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Evening star., 1925-04-09
Brooklyn Robins
Won 81. Lost g., Pct. .597.
Finished Second In 1924.

If Stanley Harris surprised the base
tionals last year, Wilbert Robinson
worked a miracle with the Brooklyn
team. Of all of the sad aggregations
ever seen, the Robins in the Spring of
1924 were the worst
No infield, no outfeld, no batting
strength-simply two pitchers of
power, 'DazZy" Vance and Burleigh
Grimes. Three quick purchases of
players, a trade or two, a shift in the
infield, and the nondescripts were
made over and driven through four
months of tumult to within two
games of a National League pennant.
That is fine leadership-the ability
to pick out the weak spots, plug them
and to make kittens fight like wild
cats. No matter how badly the Rob
ins look on paper, the fans will know
now at they have to reckon on Rob-
inson before counting them out.
How different, however, is the out
look this Spring compared with last,
Travelling around Florida and meeting
the Yankees on the way North, the
Robins have been showing a real
team with a real punch and a real de-
fense. They are talking of the Rob
ins as contenders IF the pitching
comes through" Last year at this
time pitching was the only thing the
team had semblance of,
From a dearth of capable infielders
Robinson now has plenty. There is
still the faithful Fournier. home
leader of the National League, at first
base; Andy High at second, Johnny
Mitchell at short and Jimmy Johnston
at third, to say nothing of Milton
Stock and Cotton" Tierney to fill in
at almost any of the positions. This
combination is far from the worst in
the circuit IN fielding and five of the
six ought to bat over the 300 mark.
Zack Wheat, a veteran slowly fading
in fielding agility, but still a power
with the bat; Eddie Brown, one of the
rescuers of the 1924 team and a great
ground coverer and hitter, and Cox, a
flashing rookie from the Pacific Coast
League, are playing regularly in the
outfield, with Tom Griffith and Dick
LOTUS as alternates. "Zack" Taylor,
greaves are three hustling and hard
hitting catchers.
Only the pitching staff is in doubt.
The crop of youngsters was a poor
one for Robinson. He probably will
lose Bill Doak, who did great work
last year. Vance and Grimes of the
topliners remain, and the second
string men are: Tiny Osborne. Rube
Erhardt and Jim Roberts. In his en-
deavor to obtain left-hander to take
the place of Dutch" Ruether, Robinson
has secured Jess Petty, once with the
Cleveland Indians, from the Indianap-
oils club. If Doak fails him, Robin
son must get a consistent winner from
among his young men or his hard
work at building UP for a year may
go for nothing.
as strong in the infield, outfield and
behind the bat. In hitting strength
they ought to surpass the 1924 team,
which was fourth in the league stand
ing with a mark of .2S7. On paper
they seem to be one of the dangerous
hitting teams of the league, and this
may make UP partly for possible
shortcomings in pitching. even with
the wonderfully Dazzy Vance on the
staff.
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Washington Nationals
Won 81, Lost g., Pct. .597.
Finished First I'm 1924.

If the flaming will-to- win spirit
planted in the breasts of an ordinary
array of players last year can be
spread over another season, the world
champion Nationals will have to be
reckoned with all through the cam
paign about to open.
Never in the history of base ball
was there a better example of the
value of the inspiration of a real
leader than in the drive of the
Washington team to victory last year.
Never was there a better illustration
of the base ball axiom that an earnest.
hustling fighter of no great individual
merit is better than a tagging star.
Molding a mediocre pitching staff
around the great Walter Johnson,
fielding defense about himself and one
of the greatest shortstops in the
game, Roger Peckinpaugh, and a bat
ting attack around the youthful Leon
Goslin, Harris. proved himself one of
the great managers in the history of
the game.
Ask Clark Griffith. president Of the
Washington club, whether his club
will repeat and he will tell you it
will. His belief Is built on the solid
rock of his faith in Harris. But he
team until 1t is now far better than
the one which began last years
campaign. an outsider in the betting
The Washing gton infield of Judge
at first, Harris at second, Peckin-
paugh at short and Bluege at third
Is the best in the American League
With such an inner defense pitching
Is easy, but, in addition to the staff
which was good enough to carry off
the league pennant in 1924, the
Nationals have obtained Ruether,
once star left-hander in the National
League, and Coveleskie and Gregg.
both veterans. This trio may not win
more than 20 games between them,
but, If they do even that, they will
tighten the burden on Johnson, Mo-
gridge and Zachary, the shock troops
of last season, who won 81 of the
clubs go victories.
To back them up the Nationals have
Fred Marberry, Warren Ogden, Allen
Russell and Joe Martina, not to
mention the freshmen tried out at
Tampa, but still untried on the
stern fields of the regular season
Herold Ruel, Muddy" now one of
the stars of the league, and Tate will
give the Nationals good catching
The infleld has been aided by the
signing of Mike McNally, once with
the Yankees. The outfield of Goslin,
Rice and McNeely, with Leibold and
Matthews as substitutes, has power
in attack and skill on the defense
Powerful behind the bat, in the box,
with sensational infield work and
more than ordinary merit in the out
field, the Griffmen should hold their
position as the second best fielding
team in the league and they may i'm
prove on their batting average as a
team of .294.
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SCHOOL Mines BUSY
OUTSIDE OF SERIES
STANDING OF TEAMS

