Evening Star Newspaper, March 31, 1930, Page 33

WASHINGTON, D. C, Features and Classified MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1930. PAGE C—1 - e e Griffmen Size Up as One of Strongest Clubs Defensively in Either League HARD J0B CUT OUT FOR MOUND STAFF Team Lacks Slugging Punch, | but Infield Is Sharp, Out- field Capable. C ing of the American] League championship cam- | patgn only two weeks away. the | efforts of those charged with the| conditioning of the Nationals for | the flag race from now on will be devoted mainly to improvement of an already sturdy-looking itching staff. In all likelinood he club will have no more punch‘v than it had last year—and then | its punch was weak-—so whatever headway it may make this year will depend upon its defensive strength and its pitching. As a defensive unit, the Washington club ought to rank among the best in the majors. The infield is fleet and in- telligent, the outfield strong and the catching staff clever. At present. the | itchnig corps on paper is a likely- jooking array. Headed by the iron-arm- ed Pred Marberry, the first-string corps 18 expected to include also Irving Had- ley, Adolph Liska, Sam Jones and Lloyd | ‘Brown. | Johnson Is Pleased. | this crew will be Myles w’fiurma Braxton, Bob Burke | and Carlos Moore. The ' first three| named of this second lot are apt to occasionally as well as act in re- roles. And there “flll be l)tm':‘h Sa;h:f; the shoulders of e ;ow:g ;‘x’mh of the burden of pitching o onie B record of none of those on the staff last year excepting Mar- berry’s is impressive, those pitchers, | who have d yed their wares in ex- ‘ibitions this Spring show improvement over past performances. According to r Walter Johnson, their work has been x}\mz satisfactory. But the hopes for even more improvement the chlmphnsl';i‘ u)‘u‘:nl:c“k{x% hnson figures that club, | :nbehivenpuneh as it does, must have | pitching and must have it | ot the outset of battling with its rivals in the Barnard circuit. o Ne- Eleven games tionals’ ibition schedule. The Chat- g fll“be ‘met once more unwg.m wi B ingham club twice. Then Blr:x: 'gul encounter their first league O] ition, Five tilts are Fh‘lfll with t?ll:“mvu. one in Chat- and four on the Washington ‘tanooga eward trip. After that the Sato hmono)u will be played twice and the Rochester Internationals once. | Some Need More Work. rashington hurlers, excepting e u;;me and Herbert Pyle, the ~draftee from * BY JOHN B. KELLER. HATTANOOGA, Tenn,! March 31.—With the open- | the ‘Chatanooga, is likely to be returned to that will see action in these games, but destined to get much more others. Marberry still has to harden himseif properly. ey and Liska. Each of go through a full game, Birmingham series, at the end of T5 th see the debuts of Jones ‘Braxton, according to present ones per o the slab now, veteran nurse does not want to hurry Braxton apparently has recovered om ' series of operations undergone | the Winter and, brf‘"i o:u u(u;hfisye te athletes who trains quickly, e ule o, make a creditable show- t the Barons. Should he not though, it would occasion no worry on the part of the ‘Washington management. It feels it has other pitchers to carry on while Braxton is sounding into form. Will Train Mornings. in actual competition will| he Washington pitchers will the two weeks remaining ore the big business of the base ball .year gets under way. There will be morning drills for ail members of the mound corps, and on game days those not scheduled for service against the foe will be sent through as much drill- ing as they would get in a game. For the Nationals to make a go of it, their moundsmen must be fit for a brilliant getaway. And if hard work under the direction of Johnson and his assist- L R g2 £i: 3:2 8E.2 3 i himself in_training him into goEn 'EE 8% Training ot be-all et during BASKET BALL ARBITERS WILL BANQUET TONIGHT | _Members of the District of Columbia Board of Approved Basket Ball Offi- |cials will banquet this evening at the Occidental Hotel, starting at 6:30 o'clock. The regular meeting will fol- low the banquet. Members of the association who al- ready have sent in their reservations are: C. E. Beckett, O. J. and Joe Mitchell, George Harbin, Don H. Adams, C. E. Collifiower, John R. Daily, Dutch Eberts, W. B. Entwistle, Tommy Ford, J. B. Haas. S. R. Huey, J. Y. Hughes, B. M. Kail, C. A. Metzler, R. E. Nash, H. D. O'Meara, W. C. Robbins, Nate Sauber, J. A. Simpson, J. Worton, Lee Fitzgerald, L. V. Kreh, J. R. Benner, Bruce Kessler and Frank Sumner. WHITE SOX J0BS STILL WIDE OPEN Manager Bush to Give All| Candidates for Outfield and Mound a Chance. ¥~ ATLAR Tex, March 31 (®).