Evening Star Newspaper, March 5, 1930, Page 25

PLANS TO RETURN 10 BILOXI IN 1331 Johnson to Insist on Pitchers Attaining Proficiency in Bunting This Year. BY JOHN B. KELLER. ILOXI, Miss., March 5.—Here we are, resting after a glorious day of celebration. There has been “beaucoup” revelry around this town. And the Duke of Washington has said the Nationals will come back to Biloxi for their training next year. ‘The Duke of Washington is none other than Clark Calvin Griffith, he of the glorified for-and-aft-hat, who sat back in a gorgeous equipage that poured through the streets of this town yesterday. Boy, how Griff appeared in this - parade. He was adorned with coronet that made him a figure only a little less impressive in rppearance than the leader of the procession. “We are coming back to Biloxi next year,” says Griff. “We' like the ball fleld, we like the climate, and, above all, we like the air. This to us is the best training camp we ever have struck in the South. And how we like it, gen- tlemen,” said Griff, addressing the popu Jace of Biloxi. *“We feel we have found an ideal nlleel :,o _— fl:e;;&hm ington clul we are stick with it.” Bat Drills for Pitchers. But uj t in the mind of the txr::“ -~ of derstud: the idea his understudy, ‘Walter Jomm‘mnnl‘er of the Na- tionals, in training his pitchers at help- ing the club in attack. *“There have been times,” said John- it | sigred yet, but the fact that he is on isting on these getting their - down.” Punny things are going on around this camp. Mike Martin and Irving Hadley, who were supposed to be the b hot -w{ in the ek:m m;t:; way have ved rank - the last var M figu on the drawings. At last accounts has had a winning in his last 26 cards. It is undersiood that Sam Jones has aspirations Two outfielders blew into town yes- terday, so Nationals enjoying socking the ball in batting practice than they did in shag- ging ‘em in the outfield. WELTERWEIGHT BOXERS ARE DUE TO BE ACTIVE CHICAGO, March 5 (CP.A)— ‘There shoild be plenty of action in the ‘welterweight class this Summer, if Jackie Pields, nee Finkelstein, is willing to place his championship on the sock- ing " block. three leading contenders for Jackie’s title are Jimmy McLarnin, Jack Thompson and Young Corbett. Any one of the three can give the champion a rough session, but Me- Larnin is rated the most dangerous. SINGER, MANDELL LIKELY TO MEET IN TITLE BOUT NEW YORK, March 5 (CP.A)— Sammy Mandell will meet Al Singer in a New York ball park late in July for the lightweight championship, unless one of them comes a cropper in the meantime. There still are a few details to be arranged, but the match is virtually set. Jack (Kid) Berg, the English con- tender, will be kept on the sidelines to fight the winner. LA BARBA EASY WINNER IN BOUT WITH ZORILLA LOS ANGELES, March 5 (#).—Fidel La Barba, fighting at 127 pounds, easily ‘won a decis| over Santiago Zorilla of Panama in 10 rounds here last night. The former fiyweight champion had the advantage in eight rounds. SPENGLER POST QUINTET BOLSTERED FOR TOURNEY Basketers sponsored by Spengler Post, No. 115, American Legion, will be strengthened for the A, A. U. tourna- ment by several leading players of the Boys' Club League. Games are being sought by the Spenglers with strong 115 and 130 pound quints baving gyms. Call Milton Waring at Decatur 548. Fights Last Night By the Ano;:hl.‘ Press. NEW YORK.—Tony Canzoneri, New ‘York, stopped Solly Ritz, Brooklyn (1). INDIANAPOLIS.—Tony Herrera, | the 5D Chicago, outpointed Jimmy Reed, Erie, Pa. (10); Joe Lynn, Détroil Jimmie Daje, Decatur, Il (8) HOT GS, Ark.—Roger Ber- JACKS l‘lVXLLl‘ Fla.—Young Manuel tero, Tampa, Fla, out- pointed Harty Wallace, Brooklyn (10), HUDSON, Wis—Mike Mandell, st Paul, knocked out Pug 3 n Towa (2). A 1OS ANGELES.—Fidei La Barba, Los ‘Washington ball club was | t, :utpomtzé K. O. by Braddock Seen As Help to Scrappers NEW YORK, March 5 (C.P.A).— One certain wav to reach the top of the ladder, it would seem, is to be | knocked out by James J. Braddock. “Tuffy” Griffiths, flattened by Braddo-k, now _ranks as one of the world's seading heavyweights. Jimmy Slattery, also knocked out by James J. 18 recognized as light heavy- weight king in this State, Pete Latzo, whose jaw was frac- tdured by Braddock, put himself back in t'i:h: limelight recently by getting decision over Larry Johnson. QUTFIELDER ADDED . TOPIRATE ROSTER Frazier, Ex-Oakland Player,| Signed—~Giant Hold-outs Getting Into Line. By the Associated Press. ASO ROBLES, Calif., March 5.— Another Pacific Coast League player has joined the Pittsburgh Pirates. President Sam Dreyfus announced today he had signed Roy Prazier, Oakland outfielder. Anxious to get away from Oakland, the oulfielder recently purchased his own release. Practice games start Fricay, Manager Jewel Ens announced today. SAN ANTONIO, March 5 (#).