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S " B6 Nationals Handicapped by Wasting Bingles : Appling Hailed as Star at Shortstop Bob Burke’s Stock “ONETWO” PUNCH LACKING IN PINCHES Eleven Stranded on Runway as Griffmen Take 3-1 Licking From A’s. BY JOHN B. KELLER. HILADELPHIA, Pa., April 22. —Not until a ‘“one-two” punch is developed by a combination of batters aver- aging 67 points less in attack than it did last season can the Nationals be expected to win right regularly. A surprising lack of power right down the line has hurt the Wash- ington club in the early going, of course, but its lack of a quick, vigorous batting thrust when it has the opposition at a disadvan- tage has hurt it most. In each of the five gemes they have lost, the Na s missed sterling scor- ing chances because their punch sud- denly petered out. A one-two punch and all the defeats except that here Thursday might well have been turned into victories for the Cronin crew. Why the Washington club has not this decisive attack is beyond compre- n. From Myer through Sewell, ing of batters that has been in y from the outset of the ign was a potent force offensively last year. Aggregate figures show these eight batting for a combined average of .296 when distributed among three clubs in 1932, son were among the t 5 driving over runs. Cronin, Goslin and Schulte re in the pinches in '32. Only the Yankees have in their line-up at present more batters who specialized at driving over runs in the last champion- ship chase. But the Washington quar- tet is not in close harmony with team- mates that happen to get on the runway these days, The ¢ tered, hit for such (3 last y batters who, when scat- e batting as a group in this American And the four so good at last year have ross only eight tallies in the mes this season. than 1 of the runs registered by the th ds have had many ¢ cashing in. No e taken it on their in a row. gual withor y and with telling effect though, after get- ting made to order set-ups for killings 3-to-1 walloping in the second game of the series with the Ath- letics. The tionals outhit and out- fielded the A's and with a one-two punch in any of the first threz frames could have helped themselves to a win, They w there in the pinches, though, as attested by the tota] of 11 left on the runway. Merritt Cain, a pitcher back with the A’s after a season of schooling with the Baltimore club, was sent to the hill by Connie Mack and while the right T of great promise he sterday that he could ly licked. Not cnly the early going, but he alo s handicapped by a lot of loose fielding done by Dib Williams, filling in at shortstop for the Athletics. But Cain got a lot of confidence after he found the opportunit. at came their way and wound up pitching a pretty good ball game to score his first victory of the year. In each of the first two frames, the Nationals had two runners on with cnly one out only to be blanked. Goslin’s walk followed Manush’s double in the first, but Cronin forced cut Goslin and Schulte feuled cut. Scwell wasn't not ha & was he unste the second had put B! into a In the ground: there were two on with none out, when the shortstcp dropped an intended force play throw made by Bishop, who had scooped up Manush's rcller. Gos- lin’s best, though, was a pop to the third sacker. Cronin forced out Ma- nush, but a pass to Schulte filled the bases. Away went another scoring chance as Kuhel popped to the second baseman. All told, the Nationals got eight hits 1 tw C2in. They were ed -out, because Myer to loft a hc at the start of the fifth innirg. by Cronin and Schulte also were de in this round, but after two were d all Kuhel did was hoist harm- 7 to the right gardener. After that the Nationals' never had a lock in, UST seven hits were made by the A's, b outwalked the Na- at got them the de- ¥ wder was wild from the start and before he gave way to Bob Burke in the sixth he issued six passes. ‘Thiee of these were converted into Mack markers, Bishop opencd the first and third in- n g to first and each time he s a single by Bing Miller that sent Max across the first time and one by Jimmy Foxx produced the second 12 Crowder also walked Cochrane in the third frame and a trick double to center hit by Finney after two were out got Mickey home, A double play kept Crowder out of treuble in the fifth when he was nicked for three but after he walked the first t ters up in the sixth Skipper Crenin hailed Burke to the hill, But one very scratchy single was gleaned off the stringbean southpaw the re- mainder of the way. d in 5. Willlams der driiled ure retiring the side. r got on when his SATURDAY, AMERICAN YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. A a sturdy aggregate | The one- | been thrown by the | tionals would not seize | d by Willlams and | er over the right- | PORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D C., SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1933. Again Soars As Result of Masterful Relief Work Against Macks Yesterday By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. HILADELPHIA, April 22.