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UNLIKELY TO HELP ~ ONSLABTHIS YEAR “Ad's Ailing Wing Does Not Yield to Treatment—Tie With Barans. BY DENMAN THOMPSON, Sports Editor, The Star. IRMINGHAM, Ala., April 4. —Judged by what he has shown thus far this Spring Ad Liska is not likely to prove much of an asset to the Na- tionals this year, certainly not at the start of the season. Due to a sore arm which has «stubbornly refused to yield to the ministrations of Trainer Mike ‘Martin, the submarine ball ex- -ponent has been able to do but little work on the hill, either in ;games or the batting practices. © There is no way of figuring out when his tossing wing will round Jnto the shape that will permit thim to hurl effectively and those .connected with the club don’t ap- pear to be optimistic in that re- \spect. i So far as is known, Liska, who pro- ceeded direct to Chattanooga with a .squad of others under the chaperonage of Coach Pat Gharrity instead of mak- ‘ing the trip here, has suffered no in- ijury, his arm simply h-vln’ become Jame at almost the outset of tralning ‘and remained that way. He appeared to be in fine form in his first stretch of duty in the box in the second game of the Nationals’ exhibi- tion series back on March 15. On that oceasion, facing the Baltimore Orioles for three frames, he allowed only one hit and displayed splendid control. He was nct started again then until ‘fwo weeks later, in the final engage- ‘ment at Biloxi last Wednesday, when ‘he relieved Sam Jones after the doleful one had hurled runless ball for five sessions against the House of David nine. Ad walked the first man to face ‘him, hit the next and then walked janother before he succeeded in retiring <& batsman. _* Following this with a third free Micket which forced in a tally, he was excused from further duty by Manager Johnson, as it was apparent he cculdn't ‘make his ailing flipper behave. HY Liska at the age of 24 should suffer with a disabling arm ail- = ment when every other flinger in seamp, including an old veteran like Jones, has attained fine form under ex- mlyt dmll.llr 1nlnilfln¢ conditions is something of a puzzle. +4 Although not rated as & regular, it tas been expected the youth with the underhand delivery would prove & de- d“:ed uu:‘w the club. in its battle for must be regarded ‘8s a very doubtful quality. / LOYD BROWN was to climb the hill ‘wious lormances on the mound ‘would indicate, the Nats should quit the etropolis of Alabama without suffer- a defat for the first time in Spring training history, for they succeeded in achieving a 5-to-5 draw with the Barons in the initial encounter yes- terda A s Al Crowder, who happens to be the ehief rival of Brown for the honor of performing in the curtain raiser, was the Griffithian fllnt'eer in this affair, staged under threatening Jeaked a bit at times and held the at- tendance to a few hundred. His show- dng was far better than the outtome would indicate in view of the circum- stances, which were that he was at- ting to travel the full distance for L first time this year and was not Quite ready for the assignment. RIOR to this game Crowder had not toiled for more than three frames at any time. and until the seventh he turned the Barons back with only one hit. and that a scratchy bunt affair shat refuSed to roll foul for the waiting juege. The General then began fo , however, and in the next three in- nings yielded six hits which, with four Eflefl and an error by Cronin, allowed e aliens to tally five times. ' “The distance was a lit!le too long for me at this stage of the training, that’s all” Crowder said after the game. “My arm got weak toward the end and I didn't know where the ball was going, but with that game under my belt T ough' to be about ready for & nine-inning fling the next time out.” [AGAINST the trio of*boxmen Milan used the Nationals again looked rather weak, onlv seven safeties falling their way. Sam West, standing at the tee where he was so badly beaned just a few years ago. alone of the Griffs got more than one bingle, #nd his home-run clout into the right- field bleachers was »bout the only note- worthy feature of the contest. ] NOT SO SNAPPY ] > L ] > PR - %l covousmsounoniand Birm'ham. Susko.1b. .. Wil SommummmseR Suomranan~O | mmmmssunonunsans &l one. 5 Gl onomorsssonosssy’ -l Totals...35 127 § Totals... *Batted for Campbell in sixth. Batted for Walkup in ninth Washington .. 1001010305 Birmingham. 00000013 15 Runs—Manush, Judge, West (2). Bluege, Cortazzo, Bancroft, Susko, Weis, Benja, Er- Cortazzo, Bancroft, Susko. ,_West, K. Taylor, Crowder (2). Susko (2), Benneit, Wels. Two- . Bancroft, Benja. H run—Wwest crifice—Bancroft le iays—Cortazzo to Baneroft to_ Susko (2). ft_on bases—Washington. 7: Birmingham, Pirst base on bal Crowder, 6; of : 1kup, 1. Hits—Oft' C: off Walkup, 1 in H it ALLISON DEFEATS HALL Captures Midpacific Tournament Final in Straight Sets. NOLULU, April 4 (#).—Wilmer hire ® ‘?.he singles , Austin, Tex., won ip of the second annual “Jmmmh it d:- feating J. Gilbert Hall, . ia the final, 6—4, 6—32, 6—2. 