Evening Star Newspaper, September 3, 1929, Page 34

34 | | COLLINS, BLEASON ~ DECLNE TOPLT #Too Much Grief, Satisfied I With Coaching Job,” Two Veterans Assert. BY GEORGE MORIARTY, Big League Umpire. ANAGING a base ball club is not always a bed of roses. As a matter of record, Eddie Col- lins and “Kid" Gleason, both former leaders of the White Box, have refused attractive ‘offers to ghape the destinies of ball clubs. At present they are coaches under Connie Mack of the Athletics. ply to offers, each one merely says: “I am satisfied with my coaching job.” Others say it more pointedly: “Too much grief.” Two other former managers, Art Fletcher, coach of the Yankees, and ‘Bill Killefer, assistant to Dan Howley, have also turned down several oppor- tunities to handle the reins. Fletcher, after a brilliant career as shortstop of the New York Giants, bossed the Phila- delphia Nationals several seasons. Crafty in the extreme, Fletcher had only a ghost of a show, So he gave up the ghost. Bill Killefer led the Chicago Cubs for 2 few seasons. Louis Cardinals as a pitching coach under Rogers Hornsby., When Hornsby was let out in 1926, Killefer needed only to nod in the affirmative to be- come his successor, but he wagged his head sideways, much to the disappoint- ment of the St. Louis owners. The rigors encountered by a managet’ @re obvious. A hopeful start may be blasted within a few weeks through in« jury or illness to a few star players. Larry Lajoie, once great second base- man, who later became manager of the Cleveland Indlans, summed up & manager’s chance for success thus: “When your pitchers are pitching and your hitters are hitting you are a good manager.” At the Detroit-Pittsburgh warld series in 1909, Ned Hanlon, manager of the famous old Baltimore Orioles, said to me: “A great ball club practically runs dtself on its own momentum.” ~As roof of the statement he said that he ad sometimes gone on vacations of from a week to 10 days, and that the Orioles continued to win as consistent- 1y as when he was on the bench. Hughey Jennings was one of the hardest-working managers in the game. Besides directing the Detroit club, he burdened himself with his strenuous coaching stunt, which necessitated con- tinuous yelling. One statistician has figured out that Jennings was on the coaching lines more than 25.000 times, and each time meant the yelling of his clarion “wee-ah.” George Stallings, who won the title ®Miracle Man” when he led the Boston Braves to a pennant in 1914 often worked himself into a frenzy, although he never left the bench. Stallings was extremely emotional in the pinches and often brushed nearby players off the bench in his excitement. Knowing his anties, veteran players gave hith half the bench for elbow room when things got hot. There are two classes of managers— th Im and the hard loser. Lee Fohl, ertswhile leader of the Boston Red Sox, exemplified the type unperturbed under fire. Bill Carrigan, his successor, who once led the old Red Sox to gold and glory, 1s intensely aggressive, but never- theless 1S a matter-of-fact leader. Harris is the cool, calculating and un- flinching type. ‘the-trigger manager. He wastes no eympathy on the player who executes a dumb play. Joe i’dccnrth,\'. boss of the fiubs‘ lse: thorough fighter, never easily ups McCarfhy steels himself to the belief that the other fellow will cave in first— the most courageous philosophy in base ball. Connle Mack’s tranquil nature has been his salvation. In 14 years With a loser he has stood the wear and tear like a great army general. The Jeader of the Athletics is 68, and he says he will manage until he is 10. And others are saying to managerial offers: “Get thee behind me, satan! (Copright, 1920. by North American News- paper Alliance.) PRINTERS MUST WIN 70 STAY IN SERIES Frech from a triumph in the Inter- | ational Typographical Union base ball i‘numamn‘{".t Indianapolis, the Union Printers today were to attempt to stick '4n the struggie for the week-day league champlonship of Washington. To survive for further competition they must defeat the formidable Naval Hospital team in a game at Union Sta- tion to start at 4:15 o'clock. One defeat is marked against the Typos and another would eliminate them. They have yet to win, having tied Naval Hospital in the opening game and lost to the Pullmans. Only three teams remain in the geries. Naval Hospital (Departmental League) leads with three victories and no defeats, the Pullmans (Terminal Evening League) are second with three wins and one loss, and the Typos, with- out a victory, have hopes. The winner of today's game will meet the Pullmans tomorrow. Should Naval ‘Hospital beat the Printers and then the Pullmans the Sailors would be in port ‘with the big prize. SERIES IS ARRANGED. MONTGOMERY, Ala., September 3 (P).