Evening Star Newspaper, March 29, 1931, Page 61

i Basket Ball, Boxing | Catching , CLUB LIKELY TO 60 AS SPENCER PLAYS Head Backstopper Is Held Key Man—~Griffmen Face Birds Again Today. BY DENMAN THOMPSON, Sports Editor, The Star. ILOXI, Miss, March 28— Washington's chance for the American League pen- nant this year have been pletured from time to time as con- tingent principally upon a num- ber of things, the chief “if” vary- ing according to the point of view. Some are convinced the Na- tionals will stand or fall accord- ing to the measure their brilliant young shortstopper, Joe Cronin, maintains the terrific pace he set last year, both at bat and afield. The Frisco boy was regarded as the sparkplug of the infield, the inspirational force of the entire outfit. " As others see it the extent to which ‘Walter 's aggregation proves able to improve on its 1930 won and lcst record rests ly with the manner in which the staff, which de- livered pitching in superlative style last season, tes that gait. While still are convinced the fate of the whether 1 recalled Ruel called ‘em for the pitchers in two-thirds or more backstopper, is capable of in there for a day or two at a give Spencer a rest. but his value lies in the fact he is a bozo at bat whether taking left or right handed. The same applies to an even greater | degree to Clff Bolton. This youngster is regarded as an even better batsman than Hargrave, although he does it all | from the south side of the platter. But| he is only just learning the job. He| still is woefully lacking in polish in | the fine points and Hargrave never| acquired any too much. Neither of| these can be ex] to don a mask day after day and completely direct | the entire ball game, which is just what a catcher has to do. | PENCER, although not nearly so | formidable a swatter as either of | his assistants, is a heady performer with a lot of action, knows what it is | all about and can peg the ball around | bases as fast and accurately as| one in the business. Also, he is a | durable chap, not prone to injury, which is a fortunate thing for the team. | If the Nationals achieve their am- | bition to finish on top of the flag| scramble this year, more than a little | share of the credit will be due this| modest and workmanlike performer. But if he should have the misfortune | to, well, break a leg, for instance, I am going to hedge on all my bets. . i Y trimming the Nationals today the Orioles pulled up to within one game of them in the Spring clashes, which now stand at three Washington wins, two Baltimore vic- tories and one tie, and they hope to even the count tomorrow afternoon ‘when they entertain the Capitalians at their training base in Guifport. r Johnson announced today that Walter Tauscher would be one of his fiingers in the Sabbath affray, but was undecided whether to use Bob Burke, Al Crowder or both in addition. This will be the final fracas between the two clubs in this section. The Orioles pull up stakes following their Monday game with the House of David nine, in which Al Schacht plans to par- ticipate, disguised by a phoney beard, and start a barnstorming trip home: ward. The Netionals have a game on with the bewhiskered athletes Tuesday | and quit their camp Thursday for stop- evers at Birmingham and Chattanooga route North, where the Orioles arc| E be encountered in two more tilts, dne at home and the other in Baltimore. LTHOUGH no official announce- ment as yet has been made, it is believed General Manager George Weiss will return to Guifport as & con- ditioning camp for the Orioles next year, in which case the Louisville club ‘may abandon its plan to train in Biloxi tionals. William ngerous his stance turn choice at game: a3 however, which might leave the current American Association champions with- out as much Spring opposition as lhey‘ TH! death in a St. Louis holpiuli 'L after a lingering iliness of Ban Johnson, following the sudden demise of Ernest 8. Barnard, removed within a space of 24 hours thz only two idents the American League has ' Johnson, a great organizer and & SPORTS SECTION