Evening Star Newspaper, March 28, 1935, Page 49

S PORTS. g THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, Knock-Down, Drag-Out Flag Race Seen for A. L. SINCERTY MARKS | HARRIDGE'S TALK American League President Counts Griffmen Among Tough to Beat. BY FRANCIS J. POWERS. HICAGO, March 28.—Mr. Will Harridge, president of the American Leagyg, is returned from Florida with a coat of tan, a very low opinion of the game called golf and a strong conviction that his lodge is about to stage a con- test which will make it impossible for citizens to spend their coin any place other than a ball park. Of course, Mr. Harridge is paid good money always to suspect a “great race,” but this time the gentleman is talk- ing with his coat sleeves on the clothes rack and honestly believes the Ameri- can League is about to enjoy a wide- open, knock-down and drag-out cam- paign. The phrase “knock-down and drag-out” is used rhetorically, for Mr. Harridge is a man who tolerates no | knocking or dragging out on his diamonds. Six Teams Threaten. WON'T be surprised to find six teams battling for a place in the first division,” related Mr. Har- ridge. “Detroit, Cleveland, New York and Boston are rated the strongest clubs in the league, but don’t over- look Philadelphia and Washington. They may not be pennant contenders, but, with any luck, both teams will make a strong bid for a first-divi- nnn position. “If Connie Mack's young pitchers come through, the Athletics will be a good team. Jimmy Foxx will give “ Mack the strength he needs back of | the plate and Alex Hooks appears to have all the qualifications of a major | league firsi baseman. The Athletics | will have a well balanced infield and outfield and need just a little more pitching to be a formidable club. Training camp performances of the Athletic pitchers indicate the team will be much stronger in the box | than last year. “Injuries wrecked Washington last | year, and this season will find the Nationals playing more nearly up to their real form. Pitching is the Washington problem, but I believe Stanley Harris will have the team playing fine ball and that the club will be very much in the race. Sees All Clubs Stronger. HE winner will not have a walk- away in our league this season. Every club will be stronger and the second-division teams will be harder to beat. Rogers Hornsby has the Browns hustling and both Clift and Strange will be improved on the infield. Bell, the new outfielder from Texas, has a good chance to land a regular berth and add hitting strength. Reports from California are that Chi- cago is much improved. Luke Sewell will strengthen the Sox, and catching has been their weak point for several years. Chicago also is assured of im- proved pitching, and no one can take the club as a push over. “I believe New York and Boston will be stronger, and of course, Detroit and Cleveland have splendid teams. Cleveland suffered heavily from the | loss of Bill Knickerbocker, but he | should be back in the game before June. No matter how you size up | the teams, there is every reason to believe the American League race will be one of the best we have produced in several years.” Mr. Harridge hopes he is very cor- rect in his predictions, for a long, close race will be very satisfying to no less than eight club owners, that being the exact number who are in base ball for what they can make from the business. It's only when the race is lopsided that magnates re- gard base ball as a sport, and their votes always will be against one- sided gallops. OCCOQUAN CHALLENGES. ‘Washington, Southern Maryland and nearby Virginia base ball teams are challenged by the Occoquan Athletic Club nine. Thomas V. Norman, secre- | tary of the club, may be addressed care of the Occoquan A. C., Occoquan, Va. Man o’ War, Ke Daughter Upholds Prestige on Turf Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. Waterset, 4-year-old get of Upset, only horse ever to beat Man O’ War, is shown winning by a head over Sun Cloister in a race yesterday at Tropical Park at Miami, Fla. It was n finish that stirred the fans. GREENTREE BARN GIRDS 27 HORSES After Second Twenty Grand. Whitney Flock Contains 18 2-Year-0lds. By the Associated Press. ITH the hopes of