Evening Star Newspaper, March 9, 1930, Page 69

Part 5—4 Pages SPORTS SECTION The Sundy Star Golf and WASHINGTON, D. C., SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 9, 1930. Goslin Is Out Unless He Plays at Griffith’s Terms : Ruth Signs at $80,000 MAGNATE SAYS HE’S MADE FINAL OFFER TO HOLDOUT Outfielder Will Not Play Here This Season if He| Awaits Further Negotiations—Also Must Explain Johnson Attitude. BY JOHN B. KELLER. pun; B than play for the money offered, it seems if he waits for President Clark Griffith, big boss of the Washington club, to reopen negotiations. Goslin has been ordered to report with the final squad due here tomorrow, but the club has had no word from him and that he will show up is doubtful. In fact, Gri the Goose during the contract wrangle and that letter did not help matters any. Now the Washington prexy declares he is through with Goslin and that if the player wants to return to the Na- tionals he must %irst settle a feud he is reported to have with Manager Wal- ter Johnson and accept terms offered. Positively no change will be made in the contract that has been handed Gos- | lin, the Washington president says. Grift Gives Lowdown. Griffith presented his side of the case in a formal statement issued here to- day. He doesn’t mince matters in the statement and he puts the issue square- | 1y up to the Goose. Here's the state- ment: “In view of reports that Goslin con- | siders offer made him an insult and that he prefers staying out of base ball | rather than accepting the offer, I wish | to say that I have offered him more than his services of the past two years | warrant. Besides this, I am willing to | add enough in bonuses to make up his oid salars provided he piays ball up | to his standard of two years ago, “There will be no overtures made him except on these lines and he will | have to open negotiations, as he has | failed to answer mine. “Besides, a story has been published | in one of our papers that Goslin was | authority for stating he would not play ball for Walter Johnson. While I do | not belleve Goslin ever made such a remark, it will be up to him to clear this matter up before joining the club. | “We may not go far in the race, but | I assure the public we will have a| clean, hustling lot of players that will be only too glad to give their best serv- ices, with no dissension, and that only players of his type will be tolerated.” Goose’s Pay Whacked. ‘The contract offered Goslin this year lled for a considerable cut in salary. While Grifith has not stated what Goslin was receiving, it is believed the Goose's pay last year was between $16,000 and $17,000. Quite a drop from that to $10,000! However, as the Wash- ington president states, Goslin was off form the past two American League campalgrs and was of little value to his club. In 19 | eal '8 Goslin had an ailing throwing arm that made him virtually useless in the outfield. He hit well that year— well enough, in fact, to finish at the head of the batters in his circuit. But all his hitting did not offset his weak- ness afield. Last year he experienced a fearful slump at bat and while his throwing arm was in trim Goslin was woefully weak afield. In 1929 at bat he fell to .288, irop of 91 points from his championship form the year before. It was in 1927 that Goslin played his last all-around good base ball for the Natlonals, according to the records. | “Then he hit for an average of .334 and did about the best fielding he had donc since coming up to the big show from the South Atlantic League in 1921. Should the Goose accept terms and play up to the standard he set in 1927, he will get just about the same amount of money he received from the club last year, according to Griffith, Goslin got a raise in salary after | winning the American League batting title in 1928, even though he was nearly helpless afield that year. Now Griffith contends the Goose did not play up to‘l his old salary. let alone the