Evening Star Newspaper, March 17, 1933, Page 31

Sports New Cronin Is 60 3 ROUNDS EACH IN OPPOSING TRIBE Crowder, Whitehill, Stewart, Weaver Limited in Tilts Tomorrow, Sunday. BY JOHN B. KELLER. TLOXI, Miss, March 17— After three weeks of careful grooming, pitching arms appended, a flock of Na- $lonal veterans are believed ready For the first test of the year. It fwill be only a brief work-out un- der fire, though, for the flinging wings belonging to the hurlers nominated for duty against the Cleveland Indians in the games to be played in New Orleans to- morrow and Sunday. No undue risks may be taken where such slabmen as Al Crowder, Earl Whitehill, Monte Weaver and Walter Stewart are concerned. This quartet along with Al Thomas will be expected to pitch the Nationals to worth while places, once the Ameri- can League championship campaign gets under way, so Joe Cronin, the boy { foss of the Washington field hands, | 4en't disposed to take any chances with the big-timers at this early date. A three-inning term will be the limit for each of the four slated for their initial appearances of the season—Al Thomas {sn't to be tried just yet—and when the limit is reached off the hill will come the old-timer. Cronin’s plans for the impending tussles with the Tribe—the first with major league opposition for the Na- tionals in this training period—call for Crowder, Whitehill and Weaver to get their turns in the tilting tomorrow. Btewart will go to the slab on Sunday, sharing the mound work with those two sterling youngsters, Ed Linké and Bud Thomas. LL four veterans—Weaver properly may be called a veteran, despite the lone full season of service as a big leaguer back of him—appear in superb trim physically and their pitch- ing practice indicates they have loos- ened the salary soup bones as much as might be expected at this stage of the conditioning campaign. However, bearing down when there are men on the runway is vastly different from throwing them through in batting drills. ‘This will have to be ironed out before the more serious busines of base ball in Washington on of yeterans scheduled for the mix-up with Peck’s Papooses, Crowder looks the most advanced in condition. Almost down to his playing x:i‘aht of 170 pounds, the North Caro- gentleman-farmer and sometime eaterer appears to be almost as nicely drawn as when he wound up his 1932 work with a string of well-earned vic- tories to get a record of 26 triumphs 13 losses, one of the niftiest marks made by a moundsman during year's campaign. In practice, Crowder has displayed a marked change of gu:e and superb control. He has worked particularly to perfect control and certainly seems to have benefited through the extra effort. VEN with his first trial under fire ahead of him, the General is con- fident he isn’t far from the form he hopes to have for the outset of hostili- ties when hostilities mean fighting for the . That’s some state for the General to be in and something to make all who have the interests of the ‘Washington club take heart, for the General is noted around base ball for being ultra-conservative, especially where he is concerned. Cautio Cassell to Head For Home Today Spectal Dispatch to The Star. ILOXI, Miss, March 17.—Lloyd Cassell, the Calverton, Va, youngster, no longer is a mem- ber of the Washington squad. Cassell, who earned quite & repu- tation as a pitcher with semi-pro nines in Virginia Valley last Sum- mer and was brought to camp as an extra hurler for batting drills, last night was released from all ties with the Nationals and was to head for home today. ‘The Calverton lad may be called in during the Summer, however, to show the club whether his pitching form has improved. SWANSON, RECRUIT, SHINES FOR CHISOX Player Who Led A. A. Hitters Last Year Seems Sure of Outfield Berth. By the Associsted Press. ASADENA, Calif,, March 17—t | looks as though this will be the big year for Evar Swanson, as- pirant for & regular outfield job with the Chicago White Sox. Swanson, who led the American As- sociation in batting last season until the Sox bought him from Columbus, has been up before, notably with the Cincinnati Reds. He couldn't quite make it, in spite of being about as fast as any one in base ball. This season he has advanced so rapidly that he ap- pears certain of getting the call for right fleld over Elias Funk and Red Kress. 'WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., March 17 (P)—The St. Louls Browns, well equipped for defense this year, are plug- ging away hard at their batting prac- 2 ce. Carl Reynolds, formerly of the Wash- ington Senators, wielded the stick like a slugger in his first workout with his new teammates yesterday. Manager Bill Killefer says he already can name seven of his regulars for 1933. They are: Scharein at third base, West in center, Reynolds in left, Camp- bell in right, Burns at first base, Melillo at second and Levey at short. I'T. PETERSBURG, Fla, March 17 (#)—Ben Chapman, premier base stealer of the aymiflcal‘!n'l&flgzuef{g: two , apparen going out after | 3 rzmmm bat! records this ear. y'!'he speedy New York Yankee out-‘ fielder collected five hits in the last two | games with the Boston Braves and only one was a single. Another was a dou- ble and three were triples. O by Fncic " epening. victory En y open oveormm St. Louis Cardinals, Manager Marty McManus will spend today prim- ing his Boston Red Sox for their sec- ond exhibition tilt with the Philadel- phia Nationals here tomorrow. ‘The victory over the Cards was es- pecially sweet, for only the ‘day before the National Leaguers took the meas- ure of Connie Mack's Athletics. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 17 (P).—With the series standing two| games to one t them, Manager | Bill McKechnie today will call on_the veteran Tom Zachary to put his Bos- ton Braves on even terms with the world champion New York Yankees. ‘The American Leaguers have won| two in a row since Boston took their measure in the opener. These Spring | residents of St. Petersburg will oppose | each other nine times before heading North. ORLEANS, March 17 (#).—An eight-run rally in the fourth in- clinched a 10-to-3 contest for ning last | Cleveland's Indians over the New Or- dy his pitch right off the that time, Weaver thinks. Now are as right as he believes em to be, he res he ought to have his control with him from the start. No more need of the long warm-up to get $hem is the thoughtful profes- from other clubs by trades during the Winter Stewart, perhaps, is mearer condition than Whitehill. The former Brownie hadn’t much weight to dispose of when he reached camp and that little has gone. He claims he feels much sturdier than he did at a similar stage of the training campaign b4 is rarin’ to go. With tehill #t is a bit different. Earl ‘was somewhat pudgy when he landed #n camp and still seems to be toting some extra poundage. He is shedding the weight, though, and, as he still is wearing that instrument of torture— the rubber shirt—it won’t be long until be has the lines of a Midsummer ball layer. e pitchers who are slated to bear the brunt of the Nationals’ mound bur- <den this year look pretty good right now, all in all. Just how good is their t condition will be better known, ough, after the battles of New Or- played near Midsummner form as they held the Pelicans to “eight hits, the same mumber the Indians made. Diet Rule Waived As Myer Hits 29 Special Dispatch to The Star. ILOXI, Miss, March 16.—Diet means much in training, but Camp Griff rules respecting food permitted the Nationals may eased at times Buddy Myer learned. Still a trifle overweight, the regu- lar second-sacker of the Washington club has had to measure his pro- teins and calories carefully here, but at supper last night, Trainer Martin let Buldy partake of such delicacies as stuffed baked pompeno, rich crab creole and salads of rare concoction. It was Myer's birthday and he celebrated the occasion by having as he sald, “The most satisfying meal in . g g s , & huge adorned with 29 candles. The Foening Star, | SUNDAY MORNING: EDITION WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1933 OXFORD CAMBRIDG RELY ON YANKEES Athletes From This Side to Play Leading Parts in Track Meet. By the Associated Press. ONDON, March 17.—Both Oxford and Cambridge are counting upon American athletes for points when the track teams of the.two universities meet tomorrow at Stamreerd Bridge. Cambridge’s main American reliance is placed upon Oscar Sutermeister, formerly of Harvard, who will be first- string in the pole vault. He won the American I. C. A. A. A. A. champlonship in 1930 and is regarded as the best vaulter who ever has attended either university. Two other Americans have second- string places on the team, Hawes, also formerly of Harvard, in the 100-yard dash, and R. B. Greenough, formerly of Amserst, in the shotput. Oxford has a wide selection of Amer- ican talent, including C. F. Stanwood, former all-around athlete at Bowdoin College, and Norwood Penrose Hallowell, | formerly of Harvard, where he won intercollegiate renown in the mile and | ran on the 1932 American Olympic team after winning the national 1,500- meter championship. 