Evening Star Newspaper, April 22, 1929, Page 25

Braxton to Ge APT TO TRY AGAIN IN PHILY OPENER| Pitches if Hadley Is Used To- day—West May Follow Barnes to Bench. BY JOHN B. KELLER. HEN the Nationals help the Athletics open the American League campaign in Phila- delphia tomorrow afternocn, another of the Johnsonian pltchers widely heralded as exceptionally effective during the training period, but who flivvered when put to the test in the championship season probably will try again to prove his worth. None other than E. Garland Braxton, the slender southpaw from the sticks of North Carolina may strive to demon- strate that those three frightful innings he hurled against the A’s here last Wednesday were simply innings he had to get out of his system. It's about time some one of the pitch- ers Manager Walter Johnson and others who watched the Nationals during their training had expected to become main- stays of the staff comes through with a worthy game. Besides Braxton, Sam Jones and Irving Hadley have essayed to live up to training campagin reputa- tion in engagements up to today, but they, like Braxton, have failed. Jones has had two shots, but missed the mark both times. Braxton's going tomorrow depends largely upon what the Nationalse do here today. This morning prospects of a meeting with the Red Sox were not bright and if a second postponement in the series with the boys from_ Boston comes about Hadley and not Braxton very likely will open fire against the A’s'on their home lot. Manager John- son doesn’t want Hadley to have much time between his starts and today is the fourth day since the pitcher faced the Athletics here. Rice to Play in Philly. Johnson says he will send against the Philadelphians the same line-up that played through the two innings of the rain-curtailed game here yesterday aginst the Red Sox. That line-up had in right field the veteran, Sam Rice, ordered there virtually at the last min- ute by the Washington pilot. No later than Saturday Johnson had declared he intended to stand pat for a while longer on the organization he had begun the season with, but shortly hefore game time yesterday he decided to der- rick the youthful Red Barnes and re- turn Rice to right. ‘Whether the move is only temporary Johnson does not state. However, it is virtually certain Rice will be in action for some time. Barnes, who performed in sensational style during the training season, has not been particularly strong at bat or afield since the championship cam] started. Whether his slump has been due to a leg-twist he suffered in the last week of training or to some- thing else isn’t known, but here he has been a vastly different Barnes from the one he was in the South. Harris May Be Used. There soon may be another line-up change, too. Unless Sam West shows more power at bat he many find him- self gazing at the games from the bench. And the withdrawal of West probably would result in the employ- ment of Spencer Harris tead of Barnes in the regular order. Harris may not be as fast on his feet ‘as Red, but he is a clever outfielder, neverthe- less, and it is believed he would deliver at_bat, ‘This experimenting with players so soon after the opening of the season is a shock to those who watched the Na- tionals go through their paces in the South. Then the club seemed thorough- ly organized. It functioned well in every department and played practically in midseason form. It won consistently and it was not a lot of set-ups it won from. : ‘Through April 9 it was\as fine a look- ing club as could be desired at such a stage in training. Since, however, the Nationals have fallen off with a dis- turbing steadiness, until now they show little power anywhere. Unless they are whipped into fighting trim quickly, they'll be put ous of the running as early as they were last year. This promises to be a great season for the rain check holders. Postpone- ment of the campzign opener gave this crowd a wonderful opportunity to wave the storm stubs under the noses of the box office bunch at Griffith Stadium, and yesterday's downpour added nearly 10,000 to