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Evening star., 1933-09-26
Terry Pays Well
To Ward Off Jinx

THE superstition which surrounds
L big league base ball. especially
Oh a team out In front. was
manifested by Bill Terry. manager
OF the New York Giants. National
League champions, in the clubs
swing around the western circuit.
The Giants then were eight games
in front while in Cincinnati fortify-
ing themselves at the expense of the
Reds, but Bill threw mild fit when
he spotted local delegation bring
ing in flock Of banners to hang in
a hotel lobby.
The banners were highly laudable
and congratulatory. so phrased that
there was no room for doubt their
sponsors considered the Giants as
good as in" and desired to give the
New Workers a send-off on behalf
of the leagues ancient strongholds.
That was close CALL" breathed
Terry. They would have put the
jinx on US sure if I hadn't stopped
them from putting those signs up.
offered to pay all the expense of
making them, personally, just to get
them away from sight"
Evening star., 1933-09-26
ST. JOHNS IS T0ILING
FOR MARYLAND GAME
Planning to Extend scrimmages
Through Thursdsy-Lotz, Big
Tackle, Swallows Nail.

A NNAPOLIS. September 26 - BY
~ calling upon the freshman squad
for some of it's strongest players,
Coach Tody Riggs at st. Johns was
able to give his charges their first real
scrimmage yesterday in preparation for
the Maryland game Saturday.
Most of the time was devoted to
handling the kickoff. Riggs proposes
to hold scrimmage again today and on
Wednesday and Thursday.
Several injured or ailing players re-
turned to the field and Bernie Casassa,
Washington boy. who is home with an
liberated tooth, was the only absentee.
He is an end.
Carl Lott, 195-pound tackle, gave the
coach the shivers by reporting that he
had swallowed a small nail, but he ap-
parently thrived on the diet, as he was
on the field in good shape. Lott was
holding the nail in his mouth while
putting up window shades in his fra
ternity house.
Evening star., 1933-09-26
Inspired Teams.

TWGNTY-SEVEN years ago the
Chicago White Sox, the hitless
wonders Of base ball, came roar
ing up from seventh place with
19 straight victories to take over the
American League pennant.
They had team batting average of
.231 and they had to face Frank
Chenc Cubs, who had just set new
season record of ll6 victories.
But the White Sox had the
inspiration of an unexpected
pennant victory-and the White
Sex also had Walsh, Ahrock and
White to throw at-0r by-Cub
bats.
The White Sox won four out of the
six games played.
In the same way the Boston Braves,
another inspired team, turned an even
more amazing trick in 1914.
Their inspiration was hooked to the
pitching of Rudolph. Tyler and James,
and all they did was to whip the Ath-
letics four straight.
Here are two long shots, two weak
hitting clubs, which had enough pitch
ing and inspiration to win eight out Of
4O SoIlCS 41Olll IWO VI Vic D~SO Odll CluUS
that ever took the field-Cubs and
Athletics who apparently had a win
ming edge in almost every way.
The Giants of 1888 had to make
no such uphill fight But they
uere picked to finish sirth-
picked to crack every other reeE
after early July-picked to blow
in the stretch.
They haven't the punching power of
the Washington Senato-s-but they
have the same old inspirational uplift
plus Hubbell, Schumacher. Ntzsim-
mons and Parmelee.
They have taken keen pleasure in
having the Senators made favorites in
next weeks big show.
The only squawk they have is that,
even SO, too many experts are picking
them to win. 1t is easier to sink your
teeth in and say, we'll show EN-"
than it is to respond to three rousing
cheers.
Evening star., 1933-09-26
Grid Graphs

T>EAMS planning to compete in the
unlimited division of the National
Capital Foot Ball League are
asked 20 have representatives present
at meeting tonight at o'clock at
the Atlas Sport Shop.
st. Mary's Celtics will drill tonight
at 7:30 o'clock at Seventeenth and Con-
Stitution avenue.
Brentwood Hawks will practice at
the same place at o'clock.
Practice for Fellows United squad
is scheduled tonight at 7:30 o'clock on
the Palisades field.
A meeting to complete organization
of the 135 and $50 pound divisions of
the District Independent League will
be held tonight at o'clock at 1346 H
street northeast. Representatives Of
teams wishing to compete in the loops
are asked to attend
Corbett A. c. gridders will work this
evening at $50 o'clock at Anacostia
Park.
Evening star., 1933-09-26
GRIMM, KEPT AS CUB
PILOT, LOOKS TO 1884
Confab With Veeck Relates Main.
ly to Bolstering Team-Likely
to Obtain Klein.