— The battle for regular outfield and pitching jobs with the Chi- cago White Sox still is a wide- open affair. Manager Donie Bush continues to give every one a chance in exhibition games, but performances, especially by the out- field aspirants, have been so good that he hasn't had a chance to select a regular line-up. Seventeen men worked yesterday while the Sox were losing to the Giants, 10 to 8, and most of them were in line for duty against Dallas today. ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., March 31 (). —Lfickey Cochrane, sparkplug catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, says there are about 20 American Leaguers who are always a threat when on base. Those most likely to try to steal, he says, are Yankees—Lazzerl and Combs; Washington—Rice, _ Goslin, Myers and Bluege; Boston—Rothrock and Barrett: Chicago—Cissell, Hunne- field and Metzler; Cleveland—Morgan, Fonseca and Jamieson; St. Louis—Blue and Manush; Detroit—Gehringer and Johnson. Of the Athletics Cochrane lists Miller as the most dangerous on the paths. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, March 31 (#).—The St. Louis Browns bade good- by to their Florida training grounds last night and were due to arrive to- night in Birmingham, Ala., for a two- day stand there Tuesday and Wed- nesday. - The ten-game exhibition re- sults in the Grapefruit League gave the Brownies eight wins and two reverses, with only one error recorded in the last five contests. SELMA, Ala, March 31 (P)—With camp broken a% Pensacola, the Red Sox today began a series of games in Ala- bama. 2 zame will be played with the local eam today, while another edition of the Sox faces the Mobile nine in that city. The two squads will rejoin tomorrow at Montgomery. Yes- terday’s second straight win of team No. 1 over the Louisville Colonels gave them a good start on the five-game series. NEW ORLEANS, March 31 (®).— Jonah Goldman has made himself a most serious contender for the Cleve- land Indians’ shortstopping job. Con- tinuing his fine fielding in yesterday's victory over New Orleans, Goldman handled 10 chances without a bobble and in addition was the only Indian to collect two hits. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, March 31 (#)—The men managed by Stanley Harris were scheduled to meet the Mon- treal club of the International League here today in a game which should be a_ brotherly affair. Montreal donated Elon Hogsett to Detroit, and Hogsett is about the most promising of Harris’ high-grade group of recruit pitchers. The southpaw probably will face his for mer teammates on the mound today or tomorrow. DALLAS. Tex., March 31 (P).—If Manager Bob Shawkey was beginning to view with alarm the fact that his New York Yankees were doing very little hitting this Spring, he should be feeling a bit relieved now. In their last two games the Yanks have pounded out 29 hits, a fair share of them for extra bases. Babe Ruth pounded out four safe hits in Satur- day’s game and then went hitless ants will bring this about, the pitchers will be fil. against Houston yesterday. ;I—;dley Is Durable But Griffs Lose for Want EMPHIS, Tenn, March 31— With no punch in pinches, except in one inning, the Nl-: tionals took a 3-to-2 licking | from the Memphis Chicks in the flnal? game of the series of two. Agnlnst} the right-handed Tony Welzer, former Red Sox hurler, who was on the hill for the home side in the first five frames, ‘Washington mustered only two safeties. "'hey did better against Johnny Walker, a southpaw, thereafter. Getting five nits and escaping a shut-out with a rally in the seventh. Bump Hadley set out to pitch nine innings and would have done so had | his team jiven him enough runs. As | it was, Bump pitched eight and was! bumped for eight hits, four of them | doubles and one a triple. He also issued | six , three of t and struck out five. H The Chicks did their scoring in two | ¥ innings, putting over runs each time | after two were out. True, the first two