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Need Only Reserves
Says Yanks' Pilot
At least one rival manager in the American League has
a healthy respect for Walter Johnson's 1932 charges, that
pilot being none other than Marse Jne McCarthy, generalis
simo of the New York Yankees, one of the teams Washing
ton is supposed to have to beat out if it approaches a
pennant.
McCarthy recently paid high tribute to the qualities
found in the Washington personnel, and here is what he
said:
“I think Washington has an <
improved baseball club.
“The Senators may upset a
lot of election year dope before
late September.
“Washington is an alert team.
“Reynolds is fast and will help
■ Johnson plenty if he stands up.
- "Manush is not slow and that
West is a honey.
“Os course Kuhel is no Judge
around first base, but he is im
proving. Myer, Cronin and
Bluege will round out a formid
able infield.
“The catching is average and
the pitching of Washington first
rate as far as it goes.
“All I can see that Washing- I
ton might need is additional re
serve strength.”
There’s a dignosis of Wash
ington from an interested com
petitor and to us it reads like
a tacit admission that the
Griffmen are to be' reckoned
with in the approaching race.
The Man Behind
Whenever you hear of or see
a successful fighter you may al
ways know there is a “man be
hind” who has had much to do
with his work in the ring. The
gentleman behind Billy Petrolle.
the Fargo Express who side
tracked Bat Battalino night be
fore last, is Jack Hurley, who
besides Petrolle, manages a
whole raft of fighters.
From a stable of five fighters,
Hurley, at 23. started promoting.
Now he has promoting interests
in five big citieg, writes a sports
column in three newspapers and
manages some of the best fight
ers in the game.
His fighters worship him.
Once he smacked Retzlaff full
in the mouth with the flat of
his hand as Retzlaff went to
his corner. He called Retzlaff
every fighting word not in the
dictionary. . Yet, behind him,
they were dragging Retzlaff’s op
ponent to his corner—knocked
cold. But because Retzlaff had
not k. o.’d him with the “1-2-3”
Hurley had taught him. Retzlaff
sat and took his tongue-lashing
like a whipped dog.
Must Fight His Way
Hurley’s fighter's have to fight
his way or. not at all. They
know it. Hurley explains it this
way:
“I was a fighter once. I had
everything but the physique. I
could pick up a trick in a flash.
I knew all'the answers. But my
muscles wouldn't carry them
out. My friends around Fargo
knew this, and the fighters were
glad to let me teach and man
age them.”
Hurley is mild and pleasant |
ordinarily. His toughness comes
out in the ring. It’s as if Hur
ley himself were out there,
swinging punches in a borrowed
physique. For Hurley's brains
and knowledge are behind every
man he manages.
Raw Right-Hander
Few know how much Hurley
had to do with the making of
Petrolle. Nine years ago when I
they hooked up Billy was a raw
right hand puncher. No skill, i
Just strong.
“I offered to pay him SlO for
every right hand he cold land
on me if I got 10 for every one
he missed. He refused. Then
I tied Billy's right hand to his
leg for three months. For an
other month I wouldn’t let him
use it He learned to do any
thing with his left. I taught
him a shuffle and a body feint.
He always had the heart. He’s
the thoroughbred type. Game
to his last ounce.”
Hurley rarely talks "rough” to
Petrolle. Billy doesn’t make
mistakes.
SANDLOT NINES
TO DE BUSY
Majestic Radio nine prepares
for a stern campaign tomorrow
at 2 o’clock on the Rosedale dia
mond. The season starts on April
10 against Everett Waddy Com
pany in Richmond. Va.
“Zip" Pool's Wonder Juniors
will hold practice tomorrow after
noon at 1 o'clock on the Camp
Meigs grounds. The following
players are requested to report:
Nichols. Fuller. Johnson. Moss-
Wrg, Crenshaw. Raub. Butcher. I
Nock, Guckeyson. Bradley, S.
Johnson. Miller. Pohl. Givonetti.
Harris. Donaldson and Woverton.
Maurice Keist would like to
play with some fast unlimited
team this year. Communicate with
him at 906 Virginia Ave. S. E.
* The “Man Behind.”
