Evening Star Newspaper, December 14, 1930, Page 77

‘Rart 5—4 Pages SPORTS SECTION he Sundiy St ' Golf and General WASHINGTON, D. C, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 14, 1930. Stecker’s 57-Yard Dash Wins for Army : Griffith Expects Homer Total Boost 70,000 SEE CADETS DOWNNAVY, 700 . Last-Period Score Upsets "Outclassed But Gritty Midshipmen. BY EDWARD J. NEIL, Associated Press Sports Writer. ANKEE STADIUM, New York, December 13.—One twisting, dazzling dash of 57 yards lifted Army to vic- tory over Navy today in sweet charity’s benevolent renewal of an ancient, fighting rivalry. For three full periods the Gold- crested Cadets from the Bluffs of West Point and the grim battered Sailors .from the shores of the Chesapeake locked in an even, desperate grapple, while 70,000 howling partisans, among them the nobility of the business, social and service worlds, yelled for the “break™ that finally decided the struggle. ‘Then in one perfect individual play, as if in answer to the prayers of the Army, Cadet Ray Stecker, 170 pounds of galloping power, tore the Navy apart and raced the 57 yards to the goal that gave Army a 6-t0-0 triumph. Stecker took the ball on his own 43- yard line and streaked behind massed interference at Lew Bryan and Wes Byng, Navy's right tackle and end. He lost his mates as he hit the scrimmage line but he never faltered. Swinging wide, stiff-arming the in- ner line of the Midshipmen's defensive, Stecker swung into the open. As he hit into Navy territory his knees chugged higher, he hugged the ball to his_chest and just galloped straight . away down the far side line for the Sailor goal. E Makes Dash Without Aid. ‘There wasn't any Army man in front to help him. The secondary swung on ‘him as he crossed Navy's 30-yard line and he simply plowed through them. Oscar Hagberg, Middie fullback, lunged and missed on the 25-yard line. Dale Bauer, the rterback, took his shot and failed ‘as Stecker, head up and legs churning, syung over the 15-yard stripe. L:x Kirn, Navy's fine plunging back, could just tag him with an open hand as he hit the goal, 57 yards from his point of departure. Then he stumbled . swamped under the avalanche of gold-striped maniacs who stormed out of the ruck to hug and pat their | teammate, and the game, as far as| scoring was concerned, was over. That one play, perfect because of the strength and courage of the big halfback from Hazelton, Pa., gave Army . & victory that should have been won in the very first quarter. Twice in that period, with Stecker, the all-round hero of the day, and Tom Kilday of San | Antonio, Tex., ru.m: the leather in short smashes that bit 4 to 5 yards at a time out of Navy's desperate line, the y drove down the field to the very mouth of the Middy goal. Shifts to Air Costly. But each time, once after a thrust that carried 56 yards to Navy's 14-yard line, and again on a 21-yard drive to the Sailors'’ 12-yard stripe. Stecker tried to pass for touchdowns when Army couldn’t seem to miss gaining through the line, and both times his tosses were incomplete over the goal for touch- backs. ‘The first time this happened Navy's plight was aggravated by a bad pass | center, that rolled all the way to | the 6-inch mark, before Byng dove into a pile of Army men and got it| back. Big “Blimp” Bowstrom, Navy's , captain and kicking tackle, got his kick away to “Applenocker” Bowman, Cadet quarterback, from Harriman, Tenn.. on the sailor 37-yard line. | Army pounded right back, complet- ing a 16-yard pass from Stecker to | Bowman. But the pext time the Mid- shipmen took the ball their luck was | better. and Army's chance to pile up an early and decisive margin was lost. There seemed no question that the better team won, although the Navy, Aghting an inspired battle, with an eye to upholding the principle that brought it the break in relations with the Cadets following the 1927 game, had one grand chance to tie and perhaps win the only game the two schools may play for some time. Navy's One Big Chance. . _ Bowstrom lifted a long punt to Bow- man shortly after Stecker scored in the fourth quarter, but the little Cadet back, attempting to play safe and hold