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Nationals Get Simmons From Detroit as Patch for Weak Spot
Ex-Tiger, to Bat in Clean-up
Spot, Seen Solution of
Outfield Problem.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
Btaff Correspondent 01 The Star.
Orlando, Fia., April 5.—aio
ysius Harry Simmons, one of
the great hitters of modern
times, today began a bid to
become the right-handed “power
house” the Washington ball club has
been seeking lo, these many years.
A new twist to the full base ball
life of A1 Simmons was i ed when
President Clark Griffith announced
yesterday in Lakeland that he had
purchased the Milwaukee Pole in a j
straight cash transaction. Both Grif
fith and Mickey Cochrane of the
Tigers refused to divulge the sum, but
It was believed to be $10,000. Little
over a year ago Simmons brought a
reported price of $75,000, and his
•'value” depreciated thus despite his
batting .327 and driving across 112
runs in 1936.
At any rate Simmons donned a
Washington uniform—his fourth
American League flannel since he
came to the big show in 1924—and
was written into the line-up which was
to face the Cardinals here today. He
comes to play left field, forcing Johnny j
Stone back to right. He comes to hit
in the “clean-up” position in the bat- ;
ting order. He comes to supply a j
punch, whose lack within the last '
week has resulted in four consecutive j
defeats in "Grapefruit League” play, j
He comes, in short, to fill a large order j
at the mellowing age of nearly 34.
Feet in Good Shape.
170R all of the order he is expected '
to fill the two-time former batting ;
champion joins the Nationals as if he !
genuinely were glad. Detroit didn't
need outfielders. The Tigers still have
Gerald Walker, Jo-Jo White. Goose
Goslin, Chet Laabs and Pete Fox. As j
a matter of fact, Simmons not only j
was not needed, but was unwanted by
Detroit fandom, which from the start
resented his purchase in the Winter
cf 1935 from Chicago.
Behind the deal can be traced the
fine Italian hand of Manager Bucky
Harris. Displeased with Fred Sington's j
work this Spring, he replaced the big j
Alabama boy with Rookie Taft Wright, j
The kid not only was green, but an
other left-handed hitter. A week ago i
negotiations for Simmons’ acquisition |
were opened. Yesterday, prior to a
game in which Harris was ready to t
try Jesse Hill in the outfield, Cochrane j
walked over to Griffith’s box and said, !
"You can have that fellow, Griff.”
Washington is not getting, of course,
the ball player who helped to bat
the Athletics of 1929, 1930 and 1931 j
into world series. Simmons has slowed
since those bright days, but he (
firmly believes that he has four or I
five good years ahead of him. “My !
feet, which caused most of my trouble, j
are better now than in years.” Sim- |
mons commented today. “I think I'll J
help this club.”
Slumped With Sox in ’33.
T TK WAS to get his first chance j
to help today against the Cardi
nals. For a week there has been
something amiss with the Washington
attack. On paper the Nats had plenty
of power, but in three of their last
seven games they got only two runs.
In two other games they got only
four runs. Little wonder four in a
row and five of six were dropped.
Simmons, whose surname is Szyman
eki. broke into professional base ball
in 1922 with Aberdeen. He moved to
Philadelphia and spent nine years
with Connie Mack, for whom he rose
to his greatest glory. Never playing
less than 100 games, A1 hit .308 in
his first season and never was under
.343 until 1932, when Mack sold him
to Chicago after he batted .322. With
Simmons in the sale went Mule
Haas and Jimmy Dykes and the price
was $100,000. In 1930 and 1931 he
won the American League batting
championships with .381 and .390,
■ respectively. Another year he batted
.398 and. again, .386.
The White Sox expected big things
of Al, too big, in fact. He hit .331
and .344 his first two years, but
slumped to .267 in 1935. which was
the only season he ever hit below
.300 in 15 years of professional ball.
That Winter he was sold by Dykes
to Detroit. He probably wasn’t worth
$75,000, but this came in the wake
of Tom Yawkey's dizzy price of
$250,000 for Joe Cronin and ball
players came high.
_
Famed as Run-Batter-Inner.
'AS A world series competitor he
was one of the best. In the 1929
series he batted an even .300. The
following year he hit .364 and then
.333. His lifetime average for 13
years in the major leagues is .345
and Simmons, alone of the modern
diamond crop, has a chance this year
of breaking the all-time record of
Babe Ruth’s in driving across runs.