7 | Have Winning Percentages Ball Club Sets Ticket Deadline FORWNAT‘ fans having reserva- hand. THREE MINOR CLUBS PALE BIG LEAGUERS Frisco, Indianapolis and Atlanta . in Exhibition Games. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 4.—If the results of the Spring exhibition Pm played by major league base ball clubs mean anything of importance, the San Fran- cisco Seals have a strong argument to back -up the occasional talk of forming a third big league on the Pacific Coast. But the Seals must: share the honors among minor league clubs in their games against the majors with Atlanta of the Southern League and Indianap- | oll;ln( the Amelrlc:n &m“::;gfig big aying _agains! ree league ornfi‘\‘nnom-ozhe Pittsburgh | Pirates, Chicago . Cubs and Detroit | Tigers—San_Prancisco_has won eight | games and-lost but two. Atlanta u& done even better, 'mmnu}x of its| three es against major e clubs, | ‘while Efimfl&lfl has won four out of | five to Seals’ average. e e gemeral Talk it he ma: e - mm eomh l“:u!'.ma. Another Pecific | Coast League club—Oakland—is abave the .500 mark in its Spring games, with three victorles and two defeats, but nearly all' the rest are far below that The Pacific Coast League as a whole has a better record than any other or- ganization whose teams have played more than & game or two against major league opposition. The current average or the Westerners is .452, gained from 19 victories and 23 defeats. The Amer- winning 11 games and losing 17 from mjor“kl‘ue‘l“flrlt teams,” for a .393 YV The Southern Association record is national League has won 4 games out otl:(elutnnnduu'rmxmz out . OLD LINERS END TRIP Must Beat North Carolina Today | to Be “Up” on Jaunt. CHAPEL HILL, N. C., April 4—Uni- versity of Maryland's base ball team, which bowed to North Carolina State in & 7-0 encounter yesterday at Raleigh. ‘was to end its Southern foray against here today. The Old Liners now have an even break for the tdip, two wins and two defeats. Strong pitching by Lanning and Seits was chiefly responsible for North Ber:erm :(hl'lca':’yhnd got two hits, one a double, while Cronin of the Old Liners poled a triple. . ABHOQA. Btate. b T 3. BH.OA, ) Batsol skies that |} inntns: ‘Batsol | BUSINESS NINE IN ACTION. HOMOOOHO NN Cramer.rf.. 8| uomrmmwoume ©° ol owonssomescOoroom 3| oncooonmnaEttmos. G| nosusnmouss®Bomam! Totals.... 30 63413 Totals. . *Batted for Batson in ‘the Afth. B AR ns—Morris (2). Gerock. Purtado. Wil- Kkie. Lanning (2). Errors—wilson. Miller (2), Goodman. _ Two-base hits—Hargrove, S ning (2), Berger. Three-base hi len tases—Morris. min (). to Turner. i tson. Hines; ‘Tanning, ¢ in 7 tngine $t"ny pitched balt l:'féhmmu it by I—] - wild Lanning. 7 oot bl Sterting’ @), WiABIDE pibeher— nine. INTERCITY TILT TONIGHT Potomacs and Baltimore Arundels Battle in Basket Ball. Potomac Boat Club Scholastics, Dis- trict A. A. U. unlimited champions, and Arundel Boat Club, Baltimore's A. A. U. standard bearer in mh'.ct“i':; Hi determine intercity honors. The game will start at 9 o'clock and will be preceded at 8 o'clock with a battle between Saks Clothiers and Unit- ed Typewriters. Boys' Club five origi- nally was slated to face the Saks quint, but the club team has disbanded. Both the Scholastics and Arundels have prepped hard for their clash. Saks is one of the two teams to have defeated the Typewriters and the lat- ter will be keen after revenge. 6. U. NINE AIMS TO PLAY Hopes to Take on Penn State at Garrett Park Today. Weather_and ground conditions per- | mitting, Georgetown University and Penn State will meet at base ball this | afternoon on the Georgetown Prep School diamond, at Garrett Park, Md., at 3:30 o'clock. The new Georgetown field is not in playing condition. If the game is played it will be the first home engagement for the Hoyas. Contests here with Dartmouth and Vermont were canceled because of un- favorable weather. PLAY AT ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 4—Bill Langford's All Stars, composed mainly of St. Mary's Celtics performers, were to meet Natlon-Wide Grocery Stores on the Baggetts Park diamond at 4 o'clock today. Business High School’s base ball team was scheduled to me:st Episcopal High's nine this afternoon at Alexandria in the first diamond match of the cam- pal for schoolboys hereabout. Sev- eral games have been carded but have been prevented by unfavorable weather. Bat Nelson Says Carnera Fastest ATTLING NELSON, great light- weight champlon of the past, has emerged from obscurity to express his views. He says: “Carnera is the fastest heavy- weight I've ever seen—faster than Dempsey or Corbett. They sa) beaten bums—that's all h{u to heat today. He's the champion as sure as ahooting.” he'’s has next | By the Associated Press. jcan Assoclation also has done well, |ley 7 vietorles and 16 defeats. The Inter- | fiying ™ | the intramural competition, and mem- | ke. | bers of the schcol's regular team, who o | will comprise those who showed best in | With Major League Clubs ITTLE ROCK, Ark., April 4 (#)— Two corners of the Chicago ‘White Sox infield will be manned by “veterans, with Luzurne At- well Blue, acquired from the St. Louls Browns to play first base. Across from him at third will be Willile Kamm. Manager Bush’s worries over the in- between stations, short and second, still continue, but Luke Appling and Bill Clssell will start the season at these posts. KANSAS CITY, Mo, April 4 (P — First_base today was causing Manager Bill Killefer of the St. Louis Browns no_little worry. Irving Burns, Wichita Falls rookie, will be given until the team' reaches St. Louis to make the grade. 