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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-12
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BUSTING INTO BASE BALL
"How Broke Into the Major Leagues"
BY TONY LAZZERI,
As Told 10 John +. Mccain.

ITO SAY that even as far back Is
1921, when as youngster I was
playing semi-pro ball, I did not
have the idea Of some day
reaching the big leagues would be folly,
as all young players, think, hope for
a place in the highest spot in base ball.
I set my ship in the direction of the
majors and everything did and all my
efforts during those youthful days were
pointed toward steering into the big
league port.
AS member of the Golden Gate
Natives team, playing in the Winter
League in San Francisco, I started the
long, long trail, the end Of which was
eventually to bring me into the Amer
lean League as member Of the great
Yankee team, which the late Miller
Higgins welded into such q powerful
base ball aggregation.
The first chance for advancement
came as the result of leading the Ma
tiveS' club in batting that winter, and
as result it opened the way for q trial
with the Salt Lake team In the Pacific
Coast League, but before finally made
good with them I spent several years
in the smaller leagues, including stops
at Peoria and Lincoln. Then, in 1875,
with Salt Lake at last, I began knock.
ing at the major league landing.
Smashing go home runs out Of the
Pacific Coast League parks that Sum-
mer and driving over the plate 222 runs
brought Jim Harrington, scout Of the
New York Yankees, scurrying into the
Far Northwest to see what it was all
about, and 1t was Harrington who
bought me and carried out the negotia.
lions that brought me under the direc.
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Base Bdu's Biggest ''Firsts'
Series Describing the First Records Of the Biggest Plays
By John B. Foster

but they give the effect Of tremendous
try, and that amuseS the public.
Tom Ramsey-they called him Toad
because he was freckied and sandy
pitched the best drop ball ever thrown
by a pitcher That is a big statement,
but it is true. The fame of that drop
ball was known everywhere in the East
and in the Midwest. It's effectiveness
was in the fine control Of the man who
threw it.
One time Ramsey was baited little
on his skill by a rival manager.
"I'll tell you what I'll do" Tom said
"Tll bet you S. that can hit home
plate three times out Of six with Q
drop"
"Take you," said the manager.
Ramsey threw five balls. Two OF
them hit the center of home plate and
two hit the corner. One missed. The
manager paid over his IS.
Take the money" he said. "Ive
seen something happen that thought
was impossible"
Ramsey not only hit the home plate
which of itself was something, but he
actually dropped the ball on the plate,
throwing 1t in such a manner that 1t
went straight for most Of the distance
and then took a precipitous drop to the
plate. y"
Yet this wonderful lett-hander, who
perhaps never had an equal in throw
ing a drop ball, had his weakness. He
was almost q novice at fielding bunt
He could tumble more hunts, get his
feet in more awkward positions and
make as many wild throws to first base
as any pitcher who ever lived.
One afternoon he was pitching
against the team led by the manager
who had lost the IS. The team needed
run to win. There was q runner on
first.
Blunt the ball." said the manager to
the next batter. The batter hunted
and Ramsey fumbled the hit, and there
were two runners on the bases.
Blunt again." said the manager tc
the next batter. He did, and Ramsey
picked the ball up and threw high tc
first. Then there were three runners
on the bases.
"Bunt," said the manager to the next
batter. A fast man was on third. The
batter hunted, and Ramsey, reaching
for the ball, tied his legs in o knot and
hnally sat nat on the grass, while the
winning run scored
That gets me back my g." said the
manager.
END Base Balls Biggest sFirsts.'")
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(Next: Ace Hudkins).
SOPHOMORE BOOSTS
STOCK OF BADGERS

