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BABE RUTH HAILS FRANK CROSE77I AS REAL BIG LEAGUER
COAST FLASH
STANDOUT
ROOKIE
By BABE RUTH
ST. PETERSBURGH. Fla..
March 26.—The fans along the
American League circuit are go
ing to see one real new star this
year, of that I am certain. After
looking at Frank Crosetti for the
past four weeks I have no hesita
tion in saying that here is a real
big leaguer who will be a sure
fire success. Every season brings
some new players who make the
grade and begin to win the head- i
lines in their first year. I think
Crosetti is a cinch for such
honors. He can't fail.
That is high praise, I know,
about a young ball player who
never has played a game in the
big leagues. So often it happens
that a youngster flashes bril
liantly at the training,camp ind
then falls back and little more
is heard of him until he is re
turned to the minors. I have
seen so many of these spring
flashes that usually I hesitate to
make predictions about young
recruits, but when a player like
Crosetti comes along there is no
hesitation.
Young Player
Frank is younger than most of ]
the players who win places as;
regulars. He is only a few
months past his twenty-first
birthday but he has one marked
advantage over the average
rookie. He started earlier, and
has had far more experience in
high class minor league ball at
21 than a player usually enjoys
before getting his first big league
trial.
I talked to Crosetti the other
day about the amount of ball
playing he has done, and it really
was surprising. He was only six
teen when he joined a team in
Butte. Mont., and before he was
18 he played a season in the
Pacific Coast League. Just think
of that. At that age when many ;
a boy is trying to make a high !
school team Crosetti was hitting
against Class AA pitching, next
in grade to what we have in the
big leagues. He wasn’t a regular
that year but he played regularly
for the next three years.
And when he reached his 21st
birthday early last October he had
just about completed three full
seasons as a regular in the Pacific
Coast League, besides spending
another complete season there as
a utility player.
Works With Ease
That explains the stamp of
Class which marks this young
fellow as he comes up for his
first tryout as a major leaguer.
He does everything with the ease
and the assurance of a veteran
big leaguer; is remarkably sure
on hard-hit grounders; goes back
well into the outfield for those
puzzling, short flies, and his
throws are both sharp and ac
curate. You watch this little fel
low —for Frank is below the aver
age ball player in size—as he
goes through his work in the
field and you say to yourself that
it is only a question of hitting.
Then you see him at bat and
you have no doubts. For in spite
of his size he can hit a ball far.
In our spring games with National
League clubs in and around St.
Petersburg, Crosetti's hitting has
been a bright feature. He has
had far more than his share of
hits for extra bases.
All the players on the teams we
have played this spring have been
thoroughly impressed by Crosetti's
style and ability, and I know the
fans will be talking the same way
about him before the season is
half completed. In one of my
earlier articles I discussed young
players making a bid for places
this year, and I purposely omitted
Crosetti because he was with our
club and I did not wish to
.appear to be boating our own
stock. But the more I have seen
of him the more I am convinced
that he can’t fail.
No Better
I have not seen a better young
shortstop break into baseball
since I have been in the game,
and some pretty good ones have
come to the front in the past 18
years. Crosetti has another re
cruit working beside him on the
Yankee infield, and Jack Saltz-1
gaver is also quite a ball player,
but he suffers a bit this spring in
comparison with Crosetti. As + hey
say in the theater, Crosetti “stole
the show.”
Years ago Jt would have been |
considered a' mistake to start a i
pennant chase with recruits at
second base and shortstop, but I
Miller Huggins showed that a
team could win a pennant with
such a combination when he j
played Lazzeri and Koenig at!
these important positions in 1926
and finished in first place, ufter
finishing seventh in 1925. And
this new kid team may help the I
Yanks to another pennant.
Anyway, just watch this Crosetti
the first timd you see the Yankees
play, and you will agree with me
that another star has arrived.