3 Burns has committed too many mental errors to suit Skipper Bill. But he has no idea who will get the job if the youngster fails to improve. ATLANTA, Ga., April 4 (#)—The famous gopher ball of Vernon Gomez seems to be among the things that are missing from the New York Yan- kees this Spring. Gomez, who finished last season with St. Paul use his pitching often al- lowed o] batsmen to ‘“go fer” anything up to four bases, has proved one of the most effective Yankee hurl- ers in exhibition games. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 4 () — Three of the Red Sox dependables have gone to Columbus to see Dr. Robert Drury. Hal Rhyne went to have his cheek bone and jaw examined, Gene Rye to have his broken hand observed ' and Ed Morris to have the lameness worked out of him. NEW ORLEANS, April 4 (#).—Man- ager Roger Peckinpaugh is far from satisflied with the condition of the Cleveland Indians. The Tribe has been especially deficient in batting. OAKLAND, Calif, April 4 (P).— Marty McManus, Detroit Tiger third baseman, who led the American League last year in stolen bases, served notice yesterday that he is out to retain his honors, despite a game leg. He stole third in an exhibition game with Oak- land, then raced home with the lone Tiger tally. SAN FRANCISCO, April 4 ().—Ervin Brame will pitch the first game for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Chicago Cubs when the National League season opens April 14. Brame's performances have been the best of the entire stafl. BRADENTON, Fla., April 4 (#).—The | St. Louis Cardinals will start their homeward journey tonight. Manager Gabby Street is happy over the condi- | tion of his National League champions. | CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., April 4 (#).— Bennie Frey, Cincinnati Red pitcher, appears ready to aid Red Lucas, ace of | the hurling staff, in carrying the pitch- | ing burden. MACON, Ga., April 4 (#).—Red Worthington is earning a reputation for being the official gloom-chaser of the Braves. Just when things are at the | worst and Manager Bill McKechnie's | face is at its longest and saddest, Red | llv’v:‘lys manages to come through with a hit. | CANADIENS SHREWD IN HOCKEY VICTORY Play m;illilnt Defensive Game and Grab Breaks to Win Stanley Cup Opener. CHICAGO, April 4—Around 17,000 Chicago hockey fans today had a good idea of why Les Canadiens of Montreal are National League champions and are defending their right to hold the Stan- Cup. They got their idea last night in the opening match of the flve-game series for fon of the historic cup, hockey's greatest prize, in which the Prerichmen, their small squad further reduced by injuries to two stars, defeated the swift Chicago Black Hawks, 2 to 1, in the Chicago Stadium. Les Canadiens, forced to save every ounce of energy if they hope to retain on of the cup, demonstrated they are able to make an extremely ,ood try. Letting the Hawks, whose forte is speed and a never-ceasing at- tack, skate themselves into a state of | panic, the Frenchmen laid back, waited for breaks and cashed in on two of them, then played the most brilliant defensive game seen on Chicago ice| this season. CLASS ‘CHAMPS C Sections .Stage Tournaments Hyattsville High. HYATTSVILLE, Md., April 4—Class champions have been crowned in the intersection basket ball tournament at | Hyattsville High School. They are: Freshmen, section fourtcen, which de- feated section thirteen, 34 to 9; sopho- more, section twenty-seven, which defeated section twenty-three, 12 to 3; junior, section thirty-three, which downed section thirty-one, 11 to 8: senior, section forty-one, which won by | forfeit over section forty-two. ‘The winners between the freshman and sophomore teams and the junior and senior champions will face Wednes- day to determine the interclass title. All-star quints are to be picked to| represent each class in a tournament which will start next Thursday. The teams will play each other once. The | combinations will be picked by Coach | Stanleigh Jenkins, who is in charge of | ROWNED at| are acting as officials of the games, and | the intersection competition. Freshman and sophomore players may be kept together the remainder of the school year for more or less regu- lar practice with a view to giving them experience. . CUP RACKETERS BEATEN Lott and Van Ryn, Out in Doubles, | Seek Singles Title. NEW ORLEANS, April 4 (#).