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Che Z WASHINGTO pening Star, WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. ) C., FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1931. anfzth Shines on Slab as Nats Lose : TURNS BACK BRDS & ;;;- Tauscher, Fischer Give Up Hits and Poor Outfield Play Costs Game. BY DENMAN THOMPSON, Sports Editor, The Star. ILOXI, Miss, March 13.—A few more performances such as he flashed against the; Baltimore Orioles yesterday In the inaugural of the Spring ex- hibition series and Lynn Griffith’s aspirations for a pitching job with the Nationals will be entitled to serious consideration. Displaying plenty of speed, mixed with an occasional knuckler by way of a change of pace, the rangy portsider from the Weslern Association breezed through three Innings, in which he al- lowed nothimy that resembled a hit, and so well dia he have his side-arm stuff controied only one Bird received iree transpurtation to first. Griffith’s performence was the high light of the curtein raising on base ball here, which was preceded by a strect | parade and the customary prelimunary Teatures, including a boxing burlesque by Clowns Altrock and Schacht, ine tossing out of the first ball by hizzoner the mayor and the blaring of a pair of bands. ' All of which, combined with the fact the weather was good and that & half-holiday had been declared, not only for this city, but nearby Gulfport, where the Orioles do their training, served to draw something like 1,000 cash customers into the spacious con- fines of Biloxi Stadium. [E fact that the Nationals wound up on the short end of a 7-to-6 tally is a little detail that only Dave Harris and Harry Rice can ex | plain, for in add.tion t: Grifiith, all of‘ the 18 periormers Manager Jonhnso | sent into ac ion acquitied themselves creditabiy save these two. ‘Walter Tauscher, the second of Pilot Walter's hurlers, ran into some trouble right at the outset of his regime, when pair of singles and a double nve l-'lRS'l' OF THE YEAR MBHOA Wash, E ] ) | ommmonsocoscuscoons® Cherry.p.. Gumbert;p L L ST LIS rosoHorAN-OHoSoooN] | soososormomnntooHs! Rl ecouoononisonumuors P o B mrmsssissis e I Cront som W;fi,,g’,’- e S, Pl Bunees, sl M &ons;!e R rre Rice. Two-b hits— Runs batted i —West. Hauser to Gonzales to Gumbert. to Hauser, Myer to Cronin to Judge gn baces—Buitimore, 3. Washington, %, n ba oft Hies %O Grimti. 0 3, innings: mond. 8 in;3 in off Tauscher. 3 i on’ cherrs. 4 5 P 4% 3 innines: off Gumbert, Strick owt-By Cherry. 1. b Tauscher, 1; by Fischer, 3; by Gumbert. 1. e plictor ~Gumpert. "Losing pitcher —Fischer. Umpires—Messts, yan Graflan and Evans. Time of game—2 fours and 38 minutes. LOUGHRAN DEFYING RING SUPERSTITON = Boxing Schaaf, as Favorite, on Friday, 13th, Is Not Bothering Tommy. By the Associated Press. EW YORK, March 13.—To the N ran, Philadelphia dancing master, seems to be attempt- battle with Ernie Schaaf, rugged Bos- ton heavyweight, in Madison Square In the first place, Loughran twice has been beaten by Schaaf; in the sec- third, Tommy's the betting favorite. ‘The faithful shudder every time they the Garden this year. But the one-time light-heavyweight superstitious Yommy Lough- ing a little too much in his 10-round Carden tenight. ond, it's Priday the 13th, and in the think what's happened to favorites at champion of the world is not worrying. had | He turned in one of the finest boxing had gotten through itial frame with nothing more than a walk to mar his record when a pair of scratchy singles and one real hit pro- duced an earned run for the enemy. Two had been sei dcwn by the whiff mum wiicn he passed the dangerous T to fill the bases and the side & ou‘d have been retired when the next Bird loited a little fly to left field. Stationed cot there at that time was Dave Harris, the ponderous former con- steble and 1931 champion weight toter of the Nationals. The' score at the ym:wuaw:muvvrotdohnwn't far enough to reach the fly. He must have had the same th it, for he opened the throttle wide and waddled in like a stampeded elephant, but at the crucial moment his brakes proved unequal to the task of stopping that tonnage, with