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Shows Fight Only in Games With Indians—Loses, 4-6, to Birmingham. L] 1 HOPE 1 NEVER WIN PN WOULD 7 KiLL ME! ///, Ken ¥ LAFFERTY TAKES (AND LOSES) ALL BETS! \ g o i < BY JOHN B. KELLER, Staff Correspondent of The Star. HATTANOOGA, Tenn., March 30.—Bucky Harris soon will be cracking the whip over his Nationals unless they suddenly show a spirit to win. Thus far the Washington ball club has flashed real fight only in two games, those played with the Indians at Bi- loxi. Against minor foes his charges have performed as though they did not care what happened so long as the ball game was disposed of, and Harris is boiling over this indifferent play. He is satisfied with the physical condition of his club and now he wants it to play base ball. That is something the Nationals are not doing against the minor league com- petition they are meeting. They must do so quickly or hear something from the manager that will make many ears burn and possibly deplete some of the checks to be issued the first pay day of the championship season. Of the 10 games thus far played the Nationals have lost a half dozen. And five of the losses have been to minor aggregations. About all the players have done is go through the motions of putting on a ball game. Batters have swung half-heartedly much of the time. The fielding more often than not has been wabbly. De- fensively, the club has been nothing short of stupid. Pitchers Do Well Enough. HE pitchers have been doing what they could and most have done well, considering the scant sup- port accorded them afield and at bat. A gaod ball club, however, needs more than pitching. There must be intelli- gent defense, an earnest effort at at- tack and, above all, the will to win. The Nationals have a lot to pick up before they enter the pennant pursuit. Playing in & lackadaisical manner at Birmingham yesterday they bowed to the Barons in a 6-to-4 game. The Nationals got away well, scoring three runs off Carlos Moore, right-hander, who once wore the Washington uniform, then after the minor leaguers had punished Monte Weaver plenty in the first two rounds to go ahead, never ap- peared to care what happened. Weaver was all right after he set- tled. but it took him two innings to do so. He pitched five, allowed four hits, three passes and five runs in the first two rounds, then let only one of the Barons get on in the next three. Horn, Birmingham's lead-off man, who had singled to start the game, and tripled in the second inning, got a ‘Texas leaguer in the fourth. The only bright spot of Washing- ton’s part of the program was the pitching done by young Henry Cop- pola. He had everything in his three innings he worked. Eleven batters faced him and one got a hit. It was this blow, a double, coming back of a hit batter that accounted for the eighth-inning score off the purchase from Albany. Coppola Looks a Star. HE more this Coppola pitches, the more it looks as if the Washing- ton ball club has one of the hill “finds” of the year. In all, the Nationals got eight hits. ‘That's something to their credit. They have done so only twice in their last six set-tos. Half their hits were off Moore, who went three innings. They got three more off George Murray, Who once was a Washington hurler, in | four frames. Dick Stewart, an un- | known, allowed one in the last two | sessions. There was nothing hot about the Nationals' hitting. | The Nationals opened the fray| handsomely. getting three runs from | 2 pass and a trio of singles. Myer did | the walking, while Manush, Stone and Kuhel attended to the heavy attack. ‘Then they folded while the Barons went wild. Weaver was walloped for three one- basers and issued a pass at the out- €et, of his term and the Barons pulled up to a tie. To add insult to injury the tying rally went over in a double- steal. In the second, the Birmingham bunch got to Weaver once more and broke the deadlock with two runs, Moore, the pitcher, opened the round With a walk and rode home on Horn's triple. A long fly sent in the second &core. One run was picked up by thi Washington club in the EiXt‘;‘l. {m’y‘: single, an error on Schulte’s pinch tap and Myer’s two-bagger turned the trick. There were two on and as many out when Manush stepped up to roll softly to the second baseman, Just as he had done in the fourth, when the Nationals had the sacks crowded with two gone. Weaver Has Lapse. O MAKE their game safer the Barons crossed again in the eighth. Willett, barely nicked by one of Coppola’s