The Sunday Shee WASHI Is Apt to Seal Griffs’ Fate fighting leader, not only was more re- sponsible than any other one man for the establishment of a circuit to rival the National League, but for many years was the dominating figure of all crganized base ball. A victim of diabetes, Johnson was not himself at times during the last few years of his tenure of office, which accounted for the erratic actions that got him into a jam with Judge Landis, commissioner of base ball, and embar- rassed the club owners of his league. But before ill health impaired his judgment Big Ban was a tireless and fearless champion of clean base ball. It was he who first that the way to eliminate the rowdy playing was to back up his umpires to the limit, and it was laizely through his efforts the game has reached its present high level of good sportsmanship. The national pastime owes much to Byron Bancroft Johnscn. RESIDENT GRIFFITH and Mrs. Grifith are to leave Biloxi tomor- row for Cleveland to attend the funeral Tuesday of Barnard, end will be accompanied by Umpire Roy Van Graflan. Griff plans to go from Cleve- land to Chattanooga, where he has some business to talk over with Presi- dent Joe Engel of the Lookouts pend- ing the arrival there of the Nationals & week from tomorrow. s NEW QUEEN RULES IN TENNIS UPSET Marjorie Sachs Béats Sarah Palfrey in National Indoor Final. By the Associated Press. ROOKLINE, Mass, March 28.— Marjorie Sachs, youthful Har- vard professor's daughter, upset the favored Sarah Palfrey of Brookline to win the national women’s indoor singles tennis title today in straight sets, 6—3, 9—7. No. 8 nationally in this tournams cften, until four g:mu all. ugh her Q%n- 5 to n, chance Altrock Has Job For Bonesetter LLOXI, Miss., March 28.—Bone- L) setter Reese, the famous limb manipulator, who has straightened out the kinks in the arms and legs of so many diamond athletes, short- ly is to be visited professionally by a member of the Washington base ball squad. No, the performer in question is not Sam West, Al Crowder or any other active on the roster, but Nick Altrock. Uncle Nicholas had .his rusty left arm so badly wrenched through a boating accident while on a hunting trip a couple of months ago he can’t throw any way except under- handed. This cramps his style in clowning on first base before games and it may be it interferes with his golf swing. Anyhow Nick plans to hop out to Youngstown, Ohio, to have his lame wing adjusted after the Nationals get back to Washing- ton. Cox Triumphs Over Turnesa In Play-Off of North-South Tie for First Big Golf Win By the Associated Press. INEHURST, N. C, March 28.— Wilfred (Wiffy) Cox, good- natured and marksman from Brookiyn, to- day won the twenty-ninth annual Nortd and South 72-hole open golf tournament championship by downing Joe Turnesa, Elmsford, N. Y., in a play-off after the pair had finished the regular stretch tied at 288. It was ghe first big victory Cox had ever scored. Just a month ago Cox and Turnesa tied for first piace in the Jacksonville, Fla., open, but did not play off the title. Cox also paired with Willie MacPFarlane, to win the inter- national four-ball event at Miami week ago. Wifly, two strokes out of the lead after 54 holes of rlly. shot fine and for & 71, which al- lowed him to overtake Turnesa, leader %umfluholu.u-’ocuqukedn today. Today’s result marked the first time in the long history of this event that the play had ended in a deadlock. The victors decided to a:y nine holes for the title, and mlt first and second prize money ling $2 End Battle in Rain. In contrast with the fair weather of the morning, & drenching rain started soon after the extra nine holes begen and the last seven were played in the downpour, ‘They halved the first hole in par 4e, and Cox went into the lead with a birdie 3 on the second after sinking & §-foot putt, The third and fourth blonde-haired | OKLAHOMA TAKES WRESTLING HONORS Win in Four of Eight Classes in Collegiates—Lehigh Man Scores for East. By the Associated Press. PROVIDENCE, R. I, March 28.