Evening Star Newspaper, March 13, 1933, Page 12

‘A—12 SPORTS THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTO D. C., MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1933. SPORTS. ‘Cronin Will Hustle “Big Five” to Hill : Tigers Seeking Punch, Recast Players WOULD POINT VETS _ FORTRIBETUSSLES £ '_SIab Second - Stringers Are .. Wabbly—Schulte Wallops, But Griffs Lose. Epecial Dispatch to The Star. BrLOXI, Miss.,, March 13.— Now that thé fledglings and second-stringers of his pitching staff have beenr i tried—and to no found wanting—Manager Joe Cronin very likely will press into ‘hill service before the week ends "members of the National's “big| five.” He needs 'em. | Cronin had intimated he would re- gerve Messrs. Crowder, Weaver, White- 'hill, Stewart and Thomas for action | against the Cleveland club, the only big | league foe scheduled for the Nationals |y during their Southern sojourn, which will be met in a series of games starting Saturday. The wabbly work of his pitchers thus far, though, is expected to bring about a revision of plans. The Atlanta club, which evened scores with the Nationals by taking a| = fuzzy 14-to-11 game here yesterday, will be met for the third time Wednesday. ©On Friday the Pelicans of New Orleans | will come over to Biloxt Park for pas- timing. Looks as though Manager Joe will hustle some of the “big five” into | these tilts with the minor leaguers. Only for an inning or two, perhaps, will the veterans get the call. Such brief terms, however, might be just the thing to loosen them for the clashes with the Indians. And Cronin is bent ‘upon spanking these league rivals. Then, too, the boy manager doesn't ‘relish having his outfit shown up by “the minor talent. These exhibition games mean little so far as winning is “concerned, many veterans will tell you, “but not so Cronin. He figures a club should develop a zest for winning be- fore it gets into a championship cham- Ppaign. 1 The young leader isn't apt to pass up opportunities for victory in any of the | < training tussles. . RE was nothing impressive about | the performance yesterday of the [ two hurlers who have been nomi- .nated for second-string duty with the . Nationals this year. Neither Bill Mc- + Afee, who hung up such a fine record ~after joining the club late last season, _mor Jack Russell, the lanky lad trans- -ferred from the Indians in the Winter, aWas able to baffle the Crackers. i, McAfee, starting, was flicked for four hits and as many runs in the first four frames, while Russeéll, going to the hill in the sixth inning with a one-run lead, +went sky-high in the last two rounds, to give up eight runs and the game. In yielding 10 hits, he was nothing like the Russell that harassed the Nationals 80 often when he served 'em up for the Red Sox. Between these semi-veterans, John “Burrows, the left-handed rook from Phoenix, Ariz, got an inning test. It ~was a rough one for the 19-year-old. He was raked for a quartet of saféties -and a tally. Burrows also gave up a ~base on balls and was guilty of a balk. >He hdd a nervous time. -JROR five frames, ington line-up the youngsters were dribbled ]nm“ the fray. In all, the collection gathered =11 hits. But one was made off Bob “Hasty, right-hander who once wore the nAthlef uniform, in his three rounds son t! slab. Bunny Hearn, south- -paw who formerly slanted for the Braves, proved easier in the next three ‘innings. He was nicked for seven raps and the Nationals managed to get a lone-run lead in the fifth. They also ~hit Wise in the last three sessions, but not sufficiently to off-set the terrific “thumping Russell took. <. Excepting Cronin, all regular fielders “'the Nationals had at work walloped “safely, but Fred Schulte, the new cen- ter fielder, came through with the only redeeming feature of the attack. He “'helped himself to two hits, one a homer when Heinie Manush was on base, to put his club in front in the fifth, and aone a triple. The triple was a lusty blow to the far reaches of center in the big Biloxi ~fleld. Looked as though it would have been a homer had it been socked in Grifith Stadium. RAIN CHEATS PIRATES Lead Oakland, But Score Reverts as Downpour Ends Game. OAKLAND, Calif, March 13 (#).