While no more high school title Sc
ries base ball games are scheduled
until after the close of the Easter
holidays, scholastic teams are booked
for plenty of action before April 81,
when Western and Business resume
play in the championship series.
Each of the five public high school
mines has one or more games ar
ranged for the vacation period, and
all but Eastern are meeting other
days of the present week.
The Lincoln Parkers, who defeated
Tech, Z to 6, yesterday, when making
their first appearance in the title
games, will stage a practice contest
this afternoon with the Cardinal
Juniors, sandlot aggregation.
Burlfne went the nine innings for
the Eastern team against Tech and
got to the Maroon and Gray hurlers,
Jett and Guether. for three hits.
Each team scored a pair of counters
in the opening frame, but went run
less for the next three. Eastern
scored again in the fifth and sixth,
but Tech came back in the sixth and
tied the count.
Eastern counted three times in the
eighth and in the same inning the
Tech batters brought in the final pair.
Although seriously crippled by the
fraternity ban, the Tech track and
field team is meeting Episcopal High
School OF Alexandria in a dual meet
on the latter's field this afternoon.
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Accompanied by representatives of
the New York Yankees. Ruth left
ASheville at $3.50 pm. yesterday, and
Immediately was put to bed in COM
partment The train arrived here at
7:45 am. today. and the sleeper in
which Ruth had a compartment was
switched to a New York train which
departed at $40 am. 1t is due in
New York early in the afternoon.
Reports that the home-run king
had died en- route to Washington
started in the early morning hours
when his train was speeding through
southwestern Virginia Originating
apparently in Canada, it spread with
almost incredible rapidity
Even before the train reached
Washington newspaper offices here
were kept busy answering inquiries.
and train dispatchers along the route
of the train were set to work check
ing up on the report.
When the train pulled into the
Union Station a. group of station
officials and others Immediately
boarded ii. They were told Ruth
apparently was in better physical
condition than he was when he left
the North Carolina town where he
was stricken after a fight against
influenza.
Among these were officials of the
Southern Railway who had been
routed out of their beds and who
previously had set in motion the
intelligence machinery of the road
in an effort to ascertain the facts.
AS an instance of the rapidity with
which the rumor spread Government
clerks en- route to their work heard
whisperings of il, and il was topic
of conversation and speculation
among groups gathered here and
there on street corners and elsewhere.
Babe Can Eat, Anyhow.
BALTIMORE, Md, April 9.-Babe
Ruth had a good night and was i'm
proved this morning, Paul Kritchell,
veteran scout of the New York Amer
leans. said on the arrival Of the train
bearing Ruth to New York from Ashe-
vile, \. c., where he collapsed yes
terday.
Ruth will be met in New York by
his physician, DIR. King, Kritchell
said, and will be taken to St. Vim
cents Hospital. Kritchell expressed
no doubt of Ruth's ability to COM
plete the trip.
Ruth. was taking nap when the
train reached here, after having eaten
some breakfast.
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Jubilee year. They may not win, be-
cause base ball is filled with pit
falls. But they are q. team which not
only is seasoned, but which is prop
erly fitted to do right those things
which must be done by a team in
order to win the pennant-
Giants Have Reserves.
The Giants have reserve strength.
They have a nimble outfield which is
better than that of 1924. They have
an infield which is not the smartest
in base ball. but which is smart
enough to win a pennant in Combi-
nation with the proper elements of
assistance.
The great menace to the Giants is
the possibility that the older players
will crack. If one Of the veterans, or
two, go by the boards, it will be a
disturbing factor. even to this we'll
balanced organization. 1t has been
declared that the weakness of the
Giants is in the pitching staff. But
the pitchers are not so bad, compare
lively, when rated with those of the
other clubs. Other teams have bet
ter individual pitchers, but they also
have weaknesses which the Giants do
not have.
Pirates Possess Speed.
Pittsburgh has the fastest team col
lectively in base ball today. It's pos
sibilities of fielding are superior to
those of the Giants If its batters
thump the ball to a state of .295 the
team will be in the race TO the finish,
but if it does not develop batting
when batting is needed-that is, when
runners are on bases-it will not wear
any golden crown.
The Cincinnati club if IL had a first
baseman of parts, would be danger
Gus. 1t has q. pitching staff, properly
controlled, which should make all op-
position batters doff their bowlers.
Three positions on the infield fairly
sing with vim. The fourth is an un-
certain quantity.
II the st. Louis kid pitchers come
through, the Cards will be in the run
ming. This is ii dangerous outfit in
many ways, although it is not a per
fected and smooth-running ball club
If it is not ''oVeradyised' it is apt to
finish in the first division.
Petty Fortifres Dodgers.
The chances of the Brooklyn club
from Indianapolis. This big and pom
derous pitcher is no spring chicken.
but he is a tough old bird. Brooklyn
may clout its way TO the pennant by
the free use of the Robinson pile
driver. but it will have to do il by
brute force.
Chicago probably will not recover
fully from the blow which befell one
of the most promising teams in the
league when Maranville tried to
shackle himself to base bag in Los
Angeles No one will ever know what
the Rabbit might have done for the
Cubs.
OF the Philadelphia and Boston clubs
say nothing but good They need it.,
Neither of these teams, by base ball
comparison, can hope to get out of the
second division.
(CopyriCht 1881
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uueng at Fast Pace Giants Are Glass of the National League
HAUSER is UNLIKELY
TO PLAY THIS SEASON

