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Isemann Bowling Classic Saturday Winds Up Capital’s Major Stakes Season'
The
Sportlight
Yank Second-Base Pair
Baseball's Best Ever
By GRANTLAND RICE,
Special Correspondent ol The Star.
Joe Gordon and Frankie Crosetti
are clicking again—Joe missed some
of the earlier exhibition games be
cause of a kink in his back muscles—
which means that from here on
those who see the Yankees play will
see once more the best second-base
combination baseball ever has
known.
The best ever? Well, that’s the
verdict of a majority of the men
in the game now who have been
around long enough to have seen
some of the great pairs of the past.
Get some of them together and pop
the question at them.
There will be votes for Bobby
Lowe and Herman Long of the Bos
ton club of the late '90s; for Johnny
Evers and Joe Tinker of Chance's
immortal Cubs; for Napoleon Lajoie
and Cotton-Top Terry Turner of
Cleveland: for Eddie Collins and
Jack Barry of Connie Mack’s $100,000
infield (worth a million at the cur
rent rate of exchange): for Collins
and Risberg of the White Sox, and
for Frank Frisch and Dave Bancroft,
who guarded second base for the
Giants when they won pennants
Nos. 2 and 3 in that string of four
from 1921 through 1924.
Skill, Consistency Make
Yank Pair Look Best
But when the ballots are counted
the nod will gc to Gordon and
Crosetti on the twin basis of skill
and consistency. The other combi
nations rolled along from day to
day making hard plays look "easy
and, now and then, coming up with
a seemingly impossible play. The
Yankee pair make the seemingly
Impossible plays every day—and
make them look easy. too.
Sport has known few cases of
such amazing co-ordination, such
perfect blending of thought and
motion. Each knows what the other
Is going to do in any situation—and
Is in the right spot at just the right
split second to help him do it.
Neither ever has any doubt about
the other, and when one of them
makes a stop that no one else in
the park believed he had even an
outside chance to make, the other
is waiting to take the ball from
him.
And the way they hand the ball
around when a double play is in
making is incredible. Now you see
it—and now you don’t—and now the
double play is completed.
Good Duo at Keystone
Great Help to Club
Notice that all the great second
base combinations mentioned here
were parts of great, or at least
very good, teams. That isn’t a co
incidence. They helped to make
those teams stand out.
There is an old baseball saying
that the strength of a ball club lies
.right down the middle—along a line
reaching from the catcher to the
center fielder, taking in the pitcher,
the shortstop and the second base
man. (Incidentally how do you like
that line through the middle of the
Yankees, with Bill Dickey catching,
Charley Ruffing pitching, Gordon at
second base. Crosetti at shortstop
•nd Joe Di Maggio in center field?)
I have seen great clubs without
a great pair around second base—
Tony Lazzeri was a great second
baseman with the Yankees of 1927,
but Mark Koenig wasn't a great
shortstop—and the 1929-30-31 Ath
letics, one of the outstanding teams
even if it isn’t often mentioned as
such, were protected at second base
by two of the lesser members of the
cast. Max Bishop and Joe Boley.
But greatness comes easier to a
team when it has a brilliant pair
at the middle bag.
McCarthy Waits 5 Years
For Combination
It took Joe McCarthy five years
to put together the combinatibn
of Gordon and Crosetti. The wait
ing seemed long to him and he
fidgeted and grumbled sometimes
when he saw double plays missed
or saw the ball trickle through into
the outfield.
But while he waited Crosetti was
maturing as a big league ballplayer
and Gordon was coming up through
the minors in 7-league boots—and
when Gordon arrived Crosetti was
ready for him.
Bill Dickey says that the best spot
from which to see Gordon and
Crosetti at work is his spot just
back of the plate.
“The ball comes up and it is hit
and there doesn't seem a chance
for it to be fielded,'1 Bill says, “and
then I see one of those birds come
up with it and flip it to the other
and he flips it to Dahlgren—and
another base hit has been turned
into a double play. You ought to
eee how it looks from where I am."
Well, of course, I can't do that.
But I'm satisfied just to see it from
the press box. It looks pretty good
from there, too.
