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o] W F ening Staf. 'WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1930. Features and Classified PAGE C—1 Burke Attains Goal of Starting Pitcher : Little Interest in Heavy Title Bout REGULAR BOX J0B IS EARNED BY BOB Showing This Spring, Topped Off by Work Against the Braves, Clinches Post. BY JOHN B. KELLER. INSTON SALEM, N. C, April 8.—Add to starting pitchers for the Wash- ington Base Ball Club one Robert Emmet Burke of Joliet, Ill. This young fellow, who has been sticking along with the Nat- tionals for several years, since he was drafted from Little Rock of the Southern Association, cer- tainly looks the goods this year. He has become a really clever left hander on the hill and Manager Walter Johnson now has ideas of making young Robert a regular of the staff. How Burke has pitched this Spring training_season, has been one of the remarkable developments of the period. Heretofore he has started only occa- sionally and been rather successful in regular championship campaigns, but This Spring né has hurled some of the finest ball that has been seen in the games against major and minor league clubs. Burke apparently has everything now to make him a regular pitcher. Only yesterday, in Charlotte, he gave a great display of his pitching prowess in_ the first five innings of the game in which the Nationals vanquished the Braves, 0 2. Lashed for two runs in the first nning which gave the Braves an ad- vantage of one tally, Burke came back after his side had tied the score in the second session and gave the Hubmen a great battle. All-told, they gleaned eight hits off this young left-hander and only one was mixed in the making of the two runs of the first inning. Then he passed a batter and hit one and a double followed. That was the sum total of the Braves, effectiveness. Fans Four in a Row. ‘Thereafter they got seven hits off Burke, but got nowhere. - His finest achievement was the striking out of the side in the second inning. The first man up in this round was none other than Rabbit Maranville, a batter who knows his pitrhers and knows how to bat. The Rabbit was completely baffled—and a right-hand hitter, too. He let a third strike go by. Ken Smith, another right-hander, swung futilely for the third one. Cunningham, another right- hander, also let the third one go by. And starting the third inning Burke calmly proceeded to strike out Johnny Neun, Johnny waving for the third. Now, Johnny is a turn-around hitter and against Burke he was batting right- handed, but he was completely fooled by what Bob sent up. ‘Thereafter Burke kept the game well in hand. At times the Braves had as meny as two on bases with only one out, yet this youngster from Joliet was | never at a loss in his five innings to hold them at bay. Johnson was quite impressed by this exhibition of Burke's and announced later that he was confident that Bob | may be figured as a starting pitcher for the club this year. Following Burke, Myles Thomas took the hill and Myles did mighty well. He allowed but four hits and passed but one batter. But once during his term was he in any apparent difficulty. ‘This was in the sixth inning, his first on the hill. Then the first two Bos- ton batters singled, but the third man drove into a play that got the runner at the plate and thereafter everything was smooth sailing for Myles. At that, ‘Thomas was impressive on the mound, but not quite so much as Burke. ‘The Braves started with a rush yes- terday. Burke in the opening frame, with a base on balls to Earle Clark, former Washington sandlotter, and a pink on the wrist for Jimmy Welsh followed by a stinging double against the center- fleld fence by Walter Berger. ‘The Nationals came through in the very first inning. Two were out when Goslin doubled. ~Myer's single that followed pushed him across. In the second session a single by Hayes, a base on balls to Tate and another walk came for Burke. Then West tapped to the pitcher and when catcher Ken Smith dropped Cunningham’s throw, Hayes slid across with the tieing run. In the fourth inning the Nationals went ahead. Bluege singled, Hayes sacrificed and, after Tate went out, Burke smote a single that put over ‘what proved to be the decisive run of game. Thereafter the Nationals collected two runs. In the eighth inning a double by McLeod and a single by Tate {mduced a tally, and in the ninth, with 'wo_out, Goslin with his third homer in four games accounted for the last marker. The Goose's hit was a fine drive over the right-field barrier. YANKEE A. C. TO HOLD BASE BALL GATHERING ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8.