Evening Star Newspaper, March 3, 1931, Page 33

ON HURLING STAF Sees, Much Worth in Vets at Hand—Center Defense Is Strong. BY DENMAN THOMPSON, Sports Editor, The Star. ILOXI, Miss., March 3.—Ask Walter Johnson what he thinks of his pennant pros- pects this year and he will tell you simply that he is hopeful. The pilot of the Washington club ‘has the old-fashioned notion that flags are won on the playing field, mot in street-corner conferences or hotel lobbies. And experience has taught him that the uncer- tainties of the game are such that nothing can be taken for granted in base ball, therefore, he is mak- ing no predictions regarding where the Nationals will finish. On the train en route south and since EADLINING tonight's Eagles, who have the bunting almost “in the bag” and Census- Northerns, tled with Stewarts and Prenchies for second place. The game starts at 8 o'clock in the Silver Spring Armory, Suburban as it is, many of Washing- ton's basket ball fans are expected to trek to Silver Spring to witness one of the few remaining Independent League struggles. ‘The Eagles are favorites to triumph tonight. In its only start since Census and the Northern Red Birds quints merged the Census-Northerns dropped a tilt to the French A. C. Palace-D. G. S. tossers are out to close the court season with a big splash. Victorious twice Sunday, the Palace cagers yesterday downed Rockville, 28 their fourth win ys when they play Calvary Baptist at 7:30 o'clock in the church gymnasium. In Major Camp PENSACOLA, Fia, March 3 (A.— ‘Wilcy Moore, the former Yankee game- saver, comes pretty close to being the hardest-working man in the Red Sox camp. tht h done for when Lot e e i, the Yanks, but a year with the St. Paul club of the American Associatio) has given him a new start. 4 BAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 3 (#). NEW ORLEANS, March 3 e Clevertng Thdians s yeat i going in ans year Manager kinpa 0 worthy veterans, Falk lnd“‘hmk-on. and two glnly rated youngsters, Seeds and FORT MYERS, Fla, March 3 (#).— Coun noses today, Manager of the hia Athletics found his toster complete, with the exception of nd Simmons, who are train- ST. JURG, Fla., March 3 (#)~—Joe McCarthy, manager of the New York Yankees, has 33 players in camp. ‘The Yanks have been in camp only seven days, but already thcy've seen ‘wet weather than in any one season in the last six years. B2 ES Efs 5 § F{ 4 i ! | g 5 2 E [ g« 15% g i vailed for him ot 5o s him 0 &1 the see ;n the circuif. He did it before, you know, in 1928, when he led the pack Brownie. s go nowadays in base “Then there is Marberry. didn’t seem to have his old-time stuft PASO _ROBLES, Calif., March 3 (#). —The Pirates expect two of their star Adam In Training ILOXI, Miss, March 3.-—-With Pred Marberry duly aligned, just would be, Minter C. Hayes, bet- ter known as Jack, now remains the , | only player on the roster of the Na- tionals who has yet to bind himself for service this year. ‘The youngster, who alone of the ath- the | letes with whom it was necessary for clusters of runs, he is of the stripe of pitcher and if he stages a comeback in the matter of stuff ought to turn in a flock of successful efforts. Brown Likely Flinger. “I also rate Brown as a strong can- didate for high pitching honors. There were stretches last season, especially in the Spring, when he was by far the most effective her we had and, not- ‘withstanding t he has been around with us for some time, he still is noth- ing but & youngster. It has Brownle several years to fully develop his capabilities, but I am convinced he taken | the club to transact contractural busi- ness, has maintained an attitude close- ly approaching that of a holdout, to date has given no sign of ylelding in the salary stand he has taken, but it is a good bet he will be among those present before the training season is far