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Evening star., 1932-03-02
GROVE SIGNS 2-YEAR
CONTRACT WITH AS
Said to Receive $25, 900 a Season.
Frisch, Cardinals Captain,
Also Gets in Line.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FORT MYERS, Fla, March "A
tWo-year contract at S25,000 a season,
unofficial chatter had it, was the docu-
ment Lefty Grove signed yesterday
Grove and Manager Connie Mack, how
ever, declined to state the amount
Lefty's signature left Rube Walberg
the only holdout.
BRADENTON, Fla. March 2 (P.-
frankie Frisch, captain and second
baSeman of the world champion Cardi-
mails, has accepted terms. With Frisch
in line the Red Birds now have only
two real holdouts, Charley Colbert,
shortstop, and Chick Hafey, left fielder.
CT. PETERSBURG, Fla, March 2
~ (P1.-Lyn Larry may not be at short
stop for the New York Yankees, but
he certainly will be in the infleld
somewhere
Frank Crosetti, the Coast League
sensation, is being groomed to take over
the short field with Larry moving over
to third. But Lyn was at shortstop
yesterday for good part of the time
and covered acres of ground, indicating
that CroSetti may have a tough time
ousting him.
WINTER HAVEN, Fla, March LP).
Bunting and base stealing are to be
features of the Phillies practice here
after.
This new style of play started last
year and has come along very grad
ually," Manager Burt Shotton said.
I OS ANGELES, March CP.-Where
IL 1t appeared as if they might have
no first-class second baseman the
New York Giants now appear to have
two good men for the keystone sack.
Hughey Critz finally has tested his
weak arm with some hard throwing
and it appears as good as ever, and
Freddy Lindstrom, who came from
third base by way of right field, is do
ing about as well and wants to stay in
the infield
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March 2
R).-Rabbit Maranville and Bruce
Cunningham are creating quite SEN
sation down here at the Boston Braves
training camp.
Both picked up lot of japanese
phrases during their invasion" of
Nippon last Fall and they're exhibiting
their wares to the CONSERVATION of
their teammates.
Evening star., 1932-03-02
Ii gers New Coach, Too Small
AS High School Lad, Tried in
Vain to Duck College Squad

left it right there. I'd seen the inside
of the gym 1 was satisfied.
But Page met me on the campus a
few days later and wanted to know
where I'd been. l told him I'd decided
against foot ball He suggested, maybe
I was a uuitter. So that's how l start
ed to play foot ball"
Crisler enlisted in the Army in May
1917, and returned to college the Win
ter of 1919. He weighed lat pounds
as a freshman, 100 when he made the
varsity in 1920 and 180 when he
played opposite the great Stan Keck
Princeton tackle in the 1921 game Chi
cago won, 9 to 0. He stayed on at
Chicago as assistant to Stagg from 1922
to 1890, when he went to Minnesota to
succeed DR.. C. W. Speers as head foot
ball coach.
CRISLER, among other things, dis
~ closed in his first newspaper con-
ference here since taking over the
head coaching job at Princeton, that
he believes no section of the country
has a monopoly on good foot ball and
expects some of 1t to be played here at
Princeton in the future. He doesn't
think any school should go out seeking
foot ball material.
"Thats like the base ball situation in
small towns out West where they have
town teams.
"They play and are evenly matched
in their classes. Then one hears of a
pitcher and goes and gets him. The
gamblers who bet dollar on the other
team find out about it, and then the
other team gets pitcher and catcher.
sThe first team replies by getting a
pitcher, catcher and an infielder. The
first thing you know, they're buying
whole new teams. And they're right
back where they started, even"
Evening star., 1932-03-02
BY EDWARD ]. NEIL.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

