Evening Star Newspaper, May 17, 1929, Page 45

STORTS. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. D. ¢, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 192¢ SPORT S. ‘45 ' ?Egstead Likely tQN Joir: Nationals : BY FEG MURRAY WANTED BY GRIFFS Red Sox Put Vet OQutfielder on Market—Other Deals Unsuccessful. BY JOHN B. KELLER. ITH the important string of battles against the Athletics and the Yankees at hand, the Washington ball club is more busy than ever in cast- ing about for a right-hand swinging outfielder. Although nothing definite has come from President Clark Griffith or any other officer of the Nationals, it is no secret that the club hopes to pro- cure within a day or two a gardener ‘who bats in the orthodox manner. This_was divulged in the West by club officials, who discuss waiver re- quests with more freedom than those connected with the Washington club do. According to them, the Nationals are in the field for Ira Flagstead, veteran now with the Boston Red Sox. The Hub club recently asked for waives on Flag- stead, and it is said the Washington club claimed him, although no one con- neeted with the Nationals will admit this. After the claim was made, the Boston_club, according to information from Western sources, withdrew its waiver request and began dickering with the Washington club for a deal that would transfer the services of the vet- eran to the Nationals. ‘These Western sources stated that the Red Sox, after withdrawing their waiver request, asked more for Flagstead's con- fract than the $7,500 waiver price, and that the Washington club was more than willing to compiete a deal. It is likely that the Nationals will know within a day or two whether this right- hand swinging veteran is to become one of them, Sought Deal With Yankees. While the Nationals were in training in Florida, President Griffith made many bids for a right-hand batting outfielder. Although at that time he had confidence in the ability of his young recruits, Sam West and Red Barnes, to produce in a bitting way, he was more than eager to break up the left-handed hitting alignment he had in the field. He had some of his players take a look at Sam Byrd, a hard-socking right- hander held in reserve by the Yankees, and according to information coming from some connected with the New York club, actually sounded Manager Miller Huggins as to a trade that would make Byrd the Washington club's prop- erty. The Yankees, however, wanted more than the Washington club was willing to give, it seems, so the deal failed to materialize. After the championship campaign started, an effort was made to get Ben Paschal from the Yankees. Paschal is a right-hand hitting outfielder with a pretty fair record as a batter and field- er and might have been of much use. to the Nationals. But Paschal is well up in his thirties and at the time of the negotiating, it was said by those in close touch witn the New York club, that the® Washington club wanted to qcfl a deal that would procure Paschal as a loan rather than an outright holding. Then Washington was not keen about getting such an elderly player-outright,. it seems. A e Paschal c:eutYl.i:k not g0 ovex, though, because ees were N ! to make a ry barter. So “forced to the Nationals wi st le vk bat & lefi-hand er fine as a fiy] Few along with West - to action West's batting sent after another weakness handicapped the club consid- erably. Flagstead Handy Man. when Flagstead was put on vn‘l:er list the Washington club did not hesitate about claiming him. It realized the urgent need of & batter n‘l el[';\l:: , and right good batter as well as & fly chaser of note. Flagey, 00, is an earnest phy:’;,, a ‘s’ul hustler l;n’: o0 eig to care 10: most of the batters i il his years, is & ‘of season Southern Association, served with the Tigers until 1923, when he was sold to the Sox. He was used in field until this season, when Manager Bill Carrigan shifted him to the left garden. As line-up, and Flaggy may be J man to fill the bill. BIG LEAGUE LEADERS By the Associated Press. National. Beatting—Stephenson, Cubs, .418. Runs— Dothit, Cards, 27. Runs batted in—Bottomley, Cards, 26. Hits—Frisch, Douthit, Cards; Ste- henson, Cubs, 41. > )néou'n.( — Frisch, Cards; - Grantham, Pirates, 11. Triples—Frisch, Cards, 5. Homers—Ott, Giants, 8. Stolen bases—Swanson, Reds, 8. Pitching—Grimes, Pirates, won Yost. 0. 5, American. Batting—Jamieson, Indians, .393. Runs—Gehringer, Tigers, 31. Runs batted in—Heilmann, Tigers, 29. Hits—Gehringer, Tigers, 44. Doubles—Alexander, Tigers; Kamm, ‘White Sox, Triples— Alexander, Gehringer, Tigers; Biue, Browns, 3 eh g, Yanks, 8. I, Indians, 5. - Utite, Tigers, won 6, lost 0. Johnson, HOME RUN STANDING By the Assoclated Press. e runs yesterday — Bottomley, C‘a!l"lgx‘?m]s, 2: ODoul, Phillies, 2; Rhiel, Robins, 1; Frederick, Robins, 1; Oftt, Giants, 1. National League leaders—Ott, Giants, 8: O'Doul, Phillles, 7; Wilson, Cubs, Jackson, Giants, 5.; Klein, Phillies, American League leaders — Gehrig, yankees, 8; Ruth, Yankees, 6; Foxx, Athletics, 5; Simmons, Athletics, 5; Goslin, Senator! Leaguc totals—National, 130; Amer- ican, 86. Grand total, 216. WILSON, CUBS’ CLOUTER, READY TO PLAY AGAIN CHICAGO. May 17 (#).