raise, and | should expect a reduction. Evidently Goslin doesn't see it that way, so the | ‘ Nationals probably will have to do with out his services for a spell, any way. More Money Palaver. One of the athletes due here tomor- | row will have a conference with Presi- | dent Griffith before coming to terms. | Garland Braxton. the lanky left-han pitcher, has not accepted the contract | offered. Nothing has been heard from | Iim recently, but in all likelihood he | will show up with the squad the first | of next week. According to Griffith the | Gifferences between player and club is | W £0 slight that adjustment should be made easily. The bases have been placed on the field at Biloxi Stadium so the infielders 2t hand are getting some practice. Joe Judge at first. Buddy Myer at second and Ossie Bluege at third indulged in A peppery drill morning. Sam Rice and Red Barnes showed what an outfielder can do in the inner defense by alternating at shortstop. They still are good outfielders. With nine day- of training behind them the vets »nd rookies here are in rather good (rim and when the re- mainder o the squad reports for prac- ay there should be some live- at the ball yard. Everybody ept on his toes from the start tice M: Iy cuing will be of the week, for next Friday the Na } oo tionals are to play thefr first exhibi- | i it tion game of the training season. The New Ofleans Pelicans of the Southern tion then are to be the Na- tionals’ guests. Two days later the ‘Loulsville Colonels of the Amc-ican As- | sociation will be here for the only other | ame the Washington outfit has in | tlox. ‘. | Roy Spencer, catcher, tonight was| placed on the suspended list by Presi- | dent Griffith, having received no Rplyi to & telegram sent several days ago in | which he asked Spencer to inform the club of his, the catcher’s, plans. fith decided to walt upon the player no longer. Now if Spencer is to play with the Nationals this year, be will first have to be reinstated by Judge Landis, base ball commissioner, then make his peace with | n club, The club officials seem to think they can get along very well without this catcher this season. Jack Hayes, utility infielder, drove into Biloxi late this.afternoon, n&on— ing & day ahead of the time ordered. e Jooks in splendid -trim, says he is quite fit and expects to round to playing condition quickly. Jack as signed no contract, rought the document with him and Sund ti,: plans to have a conference with COLLEGE BOXING. ‘West. Virginia, 4; Army, 3. Navy, 6; Byracuse, 1. Grit- | balking | but he | TLOXI, Miss., March 8.—Goose Goslin, for sometime the big of the Washington base ball club, probably will not do any lraining at Biloxi this Spring and may not wear the uni- form of the Nationals this year. Terming the club’s offer of a salary of $10,000 an insult, the South Jersey man has said he would stay out of base ball rather 'tis reported, and stay out he will ffith has had but one letter from MARYLAND U, TIES FORTHRD INMEET Four Men Score 13 Points in Dixie Games—Washing- ton and Lee Leads. HAPEL HILL, N. C., March 8.— University of Maryland, with a four-man team, scored 13 points to tie Georgia Tech for third place in the first Southern Con- ference indoor meet held in the Tin Can at North Carolina University this after- noon and tonight. In a thrilling finish, that hinged on the outcome of the final relay race, ‘Washington and Lee nosed out North Carolina and carried off top honors. ‘Washington and Lee, by virtue of a/ first in the relay, had 29, while North | cfi'y?"z"’" finished just 2 points behind, wi .. lina, 5';, and Duke, 415, North' Carolina led the freshmen field with 21 points, followed by Duke | with 8 and Washington and Lee with 7. Augusta Military Academy carried off honors in the scholastic division with 22 points, followed by Tech h of At- lanta with 8 and Raleigh with 7. Bob Quinn, Maryland captain, failed to place in the 60-yard dash, but Urban Linzey won the