Evening Star Newspaper, October 10, 1930, Page 45

WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1930. Cofnics and.Classified J Cronin Is “Most Valuable” : Hoyas Play Tonight : Gallaudet vs. A. U. Tomorrow | BAME IS NOVELTY. OTE OF WRIERS * GVES AT HONOR Griffs*, Shortstopper Earns Prize Over Al Simmons and Lou Gehrig. :7 BY ALAN GOULD, _ Assoclated Press Sports Editor., EW YORK ,October 10.—Joe Cronin, sensatjonal young shortstop of the Washing- 3 ton Senators, today was . proclaimed the American League’s “most valuable player” for 1930 by & speclal committee of mem- bers of the Base Ball Writers’ As- sociation of America. The writers, representing each Amer- fcan League city, cast their votes at the request of the Assoclated Press for the ive since the league second successive year b 25 il ‘ i “An. i ¥ i LANDIS’ HANDS FULL IN LEAGUE’S PARLEY Delegates of Majors and Leading | Minors Meet to Talk Over Universal Draft. By the Associated Press. CLEVELAND, October 10.—Settle- | ment of the dispute over the universal draft, a perennial source of friction in the machinery of base ball, was sought by major and minor league representa- tives who came here for a conference y. - Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, the czar of base ball, was due to preside at the sessions and use his influence in an effort to settle the differences be- tween the American and National The majors have issued an ultimatum to the effect they will break all rela- tions with the three big minors unless : ALTROCK TO BARNSTORM | ON THE SIDE LINES With the Sports-Editor By DENMAN THOMPSON: 'GOOD line on how this - night foot ball proposi- tion will work out should ning 1 Georgetown host to West Virginia Wesleyan University at Clark "Grifith Stadium in the first collegiate grid encounter ever staged in the Capital at night. e udged the advance sale, wl{lch is red by Hilltop officials to be heavier than for contest in years, the ‘will rank second to for than turned out on a afternoon lons aliber machines. Ngvi ‘when of these instituti boasted high-c: this evening’s compare romise with that offered by the clash between the Middies and Nittany Lions back in 1922. The principal box office magnet, of course, is the nwel'.fi of witnessing a fray on an cially lighted grid- iron. The fans are curious to see how foot ball looks under nocturnal conditions. If the experience of other collernu which have adopted the innovation is any criterion, who_visit the. ball park those tonight will be bly sur- ° , for none of the institu- ns which has tried the scheme has discarded it and all report it has boosted re- ceipts greatly. Job Here Is a Model. CCORDING fo the firm which installed the equip- ment, the job at Griff Stadium is the most satisfactory yet at- attained, and that means some- thing when ‘it is considered that gridirons, diamonds, rec- reation oP“n and swimming 1s not only in this country ut abroad have been using artificlal lighting for several years. An idea of the extent of the illumination available at Griff Stadium this evening and other nights that games will be layed can be gathered from ?he fact that the 34 projectors focussed on the field, exclusive of those used for the runways and auto parking yards, fur- nish 102,000 watts of light, while the watt total for similar projects elsewhere usually is no more than 72,000. Accordlnfi to those who have n e rly illuminated fields, the spectators, because of the non-glaring properties of the lamps and the evenness of the diffused light, can fol- low the ball and the move- ments of the players even bet- ter than in the day time, when the glare of the sun proves. bothersome at some points, d also casts shadows that re- We 'my' is_ keepi: as] n eeping an open mind on the subject of night fool ball. It will see what it sees this evening and then render its verdict. s Cronin Beserves Honor. Evmnlcl that the high re- gard in which Joe Cronin is held by followers of the Na- tionals shared by observers on all sectors of the base ball fron! comes with the announceme; that he is first chojce of a co mittee of in the annus’ voting to determine the pllye “most valuable to his club” dur- the season ended. Sl e T— rane and Bob Grove of the world champion Athletics, Buster Lou Gehrig