—Hack Wil- gon, heavy-hitting Cub outfielder, was yeady to take his turn at bat today as the team returned from the first East- ern invasion. Wilson recently injured his ankle at ANew -Yopk, SECOND-BASEMAN HAS PEEN PLAYING INSPIRED BASEBALL OF LATE during the recent western trip of those were glad to see Tony move away from double. times at bat (In two games) he hit two rightfully proud of this native son. boisterous Yankees. He started out in there after that—yes, sir! So Lazzeri invaded St. Louis. In the first game he got no hits and made an error. made up for this on May 8 with two screeching singles. The next day he contributed a single and a four-bagger, and said good-by to the Mound City. As against the Browns, he failed to hit in his first game against the Tigers, but com- mitted no errors. In the second game he got two singles, batted in one run, and in the third batted in two runs with a And so it went, with the popular Italian pounding the western pitching all over the lot. home runs, a triple and a double! Give a thought to Anthony Michael Lazzeri, who has bzen “flageilating the leathery spheroid” at a tremendous pace Chicago on May 4, getting a double in the first game, @ triple and a homer in the second, and two doubles and & home run in the third. The White Sox For shame, Tony! But he In four consecutive Isn't it just Tony’s tough luck for them to go and abolish the most valuable American League player prize, when he was the logical man to win it this year? This is orly the Walloping Wop's fourth year in the majors, yet each year he has done better than the last, and given more evidences of his skill, gameness and alert mentality. The Italians are SCORING IS HEAVY IN SANDLOT LOOPS Naval Hospital Nine Makes 22 Tallies and Others Register Often. I hereabout yesterday. Naval Hospital did the bulk of the swatting, counting 22 runs against 3 for Aggies in their De- partmental League match. In other tilts Navy Yard scored over Navy, 8 to 6; Chestnut Farms squeezed out s 7-6 win over Western Electric in the Industrial League, Terminal Post Office was a 11-9 victor over "svuthzrnc - Rnl.lmz ‘1.‘n '.h'ev'l'ermln,l‘l \" L O, an [oun! ‘'ernon . B. nine wnu:‘v’;r ‘Vermont Avenue Chris- tian Church, 6 to 4, in Church League. A meeting of managers and post athletic officers of American Legion teams, to be represented in the Capital City Base Ball League Leglon series, will be held tonight at 8 o'clock in room 2 of the District Building. Announcement of the complete schedule of play in the American Le- gion series of the Capital City League has been made. De Lano and George HERE was plenty of heavy scor- ing in week-day league games ball and there will be other features. The complete series schedule: 40. Lincoln vs. Spengler. 3 and heoin v, Spengler. eorge Washington. 8 and 40, Li ! Gy an Délano va. Lincoln, Si Jine 16—George Wi victory ys. Defano, L Lintn s Nictory, Boeneler va heoin v, Victory, Siine. 30--Victory ‘vs. George Waehi o. Spengler va, Lineo g o . ncdin, ahd 40 vs, Victory. Delano vs. Spengler. 5 4 “seorue Washington v 8 and 40, Tato, Victory vs. Spengler. ngler vs. George Washingion, Nfictory, & and 40 vs. Lincoln. Note. First-named team in each instance 13 nome team. BLACKBURNE IS OFF ART SHIRES FOREVER By the Assoclated Press. DETROIT, May 17—H Manager “Lena” Blackburne's wishes are re- spected, Art Shires, the belligerent bench-playing first baseman, is through with the White Sox. Reflecting over his first fight with the Texas youth, in which both received facial decorations, Blackburne sald he would never permit Shires to play for him as long as he managed the club. “I don’t know what will be done with him, but as long as I'm here, he won't be around,” -said Blackburne, who is here for a serles with the Tigers. “Shires has borne a grudge against me since he was suspended for breaking training rules down in Texas. He was ‘blowing off’ constantly since then and probably is doing as much now. I can’t see how a fellow can get that way. He is just a boy, of course, but I can't put up with it.” Meanwhile, Shires was undecided whether to continue his law studies or to appeal for reinstatement after 10| days’ suspension. He and Blackburne | engaged in a fist fight in th> White Sox clubhouse Wednesday, following an ex- change of words on the diamond where | Blackburne criticized him for “capering around like a baby” and not taking | Victory. . Spergler, weshinpion 3 3 Gegrze, Washingion coln vs. base ball seriously enough. —— INTFRNATIONAL LEAGUE. ~Aligawes. SN < Fhils. at Washington Cleveland at 8t Louls. Phila 1 Boston Pittsburgh Cincinnati_; gflrfino;fl;:ru&::fl ‘;‘f';““t’ Philadelph} 1100 11 31— 1 4110117476 Pleasant, . Ma when Vice ident :ekanrk ;I’ E g\‘ 11 01 4i—T"0] 7713 3 ey Pres| rooklyn 0] 2| 1] 11— Charles Curtis will toss out the first | =y 81 8101012111137 - nplete serles sChedule: runo. | yo OAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. omorrow-—_George ; 3 4 T I ictory vs. Lincoln, 8 and 40 V8. | Besoronk, at Boston. Brooklyn at Phils. Cincinnati at Chicago. entertain Isherwood Athletic Club nine diamond Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mount Rainier Duckpin Association held VACATION BASE BALL BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS American League. YEATERDAY'S RESULTS. Detroit, 4; Chicago. 