BY the Associated Press.
|HICAGO, September 25.-Charlie
Grimm who yesterday signed as
manager of the Chicago Cubs for
another year, already is laying plans
for the 1884 season.
The Cub pilot went into a huddle
with President William Veeck and aside
from going through the formality of
signing the new contract, it Is under
stood that plans for the coming year
were the main topic Of conversation
In renewing his contract for another
year Grimm spiked rumors that he was
through as Cub manager
The Cubs are expected to renew their
bid for Chuck Klein, the hard-hitting
Philadelphia outflelder The Phillies
have turned down many offers for
Klein, but it is reported that the deal
will 60 through this time 1t also is
very likely that the Cubs will bolster up
their pitching staff. Other changes ex-
pected in the lineup are the release
of Pat Malone, Babe Herman. LIE Roy
Hermann, Zack Taylor, Billy Camp
bell and probably Frank Demaree.
President Veeck said he does not
hold Grimm responsible for the Cubs
failure to win the pennant. He blames
it on playing defects and injuries.
Evening star., 1933-09-26
South Neutral in Big Series
Both Washington and New York Squads Contain
an Array of Stars From Dixie.

Hughie Critz is a Mississippi ma
tive Of Starkville. Herman Bell
comes from Louisville and Pitcher
Glenn Spencer Is from North
Carolina. Byrne James is a San
Antonio boy and Joe Moore Is from
Gauze, Tex.
Heine Manush of the Senators Is
an Alabaman. Buddy Myer comes
from Ellisville, Miss. Catcher Clif
Bolton calls High Point, N. c.,
home Dave Harris is from neigh
boring Greensboro, N. c. Luke
Sewell is another of the Alabama
Sewells. Monte Weaver started
from Lansing. N. c. Alvin Crowder
spends his of seasons in Winston
Salem, N. c. Jack Russell is a
product of Texas, but lives In
Gainesville, Fla. Walter Stewart Is
from CrossviIle,. Tenn, and Al,
phonse Thomas halls from the Dor.
der line, Baltimore.
Evening star., 1933-09-26
TWO UNBEATEN AT CHESS
Fine and Whitman Setting Pace in
Western Tournament.

DETROIT. September 26 (P)-With
the fourth round completed except for
adjourned games. Reuben Fine and
Robert whitman. both of New York, are
leading in the Western Chess Associa-
ton tournament, with four and three
victories, respectively, against no de-
featS.
Arthur W. Dake Of Portland, Greg,
met his first defeat in this round, at
the hands of A. c. Margolis, Chicago,
in 25 moves.
-Four round results:
L. Stolcenberg. Detroit, defeated w.
F. Streeter, Cleveland; G. s. Barnes,
Minneapolis, defeated M. Palmer, De-
troit; E. Opsahl, Detroit, defeated E.
Nicholson. Detroit; A. c. Margolis, Chi
cago, defeated A. w. Dake, Portland.
Oreg.: r. Fine, New York, defeated
S. D. Factor, Chicago; M Fox. Montreal,
VS.. G. Eastman, Kalamazoo. Mich. ad-
journed; S. Reshevsky, Detroit, VS.. R.
Whitman, New York, adjourned
The leading scores: Fine, 40; Will
man, 80: Dake, 81; Reshevsky, 2Ia-
IA; Stolcenberg, 21k-1h; Barnes, %.
Evening star., 1933-09-26
HOWARD GRID SQUAD
COVERS WIDE AREA
Many States Represented-0utlook
Is Pleasing Despite Line
Must Be Rebuilt

TANY States are represented by
iVI candidates making up the How
ard University foot ball squad,
which Is being hustled along by Coach
Verdell and his staff in preparation for
its opening game here October IA with
st. Paul
The Bisons must rebuild line shat
tered by graduations If they are to
have a winning team and the outlook
for accomplishing this is far from dis
couraging. Humbolt Howard of Phila-
delphia, an end, who can snag passes;
Hilton Lewis. a tackle from Houston,
Tex, and several others are showing
well in the fight for posts on the line.
New backfield talent Of promise in
cludes Bish Hart. 190-pounder from
Philadelphia; Fred Batch. a triple
threaten, and Lee Bridges from Eliza
beth, N. j., and Narney .Rhetta,
quarter, from Baltimore.
Evening star., 1933-09-26
OFT LONE REGULAR
OF FOES TO CLOUT
Continued From First Page.)