—One y one the holdouts among the New g:rk Giants are signing on the dotted e. Travis Jackson came to terms yester- day and Larry let the club know his wired that he woul The red-headed Tight-hander has not hhv“{mmaumwnlovuhmn indical that he is ready to come to AVAI.?N, Catalina Island, ago his time to recruit pitchers, in - tion for_the of the exhibition series with Los Angeles this week end. The veteran hurlers are not to be called upon for duty unless an emer- gency arises, to Bud Teachout, Al Shealy, Lou Warneke, Malcolm Moss, Lynn Nelson and Bell are getting | attention. - All looked more or less im- EM“ against Hornsby, Wilson, Cuy- T, et al., yesterday. CLEARWATER, Fla., March 5 (#).— As is usually ghe case at this time of the {;:r - yn‘smmt:te;l :re much fur- T advanced pring training grind than the pitchers. If any proof were needed, the boys furnished it yesterday in a practice game. Thirty-four safe hit¢ were Tegistered as the frregulars beat ' the regulars, 12 to 9, in the nine i Vance was clouted for 6 hits, 3 of them home runs and 2 of them doubles. Luther Roy turned in the best pitch- formance with 3 shutout innings for Tegulars. occurred in yester- Smith dislocated a finger and John Clough and Al pitchers, were struck by batte , Fla., March 5 (#).—Jakie and last of the his. arrival the entire. pitching staff of flxl.lnun hand. . elley, first baseman: Johnn; Gooch, catcher, Bob Meusel m; , &re now the only WINTER HAVEN, Fla,, March 5 (#), —The reluctant Phillies are coming into the fold, and today only one regular remained unsigned. The absentee 1is Chuck Klein, man of all work, who led the Natfonal in runs last season, but Shotton is con- fident his long-distance clouter will be here by Sunday. Shotton was elated to receive a tele- gram yesterday from Lefty O'Doul saying he had come to terms and was on his way. Shotton said O'Doul “is one of the highest paid men in the pening Star. WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1930, I WHEN A FELLER NEEDS A FRIEND. —By BRIGGS l 2 T - = - = 7 IEN =—— il o ! Cobyright N. Y. the sports pages of The Evening Star. s [N] '1,5," it i 41, "I" TR i In ‘response fo many requests, rfl of the late Clare Briggs’ famous drawings are being reproduced Note: This is another of a series of A ed Press stories on major league club prospects for 1930. BY ALAN GOULD, Associated Press Sports Editor. EST PALM BEACH, Fla. March 5.—Base ball and boxing do not have a great deal in common, but there is one essential factor necessary to success in either sport. “A_boxer must start with the unch,” says Gene Tunney. “That his main asset.” % “A ball team must have piteh- ing and we have it,” says Bill Killefer, keen-eyed, sandy-haired.. r of the St. Louis Browns, “but we can use more punch at bat.” Given another slugging outflelder of the type of Heinie Manush, improved stick work on the part of some of the other regulars and the Brownies would be as formidable as any ouifit chal- lenging the hold of the Athletics on the American League championship. Kille- fer is searching for the remedies while also hoping his holdout worrles soon will be over. The Browns have one of the finest pitching staffs in either league, with Gray, Crowder, Stewart, Ogden and Blaeholder as the “big five,” besides a number of likely prospects in training here, including Dick Coffman. | National League, “How 1 Broke Into | ATE sometimes plays a strange game in shaping our careers, and my entry in the major leagues | resulted when accidents to sev- eral players lald them low and paved the | opportunity to bust into the big leagues. | Who knows, it might have been I may | never have entered the majors it these | players had not miet with ‘misfortune. | I might have gone along the ways of another protession. | It was while attending the University of Alabama, the school which has con- tributed quite a few players to the | majors, that I received an invitation to |spnd a few days with the Cleveland | team in its training camp in New Or- leans in 1920, and I accepted, remaining | | in camp more than a week. Before re- | turning to school, however, Manager | Tris 8§ er obtained my promise to sign with him when I finished school, | if T decided to play professionally. ‘The following , just before the opening of the season, ‘Wambsganns, They have, in Killefer's opinion, one || BUSTING INTO BASE BAL \ the Major Leagues.” BY RIGGS STEPHENSON, | _ As told to John F. McCann. St. Louis sent to the “Can you leave school at once?” g s e e , & BT’{MMM 12, 1921, the very day and I suddenly found nyn". 