Evening Star Newspaper, March 30, 1932, Page 31

Che T ben VITH SUNDAY MORNING EpiTion 4 ny Star, WASHINGTON, D. CDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1932, PAGE C—-1 Slugfest Pleases NATS' THITS BURY ORIOLESBY 10703 Friedrich Stars With Berg Catching—Reynolds, Ma- nush Hammer the Ball. ILOXI, Miss, March 30— Long before eventide, when the lights started bobbing on the buoys in the Gulf, Manager Walter Johnson, and President Clark Griffith of the Washington ball team yesterday were wearing that smile and ex- uding the good cheer that be- tokened all was well with the world, and the Griffmen especial- ly, for they had just seen their | boys go through nine innings of smashing base ball, the kind that betides ill for the opposition thi season. They had witnessed the power in the Washington bat pile explode in a grand, sustained barrage of Griffian base hits, totaling 18 that buried the Baltimore Orioles under a score of 10 to 3, and | they were pleased | They had seen Carl Reynolds, the power boy in the batting line-up, emerge from his hitting slump to lead the Griffs at the plate with four solid base hits, and they were gratified. Berg Back of the Bat. They had seen young Bob Friedrich work under the direction of the veteran Moe Berg behind the piate, and display | a wealth of curves that held the Orioles to three meager hits, all singles, and one unearned run, and they were over- Joyed indeed They had looked on as the Washin ton infield clicked to the extent of three double plays and one triple killing and they had nodded approvingly at this fine execution. It was the kind of base ball that gladdened the hearts of the Griffian bosses and dispelled growing doubts of | Reynolds' slugging ability, Friedrich's | pitching effectiveness, and Berg's catch- | ing, which latter item was on trial for | the first time this season. Washington's 18 hits were the great- est demonstration of the power in the Griff bats this season and reassured Johnson that his team possesses the potency it lacked last season. Friedrich Happy Youth, Perhaps the happiest youth in Camp Griff today is young Bob Friedrich, | Wwho was under ‘a severe trial veste day. after his previous failures in ex- hibition games. But under the direc- tion of the veteran Berg, the little right-hander, who has lots of “stuff” on the ball, curbed his wildness to a Temarkable degree and was effective when he got his pitches over the plate. Friedrich was threatened with his re- lease when the team reached Chatta- | nooga. but he now has won the right to a thorough trial and justified Mana- ger Johnson's hopes. As a resuit of his exhibition yesterday, Friedrich takes Tank over both Frank Ragland and Lynn Griffith, who had outranked him in _the reckoning of Johnson With Joe Kuhel still nursing his in- Jured hand, Joe Judge lost an oppor- tunity to drive a telling blow in the fight for the first base berth, when the | veteran pulled up with a stiff neck yes- terday morning and was unable to take his place in the line-up. | - Manush at First Base. | Heinie Manush substituted at the | first sack and celebrated his debut by being the middle man in the exzcution | of a triple play in the second inning. He otherwise performed acceptably | in the event of injury to the available first basemen it be Manush who | will take over the task this season | Besides Kuhel, Catcher Clif Boiton | and Pitcher Bobby Burke are on the | ailing list, Bolton with a charley horse and Burke with a sore arm that has bothered him from the start in camp Three days remair h f Biloxi before thes the trek north. Their fa will be on Friday will who also g their way north. The Griffs, e won 10 of 11 exhibition games. ng six straight against Bal t their only major league opposition they reach Washington game with Brook The day a half holiday in Biloxi and th> feature game season here. with the W eatly excited about the ap- the Dodee nd Hack will Wilson Crowder