Evening Star Newspaper, April 6, 1933, Page 39

@he Zoen L 4 WITH SUNDAY MORKING EDITION ny Star. WASHINGTON, e TE THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1933. PAGE D-—1 Nationals Ease Training to Maintain Edge : Red Sox Chief Aim Is to Quit Cellar DRILS CURTAILED . BY CRONIN'S ORDER = Stewart or Crowder Hurler Tomorrow—Whitehill Now in Fine Fettle. BY JOHN B. KELLER. TIME for his ball club to slow | K down a bit in training, Manager Joe Cronin fig- ures. About a week ago his charges looked to be drawn a trifle fine, but they bucked up to finish their Southern tour going great guns and get home in the pink. Now the Nationals are to taper off for the bigger business ahead—the American League championship campaign. Practice_time was to be shorter to- day than it has been for weeks and it will be right down to the bell. The sole aim of those in charge of the club now : r is to keep the players in the splendid | 57 3" ypciy trim they are at present to the begin- ning of hostilities. Then, if they get along as expected, the daily drills before the flag race games will be even briefer. ‘The boy field boss’ orders posted on the bulletin board in the Washington club house at Griffith Stadium call for the batterymen to report daily at 12:40 o’'clock, the reserves at 1 and the regu- Jars at 1:20 up to next Wednesday. ‘That means about an hour of inten- sive drilling for each member of the squad before the exhibtion contest starts. As the Nationals’ board of strategy holds, just enough to keep the ath- Jetes on edge. HILE Washington fandom is get- ting a look at the Brooklyn Dodgers and its old favorite, Joe Judge, in a strange uniform, Manager Cronin will also show it some of the hurlers who are banked upon to do big things for his club this year. After Monte Weaver, who today was to be the first of the Natinals’ pitchers %o go nine innings ihntis training sea- son, club’s field marshal will trot out ‘Walter Stewart or Al Crowder for the final fling at the Brooklyn bunch to- morrow. The left-handed Stewart is in line for duty. He hasn't pitched since Sun- day, when he toiled through six ses- slons against the Lookouts as Chatta- nooga. Walter left the club after that hurling turn for his home at Crossville, ‘Tenn., where he picked up his family to motor to Washington. He was to be here bright and early this morning. Crowder has his last session on Mon- day at Chattanooga, but he worked only four frames. He, too. left for his home in Winston-Salem, N. C., after that test, but was to rejoin the Nationals today. Stewart and Crowder appear far more advanced than the otner Washin hurlers, and either probably coult the limit tomorrow. 'A DD to W g0 ‘ashington, boxmen in fine fettle Earl Whitehill. On the hill in formal competition yesterday for the fourth time, the southpaw, snared from the Tigers durirg the past Winter, gave a creditable account of himself in the six innings he pitched against the Boston Braves. Limiting the National Leaguers to six safeties and a lone pass, the chunky left-hander never took any real punishment until his last round. He pitched with plenty of freedom, and his improved control revealed that the extra drilling he has done lately in an effort to get his pitches where he wants them to go has been worth something. ‘Whitehill was calm and collected as he went about his work, too. In the third and fourth innings, with men on bases, he was unshaken. He continued to work on the batters carefully and ‘wound up each session with a strikeout. Three of the half-dozen blows at his ex- pense were bunched in the sixth for scores, but even then Whitehill was not unpoised. Following the third hit, a two-bagger, he deftly disposed of the next two batters to retire the side. The ex-Tiger southpaw at the end of his turn appeared fresh enough to con- tinue several more innings under full steam. Earl may be regarded as guite fit for heavy service in the more serious going not so far away. WOMEN’S TITLE AT STAKE Beries for Basket Ball Crown Set to Start June 1. DURANT, Okla., April 6 (®—A series of games for the women’s basket bell championship of North America has been announced by S. F. Babb, coach of the Oklahoma Presbyterian College Cardinals, national A. A. U. champions. Coach Babh said the Cardinals