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Evening star., 1923-04-02

datton sections in the campaign or
Yankee Yam Sfnsa board nof of strategy. @ ~ Much of
the Yanks' hopes Is built on the hope
that Ruth Will come back full tilt.
II he does the future Will have It's
! happier days until the result Is de
cided one way or the other. and If he
does not. old Bill Crouch and all the
little Grouches are going to sing "Oh.
them were the happy days, long
| ago
sentially a spring player. The fever
OF youth courses through his jugular
| very fast in April. May and June.
Meusel certainly looks fit this spring.
come up to expectations by lack of
strength-for he has been hit little
by nfiuenza-Meusel is going to take
up some of the slack by his own bet
ter work Onhsnd ii IS worth a
venture to say that Meusel will play
better ball for the Yanks this season
than he has played since he has been
a member of the team. That's help.
Dugan and Ward Ready.
Dugan and Ward are in fine trim
! to the outward eye. The chances
are they will be fast pair of
bal in 1s2Rp Rp f R'@Hs tnst a Was h his nooa @
! mark he at least should come close
! to reaching II again. His agility at
! first is not quite what il will be when
the sun BclS y" lll lAC liOl Ill
! but his batting seems to have start
Cd where he dropped 1t and went
home to hibernate. Dclishtful omen
:or the Yanks in that. as 1t was the
! good work of Pipp which helped the
| IankS a lot last season when the
; field crowded thickest toward the
/ finish.
/. Schang has added another year. II
he should happen to be injured II
will help youngster to come
! through. but IL may alec upset team
| that finds pointed bayonet thrust
| its way wherever It turns.
| The pitchers Of the Yanks are a
wonderful lot when you look them
over If not one OF them is to have
aa bad year, what in the world can
| be done with all Of them? Four
| pitchers are enough for any cham
| pionship team-four winning pitch
| ers-and here are six.
! Pennock is the newest addition. If
! he ever can win it should be this
year, when he can have all the rest
! that he needs between games. There
are pitchers who are at their best
with four or five days to recruit their
strength. What a chance this sextet
/ of the Yanks has. The "Florcdora'
| girls made a hit in their way by
marshaling millionaire husbands
and maybe the Yanks' Florodora
! se&tet will marshal another cham
! pionship. If they do-that is. IL the
! winning of another Dennant can be
/ traced to the experiences of the pitch
| ing-all the fans Will have to admit
that one old pitching staff has
| proved its ability to fly bunting, even
| if there has appeared TO be no pitch
ers left Of unusual skill Maybe the
Yanks have all of them IN the
(Copyrisht 1929
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100000 FIGHT PURSE
IS BUNK, SAYS MAXTED

NEW YORK, April 2-"Afillion dol
lar purses in South America are all
bunk Take it from me, I know.
have been down there knocking 'em
dead and know what I am talking
about" That was what Sailor Max
ted, heavyweight boxer, said when
the steamer Vestris of the Lamport
& Holt line docked at Hoboken, when
asked il there was any truth in the
report that huge purses would be of
fered Luis Angel FirpO in South
America, as result of his defeat of
Brennan in New York a short time
ago
"F'trpo is popular with the bunch
that hangs around the poolrooms
down there, but the real sports do
not think so much of him. he con-
tinued. There isn't chance in the
world of Firpo getting an offer of a
million-dollar purse, or anything like
1t down there"
Maxted fought Firpo in Newark in
March last year and lost to him in
seven rounds. He went to South
America TO get another fight with
Firpo. but didn't get IT.
I'm back here now get anoth er
match with Floyd Johnson" Maxted
concluded.
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TWO COLLEGE GAMES
ON CARD HERE TODAY

Georgetown and Holy Cross base
ball teams were to figure in one Of
the big games of the local collegiate
season on the Hilltop diamond this
afternoon, with play starting at $50
o'clock
Last year Georgetown captured the
eastern intercollegiate titleA with
Holy Cross rated as second in line.
They have been rivals for many years
and any contest in which they op-
pose is pretty sure to be chockful
Of action.
Jenkins, Georgetown's best pitcher,
was to face Horn, the leading mound
performer for the Worcester aggre-
cation, with the likelihood that
neither team would set any batting
records
Catholic University also has a game
on tap, meeting the Marines in their
third encounter of the season. the
teams having broken even In clashes
at Quantico last week. Today's game
beirg the rubber. each outfit is de-
termined TO finish on the long end Of
the count
University of Maryland's nine is con-
tinuing it's hostilities IN the south to-
day. meeting Georgia which gave Yale
|, two sound wallopingS on Saturday
Catholic University is the only one
or the three local teams playing today
that has no game tomorrow, as Am
herst Will beat the Hilltop and Mary
land will visit Clemson. However,
the Brooklanders will not idle, as they
will practice strenuously for the clash
they have with Holy Cross on We'd
nesday.
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.SPORTS-FOR-ALL PLAN
At ROANOKE COLLEGE

