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à « · JL: t t WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1934. D—r Griffith Has Great Field From Which to Select New Leader of Nationals Some Milestones in the Career of Joe Cronin, the World's Costliest Athlete Cronin Is Sorry To Leave, But— SAN FRANCISCO. October 26 <*>). —Joe Cronin today'confirmed ieports he would be player manager of the Boston Red Sox in 1935. "I am sorry to be leaving Wash ington," Cronin said in comment ing upon his sale by Washington, "but Boston is a progressive, de veloping team." Cronin said that he would go East in December. No. 1—When Joe Cronin signed his last contract with Clark Griffith, president of the club. No. 2—Mr. and Mrs. Cronin leav ing St. MatheWs Church September 27 after their marriage. The bride is the former Mildred Robertson, niece and adopted daughter of Clark Griffith. No. 3—Cronin recuperating after his arm we- broken last Septem ber 3. No. 4—At the height of his ca reer, during the world series of 1933. Cronin and Bill Terry, man ager of the Giants, talking things over. No. 5—Cronin on the playinf field. No. 6—Lyn Lary. who comes to the Nationals from the Red Sox in the Cronin deal. Harris, Ruth, Johnson,Judge, Rice, Myer, Sewell Named as Potentials. BY JOHN* B. KELLER. ONE of base ball's most prom inent figures will step into the managerial shoes from which Joe Cronin was ousted today because the Washington club found it necessary to get out of the red by selling a pennant-winning pilot after a year of failure. Clark Griffith even might assume the dual role of president and man Bgor of the Nationals. The field is wide open. Griffith has fi tried and proven flock from which he may pluck a new manager. There's Stanley Raymond Harris, who leaped from a Pennsylvania mine breaker's job to become the Capital's first flag-winning leader back in 1924. Griffith always lias had a spot in his heart for Buckv, although he fired him summarily after a dismal season j in 1928. And Harris is a Washing tonian these days, a factor that might induce Griffith to make a play for the restoration of the Nationals to the popularity greatly decreased in the last season. There's George Herman Ruth, the busting Babe of ihe Yankees who has announced he will not participate fur ther in base ball except in a man agerial capacity in the big leagues. The Babe hasn't a chance to grab the pilot's post with the New York club. Jake Ruppert, owner of that outfit, has broken with the Bambino. And it's dollars to doughnuts that the American League wouldn't let its | great drawing card of the last decade | drift to the National League. jonnson itumorea uui. PERHAPS this Cronin deal was engineered to make a spot for Ruth. It would be a great ges ture, even with Griffith getting a huge wad of dough for the finest shortstop and most spirited player ever to wear Β Washington uniform. There's Walter Johnson, the most remarkable pitcher ever to grace the American League if not all major base ball. Although signed for an other season with the Indians, the man who managed the Washington club through four campaigns until Cronin took over the task last year has been under fire in Cleveland where he has been in charge since the middle of the 1933 season. Recent rumors have it that Johnson, while signed by Alvah Bradley, chief owner of the Indians, for another sea son during the period of caustic criti cism last Summer, is to be deposed. Charley Gehringer. close runner-up to Mickey Cochrane. Detroit pilot, in the American League's most valuable player vote, is slated to be transferred from the Timers to the management of the Indians, it is understood. They can do that in base ball. And certainly it wouldn't break Johnson's heart to come back to the manage ment of the Washington ball club. He always has felt he didn't get a fair break in his term here. GrifT Likes Home Talent. THERE'S Joe Judge, the most pop ular player who ever filled the first base past for the Nationals. Joe is a free agent now and he knows the game. He was chief aide to Bucky Harris when Bucky was piloting the Club to pennants. There's Sam Rice—Edgar C„ if you must. Sam is with Cleveland now, but it wouldn't be difficult to effect his release from that club. Like Judge. Sam has been a Washingto nian for a score of years. And Griffith is strong for home talent. There's talent on the club to con sider, too. Buddy Myer, always an aggressive and earnest player, a clever base ball logician. He is certainly of the managerial stripe. And there's Luke Seweil, the catcher. Luke is understood to be through as a regular with the Nationals, now that they have a group of young catchers coming up from the rank and file. Luke knows base ball from every angle. And this graduate of the Uni versity of Alabama is a leader. Griffith has a great field from which he may select a manager, if he doesn't take the job himself. And he was a great manager in his day. BASE BAIL LEADER DIES. CEDAR RAPIDS. Iowa. October 26 (Λ>>.