HRINCETON N. j., March q
- There were 81 students in the
high school Herbert Orrir
Fritz" Crisler attended out in
Earlville, Ill, "a place where the roac
widened a little" to form town oi
1000 inhabitants.
Seventeen were boys and Is played
foot ball Two didn't. One was Grip
pied boy, the other was Herbert Orrir
Fritz" Crisler.
You see," explained Crisler, as he
chatted with newspaper men at the
luncheon that marked his first official
appearance here as Princeton's new
head coach of foot ball, II weighed
only 90 pounds I didn't know what
high school athletics were all about
never played anything"
1t was hard to believe, for Crisler
with a brilliant record behind him as
an end at Chicago, assistant there for
about 10 years to Amos Alonzo Stagg
and more recently head coach for two
years at Minnesota, is a big, black
IldI1 4CllOH ENcH at Do, Will LID v
feet l inch of height and 1876 pounds
he'd provide the answer to one of the
greatest of the many problems faced
here-the job of findings ends.
LIS uncle. physician, sent him to
l. L the University of Chicago in 1917
and he studied medicine four years
before he ran out of money, with the
World War breaking up things educa-
tlonal in the bargain
1T was funny the way I got into
foot ball" Crisler continued I'D al
ways wanted to see the inside of the
gym and I went out to watch practice
one day. I got too close to the side
lines. Some one started an end run
and 1t filtered over the sideline. Coach
Stagg coming with it. I couldn't get
out Of the way in time and he rammed
right into me. We both went down.
can see,' said Mr.. Stagg, that
you're a freshman. Why don't you get
a suit and go out for the team?'
''vHELL, I'd always wanted to see
w the inside of the gym, so
came out the next day. Pat
Page was the freshman coach and he
put me into scrimmage at end. He
kept me there scrimmaging for 80 full
minutes, and I tell you I never was Sc
tired in all my life.
I got out of my suit that night and
Evening star., 1932-03-02

But tDe mont need you any more,
the field is cleared" said Grit.
But you don't know this climate
like I do" said the man.
1T showed three more feet the next
morning" says Griff.
And here Mike picks up the yarn to
prove that when good man gets to
work on job neither snow, hail nor
a firstline chorus of blondes can stop
training.
Mike informs that he sent the dis
IsIsted Griff back home, went to
work on his athletes in his own, i'm
proved and patented fashion, and
turned out a team to please the
critical eye of training master.
Mike srins yarns of daily training in
a gym at the Virginia town. telephone
conversations with the disgusted Griff
in which Mike withheld the news that
the boys were getting into top form.
What I want to show" says Mike
lis that the sun does not have to shine
the moon beam, and the beach chairs
be comfortable to get team into shape
1t helps, you understand, but when the
right system is used you can get 'em
into shape in Aunt Minna's parlor."
"Oh, yeah" sneers Mr.. Altrock,
around for one OF the teD times.
This man Altrock is getting to be a
social figure in Bilori, and appears
little in camp circles.
When I broke in with Grand Rapids
in l898 we trained in the snow al
home, and I've seen training in Mexico
City when the sun made brunettes
blondes, and made chewing gum out
of your rubber heels
And when the Biloxi moon pulled its
ears in for the night, the pehcans hao
gone over to Deer Island to sleep, and
little pickaninnies here were crying fol-
their morning milk, there were Mike
and Nick fighting It out slong con.
dScting lines. \
Evening star., 1932-03-02
new YORK LIFTS BAN
ON ADVOCATED CHAMP
Battalino Relinquishes 126-Pound
Tltle-Commission Refuses to
0kay Manager.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March Christopher
(BaD Battalino of Hartford, Conn.
former world featherweight champion,
once more is In good standing in New
York State
Suspended when he came in 10
pounds overweight for a scheduled title
defense against Lew F'eldman here
some weeks ago, Battalino was rein
stated by the State Athletic Commits
sion when he formally relinquished all
claims to the 126-pound crown.
The commission declined, however, to
reinstate the Hartford boys manager,
Hy Malley.
Battalino still is under suspension In
National Boxing Association territory
for his unsatisfactory bout with
Freddie Miller at Cincinnati
Battalino is matched with Billy
Petrolle at Madison Square Garden
March IL.
Evening star., 1932-03-02
TRAIN0R AND FINAzzO
BILLED AT PORTNER'S
Light -Heavies WILL Meet in Semi
Wind-up of Card Tuesday.
Van Opposes Dick.

