Evening Star Newspaper, March 29, 1937, Page 11

SPORTS. Play in AUGUSTA GREENS TRYING, SAYS PRO Rugged Course Often Jinx to Ball—Jones Regarded Tourney Threat. BY HORTON SMITH. UGUSTA, Ga., March 29.—Al- though the tournament-play- ing pro golfers have been holding the blistering pace since November, we will all feel a special thrill when we pull up along- side the rambling 100-year-oid Southern manor house headquar- ters for Boboy Jones'masters open April 1, 32, 3 and 4. Bobby Jones will be host and contestant as us- ual in his only tournament of “: the year. TI've ; seen him in ac- ¢ tion in Florida and know he’s taking this fourth annual event seriously. Any thought Jones is ‘in there for scenic effect is crazy. He's not that sort of athlete. He'll be in there to win. Particularly so since his poor showing in the first three classics don’t rest well. ] [ Horton Smith. Jones’ Game Again Strong. I AM one who thinks Bobby might jump up any time here in the next few vears and surprise us all. If he gets warm weather, he'll be hot this time. He says himself the climate here during the masters has been “to0 cold” and that he can't get the proper touch. Bob's scores in Florida this ‘Winter show he still has his game. Last year a cyclone missed the masters’ course by only a few miles, but Allie Berchman, the head man here and an old resident, predicts right weather this time after study- ing, the almanac. He predicted bad weather for the last two classics, and, believe me he was right! This courses possesses the most pe- cuiiar problems. The first is to get on the greens, another is to get down In two putts once safely on. Course Is Tricky. OST courses don’t offer such diffi- culties. Once on the majority of greens, you figure on a putt for a birdie, or a sure two putts. Here the greens call for rare skill in judgment of rolls, as well as a touch like a cat’s whisker. Long tee shots, properly placed, are essential. The swales and knolls are 80 constructed that it makes a tre- mendous difference at what angle your second stroke is played. There are only 40 bunkers, but countless bumps block the ball or send 1t twisting off into some very awkward spot from which yeu must play a chip up to the hole. My ipck has been good on short approaches, long putts and my holing out here, hence my winning the masters twice. Meet No House Party. MANY consider this masters a sort of house party to which Jones invites those he likes. That isn’t so. It’s by qualification and any player who meets one of the 12 requirements is invited. For pros, this means past and pres- ent United States open, British open or P. G. A. champions, present Ryder Cup players, first 30 in last United States open, first 8 in previous P. G. A. and 2 additional players with the best Winter scoring records. It’s wide open to those who qualify. And once here, you're sure of being| back the next year, if you finisa in| the first 30. | But that's plenty tough. Although | 1 have a favorite I'll mention in my | next column, I can't see how any standout rates lower than 12 to 1. And only a few go that low. (Copyright, 1937. Reproduction in whole or in part prohibited without permission.) FORM SOFT BALL TEAM D. C. Unemployment Compensa- tion Board Seeking Games. The District Unemployment Com- pensation Board has organized a soft ball team and is seeking games with | crack clubs through Manager Bill Gor- | man at District 7212, between 9 a.m. and 4 pm. George Herrmann will captain the team, which includes such players as Bob Doyle, Tex Wharton, John Bisch- off and Joe Donlon. The club expects to compete in one of the Government leagues. A’S AFTER RESERVES. MEXICO CITY.—Connie Mack, vet- eran manager of the Athletics, said he was in the market for an experi- enced outfielder and infielder as re- serves, The Macks broke camp last night after five weeks of training and left for the States. BROWNS BATTLE FARM. LAREDO, Tex.—The Browns en- gaged in a “family affair” today with the San Antonio Missions of the Texas League, a Brown farm, providing the opposition. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1937. SPORTS . A—11 Masters’ Golf Tournament Thrilling to Horton Smith L] 13 THE ACE HURLER OF A FEW SEASONS AGO, SEEMS To BE ON THE COMEBACK TRAIL WITH THE NATS IN FLORIDA.... W oo ' | Distance Stars to Command Calcium Saturday—11 Schools Entered. BY the Associated Press. USTIN, Tex., March 29.