advanced. Just how much difference there is between the figures he has been offered and those he believes himself to be | worth are not known, for it long has | been the policy of the club to withhold | all such information on the ground that it is a matter which concerns only the contracting parties. but the chances are the sum involved is not great. Speaking for his end of the matter, President Griffith merely asserts that he has offered Hayes a raise h-%‘ny over ‘what he received last season AYES is of far more value to the club than the infrequent service he saw last season would te. He: not only is one of the very best utility in" the business, being court | to 25, and tonight will be gunning for | He in three da: -1 Kentucky, 28 outfleiders, Paul Waner | Yol as it was known all along he | A The Foening Sfa. WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1931 Nats’ Flag Chance “Good,” Says Johnson : Navy Favored to Win Catholic U. Meet PILOT BASES HOPE |Skinkers, Who Are Near Title, - {15 CAMES BOOKED To Battle Census-Northerns Y. M. C. A, Flashes won a 32-t0-30 decision over Kendall School yesterday in a stirring clash. Pry and Beach, scoring 24 points be- tween them, were the stars of the game. A protest has been filed by Dick Mothershead, manager of the Saks’ Clothiers, regarding the game which Saks lost to the Boys’ Club last Satur- day night by one point. Mothershead protested the action of the umpire in “calling a technical foul on the spectators and charging it inst the Saks' club.” He also said a change of referee was made 15 minutes before the game, and knowledge was al- leged to have been withheld from the Saks’ N John D. O'Reilly is chairman of the District League Protest Committee. Scores of last night's games: B Epsilon Mu Sigma, 30; Christ Church, Crescents, 55; Nativity, 19. Mount Vernon, 43; Aces, 25. Petworth Juniors, 28; Park View, 16. Neighborhood Housg, 26; Friendship SS ;_Petworth, 25. louse, 4. Fort Myer, 20; Kensington, 19. ‘Woodside, MARYLAND QUINT INTTLE BATILE “Underdog” to Kentucky in Southern Conference Tourney Final. TLANTA, Ga, March 3.—Mary- land’s basket ball team, that just outlasted Georgia to win last night, 26 to 25, will face the Kentucky Wildcats in the final of the Southern Conference tourney at the Arkanata Athletic Club tonight at 9:30 o'clock (Eastern standard time). Kentucky is' bigger than Maryland, but whether it is better will have to be determined tonight, although the tallr and heéavier Wildcats, who had an easy time last night in trouncing Florida, 56 to_35, were the favorites. Maryland has the smallest team in the tourney and are almost “pygmies” rlli‘l elt;mptrlum to their Blue Grass State vals. The Old Liners showed a fine de- fense, 1n;r‘ren passing and plenltly. :f fi:;:et- ness beating 3 They led, 13 to 7, at the end of the first half, but lost Norris, their regular center, on fouls in the early stages of the second period, and then had to g;t;lle to victory after once trailing at Bozey Berger and Ed Ronkin, with 10 8 points, respectively, were the for Maryland, but Bob ho went in when Norris 37; Loulsiana State, 33. North C;-l'o.llnlb 37 33; North Carolina State, Kentucky, 35; Duke, 30, Kentucky, 56; Florida, 35. Last night's Georgia game scor:: Georgia (15). Maryland (28) ] A 8| ouSraou’ Reeder, Bmith, What's What With Griffmen on Gulf Coast uniform at the ball park here next Monday morning. T did not take Marberry and Grif- fith long to get together. once they got into conference, the signing of the document occurring within an hour ol the time they went into a huddle. Griff made it clear Marberry is a high-priced man, there never was any question of a cut in his | 5°Co; salary being involved, the matter for di n_ between them having to do solely with the big pitcher's readiness for effective toil right at the start of the campaign. In