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A—12 *=» —_— BANG OUT 84 HITS WINNIG 6 N ROW Clout for Extra Bases to| Beat Dodgers—Crowder in Fine Mound Form. BY JOHN B. KELLER. “ x IHEN the Nationals are at & the plate in the Ameri- can League champion- they | . ship campaign should be there swinging. In | | WASHINGTON. Kuhel, SPORTS. E| | S | b nasss el FIETTETENESNES | | o | smswmnomosnad 2l os050000232M Totals . 34 “Batted for Benge in AB. 3 1 H & Harris. 1f.. Cronin, ss. Goslin, rf. Schulte, cf’. e ¢ Bl uwsgean [ obramosummp alenscshosisr © 8 o 0 Runs batted in—Manush, Cronin. Outen, er (2). Two-base hits—Sewell _ (2). Three-base ~ hits—Kuhel Brooklyn Washinst > s co y G Frederick. ~ Myer. recent exhibition engagements they have developed a most pleas- | ing habit of going after every‘] ball pitched that looks good com- ing up to them and are more than likely to carry that habit into the really important battles Stolen base—Cuc- to Cucei- nello to Judge, o Stripp. Stripp to Cuccinello to Judge. on bases—Brooklyn, 7; Washington, 7. First Benge, 1: off Crowder, Struck out—By Crowder, Hits—Off Benge, 5 in 4 off Mungo. 5 in 4 innings. osin ruj Passed ball—Sewell _pitcher—Benge. to start next Wednesday. In their last six training| tussles Cronin’s charges have belted the opposing pitchers for | the grand total of 84 hits. An average of 14 per tussle. Which | indicates that the athletes were not letting many good ones get by. | Despite that most of this slamming was done at the expense of minor Jeague pitchers, the remarkable total of | hits amassed reveals that the Nation- | als possess keen batting eyes and a lot | of power offensively. The fact re- mains that the Washington club has a natural punch, one likely to upset the hurlers of rival clubs more often than not. This batting rampage began just a week ago today when the Cronin crew rose in its might and rammed 15 hits to all corners of Ponce de Leon Park to beat the Crackers in overtime at Atlanta. Two 15-hit games followed at Chattanooga, then the National packed a 19-hit punch into Tuesday's | clash at Knoxville. | Facing major league pitching at home, the Washington club has cracked 10 hits in each of its two engagements. And this withering fire has accounted for six successive training-tilt victories ICORING the sixth straight win yes- terday when they took the measure of the Brooklyn Dodgers in a 4-to- 1 game in Griffith Stadium, the Na- tionals not only continued their over- wering attack but also showed their st pitching of the conditioning period. Alvin Crowder, dean of their hill corps, was picked to be the first ,to go a full route this Spring and the veteran breezed through the nine in- nings in superb style. Crowder limited the Dodgers to seven safeties and a lone pass. The safeties were spread over six rounds and in only two of the rounds did the visitors have @s many as two runners oh at onc time, The first two batters up in the fifth singled and later in the inning the Brooklyn bunch got its soiitary run when an infield erasure was accom- plished. In the sixth Crowder was found for a hit and a pass. The hit came after the first out and the pass after the second. Then Crowder threw a third strike by Glenn Wright to end the inning. The General pitched three other - strikeouts. He fanned Joe Judge, Washington's former first sacker, to wind up the second session; struck out Danny Taylor, who once wore the Na- | tionals’ uniform, to finish the fifth | frame, and fanned Judge again to make | the second out of the ninth inning. | In every way, Crowder performed in | & manner to make him worthy of the opening game pitching assignment that probably will be his. 