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April g.
Joe Hauser, the hard hitting first
base man of the Philadelphia Athletics,
probably is lost to Connie Mack for
the season, as a result of his knee
injury received In Tuesdays game
with the Philadelphia Nationals.
An operation confirmed the fear
of surgeons that Hauser's knee cap
was fractured.
The doctors would not venture an
opinion how long Hauser would be
out of the game, but it was believed
he is through for the year. He is eX-
pected to remain in the hospital for
a month
The operating surgeon said that in
some instances in injuries such as
Hausers the knee stiffens, but this
was not expected in this case.
Hauser was on the operating table
more than an hour. Holes were made
through the knee cap and the brok en-
member was wired tightly together
with gold wire. The knee was then
incased in a plaster cast, which Will
remain in place for four months.
Manager Mack said that for the
present Bing Miller would play first
base.
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RUTH ON FIRST PAGE
IN LONDON PAPERS

LONDON, April 8-The London
press, which served n public know
Ing nothing about base ball except
that ii is some sort OF a game like
"rOunders,, gave tho report of
"Babe" Ruth's death today, n
prominence which the passing OF n
mere financier or politician would
not have achieved.
The first English paper on the
streets with the story gave it
tophead front page alongside the
dixpat tch telling of the stOning of
the hotel In Damascus, Syria, where
Lord BalfOur was stopping.
Other papers followed with pic
lures and stories from enc TO two
columns in length. dealing with
the "Babc's" fame as "king of base
ball. and bis great saiary-a sum
which has always caused amaze
ment In conservative England.
So great was interest that the
papers imm mediateIy began calling
on the American cOrresponde nts in
London for special articles.
In England base ball itself means
nothing, but there was none who
could not get thrill from the
human interest aspect of this base
ball prOdiEy's career.
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the coming season, for it holds the
world chmpionshlp. Iris Speaker OF
the Indians, gray-haired after years
of service with the Red SoX and
Cleveland, is well known to the fans,
and his left t-handed throws to the
plate have made base ball interesting.
The inimitable Ty Cobb of Detroit.
born in the late sos, remains d power
at bat and on the bases. Speaker has
Charley Jameson, a powerful hitter,
in the supporting role, while Cobb
has Harry Heilmann, champion bats
man of the American League.
Manager George Sisler and his ex-
ceptional outfield. comprising Bill
Jacobson, Ken Williams and Jonny
Tobin, always make things interest
ing for the opposition. Eddie Collins,
now manager of the White Sox, is
one of the great second basemen of
base ball and is ably aided by Ray
Schalk and Harry Hooper. Bill
Wambsganss of world series triple
play fame still plays for the Red
Sox, and opposing batsmen will con-
tinue to worry when they hear the
names of Eddie Rommel and Stan
Baumgartner' mentioned in connection
with the Athletics pitching.
The National League has it's stars
Frank Frisch, captain and second
baSeman, leads the array in New
York, with Vance and the mighty
Zack Wheat carrying the honors in
Brooklyn.
The Cubs have their Grover C1eve-
land Alexander, the Pirates their
Max Carey, the Braves their Dave
Bancroft and old Rube Marquard, the
Reds their Eddie Rousch and the
Phillies their Cy Williams
Rogers Hornsby, for five years the
National Leagues leading hitter-a
longer time in consecutive seasons
than Hans Wagner. former Pitts
burgh shortstop held the throne-re-
mains with the ST. Louis Cardinals.
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MARANVILLET TO BE HOST
AT TESTIMONIAL DINNER

