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( ! WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION WASHINGTON, D. G URSDAY, MARCH 26, 1931. Hayes Bidding for Myer’s Infield Job : Nationals Hit Hard Enough In Contest With Baltimore Veteran Critic FINE FIELDING APT 8 TOGET ALK POST Wat Utility Player Likely to Improve at Bat—Birds Beaten Again. BY DENMAN THOMPSON, Sports Editor, The Star. ILOXI, Miss., March 26.—Al- B though Charles Sclomon Mpyer nominally is rated as the regular second baseman of the Washington club, he by no means has the berth clinched, and the impression daily is growing he will find it a tough job to get the call over Minter C. Hayes, his up-and-coming rival. Where Myer has it on Hayes, of course, is in the swatting department. Buddy is regarded as a good hitter and the record books bear that out inas- much ss he boasts an average of an even .300 for his five full seasons in the American League. A .304 when he started off with the Nationals in 1926.’ & .281 for Washington and Boston the following season, a .313 with the Red BSox exclusively in 1928, then an even .300 when brought back with the Griff- men in 1929 and, finally, a .303 Jast year. During his career in the big show Myer has been stationed first at short, then third and finally second, but his flelding deficiencies at all three posts makes it questionable whether he can ‘withstand the challenge from the youth who is markedly his superior from a de- fensive standpoint. Buddy comes up ‘with most of the raps knocked in his general direction, but is rather weak going to his right and leaves much to be desired in the manner in which he collaborates with his short fielder on all-important double plays. 'AYES, on the other hand, although slower afoot, makes up for his lack of speed by intuitive judgment in getting started earlier and so far as this correspondent has been able to dis- cern has no fielding weakness, being ex- gr& at the business of feeding a ball the middle cushion and getting his | throws off fast when pivoting for dual | erasures. And as regards his hitting, Hayes is not nearly so far inferior to Myer as ly is supposed. When the Ala- ‘who will not be 25 until next and is aboit two and one-half 8 .241 mark in 10 ganfes and boosted it to .u;. Rn'ed wbeonulh the lh!ol::fl_g'( : rm Minneapo! g;fl hit American Assoctation pitch- for & .332 average in 57 battles, then o Na and got & 276 for 123 games, finally notching 283 in 51 games last season. other words Jack has steadily boosted his batting mark cach suc- campaign under the main tent. There is every reason to believe gets are prod 4n the pinches— he would greatly strengthen a defensive standpoint rstand why his aspira- lar berth are being To Satisfy BY WALTER TRUMBULL. ILOXI, Miss, March 26—Clark Griffith told me today that this lovely city on the Gulf of Mex- jco is the best place he ever found to train a base ball club. I can under stand that, as the weather i bright and warm with none of the chill | in the air which camps in other States | have experienced this season. I am | told that the days here have been con- | sistently bright and fair. I reached here in time yesterday to see Washington play Baltimore. This is | the third class AA team I have seen this Spring. The other big minor league clubs I saw in action were In- dianapolis and Columbus. Baltimore is managed by PFritz Maisel, which takes me back some years. I re- member Maisel when he played for the Yankees, on the old hilltop grounds in New York. The Yanks were not cham- plons then, although Clark Griffith and George Stallings had, on occasion, man- aged to get them very close to the top. | But they had no Babe Ruth or Gehrig, | or Combs or Lazzeri. Those were the | days of Birdie Cree, Roy Hartzell, Rus- | sell Ford and Jack Warhop. All these minor league teams have men with them who once were big leag- uers. In fact, several managers have complained bitterly to me that it is hard to get the minor league clubs to | work with promising youngsters, sent | them for development. Even Al Schacht | has his ideas on the subject. Minors After Old-Timers. “A man must come to the minors with s record,” he says. “They want players who have made good for 10 or 15 years in the majors. I think they are developing them for coaches.” But I have seen some mighty