the It the ball drop- ped untouchcd back of him and two runs crosced the plaie. This wouldn't have been so bad, for the Birds still were a run to the bad, but when on the next play, Harry Rice, subb! for Sam of the same name in right fleld, pulled a Hack Wilson and lost a fly in the sun, two more Balti- moreans checked in “L the counting but Sammy's were of the most tlling variety, his double and triple driving in three tallies and paving the way for still another. Hayes g2t off to a good start in his quest for the second-sacking job by cracking a cleen bingle on his only Appearance at the plate after Myer three times had failed to connect safely, and Leo Burns also broke into the hit column when he was credited with a double on a poorly phnd hit to center. Harris smote a le. of the others contrived (o Kuhel at first, Mon and Jordan at third, rool all, took :-.n of everything that came their CMPP BOLTON, who relieved Roy Spencer back of the bat after the first four innings, failed to| live up to his hitting prowess his first time at bat when he took a called third strike to end the inning with a mate | awaiting delivery on third base. He | had another chance in the ninth when the sacks were unoccupled and wal- loped viciously to deep right, but his slugging reputation had preceded him and the Bird gardener, stationed way back, contrived to gwé under the whack. Bolumn receiving was done in an m Loughran Picks Self to Win ceptable manner and on the occasion onheonly-uphemm—nnm thought better of trying to advance. OY VANGRAFLAN, who probably could be prevailed upon to admit < he is the best umpire in the Amer- ican League, if not all base ball, was on hand to start his fourth season es | Spring arbiter for the Griffmen and proved to be . a tribute to his foresizh inter course of good VoI in taking a “ocal ca'es hen He was ess'sted Joe Evans, former | Washingion and Cleveland _outfielder, now a (uc(‘tu!ul practicing physician in Guifport. RESIDENT GRIFFITH still is look- ing mthvnln for Hier, the local pitching phenom, to report to Manager Johnson. The glant youth, JWho diffidently admitted “I kin throw ’em right hard,” evidently is too “skeered” to run the risk of any Jibes from those big league city slickers. HESTON IN NET FINAL Faces Kenney Temorrow for Title in Southern Pro Tennis. PALM BEACH, Fla., March 13.—Paul Heston will face James Kenney of Paim Beach tomorrow in the final of the| gqu:hern professional tennis tournament ere. Heston downed Ed Paulkner, Boca Raton, Fla,, 6—3, 3—6, 6—1, 6—0, and Kenney scored over Arthur Ruddlph, Beach, 7—5, 6—3, 6—2, In &e performances of his career in outpoint- ing Max Baer at the Garden recently. Having shaved his weight to little more than 180 pounds, Tommy has regained much of his old-time speed afoot, and his left jab is just as annoying end effective as it was when he was easily boating all the 175-pounders in the business. Schaaf, on the other hand, is just as confident. He has beaten Loughran twice in three attempts, and he's taken the stiffest blows of much more dan- In|dare in the first 10. SEALS OPEN NEW PARK Tigers Face Frisco Club in $1,- 250,000 Plant. SAN FRANCISCO, March 13 (P).— Gates of the San Prancisco Seals’ new base ball park, built at a cost of $1,- 250,000, today, despite the old superstition concerning Friday the To'-heDetmlt'fl[!flotheAmm uuseu. the old park, and weather reports dis- closed it seldom rained during the league season—April to October. B the Associated Press. Yesterday’s Results. At Winter Haven, Fla.—Brooklyn (N). 10; Philadelphia (N.), 6. St. Petersburg, Fla.— 8St. Louis 12; Boston (N.), 6. At Biloxi, Miss. — Baltimore, T; Washington (A.), 6. Today's Games. At_Clearwater, Fla.—Brooklyn (N.) vs. House of David. At _San Prancisco—Detrolt (A) vs. Sl:l 1::&;3 by Fla.—Philadel; TS| -] lelphia (A» w! Boston (M. G Annm —Chicago (N.) vs. Tells Why He Is Sure Battle in New BY WILBUR WOOD. EW YORK, March 13.