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WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1933. WITH SUNDAY MORNING: EDITION pening Sfaf. PAGE C—1 Griffmen’s Practice Unhampered as Biloxi Skies Choose Right Time to Weep RAIN STAYS AWAY TIL AFTER DRILLS Unfounded Measles Rumor| Excites Uncle Clark—Town Holds Mardi Gras. BY TOM DOERER. ILOXI, Miss., March 1.—De- B spite the arrival of the wheezing, sneezing and drizzling season at Camp Griffith, your Uncle Clark’s grand Nationals will ease out of their monkey suits today to mark the fifth daily practice they have had since their arrival seven days ago. Rain, ever prescnt here now, s°ems | to hold off long enough to permit the boys to do their daily stint on Biloxi Ball Park Field. On three of the five training days the rooks and veterans | wera just able to get back into -the confines of Biloxi Hotel headquarters when a whizzing sheet of water came tearing from the gulf. But the boys have shown the bosses, Griffith and_his manager, Joe Cronin, enough stuff to cause Griff and Joe 10 say that if the boys would be as good during the Lenten season as they have | been during the last few days, they would expect nothing better. = The yainy weather has not hampered the conditioning of athletes, according to Cronin, but caused the players to rest | more, bringing the drilling along at just the t tempo for this period of the exercises. ¢ QETTER weather might caused the boys to try too much, causing limps and aches,” said Cronin. “And unless the youngsters stay out too late at night. or wander around in the rain,” Griff contended, “I do not ex- pect a casualty list because of the bad ‘weather. The vets know the ropes. I have no fear of them endangering their health.” But there is one player down with a cold. He is the rookie beanshooter, Lloyd Cassell, the young man who lum- bers up to the hill like Walter John- son, and lets them loose in the same | manner. Cassell has been abed for two days, but is on the mend. “I am only kecping him in bed to prevent him from running around in the rain kunting for bicture post cards,” said Mike Martin. who is plying him with pills, powders and sirups. UT Uncle’s hat went soaring yes- terday afternoon when it was ru- mored that either the Queen of the Mardi Gras or one of her many maids of honor was having luncheon in the dining room with his array of base ball talent. It wasn't the luncheon date that caused Uncle’s bonnet to fly off. It was a pal one of the girls was re- Pported to be bringing with her The pal was a case of meas! “Get my ball players quickly!” shout- ed Uncle. “Run 'em out in the air Where's Mike and his powders? Imag- ine myv ball club down with the measles!” But apparently there was no founda- tion for the rumor and Uncle was quieted down by the proprietor of the hotel. who arranged matters nicely. Last night’s cold rain failed to retard the carnival spirit in town, as King D'Iberville, a role played by former Lieut. Gov. Bidwell Adams, and his queen reigned at the Mardi Gras fes- tivities Griff's athletes wandered off singly and by various exits to mingle with the crowds in the streets—Mississipplans from back over the bayous, from over near the delta country and hundreds from Pass Christian, Bay St. Louis, Gulfport and other ports along the Gulf coast, where King Carnival had reigned for a week. D* of Teny Ragusin, the Chamber of | Commerce secretary, who now wears an overcoat and blushes when he is reminded that there is nothing in the Bilexi Chamber's literature which Tefers to topcoat weather, some of the | members of the press party Jjourneyed down to N'Yawlins to see the big time Mardi Gras. Tony charged them with lack of civic pride and indicated that they will get only a small platter of shrimp at the fire house party next week. ] However, Griff was loval to Biloxi. Uncle, knighted as the “Duke of ‘Wash- ington.” and your correspondent, namgd his official “sword bearer,” trekked