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- [Cowmenen | @he Foening Star. WASHINGTON, B T, MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1931. PAGE C-1 Hadley Is Fast Rounding Into Fine Pitching Trim at Nationals’ Biloxi Camp BIG SEASON LIKELY FOR HUSKY HURLER Bump, Within Three Pounds of Best Playing Weight, Toils Earnestly. BY DENMAN THOMPSON, Sports Editor, The Star. ILOXI, Miss., March 9.—With | practically the full squad of Nationals finally on the job and starting work today for the first of their 20 pre-season ex- hibitions—that with the Baltimore Orioles here next Thursday—Man- ager Johnson has reason to feel highly gratified over the results attained toward prepping for the | American League champlonship | campaign,” which opens just five weeks hence. ‘There is not an ailment worthy of the term, not even a really sore arm, among the more than a score of ath- letes who have been toiling daily for some time past now and whose ranks today were.swelled by approximately a dozen more. All of those who have been on the job for a week or longer have progressed an eminently satisfactory manner, |* but none quite so much as Irving g Had- ley, who, with a full fortnight of exer- behind him now is adjudged to | be in by far the best shape he ever before achieved during the whoh length of a Spring training pe 1 UST what this means can be appre- clated only when it is borne in mind that Hadley, from the time he made his first trip South with the Griffmen in the Spring of 1926, a green lad of 21 years, plucked from the sand- lots of his native Lynn, Mass., by that master spit ball mnzer, Jack Chesbro, always has been an overly chunky chap. Although not tall as ball players m, falling short almost 2 inches o( the 6 foot mark, ey has a m.me that naturally is well upholxbered and has a decided tendency toward becom- in( overstuffed. It is this penchant gwnn; on superfluous pounds, as anything else, lhat has pre- v:nu!d him from attaining a place high among the pitching fraternity of the the matter of natural ability, base ball wise persons are agreed he is most generously endowed—in fact, for sheer stuff, it is doubtful if there is my performer in the game who is superior—but he never has been lble to capitalize his capabilities to the fullest extent over any extended geflod due to the fact he takes on weight tco y. Hadley always will have that boo to contend with, for nature 1:3;&4 him to be a big man, but he has strated this Spring for him to get down to playing well in advance of the start of the championship grind, and once there he can maintain the desired mark provided he is not enmpelled 1o idle for more than a day or two at & At various times Hadley has tipped the beam at well over 200, nlf.hou;h 185 weight. Right now grosses only lum'm:h means he ving, because they are listed un- dzr the head of fattening. For Hadley each work day involves cising, lnd\ldl.n( everything his mates do in the way of tossing, bunt fielding, ing flies and track work, only more of it, lnd also involves a long session of a special back-breaking drill with a beavy medicine ball, topped off with 18 or more holes of golf in the after- noon. It is not alone what he does, but the way he does it that makes Bump such an outstandj figure in the camp of the Griffmen, however, for he not only is ready at all times to do anything asked of him. but performs his chores with a spirit that is contagious, his good humored willingness to punish himself constituting a fine example for ;:’l;l athletes who are toiling alongside ‘ROM the way HMley is shaping up | it may develop that Manager Walter Johnson will have to look no farther for that “one outstanding pitcher” deemed necessary for the Na- tionals to cop the th-mplnnshlp this | year, and if condition alone would assure it Bump would get Martin's vote right now as the most likely candidate. | ‘The club trainer is outspoke enthu- | slastic over Bump's great s . ~ing and | confiuently predicts he will have a| t season. | “T've seldom seen Hadley as trim as | he is now, even in midseason.” Mike | beamed today. “Except