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B8 * SPORTS. HURLERS ORDERED T0 2P EM ACROSS Staff Ready to Give Full Squad Earnest Batting Drill Monday. BY TOM DOERER. ILOXI, Miss., March 5.—The Nationals today finished the first phase of their Spring training, and, starting Mon- | day, when the balance of the reg-| ulars will be added to the Biloxi stadium bric-a-brac, the morning| workouts will become serious busi- | ness for the pitchers. Yesterday, for the first time, the pitthers were allowed to put something | on the ball other than their best wishes Fhen they tossed it up o the batiers. | Manager Johnson gathered his army of | coaches for a series of conferences and | consultations, then issued his momen- | tous decision: the pitchers could start putting “stuff” on the ball The pitchers, after a hurried cheer, went (0 work on the batters and the number of clean hits was reduced noticeably during the morning drill. The balance of the Tegulars are due in camp tonight or tomorrow. On Monday they start the work of getting Tid of a supercargo gathered during a Winter of idleness, but if the infielders and outfielders respond to the workouts as have the pitchers, Johnson will lead a wonderfully well-conditioned ~squad back north. | 'HE pitching staff as a whole is in | surprisingly good shape. Crowder | and Marberry, two men always hard to get in condition, are almost | down_to fighting weight, while yester- day Crowder was seen, in the presence | of witnesses, to run after a fiy ball. | That in itself marks this Spring as an | unusual one for the Nationals, Carl Fischer is somewhat overweight, | but a rubber shirt, long workouts and | Mike Martin's medicine ball are rapid- iy turning the battle of the bulging waistline into a sham-battle. Buddy Myer, the infielder who lived too well during the Winter, joins with Fischer in these workouts, thus enabling Mike to kill two birds with one medicine ball. AMMY WEST is the newest arrival, pulling into camp late yesterday aft- ernoon. Sammy Wwas accompanied by his wife and the new car he is buy- ing on the strength of the raise he ex- pects to pry out of Clark Griffith when they get together for their salary talk. West expects little trouble in coming to terms with Griff, and Griffith is positive he can get West’s mark on the proper lne without undue exertion. The ceremony will take place when the two can find time to settle down for the two-hour talk that seems conventional in these contract-signing seances West has been taking care of his el- bow through the Winter, and declares that throwing is now a pleasure. The once-ailing elbow is now behaving itself and West is prepared to throw strikes from any part of the outfield. - | YNN GRIFFITH, the chesty rookie southpaw. has a good chance to land himself a job with the Na- tionals this year, although the pitching squad already boasts three southpaws in Brown, Fischer and Burke. Griffith is big, has excellent control along with his other accomplishments, and is quite positive he is ready for the big league. “He thinks he can pitch,” says Uncle Clark, “and that’s the best thing of all. When these fellows have confi- dence in themselves it adds to their effectiveness. But he shouldn't be chewing that much tobacco. Hell| ehoke.” Griffith (the pitcher) has one of those little peculiarities that distinguish a left-hanader from an ordinary, rational human. By the judicious use of a shoe horn and some vaseline, he in-| serts a half pound of chewing tobacco | in his jaw before starting to work. By | carrying this load in his right jaw, he | claims he can balance himself better | while working. | His boss, however, thinks that so| much tobacco is bad for a young man | trying to get along, and the chances | are that Lynn will be chewing gum be- | fore the team gets back to Washington. | OMORROW will be a day of Test| and peaceful meditation for the players—their last for many long weeks. There will be no workout to- morrow, but games are scheduled for every succeeding Sunday until the sea- son opens. The day will be spent in various ways by the boys, but nothing strenuous will be attempted by even the | most ambitious. Fishing, a restful sport | as it is practiced here, will be the main course, with sun bathing and just plain | | | i sleeping as the side dishes. WILL TRY FOR OLYMPICS Fort Washington Ringmen Look to 3d Corps Tourney. Fort Washington will be represented in the annual boxing championships of the 3d Corps Area March 23 in Balti- more. The winners