—That muscle manipulator and dentist must have cone well by Bobby Burke when he visited them down South this Spring. The long, lean southpaw had an arm that was of no use to the Nationals as he left the Blloxi camp to submit to a course of massaging and have several teeth yanked. He had not been able to throw a ball for days. Against the A’s yesterday, though, Bob took up a relief assignment and did as neat a bit of forkhand flinging as any flashed by him since he came up from the Little Rock club back in '27. In his three-inning term, Burke had just as much on the ball—maybe a little more—as when he hurled that no-hitter against the Red Sox two sea- sons ago. He stepped into the breach here | when there were two A's on and none cut in the sixth to be reached for a sacrificial bunt by Cain. But Bob tightened to strike out Bishop, one of the hardest batters to piich to in the major leagues, then he easily disposed | of ‘Cramer, a dangerous man at the plate. | rane, Foxx and Miller in successicn. | None of these fence busters was able | to get the ball through the infield. In | the eighth only Higgins got on and he | tcpped the ball down the third-base line for a lucky single. | " "Burke's brave showing pleased Man- | ager Cronin mightily and the boy field | boss, after the game, intimated he | might find a lot cf use for the slender In the seventh Burke set back Coch- | southpaw_ from now on. Another piece of work like yesterday’s and Bob cer- tainly won't be the pitcher sent down river when the Nationals’ squad is pruned the middle of next month. EMEMBERING those homers Foxx poled Thursday, Crowder elected to pass the big buster with Bishop on first and two out in the ing round yesterday. Along came Miller to spoil everything by rnfing a one-baser to chase in a m!y Miller was in the line-up because Johnson, the new right fielder of the A’s was hurt more than at first thought by his crash against the grandstand screen in Thursday's practice. John- son’s knees were badly bunged up and when a surgeon got a look at them Bob was ordered out of action the re- mainder of this series. Foxx was on base seven times in this series before Burke shooed him away in the seventh inning. Jimmy has had two homers, three singles and two passes, both intentional. YER and Kuhel did some spasifing fielding in the fifth to keep the A’s away from the plate. Buddy leaped ‘high to spear with one hand Coch- rane’s scorching liner then threw to Kubhel to double Cramer off first. Foxx and Miller singled, but Kuhel took a dive at Finney's.low liner and cuffed it down with his gloved hand right at the initial sack to wind up the inning This Cain is a turn-around batter. | He swung from the left side and right well, too, while Crowder was piiching | Then he batted right-handed against | Burke to put down a fine bunt. who tock a licking in the Washington opener last week, and Monte Weaver were to be hill rivals in the series finale this afterncon. % Tony Freitas, the chunky southpaw | POOR GOING CUTS HUNT RACE FIELD Grand National List Is Down to 15, Fewer Likely in Baltimore Event. By the Associated Press. ALTIMORE, April 22.— Four scratches cut the flield down to 15 horses for the thirty-fourth running today of the Grand Naticnal Point-to-Point over the estate of Mrs. Isaac E. Emerson at Brook- landwood. Rains during the early part of the week made racing dangerous in the low places of the 3-mile course over the 15 post-and-rail and board fences and officials expected additional scratch- es_before post time at 4 o'clock. Peter Q. Light, owned by W. H. De- courcy Wright of Monkton, Md.;: Comea and Pinktipped, owned by Richard K. Mellon of Pittsburgh, and Professor, owned by Alexander B. Griswold, were withdrawn last night. Horace Bruce, Baltimore banker and sportsman, scught permanent possession of the goid cup with his Soeil d'Or. His Billy