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The Washington times., 1931-08-28
UNNEY COMING BACK TO ring WITHIN YEAI
An AU-Americ1
Ruth Picks His OIUn
And Is CAPABLE
, Manager In Making
Four GriffS Picked
Bat Order Tough

We have been intending for time to address ourse
to the business of discussing the forthcoming Babe Ruth
AllAmerica baseball team to which Washington Times
readers have been giving much attention here of late
but uncertainty who to put where and how to arrange
the batting order has kept silent until
This year. during the past half dozen are
member of Mr. Ruths AlAmerica committee the group Of
II sports writers who submit to the Home Run King their
idea of rstrate team, but to which the Bambino pays
little attention judging from his discussion Of selection
the day his team is announced
Now and again have noticed, having to the
selections of the other 10 members of the committee Ruth
lets the composite choice of this committee sway him
that hut nl1r no1u uardth
The Washington times., 1931-08-28

OOdA AAdS S1OIc CCA UdScS SO
far this season and he believes
that he'll swipe as many before
the curtain closes.
When asked how he goes about
stealing the bases, he said:
"WeII the first thing 1 do is
keep my eyes on the pitcher and
then get set if he uses a long
wind-up, and away I 60. Many
think that you steal on the
catcher. No that's wrong. You
steal on the pitcher the major
ity of times. There are cases
you do steal on the catcher but
very seldom"
Paul Jarman of the same team
is the two-bagger king, having
socked out eight. Howard Will
sell is the Babe" Ruth. He has
four circuit clouts to his credit.
Again O'Donnell comes to the
limelight, he leads his club in
The Washington times., 1931-08-28

three-baggerS with five. Carl Bean
is the best moundSman, having
won six encounters and lost one.
Plays Tough Foes
The Majestic plays tough foe
Saturday in Police Department
baseballers. The game will be
played at o'clock on the West
Ellipse diamond. Carl Bean is
slated for mound duty in this con-
test while his opponent will be no
other than "Strike-Out" Sine.
Sunday, the RadiOmen will
journey to Baltimore to oppose
the Superior A. c., one of the
strongest SandIet teams in the
Maryland City, in q double
header.
Johnny Winters and Joe Di
Nenna will hurl these contests.
The team leaves Sunday morning
$50 o'clock from 932 H st. N. w.
They travel by auto.
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
Involves Thought

Mr.. Ruth has ever impressed
us-and We have had some
thing more than a speaking ac-
qua1ntance with him for eight
or nine years-aS a ShreWd
baseball scholar. His weekly les
sons to Times readers on inside
baseball are enough to convince
the Skeptical that baseball is
his game in more than one
sense. Did you ever see him
make a throw to the wrong
bag? Doesn't he run Smartly
on the paths and isn't he just
about the berries up there at
the plate? Doesn't he know
where to play for every batter?
We make such observations
In such a manner and at such
O time merely to bring out the
fact that when he picks an
All-America team it is the re-
suit Of thought and observa-
tion and experience. He knows
players weaknesses and strong
points like nobody's business.
These facts are some of the
reasons he will make a shrewd
manager in 1888, as news
stories now say is his ambition.
Anyway, being that Ruth
picks his own team and relies
practically not at all on his
committeeman, not all of whom
are exactly dumbbells. we see
no reason why we shouldn't dis
cusS out here in the open our
idea of an effective combina-
ton of baseball material which
we would call a good ALL
America team.
This may or may not be the
team we shall submit tn Mr.
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
CRASH.
IS No HELP
To GENE
BY BILL CORUM