Tuns they got were unea: r of Wash! n’s were, 5o that’s no alibi. However, Hadley, despite the rough tre tment he received, looked rather good for this time of the training perios At that, he reesy to withstand the gaff of a full route, Wi istaction of all concerned. Cronin Helps Enemy. A kick of a roller by Cronin that put | ! Daughtry on first with two out in ths second session started the Chicks to- ward their scoring. Campbell, Memphis catcher, rattled a double off the right field fence to put across the first run and counted when his battery mate Welzer socked a two-bagger to left. 1In the fifth the home side earned a run after two b'll:l" v:;ut. A brace of sugeessive _doul swin, Waddy and Brazill produced MEMPHIS, hem to pitchers, | § rned, but both | G2 proved he is quite | & hich is something to. the sat- |Mve the left-hand | Jo of Pinch Punch in the sixth when they filled the bascs with one out as a result of Daughtry's triple at the outset and passes to Walker and Flashkamper after Camp- bell had been retired. Tangeman, though, lined directly to Cronin and Joe's toss to Ossie got Daughtry off third for a side-retiring double play. Officially it was a double error that opened the way to the Nationals scoring in the seventh inning, after the Mem- phis catcher had muffed a foul from Hayes' bat, Jack handcuffed the right- fielder with a liner and might well have been credited with a three-base hit. But the gardener, who had misjudged | the twisting drive, was given an error. Gharrity came along with a double to left to tally Hayes and after the next NO PUNCH HERE 3 [eUTR—— AB. E Fi 5 3 ] 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 e et o eizer. | Walker, corroonsesl Smwmommmoo® corunanan P £ M o0 Bl nawnscornusd Totals . Washington | Memphis .. | _Two-base hits—Campbell. Welzer. Waddey. | Brazii. Gharrity. Three-base hit_Daughtry. Double plays—Flashkamper to Williams to Brazill, Cronin to Bluege, Daughtry (unas- isted)” “Lert on - bases_Washinglo 0 0 e Ghicks threatened to oust Hadley L3 | oorosssesss™ o BLAIR IS WINNING JOB WITH CHICUBS Substitute May Get Post at Third Base Originally Reserved for Bell. By the Associated Press. OS ANGELES, March 31.—Lester Bell, who was obtained to do regular third-base duty for the Chicago Cubs, may turn out to be a substitute for Clarence Blair. Blair, the handy man of the 1929 National League championship Cubs, was sent to third base last week when Bell's arm went wrong, and all during the Pittsburgh series his play, both bat- ting and fielding, outshone that of any man on the club. The Cubs finally got the combination yesterday and defeated the Pirates, 13 to 7, but were idle today. CLEARWATER, Fla., March 31 (#).— Floyd C. (Babe) Herman is back in the fold and all's well with the Brooklyn Robins. Herman, a hardy holdout all Spring, finally surrendered yesterday and accepted terms calling for a one- year contract at $15,000. He asked for $25,000. With Herman in the fold and Del Bisonnette recovered from an at- tack of boils, Manager Wilbert Robinson can put on the heaviest-hitting team Brooklyn has seen in years. BRADENTON, Fla, March 31 (#).— Bill Hallahan, carried by the St. Louis Cardinals for his potential pitching, seems destined to come through this season on the basis of his Cocoanut League hurling. In two trials “Sweet William” has blossomed forth in good style, one time whiffing 10 of the 15 batsmen to face him. WINTER HAVEN, Fla.,, March 31 (®). —Barney Friberg, utility man with the Phillies, is the most valuable player in | the National League, Manager Shotton declared today. “I said the same thing last season,” Shotton stated, “and I still think so. He can play any position on a team and play it as well if not better for a time than any other man in the league.” Shotton intimated that Friberg may get the call for second base over Capt. Thompson, who was late in reporting for practice. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 31 (®). —Ben Cantwell, who was bought from the Jacksonville Tars several years ago by the New York Giants for $25,000, returns to town today in a Braves uni- form and will pitch for the Boston men against the local team. Rube Mar- quad, famous portsider of other days, manages the Jacksonville boys. TUCSON, Ariz, March 31 (®).