Barton won the event in 1926 and 1927. Raymond G. Woolfe was Soleil d'Or’s rider. Frances M. Lynch’s Yeoman, Lué | year’s winner, and Brose Hover, owne | by Benjamin Leslie Behr of Chicago, | also were leading entries. Brcse Hover | hes rcored at lecst one victory in each of thes principal Maryland races ex- | cept the Grand National. | MATRON WINS LONG SWIM. ALELAIDE, Australia (/) —Compet- ing azainst 133 compctitors, Mrs. E. Taylor, a 33-year-old mother of three children, won South Australia’s most | important long-distance swim. WINTER BOOK FAVORITE. LADYSMAN WON RIE RACES AS A Two-YEAR-OLO HE HOPEFUL Awo » INCLUOING, ™E ARLINGTON FUTURITY ‘7 WON HIS START AT s FIRST HAVRE VE GRACE" SeasoM “WeR. A PREAKNESS CANDIOATE SPORTS. —By PAP COES KENTUCKY DERSY Al Bigits Reserved by The Associated Prees ; CURVE SPECIALISTS GETTING BIG PLAY |McKechnie Sees Explanation for Low-Hit Games, Wins One to Prove It. BY EDWARD J NEIL, Assoclated Press Sports Writer. EW YORK, Aprii 22— There’s no mystery at all to the amazingly fine pitching performances that have gleamed so brightly through the weather shrouded haze of the young majot league base ball sea- | son—that is, if you'll accept the ‘explanation of Wilkinsburg Will McKechnie, Boston Braves. al,” Bill explained as he pondered on the steps of the Boston dugout at the Polo Ground. He was trying to think | of a pitcher who could beat the Giants d win him his first game of the ['season. | **(URVES and side-arm pitches and fellows with freak deliveries | | I know I'm playing the percent- | age using them now. And so are all the | other managers.” | Bill thumbed mentally through the | st of his pitchers, three of whom, | |Huck Betts, Ed Brandt and Fred | Frankhouse, had allowed five runs in | three games without winning one of ! | them. | “It works out like this,” he explained, | wrenching his mind off the immediate | problem with almost visible physical | |effort. “The hitters come up to the| early-season games with little practice 2gainst curve-tall pitching. What curves they have swung at in practice and Spring games they knew vere com- ing. They could get cel. |**JRUT don't forget this. Pitchers don't throw any too many curves before the season opens. They | start slowly. They want to save their arms. They're just beginning to really bena them and open up with all the stuff when the championship games start. So for awhile they've got the batter befuddled. It won't last, of course. The hitters will catch up. But the pitchers sure| have had a big time so far.” ‘Whereupon Bill's problem quit rolling | | around in his skull and came to a dead | stop. He waved Socks Seibold out to pitch. “He throws plenty of curves,” Bill explained. | So the Braves woke right up and won | themselves a ball game, their first, on | four hits. And Seibold’s curves, and later Ben Cantwell’s, locked very good | indeed. POLE PREVENTS HOMER |Also Keeps San Antonio Player From Setting League Mark. SAN ANTONID, Tex. (A.—A pole on which a floodlight was mounted for night play kept Larry Cox, San Antonio _outfielder, from _tying the modern Texas League record of 15 total bases in a game. One of his hits cleared the fence, but struck the pole and fell back into the park for a two-bagger. LEVINSKY VS. RETZLAFF. CHICAGO, April 22 (#).—King Levin- sky of Chicago and Charley Retzlaff of Duluth, two of the hardest punch- ers in the heavyweight division, have been signed to meet in a 10-round battle at the Chicago Stadium May 3. PRIL 22, 1933. NATIONAL YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Boston. 3: New_ York. 1. Pittsoureh, 5; Cincinnati, 1. St. Louis, '4; Chicago, 0. Cther clubs 'not scheduled. ‘a¥vuIG aInasNid ATH00| -+ uoisog uom| “WIOX MON “neuupuo 13| Pittsburgh'—| 4l AR New York |, 20 11.667 al 3l GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. Washington at Phila. New York at Wash. Ney York at Boston. Phila. at Boston. e, at Chicago. ' St. Louls, sssDetrolt. Louis at Detroft. Cleve. at Chicago. 