VOLLEY INVENTED 1895
The game of volley ball was in
vented in 1895 by William G. Mor
gan, then physical director of
Holyoke (Mass.) Y. M. C. A. He
created the game to supply the
need for a gymnasium sport that
was competitive, yet not com
bative. H
Jumping to Olympics
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GENEVIEVE VALVODA, youthful Chicago girl, is
looking forward to the Olympics at Los Angeles this
summer. Regarded as certain to make the United States
Olympic track team, she will compete in the Central A,
A. U. meet in Chicago Wednesday.
THE CHESS BOARD
Mr. John Hickman, who is di-»
reeling the activities of the Junior
Chess League, has been notified
that one of the league’s greatest
needs has been taken care of.
The Bond Clothiers. 1333 F St.
EM* game 12 N. W., has come
to the boys’ as
' WO sistance with the
, ' s presentation of a
beautiful silver
4 trophy, which
g I will be put up
• annually as a
prize to the
school producing
the best chess
team. The rules
of competition
be controlled
2 by the Junior
X? Chess League.
Mr. Al Rothen
' ' berg, local man-
white to pla* ager for the
Bond Clothing Company, has also
announced that the leading in
dividual player will be given a i
clothing prize.
The National Press Club is ar
ranging a tournament to decide
the chess championship of the
club. So far, 20 players have en
tered the lists. The contests will
probably get under way next week,
the intention of the tournament
committee being to start matters
with a simultaneous exhibition in
which a well-known local player
will take on the entire entry list.
Reminiscent of Lasker’s early
days the following game is not
without theoretical value, as
White has evidently found some
thing new in the Greco-Moller
attack.
Annotated by J. H. Blake
Giuoeo Piano (Greco-Moller Attack) !
(White) (Black)
«•A. WAGNER
Finland Poland
1. P—K I P—K 4
11 B 3 Kt—<l B 3
3. B—B 4 B—B 4
'*• p —B3 Kt—B3
5. p— q 4
? !> p B— Kt 5 ch.
<• Kt—B 3 KfxK P
K. Castles BxKt
». P—Q 5 B—B 3
10. R—K I Kt—K 2
11. RxKt p Q 3
12. II—K Kt 5 Bxß
13. Ktxß t'astlca
11. Ktxß P KiKt
l->. Q —R 5 ch. K—Kt I
|«. R— R 4 p_K B I
17. P—K Kt 3
The first 16 moves are according to [
the text books. What White should
now do has been a much-discussed ’
matter for many years. 17. Q —lt ;< h.
has been generally held to lea.l to a |
draw; but in the defense to this, nn I
Improvement has been found: 17. Q— I
It 7 ch., K-B2; is. R— R K —KKtI;
19. It — K 1. and now instead of
Q —ll 1 Rla-k plays 13.
K—B 1. In this main variation it ia
also to bo noted that Bogol iitboff
puts forward 16. P—K B 3 as
playable: if 17.. B—Q 3. then
I*—K 84. The text-move is a novelty.
In spite of the appearance of not eon- I
tinuing the attack, it will be lound I
as the game proceeds to have some |
striking merits; e. g.. by protecting
White’s K R it deprives Black of the !
resource of Kt —Kt 3 and it
enables White to move out his Qlt
freely without fear of consequences to
his rear rank. It may well prove, I
therefore, after further trial ««> I■ ■ an
important contribution to the theory I
of the Moller attack.
’ It—K 1
Ik. R—K 1 K—B I
If Black now played . . . Kt—Kt |
White’s reply would still be 19. R—K 6. i
11). R —K <4! P—B 3
, The Schachzeilung gives the I
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
,following striking variation to show
that the R cannot be taken: 19.
BxR; 20. Pxß, Kt —Kt 3; 21. QxKt.
Q-B3; 22 QxQ, I’xQ; 23. R— R 7!.
K—Kt 1 (otherwise 24. P—K 7 ch. and
25. It—R 8 ch. wins); 24. RxP. QR—
Bl; 25. RxR. RxR. •«. P- K 7 eh..
K— Kt 2; 27. B— Kt 5. K—B 2: '2B.
P —K 8 (Q) ch., with a winning P
ending.
20. R—BIS ch'.! PxR
21. <)—RO ch. K—B2
22. «)— R 7 eh. K—B t
23. R—R 0 Kt—Kt 1
23 KtxP is no better; -4.
BxKt. Pxß; 25. It— Kt C, R —K 8 ch.;
26. K—B 2. B—K3; 27. R—Kt 7, and
mate follows.
