Evening Star Newspaper, March 28, 1933, Page 14

A—14 Al Thomas Due for Hill Test Tomorrow : Cards No Weaklings in NATS'PLANS HINGE | - ONVET'S SHOWING May Have to Rely on Russell.;m if Tommy’s Mended Arm Disappoints. BY JOHN B. KELLER. IRMINGHAM, Ala, B 28.—A pitcher slated to be- come a regular starter for the Nationals in the Amer- jcan League championship cam- paign and another quite likely to get many starting turns should the slated cne crack up will show their | wares against the Barons tomor- | row in the final set-to of the s‘ series here. Alphonse Thomas, mende d-arm moundsman prominent in the Wash- ington club’s 1933 pitching plans, will make his training season debut. Jack Russell, youngster yanked from Cleve- n will strive to Al's doctored wing enough to withstand the grind of heavy campaignir All in charge of the Nationals are saying that Thomas' arm, from which were rcmoved by a Chicagd surgeon last Fall bone chips that had made it ineffective, should prove sound. ‘Thomas himself declares the arm feels * “right” again and that the rigorous training it has withstood indicates it is “right.” With the club officials, though, the wish seems to be father to the thought in Thomas' case, While they insist the arm should be in trim, it is plain they are somewhat skeptical concern- ing’ its strength. Several times, both Manager Joe Cronin and Trainer Mike Martin have been on the verge of testing the mended wing under fire only to call off all plans for the test after much head-shaking. PPARENTLY they never have felt certain the muscles strained for | several years by the irritation arising from the bone chips and then | subjected to some shrinking and setting | after the operation last Fall again | were quite pliant enough to permit | their full use in pitching. Up to now when both Cronin and Martin declare | Thomas will go through with the test, | it has been “better wait a while as we have plenty of time to find out about the arm” with them. They cannot well afford to delay the test longer, however. Two weeks from tomorrow, the American League cam- paign gets under way. Even now, Man- | hould know whether | to the plans made for | ng stafl-for the Wash- with Thcmas not | getting his first trial until tcmorrow, the viil not know fuily how much he upon the mended-arm after the flag fight is| Should Al not round | well under wa into form as quickly he will—and it is obvious the pi confidence is not shared by the Na-| tionals’ officials—the hill plans will be pretty well shot, unless Russell comes | through in fine stye. | Russell, regarded nominee for the! main berth with the Nationals' relief | hill corps. would be the logical choice | as a starter should Al Thomas be un-| able to fill the bill. Jack has had a deal of big league experience—he has been up in the major show s-ven years —and has revealed much natural pitch- ing ability. Jhnil as Ed Linke or Bud Thomas, | Washington's prize rockies, but at | present these youngsters aren't figured | for more than relief work should they stick with the club. It looks as though they will. Neither Ed nor Bud has the polish or poise for starting service as yet. s In his seven seasons in the league Ruscell has a record of only 46 wins| against 98 losses. But excepting a little more than three months of the past campaign, all of Russell's service as| 2 major moundsman has been with the | Red Sox. almost a chronic last-place club for nearly 15 years. At that, Jack has had a season in which his average carned run yield per nine innings were as low as 3.57 and it kas never been higher than 544. Last year it was 524. A good mark, considering the club back of him most of the time. Should Alphonse Thomas fail to stage a comeback and the Nationals be compelled to revise their pitching plans suddenly, Russell might prove a very | handy hurler to have around. | g ACK may not have so much on the | A March SPORTS. CLOSE, AT THAT Sscerand sosmassl D 2 g ko | momowswse: | ompmuosomoccsmd [t e -1 1 > o w2 130 20 2o £ T ] ==M 1| scssss cosssuumel soscHaP PO | 2 Berres. ¢ Caldwell, p. Vines, p... Hayes, < %5 *Daniel . losorm - = Score by innin ashington . 50001000086 2000000024 hulte (4), Myer, Aber- Two-base hit—Schulte, 5. Bases on Dpalls—Off Whi Caldwell. 1; off Weaver, 1; Struck oul Whitehill. 1: b; by Weaver, —Oft "Caldwell, innings: off Vines. 