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Suburban and “Dub” Sweepstakes Bowlers All Ready for Second Block
MAJOR ALLEY ATTRACTIONS
WIDE OPEN AFFAIRS
By GINO SIMI
If last Saturday’s far-spread bowling attractions distracted
your concientious bowling follower, the poor old goof will
have it just twice as tough this Saturday night.
The two major attractions, the*
Maryland-Virginia Suburban
Sweepstakes and Bill Wood's
“Dubs” Tournament, are both go
ing to be rolled at two different
maple-slaughter houses.
J. Henry Hiser is playing host
to 22 of the 40 crack pin-slappers
of the outlying districts, and C. T.
Johnson, who succeeded Burt
Heil as manager, will lend his
Boulevard drives to the remaining
18. The cannonading commences
,at 7.30 sharp.
“Big Bill” Wood had to split the
Dub Sweepstakes field three ways, i
the entry was so heavy. The 50
men who rolled last Tuesday will
roll next Tuesday at King Pin
No. 2. while the 108 who took the
maple-ways at the Lucky Strike
Saturday will be split in half to
night, 50 rolling again at the
King Pin No. 2. Seven-thirty is
the zero hour.
Many Contenders
i The Maryland-Virginia scram
ble is a “wide open” affair. Joe
Freschi, star of diamond and
maple-lanes, is leading with 612,
while Brad Kessler, with 609. is
right behind him. and Astor
Clarke on the older Kessler’s heels
with 608, with a pack of danger
ous duckpin wolves howling right
after them.
The first 20 are all very much
in the running. Oscar Hiser,
Ollie Webb, the sleepy-looking
* left-hander, Perce Wolfe,
Charley Walson and Oscar Kee
are particularly formidable.
There are a half dozen bowlers
in the second 20 capable of power
ful sets. Gene Hargett, a young
ster with plenty of promise, sliced
himself a big hunk of cake about
a month ago, when he whanged
out a 436 set, the second highest
of the season, in the Department
of Commerce League Noble Viers,
jr., the kid wonder of Silver
Spring, has time and again over
thrown huge cargoes of maples.
J. Henry Hiser. Ray Ward, and
Chet Lindstrom need no great
encouragement to break records.
And, then, there is the eternal
threat, George L. Isemann. George
goes along sort of tame like, but
every now and then he gets up
so much steam, that his rivals
are blown right out of the pic
ture. Just last Friday he rode to
his second Maryland Title in
three years, with a 647 set.
It has been stated erroneously
that this was George’s second
consecutive triumph in this event.
» That’s wrong. Tommy Walker
won the title last year, George in
1929, and Harry Cashell, in 1928,
the first year it was ran.
Fine Scores Rolled
Sam Parks is leading the 106
and under event with 623. a here
to undreamed of score in the three
years this event has been run.
E. E. Barber is second with 601,
Amon Davis third with 598, with
Benny Venezky and Harry Mor
gan tied for fourth with 592. The
►other Jive leading bowlers are
Fred Robertson, 587, Arthur Dar
ling, 582, Mai Tallant, 579, Teddy
Widmayer, 578, and Will Hayes,
572.
That changes in standing in
this tournament will be rapid
and startling can be taken for
granted. These 106 and less
performers can do some of the
queerest tricks with bowling
scores, both good and bad.
‘ A significant name among
those who are way down the
line is that of “Doc” Morrisette.
Doc can mop up large numbers
of pines on occasions. About two
months ago he rolled a five
game set several pins over 700
at the King Pin No. 2 drives.
An added spectacle which will
draw its share of fans will be the
concluding block of the doubles
match between Jack Whalen and
Brad Mandley and Wes Askew
’and Ray Barnes, of Baltimore, at
the Arcadia at 7:30. Barnes is
N. D. B. C. all-event champion
and holder of the all-event high
set record for these regions. The
Washington pair leads by five
pins.
SCHOOL NIN E S
■ TO WORKOUT
The early part of next week will
find the various high and prep
school diamond hopes working out
in earnest, weather permitting.
Both Central and Eastern re
garded as the two teams who
will battle for the interhigh
baseball crown, are looking for-
* ward to hard work Tech, Busi
ness and Western shape up as
strong contenders.