—Beaten down by two youngsters, who snatched from them the doubles title of the New Orleans Country Club invitation tennis tournament, a pair of Davis Cup veterans today were bent upon taking charge of the singles championship. George Lott and John Van Ryn of Philadelphia_yesterday lost the doubles final to Ellsworth Vines of Pasadena, Calif., and Clifford Sutter, 6—3, 6—1, Sutter, natlonal intercollegiate cham- pion who left Tulane University this year to battle his way up as a Davis Cup prospect, meets Van Ryn today in the singles semi-final. Should Sutter defeat Van Ryn he goes into the final against Lott, who in the other semi- :l,n“:l match already has eliminated es. The winner of today’s semi-final must take three sets out of a possible five, Van Ryn yesterday accepting the pro- posal of Sutter that they start their match over. Both had two sets when the match was stopped Thursday by darkness. The final will be played Sun- day afternoon. 20 YEARS AGO IN' THE STAR. P MEYERS has been elected vice president of the Independ- ence Base Ball League. Kelly Harriss, Washington ball tosser, trying for shortstop with the Baltimore nine of the Eastern League, appears to have lost all chance of landing a regular berth. Fritz Maisel, a Baltimore boy, ap- pears to have beaten out Harriss. It is reported, however, that Manager Jack Dunn is not satisfied with Maisel, either, and is after Neal Ball, ;l‘:o recently was let cut by Cleve- d. Doc Ralston has been released by the Washington ball team to the Co- lumbus club. Atlantics won first team prize in the Northeastern Bowling League, with Hilltops second and Easterns third. Campbell, Nally and Dampier, all of the Knockers team, proved leading rollers, along with Elliott of the Rialtos and Richardson of Fa- timas. Charles Salb and Sam Crom- well were in charge of the banquet at which the prizes were awarded. Kerr and Ferguson, dependable Post Office Department team pitch- ers, are again available for that nine, Orrison, former Post Office player, will hold forth with the Interior Department nine this year. Jim Prokos, who threw Rob Roy Mackey three times in less than an hour last week, will wrestle Joe Grant tomorrow at the New Lyceum. William bool for the Dixie A. C. nine at 523 F street northeast A Klein Is Sought For Cards’ Garden HILADELPHIA, April 4.—Unable to sign the heavy-hitting Chuck Klein, who demands a salary of $14,000, the owners of the Phillies are dickering with the St. Louls Cardinals. President Breadon of the Cards is sald to have offered Outfielders Douthit and Hafey, together with a pitcher, either Syivester Johnson or Allyn Stout, for Klein, and is will- ing to put up a big bundle of cash | if the Phillles will include Third | Baseman Whitney. If the Cardinals should land Klein | and Whitney they would be harder to beat cut of the pennant than last year. Third base, at present cov- ered by Sparky Adams, is the weak spot in their infleld. Whitney is considered the equal, if not the su- perior, of Pie Traynor of the Pirates at the hot corner. BARNETT BACK ON JOB Beturns From Winter in Florids,| With Aide, Due Today. Bob Barnctt, professional at the Chevy Chase Club, is back on the job | after a Winter spent at Miami Beach, | Fla, where he was with the Indian Creek Golf Club. Barnett came home by train, with his family, leaving his car with George | Diffenbaugh, one of his aides. Diffen- | baugh will be back in Washington to take up his duties as caddie master at | Monday morning at 11 o'clock at Balls- | ton, Va. | ment was to end this afternoon in the Indian Spring about April 10. Meanwhile Gene Larkin, Barnett's | assistant at Chevy Chase, is to arrive | mny after a Winter at Lake Wales, | DOWN THE LINE 0. McGEEHAN. Some Outlines of Sport. F course, Mr. William A. Muldoon was the father of American BY W. wrestling. What he might might not be fit for publication. Muldoon, the American Sparticus, the leader and dean of all the gladiators of the United States, abandoned active grappling the finger of suspicion, as the boys call it, has been pointing sporadically at the game, which nevertheless Square Garden on wrestling night, whereas they remained away in great numbers from recent exhibitions of the manly art of modified murder. In the wrestling days of William A. Muldoon, the Solid Man, there were men on the mat and there were heroic struggles. related that one bout involving the dean of the gladiators lasted more than eight hours. The attendance in those days was slim and the purses were small, even for a championship bout. Mr. Mul- doon met the logical contender of the hour in a hall for which the rent had | been paid in advance. At the eighth | hour the Solid Man and the logical| contender were still struggling on the mat when the lights went out. It developed that the advance rent which had been collected for the bout included lighting for only an eight- hour wrestling day or night. There was not enough money in the house to pay for the extra lights. The cus- tomers would not be entertained to any great extent by a wrestling match in the dark; consequently the world cham- plonship wrestling match had to be abandoned and declared a draw. When 1t was resumed at a later date with full lighting privileges Mr. Muldoon won. Gets a Good Start. 