3 in 3 hill, 3°in 5 innings. itehill, 1: off Hayes, y Caldwell, 8 in } innings; off Whit Wild pitch—Wnhitehill. Passed _balls—Bolton. _ Winning _pitcher— Whitehill. ~Losing pitcher—Caldwell. Um- pires—Messrs. Bro 3 MELILLO POUNDING BALL FOR BROWNS Hits in Every Game Thus Far. Werber Gaining at Short With Yankees. wn and Vangrafla By the Associated Press. EST PALM BEACH, ¥, second baseman for the St. Louis Browns, has done most March 28.—Oscar Melillo, of his good hitting in odd-numbered years, and his slugging in exhibition | Oral Hildebrand, Butler College star, | games indicates he may keep up the habit in 1933. He hasn't gone hitless in any game so far, and has made eight safeties in | the six contests in which he has played. ghth hit won the Browns a 3-to-1 over the Brooklyn Dodgers yes- ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March 28 (#)—There are signs now that Joe Mc- Carthy, manager of the world champion New York Yankees, has turned to Bill Werber as the possible answer to his shortstop problem. Lyn Lary and Frank Crosetti al- ternated at the post last season, with neither any too consistent. McCart! s been using Werber frequently exhibition games and the former Duke University star played the entire game there yesterday. OAKLAND, Calif, March 28 (#)— Manager Lew Fonseca and the rest of the CRicago White Sox are wondering where their hitting attack has gone. Until Sunday, the 1933 Sox were mis- treating all kinds of pitching. In two Sabbath games, however, they damaged no fences and yesterday, before rain forced Umpire Babe Pinelli to call a battle with the Missions in_the sixth inning, the punch still was lacking. EW ORLEAug,'Ma,ch 28 (#).— | his stuff in big league time before the | Frank Pytlak, the lively little rookie from Buffalo, gives every indlcaticn of soon being ready to take a regular catching assignment with the Cleveland Indians. Manager Roger Peckinpaugh said only a few days ago all he wanted to know was whether Pytlak could hit consistently enough to hcld a first string job. The rookie gave an answer slamming out four con- secutive hits in Sunday’'s game with New Orleans. SARASOTA, Fla,, March 28 (#).—The Red Sox coaches had Paul Andrews and ‘Walter Brown lined up to do the pitch- ing in today’s game with the Cincinnati Reds at Tampa. Marty McManus, SOX manager, says Andrews is “ready” and Brown has “a lot of stuff.” It was expected that a list of several players who will be sent direct from camp to Fenway Park, Boston, would be announced after today's game. e HOG DUCKPIN HONORS Time | | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, [} OUTFIELD RESERVE PROBLEM FOR PECK Otherwise Indian Chieftain Is Satisfied With His Cleveland Array. BY RALPH WHEATLEY, Assoclated Press Sports Writer. EW ORLEANS, March 28.—Give Roger Peckinpaugh one good utility outfielder and the Cleve- land Indians can duel against the best of steel in the American League. The club is well shod in all other quarters, but an injury in the outfield would cause a situation that makes Peck shudder. Indian scouts are out looking for another outfielder, as this weakness must be strengthened. If the need should arise, it is not an idle guess that Eddle Morgan might be sent to the outfield and turn over his present first base to Harley Boss, the flashy fielding baseman that lcd the minors last year with Chattanooga. Such a shift, however, would be forced by emergency as boss has been hitting in practice like a ham from the sticks. UT the rivalry in the infield between Morgan and Boss is overshadowed by that between John Burnett, reg> | war shortstop, and the 21-year-old William Knickerbocker, up from Toledo. Burnett has been handicapped by an arm ailment suffered during the Winter lay-off and for a time it looked as if | the youngster would roll him, but the arm has improved lately and Burnett is slated for his old berth. Cissell has second base without dispute and Kamm is going strong on third. Averill, Powers and Vosmik will hold down the outfield as regulars and Roy Spencer, a Senator turned Indian this year, takes the place behind the bat left vacant by the trading of Luke Sewell to Washington. Myatt will con- tinue as second-string catcher. All of this is well enough. but the pitchers’ battery is what really warms the cockles of old Peck’s heart, He be- lieves that ball games are won by | pitchers and he has five starters, Brown, Ferrell, Harder. Hudlin and Hildebrand, whom he believes are the equal of any in the league. He particularly likes to talk about | bought as a ra