to all of the dinners, luncheons and af- fairs yesterday, which included them as | members of the official party which | greeted King D'Iberville as the latter stepped from aboard a revenue cutter at Biloxi Hospital dock. MID bands, military parading by the seamen of the Coast Guard | Service, masked merrymakers and & parade of floats, the big day to Biloxi was ushered in. It lasted until the wee small hours of this morning. With the fun over, Grif’s band of players is hoping that the rainy season | might move along with the carnival spirit and give them a chance to get some tan on the backs of their necks, some more spring to their legs and per- | mit them to roll up their sleeves and Jet some sunshine into the soup-bones. While the damp weather is not both- ering the players in a serious way at this stage of the game, it would be just too bad for the boys if batting practice was being held. Cronin says that the weather would not do at all for hitting drill and hopes it will have changed when his sluggers, headed by Heine ‘Manush and Goose Goslin, get to calap. SPRING GRID DRILLS TOPIC Bergman Will Tell of Their Value in WOL Broadcast. Arthur J. (Dutch) Bergman, Cath- olic University athletic director and head foot ball coach, will tell the value SPITE the pleadings and protests of Spring grid practice in a broadcast | this evening over Station WOL at 6:15 o'clock He will speak on the weekly program sponsored by Joe Turner, wrestling pro- moter. PREPS IN BOXING MEET At Least Eight Schools Will Seek Laurels Held by Staunton. TAUNTON, Va., March 1.—At least tigsht prep schools. in addition to the host school, Staunton Military Academy, defending team champion, will be repre- sented in the South Atlantic prepara- tory school boxing tournament March 16 and 11, . ‘Augusta Military Acadmy, last year's runner-up; Danville Military Institute, Greenbrier Military “Institute, Char- lottesville School ~for Boys, Miller School, Massanutten Military Acad- emy, Benedictine High School and Camp Chesapeake School have indi- cated they will be represented. have | ) 10—10, 5—3 and 11—§, in the final, [} BY TOM DOERER. ILOXI, Miss., March 1.—Here is the prize rookie pitching pros- pect at camp. He is Ed' Linke, | 21 years of age, nearly 200 pounds in weight, 5 feet 11 inches in height and throws about everything | from his right side, a hurler who per- forms without the aid of mirrors. Linke had a busy year in the Mis- sissippi Valley League last year, burn- | ing over a fast ball for Davenport. So | fast that in the night games players | almost rebelled at having to hit against him. Ed won 19 contests, lost 9, in 30 and fanned 228 men. But night base ball strikeout rec- ords are not examined closely by ‘moguls, as piling up a string of zips seems no hard matter. Lynn Grif- fith of Chattanooga came to camp two years ago with a record of 245 strikeouts, a base ball mark, which he had hung up for Joplin in 1930. However, Ed has a lot of steam, moonlight or sunlight, and the board of strategy is giving him plenty of at- tention. Mike Martin, for instance, has Ed on a diet, bringing him down from 205 pounds to 198 within a few days. With Bud Thomas, the former Olm- sted Grill youngster, who rang up 20 and 7 for Youngstown last semester, Ed is getting plenty of notice. Both team gets back to the National Capital. Hut Ed has mo warm spot under his vest for might ball. He had to serve three weeks on the bench as a will have their whips tested before the | a | by Mike Martin, Ed is.getting a lot of Linke Does It Without Mirrors No Trickery About Fast Pitching Done by Griff Rookie Who Made Strikeout Mark in Minor Loop. result of catching cold in his fiipping fin, the ailment caused by the damp, night weather. In 26 starting games, Linke contends that he was kayoed but once, the shock causing him to think the night air had got him. “But I looked around and saw that it was happening to everybody, so I tightiened up my belt