will have a shot at tryouts for the United States Olympic team Preliminary bouts are to be held at Camp Meade, starting March 21. CENTRAL IN SWIM MEET. Several relay testants in the stroke we teams as br well as con- ststroke and back- nting Central High ps pool in Baltimore 20 YEARS AGO IN THE STAR. IXIE WALKI Washington pitcher, says he is out to make good the coming season. He has given up cigarettes in favor of a pipe. Virginia claims that Georgetown was not, entitled to the point trophy in the latter's recent track meet in Convention Hall here, but that Johns Hopkins really won. with Vir- ginia second and_ Georgetown third. It is asserted by Virgi that G. U. was allowed points to which it was not entitled. Capt. Todd of Vir- ginia claims that Eller ran a jockey- ing race in the relay and told him he had, which Todd aserts was suf- fic for disqualification of the G. U. team. Virginia won this race, but was disqualified. National A. C. is reorganizing its b ball team, Victor Gauzza is in charge of the nine. Loyola’s generosity probably cost it a basket ball defeat at the hands of Catholic University. After Fred Rice of C. U. had been put out of the game.ghe was sent in again upon request of Loyola and pro- ceeded to toss three goals that helped his team materially. Robert H. Young has been re- elected president of the District Amateur Base Ball Commission. Casino team swept a match with Mount Vernon in the National Capi- tal Duckpin League. Thye, Good- man, Howard, Pearson and Moore volled for the winners and V. Gulli, Burham, Geraci, Howard and Baum Onthe | LUNNHELPS HACK Side Lines "NDBATIG B With the Spores Editor. |||\let Pitches to Wilson || overtime Dril—Chisox e Get New Uniforms. sented locally by Goldie l Ahearn has acted wisely in arranging to present some established performers in its initial show at Bolling Field Monday night. Karl Pojello and Billy Bar- tush both are well and favor- ably known to local followers of the game through many previous appearances here. “Bool” Martin’s roughhouse | | | in BY DENMAN THOMPSON. By the Assoclated Press. LEARWATER, Fla, March 5—| Jack Quinn, who knows what | it is to make a comeback, is| actively interested in helping | Hack Wilson make good with the Brooklyn Dodgers | Hack was having trouble finding his |bamng eye, so yesterday Quinn kept | him for a special batting practice sIt,el" the drill. Jack tossed them up until | Wilson began to connect. then kept| ‘vpultmg more and mort Mugl’ on lr;c; i roughly fa- |bali, until Hack finally was driving al-| e Ul i 0 i S e the promoters are offering a | ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. March 5— figure who will prove interest- |Even in practice Babe Ruth obviously ing to many anxious to com- |is the “spark plug” of the New York pare his potency as a mat- |Yankees. The Babe's favorite stunt i man with the unquestioned |0 stand up at the plate and drive ‘em 7 N " id- t ] t right field, nan ay Georgeiown. League fence, but he’s going all the The capabilities of most of |ime the others billed to appear on Between turns at the plate the Babe the five-bout card, however, are | takes part in the bunting games along largely a matter of hearsay, the sidelines or picks up a catcher and | and until local fans obtain a |warms up for his old job as a pitcher. better line on such grapplers a5 | qax ANTONIO, Tex, March 5.— Browning, Laditzki and Texis Those heavy, dark blue uniforms through personal observation of relic of early base ball days, which them in action they will have |the Chicago White Sox have worn no means of estimating their |through many seasons, have been worth. abandoned, and with them the chest To what extent the Bowser- |emblem, which at a distance looked ites will prosper in their pro- |like a dollar sign. § i i This change, a welcome one to the brand of competition afforded | ‘"¢ Were measired Tor in the inaugural program. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, March = 5.—There will be no bonuses for home EGARDLESS of the out- |runs, pitchers' victories or base steals come of the Catholic- |for the St. Louis Browns this season. Temple and Columbus- Brooklyn ring cards, which close the books here tonight, intercollegiate boxing can be Manager Bill Killefer thinks the bonus system damaged the club's stand- | ing in the league last year. TAMPA, Fla, March 5—Whether voted as having enjoyed a suc- }Joe Morrissey, rookie shortstop, accepts cessful season. a chance with the Cincinnati Reds is To Eddie La Fond, who guid- ed the activities of the Brook- landers, and Dick O’Connell, mentor of the Columbus aggre- | up to him. He wired the club man- | agement the reasons why he thought gation, is due a deal of credit | for putting amateur leather- he should havé more than a 40 per cent pushing on a firmer basis. | increase over what St. Paul paid him last year. In return, the club told him | to take what it offered or leave it. AVANNAH, Ga, March 5 (P.