kie from Indianap- olis, as he believes the Hoosier is just | beginning to reach the peak of nis game. He had played base ball only four months when the Indians bought shim in 1930 and kept him farmed out with Indianapolis until last year. | Peckinpaugh 1s good over his prospects, but he is worried about sup- port for his outfield. With a furrcwed brow., he explained that it seems im- possible to build a perfect team. For four years he searched in season and out of season for a shortstop to fill his | old job Now he has two shortstops. | when Lew Fonseca broke his leg 1t weakened his first-base strength, but | Eddie Morgan rose to the occasion | until now he has two good first base- | men. | Everything looked rosy this season until Porter failed to reach to base ball form as an outfielder and old Peck has | hoisted an SOS signal from the outfield. | _“Got to be always looking for some- | thing,” he growled. | TREAT FOR HOME FOLK BEAUMONT, Tex., March 28 (P)— Schoolboy Rowe, Detroit Tiger pitching | recruit, has his chance today ‘to strut | home folks here. The former Texas Leaguer was nominated by Manager Harris to start against the New York Giants in their exhibition game here this afternoon. | Fred Marberry was slated to take up | the pitching load midway in the games, which opens the 10-game series with the Giants that will take the Bengals lhrt;égh the South and East for two weeks. Griffmen Guests, With Milan Host Special Dispatch to The Star. IRMINGHAM, Ala., March 28.— | President Clark Griffith of the Nationals and Joe Cronin, his boy field boss, were honor guests of the Kiwanis Club here today at its annual base ball luncheon. Al Schacht and Nick Altrock, funny men of the Washington club, and Luke Sewell and Heinie Manush, A NEW GRIFF CUSTOMER. Hows ABOVTA RICE, FRESH OUTFIELPER, UNCLE ROBBIE IS DOING AiS BULYING “THROUGH JOoE ENGEL'S LOOKoLT STORE... ROBBIE CAN SEARCH GRIFF'S LUGGAGE, AND FIND NOTHING WHEN THE NATS AIT ATLANTA THURSPAY FOR A THREE- DAY STAY... GRIFF, AND SAID HE W (TH THE PRODULCT | Uncle Wilbert Has a Welc buyer is nothing to be sneezed at, no matter what is being bought and sold. When it is ball players it is important. Clark Griffith of the Senators has opened up negotiations with an old- timer in a new stand in Wilbert Robin- | son, the former Dodger manager, now ilhe man who does the business for the Atlanta Crackers. Robbie is burning the base ball trails | for good material at a reasonable price to put the Cracker club in the running | in its circuit. He scurried into the big BY TOM DOERER. ITH things being what they are the advent of a new | ball to garner a fistful of talent to feed | his club. He got nothing. ATE this Winter he snooted around | in his own backyard and found YOUR SPRIGY) PITCHERS ?, {?‘f{(HE%? TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1933. WILBERT ROBINSON ATLANTA CRACKER BOSS WHO IS MAKING HIS PLAYER PURCHASES FROM GRIFFITH & CO. -HE WANTS TO BUY A LEFT- HAND NOW IF BURKE QOES To THE | LookouTs , THERES A PITCHER VAR THERE | CAN ROBBIE HAS MADE TwWO PURCHASES FRom WAS PLEASED AND THE PRICE ... “onJozess, Griff and Robbie “Play Ball” rome Market at Atlanta for Washington Bric-a-Brac. | don Phelps from the Washington club. ! Both players had been optioned out by Uncle to teams in which he is in- terested. | Dashiell had been playing second base in a creditable manner for the | Lookouts for three seasons. But when | Griff sent Wes Kingdon back to Joe Engel's team it placed Walter on the market. Phelps had been with Daven- port, playing a first base position. O pleased with his deals with the Washington club, Robbie and Griff have struck up a bargain, the in- siders say, whereby Robbie gets the call on Uncle’s minor league talent that goes up on_the block. Now Robbie wants a_pitcher—a left- i | tents and into the hinterlands of base | hander, if he can get him. When the sSchulte's | team stops off in Atlanta for a three- day stay Griff and the Baltimore butch- |er will get together to talk over a hurler. Just’ who the young man is going to SPORT —By TOM DOERER S Flag Hunt (LUB FINDS CLOUD LINED WITH SILVER Return of Needed Players Augurs Punch—Hornsby Guns for Bear Meat. | Fail to Clout By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. 