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. @he Zoen [ 4 ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ny Star, | WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1932. e PAGE C—1 Rice Will Fight to Land a Regular Job : Robins Snap Out as Carey Commands Heinie’s Tardiness in Signing Likely to Prove Factor in | Make-Up of Outfield. — | BY TOM DOERER. | ILOXI, Miss., March 2.-—Your" Nationals, at first glance, appear to be practically a stand-pat club, with' only one change due in the line-up that carried on—or did its best to car- Iy on—in the 1931 season. But there’s another fight scheduled here that wasn’t on the schedule, all because Sammy Rice never was a man to give up his job without a fight. | Sammy, a bald-headed gentleman, who still can cover miles and miles of outfield, arrived in camp last night. Heinie Manush, who gets his name on the schedule as the regular left fielder. might have seen the storm sigrals go | up at practically the same moment Rice dug the last train-cinder out of his ear. Rice already has been seiected to fill a soft, unsplintery spoy on the Wash- ington bench this season, while Carl Reynolds holds down right field. Bul Sam, without making any great ado about it, has designs on a reguiar spot in the line-up, for the 'steenth straight season. Manush Still Unsigned. Manush has yet to sign his contract. Griffith hes announced that getting Heinie'’s mark on the dotted line is a re formality, but Manush is notorious jor his ability to stage longer, bigger and better holdouts, while ne never has | had any great love for the tiresome ryoutine of a training camp. g Hence, it would be no great surprise to any one if the big oufielder put up a swell fight before me finally said “Uncle” and reached for the fountain n. lWH Manush does produce his “holdout of 1932” he may find our old friend, Sammy Rice, playing lert field when the season starts. Manush had a bad year in 1931. His fielding was nothing to write letters to the President about, while his batting average—which in past seasons had consistently flirted with .350, g;q]pped to bad start & not particularly Rice also got away %o a last year, and was forced to do time on the bench while Dave Harris did things out in right field, but Sam finally broke into the line-up again and ended the season with a batting average of .310, three points higher than that of Manush. Sammy still is capable of playing a ot of good base ball for the Washington club, and, if his presence in the line- up promises to put the team up in the running for the flag, he will be in the game. Sam took his first workout today, making the third of the second squad, or regulars, to be on the scene. Reynolds Poles That Ball. Carl Reynolds, the answer to Clark Griffith’s prayer for a hard-hitting right-handed outfielder, took his first workout yesterday and acquitted him- self nobly at the plate. Reynolds, showing a fine appreciation of the great things expected of him, de- posited the ball in various hitherto un- explored portions of the spacious Biloxi Stadium and finally caused the Cham- ber of Commerce to Just miss a sun stroke or heart attack when he parked one ball just a few feet from the fence. Inasmuch as the chamver has offered & reward for any and all players who can hit a ball r this fence on the fly, there was just cause for concern. If Carl started something like this early in the season, 1t might become a habit— and an expensive one for the Chamber of Commerce. Buddy Myer, handsomely encased in 8 green rubber shirt, is quickly ridding himself of the supercargo about the Wwaistline. Myer was overweight when he showed up in eamp. but with Mike Martin showing fine co-operatfon with the Biloxi sun the surplus fiesh already has come just a memory. Bobby Burke showed more than his usual ambition in practice, getting from some unknown source enough energy to run around the park twice in succes- | sion. Bobl best previous all-time rec- | ord was half-way around, and that re- quired two rest periods | STONE FIGHTS HARRISON. Jack Stone, 180-pound boxer of this city, has been booked to meet E. V. Harrison on a card in Philadelphia to- morrow night. ! With the Sports Editor. || BY DENMAN THOMPSON. DDIE MORGAN is up to his old tricks. The hard-hitting but weak-fielding first base- man of the Cleveland Indians becomes a holdout the same