His total to date is 1,570 runs driven
over.
He has led the American League in
most runs, twice at most lilts, twice
at total bases and once at runs batted
In. All this in addition to his bat
ting average titles.
His purchase means that one of
the current trio of utility outfielders
will be released before May 15. It's'
Up to Sington, Hill and Wright to
battle for the two substitute jobs,
but according to Manager Harris, no
body will get the sack soon. "I haven’t
decided among the three by any
means," claims Bucky, "but there's
plenty of time.”
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YANKS’ BIG GUNS BLAST.
GALVESTON, Tex—The Yankees,
to’ho set a new' American League
record for home runs last season, are
beginning to warm to their work.
Thus far they have hit nine circuit
clouts with Bill Dickey and Tony
Lazzeri leading with tw'o apiece.
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NIGHT BASE BALL OUT.
EASTON, Md„ April 5 (JP).—Easton
base ball fans want “sunshine” base
ball, co the local team of the class D
Eastern Shore loop will play no night
games here.
Still Skidding
Tigers. AR. H. O A. Nats. AB. H. O. A.
White.cf 4 2 5 0 C pman.cf 4 1 7 0 ,
Walker.rf n 3 3 0 Lewis.3b 4 0 0 1
G'hVr/lb 4 1 4 5 Kuhel.lb 4 0 4 0
G’bcrg. I b 4 10 1 Stone.rf 4 0 4 0
Goslin If 2 1 O o Travis.ss 4 3 2 1
Laabs.lf .201 O Myer.2b 3122
York.3b 4 2 2 2 Mih’c,2b 1 1 0 0
Rogell.ss .4121 Wright.lf 4 O 2 0
Coch’ne.c 3 1 1 0 Millies.c 4 0 3 o !
Tebbets.c 2 0 O 0 Cas'r'la p 1 0 0 11
Rowe.p 3 o o O 4Hill 10 0 0
•Croucher 11 0 0 Cohen.p 10 0 0
Logan.p o o o o
Totals 38 13 27 0 Totals 35 6 24 5
•Batted lor Rowe in seventh.
i Batted lor Cascarella in fifth.
Nationals __ _ _ 000 000 200— 2
Detroit __ _ 000 710 llx—10
Runs—White (21. Walker. Gehringer
(2). Greenberg, Goslin. York. Rogell,
Croucher Travis. Myer. Errors—Gehrin
ger (3). York. Rowe. Lewis. Two-base
hits—Walker, Gehringer. Three-base hits
—White. Walker. Heme run—Greenberg.
Stolen bases—White. Wright. First base
on balls—Off Cascarella. 5 in 4 innings:
of! Cohen. 1 in 4 innings. Struck out—By
Cascarella. 2: by Rowe. 1. Hits—Off
Rowe. f> in 7 innings; off Logan, 1 2
innings: off Cascarella. 7 in 4 inning*; off
Cohen. 0 in 4 innings. Winning pitcher
Rowe. Umpires- Messrs. Hubbard and
Basil Time—1 :47.
Only Hurlers Unlikely to
Be in Opening Line-up.
Tigers Turn Tables.
By p Staff Correspondent of The Star.
Orlando, na., April 5.—The
Washington line-up which
probably will open the sea
son on April 19 against the
Athletics was to face the Cardinals
here today, as the Nationals hoped
to break a four-game losing streak.
A1 Simmons was to make his debut
in a Griff uniform, play left field and
bat fourth. Johnny Stone was to
move to right field and Shanty Hogan,
after several days’ absence, was to
take over the catching again.
Only the pitchers were unlikely to
be opening-game performers. Buck
Newsom was to open against the Cards
and Dick Lanahan was to follow.
Revenge for Tigers.
J^ETROIT, after two previous set
backs by the Nats, got partial
revenge yesterday in Lakeland by
taking a 10-to-2 decision. It was the
final game of a three-day road jaunt
for the Griffs.
For three innings Joe Cascarella
and Schoolboy Rowe waged a mound
battle, but in the fourth Cascarella
cracked up and the Tigers batted
around to score 7 runs. Featuring
this rally was a terrific home run out
of the park by Hank Greenberg, who
led off the inning. Goose Goslin
made two hits in this frame.
