Evening Star Newspaper, April 15, 1929, Page 39

“Play Ball” to Sound Here Tomorrow : Nine Teams Have Flag Chance in Majors NATINALS EADY " areim st TANKEESFAVORTES MACKS ONCERTAIN sarosomi s | [N BARNARD CIRCUIT morrow if he would view proced- Jones, Walberg Likely Slab ings from the front part of the s s:andlhnd in Clark Grifith Sta- A’s, Browns, Grifis, Tigers . Rivals—Ceremony to Mark Season Inaugural. WASHINGTON, D. ! STORTS. e 8 % § GOOSE. - GOSN 2EFT FIELD Wouli hosior (e lecel obib by o0, 01 e cl at- 2 2 St T gt | 10 FURIAN Chntention e ow Frestdent Ciark Grifith and for Championship. Secretary Edward Eynon of the Na- tionals are scurrying about look- BY JOHN B. KELLER. ing for some one who is willing to BY PAUL R. MICKELSON, OR Washington, Jones pitch- come to the rescue of the league Assoclated Press Sports Writer. [{3 ing, Ruel catching. For onaewtive. HICAGO, April 15 (P).—With 5’;"'353’:’:&3?:%5;? teh- ths Yankee menace still cast- This probably will be shout- ed through the announcer’s meglEhcme tomorrow at Griffith Stadium shortly before Nationals and Athletics take the field to open the American League base ball season in the Capital of the Na- :] ing its bulky shadow across the H pernant horizon and chilling F¥ | interest, the American Leagua y | tomorrow launcis what promises to bs st another cne-sided champicnship ace. Three years straight and six times | | in eight years have Babe Ruth and his Yankee mates blasted their way to ths g championship. American League of- ficials and rival club owners and man- agers, who admit they and the box of- [Pirates and Cards Due to| oo sinee “aoninacion, dsnos Provide Chief Oppositi i e SR e ppos' on ;’plrg tl;ablel"' tomorrow to the last game for Pennant. "1t 8 geoerally to. Philadeiphis, {se tion. Neither Walter Johnson, nmew man- ager of the Washington Club, nor Cor~ nelius McGillicuddy, veteran pilot of the Philadelphia organization, has defi- nitely decided which of his pitchers he will start, but the local leader has said it will be either Sam Jones or the port- side-propelling Garland Braxton, while the visiting helmsman's choice appar- ently will be between the left-hand Rube Walberg or Jack Quinn. Jones, on his performance in the Na- tionals' Spring exhibitions that ended team that gave the Yankees a scare last .yesr; St. Louis, a combination of BUDDY MYER 3p BASES > | BY HERBERT W. BARKER, feir bitting strengih and great de i Associated Pross Biaff Writer. sive power; Washington, a great offensive teem with Walter Johnson at its helm, ! EW YORK, April 15—The Na- and Detroit, with several heavy hitters tional League starts a fight to- | and the brain of Bucky Harris, that | morrow that won't be decided | they lock for breakers in New York's | one way or another for six |pennant surge. months or so. Some critics ‘The other entries—Chicago's weak contend that the 1920 pennant won't | hitting, erratic fielding White Sox, be clinched definitely much before the | Cleveland's mysterious Indians and closing day of the season, October 6.| Boston's mediocre team, are not ex- In a league as well-balanced as the | pected to cause much treuble. Natjonal, experts forecast the eventual p ”» result only at their own risk. Most of "Biggest” Game Is Here. them have contented themselves with | The piece de resistance of tomorrow's stating that four clubs—the New York | four-game menu will be the clash be- Giants, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardi- | tween Philadelphia and Washington at nals and Pittsburgh Pirates—are the | the Capital. President Herbert Hoover outstanding contenders, 'so closely | is expected to start hostilities by throw- matched that no one of them can be |ing out the first ball. Official Wash- selected as @ favorite. This quartet|ington and President E. 8. Barnard of is almost unanimously picked to take |the American League will attend the the first four places. Differcnces of |contest. “Lefty” Grove probably will opinion creep in when an attempt is|get Philadelphia's pitching assignment, innde to predict in what order tney'l being Joox:‘posed by the veteran, “Sad 3 3 es. Of the four, the Glants and Cubs have | Waite Hoyt always has been a