— Legalization of boxing in the |M Either Pete Donahue or Bob Wei- District still appears a long way land will fill the gap on the Red| off, despite efforts toward that |SCX Pitching roster made by the death end made at every session of Congress, and that these two schools should be able to carry on under the handicap of little or no revenue at the gate of big Ed Morris. | Donahue pitched 10 years of good | speaks volumes for the popu- larity of the sport. base ball for Cincinnati. Last year he went to the New York Giants, who re- leased him_ outright, and the Sox got ‘6 PROPHET is not with- | A out honor——.” Bal- timore is giggling over the report Denny Southern, TR who played with the Orioles him from Kansas City, where he won last season, is holding out on BROCKSMITH I-OOMS 10 games and lost four before the end of the season. Weiland was acquired from the White Sox in a swap for Milt Gaston. He's 6 feet 4 inches, weighs 205 pounds and is & left-hander. i Brooklyn. What if the local | lad did miss “hitting his As 0LYMP|c M"..E weight” of 174 pounds by some 13 points, the Dodgers saw fit e | to purchase him, didn’t they? |Hoosier Sets Big Ten Mark With ! Some base ball fans will won- ik mbi dir'al alilngger ot Babe Roits 4.17—Pushes Hornbistel in unparalleled prowess calmly Record Half Mile. announcing he is changing his stance in order to hit harder. But to others it will merely prove the Bambino uses his By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, March 5—Henry Brock- | noodle for something beside: | smith, Indiana distance runner, last hatrack B s | night loped into Olympic possibility pic- i was | ture, as the Hoosiers won a five-way Joe Bowman is being repre- |meet in the Chicago feld house, with : : "~ |44 points. izn;e‘:’;iglgfi‘;la‘jd‘fép{‘;armfi“t‘fi: Erocksmith ran the mile in 4 minutes . 17 seconds, more than 4 seconds faster feats of Waddell, Plank, Ben- |than the indoor Bfg Ten record of der, et al. Mebbe so, mebbe |4:216, set a year ago by Dale Letts of so. Last year it was McDonald Chicago. and Mahaffey who were touted | Chuck Hornbistel, an Indiana sopho- to rival Grove, Earnshaw and more, with all of his competition com- Walberg, but we still are string- | ¢ {rom Brocksmith, took the halr ing with that trio to again bear mile in 1:55.6, to clip a tenth of a sec me gl}lk Ofiiheibex borden) for ond off the conference indoor record e A’s. made in 1930 by Orval Martin of Pur- due. U.S. Hope of Winning Women’s Golf Match Slumps as Joyce Wethered Joins British Team By the Associated Press e Miss Wethered has won the British EW YORK, March 5.—None 00| women's championship four times, in bright in the first place, Amer- | 1999 1924, 1925 and 1929, fea’s hopes of winning the first | AJ o matter of fact, even without| official women'’s international ics Wethered the British squad prom- | golf team match with Great Britain jses to be exceptionally strong. In the | have dropped sharply with announce- squad of 12, in addition to Miss| ment that Joyce Wethered probably will | Wethered, are Enid Wilson, 21-year- | be a member of the British array. old British champion; Diana Fishwick, ed’ ist | British title holder in 1930: Wanda Miss Wethered's name headed a list| Britisn title Bower 1o A0S Wwande of 12 players selected for the interna- | vear. Molly Gourlay, three times tional matches by British golfing au- thorities in London last night French open champion; Doris Park, | Generally congidered the grea daughter of the famous Scottish pro- | st of | fessional; Miss Jean W. McCulloch, | woman players, Miss Wethered has been | Scottish champion in 1913 and 1928; an infrequent competitor in interna- | Elsie Corlett, runner-up in the English tional and championship play in recent | championship of 1927; Mrs. _Percy Recent announcement that she Garon, Mrs. J. B. Watson, Miss D. Pim to be married in June led to the|and Miss B. Pyman belief that she would abandon competi- | tive golf altogether. | Now inclusion of her name in the list of candi s for the team of six and tw alternates is taken to