CHICAGO, February IL (p.-Wiscon-
sins hopes Of gaining the Big Ten
basket bali championship were brighter
today because OF the surprising per-
Torrance Of sinewy sophomore guard,
Bob Poser.
Playing in his first full game last
night, Poser displayed remarkable speed
and shooting ability by caging I'VE field
goals in eight attempts and leading the
Badgers to q 20 to Is victory over
Marquette. Poser replaced Johnny Paul
at guard and appeared to give the
Badgers some of the scoring punch
missing in the Conference battles.
Indiana's fading hopes of remaining
in the championship struggle. now led
by Purdue's indicated Boilermakers,
will rise or fall tonight when they in
wade Northwestern. The Hoosiers have
lost two games out of i've and another
defeat will all but throw them out Of
the race.
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u. S. WOMEN FACE
ENGLISH NEXT MAY
Glenna CoIIett Selecting Team
That Will Battle For
eign Stars.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ut. AUGUSTINE, Fla, February IL
-Glenna Collett, four times wom-
~ an golf champion, who stopped
on here en- route. from vacation
downstate to New York to play an ex-
hibition match with the Farrell broth
ers and Virginia Van VIE, announced
some of the details of the first inter-
national women's matches to be played
abroad during the Spring.
Miss Collect said she had received q
letter from Miss Mollie Gourlay, Eng
lish closed champion and French open
title holder, in which the latter Sug-
gested q series of matches between the
women players Of the United States
and Britain about May IL.
Miss Gourlay explained she had con-
sented to act as captain Of the BRUSH
team at the request Of Miss Joyce
Wethered, who Is Withdrawing from
competitive golf this year.
While Miss Collett would not COM
NIT herself regarding the plan Sug--
geSted by Miss Gourlay, she announced
she would within a fortnight know
definitely since she has spoken to a
number Of American girls about the
prospects Of the international series and
they are enthusiastic.
Invitations Extended.
The United States champion has ex-
tended invitations to the following
ranking players, as well as others:
Miss Maureen circuit, Miss Helen
Hicks, Miss Virginia Van VIE, Mrs.
Henry B. Stetson, Mrs. Dorothy Camp
bell Hurd, Mrs. Harry PresSler, Miss
Edith Quier, Miss Bernice Wall, Miss
Helen Payson, Mrs. Leo Federman, Miss
Virginia Wilson, Miss FRITZ .Stifel, Mrs.
Stewart Hanley. Miss Louise Fordyce,
Mrs. o. S. Hill, Miss Peggy Wattles,
Mrs. Marion Turpie Lake, Mrs. Melvin
Jones, Miss Marion Hollins and Miss
Ruth Perry.
Miss Collect, who will captain the
United States team, said the Ameri-
can squad will be composed Of as many
representative players as accept the In
vitation and the number Of matches
viii be determined by the number at
players in the invading group.
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No. 1l-One Record That Will Stand
Unbroken.
TNOM RAMSEY, q left-hand pitcher
Of Louisville, in the American
Association, struck out II bat
tiers of the Cleveland team in
1887. It is the only record of its kind
In base ball and probably destined to
remain, the only record of its kind.
This is why:
In 1887 the four-strike rule was in
effect for the only year In the history
of base ball, and it was so lacking in
success that 1t Is not likely to be in
troduced again.
Charles sweeney Of Providence struck
out sl9 batters of the Boston club in
1884. That Is the strikeout record in
big league base ball for a game, but
Charles Sweeney did not pitch with the
handicap of four strikes allowed the
batter, and Tom Ramsey did. That Is
and why 1t will stand as the best, In all
probability. as long as base ball is
played.
Batters are not struck out these days
with the prodigality that they were in
the old days. The pitchers have lost
their cunning for the moment, and the
batters have become bold buccaneers.
They do not care now II they do strike
out, as they cared in the old days. They
swing hard and free and try to hit the
ball over the fence, and when they do
they gloat; and when they fail, they
throw themselves around home plate,
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Trick Shot Proficiency flinders
KirkaUOOd In Golf Tournament.

have been unable to get one, because
my Job Of executing trick shots calls
for a variety of swings. And suppose
that as long as stick to the Job of
doing tricks never will get that groove
My advice to the, aspiring golfer is to
| develop groove. II you practice SO
you swing in that groove under any
conditions you can't fail to score well.
Without this the best results simply
are impossible. .. <;..
There is only one way to get it, of
course, and that is by consistent prac-
ttce. Had spent as many hours and
as much thought on getting q groove
as have in learning trick shots I i'm
agtne should be one Of the best
tournament winners in the game. But
after all, every man to his trade, and
have had lot of fun and success
out OF the angle developed in golf.
There Is another 'ason for my failure
to be q big tournament winner. In
trick shots you see to 1t that conditions
are exactly as you want them. This is
not true In regular play. The human
mind Is Q peculiar instrument and
comes to expect certain things. When
those fail to happen q SubconScious
resentment and anxiety are likely to
spring up. Playing trick shots every
day naturally have put myself in the
way Of arranging conditions, and when
the annoying happenings OF bad lies
crop up my mental reactions are not
what they should be.
I'm not complaining, you understand
IFS I am satisfied with my golfing
q condition. -
downright, 1880. by the North American
L Newspaper AlhanceC " -
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On the Drives Tonight