lucky yesterday, seems the logical Washing- ton selection, while the predominance of left-hand swingers in the Johnsonian line-up is apt to incline the venerable Philadelphia manager toward Walberg. As usual, much ceremony will mark the season opening tomorrow. Before the teams begin battling a minute or two after 3:30 o'clock, there will be & reception accorded ‘Herbert Hoover, President of the United States, by the Navy Band as he and the White House arty enter the boxes near the Wash- ngton dugout, Secretary of War James W. Good will officiate at the flag rais- ing in center field and finally the head of the Nation will toss a glistening new base ball to Manager Johnson to open ' formally Washington's American League campaign. The fans will be given plenty of time to gather for the in- augural as the gates to Griffith Stadium will be opened at 11:30 and for the en- tertainment of the early arrivals Meyer Goldman’s Band will provide music from 12:30 on. BLUEGE SwonTsToP Johnson Stands Pat on Team. MUDDY received the most pre-season support,|Star for Miller Huggins and the . s & v Yankees, so he has been chosen for In support of his batterymen, John- . John McGraw, a driving leader of men, gon will send into the ingugural clash ‘R_U,E_L".v has a well-rounded team of Giants with | mound duty against the Boston Red good pitchi rful attack. | S0x at New York. Charley Ruffing or 5“,,“2 b.;‘ B‘,’:; .Dl‘m: . wul ‘; fhk‘ Jack Russell are the probable starting Giants' undoing unless Andy Reese or | Pitchers for Boston, which will have ey Soitn G T newcomers in its infield. Base Ball Hornsby to Help Cubs. Commissioner K. M. Landis and an- b Jos McCarthy st the beim and e "Ny o WA ers Hornsby, league batting cham- ; plon, at second base, the Cubs are look- | UPset by injuries during its unsu ing for their first pennant since 1918, cesslu‘l training season, Detroit's sta and many observers think they are go- | D€ 1“"‘“" A iiches. were Sdae ing to get it. Much depends upon Efl‘ of a mystery. Tklm Tigers open whether Charlie Root, crack right hand- | their campaign at ' Cleveland. oo er, can perform as he did in 1927. intial mou;mm! i Cleveland's Bily Southworth and Dinie Bush.|""The White Sox-Browns opener; &t S. | managers, respectively, of the Cardinals | y,uic may see a mound duel between and Pirates, are in somewhat similar Qz"’"&"‘,’f, Thomas and Sam Gray of the same line-up that has performed . 80 efiiciently in the greater number of training contests. The infield will in- ciude Capt. Joe Judge at first base, Jack Hayes at second, Ossie Bluege at short- stop and Buddy Myer at third. In the outdleld will be Goose Goslin in left, s S‘;xrx;n West in center and Red Barnes in right. Mack has said he will not know until shortly before game time just what players he will send into action. It is certain he will not employ Al Simmons, heretofore the spearhead of the Athletics’ attack, however. This clever outfielder and powerful right-hand bat- ter who several times has threatened to capture the American League batting championship, is nursing a badly-swol- len ankle, resulting from rheumatism. The Athletic inield may consist of Jimmy Foxx, one of the most versatile piayers in base ball, at first base; Max CATCHER positions. Southworth has & new in- e ot Vi 008 and 80| " One matter remained a conjecture ces Bush. .| today, and that was the weather. (o The Cardinals plan to play Bottom- | ryroughout the East fair weather was e L ol e Do Sowing | ¥es feared in Cleveland and St. Louis. pitching stafl. Bsnop at second, Joe Holey at short- stop and Sammy Hale at third. The condition of Boley's throwing arm, which > been weak all Spring, may caués d*last-mifrute change. Boley is anxious to start and Mack, it is said, encourages him in that ambition, but HAYES At Pittsburgh, Bush has Sheely, Bar- tell, Adams and Traynor for an infield | and a worry. Outside of that the Pirates | look extremely good. They have an un- questioned ‘batting punch and as strong a pitching staff as there is in the league. These four, then, should fight it out 'SIX OF A. A. TEAMS GIVEN FLAG CHANCE A% 20 . DASE it is possible that his arm will not per- : ity : e for the pennant unless the dope is all CHICAGO, April 15 (#).