Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1932, Page 31

L 4 WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ny Sfar. WASHINGTON, D C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1932, PAGE C—1 Manush, Cronin Nationals’ Power at Bat : Trades Api to Boost American League EACH POUNDS OVER | " b et TIGRUNSINSEASON Bluege Leading Washington Walker—Rice Strikes Out Only Six Times. By the Associated Press. EW YORK, December 20.—So far as Del Bissonette is concerned, the Brooklyn Dodgers can stop negotiations with Joe Judge, Wash- ington first baseman, any time now. Bissonette, recovering from a se- ries of operations that kept him idle all last scason and part of the 1931 campaign as well, says he will be in first rate shape by the time the Spring training season comes around He is sure he will do most of the Dodgers' first-basing in 1933. Brooklyn has been trying to get Judge's name to a contract, fearing that Bissonette will not be able to play. BY JOHN B. KELLER. EINIE MANUSH, leading batter of the Washington Base Ball Club, and Joe Cronin, another of the five Washington batters in the .300 class, provided the main punch for their organization in the busi- ness of driving runs across during the 1932 campaign. American League statistics today show that each was sponsible for shoving across tallies during the season. | As the club was credited with just 776 runs batted in, Manush and Cronin, between them, accounted for the scoring of nearly 30 per cent of the Nationals' scores flailed over the plate. The Washington pair tied for fifth place among the 14 American League | swatsmiths driving over 100 or more | markers. Jimmy Fox of the Athletics topped the list with 169. Deadlocked in second place were Lou Gehrig of o5 the Yankees and Al Simmons of the of Southern California’s grid A's, each with 151, Earl Averill of the | generalissimo, called his Trojans Indlans was fourth with 124. | for ancther secret session today to cope ANUSH shared with Ossie Bluege | with the Pittsburgh situation which the honor of participating in | Will aris in the Rose Tournament foot most games for the Nationals in | ball game January 2 the season, 149, and Heinie succeeded | Followers of the unbeaten and untied in being pinked by pitched balls more | Trojans would not be surprised to see times than any other member of his | the style of play considerably revamped club. He took five heaves on his anat- | fcr the Panthers, although th:re has omy. Ossie led his club at working op- | been no indication from behind the posing pitchers for passes, getting 84 | locked gates as to just what the bases on balls | changes, if any. might be Sam West. with 57 strikeouts, took Last year the Southern California the count from the enemy slabmen ends bobbed up with a rushing type of oftener than any other National. Sam | d-fensive game against Tulane after de- Rice fanned only six times in 106 | pending mostly on waiting tactics games. through the regular schedule. Babe Ruth of the Yanks set th:| FEach succeeding big game the men of league pace for drawing passes, With | Troy have played this year has revealed 116, and on four occasions he got free|some changs which was intended to transportation as many as four times | throw the opponent off the track of the in a game. Averill facing Red Sox pitching on August 29, got five passes There was little doubt but what a in a game. Bluege faced Tom Bridges | o . of the Tigers only four times in the | rgzx;g]aof EETnI i [ e game of July 18 and walked each time | with Southern California’s knowledge o ol i A e e iy £y | OF the Panther attack somewhat sketchy i & single game during the | pecayse of a lack of first-hand informa- £cason. ik | tion on the team, Jones may concen- INNING 51 games and losing 26, | trate more on developing a more de- the Nationals tied with the Ath. | termined offense