'HE impressive figure of the Solid Man sent American wrestling off to a good start. The American Sparticus lent a dignity to all of the professional sports with which he was identified. It was Muldoon who bearded even John L. Sullivan in his cups and actually cowed the man whose boast it was that he could lick any man in the world. 3 Of course, all of this time there were great men who wrestled for the pure joy of wrestling in an uncouth and amateur fashion. George Washington is alleged to have wrestled for his own amusement; so did Benjamin Franklin. Abraham Lincoln wrestled with other farmer boys. But it was Muldoon who first made the sport a melodrama. Long after him came Frank Gotch, the farmer boy, whose favorite trick was the toe hold. Contemporaneous with him was Hackenschmidt, ‘“The Russian Lion.” Eventually this pair met in Chicago and they wrestled for hours before the largest crowd that ever had seen a wrestling match. It might have been called the “wrestling match of the century.” Later they were rematched, and then the finger of suspicion pointed most vehemently in the direction of what the boys called the “grappling game.” The return match was branded as a fake and substantial evidence was offered to show that the two wrestlers and their man- agers had a business arrangement. Naturally, wrestling fell into utter dis- repute. The customers reached the con- clusion that it was impossible to tell a fixed match from one that was on the level and that anyhow it did not mat- ter. They looked with suspicion on all wrestling matches and the business became unprcfitable. The Wrestling Revival. TH‘E revivar started in a humorous fashion when Jack Curley man- aged a herd of wrestling pachy- derms at the old Manhattan Opera House in New York. There were furious Finns, ponderous Polaks, roar- ing Russians, gigantic Germans and larruping Lithuanians. It was a gath- ering of pachyderms from ali nations. ‘The customers did not take it with any great seriousness at first, They MAY FORM LEAGUE AT CONFAB TONIGHT Third Loop of Department Employes Likely—Other Sandlot Happenings. 'HETHER or not the Govern- ment and Departmental Base Ball Leagues will have a new. running mate will be decided tonight when Vic Guazza will preside over a meeting of representa- tives of the four new District and Gov- ernment departments which plan to or- ganize nines this season. Any other teams composed of play- ers employed by the District or Gov- ernment are invited to have representa- tives present at the meeting, which is slated to begin at 7:30 o'clock. ‘The four teams which have displayed interest in Guazza’s plan are Depart- ment of Labor, St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, State Department and Patent Office. Midget teams which have been hard hit by the loss of players due to the age limit will welcome the decision adopted at the meeting last night of the Capital City League midget en- trants which set the age limit back to May 15. The old ruling prohibited boys who attained their seventeenth birth- day before June 15 from playing. ‘The Capital City League Midgets will start their pennant chase May 17, with two rounds to be played. The winner of the first will play the second-round vic- tory. Another meeting will be held next week. All midgets teams are invited to attend. Capital City League insects will meet tonight at Room 2, District Building, at 7 o'clock. A meeting of Departmental League pllots will be held Monday at 8 o'clock in the Government Printing Office. Pointer A. C. semi-pro base ball team of Baltimore, is seeking games with semi-pro nines of the District having diamonds. Address Vince Kemp, 1408 East Fort avenue, Baltimore, Knights of Columbus Insect dia- monders will face Clarendon Insects FOUL SHOOTING TODAY. Competition in the Knights of Co- lumbus foul-shooting basket ball tourna- K. of C. gymnasium. The sharpshoot- ers were to get into action at 1 o'clock. College Ball North Carolina State, 7; Maryland, 0. South Carolina, 4; Georgia Tech, 3. V. M. I, 4; Dartmouth, 2. Yale, 9; Virginia, 7 (11 innings). Michigan State, 3; Vanderbilt, 2. Duke, 6; Penn State, 5. William and Mary, 11; Princeton, 1. Quantico Marines, 9; Delaware, 1. Cornell, 3; Bridgewater, 2. North Caro- Washington and Lee, 8; lina, 2. Pennsylvania, 4; Wake Forest, 1. think of his descendant might or Ever since the days when causes crowds to storm Madison 1t is went for their laughs and they got them, especially when Pierre le Colosse, the Fat Man from France, used to stun his opponents by butting them with his protuberant abdomen and then fall nnl them. 