In the prep schools. Gonzaca
will stress baseball, while St John’s
is devoting its attention to track
and field. Gonzagas nine is
green but full of promise
Men and women alike will find the i
•i.nnnr Service Directory nubllehed In
today’s ClßMified Section of immense I
▼*!«•> , *
' Pickups and
Putouts
B.v GEORGE SIMPSON
“Dandy” Dave Keppel was
one of the most active basket
ball officials this winter...
Rufus Vincent, Spencer Chase,
Pee Wee Walker and Bucky
Buscher will bolster the Mary
land varsity five next year...
Artie Reynolds, who pitched for
Georgetown U. nine years ago,
is a salesman in St. Louis...
George Washington University
can point to a ranking golfer
in Johnny Shorey... “Uncle”
John O’Rourke, Dick Hollander
and Dick More are steadfast
in the principles of physical
culture.. .Dr. Ricardo J. Alfaro,
President of Panama, was a
member of the local Y. M. C. A.
“Business Men’s” gym classes
while his government’s Min
ister to the United States...
Bozie Berger, Maryland’s great
athlete, headed the Grand
Promenade for the Junior Prom
at the Willard last night...
Berger is president of the junior
class... The student newspapers
of George Washington Univer
sity and Maryland University
are in a squabble... Jim Mc-
Namara expects to vacate Emer
gency Hospital today or to
morrow, minus his appendix...
Freddy Hopkins has shipped
Equipoise, C. V. Whitney’s val
uable thoroughbred, from Ben
ning to Bowie.
DDDTELLOWS
LEADER GAINS
Mt. Pleasant, leading the Odd
Fellows Bowling League, pulled
a little further away from the
Eastern and Langdon outfits by
defeating Mt. Nebo twice, while
Eastern dropped two and Lang
don forfeited to Phoenix. A
timely finish by Jim Strobel gave
Mt. Nebo their lone win over the
leaders by a single pin.
Earle Steel, of Mt. Pleasant,
had the best set of the week, 358,
and tied with Rhet Donaldson,
of Amity No. 2, at for the
high game. Other good individ
ual efforts recorded were P.
Ellett, 351; N. Gross. 337; C. H.
Gross, 331; Rhet Donaldson. 337;
F. Donaldson. 328; Davis, 326, and
Viehmeyer, 324.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS
W LI W L
Mt. Pleasant 65 19lLoya!ty 49 35
Eastern.... 63 24lCentral 47 40
Langdon... R 0 27l Phoenix 45 39
Harmony... 56 28lF. D. Stuart 43 41
Amity No. 2 56 3li Can ton 42 45
Mt Nebo... 53 31'Friendship. . 36 43
Amity No. 1 53 31|Beacon 28 53
RECORDS
High team gamp. Mt. Pleasant. 618.
High team set, Mt. Pleasant. 1,746.
High individual game, C. F. Gross, 155.
High individual set, P. Ellett. 399.
Greatest strikes, F. Donaldson, 37.
Greatest spares. P. Ellett, 162. High
flat game. R. Bladen, 98. High aver
age, P. Ellett, 116-1.
Babe Ruth Knocks
First Homer of 1931
ST. PETERSBURG, March 21.
Babe Ruth had his first 1931
homer on record today but it
did not help the Yankees. They
lost to the Boston Braves here
yesterday 7 to 6. largely due to
four-bagger by Wally Berger in
the ninth.
AGED DUELLISTS
Lucien Guadin. aged 43, won
the epee and foils championship
at the last Olympics, while
Stephen Terstyanszky, 47, ac
quired the saber title.
Nat Rookie No. 6
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INFIELDER BAXTER JORDAN
BATS LEFT, throws right,
age 24. weight 170, height 5
. feet 11 inches. Played last
year with Newark (I. L.) and
| lives in Salisbury. N. C.
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NAME BENEFIT
BOWIERAGES
The Southern Maryland Agri
cultural Association has named
the following conditions for the
extra day’s racing to be run for
the benefit of the unemployed at
Bowie on Monday, March 30.
FIRST RACE —Claiming; for
maiden two-year-olds. Purse,
$1,200, of which S2OO to second,
SIOO to third and SSO to fourth.
Weight, 116 pounds. Claiming
price, $2,500. Four and one-half
furlongs.
SECOND RACE—Claiming; for
four-year-olds and upward. Purse,
$1,200, of which S2OO to second,
SIOO to third and SSO to fourth.
