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Odds, Oddities of Turf Are Unmatched, Amazed Sande Contends
FICKLE RACE FANS
HAVE SPORT DIZZY
Form Reversals by Horses,
Jockeys, Wars on Racing
Add to Confusion.
BY EARL SANDE.
THEY say nothing changes as
quickly as a horse race. And
that goes for odds and oddities
that give me new surprises
•very day.
Htrseh Jacobs, reticent young ex
pert, who over the last four years has
been the public's No. 1 American
trainer, nas lost .
most of his fickle
followers to the
Veteran “English
Bert” Michell,
who first gained
fame as trainer '
of Reigh Count
and Anita Pea
body.
Harry Rich- -
ards, who looks
and acts more
like a bank clerk,
although a rider
since he was 12,
and Charley
< Flying Dutch
Earl Sande.
man) Kurtsinger are a couple of jock
eys who were thought to be all washed
up a few' months ago, now are tops.
Platers Become Stake Horses.
CEABISCUIT. Finance and Two
Bob raced as cheap platers not so
long ago, but now are big stake
horses.
Court Scandal, sold the morning of
the Flamingo for a reputed $7,500
and a cut of the stake “if he wins
it.” did win it and is now being pointed
for the $50,000 Kentucky Derby.
Airflame stunned the turf world
last Winter when he whizzed three
eighths in :33 flat at Santa Anita.
But three other 2-year-olds have this
Winter equaled this time—Sally Shall,
Balking and Recorder.
Boojum a few years back set a
World record for 6>2 furlongs, winning
the rich Hopeful from his Whitney
stablemate. Whichone.
Retired to stud, he sired just one
foal in his first "crop.” This horse.
Snark, himself set a world record for
this distance at Hialeah Park.
Top Row has been able to get to
the post only once since winning the
1936 Santa Anita Handicap fortune,
and went wrong, finishing second in
a far cheaper race after his rough
and-tumble coast victory.
Military Gains Favor,
J^EAPING REWARD, conqueror of
Pompoon, in New England's 1936
Futurity, went into Winter quarters
the key Kentucky Derby hope of the
Milky Way Farm. Now the little
known Military, a game-going second
to Fairy Hill in the Santa Anita
Derby, is considered by many the
stable’s better bet.
Still this isn’t so strange when
you remember he's by the sire of
Twenty Grand, from the mother of
Mate.
Maedic, winner of the Hopeful, and
Case Ace, winner of the Arlington
Futurity last Summer, a pair nobody
thought would be at a Winter meeting,
have started and won, but also disap
pointed.
Maedic couldn’t get out of his own
way in the Flamingo, and Case Ace
eouldn’t get ready for the Santa Anita
Derby.
Boxthom, whose chances of win
ning the Santa Anita covered col
umns of type, went to post at 60-1
end went down.t after being a Winter
book favorite.
Turf Strongholds Attacked.
Jy J ARYL AND. ‘'Old Line State” of
the turf, now is trying to save
the game, with legislators in Penn
sylvania and District of Columbia
weighing racing bills, after Delaware
has already passed one. Meanwhile,
Maryland legislators seek further to
burden their tracks with taxation.
Texas, stronghold of the sport in
the Southwest, is trying to outlaw
the mutuels. with Oklahoma and other
neighboring States hoping for the
worst, so that they can legalize racing
and get the revenue away from Texas.
Agua Caliente backers, having once
“given up the ghost.” now are envious
cf California's success and plan to
reopen this Summer.
Jersey, which for four years has
supported a State racing commission,
without any races tor it to supervise,
now feels more hopeful that it can
get a mutuel law.
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or in part prohibited without permission.)
ADVANCES IN SOCCER
Cup Semi-Final Sherwood's Spot
After Beating Park View.
A 1-0 victory over Park View, play
ground champion, scored in the second
over-time period, has placed the Sher
wood Playground soccer team in the
semi-finals of the local national junior
cup tournament.
The winner, which was not at full
strength, qualified to meet the winner
of the Rosedale-Mitchell Brothers
game for the local championship. It
Is thought the local standard bearer
will meet the champion of Baltimore
for an inter-divisionaj title.
:• - •:
riDADTO Kentucky Derby Grabs
Ult 1 \ fApr Spotlight—Delaware
^ ^vUlL Park Unique.
BY FEED BOX.
HE Santa Anita Handicap has
been run and forgotten. The
muchly publicized Widener
Cup is out of the way, and the
Grand National, with its sweep
has been eliminated from the picture,
so from now until May 8 there will
be little chance to keep the spotlight
from the Kentucky Derby.
