Evening Star Newspaper, April 11, 1935, Page 39

Sports PILOT SURE ROOK WILL HURL WELL Discounts Youngster’s Loss, BY JOHN B. KELLER. E TOOK a beating in his first fling at a major league club, to Dodgers—Nats Clout, but Field Poorly. I l but Henry Coppola is a far better pitcher than he ap- peared against the Dodgers yesterday, Manager Bucky Harris believes. The pilot makes no effort to alibi | the 20-year-old recruit’s wild per- formance that gave the Brooklyn band a trio of tallies that started it to a 7-to-4 win, although it was the first time in the exhibition series that Coppola had revealed any looseness in control. 5 Instead, Bucky declares he is pleased in the main with the pitching done by the Northeastern League product as the Nationals made their first ap- pearance of the year in Griffith Sta- dium. “Under ordinary circumstances Coppola would have given a much more worthy account of himself,” the manager insists. In analyzing Coppola’s long-deferred test against major batsmen, Bucky gives consideration to an umpire’s oversight that gave Frey, the second batter up, a base on balls when the batter actually was struck out. The umpire had failed to see Frey swing | at a pitch. The manager also considers that Leslie’s single that drove across the first two runs would have been an easy out on a dry field. Mired in left field, Powell simply could not get to the loft for what should have been a soft catch. Deserved Only One Rue. . NE run was all the Dodgers really deserved in that first inning.” Bucky holds, “and despite the | three walks given by Coppola after | Frey got the odd one. I still have faith in Coppola. He was fast enough and few of those pitches the umpire | called as bad ones were very far off. | “I'm confident Coppola has much more as a pitcher than he showed in yesterday's game.” Coppola certainly pulled himself to- gether after his stormy first inning and an inauspicious start in the sec- ond. Bordagaray's clean double, Les- lie’s fluky single and four passes were gleaned off him in his first round. Henry walked the first two batters up in the second. A double play got him out of difficulty, then he breezed through two innings to yield but one | safety. | This recruit appeared to have more | to his pitching than either Monte ‘Weaver or Jack Russell, who were called upon to run out the string. | In his four-inning term Weaver man- aged to go to a three-and-two count on almost every batter who stepped to the plate, although he gave out only & brace of passes. Five hits and three runs were made off him. Nationals Slip in Field. N JUSTICE to Monte, however, it must he written that only one run should have been recorded while he was on the hill. It was Kuhel's | failure to handle a grounder off Les- | lie's bat at the outset of the fifth that enabled the Dodgers to roll up two tallies in the inning. Cuccinello’s dou- | ble, Taylor's walk and a pair of outs| accounted for the seventh-inning &core. Russell pitched the ninth, to give one hit, one pass and one run. With | proper support he would have blanked | the Dodgers, though. It was a high | throw to second by Travis with a! force play for a third out at hand‘ that let Taylor skip home. H ‘The Nationals, instead of appearing | helpless at bat after being snowed and rained out of practice for four | days, outhit the Dodgers, 10 safeties to nine. Eight of their blows were | made off Emil Leonard, a right- hander, in the first five frames. Leslie Munns then right-handed for three innings to give up the remainder of | the hits. Van Lingle Mungo, one of the National League's best, chucked | & one-two-three ninth. Bolton Heads Attack. Clff Bolton led the attack with three hits and figured in both scoring splurges. He singled in the. fourth after hits by Stone and Kuhel had put across a run. Then Lary doubled to tally Kuhel. With twc on and one out, Manush went up to swing for Coppola. He knocked on= high against the right field fence, but the blow was foul by a few feet. He swung again and popped to the third base- man. Schulte came aiong to watch a third strike go by. Munn's wildness aided the Nation- als in the sixth, which Bolton opened ! with a two-bagger. Lary, Weaver and Schulte walked to force Clif over the plate. Lary tallied as Myer drilled into a force play. Bolton was the only National to get on the runway thereafter. He began the eighth with a