Evening Star Newspaper, March 28, 1935, Page 47

WASHINGTON, D. C, ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ening Stap THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1935. D—1 Harris Unperturbed Over Bump’s Arm : Reds’ Experiment Contrasts Braves’ L] SAYS CLUB COULD D0 WITHOUT HIM Griffith, Peeved, Charges Veteran Slabbist Has Been Careless. Speclal Dispatch to The Star. ILOXI, Miss, March 28— B after a final tussle with the Kansas City Blues, Washing- about way home with only one un- fortunate circumstance to annoy down of Bump Hadley, pitcher picked up from the Browns to give the Na- year. Hadley surprisingly checked in with left last night for Chattanooga, where he will be in the hands of Lee Jansen, ington farm club, and a specialist in the treatment of ailing flippers. ailing salary arm did not disturb Manager Bucky Harris greatly. He Nationals in the temporary loss of the pitcher and believes the club Bump fail to come around at all this season. ident, not only was somewhat pessi- mistic, but also indignant, as he dis- way he has been going, Hadley is likely to wind up in the Southern edly. “I don't know why he should turn up with such an arm at this of time to get it in order.” Griff Full of Ire. other than glum upon learning that a pitcher for which he veteran catcher, had come up with a crippled arm. the deal. Hadley tells me he had a sore arm last Summer,” the prexy ! about it. “He must get that arm right before club.” Griffith was asked if he could get from other clubs in the American League that would enable the Na- Chattanooga until ready for work in the event the pitcher failed to have starts. “So far as I am concerned, there ers,” the Washington president snapped. “I have never sought any | How could he get such a pitcher as | Hadley out of the American League? | training four weeks, hasn’t he?” Grif- fith came back. “A pitcher like that | BY JOHN B. KELLER. Breaking camp here today, ton's ball club will start its round- those in charge—the sudden break- tions a balanced curving corps this a very sort right arm yesterday and trainer of the Lookouts, the Wash- That Hadley popped up with the sees no irréparable damage to the might get along right well should Clark Griffith, the Nationals’ pres- cussed the pitcher’s breakdown. “The Association,” said the prexy disgust- stage of training. He has had plenty RIFFITH perhaps could not be had given $20,000 and Luke Sewell, “Maybe I was a trifie careless in revealed. “Well, I had heard nothing | he can pitch for the Washington “courtesy” waivers on Hadley, waivers tionals to let Bump-remain with the arm in condition when the season are no such things as ‘courtesy’ waiv- and I have never given any.” ‘'Well, he's got a sore arm now after | could get himself out of the league.” Will Remain Indefinitely. UMP left the Nationals under orders to remain in Jensen’s care until the arm was in trim to be of real service on the firing line. How long that may be no one in charge of the ball club seemingly cares to estimate. Harris is hoping Hadley will be ready to leave Chat- tanooga next Monday after the exhi- bition series with the Lookcuts is con- cluded. But he is not banking on this. Hadley suffered a slight soreness in the arm after making his season de- but on the slab in the tilting with the Blues at Mobile last Sunday. It was believed inconsequential, however, a veteran pitcher often pulling up a trifie lame after his first effort of the year in a ball game. But when the soreness became more intense yester- day, the ailment was regarded as quite serious by Trainer Mike Mar- tin and the pitcher was ordered to Chattanooga for treatment by Jensen. It seems the Chattanooga trainer has a well outfitted laboratory, equipped with the various lamps and heating devices necessary to the treatment of arms ailing as Hadley's does. Of course, Martin, the Wash- ington trainer, could not care for the pitcher s0o well while the Nationals are barnstorming their way home, which accounts for Hadley's ship- ment. Reserves Plentiful. ANAGER HARRIS, while admit- ting Hadley’s loss certainly would be of no help to the ‘Washington ball club, is not inclined to believe it would put the club en- tirely out of the running for a promi- nent place in the American League standing. Harris today pointed out that there are so many other veterans on the slab squad that some one should be ready to step up to the spot that was intended for Hadley in the line of regular starters this year. “Certainly, Whitehill, Weaver, Rus- sell and Burke should be ready to start games at the outset of the sea- son,” said Bucky. “And back of them we have such experienced pitchers as Thomas and Stewart. By the way, Stewart is ready to take a turn right now. Then there is Linke, who should be prepared to show some value by this