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Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
Durocher's Arm Improves
ATLANTA, April 2 OP).—Man
ager Leo Durocher of the Brooklyn
■lodgers is feeling even more cheer
ful than yesterday's 19-2 win over
the Atlanta Crackers seems to war
rant. It’s because him lame arm
is improving rapidly.
East's Duckpin Aces
To Roll for Crown
Harrison Wears
Mount Rainier, Rosslyn
To Stage Tournament;
Big Prints Get Title
A salute to George L. Isemann,
executive secretary of the National
Duckpin Bowling Congress, will ring
down the curtain Saturday on
Washington’s major sweepstakes for
the season.
The sixth annual Isemann classic
held in honor of prabably the most
valuable man to the duckpin game
promises to lure here flocks of the
East’s leading maple spillers.
With Hugh Crawley of Mount
Rainier, where the first 5-game block
is to be rolled, and Galt Davis of
Rosslyn, host to the howitzers in the
wind-up, bending every effort for a
big field, last year’s record entry of
71 may be smashed.
Four of the five Isemann stake
winners have been Capital bowlers.
The coming attraction is of par
ticular importance to Joe Harrison,
defending champion. Twice this
season, the Arcadia star has let
titles slip away from him. Off his
rolling last Sunday in the Brookland
Recreation affair, when he finished
fourth with an average of 132 for
the 10 games, it would appear he's
primed for this test, however.
After Wilmer Robey of Baltimore
won the first championship in 1935,
Ed Blakeney came through with vic
tories in 1936 and 1938, while Astor
Clark copped the title in 1937.
Sweepstakes for HaU Crew.
Members of leagues rolling at
Convention Hall will have a crack
at a sweepstakes victory when the
Hall stages a five-game handicap
affair, April 21. Entrance fee will
be $2. Handicap will be two-thirds
and scratch bowlers will roll from
120.
A match between the Ollie Pacini
Stars and a selected team from the
Hebrew League has been cooked up
for next Saturday at Northeast
Temple. Besides himself. Pacini
will have Ralph Bates, Gene Smith,
Lou Kreamer, Arthur Crown and
Elvin Shanks lrom which to pick his
team. The Hebrew loop rollers
likely to see action are Lou Ruche,
Abe Weinberg, Ralph Goldberg,
Benny Bookoff and Dave and Julie
Singer.
Big Print bowlers are the new
champions of the Graphic Arts
League. A single game win from
the E. H. Walker team gave them
the nod over last year's pennant
winning Judd & Detweilers, who
i made a stirring bid to retain their
I laurels as Jack Gooding with 154—
, 412 paced team pounts of 593—
| 1,764. Buck Jones' 143—394 was the
feature as Progressive Printing
| swept National Capital Press to fin
ish third.
Transits Top Kilos.
Another flag chase was decided
I at Lucky Strike as Transit handily
won the Kilowatt League honors
with a shutout victory over the Old
timers. Station Engineers domi
nated the rolling as Hodgson's 152—
393 topped team scores of 631—1,678
i in a 3-0 win from Distribution.
—
Ida Weinberg's season record set
of 375 was the heaviest wallop as
the Wacs posted a new high-team
mark of 1,585 in the What's in a
| Name League. Louise Battaglia's
331 and Dorothy Ryder's 314 en
abled the leading F. C. A. quint to
; take the odd-game skirmish from
the Aggies.
Eddie Todryk shone with 145—
378 as Wise Bros, routed Western
Electric to regain first place in the
Electric League. A two-game loss
to Noland Co. cost Hechinger the
lead.
Scholl's No. 2 team continued to
set the pace in the Washington Res
taurant Employes' Association Mixed
League with a 2-1 victory over Nep
tune. Childs’ No. 1 outfit moved to
second place with a sweep over
Lurba. Isabel Weimer s high set of
286 gave Childs girls’ team a 2-1 de
cision over the Neptune all-men's
team.
Crown in Indoor Polo
Sought by Chicago
Artillery Team
By the Assorted Press.
NEW YORK, April 2.—Chicago’s
124th Field Artillery polo team,
which won the , national indoor
junior championship last Saturday,
will make a bid for the open title
this week as the big national tourney
comes to a close.
