Evening Star Newspaper, March 21, 1933, Page 13

BOKEN MAKES 00D ASINFIELD UTILITY Also Shows Promise as Bat- ter—Lame Arm May End Career of -Burke. B American League season little more than three weeks away, Manager Joe Cronin of the Nationals has decided that the veterans of his pitching staff must take regular turns on the hill in the exhibition games remaining on the training schedule. Putting into effect tomorrow his new scheme of pitching picks, the boy field | boss will have Al Crowder share with | Walter Stewart the mound burden in the tussle with the Atlanta Club in Biloxi Park. Stewart had been defl- nitely slated to face the Crackers after rain had cheated him of a chance to make his season bow while the Na- tionals were in New Orleans playing the Cleveland Indians. It had been thought, however, that Jack Russell or one of the rookie hurlers would. take | up where the left-handed transfer from the Browns left off in the fray. The. nomination of Crowder for the task tomorrow came with Cronin’s an- nouncement, of the new policy of giv- ing the old-timers plenty to do the remainder of the conditioning cam- gn. The young chieftain also in- ed his pitchers that from now on they’ll be expected to toil through more than a the siab. BY JOHN B. KELLER. ILOXI, Miss, March 21.— With the start of the inning session on Against the Crackers tomorrow Stewart will start, to go five innings, with Crowder scheduled to go the remainder of the route. Both veterans went through long workouts yester- day during batting drill. but were to get only general conditioning work | today. 'OW that Cecil Travis, the youngster brought up from Chattanooga has about definitely been counted out of the Washington squad so far a8 this year is concerned, Bob Boken is getting a big play in the morning infield drills. The lanky Lithuanian takes to the strenuous daily workout like & tabby to catnip. He reyels in it. Maneger Cronin gives the purchase from Kansas City & lot of special atten- tion and when he hasn't the young fel- low in tow Johnny Kerr, the National's, cagey utility inflelder, turns to telling Boken the fine points of toiling with the inner defense. Boken is proving an apt pupil, too. A natural ball player when he came to Camp Griff, Bob has been benefited by his grooming to such an extent that already he is as polished in his play as many an infielder who has been in the big time a full season. In practice Boken looks good at both the third base and shortfield posts and | in games at shortstop he has filled the bill most acceptably. When the Na- | tionals bought him from Kansas City, reports sifted in that he wasn't much of a batter. True, he had a good record | for drlving in runs for his American Association club last year, but those | who had Watched him declared he was | something of 8.“lucky” hitter. ! Down heré, ver, they are be- ginning to believe Boken has possibili- ties as a batter. Those in charge of the Nationals like the way Bob stands up to the pitching and they think plenty of the eut he takes at the ball. He's a strong youngster, too, and when | he gets-hold of the ball it travels. Without being a forceful hitter, though, - Boken' #til would be a good extra t0 have around.. He'd come in very handy should either of the regulars on the left side of the Nationals' in- | ner cordon be put out of commission. OB BURKE-.probably will be | through with base ball as a Na- tional unless the pitching arm that has been troubling him for some time responds quickly to the treatment it is to get from Doc Jensen, muscle manipulator attached to the Chatta- nm club. string bean southpaw left yester- day for Seima, Ala, where tM® Look- outs are training to have the Doc handle the ailing salary wing. Bob had Jensen work on the arm last Spring when it was as wabbly as it is now and he thought the Chattanooga muscle man did him some good then. Evidently the “curg” was only tempo- rary as Burke pulled up with a lame arm after his second work-out at this camp. ‘When Burke left he had an idea Jensen would have him in trim to re- join the Nationals for regular drills by next Sunday when the club moves to Birmingham for an_exhibition series with the Barons. Should Bob not be ready then, however, the powers that be are apt to decide they eannot afford to carry him any longer. That very lkely would mean Burke’s shipment to some minor outfit, conditional, of course, upon his abllity to get in proper pitching form later on. Big league clubs are not given to ‘wasting much time with young pitchers unable to get their arms “right.” DIXIE WOMEN MAY SCORE Threaten to Annex Title, Beauty Honors in A. A. U. Tourney. WICHITA, Kans, March 21 (P).