Syd Cbhen took over the Washing
ton pitching in the fifth, but he, too,
was well hit. Meanwhile, Bob Logan
relieved Rowe and breezed home, al
though Tiger errors helped toward
the scoring of 2 runs in the seventh.
Only the hitting of Cecil Travis
was a silver lining yesterday. The
young shortstop collected three straight
singles and had a fourth hit taken
away from him by Charley Gehringer.
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BALL FRANCHISES OPEN
Sports Center Government Loop
May Add Two Clubs.
The Sports Center Government
League, a fast unlimited base ball
loop, has signed six teams and will
consider adding two more. Teams
desirous of joining the league are re
quested to call Mike Sklar, president,
at District 2900, extension 767.
Final plans for the season will be
discussed at a meeting Wednesday
night at 8 o'clock at Sklar's resi
dence. 5113 Second street, Apartment
No. 2.
YOUNG BROMWICH
SINGULAR NETMAN
Uses Two-Fisted Backhand,
Ambidextrous Serve—Is
Touted by Brookes.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 5.—Visions of
an Australian Davis Cup team
basing its singles hopes on
two players boasting two-fisted
backhands were left today in the wake
of a visit from Norman Brookes.
The president of the Australian
Lawn Tennis Association spent a few
days here en route to England. He
inspected and approved the courts at
Forest Hills, where the Australians
are expected to meet the United States
in the North American zone final May
29, 30 and 31. He also had time to
expound on the subject of Jack Brom
wich, Australia's 18-ycar-old star,
who, like his countryman and Davis
Cup teammate, Vivian McGrath, em
plays a two-handed backhand.
Bromwich Ambidextrous.
A CCORDING to Brookes, Bromwich
is a husky youngster, gifted with
power and endurance. In addition
to Ills unorthdox backhand, he has de
veloped the knack of serving with his
left hand, then switching his racquet
to his right for subsequent strokes.
Brookes’ praise of Bromwich who,
with the other Australians, meets
Mexico at Mexico City April 30, May
1-2, gave rise to the belief the young
ster may be given a singles assign
ment against the Americans, provid
ing both come through against Mexico
and Japan, respectively.
Vets Would Play Doubles.
TN THAT case the likely move would
be to pair Bromwich with McGrath
in singles, leaving Veteran Jack Craw
ford and Adrian Quist to carry the
doubles burden.
There is no definite line on the
United States team except it is rea
sonably sure Don Budge will have the
No. 1 singles post. Graduation 'from
the University of Southern California
may keep Gene Mako, Budge's doubles
partner, away from the matches with
Japan at San Francisco. Meanwhile,
Bobby Riggs, Frankie Parker and Joe
Hunt will contest for the available
places.
Hogan A.W.O.L.,
Alibi Is Accepted
By a Staff Correspondent ol The Star.
QRLANDO, Fla., April 5 —
^ “Where Is My Wandering
Catcher Tonight?” almost became
the theme song of President Clark
Griffith in this Washington train
ing camp again.
As the Nationals left Tampa yes
terday for Lakeland, where they
played the Tigers, Manager Bucky
Harris looked around for Shanty
Hogan. There was no Shanty, hide
nor hair. With fire in his eye
Bucky led the Griffs against the
Tigers and then headed his club
back to Orlando. Still no Hogan.
Shanty finally showed up last
night, just as Griff was preparing
to slap a heavy fine on him. He
spent Saturday night with friends
in St. Petersburg, he said, and was
promised transportation to Lake
land in plenty time for the game.
The car broke down, however, and
Shanty was too late.
Griffith and Bucky weighed judg
ment on the story and it rang true
to them. So they let Shanty off
Scot free, but with a little word of
advice—“Don't let it happen
again.”
Lifetime Record of New Nat
ALOYSIUS HARRY SIMMONS.
Born Milwaukee, Wis., May 22, 1903.
Bats right, throws right; height, 5 feet 11 inches; weight, 195 pounds.
(Complete major league totals, 13 years.)
Year. Club. League. Pos. G. R. H. TB. RBI. SG. Avg.