and let that stand in letics for second place in the | ® large degree for a defense as weil league in this respect, the Yankees be-| His veteran line is expected to cope ing the best homers. Abroad, the With Pitt in a fashion, but the Sunday Washington club won 42 and lost 35, | quarterbacks argue that to keep the bail the Yankecs, Indians and A's being | as much as possible is perhaps the best better on the road. | way out of a bad situation. The Nationals were fifth in the | That would limit use of the quick ing pasces to first base, | kick. which has been a valuable weapon They matched the |to the Scuthern Californians this year. ting hit by pitched balls. | In fact, by comparison to the team of = providing_targets for the |last season, the Trojans have been pri- hurlers 26 times. fored the most thumping, though. breaks and taking advantage of them. Washington batters struck out plenty.| The news reels are one way out of ‘They either fanned or had the third | the Jack of scout reports. Capt. Tay out Te- 116 * W TRONPLAY Coach Jones Has Habit of Revamping Team’s Style for Each Game. BY PAUL ZIMMERMAN, Assoctated Press Sports Writer. OS ANGELES, December 20— Coach Howard Jones, University each club The Indians suf-|marily a defensive team, awaiting the | | GUNG HOW | THOSE Two | SHOOT WHEN | THEY ARE AFTER usual play revealed in scouting reports. | l WATCH THOSE DUFFERS IN THE STAR PIN TOURNEY. MNELL DER. MATERIAL - GRIFF DEALS HOLD | THREAT 10 YANKS \White Sox, Red Sox, Adding Power, Likely to Better Circuit’s Balance. |OUGHT 10 —By TOM DOERER LEN Il coews ( ( Ans AN TUMBLE ,BABIES, AND LIKE IT; | BY FRANCIS J. POWERS. i HICAGO, December 2Q— Maybe those New York Yankees will not have any walk-away with the 1933 American League championship. | Perhaps the wish is father of the thought, since a tight race would | be something of an oddity in the | American League and also keep customers interested after July 4, but there are several astute base ball men who believe the trading done at the recent leaguz meet- ings in New York will benefit the organization as a whole gton now appears to have the s of a team that will be dan- 5~ througho on. Leon Goslin. Heini Fred Schulte will make up an outfield that can lack the ball and also go and get the field. Goslin did his best | league hitting while in Washington and, | perha change of venue and the | opportunity to be on a strong first divie | sion team ‘may produce extra hits from ‘Si hulte’s bat | (CLARK GRIFFITH also helped his the addit % THE OUFFER Palr .. Q‘,; THE MAN [ — Y WHO s (4 HANDICAPPING THE BOWLERS.. > ALWAYs WATCH | A DUFFER 75" MoNS. CARRoLL DALY- /;E FENDIN CHAM| g on nd Russell ¥ a staff that Crowder and Monte Weaver al Whitehill and S ARVILLE : | includ EBERSOLE ~ Washington & have additional plate with CLff Cl 50 in some 140 ga cld of Kuhel. Myer, and needs atio wil | protection behind the Bolton, com where he ba | The wa: n and Bl | PONZI TRAILS, BU H[]GS GUE HUNURS“"""’““" heavyweight bout between l | ! Ernle Schaaf of Boston and Stanley Individual ~ Star, Although Practically Out of Billiard Title Race. one called against them 442 times. Only | Brown answered practice vesterday with | the White Sox fared worse. B. C. C. LISTS WES;EBN. ‘Western High School of Washington | will be met by Baltimore Gity Coliege! ~ BILGERE IS OPTIONED. in foot ball October 6 in a night game ~COLUMBUS, Ohio, December 20 (#) at Homewood Field, Baltimore, accord- —Joe Bilgere, infielder, has been sent ing to the Baltimoreans’ schedule, an- on option to Greenshoro of the Pied- nounced yesterday. mont League for 1933 by Columbus. the announcement he had seen a pic- ture of Pittsburgh in action at a suburban theater. Miscellaneous A. L. Records, 1932 GAMES WON AND LOST AT HOME AND ABROAD. ABROAD. New York Philadelphia Washington CLUB RECORDS. BB. HBP. SO RBI New York 761 527 838 Bhiladelph:! T Cleveland ... ! 