the rain check army. The clubs swung into action a few minutes late because of a heavy rain that cur- talled practice and went through only two innings before another young cloud- ‘burst stopped everything. Hurlers Started Well. Ad Liska, Washington’s submarine re- cruit, and Danny MacFayden, Boston’s bespectacled hurler, had started as though scoring would be difficult for either side. It was one-two-three for both clubs in the opening round, and after Ira Flagstead started the Red Sox second with a single the visitors went down in order. A bbbbie by Bobby Reaves put Buddy Myer on first base at the beginning of Washington's second session, but Ossle Bluege was retired by Russell Scarritt's spectacular catch, then Harold Rhyne took Joe Judge's liner and completed a double-play all by him- self. Came the rain and the Washing- ton club office had nearly 10,009 more rain checks on its hands. CUBS NOT FEARFUL OF EASTERN TEAMS By the Assoclated Press. i CHICAGO, April 22—For the first time since he picked up the managerial TO REPRESENT WASHINGTON SWIMMING CLUB IN FIRST MEET OF SEASON JANE /MENEFEE BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS American League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Philadeiphis, 7; New York, 4 (5 Innings, rain). : Chicago-Cleveland, rain. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. azejuaoIg reins of the Cubs, Joe McCarthy does | Gleveiana | '8! not fear an Eastern invasion. 20..081) “We shove off on our first invasion of the East tomorrow night and this 350 | 750 | 667 | 667 time I'm not afraid of a losing jinx because we've got the pitchers,” Mc- 338 ¢ ' Carthy said. “Just look at our record in four games against the Pirates and i1 1| 3| 280 Cardinals. They got just 20 hits in HE R 1010 1) 202 4/ 3( 8.1 those games, or an average of .163 com- ‘::ud. Every one knows we have the | War the vast three seasons the Cubs have lost the pennant in the East. Despite inclement weather, the Cubs have made a running start toward new National League attendance marl for Wrigley Field. In four games they have attracted 116,000 fans. Yester- day and on the opening day they drew & full park of 50,000. RECORDS FOR PAST WEEK IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES " ° & agynsany easamans § Orranne X i E £ BoESnNsne 5 2EEIRNRH 2B enci SBERmO0 B SOl > GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. Boston at Wash| ST Nouis. b t “Cleveland. National League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Phlladelsbia, 4 Broskirn, 1 (7 tnnings, | Chi , 4;_St. Louls, 0. fain. Fitibureh-Clacinaath STANDING OF THE CLUBS. Britton, 43, and Dundee, 35, Still Going Strong in Ring EW YORK, April 22 (®—A glance over the national box- ing schedule for this week brings back to mind that Jack Britton and Johnny Dundee, whose combined age totals 78 years, still are going strong. Britton, at 43, has been in the ring since 1904. He lost his world welter- ‘weight title some years ago, but still is ble fo outpoint men half his age. His week Red Herring, Utica, N. Y., welterweight.. They will meet in a 10-round match at Memphis tonight. p Dundee, who in his 17 years of fistic activity has held the featherweight and Junior u(htwezht e!nmrhumm, also jumps into tonight, facing Eddie in a 10-round mt wtflrxle orognnl Dundee, now 35 at New 3 0 ;:tura old, has lost virtually ail of his old-time speed, but still is a fair match —and sometimes more than a match— for younger foes. Another ex-champlon, Tony Canzoneri, is the ace in 'the deck at Square Garden this week. Although only 23, Canzoneri already has won and lost the - featherweight title. He has been doirig much of his recent battling with junior lightweights and he meets one of - best in that class at the r t—Sammy Dorf- Chocolate, the Cuban sensation, ten, should not have much difficuity with Vic Burrone of New York, in & 10 rounder at the St.