1922 Aberdeen .D.L. Outfield 99 91 144 232 . .364
1922 Milwaukee .A.A. Outfield 19 9 11 18 7 0 .220
1923 Shreveport_T.L. Outfield 144 96 189 281 99 14 .360
1923 Milwaukee .A.A. Outfield 24 20 39 47 16 5 .398
1924 Philadelphia .A.L. Outfield 152 69 183 256 102 16 .308
1925 Philadelphia _A.L. Outfield 153 122 *253 *392 129 7 .386
1926 Philadelphia .A.L. Outfield 147 90 199 329 109 10 .343
1927 Philadelphia _A.L. Outfield 106 86 159 262 108 10 .392
1928 Philadelphia _A.L. Outfield 119 78 163 259 107 1 .351
1929 Philadelphia .A.L. Outfield 143 114 212 *373 *157 4 .365
1930 Philadelphia _A.L. Outfield 138 *152 211 392 165 9 *.381
1931 Philadelphia _A.L. Outfield 128 105 200 329 128 3 *.390
1932 tPhiladelphia _A.L. Outfield 154 144 *216 367 151 4 .322
1933 Chicago .A.L. Outfield 146 85 200 291 119 5 .331
1934 Chicago .— A.L. Outfield 138 102 192 296 104 3 .344
1935 {Chicago .A.L. Outfield 128 68 140 224 79 4 .267
1936 Detroit . A.L. Outfield 143 96 186 275 112 6 .327
Totals, 13 years— 1,795 1,311 2,514 4,045 1,570 82 .345
World Series Record.
1929 Philadelphia .A.L. Outfield 5 6 6 13 5 0 .300
1930 Philadelphia .A.L. Outfield 6 4 8 16 4 0 .364
1931 Philadelphia .A.L. Outfield 7 4 9 17 8 0 .333
World series totals— ~18 ~14 ~23 ~46 17 0 .333
•Led league.
tPurchased by Chicago with James Dykes and George W. Haas for $100,000.
t Purchased by Detroit on December 10 for reported price of $75,000.
Foot Ball Situation at Notre Dame Is Looking Up
Layden’s Moans Missed—No-Hit Pitcher Slated for Yanks—Mungo Turns on Heat.
BY EDDIE BRIETZ.
NEW YORK, April 5.—
The foot ball situation at
Notre Dame is under con
trol, all right. All Coach
Elmer Layden has to do these
days is announce tennis schedules.
Usually he’s moaning his head oft
this time of year . . . Note to New
York fight referees: At Los Angeles
the other night, fans cheered a
referee for stopping a dull bout.
New York debs flock to the hotel
swimming pool where Glen (Slats)
Hardin, former Louisiana State
track star, is a lifeguard . . . Van
Mungo of the Dodgers is turning
on the heat early. He’s fanned 21
men in 18 innings of exhibition
game hurling.
That California college pitcher
who turned In a no-hitter last
week is ticketed for the Yankees
. . . This corner’s dough rides on
Montanez tonight, despite all that
talk of a “fix” . . . Marvin Mc
Carthy reports, via the Chicago
Times, that Hunk Anderson is
driving the Michigan line candi
dates so hard the grunts and
groans can be heard all the way
to Chi.
Only thing lacking in those eye
witness stories of Miley and Kupci
net vs. the St. Louis Cardinals
(first team) was what the writers
at the ringside did about the fight,
if anything . . . Ken Strong, the
pro foot ball star, is playing semi
pro base ball with the New York
Springfields.
Harry Stuhldreher, Wisconsin
coach, says the foot ball huddle
U doomed . . • Frank Croaettl of
the Yankees has reached page 693
in "Gone With the Wind.” Is that
boy fast? . . . Billy Taub, who
tailors most of the Broadway mob,
says Tony Canzoneri's taste in
clothes is second to none.
Porter Wittich, sports editor of
the Joplin (Mo.) Globe, has joined
the comeback club. He was so sick
with pneumonia his paper had his
obit in the first edition three times,
p. S.—Porter is back on the job . . .
Lou Chiozza of the Giants sticks
out his tongue when making a dif
ficult stop or catch.
Prank Murray, who transferred
from Marquette to put University
of Virginia foot ball back on the
map, is touring the State to get
acquainted with alumni. Also to
round up & few guards, tackles, etc.
. . . The University of Miami
doesn’t put out a base ball team,
although it has prospects named
Hartnett, Urbanski, Grove, Moore
and Wilson.
George Watkins, former big
league outfielder, signed with Hous
ton on condition he be put in left
. . . George owns a sporting goods
store in Houston . . . He’s got a
sign in left field with a big bell
in the center . . . Any hitter who
rings the bell collects $50 . ."I
want to stay in front of that bell,”
says George. "No player on the
other side is going to get $50 from
me if X can help it.”
