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@he ening Star. 'WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1930. L Classified PAGE D—-1 Johnson Has Little Pruning to Do This Year : Cleveland Looms as Strong Club BUT SIX PLAYERS DUE TOBE LET 0UT Only Powell, Jester, Savidge, Daugert, Pyle and Bradley Likely to Go. BY JOHN B. KELLER. ILOXI, Miss, March 14— There's littie squad pruning for Manager Walter John- son to do this Spring. All Washington ball club has l';?llg S'bhglayers in reserve and three farmed under uf)tmn, so the pilot cannot very well let go many. Nor will there likely be any squad runing until after the Nationals :hm their training camp to Chat- tanooga next week. Johnson wants to see his charges in several exhibition contests before he be- ins weeding out. & robably thE club will carry into the opening of the American League cam- paign a month from today 23 players, a smaller number than it will have had in years at the beginning of a cham- plonship race. There likely will be three catchers, nine pitchers, six infielders and four outfielders in’ the lot. And the pruning of this number is not apt to prove a difficult task. To begin with, two players seem bent . upon eliminating themselves at _least for a considerable period. Goose Goslin is saying nothing and sawing wood for his little houses in Salem, N. J., and with Clark Griffith merely saying noth- ing here it looks as though one veteran outfielder who does not care for the contract offered him may be missing from the ranks of the Nationals when the bell rings April 14. Roy Spencer, catcher, also has put himself out of the icture, temporarily at least and per- ps permanently, by drawing a suspen- sion for his refusal to accept terms and report at training camp. Pruning Should Be Easy. This leaves the pruning of the out- fleld lot and catching staff particularly easy for Johnson. There never has been any doubt as to the retention of Sam Rice, Sam West and Red Barnes as gardeners and now that George , purchased from Baltimore, looms llfe‘lmblgmhl prospect he is slated for yetention. Alvin Powell, youngster | picked up from the sandlots of the Dis- trict and vicinity, while a clever player needs much more polish before he may be regarded a big league possibility and may be placed with some minor club by President Griffith. Once more Muddy Ruel and Benny Tate are to start the season as the Washington catching staff. ‘These lit- tle veterans for years have been far betier than any others brought up for trial and there has been nothing at camp this Spring approaching major | league caliber. Nelson Jester, the | stocky boy brought down from the Eastern Shore of Virginia, is enflrely‘ oo inexperienced for consideration as 2 big leaguer now. He needs a start in a low-class minor circuit. Gordon Phelps, bouncing Bowie boy, is inex- perienced, too, but Phelps shows much promise as a_catcher, can sock S0 pow- erfully and has impressed Johnson so favorably he may be kept for a while. There are but 12 pitchers in train- ing at the National camp and three seem destined for early removal from the club. They are Don Savidge, Paul Daugert and Herbert Pyle. Savidge, pmduymtyurvhnnlfmuent. @oes not seem to have improved at all since he first joined the club and then he was not of major caliber by far. Daugert came to camp with no profes- sional background and he may draw | his outright releasc before the club re- | turns to Washington to open the sea- son. Pyle, drafted from Chattanooga last Fail, has had arm and dental trouble and suffered with neuritis from the start of training and is likely to be left at Chattanooga, where he now is for treatment. Moore Is Class of Booih:- Of the small lot of new hurlers ace quired by the Nationals during the past seven or eight months only Carlos Moore, swarthy moundsman purchased from Birmingham of the ‘Southern Association, looks ready for & thorough ‘major league trial. Johnson thinks well of Moore's chance to make the big show and will look him over cares fully while the Nationals are going through their Spring exhibition series, Moore may not stick in the league, of course, but he’s head and shoulders above anything else in a pitching way picked ,up by the ‘Washington club ently. m‘l‘heyNauomLs have but seven in- fielders on their