'ROWDER’S fine hurling was backed by a satisfying exhibition of long- distance hitting by the Nationals. Of their 10 safeties, 7 were good for extra bases. Four triples and three doubles were gleaned off the pitching done by Ray Benge and Van Munzo, the Brooklyn right handers. Benge started and went through four rounds. Five of the hits were made at ais expense and proved enough to make nim the loser. Jee Kuhel and Luke Sewell were the spearheads of the Washington offensive, Joe collecting two three-baggers and a single from his first three trips to the plate, while Luke cracked two- baggers the first two times up. Fred Schulte and Crowder were the anly Nationals to go hitless, but Fred with his sensational fiel and Al with his splendid mound effort con- | iributed sufficiently to the home club’s | SUCCESS. KUHEL‘S triple and Manush's retire- ment got the Nationals a first- frame tally and Manush's triple and Cronin’s one-baser meant another | marker in the fourth. After the Dodgers found the plate in the fifth, Cronin's | charges came right back to wind up the day's scoring. Sewell doubled, | Kuhel singled, then Buddy Myer | -ammed a two-bagger down the right deld line to chase in two tallies. | | Thereafter, the Nationals did no itting until the ninth, when they wasted a single and a three-bagger, | he long hit springing from Bluege's | »at. But with Crowder bowling cver the | Dodgers so handily, the home side | sould afford to rest on its laurels. Varied Sports | lining up, Ge BIG CITY'S 3 TEAMS MAKE HOME DEBUT Yankees Tackle Dodgers in Brooklyn and Giants Enter- tain Detroit Tigers. By the Associated Press. EW YORK, April 8. —New York’s three major league teams stage the annual ceremony of unveil- ing their new line-ups before the home fans today, weather permit- ting, after Spring training and exhibi- tion tours that have kept them away fcr more than a month and taken them over many thousands of miles of the country. The Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers make their first New York | eppearance of the scason at Ebbets| Field, Brooklyn's home park, while the Giants entertain the Detrcit Tigers at | the Polo grounds. Only the Giants are expected to pre- sent a radically changed line-up, at least until the substitutes start going | in. Bill Terry’s Netional Leguers have | four new regulars, as they have been Davis in center field, orge. Hank Leiber in jeft, Blondy Ryan at g‘l:flmp and Gus Mancuso behind The Giants also boast the longest | Spring tour, some 9,000 miles, to the Pacific Coast and back, through an earthquake and a few other startling | happenings. So far they have won 19 cut of 28 exhibition games. They are all square with Detroit, each team hav- mg won four games. The Yanks' Spring record -also has been good, with 17 victories, 5 defeats and a tie. Brooklyn hes won only 7 out of 18| Spring centests. T'S been a long time since the De- troit Tigers offered the fans a real pitching hero, but Manager Bucky Harris believes he has one among his current recruits. The lad he has nomi- nated, Lynwood “Schoolboy” Rowe, has showed coler, s and batting punch unusual in a pitcher during the train- ing season. He's going to get his baptism of fire in a big league park when he faces the New York Giants in the ninth and rubber e of the Spring series be- tween two clubs at Polo Grounds today. CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 8 (#).— Assignment of Oral Hildebrand and Willis Hudlin to pitch today's exhibi- was Expected 10 ¢nable Manager Roger was_expect enal ager Roger Peckinpaugh of the Cleveland Indians to le which would be assignec to the second game in Detroit next week. Clint Brown. who held Birmingham scoreless for four innings in the Indians 5-to-2 victory over the Barons there, is expected to pitch the opener. Si Johnson and Eppa Rixey were selected to pitch for the Reds in the first of the two-day series with the Indians. His foot much improved, Manager Donie Bush took charge of the team. George Grantham, who came home from Tampa ahead of the team because of food poisoning, was assigned to his post at second base. o HUSKIES AND BEARS IN 29TH CREW MEET Washington Varsity Has Display- ed More Speed Than Califor- nia Eigth in Trials, By the Associated Press. AKLAND, Calif, April 8.