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Uncle Clark and Nephew Walter Smile Red Sox No Longer Held Lightly
UTILITY INF|ELDER
SURPRISES TRIBE.
Burnett Given Even Chance
to Land Job-Aged Faber
Hopeful to Chisox.

BY the Associated Press.
N YEW ORLEANS, La, March %.
M Johnny Burnett, utility man
y in the Cleveland fold, has
startled the Indians in gen.
eral, and Johnny Hodapp in partic-
ular, with his fight for the regular sec
ond base position.
Hodapp, two years ago about the
best second baseman in the league,
had bad year last year due to a leg
injury, but reported this Spring in good
condition. Burnett jumped into the
breach last season and in addition to
good defensive play, batted over 300.
He Is given an even chance to win the
position.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March %
This was an important day to the
Chicago White Sox, mostly because Ur-
ban (Red) Faber was due to bow him
self into his nineteenth season as a
member Of the club against San An
tonic.
Uncle Urban is beginning his TWEEN
ty-fifth season in organized base ball
and he expects greater success than
last year, which was his best In nine
years.
CT. PETERSBURG, Fla, March 90
~ There's no pitcher in the Ameri-
can League, perhaps, who appears
easier to hit than old Herb Pennock
of the New York Yankees. And there
are few that are more puzzling than
the slender southpaw.
Making his first start Of the exhibit
ton season yesterday, he pitched five
hitless innings against the Boston
Braves.
FORT MYERS, Fla, March as
Manager Connie Mack arranged a
Regular Yannigan game for his Ath-
letics today in preparation for the in
vasion of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Some of the boys thought batting
practice was superfluous after their
15-to-7 conquest Of the Phillies yes
terday, in which the AS garnered %
hits. Every Mackman who got into
the game, including substitutes and a
pinch hitter, whaled the ball for at
least one safety, except Joe Bowman
and Rube Walberg. Bowman didn't
get a turn at bat and Walberg only
batted once.
LOS ANGELES, Calf, March %
John Whitlow Wyatt is piling up lot
of preseason evidence that he is
completely recovered from an arm all
ment which threatened to end his
pitching career with the Detroit Tigers
last year.
He held the smuggling New York
Giants to four hits in six innings yes
terday and when Recruit Izzy Gold
stein capped that achievement with
two-hit performance in three innings
the Tigers won their first game in
three starts against the Giants, IL to 2.
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HACK AND HERMAN
10Y TO CUB PILOT
Youngsters Fielding Up to
Snuff, Batting improved.
Braves Desperate.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AN FRANCISCO, March 23.-The
conduct of the Chicago Cubs
new kid infield pair, Stanley
Hack and Bill Herman, Is put
ting something like a smile on Rogers
Hornsby's face.
The youngsters. with much depending
upon them, have fielded well from the
beginning and Of late their hitting has
improved at an encouraging rate.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March %.
Manager Bill McKechnie and the
board of strategy Of the Boston Braves
were hunting today for rabbits feet and
four leaf clovers.
They're about ready to try anything
to break up the batting slump that has
hung over the Braves through six de-
feats at the hands Of the Yankees.
r os ANGELES, March 2s.-The New
IL York Giants training venture on
the Pacific Coast hasn't been much
of q financial success, but there have
been things to make up for that.
The Giants saw one crowd OF about
D. 600 for a Sunday exhibition with the
Chicago Cubs and one 5000 turnout.
To square things up for this dis
appointment they have had perfect
weather, with no rain since the DAY
they arrived, and are in unusually good
condition as the result.
TAMPA, Fla, March 23.-Babe Her
man will not appear against his former
teammates, the Brooklyn Dodgers, at
Clearwater today In their game with
the Cincinnati Reds. He has been told
to take his own time in conditioning.
With his crew complete at last.
Manager Dan Howley revealed ne would
carry nine pitchers, three catchers, six
infielders, and five outf1elders during
the season.
CLEARWATER, Fla, March % Dr.
~ One year has made tremendous
difference In the outlook Of Fresco
Thompson, Brooklyn Dodgers second
baseman.
THOMPSON came to camp last year
labeled a star as a result OF his bril-
liant play with the Phillies. He had a
very bad year with the Dodgers IN 1881
and now rates as third-string second
sacker, outranked by both Cuccinello
and Finn.
WINTER HAVEN, Fla, March 23.-
The Phillies received the st. Louis
Browns today undaunted by their 1877
setback at the hands Of the Athletics
at Fort Myers yesterday.
They consoled themselves In the fact
that the team the AS beat was COM
posed mostly Of rockies. They also
pointed out that they hit twice as many
honners as the AS. Both George Davis
and Rube Bressler hit for the circuit.
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THE LISTENING POST
BY WALTER TRUMBULL.

