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WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1937._ __I
Spirit Lifting Nats to Heights : Pa Time Grabs at Major Stars
AS BAM LAGS
Harris Confident Regulars
Soon Will Hit—Sington’s
Clouts Beat 'Nooga.
BY FRANCIS F.. STAN,
Staff Correspondent ol The Star.
TLANTA, Ga., April 12—Hold
ing 14 victories in 21 starts on
their exhibition junket, the
Nationals moved here today to
meet the Atlanta Crackers on their
next to last appearance before reach
ing Washington. Now, 14 out of 21
is no mean percentage. A ball club
could win any pennant with that sort
of a record, but Bucky Harris, logically
enough, points out that the Nats
haven’t started yet.
"A lot of our hitters haven’t even
started getting hold of the ball yet,”
said Bucky today. "Take Ben Chap
man, for instance, he hasn't hit a
lick since Spring training started.
"Johnny Stone hasn't been hitting
nor have Joe Kuhel and Shanty
Hogan. I'm not worried. All of them
are too good with the bat to worry
about them. They’ll hit, but in the
meantime, it just goes to show that
we are doing pretty well and all the
team's power hasn't been in evidence.”
Harris didn’t stress the point but
one item that has played an important
part in the success of the Nationals
has been their spirit. It is to Harris’
credit that he has injected a great
will-to-win into the veins of his club.
The Nats definitely think they will
run one-two in the American League
race this season and this spirit is
reflected in the record of the team.
Substitutes Comp Through
'J'HE Griffs have carried on this year
as they did in Chattanooga yes
terday, in the face of temporary
setbacks galore. When Shanty
Hogan's finger was hurt. Walter
Millies stepped into the catching past
and did a great job. While Buddy
Myer was taking his time getting into
the game Johnny Mihalic took over
second base and was no drawback.
Jesse Hill has done an acceptable job
es a substitute for Chapman and when
Joe Kuhel was hit in the head by a
pitched ball none other than Ossie
Bluege took over the first-basing and
did a grand job.
A bad toe on the left foot of Joe
Cascarella and an attack of grippe to
A1 Simmons depleted the Nats' squad
yesterday in Chattanooga, causing
Manager Harris to send the pitcher
and outfielder to Washington to await
the coming of the team.
These losses, however, proved no
great drawback. With Pete Appleton
and Dick Lanahan on the slab, the
Nats got the pitching and with Fred
Smgton punching out a double and
two singles, they also received the
hitting necessary to win a 5-to-3 de
cision over Chattanooga in the fourth
and final game between the two clubs
this season. It was the third straight
win for (he Griffs over the Lookouts.
Sington Provides Spark.
gINGTON. making a belated bid for
a, job which he ostensibly last
while in Florida, started the Wash
ington scoring in the second inning,
when he banged out a double to open
the frame. Harry Kelly, pitching for
the Lookouts, then walked Stone and
Travis. At this point. Buddy Myer
Inserted a single to right, scoring
Sington and Stone, and giving the
Mats a 2-0 lead.
Chattanooga tied it up in its half
of the second on doubles by Wasdell
and Estalella. walks by Appleton to
Bloodworth and Honeycut and Jake
Early's infield out.
Lewis singled to open the third and
Kuhel got on base on a wild throw by
Wasdell. A single by Sington drove
In both runners.
This ended all the Washington scor
ing. with the exception of a run
pushed across in the fijth on singles
by Sington, Travis and Hogan. The
’Noogan's got their final run in the
ninth inning when, with two down,
Sington played a long fly by Bens
miller like a shoemaker and it went
for a triple, enabling Howard Mac
Farland to score.
Exhibition Games
By the Associated Press.
Washington (A), S; Chattanooga
Philadelphia (A.). 7; Philadelphia
4
Chicago (N.i. P: St. Louts (A.t. 5.
Chicago (A t. 8: Pittsburgh (N.i 5
Memphis <S.A.l. 7: New York (A i «
BrooklymN. i. s: Jacksonville's.A,L.i n
New York IN ). .4. Nashville <SA.i, 2
<12 inningsi.