21. K—Kt 0 R—K 8 ch.
25. K—Kt 2 Kt—R3
20. R—Kt 7! Resigns.
Mr. Newell W. Banks, Ameri
can checker champion and chess
player of na- end game 13
tional standing, ~
will be i< the
city in April. Mr. »
Banks has just O
returned from an k x
extended tour of
4
?n e r■ 1
fold and simul- ww.
taneous exhibi
tloT h e District O
chess champion- g VM 1 ,.
ship started tW AB-
rC a tr hen BLACK TO PLAY
W. S. Sullivan
defeated J. W. Byler and A. C.
Otten won from F. B. Walker.
E. M. Knapp drew a bye. The
losers in both games missed win
ning continuations.
In the sixth round of the Dis
trict Chess League’s five-man
tournament, Bureau of standards
won from Chevy Chase Chess
Club, four games to one.
The Keynote of Problem No. 11
is KT—K KTS. Problem No. 12
yields to the move Q —KT 4. The
middle game is solved by RXQP.
Solutions were received from A.
Y. Hesse. C. T. Merriam. R. B.
Schroeder, Ed Martin and A. A.
J. Grant.
Problem No. 13
By K. GRABOWSKI
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8. 1 5 I
Mate in two
BASEBALL RESULTS
Keil*. *; Braves. 5.
Minneapolis. Newark. 1.
Jersey City. 14; X. (’. State College. 5.
Detroit Tiger*, «; Hollywood. 4.
White Nov. 12; Fort Worth. 10.
< »ib*. 7; MlmMovhi. 5.
(Cards, 7; KobinN. I.
(riant*. 2; Pirate* I.
Toronto, 5; AtUuiW. 4.
BASEBALL FIRST
IN DISTRICT
IN 1858
By HARRY COSTELLO
Washington’s part-ip the devel
opment of baseball as the na
tional game was very positive.
While the first authentic rec
ord of baseball takes us back to
1842, when a number, of New
I York gentlemen were wont to
casually play the game for rec
reation in old Madison Square
Gardens, in Twenty-Seventh
Street, New York city, the year
1859 marks Washington’s entry
into the baseball book.
In May of 1859 a number of
Washingtonians followed the lead
of A. P. Gorman. James Morrow
and E. F. French and joined
those gentlemen in the playing
of "Twenty-one,” or “New York
Baseball.”
No Intention to Join
At first the Washington players
had no intention of formally or
ganizing to join the National As
sociation of Baseball Players,
which had been formed in 1857.
They did not desire or expect to
succeed as an organization for
the reason that the majority of
the members of the club, which
was known as the National Base
ball Club, were far advanced in
life. They played the game for
exercise and to enjoy social rela
tions with each other.
In November of 1859 Messrs.
Gorman, Morrow and French,
who were founders of the Na
tional, became ambitious to have
a club that would rank with the
finest in the country. By 1866
the National had succeeded in
gaining the acknowledged right
to the championship of the
South.
The first three Washington
clubs, of which there is record,
ate the National, the Potomac
and Pythian. The National played
the Potomac four times in 1860.
and the Pythian once. The Na
tional won three and lost two.
Potomac won on May 5, 1860 by
a count of 35 to 15, lost on June
2, by a score of 14 to 46, won
on September 11, by 38 to 22, lost
on September 21, by 30 to 25.
National defeated Pythian, 46 to
20, on October 22.
Won First Game
The first game played by the i
National in 1861 was against a
club selected from the Seventy-I
First Regiment of New York
Volunteers. National won, 41 to
13. on July 2. On October 26,
National was defeated by the
Maryland Club of Baltimore, 17
to 10.
The first officers (1859) of the I
National were James Morrow, i
president; J. L. Wright, vice!
president; A. P. Gorman, secre
tary. and A. Dodge, treasurer.
Names of officers of National for
ts first five years were Morrow.
Wright, Gorman, Dodge, C. C.
Mclvey, H. H. McPherson, James
A. Brown, H. A. McCormick. J.
F. Dobbyn, E F. French, James
F Dooley, G. D. C. Hibbs, C. C.
Walden and R. A. Cronin.
Morrow First President
James Morrow was president of
the National in 1859, ’6O and ’6l,
i while E. F. French yas president >
in ’62 and ’63.