ance and sneak the bah by them. It
takes time for them to adjust them
selves TO new conditions. You can't
always Judge a player by his first wear
in the big leagues"
Bill McKechnie says: "Catchers who
warm up pitchers by urging them to
groove the ball get them into bad
pitching habits. They are likely to
groove the ball any time that they get
into q tight place"
Judge Emil Fuchs, owner of the
Braves, says: Control is a great thing
for o pitcher. know 1t is Valuable to
be able to throw the ball high or low
inside or outside, but no matter where
q pitcher throws the ball, I want to
see him put something on It,"
Connie Mack, leader of the Athletics
says: "A manager can tell a PLAYER
what he wishes him to do, but brilliant
thinking on the bench never has been
able to make base hit or eaten i fiy
ball"
Bill Killer, manager Of the st. Louis
Browns. says: You can bring any
number Of players up from the minors
and dress them in big league uniforms,
but only few look natural in them.
tCopyright: 1881. by the North American
NevspaRG Alliance, Inc)
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Welters Attract
At Raised Prices
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 23.-They've
~ boosted the prices for the ~
round bout between Billy Pc
trolle and Christopher (BaD Bat
talino, but even that may not pre-
vent a near-capacity crowd from
janming into Madison Square Gar
den tomorrow night.
No fight this indoor season has
created quite so much excitement or
stirred up quite so much argument.
The crowd seems certain to touch
the $4,000 mark and there may be
as many as $4,000 on hand.
Petrolle will be a slight favortte
over Battalino but the Hartford boy
has overturned the dope so often
that the customers are beginning to
believe he is invincible whenever
the experts pick him to lose. He
is not so hard a puncher as Petrolle
but he carries plenty of steam In his
fists. He apparently has unlimited
stamina.
Battalino will have to concede
little weight to Eetrolle. The Hart
ford boy, probably will come In
around 1873 or 139 and Petrolle does
not figure to be more than q pound
or two over that.
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BY TOM DOERER.

nOxI, Miss, March 23.-
X This is great place for an
- education. You learn lot
of things here the teacher
never taught back at Silver Spring
or Riverdale.
For instance, they never told me that
there Is Santa Claus in base ball. But
Moe Berg, the big catcher from the
White Sox and Indians, via the Bronx,
N. Y, says there is. Not only that,
but he says his name is Billy Evans
Of the Cleveland Indians.
Imagine Mr.. Evans being a Santa
Claus. Imagine Billy giving array
something.
He ought to have someone come down
his chimney with sackful Of pitchers
and some hitters and-well, something
to give him a chance TO get that ball
club Of his moving up there nearer the
top IN the American League fight.
But Moe insists. And Moe, being a
Princeton grad, an alumnus Of Column
bta University and young man who
knows his way around-even down here
in Biloxi, where we all thought that
only Joe Sherry, the taxi man, could
ell you how to get about-it must be so.
Moe says that in the Spring of
this year Billy handed him the
papers which made him a free agent
for no other reason than to be q
sport and very fair gentleman.
That's Noes story, not mine.
Berg says that young catchers were
pressing him, he had been i'll and an
old knee injury was troubling occasion
ally. So Evans, instead of dickering
around trying to get back some of those
shlnplasters he gave to the White SoX
for Moe, just up, as one pal to another,
and gave him the parchment.
That's Santa Claus, any day. But
tDhen base ball man does that these
dolldr-lesS days, then he is all of
Santa Claus family, including his
uncle on the Scandinavian side. Un-
less there is a catch to it.
But Moe is sincere He has the letter
from Evans making him a free agent.
Uncle Clark Griffith has read it and
needed, and, as a result, Moe is going
to get real honest-to-goodness chance
down here.
Back In 1880 with the White Sox Moe
pulled up with a torn cartilage in one
Of his knees. The injury threw him
out for months. Last year he developed
bronchial pneumonia and was out for
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HOCKEY PROS READY
TO BATTLE FOR CUP
Six Teams Qualified to Play in Pre-
liminaries Of Stanley Trophy
Competition.