day that Mose Grove of the A’s, a real star, signs his contract with Connie Mack. Morgan got away with simi- lar tactics last Spring, when he managed to miss most of the training grind by balking against the salary offered him by General Manager Billy Evans, but he is likely to fail dismally this year, and for two very good reasons One is that despite the fact his .361 average for 1931 was the third highest in the American League, being excelled only by Babe Ruth and Al Simmons, his work afield was so poor as to make him something of a lia- bility on defense Another Good Reason. The second, and no less im- portant, reason is found in the resence at the Tribe’s New Or- eans conditioning base of Bob Connatser, who indicated through his work with the Peli- cans last Summer that he is just about ripe for major league company. So well did Connatser per- form at the initial station for the Indians’ Southern Associa- tion farm he tentatively was slated as regular first baseman this year, regardless of Morgan, with the latter being booked to contest for an outfield berth. And with such accomplished performets as Earl Averill, Dick Porter and Joe Vosmik avail- able, not to mention Bob Seeds and Charlie Jamieson, there is no assurance he could make the grade in the garden, notwith- standing his ?ound\ng prowess. Morgan is likely to be given the privilege of making good his threat last season of leaving base ball flat for the box busi- ness his father owns. Two Strikes on Benny. FTER one start last year, in which he made a very disappointing showing, Benjamin Leinert again is striv- ing to achieve a ring come- back, and this time is conced- ed by some observers in the metropolitan sector of having a * WISCONSIN, IowA JOBS GO BEGCING Schools Fail in Effort to Land| Foot Ball Coaches They Desire. CHICAGO, March 2—The positions of head foot ball coach at the Universi- ties of Wisconsin and Iowa are, to all intents and purposes, going begging. There are numerous applicants for both positions, but the men desiring the jobs are not the ones wanted. while the men most desired by the two Big Ten members aree shying away from all offers Both Iowa and Wisconsin normally should be desirable spots for a foot ball coach. Both schools have large enrollments; the material is better than average and the schedules bring national attention to their teams. Still established coaches seem to fear both places. According to reliable informa- tion the athletic situation at Wisconsin is more or less in the hands of the anti-athletic faction of the faculty and every one is in something of a daze. Towa has not yet found its normal level, following its suspension from the Big Ten two years ago. not satisfled with the conduct of sports at the Hawkeye school and the failure of several banks in Jowa City has crimped the finances of the university athletic department, that operated as a separate corporation. BASKET BALL CARD HOT Semi-Pro Double-Header Is Slated Tonight at Kensington. A double-header promising lots of action is scheduled tonight on the Ken- sington National Guard armory floor. Vic Sports Shop and Richmond Y. M C. A. teams are to meet at 8:30 o'clock and Howitzer Giants and French A. C. are to face in one of the series for the semi-pro title of the District area in | the nightcap. The games originally were slated for the Silver Spring armory. Fistic Battles By the Associated Press. ST. PAUL.—Charley Retzlaff, Duluth, Minn., knocked out Dick Daniels, Min- neapolis (1). INDIANAPOLIS. — Semmy (Kid) Slaughter, Terre Haute, Ind., knocked out Chick Raines, Muskogee, Okla. (4); Lou Vine, Indianapolis, knocked out Ray Palmer, St. Louis (2). LOS ANGELES —Alfredo (Baby) Arizmendi, Mexico, outpointed Claude Varner, Bakersfield, Calif. (10) FARGO, N. Dak—Juddy Ruddy, The alumni are | Grand Forks, N. Dak., outpointed Jack Nash, Portland, Oreg. (6). AND GRIFF ARE GETTNG THIN WORRYING ABOUT GoLF AL SChpckT WANDERS AROUND TRYWG 10 FIND THE REASON FOR SPANISH MOSS....covn. Tigers’ New Coach, Too Small good chance to succeed. When he retired about a dec- ade ago as undefeated world lightweight champion, Benny Leonard, as he is better known, had plenty of this world’s goods and the reputation of being one of the classiest mittmen in his division the game ever pro- duced. Like many another, Leonard practically was wiped out by the Wall Street crash two years ago, and it is in an effort to re-establish himself financially that he is back in the game. If personal popularity had any bearing in the matter, Benny Leonard would be as- sured of success as a middle- weight, but after 10 years of ring idleness and nearing the 40-year mark in age, the chances are all against him, despite a notable lack of class among current contenders in the 160-pound class. The best he can hope for is to garner what will be “small change” compared with the re- turns his fistic finesse netted him as ruler of the lightweights. LAZZERI SIGNS CONTRACT. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 2 (#).—Tony Lazzeri telegraphed the news that he had signed his contract with the New York Yankees and thus the unsigned list was reduced to one, Babe Ruth. Old Griffmen Recall Arctic Training at ILOXI, Miss, March 2——] Walter Johnson, Nick Alt- rock, Clark Griffith and Mike Martin watch the Yooks bask in the Biloxi sun, go tearing into shape quicker than| any Washington club has shaped up in years, and then reminisce on the training trip of 1913 or 1914, the year depending upon whose view you happen to take Mike Martin likes to remember it because he was charge d'affaires of the outfit, Walter Johnson because he was blazing a streak across the hurling horizon at the time, and Altrock just for instance. Good days are nice times to remember. But Griff recalls it because he paid the bills, Anyhow, according to the group, Griff sent the athletes to Charlottesville, Va., to do their Spring prepping. It was one of those Winters that happen to erop up for no good reason at all. It was cold in the sunny South and hot n the Arctic North On the first day out it snowed. “Three feet deep,” says Mike. 1t snowed the second day. feet deep,” says Griff. ‘That made five feet of snow which Griff had to pay a group of men, with snow plows and mules, to remove from “Two the playing field. Place no dependence | on the ted. figures presen Charlottesville “But we won’t need you any more, the field is cleared,” said Grifl. “But you don't know this climate like I do,” said the man. “It snowed three more feet the next | morning,” says Griff. | work on a job neither snow, hail nor |a first-line chorus of blondes can stop training. Mike informs that he sent the dis- isted Griff back home, went to work on his athletes in his own, im- proved and patented fashion, and turned out a team to please the critical eye of a training master. Mike spins yarns of daily training in a gym at the Virginia town, telephone conversations with the disgusted Griff, in which Mike withheld the news that the boys were getting into top form. “What I want to show,” says Mike, “is that the sun does not have to shine, the moon beam, and the beach chairs | be comfortable to get a team into shape. It helps, you understand, but when the | right system is used you can get 'em into shape in Aunt Minna's parior.” | “Oh, yean” smeers Mr. Aitrock, | around for one of the few times. | This man Altrock is getting to be a | social figure in Bilori, and appears little in camp circles. | “When I broke in with Grand Rapids, | in 1898, we trained in the snow at home, and I've seen training in Mexico City ‘when the sun made brunettes blondes, and made chewing gum out | of your rubber heels.” And when the Biloxi moon pulled its ears in for the night, the pelicans had And here Mike picks up the yarn to | prove that when a good man gets to | As High School Lad, Tried in Vain to Duck College Squad BY EDWARD J. NEIL, Associated Press Sports Writer. RINCETON, N. J, March 2— There were 31 students in the high school Herbert Orrin “Pritz” Crisler attended out in Earlville, 111, “a place where the road widened a little” to form a town of 1,000 inhabitants. Seventeen were boys and 15 played foot ball. Two didn’t. One was a crip- pled boy, the other was Herbert Orrin “Fritz” Crisler. “You see,” explained Crisler, as he chatted with newspaper men at the luncheon that marked his first official appearance here as Princeton’s new head coach of foot ball, “I weighed only 92 pounds. I didn't know what high school athletics were all about. I never played anything” It was hard to believe, for Crisler, with a brilliant record behind him as an end at Chicago, assistant there for about 10 years to Amos Alonzo Stagg, and more recently head coach for two years