the lead, fumbled as he signaled for 8 free catch. Byng recovered the ball for Navy on Army’s 25-yard line and the big crowd, already thrilled by one limax, rose with one great shout in expectation of another. Four times from that spot Navy tried to pass to the tying touchdown, but the Cadet line, a magnificent forware wall, rushed every effort and the alert Army backs knocked down three tosses. The fourth pass, a beautiful play in | which Byng, a left-handed heaver, | swept into the backfield and shot un- derhand to the right while following & charge around left end, failed when he threw wild to Hagberg, who was free almost at Army's goal. Wild passing, this time by Johnny Gannon, Navy halfback, cost a possible « score in the second quarter. Gannon pulled a surprise toss from his own 25- yard line, but could not hit Hagberg, who was wide and clear in an open * fleld. Again in the third quarter Tuttle smothered Stecker's fumble for Navy Just back of midfield and penalties, coupled with the driving of Joe irgl, sub halfback, carried 10 yards into Army territory. A fumble halted this temporary uprising. Army Much the Better. Aside from these chances, Navy never threatened and could not make a first down until the third period. The Mid- shipment got one in that quarter and picked up two in the final period. Army gained consistently between the two 30- yard lines and in the final quarter, when Navy “faded perceptibly after losing its big ‘scoring chance, staged another 58-yard drive all the way to the Sailors’ 7-yard line before held for downs. Army piled up 12 first downs, gained 182 yerds from scrimmage to 'S 63; completed 7 out of 18 passes, while the Midshipmen connected for 3 in The victory was Army’s fourth in the last five games of a series that started 1890 and but for intervention of Navy 12 g games, ded in ties. past Army-Navy clashes, the under dog, Lhe Midahip and three have As was customary in the history of Ray Stecher of Cadets, who later scored the winning touchdown, is shown carrying the ball for one of his many shorter gains. FOOT BALL SEASON CUT BY DIE LOOP Elastic Ten-Week Campaign Is Favored by Southern Conference. By the Associated Press. \HAPEL HILL, N. C., December 13.—After selecting Tulane as next year's meeting place, making important changes in the constitution and by-laws anc. elect- ing officers, the Southern Cunference | adjourned its meeting at the University | of North Carolina here today. | C. L. Hare of Auburn was elected president to succeed N. W. Dougherty | of Tennessee. C. P. Miles of Virginia Polytechnic Institute was named vice president to succeed A. W. Hobbs of the University of North Carolina and W. D. Funkhouser of Kentucky was re-elected secretary-treasurer. Hobbs and James J. Doster of Ala-| bama were named on the Board of | Directors to succeed H. W. Moody of Mississippi A. and M. and R. B. Poague of V.M. I Although making changes in the con- ference rules, the delegates downed the proposal of Washington and Lee to abolish Spring foot ball practice and also acted unfavorably on Vanderbilt's proposal to abolish scouting and| soliciting. Make Grid Season Elastic. One of the more important changes | in the rules was adopting of Florida's | scheme that the foot ball season be ten weeks in length and be made elastic so as to permit a conference institution to | play for ten weeks after its opening| game. | Florida had contended its climate | was not suitable to September play and asked that it be allowed to ‘“‘synchronize | the season with its climate.” | The junior college problem also was taken up and the proposal by Dr. S. V.| Sanford of Georgia that graduates of | accredited junior colleges be permitted | | to participate on intercollegiate teams their first year in college was granted. | This provided, however, that athletes could play but two years. ‘The University of Georgia was given permission to play & post-season game December 12. 1931, with the University of Southern California. 