One reason the big fight in Chi
cago was held up was because the
politicians out there were afraid
Mike Jacobs would grab ofl all the
good seats and scalp ’em.
PLUGGING THAT HOLE —By JIM BERRYMAN
AL IS EXPECTED
TO FURNISH
THE NATS THAT
RIGHT- HAND
SATTlNG POWER
THEY'VE BEEN
NEEDING--.
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WITH ATHLETICS,CHISOX,
TIGERS, AND TODAY DONS
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TO PLAY LEFT FIELD FOR
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INDOOR POLOISTS
TILT FOR CROWNS
Teams in New York After
Senior, Junior, Sherman
Division Honors.
the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 5.—Indoor
polo will reach its seasonal
climax here this week with
the start of the East-West
national championships in senior,
junior and Sherman Memorial (low
goal) divisions, usually productive of
the top mallet-swinging and riding of
the indoor season.
Each of the three divisions includes
an Eastern and Western represent
ative, who will battle for the title in
a two-out-of-three match series. Play
will start Wednesday night at Squad
ron A armory, marking the first inva
sion of the East by the Westerners
since 1935.
Ramblers Pick Line-t'p.
'J'HE Chicago Ramblers, Western rep
resentatives in the senior division
decided on their line-up for the opener
yesterday. They will field a trio of
Dan Peacock, Bill Fergus and Steve
Hammond, with Herb Lorber as
alternate. The Ramblers won the
Western sectional title without mount
ing a horse, as both Detroit and
Cleveland failed to enter teams in the
regional tourney.
Opposing them in the senior series
is the New York Athletic Club team
seeking its third straight title with
sifch eminent exponents of the ancient
game as Cornell's Buddy Combs and
Art Borden, an eight-goal player, in
the line-up.
In the junior division the Ridge
wood (N. J.) Polo Club meets the
Cleveland Riding Club, which tripped
the Detroit Gold Hats to qualify, and
in the Sherman Memorial division
the Ramapo Valley Polo Club of
New York plays the first Cleveland
Cavalry conquerors of the Chicago
Shamrocks.
"POPPING
OFF"®"
Portrait of a Man Being Traded.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
RLANDO. Fla., April 5—-He was standing beside the batting cage,
waiting his turn at the plate, when Mickey Cochrane came up and
whispered: "Al, we've just sold you to the Senators." Al took it in
stride. "Okay, Mike.” he nodded, and walked to the club house,
where he peeled off his wet, gray Detroit uniform and began gathering up
his bats.
"Well," he commented, finally, *'the Senators won't have to buy me any
bats for a year. Look at this heap." On the floor were strewn two dozen
sticks. Long, thin-bodied war clubs they were and with handles almost as
thick as the hitting surface. "Funny looking," said Charley Gehringer, "but
when he hits the ball it goes a long way.”
Simmons strode to the shower. The Nats and Tigers were getting ready
to play, but Al had to rush back to his hotel, pack his trunks, gather his wife
and kiddie and head to Orlando. You marveled at the casual- way he took
it. Commenting first on Washington not having to buy his bats, of all
things! Admiration for the big guy surged. And he was supposed to be a
tough guy, a sorehead!
\\hen he came hack to his <
locker he said, simply, “I'm glad.
Hell, Detroit didn't wan' me a
whole lot and I always hit swell
in the Washington park. Think
I'll make the team?”
He wasn’t sarcastic. He asked it
honestly because Al, like a lot of other
ball players, doesn't follow too closely
the fortunes of rival clubs. He didn't
know that Clark Griffith bought him
out of desperation. Fred Sington had
failed. The Nats were afraid of Hill.
That rookie, Taft Wright, was prom
ising but green. Think he’ll make the
team? Bucky Harris showed how Al
figured when yesterday he switched
Johnny Stone to right field.
“I’m Not Washed Dp.”
JJJE WAS expected, of course, to tell
a reporter it was the best break of
his life. That's a stock expression when
a fellow is traded to another team.
But Al didn’t say it only to reporters.
Tigers and Nats, hearing the news,
walked off the field and extended their
grimy, sweaty paws in hail and fare
well. When Bill Rogell did it Al said,
“The best break I ever got, Bill.”
“You know,” he added, after
Rogell left, “I’ve heard a lot
about how nice it is to play for
Bucky Harris. Now I'm going to
do it. He must be something like
Mike (Cochrane).