7 Boston at New York. Pittsb'sh at 8t. Louls. Phila. at Brooklyn. Chicago at Cincin. t Pittsb'gh. Boston at Brookivn. Ehieto St 5t Lotls. BRa, st New York. canny pilot of the | “It's the curve-ball pitching, that's| 800 {: 31 21.600 | A; .500 | Rice. == A GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. B Get in Hard | BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, Ji Associated Press Sports Writer. HILE the pitchers still are in control of the situation, major lcague batsmen are showing signs of breaking loose and creating the usual carnage in the curving department. One round of seven games yesterday saw five teams held to five hits or fewer, but at the same time the New York Yankees opened up with a slugging car- nival that procedu 18 blows against the | Boston Red Sox; the St. Louis Car- dinals piled up a 14-hit total, and Pitts- burgh's Pirates slugged out a 5-1 vic- tory over the Cincinnati Reds in one big inning. | HE Yankee feat recalled the way they won the American League second homer of the season over the scoreboard in left field and every Yank except Pitcher Charley Ruffing got at least two hits for a 7-8 decision Chalmer (Bill) Cissell of Cleveland did some lusty individual clouting to ‘Hurlers Still Dominate Games, ' But Yanks, Red Sox and Cards | pennant and the world champion- | <hip last year as Babe Ruth hoisted his | led the Cardinals cut of & batting slump | of Head Play, and her husband, Licks With Flail provide the proper backing for Oral Hildebrand’s five-hit hurling and lead | the Indians (o & 5-0 victory over the | Detroit Tigers. Cisseell nicked Lyn Rowe for a homer, a double and a single. The only Ameri- | can League game in which pitching | played the biggest part saw the St. HIGH BID IS MADE. FOR DERBY HORSE Head Play of Crump Stable, Rated Real Contender, Is | i VERY now and then yoi have a | question you want to ask to| which you are fairly sure you | | have the right answer. I had| such a question in mind for Bobby | Jones, in discussing the various frail- ties and sufferings of the average golfer | THE SPORTLIGHT BY GRANTLAND RI granite boulder blocking a nafrow road when you are riding in a light car. You can't get around it, under it or over it | and have any speed left for your down swing. “It seems strange that part of the down swing action should start before the back swing action is completed. This calls for a blend that seems unnatural, | - YOUNG WHITE SOX GAINS CONFIDENCE Dykes at Third Steadying Influence Over Player Bush Nearly Ruined. BY FRANCIS J. POWERS. HICAGO, April 22.—Lucius Appling, late of Atlanta and Oglethorpe Univer- sity, has about arrived at a major league shortstop’s estate. At least he is just now playing a whale of a game for the Chicago White Sox and Lew Fonseca be- lieves the young mgn is on his way to becoming one of the best shortstops in the American League. He still misses a few of them, but the boots mostly are on easy chances, and he has the faculty of coming up with the tough plays that make the cus- tomers forget all about his previous mishaps. The kid is equipped with everything a shoristop needs—speed, good range, strong hands and a power- ful arm. At the plate he swings a potent mace. PPLING has looked no worse around shortstop than did Joe Sewell when he came up to Cleveland. Sewell could kick them far and throw them farther, but Tris Speaker refused to bench him and the little Alabaman be- came one of the stars of the league. Denie Bush was manager of the White Sox when Appling came up to the big leagues with less than three months’ professional experience behind him. Bush is a hard taskmaster and Appling took the veteran leader’s criticism more to heart than most players would have done. Consequently he lost a lot of con- fidence and his play went from bad to worse. Maybe the Sox might have quit on Appling, but Billy Evans of Cleveland liked him, and so did the Yankees. Knowing that, the Hose held tight to the kid, and now he’s producing. Jimmy Dykes, the shrewd veteran covering | third base, is proving a steadying influ- ence and at every turn Luke is getting cheers instead of criticisms. PPLING came through with a start- ling play against St. Louis the other day. Campbell smacked one that | buzzed over a ccrner of second base that | looked like a sure hit. Appling dove | for the ball and threw the batter out in acquiring and keeping a correct swing | and yet I know that my left hip is under control. | turning outward, is starting out of the Sought by Hangers. | Louis Browns defeat Chicago's White |Sox 4'to 0. Irving (Bumps) Hadley | turned back the clouting Chicagoans | | with two singles. | ITTSBURGH didn't ge started scor- | ing until the eighth inning, when a | pinch single by Forest Jensen start- | ' ed the Bucs off on a five-run rally. Ji , Bottomley hit a homer for Cincinnati’s only run as Swift and Harris granted | only three hits. The result gave the | Pirates the National League lead as the | Boston Braves, held to four blows, took | | advantage of Hal Schumacher’s wildness | | to defeat the New York Gisnts 3-1.