Evening Star Newspaper, September 26, 1929, Page 48

b e SPORTS. Griffs Are Likely to TENNESSEE, TEXAS CAMPS f FOR NATIONALS BOOSTED Birmingham Al;—o—;ld Good Site for Conditioning Work——No Support in Tampa——Two Twin Bills Cut Club’s Playing Dates to Six. BY JOHN B. KELLER. the past 10 Springs, the Nationals are likely to seek a camp for their 1930 conditioning campaign in some State other than Florida. VIRTUALLY thrown out of Tampa, where they did their training o 1 President Clark Griffith of the Washirigton club has .not announced that the 'Gator State no longer will be visited, but it is intimated by some closely connected with the local organization «that the next training base for the Nationals will be located in another 8tate than Florida. ' Tennessee and Texas are prominently mentioned among States the Washington club may visit next Spring to prepare for their cham- ionship campaign in the American League. :backers. +- It is understood business men’s organizations of Chattanooga have fssured the Nationals they would be welcomed by that city. The ost ardent supporter of Texas as a fine State for ball clubs in train- ing is Cylde Milan, coach with the ‘Nationals. Clyde’s home is in the Tone Star State, and he declares there are many cities in it await- ing a big league ball club with open arms. s+ Birmingham, Ala., too. is mentioned #8 a likely spot for the Nationals’ con- ditioning camp. Birmingham has in Rickwood Field a fine base ball plant, @bout the best in the South. The Na- tionals know it quite well, for they have played the Barons there each Spring for Bome years. 3} Apt to Seek Guarantee. Wherever President Griffith takes his Nationals next Spring, the club more than likely will be guaranteed a sub- stantial contribution to its coffers for the purpose of defraying training ex- penses. It costs a deal of money to get & big league outfit in trim for play in the champlonship season, and it is rea- #dnable for a club to look for help from the city in which it trains. - Little support was given the Wash- ington club by Tampa. When the Na- tionals first trained there the exhibi- tion game gates were only fair. The assistance of the business men’s organi- zations of Tampa was sought, but these organizations little appreciated having the Washington club in the West Coast metropolis. The past few years the at- tendance at games in Tampa dwindled to such an extent that the Washington club was forced to dip deep into the red to make its training season balance. ¢ Excepting St. Petersburg, the training ks | Griffith base of the Braves and the Yankees, no Florida town has proved a profitable Each has its strong training site for a big league club. A move to another State might benefit the Nationals greatly. Thbse eight games remaining on the ‘Washington schedule aré to be played in six days. In respect to the memory of Miller Huggins, Yankee manager, who died yesterday in New York, Presi- dent Barnard ordered all American League games scheduled for tomorrow postponed. So the Yankees, here for the last tjme this year, were to play one game this afternoon, while on Sat- urday they will engage the Nationals in a double-header and on Sunday in a single contest. The Athletics are hav- ing their park prepared for the world series, and to interfere with .the work as little as possible the Nationals will invade Philadelphia only one day next week. A double-header with the new champions will be played Tuesday, the Wednesday game being moved up. No change in the dates for the Red Sox games has been made. “Death has taken a.close friend from me,” said President Griffith in paying tribute to the departed New York man- ager. “I first knew Miller about 25 years ago, and from 1909 on knew him intimately, for i nthat year he played second base for me when I managed the Reds in Cincinnati. He was a likeable man and a loyal friend. Base ball has lost one of its finest characters and a great leader.” President Griffith is not likely to at- tend the funeral services in New York tomorrow. The Washington executive has not been in the best of health the past few days, and his physician has advised him to travel as little as possi- ble at this time. Although there will be no games in Stadium tomorrow, the fair fans will not be deprived of their last ladies’ day. The club office advanced tms weekly privilege from Priday to today. SPORT SLANTS By Alan J. Gould. Associated Press Sports Kditor. » an institution. ROWD psychology is one of the strangest factors in sport. The razzberries from a boxing crowd are a part of the game. The vocal chorus from the bleachers at a ball game is “So long as they pay their money at the gate, the fans are en- titled to yell their heads off,” a famous ball player said to me once. “I am never bothered by what the crowd does unless somebody happens to get a little too personal. All the razz otherwise rolls off me like so much water on a duck’s back. The cheers are the same. The raucous cry of the disappointed gambler or the leather-lung is taken for granted in professional sport. It is only-recently that the more fashionable games of polo, tennis and golf, attr: Ing an ever-growing public interest, have had to contend with the element of crowd psychology and reaction. Golf is among the last to feel a break In the barriers of etiquette and decorum. Golf crowds have been difficult to con- trol, but the hostility displayed by the galleries of Pebble Beach toward one