Evening Star Newspaper, March 14, 1933, Page 12

GAME BREW MIXED NGELY, SAYS PILOT ’ Found Beverage Beneficial to Players and Creating Interest in Sport. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. AN ANTONIO, Tex., March 14—Stanley Raymond Harris, whose home is in Washington and who man- ages the Detroit base ball team, believes base ball's revival will come with the return of beer. “It seems rather odd, but base ball's success has always been closely allied with beer,” Harris said. “When beer was made illegal base ball began to decline. “Most of us remember the days when | beer was sold at nearly all the major league parks. It was an innocent drink. “In the days of legal beer base ball was the main topic of discussion over the beer glasses. Remember the count- less arguments that were carried on? They drank their beer and they argued over the ability of teams and indi- viduals. These arguments stimulated the interest in base ball and kept the game going. 1 “Beer was a good thing for ball play- ers. Nearly all of them drank it. After a tough game the players drank three or four glasses of beer and found it a sedative. &¢T HAPPEN to know that beer and ale were handed to college foot ball players after a game. Beer and mle were always included in the Saturday night menu. I also know that one of the most prominent foot ball teams in the East has never aban- doned the habit. Each Saturday night the players are given four cases of ale, smuggled in from Canada. The play- ers did very well last year. OMBARDIER WELLS is favored to defeat Gunboat Smith in their prize fight tonight in Madison Square Garden. ‘The Hummers won two of three games from the Toledos in the Dis- trict Duckpin League. the victors were Elmer, Meany and Eliiott, and the losers were represented by Kamm, Miller, Keeler, Moore and Oehler. G. W. Holland, Robert Williams, Milton Groom and John are Washingtonians entered in the 10- mile run of the Athenian Club Easter Monday in Baltimore. ‘Tom Longboat, Canadian Indian professional runner, easily defeated Mauro Visconte of Italy in a 15- mile race in Madison Square Garden. Georgetown defeated Bucknell in the Hilltoppers’ final basket ball game. The work of Foley and Wetzell, G. U. guards, was out- standing. In finals of the Memorial A. C. wrestling tourney last night, the winners ~ included Foley, Madigan, Mayhew and Scherrier of Memoriai A. C.; Freene and Murgie, D. C. National Guard; Paxton, Y. M. C. A, and Decker, Gallaudet. TRIBE PILOT LOOKS FORCLOSER RAGE Peck Deems His Club Most Improved—Yanks Using Hodge-Podge Team. By the Assoclated Press. EW ORLEANS, March 14.—Man- ager Roger Peckinpaugh looks | for a “closer race” in the Amer- ican League this year than last and regards his Cleveland Indians as the most improved team in the loop. The Indians’ improvement, he said, “Of course, there were a few ball players who preferred whisky, but they | were few and their choice of drink was regarded as a scandal. They did not | last long. | ¢+ A FTER beer became illegal and | players were no longer able to| get good beer, many of them turned to whisky and gin as substitutes. Drinking is against the rules and vio- lation generally results in fines and | sometimes suspensions without pay. but | this has not kept many ball players | from drinking any more than men in other professions have been kept from | drinking. The kind of stuff they drink | does not_help their performances on the ball field. “When the ball players and the base | ball public get back to beer the game | will resume much of its oldtime flavor | and popularity. The last dozen years | has shown that base ball cannot get | along very well without beer, either from the standpoint of player or spectator.” (Tomorrow—New York Giants.) (Copyright, $933, by North American News- paper Alliance, Inc.) QUIGLEY IS ON JUMP ALL YEAR AS ARBITER| Veteran National League Umpire| Is in Demand Also for Foot Ball and Basket Ball. By the Associated Press. ORE than 20 years of running after | trains to make close connections | hasn't dimmed Ernie Quigley’s | enthusiasm for big time base ball, foot ball and basket ball officiating in the | slightest. His home is in St. Marys, | Kansas. He's still at it, this veteran of 21/ seasons as a National League umpire, whose Falls and Winters find .him di- recting almost as many athletic con- | tests as his Summers. It keeps him so much on the jump ! he says, that he has had dinner with | friends exactly twice in two decades.