The list released Saturday showed
there were 103 nominees. An aver
age field is 18 starters. The surprise
was that MATEY, which showed such
good form on Maryland tracks last
Fall, winning the Pimlico Futurity
through the disqualification of PRIV
ILEGED, was not nominated. MATEY
may go in the Preakness. POMPOON,
which brought $2,000 as a yearling
and won $82,000 as a 2-year-old, is
the future book favorite for the
“Darby,” at 8 to 1. POMPOON has
dazzling speed for 6 furlongs, but we
do no believe will go a route . In the
New England Futurity at Narragan
sett, 1 mile and 70-yard stake, the
son of Pompey was leading by three
lengths when the stretch bend was
reached, yet REAPING REWARD
won.
- REAPING REWARD was then
shipped to Churchill Downs and tri
umphed over PRIVILEGED in the
Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes at 1
mile.
Tha son of Sickle is game,
likes the track, can come from
behind and is a strong finisher.
There is no reason why POMPOON
should rule favorite over REAPING
REWARD in a 1 Vi-mile race.
Brooklyn "Dark Horse.”
'T'HE "dark horse” in the race is
BROOKLYN. The son of Blue
Larkspur only started four times last
year and won twice. He won the
Walden Handicap and was placed
second in the Pimlico Futurity. The
horse was not shown until late in
the season. Had plenty of opportunity
to mature and has done all asked
this Spring. Owner Bradley has an
excellent chance of annexing his fifth
Derby.
Man o’ War's contribution to the
j Derby will be WAR ADMIRAL, which
| won the Eastern Shore Handicap at
the “Graw." The ADMIRAL started
six times, never finished out of the
; money and is considered by many one
. of the best of Man o’ War's get.
REGRET, the only filly ever to win
a Kentucky Derby, bids fair to hold
i her record. Only six fillies were nomi
i nated. RIFTED CLOUD seems the
; best. The chances are that not one
filly will go to the post. We remember
well REGRET, a strong favorite, went
to the front at the rise of the barrier
and with Jockey Joe Notter taking a
strong hold simply tin canned all the
way. The time 2:0525, was 2 seconds
slower than OLD ROSEBUD'S record
, made in 1914. a year prior to RE
GRET’S victory.
TWENTY GRAND, the pres
ent record holder for the event,
ran the course in 2.014s.
Harry Richards does not get many
mounts but he earns a lot of money.
He led the jockeys last season in
stake-winning mounts, when the total
money won was figured. He has a
running start this year, due to being
aboard ROSEMONT in the Santa
Anita Handicap, and now word comes
I that due to the fact that his em
ployer, W. M. Jeffords, has decided
l not to start MATEY in the Derby, that
Richards will ride POMPOON, on
which he won the rich Belmont
Futurity.
Inevitable Bedfellows.
'y'HERE is a move afoot in Florida
to “take racing out of politics.”
More or less of a joke, of course. The
idea now, it seems, is to let let the
people elect the racing commissioners.
| just the railroad commissioners are
elected. At present it is claimed that
' the racing commissioners. wrho are
appointed by the Governor, favor
Varied Sports
National Catholic Basket Ball.
(Championship game.)
Fenwick, Chicago, 30; Catholic,
Joliet, 111., 27.
(Consolation games.)
Benedictine, Richmond, Va., 32; St.
Teresa, Decatur, 111., 27.
St. Joseph, Huntington, W. Va.,
37; La Salle, Philadelphia, 27.
Benedictine. Richmond, Va., 42;
St. Mary's, Anderson, Ind., 30.
St. Mary’s. Anderson, Ind., 29; La
Salle, Cumberland, Md., 25.
Amateur Horkev.
Baltimore, 3; Pittsburgh, 1.
New York Rovers, 5; Montreal
Victorias, 3.
New York Curb Exchange, 10;
Sands Point Tigers, 5.
Professional Basket Ball.
New York Renaissance, 38; Celtics,
34.
Professional Soccer.
Brookhattan, 5; Irish-Americans,
Kearny, N. J., 4.
New York Americans, 1; Kearny
Scots-Americans, 1.
Brooklyn Hispanos, 3; Baltimore
Canton, 1.
Passon Phillies, 3; Paterson, N. J.,
2.
St. Louis Shamrocks, 3; Chicago
Spartas, 1.
Amateur Soccer.
(Eastern championship.)
Trenton Highlanders, 2; Brooklyn
Germans, 1.