'TANWOOD gave an indication of his ability in the finals of the university track events by winning three first places, the 220-yard low hurdles, the high hurdles and the high jump. He bettered the track record in winning | the low hurdles in 24 seconds. Hallowell won the half mile in the | university meet, but was defeated in the | mile by John Lovelock, New Zealand Olympic runner. Julius Byles, Princeton shotputter, who won the university championship; Will Poole, former Swarthmore dash man, and K. Kurtz, the North Dakotan | who pole vaulted at Yale, also will com- pete for the Dark Blue. PLANS BEING PUSHED BY SANDLOT SQUADS Blue Coals Meet Sunday, Woodleys Drill Tomorrow, While Dor-A Nines Gather Tonight. ANDIDATES for the Grifith Blue Coals unlimited base ball team are to gather Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock at their club house, 7 Fourth street northeast. Wee Willie Glascoe, long active as a manager of sandlot nines here, again will pilot the Coalmen. Woodley A. C. diamonders will hold their first drill of the campaign to- morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock on Friends’ Fleld. All candidates are in- vited to be on hand. New players signed include Rhodes, Goodman, New- man, Boyer, Jones, Rutherford, Calla- to han and Smith. Players are sought by Goodacre’s nine. Call Manager Bresnahan at Lincoln 6654. Dor-A unlimited and junior teams will organize tonight at a meeting in the home of Allle Bowers, 914 Mary- land avenue, Riverdale, at 7:30 o'clock. All aspirants are asked to attend. Brooks Club athletes, boasting success in basket ball, now are turning their attention to the diamond and candi- dates for the nine are to report for first practice Sunday at 8 o'clock at 47 I street. enter the midget and insect divisions of the Capital C group again next Thursday night in the play- ground office of the District Building. NOTED ENGINEER GOLFS. SEA ISLAND, Ga., (#)—Col. Hi Couper, engineer in charge of $100,000,000 Dneiper Dam in Russia, which was completed last year after six years of work. spends most of his wak- ing hours following a little white ball over the Sea Island golf course. He is here for a vacation. e D. C. SHOTS MEET ORIOLES Travel to Baltimore Tomorrow for Fifth Match ‘of Series. Washington Gun Club trapshooters will go to Baltimore tomorrow for the fifth match of their series of seven with the Oriole Gun Club scatter- m;nm Dg:lct m:’t.um‘mt. !m comj ition, orth extra efforts to win. B By Trainer Martin Special Dispatch to The Star. ILOXI, Miss, March 17.~—Some of the Nationals have been training strenuously here Mwumr.&nhumhdm‘;l.l unnecessary _exercise regular conditioning routine. The trainer discovered that several cases of aching muscles were due to lm clal athletic stunts attempted by ovix;lmlm ones. plaining of ong several com) sorc sides following out-of-order gymnastic feats is none than Joe Cronin, the boy manager him- Cronin was so achy this morn- self. ing there was doubt as to his play- ing at shortstop the Pel against of New Orleans in today’s exhibition. NATIONAL LEAGUE FLAG RIVALS MEET Cubs and Pirates Open Se- ries—Pitching Only Worry of Giants’ Pilot. By the Assoclated Press. FRANCISCO, March 17— Natural rivals of the National League, the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates meet here today in the first game of a series of three. ‘The exhibition series pitting the Cubs, last year's pennant winners of the league, against the Pirates, favored by many critics to win this season, is expected to give local fans a glimpse of what may happen when the pennant race is on. SAN FRANCISCO, March 17-(®).— Manager. Charlie Grimm today started out to settle the cases of seven pitchers who hope to remain with the Chicago Cubs this year. Anything but satisfied with Bud | Tinning, Beryl Richmond, Carroll | Yerkes, Leroy Herrmann, Lynn Nehon} and Lyle Newsom, the Cub pilot said they would have to deliver in a hurry or be sent elsewhere. He was not quite s0 harsh with Roy Henshaw, former University of Chicago southpaw, but believes he needs more experience and more weight on his frame. AMPA, Fla, March 17 (A—S8i Giants' He's satisfied wi ts for 1933. thie infleld, outfleld and catching, but so far he has only two bona fide starting pitchers, Carl Hubbell lndnl:red Fitzsimmons. Injuries 'es RADENTON, Fla., March 17 (A).