half mile, John | McDonald tcok the shot put and Bob Remsburg finished segond in the qua: ter_mile. Brodie Arnold of North Carolina | vaulted 12 feet 7 inches to set a Southern record indoors. | ‘The mark excelled the previous North Carolina outdcor record of 12 feet 6 VARSITY EVENTS. LOW__ HURDLES—Pinklestein r (W & L). Hamm (Georsia ligny (Tulane) #80- YAl i—Linzey (Maryland) ley (North Carolina): MeGinn (North lina State): Ricks (North Carolina State). DLES—Speer (W. & e): Maddox (Georsis): e, 0:7%, W, L) | (North (Maryland) ; inger Floyd (North Carolina urg Res Carolina _State): RUN—Young (Georsl (Virginin); Helzer Time. 9:572, HIGH JUMP—Bostwick (South Carolina) and Bagby (North Carolina) tied for first: Decoligny (Tulane), third: Preeman (Duke) nn (South Carolina) tied for Height. § feet 11% inches. | -YARD DASH—Farmer (North Carolina): | Sandifer (W. & Tech): | Finkelstein (W TOLE_VAI Cooke (Virginia); Rubl Forth, Garolina). tied for third. eet 7 inches. | MILE RUN—Wells (Tulane): Barnhard! | wery_(North Carolina); Dury | ehme: 43T ; Simon (Duke). i Helght. 12 A TRIO OF GRIFFITHIAN ROOKIES | 4 HERBERT \,\ PYLE- | GARDEN WEIGHING BIG LONDON LAYOUT Carey Will Broach Project for; $2,000,000 Palace for Varied Sports. | By the Associated Press. EW YORK, March 8.—Madison Square Garden is toying with the idea of a sports palace to cost $2,000,000 in the heart of London. 8o far, the project has not yet re- ceived even the distinction of a thorough discussion in the council chambers of the garden board of directors. It is known, however, that William F. Carey, | president of the garden, looks favorably upon the idea and will submit it to his coworkers upon his return from Brazil. The rise of Phil Scott as a heavy- weight of importance and the visits of several of the languid fireman's sport- ing_countrymen here for Phil's fiasco | with Jack Sharkey, in Miami, have brought the subject of London Madison Square Garden to a head. The prime mover from overseas is Lionel | Bettinson, head of the National Sport- | ing Club of London and son of the late | A. F. (Peg) Bettinson, for years the | Tex Rickard of England. | Newspaper Men Back Plan. i He is being seconded in his efforts by several British newspaper men, who | sailed across to see Philip fight and are | staying to study the American sport i3 I (Maryland! W. & L.); Adkina . 42 feet 30%5 Incl i Y M RELAY—Wi dee. Georgia Tech, North Carolins | 3.47% R g Hampmi (Georgia Tech), Wllncor (Virei Brown (North Carolina), Bostick (South Carolina). Distance, 22 feet Ronehes, | SCHOLASTIC EVENTS. it SHOTPUT--Mullis _ (Charlotte), Brittal (Wilmington). Curley (High Point). Ml RN SR, ST G, B, 48 534 o5 | N kS and Mosely (both | HIGH JUMP—Goodwin Augusta Military Academy) tied for frst. 0od « | in | e (Charlotte). Barksdale _(Charlotte) Abernathy (Greensboro) and Kulken (Wil mington) tied for second. ‘Height, 5 feet ches. "%0-YARD LOW HURDLES—Mofmtt (High al (Charlotte), Bullin (Tech Atlanta), Smith (Wilmington). Tie. 02734 1,000-YARD RUN_-Bowman_ (Ausila Mil- L oumway ® (Rajeléh High): itary Academy) Proctor (Georaia Militery Agsdemy), ) 3 e ?:éll\l‘lzn’fllaflfinllvfllt. 8. C.), Long ( otte). - Time. o YARD HIGH HURDLES—Good! M. A). Woods (Charlotte), Deal (Cl ;h#‘llnxlbn (Tech High of Atlanta). FRESHMEN EVENTS. . 60-YARD DASH—Ed ds (W. and L.).| Drane " (Rorth - Carolinu, - Gelgor - (NOTth Long (Duke) J4a. (North Georgia | 3:18%. Duki A lot ‘Time, Lee, Geors! R \'IEI.A"B '{fich High hg' fi"l..'l’:; ¥ woore i ). Ra Heatiaville Bren. 0 M.°A. Time, 3:88%. In Major Camps NEW ORLEANS, La., March 8 (#)— With 15 pitchers taken through their paces and well conditioned, infielders and outflelders will report for duty at the Cleveland Indian training camp to morrow, and Monday the entire squad will start preparing for another flag race. Twenty-one candidates for the zm:u: and outfleld are scheduled to port. PENSACOLA, Fla., March 8 ().