Hialeah as to racing dates. No doubt
II the bill is passed by the Legislature
Hialeah will support one set of can
didates and Tropical Park another.
Yet they say “keep racing out of
politics.”
Racing is, and always will be,
more or less mixed in politics.
The game is too big and the re
turns too great for it to be, from
the State Legislatures right up to the
Nation’s Capital. Which reminds us
that there probably will be no badges
issued for Benning this season and
that the bill in Texas, putting mutuels
out of business after June 1, is tied
up in a way in the Senate and has
a Chinaman's chance of not passing,
in spite of strenuous efforts by the
Governor of the Lone Star State.
Delaware Park Unique.
J^ELAWARE PARK, 6 miles beyond
Newark, Del., opens June 26. The ’
minimum purse will be $1,000. There
will be six races on the flat and one
jumping race each day, but the worth
while item is that the mutuel “take”
will only be 3 per cent. This is a
record, or will be. With a 3 per cent
“take” the public has a chance. In
Maryland when a badge is given the
track and State each ask a tax. The
mutuels get the rest.
Spring has arrived and Bowie is
only 10 days away. The wund that
blows down the home stretch will
not seem half so cold if the spongers
are eliminated and the approximate
odds board is adjusted so that a real
line may be obtained.
A little confidence and Bowie
should have a record Spring
meeting.
And here’s a tip, RUDIE will be
shipped for the Rowe Memorial Handi
cap to be run opening day. Our 2
bucks will go for a straight ticket.
YANKS AND GIANTS
TOP CITRUS LOOP
Tigers. Chisox Unbeaten, but
Have Played Only Twice.
Griffs Do Well.
B> the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 22.—Early
returns from the citrus front
indicate four teams at least
are running true to form, with
| the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago
| White Sox standing off the world
! champion New York Yankees and the
National League pennant winners, Bill
Terry's Giants, for the leadership of
the mythical Grapefruit League.
The Bengals and the Pale Hose
each boast perfect records thus far,
although each team has played only
two games.
Giants, Yankees Keep Busy.
'J'HE Giants, discounting seven con
tests against Cuban teams, and
the Yanks take honors for work.
Each club has played seven games
and won six. Four of the Ruppert
Rifles’ victories have been won at the
! expense of the Boston Bees.
The Giants dropped their first game
on the mainland to Frankie Frisch's
Gas Housers, while the Yanks fell
apart Friday against the Reds.
The Indians and Senators are
perched on the third rung, although
the Tribe, with four wins out of six
starts, has the edge on the Nats in
games played.
Minus the great Dean, the Cards
have done no better than fifth, w>in
ning only two contests in six tarts.
Bees Taking Bumps.
r|i'HE Boston Bees have taken only
one game in six starts, while the
costly Red So* and the hapless Phil
lies languish .n the cellar. Both have
yet to win an exhibition game.
In the interleague competition, the
Yanks, with six wins and one loss,
and the Giants lead, with three vic
tories and no defeats, and also top
the intraleague standing with three
wins and one loss.
Inter- Intra- All
League League Games
W. L. W. L. W. L. Avg.
Tigers _ 1 0 1 0 2 0 1.000
White Sox _ _ o o o o 2 o l.ooo
Yankees _fi 1 0 0 R 1 .S57
Giants _ 3 0 3 1 B 1 .357
Indians _ 0 2 0 0 4 2 .RH7
Senators _ 2 1 0 0 2 1 .H07
i Dodgers 0 0 111] .500
; Reds _ 1 2 1 0 2 2 .500
Browns _ _ 0 (i 0 0 1 1 .500
Cardinals . 0 2 1 2 2 4 .333
Bees ...... 0 4 1 1 1 6 ,1R7
Red Sox _ 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000
Phillies _ 0 1 0 2 0 3 .000
(The Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh
Pirates have not yet played any exhi
bition games. The Philadelphia Ath
letics’ games all have been played
against Mexican teams.)
Sports Mirror
By the Associated Press.
Today, a year ago—Dizzy Dean
signed one-year contract with
Cardinals for reported salary of
$22,500.
Three years ago—Bobby Jones,
competing in first tournament
since retiring in 1930, shot 76, four
over par, in opening round of
Masters’ invitation tournament at
Augusta.
Five years ago—Paddy Mullins,
famous fight manager, died.
Bolton, A. W. 0. L., Not Annoying Griff
Nats’ Boss “Fed Up” With Dizzy Catcher—Lewis Is Master of Bunting Art.
By the Associated Press.