pitches, was scored by a two-baser and a loft to center. Weaver’s failure to cut off a throw from center paved the way to the Barons’ tying run in the first frame. ‘Woodward’s single was enough to get Clancy home from second base, bhut Willett would not have made it from first to third had the pitcher grabbed Powell’s heave and fired the ball to Bluege . . . But Monte didn’t, so ‘Willett got in position to figure in a double steal. Bill Regan, the old Red Sox second #acker, made a fancy catch to keep & hit from Stone in the fifth . . . ran far into left-center to get an archer . . . but Lary pulled one on Regan in the sixth . . . backed into center and, with the sun glaring in his eyes, lh-mulzd down what appeared a certain it. They like Redmond in Birming- ham . . . The rookie got a big hand in the sixth when announced as the National's catcher . . . and Redmond made himself and the fans look right by neatly nipping a runner off first . . . It was a “strike” that Jack threw to Kuhel. This afternoon the Harrismen were to open & three-game series with the Washington club's farmhands at Chattanooga. - N 4 BASSFORD - PRESIDENT OF D.C. TABLE TENNIS ASSOC, =" WASHINGTON, D. C, Harris Poises Whip Over Nationals : Gaudy Race Promised in Older League TEAM SPIRTLESS AGAINST BUSHERS | | | @ INWIN OVER NATIE |Ring Stock Rises and Wave of Speculation Follows Decisive Victory. By the Associated Press. ETROIT, March 30.—The sag- | ging stocks in the prize fight | market bounded upward on & | wave of speculation today | over the new two-fisted menace in the | heavyweight ranks—Brown Bomber Joe Louis—who turned in his seven- | teenth straight ring victory last night by dealing out a terrific beating to Natie Brown of Washington. ‘The 20-year-old Negro battler from Detroit’s Mulberry street, who turned [ in his first paid performance in the | glove game last July, did not succeed in adding Brown to his list of 13 knockout victims, but he won every one of the 10 rounds, and convinced a lot of fight experts at the ringside that he was one of the biggest threats among the heavyweight title con- tenders. Louis is booked for a bout with Primo Carnera in New York in June, but his managers expect to let him put a few more fights under his belt this Spring before he makes his New York debut against the former title- holder. S the ring with lightning speed, Louis dropped Brown for a nine count with a smashing left hook in the first round, and from then on, he had everythiffg practically his own way. Twice Brown sought refuge outside the ropes to dodge the hammering attack of Louis’ gloves, and each time he refused to return to the ring until Louis had moved away. Louis Scores Knockdown. HIFTING his 196 pounds around LOUIS CONVINCING | N 4 h (WARDmAN PARK) PUCK-UPS FROM TABLE TENNIS PRELIMS. As YET, NO STOCK UNIFORM HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY THE —By JIM BERRYMAN T-T- PERFORMERS... = wiTNESS!- OME STROKERS OF THE CELLULOID SPHERE TAKE THE SPORT SERIOUSLY ENOUGH To APPEAR IN A COSTUME OF SOME ¢ SORT ---YOU NAME IT | = D.YAP, THE FILIPINO FLASH, HID BEHIND HIS NUMBER CARD... ARASOTA, Fla.—Joe Cronin | has his fingers crossed. ! “Yea. happy enough, but careful,” | Joe replied. | Grove looked good for four innings. | Don't forget that.” | . Cronin Happy, “Happy?" asked the Red “We're not a pennnnt-‘ It may be a week before Grove After Grove S Sox manager. , winning ball club just because Lefty | | pitches again, Cronin says. ! CLEARWATER, Fla.—Lou Gehrig, | big bomber of the New York Yan- | kees, felt a bit better today despite | a Spring batting average of .095. Lou clouted his first homer of the exhibition season against Newark yes- terday, his fourth hit in 42 times at bat. Two singles and a double represent | the balance of the “iron man’s” hit- | ting accomplishments so far this sea- son. “Tune” for Big Series. EW ORLEANS.—Earl Averill, the Cleveland Indians’ center field- er, thinks it's a good idea to play a lot of exhibition games with the New York Giants this Spring. E but Not Cocky, Meets Slab Test Michaels, were due for another ex- amination today. Lyons, a former star attempting a comeback, has shown improvement so far this season, but Manager Jimmy Dykes needs turther convincing. Michaels, a recruit, is the only south- paw on the staff, and Dykes is giving him every opportunity to prove he should be retained. ATLANTA, Ga.—Connie Mack's Athletics, with five straight exhibition game tilts to their credit, battle today with Atlanta in the first of two games | that complete their Southern Associa- | tion schedule. | ST. PETERSBURG. Fla.