The open, most important of the
various tourneys, gets under way
tonight with Winmont Farms of
New Jersey opposing the New York
Rovers and the Pegasus Club, an
other New Jersey trio, facing Squad
ron A of New York. The 124th
Field Artillery will oppose the Win
mont-Rovers winner in the semi
final round Thursday while the
Ridgewood (N. J.) club will meet
the victor between Pegasus and
Squadron A.
The semifinals of the intercolle
giate tourney will be played tomor
row night, with Yale facing Prince
ton, and Army, the defending
champion, playing Pennsylvania
Military College. Finals in both
tourneys are scheduled for Satur
day.
Hoy as Fete Unbeaten Grid men,
Shotput Star on April 23
Tribute will be paid to the two
year undefeated football team of
Georgetown University and also to
A1 Blozis. gigantic weight man who
has shattered all indoor world rec
ords for the shotput, Tuesday night,
April 23, at the 15th annual var
sity “G” dinner at the Mayflower
Hotel.
Blozis, whose amazing prowess
with the iron ball promises to rev
olutionize a field previously con
sidered colorless, will be the cen
ter of attention at the gathering
which was inaugurated in 1923 and
which since has expanded from 100
persons to crowds of 1,200.
The 6-foot 7-inch, 248-pound
Blozis is expected to share the en
thusiasm of alumni, students and
Georgetown University friends with
Hap Hardell, Hoya track coach who
fashioned probably the finest Hill
top indoor team in history this
season.
The “G” dinner has boasted many
outstanding sports figures as guests
of honor, among them the Late
Knute Rockne, BUI Ingram, Chick
Meehan, Tad Jones, Wallace Wade,
Bill Roper. Dr. Jock Sutherland,
Dr. Mai Stevens, Harvey Harmon,
Ossie Solem and Trank Dobaon.
SKIPPER OF CARADOC—
That’s the name of this 7
year-old English setter.
Owned and handled by Wil
liam J. Harper of 123 West
Bradley lane, Chevy Chase,
Md., he won the Thomas P.
Baldwin Memorial Trophy,
pictured here, In the stakes
for shooting dogs in the Na
tional Capital field trials.
D. C. Lacrosse Squad
Points for Debut
At Swarthmore
Hold Navy to 7-4 Score
In Practice Contest;
Will Meet Tonight
Getting in their final licks before
Saturday's inaugural at Swarth
more, the Washington Athletic As
sociation lacrossemen will practice
every afternoon this week at Fair
lawn. Coach Joe Deckman expects
to pick a starting line-up after Fri
day's workout, but the candidates
are too closely bunched at this writ
ing to select the 10 top men.
Washington held Navy to a 7-4
margin in a practice scrimmage yes
terday at Annapolis and while it was
j more or less of a moral victory the
1 affair disclosed a glaring need of
more training on the District team's
part. Full speed ahead was the
order of the week, however, and the
team should be “right” for the Penn
sylvanians.
Outstanding yesterday was Johnny
Muncks, veteran goalie, who dis
played midseason form on the
crease. “South” Sothoron. Rod
Brook, Logan Hill, Ed Fletcher and
Harvey Cooke are others who were
impressive. Leo Hantske, who suf
fered a cut lip in Saturday's scrim
mage, has rejoined the squad and
will be available for the inaugural.
Members of the Washington A. A.,
all branthes, will meet tonight at
8:15 at Force School, 1740 Massa
chusetts avenue N.W.; plans will be
discussed for the opening lacrosse
I match with the Baltimore A. C. and
I field day, scheduled April 13.
Bottle-Scarred Ump Johnson,
55, in Southern 20 Years,
Loves 'Toughest Racket'
By the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 2.—He’s
had his share of mobbings and his
grayish-thatched head is plenty
bottle-scarred, but Harry S. (Steam
boat) Johnson goes on umpiring,
"calling ’em like I see ’em” and says
"I'm still ahead of the ball.”
