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The Washington times., 1926-04-09
CATHOLIC j.
PSIQJT

Catholic University will step out
in another branch of sport to-
morrow afternoon when its track
team, the firsts ever to take part in
a dual meet, win contest with the
University OF Maryland at College
Park. at 2:30.
The clash OF the old rivals in .
fiola new to. the Brooklanders win
be only a part of a double bill, as
the Old Liners lacrosse team win
meet Swarthmore in an Intercol-
legiate League game at 4 o'clock.
Both contests will be decided In
Byrd Stadium.
Catholic University does moi ex-
pect to make other than q good
showing against the Old Liners,
but should provide keen COMPETE
ton In some of the events.
Swarmore should offer Maryland
all It is looking for in the lacrosse
battle The Little Quakerss who
have an experienced team, did well
last season.
They have practically all their
veterans back, while Maryland
has only five OF last years regu.
lars remaining on the squad.
While the twin bill is being
staged at College Park, the Old
Line gridders will be over at An.
napoIis diminishing with the Navy
squad in a practice session that will
have ell the ear marks Of a game.
The Old Liners are tackling North
Carolina in a baseball game at Col
lege Park today.
The Washington times., 1926-04-09
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with limited offerings and scattered
buying. selling increased around
$1. so for May.
Corn opened unchanged To cent
higher Trade was light and offer
ings limited
Oats were unchanged 10 cent
higher early Trade was small with
little pressure.
The Washington times., 1926-04-09
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The Washington times., 1926-04-09
BAN JOHNSoN'S FOOT
SERIOUS" AILMENT

CHICAGO, April 9.-President
Ban Johnson, of the American
League, who was reported seriously
i'll in Cincinnati, returned to Chi
cago today, surprised that his
friends had been concerned about
his condition.
At his office he said, Except for
a little limp from a foot infection
I'm ready for the seasons opening
next, Tuesday"
The Washington times., 1926-04-09
Grifs' Spring
Trip Fails at
Box Office
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER

NORFOLK, April 9.-4Both the
Griffs and Giants are eager for
good weather in Washington to-
morrow and Sunday. From a bust
ness viewpoint, this spring series
has not been successful. Only in
Birmingham was a good sized
throng seen. At Tampa and at
Augusta the stands were. crowded,
but those stands are snall@and not
much money event into the box
offices.
From a straight playing view
point, it is hoped that both Wash
ington games viii be played. They
are needed to put the teams on
edge for Tuesdays opening. The
pitchers need their final tests, too,
a most important matter to both
managers. ~
The tourists leave here by boat
tonight for the Capital, being due
early tomorrow morning. This
washington players, without homes
in Washington, will go, to the
Wardman Park Hotel. They will
haye the morning to themselves,
but will be expected to report
early for a. long batting, practice at
the Griffith stadium before taclxlIng
the Giants.
Walter Johnson viii pitch the
first three innings tomorrow
against the Giants with Stanley
COvelesIKie following him. The
third pitcher has not been an
nOunced. He may be Dutch
Reuther or Joe Bush, though
Curly Ogden may be the final
choice.
Those Giants viii have to take
all three remaining games IL they
are to cop this series with the
Griffs, thanks to yesterdays white.
washing at Atlanta, Z to o. BY
the way, that was sthe first shut
out of the series and 1t left Bucl1y
Harris and his gang adorned with
grins.
Dutch Reuther and Fred AIarberry
pitched stellar ball. Indeed the
only Giant reaching third base did
so by virtue OF q two-baseS mutt
by Joe Harris and a following Ia.
field out.
That was Lindstrom, the first
man to face Reufher. Friscli
was the only other Giant reach
ing second base. showing how
tight was the Washington pitch
ing.
Scott and Ring looked like school
boys when compared with their
Nine safeties were
grabbed from Scott and five from
Ring.
Sam Rice had a, merry afternoon
with his war club. Up five times
he poled q single and two doubles,
driving in three runs. Clrley Og-
den and Joe. Bush are expected TO
battle the Giants today. with Me-
Quillan and Nehf dividing the duties
for McCraw's outfit.
The Washington times., 1926-04-09
Ten Put Outs

Roy Hutson, the Jersey City cen
ter fielder. had a big day in the
game against the Boston Braves.
Hutson galloped up and down and
in and around and shared 10 flies.
It's not often that an outfielder
makes 10 putouts and less often
that he makes 'em in high wi0d
such as was blowing yesterday.
The Washington times., 1926-04-09
AMERICAN LEAGUE DUE.
I FORFL ASHYSTART
By DAVIS j. WALSH