Back Soon. news was Alvin Cr called to his ho W N. C., by the ilin Crowder’s improven to rejoin the Grifls 7 ived this who was be on the hill for the L more. ABH.O A €110 = minutes 71 iVENTS FOR NAVY ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 30 Seventy-one Spring sport events are listed for Navy base ball lacrosse. track, tennis and rifle teams and the crews. The varsity nine opens the Spring schedule todey by meeting Ver- mont. —_— On the UOVBS AGAIN SAFE Side Lines N YANKREGULAR Selkirk Is Third to Fail to Oust Center Fielder—Red Sox Have Flyhawk. With the Sports Edstor. BY DENMAN THOMPSON. NABILITY to obtain Ritchie Coliseum as the setting for the annual A. A. U. cham- pionship boxing bouts has in no way discouraged its pro- moters, and the outlook is for two evenings of bang-up mill- ing at Portner's Arena. to which the bouts ha been transferred. Win Johnson and Dr. O Singer, officials of the Dist organization most active in making the arrangements, are fortunate in having available nearby so suitable an are obtained through the co-oper: tion of Jack Tulloch, whose handling of the Alexandria Day Nursery benefits has been so ufliformly successful that the association now has the dis- tinction of being one of the few concerns in the East now oper- ating a ring show every week. Entries for the bouts, which get under way with the pre- liminaries this evening and wind up with the finals Satur- day night, greatly exceed last year’s total. Including. as they do, the best of the fisticians hereabout, yearly title program pr to be by far the most successfu yet staged. Bo AY after tomorrow all roads will lead to Bowie, where the 1932 turf mpaign for the East and North will be opened with the Inaugural Handicap. a $5.000-added affair, as the feature of the seven- race program which will con- tinue daily through April 14. All availabe space at the track, as well as much of the facilities at Benning and Laurel, already have been spoken for and the presence of prominent stables which have wintered in the North along | with many which have been campaigning in the South gives assurance of a high class of competition. Of experienced riders there will be no lack, some of the best boy® in the country being either T. PETERSBURG, Fl. 30.—Ambitious rookies ha trying for three Earle Combs’ from him, hand that usual place March seen take job vears to fleld there's no evidence at Combs will not be in his in the New York Yankee lineup when the season open: Sam By in 1930, Myril Hoag in Spring George Selkirk, Jersey Cily, tried it He has made an extremely favorable Impression, but he Teplace Combs center but d tried to oust the veteran 1931 and this obtained from U. ct Oliver Shines for Red Sox. SAVANNAH, Ga. March 30—Tom self a reputation here as a flashy out- | fielder Yesterday he continued his record of |a daily, sensational, running back catch. Manager Collins was with the stick work of his players yes- terday as they piled up 13 hits in beat- ing Newark, 8 to 2 Averill of Indians Clouting. EW ORLEANS, la, March 30— Earl Averill, home run king of the Cleveland Indians, ran his_train- ng on batting average to 571 yes- terday by banging out three singles as the Tribe defeated the Toledo Mud | Hens, 4 to 0. | . Oral Hildebrand turned in a pleasing | hurling perfc ance by holding the Hens to five hits in five innings, with- out extending himself. Wes Ferrell gave no hits in the final four stanzas. ie Is Beckoning. Lyons Due to Come Back. HREVEPORT, La., March 30.—The Ted Lyons who won 22 games for the Chicago White Sox in 1930, but | flattened out last season, appears set for a real comeback. The shoulder injury which handi- his two appearances in competition he has allowed but three hits in seven innings. A's Bow to Braves. ) ORLANDO, Fla. March 30.