Evening Star Newspaper, March 16, 1937, Page 14

@he Foening Staf Fporls A—14 WASHINGTON, D. O, TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1937. * Cohen Gels Nats’ Relief Role : Yanks Set Except in Left Field “POPPING AB WORTH SEEN INLEFTY AT LAST Screwball Now One of Syd’s Assets—Howitzers Again Upset Red Necks. NDO. Fla E vy Harry Cohen, by dint of mo; r's share of has become somebody gton ball club’s training camp. down to the point, with no loss Syd Cohen is destined to be Nationals’ No. 1 relief pitcher. Wasdells, Chapmans the Newsoms, have been e newspaper headlines, Syd been working out quietly oning himself without ac- the blare of bugles To all outward a Manager Bucky Harris to have forgotten him until when he commented on negls seemed In short, Syd probe most-improved the w time since | 1934, I un- he seems to have fitted him- the major league scheme of nd. f into rs, for at once comme s courage and control s had full time | the Jewish lad | some | fast | Was was Cohen is g leagu for the maj ead of the aver far that Now steer s hr acc only with the to prove a “It nev complet, s help be much, as far as is col “Syd. how- to realize that | s value is in serving es He'll be a good nd don't forget to say that when all said and done, Cohen will do more to surprise the average person than the squad.” Too Few Lou's for Syd. 16— | re than one ball play- | perseverance, | in the | in | o spare. But | her lack m Nati mml | ivery is expected qo SHY has been Cohen so far that s | hardly any one of the writing boys have been associat him seriously tunes the Nationa came as something of | day when Harris defi- named Syd to hurl three in- norrow against the Giants in th> opening exhibition game of the seas Dick Lanahan, hasn't made good yet, game He will Appleton and th into the picture to finish the affair. This, indeed, is a distinct honor and & vote of confidence, for Syd has not | been outstanding in his trials “lth the Griffmen, nor is he a youngster Syd's chief fame to date, has been his ability to strike out one u Gehrig, who is a member o1 the Yankees. Thi: iar ability is well known in the base ball has pulled eyes. but he the local boy be followed by Pet e Cohen will flé]’) as Gehrig stopped cold to date. Reminiscing over these feats, | Harris has an interesting angle to voice | If he can do that to a great hitter | like Genrig.” he said, “why can't he | ool lesser batters? I mean, it stands to reason that he can now, especially to left-handers. He ought to be a mean guy for left-handers to face. | Why, he actually seems to bring his cross-fire from behind the firs base- man’s ear.” Red Necks Crimson Again. Cecil Travis otherwise is the cur- rent hero in camp. Cecil has intimated that he intends to bat .350 this year and thus far he has gotten off to a grand start. Yesterday Shanty Ho- gan's Howitzers and Ben Chapman's Red Necks battled again and once more it was Travis who walked off with the hitting Laurels. Playing an important part in the "-t0-2 victory of the Howitzers, Travis collected two singles in three trips to the plate to bring his total of hits to five in half a dozen times at bat. In | the previous game Cecil made three hits in as many tries Joe Cascarella and Ray Phebus, pitching three innings apiece, hurled | J&n Ken | Phfl Chase and Buck Newsom, on the other | {0 steady ball for the Howitzers hand, were well pounded Chase was Ch’iriZEd vu(h the defeat Pir world. Cohen | | who | will start the | of course, | wool over few hitters’ | OF F%Stan # STANDOUTS AT CAMP DE GRIFF THE NEWEST MEMBER OF WASHINGTONS BASE BALL SCRIBES & THE WINNER OF THE 'PRESS CLOTHES, YOU DO IT. TDAY,JIM, 1 HEAR TH' BIRDIES) CALLIN' ME ( - ,\»»“m TH:\) TH GUY wvw BLIEVES « EVERYTHIN'HE fl. SEES | A UNANIMOUS SELECTION: THE CUTEST DEVOTEE OF THE POPULAR CYCLING SFORT 15 JERRY (WIFE OF PITCHER CASCARELLA /" THA'S TURRIBLE ( FER AGUY