0. K. Tennessee Statement. Tennessee's statement regarding ac- | tion on its violation of conference rules | about freshmen foot ball practice was | received and accepted. | The conference voted to make eligi- | | bility for “B” teams the same as for | varsity teams and passed a rule permit- | ting five “B” games to be played. It| |also voted to exclude from coaching in | the conference any man who has played professional foot ball since January 1, 1926. | No action was taken by the confer- | |ence on the proposal of alumni of North Carolina_colleges that the rule prohibiting aid for athletes be abolished KLYN PROS WIN McBride Lead to Vic- tory Over Memphis Gridders. ATLANTA, Ga., December 13 (#).— | Stumpy Thomason, former Georgia | Tech star, and Jack McBride, backfield aces, led the Brooklyn Dodgers to a 13- | t0-0 victory over the Memphis Tigers | here today in a professional foot ball game for the benefit of the Atlanta Community Chest. Miller and Clark scored the Brooklyn touchdowns. such | Thomason, COLLEGE HOCKEY. Yale, 1; University Club of Boston, 0. Michigan, 4; Western Ontario, 2 by Notre Dame, Southern Methodist, Ohio State and Duke, fought Army to A standstill when the goal line was in danger, with Byng and Steffanides, the ends: ‘Bowstrom, tackle, and Tuttle, playing grand games in the forward Star for Cadet. Army, beaten by a point only by Notre Dame, and tied by Yale, showed a definite all-around superiority, with Joe Price, giant tackle, the big factor in the line, and Stecker, Kilday and Bowman, the heroes. Although the color and drama of the occasion could not have been improved nor the gathering more cosmopolitan and vivid, the receipts to be used by the Salvation Army relieving the dis- men in this contest, bat- tress of the unemployed fell below ex- ‘way beyond the ability shown dur- the regular season. Navy, beaten tations. Incomplete returns at $600,000, estimates set | Humber " (c) . ‘ashington boy, saves ball for Navy as it is about to bound back over the Middies’ goal after s bad from center or a mix-up in signals. He narrowly averted giving Army 2 points on a safety and saved a possible Cadet touchdown. fhnd | By the Associated Press. EASY TRIP PLANNED FOR CRIMSON TEAM Practice, Even Skull Drill, Will Be Taboo on Way to Coast Game. USCALOOSA, Ala., December 13. —There will be no work for Alabama’s Crimson Tide while en route to the Pacific Coast to engage Washington State’s Cougars in Rose Bowl at Pasadena New Year day. Coach Wallace Wade has announced the squad will not be given a workout before arriving in Pasadena December 23 and only one stopover will be made, enabling a trip to the Grand Canyon, The Tide will be permitted, if pos- sible. to forget offenses and defenses | and the special train will not even carry a blackboard. Governor May Go. ‘The official party, which probably will include Gov. Bibb Graves, will leave here December 19 and arrive in Pasadena December 23, when the Tides- men will polishing the defense, which turned back all comers, and the offense that carried them to nine suc- Wy Bl 8 g‘ ,fl,"v * e Winning Army “Goes Nautical” Players Get “Water Cure’ * in Dressing Room After Game—Navy Lavishly Praised. BY FOSTER HAILEY, Associated Press Staff Writer. EW YORK, December 13— The Army sank the Navy today, and then went com- pletely nautical. “Anchors aweigh,” the Cadet foot ball men yelled as each successive player entered the dressing room where they were celebrating their defeat of the Midshipmen “under the showers.” And under the showers they went, clothes and all. Only Maj. Ralph Sasse, coach, escaped the water cure. They even made a dash for Knute Rockne, but discovered his identity Just in time to save him a ducking. In another dressing room around the corner the Navy squad was tak- ing inventory of its damaged super- structure, but it wasn't a down- hearted Navy. dreadnaughts. Coach “Navy Bill" Ingram was around patting his boys on the back and telling them what a great team he knew they were. “Eliminate the scoreboard,” he sald, “and this is one of the great- Not by a couple of A Fighting Game Army (6) Carlmark . Price ... Miller Trice Suarez Messinger Bowman Stecker Frentzel Kilday . R Score by peris | Army 5 | Navy.... ..0 0 0 0—0 | Army scoring: Touchdown—Stecker. (Broshous missed drop-kick for extra point.) Substitutions. Army—King