— The | Athletics and the Cincinnati Reds meet in an exhibition game today. The A's 4-to-3 defeat by the Boston Braves yesterday was the third they | had suffered at the hands of the Bos- tonians this season. and it brought on the scene or en route and |their record for the season thus far through the foresight of Track |to eight victories and five defeats. Supt. Dick Pending the racing | strip is reported in first-class condition despite the snow and ice which recently accompanied wintry blasts in this section Tigers Farm Pitcher Collier. 0S ANG! . March 30.—The ax has fallen again in the Detroit Tiger training squad, and this time Orlin_Collier, recruit pitcher, secured | from Evansviile of the Three-T League, |is the victim. He was sent to Beau- mont of the Texas League on option ITH the approach to the /ic Sorrell, veteran, yesterday became track from the widened t Tiger pitcher of the Spring to Defense Highy re- |finish a game he started. He allowed ported in better condition, mo- |10 well scattered hits and subdued the torists and bus patrons can look I('h"'flz(» Cubs, 8 to 3. forward to a minimum of delay, | 4 and those who prefer TERPS TO FACE COOMBS travel will have available sp cials operated by the electric Nephew of Former Mackman | Pitch for Duke Today. line from its mid-city termi under a 15-minute headway from noon until 2 o'clock, with the first race starting at 2:30 DURHAM, N. C. March 29— Apparently only good weather | only e conference defeats chalked them for the past three Duke will play its first 1932 tilt organization today against Ma Transportation Is Speedy. vith 1s necessary to assure a success- ful Spring meeting at the mod- ern and spacious plant of the Southern Maryland Agricul- tural Association. HUNTER, TENNIS STAR, BADLY HURT IN CRASH |29 YEARS AGO o IN THE STAR. In Serious Condition From Auto L_ Accident and Playing Days | JOHN W. HURLEY, Frank P. Hal, | Robert Miller, Sam Rothschild, Believed Ended. homas Schrivaner. Al Bucheler, Dr = id Dr. William E. e mentioned 1 column hibition game between the Phi in the ith the visitors lead- aefer and satisfactorily Bobby Coombs, nephew of the Duke oach. who last vear, his first the turned in a’ clean record on ind, will hurl for the Blue Devils won four games in 1931. t March 30. probably with will Akron in play the Hunter attended a ain been eclected cay J basket lie Univ ty Gotch has ical wor written Fitness an_article a fire hyd for Busin from » the hosy rollers two of from Argsles in the pin League. Maple- team comprised Hayden, E Mullen, Malcolm, Mills and Thomas. Reds a Monument to Widrig won for man wed prof Big and wood Bill's T A oma Late Cincinnati Treasurer Once Saved Club From Wreek on F nancial Rocks, INCINNATI, March Widrig will be bur Newport Ohio River frem behind Cincinnati base club of th a ue. w from 30 ted in pennant. and the world P otild not say base ball only love. He 1 days—as a t personal fortune beginning thes president and chief Alexandria tur t toll road in t time he be- August Herr- Reds. Grad- v he r in the club, finally became a director and its rer. In 1920 he was the principal stock- holder, and when Herrmann re- signed as president, Widrig was con- sidered next in line. He refused to be president. however, preferring to stay in the background as treasurer. native the tomorrow monument across here eumor ng of sever his hotel rcom there Jar It was in 1918 that the financial foundation of the Cincinnati Reds seemed about to totter. Money went out, none came in. The club was on the verge of bankruptey. Widrig reached down into his | pockets, and met the bills himself. | Oliver of the Red Sox, is building him- | pleased | is not yet ready to | RECORD WRECKER. THIS WAS HIS FIRST REAL | COMPETITWE EFFORT OF THE YEAR. STORE BALL LEAGUE | LOOKS TO BIG YEAR, 1 Five Teams in Line and Another capped him last year has healed, and in | With fi Departme! looking t. Lansburgh's, | Asked to Join—Kann's Nine to Be Powerful. ve teams already in line, the nt Store Base Ball League is bright Hecht o a E Hahn's, s Royal and season Pal; Kann's are nines