Evening Star Newspaper, April 11, 1930, Page 49

Sports News ‘WITH SUNDAY MORFING EDITION The FPoening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1930. Comics and Classified PAGE D-1 New Griffs on View Here Tomorrow : White Sox Infield Ranked Best in League RECRUIT QUARTET NVEEKENDTLTS - Powell, Phelps, McLeod and| & Loepp Will See Action in Exhibition Games. BY JOHN B. KELLER. sight of the 1930 Nationals for Washington fandom | tomorrow — provided the weather is good. Following their tilt with the Orioles here this af- ternoon, Manager Walter John- son’s charges will hustle home for a week-end engagement with the same outfit. And the manager has said he will present his regu- lar line-up in Griffith Stadium. | Those visiting _the Washington ball | -O! yard tomorrow will see many in uniform familiar to them, but there will be some | new faces. Old timers like Capt. Joe| Judge, Sam Rice, Goose Goslin, Ossie | Bluege and Muddy Ruel again will be at hand. So will many of the younger ele- ment of the club of the past few years such as Benny Tate, Buddy Myer, Joe Cronin. Jack Hayes, Sammy West and Red Barnes. In the way of something new Manager Johnson will offer Jake Powell, the big youngster from Silver Spring’s sandlots; Gordon Phelps, bouncing Bowie boy: Jimmy McLeod, 19-year-old product of Little Rock, and George Loepp, up from the Baltimore club. Powell already promises to develop into a “fence-bust- er” as well as a good outfielder, Phelps in the pro game for the first time has a | fine chance to make good as a catcher, while McLeod is a keen-looking infielder and Loepp probably will get his share of work in center field. Pitchers Well Conditioned. There also will be on display a well conditioned lot of pitchers. In fact, Washington’s mound corps this year looks much better than in some time past. Veterans like Fred Marberry, Sam Jones, Garland Braxton and Myles Thomas_appear ready to make trouble for the Nationals’ rivals. The youngsters, Irving Hadley, Adolph Liska, Lloyd Brown and Bob Burke, have so im- pressed their manager that he believes they will figure importantly this season. ‘The lone newcomer to the staff, Carlos Moore, bought from Birmingham, also %0oks the goods. B will be a nice looking club that Sakes the field, probably a better ball elub than the one representing Wash- ington last season. Defensively it has a deal of strength and there is every indication its pitching will be good. A lack of punch has been lamented by some_who saw the Nationals play in the South, but the athletes may sur- prise with their batting. For - instance, consider the hitting | puwcr in the infield. Judge annually has been around the .300 class and Bluege generally socks from 285 to .295. Myer is a hitter of the 300 type and Cronin is quite likely to become one this year. More powerful in the arms than ever, Joe has slammed savagely in the cxhibition games. The | outfield plainly has strength at bat Goslin, reporting late, but in splendid trim. is hitting wonderfully, Rice is | getting his safeties regularly and though West has yet to show any power, Loepp, the new man, bangs the ball solidly. Club Has Fine Spirit. There is a great spirit in the club and it plays smart base ball. At least it has thus far and there is no reason to belleve it will lose its cleverness. The Nationals have revealed much base ball ability in their exhibitions. The Boston Braves will vouch for that, for they were routed by Johnson's charges in ‘the five-game series played during the Nationals' trip up from the South. Not one victory were the Braves able to score and in most of the engagements | they were beaten decisively. The last licking for the Braves was | passed out by the Nationals yesterday at Richmond, the Johnson band making good to the extent of 8 to 1. There was nothing fluky about the win, for Washington played much the better all- around.game, Between them, Braxton and Jones allowed the Boston bunch but five safeties. Three of the hits and the run were made off Jones, who hurled the last four innings. Ed Brandt left- handed his way through seven rounds against the Nationals and was nicked for 11 hits and all their runs. But one hit was made off Ben Cantwell, right- hander, in the eighth. _Two runs were picked up by the