roster and as six are o be held the reduction of the lot will give Johnson no WoITy. william Brad- Jey, a youth drawn from semi-pro ranks in New York to show his first basing wares here, is the one slated to go. Bradley, bowever, is a pretty good ball player and President Griffith may find berth for him with some minor outfit. ¥ McLeod, bought from Little Rock, has looked so good at short since he started practice that Johnson wants Tim around for a sound testing. And, of cpurse, there's no chance of removing Joe Judge, Buddy Myer, Joe Cronin, Ossie Bluege or Jack Hayes. ! The Nationals are to enter the‘ erican League season with a small t, but it will be a select one. Perhaps t's better than having around a 1 of talent that does nothing more g“»clulur the field, something that | has | happened to the Washington club i atBer seasons. !Vangrafian, often termed the pire in the American League first test of the season th n in the game between the Na- land Pelicans in Biloxi Stadium. Ro! ved yesterday morning in fine voice] 'He will handle all exhibition g for the Nationals this Spring as | o8 snl‘:u the past two years. Phelps, the big boy from Bowie, did not don a uniform yesterday for prac- tice as he was nursing a sore foot, the yesult of fouling a ball against it during Wednesday's intraclub game. The wound is more painful than serious. though. so the big fellow is ready for ‘work again. PARE IS PLAYING DOEG IN FLORIDA NET FINAL ORMOND BEACH, Fla., March 14 (). —Gilbert Hall and Emmet Pare won their quarter final match in the doubles of the Florida East Coast tennis cham jonship. They beat Nick Polites an \wrence Salley, University of Florida, 6—1, 6—0. Johnnie Doeg and Gus Feauer ex-| tended to eliminate Kenneth Stewart and Paul Greer, 6—2, 3—6, 6—2. Doeg_and Pare will meet in the singles finals today. PRO BASKET BALL. Cleveland, 26; Paterson, 23. THE DAYS OF REAL K\D "GETTIN' 'Q JAMIESON T0 LOSE Porter to Play Left Field for Tribe—Chisox Place Cissel at Second Base. By the Associated Press. EW ORLEANS, March 14— Charlie Jamieson, still the best ball hawk on the Cleveland Indians despite his 15 years of service, is slated to relinquish his left field post this season to Dick Porter. Manager Rcer Peckinpaugh believes the veteran Jamieson will not be able to stand the daily knocks as well as a younger man. Porter found his batting eye near the end of last season and is expected to get the call. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 14 (®). —Donie Bush, hustling manager of the Chicago White Sox, believes Bill Cissell, not so good as a shortstop, will live up to his $123,000 price-tag as a second baseman. Cissell's work has been so impressive in practice that Bush has decided Charlie Gerhinger of Detroit will have a real rival for second base honors. Another light practice was scheduled for today, with renewal of warfare with the New York Giants up for tomorrow. J0B AS A REGULAR SPORT. | T / "1, N\ 1 \ 4 ///1(’(\ A IN TOWN, UAINTED " = —By BRIGGS I OH - SHIN- NAY | == Y00, Hoo-! Cmov /] OVER ;. RuN_ = Z|UKE EVERS — THING £ 5= Harris Is a “Diplomat” In Handling His Tigers TAMPA, Fla, March 14 (®)— Manager Stanley Harris believes that a combination of diplomacy and discipline has created a spirit of harmony among the Detroit Tigers which will assure the team of freedom from factional strife this season. Harris, in dividing his team for practice and in assigning hotel rooms at the training camp here, took pos- sible factionalism into consideration, and his method of handling the situ- ation seems to have eliminated ‘whatever discord existed and to have laid the groundwork for a peaceful season. BENTON, LINDSTROM SIGN WITH GIANTS By the Associated Press. SAN ANTONIO. Tex., March 14.— Benton, _sorrel-topped right- hander of the New York Giants, has tried the holdout act and decided that he doesn’t care so much about it. ‘The redhead came to terms with John McGraw yesterday and immediately broadcast a statement to the effect that he was glad it was all over, “It was something new for me, this holdout stuff,” Benton explained. “In years as a ball player I had never sent back a contract unsigged. all my before McGraw gave me a good salary, and I'm satisfled.” Not only Benton, but Freddie Lind- strom as well came to terms with the club, leaving Ed Rourh as the only holdout of moment. GOVERNMENT LEAGUE ‘WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., March 14 (#).