—The sev- | enth Braves-Yanks encounte: comes today, with the count three and three. Pirates in Great Trim. and mentally the Pirate regulars are in the best of shape, but that fact alone has made Manager Pie Traynor get busy on his reserve set-up, just in case something might happen. In particular, he has decided to carry Bill Brubaker, utility third sacker, this year to see what Bill can make of himself. L PASO, Tex.—Both physically | “We'll beat these guys so badly this \ LOS ANGELES.—Little Augie Ga- Spring that when we meet them in | lan, who came to the Chicago Cubs a the losers’ end of the world series,” | lished himself as the top candidate said the center fielder. EL PASO, Tex—Two of the prob- | lem children of the Chicago White Sox | this season. The youngster had a batting aver- age of 410 today, far ahead of other Louis came out of the fight un- marked, but Brown had cuts over both eyes which sent blood streaming down his face. Brown carried Louis to the | ropes once or twice, but inflicted no damage. The Detroit boy warded him off and danced in, driving his left hard to Brown'’s face. The Washington fight- er had so much to do trying to de- fend against that left, that he spent little effort on his own offense. Brown weighed 186, ERNIE DUSEK IS BOOKED Will Take on Jennings in Show Next Thursday Night. Impressive in defeat to George Za- harias recently, Ernie Dusek returns to the Washington Auditorium rass- ling wars next Thursday night to meet Blue Son Jennings in semi-final support to the feature between Gino Garibaldi and Rudy Dusek. ‘The rest of the card is in the mak- ing. game—1:43. Hadley Will Be All Set When Gong Clangs, Declares Jensen l Getting Serious | Wash. _AB. AB. Powellef 4 p . B'ham. Horn.cf. M'sky.ss Ciancy.lb 4 3 0 0 0 EE TP NN ) 0 [TOrau R i 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 36 6 24 10 s 2 “Batted for Weaver in s ‘Washington 00 001 000—4 Birmingham 000 01x—6 Runs_batted in e. Ku Myer, Etten. Horn, Clancy. Woodard. Regan. Tw base hit_—Woodard. Three-base ' hit— Horn. = Stolen bases—Wiliett. Woodard. Double play—Malinosky to Clancy. Lef on bases—Washington, 9: Birmin nnings. 5 in 5 innings. 5 runs; off Murray. 4 in 4 innings. 1 run. Hit by pitched ball— By Coppoia (Willett), Winning pitcher— Moore. Losing pitcher—Weaver. Umbires —Messrs Anderson and Cox. Time of By a Staff Correspondent to The Star. HATTANOOGA, Tenn., March 30.—Bump Hadley, here for treatment of his ailing arm, will be ready to pitch for the Nationals when the American League championship campalfi:x gets under way April 16. 7 That is what Lee Jensen, master muscle manipulator and trainer of the Washington ball club’s Chattanooga farm, has announced. Hadley, shipped here from the Biloxi training camp a few days ago, also believes his arm will round into trim by that time. He says there has been considerable improvement in it during the short time he has been under Jensen’s care. The arm still is sore, but there is more freedom in it and Bump inanages to pitch to the Chattanooga batters in practice daily. According to Jensen, the arm ailment that threatened to years’ standing. The Chattanoogan has diagnosed it as a mus- cular displacement on top and in the rear of the right shoulder, resulting in numerous adhesions. These adhesions are being broken by Jensen’s vigorous manipulations and Hadley’s recovery is being hastened by heat administrations. Dick Lanahan, Washington sandlot product; Alec McColl, vet- eran minor leaguer, and Reese Diggs, rangy righthander, Who were released to the Chattanooga club by the Nationals not so long ago, were at hand to greet their former teammates on arrival Thursday night. Lanahan has pitched impressively for the Lookouts and has a chance to stick in class A in his first year in professional base ball. McColl also has done well since his return ; tlo Chattanooga, but Diggs hasn't been particularly successful. - Frank Petticolas, the 18-year-old Chicagoan who was looked over by the Washington club at Biloxi before he signed with Chattanooga, has developed a sore pitching arm. but Trainer Jmmmmrfltuumu v | runs against Hollywood yesterday with | two home runs. and four losses in major league bat- the Phillies against the Cincinnati 2 | Reds at Tampa. Jackson Likes Third. | EW ORLEANS—Travis Jackson, | shifted from shortstop to third base in the New York Giants' infield to make room for Dick Bartell, chalks up an error on himself. “The trouble