Na- | tionals in the first frame with singles | by Loepp, Goslin and Myer and Cronin’s sacrifice fly. With Rice on third and | Goslin on first in the third inning, a squeeze play, with Myer bunting, pro- duced a tally. In the fifth Rice singled, moved up when Myer was hit by a pitched ball and scored as Cronin hit | for a base. Myer and Cronin made a double theft. with Myer finally crossing while the Brave infleld attempted to run down Cronin. Judge then singled Cronin home. Powell's single and Gos- lin's fifth homer in seven games, a great drive into the right field stand, accounted for the last block of tallies in the $eventh. . ._The Braves got their marker off Jones *in the seventh. Sam passed Moore, first batter up. As Sisler became the second out Moore moved to the middle sack, from where he counted when Kahn, a rookie, slammed a single to center. KING TUT AND FLOWERS SWAP PUNCHES TONIGHT MILWAUKEE, Wisc., April 11 (#).— ‘The Grst 23xed bout to be held in Wis- consin since 1890 will take place to- night when King "Tut, Minneapolis lightweight chafenger, meets Bruce Flowers, New Rochelle, N. Y. Negro battler. In two previous meetings with Flow- ers, Tut obtained a draw and a decision. The bout tonight is the result of a substitution, Joey Glick originally hav- ing been booked to meet the Minne- apolis slugger. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. Los Angeles, 7; Portland, 6. Hollywood, 5; Oakland, 3. $an Francisco, 7; Seattle, 4. Sacramento, 6: Missions, 1. TEXAS LEAGUE. Dallas, 5: Fort Worth, 1. £ n Antonio, 8; Houston, 7. Beaumont, 6; Waco, 3. Wichita Falls, 13; Shreveport, 8. By the Assoclated Pre PEORIA, IlL.—Russ Crane, Univer- sity of Illinois, outpointed Joe Offringa, Indianapolis (10); Happy Atherton, In- dianapolis, and Ray Mcintyre, Los An- geles, drew (10). ALTIMORE, April 11.—First |5 £ RILEY MAY OPPOSE | (A —Wayland Dean. 28 vears old. for- | | remaining contests was scheduled for l MERELY A WARM-UP , BOSTON. B. Welsh. ef. . > ;] 2| cocounBmooong re. ertson, 3b. . B “Dunlap ... Totals *Batted fcr Brandt in the cig WASHINGTON. AB. Loepp, cf. 2 41 =l oococescercssy [ [ 3l oom: B honowsssmuss =l sossorcssocsst £ ht ] | socoosssonsossl ute. raxton. p. ». Totals . Bo: B B Jones, 2| moromouunscoos? 10 20 Home_run—Goslin. Sacrifice—Myer. St bases—Myer, Cronin. _First n La O Brandt,'3: off Braxton, Struck out'—By Brandt, 17 by Double plays—Cronin_{o ‘Myer to ve: Brandt to Kahn to Sisler: Myer_to Cronin to Judge; Kahn to Maguire .o Sisler. Hit v ‘pitched ball--By Brandt (Myer). Hits Braxton, 2 in 5 nnings: off Joncs, 3 in : off Brandt, 11 in 1 innings: off vell. 1 in_1 inning. Umpires s Van Graflan, Kiem and Dunn. 01 x—8 olen lls— oo il cooorosmmtmmmx ston .. shington s Maos: READING FOR CELTS| ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11.—Leon Riley, local youth who has performed on the mound for a number of minor league clubs, including Reading of the Interna- tional League, has been working out daily with the St. Mary's Celt! and probably will work against the Bridge- | port club of the Eastern League when it faces the Celtics here Sunday. Riley led the Virginia League in pitch- ing in 1928, and last year was going along in fine style until he suddenly became unable to control the ball. Episcopal High will entertain two in- vading teams tomorrow. Emerson In- stitute of Washington will be the guests of the base ball team, while the court- men will face Tome Institute netmen. Both events will start at 3:30 o'clock. Cardinal A. C. base ball candidates will practice today and tomorrow at 5 p.m. on the Pentagon Park diamond. J. Monroe Hunter and George Diifen- baugh will face Walter McCallum and Miller Stevenson here tomorrow afte:- necon on the Belle Haven Country Club links in an exhibition golf match. All are from Washington. Alexandria High girls are contemplat- | ing the organization of a rifle team. Col. Clarence J. Deems, U. S. A., retired, who is the commandant of the Alexan- | dria High Cadet Corps, has offered to | instruct the girls. DEAN, FORMER MAJOR LEAGUE HURLER, DIES| April 11 HUNTINGTON, W. Va. merly a major league base ball pitcher. | died at the home of his parents here following a year's illness, which forced | his retirement from base ball. Dean_pitched for the