mean that she will continue to play competitively, perhaps even more often than she has in the last four or five years. V ‘The American team was chosen last month and_includes Mrs. Glenna Col- lett Vare, Helen Hicks, Mrs. O. S. Hill, Maureen Orcutt, Virginia Van Wie and Mrs. Leona Pressler. Marion Hollins of Santa Cruz was| selected as non-playing captain and | |also will serve as an alternate along | with Mrs. Harley Higbie of Detroit | _The matches, fashioned on Walker Cup lines, will be played at Wentworth, | Surey, May 21. | = ol - COMPANY F SEEKS GAME. | Company F Reserve basketers are after a game Wwith a 145-pound team for [ tomorrow afternoon in the armory at | Hyattsville, to be played as & prelim- | inary to a tilt between Company F Reg- | |ulars and Maroon Scholastics. Call Lieut. McClay at Hyattsville 521-J, after | {5:30 p.m. | aried Sports Basket Ball, Columbia, 32: Dartmouh. Harvard, 43: William: Yale, 43: Fordham. California, 22: Washington, Rutgers, 28; Princeton, 26 Notre Dame, 37: Marquette, 26. Hobart. 24; Hamilton, 13. Bucknell, 41; Juniata, 34. Haskell, 29: Drake, 27 Montana Normal, 1 25. | 21. Griffs’ Long-Sought Punch RIGHT-HAND CLOUTING OUTFIELDER WHO IS BANKED ON TO BOLSTER ATTACK OF NATIONALS THIS YEAR. | | | | | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, MARCH 5. 1932. SPORTS Nats’ Pitchers Now Flinging Freely : East Gets Able Sports Head in Little SAKS, BROOKLAND QUINTS HEADLINE Meet in A. A. U. Tournament | Tonight—Close Scores Mark Title Play. | Basket Ball Card | In A,A.U. Tourney 0 Tonight's Games. 7 o'clock—St. John's Victors vs Arcadians, 130-pound class, lower bracket, first round. 8 o'clock—Christ Church vs. Oak- ton High, 145-pound class, lower bracket, first round. 9 o'clock—St. Martin’s vs. Fair- lawn, 145-pound class, lower bracket, first round. 10 o'clock — Saks Clothiers vs. Brookland, unlimited class, upper bracket, first round. AKS CLOTHIERS will battle Brookland A. C. in the feature game of tonight's card in the District A. A. U. basket ball championship tournament at Tech High. This game, in the unlimited di- vision, is scheduled for 10 o'clock. St. John's Victors, including several | of the boys who helped sweep St. John's to the District prep school title, and | Arcadians will face in the opening game, | a 130-pound affair, at 7 oclock. | Oakton High and Christ Church will | have it out at 8 o'clock in a 145-pound | tilt, and St. Martin's and Fairlawns are | listed to meet at 9 In the 145-pound group. | LOSE battling marked all three games last night. Fort Washington | put on a stirring rally to_over- | Phi Delta ta matches. hatans checked a des- | perate late rally by Swann's Service to | triumph, 20 to 18, in the 130-pound | division. Y. M C.'A. Eagles offered to postpone their game with Brghtwood Indians when the latter, because of illness, was able to muster only four starters. Should the postponment be allowed by tourney officials, the game will be plaved Tuesday. Summaries: UNLIMITED CLASS. Ft. Wash. (30) Logan (34 GFPt G I3 Stoitz, f. g Naughton. Kerwin, ... Mathews, ¢ Forsythe g McCullough, & ). Morriss. 0 5 2 ‘o 4 1 1 3 Olesen, & & | Long, Totals 3 Totals W Referce—Mr. J. Mitchell (A. B.). CARL REYNOLDS. INDRISANO CONQUERS |C. U. BOXERS TO FACE 1 THIRD BOXING CHAMP Makes®™Him Uncrowned King of Welter Division. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, March 5.—Johnny Indri- sano was hailed an uncrowned king to- day after decisively outpointing the wel- terwoight boxing champion, Jackie Fields, in a 10-round non-title bout. Both weighed over the limit when ghey stepped in the ring last night, Fields scaling 148!, and Indriseno 151%. \ It was Indrisano’s thir victory over a| welterweight champion. The Boston boy had formerly gained overweight de- cisions over Joe Dundee and Tommy | Freeman. | The victor has fought little of late, but he had with him last night the| jinx that follows close on the trail of champions that come to Boston. He carried six rounds by large margins and the decision was unanimous. The champion put on such a tame performance during his last appearanc? | here against Gorilla Jones that both | were ordered from the ring and the bout declared “no contest.” Since then several titlists have come to grief in | Boston, including Jackie Thompson, who dropped his title to Lou Brouillard several months ago. Brouillard held his title only a few months before sur- rendering it to Fields. COLUMBUS U. BOXERS IN LAST HOME STAND Meet All-Jewish Ring Squad of