Evening Star Newspaper, March 15, 1931, Page 69

Part 5—4 Pages xhibition Tills to Keep CLUB ADDS TUSSLE AT MOBILE TO LIST Wil Average Five Clashes Per Week—Baltimore to Be Faced Today. BY DENMAN THOMPSON, Sports Editor, The Star. ' ILOXI, Miss., March 14.—Be- ginning tomorrow when the second of a series of seven games with the Baltimore club is to be played here the Na- tionals will be kept fairly busy with exhibitions. To the 20 tilts originally listed for Manager Walter Johnson’s charges has been added an extra battle for a week from Sunday at Mobile when the team represent- ing that city in the Southern As- sociation is to be tackled by an aggregation of second-string ' Griffmen. So an average of about five fames ?figfl?j 1 B ¥ i $55 £l &, 14 your longer required, led to another pair of athletes, as in these columns. The bad it KT RUDY TENNIS CHAMPION Beats Keiles in Straight Sets in + Maryland Indoor Final. ! BALTIMORE, Md., March 14.—Elmer SPORTS SECTION WASHINGTON, D. C, “RABBIT” STILL IN SPHERE, BASE BALL PLAYERS FIND New Cover and Raised Stitches Do Not Reduce Long Hitting or Aid Hurler, Exhibition Games Show. Sacrifice Fly Abolishment Decried. BY GAYLE TALBOT, JR. Associated Press Sports Writer. \AMPA, Fla., March 14.—The vet- erinaries who were supposed to have performed a major opera- tion on the old horsehide during the Winter, removing its combustible quantities and making life less hazard- ous for pitchers and infielders, evident- 1y failed to locate the seat df the trouble. If there is any difference in the sphere being destributed through the training camps this Spring and that used in the two major leagues last season, a fortnight of intensive research has failed to disclose it.- Players and pllots_agree it seems to ride just as far when hit with the proper emphasis, and the pitcher has yet to be found who will admit the modified ball “handles” any better than the old. Scarcely a game has been played so far that one or more of the new stock has not been cracked far and away. Such specialists as Babe Ruth, Left; O'Doul, Babe Herman and Walter Ber- ger have been distributing them all over the Florida landscape. The joke seems to be on the pitcher, if any, who be- leved the things he read last month. May Help Later. There is a possibility, the managers ee, that the qualities of the new ball be better appreciated when _the season is further along and the pitchers reach top form. The raised stitches might enable them to get a little better break on their curves. But when the batter connects it will be the same old story. If it was the intention of the mag- nates to bring down some of the lofty batting averages in order to stem a siead- ily mounting salary scale, they will be greatly disappointed in the new ball. That, no few of the boys believe, was 350 and . and their ideas of what their salary checks should be have mounted in pro- If thet was the inspiration, the own- ers served their purpose with less bally- ho> and much more simply by changing the sacrifice fly rule. Little has been seen in print on the subject, but the players are moaning. From now on a fly ball hit to an Varied Sports 2 Track. Cornell, 61; Yale, 52. Basket Ball. Pennsylvania, 24; Princeton, Pit 37; Penn State, Cornell, 29; Dartmouth, Iowa, 23; Notre Dame, 17, Swimming. 39; Princeton, 32. Navy, 28. 20. 32. Rutgers, Yale, 43; Boxing. & % ‘Western Maryland, 3%; Navy, 3%. Yale, 5; Harvard, 2. National League Hockey. Otta ; Montreal Canadiens, 3. (Overtime tie). Montreal Maroons, 3; Philadelphia Quakers, 2. American League Hockey. Chicago, 2; St. Louis, 1. International League Hockey. 