good- looking young ball players on these Class AA clubs. Indianapolis has a sweet-looking shortstop by the name of Montague, who was with New Or- leans and got a trial with Cleveland. It also has a big catcher, whose e is John Riddle and who looks good. King, second baseman for Columbus, looks like a promising youngster, and I liked the looks of Cunningham, the third baseman. They had a pitcher named Beckford, who looked as if he had a lot of stuff. If Baker ever gets good control, he is likely to be another good pitcher. The best-looking youngster on the Baltimore club is Heffner, the second | baseman. He handles himself well in the field, apparently has a good arm and against Washington it well. Stroner, the third baseman, is a player | of whom Baltimore thinks a lot, and ‘he is a man who looks as if he could |clout. With Hauser playing first and | Heine Sand at short, these youngsters should learn a lot of base ball. Likes Griff Hitting. 1 don't know what Clark Griffith meant_before the game by telling me that his players seemed to have lost their batting eyes. They hit the ball savagely. Hayes—a youngster I think is a great young player—was hitting well; Ma- nush walloped one; and West hit cne of the longest home runs I have seen this year. 1 was sorry to miss Tuesday's game between the regulars and the recruits. Walter Johnson pitched for one team and Al Schacht for the other. The game went five innings and ended in a sccre of 1 to 1, although some of the boys claim that Johnson got & couple of bad breaks. The big minager, one of the half dozen greatest boxmen base ball ever saw, and some say the best, keeps him- self in condition by wcrking as hard as any rookie, and I belleve he could go in tomorrow and pitch & few innings about as well as ever. Al Schacht hadn't pitched a game for years, but I am told that he has a lot of stuff. He thought his arm would be sore today, but he pitched to the bat- ters and claimed the old wing was as good 83 ever. Schacht Keen on Base Ball., ball's two leading comedians, but Al is a good deal more than a laugh pro- ducer. He has a keen mind and is one of the best third-base coaches in the game. Moreover, he knows the game and is « fine judge of young players. The first year that Joe Cronin brcke in, Schacht told me the boy would be a great shortstop. This year, he likes Cliff Bolton, & young catcher who came up from Chat- tanooga, the Washington farm. Bolton has led every league he has been with in batting, and he is learning the finer points of catching and learning fast. (Copyright, 1931, by North American News- paper Alllance.) JURGES 5 PLAGED IN CUBS' INFIELD Appears to Have Displaced Bell—Collins of Phils Plans to Go Home. By the Associated Press. AN FRANCISCO, March 26— Rogers Hornsby, manager of the Chicago Cubs, early in the train- ing season indicated there might be several important shifts in the Bruin battlefront—but at least ons of them has not been made. He did switch his infleld around to make a place at short for recruit Bill Jurges, indicating that Lester Bell may - |not be used regularly at third where in seven games for an average of .368. Hayes, however, although ring less has done bettr with an factory, balance. Of the eight safeties credited to them, one by West and two by Bluege were scratchy affiairs, the gen- | 4. erous tallying being due in the main to the fact that West and Manush collided for round trippers with mates on the Both of these home runs were en- tirely legitimate affairs, the sphere in each instance traveling to the limits in right center. Cronin and Judge simply couldn't get untracked, but Sam Rice contrived to edge in a sweet single that helped get the Griffs off to a flying ADLEY, opening fire in the box, was belted for a home run by Ralj Boyle on the second de- livery he made, the bell carrying over Manush's head to the fence. Bump held the enemy at bay handily there- \after, however, and at the end of the sixth the aliens had only two other hits to their credit off him. Burke, who went to the slab in the seventh, ’Ot along swimmingly for a ple of rounds, but encountered tmbh in the ninth when Jim Stroner evolved & duplicate of Boyle's round tri) and before he could retire the lmr additional bingles netted the Orioles.two more tallies. EARLY START HELPS Q scacss-noon” T e PR —— | soonsonunssess® coscumoommmT [ - 3 ner. bases—Baltimore, ngto st base on balls—Off Cacearella. ey, 1: off Burke, 1. Hits—Off Casea- sn 8 innings: off Hadley. 