ORLANDO, Fla., March 22 —
The name of Clif Bolton
and the term A. W. O. L.
are synonomous again.
The sore-armed catcher, who
asked permission to be treated at
Sanford by Lee Jensen, Chatta
nooga trainer, has disappeared
again. He was to have reported to
the lookouts’ camp on Saturday,
but at an early hour this morning
he still was missing.
Clark Griffith has an idea that
Clif went home again. He adds,
furthermore, that he doesn’t care
much. He’s fed up.
Buddy Lewis did not know what
a bunt was a year ago. or until he
started to watch Buddy Myer lay
’em down. When the 1936 season
ended he was touted by Manager
Bucky Harris as the best bunter in
the American League.
Yesterday, against the Phillie^,
Buddy did a good job of proving
Bucky’s point. In the second in
ning he pulled a running drag bunt
that was marked hit all the way.
"You are throwing money away
if you bet on the Phillies to
finish anywhere except in the Na
tional League. That, at least, is
what the scribes attached to the
team insist. Incidentally, that was
the impression that was received
j yesterday.
For a team that was beaten, 15-7,
the Phillies probably did more
squawking than any team in his
tory. When Passeau walked Myer
in the third inning Manager Jimmy
Wilson and almost the entire Philly
club protested the pitch called by
Umpire Lou Rolls.
Lou Anally quieted things by
warning the Phillies’ bench, once
and for all, that at the next peep
he would clear It.
'J'HE Phils now have played three
exhibition games and lost all.
Still they accomplished something
against the Nats. They broke a
streak of 19 scoreless Innings when
a run was shoved across in the third
inning.
In previous games the Phils were
beaten by Brooklyn, 6 to 0, and by
the Bees, 6 to 1.
The Griffs in the second inning
pulled one of the queerest plays
they’ll make all year. With Johnny
Moore on second base, Pinky Whit
ney slammed a hard grounder be
tween Joe Kuhel and Buddy Myer.
The first baseman failed to reach it
with his glove, but the ball struck
his foot, caromed into the air to
Myer, and Kuhel hustled to first
base and got Buddy’s throw for the
l putoufc
A
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Airflame and Balking Due
to Run for Vanderbilt
in April Meeting.
BOWIE, Md„ March 20.—Alfred
Gwynne Vanderbilt, America's
leading money winning owner
in 1935 and runner-up last
year, will campaign a powerful string,
including Airflame and Balking, joint
holders of the world three-eighths
record of 0:22, during the nine-day
Bowie meeting, which opens April 1.
The young Worthington Valley
sportsman has engaged an entire barn
for his thoroughbreds. In addition, he
has arranged to ship other horses
from his famous Sagamore Farm on
days that Trainer J. H. i Buddy) Stot
ler picks out a spot for them.
It is expected that Chanceview, that
Vanderbilt purchased last Winter in
California, will carry his cerise and
white silk blocks in the $5,000 South
ern Maryland Handicap, mile and
one-sixteenth affair, to be run Sat
urday, April 10, closing day.
Airflame Trains Well.
rJ'HE $1,500 Bowie Kindergarten, a
half-mile dash exclusively for 2
year-oids, is likely to find'Balking
parading postward. If this young
ster fails to start, Vanderbilt has Jack
Be Nimble and a host of other fleet
2-year-olds to send after the purse.
Airflame, which has been training
nicely at the Sagamore Farm, may
take a fling at one of the overnight
handicaps. However, young Vander
bilt won't have to depend on Chance
view, Airflame and Balking to land
purses for him, as Trainer Stotler has
in the neighborhood of a half hun
dred other capable performers which
he can send postward.
Willie Shea, pride of Tammany
Hall, is an arrival from Santa Anita,
Calif., with eight horses, including
the good 3-year-old Merry Maker.
Shea is training a mighty smart band
for himself and Kay Kamen, and
turfites will do well to seriously con
sider the chances of anything the j
dapper New' Yorker starts.
Will Fill All Stalls.
rJ',HERE are 1.200 stalls here, but '
Track Supt. Dick Pending says j
there won’t be a single empty one i
when the 1937 Eastern racing season i
is ushered in April 1.
| Post time has been set for 2:30 p.m. j
bv Genera! Manager Joseph B. Boyle. [
| With vastly improved train service j
! from all sections of the East, a few
attendance records will likely be es
tablished.
Pari-mutuel Manager Mortimer M. j
Mahony will have a picked crew to j
j rater to those of a speculative na
I ture. In addition to the usual pari
mutuel wagering, Mahony will offer
j the daily double.