for strengthen- ing his pitching arm he's practically in shape and can coast along until the | curtain raises, provided we don't lose | any time on account of bad weather. He ought to have a big year.” | TTH virtually the full complement | of infielders and outfielders added to the batterymen already in camp, activities at Blloxi Stadium today were | extended to include defensive drills for the base guardians as well as the fly | chasers. | For the latter Ccach Pat Gharrity did most of the werk of fungoing fifes | to be shagged, while grounders for the | two sets of infielders, one consisting of regulars and the other of rookies. were furnished by Uncle Nick Altrock and | Pilot Johnson. All hands, of course, had a good ses- sion of batting practice. WESTBY SHOE VICTOR Wins Weekly Greenway Tourna- ment—League Match Tonight. Leonard Westby won the Sunday round robin horseshoe tournament yes- terday at the Greenway indoor courts. He won 6 games and dropped 1. Earl Crane 88d Roy Wilson tied for second, ‘Wilson rouncing Crane in the play-off, pitching well over 40 per cent ringers. Arll and Cherrydale tossers will battle kht at 8: Ifl o'clock in a Met- demon- that it is nonsble Franpisco yesterd: fication over lhz Pirate slugging and the pitching of Exhibition Base Ball l Results Yesterday. By thé Associated Press. At New Orlenns——clevelnnd (A), H Orleans, nAz‘f’\:est Palm Belch—st Louis (A) 13; House of David, Dallas—Dallas, 8; New York At st Petersburx—floswn (N), 9; New York (A.), At ¢ Tur:plN)Bl_”oolltlzyx’l ll;l), 10; ti ( nnings. C‘A“f”l:fl“:ml—?hflldflphh (A), T; St. Touis (N.), At' Paso Rables—!’lttshurlh (N), 10; San Francisco, At Avllon—chicagn (N.), 12; Los Angeles, 1. At Houston — Chicago (A), 13; Houston, 3. Today's Schedule. At St. Detersburg, Fla.—Brooklyn (N') vs. Boston (N.). At Fort Myzn‘ Fla.—Philadelphia (K) vs. I-lmme,c mvm | Bob Smith Shares Honors With Root in Defeat of Angels—N. L. Notes. By the Associated Press. VALON, Calif, March 9.—The Chicago Cubs think they are going to be extremely glad they acquired Pitcher Bob Smith | from the Boston Braves, and they are happy over what promises to be a good jyear for Charlie Root. Smith pitched five innings of a 12- %o-1 victory over Los Angeles yesterday and gave up two hits. Root' finished the game and permitted three well- spaced singles and fanned five bats- men, Manager Rogers Hornsby had his charges lined up for a game with a team of actors headed by Joe Brown today. \TAMPA, Fla., March 9 (#)—The Cin- cinnati Refls started a stiff two-day workout, today to polish off the ragged- ness shown yesterday when they drop- | pesl a 12-inning tilt to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 10 to 7. The batting was only ordinary and the pitching was anything but outstanding. Jim Morton, a free agent, pitching his first inning of big | league base ball, also probably pfik:hed his last. The Robins nicked him pre- cidely for the winning tallies. ASO ROBLES, Calif., Marci 9 (#).— With only one practice session ' scheduled for today. the Pittsburgh Pirates had an opportunity to “take stock” of their first two exhibition games—the regular-yanigan fray on Satifrday end the contest against San ay. There was grati- Spencer and Bednar. PORT MYERS, Fla., March 9 (#).— Gabby Street, who has been counting on his veteran hurlers t> carry the Cardinals to another National League pennant, wore a brcad smile today—be- cause of a rookie. Paul Derringer. up from tie International League, did so well against the Athletics at Miami yesterdey that Gabby was“convinced all the first-rate Cardinal pitching this year won't come from aged arms. Not an Athletic reached first base against in three innings. The same teams me=t here tod: WINTER HAVEN, Fla, March 9 (P). —Buzz Arlett, the big Oakland out- fielder who has come to the Phultes after 13 years in the Coast League, has been switched to first base for this week’s practice series with Brooklyn. The change was necessary because Hurst, regular first sacker, has been | called to Cincinnati by the death of relative. Arlett played the bag for Oak land