—The competition being waged by Phil Todt, veteran of six years' standing, and Bill Sweeney, who came up from the Toronto Internationals, appears to be the feature of the workouts the Boston Red Sox have staged since they arrived here for their Spring training. WINTER HAVEN, Fla, March 8 (). | —The Phillies held their first infleld | practice today and Friberg, Williams, | Southern and Hurst, who arrived in | camp yesterday, had their first workout. CLEARWATER, Fla., March 8 (#).— The regulars of the Brooklyn Dodgers came back today after a day of enforced idleness to repeat Thursday's victory .| to examine American promotion metl ;| day ik industry. | The plan hinges upon the fact that | London, with a population of $8,000,000, | has only two halls available for sports | events. One is a barnlike structure | called the Olympia, situated far from | Piccadilly Circus, the “Times Square of | London.” The other is Albert Hall, | seating 2,500 customers. ‘The new arena would be controlled by American capital, but managed by British sportsmen. An effort would be made to revive the National Sporting Club, now somewhat faded from its former glory, along the lines of the highly successful “600 millionaires” or- | ganization of the garden. Could Introduce Sports. Sports writers assigned to the Scott- Sharkey fight by their British papers have had the first opportunity in ve: ods and all believe that s tions, such as profess} rts institu- Y, SiX- e races, amateur and profes- sional boxing on :. large scale, track meets, exhibitions and the like could be introduced successfully in England. In the past few years, Britain has shown increased interest in professional boxing with the development of several headliners in home rings. The rise and fall of Phil Scott created tremendous excitement and the courageous effort of Tom Heeny, a Colonial in title combat with Gene Tunney, served as another spur to British interest. At the moment Jackie Kidberg, an English lightweight, is an outstanding challenger for Sammy Mandell's lightweight _throne, and Mickey Walker, the middleweight king, is considering an offer of $50,000 to battle Len Harvey, Britain's best at that weight, in London this Spring. Rumor of a Nat-Brown Trade Denied by Griff WEST PALM BEACH, Calif, ‘March 8 (#).—Rumors were current in the St. Louis Browns’ training camp here today that negotgations 'wf:l be resumed bet the ‘Washington and St. Louis ci for a trade involving Heinie Masush of the Browns and “Goose” Goslin of the Senators. Both Goslin and Manush are hold- CHISOX HOLD GIANTS < P i / PauL SNAPPED IN ACTION AT BILOXI CAMP \\AUGE.DT— Opening Game Tickets | Go On Sale Tomorrow : Base ball fans are reminded that the opening of another season is | close at hand by the announcement that_tickets for the initial encounter of the year, to be played at Griff Stadium Monday, April 14, when the Nationals will *'entertain Boston's Red Sox, will be obtainable at the local park starting tomorrow. | The tickets will go on sale to- | morrow morning at 9 o'clock and | Teservations already made can be called for or will be mailed upon re- ceipt of check or money order ac- companied by return, stamped envelope. | Yesterday Alvin Powell, young out- | fielder, coralled from the Takoma | Tigers, and Bill Bradley, inflelder, | recruited from the New York In- dependents, entrained here for Biloxi, where they will join the other Nationals in training there, | TO THREE SAFETIES HOUSTON. Tex.. March 8 () —A| quartet of White Sox pitchers, work- ing in mid-season form, held the New York Giants to three hits today, with the result that the first game of the long exhibition series went to Chicago, 5to 3. Vic Frasier, Ed Walsh, jr.; Ted Blankenship and Hal McKain were the hurlers that set the men of McGraw down in rapid succession. ‘The Sox line-up of rookies and vet- erans got to Fred Fitzsimmons and Carl Hubbell for 12 safeties, including a home run by Bud Clancy. ) Score by innings: New vork Giants .002 000 010—3 3 2 e Chicago Whif (010 200 20x—5 12 1 itzsimmons, Hubbell and Healey: Frasier, Walsh, Blankenship, McKain and Bers. | FIGHT GREAT BATTLE. MANILA, March 8 (#).