3. A uis. 1: Cleveland, 0. Other clubs rot scheduled. 'ANDING OF THE CLUBS. A4y . 8 8 Endsglie 3 PR LY 3 11 11 37 3] 81 21 81 1[ 3(15/101.600 131 21 3] 3/17/121.586 GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. . Clevel joston at Chict New York. Bosion"se Hew National League. YEATERDAY'S RESULTS. Boston, 4—5; New York, 3—4®second game 0_innings). Philadelphia. 7: Brooklyn, 4. 8t. Louis, 10; Pittsburg] (10 innings). Other clubs not scheduled. STANDING OP THE CLUBS. icago at Detroit. ork. St. Louts Percentage Chicago Cincinnatt Phila’phia il | ) [ ]! at Boston. Plitspuran: ‘Chicaso. ISHERWOODS TO PLAY MOUNT RAINIER NINE Mount Rainier's base ball team will Pittsburgh. of Washington on the Mount Rainier Bellman, Waters or Waple will start on the mound for Mount Rainier. At the first annual banquet of the in Star Hall, Mount Rainier, Gilbert Hughes was_re-elected president with George H. Bakersmith secretary and official scorer and Robert Sherwood treasurer. All the officers were chosen unanimously. | Team and individual prizes were | awarded and there was a program of | entertainment and music. Recreation team won the league flag after a stirring fight. Bellman finished second, with | Lebowitz third. Only one game sepa- rated each of the three leaders. LOOPS ARE PLANNED ‘To organize vacation base ball leagu-s under the auspfces 6f the Boys' Ciub of Washington and the sponsorzhip of the Civitan Club of Washington, thice meetings have been called as follows: Monday, 8 p.m., Neighborhood H-uce Wednesday, 8 p.m., Friendship Houcc, and May 24, Boys' Department, Y. M. C. A. The Neighborhood House meet- ing is for the teams in the southwest saction of the city. that at th> Priend- | ship House for teams in the southeast and that at the Y. M. C, A. for teams | in_the northwest secticn. | Leagues will be conducted for mide-*s. | insects and peewees. The age limit is 16 years as of April 1 last. | —_— SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION, Nashville, 8; New Orlea e -2} QUANTICOTOHAVE POST BALL TEAM Contests Now Being Carded. Number of Squads Are Seeking Games. A urdays and Sundays are wanted with teams in the Washing- ton area. Second Lieut Roy M. Gulick, assist- ant post athletic officer at Quantico, is listing contests.” Jefferson district Virginia Fire De- partment nine is forced to cancel its game scheduled with Triangle Motor Co. Sunday, and will play Friendship A. C. instead at Virginia Highlands, Hess A. C. ball tossers routed Army Headquarters, 15 to 3. Virginia White Sox are after a game for May 26 at Baileys Cross Roads, Va., and also want a southpaw pitcher. Call Clarendon 495 and ask for George Har- rison, manager of the team. Times-Herald A. C. base ballers will open their season Sunday against Cal- vary Baptist nine on the latter's fleld at Eleventh and Michigan avenue northeast at -3 o'clock. Springman, Madigan, _Katznell, Gaeler, Forte, Krepps, Cohen, Chopin, Zahn and Lagamore are asked to report in front of the Hearst Building Sunday at 12:30 o'clock. Games with senior class nines are sought by Arrow diamonders. Manager Palmer may be reached at Franklin 3378-W. Cherrydale A. C. is after & game for Sunday at Cherrydale. Call Manager Birch at Clarendon 546, I MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS l AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Milwaukee. 4; Toledo, 3. Indianapolis. 18; Minneapolis, 1. Kansas Oity, 1°(12 innings). Louisville, 6; POST base®ball team now is being formed at Quantico, Va., and games for Wednesda; " Colum 8t. Paul, 4. EASTERN LEAGUE. Allentown, 3; New Haven, 0. Pittsfleld, 10; Springfield. 5. Hartford, 2: Providence, Albany, 8 Bridgeport, 1. EASTERN CAROLINA LEAGUE. Greenville, 8: Rocky Mount, 5. Kineton, 5: Wilmington, 3’ (five innings, 5; ville-Goldshorough, rain. FIEDMONT LEAGUE. Dutham. 10; Greensboro, on. lem, 2. Henderson, 3: Winston-: Salisbury, 4; High Point, 3. SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE. Jacksonville, 7: Columbus, 3. Spmpa. 6 Sensacola. 5. Moxtgomery, 2: Selma, 1. TEXAS LEAGUE. Dellas, 2: Houston, 1. Wichifa Falls, 7: San Ehrevoport. 6 Beaumont, 5. Weco, 9; Fort Worth, 2. H ATLANTIC LEAGUE. ville, 10; Greenville, 3. 8: ‘Augusta, 1. . 0; Macon, 0 (10 innings, dark- irg. 8; Asheville, 5. N LEAGUE. 5 cmana, E RIDGE LEAGUE. : Hagerstown, 1. . 