3 Washinrton 505 26 6 Boston . Individual Records. (Includes all players in 10 _or more games) G. BB HB.RBILSO. x, Phil Wearer, Harder. | G EFNERPES pSone Sissmasi 2 mse Rt sE g (RETTEPREPP Detroit. . . Detroit B H Uhle. Bridges, Ha ui Burnett, ~Cle ™ W e b b RS i SIS e Selph.’ Chicago. . k t 3 Fothergill, Clhl.. Lawrence. Det" Bt 3 a. . . " Cleveland Cleve. Chi. Sullivan,” Chi. . Hayworth. Det. Chic PETUP IR o Scharein, Spencer, Pickering. Bo: Funk, Chi Lary, N. Detroit . . Oliver. Boston . Phila_ . Bishos. Phil. | 9132313221 12 R ANIDBAD B R DD A L BTR B 1 D 19 o8 200Om OIS NS BT it oz soss cowes: EEAS sc00 ily. Bos. . Soaupp, leChi -] e eeininewna BaGhntianann Siise aonnn: TP e » Pt e 12190012231 [t oo - e et ®co0o~: By the Associated Press. EW YORK, December 20.—An- drew Ponzi's chances of win- ning the national pocket bil- liard championship are |but the chubby Philadelphian has | | gained a stranglehold on individual honors. Today, %ith the tournament in its closing stages, he had chalked up the | ISCHAAF POSTPONES BOUT |Cut Lip Puts Poreda Bout Off Until j January 6. | NEW YORK. December 20 (#).—A | Poreda of Jersey City has been post- poned from December 23 to January 6. Schaaf informed Madison Square Garden officials that a cut lip, received | in his victory last week over unknown | Winston, would prevent his going through with the match on the origi- nal date. DIDRIKSON CHOSEN Olympic Star Gets Nearly Twice as Many Votes { three highest runs, 73, 72, 71; turned | |in the two best games, four and six| innings; figured in the tournament’s | closest match, a losing 125-to-11 duel | with Jimmy Caras, and gained its most | decisive victory, a 125-to-3 decision over Pasquale Natalie last night. | Virtually eliminated from the title chase when he dropped successive matches to Ralph Greenleaf and Caras, | Ponzi returned to form with a bang in | his duel with Natalie, winning, 125 to 3. | Bennie Allen of Kansas City and | James Mills of San Jose, Calif, achieved victories in their final tourna- ment matches yesterday. Allen beat Frank Taberski of Schenectady. 125 to | 56. Mills defeated George Kelly of | Philadelphia, 125 to 81. | Ralph Greenleaf, defendin who has won six successive victories, faces the youthful Caras tonight. The matinee program sends Kelly against Taberski and Rudolph against Natalle. The standing: g Player Greenleaf. New York. . Rudolph, Cleveland s ng EREERRE . Allen, Kansas City. . . Taberski. Schenectady G. Kelly, Philadelphia.. | . Mills,’ San _Jose. Caiff. W. Franklin, Kansas City JOHNSON GF.!ID CAPTAIN L Skoamiees! asaganassal ! | Letters Are Awarded Members Otl Howard University Team. | champfiflflv;‘am’eu of the year, with 81 votes nut.‘ as Nearest Rival. By the Associated Press. EW YORK, December 20— ‘There is no doubt about Babe Didrikson’s place as the out- standing American girl athlete of 1932, regardless of any doubt exist- ing as to her future as an amateur competitor. With some belated additions to the voting, Miss Didrikson today leads all rivals in the second annual Associated Press poll on the outstanding feminine | of a total of 215 cast. | The Texas girl nearly doubled the total of her nearest rival, Helene Madi- son, world champion free-style swim- mer, who finished with 45 votes. The tennis queen, Helen Wills Moody, placed third with 24 votes and Virginia Van Wie of Chicago, new national golf | champion, won fourth place by & nar- | row margin over Eleanor Holm of New York, best of the backstroke mermaids. Here's the feminine “first 10” for the year, based on results of the poll among sports writers and editors throughout the country: 1. Babe Didrikson, track, 81. 2. Helene Madison, swimming, 45. 3. Helen Wills Moody, tennis, 24. 4. Virginia Van Wie, golf. 16. 