4 in 6 in- Burke, Woody English has bien worked, However, Kiki Cuyler still is in right field and Hack Wilson 1s in center, in- stead of vice versa as Hornsby earlier indicated might play. WINTER HAVEN, Fla, March 26 (®).—The latest and perhaps final message that Phil Collins has for the Phillles is that he’s leaving pronto for his home in Chicago, after failing to with the club on salary. The her has had several talks with dent Ruch, but there was no result. “There’s get what you Collins sald. “I'm going back to my | butcher shop, put on the cap and apron and get to work.' BRADENTON, Fla., March 26 (#) | With no exhibition game carded un | Sunday, the St. Louis Cardinals today settled down to the routine of two prac: e dally. Manager Gabby Street pilans to ]zlv. considerable thought to left flel where hold-out Chick Hafey formerly held out. Ernie Orsatti for the if Hafey fails to come to terms or Branch Rickey falls to arrange | & trade for the slugger. LOS ANGELES, March 26 (#)— Smarting from a 12-inning setback handed them by Los Angeles yesterday, the Pit h Pirates went out after the Detroit Tigers today. The clubs will play four games here. Jewel Ens, Pirate PPW, sald Kremer would start for the Pittsburghers. TAMPA, Fla., March 26 (#)—Man- |ager Dan Howley of the Cincinnati | Reds thinks he may have, in the person | of Biff Wysong. & left-handed sensation who will develop into his pitching ace. The big southpaw went good for Co- lumbus in the American Association, | and appears to be rounding into shape |for & regular starting berth with the | Reds, with whom he finished the 1830 season. EATON CHANGES GRID JOBS. | HELENA, Mont., March 26 (#).— | wilbur 8. 'Baton, ‘foot ball coach of | Mount St. Charles College here, has ac- cepted an offer to become backfield | tutor at Howard College, Birmingham, Ala. Eaton is & graduate of Notre | Dame. | A% Early Losses Nothing Unusual IANFORD, Fla, March 26 (#)— Losing & lot of Spring practice is just an old Spanish We were so slow getting last year that at one time we flopped to sixth place. Washington us three times before the boys got together and won the pennant on their Western trip. We have lot to be thankful for this season. ‘The team looks pretty good and the stiitude of some has changed lmelrl the leading candidate | place TRIBE RODKIE MAY GET REGULAR JoB Vosmik, Sandlotter, Making Good in Left—Browns “Discover” Pitcher. By the Associated Press. EW ORLEANS, March 26.—Joe | Vosmik, the youngster from | Cleveland’s sandlots, is likely | "to win the left field job for the Indians, but hell not make his debut before the home-town fans. Manager Roger Peckinpaugh believes to send the youth before his friends on the opening day in Cleveland would not be good psychology. steadying influence of the veteran Char- ley Jamieson. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, March 26 (#).—Manager Bill Killefer of the 8t. Louis Browns believes he has found a pitcher capable of fooling American League batters. | _Wallace Herbert, a southpaw, with | Wichita Falls last year, has been doing 80 well Killefer is considering retaining him throughout_the season. “Red” Kress, Pitcher Fred Stiely and Outfielder Larry Bettencourt, recent casualties, are ready for action again. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 26 (#). —How much the Chicago White Sox may_expect from the spitball pitching of Urban (Red) Faber will not be known until the weather gets good and hot. Faber, who is 42 years old and has | been with the Sox through their rich and lean seasons since 1913, has been training in his own leisurely fashion and will not be worked until there is no danger of his ancient arm suffering trom chilly weather. MOBILE, Ala., March 26 (). —Tom | Oliver of the Red Sox, favorite son of | Montgomery, Ala., is trying to solve the low-ball problem. Tom 15 keeping his old widespread batting stance, but he's holding his bat in more level fashion in an attempt to lose the tendency to “swing at the low ones.” Schacht and Nick Altrock are base | Peck probably will rely more on the | D.C.ISWELL FIXED FORSANDLOT UMPS |Association Has 22 Members. Many of Them Veterans. “R’arin’ to Go.” | HARING the contagious enthusi- asm of the sandlot ball players, | 22 arbiters of the District Um- | pires’ Association, as Secretary E. |Grifith (Ping) Purdy puts it, are | “rarin’ to get going.” The association, starting its eleventh | season, includes a well versed array of | veteran indicator wielders. Of the 22 | men, no less than 10 are charter mem- | bers of the association. Taking it from | veteran observers, Washington sand- | lotters are better off in the matter of umpires than those in many other | citles, | The 10 charter members of the as- | sociation are Jimmy Hughes, Jimmy Jones, Willie Watt, Doc White, George Watt, I L. Shoemaker, Bernie Doyle, |Paul’ Cohill, Clarence Bussius and | Jimmy Green. A colorful groyp, these umps. Each {has had plenty of base ball experience |as a player in sandlot, minor and big | league play. Doc White was a great | pitcher for the Chicago White Sox. Doc {and Nick Altrock, Griff coach, were stars on the famous “Hitless Wonders.” Bussius saw service with the Baitimore | | Orioles. Ping Purdy was with the | Griffmen a short time, but played most with semi-pro and minor league clubs. Jimmy Hughes played a lot of base ball | |in_the minors. | The “neophytes” 12 in all, having only five years or so of local umpiring | duty include Purdy, “Bottle” Cox, F. L. | Pisher, F. M. Fowler, J. B. Gentle, R. |E. McDonald, J. L. Morrissey, M. L. Pettit, H. I Sanders and P. W. Shiely. IPINU PURDY, by the way, has per- haps the most unusual record of any sandlot ball player hereabout. Ping, over about & stretch of nine years, | has had a hand In no less than nine triple plays, and four of them he made unassisf Speaking of umplres, it takes about | three or four years of experience in | the District Association before an ump | is aliowed to call 'em in an unlimited class game. Bussius and Purdy again will handle the Government League as well as the Quantico Marine games. They will be‘ tardy on their league job, however, lnfl,‘ George Watt will handle the Govern- ment until the Marine season is over. Jimmy Green and Jimmy Hughes again will handle the Naval Academy clashes, while Willle Watt and Doc ‘White will umpire the Georgetown Uni- versity home games. Willle also will handle the high school series. One of George Watt's pet jobs, the Catholic University home assignment, will be lost to him this season, because C. U. will have no ball club. Berwyn Dixie Pigs will gather tomor- row at the home of Hugh Waldrop, University Park, to discuss plans for the coming season. The Dixies, winners of {he Prince Georges-Capital City League title last_season, have merged with the Berwyn A. C. and will use the latter diamond. A meeting of the Georgetown Church League is scheduled for Baturday at 7:30 o'clock in the Peck Chapel, Twenty- | eighth and M streets. The same five teams which battled for the flag won by Calvary Drakes last season again are expected to put teams on the field. They are West Washing- | ton Baptist, Calvary Drakes, Eldbrooke |M. E., Vermont Avenue Christian and | First Baptist. Any church or Bible class wishing to obtain a franchise in the league is in- | vited to be represented at this meet- | ing. A seasoned inflelder is wanted by Carl | Dennison, manager of the Palace- |D. G. S. tossers. All candidates are requested to communicate with Den- nison a2 West 2013 during the day. Charles B. Edwards, newly appointed pilot of the Columbia Heights club, requests all candidates to report tonight at 8 o'clock at the Arcadia ball room where an important business meeting will be held. Spring practice for the Nolan Motor Co. nine starts Sunday. All players are | requested to get in touch with Manager | | Irving immediately. Junior Order of th> Moose diamond- ers will meet tonight at 8 o'clock, at 1414 I street. Practices will be staged Saturday and Sunday on the North Ellipse at 11 o'clock. Manager Horn of the Mooses is ar- ranging the schedule. Games can be booked by calling National 6600, branch 14 and 18, A drill is scheduled for the Bur- roughs Insect and Midget clubs Satur- Idlv afternoon at 1:30 o'clock on the | Eighteenth and Otis street northeast diamond. By the Associated Press. Started 92 years ago by a | saloon keeper who sought to draw more trade to his terri- tory, the Grand National, the classic of all steeplechase