would play the Edmonton, Canada, Grads at Edmonton, the first game to be June 1. Varied Sports College Base Ball. ‘Washington and Lee, 9; Vermont, 2. Davidson, 20; Lenoir Rhyne, 8. Newberry, 5; Presbyterian, 4. Delaware, 6; Medical Coliege of Vir- ginia, 4. BOSTON (N) E 3b. ¢ % °l A NICE SAMPLE | 1o S e T *Batted for Spohrer tBatted for Betts in WASHINGTON AB. Kuhel, 1b. 4 McAfee. Whitehill Bolton, Totals Boston Washington Runs batted in—Myer, Manush, Schult 3. Worthington, Schuimerich, Sewell, Ho: san. Two-base hits—Maranville, . Double play— an to Jordan. Washington, Seibold, 1; Bet bases—Boston, 9: base on_ balls—Of bold. ‘4 hits 4 n 4 innings; off Brown, 4 hits and 3 runs in 22-3 innings: off Betts, 2 in 11-3 innings: off Whitehiil. 6 hits and 2 runs 'in 6 innings: off McAfee, 4 hits and 1 run in 4 innings, Winning pitcher— Whitehill. Losing _pitcher—Seibold, ~ Up pires—Van Graflan. Dunn and same—1 hour and 48 minutes. FOOD AIDS HAND BALL CHAMPION TO SCORE Trulio Stops to Eat After Losing Set, Then Wins Next Two in Title Tourney. By the Associated Press. HICAGO, April 6—All that Angelo Trulio, the national hand ball champion from New York, needs to win games is a lot of good food. Trulio lost the first game of his match to enter the rter-finals of the current championship tournament last night to Joe Platak of Chicago, 20 to 21. He halted to eat and came back with easy 21-to-1, 21-to-9 victories, to stay in the chase. Favorites remained in the singles pionship race last night, including Sam Atcheson, national Y. M. C. A. champion from Memphis, who van- quished “Chick” Berghern, Evanston, m., 21-5, 21-5. ‘Trulio meets J. Endzvick of Cleve- land in today's quarter-final, with Atcheson tackling Jack Brodar, Chi- cago. Other quarter-final contests were Jack Srenco, St. Louis, vs. L. Hobel- 0|only one of the | pitchers not in bect of condition, was on | the world championship in 1920. t | hundreds of gallons of gasoline was © TRBE QUTS CANP N PERFET SHAPE | o With “Best Club Since 1920 Flag Winner.” By the Associated Press. | IRMINGHAM, Ala., April 6.—In perfect physical condition after a five-week session under ideal conditions at New Orleans, Cleveland’s Indians headed into Bir- mingham for an exhibition game with the Barons today. Mel Harder, the Indians' “big five” assigned to mound duty. New Orleans fans who studied the team opined that Manager Roger Peck- inpaugh had the makings of the best Cleveland club since the Indians won WEST PLAINS, Mo., April 6 (#).— The citizens of West Plains don't mind going to a lot of trouble to see the St. Louis Cardinals in action. When rain threatened to prevent a game here yesterday between the Red- birds and the West- Plains ball club, burned and several tons of sawdust was sprinkled on the field to make it pos- sible to play. The Cardinals won, 17 to 5. NEWARK, N. J., April 6 (#.—The Boston Red Sox meet the Newark Bears today in their last game before en- training for Boston. “Dusty” Rhodes was slated to start on the mound for the Sox, and Man- ager Marty McManus planned to let him go the entire nine innings. The Sox were due to entrain for Boston at 6 pm., and arrive home shortly before midnight. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., April 6 (#).— Si Johnson, one of the Cincinnati Reds’ star pitchers, today bore a ful in- jury suffered in practice Wl a hot liner from the bat of Chick Hn(ey‘ struck his left thigh. He will be lame a few days, but remains the leading candidate to hurl the opening game against the Pittsburgh Pirates next week. The Reds, defeated 8 to 5 yesterday by Knoxville of the Southern Associa- tion, were to head toward Cincinnati today after a brief practice session. BALTIMORE, April 6 {(#).