Phillies, New York Giants and Chicago-Cubs, after serving Loulsville of the American Asso- ciation and Daytona of the Florida League. Dean was a much sought pitcher while a member of the pitching staff of the Louisville club of the American As- sociation six years ago. The Giants outbid several other major league clubs, however, and on joining the local club was hailed as one of the most promising | pitching recruits to graduate from the minors in years. He never was able, however, to show the same skill in the major leagues that he had exhibited with Louisville, and after a couple of seasons with the Giants, drifted to the Phillies and thence to the Cubs. His last full season was 1926 with the Phillies, when he won eight games and lost sixteen for a - end team. He saw little service after being transferred to the Cubs, appearing in only four games in 1927. MAHAFFEY’S HURLING " PLEASING TO MACK| By the Assoclated Press. PHILADELPHIA, April 11.—Man- ager Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Athletics is convinceéd he has a “pretty good” pitcher in Lee Roy Mahaffey, the big right hander obtained from the Portland (Oreg.) club. Pitching against the Phillies yester- day, Mahaffey was the first Athledcs hurler to go the regulation distance of nine innings, and he performed to the entire satisfaction of Mack, shutting out the hard-hitting National Leaguers with scattered hits. Mahaffey also lived up to his reputation as a hitter by knocking a single and two-bagger. ‘The city series stands two games to one in favor of the Athletics, with two more games to be played. One of the the Phillies park today and the other tomorrow. Exhibition Base Ball By the Associated Press. Yesterday's Results. « At Mobile, Ala—Mobile (S. A), 6; Pittsburgh (N.), 5. At Richmond, Va.—Washington (A.), 8; Boston (N.), 1. At Louisville, Ky.—Louisville (A.A.), 9; Cincinnati (N.), 8. At Kansas City, Mo.—Chicago (N.), | 16; Kansas City (A.A)), 1. At Philadelphia—Philadelphia (A.), 10: Philadelphia (N.), 0. At Chattanooga, Tenn.—New Yorl .), 8; Chattanooga (S.A.), 6. At Fort Wayne, Ind.—Chicago (A.), 14; New York (N.), 8. At Terre Haute, Ind.—Detroit (A), 7; Toronto (I.L.), 2. . At Birmingham, Ala.—Cleveland (A.), 7; Birmingham (S.A.), 5. At Topeka, Kans.—St. Louis (A), 10; Topeka (W. L., 6. At Brookly..—Brooklyn (N.), 3; Bos- ton (A), 1. Today’s Games. At Toledo, Ohlo—New York (N.) vs. Chicago (A.). At Charlotte, N. C.—New York (A.) vs. Charlotte (S. A. T. L.). At Brooklyn—Brooklyn (N.) vs. Bos- ton (A). At New Orleans—Pittsburgh (N.) vs. New Orleans (S.A.). At Kansas City—Chicago (N.) .vs. Kansas City (A.A). At Detroit—Detroit (A.) vs. Toronto (I . L.). At Baltimore—Washington (A) Vs. Baltimore (I. L.). At Birmingham—Cleveland (A) vs. IN TRIM T0 PLAY, HORNSBY REPORTS Soreness in Heel and Ankle Has Gone—Lopex Real “Find” for Robins. the Associated Press. .ANSAS CITY, Mo, April 11.— Rogers Hornsby has advised the Cubs he will report again for duty tomorrow. The soreness in his heel and right ankle have disap- peared and the “Rajah,” who has been loafing about his farm near St. Louis, is eager to get back into harness. As Manager Joe McCarthy predicted, the Cubs snapped back into form as soon as they landed in the Middle West. They clawed the Kansas City Blues, 16 | to 1, in_yesterday's exhibition opener | behind Sheriff Blake's masterful pitch- ing. The second game was programmed for today. NEW YORK, April 11 (#).—In Alfonso Lopez, yourg Spanish catcher from Tampa, Fla., the Brooklyn Robins seem to have a real find. Lopez displayed his wares to Brooklyn fans for the first time yesterday as the Robins beat the Boston Red Sox. And all he did was get a timely single, follow it with a heady bit of base running that took him to second, score one of Brooklyn's three runs and nip two attempted steals of second with fine throws. CINCINNATI, April 11 (#).—The Reds had ended their long training tour to- day and were back on their home lot with nothing more than a practice ses- sion scheduled for the day. Marvin Gudat, pitcher, secured by draft from Dayton in 1928, will be sent to Peoria, a Red farm, on option. He | will play outfield. This leaves Manager | Howley with 12 hurlers, two more than he intends to keep. Al Eckert, recruit pitcher, was struck in the foot by a batted ball yesterday llndtwul be incapacitated for a week at east. BOSTON, April 11 (#).