— The Pittsburgh Pirates take up their Spring training at the Oakland Coast League base ball park today after a week end of exhibition games inter- Tupted by rain The rain brought a halt to the Pirates ! game with the Oakland club yesterday morning in the seventh inning. The + Pirates scored two runs in the first of ! the seventh, but the official count re- + verted to the six-inning scoreless tie. Bill Harris pitched five innings for the Pirates and Harold Smith one. An afternoon contest scheduled with the San Francisco Seals was canceled. WILL ADD BOOKMAKING New Orleans Race Track Planning New Betting Feature. NEW ORLEANS, March 13 (#).— | Bookmaking will be installed as an added attraction for bettors at the Fair Grounds Race Track next year, the Crescent City Jockey Club announced today in making public plans for the 1934 season. The racing at Fair Grounds next +Spring will extend through 46 days, opening Wednesday, January 24, and . closing Saturday, March 17. For the last several years, both Fair Grounds and Jefferson Fark here, have used the $2 mutuel certificate system little extent | X Bt | gomery Counties, 'Md., and Arlington [} [} Sour Slabbing > » SRR, 4 H 1 1 3 #l sosmsurmmnns ey | ozo220m) 3 g 3] coocossonscnossesl ul cossssoommonast | Hooooussmommmanen 7 | mossoommarmmmme~E Sl ruocorssunosorriusp ol conossrronsnssd ot o " 8| soomeinumonconery §locsscsomnanmnsy 30003004 4] 00025001311 Runs batted in—McKee (2). Chatham, Sington (). Cummings (2), Laskowski Neisler (5). Gosiin, Boken (4). Kerr.- -~ Two-base _hits—Kerr, Three-base hits—Sington, Schulte! runs—Schulte, Neisler. t—By H. 1 by ty, ; off Hearn. off Wise, Cohen, 3 with ing; of 3 McAfee, 5 with 3 | 4 runs in : innings; off runs in 4 innings; off Burrows. 4 with 3 Jung in 1 tnning; Gff Russell. § with & runs a) in_4 innings. P Eiseman. Left. Tane, "0 ‘Washington, PREAKNESS DRAWS B9 COLTS, 6 FILLIES Ladysman, Champion of 1932 Juveniles, Apt to Start in $25,000 Race. B Club’s mile-and-three-sixteenths test for 3-year-olds which an- nually is renewed at the Pimlico course, has received 75 nominations in 47 en- tries, according to an announcement from Frank J. Bryan, racing secretary. Sixty-nine colts and six fillies are in the list. Geldings are not eligible. Reduced this year from $50,000 to $25,000 in added value, the Preakness nevertheless retains its attractiveness to horsemen, for practically every worthwhile 2-year-old of last year has been named.” The number includes Ladysman, generally regarded as the Jjuvenile champion of 1932. THE Preakness is to be run May 13, a week later than the Kentucky Derby, and officials of the Mary- land Jockey Club feel they have a fine chance of seeing Ladysman as a starter, since he now is in Maryland and has been reported slow in coming to hand. The colt is one of five named by W. R. Coe of New York. In addition to Ladysman, other smart 2-year-olds of a year ago which are in the Preakness list are Lee Rosenberg's Kerry Patch, winner of the Belmont Fu- turity; Charley O., owned by the R. M Eastman estate and winner of the Florida Derby; Mrs. Whitney's Dynas- tic, winner of the Champagne, and her Jungie King, second to Charley O. - ;l:he nominations: alios Band Wagon Bertrano ALTIMORE, March 13.— The Preakness, the Maryland Jockey Mr. Khayyam Nimbus Caesar's Ghost Caterwaul Charley O. Clarify Chartres Crack Flyer Crowning Glory Dark Amber Dark Conauest Dark Winter Daudet De Valera Dominus Poppyman Projectile Puchero Quel Jeu Repaid Resurrection Rush_Hour 8t. Staphens Sandy Bill rada Silent Shot Spicson Edelweiss Enchanter Enthusiast Euryalus War Stripes Lady Diver Wave On Welcome Gift Ladysman Levaal - CUTS AT AGUA CALIENTE Track May Reopen Friday,” With All Stakes Slashed. AGUA CALIENTE, Calif, March 13 (P).— Joseph M. Schenck, president of the Agua Caliente Jockey Club, asserts racing probably would be resumed here Friday. A definite decision will be made tomorrow. Jockey Club officials announce purses for the three remaining stake races scheduled for the suspended 80-day meeting have been slashed, the handi- cap to $25,000, the Derby to $2,000 and the Futurity to $1,500. COUNTY BOWLERS READY Open Fire in Suburban Stakes at Bethesda Alleys Saturday. Bowlers of Prince Georges and Mont- County, Va., will open firing in the third _annual Suburban Sweepstakes next Saturday on the Bethesda alleys, where the first three 5-game blocks will be rolled. Mount Rainier will be the scene of the second block, while Rosslyn will stage the grand finals. The entry fee will be $10. The winner will receive 35 exclusively. £ . yesterday, but Max was much pleased | do the pitching in today’s game between | HORNSBY EARNEST IN CARD WORKOUT Takes Hard Drill, Hamiers Hurlers—Homer by Terry Tells—Liska in Test. By the Associated Press. RADENTON, Fla, March 13.