4; Detroit, 2. ttsburgh, 6; Syracuse, 3. ‘Water Polo, Navy, 65; Yale, 15. Rutgers, 41; Princeton, 37. ‘Gymnastics. Navy, 38; M. L. T, 18. outfielder goes on the rccords &g an out, pure and simple, no m: ter how many runners may advance. A batter may win a ball game by bri:ging in a mate from third, but it won't show in his sticking average except as a time at bat. It promises to effect a material reduction in averages. They are esti- mating anywhere from 10 to 40 per- centage points. The latter is Babe Ruth’s estimate, and the big fellow is exercised about it. Sacrifice Ban Irks Ruth. President E. 8. Barnard of the Amer- ican League wandered into the Yankees' club house at St. Petersburg the other day just in time to get a fine argument out of the Babe on the subject. Ruth had not a word to say against the new ball, but he didn't like the idea of their taking his sacrifices away from him. “Bet it'll kncck me off 40 points,” he complained. “Why, I average almost one a day.” The league head did not agree with the Bake's figures, but admitted the rule would knock the average down a few points. He defended the abolishment of the sacrifice fly by pointing out that a batter who comes up with men on base and swings from his boots is trying to get a hit. “If the ball goes to an outfielder and a runner scores, that's just an acci- dent,” he said. To which the Babe rejoined: “That’s where you're Wrong. If he gets a hit, that's an accident.” KOZELUH FINALLY WINS Overcomes Tilden in Pro Tennis Match at Los Angeles. 1LOS ANGELES, March 14 (P).— Karel Kozeluh, Czechoslovakian, today broke William T. Tilden's winning streak of 11 straight net victories to take the tall United States professional down 4—8, 6—2, 3—6, 6—4, 6—1. Tilden apparently could not get ac- customed to the hard courts, although he started impressively with his strong service to win the first set. He rallied again to win the third, but then folded up before Kozeluh's sure-fire returns. i el WOMEN IN GOLF EVENT U. 8. and British Stars to Contest in Augusta Tournament. AUGUSTA, Ga., March 14 (P)— women golfers from through- out this coun play here Monday in the 72-hole medal play women’s invitation tournament. ‘The entry list already includes more than & score of the best feminine players in America and a few scattered entries from abroad. Maureen Orcutt, recent winner in the St. Augustine women’s event, and Vir- Van Wie, another leader in the y, will head the list of the tourney here. Others expected to p-mdrlu include Helen Hicks, Mrs. O. 8. Hill of Kansas City and Peggy Wattles of Buffalo. iy EMANUEL’S HORSE IS OUT Bangle II Scratched From Grand National Steeplechas LONDON, March 14 (#).—Victor Emanuel’s Bargle II, which raced suc- cessfully in America under the name of Bangle, today was scratched from the Grand Natlonal Steeplechase classic to be run at Aintree March-27. ‘The American horse raced twice since coming to England for training, both times over the hurdies. He was un- fl:nd in the Windsor and_won at gfleld with G. H. (Pete) Bostwick, millionaire amateur rider from the United States, i} the saddle. ON THE SIDE LINES With the Sports Editor ~By DENMAN THOMPSON. ILOXI, Miss, March 14—If the most essential attribute of a good leader is his ability and willingness to do every- thing asked of the men he is boss- ing, Walter Johnson may be tabu- lated on the face of conclusive evi- dence furnished this Spring. Discoursing on the subject of con- ditioning players for base ball after 2 Winter of idleness, the field direc- tor