time. Pettit, although fresh in the majors, knows how to pitch. Cop- pola, the rookie, appears to have enough to get him by as relief pitcher anyway. So does Cohen. We are not in such a bad fix. “0Of course, I would like to luu\;e Hadley ready to start the season,” the manager went on. “When Bump is in proper trim, he is hard to beat. I ad- vised Griffith to get him from the Browns because I believed he would be of considerable help to the Wash- ington ball club. I never had heard about his _sore arm last Summer. He certainly ‘did not pitch as- though his arm bothered him ‘any time I saw_him. “This is something of & blow to the club, coming as it does when we are about to get out of training camp,” Harris admitted. “But maybe we will get & break in his case. After all, there still remain nearly three weeks before the season opens. If there is nothing radically wrong with Had- ley’s arm, he should be ready to go on April 16.” GPORTSCO0P ——eBY ROD IR MALCOLM CAMPBELL is in New York today prepared to sail for England with his won- derful Bluebird. He has no plans, he said yesterday before leaving Washington on a over from Daytona Beach, where he boosted mankind’s ground speed to 276.816 miles an hour. But if he makes any more attempts to achieve his recent goal of 300 miles an hour, they will be made in America ~—he hopes. Except to gratify a hobby, there may have been no important point to Sir Malcolm's daring rides over the sands of Daytona, but there will be & “method in his madness” if he returns. Has a New Hobby. HILE reporters bombarded the wealthy Englishman with questions pertaining to speed and 4hrills, Sir Malcolm interspered replies at every opportunity with ob- America’s Friendliness One of Big Kicks in Life of Campbell. THOMA | ‘There is no telling how much | ‘You know, down there | lucky. I owe to luck. shell and cut a tire in two. After one of my runs a mechanic congratulated me on having maneuvered around a patch of shells. It would have been all up with me, likely, if I had run over them. them. missed.” Sir Malcolm is a fatalist clean through, to hear him talk. He never thinks of danger before | or during a drive. He - gives no advance thought to what he'd do in an emergency. Thrills Are Common. - E HAS had so many thrills that to single out the greatest is be- yond him, unless it be his re- ception by the American people. This, at least, seems to have brought him life's finest satisfaction. His attitude toward risk, he said, is ] that of the British soldiers with whom + | at Daytona one could strike & smnll\ But I didn't even see | It was pure luck that I SIR MALCOLM CAMPBELL. servations of a growing good will be- tween the United States and Great Britain. One gathered that to further this is becoming almost as much of a hobby with him as his quest for auto records. And if he returns to Daytona he will ride both—hard. * He said so. “Everybody has been so good to me over here,” spid Sir Malcolm, “that if I do make any more tests I feel they will be made in America.” This in reply to a question as to whether he would consider the salt beds of Utah or the new German auto travel street near Karlsruhe, which Hans von Zillenz Stuck, Dutch racer, holds will be ideal for the Bluebird. He hadn’t considered either seri- ously. Nor had he any definite knowledge of a challenge from Stuck, who is said to be building a car to attack the Englishman’s record. He'’s a Fatalist. “QIR MALCOLM,” from a reporter, “of the five men who have beaten 200 miles an hour only you remain alive. Lockhart, Keech, Segrave and Bible rode once too often. Have you been impressed by this?” Campbell smiled fleetingly. “I've been lucky,” he replied, “very he campaigned through the World War: “If & bullet comes with your name on it—why—" and he ended with a shrug. The accompanying photograph of ‘Malcolm is not posed. The camera clicked as he described the position of his gogles when he drove the meas- ured mile at Daytona—blinded! | Oklahoma Seeks Jones as Coach ton, foot ball coach at Louisi- ana State University, who ran into difficulties last Fall with Huey Long, would be welcomed at the University of Oklahoms, accord- ing to reports here. Letters have been sent to Secre- tary of War Dern and Gen. Doug- las MacArthur, chief of staff, sug- gesting the possibility of Capt. Jones’ transfer, but the matter has not reached the stage-of official consideration. Griffs Get Rousing Farewell Biloxi Mayor Hopes Gold-Plated Mule Shoe, Gift, Will Kick Washington to a Pennant. ILOXI, Miss, March 28.