—For the first time since the organization of the National Collegiate Wrestling Asso- ciation, four years ago, one of its cham- plonships was bestowed on an Eact-rn college grapler here tonight at the Brown gym. ‘The cowboys from Oklahoma A. & M., as they have been doing since 1928, took the major shares of the titles, winning half of the eight division com- petitions. Three other championships were dis- tributed among Iowa State, Kansas State Aggles and Northwestern. John A. Engel, captain of the Lehigh mat team. dented the West's domina- tion of this sport by scoring a sensa- tional fall on Jesse Arends of Iowa State Teachers. in the 118-pound final. Summaries of finals: 118 POUNDS—John Tneie (Lehigh) threw Jecce Arends (Iowa State Teachers) in_9:00_ with & body scistn=s and arm bar. »0 Robert Pearce (Oklahoma ) outpninted Lyle Morford (Cornell by's'3:34 time allowance in over- 55 POUNDS—Richard Cole (lowa State) outpointed John Devine (Oklahoma A. & M.) with a 1:83 time allowpres. 145-POUND FINAL—Bill ' Doyle (Kansas State Asgies) outpointed Walter Youns (Okianoms A. and M.) with 1:48 time al- 155 POUNDS—Leroy McGuirk (Oklahoma & M) outpointed John Richardson {Kansas State’ Assies) with & 3:35 time ai- 78 “POUNDS—Iack Van_Bebber (Okla- homs A. & M.) threw M. W. Shanker (Le- high) in 4:35 with a grapevine and headlock FINAL — Conrad A & Collegt time 175.] rad Caldweli (Okishoms A. and M) outpointed Carl Dousovitto (Michigan) with 3.53 time ad- ntas Y AEAVYWEIGET CLASS —Jack _Riley (Northwestern) threw Harry Fields (Haver- ford), in 4:30 with arm and bar lock. ATHLETICS TAKE REST Rookie Johnson Makes Impression as Pinch Third Baseman. JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March 28 (P). —The somewhat battered champion Athletics rested here today, Capt. Col- lins deciding that a day off would benefit all hands. A shift of players, due to various in- juries, made a third baseman out of Outfielder Bob Johnson, late of Port- land, and he got away in fine style agal the Cincinnati Reds Friday. “Manager Mack likes the work of Johnson very much,” Collins said, “and there is ev'!‘x& indication now that he will stick the team.” VANCE WANTS $24,000 Pitcher Declares He Will Sign if | Robins Raise Ante $1,000 MIAMI, Fla, March 28 (#).—Dazzy Vance, crack it handed pitcher of the Brooklyn ins, said today he would sign a contract if the club would give him $24,000 for the 1931 season. Vance has been holding out for $25.- 000 and the club has countered with an offer of $23,000. BASE BALL LEADER ILL ‘Burch of Western League Operated on for Appendicitis. OMAHA, Neb., March 28 (#).—J. F. “Barney” Burch, owner of the Omaha Western League base ball club, was in a serious condition today, following re- NGTON, moval of his appendix. Attending physicians said that he | probably would recover. MARINES RUGBY VICTORS | |Deteat Harvard Team in Contest| at Cambridge, 7-8. | CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 28 (). | —Present and past stars of modern American foot ball clashed in a re-| vival of the classical old English sport of rugby as the Philadelphia Marines defeated Harvard, 7 to 6, on Soldiers’ former Annapolis men’ ints, mledAr‘t“ H“:zl '"(."1' ’s points, while uj - led for Harvard. i LONDON, March 28 (#).—England defeated Ireland in an _international ‘women's lacrosse game this afternoon. The score was 17 to 5. were halved in par figures, while Cox went 2 ahead with par 4 on the | Aifth, where Turnesa took a 5. | _The sixth was halved and Turnesa | won his first hole on the enth with a par 3 and squared the match on the | eighth with a par 5, while Cox needed | ia 6. Going to the ninth, Cox cinched | his victory with a birdie after holing | an 8-foot putt. The closing round was as spectacular and exciting as any in the history of the famous old North and South tournament, with four players — Tur- nesa, Cox, Bobby Cruickshank and | the way after the turn was reached. How They Finished. ‘The leaders, scores and money prizes follow: Brooklyn, 60 —7T4—74—11— . FElmsford, N. Y., 70—73— azk Purchase, N. Y., m— jreenwich, Conn., H—Tl— 'EF 3 ufl.'"""