Evening Star Newspaper, March 7, 1931, Page 14

.SPORTS.’ CENSURED HURLE LIKELY TO“PEPUP" emperamental Fred Told by Pilot What He Must Do for Club. BY DENMAN THOMPSON, Sports Editor of The Star, ILOXI, Miss, March T7—It happens in the best regulat- ed families. This is what is said of something untoward that crops up in any organization and applies to the run-in that has occurred between Manager Walter | Johnson and Fred Marberry, ace right-hander of the Washington | pitching staff, In this instance the fireworks, con- fined to the verbal variety, may be ex- pected to redound to the benefit of the club in that the net result is likely to be less display of temperament in the future on the part of the hurler and considerably more effort from the same source toward training in a man- ner calculated to have him fit for the business at hand, said business being 1o get in shape to hurl effectively when the bell rings for the start of the Amer- ican League campaign. 'HIS particular version of that well known skit, entitled “A Tempest in a Teapot” yesterday was given an unheralded revival with a very eager audience. Act one, with two 8cenes, was staged in the clubhouse at the ball park, while the second and final act was put on at the club hos- telry after supper, following an ter- mission of several hours. It seems that the spark which started the conflagration was applied by Manager Johnson near the fag end of the training session when he was knocking out.flies to the outfield where several of the boys were chasing them for the sake of their general physical S;fivéon. ;uc}n e':er&lu being con- e conducive e stren of limbs and wind. it was one of the boys and the lac) isical fashion in which he went after the lofts aimed in his gen- eral direction finally got under the skin of the team's pilot and gave rise to some barking on his part anent the general subject of g. The flies to reach were caught by Marberry, but those requiring any real effort were halantly passed up. MAR.B!RRY soon quit his garden post and repaired to the club house where he listened to a lecture from Trainer Mike Martin to the general effect that real physical condition can be attained only through hard, con- scientious effort. o ‘When Johnson finally arrived to take the shower marking the end of the day's training session he found Marberry al- most completely dressed, which meant that the pitcher couldn't have indulged i much of the track work with which the flingers are supposed to top their daily calisthenics. mptly “lit into” his some caustic remarks conveyed was that would not be tolerated from any member of a club he was and the athlete addressed came rij back with some equally pointed heatedly maintain! he was dof that was necessary the way of :a'u\l priming himself to fulfill AT was all for the time being, but shortly after the vespers meal oral Pyrotechnics were resumed with Presi- ali toll his ©of peacemaker. None of the actors concerned in the serio-comic was disposed to do much talking about it. Marberry confined himself to the statement that he always gave the club his best at all times and considered the bawling out he received #s entirely unjust, Johnson flatly de- clined to say anything and. Griffith -endeavored to pooh-pooh the whole business as too trivial to merit atten- tion. From scraps of conversation which drifted toward the hotel lobby from the side room where the evening con- ference took place it was gathered, however, that Johnson does not intend to brook any-dallying in the matter of sincere training from his charges, and that if any of the players fall to give 100 per cent in the grind of condition- ing he is in favor of shipping them home to train a; best they may and then withhold their pay until such time as they are ready to function at the maximum of their capabilities. 'HE signing of Jack Hayes, if he does that thing, as expected, will be delayed at least untll some time today, because the player and President Griffith failed to do any con- fabbing yesterday, although both were round and about, with apparently plenty of opportunity for a chat about the salary question involved. In the meanwhile Hayes continues to take his work-outs at the park with the rest of the players and eat his meals in the hotel dining room at the club’s expense. Jack has until next Monday | morning to flourish that fountain pen | before the lid is clamped down. | —— HOPLITES LOSE FINAL Bow to Laurel Basketers, Finish Fourth in Intercity Loop. LAUREL, Md., March 7.