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Evening star., 1933-03-14
And So They Nonchalanty Spurned the Mere $81y 600
In Fact Young Men Fairly Young Indignant
BY GAYLE TALBOT.

nj base ball, the fabulous sport, to
| Y offer one Of the most fantastic
situations Of . strained finan-
cial period.
Base ball offers, at the moment, four
sterling young men who, between them.
practically are crying out loud at the
idea Of playing for q combined salary
total Of $8l 900 for one ID season.
The big Four" Of the hold-out bri-
gade are Babe Ruth of the Yankees,
Wes Ferrell Of the Cleveland Indians,
Hack Wilson of Brooklyn and Frankie
Frisch Of the st. Louis Cardinals. There
are something like half dozen other
assorted members, but the four named
form the backbone of the movement.
The Babe, OF course, automatically
became the ringleader when he hooted
at proffered stipend Of $4,000, rep
resenting cut of $25 900 But Gehrig.
his teammate, proved himself better
than a class B" hooter in refusing to
sign for $4,000. He got it boosted
$4,000.
reITeu, LQe 1nQlanS great Young
pitcher, says he positively will not play
for any $4,000; Wilson, the Dodgers
pudgy outfielder. has threatened to
trade himself to another outfit rather
than perform for $4,000, while Frisch,
veteran second sacker, has been indig-
nant ever since the Cards tossed q
$4,000 contract in his lap.
Both Wilson and Ferrell were given
severe cuts from last year, $500 and
$4,000, respectively, but 1t was Frisch,
the old Fordham flash, whose salary
really underwent an operation. Messrs.
Breadon and Hickey practically severed
an artery when they reduced their star
infielder a cool $4,000.
1t is entirely possible that, by the
time this is rushed to print, one or two
or all of the big Four" will have made
an artistic about and signed them
papers," but even their hesitancy to
sign for that kind Of money right now
Is an item
There are any number Of registered,
Grade A executives hanging around
who, for Mr.. Ruths maligned $4,000,
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Thompson Navy Water Wonder
MILDLY Graduating This Year Regarded One OF
Greatest Swimmers Ever at Annapolis.

and that was last year when Stim-
son of Penn nosed him out in a
50-yard contest at Philadelphia. It
was at the Penn interscholastics in
1928 when he won the 50-yard swim
that Thompson first came to the
attention of the swimming world.
His next important achievement
came in 1880 when he established q
national 50-yard record in the Navy
pool This mark of 23.1 still stands.
1.-The same afternoon he defeated
Kojac of Rutgers in 100-yard race
and again established a pool rec
ord" Ortland relates. "Kojac at the
time was National A. A. U. cham
pion. The same afternoon, SWIM
ming in the last leg of the 200-yard
relay, he overlook Kojac and helped
place another new record on the
boards. Last Summer he was a
member of the United States
Olympic team. He stands as one OF
the greatest swimmers the Naval
Academy ever has had"
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TRIBE PILOT LOOKS
FOR 4CL0SER RACE"
Peck Deems His Club Most
Improved d-Yanks Using
Hodge-Podge Team.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
N YEW ORLEANS, March 14.-Man.
M ager Roger Peckinpaugh look.
Y for "closer race" in the Amer.
ican League this year than las
and regards his Cleveland Indians a.
the most improved team in the loop.
The Indians improvement, he said
will be most noticeable in catching and
the infield, while his crew OF young
pitchers should show the results of
major league experience, previously
lacking.
Cleveland's regulars were selected for
the exhibition game against the New
Orleans Pelicans today The rockies got
their chance to perform last Saturday.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March IA
Marvin Owen, Pete Fox, Hank Green
berg and Frank Reiber, all recruits, will
be used in the game between the De-
troit Tigers and University of Texas at
Austin Friday, Manager Bucky Harris
has announced.
Owen will be at shortstop, Green
berg-for the first time-at third, Fox
in center field and Reiber will catch.
nASADENA, Calf, March 14.-The
I three boys from Philadelphia, AL
Simmons, Mule Haas and Jimmy
Dykes. are looking forward to working
on Chicago Cub pitching when the
White Sox and the National League
champions meet tomorrow and Thurs
day.
The three new Sox players liking for
Cub pitching dates clear back to 1929,
when they helped the Athletics win the
world series-especially that uproarous
seventh inning when the Macks scored
10 runs in the fourth game.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March "a
The team Manager Joe Mccarthy
first of their annual exhibition series
today didn't look much like the Yam
KEGS that paraded through the Ameri-
can League last year.
Only three regulars, Lou Gehrig, Ben
Chapman and Frank Crosetti, we're in
the lineup. All the other positions,
including the pitchers box, were occu-
pied by second stringers, while the
mighty Babe Ruth sat on the bench,
still determined not to play in an exhi-
bition game until he makes a financial
settlement with Col. Jacob Rupert.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, March
1.-THE ST. Louis Browns were only
two players short of their wartime
strength when they launched their full
squad training today.
Rick Ferrell and Carl Reynolds were
the two who had failed to sign for 1888
Infielders Jack Burns, Oscar Melillo
Arthur Scharein and Lin Storti and
Outfielders Ted Gullic, Debs Garms and
Sam West were all ready.
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want Luke Sewell to attempt for a
time. While the veteran receiver OBJ
tanned during the Winter in a trade
with Cleveland Is coming along
nicely, the boss doesn't intend to
have the old-timer take any chances
with hic underpinning.
The pitching will be up to Ed
Linke, strike-out king from the mid
lands, and Bud Thomas, erstwhile
Washington sandlotter who was sig
nally successful as worker with
the youngstown club, Washington
farm N the Central League, last
season. These boys appeared to ad-
vantage against the Crackers In the
series opener in Mobile last Satur-
day.
This means that the veteran 'big
five" of the hill corps will have to
curb its eagerness to get under
fire until the game with the Peli-
cans of New orleans here Friday.
Al Crowder, Monte Weaver and the
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THE SPORTLICHT
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