that have entered and Woodward & Lothrop and Goiden- berg's have been asked to join. With al hand alor | proved wi | put on | strongest some seasons winning t pennant day morn ment fiel Candidates Kennedy night at 5400 Seve | Ted Vanderlip are managing the with Ted open agai | at that p! | Celtics, to | Royal and booked by ‘bm n was _form 1 of last season's ng with some ne orth Kann's Store the diamond this base 1 team it ¥ and has high hopes of he Department Store League players at has been chosen manager The squad will drill Sun- ning at 10 o'clock on Monu- d No. 1 for the new Northern- A nine will meet Friday 8:30 o'clock at apartment 3, nth street. Carl Dennison a n ch. The team will esville (Md.) nine Frederick Pros, Elks, Front various other teams have the new team, which through consolidation of Otte as cox nst the G lace April 17 Fredericksburg ned the Norghern Preps, Kennedy A. C. and Washingt: Del Ra; after Satu Manager | | A meet formerly Friday street | booked: by after ni 5 p A meet Ball Les at Office and tezms te arrangements for the s Candidates for ity Cente to Athlef this after northeast re on White Sox. ¥ (Va) A. C. base bal are irday and Sunday games. Call Ted Miller t Alexandria 544-J between 6 and 7 p.m ing of the Dixie Polish nine Lawrence Juniors. will be held ight at lock at Games are ¥ L. Greenburg, Lincoln m ing of the Departmental Base will be held tonight at 8 the Government Printing i representatives of the various d to be on hand to com- son. e asl t r Insect nine were tic Director Jim noon at 4 o'clock at th to_report OLD LINE BALL TEAM FACING DUKE TODAY Fails to With URHAM land a 4- North Carolina at Chapel Hi dayv, was get roven ever its belt for its p X i ryland ee inn * third Co! Duke, Hit Well in Opening Tilt North Carolina and Is Defeated, 4 to 0. N. C. March 30 ‘s base ball team < 10-0 beating at hands of vester- tempt to the here today in an ge in a tilt with Duk How- with al m under nd with much & er weather reliminary work. was favored d Lin Tarheel winners outhpaw ings for it was a s got only five hits off vesterday Davidson. o batted freely in all their tallies LLEGE BASE BALL. Narth Carolina, 4; Maryland, 0. William and Mary, and Lee, Drexel, 4, Washington 3. 5; Wake Forest, 4. Jewish Commun- | FA(\'I“AA ALl oe ‘\,A_‘) i i'V"\r\N Stanford e — — SET ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING RECORDS ON TUE B0OKS WHEN HE RAN A QUARTE R IN 464 seconds —MAYEY LONGS MARKS FOR A STRAIGHTAWAY QUARTER MILE // (ocT. 4,1900) SECOND S L — TED MEREDITHS | RECORD FORA QUARTER ARQUND ONE TURN WAS GENERALLY CONSIDERED THE" OFFAICIAL. STANDARD — MADE MAY 27, 1016 ‘3:_ Quits Base Ball ~ For the Saddle Al fights Reserved by The Associated Pross BATTALINO IS URGED TO TAKE LONG REST Commission Thinks He'll Need 60 Days to Shake Off Effects of Petrolle's Punches. By the Associated Press. USTIN, Tex. March 30.—Rip Collins, veteran major league pitcher, will be striving o out- wit Texas criminals instead of American League sluggers this Sum- I mer. Tliness has caused Collins to re- turn his unsigned contract to the St Louis Browns and join the pic- turesque Texas Rangers. William W, Sterling, adjutant general and head of the Ranger force, has announced that he has signed” Collins. Sterling_and Collins were class= mates at Texas A. & M., where Col- lins won fame on the gridiron as a punter. Developing an_illness similar_to Malta fever several weeks ago. Col- lins decided on advice of physicians to quit base ball for at least one season. He hopes that a life in the saddle will restore him to health NEW YORK RANGERS | ' ANNEX HOCKEY TITLE To By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 30.