SALEM. Va. April 2.-Boxing.
wrestling. soccer and cross-country
are sports which Will be added to the
athletic program OF Roanoke College
next fall. The faculty committee on
athletics is engaged in working out a
comprehensive plan for mass ath-
letics, so that every student may Sc
cure adequate recreation and physical
development through participation IN
the sports best suited to his needs
and aptitude.
The formal gymnasium work at
present required at Roanoke of all
freshmen and sophomores has not
proved wholly satisfactory. in that
too much Of 1t omits the play instinct.
Next year the lower classmen will be
allowed to elect that branch of sport
in which they are most interested.
and which will mean most toward
their proper physical development.
The new program for physical edu-
cation provides for an additional ath-
letic instructor, who will carefully
plan and supervise the recTeational
activities of those not members OF
squads training for varsity teams.
The appointment OF the new director
has not been made. though several
competent men are under considera-
ton.
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The theory of Identification in scor-
ing is based upon numbers. You
write the names Of the players in the
batting order, but you also recognize
each position which they play as a
fixed number, and when you record
anything in your score from the first
inning 10 the finish OF the game you
simply use a numeral instead of try
ing to bother with the mans name.
How to Number Positions.
The customary recognition of the
various places on the field by num-
Der Is as follows.
No. /. pitcher: No. 2, catcher; No 8,
first baseman; No. 4, second baseman
No. 5, third baseman; No. 6, short
stop No. Z, left fielder: No. 8, center
fielder; No. 9, right fielder. Now don't
imagine as soine have that No.
sticks to Nehf Of. the Giants all the
season and that you must have a
number for every player who is a
member of the league. If that hap
pened you would have your mum bers
running into the "500s'' and you
would have to carry a book along
with you to identify players by
number.
Your No. 1 is the number at
tached TO the pitcher of the home
team and to the pitcher of the visiting
team, and as you have a separat tie
sheet on which to keep the score of
each team you know that the field
ing plays recorded on the sheet for
the visiting club really are the plays
which were made by the members of
the team of the home club. On the
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Florida State League, meeting the
Smokers tomorrow and Wednesday
at Plant Field These are in no sense
10 be real contests. for Manager Bush
will juggle his lineup considerably
during the drills, but they are eX-
pected to benefit the Nationals great
ly The squad has not had any TOO
much competitive action at this years
camp.
Bush has not nominated any pitch
ers for these tilts with the Tampans,
but in all likelihood all Of the hurl-
ers except Walter Johnson and Kay
Beach will go through two or three
innings each Beach will be unable
to pitch for some while, as his sore
wing does not permit him to bear
down" on the ball. Johnson, with
just a bit more than two weeks oc
work, Is rounding into form rapidly,
but probably will wait until the squad
starts its homeward trip north before
he ascends the hill in IA game.
Florida climate is wonderful for
base ball clubs in training. and the
Nationals have been we'll treated
here, but all Of them are mighty glad
they are leaving here uext Sunday,
The club has been in Tampa nearly
five weeks now and the athletes are
longing for change OF scenery.
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BAN QUIET AS TO GIVING
PLAYERS VOICE ON BOARD