finding an- other Twenty Grand, Bill Brennan rapidly is round- ing into condition at Red Bank, N. J, 27 horses which will carry the silks of Mrs. Payne Whit- wars this Summer. Eighteen of the group are 2-year- olds, while only one is older than 3. He is the 6-year-oid Big Beau, pur- chased last Fall from Hal Price Head- ley as a traveling companion for Twenty Grand, now in England. | The 3-year-olds include two out- standing candidates for the Kentucky Derby, Plat Eye and Sailor Beware. Like others of the Greentree Stable, the pair have been working on the outdoor track for several weeks and are rapidly nearing the stage where they will be ready for a public ap- pearance. Both have worked a mile in 1:46. Pimlico Blanks Mailed. ORTIMER MAHONY has mailed stake blanks for the Pimlico meeting, April 20 to May 11, to be distributed to horsemen at Tropical Park. Included in the stakes are the $25,000 Preakness, which will be run on the closing day, the $5,000 Dixie Handicap, the $2,500 Baltimore Spring Handicap and the $2,500 Pimlico Nursery. Fred M. Alger, jr., Detroit sports- man, has established some kind of a record in having four maidens gradu- ate in two days. He sent out three Tuesday to score a triple, and yes- terday won the juvenile dash with Nedvive. All were purchased from W. 8. Kilmer, Binghamton, N. Y., publisher. e GRAYS SEEKING GAMES. Mount Rainier Grays, District In- dependent Base Ball League cham- pions last year, are seeking games with strong out-of-town unlimited nines. Rooert Newell, manager, may be reached by writing 3904 Thirty- ninth street, Mount Rainier, Md., or by telephoninz Greenwood 1485. TOSSERS GET REVENGE. Cardinal Cubs avenged a previous basket ball defeat yesterday by scor- in a return game. It was the Cubs’ twentieth win in 22 starts this sea- son, only the Bluebirds and St. Paul's scoring over them. ntucky’s First Citizen, Will Be 18 Tomorrow —At peace with the world, Man o' War rested on his un- | surpassed record of racing vic- tories today, on the eve of his eight- eenth birthday anniversary. No birthday cake awaited the big red stallion, no special observance of | tomorrow was planned at Faraway farm. So far as Man o' War is con- cerned, every day might well be his birthday. He gets zealous expert at- | tention, immaculate grooming, and a balanced ration. But just to show he isn't ready for a funeral, he will gallop six or eight miles tomorrow around his palatial place of retirement in the Blue Grass. Sometimes referred to as “Ken- tucky’'s most distinguished citizen,” because of his thousands of visitors A Real Tip From a Waiter My specialty is giving service, and when I buy any- thing, I like it to give me service. For years I have been getting 100% satisfac- tion by wearing . . . STACY-ADAMS SHOES Edmonston AND COMPANY, INC, Carl M. Betz, Msr. l EXINGTON, Ky., March 28 (#). every year, Man o' War was foaled March 29, 1917, at the nursery stud of the late Maj. August Belmont near Lexington. As a 1-year-old he was bought by Samuel D. Riddle for $5,000. The name Man o’ War was selected a year later, when the son of Fair Play-Mahubah was ready for racing. From that time on, his name became almost a household word. As a juvenile he won Taces, lost one, and enriched his owner by $83,325. His lone defeat was by Upset. As a 3-year-old he was undefeated, winning 11 races and $166,140. His progeny have earned in the neighbor- hood of $2,000,000, and include such well known stake winners as Cru- sader, Mars, Clyde Van Dusen, Bateau, Scapa Flow, Genie, American Flag and Edith Cevell. Maryland Trout Sea- We Give the Desired Fishing Information ATLAS 58 612 13th St. N.W. STORE 927 D St. NW. ME. 8878 ney’s Greentree Stable into the racing | ing a 60-to-32 victory over St. Paul's | 20 Years Ago IN THE STAR ASHINGTON defeated Jack Dunn’s Baltimore team, 7-1. Pitchers Doc Ayers and Joe Boehling held the International Leaguers safe. Danny Moeller made two hits. Nick Altrock’s National Colts walloped the Alexandria Cardi- nals, 9-1. Acosta, Neff, Brown and Lamar led the winners at bat. Weems and Tormey hit the ball hard for Georgetown as the Hill- toppers trimmed the University of Georgia nine, 9-2. John H. Rush, new Princeton foot ball coach, has taken up his duties. Catholic University base ballers defeated Gallaudet, 6-3. Fahey and Rogers pitched for the winners, and Rasmussen hurled for the losers. SET HORSE DATES FOROLD DOMINION Eighteen Shows and Races on List Announced by State Association. | | By the Associated Press. ICHMOND, Va, March 28.