of the finalists, Dr. Oscar Willing, was something new, something of a shock —all because more partisan onlookers disliked the doctor's unwillingness to concede short putts or his habit of standing nearby when an opponent was in trouble or a bunker. The trend, however, seems clear. Forest Hills has seen the tennis gal- leries become more partisan as the game has drawn greater public inter- est. Apparently golfers now must gird themselves for the same re- action—for- the jeers as well as the cheers. “The business of needing silence or freedom from any disturbing factor in playing golf ‘shots is largely a matter of habit,” one of the contestants at| Pebble Beach said. “Players in other sports - have drilled themselves to ig- nore the crowds and so can golfers. It may never come to this point, but we may as well be prepared some day to shoot ‘while some partisans are yelling The boys who are for you one day are against you the next.” the emotions may as well be expected. Even the polite traditions of the royal and ancient game cannot quite con- trol outbursts of partisanship under sucn circumstances. The “razz” may not bé sportsmanlike, but it apparently has come to stay and develope in American sport, s0 long as the big ballyhoo keeps up. 'T. MARY'S turned out one of the greatest centers the coast has ever seen in Larry Bettencourt, who scored something like a dozen touch- downs in one season, a rare stunt, espe- cially when it is considered that a cen- ter may be so disconcerted by handling the ball that he runs backward. Last year another Galxogtn( Gael, Ike Parn- kian, considered the best end on the coast since “Brick” Muller, was an all- American selection. LAST year it was Pop Warner’s “B” formation~that kept the foot ball diagram-makers busy. This year Madigan has developed a modification | of the “Notre Dame shift” for his 8t. Mary's eleven and the experts. will have another puzzle to solve. Gil Dobie may have been, right when he insisted that foot ball was becoming too complicated for the average under- graduate player to gain working knowl- edge of before leaving college. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1929. JACK SHARKEY. TOMMY LOUGHRAN. BY JAMES McQUEENY. ANSAS CITY, Mo., September 26. —Kansas City has aspirations of boasting two national tennis champlons some day. On Wil- bur F. Coen, jr., known wher- ever_tennis is played as Junior Coen— the Midwestern city is pinning its faith for a men's champlonship. The city's hope for woman champion is Mary Greef, No. 2 ranking girl player last year. Ream- of copy have been written about J.nior Coen, one of America’s hopes for a court renaissance, but the cheering in Miss Gree!’s behslf has never progressed any farther than the whispering stage. Both youngsters received fundament- al training from Carl Meyer at the Rockhill Tennis Club. Before bloasom- ing into national prominence . Coen swung his allegiance to Bill Tilden, Coached by Mrs. Wightman. ‘This season Miss Greef has been ui der the wing of Mrs. George Wightms. fairy godmother, also, to other youth- ful players, and a recognized authorl on court strategy, but she still receives instruction from her former mentor by the correspondence route, as Meyer has moved to North Dakota. The Kansas City girl hasn't any very impressive titles yet, but she has the determination which usually gets what it seeks, such enthusiasm for tennis as only title holders know, and a remark- able, though brief record behind her. Tennis followers will do well to waich her in the next two or three seasons. After several yvears of preliminary play Mary Greef became interssted in tennis as it should be played, and in characteristically forthright fashion she set_about it. “That meant undoing careless swatting habits buflt up through the trial and error method. It meant two or three hours of tedlous practice daily on strokes against an uninteresting tennis wall. For days Miss Greef was not permitted to face an opponent. After a fairly successful campaign last year she began her campaigning among seasoned woman players this season. She is not looking for any na- tional titles yet. But she sees the goal ahead clearly. Is Helen Wills Type. in more than one respect. her years, and is clear of eye and lithe of limb. She is tall and somewhat rangier in build than the California girl, & quality which may add a notch or_two of speed to her play. national ranking this season? The consensus seems to be that she de- Palfrey, national girls' champion, prob- Auto Bodies, Radiators, Fenders Repaired; also New Radiators Harrison Badiators and Cores in Stock Witts! 1809 14th. North 7177 Al 13th. % Bleel Ave. Mary Greef, Ccen Offer Hopes Of Net Titles to Kansas City| Mary Greef is th: Helen Wills type | She ranks | Geor: high in her studies, has poise beyond | F¢ Will the Kansas City star receive a | serves a rating in the first 10. Sarah | ably will be among the elite, as will Midge Gladman of Sants Monica, Calif., who was listed No. 7 last year. Miss_Palfrey was defeated twice by Mary Greef during the current season and victorious once. However, Miss Greef gained the verdict in the na- tional championship at Forest Hills after the Boston girl had won glory by defeating Mrs. Dorothy Shepherd Barron, a seeded player and a member of the English Wightman Cup con- tingent. At Manchester, Mass., Midge Glad- man was turned back by the Kansas City girl. Another outftanding ac- complishment on Miss