single, only to be caught in a dou- ble play with Pinch Batter Kress. If the Nationals are out of condi- tion as a result of their frequent lay- offs since breaking camp they did not show it in their first exhibition at home. They were somewhat off form afleld, but despite defeat they looked fully as good as the Dodgers, who never had an off day at their Florida training camp and have been in 21 training tussles as against 13 fcr the ‘Washington club. ‘Weather favorable during the re- mainder of the exhibition series, the Nationals should step to the starting line next Tuesday prepared to put up & good fight. SETTLE DIAMOND FUSS Nine League Will Divide Use of Public Parks Fields. With C. Marshall Finnan, superin- tendent of national parks, presiding, the controversy among sandlot base ball players over the use of the Ellipse diamonds was settled yesierday when representatives of nine leagues met. Pive leagues, it was decided, will altgrnate on the Ellipse. They are the Government, Departmental, In- dustrial, National Capital and Herald A loops. Four others agreed to play perma- nently on two Monument flelds and two West Potomac diamonds. They are the Federal, Georgetown Church, Herald AA and the National Capital » News Ly~ Lary Gave THE 16O CUSTOMERS, A FEW SAMPLES OF HIS CIRCUS THROWS. 2 The WASHINGTON, D. C, Manager Harris Still Has Confidence in Piic AT GRIFFMEN’S SPLASH PARTY. WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION THURSDAY, APRIL 1], —By JIM BERRYMAN KRESS’ PRACTICE PEG 4 TO FIRST WAS A PERFECT > THROW To wireries Jaw 1. 5P b 1$ 1T MY FAULT IF You FELL IN THMUD | AN' RUINED YOUR NEW- suIT?... SAY PUNK!. 1F THA'GLY HAD CONNELCTED ON THA" SWING ITD BEEN OVER TH'SCOREBOARD ! -- AN’ YOU HOLLER-'BALL !... BUCKY SHOWED RARE PRE-SEASON FORM IN GOING To WAR OVER RANK DECISIONS. 7 2% N\ By 3 0y IN THAT FIRST INNING YoUNG CorPolA MUST HAVE HAD A BAD + CASE OF SPOT5 BEFORE HIS EVES.... BOLTON SHOWED LACK OF RESPECT FOR DOPGER HURLING. ..o = P BOY- WONDER 'NO.2\ WATCHED v 2 Q ERR; (GriFF STaDIUM) BOY-WONDER NO.1 "WORKING HIS OLD STAND..... By the Associated Press. EATTLE, April 11. — The silliest horse race in the world, Mayor Charles Smith's derby, will not be on the level, his honor announced today. By the Associated Press. HICAGO, April 11.—Women, always accused of pushing| their way into men's affairs, arose in a mild rebellion to- | day to keep their swimming cham- pionships closed to men, notably to those record destroyers, Jack Medica of Seattle, Wash., and Adolph Kiefer, 16-year-old Chicago schoolboy. As the annual women's indoor championships opened at the Lake Shore Athletic Club long course pool last night, 17-year-old Katy Rawls, | the “Miami Minnow.,” streaked away with two championships—enough for any headline writer—but interspersing her great performances came Medica and Kiefer to shatter world records in the 300-yard free style and 400- meter back stroke. They simply stole the show and the applause of the crowd. “I don’t know why the men swim in our meets,” said Charlotte Epstein, coach of the New York Swimming As- sociation. “I suppose they compete so the girls can catch their breath, but there are a good many girls who could stage exhibitions to keep the crowd’s interest. I'd like to see a women’s championship closed for women—so would a lot of the other women.” After four attempts, Medica finally cracked the world mark in the 300- yard free style last night, swimming the distance in 3:04.4, as compared with the former record time of 3:06.8, established by James Gilhula of the Detroit Athletic Club. Off to a very fast start that the timers and specta- tors feared would stop him, the Seattle destroyer paddled right along to smash the world mark. Kiefer swam the 400 meters in 5:17.8, clipping* 12.6 seconds off the world mark set by M. Kiyokawa of Japan. He wilted a trifle in the next to final lap over the 25-yard pool, or he might have done even better. | Medica and Kiefer now have re- ceived credit for or have applications |in for nine world records in their specialties. Miss Rawls, who later held up a pair of striped socks as her good luck token, won her championship with great per- formances in the 100-yard free style and 300-yard individual medley last night although her feats were over- shadowed by Medica and Kiefer. The 100-yard free style was the closest in the meet’s history and re- sulted in a bare foot advantage for Katy over 16-year-old Betty Lea of | Washington A. C., Seattle. Lenore Kight of the Carnegie *Batted for Munns in ninth. tBatted for Coppola in fourth. tBatted for Weaver in eighth. Brooklyn .. 