for Carlmark, Summer- |felt for Humber, Lozar for Miller, | Armstrong for Saurez, Malloy for Mes- | singer, MacWilliam for Bowman, Fields for Stecker, Glattly for Frentzel, Herb | for Kilday, Carlmark for King. Humber | for Summerfelt, Summerfelt for Hum- ber, Evans for Lozar, Saurez for Arm- strong, Armstrong for Saurez, Messin- ger for Malloy, Broshous for Messinger, | Malloy for Broshous, Carver for Mac- | William, Bowman for Carver, Stecker for Fields, Frentzel for Glattly, Pickett for Herb, Kilday for Pickett, Herb for Kilday. Navy — Torgerson for Steffanides, | Reedy for Underwood, Black for Tuttle, Johnson for Gray, Elliott for Byng, | Williams for Bauer, Tschirgi for Gan- |non, Hurley for Kirn, Steffanides for Torgerson, Underwood for Reedy, Tuttle for Black, Thompson for Johnson, Gray for Thompson, Byng for Elliott, Bauer for Williams, Willlams for Bauer, Gan- non for Tschirgi, Antrim for Gannon, Kirn for Hurley. Officials: Referee, Dr. E. J. O'Brien, Tufts: umpire, W. R. Crowley, Bowdoin; | feld judge, A’ W, Palmer, Colby; lines- | man, D. W. Very, Penn State. ? WEE g0 QN est teams I ever coached. They've got a lot of something, and its mostly down here.” He patted his heart and put his arms around the shoulders of little “Bullet” Kirn, who played the game at halfback with a broken nose. “It came out just like I predicted,” Coach Sasse said. “I said it would be a great, close game, and it was. No doubt about that, is there?” Rockne, whose Notre Dame Ram- blers just nosed out this Army team at Chicago two weeks ago, was loud in his praise of the two teams. “It was a great game,’ he said, “great. Those boys played a lot of foot ball today.” Capt. “Polly” Humber of the Army team didn't have much to say, but he had a grin that couldn’t be wiped off. His bare back was red where his mates had been banging him with their open palms, and he finally backed up against a locker— “his foot ball” in his arms. “This is something,” he said, as he patted his grass-stained pigskin, which goes to the winning captain. And then added, “Navy gave us a great game.” Both teams came out of the game with only minor injuries. There were a few skinned noses and a cou- ple of “shiners,” but no broken bones or other severe injuries. Man by man the ‘two teams dressed and drifted away. Crumpled suits on the floor, a blanketfull of foot balls over in the corner—a sad- eyed little negro piéking up head- gears in the Navy dressing room— another Army-Navy game was his- tory. . COLLEGE BASKET BALL. Georgetown, 37; Baltimore U., 29. Michigan, 32: Michigan State, 22. Pittsburgh, 25: Ohio State, 17. Philadelphia College of Osteopathy, 15; Washington Coliege, 11. Union College (Ky.), 29; Transyl- vania, 28. Augustana, 20; Coe, 19. ‘Tennessee, 25; Grinnell, 10. Chicago, 39; Cornell College, 16. Harvard, 39; Holy Cross, 21. Nebraska, 18; South Dakota, 17. Dartmouth, 36; Syracuse, 29. Kansas Aggles, 16; St. Louis U., 15. Drexel, 36; Gallaudet, 30. Wisconsin, 17; Carroll College, 14. Illinois, 23; Carleton College, 11. Cold Statistics In Service Tilt NEW YORK, December 13 (f).— Here is the statistical story of the Army-Navy game: pl vese T Yards gained by forwards 56 Forwards intercepted by 0 Number of punts....... 11 Ave. distance of punts.. 3.0 2 Fumbles 4 Own fumbles recovered. . Penalties e 8 Yards lost Ly penalties.. 75 All Navy Groans As Stecker Runs Navy men in almost every one of the seven seas groaned in unison today as Ray Stecker, Army back, shook himself loose for his 57-yard run, The game, through an arrange- ment with the National Broadcast- ing Co., was broadcast to every Navy post and ship. A special wire ran from the fleld to the Navy De- partment, where it was rebroadcast over the Atlantic Ocean and to San Francisco. San PFrancisco sent it to Honolulu and over the Pacific, and Honolulu broadcast it to Manila, from where it was sent to ships in Asiatic waters. Navy communications sald re- ports reaching them were that the relays were clear and speedy. “Too good when Stecker got loose,” cablegram sald. ROCKNE WILL START 1924 ELEVEN TODAY “Four Horsemen" and Six of Seven “Mules” to Be Backed by Carideo and 0'Connor. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 13.—The “Four Horsemen” will ride again to- morrow when Knute Rockne assembles Notre Dame stars of past years to bat- | tle the New York Glants of the Na- tional Professional Football League in Pase To Leave Braves for Rochester to | cessive victories. | No announcement has been made | «®1cerning the personnel of the official | party, except Coach Wade has said he | | will take 35 players. University offi- | clals said today the passenger list for | the trip was incomplete, but it is known that Dr. George Denny, president of the university, and Judge Henry Bacon Foster of Tuscaloosa, president of the | board of trustees, will be among those | included. Zuppke Praised By His Players CHAMPAIGN, Ill, December 13 (#).—An unique tribute was paid Coach Bob Zuppke by members of the University of Illinois foot ball squad tonight, when an illuminated parchment, signed by 27 lettermen, was presented at the Chicago Illini Club “dinner. ‘The parchment bore the following inscription: “To Robert C. Zuppke: “We. the members of the Univer- sity of Illinois foot ball squad of 1930, wish to leave with you some record of appreciation of our rela- tions with you. You were patient with our shortcomings, worked long and earnestly with us, stuck to your job and never quit despite all dis- couragements. If we gave all we had, as you were good enough to say of us, it was largely because of your example.” ‘The “fighting Illini” won only one major game this season, the worst year since Zuppke became coach. | HOYA CAGERS BEAT BALTIMORE, 3729 Orioles Sweep Georgetown | Five Off Feet at Start Once Leading, 14-2, OACH JOHNNY COLRICK'S Georgetown University basket | ball team won its second con- Faithful Will Go. | Interest throughout Alabama in the | i'fld!'s third Western invasion is keen, |and from all _sections come reports of | the faithful-Who will board one of the three special trains leaving for Pasa- | dena Deécember 26. | | In addition to the special trains, at least one bus load of students from the | university will join the westward exodus, and plans are on foot to make an air- plane party of ten from here. During the last week, Coach Wade has polished up the Tide, drilling the players in meeting the ‘Washington State attack in addition to long signal drills and perfection of new plays. Next week the Tide will open its bag of tricks against reserves in Washing- | ton State formations and see how well | they work. The squad is being watched | carefully so that every man will be in tip-top condition New Year day. — §SISLE§ T0 DROP OUT | OF MAJOR LEAGUES Become Part of St Louis Cardinal Organization. By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, December 13.—George Sisler, who in 1922 was voted the most | valuable player to his team, the St.| Louis Browns, in the American League, is leaving the majors. Sisler has made a_deal for himself whereby he joins the Rochester team of the International League and becomes a member of the St. Louis Cardinal | organization. He leaves the Boston Braves of the National League. His signing with a minor leaguey closes one of the most colorful playing careers in major league history. The season of 1922, when Sisler was with the St. Louis Browns, was his greatest. He batted .420 that year, a mark equaled only once in American League history. A sinus infection late in that season forced his temporary retirement, and his loss to the Browns was a bad blow, as they failed by an eyelash to win the American League title that year. Sisler came back in 1924 as the leader of the Browns, holding this position in 1925 and 1926. Besides his American League battling mark, Sisler also holds the world rec- 1920, when he made 257 in 154 games. The former Brownie star’s main diffi- culty last season was with his legs. Hi slowed down badly, although he hit .308. WOULD CUT GRID PRICES Some Big Six Directors Advocate Reduced Admissions. COLUMBIA, Mo., December 13 (#).