Green fedora perched jauntily on
his head, the "Steamer,” as he is
known around the Southern Asso
ciation where he has been wearing
the blue for 20 years, settled back
in an easy chair and bellowed in
familiar tones that umpiring “is
about the toughest racket going, but
I like it and wouldn't know what to
do without it.”
Johnson, nearing 55, is ready to
start his 30th season of umpiring in
organized baseball. He. served one
hitch in the National League. During
the more than a quarter century he
has been making decisions, the
Steamer figures 4,000 pop bottles
have been tossed in his general
direction.
Some 25 of the bottles have found
their mark—Steamboat's graying
brow, leaving it with more furrows
and ridges than a freshly-plowed
cornfield. One of the slits, memento
of a crucial moment in the Western
Association, required 17 stitches.
There's a six-stitch scar over his
right eye, among others.
“I know,” says the Steamer, “how
pop bottles sound whistling through
the air, and I know how they* sound
crashing near you. I know how
they look coming straight at you
and I know how they feel when they
land on your head.”
Leather-lunged yahoos who impugn
the Steamer’s eyesight are likely to
get a certificate—the notorized docu
ment signed by an optometrist
crammed right down their throats.
The certificate—he gets one every
year—attests to Johnsons "perfect
vision.” Hell flash it on a fan or
truculent baseball player at the
slightest provocation.
Johnson has been mobbed several
times for ejecting players. He says j
umpires don’t delight in tossing a
player out, adding that "we take a
lot of abuse because the fans pay
their good money to see the players
and we hate to kick ’em out.” He
added, though, that sometimes “you
gotta do it.”
The veteran arbiter has called
more than 5,000 games. The Steamer
got his nickname from his voice, a
booming tone that would outcarry
the foghorn of a Mississippi River
steamboat.
“There's less umpire-baiting today
than there used to be.” he said.
"However, that rough stuff doesnt
worry me any. Usually the player
just wants to do a bit of grand
standing or he's trying to cover up
his own blunder. That kinda guy
doesn t fight like this (the Steamer
balled his fist); he fights with his
mouth.”
iTlein Still Socks 'Em
MIAMI BEACH, Fla., April 2 (/P).
—Old Chuck Klein of the Phillies
still is a dangerous batter. His
most recent effort was a triple with
three aboard, which won the intra
camp championship for his team
yesterday.
Hogan and Wood Slated to Play
Exhibitions at East Potomac
Two of golf’s most capable pro
fessional performers are slated to
show their wares in exhibition
matches at East Potomac Park this
month.
Negotiations are in progress be
tween Tommy Doerer, East Potomac
golf promoter, and the manufac
turer for whom Benny Hogan' works
to bring the long-hitting Texas lad
to Washington during April. Craig
Wood, the blond belter from Mama
roneck, N. Y„ who tied last year for
the National Open championship,
will be here about the middle of
the month to play 18 holes and hit
some exhibition shots.
Hogan has just won the most
impressive string of victories any
pro has piled up along the winter
circuit since Horton Smith went
hog-wild in 1929. The Texan, now
registered from a New York club,
won the Pinehurst, Greensboro and
Asheville tournaments in a row,
adding nearly $4,000 to his bank
roll and taking first place in the
chase for the Vardon Trophy.
Doerer says negotiations have not
been completed for the appearance
of Belting Benny, but he hopes Ben
may appear here soon after the
Augusta national tourney, which
jumps into the spotlight Thursday
with the first of four scheduled
rounds.
Sports Mirror
By the Associated Press.
Today a year ago—Ralph Gul
dahl won Augusta national golf
tournament with 72-68-70-69 for
new record of 279, beating Sam
Snead by one stroke.
Three years ago—New York
Rangers made it two straight
over Montreal Maroons in semi
finals of National Hockey League
playoffs and qualified to play De
troit Red Wings in Stanley Cup
series.
Five years ago—Jockey Club
granted first trainer's license to a
woman in its 70-year history—to
22-year-old Mary Hirsch, daugh
ter of Max Hirsch. trainer.