—The Braves arrive home from the Spring training wars today with the last nine games in a row lost. Battered from right to left through Dixie, Manager Bill McKechnie still is uncertain of his opening game line-up and needs catching strength badly. Both McKechnie and President Emil Fuchs scoff at reports that Burleigh Grimes will be traded soon, saying that he will add class to the hurling staff. NEW ORLEANS, April 11 (#)—There is no question that the Pirates will return to Paso Robles, Calif, next Spring to train. While the team was in Mobile, Ala., yesterday business men of the town in- vited the Pittsburghers to come to their city next year. Sam Dreyfuss, vice president of the club, thanked the Mo- bile folks for their invitation, but said it had been decided to return to the Almond City. FORT WAYNE, Ind., April 11 (#).— The New York Giants may find a job without any delay for Walter Roettger, the outfielder they got from the Cardi- nals yesterday. They were so short on players for yesterday’s game here that_they had to draft a pair of coaches, Irish Meusel and Dave Bancroft, for active service. Meusel played left field after Andy Reese, who has been working in the outer 'pastures, injured a hand. Bancroft, acting manager for the day, substituted himself for Travis Jackson at shortstop. 'GONZALES TO CATCH FOR SEMI-PRO TEAM By the Associated Press. HAVANA, April 11.—Mike Gonzales, veteran Cuban catcher, is going to Chi- cago to play base ball—but not for the Cubs. Gonzales, who was released by the Chicago Nationals last Winter be- cause of a weak arm, wants to vindicate himself and prove that his arm is as strong as ever. He expects to catch on with a semi-pro team in Chicago for the Summer. “The Cubs do not need my services any longer,” Mike said last night, “but that is not my fault. I always gave them the hest base ball I had in my system. This Winter, all of a sudden, I was released and heard with no little surprise that I had developed a weak arm. Such news was quite interesting, but far from the truth. I am still a good catcher, and I can prove it.” Havana fans and sports writer® who have watched Mike play this Winter, are ready to back him up. “Any runner who can steal a base on him is entitled to it.” is their opinion. Adopt Wide Stance To Obtain Balance BY SOL METZGER. Another 1dea of Phil Perkins’ that is common among first class golfers when playing a ball from, a lower plane is to spread the legs more than for the normal shot. It automatically lowers one’s shoulders to do so. That drops the clubhead to the lower plane, fits it behind the ball, where it belongs, and prevents one from reaching down in an effort to con- nect when swinging through. You can't play such a shot from a narrow stance without reaching for the ball and losing balance in doing so. Balance has to be maintained in playing any golf stroke. If you don’t realize it, ask any good player. So spread your legs. That lowers the shoulders and, in turn, the club- head to its correct position for ad- dress and contact. A new free illustrated leaflet on “The Art of Putting” has been pre- pared by Sol Metzger. Write for it. Address Sol Metzger, in care of this Birmingham (8. A.). At Springfield, Mo.—St. Louls (A) vs. Springfield (W. L.). paper, and inclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope. (Copyright, 1830.) | Cup team, parked his tee shot in the UME SPRING, Va., A. C., boast- ing a stalwart base ball team, is now eager for action with unlimited nines hereabout. The club will be piloted by Russell Dunn. The team has virtually the same team as last season, with Earl Godfrey and Curtis to do the mound work. Games are being booked by C. W. Roberts, commercial manager, 202 Ray- mond avenue, Alexandria, Va.; telephone Alexandria 23-F-2. Eastern A. C. insect nine, a cleaver little team, is gunning for games with clubs in their class. Manager Willlam Mills is booking at Lincoln 8831 between 7 and 8 pm. A game for Saturday is sought, and Columbias are- especially challenged. Easterns have a field. Virginia White Sox will meet Ballston A. C. on the Balleys Cross Roads, Va. diamond Sunday at 3 o'clock. Manager Hatrison of the Sox wants