CHICAGO, April 2.-President Ban
Johnson of the American League
refused to comment today on tho
letter of Raymond J. Cannon Of
Milwaukee, asking representation
for the players I'm the councils OF
the national base ball management
board, sent to the two major
league presidents and Commission
err Lands.
sT arm not acquainted with the
prOpOsal," johnson said, "for I
have not yet seen the letter re-
ported to have been sent me by
Cannon. After i have re.d 1t j
may have something to say"
Cannon iS attorney and organic
er for n base ball players union
claiming four-hfths of all the
major IenRuers as IT membership.
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H0lU to Score q Ball Game


public
ball methods Of
RST OF all good da if wish properly,
what known the short hand This
years ago. but for all that long, time
the that they began The writer
method added
of devised of sheet which will be found
the general condense the
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They have not dashed very heavily
into their batting. They aren't hit
ting with the freedom of players who
begin to feel that the season is near
Brooklyn. Nor do they heft their
bats with the rapturous fondness of
small boys who wish that batttng
might be all of base ball and field
ing be reserved for the pupils who
are TO be punished.
There is a rare contrast between
rhe players of the Brooklyn club, who
are here from Florida and the Ianks.
In fact. there are several contrasts
which will develop as the season
moves forward. A principal contrast
is In complexion. The Brooklyns are
tanned a rich chocolate. as If they
had been spending their days under
the equator. The Yanks look bleach
ed, not having had SUFFICIENT sun to
wear away the winter whitewash.
Yanks Are Standing Pat.
BY force of circumstances standing
nat, the Yanks may be in the posi-
+ion of the Cleveland club. which.
after winning the championship. felt
that it had yet another title in its
circulation, and held on 70 its players
until they became anaemic. Then
Cleveland had TO rebuild and the CLUB
has been rebuilding ever since.
1t is not fair to the American
League champions, who are evidently
not in their very best condition az
this moment to say that they are
not likely to repeat their victory this
year, but it is fully as apparent as
the lighter in a cigar store that they
are against the hardest fight they
have had since they welded into
championship machine. 1t is equally
apparent that they are moving more
slowly toward the zenith of their
success so far as training goes. than
they would like to move They are
by no means in as good condition as
Detroit, the Athletics or Cleveland.
and Washington. for that matter, is
much further on the way to nimble-
ness than the team of Yanks here.
Lack of condition will not have the
least effect on their team work. That
IS something other than condition.
Poor condition will prevent good
team work but poor condition will
ing toll TO time.
Ruth Thin, But Looks Well.
Ruth is thin and yet he looks we'll.
His surplus weight that bothered
him in 1922 has been dissipated into
train. Take a look at him and you
will say that he needs to take il easy
and enjoy recreation in the open
rather than to overexert himself
chasing around the field. The better
that he builds UP for hard season
the better 1t Will be for the YankS.
He begins playing as the curtain
rises this season with no message o.:
Christmas greeting from the COM
missioner OF base ball.
Ruth can't win the pennant alone.
The point is whether he cannot have
q much better year than he had last
season, and that is one of the foun-
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QUANT|CO MARINE NINE
HAS IS MORE CONTESTS

QUANTICO. Va, April "A revised.
base ball schedule has been announc-
ed for the Marine team. Including
the game with Catholic University
in Washington today the Devil Dogs
have eighteen more contests
Among the teams that will be met
are the Washington Americans,
Georgetown and Gallaudet.
Here is the schedule in full:
April -CathOlic University at
Washington.
April 3-Haly Cross.
April @FOrdham University.
April 8-RandOIph-M Macon.
April 14-Washington College 10
a.m.)
April 1S-WilIinm and Mary.
April 18-Willinm and Mary.
April 25-GaIlaudet at Washington.
April 2S-vilIa Nova.
May 2-Western Maryland.
Nay 3-Vtrginia Military Institute.
May 12-Gallaudet.
May 17-MOunt st. Mary's.
May I9-CathOlic University at
Washington.
May 23-Georgetown mt Washing
tom.
May 24-Washinston College Mt
ChestertOwn, Md.
June 13-Washington Americans.
June 19-MOunt ST. Mary's at En-
mitsburg.
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Chilly Retarded Phedn Final Week
JUST REPLACING YANKS,
SOME PERSONS MAY SAY

NEW YORK, April 2.-The Polo
Grounds, home lot of the New
York Chants and the scene of
many foot bali games nnd boxing
contests, will make its debut in
grand opera on June 20.
Arrangements were completed
for one opera performance q week
during the season. An outdoor
stage will be constructed and the
cast will include well known
American and European singers.
Evening star., 1923-04-02
MANY SANDLOT SQUADS
|. BRAVE CHILLY BREEzES

