Evening Star Newspaper, January 22, 1931, Page 32

SPORTS. ATTRAGT THRONGS Matchmaking Is Difficult and Laws: Are Handicap to e ////-s = THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON . a3 10 HELP DODGERS Young Catcher Figures to Hit .350—Vance Sure puinouwdY, JANUARY 22, 1931. PLAY DOZEN BIG TEAMS |BOXERS FROM FOUR COUNTIES IN MEET a polishing process for the 1931 base New York Amateurs Will Oppose Team of Irish, Norwegian and Belgian Champs. A’s Have Listed Main Clashes in| Florida Before Facing Phils. | PHILADELPHIA January 22 (P).—As ball campaign, the Athletics will pla; 12 games with major league rivals in Florida this year, then come to meet| the Phillles in the annual Spring city champlonship. Training season games were nounced today as follows: | an- | By the Associated Press. | NEW YORK, January 22—A team Drawing Cards for Garden Ring Scarce : Brooklyn Builds a Formidable Team ONLY FIVE BOAERS LOMBARDI LIELY Each boxer is champion of his country in his division. The personnel of the teams are as follows: Ireland—M. Flanagan, heavyweight; J. J. Chase, middleweight: T. Hickey. welterweight; R, Herlihy, lightwpight. Norway —- Knut Peaersen, "heavy- weight: Olar Lund, middleweight; Rei- dar Olafsen, welterweight; Ole Rols- land, lightweight. Belgium—Frane Anwira, bnvy'elg: Joseph Arnould, middieweight; R. De- Lannois, welterweight;. Joseph Behann lightweight. 7 anda t X | 'S h 7 and S-—Qbrainals at Miam of amateur boxers representing three 10—House of David at Fort Myers. | European countries is due to arrive s eLers- | here tomorrow to compete against a New York Promoters. to Miss Deberry. STUDENT TOPS GOLFERS. ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, January 2 and 14—Braves at St. BY WILBUR WOOD. EW YORK, January 21.— The efforts to provide fistic amusement at Mad- ison Square Garden one night a week are greeted by progressive wagves of laughter in some quarters. It cannot be de- nied that the recent programs in the house that Tex built have not been as good as sometimes in the past, but there is a reason. It is probable that at no time since boxing became a big money business has there been such a paucity of draw- Bng cards. After perusing & list of sev- eral hundred boxers, this observer is sble to pick out only about five who may be classed as first-class cards. The only bird in the heavyweight leage who may be relied on to draw a big house in New York is Primo Car- mera, who is barred. Sharkey has worn out his welcome; Schmeling is little smore than a memory; Stribling is worth New York, though red hot in California. ‘The rest have either gone too far back or have not yet come along suffi- elently to fill the Garden. Bechs in the %:h?'n]::megm Tanks, Jimmy Slattery is still & card in Buf- falo, but means little here. King Le- vinsky is a big noise in Chicag only. ‘There 18 nnb:gly‘ worth mentioning the middleweight division except alker and there is considerable doubt whether he is a middleweight. J‘inm’mrd in the ‘fumfi"ug:: Yor wel s peal has been dulled by mothing here. Jack (Kid) Berg, in the junior wel- Serweights, 18 good for the money any- where. King Tut is good enough in ilwaukee, but would not do well here. ‘The tweights have the best mag- ‘Tony Canzoneri, Pe- S, |Boxer Who Tackles Schaaf some YANKEE RACKETERS - MEET STERNER FOES Play Second and Third Rounds in Oanadian Tourney Today—Lott’s the | The price was 4 to 1. Harvard. Lott won match from G. B. Gordon of Montreal, 60, 1. Berkeley Bell, Dallas, Tex., star, faces b’mn of Montreal in the round, with the prospect of Dr. Jack Davis £nd match of the WILL WORK FOR TILDEN Bwown Brothers of Western High School Namefl Ball Boys. Two Western High Bchool boys, Dick d_Jerry Drown have been selected Bl Tilden, 2d, to act as official Ball boys of the tennis star during his prof D ruary 18 at Madison Wwhere hfid'm m;eltm Kml.rl Koseuth, for- mer world pro cl on. The two_youngsters will leave for Wew York PFebruary 16. Both Dick and Jerry, 17 and 16, re- vely, have shown considerable wess themselves on the court. —_— BRUINS HAVE ROOTER Harlowe Bails With Boston Hockey Team on Way to Poland. NEW YORK, January 22 (P)—A litary rooter, Dick Harlowe of Bos- , 48 on his way to Poland with the ‘hockey club, United States rep- gesentative in t::: inumnuonn: hock'.%y ghampionships at Krynica next month. ‘The club salled last night on the m, the last boat that would get jhem to Burope in time for the tour- nament, after finding success in a last- ml:. attempt to gather the necessary wa. 2. e game Y netied $1.64725, and Charies . Adams, president of the Boston added a_contribution of $500, Which enabled the team to make the SRS STEELE THROWS STEINKE. 