— This generous little city on the Gulf Coast bade the Nationals. a fond farewell on the eve of their departure from the sixth successive annual train- ing camp held here. The custo- mary base ball show with its chorus of Biloxi's beauty was held and fond adieus were voiced by Mayor John O'Keefe, but the greatest hand of the evening went to Clark Grifith when the presi- dent of the Nationals let the capacity audience in the city's movie palace know how happy he would be to bring his ball club here for another training season. A token in the form of a gold- plated shoe from the hoof of a Migsissippi mule that has helped till the flelds about Biloxi was APT. “BIFF” JONES of Washing- | given Griffith by the mayor, with the latter expressing the wish that it “kick the ball club to a pennant and world championship.” Prominent in the caste of the performance were Arch McDonald, Washington radio announcer, who served as master of ceremonies, and Al Mammaux, former National Leaguer now managing the Albany club training at mearby Gulfport. Mammaux, an accomplished vaude- ville stage singer, offered two selec- tions in a lyric tenmor. Nick Altrock, coach and comedian, also presented a clever comedy number. The entire Washington club at- tended and so did many members of the Albeny club. Both teams were introduced to the packed theater, but it was Griffith who really got the crowd with his praise of the city as a training site. Biloxi heartily desires the return of the Washington ball club. & WINNING DOESNT SATISFY HORNSBY To Shake Up Team Despite It Is Out.in Front in “Grapefruit” Loop. By the Associated Press. T PALM BEACH, Fla.— Even though the Browns are leading the “Grape- fruit League” with a per- centage of .818—nine games won, two lost—Manager Rogers Hornsby is not satisfied. He announced he will juggle his line-up in today's game with Buffalo in an effort to produce a better run- scoring combination. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Walter Brown, the oversize hurler who has threatened several times to make good with the Yankees, has run into a new bandicap in his latest effort, a trick knee. Brown gave his left knee, hurt chasing flies early in the training season, another twist while walking around his yard at home and the cartilage slipped again. He may not be able to pitch before the Yanks re- turn to New York. Averill Gets Charleyhorse. OBILE, Ala.—Ear] Averill, slug- ging center fielder for the Cleveland Indians, made the boast this Spring that he would get through the training period without & charleyhorse. He was out of the game with the Giants yesterday because of just such an injury. Manager Walter Johnson plans to use him again today, however, if the going is not too rough. LAKELAND, Fla—Detroit resumes its one-sided series with the Brooklyn Dodgers today with Mickey Cochrane determined to wipe out some of the sting of three previous defeats. The Tigers put themselves into a winning frame of mind yesterday by rapping the Cardinals and the pitching Deans for a 13-to-8 victory. Simmons Not Hitting. HOENIX, Ariz.—Al Simmons, who hasn't failed to hit .300 or better in a regulation season since he came up to the American League, is on his way to a new low in Spring hitting, another of his specialties. The hard-hitting White Sox out- fielder has cracked out only two hits in 23 times at bat so far. SARASOTA, Fla.—The Red Sox left early for Winter Haven to visit the Phillies. Walberg or Hockette will start, Manager Joe Cronin says, but the in- terest here is in tomorrow’s battery, not today's. For on the morrow Lefty Grove, the Red Sox enigma, will greet the Phillies | here in a return game. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.— Connie Mack’s Athletics meet Chattanooga |today in their tour of the Southern Conference. They arrived last night from Birmingham, where the last game of their series with the Ala- bamans was called off because of wet grounds, Malone Deal Puzzies. RLANDO, Fla.—Now that it's too late to do anything, the Dodgers have begun to wonder how Pat Malone got out of the National League. Manager Casey Stengel said he didn't agree to a waiver, and Business Man- ager Bob Quinn, who revealed that Brooklyn had refused to waive on Malone last Winter, sald he didn't know how it happened. Both agreed the big hurler might have come in handy had he been claimed from St. Louis. MOBILE," Ala—The New York Giants’ cripples are having their troubles. Mel Ott, who had a sore right heel, hit himself on the toe with a batted ball; Joe Moore’s charleyhorse was aggravated yesterday when he got in front of a pitched ball, and Allyn Stout, his ailment having been diag- nosed as German measles, has been severed from the squad until he re- covers. Reds Pick Outfielders. AMPA, Fla.—The Cincinnati Reds will carry five outfielders this year, and all but one have been selected, Manager Charlie Dressen said today as the team journeyed across Tampa Bay to St. Petersburg for the “rubber” game of the series with the Boston Braves. ‘The regulars in the pasture will be Sammy Byrd at left, Chick Hafey center and Ival Goodman at right. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—The Cin- cinnati Reds are today’s guests at the Braves training camp. Besides Buck Jordan, there are four Tribesmen who have not yet accepted terms. They are Lee, Mowry, Thomp- son and Rhem. Sports Program - In Local Realm TODAY. Wrestling. George Zaharias, Colorado, vs. Sandor Szabo, Hungary, two falls out of three, Washington Audi- torium. Show starts, 8:30, TOMORROW. Table Tennis. D. C. championship tourney at Wardman Park Hotel, 8. SATURDAY. Lacrosse. Maryland vs. Alumni, at College Park, 2:30. | Bowling. | Occidentals vs. Recreation Five of Baltimore, at Convention Hall. Table Tennis. D. C. championship tourney at Wardman Park Hotel, 2 and 8. Boxing. Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships at Howard U.. 8. S BOYS IN BOXING MEET. ‘The undefegted No. 5 Precinct Boys’ Club boxing team will engage the Seat Pleasant Boys' Club, ringsters to- morrow at 8 o'clock in the No. 5 precinct gymnasium. Exhibition Games By the Associated Press. Yesterday's Results. New York (N.), 2; Cleveland (A)), 0. Pittsburgh (N.), 4; Chicago (A.), 1. Detroit (A.), 13; St. Louis (N.), 8. Montreal (I. L), 4; Philadelphia L), 7. Chicago (N.), 10; Portland (P. C. L), 1. Washington (A.), 3; Kansas City (A.A), 2. New York (A), 6; House of David, 1. Today’s Schedule. At St. Petersburg, Fla.—Boston (N.) vs. Cincinnati (N.). At Winter Haven, Fla.—Philadel- phia (N.) vs. Boston (A.). At Lakeland, Fla.—Brooklyn (N.) vs. Detroit (A.). AtBradenton, Fla.—St. Louis (N.) vs. New York (A). At Los Angeles—Chicago (N.) vs. Portland (P. C. L.). At Phoenix, Ariz.—Pittsburgh (N.) vs. Chicago (A.). % At Mobile, Ala.—New York (N.) Vs. Clevéland (A.). At Chattanooga, phia (A) vs. Chattanoog: At Fort Lauderdale, (A.) vs. Buffalo (I. L.). At Biloxi, Miss.—Washington (A.) * vs. Kansas City (A. A). ‘Tenn.—Philadel- (8. A). .—-St. Louis Stewart Strives Tomorrow to Regain Good Standing Gets Trial Against 'Nooga—Kuhel’s Ankle Again Is Spry—Griffs Beat Kansas City, 3 to 2. Special Dispateh to The Star. ILOXT, Miss. March 28.— Walter Stewart, veteran portside pitcher, who held out 8o long after he was ordered to camp and is getting into condition at his own expense, soon may have the Washington club footing his training bills. Joe Kuhel, first baseman, who cracked his left ankle last season and recently bobbed up with a limp, is running on his toes again and will be as spry as ever when the championship chase starts. Manager Bucky Harris has an- nounced that Stewart will get a trial during the three-game exhibi- tion series with Chattanooga that is to foliow the single game with the Barons in Birmingham tomor- row. Monte Weaver, vet, and Hen- ry Coppola, rookie, will do the hurling for the Nationals against the Barons. / . Should Stewart perform in a sat- manner—and manager will recommend that the left-hander be restored to good standing with the club and the re- mainder of his training expenses -be borne by the Washington club treasury. ‘That Kuhel’s limb is sturdy once more was revealed yesterday as the Nationals took the measure of the Kansas City club in a bristling 3- to-2 brush. Although he did not have 2 hit in-his four times at bat, Joe smacked the ball well enough each time to have occasion to dust from the plate to the initial sack. He was up on his toes every time and there was no semblance of a lmp as he strode to the bench after running out his drives. Kuhel had many difficult catches it was not bothering Joe today. Both Earl Whitehill and Leon Pettit, left-handers used against the Blues yesterday, appeared to advantage on the hill. Whitehill went the first six rounds, the long- est term yet for any of the Wash= ington pitchers, and after the open- ing session hurled a corking game. With two out in the first inning, ‘Whitehill yielded two hits, hit a batter then walked one to force over a tally. A wild throw by Bluege let another run cross. as hitters against the two right- handers and one left-hander who went three innings each for the Blues. All told, six safeties were made off the trio, with Jack Stone making half of the meager lot. Stone drove in the first Wash- ington run when he singled after Niggeling had issued two passes. Another run was made off Nig- geling in the third to tie. With two out, Myer singled and scored as the right fielder made a wild throw after picking up Manush's: one-baser. There was no run off the left-handed Beard. Then the * Nationals waited until the ninth Ol walk. After Pettit E Powell and Myer strolled to fill - the sacks. Manush’s deep hoist got Kress to the counting block. Bluege played third because Cecil Travis got & finger caught in the club house door shortly before , game time. The injury to the digit was slight, however, and. the fo his post this sfternoom. » | | 1 (N), 3. Cincinnati (N.), 14; Toronto (I.