“ Conn., 72—T3— 7o ilie Mactariane, Tuckahoe, N. Y., 76— ‘nfzél' ‘Williams, Cleveland, 70—79—73— y per, Chicago, 7T4—T3—T3—74— - J’omm' Armour, Detroit, 71—76—74—73— Hy Sluet, 3 L ot “‘uu"‘n’:%-mn Conn., T—T3— T2 ohpny :- n"n . X, N Y., 70— $2ohany ’q. amaronec L :""Ll?ll‘ Smith, Detroit, 76717475 '&’mu' gest Los Angeles, 76—7—70— 65297 Tony M msford, N. Y. 7t-73— | displayed a | impotent, Cronin being the cnly athlete | second inning when West slithered a| Billy Burke—fighting for the lead all | sStro) White Plains, N. Y. 76— || 4. :Efiq] Hancocl ".‘mcn:mu. Va. - “Won fifl sayol. DO SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 29, 1931. Nat Mainstay Base Ball Loses Its Greatest Leaders Behind Bat FLAG HOPE DEPENDS ON CATCHER. v ROY SPENCER. Marberry ~i@‘ast, but Too Wlid, Special Dispatch to The Star. | ILOXI, Miss, March 2¢—Balti- | i more’s Orloles today defeated | the Nationals, 6 to 2, largely | through their ability to manu- | facture tallies at the expense cf Fred | Marberry, but paradoxical though it | may seem, the showing of the big| righthander was the bright epst of the | afternoon from a Vashington stand- | point, | Fred went to the hill after Lloyd | Brown had blanked the Birls with one hit in the first three rounds, and got | off to & good start by retiring them in | order with the aid of a bit of circus| support from Heinie Manush. He was | solved for a pair of runs in each of the | next two frames largely because of his | gety * Sand singled for a starter and ' wildness and therein lays the explana- tion for the encouragement felt re-| garding him. | It was because Marberry generated | t0o much speed to properly control it that he got into trouble, no less than half a dozen passes being issued by him in the fifth and sixth frames. | Marberry's forte is his fast ball and without it he is only a mediocre hurler | with little other than barrels of courage to get by on. He had that fast onc| today, but this early in the training season he was unable to locate th> plate with it. | Control Matter of Time. | Getting it tamed is merely the mat- ter of a little time, Hence the elation the big fellow felt, despite the fact the | figures charged against him in the box | score were far from flnturlni. Art Pidler was the third flinger sent to the hill by Manager Johnson. The | transplanted Britisher gave a creditable | account of himself in his first test against class A opposition, notwith- standing the Birds nicked him for five safeties in his three frames of toil. He degree of steadiness ' with that siaearm delivery of his and the fact two runs accrued while he was | working can be written off against his support for neither of the thllies was earned. On attack the Griffmen continued to get as many as two safeties, with the sum total of their clouts being but seven. Manush, with nary a bingle | to his credit, met the ball better than any of his mates, but it invariably traveled straight at some one. In the field Heinie had only one chance, but| converted it into the feature play of the afternoon. It was a low liner frcm the bat of Joe Hauser, home run king | of the International League, in the fourth frame. Manush sprinted hard to his left, but saw he couldn’t connect | in the orthodox manner, so made a dive and caught it while sliding along atop | the turf. | Nats Start Scoring. Beryl Richmond, Manager Maisel's | prize portsider, yielded a tally' in th: JUST A LICKING [ Wash. o ayes, .. 8. ‘Rice, 1f. Manush, 1f. onin, 'ss.. Judge, ' 1b.. Kunel, 1. ] cooomarassmmmmO Baltimore, > ] mer. 3b. Hauser, ib. Sand, ss... Hefiner, b James, ‘2b anning, Linton, "¢ Richm'd, p. *Wilson '. .. Gumbert, p. oocommouomomm Soomurogacm 60 £ ol comosonmomnoro Totals. .34 *Batted for Richmond in eighth 1Batted for Brown in third inning. Score by inni Baltimore. . 