— The South again threatens to capture honors for athletic ability and beauty at the National Women's A. A. U. basket ball tournement. Of the 15 teams in the second round, an_even dozen were from that section. Paired in separate brackets, the de- fending champions and the former titleholders ' show their wares for the first time in the tournament tonight. In the upper bracket the Durant, Okla., Cardinals meet Lenora, Kans., while in the lower bracket the Dallas Cyclones engage the, Chandler, Okla., sextet. Rice Young at “Man o> War” Looms as Decided Asset to Griffs in Reserve Role This Season. ILOXIT, Miss., March 21.—They call him “old” Sam Rice be- cause he's in-his forties, and that is ‘“getting along” in base ball. But in this veteran the Nationals have an extra outfielder, who, with any one of several other outfits in -the American League, would be made a regular for his hit- ting if nothing else. And the “old” man is a sweet flelder, too. Rice is one of the greatest batters of the modern game. His grand average of .324 for his 18 seasons in major league base ball shows it. “Man o' War” crashed the .300 class in his first year with the Na- tionals. That was 1915. Coming up from Petersburg of the old Vir- ginia League near the end of the campaign, he got into four games 40-0dd Years to bat .375. ‘That's the highest mark he ever hung up. Sam was & pitcher then and didn't have many opportunities to demonstrate his offensive worth, but he did so in great style when he became an outfielder and played regularly. In 15 of his 18 seasons, Rice has hit in the .300 class. His best mark over a full route was chalked up in 1925. ‘Then he hit for .350. His last 10 seasons he has missed the .300 group only once. That was in 1917, when he clouted for .297. Since he has been with the Na- tionals Rice never has fallen below 395 as a batter. He dropped to that average in 1922. From the way Rice has been banging the ball at Camp Griff this Spring one gathers he'll make much trouble for oppos- ing pitchers again when he crashes the game this year. CHISOX CLUB SEEN BEST INTEN YEARS Official Optimistic as Pilot! Laments Over Showing of Double-Play Duo. By the Associated Press. HICAGO, March 21.—The best ‘White Sox team in 10 years, is what Harry Grabiner, vice president and secretary of Chicago’s American League base ball club, calls the 1933 squad. Grabiner, just back from Pasadens, Calif., where the Sox are training, found plenty of Teasons for optimism. “Losing & few exhibition games doesn't mean a thing,” he said. “Our pitchers are being encouraged to take | their time getting into shape. When they round into form our hitting will win games for them. The boys are hit- ting the ball hard, especially the young- sters. There is no need to worry over Al Simmons’ hand. It is all right. “This should be the best Sox team in 10 years.” PASADENA, Calif., March 21 (#).— ‘The Double--lay combination of Luke | Appling and Minter Hayes, which led the American League last season, isn't functioning to the entire satisfaction of Manager Lew Fonseca of the Chi- cago White Sox. The failure of the pair to click on | double-play possibilities against the New York Giants, Ponseca sald, was largely responsible for loss of Sunday's game, Hence more work for Appling and Hayes. as well as the rest of the infielders. T. PETERSBURG, Fla, March 21| (®).— 1t appears that from the| point of view of weight alone, Babe Ruth had better hurry up and sign a New York Yankee contract. | ‘The Babe took off 7 pounds in| his first week of intensive training, but | now is back at his former figure of 232 pounds. He has been doing little base | ball training lately, warming up for an hour or so and then retiring for the day while his teammates tackle exhibition games without him. SARASOTA, Fla, March 21 (P — Bob Kline, the Boston Red Sox's burly right-hander, will start on the mound today against the Cincinnati Reds and either Dusty Rhodes or Bob Weiland will be called upon to finish the job. Manager Marty McManus has grant- | ed Henry Johnson's request to pitch against the St. Louls Cardinals on | Thursday, whca the Sox journey to Bradenton, his home town. N!w ORLEANS, March 21 (#).