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not so marked, due to Otis superiority
in this specially.
The latest unofficial figures
showed 271 "RBP' for the Sena-
tor outfielders and 242 for the
Giants.
ManuSh and Goslin are former
American League batting champiori,
but the Colorful Goose" no longer ca
ries the slugging threat he did when
he was breaking up ball games for the
Senators in 1924 and 1925. Manush
still ranks among the games leading
hitters, however, and has collected more
hits than any player in the American
League this year and stands second
only to Chuck Klein of the Phillies in
the major league list
Schultz Is the only Washington out
fielder with the speed of Moore and
Davis. He was star sprinter in his
school days.
Evening star., 1933-09-26
MAROONS DRILLING
MINUS GRID SUITS
Scrimmage Limited to Hour
Each Week in "NeW Deal"
Under Shaughnessy.
BY PAUL NICHOLSON,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

@HICAGO, September 2s.-A
railbird, who has been
~ watching Amos Alonzo
Stagg build University of
Chicago foot ball teams for al
most a quarter of a century,
blinked his eyes in astonishment.
We'll, for" he cried. They,
they look like gymnasium class.
They haven't got foot ball suits on
even. Well"
"Aw, that's nothing" one of the Sc
NOR letter men put in. Just stick
around and you'll see some more of
Coach Shaughnessy's ideas. Say. we
haven't worn regulation foot ball suits
for three days and won't until next
week. We're not going to scrimmase
more than an hour a week and later
on were going TO cut that to half that
time, maybe. Another thing. Know
Wnat were drinking these days to keep
Mt? Milk and lots of it, although that
pig frosh over there took the coach at
MS word, drank four quarts one day
and got sick"
Any one dropping in on the
chicago foot ball camp, where
Coach Clark Shaughnessy Is an
plying all his ingenuity to give
the Maroons rev deal" in the
Big Ten wars will be just as sur
prlsed as the veteran railbird.
His head is buzzing with new ideas
and his spirit pervades the practice
1le-o. HIS squad is the largest in many
years and is hustling all the time.
Admits They'll Be Tough.
mo, 1 can't think Of winning a
IN championship this year" Coz CHI
Shaughnessy said. but think
were going to be tough and get tougher
as the season rolls on We are stress
ing blocking and tackling. as no team
can succeed without those rudiments.
ocrllnmage? No. an hour, maybe half
IN nour OF scrimmage a week is enough.
; q rather have team in good physical
conoltlon fo- a game even though lack
Of scrimmage made it a trifle ragged
root ball suits? No, we didn't use 'em
the first week, as figure no player is
n shape |hen he first reports, although
ne may have been digging bitches or
mixing concrete all Summer.
"Yon'Ue got to let them get their
cage stecdtly and forget all about
1907 baH the first week of prac-
t'ce except for skull practice"
Another Shaughnessy scheme is to give
tne entire set Of plays to his team early
IN tne season instead Of few at t'ma.
so II man gets hurt he doesn't mis-
new formations. Every man VII
aolIty Is drilled for tEo places on :.
team Practice is exceptionally inforra.
ms season should be different TO,
Chlcago. Coach Shaughnessy has pre-
aoly the bcst prospects Of any Marc l.i
team in eight years and a schedule to
be played almost exclusively at home
The schedule:
October, Cornell College of Iowa at
Chicago; IA. Chicago at Washington
University. st. Louis; 81. Purdue At
Chlcago: 20, Michigan at Chicago.
NoVemoer-5, Wisconsin at Chicago:
II. Indiana ct Chicago; Is. Chicago at
Illinois; 25, Dartmouth at Chicago.
Evening star., 1933-09-26
DEFENSE FOR FIRST
tilt WORRIES NAVY
Fearful of William and Mary on
Saturday-Miller Scrambles
! Heavy Aggregation.
NNAPOLIs, September 2s.-with a

