Evening Star Newspaper, April 1, 1932, Page 43

Sports News Features and Classified The Foening Star. WASHINGTON, €., APRIL Nationals Appear Stronger Than in 1931 : Pepper EI_”B,SWE—RESIS S]’AR]‘S 'I'R AlNING ON THE TRAIL FOR HOME. ONWEAVERS KL S OTHERS LEAV Yanks Loom More Formi-| Pitcher Johnson of Yankees dable and Macks Continue Held in Check by Appen- Breen is a loyal follower of the POWEI"U'. dIGItIS Operation. QOriffs. He is predicting the club ‘ g will win the pennant. ANACOSTIA EAGLES TO GATHER TONIGHT D. 1, 1932. PAGE D-—1 Martin’s Ghost to Haunt A’s s ALL FOES PLANNING DARING BASE WORK League Boss Sees Yankees, Griffs, Indians and Chisox as Much Improved. FRIDAY, Sylvester Breen Judge Lamlié Sees Honored by Nats Griff Tilt Today ILOXI, Miss., April 1.—An ideal | day, a half-holiday and the | presence of the high commis- sioner of base ball, Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, promised to bring a record crowd of Biloxi ball fans into their stadium this afternoon to watch the Griffmen tackle Brooklyn of the National League. Marberry and Brown were ready to ascend the hill for the Griffs while Vance and Heimach we pre- pared to hurl for the Dodgers Roy Van Graflan and Jack Becker will officiate. Get-away day here is the most perfect in point of weather since the club arrived. LEXANDRIA, April 1.—Sylvester A. Breen, Alexandria’s grand old man of sport, again has been honored by the Washington base ball club. A letter from Edward B. Eynon, secretary of the Washington club, just received by Breen, contained a handsome leather case with pass No. 1 for the Alexandria fan. BY CHARLES DUNKLEY, Associated Press Sports Writer, | By the Associated Press. IRMINGHAM, Ala, «2" 1— | While the New York Yankees were on their way home today. Henry Johnson, one of their BY TOM DOERER. ILOXI, Miss., April 1.—Your Nationals, heading for home tonight, will bring a what is making Johnson feel that the 5 9 y St. Louis Cardinals prom- mightier right-hand punch to make them a more formidable nine than was knocking at the top of the league last season, while the team’s improvement in pitching strength will depend upon the right hand of Monte ‘Weaver, the boy from the Inter- national League. That's the situation as is agreed upon by critics and the management of the Nationels. Walter Johnson, pilot, sub- scribes to the idea and elaborates upon it with the statement that if Monte Weaver comes through as expected and Lloyd Brown and Carl Fischer pitch the ball they are capable of, the club will be fighting for the flag at the final bell. There is little doubt the serious wor- ries of Clark Griffith and Walter John- son concern pitchers. All of the nice things in & man's vocabularly can be said about this fine set of rookie pitch- ers down here, but sweet words never will hide the fact they are at least a year away from the large tent. Depending Upon Weaver. Griff has been boosting his pitching and Johnson has been talking of the fine things he is expecting from Fischer and Brown, but they are only hopes. ‘When the pitching situation is sifted down, the results shorw tk;:t Grrflf is depending upon the reformed professor, Monte W:-vgg to keep his hurling staff bobbing on the surface. And that's ticklish. ‘Witlle almost absolute dependence can be piticed on Fred Marberry and Alvin Crowder, as a result of their showing last year and their fine physical form of this season, it is going to take better pitching on the part of Brown, Burke and Fischer to keep the team in there fighting the Yanks and the Athletics. Bobby Burke, the southpaw who in- scribed a no-hit no-run game into the books last season, does not seem to fit in any of the plans. While it may | not be intentional on the part of Mana- ger Johnson, little is said of the lan- guid left-hander. Burke, it is feeling here, would be a much better hurler | with another outfit, the idea being that new scenes might stir him from his epparent lethargic state. | Much Hope for Fischer. | Bat upon Pischer is placed a great | ¢ -1 of hope by the Washington