At the tenth annual meeting of
the National Association of Base
ball Players, held at Clinton Hall,
New York city, December 12, 1866.
j District of Columbia had 10 clubs
i represented as follows: Capitol,
i Continental. Empire Gymnastics, I
Interior, Olympic. Jefferson, Na
tional, Potomac and Union. The
! first six named were new members
j that year, while the last four
I were old members. The only Vir
! ginia club represented at that
I meeting was Union, of Richmond.
The Potomac club, originally or-
I ganized in 1859, was reorganized
on September 18, 1865.
PLESTINA STAB
IN WRESTLING
One of wrestling’s old-timers;
| who still ranks at the peak of his
profession will show at Bolling
Field Armory Monday night when
Marin Plestina locks up with ■
August Benkert, Belgian star, in
! a finish match.
Packing phenomenal strength in
I his 24u-pound frame, Plestina com-
I bines showmanship with a thor
ough knowledge of the game.
Consequently, he is still one of
the world’s most feared per
formers, receiving the run around j
from many of the ranking mem-1
bers of his profession.
Against Benkert, a rough and
ready lad many years his junior. I
Plestina will endeavor to show
some if the power that has estab-
I lished him as almost a champion
on innumerable occasions.
Cofeaturing the card is an
other finish go in which Billy
Bartush engages Marvin Westen
berg. Midwestern ace. In 30-
l minute features Lee Wykoff meets :
[Laditzi; Doctor- Len Hall grapples j
with Mike (Cyclone) Miller, and
' “Dutch” Green opens against Bob
Grant.
NOEL HOUSE GATHERS
| The Noel House Seniors and
j Juniors will gather tonight at 7 j
I o’clock in the Noel House gym !
1 to discuss plans for the forthcom- i
I ing season. I
The National Dailv
GOLF
By Chester Horton
I maintain that it is impos
sible to keep the head still if the
left leg is stiffened at the mo
■-»- ment of im
—. pact. Tl. e
body must
keep in mo
- tion. to ac-
commo date
the swinging
club, and it
if X would be dis A
I W X ficult to g 0
Sf forward with
j proper shoul-
I ” der rotation,
st.vfening vest 77 th
leg into ground , rammed
winders freedom against the
of swing- ground. The
position for
j bids bodily motion and free
dom. Something must give.
Either the head raises or the
body simply shoves forward, to
the left, both faults being bad
ones. Not only do you hold
your head still, but at the mo
ment of impact there should be
the sensation of withdrawing
j it, away from the flight line, a
sensation felt with proper use
j of the left leg.
GOLFERS BREAK
TIE TODAY
PINEHURST, N. C., March 26.
Craig Wood, of Deal, N. J.,
clashes with Johnny Golden, of
Noroton, Conn., in an 18-hole
medal match today to decide the
winner of the North and South
Open golf tournament. Both
achieved low scores of 286 in
yesterday’s play to go into a dead
lock for first place.
Scoring 287 in the 72 holes, Joe
i Kirkwood, of New York, assured
' himself of third place in the
I final reckoning. With cards of
289, Wiffy Cox. Brooklyn, and
Johnny Farrell, Quaker Ridge, N.
Y„ tied for fourth place.
Two New Yorkers, Gene Sara
zen and Bill Mehlhorn, turned in
cards of 292. Scores of 293 were
made by Paul Runyan, White
Plains. N. Y.; Denny Shute, Co
lumbus. Ohio, and John Kinder,
Irvington, N. J. Fred McLeod,
pro at the Columbia Country
j Club. Washington, D. C., scored
317.
BOWLERS BUSY
TONIGHT
Another Saturday and another
round of snappy duckpin attrac
tions featured by the opening of
the husband-and-wife tourna
ment, the end of the “Dub”
Sweepstakes and an intercity
match at Bethesda.
The husband and wife event is
expected to draw some 35 pairs
at the Arcadia tonight beginning
at 8 o’clock.
Henry Hiser’s Bethesda All-
Stars will tune up for their bid
in the National Tournament next
week by tackling the King’s All
Stars of Baltimore in a match
which should provide many
thrills.