Little Rock iS.A l, 5: Cleveland (A 1 0.
Boston <N.) 22: Augusta iS.A.L.i. 2.
Atlanta ISA,). 8; Boston < A. >. 4,
St. Louis (N.i. J 1: Columbus 'S.A L.I, 8.
Rochester U.i. 4: Detroit iA.). 4
Cincinnati (N.I. 5: Asheville iP.L.l. 0.
Schedule Today.
At Atlanta—Washington 'A.) vs. At
lanta 'S.A.i.
At Columbia. S. C.—Brooklyn <N.) vs.
Boston (N.i
At Winston-Salem. N. C.—Cincinnati
(N.i vs Boston (A.).
At Port Worth. Tex.—Chicago <N.) vs.
St. Louis (At.
At Oklahoma City—Pittsburgh iN.) vs.
Chicago (A. i.
At Decatur Ala.—Cleveland iA.) vs.
New York (N.I.
At, Birmingham Ala.—St. Louis (N.)
vs. Birmingham (S.A.i.
At Chattanooga, Tenn.—New York
(A.) vs. Chattanooga (S.A.I.
Louis Advises Armstrong to Stay Clear of Montanez
Nine Major (Jubs Weak at Third Base—Terry Sees Thirty Victories for Feller.
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
NEW YORK. April 12.—Bill
Terry is casting longing
eyes toward Sacramento,
Calif., where Dolph Camil
li, hard-hitting first-sacker of the
Phillies, is holding out . . . When
Luke Appling, White Sox short
stop, got hungry during practice
at Tucson, Ariz., the other day, he
traded a guy an old ball for a
cheese sandwich (with lettuce).
Joe Louis is advising Henry Arm
strong (and colleagues) to steer
clear of Pedro Montanez . . Nine
major league ball clubs can stand
strengthening at third base . . .
California newspapers want to
know why it is Jawn Henry Lewis,
the light-heavywreight champion,
persistently refuses to j^ix with
Maxie Rosen bloom on the Coast.
Some of Dana X. Biblejs Nebras
ka friends didn’t like last week's
line about Dana lassoing that
triple threat high school back from
Houston for his new University of
Texas team . . . “The lasso busi
ness isn’t a part of Dana’s line,”
writes Cy Sherman in the Lincoln,
Nebr.. Star . . . “He is from Ten
nessee, where they shoot their
squirrels with rifles" . . . Coming
■"from a neighboring State, your
agent should have known a lot
better.
Attention, pitchers: Bob Feller
will tell you how he does it on the
radio Saturday night ... Whatever
happened to the dreadnaught fight
division—also the junior light
weight and Junior welterweight
h
divisions? Dick Bartell is the out
standing Giant of the Spring cam
paign.
The Jacksonville (Fla.-) team has
two of the oldest pitchers in or
ganized base ball . . . Manager
Alex McColl owns up to 43 Sum
mers and Lefty Lucas, the batting
practice pitcher, admits he’s 53 . . .
When Augie Galan of the Cuba
was sent in to run for Gabby Hart
nett the other day, he forgot to put
on his spikes ... He wound up on
third base in a pair of carpet slip
pers.
Bill Terry says Bob Feller should
win 30 games for Cleveland this
year, but other Giants, not quite
so enthusiastic, say 12 wins would
be more like it , . . Eddie Mader
and John Henry Lawia are all but
signed for a St. Louis match this
Summer.
Southern correspondents report
Wayne Ambler, Duke's classy sec
ond-sacker, is ticketed for the Ath
letics when his colegiate days are
over . . . He’ll be the fourth guy
Coach “Colby Jack” Coombs has
sent his old boss . . . The others
are Bill Werber (via the Red Sox'),
Chubby Dean and Ace Parker, the
foot ball star . . . Parker, taken
to camp as insurance if Wally
Moses didn’t sign, looks so good
he is sure to be kept.