5. Eleanor Holm, swimming, 14. Howard University’s foot ball tenmi 6. Helen Jacobs, tennis, 6. next season will be led by Rufus (Tar- zan) Johnson. His appointment as | captain has just been announced by the university’s board of athletic control Johnson, a junior, comes from Coates- ville, Pa. In addition to Johnson, letters were awarded Greenlee, retiring captain; Payton and Shelton, tackles; Bolton, Stewart, McArthur _and _Chandler, ends; Cole, Dacon, Jarrett and Palmer, guards; Walker and Magruder, centers, 5 |and Hall, Howard and Ware, backs. 7. Stella Walsh, track, 5. 8. Helen Hicks, golf, 3. 9. Katherine Rawls, swimming, 3. 10. Glenna Collett Vare, golf, 3. PITT RALLIES TO WIN. INDIANAPOLIS, December 20 (#).— Held to two field goals in the first half, Pittsburgh's traveling basket ball team rallied furiously in the last period, and in a five-minute overtime session de- feated Butler, 38 to 30, last night. Cronin Smart, Connie Reveals Joe Has Questions By the Assoclated Press. HILADELPHIA, December 20. —Just how successful Joe Cronin will be as the new skipper of the Waghington Senators remains to be seen, but he certainly knows at whose feet to sit in seeking managerial knowledge. Connie Mack, who was managing the Philadelphia Athletics before Cronin was born, reveals that on many of his visits to Washington during the last several seasons the young shortstop unobtrusively sought him out in hotel lobbes and -other Mack Asserts Been Plying Him With for Years. gathering places and quietly plied him with questions. “T don’t know if I could tell him anything he didn’t know,” the vet- eran tactician said modestly, “but he used to ask all kinds of questions and I'd answer him. Finally I be gan to think to myself: ‘Why, he'd be using what I told him against my own club! “He's a smart young fellow, I want to tell you. A nice-mannered chap, too. Joe Cronin's a gentle- man—a_gredt ball player. I him luck.” Mack will be 70 years old next Priday and has,been managing the A's since they. were orga in 1901, Cronin is 26, ‘= In the Squared Circle BY FRANCIS E. | § N what may be regarded s the lead- | national fight card this week, Pete Sanstol, Norway's great little 12 pounder, and Baltimore Jewish leather-pegger, clash ‘tonight over an eight-round route in and Frank Judson. Tickets are available at regular prices at Turner's Annapolis For Schwartz, a veteran of 12 years Hotel office. Portner’s Arena at Alexandria. in the ring albeit cnly going int> his 27th yvear, it means a chance to sky-| | rocket into national fistic standing. a | pinnacle he automatically relinquished a couple of years back when he went () -—A Princeton basket ball into retirem Sanstol has little to gain in the way of prestige if he whips Schwartz and stands to lose a great deal if defeated. generation ago. The score was 40 to 20. Ranked No. 2 among the world's ban- tams, the blond Norwegian has licked such top-notchers as Newsboy Brown, Antol Kocsis, Phil Tobias and Eugene Huat, but Schwartz looms a dangerous foe. Clever, and possesing a crackerjack left mitt, Benny is anything but a set- | up for Sanstol. | QCHWARTZ, since coming out of re- | tirement, has been known as some- thing of an in-and-outer. On an off night. Sanstol should have little | trouble, but Benny, at his best, is capable of upsetting the dope. Roddy Davis, promising local light- weight, goes after his twelfth straight victory tonight when he engages Joe Britten of Baltimore in the eight-round semi-final. Britten's main claim to fame so far appears to be a knockout over Harry (Kid) Groves. Three four-roundgrs complete the card, which will get under way at 8:30 o'clock. Cary Wright of Washington | will meet Johnny Koles of Baltimore, Bob Lowry of this city will oppose | Eddie Collins of Baltimore, and Stanley | | Compton of Philadelphia will tackle Joe Spenner, another Baltimorean. The winners Sanstol, Davis, Compton. 