—The St. Louis Browns' second stringers are due to bear the heavy end of the 28-game Spring training exhibi- tion schedule, carded for next month, Manager Killefer indicated in his nominations for the inaugural today. Dick Coffman and Chad Kimsey a due to hurl at Fort Lauderdale against the Buffalo Internationals. The team is to hurry back here for Saturday and Sunday games with the Milwaukee Brewers and the “seconds” will continue the Lauderdale engage- ment with the Bisons. Ly . MACK FEARS YANKS, BUT SEES A’S AHEAD By the Associated Press. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March 14. —Connie Mack, tall leader of the Phila- delphia Athletics, has stolen the show at the training camp of the New York ‘ankees. Connfe brought his world champions to St. Petersburg yesterday for an exhibition game with the Boston Braves, but rain forced cancellation of the contest as well as any practice for the Yankees. Connie then invaded Yankee head- quarters and sized up the American League race for 1930 as he saw it. The A’s, he says, will repeat, with the Yankees to be feared all the way. “Nearly all of the clubskin the league have been strengthened,” says Connie. “The most improved club is the Chicago White Sox. Donie Bush is a fighter and will develop a real ball team.” EASTERN MIDGETS LIST PRACTICE FOR SUNDAY Eastern midget base ballers will hold their first practice Sunday on the Union | Station Plaza diamond from 1 to 4 | o'clock. Abbie Clark and Pat Divver, coaches, will be on the job. | 'Manager V. M. Lawrence has an- nounced the following havc signed with the Easterns: B. Divver, E. Robertson, Pearce. | Winters, James, V. Divver, W. Smith, Bowman, Miller, Hays, Sacreys, Robert- son, Eschinger, Pohl and George Hollis. Y. M. C. A. TO SEND NINE . TO SWIMMING TOURNEY Nine aquatic experts of the Washing- {ton Y. M. C. A. will go to Baltimore omorrow to compete for the interstate Y” natatorial championship. IS BEING ORGANIZED A new base ball league made up of Government employes is being organized by Vic Gauzza. Gauzza has announced that three teams have already entered the circuit and that at least two more are needed. Plans will be furthered at a meeting Tuesday night at Vic's S8port Shop. Jefferson district firemen. who will join the Virginia Firemen's Diamond League now being organized. will prac- tice for the first time Sunday after- noon at 1:30 o'clock on the Addison eld. Corinthian senior diamonders will meet tomorrow night at 8 o'clock for their first session of the campaign at the home of Arthur John, 42 B street southwest. Those unable to attend are asked to call John at Metropolitan 1666. Corinthian midget. insect and junior teams will meet tonight at 8 o'clock in Immaculate Conception Hall, Eighth and N streets, Wonder Boys base ballers will drill tomorrow afternoon_at 1 o'clock on the Phoenix fleld at Holbrook and Neal streets northeast. Skull practice will be held_tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock at 507 Fourteenth street northeast. Won- ders are booking for Saturdays and iundays chrl;ns .:p;;)l% -l\,-:’d May through | Manager Poole af urtes Bansger | enth street - DE VOS AND CHASTAIN WILL FIGHT FRIDAY By the Associated Pre: CHICAGO, March 14.—Rene veteran Belgian middleweight tll.?e‘ X:‘x- tender, and Clyde Chastain. Dallas, Tex. youngster, will meet in the 10-round feature of the Chicago Stadium'’s boxing program tonight. De Vos today was an 8-t0-5 favorite, | but the hard-hitting youth from Texas was accorded better than an outside chance to upset the Belgian, following decisive victories over Haakon Hanscn and Harry Ebbetts in his last two starts. Ernie Schaaf, Boston's perfect heavy- weight, will meet Paul Pantaleo, young Chicago heavyweight, in the 10-round semi-final. Harry Dublinsky, Chicago lightweight, and Emery Cabana of Phila- delphia are down for eight rounds, as are Pierro, another Chicagoan, and Vidal Gregorio, Spanish feather- weight. | _The meet, to be held in the pool of ! th: Baltimore Y. M. C. A, is being | staged under auspices of the Associa- | tion of Interstate Physical Directors, Teams from Wilmington, Baltimore are entered against swimmers. % ‘The