—The Boston Braves were due here today for a game with the Baltimore Orioles. The holdout situation, which has had President Emil Fuchs in a “stew,” was cleared up as far as the Braves were concerned. The only remaining tribes- man to be signed was Art Shires, who has been given permission to deal direct man, Baltimore, and George Nelson, ?fl;lmom‘ vs. Richard Bruck, New ork. with anybody who will offer more satis- factory terms than the Braves in the way of salary. Judge’s Rival f HE status of Del Bissonette with the Brooklyn Dodgers may be decided at a conference between Manager Max Carey and Treas- urer Joseph Gilleaudeau, who was to join the club here today when the National Leaguers were scheduled to play the first of two exhibitions with the Griffmen. i Bissonette has been handling the first base job wel in exhibitions, but s0 has Joe Judge, the well known ex- Griffman, who has a contract. Del was placed on the retired list after he was injured last season and a 1933 contraci has not been offered him so far, If he is officially signed up, the Dodgers will have to weaken their other reserve forces to get under the 23 player limit. Bill Urbanski finally signed his con- tract for the 1933 season with the Boston Braves just prior to their defeat by the Griffmen in an exhibition game here yesterday. Although no figure was announced, the star infielder who went with the Boston club a year ago last Fall was offered a increase early this year, but held out for more money. He reported a week late for training and withheld signing until at what was understood to be an increase over last season’s stipend. Urbanski played in the exhibition with the Griffs, getting one hit out of | two times up. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., April 6 (#). —Hank Leiber, the 2l-year-old col- leglan from Phoenix, Ariz, who has had only one year of minor league experience, appears to be making a strong bid for the left field berth with the New York Giants. Leiber is about | as fast as his rival, Joe Moore; he has been fielding brilliantly and hitting at | a terrific clip in the Spring exhibitions. He rapped out two smart singles in| four times up against Chattanooga | vestercay. Fate of Unsigned Bissc;nette, Due to Be Decided Here Today or Dodger Job, Cuyler preceded the Cubs to Chi- ANOTHER MOVE FORWARD. & WairesiLL SCHOLTE \S GO\WWG To MAKE CUSTOMERS FORGE THE TRANSFER. SOUTHPAW FROM THE T\GERS.... EARL, LAST OF THE. GRIFF MOUND STARR €0 GEX IATO SHAPE, WAS (N FORM N THE BRAVES BATTLE - HIS PERFORMANCE LIPS -THE HURLING CLOUDS ROR, GRIFR AND CRONIN .... cago_yesterday and was informed by Dr. Edwin W. Ryerson that the bone in his right leg was badly broken and that the best he could hope was for duty around July 4. Vince Barton, reserve Cub outfielder, also arrived with Cuyler for treatment of an eye infection. At Kansas City, Branch Rickey, part owner of the St. Louis Cardinals, who needs an infield as badly as the Cubs require an outfielder, conferred with Manager Charlic Grimm. Both denied reports of a trade, especially one in- cluding “Pepper” Martin, but the | sports writers were dubious. [ LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 6 (#).—The | New York Yankees, who are noted mostly for their slugging, have bzen getting some flashy pitching as well in their exhibitions against Southern Association teams. They have run up three straight shutouts and haven't| been scored on in 29 innings. Three regular pitchers, Lefty Gomez, Char- ley Ruffing and George Pipgras, have done the major work with the new- comers, Don Brennan, Pete Jablonow- ski and Jimmy Deshong pitching two innings each and allowing three hits among them. Exhibition Games By the Associated Press. YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. ‘Washington (A.), 7; Boston (N.), 3./ NPhflndzlphm (A), 9; Philadephia | (N, 3. Baltimore (L), 9; Brooklyn (N, 7. Knoxville (S. A.), 8; Cincinnati, (N.), 6; Chattanooga 2 Boston (A), 7; Newark (L), 6. Detroit (A.), 7; Atlanta (S. A), 4. New York (A), (A. A), O St. Louis (N.), 17; West Plains, 5. Albany (1), i ‘Toronto (1), 8. 9; Louisville Race Wide Open, Heydler Say National League Boss Visiting White House, Sees Base Ball on Boom. HE wide difference of opinion among followers of base ball regarding the coming Na- tional League race is a very natural situation, according to John Arnold Heydler, boss of the circuit, here today to present the President and Mrs. Roosevelt the No. 1 pass entitling them to admission to all games this season as the guests of the organization. Prior to visiting the White House where the courtesy card, inclosed in a handsome gold-trimmed leather case was proffered to the Chief Executive shortly before noon, Mr. Heydler visited The Star, where he held his first job—as a printer more than a score of years