Londos to Grapple Cox
In Feature Thursday
One of the most attractive grap
pling cards to decorate Turner's
Arena in many months may mate
rialize there Thursday night, with
the feature event involving Jim
Londos, still regarded in most sec
tors as world champion, and Joe
Cox to be supplemented by out
standing preliminaries
The Golden Terror will squirm
with Matros Kirilenko in the semi
final, while one of the prelims
booked by Promoter Joe Turner
lists Jack Hader, veteran villain,
tangling with Hymie Olson.
Providence Six Picked
To Conquer Hornets
By the Associated Press.
PROVIDENCE. R. I., April 2 —i
The Pittsburgh Hornets begin
their first real bid for the Interna
tional-American Hockey League
championship tonight against the
often-crowned Providence Reds.
Providence, with the "home ice” j
advantage for three of the five
games if the final series goes that
far, is favored to win the title, but
it's something brand new even to
have Pittsburgh in the finals.
The second game of the series also
will be played here, the third and
fourth at Pittsburgh and the fifth,
if necessary, here.
Fights Last Night
By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCI8CO.—Ray Lunney,
13d. San Francisco, stopped Jose Gal
lardo. 132. Mexico City GO'.
HAZKLTON. Pa.—Larry Lane. 184,
Trenton, N. J, knocked out Mickey
Dugan. 186. Cleveland (21.
BALTIMORE.—Chalky Wright. 1 2P3i,
Los Angeles. outpointed Tommy
Speigel. 136*4. Uniontown, Pa. (lot.
BUFFALO. N. Y.—Dodo Woods.
142*4. Buffalo outpointed Frankia
Wallace. 140'z. Cleveland (6).
COLUMBUS. Ohio—Jack (Buddy)
Walker. 104. Columbus, and Patsy Per
roni. 184. Canton. Ohio, drew GO).
^CHICAGO.—Tommy Pallatln, 14S,
St. Joseph. Mich., outpointed Young
Kid McCoy. 142*j. Detroit (10).
NEW YORK.—Harry Balsamo. 166,
New York knocked out Walter Frank
lin. 162. New York.
NEWARK. N J.—Maxie Fisher, 136,
Newark, outpointed Phil Sharkey, 136,
Newark GO).
ALBANY. N. Y.—Ginger Foran. 130,
Liverpool. England, outpointed Tommy
Fontana. 134, New York (8).
HOLYOKE. Mass.—Carl Dell, 14B,
Oneonta, N. Y.. outpointed Milo Theo
dorescu, 146. Rumania (10>.
j ■ ■ I
Rucker Near Steady Job
As Giant Outfielder
By the Associated Press.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 2.—
Although it’s a well-known fact
that the rookies who look so good in
the spring often look equally bad in
midseason, it appears that young
Johnny Rucker is going to be hard
to oust from the center field spot
with the New York Giants. Rucker,
who is hitting .373 for the last seven
exhibitions, stole the fielding spot
light in yesterday’s exhibition with
the Cleveland Indians with a daz
zling catch of one of Ken Keltner's
swats.
Pirates Ending Series
With A's Far Ahead
By the Associated Press.
BISBEE, Ariz., April 2.—The
Philadelphia Athletics and Pitts
burgh Pirates wind up their spring
series today and the A’s aren’t at
all sorry. Pittsburgh has won 8
of the 11 games so far, including a
double-header yesterday. These
pleasing results and an annoying
cold have caused Manager Frankie
Frisch to ease up a bit on the driv
ing tactic* he ha* been using on
the Bum.
Hoppe Can Gain 3-Rail Title
By Beating Cochran Tonight
By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 2.—A victory
over Defending Champion Welker
Cochran of San Francisco tonight
would give Willie Hoppe, New York,
the world championship of three
cushidn billiards.
Hoppe, undefeated in 15 games,
can clinch the title with one more
victory in his five remaining games.
He already has a tie for the title,
and the only man who can even tie
him in the final standing is Jake
Schaefer of Cleveland, who has
won nine and lost five.
The calm-shooting New Yorker
scored his 15th straight triumph
last night after turning back Otto
Reiselt's strong challenge, 50 to 47,
in 40 innings.
In the night’s other match Coch
ran defeated Jay Bozeman of Val
lejo, Calif., 50 to 40, in 39 innings.