—"I don’t think he has a rea- sonable chance, because he lacks the qualities necessary o be-t me.” in's uenion the Il.ke s lo~mnd ‘bout wi Ernie Schaaf in Madison Square Garden tonight. “What are the qu-uue. a fighter must have to from you, ‘Tommy?" persisted the interviewer. The Philadelphian checked them off on the fingels of | one taped hand. “First,” he said, ood fighting brain. Then he would ave to have lots of speed, bnnnx ability and punching power.” “Isn't any one who has all that Jjust about good enough to hold down the hemweuht champlonship?” commen! to a dlmet outcome of Palm semi-finals yesterday, usually wins I IMORGAN BELIEVED WILLING T0 SIGN Tribe’s Young First Sacker Declared to Have Had Change of Heart. EW ORLEANS, March 13 (#).— Reports that Eddie Morgan, the Cleveland Indians’ young first sacker, was anxious to come to terms continued to filter into +| camp _today. ‘The young slugger, who has returned ch: | from his honeymoon, has said nothing 7 | himself about his desertion of base bail y for building boxes, but his friends insist he has had a change of heart. The veteran Lew Fonseca, however, is showing himself ready to handle the Job capably. ‘WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., March 13 (#)—The battle between “Long Tom™ Jenkins and Larry Bettencourt for the rum field 1ob with the St. Louis Browns went on merrily today' ‘with the former pg:muy holding the ttencourt, who started off with a bang, has been slowed down by a m;m,. ly strained back. The Browns will engage the Coast Guard team from Fort Lauderdale in a practice game today, in which Bill Kil- lelerdplnns to use practically his entire squad. FORT. MYERS, Fla., March 13 (#).— Imagine a young outfielder, who batted 403 and .347 the last two seasons, un- able to do any consistent clubbing in Lhe Phl-lldelphll Athletics’ training Th.t is the predicament of Rmr Cramer, from Manahawkin, N. J., the Bma ludn League in 1929 A.nd u:e Coast League last Summer. Manager Mack is hopeful Cramer’s slump is temporary. Last year he was the Af-hleuu sole reserve outfielder until mid-July. He subbed for Simmons several weeks and Mack thought another year i the minors would fit him for the big show. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 13 (#)—7he Detroit Tigers wir: here to- day to open their 36-gaine exhibition tour with a tilt against the San Fran- cisco Seals, Manager Bucky Harris will start w.lu Hoyt, ex-Yankee, pursuant to the insistence of the Seals management that a first stringer take the mound at the outset. PENSACOLA, Fia., March 13 (#)— Gene Rye, rookie Red Sox outfielder who has been smacking the ball all over the lot, has introduced a new one. The little Chicagoan calls it “eye practice.” Gene, who refuses to stay out of the gam> despite a couple of broken wrist bones, gets out with the squad and looks ‘em ov'r every morning. can’t swing a bat. so he just steps up To the pate, watches a few go sailing by, and retires. for the day. SAN ANTONIO, - Tex., Mareh 13 UP).—The Chicago White ‘Sox had an- other session of routine drill scheduled t:r. today, the hr':" one l’::tzret&pmku Ting series Y“Ifihg 'n::m:m 'man::m il s o i s e, same persuasion, will Giants, start against the leniacy, WIN ON MARYLAND MAT College Park Grapplers Best J. C. C. Team, 3 to 1. College Park A. C. wrestlers captured | three out of four matches from Jewish Community Center grapplers last night at Ritchie gymnasium at the University o!"k{sryhnfl Ccu:gleb lPlrk eTe WaS an e tion between Tom cuyton and Harry Goldman. 115~mnd class—Phil artman X A.lg) defeated Hnl'nnnfl o ‘Ted vyweight—Bill Fisher dclelwdz"l'o bey. SCEEAARCD —_— ORIOLES SELL PLAYER. SAN FRANCISCO, March 13 (/).— Augie Walsh, youthful right-hand pitcher, has been purchased from Balti- more by the San Francisco Missions. Ring Days Over, Dempsey Admits LOS ANGELES, March 18 (#).