— Homeward bound after weeks of Spring training on the Pacific Coast, which they climaxed witht three victories out of four exhibition &u‘ne& against the champion Chicago Cubs, the Pittsburgh Pirates came here tbday for a gmuoe contest. Big Jess Petty probably will start the game for the Pirates. DALLAS, Tex., March 31 (#)—The New York Giants may be pardoned if they hope the tion in _the National League is no tough that provided in Spring e: tions by the Chicago White Sox. The two teams have played nine games so far. Each has won four and one was tied. The Giants had a seven- run lead in yesterday’s battle and then just barely managed to win, 10-3. YESTERDAY'S BESULTS. By the Associated Press. AL Houston, Tex—New York (A), 6 e allas, Tex.—New ¥ork (N., 10; Chi- irwater, Fia—Brookim (N, 0-2: i :DAY?II[L:; Al;“l!l—c)“vl‘fl (N.), 13; Pitts- rED i Nier Haven, Pia—Rochester (I. L), 10: Philadelphia (N.) At Miami, Fla.—Philadelphia (A), §; Bos- ton (N.) ucksonyille. Fla~Detroit (A), 6 8. L), 2. Vst Palrs Beach, Pla.—8t. Louls (A), ; MiD kee (A. A.), 3. b mes. Flalst. Lous (N), 1% (8" L), 1. To Rew Gfléaris—Cleveland (A), 3; New p Te'gn.—llemphll B AN Y At Jrckso: At West Pal t_Memphi Washington ( TODAY’S SCHEDULE. At Shreveport, Tex.—New York (N.) vs. L‘m.—m- York (A) vs. At \Winter Haven. Fia.—Philadelphia (N.) v O nville. Fla—Boston (N vs. Ao e, (Ala-—Boston (A) vs. Selma 's.’;""gz.’ Augustine—Philadelphia (A) vs. At Daytons Beach, Fla.—Detroit (A) vs. Montrenl 4% Tex—Chicago (A) vs. Dallas At “Ticson, Ariz.—Pittsburgh (N.) vs. Tuc- (A, L.). 3¢ “pradent Fla.—St. Louis (N) vs. Rochester (1. PE—————— two batters were retired Ruel singled Pat across. p A double play dashed the Nationals’ hopes of getting ahead in the eighth, when a single by Rice and passes to Barnes and Hayes crowded the sta- tions with one down. With the in- field in Gharrity took a viclous cut at the ball and drové a liner down the left field stripe. But ' Daugherty did not have to move for a catch and it was easy for him to touch third and Eliminate Rice and the side. Nearly 5,000 turned out for the Sunday battle in Memphis, even thougn there still was much chill in the air. Tony Welzer's deceptive motion re- | sulted In the snaring of two Nationals | ot first base in the second inning. Judge was caught flat-footed when the | pitcher heaved to the initial sack, and later Bluege, with a big lead, became an_easy out. Judge, suffering with a slight indis- | position, retired from the game after | the Nationals' third batting turn and | Pat Gharrity went to first base. Pat is | getting all the practice he can around | the initial post these days. Barnes 15 covering acres of ground in | left, roaming far to both sides to get under hoists. In the fourth inning today with two Chicks on the runway Red dashed well over 100 feet to a:t. nunder a fast-falling foul and retire the e Although Gharrity got a clean two- bagger, he was the goat of the Ma- tionals' batting order. 1In his first time at the plate he fouled the ball toward the Chick dugout and Campbell, Mem- phis catcher, climbed on top of a pile of bats to make a catch. Then came the heart-breaking drive into a double- play in the eighth when the bases were filled. Pat really hit the last one. Hayes broke into the game in the sixth inning, regl:cln( Myer at second. Buddy's arm s better, but Acting Man- ager Judge wanted Hayes to get some practice under fire. TR P = e \ atite 40D I} Yifwwr ives Al e 7 7 s —By BRIGGS , it ._V{\\\‘\\\\l\\\\\\‘ AN EEIRTON THe GRAVEYARD @ ny Tmsune. e FIFTEEN BALL TILTS FOR EPISCOPAL HIGH' ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 31.— Episcopal's two games this week are part of a 15-game schedule announced today by Faculty Manager Carter. The vm’rlm includes 11 home games and 4 on foreign diamonds. The feature is the annual game with Woodberry Forest School at Orange, Va., May 17. Episcopal’s base ball, track and tennis athletes will report back to their coaches tomorrow after the regular holiday fol- lowing examinations and will get down to business immediately, for they have & short time to train. The track and tennis schedules are not completed, but the first track meet is set for April 11, a dual affair with Tech of Washington, which will be staged on Hoxton Field. The base ball schedule: Apri—g St Alben's, st Washinglon: §, Eastern High: 9. Bwavely School: 