—Laurel In- dependents conquered Ellicott City Hoplites, 29 to 25, in an extra period battle that closed the Intercity Basket Ball League schedule last night on the National Guard Armory floor here. As a result Hoplites finished fourth in the race and Independents fifth. Had Hop- lites won' they would have tied Head- quarters Company, National Guard, tossers of Laurel for third place. De Molay and Western Electric quints, both of Washington, were first and second, respectively. Headquarters Company drubbed Black Pirates, 53 to 26, in an exhibition game, The winners were abead all the way. Fulton of the losers, with 16 points, was | the game’s leading scorer. Sullivan, with | 14, was best for the winners. Final League Sf De Molay . Western Electric Headquarte Hoplites Independen Black Pirates STRAY_EB. PLAYS n‘f.xss‘ Collegiate basketers of the District area will end their season tonight when Btrayer meets Bliss in a Washington Coliegiate Conference game on the Sil- ver Spring Armory court at 8 o'clock and _ Columbus University engages Lynchburg College 2t Lynchburg, Va. Hockey Scores International League. ‘Windsor, 5; Pittsburgh, 2. London, 2; Detroit, 0. 4 American League. ' =iy, 2: Duluth, 0. ! i THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 0, SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1931. . ohnson-Marberry Spat Apt to-Help Nats : Big Field Awaits Gun in C. U. Games: St. Johli’s; Gdnzaga Make a Grid Pact IONZAGA and St. John's will meet annually in foot ball the morning of Thanksgiving day, starting next Fall, it was decided Jast night at & conference between Rev. J. J. Brown, 8. J, Gonzaga athletic director, and Brother Eu- gene, St. John's athletic director. ‘The teams originally were slated to meet next season cn November 13. ‘Tentative arrangements call for the first of the annual games, No- vember 26, to be played on the Gon- zaga fleld. It is hoped by both Gonzaga and St. John's authorities that the an- nual game, brlngheu together nat- ural rivals, will develop into one of the leading scholastic gridiron at- tractions hereabout. NAVY WAIVES 4-YEAR RULE FOR RING CLASH Will Permit Western Maryland to Use Four-Year Men Under Boxing Code. ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 7.—In view of certain unusual conditions, the Naval Academy will not insist sipon the strict observance of the four sear rule when its boxing team meets that of Western Maryland College at Annapolls March 14. Two of the members of the visiting team, Crosby, intercollegiate champion at 135 pounds, and Ekaitis, a strong fighter in the 175-pound class, are on the varsity for their fourth season. Western Maryland has adopted the three-year rule, but it was not retroac- tive, and Crosby and Ekaitis had bvxed‘ before it. went into effect. It was found that the rules of the Intercollegiate Boxing Association pro- vided a Mmit of four instead of three years, and as the Naval Academy is a member of that body and helped to frame the rules, its athletic heads feel that it cannot attempt to prescribe other conditions. V;'elurn Maryland is expected to ma the Navy's great record of eleven years of 'l:;l)dnx without a defeat in a dual match, In addition to Crosby and Ekaitis, the visiting team has excellent boxers in Brubaker, 160 pounds, and Pincura, un- limited weight. EASTERN FIVE OUT Beaten by -Charleston in Second Round of Lexington Meet. LEXINGTON, Va, March 7.—East- ern Hlflh School's quint of Washington was eliminated by Charleston, S. C., High in a 35-28 round of the Washi nament yesterday. ‘harleston won by an uphill fight. Its victory was somewhat of a surprise. At the end of the third quarter Eastern led, 27 to 26. Charleston. ane in the second ington and Lee tour- Terry on Market To All Save Cubs N, YoRK, Marc® 7 (CP.A)— Bill Terry, first baseman of the Glants and champlon batsman of the National League last year, “Will be traded to some other Nay ional League ciub, barring the Chicago Cubs, if President Charles A. Stoneham can arrange a satis- factory deal, This positive informa- tion came from big league sources today. It 15 said that within the last 48 . hours President Stoneham has hounded several National League clubs, presumably the Cardinals, Brooklyns and Phillies, as to their willingness to hand over one or more valuable players in exchange for Terry. - ‘Terry has refused to consider less than a salary of $30,000 and wants a contract for three years. The owner of the Giants has declared that his offer of $22,500 to the big first base- man is an increase of 25 per cent over the salary paid to him in 1930; also that no further effort will be made to sign him. (Copyright, 1931, by the Consolidated Press.) on | determined effort to break into | GOAL BY HESSLER - HELP O STEWART Gives Team Point Win and Keeps It in Independent League Running. D last night to put the Stewart Photographers over in a 26-to- 25 game with Census-Northerns, kept his team in the running for the Inde- pendent Basket Ball League champion- ship by this victory. Stewarts now sare tied with the French team for second place. Because the manager of Company E, 121st, Engineers; Christ Church, Co- lonial A. C. and Potomac Scholastics failed to sign the reverse side of indi- vidual applications, the issuance of A. A. U. cards to these players is being withheld by Chairman William E. Rus- sell. These managers must sign the blanks at Russell’s office, 1503 North Capitol street, before they will be eligible for the tournament. Calvary M. E. end Saks Clothiers meet at 8 o'clock on the Boys' floor. Calvary figures to give Saks a whale of & battle Warren Colison and | Johnny Woods, American University | players, have been added to the church team line-up. OC HESSLER, who let a basket fly in the Mst minute of play night in the final and championship game of the. Sunday School League. | They start play at 9 o'clock on the Y. M. C. A. court. Here're last night scores: Northwesterns, 31; Hawkins, 21. Northwesterns, 55; Kensington, 26. Olmsted Grill, 28; Petworth, 15. United Typewriter Grays, 38; Whirl- winds, 12. Aztecs, 36; St. Martin’s, 15. Company C, 29; Mercury Juniors, 23. Fort Myer Juniors, 86; Mercurys, 25. First Baptist, 25; Brightwood, 21. 880" RECORD LOOMS IN 1. C. 4-A GAMES Chapman Center of Interest as Big Field Vies for Titles in Meet Tonight. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 7.—The East's greatest _indoor college meet, the In- tercollegiate 4. A. A. A. track and field championships, will be held tonight in the 102d Engineers Armory with an ar- y of 300 athletes from 24 colleges and Iniversities. Cornell and Penn wound up in a tie at 277 points for the team title a year ago, and another close battle is forecast, with Penn a favorite. Sharing interest with the 12 regularly | scheguled events is a special half-mile | race in which Russell H. Chapman, crack middle-distance ace from Bates College, wiil attempt to lower Lloyd Hahn's world standard of 1:5135 for the distance. Phil Edwards, almost exclu- sively a front runner, has entered along with several others to assure Chapman of a fast pace. WONDER BOYS ACTIVE Midget and Insect Nines Start Training This Month. J. B. Lutes of the Corby Bakery will sponsor the Wonder Boy Midgets base ball team the coming season. Last year the team made a fine record. First practice for the Midgets is scheduled for March 22 on the East Ellipse. Wongrl!dy Insects are slated to drills field. RENAME COLUMBUS CLUB COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 7 (P).— The Columbus Senators have passed out of existance, From now on the Columbus American Association team will be known as the Red Birds. This action was taken by L. 5. MacPhail, president, and Judge Benson W. Hough, member of the board of directors. start What’s What With Griffmen In Training JLOXI, Miss, March 7—With Heinle Manush among those present, the huge left pasture guardian having checked in un- expectedly from Hot Springs yesterday, only a dozen athletes remain to arrive before the roster of the Nationals will be complete; and all are expected to| be here by tomorrow, the official re- porting date, to present a united front for the bigger and better practice ses- sions due to be inaugurated Monda: ‘Those still to arrive, several of whom probably will show up this evening, are evenly divided between infielders and fly-chasers; but, as to caliber, they run largely to recruits, as only three of the delegation bear the status of regu- lars, and all are inner cordon per- formers. on Gulf Coast | For purposes of easy handling, the | alhlc!espwm be divided into two squads. The pilot has not indicated how he will apportion them, but it is a fore- gone conclusion that Manush, West, Harris and the two Rices will cavort about in the outfield together, with | Burns, Gilligan, Clark and Jordan tak- | ing their drill at another time. The same system undoubtedly will be followed with regard to the infielders. One set is bound to consist of the es- | tablished auartet—Judge, Myer, Cronin | and Bluege—with Hays relieving Buddy and also trying his hand at short and third as well, while a second complete infield could be formed with Kuhel at | first, Dashiell on second and the other | positions filled by Montague and Monroe. THIS Monroe, who answers to the first name of Chick, made his ap- pearance here for the