with me,” he says with a grin, “I've been playing the wrong position all these years. If I'd known | what third base was like before I'd have been over here long ago” TAMPA, Fla. — Manager Chuck Dressen of the Cincinnati Reds began grooming Johnny Mize for a regular Jjob at first base today, following the | abrupt departure of “Sunny Jim” Bot- | tomley for his home in Missouri. Bottomley left last night after say- offered” him, Dressen said. Exhibition Games | By the Associated Press. Results Yesterday. Baltimore (I. L), 11; (N.), 10. New York (A), 3; Newark (I. L), 1. Boston (A.), 3; Philadelphia (N.), 2. Detroit (A.), 5; Boston (N.), 0. . )Cinclnnm (N), 10; Toronto (I. St. Louis (N.), 6; Rochester (I.L.), Philadelphia (A.), 14; Chattanoog: (8. A). 10. Birmingham (S. A.), 6; Washington (A Brooklyn Chicago (N.), 8; Hollywood (P. C. end Hadley’s career as a major league pitcher is of at least two | L)), 2. =« Today’s Schedule. At St. Petersburg—Boston (N.) vs. New York (A). | At Los Angeles—Chicago (N.) vs. Hollywood (P. C. L.). | At Tampa—Cincinnati (N.) vs. Phil- adelphia (N.). At El Paso—Pittsburgh (N) vs. Chicago (A.). At New Orleans—New York (N.) vs. Cleveland (A.). At Lakeland—Boston (A.) vs. De- troit (A.). At Atlanta—Philadelphia (A) vs. Atlanta (8. A). At West Palm Beach—St. Louis (A) vs. Buffalo (I. L.). At Chattanooga—Washington (A) Chattancoga (5. &, 4 ing he didn't “care to acept the terms | | roons. ), 4. | Chicago (A.), 16; Pittsburgh (N.), 1 October they'll be glad to settle lor;s'ear ago as an infielder, has estab- | }Ior regular employment in, left field | [ pitching staff, Ted Lyons and John | gutfield candidates. He drove in five | | the opening quarter and at the half | SARASOTA, Fla—With three wins | tles, Manager Jimmy Wilson today | ‘} | picked Bucky Walters. third baseman, | to take scoring honors, was his team’s 0|to step to the mound and hurl for |big threat all the way. EASTERN IN FINAL AFTER CREAT WIN Beats St. Francis of Brook- lyn, Meets Brown Prep at Glen Falls, G School basketers of Wash- | ington, D. C., who rallied Cramatically last night to conquer the £t. Francis High quint of Brooklyn, N Y, 26-23, in the sixteenth annual | classic Eastern States interscholastic tourney here, tonight will come to grips with Brown Preparatory School five of Philadelphia in the champion- ship game. Brown swept to the title round last night by overcoming the | Passaic (N. J.) High quint, 28-27, in the most stunning upset of the tour- ney. Some nifty shooting by Buddy Shaner and Chick Hollidge in the final quarter enabled Eastern to gain 8 26-23 lead after trailing St. Francis by- 21-20 as the third period ended. Eastern fought off the paro- | chial champs of Greater New York | in the final three minutes by freezing | the ball. | St. Francis ran up an 8-0 lead at | the outset, but Eastern, led by Capt. | Lavelle (Dope) Dean, who registered | four court goals in the first half, was behind by only 12-9 at the close of | LENS FALLS, N. Y. March | 30.—Valiant Eastern High was only a lone point in the ruck at 17-16. ~ Hollidge scored the four | points in the third quarter that kept Eastern in the running Lahey, St. Francis guard, who counted 14 points Brown and Passaic put on a stir- ring struggle with the former spurt- ing in the closing stages to triumph. Hermann, with 14 points, led Brown. Summary: Eastern ( 8t. Prancis Hollidge.f. Edelin. Hockey Play-Offs By the Associated Press. Tonight. | National League play-offs: New York Rargers at Montreal Ma- Sunday. National League play-offs: Boston at Toronto. flcunndiln-Amerlcan League play- offs: g Quebec at Providence. tA (No games scheduled last night.) SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1935. “TABLE-SIDE CUSTOMERS ANNOVYED THE CONTESTANTS OCCASIONALLY . 0vee | I Sports Program In Local Realm | | | TODAY. 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 Athletie Association championships at Howard U., 8. 3rd Corps Area team tryouts, Fort Myer, 8:30. Swimming. Washington Y. M. C. A. vs. Richmond Y., at Richmond. SMITH WILL COACH. PROVO, Utah, March 30 (#).—John Smith, tackle at Pennsylvania in 1928, has been engaged as line coach at Brigham Young University. THE SPORTLIGHT Diz Predicts 25 Victories for Paul; Can’t Find Weakness in Card Line-up. BY GRANTLAND RICE RADENTON., Fla., March 30.