The Arcade-Sunshine All-Stars
are ankling to Baltimore to con
clude their match with the Fulton
Grands whom they are leading
by 140 pins.
“The “battle of the century”
in the Building Contractors’
League was a red-hot affair, as
D. C. Butcher took the deciding
game by a single-pin margin
from Standard Art. They won
the other by four pins. Joe
Freschi, of Standards, threw in
the high set of the night, 382. •
“400” sets were being splashed
all over the Lucky Strike as
“Whip” Litchfield lashed off a
421, Earl McPhilomy, 414 and
Al Fischer (Ice Cream League
champion) a 402. Hugh Craw
ley, rolling for Judd & Detweiler,
had a 391, as Barnes Auto took it
on the chin thrice. Charley
Guyther’s 377 and Hymie Schec
ter’s 368 were the high for the
Automen.
Thurman Cordell nipped Tony-
Maley by two pins. 1,715 to 1,713,
as 25 “Dubs” rolled their final
set last night, but the tough test
comes tonight, when several other
strong contenders, Young, Breen
and Tommy Walker, take the
drives along with the remaining
50. Scores:
FINAL BLOCK
Grand
Total Total
Amer ...105 102 11 5 144 121—587—1610
Cordell .. 99 109 136 111 101—556—171 5
Dawes . .Iv 298 82 113 119 —514 — 1580
Deadnion 135 118 122 91 98—564—1655
Dekowski 90 120 80 113 93 —496—1469
Dodere ...116 95 117 108 115—551 —1699
Ellw’ffer l«»l 94 88 103 194 — 490—1573
Hav*» . .105 110 117 95 .03—’.30—1621
Hoiijrh .1 16 114 90 lib 11 1 —547 — 1625
Hussev .11 2 121 100 105 117 — 555 —1602
Jnlliffe . 86 101 93 107 116 -506-1558
Kine .131 102 106 122 108—569 — 16*1
Malev ... 85 125 129 115 99 — 553- —1713
Marcev . !‘5 121 84 99 106—505—1577
Maskp ..111 102 86 113 101 — 513—1532
Mc.Nev 92 109 111 113 101—526—1709
Moor? .106 11R 95 111 11 4 — 544 —1666
Mullicat) 102 11 1 120 121 1 U —568—1704
Parks 9 1 94 126 111 107 — 532 — 1599
Ravmcnd 102 95 118 113 95—523 — 1511
Rebholtz 105 104 120 92 0n—511—1662
Shinnick ’”8 93 11 3 115 1 09—538 —1668
Swain 125 1»»6 123 12 1 97— 5 7 5—1694
West -1 115 96 11 1 104 — 510—1584
Williams 107 116 96 112 1 15—516—1627
HIKERS IN RACE
Local long-d'stance runners will
take part in the 10-mile training
race at Clifton Park, in Baltimore,
tomorrow. They are Jerry Looney,
Mike Lynch Haskell Clark, Bill
Greiner, Bus Nicholson, A, Dew
hurst and Kelvin Leach.
SATURDAY—MARCH 26—1932
SPENGLER NINE
WILL PRAGTIGE
TOMORROW
By SID KATZNELL
Jim Hayre’s Spengler Post dia
monders, champions of the
American Legion. Capital City
and The Washington Times
Leagues last year, will hold their
initial practice of the season to
morrow morning at 11:30 o’clock
on the Camp Meigs field.
The roster includes (captain
elect) Darmstead, Couzzo, Wat
ers, Bresnahan. Bieber, Wahlei.
Crisofull, Divers, Miller, Bryan.
Smith. Burrous, Raskin, Dugan
Stein, Boyd, Alsop. Lunson. Hol
lidge, Adlong, Sean and Brosnan
Will Shift Waters
Al Waters, who played first
base in fine fashion last year
and recently aided Eastern High
basketball team to win the inter
high series and the Washington
and Lee tournament, will be
shifted to second base, according
to Manager Hayre.
The Alexandria Fraters are aim
ing for big things in the unlim
ited baseball ranks this season.
They will begin operations April
10 against the Federal Storage
club of Washington.