first time He is a rather short, but Third Baseman Oss Bluege, Shortstop | w Joe Cronin and Second Sacker Buddy Myer comprise the trio more or less assured of their jobs, the others of their ilk being Second Baseman Wally Dashiell, Joe Kuhel, Judge's understudy | at the initial corner, and Young Mon- tague, en route from the Coast with Cronin, whose choice of positions on the infield isn't known. Of the pasturemen Dave Harris and Harry Rice, while assured of being car- ried, are rated as reserves and 10 ob- tain steady employment will have to mve their fitness to get the call over nush, West and Sam Rice, while the 800 | other four still have some distancesto travel to gan recognition as big league 809 | gardeners. Of the quartet Baxter Jordan, draftee from Newark of the International League, alone has had any professional experience. Tom Clark’s principal claim to fame, for instance, is his relation- ship to brother Earl, the Washington sandlot product now with the Boston | Braves, while Tom Gilligan's recent ac- tivities were as a member of the Har- vard varsity nine, and Leo Burns, like Montague, 1s a young San Franciscan %ho ia”getting & test on the say-50 of LTHOUGH the first exhibition game is scheduled to be played here next Thursday, with the Baltimore Orioles constituting the opposition, it is not the intention of Manager Walter Johnson to s any tlts between teams the Wash: squad, but plenty of flelding work for the various players in their ive mn«u 15 to be a feature of the schedule henceforth. daily | let which has the distinction of having |given Sam Rice to the national pas- time. | He is a right-hand hitter, which is something in_ his favor on a club so | top-heavy with southpaw batsmen, and ciaims to be equally at home in either | the infield or outfield. | 'No line has been obtainable on his ability thus far, but the fact that he | spent his own money for railroad fare to the camp earned him the chance to | board at least at the club's expense here while demonstrating what he can do. ANUSH looks to be in every bit as fine condition s was asserted by those of his mates who pre- ceded him from Hot Springs and he maintains ‘that Harry Rice, who de- cided to take a-later train from the | Arkansas resort, is in better shape than he has ever seen him so early in the year. These two outfielders have had ca- reers that somewhat parallel each oth- er, in that they are the same age, 29, and have been uE the same length of time, Heinie bre: g in with the Tig- ers and Harry with the Browns. Both have lifetime batting averages in excess of 300, although Manush has quite an edge in that respect by a mar- gin of something like 30 points. It happens that when they left the clubs ti.5y broke in with in 1927, they exchanged uniforms, Manush going to the Browns and Rice to ‘Tigers, and now they themsel ‘members of the same Club | Mount Vernon meets Eldbrooke tos| Nite Hawks, 23; Wallace Memorial, 14. | ch” 14 at the Phoenix 'A. C.| Track Celebrity Is Here _ ONE OF WORLD'S GREATEST RUNS TONIGHT. RAY CONGER, King of milers, will compete in “Ryan 1,000” in big carnival at Gatholic U, the only indoor affair of its kind in_Washington this Winter. VERY one who knew Jim Thorpe,- or saw him in his prime; évery one who did not see him and yet thrills to the spell of tradition ‘will plug for the big Sac and Fox Indian in his am- bition to drop_ his pick and shovel with which he is working as a $4-a- day laborer on an excavation for a public building in Xos Angeles, and land one of two coaching jobs for which he is gunning. They $ay that Jim is not & pure- blcod redskin./ He himself has de- nied this. Anyway, he looks like one and no big chief ever accom- plished more ' valiantly in manly pursuits than he did. If his exploits ever are perpetuated in the legends of his tribe his name, if his fellow tribesmen are sport- wise—which probably they are not— will be “Big-man-who-could-not-hit- a-curve-ball.” For here lay the defect which gated Jim Thorpe to the 1 where even cactus does not grow, at a time when the spangles of a big league career in base ball were dangling temptingly before his eyes. He could not hit a curve ball and 30 he had to leave the Giants when the fans of the Nation were yearn- ing for another Sockalexis. Reluctantly McGraw had to let him go and when subsequently the Pertland club of the Pacific Coast League found that the slants of minor hurlers were no less elusive Thotpe’s knell sounded. He went to Hartford of the Eastern League, but here too, was a mere halting spot upon the tobaggan slide. Pro Foot Ball Life Saver. Professional foot ball came