—President CIiff Green announced today the post-series between Mont- gomery and Tampa to decide the South- eastern League champlonship would open in Tampa tomorrow, . TEXAS LEAGUE. Shreveport. 2.1 (second game Red"th Sieientn: darkn “Waco. 14° " Antonio, 8:8. n’ quaten, e L, 0- Bepumon chite Falls, 8-9; Fort Worth. 6-9° (sece ond _game for uj ilin Coming! in time for | SPORTS.. In re-| Next he joined the Bt. | McGraw is a quick-on- | SWi | | won the 100-yard free style race. On left 18 Lois Bates, who led the fair sex in the scoring, with 11 points. On her right is Betmar Shipley, who | L0IS BATES STARS IN TANK CONTESTS, Scores 11 Points to Lead| W. S. C. to District Team Honors. ARGELY through the efforts of | a lass named Lols Bates, the Washington Swimming Club to- day placed among its large col- Jection of trophies the North Capitol Citizens’ Association Cup, em- blematic of the District team cham- pionthip. ‘Washington Swimming Club scored 32 ints to lead & large field and of these 55 Bates gathered 11. She won the 50-yard back stroke and was second in the 50-yard breast stroke and 100- yard free style, and participated in the diving event. She received the Bprigs man trophy. A sizeable throng saw the contests in the Tech High tank. The meet was held under the auspices of the South Atlantic A. A. U, direction of Winfree Johnson, sports supervisor of the Welfare and Recreation Association of the Public Buildings and Public Parks Department, Carleton Myers of the Washington Canoe Club led the scorers in the men's events with eight. He was first in the 200-yard free style and second in the 100-yard back stroke. He also helped his club to a victory in the 200- yard relay, his mates being Smith, Miller and Shear. ‘Washington Canoe Club finished sec- ond in the team score with 20; the Bruno Swimming Club third with 17; Capital A. C. fourth, 13; Bay Shore Swimming Club, fifth, 5, and the Mil- ton Life Saving and Swimming Ciub last with 1. 25-yard swim for boys (under 12)—Won cond, Curtin; third, Land- | . Faney _diving (men)—Won by Lyman; second, Gamez: third, Bodine: a men)—Won by Bates; Mitchell, 200-yard relay (men)-—Won by Washington Canoe Club (Smith, Miller, Shear. Myers): second, _Washington Swimming Club (Mo~ lineau,” Turner, Buscher, Warner), TERRIS TO BATTLE NEBO IN COMEBACK PROGRAM NEW YORK, September 3 (#)—Sid ‘Terris, once the idol of the East Side, stakes his long years of experience against the youthful speed and punch of Pete Nebro, Seminole Indian from Tampa, Fla,, in a 10-round bout at the Queenshoro Stadium tonight. ‘Terris’ come-back campaign in recent months has not been without its suc- cessess, but most fistic experts figure the one-time “Ghetto Ghost” is in for & trouncing tonight. Nebro cut quite i & figure in the featherweight class and ) , threatens to do the same thing now | | among the ligmweghm. g A Complete Line of Gasolines and Oils ;lacludlpc Amoco, Esso, Tydol, Tydol | thyl, American Straight _Stand- ard Straight Gas, and VMATLIIM.I Mobil, Sterling, Havoline and Standard olls. Drive in and let us fill up your car? ' We also sell Lorraine Driving Lights, A. C. and Champion Spark Plugs, A. C. and Purolator Oil Filters, Aute Tires, Tubes and Accessories. CHOCOLATE TO RECEIVE | GREETING EROM CUBANS HAVANA, Ceptember 3 (). —Cuba 18 preparing 2 royal reception for Kid Chocolat >, foremost fighting man in the is'and's history, and his manager, Luis Gutierrez, on their return herc Saturday from & triumphant visit to the United States. There will-be a gold medal for Choco- late, who whipped Al Singer in an open air match in New York last Thursday; | a bronz> medal for Gutierrez and gold- | en keys to the city of Havana for both. Aside from a huge reception for the| voung Negro, now Cuba's idol of the hour, the Cuban Athletic Commission | glnnn to erect a bronze tablet on its | eadquarters listing Chocolate’s long list of victories, i DIXIE PIGS ON TOP WITH SLIM MARGIN| A skinny but important margin was held tofiay by the Dixie Pigs in the un- limitsd class of the Capital City League following a 3-to-2 triumph over the Miller Astecs. A reversal of the score would have put the Aztecs on top of the standings. In another torrid game the St. Jo- seph’s club defeated the Auths, 10 to 7, in 12 innings and this victory put the St. Joes in second place, just ahead of the Miller Aztecs. By beating the Brentwood Hawks, 2 to 1, the National Press Building Cardinals moved to even terms for fourti place with the Auths. Blackie Adair was the big shot of the Dixie Pig victory. He let the enemy down with four hits. The winning run was driven over by Dove in the seventh. Almost_everybody socked the ball in