| Last Fall Quigley “worked” three foot ball games in one week end—a game in Kansas Friday night, one in Colum- bia, Mo.. Saturday afternoon and one | in St. Louis the same night. With traveling expenses to and from St.| Marys added to his regular fees for | officating in each case, that netted | him a nice piece of money. | Quigley has a reputation among ath- | letes and sports followers for the ut- | most fairness, and for sticking to the letter of the rules, come what may. From memory he can quote almost any base ball, foot ball or basket ball rule by number and section. | As for his strictness in enforcing | them: “A rule is a rule with me.” he says, “and if they don't want it enforced whv do they leave it in the book?” | Coaches of institutions that are traditional athletic rivals have a habit of picking Quigley to run off these tense battles. A master of showman- ship, he is the dominant figure in any game. 3 A long habit of rigorous traming‘ maintains the excellent physical con- dition in which he prides himself. De- spite advancing vears, he keeps un with the fastest game on court or gridiron. SR RED SOX IN LONG DRILL McManus Peinting Club for Tussle ‘With Cards This Week. SARASNTA, Fla, March 14 (P)— Manager Marty McManus will send his Boston Red Sox over the full nine-in- ning route for the first time today. He has been going easy on his boys since they arrived here, but, with the open- ing of the Spring exhibition series with the Cardinals but three days away, he had decided to bear down on them. President Tom Yawkey left camp last night for Nw York, but plans to fly | bition game until he makes a financial will be most noticeable in catching and the infleld, while his crew of young pitchers should show the results of major league experience, previously lacking. Cleveland's regulars were selected for the exhibition game against the New | Orleans Pelicans today. The rookies got their chance to perform last Saturday. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 14— Marvin Owen, Pete Fox, Hank Green- berg and Frank Reiber, all recruits, will | be used in the game between the De- | troit Tigers and University of Texas at | Austin Friday, Manager Bucky Harris has announced, | Owen will be at shortstop, Green- | berg—for the first time—at third, Fox | in center field and Reiber will catch. ASADENA, Calif,, March 14.—The | three boys from Philadelphia, Al | Simmons, Mule Haas and Jimmy Dykes, are looking forward to working | on Chicago Cub pitching when the White Sox and the National League shumpiuns meet tomorrow and Thurs- ay. ‘The three new Sox players’ liking for Cub pitching dates clear back to 1929, when they helped the Athletics win the world series—especially that uproarous seventh inning when the Macks scored 10 runs in the fourth game. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 14.| —The team Manager Joe McCarthy sent against the Boston Braves in the first of their annual exhibition series today didn’t look much like the Yan- kees that paraded through the Ameri- can League last year. Only three regulars, Lou Gehrig, Ben Chapman and Frank Crosetti, were in the line-up. All the other positions, including the pitchers’ box, were occu- pied by second stringers, while the mighty Babe Ruth sat on the bench, still determined not to play in an exhi- settlement with Col. Jacob Ruppert. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., March 14—The St. Louis Browns were only two players short of their war-time strength when they launched their full- squad training today. Rick Ferrell and Carl Reynolds were the two who had failed to sign for 1933. Infielders Jack Burns, Oscar Melillo, Arthur Scharein and Lin Storti and Outfielders Ted Gullic, Debs Garms and Sam West were all ready. ENTERS SQUASH TOURNEY Exnicios, D. C. Champ, Will Seek Atlantic Coast Honors. Marshall Exnicios, District of Co- lumbia squash racquets champion for the last two years and a member of the | Racquet Club, will compete in the an- | nual Atlantic Coast championships at | Atlantic City March 24-26. | Leading racqueters cf the East will | compete along with kExnicios for the title won last year by Donald Strachan of Philadelphia. PRO QUINTS CLASH HERE Centics and Renaissance to Play at Auditorium March 20. Outstanding professional basket ball teams have been scheduled for a game here in the listing of the Cleveland Celtics for a battle against the New York Renaissance quint, world title claimant, for March 29 in the Wash- ington Auditorium. Officials of the auditorium are, it has been announced, preparing to lay out a special court for the game and are arranging for seating. MILLER BUSY PUGILIST. LOS ANGELES, March 14 (P).