a part of the 1929 and 1930 sea- sons, ST, PETERSBURG, Fla, March 9| (#)—Charlie Dreesen was due to start working second base for the Bllvu today. Charlie is no slouch on sack and he's a hard hitter | ln the bargain. He fills in for Preddie | Maguire, who is Jaid up with lumbago. Preddie wili be out for several days, | the Tribesmen's medico reports. CLEARWATER, Fla., March 9 (#)— At last the secret of why base ball players hold out at this time of year is disclosed; Babe Herman and Dazzy Vance, who have yet to sign contracts with the Brooklyn Robins, possibly are unrelenting because they thus escape | from exhibition games. Under tbe rules, | unsigned players are not eligible for play in exhibition games. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 9 (#).— J. Prancis Hogan, the large catcher, has arrived in the New York Giants’ tral ing camp and left “Memphis Bill" Terry as tbe sole remaining absentee. DON ROMIRO WINNER Shows Speed in Cuban Juvenile, | Feature at Havana. HAVANA, March 9 (#).—A burst of early speed and a game response to a closing challenge enabled Don Romiro, from the Keeneland stud, to win the Cuban Juvenile Stakes, feature of a )lz’\l lf\mdly racing program at Oriental ark. Given a fine ride by Jockey D. Mc- Auliffe, Don Romirc. a son of PJ‘I Pan and Donna Ronna, finished wif good margin over W. 5. Rust's choice (‘l.ll?r ‘The race was worth $2,670 to the winner. PRIX FINOT VICTOR | Jean Vlctor Scores in Big Sunday Race at Auteuil. AUTEUIL, Prance, March 9 (#).— | Jean Victor, owned by Mrs. E. Rogers, casily won the Prix Finot, feature stecplechase of the Sunday racing pro- glmlznn Jean Victor was first by ree lengths. ‘There were nine starters over the couneouwomuamdommnonc but three fell. Jean Victcr paid 2 to 1 in the mutuels. UP WINS STAKE RACE First in Agua Caliente Derby for Three-Year-Olds. AGUA CALIENTE, Mexico, March 9 (#).—Up, Mrs. James N. Orofton's chsulln colt. by High Cloud-Idleness, the Agua Callente Derby, $10,- added money stake for 3-year-olds, match. Inclgded in C. C. Hen: Bt et n son, Alex xlrchner and Ed Edmonston, , C. dllu;dl!.,&nm. [ EN Al represent | length which headlined the Sunday racing pro- INDIANS WILL HAVE WEST COAST CAMP Can’t, Book Many Games at New Orleans—Berry Hits Well for Red Sox. By the Associated Press. EW ORLEANS, March 9. — While everybody else is con- cerned with the coming cam- paign, General Manager Billy Evans already has laid plans to take the Cleveland Indians to the West Coast next Spring. He took options on sites at Pasadena and San Diego, Calif,, and booked 25 exhibition games. The one fault he found with New Orleans was the difficulty in arranging | games with big league opponents. SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 9.— Joe Dugan, veteran third baseman, who is practicing with the Detroit Tigers | without a contract, is slated to play at the hot corner in the first exhibition series against the San Francisco Seals, starting Friday. Marty McManus apparently has not yet rounded into physical condition following an operation on his knee. AN ANTONIO, Tex., March 9.—The Chicago White Sox were back in San Antonio today to resume prac- tice after splitting a pair of games with Houston of the Texas League Saturday and Sunday. The Sox were not so hot Saturday, but bounced back y'smrdly aided by some good pitching by Pat Car: Jim Moore and Johnny Intlekofer, lnd won, 13 to 3. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.,, March 9. | —Manager Bill Killifer of the St. Louis | Browns today expressed utuflc'-iun over the performance of his “pony” in- fleld in yexurd.ys triumph Tover. the House of David team. Killifer" started Burns, Storti, Levey am?l Klr:u mdfl -l{l‘mof mem performed wel vey's fiel ing especially | brilliant. 8 g espe y The Browns engage & Palm Beach | team in a practice game today, the pro- | ceeds to go to charity, FORT MEYERS, Fla.. March 9.