mana- “Fischer should win us many said Johnson. “Carl 1 good form, has taken a different toward his job and shows indication of doing something' year which will carry us on to the flag.” Moe Berg's physical condition seems to please Johnson and Griff, which means the big Gotham backstop will relleve Roy Spencer on the necessary ott:c:‘t!lm '{::r‘e‘ seems 'g be no worlx;y af over ckstop department Sir Walter. y Buddy Myer shows improvement in | the field and at bat. Ossie Bluege's continued steadiness at the hot corner and Cronin's improvement over last year, are some of Johnson's reasons for believing that the Griffs will be knocking at the pennant door just as soon as the season opens. Johnnie Kerr's presence on the bench helps, but there is little doubt Griff ‘would do . nice piece of business or pay @ tidy swa for another young man to be sitting around when a leg goes bad | ©or an arm. becomes sore. ‘While the Nationals probably are the best defensive club in the loop, an in- Jury at ene of the important spots in the would shatter that reputa- tion for the duration of the absence of $he veteln. Forst Base Still a Guess. . What & happening at first base is a guess, of® as good as another. Griff insists J@ Judge gets an equal chance with Kubel at the first base job. So does Johfison. Judge does not seem to be satisfiefl with the outlook, apparently taking the attitude he is being used until young Kuhel rounds into better hysical form. But Griff is adamant in stand that the job 1s open to either. Where the greatest dependence of all 1s being placed is that right-hand bat- ting punch in the outfield, Carl Rey- nolds. There is no hiding the fact the | offensive hope of 1932 is being placed on Carl. It is the belief that last year's bunting was tossed away partly through the inability of the Griffs to get a right- hand puncher with power. Whether Reynolds will come through or whether his hitting will play only a :hml’ part in the scrap is a question. | jut the mightier right-hand punch is | at Predericksburg. | club will move smoother this year. | West's arm is better, and he is e | pected to show a_decided improvement on the defense this year. Offensively | he went well in 1931, but his throwing arm made him a problem on the de- fense. Sam Rice, sitting on the bench. will be a hiding threat, always a good gamble to deliver a blow which meins | something. | | In all, the team, other than the| | pitching, is a_better looking club than |the one of last season. And Monte Weaver may come through so well that Johnson’s hurling problem will be lessened. Yet another experienced tosser is needed. So far as the opposition is concerned, | it again will be the Yanks and Ath- | letics, with the former indicating that | they ‘will have a.better ball club and | the latter again depending upon Grove and Earnshaw. Should either of the latter two hurlers have a bad year— and why not?’—the men of Mack will | have their backs to the wall. M- | Carthy’s batting punch, the fleet Chap- |man_and the on-coming Lary makes | the New York club appear to be the | real opposition. The West, as usual, has little to offer. | 'SCHOLASTIC NINES | READY FOR ACTION St. Albans Plays Mercersburg and | Business Meets Episcopal | in Debut Tomorrow. | QCHOLASTIC base ball for the Dis- trict area is slated to open tomor- row with St. Alben’s engaging the | Mercersburg (Pa.) Academy nine on the Cathedral School diamond, prob- ably at 11 a.m., and Business meeting Episcopal at Alexandria at 3:30. Both St. Alban’s and Business have lost valuable players by graduation, but each has capable tossers and is hope- ful of making a good showing in its opener. Central High's nine, rained out of its | game yesterday with Washington and | Lee freshmen at Lexington, was hope- | ful it would be able to engage V. M. I | freshmen today, also at Lexington. Central, which lost to Petersburg High in the only game it has played on its Virginia trip, will_wind up its foray tomorrow against Fredericksburg High FEATHER TOURNEY SET Four of Ten High Rankers in Event to Start April 8. DETROIT, April 1 (#).