|one-haif of the Derby stake of $50,000 | of the work. | The defeat knocked the Giants off th$ unbeaten list and brought the anu’ | their first victory. | | . Sparky Adams and George Watkins to a 4-0 triumph over the Chica Cubs. They made four blows apiece of the Cards’ 14. Bill Hallahan blanked the Cubs with five hits. Brocklyn and Philadelphia had an | open date. g0 FOUR STRAIGHT WASHINGTON. Myer, © Manu Gosln, Cronin Schu's Kube! Se c. Crowder Burke. p.. *Harris 5 L. ss . et Totals Miller. Finney jerins, Williams Cain, Totals . *Batted for Burke in ninth inning. Washington L000010000-1 Philadelphia 110200000 x—3 Runs batted in—Miller. Foxx, Finney, Myer. Two-base hits—Manush. Finney. Home run—Myer. Sacrifice hits—Cramer, ain__Double plays—Williams to Bishop to Foxx: Myer to Kuhel. Left on bases—Wash- . 11: Philadelphia, 3 0:1t—BY Crow Hits—Ofl_Crowder. out in sixth): off Burke, Losing pitcher—Cra Moriarity and Geisel. hour and 46 minutes. 6 in 5 innings (nome 1 in 3 innings. Minor Leagues International. Rochester, 8; Newark, 3. Jersey City, 6; Toronto, 3. Baltimore, 4; Montreal, 3. Albany, 11; Buffalo, 4. Southern Association. Atlanta, 8; New Orleans, 1. Birmingham, 3; Knoxville, ‘1. Chattanooga, 3; Little Rock, 2. Memphis, 6; Nashville, 3. American Association. Milwaukee, 8; Columbus, 3. Toledo, 1; Kansas City, 0. Indianapolis, 3; Minneapolis, 2. Louisville, 3; St. Paul, 2. Pacific Coast. Los Angeles, 11; Sacramento, 5. Seattle, 7; Missions, 6. Hollywood, 10; Portland, 5. San FranciFco, 4; Oaklan Texas. Oklahoma City, 6; Fort Worth, 4. ’ Tulsa, 7-3; Dallas, 4-2. Griffs’ Records Batting. 2b.3b.Hr.8h. 0000 8b.Rb. o » Whitehill. Sch : Srau, oy BEre oo m,»uuny,_u,,z,z,m,u“ PR 7 COOTOOTOCDIM . cooocosSoSHNGRICHIIAN SRS AR R GeiEet taciias SeSelinsciaotsoiscaa A Pitching. ®DROu=wE {3 e 5 uauneee-g & - * *3Coucun ] - ] B P ormoscerg woLoscest El OPENERS IN MAIORS | ’: Eight Latest in Home Inaugurals 3 of 1933. . | pilation of batting averages for 1933. 0 | general, the Naticnal League's leaders 00 in the slugging re 00 | Behind Freterick, 0 | Leaguers have higher percentsges than 300 | ton Red Sox, who has set the 257,000 FANS WATCH Add 104,000 to Attendance. Bad Weather Hurts. By the Associated Press. EW YORK, April 22—The home cpeaing games of eight major league clubs in the pest couple of days added over 104.000 fans to the total ettendance for the getaway games | The eight which started the season off last week attracted about 153,000 | to make the 16-game total around 257,- 000, despite chilly weather which held down the attendance in some cities for the second round of openings. Here is how the fans turned out for the send-off festivities Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: American L Cleveland s oston .. 1 1K S| Philadetbhia. 5.000 Piitsbarsn . PETE BOSTWICK RETURNS. NEW YORK, April 22 (#).—Pete Bostwick, wealthy amateur jockey who made an unsuccessful attempt to win the Grand National with John Hay Whitney’s Dusty Foot, has arrived from England, where he rode in 45 steeple- chase events, winning 11. He was second, 12 times and third a like number. — MILLER ROLLS INTO LEAD. BUFFALO, N. Y., April 22 (A).— Averaging 195 for his first 10 games. Joe Miller of Buffalo went into a 116- pin lead over Stewart Watson of Chi- cago in the opening block of their 80- game match for the natlonal match game championship. Miller tallied 1,950 to Watson's 1,834. | 0 13,000 L Big League Hitters Doing By the Assoclated Press. OUISVILLE, Ky., April 22.—Head Play, a leading blue grass con- tender for the Kentucky Derby, May 6, may change hands before the historic race if Mr. and Mrs. | William Crump come to terms with | the Warm stable, nom de course of Silas Mascn and Arnold Hanger. Mason and Hanger are understood to have offered $20,000 for Head Play, plus if he wins. The Crumps are holding out for $30,000 and half the Derby stake. Mrs. Crump is listed as owner a former jockey, is training the colt. Regardless of the outcome of the | negotiations, Head Play already has proven a remarkable investment. Pur- chased at suction at Lexington 2s a vesrling for only $550. the coit won $16,590 during his juvenile campaign last year. Col. E. R. Bradley’s prospective Derby entry of Boilermaker and Brok- | ter's Tip was to_make its 1933 racing |rect idea of the right hip action. debut in the