'OT only will Prof. Joe Turner dole | out more than his share to charity | | in a monetary way when he pro- || | motes Thursday’s rassling show for the || police Christmas fund, proceeds of which will go to Washington's needy, but the former middleweight champeen | | of the world will risk his aging bones || in a special limited match with Pete Moran, Indianapolis middleweight. | | | One for the B 0 0 —It happened on the diamond BY CHARLIE WHITE 'OHN H. FREDERICK of Brook- lyns, by making six_home runs in_six games in 1932, acting as pinch hitter, has taken the honor of pinch hitting-home runs from Ham Hyatt of Pitts- who in from this corner— Wright, Lowry and seven or more years belongs to and Roger Hornsby, 7 years, Danny Richardson, playing short- stop with Washington in first game, June 20, 1892, accepted 19 out of 20 chances offered (6 putouts, 13 assists, 1 error), which record stands today. Since 1900 the most chances accept- ed in a game is 18, made by John H. Sand, Phillies, second game, July 4, 1924, Bobby Wallace of St. Louis Browns, with 17, June 10, 1802, holds American League record. Grover _ Alexander, pitching for Philadelphia Nationals in 1916, established a record of winning most shut-out games, 16, in a season and John W. Coombs, pitching for Phila- delphia A’s, had 13 wins in 1910, for the American League record. ‘The Chicago National League club, in 1906, attained the honor of win- ning most games in a champion- ship season—116. The Yankees in 1927 won 110 games for the Ameri. ing bantamwelght batt! Prof. Turner appears on the program. - ght battle on the| % o arison, nis heavyweights - top- | notchers, who are supposed to draw an annual income well into five fig- cnny Schwartz, flashy | ures—suffer mightily. TIGERS WIN AT HARVARD. | came to the home of Harvard for the first time in 23 vears last night, to re- e {little assistance. If Cron: | managerial ab: and s can play up to his normal stride the Nationals should be thick of the 1933 OSTO shows any TWO NIGHT GAMES Oglethorpe to Play Manhattan in Only Intersectional Tilt. ATLANTA, December 20 (#).—Two night games here, with Newberry Col- lege and Stetson, appear on the Ogle- thorpe foot ball schedule for 1933 Only one intersectional game, with Manhattan College in New York, is on the schedule, which follow, September 21—Newberry. September 30—Alabama at Tusca- loosa. October 7—Manhattan at New York. October 14—Chattancoga in Chatta- nooga. October 19—Stetson. October 28—Erskine. November 4—The pending). November 11 and 18—Open. November 30—Mercer. Tace. believed to have benefited from its trading with Chicago. Bob Seeds is a good outfielder who may improve and when he is paired with Roy Johnson and Tom Oliver the Red Sox will have one of the fastest patrols in the league. help Boston o fair hitter and Pac: say he improved greatly in his fielding while working for Cakland last Summer. Bob Fothergill and Johnny Hodapp still are rcbust rs and can fill utility reles neatly, aithough no longer capable of daily work. In giving up these four players the White Sox sacrificed nothing of im- | portance to their own schemes and obtained a starting pitcher in Durham. (place | Hal Rhyne. the other plaver coming to | Chicago. is'a good fielder, but no hitter. So at this writing it would seem Bostoa has the better of that trade STAN. There is only one drawback when | The main bout lists Gino Garibaldi L | December 20 team CAMBRIDGE. Mass., Citadel at the victory of the Tiger five a Wite TEE scason’s carrrimes == ey S—i (g/;rslxeim d 0es Here’s a happy, practical Christmas suggestion Most St.yles —Florsheim Shoes, a real gift for any man. *8 Helpful Hints— Slippers, Socks, Full Dress Slioes, Golf Shoes, Galoshes, Spats— Welcomed Gifts! You are certain to please him with a Florsheim Gift Certificate which allows him to select the style and size he prefers. Men’s Shops 14th at G 7th at K *3212 14th *Open Nights