Wi N e of Fee, K. Lavin, H. Reed, L. Chander, §. hnson, 5 , J. Turner and A. fgayton. Del,, and the local :‘Iwuued TO DISCUSS SWIMMING AND HAND BALL EVENTS Proj d District A. A. U, swimmin, and nd ball championships will b% at l' Theetn o!tt)x: board managers of e ict A. A, U. Monday night at 8 o'clock at Tech High. Following .he mectlnu& the managers will attend A. A. U. et ball tourna- it the Tech gym. SUKEFORTH T0 BAT HlGH UP FOR REDS | To Be Put Third or Fourth.j Six Recruits Are Cut Loose by Robins. RLANDO, Fla., March 14—Dan Howley plans to make the most Sukeforth, who batted .354 in addition to catching for the Cincinnati “He is too good a hitter to bat down in eighth place,” Howley said, “and I fourth place when he’s catching.” The rest of the Reds’ line-up in their will be Kelly at first, Cuccinello at sec- ond, Ford at short, Stripp at third, Meusel right. Marvin Gudat, left- hander, used in a relief role last year, ment. CLEARWATER, Fla., March 14 (®).— ager Wilbert Robinson of the Brooklyn Robins, John Krider, Jim Richardson | Bob Reis, Outfielder Joc Vance and Catcher Vincent Liddy were the first to All were sent to the Macon club, Brooklyn farm, strings being attached to BRADENTON, Fla., March 14 (#)— Nine of the thirteen hurlers on the St. raining are almost certain to be on ;mnd v‘vhen the pennant chase opens clared yesterday.. The ¥1lne include a couple of rookies, others are Hald, Hallahan, :’lm!e Jtz‘t:nwn, Mitchell, Sherdel and house, carried for a couple of seasons, appears due for the minors. —The Phillies' pitching staff is 30 per cent stronger than last year, Manager “Mentally, physically and in experi- ence,” Shotton said today, “they are the old winning spirit they im- gi.:;’d lne tflhc Jast few months of the turned the trick.” AVALON, Catalina Island, Calif,, larly successful against Los An- ge‘l"es‘c:f !hye Coast League, the Chicago end. g McCarthy has divided N iaa. ‘.Yno; one section today was r g }vllmcdm’&rdly and Sunday, while the eles tomorrow to try it again ’V;«'?:h A'.l'rl‘g ‘Angels in a two-game series. _With an eye cast toward the possi- bfl‘lt;"lol getting the pitching assignment h i hibition game of the season wit! l‘l"‘g e;nn Prancisco Seals, the Meine warmed up for today's ‘Yannigan-Regu- i lar series. aul Waner | reported with ailing right legs. | — | | OF CLASS A GATHERING | | meeting of the American Associa'ion, International and Pacific Coast Base 16 at Chicago to discuss problems of class AA base ball and to decide for or ciation of Minor Leagues agreement. . o By the Associated Press. of the hitting prowess of Clyde Reds last year. intend to put him in either third or first exhibition game Sunday probably Heilman left field, Allen center and probably will get the pitching assign- Six rookies have been released by Man- and Mickey McWay, pitchers; Infielder feel the managerial ax. Relr and Krider. Louis Cardinals’ twirling staff in Spring in another month, Manager Street de- among them Grabowski and Lindsey, Herman Bell or Flint Rhem. Frank- WINTER HAVEN, Fla,, March 14 (). Burt Shotton believes. all better. The experience they have 1929 season and Grover Alexander have March. 14 (#).—Although they were not Cubs will try to lick two teams this week his squad. a0C O ego to meet Holly- other and stronger division will go to PASO ROBLES, C—l_ilf.. March 14 (). Sunday in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ open- brothers and French and Spencer Hemsley, catcher, and P — | CHICAGO, March 14 (P.—A joint Ball Leagues has been called for June against renewal of the National Asso- AND MAY GO ON “BLOCK” CLEARWATER, Fla., March 14 (®) —Angered over Babe Herman's refusal York of the Brooklyn Robins threatens to put the slugging outfielder on the base ball “block.” York sald he would try to trade Her- man for another outfielder within the next few days unless Herman decides to sign a contract at $15,000 a year. He is holding out for $25,000. [ to sign a contract, President Frank B.| | age I could put behind it. By the Associated Press. PEORIA, Il.—Earl Mastro, Chicago, | stopped Spark Plug Russell, Trenton, | N. J. (4); Tony Sanders, Cincinnati, | outpointed Jackie Moore, Chicago (8). INDIANAPOLIS.