and kept go- With Davenport having but three starting pitc hers on many occasions, Linke wss kept busy. And wh! his strikeout mark was high, indicat- ing that Ed’s elants either were very baffling or so fast they scared the moonlight hitters out of po- sition. He tossed over but two wild pitches in a league where 18, 17 and 13 wild heaves in from 30 to 39 games were not unusual. He hit four batters for the season and from 6 {o 12 are not uncommon for a season in these nocturnal coms ats. “And when you are hit in night ball” he says, “you stay hit for a while.” Linke hit for .280 in 53 games. Swathed in a sweat-shirt, eyed closely attention. If he can hurl day ball as well as he did night slanting, he will get into the games on the trek back ome. MILLER STILL WEARS FEATHER RING CROWN| Outclasses Arizmendi, but Showered | With Bottles, Peanuts, Programs by Mexican's Followers. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, March 1.—The Na- tional Boxing Association feather- weight crown rested securely on | the head of Freddie Miller today after | he easily repulsed Alberto “Baby" Arizmendi. outstanding challenger from Mexico City, in 10 rounds. Miller’s first defense of his recently acquired title was climaxed with gallery shower of bottles, fruits, peanuts and programs. This barrage from Mexican partisans_was delivered with somewhat more effectiveness than the sensational rushes of Arizmendi, which seldom disturbed the cool-headed southpaw. | Nine thousand persons in the Olym- pic Auditorium last night watched the 21-year-old Cincinnati sharpshooter build up a wide margin in the early rounds as he kept the sturdy Aztec at long range with a jabbing right hand. Miller had a few uneasy moments in the late rounds as the baby-faced chal- lenger flailed the champion with rights and lefts in desperate attempts to save the fight. TAKES BADMINTON TITLE | Mrs. Thompson Beats Miss Ryan in Y. W. C. A. Tourney Final Conquering Miss Mary Ryan, 7—11, Fights Last Night By the Associated Press. TOLEDO, Ohio.—Gorilla Jones, Akron, Ohio, stopped Willie Oster, Bos- ton (3). LOS ANGELES. — Freddie Miller, featherweight champion, Cincinnati, outpointed Baby Arizmendi, Mexico City (%o retain title), (10); Bobby Pacho, El Centro, Calif., won referee's decision over Jackie Pikington, New York (5); Johnny Martinez, Los Angeles, out- pointed Stanley Kranberg, Grand Rapids, Mich. (4); John Grognone, New York, and Ful Quintinar, Mexico City, drew (4). s|OVER 25 UMPS AFFILIATE Shorty Hughes Heads Association Now in Its 13th Season. More than 25 arbiters have amili- ated with the District of Columbia Base Ball Umpires’ Association. which is planning its thirteenth season. James Y. (Shorty) Hughes, president, Who has been officiating 25 years, has arnounced the coming season wili] his last. Dr. G. Harrls (Doc) White, former star pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, is vice president and John C. Ahearn is secretary-treasurer. Services of association members may be had by calling President Hughes North 8957 or the individual offic Copies of the association’s roster will be mailed to all leagues and managers whose addresses are known by the secretary, whose telephone - ber is Georgia 4780. > . ~ | Mrs. H. Clay Thompson yesterday won | the women's singles crown In the sec- | ond annual tourney of the Washington | Badminten Club at the Y. W. C. A.| Mrs. Grabam and Walker won the mixed | doubles, downing Mrs. Willoughby and | Beattie, 15—8, 15—7. Mat Results By the Associated Press. NEW YORK.—Jim Browning, 230, Verona, Mo., threw Mike Mazurki, 222, Poland, 23:40. BALTIMORE.—Ray Steele, 205, Glen- dale, Calif., threw Abje Coleman, 216, Kansas City, 20:40. JAK RUsSELL ILOXI, Miss., March 1.