—In the twenty-ninth renewal of a rivalry started back in 1903, Washington's Huskies and California’s Bears match | speed and strength on the water today COLLEGE BASE BALL. | North Carolina, 9; V. P. L, 1. | William_and Mery, 1; Vermont, 0. | South Carolina, 13; Newberry, 3. | Erskine, 6; Furman, 3. | Tllinois Wesleyan, 4. Wisconsin, 3. Pennsylvania vs. Philadelphia Ath- “etics, postponed; wet grounds. COLLEGE TENNIS. Georgia Tech, 4: Davidson, Scholastic Base Ball. Western, 7. Georgetown Prep, 3. Central, 22; Charlotte Hall, 8. Virginia Preshmen, 1; St. Alcans, 0. | Scholastic Lacresse. Central, 5; Catonsville High, 2. | Bisons, Orioles Give Griffs Last Tests Weaver., Al Thomas.Thi‘lehill Fa:Bufl'alofSclml(c Star Afield ACK to the minors again for com- | Whitehill, Tcmmy to go six rounds and | JOE JUDGE got & warm greeting frcm | petition, but the three games the Nationals have yet to play— including today's—should give them just the pointing they need to have them fit as a fiddle for the big ywinds to watzh the exhibition elash| grive to right would have been a double | battle next Wednesday when Connie Mack will have his Athletics in Grif- fith Stadium to start the American League flag chase. Today and tomorrow the Cronin crew will stack up against the Buffalo club of the International League. yes, it has been decided to go through with the Monday game Clark Griffith | had considered canceling—ancther Int It will be the " Nationals' old minor league pal, Balti-| outfit will show here. more. turn this afternoon. pitching Manager Joe Cronin says he Wi g Alphoose’ Toomas apd Rach] | intercollegiate and in_their annual crew racing regatta. The varsity crews are fairly evenly matched as to size and weight, Cali- fornia having a slight pull in these de- partments. In preliminary time trials, however, over the three-mile course 10 seconds faster than its rival. The Husky speed trial was clocked in 15 minutes and 15 seconds. Czlifornia defeated Washington last year by 18 lengths when the Huskies' she'l shipped water. The great Cali- fornia crew of last year, however, has been breken up and only a few of the oarsmen, who helped win the national Olympic games titles are in the boat this year. Earl to finish. How this Fred Schulte can field His work in center yesterday had the 1000 who braved the chill wildly applauding. He came through with three one-hand catches, none short of sensational. In the second in- | ning Fred raced back to deep center to | haul down Wright's wind-borne drive. | gitempted to make second, but only ran Km; the | In the seventh he chased over to right center to gather in Mungo's hoist. In Monday— | the cighth he tore in to get at his shoe- | tops Frederick’s looper cut down by the breeze. Catches as fine as might be|in the Brooklyn fifth only to made by any fielder—and three of them, too. the open stand barrier -and j 'Digh to spesr the hadk the Washington shell spun | Manush also checked in with a| z | sparkling one-hand grab to keep a hit | Monte Weaver gets his nine-inning | from Stripp at the start of the sixth | For the Sunday session. The left fielder ran back to| THE EVENING 'WAJOR BILLS STAR INTRAETY CANES Cubs Play White Sox, Phils Meet A’s and Red Sox Encounter Braves. | By the Assoctated Press. Cubs and *White Sox, two of the greatest rivals in base ball, squared away at Comiskey Park today for the first of a two-game series to decide the city championship. Breaking even in two early Spring exhibitions at Los Angeles, the two teams planned to throw their full strength into the game, weather per- mitting. Teddy Lyons, picked to hurl the American League opener against Cleveland, was slated to pitch for the | improved Scuth Siders, with Guy