of the Yankees, Charley Gehringer of the Tigers, Ted Lyons of the White Sox and Wes Ferrell of in Grifian shortstopbet poled the G a total of 48 votes pg' a possible maximum of 64 to ob- tain 9 more than the number that went to Simmons and Gehrig, who were tied for sec- ond place. The honor that has been be- stowed on Cronin is thorough- ly merited. In only his second season as a regular, the young native of San Francisco, not yet 24 years old, proved one of the sensations of the year with his brilliant defensive play and potent batting. And the most gratifying thing about it, from the standpoint of Washington fans, is that he should be even better next year, when the Griffmen again are expected to be in the thick of the ‘battling for the pennant. ROBINS PATCH TWO WEAK SPOTS FOR ’31 Koquisition of 0'Doul and Thomp- son From Phillies Is Expected to0 'Be Announced Shortly. NEW YORK, October 10.—Left fleld and second base were the weak spots |stands on the Dodgers in the recent campaign, ‘but the two positions have been bolstered through the acquisition of Lefty O'Doul and Fresco Thompson. Official announcement that the Brook- lyns have obtained O'Doul and Thomp- son from the Phillles in exchange for at least five Ellyers has not yet been made at Ebbets Field, but it is expected to be handed out in a few days. O'Doul won the National League bat- ting champlonship in 1929 with an average of .398, and last season he finished fourth, coming up behind Bill ‘Terry, Babe Herman and Chuck Klein. Lefty's percentage in the season which just closed was .383. With O'Doul, Frederick and Herman, the Dodgers will have one of the heaviest hitting out- flelds in the National League. Also, O'Doul the Brooklyn team will have a slugger who is not apt to flop in critical , &8 80 many Brooklyn batters did in important games last month. Ray Moss and Cliss Dudley, right- hand pitchers; Infielder Jake Flowers and Outfielders Ike Boone and Harvey Hendrick, left-hand batters, are the players who are expected to be shifted to the Phillles, and the Dodgers can afford to let them go SWAVELY HAS CONTEST Will Play St. Christopher School Eleven of Richmond. MANASSAS, Va, October 10— Swavely School foot ball team, which last Friday trounced Business High of Washington, will tackle St. Chris- topher’s School of Richmond here to- morrow afternoon. Since the Business game Coach Reeves has been busy correcting weak- it much improved team e e :{rlolnlt St. Christopher, reported to be ng, Service Games To Be Broadcast NEW YORK, October 10 (A)— The N-v‘-:'otre Dame foot ball game at ith Bend, Ind., tomor- w will be broadcast over over two Beginning at 245 (B 8. T nning st 2: . 8. T), Graham McNamee will describe the game over a Natiorial Co. chain, inel TO CAPTAL FANS West Virginia Wesleyan to Offer Opposition—Lights Declared Perfect. BY R. D. THOMAS. T style of game George- town will play against West Virginia Wesleyan at Grifith Stadium to- night in Washington’s first noc- turnal grid show was a matter of conjecture today, Action will start at 8:15 o'clock. That one of the largest crowds to see a foot ball game here in years will be on hand is an assurity. ‘The Hoyas showed little of their stuff against Mount St. Mary's in the sea- son’s opener, being content to win by 14 to 6. Their only really effective weapon was the forward pass. went to Chicago expecting a stiff battle with Loyola University, and the dope was that Georgetown would let fly with all its aerial tricks, the Blue and Gray having displayed only a suggestion of power in its running game against Mount St. Mary's. Follow Different Lines. But the opposite occurred. Several reports of the contest at Chicago had the Hoyas using only five forward passes and resorting in the main to a strong running attack. This feature of the game was encouraging to Georgetown supporters, who had seen little of that nature in the opener to enthuse over. So the Hoyas, in two games, have followed out two different scoring cam- paigns, and tonight’s contest may be a mixture of both. It will be the final games in which Tom Mills may experi- ment, very likely. From -here out the sailing will be stormy for his new out- fit, for none but strong teams remain on the schedule. And West_Virginia Wesleyan is_not regarded by Mills as a setup. The Bob- cats appear to be at their best against town. ‘They were accounted rather easy prey a year ago, but the Blue and Gray was made to fight for victory, two late touchdowns making it decisive. Lighting 1s Gratifying. “Th hi arrangements at Grif- fith Bawl:!l‘u:ngnv: been declared about Two Other Nats Have Won Award NEW YORK, October 10 (#).