shots, which is a good way to lose
distance"
They may tell you that distance
doesn't help so much as long as you
are straight-but that happens to be a
joke line
Sarazen won at Fresh Meadow be-
cause he was hitting his tee shots far
enough to use a No on many holes
and he was sticking this No. and
8 feet from the cup.
In playing to we'll trapped green
it makes a big difference whether a
golfer Is using No. Z or No. T.
The Welterweight Argument.
Just at present California has COM
plete charge OF the welterweight field
with Young Corbett, Jimmy McLarnin
and Jackie Fields all on the scene.
This division offers the best argu-
ment in sight, as far as the fight game
is concerned.
Manager Blake still believes McLar-
min can walk away with the title if
given a chance, and a McLarnin- Cor
bett match would be one of the best
cards of the year.
copyright, 1892. by North American News
paper Alliance, Inc)
Evening star., 1933-03-14
Criffs' big Five" Must Bide Time
FaceA Tomorr

two southpaws, Earl Whitehill and
Walter Stewart, are r'arin' to go
and look ready for the test, too.
AL Thomas, the remaining member
of the big five" also has ideas he
can do a good turn on the hill right
now, but Manager Cronin and others
in charge at Camp Grif have other
ideas. It is not that Thomas isn't
in proper trim. He certainly looks
to be. But the board of strategy has
decided Tommy must not at this
early stage risk the flinging wing that
underwent heavy repairs by a Chi
cago surgeon last Winter.
While Thomas has repeatedly
demonstrated that he can whip 'em
over without causing hts mended
arm the least trouble, he still Is
being nursed carefully by Trainer
Mike Martin and will have to bide
his time before getting into action.
This may come when the Indians
more into Biloxi next week for q
brace of battles.
Evening star., 1933-03-14
RUTH AND RUPERT
ARE $4,000 APART
Opinion Is That They Will Split
Difference and Babe Get in
Line for SIS, 900.

BY the Associated Press
CT. PETERSBURG, Fla, March IA
- Babe Ruth and Col Jacob Rupert,
owner of the New York Yankees,
still are $4,000 apart on the salary
question. but base ball observers believe
compromise yet will be effected
The home-run slugger wants $50 900
for the season and Rupert wants to
pay only S50,000. Those watching the
situation figure they may compromise
at s55,000, which would be a $4,000 re-
duction from the Babes 1892 salary.
Col. Rupert is insistent he will not
pay Ruth more than 5000, and Ruth
says he'll quit base ball before he ac-
cepts that figure. Meanwhile. confer
ences have been abandoned temporarily
and the Babe will not take part in ex-
hibition games until he is signed.
Evening star., 1933-03-14
Tonic Harris Believes d. c. Youth Looms as Hoyu Grid Star
20 YEARS AGO
DOMBARDIER WELLS Is favored
- to defeat Gunboat Smith in
IN THE STAR,

DOMBARDIER WELLS is favored
ID to defeat Gunboat Smith in
their prize fight tonight in
Madison Square Garden.
The Hummers won two OF three
games from the Toledos in the Dis
trict Duckpin League. Rolling for
the victors were Dwyer, Chiswell,
Elmer, Meany and Elliott, and the
losers were represented by Kamm,
Miller. Keeler, Moore and Oehler.
G. w. Holland. Robert Williams,
Milton Groom and John Bolac are
Washingtonians entered in the 10
mile run of the Athenian Club
Easter Monday In Baltimore.
Tom Longboat, Canadian Indian
professional runner, easily defeated
Mauro Visconte of Italy In Is
mile race in Madison Square
Garden.
Georgetown defeated Bucknell in
the Hilltoppers' final basket ball
game. The work Of Foley and
Wetzell, G. U. guards, was out
standing.
In finals Of the Memorial A. c.
wrestling tourney last night, the
winners included Foley. Madigan,
Mayhem and Scherrier Of Memorial
A. c.; Freene and Murgie, D. c.
National Guard; Paxton, Y. M. c. A.,
and Decker, Gallaudet.
Evening star., 1933-03-14
Varied Sports