Petrolic's Manager
I Fighters Like Hurley
! Pickups and
Putouts
By GEORGE A. SIMPSON
Sam Rubinton, who defends
his newspaperman's bowling
championship at Norfolk next
week, turned in a 400 set to
indicate he’s well prepared for
his challengers. . .Ben McAlwee
• was the victim in two of the
games... Dr. Jack Farring
ton can’t resist the baseball
lure and will probably pitch for
Frank Cinotti’s St. Joseph’s nine
in the game with the Waddey
Club in Richmond tomorrow...
i.ooley Gass, former sandlot
ace, has applied himself dili
gently to his studies at Mt. St.
Mary’s College. . . Kenneth J.
Zoeller former Aloysius Club,
wants to organize a baseball
club, backed by a commercial
concern... “Attorney” Jack Tul
loch informs that neither Jack
Dempsey nor Max Schmcling
will show at Portner’s in Alex
andria... Lou Perron, 10-year
old son of Joe Perron, accom
panies his dad to boxing bouts
...the New York Celtics and
Renaissance, colored basketball
champions, are touring the
East in a series for the world
title... the Celtics, who number
Dehnert, Barry, Lapchick.
Hickey and Banks, have grabbed
12 of the 16 games to date...
Wade Koontz, whom none
would take as the older brother
of “Honest” Patsy Donovan,
has a dandy position with the
Government. . .Ed Ronkin
Bozie Berger, Maryland U. stars,
have been placed on Paul Men
ton’s All Maryland college five
. Joe Lynch, re-elected captain
of the Mt. St. Mary’s team and
former Gonzaga High boy, was
also given first honors.
Court, Mat Managers
Named at Penn State
The manager of Penn State’s
varsity basketball team for next
year will be Harry L. Nicholson
jr.. of Wilmerding, while Albert J.
Weber, of Monaco will manage the
wrestling team.
Bernard J. Duffy, jr.. Coaldale;
Jerome Parker, Scranton, and
John T. Ryan, jr.. of Pittsburgh,
were named assistant managers
in basketball, and Robert S. B.
Holmes. Dormont, Wendell R.
Sterrett, Brockway, and Charles
T. Stott, Coatesville, assistant
wrestling managers.
Delaney and J. Boyle May Go
To Chattanooga Club
By GARRETT WATERS
Times Staff Correspondent
BILOXI, Miss., March 26.—“1f we can only get past Chatta
nooga, then everything will be all right.” That’s the cry of
the Griff rookies such as they are, at this base these days.
For as soon as the “Joe Engel” ■
city is reached week after next
several of Manager Johnson’s
lesser lights are scheduled to be
left there.
The small collection of rookie
battery men are most concerned
in this matter. All for the reason
that it’ll fall to the lot of one
or two in that group to become
adjusted to a life in a Southern
town for the coming summer if
they feel the wave of the prun
ing knife which is near.
Jo Cut ’Em Loose
Both your Uncle Clark Griffith
and Manager Walter Johnson
Smiling Wrestler
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matmen, who clashes with Lee j
Wykoff at Bolling Field next i
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G. W. Announces Tennis and Golf Schedules
LINKS SQUAD
HEAVILV HIT
BY LOSSES
By GEORGE SIMPSON
The tennis and golf schedules
for George Washington Univer
sity were announced today. There
will be eight tennis and four golf
matches with rival colleges.
All of last year’s team will be
on hand, the only absentee being
Bob Considine. The veterans are
Allan Staubly, Harry Goldsmith,
Chin Lee, the Sherfy twins. Law
rence and Raphael. Randy Robin
son and Ray Gable.
Challenge System
Some newcomers may arise
from the intramural tournament
now in progress, and these can
challenge th° position of a var
sity man on the team. A match
is then arranged and. if the chal
lenger is victorious, he advances
to the varsity.
Chin Lee, Chinese member of
the varsity, may be of consider
able use this spring. The Oriental
has improved immensely over last
year.
First Tennis Match
The Colonials travel to Balti
more, Md., to meet Johns Hop
kins on April 13 in their first
tennis engagement, and close
their campaign when Temple
visits here May 20.
There is a shortage of golf ma
terial. In fact, the entire team
of last year, including Johnny
Shorey, has departed, and Max
Farrington, assistant athletic di
rector, is on the hunt for golfers
in the school. They are asked to
get in touch with Farrington in
the athletic office. The home golf
matches will likely be played over
the Indian Spring course. The
tennis and golf schedules:
Tennis
April 13. Johns Hopkins, at Balti
more; 20, St. John's, of Annapolis; 29.