— Winners of the American League’s “most valuable player award,” official and unofficial: 1922—George Sisler, St. Louis, 1923—George H. Ruth, New York. 192¢—Walter Johnson, Washing- ton. 1925—Roger Peckinpaugh, Wash- ington. 1926—George Burns, Cleveland. 1927—Henry L. Gehrig, New York. hleHomon Cochrane, Philadel- Pl 1929—Lew Fonseca, Cleveland. 1930—Joe Cronin, Washington. NAVY 1S COUNTING ON POWER OF LINE Feels It Has Edge on Notre Dame Forwards—Squad Is Given Send-off. ANNAPOLIS, Md., October 10.—The Naval Academy foot ball squad was given a great send-off last night as it started for South Bend, where it meets Notre Dame on Saturday. Practice was held as usual yesterday afternoon, consisting of a thorough drill of the 44 lghyers who will take the Neither the team or Bill Ingram, its head coach, is conceding defeat, no matter what may be the forecast of the experts, and a determined fight will be made every moment of the game. No one here expects Notre Dame to have | a walkover or a big score, and it is felt that surprise may be in store. The Navy is counting largely on its powerful and well coached ll?l'lev and in this particular feels that it has some- thing on Rockne's men. Though the Navy has nothing in the backfield to compare to several of Notre Dame’s players, individually it will be prepared to launch a fast and deceptive running attack and as varied an aerial game as may be expected from its op- ponent. Ingram declined to give out in ad- vance whether he would start his strongest combination at once, but did pected > bear the brant of the gamme runt of the 3 The line will be: Left o er perfect by Tom Mills, and they are the | right boast of Clark Griffith. With lt!;l\)'ln( list of games booked at night the base ball magnate figures to fatten his in- come at & time when his park heréto- halfback. Battles is Wesleyan’s outstanding back. He proved an iron man last week against New York University, the ball more than ninet; times out of the hundred the Bobcats rushed it. He ran 66 yards for Wes- leyan's lone touchdown. BERG AND PETROLLE TO BATTLE TONIGHT Briton Has a Score to Settle for Beating Given Him by Yank Several Years Back. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, October 10.—Jack (Kid) Berg, busy leather swinger from Eng- land, battles an old rival, Billy Petrolle . Dak., in the headline 10- round t in Madison Square Garden tonight. Be‘rgehll several old scores to settle with Petrolle. The Fargo puncher gave the Briton the only real trouncing of his career, stop] him in five rounds at eV years ago. Later they 1 it to a draw. Both these bouts, however, were before Berg reached his present ence among the lightweights. He now as an outstanding chal- lenger for Al Singer's 135-pound title. His impressive performances in the last ear or s0 have made him an 8-to-5 avorite over Petrolle, expert opinion holding that the Middle Westerner can hope to win only by a knockout in an early round. Petrolle’s stablemate, Spud Murphy, meets Patsy Ruffalo of St. Vernon, N. Y., in the opening 10. VON PORAT STRIVES FOR RING COMEBACK | Takes on Angus Snyder in First Bout Since Stribling Knocked Him Out. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, October 10.—Otto von Porat, stately Norwegian heavyweight, returns to the pugilistic wars tonight, engaging in his first contest since he ‘was knocked out in one round by Young sm‘bunfiour months ago. The tall Norseman will meet Angus Snyder, Dodge City, Kans., in an eight- round bout at the Coliseum. It'will be a comeback trial for Von Porat, who to convincingly demonstrate he belongs despite Stribling’s sudden knockout vie- tory. Four other eight-rounders will sup- port the Von Porat-Snyder bout. two of them, Edwar Norman, Nor n light-heavyweight, will box Chick Haines, Wichita, Kans.,, while Johnny Hayes, Philadelphia welterweight, will ;ml:hd with Eddie Ran, champlon of oland. FOOT