—Bobby Vogt, manager of the Yankee A. C., has called a meeting of his base ball prote- ges for 8 o'clock tonight at Hurshy's Salon, 400 King street, to elect a cap- tain and to discuss plans for the open- ing of the Yanks’ season on April 20. Clif Wood won the Health Center Bowling Alleys sweepstakes with 1,189 pins for the 10 games. > 21 2l ormmsrsronaswrmod a5 ) kErzaesisemiad B Secsassonsmeld | orssrsssmmororontiy ® 5l ouscumoasuscond w| cooensosscssscl 2y g H S R sesummonenell ol as omronanancell eaanonencond memscosc0000l cccosccssocct o @ o o ool 0 0 Two-base hits——Goslin. & Home run—Goslin. Sacrifice: base on balls—Off Cunningham, 2; 2; off Cantwell, 2 off Thomas, 'l ut Cunningham, 2. Hit by pi piig—off Cupningh, off Thomas, 4 i 4 rs. Klem, Vangrafian ert “H & 0% as They garnered two runs off | Roush Meets McGraw, But Only Says “Hello” EVANSVILLE, Ind, April 8 (#).— Edd Roush of the New York Giants has met Manager John McGraw, but not to talk over the terms of his contract. Roush drove over here from his home at Oakland City yes- terday to watch the Giants take an 11-to-10 beating in 10 innings from the Chicago White Sox. His con- versation with the Giant manager conisted of: “Hello, Mac.” “Hello, Eddle.” McGraw later explained that he no longer had anything to do with Roush’s signing, while Roush, after returning home, said he expected to spend the Summer in Oakland City, although he and the officials were “not far apart.” But he added, “It looks like they are not going to pay any more and I won't accept any less than I have named.” PACIFIC COAST RACE LIKELY TO BE TIGHT By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, April 8—Eight well balanced teams will usher in the 193¢ base ball season in the Pacific Coast League y. Hollywood will play at Oakland, Beattle at San Francisco, Portland at Los Angeles and the Mission at Sacra- mento. Three teams, Hollywood, Los Angeles and San Francisco are pre-season fa- vorites. Hollywood, 1929 pennant win- ners, boasts an almost intact line-up carried over from last season. Despite this fact, however, numerous critics have picked the San Francisco Seals or the Los Angeles Angels as 1930 champions. The Seals have lost two fine hitters, Smead Jolley and Gus Suhr, but the weakness is offset somewhat by a strengthened pitching staff. In the northern part of the loop both Seattle and Portland have been strengthened. KANSAS CI.TY GAINS HONORS AT HOCKEY By the Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, April 8—The 1930 | American Hockey Association cham- | pionship was in the hands of the Kan- sas City Pla-Mors today, wrested from the Tulsa Oilers, 1929 title holders. The final game' of the post-season championship series here last night re- sulted in a 2-to-1 victory for the Oilers, but the Kansas Citians had an ad- vantage in points, the basis upon which the championship was determined be- cause the contenders were tied in the | number of games won. Both teams took two games and one | was tie, the Pla-Mors amassing a mar- |gin of 2 points in the five contests. Scores of the play-off games: Kansas City, 1; Tulsa, 1. Kansas City, 4; Tulsa, 0. Tulsa, 2;-Kansas City, 0. Kansas City, 2; Tulsa, 1. Tulsa, 2; Kansas City 1. GARDS’ NEW INFIELD WORKING SMOOTHLY By the Associated Press. BRADENTON, Fla, April 8—The shifted infield of the St. Louis Cardi- nals, with Frankie Frisch at third, Charley Gelbert, short; Sparky Adams, second, and Jim Bottomley, first, has been working smoothly in Cocoanut League games and promises to keep Andy High, last year's third baseman, on the bench. Today’s game is the Red Birds’ final until Saturday in St. Louis. DALLAS, Tex., April 8 (#).—One of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ cripples is about ready to return to the line-up. Dick Bartell, flashy shortstop, who has been out of service with a sprained ankle, yesterday and will take another brief drill today. LOUISVILLE, Ky. April 8 (#).