|wel Nicholas arens here Madison | AKIO Myers of Pocatello a trifle hard to handle at Los Angeles tomorrow night. . Other Bouts Scheduled. Other houts on the national card include: Tonight. At New_York, Broadway Arena, Pete Sanstol, Norway, vs. Sammy Farber, New_York, bantamweights, 10 rounds. At Philadelphia, Bruce Flowers, New Boyle, Allentown, weights, 12 rounds; New York, vs. Rosy heavyweights, eight rounds. weights, 10 rounds. ‘Wednesday. At Canton, Ohio, K. O. Christner, i n, vs. Jack MecAuliffe, Detroit, heavyweights, 10 rounds. Thursday, Chitages s Jos. Anderea, Govinglen, , V8. Joe Tsan, 3 Ky., :idflmllhll. 10 rounds. L arry Rawson, Boston, heavywelg 10 sounds. At New York, Joey u;&" New- York, Grove, New ;. Earl. Mastro, 1zzy JOHNSON'S DOGS USED - ~ IN HUNT CLUB CHASE| - Members.of the National Capital Horse | - CATHERINE THE SPORTLIGHT y GRANTLAND RICE. Weather and Athletes. R. IRVING K. WOOLFE'S re- cent contribution concerning the effect weather conditions have on certain athletes has usual lard ‘ ffected mpsey by the 110-degree sun that blistered the arena. At Philadelphia, the rain af- fected the more nervous Dempsey than it affected Tunney. Some ball players are at their best in hot weather—others on chillier days. Muggy weather means a let down all along the line. When they begin talking bumidity you can gamble they are not ke up to the per- formance of any noble ambitions. In regard to the effects of ventilation, it is easy to understand why Tunney was able to get in much better condition for Dempsey, at Miami Beach and Spec- ulator, N. than Jack Sharkey could reach, W out in a smoke-filled, steamy atmosphere. EAR Mr. Rice: Mr. I. K. Woolfe's letter to you on the effect of mois- ture in the air on physical endeavor can be fully answered. About 10 or 12 years ago the State of New York conducted an inquiry and investigation of the effect of air, hu- midity and ventilation in the field of physical effort. This was, of course, an economic study centering chiefly upon factory workers and those engaged in manual trades. The conclusions ar- rived at would naturally apply to the fleld of athletics. T conducted some tests myself in my own factery and the results showed that production varied with temperatures and air moisture. Mr. Hollis Godfrey, president of the Engineering-Economics Foundation, 3 Joy street, Boston, is an authority on this subject, and made the State study referred to. He would be glad to give you information on the subject. KINGSLEY M. WHITCO] ‘Madison, Conn. In Other Ways. A COLD, drenching rainstorm is nearly always depressing to gcifers, but I saw two beat the weather and the course together. At Lido, in a cold, driving rain that almost wrecked the rest of the field, Bobby. Jones shot a 72. He did better than he would have done on a day of heavy humidity. At Olympia FPields last Summer, Hagen started the last nine one after- noon as a deluge broke, with lightning, thunder and d, and the Ryder Cup captain shot a 32. He also did better than he would have done on a close, ‘humid afternoon. Eating and Competition. also brings o&emcli bate wmtge um 5o up e} as to wl and how much food one should eat. . It has been proved that no one should go into any sort of competition after 8] a hearty meal. Mathewson that he h:d more speed and control if he left out his INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. saRochester, 4: Jersey. Cits, 3 (Ave tnnings, nll:’l'{lmon. 6; Montreal, 0' (five innings, Toronto, 4; Reading, 2 (five innings, rain). AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. ' Efl:d&l.:'.)llnnn lis, 0. St. Paul-Columbus, l"t{ - © PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE, Oakland, 10-2: San Praneisco, mmm.:iz-:t no'fi'm;vg—‘c Ciecond game Rock, 3. 8 ‘(ten fnnines). 