NEW YORK, Aug. 28.-This is
delicate story for the writer. It
borders on a violation of conf
dence; not the confidence of the
principal involved. But nobody
knows better than Gene Tunney
that I do not violate confidence,
and so I am going to be the first
to tell you-it is virtually certain
that Tunney will be in a prize
ring throwing gloves at Herr Max
Schmeling, of Germany, for the
heavyweight championship of the
world before another summer has
slipped into history.
His intimates will deny 1t. Gene
will deny it. I can almost hear
him saying now:
II wonder who led my friend
COrum into making such an
atrOciOuS blunder?"
Very we'll. Let it go at that.
T only ask you to remember that
when Tunney quit the ring the
fact was first chronicled in this
space. That when he became en-
gagged the news was first printed
in an exclusive story in this news
paper. That, in brief, everything
we have ever told you about the
plans Of the former Marine has
come as true as truth itself.
So if you choose to laugh this
off, laugh it off. Herr Schmel.
ing will be indeed fortunate If
he can do the same. For as
recall Tunney inside those ropes,
he was a gentleman that hit
'em a straight right hand smash
under the heart that left 'em
gasping when he said gOOd-by.
If this was one of those con-
fession stories in which the writer
could tell ALL was only beau
tiful country girl of sixteen sum-
mers when came to the big and
wicked city-I think could con-
vince you that this is the dead
Mccoy.
But omitting the clincher, as
we must, let US consider the mat
ter from a common sense stand
point.
To begin with, there are 1000
reasons why Gene should give 1t
| another Whirl. He can make
$3.50, 600, if not in one fight then
in two, and if he won't box again
for that sort of money there are
100000 ex-millionaires scattered
around the country who will.
Times have chang i no little
since the night Tunney Clipped
the hard rock from down under,
otherwise Tom Heeney, into an
unIOveIy sculpture Of a beaten
man. 1t is no longer possible
to rifle the ticker tape through
your fingers every time you
want a fleet of new Rolls
ROyceS.
I don't mean tv insinuate that
the market crash flattened Gene.
1t didn't, by a long shot. But
it didn't do him any good. either.
Show me a man who had money
back in those days that 1t .dlo
do any good.
So Tunney can knock off posi-
bly, as much as a million in the
next couple of years by return
ing. Don't forget that there is
to be another of those civic
cauliflower congresses involving
the then heavyweight titleholder
at the Chicago worlds fair in
1888.
The chances are that fight,
backed by all the resources Chi
cago can muster, will bring back
the million dollar gate. And if
Gene just chanced to be cham
pion at the time, much as he
might hate to, he would be
forced to take the champions
end.
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even has statistics on his teams
batting, which is .344.
AverIII. CT. CronIn. g.
HOFnsby, 2b. TrayDOr Sh.
Simmons. II. COchrane.
Gehrig, 1b. Grove. n.
Klein, ri. MaFherrv N
Dave Burrows, Georgetown pin
leagues preXy, claims that his
team is as good as any that can
be picked:
West. CT. Klein rF
HOrnsby. Sb. CrOnin. ss.
Sehfig, h. TrRynOr, 3b.
AtmmOns, H. GrOve
COchrahe' G. Marberry, p.
R0SSMEN MEET
All coaches and players of the
Ross Jewelry team are requested
to attend an important meeting
which will be held this evening
at 8 o'clock at 1856 Tennessee Ave.
N. E.
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Four More Days Left
To Enter Team In
Ruth S Contest
Only four more days left!


The Babe Ruth contest closes at midnight Monday August
and letters postaked minute after that ateul hour will
mot he conSdered ~
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
Al CROWDER,
/. BROWNFACE
RED SOX
BY GARRETT WATERS
Times Staff Correspondent

BOSTON, Mass, Aug. %
Crowder, Brown and Marberry
That's the Griff pitching selec.
tions for the three days, accord.
ing to Manager Johnson. Crowder
today against the Red Sox,
Brown tomorrow, with Marberry
facing the AS Sunday at Griffith
Stadium.
Marberry is being given q
couple of days additional rest
because of . sore side. This
accounts for the use of Crowder
in one of the two games sched.
uled with the Red Sox.
"I'm satisfied to hold Fred
over until Sunday" said John.
son this morning, because q
triumph over Connie Mack's
team will mean just as much IL
not more, than a victory I
feel confident Fred could turn
in against the Red SOx.
Continuing the subject of pitch
ers, johnson had this to say:
Il think the way CrOwder and
Brown have been going Of late,
they'll be able to win against
Boston. CrOwder has looked
especially good in relief roles
which has been most encOurag.
ing, and by his work he has
showed signs Of coming to the
front once again-sOmething he
might be able to do yet with
the season still three or four
weeks to, go. As to Brown, I
think he's all right now. In
fact 1 look for him to finish the
year very strongly"
Thus, Manager johnson enters
this Red Sox series greatly en-.
couraged in view of entrances into
series of the past when nothing
seemed right to him.
The Griffmen, it might be said,
are out to hold on to their slim
second place lead at this time.
Even though things have gone
bad with them during the past
three weeks, a new lease on life is
the motto, now thatsthey're once
more in the East.
The boys were all aglow, travel
ing from Detroit to Worcester
Wednesday night, when they
learned that the Yankees had lost
to the Chicago White Sox, 8 to 5.
THAT saves u.s." they claimed.
with the Red SOx our OppO-
nentS over the weekend, we
should gain a few percentage
points on the Yankees, espe.
ciallysaS they're playing the AS.
They're going to find it awfuIIy
tough beating the AS, crippled
or not"
The Griffs tuned up for their
series opening today with the Red
Sox by defeating the Boston
Braves in an exhibition game yes
terday at Worcester. Eleven bin
SACo WC4C OdILCU OOO dSdll1SI IWO
Brave hurlerS, A. Jones, q rookie.
and Haid, while Bobby Burke linn.
tied the McKechnie crew to eight
all scattered with the exception
Of the sixth inning - when the
said McKechnie team gathered
It's only four runs of the game.
1t was a Jackie Hayes bingle
which won for the GriffS. He
socked out a single in the eighth
with Cronin and Harris on base,
which drove across the runs for !
the margin.
Sam Rice and Sammy West led
their mates at the plate with a
single and a triple each. Myer |
collected a double, while Patsy
Charity, who caught the entire
game. showed that he has not for
gotten how to bat as he drilled |
out two singles in four trips.
ManuSh and Spencer were the
only regulars who did not partici-
pate in the game.
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
COMET GRIDMEN MEET