'Also, they were pleased by the | antics of Ival Linov, the Cossack, and | Sulo Hevenpaa, the Pinn. | Then they brought on the Masked Marvel, pronounced by most of the boys, “The Massed Marble,” and the show continued for weeks at the same place with titles and what not changing hands every night. The crowds in- creased. It was a very successful tour- nament, but Mr. Curley was pained be- canse the customers still refused to take the wrestling game seriously. After that Mr. Curley staged some serious wrestling matches all over the country and settled upon & line of champions. The Zbyszko boys, Vladek and Stanislaus, Strangler Lewis, Earl Caddock and Stecher seemed to take turns at_being heavyweight champion. It was hard to remember sometimes whose turn it was to be wrestling cham- plon, but Mr, Curley stuck to his pro- moting, always keeping & serious face about it, and he eventually built up something of a following. ‘The pachyderm shows did not bring the gate receipts that were lured by the fight racket, but at the end of the year Mr. Curley and his help would be out of the red. The Pachyderm Herd. T seems to me that Gus Sonnenberg, the former Dartmouth foot ball player, gave latter day wrestling its final impetus. Having learned mostly foot ball at the “Hill,” Mr. Sonnenberg was looking for work. He was offered a chance in professional wrestling. Dis- regarding all instructions, Mr. Sonnen- berg applied to the wrestling game the tactics he had learned on the Dart- mouth foot ball team. He tackled his first opponent hard and laid him quite horizontal. This was regarded as unorthodox and even unethical at first. But it seemed to take with the customers and Mr. Sonnenberg found that he could make more out of professional wrestling than the average ex-foot ball player could make selling bonds. Besides the bond market was poor at the time. Eventually Mr. Sonnenberg was “ex- posed.” It seems that somebody always is exposing wrestling just as they al- ways are making cracks concerning the authenticity of Kris Kringle. But the customers took the expose as lightly as they took wrestling. Then the fight racket became quite nauseating and the customers started lcoking for something else. Anything else would do. At this juncture Jack Curley leased Madison Square Garden for a night and threw on some of the performing pachyderms. There in the temple that was dedicated to Fistiana the customers renounced the fight racket entirely. They stormed the place and a crowd bigger than any that ever had been assembled there for a prize fight cheered the grunting pachyderms. {in_what was to be his last season. So it seems that wrestling has returned. from the doldrums. As to how long it will last, you may write your ewn ticket. z Knute K. SPORTS, Rockne. ROUGH-AND-READY GRID PSYCHOLOGIST. Editor's note—This is the second of side of Knute Rockpe, Notre Dame's series of articles depicting the human coach. BY LOREN DISNEY, Associated Press Sports Writer. OLDIER FIELD, Chicago, grew dark as night neared. It had been murky all afternoon, as a drizzly November rain fell. Out on the field two te futilely all afternoon. was the purple of Notre Dame, on Neither team had been defeated. Vic- tory for the Army meant a strong claim to the foot ball championship of 1930. Victory for Notre Dame meant the next to last successful step in a vicious “sui- cidal” schedule. o The teams were battling near mid- fleld as the fourth quarter arrived. Knute Rockne made a substitution for Notre Dame—a lanky 6-footer was sent in at left end. It was John O’Brien, fa- mous pass receiver. The Army second- ary defense edged over to keep him covered. Frank Carideo, All-American quarter- back, barked a signal. The backs swung right, leading Marchie Schwartz. Marchie swept through tackle, and this time there was no Army secondary to pull him down. He was off on another of his famous “climax” runs, one which resulted in an ultimate 7-to-6 victory for the Notre Dame Ramblers. NUTE K. ROCKNE, Notre Dame's great coach, had fooled the boys again—pulled victory from a contest that appeared hopelessly tied, and given his boys their chance for a clean slate In sending O'Brien in at that mo- ment, Rockne, called the greatest foot ball strategist and psychologist the game has ever known, figured his result as neatly as any behaviorist in a labor- atory. O'Brien, it may be recalled, was sent into the Army game back in 1928 in another dramatic game—caught a pass, ‘won the game for Notre Dame, and was then pulled out. “One-Play” O'Brien, he was called. Rockne knew the Army wouldn't soon forget that moment. He knew that the Army backs would see that O'Brien was amply covered in a game that needed Jjust one break for a decision. His neat reasoning followed to its logical con- clusion, as Schwartz dashed through :ihe unguarded right side for a’ touch- lown. Shortly afterward the working of the Rockne psychology again was manifest in the game with Southern California. All through the season Rockne had given out interviews holding the lateral ams had been battling doggedly, Under the mud on one set of uniforms the other the gold of Army. pass in light contempt. He had said he doubted that it was really of any value as an offensive weapon. However, in the game against South- ern California, Notre Dame lateral passed the Trojans dizzy. It was the only game during the season that the lateral pass