—Young Na- | clonalista and Varias Miling, both of | Manila, fought 12 hard rounds tonight | to a close decision, the former retain- ing the featherweight championship of | the Orient. TEAGUE WILL MANAGE. HENDERSON, N. C., March 8 (#).— Jimmie Teague, formerly of the Greent- boro team of the Pledmont League and the Goldsboro team of the Eastern Carolina League, will pilot the Hender- | son Bunnies of the Pledmont League | during the 1930 season. COLLEGE BASKET BALL. Purdue, 32; Chicago, 20. wnon:r. ; Kenyon, 2:2, Yale, 36; Harvard, Wisconsin, 34; Indiana, 23. fi.fl’“m“‘."?"m’" ptveata; 41, West Virginia, 33; Pittsburgh, 25. PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY. Ottawa Senators, 3; Detroit Cougars, 2. u:‘l:ntrul Maroons, 3; Toronto Maple- , 2, Chicago Blackhawks, 4; Plrates, '3, s Pittsburgh | 4; Cleveland, 3. over the irregulars in 8 game. The score was just the same, 7 to 4. Dartmout, 27; Cornell, 25. Montreal Canadians, Rangers, o, New Yorkl MACKS BLANK CARDS IN FIRST EXHIBITIO MIAMI, Fla., world champion Athletics opened their Spring exhibition season here today, winning from the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League, 5 to 0. Lefty Grove, Lee Roy Mahaffey, the Portland recruit, Quinn divided the job of blanking the National Leaguers for three each. Grove piled up seven strikeouts during his short reign as starting pitcher, fanning the side in the open- ing inning. Bing Miller, right flelder of the champlons, socked a single in the sec- ond inning that produced the first run for the A's today. Mule Haas put the A's out in front in the third inning when he socked a terrific home run with a man on base. Score by inning: Athletics ..... Cardinals " Grove, Schang Mancuso. ...012 000 002—5 § 1 000 000 000—0 4 3 Mahaftey. Quinn and Frankhouse, Boi "G ravowaks and YALE MERMEN BREAK TWO0 WORLD RECORDS By the Associated Press. NEW HAVEN, Conn, March 8.— Yale's varsity relay swimming team broke the world records in the 400 and 500 yard relays, free style, tonight in a special event held under A. A. U. auspices in connection with the na- tional and district A. A. U. champion- ships. The team swam the 400-yard relay in 3:38 4-5, clipping two-fifths of a second off the old record, and cov- ered the 500-yard relay in 4:32 3-5. | The old record for the 500-yard relay was 4:35 4-5, Lincoln, Butler, Messimer and How- land swam in the 400-yard relay, while Brynes swam the additional 100 yards in the second relay. The team swam | against the Yale freshmen. A. A. U. BOXING TOURNEY WILL START MARCH 25 March 25, 26, 27 and 31 have been tentatively set for the first District A. A. U. boxing championships. The varfous events have been alloted among several clubs, as follows: March 25—Preliminaries, 112, 118, gablnd 135 pound classes, Racquet lub. March 26—Preliminaries, 147, 160 and 175 pound classes, City Club. March 27—Semi-finals, Knights of Columbus. March 31—Finals, Jewish Community Center. Arrangements for the champlonshi) were made at a meeting of the District Association committee, of which Edward Rosenblum is chairman, and representatives of various clubs held yesterday. Entry blanks will be available at varfous clubs and at Spalding’s within & few days. COLLEGE SWIMMING. Tllinois, 38; Wiscensin, 37. Northwestern, 41; Minnesota, 34. March 8 (#).—The and ancient Jack | MRS. LIFUR VICTOR Marion Hollins Is Defeated on Seventh Extra Hole for Links Crown. By the Associated Press. EL MONTE, Calif, March 8.— Sheer tenacity won the Pebble Beach women’s golf champion- ship today for Mrs. Gregg Lifur, Los Angeles star, who defeated Marion Hollins of Carmel and New York, for- mer national women's titlist, one up on the twenty-fifth or seventh extra . During the entire 25 holes Miss Hol- lins was never up. ‘She had two op- portunities to win the match on the ecighteenth, but putted far short and | finally halved the hole. | The next six holes were halved. Then came the final seventeenth and Mrs. | Lifur got a three to win the champion- | ship and end what seemed to be an | endurance contest. Miss Hollins card totalled 91 and Mrs. !!..