T'LET 'IMSELF GO LIKE (, THAT"KING Ko~6 [ McDonALD! \ GUESS 1M NoT SO HEFTY w? AFTER ALL %’ THE STAR'S PHOTOG WING HONORS AS THE MOST RECKLESS BIRD ON TINKER FIELD' JOE) HARRUMPH - KAFF KAFF ! WHAT A BLIMP | THAT HOGAN 15 ~- MAKES ME FEEL ALMOST SLENDER ~— N = N - HEADACHES AROUN' HERRE ' THOUT PUTTIN® ON A TIGHT (Am — \ THE WILDEST Mop™< OF HAIR BELONGS To BEN CHAPMAN .. B»’ CRACKY, ‘n-w, FLORIDDY AIR IS - PGSR A S GUESS I WON'T BE § ANEEDIN' THIS \(mr ANY MORE J. BROOKLYAY DE SHONG HAS AS MUC| H ON THE CUE BALL AS KE HAS ONTHE HORSEHIDE — TAKE YOUR CHOICE HERE... LOOKS LIKE A'DEAD HEAT ‘Yo US. / Li C X " AWRIGHT, SINGTON % NOW TAKE FULL SWING AT TH'NEX' PITCH! T OMIGOSH ' - 1 \ JUST KNOW 175 NEWSOM WANTING ANOTHE R \ ADVANFE THE MOST-PAGED GENT AROUND THESE PARTS., . AND NOT A DISSENTING VOTE! when he was nicked for three runs in the second inning. Newsom took up | the Red Necks’ pitching in the fourth | and was subjected to a five-hit bar-w LETTING he pitching picture fade, | rage in the following frame, netting | the Howitzers four The score: Hogans. AB.H.O.A Hogan.c 1 Lewis.3b [1b, f. smnrlr Meaiie . Millies cf. Crrellap Phebus.p. News'm.p Totals 2 Tota: Hogans 03 Chapmans Runs—Sington (2), halic, Kuhel, Phebus’ Bolton, Hill Runs' batted in—Mihalic, (2). Sington. Wright, Chapman. Error—McNeeley. Twi base it Minalic.. Newsom. Hil more runs. ch'm'ns AB.H. Ch'an.ss. ) 4 Lewis. Travis. Off Cascarella. 4 in_3_inni . 5 in 3 innings: off ‘Chase ngs: off Newsom, 6 in 3 inning e on balls—Off Phebus, 2 in off Chase. 1 in 3 innings. Cascarella. Losmz pitcher—Chase. pire—Mr. Kolls. 01001 1— Chap- Three-base hits—McNeeley. Kuhel Winhing Bileher Um- Fire Seen in Tlgere Though G Ry 2 Staff Correspondent o. The Star. RLANDO, Fla., March 16— The oft-rumored Detroit= ‘Washington diamond deal, supposedly to involve Buck Newsom, definitely is a myth, ac- cording to President Clark Griffith of the Nationals. The rumors were revived yes- terday and today but the Old Fox claims there is nothing to them. “I haven't called Lakeland (train- ing camp of the Tigers) and fur- thermore I have no intention of doing s0,” said Griff. “As far as I'm concerned, Newsom is a mem-= ber in good standing of the Wash- ington club.” Newsom ‘Deal’ Not All Smoke Longing for Pitcher, riffith Scoffs. Despite Griffith's speech, it is understood that if the Detroits accept any of three propositions they can have Newsom. Proposi- tion No. 1 is a deal whereby Out- fielder Pete Fox and Pitchers Elden Auker and Jake Wade would come to Washington in exchange for Blushing Buck. No. 2 is Newsom for Fox and Auker and $50,000. No. 3 is Auker and Wade and $25,000. NEW HAVEN, Conn,, March 16 (#). —George H. Woodland of Kenilworth, Ill., has been elected captain of the 1938 Yale wrestling team. Havana Fans Sore Because Cards Are Minus Diz Sarron Warned Armstrong Is Murder—Schmeling Not Soured by Fight Boycott. BY EDDIE BRIETZ, Associated Press Sports Writer AYTONA BEACH, Fla, March 16.—Havana fans are boiling mad because Los San Louis Cardenales came to town two years in succes- sion without Dizzy Dean. Senor Adolfo Luque of the Giants, who understands the lingo, got a big kick out of telling the Cards what the boys and girls were saying, which was plenty and hot Max Schmeling isn't returning the boycott. He signed his name 127 times for autograph hunters in Jimmy Kelly’s Greenwich Village Joint the other night . . . Young Bob Feller must be slipping. Best “he could do was fan one of the three batters he pitched Lo in New Orleans Sunday. Note to Pete Sarron, N. B. A. featherweight champ: They say Henry Armstrong, Los Angeles Negro, who kayoed Mike Belloise last week, is pure murder and that you had better watch out . .. The Yanks have to spend two nights in sleepers to come here from St. Pete to play the Cards today . .. In exactly 30 days, Tony Manero, open champ, and Johnny Revolta