Brooklyn College Tonight | on Strand Stage. Slugging light heavies likely will steal the show tonight when Columbus Uni- versity’s boxing team meets Brooklyn College in its final home stand at the | Strand Theater. | Nat Pressberg, Brooklyn's 175-pound- | er, meets a rugged youngster in Gus Mirman, unbeaten Columbus southpaw. | Making the most of a fine left hook, | Mirman has been his team's sensation to date. A decision and two knockouts have fallen to his lot. ~ The visitors are bringing to Wash- ington an all-Jewish line-up, number- ing many star performers Tonight's bouts start at 8:30 promptly. Jim McNamara will referee. D. C. ATHLETES ‘HONORED Receive St. John's Awards—Pair Letters to MacCartee. Several former Washington scholastic | athletes received recognition at a dinner | given at St. John's College, Annapolis, | in honor of members of its sports teams. | Carl MacCartee, formerly of Tech, | was awarded varsity letters for both foot ball and basket ball. Paul Cas- | sassa, another Tech product, and Bunny Cassassa, who went to Central, were | among others to receive insignia for gridiron work. | Bill Rose, who attended Devitt, was | awarded numerals for freshman foot ball and basket ball, as was Eddie Delisio, who is a Central graduate. Gordon Boucher, who went to Landon, | got numerals for freshman foot ball. | RICKS TRIUMPH, 52 TO 14. Twelfth Street “Y” Ricks basket ball team journeyed to Seat Pleasant, Md., last night and swamped the Highland Park five, 52 to 14. Ricks (52). Highland Park (14) GF s. Pt: ] L Loga Hamilt, Gross, Wealock Martin, ‘olema Covingtor Weaver, Zhate! o ¢ Bl conmanwes, | orma cooosso. Totals 59; Eastern Mon- | — | tana Normal, 48 | Cornell (Mount Vernon, Coe, 24 Creighton, 47; Nebraska, 18. | Knox, 28; Monmouth, i9. | Mississippi College, 38; Millsaps, 33. Wyoming, 29; Brigham Young, 28. Track. Iowa State College, 38; Drake, 66. Gymnastics. Dlinois, 1,159.5; Chicago, lMlChigfln. 976 5. Swimming. Michigan, 44; Northwestern, 31. Hockey. Michigan, 1; Minnesota, 1 (two over- | Towa), HICAGO, March 5 (#).—Mana- ger Lew Fonseca of the Whte Sox may turn his “loud-speaker” on_full blast this season. During his travels along the Pa- cific Coast this Spring Fonseca was told that his rookie catcher, Frank Grube, was positively the best “goat getter” in base ball. “Why. when I played against Grube in the International League I never could do my stuff at the 1,1575; | \ | | | { I Chicago Blackhawks, 6; New York Jor the losers. \ | time periods). | Americans, 1 (Pro.). plate with Grube back there catch- * Chisox Expect Grube’s Blasts To Befuddle Opposing Hitters ing,” a player of no mean ability confided to Fonseca. “He was the best wisecracker in the league, and he gave most. batters the heebie Jeebies.” “Glad to hear thal Fonseca mused as a wide grin spread over his face. “We'll turn his loud speak- er loose next season.” Grube caused some of the Cub hitters to loose their batting poise in the 1931 city series, keeping up a constant chatter to harass batsmen. FAST TEMPLE SQUAD | Catchweight Decision Over Fields Owls, to Be Tackled Tonight at| Brockland, Enjoying Best Season in Ring. | Temple University’s boxing team, beaten by Catholic University for the past three seasons, will be far from a set-up when it clashes with the Brook- land ringmen in the Brookland gym tonight. The first bout will start at 8:30 o'clock. Temple is enjoying its best season in its ring history, having won three meets and lost one. Two of the Owls are undefeated. Pete | D'Alessandro, veteran 118-pounder, has won three decisions, while Capt. Ir- ving Kutcher, the best battler on the squad, has come through with four | victories. Kutcher boxes at 155 pounds. The Cardinal team, meeting its| strongest opponent of the year is prob- | ably in its worst shape. Injuries, sick- ness 1d scholastic difficulties have taken their toll. Jack Bruton, an inexperienced fighter, may substitute for Miro in the 115-pound class. Miro has an injured nose. Generasso again may be called to go to the mark in the 125-pound class if Coach LaFond decides Calabrese has not sufficiently recovered from a recent illness. Capt. Di Giacomo, who also has been sick, may not start. If he does not, Thibodeau, a freshman, will get the call Frank Stines will take care of the 145-pound assignment and Johnny Stapleton is slated to face the unde- feated Kutcher. Danny Pyne, undefeated, is regard- ed a sure winner in the 175-pound class, and Ccach LaFond is counting on Tom Gearty in the unlimited divi- sion. RED SOX REORGANIZE | Will | Industrial Champs Talk Plans Tomorrow. A reorganization meeting of Wash- ington Red Sox, champion last sea- son of the Industrial Base Ball League, | has been called for tomorrow afternoon | at 1 o'clock at 5611 Seventh street. Bill | Jenkins again will manage the team. He is listing games at Lincoln 2613-W, or by mail, at 427 Fifteenth street | northeast. | The team will have back all last year's players along with some new tossers. League Ciro’s Ttalian Vil first meeting to plan for diamond ac- | tivities Tuesday night at the home 011 Manager Burroto. gers vill hold their | H Clif. Barb. (21) Phi Del. Z F.Pts. . 