6; Waynesboro, 2. bure, 17; PFrederick, 2. Ia1uins Chembe: MIDATLANTIC LEAGUE. Scottdale, 11; Charlerol, 1. Jeannette, ) Cumberland, osts Gather for Kentuck’s Day of Days BRAVES HAND TWIN SETBACK TO GIANTS Twice Come From Behind to Nose Out the McGrawmen by a One-Run Margin. BY WILLIAM J. CHIPMAN. Associated Press Sports Writer. F the Braves stay up there another month, they may begin to believe that they belong in_the first four. At any event, Emil Fuchs scems to have taught the Tribe the first principle a team must absorb to escape from the second division—the gentle art of winning the one-run games instead of losing them. His warriors added to the woes of John' McGraw yesterday by shading the Giants, 4 t0 3 and 5 to 4, in a Back Bay double-header. ‘What is more significant, the Braves twice came from behind to nose out McGraw's ambitious seventh placers, against the inimitable Larry Benton in the opener and against No-hit Carl Hubbell in the tenth round of the night- cap. Hubbell was defeated with two out in the tenth after the Giants had given him a run in their own half. Clark’s single through short and doubles by Dugan and Maguire brought his down- fall. Debut for Cunningham. ‘Young Bruce Cunningham, the Pacific Coast boy sent along by the Cubs as a sort of good-measure offering in the Hornsby deal, made his first major league start in the opening game, and refused to be dismayed by his illustrious opponent. Art Delaney had charge of the Boston firing in the second clash, and turned is as fine a game as he has shown since his arrival in the majors. The Cardinals slipped ahead of the idle Cubs into the league lead by out- lasting Pittsburgh in a groggy 10-round melee at Forbes Field. The champions scored one run in'the ninth and another in the tenth to pull out the decision by 10 to 9. Almost everybody except Donie Bush and Bill Southworth pitched and Jim Bottomley hit two home runs. The Robins rounded out the National League program in their customary manner, losing their ninth straight to the Phillies, 7 to 4.- The only unusual item connected with this statement is that Dazzy Vance was on the firing line for Brooklyn. The Dazzler was out- pitched by Claude (Weeping) Willough- by, who has specialized in outpitching his opponents this Spring. . Willoughby. had the help of two home runs by Frank O'Doul, the former Yankee and Glant, who drove in_four runs. Bill Rhiel and Johnny Frederick hit homers for Brooklyn in the ninth at a time when they were interesting but unimportant. ~ O'Doul's circuit drives ran his total to seven, only one fewer than the figure of Melvin Ott, who hit one in the second game at Bos- ton to tie Gehrig for the interleague lead. The Cubs and the Reds were idle yesterday. Browns and Tigers Gain. While the acknowledged contenders in the American League lazed along the exhibition trail yestercay, the Browns and the Tigers improved their standing by turning back Western opponents. Alvin Crowder shaded Walter Miller Ly 1 to 0 in a pitching duel at St. Louis, while Owen Carroll turned in a fine ame to defeat Al Thomas and_ the hite Sox by 4 to 3 at Detroif. This dual triumph for the Western hopes in Ernest Barnard’s loop main- tained the Browns and the Tigers in a virtual tie, and enabled both to step up to practically even terms with the Yanks, who trail the Athletics by half me. The champions have won one game fewer than the Macks and have lost the same number. The Browns have won two more and lost two more than the Yankees and the Tigers have won two more and lost two more the Browns. No actual changes in the standing of the first four teams occurred as the extra defeats for St. Lovis and Detroit placed them, in order, a few perceniage points behind the Yankoes. VIRGINIA A. C. LISTS EVENTS FOR SMOKER ALEXANDRIA; Vi May. 17—Vir- ginia A. C. will give & smoker. tonight at 8 o'clock in the Armory Hall, with the club president, Frederick G. Duvall, local attorney and former police jus- tice, presiding. Boxing and wrestling contests be- tween local amateurs will feature the program, while the Citizens’ Band, di- rec by Roger C. Syllivan, will play. “Rube” Hayman, former University “of Virginia boxer, will referee the athletic contests, The committee in charge is composed | of Frederick G. Duvall, James T. Luck- ett, Charles Beach, George Beach, J. F. Wilson, Raymond Peverill and Pat. rick F. Gorman. St. Mary’s Celtics and the Washing- ton Union Printers will clash here Sun- day at 3 o'clock on the Baggett's Park diamond. Jack Doniphan, former Alexandria High track athlete, has been awarded his numerals at Willlam and Mary. Boy Scout Troop No. 150 of Annan- dale, Va., has organized a nine and is sdeking games with junior teams in this section. Oliver Beasley of Burke, Va., is manager. Robert McDonald, athletic director at the Potomac Railroad yards, an- nounced that the Richmond, Fred- ericksburg & Potomac Railroad A. A. field day will be held in August. Plans for the event will be started at once. A 10-mile run will feature the program.. Alexandria and Episcopal High Schools will close their track seasons tomorrow afternoon in the Central High “C” Club