— Dates for 18 horse shows and races have been announced | by the Virginia State Horse Association. Some fine 3-year-olds were said to | be ready for the season, which starts | with the show and races at Edge Hill | Farm, at Aylett, in King William County, on April 20. Other dates and places are as| follows: Fairfax Hunt, Sunset Hills, April 27. National Capitol, Washington, May 9, 10 and 11. Hampton, May 17, 18. Deep Run Hunt, Richmond, May 24, 25. Fredericksburg, May 29, 30. Keswick, June 1. Remount Depot, June 8. Upperville, June 14, 15. Culpeper, July 4, 5. Orange, July 26, 27. Bath County, Hot SprinCs, gust 8, 9. Charles Town, W. Va., August 15, 16 and 17. Berryville, August 22, 23. Rappahannock Coynty, Washing- ton, Va, August 28, 29. Warrenton, September 2, 3. Fairfax, September 6, 7. Henry County, Martinsville, Septem- ber 20, 21. Fights Last Night By the Associated Press. DALLAS—Kingfish Levinsky, 204, Chicago, outpointed Babe Hunt, 196, Ponca City, Okla. (10); Ace Dodge, 198, Indianapolis, outpointed Bob Wil- liams, 192, Ponca City (10); Moon Mullins, Chicago, outpointed Jimmy Lacoume, New Orleans (8). BARCELONA, Spain—Freddie Mil- ler, 128%, Cincinnati, outpointed Cuadrini, 128, Italy (10). CINCINNATI. — Roughhouse Glo- ver, 161, Jacksonville, Fla., knocked out Tony Zale, 159, Gary, Ind. (9). OAKLAND, Calif.—Tommy Corbett, 141, Omaha, outpointed Emil Cody, 139, Stockton, Calif. (6); Jimmy Duffy, 137, Reno, Nev., and Benny Parrish, 135, Cakland, drew (4). Front Royal, Au- SAFETY and CONVENIENCE WASHINGTON’S LARGEST 3rd LARGEST inthe WORLD More than 75 employees, each carefully trained and experi- enced in his own job, assure num 24-hour service. PARKING 25¢ for the first hour Sc for each extra hour AR PROTECTION AT THE BOXING SITUATION FURTHER TANGLED Conflicting Yarns Adding to Fans’ Bewilderment. Braddock Hired. By the Associated Press. EW YORK, March 28.—A flock of more or less conflicting stories and a couple of minor developments added a Ittle more confusion today to the heavy- weight boxing situation, which already has begome too complicated for most fight fans to follow. According to one story, negctiations between Walter Rothenberg, German promoter, and Ancil Hoffman, man- ager of Champion Max Baer, had pro- gressed to the point where Rothe berg’'s representative was on his w to New York with contracts that !Ould give Baer $250000 to meet Max Schmeung in Europe this Summer. Jacobs Is Adamant. HEN there Schmeling’s manager, who in- sisted he had a contract with Madison Square Garden for a Baer- Schmeling fight and he wouldn't think of letting the German enter any elim- ination bouts. He suggested that if the New York State Athletic Commis- sion stuck to #§s ultimatum naming James J. Braddock as No. 1 challenger | for Baer, the battle of the Maxes would be a big drawing card in Chi- cago. Meanwhile Braddock, left out of consideration by the Garden, signed with Mike Jacobs’ Twentieth Century Sporiing Club. He probably will be matched with the winner of the Primo | Carnera-Joe Louis fight under Jacobs' | promotion in June. The commission did nothing about changing its decision on Braddock, maintaining silence. Jimmy Johnston, 15 to name Baer's nexk opponent, ac- cording to their contract, followed suit by remaining silent. SEMI-FINALS LISTED IN BOXING TOURNEY Silver Gloves Competition Will Be Held in Northeast Boys’ Club Gym Tonight. Semi-final rounds in the Silver Gloves boxing tournament, sponsored by the local boys' clubs, will be held tonight, beginning at 8 o'clock, the Northeast Boys' Club gymnasium, Seventeenth and Kramer streets northeast. last night follow: 50-Pound class—Herbert Long (W.) de- feated J. Rodill (G.): Dadafogis (W) de- feated Ross (M); Thompson (G.) defeated Ragsdale (M) 60-Pound class—Malousin (W.) defeated Upthegrove (N. E.); Bud Rodill (G.) de- feated Channey (N. E); Brown (W. de- feated Hughes (N. E.). 