at Minnesota, is a big, black- haired fellow. Even at 33, with his 6 feet 1 inch of height and 185 pounds, he'd provide the answer to one of the greatest of the many problems faced here—the job of findings ends. IS uncle, a physician, sent him to the University of Chicago in 1917 and he studied medicine four years before he ran out of money, with the World War breaking up things educa- tional in the bargain. “It was funny the way I got into foot ball” Crisler continued. “I'd al- ways wanted to see the inside of the gym and I went out to watch practice one day. I got too close to the side- lines. Some one started an end run and it filtered over the sideline, Coach Stagg coming with it. I couldn't get out of the way in time and he rammed right into me. We both went down. “1 can see’ said Mr. Stagg, ‘that you're a freshman. Why don't you get a suit and go out for the team?’ S*YNELL. T'd always wanted to see the inside of the gym, so I came out the next day. Pat 1 Page was the freshman coach and he put me into scrimmage at end. He kept me there, scrimmaging for 30 full minutes, and I tell you I never was o tired in all my life “I got out of my suit that night and 7 20 YEARS AGO IN THE STAR. ACK KNIGHT will not make the training trip with the Washing- ton base ball squad to Char- lottesville, having obtained permis- sion to continue his denistry studies until shortly before the season opens. Knight formerly was with the New York Highlanders. He is getting in his training with the Co- lumbia University diamond squad. D. C. National Guard and Y. M. C. A. indoor base ball teams are to meet. The Guards will use Waple, Munch, Znelli, Crabbie, R. Russo. Steele, Gauzza, Charlton and T. f‘l:m and the Y will m"!!m its e-up Gregory, Kreh, anna, Lockie, Klnge'orrrne Borchard, Her- left it right there. T'd seen the inside of the gym. I was satisfied “But Page met me on the campus a few days later and wanted to know | I told him I'd decided against foot ball. He suggested, maybe I was a quitter. So that's how I start- ed to play foot ball.” where I'd been. Crisler_enlisted in the Army in May, | 1917, and returned to college the Win. ter of 1919. He weighed 147 pounds as a freshman, 160 when he made the varsity in 1920 and 180 when he played opposite the great Stan Keck, Princeton tackle in the 1921 game Chi- cago won, 9 to 0. He stayed on at Chicago as assistant to Stagg from 1922 to 1930, when he went to Minnesota to succeed Dr. C. W. Speers as head foot ball coach. RISLER, among other things, dis- closed in his first newspaper con- ference here since taking over the head coaching job at Princeton, that he believes no section of the country has a menopoly on good foot ball and expects some of it to be played here at Princeton in the future. He doesn't think any school should go out seeking foot_ball material. “That's like the base ball situation in small towns out West where they have town teams. “They play and are evenly matched in their classes. Then one hears of a pitcher and goes and gets him. The gamblers who bet a dollar on the other team find out about it, and then the other team gets a pitcher and catcher. “The first team replies by getting a pitcher, catcher and an infielder. The first thing you know, they're buying whole new teams. And they're right back where they started, even.” HERNDON BEATS OAKTON. OAKTON, March 2—Herndon High School basketers conquered Oakton High tossers, 31 to 28, in an overtime battle last night on the Oakton court. Mat Matches By the Associated Press. NEW YORK.—Leo Pinetzki Poland, threw Vanka Zelesniak Russia, 13:48; Sammy Stein Newark, threw Jim Corrigan California, 25:08; Pritz Kley Germany, threw ' Gene Bruce Finland, 9:28; Renato Gardini Italy, threw Anton Peterson California, 23:31; Nazzarino (198), Italy, threw Sailor Jack (222). Oklahoma, 21:29, BROCKTON, Mass—Charlie Hanson (205), Sweden, threw Jack Albright (203), Chicago, 33:00; George Zarynoff (197), Russia, and Jack Ganson (205), New York, drew, 45:00. NEW HAVEN, Conn.—Earl McCready (229), Oklahoma, threw Sandor Szabo (206), Hungary, 1:05:00; George Speers (225), Georgia, and Richard Shikat, Philadelphia, drew, 16:00 (match stop- by 11:30 law); Tiny Roebuck (248), Oklahoma, threw Alois Kantske, Poland, 15:33. KANSAS CITY.