— Rogers Hornsby, whose attempt to make a comeback may pro- vide one of the big dramas in the 1933 major league season, 'is show- ing in training that he means to try in_earnest. Hornsby, who was deposed as man- ager of the Chicago Cubs last Summer, had his first full-time workout session with the St. Louis Cardinals here yes- terday. He started the practice session at second base, and put in a strenuous afternoon. He made trouble for pitch- ers when at bat. Jim Lindsay, pitcher, sent word that he- had signed his 1933 contract and would be in camp soon. MIAMI, Fla., March 13.—Max Carey, manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, can find something to cheer about even in an 1l-run defeat. Carey’s hopefuls absorbed a 13-2 beating from the Philadelphia Athletics with the performance-of Walter Beck, the Memphis righthander. Beck pitched the first three innings, yielded two unearned runs, struck out three men and generally 'looked & big league pitcher. OS ANGELES, March 13.—Between the ‘earthquake and the Chicago Cubs, the New York Giants are about ready to admit they don't care much for training in California. Manager Bill Terry explained: “Cal- ifornia is a great place'to train a ball club so far as getting the players into physical condition is concerned. But it certainly raises a rumpus with the nervous system.” Then to show his nerves were unaffected, Bill walloped a homer with two on in the ninth inning to beat the Cubs, 10-7. ‘TAMPA, Fla., March 13 —It was work again yesterday for Cincinnati's Reds, despite the hopes of some to take their exercise in golf. Manager Donie Bush put them through a three-hour drill. Another casualty appeared. Joe Mor- rissey suffered a broken finger on his left hand which will keep him from batting for perhaps a week. Otto Bluege took his place at third. INTER HAVEN, Fla, March 13— Six comparative newcomers in the | Philadelphia Nationals’ fold are to ! the yanigans and regulars. John Berly, Ad Liska and Prank | Pearce are slated to hurl for the regu- | lars, while Cy Moore, Reg Grabowski and Charley Butler will curve them across for the Yanigans. LOS ANGELES, March 13 —Some of the lesser members of the Chicago Cubs | hoped they would still be with the club today after meeting the Los Angeles Pacific Coast League club, Cub sub- sidiary, for the only time of the season. Some are due to remain with the Angels, but Manager Charlle Grimm hasn't decided who they will be. None wishes to remain, largely because of the Tecent tantrums of Mother Earth. Few Association Clubs Going South 8] Columbus, Milwaukee apolis are the only three training in Dixie. Since the American Assoclation teams cannot, by normally can expect to have work- able weather in their home sectors. ROOKIE INFIELDERS STAR WITH INDIANS Boss, Knickerbocker Making Great Bids—Browns Sign West—Reynolds Balks. By the Assoctated Preas. EW ORLEANS, March 13.—A pair of rookies may be at the first base and shortstop posi- tions when Cleveland opens the season against Detroit. ‘The contests Harley Boss and Bill Knickerbocker are giving Eddie Morgan and Johnny Burnett, respectively, has caused Manager Roger Pekinpaugh to hesitate plenty about indicating who Ty oxfiies howeverd tine ‘Vosmik, Averill and Porter will be back in the outfield and Bill Kamm and Chalmers Cissell at third and second. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., March 13.—Sam West, former Washington outfielder, was in the St. Louis Browns" training camp today, after signing his 1933 contract. He is slated for center- fleld. Only two Brownies—Rick Ferrell and | Carl Reynolds—now are missing. T. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 13.— Col. Jacob Ruppert, owner of the Yankees, arrived in town yesterday to see what he can do about signing Babe Ruth to a contract. The club | has offered the big slugger $50,000, as against $75.000 in 1932. They probably will start negotiations at once and arrive at a satisfactory solution in a few days. PASADENA, Calif., March 13.