— Full of flame and youth, speed, power and confidence, these | rough-riding Cardinals will be | something to beat. They have the| pitching and they have the hitting, | and, in addition, don't overlook that | combination of speed and youth. | And they have a pair of young brothers by the names of Dizzy and | Paul Dear who will be heard from at frequent intervals along the line of march. They both are in the best possible shape. Dizzy, lean and lank looking. weighs 1n at 186, whil aul's dis- w e placement is 195. “I don't believe 1| good for more than 40 games. Pat Malone looks great and will be a big help. The same goes for Hallahan. And we have one or two others you'll hear from.” “Now take the infield—we've got Collins, Frisch, Durocher GIANTS AND CARDS SEEM STRONGEST ‘Terry’s Men Appear to Have Recuperated Enough to Conquer Champions. Note: This is the last of a series of stories analyzing major league base ball prospects for the coming pennant season. It summarizes the National League outlook, and Pepper Martin. Laugh that bunch off. “Collins is a fine hitter and a high- class fielder. Frisch needs no build- ing up. Leo Durocher is one of the best infielders who ever swung to left or right. No bombarding hitter, but a defensive star. And you can plant Pepper Martin up in base ball's most select society. Here is the top of all the hustlers, who is always dangerous. “Let’s keep on checking,” Dizzy said BY ALAN GOULD, Associated Press Sports Editor. EW ORLEANS, March 30— Riding high, wide and hand- some after capturing three of the last four world series, the National League is all steamed up for one of the gaudiest seasons in its 60-odd years of existence. With Babe Ruth in the circuit for the first time as an extra-special | added attraction at the box office, | even though the Babe's a trifle shop- | worn, and the Cincinnati Reds all set to introduce night base ball as a fresh stimulant to the cash customers, there's an unprecedented display of showmanship by base ball's erstwhile and conservative “old guard.” The twin objectives of better “gate” attractions and financial recovery for | the league, most of the members of | which have been deeply “in the red” |for the duration of the depression, | would be more quickly attained by a | rowdy, free-for-all pennant race. There is a demand for more slam- bang base ball. in consequence of the popularity of the more primitive tac- tics practiced last season by the world champion Cardinals. There is no doubt that challenges will be is- sued and accepted with alacrity as the season unfolds. It may be neces- sary even to call the cops. Giants Have Recovered. ANDOR, however, compels the as- sertion that it appears distinctly like another two-club race for the oid gonfalon, flag or pennant. To be more specific, it looks from this ever belt better,” Dizzy told me, and|as we swung down the fairway under | Observation post as though the New Paul expressed the same cheerful sentiment. rarin’ to go, keen to get back into the middle of the picnic, the tumult and the fanfare, the daily battle along a | six months’ stretch. How Many Games for Deans? YEAR ago Dizzy startled the base ball world by announcing that he tories. cluding four world series affairs. In the course of a golf round where Dizzy turned in a 77, I asked him to nominate the Dean total for 1935. “I surprised ‘em a little last year,” Dizzy said with a grin, “in saying we'd win 45 games. I'm going to surprise ‘em even more this year by leaving myself out of it now. But I'm going to pick Paul for 25 games, and he may do even better.” “Twenty-five ball games are quite a few to pack away,” I suggested. “I know they are,” Dizzy said, “but just remember that 1934 was Paul's first year in the big leagues and also that he was hurt. Now he has the experience he needed. He is faster this year than he ever was, and I honestly believe he’s faster than any one in base ball. His control is per- fect, and any kid who can win his first two world series starts doesn’t have to bother about his heart.” WEat About Dizzy? IZZY hit a long drive off the tee with a slight fade, but the ball kept traveling. He plays golf much as he pitches, without any strain or extra effort, His body rhythm in any game is amazing. His muscles all seem to blend. He his no one set of muscles fight- ing another set. “What about yourself2” I asked. “Last vear,” he said with another Dean smile, “they didn't know so much about me. So I thought I'd better tell ‘em in advance. Just to kinder break the shock. This year I'm going to try to tell 'em on the ball fleld. You know, pitching's a funny business. You can pitch badly | pasket ball title, winning from the [as good as new this Spring. and win, and