as a life saver. Collegians who played the pro game in the early days in OMbio can take your breath away with the stories they téll of Jim’s ball carrying. But every vear the big Yellow got bigger® and bigger about the midriff—which was wholly 20 YEARS AGO IN' THE STAR. l rele- imbo EORGE WASHINGTON UNI- VERSITY is planning reorgan- ization of its athletic association with a view to arousing renewed in- terest in sports activities at the school. doned by the Hatchetites last year, may not be resumed the coming Fall, but G. W. probably will have teams in both basket ball and track and in a year or two again will be repre- sented on the gridiron. It is planned to, have students pay an athletic fee upon matriculation. A two-mile race among two-man teams will be a feature of the com- ing National Guard track meet. Among the combinafions entered are Stecker and Hildebyand of Washing- ton Grové A. A.;“Bolac and Penner, ‘Washington Cross-Country Bealle and Baldwin, Ph lows. Capt. C. Eugene Edwards is manager of the meet and other offi- cials include Maj. E. H. Neumeyer, W. G. Stuart, William C. McKenny, LleuIEi W. B. Hudson, P. S. Herring, Foot ball, which was aban- - Curve Ball Finishes Thorpe Indian, Clmm[fion of Champions Who Excelled in Many Sports, Foiled by Hooking Pellet. his own fault--until finally they be- gan to drag him panting and wheez- ing from the- field -before a period had ended. last. we saw of him he ap- peal at the Polo Grounds in a drop-kicking contest against Charley Brickley; it was curtain raiser to a pro foot ball game. The real con- test seemed to be which of the two had the larger waistline. Jim Thorpe digging dirt! Sitting Bull walking. Broadway as a sand- wich advertising board would leave hero-worshippers no more desolate. Champion of Champions. For Jim was & champion and a champion of champions whose like may never be seen again. He never took up base. ball until he was 25 years old, and 4we became good enough for major company—aside from those pesky curve balls. Run- nipg, jumping, tennis, foot ball, la crosse, boxing, rough and tumble— Thorpe was a match for -the best. Probably his feat in winning the pentathlon and decathlon events at the Olympics at Stockholm never will be equaled. One day while in training for the gruelling all-around test some smart aleck jumper of the American Olym- pic team made some humorously slight remarks about his ability as a high jumper. ‘Thorpe took a little time off and cleared the bar at six feet five inches and immediately afterward, Just because some one averred he was not so good at the broad jump, he cleared more than twenty-three feet in four, trials. z But it is in relation to foot ball with which he will be best remem- bered. Of all backs of all time there never was Bis equal may never be. Several columns could be filled with citation of fact and legend concerning his exploits as a member of Glenn Warner's Carlisle Indian team. A man of glorious frame and ‘burgeoning l?k‘i! made for resound- ing deeds, he lived up to his heritage. Can he impart a small degree of his spirit and a fragmentary store of all he knew to undergrads he still will stand as great among lesser teachers. — “WONDER” HORSE BEATEN Pharlap Loses to Water Line in Australia—Won 14 Straight. FLEMINGTON, Australia, March 7 (#)—Pharlap, - the Australian wonder horse, which won 14 consecutive races and about $260,000 for its owner in stakes, met defeat in a mile race to- %&-w Line won by a neck. - BATTLE TO A BRAW. HONOLULU, March 7 (#).—Young Sam_Langford, 155, of Chicago and Paddy O'Connell, 156, of Pearl Harbor, rought six rounds to a draw here last night. Peck Thinks Lee A Second Grove NIW ORLEANS, Marcf 7 (#).— Talte it from Manager Roger Peckinpaugh, the Cleveland In- dians have uncovered a second Mose ‘Thornton Lee, up from the New leans Pelicans, is the “find,” al- " | Presbyterian and Wake Forest. | colleges have freshman squads entered “|two-game series between the Athletics |and spent a season on the retired lis#f NAVY IS FAVORITE N MEET TONGHT Conger Featured Performer| in “Ryan 1,000”"—Mary- landyaid Cards Strong. BY H. C. BYRD, E starting gun for the first | I event, 45-yard hurdles, in| the Catholic University ln-; door track meet tonight goes off at 8 o'clock. | Athletes representing 35 col-| leges, high schools, prep schools and other organizations are here to take part in the only indoor meet of the Winter in territory between Philadelphia and North| Carolina. Procably the strongest outfit en- | tered 1s Navy, generally picked to win the team point trophy. Mary- land and Catholic University are about the