The Comet A. c.. at a meeting
last night. elected Mr.. May man.
ager and Charles Sices coach Of
their football team, which will
play this year in the 135-pound
class. Any players interested in
joining the team are urged to
attend the second meeting, which
will be held Monday night at 8
o'clock at 1434 North Carolina
Ave. N. E
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
Stanley O'Donnell Stars
For Majestic Nine
Bv SID KATZNEI

Washington sandlcts have their own Ben Chapman in
Stanley O"Donnel of the Majestic baseball team
The Washington times., 1931-08-28

Ruth as our grand idea-be-
cause there are a few days Of
August still left and we may
notice something about some
player which will change our
opinion. but at the moment we
have a team in mind good
enough for Ruth or anybody,
and 10, also behold, it carries
the name of four Washington
players!
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
SONNENBERG BUSY

OAKLAND, Calf. Aug. %
Dynamite" Gus Sonnenberg
former worlds champion wrestler
will meet Jack Ganson, giant
Lithuanian, in a finish bout here
tonight.
The Washington times., 1931-08-28

Only four more days in which
gou can try for a world series
trip at the expense of The Wash.
ington Times.
Don't take any chances! Fur.
ther hesitation may bring regrets
The Babe knows right now
Just who is going to be named
on his team, and is just putting
a few finishing touches to his
reasons for picking them.
Nothing can happen between
now and Monday which will
change the mighty BambinO'S'
mind, so don't wait any longer,
particularly If you are one of
the many Out-Of-tOwn fans.
Lindsey A. Taylor. of Char
1otteSville, Va, isn't taking any
chances. He got his team in, and
its a great team:
FrIsch, sb. Cochrane, C.
CrOnln, S.. TraynOr. 3b.
Simmons Simmons H. Grove. Grove p.
Roger w. Swikert, 207 Sixth
st. N. E., believes that Ed Brandt,
Boston Braves Southpaw mound
wizard, is second only to the
mighty Grove in organized base
hall for this coo con
Brandt has certainly had a
hard row to hoe, what with a
fifth place team behind him,
lacking in batting strength, Swi.
kert'S selection proves that he is
keeping his eyes wide open.
Here's his lineup:
Chapman. 3b. Klein, r.
Frtsch,2b. AVerill. cf.
simmons, IL. CrOnin, IS.
Gehrig, Ib. Grove d.
COchrane, c. Brandt, ID,
Leonard Ransden, 1905 Eastern
Ave. N. E.. Spiels out a strong
team:
West, CT. COchraue, c.
Frisch, 2b. CrOnin ~
GehriG. 1b. Traynor, Sb,
Simmons, II. Grove, d.
Klein, RI. MarbeFry, n
All sealed up in a nice, blue
envelope, and neatly typewriter
on blue paper, comes this excel.
lent combination from Stuart
Gordon, Of Richmond. Va. He
The Washington times., 1931-08-28