—It looks as if Madison Square Garden will have to postpone the lightweight title bout it hoped to stage in May be- | tween ChaiMor=rofw=—Canzoneri and | Christopher (Bat) Battalino, former featherweight title holder. | Battalino, who took a severe beating from Billy Petrolle at the Garden last | week, has been advised by the New York | State Athletic Commission to take a | vacation from the ring for “at least 60 days.” | _The commission evidently believes Battalino will need at least two months to get over the effects of the Petrolle match, which he lost on a technical knockout in the twelfth round. “So that his future usefulness as & boxer shall not be impaired.” the com- mission said. “we suggest that Battalino Play Montreal Maroons or| Toronto Maple Leafs for i P The Garden, which has" a Canzoneri- Stanley Cup. Battalino fight virtually lined up, ex- | pects the commission's suggestion to force postponement of the match until early June. ments for at least 60 days, as doing so may injure his health. By the Associated Press, EW YORK, March 30.—The York Rangers have won their | first National Hockey League championship in six seasons of top- k hockey, a place in the finals for Stanley Cup, hockey's historic championship emblem, and a good long rest, while the Toronto Ma- ple Leafs and Montreal Maroons bat-| tle for the right to oppose them. They | also have a brand-new idol for New ‘s hockey fans. New refrain from accepting ring engage- | It’s Giants’ Turn, As Terry Sees It By the Associated Pres: AN FRANCISCO. March 30.—Bill of the New York Nationals t forth with a prediction the Giants s his hopes ¢ the Giant line-up but on two factors that he 1 hurt the Champion St Cardinals They'll on the alone, thinks Louis miss Burleigh Grimes,” E Bill, “and they’ll not beat Cin- cinnati 15 times in the first six weeks of the season as they did last ax CARDINALS L7 B X OF NOUND Carleton, Rookie, Wins Place as Starter—Cubs Ponder Over Fourth Hitter. By the Assox RADENTON, Fla., James “Tex" Carleton, who played with Houston in the Texas League last year, is one of six pitchers who have been selected as starters for the St. Louis Cardinals when the National League race opens. Jim Lindsey. Bill Hallahan. Paul Derringer, Flint Rhem and Sylvester Johnson the five others already decided upon. Decisions concerning six other pitea- ers on the Cardinals' training g are being withheld by Manager pending further observation. March 30— are Seeks Southpaw Clean-up. LOS ANGELES, March 30 ¢ other things, Manager Rogers Horns is bothered about the Chicago Cubs’ clean-up hitter problem The Rajah wishese to use a left- handed batsman in the number four | spot. but neither Lance Richbourg, Vince Barton nor Johnny Moore has shown a tendency to pushdown fences. Phillies Take Two. TLANTA, Ga. March 30.—Having won two consecutive games from ) the Atlanta Crackers, the Phillies g0 after a third conquest today. The Ruchmen won yesterday, 7 to 3 Burt Shotton dropped Bill Wooding- on and Homer Dudley, right and left handed pitchers, respectively, to the Durham Club. | Maranville Leads Co-Eds. . BRADENTOWN. Fla. March 30— | Beity Co-Ed has eyes of blue for Rabbit 4 Maranville The Braves spent their time on the bus trip from Orlando today kidding the Rabbit about the hit he made with the Rollins College Co-Eds, whom he captained yesterday in a one-inning exhibition against the Braves as a pre- | liminary to the Tribe's game with the | | Athletics. Dodgers May Group Runs. | JACKSONVILLE, Fla. March 30.— The Brookiyn Dodgers will do their scoring in bunches this season if | Manager Max Carey has read the signs | aright. “'A rival pitcher may be able to keep our boys in check for four or five inn- ings” Carey observes, “but to do 5o through a whole game is going to be | tough. When good hitters like Wright Wilson. Stripp, Cuceinello and Frederick click in the same innng they're going to score a flock of runs in a hurn Griff and Johnson : Amateur Bouers Open Title Competition | ALEXARDRIA ARENA HOT SPOT TONIGHT 24 Scraps on Tap in Third | Annual A. A. U. Tourney. Finals Saturday. ORTNER'S are il hum with action tonight, when the District A. A. U. shoots its third annual champion- ship