his team to gather at 2 o'clock: Shreve, Shaw, Deck, Bob Davis, John Davis, Via, Coppage. Johnson, Dove, Kline, Macabee Morgan. Finesey, Houck, Brown, McDonald, Garfinkle, Stein, Ridgeway and Purdis. Foxall A. C. and Modern Woodmen of America nines will clash Sunday after- ITH final decision to be made Monday night at a meeting of the board of governors as to whether the club is to hold an invitation golf tcurnarment this year, the golf committee of the Congres- sional Country Club today announced a few of the events that are to enliven the season at the big golf organization out Rockville way. The committee con- | sists of Guy Mason, chairman; Page | Hufty, secretdry, and Whitney Leary, | Dr. Bruce L. Taylor and Dr. Howard| | Strine, with Capt. A. J. Gore and Alex | A. Armour, the club professional, serving | in advisory capacity. | A ringer tournament, which will run from April 15 to October 15, with all | play at scratch, will inaugurate the sea- son. Prizes will be offered for the win- ner and runner-up, and score sheets are to be posted in the golf shop. with en- tries to be filed with the club pro. A Spring handicap match play tour- 'nament will be held April 27, the winner | to receive a silver cup and the runner- | up to receive a medal. Entries 1or this | event will close at 6 p.m. April 20. An | allowance of three-fourths of the dif- ference in handicaps between contest- | ants will be made for the match Elay rounds, which will start May 3 and be played one each week thereatter. Congressional vlans a big ciub & flair | May 30, an 18-hole handican medal play event, with prizes for low gross, low net, second low gross and second &nd third low net. All prizes will be medals. On June 8 a mixed Scotch foursome | will be played, each pair of contestants | to play one ball at 18 holes medal play, | with handicap allowance. The handi- caps will be one-half of the combined | handicaps of the partners, and two | prizes will go to the winners and two to_the runners-up. Following its usual custom, Congres- sional will hold its annual club dinner | the evening of November 3, when all prizes won during the year will be| awarded to the successful contestants, Replies to the questionnaire sent to club members inquiring their wish as to whether a Spring invitation golf| tourney will be held indicate the over- | whelming view of the golfers that the club abandon its big tourney for this year. However, the matter will come up at, the board meeting Monday night for final action. Just to show the boys that he can knock a golf ball from here to there without a great deal of Spring practice, Maurice J. McCarthy, the metropolitan champion and nominee for the Walker middle of the seventeenth green at the ‘Washington Golf and Country Club yesterday. The distance over the trees from tee to green is in the neighbor- hood of 300 yards. The hole, as it is played normally, with an iron shot from the tee and a pitch over the creek to the green, measures 367 yards. High trees bar the short way to the green for the normal hitter, but men like Mc- Carthy disdain such things trees which demand maximum height of drive at the tail end of its carry. They g0 boldly for the green, as did McCarthy yesterday, and if they are successful the ball jumps the shallow trap at the left of the green and ends on the put- ting surface. It is a great shot for big hitters, although none but the big hit- ters dare try it. McCarthy appears to be knocking the ball further than ever this year. On the sixth he hit his tee shot within 50 yards of the green on this uphill 374-yard hole and on the seventh he hit it so far his second shot was nothing more than a mashie niblick on this 434-yard affair, He was play- ing in a four-ball match with Frank K. Roesch, R. T. Harrell and Ward McCarthy. Bowlers who organized a league of pin spillers from the Washington Golf and Country Club plan to enter a team or two in the Washington City Duckpin Association tourney to be held shortly. Henry Talt Rodier, local sport impres- ario and bowling enthusiast, is spon- soring the move to have the Washing- ton bowlers enter a team in the duck- pin tourney and hopes teams from sev- eral other clubs may enter the event. Manor has a strong team_headed by Harry G. Pitt, according to Rodier, and