—Tracy Cox, Indian- apolis, knocked out Windy Myers, Cin- cinnati (2); Merle Alte, Indianapolis, and Manuel Castro, Cincinn: (10); Walter Pickerd, Sandusky, Ohio, knocked out Matt Burman, Indian- apolis (3). GREENWOOD, Miss.—Danny Del- mont, Chicago, outpointed Steve O'Mal- ley, Columbus, Ohio (10). NEWARK, N. J.—Able Bain, Newark, outpointed Babe McCorgary, Oklahoma City (10). TUNNEY LAUGHS AT FOUL BLOW CLAINS Boxers Seldom Incapacitated and Game Ones Never Squawk, Says Gene. BY WILBUR WOOD. ENE TUNNEY thinks that with the present protective devices for boxers it is almost impos- sible to incapacitate a con- testant with a low blow. ‘Tunney's remark is pertinent at this time because of the epidemic of fouls in the Nation's boxing rings, particularly regarding the carnival of fouls that took place at Madison Square Garden recently, when Maxie Rosenbloom won on a foul from Larry Johnson, the Chi- cago light heavy. Besides this foul, two others occurred on the card. “As for a low blow in the groin,” Tunney continued, “that is a laugh. ““There is little excuse for the numer- ous fouls recently. “Thoroughly game boxers accept an occasional foul punch philosophically as just a part of the game. Very few low blows are struck intentionally, I am sure. Yet every boxer is fouled in al- most every bout. Has Fouled and Been Fouled. “I have been fouled many, many times, but at no time did I seek to win on a foul. I must also admit that I have struck low blows myself—not in- tentionally, of course. “Let me give you an illustration of what I meant when I said the thor- oughly game boxer accepted low punches as part of the game. Back in 1922, I think it was, when I was just learning some of the finer points of boxing, I was matched with Chuck Wiggins in Boston. “Just prior to this bout I had been shown how to slip a left lead and counter with a left to the body, in- stead of blocking the punch. I made up my mind to try out this move on Wiggins. Consequently I feinted him into leading, stipped under the left and started my own left for the body. My judgment of distance was incorrect and the punch hit Wiggins very low. He said nothing, but the referee warned me. “I did not try this stunt again until the next round, and again my judg- ment of distance was faulty, with the result that again I hit low. Wiggins said nothing, paid no attention to the punch, though it was a hard blow, de- livered with all the strength and lever- The referee, however said: ‘If you do that again, Tunney. I will throw you out of the ring.’ Perfects Punch in Gym. “Later again I miscued on the punch and hit Wiggins low a third time. This time Chuck stepped back with an ex- asperated air and said: ‘Holy smoke, that was low.” The referee stopped the fight to lecture me, and after. that I | mer Southpaw Dauger: Making First Stab at Pro Ball With the Nats This is one of a series of sketcl of the rookies being lated’with % Nationals in their Spring training. ILOXI, Miss, March 14.—Paul Alphonso Daugert has done much roaming about the country during his base ball career, yet at this camp of the Nationals the young left-hand pitcher is trying to break into the organized game for the first time. Paul has gone over the country from coast to coast in the sport, though, during the past two years, ullie left Keystone Academy, at Factory- ville, Pa.,, in June, 1928, firmly deter- mined to enter St. Bonlvenlureycollett. at Olean, N. Y., the following Fall. But three days before he was to leave his home in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., for Olean Paul and two cronies picked up some literature describing the beauties and advantages of Southern California. A few minutes’ reading convinced the trio the Golden State was the place for them, so the boys headed West. They hitch-hiked their way to Los Angeles, with Paul helping to defray expenses by playing with Winter ball clubs down in New Mexico and Arizona. Two games Paul pitched in Alber- querque brought in considerable change, s0o he and his pals ate much better during the latter part of the trip. Paul remained in Los les and vicinity for more than a month, getting into enough ball games to keep going, then he started for the East and arrived home on Christmas day. Last Summer, Paul worked for the Western Electric Co. in Newark, N. J., and pitched so well for the team represent- ing the concern and for several semi- pro