of the Nationals gave voice to some pertinent observations during the long train ride from the Capital en route here to pitch camp last month. “The principal trouble about get- ting the boys in shape,” Barney as- serted during one of those chats that serve to while away time on a Pullman, “is that they won't work hard. As a rule they start out willingly enough, but as soon as they get tired and want to quit. Although its_carrying on when you're pretty well fagged that does you the most good, few of them have enough will power to keep on going after they get weared to the point of exhaus- tion, and that's why it takes so long for many of them to get in shape. They just won't punish themselves.” T the time—that was nearly more physical .effort. than any mem- ber of the troupe. He frequently occupies the mound in pitching to batters forstretches of more than half on hour, whereas the other hurlers providing targets for bat- swingers seldom toil over 10 minutes. And Johnson’s activities do not end with the close of the sessions at the ball park, either. An enthusi- astic, although by no means expert golfer, his score usually being some- where around 85 or 90, he regularly uts in from 18 to 27 holes on the inks on days no ball game is sched- uled, yet is as fresh as any one on the squad after the evening meal has been packed away. HANCING into the club house to- day at Biloxi Stadium just at the wind-up of the customary course of diamond calisthenics, this reporter encountered Johnson as he made for the shower and pointed to the scales Trainer Mike Martin has installed in one corner. Accept= ing the implied challenge with noth- ing more weighty in the way of rai- ment than a bath towel, Walter stepped on the machine and bal- anced the beam at exactly 195. Which means, allowing 7 pounds for the clothing worn when he notched that 222, that he has got rid of 20 superfluous pounds in a stretch of 17 days, This is a bit less than the mark at which he pitched effectively dur- the last few years of his career on the mound and serves strikingly to illustrate that overweight need not handicap .nt{x performer who is will- ing to pay the price of drudgery to attain physical fitness. ‘Walter wu.ldn&m:h now if he so ed. He can flash more and England will start| LEO BURNS. IMARKS MADE, TIED INWOMEN'S MEET Evelyn Hall Gets Second in Hurdle—Mary Carew Equals Best Sprint. By the Assoclated Press. EWARK, N. J., March 14.—After setting a new American record ©of 7% seconds in the first heat of the 50-yard hurdles, only to see it equaled in the next heat by Nellie O. Sharka, unattached, Mrs. Eve- lyn Ruth Hall of Chicago went on to- night to win the women’s national champlonship in the final, equaling her new mark. ‘The events were part of the women's national A. A. U. track and field cham- plonships. Mrs. Hall, who holds the national outdcor 80-meter hurdle title, beat the old time of Catherine Donovan of Bos- ton by one-fifth of a second. Mary Carew of the Medford, Mass., Girls' Club equaled the national record of 5% seconds in beating Alice Monk of Newark to the tape in the 40-yard championship. Scores in Three Numbers. Girls' Club showed her versatility by capturing the stand % r shot putt and in the 50-yard hurdles. She was defending her title in the jump. eap of 8 feet third the for the New York Central A. A, re- tained the national 220-yard champion- ship in the comparatively slaw time of 27Ys seconds. Coming from second place in the last leg of the 440-yard relay, Loretta Mc- Nell of the Millrose A. A. beat out Mary Ladewig of Meadowbrook