—Scotty Monteith’s featherweight championship elimination tournament, which has| National Boxing Association sanction, will get under way April 8 with 4 of the first 10 ranking boxers in the di- vision bunched on the card. Tommy Paul, Bu: , ranked fifth, will meet Bush Utica, N. Y rated tenth, while Freddie Miller, Cin- cinnati, _rated d, clashes = with Johnny Pena of Spain, who is ninth in the official ratings. Each bout will be a 10-rounder. | The tournament is to find a successor | to the title recently vacated by Bat Battalino. Training Tilts By the Associated Press. At Savannah, Ga—Boston (A), 7 Cincinnati (N.), 3. At Gulfport, Miss—Brooklyn (N.) 10; Baltimore (I. L.), 3, eight innings At Shreveport, La—Shreveport (T.L.) 9; Chicago (A.), 3. At Los Angeles—Chicago (N.), 8 Pittsburgh (N.), 3 At_Nashville, Tenn.—Toronto (I L. 10; Nashville (S. A), 7. At Dallas—Rochester (I L), Dallas (T. L), 1. At Memphis, Tenn.—Montreal (I.L.) 4; Memphis (5. A, 3. At Omaha, Nebr—Omaha (W. L | 8; Kansas City (A. A), 4. At Hot Springs, Ark—Milwaukee (A. A), 11; Little Rock (8. A), 6 At San Francisco—New York (N.L) !10; san Prancisco (P. C. L), 2. 10 Majors Hope for Iiot_i{aces And Exploitati on of Colorful Stars to Avoid More Red Ink BY ALAN GOULD, Associgted Press Bports Editor. EW YORK, April 1.—Faced with 10 per cent taxstion on their tickets and the risks of uncer- tain gate receipts, major league base ball clubs will need to play their drawing cards skillfully this year to Xeep from dipping any further into th red ink. 4 Only 7 of the 16 American and Na- tional League orgenizations showed a profit at the close of 19: ‘The lop- sided character of the two pennant races was largely responsible for the slump in gate receipts, but the national , like every other sport, has felt Ee pinch of the times. Pla; salaries have been reduced and player limit cut to bring about » saving estimated at about $750,000, « but it will take additional measures to prevent further financial embarrass. ment for the magnates. JOHN McGRAW, blaming the um for too much pacifism, believes the fans will turn out to see the ball players exhibit the scrappy spirit cher- acteristic of McGraw's own playing days. Many oldtimers agree with the Giants’ leader, but it is more likely the will rely on closer pennant races tations of individual stars to keener interest. le, one of the club owners !'-lm:"lohuumuu # and will pay to see it, we will | not object to clowning or a real show of | aggressiveness by the players, providing, of course, they don't let it interfere with giving their best efforts on the field. I believe the fans like colorful action in any sport; in other words, a good show as well as & good game. We will try to give it to them.” ESIDES world thelr bions, the C: power as rdinals are how Ma: the big attract cuit this Spring flashes of the made him the 1931 world series. Dean, if he gets away to a good | start, will help the club cash in on his ballyhoo. | The Yankees, besides the perennial ace of all drawing cards—Babe Ruth— have a widely heralded young star in Frank Crosetti to attract the folks in ‘lhe Bronx. Across the bridge, Brooklyn figures Hack Wilson's comeback at. tempt will draw encugh at the gate to offset at least his purchase price— | $40,060. The ECoston es will ellow Art Shires to do all the broadcasting he desires so long as he plays a satisfac- tory first base. | | No doubt, too, the spirit of the times | will persuade Al Schacht and Nick Altrock to patch up their differences and again give the fans, as well as the Washington club, the benefit of their sideshow stuff, with n | litting that | best pitchers, was just beginning his | Spring training, Johnson, who underwent an appendi- | citis operation during the early days of | the Yanks' stay at St. Petersburg, has returned home to Bradenton, Fla. to begin getting into condition. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., April 1.