1t in e R 2 mhf-:r'wu. s bit skeptic, as ttcher’s box the great spit-ball hurler, Emnn and !"p-‘uua to the realizing that I was facing one of wmutmwhmmnurm. After looking at several of Shocker’s 1 finally let fly with my bat, S Lt e reer, so quickly d , had started o . paper . A Browns Need Add Only Punch To Fine Slabbing Real Contender for Pennant to Become of the greatest young catchers to come up in years in 24-year-old Dick Ferrell, brother to Wesley Ferrell, sensational Cleveland pitcher. They have a great first nan in the veteran Lu Blue, a fine keystone v in Melillo and Kress, two hard-hitt outfielders in Manush and Fred Schulte. There is an excel- lent blending of age and youth, experi- ence and aggressiveness in the club, manifest to any one who observes the spirited workouts under the kindly but energetic Killefer. As it shapes up today, however, the team lacks the offensive strength to be more than & menace to the Athletics, although the Browns last season came as close as any club in the league to breaking even with the world cham- lons. Unless they are carried through y spectacular pitching, the. Browns have little chance to beat out the Yankees and they will be pressed by Detroit and Cleveland for a first division berth. St. Louls was third in 1928 and fourth last year under Dan Howley. “If money could huy it, we would have hitting strength now,” remarked Killefer. “The club has been willin, to pay high for what it needs, but svo: young players or even good veterans, who can hit, are not to be plucked at random. We made n_ & flattering offer for Goose Goslin, but it was rejected. Our right field fence would have been a great target for the Goose. As it is we must build up with younger players,” The siege gun of the Browns is Manush, who was barely beaten out for the American League lmmn{.crown by Goslin in 1928, batted .355 last season and looks to be in condition now for a great year. Bronzed by a Winter on the sands at Palm Beach, Manush has the build of a Stanford shot-putter or a Greek discus-tosser. Scramble for Right Field. With Manush in left, and Schulte, a .300 sticker, in center, the right- field post has developed a scramble among Morris Badgro, Earl McNeely and Fred Bennett, who hit, .368 last season for Wichita Falls in the Texas League. If he could field like Mc- Neely -Bennett might get the ‘call. Third base is the only infield prob- lem. . Sammy Hale, obtained from the Athletics, may find the change of scenery a benefit and beat out the fast fielding but light hitting PFrank O'Rourke. In that case O'Rourke would hold the general infield utility job. Ralph Kress, the strapping young shortstop over whose performance brewed the internal club strife that ended with the retirement of Howley. as manager last year, will have no opposition for the job this Spring. He was one of the three .300 hit- ters on the team ‘in 1929 and one of the best short-fielders in the league. Gray and Crowder, the right-hand pitching aces, won't be worked quite 50 hard this year, Killefer says. He expects to have more and better held. ~He would like more reserve strength and he has hopes of finding the much needed knockout punch. RUTH TO AID ORPHANAGE WITH 1,000 BASE BALLS OMAHA, Nebr, March 5 (#).—Babe Home, a Catholic orphanage, which was partially destroyed by fire Sunday ':lthp.ln tt{lndlnt loss of ap- Proxima l{" 75,000, Ruth, who rose the playground home in Baltimore base ball’s swatters, wired of a head Pair of Rookies Placed In Line-Up of Yankees ST.: PETERSBURG, Fla, March 5 (A)—Two rookies have edged their way into the tentative first team line-up prepared by M-ruger Bob Shawkey of the New York . Shgqwkey put the boys through a defensive drill yesterday and lined them up the way he hopes to for the regular season. Ben Chapman at third and Allen (Dusky) Cooke in left field were the two rookies, who Jjoined such regulars as Gehrig, Laz- zeri, Koenig, Ruth and Combs, 7 COLLEGE BASKET BALL. Alabama, 31; Duke, 24 (final of Southern Conference tourney). Marquette, 39; Iowa, 21. A New Cigar Blend Backed: A Half Century of Experience 'THREE gemerations of fine cigar making have ible this splen- : ievement—the new Cor- made did a SHORTSTOP BERTH STILL IS PROBLEM Harris Looks to Funk, Out- field Recruit, to Fill Shoes of Heilmann. This is one of a series of articles on the prospects of the 16 entries in the American and National Leagu. e races, writt th Firsacy cmu.m by the leaders of the BY BUCKY HARRIS, Manager, Detroit Tigers. F the Detroit club is to make real strides toward the pen- nant the coming season, I feel the much - needed pitching strength must come from the many young prospects the club will look over in Spring training. An improved defense is a close second to the pitching angle, if the Tigers are to be a more dan- club, Weak- r'eu at @ most im- int spot in the eld, s hor tstop, when I say ab least 12 games were lost because of faulty play at shortstop. Take 12 games from our lost column of last Summer y. During the early stages of the race we kept in the running because of a batting attack that overwhelmed the ition. For a time the combined batting