—Two long glrx;bx‘m and 1n that case Jimmy Dykes i wrong, as it sometimes is. shots and six favorites make up the In the outfield Mack may have Bing D~ RN S & W e~ Reds Best of Others. race for the thirtieth American Asso- Miller in_left, George Haas is center J{‘ED BARN E(S‘ ‘M A\ "‘ES' T Of the remaining four members, Jack ! ciation pennant race, which starts to- BOYS, CLUB MEMBERS | zenricks’ Cincinnaty meds appeat | morrow. of his rookies have played passably well, | The campaign promises to be as close | Hendricks plans to start out with a that of 1928, whe the titl ACTIVE IN BASE BALL | et oo S . s v o inx they may make it unpleasant for | last day. Base ball is having its innings these | the “Big. Four » g Indianapolts, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, days at the Boys Club of Wasl n.| Until Glenn Wright can get into the | St. Paul, Kansas City and Toledo stood A senfor and a junior indoor league are | Jineup, the Brooklyn Robins may find | out as pre.season title «possibilities, now in o‘;:'nuon and two teams are to | themselves hard put to keep ahead of | While nothing but a battle for the cel- be organized by the club for outdoor | the Phillies and Boston Braves. With |lar appeared in g‘mpect for the two |nllly in midget and junior class leagues. | Jess Petty gone, Wilbert Robinson’s | other entries, Louisville and Columbus. It is also planned to form outdoor | pitching will not be as strong as usual, | TOMOITOw's opening schedule: | club base bell leagues for boys under | gjthough it will be good. Milwaukee at Indianapolis, A K . ; . |12, from 12 to 14 and from 14 to 16, i .| Kansas City at Louisville. SAM JON E’S}, ¢ N {he Teames b be played Tussday and |, Brs Shoton has hopes that his Phil: | U Ui at Columbas. PITCHER and Homer Summa, former Cleveland gardener, in right. The Nationals will enter the fray in splendid condition physically and well trained mechanically. Little considered as a pennant contender in the Winter prognostictions, the club has played to a fine recrod in its exhibition series and now is rated among the few expected to make determined bids for the cham- pionship. The Macks did not train so well. ‘Their pitching staff, on paper about the best in major league base ball, Nfi%\;filed in .c‘e‘ ttn-l.nddwix':,J ml:x.mer in ex] lon contests, an uries beset Parade Staris Again. the squad. Nevertheless, the Macks e - RIGUT FIELD: CENTERYEIELD ‘THE SPORTLIGHT BY GRANTLAND RICE means big crowds in the two largest cities, where the Cubs may again break the home attendance record. Thursday afternoons and Saturday | over their usual form despite the loss of | St. Paul a¢ Toledo. mornings. Tommy . Thevenow, injured in an zuto regarded one of the strongest combina- forms of the national rash breaks tions in the circuit. out 2gain. The long march potentially are powerful and must be T OMORROW one of the leading Both Rated Flag Contenders. ‘Washington will start the season with five of its nine batters swlngxng from the left side, while Philadelphia, if Con- nie Mack begins play with the line-up heretofore mentioned, will have at least four portside pounders in action. This may mean little, however, for the south- paw swatters of both clubs on t per- formances seem able to solve deliv- ery of fork-handed hurlers as well as that of the right-handers. ‘The clubs will enter the season with fine prospects of remaining in the fight for the title to the finish, but neither manager is predicting a championship for his charges. Johnson has said he likes his Washington club atly and cleared, the Yankees were practically swings from April to October, when 16 major league base ball clubs will make an earnest effort to col- lect the winning or losing end of the next world series. The early part of the season last Spring was wrecked by bad ‘weather, thereby affecting the receipts in many cities. By the time the weather had out .of sight in the American League and four National League cities had practically vanished from the scene. John J. McGraw won the first Giant pennant 26 years ago, and he will make & desperate effort to land his eleventh pennant by the next