Eddie Wilson of the Dodgers,
who outhit Joe Di Maggio last
season with an average of .347, is
in the Brooklyn dog house for
failure to slide in practice gam as
. . . May wind up in the minors
as a penalty.
s
A Family Affair
Nats. AB H O A Ch'n'ga. AB. H. O. A.
Chap’n.c.f 4 (I 7 n McFTd.cf 4 110
Lewis..’ib 5 113 Bens’r.ss 5 0 2 3
Kuhel.lb 6 0 0 2 Miles.rf. 5 0 11
Sington.If 5 3 1 0 Wasd'l.lb 4 3 11 1
Stone.rf 4 0 2 0 Esta'la.lf 2 10 0
Travis.ss 4 2 0 1 Bl'd'th.2b 3 0 16
Myer.3b 3 10 0 Ho’Vtt.Ob 3 0 1 3
Mih'ic.2b 2 110 Early,c 4 0 3 0
Hogan.c 3 110 Kelley.p 10 0 0
Cr pton.c 0 0 3 0 iWright 10 0 0
App ton.p 3 1 1 2 P'ticolas.p 10 10
•Bluege 1 0 0 0 {Olivares 0 0 0 0
Lan'h n.p 0 0 10
Totals 39 10 27 8 Totals 33 6 27 13
•Batted for Appleton in seventh.
fBatted for Kelly ir fifth.
{Batted for Petticolas in ninth.
1 Washington . _ 022 010 000—5
| Chattanooga __ . 020 000 001—3
I Runs—Lewis. Kuhel. Sington (21. Store.
McFarland. Wasdell, Estallela. Errors—
| Chapman. Sington. Wasdell. Bloodworth.
I Runs batted in—Myer (31. Estallela.
; Early, Sington (2i. Two-base hits—Sing
ton. Wasdell. Estallela. Three-base hit—
Travis. Stolen base—Lewis. Left on
bases—Washington. 11: Chattanooga, 10
hirst base on balls—OfT Appletor. 3: off
Lanahan. 2; off Kelley. 3: off Petticolas, 1
Struck out—By Lanahan. 3: by Kelley
by Petticolas. 1. Hits—Off Kelley 8 for 6
runs in 5 innings: off Appleton 4 for 2
runs in 0 innings. Hit by pitched ball—
a^an (Estalella*. Winning pitcher
- Applet on. Losing pitcher—Kelley Um
I Messrs. Basil and Kober. Time—
FELLER IT UPSET
BY FIRST SETBACK
Home Run With Bases Full
Nets Little Rock Win.
Won't Hurl Opener.
■£•> the Associated Press
Decatur, Ala., April 12.—
Eighteen-year-old Bob Fel
ler, Cleveland's brilliant fire
ball pitcher, accepted today
with characteristic calm his initial
Spring setback—caused by a home
run with the bases loaded.
Jim Tabor, Little Rock, Ark., rookie
from the University of Alabama, con
nected in third inning yesterday with
Feller's speed ball and sent it soaring
over the head of Center Fielder Earl
Averill.
Tabor scored standing up to give
Little Rock's Travelers a 5-to-2 vic
tory over the Indians. A day before,
they trimmed the New York Yankees!
First Scoring Off Boh.
pELLER, American League strike
out sensation, retained a stoical
expression as Tabor, lank third base
man, blasted the circuit blow. Bob
| resumed his chore as unruffled as a
major league veteran.
The four runs were the first the
Iowa schoolboy allowed in 18 innings
of Spring pitching. He held the New
l York Giants hitless in 11 of the in
nings. The Travelers’ three hits
brought his opponents’ total to four.
Feller has retired 29 rivals via the
i strikeout route.
Manager Steve O'Neill indicated
| here, where the Tribe takes up its
; exhibition series with the Giants, that
Feller, Mel Harder, Johnny Allen and
Denny Galehouse would be his "big
four” for the 1937 seasons start.