Weight, 115 pounds. Claiming
price, $3,000; two pounds for each
$250 to $3,500. Seven furlongs
(out of chute).
THIRD RACE — Claiming; for
three-year-olds. Purse. $1,200, of
which S2OO to second, SIOO to
third and SSO to fourth. Weight,
114 pounds. Claiming price.
$2,500: two pounds for each $250
to $3,500. Six furlongs.
FOURTH RACE—The Welfare
Handicap; entries close Friday,
March 27; a handicap for 3-year
olds and upward which have
started in claiming races in either
1929-30-31; purse, $1,200, of which
S2OO to second, SIOO to third and
SSO to fourth; weights, Saturday,
March 28, and declarations same
day before 10 a. m.; one mile
and a sixteenth.
FIFTH RACE—The Opportun
ity; for 3-year-olds, non-winners
of S9OO since September 23, 1930,
or $1,500 at any time, other than
maiden or claiming; purse, $1,200,
of which S2OO to second. SIOO to
third and SSO to fourth; weight,
115 pounds; non-winners of SBSO
twice since February 2, allowed
three pounds; $750. February 17.
five pounds; S7OO in 1931, eight
pounds, a race other than maiden
since September 23, 10 pounds
(claiming races not considered);
seven furlongs (out of chute).
SIXTH RACE—Claiming; for
3-year-olds and upward; purse,
$1,200, of which S2OO to second,
SIOO to third and SSO to fourth;
3-year-olds, 109 pounds; older, 118
pounds; claiming price, $2,500; if
for $3,000, three pounds extra;
one mile and a sixteenth.
SEVENTH RACE — Claiming:
for 4-year-olds and upward; non
winners in 1931; purse, $1,200, of
which S2OO to second, SIOO to
third and SSO to fourth: weight,
112 pounds; claiming price, sl,-
500; if for T 52,000, three pounds
extra; one mile and a sixteenth
CELTICS URIEL
TOMROW
The St. Mary's Celtics will hold
a baseball workout tomorrow
afternoon on Baggett’s Field in
Alexandria. Va., at 1:30 o’clock.
Business Manager Charlie Cod
bett asks all candidates to at
tend.
Corbett has rounded up a col
lection of stars to represent the
Celtics this season on the
diamond and he is also planning
an ambitious schedule. The
opening gam’ will most likely be
played on Sunday April 5.
The Celtics swept this section
in football and baseball last
year, the football team scoring
signal victories over the Apaches,
District unlimited champions,
and the Mohawks.
Navy Gridmen Start Spring Practice
Tom Thorp’s Timely Tips
AT ST. JOHNS
BEST BET—MUD IN FIFTH RACE
MINERALOGIST, SARATOGA MAJE ♦
VALLEY
FIRST RACE —St. Augustine Lodge
829 Claiming Purse; 4-year-olds and up
ward; 6 furlongs.
Horse Wt Jockey Pr Odds
xSa~atoga Maje. .106 Sullovey 13-5
xValley 108 Madeley 18-5
Stretcher 11l Horn 5-1
Wacket 108 McKechnie .. 5-1
xßirdie Wrack .106 Mattioli 5-1
Sun Meddler ...115 Snider 8-1
Ad Remmcon ..115 Riley 8-1
Stephanus 11l Gwynne 12-1
Betty Ann 106 Watson 10-1
xGilded Casino .101 Hoffi 12-1
St. Otis 11l Ponce 10-1
xPreferred 106 F. Rose 6-1
xzßolling Sea ...101 Stout 15-1
zValue 101 Gray 20-1
xAppreptice allowance claimed; zAlso
eligible.
Mineralogist is one of the most
consistent performers in winter
racing. Has been out of the
money but six times in 16 starts.
Was a triple winner at St. Johns
course before going to Miami.
Saratoga Maje lost his stirrup
last time.
Valley has been racing well
enough to be picked for third.
STCRDY, DA VINCI. ROBINA SETH.
SECOND RACE —Daytona Beach
Lodge 1141. Claiming Purse; four-year
olds and upward; six furlongs.