1 IRMINGHAM, Ala., March 28— After socking soundly in a string of exhibition games, the | Nationals seem to be forgetting what base ball bats are made for. In their last three tussels, Cronin's charges have failed to flare in attack. ‘They got away with a win here Sun- day although their offensive was mild and they picked up another game yes- terday without startling the Birming- ham Bugs by sustained slamming of the leather. In beating the Barons, 6 to 4, in the second set-to of th> series the Nationals got 11 safeties. Poling two homers and | three singles for 5 runs in the first frame, it looked as though the Cronin crew was in for a great day, but, there- after it was not at all dangerous. That first-inning flurry was at the expense of the venerable Ray Caldwell, | who years ago hurled for the Yankees. |Ray has been down in the minors many moons, however, and yesterday's effort was his first under fire this Spring. Vines and Hayes, the younger and better conditioned pitchems that | followed the veteran, had the Nationals almost at their mercy. And it has been a flock of young and generally untried pitchers “that has checked the Nationals recently. Wash- _ington’s wallops don't take to the lads who chuck the ball anywhere but over ‘lhe plate. UDDY MYER and Fred Schulte| hammered the first-frame hom- | ers. Buddy drove Caldwell's sec- | ond pitch into the right-field bleach- ers, while Fred poled his four-baser to | the depths of left center. Manush and Goslin, who had singled, scored on clout. Kuhel, who had | walked, got to the plate on Manush’s | hit and Cronin’s foul hoist to the left | fielder. | It was Goslin's single and theft and Schulte's two-bagger that got the Na- | opening Griffs’ Hitting Not Consistent Despite Wins at Birmingham; Young Hurlers Weaver did the flinging for the Cronin band and both appeared to advantage, although working under wraps. | The left-handed Whitehill _yielded three hits in the first five rounds and Weaver gave up as many the remainder of the way. A single and a triple, both | made after two were out, backed a pass to give the Barons two scores in the session. The two runs off ‘Weaver in the ninth resulted from a pass, two singles, a wild throw by Boken and an outfield retirement. Weaver was much smoother in his work than in other tests and his con- trol was far better. Whitehill has some trouble with his control at times, but was faster than formerly. Neither seems to need much more grooming to be ready for the start of the pennant chase. Myer and Cronin did some sensa- tional fielding around the middle sack. Buddy's stop of a hot one in the second inning that started a double-play was the best defensive feat of the fray. After the fifth inning, the Washington reserves were rushed into action. Travis, Kerr, Boken, Harris and called upon to rclieve Bluege, Kuhel, Manush and Schulte, respective ly. Boken wasn't bad at first base, despite his error. Cronin went the route because he feels he needs some of the exercise afield he couldn't get while he was directing the club’s work at the Biloxi camp. Goslin stuck all the way because he wants to look over plenty of pitching. Linke and the younger Thomas were to do the pitching for the Nationals this afternoon in the third fray of the set with the Birmingham bunch. Bob Burke, southpaw slabman, will | rejoin the Nationals at Atlanta Thurs- | day, hopeful of showing what a differ- | ence just a few teeth make. At Seima, | Ala. ‘where he had gone to get the | kinks out of an ailing pitching arm, Bob learned he had some abcessed molars. | He had three yanked and believes their | By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. BRADENTON, Fla.,, March 28. many of the experts to be a serlous pennant con- Louis Cardinals must not be en- tirely overlooked as they have on ally high-class newcomers and plenty of veteran material of midable aggregation. Virtually every one gives the Car- pitching staffs in base ball, a fair outfield and cne splendid catcher. The “bust,” especially with Frankie Prisch starting training so late. The fact that last season also has dampencd en- thusiasm regarding the Red Birds' cwing to accidentally shooting himself in the leg last Winier while hunting, Adams, however, gives every indica- tion he has fully recovered from his old he did in 1930 and '31 when he was an important factor in the St. Loulsans This fact, together with Frisch's re- turn to the line-up, shows that things as they appear from the outside. HE return of Rogers Hornsby to the overlooked. The former National League leading swatsman has had a New York in 1926, after having given