02122 10000 (2), Stroner, Sand. Tors—James. BB e il 5 | 0 ts—1 Double plays—Oronin to H: d to Heuse 1; of | Hits—Off Brown, mon. n \ 307 Winning pitcher—Rich- npr_Marperry. Umpires | rock, ‘fime ame— utes. < own. ;' Gumbert, 1. mond. _Losing pite] —Vanerafian and Al 1 hour and 48 min Y . | Birmingham (8."A. et Ineart, double down the right fleld line and Bluege wafted a single into left. A real bingle by Pinch-hiiter Hargrave and a Texas leaguer by Sam Rice in the third were wasted because a double play Hayes drilled into came between, but the Griffs coined another marker in the following frame when Oronin singled to left, took third on Judge's safety in the other direction and count- ed as West was forcing the first sacker. The Nationals were two up at this point, but that proved all for them, as Richmond allowed only a single by Cronin during the next three stanzas and Harry Gumbert, as promising a| young hurler as a pilot could hope to pick up, blanked them impressively during the final two sessions. The Birds knotted the count in the stole as Marberry registered his second straight strikeout. Fred then got his control levers jammed. He walked two in a row and the third, who happened to be Washington's own Denny Sothern, ciipped him for a roller over second that brought two tallies in. In the sixth, Marberry permitted cnly one hit, but it was a double, and by reason of the fact he walked one man prior to the bingle and three thereafter another brace of tallles re- sulted. This would have been good enough for the decision, but the Orioles sewed it up in the seventh when a couple cf hits off Fidler, combined with a pass and errors by the two Sams—Rice and West—accounted for another pair of runs. CHISOX TWO EARLY RUNS DOWN GIANTS By the Associated Press. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., The White Sox jumped on left- Willie Walker in the first inni four hits and two runs today an ded for de- lfented the New York Giants 2 to 1 for the third victory in seven exhibitions. The Giants’ lone tally came in the fifth off Vic Prasier when Allen got his second double of the day and scored on ‘Terry's single. Garland Braxton blanked the Giants for five framss. Frasier fanned six in the last four rounds. R Chicego (A) ... 3 v Vork (N, Braxton, Fraiser Heving, Schumache! LOS ANGELES, Calif., March 28 (#). —Detroit’s Tigers made it three in a row todav in the exhibition series with the Pitisburgh Pirates, a forced run in the tenth giving the Americans a 11-to- 10 win. With one out in the tenth, Gehringer ingled. Alexande~ doubled and H. Wal- ker was passed intentionally. Doljack w2s then hit by a piiched ball. E o 180 d’ Henifne; ~Walker, d O'Farrell. R.H.F, 1010 3 Franch, Sperce 5, Hogsctt and Grabow At New Orlcans: Louisville (A, A) Cleveland (A) Walsh, Deberry and Thompson: 8¢ Miller and Sewell, M: At Jacksonville, New Ye (A) . 0 16 Jacksonville [ | heri Andrews and Dickey, McKinne: okley. At Mizm!, Fla.: Brookly n (N Toledn (A. A) Gallivan. Phi ney, Tate and At West Palm Beach, Fla.: Buffalo (I. L) . St. Louis (A) Berwere Stewart, eips, Fisher ‘and ‘Lope Devormer. 112 on 82d Pytlack: Herbert, Gray’and Ferrel, Crouch. At Birmingham: Beston (. 2112 0 art, ;' Caldwel, 1 and E: K. Taylor. At San Prancisco Ghieago Q1) ... Mission (P, C. L), 00" Peity, Oshorne and Haii son, Knott and Brenzell, Hoffman. i812 ber, Johzn- March 28— | ‘Basket Ball Coaches Appeal For Rules Assuring Officiating Throughout U. S. . |for a coach to teach his team a different 3 | University was it of SIX MEET RECORDS G0 IN RIGE GAMES iFaiIure of Warne, Holder of| Mark in Pole Vault, Is Disappointing. By the Associated Press. OUSTON, Tex., March 28—Six university and college records, four for individual perform- ance, fell today in the fifth running of the Rice Institute relays. Failure of Tom Warne, Northwestern pole vault star, to come back after his defeat yesterday in the Texas Univer- sity relays at Austin was an outstand- ing disappointment. Warpe, who held the Texas relay record of 13 feet 8} inches in the pole vault and was beaten by the 13-foot leap of Lansrud of Drake at Austin, tied with four other men, all supposedly inferior, in today’s meet. Coffman of | Kansas, Collins of Drake, Baldry of | Rice, Jordan of Kansas State and the | Northwesterner, all got 13 feet. | J. Walter, anchor man for Marquette, | performed brilliantly to