— Freddie Miller of Cincinnati, N. B. A. featherweight boxing champion, has signed to defend his championship for the third time this month in California, meeting “S] " Dado, flashy Filipino, California title holder, at the Olympic ‘back a8 soon as he cleans up his busi- ness there. Griffs' “Big Club, March 21, HACK STILL HOPES FOR DODGER BERTH Harigs Around While Téylor Steals Show—Phils Sign Lee—Bucs Busy. By the Associated Press. IAMI, Fla., March 14.—It may be costing Hack Wilson $24 a day to work out with the Brooklyn Dodgers, but the rotund slugger still is hanging around the Dodgers’ camp, hoping to reach a financial agreement with the club of- ficials. Yesterday he sat on the bench as Danny Taylor stole his home run act, hitting a circuit drive in the sixth that gave the National Leaguers their sec- ond game in three starts against the Athletics. Manager Max Carey was more than pleased with the perform- ances of his three hurlers, Joe Shaute, Hollis Thurston and Owen Carroll, especially Shaute, who pitched three scoreless innings, WINTER HAVEN, Fla., March 14— The Phillies’ holdout contingent , was reduced to one today with a message from Hal Lee, outfielder, that he had 3lgned and would be in camp Wednes- ay. Only Don Hurst, husky first baseman, remains in the holdout fold. Manager Burt Shotton used Gus Dugas at the initial sack in the first intra-camp contest yesterday. OS ANGELES, March 14.—The sleepless, jittery Chicago Cubs to- day faced the likewise New York Giants for the last time of the Spring training season. Tomorrow they will play the Chicago White Sox in the first of a two-game “city” series. Training activities have been so dis- rupted by earthquake shocks that the minds of the athletes have not been on their work. Most notable of the suf- ferers are Billy Herman, Lon Warneke, Bill Campbell and Buck Newsom, who have not been able to sleep. LOS ANGELES, Calif, March 14— The New York Giants are packed and ready to shift their training camp to some other part of the country if any more earthquake shocks disturb their slumber or break up daily games. The players were tumbled out of bed at an early hour yesterday morning and then their scheduled game with Hollywood at Long Beach was can- celed. But today was another day, and Manager Bill Terry planned to pitch | Schumacher and Fitzsimmons against the Cubs in a renewal of their train- ing camp series. AKLAND, Calif., March 14.—Pitts- burgh’s National League Pirates and the Oakland club of the Pa- cific Coast League resume hostilities here today in an exhibition game Steve Swetonic, Bill Swift end Char- ley Wood were named by the Pittsburgh management to take over pitching duties in successive innings. Bill Lu- dolph and Mike Salinsen got the mound call for the Oaks. The two teams played six scoreless innings Sunday. The game was called in the seventh because of rain. TAMPA. Fla. March 14.—Cincin- nati’s Reds will hold the first practice game tomorrow and the players are eager to test their strength in antici- pation of an exhibition game with the Athletics Saturday. ‘The practice game will go seven in- nings and the pitchers will work about three rounds each. BRADENTON, Fla, March Dazzy Vance, pitcher, and Frankie Frisch, infielder, were the only absen- tees as the St. Louis Cardinals swung into full Spring training action at their camp here today. Jim Collins and Charles Wilson ar- rived yesterday to bolster up the in- field. Rogers Hornsby again was at sec- ond base in the practice session, Sparkie Adams and Pepper Martin took turns at third. 14— BY GAYLE TALBOT, Associated Press Sports Writer. EW YORK. March 14.