that connection it was explained by Marberry that his failure to get going last Spring, when it was not until six weeks of the season had elapsed before he won his first game, was not due so much to the fact ne was lacking in physical fitness as it was to the necessity that he complete- ly change his pitching style. ARBERRY always has been a fast ball pitcher, and for years he en- joyed a great measure of success on the mound merely by utilizing his great speed. He found last Spring, however, t he had lost a bit of his pep and no longer was able to bust that hard one of by the alien Something had to be done, if he hoped to continue holding a_ lucrative posi- tion in base ball, and he did it. nese of ‘Geveioping & eugve. sometning Ve & curve, he possessed in mix | py 1 | Patton, c that, although | Bear ‘% | man; Price Duckett, : | Ferdinand French and Johnny Haines, FOR GONZAGA NINE Base Ball Squad to Start Drills March 20—Eastern Beats Tech Five. ANDIDATES for Gonzaga's base ball team will start practice March 20 under direction of Coach Orrel Mitchell. The Purple will have to depend largely on boys of limited experience, having lost a flock of veteran players by graduation. Fifteen games appear on the Gonzaga schedule announced today by Rev. J. J. Brown, S. J., faculty director of ath- letics. Most of the contests will be played on opponents’ flelds, as the Gonzaga ground is being resodded. Gonzaga will meet all five of the public high school nines, facing twice all except Central. A game with Georgetown freshmen and two games with. Georgetown Prep are other high spots of the I Streeters’ card. Here's the Gonzaga schedule: April 8—Business, on Business Field. April 10—Swavely, at Manassas. April 15—Central, at Central. April 17—Episcopal, at Alexandria. April 22—Open. Aprfl 24—Georgetown Prep, at Gar- Ao 39— Bustn ess. May 1—Tech, at Tech. May 7—Eastern, at Eastern. May lotte Hall School, at Charlotte Hall May 13—Tech, at Tech. May 15—Western, on Western fleld. May 19—Georgetown Freshmen, at freshman field. May 22—Eastern, at Eastern. May 27—Western. May 29—Georgetown Prep, at Gar- rett Park, EVERAL of the public high school quints again are living the thrilling moments of the recent championship and today is to face Central on the latter'’s floor. [Esstern and Central ended the series in a tle. The Lincoln Parkers will leave tomorrow afternoon for Lexington. They will meet Robert E. Lee High of Staunton Thursday aft- ernoon_at 5 o'clock in a first-roun game of the tourney. Eastern has never before appeared in the W. and L. com- petition. There are 27 teams eftered in the tournament. S§ixteen of these, includ- ing Eastern, are in the high school division, ":]o‘bl 11 are in the . \ Danville Instibite and Fisliburne Mill- hrymdmy;glmcmmapenltn{ tou Al 00N af ’ Pl MIW% m gymnasium have been requisi- Massanutten Military Academy won first honors in the competition last sea- son. After winning the school title it downed John Marshall High of Rich- mond; which was the victor in the high school group. Line-ups of yesterday’s game: Tech (39). Totals...... 13 329 'ACK EDWARDS, former Tech High track sensation, has inade the Penn varsity mile relay. In time trials held to determine the make-up of the team which will compete in the I C. 4-A championship Saturday in New York, he did his quarter in 513-5 sec- onds, which was the third best time. As the result of the trials the comprises Jones, Steele, Carr, McLough- lin and Edwards. Loyola High basketers of Baltimore are to visit Garrett Park for a game to- morrow afternoon with Georgetown Prep. St. Anbans Juniors took the measure of Landon Juniors, 23 to 12. Line-ups: St. Alba i 5l avoscos® HYATTSVILLE LIKELY T0 HAVE STRONG NINE High School Has Good Material at Hand Despite Losses by Graduation. HYATTSVILLE, Md, March 3.