—A pair of youthful outfielders, Milt tzer and Hal Trosky, were shooed off to Morristown, Tenn., today to join the Toledo Mudhens of the American Association. on option. And that left Manager Roger Peckinpaugh of the Cleveland Indians still searching for a fly chaser capable of filling in for his veteran trio—Averill, Vosmik | and Porter—in event of injury. General Manager Bllly Evans prob- ably will attempt a trade to nr the strong defensive flelder Peck wants. S A’S SEEKING 0DD GAME Defeat House of David for 4-All Rating—Play Newark Today. FORT MYERS, Fla, March 21 (®). —With an even break so far in their grapefruit league series, the Philadel- phia Athletics today entertain another minor league club—the International League championship Newark Bears. The A's made it four-all in their training camp season games by handing the House of David nine a 4-to-0 shutout yesterday, behind some excel- Xcenlt hurling by Lew Krausse and Ed ole. Tomorrow the Quaker City American Leaguers take up the big league wars | again, opening with & two-game home series against the Cincinnati Reds. U. S. HORSES OUTSIDERS Gregalach, Golden Miller Choices in Grand National. LONDON, March 31 (#)—With the Grand National Steeplechase at Ain- tree only three days away, the big Irish jumm Gregalach and Dorothy Paget’s Golden Miller today remained joint fa- vorites for the classic at odds of 9 to 1, with the American-owned horses rank outsiders. The only American-bred and owned entry in the race is Mrs. T. H. Somer- ville's Trouble Maker, who is quoted at Co- 66 to 1. LEAGUEWOULD AID JERSEY CITY TEAM With Johnson Out, Operation; by Present Owner Seems to Be Only Hope. By the Associated Press. EW YORK, March 21—If any one is to operate the Jersey City franchise in the International League this season it seems it will have to be Sam Colacurclo, present owner of the club. BROOKLYN IN FIRST FOUR, CAREY THINKS Manager, Though, Admits Many Ifs May Be Applied to Pitching Staff. By the Associated Press. , Fla, March 31.—Max Carey has risked the predic- tion that his Brooklyn Dodgers will finish in the first division. “How far up we finish,” he said, “de- pends upon the pitching. We have a curious pitching staffl. We have a lot of fellows with a big ‘i’ attached to them and whatever success we have depends on them. “It's & case of if Beck comes through, i? Ryan comes back, if Benge is as good a8 he was in Philadelphia and so on. Right now young Ray Lucas looks as good as any of them.” SAN FRANCISCO, March 21 (A).— ‘The Chicage Cubs of the National League ;gm the last week of their Spring tion appearance here to- day, mee! the San Francisco Seals of the Pac ague. ‘Tomorrow, Thursday and Priday the Cubs will play the San Francisco Mis- sion Club. With ‘the departure of the Cubs late in the week, the Chicago White Sox of the American League are scheduled to arrive for an exhibition series. ANTA CRUZ, Calif., March 21 (®).— The Pittsburgh Pirates, National League base ball club, meet the Seattle Indians of the Pacific Coast League in an exhibition game here this afternoon. This is the Pirates’ last practice game in this vicinity, as they continued south- ward for games at Los Angeles against the New York Giants Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March 21 After an eight-hour special session | yesterday had falled to develop any sat- | isfactory solution for the tangled af- | fairs of the club, directors of the league announced they had promised Colacur- | clo financial assistance provided he could arrange some backing for himself. | “Colacurcio indicated he will be able to obtain the backing required by the league,” sald President Charles H. Knapp. “We will know definitely today when we hope to be able to announce final disposition of the case.” HE league’s actlon came after Wal- ter Johnson, former manager of the Washington Senators, definitely had | withdrawn from all negotiations for the franchise. | The principal stumbling block, from Johnson's standpoint, was the refusal | of the owners of the Jersey City ball | park to give more than a 30-day lease. | Johnson wanted a lease for at least a | year. | The club’s debts, it was understood, | have been reduced to $40,000. Th league was believed to have canceled all monies owing to it while the New | York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals ‘were understood to have agreed to ac- | cept 25 cents on the dollar to settle | their notes. | The league will retain the right to | confer in the selection of a playing | manager in the event that Colacurcio | retains the club and also recommended | that he obtain a competent business manager. ‘There still was no word as to whether it was planned to continue operation in Jersey City or in some other city. Both | Atlantic City and Reading, Pa., were discussed as possible sites yesterday, but no decision was reached. e s RED DALY CAPTAIN Named to Lead Tech Quint Next| Year—Letters Awarded. Francis (Red) Daly, whom Coach | Artie Boyd thinks will be a real help to the Tech t