the St. Joseph-Auth contest, but the Baints hit it harder and oftener, with Freschi leading the way. He got four bingles and one was & homer. La Verne Kopp's home run was the Brentwood Hawks' single tally when they fell before the Press Building Cards, 2-1, in & 5-inning game. The championship race hardly could by Cuthberth: second, . wrght. " Time, oie. ikt b be warmer. ‘The standings: -yard swim for rls (under ) —Won . L. L L by Ketner by default. . piis, B 5N e mawns 3 ¥ 5";‘» “socynra. dash (novice) for women--won | By Josenh 11 3 163 Br, Cormer § » 431 :_y“‘ll'nubz; second, Hood; third, Hall. Time, | Mil. s Ié 3 emonts, . ‘ }‘ is" ¥ 4 dush (novice) for men—Won by | P REE g . Gomer: second, Molineux: third, Hickey. s cond. Bhear: third. Miner. " Fime. 3:34%. | Johs Heydler, president of . th i A 3 .| _John A. Heydler, president of the rd_iree style (Women)—Wo second, " Bates: » thira, Mitenelt, | N e, started in professional d "“back _stroke (men)—Wo) e cont Myer third " Squire, "Time, back atroke (women)-Won by S Shepley; third, Mitehell. 100.yard troke — Wi 50-yard breast stroke (women)_Won by QHearn: tecond, Batés; third, Carpenter. POTOMAC OARSMEN GAIN TWO PLACES Only two oarsmen represented the Potomac Boat Club in the Middle States regatta at Baltimore, but both scored. Granville Gude finished third in the senior single sculls, quarter behind the | national champion, Kenneth Myers, and W. E. Garrett Gilmore, both of the Bachelors Barge Club of Philadelphia In the senior doubles Gude and T. C. Braton were nosed out by Eugene J. and Thomas Clark. twins of the Undine Barge Club of Philadelphia. The Old Dominions of Alexandria were beaten by a boat length by Arun- dels of Baltimore in the junior four- oared gig race, Old Dominions were second in the intermediats quadruple tculis and third in the intermediate doubles, Yankee A. C., junior champions of g“ Alexandria Municipal Playgrounds ase Ball League, is anxious to arrange | the teams. D. ©, TUESDAY. ‘Washington Canoe Club relay team, which beat anot | to right, are: Clyde Meyer, Jerome Shear, W. Miile, - SEPTEMBER 3, 1929.. MMERS WHO CARRIED OFF HONORS IN DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP MEET HERE YESTERDAY nd B her quartet fiom the same organization. Tn the picture, left F Smith. | |BELLE HAVEN CLUB TO STAGE TOURNEY ALEXANDRIA, Va.. September 3.— hole medal play event, will be staged by the Belle Haven Country Club on fts links here Saturday and Sunday. Intérest in the tournament is intense this year and present indications are ihat a record field will tee off Satur- day in the battle for the beautiful sil- ver trophy awarded annually by the club president. Guy Camden, manager of the Del Ray A. C.. has successfully negotiated with the Cherrydale A. C. for a three- game serfes to settle the controversy over the unlimited championship of Ar- lington County. The first game will be played Sunday, but the playing field has not yet been selected. St. Mary's Celtics will drill today and Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock in Bag- gett's Park for their game here Sunday | with Naval Hospital of Washington, the third of the five-game series between Each _holds one victory. “Doc” Dreifus, Celtic southpaw, is ex- pected to gll(‘h the game for the locals, while Ted Ingram, who tosses in the or- thodox manner, will take the mound for the Sailors. All unlimited plavers wishing trials with the St. Mary’s Celtics foot ball team are requested to Attend the meet. ing to be held by Coach "Rubs” Hay- man at 107 North Fairfax strest to- night at 8 o'clock. Practice will begin Sunday morning at 10:30 o'cloek In Baggett's Park. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. games with junior class teams. Phone Manager Robert Vogt at Alexandria | 1498 between 5 and 6 p.m. | ————————————eett et ollywood. 9-11. gn( Angeles, e-’}: FPortiagd, 3-7. The President’s Cup tournament, a 36- | | pennant.” SPLIT SEASON LIKED BY COAST LOOP HEAD By the Associated Press. PORTLAND, Oreg., September 2.—The “gplit” season of the Pacific Const Base Ball League is expected by its president, | $25,000 Fairmount Derby and the $11.- | Tarry A. Williams, to be a league fixture which eventually will be adopted by all minor leagues, he said, in a statement released here yesterday. President Williams also believes the split season would prove advantageous to mejor leagues “because teams which arop out of the race early in the majol usuelly suffer heavy financial logses.’ But he continued: “The world series perhaps precludes the possibility of a split season in the majors, although 16 clubs financially, whereas the series benefits but 2. After all, th lit season is simply two seasons instead of one and with an ampie bonus for which to play, defies, in results, the most censorious_critics. “The split season contains a greater element of fairness than the straight- away schedule, which often results in a drab and dragging race. “In an undivided season the best club does not always win. Some club. through superior early condition, and exceptionally good luck, may get away to a flying start, and with these ad- vantages attain a lead sufficient to carry it through the last two or three months. I‘hll! playing only 30-50 base ball or ess. “The clubs less successful are prone to prove a prey to discoutagement, which, after all, is only a natural psychological reaction. The split season removes this peychological hazard. It was the split season which put Portland in a position to make its sensational thrust for the a it would help the | KARL EITEL CARDED ; IN $25,000 LINCOLN | By the Assoctated Press. (Bath House) Coughlin, Chicago alder- man, whose Karl Eitel captured the 000 Fort Dearborn Handicap, will send the Efln three-year-old out after $2 | 000 Lincoln Handicap, at Lincoln Fiel Saturday. The race at a mile and a quarter has | attracted a great entry, 16 stars, most of them from the West, being on the | eligible list. Tt is expected that 20 will |start, with Petee Wrack. the entry of John R. Macomber of Boston, among them. Petee Wrack has been assigned 126 pounds, & pound more than Mike Hall, soon to go abroad for the Fall | cup races in England, and Misstep, one | of ‘the big money winners of the West Karl Eitel will get in with 116 pounds. Misstep is considered a certainty to | start, and on his record for the season, |ranks as an outstanding threat. In only 9 out of nearly 40 starts has the | son of Upset—St. Theresa been out of the money. | Franeis Milward, Windy City, Flat Iron, ! Martinque, Rose of Sharon. Rolled | Stockings, Mowlee, Méi Foo and Pow’uglar, are expected to accept the ssue. Karl Eftel recently returned to form | by winning the Fort Dearborn Handi- cap, a mile and an eighth test at Haw- | thorne. The chestnut, son of Pol melian—Pinkie, went lame after his vic- tory in the Fairmount Derby in May, and was unable to start in sny of the rich events on Chicago tracks until the Fort Dearborn a week ago. ‘Winners of $4,000 between now snd th= Lincoln Handieap wHl be assessed ‘hre~ pcunds more. CHICAGO, September 3.—John J.| SPORTS. Managing Ball Club Is ToughTask:Stars aired for D. C. Horseshoe Finals ONLY FOUR REMAIN OF HANY HUNDREDS | Tallmadge Draws Quantrille and Fort Gets Pixton in Tilts Next Week. DREW TALLMADGE, cham- pion.of the West Section, will play Hubbard Quantrille, run- ner-up of the East Section, and | Charles Fort, the East title win- { ner, will take on N. A. Pixton, the West | runner-up, in the finals of the Washing- | ton horseshoe pitching championship | tournament a week from tomorrow. The pairings were made today. The | matches_will be played on the Union tation Plaza playground starting at § Busie Root Rhode: | o'clock. o | perintendent of playgrounds, said today that bleechers would be placed around the court. | Fort Alone Unbeaten. Tallmadge, Fort, Quantrille and Pix- | ton are all that remain of many huu- dreds who started in quest of the Wash- ington title and metropolitan district honors in the great tournament spon- sored by The Washington Star. Of the quartet only Fort has vet to Jose & match, He made his stert in the Fairbrother ~playground preliminar: swept on through the Garfield divisio and then the East Section. i |lone defeat was dealt by Fort in the | East Section final. Tallmadge won the Fillmore play- | ground preliminary, but was beaten in | the final of the Georgetown division play-offs by Bob Davidson. Davidson fell by the wayside in the West Section finals in_which Tallmadg> carried on nobly. He beat Pixton in the last match. Pixton Was Handicapped. Some of Pixton's supporters (he the | horseshoe pitching king of Brightwood) | feel that he was unable to do himself justice in the sectional competition. A rfim'é on his pitching hand was in- fecter Endurance will be an important fac- Mrs. "mr for the first time in the Washing- ton tournament when 50-point games are plaved in the finals. Two out of three games will decide a match. “The long games will be played. too i all matches of the Southern Mary land finals, at Rockville next Saturday night, and_in the Northern Virginia finals, at Culpeper a week from next Saturday. |~ Heretcfore runners-up have qualified for the next stage o fplay, but in the grand Metropolitan final, _Virginia, Meryland and the District will be rep- resented by one player each. And what a bat'le that promises to be! ght | By the Associated Press. MACON, Ga.—W. 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