Evening Star Newspaper, April 16, 1929, Page 33

SP ORTS.' Grszmen Get Formal Start Tomorrow New York Clubs Loom as I'lag Winners RAIN FORCES SHIFT OF INAUGURAL TLT Opening Program to Be as; First Planned—No New Tickets Needed. BY JOHN B. KELLER. THER clubs may get away in major league championship | races today, but Nationals and | Athletics will wait until tomor- Tow to begin the chase for the | American League pennant. The drench- | ing the Capital has been taking farl more than 24 hours forced the clubs | who were to stege the principal num- ber of the program originally planned for this afternoon to change plans. ‘Weather favorable, the ceremonies that had been arranged for today wflli be held tomorrow at Griffith Stadium. President Hoover, members of his cab- inet and the many dignitaries of the Government, civil and military, will be at hand and the opening will be the gala affair as first planned. Tickets issued for reserved seats at the ball park today will be honored at the season opener whenever it oc- curs. And the ticket holders will get the seats theiy coupons call for. There will be no reServations made that will conflict with those for the first game. The gates to Grifith Stadium will be opened tomorrow at 11:30 o'clock, and the musical entertainment by Meyer Goldman's Band will start at 12:30.' The presidential perty will arrive at the | park at 3:15. Secretary of War James | W. Good will officiate at the flag-raising at 3:20 o'clock, and President Hoover will do the ball-tossing stunt at 3:30. | A few minutes thereafter the teams will | swing into action. The postponement isn't likely to af-| ect the Nationals in the least. They ve been in prime condition for more than two weeks and, in fact, may b= helped by the delay in starting the sea- son. And any delay in starting ought to be helpful to the Athletics. They came out of their training campaign in none too good shape, so the extra' time may serve to bolster some of their crippled crew. Both managers are expected to send into the game the pitchers they had chosen for the start today. Manager ‘Walter Johnson of the Nationals favors Sam Jones as the hurler for the initial clash, while Manager Cornelius Mec- Gillicuddy still is inclined toward the left-handed Rube Walberg as his start- ing slabman. I. L. IS SCHEDULED T0 OPEN CAMPAIGN JAcke UINN- Pl"l’cker ; By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 16 —Th> Inte: tional Leagu= opens i's season tomorr with thes: games: zt Reading. Buiizlo =t Jersey Ci Sprirg tra.n vould indicate that at least five clul through a major pari of the season, Bill McKechnie, new manager of the champion - Rochester club, has lost a number of.cogs from last year's sqyad, but believes he has found replacements. ‘Tris Speaker has assembled a powerful aggregation at Newark and Steve O’Neill seems to have another contender at To- ronto. Bill Clymer had a club at Buf- falo good enough to lose the pennant last year by one percentage point and he will h-ve another strong outfit this season. Ed Houy has plugged up what were weak spots in his Montreal infield. Harry Hinchman expects help from the Chicago Cubs for his Reading team. Fritz Maisel will be handling the reins for Baltimore, whose famous pilot, Jack Dunn, died during the Winter. Jersey ! City does not appear overly strong, but Frank Gilhooley believes he will have a fighting club. GUNNERS TO PRIME FOR ORIOLE MATCH In preparation for their intercity shoot Saturday with Oriole Gun Club of Baltimore on the latter's range at Baltimore ' Highlands, Washington Gun Club scatter gunners will practice to- morrow, and hereafter during the Sum- mer Wednesday shoots as well as Sat- urday competitions will be held by the District clubmen. Saturday shoots, which will be one of the annual series between the Wash- ington and Baltimore trapshots, will start at 1 o'clock. Washington, Balti- more & Annapolis Railway cars will l;-ve ‘Washington at noon, returning at pm. wi'l b2 in the running | /\/\Ax blsuop 2d SAm HALE- 3d Base JIMMY DykEs- Shortstop Photos 8y Unoerwooo Base NAT. Photo | | Homer SummA- Right Field Cherrydale A. C. And Will Show Wares Sunday‘ Cherrydale A. C.’s base ball team, one of the leading nines in Northern Vir- ginia last season, has reorganized and will open its campaign Sunday, enter- taining Addison A. C. on the Lyon Vil- lage diamond at 2 o'clock. Bob Prince, Cherrydale manager, is listing games at 229 Latterner avenue, L;gg Park, Va. Telephone Clarendon These Cherrydale players are asked to report on the field Sunday in uniform: Sasher, King, Baker, Menike, Harri- son, McCarthy, O'Neil, McQuinn, Good- win, Hair and Ungerzogt. ‘Park_View A. diamonders