Opener Not for Feller.
pHE skipper said either Harder or
Allen would hurl the curtain
raiser at Detroit.
Although Feller's arm is ready to
carry him nine innings, O'Neill said
he wouldn't put the youth "on the
spot” before possibly 40,000 opening
day fans, and, secondly, he could be
depended upon to draw a big crowd
for the second Detroit game.
The Cleveland management plans
to use the Iowa ace as a "Sunday
pitcher,” one who keeps the turnstiles
humming as an attraction "per se.”
A. A. U. MAT MEET OPENS
Semi-Finals Are to Be Reached
Tonight at Y. M. C. A.
Preliminary and semi-final rounds
I of the District senior A. A. U. wrestling
tournament were to be held in the
boys’ gvm of the Y. M. C. A. today
and tonight. Entries were open until
6:30 o'clock; this evening, however,
with Jim McNamara, at the Jewish
Community Center, where the entrants
will weigh-in.
The final rounds will be held Thurs
day night.
Bridges Down, Tigers Worried
Hurt for Second Time This Spring, Mound Star
Goes to Hospital With Kink in Back.
R V ike B....
By the Associated Press.
LAKELAND. April 12.—Trou
ble pitched camp with the
Detroit Tiger base ball team
today for an indefinite stay.
Just eight days before the start
of the American League campaign
Manager Mickey Cochrane ordered
his ace pitcher. Tommy Bridges,
to a Detroit hospital for examina
vuju Kik a, uo-tiv w l lint 11L.
Bridges, a patient for the second
time during the Spring training
season, complained of a ‘‘kink’’ in
his back, and Cochrane, declaring
it "nothing to fool with,” sent the
star right-hander to Henry Ford
Hospital at Detroit.
Lamer in the season Bridges
pulled a muscle, for which he
was sent to a Miami specialist. For
a week the curve ball expert has
complained of soreness in his back,
and his loss at this time clouds
Tiger hopes for a fast start in
the league season opening April 20.
The condition of Bridges forced
Manager Cochrane, in a fret over
his pitchers in general, to change
his mind about sending Pat Mc
Laughlin, rookie twirler, to Toledo
of the American Association. Be
fore deciding to send Bridges to a
hospital, Cochrane had announced
McLaughlin's removal to the Mud
Hens. McLaughlin now stays in
camp.
RISE OF MACKMEN
WEEK'S SURPRISE
Pass Griffs and Bucs for
Second Place—Yankees’
Win Streak Ends.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 12.—Despite
week-end reverses, the New
York Yankees are rolling home
on the crest of a victory wave,
which has kept them on top of the
grapefruit league standings with 20
victories In 25 starts for an .800 aver
age.
The Yanks bombarded Southern
fences for 56 runs last week, but saw
their string of consecutive triumphs
snapped at 13 when they lost to Little
Rock Saturday and to Memphis yes
terday.
Surprise of the week was the rise of
Connie Mack’s "buy as you go" Phila
delphia Athletics to second place. The
A’s won five games and pushed ahead
! of the Pittsburgh Pirates and the
Washington Senators, the two clubs
j tied for third place.
_
Junior League Holds Edge.
^"LOSE behind the Senators and the
Pirates are the Cleveland Indians
with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago
Cubs and New York Giants, also play
ing .600 ball or better.
The Boston Red Sox and the St.
Louis Cardinals are the only two
recognized contenders in the league's
lower reaches. The Cards, with an
average of only .400, are tied for
twelfth place with the Phillies and the
Red Sox mark is .455.
The American League continued to
hold an edge in interleague contests
with 38 victories in 64 games.
The standings:
Inter- Intra
leaeue league All
cames. sames, Barnes.