Al Trainor, Philadelphia, light heavy,
who lost an unpopular decision to Biliv
Strickler at Ritchie Coliseum Monday
night, has been maM6ned to swan
punches with Joe Finazzo of Baltimore
In the semi-windup bout of the boxing
snow at Portner'S Arena Tuesday night.
BOB Goodwin and Reds Barry will meet
In the headliner.
Young Van, Washington middle
weight, and Fighting Dick of PhiIa-
oeipnla, nave been signed for one of
the four-round preliminaries and Billy
Esslnger VIII engage George Esrick in
another four -rounder.
Billy Stricken and Billy Schwartz
will meet in the near future. at Port
ner's, In bout billed for the light
heavyweight supremacy of this section.
Evening star., 1932-03-02
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR.

JACK KNIGHT will not make the
training trip with the Washing
ton base ball squad to Char
lottesville, having obtained permis-
sion TO continue his dentistry studies
until shortly before the season
opens. knight formerly was with
the New York Highlanders. He IS
getting in his training with the Co
Iumbia University diamond squad.
d. c. National Guard and Y. M.
c. A. indoor base ball teams are TO
meet. The Guards will use Waple,
Munich, Znelli, Crabbie, r. Russo
Steele, Gauzza, Charlton and =.
Russo and the Y will have IN It's
lineup Gregory, Kreh, Hanna
Locke, King, Orine, Borchard, Her"
bert and Foster.
Georgetown conquered its old zoe
Virginia. in a fast and furious pas
ket ball game and the Hflltoppers
now have o good claim TO the
championship d the South.
Evening star., 1932-03-02
Fistic Battles

BY the Associated Press.
ST. PAUL.-Charley Retzlaff, Duluth
Mimi, knocked out Dick Daniels, Min
neapolis %.
INDIANAPOLIS. - Sammy (Kid)
Slaughter, Terre Haute, Ind, knocked
out Chick Raines, Muskogee, Okla. "a 4;
Lou Vine, Indianapolis, knocked out
Ray Palmer, st. Louis (2).
LOS ANGELES. S.-Alfredo (Baby)
Arizmendi, Mexico, outpointed Claude
Warner, Bakersfield, Calf. 00).
FARGO. N. Dak-Juddy Ruddy,
Grand Forks, N. OAK, outpointed Jack
Nash, Portland, Greg (6).
Evening star., 1932-03-02
Old Criffmen Recall Arctic
Training at Charlottesville

HnOXI, Miss, March a.
X Walter Johnson, Nick Alt
- rock, Clark Griffith and
Mike Martin watch the
rocks bask in the Biloxi sun, go
tearing into shape quicker than
any Washington club has shaped
up in years, and then reminisce
on the training trip of 1918 or 1914,
the year depending upon whose
view you happen to take
Mike Martin likes to remember it
because he was charge daffaires of the
outfit, Walter Johnson because he was
blazing a streak across the hurting
horizon at the time, and Altrock just
for instance. Good days are nice times
to remember.
But Grit recalls it because he paid
the bills.
Anyhow, according to the group, Griff
sent the athletes to Charlottesville, Va,
to do their Spring prepping. 1t was
one Of those Winters that happen to
crop up for no good reason at all. 1t
was cold In the sunny South and hot
In the Arctic North
On the first day out II showed.
"Three feet Deep" says Mike.
IL showed the second day. 1.-TWO
feet deep" says Griff.
That made five feet of snow which
Griff had to pay group of men, with
snow plows and mules, to remove from
the playing field. Place no dependence
on the figures presented.
When Grif dismissed the force OF
men, the foreman Of the crowd gave
him a card. In case you need nae
eeaan. Mr.. Griffith" he said.
Evening star., 1932-03-02
Lineup of Cubs
Has Lone Rookie
CANTA CATALINA ISLAND, Calf