races, will be re- newed over the grueling four-and-one- ihlll-m!le Aintree course tomorrow. | It has been nearly a century since | Capt. Becher parted company from his | horse and swallowed the water of the brook, which has borne his name from that day, but since then the Grand National has grown from an obscure local event to a contest which 300,000 race fans from every stratum of Brit- ish, American and Continental Euro- pean life will witness tomorrow. With 44 horses, among them seven highly regarded American - owned thoroughbreds, ready to face the barrier, every race follower in town today has & Tavorite, although the bookies re- amb:ua their choices to a more select eld. The starting field will be below the record of 66, due to the new rule made to cut down the unwieldy field of pre- vious years. Originally 84 were nomi- nated. Many a “nag” has led th: more highly regarded jumpers home, but those who claim to know say this is the I;:orlm' year. Bu‘v. th';z is what they have been saying for 92 years. An American-bred horse has never ¥ou the e, abd oDl IWice Dad AD 300,000 to See Aintree Turf Classic Contested Tomorrow INTREE, England, March 26— | American owner been successful. In 1923 Sergt. Murphy scored with Steph- en (Laddie) Sanford’s silks, while A. C. Schwartz's_Jack Horner won in 1926. Howard Bruce’s Bill Barton, greatest of all American jumpers, was one of the two to finish in 1928, but he was second to Tipperary Tim, & 100-to-1 shot, after springing & plate a half mile from the finish. A year later John Hay Whitney's Easter Hero was showing the way to the last jump, but was forced into second place by Grega- lach. If American silks ‘are to win this year, the railbirds are saying, they will | be carried by either Easter Hero or Sir Lindsay, both owned by Whitney. The pair have ranked either as favorites or near the top since the opening of the future books, and today were held at 100 to 7. Sir H. Wernher's Ballasport, Capt. Brownhill's Drintyre and B. D. Davis' Gib were the British favorites at slightly longer odds than Easter Hero and his stablemate, which ran third last year. Both Gregalach and Shaun Goilin, last year's winner, have failed to rally unusual support. Other American candidates are: Mrs. Clarence Beatty's Swift Rowland, Stephen Sanford’s Sandy Hook, Victor Emanuel's Rhyticlere and Royal Arch Second and Gordon Selfridge’s Rud- dyman. Easter Hero has been asked to carry top weight of 175 pounds, 3 more than g‘.tD"u' Gib, a fll:‘rt horlel,.:tu pack. Hal B EP LA | 172 and 168 poynds, George Hagen Shows How He Grabs Em ONE OF HOLDS JIM LONDOS MAY HAVE TO COMBAT TONIGHT.SREMRERIR'|TIEI CAUSE George Hagen, the ex-Marine, is & rassler—and one in demand—local rass- ling fans who take in the latest production tonight at the Washington Auditorium will see the Navy Department end a two-year chase after Hagen and pin a medal on his bathrobe. Hagen, who tackles Champion Jim Londos tonight for the alleged world heavyweight wrestling champion- ship, has had a “good conduct” medal coming to him from the Ma~ rine Corps for two years. But, be- ing a rassler, he moved from city to city so fast that Navy Department officials couldn’t catch up with him to bestow the honor. Jim McGrath, whose radio ac- counts of the weekly mat shows come 1n for many a good word, announced two weeks ago that George Hagen and Jim Londos would be matched tonight. The medal was again and tonight, with a galaxy of rooters—Devil Dogs from Quantico as well as home-town fans—Hagen will be intercepted and honored be- lol;e Jim Londos starts his airplane spins. Champlon Jimmy, getting to be & regular visitor at the Auditorium now, is sure to be given a battle by Hagen, who has, among others, triumphed over Romano, Steinborn, Zelesniak, Leditzer and Maxos here this Winter. George is a hara rass- ler to beat. He has no pet holds and like Londos, is master of most all of them, He is what is called by the rass- ling fraternity a “draw-away grap- pler. His latest triumph here was over Milo Steinborn, reputed to be the strongest man in the game. After taking a bad beating in the early going, Hagen broke several Steinborn holds and flopped the Cerman strong man to tne mat. Londos defeated Steinborn in New Haven Tuesday but required over 40 minutes whereas Hagen won over Milo in 22 if that