—The | Chicago White Sox have taken every- thing they could get in the way of new | and better material, but the search is not over. Manager Lew Fonseca is well pleased at what figures to be his front line, but the question of reserves still harasses him. He wants another in- | fielder to help out at second base in case anything happens to Jack Hayes, and a left-handed pitcher i8 needed. The only southpaw in camp is Clarence | Fieber, who lacks seasoning. | Shadows of the Past BY L C. BRENNER. ILLIAM CARRIGAN—he whom we used to call Bill of the Red Sox, a great catcher and an able manager—now is back in his native Lewiston, Me., where he has banking and motion picture interests. Carrigan made his mark as a backstop with the Red Sox, and when elevated to the leadership, ‘won world champions hips with them, beating the Phillies in 1915 with the BILL CARRIGAN, loss of only one game, and duplicat- ing that feat against the Dodgers in_1916. It was under the tutelage of Car~ rigan that Babe Ruth, bought by Boston from Baltimore in 1914, developed as a left-handed pitcher. Having made some money and scored his success on the diamond, Carrigan decided to retire, and went back to Maine. After 10 years out of the game Carrigan made an {ll-advised return, mender of the Red Sox, and failed ly. SAMPSON, BAKER BOX. CHICAGO, March 13 (#).— Marty Sampson of New York and Rosy (Kid) Baker, Indianapolis middleweight, will meet in an eight-round bout tonight per cent, the runner-up 25 per cent. at White City. JEBY-DUNDEE BATTLE TOPS FAIR RING CARD Chicago Alone Offers Any Other Interesting Fight During Week. By the Associatéd Press. YORK, March 13.—Ben Jeby defends his share of the world middleweight championship this week against a man who has beaten him twice. The East Side Hebrew, recognized in this State as world 160-pound title- holder, faces Vince Dundee of Newark, N. J, in a 15-round match in Madison Square Garden Friday night. Dundee beat Jeby on decisions in 1930 and 1931. Jeby won title recog- nition in this State by stopping Frankie Battaglia of Winnipeg in the twelfth round at the Garden in January. The Jeby-Dundee match heads a mediocre national program this week. The Chicago Coliseum, on Friday, of- fers a featherweight duel between Varias Milling of Los Angeles and Johnny Pena of New York, but there are no important attractions in other centers. PADDLERS SEEK MEMBERS Washington Canoe Club Cuts Fee, Hoping to Add 50 to Roster. A campaign for 50 new members has been launched by Washington' Canoe Club. There will be no initiation fee for members accepted until June 15 and a reduced fee of $15 will be in effect after that date. ‘The new policy was adopted by the club’s board of governors with a view to meeting the situation created by re- duced incomes. SETS OUTBOARD RECORD Chicago Amateur Does 48.59 Miles an Hour for Sholtz Trophy. NEW SMYRNA, Fla., March 13 (#).— Horace Tennes of Chicago won the Gov. Dave Sholtz Trophy in the yacht club regatta here yesterday and estab- lished & record for amateurs in class F outboards by racing around the 5- mile oval at 48.59 miles an hour. ‘The record previously was held by Chesley Allen of Plainfield, N. J., with 48.25 miles an hour. Wagner Holds Base Ball Better Now Than in His Day Good Players More Numerous, Pitchers Must Toil Twice as Hard, Declares Honus. (NOTE: How does base ball of today compare with that in the time of such stars as Willie Keeler, Honus Wagner and Ty Cobb? Honus Wagner, the Flying Dutchman of Pittsburgh, gives his opinions in the following ezclusive interview.) BY RUSSELL NEWLAND, Associated Press Sports Writer. AN FRANCISCO, March 13.— Honus Waegner, one of base ball’s truly grand old men, is trudging down the sunset lanes of life but unlike so many of his colleagues of another generation he does not live in the past but-has - ‘become “the eternal frshman” of the game he loves so well. .. The “Flying Dutchman” of Pitts- ‘burgh Pirates fame, who played his 21 years as a major leaguer under the late Barney Dreyfus, looks back over & colorful career and says base His is one of the famed names in the annals of the game and he played in an era that produced such time-honored stars as Keeler, Cobb, Lajoie and others. Yet. for all the parade of notables who helped build the foundations of the national sport, old Honus is emphatic in the belief the players of today are just as good as of yesteryear. He has a homely philosophy on the outlook of the game. “Base ball is O. K.” He said as he crossed the most famous pair of bowlegs in the history of the pastime. “They’ll be playing it a long time from now.” Wagner has looked at a lot of tching since he first became a major leaguer in 1897 and he recalls that moundsmen of the early times could and would take their turn as often as needed. Despite this, he thinks the hurlers work harder now than in his heyday. “Our pitchers had the advantage ‘They worked the old bean ball over- time. All that’s out now. Nowadays a pitcher aas to throw a lot more balls. He has to work the corners because that lively ball sure sails when the boys get one in the groove. Actually he pitches a couple of games in nine innings, compared to the chuckers of my day.” George Gibson, now manager of the Pirates, who was Wagner’s team- mate in the early part of the cen- tury, says at the age of 40 Honus was better than any other shert- stop the game has known. But ‘Wagner thinks the players of 1933 are as good as there ever have been. “We've got more good players than we ever had. That's because there are more strong leagues. The game is stricter and better now. You can’t bully the ‘empire’ any more. The boys used to be a rough and ready lot. Now the ‘empire’ is a real authority and it’s all for the best.” The boom in_the “holdout” sit- of today is better than that of e of a dead ball and used the spitter, the shine ball and the uation amuses old Honus, of Babe Ruth. in the case Wag- ner’s first base ball salary was $35 & month. In all his career he never “held out” for more money. “That $50,000 they’re offering the Babe reads like a lot of money to me,” he mused. “But if he can get them to raise it, I say ‘more power to 5 Called back to active duty after & 15-year absence from the dia- ? TONY HAS BEEN PICKED FOR WE * SECOND BASE SPoT ON HE ALL-STAR. ‘LAZZERI -"'osf“tge YANKEES = H ANO COME - WAS ONE OF TiE dosers T SEASON LARRANAGA’S OWNER IS RICHER BY $39,150 Ryan Ace Well Ridden by Kurt- singer in Winning Cuban Grand ' National. AVANA, March 13.—Larranaga, & 4-year-old gelded son of Appre- hension-Garden of Allah II, won | the sixth running of the Cuban Grand National Handicap in record time yes- | terday and boosted his earnings by nearly $40,000. Well ridden by Charley Kurtsinger, the Ryan star gained the lead entering the stretch and then fought off the | swing and the smooth, forward stroking | closing challenge of Mrs. F. A. Car- | reaud’s Kincsen to win by a length, | going away. The Foxcatcher Farm's White Clover II was third, with Mrs. | 8. H. Fairbank’s Gold Step fourth, and | C. Leroy King's Pari-Mutuel, the 8-to-5 | Cruickshank at Inwcod in 1923. They | favorite, fifth. Nine horses ran. i The winner covered the distance in | 2:03 to break the track record of | 2:03 3-5 set up several years ago by | the 4-year-old Herron. Larranaga paid $14.80 for $2 to win, $6.40 to place and $5.20 to show. Kincsen returned $9.60 l;ld $4.60 and White Clover II paid $3.80. | The vietory was worth $39,150 to the owner of the winner; $2,000 to the trainer, E. J. Bennett, and $1,000 to | Jockey Kurtsinger. The second, third | and fourth horses also shared in the money. | LOYOLA NA.MES COACH Robert Erskine Succeeds Shaugh- nessy as Grid Mentor. NEW ORLEANS, March 13 (®)— Robert H. “Doc” Erskine has been ap- | pointed as head foot ball coach at| Loyola University of New Orleans to succeed Clark D. Shaughnessy. Shaughnessy is leaving Loyola to take | over the gridiron coaching job at the | University of Chicago, succeeding the veteran Alonzo Stagg. ‘The new mentor has made a brilliant record as coach of the Jesuit High School foot ball team here during the Ppast six years. Erskine finished high school in his home town of Waukegan, Ill., and later was graduated from the New Mexico Military Institute. ON SOCCER TITLE TRAIL Grays Beat Virginia Avenue, 1 to 0, in W. 8. E. Cup Tie. . Columbia Heights Grays, champions of Capital City Soccer League, are on the high road to another title, the ‘Washington and Southeastern district crown. They conquered the hard-fight- ing Virginia Avenue eleven, 1-0, yester- day. Virginia Avenue had eliminated the Brunswick (Md.) team. Horning scored the Grays' lone goal late in the first half after the ball had been centered by Burton. In the Capital City League Marlboro gained second l?lICE. conquering Colum- bia Heights Blacks, which had been the runners-up, 2-1. The game, how- ever, was protested by the Blacks. Wells for Marlboro and Lewis for the Blacks starred. In another league game Con- cords closed their campaign,, drubbing Gaithersburg, 7-1. *STIX BOOTERS ADVANCE Defeat Andersons in Replay of Western Semi-Final. ST. LOUIS, March 13 (#).—The Stix soccor team of St. Louis defeated the Andersons of St. Louis, 4 to 1, in their ‘Western semi-final game for the na- tional soccor champlonship. By their victory the Stix qualified to meet the Sparta Club of Chicago for the Western This game was a replay, the earlier e, won by the Andersons, having to the United States Foot Ball Association. B L e T, ANNOUNCES GRID DATES Emory and Henry Eleven Will Play at Least Ten Games. EMORY, Va., March 13 (#).