mile-and-sixteenth pros- pect purse at the Lexington track today. Calumet Farm's Warren, jr., Dixiana’s Pre War and the Devereaux brother’s Axtel, all Derby eligibles, completed the field. Another feature of the closing day program was the Idle Hour purse, which drew a field of nine 2-year-olds. J. C. Milam's Derby candidate, Capt. Red, scored his third consecutive vic- tory this Spring over the futurity | course at Lexington Fridav, defeating ac | a small field which included some good es] older horses. This triumph gave Caj Red a record of five victories out of seven sterts during his racing career, all at distances less than a mile. MARMION SWIM WINNER Wins Twice, Places in Two Events in Pentathlon at “¥.” Winning the 50-yard free style, 100- yard backstroke and the 160-yard medley and finishing third in the 100- yard breast stroke and fifth in. fancy diving, Bill Marmion won the annual 0 | swimming pentathlon last night at the Central Y. M. C. A. Ernie Boggs and Knox Moncure were his closest op- ponents. There were 10 competitors. Stars Yesterday By the Associated Press. Bump Hadley, Browns—Blanked White Sox with two hits and one walk. Pie Traynor, Pirates—Clouted double with bases full against Cincinnati. Oral Hildebrand, Indians—Shut out Tigers with five hits, fanning six. Frank H , Braves—Made two of Boston’s four hits against Giants and drove in one run. Earle Combs, Yankees—Clouted two doubles and single against Red Sox. spukfl’_Adlml and_George Watkins, Cardinals—Rapped Chicago pitching for four hits apiece. Stuff Despite Notably Fine Pitching By the Assoclated Press. EW YORK, April 22.—Despite the wave of unusually fine pitch- ing that struck the major leagues with the start of the cur- rent campaign, the customary high early- season percentages mark the first com- ‘The figures up through yesterday's games show cne “regular” hitting bet- ter than .500, and six others in the two big league going at a .400 dlip. In show the higher marks, with Johnny Frederick. Brooklyn, heading the parade et .538. The American League is ahead two National Marty McManus, manager of the Bos- his team by hitting 435, to junior circuit. Pie Traynor of Pitts- burgh, has a .455 mark and Chick Fullis | of the Phiilies .440 ‘Other leading “rcgulars” in the Na- ticnal are Lee, Phillies, .421; Lindstrom, Pirates, ;,nd Davis, Giants, .368; Eng- Cubs, g4 H Al Simmons, Chicago White Sox, and Sam West, Louis Browns, are tied for second place in the American League with 408 marks. Following them are Foxx, Athletics, .385; Schulte, Nationals, .370; Ruth, Yankees, and Hodapp, Red Sox, .350; Gehrig, Yankees, .348; Grube, .346, and Manush, Sena- high scorer for both leagues, with 9 runs; has 13 hits to tie West, and 4 doubles for a five-way deadlock with West, Grube, Mule Haas of the White Sox and Earl Averill of Cleveland. Other high-slugging marks in the two leagues are: Runs, P. Waner, and Bartell, Phillies, 5; hits, Fullis, Phillies, 11; doubles, Ott, Giants, English and F. Herman, Cubs, 3; triples, Manush, Senators; P. Waner, Pirates, ds, 3; runs batted in, ‘Traynor, Pirates, 6. Lou Gehrig of the Yankees has taken the lead in home runs with 3, one mor2 than Ruth and Foxx. No National Leaguer has hit more than one homer. In stolen bascs, Red Kress, White “Just what,” T asked him, “do you censider the most difficult problem the average player has to werk out?” “I den't think there is any doubt about that,” he said. “It is a matter of | blending proper body action into the | swing, and by this I mean, Iarge]y,( proper hip action. Let's try to get a | picture of the whole thing. | “We will suppose the player has the right grip on the club, which he prob- | ably hasn't. We will suppose also that he has the correct position at the ball. | Now in his mind there is, to a cer-‘ | tain extent, a mental feeling that his hands and arms are going to do most ‘After ail,’ he seems to think, ‘my hands and arms are swinging | the head of the club, and that's the | main point” But here is where he goes | | wrong. If he hasn'®correct body action, | | then the body is going to interfere with | the working of his hands and arms. He | is geing to block the road, he is going to clog up things, for the body, after all, is the strcngest part of the human system. By body I am referring here |to that part of the anatomy that starts | | with the shoulders and runs down { through the hips. | ““It is a strange thing” he continued, | “that approximately 90 per cent or