ago. Although he has met every President of the United States from Grover Cleveland on, this was his first opportunity to make the acquaintance of Mr. Roose- velt, although they both hail from New York, and said he found the Chief Executive well informed about the national pastime. “There’s no way to tell how the race will come out,” Mr. Heydler as- serted. “It promises to be one of the most open affairs in the league’s long history, a fact which should make for increased interest, evidences of which I found on every hand during my recent trip to the Pacific Coast and back. The players them- selves seem to be more keenly con- cerned about things and I am confi- dent this will be reflected in the size of the crowds that turn out for the games.” SEATS. TO THE OPENING BALL GAME! o ws DID YESTERDAY.:; Y e —By TOM DOERER —”BILL MCAFEE'S SLOowW BALL 'S A BAFFLER. = THE BRAVES HITTERS PROVED j&"“ GOSLIN,CROAIN AND SCHULTE SHOWED IN THE BRAVES GAME TUAY \T 15~ GOING —TO BE A TOUGH SUMMER. 0N HRURLERS... NCLE CLARK is ready for the big parade. And so are his grand Nationals. If the boys had grown stale| on the road from Biloxi to Wash- ington they snapped out of it in the exhibition encounter with the non- descript Boston Braves. Your uncle’s boys are fielding well, hitting a million and producing win- ning pitching. Messrs. Cronin and Goslin, who got away to a limping batting start in the grapefruit skits, were lathering the leather onion in the good old-fashioned way yesterday, Pred Schulte was belting the ball just as Uncle Griff promised he would, and Earl Whitehill, last of the mound squad to round into top form, gave the customers a sample of what a new uniform can do for a fellow. Bill McAfee, not so sure of where he is likely to be heading, was sure of where he was going against the Braves. UT the big kick in the tilt with Bos- ton was the sureness of the pea shooting of Earl Whitehill. as if he was working at batting practice. Only the sure-fire Walter Stewart, a brother southpaw with the Nats, excels him in complacency on the rubber. The steadiness with which Earl and Walter hurl is annoying to the hitters. It flattens out a good batters ego to have a moundsman mechanically shoot the pill down the alley, as if he .were zipping it past a robot. And Earl seems to give the hitter no more attention ;’h:n he would last Summer’s straw at. ‘With Whitehill's confidence of form, Stewart’s top shape, and the assurance Griffs Show Fans Everything Whitehill's Pitching Ease and Schulte’s All-Around Work Against Braves Particularly Pleasing. that Al Thomas’ and Bobby Burke's arms are in flipping trim, a pitching staff that appeared to be in the process of making trouble for Uncle Clark but a few weeks ago, is now one that the boss man_ points to as being possessed of as much quality as any in the Ameri- an League. If two hurlers were able to keep the Nationals bobbing up near the top with the Athletics last year, Wi fans can hope for nothing short of a bunting with a group of shooters who number eight tried , and one youngster with ability. ND while Uncle’s mound staff gave indications of being just what the doctor ordered, and what the ex- perts at camp said it would be at the season’s start, it was matched in the Braves tilt by hitting, which showed enough dynamite to rattle any pitcher, The ease and assurance with which Fred Schulte fielded his position in center field must have made the S’lmmy West adherents feel a trifle ue. ‘The | woul former Tiger goes through his motions ranged farther to the left of him than he did when Sammy was in the mid- garden, maybe just to show that when, and if, it was necessary he could go galloping around a bit, too. - MANAGERNMANUS WILL PLAY AT THIRD Fair Pitching, Much Better Infield, More Punch in Outfield Seen. with the problem to get out Boston Red Sox, starting again un- Collins midway through the 1932 Sarasota, Fla., training camp. weather for the workouts, and, with the some real pitching by the time the in- large squad, but his job is to round out of him the chance for a pretty time and also the possibility to get some only first-string men from last Weiland. Last season the Sox got Dusty John Welch from Newark. Recently nati . These are the seven men com- but appears like his former self again. promises to come along fast after seve ‘The outfield will Oliver and with the club last year, and Bob Fother- Chicago. The left-hand hitting talent is Roy haps Smead Jolley. Jolley was used as & stopping job ently. Johnny secured they, with Eddie Boston pitch- who_ are the new club owners, have 'ANAGER McMANUS will play reg- the hot corner ra than second. Oakland last year before coming land several years ago. And, if Dale approximate his offensive of 1932, the ‘Winsett, who hit for .357 in and so far has given every indication By a Staff Carrespondent of The Star. NEW YORK, April 6.