—It appeared almost certain today that Joe Stripp would land the regular assign- ment at third base for the Cincinnati Reds, a position which has been giving Manager Dan Howley no little concern. Stripp has rounded into fine shape, hits the ball hard and throws accurately. Tony Cuccinello, Columbus recruit, is making a strong bid for the. place as is ihuck Dressen, former regular third sacker. DOUGLAS, Ariz,, April 8 (#).—Regu- lar pitchers, with Fred Blake likely to draw the first assignment, will do the hurling in the Chicago Cubs’ final train- ing series which opens Thursday against the American Association champion Kansas City Blues. Charlie Grimm, who has been out with a cracked rib, is expected to be back at first base during the four-game set, but Lester Bell's throwing arm may keep him from operating at third base. FIREMEN PROVE HANDY AS DICKEY IS HONORED LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Aptl 8 (F)— Base ball players usually find the va- rious home town celebrations something of a nuisance for everybody but the honored player, but it turned out dif- ferently for the New York Yankees yes- terday when Bill Dickey's home fans greeted him here. Among other things, the Little Rock Fire Department took part . in the parade before the game, then went to work and extinguished two fires. of them removed a good sized section from the left field fence. Dickey got only one hit, while two pitchers, Henry Johnson and Dusty Rhodes, made up in part for the ab- sence of Babe Ruth by hitting home runs. GALLAGHER WILL TRAIN FOR LAMAR IN BOSTON Marty Gallagher, Washington heavy- weight boxer, has left for Boston, where he will start training for his fight April 21 in Baltimore with Henry Lamar, an- other Washington boy. The bout will take place at Carlin’s. Gallagher and Lamar last met in October, 1827, at Silver Spring. The bout aroused much interest. e BANKER NETMEN TO MEET. A reorganization meeting of the Bankers' Tennis League 1 be held tonight at 8 o'clock at 2539 Third street northeast. All banks and financial in- stitutions interested in the league are asked to be represented. FLYING TACKLE TELIS, worked out with his mates for a while | INDIANS DECLARED IN PENNANT FIGHT Weak Spots of Last Season Have Been Overcome, Is Fonseca’s Opinion. By the Assoclated Press. ORLEANS, April 8—Lee Fonseca, like every one else EW connected with the Cleveland Indians’ camp, is assured the Tribe will be in the pennant race all the way. ‘The slugging first baseman observed that four weak spots of a year ago have been overcome. Luke Sewell is back in form, Porter promises to become a real threat at bat, Hodapp has strengthened second base and either Lind or Goldman will make a capable shortstop, thinks Fon- seca. TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April 8 (®).— A new name was listed and a more or less famillar one was missing from the roster o1 the Chicago White Sox today as they engaged the New York Giants in their Spring training series, George Blackerby, outfielder, was shipped back to Dallas, Tex., and Joe Klinger, a catcher, had been obtained from Little Rock, to give help made necessary by an injury to Moe Berg. INDIANAPOLIS, April 8 (#).—The Deuroit Tigers were here today looking for revenge on the Indianapoils Ameri- can Association team, which twice mopped up with the major leaguers in Flonda. The men of Harris came here after breaking even with the Louisvile American Association Colonels in a two-game series at Louisville, The Tigers won yesterday’s game 11-5, giving a severe lesson to a Louisville recruit pitcher, Earl Browne. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, April 8 (#)—Pitcher Earl Caldwell, who came to the St. Louis Browns from Waco of the Texas League, yesterday was sent to Wichita Falls of the same circuit, and his release cut the Brownies, squad to the Summer limit of 25. The lis| includes holdout George Blaeholder. First baseman Lu Blue will be on the bench the balance of the week nursing a sore tossing arm, with Earl McNeely subbing. BALLSTON SEEKING BASE BALL RIVALS Ballston, Va., base ballers, who are hopeful of cutting a wide swath among unlimited class teams here- about, are after games for April 20 and 27 on the Baliston field. . McQuinn, at Clarendon 1263, is booking for the Ballston team any eve- ning after 6 o'clock. A nine has been organized by em- ployes of St. Elizabeth's Hospital. It includes several players who have proved their worth. The team has a good diamond and is booking through Manager Boswel! at Atlantic 2105-R be- tween 5 and 6 p.m. Department of Commerce diamonders will open their season tomorrow, meet- ing Phoenix A. C. on the field at Third street and Missouri avenue at 5 o'clock. It will be a practice affair. French Co.s strong team, including a flock of sandlot luminaries, will play its first regular game Sunday against fleld at 2:30 o'clock. Joe Cronin Insects will face Auth Insects Saturday morning at 10:30 o'clock on the South Ellipse diamond. SEATTLE, Wash., April 8 (#).