—Belden Hill. 70. an organizer and former president of the Mississippi Valley League and active in base ball circles ior more thaç 35 years, died here. S»ScOPE $250,000 for Cronin, Whew Σ Griff Was and Is "On the Spot." BY DENMAN THOMPSON ίί Ν Ο BALL, PLAYEK IS WOrtn that much money." That's what Clark Grif fith said when offered $250.000 by Thomas A. Yawkey. multi-millionaire president of the Bos ton Red Sox. for Manager and Short stop Joe Cronin. What the Washington club received for its stellar infielder probably never will be officially announced, but you can take it from us that the amount involved was a cool quarter of a mil lion dollars, no more and no less, unless you wish to charge off some small change to the transfer here from Boston of Lyn Lary, who is slated to team up with Buddy Myer at the middle cushion next season. Griff confined himself to the state ment that it was an "astounding fig ure" in giving out news of the finan cially largest deal ever consummated for a performer in any branch of sports. It is all of that and then some, and but for the fact that the check will be signed by one of the wealthiest figures in the sports world a deal for such a figure would not be conceivable. Weeks of Negotiating. EVEN with all his means and his willingness to part with a huge chunk of it. Yawkey had to spend many weçfcs to effect the pur chase. however. His idea «and it certainly seems a good one) was that getting Cronin to bolster his infield and lend his inspirational talents to running the team on the field would assure a pen nant at Fenway Park next season. The young New Yorker, who put the American League back on the base ball map In Boston last season through the liberal expenditure of cash for talent and a new pilot, in :he person of Bucky Harris, fell short if the mark he was aiming at. land ing only fourth place, principally be cause Lefty Grove, who cost something like $125,000 in a deal that also in volved the exchange of other players with the Philadelphia club, had trou ble with his famous pitching wing. Yawkey, however, had made progress and was determined to make more, and t'ronin's acqui sition is the result, but it was achieved only after a series of phone calls, exchanges of tele grams and personal confer ences that started before the recent season ended. Griff "On the Spot." CLARK GRIFFITH was "on the spot," and still is, for that mat If he let his undeniably efficient nanager and star shortstopper go he nould be panned by the fans for let ting them down—ruining the team's sennant prospects for 1935, at least, "or mere money. ter. r we aiso would De accused 01 putting the welfare of his own family above that of the supporters of base ball in the Capital, in. view of the fact his niece. Miss Mildred Robertson, be came Cronin's bride only last month. On the other hand, if he refused to consider any offer, no matter how large, he would be in the position of deliberately standing in the way of Cronin bettering himself, for Joe will, get· a five-year contract at Bosto.i. and a good guess is that his annual stipend will not be less, than $30.000, a sum the local club could not pos sibly pay. G riff was in a tough spot and, of course, still is. # We don't envy him the job he now j faces of finding a competent leader to replace Cronin the manager and shortstop who will come near lo fill the shoes of Cronin the player, nor S would we hanker for the assignment of placating a bunch of fans who un doubtedly will need plenty of placat ing. • SHOOTS 26 RINGERS IN ROW FOR RECORD Ted Allen, Defending Champion, Is Among Five Undefeated in World Tournament. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES. October 26.—The list of undefeated was down to five today as the Nation's leading ' barnyard golfers fired another bar- ι rage of ringers In their battle for the world's horseshoe pitching champion ship. There was a new record of 13 con secutive double ringers to shoot at. set up by Ted Allen, the defending titleholder, from Alhambra. Calif., in the second day of round robin match play. The five pitchers who boasted un- ! blemished records with eight straight ■ victories were Prank Jackson. Blue Mound, Kans.; James Lecky, Phoenix, Ariz.; Allen, Fernando Isais, Los An geles, and Gene Brown, Riverside, Calif. Besides Allen's new record, which replaced the day-old mark of Isais. the tournament was marked by the first defeat of Guy Zimmerman, champion of Iowa, and one of the favorites to win the championship. • OBTAINS HOCKEY RINK. CHICAGO, October 26 (Λ*).