—Eight | hundred men of speed, includ- ing Indiana’s Don Lash and | Pennsylvania’s Gene Venzke, | were listed today for the first major ,outdoor competition of 1937—the | tenth renewal of the University of | Texas relays. | In sSaturday’s event Lash and ‘Venzke will test their fleetness against the Rideout twins of North Texas Teachers’ College. Wayne Rideout, who beat Lash, America’s ranking two-miler, at New Orleans last December, but fared bad- ly in later Eastern meets, will match | strides with the Hoosler in a 3,000- | meter exhibition. . Blaine Rideout Challenges. {BLAINE RIDEOUT will challenge | Venzke in the one-mile. Eleven universities will be repre- sented. Texas' own Steers hope to rebuild last year's crack sprint relay | combination, which ran away with the 440 and 880 yard competition at the | Drake, Kansas and Peansylvania re- | lays. Graduation has deprived that | quartet of all but H. V. Reeves, jr. Other talent listed includes Alton | Terry, the Olympic javeline tosser, from Hardin-Simmons, and Sam Francis, Nebraska’s great shotput ar- tist. FREISINGER RULES YANK ICE'SKATERS Wins Four Events to Dominate National Indoor Title Meet at Chicago. BY the Associated Press. petitive career almost was ended two years ago bucause of a leg fracture, held the senior men’'s national indoor speed skating cham- pionship today. The 21-year-old member of the 1936 Olympic won four events, ranging from 440 yards to 3 miles, and finished second in another to score 140 points, 50 more than the total of Vic Ron- chetti, also of Chicago. Marvin Swamson, outdoor champion, with a second place in the half-mile, was third with 20 points. Five en- trants, Joe Bree of New York, Delbert Lamb and Bob Peterson of Milwaukee; Alex Hurd of St. Louis and Eddie Schroeder of Chicago, tied for fourth with 10 points each. Madeline Horn of Beaver Dam, Wis., and Mrs. Dorothy Franey Drolson of St. Paul, rivals of long standing, tied for senior women’s honors, each scor- ing two first places and one second for 80 points. Eleanor Thiel of Chi- cago was third with 50 points and HICAGO, March 29.—Leo Frei- | < singer of Chicago, whose com- Mary Dolan of Minneapolis Xourthl with 30. COME-BACK COLLEGER ¥'KNOW, PETEY, 1 FEEL 1GOTTA SET AN EXAMPLE FER TH'KIDS esee THE NATIONALS SLAB VETS HAVE —By JIM BERRYMAN THE CITRUS CIRCUIT HAS REALLY AGREED WITH HIM.,., HAVE T'FACE | MYOWN PITCHIN'! BOY, HAVE I MONTES MODEST/ MUST HAVE FALLEN IN ONE OF ORLANDO'S A RIGHT To FEEL COCKY AFTER THE HANDSOME. SHELLACKING THEY DEALT THE CARDS SATURDAY...... BY GEORGE HUBER. HE dog and gun boys have some time to wait before they can indulge in their favorite out- door recreation, but since the late but unlamented season closed a few things have happened which promise somewhat better shooting than we had last Fall. To begin with, the State Department finally has concluded negotiations with Mexico, the wild life treaty has been signed by all concerned, ratifications have been exchanged and the formal announcement putting the treaty ilnto | effect has been made by the President. Laws and regulations under the treaty will be administered by the Agriculture Department. This treaty was 20 years in the making, and now the United: States, Canada and Mexico are linked in a oo-operative move- ment to extend protection to wild life in general. The Mexican treaty provides Federal protection for 140 species (many of them non-game species) and their subspecies not protected under the treaty with Great Britain in respect to Canada. The Canadian treaty pro- tects birds that migrate between that country and the United States, but many birds that cross the Mexican border in their northern migration do not reach Canada. Treaty Provisions Are Broad. [E Mexican treaty provides for the future inclusion of other migratory species “which the Presidents of the United States and Mexico may de- termine in common agreement.” Thus it has some of the broad and excellent powers given to the Biological Survey under the present migratory bird law. Neither game animals nor migratory birds may be transported across the border without a permit from the government of both countries. Authorization for funds to ad- minister the treaty already have been granted, and it has been declared constitutional. Among the birds protected are swans, ducks, geese, rails, coots, gallinules, ‘woodcock, snipe, plovers, pigeons and doves. It provides that the season shall be held to & maximum of four months and that it shall be closed in both countries from March 10 to September 1, and for the establishment of refuge zones in which the taking of migratory birds shall be prohibited. Pro Hockey By the Associated Press. NATIONAL LEAGUE. League championship series (three of five games): Standing—Detroit won two, Montreal Canadiens won one (Canadiens. 