—Using a flying tackle and a crushing body slam, Gus “Dynamite” Sonnenberg de- feated Howard Cantonwine of Des Moines, Iowa, hers last n’ht. D. C. FIGHTERS ADVANCE IN A. A. U. TOURNAMENT BOSTON, Mass, April 8—Two of the five Wi n boxers entered in the national A. A. U boxing champion- ships here have advanced to the sec- ond round. They are Eric Sonnichsen and Henry Irving. Both advanced last night, the former scoring a clean-cut decision over Tony Moroni of Phila- delphia and the latter dnwln{ bye. ‘ashington fighters in the 126 and 135 pound classes are awaiting their turn. CARNERA FIGHTS COAST 200-POUNDER TONIGHT LOS ANGELES, April 8 (#).—Primo Carnera, the Itallan man mountain, to- night will hoist his 270 pounds in*y a ring for his local debut agains. the fourteenth opponent of his* current American tour. Opponent No. 14 is Neil Clisby, 200~ pound Los Angeles Negro, whose chief claim to fame is that he once stayed six and one-half rounds with George Godfrey. Clisby, however, has defeated a number of aspiring heavies. . Even the Negro's staunchest sup- porters are not expecting to add to his string of knockouts at the ex- pense of the Itallan giant. | Exhibition Base Ball Bv the Assoclated Press. At Evansville, Ind.—Chicago (A), 11; New York (N.), 10 (10 innings). At Macon, Ga.—Brooklyn (N.), 8; Atlanta (S.A), 5 At Little Rock, Ark—New York (A.), 7, Little Rock (S.A.), 5. At Fort Worth, Tex.—Fort Worth (T.L.), 9; Pittsburgh (N.), 5. At Charlotte, N. C.—Washington (A), 5; Boston (N), 2. At Louisville, Ky.—Detroit (A), 11; Louisville (A.A.), 5. At Indianapolis, Ind.—Boston (A.), 7; Indianapolis (A.A), 7 (tle—eight innings). At _Oklahoma City—St. Louls (A), 14; Oklahoma City (W.L), 1. . Louls (N, At Bradenton, Fla.—Sf 7: Rochester (LL.), At New Orleans—Cleveland (A.), 10; New Orleans (S.A.), 6. Today’s Games: At Winston Salem, N. C.—Boston (N.) vs. Washington (A.). At Terre Haute, Ind.—New York (N.) vs. Chicago (A.). At Columbus, Ohio—Boston (A.) vs. Columbus (A.A.). At Indianapolis—Detroit (A.) Indianapolis (A.A.). t Dellas, Tex.—Pittsburgh (N.) vs. Dallas (T.L.). At Louisville—Cincinnati (N.) Louisville (A.A.) At mphis, Tenn.—New York (A.) vs. Memphis (8.A.). Al (N) vs. At- t Atlanta—Brooklyn lanta (S.A.). At New Orleans—Cleveland (A.) vs. New Orleans (8.A). vs. vs. Dixie Pig A. C. on the Seat Pleasant | STRAIGHT O HE first eagle 3 ever scored on the lengthy par 5 tenth hole of the ‘Bannockburn Golf Club stands today to the credit of W. A. Alexander, a tall youngster whom Tony Sylvester claims is one of the coming golfers about Washington. Alexander made the eagle in a three- ball match, in which he was playing with his father and uncle, and the manner of his making it was a feat In itself. For the eagle 3 might just as well have been a 2, which would have been 3 under par on this hole, where most Bnnnockbumdnglbeu are proud and happy to record a 6. ‘The hole is 462 yards long. This is not so long from the viewpoint of mere distance, but the tee shot must carry a deep valley, and the second shot must be played far to the right and again over a valley. In addition, the hole is uphill every inch of the way. Alexan- der swatted out a long tee shot, which ended 240 yards up the middle of the fairway. Then he put everything he had into a mighty wallop with a brassie, which ended less than a foot and a half from the pin and in direct line with 1t. The ball might well have gone in for the deuce had it had an ounce more steam behind it. At the seventeenth the youngster holed a 15-footer for a birdie 3. ‘That he has in him the making of a fine player, according to Sylvester, is shown by the fact that on Sunday he went two over par for the first