clubs that a friend of Walter John- son’s in Newark recommended Paul to the Washington manager. Daugert took up base ball seriously vania League. him | October 31, 1909, ‘began PAUL DAUGERT. when he was a bat boy for the Wilkes- Barre Club of the New York-Pennsyl- Born in Wilkes-Barre he was 12 years old when he his task at the ball yard. In two years he picked up so much knowledge of the game and the pitching art he became the best pitcher of the Wilkes-Barre High School nine in his freshman year. He played with the high schaol team three seasons, than went to Keystone Academy, where he scored several notable triumphs on the diamond in 1928. K. C. BOXERS PICKED TO OPPOSE Y. M. H. A. Zube Sullivan, coach of the Knights of Columbus boxing m, has an- nounced the battlers he will send against Baltimore Y. M. H. A. ringmen in the bouts which will be held Monday night in the National Guard Armory at Kensington, , under the auspices of Forest Glen Council, K. of C. The Y. M. H. A. line-up, for the most part, | will be announced in a few days by | Manager Mickey Brooks. Here are the K. of C. nominees: 118-pound class, Myles McClean and Ray Fisher; 126 pounds, Nevin Barber and Ed Campbell; 135 pounds, Leo Coveleskie and Buddy Eslin; 147 pounds, Ed Sullivan; 160 pounds, Ken Bryan, and 175 pounds, Jack Malevich. It has been announced that Eslin will meet Angelo Labona, and Malevich, well known as a Catholic University mitt slinger, will face Billy Kirchman. There will be a battle royal and various other features, including community singing. Large busses will transport those wishing to see the boxing from K. of C. Hall, near Tenth and New York avenue, to Kensington and return. Maj. Heinie Miller will referee the bouts and James A. Sullivan and Dr. George Green will serve as timekeepers. The first match will go on at 7:30 o’clock. Jack Reed, chairman of the athletic committee of Forest Glen Counctl, is in general charge of arrangements. CANZONERI, LOAYZA TO BATTLE TONIGHT By the Assoclated Pres: NEW YORK, March 14—A 10- rounder between Tony Canzoneri, for- featherweight ~champion. and Stanislaus Loayza, lightweight, tops Madison Square Gar- ien’s fistic card tonight. Canzoneri, beaten by Jack (Kid) Berg in his last New York appearance, rules a 9-to-5 favorite over Loayza. The pair met in Chicago some time ago, Canzoneri getting the decision. Sammy Dorfman_ and Irish Jackie Pilkington, New York lightweights, meet in the semi-final, and Charlie Rosen and Vincent Sireci, New York ‘welterweights, in the opening 10. EXHIBITION BASE BALL. By the Associated Press. Yesterday's Results. At Clearwater, Fla.—Brooklyn (N.),9; House of David, 0. Today's Games. At Los Angeles—Chicago (N.) vs. Los Angeles. At St. Petersburg, Fla.—Philadelphia 4A) vs. Boston (N.). At Biloxi, Miss.—New Orleans (8.) vs. Washington (A.). At Fort Lauderdale, Fla.—St. Louis (A) vs. Buffalo (I). veteran Chilean | Taking It on the Ghin]® TRt s BY TOM HEENEY. ICTORIO CAMPOLO, giant from the Argentine, socked me hard- er than I ever was hit before or since. He did it in our match at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, N. Y. Au- gust 15 last. I met Campolo is my fourth bout after returning from a honeymoon visit to New Zealand follow Tunney. I was in ‘bn:tt:’ m;:e"{'g- it that night, and all the critics who saw the bout will agree. Before the match with Victorio I was mentioned as an opponent for Max Schmeling. A couple of days hefore the fight my manager, Charley Harvey, ‘woke up in strange surroundings with accident! Impedthmulhmmpuiorm Cam contest determined to win and younger brother, | Sh cheer up Charley. His Eddle, was in my corner. For eight rounds I walked into Cam- polo throwing gloves. He was much the taller, and I had to reach up like a plasterer doing a ceiling job. I shook him up several times, but luck wasn't with me, and I couldn't put over the {one punch needed. The South American wanted a lot ]01 time to think. He backed up every time I got close. He cracked me with right rib-roasters as I came walking in. He was not a bit partial, and punched me on the head, too. Every time he landed it reminded me of bar room in Capetown, South brawls we had e | Africa, where they saw no harm in hit- ting an enemy with the butt end of a beer bottle. ‘The pace told on me