—Everett Marshall (215), La Junta, Colo, won two out of three falls from Joe Savoldi (200), Three Oaks, Mich. (Marshall first, 11:20, and third, 8:20; Savoldi second, 20:30); Wladek Zbyszko (220), New York, threw Andreas Costanos (230), Los Angeles, 15:10; Charles Santen (225), Columbus, Ohio, and Sol Schle- 1 (220), Topeka, Kans., drew, 30:00; itch Heffner (229), Sherman, Tex., threw Pat (245), Los 13:40; ?Wmmfi il | (2176), (216), (200), (210), (212), (200), (202), (225), Poggi Lewis (' THE MELODIOUS USIC . FROM WINDOWS DOESN'T SUGGEST WORK, EITHER .. WHILE THE ROOKS GO To TowA To Lo0K- OVER THE BARGAINS.. —By TOM DOERER THESE HOT\AFTERNOORS ARE TERRIBLE ON THE ATALETES - FOR. INSTANCE LOOK AT CARL FISCHER. SUFFERING ... MR, ED. GHARRITY \s SUFFERING TERRIBLY £PDiE AINSMITA CATCHES CRABS WITH A FISHING POLE ... BiLoxt , Miss.. - GROVE SIGNS 2-YEAR CONTRACT WITH A’S Said to Reeeive $25,000 a Season. Frisch, Cardinals’ Captain, Also Gets in Line. By the Associated Press. FORT MYERS, Fla, March 2.—A two-year contract at $25.000 a season, unofficial chatter had it, was the docu- ment Lefty Grove signed yesterday. Grove and Manager Connie Mack, how- ever, declined to state the amount Lefty's signature left Rube Walberg the only holdout. BRADENTON, Fla, Maich 2 (P).— Frankie Frisch, captain and second baseman of the world champion Cardi- nals, has accepted terms. ith Prisch in line the Red Birds now have only two real holdouts, Charley Gelbert, shortstop, and Chick Hafey, left fielder, T. PETERSBURG, Fla, March 2 (/) —Lyn Lary may not be at short- stop for the New York Yankees, but he certainly will be in the infield somewhere. Frank Crosettl, the Coast League sensation, is being groomed to take over the short field with Lary moving over to third. But Lyn was at shortstop yesterday for a good part of the time and covered acres of ground, indicating that Crosetti may have a tough time ousting him. WINTER HAVEN, Fla., March 2 (®) —Bunting and base stealing are to be features of the Phillies’ practice here- after. “This new style of play started last year and has come along very grad- ually,” Manager Burt Shotton said. OS ANGELES, March 2 (#).—Where it appeared as if they might have no first-class second baseman the New York Giants now appear to have two good men for the keystone sack. Hughey Critz finally has tested his weak arm with some hard throwing and it appears as good as ever, and Freddy Lindstrom, who came from third base by way of right field, is do- ing about as well and wants to stay in the infield. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March 2 (#)—Rabbit Maranville and Bruce Cunmnghnm are creating quite a sen- sation down here at the Boston Braves' training camp. Both picked up a lot of Japanese phrases during their “invasion” of Nippon last Fall and they're exhibiting their wares to the consternation of their teammates. »lline-Up OfCubs Has Lone Rookie ANTA CATALINA ISLAND, Calif., March 2 (#).—Rogers Hornsby has wasted no time in organiz- ing his regulars into the team he expects to start in the 1932 season, and in their first test they have given a good account of themselves. The first intercamp game of the season ended in an 8-to-1 victory for the so-called regulars in seven in- nings. Stanley Hack, the recruit third baseman, was the only green hand in the varsity line-up, which also includes Charlies Grimm at first, Bill Herman at second, Woody English, shortstop, as the other members of the infield; Kiki Cuyler, Lance Richbourg and Riggs Stephen- son in the outfield; Gabby f"‘:;é:’*‘:m’“’“m'-““"‘wm“' o AND THIS DELGHTFUL HOME SCENE 1S MR. AND MRs. LLOYD BROWA SUNNING THEMSELVES AS THEY LISTEN TO MUsIic EMANATING FROM THE FAMILY CHARIOT— (S 8oy, wuar A TOUGH EXISTANCE Few Distractions in Biloxi Siesta Time at Training Base of Nationals Is, Well, Just Siesta Time, That’s All BY TOM DOERER. ILOXI, Miss., March 2.