1S, January 22 (#).—Roy Glendale, Calif., threw Hans teinke of Germany in 40 minutes and 40 seconds in the feature bout of & | v ety JOINS CENTRAL SWIMMERS Joe Lyman, Central High School's :lncv diver, yesterday rejoined the ue swimming squad after bel out Bl Soctdent ams ‘September. t last September. ety ARIE LEADS SHOOTERS. . PINEHURST, N. C, January 23 (P). w~Mark Arie of Champaign, Ill,, Olym- ic title winner and defending cham- E‘lon in the twenty-fourth Pinehurst idwinter tournament, smashed 195 targets out of 200 to win the champlonship. ARDSMEN WANT GAME. Nationa! Guards want a game Call Laurel 134 16-yard N — WHO BEAT GEORGE VON ELM IN THE PLAY-OF ¥ FOR THE FIRST HONORS INTHE AGUA CALIENTE OPEN GOLF H PUTTING Tz NBOAL 1= % SaTTLED THE ISSVE /N GOLOENS FAVOR. . o~ e T TouRNAMENT THE BOYS DECIOED 10 DIVIOE FIRSTAND SECOND PLACE MONEY BRADDOCK STRONG ONLY IF UNDERDOG Tomorrow Scores With Odds Against. EW YORK, January 22—There have been and are horses that win only when the odds against them are long. Some fighters are like that. James J. Braddock is one. James is to box Ernie Schaaf, the fight- ing member of the stable for which , | shelf for six months and deprived him , | of & fortune in purses. Wright, veteran C\l&’plfll',';nhhne- 1y had Jack Sharkey does the talking, in the Garden tomorrow night. Schaaf probably will be made the choice. If the odds are long enough against Braddock watch out for him. In the Mnky Jerseyman's record are three outstanding victories and each of these was achieved when the talent accorded him almost no chance. One night over in Newark Pete Latzo undertook to pick up some easy money by giving Braddock a boxing lesson. Latzo finished with & broken jaw that kept him on the Terrific Puncher. Braddock is a terrific puncher with his right hand. Every one knows that, but James J. is not so clever. Smart boxers figure he never will be able to tap them on the chin. Bome time after the Latzo incident Tuffy Griffiths was brought to New | York, heralded as the greatest piece of | fighting machinery since Dempsey. Tuf- scored more than 80 consecutive victories, most of them by the knockout eoute. Just to make sure that Griffiths would get off on the right foot here Braddock was delegated as his opponent. Tuffy went into the ring & 1-to-6 favorite. After less than six minutes of fightin he was unw;;: hammered into a help- less state by Braddock’s right hand. Btill later, Jimmy Slattery, one of | the game's great stylists, was gunning for & championship fight with Tommy | Loughran. To get a little exercise for the “titular braw] he was dropped in with Braddock. The Buffalo Irishman | was a heavy favorite. He was too smart for the slow-moving, dull-witted Brad- g?ck, h.t was agreed. Braddock knocked im out. Fails Against Loughran. As a result of all this Braddock got the shot at Loughran. On the strength of those knockouts James was given close to an even chance to lift the title. He failed dismally. Unless the odds are heavily against him he doesn't click. So, going by past performances, if the betting is_anything like even to- morrow night Braddock should lose, but if Schaaf goes into the ring a 1-to-4 or 1-to-5 favorite the Jersey City boy is likely to flatten him. YANKEES MAKE A DEAL Buy Allen, Pitcher, and Send Walsh to Jersey City. NEW YORK, January 22 (#).—With | the resumption of trading betwen the majors and the International League, the New York Yankees sent one pitcher to Jersey City and received another | from there. Bob Walsh, son of the| famous Ed Walsh, was sent to the| Skeeters on option in order to give him | more seasoning. | John Allen, speed ball artist, was| bought from Jersey City yesterday. e Yanks also signed Hayden Fouts, semi-pro catcher from Ashland, Ohio, | ;hn“"u recommended by Pitcher Ed ells. w0 GEORGE TOSSES FRENCHMAN. | LOS ANGELES, January 22 (). — Taking the first and only fall of the SUN BEAU IN TRIM. NEW YORK, January 22.—Reports from Columbia, S. C., say Willls Sharpe Kilmer's great horse, Sun Beau, is in fine pnysical condition, that he finished his preliminary training for the $100,000 Agus Caliente handicap and that he wi_:_lhzle-ve for the West ext M rich stake will be decided course on Marcn 22, Outgrows Five Divisions in Year By the Associated Press. ANUARY, 1930, ¥von Trevidic, French fighter, weighed in at 112 pounds to battle Frankie Genaro for the flyweight champion- ship of the world. Just a year later he tipped the scales at 156 pounds, s full-fledged middleweight. 