win a medley | relay from Oklahoma University. Wal- ter, with a abreast of gl:n;w';‘nwm e anchor, sailed by and hit the tape 2 feet ahead. The time, however, was only 10:59.9, almost 9 seconds above the Aus- tin time yesterda; y. Makes Long Heave. Hugh Rhea, stocky Nebraska foot ball player, heaved the shot 50 feet 10 inches—4 feet 9 inches better than the old record, established in 1927. John Hass of Minnesota bettered the 1928 record of Claude Bracey of:Rice, in the 100-yard dash, tearing it off in race; * o ot the Soutly ‘ ong e thwestern State Teachers of Oklahoma bettered the high jump mark, reaching 6 feet 3, inches. Brunk of Drake did 6 feet, 3 inches in 1928, the last previous year the relays were held here. Herman of Southern Methodist beat | the existing mark in the javelin throw by a scant inch and a half. His throw was 185 feet 7'; inches. The old rec- |ord was set up by Robinson of Aug- | burn in 1928. Rice Institute wrotz a new record of 3:20 in the one-mile relay. Dick Jam- erson, a fast foot ball back of last Fall, the Texas A. and M. record of 3:21, set up in 1928. In the college class, the medley relay ;seaohdx by Abllene (Texas) Christian. ‘The Christians made it in 3:31.6. {120 YEARS AGO | IN THE STAR. RESIDENT BAN JOHNSON of the American Base Ball e will arrive here tonight to in- spect progress of the work on the new stands being erected at the ball park. Manager Jim McAleer of the Wash- | ington ball team has taken a liking | to First Baseman Earl Sykes of the Atlanta Club. Donnelly “has replaced McCauley in left fleld for Georgetown Uni- | versity'’s nine, at least for the Hil | toppers’ game today with the Mary- land Aggies. L In MacDonald, Catholic University | bas a catcher who has shown much ability. f Ekeets Hayes, American Security | & Trust_Co. shortstop, is expected to have finother season. Hayes can sock the well known apple. He | 8o, three hits yeserday when A. S. | & T. walloped Tech High, 13 to 1. ‘While the Bankers were ting the | offerings of Tew and Garland briskly | the scholastics were showi: little offensive punch, Eckent and Schwegler alone connecting safely for them. * Marris and Flax were leading hit- ters in a game in which their Ot;l- t. laudet nine defeated Business Higl 11 to 7. Birck pitched for Gallaude! Charles J. Graf is expected to be elected president of the Commercial Base Ball e, Ryan, C. U. pitcher, game up only one hit and fanned nine, as the ‘Brooklanders defeated Swarthmore. Rutge second. anchored the institute four in downing | third, Wil e | record was improved npon by two flat | ifs | games of 237, 270 and 267. 815,000 or Tenpin Job Avows Klein 'NDIANAPOLIS, March 28 (#)— Over the crash of pins in the bowling alleys where he is em- rloyod here, Chuck Klein today re- terated that the Philadelphia Na- tionals will have to meet his salary demand or do without his gervices this Summer. Klein has been holding out for a one-year contract at $15,000. The Phillies are said to have offered $12,000. “Tll stick and it or I will Iphis early next week for a conference with club officials. MICHIGAN CAPTURES SWIMMEETHONORS Kojac of Rutgers Hangs Up Collegiate Record for 100-Yard Free Style. By the Associated Press. HICAGO, March 28.—Michigan won the national collegiate swimming champlonship ~to- night. Michigan scored heaviest in the 220- yard breast stroke in which Schmieler and Miller of the Wolverines finished one-two to collect eight points. Their unexpected showing in the relays, in which they pressed Rutgers, netted them a total of 12 points or 6 in each event. No swimmer excelled in point winning, although first individual honors were given to Kojac, the mighty man from fuurgers. Kojac surrencered his cham- plonship in the 150-yard back stroke so as to help Rutgers capture the two re- totin et Vo Michigan. B topped ¥ tance igan. He performance by capturing the 100-yard iree style for the new record, smashing that of 53’5 seconds, established by Al Schwartz of Northwestern in 1929. Summaries: 50-YARD. ‘Won by Scherer (Pringe- illiams _ (Georgia Tech): i fourth, Oarter ‘Won_by Kolac n_ (Princeton) ; llme. 0:52%. (New = 7 P third, Valentine (Michigs ; fourth, (Northwestern). Time, 1245, YARD _BI IT 8 -Wor b schmieier, (Michigan); R ek third, ‘l"ge ;’fl%fl(fllll, fourth, 3 er) national collegiate r 50 Y ARD - BACK Marsh (Minnesota): YARD FREE S (Stanford): second. Crs fornia); third. Ladd Wilson (Northwestern). Tims . 