Fall. Any club that wins out in this league will have to hustle along the entire route. No Slaump in Sight. ’I'm.l has been gossip here and there that base ball interest is be- ginning to wane, but there is no at- tendance slump in sight—especially in the cities with first division clubs. There is & good chance this sea- Griffs in Spring Series Final Lose to Giants in 10 Innings : : @ walked, Hayes' two-bagger sept Ossle he plate. The Oialzm deadlocked the game in Marberry's first inning, the sixth. Welsh UGH with exhibition fter the 2-to-1 defeat 10-inning _contesf Giants in New York yesterday, Boys interested in trying for the out- door teams or teams !'l.shlrfi to th in the outdoor leagues, should get in u]ml;:h with the physical director at the club. Two games are to be played in the club’s junior league tonight. Ruels and Barnes teams are to meet at 7 o'clock and Cardinals and Johnsons at 8. In senior leagus matches tomorrow night Optimists angd Tigers are to face at 17 o'clock and Yankees and Terrors will clash at 8. Roster of the senfor and junior leagues follow: mior. Yankees—H. Cole, captain; B. Zola, J. Amin, A. Perry, J. Malinoff, Tucher. Optimists—K. Sampson, G. Lassise, R. accident. ‘The Boston Braves will have one of | the oldest inflelds in base ball with Sis- | ler, Maguire, Maranville and m Whatever the Braves gain in wi | they seem destined to lose in agility. | PITCHERS ARE “CHOSEN” FOR OPENING BATTLES NEW YORK, April 15 (#.—The schedule for the opening day of the{ major league season, tomorrow, with the probable pitching selections, follows: American League. | Philadelphia at Washington—Grove | or_Walberg vs. Jones. GIANTS’ DEFI TO YANKS IS ACCEPTED BY RUTH NEW YORK, April 15 (P).—A challenge by the New York Giants has been taken up with alacrity by Babe Ruth on behalf of the New York Yankees. Members of the Loyal Giants’ Boosters gave a dinner to John Me- Graw, manager of the Giants, at the Biltmore Hotel last night. Speakers insisted that the Glants would win the National League pennant and challenged the Yankees for the world title. The radio carried forth the challenge. A few minutes later the telephone son that both leagues will set an at- the Nationals this morning re- | drew a pass and Reece sacrificed. Lind- % , W , H. - el - tendance record, especially if they | celved thelr final grooming for the blg |strom's single advanced Welsh o base L A R R e B T b e s American Leagu only. looper get good Spring weather. Only the g::m;slzmh.lé e L oo T oaad an eay, Galh for | SO W TRV b D P s e | ik most rabid of the fanatics will at- | ter Johnson had his charges on the fleld | Barnes, but when Haves tried for the | D, Pitzgerald, T. Cecil, M. De Pablo, E.| ~Detroit at Cleveland—Whitehill vs.| “I have heard you on the radie tend ball games wherever coats and at Griffith Stadium at 10:30 o'clock and | ball the outfielder stopped short. AS| Beatley, Shaute. and in regards to that challenge— sent them through long battin d [a result the sphere landed safely and Junior. " National L the Yanks accept with pleasure.” g ant umbrellas are needed. flelding drills. The Nationals will be | Welsh got home with the tying rul| pyuels ar Leach, B, Mades, G. Hahn, | _Pittsburgh at Chicago—Grimes vs. s is certain it will force its rivals to re- The main interest in at least six gard it seriously. The training season | o, oigh cities flourishes in April and of the Philadelphia club was so disap- Dointing o the venerable Mack he de- | May before the home team has blown %‘reahe wlsv“!ick fl{lfll fislm'kfl;‘ Wé:‘ up with a depressing crash. After am. Very likely, thougl e leader of the White Elephants does not | ‘hat only the s iern “‘“‘h: think the prospect so gloomy @&s his| chance jure out the m statement indicates. large clusters and thereby collect the Regardless of what the clubs have | ... accomplished in their traini cam- Dlldlfli. ;;ley are b:hth;rm certain O:how ‘The race in the American League & deal of base OTTOW. Gener- | will be another pursuit of the Yankees. ally clubs do in season openers. There's Something sbout & base bell inaugurai | The Athletics and Browns may do most in the banquet hall rang. Babe Ruth _ was on