Hors® Wt. Jockey Pr. Odds
Sturdy 11l Dainty 9-5
xzDa Vinci ....106 Watson 13-5
xßobina Seth ..104 Prain 18-5
Sunchen 11l Watters 4-1
xCalwick 103 Callahan .... 6-1
Woodgain 108 Obert 6-1
xHazel GumbertslOl Sullovey 8-1
Mac Day 118 Malley 9-1
zLa Grange ....111 Eames 10-1
xJack Berry ...103 Thibodeaux ..10-1
Doc 11l Ponce 20-1
zCorsican 108 DeCamillis ..10-1
C. M. McKenna. 103 Richards ....12-1
xKent’ky Cel... 103 Madeley 15-1
xApprentice allowance claimed.
zAlso eligible.
Sturdy, of the R. S. P. Ran
dolph Stable, finally got down in
front in previous race. Looks like
this smart plater would string
his winning streak out to another
victory.
Da Vinci has been racing well
of late.
Robina Seth won last time.
LONDON ROCK, SVN RANGER,
BENADOR VASQCEZ BELLO
THIRD RACE —Deland Lodge 1463
Claiming Purse; four-year-olds and up
ward; 11-16 miles.
Horse Wgt. Jockey Pr. Odds
xLondon R0ck...108 Madeley 9-5
xzSun Ranger...los Dwain 13-5
Sen Vas. 8e110..115 Pascuma ....18-5
Madder 108 Snider ...... 5-1
xWlllie K 105 Watson 6-1
xGuarany J®B Madeley 8-1
xJohn Greener.. 105 Mattioli 6-1
zTorcher 115 s°n® <2}
Sunny Star ....110 Bollero 10-1
zßock Crusher..llo Dainty 12-1
xzLady Clarence.lo3 McTagu® .... 8-1
LakeUnd HO Hanford 12-1
zFlyfng Express..lls ’ta lri ' e y J”’ 1
xCheckmate ....10a b ,? y Js'}
xSweet Tidings...lo3 O’Malley ....12-1
Turn Over HO Legnon 20-1
Pat Calhoun .. HO Malley ....... 8-1
xApprentice allowance claimed.
zAlso eligible.
London Rock was withdrawn
on Thursday to go in the third
today. Lost a tough decision to
Florian previous to that.
Sun Ranger has a chance on
his second behind Birdie Wrack
a week ago.
HONEY LOCUST, TYPHOON, LABOR
FOURTH RACE—EIks Handicap; 3-
year-olds and upward; 1A miles.
Horse Wt. Jockey Pr. Odds
aHoney Locust.. 110 M. Rose 8-5
Typhoon HO Hardy 13-5
Labor H 2 Pascuma ....18-5
aPl’yf'w s Dream.llo Madeley .... 8-5
Equation 108 Lyons 5-1
Politen 85 Cooper 8-1
aJ. C. Ellis entry.
J. C. Ellis looks to have winner
of the Elks Handicap, the feature
of the card, in his finely bred
filly, Honey Locust, a daughter
of Light Brigade-Honey Dew.
Typhoon may prove the one to
beat.
Lahor won last time.
MID. LITTLE AMERICA. GRACIOUS
GIFT
FIFTH RACE—Jacksonville Lodge 221
Claiming Handicap; thr®®-ycar-nld® and
upward; 5Li furlong®.
Hone Jockey Pr. Odds
aMud 114 Snider 9-5
Little America. .190 Dainty 12-5
Gracious Gift ...105 Riley 18-5
Federal Reserve. 100 Gwynn® 5-1
Zaide® * 102 Lyon® 5-1
Perkin® Hanford ••••» 1-1
The National Daily
Black Watch ...112 Watter® 6-1
Jack Howe 107 Malley 6-1
All Columbia.... 95 Allen 10-1
aJust Believe... 95 O’Malley .... 9-5
aJusta Farm Stable entry.
Mud made Prometheus step his
best to beat him a nose last time
they hooked up. This indicates
the Justa Farms star is about
ready to run one of his good races.
Little America set a new five
and-one-half furlong record of
1:051-5, beating some well
thought about stars in the Stude
baker Gold Cup.
PERCEPTION. OCR DOCTOR.
DEEJOHN
SIXTH RACE—Orlando Claiming
Pur®®; three-year-olds and upward; mile
and 70 yard®.