will make plans for the season at a meeting tonight at 639 Park road at 8 o'clock. The team expects to enter the George- town Church League. All candidates are urged to attend C. COLLEGE LACROSSE. Maryland, 10; Hobart, 0. the meeting, especially experienced un- limited and senior class pitchers and How Managers View Prospecté By the Associated Press Here's how the 16 major league managers view their own pros- | AMERICAN LEAGUE. Walter Johnson, Senators—“I'm tickled with the way my boys urdly aftern pects: have taken hold of thmgs. They will give any team a battle.” Miller Huggins, Yankees—“I wouldn’t boldly predlct the Yanks will repeat, but I think they have potential strength.” Connie Mack, Athletics—“I think we will have a season of sur- prises. Among the surprises, I hope, will be my own Athletics.” Dan Howley, Bmwns—“l think the Browns h\ve a real chance' to win the pennant.” Lena Blackburne, White Sox—“We have been picked to flnl.sh, seventh or worse, but I am picking our club to division.” Bucky Harris, Tigers—I will be to finish in the first very much dislppoinud if the |may. team does not finish in the first division.” nose r Peckingpaugh, Indians—“We don’t flgure to be pennant contenders, but we'll be a tough team to beat.” an, Red Sox—"“The Bill g . . it did at this time last year.” club looks better on paper than NATIONAL LEAGUE. Billy Southworth, Cardinals—“The Cardinals will be right in there fighting.” John McGraw, Giants—*I expect to be very much in the race.” Joe McCarthy, Cubs—“The Cubs’ tum is the-best T have hnd in Chicago and one that is sure to be in the pennant fight.” Donie Bush, P!nh'—"'rhg Pirates should be in the fight all year.” Jack Hendri Reds—“I am the first division.” Wilbert Robinson, and may even prnk mfldentthefiedlwmflnllhm rs— We lhouldn’t finish lower than nm: e flnt division. Emil Fuchs, Buvu-"W, haven't & single man on the team who won’t be out there hustlin, Burt Shotton, Phillies—“T have a -fllmiflmmfl whom uuhmvmmu Back in Field infielders. Last Saturday Purk View | defeated Monroe A. C, 6 to 2. Election of offiters is scheduled for the weekly meeting of National Press Building Cardinals base ball team to be held Friday in suite 1170 of the building. The session originally was slated Thursday night. Coach Charles Harrington is confl- dent that the Press Cards, after losing two straight games to Virginia White come to life Sunday when they engage Johnnie A. C. on the Bladensburg field at 3 o'clock. A practice will be held by the Press nine Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock on Monument diamond No. 2. Manager William Ryon of the newly- organized Cardinal A. C. nine, has an- nounced that the team will seek the Capital City League senior class title this season. Leading members of the Cardinal team, several of whom in 1928 held forth with Collegians, include: D. Wahler, Edward Duffey, Ernest Abbott, James Holt, James Healey, Warren Adams, Frank Bruzbart, Robert Knorr, J. Wahler, Thomas Dale, Clay- ton Harvey, John Ryon Miles and Man- ager Ryon. Berwyn, Md., A. C. base ballers, who 'will open their season Sunday against Dux A. C. on the Berwyn diamond at 3 o’clock, will hold their first drill Sat- oon at 4:30 o'clock on fleld. Berwyn will meet Na- flmll clrc!es the following Sunda: ‘With the same talent that was at hand last season when the team showed strongly Berwyn is confident of another successful campaign. Giddings, Rob- ertson, Slater, Weigel, Smith, King and t.hen are 1928 dependables at hand. ager W. W. Culbertson is book- nmeu for the Berwyn team at Berwyn 144, Manager Bill Furr of the Redbirds is seeking a game for Sundly with an unlimited class nine in or around thlnmn a dlnmund Furr be lddrem at 1406 street northeast or ulephone at mneoxn 7408, Games are -lxln by Bethud: Md., A. C. mnlar class nine. Call Mana; ‘ernard Nichols at Bndley 127-J, e hh Allum. uuhn, and Bob | k0 blll ulm. sundu “&k‘n unlgnlm mu u Manager reached at Main 3050 dunn‘ the day 'YANKS-RED SOX GAME OFF. NEW YOREK, April ‘16. (). —Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees, post- pemedipaln, T BASE BALL T ot Amlm LEAGUE PARK | Wadigon . Pideii o Sox and Indiarm Head Cardinals, will | B Mickey COCHRANE- Catcher Jimmy Foxx- |st Base LIGHTER HUDKINS DEFEATS EMANUE[ GEeoreE HaAs- Cerrl'er F'eld Hudkins. The second round also saw | Hudkins on his knese, but it was a | combined slip and push that put him | there. It was Emanuel’s second defeat by @ middleweignt. Last year he was defeated by Mickey Walker. |Cencedes Nine Pounds, but< Is Winner of Seven Qut of Ten Rounds. | By the Associated Press. ORIOLES TOREVIVE BASE-RUNNING ART [Team Will Hark Back to Old' Days, Manager