Only to the official opening OF the major league
today the pan cluDs are @
much Aaway" the championship speed .+
It's oeveopmen
year Cardinals being the only apparent
worthy The Cards have won lot OF oa games IN 1ne
South. So.
OF the American League entries however less than i've
Browns White Sox and Yankee
seem ready 1t like occasion with all TINS
The Washington times., 1926-04-09


eafly speed mustered at the pole
Unforeseen circumstances have
connived to delay many NationaI
League clubs. The Pirates have
been hampered alike by the tenn.
porary loss of Carey, Traynor ana
Moore and the bad weather they
encountered during their trip East
from California.
The Giants left Sarasota with
quite q ball club, but absurd
railroad jumps, one of them as
long rs So hours, have thrown tine
boyS for loss. Kelly and Friscn
lost their batting eyes, en- route
and the only pitcher who now
seems ready is Jimmy Ring.
The Reds development has been
retarded by Luque,s troubles and
the semi failure OF Emmer as a
shortstop. The Braves started like
q rolling stone on a moss-covered
incline but have fallen away from
their great form OF the early train
ing season They should be
right fair spring outfit. at that,
with all their pitching, and Browns
complex for early season hitting.
T. a
man, Bentley having failed to make
the rifle, and are short Of pitchers,
a. always. They have just been
knocked OFF by the Athletics and
seem to be going nowhere in par
ticular. Neither are the Dodgers
at this moment. Their infIeld is
said to be terrible, no less, and the
Yankees hitting has made their
pitchers look all to Abe falsetto.
Even Vance and Grimes have failed
to stop the deluge.
The Cubs never were much,
anyhow, but AIexanderss injury
has just about made the thing
official. IL the Cubs 90 any
where this year, the writer VIII
guarantee 70 invent square peas
for use on slippery knives.
The American League situation
a more optimistic. The Yankees.
not highly esteemed through the
winter, have come up from no.
where to serious consideration,
largely through the development
OF the juvenile second-base COM
binafion of Lazerri and Koenig. If
these young men step right along
with the pace the Yanks VIII be
hard to stop, for they have ire
mendous hitting and plenty Of pitch
ing. The Senators have started to
lift and look good at this moment.
John McGraw says they viii win
and maybe they win, in spite of
this handicap. The Athletics seem
to have everything, with the pos
sfble exception Of the will to win,
and the Browns are said to be
moving very fast, with Sisler show
ing more as an individual than at
any time since his great season
In 1922.
The Indians started the train
ing season with inffeld weak
nesses, which In nOwise were re-
Iieved by the incident whereby
HOdapp, the $50,0O0 recruit,
broke . careless leg.
The Indians, like the Dodgers,
are grabbing any infielder a rival
club tries to waive into the outer
darkness.
Ty Cobb hasn't given the boys
much of a line on his Tigers, ex-
cept that he is experimenting with
his infield, which is not a hopeful
sign. Neither is there great deal
Of that is unfortunate.
However, the White Sox are GO
ing well and getting good pitching.
They claim Everett Scott has
worked in nicely with Collins
club Is headed for the first division.
Still, you can't put six clubs in
four places.
The Washington times., 1926-04-09
They Ratted Hard

The Phillips Insects trimmed the
Iris Speakers, 10 to 4. when they
got their eyes on the ball. For
games with the winners, phone
Franklin 7178-W.
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That was LindstrOm, the first
man to face Reufher. Friscll
was the only other Giant reach
ing second base. showing how
tight was the Washington pitch
The Washington times., 1926-04-09

They have practically all their
veterans back, while Maryland
has only five OF last years regu.
lars remaining on the squad.
Evening star., 1926-03-17
SHEEDY IS SOUGHT;
BY The ATHLETICS

BALTIMORE, March 17.--Clayton
Sheedy, former Georgetown star and
now an Oriole holdout. may do his
first -ba sing in the American League
this year. according to reports reach
ing here from the Oriole training
camp. Connie Mack Of the Athletics Is
said to he angling for the tall first
sacker. to take the place of Hause",
whose leg is said to be giving him
trouble.
From the Oriole viewpoint this is the
situation regarding Sheedy. The tan
one seems sure not to depart from his
intention of holding out until he gets
his raise Dunn says he will not get it.
but at the same time declares he is
worth $4,000. 1t is safe to say no
manager is going to toss away 100000
to save q few hundred.
Mack likes Sheedys first-sa cking,
and there can be no doubt the George
town graduate is "a better player than
Poole He hit 26 homers last year,
and can hit them in any park.
What would be more natural than
Dunn and Mack, old friends, getting
together on the matter? Dunn needs
winning pitchers, since most OF the
youngsters he has now require more
experience. Connie has more Capable
hurlers than he needs.
OF course, Mack would not give
$40. 900 for Sheedy. But he probably
would gamble to the extent of $4,000
and several pitchers. Sheedy wants q
big league chance, and would sign I'M
mediately If there was one in pros
peCt,
Evening star., 1926-03-17
S. A. BOXING CROWN
IS WON BY M'FEELEY