have played 502 holes of golf. King Levinsky is on his way to England (we hope not to fight) ... ‘Walitresses at the Osceola here say if Shanty Hogan can eat more than Pepper Martin they want no part of Mrs. Hogan'’s boy . . . The Dodgers want old Jess Haines of the Cardi- nals for the vacant coaching job. Joe O'Rourke}fiiy coach, in his prime one of the best free-handed tbacco chewers in base ball (he could spit from third to first) has sworn off. His only vice now is smoking clay pipes presented by President Gerry Nugent . . . Diana Fishwick, British golfing star, who once beat Glenna Collett Vare for the American title, is visiting at Miami. Bill Terry’s decision to quit seems to be definite this time, and it is Jjust as well for the guy was on his way to more farewells than the late Mme. Schumann-Heink . . . Sinus trouble has Joe Williams, sports editor of the New York World-Tele- gram, on the mat, ‘Those Cuban senoritas must have something on the ball, at that. One Daytona Beach writer who went to Havana with the Cards was taken care of so well by the dolls he for- got to drop by the cable office and file his story. . . Only trouble with the Cards’ new training plant here it is three good country miles from town. Fight men can't explain the col- lapse of Gunnar Barlund, Finnish heavy who hit the skids after a fly- ing start against American com-= petition. Nothing new in the Dean situa- tion here. Prexy Sam Breadon re- turned from Cuba and reiterated in his best Spanish he'll trade Dizzy the minute a satisfactory offer is re- ceived. Cardinal players will bet the opening day battery is J. Dean and Ogrodcwil‘ci, Write your own ticket. than we've got POWELLISAMONG THREE AFTERJ0B World Champions’ Chance to Repeat Depends Greatly | on Aging Lazzeri. \ This is another of a series outlining | major league pennant prospects. | BY PAUL MICKELSON, Associated Press Sports Writer. T. PETERSBURG, Fla., March| 16.—Joe McCarthy is standing pat with his New York Yankees. The powerhouse club that tore the American League apart, smashed out 182 home runs, scored 995 runs and cake-walked home with the pen- nant vy 19'; games in 1936 is good enough in the shrewd McCarthy books. Except for a battle between Alvin Powell, Myril Hoag and Ernie Koy, a | big rookie up from the Newark farm, | virtually every position on the world championship team appears to be clinched by the boys who shattered records as they went to town last sea- son. McCarthy is in the market for | good pitchers, but chances are that his old staff. best in the league on an earned run basis in '36, will do all the firing. Lazzeri an Uncertainty. \\ HEN a team wins the pennant in a walk and then the world | series, I can’'t see much need of any wholesale house cleaning, can you?" asked McCarthy. “But if any of these rookies me why see them out there Personally, I believe the Yankees | the ball cl | 33-year-old | the Yankees | pennant | hander, | shape | Johnny look too good to be true on paper. They should win the flag again, but the trouble is last year's clippings don't count Searching for an Ach b, the spotli Tony Lazzeri, ates at second base Tony surprised every one by last- ing the entire 1936 season, but whether he can go through another is prob- ably the only question that confronts Without Tony working second, supplying advice and steady- g the infield, the world champs un- doubtedly would have trouble. Right now Tony looks as though he's good for another two or three years at least, and McCarthy certainly hopes so illes heel falls on who oper- Fight for Left Field. 