two holes and still was around the first nine in 38 strokes, even with a & on the short eighth hole. Most of the money and much of the glory of the initial tourney of the Mid- dle Atlantic Professional Golfers' Asso- ciation rests today in the shop of the Chevy Chase Club, as Bob Barnett, one of the winners, and Gene Larkin, one of those who tied for second place, con- template their winning effort in the 18- hole sweepstakes yesterday at Indian Spring, where the wind almost swept the sweepstakes into the lake at the seventh hole. Barnett paired with another midget performer—George Diffenbaugh—to win the event with a best ball of 76, which was considerable shooting in the teeth of the gale that swept the course. Bar- nett did most of the shooting, according to the modest Diffenbaugh. The pros drew up a schedule of events for the year, elected officers, discussed at some length the proposal of the National P. G. A. to raise annual ducs to $50, had an argument or two, & few | rubbers of bridge after dinner an led it a day. Among the things they decided upon was to revive the somnolent Middle Atlantic open, which has lain in a torpor since 1927, when Leo Diegel won it over the Indian Spring course. They | also decided to continue the closed | match play championship, which was | won last year by Bob Barnett of Chevy Chase, and ‘chose Barnett, Sandy Armour of Congressional, Charles P. | Betschler of Rodgers Forge, and Ralph | | Beach of the Suburban Club of Balti- more as members of a committee to | select a course for the open and to choose a course on which to play the sectional qualifying round for the na- tional P. G. A. championship. They also considered election of three local assistant professionals to membership, these being Claude Orndorfl of Wood- mont, and W. Elwood Poore and Daniel Burton of Chevy Chase. ‘Warner Mather President. Warner Mather of Woodholme was elevated to the presidency of the organ- ization, succeeding Arthur B. Thorn of FF THE TEE ‘Woodmont. J. Monro Hunter of Indian Spring and Ralph Beach of Suburban were chosen vice presidents, while Betschler was re-elect treasurer and A. F. Bergman was re-elected secretary. ‘Of the golf little can be said, except that the ecore of Barnett and Diffen- hu&h was pretty hot stuff in the face of the wind that swept the course. Douglas Brooke of Hillendale, Balti- more, thought he was due for a 5 at the first hole, until he stepped down in & bunker and holed a pitch shot for a birdie 3. Monro Hunter played in the same game with Glenn Spencer, and the few who braved the elements to watch the match saw another exhibi- tion of gargantuan hitting from the clubs of these two siege guns. Hunter was one of the three professionals who was able to reach in three shots the sixteenth green, where the gale raged strongest against the rlayers. There was a triple tie for seconu money between three pairs, all with 77. ‘They were A. L. Houghton, Harper and CIff Spencer, Baltimore; Gene Larkin, Chevy Chase, and Ralph Beach, Subur- ban; Sandy Armour, Congressional, and Warner Mather, Woodholme. The others ranged up to a best ball of 87 turned in by two pairs. Pros’ Card for Year. Here is the schedule the pros drew up for the year: April 21—Rolling Road, pro-amateur sweepstakes. May 5—Congressional, 36-hole sweep- stakes. May 19—Maryland Country Club, 36- hole sweepstakes. June 2—Bannockburn, 18-hole sweep- stakes. June 23—Rodgers Forge, professional- junior amateur, at 18 holes. July 7—Army, Navy and Marine Corps, pro-pro, best ball, 36 holes. July 30—Catoctin Country Club, Fred- erick, Md., 18-hole Scotch foursome. August 11—Columbia, competition to be decided. August 25—Forest Greens, near Balti- more, 18-hole sweepstakes. September 8—Chevy Chase, senior amateur - professional tourney, ~ with handicaps of seniors to be allowed. September 22—Woodhols 18-hole sweepstakes. October 6—Woodmont, amateur-pro- fessional, 18 holes. October 20—Suburban Country Club of Baltimore, to be decided. ‘Woman golfers of the Capital were playing today in the match play rounds of a miniature tourney at the Chevy Chase Club, which was postponed after the qualifying round yesterday because of bad weather. Mrs. J. Marvin Haynes of Columbia, who recently returned from a successful season of competition in the South, led the qualifiers, with a card