éfur's 93. Ladles par for the course is ‘CONFEEENCE. MAT TITLE | IS WON BY V. M. |. TEAM LEXINGTON, Va., March 8—Vir- | ginia Military Institute wrestlers cap- ings | tured individual chxmplomhlnu in five ight to win | bouts out of eight here ton! | the first Southern Conference tourna- ment. The Cadets scored 33 points, with Vlrfinll Poly tallying 17 to tak | second place. | The summaries of the finals: 115 POUNDS—Graves (V. P. 1) threw Foraythe (V. M. 1)" with three-quatter Nel- 185 POUNDS—Will (V. M. 1) deteated Stallings (N. C)._Time advantage, 1:44. 135 "POUNDSCant Field (V. M. 1) 145 POUNDS_Kellam (V. M. L) ‘th feated Capt. Woodward (N. C.). Time ad- 1) with side roll and arm POUNDS—McCrary (V. M. 1) defeated Mathis (W_and L.). Time advant 1 165 POUNDS—Talman (V, M. 1) defeated Capt. Hall (W. and L). Time advantage, i s 135 POUNDS—Tilson (W. and L) threw n _(N. ‘Clz with bar arm and body ED—Capt. Davis (V. P. 1) de- feated Mitchell (W. and L.). Time advan- tage, 9:50. BELLONI AND DEBAETS WIN SIX-DAY BIKE RACE | NEW YORK. March 8 (f).—Pedalling | madly through a continuous uproar, Gaetano Belloni. bushy-haired Italian. Igla Gerard and Belglan T, Debaets, broke a m-mmmuz for first 15 minutes of the place in the fin: forty-eighth international six-day bike race tonight and won the closest strug- gle in the history of the sleepless grinds by a margin of one lap. 2 g;i;a:'?ouhad Least Of Trouble With Boss | CHICAGO, March 8 (#).—Charles | Arthur (once Great) Shires may sign his Chicago White Sox contract at the figure stipulated it he wishes— but it will take more than that to cause his reinstatement by Owner Charles A. Comiskey. Comiskey today said the contract angle of the case is a very secondary one, and that Shires must answer a letter written several weeks ago before the club will even consider by hoo artist, but just as a capable, well- behaved first baseman. AT PEBBLE BEACH &2 One Man Scores All ;"iue Points in 3-2 Grid Victory In foot ball 3-to-2 games have been rare indeed, but it'is doubtful if more than one has been re- corded where one player scored all 5 points. This feat is credited to “Bull” Bullman, one-time star end of the West Virginia team, in a post-sea- son contest with Bethany on De- cember 6, 1922. Kicki from behind his own goal line in the second quarter Bullman recovered the ball when his punt was blocked for a safety that put Bethany in the van at 2-0, and in the third period drop-kicked a fleld 1 from the 37-yard line to give Mountaineers their one-point margin of victory. TO-YARD HURDLES RECORD 1S BROKEN Sentman, lllinois, Turns Feat. Simpson Equals World Sprinting Record. By the Associated Press. INNEAPOLIS, Minn., March 8. —Lee Sentman, spindle-leg- ged athlete of Ilinois, smashed the world indoor record for the 70-yard high hurdles in the West- ern Conference indoor championship meet here tonight. Breaking away like a scared rabbit, Sentman cleared the York in 1925. such a burst of speed that he had a lead of 5 feet over Saling of Iowa. ‘Wisconsin won _the championship, with 21 points. Illinois was second, e . of Ohlo State, oider ‘George pson of , of the world record for the 100-yard dash, scored a smashing victory in the 60-yard dash. Simpson ran the dis- une:h in world record time, C.I,y elq,u“:ll'- e_perf previousl: 3}:‘ by Loren Murchison, Chester Bow- man, Albert Francisco and James F. inn. Q“Bl.muon beat Eddie Tolan, Michigan Negro, to ttlhe tape 3 feet, with Zack western 3 . Martin of Purdue captured the mile run from a fleld of 14, covering | the distance in 4:24.6. Martin came | from behind in the stretch after laying | back in second place, to nose