— Jack Dempsey has come out with a statement that most ring critics have contended for several years that as a fighter he is through. “I have definitely dedded to en- gage in no more fights,” the for- mer world heavyweight champion sald. “The old urge for battle is gone. I know that I could never be at my physical best if I fought again, and I feel that I could not Justify the llnbltlnn of my friends were I to go back.” Dempsey said he had been ‘“on the fence” over the matter for :.hne years and that this statement He Will Beat Schaaf in York Tonight. fellow down. That's how he beat Baer. That system will not win from me. I know mw to rate my- self. I won't “How do you neeount for the fact that he defeated you twice in Phila- delphia if he lacks see replied. “No? the officials, change my tune. But he isn't ‘Oflll to do it.” “Do Sou really believe that it you win from Schaaf, Sharkey will give you a return match?” “I don't see why not. Who else is him to fight that would big a gate? Carnera nfllu out. I think Sharkey and I uck the Garden. You knmr -3 M‘%y T e e 2 huwtlo-mu xao.nmu-u 'm Mnt. He | Features and Classified | PAGE D-—1 Yankees’ Strength Still Is in Doubt Johnson Longs to Pilot Nats to Flag BY GAYLE TALBOT, Jr., Assoclated Press Sports Writer ILOXI, Miss., March 13.—Walter Johnson wants to be the man- ager of a pennant winning ball club more than he ever wanted anything before in his life. Yet the man whose team beat the Naticnals out of last year's American League title and caused Johnson the most bitter disappointment is the man whom the Big Train most admires in base ball. “Connie Mack, what a wonderful fel- low he is” mused the big, easy-going man whose smoke ball used to blind them. “He’s more like a father to his boys than he is a manager. Why, they'll scarcely buy a hat without asking his advice. That's how I'd like my players to feel toward me.” Means What He Says. He means it, desply, and he is doing everything in his power to make his boys like him and play their hearts out for him. He did not bring his family to training camp, so is free to spend his entire time with the team. Situated at a quiet resort hotel, sev- eral miles from the city and its night life, if any, there are few distractions for the Nationals. It suits Johnson perfectly. In the daily practice sessions, Big Walt is just one of the boys. Tosses them over in batting practice; joins in the high spirits of his athletes; edges around inconspicuously to give a bit of advice here and there; | an order. He doesn’t ne:d to. His men respect him, both for what he was and is. In the afternoon he golfs, like all of them. His game is somewhere in the nineties, as a rule, but he pastes his drives a mile. Rates Hurling High. In the evening he is at one of the pinochle tables in the lobby, or standing loose-limbed with a group in front of the fireplace, arguing the merits of this or that player. As might be expected in the only itcher-manager now in the big leagues, Johnson is inclined to place most of his faith in the efficacy of his mound staff. Pitching, he belicves, is 75 per cent of the game—not 50 per cent, as others have claimed. A cham- eldom issues | WALTER pionship club, he claims, must have at least one great hurler, like Grove of the Athletics. He regards Grove as one of the great ones of all time, but can't un- | derstand where such a slim, frail-ap- pearing fellcw gets all his speed and | stamina. He refused to be drawn into an argument as to wiether he had more speed in his heyday than has Grove. RELIES ON HURLERS TO MAKE CLUB FORMIDABLE CONTENDERS. JOHNSON. What effect the new ball will have on the game, if any, Johnson is not yet prepared to say. Says he hasn't seen what the modified sphere acts like i a real game, when both the pitchers |and batters are bearing down. The tip-off seems to be, however, that the Natiorals pilot thinks he has a great chance at the pennant, and he | is re'yicg on his pitchers to tumn the | | trick. CUCCINELLO FLAILS HORSEHIDE FOR REDS Keeps Up .400 Pace of Last Two Months of 1930—Giants Hit by Injuries. By the Associated Press. TAMPA, Fla., March "13.—Manager up position in the Cincinnati Reds’ bat- ting order this season. ‘Tony Cuccinello, hard-hitting little second baseman, is starting off where he finished last year, Howley said, “bat- ting more than .400 during the last two months of the campaign, and I believe he can keep up the gait this year.” SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 13 (). —John McGraw is thinking of opening up a new hospital to take care of his long list of ailing New York Giants. ‘The invalids now include Leslie and Leach, colds; Schumacher, lame ankle; Danning, torn finger nali; blister on foot. But all the news has not been bad. Bill Terry has signed his contract. LOS ANGELES, March 13 () —Sev- eral Chicago Cub recruits were breath- ing more normally because of the knowl- edge that no one will be cast adrift be- fore April 5. Scheduling of four games for the ir- regulars while the first-string club is playing elsewhere, made it necessary for Manager Rogers Hornsby to hang .