and I began to slow up. In the ninth I found myself backed against the ropes. I bounced toward Campolo just as he started a terrific right uppercut. It caught me on the chin. Luckily, the lower rope broke my fall as I crashed to the floor. I understood what it was all about when I heard the referee yell “four. It took me five seconds more to drag myself to my feet. I knew what I was doing, but I had no strength left. It was the first time in my life I had felt that way. I faced Campolo, who came in to put the crusher on me. The referee stepped between us, automatically giving the fight to Campolo on a knockout. (Copyright, 1930. by North American News- aper Alliance.) BUSTING INTO BASE BALL “How I Broke Into the Major Leagues.” BY JESS PETTY. As told to John F. McCann. NOCKING a catcher's glove off his hand with a fast ball and then hitting him on the knee with a curve not only got me a job, at a time when I was out of work, but also made me known through- out Texas and really started me on the way to the jors. In the §/Tring of 1916 I was some- what of (_ roamer, because I never had known wi™ you might call a home, and in my travels I happened to drop off in the little oil town of Electra, Tex., a town. incidentally, where several ma- jor league players got their start. As soon as I got into town, I went to the ball park, and the home town team was getting trimmed. “I see you are getting whipped,” I w to the manager, making myself wn, “‘Yes,” he replied. “I have a good ball club, but I sure need a pitcher.” ‘When I told him I was a left-hander, he only laughed and walked away, but decided not to try the punch again until | g, 1 had mastered it in the gymnastum. “wiggins, as you know, is a thor- oughly game boxer, From what I hear, some of the fellows who are going out on fouls just now would have flopped | ™" to the floor and staged such an agony act on the very first low one that a feree might have given him | KOLOFF TOSSES ANDERSON. Dan Koloff scored over Tiger Ander- son of Texas in the feature bout of the weekly wrestling card last night at the !tngnt Koloff registered straight falls. two | he up a few, I signaled that I as ready to cut loose. “Let ’er go,” the catcher called, and I knocked off his glove, and then I cracked him on the knee with a curve. That was enough to get me a job with | Electra, and in the next six weeks I pitched six straight shutouts. The news went through the independent base ball world of Texas and brought in a scout from the San Antonio club. He was a conductor on the Texas special and took a day off to look me over. When le returned to San Antonio that eve- ning I was on the train with him. ‘That same Fall Cleveland drafted me, but farmed me out to New Orleans, but before I could get back to the rs the war broke out and in 1917 I sailed ‘These long stays in the trenches and the long absence from the ball fleld held me up, for it was nearly five years after the war was over before I got back to the majors. After several years wlt:u lnd“l::lp?ul. under Hendricks and Donie Bush, I came back, happily, to lead all the other left-handers in the INDIANS ARE RATED FLAG CONTENDERS Return of Fonseca Assures Tribe of Power to Battle A’s and Yanks. BY RALPH WHEATLEY. Associated Press Staff Writer. EW ORLEANS, March 14— The Cleveland Indians are on the march and their whoops should be heard up around the top of the hill when the 1930 season closes. Chief Roger Peckinpaugh is whipping a powerful squad into shape at Heinemann Park. While they may not have enough power to fend off the Athletics and Yankees, they should be giving somebody a tussle for the flying banner when the season closes. The Indians are fortunate in having the backbone of their team made up of men old in base ball but young in years, In addition they have a promising bunch of huskies itching to_step into the shoes of the regulars. Out of the squad of 42 big men, 35 may be con- sidered well beyond the raw stage. Last year the Indlans finished in third place and were playing ball like demons when the season ended. If it were possible for the Indians at the start of this season to hit their stride of the last month of the 1920 season they probably would go rough shod over anything in sight. No Drastic Changes. ‘There will not be any drastic changes in this