District League--Meyer Davis VS.. Hyatts-
vile, at Lucky Strike, .las
Service cafteris. at Lucky Strike. 's'
Insurance League-Peoples VS.. Metropoli-
tan Prudential VS.. Equitable, D. c. at King
Suburban LeaEue--York Auto Supply VS..
ME Kna hDsne a. MeR
Rent-a Car VS.. Marceron- Colvin, at King
North Of washington League-section /:
Triansle Garage VS.. Kensington Ere Depart
msnt: Manhattans vs. o, Service Motor Sec
cal School, Wolfe Motors VS.. Diplomat Cof-
fee; at Silver Spring: ,.
wO@an's MmproVemsas Club Ne, vs. VIII
liam r Redman AYxiliary, st silver sprln ns
xof sSis q. PsmPis H sssT Psvis =. Reerss-
ton ct KHs Pin Ne John ssa VS. AT
@ at PINK Hn Is f Eaet vi tsu f Bin s Wo6d
ssG sSERs & cha Mas Eta Me- EDs
si Rss: n No. VI PEE vsS
6S Ga N BAPTIST u o. brsfe B1 Ts Ke
town n,I PTesbyteriaI'; at ATsa6ia ~.,d.,,s y.
Arors. : junior YOUNG EIisnGS rs. Pals. vistas
vs. ReEents. LIS rs, Theta Sigma Gamma
Les sa A Vs Lss Sssen Fl E'i No VS.
N3 anchor Go ys S So Vase
No. 2. Potomac Boat Club VS.. Bonzai. Wash
ington Canoe No. VS.. Drifters No, 2, Bee
Hive vs. Potomac Canoe at Convention Hall.
Knights Of Columbus League-Ovando VS..
Balboa. Marquette vs. Trinidad. Santa Maria
vs.. De Soto, Nina VS. Genoa, Pinta VS.. Sal
vador: Columbia vs.. Christopher, at Convep
WASHINGTON Realtors League-shannon &
Luchs VS.. Boss & Phelps, Finance VS.. RAN
dali Hegner, Wardman vs.. District Title,
bta Title, at Arcadia.
Electrical League--Electric League Con-
tractors VS.. Kaplan q Crawford, Exide Bat
tery xs. BennlRg Pepco, o. r, Evans VS., H
e. Roberts: T. CO. Us. T; B Warfen
T. g. Julien, Central Armaturs Works w.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-12
BIG ITALIAN EASILY
DOWNS TULSA COP
Martin Stays Round With
Primo, but Suffers K. 0.
Early in Second.

BY the Associated Press.
ut. LOUIS, February 12.-Primo
Camera, Italy's man of magni-
- tude, for the fourth time showed
his punching ability to an Amer
lean ring audience when he sent a
swift right to the jaw of Buster Mar
tin, Tulsa, Okla, policeman, and ended
q scheduled 10-round contest after Sc
seconds Of the second Stanza had
elapsed at the arena last night. Martin
was on his feet during the nearly four
minutes of the two rounds, but had to
be carried out after Camera made an
effective contact.
The behemoth came out slowly for
the first round and Martin apparently
started with the attitude of staying
with the Apline Goliath as long as pos
sible. Primo attempted to add another
first-round K. o. to his string, but the
policeman kept at distance, when pos
sible. Camera failed to display a great
amount of effective timing of punches
and missed frequently, Martin diving
for the big boys abdomen and hanging
on until Primo wrestled free.
Camera landed a few left hooks
which made Martin wobbly on his feet
and instead Of dancing out Of range, the
Tulsan staggered away. The crowd
cheered Is Martin went to his corner at
the bell.
Buster made costly mistake In the
second, after clinching few times,
when he tried to lead with q right to
Cameras head. only to have the big
ones right collide with hts jaw. Mar
tins head hit the canvas with thump
and he lay perfectly still during the
count. Camera helped Busters Sec
onds carry the conquered gladiator into
the corner.
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EVELYN LIVER, BRITISH
TENNIS STAR, TO MARRY