13, Eme: son Institute: 16, McKinley Tech High; 1 Virginis Episcopal School: 23, Gons: 28 Pubburne Military Academy; igh. more; 10, She; chester; TO BRITISH UNITED British United soccer eleven is the Washington and Southeastern District Cup tie tournament cl ion, which honor is equivalent to the champion- ship of the District area, Uniteds yesterday conquered Marl- quired two extra periods. Experience Jess Burton at right back was the high spot of the victors’ exhibition. Ray Knight scored the only goal about five minutes after the start of the first extra period. The ball struck a pebble, caus- ing Binger, Marlboro goalie, to mis- judge its bounce, and rolled under the upright. A meeting of soccer officials here- about will be held tomorrow night in room No. 2, District Building. It has been called by John Malloch, secretary of the referees association. SKINKER EAGLES FIVE HAS SHINING RECORD Skinger Eagles, formerly Anacostia Eagles, have just closed another highly successful basket ball season during which they lost only two games of a hard schedule. East Arlingtons and French A. C. both of which were sub- sequently defeated by the Eagles, were the teams to defeat the Birds. With Ralph Bennie, Joe Sweeney and Jack Faber finding the cords often, the Eagles yesterday defeated Woodiawn A. C., 42 to 31, clinching the Indepen- dent League title and closing their sea- son. Pratt Whirlwinds, newly crowned District A. A, U, court champions, are after games. Call Jakie Lewis at North 1813 after 6 pm. Whirlwind players will meet tonight at 8 o'clock in the Post sports department. Many sandlot ball tossers are nursing sore limbs today following energetic workouts yesterday. The boys turned out in force on diamonds throughout the city and environs, Several prac- tice games were staged and other squads got in snappy drills. District Grocery Stores nine, mak- ing its debut on the diamond, took the measure of Collegian A. C., 10 to 3. The D. G. 8. boys are after games with unlimited class nines, particularly Sun- day tilts with teams in nearby Maryland gd Vlrllxt.ll“l:lflnl' dhtl‘llmndL C. W. nnison ting for e rymen at 3600 Warder street. . C o Eastern Midgets drubbed rdelle Juniors, 14 to 4, on the Plaza xi'mond. Aspirants for the Rockville A. C. nine will practice Friday and Saturday eve- nings at Welch Field, in the Maryland town, and Manager Cole asks all di- dates to report. Cole is lunnl.n::el; at Rockville 231 during the day. Neighborhood House Senators, 7-3 victors over Department of Commerce t:‘:nse‘r.t. wilrluennn cll(t&x; Barbers next y afternoon on east at 1 o’clock. . Red Sox downed r{grmern A.C,8to boro, 1 to 0, in a battle royal that re- |3 of the winners told. Brilliant play of | Af " With the Sandlotters W ashington Pin ASHINGTON bowlers returned | from Waterbury, Conn,, to- day with three champion- ships won in the National Duckpin Bowling Congress’ third an- nual tournament. Lorraine Gulll lifted the woman's all- events crown with a record score of | 1,051, Joe Mulroe and Paul Harrison shot 780 to take the men's doubles, and the Bethesda team won first place in the five-man event with 1,805. However, the Bethesda team's victory is :ol certain. If a "sl'lt)n-t:l)lu'l'.y claim by the Clarendon, Va. uint is allowed, the latter will be awar first place with a score of 1,807. Clarendon was credited with 1,797 pins, but in a protest filed with Secretary George L. Isemann of the congress says it was not given a strike made by Thurston Following are the high scorers of the | tournament: MEN'S EVENTS. TEAMS. e oarer Haritord, SINGLES. o eor Wakeflel Charter avit ew ohaon. Baltimore, M DOUBLES. .P._Harrison, Washington T Mr0t3® ahunders. Silver Sprink B o C. Bann £54 3 “Harper, Waterbury, Coni Srien-Miler, Hartford, Conn. ALL-EVENTS. field, Mass. on, Col ey WOMEN'S EVENTS. TEAMS. Recreations, Baltimore Arcadias. Washington . Genlot Girls, Waterbury. SINGLES. olliday, Baltimore Marearet Bexan. waterbury 1.638 1'560 1544 50 | ckma Rose Sehnal. Waterbury. Betty Day, Baltimore . DOUBLES. Waterbury Waterbury Danbury ... ALL-EVENTS. Lorraine Gulli, Washington Korreaze: Hotligay. Batimor Rose Sehnal. Waterbury . Lotta Jannowitz, Baltimore . Howard Campbell, up to old tricks, spared in the last box to beat Jack ‘White, the Connecticut flash, in the first five games of an intercity