Club by a few feet to enable her team to keep the national championship. The time was 54 seconds. Summaries: Final (Nationa] Cham- 'y Carew (Medio: (Equ cord.) -YARD RUN_(National Champlonship) —Won by Stella Walsh (New York Central A. A); second, Cath tached): _third, ' Ol Swimming * Association): (C. V. Duffy League), Paterson. Time, 27Y seconds 56-YARD HURDLES (National Champlon- f‘ylu:. Mrs. Nevelyne Ruth Hall (Illi- om retta onds. 220, 4 u st Mrs. Hall and Bharka.) -POUND SHOTPUT (National Champion- ship)—Pirst, Rena MacDonald (unatiached), §, Jeeu 8 nches: second, Mildred Yotter {(Meadowbrook Club). 36 fest 5 inches: third, Katherine Mearls (Aedford Girls' Olub), feet 3 inches: fourth, Caroline O. Lowe (un- attached), 31 feet 9" inch YARD RELAY (N ship) —First, Millrose A. A. burn, Jonnfe Stanczuk, Carrie Jansen, Teita McNeil): second, Meadowbrook ~Club 2 Anna Barron, 'y Ladewlg); third, (Mary "Carew, Helen' McCarty, ullane. Catherine Carew); fourth, Boston _ Swimming _ Association (Natalie Weich. Mariorie McGlone, Robert Winton, Margaret Tierney). ANDI! AD JUMP = (Nallonsl atherine ar) b),'8 feet 3% Inchy - Dorothes. ( lord 8 %nc 1 B Newark ; thir ce B. Monk (Newar Women's A. C.),'7 feet 9% inches; fourth lxfi- 'em (Newark Turnverein), 7 feet 1 INNING HIGH JUMP_( plonship) —First. " Jean ), B feet 3 inches: Winton (Boston Swimmis hird. Marietta Ceres (unattached): fourth, o Kuczynski (Warinano A, O.) ORE—Medford Girls’ Club, rook, 16: Boston Swimmin 9 warl men's C., WICHITA HENRYS REPEAT Defeat Kansas City A. C. in Final of A. A. U. Basket Tourney. SAS CITY, March 14 (#) —The , Kans., H their sec- bas- de- 38 ., Henrys won admumfl:!«mA.A.v.' in the final of the 1931 bty 5 | blood in their Sprin K | pohraster, 3. SUNDAY' MORNING, MARCH 15, 1931. Griffs Busy : World Hurdle Record Set by Sentman Cronin’s Proteges Do Well With Griffs GARDENER AND INFIELDER SPONSORED BY WASHINGTON SHORTSTOP. CHARLEY MONTAGUE. KELLY, HILLTOP SPRINTER - WINS IN NEW YORK MEET Takes 60-Yard Dash in 6 3-10 Seconds, Close to Record Time—Venzke Captures Columbian Mile, in Which Conger Is Third. EW YORK, March 14.—Al Kelly of Georgetown and Claude Bracey, former Rice Institute runner, caused something of an upset by beating Ira Singer of New York and Bill Bruder of Newark to the tape in the 60-yard invitation sprint in the Knights of Columbus games here tonight. Singer and Bruder had been divid- ing first place in the sprints this Win- ter until tonight. Kelly's time of 6.3 seconds was only one-tenth of a second back of the record. Georgetown finished third in a 2- mile relay race won by Boston College in fast time. Conger Is Disappointed. Gene Venzke, smooth-striding young- ster of the Swedish-American A. C., won the Columbian mile in the Knights of Columbus track game tonight in a | ion. breath-taking finish from Leo Lermond | x° of the Boston A. A. Ray Conger of the Illinois A. C. was '.hlrfl.y . Collie: ‘The time was 4:04 2-5, slower than | Son had been expected. Lermond almost Katherine Mearls of the Medford | .., broad jump | t.. ‘Stella Walsh of Cleveland, running | veg s Geo) TAMPA, Fla., March 14 (#).—A three- run attack in the ninth inning gave the New York Yankees a 6-to-5 de- cision over the Cincinnati Reds toda;. 3 1 New York (A ¥ 5 atf ( Cinc! Hu‘g s . nd " "Radden: SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 14 (#). —The Chicago White Sox drew first Johnson d “Sukeforth. with the New York Giants today, 5 to 2. H Chicago (A).. % New York (i ? 