Ballston in Drill
Ballston nine drills tomorrow
at 1:30 o’clock on its field. All
players are requested to report
in uniform. Manager Herrity oi
the Ballston team wants the
manager of the Gulf Refining
and Jefferson Fire Department
nines to call Clarendon 339-J-l.
Marion unlimiteds will work
out tomorrow at 10:30 o’clock
at Fifth Street and Pennsylvania
Avenue Southeast. All players
are urged to be on time.
TURNER GARDS
IT STARS
Promoter Joe Turner has
arranged a star supporting cast
to surround the Londos-Manich
headline wrestling match at the
Washington Auditorium Thursday
night.
Appearing in the preliminary
will be Fred Grobmier who will
engage Buck Olsen, a newcomer.
Grobmier is the most popular
matman showing in this city and
seems headed for a match with
Jimmy Londos. Grobmier has not
suffered defeat in a local ring
since making his debut several
months ago.
“Tiger” Nelson, who has been
absent for several weeks, returns
Thursday night to give the fans
excitement. He will mix with
George McLeod. Leo Pinetzki.
the giant grappler, engages
George Hagen and Leon Smith
scuffles with Jack Washburn.
Duckpin Standing
GEOK4.ETOWN CHURCH LEAGUE
w n w r.
Mt. Vernon.. 51 24jGrace Episc’l 38 37
Peck No. 1. 48 27| Covenant-F’st 34 4 1
Peck No 2. 45 So|Ca!vary M. E. 23 62 1
W Wash B. 45 30, Peck No. 3.. 16 59:
High average § —Corcoran. 11 0 59;
j Bromley, 110-52. High sets —Gloss-
! brenner. 387, P Hart. 385. High ’
games—Glossbrenner. 177; (Teary. 155.
I High spares—Bromley, 176; P. Hart.
172. High strikes —Sabean. 36; H. C.
Tucker. 36. High team gain<’s—Cove- I
nant-Fi’si, 609; Mt. Vernon. 608. t4*gh '
I team sets —Peck Chapel No. 1, 1.678; j
• Mt. Vernon, 1,671.
ELECTRICAL LEAGI E
\V. L. H G. H.S.
Central Armature No. 1. 63 1 5 607 1.72 h
Potomac Electric Power 63 18 597 1.65 m
Creel Bros. No. 1 55 26 587 1.650 j
National Electrical .... 49 29 563 1.615 j
Pepco Sta. F. No. 1. . . 51 30 596 1.611
E. B. Warren & Co -. . . 49 32 572 1.587
O. R. Evans & Bro. ... 44 37 565 1.568 |
Westinghouse Electric.. 40 41 559 1.54 1
Electrical Contractors . 2,5 43 549 1.578
Electric Batterv 36 45 539 1.557
Doubleday-Hill 35 46 554 1.572
Febco Sta. F No. ’.... 30 51 592 1.680
Graybar Electric 27 54 557 1.559
Central Armature No. 2 2 5 56 532 1.521
Miller-Dudley 23 55 550 1.512
Creel Bros. No. 2 16 65 526 1.526
High team name—Central Armature
No. 1. 607. High team set —Central Ar
mature No 1. 1.726. High individual 1
game—Hays. 163. High individual set —
M<>er. 397. High individual average—
Brill. 111-3. High strikes —Brill. 50 1
High spares—Brill. 180. Higl> weekly i
game —Ha vs. 139.
BUILDING CONTRACTORS LEAGUE
W. LI W. 1..
' D. C. Buher.23 10 Todd Constr‘,.lß 15 ]
Stand’d Art. .21 12 A. W. Lee. . .15 15 1
Fuller Stone..l9 14 J. E. Heffron.ls 18
Rosslyn Steel. 18 121 Massaponax ... 13 20
I Minte Paint. .18 15'Geo. A. Fuller.l3 20-
I R. A. M oyer ..18 15 Smoot Sand .., 1 3 20 i
I .1. P. Evans. .18 laJSo. Asbestos. . 6 27
ARC ADE-81 NSHINE LEAGI E
W. L. W. L. I
Rug Dept.... 41 25; Laundrymen .31 35 j
Cold Storage. 39 27lService Dept.. 33 36 i
Hat Dept.. .35 341 Dry Cleaners.. 22 47 !