series yester- day at Waterbury, 598 to 589. The battle was punctuated by sensa- tional spares. White picked up a le in the t game, but Campbell caught him with a triple-header in the second. In doubles, Tato and White, with Jack Otto, the new national singles champion shooting the last game for White, defeated Paul Harrison, Red ME]“]:I and Jack Wolstenholme, 1,179 to 1,134. In another special, Peggy Babcock, Elsie Fischer and Lorraine Gulli lost Hassal-Degn: Sehn, Williams and Frisk, 918 to 922. Jack White, with 665, and Nick Tron- sky, with 630, were the New Englanders’ big guns when they picked up a 27-pin lead on Grand Palace Valet in the five- 5. in a practice game featured by the pitching of Mickey O'Connor for the Sox. O'Connor allowed only one hit in tolling the first four innings. Knickerbocker Midgets deeated Mac- Kay Juniors, 12 to 7, in a tilt in which the pitching of Rowzie and the hitting of Bowell featured. Knickerbockers are in need of a game for Sunday. Call Metropolitan 4248. Hitting the ball with a will, Potomac Seniors downed Rover A, C,, 10 to 5. Majestic tossers turned in a 7-1 vic- tory over Bloomingdale senior nine. Victory Post midget base bailers will drill Wednesday afternoon on the North Ellipse diamond at 3 o'clock. Socking the apple lustily, Montrose Peewees drubbed Tenleytown Peewees, 20 to 5. The winners will gather a Capt. Edmonston’s home tomorrow eve- ning at 4:30 o'clock. Bethesda, Md., diamonders conquered Metropolitans, formerly the Calhouns. 11 to 7, on the Calhoun field. St. Joseph's Insects squeezed through & 4-3 win over Texaco Midgets yes- day on the Bllipse. to ter Bearing Three National Titles 2 | White to 8 New England all.star trio, Mackic, | ' Shooters Home man team match. Paul Harrison topped the Washingtonians with 608. ‘The scores: MEN'S SINGLES. Jack White......... H. Campbell. .. 1.0 MEN'S DOUBLES. ‘WASHINGTON. 120 124 99 108 136—587 4109 .. ... L —2 . 121 113 110—344—1.13¢ CONNECTICUT. | 121 141 113 144 1 FERTERY B e Harrison . W. Megaw. Wolstenholi Tato | White | Snie 06—108—1,179 | Mackie . - | williams ™" 0 Frisk .. 90334 | Totals 294922 Babeock . | Fischer | Guiig Totals Harrison . Megaw Pacini ols Campbell 553 593 588 18 114 84 4 113 101 9 134 130 125 106 107 114 91 127 146 111 134 Totals .. 620 598 598 531 561 The Grand Palace Valet team will host to the New England men next week. A game of 192 is the latest sensation at the Recreation, where many big scores have been rolled this season. Ralph McReady shot it. He marked in every box, having 3 strikes and 7 spares. It was perhaps the highest game rolled hfl& without the aid of a double-header strike. The District League match between Hyattsville and Petworth, scheduled for Wednesday night, will be rolled instead tomorrow night at Petworth. nen CANADIENS, BRUINS IN HOCKEY FINALE NEW YORK, March 31 (#).—Les Canadiens of Montreal are finalists with the Boston Bruins in the struggle for the Stanley Cup, emblem of the world hockey championship. Les Canadiens gained the honor last night with a triumph over the Rangers, 908 be Perkins Stands Back On a Downhill Lie BY SOL METZGER. Probably that last long brassie of yours for a far-off green from a down- hill lie went scampering off into the rough to the right. You didn't quite get through or you failed to get a good hoid on the ball with your club. It's a safe bet that you played the shot as you would one from a level lie. Watch Phil Perkins play it. Instead of addressing the ball from off his left ghflulder he stands somewhat further 8 | find it off the outside line of his left foot or even farther forward. ? You see when you takeasyour stance here your weight tends to slide down hill toward the flag, es ‘Why? the lowest arc of your swing come at & point well forward of the left shoulder. Hence Perkins' adjustment in stance. Remember how nearly all such shots | scoot to the right. Also allow for that. as does Perkins, by playing the ball a | 5000 bit to the left of the line to the green. Sound reasoning in both cases. | Nathanson | ack of it than normally.. You'll likely | lly when | swinging through. Naturally that makes | FERNANDEZ TARGET FOR SINGER FRIDAY Al Gets Chance to Avenge Only K. 0. on His Record in Sixty Battles. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 31.