—Presi dent William Grant of the American Hockey Association said that a lease had been signed to insure games by the St. Louis flyers at the Winter Garden at St. Louis this season. Experts Size Up Grid Games BY ANDY KBRR, Colgate Coach. East. Boston College-Providence; Boston College. Brown-Syracuse; Syracuse too pow erful. Bucknell-Villanova ; close, favor Vil lanova. Buffalo-Toledo; Toledo. Carnegie-Purdue; Purdue in a close battle. Columbia-Penn Sfate; Columbia stages successful comeback. C. C. N. Y.-Drexel; Drexel. Delaware-Lebanon Valley; Lebanon Valley. Dickinson-Ursinus; Ursinus. F. and M.-Swarthmore ; F. and M. Fordham-Southern Methodist; Ford tiam in a free-scoring contest. Hamilton-Rochester; Hamilton. Harvard-Dartmouth; Dartmouth by :lose margin. Holy Cross-Colgate; breaks probably «rill decide. Lafayette-Albright; Lafayette. Lehigh-Rutgers; Rutgers too strong. Maine-Bates; Maine. Massachusetts State-Worcester Poly technic; Massachusetts State. New Hampshire-Springfield; New flampshire. Penn-Navy; Navy by touchdown or ;wo. Pitt-Westminster; Pitt regulars get ι much-needed rest. Princeton-Cornell; too much Prince ion. Trinity-Connecticut State; Trinity. Vermont-Boston University; Boston University. W. and J.-Waju»esburg; W. and J. Wesleyan-Amherst; Amherst. West Virginia-Davis Elkins; West Virginia. Williams-Tufts; Williams. Yale-Army; very close. Army my :hoice. b Λ BY JAMES PHELAN. University of Washington Coach. Stanford-U. S. C.: Stanford. Caliiornia-Washington ; rain, pick California; dry, pick Washington. U. C. L. A.-California Aggies; U. C. L. A. Washington State-Oregon State; Washington State. Oregon-Utah; Oregon. Montana-Idaho; Montana. St. Mary's-University of San Fran ! clsco; St. Mary's. Santa Clara-Fresno State; Santa Clara. Loyola-Texas Tech; Loyola. Denver-Wyoming; Wyoming. Colorado University-Colorado Ag gies; Colorado U. Colorado Teachers-Montana State; Colorado Teachers. BY GUS DORAIS, University of Detroit Coach. Minnesota-Iowa; Minnesota. Michigan-Illinois; very close, but a ballot for Illinois. Northwestern-Ohio State; Ohio State should storm through. Chicago-Missouri; a breather for Chicago. Notre Dame-Wisconsin; Notre Dame, but can easily be upset. Marquette-Tempie; Temple will find the going a little tough. BY DAN McGUGIN, Vanderbilt University Coach. Alabama-Georgia; Alabama. Kentucky-Auburn; Auburn. Maryland-Florida; Florida. Tulane-Georgla Tech; Tulane. Mississippi University-Sewanee; Mis sissippi University. Mississipp State-Mssissippi College; Mississippi State. Tennessee-Duke; Tennessee. 4 THE SPORTLIGHT ' ι Dope Jugglers in Glory Looking lo Tomorrow's Gridiron Battles. BY GRANTLAND RICE OUR SPORTING MOTHER GOOSE. "And so our schedule's punk?" said he—"Let them play Washington & Lee!" There was a coach on our team, and he was wondrous wise— He said we never had a chance to beat the other guys— And when they beat us 20 points and laid our heroes low He shed another tub of tears and said. "I told you so." As I was going to Nassau, I met a man whose throat was raw— His face was pale—hts heart was weak—and he could hardly even speak— The North wind will blow, and we shall have snow, And what will the duffer do then—poor mutt? He will start for the South with a squawk in his mouth, And still keep on slicing or blowing a putt. Sing a song of sick men—hear the sobbing cry Four and twenty regulars just about to die— When the game was opened they ran up 40 points— Isn't this a pretty dish to feed your stiffened joints! Tomorrow's Round-Up. YALE-ARMY—One of the closest contests of the day—full of fire and action. Army, untested to date, is a guess. Yale has been moving steadily forward. Both have class on the attacking side, with Army's de fense slightly favored. So Army gets the call. Fordham-Southern Methodist—An-1 other hard, fairly even game where Fordham'i somewhat battered line may be the vulnerable spot. The Texans can call on a baffling passing game and this should turn the tide for ; S. M. U. in the wake of the St. Mary's hurricane. Tennessee-Duke—Wallace Wade's unbeaten Duke team is moving to the border line of trouble. Tennessee fell before Alabama, but so would most other teams that met Alabama. Ten nessee's strong defense and still stronger attack, with Vaughn passing, should turn back Duke. Harvard - Dartmouth — Dartmouth, like the Army, emerges from the fog for its first important showing. Eddie Casey's young men have been doing quite well, but Dartmouth should win. Minnesota-Iowa—The wrecking Iowa ! took from Iowa State a week ago should Jar the former from its trance · But the jar