you can pitch a great game and lose. But I know I never felt better. I'd give a lot if the season was going to open tomorrow. I'm ready to go.” ‘Why He Picks the Cards. RANK FRISCH, the Fordham flash, sees only a tough race ahead. He sees trouble from the Giants and possibly the Cubs and Pirates. He sees a tougher league. | And being an old-timer, he is worried also about too much over-confidence. He is claiming no pennant in March. Dizzy has a different slant. “If I didn’t think we could win,” he said, “I'd_tell you so. I call ’em as I see 'em. But figure it out. We've got one of the greatest young catchers base ball ever knew in Delancey. Am I right? “Check and double check,” correspondent replied. “All right. Paul and I ought to be your | a blazing sun. “How about our out- nd Rothrock. | Ernie Orsatti a “Don’t Miss This Slant.” « ND don’t miss this slant. Maybe, A next to the Reds, we've got the youngest team in base ball. We all are kids outside of the old man— | I mean Manager Frisch—and don't and Paul would haul in 45 vic-| quote me as calling him old man| ‘They hauled in 49. not in- | Frisch. He came pretty near benching | me twice in the last world series be- cause he thought I was kidding too much. He’s hard and that's why I like him. Any game worth playing is hard to me. Kid? Sure I like to kid. But, oh, boy, I''n a hard loser and so |is every other good competitor. But that doesn't mean I don't have any fun.” A cross-wind was blowing and Dizzy hit a really fine three iron shot 10 feet from the cup, as Leo Durocher moaned— “There goes the lucky Dean again.” “Listen, Leo,” Dizzy said. “If you ever hit an iron shot like that it would be bad luck, because you'd drop dead. And so would I.” that your correspondent and Dizzy Dean won the citrus belt champion- ship at contract bridge and then cleaned up at golf with a best ball of 32 coming home. And the astonish- ing Dizzy carried off about 68 per cent of the offense. “There’s just one thing game,” Dizzy said. in any | you.” (Copyright. 1935, by North Newspaper Aliiance. Inc i TULSA SIX RETAINS A. A. U. COURT TITLE By the Associated Press. ICHITA, Kans., March 30.— W Tulsa Business College re- tained its national feminine American | [} Holdenville, Okla.,, Flyers, 26 to 18, last night in the final of the eighth annual women's A. A, U. tournament here before a crowd of 4,500. N. C.. won the consolation champion- | ship by defeating the Tulsa Bearcats, 30-25. Driving Course Will Close Late pUBLIC links golfers may be blasting away as late tonight as 1:30 am. Anyway, that will be the closing time for the driving course at East Potomac Park. The course was opened this morning. Schmeling, Back From Hiding, Flatly Refuses To Meet Braddock, Waits for Manager to Act | By the Associated Press. ERLIN, March 30.—Max Schmeling emerged from his self-imposed “exile” from Ber- lin's sporting circles today to announce flatly he would not fight James J. Braddock, designated No. 1 heavyweight contender by the New York State Athletic Commission. Looking fit after a secret trip through Southern Germany, the for- mer world’s champion declared he saw no reason why he should be called upon to face Braddock and pointed out he already was matched for a title fight with Max Baer. “Braddock’s victory over Art Lasky was his first important success,” Schmeling said. “He didn't show anything before. Why should I meet him first when I'm already under con- tract to fight Baer?” Schmeling 1s looking forward eagerly to his eh with Beer, “I would prefer to meet him on neutral ground,” Schmeling declared, pointing out that Walter Rothenburg, German promoter, now is in London seeking permission to stage the bout in the White City Arena there. “Before my match with Baer,” the former champion added, “I expect to meet Paulino Uzcudun in June, prob- ably in Germany. It won't be a real fight, but it should give me a good workout and keep me in top condi- tion.” Schmeling said news of the New York commission’s action in naming Braddock No. 1 challenger had brought an avalanche of cables which he avoided successfully by his trip through Southern Germany, giving him a new “hiding place” every night. After his sudden appearance in Berlin, he jumped into his car for another trip to an unannounced des- tination. - I’HMMIN what Joe Jacobs : has up his_sleeve for me,” he told the Associated Press, “and I won't talk to anybody any more until Joe arrives in Germany.” . Joe Jacobs, Schmeling’s American manager, believes the Teuton's title match with Max Baer will