While the chilly weather of yester-
day kept some of the sandlot ball
players by the fireside. there were
many teams that did not let the
unusually cold Easter interfere with
their plans to cavort on the diamond.
While games were few, there were
many practice sessions OF varied du-
rations.
Premier A. C. and Triangle lMidgets
figured in the longest sandlot clash
so far reported this season, when
they travelled fourteen Innings before
the former won, II to 10. Having
tucked this game away. the Premiers
are looking for more victims In the
North 1851, is arranging the battles.
Corinthian Midgets kept warm in
chasing around the bases in their
game with the Ace Midgets, piling up
81 runs TO their rivals half dozen.
Today the Corinthians are figuring on
doing like stunt to the Riggs Pyg-
mics.
Linworth A. C.'s 1922 title team in
the midget class got off TO a good
start by defeating the Marines yes
terday. 10 to Z. Feary, hurting for
the victors, famed fifteen men, while
Ragland led in batting with three
triples. LinworthS' still have some
open dates and outfits who are look
ing for real opposition should phone
Franklin 353.
Glen Echo A. G., is arranging a
schedule that will include Sunday
games for the season after May and
that also will take in Saturdays. af-
ter June Is. w. H. Dust, Glen Echo,
Md, is manager.
Chevy Chase Bearcats lived mp to
their name when they swamped the
Cleveland Park A. G.. TO the tune of
% to 4. More games are sought by
the Bearcats. who are In the seven
teen-ye -old division. Call Mana
ger Hubbard. Cleveland 1927,
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Three Of the teams training in
Florida this spring already have
broken camp and started northward
on transforming expeditions-the st.
Louis Cardinals, who trained at Bra
dentowR; the Cincinnati Reds, who
made Orlando their temporary base,
and the Brooklyn Dodgers, who con-
ditioned at Clearwater.
The Nationals will pull up stakes
next Sunday for the trip homeward,
who are holding forth at st. Peters
burg. The Cleveland Indians. at
Lakeland. are due TO get away late
this week and the Philadelphia Ma
tionals are to depart from 1<eeSburg
within few days.
Even Cripples Must Work
The fact that a player is listed as
casual will not grant him exemp-
ton from toll during the remalnderr
of the Nationals sojourn here. NOT
even the few cripples and near Grip
pies will be excused from the more
Roger Peckinpaugh, with his inJured
finger in splints. VIII be required 10
take his turn at fielding and batting'
Bob La Notes charley horse will be
ridden roughly, and Chick Gagnon
will have to kick the kinks out OF
his tricky leg. All three are ex-
pected to break into engagements
Peck is slated to take his place at
shortstop when the Braves are en-
countered Saturday in the last game
to be held by the Nationals IN Flor-
ida this year. He has kept ms arm
limbered by light fielding Work outs
for several days and during the early
mart Of this week Will not attempt TO
use his injured right hand. The
snlints supporting the index hnger OF
that fipper are likely to be removed
| Thursday however, and then the IN
fielder will be expected TO take ca
! of all kinds Of clouts in the daily
drills.
La Motto Still HObbling.
Ia Motto. who was affected by
charley horse early in the training
campaign here, thought he had lost
il and resumed his full measure OF
work But Bobby must have been
overambitious. for the soreness re
turned Saturday and troubled him
Considerably this morning So far. the
ailnent is not serious enough TO keep
the tnfelder out of action. but Train
/ er Mike Martin is watching Bobby
closely.
Gagnon's hurt knee is coming
around TO normal form surprisingly
fast and the former Holy Cross star
should be quite ready TO participate
in the game Saturday as a member
of the Nationals second team that Is
to clash with the reserves OF the
Braves at jackson lille.
Manager Bush and Coaches Gibson
and Aitrock plan to keep the pitchers
very busy In the ensuing drills, for the
hurting staff needs much grooming be-
fore ii will be ready for heavy cam
paigning in the championship struggle.
Two Games Against Tampans-
Before meeting the Braves Satur-
day the club is to have two work
outs against the Tampa team of the
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/ other hand. the sheet which stands
for the home club records the play
of the visiting club. because. of
course. 1t Is the players Of the visiting
club who put the home players out.
On each sheet you will have plenty
OF plays in which No. took part. and
that is to be expected, because No. 3
is the first baseman, and he is about
the busiest man In putting out other
players who take part in the game.
Whenever you sec a "3" recorded you
know that the first baSeman of either
the home team or the visiting team
was doing something.
Suppose that the catcher picks up a
bunt and throws the bail to first base.
That play goes down on the sheet as
2-3. In good English that means the
catcher assisted to the first base
mans big ritt. because you wouldn't
expect him to roll the ball. The
writer has seen a catcher kick the
ball and get the put-out and the play
went down 2-3 just the same.
Copyright, 1929
Evening star., 1923-04-02
SARAZEN GIVEN LEAVE
TO MAKE BRITISH TRIP