LONDON, February IL R.-The en-
gagement of Evelyn Colyer, noted Brit
ish tennis player, to Maish Munro, a
tea planter of Assam, India, was an
nounced yesterday. Their marriage
has been; set for next week.
Miss C0Iyer; q daughter of Sir Frank
Colyer, represented England in the
Wightman Cup matches against the
United states in 1926 and for the Eng
lish team against France at Paris in
1928.
Miss Colyer met her flance in Swift
accompany her husband to India after
their marriage and England thus will
be deprived Of one Of its leading tennis
stars.
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Here's Old Bat Nelson
All Hot and Bothered

CHICAGO, February IL Dr.
Shades Of Goldf1eld and Reno! Bat
Ting Nelson is yearning for a ring
comeback.
No sooner had the former world
lightweight champion read about
Charlie Whites comeback campaign
than he thrust out his chest and
challenged him.
IF White is good enough to come
back, so am l." the once durable
Dane said. There is many q good
sock in these fists of mine and the
fight promoters, who are digging the
cemeteries for good fighters, can
throw away their spades
Nelson wants to meet White In the
latter's comeback try at Jack Demp-
sey's show at the Coliseum Feb
ruary 81.
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OLD LINERS MUST
FACE NEW" TEAM
Continued From First Page.)

Of construction work now being started
on new dormitorieS. The Blue and Gray
may try to outline place on its own
grounds, but probably will get a field
outside II 1t can find one advantageous
ly located and in suitable condition.
The real secret of the difaculties of
Army and Notre Dame in regard to
their foot ball game in New York seems
to have been ironed out. but not in
time for next year. While q good
deal Of cama1ouge has been going on
in regard ITO the trouble in New York
the real trouble lay in the fact that
the Polo Grounds and Yankee Stadium
arrangements combined their bookings
under one man, and there was no more
competition between the two fields for
the game, and 1t Is understood that
the two fields split with each other on
the profits Of the season.
The charge for either field was placed
at 1919 per cent Of the receipts and
neither field could be got for less than
that. This took too much Of O. slice
Of the receipts away from the two
schools, but it is understood that when
future games are played there the rental
price will be the fiat figure Of $4,000,
third OF the total receipts would be.
In other words, the management of the
two fields have agreed to accept about
one-third Of what they have previously
been getting.
Next Fall it is announced that the
game will be played at Soldiers Field
at Chicago, but that the following two
years will find 1t moved back to New
York.
With Georgetown getting out on the
field today, 1t Is likely that George
Maryland will get out their foot ball
squads In the next few days, and GER
tainly before another week is ended.
Incidentally, Spring foot ball for all
the local schools is pretty sure to take
on a much more serious aspect than
in former years, and 1t will have to If
they expect to stay In competition sue
cesSfully.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-12
COMISKEY NOW READY
TO TALK WITH SHIRES

CHICAGO, February IL R)-The
"Old Roman"-CharleS A. Comiskey of
the White Sox-was due back in club
headquarters tonight to settle his difh-
culties with Charles Arthur THE Great"
Shires
With his arrival from Florida,
ComiSkey Is expected to lift the fighting
mail him a contract for the 1880 season.
Shires was suspended last Summer
for striking the then manager, Russell
Lena" Blackburne. Although he has
no more troubles to settle with Base
Ball Commissioner K. M. Lands, Shires
must be restored to good order in the
White Sox before O contract Is signed.
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CH|CAGOAN HOLDS
FOES TO IS GOALS
Fast Skater Makes a Great
Record With Pro Team
Not So Strong.
.HIcAGo, February 70 &C.