ball team when he fills out (he weighs 180 now and stands 6 feet, though only 15) today was ap- inted captain of the McKinley quing ?:r next season. Daly, & sophomore, has been pre- unm‘f a circle T in recognition of his work with the team during the cam- paign just closed. Similar awards have | been made to Waverly Wheeler, Fred (Little Knocky) Thomas, Walter Olver- son, Karl Nau, Alvin (Little Major) Gillem, Johnny (Josh) Billings md‘) Manager Harry Ehrlich. | Thomas, who was the lone Tech player picked on The Star’s all-high team this year, Olverson and Nau are listed to graduate before another sea- son, which means that Coach Bodd will have & deal of rebullding to do next Fall. Exhibition Base Ball Yesterday’s Results. Oakland (P. C. L), 12; Pittsburgh (N. L), 5. . L), 5. Boston (N. L), 0; St. Louis (N. L), (six innings, tie; rain). Philadelphia (A. L.), 4; House of David, 0. Philadelphia (N. L), 5; Montreal | (I. L), 5 (10 innings, tle; darkness). New York (A. L), 7; Newark (L. L.), | 7 (five innings, tie; rain). Today's Schedule. vs. Brooklyn 0 (S. A), at New Orleans. Philadelphia (A. L.) . L), at Fort Myers. New York (A. L) vs. Boston (N. L.), at St. Petersburg, Pchjcago (N. L) vs. S8an Francisco vs. Newark P. . at Los Angele Phiiadelphia (N. Ly L), 8t Bradenton. h 5 vs. Seattle (P, C. L), at Santa Cruz. Cincinnati (N. L) vs. Boston (A. L), at Sarasota, fiurrows Tagged for Future Reference by Nationals : Youthful Sout..hpaw: Rated Fine Prospect—Whitehill WinningBattle With Weight. ILOXI, Miss., March 21* Johnny Burrows, the*high school boy from "Phoenix, I Ariz,, will head for the Chat- tanooga club when the Nationals lesve here Saturday, but with a great chance of coming back to big time in another year or two. Not quite 19 years old, yet carry- nearly 190 pounds, all solid, de- te a stubby stature under 5 feet ws seems- to have a lot of hing ability in that left arm of - . With plenty of work in a minor edrcuit, he should develop quickly. Johnny is a strong boy, & willing ‘worker and a quick learner. He has with the Lookouts is expected improve him to such an extent that he will merit much considera- 600 1n the pear future, Chattanocoga gets the youngster outright, as under base ball rules the Nationals cannot grab a i‘llflyer from the sandlots. But the pitcher who paid his own way to Camp Griff—he will be reimbursed— will be under wing of the Wash- ington club while he is toiling for the Lookouts. . President Clark Griffith announced today he will head for Chattan after his clul es the néxt etk in-. ahead of his club, ee, pitcher, who has been nursing a sore arm for several days is r'arin’ to go again. He declares the fiipper is in fine fettle once more and nothing would please him more than a call to action. a shot at the Indians in the wind-up series at Camp Griff. Earl Whitehill, who came to with an alderman’s waistline, rapidly reaching a pitcher's E ticns around the middie, stlm trong € | throwing arm and has been hitting at | | gymnasium, and is (#).—The Boston Braves, who have not won an exhibition game since their opener with the New York Yankees, will have another crack at the world hampions here today. Joe McCarthy's men, playing without Babe Ruth, have since humbled the Tribe four times in & row. Manager Bill McKechnie was a bit more optimistic about his pitching pros- pects after watching the veteran Socks Seibold work in yesterday's scoreless six-inning deadlock with the St. Louis Cardinals. He continued peeved about his club’s untimely hitting, for the Braves nicked Bill Halloran and Bill Wright for seven safeties without scor- ing. OS ANGELES, March 21 (#).—Hank Leiber, former Arizona collegiate | athletic star, seems to have clinched one of the reserve outfield jobs with the New York Glants. Just as John Ryan has been the out- | standing rookie infielder, Leiber has made a brilliant showing in the out- | fleld. He fields well. has a s a terrific clip. SAN FRANCISCO, March 21 (#).— All of the Chicago Cub cripples, with the possible exception of Manager Charlie Grimm, were ready to go back | to work today against the San Fran- | cisco Seals. Catchers Gabby Hartnett and Zack | Iaylor, have recovered from finger and | leg injuries, respectively. Woody Eng- | lish’s ankle is strong enough to stan a limited amount of work. Grimm in- sists he will play during the series, but | has yet to take any liberties with his lumbago. DEPARTMENT QUINTS IN PLAY-OFF SERIES Start Friday With Two Contests. Victor to Play Government Loop Champion. 