— Lower admission prices to foot ball games are being sought by athletic di- rectors of several schools in the Big Six Conference. Present admission charges range from $2.50 to $3 a game. Lower prices, the advocates assert, would create more interest in foot ball and would permit many young persons to attend games heretofore kept away by the cost. the metropolis’ final charity gridiron contest of the year. | Led by Adam Walsh, center and cap- | tain of the famous “Four Horsemen" | team and now line coach at Yale, the | opening lineup of the Irish All-Stars will include 10 of the first eleven of the | 1924 team. BSix of the “Seven Mules" | that opened the holes for Stuhldreher, | | Layden, Miller and Crowley will be in | the front line. Only Johnny Weibel, a | midget guard, will be absent. Although Rockne has announced he will start his 1924 team, he will have plenty of other stars from more recent teams in reserve. Frank, Carideo, All- American quarterback, and Paul O'Con- ner, who scored two touchdowns against Southern California, will rep- | resent the 1930 undefeated team. The Giants, rated as one of the three best teams in the professional league, will not lack for stars, however, and in addition will have a decided advantage in weight, both in the line and backfield. Bennie Friedman, for- mer Michigan ace, heads the long list of college stars that make up the Giants’ squad. Chris Cagle, All-Amer- ican back while at West Point, is almost certain to get a chance against the All-Stars. With the prospect of clear but cold weather between 30,000 and 40,000 faus are expected to pack their way intd the Polo Grounds. The game is sched- uled to start at pm. PRO HOCKEY RESULTS New Haven Eagles, 3; Boston Tigers, 2. Detroit Falcons, 3; Philadelphia Quakers, 2. Boston Bruins, 7; Toronto, 3. Syracuse, 1; Cleveland, 3. GEORGIA WILL MEET TROJANS NEXT YEAR Yale and N. Y. U. Again on Bull- dog 1931 Foot Ball Schedule. Alabama Is Off. By the Associated Press. CHAPEL HILL, N. C., December 13. —A foot ball game for the University of Georgia with Southern California at Los Angeles on December 12, 1931, was announced here today by Dr. 8. V. Sanford, chairman of Georgia's Faculty Committee on Athletics. Dr, Sanford made the announcement after obtaining permission from the Southern Conference Convention, which is in session here, for Georgia to play the post-season contest. Yale and New York University, intersectional opponents of the Bull- dogs this year, were agajn included on the schedule which Dr. Sanford an- nounced. Alabama was dro) , the schedult listing no Thanksgiving day flme because of the cross-continent rip. ’g'he schedule follows: October 3, V. P. I. at Athens, Ga.; 10, Yale at New Haven, Conn.; 17, North Carolina at Chapel Hill, N. C.; 24, Vanderbilt at Athens, H )} Florida at Jacksonville, Fla. November 7, New York University at New York; 14, Tulane at Athens, Ga.; 21, Auburn at Columbus, Ga.; 28, Geor- Montreai Canadians, 1; New York Americans, 1. At Tulsa: Duluth, 3; Tulsa, 2. gia Tech at Athens, Ga. December 13, Southern California at Angeles. 7 ord for hits in a single season, made in | m secutive game of the season last night, downing the Baltimore Uni- versity tossers, 37 to 29, at the Tech High School gymnasium. The light, speedy visitors took the Hoyas off guard, put on an early-game scoring spree and succumbed only when Paul Dillon, tall Georgetown center, got his dander up and shoved a trio of all-important baskets through the hoop. Even at Half. After Capt. Walter Morris had looj a foul shot to give the Hilltoppers a |lead at the start, the crimson-clad Orioles, with a penchant for sinking | pot shots, unleashed an attack which | fairly bowled the Hoyas off their feet. | After 10 minutes of the melee, the Baltimore boys led, 14 to 3. Johnny Bozek's little brother, Emil, inserted into the game at this point for Dillon with Shea moving over to center, woke up the Blue and Gray quint with a pair of baskets and a |couple of fouls. The half ended with the count 17-all. Again it was Emil Bozek who started the fireworks in the second half. Emil cut and dribbled swiftly through the surprised Baltimore team for a score and Morris followed suit. Shea fol- lowed up a missed shot to give the Hoyas a commanding lead. Chandler Leads Attack. Coach Colrick, who inserted Dillon in the line-up at half, after