of 29 for six holes. Mrs. Betty Meckley was second, with 31, and Mrs. H. A. Knox was third, with 32. W. W. Nottingham is the other player in the first flight, Forty-five players competed in the medal round. The tourney was to be finished today. One of the gigantic oak trees which grew west of the parking space at Co- lumbia blew down in the gale yesterday. Fortunately there were no cars parked near the spot at the time and little damage was done. Charles P. Betschler and Ralph Beach, Baltimore professionals, have challenged J. Monro Hunter and George Diffen- baugh of Indlan Spring to a match on a winner take all basis. The Baltimore pros proposed that the 36 holes be played over Rodgers Forge and Sub- urban in Baltimore, but it may be made a home-and-home affair, with half the match at Baltimore and half at Indian Spring. CANZONERI TO STRIVE FOR RING COMEBACK By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, April 8—Toni Canzo- neri, who once held the world's feather- weight championship and then became |a serious contender for the lightweight title until he ran into Jack (Kid) Berg last January and took a bad beating, takes another stride along the rocky comeback road at the Broadway Arena tonight. ‘Toni, working his way up from the depths, meets Frankle La Fay of Troy. N. Y, in a 10-round bout. La Fay, who has a few good victories on his record, very few defeats and has only been knocked out once, is hardly a top-rank opponent, but if Canzoneri can end this battle as quickly as he has a few others, he is due to bounce right back to_the top and earn a return bout with Berg this Summer. WASH!NGTON. FIGHTERS WINNERS IN BALTIMORE BALTIMORE, April 8.—Reds Barry and Sailor McKenna of Washington were winners in the benefit boxing show held in the 104th Medical Regi- ment Armory here last night. Barry scored a decisive victory over Joe Finnazzo and McKenna defeated Lew Raymond of Baltimore. Louis Guglimini and S8ammy Hogan of Washington lost to Angelo Meola and Clarence Sloat, respectively. Gov. Ritchie was among a party of officials who saw the bouts. e ROBINSON OF DODGERS TO USE NINE HURLERS ATLANTA, Ga., April 8 (#).—“Uncle” Wilbert Robinson of Brooklyn, who has one nf the best pitching staffs on rec- ord, has formed the habit of bemoan- ing his lack of hurling material. The difficulty seems to be that none of his rookies turned out to be a sec- ond Dazzy Vance, so Robbie is plan- ning to depend on a small but select group of nine pitchers. “And I'll be better off with that many,” Robbie says, “than I would be toting & whole flock of throwers who would only wear out good pants slid- ing up and down the bench.” To make up for the shortage, Robbie plans to keep eight infielders on his squad V Need?d at Gate, Crippled Ruth Sticks With Yanks MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 8.—Babe Ruth and his charley horse, which he has spoofingly named “Liza Ann,” are here, and will continue to be here and there, as you might say, with the Yanks during the rest of their way home. The Ruthian plea to be excused was not heard. The neigh of “Liza Ann,” the horse in question on the Yanks, was not heard. Ruth sticks for the duration of the barnstorm- ing, no matter how his old charley horse sticks with him. * Mr. Ruth is needed at the gate. Ruth will e through the motion of checking in and checking out at the various Fights Last Night By the Assoclated Press. PHILADELPHIA.—Billy Jones, Phila- delphia, outpointed James J. Braddock, Jersey City (10). TORONTO.—Jack (Kid) Berg, Eng- | land, outpointed Jackie Phillips, Tor-nto | 0. BUFFALO, N. Y.—Maxie Rosenbloom, New Ycrk, 'outpointed Harry Fuller, | Niagara Falls, N. Y. (10); Tony Tozza, Buffalo, stopped Arturo Schackels, Bel- glum (2). LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Jimmie Brown, Cincinnati, knocked out Gene Rick, In- dianapolis (1); Dudley Ring, Cincinnal Virginia, knocked out Roy (Father) Lumpkin, Portsmouth, Ohio (4). ST. JOSEPH, Mo.