70-Pound class—Roberts (M.) defeated Pettit (G.); Collins (G.) defeated Gan- 80-Pound class—Kane (N. E) defeated Cross (G.); Justice (W.) defeaied Fowler 2} N6 Bound class—Perey (G defeated Jordon (W.);: Gatton (N. E) defeated Schmit (M.): Koustinis (W.) defeated Julisno, (W.); Delifl (W.) defeated Ever- e ) TIRE REDUCED ON 4.75x19 Set of 4, $17.00 APITAL GARAGE 1320 Mow York Ave. N.W. (Near Ellicott St o 28th & M Sts. N.W. was Joe Jacobs, | Garden promoter who has until April | in | Results of preliminary rounds held | GOOD /YEAR RELIANCE POTOMAC TIRE CO. 4 CONVENIENT LOCATIONS ® 4810 Wis. Ave. N.W. ¢ 3619 Ga. Ave. N.W. LAHARIS LOOKING BEYOND SZABO BU {Sees Win Tonight. as Step Toward Assignment at Griffith Stadium. A of the initial outdoor assign- ments, George Zaharias of Colorado will attempt another step in this direction tonight when he en- gages Sandor Szabo in the feature rassling match of Promoter Joe Turner’s weekly huff-and-puff car- PPARENTLY headed for & buifi-up that will end in one nival at the Washington Auditorium. ‘The affair is scheduled tg be a two- out-of-three-falls exhibition. Victorious over Ernie and Emil Dusek and a flock of other opponents here this Winter, Zaharias generally is conceded the edge over Szabo, who is known as one of the more gentlemanly bruisers. This has been a rough in- docr season, locally, on the so-called heroes of the mat. Rascher Is Promoted. ALF a dozen journeymen will pro- vide the supplementary card, which will be featured by the promotion of Andy Rascher to a semi- final role. After weeks of valiant | service in the preliminaries, Rascher will step up and face Abe Goldberg in tonight's 45-minute time-limit bout. A newcomer, Jack Donevan of Cali- fornia, will feature the brace of 30- minute matches. Donovan will break is here against John Katan. In the other short exhibition Mayes McLain, the former Iowa foot ball star, will tackle Rube Wright. Action will begin at 8:30 a'clock. Women, accompanied by paying es- corts, will be admitted free. 1 TS A o | Makes One of Best Fights of His Career to Outslug Hunt in Ten-Rounder. By the Associated Press. ALLAS, Tex. March 28.—King- fish Levinsky, Chicago's 204- | pound pride, was awarded a de- cision over towering Babe Hunt, 196, of Ponca City, Okla., in a vicious 10- | round fight here last night. The fight sent approximately 5,000 persons, the largest crowd to see a Texas fight since the sport was legal- ized, away from the Fair Park arena yelling like cowboys. ‘The hard-slugging Chicago whirl- wind was credited with making one of the best fights of his career. Hunt, who has been regarded as a | trial horse, was a transformed fighter. The Oklahoman, who has a huge | | reach and towers far above the stocky Levinsky, was a good heavyweight | fighting for an opportunity to climb | | into the select circle. He threw plen- | ty of leather and he took terrific body | and head punches, but he was against | a man who had too much for him. 'DELANEIGE IS SCRATCHED American Jumper Out, Field nt Aintree Reduced to 27. AINTREE, England, March 28 (#).—The field of probable starters in | the Grand National Steeplechase, to be run here Friday, has been reduced to 27 with the scratching of Dela- neige, owned by J. B. Snow of the | United States and one of six Amer- ican-owned entrants. Delaneige has been off his feed for several days. — SETS SWIMMING RECORD | e AR | ROTTERDAM, March 28 (®).—| Willy Den Ouden, Dutch mermaid, ! lowered the listed world record for the 500-meter free style swim, covering | the distance in 6 minutes 48 4-5 sec- \ onds. The listed record is held by Helene | Madison of the United States, who swam the distance in 7 minutes 12 seconds in 1931, Mat Matches By the Associated Press. CLEVELAND.—Daniel O'Mahoney, 218, Ireland, threw Scotty McDougall, 219, two straight falls. TRENTON, N. J—Sandor Szabo, 212, Hungary, and Joe Dusek, 215, Omaha, drew (one fall each, both counted out on third). SALE (Corner Princeton Place) THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1935. e N.J.Ave. & O St. N.W. SPORTS. Rt N, L - Nee ,lm/ ( ) \\* 2 S ATL ) If you can find it anywhere for less, return it unused and we will refund your money. 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