140-VYARD FREE STYLE—Won by Cral (Southern California); second, Clapp (Stan- ford); third, Kennedy (Michigan); four Lare (Minnesota). Time, 5:02. 400-YARD RELAY—Won by Ruigers (Ko- jac, Cremer. Sunderiand and Dreyfuss); second, Michizan (Smith. Klintworth, Ken- nedy ' an i _third, Northwestern (Debennam. Covode’ and Wilson): | fourth, Prirgeto 7, Dayton, 3 | an . Time 3:42. | “500-YARD MEDLEY RELAY—Won by Rut- ners ~ (Kojag, Cronin); second, Michigan | (Schieler. Muller “and Kennedy): | “finnceota (Marsh,” Kruger and ‘ourth, Princeton ' (Dayton, Long, West). TEANeY “HiGH-BOARD DIVING—Won b Riley (Zouthern Caltfornia), 13404 Doints: | second."Nappa (Minnesota), 0860 points: | third. * Raike (Michigan).’ 98.46 points: feurth, Willard (Northwestern), 94.14 nts. il) | |~ LOSES BOWLING TITLE Rccord-Maker of-1930 Hits Only 548 in A. B. C. Singles. BUFFALO, N. Y., March 28 (#).— Larry Shotwell relinquished his Amer- |ican Bowling Congress singles cham- | plon¢hip today when he fell 226 pins short of his record mark, established last_year at Cleveland. The Covington, Ky. pinster shot games of 181, 199 and 168 to total only 548. He set an all-time American Bowling Congress record in the 1930 tournament by c the maples for Recreation FIVE-MAN EVENT Michigan atior rsons = (Detroit). 2.944; J. William cago), 2.938. 0-MAN EVENT—] (Philadeinhia). 1,316: maker (Indianapolis), SINGLES—W. Clack ( lismson (Chicago), 7L ALL EVENTS—E. Mause 1.966; P. Day 4!flullvlll-t). l;v BY GAYLE TALBOT, JR. Associated Press Sports Writer. EW YORK, March 28.—An ur- gent appeal to the Rules Com- mittee to devise some means to assure uniform officiating throughout the country was voiced to- day by the National Association of Basket Ball Coaches at its final session. After prolonged debate, during which the East accused the West of .ponsofln[v rough play and the. West declared the | | East had originated the “block,” it was decided to pass the buck to the rules body at its meeting here next month. It was suggested, among other things, that the Rules Commil get out & game shown to coaches, officials and players in every section. Another scheme called for the manufacturers of sporting to send a crack set of officials throughout the land to lecture and demonstrate the proper method of calling a game. “As matters stand now,” said Coach Koegan of Notre Dame, “it is necessary style of for every section in which he pllyl‘..me‘l'hll is expecting § little too much.” Officers Elected. Coach A. A. Schabinger of the association for the next ughg Shl":: Roy dorfT, Tech; H. B. Ortner, Cornell, ._C. Lonborg, Northwestern. The Rules Committee also was peti- tioned to do comething tcward defining the legitimate “biock,” such as placing diagrams in the next rule book to show what constitutes a Jcgal play of that kind. The pssemb'ed meniors were al- most unanimeus in condemning the “Plock,” ygt & vote, demanded by DF. year. moving picture of & model basket ball | 81 to be Uniform F. C. Allen of the University of Kansas disclosed that about 98 per cent of those present have been teaching their players to use it, in “self defense,” they said. 4 The mnfl.c rfldcfu for the mprovement of the game was sponsored by Oswald Tower, editor of the Basket Ball Guide. He suggested that the number of free throws be reduced by permitting them only when a player is fouled when actually in possession of the ball. In all other cases, he said, the offended team would be given pos- sarsion where the offense occured and foul charged to the offending player. Proposed Rule Supported. ‘Tower’s suggestion received active | da; star, now coach of the support from Nat Holman, famous fessional Collega of the City of New York. Holman rule had Re- look l;:mvao.lmdnpmn&enm ton | They voted named were H. G. Mun both ] ly one i t out-of-bound decided “that the onus for will coitinue tn rest on the side, wlether it is ahead or bel the s-ominz. BARNARD, JRNSON POWERFUL FORCES Dead Presidents Had Maow American League Strong Organization. BY CHARLES DUNKLEY, Associated Press Sports Writer. HICAGO, March 28.