Bush tossing for the Cubs. A crowd of 15,000 or more was ex- pected to watch the game. The White Sox, their hopes high for a first-division team through the ac- quired help of Al Simmons, ‘“‘Mule” Haas and Jimmy Dykes, arrived home from their Spring training trip yester- | day while the Cubs steamed in early today from Kansas City where they wound up their Spring campaign with a 10-to-2 victory over Kansas City. Babe Herman twisted his ankle slid- ing home in the first inning of the game, but the injury was not regarded as serious. At first it was feared he would be out of the game for a week, but examination showed no fracture nor sprain. He will be ready to play in ‘Wednesday's opener against St. Louis. ‘The teams will play the second game at Wrigley Field tomorrow. HILADELPHIA, April 8 (#)—The Phillies and Athletics go to bat against each other today in the last game of the city series—the Phils trying against a deadlock in the series and the A’s out to capture the city title. The American Leaguers are on the long end of a two-to-one count in the three games played so far. Meanwhile, Connie Mack definitely has decided that Bob Johnson will re- place Ed Coleman in right field when the A’s face the Washington Senators for the season opener on Wednesday. BOSTON, April 8 (#).—The Ameri- can League Red Sox and the National League Braves today were due to meet at Fenway Park, home grounds of the Sox, for the first game of an inter-city series. Andrews and Kline were slated to share_the pitching honors for the Sox and Fallenstin was due to take the mound for the Braves. ‘The line-ups included the old timers of both teams, but it was expected a number of the rookies would get a chance before the game was over. GAINS TITLE CHANCE AFTER SIX FAILURES Hobelmann of Baltimore Conquers Hand Ball Champ to Meet Atcheson in Final. By the Associated Press. HICAGO, April 8—After six years of defeat in the semi-finals, Al Hobelmann of Baltimore had his big chance for the national amateur singles hand ball championship today. The 6-feet-4-inch giant of the hand ball courts faced Sam Atcheson of Memphis, national Y. M. C. A. cham- pion for the past three years, in the finals of the 1933 tournament at the Lake Shore Athletic Club. Hobelmann, eliminated six successive years in the semi-finals of the national tournament, finally routed his jinx last night by dethroning the defending champlion, Angelo Trulio, New York, 21—6, 21—6. Trulio, one foot shorter than his conqueror, didn't have a chance against the low, hard volleys of the Baltimore star, who was all over the court. Atcheson romped into the finals with an easy victory over Richard Bruck, New York, 21—14, 21—9. and was the favorite to win today’s championship battle. Atcheson went to the finals last year, only to lose a hard three-game match to Trulio. It was Chicago against Cleveland in the doubles final—Dr. William Serri- tella_ and Maurice McCarthy, Chicago, vs. Jack Endzvick and Goudreau of Cleveland. The Chicago duo defeated Trulio and Maynard Lasweli, 21—17, 11—21, 21—12, and the Clevelanders eliminated Bathey and Lemmer, Detroit, 13—21, 21—6, 21—9, yesterday. e IN CAGE TOURNEY FINAL Howard Juniors Beat Boys’' Club in Colore “Y” Event. Howard Juniors reached the final round in the 110-pound class of the Twelfth Street “Y” basket ball tourna- ment last night by defeating the Boys’ | Club of Anacostia, 30 to 13. Phelps Vocational School won over the Manchesters, 27 to 17, in a 140- pound class game. ‘Washington, center, scored 17 points | for the Howard Juniors. Coast League | Hollywood, 7; Sacramento, 4. Oakland, 4; Seattle, 5; Los Angeles, 3. | oakland . | Hollywood San” P Seattle | Portland | Los_angeles Eacramento Missions . the fans every time he stepped to| the plate. He got a .500 batting | average also, singling twice and striking | cut twice. It was his first hit that| | heiped the Dodgers toward their run. But for sharp fielding by Goslin, Judge's and good enough to drive over the tally. Crowder put down a bunt in the by Third Baseman Stripp, the General Brooklyn hot corner guardian for a double-play finish. Outen, a catcher, batted for Benge be erased at first base on Cronin’s relay to Kuhel after Myer's heave had reached th middle base too late to force out Judge. EWELL let the third strike on Judge get away in the ninth and was HICAGO, April 8.