zen. American golf champion, has
been voted permission by directors
of Briarcliffe Lodge to participate in
the British open championships to be
held at Troon, Scotland. in June.
Club officials granted the champion
leave of absence beginning May 2.
Evening star., 1923-04-02
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Evening star., 1923-04-02
CHAMPIONS ARE TRAILING
RIVALS In THEIR TRAINING
New York Club Should Repeat as Flag Winners I'm.
less Cool Winds at New Orleans Prevent 1t
From Attaining Proper Condition.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

ORLEANS La, April mature spread coils under
Orleans this spring and reduced the So the
Yank here train, feel backward vio in
in February.
A they have
been blessed with sunshine Then daring cut loose which the base
all
back
goes they rods and rods behind the
that Florida.
Yanks
whit third the
like umberng who fell of the tail
when the mules their frocsome
which SCI by lincide M
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SPORT CONFERENCE MEETS.

CHICAGO. April 2.-The western
interstate intercollegiate conference.
composed of colleges in Illinois, Iowa
and Michigan, will hold its first
meeting here today. when a constitu
tion will be adopted and foot ball
schedule drawn.
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d. C. RUNNERS IN RACE.

Western High School, Aloysius Club
and University of Maryland have run
ners in the three mile road race that
will be held under the auspices of the
Baltimore Cross-Country Club. in the
Monumental city. late this afternoon.
In all. twenty -four are listed to COM
pete.
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TIE IN TITLE CONTEST.

HARRISON, y. J., April 2.-The
Paterson On. J1 foot ball club and
the Scullin Steel eleven of St. Louis,
Mo. national soccer champions,
fought 2-2 extra period tie yester-
day in a match for the soccer cham
pionship Of the United States. A
crowd OF $4,000 persons saw the con-
test
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BIG RACE TO LONG SHOT.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. April 2.-Xophime won the
President de la Republique stakes at
the Auteuil race course yesterday.
Master Bob was second and Barker
third. The winner paid Is to ! in
the pari-mutuels betting. Master
Bob was az to l for the place and
Barker the same price to SHOW.
Evening star., 1923-04-02
"sANDLoT, GOLF APPEARS.

Golf has invaded the athletic clubs
Of the city. Today the Warwick A. G.
and Valmond A. c. have representa-
tives competing in q match on the
public course. Hicks Baldwin Of the
Warwicks, Lincoln 1858. Is anxious to
book other links clashes.
Evening star., 1923-04-02
STRENUOUS DRHLSLISTED
TO INCLUDE ALL CRPPLES
Pitchers to Receive Special Attention From Bush,
Gibson and Altrock-Chilly Rain Prevents
Practice at Tampa This Morning.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

AMPA Fla, April 2C1oudy weather dash Of
and the standing unusually
low for this section the Nationals from obtaining her
practice this morning the time ptched
here March
likely the athletes will be able get work this alter
will be training the Washington
ball club started coming Tampa for spring conditioning But
whether this afternoon the training when resumed Will
be Of strenuous but little time remains whip the
Evening star., 1923-04-02
BETHANY STAR TURNS PRO.

BETHANY, w. Va. April 2.-Harry
Randolph, captain of the base ball
and foot ball teams of Bethany Col
lege, has signed a. contract as pitcher
with the Birmingham. Ala, club of
the Southern League. He will report
after his graduation in June.
Evening star., 1923-04-02
UNIQUE GR1DIRON GAME.

Illinois and Nebraska will meet in the
opening game of the foot ball season
next fall under unusual conditions.
Each coach has agreed to send the
other a copy Of all formations that
will be used in the game.
Evening star., 1923-04-02
KILLED ON GOLF COURSE,

STOCKTON, Calf, April 2.-waIter
G. Hunter, assistant state highway
engineer and prominent Stockto
resident and sportsman, was killed
during a golf game at the Country
Club yesterday, when he was struck
by lightning.
Evening star., 1923-04-02

Ben MiIler's soccer team Of ST Louis
has defeated the national champions,
Scullins Steel. also OF the Mound City,
three times this season.