—Chi- cago's White Sox came to Little Rock today to open & series with the Travel- ers, and to try to start another winning streak. After romping through eight straight games the Sox yesterday were quelled by & young left-hander, Lefty Willis, at Shreveport. Willls gave the major leaguers four hits and a 9-to-3 beating. ALEIGH, N. C, April 1.—Five rooky Athletics who showed their merits in training camp will have a chance to display their prowess to the home-town | fans in the first game of the Philadel- phia City championship series tomorrow, Connie Mack has announced. PHILADELPHIA, April 1.—The Phil- lies, stopped by rain and cold weather from playing their scheduled fourth game with the Atlanta Crackers in the Georgia capital, are on their way home to meet the Athletics in the first game of the city series tomorrow. AVANNAH, Ga., April 1.—The Red Sox were packing up today for the northward trip home, highly elated by their 7-to-3 triumph over the Reds yesterday in their first clash of the sea- son against & major league opponent. AN FRANCISCO, April 1.—The New York Giants are becoming a talk- ative and lively ball team. After both the regulars and the sec- ond team lost a couple of days ago, | Manager John McGraw laid down the law about putting “pepper” into their efforts. Now if the regulars forget about “talking it up” there are a lot of rookies :llxm the sidelines who keep reminding em. BILOXI, Miss, April 1—With 15 pitchers on his squad, Max Carey, Brooklyn manager, is having a hard time finding encugh work for them all. The veterans need more pitching to get into condition and Max wants to give the youngsters more so he can size them up. OS ANGELES, April 1.—There are plenty of candidates for the job, but | Guy Bush cannot be considered the least of those with a chance of pitching the opening game of the National League campaign for the Chicago Cubs. The Mississippi Mudcat yesterday went nine for the second time of the season, defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, and looked ready for any kind of action. ST PETERSBURG, Fla, April 1.— Bill Walters, romising young in- fielder, said goodby to the Braves to- day and left for Hot Springs to join the club of the International Manager McKechnie said he Montreal League. might P! Bill McAfee also was farmed o Montreal. AVANNAH, Ga., April 1.—The Cin- cinnati Reds were en route to Louis- ville, Ky., today where they will end their training jaunt with games with the Colonels Saturday and Sunday. They were defeated, 7 to 3, by the Boston Red Sox yesterday, their former pal, Pete Donohue, holding them to four scattered hits in the first five innings. NEW ORLEANS, La. April 1.—Two games this week end with the Brooklyn Dodgers will complete the training season of the Indians in New Orleans. out HICAGO, April 1.—The ghost of Pepper Martin and the ise to haunt Connie Mack’s Number of Players Already Are Athletics during the 1932 pennant in Line—Other Diamonders chase in the American League. Also Are Active. President William Harridge of the American League, back today from his | tour of the Southern training camps, ROANIZATION of the Anacostia|, ..., inat almost every team in the Eagles base ball team is scheduled | ;¢ pag adopted the Cardinal method at a meeting tonight at 8 o'clock | be recalled at any moment. | | The tribe will start its northward trek Monday. Ews Black Mir. ror Calf— new, narrow “Hi-Heel” Black or brown calf Summer weight “Custom” last. $4 A\ ENRQUTE — Helen Can’t See New Net Attire HERNDON CAPTURES BASKET BALL TITLE Wins Second Straight Tilt From Aldie to Annex Northern Virginia Honors. Special Dispatch to The Star. ERNDON, Va., April 1.