0HICAGO, February IL &C.
q P.AO.-The fellows who
y looked into the muzZle of
a shotgun, kicked a box of
nitroglycerin or slapped tiger In
the face would seem to be just
craven towards compared to the
young gents who tend goal in
professional hockey.
One good look shows that's not
a Job, but a hazard, and yet a lot
of otherwise nice boys go in for
it and seem to live in spite Of the
hard knocks.
About the best tender of the nets in
the National Hockey League this sea-
son is Chuck Gardner of the Chicago
Blackhawks. Peculiarly enough, Gard
ner was born in Merrie Old England,
far removed from the snarl OF skates,
but was transplanted to Western Can.
ada at an early age and there learnet
that tending goal was much more fui-
than shoveling snow.
Gardner, like most goalies, is q SINAI
fellow with keer eyes and perfect
muscle coordination. Although as
sisted by only a mediocre defense line
he has permitted only 10 goals to b:
counted against the Hawks and there
is only one in the league with Q bet
ter record. Tiny Thompson OF tbs
great Boston Bruin team has allowed
only So goals in 81 games, but the Hub
star has the benefit Of one OF the great
est defensive teams in the business.
Gardner Just in Form.
Gardner appears to be just reaching
his best form. If he continues to i'm
prove, another season will find him far
ahead of Thompson, Ray Worters OF
the New York Americans and John
Ross Roach of the Rangers, who have
been top-liners for several seasons.
According to form, the hockey cham
pionship lies between the Bruins and
the Montreal Maroons, although the
play-offs may bring an upset. Boston
has the greatest team in hockey, while
the Maroons are powerful in all de-
partments except at the nets. They
have lost numerous games by one point,
through the looseneSs Of Flat" Walsh's
goal play, but will be improved in the
championship race when Benedict gets
back into the game. He has been
troubled with bad eyes and is being
saved for the big games
Officials working In the league believe
the outstanding players of the season
are Nels Stewart Of the Maroons;
Heck" Kilrea of Ottawa and Cooney
Weiland of the Bruins on the forward
line: Eddie Shore Of Boston and King"
Clancy Of Ottawa on the defense and
Gardner in the nets.
Kilrea is the fastest man on skates
this season. Pushing puck, he skated
100 yards around the rink In is seconds,
which Is putting time to shame. s.
The Chicago BlackhawkS are the
only intruders in the select company
Of the league this year. The Hawks, a
young and enthusiastic team, have come
from the bottom to contest for a place
in the championships.
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BARNARD OPENS SCHOOL
FOR A. l.. UMPlRES TODAY

CHICAGO, February IL (R.-The
American Leagues annual two-day
class for It's umpires opened today under
the tutelage Of President e. 8. Barnard.
Barnard has prepared a good list of
what not to dos" for his staff, so as
to preclude possibilities of disagreementS
especially in unique cases. Mistakes of
last season also were to be discussed
and pointed out.
All IL arbiters of the Junior circuit,
including Tommy Connolly who has
recovered from the illness that kept
him out of many games last season,
gathered for the classes.
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HACK WILSON Wins
: EVEN BEFORE Jury
Defeats MiIkman's $40, 900
Suit, but Declares He
Meant to Hit Young.

BY the Associated Press.
@HICAGO, February ~. Lewis
Ia Hack" Wilson, fighting cock
~ Of the Chicago Cubs, is free at
last from all the troubles his
swinging fists have stirred up on and
on the base ball Held.
The final case against him was de-
cided In his favor yesterday by Su-
perior Court jury, which acquitted him
Of charges of assaulting Edward Young,
a Chicago milkman, and rejected
YounE's suit for sac, 900 damages.
Thanked by seven witnesses, Wilson
won his case In short order against the
milkman, who charged that the pudgy
Cub outfielder beat him severely during
the Cuh-Et Louis Cardinal game, June
81, 1928. The jury deliberated only IS
minutes.
Young testified he went to the game
sober and joined other fans In booing
Wilson for failing to get q hit. Toward
the end Of the game, he said, Wilson
vaulted into the box seats, knocked him
down and then threw him over seat.
As . result, he claimed. his lip was
bruised and his back wrenched so Sc
verely that he was incapacitated for
weeks.
Didn't Hit Man, Says Hack.
Wilson admitted starting after Young
with intent to silence his taunts, but
denied striking him. He said he fell
while en- route to Young's seat and that
Young bounced upon and struck him.
"Tte vile names he shouted at me
were unbearable and my fighting blood
naturally reached q boiling point" VIII
son said, but I did not hit him"
Wilson's witnesses corroborated his
testimony, whereas Young's only witness
was physician, who said he treated
him for wrenched back and bruised
lip.
"The park policeman who took me
away at the time refused to let me
get the names and addresses Of my wit
neSSes," Young said. IFS
The Cub outflelder, who was brought
before President John 'EEYf1Ier OF the
National League last Summer for fight
ing with Pete Donohue and Ray Kolp
Of the Cincinnati Reds, was elated with
the verdict. BE shook MINDS with the
jurors and eyen Wanted-ito be friends
with Yotffsg. 4. i S;.sfs,.