the other end with this mes-.. There will be no sign of any attend- excused from morning practice tomor- | although Lindstrom was forced out at ‘8. Gordan, C. Callas, C. Bur- | Biake or Root. ance slump tn the general vicintty of | gt 5" gy mml‘; e Ganis made the winning run tn e Y Loy CEUEUA e Babe Ruth. This goes for any county | which the Athletics will be met in the |the tenth, Wwith but one out. ~ Roush |iijion G, e ol . ot BN Bortoss in the United States. And apparently 8fternon, but during the remainder of doubled and O'Farrell walked. Mullis! G “whice' T Hayman, J. Avarinos, T.' ys. Willoughby. p! he Manager Johnson d Benton’s bat and forced out he doesn't have to keep hitting home | S5 Drlet Tome stay Memager Joooe | orabed, B sl darted to. tnird, of | CouSse. B, Adams, J. Staub. Cardl-| Brookiyn at Boston—Clark vs. Smith, that gets & team up on its toes. Play | of this pursuing, but if the Yankees got | runs to lure them out. There is al- practice. course, A pass to Welsh crowded the (@ ki SeSeTr F fh dashing, compef t:‘):el’l: k.::é And | even average pitching they will be as|days the possibility, and this means nt| on! :unc;l and Reese's single ended the - g i Auto Bodies, Radiators, Fenders|| .conieniently wwed o0 Lith ere’s no_reason ve cam- 2 ; L&fl' TS G O O emecn Nationals | hard to catoh as a kangaroo. Ruth | least four exciting spots through each ¥ S k. Py, O Ga 'y 1529 16k St NW. Dec. 3328 afternoon. The Ruth-Gehrig slugging| girmin Assocla- Porter. H. Gordon, J. Bealle, P. Zasinos, race will be one of the high lights, and | tion. wes able {o hold them to an even | © BIG LEAGUE BASE BALL. . | Welkel, V. Galtano, C. Broym this may be Gehrig's year to rule. zbruk in @ two-game set, In all; the | By tne Assoclated Press. el ooz donis old bloke by the name of Time 1s work- ted Today's Schedule. H IL ing more and more for him every | bess yocord il'vvl:.'fun“gr':fcmnmmm At West Polnt—New York (N.) vs. MEETING WILL BE HELD passing year, in many training campaigns. Ay Liuis Bt thds (A W SN TO PLAN FOR BENEFIT Of 13 games played with major league |, oy S o A mesting of the committee on ar- als 1 “Yestarday's Resuits. rangements for the base ball game to N . ; be played April 27 at Clark Griffith Sta- OHNNY RISKO is going o win no: At Baltimore—Baltimore, 4; Phila- | gium for ‘the benefit of the family of dalrhh (N.), 2. . [the late Tom Crooke, District ire, heavyweight title, but he has been t New York—New York (N.), 2; who was fatally injured in & bus about a4 busy as any two of the Washington (A), 1 (10 innings). = |cident recently, will be held tomorrow others. all. & Newark—Newark, 6; Philadelphia ht st Spalding's Sports Store at 8 2. 1n his time he has forced Gene Tun- A% Boston—Boston @), 4; Boston | 2SI0Ck: and Athletics will lack the fire and | and Gehrig alone are a tough ball.club furere of starts in other years. to manhandle, once they get warmed up to the main job. The Athletics should keep in closer range than any ARE HOTSCRAP other rival, but they must show more stuff against the Yankees than they had to offer last year., When the Yankees decided to step out and smear some club they generally make the smearing stick. They proved that in the last ;two world series and they proved it in flattening the Athletics at almost every meeting. They slipped Grove six out of his eight defeats and he was the toughest pitcher in the lelcuetolvhlp. The Harder Race® National League race should be more interesting with four clubs well bunched over mogt of the route. Save on Your Goodrich Tires Guaranteed for Life Cavalier 3 Bl onwousnonmswnwe? Bl nusnawnssons? WASHINGTON. & o wl soosesenssosoni »l sossssenssss! A Busy Young Man. Bl umvwencsnsn 3 - W St e T won ti U George Godfrey, Max Schmeling, (A), 0., I R e P e e e roduced to six by | &Y Bifoklym—Brooklyn @V, T; New Berlenbach, . Young Stribling, Tommy Bl ) At Kansas City—Chicago , (N.), 3; I RO' I ERS LT Ty B R O O e A0, 10 o and, Von Porat, to mention few, | the Southland. 2o 103 * but he was never given a ,;’,‘;_‘?; 'e“v;‘, even witn the in two ronto. 3. To Match Your Odd Coats Dempsey. in New York. . 8 31 x 5.00. 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