— Leland G. Worthington, who will have supervision over the Spring athletic program at Hyattsville High School, and will coach the base ball squad, fig- ures the Blue and Gold nine, which won the Prince Georges County cham- plonship last Spring, should do well "“I"Anl'ublz players who have been lost graduation include Donnie Bartoo, one of the best shortstops the school ever had; Robert Bowers, third base- 0 outfielder, and g00d | pitchers. Francis Peffer, who showed strongly IS | 1ast season, and Babe Anderson, who also team alk er; Jack has shown mound ability, are those at hand for this season's with mflflt Glasgow, catch- 3 baseman; baseman, and De Voe Anderson Lindstrom Gets . ;| Washington THE BIGGER THEY COME— —_—c i PRM [7=3) ,a R ARNERA" =THE GIANT ITALIAN WHO KEETS VMMY MALONEY IN . MIAMI, FIORIOA THAT RUMBLING NOISE COMING FROM THE DIRECTIOA OF FLORIDA 1S NOT AN EARTIGUAKE™.// WTH THE CHANCE OF A & TITLE BOUT AWAITING HIM PRIMO WILL PROBABLY EVEN UP His SCORE WITd MALONEY // ALEXANDRIA QUINT . HAS TOUGH BATTLE R, F. & P. Faces Cleveland Knits| Tonight—O01d Dominion Club to Hold Meeting. ALEXANDRIA, Va,, March 3.—Rich- mond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Rallroad Co. quint willameet the Cleve- land Knits, one of the strongest road clubs in the country, tonight at 8:30 o'clock in Armory Hall. ‘Two victories over the Richmond Rotary Club have brought th: locals confidence. Alpha Delta Omega, leader in the Alexandria City League, will play the Government Printing Office team of i in the preliminary at 7:30 o'clock. A meeting of the Old Dominion Boat Club will. be held tomorrow night at 8 o'clock, when the election of officers, board of vernors and committee chairmen take. place. Del Ray A. C. and the Alexandria High cagers will play Thursday night at 8:30 o'clock at the Armory. J. C. Hatton, middlcweight, who is training under Prankie Mann of Wash- ington, will leave this week for a trip through New Jersey, on which he will take part in several bouts. Alpha Delta Omega and the Fraters’ Pals, a girls’ team, ar: seeking games for tomorrow night in Armory Hall. Manager Gladys Rowland, of the Pals, may be telephoned at Alexandria 1900, between 5 and 6 p.m., and Mana h Scrivener, of the Prats, at Ale: andria 1700, betwe:n 6 and 7 o'clock. WORK FOR CARDS ‘Will Practice Twice Daily, With No Intra-Club Games. BRADENTON, Fla., March 3 (#).— The St. Louis Cardinals will hold no practice games ai themselves. “I believe that’s a waste of time and effort,” Manager Gabby Street said to- day, “and that more can be accom- plished by staging morning and after- noon grwflus." Pitcher Dizzy Dean was to undergo an operation for the removal of his tonsils. Manager Street had two teeth extracted yesterday. SN, SAKS FIVE SEEKS FOE. Saks & Co. basketers are after a game o unimied class Guint having & Som or un| u v - nasium. Call Dlmgct 3050. 5 20 YEARS AGO IN THE STAR. ve 831 gk x:?fié b gé?é&i Alexandria Boys Hear Robin Chirp LEXANDRIA, Va, March 3.— the season finally was converted int a 14-to-6 triumph for tossers on the South diamond. Woodrow Cook of the winners drove out the first circuit clout of the local season. MORGAN TOSSERS TOUGH quint of Washington will face one of the best colored fives in the East Pri- day in Morgan College, if the record of the Baltimoreans can be taken as a criterion, ‘The Morgan Bears, who'll invade the Howard University gymnasium, have been undefeated this season, number- ing am Lincoln, of which have twice. The Bears ha of 475 ts to 211 for their indica a defense offense. its, Basket Results Purdue, 25; Wisconsin, 17, Tllinois, 37; Chicago, 30. Northwestern, 41; Iowa, 16. Ohio State, 31; Indiana, 15. msy)ncuu. 28; Notre Dame, 23 (over- e). Fort Wayne, 20; Chicago, 16 (pro). Carroll, 46; Ripon, 35. opponents, as well as its victims Howard U. and bowed ve scored a total | Jean LELAND SCHOOL FIVE BATTLES FOR TITLE Gets Montgomery County Laurels Only After Struggle With Takoma-Silver Spring. SEXTET SEEKS TITLE Hyattsville High Is After A. A. U. Basket Ball Laurels. HYATTSVILLE, Md., Hyal School girls’ ttsvill: High basket ball team has entered the D. guards. o TR LATE PLANES DELAY TILT PARRIS ISLAND, S. C., March 3 (#).