—Nim- ble Jack Russell, who, base | ball sharps will tell you, is } one of the best fielding | hurlers in the league Uncle Clarks Griffs threaten to shock this year, will go to the post with an extra five pounds. That might worry a lot of people, five more -soiid pounds, but it just about makes long Jack a prize in Joe Cronin's eyes. | For years Russel’s lack of weight | to sustain his six feet of height has caused him trouble in holding up in a torrid ball game. He came to Bill Carrigan of the Red Sox in 1928 weighing but 150 pounds. He re- ¥ SCRAPPING FOR A JOB. —By TOM DOERER STARTED 26 GAMES FOR. DAV RY AST YEAR Yer ENPO BANGED OFF THE HiLL BUT ONCE - BOY, THAT SCARED ME," CHIRPED RAT €001 7! N s BT OF FANCY WORK SAOWS THAT MIKE MARTIN NOT OKEHED His GIRTH DIMENSIONS HE 15 qerrine THE SPORTS WRITERS’ PALLOTS AS THg BesT E.... DACTOR MIKE MARTIA L5 LOOKING AROUAD FOR HIM ~HE wiL L TAKE AWAY AIS SHRIMP, OYSTERS, AND PIE -BUT EPDIE IS NATURALLY BULIY.. 228 STRIKETS (AST PHCHER IN CAMP... Wi STREAK OF SENSATIONAL HURLING IN THE MISS!ISSIPPI VALLEY LEAGUE. LAST YEAR MAY BE 600D ENOUGH, 710 EARN HIM A 1933 JOB WITH THE GRAND AIATIONALS ... AND AOW SCARCE BERTHS ARE ut DOWAl HERE SEASON - * OVER BEFORE THE H(T GOT SET, SAvS EooiE < 1 PITCHED ‘Bm GIV\/AN, MOOA, YoU'RE. SieLy 7 EDS ANOTHER KANOCKER AGAINST MOONLIGHT BASE BALL. ... o ~— B Paul Lines Eager to Try Pet Shoot on Griff Sluggers Submariner’s Faith Strong in “Inner”—Gang to Frame Schacht With Police Chief. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ILOXI, Miss., March 1.—Sheets off the Gulf keeps the rookies prowling around the lobby. with the vets, clanning together in their walks, talks and lobby sitting And when a rook gets loose from his. pack and wanders among the of rain and a howling wind Rooks, as you know, rarely mingle down here at Camp Griffith. vets something always happens. Another Year, Another Pound tyrned in 1929 with three more added pounds and ended the season ‘weighing 166, more weight than ever but apparently not enough. Uncle Griff took him over weigh- ing 173 pounds, and he comes to camp weighing 178, more weight and mer than he has packed in his ball career. “That’s all Jack needs to make him a strong, starting hurler, says Joe Cronin. “He always was a hard mzn in relief roles, but now that he has enough weight to allow him to last he is going to be a valuable boy up on the hill.” So_ National fans who have been watching Jack with the Red Sox and Cleveland need not fear that the tall timber from Texas is going to fall apart mext season. | Cavaliers will compete in the annual Like asking foolish que:tions, or telling a story that cautes a laugh. For a long while the big, good- natured Lloyd Cassell was the big fair-haired boy of the log-fire mnces. Then a cold sent him to But Paul Lines, the. rookie sub- mariner from Idaho, ably takes his part. Paul has an “inner” and he surely loves to tell the boys about it. “It comes up near the chin and is close,” he tells Manager Cronin, “They can't hit it.” “Son,” answers Joe, seriously, “if they can’t hit, then they are out, no runs are made and you would win the ball game for us. If they can’t hit you then you're my pitcher.” Yes sir, Paul's “inner” is some- thing to think about. And he has plenty of faith in it. And the camp will be rooting for him when he tries his “inner” on Manush, Goslin and the rest of the hitters when they get_down here next week. : Nick Altrock said that when Lines throws it to Heine he is going to turn his head. He can't stand sad sights. Col. Billy Smith, arrived in camp last night, accompanied by Mrs. Jean Robertson, Mrs. Clark Griffith’s sister, and Frank Cronan, a Wash- ington newspaper man. Al Schacht, carrying a card identi- fying him as a member of the Police Chiefs’ Association, presented to him by an admirer at Wilmington, Del., scorches down the main street in Griff’s car in an attempt to have an officer stop him. The trick is for Al to show the law enforcer the card, and be graciously allowed to move on. It worked out that way in a Northern city. Griff, however, is going to tip off Biloxi's police chief today, frame with him to be at a corner down- town