—Chicago's |- third, and when Sewell was run down | pjg ed ball when | STAR. WASHINGTON, Griffmen Develop Free-Swinging Habit : Future Appears Pink to Phillies’ Pilot Q JOE BANGED A GQOSE MISSED BY © Wit FOR 290 N BROWAS.. . WRITER .« AT TRIPLES AND o A DOUBLE TO DIM QUDGE'S GLORY ..~ But The. CUSTOMBRS GAVR AIMA HANDLE —_— R. JOE JUDGE, the great first sacker of the Brooklyn Dodgers, played second fiddle to beer yesterday and, as a Tesult, the attendance at the Dodger- Washington ball game at Grifith Stadium suffered slightly. ‘While Messrs. Judge and Joe Kuhel, his successor on first base for Wash- ington, were going through spirited bits of action to show who is who in phying e bag, most of the male population of the Capital was learning to hoist a foot on the rail, juggle a bottle, a glass and a sandwich in two hands and to acquire patience in stand- ing in line to await a chance to get a thirst quencher. Had the gray pilot of the Senators juggled a few glasses to make a clink- ing noise his ball park would have been filled by the overflow standing in line before the lunch rooms and the beer stalls of Washington. But the boys who preferred to have their thirsts whetted rather than to t missed a l“;:; exlgflbl- tion by a young man who, Uncle Clark Zcq\ulnu me, is just arriving, and a veteran who arrived when the young man was chewing the nipples on his milk bottles. UT the contest for public favor be- tween the two initial sackers, Judge and Kuhel, was marred very much by the splendid fielding of Fred Schulte, the man who played yes-and- no ball for the Browns, and superb hurling on the part of Gen. Alvin Crowder who pitches great ball in a who-cares fashion. Fans who a few days ago were ready )| to make it two to one that no ball player could take Sammy West's place in the middle garden at Griff Stadium, were clapping their hands and shout- 230 | ing cheers for Fred Schulte, the stoical Dutchman, on at least three big occa- slons. And those moments were when he hopped on his ny and went to the fences for one-hand catches, two of them going far into Goose Goslin's territory. Smart hitting all around brightened up what started off as a ball game, but ended in a circus of brilllant catches and smacks. Yesterday’s 10 hits, for instance, made it 84 blows for the Griffs in six of their last games. They made them against the Braves, Dodgers, Knoxville, Chattanooga and Atlanta. And ' that, gentlemen, E banging the pill, no matter who being played. OWEVER, Joe Judge's great D‘:fi:g for the Dodgers was o low by the splendid perm::ee of younger successor with the Na- tionals, Kuhel poked out two triples and a double in four jaunts to the platter, and brought in two runs for added measure. Afield, Kuhel was tless, g every chance with lightning-like action, second to no first sacker in the game. On the sacks he scampered like a deer. It was Kuhel's day on Mr. Judge's day. But Judge nailed out two smart hits off the General's offerings, and took his chances at first base to bring cheers charged with a pass Cuccinello went down to second. Judge amtomatically 3 { from his followers and praise from the National League writers in the press oo, % SWEET ONE THAT INCHES.... JOE HAS " JoE 1S son SMocKk THE DODGER FANS IN STARTING DOUBLE PLANS= IT WiLL BE A THRILL- T WAS AT CAMP"SAYS A BROOKLYA D. C, SATURDAY. ON JOE JUDGE’S DAY PUOAMANANIANR caonia’ |7 GRAPEFRUIT GAMES. HE SMACKED THE FIRST DODGER NOMER OF THE YEAR OFF THE D S ‘Ta APRIL_ 8. 