—Two of baseé ball’s greatest leaders, Byron Bancroft Johnsom and Ernest Sargent Barn- ard, have marched on to eterme ity within less than 16 hours of each other. The end of the trail came at last for these powerful forces of the American League by a dranie atic coincidence between the hours of darkness last night and shortly after dawn today. Bafnard, president of the league, succumbed unexpectedly at 4:50 o'clock yesterday afternoon in a hospital at Rochester, Minn.; Johnson, founder of o B Touls Hoepital todey fet 8§ newsboys in St, Lowis shouted. nem-.vts 3 the death of the man who had succeed- ed him as president of the American by den that few of his intimate friends even knew he was ill; base ball was saddened, but not shocked, by Johnson's passing, as Johnson, the storm center of base ball since its elevation to the reaim of big business, had been at death's door for almost a year. | _The deaths left the American League club owners not only shocked and dazed, but also robbed them, with two strokes, of the only two leaders they have ever known—Johnson, founder of the league, and Barnard, the president. No Guess as {o Successor. ‘Tonight not one of the club owncrs would even hazard a guess as to who the new chief of the younger major league circuit would be, although specu- lation ranged the nominations from Frank J. Navin, president of the Detroit club and present vice president of the league; Connie Mack, 68-year-old man- ager of the Philadelphia Athletics; Billy . general manager of Barnard's old club, the Cleveland Indians, and Joseph Carr, an official of the Columbus club of the American Association. Also included in the list of presiden- tial possibilities was John Edward Wray, sports editor of the St. Louis Post- Dispatch and long-time friend of Johnson's. Nothing, however, will be done over the task of chocsing a successor until after Barnard's funeral at Cleveland Tuesday at 11 am. when the club owners may hold an impromptu con- ference to a date for a formal arrange " | meeting to select the new leader. Of Different Types. Barnard, who was 56 years Johnson, who was 67, were as in their cl tics as thy Johnson wes u?:nmu. ball, taking it from its I o its | He ‘nct only t est popularity, but i finencial aspect as well. He hind him many contributions tl}l;ld -to raite finances to construct em. Under Johnscn's leaders] value of a franchise in uuhmim:h' League arose from something like $50,- 000 to more than $1,000,000, and in this surprising growth Johnson, as one of the three members of the National Base Bell Commission, was the domi. A e thme owners the club American League virtually mu:' m from office in 1927, after his explosive armh with Kenesaw Mountain Lan- commissioner of base ball, refused $320,000 when son tion was demanded. overshadewed by his personal with Charles A. Comiskey, owner Chicago White Sox, the man wj put him into the game, and sf by his outburst against Landis, [ 4 2fER 11 I Dall, Tollowing the caooked woria’ , fol e cr b:tween the White Sox and Johnson's Funeral Wednesday. By the Associated Press. T. LOUIS, March 28.—The body of Byron Bancroft Johnson, founder of the American League, and its president for 27 years, lay in state here tonight, preparatory to its removal to Spencer, Ind., where funeral services will be held Wednes- day. Although his death was expected for weeks, Johnson's rugged constitution fought off the ccmbined attacks of diabetes and infection, and he survived by 16 hours President Ernest 8. Ba nard of the American League, Johnson' successor in office, who died late yester- y. Jobnson, who was 67 rs old, had been in ill health for yu!'l.’u ever since his retirement as president of the Amer- ican League, in 1927. P | and death was expected for wesks,