PITTSBURGH, April 9.-More than
500 friends of Rabbit Maranville have
arranged a testimonial dinner for him
at a local hotel on the night of April
%, when the Pirates open the season
here with Chicago.
Honus Wagner is treasurer of the
committee in charge of arrangement
and the veteran Hans has agreed to
give "a little talk" during the course
of the dinner
The guests will include virtually all
of the local men prominent in sport
ing and public life, all of whom are
friends of the injured star, who Is the
only big Lacquer now making his
home in this city.
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YORK April 9-Eight begin in
National 1925 Tuesday OF
York Giants-which al cylinders
ders, the Pittsburgh Pirates.
which should hit cylinders the
Cincinnati Reds
is which to eight
ywllno Cardn
of
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KN0DE OF INDIANS GETS
NOSE BROKEN BY BALL

CLEVELAND, April Bob Knode
recruit first baseman, is the second
Cleveland Indian to be placed on the
hospital list with a broken nose in
as many days. He stopped a bound
ing batted ball during batting prac-
tice at New Orleans. Outfielder
Homer Summa was struck in the nose
by thrown ball Tuesday.
Phil Bedgood, right handed pitcher
has been unconditionallyi released.
He Joined the club three years ago
but was put on the voluntary retired
list last season because of an injured
shoulder
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HAVE WON SIX, TIED ONE,
OF LAST SEVEN CONTESTS
Recent Results Have Demonstrated Wisdom of Man
ager Harris System of Gradual Development.
Backward Only in Hitting.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

H. lost tied This is the record of the
their Spring exhibition campaign
ended Augusta Ga, yesterday when they defeated
in the little world
compared with the records
clubs but good nevertheless for the minor
the clubs had been through intensive
Washington before
methods employed by Ma
made by the
champions South gratifying critical
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DUGAN IS NEAR INJURY.

NEW YORK, April 9.-Joe Dugan,
third baseman of the Yankees, came
near to joining the ranks of the in
jured yesterday when he went after
foul fly at Greenville, S. c. In MAX
ing the catch Joe fell into a pit Gre
ated for the weight men at the Fur
man University Field.
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SHAMROCK SENIOR NINE
HAS GAME WITH HARPS

Shamrock Seniors have a tough as
signment for tomorrow afternoon,
when the District champion Harps
are to be met in a practice game at
Fifth and l. streets southeast
Uniforms will be issued the Seniors
tomorrow night at 529 Eleventh street
southeast, and on Sunday at 1 o'clock
the Smith Smith nine will be en-
countered at Fairlawn diamond.
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MASCART GETS BOUT.

CLEVELAND, April O. Edouard
Mascart, European champion feather
weight, last night agreed to meet Al
Corbett, Cleveland, in 12round de-
cision bout here April %. They will
weigh in at 126 pounds.
Evening star., 1925-04-09

For the other clubs the same old
drawing cards will be played.
leader among them is Babe Ruth of
the Yankees, greatest of home-run
hitters The entire Washington team,
with Manager Bucky Harris, Walter
Johnson and Goose Goslin outstand-
ing will attract crowds throughout
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Pirates Halted by Rain.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, April 9.-Rain,
which followed the Pirates squad
into Oklahoma City on Tuesday con-
tinued yesterday and caused the post
ponement of their scheduled game
with Jack Hollands Oklahoma City
Evening star., 1925-04-09
FRENCH CARS IN RACE.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April s.-Three
French cars built by Albert Guyot,
well known race driver in Europe
will compete in the annual 500-mile
automobile race at the Indianapolis
speedway May 80.
Evening star., 1925-04-09
Braves on Way Home.