1933. SPORTS. —By TOM DOERER < OE WHO AAS BEEN AIOMINATED BROOKLYA'S FIRST STRING FIRgr BASEMAN FOR 1933 .. JOE's GREATAESS AT FIRST YESTERDAY WAS OVERSHADOWED BY {HE SPLENDID PERFORMANCE OF M5 SUECESSOR, JOE IKUHEL. = |SHIFTS IN MAJORS HEAVY IN OUTFIELDS, BATTERIES Just as Marked as in Infields, Every Club in Each |fome" League Showing New Faces in One or Both Departments. © Joé??/ Judge’s Day Stolen by Kuhel VETERAN WITH DODGERS ou-rsném; BY SUCCESSOR—SCHULTE ALSO IN LIMELIGHT. Uncle Clark beamed, though beer had cut down his gate receipts. He said that he was tickled a shade pinker than usual at the showing of his youngsters, Schulte, Myer, Cronin and Kuhel. Yes, termed Schulte a “youngster.” “Pred has been around a while in the majors but he still is a youngster because he is just beginning to arrive at his true form. Injuries and a losing ball club held him back. With a team that is playing with a chance to get somewhere, Fred will show the stuff he has been forced to hold back. He is &ning to get somewhere this year. He just arri NCLE CLARK contends that Kuhel is a real .300 hitter who will maintain that pace all the way to the wire. Myer, he says, is the most improved player on the team, and Cro- nin is going to be better this season than in previous ones. “Mix those youngsters up with tried umgnlgners like Goslin, Bluege and the catchers, and you have an aggregation that ought to climb,” says Griffith. But despite the superpiaying of young Kuhel, so brilliant that it dimmed the smooth working of the old master, Joe Judge, the fans on hand gave the vet- eran prolonged cheers when he came to_the plate. Young Mr. Kuhel had one swell time on Mr. Judge's particular day. COLONIALS IN GRID TILT Picked Teams to Clash at Tidal Basin This Afternoon. Picked teams of George Washington foot ball players will play a 60-minute game this afternoon on the Tidal Basin Field, beginning at 3:30 o'clock. Sev- eral promising members of the 1932 Co- lonial freshmen, expected to become varsity regulars next Fall, will be seen in action. The best eleven in today’s game will meet the graduating G. W. seniors, 10 in number, next Saturday. The Seniors will enlist the aid of four or five varsity | squad members for this engagement. Mat Results | By the Associated Press. CHICAGO.—Joe Savoldi, Three Oaks, Mich., threw Jim Londos, Greece, 20:26. PHILADELPHIA —Emie Dusek, 217, Omaha, threw Hans Kampfer, 224, Ger- many, 41:22. READING, Pa—Sammy Stein, 205, Newark, N. J., threw Steve Znosky, 224, New York, 22:24. TORONTO.—Ed Don George, 213, North Java, N. Y., and Joe Malcewics, 200, Utica, N. Y., drew, one hour. BOSTON.—Gus Sonnenberg, 220, Bos- ton, defeated “Man Mountain” Dean, 300, Atlanta (Dean won first fall, 5:32 unable to continue after knocked from ring in 5:38 of second. ‘Vemm‘ Mo., defeated Leo Pinef WELL OFF AS FOE, SAYS SHOTTON T Breaks Will Decide, and His Club Will Make "Em for Itself, He Holds. BY a Staff Correspondent of The Star. | HILADELPHIA, April Burton Shotton, thatched optimist 1 manages Philadelphia' Phils and likes the job, faces the impending National League pen- nant push without fear or trem. bling, or any confessed misgiv. ings. “No club in the league has a chance to win than mine” he sai “So I'm picking it to run first. 8.