his veteran center had fouled Vic Heilaker three times in the opening going, saw Hei- laker again break away from Dillon twice in succession, for baskets, to bring the total to 31 to 29 in the Hoya's favor. At this point Dillon stepped out with a foillow-up shot for a basket after a teammate's try went awry. A mo- ment later, Paul duplicated the feat and followed this with his third et, a lightning dribble, 20 seconds before the end of the game. Patsy Chandler, fleet forward of the Oriole team, led the attack with four field goals and a foul shot. Bill Shea, Emil Bozek and Dillon were the main contributors to the Hoya total, while Johnny Scalzi played a sparkling floor game. Line-ups. Baltimore U, (39). Georgetown G.F.Pts Kramer, 1 .08 Chandler, 1 Helloker, D. Diehl, iy ol ommsurooh | 3 3l vamanans? Macaees. ¥. MacKall, { .10 939 _Totals. Ar. ord. Referee—Mr. Time of game—20-minute halves. E— REDS GET WAIVERS ON THREE VETERANS Bob Meusel, Walker and Gooch, All Ten-Year Men, Scrapped. Exhibitions Listed. Totals, Umpire ? : By the Assoctated Press. CINCINNATI, December 13.— Long Bob Meusel and Curt Walker, outfield- ers, and Johnny Gooch, catcher, mem- bers of the Cincinnati Reds, are on the trade block, Sidney Weil, president of the club, said today. Weil said Manager Dan Howley had asked and received waivers on the trio from all other ma- jor league clubs. All three players have been in the big leagues over 10 years and cannot be sent to the minors with- out their consent. Weil also made public & schedule of 25 exhibition games for the Reds who will train for the first time at Tampa, Fl a. The schedule: March 8, Brooklyn at Tampa; 11, Brooklyn at Clearwater; 14, Yankees at Tampa; 15, Athletics at Tampa; 17, Columbus at Lakeland; 18, Boston tics at Fort Haven; 26, Cardinals at Bradentown; 28, Boston Braves at St. Petersburg; 29, Braves at Tampa; 31, Brooklyn at Ma- con, Ga. April 1, Brooklyn at Macon; 2, Birmingham at Birmingham; 3 and 4, Chattanooga at Chattanooga; 5, Lex- ington at Lexington., Ky.; 6, 7 and 8, Louisville at Louisville; 11, 12, Cleve- land at Cincinnati. P R GREENLEAF IS STOPPED NEW YORK, December 13 (#).— Frank Taberski of Schenectedy, N. Y., upset Ralph Greenleaf, defending title- holder, in the world fonship pock- et biliiards tournament tonight, 125 to 89 in 16 innings. \ It was Greenleaf's first defeat Bf the tournament. E future. around the Washington club hes ters after the holidays. Then the Na-. tionals’ boss will begin corres) with his players concernin; sleep. He's used to game. RULE CHANGE SEEN AS AID T0 BATTERS Calling Hit as It Leaves Field Not Indorsed by Nationals’ Chief. BY JOHN B. KELLER. OOK for more homers in the American League next year l 4 says Clark Griffith, presi- dent of the Nationals, back from the Winter business sessions of the major base ball circuits in New York. Although he did not attempt any trading, Griffith with some other authorities did tinker with the rules of the game and he declares one change in the Ameri- can code which he did not par- ticularly indorse will raise the total of four-base blows in the 1931 championship campaign. “When they changed rule 48, states the Washington prexy, “they helped the long-fly hitters. Trying to pull a ball into the stands these fellows often swing too fast and when the ball finally lands among the spectators it frequently is in foul territory even though it was fair when it crossed the stand barrier. Well, such drives will be homers here- after instead of mere fouls.” All this because the American League has consented to a change in rule 48 which, when a batted ball passes out- side the grounds or into a stand, will compel the umpire to decide it fair or foul, according to where it passed be- yond the playing field. Heretofore the Jjunior major circuit has had the um- pire decide on the hit according to where the ball disappears from his view, although the National League for sev- eral years has followed the rule as now revised. “Why, I believe the rule change will mean 40 or 50 more homers a season in the Yankee Stadium alone,” says Griffith. “Three or four of the big hit- ters on the New York club send drive