average of the club was around the .325 mark or better. It wasn't rea- sonable to suppose we could continue that gait throughout the season thereby taking care of the pitching weakness. So, naturally, when we slumped at the bat the club slowly but surely sank into the second division, where we finished. | Figures Arc Significant. I note the American League records have us leading at the bat with a team average of .298, while in fielding we are a bad last, with a team average of 961. In a sense, these figures explain why I am more or less satisfied with our power at the bat, but feel that we must have better pitching and a strong- g Blichers Hogsett Herring, Wyatt, tt, ., Wyal Samuels and Nel records as made last season, leagues should no little. On what I saw of Hogsett t PFall I feel certain that he will turn in some victories for Detroit the coming season. He certainly created the im- w—:on that he knew what it was all We have added to our catching staff Rensa of Toronto. This er was taken on the judgment of Steve O'Neill, certainly should know a_catcher | KDOC! whien he sees one. A gveat catcher him- | self, now managing Toronto, I have every respect for Steve’s judgment and so ihe Caiching prove whish has cal m, W confronted the Detroit club for a num- ber of years. A Rogell, who had a chance in the majors with the Boston Red Sox, is back, after a great year in the Ameri- can Association. He has many boosters in that league, who say he will fill the gup at short, which was so costly last ummer. . I sincerely hope they are can nearly 1 in thelr respective | 3 Features and Classified PAGE C—1 Griff Is Sold on New Spring Training Camp : Detroit Aims at First Division Berth Oscar, the Egg, 'Explm‘m How They Get That Way NEW YORK, March §5.—“What's the matter with that guy's leg?” One-Poke Peterson, the boxer, asked his manager, Oscar, the Egg, as he saw a boxer in a local gymnastum with the veins on the calf of his leg standing out like a bunch of grapes. “He's got Syracuse veins,” replied the all-wise Oscar. * “How did he get 'em?” “I guess he got 'em in Syracuse.” Coast League, can do as well in his first year as did Averill and Johnson, then I don't think we will miss Hellmann at all. As a matter of fact, I would rather have Funk’s speed and youth than Hefl- mann’s_hitting. And last, but not least, if Alexander improves, as he should, particularly in the fleld, it will be bad news for the American League Pilchera. who must face him and Gehringer, as they follow each other in the Tiger batting order. Gehringer definitely arrived last -year and should be better in every depart- ment of play the coming season. Detrolt is shooting at a first-division berth, and if we get the improved plm and fielding that we hope for land there. (Copyright, 1930.) (i H.SMITHWILL BEPRO. AT WEST POINT COURSE NEW YORK, March 5 (#).—Horton Smith, brilliant 21-year-old golfer from Joplin, Mo., has been engaged as pro- fessional for the new Cragston Yacht and Country Club. The club now is under construction on the old J. Plerpont Morgan estate at R mith 1s expected to begin his duties e this Spring. Taking It on the Chin! T™e Bardest Seck I began boxing in 1919. It I Ever Got. took me six months to recover after K. O. Phil Kaplan cracked it in New York in 1923. That happened in the second round of a 12-round fight, in which I stayed the limit. The next fellow to do it was James J. Braddock, who put me cut for 15 months- when = he landed = right- hander ;n the sec- ond rourd of our BY PETE LATZO. Y jaw has been. broken twice with right-hand punches since Pete Latso. in 1925 at Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Schiaifer rapped me on the chin and ked me cold for a solid hou ing Kaplan and Braddock on a jaw that already was splintered. I have my thank for still months after Schlaifer I took the welterweight chamj from Mickey Walker. Fifteen mont after Braddock tagged me I'm gunning for the light-heavyweight title. I be- ht. If Outfielder Funk, secured from the tez cigar for I0c. 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Rice's status” still is indefinite and there is no tion that Harris has decided to faké him off the auction PENSACOLA;' Fla, March 5 (#).— Frank Milliken, former Bates College pitcher, has bsen nominated as the outstanding rookie’ pitcher to date in the Red Sox camp. -on-Hudson, a few miles be- | [e8U recovered of scarlet fever, has been ordered to a health resort. ‘Wes Ferrel, brilliant mmwm. announced yesterday he ac t the club’s contract. FORT MYERS, Fla., March § (#).— With only two regulars mi fr the ensemble, thletics ts more money. app-'r;nuy is Sammy Hale, at the far By goodness with the high- priced brand you’re now smoking. Test its smooth,.. ities. Put paces. Then you’ll understand just what Cortez has accomplished in this 10¢ ¢igar. Wgs' — on Dlg ibutors