—Ten games already scheduled for the Emory and Henry foot ball team next Fall were announced by Coach Pedie Jack- Wytheville, October 21—Richmond at Richmond. October 28—Carson-Newman. November 4—Marshall at Bluefield. November 11—Willlams and Mary at THE SPO BY GRANTLAND RI OS ANGELES, Calif., March 13— In watching Bobby Jones grind out his instructive formulas for golfers at large, the thought came back as to what club or clubs had carried most of the charge under fire— down the stretch—where championships are won or lost. Outside of his known and proven ability to play any club well, the point had been often made that his keen and accurate putting blade had been uu[ vital factor. ‘This keen and accurate putting blade was a vital and important part of his winning career—the smooth, easy back method that followed. But it was far from being the entire story. For example, there was his first open victory in the play-off with Bobby came to the final tee all even. Neither drive was a perfect had left himself too much of a catry across a lake or pond the green. Jones had put his drive slightly off the course with the ball resting in a somewhat soft, sanded and cuppy lie. The distance called for a full mid- iron over the water to the green 190 yards away. He almost hit the pin as the ball stopped 7 feet past the cup. After that shot he could have won the title putting with an umbrella handle, or & broom. It was the long iron that won. won his second open at Scioto in 1926. Coming to the twelfth hole of the final round he was trailing Joe Turnesa by three strokes— three strokes back and geven holes to go. s twelfthm);]ole was abowt 980 yards, slightly up , slightly dog-legged, played that day in the face of a young gale, Turnesa had just taken a six on this par 5 hole and Jones saw his chance to pick up two strokes. But this chance for a 4 demanded two ter- rific wooden shots up near the green. He hit one of the longest drives into the wind I've ever seen. But even this drive was overshadowed by the lash of his brassie, into which he put every ounce of power his stocky system carried. He had to gamble on extra effort, on pressing to the limit, and still control direction. ‘The combination came off as the ball stopped only a few yards short of the green—close enough for a chip shot and a 4-foot putt to get back the strokes on one hole—and put him in position to win on the home freen with another great drive and a ong iron that stopped 12 feet past the pin. championships Here were two in ‘which both wood and iron played lead- the stretch—always ing roles down hooked to able and consistent putting all along the route. Winged Foot and Interlachen. IT }:’"h::l vgnzed“ Foot in 1929 that e call on his tter in -the deepest emergency hevh:]m ever known. He had been six strokes in front of Al Espinosa with stx hol —a 200-to-1 shot, oy But Jones ran into trouble down the stretch as Espinosa finis] six holes 2 under par. B tow dnat Bob now stood on the final tee with 8 par 4 for a tle, where defeat under the conditions that existed back would have meant almost dis- grace—at least in & competitive way. He was plainly and badly worried as he st up to his ball on the last tee. His drive was good, but - ond, a mashie to & w:n»tnpvpedm:r:::. Varied Sports EXHIBITION BASE BALL. wAumn (Southern Association), 14; ‘ashington, 11. Philadelphia * Athletics, 13; Brook- iliev} Fork ‘gm;u. 10; Chicago, 7. ew Yorl lant 12; Seattle, Tain). Pittsburgh, 0; Oakland, (Pacific Coast e), 0. " (Six Tain , ). leveland-New Orleans, postponed; rain, - 5 HOCKEY. National League. New York Rangers, 8; New York Americans, 2. Detroit, 3; Montreal Canadiens, 1. International League. London, 1; Syracuse, 0. Canadian-American League. New Haven, 2; Boston, 2. (Tle). Providence, 2; Quebec, 1. New York Americans, 3; Philadelphia German-Americans, 2. Bt. Louis Stix, 4; Andersons, 1. RTLIGHT | finished off line and the ball rolled | of the way down a steep, grassy bank. | Prom this position his recovery was | 12 feet short of the cup—over a slant- ing surface that called for almost per- | | fect judgment to gauge the slope. It was here his putter saved him and killed the story of Jones blowing a six- stroke lead on six holes to defeat. | If he had missed