—Because the airplanes bearing the Quantico basket ball team did not ar- tive here until late yesterday, the game scheduled for last night between Quan- tico and Parris Island was postponed until today. Bad weather delayed the planes. ‘Jim Thorpe Now a Laborer Noted Foot Ball Player and All-Around Athlete Working With Pick and Shovel. BY JEAN BOSQUET. OS ANGELES, March 3 (#).— Jim' Thorpe, acclaimed the greatest foot ball player of all time and once holder of the title of world best all-round athlete, is working here as a laborer with pick and shovel for $4 per day, but he can still grin. ‘The once mighty Indian of Car- lisle, who in 1912 almost single- handed cornered Olympic honors for tm. only to relin- troj later unum; not. esent state of affairs of the smil- his undoing al his feats at Stock- PI5 asing the lag land to the top of the Olympic mast, Jim, after winning the five events of the decathlon, took 8412 Ppoints out of a possible 10,000 in PAGE C-1 ; T0 SEND B SQUAD HERE ON SATURDAY Middies Particularly Good in Hurdles—Tickets for Games Limited. BY H. C. BYRD. PINION generally is that Navy should win the Cath- olic University indoor meet Saturday night atBrook- land. Those familiar with the strength of the Middies in the track events, and especially the hurdles, give them the meet by a good margin. The big service in- stitution is sending the full strength of its squad to compete against C. U,, Maryland, Gallaudet and the other colleges entered. “Navy ought to win the C. U. meet,” said the coach of one college squad this morning, “although there should be some exceptionally close competition. The Navy is particularly strong in the hurdles and may finish one-two-three in that event. Certainly, I do not know of any other squad en- tered in the meet that has anything like the prospect fdr ‘victory that ng has. I shall be greatly surprised if does not win rather easily.” Preparations for the big indoor. fair are going on out at Catholic Uni- versity in rapid-fire order. And these preparations mean a lot of real work. Getting the track laid out and_the af- Coach the meet, says that things are ing nicely, and he expects eve! shipshape by Saturday afternoon. He says there is plenty of room to ac- commodate the atliletes and that noth- ‘worries him about the possi- § 10588 e § 5z § g g B Maryland. Only twice have Kentucky and Mary- land met in basket ball prior to_to- night's game, Kentucky came March 3.— | three years ago C.A. A U.|ope weeks as he played earlier in the year and that virtually is taking a third accurate goal shooter out of the line-up If Chalmers comes through with a good game Maryland ought to stand pretty close to an even chance. Georgetown had -out 60 men yester- day for its first sprmf foot ball prac- tice. It was a likely looking crowd of gridironists and if that counts for any- thing then the Blue and Gray need have little fear for its games next Fall. NINES GET BUSY Fairlawn, Bausermans Make Plans for Season. Fairlawn A. T. base ballers will hold their first meeting of the year tonight at Anacostia M. E. Church hall, Four- teenth and U streets southeast, starting at 8 o'clock. igton fleld. Bausermans won the Virginia sectioh title in the Capital City League last season. They will sport new uniforms this year., B QUINTS IN TANGLE Games Tonight Will Affect Second Place in Intercity Loop. March 3.—Both Laurel juarters , National $onight When nder Guard, of Laurel, dents and Western Electric meet at CAGE COACH RETIRES Stegeman of Georgia to Give All Time to Directorship. *