Yankees 11‘ \ "o' Y> m'i H, Von
Athletics 2 0 •> i * 5 -07
Pirates -2 .1 T 1 in 5 ^7
Senators _ S3 43 14 7 ,fi«7
Indians . - fi 5 Oo 13 7 .050
Dodders — 4 I 3 4 11 fi ,fi4i
£'lbs, >5 11 11 « ,fi41
S.‘5ntSo 5 3 1 12 fi .HOO
White Sox . 7 fi on 10 7 5RR
5eds 3 4 4 4 11 S :.57»
X1*ers -4 5 4 3 10 0 52fi
Red Sox- 2 2 1 3 5 fi 4 55
Browns 1 3 1 2 7 0 437
Cardinals _ 1 fi 3 4 R 1 •’ 400
Phillies 2 5 3 2 fi O 400
Bees _ 1 8 3 4 fi 13 ,3Ri
PLANS HOYA BANQUET
Varsity “G" Dinner Committee to
Meet Tonight.
Under the leadership of John A.
Reilly, chairman. 48 members of the
committee of the Georgetown varsity
“G" dinner will meet tonight at the
University Club at 6 o'clock to com
plete arrangements for the annual
affair cn April 28.
The following alumni are on the
Dinner Committee:
John A Reilly, chairman: John
Orlosky, chairman of the Reception
Committee: H Mason Welch, general
vice chairman; George L. McGurn.
vice chairman of the Ticket Commit
tee; Fred Buchholz, vice chairman of
the Arrangement Committee; E. Bar
rett Prettyman, vice chairman of the
Entertainment Committee; Joseph A.
Cantrel, vice chairman of the Floor
Committee; Eugene B. Sullivan, vice
chairman of the Decoration Commit
tee; Dr. Victor Alfaro, Jerome F. Bar
nard, Alfred L. Bennett, R. A. Bogley,
Dr. John F. Brazinsky. G. C. Callan,
John J Carmody, Dr. James R. Cos
tello, J. Fendall Coughlin. John J.
Cunningham. Dr. William J. Cusack,
Dr. S. Danzanski. Cornelius H. Doh
erty, Daniel T. Doherty, Dr. Matthew
E. Donahue, J. Blaine Fitzgerald, Dr.
David Fitzgibbon. Joseph Gaghan.
Joseph J. Malloy, E. L. Marthill, Wil
liam F. McDonnell. Dr. J. L. Mc
Grath. Leo McGuire. Dr. John R.
McIntyre, John J. O'Connell, Daniel
W O'Donoghue, jr.; Paul Orlosky, J.
C. Patterson. Arthur Phelan, Earl P.
Ready, John J. Sirica, Bradley B.
Smith and Edmund Toland.
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Decision for Red Wings in
Game Tomorrow Would
Tie Stanley Set.
the Associated Press.
DETROIT, April 12—The New
York Rangers, who finished
third in the American di
vision of the National Hockey
League, stood one game away from
the Stanley Cup.
Resuming their sensational con
quering drive last night the blue- -
shirted New Yorkers defeated the De
troit Red Wings, cup defenders and
league champions, I to 0.
Victory Tuesday night, when the
Stanley Cup series continues, will give
the Rangers the trophy. A Red Wing
victory would push the series to five
games. It. now' stands tw-o to one, w'ith
the Rangers on top.
Kerr Stars at Net.
COMBINATION of veteran stars
and promising youngsters, the
Rangers hit their stride late in the
season and came into the play-offs at
their peak. They rode over the To
ronto Maple Leafs and Montreal
Maroons in four straight games and
kept up the pace when they opened
the final series against Detroit vic
torious, 5 to 1.
Dave Kerr, the great Ranger goalie,
scored his fourth shutout in seven
play-off games last night. Except for
the second game of the Stanley Cup
series, which Detroit won. 4 to 2. Kerr
has been supreme master of net play.
Only six net goals have been scored
against him in seven games.
Wounds Are Protected.
rpHE only goal last night was by.
Neil Colville 23 seconds after the
second period started, with Detroit
Defenseman Johnny Gallagher in the
penalty box. Colville made the short
poke on a rebound, with Joe Cooper
and Babe Pratt getting the assists.