3: Detroit, 1, Saturday). Fourth game—At Montreal Tuesday. Second-place series (two of three): Third game—Montreal Maroons, 4 Boston, 1 (Maroons win round 2-1). Semi-final _series (two of “three): Pirst game—Montreal Maroons at New York Rangers Thursday. INTERNATIONAL-AMERICAN LEAGUE. Western Division (three of five): Third game—Syracuse, 3; Pittsburgh, 0 (Syracuse leads 2-1). Fourth game— At Pittsburgh Wednesday. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Final round (four, games): First geme—Minneapolis, 2 st Louts. 1. cond game—At St. Louls Tuesday. Redheads, Canvasbacks Increase. OTHER good news comes from the Biological Survey, which has completed its Midwinter inventory of ducks. It is from this inventory and one made later that the decision as to season and limits is r.ade. For the second consecutive year the | waterfow] depression is on the mend. Observers for the survey say they saw nearly 9,500,000 ducks, which in all probability is not one-fourth of the country’s supply. Mallard and pintail increase was largest. Lesser scaup, black ducks, baldpates, snow geese and Canada geese also gained. Canvasbacks and redheads, fully pro- tected last year, also gained. “This increase is not as spec- tacular as was last year’s but it shows that the program is pro- ducing results,” an official of the survey states. “This upward trend can be attributed to several factors. More birds have returned to breeding grounds as a re- sult of hunting restrictions. The Fed- eral refuge system is showing results, and sportsmen are giving increased support to the waterfowl restoration program.” With the Midwinter inventory com- pleted, the Biological Survey is making plans for its Summer investigation of breeding grounds and will announce this season'’s regulations about June 30. LUTHERAN BOWLERS HAVE COIN CHANCE Washington Team’s Score of 1,730 in National Pin Tourney May Remain Tops. Special Dispatch to The Star. NOR-POLK. Va, March 29.—The Lutheran Church League rollers of Washington, D. C., who have jumped into the lead of men’s booster teams in the N. D. B. C. tournament here with a score of 1,730, are considered excellent prospects of grabbing top prize money. Their count is 85 pins better than the next best team, the Norfolk Junior Chamber of Commerce. So far, eight teams have shot in that class. . Diamond-Recreation, rated as one of the best women's teams in the country, ran into tough luck the first day, having constant cuts through the center and small counts on marks. Withal, it contrived to lead the wom- en's competition, but its score of 1,592 is endangered. Three Baltimore women—Audrey Mullaney, Evelyn Brose and Alice Lucas—are holding leads, Miss Mul- laney topping the women’s singles and all-events and the Misses Lucas and Brose in women'’s doubles. CUBS HURL ROOKIES. SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.—The Cubs go against the Pirates again today, with Boss Charlie Grimm in- tent on finding out the ability of two rookie flingers, Charles Wesley Flow- ers and Walter Higbe. Gomez 50 Per Cent Improved, Declares Ump Johnson Quinn Calls Brooklyn Best Base Ball Town—Chocolate Still Drawing Ring Fans. BY EDDIE BRIETZ, Associated Press Sports Writer. EW YORK, March 20— Note to American League batters: Umpire Charlie Johnson, who has been watching him in Florida, says Lefty Gomez is a 50 per cent better pitcher than last year . . . Boston Bees may go t« Braden- ton, where the Cards formerly trained, if Bob Quinn decides against returning to St. Peters- burg. Les Etter, who used & do a grand job ballyhooing Minnesota’s Golden Gophers, will be back on the firing line next Fall . . . The weak hitting of Buddy Hassett has Burleigh Grimes & Co. worry- ing . . . Big leaguers who have ! seen the Bees this Spring say Vince DI Maggio ien’t in Joe's class as & hitter. . Max Schmeling has made two trips from Germany to try to land that Braddock fight and may make & third . . . If so, the ocean mileage will total about 18,000 miles . . . Clyde Castleman, who