2 W Sinclair, R Sinclair, Brown. c.. Hall. §... MclIntosh. Thayer, Jewler Totals 521 Referee—Mr. Orrel Mitchell. 130-POUND CLASS. 20) Swann Ser. F.Pts. Poha Shotwell, Busby, 1 Boyle.' ¢ Vhite, & ay. & ns 1 Chalfonte, Totals...... 7 620 Totals Referee—Mr. J. Mitcheil (A. B.). JEWISH BASKETERS BATTLE NORTHERNS :: Will Play Prelim to Semi-Pro Game Tomorrow—Sport Mart Beats Laurel Quint. Jewish Community Center and North- ern Prep quints will clash at 2 o'clock | tomorrow afternoon in the Silver Spring | armory in the preliminary to the Skinker Eagles-Vic Sport Shop game. Sport Mart basketers downed Laurel Independents, 28 to 19. in an Intercity League game last night in the Laurel, Md., armory. Fort Myer Cubs topped War Depart- ment quint, 58 to 57. Naval Reserves are after games with fives having courts. Call Atlantic 2824 A tilt for tonight is sought by Rock- ville A. A. unlimited tossers. Manager Anders is receiving challenges at Rock- ville 32-R ST. JOHN’S F]VE REPEATS Scores Second Win of Season Over| Gonzaga by 27 to 13. St. John's basketers, District prep school champions, today boast their second decisive win of the season over | their old rivals, Gonzaga. The Kaydets walloped the I Streeters last night, 27 to 13. It was the final game of the season on a District floor for schoolboy quints. St. John's gained an early lead and was always safely in front. Summary: Gonzaga Carr, f... 8t. John's (27) GF. Scheele. Hartnett, McCarthy, ¢. Breen. g Scheele. & Scanlon, g oy ~mosusoniy 1 8 w| cooomssn® Totals Totals. Referee—Mr. Keppel (A. B.). Griffith’s System of Golf Evolved Just for Himself ILOXI, Miss, March 5—Clark Griffith took up golf in self- defense. Not until he was 50 years of age did the mahout of the Washington base ball club nibble at the lure-of a mashie and a niblick, a divot and a stronger Vocabulary. When he found out his players were serious with their golf he went after it without the benefit of teaching or of practice. Griff knows nothing of the most ap- | proved way of starting the upswing or the latest wrinkle in getting into a down swing. But he can shoot in that backs up his system. “Freddie McLeod of Columbia Coun- | try Club tried to teach me a few tricks,” | admitted Clark on dne cof his excursions | over the Biloxi course, “but I was a | little too stiff to be a good pupil. the 80s, and | “I am & natural golfer in so far as| style is concerned. I have my own comfortable way of hitting, using a| stance which fits me and not one that | I have to measure up to. “Sometimes I miss, but you'll notice that even the pros press and perspire When they are in an important match.” Griff is getting in plenty of and it is benefiting his health. H:og out in the morning with the first crowd, {gu;fl;‘u llf:egoon and leads the pack | o e evenings Biloxi Hotel lobbye.“ st A golf battle of the century i being |Two League Games Are Slated in 59 GRIFF _DROVE ALONG GREEN THE OTHER DAY..... Tor Domhan Bicoxt Wilsoi planned for the last days at camp between Walter Johnson and Griff. The man who hurled the smoke ball from the mound {8 improving his links T. D | tr Monday's Games. 7 o'clock—Boys' Club vs. St. John's Aces,_ 115-pound class, upper brac- ket, first round. 8 o'clock—Business High vs. Noel House, 145-pound class, upper bracket, first round. 9 o'clock—Central “C” Club vs Calvary M. E. unlimited class, up- per bracket, first round. 10 o'clock—St. Stephen’s vs. Noel House, 130-pound class, lower brac- ket, first round. Last Night's Results. 130-pound class—Powhatan, 20; Swann's Service, 18 Unlimited—Fort Washington, Logan A C.. 34, Unlimited — Clifton Barbers, Phi Delta Zeta, 17. 