Horses are being schooled daily out
of the Bovle-Lynch stall starting gate,
which is located in the three-quarter
mile chute.
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PICARD TEAM ON TOP
—
Pro-Amateur Crown Shared by
Hershey Star, Ford.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., March 22
</P).—Henry Picard of Hershey, Pa., j
and his amateur partner, Frank Ford
of Charleston, S. C„ held today the i
amateur-professional best ball golf
championship.
They won yesterday. 4 and 3, from
Jimmy Hines and Mark Stuart, the
former a Garden City, Long Lsland,
pro and the latter a New' York ama
teur.
Picard took $1,000 of the $3,000
prize money, while Hines received
$500. The amateurs were awarded
trophies.
GRIMES. DRESSEN FEUD
Mix-Ups in Dodger-Red Tilting
Leave Pilots at Odds.
TAMPA. Fla.—There's a feud in the
making between Burleigh Grimes of
the Dodgers and Chuck Dressen of the
Reds.
Grimes shouted, "Rough stuff,” after
Cookie Lavagetto suffered an ankle in
jury and Tony Malino6ky was shaken
up in collisions with Reds. Dressen re
torted, "You've got a job now', let’s see
| you keep it.”
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EASIER WORK FOR TRIBE.
NEW ORLEANS.—The Cleveland
Indians returned to their training
camp today to renew warfare against
the New Orleans farm club, after two
defeats by the New York Giants in
week end contests at Gulfport, Miss.
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TROUT IMPRESSES TIGERS,
LAKELAND, Fla.—Detroit’s Tigers
saw a possible regular pitcher today
in Paul (Dizzy) Trout, rookie, after
his no-hit performance in three in
nings against the Boston Red Sox.
Trout, a right-hander, walked two
men.
W estern
(Continued From Page A-12.)
but Western's three other players all
displayed unusual ability. George
Schulze, in particular, was one of the
stars of the tournament, while Paul
Heil and Hop Lomax rounded out a
smooth-working club with smooth per
formances.
Speaking of individual bits, St.
John’s Joey Gallagher played one of
the great games of the tournament.
Despite his stature—he hardly reaches
to the shoulders of his colleagues—he
was all over the floor, both on offense
and defense. St. John's captain, Jim
Giebel, also proved a Rock of Gibral
tar, steady as clockwork and a poised
leader. Jack Reges slumped only in
the final game due to a knee injury.
Eastern’s Clint Quantrille probably
played the best for the Lincoln Park
ers before they were eliminated, while
George Taylor of Mount Rainier, Dick
Lansdale of Sherwood and Larry
Schneider of Bethesda-Chevy Chase
turned in noteworthy games.
To Jim Pixlee and Pod Cotton,
judges who picked Bethesda-Chevy
Chase and Mount Rainier to play for
the first intersuburban championship
in the tournament’s history, and to
Jack O’Connell, who enlivened the
show with his spicy work on the mike,
are due special bouquet*.
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Shanty Sheds Plenty, but He’s Still No Sylph
Lustily swinging you here see how Mr. Hogan, “former” fat man of the Nationals, looks now
that he has melted some 40 pounds—from a high of approximately 280. He has set 215 as his
goal and with only about 25 more pounds to drop he may make it. Incidentally, with Bolton
among the missing, Hogan assumes added importance in the backstopping plans of Manager
Harris, as does Walter Millies—the receiver here—who automatically moves up to the No. 2
catching spot with the Nationals. Photo by Elwood Baker, Star Staff.
Beat Joliet High Quintet for
Title—Cumberland.
Richmond Score.
By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. March 22.—For the
second straight year a Chi
cago team today held the na
tional Catholic interscholastic
basket ball championship
Fenwick High, with a whirlwind
first-quarter attack that piled up a
14-to-2 lead, defeated Catholic High
of Joliet, 111., 30 to 27, at Loyola Uni
versity last night to take highest
honors of the fourteenth annual
Catholic prep test. Fenwick, only a
few weeks ago, defeated Joliet for the
Chicago Catholic League title.
De La Salle High of Chicago, the
1936 champion, was eliminated by St.
Patrick's High of Kankakee, 111., in
the second round.
Fenwick Aided by F.arly Lead.
J ARRY RYAN of Fenw ick, voted the
tournament's most valuable player
award, scored 13 points to lead his
team's attack, six of them coming in
the first period drive, from which
Joliet never could recover.