— Still of the American League cel- lar on their minds, the der the management of MartyMc- Manus, who succeeded “Shano” season, and under new ownership, made satisfactory progress at their ‘The pitchers and catchers got into trim very quickly. There was fine men reporting in excellent condition, the boxmen were more than ready to do fielders and the outfielders got to camp. McManus is not working with a very a team from talent much of which is new to the club. Already he sees ahead pitching staff, a more experienced in- field than the Sox have had for some genuine hitting punch in the outfield. N the revamped pitching staff the year’s starting list are Right- hander Bob Kline and Left-hander Bob Rhodes, Paul Andrews and Henry John- son from the Yankees, later picking up they traded three players for Pitcher Walter Brown of the Montreal Inter- prising the present first-string nucleus. Henry Johnson did not pitch last year, He has been showing all his old speed: Andrews also looks good, and Kline eral seasons of American League ex- perience. be picked from Right-hand Hitters Tom Johnny Watwood, both of whom were gill, who for so many years was with the Tigers before he went to Johnson, Tom Winsett, Bob Seeds, from the White Sox; George Stumpf and per- catcher at the camp, but it has not been decided that he will be held on the back- perman Gooch and Mervin Shea are two experi- enced catchers who have been since last season, and Connally, will handle the ers. Eddie Collins and Thomas Yawkey, been watching the progress of the club. They are keen to do real ularly at third base, but will also keep Bernie working at Much is expected of Gregory Mulleavy in the short fleld. He hit for .321 at to Chicago. Urban Hodapp, who will t back to his Alexander, last season’s leading Ameri~ can League hitter, at first base, can Sox should have considerable of s punch in the infield. 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Cronin forced out Manush, but there were two on when a force play at second was gummed up as Goslin dribbed one to the middle-sacker. Here Schulte poled his triple, a drive down the left-field line, to put the Nationals nicely ahead. Singles by Goslin and Schulte and Sewell's infield erasure ac- counted for a sixth-inning score and in the seventh passes to Kuhel, BY JOHN B. KELLER. FTER two failures down South, the Nationals came back to their home lot to satisfy themselves that they ' can evercome big league opposition. Making their 1933 bow before Capi- tal cohorts yesterday, Cronin’s charges larruped the Boston Braves, 7 to 3, and did so with flourish and finesse. They showed the ?rtlvers mugll: good pitching and a lot of pun and pwith one big round—the fourth—had the game in the bag. Earl Whitehill and Bill McAfee found the Boston batters easy, to check, while the Nationals with big Pred Schulte heading their attack, helped themselves to 10 hits and six 'llfi for three scoring innings. Schulte, the new center-flelder brought over from the Browns, with s triple, eingle and pass in four . Wips to the plate, drove across as helped him considerably and was confident he would be in the best of trim for the season opener. He was to go back to left field again today. After two singles and a double off Whitehill got the Braves a brace of markers in the sixth, they did no more tallying until the ninth. Then McAfee was reached for three sin- gles to produce an alien score. But Bill struck out the side at that. He fanned Bill Hargrave, second bat- ter, pinching for the pitcher, and threw third ones by the last two up. His first two innings were just a breeze for McAfee. 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