featured in the Notre Dame | attack. As a general thing Rockne worked on his opponents in two ways—he always preferred to create an “under-dog” role for his Ramblers, and he had one fixed offensive play as an overhanging threat. ALLED the greatest exponent of the a forward pass in the game, the Rockne system in reality was based fun- damentally on an off-tackle dash usual- ly to the right. Notre Dame opponents knew that the majority of plays were going to be directec there, and experi- ence showed reinforcements were needed to stop the sweep of the guard-led in- terference. ‘This constant threat on the right tackle left Notre Dame foes in a mental quandry. If a shift was made to meet the off- tackle play Notre Dame smashed at the weakened section of the line. If not, the tackle was smashed. A classic ex- ample was affordec in the 1927 Notre Dame-Army game. “Biff” Jones, Army coach, had his center move over to the right side of line to back up the tackle. Flanagan, Notre Dame half- back, made repeated gains through cen- ter by cutting back, after feinting to- ward right tackle. The result was a Notre Dame victory. Rockne always felt that a team fought better in an under-dog role. This was one of the primary reasons for his fre- quent gloomy statements as to his team’ mmnh t:t)l' tl’; year. ime before his death, Rockne said he believed his boys would be lucky if they weren't trimmed three or four u:fllthh season. He made redictions regardin, e e an under- fought better, and that if his umd“' l::‘n":: enmod‘ the game feeling chesty they couldn’t get going during the early NEW YORK A. C. LEADS FOR SWIMMING TITLE Five Teams Still in Running for A. A. U. Honors, With Last Races on Tonight. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, April 4.—With five teams, the New York A. C. the Hollywood, Calif,, A. C.; the Lake Shore A. C. of Chicago, the Illinois A. C. and the University of Southern California, very much in the race for the team cham- plonship, the National A. A. U. swim- ming championships will be decided tonight. ‘The New York outfit last night added to its margin over the field by gaining & second in the 220-yard free style and a third in the 300-yard medley relay event to bring its total to 23 points, The Hollywood A. C. moved into second place with 17 points by taking second in the medley race, with the e Shore team third with 16. The other two teams had 10 points each. Southern California, with Buster Crabbe defending his title in the 500- yard free style and Mickey Reilly in the high board fancy diving, was fig- ured as a great possibility to move out in front tonight. Crabbe will have to withstand challenges by Al Schwartz of the Illinois A. C., who last night splashed to victory in the 220-yard free style; the three Spence brothers of the New York Club and Jack Schmieler, the University of Michigan youngster. Reilly will draw competition from the same fleld over which he won the low-board event, Thursday night, in- cluding his brother Jack, who landed second, and Wally Colbath .of the Lake Shore Club, winner of third place. ‘The business of breaking world rec- ords, not an unusual accomplishment in a swimming event, continued last night when the Lake Shore medley team of Dick Hinch, Bob Horn and Wally Laufer covered the distance in | cisio: 3:05.6. Schwartz, in winning the 220 free style from Walter Spence and Manuella Kalili of the Hollywood A. C., turned in the creditable time of 2:16.1. 110-Pound Spouse “Cruel” to Giant CHICAOO. April 4 (P).—George ‘Trafton, who weighs down the center of the Chicago Bears foct ball line with his 230 pounds and pummeled the “Great” Arthur Shires in his prize ring debut, has asked the courts to divorce him from his 110- md wife because she is cruel to CALLS WOMANV GOE-‘ERS Mrs. Keefer Asks Special Meeting of D. C. Association. Mrs. Frank R. Keefer, president of the District Women's Golf Association, has called a special meeting of the Executive Committee of the organiza- tion to be held at her home, 3607 Por- ter street, Tuesday at 3 o'clock. The matter of dues to be charged the clubs joining the Women's Golf Asso- ciation and several other items of un- finished business are to come up. Mrs. Keefer has recently returned from a Winter spent abroad. The initial tourney of the women's association will be held at the Chevy Chase Club on April 13, and will be the lfl;fi trial of the new handicaps for D. C. BOY BOXERS WIN. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., April 4— Washinglon Boys' Club boxers scored over Miller School ringsters last night, | five matches to four. %umm:flfs: -pound class—Pappas (W. B. C.) won by declsfon Over Arnette und class—Beale (W. B. C.) won by n over Thompson. pound class—Carl Gibson (M. 8.) won by decision over Calomaris. 95-pound class—Feary (W. B. C.) won by technical knockout over Hunter Gibson. 