—It takes base ball, the fabulous sport, to offer cne of the most fantastic situations of & strained finan- cial period. Base ball offers, at the moment, four sterling young men who, between them, practically are crying out loud at the idea of playing for a combined salary total of $81,000 for one (1) season. The “Big Four” of the hold-out bri- gade are Babe Ruth of the Yankees, Wes Ferrell of the Cleveland Indians, Hack Wilson of Brooklyn and Frankie Frisch of the St. Louls Cardinals. There are something like a half dozen other assorted members, but the four named form the backbone of the movement. The Babe, of course, automatically became the ringleader when he hooted at a proffered stipend of $50,000, rep- resenting a cut of $25, But Gehrig, his teammate, proved himself better than a class “B” hooter in refusing to sign for $20,000. He got it $5,000. Ferrell, the Indians’ it young pitcher, says he positively will not play for any $12,000; Wilson, the Dodgers’ pudgy outfielder, has threatened to | trade’ himselt to’another outfit rather than perform for $10,000, while Frisch, veteran second sacker, has been indig- nant ever since the Cards tossed a $9.000 contract in his lap, Both Wilson and Ferrell were given | severe cuts from last year, $6,500 and | 86,000, respectively, but it was Frisch, the old Fordham flash, whose salary really underwent an operation. Messrs. Breadon and Rickey practically severed an artery when they reduced their star infielder a cool $9,000. It is entirely possible that, by the time this is rushed to print, one or two | or all of the “Big Four” will have made an artistic about-turn and signed “them papers,” but even their hesitancy to sign for that kind of money right now is an item. ‘There are any number of registered, Grade A _executives ng around | who, for Mr. Ruth’s maligned $50,000, FRANKIE FRISCH ~CARDS - ot LOU GEHRIG =YANKEES ~ “big four” of base ball's Grouped above are tI 'WES FE —INDIANS = SPORTS RRELL holdout department, along with Lou Gehrig, who made the Yanks | come through for tlS.fl(w."\'ht one and only Babe Ruth is muttering about a mere $50,000. Ferrell won't play for $12,- 000, Wilson for $10,000 or Frisch for $9,000. Don't laugh—they're serious about it. would be glad to “president” an entire their rush to sign up this Spring. But,, who should know are mistaken, the railroad system. They might even mxi in at the information booth at odd times and fire an occasional boller. And | even for Frisch’s $9,(00 you could com- | mand a powerful lot of exemenL ‘There were those who p; that the hardy base ball athletes, upon reading in the papers that there was a slight shortage of the well known wherewithal, would trample people in on the contrary, a little looking back | reveals the “more money” malady is more severe than in many years past. Last season it scarcely amounted to | anything. The Babe and Col. Ruppert made the same old passes at each other | for a time, but no one took them se- riously and they embraced, officially, on March 16. This time it really seems to be different. Unless a lot of folks Babe and the Colonel are leveling. Charley Gelbert of the Cards, Babe Herman of the Reds, Wally Berger of the Braves and Bill Terry and Mell Ott of the Giants were others who made threatening gestures last Spring, but their obstinacy lacked anything like the fire and dash exhibited by the | | Prischs, Wilsons, Ferrells and others this season. 'STRONG NINE LIKELY AT ALEXANDRIA HIGH | Ay |Array of Veterans Available as Practice Starts—Sandlot Squads | Get Busy. \ LEXANDRIA, Va, March 14— | Under direction of Coach Maurice | | Given candidates for Alexandria |High School's base ball team have started practice. With an array of vet- | erans at hand, the Twins are confident |of repeating their diamond success of last Spring. | | | St. Mary’s Celtics will get down to | intensive diamond drilling Sunday in | Baggett's Stadium, The Celts' opening | zame will be April 9 against the Majestic | Radio nine of Washington, at Baggett's. St. Rita tossers, leading the second | half race in the city basket ball league, | face the Centrals, standing second, to- | | morrow night at 9:15 o'clock at’ the | | armory. ; Colonial A. C. base ballers meet to- |night at 7 o'clock at 230 North Alfred | street. All candidates, new and old, are | | asked to attend. Alexandria's water polo team, listed# to face the unofficial George Washing- | ton University combination Thursday | night in the Shoreham pool, Washing- ton, drills this evening in the Ambass- ador pool from 6 to 7 o'clock. The squad |is to gather at King and Washington streets at 5:30. Gensmer, Whitestone, Flinchum, Hen- | derson, Snyder, Sutton, Williams, Bay- liss and Bell are Alexandria players. Middy Graduating This Greatest Swimmers NNAPOLIS, March 