next strongest combina- tions. Best of individual stars is Ray Conger, one of the greatest of the wurld's dis- tance runners. He has a fairly good field against him, but should win his event, the featured “Ryan 1,000,” just as he has won nearly every other event in which he has competed in the last two years. Cofnpetition for college squads offered by the Intercollegiates at New York and the Southern Conference indoor cham- plonships at North Carolina University has taken from the Catholic University meet, several squads that were expected to enter. It is the intention of author- ities of the local school to change the date for next year's meet so as to avoid conflict with these two other sets of games. A peek in the front door of the big Catholic U, gymnasium this morning was sufficient to learn that Athletic Director Bergman and Coach Griffith have done 2 good job in getting things in shape for the events. The track is rather sharp at the ends, but well banked, and has. exceptionally long straightaways. ~ There will be some crowding on the turns, as happens in every indoor meet, but the competition is lkely to be good despite that. The two feature relays are between Navy and Lafayette, Catholic University and Maryland. Both races ought to be well run. The scholastic relays also should be worth while and also the open races for individuals. All in all, the meet should be worth the price of admission, and even more than that. The whole meet is to be & succession of track events from the dashes up to three miles. No field events are scheduled. ORD from Chapel Hill brings the information that 16 of the South- ern Conference colleges have teams entered in the indoor track champion- ships at Chapel Hill. Besides these 16 conference squads other events for colleges not in the conference have entries from Davidson Elon, Guilford, Twelve for the events especially for the first-| year men. fteen high and prep schools are to be represented. ‘Washington and Lee won the meel last year with 29 points against 27| made by North Carolina, It is reported that much stronger squads are entered this year than competed last season and North Carolina people look for the marks made last year to fall. 'HAT wrestling is not in very-high favor in the colleges is shown by the failure of the annual wrestling tournament of the Southern Conference. Only three schools entered the tourna- | ment, which was scheduled today at! Virginia_Military Institute, and because \ul this lack of interest the affair was | canceled. It often has been said that {an on-the-level wrestling bout is the |:no&t uninteresting of all’ athletic con- | tests, The Southern Conference swimming tournament is to be held at Atlanta March 27 and 28 under the auspices of Georgia Tech. Entries from this sec- tion of the conference are unlikely. Already the opinion is being expressed among those interested in college ath- letics that the Saturday half-holiday for all Government employes will be a great Ip to college g ally oot ball. Of course, in the Summer most of the holiday people go to some resort over the week end or to some shack along one of the rivers or on the bay, but in the early Bprtni and in the Fall this will not be the case. Therefore, it is reasoned that these same people are almost sure to pick & foot ball game at which to spend Sat- urday afternoon. NET TITLE TO HALL. PALM BEACH, Fla, March 7 ( 5. Gilbert Hall, South Orange, N. Won the South Florida tennis champion ship, defgating Phil Neer, San Fran- cisco, former intercllegiate champion, 6—3, 6—2, 2—86, 6—1. FORT MYERS, Fla, March 7 (#).— Connie Mack nominated 23 players to make the trip to Miami today for the and their old world series enemies, the St. Louis Cardinals. ‘The A's have had but one practice game thus far, the Regulars losing to the Yanigans yesterday, 6 to 4. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 7 (®). turist of Mount Vernon, Tex, who de- serted the Chicago White Sox last yalrl has re-established himself as the most promising of Sox recruit, pitchers. Frasier left the club last Spring be- cause Chicago was too big and wild, but experienced a change of attitude and rejoined the club last month. His work has been extremely pleasing and he was down to start against Houston in an exhibition game today. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.; March 7 (). —Joe ~McCarthy of the New York Yankees doesn’t intend to be a martinet manager, but he means what he says. Joe was sitting on the bench yester- day when three players eased up on the last lap of their daily jog around the field. He waited until they passed him on their way to the club house, then said, “Run around again, boys, and don’t :;:)lwd up this time when you reac MIAMI, Fla, March 7 (#).