Maisel Has Announced. ALTIMORE ORIOLES are to hark back to the days of old in Manager Fritz Maisel's an- nouncement that base running was going to be stressed. For years International League teams have been content to slub it out—the win- ner being the one that hit most homers. For the first time any one can re- member a sliding pit was inaugurated at the Orioles’ camp this year. Many of the men on the squad are new and Maisel started them off right. Maisel was in his playing days one of the best base runners in the game. He had the base running championship away from Cobb one year. He was called base ball’s 1 fastest man when with the Yanks. He. knows the game. And what Maisel don’t know Ty Cobb ! supplied. Cobb lived in Aug®sta when the Orioles trained. He spent part of his afternoons there with Maisel and together they told the youngsters how it should be done. Unless the Orioles have lead in their ! shoes they should be-able to show some speed in the slow International League. AGEE TO DEFEND TITLE IN 15-MILE RACE HERE William (Bill) Agee. of the Emory- wood Athletic Club of Baltimore, who last season won the City Club’s 15-mile Tun ere, will defend his laurels in the | renewal of that event May 25, it has, been announced. Arthur Garvin, Whitey Michelson and Charley Prestia, who flnl.lhed first, sec- ond and third in the Pawtucket distance run. March 30 last, also will be_entered. 'W. Henry Haynes, 34-year-old Balti- Club runner, is 3 more Cross-Coun another entry. He been competing j in distance evenu unce 1912 and in g:i:!tofnim mm‘wéfl bouts the well MAT MATCH THURSDAY.' Bobby Mainfort and Pete Dallas will L '.nmrldny night at the Strand RACES TODAY Havre de Grace SEVEN RACES DAILY | weight. OS ANGELES,. April 16.—A~ Hudkins, Nebraska ‘“Wildcat has disproved the old ring theo: that “a good big man is bett 1 than a good littie man.” ‘The middleweight, from the Middle- west stepped out of his class here las night to administer a beating to A mand Emanuel, San Francisco hea Hudkins entered the ring 16674 pounds, 10 pounds over his normat" weight, to meet the 175-pounder from the Bay City. Hudkins got busy with Emanuel at the opening gong and stayed on th job with such enthusiasm that there was no doubt as to the ultimate result. Emanuel was credited with taking but one round, the tenth, while the! first and the eighth were judged about even, The other seven were given m the Nebraskan. Hudkins, fighting against & man ' noted for his footwork, showed no lack of speed because of excess poundage. | He_outst Emanuel throughout. ‘The cat” seldom took a blcb ward step. Repeatedly he’ bore Emanuel with both fists, In the uc- ond round he landed with a blow that rocked Emanuel to his heels, but the latter came back to carry the fight to have prepared a convenient sized card, showing the sched- ule of games of the Wash- ington Baseball Team, and the teams they are " to play while at home. You may get yours by calling at the bank. count at this Bank to Borrow. THE MORRIS PLAN BANK NATIONALS RATED RUNNER-UP OUTFIT Held Stronger Than Macks and Browns—Four in Old League Struggle. BY JOHN B. KELLER. AKING a slant at these big-time races, broad and long, we'll pick the New York clubs to battle to the finish for the world base ball championship next October. ‘This doesn’t mean that we think the | Washington club is a weakling in the | American League,” but we figure that despite all the poor and sluggish playing the Yankees have done during their preparatory work may be discounted. | Miller Huggins has a pretty sturdy out- | fit, just as sturdy as it was last year, and it does mot seem that any other | club in the junior circuiteis going lo run roughshod over it. Perhaps the Giants would have won | the pennant last year in the National League if John McGraw had not been laid up with an injury for such a long time. ‘The team finished second, two games behind the Cardinals, despite | that misfortune. And McGraw has im- proved the Giants since last Fall. Hav- | ing seen both clubs play this season, | now that the Giants are far better than | the Cardinals, who won the flag last ear, ! ‘The clubs that are apt to give the Yankees a great batile to the finish this year are the Nationals, the Ath- letics and the Browns, in the order mentioned. Just now the Nationals, with their new manager, Walter John- son, loom next to the best in Mr. Barnard's circuit. Johnson has pro- duced a combination of hard hitters, fleet base runners and clever fielders that can make many other clubs respect | it. And he has a fine pitching staff in Sam Jones, Garland Braxton,, Irving Hadley, Adolph Liska, Llovd Brown, Fred Marberry and Bob Burke. New Infield Boosts Nationals. Another point in Johnson's favor is| the assignment of Ossie Bluege to short- | ston and Buddy Mver to third base.