The game was replete with close
checking and roughness, 11 penalties
being called. Pratt and Ebbie Good
fellow. Red Wing defense star, were
out five minutes for fighting.
Neil Colville played with a protec
tive device on his fractured jaw and
Ott Heller and Alex Shibhtky, Rangers
who suffered brain concussions Thurs
day, appeared with helmets.
-.--—.—.
HILLCREST HURLERS HOT.
Pearson and Davis, limiting Con
gress Heights to four hits, largely were
responsible for Hillcrest’s 14-4 victory
in a base ball game yesterday at Fair
lawn Field. Hillcrest is booking games
at Atlantic 0122.
SPEAKER IS LIKELY
TOSURVIVEINJURY
—
Former Great Ball Player
Fractures Skuli in Fall
From Porch at Home.
E: the Associated Press.
LEVELAND, April 12—Upon
the rugged physique familiar
for years to base ball fans de
pends chances for the re
1 covery of Tris Speaker, 48. former
manager of the Cleveland Indians and
star center fielder, whose skull was
i fractured in a fall from the second
story porch of his home.
His condition is critical," said Dr.
E B Castle at Lakeside Hospital, "but
I think he'll make it. He has taken
i care of himself and is strong."
Speaker's left arm was broken also
and his face severely lacerated when
a porch railing gave way Saturday
| while he was putting up a flower box
for his wife. The one-time idol of
youthful diamond fans plunged head
first 16 feet to a stone w'alk, edged
with jagged cobblestones.
Speaker managed the Indians in
1920, when they won the world cham
pionship. He played with Washington
in 1927. He now heads a wholesale
wine and liquor firm bearing his name.
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Rase Rail.
Washington vs. Atlanta. Atlanta,
Ga.
Central High vs. Georgetown
Frosh. Hilltop Field, 3:30.
Boxing.
Phil Furr vs. Werther Arrelli,
feature bout, Turner’s Arena, 8:30.
Wrestling.
District A. A. U. championships,
Jewish Community Center, 8.
Tennis.
Georgetown Frosh vs. Tech High,
Hilltop Courts, 3:30.
TOMORROW
Base Ball.
Washington vs. Boston (N. L.),
Gastonia, N. C.
Western vs. Central (public high
series title game), Central Sta
dium. 3:30.
Tech vs. Wilson (public high
series title game), Roosevelt Sta
dium. 3:30.
Mount Rainier High vs. Wash
ington-Lee High, Ballston, Va.,
3:30.
WEDNESDAY.
Base Ball.
Washington vs. Boston (N. L.),
Griffith Stadium, 3:15.
George Washington vs. Dela
ware, East Ellipse, 2:30.
Georgetown! vs. Loyola of Balti
more, Hilltop FMeld, 3.
Devitt vs. Bethesda-Chevy Chase
High, Garrett Park, Md., 3:30.
Washington-Lee High vs. East
ern High, Eastern Stadium, 3:30.
Track.
Washington-Lee vs. Maryland,
College Park, Md„ 4.
Wrestling.
District A. A. U championships,
Jewish Community Center, 8.
Tennis.
Georgetown Frosh vs. Devitt
Prep, Hilltap Courts, 3.
THURSDAY.
Base Ball.
Washington vs. Boston (N. L.),
Griffith Stadium, 3:15.
Tennis.
Richmond vs. Marvland, College
Park. Md. 4.
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The Speedster Replaces the Shipper.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
TLANTA, Ga.. April 12.—So far nobody seems to have rendered any
official verdict on the so-called mew) base ball, which has been
inserted with studied dexterity into some of this Spring's exhibition
games. They are not going to use the new balls in formal major
league play, you know, until their current stock is used up, but sometime late
this season, or by the 1938 opener, the raised stitch, allegedly dead ball, will be
in vogue.
If there has been a fanzine of opinion on the ball, however, there definitely
seems to be a significant trend in the major leagues to speed up base ball as
far as injecting zip into the legs of the boys who will carry the mail. It is
possible that major league club owners and managers are expecting the end
of the days when sluggers of the Ruth type set the style. At any rate, on all
training camp fronts this Spring speed has been an important theme.