| on to all hands. CLEARWATER, Fla., March 13 (®). *|—As the days go by it becomes increas- ingly important to the Brooklyn Robins to get Floyd (Babe) Herman to sign on the dotted Iine. The Robins are hitting freely, but not in concert. They're not scoring the runs they should with the number ;ot safeties they've been collecting and | some observers are firmly of the opinion that it's because the Babe is not in there swinging his potent bat. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March 13 (#)—Bill McKechnie's beginning to wonder when the slaughter’s going to stop. If it isn't the Yankees it's the Car- dinals and the Braves' manager is get- ting kind of k of seelng his tribes- men get the “run around.” Yesterday's game was marked by one bright spot so far as the Braves wege concerned—Wes Schulmerich’s batting. ‘Wes drove in four runs. WINTER HAVEN, Fla., March 13 (®). —Manager Shotton has announced that Chuck 'fileln ‘will continue in right field for the Phillies. “He's made a study of balls bouncing off the wall behind him,” Shotton said, “and he seldom guesses wrong. He throws strong and accurately to the bases. It would weaken the club to move him to another fleld. Even though the right fleld faces the sun in seven Nlt.lunll League parks n need not impair his batting. There is nothing the matter with Klein's hitting. PAUL WANER WELCOMED Pirates Happy as Outfield Ace, Foot Improved, Reports. PASO ROBLES, Calif,, March 13 (). —There was a lot of back-slapping and handshaking going on in the training camp of the Pittsburgh Pirates here wday, as the boys welcomed Paul Waner, heavy-hitting outfielder. ‘Waner, who has been nursing an in- fected foot in a St. Louis hospital, re- last night. He may not get into activities at once, however, as said the wound was ly healed. the clul not compl Hockey Scores National League. Phllndelphll Quakers, 7; Detroit Fal- cons, 5. Montreal Maroons, 3; Montreal Ca- | nadiens, 0. Chicago Blackhawks, 3; Bruins, 2. New York Americans, 2; Ottawa, 0. American hl‘ll- mfi Xndhnl, "4; Boston Bruins Cube, 3 (overtime), = - International League. Detrolt Olympics, 3; Pittsburgh, 1. Boston Dan Howley expects to have no trouble | with ‘his present choic: for the clean-| Fan “thl]e” Late With Rain Check 'T. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 13 (#)—Mark Roth, business man- ager of the New York Yankees, has one for the book. During a recent game between the Yanks and the Boston Braves, a stranger from the Nal’th appeared a the gate and, in place of a ficket, | presented a Yankee rain check he'd | carefully preserved from the 1930 season. The gateman couldn’t persuade the stranger that the check was us:iess. Roth was called in to explain it had no value south of 125th strect, New York. He wisely refrained from adding that it wasn't any good there either after the seaspn closed. SUBURBAN NINE FORMS Muunt Rainier Base Ballers Plan Senior Competition. MOUNT RAINIER, Md,, March 13.— | Mount Rainier Seniors have orgauized ‘tor the base ball season by electing Donald Bellman, manager; Walter Rryor, treasurer, and Norman Venning, secre- tary. The officers were chosen at a meeting attended by 15 held in the junior high school here. It was decided to hold first practice Sunday at 2 o'clock on the fleld on the boulevard near the District live. Last year the team played in junior ranks. Another meeting will be held March 25 at the high school. AR 0 S GROGAN FIGHTS CHAMP Canzoneri’s Title Not at Stake in Philadelphia Bout March 23. OMAHA, Nebr, March 13 Tommy Grogan, Omaha lightweight and junior welterweight fighter, will meet Tony Canzoneri, lightweight champion, in a 10-round non-title bout at Phila- delphia on March 23. Grogan agreed to enter the ring 