300 20 101—7 Washington 000 202 000—4 Runs—Bordof . Frey. Koenecke, Les- lie,"Cuccinello, Taylor (2). Stone, Kuhel, Boiton, Lary. Errors—Koenecke. - Runs batted in—Leslis Stripp. Phelps ‘Two-base hits—Borde to Lary to Kuhel. Frey to Left on bases—Brook- . 8. First base_on pola. 6: off Leonard 1. Hits Coppola. 3 in 4 innings: off Leonard, 8 in 5 innings: off Weaver, 5 'in 4 innings: off Munns, 2 in 2 innings.’ Struck out—By Coppola, %:"by 4: by Weaver. 1. pitch—Coppola. Toow Losi i hw ‘b 1 ng itcher—Coppola. Male K Leonard Ppires—Messrs. rkurth and Cox. cinello, Myer Cuccinello to Leslie. I 3; Washingt ing pitcher— Um- Woman Swimmers Seeking Own Title Meet After Men Overshadow Feats of Fair Sex ! Library Club, Homestead, Pa., third in the blanket finish. It took a new meet record for Katy to turn the trick. Her time was 1:03 only Helen Madison's world mark and one-tenth of a second under the meet was mark established yesterday afternoon | in the trials by Dorothea Dickinson | of the Swimming Association, New York. Miss Dickinson led until the final | turn, but injured her right shoulder on the twist for home. An X-ray will be taken today to determine the extent of her injuries. In the medley, Miss Rawls won al- | most as she pleased in 4:09.6, bet- tering her own national mark of | 4:12.2 I | REACH PADDLE FINALS Final matches in table tennis in the | colored Community Center all-sports 3 | tourney will be played tonight at the | Dunbar Community Center when 1 | teams representing Birney, Dunbar o | and Garnet-Patterson will show their wares to decide the best player in table tennis competition. i | The same schools will be represent- ed in other sports competition tomor- row night, with paddle tennis taking the limelight. Minor Leagues Pacific Coast., Portland, 10; Hollywood, 1. Los Angeles, 9; Sacramento, 3. Oakland, 6: San Francisco, 5. Seattle, 4; Missions, 3. ‘Texas. Galveston, 12; Houston, 7. Fort Worth, 4; Dallas, 3. Bucky Expects to Collect Hat From Ump Frey to Settle Question of Whether He Swung at Ball — Phils Next Foes. N THE first inning of yester- day's ball game at Griffith Stadium Frey of the Dodgers swung at one of Coppola’s pitches, then took another for what should have been a third strike. When Umpire Magerkurth failed to call Frey out, Manager Harris protested. “He didn’t swing,” claimed Magerkurth. “I'll bet you a hat he did,” retorted Harris “and leave it to Frey to tell you after the game just what he did.” Frey promised to give the umps the low- down. Bucky was expecting to get the chapeau today. There are four former Nationals with the Dodgers. Tom Zachary was a wow for Harris' team in the 1924 world series. Phelps is the bouncing Bowie who went South with the Washington club in 1930. Ralph Boyle got an outfield trial about the same time and Dan Taylor ance right-fielded for the Nationals. Among the 200 at the freeze-out yesterday were Joe Cronin and Art Shires. The former manager of the A Nationals and his missus dropped in for a visit with Father-in-Law Griffith. Joe left last night for Boston to resume charge of the Red Sox. Art, newly-made man- ager of the Harrisburg club of the New York-Pennsylvania League, came to the game with Joe Cam- bria, Albany and Harrisburg ‘owner. Jimmy Wilson’s Phillies, last of the big leaguers the Nationals are to face in the pre-season battling, invade Griffith Stadium tomorrow to give Bob Burke a chance to show whether he deserves the honor of taking the hill for the opener here next Tuesday. Earl Whitehill took a sock on the jaw at the ball yard yesterday, but he was to attempt to sock the Dodgers this afternoon. Fooling around first base, the portside pitcher was well hit by a throw from Red Kress during. practice and now wears the left side of his face about three inches out from where it should be. Schulte and Powell still are battling for the eenter field job, 4 says Manager Harrls. If the batting they didn’t do yesterday has anything to do with Bucky’s decision, he.might as well take the job himself. Each went hitless against the Dodger pitchers and each struck out twice. Both Powell and Lary, who in- terpreted training rules somewhat