more of all golfers never seem Lo get the col'i have seen many of them who were iwming to let their left shoulders come | well around, but they were apparently | not willing to let their left hip accom: gany this movement. When it lags be- ind, it is simply tying up the entire| swing. I feel that most of my power comes from this action of the left hip.” Left Hip Action. “This sounds simple enough,” I sug- gested, “but, after all, the left hip i is a pretty complicated thing, | in the down swing.” eciall “That's true, L “Wi pose that the golfer lets the left hip turn properly on the back swing—lets | the left side come well in. Now, one of | the first moves in the down swing is to get this left hip out of the way before the back swing is even completed. does nearly every other golfer who scores steadily in the low 70's. It is an important and a vital thing. “But with the great majority of golf- ers this left hip still is in_the way as | the down stroke starts. It is like a | tice is any good at 21l unless the player path, while my club head is still dipping down an inch or two more on the back swing. This has seemed to me so im- portant that I have featured it in my next set of instructive pictures. Hard Blend. “I have watched a lot of golfers,” Bobby continued, “who played rather steadily from 80 to 83. I am sure they could play just as steadily around 75, cxcept for two reasons. First, on the back swing they refuse to let the left hip turn sufficiently. Second, on the down swing they don't get the left hip out of the way in time to give the hands and arms t)\)heh- hch-nce to swing the club head through. “It is a funny thing” Bobby re- marked, “most people get most of their fun out of just playing a round of golf. I think they would be surprised at the fun they could get by working out vari- ous problems in practice, by first try- ing to learn the right way and then going out with a bunch of balls to see | what they can do about it. “It is really one of the most inter- esting sides of golf. I don't think prac- has in mind a good pattern that he 15 trying to follow. There is nothing to be gained from blind practice in just while sitting on the stern of his new white uniform. Thet started him of well with Sox fans and he will reme: ber the applause for some wecks. With Jack Hayes playing second, Sox have one of the fastest ke: the find the Sox anything Summer and will enjoy an inflatic patrcnage that will make their profitable. Which, after a | thing that most concerns the who meet the fortnightly pay rolls. S WEATHER MAY CHECK MARKS IN BIG MEET 600 in Kansas Relays Facing Cold, Unsettled Conditions—Charles Leads in Decathlon. hitting one ball after another until the | By the Associated Press. hands get sore, but its an en-| tirely different thing when the player | actually studies the right swing, gets a clear mental picture of the right method and then goes out to see what | AWRENCE, Kans, April 22.—Cocl and unsettled weather today may prevent the pick of mid-Western university and college track talent from he can do about it. “I would like to say once again that | there is really no excuse for all the bad | golf that is played, especially by those} who have been playing so many years | without any improvement at all. Each one of these knows what a great kick | he gets out of a good round—out of a | round where he has knocked off fiv= or | six strokes from his average score. “There isn’t any reason why most of these, in learning the right methods, with a fair amount of concentration and practice, shouldn't knock off more than five or six strokes and keep them 850/ ynocked off right along. But they must first learn the reasons—the causes— that make a good golf swing, and not pay so much attention to results, for the being, at least.” e time % (Copyright, 1933, by North American News- Dai r Alllance, Inc.) shattering records in the eleventh an- nual Kansas relays. In the vanguard of the 600 here for the first major outdoor meet of the year were the eight contestants in the Missouri Valley A. A. U. decathlon. They were to complete the all-round test this morning. At the end of the first five evenis yesterday Wilson (Buster) Charles, former H: 11 Indian Institute star, was in a favorable posi- tion to claim the title held the past two vears by James A. Bausch, Olympic decathlon winner in 1932, who is not defending his relays title. ‘The Oneida Indian won four of the five events for a point total of 3,983.76, a lead of 320 points over his nearest opponent, Charles Childress, from the Central Missouri Teachers’ College at ‘Warrensburg. | Homer Standing By the Associated Press. Hom: runs yesterday—Ruth, Yan- kees, Myer, Senators, 1; Cissell, In- dians, 1; Bottomley, Reds, 1. The leaders—Gehrig, Yankees, 3; | Foxx, Athletics, 2; Ruth, Yankees, 2. League totals—American, 23; Na- tional, 6. Total—29. INDOOR POLO RESUMED Horsemen of Four Teams Take Field at Chicago Tonight. CHICAGO, April 22 (#).