— Gabby Street, manager of the St. pen ‘hn& uA;Lyn smz.,mm right-hander, in e e eanw] 3 s dent of the club, is hol Dazzy 20 far witch Pitcher Vance, w] has balked at are M‘ rard an they sgree- Varied Sports EXHIBITION BASE BALL. Chicago (A. L), 9; Chicago (N. L), 6. New York (N. L), 14; Hollywood (Pacific Coast League), 3. Philadelphia (A. L), 7; Philadelphis (N. L), 4. Bostn (A. L), 6; L), 1. Cleveland (A. L), 13; New Orleans (Southern Associaf , 3. L)N!; York (A. L), 5; Boston (N. PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY. Natiopal League. Boston, 1; New York Americans, 1. (Overtime Rgs). 4 Buffalo, 2; Londaa, 0. 1. Canadian-American League. New Ha les, 3; Boston 3. l’flrvle den't: g:“mubec, 4. i ‘Tulsa, 10; Wichita, 3. 8t. Louis, 4; Kansas City, 3. Bt. Louis (N. School in Tricky Base Ball Established by Cronin Nationals Set Traps for Unwary Base Runners This Summer;' Griffith’s Old Plan. BY JOHN B. KELLER. TLOXI, Miss, March 17— When the Nationals step into the struggle for the American League laurels ‘ next month, they will be “hep” to all the tricks of the trade in defen- sive play unless Manager Joe Cronin’s well-laid plans go awry. The boy fleld boss has opened a class of defensive technics aimed to stategically suppress ambitions of the opposition’ and quickly quell carefully-formed attacks that may be launched by the enemy in battle. ‘That's Head Master Cronin’s idea * and if his pupils are able to get the fine points of defensive science as /.expounded by Sir Joseph the Na- tionals indeed will be stickers afield fiag-chas- catchers—are attending the classes which from now on will be in ses- sion daily until camp is broken here. Even those of the squad who ';r’: get their little lessons. Instruction is given in the knack of cutting off throws for the pur- pose of erasing over-zealous base runners who would snag an extra sack while & retirement seems in sideration trifle A It would hm:i’u::enmu‘.dd.rfl to gauge quickly the speed of a bat- ted ball. But with a batter up that usually hits so weakly the outfleld can afford to play well in it's not & bad idea. Generally, under such circumstances, the runner on second, knowing the weakness of .the batter, must en- ! i 8 k& sk iE Features and Classified E WALTER, ON THE . YANKEES STAFF 1 ~RIGHTLY ENOUGH s (=Y @I THE ST LouIS X BRowAsS. Tihte Reserved b7 Toe Aseccialsd Frew BROWN -A PlTcueR. = CLEVELANOD HURLERS THE SPORTLIGHT BY GRANTLAND RI( 08 ANGELES, Calif,, March 17— Casual spectators and other golfers | hanging around the Brentwood course Tuesday afternoon sud- denly began to view with concern, if not with alsrm, the spectacle of Leo Deigel, well known Caliente profession- al, playing shot after shot while stand- ing on His right foot alone. But nothing | had gone wrong with the inside of Leo's head, or with his left leg. He was trying out & round on the right result of a little discussion we had earfier. Leo was telling me| sprained left ankle which tem- made it uncomfortable and even | at a golf ball with any | standing on all the feet e pos- m It was a separate match with each. | 8 8 £ g E g% 8 L P E. Eak - =5k 358 i 28 K g g8, # i f g 8 & gy H ikl §izeEs e EE gézg i gl 22 sEEE H £ E BE E ad £ g | a 8 k s Fiage BEE TOM drove so far that his second shot was merely a flick with a niblick. “I've been overswinging lately,” said Leo afterward. “I can't overswing, standing on one foot, or I'll fall on my ear. And I can't sway. It actually seems easier to keep the shots on line than playing from both feet.” ‘Without that hard, cold wind, I am confident Leo would have been around 70 at Brentwood, a good, testing course. Howard Jones was the only member of |the coalition who gave him a battle. meet | Howard was only 1 down on the first | dozen holes, but Leo’s steady run of | pars then hauled him back and he | lost, 3-2. (Copyright, 1033, by North American News- | paper Alliance, Inc.) WATER POLO ONE-SIDED Shoreham water poloists drubbed the | unofficial Georgetown University wwn’ 22-8, and the Colonials swamped the Alexandria combination, 29-4, in open- | ing games of the championshin tourney among teams of the District area last night in the Shoreham pool. ‘The D. C. Water Polo Association will ‘Tuesday to arrange future play. Shamrocks Scarce at Biloxi Only Cronin, Burke and Martin Rate ’Em—Most Griffs Are German and English. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ILOXI, March 17.