out Clap- | ham of Indiana by 3 yards. Martin scored his second victory of the night when he came back to set a new conference indoor record in racing to triumph in the 830-yard run. He o the distance in 1:85.7. ‘The s ries: 40-YARD DASH_Won by Simpson (Ohio fowrih. < Time, 0:063 ties world indoor T YARD RIGH NURDLES_Won by Sent- an (linois): Saling (Iowa). second: Hat- ) e erid " indaor ar Formet Tecord of 0:08.6 made by Charies H, Moore o New York in 1 440-YARD RUN—Won by e (Wiscon- sin mpton * (Hiinle). Time. second; Plerre third; Russell (Michigan), fourth. i Clapham (Indiana). secont State), third: MacClure, Orval N—Won by Martin (Purdue): g - Wis (Indiana): jver {ilin ), dourth. SHOTPUT—Won by Behr (Wiseonsin), 46 fod O, tnchen: “Brogks. (Mieni ‘second. 43 Teet 13} inchies: Weaver, )., third. 0 3 I Hanover 3. - Wisconsin). seco ). Third: Reliey “(Cnlca 11la inches; Roberts (owa), four nch. VAULT—Won by western), 13 feet 314 inches: ond, 13 fest V2 ; (linots), Klarr d_Pottle (Michigan). tied t 815 inches. - RUN—Won by Martin (Purdue); Letts (Chicago). second: Wolf (Northwest- ern). third: Moulton (Iowa), fourth. 1:55.7 (new conference indoor recor :56.4, made by Martin IGH JUMP—Won b{ Shaw (Wisconsin), 8 feet 1 inch: Carr (Illinois) second, t: MILE RELAY—Won by Indi Smock, Koeniz and Streic] . M second, Wisconsin third, linois Time, 3:27. for third and WILSON IS WINNER OF HANDICAP SHOOT W. S. Wilson, breaking 46 out of 50 clays from the 18-yard line, yesterday annexed high handicap spoon in_the weekly Washington Gun Club trapshoot at the Benning traps. Cook was run- ner-up with 45. Competition also started on the Up- son trophy, and Wilson won a leg on this award with 25 straight. Lane also scored a win on the Wilson trophy, w!:d:l-)"gn‘ 24 "’.’r !;l;’flr“ event. hich Lane tro] ‘competition, whicl is to run throughout the Summer, a novelty contest was staged with the en- tire attendance competing. Dr. Parsons was the winner, nosing out Willlams, with 10 straight. Both shot from 24 yards, the maximum distance. The third match of the annual series with the Oriole Gun Club of Baltimore will be staged at Benning next Saturday afternoon. Each club has won one match so far. To allow practice for Saturday’s affair, the Benning traps will be open Wednesday. PLENTY OF SOCCER LISTED HERE TODAY Three games in the Washingto: Southeastern District Associaf ou“ 333 fl:‘om Q’G.I:el and ;n e;hg:luon match will soccer fans th}l ‘J‘mr‘n“;n plenty of action n the feature match, - ir, Concord and Wi i :upclt‘l.%:fl:‘l"] clash at 2:30 o'clock at the Monument gll;ou:dl in a nflu ’ol’wl_alfl Sunday’s , which ended a 1 Marlboro and Stlver = The Rosedale club_will entertain North Point team timore exhibition game o B k. grounds at 1:30 o'clock. " 2NEAR CONTRACT GIVEN BY RUPPERT Babe About-Faces on Orders From “Head of House.” To Close Deal. BY ALAN GOULD, Assoclated Press Sports Editor. T. PETERSBURG, Fla,, March 8.—Babe Ruth will receive the record-smashing sum of $160,000 for playing base ball with the New York Yankees for the next two years. After turning his back, figura- tively, on this staggering offer yesterday, the home-run monarch did a right-about face today, hustled to St. Petersburg from his jungle club retreat and quick- ly accepted the terms offered him by Col. Jacob Ruppert, owner of the Yanks. On Monday, with all appropriate ceremonies required by the culmination Babe’s salary, at $80, per year, twice the pay of any other player in base ball, and $10,000 a year in excess of the famous hitter's previous stipend. ‘The settlement enabled Ruth to jump into the first ‘exhibition game of season, with Boston Braves, with- out the fear of an injury with his con- tract still in the air. This was a com- pelling factor in Ruth’s reconsideration, overnight, in addition to strong advice from his friends, a conviction that Col. . the limit” and. mand from the “head of the house"— Mrs. Ruth, Mrs. Ruth Orders. Before he