—It will be Chicago vs. Cleveland and New York tonight when the horsemen of four polo teams take the field in the resumption of the contests in the national indoor polo tournament. In the opening match the Cleveland Riding Club will oppose the 124th Field | Artillery Cardinals in the class D finals. The local trio eliminated the Brooklyn Riding and Driving Club Thursday night in the semi-final round. Closing tonight's program Winston Guest’s New York Optimists and Maj. Dlck Hunters SOWih B ot our in Association’s trio the semi-finals of the high goal open class. Varied Sports Scholastic Base Ball. Tech High, 10; Emerson, 6. Maryland Park High, 6; Mount Rai- nier High, 2. College Base Ball. Temple, 8; Georgetown, 4. W\!fl%lnsln. 3; Western State, 1. Emory and Henry, T-achers, 2. Eouth Tarolina, 17; !;mmn. 3. Sreaseeria o 5 Newoerry, 1. in, §; ', 1. V. M. L-North Carclina, wet grounds. Qollege Tennis, Furman, 4; Emory and Henry, 4 (tle). SEEKS SECOND TITLE J. B. Payne, D. C. Hand Ball Cham- pion, Favored in “Y” Event. J. B. Payne, recent winner of the District A. A. U. hand ball champion- | ship, was gunning for his second title | when singles play began in the annual | Y. M. C. A. championships this after- noon on the “Y” courts. | Payne will be the favorite inasmuch | - as the defending champion, Channing ‘Walker, will not compete in the singles. | The doubles will start next Monday. | Matches will be played all next week, ending with the doubles final Friday Jndstron and the singles final Saturday. BETTERS HER LOCAL TIME| Rita Augusterfer Third in 220- Yard New York Swim, However. NEW YORK, April 22—Rita Au- gusterfer of ‘the Shoreham Women's Swimming Club of Washington finished | third in the finals of the 220-yard free | style in the National Junior A. A. U. women's championships here last night. | She covered the distance in 3:03, which | was better than her District of Colum- bia record of 3:07 2-5. e Cox, a teammate of Miss was third in one of the Leading Hitters American League. McManus, Boston ... Simmons,’ Chicago West, St Louis Foxx, Philadelphia’ . Schuite, Washington Leader & year ai 500. 5 10 330 , Philadelphia, National Frederick, Brooklyn Traynor, Pittsburgh Fullis, Philadelphia Lee. Philadelphia . few York Leader s year Yok, 417, PLAYER HIKES 1,200 MILES. Dutch Ulrich, right-handed pitcher of the Seattle Indians of the Coa:ct League, hitch-hiked 1.200 miles and walked over the Siskiyou Mountains tirough a foot of snow for six hours in the night to report. HAND QLL CHAMPS ENTER. Jack Kosowsky and Jack Schwartz, who capturetl the annual District A. A. U. hand ball doubles title last week, are among the entrants in a hand ball singles tourney to be held among mem- bers of the Jewish Community Center at the Center next Wednesday. Girls’ Duel for Diving Crown Heads National Meet F inals By the Associated Press. UFFALO, N. Y., April 22—Two of the Nation's outstanding woman divers tonight will ring down the curtain on the Na- tional Senfor A. A. U. Swimming Cham- plonship meet in a lively duel to de- termine the successor to the crown \ national 10~ ville, for .a movie contract. 15, Katherine Rawls of Fort Lauderdzle, Fla., 'nnd hl:a;ct!nt!’og:; ve mei cl ety Miss Rowls as the victor in the low- Beach, Fla, Margaret Karson and Elizabeth Harriscn cf New York. ‘Two other champlonships, the 500- yard free-style and the 100-yard back- stroke, will be other features. With Miss Rawls out of the 500, Leonore Kight of Homestead, Pa., who has won two national titles and smashed two world records in the meet, is the favorite, with Alice Bridges of Whitins- , Mass., Dorothea Dickinson of New York and Irene Peric of Toronto, ranking as strong competitors. ‘The backstroke has an intarnstionsl ting2 a3 Ruth E % 3 ckam- pion in tkat cvont, Ln- ton of Torcnto, opno Helen Smith of India Others ntered fn this evént fnclude 9-year-old*' Mary Hoerger of Mismi napolis, Mattr! of Los Angeles, Lisa L. strom of New York and Johanna man of Homestead, Pa.