wasn't heavy enough to roll back Minnesota's bounding i Gophers. Minnesota has the call, with something to spare. Holy Cross-Colgate—Colgate has a "fine little-team and Holy Cross a good big team. This margin of Holy Cross power, plus Hobin's passing, should càrry the day. Princeton-Cornell—The Tiger should swing back to his stride this week after the W. and L. nightmare. Cornell's material has been below par Princeton has a decisive margin. Syracuse-Brown—Brown should be much better than she was against Yale, but Syracuse has a strong team this season and so gets the winning vote. Texas-Rice—One of the hardest games of the day to pick. Rice beat Purdue and S. M. U., and remains un beaten. Texas lost a week ago to Cen tenary. The edge is thin, but on the dope, it belongs to Rice. Stanford-Southern California—One of th eannual classics. Southern Cali fornia is well below par, but Stan ford's scoring attack has hieen none too robust up to date. Stanford, how ever, has a clear superiority in both line and backfleld and therefore should crash safely through. Notre Dame-Wisconsin—The South Bend entry still is picking up week by week, and Notre Dame's backfleld « has more stuff than Wisconsin can stop. Washington-California—One of the hot spots of the Western coast. Wash ington has played better loot ball up to date and gets the call. Purdue-Carnegie Tech—With Pur vis and Carter running together again, Purdue is the choice. L. S. U.-Vanderbilt—The meeting of two unbeaten teams in a low-scoring affair, with L. S. U. favored through more man-power. Georgetown-N. Y. U.—Mai Stevens has brought his team along from the rut, but Georgetown has too many winning ways. Alabama-Georgia—One of the fea ture battles ο f the South, with Ala bama picked to lead this Dixie march. Navy-Pennsylvania—Navy's smart, wide-open attack, plus her running speed, will be more than Penn can handle—especially with one of her best backs out of action. Northwestern-Ohio State—On the line here for Ohio State. Chicago-Missouri—All Chicago, with Jay Berwanger running amok. Tulane is the pick over Georgia Tech—Kentucky over Auburn—North Carolina over North Carolina State— Iowa State over Nebraska (close)— Centenary gets the slip over T. C. U. —St. Mary's over S. P. U.—Oklahoma over Kansas. Illinois - Michigan — Lindberg and Beynon of Illinois will be more than Michigan can handle. Dr. Zuppke should be in a pleasant, philosophic mood by Saturday night. This could go on for an hour or two, From Oregon's borders to Maine, But the moment seems ripe For a book and a pipe. And a brief holiday for the brain— Γο say nothing of readers (if any) who Soon would start cracking under the strain. (Copyritht. 1 Β.Ή by North American NewsD»per AllUnce. Inc.) FOOT BALL TRAVELERS. AUBURN, Ala. CA>).—In playing nine ;ames away from home. Alabama Poly ι Auburn) will travel 4,218 miles. Only Dne home game was scheduled this season. Line-Ups for Grid ! Tilt Here Tonight W. Forest Position G. Wash Shore L.E Parrisï P. Swan (C) L.T Demini Hurtt L.G Strayei Reinhardt ...C Rathier Hood R.G Kolkei Wagner R.T Clark (C) Swing R.E Benefield Kitchin Q B Kavaliei T. Edens L.H Leemaxii D. Holton... .R.H Hanker Stern F.H Prathei RESERVES. Wake Forest—Bullard. Hooks, ; Rogers, J. Swan. Chetty. J. ' Smith, Clark, V. Edens. Allen, Meyers, Sheppard, Martin, Pea cock, Morris, Gold, Warren. George Washington—Jenkins, H. Pettit, Reeves, McGibbony, Brickell, Plotnicki, Witucki, Brewer, Wright, Alexander, Watts, Trinastich, Howser, Pri vot, Breazeal. Cannefax. Mann, Vonder, Bruegge, Parrack, Glick, Lind. Walker. Referee—Paul Menton (Loy ola). Head linesman—Harry CMeara (Gonzagai. Umpire— Charles Guyon (Carlyle). TILT GOLD CUP LIMIT 12-Liter Boats Eligible Next Yeai for Speed Classic. NEW YORK, October 26.—The class limit for Gold Cup competition was Increased to 12-liter boats, un supercharged, effective next season, in a change of rules adopted last night j by the Gold Cup Contest Board of the American Power Boat Association I Under the terms of a regulation adopted last year to take effect in 1935, old Gold Cup boats, with 6.25 cubic inch engines, will be permitted to use superchargers. An even more drastic change was adopted to take effect in 1936, when all restrictions on Gold Cup hulls, length, weight and beam wUl be re moved. The effect will be to place Gold Cup competition on exactly the same basis as European 12-liter class racing. It was decided also to permit foreign drivers to compete in the Gold Cup races provided their boats are foreign-built and conform to Ameri can rules and challenges are made through an American yacht club. It was decided the 1935 Gold Cup race would be held July 27 at Lake George. PENN AFTER BORRIES PHILADELPHIA, October 26 (JP) — When Penn meets Navy tomorrow, the Quakers will have a special account to square with Fred (Buzz) Borries, stel lar midshipman back. Penn's basket ball team last Winter was nursing a five-game winning streak when it collided with Navy. Borries threw in five field goals and five fouls to lead the sailors to victory. DENY RUTH TO GET ! MACM IN '35 Officials of A's and Yankees Say There Is No Truth in Latest Rumor. . By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, October 26.