—In nearly 60 fights Al Singer, lightweight idol of the Bronx, has been beaten only five tirmes and only one: has he been stopped. He will get a chance to advenge that knockout when he meets Ignacio Fer- nendez, Filipino, at Madison Square Garden Friday night Early last year, Singer, then in the midst of a great winning streak, met Fernandez at the Garden and carelessly dropped his guard in the third round. The Filipino drove home a right that sprawled Singer on the canvas and end- ed the fight then and there. In a dozen matches since then Singer {m‘s beénbbcnb;n tohn'ly on:l:. Kid Choco- late, Cuban featherweight, gaining a close_decision over him.u = " Vince Dundee, Baltimore welter- weight, and Ben Jeby of New York clash in the 10-round semi-final. Tuffy Griffiths meets Jack Gagnon of Boston at Philadelphia tonight. DISTRICT A. A. U. RING FINALS ON TONIGHT Seven hard-fought matches are ex- pected tonight in the championshi bouts of the first District A. A. ‘:I llw"3 fi;fik’g boxlng"muém;nent at the Jew- ‘ommunity Center. Actf Abl.rt at :ou'clock. 30 Spectators will be admitted without charge, but because of the small seat- ing capacity of the J. C. C. auditorium, only members of the host club and in- vited guests will be passed through the doors. The program: 112-POUND CLASS._ Fatrick Sullivan (K. of C.) vs. Marnard 118-POUND CLASS. single Tardugno (. C. C) vs. Douslas 126-POUND CLASS. oY Byon (C. C) vs. Nevin Barber (K. 135-POUND CLASS. Max Kosof (J. C. C.) vs. Jocko Miller @. ¢ ). 147-POUND CLASS. Eric 8o biie Sonnichsen (K. of C) vs. William 160-POUND CLAS! Gus M . C. C.) va. vi (Sus Mirman (. C. C) vs. Henry Irving HEAVYWEIGHT CLASS. . L. Tucker Wi Lo Tucker (unattached) vs. Russell PRIN Ci: GEORGES STAKES. 3. TH. 149—30d | Trott . | Hilliard First prize, §16. Second prige, $11. g . Name. ley . Stecs REs SEERREEE 2Se8ts A new free illustrated leaflet on “The | JTith Art of Putting” has been prepared by |C. H. wol Sol Metzger. Write for it. Address Sol Metzger, in care of this paper, and | BoiEht inclose a self-addressed, stamped en- velope. (Copyright, 1930.) Second prize, 312 Third prize. $4. STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE T isn't often that a man with a 9 handicap against a par of 70 has the distinction of holding the season course record even for a short time. But that honor today be- 2 to 0. Canadiens defeated the Rangers, 2 to 1, Friday at Montreal. On the Drives Tonight District League—Stanford Paper Co. V. um. on vs, Lucky Strike. pitol Hill League—W. R. & E. vs. Navy Yard, at Capitol Hill Eastern ~ Leagu Miller Furniture uaity, Isherwoods vs. Night Owls vs. Holy Rosary, M. J. Hasney Baumgarten, at Northeast Temple. ness’ Men's League—E. B. Pin No. 2, at King Pin ‘Washington _Men's League— Blair Road, Wynnewood e Wynnewood Park vs. gomery Playe: American Legion Auxiliary vs. Woodside, Silyer Spring. City P Office T y Post Gheckers. Cast-offs v utual Cleaning 8. n orth. ague—(9 p.m.) Federal Re- . Washington Loan No. 1. cond, Park vs. Riggs, Fed- n_No. Hibb: National Bank of Wi American’ Security No. 2 vs. District, Ame: ican Security No. 1 vs. Eastman Dillon, at roadia. Typothctac League Pellowship Forum, vs. Caslon Press. ~Gibson Bros. vs. Parke Brawner, _National Publishing Printing, Standard Engraving vs. Charles 'H. Potter vs. Ransdell. I Joyce s Vs, Vs. ) ne. H. Tint Shop. N Washington Typog- Merchants' Tre A & Detweller vs. ticnal Capital Press vs. hers, at Lucky Strike. eague—Interior vs. ants of Investigation 51 easu Asgies vs. Interstate, Public Build d Merch ¥s. TH W. Minte, Penn 'Elecl Stern vs. Barber & R Hall. Plimbing Industry League—] v 11 s'. ‘Noland . A'R. & 8. 8. Vs .2 Ed Morris vs. O'Hanlon P. Crane "va. Cunningham P. 8. at Lucky ) Lengue—Athletics _vs. aves, Browns vi, N tric_vs. Hugl oss, at Conventi E. G. Schi vs. jeneral _Counsel qu Br Tigers lonals, White Sox ‘ankees. Cardina! Pirates. Reds vs. Indians, Phillies nts vs. Robins, at Lucky Strike. Economics ' League — Center Finance and Estimates, Frult s vs. Parm Manage ry vs. Grain, Coops vs. St Pin No. 8. d ague—Central _vs. Belivers, at oity | t longs to Dorie C. Gruver, affable and straight shooting members of the board of governors of the Washington Golf and Country Club, who is the only man among the club’'s membership who has scored as low as 73 this year. Many others have been around the 