—The Athletics, barring accident or the re- | mote chance that the great Al Simmons | does not sign a contract in time, will | start the 1931 American League season | with the same club that has dcminated the major leagues for two years. g don’t see how we could make nny' chan es,” Mack said today. “The boys working hard. It's a pretty n‘ d I guess we'll have to sf The world champions at Miami_ yes- terday put on a characteristic finish to- day to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals, | National League champlons, nnd square the account at one game each in their Winter “world series. | After his hit had scored & tie in the sixth, Edmund (Bing) Miller, veteran rightfielder, smashed a ninth-inning home-run over the rightfield wire fence into the crowd. Jimmy Foxx was on first base and the blow lbr\lptly termi- nated the exhibiticn hostilities in favor of the Mackmen by a score of 7 to 5. ISACOLA, Fla., March 9.—Charlie Berry is going after that Red Sox | catcher’s berth with a_ vengeance. He’s been whacking them hard for a week now and the story’s going around | the camp that Charlie started doing some heavy thinking when he heard Muddy Ruel had been purchased. His experiments with hl.l hitting style | netted him two home runs Saturday. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 9.— | Bob Shawkey, once_great right-hander | of the New York Yankees, is looking | over the situation at Joe MeCarthy’s | camp, but not with any eye toward | landing a. pitcher’s job, Bob the Gob is coach for Jersey City | and is casting a calculating eye over the flock of rookles assembied at the | Yankees' camp. He may pick up a| bargain or two. ST. MARY’S LYCEUM FORMS STRONG TEAM Vogt, Basket Ball Pilot, Takes Over Management of Sunday Dia- mond Performers. ALEXANDRIA, March 9.—St. Mary's Lyceum Club is forming a strong un- limited ball club to play Sabbath games. Robert Vogt, manager of the Lyceum’s | basket ball team this season, will handle the diamond outfit. Vogt has already signed the following performers: Pitchers, Francis Gorman, John Abrams, Tommy Lucas, Bernard Vance, Vincent Bradley: catchers, “Hoodla” Elliott, Bobby Vogt, Elmore Mudd; infielders, “Ham"” Nugent, Dave Henderson, Ralph Scrivener, Jinx New- | ton, Kenneth Mumford, Lester Scott, | Bottles West; outflelders, Jimmy Bradley, Dave Bayliss, “Hardy” Gens- mere, Arthur Wingfield, Wilson Sinclair | and Ellety Cabell. | Boy Scouts won the championship of ! the Alexandria Junior Basket Ball League with a 23-t0-20 triumph over the Whitestone's Store team at Armory Hall yesterday. A field goal by Moore and a foul shot by McCallum in the | final two minutes of the game gave (he lsm‘m the verdict. | Final Standings. H W.LPet, W.LPet Boy Bcouts.. 9'1.900 Clover A.C.5 5§ Whitestone's 8 2 800 Frnds A.C. 3 17 . H. 8.2ds. 55 500 Cnt. C'g'rs. 0 10 .000 Alpha Delta Omega Fraternity is seeking an unlimited o \Wednesdly night at 8:30 o'clock in Armory Hall. Manager Ralph Scrivener may b reached by (elephnne n Alex- | andria 1700 petween 6 and 7 Stewart Bros. Pnaoo.nphen are by the St. Mary’s Lyceum five for me Friday night at 8:30 o'clock in Armory Hall. Manager Robert Vogt is booking games by telephone at Alex- andria 1498 between 6 and 7 p.m. St. Mary's Celtics' practice at Bag- gett’s Park was called off yesterday because of inclement weaiher. Coach next Sunday at 1:30 p.m., however. a - STICK WITH BUCKNELL Bucknell University hasn't hired a new head coach in a major sport in the last four rs. The veterans are Prof. Floyd Ballentine, in charge of tennis for 10 years; John Plant, basket ball since 1926; Carl Snavely, in foot ball llnee of 1927, and Malcolm % foot: nlloped the mile and one-six- tsnth in 1:46.60, to win by a half over snn- Pride. Uncle Henry “ ALPHA DELTA OMEGA -300 | adopted the game wholeheartedly. nent for | championship. Art Ludlow will have his charges. out | ball, base ball | W Vet Gives Griff Rookie Few Pointers GHARRITY (LEFT) COACHING CATCHER BOLTON. Net Bars Sharks, Girl Swims Bay 'YDNEY, Australia, March 9 (#).— Protected from man-eating sharks by a steel net 30 by 15 feet and towed 40 yards behind launch, Lily Coppleston, a New Zealand girl, swam shark-infested Neutral Bay in 3 hours and 6 minutes. The dis- tance is 7. miles, but Lily swam much more, since the net was con- stantly swung from its course by the current. GOES FOR BASE BALL Succeeded on Grid and Court, Now Plans for Strong Nine, Led by Scrivener. ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 9.—Alpha | Delta Omega Praternity, which has en- | Joyed highly successful campaigns in foot ball and basket ball since entering the athletic field Jast Fall, is now laying plans to turn out one of the strongest week-day unlimited base ball teams this vicinity. Led by Ralph Scrivener, former Alex- andria High School captain and all- State shortstop, the Fraters will begin training within the next 10 days.| Scrivener is manager of the P‘rlleu" quint, which has copped 40 victories | this Winter and is out in front in the | Alexandria City League. Nineteen of the leading base ball stars of this city have been signed to| play with the fraternity nine, as fol- | lows: | Pitchers — Leon Riley, St. Mary" Celtics; “Rip” Hicks, Del Ray A. C. Vincent Bradley, Columbia Engine Co., and Douglas Hewitt, Jefferson District Fire Department. Infielders—"Bottles” West, Larry Ker- sey, Columbia Engine Compan:; ‘Doc” Dreifus, Bill Langford, “Buss ner, St. Mary's Celtics, and Scrivener, Saks’ Clothiers. Outflelders — “Buddy” Zimmerman, Cardinals; Ellett Cabell, Jimmy Brad- ley, Del Ray; Paul Travers, Virginia Military Institute, and Joe Hamilton, St. Mary’s Celtics, Catchers—Russell Kidwell, St. Mary's Celtics; “Honey” Peyton, Jefferson Dis- trict Fire Department, and Charley Scheffle, Bauserman Motor Co. Scrivener plans to stage games with the foremost clubs in this section at Baggett's Park each Saturday, while ! negotiations have- already been opened for a number of road trips. The Fraters | probably will make awir debut on ‘April | 11 and will endeavor to bsok the Wash. ington Red Sox, one of the hardest- hitting clubs on the Washington sand lots last season. BASE BALL BECOMES JAPAN’S MAIN SPORT All Schools Have Nines and Big Colleges Quarrel Bitterly Over Pastime. ‘With foot ball, golf and other sports dlsmllln‘ base ball's claim as America’s national game, it may be interesting to diamond fans to learn that Japan has Every school in Japan has a team— 541 of them. And all of them are in the annual tournament for the national All of the colleges have nines, and the ame is taken so seriously that the two |largest institutions, Waseda and Keio, have become involved in an argument and broken off athletic relations, just like Harvard and Princeton, and Army and Navy in foot ball. Japan has bullt parks Cl lhle of tak- }ng care of crowds from 4 70,000 Tabe, shortstop of the Meiji team, has the greatest throwing arm that Coach Nels Norgren of the University of Chicago ever saw. ‘The pitchers do not have great speed, but have fine control and throw curves. They are light hitters, but good bunters. BASE BALLERS BOOKING July 4 ]‘)nt! Wanted by Orioles ‘With Metropolitan Clubs. 204 baiket. ball since 1026, Plant, besides uwmum Mik pasket ball] st 1133 North Montiors timore, Md. - | and you'll 'have plenty of trouble. | player in the last three classes will | arrangeme: avenue, Bal- “Wonder Boy” Pilot Sees Big Year for Kid Sandlot Teams| & BY FRANCIS _E. STAN. ILLIAM WARNER POOLE, who may be remembered as the chap who collected a gang of youngsters last sea- son,, tagged them “Wonder Boys,” told a disinterested sandlot world they were the clickiest collection of kids that ever drew on spikes hereabouts, =nd then proceeded to come doggone near hav- ing wonder boys, is broadcasting again. When the austere Willlam Warner begins broadcasting—a la Joe Jacobs— it is » sign the season is well nigh under way. Poole maintains that “there was a better brand of base ball played in the smaller leagues last year, and this sea- son will find most of the interest shift- ed to them.” LIAM WARNER POOLE ought to know what he's talking about. If the record of his Wonder Bovs can be taken as a criterion (though the exact record is not on hand, they won in | sSomething like 18 straight games in the E peedy French League), what he says may be taken for granted. Says W. W.: “Organize a team of boys, train them the proper way, hold them together three or four seasons, and youw'll have a club that's going tg play ball. Try to organize a team in the junior, senior or unlimited cu_stsfis ot play ball for the team or the Lonor or glory of being a sportsman. He plays for so much a nme . ILOT POOLE undoubled}y will find his supporters. He'll also find those who can't see it that way. “There are plenty of unlimited players,” the latter gentry will argue, “who play as 1 simon pures. And a better brand of ball, too.” To which Poole has an answer. “Recall the Georgetown-Wonder Boy series last year,” reminds W. Warner. “The first game ended 0 to 0 after 13 | 6—4. innings. The second was 4 to 3 in 11 innings; the third, 4 to 2 in nine innings; the fourth, 6 to 2 in nine innings; the fifth, 10 to 8 in 12 innings, and the sixth, 6 to 3 in 10 innings. “Four extra inning games out of six played! Beat that.” R. POOLE orates further that there were no petted or pampered stars on ejther team, but kids who played the game because fll!y liked to play ball. Furtkermore, he refers any one who doubts f.he -uthentlmy of his argument to Bul lester, president of the French And "Bill manages & semi-pro team! ‘There’s no doubt that Poole is looking to the future as well as the present. He said something about “holding them together three or four seasons.” Maybe he'll change his mind some- what. Even Bill Flester may remind him that sandlotters are tough ’uns to handle when they grow up. And even sandlotters have to eat. ISTRICT OF COLUMBIA REPAIR SHOP tossers, who hinted last year much of the reason for their !nl- UrE in the city serles was due to lack of competition in the Departmental League, which they won easily, will have their hands full this season if advices. from the Departmental and Govern- ment Leagues are on the up-and-up. Vic Guazza says the Departmental ngue will be plenty fast this season 1!1 "’D4 C. R. will find it out if it stays But it appears that D. C. Repair wants to get the Navy Yard franchise in the Government League, and reports from that circuit say it's got a good chance to get it. ‘Navy Has Crack Third Class Ray Thompson, Undefeated Swimmer, Stands Qut in Unusually Victorious Group. NNAPOLIS, March 9.—Mem- bers of the third class at the Naval Academy, taking part in varsity sports for their first season, have made a record this ‘Winter which has never been excel- led by a class at such a stage in its course ‘The particular star is Ray Thomp- son, a Baltimore youth, who is the leading scorer of the Intercollegiate Swimming Association up to this point in the season, winner of every event in which he has taken part and establisher of a new intercol- legiate record for the 50-yard free style, Other members of this class who have made the varsity in the first season are: Fred Ashworth and Jahncke, sprinters; McCampbell, fancy diver; Morton and Jordan, breast stroke; Bert Davis and Berto- let, middle distance swimmers. Prcbably the next distinguished athlete of the class is Elliott Mulh- lin, from Philadelphia. Loughlin, forward, was high scorer on the ex- cellent basket ball team this season. He is also & brilliant tennis player. In fact, the basket ball team was at the beginning of the season al- most a third class aggregation. In addition to Loughlin, there were three regular members of the team from the class. They were Kastein, center, and Bedell and Hagemeister, guards. About midseason the latter rul ed from the academy. Charles Curtze, a Pennsylvania midshipman, is nnuy the star of the Navy's crack gymnastic team. Head Coach Mang, who has developed many champion gymnasts and lead- ing teams, believes that Curtze is sure to be the best all-around per- former who has represented the Naval Academy. Among mole who have re'prmnt- ed the academy on the varsity wres- tling team this season have been Ralph Styles, 115 pounds; Garrett Coleman, 165 pounds, and Bill Kane, unlimited weight, all from the third class. Though it is unusual for a mid- shipman to magke the fencing team his first year, De Witt Grubbs, whose is the foil, has represented scorer on the championship water polo six. Archie Wright and Frank Dolan, both members of the same class, have been alternated in the 115- pound class on the unb:aten boxing LOYOLA TOURNEY GROWS Eight More Quints Entered for Catholic Scholastic Play. OHICAGO, March 9 (#).