Horse. Wt. Jockey. Pr. Odd® ;
xPerception ....110 Madeley 9-5
xOur Doctor ...106 Laidley 13-5
xDeejohn 110 Darou 18-5
xßrandon Dare..lo9 Callahan 5-1.
xJune M00n.... 108 Delaney 5-1
xMadelon 108 Demasi 6-1
Brown Gold 113 Eames 8-1 ,
xDea 108 Pregun 8-1 |
Tradesman HO Horn 10-1
xzßonald Grey.. 105 McKechnie ..8-1
xGeneral Keeps. 106 Allen 12-1
Rave 109 Richard® ... .12-1
Magic Flue 114 Ponce 12-1
xApprentice allowance claimed.
zAlso eligible.
Perception, of the Dr. T. M.
Cassidy string, has been working
well of late. Should get out in
front of the field in the sixth and
make every post a winning one.
Our Doctor copped his last try
over the local oval. He is the
one to beat here.
Deejohn, a slow beginner, has
been knocking at the door fre
quently.
ICARUS. ENTHUSIASTIC,
JAMES M.
SEVENTH RACE —Four-year-olds and
upward: Lake City Lodge 839 Claiming
Purse; 1 1-16 miles.
Horse Wt. Jockey Pr. Odds
zlcarus 108 Callahan .... 9-5
xEnthusiastic ..108 Pendergrass .13-5
xzJames M ....111 No boy ....18-5
xWinnie Jo 101 McDouglas .. 5-1
xEvelyn F 101 Mattioli 5-1
xSpan 106 Rose 6-1
Emplette 106 Richars 8-1
xColonel Gilmo’e.lo3 No boy 8-1
Azov 108 Snider 10.1
xParanymph ...101 Buckley 10-1
Marvelite log T. Richard... 12-1
Honest John ..110 Malley 10-1
Blanco 11l Brice 15-1
xElizabeth 101 Stout 20-1
xSelection 11l Ponce 15-1
xFascisti 103 Daintv 20-1
xApprentice allowance claimed.
zAlso eligible.
Icarus has been unfortunate In
last couple of races. Should
have won both starts.
Enthusiastic is the one with
the second best figures.
James M may last it out for
show money.
I. u: WILL Hl
NEW COURTS
Three additional tennis courts
will be used by the American rac
queters this spring. These courts I
are expected to be ready for play
within a month’s time.
The tennis players are now 1
hard at practice for their open
ing match with Johns Hopkins
University in Baltimore, Md., on
March 30.
Members of last year’s team on
hand are Warren Colison, Chester
Carter, John Woods, William
Washburn and Robert Fuchs.
The newcomers are Gladstone
Williams, John Williams and
Francis Doyle.
Walter H. Young, football'
coach, gave his varsity candi
dates a lengthy drill yesterday
The squad, which reported for the
first day of spring practice on
Wednesday, numbers 25. Young
intends to hold spring drills for at
least four weeks.
SATURDAY—MARCH 21—1931
ANCHORS SHINE
IN PIN WINS
Rialto moved up into a tie for
first place in the Hebrew Inter
club Bowling League by winning
five out of six games, three from
Les Amis in a postponed set, and
two from Vista. Pals dropped
into a tie for the lead, though
winning the odd game from
Mosean.
Two nice bits of “anchoring”
are worthy of mention. Reiness,
of Vista, spared in the last box
and counted four to account for
his team’s only win over Rialtos.
Snyder, of Les Amis, marked in
the last box of the first game
I with Iris, and counted just
enough to tie, which his team
lost on the roll off. In the last
box of the third game Snyder
I secured 27 pins to pull his team
through to a win by a one-pin
margin.
Snyder had the best set of the
week with 359. Other high sets
were Blendman. 347; Raine, 345,
and Rosenblatt, 334.
STANDING OF TEAMS
W L HG HS TP
I Rialto 44 25 563 1.598 35.145
Pal 44 25 660 1.538 34.508
Vista 41 31 582 1 624 37.408
Les Amis 40 32 571 1.589 35,432
Mosean 39 33 557 1,591 35,906
Iris 33 36 580 1.564 34,171
Reg-es 31 38 582 1,621 34.710
Junior Mardelle.. 31 41 558 1.455 33,121
Mardelle 29 43 565 1,552 34,566
Regents 22 50 525 1.485 31.576
SEASON RECORDS
High team game—Vista and Reges,
582; Iris, 580. High team sets —Vista,
1.624 ; Reges, 1,621. High individual
averages—Bortnick, 107-16: Rosenberg.