4 pounds overweight. Canzoneri defeated Grogan by decision last June in New York. McNAMARA OPERATED ON. Condition of Jim McNamara, Jewish Community Center athletic director, who was operated on for appendicitis yesterday morning, was reported today at Emergency Hospital as good. 20 YEARS AGO IN THE STAR. IDENT T. C. NOYES of the ‘Washington Base Ball Club ar- rived yesterday at Atlanta, the Nationals’ training camp, and is em to bring to terms Walter Jol and Clyde Milan, who have not yet signed contracts. Del Ray tossers are after base ball games th leading amateur nines of this section, including R. P. An- drews, Draughon’s Business Col- lege, Linworth, Kendall A. C., Wash- ington Grove and others. Terminal Railroad Y. M. C. A. bowlers trimmed a team of Rich- mond, Va., rollers. Chadwick, Wil- liams, Thomas, Wehausen, Miller and Buscher made up the “Y” veam. Capt. Schlosser with 237 points was the leading scorer of the George- town U, quint during the past season. McGauley, former University of Vermont outfielder, may play nm base for Georgetown's base team. Carrigan, Evans and !nlc.\wt are other up\nnu for the ‘Hoppe, hnt. Mccmhy, L. Smith, HIIM Good and Barse are leading per!orm- ers in the Southern Rallway Duck- pin League. W. Ryon, Alexander G. Dawson, H. W. PHMQ, Alexander Quintard and Edward A. Quintard have just been elected to member- ship in the Potcmac Boat Club. Wallace Miller, Bill Bromley and Walter Thrall are among active Po- tomac members. Alvin O. Portner ?)— | \PETROLLE- TUT CASE SETTLEMENT TODAY New York Boxing Board Expected to Absolve Billy, but King May Be Disciplined. | By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, March 13.—The cele- brated case of Eilly Petroile and King | Tut vs. the New York State Athletic Commission came down to the final stages today with a decision on the question “what is and was there a barney?” scheduled before nuhmu. ‘The commission had promised to tbthzmt'flrflmlflmlmtb day after examining all the evidence submitted since Billy flattened the blonde King in four rounds in Madison Square Garden, and excited general suspicion in doing it. When Commissioner John J. Phelan ordered the purses held up after the match, Tut announced that an ailing appendix caused his poor showing. In a previous duel in St. Paul, Tut knocked {out Petrolle in 34 seconds. ‘To further his contention, Tut re- cently had his appendix removed. Neither of the warriors has been ordered to the meeting today. The gen- eral bellef was that Petrolle would be absolved of all wrong-doing, but that ‘Tut would be disciplined. ‘The commission has revealed that it has definite evidence of a betting coup, both here and in the Midwest, where the odds shifted strangely from Tut to Petrolle shortly before the battle. BREWERS PAGE SHIRES Great One Fails to Report at Camp of Milwaukee Club. HOT SPRINGS, Ark., March 13 (®). —Usually easy to locate by the sound of his voice, Art Shires is missing—or |at least the management of the Mil- waukee Brewers can't find him. The “Great One’s” presence here has been heralded daily for a week, but so far he has failed to put in appearance for Spring training. President Louis Nahin declded last night Shires had delayed his appear- ance long enough and sent out & tracer It came Shires—if he shows up—is expected to play first base for the Brewers. NAVY YARD HAS VETS Nearly All of Last Year's Players Out for Ball Team. Candidates for the Navy Yard base ball team, which again will enter the Government_League, will be(ln practice in two weeks. Most of *last season’s team again will be at hand. Mflh?lgt: home of at the of Mfllw ‘William Oolkl? fll'l G street northeast, startin 0 o As irants the Columbia midget e to rapore. SuBdsy morning at 10 30 oclock at the Ellipse. Harvey is booking for the Columbln at Adams 8900. Fine Is Omitted For Tardy Terry AN ANTONIO, Tex., March 13.