9 m (first game ‘Birmingbam, 2. . WESTERN b 3 18; Gmahe, 0. Tulse, '5; Des Moines, 4. TEXAS LEAGUE. BrAy luncheon hour. Bobby Jones picked up a new golf effectiveness when he cut a rather heavy noonday meat lunch down to crackers and milk, with a rest before the next round started. Yet there are thousands, possibly millions, who gulp down a heavy ‘meal, ‘dash out fo tennis, golf, base ball or eise, and wonder why they are off form and feel badly later on. ‘The use of the blood is needed for di- gestion and also for competition. n the job is divided there will be no happy results on either side. A light lunch and a good rest is about four times as effective a combination as & good lunch and a light rest. ‘The same is true for the evening meal —as foot ball trainers have discovered. The longer the foot ball player waits to eat after a hard game, or the longer an oarsman waits, the better off he will be. CELTICS ARE SHUT OUT BY WILKES-BARRE CLUB ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22—Mike | Konnick’s Wilkes-Barre Club of the New York-Pennsylvania League took the second game of its series with the St. Mary's Celtics yesterday, 5 to 0. Rain halted the contest midway of the sixth inning. ‘The series is now even, the Celtics having won the first game, 4-to-3 count. Score by innings: Wilkes-Barre ..... 3 0 St. M. Celtics.....) 0 0 Johnson, Riel and Rangnow; Hamilton ‘and Kidwell. R.H.E 0030591 000 x0 11 Riley, R. By the Associated Press. AMERICAN. Batting—Jamieson, Indians, .583. Runs—Rice, Gehringer, Tigers, 10. Runs batted in—Alexander, Tigers, 13. Hits—Blue, Browns, 12. Doul -McGowan, Browns, 5. Triples—(Ten men tied). Homers—Averill, Indians, 2. Stolen bases—Fonseca, Indians, 3. Pitching—(No leader yet). NATIONAL. Batting—Harper, Braves, .636. Runs—Wilson, Cubs, 7. . Runs batted in—Hafey, Cards, 9. Hits—Herman, Robins, 11. Doubles—Maranville; Braves; Herman Robins; Wilson, Cubs, 3. Triples—Cullop, Robins, 2. Homers—Hafey, Cards, 3. Stolen bases — Lindstrom, Giants; Thompson, Phillies; Herman, Robins; Hendrick, Robins, 2. Pitching—(No leader yet). t Another Shot at Mackmen : Grove Hands Wallop to Yankee Athome. Dates. 23,24,28 Abroad. Phila. 26,27 Boston 28 New York Cleveland Detroit Chicago t. Loyls New York Phila, 21,22,23 25,26 27,28,29 ......Boston n New York.... 6,78, ,15,16,17 ...CI 18,19, 20, 21 ., .St. Louis Chlea Cleveland .... 26, 27,28 St. Louis..:.. 30,31, Aug.1,2 Detreit ......:.0.5 %8 . 10,11,12,13 14,15,16,17 18,19,20,21 . 22,23,24,25 . Bosten ...... 27,28 29,30,31 ......New York Phila.... Sept. 1 ; RESULTS OF EVENTS IN PAST WEEK END By the Associated Press. VERNEUK PAN, South Africa—Capt. Malcolm Campbell fails in attempt to break world auto speed record. | NEW YORK—Midwest wins five of | eight titles at National A. A. wrestling championships. ‘WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. —Frank Hunter bows to Wilmer Allison in finals of Mason and Dixon singles | champlonship. ANNAPOLIS — Varsity oarsmen of Massachusetts Institute of Technology beat Navy by three lengths. PALO ALTO, Calif. — Stanford trmzm,ces California in track meet, 9425 to 36%. WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. —Mason and Dixon amateur golf title goes to Jack Ryerson, former Yale star. COLUMBUS. Ohio—George Simpson, Ohio State sprinter, runs 100 yards in 9 5-10, new world record time; equals record of 20 6-10 for 220 yards. LAWRENCE, Kans—Tom Churchill of University of Oklahoma,again wins Kansas relays decathlon title. NEW YORK—Allan Hall trims Wel- ker Cochran in three-cushion billiards match; Kinrey Matsuyama is ouf by Willie Hoppe in 18.1 balkline com- petition. CHICAGO—International Y. M. C. A. team swimming title goes to Toronto. SPRINGFIELD, Mass—Paul Berlen- Jinx MACK'S SOUTHPAW WINS SHORT GANE Tigers Swamp Browns, Cubs Blank Cards and Phils Overcome Robins. - BY WILLIAM J. CHIPMAN. Associated Press Sports Writer. OBERT MOSES GROVE of the Philadelphia Athletics already in this very young season has won as many games from the Yankees as he won all last year. He was combed hard at times at the stadium yesterday in the T to 4 triumph of the Mackmen, but he accomplished what he failed six times last year to accomplish. It was the first Yankee Sunday at home in 1929 and 40,000 fans paid to see a game which was terminated by rain at the end of the fifth inning. The Athletic success was all but clinched in the very first inning. Young Henry Johnson walked four of the Macks and permitted two others of their number to collect safe hits, before the veteran Tom Zachary was sum- moned to the rescue. The