St. Louis & pennant and world's cham. the Mound City in 38 years. Rogers played in every game for the Giants in -361. In January the following year he was traded to Boston and in the middle the club. He took part in 140 games N 1928 Hornsby was traded to the Chicago Cubs. In '29, '30 and '31 spectively. An infected heel virtually put him out of play last year, while the handicap. He played in only 19 games and in August was relieved of the man- given his unconditional release. The turn of afiairs stung Hornsby's the Cardinals, National League batting champion several seasons, he was now up to him to pick his own bed. Although when traded to the Giants by the Cardi- Rogers and officials of the St. Louis team, the several years' intermission ap- for during the past Winter Branch Rickey, vice president of the Cardinals, for the club, held a conference with the former manager of the Red Birds and INANCES or no finances, Hornsby 1s South with the Cardinals this Spring ment. He is physically in great shape and in practice appears to have his old hardly_any doubt Rogers is going to make the team. He may not be as fast but he is far from being a slouch and his hitting will make up for any weakness is just as good as ever. Unless an acci- dent intervenes, pitchers in the league Rogers this year as in te past, and espe- cially is it likely to be tough on the With Adams at third in_condition, Hornsby at second in shape, Collins and of first base, the only real worry for Manager Street is shortstop. Frisch Adams” will be moved over to short “Sparky” goes just about as well around corner. Manager Street is also making efforts gencies by drilling John “Pepper” Mar- Un cn the infield. The hero of the at third and short and “Pepper” gives every incication of being a regular in- —Although not figured by tender the coming season, the St. the club a number of exception- proved ability to make up a for- dinals credit fcr one of the greatest infleld, though, is supposed to be a Adams was out of play virtually all prospects. Gelbert's being out of action adds to the gloom, knee injury. “Sparky” gets around as winning the National League pennant. are not always as dark on the inside Cardinal fold also must not be stormy career since he was traded to pionship the same year, the first for 1927 and hit the ball for an average of of the Summer was made manager of that year and hit .387. he hit .380, 308 and .331, re- worries of being manager was also a agementship by Charlie Grimm and pride deeply. From a great star witn virtually a cast-off. A free agent, it was nals there was plenty of enmity between parently healed the wounds of ill feeling, who is the big gun in lining up material the two were again under the same tent. to show up the Cubs for unfair treat- batting eye again on the job. There is in fielding as he was a few years ago. in picking up grounders. His throwing are going to have their troubles with Cubs’ hurlers. Crawford. both good men, to take care probably will go to third base and second base as he dces at the far to protect himself for infield emer- 1931 world series is worked every day felder. PHILLIES GOING GREAT Have Yet to Lose Big League Ex- hibition This Spring. ORLANDO, Fla., March 28 (P)—If the Phillies can continue to do through the regular season what they've accom- plished in the training camp games, | they should be on top at the end of the National League campaign. | Woonsocket, R. I., Has All Leaders | in Doubles, All-Events. | HARTFORD, Conn., March 28 (7).— | | Woonsocket, R. I, bowlers completely | stole the show on the sixth day of the | National Duckpin Bowling Congress at |the Morgan Recreation alleys here to- day. : The Woonsocket men usurped first, | second and third places to date in the | men’s doubles, third in the men’s singles tionals their fifth-frame tally off Vines, loss may relieve the trouble that made | a southpaw. Earl Whitehill and Monte | his salary wing weak. MIDGET AND INSECT NINES FINISH PLANS native Alabamans playing with the Nationals, also attended. Ciyde Milan, former Washington manager and star outfielder, now pilot of the Birmingham club, was official host. Travis Jackson’s Underpinning himself talking turkey with Uncle Griff, the keen-eyed man with the bad | cigars. | When the smoke cleared, and Robbie did something for his headache, he had secured Walter Dashiell and Gor- be is a question. The gossips say that | Burke will remain_ with