—Babe Ruth's uncertain statue with the New York Yankees appar ently is going to furnish the ι "hot stove" league with its principal I item of conversation this Winter. Since the Babe made his famous I pronouncement at Detroit during the world series that he would not re main with thp Yankees simply as a pinch-hitter rumors have come thick and last conn ecting his name with vari ous manager i a 1 berths. The latest one. widely circulated y e s t e rday, said Ruth would sue v-ccu vuuujc ινι,αν-Λ I Babe R»th. « !" u°' the Philadelphia ! Athletics next season. Just what basis ; in fact, if any, this yarn might have : still was to be learned today, for the story came when the two principals. Mack and Ruth, were on shipboard halfway out on the Pacific, on their way to Japan for a base ball barn storming tour. Plenty of Denials. EVEN so, there were plenty of de nials. Ed Barrow, business man ager of the Yankees, said that so far as he knew there was no truth to the story. "One thing is sure," he went on. "Ruth still is on the reserve list of the Yankees, and no request has been made to us for his release or his I transfer to another club." "All bunk," sa'_ John Shibe, vice president of the Athletics. "You know the New York writers have been trying to find a job for Ruth for years. There's apparently none open, so they decided to make him manager of the Athletics." Mack's son, Cornelius McGillicuddy, jr., said: "Father has no intention of retiring end I can assure you that he will not retire before the next season." What really led to the rumor, evi dently, was the fact that Ruth was named field leader of Mack's barn storming team In the Orient. The New York Daily News, which printed the story, said Mack, who will be 72 In December, would announce hie re tlrement upon his return to this coun t Continued on Page 4, Column 2.) HOÏAS AND TERPS SEENJSVICTORS Alabama Given Call Over Georgia, Louisiana State Over Vanderbilt. BY HERBERT W. BARKER, Associated Près» Sport» Writer. NEW YORK, October 26.—The burned child may fear the fire, but foot· ball guessers are a hardier, or a less wise breed. Notwithstanding the scars already incurred in line of duty this season, they were at it again today, hoping Old Man Upset would keep his med I dling fingers out of the pie, for once. From this corner, week end pros pects seemed about as follows: Yale-Army—Army, unbeaten, un tied, unscored upon and untested. Yale, beaten once but coming along fast, as witness the 37-0 rout of Brown last week. The Cadets, led by Jack Buckler, seem to hive far - the better running attack, but must beware of that demon passer. Jerry Roscoe. A not-too-cert*in ballot for Army. Minnesota-Iowa—There's no choice but Minnesota here, but the Gophers will have to keep Oze Simmons and Dick Crayne well covered and keep their own game at the same high level that overcame Pitt. Stanford - Southern California—.. Here's the logical spot for one of thC season's outstanding upsets, but lt'f. a sheer impossibility to pick any onf but Stanford. Alabama-Georgia—Close action al-* most certain, but Alabama's Crimson, Tide, leading Southeastern Confer-J ence contender, gets the call. Navy Looks Good. RICE-TEXAS—The Southwest Con ference title may hang on this' one, with Rice a narrow choice^ Penn-Navy—Penn has shown en-< couraging progress the last two weeks,; but hardly enough to overturn Navy'» unbeaten array, featuring Buzz Bor-* ries and Bill Clark. Michigan-Illinois—Michigan finally broke its touchdown famine against Georgia Tech last week but seems, fated for another beating by the Illinl and their tricky offensive. Washington-California — Both are (Continued on Page 4, Colûmn"ï7)~j Sporting Events In Local Realm TODAY. Foot Ball. Wake Forest vs. George Wash ington. Griffith Stadium. 8 p.m. Eastern vs. Western, Central High Stadium, 3:30. Gonzaga vs. Georgetown Prep, at Garrett Park. 3. St. John's vs. Washington-Lee High, at Ballston. 3:30. Landon vs. St. James, at Hagers town. Landon vs. Episcopal High "B" teams at Alexandria. 3:30. TOMORROW. Foot Ball. Maryland vs. Florida, at Balti more Stadium. 2:45. Georgetown at New York Uni versity. 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