games at Washington. ‘The Episcopal tennis and base ball teams will also end their schedules to- morrow, both meeting Woodberry Forest on Hoxton Field. A 18-hole putting contest will be staged at the Belle Haven Country Club tomorrow at 1:30. INSECT SQUAD TO HOLD BASE BALL GATHERING Eastern All-Star Insects will hold a’ special base ball meeting tonight at the home of ‘their manager, 305 essee avenue northeast. Saturday mormng Easterns will engage Frankie Frisc] Insects on the- Rosedale diamond at 10:30 o'clock. ‘These Eastern players are asked to be n hand both for the meeting and game: V. Divver, B. Divver, W. Hays, B. Hays, Schaffner, Morris, Yates, Robertson, Crozzo, Bresham, Hollis, Yeger, Hollaye and V. Gauzza. EASY FOR AGGIE NINE. Agriculture tossers scored a 10-3 vie- tory over Veterans’ Bureau yesterday in a Colored Departmental Base Ball League game, PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. Hollywood, 6; Missions, 1. San Francisco, 12; Los Angeles, 6. Oakland, 9: Bacramento, 3. - B Bl e — It Might Be a Complex. T seems that the reason the Ameri- | can professitnal golfers walked i over the British professionals is that the latter have what the boys | in the top gallery at Madison | Square Garden would call the inferior- | ity complex. The American profes- | sionals have whatever is directly the opposite, as is shown by the mental attitude’ of Walter Hagen and Gene Sarazen to the game and to the world in_general. Lawrence Perry paints a vivid pic- ture of the crushed and subdued pro- fessional in the presence of the socially Superior amateur. In England a pro| is a pro and an amateur is an ama- teur, and never the twain shall meet excepting in the open tournaments, and thén they. may not meet socially. I recall once following an exhibition match between Jones and Hagen, when the game of golf was being used to help ballyhoo realty on the West Coast of Florida. If they had been playing on an English course the program would have read that the match was between “Mr, Robert Tyre Jones and Hagen.” ‘Walter Hagen has won the British open four times, but on an English course he is still Hagen without the Mr. But Hagen does not care par- ticularly. Winning the British open again means as much in income as Babe Ruth receives in a year, and “Hagen is inoculated against what the boys in the Gashouse would call that inferiority complex. But the mental attitude of the Brit- m5 professional is quite the opposite. Het feels “his place,” as they say, and his place at & golf course is not in the clubhouse. "He has felt for cen- turies that there is a marked class distinction. He carries that with him even when he comes to the United States, where he is invited into the clubhouse and received as a brother golfer. American professionals always have been pampered and highly paid pets. Besides what they can get in actual cash for exhibitions or as signing up as instructors who never instruct, they have their literary, cigarette-indorsing, motion picture, tailoring, booting and other rights. And their social status is about as high as they care to make it, it they care to make it. That would seem to make something of a difference. Of course, it may be merely that the American_ pros have become better golfers. But then, too, that might be traced to the fact that there are better inducements for proficient professional golfers, financially and in other ways, in the United States. At_a dinner in London one of the British journalists was singing the praises of an heir to an impor- tant peerage who is a bit daft on the manly art of medified murder. “He is most democratic and an ex- llent boxer, a hard boxer. Fre- ently he slugs with the huskiest employes on the estate. He can whip any of them.” That might well be. It might have been quite disastrous to Perkins or Jorkins and to the empire itself if either one of them happened to hit my lord on the chin and knocked him for a loop, as they say in Mayfair. But I recall that a professional boxer in- vited to put on the gloves with the elder Col. Roosevelt had no such in- hibitlon. He ‘smacked the President 'DOWN THE LINE | WITH W. O. McGEZHAN. the same vim and vigor that he would have used in sparring with one of the boys at Tom O'Rouke’s Club. At that I may be wrong gbout this young English peer. He looks, as the | boys say, as though he could take it | and would, but I am skeptical as to | how willing Perkins or Jorkins would be to give. Even in Cricket. 