Chattanooga, | | and a Lookout southpaw, now with the | | club, will be shipped to Uncle Robbie. Anyhow, Griff has another buyer for his yearling talent. OE MEDWICK, who is down on the rester 23 an outfielder, is 2lso get- ting some attention at third base. Medwick came from Houston late last Fall and made a ereat impression with the Red Birds. He appears to be a natural born ball player, has a fine arm ond ashes the ball hard on virtually every time at bat. He plaved in several games for Houston at third Exhibition Games By the Assoclated Press. Yesterday's Results. Mat Matches To date, they haven't dropped a game to National League competition in the grapefruit serics. They took the | Cardinals twice, registered a pair of wins over the Boston Braves, and hum- bled the Cincinnati Reds. A contest today with the Montreal Royals, one with the Reds tomorrow, and another with the Baltimore Orioles Wednesday winds up the training season. GIRL SWIMMER MARRIED , FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla, March| 28 (#).—Georgia Coleman, Olympic div- ing champion, has confirmed the an- nouncement of County Clerk Boyd San- derson that she was married secretly to | Roof Gilson, Jackson, Mich., salesman, here last Friday. Miss Coleman is in Miami and said her husband was at Pinehurst. N. C She gave her age as 21 and Gilson his | as 28. She sald she would join her| husband as socn as she concludes an exhibition here. and the first four positions in the men’s all-events division. There were no changes among the leaders in the women's division. Fights Last Night By the Associated Press. NEW YORK.—Stanley Poreda, Jersey City, stopped Tom Heeney, New Zea- land (10); Tony Dominquez, Tampa, Fla., stopped Nick Lill, Beaumont, Tex. (3); Lou Poster, Pottstown, Pa. out- pointed Eddie Malcolm, New York (6); Phil McGraw, Detroit, stopped Irish Jimmy Thompson, Yonkers, N. Y. (5); Jimmy Martin, Connecticut, stopped Dominick Seda, New York (2). MIAMI, Fla—Eddie Shea, Chicago, outpointed Young Manuel, Tampa (10). PITTSBURGH.—Tommy Paul, Buf- falo, stopped Mose Butch, Pittsburgh (4): Red Bruce, Pittsburgh, outpointed Bill Flanagan, Clearficld, Pa. (6). Worrying Followers of Giants By the Associated Press. AN ANTONIO, March 28.—Travis (Stony) Jackson, veteran short- stop of the New York Yankees, insists his famous knees are all | right, but his well-wishers are begin- | ning to feel a bit perturbed over his continued inactivity. He says his injured knees are in fine shape again and that his only worries | oped in California. However, the fact remains that he has played in only two exhibition games so far, once as a pinch hitter. LOS ANGELES, March 28 (#).—Be- | fore the week is over, several of the younger members of the Chicago Cub Relay Scoring Gyps Tech, Coach Shrieks Hardell's Temperature Goes Up BY EDWARD A. FULLER, JR. S a direct slam at Tech. €6 “They said they couldnt baat Tech in the relay, while I am coach, but they're not fooling me. That's the old blarney. I can't see why Tech should be penalized for having good relay teams.” Hap Hardell, McKinley track coach, s burning up today following the faculty advisers’ decision, reached over his protest, to recommend to the principals that in the future the points in the relay in the an- nual Spring track meet be distrib- uted on the 5-3-1 basis, as in the other events. Heretcfore the win- His Team's Edge. At first Hap was only indignant over the action, but at home over the week end the longer he thought about it the madder he got. And when he called this reporter today the wire fairly crackled. “You've been after me for a hot story,” stormed the Tech coach. “Well, here it is. And this is no ‘don’t-quote-me’ story, either. I don’t care what you say. Tech’s got & real kick on the idea to give nine points in the relay. “They told me, the other advisers, points should be given for three places in the relay so as to give the other schools more chance in the meet. But this won't help that. If they really want to make oppor- tunity more equal why don't they let each school put as many boys in all events as they want to, instead of ning team has been credited with five points, the others none, limiting them to three, and give points for the first five in Over 5-3-1 System Designed, He Avers, to Reduce each event. This would necessitate running heats on Friday and the finals Saturday. But what of it? It would, it scems to me, give schocls as equal an opportunity