— Bill Terry will be two weeks late when he Teports to the Giants on Sunday, but he will not be fined. There were to have been G.ant fines of a day’s pay for every day’s absence from camp after the first of the month, but the club has experienced a change of heart about this matter. Manager McGraw in discussing the ‘Terry case (which isn't a “case” any longer, or a situation open for any other player) says: The fining ques- tion was agreeably adjusted dunng the club’s recent negotiations with the erstwhile hold-out. “Terry will not be docked,” says Mac. McGraw says that Terry’s terms were “adjust- ed to the satisfaction, of both parties,” which may mean that Bill's salary will be somewhere between $22,500 and $25,000. OF MAT CHAMPION Does Brilliant Job Pinning Kirelenko—Hagen Victor Over Steinborn. ICK SHIKAT, who lost his dis- puted heavyweight rassling championship to Jim Londos and never got a chance to get it back, may never again occupy the place now held by the Greek, but it would be a tough job trying to convince the majority of 4,500 fans who witnessed Joe Turner's snow last night that Londos is the better rassler. Having seen Jim the week previous, Shikat's work was watched with more than usual interest, aud Dick’s per- formance against Matros Kirelenko was about as perfect a mat job as could be dene, : Shikat was content mainly to let Kirelenko beat himsclf, though he lit- erally swem out of every hold the Ru: sian tried. Kirelenko, though he knows better now, thought the best way to get Shikat was to butt him, but not be- ing a former colleue foot ball star md Shikat not bel ta tenth time, te charge caused his 30-minute downfall. He went tumbling through the ropes, down from the arena to the floor 6 feet below, and though he gamely came back almost lmmecuatelv the pinning of his shoulders was a m: formality. Matros tock a hard scck, tearing the tendons on his right leg and running a two-inch splintzr through his thigh. ‘The George Harn-u:xk‘) ’steinbom bout, as expected, gave the feature a close run, Hagen winning in about 22 minutes with a series of butts and fiy- tackles. % Rudy Duek nud one of the olas- slest rasslers in nmu. dn' more th-n one man's -hne boos again he downed Chief Son Jennings in 1412 mlmltel with & couple of modified flying tackles. Billy Bartush and George Tragos fought to & 30-minute draw in a match replete with plenty of punching, but, of course, nobody was hurt. Babe Caddock, as expected triumphed over Ivan Vakturoff, though he gave the Russian some 45 pounds. He won in 241 minutes. Willie Davis and Nick Nester rassled to a 15-minute draw in the opener. No program is scheduled for mext Thursday, Turner having stepped out of the way in favor of the Shrine circus, but the following rassle night, March 26, wm find Jim Londos per- forming ll FREEMAN’S MATMEN OPEN HERE TUESDAY Sherry and De Longe Head Card of Five Contests Listed for Strand Theater. ‘Washington wrestling fans will get their first glimps: of Promoter Joe Preeman's herd of pachyderms next Tuesday in a show at the Strand Theater. ‘The new exponents of the rassle racket hereabout will present a five- boun De Innge :’l&m ghury o . Neither nor De Imwe are familiar to local mat fan- dom, both having done most of their grunt and growl acts in the Middle- west. Sherry is rated among the foremost grapplers. Stanley Staslak and George Vassel have been signed for the second bout, while three more will be announced shortly, BLOW TO “CF\;YING” BOXER New Jersey to Pay Man Claiming Foul Only for Rounds Fought. NEWARK, N. J, fllfl.‘h 13 (M—A “no foul” rule, similar to that in opera- tion in New York State, has been put by John McCutcheon, New Jersey State boxing commissioner. Hereafter fighters claiming fouls in New Jersey will be counted out and paid only for the number of rounds fought. By the Assoclated Press. HILADELPHIA, March 13.— Ray Fablani, Boston and Philadelphia - wrestling pro- moter, made & plea today to keep wrestling for the wrestlers. Circus-type promoters who import athletes from other sports are a serious threat to the game, he said. “Now that profegsional wrestling is profitable and drawing record crowds all over the country and a newnmbemrf.ypeolmnhm into it from the competitive side,” Fabiani Pans “Circus” Matmen Declares importations From Other Sports Will Ruin Foot Ball Game. try;‘so mnly as athletic commis- in the various States permit to do this, so surely will wrest- llnx be killed; so surely will the ublic_abandon it as quickly as it taken it up. “Bringing every Tom, Dick and Harry into the wrestling game be- cause he other SHIKAT LOOKS PART. ICLUB CAN WALLOP. MAY GET DEFENSE Hurling Is Uncertain, Too, but Pilot McCarthy Has Faith in Outfit. BY ALAN GOULD, Associated Press Sports Editor, 'T. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 13. —The New York Yankees still have the most expensive athlete in base ball, and the batting | punch sufficient to terrify most pitche ing talent. They stili have spectator appeal. Otherwise, their case remains op-1 to agument, and it is just a wild guess where they will finish in this year's American League race. They were third in 1930. Mazse Joe McCarthy, late of the Cubs, now undertaking at least a two-year term as manager, has inherited an as- sortment of great ball players led by Babe Ruth, a flock of pitchers of all sizes and capabilities, plus a few choice problems. If he's worried about them, Marse Joe doesn’t manifest it. The Yankees have floundered since the death of Miller Huggins. In Ruth and Combs of the outfield, Gehrig and Lazzeri of the, infleld they still have the main cogs of Huggins' last champion- ship club. Otherwise the shuffling proc- ess is still on. and afield. If he flh in at third the in- field will be rounded out with Tony Lazzeri at second, Lyn Lary at short and Lou Gehrig on first. If not, Laz- zeri likely will cover third and Ben Chapman receive the assignment at sec- end base. The only debatable outfield post is left fleld. Allen (Dusty) Cocke, if he has found himself, will get the call, but he will have to outhit and outhustle he is hi less lively ball with all his accustomed vehemence. Center fleld belongs to the Kentucky Colonel, Earl Combs. Hard-Hitting Line-Up. ‘With Bill Dickey as backstop-in-chiri, the Yankees have at lease six regu'ars capnble of hitting well over the .300 mark nwmm is worrying the experts more cCarthy, although George Pip- gras, mr right hander, will not be re- covered sufficlently from an appendicitis operation to aun '.hp “Why ‘worry?"” responded Joe. “We have a mll H‘ht-m in Charley Ruffing and in Pipgras, have bad experience. 'If they settle down and produce consistently, the club’s pitching should be the best in years. Sees Rookie Hurlers Good. O'f the pitching rookies, McCarthy ts results from John len, re- called from Jersey City; possibly Phil ‘Weinert from Louisville. ‘With the ve(enn Cy Perkins for utility ufchinx a third-string will be picked from Arndt Jorgens, Karlon and Tom Padden. Jimmy wnlmnnmur yuuuuunlnl YOUNGSTERS TO BOX Noel House, Christ Child Society Teams Clash Tonight. Noel House and Christ Child Society boxers will meet tonight at the Noel House gymnasium in nine bouts, rang- ing from the 65-pound to the 150-pound class. Competition will start at 8 o'clock. It will be the fll’st formal meet- ing between the team: Leo Cecchini and Mik! Stastulli are slated to face in a wrestling match. ‘The boxing program follows: 8 pounds—Kirk Seay ve. Tony Catalla. Wi, pounds—Chick Anderson v, Ernest 98 Pounds—Joe Davis vs. Mike Catella. 113 pounds—H. Cecchini vs. Meyers Ro- sen: s pounds—sam Kaplan v, Jimmy Hughes. 115 bounds—Charles Hutclinson va. Jo 11 S0 Sounds—Richard Smith, vs. . Russell Georse Ward. 100" pounds—Clayton Lowery vs. iller. | M35 pounds—sam Mint v 5b Winters. LUTZE SCORES ON . MAT. BOSTON, March 13 (#).—Nick Lutze i e Mg tr ast Cais and Georter%unll went' 30 - utes to & draw. AlexandriaNotes ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 13— Owen , president of the Alex~ andria Junior Buke: Ball League, will present a silver loving cup-to members. of the Boy Scout team which won the city lightweight title tonight. at the court of honor, to be held in the audi- torium of the Virginia Pyblic Service ‘oppose Shipley Juniors here tonmn at 'l 30 o'clock at the l.rmory Virginia Juniors, who went h the 1930 foot ball campalign with 1L victories and 1 defeat, will hold practice sessions this Spring for the 31 season, Coach Jullan Whitestone has ane nounced. Red Robins, junior cham; of the " Alexandria hold a d o'clock on the 1ast season, it tomorrow at