31 ‘Heving, Hub- and 'O'Farrel 'NEW _ORLEANS, La. 14 (@) (C. V. ., March 8 sec- | —Bob Seeds, erstwhile leftfielder, made his debut as understudy of First Base- man Lew Fonseca today and played errorless ball besides driving in the winning run for the Cleveland Indians in their fourth victory over New Or- #3 | leans, 10 to 9. New Orleans Clgveland (A3 . r ria; Huditn. Miler At (8. A) i = Mahafley, ' Fy arehatley, Ferking dnd"Herrig * Clearwaty gl Shiel nge. *ts | Davis; Quinn, SAN FRANCISCO, March 14 (#).— from | Derby by recotd exhibition series | feet. 5 NEW teur 18.2 balkline billiard pl couldn’t find that great finishing kick and was 5 yards back at the finish. Conger lp?elred inted and sat down on the board track to unkink his muscles and look longingly at the cup, which, if he had won, would have been his to take home. He won the Columbia mile in 1929 and 1930. McCaffety Wins “Casey 600.” Bernard McCaffety of Holy Cross won the classic “Casey 600" by 5 yards from Horace Whitney of Colgate University. Eddie Blake of Boston A. A. was wards of the Hamil- ton, Ontario, Olympic Club, fourth. The time was 1:13 1-10, good, not record-breaking. John Collier, baldheaded _school teacher who was a champion hurdler while a student at Brown several years time of 7 8-10 was Summaries: 60-YARD DASH—Won by Aloysius Kelly (Georgetown): second, Claude “Tex.); third, ira Singer (New York Uni- Jilliam *Bruder (Newark LES_Won by john second, Deoti Tay- third, Arthur_Msc- verillyyl. fourtn, . T - RD HIGH HU (Boston_A. A COLU! i (Swedish-American A. C.): se mond (Boston A. A): third, (Ilinois A. C.): fourth, George {Coliess ‘ot Ciiy of New York) ONE MILE COLLEGE MATCH RELAY_ Won by Columbia (Robertson Pratt, Morle; Charles Swan, Edwin Heger); seeond, n, B HE Y_€00° Caflerty (Holy Cross) nd, Hori ney (Colgate); third, Edward Blake ( A); fourth, Phil Edwards (Hi ¢ Club, Hamilton, Ontario). RUN—Won by Joe McCluskey A (Brook! e CRenals “Linattnched), INVITATION—Won by Sem m_ A. A): second Fredericl Tl (ew Havens, thise, Frank Menan ougin. (NQ.: V?a'r.kn University). !I‘lme. 1:58 1-10. Fole * vaultWon, by Pred Sturdy (Los Angeles "Atbletic "C1ub), 13 test" 5 nehes; codn, Wirt Thompson 2 ihches; third, Clem Williamson' (¥ale), 12 “Hi (Tllinots “Ath- s; rn_ (TIlin C.) and Georse {7 (New York University) tied for third, et 412 inches: Burg won jump-off fof first and Spits for third. SRR WILL DEFEND CUE TITLE Appleby to Face Field From Five States in 18.2 Event. YORK, March 14 (#).—Ama- ers. from ew Yorl k. juest. of five States will start at the o Athletic Club play Monday in . | Edgar T. Appleby’s national champion- ship. fyplehy of New York cltnc% hvzn his title last year in St. suc- cessfully defended it since in challenge. . | matches. o — CARDS LIKE INFIELD With Frisch Signed, They Feel It ‘Will Equal Best. Gelbert-] or excel any similar men before the end of Prisch SPANISH PLAY IN FRONT. NEW ORLEANS, March 14 mg x‘mllh‘. M’. HM‘,HMM . a_pose and equaled the track of 11! -5, cs D'Amour slus Sracey (Hous- | 22 Hornsby Sees 11 Pitchers as Need 3 6 Ide e l; tehers, lers E‘wfifleldm.k ”'. el 5 “Pitching cent . ball club, and mwmlcm as mwnl.l have enough pif on hand,” says e ioo e 1a not tn favor of avor fie’uent substitutions. He nfi?