'HE distinction holds even in the English national pastime, cricket At Lords, during one of the matches between England and Australia, the Australians came into the field in a| flock through the clubhouse door. Then it was time for the English to emerge. A few of them came out through the clubhouse dcor walking in a leisurely fashion. At the same time the rest came into the field from the side doors. It was explained that the players emerging from the clubhouse were the gentlemen amateurs, while those com- ing in through the side gate were the professionals. The professionals may not have their tea in the clubhouse. There is a place set apart for them. I am wondering what the notion would be if a base ball team made up of some members of the Yankees and some amateur base ball players —if there are any amateur base ball players—were playing in what amounted to an international game. ‘Would the amateurs be given a private dressing room and the ex- clusive privileges of the clubhouse? I hardly think so. Ruth and Gehrig would demand the star quarters and get them. Or rather, it would not be necessary to make any demands. The amateurs, recognizing the all- around superiority of the Babe and Columbia Lou, would pay them due deference from the start. ‘The amateur base ball players al- ways would be reverently respectful to the professionals, while the profes- sicnals as kindly as Ruth and Gehrig would be tolerant to the amateurs. Mr. Ruth, in particular, is noted for his readiness to help any young fellow who is trying to get along. Of course, there may be others who feel that an amateur should be kept in his place, which is an upper berth in the Pull- man and the second table in the hotel. Not for Gladiators. ACK HOBBS is to English cricket ‘what Babe Ruth is to American base ball, yet, after all, Jack Hobbs is 8 professional, and is to be treated as such. There is one exception. There is no discrimination against a heavy- weight champion of the world. ‘That became apparent when John L. Sullivan visited England. He was received as an equal by the then Prince of Wales, father of the pres- ent King of England. Or rather it might be said that Mr. Sullivan was condescending enough to treat the Prince of Wales as an equal. Mr. Sullivan never was bothered by any inferiority complex. Any young man who started with the slogan: “I can lic any man in the house” never coul dget thatk way. John L. never did. In fact, if Mr. Sullivan had been questioned on the subject of the inferiority complex he might have been a little bewildered, for the term was i-:ot u]tt;rtedhso glibly in his day, and e mig] ave replied that he never drank mixed drinkzp. Jack Dempsey, when he visited Eng- land, was the guest of Lord Northcliffe. Gene Tunney, retired heavyweight champion, was much sought after, but not because he once had been heavy- of the United States in the eye with Base Ball Crowds. OTH New York clubs, the Chi- cago Cubs and the Philadelphia Athletics may take a crack at past attendance records before the season is over. All four are ‘sure to be big atwactions throughout the entire season. and it is almost a certainty the Cubs will set another 1 ‘home-made mark. iese four clubs will be big money- makers.. Both St. Louis clubs should have big seasons, and Pittsburgh will do well, extremely well, if Donie Bush can keep his people in sight of the leaders. Just how the others will make out depends largely on how long they hang around with polite base ball soclety. Once they are well out of the race the rabid fanatic loses most of his Spring fanthusiasm. *Boston ‘will do well, with some- * thing like a chance. There is mo '| - better ‘ball town anywhere on any cirenit, soul for soul. . “Ime:m:" is u.‘.:‘c any fans have survived, when you t the stand- ing of the clubs in :::et'o leagues for the last few years. It takes & fanatic wilder than a clinnclngddfi‘r:m;tm sfixbmt on tail-end | fare an e well enough to kee, rq;eltlnfie m: dish.h 2 0 n spite of another wet, cold Spring, 32’ tg!:;:!urlé' ‘gvvid:nca y?xry generzl m!- rest, an est. those with Eskimo.blood enjoyed the April show, but warner weather will again see ca- pagity. in’ moré than one park as the campaign begins to steam up. ‘There is always some early gossip about base ball's waning popularity, but there isn’t any waning taking place in those cities that are lucky enough to have the first division set. ‘The Old Rivalry. S far back as 1906 the feeling be- L tween Glants and Cubs was none too friendly. In 1905 the Giants were champions. In 1906 the Cubs came along with a club that won 116 games. For the better part of five years they removed the spotlight from the Glants, in the days when Matty and Brown were rivals. When the Cubs were stopped in 1910 the Giants bounded back again in 1911. ‘With the exception of one year—1909— Gilants and Cubs, one or the other, won every National League pennant from 1904 on through 1913. They ruled the older league for 10 years. The Cubs have had a hard time working back to the old days of glory, and with the chance they have this season the Giants again seem to be their main opponents. | They were locked in a hot fight down the stretch last season, but it may be even warmer this Spring and Summer. The Cub invasion of New York is cer- tain to be the start of a rabid duel where any one series may be a decisive ;l:’cwr when the final count {s written Wh. Sport’s Largest Crowd-Puller. ONE other than Mr. Steve Hanna- n}nm that the seventeenth of the international motor race at Indianapolis, late