—Eight more teams have entered Loyola University's National Catholic High School basket bu’"u tournament, bringing the total atest entrants are: St. Theresa, Kans.; Augustinian High, Y.; St. Michael's of Hen- ‘athedral h, - Chfl!flln B ers’ High, St. Benedict’s Acad- istian Brother! champlonship game at St. Lout 20 YEARS AGO IN THE STAR. Herman (Dutch) Schaefer appears now to have the best chance of landing the left-field job on the ‘Washington base ball team, accord- ing to advices from the Nationals' training camp at Atlanta. Schaefer heretofore has been best known as & second baseman. Dixie Walker, Washington pitcher, this year is in fine physical shape. Ordinarily in the ear) of the tnl.nln‘ camp he is !lzr.mm in the Oaumwwn University's hulet ball team overcame the Centr: A. tossers, 24 to !n a lurrln extra-period m'uuh last night. u was the first of a serles three ?mu for cl',y wun supremaoy. A shot from scrimmage by Bar- period nmue just before the extra was up gave the Blue and Gray vic- wmuunro!uuu. Goods Co., has of the Wash- Club. “Pink” H. White Fleshy Phillies Set Weight Mark INTER HAVEN, Fla, March 9 (#)—The Phillies are claim- ing some sort of a record. Pive of their players have a com- bined wtl‘ht of more than 1,100 Coast is 230 pounds. DISTRICT NETMEN BEATEN IN SINGLES Mitchell, Buchanan Still Running for Maryland Doubles Title. ton players today are out of the picture in the singles competi- tion of the Maryland State in- door tennis championships, in progress at the 5th Regiment Armory, but still may achieve laurels in the doubles. Dooly Mitchell of the National Capi- tal, defending champion, and seeded No. 1, was eliminated in a semi-final match yesterday by Alex Keiles of Bal- timore in an upset, while Bill Buchanan, another Washingtonian, bowed to Elmer Rudy, also of Baltimore, in a quarter- final encounter. Kelles, seeded No. 4, triumphed by 2—6, 6—4, 6—4, while Rudy was a 6—4, 6—4 winner. Mitchell and Buchanan, however, gained the semi-finals in the doubles, downing Rudy and Edward Lafleur of Baltimore, 6—4, 3—6, 7—5. They will meet Keiles and his fellow Baltimorean, Morton Shapiro, Thursday night at 8 o'clock. The winning pair will face M. Andrews and Prank Roberts of timore, who yesterday put out Colin Stam and Eddie Yeomans of Washing- ton, 6—4, 6—8, Yeomans had defeated their fellow townsmen, Burton Decker and Fred Sendel, 6—3, 6—3. In the second round of the gonsola- tion singles Clyde Yeomans of Wash- ington downed Burton Decker, 7—5, In a quarter-final match, how- ever, rnnk Shore, another Capital City DT htal masehes Wil be played matches Sun- day morning. g LOUISVILLE’S RECORD BEST IN ASSOCIATION BALTIMOR!, March 9.—Washing- CRONN IS 10000 ium, SAYS HORNSBY Cub Pilot, Praising Griff Star, Thinks Chicago Has Another “Joe.” BY JOHN B. FOSTER. VALON, Catalina Island, March 9—"1 told you once upon A time,” sald Rogers Hornsby, “that I thought Cronin, now Washington's shortstop, was one of the best young players I had seen and I wondered a little why he did not get a regular position with a major league club. He had all the action of Wright, whom I consider one of the great short- stops of base ball, until he injured him- self playing hand ball, or whatever it was. “Now I will tell you some more about Cronin, Once he could have been had by the Bostonn Nationals for the sum of $7,500, but the judge thought he could not put any more money in play- ers at that time. The Boston club needed funds quite as badly as it needed ball players. I told him that I thou; he could get it all back, but he couldn’t see it, although he tht have been willing enough if he had the capital. “Kansas City was after him and was to get him, but Washington mpped in and took him. How much Cronin now be worth to_the Nlthml League? I presume that Pittsburgh be- came