when Al comes tearing along, take his little card away and put him in the lock-up. ‘The gang is going to be hanging around when it takes place. Earl Whitehil], the left-hand bean- shooter, is the oldest veteran in the point of American League pitching service at camp. The chunky, black- haired boy came into the younger loop in 1922 with Detroit, was shunted around in two trips to Bir- mingham, but started his uninter- rupted stay with Detroit in 1924. General Alvin Crowder is heading into his seventh year in the league, Jack Russell the same number of seasons, and Thomas, too, started hurling in the loop in 1926. Walter Stewart, the southpaw obtained from St. Louis, began hurling in the American League in 1927. “My veteran pitchers are just around the age I believe them to fave the proper seasoning. = And that mark is 32 and 33 years of age,” said Manager Joe, between rain drops last night. “A pitcher does not reach his physical ‘peak until he is 28 or 29 years of age,” he added. “He gets his poise, experience and smartness around 32 and 33 years of age.” “Take a squint at the ages of the steady starting pitchers in the American League,” Uncle Griff chipped in, “and you will see that they run around the ages of my pitchers, There are exceptions, like Gomez, Allen, Weaver and a few more of the boys, but the average is about 32 years of age.” Crowder, Stewart, Thomas and Whitehill each is 32 years of age. That's four of Uncle's starters. Monte Weaver, 26 years of age, is the other. But Monte is an excep- tion. He gained poise early. ‘Tommy Thomas broke in with the Chisox, Stewart with St. Louis, Crowder with the Griffs and White- hill with the Tigers. With slight interruptions, most of the boys con- tinued on with the clubs with whom they first signed. “My hurling stafl,” says Griffith, “is one that has poise, good pitching and plenty of horse sense. They will not be stampeded by any one should we, climb to the top.” Mr. Griffith is very keen about this year's Nationals’ hurling staff, make no mistake about that. NAVY TURNS TO DIAMOND Preliminary Workouts to Be Held Indoors Next Week. Travis at Biloxi, Making Squad 21 ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 1.—Base ball practice at the Naval Academy will | begin next week in several large cuu“ in Dahigren Hall, the Academy armory. With basket ball, wrestling and several | ‘| other Winter sports due to be finished | this Saturday the tosser will begin warming up at once. | The Middy base ballers will open their | season April 1 against the University of | Vermont. | Lieut Arthur K. Doyle, who handled the plebe team a year or two ago, will be head coach. He will be assisted by Lieut. Bob Fenno, crack outfielder of some years ago. VIRGINIA LISTS 6 MEETS Maryland Is Included on Schedule for Outdoor Campaign. UNIVERSITY,: Va., March 1.—Vir- ginia’s indoor track season will end Saturday in Chapel Hill, where the Winter track meet of the Southern Conference. The Cavaliers have listed six out- door meets, including one with Mary- ILOXI, Miss, March 1.—Cecil Travis, one of the candidates for an infleld utility berth with the Nationals, arrived in camp early this morning to swell the players now here to 21. ‘Travis, fielding and hitting well with Chattanooga last season, will compete with Johnny Kerr, the vet- _ eran, and Bob Boken, the rookie from Kansas City, for the two util- ity roles now open. Travis’ home is in Riverside, Ga. ATHLETES STUDENTS ALSO High Marks for Scholarships, Eli- gibility Voted by Southeastern. ATLANTA, March 1 (#).