—Joe Trabone, Kan- Omaha (10). Beach, Fla, outpointed Mike McTigue, New York (10). stein, Rochester, Syracuse, stopped Harry Rice, Balti- more (4). FIELDS MUST RISK By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, April 8—Jackie Fields, world welterweight champion, has been ordered to sign up for a championship fight by the Illinol mission. business of defending his title. Fields defeated Joe Dundee, then champion, in a title bout at Detroit last Auguest, but had been recognized Association since his victory over Young Jack Thompson, California Negro, in Chicago, in March, 1929. He has fought several times, but has not defended the championship, as required by the N. B. A. The Illinois commission noti- fled Gig Rooney Fields’ manager, that it wauld recommend the throne be de- clared vacated unless Fields defends his title soon. Young Corbett III, Fresno, OCalif., youngster, and Thompson, have issued challenges to Fields, the former's de- mand for a crack at the title being backed by a $2.500 forfeit. Thompson’s manager_sald he would post a forfeit. FREEZEPROOF Radiators for all mukes Damaged Radiators repaired. WITISTATT'S RADIATOR, FENDER AND BODY WORKS N.W. ' Metropolitan 8410, 319 _13th St. 1800 14th St.. 3 Doors from § St. N.W._ MOTT MOTORS, Inc. “HUPMOBILE!” Better Used Cars 1520 14th St. N.W. DECATUR 4341. other stops along the Yanks’ right of way. . Mrs. | State Atheltic Com- | ‘The commissioners decided that Fields had delayed too long the as champion by the National Boxing ! BOXING FANS COLD T0 JACK AND MAX Sharkey’s Unpopularity and Schmeling’s Inactivity Are Hurting Match. BY SPARRCW McGANN. EW YORK, April 8.—Prob- ably no other champion- ship match in the history of the prize ring has evoked so little interest as the concluding arrangements this week for the bout between Jack Sharkey and Max Schmeling to be held here in June. There are many good reasons for this apathy on the part of the fans and, unless something is done in a hurry, the Madison Square Garden Corporation may have to concede that heavyweight matches without the magic touch of the late Tex Rickard simply cannot be successful. Sharkey’s victory over Phil Scott at Miami has not been fully appreciated by the fans. It was a foregone con- clusion that Phil would claim a foul if he were hit any place below the chin, and it turned out thag way. Jack would have been foolish have at- tempted to beat the Briton at long range with only the head as a target. He did the right thing by belting the body. But the aftermath of the so- called contest has left a bad taste in_the mouths of the fans. Then_ Sharkey's reluctance to fight Tuffy Griffiths has not been forgotten. Tuffy was almost stopped by Al Fried- man and succumbed to the punches |of 'a second rater, Jack Gagnon. “Whereby,” asked the fans, “should Sharkey be afraid to meet a man not good enough to last the route with a second rater?” Tufty Had Hard Campaign. | But turning thumbs down on Griffith | as a topnotcher, the fans would do | well to remember that Tuffy had gone through a hard seige of campaigning. Tackling Paolino Uzcudun and Johnny | | Risko in the short space of 30 days | took something out of the Sioux City | | thumper, and as Tuffy is not noted | for his defensive ability it stands to | reason he took plenty of punishment in both fights. Also, the fact that he | was fighting soft ones in Friedman and Gagnon caused him to relax. Schmeling’s absence from this coun- try is not helping the champlonship fight much. Maxie's action in stay- | ing_away from active ring competition eight months and planning to settle down to serious training only five weeks match with an _all-around before fighter doesn’t set well with the fans. | The report that Max suffered more !than a sprained ankle in Germany! seems to have some foundation. That |the ankle was fractured is indicated by | Schmeling’s continued delay in sailing for this country., Apparently Max | wants to give his ankle plenty of time |to strengthen, knowing that he would | be under close scrutiny once he arrives | here. | Max Is Honorary Champ. | is the honorary heavyweight | The title was | Max ~hampion of Germar % ted Don Lovelace, Indianapolis TRONTON, Ohio.—Dick Powell, West sas City, outpointed John Smogye, MIAMI, Fla—Bob Godwin, Daytona ROCHESTER, N. Y.