BOSTON, April 9.-Powerful batting
by the Boston Braves gave them a
5to-2 victory over the Rochester
team of the International League at
Kinston, n c., yesterday. Rube Mar
guard was wild and let in the two
runs.
Bernie Neis was the star in the bat
ting, getting a homer over the right
field fence in the eighth.
Last night the Braves left for home
and were due to arrive at s o'clock
tonight.
From Cleveland the Red Sox of the
American League were reported roll
ing homeward in excellent spirits.
They were to reach here today. Man
ager Fohl announced that Ferguson
and Quinn would pitch in the game
against. the Braves at the opening of
the eries next Saturday.
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Sam H Harris. New York theatrical
producer, has announced the birth of
colt at his stable in Lexington, KY.
The colt was sried by Man-o' War
and damned by True Flyer, by Pen
nant. It will he christened when
s.xible to eute- the maiden events.
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Home runs-Bluege, Jackson. Two-base
hits-Harris (2), Snyder 90, Frisch, Jackson
Stolen bases-Kelly, Rice. Double plays
Peck to Judge, Jackson to Terry. Struck OUT
First base on balls-of Dean, 5: off Nc
Namara, 3; off Bnllheart, q off Russell, g.
Hit by pitcher-By Brillheart (Walker)). J..
Hits-Of Dean. 8 in innings; of Bentley
/ In inninga; off Mcnamara. in 2 innings; ;
of Brillheart, in innings; off Russell Q
Losing pitcher-Dean. Left on bases-Wash-
ington, I; Giants, 12. UmpireS-Messrs. Wal
ker and Rowland. Time Of game-Two hours.
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DERBY ELIGIBLE SPEEDY.

LOUISVILLE. April 9.-Lee o. Cot
ner, r. w. Collins Kentucky Derby
candidate, worked once around the
Churchill Downs course yesterday in
1:41 As, setting a new mark for the
distance by eligibles in training
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STAND OUT AS PROBABLE
WINNER In PENNANT RACE
Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds and BROOKLYN
Dodgers Should Be Contenders, With St.
Louis Cards Also Having Chance.
IN this diSpuc
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

In this
q OF
Wih
he the teams of he
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HORNSRY In HITTING MOOD
AS CARDS SWAMP TEXANS

CT LOUIS Mo- April 9-Rogers Hornby and pride
of bat Antonio
club The
scored
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VANCE ONLY 1924 ADDITION
TO STARS OF BIG LEAGUES
By the Associa ted Press.

April oWhcn the occupants move over
Arthur C. Vance sometimes called
will that the Hall of Stardom
"Dazzy Vance the only
leagues become acknowledged star base D
Evening star., 1925-04-09

Indians. The fall ceased in the after
noon, but the grounds then were too
soggy for the contest.
However. the damage did not halt
Manager Mckechnie of the Bucca-
neers from ordering his battery men
into the park for a limbering g-up, and
Glenn Wright, shortstop, who felt in
need of a workout, accompanied the
hurlers.
Both Holland and Mckechnie
agreed that the postponed game
would be played today, If the weather
will permit. and the weather man
promised that it would. Indications
were that Buckshot May, who wore
Pirate suit last year, will pitch to
his former teammates today.
CINCINNATI. Ohio April O. -
Whether Luque or Donohue pitches
the opening for the Cincinnati Ma
tionals next Tuesday will depend
largely on the showing the Texan
makes against the Colonels at Louis
Vile this afternoon.
The Reds left Nashville last night
for Louisville, where they close the
training season with two games with
the American Association team there
Donohue will pitch the first contest
and expects to go the full nine in
nings, as Luque did at Nashville yes
terday May probably will pitch the
closing game of the northward trip.
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Robertson Pitches Route.

CHICAGO, April 9.-Charlie Rob
ertson went the route in the Chicago
White Sox-Evansville Three-I club
game there yesterday. He was the
first of the twirlers of the. staff to
travel the regulation distance.
The game, the seventeenth victory
for the Chicago club, ended 13 to q,
the offering of Gray and Meis, Evans
vile righthsnders being touched
for eleven runs.
The Cubs, in Kansas City, after a
three day trek from the Pacific Coast,
rested up yesterday for their series
opening today with the Kansas City
American Association Club. Rabbit
Maranville continued on to Chicago.
where the cast will be taken from his
hroken ankle.
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There is d sixth team which started
so fast that it looked like "a seven
cylinder operator sure, and then fate
punctured the gas tank-the Chicago
Cubs.
The Giants must Of sheer necessity
be selected as the probable winner of
the pennant in the leagues Golden
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RJMOR OF RUTH'S DEATH
ON TRAIN PROVES FALSE

EPORTS that George Herman (Bbe) Ruth base balls
X batsman had died Ashevle N. c. New York
disspated early today with the arrival here of the train
which travelling