—The South- eastern lerence has voted to adopt a uniform eligibility standard, to handle all scholarships under the same college board and to hold basket ball, track and tennis tournaments again next by the athletic all scholarshi) same genera tion to be decided by the university - committee. land at College Park, as follows: Aot ’% n‘m;z.r;.’d rolipa, in fléfl" Hill. AT R R L May 13, Na May 19°20. Southern ference meet, in- Durham.: - - PR o \ Athletes eligible for these, but their | Tom e meritorious. scholastic work must be COURSE IN LIFE SAVING Red Cross Classes Will Start at Y. W. C. A. on March 3. A course in Red Cross life saving will be offered at the ¥. W. C. A, be- ginning March 3 and ending April 3. Classes will be held each Monday and Friday at 7 pm., with Florence Skad- ding Morris, authorized Red Cross life life sa examiner, in charge. Upon completion of the course pupils will be given a test for the senior life saving certificate awarded by the Red Cross. —_————— VON PORAT RECUPERATING Fighter, Takem IIl in Griffiths Bout, to Rest Two Weeks. CHICAGO, March 1 (#).—Otto Von Porat, heavyweight boxer, in a hospital after & bout with Tufty last at the week, today-left for Tomahawk Lake, Wis., to recuperate. He said he would remain about two weeks. ANDERSON PICKS AIDES. NEW YORK, March 1 (#).—Two of “Hunk” Anderson’s assistants on the 1933 Notre Dame coaching staff will be Conley, 1930 captain, and John (Ide) Foedisch, former star end, it was said by 'Donnell, PFather L. O t of the” » here E Y S Mo AFTER W. AND L. TITLE Four District Area Quints Play in Lexington Meet Tomorrow. Followers of schoolboy basket ball | hereabout will center their attention during the remainder of the week on the tourney at Washington and Lee University at Lexington in which Cen- tral, Eastern, Tech and Georgetown Prep are entered. All four of the teams of the District area are scheduled for action tomorrow. , which won the title in the tourney last Winter, will engage Dan- ville (Va.) High at 1:30; Tech will face Parker High of Greenville, S. C, at 3:30; Central, seeded No. 1, will engage Asheville (N. C.) High at 9 pm., and Georgetown Prep will meet Augusta %fl.{ury Academy of Fort Defiance at pm. MEETS HOPKINS MATMEN Tourney Friday Regarded Best of Season by Gallaudet. Gallaudet College’s reorganized wrest- ling team will engage the Johns Hopkins grapplers Priday night in Gallaudet gym. The Blues regard this match as the high spot of their season. Coach Sollenberger cf the Gallaudet squad will have Clarke in the 118- pound class, Greenmun and Slanski in the 126, Grabill in the 136, Patrie and March in the 155, Mantz in the 165, Caliguri in the 170 and Sellner in the 175-pound division. Sollenberger will appear in the 145-pound class. There will be at least eight matches and probably an exhibition. The pro- A gram will open at 8:15 o'clock. There will be an admission charge of 25 cents. HIGH QUINT SEEKS FOES. Franklin Sherman High School bas- ket ball team of Mcug, Va, is after games with 130 or 145 pound independ- ent quints or high school teams for this Friday and March 10. Coach H. E. Hedinger is booking by telephone at Falls Church 817-F-23 or by mail at McLean. RED FABER SETTING EXAMPLE FOR SOX Vet, 44, First to Begin Work Each Day—Two Dodger Rooks Please Carey. By the Associated Press. ASADENA, Calif,, March 1.—He's the oldest man on the squad in years and service, but Urban (Red) Faber, one of the few spitball hurlers left “in the major leagues, is setting the pace for Chicago White Sox pitchers. Faber reported with the first squad and has been the first to go to work each day. Although he is 44 years old, and is starting his twentieth season with the club, he hopes to be a start- ing pitcher this year. ‘The only iembers of the squad yet to report tcday were Joe Chamberlain, infielder, and Al Simmons, who is re- cuperating from the effects of having teeth extracted. MIAMA, Fla, March 1 (#.