'OMPETITION in the play-off for | the championship of the Depart- | mental Basket Ball League opens | Friday night in the Central ¥. M. C. A scheduled to close April 4. Two games are carded Priday. Reconstruction Finance and Post Ex- | change are to face at 7:30 o'clock and Patent Office and Interstate Commerce | Commission are to battle an hour later, | A dance will follow, the proceeds of | which will be used to buy trophies for members of the team winning the championship. The league title will be decided by double elimination, a team losing two games dropping out. The victor will face the Government League champion in a game or serles of games for all- Government honors. From this com- petition the Federal News, official pub- lication of the National Federation of Federal Employes, will select an all- Government quint. Reconstruction PFinance has a team unusual among amateur quints, in that its players average 185 pounds and slightly more than six feet. The team'’s attack centers about Jerry Smith, the league’s leading scorer, who was at the University of Utah four years, two of which he was selected as all-Rocky Mountain forward. Hap Libbert, Smith’s teammate through four years at Utah, and who also gained all-Rocky Mountain recognition, as a guard, is another bulwark of the combination. Bob Estes, big center, and Stuart, 195- pound forward, are among other huskies on the team. Reconstruction figures it has a fine chance to win the Departmental League series. It regards as its chief obstacle the tA G. O. five of the War Depart- ment. . WIN G. U. FRAT TITLE. Phi Beta Gamma tossers won the g:::x:ugfi Ig:nvtr;lty Im:rtnurmty el eezing out & 20019 win qver Bhi hx!::. last night in the Hine Junior High gym. Another member of the National's .party who is doing much to shed weight is Roy Van Grafian, umpire of the -Washington exhibition games. ‘ Van insists work behind the bat and on the bases demands superb physi- + cal conditi:n and he’s really taking unishment in _stri to get in rim. Those Winter nights at the Elks in Rochester, N. Y., did him no effort will make him so, Van will be & real athiete when the bell rings on April 13. PFrank Baxter, assistant trainer of the Nationals, likes his ball fast and his traveling the same way. He will head for Washington when the club bresks camp here, but on a train. Baxter will bus Mobile, 63 miles away then board plane for home, Boy Boss Uncertain of Punch Team Has Rhythm, Balance, ceals His E have rhythm, balance and the spirlt on this edition of the Na- tionals,” said the jut- ting-jawed kid manager, Joe Cronin, while musing on a good day’s prac- tice one evening last week down there along the Gulf Coast. “And we are hoping for the punch, that kick we must have to stop at least a pair of tough teams.” hereupon the young man whom destiny has given over a base ball club, tucked his hands in his pockets, set his eyes out there on the rippling moonlit water of the Gulf of Mexico, and sighed. “I hope we will have it—because ‘we are surely going to need it, pally.” ‘That “pelly” is a byword with the Nats at Biloxi. It is a favorite word of Eddie Eynon, of the club’s busi- ness staff. ‘There was no feeling among the assembled veterans at Griff camp last week that this was going to be a runaway race in the American when the bell taps on April 12. No assured belief tm;xh; sxu:tal;s ;en going to go high-riding into the flag, and shat thi§ Griff nine of 1933 was to be another wonder team of ball. Joe Cronin freely admitted three attributes, and hoped for the fourth, which he, 85 does every one in base ball know, the Senators must possess next semester to whip some one who packs an abundance of it. Years of experience in his profession have made Cronin aware of the estab- 31 of 32 Tourney Quints Travel by Auto SPORTS- Spirit, Says Joe—Puzzle ‘Con- Bugaboo. lished fact that fire must be met with fire, punch with punch. S0 Mr. Cronin mused on down there in the shrimp country, seeing out there on the silver tinted waters of the Gulf something other than the historic old lighthouse whose | beams flickered welcome to the | homecoming fishermen, and to the | gray-toned revenue cutters which | skimmed along to protect them. ‘What Battling Joe, the frank and earnest young man who is at the helm of another kind of craft, en- visioned was something you, too, will see by piecing together the above Jigsaw cartoon. Champion Even Up After Ex-Ruler Annexes First Block. CHICAGO, March 21 (#)—Welker | Cochran, world three-cushion billiards champlon, and Willie Hoppe, former | balkline titleholder, today were all |square in blocks in their 600-point lmtcb. although Hoppe had a 100 to 88 lead in points. Hoppe won the opening block yester- day, 50 to 32, in 49 innings. His high run was a 6, to 4 for Cochran. The champion came back in the evening block, however, winning by 56 to 50 in 42 innings. His best effort produced a run of 12. Hogpe's high again was 6. Two more blocks were on today's schedule. COCHRAN, HOPPE SQUARE |y, EASTERN LEAGUE SET | FOR REORGANIZATION! Six Clubs in Line for 25 and 50 Cent Base Ball—120-Game Schedule Planned. By the Associated Press. YORK, March 21.