net result was four large runs, and almost the ball game. Jimmy Dykes put on the finishing touches with a home run in the fifth with one Athletic aboard. Almost_everything happened in the 16 to 9 triumph of the Tigers over the Browns at St. Louis. O'Rourke, Alexander and Whitehill hit home runs and _Richardson, rookie shortstop of the Detroit team, permitted the Browns to work the hidden ball trick at his cxpense. Giants-Braves Rained Out. The rest of the American League rogram succumbed to the weather, as did the first scheduled championship Sunday game in Boston in the history of base ball. The Giants sat idly about the lobby of their hotel as a wind- driven storm of rain played about Braves’ Field. The National League Sabbath cam- paign was confined almost exclusively to the repulse of the Cardinals by the Cubs, 4 to 0, for the third Chicago victory in four attempts. Guy Bush let the National League champions down with three hits as Rogers Horns- by collected one more than that for his own personal account. Some 50,000 fans turned out for the festivities on Wrigley Field. That_Flatbush Fusileers repaired to Flatbush yesterday for an unofficial home game, which the Phillies oblig- ngly won by a score of 4 to 1 in seven innings, with a rainstorm threatening every moment before it finally de- scended. More than 15,000 of the Flat- bush faithful contributed to see the unhappy Robins lose their fifth straight. With rain predicted throughout the Eastern sector of the battlefront, big league teams feared a further sur- render to the double-header column today. LIST POLO TOURNAMENT AT CHICAGO IN AUGUST CHICAGO, April 22 (#).—The an- nual intercircuit polo tournament will be played at the Onwentsia Club, Chi- cago, August 12 to 18, the executive committee of the United States Polo Association has announced. ~Teams bach, former ligl vhwei;ht boxing champion, wins h as profes- sional wrestler. from Mexico City, Toronto and Jiono- lulu are expected to compete. STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE EORGETOWN UNIVERSITY'S No. 1 and No. 2 men on its golf team will move into ac- tion against two Washington professionals in an 18-hole exhibition match scheduled to be play- ed at the Town and Country Club next Sunday - afternoon. Maurice J. McCar- thy, captain of the Hilltop club swing- crs ‘and intercollegiatz title holder, who plays No. 1 on the Georgetown team, will pair with Mark Flanagan, No. 2 man for Georgetown, against Arthur B. Thorn, Town and Country Club pro- fessional, and Mel Shorey, East Poto- mac Park pro. The match will start at 1:30 o’clock and is open to the public. McCarthy and Flanagan have playe Thomn and Shorey three times. and have registered one victory against the professionals. In all three matches the margin has each time been by one hole. In the coming match the Georgetown lads hope to square accounts with the professionals and then go on to win the rubber contest. Several Washington professionals and one or two Capital amateurs traveled over to Baltimore today to engage in an amateur-professional best ball match at the Suburban Country Club of Bal- timore. The tourney is one of the events on the schedule of the Middle Atlantic Professional Golfers’ Association. The next event will be a mixed foursome tourney, 4o be held at the Columbia Country Club on May 6. - J. Monro Hunter and George Diffen- baugh, “big and little poison” of Indian Spring, and A. L. Houghton and Tony Sylvester were victorious in a brace of exhibition matches played yesterday at the Indian Spring Golf Club and the Army, Navy and Marine Country Club. Hunter and Diffenbaugh, who had pre- viously scored a victory over Maurice J. McCarthy and Walter R. McCallum at the Washington Golf and Country Club, again defeated the Washington ama- teurs in a match at Indhaspfln'. win- ning by 4 and 3. The match was halted Capital City Leagu e to Wait Week to Perfect Organization Final organization of the five sec- tions of the Capital City Base Ball League will be delayed until next week, 1t has been decided. Teams have until Saturday at midnight to enter their teams. 