—Flint Rhem is convinced that what happened to his pitching offerings in the second game of the world les last Fall was an_“accident.” Flint told Gabby Street the A’s couldn’t do it again, and the Cardinal manager nominated Flint to start to- day’s exhibition game here between the world champions and the National League champions. PASO ROBLES, Calif, March 17 (). —Despite the fact that Paul Waner and Adam Comorosky, slugging outfield- Manager Jewel Ens of i lltlb\ll'lh ewel Pirates will be able todo some during the —Victor Frasier, ‘the former agricul- | THE SPORTLIGHT BY GRANTLAND RIC Columbia and Maryland OLUMBIA, the Gem of the Ocean, and Maryland, My Maryland, may not have swept | the gridiron after the manner of Notre Dame and Alabama, but they have done well enough at basket ball, which is an even faster game. Columbja has the Eastern Inter- colleglate League race all *wrapped up and Maryland survived a smashing hand-to-hand conflict in the Southern Conference race. In addition, a Columbia crew is get- ting started—a crew which expects to have something to say about the Pough- keepsie returns later on. ‘Which recalls the fact that St. John's College won the unofficial bas- ket ball champlonship of the East with a great outnt. The Best Shortstop. HE recent tribute paid fo Honus ‘Wagner, greatest of all shortstops, ranked by McGraw as the great- est of all infielders and therefore, great- est of all ball players, recalls the keen contest the two big leagues will put up this season to produce the best shortstop in the game. The National League is depending largely on Gejbert of the Cardinals and Travis Jackson of the Giants. The American League will counter with Cro- nin of the Washington Senators. Jackson is the veteran of the lot and he is only 27 years old. Yet Jack- son is now starting@his tenth season. He came to the GMnts in 1922 and finished his ninth campaign last Fall. Gelbert and Cronin are barely out of the debutante class. But their 'play through ‘1930 was spectacular enough to give great promise of high rating in the years to come. even among such names as Hans Wagner, Bohby Wallace, Herman Long and others who are remembered among the stars of all _time. ‘The 1931 race among shortstops should be one of the best in many years, Jack Quinn’s Start. SPRING fanatic wishes to know Jjust when and where Jack Quinn, now.of the Dodgers, started pitch- ing and how long he has been around. According to the records Quinn was born at Hazelton, Pa., on Julws5, 1885, which makes him nearly 46 years old. At the age of 18 he broke in with Connellsville, in the Pennsylvania State League, which means that he has been | tossing’ a base bail professionally for 28 years. His first big turn came with the New York Americans in 1909, which means that he began his big league carcer 22 years ago. So far the veteran has drawn his pay from 12 different teams and from eight different ieagues. His main record is 28 consecutive years of professional pitching, with his | twenty-ninth season just ahead. Ty Cobb had 25 years of professional base ball, including his minor league career, 50 Quinn has proved that an | arm can last, longer than a pair of legs { Looking Ahead. SAYJJITH growing tnterest in the com- ing Olympjc games,” writes Old Timer, “where the competition {over here will be the hardest ever | known—where there will be larger fields | facing longer training periods—T'd like to make a forecast or a guess as to some records you will see developed. Here | they are: “Half-mile—1.50. “Mile—4.10. “High jump—6 feet 8. “Pole vault—14 feet 4 inches. “Shotput—53 feet. 2 “T doubt if the 100 or the 220 records will be broken. And probably not the quarter, But there will be still others smastied before September, 1932, ar- rives.” 1 Switching Around. S YNE of the most peculiar features of modern wrestling end fighting. is the reverse action that has taken place,” Jack Dempsey said recently. “In what respect?” T asked him. “Well,” Dempsey said, “the fighters have turned wrestiers and the wrestlers have turned fighters. The wrestfers now __ do more punching than the fighters do, :1?‘ the fighters do most of the wres- ing.” Any one who has peered at one of the recent wrestling shows or one of the recent boxing matches will see that this - is precisely what has taken place, this may account for the fact that the wrestling performances have suddenly started outdrawing the boxin matches by a wide margin. The ! fan now takes in the wrestling mat to get an eyeful of his favorite dish, * (Copsright, 1931 by North American News- paper Alliance.) Order of Events In Meet at C. U. 1. 