One South Atlantic amateur boxing
crown came to Washington last night.
when Walter J. McFeeley Of George
town University earned a decision
over William Purnocker, Baltimore
middleweight, in the final round of the
annual tourney staged in the Mary
land metropolis.
In the semi-fnals AIcFeeley
knocked out j. J. Field in two rounds.
Jack Jeter of the District Athletic
Club lost to Garland Bennett OF
Fort Monroe in the semi-f1nals Of
the unlimited division. The bout went
to an extra round before being de.
cided
Winners Of titles in the various divi.
sions follow: 112-pound, Abe Sobel of
Baltimore: 118-pound, Frank Steven
son of Baltimore 126-pound. Johnny
Fredericks of Baltimore; 135-pound.
Frank Masonis of Langley Field: 147-
pound. John Deters Of Fort Eustis:
160-pound, Walter McFeeley of
Georgetown University: 175-pound and
unlimited. Ad Warren, University of
North Carolina.
Evening star., 1926-03-17

ST. LOUIS. Mo. March Il P.-
Superb pitching and hitting by the
entire team marked the Browns L.
to-3 victory over the Buffalo Club of
the international League Yesterday q
Tarpon Springs. Fla. Giard. Bolen
and Jonnard were the Brownie hurI-
ers. Bill Hargrave hit home run.
Rain again prevented an exhibition
game yesterday afternoon at the Car.
dinals' San Antonio. Tex, camp. Dur.
ing a short practice session in the
morning, Heinie Mueller, outfielder
coilded with Coach Otto Williams at
hrst base while trying to beat out
hunt and Williams was knocked o,,t
He suffered no serious effect howaya,.
Evening star., 1926-03-17
ugh Trial at Third: White Soc May Pro
CLELAND new HEAD
OF BASE BALL BODY

Capt. John II. D. Cleland athletic
officer at Washington Barracks, was
named president Of the Capital Base
Ball League, organized last night to
replace the Washington Base Ball
and Athletic Association as O. gov
erning body for senior, Junior an
midget sandlot teams Of the city.
Elmer Hardell. athletic director at
Mckinley Technical High. was elect
ed vice president Of the new body,
and Walter Haight, secretary Of the
Washington chapter Of the National
Base Ball Federation last season. was
chosen for the same office in the
Capital circuit.
Organization of the new sandlot
loop means that the Districts ANA
teur pastimerS will be ION their own"
this Summer and may conduct their
championship series as they see At
without interference from any ma
tional association.
Evening star., 1926-03-17

Louisville has lost some Of the
players who won the pennant in
1925 and has lost it's manager, too.
But the champions have made Myers
manager to take the place of Joe
Mccarthy, now with the Cubs, and
have replaced the departed players
with others in whom Cap Neal puts
confluence.
Cap is particularly pleased with
nrst baselnan whom he has taken
out Of the mint league" a big six
footer by the name OF Cross. He
can hit and field and he needs a
years seasoning of the kind that he
will get with Louisville to make him
OF big league caliber
Shanks Is Playing Third.
Shanks, who was with the Yam
KEGS in 1925. will play third for
Louisville, and he will help the team
a lot because ne VIII give 1t conf =
There is a promising young short
stop by the name Of Rutherford who
is trying for the team.
AL Devormer is catching for Louis
vile, and he is another player who
VIII take about a year in the minors
and then find himself in demand
again In the big leagues. Anderson
Is an Outfielder who has been taken
out of the Southern Association 10
try to help the champions on. He 10
fast. good batter and knows what
to do with the ball when he gets II.
Guyon. the big Indian, who many
thought would go to the major
leagues, will remain with Louisville
The Louisvilles have not been in
camp long enough to shake all of
20
but they had been here long enough
to get their eyes on pitching and
they hit we'll.
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Evening star., 1926-03-17