this month, will again break all records for crowd attendance. Foot ball and boxing have crossed 100,000 in the way of crowds, but the 500-mile swish on the 2'5-mile concrete and brick merry-go-round has drawn 150,000, and it will draw that many or more this Spring to pile up another| record. | Europe on this occasion is banking | on Chiron, the Frenchman, and his | Delage. It is no simple matter to | drive somewhat faster than, 100 miles an hour through a traffic con- gestion, such as you might see on SPORTLIGHT BY GRANTLAND RIC weight champion of the world. come & sporting fixture, and ever since Tommy Milton started the habit in 1931 American drivers in American cars have finished first. Louis Chiron is picked to make Europe's best bid in a decade. ‘What with one thing and another— her motor drivers, her tennis and golf teams, her Paulinos and Schmelings— Europe is rapidly working away from set-up days. Which is all for the best in the way of competition. Today's Golf Chatter. L H. writes that he still doesn’t get » the idea about “transference of weight” and what it means in a golf swing. In walking, suppose at the moment the weight has been thrown to the left foot. 1Is it then possible to take a step with the left foot? You might try it. The next step has to come from' the right foot at the demand of continued balance. The weight shifts automati- cally in walking from one foot to an- other. You may not think about it, but it does. The same thing happens in the golf swing, where the weight moves to the right on the back swing and is on the left at the finish of the forward swing. Otherwise all body balance is destroyed and one might as well try to start walking with the left foot ad- vanced when the weight at the time is on the left foot. The only way the left foot can be advanced in w: throw the weight on the right foot. KENSINGTON SEEKS FOES OF UNLIMITED RATING Kensington, Md., Fire Department's base ball team wants to list games for the Wheaton, Md., diamond with un- limited class teams in and around Washington for July and August. Charley Davidson, who may be reached at_Kensington 8-M between 6:30 and 7:30 pm. is listing. He would like the managers of the Capitol A. C., National Press Building Cardinals, Pet- worth-Yorkes, Bond Bread and Foxall leerr;n‘s tg‘ call him. e Firemen's sc! s B S e v o1 Jine 3—Chevy. Chse Graye % Cardinals. Junc 9—Rockville A. C. June 16—Goldenberg. June 23—Rockville A. C. EAGLES CANCEL GAME. Because the Anacostia Eagles wis] to play all their games on t-lfe\r homl: fleld they have canceled their contest carded Sunday with the Walter Reed nine. The Eagles are after Saturday and Sunday afternoon games to be played on Congress Heights Field. Call Lincoln 3806-W, between 6 and 7 p.m. INSECT NINES TO CLASH. Shapiro A. C. will meet Boys' Inde- pendent Band in an insect class base ball iame tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock on Monument Diamond No. 4. Shapiros will meet at 8:45 am. at E!‘:.:uenth and Monroe streets north- east. ————— MIDGET TEAM IN GAME. Spengler Post and Y. M. C. A. nines will clash in a midget class base ball game tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock on Monument Diamond, No. 1, Spengler players are to report on the grounds at 12 o'clock. BERWYN PILOT SOUGHT. Manager Culbertson of the Berwyn, Md., A. C. base ball team is asked to call Columbia 3468-J after 8 p.m. DERBY HQRSE SCRATCHED. LONDON, May 17 (#).—Edward Es- any suburban road on a sunny Sun- day afternoon. o his zacs, ALIGE 27 ALY, DA DOW. be i mond's French-bred colt Verdi was scratched from the Epsom Derby to be e CHOICE FOR DERBY SBLUE LARKSPUR Clyde Van Dusen Next Best, Betting Shows—20 May Go—Weather Dubious. I send its blue-blooded horseflesh in quest of the classic 3-year-old honors of the American turf to- morrow in the fifty-fifth running of the Kentucky Derby. If, as expected, a score of thoroughe breds go to the post around 5 p.m., cen= tral standard time, the race will bs worth $64,000, of which approximately $54,000 will go to the victor in the struggle of speed, stamina and courage over the route of 1 mile and a quarter, The weather prospects are dublous, with the possibility it will be a fine day for the mud runners; but rain or shine, heavy going or fast, the experts predict a “horse race” and the promoters ex- pect a notable throng of upward of 75,000 to jam the picturesque Churchill Downs. Millions more are expected to tune in on the thrills of America’s most color- ful turf classic over a record radio hook-up for the Derby, arranged by the National Broadcasting Co. and its as- sociated stations. Kentucky’s Day of Days. Derby Day is Kentucky’s day of days. Where England has a national institu< tion in its own derby, and France has its fashionably brilliant Grand Prix at Longchamps, the blue grass region has its horse race. All the color, the pic- turesque gathering, the blend of old tra- ditions, cling to this half-century-old event, but, after all, it is a horse