—Sies- ta time at Camp Griff is something to write home about, folks. Yessir. When these athletes break out into a rash of flannels, polka-dot shoes, shaves and pink socks, you know that it is going to be a pleas- ant day, even if it rains. B ‘When the boys take the napkins from under their chins and start out to conquer Biloxi, it is going to be an afternoon to be around. ‘They drape themselves over the beach chairs and dream. They stroll over to the shore and shock the sea gulls and wander into town to read the advertis- ing signs in the windows and to see what is making Biloxi tick. Young men who have become do- mesticated, and the reason for the domestication being right here with them, parade the lawn under the safe, sane and thorough protection of the missus. But the missus could have spayed at home and the big boy would have been just as safe down here in this haven of sunshine, quietitude and few girls to ogle. There isn't even a girl at the cigar counter in the hotel, and that is a world record for any base bhall train- ing camp anywhere, and anytime. It is so peaceful along the main stem that the boys talk to them- selves in the chewing gum machine mirrors, tip their hats to the light- house and spend hours looking at the Spanish moss. But there's action around. For in- stance, you can get it on the golf links watching Griff, Marberry, Crowder, Al- trock and a few others as they lift divots, top drives and slice into the Gulf of Mexico and parts of Louisiana. Varied Sports Basket Ball. Georgia, 26; North Carolina, (Southern Conference tourney final). Princeton, 34; Lafayette, 29. Carnegie Tech, 43; West Virginia, 31. Oklahoma City Hupp, 36; Kansas City Athletic Club, 26. Baylor, 40; Southern Methodist, 28. Simmons University, 60; St. Edwards University, 23. Cotner, 39; York, 31. Capital, 37; Kenyon, 30. Monmouth, 29; Augustana, 24. Lawrence, 29; Beloit, 28. Ambrose, 48; Dubuque, 25. Parsons, Penn, 29. Carroll, 30; Ripon, 27. Oberlin, 30; Muskingum, 29. Hiram, 41; Baldwin-Wallace, 24. Grove City, 31; Allegheny, 25. Omaha, 27; Peru, Nebr., Teachers, 18. College of Emporia, Kans., 48; Baker 22, ‘Brigham' Young, 35; Utah, 33. Pro Hockey. Chicago, 3; St. Louis, 1. Kansas City, 7; Tulsa, 1. Pittsburgh, 1; Detroit Olympics, 1 (over time). Boston 7; Montreal Cana- dians, 6. Toronto, 3; New York mmuu 1. Montreal Maroons, 1; Black- 4 U 'hawiks, 0. PRSI -+~ ———y And when the golfing gets in your eyes there still is a lot to watch down on the piers, where the boys fish for crabs and try to get the fish with crab nets. And when there is a little crabbing |and no fishing you always can watch | the girls from town in bathing, which is better than fishing or crabbing, or why do the girls attract more ball players? However, an afternoon here is some afternoon. The sun blisters and the Gulf cools. No wonder these boys are getting to be bronzed and the Hotel Biloxi menu is getting such a beating. Al Schacht says he has become so bronzed that if Griff does not him that raise he promised in 1912 he is going to get a job |n;usd:'::-mlnahn. — CORBETT WILL PILOT CELTICS TENTH TIME Manager of Alexandria Base Ball Team Already Has Number of Players Signed. ALEXANDRIA, March 2.— For the seventh consecutive season Charlie Corbett has been named manager of the St. Mary's Celtics base ball team. He was chosen yesterday at a meet- ing in the home of Mrs. Ruth Kidwell, whep he announced he had signed Bill Lanflrord, second baseman; Bussey Brenner, _shortstop; Russ Kidwell, catcher; Joe Hamilton, outfielder, and Rip Hicks, third baseman. All these pil’szgers have been with the Celts since 1925, Among others slated to play with the team are Doc Dreifus, pitcher and first baseman; Art Ludlow, outfielder and third baseman, who also will serve as coach; Sammy Berman, Ellett Cabell and Dave Bayliss, outfielders, and Ken Smith, former Eastern League pitcher. Celtics again will use Baggett's Stadium as their home field. The dia- mond will be resodded and the stands repaired. NATION-WIDE A. C. READY Start Practice for Capital City League Season. ALEXANDRIA, March 2. —Nation- wide A. C. base ballers of this city plan to_begin practice this week. Bill Langford, captain of the St. Mary's Celtics ball team, has been chosen coach of the Nation-wide nine, with Louis ner, _captain, Theodore Beach and Bill Hammond, business managers. The team will enter the senior divi- sion of the 1 City League. Play- ers_signed include Pritter, G. Moore, Embrey, Howard, Mendelson, 3 Jennier, Baber, C. Hoof, J. Moore, V. Curtis, Chilcotte, M. Carr, B. Moore, D. Simpson, G. Zimmerman, L. Scott, Schriener, Godgrey, Sperling, Turner, Hamilton, J Garvey, J. Simpson, Hudson, F. Gardiner and Fred Burrell. HOWITZERS VS. FRENCH A. C. muerohnh-mm&c. ts will meet tonight at the completion of &) ErEtaEal | Alexandrians PHILOSOPHY GIVES WAY T0 EXEROSE Vance Off His Dignity—Hoyt Sheds 25 Pounds, Prom- ises Many Victories. BY