19-year-old boxer crashed upward through five categories, fly, bantam, feather, light and welter. Some humorist of the ring said that “when he grows up, he may be matched against Primo Carnera at even weights.” BIG CHICAGO CROWD T0 SEE RING CHAMPS Near-Capacity flmn[ of 18,000 | Expected to Attend Berg- Battalino Bouts. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, January 232.—A near ca- pacity crowd of 18,000 spectators is ex- pected to pay $55,000 to watch a pair of boxing champions in action against dangerous foes at the Chicago Stadium tomorrow night. Jack “Kid” Berg, world junior welter- weight champion, will defend his crown against Goldie Hess, freckle-faced chin pounder from California, in one attrac- tion, while in the other, Bat Battalino, ruler of the featherweights, meets Eddie Shea, Chicago Italian, in an overweight match with no title involved. Both fights are 10-round affairs. Stadium ticket officlals today said sales already have passed the 17,000 mark. Pointers on Golf BY SOL METZGER. Roger Wethered, one of the great- est amateur zoum ever developed in land, a sound authority. One of the points that his game ac- cents is that the shorter the shot the more one gets down to it. For short pitches you'll find this crack British player leaning well over the ball. But he stands with just a bit of bend forward for his drives. Why this change of body position? The reason is clear. On long_ shots, where one must swing his club with all possible speed, one must stand falrly erect, else balance will be lost by the forward pull of the club as it comes into the ball. On the short shots, however, there is little pivot and far less swinging ROGER WFT!L\R&O ) BACK LOW FOR RUN- N LUP i dygu— =15 effort. These shots are played prin-- cipally with the arms and wrists. Ccnsequently the forward lling force of the club is negligible and there is practically no loss of bal- ance brought about. Thus, one may get well over the ball for these shorter shots in order to better judge the line, Wethered also brings out another fine point about short shots, such as the run-up. Always take the club back slow and low. A few simple but vital points to remember in putting will keep your score down. ~Write Metzger, care of this paper, and get his leaf- let on Putting, which jis free. In writing inclose stamped, addressed envelope. (Copyright, 1931) | | keeps 1t HUNTER JOINS PAL N PRONET RANKS Follows Example of Tilden, His Doubles Partner—Makes Debut February 18. By the Associated Press. EW YORK, January 22.—The In- fluence of Bill Tilden has led Francis T. Hunter, New Ro- |bat chelle, N. Y., publisher, to join the ranks of professional players. Hunter announced his decision to turn pro yesterday. He said he desired to follow the peth of his friend and doubles partner. Hunter will join in the exhibition being arranged by Jack Curley for Til- den’s professional debut in Madison Square Garden February 18, but will not participate in the tour Tilden and E’(Brel Kozeluh will make later. His | usiness as & newspaper publisher him close to home and exhi- hibitions will be limited to week end ap- pearances in the East. tocky, hard-driving player, rose to second place in the na- tional tennis ranking in 1927 from twelfth the year before and held the place in 1928 and 1929. He took part in_few tournaments in 1930. In 1928 Hunter fought his way into the finals of the national tennis cham- pionships, losing to Henrl Cochet of France in a hard five-set match. The next year he was runner-up to Tilden, | his partner in winning the 1928 doubles title and the Davis Cup doubles match. minm twice held the national indoor e HITS GOLF BALL, T0O Foxx of A’s Bhoots an Bagle 8 on Fort Myers’ 871-Yard Hole. FORT MYERS, Fla., January 22 (®). —The golf clubs of Jimmy Foxx appear ack the same punch often deliv- ered by the home-run bat of the Phila- delphia Athletics’ slugger. He just has scored the first eagle ever recorded at the sixteenth hole of the Fort Myers golf course. Par is 4 for the 37 rd hole. After & 300-yard drive Jimmy mashie- niblicked into the cup. His partner | was Lute Harris, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, golfer and former base ball player. $4,000 GOLF TOURNEY ON Thomson Leads First-Day Quali- flers With Card of 78. LOS ANGELES, January 32 (@) | winter ‘campaigners of the fairways | rallied here today for the last qualify- ing round of the motion picture in- dustries $4,000 match play tournament —the last chance this season at Cali- fornia’s golfing gold. Jimmy Thomson, Colorado Springs pro, led the professionals in a prefm- inary qualifying test yesterday with a card of 73 for the par 72 Potrero Country Club course. WILL MARRY IN RING. OMAHA, Nebr, January 22 (#).