Third place was won by St Joseph
of Huntington. W. Va., which defeated
La Salle Institute of Philadelphia, 37
to 27. The consolation championship
went to Benedictine Military School of
Richmond, Va., with a 42-to-30 win
over St. Mary's of Anderson, Ind.
Fenwick previously had defeated
Cotter High of Winona, Minn.; Reitz
Memorial of Evansville, Ind., and St.
Joseph of Huntington, W. Va.
Honors for Cumberland.
'Y'HE all-tournament squad selected
by officials and newspaper men in
cluded James Stakem. La Salle High,
Cumberland. Md„ guard.
Cumberland’s La Salle was awarded
a trophy for being the team exhibiting
the highest caliber of sportsmanship in
and out of actual play.
Popping Off
(Continued From Twelfth Page.)
him to the Nats for $40,000 he wras
sour on Newsom.
And Buck, while not the
greatest pitcher in base ball, is
good enough to get away with
a brand of monkey business
that tries the soul of Griff.
Those who profess to know pitchers
insist that Syd Cohen will have a
big year. He is. of course, strictly on
trial, but if the elderly rookie southpaw7
comes through he will be another of
Griff's prize “junk-pile" picks. Way
back, Syd w7as turned down by the
Tigers and he toured the minors with
out too much success.
Last, but perhaps not least,
is big Jack Salveson. Back in
1932 and 1933 he was a skinny,
145-pound 6-footer with the
Giants.
Terry said he had no fast ball and
traded him to Pittsburgh. The Pirates
said the same thing and on went Jack
to the White Sox. Lo and behold,
Chicago cut him loose for the same
reason and sent him to Los Angeles.
Out there he won 21 games, lost
7, gained enough weight to tip the
scales at over 200 pounds, and yester
day the Phillies swore up and down
that he was puh-Ienty fast.
Nobody Loved the Fat Man.
QRIFF got other players the same
way. When Bill Terry told Buddy
Lewis that he wouldn’t do, the kid
was picked up by a Washington “farm”
and now Griff's price for him is $150,
000—which means that he isn't for
sale. Johnny Mihalic blossomed un
appreciated under the very noses of
the Indians and now he promises to
be a very useful utility man for the
Griffmen.
Two of the three catchers also
were lifted off the scrap heap.
Nobody loved fat man Hogan
last August when he weighed
something like 280 pounds.
The Giants got rid of him and so
did the Braves. All clubs waived on
Shanty, who finally got a job with the
lowly Albany club. Necessity drove
Washington to get Shanty. He is here
now, weighing 235 pounds and a very
valuable chattel.
It was just a year ago that Wash
ington, desperate for an understudy
for Clif Bolton, bought Walter Millies
from Brooklyn for $5,000. All the
National League clubs waived on
Walter and Bucky Harris accepted
him with fingers crossed.
But Millies, it develops, has won the
respect of his teammates and bosses.
He batted .315 last year, caught ac
ceptable ball and appears to be im
proving daily. He is not for sale at
thrice $5,000.
Exhibition Games
By the Associated Press.
At Orlando. Fla.—Washington tA>.
15. Philadelphia 'N ». 7
At St Petersburg. Fla—New York
fA ». <>: Boston <N.i, 5: 11 innings
At Gulfport. Miss - New York. <N.),
S: Cleveland A ) 1: R innings.
At Clearwater Fla.—Cincinnati <N.),
7; Brooklyn <N.j. a.
At Lakeland Fla —Detroit iA ). ft;
Boston i A ). "
At Daytona Beach. Fla—8t. Louis
(N.5. Columbus A A.».
At San Antonio Tex —Minneapolis
(A A ' St. Louis 'A • 4
At Ontario Caiif -Chicago < A ). 10;
Los Angeles <P C L. >. 7
Schedule Today.
At Orlando—Boston 'A > vs. Wash
ington 'A*. «
At St Petersburg—Detroit A ) v«.
Boston <N.>,
At Tampa—Brooklyn (N.) vs. Cin
cinnati • N ■.
At Sebring Fla—New' York (A.l v*.
Newark <I>.
TYPOS REARRANGE
August Event in Baltimore to
Be Divided Into Classes
After 36 Holes.
Br the Associated Press.
Baltimore. March22—Golfing
members of the International
Printers’ Union will compete
here August 8-12 in their an
nual tournament.
Announcing the place and dates of
the tournament last night, George J.
. Brenner of Pittsburgh, president of
the Union Printers’ International Golf
Association, said this year's play would
be held under a new arrangement.