CANTA CATALINA ISLAND, Calf,
- March (P.-Rogers Hornsby
has wasted no time IN organic
ing his regulars into the team he
expects to start in the 1882 season,
and in their first test they have given
a good account of themselves.
The first intercamp game Of the
season ended in an 8-to-1 victory for
the so-called regulars in seven in
nings. Stanley Hack. the recruit
third baseman, was the only green
hand in the varsity lineup, which
also includes Charles Grimm at
first, Bill Herman at second, Woody
English, shortstop, as the other
members Of the infield; Kiki Cuyler,
Lance Richbourg and Riggs Stephen
son IN the outfield; Gabby Hartnett
and Zach Taylor. catchers, and Ed
Baeoht and Johnny WEIGH doing
the p1eelaing.
Evening star., 1932-03-02
NATIONWIDE A. c. READY
Alexandrians Start Practice for
Capital City League Season.

Capital City League Season.
ALEXANDRIA, March 2-Nation-
wide A. C. base ballers Of this city plan
to begin practice this week.
Bill Langford, captain of the st.
Mary's Celtics ball team, has been
chosen coach of the Nationwide nine.
with Louis Schriener, captain, and
Theodore Beach and Bill Hammond,
business managers.
The team will enter the senior divi-
sion OF the Capital City League. Play
ers signed include Fritter, G. Moore.
Embrey, Howard, Mendelson, Mankin,
Jennier, Baber. C. Hoof, j. Moore. ".
Curtis, Chilcotte, M. Carr, B. Moore, D.
Simpson, G. Zimmerman, L. Scott, l..
Schriener. Godgrey, Sperling, Turner.
Hamilton, Garvey, j. Simpson, ].
Hudson, F. Gardiner and Fred Burrell.
Evening star., 1932-03-02
BASKET BALL CARD HOT
Semi-Pro Double-Header Is Slated
Tonight at Kensington.

double-header promising lots of
action is scheduled tonight on the Ken
sington National Guard armory floor
Vic Sports Shop and Richmond Y. M.
c. A. teams are to meet at $3.50 O'Clock
and Howitzer Giants and French A. C.
are to face in one of the series for the
semi-pro title of the District area in
the nightcap.
The games originally were slated for
the Silver Spring armory.
Evening star., 1932-03-02
Few Distractions i'm Biloxi
Siesa Time Training Base of Nationals Is Well just
Siesta Time, That's All.

And ,oIaen the golfng gets in your
eyes there still is q lot to match
do1Un on the piers, lDhere the boys
fish TOR crabs and try to get the fish
tDith crab nets
Evening star., 1932-03-02
JACK STALKS LEvfNSKI
May Open Formal Title Campaign
With Return Battle.

CINCINNATI, March 2 CR.-Jack
Dempsey may open his formal bid for
the heavyweight championship with a
bout against the King Levinsky. Chi
cago battler, who cuffed out an un-
official decision over him recently.
Leonard Sachs, DempSey's comeback
manager, said Nate Lewis of the Chi
cago Stadium is angling for a 10-round
match between the two, possibly for
June 16.
Evening star., 1932-03-02
H0WITzERs VS.. FRENCH A. c

Howitzer Giants and French A. C.
quints will meet tonight at the saver
Spring Armory upon completion Of a.
tilt between Vic Sports Shop and Rich
mopd Y. M. G. A. fiVes. schedMled for
b8 cscioclk
Evening star., 1932-03-02
LAZZERI SIGNS CONTRACT.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March z
PJ.-Tony Lazzeri telegraphed the news
that he had signed his contract with
the New York Yankees and thus the
unsigned list was reduced to one. Babe
Ruth.
Evening star., 1932-03-02
STONE FIGHTS HARRISON.