season's line-up over last. Charlie Jamieson may be forced to function as utility outflelder as his 37 years have placed him in the twilight of base ball. It will be hard for him to hold his regular de.nn such Pomm“ Bib Falk, Earl Averill and Dick s The Indians had the fright of their lives when it looked as if scarlet fever would keep Lewis Fonseca off first base, but all is hunkidore now for word has come from California that Fonseca is up and about, is even taking light training on the Coast and will be fit for the start of the season. The Indians would have been in a sad plight if they had lost this man, who led the American League in batting honors last season and snapped into it on first base as naturally as a duck taking to water. They were drilling Henry Bonura and Alex Hooks for the job but they showed nothing to make merry_over, particularly in comparison with Fonseca. The shortstop billet is creating lots of excitement with three lads, Carl Lind, Ray Gardner and John Goldman, competing for it. Lind is making a drive to get back with the regulars after being routed off of second base by Urban Hodapp. Hodapp has second clinched about as much as Joe Sewell has third. Luke Sewell and Glenn Myatt as usual will carry the hod be- hind the bat. Pitchers Are Giants. The pitching squad is something to behold. Only one of them stands under 6 feet and only one of them is in the thirtles. They are 12 veritable giants, 8 right-handers and 4 southpaws, with Ferrell the top hand, but with Hudlin, Miller, Holloway and Shaute not far below. Others with magew than passing ‘The main 'flmfl ‘possessed Indians is their hitting power. man of the regulars can pound the ball, the lightest hitters being among the shortstop candidates and the pitchers. With Fonseca setting the example and |an all-star hitting outfield, and such | batsmen as Joe Sewell, Luke Sewell, | Hodapp, Ferrell and Shaute, a lot of trouble is ahead for opposing pitchers. ‘With such strength it stands to reason that in a season or two, if not this sea- son, the Indlans will make a serious stab for the high flag. ARRAY OF SWIMMERS IN CONFERENCE MEET By the Associated Press. EVANSTON, 111, March 14 —Assaults on records by the greatest fleld ever to compete in the event will start tonight in the preliminaries of the twentieth annual Western Conference swimming championship meet in Patton Pool, Northwestern University. ‘The return of five 1929 individual champions—all record holders in their events—indicate new marks will be plentiful. All have improved on their 1929 records in dual tests this season. Michigan and Northwestern, chame pion and runner-up last year, are ex- pected to battle it out for the title again this year. Michigan has Walker, 40-yard free-style champion, and Capt. Garnett Ault, 440-yard title holder, back again, while Northwestern has Capt. Al Schwartz, 100 and 220 yard champion; Dick Hinch, 150-yard back-stroke title holder, and Don Petersen, 200-yard back-stroke winner last season. ‘Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Chi- cago and Iowa have stars, but appear to lack the team balance necessary to harass the favorites, . SKINKER EAGLES MEET BALTIMOREANS SUNDAY Skinker Eagles will entertain the sturdy Turnverein Vorwaerts of Balti~ more in the weekly basket ball attrac- tion Sunday afternoon in the Silver Spring Armory. Action is slated to start at 3 o'clock, with a prelimi een teams to be announced, beginning at 2 o’clock. Arundel basketers recently defeated 3@? Vorwaerts for the Baltimore City e, HESTON PLAYS RICHARDS FOR DIXIE PRO NET TITLE PALM BEACH, March 14.—Paul Hes- ton of Washington was to engage Vin- cent Richards, former Davis Cup star, today in the title match of the singles’ division of annual Southern pro- fessional tennis tournament here. Heston m:nd Ohfl‘z:l M. Wood t‘nn engage Richards and George Agutter, Palm Beach and West Side Tennis Clubs pro, for the doubles crown tomorrow afternoon. s Heston won his semi-final match terday, defeating Charles M. Wood, of New York. I CLEMSON RETAINS CODY. . CLEMSON COLLEGE, S. C., March matter of earned run averages my first season. ight . (Copyrisht, 1930, by Morth American News- 14 (#)—Josh Cody, for the it thi mnfwlhflmdmkamco:; at Clemson, has signed a new three- 'mm .?‘cmtnet. His teams have been