after drive into the right-fleld bleach- ers there and some hit frequently into the rather short left-field grandstand every day. With so much hook or ped | slice on them these drives swing foul after crossing the stand walls and mean nothing. They'll be homers now, though, in many instances.” There'’s much to what Griffith says about these blows in the Yankee Sta- dium, but why worry about them now. The Yankees aren't the only batters who have clouted many near-homers into the New York stands. Other clubs will benefit from the rule change while playing in Col. Jake Ruppert’s park. Several Washington batters in the past season made the left-field stand a rest- ing place for many souls that looked good when they crossed the barrier. HILE he was on the right side of the sacrifice fly argument in the Rules Committee, Griffith took a licking in a fight on the “momentarily held” proposition that for some time has annoyed him. He didn't like section 3 of rule 51 and sections 2 and 3 of rule 56. The Washington president wanted the rules so worded that there could be no auemonable catch of a fair or foul ly or of a third strike. Several times- in games here in recent seasons um- pires have ruled that lElnye\'l of teams opposing the Nation: “‘momentarily held” such lofts or strikes when it seemed the ruling might be wrong. The best he could get out- of the Rules Committee, however, in New York last week was a change in asing that substitutes for “monentarily held” uthe 'ord:e“mul’zltyhclnlldd“ Sounds bet- T, maybe, than old phrasing; Griffith thinks there still will b:'tmytfi ble arising from interpretations of this revised rule. He wanted and still wants a rule that will make only an abso- lutely clean catch decisive. ATTING averages in some cases may be weakened by the abolition of the sacrifice fly rule, but the move should prove popular. There never was any real reason for crediting a batter with a sacrifice and charging him with no time at bat when he was fortunate enough to loft the ball far enough to enable a base-runner to advance after the catch. It was bad enough when the batter was credited with a sacrifice only when his hoist got a runner over the plate. It became even-worse when a sacrifice was credited if a hoist advanced a run- ner anywhere along the circuit. There have been cases when puny, twisting fouls caught after much effort by an infielder accounted for the advance of & runner simply because the catcher of the foul could not recover his balance in time to make a head-off throw. 3 Now, to be credited with a sacrifice,’! the batter must make plain his intent to advance a runner at the expense of his_retirement. There never was any such intent when the batter rammed a long fly. In hitting out, batter was at the plate to hit and 'hit ohly. The sacrifice fly has gone and base -ball. is the better for its going. HROUGH with the Winter meetings and the Rules Committee work,, Grifith does not expect to do muchs base ball business until after the Yule« tide, he says. Of course, he will be Teady to talk turkey should trade of- fers come his way, but he isn't looking-. for any. Nor does he expect to hear ; from any of his hirelings in the. mnears activity my However, there’ll be dence ir. 1931 © ashington. .. base ball affairs. As the players are quite satisfied their - club. did right well financially the son there’s bound to be some di Braves at St. Petersburg; 19, Yankees over terms. ters| past sea~s ickering. Which doesn't make Griffith lose gny ¥ that end of ‘the, TOUGH JOB FOR DRAKE" % To Play Notre Dame and Fordham in Successive Weeks. " DES MOINES, Iowa, December 13 (#).—Drake University will meet Netre Dame and Fordham on successive Sat- urdays during the 1931 foot ball season, the schedule announced today by. Solem, director of athletics, re Drake’s visit to the Polo Groungds. in, New York to meet Fordham will be, first time an Jowa team has eyer ap- peared there, Solem said. - 1 Drake meets Notre Dame at-South ! Bend October 17, and Fordham at New., York October 24. FOOT BALL FINAL: Taberski had s high run of 29; Greenleaf ene of 41, 5 At_Jacksonville, Fla., Edward Waters; 20; Florids, A. & M., 0.