Ten per cent of the players in the
i 72-hole medal play event will be in
the “championship class’’ after the
I first 36 holes. Of the remainder. 20
i per cent will go in classes A and B
i each, 30 per cent in class C and 20
| per cent in class D.
The defending champion is Edgar
' Merkle of Washington. Eddie Gable
man of Cincinnati preceded him.
Local representatives of the union
plan a conference soon to select a
course for the tournament. Present
plans call for holding the 1938 event
in Milwaukee.
WINS SOCCER TITLE
7TH STRAIGHT YEAR
Sun Radio Beats Heurichs. 2 to 1,
to Clinch Play-Off for D. C.
Championship.
JTOR the seventh successive year
the Sun Radio eleven has estab
lished itself as the champion soccer
team of Washington.
Although extended four times this
season by the Heurich Brewers, run
ners-up for the Recreation League
title. Sun’s 2-1 victory over the con
tenders yesterday was the second
straight in a play-off series for the
championship. Incidentally, the Brew
ers never were beaten by more than
one point.
All of yesterday’s scores came in the
first half, E. Guntow registering the
winning goal to break a 1-1 deadlock
just before the interval. A long drive
by W. Simonds had given Sun a 1-0
lead early In the game, but the
Brewers tied the score on a boot by
McBain. Heurich's missed two easy
chances in the late stages of the
game which would have tied the score.
BADMINTON CROWN MEET
Play for D. C. Open Title Starts at
Eastern High March 30.
A badminton tournament embracing
men’s and women’s singles and doubles
will be held at Eastern High School
from March 30 to April 6. Entries
now are being taken by Bill Shreve at
the Tennis Shop, 1019 Fifteenth street
northwest.
The tournament, which will be
known as the National Capital open
badminton championships, will be
staged under the auspices of the East
ern Badminton Club in conjunction
with the East Washington Community
Center. Entries may be made until 1
o’clock Saturday afternoon.
NEW FISHING RECORD
20-Year Mark Goes as Harker
Lands 106-Pound Amberjack.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 22
UP).—A new world rod-and-reel fishing
record was set here yesterday off Pass
a-Grllle when Harvey M. Harker of
St. Louis landed a 106-pound amber
jack.
The previous record, which had
stood for more than 20 years, was
held by S. W. Eccles who caught a
95-pounder off Long Key, Fla., in 1916.
DALLAS AUTO RACE
COURSE REAL TEST
Contest at 300 Miles Is
Planned to Thrill Big Ex
position Crowd.
PEED drivers will battle over a
hazardous course for rich stakes
in the Pan-American Expc'i.ion
300-mile championship automo
bile race, August 1 at Dallas, Tex,
according to an announcement today
from the local office of George P,
Marshall, sports director for the ex
position.
A total of $17,500 will be distrib
uted, $15,000 in the final, as follows:
First place, $7,500; second, $3,000;
third, $2,000; fourth, $1,000; fifth,
$750; sixth, $500, and seventh. $250
In the qualifying trials, July 24. 25
and 31, when each entrant will be re
quired to cover two laps of the two
mile course each day, $2,500 will be
awarded.
The final, on August 1. is to be lim
ited to the fastest 36 cars, as deter
mined by the average of the speeds
attained during each of the three
qualifications.
Race Declared "Natural.''
rJHED ALLEN, secretary of the A. A
A Contest Board, which has sanc
• tioned the event, returned today after
laying out the course, which Is in the
nature of a pretzel. Said Allen: "This
race can't miss. It has all the ele
ments of a great test of modern speed
motors and a thrilling spectacle for
the public. We confidently expect
more entries than can be handled in
accordance with limitations, due to
track and safety conditions.”
More than half the race will be run
inside the exposition grounds, accord
ing to Allen, but thousands outside
the grounds also will be able to view
the race through Dallas' streets.
The race is restricted to drivers of
North, South and Central American
nations who enjoy good standing
with the recognized racing organiza
tions in their respective countries.
Pro Hockey
B7 the Associated Press.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Montreal Maroons. 6; Detroit. 1.
New York Rangers. 3, Montreal Cana
dians. 1.
Boston. 6. Chicago. 1.
Final Standing.
AMERICAN DIVISION.
• W. L. T. Pts. G. OG.
Detroit ...... 25 14 9 59 128 102
Boston .. .. _ 23 18 7 53 120 110
New York Rangers 19 20 9 47 ill 106
Chicago . 14 37 7 35 99 131
INTERNATIONAL DIVISION.