45-yard high ‘hurdles, open, handicap, heats and semi-finals. 2. 50-yard low hurdles, high and legiate, heats and semi-finals. 4. 50-yard dash, high and prep, heats and semi-finals. 5. 50-yard dash, open, handicap, heats and semi-finals. . 6.D. C. A. A U. high jump, . D. A. A U 3-mile run, seratch. 8. oob-ynn! run, novice, scratch. 9. 1-mile run, high and prep, scratch, 20 13 mile, boys (70-85 pounds), clul B 11. 880-yard rum, ‘handica) 12, ,mo-m dash, "high and prep, scratcl 13. 2-3 mile (unlimited weight), club relay, 14. 1-3 mile, bays (90-105 pounds), club relay. 15.D. C. A. A. U, 50-yard dash, heats and semi-finals. 16. 2-mile run, open, handicap. 7. 880-yard run, high and prep scffools, scratch. 18. 1-mile run, n, handicap. 19. D. C. A. A. U. 50-yard dash, final. A T o e handicap, final. 3 22, 50-yard low hurdles, high and PR Brent v hurdles, intercol . 50-yare > legiate, Anal, 24. 50-yard dash, open, handicap, = ’nu.' 2-3-mile junior high school re- 27. Abbey Club sprint series, heats. 35; Abbey Grab sprint seres, final ), ul 500 Camile / . 1-m and lay. 31. 2-mile mMumwap relay. 32. 2-3-mile freshmen relay. 33. 1<mile intercollegiate reiay. THREE TRACK TEAMS IN BIG TEN RUNNING Michigan, Illinois, Ohio State Front-Rank Contenders for Title in Meet Tonight. - By the Associated Pre MADISON, Wis, March 7.—Michi- .. gan, Ilinois and Ohio State " today stood out as front-rank contenders far the 1931 Western Conference indoor track title, which will be decided in the University of Wisconsin field house to- ht. e P Visdomtiis hops. ot ope of repeating its vie- :’gnotcal;fnm'nm Farvaps e, coul as a Certain witiner of the. 449-vare COACHES GET PROFS’ PAY None at Yale*Receives More Than - Class Inftructors’ Maximum. . NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 7 (#).— To an inquiry as to- salaries of athletic ~- coaches at Yale in relation to salaries - ly one receives $9,000, highest $8,000 and the other scale down from that. 'THE LISTENING POST Y WALTER TRUMBULL. HE- Pacific Coast believes that Myril Hoag, the young outfielder signed by the New York Yan- kees, is a sure bet to make good. As I remember, the Yankees paid about $40,000 in cash and players for Hoag, .lnd I &m told that his purchase few days, as the camp ball games begin | ang Y. For today's. game the regulars wil have L. Waner as lead-off, with Theve- 1| father put the son with the price is likely to be one of the most profitable that ever emerged from Col. Jake Ruppert’s checkbook. P has the reputation of be phyert.hewc«nhon g o Hoag. best ball in several years. He is close to six feet- is in height, weighs 185 22 years old. ‘gle .umga-“:m st mthuxé:thz,rtnldhxmmtw lasted than pitchers, 2 umeany:%m, . sriee Myril’s father was Tracy Hoag, who pitched for years in the minors, so he was in a position to give advice. The elder Hoag managed the Woodland - team of the Sacramento Valley e his son started there. gfify. when he thought he was ready, the. now, Grantham, Traynor and Suhr fol- lowing in order. The remainder of the list may be juggled somewhat. ‘WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., March 7 (A).—La: hitting ability, ay. Larry pounded out two doubles in a five-inning game yesterday between the “Regulars” and the “Irregulars.” Tom Jenkins, another outfield recruit, also is showing to advantage with the willow. ‘TAMPA, Fla., March 7 (#).—A much- improved” infield over that of last sea- son is the way John Heydler, president of the National League, described the Cincinnati Reds’ inner defense after watching them in’a spirited workout. ‘The league chief visited the camp yes- terday on his swing around the traini marked for him. AVALON,. Calif., March 7 (#).—The Chicago Cubs today squared off for the opening of thelr tion series and hoped it would be more successful than h | last I's. ‘William Wrigley’s othier. téam, the Los Angels, 'l.l' the opposition, and mento team of the Pacific Coast League, wh;;e hul made ;oadi‘.. - ere is one r thing concern ing Myril. He not only the small. est feet in base ball, but feet are not mates. He wears a- 315 shoe serles. R (Copyright, 1031, by North American News- paper Alliance.) » Big Ten Defends Athletic Rights ADISON, - Wis, March 7.— Without any threatd of seces- .: sion, the Western Conference has taken steps toward resisting any effort of the North Central Asse- tion of Secondary ‘and Wummmm collegiate athletics in the Big Ten. This was evident after a meeting a6 »AARTT S #