4 NNAPOL1S, September 26.-With a
~ strictly private practice yester-
day, the Naval Academy began
its final preparations for its opening
game with William and Mary here Sat-
urday. Using dummy scrimmage as
vehicle. Coach Rip Miller devoted the
session to drilling his charges along
lines in which weakness was disclosed
in the match scrimmage Saturday.
Much time was devoted to defensive
work, in which the team appeared very
weak. the team wofking against squad
B. This aggregation was drilled in the
William and Mary formations, Frank
Foster, its coach, having seen the In
dians in action twice this year.
Miller has scrambled his heavy
team, as used Saturday, and is nearly
back to his original first-string lineup.
Buddy Slack. however. is playing quar-
terback in place, Of Larry Becht. and it
seems as If Slim Brook, regular left
tackle last season, will not be able to
displace George Lambert.
Evening star., 1933-09-26
Eevens Oenng Games Chicago Has Neu Ideas High Hopes
THE SPORTLICHT
BY GRANTLAND RICE,
FACING THE BREAKS.

FACING THE BREAKS.
When morning brings the end OF sleep
say-"This is my toughest day.
I'll find the shadows dark and deep,
Where fate has barred the open 1pay."
So sDhen misfortune stops and halls,
do not meet hin, NTH curse;
I'm set against the toughest gales
Since had figured something Uorse.
! underprite the loudest crash
That may betaH the errng SOUL
And " by chance things 90 to smash,
I'pe been in training for the role,
And II my path escapes the muck
And come kinder fate,
Or get an epen break in luck
sdy-"Oh, boy-but this is great"
It's all in hotp the mind is set,
And so it's iDeH enough to knoU
Most days are rainy, dark and tOet,
Or ,cind-sWept toith hint of snou,
And IT by chance the sun breaks through
To dance among the fading pines
From, 5ust one ndrrow slit of blue,
It's al the brighter uhen it shines.
The trouble is seem to think
This ,Dorld is roses, light and dreams,
Where most OF US stand on the brink
Abope htes swirling, sullen streams:
We seem to think life oUes US fame,
Or ease against our final breath,
Forgetting in this grim, rough game
Life only oUes US each death.
Evening star., 1933-09-26
BY the Associated Press.


A TLANTA, September 26.-
~ Southern base ball fans are
~ "on the fence in the world
series. as both the Wash
ington Senators and the New York
Giants are chock full of Dixie dia-
mond sons.
Bill Terry of the Giants-they
call him Memphis Bill" down here
was bern in Atlanta and now
lives in Tennessee's river metropo-
lis. Mel OFT, the young slugger,
comes from the Louisiana bayou
country. :,
Catcher Gus Mancuso learned his
drawl in Houston, Tex. Travis
Jackson Is from Arkansas, q little
place called Waedo. Outfielder
Homer Peel Is from Cameron, Tex.
Evening star., 1933-09-26
LONG DRIVES MARK
CHAMPS PRACTICE
Continued From First Page.)

Nationals during their last Western
trip, and Cecil Travis. infielder, up with
the club for a time in midseason and
recently recalled from Chattanooga, are
slated for $500 each.
Col. William Smith, conces-
Siondire at the ball yard and trdu-
cling secretary of the club each
Spring training trip, wtH be
handed 5000.
The players also will remember Hand
some Joe Fitzgerald, who does a lot of
catching in batting practice here, and
Jimmy Mahorney, mascot and bat boy.
A sum for these two will be pooled by
the Nationals.
Evening star., 1933-09-26
CANCELS WHEATON. GAME.