BALL RESULTS, Presuyterten College, 40; High Sterling (Kansas), 41; Panhandle A and M, 0. LOYOLA PLAYS TONIGHT. e of quesne of Pitts- in the heavyweight traffic | Geo SHOOT FOR CLUB TITLE 100-Target Event Is Listed at Ben- ning Tomorrow. Trap shots of the Washington Gun Club will bang away at the clays in the annual 16-yard club championship shoot tomorrow _af oon at the Benning traps, starting at 1 o'clock. Competi- tion will be at 100 targets, with three lm&hl:‘es offered on the Lewis class the victor last season. Other previous winners with their scores in ren- theses follow: Boyd Mayhew, 1928 (97); Willlam Britt, 1927 (96); J. H. Hunter, 1926 (97); C. C. Fawsett, 1925 (97); Dr. W. D. Monroe, 1924 (94); Comdr. F. P. Williams, 1823 (92), and Dr. A. V. Parsons, 1922 (92). THOMAS IS BIG HOPE OF VIRGINIA ELEVEN Will Carry Burden of Attack in Contest With Pennsylvania in Philly Saturday. UNIVERSITY, Va., October 10.—Bill | Thomas is being groomed to carry the burden of Virginia’s attack in the game with Pennsylvania on Franklin Fleld at 2:30 o'clock tomotrow afternoon. In the three games the Cavaliers have' played this season Thomas has attracted recognition as one of the out- standing backs in the South. In addi- tion to scoring 19 points in the first two games he averaged more than six yards each time he ran with the ball against Duke. ‘Thomas is playing his second year as a regular in the Virginia backfield. Last Fall he attracted much attention and was selected as all-State halfback on many mythical teams. With his shifty hips and his high driving knees he has been going better than ever in the three games played. COURT LOOP TO MEET Tri-County Organiaztion One More Quintet. LAUREL, Md., October 10.—A meet- ing of the Franchise Committee of the Tri-County Basket Ball Thursday Needs teams interested should P ted. lanned to complete - tion of &z league at the mmwa Lary of Yankees Is a Matchmaker OAKLAND, Calif., October 10 (#). —Lyn Lary, New York Yankee short- stop, was spiked in a game here four years ago and, as a sequel, two base ball players took out marriage licenses here yesterday, running Lary’s home-maker record to three, It all started when Lou Yankee pitcher; John&y.: offensive and defensive | syst Dennis A. Upson, with 94 hits, was | Cross WARM BATILE DUE AT KENDALL GREEN Maryland and Catholic U. Facing Rough Going in Their Contests. BY H. C. BYRD. NE foot ball game here to- O morrow, while it is not being heralded far and wide as one of the fine week end attractions and may not draw great headlines in the Sun- day morning sheets, deserves all the support that a more or less careful public can give it. Out at Kendall Green, at 2:30 p.m., Gal- laudet lines up against American University in a contest that means much to both*schools and which should have the support of the fans. Gallaudet and American University will play foot ball for foot ball's sake, give their best to the game because it is & game, and in their play is likely to be found the highest type of sports- manship. Gallaudet and American University meet without the high powered foot ball machinery that makes the game what it is at larger in- stitutions. Gallaudet and American University pick their teams from very small stu- dent bodies. The former has about 70 men and the latter about 100 in their student bodies, the others being girls; and from these small groups foot ball squads are made up. Georgetown and Maryland have as many men on their varsity and fresh- man foot ball squads as Gallaudet and American University have in their entire student bodies. This means, too, that there is not as adequate financing o{| {mc ball ummuhz be wished, with al t means in economizing in equip- ment and in other things that go with a _properly handled gridiron squad. Yet with small student bodies, 50 small it seems almost impossible to draw from them such strong teams as repre- sent these schools, Gallaudet last year came within an ace of beating Uni- it e, Tl St lve) iy 7l rge , to 0. 