39; 21; come Logan A. C., 39 to 34, and Cliftorr | Barbers contrived a 21-17 triumph over | x in unlimited class | d INTITLE RUNNING Plays in Semi-Finals Today at Lexington, Va., After Double Victory. EXINGTON, Va, March §'— Eastern High basketers of Wash- ington today were in the semi- finals of the Washington and Lee tournament as the result of vic- tories last night over John Marshall High, 23 to 19, and over Glass High of i Lynchburg, 38 to 16, yesterday after- | noon. Eastern was given a tough battle by | John Marshali, but after baskets by Lieb, Waters and Kane had sent it | ahead in the third quarter managed to stay in front. Glass High offered Eastern little opposition. Kane and Lieb led the latter’s high-powered at- tack in this tilt. Other teams to gain the semi-finals were Spartanburg, S. C., High, which | defeated Atlanta Tech, 21 to 15; Staunton Military Academy, which downed Oak Ridge Military Academy, 29 to 17, and Mount St. Joseph, which conquered Massanutten Military Acad- emy, 19 to 16, in quarter-final engage- ments. Summaries of Eastern games: Eastern High (38). Glass High ( G.F.Pts, o ). "y g g Courtney, 1. Haas. . Kane, f... Sublett. Bristow, . Leys. c.. Stevens, ¢ Hutter. &, Totals....... 6 John Marshall, Rich- mond (19)_ 2 2 1 8 3 s a, o ol oromwn @l orworn; ] omnmoo 81 vanea L Pts. Jourtney. . 5 Kane. ... 9 Lieb. 'c.. . 6 Bayliss, & 3 Waters, §. B 1 523 Totals.... -round results yes ) terday Joseph defeated Benedictine, jSPartaburg defeated Lexington Hieh, John Marshail defeated D: 23 arshall defeated Durham. 22-13 McGuire's Rich: Massanutten Military Acld:mn;?nl%-lgeu“ed }'z defeated Totals....... 5 Other second: follow: Ridge Military _Academ: Greenbrier Military Academy. 27-25. Staunton Military Academy defeated Har- grave Military Academy. 22-18. Atlanta Tech defeated Danville, 33-23. 139 QUINTS TO PLAY FOR AMATEUR TITLE | |25 Independent and 14 College Teams Enter A. A. U. Tourney at Kansas City. | By the Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, March 5. —Dr. Joseph A. Reilly, in charge of the Na-| tional A. A. U. basket ball tournament, | today announced that 39 teams had en- | tered the meet, which opens here next Monday. The list of independent teams, num- bering 25, is headed by the Wichita Henrys, national champions. Among the 14 college teams which have sig- nifled their intention of making a bid for the title are quintets from Kansas, Missouri, Texas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Ne- braska nad South Dakota. | Dr. Reilly said he expected the list $|to be increased upon completion of | tournaments in the New England dis- ict, Denver, Wichita and Indianapolis. Dr. Reilly, who is managing the af- T2 71| fair for Rockhurst College, the sponsor, | will leave tonight for Omaha, where | the first-round pairings will be made in the presence of A. A. Schabinger, chairman of the A. A. U. Basket Ball Committee. First-round tilts are sched- uled for Monday and Tuesday, with the final on Saturday night. QUINTS IN TWIN BILL | Alexandria Tonight. ALEXANDRIA, March 5 —Fraters and Virginians will clash tonight at 7:30 o'clock In Armory Hall, with Lyceums and Columbias then taking the floor. The double bill will end play in the City Basket Ball League. | Columbias defeated Fraters, 19 to 16, | in a league tilt last night. Lyceums defaulted to Virginians. Company F, 20th Marines, defeated Company B, 23rd Marines, in a basket ball game in the armory, 52 to 37. G. W. FROSH WIN IN TANK. George Washington freshmen swim- mers defeated Central Y. M. C. A. nata- tors, 38 to 28, last night in the Y tank. Summaries: 213-yard relay_Won by {ABIlL Haines ‘Shumay. "Benedecth. Sim y tstroke—Won by Shumay: third, Matheson. Time, 50-vard free style—Won by Boges: s | Benedettl: third. Litman, Time. o231 fGor " 220-yard free 'style—Won by Aballi: sec- ey: third. Trammell. Time, 3:09%: d_backstroke—Won_ by Hal Sampavree: third. Bartrom. - ard free style—Won by second, Aballl third. ‘Asey.” Tinie. ediev relay yards)— trosh. (Hain. Trammell: Lane): e, ROCKVILLE LIGHTS WIN. | Rockville High lightweight basketers Damaéscus swamped High's little fel- lows, 21 to 4. | ' Everet sec- | Time, | Benedetti: 1:09%; G, W 1:53%5 Damascus Johnson. nu.klx“, i ins, Watkins: ¢ Morefield. & “ Totals | Ha APABLE DRELTOR B00T 10 RTGERS Proved Signally Successful When in Charge of All Wisconsin Athletics. BY LAWRENCE PERRY. EW YORK, March 5—Amid general interest over the engagement of Fritz Cris- ler by Princeton, the fact has not been sufficiently noted that the Middle West is con- tributing still another outstanding personality to Eastern intercol- legiate athletics. He is George Little, who recent~ ly resigned as atheltic