—The East-| ern Base Ball League, disbanded | last Summer, will be reorganized | Sunday on & 25 and 50 cent basis when | the representatives of six New Eng- land cities meet in Hartford, Conn. According to plans formulated by Walter Hapgood, representative of the National Association of Professional | Base Ball Leagues, the circuit will have | is six members—Springfield, Bridgeport. | Hartford, New Haven, Providence and | Pittsfield. The New York Yankees | will operate the Springfield club. “We are going to run on a 25 and 50 cent gate,” said Hapgood. “We also plan to transport the players in their own cars, paying the owners so much a mile in addition to buying the gaso- line and ofl.” The league is expected to adopt a 120-game schedule, opening about )ny! 5 and closing Labor day. Varied Sports PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY. Canadian-American Lesgue. Boston, 8; Quebec, 2. ‘Women’s A. A. U. Basket Ball Tourney. Canadian (Tex.) Crazy Cats, 27; Wichita Columbus, 26. Shreveport, 25; Topeka, 7. Borrow Cars and Trucks as Lone Catholic Event Entry Goes by Train. By the Associated Press. HICAGO, March 21.—More than a score of automobiles, loaded with young basket ball stars, chugged toward Chicago from 11 States today en route to the National Catholic Prep ‘Tournament, which opens at Loyola University tomorrow night. Because of economic conditions, only one team boarded the train for Chicago. All the others jumped in borrowed automobiles or trucks and set forth for their big basket ball adventure. ‘The exception was St. Xavier of Louisville, Ky. Thirty-two teams were entered in the championship drive, which opens with three games tomorrow night and continues through the final Sun- day. The opening engagements will be between St. Patrick's Academy, cme:go defending title holder, and Gibault High, Vincennes, Ind.; St. Thomas, St. Paul, and St. Xavier, Louisville, and St. Joseph’s, Cairo, ‘Two changes in the schedule have been made necessary because of wighdrawals. Reitz Memorial High of Evansvill, Ind, replaces B8t. Mary’s High of Clarksburg, W. Va,, and will meet Routt Academy, Jack- zonville, Ill, Thursday at 1 pm. Bt. Francis_Xavier Cathedral High of Green Bay, Wis., has been substi- l-"ngcls g;!. I:ethol Springs, N. Y. The Green Bay team | will meet Central Catholic of Fort | Wayne, Ind, Thursday at 9 p.m. | St. Leo of Minot, N. Dak, and Catholic High of Baton Rouge, La., had the longest journeys to the tour- nament. BOXERS IN SEMI-FINALS Two Fort Humphreys Men Survive in 3d Corps Area Tourney. BALTIMORE, Md., March 21.—Semi- finals in the 3d Corps Area boxing championships are scheduled Thursday night in Carlin’s Park. G. Salomon and F. J. Lis of Fort Humphreys were among survivors of last night's competition, the former get- ting the decision over M. Sagan of Fort Washington and the latter knocking out Charley Ellas of Fort Monroe in the second round. Summaries: Peatherweight. B. Briscalla (Fort Mon- feated R Kimmel (Fort Humphries), ical knockout (second); bantamweight, Cletus Murphy _(Fort Howard) defeated rge Smil t Humphries), decision; ?}not'd%t. . Bochenec (Fort Howard) de- Aoty ihiea Trouna: et EonvpncieRt. G Sslomon (Fort Humphries) defeated (Fort Washi ), _decision; ~wel- Torelant: O, O Lt (Port " Humpheies) de- feated Eilas Charles (Fort Monroe), knock- out, d. KNOTT GETS BROWN JOB Killefer Names Recruit as One of Five Starting Hurlers. LTHOUGH every member of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School basket ball team, which has just closed a highly suc- asserts any one who figures Bethesda's next Winter will be a push-over is for a jolt. e've got & fine bunch coming |the ,” says Kupka. “They may be it shy on plenty of fight. on another good season, make no mis- aboyt that.” Members of the of tan district public series Lelanders to Lose All Basket Vets—Base Ball Now Humming| cessful campaign, is listed to graduate before next season, Anthony Kupka, tie popular coach at the Leland school,| coach. experience, but theyll ‘We're figuring are| ~ walter Johnson, son of o e wpfl;em* Nlchoun-.n; Red com] 0 their stout show- | do peting as the Montgomery County title Poldefs. the Bethesda boys have stowed | their basket ball uniforms in the old | moth balls. “We've no alibis for that a good team is in view of material at hand that has proved its pitching credit to any scholastic team. ONLY FIVEIN SQUAD UNTRIED INBIG TINE Outfield Totally Devoid of * Rookies—Half of Men in Camp Are Pitchers. “te we taff Correspondent of The Star. ASADENA, Calif., March 21.