be fought outside of New York State, probably Garden'’s promotion. The Garden, holding contracts on | the services of both Baer and Schme- ling, found its plans for a title match between the two in New York in June ° disrupted by the New York State Athletic Commission. The com- mission ruled that Schmeling would not be approved as a challenger for Baer until he first had met Braddock. Jacobs consistently has refused to pérmit Schmeling to fight Braddock, leaving the Garden with only one apparent alternative—to take the match out of New York State. It might be of mild interest to note’ “Keep crowding | |’em and don't ever let them crowd | The Enka team from Asheville, | in Chicago, under Madison Square | PC! York Gilants, despite the embarrass- They are like two kids|field—Ducky Medwick, Terry Moore, | ment of their collapse in the la:t {month of the 1934 season, have re- cuperated sufficiently to turn the tables on the St. Louis Cardinals. At least six and perhaps seven clubs, if the Phillies are included, will be anything but push-overs this season. The rookie Reds of Cincinnati, still in the embryonic stage of develop- ment, alone can be counted definitely out of the picture., Three of the four clubs in the Western half of the cir- cuit will be very tough indeed, but the Cardinals and the Giants, glaring at each other from opposite ends of the league. have the most effective- looking combinations of pitching, power and defense. It's a toss-up be- tween the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates for third place, de- | pending upon the benefit each derives from the player swaps they engi- | neered last Winter. The Giants look best this Spring | for several reasons. They beat them- selves last September, blowing a | seven-game lead that would have been impossible for the Cardinals to wipe jout except for the-utter collapse of the New York club. Bill Terry al- ready has the best pitching staff in the league, considering the fact he has four aces to the Cardinals’ two Deans. | Giants Lack Speed. HE Giants lack youth and speed, T two factors that help make the Cardinals so good, but New York figures to play smarter, more consist- ent base ball over the season’s stretch than the world champions. No one can underestimate the all- around strength and drive of this swashbuckling St. Louis crew. In the final analysis, however, it gets down to a question of what Man- ager Frisch is going to use for win- ning pitchers after he shoots the Dean boys at the opposition. Where the Cardinals’ pilot must gamble on Bill Walker, Wild Bill Hallahan or a | rookie like Ray Harrell to take the | firing line, the Giants can keep blast- {ing away with Carl Hubbell, Hal | Schumacher, Fred Fitzsimmons and | Roy Parmelee—a “big four” that looks They probably would not have crashed last September but for the fact that with Parmelee out until July, the surviving | “big three” shonldered too much hard | | work. Cubs and Bucs Long Shots. | ITH no chance for Spring com- W parisons, with the rest of the league training in Florida, the Cubs and the Pirates nevertheless have been well scouted and tabbed as 1the “long shots” in the forthzoming | race. | None of the remaining four clubs can be rated as pennant factors, al- | though one of them, Bill McKechnie's | Boston Braves, finished fourth last year, ahead of the Pirates, and figures to get the maximum out of all avail- able resources this year. The Braves, however, have made the supreme sac- rifice in the interests of bigger gate receipts by installing Ruth in the outfield. Still the master showman and a threat any time he steps to bat, the Babe nevertheless is a liability on the defense. He will be lucky to last for 100 games, playing part time in left field to avoid the National League sun, but as long as he lasts he will be a box-office lifesaver for the finan- cially harassed Braves. Sandlot Ball HEVY CHASE GRAYS wiil hold C their first base ball drill tomor- row at 2 p.m. on their field. Old and new candidates are asked to re- rt. White Star A. C. unlimited tossers meet Tuesday night at 8:30 o'clock at the home of H. N. Lear, 268 Wilson boulevard. Clarendon, Va. All aspir- ants are urged to be on hand. Georgetown A. C. unlimited dia- monders are after a practice game with an out-of-town nine. Call Man- ager Al Crampton, West 2098-W- be- tween 6 and 8 pm. Games with nines whose players average 12 years of age are sought by the Takoma Terriers, who have & diamond in Takoma Park. Call Man« ager Tommy Scanlan, Shepherd Nfil-w.