107-8; Schecter, 106-60; Reiness, 106-10;
Povich, 106. High Individual games—M.
Levy, 159; Morgansteln and Raine, 150.
High individual sets —Povich. 380; Ros
enberg. 379. High strikes—Reiness, 35;
N. Wasserman, 32. High spares—
Schecter. 153; Bertnick. 141. High flat
games—Goodman. 98; Bookoff, 95.
Admirer of Ruel
GEORGE B. CHRISTIAN
SECRETARY TO the late
President Warren G. Harding,
who today accepted membership
on the Muddy Ruel Remem
brance Committee which is ar
ranging to give Ruel a .uitable
testimonial on his first appear
ance here with the Boston Red
Sox Sunday, April 19. Small
contributions, not over a dollar
from any individual and pre
ferably less, are being received
by Postmaster William Mooney,
at the WashingtoD Fos toss ice.
George B. Christian Latest
Ruel Committeeman
With nickels and dimes and quarters —yes, and dollar bills,
too —rolling into the Muddy Ruel remembrance committee’s
treasury, in charge of Postmaster Bill Mooney, the indications
four weeks before the gala event is scheduled to come off point
to a real demonstration in behalf of the plucky little catcher
who devoted eight years of his playing career to Washington
baseball, ,
Meanwhile Postmaster Mooney*
is rounding out his committee —
and what a committee!
The latest appointee is George
B. Christian, former secretary to
the later President Warren G.
Harding. Christian, ever a red
hot baseball fan. told Mr. Mooney
he would be pleased to serve on
the committee and in any other
way lend his support to the move
ment to let Muddy Ruel know he
is not forgotten in the city where
he played such splendid baseball.
“Ruel has always been one of
my favorite ball players,” Chris
tian told his friend Mooney to
day, in accepting the appoint
ment, “and I am sorry the
rules won’t permit any indivi
dual sending more than one
dollar, because that doesn’t
anything like express my ap- .
preciation of Muddy.”
But Mr. Mooney ‘ explained to
Mr. Christisgi that the idea is to
gather small amounts from as
many fans as possible, so that
the gift to be presented to Ruel
will be a genuine and general ex
pression from every fan who cares
to come in on the idea, no matter
how small his contribution.
“Ruel would rather have a
gift from 10,000 fans contri
buting ortte cent each than a
gift from a hundred fans con
tributing a dollar each or ten
fans contributing $lO each,”
Mr. Mooney today told his com
mitteemen. "The idea is as
many fans as possible, more
than as much money as possi
ble” said the chairman.
So you fans be sure and catch
the spirit of the propostion pro
posed in The Washington Times
to give Ruel some sort of rec
ognition on his first visit here.
Don’t be ashamed to send small
amounts, for that is all the Ruel
committee is asking.
Mr. Mooney hopes to have his
complete committee ready for
announcement early next week.
Up to the present acceptances
have come from Thomas F.
: Flaherty, George B. Christian,
Fred Pelzman, William M. Smith
I and Fred Buchholz.
Counties and towns in nearby
Washington will be represented
i on the committee and the com
mitteemen for these sections,
are now being lined up and
it is hoped acceptances will
be ready for announcement by
Monday.
Meanwhile the fans are com
ing in strong for the Ruel- re
membrance idea. The big day is
I four weeks from tomorrow, you
know, so let’s have all the money
in the treasury by three weeks 1
from tomorrow so that the gift,
can be selected and properly in
scribed by the time Ruel comes |
here April 19.
Meanwhile the ladies are giv
ing the Ruel remembrance idea
a heavy play. Ruel having ever
been a favorite among the fair
fans at the ball park. Mrs. H.
D. Hochelsen and Margaret R.
Sanford are today’s contributors |
to the Ruel gift, as are W. M.
Mooney, H. E. Shilling and Ed
ward W. Koch.
In submitting his contribution,
Mr. Koch wrote:
“I shall never forget the thrill
Ruel gave me when he started
the rally at the time we won
the world championship.”
HEIGHTS A? cTgATH ERS
The Columbia Heights Business
Association nine will gather at
the Arcade Market tomorrow at
2:30 p. m. All players and can
didates are urged to report
promptly.