— silver R | least. The team that wins is BY HERBERT W. BARKER, Associated Press Sports Writer, EW YORK, April 8—If there was no precedent for the num- ber of changes made in major league infields during the off- season, the turn-over in out- fielders and batterymen has been equal- ly large. There isn't a club in either league that won't offer new faces, or old faces in new surroundings, in one or both of these two departments when the season opens next Wednesday. Only five of the 16 clubs expect to open with the same set of fly-chasers as performed during the closing days of the 1932 campaign. Ruth, Combs and Chapman again will patrol the outer pastures for the New York Yankees and the Clevelana Indians once more have nominated Averill, Vosmik and Porter. Three Na- tional M:J al'uhshuk.e“wm l.n]ttcip‘:u no changes oug] are planning on four, rather than three, outfielders. Brooklyn offers the O’Doul-Wilson- Taylor - Frederick _combination; the Cardinals have Medwick, Watkins, Martin and Orsatti, and the Braves, Berger, Schulmerich, Worthington and Randy Moore. other 11 clubs all will offer at least one new man on the last line of defense. The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired Freddy Lindstrom to team up with the Waner brothers; the Giants will have George Davis and possibly Hank Leiber, a rookie, in the open| line-up along with Mel Ott. Chick Fullis will occupy Davis’ old spot in the Phillies’ centerfield, and Harry Rice and John Moore probably will form the Cincinnati Reds’ fly-patrol along with Chick Hafey. The Chicago Cubs, already crippled by the loss of Hazen Cuyler, suffered another blow yesterday when Babe Her- Exhibition Games By the Assoclated Press. Yesterday's Results. ‘Washington (A), 4; Brooklyn (N.), 1. . Chicago (N.), 10; Kansas City (A.A), "New York (N.), 17; Detroit (A), 7. Cle,ve_land (A), Birmingham (S. A), 2. alew Yok (A) St. Paul (A. 'St. Louis (N.), 11; Rolla, Mo., 2. (T. L), 0. Philadelphia (N.), 10; Princeton Uni- versity, 1. . ‘Today’s Schedule, Chicago (A.) vs. Chicago (N.) at Chi- cago. Cincinnatl (N.) vs. Cleveland (A) at Cincinnati. New York (N.) vs. Detroit (A) at New York. Philadelphia (N.) vs. Philadelphia (A) at Phfllde}lrhh. Pittsburgh (N.) vs. Kansas City (A. A) at Kansas City. B (N.) vs. New York (A) at_Brooklyn. wsomm (N.) vs. Boston (A) at Bos- n . Louis (N.) vs. St. Louis (A) at, MILWAUKEE, Wis.—Jim Browning, | St. Louis. el ashington (A) vs. Buffalo (I. L) Bashingtom, Piitsburgn, (N, 4; Oklahoma City | man twisted his ankle. Herman may be out a week. If so, Charley Grimm will have to scout around for somw- Stephen- the Cun doing service this year for’the White Sox while their old Mm the Philadelp] filled by Bob Johnson and Lou Finney. Washington and the Browns swapped two-thirds of their outfields during the Winter, Goose Goslin and Fred Schulte going to the Senators and Sam West and Carl Reynolds to St. Louis. De- troit has picked up a promising rookie in Mervin Fox, and the Boston Red Sox will have Bob Seeds and perhaps John Winsett as new regulars. 1’1'!!!: pitching staffs, as usual, have been vastly changed, both through trades and the development of youngsters. The more important trades sent Ray Star and Glenn Spencer to the Giants; Bob Smith to the Reds; Ray Benege and Owen Carroll to the Dodgers; Dizzy Vance, Jim Mooney and Bill Walker to the Cardinals; Walter Stewart and Earl Whitehill to the Sen- ators; Fred Marberry to the Tigers, and Lloyd Brown and Dick Coffman to the Browns. And over and above all these shifts, virtually every club in both leagues will offer promising rookies, such as Lyn- wood (Schoolboy) Rowe of the Tigers, Ed Linke of the Senators, Don Bren- nan and Russ Van Atta of the Yankees, Merritt Cain and Gowel Claset of the Athletics, Jack Knott of the Browns, Justin McLaughlin of the Red Sox, Ed Fallenstein of the Braves, Walter Beck of the Dodgers, Frank Pearce of the Phillies. George Murray and Joe Heving of the White Sox, Belve Bean and How- ard Craghead of the Indians, Roy Parmalee and Bill Shores of the Giants, Hal Smith of the Pirates and Beryl Richmond of the Cubs. ‘The_principal catching chan, will find Gus Mancuso back-stop] for the Giants, Frank Hogan for the Braves, Luke Sewell for Washington, Johnny Gooch and Mervyn Shea for the Red Sox and Roy Spencer for the Indians. One of the best of the rookies is Frank Reiber of the Tigers. SUNDAY GAME WANTED. | virginia White Sox base ballers want a game for tomorrow. Call Manager | Downs at Alexandria 20-F-14. Fights Last Night | By the Assoclated Press. PITTSBURGH.