as possible. “T'll tell you frankly that unless Tech can win the meet by winning the relay, it will not enter it, if thfi 5-3-1 proposition is put into effect, Hap declared. “Why, under such conditions, even if we won the relay, we would gain just two measly points.” Tech, incidentally, has lost the re- lay in the title mest just three times in the last 13 years. Last year it bowed to E2stern. This year Hap has back Hariman and Lank. East- ern also has two boys back, but they're not equal to Hartman and Lank. So Hardell, figuring on a re. turn to supremacy in the relay, be: lieves Tech has been given a raw deal. And he doesn’t like it one bit. | are over a crop of corns which devel- | squad will learn where they will play bas2 ball this season. Le Roy Newsom, right-handed pitch- er, was turned over to the Los Angeles club last night, and Lyle (Bud) Tin- ning, Le Roy Hermann and Beryl Rich- mond, pitchers, appear to be slated for shipment. Hermann or Tinning, and perhaps both of them, probably will re- main with Los Angeles, and Richmond may be sent back to Baltimore. man Hartnett, young catcher, and Har- ry Taylor, first baseman, also are ex- pected to go to the Los Angeles club. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, March 28 ().—William Watson Clark, one of the most efficient southpaws in the Na- tional League, seems set for another big season with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Clark pitched six innings in yester- day’s game with the St. Louis Browns and allowed only one hit. He faced only 19 batsmen, as a double play fol- lowed his one base on balls. BRADENTON, Fla., March 28 (P).— Fielding errors are making tough going hibition games. ‘Two bobbles were the major factor in their 4-to-6 defeat yesterday by the Athletics, and miscues also had proved costly in earlier games. Although the Cardinals have won 5, lost 5 and played 1 tie in 11 pre-season games, they have collected only 37 runs, compared with 57 for their cpponents. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March 28 (). —The Braves’ rookies were in for a bit of intensive training today after yesterday's 11-to-5 defeat at' Winter Haven. Sloppy iwirling on the part of the Tribesmen’s rookie pitchers was greatly responsible for the Phillies’ win. TAMPA, Fla., March 28 (#).—After an ingloricus 16-to-3 lacing from the Yankees, Cincinnati’s Reds sought to- dey to salve their feelings with another victory over the Boston Braves, whom they defeated, 10 to 1, last week. Ray Kolp and Bennie Frey, spared ies't;rday's grief, were slated for mound uty, e R SR o, Her- | for the St. Louis Cardinals in their ex- | hy By the Associated Press. NEW YORK—Jim Browning, 230, Verona, Mo., threw Sam Cordovano, 202, New York, 31:43. CAMDEN, N. J—Fred Grobmier, 205, Towa, won by default from Frank Jud- | son, 208, Boston, 61:29. LANCASTER, Pa.—Ernie Dusek, 214, |Omaha, threw John Maxos, 208, Chi- | cago, 42:12. CHICAGO —Ed _ (Strangler) Lewis, | 265, Los Angeles, threw Leon Pinetzki, 1250, Poland, 23:45. ‘OMAHA—Bronko Nagurski, 223, Min- |neapolis, threw George Deck, 203, | Estherville, Towa, 15:00. | LONDON, Ontario—Sandor Szabo, 1208, Hungary, and George Zarynoff, {202, Ukrainia, drew. TWO GET RIF.LE CHARTERS Engineer and Eastern Cadet Clubs on Association List. Charters have been issued by the Na- tional Rifle Association to the En- gineer Rifle and Pistol Club and the Eastern High School Cadet Corps Rifle Club, newly organized shooting groups ere. Officers of the Engineer Club, which has a charter membership of 21, are Henry S. See, 1920 S street, president; C. M. Borror, 4831 Forty-sixth street, vice president; Norman C. Seewsld, 1803 Biltmore _street, secretary-treas- urer, and Fred R. Ryons, Fairfax Hotel, executive officer. ‘The Eastern High club has 140 char- ter members. The officers are Morris Krucoff, 100 Sixth street southeast, president; Robert E. Lee, 316 Tennessee avenue northeast, vice president; Ed- ward Smolinski, Forestville, Md., sec- retary-treasurer, and Frank Lindsay, 2247 Mount View place southeast, ex- ecutive officer. Capt. F. J. Holmes, 120 Maple avenue, Takoma Park, Md., is the instructor. ALEXANDRIA NINES TOIL. ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 28— Thwarted by unfavorable weather last Sunday, “arious base ball squads here are planning drills this week. St. Mary’s Celtics have listed a practice game with the Bureau of Investigation pine for Sunday in Baggett's Stadium. 