Bannockburn also has a team, which might include Harry F. Krauss, one of the National Capital's outstanding bowlers. Rodier hopes to have a num- ber of teams entered from the golf clubs about the Capital, and as an en- tering wedge in this bowling-golf com- bination plans to have the Washington team make the first move. Next Winter he hopes to establish a bowling league made up of teams from the various golf clubs near the Capital. Employes of the Washington Golf and Country Club today were mailing out to RACING Havre de Grace April 14 to 26, Inc. SEVEN RACES DAILY $:05 rd time. Grandstand and paddock, $1.50 FIRST RACE AT 2:30 P.M. Hume Spring Nine Is Anxious To Schedule Unlimited Rivals! ‘sociation will sponsor a base ball team, STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE noon at 3 o'clock on the Foxall diamond. Phoenix A. C. tossers will open their season Sunday against the Fort Meade nine at Fort Meade, Md. Chickasaws will engage Clifton Bar- bers Sunday at 3 o'clock on Monument diamond No. 1. District Grocery Stores and Harry's Barber Shop nine will face Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock. National Circles, who will go to Rich- mond April 27 to meet the Welfare Athletic Club nine, will drill Sunday morning at 11:30 o'clock on Plaza fleld. St. Martin’s has organized a fast unlimited nine, which will drill for the first time Sunday morning at 11 o'clock at t!thteenlh and Otis streets north- east. Lionel ball teams will meet tonight at 8:15 o'clock. Columbia Heights Business Men's As- which will hold its first drill Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Grant School nine defeated E. V. Brown School team, 7 to 3. Corinthians base ballers will meet to- night at 8 o'clock at Immaculate Con- ception Hall, Eighth and N streets. prospective entrants in the forthcoming invitation golf tourney of the club an- nouncements of the tourney which will be played over the Virginia course April 29, 30 and May 1 and 2. Two days will be given over to qualification, with match play to start on Thursday, May 1. Five flights of 16 will qualify, and en- tries will close at 6 o'clock Saturday, April 26. Club privileges are to be ex- tended to all entrants from Monday, April 28, through Friday, May 2. The tournament committee is composed of the following club_members: Fred D. Paxton, chairman; R. J. Morman, A. E. Howard, Judge C. C. Carlin, Walter R. McCallum, R. G. Hunt, Ben L. Ruller, S L. Mosby, J. Logan Hopkins, O. L. Veerhoff, L. C. Garnett, D. R. Elmore, | Dr. J. T. McClenahan, Dr. T. J. Rice, | R.'J. Wise, E. J. Swift, Harry D. Cash- | man, Dr. R. N. Sutton, Charles B. Stew- | art, Dr. E. W. Titus, Lowell Mellett, Dr. | W. H. Jenkins, R. T. Harrell, J. E. Rice, Ralph S. Fowler, D. C. Gruver and A. B. Galt. J. Edwin Rice has been appointed | chairman of the house committee of the | Washington Golf and Country . Club, succeeding John I. Power, who served in that post for more than three years and who left the city for a new post in Philadelphia a few weeks ago. Rice and R. J. Morman have been made members of the board of governors of the Virginia club. Mrs. Charles Humphrey won the first tourney of the Army. Navy and Marine Corps Country Club yesterday, planting her flag in the tombstone event near the tenth green. A tie for second place resulted between Mrs. John Steele and Mrs. G. W. Kenyon, who planted their flags on the ninth green. A tie also| came for third place between Mrs. John | N. Hodges and Miss Anne Stewart, who | played their last stroke a few feet from the ninth green. Handicaps were not available in complete form. A medal | play tourney is the scheduled event for next Thursday. BARNARD TO LOOK OVER NIGHT BASE BALL GAME CHICAGO, April 11 (#) —Night base | ball has piqued the curiosity of Ernest | Barnard, president of the American | League. | While he sees no immediate need for | night contests in either of the major | leagues, President Barnard plans to at- tend the opening arc light game played by the Des Moines club of the Western League at Des Moines, Iowa, SONNENBERG IS VICTOR. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 11 (#).