14 —When Ray Thompson, captain of the crack Navy swimming team, graduates this year the Academy will lose one of the greatest natators it ever developed, in the opinion of Coach Henry Ort- land. “Thompson’s career as a swimmer is remarkable,” asserts the mentor. “In his four years of competition on the plebe and varsity teams he has lost only one race in a dual meet Varied Sports Exhibition Base Ball. Brooklyn, 6; Philadelphia Athletics, 4 "Los Angeles (Pacific Coast League), 10; Chicago Cubs, 8. Professional Hockey. Canadian-American League. Boston Cubs, 6; Quebec Beavers, 2. American Association. Kansas City, 3; Wichita, 1. Basket Ball. Oregon State, 24; U. of Southern California, 19. SQUASH RACQUETS TO MEET. PHILADELPHIA, March 14 (#).—The national squash racquets doubles cham- pionship is to be held at Philadelphia Country Club_Saturday and Sunday. The field will be limited to 16 teams. Five” Must Bide Time All Regulars Except Pitchers to Face Atlanta Tomorrow, However. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. ILOXI, Miss, March 14— Battling with the Atlanta club will be resumed here tomorrow with the Nationals sending into the rubber fray of the series of three games all regulars excepting those of the battery de- partment. Manager Joe Cronin has decided all the veterans—himself included— need every bit of batting practice to be had. The scattering punch re- vealed by the Nationals in Sunday's exhibition here left the boy pilot in no pleasant mood. ‘The cncmn¥ in_the Cracker me will be left to Clif Bolton and oe Berg. Both are in good trim and can stand the gaff. That's u_:.'t.hmx Manager Cronin doesa’t want Luke Sewell to attempt for a time. While the veteran receiver ob- tained during the Winter in a trade with Cleveland is coming along nicely, the boss doesn't intend to have the old-timer take any chances with hiz underpinning. The pitching will be up to Ed Linke, strike-out king from the mid- lands, and Bud Thomas, erstwhile Washington sandlotter who was sig- nally successful as a worker with the Youngstown club, Washington's farm .n_the Central League, last season. These boys appeared to ad- vantage against the Crackers in the series opener in Mobile last Satur- day. . This means that the veteran “big five” of the hill corps will have to curb its ess to get under fire until the game with the Peli- cans of New Orleans here Priday. Al Crowder, Monte Weaver and the two_southpaws, Earl Whitehill and Walter Stewart, are r'arin’ to go and look ready for the test, too. Al Thomas, the remaining member of the “big five,” also has ideas he can do a good turn on the hill right now, but Manager Cronin and others in charge at Camp Griff have other ideas. It is not that Thomas isn't in proper trim. He certainly looks to be. But the board of strategy has decided Tommy must not at this wing that by a Chi- ter. demonstrated that he can Whip 'em over without causing his mended arm the jeast trouble, he still is Mike Martin and will have to bi his time before getting into action. This may come when the Indians more into Biloxi next week for a _brace of battles, Thompson Navy Water Wonder Year Regarded One of Ever at Annapolis. and that was last year when Stim- son of Penn nosed him out in & 50-yard contest at Philadelphia. It was at the Penn interscholastics in 1928 when he won the 50-yard swim that Thompson first came to the attention of the swimming world. His next important achievement came in 1930 when he established & national 50-yard record in the Navy . This mark of 23.1 still stands. “The same afternoon he defeated Kojac of Rutgers in a 100-yard race and again established a pool rec- rd,” Ortland relates. “Kojac at the time was National A. A. U. cham- pion. The same afternoon, swim- ming in the last leg of the 200-yard relay, he overtook Kojac and helped place another new record on the boards. Last Summer he was & member of the United States Olympic team. 