impatient when he did velop as rapidly as they should. “All of this conversation that I am having with you is leading up to the fact that the Chicago base ball club has another Cronin. N\:;. tmm‘t make 6—1, after Stam and | Saiy, “I hope that this will not make him swell up, because he has yet to make food. The stuff is there. I am per- ectly 'flllnx to bank my opmlan v him. that eedl is come thmulh Never pla; nd ball on the side and never lets t.he b‘u get him where he must plly it on the side. smart as mustard in plays and knom W] is going on in the 3 “These bs have two of Tied by St. Paul for Pennants Won |, has in A, A, but Is at Top on Points in 29 Years. The American Association will u!e- brllelif.l thirtieth lnnl ‘The it g—figuring point m- first, two for second, three rm- third, etc.—gives Louisville 107, St. Paul 112, Minneapolis 114, Indianapolis 126, Milwaukee 124, Kansas City 136, Co- lumbus 147 and Toledo 163. Every club has won a pennant, but % only one club, Minneapolis, has escaped last place. Mike Kelley won five pennants, Bill Clymer and Joe Cantillon four each, Harry "Clark ahd Joe McCarthy two each, h:“u nth:.r;k runnmln( singly. a 5| times. 3 wing fave teams wnBenanan Benavanas cenasusne PR aesvsouue LEGALIZES BOXING West Virginia Governor Signs Bill for 12-Round Bouts. CHARLESTON, W. Va., March 9 (#). b_cfl.l ov. Wlubhymmo canletyll;'uullened '; e current ature m:dnt in West Virginia. The measure will become law in 90 days. ‘The bill, considered by four successive sesslons of the Legislature, creates a three-man boxing commission by the Governor to govern wrestling and boxi uts in the State. It limits box- ing bouts to 12 3-minute rounds. R SR TAYLOR, MASSEY TO BOX Winner of Bout in Philadelphia May Meet Bass. PHILADELPHIA, March 9 (#).—An- nouncement has been made by the Arena Corporaticn that Bud Taylor, Terre Haute, Ind., and Lew Massey, Philadelphia, are matched for a 10- xigund bwt here on the night of March An effort will be made to match the winner against Benny Bass, jnnior lightweight champion. Tl e ORIOLE CLIENTS GROW Club Has Dealt With Eleven Teams Since Dunn Passed On. Before Jack Dunn’s death the Balti- more Orioles confined themselves fairly close to the Athletics in player deals. But since Dunn’s death the club has m‘m‘nm 11 big league clubs in the we And durl.nz the last two years not deal hll been made with the Al——'ho gu $265,000 for four players, Earnshaw, Bishop and Boley. Loughran, Schaaf In Fourth Fight YOH.K March 9 (#).—Madi- by. up by Pittsburgh for nothing, to with; kept by Pltubur'h at & outlay, not much, all told; eaulfln’t be bough! Boston, which hadn’t Figure it out, everybody, for yours:lves. Players have been sold for $150,000. P net value of Cronin, if you M- ure everything from the ground up, his investment at nothing and what hl did, finally being voted the most val- uable player to his club in the Ameri- can League, is about as near uoom as anything you or I ever heard of. FRENCH AND YANKS WILL MEET IN RING Dempsey and Carpentier Named Referee for Amateur Bouts in Windy City May 12. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, March 9.— An interna- tional amateur bo: tournament be= tween champions of France and win- ners of the New York-Chicago Golden Gloves tournament and with a pair of former world champions refereeing will be held in the Chicago Stadium May 12. ‘The lomzr champions will be Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier, who met in the “Battle of the Century” at Jersey -City, July 2, 1921. ‘The event has created high interest in France and hundreds of youngsters are preparing to try for the trip to the Uniud States. The Prench boxers will be under the charge of Paul Rousseau, pre:lldem. of the PFrench Boxing Fed- eration. GENEROSITY COSTS MIDWICKS VICTORY Argentine Polo Team Wins Game Replayed Because Injuries Handicapped Gauchos. By the Assoclated Press. LOS ANGELES, March 9.— Good sportsmanship of the Midwick poloists cost them the first game of the Mid- wick Midwinter championship tourna.

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