NEW YORK, March 2s O@.-The
" National Hockey League closed its
regular season last night with the
Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple
Leafs and Montreal Maroons in the
Canadian section and New York Ran
gers, Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit
Falcons Of the American division quail
Tying for the play-offs leading to the
Stanley Cup series.
Pairings for the opening play-ofs will
send the Rangers against the Canadiens
In best-three- out-of-flve series. and
Toronto against Chicago and Detroit
against the Maroons in home land home
SERIES,
The winners Of the Toronto Chicago
and Detroit-Maroons contests will clash
In another ome-and-home series for
the right to play either the Rangers or
Canad1ens for the Stanley Cup now
held by the Canadiens.
The CanadienS turned back Toronto.
AZ; Detroit beat the Rangers, 5-4. and
the New York Americans beat Boston,
e-6.
Final standings:
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Tough Task for Kids,

EARNING a berth with a big
L. league outfit Is a tough
assignment for a young
ster. He may have one or two
of the attributes required, only
to be lacking in the others,
and he soon discovers they are
numerous.
Griffith, for instance, has size,
strength, determination and a
good fast ball, all of which he
demonstrated in camp a year
ago, but he possesses no curve
worthy OF the name with which
to mix up his offerings, and
cannot field his position ade-
quately.
According to advices from
the front, Friedrich has an ef-
fective hook and impressive
ease Of action in practice. but
tlghtenS up under fire, loses his
polSe and control with it, and
has no fast ball that will pass
muster.
Ragland, it seems, has a bet
ter-halanced repertoire than
either Of the others. plus
greater experience, but gets
pumped out quickly in busting
1t by EN-, not having learned
now to conserve his energies.
And so it goes.
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TT
On the
SiideLines
III With the Sports Ed;ses.
III BY DENMAN THOA09ON.
w YITH the inability Of the
W. young Washington
pitchers now being

wv " " IL w eNcAAA4A6 WA
Y Y pitchers now being
inspected by Manager
Johnson to measure up to his
hopes, it Is becoming increas-
ingly evident that the talent
needed to round out the clubs
mound reserves will have to be
sought from among the sur
plus material Of the other
teams, or by means of a trade.
Judged by their performances
in exhibition games to date,
Frank Ragland alone seems
likely to be a help to the team
when the championship cam
paign gets under way, and then
only in a relief capacity.
1t was a foregone conclusion
John Boyle and Mike Delaney
were too green, and so, it de-
velops, are Bob Friedrich and
Lynn Griffith, although the
latter two were adjudged
worthy of serious consideration.
1t may be that in the close
to three weeks remaining be-
fore the flag scramble gets I'M
der way the recruits will show
to better advantage, but it is
apparent now they will have to
improve nightly to warrant
retention.
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Training Tits
By the Associated Press.


By the Associated Press.
Yesterdays Results.
At Los Angeles-Detroit (A.), II;
New York CN.), 2.
At Oakland. Calif.-Pittsburgh M,
S; Oakland Up. C. Ii, /.
At Fort Myers, Fla.-Philadelpl1da
"a, IS; Philadelphia (N.),
At Biloxi, Miss.-Wsshingto (A.), O;
Toledo "a. A., 5.
At Clearwater, Fla.-Brooklyn a.,
10; House of David, 3.
At st. Petersburg, Pia.-New wegk
(A.), q; Boston (N.), 0.
At San Francisco Chicago CNM o;
San Francisco (P. G. L., !.
At Gulfport, Miss.-Baltimorc, q. L.),
IL; New Orleans Is. A., !.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-23

EPPER MARTIN says: II think
- I'll have a good year and get
into another worlds series.
expect to steal more bases this
season. Last year stole only 16, but
should do a lot better than that. I
think I know more about base run
ming now"
Art Shires says: Where clowning
and base ball don't mix, expect to
stick to base ball. I am going to give
the Braves the best I have. I am in
good condition and expect to keep in
good condition"
CONNIE MACK says: eff I could
~ have used Grove in 1928 as can
use him now, we would have won
that flag. Grove has learned a lot
about pitching and has improved his
pitching temperament. He Is a smart
pitcher. I think he Is the best left
handler I ever saw, although If Waddell
had trained, the RUDE might have been
the greatest pitcher Of them. all.
"Batters who went splendidly in the
minors" Mack went on, come to the
majors and find they no longer can
take a toe hold and swing. They face
smart pitchers who keep them of bal
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20 YEARS AGO
WASHINGTON wrestling fans last
IN THE STAR.