Hampden-Sydney; May 5. Duke; 6, St.
John’s, of Brooklyn: 12. Baltimore U.:
IR. St. John's, at Annapolis, Md. , 20.
Temple.
Golf
April 1. Boston College; 13. William
and Mary 29. Richmond U.; May 5.
Duke U. (tentative).
Frank Shore Pressed
To Retain Net Title
BALTIMORE. March 26.
Frank Shore, jr., of Washington,
successfully defended his Evening
Sun-Fifty Armory indoor junior
tennis title by turning back Mau
rice Schwartzman, of Baltimore,
6—3, 11—9. 6—2, in the finals
yesterdav. Schwartzman provided
stern opposition all the way.
Albert Shapiro, of Baltimore,
won the boy’s crown by winning
over Max Askin, also of Balti
more. 6—3, 6—3.
SEEK”PITCHERS
The Hawk Pee Wees seek
pitchers. Call Lincoln 8367-J.
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have intimated in the past that
all men on the present roster
were to be carried until after
the opening of the regular sea
son. But, the latest dope does not
bear this out particularly when
this performer or that one has
dropped in the estimation of the
two bosses of recent date.
Therefore the stop-over at Chat
tanooga this year promises to be
an eventful one in the lives of
the several rookie pitchers and
catchers, who may be left
at the Tennessee base —or who
could be figured as “prospects”
for Joe Engel’s club, include Pitch
ers Bob Friedrich. Lynn Griffith,
Frank Ragland (despite his pass
able showing to date) Mike De
loney and Johnny Boyl-, and
catchers, Cliff Bolton and Howard
Maple.
Hard to Figure
Although every baseball mag
nate is a pretty hard fellow to fig
ure out. it seems that only Mike
Delaney and Johnny Boyle of the
pitchers will be left at Chatta
nooga. providing your uncle Clark
Griffith does not give them notices
’of another color —releases of the
! outright kind. He may figure that
I Lyn Griffith. Friedrich and Rag
j land are a season or so away from
the big leagues with the result that
' they may be turned over to Joe
■ Engel’s club.
This same,idea can be carried
out in the cases of Cliff Bolton
and Howard Maple, one or both
of whom are bound to be cut loose,
! whether it’s at Chattanooga or
i some other club, because Moe Berg
is slated to be Catcher Roy Spen-
I cer’s helpmate behind the bat this
| year..
Your Uncle Clark Griffith
I journeyed over to Gulfport re
' cently to look over the Cleveland
i Indians who were at that town
i engaging the Baltimore Orioles.
WASHINGTON TIMES SPORTS
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IRVING 15 FADING'
RING CRISIS
The boy who refused to put on
the gloves in the gymnasium and
box with sparring partners. Henry
Irving, has been handed another
chance to do his stuff ' Tuesday
night at Portner's Arena, where
he is slated to meet Sam Finazzo
in a four-round preliminary bout.
Irving, whose knockout at the
hands of Bob Turner was probably
the turning point in his fistic
career, is looking upon the fight
game in a more serious light at
this time than ever before.
Works With Bowen
He is boxing and training faith
i fully at “Buzz” Ryan’s gym in
I preparation for his new start
i against Finazzo. Yesterday he
I worked three fast rounds with Ray
Bowen, who is no slouch when it i
comes to throwing dukes, and is
scheduled to repeat the procedure:
today.
Irving, realizing he muffed a I
j golden opportunity against Turner, |
is leaving no stone unturned in an
effort to meet Finazzo with every
thing he has.
Rise Was Rapid
Henry’s rise from an obscure
preliminary boy at Fort Washing
ton last summer to a semi-windup
fighter with a heavy draw at the
I gate, was nothing less than spec
tacular.
Marino Marini was added to the
card today. He meets George
Esrick. Clarence Sloat and Sammy
Braunstein are also down for four|
' rounds.
Sports Card Today
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basketball
District A. A. C. Championships, at
Tech High gym. first game at 7 p. n>.
TKAPSHOOTIXG
It ashington Gun Club, shoot, at [
Benning range, 1 p. m.
SOCCEK
Virginia Avenue vs. lowa Avenue,
jat .Monument Grounds. 1 p. m- (final,
playground Junior cup tie series).