Jack Stone, 180-pound boxer of this
city, has been booked to meet e. "
Harrison on card in Philadelphia to-
morrow night.
Evening star., 1932-03-02
HERNDON BEATS OAKTON

OAKTON, March 2.-Herndon High
School basketers conquered Oakton
High tossers, 81 to %, in an overtime
battle last night on the Oakton court.
Evening star., 1932-03-02
Rice Will Fight to Land Regular Job Robins Snap Out Carey Commands
On the
.SiideLines
With the Sports Editor.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.
"DDIE MORGAN is up to
r his old tricks.
The hard-hitting but

TDD1E MORGAN is up to
r. his old tricks.
l. The hard-hitting but
weak fielding first base
man of the Cleveland Indians
becomes a holdout the same
day that Nose Grove of the AS,
a real star, signs his contract
with Connie Mack.
Morgan got away with SINH
lar tactics last Spring, when he
managed to miss most of the
training grind by baking
against the salary offered him
by General Manager Billy
Evans, but he is likely to fail
diSmally this year, and for two
very good reasons
One is that despite the fact
his 1861 average for 1881 was the
third highest in the American
League, being eXcelled only by
Babe Ruth and Al Simmons, his
work afield was so poor as to
make him something Of a liza
bility on defense
Another Good Reason.
The second, and no less i'm
portant, reason is found in the
presence at the Tribes New Or
leans conditioning base of
Bob Connatser, who indicated
through his work with the Peli-
cans last Summer that he is
just about ripe for major league
company.
So well did Connatser per-
form at the initial station for
the Indians Southern ASSocia-
ton farm he tentatively was
slated as regular first baSeman
this year, regardless of Morgan,
with the latter being booked to
contest for an outfield berth.
And with such accomplished
performers as Earl Averill, Dick
Porter and Joe Vosmik avail
able, not to mention Bob Seeds
and Charlie Jameson, there is
no assurance he could make the
grade in the garden, notwith-
standing his pounding prowess.
Morgan is likely to be given
the privilege of making good
his threat last season of leaving
base ball fiat for the box busi-
ness his father owns.
Two Strikes m Rennv
A FTER one start last year,
IL in which he made a very
disappointing showing,
Benjamin Leinert again is striv-
ing to achieve a ring come
back, and this time is conced-
ed by some observers in the
metropolitan sector of having a
good chance to succeed.
When he retired about a dec
ade ago as undefeated world
lightweight champion, Benny
Leonard, as he is better known,
had plenty of this worlds goods
and the reputation of being one
of the claSSieSt mittmen in his
division the game ever pro-
duced.
Like many another, Leonard
practically was wiped out by
the Wall Street crash two years
ago, and it is in an effort to
re-eStabliSh himself financially
that he is back in the game.
If personal popularity had
any bearing in the matter,
Benny Leonard would be as
sured of success as a middle
weight, but after 10 years of
ring idleness and nearing the
40-year mark in age, the
chances are all against him,
despite a notable lack of class
among current contenders in
the 160-pound class.
The best he can hope for is
to garner what will be small
change" compared with the re-
turns his fiStic fineSSe netted
him as ruler of the lightweights.
Evening star., 1932-03-02
HOLD DIAMOND FARLEY

Plans for Prince Georges Church
Loop Subject Tomorrow.
HYATTSvILLE, March "A meet
ing to further plans for organization Of
Prince Georges County church base
baA league will be held tomorrow night
at 7:30 O'Clock IN the parish hall of
Pinkney Memorial Church here.
REPRESENTATIVE Of all teams Mtex-
ested hre urged 10 attend.
Evening star., 1932-03-02

And when there is a little Grabbing
and no fishing you always can watch
the girls from town in bathing, which
is better than fishing or grabbing, ol
why do the girls attract more bal
PLAYERS?
Evening star., 1932-03-02
GIVES
WAY TO EXERCISE
Vance OFF His Dignity-Hoyt
Sheds rs Pounds, Prom
iSes Many Victories.
BY ALAN ]. GOULD,
Associated Press Sports Editor.