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to try for first down instead Of punt
ing safely. Several of the fellows told
me was crazy to risk 1t. But stuck
by my guns. We made the first down
by the unexpected thrust and marched
down for the first and psychological
touchdown. Never again was my judg-
ment, as quick as 1t must be in q fast
game, disputed by the team. In the
Carnegie Tech game, when we had the
ball on the sideline, second down and
nine to go, called for a drive right
along the line instead of the customary
sweep to the other side or the con-
ventional step-out, and the boys played
so perfectly that I slid along the line
for first down-one play that beat the
Tartans."
Carideo attributes his whole foot ball
career-a career that will be extended
as a teacher next Fall when he drills
Purdue'S backf1eld-to accidents" He
accidentally got into foot ball at Mount
Vernon, New York, High School when
is years old; he accidentally started
his quarterback career at Dean
Academy, Franklin, Mass, when the
coached used him because the other
quarterbackS forgot signals and Frank
always corrected them, and he was
transformed to quarterback from half
back at Notre Dame by Rockne for
Just about the same reason.
But no accident will ever cause
Notre Dame to forget him." joined in
Knute Rockn0. "He was one Of the
smarteSt players Notre Dame ever had
and I think he will go far in the
coaching world-with no accidents"
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NEWCOMERS HELP NAVY
Plebes of Last Year Mainstays of
Varsity Basket Team.

P1ebes Of Last Year Mainstays of
Varsity Basket Team.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, January 16.-
Nays basket ball team, which has won
all five Of the games played, is depend
ing very largely on material advanced
from the plebe squad Of last year.
Three of the plebeS Of last year ap-
pear to have a strong hold on regular
places, and at times the varsity has
had four of the f1rst-year men Of last
season.
The unexpected loss Of several fine
players has contributed to this condi-
ton. It now looks as If foot ball in
juries will keep both Bowstrom and
Hagberg, 190-pound guards, of the
floor. Bowstrom was a regular last
year.
Nays heavy scorer is Elliott Lough-
lin, high point getter Of the plebes last
year.
Capt. Freshour probably will be at
the other forward position, but Is being
pressed by Chittenden, while Holtz-
worth, veteran, has the edge over Kas-
tein, last years plebe center, In that
position.
If Bowstrom and Hagberg fail to get
in the game, 1t is almost certain that
the regular guards will be Hagemeister
and Bedell, plebes Of last season. Both
are active and alert.
Navy entertains Duke tomorrow at
2:30 o'clock.
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BY PAUL NICHOLSON,

AbSOCldLeQ ETeS8 6pOTbS WTlLers
- OUTH BEND, Ind, January TO-
Frank Carideo marshaled two Of
the mightiest teams In foot ball
history, won unanimous selection
as the All-American quarterback two
years straight, heard more than a mil
lion fans cheer his exploits and yet
His greatest thrill of all came on the
first play he ever made for old Notre
Dame-a play that didn't even muster
cheer. The play was his first tackle.
my thrill Of thrills in foot ball came
on an afternoon in October, 1928" said
the orle-man symphony in leather with
reminiscent CLEAN In his sharp eyes.
We were being pushed all over the
field by little Loyola College of New
Orleans and Coach Rockne, perhaps In
desperation, sent me into the game with
q flock Of subs. No sooner had stag
gered stageStruck into the game when
a Loyola back wriggled through and
charged at me-the last obstacle be-
tween him and touchdown. lunged
at him wildly with everything had
and downed him. Rugged him for
what seemed to me to be an hour-he
and got my big thrill when the referee
pried me away. I'll never forget it"
A quarterback who calls a play and
then backs down from 1t at the insis-
tence of his dubious mates never will
be a success, Carideo believes.
"Once you decide on play, carry it
through" he explained. Every quarter
back some time will experience a mild
rebellion among his teammates. During
the game with the Navy last Fall 1
had mine. The ball was in midfield in
our possession. 1t was fourth down
down and three feet to go. I decided
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CENTRAL HIGH COACH
PLANS SCHOOL SWIM
Would Hold Title Meet in Venetian
Pool--Blue Tank Squad Has
Heavy Schedule.

Under the direction of Fred Drummer,
veteran Central High School swimming
coach, preliminary plans for an inter-
high school championship are being
made.
Although nothing has been definitely
decided, the meet, should plans go
through, would be staged March 80 and
81. The aid of j. G. Cochran, SWIM
ming instructor at the Shoreham Hotel,
Is sought that the meet may be held in
the new Venetian pool.
In the meantime, Central Highs crack
tank squad, winner in its first meet of
the season, faces difficult schedule.
The Blue squad will travel more than
1000 miles this season. The schedule
follows:
Today, Woodward; tomorrow Baltimore
Friends; January 81. Tome at Central
New York; Z, Yale, Freshmen at Yale; 70,
Baltimore City College Freshmen at Bal
timore; 20, stagnton Military Academy ~, at
sinia; 81, Loyola at Central.
March s, South Atlantic meet, at Bal
timore; 10 and "a, Rutgers meet at Syra-
cuse 30 and 81, District Of Columbia scho-
lastic meet, pending.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
RECRUITS NINETY
Most Promising Performers
From International and
Coast Circuits.
BY HERBERT w. BARKER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