BOWLING
Bill Wood's Dub Sweepstakes, at
Lucky Strike Alleys. R p. in.
Husband-Wife Tournament, at Arcadia
alleys.. R p. m.
King’s stars (Baltimore) vs. Bethesda
Stars, at Bethesda (Md.) alleys,
8 p. m.
ATHLEIC NIGHT
Potomac Boat Club, first event at
8:15 p. m.
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Kuhel’s Injury Gives Judge
Long-Sought Chance
By GARRETT WATERS
Times Staff Correspondent
BILOXI, Miss., March 26.—The injury which Joe Kuhel sus
tained yesterday during practice is a break for Honorable Joe
Judge, the “other” candidate for the first-base job with the
Griffmen this year.
Kuhel is to be on the side* : ~
morrow against the same Onole.-,
lines for the next three or four
, j t j n i .u lat Gulfpoit.
days and Judge will get the jj. Judge performs well there,is
chance he’s been crying for. \ a c hance that he will continue at
Kuhel’s injury comes at a bad I the bag indefinitely as the regu-
time. For any sort of lay off lar first baseman.
from active duty will throw him All this . of course , depends on
several days away from his best the views of Griff and Johnson,
form, w'hich will mean that Judge.; regard j ess o f judge’s playing in
his rival, will get in that many f ew days. If Johnson
m( ? re inn ' ngs to impress than das definitely decided on Kuhel
W1 “ , e \ • as his regular first sacker for the
h Ul ’t himself while in y ear _ then Kuhel it will be as
infield practice yesterday. He SQon as the y oUn g S ter is aole to
split his hand between the first rk a „ ajn
finger and thumb, cutting a deep B
gash.
Trainer Mike Martin has stated Pnnovp PirLc*
that the youngster could play in: 4 VJJUyC 1 lUAo.
case of emergency. But with
Judge around, itching for the r— ———————————
chance to perform, there is no
reason for allowing Kuhel to con
tinue. <7*
This is where the break for |
Judge comes in. The veteran is!
slated to take first base today in iT|
the game against the Baltimore 1 / / /
Orioles at the Biloxi stadium. He II /
also is scheduled to perform to-
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Mrs. Young Victor
In Duckpin Stakes |
Lucile Young is sporting a S
sweepstakes crown today, thanks zi -ra7l Z |
to a timely 521 set, which per- / ' j
mitted her to beat out Margaret I ( . k —-j |
Miltner in the Greater Washing- I >
ton Ladies Sweepstake?, by 23 1 | I
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By Burris Jenkins, Jr.
COLDIDS ACES
IN RING MEET
Aces of Dick O'Connell's Co
lumbus University boxing team
will show in the District A. A. U.
championship at Ritchie Coliseum
Wednesday night. Five Columbus
performers are to represent ama
teur organizations hereabout.
“Mickey’ O’Connor, defending
middleweight champion who last
year performed with the Red Sox
A. C., has fallen in line with Boys’
Club.
Eddie Marmel, 118 pounds, Mike
Tardugno, defending title-holder
at 128 pounds, and Gus Mirman.
light heavy, are to show with Jew
ish Community Center.
Raymond ("Reds") Burke,
heavyweight, is to swing gloves
for the Georgetown A. C. Marmel
and Mirman, standouts with Co
lumbus’ 1932 leathermen. are big
threats in their respective divi
sions. Marmel is the boxer, Mir
man the slugger.
O'Connor Encounters
Marine Tonight
Mickey O’Connor, District A.
A. U. middleweight champion,
steps out of his division tonight
when he battles Andy Zeher, Ma
mine light heavyweight, at the
Potomac Boat Club smoker which
begins at 8 o'clock. O’Connor re
places Roy Bordeau on the card.
A.A.U. Floor Games
At Tech Gym
TONIGHT
8:30 o’clock—St. Johns Victors vs.
Norfhsrn Preps, leO-pound class, semi
final round
0 SO n < Inrk—(.•ntral “C" *»•
Saks Clothiers, semifinal round.
PILDI BANKS
HEAVILY
ONTHEM
By GARRETT WATERS
Times Staff Correspondent
BILOXI. Miss.. March 26 —To
day and tomorrow will be an in
teresting period for the official
heads of the Griffmen. For the
reason that Pitchers Lefty Lloyd
Brown and big Fred Marberry
have been assigned their first
(starting roles on the mound for
I the spring season.