75 mark under the Winter rules at present in force, but according to “Brick” Wood, the assistant pro, not even Dave Thomson, the club pro, has not scored a 73, although he has had two 74s. Gruver normally is an 81 or 82 player, seldom drops into the 70s_and more often is around 84 or 85. But on this record setting round he found every- thing going perfectly, his iron shots going straight for the pin, his tee shots booming down the middle of the fair- ways and his putts dropping in the middle of the cup wlthnu!p‘nsy hesita- ion. He started off by missing a 10-footer for a 3 at the first hole, missed another 10-footer for a deuce at the second hole and holed a 15-footer for a birdie 3 at the difficult third. A 6 followed at the fourth, where his tee shot went into the rough at the right and his second shot hit a tree, but he made up the error with another birdie at the fifth. The upshot of the nine was that he was out 36, which is one more than par, a mark he never before had attained. Coming back he started right in with another birdie at the eleventh, where a 10-foot putt dropped for a deuce. But he took a 6 on the fifteenth and he finished the last nine in 37 strokes, two over par, with a new record for the season for the Washington layout. Gruver’s score was not due alone to remarkable putting, however, for he Had his putting been excep- , he might have gotten around in 70 or better. And then to show that that round was not a fluke, he engaged his peren- nial rival—V. C. Diekey—yesterday afternoon and pounded out another 36 for the first nine holes. Dickey had dropped a remark that he wanted to look at some of this inspired golf he had heard Gruver was shooting, and he paid scalper’s prices for a gallery seat to watch the exhibitiof. Gruver now is off Dickey's list for a while, until Gruver comes back to what Dickey calls “his own class.” Yesterday afternoon, with Comdr. C. T. Lynes as a partner, the pair started the first nine 3, 2, 3, which is three consecutive birdies. Saturday night Gruver was the guest at a dinner party given by Henry T. Rodier in recognition of his feat. Leo Diegel, the American profes- sional match play champion, is expected to come to Washington for a day or two on his way to New York, where he will sail for England early in May to play a series of matches with Abe Mitchell for the world professional match play title. The matches were arranged for May 22 and 27, with the rubber game, if necessary, to be plaved prior to the British open in mid-June. Diegel defeated Mitchell in a singles exhibition match at Columbia in 1922. The coming match was arranged by Bob Harlow, manager of Walter Hagen, who is in the Far East on a trip around- the world, which is expected to land him in England in time to defend his British open title. George J. Voigt, who learned his game on the old Columbia Golf Club course, developed it on the public links in East Potomac Park and has risen in the years since 1926 to be a star of national magnitude, today holds the proud position of being the only player in the metropolitan area to be handicapped at scratch. Voigt is a member of the Wal- ker Cup team which will sail for Eng- land April 30. Jess Sweetser, former national champion, whom Voigt beat in the amateur championship of 1928, is chairman of the Metropolitan Golf As- wil;zm? h?,ndlcap committee. aurice J. McCarthy, jr., of George- town University, present metropolitan champion, is rated at a handicap of one stroke, along with Sweetser. T. Philip Perkins, former British amateur champlon, is placed at two, along with Eugene Homans, who tied with Bobby Jones for the national amateur cham- pionship qualifying medal last T, Voigt now has been rated at the z::d of the metropolitan golfers for two years in a row. He also was a scratch man last year. His rise in golf is an epic in itself. Six years ago he was only one of the many good golfers around Washington able to hold his own in any company about the Capital, but'certainly not the outstanding player he is today. At that time he was a Government clerk and arose early in the morning to practice at East Potomac Park. In 1925 and 1926 he started the series of successes that have placed him today on the highest E Dacle of the game around New York. He generally is rated ps the third best amateur golfer in the country. 1