High individual average—Whiting. 1
110-14 High individual spares—Whiting
183. High individual strikes—Snyder.
34. High Individual game—Whiting.
146. High individual set — Whiting. 411.
High flat game—Snyder, 97. High ,
team game—Rug Dept.. 551. High |
team set Cold Storage. 15.84.
INSURANCE LEAGUE /
W Li M L;
Acacia 44 31 Eureka Life. 36 39 |
Travelers .. 44 31lAetna Life... 34 41
Peoples 42 3:? N. Y. Life... 31 4|
Equitable ... 40 35iMass. Mutual. 29 46 I
High Individual average—Rice. 110-19
, High individual game—Spkknall. 157.
High individual set. Shackleford 3 99.
High strikes Spicknail. 35. High
I spares Laake. 164 High team game— '
Acacia, 609. High tram set—Acaria. '
1.707.
COMMERCE LEAGUE
STANDING OF THE TEAMS
W L. W L I
I Patents. 2. 19 2pPatents, 1 11 10 |
Patents. 3.. 13 8 Bur of Mines. 9 12 I
'Bu of Stand. 12 <•’€. Ar G. Sur.. 7 13 i
B. F.-D.C... 12 9?Bur of Cen. . 0 21
High team games—Patents No. 2. I
I 612; Bureau of Standards. 595; Pat-'
I ents. No. 3, 593. High team sets —Pat-
ents. No. 2. 1.794: Patents. No. 1. 1.600
Bureau of Mines. 1,647. High 1n-
! dividual game— Kaschub (Patents No.;
I 2). 172; Hargett (Bureau of M4nes>, !
i 149; Fugett (Bureau of Mines). 145.1
I High individual set — Hargett (Bureau
of Mines) 399; Kaschub (Patents No
I 2) and Patrick (Patents N 0.2), 394;
each. High individual averages—Kas- |
rhub (Patent No. 2\ 116-7; Rneser
(Bureau of Standards) 114-S; Hargett |
(Bureau of Mines). 111-4; Woods (Par-,
I ents No. 2). 111-4;, Patrick (Patents i
< No. 2), 110-20. y 1
Old Time Fights
A \
This is the final of a series. "Finishes of Old-Time Fights." that
have been a daily feature of The Washington Times' sports section.
The final story tells Bob Fitzsimmons' defeat at the hands of
"Philadelphia Jack” O'Brien in 13 rounds at San Francisco, De
cember 20, 1905.
By W. S. FARNSWORTH
At the end of the thirteenth round. Bob Fitzsimmons, during
his fighting lifetime the holder of three world’s championships,
ceased his patient pursuit of the dancing O’Brien and rocked away
to his corner. The old man was a pitiful sight. His right eye was
all but closed and tiny streams of blood trickier from a dozen cuts
on his face. His lips were puffed and crimson, and from forehead
to chin he was one red smear. As he fell into his chair, the
crowd, which had been hooting O’Brien for running away, sent
up a cheer for the aged gladiator.
“Good boy, Fitz! Keep after him! Make him fight!” they
yelled. \
Fitz Out in His Chair
Fitzsimmons dropped his elbows to his knees and leaned forward
in his chair. Across the ring, six or seven men were working on
his foe as if their lives depended on their efforts. O’Brien was
stretched out full length, while Fitz sat in his chair as a tired hod
carrier sits on his front stoop after a hard day’s work.
Suddenly, without warning. Bob’s bald head fell forward on his
knees and his body followed it, slipping limply from the chair to
the canvas. It took the crowd entirely by surprise. For a second
Fitzsimmons knelt, his head between his knees and then his
handlers raised him from the floor and seated him in his chair
once more. But it was no use—Fitzsimmons was done for. He
slid out of his chair again, and this time the resourceful Spider
Kelly saw it.
Jumping to the center of the ring, he pointed at Fitzsimmons,
now vomiting mouthfuls of blood.
“He’s Out, Graney!” Yells Kelly.
“He’s out, Graney!” yelled Kelly.
“Don’t you think it!” answered a man in the front row. “He’s
only stalling!”
Kelly turned his eyes once more and stretched his hand out to
the referee.
“Stalling is he?” asked the Spider. “Just look at him! I tell
you he out!”