WASHINGTON wrestling fans last
w night saw their favorite, Joe
Turner, go down before John
KiloniS, Greek champion, at the
Gayety in the fastest match Of the
season here. Turner won the first
fall in 20 minutes, but Kilonis came
back to take the next In 81 and the
last in "a. P. F. O'Connor refereed.
The victory entitled Kilonis to meet
Gehring Of Cleveland for the world
title.
Atlantics swept their set with
Rosedales in the Northeastern Duck
pin League. Rolling for Atlantics
were Salb, Horigan, Hagan, Poston
and Knockey and for Rosedales,
Allen. Rollins, Burnell, J. Noone and
H. Noone.
Wellestead White, an alumnus Of
Maryland Agricultural College, has
offered q silver loving cup to the
school whose athletes score most
points in events closed TO freshmen
In the M. A.. c. track meet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-23
RELAY MARK LOWERED

Northwestern Swimmers Cover 400
Yards in 1855.
EVANSTON, Ill, March % (P. -
Northwestern's 4O0-yard relay team
last night as the Wildcats defeated
Stanford, IL to "a, in dual SWIM
ming meet.
The Northwestern quartet Of troup,
Wilson, Hyland and Wilcox, covered
the distance In 1883, against the Of
fetal mark Of 1858, set by Yale in
1928.
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Waiver Route a Poor One.

JUST what will be available in
the way of seasoned twirlers
- when the time comes for
the other clubs to reduce their
rosters remains to be seen. but
with smaller squads the rule
1 TINS year the pickin's aren't
likely to be fat, and with first
class pitchers as scarce as ever
IL is difficult to see how a
ooXman not considered good
enough for a rival could be
Inquired to help the Nationals
much.
Obtaining the material essen
tlal TO the Nationals through
the medium Of a player deal
appears to depend upon two
contingencieS-whether Kuhel
deflnitely comes through at
nrSt base, thereby making
Judge available for Swapping.
and the extent to which Berg
proves able to understudy for
spencer and fill in for emer-
gency work In the infield.
II Berg can afford adequate
catcnlng protection and back
up Kerr for odd Jobs at second
ana third, the permanent in
Stallation Of KuheI at the mi
tlaI corner would convert Judge
INTO attractive bait for a high
class pitcher.
But unless things work out
tnlS way the Nationals will face
the grind of a Summer of cam
palgning a bit shy of adequate
replacement material
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A MINOR MATTER

Totals. "a 8.26l2 Totals 81 II IL
.Batted for Bachman in the fourth.
+Batted for Rabb in the seventh,
:Two out when winning run scored.
ERlsSG xt...i 2SS 20 "a
Runs-Powers. Ward ca. Sweeney 81
Myer Manush West, Cronin CD: ReynolGS.
Errors-Ward. Sweeney (2l, Galatzer. De
yormer, Rabb. Myer, Manush, weaver Runs
Manush. Reynolds. Two-base hits-Tpr-
9eon, Reynolds. West. Three-baSe snlt-
Cronin. Home run-Manush Sacrifice hit
Fischer Stolen base--cronih. Double Plays Plays
-Cronln to KUhel; Ward to Turgeon. HITS
OF Bachman, 3 in 9 innings; of Rabb,
in innings; of Rhodes. in 24s inninss;
OF Weaver, 4 in innings; OF Fischer, IN
innings. Winning pitcher-Fischer. Losing
pitcher-Rhodes, Wild pitch-Bachman; First
base on ballS-Oh Bachman. 3; Oh Rhodes,
2; of Weaver, 8; of Fischer, l. Struck out
BY Bachman, z; by Rabb, Il; by Weaver.
4; by Fischer. /. Hit by pitched ball-By
washington, 10, Umpire-Messrs. Van Graf
I'm and Altrock. Time Of game-2 hours
and IL minutes.
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NINE SELECTS LEADERS
Irving Captain, Farrell Assistant

George Irving has been elected field
captain and Robert Farrell assistant
manager of Franc jewelers. base ball
team. The squad, which will strive for
the title in the unlimited section of the
Capital City League, will hold its first
drill the afternoon of April on the
Potomac Heights field.
Sixteen ball players have signed with
the Federal Employe Unionists. Two
pitchers, three catchers, six inflelders
and five outfielders are on the list,
which is expected to reach around 80
before the start Of practice. Earle
Moser Is the organizer.
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NAMED OLYMPIC OFFICIAL.

LOS ANGELES. March % lP-
Reginald Leslie Snowy Baker, inter-
nationally known sportsman and polo
director of the Riviera Country Club,
today was appointed AustraliaS attache
for the olympic games here next
Summer.
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GULF NINE IN FIELD
Manager Will johnson Enters Team
in Industrial League.

A meeting TO organize the Gulf Re
flning Co. Athletic Club will be held
tonight at Frenchs Sports Store.
The Gulf base ball team, managed
by Will Johnson, has entered the In
dustrial League for week day play and
also will play independent bali on
Sunday.
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VEENKER TO WISCONSIN U.