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This is an argument that pops | out quite often and there always | 1s some observer ready to offer examples | of long-range firing that seems incredi- | ble. | Out here they are naming young Jim- my Thompson who is hitting the ball | a mile under California’s sunny skies. ‘Willie Macfarlane said a year ago that Jimmy Thompson could hit the | ball farther than any one he ever saw. | “How far?” I asked. | shots, which is a good way to lose distance.” They may tell you that distance doesn’t help so much as long as you| are straight—but that happens to be a, joke line. | Sarazen won at Fresh Meadow be- cause he was hitting his tee shots far encugh to use a No. 7 on many holes— | and he was sticking this No. 7 6 and 8 feet from the cup. In playing to a well trapped green it makes a big difference whether a golfer is using a No. 7 or a No. 4. The Welterweight Argument. Just at present California has com- RUTH AND RUPPERT ARE $10,000 APART \Opinion Is That They Will Split Difference and Babe Get in Line for $55,000. | By the Associated Press. 'T. PETERSBURG. Fla., March 14.— Babe Ruth and Col Jacob Ruppert, ~_owner of the New York Yankees, still are $10,000 apart on the salary question, but base ball okbservers believe | a compromise vet will be effected. | The home-run slugger wants $60,000 for the season and Ruppert wants to pay only $50,000. Those watching the situation figure they may compromise “Well,” Willie said, “When I hit a plete charge of the welterweight field A&t $35,000, which would be a $20,000 re- good one he can pass me from 60 to 70 With Young Corbett, Jimmy McLarnin | duction from the Babe's 1932 salary. yards.” Mac Smith and Leo Deigel are two | others who believe that Thompson is at A ment in sight, as far as the fight game says he’ll quit base ball before he ac- | least as long as any one they ever saw. | A few days ago Thompson had two | 4s for a 65 at seventeenth tee he hit a tee shot that | carried into the top of a pine tree | nearly 250 yards away, off to the right. Tre ball must have stuck amid the cones, for it never was found. I've seen Thompson hit the ball a long, long way, but I am not sure he is ahead of Sammy Byrd of the New York Yankees. i Playing with Babe Ruth, T saw Byrd | reach the 560-yard sixteenth green at' Deepdale with a drive and a No. 4 iron. Both Thompson and Byrd take a tre- mendous slash at the ball with strong hands and wrists—plus youth—to back up the power needed. I recall one shot Thompson played in the United States Open at Interlashen that still seems incredible. ‘The hole was 490 yards in length and few were reaching it with two wooden shots. Thompson pushed his tee shot to the right in thick, matted rough. He was well over 200 yards from the | plateau green with a lake to carry— and this was no soft rough. It was| deep, thick and heavy. | He took out a No. 4 iron—I thought | for a safety shot short of the lake. | ‘When he had finished with his lash the ball carried the green and stopped 12 feet from the cup. | We were discussing this shot yester- | day. “I think,” Jimmy said, “I hit| ;‘k;lt ball harder than any shot I ever | Carry and Roll | Most of these terrific wallops have a lot of roll to help—drives hit with overspin. | I still believe few golfers can carry | 250 yards on level ground with no help- | But such drivers as Thompson and Byrd make the average 200 or 220 yard Leo Deigel is extremely long, when | it comes to carry and roll. Deigel tees | the ball quite high, more than an inch above the turf—and gets a forward jump from an overspin that travels a long way. Mac Smith, after 24 years of tourna- ment play, is longer this season than ever before. “I think I am timing my swing bet- ter,” he says, “and I have fewer cut AIR cooL TIRES 1 one in your order. and Jackie Fields all on the scene. This division offers the best argu- is concerned. Manager Blake still believes McLar- given a chance, and a McLarnin-Cor- bett match would be one of the best cards of the year, (Copyright, 1932, by North Ame; Vs~ paver Alliance, 1ney oo News Citi Rookie Is Politician. LOS ANGELES (#)—John (Blondy) [ Ryan, promising rookie infielder of the New York Giants, has the makings of a fine politician. After the close of last | season he took the stump for Frank |March 24. Offerman, owner of the Buffalo Inter- | national League club, and him sheriff of Erie County, r{d elect Col. Ruppert is insistent he will not pay Ruth more than $56,000, and Ruth cepts that figure. Meanwhile, confer- ences have been abandored temporarily Wilshire and on the |nin can walk away with the title if and the Babe will not take part in ex- hibition games until he is signed. : GRAND NATIbNAL CHOICE Golden Miller Quoted at 19-2 for Steeplechase on March 24. LONDON, March 14 (#).