—Abe Lichten- outpointed Freddie Mueller, Buffalo (10); Freddy Dawson, TITLE OR FORFEIT IT conferred on him by virtue of his vic- tories over Risko and Uzcuden. It is rather strange that Max did not cash in on his reputation by taking part in sev- eral tune-up match in his own country. This would have given him far better returns than he gets from showing his mummoumcmnmbum Sharkey has been dislfked by the fans. His boasting has not helped his popularity and, now that he stands out as the best American heavyweight, the fans are snubbing him because he se- lects his opponents. That cannot be helped. It is part and parcel of the fight racket as it is conducted today. Another Tex Rickard is badly needed by the sport. But where is one to find the man with the magic touch of the greatest showman the ever known? Pinding another Tex Rickard is more difficult than finding another Jack Dempsey. RSN BETTY NUTHALL IS ILL, OUT OF TENNIS TEST LONDON, April 8 (#)—British ten- nis circles were concerned today on news that Betty Nuthall, young tennis star, may be compelled to scratch from the ‘Wightman Cup . trials because of a chill from which she is now suffering and which has necessitated her remaining in bed. As the Wightman Cup trials conclude tomorrow, it is feared she will be unable to participate in them. Grip Shaft at Top To Lower Clubhead BY SOL METZGER. Golf champions, being human, avold putting all their eggs in one basket. Thus, when a shot demands switching from normal methods, it is a case of a slight change here and a slight one there from the standard swing. Phil Perkins, 1928 British ama- teur titleholder, is like that when playing the perplexing shot de- manded when one stands above the ABOVE BALL GRIP E.ND OF LEATHER e level of the ball. Weight back on heels to counteract the tendency to fall forward. Knee slightly bent to avold rigidness. Legs spread to lower clubhead and thus prevent reaching for the ball with conse- quent loss of balance. But the spread legs do not do all the lowering of the clubhead to its necessary position. To aid in se- curing that position for it, Perkins also grips his shaft clear up at the top end of the leather. It's a case of not too much of either, & far better plan than overdoing one 'z')é these ideas, as practice will prove you. ‘The new {llustrated leaflet on “Putting” will aid you in your game. It is frec. Address Sol Metzger, in care of this paper, and enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope. S = P % Rom g BRITONS WILL WIN CUP, TOLLEY SAYS Declares American Golfers Must Oppose Unusually Strong Combination. By the Assoclated Press. EW YORK, April 8.—Cyril Tolley, British golfers, being amateur champlon, believes that the against the United States in the Walker Cup matches at Sandwich in May is the trophy. “I think it's an especially good team,” & very business-like fashion. I think, too, it was a very wise move to pick the Usually our side has been chosen only at the last minute.” in Tolley’s opinion, would have been William_Sutton, who defeated him in ment last year, but he was not on the list of eligibles. team, Tolley said, is the Royal St. Qeorge’s course, over which the matches and has several blind holes which he believes will cause the Americans ‘Tolley has decided to sail for Eng- land Wednesday to get in an extra bit tournaments, but intends to return for his first attempt to win the United ‘who ought to know a lot about team which will represent England unusually strong and that it will win he said. “And it has been selected in team so long in advance of the matches. A good eighth man for the line-up, the final of the English closed tourna- Another advantage for the British will be played. It is a difficult layout trouble. of practice in England before the big States open championship in June, DAWSON’S 72 LEADS GOLF FIELD OF 167 By the Assoclated Press. PINEHURST, N. C. April 8—The honor of entering the match play rounds, reserved for a select 16, was the objective today of a host of Simon Pures competing in the thirtieth an- nual North and South amateur golf tournament. A fleld of 167, led by John Dawson of Chicago, yesterday marched through the first 18 holes of the 36 holes quali- fying play. Dawson shot a 72, one above par and three strokes better than his nearest rivals. In a triple tie for second place at the end of yesterday’s 18 holes were | J. B. Ryerson, Cooperstown, N. Y. | Kenan Smith, Raleigh, N. C., and C. | Ross Somerville, London, Ontario. They |all_ had 75s. George J. Voigt, New York, defend- ing champion, had & 76 to tie with Forbes K. Wilson, York Harbor, Me., for fifth place. WILL PITCH IN BALTIMORE. 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