race. No one mingling in the throngs on street corners, in the hotels, every~ where, is allowed to forget it. This year, as seldom before, Louisville has drawn the pilgrimage of the faithful, not only from its own hills and towns, but from far and wide. Kentucky, as usual, has its favorite. The toar of the crowd tomorrow will be from the heart, as well as the pocket- book, if Blue Larkspur, the pride of the Blue Grass, comes home first in the colors of the Idle Hour Farm of Col. Edward R. Bradley. Blue Larkspur has been the favorite for the Derby ever since he closed a fine 2-year-old season. All his. condi- tioning has been with the big prize in mind. The Bradley organization suf- fered a severe blow in the loss of its chief trainer, “Dick” Thompson, now seriously ill after an operation for ap- pendicitis Wednesday night, but there is every assurance that Blue Larkspur nevertheless will go to the post fit and ready. May Be 2 to 1 Favorite. ‘The famous son of Black Servant, declared good in any kind of going, probably will face the barrier a 2-to-1 favorite, with Clyde Van Dusen, car- rying the colors of H. P. Gardner, sec~ ond choice, probably around 4 to 1, on the basis of wagering reported today. Twice before, in 1921 and_ 1926, Col. Bradley has seen his horses Yinish one- two in the Derby. The chances are against a repetition of this honor tomorrow, but the famous Kentucky turfman will attempt it by also saddling Bay Beauty, a son of Black Toney, for the classic. Mishaps and disappointments have wrecked a good portion of the orginal Derby entry list, but there is every in- dication of keen- intersectional rivalry in the fleld that remains. The Far West pins its hopes chiefly upon Naishapur, winner of the Tia Juana Derby and & close second in the rich Coffroth handi- cap on the Mexican track. There has been a strong drift in the last day ar two toward this chestnut son of Omar Khayyam, the 1917 Derby winner. Ervast is another Far Western candi- date, but the railbirds doubt whether Baron Long’s entry can go the route. East Has Its Hopes. ‘The Southwest is expected to have at least two contenders, probably Calf Roper, Louisiana Derby winner. and Panchio, both carrying the colors of the Three D's Stock Parm of Fort ‘Worth. The East, not so well repre- sented as when Whiskery and Zev ‘were favorites, nevertheless has hopes, even if somewhat faint, in the Fair Stable's Chicatie, the Belle Isle Stable's Upset Lad and Minotaur, runner-up in the Preakness to Dr. Freeland. Kentucky and the Middle West, how- ever, present the strongest front in years_against these challengers. If Blue Larkspur should disappoint, it will be no great shock to the form players to have Clyde Van Dusen romp home first, especially as this Man O' War gelding is good in any .kind of going. Kentuckians consider Clyde Van Dusen one of their own, for the colt has raced altogether in this State or Illinois, al- BY ALAN J. GOULD, Associated Press Sports Editor. OUISVILLE, Ky., May 17.—East and West, North and South will to | though he is owned by H. P. Gardner of Amsterdam, N. Y. On thc other hard, The Nut, another highly regarded colt, now is Kentucky cwned, although bred at Harry Payne Whitney's farm. ‘Thousands of. Chicagoans, coming here in the biggest fleet of special trains from any section, will back their own favorites, particularly Karl.Eitel and Windy City. “Bath House” John Coughlin, picturesque Chicago political figure, appeared to have had his hoves dimmed when his Roguish Eye went wrong recently, but they have risen sharply as the result of a sparkling tim trial by Karl Eitel, which covered the Derby route in 2:09 3-5 two days £go and finished full of running. EIGHT BOXING MATCHES STAGED BY ENGINEERS Eight exhibition boxing matches we:c staged by members of the 121st Eng'- neers, District National Guard, la* night in the armory. The object wes to prepare the Engineer scrappers fr the coming intercompany champior- ships. Summaries: 130-pound class—Costello (Co. A) knoc! - out McKenzie (29th M. P.). second rounc 155-pound class—Bailey (Co. A) won_tec nical knockout from Ferguson (M. P.) first_round. Patrick (unattache- n_third rou:-! L P) ar class— (headquarter ) in first rour eadquarters) v~ 175-pound class—Cook (h thres deciston over Levy (headauarters), rounds. 175-pound class_—McCarthy. (medical) wen ecision over Sill (unattached), threc rounds. 185-pound ¢lass—Juliano (Co. A) won de- clslon over Collins (unattached), three rounds. $75,000 COLT INJURED . BADLY IN TRAININC NEW YORK, May 17 (#).—New Broom, the colt by Whisk Broom 2d- Payment. for which C. V. B. Cush- man paid & new record price of $75,000, has been badly injured in training. The colt became frightened while working over the training track at Belmont Park yesterday, unseated the exercise boy, who was riding him and crashed through the fence. ‘The colt suffered injuries to his forelegs and shoulder. He was led to the stable quite lame, but the exact extent of his injuries has not © siaia s