Hoppe not only is on the way to
the world title but to a new world
325 Dogwood Road. Pinehurst. nTc"*
record for points per inning. In
his 15 games to date he has averaged
1.162 points per inning. The pres
ent mark of 1.123 was established
by Cochran in 1935.
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Congressmen Among
'Lucky' Anglers for
Maryland Trout
Cumberland Clerk Tops
With 20,/i-Pounder
As Season Opens
By the Associated Press.
FREDERICK, Md„ April 2 —There
still are some trout in Maryland
streams today, although some anglers
did right well by the finny tribe on
the opening day of the season.
Benjamin F. Phebus, district game
warden here, said “fair luck” was
reported by most of the fishermen in
this area yesterday.
Not a few Congressmen and their
friends forgot their official duties
for the day and cast their lines in
nearby Frederick waters. Among
these were Representatives Jones,
Democrat, of Texas; Halleck, Re
publican, of Indiana; Robert, Demo
crat, of Virginia, and Horton, Re
publican, of Wyoming, who were
guests at the Little Hunt Creek
Lodge of Kingman Brewsterm,
Washington attorney.
Lawrence Richey, secretary to
former President Herbert Hoover,
had a group of businessmen at his
lodge.
But it took a Cumberland clerk,
Sam H. Dooley, to catch the biggest
fish to be reported, a 20 %-inch
brown trout. Joseph A. Minke, game
warden, said it was "the largest
brown trout I ever saw.” Dooley
hooked it in Evitt’s Creek.
Minke said Allegany County fish
ing was “pretty good,” although
streams were higher than normal
and somewhat muddy. He said the
approximately 300 anglers caught
between 600 and 700 trout in
Allegany County.
Garrett County was not so good,
with streams high and muddy, he
said.
Cuban Series Play Wins
Job for Card Rookie
By the Associated Press.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., April
2.—Thanks to the series in Cuba.
Joe Orengo has just about landed a
job with the St. Louis Cardinals. A
star shortstop with Sacramanto last
season, Orengo was tried at third
and second with the Cards and did
not come through afield or at bat.
Manager Ray Blades gave him a
final trial at third in Havana, and
Joe fielded sensationally. Now
Blades has him practicing left
handed batting, a trick that worked
successfully with Jimmy Brown
three years ago.
Rooks May Oust Hayes,
McNair for Chisox
By the Associated Press.
EL PASO, Tex., April 2—Chi
cago's White Sox are giving two
rookie infielders. Third Baseman
Bob Kennedy and Second Baseman
Don Kolloway, a thorough test in
their cross-country exhibition series
with the Cubs Both may be in the
starting line-up if Eric McNair's arm
falls to improve and Jackie Hayes’
eye fails to respond to t^gatment.
They're doing pretty well so far,
too, for the Sox and Cubs have won
five games apiece.
Reds Find Big Contrast
In Beggs, Vander Meer
By the Associated Press.
COLUMBIA, S. C.. April 2 —
Johnny Vander Meer is the dejected
member of the Cincinnati Reds’
pitching staff and Joe Beggs the
cheerful one these days. Johnny
left yesterday’s tilt with the Red
Sox in the second round after giving
five runs, six hits and two walks.
Beggs, who claims he gets more zip
behind the ball by raising up on
his toes just before the pitch, an
nounces: ‘Tve got my old bounce
back.”
Rod and Stream
By GEORGE HUBER.
April S, 1940.
For the first time in three years, Maryland angler* had something
approaching good weather for the big celebration of trout opening day
yesterday. And they took advantage of it. One of the biggest concentra
tions—with many anglers from Washington—was in the streams near
Frederick.
The mountain streams in that area were clear in spite of the rain
on sunaay.
They were a bit high, but the
water was clear enough in most
places. The only really cloudy or
muddy water was encountered in
some of the slower meadow streams.
Frank L. Bentz of the State Game
and Inland Fish Commission esti
mated that about 500 anglers were
on Hunting Creek alone at one time
or another.
That bit of water was
the most popular, but other
streams were equally as
crowded.