— fore he puts on the gloves with Billy Vaughn tonight. BY JOHN B. FOSTER. ROOKLYN is building a B team for 1931 that will surely start as a contender for the National League base ball championship. The ad- dition of Ernest Lombardi, a| young catcher of the Oakland| club, is another step toward pos- | sible success for this year and certainly a good move for the fu- ture. 3 | Hank Deberry and Eddie Moore, who @0 to the coast in exchange for Lom- | bardi, can be spared by Brooklyn.| Neither would add particularly to the advance of the club in 1931 and both of them should play good ball on the coast. Moore will make a tiptop in- fielder for Oakland and Deberry is still & good catcher. Al Lopez is regarded as an assured catcher of prominence for next sea- son. He came on as rapidly last sea- son as any young player in the United States. When he was in practice at | Clearwater, Fla, he indicated skill of | unusual promise and under the coach- ing of Uncle Wilbert Robinson steadily improved as the season wore on. | Should Bat .350. | Lombardi is & man of different physi- cal type than Lopes. On the coast he batted .377 last season. Under the usual law of averages that follows bat- ters into the major leagues from the minors, he should hit at least .350 for | Brooklyn. If he makes a success be- hind the bat, this addition to the club will give Brooklyn bl".lxl*‘ strength that will top every club in the league, ex- | cept Chicago and Pittsburgh, and may surpass them. It 18 not anticipated that the Philadelphia club will bat as hard in 1931 as it did last season. Lombardi was seen in practice on the West Coast last Spring. At that time he seemed to be & catcher of un- | usual promise, considering his height | and weight. He is active. He has a | good arm and the fact that he made | #0 many assists in the Oalifornia games | | shows he 15 no mean catcher? Dazzy Will Miss Deberry. | Por_years Dazzy Vance has insisted that Deberry should catch for him be- cause he had much confidence in the catcher. Vance will miss him and so will Brooklyn, as Deberry was a stu- dent of batsmen and his knowledge of the men on opposing teams was of much help to Vance. If Lombardi can be accepted as a regular caicher, and he probably will | be, 88 Robinson is not afraid to try young catchers when he has the op- portunity to coach them, the Brooklyn |club will be well fortified behind the 8 Brooklyn is assured of a very hard | batting outfield, good batting catchers and an inficld that should hit about 10 points better than the infield of 1930. With strength of this kind the players will start with a rush because they have confidence that they can win just enough more games in 1931 than they did in 1930 to capture the pennant. 'TRIBE IS APT TO GET KAMM FOR FONSECA With Clancy Released to Jersey | City, White Sox Are in Need of First Sacker. = By the Associated Pres CHICAGO, January _22.— Reports |that the White Sox would trade Third- baseman Willie Kamm to the Cleveland Indians for First-baseman Lew Fol American League batting champion in | | 1929, grew today. ‘The release by the White Sox of |“Bud” Clancy, regular first baseman, to Jersey City of the International League stirred up the . The White Sox are left with no regular the bag, except possibly Johnny Wat- wood, who alternated between first and the outfield last year. Kamm was purchased the White Sox from San Francisco of the Pacific Coast League in 1923 for cash Anmu- ers reported to amount to $100, of more. Last season he was benched some | of the time for reasons never explained. |1t was understood at the close of the | season that he was on the market. CLEVELAND, January 32—Billy | Evans, general manager of the Cleve- land Indians, has sought to obtain | willle Kamm, Chicago third baseman, | for some time. He offered to trade | Lew Fonseca for Kamm at the major league meeting in New York, but the | White Sox turned thumbs down at that time. With the release of the veteran Joe Bewell, the tribe will be all the more | | in ‘need of an experienced third sacker in the event that the two rookies, Johnny Burnett and George Detore, fail to make the grade. Authorized Service Carter Carburetors— Eclipse—Bendix— Lockheed Brakes MILLER-DUDLEY CO. 1716 14th 8t N.W. North 1583-4 TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN'’S, 7th & F baveto dollerd for 15—Cincinnat! at_Tampa. 16—Cardinals at Bradento Mye: 20-"Jacksonvill To_Atiante &t Atiar ~Greenvilie —Chariotte acksonvi | tlant t Greenviile, 8. C. Charlotte, N. C. 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