| | This has removed the only weakness in the infleld that has existed for sev- | eral seasons. And remember, the Na- | tionals have the best reserve talent they have had in years. Connie Mack has had a poor training season with the Athletics, but neverthe- | less the club is a pretty good outfit. think that with its pitching staff and its sound attack it will carry on to third place. Dan Howley's Browns can- | not be discounted. They probably play- ed above their heads last season when they finished in third place in the American League, but with such pitch- ers as Alvin Crowder and Sam Gray they must be regkoned with again this For the second division in the Ameri- | can League we pick the Tigers, the| White Sox, the Indians and the Red Sox to finish as mentioned. We have | seen only the Red Sox of this lot pla» this year in exhibition engagements but from reports of the performanccs of the others we feel that the order given should be the standing at the | conclusion of the race. Now for the National circuit. The Giants seem the best of the senior cir-| ‘We have seen five of these clubs | cuit. | we are willing to go on record right | We | Fights Last Night I By the Associated Press. NEW YORK.—Arthur Dekuh, Italy, outpointed Big Boy Peterson, New Or- leans (10). Mike Sankovitch, Passaic, N. J., outpointed George Larocco, New York (10). Leo Williams, New York, knocked out Leo Mitchell, Califor- nia (1). PHILADELPHIA —King Tut, Min- neapolis, outpointed Honeyboy Finne- gan, Boston (10). CHICAGO.—Len Dare Ids Mich., outpointed C Pueblo, Colo. (8). JACKSON Mich.—Geo Godfrey, Leiperville, Pa., knocked out Farmer Lodge, Mlnnetpnlu @). PERU, Ill.—Genaro Pino, Cuba, {mo(csked out Jackie Coogan, Indianapo- ) BUFFALO, N. Y.—Black Bill, Cuba, stopped Hal Stevenson, Buffalo (8). | _ST. LOUIS—Johnny Pee Wee Kaiser, | St. Louls, outpointed Joey Rivers, Kan- fins City (10). Herbert “Baby” Strib- |ling, Macon, Ga. outpointed Eddie Goldberg, St. Louis (8). LOS ANGELES.—Ace Hudkins, Ne- braska, outpointed Armand Emanuel, San Francisco (10) , Grand Rap- f Jack Elk- | play and none of the others compared with the outfit that John McGraw has on the fleld. It can do about all de- | sired in base ball. The only apparent weakness in the club is at second base, and though Andy Reese is not so keen ‘u an infielder he certainly can hit. ‘ Cards Rated Second. Back of the Giants one must con- sider the Cardinals, the champions of ihe National League last year. They showed to advantage in Florida during the Spring. And then the Cubs are not to be overlooked. They have a deal of hitting strength on paper. But then they have Rogers Hornsby in the line- | up ‘and Rogers Hornsby, unless he is boss, is not to be regarded a great help to any club. If Manager Joe McCar- thy is getting along with Hornsby as late as the first of August then the Cubs are apt to be in the running. If not, too bad. Pittsburgh has a powerful aggrega- tion, but one must consider whether the | player used at shortstop, regardless of whom he may be, is able to fit in the infield that in past seasons functioned so well. Capt. Pie Traynor has been | moved back to third base and undoubt- | edly will play well there as usual, but a third baseman has to have plenty of ! essistance in the inner cordon. Th» ‘Waners may hit and hit hard, but more than hitting is needed to make the Firates a pennant team. | 'The Reds seem to have the edge over the others of the National League. It's a fairly well balanced team that Jack Hendrick has, but it needs more hitting | strength. Had Tommy Thevenow not | been hurt, the Phillies might have raised | a furore in the lower flight of the senior circuit, but with this brilliant shortstop on a hospital cot Burt Shotton's club ‘wmhbe lucky to finish better than sev- enth. ] ‘We have never seen in Spring training worse-looking outfits than the Dodgers | of Brooklyn and the Braves of Boston. They looked to be nothing more than minor league clubs in Florida and Class C league clubs at that. Yet either is apt to soar above the crippled Phillies. But one of this pair seems doomed to settle in the cellar before the National ague season ends COLLEGE BASE BALL. Minnesota, 19: Ohio, University 5. Lake Forest, 6; Nothwestern, 6 (tie). Rockylord CIGAR én it's got the stuff . . . a nickel’'s enough The one sure way to judge a sprinter is to give him a cinder track and watch him perform. So the one sure way to judge a cigar is to “put it through its puffs” against rival brands. 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