“I'm not washed up. Everybody said
I had a lousy year in 1936. What do
they call lousy? I batted .327 for 143
games and drove across 112 runs.
Hell’s bells, man, I’ve got three or four
good years ahead of me. I’m only 33
years old now.”
He didn’t say It bitterly, although if
anybody had a right to be bitter it
was Al. I don't mean being traded
to Washington. A lot of people think
the Nats are going to beat out the
Tigers, anyway. But Al could have
turned bitter when he was bought in
the Winter of 193C by the Tigers.
Had Two Strikes On Him.
'T'HE circumstances are not un
* familiar. Detroit had just won
two pennants and a world series and
not since the 1924 series in Wash
ington w-as there such idolatry. Then
Cochrane, making his first move as
vice president of the Tigers, bought
Simmons from Chicago for a reported
price of $75,000. Mickey thought he
was assuring a third pertnant despite
Al's poor 1934 season with the White
Sox. But all Hades broke loose in
Detroit. The Tiger outfield of Goslin,
White and Fox was good enough for
the fans and press. Why ring in
somebody else?
Detroit never got over this
purchase. Simmons had two
strikes on him from opening
day of last year to the bitter
end. His presence might have
helped to send Cochrane to
Wyoming for his health.
Detroit newspapers pointed out that
Mickey bought A1 out of friendship
dating back to their salad days with
the Athletics. Simmons strained to
vindicate Cochrane, but it was no
use. His .327 average to the contrary,
A1 had a "lousy year.”
When you mentioned this Simmons
said: "Please don’t go strong on
that. It’s over now and I’m glad.
It’s all part of base ball.”
Leaden Steps, Leaden Hearts.
rPHERE was a touch of comedy here
A and a dash of pathos there when
the Nats and Tigers streamed into
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JOE JUDGE SHOWS
OFF HIS CHARGES
Hoyas’ Game With Terrors
Tomorrow Will Be First
Under New Coach.
OE JUDGE'S first college
coached base ball team makes
its debut tomorrow afternoon
when Georgetown opens its sea
son against Western Maryland on the
Hoyas' diamond at Thirty-ninth street
and Reservoir road, at 3 o'clock.
It is one of two college games
scheduled for local diamonds tomor
row, George Washington being booked
to meet Harvard on its “home field"
at the East Ellipse. The G. W.
Harvard affair gets under way at 2:30.
Unless all signs are deceiving.
Judge's first test as a college tutor
should be as successful as his 17
years as Washington's first baseman.
Although the caliber of Western
Maryland is unknown, Judge will send
a veteran G. U. team onto the field
with only two of last year's regulars
missing. Adequate replacements ap
pear to have filled both vacancies.
Durkin May Crowd In.
TN PLACE of Gus Crenshaw behind
J' the bat, Judge can depend upon
either Joe Keegin, who caught for
Chuck Guyon’s Eastern High nine
two years back, or Mario Gregorio.
And around second base, where Buddy
Nau used to cavort last year, will be
either Ed Bodine or Buddy Ferarra.
Lettermen from the 1936 team will
be at six other positions, with George
Nicketakis, probably the best college
pitcher in this section, in the box.
Harry Bassin, first; Tommy Keating,
short, and Bill Cavadine, third, give
the Hoyas an experienced infield, while
Karl Nau, Tony Barabas, Tom Nolan
and Paul Sheeran all saw outfield
duty last year. In addition, there is
a sophomore, Jim Durkin, who is
threatening the regular job of one
of the fly-chasers.
Nicketakis Promising.
VjyiTH Nicketakis, a big 200-pound
right-hander, looming as pos
sible big-league material, Georgetown
is further protected in the box by
Mike Petroskey and Henry Bertrand.
The latter, another soph, is said to
be showing as much promise as he
did on the basket ball court, where
he was one of the Blue and Gray’s
regulars the last Winter. Carl Rup
pert rounds out the quartet of first
string moundsmen.
George Washington will be after Its
second victory in five games when
it faces John Harvard, the Colonials'
triumph over Long Island being its
lone win thus far. G. W. has not
suffered primarily from lack of pitch
ing, but from errors by the same
players who gave the school the best
record of any college team hereabout
last year.
Harvard, incidentally, will return
on Friday to give Georgetown its sec
ond game of the week.