means anything. Dupiie h;vinkx l;)ndes for a draw- card, a flock of obliging matmen % do prelim work. ‘Take the Chief White Feather- George Tragos melee for instance. Two of the best “boo” magnets in the game, these boys might cause some of the rassle gentry to nurse hoarse throats tomorrow. Paul Jones, with his scissors, takes on Nazzarine Poggi in another tiff. Ghafoor Khan brings his big black mustachio back into the arena, this time to let Mike Romano tug on it. To round out the bill, Babe Cad- dock, still on the card because he refuses to lose, takes on Erie Stephens, a newcomer from Detroit. Tickets are on sale at the box office. No reservations will be held after 8 o'clock. The first bout begins at 8:30 sharp, 17 DERBY HOPEFULS TRAIN AT LOUISVILLE Prominent Candidates for Turf| Classic to Be Run May 18 Not Yet at Track. By the Assoclated Press. LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 26.—With the $50,000 Kentucky Derby less than two months away, Louls.ille’s railbirds are arising in the early orning, brav- ing the cold at Churchill Downs, watching and clocking the workouts of Derby eligibles and keeping the specu- lation going as to what thoroughbred is to capture the 1931 classic. The fence-sitters have as their re- ward an occasional fast run by one of the 17 Derby candidates already at the Downs developing their speed and amina in hopes of being among the vored few which will go to the post in the mile-and-a-quarter fifth race Saturday, May 18. ‘The remainder of the 130 eligibles will drift in by twos and threes until the great influx begins with the clos- ing of the racing meet at Lexington April 29 and ends after the running of the Preakness at Pimlico, Md., May 9, a week before the big day here. None of the Winter book favorites, headed by Equipoise and Twenty Grand, has arrived at the Downs yet. Next week will see the arrival of three eli- gibles which have been burning up the Southern tracks during the Winter, Spanish Play, Prince D'Amour and Up. RAISES CLARK DAY FUND Tennyson Receives Contributions for Testimonial. Contributions to the fund being raised for Earl Clark day, April 8, when the young Washingtonian will be here with the Boston National League base ball team in a game with the Nationals, are being received by Richard 8., Tennyson, room 2, District Building. Clark, who gained recognition as an all-around athlete on the playgrounds here, is making a stout bid for a regu- lar outfield berth with the Braves. He has a flock of admirers here. This is Clark’s third year with the Boston club. Yankees’ Infield Has Much Talent 'T. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 26 (#).—Joe uccmb{; manager of the New York Yankees, has been embarrassed with a wealth of infleld material all through the training season, but he seems to have settled on his line-up. According to the experts, the present arrangement is Gehrig at first base, Lazzerl at second, Sewell at third and Lary at shortstop. this does not work out, Mc- can_move Lazzeri to third Herman Boosted In Reverse Gear AVANA, March 26 (#).—Babe Herman, Brooklyn's slugging outflelder, is quite sure that his visit to Havana has made him popular with Cuban fans. “T guess they don't know the Babe here, eh?” Herman commented, pointing to big headline in & Cuban paper. “I didn't even get y and look at this big type.” “That means you struck out twice,” explained the learned Gor- don Slade. “It says ‘Herman pon- chado dos veces,’ struck out twice.” “Well, I must be pretty good,” re- lied the Bebe, “when they put it n big type when I fan.” Training Games By the Associated Press. Yesterday's Results. At St. Petersburg, Fla—New York (A.), 8; Philadelphia (N.), 3. At Havana—Brooklyn first team, 4; Brooklyn second, 3. Boston (A.), 10; At Mobile, Ala. Louisville (A.A.), 3. At Los Angeles—Los Angeles (P.C. L.), 9; Pittsburgh (N.), 8 (12 ‘innings). At San Diego, Calif.—Detroit (A.), 5; Hollywood (P.C.L.), 1. At San Francisco— San Francisco (P.C.L.), 8; Chicago (N.), 6. At New Orleans—Cleveland (A.), 11; New Orleans (S.A), St. Louls (N.), At Bradenton, 8; Cincinnati (N.), 2. At West Palm Beach, Fla.—St. Louls (A), 1; Toledo (A.A), 0. At Biloxi, Miss.—Washington (A.), Si Tex. —New York (N.), 17; Chicago (A.), 8. At Brenham, Tex—New York (N.) second team, 24; Montreal (L), 7. At Bradenton, Fla.