liberally while the Nationals were “wending their way home from the South, are in good ggain with Harris,. When his players show the right spirit, Bucky is no harsh taskmast Schulte couldn't hit the Dodger after a long run in the second was a masterpiece. This catch brought about an odd double play. Bordagaray, off the middle base, saw Schulte get the ball, ‘but the runner neglected to go back and tag the heading for third. So three-tenths of a second off | Stages Goofiest Horse Race Forty Plugs Entered in Seattle Mayor’s Derby With Odds 100 to 1 Against All ‘The goofiest, most decrepit nags in Washington State will stagger around a race track that is half mud and half humps and bumps, the Mayor said, and there will be nothing straight about it. Already entered for the race Saturday are 40 horses who cheated approximately seven glue factories and fertilizer establish- ments to be eligible. They include Flat Tire, Firecracker, Not Guilty, ‘Tugboat Annie, Stogie, Flannel Cakes, Piccolo Pete, Soap Bubbles, Weinerschnitzel, Long Distance and Pinochle—all animals more than 12 years old. “There is no sense in this horse race,” said Mayor Smith, “but on the other hand, is there any sense in any horse race? The City of Seattle is sponsoring a derby, and the first horse in will lose. The third horse will win a keg of beer. ‘The race track will be in terrible condition, so will the horses. The odds are 100 to 1 against every nag. “I don't see why we have to have an intelligent idea to run a horse race But if people insist on one, the idea is to interest the adults of Seattle in their park sys- tem. The Park Board sponsors the derby, as it also sponsors many things that attract children to the parks. This race will interest adults—I think.” He was right. When the citi- zens' head jockeys were training by wearing rubber boots and carry- ing umbrellas, and by feeding pork chops to the horses, one and all clamored to buy tickets. They learned it wasn’t commercial. There isn't any admission charge. Seattle simply is going to have the silliest horse race in the world. Exhibition Games By the Associated Press. Yesterday’s Results. Brooklyn (N.), 7; Washington (A), 4. Cleveland (A.), 5: New York (N.), 2. Detroit (A.), Cincinnati (N.), 1 (10 innings). Chicago (N.), (8. A), 0. New York (A), 9; Knoxville, (8. A), 4 10; Chattanooga Today’s Schedule. At Washington—Brooklyn (N.) vs. Washington (A.). A% Lynchburg, Va.—Cincinnati (N.) vs. Detroit (A.). At Little Rock—Pittsburgh (N.) vs. Chicago (A.). At Hickory, N. C.—New York (N.) vs. Cleveland (A)). At Charlotte, N. C.—Boston (A.) vs. Charlotte (P. L.). Millar New Head Of Potomac Club RNIE MILLAR. outstanding ‘Washington rowing figure, has been elected to the presidency of the Potomac Boat Club, which is planning an extensive Summer aquatic schedule. y Millar, who was named last night at the sixty-sixth annual meeting of the organization, succeeds Gran- ville Gude, internationally known for his sculling activities. Other officers are: George A. Hernan, vice president; Charles J. Eisenstein, secretary; J. William Belt, treas- urer; John Dollins, captain of the crews; Bernard Vollmer, first lieu- tenant, and James Burch, second lieutenant. Gerald Lawler, Scudder Darragh and Edwin Warren were elected to the Board of Governors for & term of three years each. Foening Star | 1935. TWIN KILLS MARK YANK EXHIBITIONS Lazzeri, in Comeback, Teams With Crosetti—Ber- ger Ace at Bat, Afield. NOXVILLE, Tenn.—Due largely to the comeback of Tony Laz- zeri, the Yankees threaten to have one of the best double- play combinations in the big leagues this year. Lazzeri, much lighter and livelier than last season, has teamed with Frank Crosetti for an average of bet- ter than one twin killing a game. The Yanks have completed 24 double plays in 22 exhibitions. | HICKORY, N. C.—Bozie Berger, young second baseman for the Cleve- land Indians, was supposed to he an excellent infielder and not much of a hitter earlier this season. It's dif- ferent now. Berger handled nine chances in the field against the Giants yesterday, took part in two double plays and knocked out a triple, two doubles and a single in four trips to the plate. LITTLE ROCK, Ark.