ALAN J. GOULD, —Strange sounds and even town on the Gulf Coast since the Associated Press Sports Editor. CLEARWATER, Fla., March 2 stranger stories have been emanating from this little Brooklyn ball club arrived to sub- stitute the Carey calisthenics for | the Robinsonian philosophy. At first the natives showed some tendency to be alarmed. Not in the memory of the oldest in- habitants had Dazzy Vance, the hotel keeper of Homosassa, been known to hoist himself on his broad shoulders and cast dignity to the winds by pumping his legs bicycle-fashion. No citizen could recall previously having seen the ancient Jack Quinn grasp desperately for his shins, in lieu of ability to reach the ankles and sway to the military cadence of mass exer- cise. TlE rollicking Robins have flown the old nest. Many faces are still familiar. But in place of the one-time joviality of the Happiness Boys has been ,substituted an ordered, well regulated regimen calculated to develop a pennant contender from as curious a collection of talent as any major league club ever assembled. “Say, I'm beginning to like this bi- cycle act of mine,” remarked the red- headed, florid-faced Mr. Vance, speak- ing of the exercises that each day pre- cede the work-outs at the ball park. “I'm getting so good that I can teach my stuff to some of these young fellas, like Joe Shaute and Jack Quinn.” 'ANCE'S reaction to Carey’s meth- ods, revolutionizing the Brooklyn system, is typical of the way the ball players have taken to the new pro- gram. Carey’s ideas may be radical by comparison with time-honored, big- league methods, but they are funda- mental from an athletic viewpoint. Max has simply sold his men the no- tion that they will get off to a better aun if they are in first-class condi- lon. The talk of the camp just now, however, is Waite Hoyt. the one-time “boy wonder” of the Yankees. Hoyt trimmed at least 25 pounds of excess welght off his frame, promised Carey he will stay in condition and pitch as often as desired. He thinks he can win 20 games for Brooklyn, his home town, this year, even though he will have to worry about Pepper Martin oftener than he did last season. JACK STALKS LEVINSKI May Open Formal Title Campaign With Return Battle. CINCINNATI, March 2 (#).—Jack Demg;y may open his formal bid for the vyweight championship with a bout against the King Levinsky, Chi- cago battler, who cuffed out an un- official decision over him recently. Leonard Sachs, Dempsey’s comeback manager, said Nate Lewis of the Chi- cago Stadium is angling for a 10-round Snuvchmbetween the two, possibly for fune 16. TRAINOR AND FINAZZ0 BILLED AT PORTNER’S Light-Heavies Wil Meet in Semi- Wind-up of Card Tuesday. Van Opposes Dick. Al Trainor, Philadelphia, light heavy, who lost an unpopular decision to Billy Strickler at Ritchie Coliseum Monday night, has been maMhed to swap punches with Joe Finazzo of Baltimore in the semi-windup bout of the boxing show at Portner’s Arena Tuesday night. Bob Godwin and Reds Barry will meet in Ythe head‘;mer. oung Van, Washington middle- weight, and Fighting Dick of Phil: delphia, have been signed for one of the four-round preliminaries and Billy Essinger will engage George Esrick in another éour-munder. Billy Strickler and Billy Sch will meet In the near future, at Por ner’s, in a bout billed for the light- heavyweight supremacy of this section. NEW YORK LIFTS BAN ON ABDICATED CHAMP Battalino Relinquishes 126-Pound Title—Commission Refuses to Okay Manager. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 2.—Chris er (Bat) Battalino of Hartford, '(‘:)gl?n.v {;:Aer '“11: ’Leabherwctgm champion, more jood standi York State. » By Bey Suspended when he came in 10 pounds overweight for a scheduled title defense against Lew Feldman here some weeks ago, Battalino was rein- stated by the State Athletic Commi: sion when he formally relinquished all claims to the 126-pound crown. The commission declined, however, to reinstate the Hartford boy’s manager, Malle; Hy . Battalino still is under suspension in National Boxing Association territory for his unsatisfactory bout wi Preddie Miller at Cincinnati. HOLD DIAMOND PARLEY Plans for Prince Georges Church Loop Subject Tomorrow. HYATTSVILLE, March 2—A meet- ing to further plans fdl"y s Gms County church hase m be held tomorrow night 7:30 o'clock in the hall of Pinkney Memorial T, L nter- \