110-pound class—Burton (M. S.) won by decision over Vermillion. ind_class—Mayo (M. 8.) won by de- er Bell. pound class—Reed (W. B. C.) won by decision over Hall. 125-pound class—2zillari (W. B. C.) won by decision over Pugh. 135-pound class—Brooks (M. 8.) won by decision over Manzeni. Chips From the Mapleways NTRIES for the Washington City Duckpin Association's tourna- ment, to be held at the Lucky Strike starting April 20, will close tonight at midnight. Entry blanks may be obtained at all bowling plants. ‘The benefit one-ball tournament, the proceeds to be used to defray expenses of the Washington All-Stars, who will journey to Waterbury, Conn., to roll the Blue Ribbons, was to start today at 12 o'clock and will run until mid- night. Prizes will be distributed every hour. Unless Franklin Kral can shoot 606 or better tonight for five games, Paul West will be the *“dub s takes” champion. Kral is the only bowler in the last squad of 30 who has any kind of a real chance to win the title, albeit there are others—Theodore Lucas, J. W. Hurley, Joe Benner, T. Widmayer and John Etter—who are pcssible money winners. ‘The sweepstakes winds up tonight at the King Pin alleys. West's total for the 15 games is 1,719. The undefeated John Blick Midgets will be out to stretch their streak to- night when they will entertain Bill Haskin’s kid bowlers from Richmond at the Arcadia. Arcadia’s floor men will throw a dance tonight at the Arcadia ball room, starting at 8:30 o'clock. ‘The announcement that they were tied for the leadership of the District League with Rendezvous instead of topping the loop must hav: jolted the champion King Pins some last night. Howard Campbell’s crew shot a miser- able 514 in their first f-nu against the lowly Convention Hall team and de- spite a two-game win, King Pin today tralls Rendezvous by half a game. ‘The champs have thr'e more games to roll, Rendezvous has six, and the standings are: Rendezvous . King Pin. .48 27 GUNNERS ON RANGE. ‘There was to be a 50-target compe- tition from 18 yards among Washington Gun Club trapshots this afternoon at the Benning traps. EASTER MONDAY STRAND THEATRE—$th and D Sts. GEORGE VS. IVAN 225 Lbs. Russian Cossack—to & Finish Carlos Henriquez vs. Frank Petroff Dutch Green vs. Paul Kohanski Mike Miller vs NOTRE DAME BOYS PERFORM SAD RITE {University Head Eulogizes Late Coach While South Bend Throng Mourns. BY PAUL MICKELSON, Associated Press Sports Writer. OUTH BEND, Ind., April 4— The destined day for Notre Dame’s man of destiny came at last today. Knute Kenneth Rockne was to be ushered back unto earth, his final resting place, beneath the spreading boughs of old Council Oak, which has stood majestically for more than two centurles as a silent shrine of peace to man, and by nightfall will be a shrine of peace to that restless man whose genius for friendships and athletic conquests amazed a nation, even a world. Only a few hours before the shadows of a setting sun die on the shimmering |golden dome of old Notre Dame body of the Viking son will start on its last earthly journey of only & few short miles from his preity little dream house of the world in Sunnymede, past black-and-white draped columns of the foot ball stadium he built, then into the campus cathedral of the Church of the Sacred Heart for brief yet impressive services and thence, lastly, to his grave, in Highland Cemetery. Day of Sad Farewell. It was a day of sad farewell Rockne. The world of sport and good fellowship mourned and their repre sentatives were present, of "hf,m from everywhere, to view his sad exit. 1t was a sadder day still for six who learned foot ball and life from on the greensward of the gridiron. For these youths—Tom Conley, Tom Yarr, Marchmont Schwartz, Frank Carideo, Marty Brill and Larry fought shoulder ¢o Rockne two national teams In his two last years, were shoulder now his bronze casket to the grave. And it was saddest of all for his widow, her four children, Rockne's 72- year-old mother and the Catholi fathers of Notre Dame, who were caught in the fell clutch of and at the grave. leave from the Rockne Wayne street, in the Sunnymede dis- trict of South , at 2:30 pm,, and Thousands were in South Bend to- day for the last were persons of every walk Kiog: Haskon: of Norwey, Hocknes na: tive heath, who elm majesty from the Norwegian consul of Chicago. There was almost foot ball coach of distinction, who often and failed to beat Rockne’s raid- ers on the gridircn. Almost ball player under his Columbia Broadcasting Co. for & ma- | tional hook-up for a word picture of the services, starting at 3 p.m., Central standard time, and ending as the cor- tege rolled over the hill toward the cemetery. Pat Flannagan, announcer at flle“ p.m. over the national ARGENTINA IS NET LEADER Is Two Up on Uruguay in Second Round of Cup Play. BUENOS AIRES, April 4 (#).—Ar- gentina's Davis Cup tennis team took a commanding iead over Uruguay, two matches to none, in the second round of play in the South American zone. Lucilo del Castillo defeated Juan da Silva, 6—1, 6—2, 6—0, and Boyd defeated Eduardo Stanham, 6—3, 6—1, 6—-3. ‘The doubles match will be phye&h. e ———— BOWIE RACES March 30th to April 11th Special trai en W. B. 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