The Chicago Cubs are preparing to
leave Catalina Island for the year.
They go to Los Angeles the latter
part of the week. play five games with
the Angels. or Hollywood stars. and
start east on April S.
PHILADELPHIA, March IT R).-
Nine strikeouts in five innings by
slider, featured the first AthleticPhil-
lie series at Bradenton, Fla. yester-
day, the Athletics winning. 3 to 2.
The ?hillies, with two out. had a
man on third in the ninth. but Wen
dell hit an easy grounder. A single
by Simmons in the sixth scored two
runs.
Meanwhile the Athletic rockies at
Fort Myers played golf.
BOSTON, March II Hp.-one of
the outstanding recruits of the Red
Sox will be on the shelf for at least
two months. Walter Shaner. out.
fielder. first sacker. broke his leg yes.
terday as he slid into third base at
New Orleans.
The Braves continue to play cham
pionship brand Of ball. They rolled
up their sixth straight victory Of the
training season game when they
downed the Giants at st. Petersburg.
NEW YORK, March II R.-At
last the New York Yankees have won
a bail game. the Yannigans being the
victims at st. Petersburg. Fla. to /.
And Col. Jacob Rupert. the Yankee S
owner. was watching the Giants in
action when il happened.
If they never arrive anywhere else.
it appears that the Boston Braves
will be champions OF the conditioning
circuit. for they buried the Giants
again yesterday, to o. at st. Peters,
burg. Only five safeties were made
off Smith and Wertz.
Petty. McWeeney and Barnes did
some effective pitching for Brooklyn
in setting back Cleveland at Clear.
water, to 4, Maranville, Cox and
Fournier doing the heavy hitting.
DETROIT. Mich. March II CP).-
Light workouts for the Detroit Ameri-
cans at their Augusta, Ga. training
camp We're announced at an end and
the first regulation game OF the prac-
tice season is scheduled for today. The
contest will be the usual st. Patrick s
day battle between the Irish" and
the "Germans,' but as there are not
enough of either nationality on the
squad to make up a complete team,
the designations will be nominal.
Cobb spent considerable time during
yesterdays practice watching recruits
work out and gave personal attention
to correcting faults as he observed
them.
CLEVELAND, March II @.-Send.
ing of other players to left field by
Manager Speaker Of the Cleveland In
dians to try themselves out is taken
to mean that Speaker Is looking into
the future and seeking to have a man
constantly ready who may alternate
with Charley Jameson in that posi-
ton. Heretofore Jameson has had
little or no competition in left field.
Both McNulty and Svmma went to
left recently to relieve Jameson.
Because Of a spiking, First Baseman
George Burns remained out Of the
game at Clearwater. Fla. with Brook
Evening star., 1926-03-17

ISn NcStetudy. bOO GU TIE
entire game.
PITTSBURGH. March II @.-
Manager Bill McKechnie of the Pi-
rates was happy today, and for two
good reasons.
One cause for joy was that Max
Carey, captain and center fielder of
the world champions. who had been
in a st. Louis Hospital. arrived In
camp last night.
The other reason was that an X-ray
taken Of Eddie Moore's injured foot
showed that no bones We're broken
Moore was hurt in a recent practice
game.
The Pirates. with the exception Of
the injured and rockies. were in San
Francisco today to inaugurate the
first of a siX-game series with the
two Frisco clubs OF the Coast League
CINCINNATI Ohio, March II CP).-
The veteran Carl Mays and Brad
Springer. recruit left handler. pitching
for the youngsters. furnished the out.
standing features in yesterdays vets.
colts game at the Cincinnati Reds
training camp. Mays went at top
speed for four rounds and let the reg
ulars down with four hits and a single
| tally. Working the last four innings.
| Springer held the veterans to two hits
and q pair OF lucky tallies.
Manager Hendricks selected Lucas
| and Meadows 10 do the twirling in the
81. Patrick's day contest against the
Winter Park semi-pros.
President Hermann announced at
Orlando that the clubs final PROPOSE
ton to F,ppa Rixey had been rejected
by the big left-hander.
Evening star., 1926-03-17