—Gus Sonnenberg, one of the claimants of the world heavyweight wrestling championship, took two ht falls from Pat McGill of Van- uver _here last ni co FASHION Hollywood Btyles Conservath Styles Many with 2 Pants Other Suits " ark about our BUDGET PLAN MANY WELL DRE//ED MEN ARE U/ING THIS JERVICE TOBUY GOOD, /TYLISH CLOTHE/.. Tashidi ghop 9th & E Sts. 501 Ninth RATING FOR NATS HIGH DEFENSIVELY 4 | Strength of Yankees’ Cordon 2 ; § Is in Batting and A’s Quartet Is Aging. N League are imperfect, but all are interesting. They are very strong at first base, because some of the best batters of the league play first. ‘The best all-around infield is that of the Chicago Americans. It is not as great a batting combination as some others, but if Smith comes through at short the White Sox will have a better defense than the Yankees or the Ath- letics, the two teams that are presumed to be the contenders in the race. . Shires is at first base, Cissel at second and Kass at third. With Smith they balance splendidly. The Yankee third baseman ips not so good, nor is Dykes of the Athletics, though he l:i a splendid ball player. Yet Dykes hasn't the polish qQf Kamm. ‘The Boston Red Sox infield is perhaps least efficient of all, and yet a faster one than last season. Sweeney at first is a hustler and Regan may play better | alongside of him than with Todt. Regan should make a fine second baseman Rhyne is a capital shortstop and finally has made up his mind that he can play ball in the East as well as in California. 1f Holman proves to be a good third baseman they would get on much better this year. The strength of the Yankee infield is in its batting and Lazzeri. The latter | is the top-notcher of all inflelders. Gehrig must hit to be good, and so must | Koenig. At the start of the season it | appears as if the strength of Chapman 1ies in his batting. A's Infield Is Aging. The Athletic infield is the same as| last year's, but it is aging. Foxx is one| of the greatest of batters. Bishop and Boley in good physical condition are capable and clever, but they sometimes falter from physical handicaps. Dykes is a pepper box at third and the main- pring of the team in action. Washington has a capital fielding in- fleld. Judge is at first, Myer at second, | Cronin at short and Bluege at third. If they could hit the ball as they can field, Washington would land in the first | division, Cleveland's infield is problematical. Fonseca worked well in 1929. He will| start this year less fit for the grind of | a season than last year. Hoddap seems | to have found second to his liking. Lind or any other player at short is a guess, | but Joe Sewell at third is not. i Detroit has Alexander at first, and whatever he cannot do does not apply to his batting, which is Ruthian. Gehr- inger is the second best second baseman in the league. Harris is satisfied with Rogell at short and McManus at third, | two willing players. but not as expert as some other infleiders. | Another capital infield with experi- | ence and skill. but with less effective | batting power, is that of St. Louis. Blue | is a splendid first baseman. Melillo is! BY JOHN B. FOSTER. EW YORK, April 11.—Most of the inflelds of the American For dress. Black or tan calf— good lines for informal dress wear, weight shoe on custom last. You'd scarcely know you had a shoe on! For sports —two tones of tan and smoked elk. Ribbed rubber golf sole. | well, one of their former teammates, Ruth Hits Ball Beyond _Vision, Gets No Homer CHATTANOOGA, Tenn,, April 11 (#)—At last Babe Ruth really has | knocked a base ball clear out of sight, but he didn't get a home run when he did it. The Babe drove one off the top of Lookout Mountain here yesterday and no one saw how far it went. In the game against the Chat- tanooga Southern Association team the best the Babe could do on his lame leg was get one triple, which Karlon ran out for him, and let a few balls get past him in left field, which he ordinarily would pull down. VOIGT TAKES MATCH IN U. S. TITLE PLAY By the Associated Press. PINEHURST, N. C, April 11— George Voigt, New York, defondmz} champion, who yesterday defeated | Phillips Finlay, Redlands, Calif., 4 and | 3, today found stern opposition in the thirtieth annual North and South | Amateur Golf Tournament. | Voigt was matched with C. Ross Somerville of London, Ontario, co- medalist and former Canadian amateur champion, for one of the