Montreal Canadiens 24 18 6 54 115 111
Montreal Maroons. 22 17 9 63 126 llo
Toronto 22 21 5 49 119 115
New York Americans 15 29 4 34 122 161
INTERNATIONAL-AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Syracuse. 9: Cleveland. 6.
Pittsburgh. 5: Philadelphia. 0.
New Haven. 4: Providence. 3.
Final Standing.
EASTERN DIVISION.
W. L. T. Pts. G. OG.
Philadelphia ..... 26 14 8 60 148 106
Springfield . _ 22 17 9 53 117 125
Providence _ . 21 20 7 49 122 124
New Haven 14 28 6 34 107 142
WESTERN DIVISION.
Syracuse - 27 18 5 69 173 129
Pittsburgh . 22 23 3 47 122 124
Cleveland- . 13 27 8 34 113 152
American Association Playoffs.
St. Louis. 6; Kansas City. 1.
Minneapolis. 3: St. Paul. 2.
DATE IS SWITCHED
FOR REDLAND HUNT
Point-to-Point Races on
Tap Saturday Instead
of April 3.
By a 8tall Correspondent 01 The Star.
Rockville, Md„ March 22 —
Thomas T. Mott, M. F. H. of
the Redland Hunt, announced
here today that the point-to
point races to be sponsored by that
organization will be run on next Sat
! urday instead of April 3 as originally
planned. The change is made to avoid
I conflict with other point-to-point
j races and equestrian activities already
j scheduled for April 3.
I Under conditions set forth by the
i M. F. H. and chairman of the Race
j Committee, two cross-country tests of
j approximately 5 miles each will be run,
I the first to begin at 2 p.m. Saturday.
The starting point will not be an
nounced until after 6 p.m. Friday
night, when it may be obtained by
calling the Rockville operator.
Only Amateurs Will Ride.
'J'HE two races will be (a) for light
weight hunters and (b) for middle
and heavyweight hunters. Only ama
teur riders will be permitted to com
pete and they must use a regular
hunting saddle and equipment. All
entries will be post entries, at a fee
of $3 per horse per race, to be con
tributed to the paneling fund of the
hunt. The events are open to land
owners and subscribers of the Red
land Hunt, and to horses that have
been hunted with recognized or regis
tered packs of hounds this season.
Although no handicapping will be
done or varied weights assigned to
horses, a minimum weight of 140
pounds with saddle will be required
on all horses ridden by ladies and a
minimum of 165 pounds, with saddle,
on those ridden by gentlemen.
Following the finish of the two con
tests, the first three horses to finish
in each ' ac-e will be given time properly
to coo’, out and then will be called for
lodging on hunting soundness, jump
ing form, manner and general suit
ability as a fox hunting horse. The
judges then will select one horse to
be designated as the best hunter of
the trials, and his name will be in
scribed on the permanent trophy to
be placed in competition this year for
the first time.
Flat Racers Barred.
rJ'HE owners and riders of the win
ning horses in each race also will
receive suitable trophies
While the Redland course in no way
will be a flagged course in the sense
that steeplechase courses are laid out
along a compulsory route, markers
will be placed in sight about everv
quarter of a mile to indicate the gen
eral direction of the points to oe
reached, where riders will be required
to pick up billets from officials sta
j tioned there. The purpose of the.>e
; markers is to give a fair chance to
visitors unfamiliar with the country,
and to prevent accidents in a country
that at many points is wired in heavily
and impassable unless the jumps are
indicated by some sign. The course
will be approximately circular in form,
the start and finish being at the same
place.
In order to prevent the intrusion of
race horses into a sport designed
purely for hunting horses, the Red
land conditions will bar any horse
that has been raced on the flat or
over jumps in the last three years,
except in a bona fide hunter point to
point. Only in the event the former
race horse has been hunted by the
owner at least 10 times within the last
season will the entry be acceptable.
TRIP FOR WINNERS
“Y" Hand Ball Titlists Will Enter
Nationals in Chicago.
Winners of the seventh annual Dis
trict A. A. U. four-wall hand ball
championship, starting today at the
Y. M. C. A., will compete in the na
tional tournament at Chicago, it has
been announced.
With the local competition sched
uled to end Thursday, the victors will
have two days to rest before starting
play at Chicago on Sunday.
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BADMINTON CHAMP WINS.
BOSTON. March 22 l/P). — Joe
Zaharko, 23, Granite Club. Toronto,
sensation, successfully defended his
i New England open badminton title
yesterday by disposing of Walter
Kramer of Detroit, 15-12, 15-6 in the
final.
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