The management of the Hyattsville
Southern Methodist base ball team has
announced the nine has been forced to
cancel its scheduled game with the
Wheaton A. c. for Saturday, as it has
a postponed engagement for that day
with the Colesville team in Magruder
Park, Hyattsville, at 2:30 o'clock.
Evening star., 1933-09-26
Burden Equipoise
In Farewell Race

BY the Associated Press.
uAVRE DE GRACE. Nd. Sep
i / tember &C. V. Whitney's
Equipoise has been assigned
the top impost of 1872 pounds for his
farewell race in the Havre De Grace
Handicap Saturday.
Equipoise, undefeated this year
until he finished third behind Dark
Secret and Gusto in the Jockey
Club Gold Cup, will give Z
pounds to Dark Secret and 9 to
Norman Church's Western star,
Gallant Sir. Forty-three have been
named for the IA mile race.
Evening star., 1933-09-26
ODD FELLOWS TO BOWL
Will Start Twentieth Season Mon
day at Convention Hall.

Play in the Odd Fellows Bowling
League will open next Monday night
at o'clock on the Convention Hall
alleys. This will be the loops Goth
season.
Mount Pleasant will meet Amity No
1 rollers and Eastern and Amity No. 2
will face Monday, with Columbia engag-
ing Friendship and Fred D. Stuart tax
ing on Excelsior on Tuesday.
Evening star., 1933-09-26
ST. ALBANS IS SHY
VETERAN L|NEMEN
Has Fine Backs and Success
Hinges on Finding Few
Good Forwards.
BY EDWARD A. FULLER. JR,

r
IF Coach Rob Middleton and his
aides can develop three or
i four capable forwards, st.
Adams should really go some
where in foot ball this Fall.
There is plenty of seasoned back
field talent on the Cathedral
School squad, three regulars and
one near-regular from last season
being at hand, but only two boys
who held down line posts in 1892
again are on the job.
John MCGEE, Martin Henderson and
Page Cornwell, regulars behind the line
a campaign ago and Charlie Bachmann.
who won his letter but saw service only
part OF the time, are the backs being
heavily counted upon.
Dick Foulois, tackle and Perry Lip
pitt, end, are the lone veteran forwards
on the job. Clark Henderson, center,
and several others loom promising line
material, but Coach Middleton Will be
unable to determine the caliber Of the
talent available for line posts until he
has seen his proteges scrimmage.
Nothing that strenuous has been
undertaken in the few days the
squad has been on the fell.
n TIDDLETON has high hopes Of de-
lNI veloping a creditable line, though
1t will lack heft and experience
The group along the forward wall, how
ever, will pack plenty of speed and
spirit. Incidentally. the spirit of all the
candidates is decidedly encouraging TO
Middleton and his assistants.
This is the second season Middleton.
4 former Haverford athlete. has directed
the st. Adams gridders 1t also is the
second year for Al Wagner. line coach
Bucknell product, who formerly
coached at Episcopal Academy, Phila-
delphia. and Red O'Connor, who is CIV
ing special attention to the younger
foot bellers.
Eight games make up the at
trdctiDe card booked for the St.
Atodns eleren, fUe at home and
three dwdy
Boys Latin School to be met here
October will be the Cathedral School
elevens first opponent ST. Christopher
OF Richmond, traditional foe. will be
engaged here November and Friends.
are other teams to be entertained by
st. Adams.
An attractive tilt will be that with
the Church Farm School at Phila-
delphia, october %. Games with
Shenandoah Valley Military Academy
at Winchester and Georgetown Prep at
Garrett Park will complete the card
arranged for Middleton's charges.
st. Albans grid list:
October 6-Boys' Latin School.
October 14-Shenandoah Valley Mill
tary Academy, at Winchester.
October 20-Georgetown Prep, at
Garrett Park
October 28-Church Farm School, at
Philadelphia
November 3-St. Christopher.
November 10-Friends.
November 17-Landon
November 24-St. James.
Central's Woodworking foot ball
squad will meet the Emerson eleven to-
morrow afternoon at $3.50 o'clock in the
Central Stadium. Coach Bert Coggins'
boys have won both their starts, hav-
ing downed Alexandria High and the
Charlottesville School for Boys. En-
erson lost its only game, bowling to
National Training School in a $40 tilt.
Evening star., 1933-09-26
2OO-POund Eleven
Boosted by yN.Y.U.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 26.-For
~ sheer bulk, New York Univer-
sity's foot ball team probably
will yield to no rival this season.
The first team, as tentatively Sc
lected by Coach Howard Cam, will
average a shade under 200 pounds.
Twenty-four of the 48 players on
the squad, are over 6 feet. with
the squad. are over six feet, with
Stephen Shields, a sophomore end
aspirant from Clarks Summit, Pa,
towering 6 feet 6A inches. Babe
Scheuer, 6 feet 8, is the heaviest
man on the team at 235 pounds.
Evening star., 1933-09-26
CHICAGO GIANTS REPEAT