N YEW YORK, January 16.-The
eight clubs Of the National
League will give trials to
nearly 90 new men this
Spring, with the International and
Pacific Coast Leagues furnishing the
most promising recruits.
The international has sent up
big crop of rockies and a good many
of them should stick in the majors.
Five regulars of Rochester's pennant-
winning team will seek berths on one
National League team or another.
RIP" Collins, clouting first baseman,
and Paul Derringer, right-handed
pitcher who won % games and lost IL
ton, the st. Louis Cardinals.
George Grant, another Rochester
Highlander, will get another major
league chance with the Pittsburgh
Pirates, and John Berry, still another
orthodox finger, with the New York
Giants. Outfelder Red" Worthington,
who hit 1878 with the Redwings last
season, gets chance with the Boston
Braves.
From Baltimore, Stewart Bolen,
crack right-hander, goes to the Phillies,
while Outfielder Vince Barton will see
what chance he has Of crCwding into
the Chicago Clubs lineup. Buffalo has
sent AL Moore, outflelder, to the Card
inalS, while Readings star catcher, Bob
Grace, gets chance with the Cubs.
The leading Coast League recruits
are Wesley Schulmerich, who hit 800
for Los Angeles last season, and would
like to approach that mark with the
Braves; Mickey Heath, Hollywood first
a
Reds, and Johnny Vergez, clever irfleld-
er, purchased by the New York Giants
from Oakland.
Other Coast League material includes
Ed Baecht, former Philly pitcher, who
will go to the Cubs from Los Angeles,
and Frank Sigafoos, inflelder, drafted
by the Reds from Los Angeles. Siga-
foos formerly was with the Philadelphia
Athletics.
The American Association also will
not lack for representation. Brooklyn
veteran right-hander from Kansas City,
while Hal Wiltse, former Red Sox and
st. Louis Browns pitcher, is up with the
Phillies from Milwaukee.
The Giants will see what can be done
with Tom Nash, former University of
Georgia foot ball star, who batted 1854
with Asheville In the Sally League last
year. Howard GrosskloSs, an all-around
athlete at Amherst, viii try out for
place in the Pirates infleld. Bob Par
ham, former Georgia Tech player, will
do some outfelding for the Brooklyn
Robins at least during the Spring. Lii
Stoner, former pitcher with the De-
troll, Tigers and Pittsburgh Pirates, gets
another chance with the PhillieS, and
Ed Strelecki, Highlander, once with
the Browns, goes to the Reds by draft
from Milwaukee. TIE Reds also will
try out Bob Asbjorns On, catcher, who
batted 1871 with Nashville last season.
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ALEXANDRIA BASKET
LEAGUE PLAY OPENS
Del Ray, Victor Over Fraternity
Five, Faces St. Mary's in
Game Tonight.

ALEXANDRIA. Va, January 16.-
Del Ray A. c., which inagurated play
IN the Alexandria City Basket Ball
League with a 14-to-l3 triumph over
Alpha Delta Omega Fraternity last
night, viii play its second league game
tonight against the st. Mary's Lyceum
five at $3.50 on the Armory court.
Dick Perry led the Dey Rays to VIC
tory with seven points. The winners
jumped away to an early lead and held
an 1l-to-5 advantage at half time
Two preliminaries will be staged be-
fore the league contest tonight White
stone Store Juniors will battle st. Mar
tins Juniors at 6:45, followed by
an engagement between Alpha Delta
and some Washington quint.
Tommy Lucas, captain of st. Mary's
Lyceum five, sank field goal from mid
court to defeat Olmstead Grill five, 20
to 20, in an extra five-minute session.
Episcopal High school will play East
ern High School of Washington to-
morrow.
Woodward School of Washington will
oppose Alexandria High School here to-
morrow.
Washington-Lee High School Of
Ballston. will play its second game of
the Inlrd Athlet1c DLstr1ct OF virginia
cage series tonight. meeting Fredericks-
burg High at Fredericksburg.
Census Enumerators will oppose
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac
Railroad Co. here January 20.
Owen Creegan, manager Of White
stone Store Juniors, is booking games
at Alexandria 1155 after pm.
Central A. G. basket ball club has
changed its name to Central Cougars.
Kelley Bender has replaced Broaddus
Carver as manager.