Graney ran across the ring and bent over Fitzsimmons for an
instant and then, straightening up, pointed at O'Brien. The
decision was received in silence. The whole thing came so sud
denly that it was a full 30 seconds before the crowd recoverd its
voice and hailed O’Brien’s victory.
Blue Ribbons to Feature
Local Bowling Carnival
By GINO SIMI
When the famous Connecticut Blue Ribbon bowlers invade
the city on April 6 and 7, lo
bowling carnival of unpreceden
Four series of matches will be*
rolled, each headline attraction in i
i its own rights, covering the after-1
noons and evenings of two whole :
days, and allowing the fans to ;
see the greatest bowlers in the
country swing into action against
’ each other.
Final details for this unusual
spectacle have just been completed
by John S. Blick and “Red” Me
gaw. the two local promoters.
On Wednesday afternoon, April
6, at Convention Hall stadium,
two doubles and singles will be
rolled, with Paulie Harrison and :
Maxie Rosenberg sure of one of I
the doubles assignments for Wash- ■
ington, possibly against their old
foes, Bill Tato and Nick Tronsky,
and either Astor Clarke and Joe
Harrison or Earl McPhilomy and
Brad Mandley appearing in the j
other against Jack White and \
Clark Frisk or Mike Bogino.
Mandley In Singles
Brad Mandley appears as the ;
i likely choice for the singles, prob- j
ably against Nick Tronsky.
Wednesday night at the same
place the District All-Stars, under
; the capitancy of Maxie Rosen
berg. will attempt to stop the win
j ning ways of the Blue Ribbons in
the five-men events. Ollie Pacini,
Joe Harrison, Clarke, McPhilomy,
Paul Harrison and Mandley are
the group from which the team
will be picked.
Thursday afternoon. April 7,
the Blue Ribbons will try conclu
| sions with Red Megaw’s Temple
All-Stars at Temple in team,
doubles and singles. This match
opens an intercity 10-game match
' which ends at Richmond the next
day.
Four City Doubles
Four-city doubles battles at
Convention Hall Thursday night,
, in which the crack duos of Bos
ton, Baltimore, Connecticut and j
Washington will participate, ends j
I this mighty series of bowling
spectacles.
The Boston entry in the four
) city doubles will be Jim O’Lindy
and Archie Capisto, rated as Mas
sachusetts’ toughest cash rollers.
Ray Barnes and Wes Askew are
almost certain to carry Balti- i
more’s colors, and Tronsky and
! Tato those of Connecticut.
Pacini and “Red” Megaw. Wash
! ington Times Atlantic coast j
doubles sweepstakes champions
: will probably shoulder the doubles j
I burden for the Capital, though I
ocal fans will be treated to a
nted proportions and brilliance.
i Paul Harrison and Rosenberg. Joe
I Harrison and Clarke and McPhil
! omy and Mandley are also under
i I consideration.
cande nm
DATE LISTED
The American Canoe Associa
j tion regatta, part of the Bicen
' tennial program, will be staged
j on the Tidal Basin on July 23 and
24, J. W. Birch, of the Potomac
' | Boat Club, and president of the
1 national body announced today.
. For the first time in 10 years a
' Canadian crew will row on local
j waters, representative champions
i of six divisions will battle for na
tional championships.
The six divisions are the West
i ern. which includes Chicago.
Cleveland and nearby States:
Northern, covering the Great
Lakes and St. Lawrence River;
! Eastern, the New England cen
1 ters; the Northern New York divi
■ sion; Atlantic, New York city and
i the Delaware-CChesapeake. Phila
delphia. Washington. Baltimore
and other nearby points.
Seven titles will be disputed in
[ the junior, intermediate and
senior classes. It is for racing
| canoes only. Ernie Millar and
j Howard Ruppart will assist Birch
I in promoting the event.
WATT RENAMED
. Willie Watt, veteran umpire.
, has been renamed to officiate in
the interhigh baseball series
I Watt is popular with the nigh
| school boys.
SWANNS MEET
Swann Service baseball team
meets tomorrow afternoon at 2
o’clock at Fourteenth and Girard
Streets for a practice.
LOANS
HORNING
South Wnwhlnrlnn.
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