‘m “It does a pitcher good to take a sound beating once in pwhile, so why not let him take it? Why waste three and four pitchers in a game that seems hopelessly lost? ?he ‘won't save your ball game and m‘l{ soon wear out itching staff. Use pitchers Auigl: .p" BERLINGERKEEPS ALLROUND TITLE Winner in Severe Test of lllinois Games Third Straight Year. By the Associated Press. and fleld man, foday won the University of Ilinois Relay Carnival all-arcund championship for the third straight year—the first time three vic- | o tories in the exacting test have ever ky totaled 5,723, Berlinger, who celebrated his twenty- and formed of Philadelphia, today, won the put and pole vaults, two of his favori! events; tied for first with Coffman (Kansas); second, ; third, Kilgore (Depauw). Time, 0:08. (Run:l:n g:: uhumu—':no final winner based on comperal . 75-YARD HIGH Ivhlflul—w? by Cratn if ker (Lake t); p "unfi“’.i?“ (Pennaylvanis). Time, :10.4. " R0-YARD RUN—Won shin ¢ SoBmen ?&'.n...'.é‘nn {Eave T fied ‘for " ehird. H g ee % SUMF (all around)—Won, by Coft- v r:nfiiv:-" i e (Wiscomaia; Saireh, “Hinders (North Central). Distance, ‘fest 773 inches. Xer (Lake Por Distance, 46 feet i inch. i JUME Berlinger " (Fenasylvania) nsas r first: third, "nz:&;.fl;‘, Wisconsin). = Helght, 5 feet 103 ches. |PENN RELAYS AGAIN - DRAW CHICAGO TEAM B Maroon Enters Meet 81st Time in 87 Years—Other Colleges File for Contests. PHILADELPHIA, March 14—For the thirty-first time in 37 years the University of Chicago will be repre- sented in the University of Pennsyl- vania relay carnival which will be held on Franklin Pleld April 24 and 25, Was re- Swarts, mi of the More than 20 their entries last week, al named the events of the in who will compete. This will be later when official entry blanks are sent out. its first wearing the Maroon mile relay championshi distance in 3 minut Since 1898, with the exception of the war years, Chicago has had indi- entered in the meet. In keeping with its record, Chi- :fiohnyurwonbflthmaqulrm- e and ‘sprint medley relay cham- jonships. 1 Entries for the event are increasing daily. Such teams as Ohio State, In- dians, Michigan State and several other Midwestern institutions have sig- nified their intention of com; . Most of the Eastern institutions, in- cluding , Princeton, Pittsburgh, have LEHIGH MATMEN SCORE Total 30 Points to Have Good Mar- gin in Title Event. HAVEN, Conn., Penn _State and made formal enf ALS0 TIES SECOND MARK AT ILLINOIS Travels Over 75-Yard High : Timbers in 9 Seconds; Does Low in 8. HAMPAIGN, IIl, March 14. —Lee Sentman, Illinois’ great hurdler, knocked two-tenths of a second . | from his own world mark for the 75-yard high hurdles, in doing 9 seconds flat in the Illinois relay carnival tonight. Jack Keller of Ohio State was second, less than a yard behind, with John O’Brien of Notre Dame third and Hager of Iowa State College fourth. BT S, ot el of State was third e i and Summaries. 300-YARD = DASH_wWon by Gordon odi- . _fourtn, Heyne tham); second, : D-m’:fluunn:d Drgke. 5. ;m‘ 1 Alb‘ or:n by Tolan j; second, Sickle (Kansas): CHes ota); fourth, Campbell (Michigan). UN—Won by Swarts (Weste e); second, Cham- |8 (2t b FUT-Wsn by Berlinger (Pennsyl- ‘Ghaban (Wisconsin): Pat- | . e v e on by Gray (Nebraska), * 2 lest 3% inches second, - Tomson - (Nev {ohle sraters m‘;m-:m;. itana TR, e | gt (Penn- g ain. Farkel | world " record by UNIVERSITY RELAY—We (Nagel, Eichelkraut, "xflf:!- IGH JUMPS— W (Wisconsin) fulsven :’figf;:%&t’?fl:;a 6 1o z’a . Bchriere (Westes 1 inches: fourth, re ( m hy Kelamaso, ichos§ ! ton val” ecord:. form inches, by Warne, GOLF ACE LACKS LUSTER Tee Shot Goes Off Line to Wrong " Cup 50 Yards Away. o A Northwestern, 1929.) INGRAM GETS NEW TITLE Becomes Youngest on Coast, Tak< - ing Honors From Madigan. Harvard, Yale, Navy, Colgate, | to . TENNIS BODY TO PLAN ; Public Parks Association to Hold Meeting Tuesday Night. Ammmwwm ~ »msnnmlnmo(&.o L ington Public Parks Tennis ‘Tuesday at Tech