)LEARWATER, Fla, March 2.
Strange sounds and even
~ stranger stories have been
emanating from this little
town on the Gulf Coast since the
Brooklyn ball club arrived to sub
stitute the Carey calisthenics for
the Robinsonian philosophy.
At first the natives showed
some tendency to be alarmed. Not
in the memory of the oldest in
habitants had Dazzy Vance, the
hotel keeper of HomosaSsa, been
known to hoist himself on his
broad shoulders and cast dignity
to the winds by pumping his legs
bicycle-fashion.
No citizen could recall previously
having seen the ancient Jack Quinn
grasp desperately for his shins, in lieu
| Of ability to reach the ankles and sway
to the military cadence of mass exer-
| else.
THE rollicking Robins have flown the
l. old nest. Many faces are still
familiar. But in place of the
| one-time joviality of the Happiness
Boys has been substituted an ordered,
| well regulated regimen calculated to
| develop a pennant contender from as
| curious a collection of talent as any
major league club ever assembled.
Say, I'm beginning to like this BIZ
cycle act of mine" remarked the red
headed, forid-faced Mr.. Vance. speak
ing of the exercises that each day pre-
cede the workouts at the ball park.
I'm getting so good that I can teach
my stuff to some of these young fellas,
like Joe Shaute and Jack Quinn"
NANCES reaction to Careys meth
DDS, revolutionizing the Brooklyn
system, is typical of the way the
ball players have taken to the new pro-
gram. Carey's ideas may be radical by
comparison with time-honored. big
league methods, but they are funda-
| mental from an athletic viewpoint.
MAX has simply sold his men the no
| ton that they will get of to a better
start if they are in first-class condi-
| ton.
The talk of the camp Just now,
I however, is Waite Hoyt. the one-time
\ boy wonder of the Yankees. Hoyt
trimmed at least 25 pounds of excess
weight on his frame, promised Carey
he Will stay in condition and pitch as
often as desired. He thinks he can
win 20 games for Brooklyn. his home
town, this year, even though he will
have to worry about Pepper Martin
oftener than he did last season.
Evening star., 1932-03-02

When the boys take the napkins from
under their chinS and start out to
conquer Biloxi, it is going to be an
afternoon to be around.
Evening star., 1932-03-02
BY TOM DOERER.

DILOXI, Miss, March 2.-Sies-
X ia time at Camp Griff is
l. something to write home
about, folks. Yessir.
When these athletes break out
into rash of flannels, polka dot
shoes, shaves and pink socks, you
know that it is going to be a pleas
ant day, even if it rains.
Evening star., 1932-03-02

AFTERNOON 10 De around.
They drape themselves over the beach
| chairs and dream. They stroll over to
the shore and shock the sea gulls and
wander into town to read the advertiS-
ing signs in the windows and to see
what is making Biloxi tick.
Young men U1lO hare become do
meSticated, and the reason for the
dOmeStic0tion being right here tDith
them, parade the latCn under the
safe, sane and thorough protection
OF the miSSuS.
But the misSuS could have stayed at
home and the big boy would have been
just as safe down here in this haven
| of sunshine, quietitude and few girls to
ogle. There isn't even a girl at the
cigar counter in the hotel, and that is
world record for any base ball train
ing camp anywhere, and anytime.
1t is SO peaceful along the main
stem that the boys talk to them
selves in the chewing gum machine
mirrors, tip their hats to the light
house and spend hours looking at
the Spanish moss.
But there's action around. For in
stance, you can get it on the golf links
watching Griff, Marberry, CroWder, Al
trock and few others as they lift
| divots, top drives and slice into the
Gulf of Mexico and parts of louisiana
Evening star., 1932-03-02

However, an afternoon here is some
afternoon. The sun blisters and the
Gulf cools. No wonder these boys are
getting to be bronzed and the Hotel
Biloxi menu is getting such q beating
Evening star., 1932-03-02

AL Schacht says he has become 30
bronzed that il Griff does not give
him that raise he promised back in
1912 he is going TO get a job pos
ing as a cigar store Indian.