Naturally with such a crowd the
fishing was poor. Most of the trout
were sent into hiding by the swarms
of anglers, and as far as this depart
ment was able to check late yes
terday no catches even approaching
the creel limit of 10 had been made
except perhaps on some of the pri
vately owned streams. The few fish
that were caught, though, were of
fair size, showing the effectiveness
of the recent Maryland policy of
'stocking only legal-size fish.
All Fish Legal Size.
The State, you know, is concen
trating this season on planting fish
of 7 inches long or better. That’s a
change from the policy of a few
years back of putting in thousands
and thousands of small fry and
flngerlings hoping that some of them
would live to grow to legal size. Now
they put in only legal fish that will
be caught the same summer as they
are planted.
The fairly warm weather
was a break and a big differ*
ence over the past two seasons.
It still was fairly cold up in the
mountains, but nothing like two
years ago or even last year when it
still was freezing when opening day
rolled around. New regulations in
force this season permiufishing only
after 5:30 a.m., and that, too, was a
help to anglers. Previously they had
to be at those cold streams by mid
night of March 30 in order to get
room on the water, and getting up
that early was a big sacrifice to crea
ture comfort. Pishing in the Ca
toctin area, where perhaps - the
largest crowd in the State gathered,
is under a special regulation that
permits fishing only after 7:30 a.m.
with flies only. The creel limit there
is 5 fish per day. After May 1 the
starting .time will be moved back to
7 am. '
Walton Convention Here.
After the big crowd of yesterday,
the visiting fishermen will drop off
until by the end of this week you
will be able to cast without hitting
an angler instead of the water. The
crowd, large as it was, was held
down somewhat by the rule that
doesn't permit/ out-of-State anglers
(other than those from Washington)
to fish in Maryland trout streams
until the trout waters in their own
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States open. That means that the
boys from Pennsylvania must wait
until April 15. Virginia opens on the
20th and West Virginia on the 27th.
Members of the Washington
Chapter of the Izaak Walton
League are rejoicing today in s
bit of good news.
That Is that the 1941 convention
of the national organization will be
held here. That will be the first
time in about 15 years that the con*
vention has been away from Chicago,
and it took a lot of doing on the
part of De Witt Harry, president of
the Regional Council, and other
local Walton men attending last
week's convention. Prom that it
might be only a step to getting the
national headquarters set up here,
and that’s an objective to which the
boys have been pointing all along.
Hagerty and Bergman
To Hustle Gridmen
In Spring Drills
Jack Hagertv, at Georgetown, and
“Dutch” Bergman, at Catholic Uni
versity, planned to move right into
advanced football work today as
their squads dug in for a month's
siege of spring training. The players
reported yesterday for their initial
workout.
Reserves, with a capital R, are
Bergmans chief worry. He lost
everybody but “Pod'’ Cotton by
graduation and with only 12 fresh
men coming up from last years
yearling squad will be hard put to
find replacements. Most of the
vacancies are in the line, where A1
Calabrese, Art Sabo, Carmen Pirro
and other stalwarts performed.
Hagerty needs a couple of good
ends and a fullback. He has some
good wingmen and Jim Castiglia at
full, but needs others to guard
against injuries and a hundred other
problems that crop up over night.
Collegiates Win, 55-52,
Over Virginia Union
Recreation Collegiates were being
held in a bit more respect in local
colored basket ball circles today, fol
lowing their 55-52 victory over Vir
ginia Union's C. I. A. A. champions
last night at Banneker.
More than 1.000 fans saw Sidat
Singh. former Syracuse star, pact
the Collegiates with 19 points, al
though Glover, a guard, scored 30
for the losers.
The visitors held a half-time lead
of 27-26, but the Collegiates went
ahead to stay at 47-45.
American U. Netmen Helpless
Before Fast Cornell Team
Despite not having practiced out
doors this season, Cornell's tennis
team gave American University's net
forces a thorough going-over yester
day on the Columbia Country Club
courts. The Big Red not only won.
9-0. but made the rout complete by
taking every match in straight sets.
So outclassed were the Eagles that
in only 4 of the 18 sets played were
the losers able to gamer as many as
three games. Not one set went to
deuce.
It was the first match of a week
long Southern trip for Cornell,
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