Pres. Barnard Says Pennant
May Revert Westward
By JOE HOLMAN
Times Staff Corresnondent
BILOXI, Miss., March 21.—After a lapse of 10 years the
American League pennant may revert westward this season.
At least Ernest Sargent Barnard, American League president
visiting here, is of that opinion.
“I’m not picking winners, ♦ —~ ~— -—
understand,” he will tell you,
“but I do think that Both
Cleveland and Detroit will make
the other six clubs hustle for
all they’re worth this season.
“Washington, Phil adelphia
and New York are virtually
standing pat on last year’s
material, while Detroit and
Cleveland 'have been building
up.”
Barnard admits a healthy lik
ing for Washington’s chances,
but looks for an air-tight race
any way you take it. He is con
vinced that baseball, as a whole,
is due to come back strong this
season. And that goes for the
minors, too.
The league prexy is not too
enthusiastic about the new ball.
“The raised stitches, he says,
may help a curve ball pitcher
here and there, but don't look
for any radical letup in bat
ting.
“Frankly, I don’t think it will
make much difference. But so
long as the pitchers think dif
ferently they may benefit by
the psychology of the thing.’*
Muddy Ruel Gift
Bill Mooney, Chairman,
Ruel Gift Committee,
City Postoffice,
Washington, D. C.
Enclosed pleas find the
amount of
(Not more than SI from any
individual)
to be spent for a remem
brance for Muddy Ruel when
he comes here on April 19,
as suggested in The Wash
ington Times.
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Address
PIN RAGE TIGHT
INMAJORLOOP
Bernie Fsye’s 388 set figured
conspicuously in King Pin’s two
one victory over Rendezvous in
an important District Bowling
League match.
The victory puts King Pin just
behind Temple for the lead. King
Pin faces Hecht Company Tues
day and Temple meets this same
gang the following Monday in
two matches which will weigh
heavily in the pennant race.
It is expected that the cham
pionship will not be decided un
til Temple and King Pin meet
Friday, April 10, in the final
match of the District League
schedule.
Standard Art pulled up even
with Fuller Stone plant. No. 1,
in the Building Contractors
League, by trouncing them twice.
Joe Freschi, with 334. and Johnny
Morisi, with 333, led the winners,
while Faunce’s 337 topped the
losers.
Hardy, Lansburgh, King Pin
No. 2 League, shot a 380 set to
stand out and Dunn, of Land
Section, had 371 to star in the
Interstate Commerce League.
ST. LOUIS GREEK
FACES INDIAN
Looks like Promoter Joe Turner
will give his wrestling patrons a
well-balanced supporting card to
the Jimmy Londos—George Ha
gen match at the Washington Au
ditorium next Thursday night.
Turner has announced that he
has matched Chief White Feather
with the rugged St. Louis Greek,
George Tragos. The latter is
every bit as rough as White
Feather and will give the redskin
a warm evening.
The other three supporting
matches were also announced to
day by Promoter Turner. Paul
Jones, of Texas, will oppose Naz
zarino Pogi. of Philadelphia:
“Gentleman” Mike Romano faces
Ghafoor Khan, the Afghanistan
heayweight, and Babe Caddock,
of lowa, meets Earnie Stephens,
of Detroit.
There is every indication that
the auditorium will be unable to
house all those who want to see
Jimmy Londos next Thursday
night. Promoter Turner’s office
reports that all ringside and box
seats had been sold three days
ago. while one-half of the orches
tra seats have already been dis
posed.
Barnard was on hand at yester
day’s exhibition. He was quar
tered near the players dugout
with Clark Griffith. Nor was
the only distinguished guest to
put in an appearance here.
Yesterday morning Commis
sioner K. M. Landis, baseball’s
official whataman, bobbed in long
enough to team up with Griff in
a golfing foursome.
Landis borrowed Col. Billy
Smith’s clubs, and he was so
impressed by the colonel’s pet
brassie that Griff made him a
present of it. Colonel Billy to
day admitted for publication that
he was anything but pleased by
Griffith’s idea of Southern hos
pitality.
IaTeLOANSI aTeLOANS
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Diamond*, Watche* Jewelry
South End of Highway Bridge
ON THF ROAO TO AI.EXAKHRIA
Rate* of Intereat 2% and 1%
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