—St. Louis (N.) vs. Cincinnati (N.) At Miami, ' Fla—Brooklyn (N.) vs. Toledo (A.A.). At Los Angeles—Pittsburgh (N.) wvs. San Prancisco (P.C.L.). At Gulfport, Miss—Oleveland (A.) vs. Baltimore (I. At Mobile, b Louisville (A.A.). At Fort Lauderdale, Fla.—St. Louis (A.) vs. Buffalo (1). At St. Petersburg, Fla—New York (A.) vs. House of David. COLUMBUS U. IN SHOOT Columbus University will compete for the national intercollegiate rifle team championship on Saturday at the | Naval Academy range. ‘The Columbus team will be composed of Charles A. Iovino, captain; E, 8. Andrus, E. A. McMahon and J. M. vm alternates will be J. @. Haynes and Q. L. Abermathy, ST. MARY'S CELTICS HAVE SQUAD OF 25 Eleven of Last Year's Winning Nine on Hand—Rotary Club Bowlers Lead in Matchs ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26.—With 36 players in uniform, the Bt. Mary's Celtics held their first workout at Bag- gett's Park yesterday. Eleven members of the team which won the Northern Virginia and Wash- ington Independent League champlon- ships last season reported. They are Coach Ludlow, Doc Dreifus, Bussy Brenner, Bill Langford and Bill Rapp, inflelders; Russell Kidwell, catcher; Pete Ball and Lefty Hamilton, pitchers; Coopy Goodwin, Joe Hamilton and Dave Bayliss, outfielders. Among the new-comers .are “Shout” ‘Taylor, Columbia Heights; Phil Needle, Frederick, Blue Ridge League; Kitty Curtis, Hume Springs; Bobby Dove, Vir- ginia White Sox; Buck Strader, Potomac Yards; “Lefty” Clarke, Shenandoah 3 “Lefty” Kingman, gles; Conrad Brady, Hazel- .; Bill Houser, Hagerstown, Blue Ridge League, pitchers; Rip Hicks, Del Ray, inflield; “Huck” Hillary, Georgetown A. C.; Ellett Cabell, Colu bla Engine Co.; Dashiell, rines, and John Pierce, Davidson Col- lege, outfielders., Members of the Del Ray A. C. will meet tonight at 8 o'clock at the home of President P. P. Clark, 1015 West Clyde avenue, to decide whether or not the club’s base ball team will be entered in the Northern Virginia section of the Capital City League. Rotary Club bowlers jumped away to @ 49-pin lead over the Kiwannis Club representatives in the first three five- game blocks to determine the civic {aints spiles a7t pis deainsk 1452 s spilled 1, a 1,422 for their rivals. . Girl Will Pitch For Chattanooga 00 G Jos Engie, miages of | —Joe le, T of the' Ghattanoogs Glub of the on, - year - old gir] Associati y, woul a the Lookouts upon from an out-of as could be learned here Miss Mitchell would be the first ::unun to ente onal base Engle she woud wo regularly the Lookouts has been pamed to start an exh bition with the Yankees next her out - town out pd week. PAGE D-—1 Hot National League Struggle Likely FIVELLUB BATTLE FOR TITLE LOOMS 1930 Upper-Bracket Outfits Bettered, While Pirates Seem Stronger. (Note—This s the ond _ of stories reviewing major leaoue base prospects, based on training camp servations.) = BY ALAN GOULD, Associated Press Sports Bditor. EW YORK, March 26.—That N dull, booming sound heard this Spring all the way from Clearwater, Fla., to Catalina Island, Calif., may have sounded like the Coast Artillery at practice, but it merely is the blast- ing operations of base ball's heavy duty boys, tuning up for one of the hottest perinant races the old National League ever has had in prospect. ‘The task of selecting a le ner in the forthcoming battle is as much guesswork as it was in - ing to detect the eventual winner last strengthened Boston Braves are mue&mmumeymm the Yankees and twice from the Ath- leties. Eager to Regain Prestige. the American Leaguers have won 16 of the last 19 series i § H i No one appreciates better Street, however, their three principal rivals. Pirates Are Dangerous. Pittsburgh, providing it can shake Wor Bhfiyfiufifim p‘rvv:l!a mnm.'t:d mi Tepre- stumbling ‘Block 1o sent _more than a the favorites. BAR COLLEGE ATHLETES New York Schools Brand Basketers Professional Players. NEW YORK, March 26 (#).—Three Fordham besket ball players and two from City College of New York have in college athletics as a result of & sweeping investigation of professionalism in New York City coll with the Fordham team during season. Three other players ARMSTRONG OPTIMISTIC ‘With' over 30 pecting Wats, " outheiders: Baltock, Kinslow and Taylor, imflelders; Nelson; Mason 8 tchers, ‘The school will play the alumni fo- i