—St. Pat- rick’s day at Camp Griff found shamrocks all but go- ing begging among the Na- tionals. Not more than three of the members of the Washington ball club party here felt they were entitled to wear the little three-leafed green in the patron saint of er. Also Michael Francis Martin, trainer. Clark Griffith, the club president, also wore a shamrock. Like all good sportsmen, he has a warm spot in his heart for the children of the Schulte and includes Nick Altrock, dean Washington _coaching _staff; Bluege, Joe Kuhel, Buddy Myer, Ed Linke and Bob Priedrichs. There also are nine of English descent in the party. They “Hahn We’re doing our bit ness to ACTION! INW. REET Sittie two Thomas' Al and Bud: Monte ‘Weaver, Earl Whitehill, Clif Bolton, Jack Russell, Luke Sewell, Cecil Travis and last, but not there’s one squad member of Eastern European stock. He's Bob Boken of the Lithuanian line. Moe Berg, catcher and Al Schacht, coach, are not Irish. Still Holding Out, By the Associated Press. TAMI, Fla, March 17.—Joe but could not be induced to 000 slash in salary. Stripp a final offer,” illeaudeau said at the end of the Stripp Quits Camp Specials” President Roosevelt showed us an un- precedented example of ACTION. to restore busi- > 20 of our newest Spring “Hahn Special” styles . dress, business, sports . . . at lowest in-season price in years! for PAGE C—1 us With Veteran Hurlers : Stronger Secondary Encourages Bucs o~ RELY ON BRUBAKER THEVENOW, YOUNG Honus Wagner Pales Stars as Fans’ Magnet—Hoyt _ Training Well. By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. AN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 17.—A ourtailed practice pe- riod has made it impossible to bring the Pittsburgh Pirates into proper physical con- dition. The pitchers are further advanced than might have been expected and all of them are de- livering curves, but it would be unwise to permit any moundsman to work more than two or three innings at this early stage of the pre-season program. Consequently several hurlers are be- ing used in every game of the present exhibition tour regardless of the out- come, thereby giving all opponents a distinct advantage, The outfielders and infielders who were limited to one week in camp were slow in working all the stiff- ness out of their legs. Intensive batting drills, including sprints around the bases and chasing files, * put running gear to a severe test and several of the boys cannot expect to eliminate all this soreness until they have been on the road for perhaps 10 days. - Capt. Pie Traynor and little Lloyd Waner are prominent among the sufferers, 'HE Pirates expect a stubborn bat- ile in the National League this year, but they have excellent rea- son to feel encouraged, for their sec- ondary defense is stronger than it has been for many seasons. Bill Brubaker, the tall young collegian who smelled battle smoke last Fall, is a capable sub- stitute for Traynor at third; the vet- eran Tommy Thevenow can fill in at short or second, and Floyd Young, a Tulsa farm hand, can operate either in the infleld or outfield. Adam Comcrosky. in spite of his speed, has been crowded from a berth in the outer meadow, the younger of the Waner brothers having replaced him in left field, while the vacagcy thus created in center is being filled by the former Giants’ star, Pred Lindstrom. Paul Waner remains a fixture in right and Forrest Jensen is tagged as utility fly-seeker. Jensen bats left-handed, as nls:nd;)hthe ‘Waners. other set of brothers appears on roster. Floyd Vaughan, | sensation of last year’s crop, brought Kenneth Vaughan to camp. Kenneth, i reeruit” outnelder Wil regutre s outfielder Jjourney to the sticks. s The Buccaneers have no outstand. ing rookies this Spring, with the pos- sible exception of Joe Ward, a prom- ising catcher who starred four years with University of Southern California, and Southpaw Ralph Birkofer, West- ern e graduate. AITE HOYT, veteran ex-Yankee moundsman, has looked excep- tionally good in training. Lind- strom promises to boost the outfield th “Big Poison” on one side and | “Little Lysol” on the other. Hans Wagner has stolen much thun- der from the stars. for a hit of some kind. pitching ‘et sala Mamager. Georgs g staff,” Gibson, “and it looks like & job to figure on reducing to nine hurl- ers. Meine, Swift, Swetonic and French have made fine progress. Hoyt trained faithfully and shown that he expe flelders, two spare outflelders catchers. I still think it's a team, but we're going to ha worthy teams to contend with.” (Copyright. 1933. by North American News- paper Alltance, Inc.) 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