3 Raini broke up many sandlot dia- mond games hereabout yesterday, but several engagements went five innings, and m‘ practicé sessions were staged by of nines before the deluge came. ‘Eastern Ali-Star unlimited class team gained a 4-2 decision over Plerce A. C. of Hyattsyille on the Rosedale play- ground. 'B. Wesley for the winners ‘while Slinkman ‘hurled lowed just one bingle during the seven- inning fray. Henry Hiser’s ttsville All-Stars opened their base season with & 5-1 win over Chi Chase Grays yester- day at R Park. Brentwood Hawks hung up a 1-0 win over Lanham A. C. yesterday at Lan- ham. Buddy Kopp of the Hawks per- mitted not a hit or run during the five innings the game lasted. Ted Otte, Kennedy A. C. nine man- , wants Brooke Grubb and Garrett call him tonight at Georgia 407 between 6 and 6:30 o'clock. Eastern All-Stars, who drubbed Clyde MRSl e on Plaza d, will meet Wednesday night at 8 o'clock at 1335 H street northeast. Dixon l&ldf!hllm hit homers. Results of other yesterday: Barnes, 25; Jewlah Community Gen wi-n“'-u‘.rrmwmuml. - Bostonifan Shoe Co, 13; Kenil- worths, 6. Red Birds, 6; M'Ifl- Co., 1. Juniors, 2. b B, Shely, e at the ninth hole by a torrential down- pour with the professionals standing 2 up. When play was resumed after the rain had stopped Diffenbaugh got real “hot,” playing the last nine in 35, and winning two more holes for his side. His best bit of work came on the eleventh hole, where McCallum was the only man cn the green with the second shot, and where Diffenbaugh chipped | into the cup from off the g.een to win | the hole. Hunter and Diffenbaugh had a best ball of 70, winning on the fif- teenth green, 4 and 3. Diffenbaugh alone had a score of 74. Hunter was 75, while the two amateurs each scored 78. Houghton and Sylvester gathered an ed | early lead on Prank Hartig and R. Cliff McKimmie, pros at the service club, ‘The last few holes of the match were played in the rain. Houghton was the star of the match, scoring a 73, which is onc over par for the layout. McKimmie and Sylvester each had 77, while Hartig 9. Woman golfers of the Capital were practicing today over the course of the ‘Washington Golf and Country Club in preparation for the initial competition tomorrow for the Phyllis Keeler Mil- ler memorial trophy. After luncheon tomorrow at the Washington Club a sundial will be unveiled on the club lawn as a memorial to Mrs. Miller, late secretary to the Women’s District Gof Association. The tourney will be an 18-hole handicap medal play event. Richard P. Davidson, who won one of the prizes in the Saturday sweepstakes at the Chevy Chase Club with an 85, had & sudden reversal of form in the medal play handicap event at Chevy Chase yesterday, turning in a card of 72 to win the tourney. Davidson's card was only three above par. He registered 12—5—67. George E. Elliott was sec- ond with 84—11—73, while Robert Stead, jr., was third with 83—8—75. mer for Easterns only two hits and A.} A quadruple tie for first place result- ed in the sweepstakes tourney at the Manor Club yesterday. G. H. Warthen with 98—25—173, Maj. E. S. Ely with + 86—13—173, Robert C. Hird, 78—5—13, and R. W. Westwood, 89—16—73, all tied for first place. H. P. D. Cowee with 83—5—78 and J. D. Taylor with ;fi-h;l—ll tied I:’r uwnw d place. Third was won . T. Gl 89—18—171. el o Philip Reiskin displaced Morris Simon as winner of first place in the Sunday tournaments of the Town and Country Club_yesterday, turning in a card of 95—27—68. Simon, who won the two previous events, was in a triple tie for second place with Max Weyl and Wil- lard Goldheim, all of whom turned in net cards of 70 in class A. D. L. Stern won first prize in class B with a card of 96—34—62. Sidney Straus was second with 93—30—683. Yesterday’s heavy rain put a stop to the kicker's handicap tourney ‘t:rpuw Argyle Country Club yesterday. P. B, Hoover of Indian Spring, who scored an ace on the sixth hole at the Indian Spring course last week, came within inches of scoring yesterday. on the fourteenth hole. His tee s&o‘te. pl';nd into .mmlfi left him ad ina et