1 \ Rules to Be Adopted, Franchise| Fees to Be Determined at Meeting Tonight. DATE for the opening of play in the midget and insect classes of the Capital City Base Ball Leaguc | will be set by the managers tonight at 8 c'clock in Room 313, District Build- | ing. Playing rules will be adopted and the amount of franchise fees discussed. Managers are busy getting players to | sign contracts, available in the sports | department of the Post, before some other teams grab them. | A reorganization of the St. Joseph's A. C. nine is scheduled tonight at & o'clock at 236 F street northeast. Frank Cinotti will manage the Saints. Joe Gareri has been elected club president. | Harry Hall, Irish Long, Tony Frat| and Hal Schrieder have just been signed. . ‘Woodmen of the World tossers, who | gather tonight at 8 o'clock at 326 Four- teenth place northeast, have chosen Norman Prather captain. A third baseman is sought. For the benefit of the Bethesda A. C. nine a dance will be held tomorrow night in Sunset Hall, on Conduit road. starting at 8:30 o'clock. Mulhall Juniors, managed by King Carter, will hold their first practice Sunday at 1 o'clock on the Mulhall dia- mond. All players are requested to re- port. GETS HAND BALL EVENT Chicago Is Awarded Senior A. A. U. Tourney Starting April 8. CHICAGO, March 28 (#).—The Na- tional Senior A. A. U. hand ball cham- pionship tournament will be held for the first time in Chicago, starting Aprii 3 at the Lake Shore Athletic Club. Finals in ‘the singles and. doubles will be decided April 8. Angelo Trulio of New York will defend the singles title and with Maynard Laswell will make another try for the doubles cham- plonship, . 1 Washington (A.), 6; Birmingham (8. A), 4. St. Louis (A), 3; Brooklyn (N.), 1. Philadelphia (A.), 6; St. Louis (N.), 4. New York (A.), 16; Cincinnati (N.), 3. Philadelphi (A), 6: St. Louis (N.).4. Chicago (A), 2;- Missions (P. C. L.), 2; tie; 5 innings; rain. Newark (I. L.), 3; House of David, 3. Columbus (A. A), 8; Toronto (. L), 0. Today’s Schedule. New York (A) vs. Newark (I L) at St. Petersburg. Cleveland (A.) vs. New Orleans (S. A) at New Orleans. Washington (A) vs. (8. A) at Birmingham. Chicago (A.) vs. Oakland (P. C. L) at Oakland. FDSL Louis (A) vs. Buffalo (I. L) at| rt Lauderdale. Detroit (A.) vs. New York (N.) at Beaumont. Chicago (N.) vs. Hollywood (P. C. L) at Los Angeles. Philadelphia (N.) vs. Montreal (I. L.) at_Orlando. Pittsburgh (N.) vs. Seattle (P. C. L) at _Santa Barbara. St. Louis (N.) vs. Brooklyn (N.) at Bradenton. . Cronin Would Nip Runners at Plate Spectal Dispatch to The Star. IRMINGHAM, Ala, March 28— Outflelders of the Washington ball club are preparing to cut down runners who may try to score on hoists after the American League flag race start. For the first time in years, the Nationals’ gardeners are being drilled daily at making long throws from their territories to home plate. At the conclusion of the infield prac- tice before the exhibition game, each outfielder is called upon to try sev- eral heaves, There is noticeable improvement in the throwing, both in distance and accuracy, and Manager Joe Cronin plans to continue the drills 1P to the opening of the season, . Birmingham | _ base last vear and can cover the posi- ‘“0.‘1 in fine style. but he prefers to perform in the outfield. Another newcomer on the Cardinals who will bear watching is Charlie Wil- son, who played a whale of a game at chort for the Rochester club in 1932. If he keeps going as he has during the Spring training trip he will be a hard | man to beat out of the shortstop posi- tion regardless of whether Frisch re- rorts or not. In the International League last Summer the newcomer hit -298 and fielded .954. He has a won- derful arm and many predict him to be_another Tommy Thevenow, With Manager Street virtially de- cided to make an infie'der out of Mar- tin, the outfield battle will waged by ZIrnie Orsatii, George Watki Crabtree, Ethan Allen. Jce Medwick and Raymond Pepper. The first two were with the team last year. Allen was obtained in a trade with the Gionts and Crabtrec came from the Reds. Pepper was brought up from Rocheser He is a big fellow and hits the ba'l nicely. He is a right-handed hitter. Crabtree, though, will be a hard n to keep off the regular list. The former Red is a wonderful fielder. fine basc runner and timely hitter, although not a .300 swatter. 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