Fleetness of foot was an important.;
weapon to the Washington club last
season. The Harrismen spread-eagled
both the American and National
League fields and it was this method
of drive that enabled the Nationals
to finish a surprising fourth in the
race. This year even greater em- ,
phasis has been placed on this item.
Except in unusual cases, such
as where Shanty Hogan vir
tually is required behind the bat,
a slow-footed ball player has
no chance of making the club.
Kuhel, Mver, Lewis, Chapman
and Stone all are outstanding
runners. Travis and Simmons,
the latter now claiming his legs
are stronger than in years, are
no drawbacks on the base paths.
One of the unfortunate victims of
speed was Big Freddie Sington. who
was ticketed to play the outfield
j regularly at the start, but whose laek
i of fleetness eventually was the prime
i motive which inspired Washington to
buy Simmons.
White Is Tiger Speedster.
'J'HE American League, generally,
has speeded up almost overnight,
Detroit's Chet Laabs is using his fleet
ness to advantage while battling
Goose Goslin for the left-field post '
In the Tiger camp. And Goslin, even
at this late date in his career, Is no
slow-poke. The Tigers’ center-field
position has been handed to Jo Jo
White, whose chief qualification is
speed.
Pete Fox, no heavy-footed
base path commuter himself,
found White's zip and dash too
much for him when he reported
at the Detroit camp and was
relegated to a utility berth.
The Yankees are noted for their
slugging, but they stole more bases
last season than any American League
club and when Joe McCarthy au
thorized the trading of Ben Chapman
to Washington last June it was noted
that he took in trade an outfielder
who could move—Jake Powell. Red
Rolfe, Powell, Ernie Koy, George
Selkirk—the Yanks, to be sure, can
pick ’em up and lay ’em down.
Cleveland picked up a great base
runner when it traded Bill Knicker
bocker for Lyn Lary. Last year Lary
lead the American League in base
stealing. This penchant is rated al
most as highly as his high-class de
fenaiv* play
A
gILL TERRY cast as positive a vote
for speed this year as anybody.
Terry liked his Giants last season, but
qualified his appraisal by calling the
National League champions too slow.
This, of course, was obvious to all
observers, but Terry did something
about it during the Winter when he
lifted Lou Chiozza from the Phillies.
Many competent observers call Chiozza
the fastest man in the National League.
Lou and Burgess Whitehead,
between the two of them are
speedy enough to lift the Giants
from the slow-footed ranks to
the status of a club having fair
speed.
The Cardinals are another club not
lacking for speed. Frankie Frisch, the
old "Fordham Flash,” has slowed down
after 17 years of major league play, but
he has capable runners in Don Gut
teridge, Terry Moore. Frenchy Bordo
garay, Stuart Martin and several
others.
The Pirates have made certain that
no moss will grow under the cleated
hooves of their base runners. In addi
tion to such adept mail carriers as
Lloyd and Paul Waner and Arky
Vaughan, they have acquired a highly
touted speedster in Johnny Dickshot,
who stole 33 bases last year, and Lee
Handley, a young infielder.
Reds Can Move. Too.
'"PHE Cincinnati Reds, who are likened
to the Nationals as a team likely
to furnish a surprise, also stack up
comparably to the Griffs as a club
having plenty of fleetness of foot. Kiki
Cuvier still moves enviably and so do
Hub Walker, Ival Goodman, Jack
Rothrock, Billy Myers and a few
others.
The Red Sox, too. have come
up with a few speedsters. The
Cubs, who led the National
League in base running last
year, have contrived to retain
their speed merchants and no
body yet has accused Bill Wer
ber, Lou Finney and Wally
Moses of the A's of clogging the
base paths.
Maybe the forthcoming ball had
nothing to do with it, but if not, It's
quite a coincidence. Anyway, there
won't be many of the boys falling over
their own feet this season.