—Frank Novak, Pitts- burgh, outpointed Jack Pallat, Cleve- land (10). Tiger Joe Randall, Eliza- beth, Pa.. stopped Danny Devlin, Allen- town, Pa., (7). Frankie Edgren, Cheyenne, Wyo., outpointed Joe Dok- tor, Buffalo (10). ST. JOSEPH, Mo.—Tommy_Corbett, Omaha, outpointed Henry Des Moines (10); Herolf Matthews, Lin- coln, Nebr., outpeinted Vale Des Moines (8) BOISE, Idaho.—Harold Hawkeswood, Des Moines, knocked out Harry De Witz, Spokane (2). SAN _ FRAN( 3 Lewis, Phoenix, Ariz, stopped Rocco, Pittsburgh (7 HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—Joe Tieken, Sacramento, stopped Harry Fierro, Chi- W e L “It’s going to be a five-club race, af going te nfle:dulo‘othrem.md(hmhnm edge. “In addition to enough base ball abil- ity to make it hot and interesting for all opposition, I have a bunch of fight- ers. They agree with me about our p! and they’ll give themselves all the best of it when it comes to mak- ing the breaks break right for us. “With or without Don Hurst at first base, the club will be strong. saying that I would rather start the season without the player who led the club in batting in runs last , but ball. We could not be better off at third base and shortstop. “Finn will be the second baseman. He is a first-class workman at bat and in the field. I liked him last season, and whatever doubts I had about after the right man when we him away from the Brooklyn club ‘Winter, disappeared when I found that several other clubs were hard to get hold of him. “TBI three-man battle for the two infield jobs is hot, and now it has me guessing. Mal is not taking his demotion lying down. Delker is a great flelder, but he has to show me that his damaged knee is fit for heavy duty again. “Jackie Warner is new around but I like the way he pla; i i i i Y % “Lee is the fellow pecting a great sea: right frame of mind about and with a world series at, he will be a big producer. “Last year my team got a from George Davis in center was the big Spring question his start was slow, but from on he was one of the reasons a first-division ball club at we made the 53 i in g | ! B octetkf sietiliaie “No ball club can three catchers, Dan hia Athletic outfield are g TORONTO IS SEEKING TO EVEN HOCKEY SET Much Refreshed Team to Go After Rangers, Winners of Opener, in Game Tonight. By the Assoclated Press. RONTO, April 8—The Toronto Maple Leafs, refreshed by a four- day rest and full of confidenct were ready today to step out against the New York Rangers in the second game ley Cup and the world professional hockey championship here tonight. The Leafs had to start their home stand one game down after the 5-1 beating they took at New York ‘Tuesday in the contest of the three-out-of-five-game series, but they were agreed that they could “count that one out.” Toronto came to New York to start the finals the day after it finished a five-game duel with the Bruins for the National Hockey championship. Four of the gamx overtime affairs, the last going record length of 164 minutes. didn’t have a chance and knew it, they figure conditions will be The Rangers, also realizing the alff ence, were expecting a hard game filht' although they, too, felt sure of Capacity crowds of 14,500 for to- night's game and for the third contest next several TENNIS CUP DATE SET Army and Navy to Play for Leech® Trophy Here July 15. July 15 has been set for the annual Leech Cu; ’:ennmmm:::h m'e: Army an avy, D'-lm Army-Navy Country Club. nug nnis champlonships, however, e 18. i Bider of the doubjes:crews, il ler coach the Army Leech Cup team. — LOSES TWO BASKET STARS. Northwestern, Big Ten will lose flm and llmu'b’.v ference selections. BADMINTON IS POPULAR. Inflfl%mhrl of badmini in Calife nhucnu”udth': ‘.: zation of the lai clubs “-ochuon to t:'l"hzr uum. basket ball co- ition both , all-con-