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KENNEDY SERVICE WINS.
Behind the combined effectiveness
of Ed Vermillion and Babe Meikle
John, who limited the opposition to
four hits, Kennedy Service nine scored
a 3-2 victory over Taft A. C. midgets
yesterday on the losers’ diamond.
* Coming April 19
the Shoreham's
ICE CARNIVAL
Starring Evalyn Chantllar
YANKEES BREEZING
IN CITRUS LEAGUE
Lead With 15 Wins and 3
Losses—Griffs, A’s, Cubs
Tied for Fifth.
' By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 5—The rise
of the New York Yankees to
first place and the continued
superiority of American
League clubs in inter-league games
featured last week's “grapefruit
league" games.
The Yanks, plunging into a heavy
exhibition schedule in the deep South,
won four games and boosted the club
average to .833 with 15 wins again, t
three defeats.
Eleven of the Yankee victories ha' e
been over National League foc=,
thereby swelling the American League s
lead in inter-circuit games. The league
has won 26 out of 45 contests with
National League opponents.
Pirates Outscore Yanks.
rJ'HE Pittsburgh Pirates continued
their amazing run production and
edged into second place with an aver
age of .800. The Pirates have scored
113 runs in 10 games, just one more
than the Yanks have pushed across in
18 contests.
The Cleveland Indians nosed out
the New York Giants for third place
on yesterday’s win at New Orleans,
while the Philadelphia Athletics,
Washington Senators and Chicago
Cubs finished the week in a triple tie
for fifth place.
Cardinals in Ruck.
^HIEF surprise of the week was the
failure of the St. Louis Cardinals
one of the betting favorites in the
coming National League race, to bet
ter their lowly estate. Frank Frisch's
merry men have won only five games
and only the futile Boston Bees sep
arate them from the league cellar.
The standings:
Inter- Tn‘ra
league league All
game1., games, games.
Team. W L W L W L. A’ e
Yankees .112 no 15 :{
Pirates_ 2 o i 1 R 2 Ron
Indians_ 0 0 o o f> 4 602
Giants _ 4 0 3 1 R 5 .615
A‘hletics_ O o 2 1 0 2 600
Senators_ 4 0 0 2 0 6 .6or»
Cubs _ _2 0 1 1 6 4 .kOo
Reds _ 0 4 4 2 R 6 .071
Dodeers _4 1 0 4 R 6 .571
White Sox_ .04 no 65 .545
Browns n 0 1 2 5 5 .500
Tigers_0 5 O 2 6 7 .4^2
Phillies_ 2 0 2 2 5 6 .455
Red Sox _C 2 1 0 4 5 .444
Cardinals _ 1 5 2 4 5 11 015
1 B"es _ _ _ 1 7 0 4 412 .250
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Base Ball.
Washington vs. St. Louts tN. L.),
Oriando, Fla.
Boxing.
Ray Ingram vs. Nick Camarata,
eight rounds, feature bout, Turner's
Arena, 8:30.
* Horse Racing.
Bowie, Md., 2:30.
TOMORROW.
Base Ball.
Washington vs. Detroit, Orlando,
Fla.
George Washington vs. Harvard,
East Ellipse, 2:30.
Georgetown vs. Western Mary
land. Hilltop field, 3.
Lee-Jackson High vs. Washing
ton-Lee High, Ballston, Va., 3:30.
Horse Raring.
Bowie. Md., 2:30.
WEDNESDAY.
Base Ball.
Washington vs. Detroit, Lake
land, Fla.
Tennis.
Georgetown vs. Navy, Annapolia,
Md.
Horse Raring.
Bowie, Md., 2:30.
THURSDAY.
Base Ball.
■Washington vs. Chattanooga, Or
lando, Fla.
Cornell vs. Maryland, College
Park, Md., 4.
Catholic University vs. Quantico
Marines, Quantico, Va.
George Washington vs. Boston
University, East Ellipse. 2:30.
Bethesda-Chevy Chase vs. Wash
ington-Lee High, Ballston, VA.,
3:30.
Wrestling.
Ed Meske vs. Jack Hader. fea
ture match, Turner's Arena, 8:30.
Lacrosse.
Harvard vs. Maryland, Byrd Sta
dium, College Park, Md., 4.
Golf.
Georgetown vs. Cornell, Colum
bia Country Club. 3.
Horse Racing.
Bowie, Md., 2:30.
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