—Herndon High School won.the basket hnu‘ championship of the Northern Virginia Athletic League by defeating the Aldie High here last night 33 to 19. The game brought the Herndon sched- ule to & close and was played before the largest crowd ever to see a basket ball game here. It was the second straight defeat the Herndon boys handed Aldie in the scheduled three- game play-off for the title. ‘Herndon won from Aldie in the latter’s gym ‘Tuesday night by 21 to 13 Peck and Lowry shared honors for Herndon last night. Tate also played well at guard Coach Rice reports that his m will be intact for 1933, with the excep- tion of H. Blevins, who will be lost | through graduation, so the prospects for a successful season are bright. A preliminary game last night be- tween the Herndon and Aldie girls| was won by the former, 30 to 5. Summary of boys’ game: Herndon (33) Aldle (19). H. Blevins, 7 '; Leith y Hummer, C. Blevins, Lowry, c. LONDON, April 1 () —Tennis shorts may be all right for some women players but not for the queen of the courts—Mrs.. Helen Wills Moody. A curious London newspaper called Mrs. Moody by Transatlantic phone from London to her home in Berke- ley, Calif., to get first-hand infor- mation as to her plans for the Sum- mer and incidentally asked her if she planned to adopt the new tennis attire. “Certainly not,” he quoted Mrs. Moody as saying. Mrs. Moody told the telephone interviewer, - Bruce Harris, of the Evening Standard, that she wanted to come to Wimbledon, but that “I never can méke up my mind to go on these long European trips until a week or so before the boat is due to sail.” TRAPSHOTS TO BE BUSY Other Events on Program Tomorrow. Two 25-target events and other at- tractions will mark the weekly Wash- ington Gun Club trapshoot tomorrow afternoon at the Benning range. A feature of the club’s April program will be its match with Oriole Gun Club of Baltimore April 16 at Baltimore. The | Orioles have won three of the five | matches that have been decided, and H'hl’. District of Columbia team will be - |striving to even the series, in which 519! event the deciding encounter will be staged at Benning May 7. Two 25-Target Events, Pts, 18 iy 18 3] 00 02 1 Jackson, 733 Totals . “HAHN SPECIALS” al $4 GAIN the scales tip in your favor! So many men have been seeking good low- _ priced shoes that we’ve created a new grade, a new low price for a high standard of qual- ity. “Hahn Special” $4 shoes—in a great range of popular styles. “Hahn Specials” Tri-Wear quality That great group of fast-steppers which were always such outstanding values at $6.50. Now at a dollar less than Jast $5.50 year! Men’s Shops 14th at G 7th & K *3212 14th THREE NET LEADERS SURVIVE AT HOUSTON ;Hall, Coen and Allison Play in Quarter-Finals—Parker % Upset by Hess. By the Assoclated Press. | OUSTON, Tex., April 1.—Three of | the five seeded players in the Houston Invitation Tennis Tourna- ment remained in the running today for quarter-finals singles play. Yesterday’s only upset was the vie- tory of Jack Hess of Rice Institute over Frankie Parker of New Orleans in a hard three-set match, 3—8, 8—6, 6—4. J. Gilbert Hall of New York, seeded No. 4, was down to meet Lester Stoeffen | of California this afternoon. Junior | Coen of Kansas City, seeded No. 5, meets Wilmer Allison of Austin, Tex. of Dallas plays a fellow townsman, Red | Thalheimer, and Hess goes against Karl Kamrath, Texas University ace. Hall had no trouble in turning back 6—4, 6—2. Coen was extended fully to win from Hal Surface of Texas Univer- sity, 6—3, 4—6, 7T—5. Stoeffen’s fine service enabled him to beat Fred Royer of Dallas, 8—6, 6—4. Thalheimer de- feated Charles Sloan of Houston, 7—S5, No. 1, and first two days of play. In other quarter-finals Jimmy Quick | § Arthur Trum of Houston yesterday, | E. Bond of 0, seeded No. 2, were zmmud% e at 1812 Fourteenth street southeast. Morris Clark, Charley Bradley, Joe Pusateri, Frank Connick and Francis Harris are among players announced as signed by Manager Alvin Davis. Eagles will use the Shady Oak diamond. They plan to compete in the Capital City League unlimited division. Federal Employe Unionists, who will engage Kensington A. C. tossers in a practice game Sunday afternoon on the Kensington diamond, will meet tonight at 8 o'clock in room 401, 10 B street southwest. A few capable players are sought by | the George Washington Post, American Legion, nine, which will meet Wednes- day night at Prench’s sports store. Buck Trundle is manager. Majestic Radio diamonders plan to open their season Sunday, engaging the Federal Storage nine in a double-header. ‘Washington Orioles, insect Capital City League champs last season, hope to open against Senators tomorrow morn- ing at 11 o'clock on a diamond to be announced. A manager-coach and a few players | are sought by Hawks A. C., insect nine. | Call Lincoln 8367-J. Clarendon A. C. Midgets are after | games and particularly want a tilt for Sunday. H. D. Smith is booking at Clarendon 1846 during the day. A game for Sunday is sought by Auth’s unlimited nine. Business Man ager O’Brien may be reached at Metro- politan 3317. 