semi-final! matches. In the other, Eugene Homans, Englewood, N. J., flash clashed with J. T. Hunter. North Adams, Mass. While Voigt yesterday shot a sen-| sational 67 to put out his opponent, | Somerville hammered out a par 71 to | down J. B, Ryerson, Cooperstown, N. Y., | 2 and 1. The bye holes were played. Homans ousted J. A. Fownes, Pitts- burgh, one up, and Hunter eliminated | W. E. Donahue, Newark, N. J,, 4 and 2. MIDGETS FORM SECTION FOR CAPITAL CITY LOOP A midget section of eight teams was | organized by the Capital City Base | Ball League at a stormy meeting last nl%ht t was voted to permit players of the Capital City League to play in the Legion series at the same time. This did not suit Corinthians, who withdrew from the league. Teams whch entered the loop last night are the Lionels, Easterns, Sen- ators, Sam Wests, Arrows, Texacos, St. | Joseph's and Georgetown. | FERRELL SHOWS TRIBE HE IS IN 1929 FORM BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 11 () — Wes Ferrell has demonstrated to the | satisfaction of the Cleveland Indians that he is ready to continue the hurling which made him one of the league's outstanding recruits last year. Ferrell had only one bad inning against the Birmingham Barons yes- terday, allowing them five hits and as many Tuns in the fourth, and went the Toute for the first time this year. Meanwhile the tribe got to Ray Cald- | | | and batted out a 7-to-5 victory. —_— a great flelder at second. Kress has worked himself into the front row as a shortstop and O'Rourke is a seasoned | favor, plaver, who still is so popular with Dan Howley that the latter classes him as one of the best all-around infielders he ever knew. If O'Rourke should hesitate, there is Sammy Hale, fcrmerly of the Athletics. CHISOX DISPLAYING HOME RUN ABLTY Have Totaled 38 in Spring Games—Browns Debating on Two Positions. the Associated Press OLEDO, Ohio, April 11.—Not only have the White Sox adopted the role of Giant killers, but they promise to show the home town some home runs this season. In the 1929 campaign the White Sox collected only 37 circuit clouts. So far in their successful series with the Giants and minor league clubs they hav: totaled 38 homers this Spring. With the edge nine to five in their Donie Bush's men faced the Giants again today. SPRINGFIELD, Mo., April 11 (#)— With regulars for two positions still undecided, Manager Bill Killefer -and his St. Louis Browns stopped here today for the final exhibition game before the annual Spring series in St. Louis. Frank O'Rourke has been playing steadily at third base since Sammy Hale | was sent home to recover from the flu. The other post, right fleld, will prob- ably be occupied by both Ted Gullic, lanky Ozark Mountaineer, and Morris | Badgro, DETROIT, April 11 (#)—Stanley Harris led his Tigers back to Detroit today after more than six weeks of training. which saw only one week day of idleness. With the Tigers came the Toronto Interrational League team, their oppo- nents in a three-day series at Navin Ficld, beginning today. A day of rest next Monday will prepare the Detroit men for their opening on Tuesday against St. Louis. In their last pre-season game away from home the Tigers yesterday downed the Maple Leais, 7 to 2. CARDS TO MAKE BID FOR HURLER GRIMES By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, April 11.—President Sam Breadon wants Burleigh Grimes as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals pitching staff and said so in no uncer- tain terms. “I don't know whether I can get Grimes, but I'm going after him. I believe we can give the Braves more playing talent for Grimes than any other National League team. I won't say what we will offer, but we certainly will bid high for the veteran pitcher.” The Cards are due home today from Fiorida. PROBE CARNERA'S FIGHT. CHICAGO. April 11 (A).—The na- tional Boxing Association has launched its threatened investigation into ihe one-round knockout tour of United States rings by Primo Carnera, Italy’s an mountain heavyweight. “Hahn Special” Shoes for Men $6.50 OU can’t make a better choice for Easter. $6.50 they At, or around, challenge the world for distinctive style and intrinsic worth. Many men find it unneces- sary to spend more. 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