director at the University of Wisconsin and has been called to Rutgers Uni- versity as director of athletics, supervisor of student health and | of physical instruction. Everything that has been said con- cerning Crisler's personality and char- | acter may be said about George Little, who is one of those splendid products of college athletics which give this phase of our educational institutions its high- est sanction. Little Fine Organizer. Thoroughly appealing as a man, he is an organizer without equal. Rutgers never made a more signal move in what- | ever respect than when she him, Among other manifestations of the proximity of two midlanders and friends in New Jersey will no doubt be a revival in good time of foot ball relations be- tween the two institutions, which in | 1869 first played intercollegiate foot ball i Little, of course, will not coach foot | ball at Rutgers, but he would be highly | qualified for the task. He was line coach |at Michigan in 1922 and 1923 and head |coach in 1924. He went to Wisconsin as head coach in 1925 and in 1926 was made director of athletics there, suc- ceeding Tom Jones, now track coach | and himself one of the grand figures in intercollegiate sports. Politics at Wisconsin is a fearful and wonderful thing, especially in athletics. Some of the things done there ha been beyond the understanding of out- siders at least. But in placing Little in |a position where he felt it necessary |to resign and them in accepting that resignation Wisconsin went completely out of the realm of the explicable. Man of Initiative. Any survey of the accomplishments of George Little at Madison, the ex- | pansion in buildings, playing areas, de- velopment of student interest in intra- | mural sports and establishment of in- | tersectional relationships, would leave | no impression than that he is a man | of initiative, resourcefulness, dynamic energy and magnetic personality. He will sureily be a force in the | Eastern intercollegiate situation and | Rutgers will grow in prestige under | his administration. | Little, whose home is in Washington, D C. comes of old Peansylvaaia | Quaker stock nad his ancestors mi~ |grated to Ohio as pionecrs. He was | graduated from Ohio Wesleyan, where | he played a grand game of foot ball, and in the World War was an infantry officer of distinetion, . HERNDON DOUBLE VICTOR Boys and Girls Score Over Teams From Warrenton High. HERNDON, March 5.—Herndon Hi School basket ball five downed Wll‘rx! "l"gnllgn High quint here last night, 39 5. Herndon, led by Clark Blev | Roy Tate, with 14 and 8 poem!:.' r.:gg an early lead and was never threat- ened. John Peck, with Clark Bleving and Roy Tate, starred for Herndon. @ | In the preliminary the Herndon girls defeated the Warrenton lassies, 22— Summary of boys' game: : Herndon (39). Warrenton C. Bevi i Beving, | Lowry, ¢ TG MeGinks. Peck. 5.5 1 5 i Bl ammssaoni o, e | onosess; | Totals .. EAD Beats Dartmouth to Catch Tigers in Basket Ball League. NEW YORK, March 5 (#) bia handed Dartmouth at 32.17 trquon: ing in an Eastern intercollegiate basket ball League last night and went. inie a tle with Princeton for first place The defeat eliminated Dartmotth Il'\)_‘r_rrnl the race. e fight for the titl between Columbia and mniec'é?.',' ']::t’i tside chance. Cornell still holding an ou W.-L. BASKETERS AHEAD, BALLSTON, March 5.—Washington- | Lee High basketers downed Takoma- Silver Spring High quint, 36 to 27, here yesterday. The Little Generals were in | front from the start, 1y threatened. » but were constant- Summary: Stiver Sorin Lizear. £ Mygatt, zievich. an'boort, lark. c... | Wash.-Lee Good. 1 Bone. Gorman. ¢ Clements. ¢ e g:.c. Bunch. ¥ Pritchard. & Robertson. Brown. & Totals orag il B 5l orrooroncald in .18 03 RANDALLS CAPTURE TWO. Randall Junior High School's and light weight basket ball teflm.?e'::z ;’xisels"gg‘l g‘heyddowned Shaw Junior 0 8 an b 14 to 8, respectively. Randall Junior 1 Totals ] Shaw Junior_High. PR rris. ¢ PFickling. & Taylor. Crawfor Srnsrmol coocomonm Satmnwoe’ Lowry. & Totals ol comeersed L obaae B eeveiian Totals uin RefereeMr. Jones Randall Midgets, G.F.pt Hall. f Reeder, Harris. Hawkin: Williams. ¢ Dunlap, &... Totals . 14 Referee—Mr. Jones, Shaw Midgets. s ¥ i 010 02 00 00 own. & 0 0 Jickson. & 0 Totals ..... BLISS qumi' WINNER. Bliss School basketers, Washington Collegiate Conference champions, served a 37-34 victory over an all-conference team last night in the Silver Spring Armory. Summary: Bliss 37). All-Stars (3¢). Sherman, Jones, 1