—Dorothy Paget’s Golden Miller remains a 19-2 | favorite in the betting for the Grand | National Steeplechase at Aintree Gregalach is 10-1, Heart Break Hill, Egrflnon(, Pelorus Jack and Remus, Former Griff Retains Old Bush, His ANKEE fans were surprised to hear that Harry Rice is coming back to major league base ball. The veteran out- flelder is going to try to fill the gap in right fleld for the Reds. Donie Bush, manager of the Cincinnatl team, is sponsoring Rice’s debut in the older circuit. He had been tried in St. Louis, Detroit, New York and Washington, and in each town he failed to live up to his well-known ability. Early in his career he had a couple -of sterling seasons with St. No more waiting for busi- ness—tomorrow we and Annandale and Society, 25-1. " H. Rice’s Speed May Surprise Zip on Bases, Says Donie New Boss. L] Louis, but he seemed to slip after that. At Detroit he the speedy, hard-hitting, accurate throwing outfielder the Tigers had hoped for when they got him in a trade. The Yankees had expected him to replace Earl Combs, but he ap- peared short of the stuff that makes a championship player. He didn't seem to fit in the scheme of things at_Washington. Rice was a timely hitter at Min- neapolis in 1932. He still retains his speed, Bush says, and will sur- prise some of the National League ;:t::hers when they see him on the start SALE Men’s s “Hahn Specials” 20 of our mewest styles — for dress, spring . busi- ness, sports. ‘“Hahn Spe- cials” were never better than this season. So, this will surely produce — ACTION! ONF, HLLANSON Needs Tackles Badly, Wi Try to Convert Center - In Spring Drills. BY R. D. THOMAS. T isn’t easy to be cheerful over Georgetown University’s foot ball prospects, but young Jack Hagerty, new head coach, is not definitely among the pessimists. Today Hagerty was to trot out for their first bit of serious Spring training the most unimpressive array of gridders to represent the B]):le gnd Gray in ma;py years. 'We'll juit“:m;} along and see what , agerty when it was pointed out that few of last year's fresh- men are likely to be of any use to him, although 14 members of the 1932 var- sity squad, including half a dozen reg- ulars, will be graduated in June. “Yes” continued Jack (a little dreamily, it seemed), “if we work hard enough, why we may not be so bad next Fall.” UT not even the most enthusiastic own supporter, and among the Blue and Gray alumni are some of the world’s staunchest loyalists, can see much to be happy over. It is the general thought that if Hagerty turns out a moderately successful team he will have accomplished more than rea- sonably could be expected. | According to the coach, the morale | of the players is on the pick-up which | 1s & most encouraging sign considering | the spirit of the squad toward the | finish of last season which bordered on | despondency. Not a few of the Hoyas | are putting real effort into their work. Several of the reserves of last Fall ap- pear bent upon making names for themselves this year. Notable among these is big Frank Williamson, a Washingtonian who hun- gered for action but saw next to no | service at all at center until the last two or three games. In these he showed lots of promise. In fact, at times | Williamson was the most effective | player on the Georgetown team. Wm.mMSon may go a long way | toward solving Hagerty's most harrassing problem. He has no tackles of proved ability. Both of the 1932 regulars are lost through gradua- tion and the only reserve holdover is | Bill Downer. So Hagerty plans to try Williamson at tackle. He is quite the type, 6 feet 2 and rangy. with an abundance of spirit. His aggressiveness won the ate tention of the new coach shortly after Hagerty took over the reigns in mid- season and Jack immediately rewarded him with a chance in the West Vir- ginia game. The big youngster made so many tackles in that contest he was almost a sensation. Hagerty has a couple of holdover centers besides Williamson. Callahan and Carpenter ought to be experienced enough to handle the position this year and Bill Pearson, formerly a center but nowo a g\g{;\rd‘ can be shifted back “Our biggest wor: says “i5 the tackiess i 'ACK O'BRIEN | New York and Leo Curley of Boston, sons of the mayors I'” of those cities, have yet to report for Spring practice, though both seemed ambitious as members of the freshman team. O'Brien is an end and Curley | a tackle. | . 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