— Manager Jimmy Dykes said today he planned | to ship five White Sox rookies back to the minors for more seasoning as | soon as he gets enough time off from | exhibition games. | The five expected to be farmed out | are Outfielder Dan Hafey, Pitchers | Jack Rigney, Lee Stine and Johnny | Michaels and Catcher George Cait- hamer. Play Benefit Game. | HILADELPHIA.—The Phillies and | Athletics return to sand-lot ball | today, choosing up sides for a benefit game. John B. (Jack) Kelly, former Olym- | pic oarsman and Philacelphia politi- | cal leader, and Austin Meehan, city commissioner of elections, will pick players from the two teams. Proceeds will go to purchase of equipment for sand-lot base ball teams. | LYNCHBURG, Va.—Mickey Coch- | | rane’s newest puzzle is whether to {use Jo Jo White as the sprinting member of the Detroit Tigers’ hit- and-run ccmbination or let him take | his cut at the ball and try to be a | home-run hitter. White belted a home run at Dur- ham, N. C. yesterday to give Detroit a 3-to-1 win over Cincinnati in the | tenth. PASS GRABBERS GLOAT. | CHICAGO, April 11 () .—Followers ! of Annie Oakley cheered as the Illi- the “no pass” rule for State tracks. Sports Program In Local Realm TODAY. Base Ball. ‘Washington vs. Brooklyn, Grif- fith Stadium, 3. University of Michigan at Mary- land, 4. Wrestling. Danno O'Mahoney, Ireland, vs. Rudy Dusek, Omaha, one fall, ‘Washington Auditorium, 8:30. Golf. U. of Florida vs. Georgetown, Congressional Country Club, Tennis, Pittsburgh at George Washing- ton, 3. TOMORROW. Base Ball. ‘Washington vs. Philadelphia Nationals, Griffith Stadium, 3. Michigan at Maryland, 4. ‘Washington-Lee High at East- ern, 3:30. Track. American University at Ran- dolph-Macon. Eastern High at Episcopal. Tennis. Pittsburgh at George Wash- ington, 3 SATURDAY. Base Ball. Washington vs. Albany (Inter- national League), Griffith Sta- dium, 3. Maryland at Washington Col- lege. Randolph-Macon Academy Western, 3:20. Tech High at Episcopal, 3:30. ‘Takoma-Silver Spring High at Charlotte Hall. Track. Richmond University at Mary- land, -2. Catholic Forest. at University at Wake Tennis. Georgetown at Maryland, 3. American U. at Catholic U. Lacrosse. Maryland vs. Mount Washing- ton, Homewood Field, Baltimore, 3. Rifle. Maryland at George Washing- ton (girls). Golf. Tech vs. Roosevelt, Washington Golf and Country Club, 3:30. (Public High series). ROSS SIGNS FOR FIGHT Features and Classified Cc—1 her Coppola Despile Defeat L3 KOENIG MAKING TOUR OF INFIELD Has Skipped Only Terry’s Post—Cubs and Chisox Continue Feud. By the Associated Press. ICKORY, N. C, April 11.— Mark Koenig, one of the most traveled men in big league base ball, should be well versed in his duties as utility infielder with the Giants by the time | the Spring exhibition tour is finished. Koenig has played short, third and | second base so far, and if Joe Malay is farmed out soon may get a crack at Bill Terry's initial sack before the season opens. CHICAGO.—Victorious on the road with a finish that netted 10 victories and one tie in the last 11 games, the Chicago Cubs come home today to prepare for their greatest nemesis— the South Side White Sox. The White Sox won the last city series and won both games this Spring at Los Angeles. ST. LOUIS.—Manager Rogers Hornsby may be on first base for the Browns in today's game with the Car- dinals. Jack Burns is ill with a chest cold and sore throat. Bob Weiland, whom the Browns ob- tained from Cleveland, will make his St. Louis debut today against Bill | Hallahan. Bucs Pick Pitchers. KLAHOMA CITY.—Not only does Manager Pie Traynor know who's going to pitch the opener for the Pittsburgh Pirates, but he's got | & whole series figured out. | Waite Hoyt will go against the Cin- cinnati Reds at Cincinnati April 17, and Guy Bush will hurl the opener in Pittsburgh. Then in order will come Jim Weaver, Lefty Birkofer and Cy Blanton. LYNCHBURG, Va,—The Cincinnati Reds moved into the Piedmont belt to- day for No. 8 in their series with De- troit—with reports from St. Louis that Jim Bottomley is awaiting a word from General Manager Larry MacPhail be- fore he rejoins the team. Bottomley, for two years regular first Will Meet Foe Yet to Be Chosen gacker, quit the Reds in Tampa. in Portland Arena. PORTLAND. Oreg., April 11 (P‘—‘ Joe Waterman, Portland matchmaker, has signed Barney Ross world junior welterweight and lightweight cham- nois Racing Commission rescinded | Pion, for an outdoor fight here in July. An opponent will be selected later. 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