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SIMMONS, HOGAN
TARGETSFOR AGE
Grove, Cochrane, Hartnett,
Also Trying Desperately
to Outlast Years.
BV EARL HILLIGAN’.
Chicago, April 12 old
Father Time and critical
John Q. Public will put many
stars “on the spot’’ this com
ing major league base ball season.
Seldom have so many luminaries
been at the crossroads of careers
which for years thrilled thousands of
fans. A1 Simmons, who in 12 sea
sons hit .347 and was sold to Detroit
for $75,000. must make good this cam
paign with Washington's Nationals,
who bought him for little more than
the $7,500 waiver price. It looks the
crucial test for a star whose "foot
in-the-buckel” stance is the most
widely known in the sport.
Dykes, Cochrane Shaky.
JIGGERS HORNSBY has clinched a
place as one of base balls all
time greats, but this season the
“Rajah’’ is leaving it to St. Louis
Browns’ coaches to decide if his play
ing days are over. And Manager
Jimmy Dykes of Chicago's White Sox.
who intends to play a lot of third base
again, may find the pace to swift for
his aging legs.
Mickey Cochrane, Detroit's peppery
manager whose loss through illness
hurt his club last year, says he will
catch 100 games. If he does, the
Bengal hopes will ride high If he
doesn't, it may spell "through” for his
many years of playing stardom. An
other Tiger, Goose Goelin. will start
I his seventeenth season. A slip may
! hand his outfield Job to youthful Chet
Leabs.
Hartnett Must Watch Out.
QABBY HARTNETT, great Chicago
Cubs’ backstop, still is listed as
. the Bruin No. 1 catcher, but Ken
O Dea is ready to step in at any mo
ment. Down at St. Louis Lon War
neke with the Cardinals, will be try
ing to prove he still is one of the
game's top-notchers. while the amaz
ing Lefty Grove will be waging a
similar battle with the Boston Red
Sox.
Lefty Gomez, showing signs of a
comeback may hit his once great
stride on the mound for New York's
Yankees and J. Francis < Shanty >
Hogan has a great chance to make
father time's face red as Washing
ton's backstop. And then there's good
ol’ Tony Lazzeri. The Yank* have
spent $117,000 since 1927 on the mis
taken idea Tony's playing days were
over—and "Poo6h 'Em Up” goes right
on doing Just that.
QUIGLEY WILL SOLVE
SEMI-PRO PROBLEMS
National League Loans Umpire
as Supervisor of Play for
Wagner's Tourney.
or the Associated Press.
i^EW YORK. April 12—Lending
major league aid to the develop
ment of semi-professional base bail,
Ford Frick. National League president,
today approved selection of the vet
eran arbiter. Ernie Quigley, as umpire
m-chief of the national semi-pro
; tournament this Summer.
Quigley, National League supervisor
of umpires, will rule on protests filed
during the national semi-pro congress
tourney at Wichita August 13-25, and
will officiate in the championship
game, for which a $5.000-minlmum
cash prize already has been guaran
, teed the winner.
The national tournament will cli
max 48 State play-offs and 30 re
gional eliminations. More than 10,000
clubs, comprising 160.PO0 players, will
be represented in the competition, ac
cording to Honus Wagner, high eom
j missioner of the semi-pros.
SOFTIES LACK UMPIRES
Meet Tonight to Plan Control of
Play—County Loop Session.
An expected shortage of umpire* for
the pending season will be discussed
by the District of Columbia Soft Ball
Umpires’ Association tonight when
that body meets in the playground
office of the District Building at 7:30
o'clock.
Dick Tennyson, president of the as
sociation, said today that at present
there are not enough officials to work
the games already scheduled, but de
clared under no consideration would
quality be sacrificed because of lack of
quantity.
A meeting of the Prince Georges
County League also will be held to
night at 8 o’clock in the sports depart
ment of the Washington Herald. An
nouncing several vacancies still un
filled. Temple Jarrell, president of the
league, said that Interested teams
should have representatives present.
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