MADISON, wis, March IS R.-.
Reports that George veenker, foot ball
mentor at Iowa State, has been ap-
pointed head coach ct the University
Of Wisconsin, have not been denied
by athletic authorities.
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CELTS EXPECT GOOD NINE
Number Of Players Already Signed
for Alexandria Squad.

ALEXANDRIA, March 23.-St. Mary's
Celtics are looking to good base ball
season. .. :.
Players signed by Charlie Corbett,
leader Of the Celts, include Art Ludlow.
who also Is COACH Bill Langford, Russ
Kidwell, Doc Dreif.is. Rip Hicks, Joe
Hamilton, Busy Bremen. Ellet Cabell,
Buddy Zimmerman. Macy Berman.
Dave Bayliss and Ashby Wood.
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PROMISING YOUNG
TEAM ASSEMBLIES
Pitching Staff Formidable
Without Morris-ColIins
Has Gap-FiIIers.
(Note-This 10 the fifteenth Of q series
OF frst-hdnd stories on major league
club pToSpectsJ
BY ALAN GOULD,
Associated Press Sports Editor.

- AVANNAH, Ga, March as
The Boston Red Sox, who
~ went into a prolonged tall
spin after flying high in
American League circles for many
pre-war years, no longer can be
lightly dismissed in the advance
calculations.
Not only did they scramble out
Of the American League cellar last
season, but they exceeded the ex-
pectations Of their most optimistic
followers by finishing sixth with
a spirited drive down the stretch,
thanks to some superlative pitch
ing by Danny MacFayden, Wiley
Moore, Jack Russell and a few
other hard-working boys.
Shifting their camp from Pensacola
to Savannah. where the base ball en-
thusiasm of the old South still fingers,
the Red Sox by now have convinced
themselves that they are going some
where.
No pennant fever raises the tempera-
ture Of the athletes here but Manager
John F. Collins, whose nickname Is the
good old Irish "Shano," all reports to
the contrary, has surrounded himself
with hustling collection of young
talent
HOUR pitchers did not get started
~ until almost midsummer last year
but they were the big factors In
pulling the club out of its rut," said
Collins I'VE lost Ed Morris, the big
right handler, but we still have strong
looking staff and have real hopes Of
plugging some gaps elsewhere.
IF we get the right combination
around second base and q little more
consistent hitting. We will at least give
any club fight"
The answer to the clubs need for a
dependable second sacker appears to be
John Dashiell, a Texan who has been
going good in the Southern Association.
There Is no question about his fielding
ability. II he can hit he will win the
job from Marvin Olson who played with
Buffalo last season.
Al Van Camp has been shifted from
the outfie1d to first base permanently.
Harold CRabbit) warstler has the call
at short and the veteran Marty Nc
Manus Is a fixture at third unless
something develops TO upset present
plans.
THE outfeld trio is Jack Rothrock,
1 Tom Oliver, a real ballhawk. and
Earl Webb, who hit 1888 last sea-
son and packs the teams cleanup
punch. George Stumpf, from Quiney.
III, is a good-looking prospect and SO
as John Lucas from Richmond, al
though the latter needs seasoning.
The battery department needs no
apologies whatever, with q frst-class
receiver in Charley Berry, former La
fayette All-America, to handle a staff
headed by MacFayden,' who won Is
games last year; Jack Russell, Horace
Lisenbee and Bob Kline, all right
handlers. The southpaws are Ed Dur
ham, slim but effective youn9ster;
Bob Weiland, big portsider obtained
from the White Sox. and John MichaelS,
recruit from Buffalo. For relief work
Collins has two seasoned men in Wiley
Moore and Pete Donohue, who Is
staging comeback after a good year
with Kansas City.
Behind the bat Berry's aides will be
Ed Connolly, Brooklyn boy with the
club last season, and Howard Storie, a
20-year-olo Ptttsfeld, Mass, product,
VINO looks like Conner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-23

Back In 1880 with the White Sox Moe
pulled up with torn cartilage in one
Of his knees. The injury threw him
out for months. Last year he developed
bronchial pneumonia and was out for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-23

But Moe is sincere. He has the letter
from Evans making him a free agent.
Uncle Clark Griffith has read it and
needed, and, as a result, Moe is going
to get real honest-to-goodness chance
down here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-23

That's Santa Claus, any day. But
iDhen base ball man does that these
dolldr-lesS days, then he is all of
Santa Claus family, including his
uncle on the Scandinavian side. Un-
less there is catch to it.