that putt the effect | of the debacle down the stretch might | have been lasting. Jones won again at Interlachen in 1930 through a sweep of all-around | brilliancy in his third round, where he left the field far behind. One of the features of that third | round, which broke 70, was a series of | | mashie niblick pitches that stopped | either dead to the pin ar close enough | | for a simple putt. | Hr:u was one of the features of | that last day at Interlachen. Jones | was putting his second shot two | feet away for a par. Mac Smith was planting his second shots 8, 10 and 12 feet away—just far enough to collect |only a long sequence of pars, with al- | most no birdies to help out. Jnoes finished with a 30-foot putt on the home green, but he had two putts | for the title at the time. | In open championships Jones’ putting |played no spectacular part down the ‘slrewh—hut it was always a winning | foundation through its consistency all along the 72-hole march. It almost rarely let him down—whether it was a 60 or 70-foot approach putt or the | nerve-blasting four and five-footers that rarely stayed out. These are the destructive distances that have done so much damage to many of the others year after year. When they fail to drop, there isn't | much hope left. No one is brilliant enough to beat a big, alletar field i when these four, five and six-footers | are failing to find the bottom of the tin. | _For their mental and psychological effect is just as ruinous as their physi- cal or mathematical side. (Copyright, 1933.) VIRGINIA NETMEN DATED Ten Matches and Southern Confer- ence Tourney on List. UNIVERSITY, Va. March 13.—Vir- ginia's tentative tennis schedule for the coming Spring includes 10 matches in addition to the four-day tournament of the Southern Conference in May. James G. Driver, graduate manager, may add one or two more contests, All but three of the matches will be played at home. The only trip of the season begins on April 13, when Mary- land, Johns Hopkins and the Navy are played in order. The tentative schedule: April 10, Hampden-Sidney; 13, Mary- land at College Park; 14, Johns Hop- kins at Baltimore; 15, Navy at An- napolis; 18, V. M.'I; 21, Washington and Lee; 24, Willam and Mary; 28, Maryland. May 1, Duke; 3, Sewanee; 10-13, ment at i Southern Conference tourna: Chapel Hill. ABORIGINE RING COMER Full-Blooded Australian, Tricky Heavyweight. BRISBANE, Australia, March 13 (®).—Ron Richards—"Warrigal"—a full blooded Australian aboriginal who has had a meteoric ring career in Queens- land, has been granted a title fight eavyweight Lithe, with Ambrose Palmer, champion of Australia. Lithe as a dingo (wild dog) and as flerce as his forefathers, Richards is more tricky and tenacious than skill- | ful, but expert ringcraft may come with Detter handling. His methods remind oldtimers of the | famous aboriginal boxer, Jerry Jerome, who trained on beer and carried all before him. | International League. HARRIS MUSTERING ALL HITTING POWER Pllot 1s Gambling on Ohiblg Defense—New Talent % ’ Rated Sturdy. By & Btaff Correspondent of The Star. AN ANTONIO, Tex., March 13—What was once De- troit’s main strength is now its main weakness and the big task of this Spring’s training is to improve the team’s batting. Detrott, for several years, carried t! most powerful attack in base ball. Omh. year 10 members of the team hit above 300 and included in the line-up were Heilmann, Manush and Pothergill, the leading three hitters of the league. But while Detroit could beat any team in batting. its pitching staff was one of the weakest in the major leagues. A few years ago the pitching began to improve and Detroit deveropen » strong stafl, but as soon 4s the pitche ing got better the batting fell off an@ the team that had an abundance of heavy hitters found it impossible to replace veterans when they departed. Manager Stanley Harris is taking heroic measures to improve the batting this year. Among his recruits is Henry Greenberg, who played with Beaumont year, averaged two bases per hit and was voted the most valuable play- er in the Texas League. Greenberg never played any position except first base, but Harris is converting him into & third baseman. Greenberg stands 6 feet 4 inches and weighs 195. but Harris points out that Jimmy Collins, Heinie Zimmerman and Harry Steinfeldt, three of the best third basemen of the past, were all big men and that Harold Traynor, best of the modern third sackers, is also a giant. GWBERG was an excellent