— The Chicago White Sox ap- parently have scoured the minor leagues and come up with the verdict that there are few available youngsters there who might help them. At least they went into camp this Spring with the slimmest assortment of untried youth they've had in per- haps the last dozen years, or even since the collapse that followed the black scourge of 1919. Of the 30 athletes on the Spring- feeding list, there are only five who - haven't tossed & base ball around in & major league game at some time or other. And that's quite a record for any team, and especially the Sox, who _ have grabbed them fast and often in the last several years in hope of find- ing somebody who might be of use The idea may be that the Sox man- agement has given up hope of building - a winning team out of untried youth. Connie Mack tried it for eight or nine years and couldn't make it go. So Owner Comiskey may have reached the * same conclusion. NYWAY, the main reliance this season is golng to be placed on men who have been through big league fire. That was the principal reason he stepped out last Fall and laid a large gob of money on the line for Al Sim- mons, Jimmy Dykes and “Mule” Haas ' of the Athletics. If they can't help yank the Sox out of the doldrums there isn't much use trying further. - Of the youngsters in camp at Pasa- dena, the majority are pitchers. One is Carl Boone, a free agent who halls from Ohio and was brought along on the recommendation that he has some good pitching stuff in him. Another is Clarence Fieber, a gangling 19-year-old - southpaw, who was picked up from a college campus in San Prancisco last . year, brought up for & brief trial and sent out to Oakland for some schooling. The other recruit throwers are Fabian " Kowalik, who also had a brief trial last Fall; John Wilson from Buffalo and George Murray, who was bought from Dallas. All three throw right-handed. Murray has the best record of any of the recruits, having blown himself to 23 victories and 13 defeats in the Texas - e 1ast season, which is quite a bit of pitching in any league. ' are exactly 15 hurlers in the Sox camp, and all the others be- -, sides those mentioned have had from 1 to 19 years of major league duty. The 19 belong to old Red Faber, who, like the noted brook, goes on and on. Besides the veteran Red, there are Ted Lyons, Sam Jones, Milt Gaston, Vie Frasier, Joe Heving, Paul Gregory, Chad Kimsey, Ed Walsh, jr., and Ed Durham, Even if the five youngsters don't show enough for retention, Manager Fonseca should not find much pitching worry with a layout of veterans like that. » i Gre’mry relllytcomesdundz the head- ng of & youngster, an ntly an excesdingly tajented one 4% that.” a tall, slim right-hander who won 5 games and lost 3 with the Sox last season, despite illness that handicapped him much of the year. He's got a wide variety of fooling stuff for a young flinger and Fonseca hopes to develop mgx_h into ‘: srtum 5 ere is only one new young face in * the infleld and there’s only a slim hope that this one will be around very long. It belongs to Joe Chamberlin, a 6-foot 3-inch shortstop who was with Waterloo last season. The other infielders are Fonseca, Jack Hayes, Hal Rhyne, Jimmy Dykes and Luke Appling, and all X them are likely to be retained. Tl-n: Sox haven't a single youngster trying to win & job in the oute _ field, which is another unusual situation for a big league team. In fact, they have only five outfielders, all ~ of whom probably will have to be kept from necessity. " They are Simmons, Haas, Elias Funk, Red Kress and Evar Swanson. Simmons, Haas and Funk probably will have first call as regulars. Swanson is the youngest of the lot, but he was up with the Sox part of last season and once was with the Reds. H;‘gdl speed marvel on the bases and afleld. Billy Sulivan rates as a youngster, but he also was with the Sox most of last year. He's going to try to follow in the foot steps of his illustrious dad and try to become a catcher, but the opinion seems to be he’ll wind up at first base. There's a_kid catcheg in camp named Fred Bergmann, who made quite & record as a high school backstop in Chicago a few years ago, but he's hardly expected to be ripe yet for the major league racket. 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