Greef's record was her triumph over Eleanor Goss, who captained the American squad | last year. | ight, 1929.) CARRY ON IS VICTOR IN YOUNG BIRD RACE Carry On, from' the Goddard loft, | won the fifth race of the young bird series held by the Aero Racing Pigeon Club from Lynchburg, Va. a distance of 155 miles airline from this city. The |second and third places were taken by Susanna and Mary Jane, both from the ‘Doughel'ty loft, while fourth position | was taken by Scarlet Lady, from the | Darr loit. - | There were 183 birds from 20 local | lofts competing in the race. They were | liberated at 6:30 a.m., and due to the bad weather conditions with strong | headwinds, slow was made by the birds. The winner was timed at rs of the first four birds | in the race will receive merit diplomas |from the American Racing Pigeon Union. i The result of the race, giving the average speed in yards per minute of | the first return to each loft, follows: Joseph E. Goddard. §EE8828s 2ansma SEA8ES | Herman_Eims | walter v. Holmes Prank L. Rein! M. J. Fitzserald | "one loft falled to" report. CHICAGO ADDS A COACH. | CHICAGO, September 26 (P).—Sol Welslow, tackle and captain of the Uni- versity of Chicago’s 1928 foot ball team, |WALKER-HUDKINS BATTLE | |A’S NOT TO USE CUBS’ | 9 H Mack, the strategcian, evidently doesn't | Athletics prioy to the world series. has been employed by his alma mater:| as line coach for this season. i A BETTER Sure to Win, May Score Knockout, Loughran Says BY TOMMY LOUGHRAN, Retired Light-Heavsweight Champion of the | World and Leading Contender for | Heavyweight Champlonship. NEW YORK, September 26.—The biggest moment of my boxing career is just around the corner. At 10 o'clock tonight the bell will send me into action against Jack Sharkey at the Yankee Stadfum here. ‘The ~bout is scheduled for 15 rounds. If it' goes that distance, I feel certain my hand will be lifted in victory. But I have a suspicion T'll stop the Boston heavyweight be- fore the finish. So far as hl!fl.ng ability T be- lieve I can_punch with Sharkey at any time. I'm not going out there and trade punches with him at the start, because that would be playing the sort of game he wants, For the first six rounds or so I'm going to try to blind and discourage Sharkey with left jabs. It will be time enough ;n get working with the right a little ater. Fifteen rounds is all to my advan- tage. I always get, going better the longer a fight goes. (Copyright, 1929. by North American News- T Alliance.) OCTOBER 29 IS ASSURED LOS ANGELES, September 26 (R).— A second chance to dethrone y Walker was placed within reach of the battering fists of Ace Hudkins today when the champion was expected to sign for & 10-round scrap with the Ne- braska Wildcat at Wrigley Field here October 29. g Matchmaker Wad Wadhams met with Jack Kearns, manager for the title holder, and straigthened out final de- tails for the bout. ‘Walker's contract is expected to call for. 4715 per cent of net receipts, with a possible guarantee of $100,000, which Kearns had demanded for the cham- pion. Hudkins has agreed to a 124 per cent cut. PARK DAY BEFORE GAME| CHICAGO. September 26 (#).—Connie | care to give the Cubs more opportu- nities' than necessary to gaze at his To the Cubs’ surprise, he has advised that _his team did not desire to use Wrigley Fisld for the customary work- out the day before the world series. TODAY BASE BALL ;525 AMERICAN LEAGUE PARK Washington vs. New York TICKETS ON SALE AT PARK AT 9:00 AM. FAVORITE LACKING INTONGHT'S LT Supporters of Each Fighter| Are Certain Their Man Will Take Honors. N delphia meet at the Yankee - Stadium tonight in a 15-round Barring disappointments of various kinds, the echoes are scheduled to carry as far as Miami, where the victor may have an important part in deciding the heavyweight championship of the world this Winter. Neither fighter has been made an outstanding favorite among the bettors. s are greatly at variance, with e ults about even. The Sharkey backers freely predict that the talka- tive tar will bore into Loughran and end the battle before its scheduled time. The Philadelphian’s fans are as confi- dent that the former light-heavyweight champion will completely outbox his rival and perhaps punch that is added size. Conversation has been one of the EW YORK, September 26 (#)— Jack Sharkey of Boston and Tommy Loughran of Phl said to have come with AT AT eI - IaE SPORTS. Train Outside Florida : Loughran-Sharkey Battle Puzzles most evident things in the preliminaries of the battle, and some skeptics have even io say perhaps the pre- battle statements of the principals and the disputes of the fans are responsible for the wave of warm weather that has brought a great increase in the advance sale of tickets. ‘Today's box office predictions are that 50,000 of the fight faithful will surround the ring when the fighters enter’it at 10 o’clock, daylight time, and that the receipts will be somewhere in the neighborhood of $300,000. Sharkey is expected to tip the box- ing commission scales at about 195 pounds, while Loughran, bearing the greatest weight of his ring career, is about 10 pounds below that mark. The supporting card received an up- set last night when Armand Emanuel, whe was scheduled to meet Jimm Maloney in the 10-round semi-finai, reported with an arm injury which wil keep him out of action. An able sub- stitute is yet to be found. 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