NEW ORLEANS, September 26 [P.
The Chicago American Giants de-
feated the Crescent Stars of New Or
leans here yesterday in the Negro
world base ball series for the second
successive day, winning to L. The
third game of the series will be played
here Saturday.
Evening star., 1933-09-26

team st. Johns has, except hat 1t is
much older than ours and more ex-
perienced. At any rate we are doing
the best we can to get ready for a
tough game, and I guess we'll have one.
Our scrimmages with Georgetown
and Catholic University have helped us
good deal, as they have given our
green men q better knowledge Of foot
ball than they could possibly have got
otherwise"
Evening star., 1933-09-26
NORWOOD BIRD is FIRST
Leads Field of IT'S From II Left!
in 150-Mile Contest.

An entry from the w. o. Norwood
loft showed the way to a field Of 173
birds from II lofts that competed in
the second race of the young bird series
of the District of Columbia Racing Pig
con Club from Lynchburg, Va, to this
city. a distance of $50 miles
Following is the order of finish of
the first return to each loft, with the
average speed made in yards minute,
the first three to home winning diploL
Evening star., 1933-09-26
Stars Yesterday

BY the Associated Press.
Bill Walker. Cards-Kept Pirates 10
hits well scattered In Cards 6-to-3 vic
tory.
Glenn Wright. Hack Wilson, Linus
Frey, Dodgers-Connected with three
hits each In defeat Of Phillies.
Evening star., 1933-09-26
McAfee to Help Prep Mats.

DILL McAFEE came back to his old
h club yesterday, but only for visit.
However the pitcher who did
such great relief work while here will
help prepare the new champions for
their struggle with the Giants. He has
volunteered to chuck to the batters in
practice. And he'll stick around for
the entire world series.
Evening star., 1933-09-26
Homer Standing

BY the Associated Press.
Home run yesterday-Medwick, Car
dinals, /.
The Leaders.
Foxx, Athletics, 47; Ruth, Yankees,
81; Gehrig, Yankees. 81; Klein, Phillies,
%; Berger, Braves, 26.
League Totals.
American. National
Philadelphia ..147 New York. 80. 80
New York. 80. .138 Chicago ...... G.
st. Louis. ..... SO Brooklyn ..... go
Washington -. SO Philadelphia =. So
Detroit ...... 56 st. Louis ...... 81
Cleveland ..... so Boston ....... So
Boston ....... 49 Pittsburgh 80
Chicago ...... A Cincinnati 80. "a
Total ...... COG Total ..... .442
Evening star., 1933-09-26

The Giants today would be
much obliged if everybody
picked them to lose four straight.
They know how to handle that
brand of psychology.
Evening star., 1933-09-26
PLAYS FOR NORTHWEsTERI

EVANSTON, Ill. September 26.-Paul
Ianeora, former crack gridder of Dewitt
Scnooi, Washington, apparently b-s
ianoeo Joo as regular guard
the Northwestern eleven.
Evening star., 1933-09-26

What was supposed to have
been q deep, dark secret was re-
vealed yesterday to all the world.
Luke Sewell, the Nationals first
string catcher, wasn't kept out Of
Sundays game here merely to
give him a rest. Instead, he was
sent to New York to get look
at the Giants in action.
Manager Cronin figured it might pay
to have this smart receiver see how the
players of the club that soon will be
encountered by the American League
champions handle themselves at the
plate.
All this hustle and hustle incidental
to preparing for world series has told
on two prominently connected with the
washington club. President Clark
Griffith is suffering from rheumatism
in the shoulders and a stomach ailment
has put Trainer Mike Martin out Of
commission temporarily.
Griffith still is on his feet, but
yesterday Martin took to his bed.
Evening star., 1933-09-26
FRATERS DRILL TONIGHT.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, September 90
Fraters will hold foot
ball drill tonight at tbs o'clock on
Field.