boxing tournament within the Alexandria, Va., plant. At 8 c'clock promptly a field of 6 will start stepping through a eries of 24 preliminary bouts The finals are be peeled off Saturday night. | For more than five ho of Washington's amateur ¢ for it's worth. He Billy Whipp, well kr are to handle all of the Boasting a record-b amateur body is confident of the prettiest boxing and ncovered in this materialize. Th 4 to 1 s the cream hereaboul nts g ficld, the that some siugging ever annual affair will defending cham- plons will er.ieavor to stave off a deter- mined lof ¢ challengers. Two others who reachec the peak of their divisiont nr 1931 have graduated to weightief classes, J. C. C. Boxers Prominent. IKE TARDU featherweight st u nts tk h r. tonight is schedu winner of the Sm Miller, also of Jewish Community Center and welterweight ruler. risks his prestige in a mix-up with Mooney, Y. M C. A.. while “Mickey” O'Connor, Boy b middleweight and sensation of th 1 tourney. sails into Chappell, Kniehts of Columbus, Lou Gelvison, fiyweight champion a year ago, blossoms out as a 118-pounder against Goldbiatt, unatt ed, and Leon Schubb Jewish Community Center entry wno topped the bantams in 1931, gets a lightweight shot against Smith, American Legion. That the king-pins will be extended to the utmost by up-and-coming chal- lengers is a belief generally expressed. Consequently intensive preliminary | training has been in order among to- night’s principals during the last 10 days. year( the Jo Weigh in This Afternoon. THLETES showing tonight are to weigh in at Jewish Community Center this afternoon between 2 and 5 o'clock. The p 112-pound class (2 Bc.) vy c oy ‘? 33 B 9 wintier O Dixan-Wai class_Murmel (J. vs C). L. Genvinson (B. C.) va Dryzer a: Joe s Vs Merryman Ted Kalopos Miller (J. € €) vs is (unattached) s G L) Baxter (A. 1 Parker Bodell to meet Baxter-Parker B C) Ser s L) to meet 550 Connor i | ™1%5-por | woife (A, Aav 1 | < McGowan Csaturday ‘ - — . SOLDIERS IN NET EVENT. BALTIMORE, Md. March 30.—A tennis tourney to decide the 3d Corps Area honors and the two men to com- pete in the Army championships at Washington on June 26. will be staged | at Fort Hoyle, starting June 4 rhardt “Ott” Heller, an unassum- ing young defense player, who came up m their Canadian-American League | Springfield when the season f over, is the new “big gun” of angers and to him goes a large t of the credit for their four-game victory over the Montreal Canadiens n the series between the league’s first- place teams. Heller scored a goal Sunday night that gave the Rangers a game margin over the defending champions, and last night he touched off the scoring spark brought New York a 5-to-2 tri- 1 three | oals in unassisted plays in the nd period and although the Habi- made a ga attempt to come k they couldn't quite make up for that start. CENTRAL Y IS WINNER Beats Baltimore for Tri-State League Volley Ball Title. The Central Y. M. C. A, volley ball team of this city today boasts the Tri- State League championship after its 3-2 | win ov Baltimore. The games were | 15-8 1 9-15, 10-15. Wa on’s team will go to Bal- irday to compete in the an- r championships, nual indoor Santa 5 —TLos Angeles Pittsburgh (N.), 3. shurg, Fla.—New ; Cincinnati (N, 7. Jacksonville, Fla.—Indianapolis (A, A), 11; Brooklyn (N.), 7. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.—Buffalo . 3; St. Louis (A.), 2. nuah, Ga.—Boston (A), 8; D2 York (I 2 Orlando. Fla—Boston Philadelphia (A.). 3 Allanta—Philadelphia (N), 7; N, 4 At_Gulfport, Miss 10; Baltimore (I L) A reveport, La.—Chicago Shreveport (T. L., 1 At Bradenton, Fla—St 9; Bradenton H S. 2 At New Orleans—Cleveland 4 vledo (A. A.), 0 At Knoxville—Reading (I L., 10; Knoxville (5. A), 3. At Houston, Tex —Columbus (A. A), 9: Houston (T. L., 2 At Joplin, Mo.—Kansas City (A. A), 8; Joplin (W. A)), 6 Washington (A, 3 (A), Louis (N.), | (A, T Sidney West, . 14th & G Sts. Eugene C. Gott, President