'O ONE is figuring without First Baseman Lou Gehrig and Pitcher Red Ruffing. The two holdout artists are sure to line up by the time the race opens. giving the Yankees the same line up that started the final world series game—Crosetti, shortstop; Rolfe, third base; Gehrig, first base Dimaggio centerfield Dickey, catct Selkirk, right fleld: Poweli, left and Lazzeri, second base Lefty Gomez, R Monte Pear- son and Ji ny M hy, right- who looks better every day, up as the starting pitchers, Pat Malone, Bulp Hadley and Broaca set as spot pitchers, Kemp Wicker and Vito Tamulis are waging a spirited duel for a mound job and may do. Frank Makosky, big right-hander who won 17 for Oak- land, has a good fork ball and is likely to be used as a “rally buster.” Though the infield is set with Don Heffner and John Saltzgaver as utility men, and the center and right field jobs are snared by the sensational Dimaggio and Selkirk, the tussle for left field may be a great one. Hoag was playving the best ball of his career iast Summer until he bumped into Dimaggio and suffered a skull concus- sion. He's back in fine fettle this year and is sure to give Powell a run. Koy probably will lose out and be shipped back to Newark Depend on Gomez. \1CCARTH\ is depending upon Gomez for a comeback. The good senor has reduced and is really zipping the ball over faster than he did in '35 and '36. Unless Wicker and Tamulis come through, Gomez will be the only lefty on the club and will have to carry the southpaw burden. | The only way to break down the clubbing Yankess is for them to do it themselves. If Lazzeri stands up and the pitching is fairly decent, the im- | pending race may be a dull repetition | of last year's runaway. | with DODGERS LEARN TO RUN | Work Under New Coach Pleases Winsett, Rook Slugger. CLEARWATER, Fla.—Jack Winsett, the rookie slugger who is the main | reason why the Brooklyn Dodgers got | Percy Bears to tutor the squad in | running, figures it’s a good idea. | “They teach you everything buL‘ | running and that's about the most | important thing you do in the out- field,” he says. GREENBERG UNCERTAIN Tigers Will Keep York Around as First Base Protection. LAKELAND, Fla—Mickey Coch- rane, Tiger pilot, insists he is not completely _convinced that Hank | Greenberg, Detroit first baseman who | was out last season, will be able to | take over his old job. So in the meantime he'll hold onto Rudy York, slugging first baseman from Milwaukee. Sports Mirror By the Assoctated Press. Today a year ago—Leroy Haynes knocked out Primo Carnera in third round; Frank Nordell beat Glenn Cunniagham and Joe Man- gan in 1,500=meter race at Newark. Three years ago — Horsemen struck at Hialeah Park, charging racing commission’s action against horse-doping unfair. TRACK TITLE CAPS COLUMBIA'S DRIVE I. C. 4-A Champion Team Is First Winner for Coach Merner in 18 Years. BY the Associated Press EW YORK, March 16.—To the man whose Columbia Univer- sity track team has put the finishing touches to the Light Blue's Athletic rennaissance, it seems the first 25 years of coaching are the | hardest Carl Merner, a tall, blond Kansan who came to Columbia as basket ball | mentor in 1916 and took over track in | 1919 after two years' War service, never coached a championship squad until | his Lions spread-eagled the field in the Intercollegiate A. A. A. A. title meet Saturday night. It was Colum- bia’s first 1. C. 4-A victory since 1879 Starts Climb in 1929, I:VFR since the Columbia varsity | eight came from behind to win | the intercollegiate race at Pough- keepsie in 1929, Columbia has been on the way back to the top of the inter- | collegiate athletics. ince then the Light Blue's foot ball teams have won a Rose Bowl championship and be- come an Eastern power under Lou Little flourished with titles in the Eastern “Ivy” League. Saturday night put track Coach Merner, who learned coaching at Towa State Teache lege at Cedar Falls and Spr: (Mass.) College, saw “the b: ever coached” wrest the Manhattan Merner believes his Columbians have a good chance in the outdoor I. C. 4-A games, which will be held at Ran- dall’s Island, May 28, 29. “T . if the coast teams don't come East,” he said with a smule “Earle Meadows tells me that South- ern California has three vaulters who can better 14 feet. That's about two more than we have. But if the coast teams decide to stay out there for the coast championships, we'll be up in the bali game. in about Has No Special System. ‘\O I DON'T have any special © 7 system for track. I let my boys keep their individual styles and don't make them conform to any set style Some coaches do, and I think they carry it too far. If I have a jumper who can do 6 feet or better with a scissors Kick, you can bet I don't try to change him over to the Western roll “My material for the last two years has been very good. The last two freshman teams have been strong in all departments and we've been able to develop some good men.” TRIBE AFTER THIRD WIN. NEW ORLEANS.—The Cleveland Indians were out for their third straight victory today over th.NPu Orleans Farm Club. .. FLORSHEIM The Lxranp 310 Ovber Styles & 14th & G Five years ago—Babe Ruth signed one-year contract with Yankees for $75,000, & cut of $5,000. Sports Program For Local Fans | | TODAY. ‘ Basket Ball. Evening Star interscholastic tournament, Tech High, 3:30 p.m, Mount Rainier Girls vs. Bethesda- Chevy Chase Girls, Mount Rainier Boys vs. Washington-Lee Boys; 8 ‘\ | | TIGERS ARE MEAN, HARRIDGE WARNS Will Take “Lot of Holding” in Flag Race, President of League Says. the Assoclatea Press. HICAGO, March pm., Washington-Lee Girls vs. George Washington Girls; West- ern Boys vs. George Washington Boys. - TOMORROW. Base Ball. Washington vs. New York Giants, Orlando, Fla Basket Ball. Evening Star interscholastic 16 —William going to try but he ¢l 'r*fl‘" fa b today to say eno Basket ball and base ball have | lire. ament, Tech High, 8 pm, semi-finals Track. Catholic University in Knights of Columbus meet, New York City Table Tennis. District championship tot ment, Earle Table Tennis 403 Eleventh street, 7:30. sou mation on 0. Briges, Detr Predicts Tighter Race. TALKED to Mr. Br Beach,” Ha enthused abo am I. W THURSDAY. Wrestling. Rudy Dusek vs. Hank Barber and Joe Dusek vs. Ed Meske, main bouts, Turner's Arena, 8:30. Table Tennis. District championship tourna- ment, Earle Table Tennis Club 403 Eleventh street, 7:30. FRIDAY. ‘Table Tennis. District championship tourna- ment, Earle Table Tennis Club, 403 Eleventh street, 7:30 SATURDAY. Base Ball. Washington vs. St. Louis Cardi- nals, Daytona Beach, Fla. Basket Ball. Star interscholastic tournament, Tech High, pm, girls’, suburban boys’ and metro- politan boys' finals. Track. Georgetown in Knights of Co- lumbus games, New York City. Boxing. District A. A. U. championships Turner’s Arens Evening | GIANTS LIKE MELTUN Hurler Up From Orioles Apt to Get Coffman’s Job fering if ST. PETERSBURG, Fla—The New (i1l 09 &2 ¢ York Giants' Cuban training exer- ., o i attendance for eve cises seem to have settled one thing— that CLff Melton, lanky left-hander from Baltimore, will replace the vet- ’ eran Dick Coffman on the mound CUBS DRILLS BLOCKED staff. Melton has shown a world of speed . Avalanche and a fair curve and control. Bars Way Field, | Made Mire by Heavy Rain. ' AVALON, Calif —Manager BROWNS FROST-BITTEN. sl concerned vt oved SAN ANTONIO, Tex.—Bad weather of the Cubs after anot and holdout Beau Bell are causing storm washed out y most of the worry in the Brown train- ing camp. With temperature close to freezing, Hornsby sent his shivering charges into a brisk workout today. to the practic could reac for at and even the field least anc r FOR MONTHS TO COME! There are many good reasons why more men buy Poreheims for Easter than all other quality makes in America. First of all their style rates the head of the Easter parade —second, their perfeet fit will make it the most comfortable procession you ever walked in —third, their longer wear will keep them looking new long after the last My has wilted. HAHN 7th and K 3212 14th