| TE FORMNER SOUHERM CALIFORVIA TREE - SPORT STAR IS DETERMINED To STCK Wit THE YANKEES 30,000 More Hockey Fans Due To Witness Play-Offs Tonight : By the Associated Press. EW YORK, March 28—An- other 30,000 or so cash cus- tomers are expected to join the ranks of the hockey fans who already have turned out more than 90,000 strong for the National Hockey League play-offs when “the Pitching Is 0. K. ‘Wash'n. Powell.cf. Myer. | o AB. o ETPRRP TR comswmmw! Whillp.[ 1 2 Pettit.p. . Totals.31 62611 Totals.27 6 *Batted for Niggeling in fourth. tBatted for Schuite in nintb, Kanses City 200 000 000—2 Washington 101 000 001—3 Runs—Kreevich. Keaton. Powell. Myer, Kres. Errors—Schulte, Myer. Bluege, Runs batted in—Manush (2). Stone. Schulte. Sacrifice nitehill, Rolilngs. Pettit. Dou- ble plays—Niggeling to French to Keaton, Stump{ to Schulte. Olds to French to Keaton. Kress to Myer to Kuhel. Le: bases—Kansas City, 5: Washington. First base on bails—Off Niggeling. 2: Whitehill. 1: off Beard. 1: off Olds. 7. Struck out—By Niggeling, 1: by Whitehill; 3. Hits—Off Nigseling, 4 in 3 innings. 2 runs: off Whitehill 4 in 6 innings. 2 off Pettit. 2 in 3 innings. no runs: off Olds. run, Hit by pitched (Roilings). _ Winning —Pettit. Losing pitcher—Olds. Um- Messts. Cox and McDonald. Time e— minutes. Dires. e of game—1 hour and Small Deposit will hold Tires till you need them! Buy Now at these low prices. % D BUILD FOR FUTURE WITH “FRESHMEN" Yeung Team Not Expected to Battle Way Out of Cellar This Year. (Note—This is one of a series of stories analyzing the prospects of major league base ball clubs.) BY ALAN GOULD, Associated Press Sports Editor. AMPA, Fla, March 28.—In sharp but interesting contrast to the Boston Braves’ dramatic experiment with glorified age, | just across the bay, the Cincinnati warfare is resumed tonight on two fronts. | The battle for the league title and | | one of the berths in the Stanley Cup finals shifts to Toronto, where the Maple Leafs, who gained an even break in two games at Boston, play hosts to the close-checking Bruins. A capacity crowd of more than 14,- 000 is expected to fill the Maple Leaf | Gardens .for the third battle in the three-out-of-five duel. At New York a glightly larger gathering is expected . {to see the surprising Rangers enter | {the . semi-final battle against the Montreal Maroons with the other |Place in the finals as the stake The six games played so far have | drawn an average attendance of about 15,000, reaching the peak at Chicago | Tuesday, when 17,680 witnessed the | overtime struggle that gave the Ma- | roons a 1-0 victory over the Black- | hawks, last year's cup winners, in | their two-game preliminary series. The Rangers conquered the Montreal ! Canadiens. 6-5, in their first series. Like these preliminaries, the Rang- er-Maroon series is two games, decid- ed on total goals. If they tie tonight | no overtime will be played, but the | struggle will be carried to a “sudden | death” finish at Montreal Saturday. | Boston and Toronto play each game | to a decision and each has won one by the shutout route. The Bruins | took the first, a long overtime affair, | 1-0, while the Leafs rallied to capture | the second, 2-0. Holding the home- | ice advantage against a slightly bat- | tered enemy team, Toronto is favored | tonight, 3 MIGHTY SAL Thursday, Friday an FIRST LINE Reds are concentrating almost ex- clusively on the development of youth- ful base ball talent of the grade “A” or “AA” variety, with an ear to the ground and an eye for the fuiure ‘The Reds will find it extremely dif- | ficult to fight their way out of the National League cellar, where they have been kicking around for the last | four years, despite the new spirit and | enthusiasm generated under the leadership of Charlie Dressen. It would be expecting a great deal of a club composed nearly two-thirds of major league freshmen to hurdle any of the opposition they will be up against this season, but redland fans at least will have the satisfaction of seeing an outfit that definitely is on the up-grade and building for the “long pull.” Win or lose, the Reds will put on a snappy and scrappy base ball show this year. They also will break up the monotony by inaugurating the novelty of night games, one with each rival club if possible. The success or failure of this experiment will be watched with close interest by all. Young Pitchers Challenge. SOLID month of Spring training has caused close observers to acknowledge that Dressen has made real progress in developing his youthful squad. Its defense, featuring n all-freshman infleld, is improved. There is power in the batting order. Finally, the showing of several pitch- ing newcomers is sufficient to warrant | more optimism than existed earlier in_March. 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