jumped into a car with two ne iper men at Jungle Club this . Mrs. Ruth demanded to know whether the Babe hag his new gold fountain pen with him,"and then gave him a injunction to “get that over with.” Ruth was so impatient to manifest his conciliatory spirit that he acted fearful lest “Col. Jake” might have re- considered himself overnight and de- cided to take back the club’s best offer. The Babe after first failing to get the colonel on the telephone, made the 7- mile dash to St. Petersburg, but Rup- pert still was missing. Impatiently, Ruth walted in the hotel lobby for more than an hour before the colonel returned from a walk along the shore of the bay. Ruppert wanted to post- Bgne any conference until after lunch, t finally yielded to the Babe's plea, took him up to his room and settled the whole affair in about 5 minutes. Babé’s Stafement. Puffing away on a briar pipe and with s growl of sincere rellef, Babe handed this statement to newspaper men after the colonel announced a set- g persuaded it is for the best interests of the Yankees and being step right in and give every possible help to our new manager and my old pal, Bob Shawkey, I have con- ceded point and accel terms for a two-year contract at $80,000 a season. “I am confident that my play will more than justify this contract.” Asked what he would do with his rec- ord salary, Ruth replied: “I'm going to put most, if not of it, right in the old sock. We've got enough to get along on, anyway, and we stick the old DQ'LL‘W in that trust fund to keep family in bread and butter i, when I'm old and gray-headed.” Ruth had held out for an $85,000 salary for three vears, but sliced & year from this demand when he con- ferred in the club house yesterday with Col. Ruppert. The club’s original offer ‘was $70,000 for one year, the Babe’s old salary, then $75,000 for two years and finally, $85,000 for one year or $80,000 for a two-year term. Ruppert stood pat on this com| proposal and it did not take Ruth lqng to realize it. Has Drawn $525,000. In 10 previous years with the New | York Yankees, Ruth's salary has ag- gregated $525,000. For the past three " the. natonsl ghme” Fecelving e na e, $70,000, than Commis- sioner Landis. His new salary is $15,000 greater than the amount Landis re- ceives for ruling the game and twice the amount received by the next highest paid player, Rogers Hornsby of the Cubs, who gets $40,000. new contract will boost Ruth's salary total to $685,000 for 12 years, or an average yearly pay of $57,000 for his career with the Yankees, during which time he has revolutionized long-dis. tance hitting and smashed of homesrun records. NAVY CREW TO RACE TIGERS, CALIFORNIA ANNAPOLIS, Md.. March 8.—A race for varsity crews of the University of California, Princeton and the Naval Academy, to take place on ke Carnegie on June 14, next, was an- nounced today by Lieut. Comdr. Fred G. Reinicke, graduate director of ath- letics at the academy. ‘The distance probably will be a mile and three-quarters. ‘The crews of the Naval Academy and University of California will stop off at Princeton while on the way to Pough- keepsie to prepare for the regatta of June 26. It was stated by Comdr. Reinicke that it was hoped that a race between the crews of these colleges at about this time of the year would become an an- nual feature. Ames Sprinter Breaks World 60-Yard Record COLUMBIA, Mo., March 8 (#).— Hubert Meier of Iowa Stats College in winning the 60-yard dasn of the Big 8ix indoor track meet here to- night, in 6.1 seconds, bested the world record for the distance. ‘The record is 6.2 secends. Nebraska won the meet with a total of 31 points. Jowa State was second. ‘The Cornhuskers won the meet by defeating Iowa State in a duel mile relay, the last event of the program. Jowa State scored 27% points to take second, Oklahoma, defending champion, was fifth with 211, points. Kansas was third with 23 and Mis- souri fourth with 3. Kansas Aggles scored 7 points.