fielder last year and “if he can field at first_he can field at third,” says Harris. The manager had Greenberg report six days before any other in- flelder or outfielder, and is drilling him daily in third-base play. Detroit expects to play Marvin Owen at short. Owen played short and third base for Newark last year and was Jjudged the most valuable player in the He is a better third baseman than shortstop, but De- troit is willing to overlook fielding faults for the sake of batting strength. Owen is also more than 6 feet tall and he and Greenberg will give Detroit the tallest left side found on any infield Ervin Fox likely will be the center flelder. He is the only outfield recruit, and, while Greenberg anc Owen have had previous trials in the American League, Fox never was up before. has been in base ball for three years. is small compared with the others. but weighs 165, and, while he does not get | great distance to his drives, hits often and consistently. He has not had a batting slump since he broke into ore ganized base ball. He is a better fieldep than any of the other Detroit oute fielders and a more accurate thrower, He covers a vast outfield territory. With Fox in center field. Stone re- mains in left and Gerald Walker probably will be shifted to right field. type. Cruickshank feet from the cup for a birdie or 30 | Walker had the best batting average among Detroit's outfielders last year, but carried too many fielding faults for center field play. T mented by Fred Marberry and Carl Fischer, whom Detroit got from Washineton for the veteran Earl Whitehill. Detroit needed a strong relief pitcher last vear. In six of the games lost to New York, the Tigers were ahead in the sixth inning. but could not hold their lead and had no relief pitcher strong enough to carry through. Marberry should supply this want. Pischer was handicapped by iliness last year, but has been restored to health and weighs 20 pounds more. There are two recruit pitchers. Prancis Nekola, a left-hander, was graduated from Holy Cross and pitched for Newark last year, and Lynwood (schoolboy) Rowe, a right-hander, looks to become a great pitcher and a distinguished character. Rowe is only 20, but stands 6 feet 5 inches and weighs 204. He never saw a professional ball game until he joined Beaumont last year, but he won his first six games and had enough speed to make him one of the outstanding pitchers of the minor leagues. He also is a slugger at bat and made 10 home runs, three of them coming in the ninth inning with bases filled. Prank Reiber, who is rated the best catcher who ever played in the Texas League, is certain to become a Detroit catcher this year. Reiber used to be a bat boy for the Detroit team and started as an infielder. He is aggres- sive, and Detroit has been searching for an aggressive catcher for several years. He, too, played with Beaumont last season. ARRY DAVIS will play first base again and Charlie Gehringer is a fixture at second. Ray Hay- worth will be the first-string catcher with Gene Desautels or Reiber having second call. The pitchers will include Elon Hogsett. Tommy -Bridges, Victor Sorrell, Whitlow Wyatt and George Uhle, all veterans, in addition to Mar- berry and Fischer and, probably, Nekola or Rowe. This is the first year the Detroit squad under Harris has had strong candidates (at least one strong one) for pitching, catching, infielding and outfielding positions. (Tomorrow—Manager Harrls links T.) HE pitching staff has been aug- base ball's revival to bee: (Copyright, 1933. by North American News- paper Alliance, Inc.) e MURTAGH AIDS HAGERTY New Assistant Grid Coach Starred ou Hoya ’25 Eleven. George Murtagh, captain and star tackle on Georgetown's famous eleven of 1925, is back on the Hilltop. Mur- tagh returns as an assistant to Head Coach Jack Hagerty. He and Mush Dubofsky will ‘help Hagerty r}mt the squad through a five- week period of Spring training. 3Y WILL WEDGE. O3 ANGELES, March 13— Players of the Giants and Coast Loses Lure for Giants Caught in Earthquake This Year, Mississippi Flood Last, Now Think of Florida. Doc Schaeffer, the Giants’ trainer, still was in the clubhouse at Wrig- ley Fleld when the quake hit and he was deluged by flying liniment bottles shaken off the shelves. He wook it on the lam and didn't stop until he reached second base and then found he had msde his escape without pants; but i didn’t matter 23 no one else then was in the park. Most of the Giants are talking about other trai