8¢l had teams excellent foot ball and some thrills. The teams appear to be well matched. Both teams are well coached by fine chaps, Hughes at Gallaudet and Young at American U., being the type that ves g tirely different things. . Catholic University will lose to Holy by some more or less one-sided The Brooklanders simply have not the team to stand up in front of the kind of machines it represent the Worcester institution. Maryland goes to North Carolina to meet an eleven to which it lost last sea- score. CHOSEN \&/ pick the winner! u here’s a Hahn Spe: Games on Friday Become Popular NEW YORK, October 10 (A).— Thirteen Eastern college foot ball teams have scheduled games either for today or tonight. Bucknell meets Temple at Phila- delphia tonight. Georgetown, an- other major Eastern team, battles West Virginia Wesleyan in a night game at Washington. Two games will be played in the l.mpo‘lhn district tonight, Ogle- thorpe's strong array from Atlanta ttan at the Polo Dexter Park, Brooklyn. At Alfred, N. Y, the University of Buffalo faces Alfred. The other Atlantic Seaboard teams will travel to alien flelds. Duquesne meets Loyola of Chicago at Chicago, Davis Elkins faces Mount Union of the Ohio Conference at Alliance, Grove City goes to Cleveland to meet John Carroll, and Baltimore travels South for a day game with ‘Wake Forest in North Carolina. son by 43 to 0. The Old Liners, how- ever, are far stronger now than they were then, and figure they have at least a fair outside chance against the Tarheels. The same team that started against Yale is likely to take the fleld, and if that team is as ‘mod offensively as it was against Yale North Caro- lina eleven will have its troubles. ‘The Maryland squad leaves tonight on two special Pullmans, with dining car, and will arrive at Chapel Hill tomorrow morning. North Carolina has,” according to Maryland scouts, its same brilliant ar- ray of ball- backs, but its line is not quite up to the standard of the 1929 forwards. North Carolina has won both the games it has played, having whipped Wake Forest and Virginia Polytechnic Institute, the latter by 39 to 21. Maryland defeated ‘Washington College easily, but lost to Yale, ! two big Georgia teams play in Yt Tech to win without much difficulty. However, it is a fact that and Georgia Tech probably are among the strongest elevens in the South, and both seem to have teams about as strong as has ever represented i Eg;!:li fe ’ i i 25 il i tgers and playing Delaware are en- ykunh MAGOFFIN IS LOST T0 SEADOL SERES Popular Grid Official Wil Handle Other Contests. Towers Gets Job. NNOUNCEMENT that Paul P. (Maggie) Magofin will not referee the public high school foot ball championship games this Fall is disappointing to many who long have followed the title games, Magoffin, former Michigan athlete, handled the games so many years that it is hard to disassoélate him with the series, He has always referced in fine style, too. Magoffin doubtless could have done much better financially in past years by handling other contests but he liked to referce the series games. He got a real kick out of the clean, hard play he saw and learned much of boy psychology. Magoffin was unable to act in the series this year because of engagements to handle other gfinu on Friday. Every one who has had any connection with mufluhpucynnnmumm Xn‘oEd ‘Towers, though, picked to succeed Magoffin, officials have made & fine selection. Towers has served as an official in the series for several years and his work has been good. Emerson and Devitt are to see action in foot ball games involving District schoolboy elevens tomorrow. Both are expected to encounter the sternest sort of _opposition. Emerson is to entertain Gettysburg Academy in Grifith Stadium at 3 o’clock and Devitt is to engage Newport News High School at Newport News. Gettysburg recently held to a close , | score Mercersi Newport News. Five grid games were listed for scho- lastics hereabout today. Central and St. John's were to face in the Central — Business on the e] Training School for id Boys at Eastern, Landon and St. Albans at St. Albans and Western and Washington-Lee High at Ballston, Va. A REGULAR STAGG DAY CHICAGO, October be “Stagg day” all . | versity of Chicago foot ball fronts to- morrow. Amos Alonzo Navy, and so much more foot ball players, that it would of a miracle for the somef more than nuom beat that South Bend ag- The Most Popular Style in Our Popular Men’s “HAHN SPECIALS” AMONG half a hundred ' “live ones,” hard to But model that suits 75% of