'WASHINGTON POLICE WIN PISTOL CONTEST Gain Third Place Tie in League ‘With Victory Over State Cops of Massachusetts. be League, State Police, 1,439 to 1,383. W n now is tied for third in the league race, with four wins and four losses. ‘The Washington-Massachusetts match scores: Totals. | 97— 296 | 94— 292 96— 288 | ‘WASHINGTON (1,439). 9 6—4 Boston Ellsworth Vines of Los Angeles, seeded George Lott N POLITAN POLICE pistol | of les, Calif of manufacturing runs which proved so valuable in the base ball classic last Fall. That system consists of speed and daring base running. There is one hitch, however, President mmrridge says, and that is the Athletics are doing the same thing. Yankees Most Improved. ‘The New York Yankees, under the leadership of “Marse Joe” McCarthy; Washington, Cleveland and Chicago appear to be the most improved clubs in the league, in the opinion of Har- ridge. No other club in the league, he says, has shown so much improvement as the Yankees. He believes they should be equal contenders with the Athletics in the scramble for the cham- pionship. “There are many reasons for this,” President Harridge said. “The princi- pal_one, however, is that the pitching staff is greatly improved. It was poor pitching that caused New York to finish a poor second in 1931, The Athletics, in my opinion, will not make a runaway race of the championship, as they did a year ago. I look for a much closer and more interesting struggle this year. We have three strong clubs in the East in New York, Philadelphia and Wash- gxg}mn, and I look for Cleveland and icago to furnish spirited tion in the West. ot “There seems to be no way to muffie those Cleveland bats. There is great power in that club and Billy Evans assures me the pitching department has been strengthened, while the holes in the infield have been plugged through the improvement of Ed Montague at shortstop.” Cards’ System Favored. ‘The Cardinal system of fighting play found favor wit American League manager with President Harridge came in contact. ) is the big watchword with them, plus daring base running. The man- agers, he said, are paying more atten- tion to base runni than they ha for several years, and they that Philadelphia will have to fight to the limit for every victory. Although President Harridge did not visit the camps of the White Sox, Bos- ton or Detroit, he obtained excellent re- ports on the White Sox. The team, he said, displays great improvement in spirit and morale Under the leadership Lew Fonseca, who already has shown to be a capable leader. The ige says, have one of pitching staffs in the country, a greatly improved infield, and he be greatly surprised- if they do not im- prove on their position of last year. LANDIS GRANTS OPTIONS. CHICAGO, April 1 (#).—Base Ball Commissioner Kenesaw M. Landis has granted options permitting the St. Louis Cardinals to select one player from the Denver Club of the Western League on or before next September 1 and the Detroit Tigers to select one player from Toronto of the Interna- tional League on or before next Sep- ve, every ‘whom STotals. — §w tember 15. D SPORT RESULTS College Base Ball. Mariond o S e, & College Golf. William and Mary, 10; Boston Col- lege, 8. FoR $2 GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! GOOD UNTIL USED—LIMITED AMOUNT YOUR CAR - Overhauled—Repaired—Painted BODY, TOP AND FENDER WORK - TIRES AND BATTERIES FLEET MAINTENANCE SOLICITED 20% Cash—Balance 6 Months SYSTEM AUTO LAUNDRY 1822 M Street N.W.