during the day time, as majority OF
the fair bowlers work for the Govern
ment. but within the past week
numerous parties have been visiting
the different drives, and all make no
secret of the fact that they want to
improve their game for the big tour
nament.
Warm battles were staged last night
in The Evening Star League. The
Reds grabbed two out Of three games
from the Bucks. who had been leaders
for some time, the double win placing
the former in a tie for first place Dave
McCarty helped materially to gain u
double win for his Pirates over the
Giants. placing them close to the
leading pair. Indications are that the
games for the final squirt will be bit
terly contested.
In the Ladies' League, the Beeques
put it all over the Hilltoppers last
night, grabbing all three games. but
the leading Columbias kept step by
aleo capturing three. The shrieks of
delight over strikes and spares by the
different teams drew a large crowd to
the alleys.
Washington Monotype took three
| hard games from the r. p. Andrews
quint, winning the second game by one
pin and the last by four, in the Ty
potheta League. Murdoch of the
losers worked hard to stave off de
feat, getting high set and game. 32'
and 118. National Capital Press die
| some good bowling to win two games
out OF three from National Publishers
their winning games being 564 ant
SAC. Small of the victors had the bes
set, s57, and Spencer Of the same team
, the high game. 131. Stanford Paper
Co. won the odd from Lanham En-
craving, Earl McPhilomy helping ou,
with a single game Of 124. Judd &
Detwiler put up classy game, win
ming all three games from Wheeler
Jones, rolling total Of 1913 for tht
evening: Morrison had the best set
a5S, his first game being only 80.
Pentalpl,a rollers of the Masonic
League had an awakening last nigh
and won all three games from Moun'
Pleasant, Anchorman Barnard help
ing along materially with set OF 345
| Boss Of Mount Pleasant had the high
game. 142. Maxey Rosenberg rolled 9
Evening star., 1926-03-17

II the boy were older ne mlSnt DC
heroic enough to keep on throwing,
pain and all. and attempt to work 1t
out. Old ball players do that when
they have sore arms. But 1t isn't
good for the boy. His muscles are In
the formative state. He should take
it easy and nurse the arm for day
or two and then begin by tossing the
ball a. little to a companion, increasing
speed and distance. not all at once.
but from day to day until his arm
swings freely.
But the boy does not need to pull
two or three sweaters on over that
refractory shoulder, as he has been
sometimes told he should do. and he
doesn't need to boil his arm in hot
water. which is harmful for him at
his age.
The example Of skipping stones has
been brought forward because 1t is a
common Spring custom. and the boy
beginning base bali in the Spring
throws the ball around at first almost
as he skIps stones. That is why skip
ping stones was introduced.
Should Practice Batting.
Boys throw a base ball too much in
the Spring for their good. The best
way to train 50 as not to have n sore
arm is to keep away from throwing
the ball at top speed for at least 10
days and in some cases two weeks
after beginning to get ready for the
season. Instead Of trying to out.
throw Dick, Tom and Skinny, our base
ball hero should put in spare time
trying to bat well, even II it is only
toss up the BALI by himself.
fCopyrght. 1926)
Evening star., 1926-03-17


The Hon. Tom Gully has a fair
chance Of making the Sox outfleld,
and even though he is not the great
est outfelder in the league he Is likely
TO stand up to the rack with any Of
them when 1t comes to making hits,
and the Sox can stand more batting
II the White SOx are to be a sue
cess as pennant contender they must
have pitchers. and who are they who
Sit up and answer Here" when YOU
look them over?
Lyons. first. That boy may turn
out to be the leading pitcher Of the
American League in 1926. He was
headed for IT last season, but no one
seemed to have recognized the fact
as completely as it deserved.
Blankenship Looks Good.
The White Sox are proud Of Blank
enship. because that bean pole Of a
man suddenly seemed to have found
the direct relation between him and
base ball in 1925. and pitched accord
ingly. There also is Thurston. who
may turn back again into the channel
OF success. which he once followed
with such adroitness.
There also are Faber, Leverette and
Connally Of last year. Suppose the
auburn-thatched Faber comes back to
earth with his splitter. That means
more success for the Sox. Now, add
the Baltimore standby Of 1925, Al
phonse Thomas. and if there is a bet
ter lot of righthanders in the circuit
bring them into the fair and line them
up for the blue ribbon.
But that Is not all. AS left.hand.
ers there is Edwards, once Of Cleve-
land, a big hulk Of a man, whom
Speaker was so sure would be a sue.
cess, and aid may come from his
quarter.
Have Promising Recruit.
BY the way. the White Sox have
a kid from the University of Cincin
natl who seems 10 have slipped di
rectly ou, from under the eyes OF
Jack Hendricks and Garry Hermann.
He knows more about pitching thar
95 per cent OF all kids who report
in the Spring for their first year
He knows how to cover first base
perfectly and he shins over there
without even having q bush league
hint thrown his way.
There Is pitching good enough ir
this team to carry it pennantward
There is an outfield which is fast
and getting faster Mostil is headed
for the top row of base ball stardom
Collins injured leg doesn't bother
him and gives this team $3.50 share
of the breaks and the SoX will be
buzzing around the ears of Wash
inston or any other Jealous outfit all
the year.
The writer dropped off at Mobil,
to look over the Louisville team
1925 champions of the American AS
sociation and found them playing 6
game with Mobile. once champion
team Of the Southern Association.