—The Brooklyn Dodgers have barely had time to loosen up their muscles in Spring training camp but already two rookies have caught Manager Max Carey's eagle_eye. They are Chick Outen, catcher, who was with Jersey City last year, and Charley Sheerin, outfielder, ‘'who was out of the game with a broken leg in 1932. OQuten’s hitting has been im- pressive in the few workouts the Dodg- ers have held so far, while Shecrin has attracted attention through his fielding prowess. VALON, Calif., March 1 ()—Babe Herman, who already is showing signs_of being the answer to the Chicago Cubs’ plea for a long-distance hitter, is Manager Charley Grimm's choice for the clean-up spot in the batting order. Unless something unforeseen happens, the following batting order will oppose the New York Giants in the open game of the exhibition season Frida Bill Herman, second Woody Enge lish, third base: Kiki Cugler. cente: field: Babe Herman, righ Stephenson, leftfield Gabby Hartnett, Malone, Le Roy Herrma Yerkes will divide the pitching SAN FRANCISCO, March 1 (#)— Primed for what he believes will be his greatest season, Frank “Lefty” O'Doul, Brooklyn outfielder who led the National League batters last year, will leave to= night for the Miami, Fla., Spring train- ing camp of the Dodgers O'Doul said he was in the best condi= tion of his career. He has sharpened his eye by playing golf this Winter. His weight is practically the same as when he finished playing last season. | ASO ROBLES, Calif., March 1 (#). | ~—Training with your own base ball | club has its disadvantages | _ William Benswanger, president of the | Pittsburgh Pirates, was authority for this statement today as he nursed a leg badly bruised by a ball from the bat of Larry French. Benswanger has been here with the advance guard of his club. The rest of the squad arrives today to start the Spring training season in earnest. LOS ANGELES, March 1 (®.— ‘There’s only one man now in the New York Giants' training camp who is over- weight, in the opinion of Manager Bill TTY. “I've never seen a better conditioned set of men for this time in the season,” Memphis Bill said. “There's only one | man now that I would call overweight.” “Who's that?” queried a scribe. “Well.” Terry replied, 11_make no effort to hide his name. It's Bill Terr, au I'll tend to his case in a very sho: ime.” | ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. March 1 | #®.—Only two batterymen, Charley | Ruffing and Bill Dickey, were unsigned | 8 the New York Yankees prepared to open Spring training activities today. Of the 17 pitchers and catchers ore dered to report today 12 already were on the grounds, and two others, Vernon Gomez and Joe Glenn, were reported en route. Herb Pennock was given permise sion to remain away for another week. Ruffing and Dickey. two important cogs in the machine, are engaged in a “holdout” campaign. GALLAUDET PREPS LOSE |Suffer First Defeat | in Series as | Seniors Win, 11 to 9. The Juniors conquered the Preps, 11 to 9, to give the latter their first de- feat in the interclass basket ball series at Gallaudet. Seniors licked the Fresh | men, 20 to 8, in another game. Summaries: Juniors (11) ) Yoes Prevs O) Letson. 1 Pristera. owalews, Fletcher, c. . Caliguir, ¢ Heagle. &. Totals ... ] ol osumon? Curtis. " g. Mossel, & wl 52020 oloss202y [ 8 a 4 o 20 2h Referee—Mr. Hughes. Seniors | Preps | Juniors | Frosk | Sophs ‘867 333 000 By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ILOXI, Miss., March 1.—Mov- ing & band of ball players along the citrus route is an expensive proposition. So says President Griffith Nationals. ’, Listening to some of these lunch- eon speeches the matter of financ- "ot the Griffs’ Training Costs $20,000 Southern’s Financial Woes Pale When Compared With Uncle Clark’s. Your correspondent didn't think 1 was that bad, and said so. m:‘i:n? Well dna y:;xo know that it me aroun ,000 to bring these ball players here to loosen up a few muscles? No? Well, it costs a lot more than that when the weather is bad, and we do not get a plugged nickel in at the grapefruit games.” So Uncle dwelled on the fact that when the South is broke nobody sees the exhibition games, and the ball club digs deeper. ‘A few years ago,” he said, “I drew 81,000 in a game with the Braves down in this country.” ‘This year he expects to take in peanuts, despite a list of 25 citrus combats. . L a e