just will not get in shape, has been handed the dunce cap by Bill Terry and left with the Jersey City club to think things over. Connie Mack may bring Ralph Kress and Dusty Cooke back to the American League from Minneapo- lis if the price is right . . . Ernie Lombardi, the Reds’ big catcher, can hold seven balls in each of his hamlike paws . .. Of 14 out~ standing Italisns in the majors, 4 8 hail from San Francisco and [ victnity. Lou Gehrig is taking no chances with his eyes this year . .. He's wearing sun glasses every minute he isn’t on the ball field . . . Those who know their base ball say old Bill MeKechnie of the Bees is one the three smartest managers in the big time, and that Charlie Dressen of the Reds is going to make it a foursome. Kid Chocolate continues to be a big box-office attraction in the small clubs up and down the New York subway circuit . . . When he isn’t talking base ball, Jojo Moore of the Giants will spend hours tell- ing you how Sammy Baugh of Texas Christian can throw s foot ball, ). \ Rogers Hornsby will use Joe Vosmik, former Indian, in the clean-up spot for the Browns this year . .. If Bob Quinn of the Bees had his choice of all the major leagues franchises, he’d select— you guessed it—Brooklyn . .. “Best base ball town in the country,” he says . . . That much-talked-of deal which would send the tem- peramental Wes Ferrell from the Red Sox to Detroit definitely is off. Chicago sheets say the Cubs are looking about for another training camp after all the bad weather at Catalina Island this year .. . Bill Delancey, former Cardinal catcher, in Arizona for his health, is make ing s fine comeback and hopes to huekinunmkmrm. LAKES ---AND WE BEES, CARDS BATTLE Boston Club Shows It Can Hit, Despite Loss to Yanks. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—The Bees, after a 6-to-5 defeat at the hands of the Yankees, lined up against the St. Louis Cardinals today, with high hopes of victory. ‘The Bees collected 10 hits yesterday and had a 5-to-2 lead up to the fifth inning, when they proceeded to throw the game away. ‘The Cards began their game-a-day schedule in the grapefruit league to- day in the game with the Bees. CHISOX FIGHT JINX. LOS ANGELES, Calif-—The White Sox, after their ninth win in a row yesterday over the Cubs, 6-2, will try to overcome the Los Angeles Angels’ Jinx today. 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He seeks to FOR COMEBAGK DDIE MADER, who withered spoil the immediate fistic future of Matchmaker Goldie Ahearn, the tat- compilation of victories, but Mader, heavyweight division after trouncing employ Williams as a stepping stone Williams’ Foe Tonight, Hard Luck Victim, Renews His like one of yesterday's gar- denias after apparently mak- Charles (Hobo) Willlams, a former circus performer, in a nine-round tooed Williams stands an excellent chance of punching his way into a now swinging as a light-heavyweight, nurses ambitions which may shove an impressive list of fighters, Mader, at the tender age of 23, now is con- to prove he still is capable of creating headaches. Iliness Sets Him Back. MADER has not been blessed ex- actly with luck. In 1935, when he was ranked the fourth finest heavyweight in the game, Eddie was being considered seriously as an op- ponent for Joe Louls, but i''ness sud- denly nipped that match. The former national Golden Gloves champion never has been the same since that lay-off. He switched down to the light-heavyweight division and was making progress until he frac- tured an ankle here against Jack Roper several months ago. Now he's starting all over again in an effort to carve a niche in caulifiower circles. Hobo, if he wins, probably will be matched with Bob Olin, former world light-heavyweight champion, who, in- cidentally, holds the District heavy- weight title by virtue of his knockout conquest of Buck Everett. A bout with Lou Brouillard, former world middleweight champion, also is in the embryonic stage. ‘The unique nine-round distance was the result of quibbling which found Mader urging a 10-round fight' and Hobo asking for an eight-round bout. They fought an eight-round draw here several weeks ago, and the basis of their respective arguments were found- ed on that hectic scrap. Mader 6-5 Favorite. THB extra round, coupled with the fact that many believe Mader was not in proper condition when he fought Williams previously, has in- stalled Eddie a5 a 6-5 favorite with Washington's gambling clique. Mader since has taken on a new trainer, one Gene Adams. Two attractive six-rounders head a promising list of preliminaries, with Varied Sports Amateur Hockey Play-Off. New York Rovers, 8; Baltimore ! Oricles, 3. Professional Socoer. New York Americans, 3; Passon Phillies, 3. Bt. Mary's Celtics, 3; Americans, 2. German-Americans, 4; Paterson Caledonians, 1. TERP BOXERS FACE STRENUOUS GOING Alperstein and Birmingham Look for Trouble Early in College Tourney. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. SACRAMENTO. Calif., March 29.— Boots~ Maryland's chances of winning an individual national inter- collegiate boxing championship were dimmed considerably today as Tom Birmingham, featherweight, and Benny Alperstein, lightweight, sur- veyed the list of entries and eagerly swung into a brisk workout. Alperstein, runner-up in the South- ern Conference tourney, naturally an- ticipates plenty of trouble from Jack Kneipp, talented Duke lightweight, who trimmed the Maryland lad to mar an otherwise unblemished record. Brocato Formidable. OE BROCATI, Southwestern Con- ference 135-pound champion, is another fighter who may annoy Benny should they collide. Brocato also is a southpaw. Birmingham, Southern Conference 125-pound titleholder, is hoping he doesn’t meet Idaho's crack feather- weight in preliminary punching, which is scheduled to get under way Thursday. The Idaho entry is a vet- eran of 200 fights and holds the Pacific Coast amateur championship. Both Maryland boys, who were ac- companied by Coach Harvey L. (Heinie) Miller, are in excellent con- dition following their 16-hour air | Journey from Washington. - ANNAPOLIS DOG WINS. PETERSBURG, Va., March 29.— Annapolitan Peggy, pointer bitch, owned by W. H. Hopkins of Annapo- lis, Md, won the Winners' Stake in the Virginia Fleld Trial Association run at the Camp Lee grounds. Max Roesch, Texas heavyweight, meet- ing Jimmy Wilson of Worcester, Mass., and Tom Ponte, former intercollegiate heavyweight champion at Western Maryland, facing Murray Kanner, for- mer local amateur title holder. In a pair of four-rounders, the first | of which will be launched at 8:30 o'clock, Joe Letto, Baltimore feather- weight, will stack up against the vet- | eran Frankie De Angelo and Joe (Pa- | looka) Mathews, Richmond light- weight, will square off with Mike O’Leary of Baltimore. Destruction as Baxter sweetheart No. 1 to Promoter Koverly, in the feature match of the man—or is {t madman?—to haunt this but customers may tear down the Meets Koverly. P UBLIC ENEMY NO. 1 to mat Joe Turner, snaggle-toothed Laverne Baxter will attempt to dispose weekly grapple card at Turner's Arena Thursday night. cauliflower sector since Rudy Dusek first tweeked a nose, rapidly is paying pachyderm plant if the gigantic, snarling bad man doesn’t cease his all Turner Arena In Danger of fans in general but public of a rival villainous twister, one George Baxter, the most unorthodox mat- off the mortgage on the sports shanty, too realistic activities. Appear Slightly Crocked. WASHINGTON'S grappling colony is convinced Laverne—and if ever a name was misleading, that's {t— is not quite up to par between the ears, Koverly also is another of its leading selections for St. Elizabeth's, but most mat followers believe both boys would have to go to prep school before they could gain admittance. Koverly never has been content to stick to straight wrestling for more than two minutes. He's been disquali- fled or suspended in nearly every State in which he has worked. Even in this bailiwick, where twisting is uncon- trolled, Turner suspended Koverly for his drastic methods of disposing of his foes. Baxter Packs ’Em In. AVERNE and George probably would run a dead heat in a poll as to which is the nuttier. George will step out of the ring and ram an over- sized fist against your mouth if he doesn't like you, but, while Laverne hasn't reached that stage yet, he has staged a one-man sit-down strike, ripped numerous shirts off the backs of referees, smacked down referees and seconds angd even went 50 far as to launch a punch at his meal ticket, Turner. Baxter likewise is Turner's present meal ticket, since he recently has packed the arena on every appearance. Last week, before a capacity crowd, he pinned Wee Willie Davis, another ranking villain, in a hectic match. 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