Whatever this pair demonstrates
I will be vitally interesting to Bosses
Clark Griffith and Walter John-
I son, because on the shoulders of
s these hurlers along with Gen.
( Alvin Crowder, hinge success or
failure for the team during the
coming campaign.
Brown is to engage in his initial
test in today’s game against the
Baltimore Orioles at the Biloxi
Stadium. Marberry is to get his
first action of the season in to
morrow's contest with the same
Orioles ovey at Gulfport.
Hoped for Best
Both Griff and Johnson have
kept their heads up and smiled
( during the recent ailing days of
I Marberry and Brown. But down
deep in their hearts they have
hoped that the two hurlers would
“come around” all right and that
their ailments would not throw
them back too much in their
training.
A pretty good idea of the con
dition of both Lefty Lloyd and
Big Fred will be gleaned today
and tomorrow. May they be
"oke” for the sake of the team's
chances this year, not to men
tion for the sake of Griff and
Johnson's feelings.
Bobby Burke and Carl Fisher
will help Brown out with the
mound duties in today’s contest
against the Orioles. Frank Rag
land and Bob Friedrich may get
Johnson’s nod to finish where
Marberry has left off tomorrow.
Burke is still complaining of
the soreness in his arm, but Man
ager Johnson is of the opinion
, that the slim left hander can best
work it out by hurling one or two
( innings in a regular game. Out
side of his sore arm, Burke is in
■ splendid condition.
Johnson is very well satisfied
the way his team has played in
the grapefruit games to date, by
the way. Naturally he’s noticed
! the weak hitting of Carl Reyn
olds, Joe Kuhel and Ossie Bluege,
but feels that all ‘three of these
i players will get their eyes on the
ball in another w?e or so.
Reynolds Hitting
Reynolds, for one. has been
hitting much better in the ’ast
day or so. every sock he’s taken
at the sphere having gone
straight into some fielder’s glove
or skimmed along the ground
right into somebody’s hands. The
big fellow is taking his time in
order to be in the right fettle
by opening day.
Roy Spencer has finally
recovered from his alleged attack
of malaria. The veteran catcher
is jumping around as of old now,
taking part in both the batting
and infield drills daily.
Rookie pitchers will get the call
on the mound as the Griff
“irregulars” engage the Biloxi
Bakers. Gulf Coast champions, to
morrow while the regulars are at
Gulfport battling the Baltimore
Orioles. Bud Thomas and
Johnny Boyle are “down” to hurl.
The same makeshift line-up
which has performed in all of
these lesser games in the past
will take the field
PALMATEERS
BEAT LEADERS
Palmateers handed the Temple
Bowling Leagug leading Lucky
Strike crew a surprised two-one
drubbing and cut down their
margin of leadership to four
games.
While the two top teams were
cutting ea.ch , other up Artie
and A. C. Thours crept up.
The Arties won eight out of nine
games and A. C. Thours, six
straight. Sunrise, Times Ter
rors. Blands also scored sweeps,
as N. E. Pharmacy won two.
Benny Womersley’s 381 set was
the best of the week. Other big
scores were Talbert’s 376 and
378 sets, and 166 game, Pllcos,
368, Waldron. 366, Mitshell and
Hollis 362. Pantos. 358, Corcoran,
356. Rossieter, 354, Hayre, 350,
and Cashell, 351.
Standing:
STANDING OF TEAMS
W. 1, I VV 1..
‘ l.ucky Strike. 63 )X-peerless 34 47
• I’aimat^ers.. 59 19 Freemans .. . 34 4 7
. Artie Bells.. 5X Tinies Terrors 32 49
'A. U. Thours 56 22 Venesky ... 32 49
\ E. Pharm'y 52 23 Hub’s Rest. . 30 51
Bak’y 48 3O|C’apital Hill.. 21 57
I Binaldl Tail's 47 31 Trynie Garage 21 60
Bland's ‘>6 42,Temple ... .. 16 65
Suburban Netmen
To Meet Thursday
The Suburban Tennis League
will hold its annual meeting at
the Argyle Country Club on
Thursday at 8 o’clock. Officers
will be elected and a schedule
for the coming vear will be drawn
up. A movie showing well-known
tennis stars in action will be
exhibited.