Exhibition Base Ball.
Brooklyn, 6; Philadelphia Athletics,
f.
Los Angeles Pacific Coast League),
10; Chicago Cubs, 8.
Professional Hockey.
Canadian American League.
Boston Cubs, s; Quebec Beavers, 2
American Association.
Kansas City, 8; Wichita, /.
Basket Ball.
Oregon State, "a; U. OF Southern
California, 10.
Evening star., 1933-03-14
H. Rice's Speed May Surprise
Former Crif Retains Old Zip on Bases, Says DOME
Bush, His New Boss

Louis, but he seemed to slip after
that. At Detroit he was not
the speedy, hard-hitting, accurate
throwing outflelder the Tigers had
hoped for when they got him in
trade.
The Yankees had expected him
to replace Earl Combs. but he ap-
peared short of the stun that makes
a championship player. He didn't
seem to fit in the scheme of things
at Washington.
Rice was a timely hitter at Min
neapolis in 1882. He still retains
his speed. Bush says, and will sur
prise some of the National League
catchers when they see him on the
paths
Evening star., 1933-03-14

their rush to sign up this Spring. But,
on the contrary, a little looking back
reveals the more money" malady Is
more severe than in many years past.
Last season it scarcely amounted to
anything. The Babe and Col. Rupert
made the same old passes at each other
for a time, but no one took them Sc
riously and they embraced, officially,
on March 16. This time it really seems
to be different. Unless q lot of folks
Evening star., 1933-03-14

would be glad to president" an entire
railroad system. They might even fill
in at the information booth at odd
times and fire an occasional boiler. And
even for Frisch's $9,CD0 you could COM
mand powerful lot of executive talent
There were those who predicted that
the hardy base ball athletes, upon
reading in the papers that there was a
slight shortage Of the well known
wherewithal, would trample people in
Evening star., 1933-03-14

Y IANKEE fans were surprised
" to hear that Harry Rice is
coming back to major league
base ball. The veteran out
fielder is going to try to fill the gap
in right field for the Reds. DOME
Bush, manager Of the Cincinnati
team, is sponsoring Rice's debut
in the older circuit. He had been
tried in st. Louis. Detroit, New
York and washington. and in each
town he failed to live up to his
well-known ability.
Early in his career he had a
couple of sterling seasons with st.
Evening star., 1933-03-14
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
n HOXI, Miss, March IA
X Battling with the Atlanta
II club will be resumed here
tomorrow with the Nationals
sending into the rubber fray of the
series of three games all regulars
excepting those of the battery de-
partment.
Manager Joe Cronin has decided
all the veterans-himself included
need every bit of batting practice to
be had. The scattering punch re-
vealed by the Nationals in Sundays
exhibition here left the boy pilot
in no pleasant mood.
The catching in the Cracker
game will be left to Cliff Bolton and
Moe Berg. Both are in good trim
and can stand the gaff. That's
Aamething Manager Cronin doesn't
Evening star., 1933-03-14
OS ANGELES, Calf, March IA
Who is the longest hitter in golf?
1 This Is an argument that pops

4AAo 10 Oil pODS
out quite often and there always
is some observer ready to offer examples
OF long-range firing that seems incredi-
bic.
Out here they are naming young jim
my Thompson who is hitting the ball
mile under California's sunny skies.
Willie Macfarlane said year ago
that Jimmy Thompson could hit the
ball farther than any one he ever saw.
How far?" I asked.
Well" Willie said, When I hit a
good one he can pass me from go to 70
yards"
Mac Smith and Leo Deigel are two
others who believe that Thompson is at
least as long as any one they ever saw.
A few days ago Thompson had two
As for 65 at wiltshire and on the
seventeenth tee he hit tee shot that
carried into the top Of pine tree
nearly $50 yards away, of to the right.
Tie ball must have stuck amid the
cones, for 1t never was found. I've
seen Thompson hit the ball a long,
long way, but I am not sure he IS
ahead of Sammy Byrd Of the New York
Playing with Babe Ruth. saw Byrd
reach the 560-yard sixteenth green at
Deepdale with drive and No. 4 iron.
Both Thompson and Byrd take tre-
mendous slash at the ball with strong
hands and wrists-plus youth-to back
up the power needed.
recall one shot Thompson played in
the United States Open at Interlaohen
that still seems incredible
The hole was 490 yards in length and
few were reaching it with two wooden
shots. Thompson pushed his tee shot
to the right in thick, matted rough.
He was well over 200 yards from the
plateau green with lake to carry
and this was no soft rough It was
deep, thick and heavy.
He took out No. iron-I thought
for a safety shot short Of the lake
When he had finished with his lash the
ball carried the green and stopped IL
feet from the cup.
We were discussing this shot yester-
day Il think" Jimmy said, Il hit
that ball harder than any shot ever
hit"
Evening star., 1933-03-14
MILLER BUSY PUGILIST.

LOS ANGELES, March IA @-
Freddie Miller of Cincinnati, N. B. A.
featherweight boxing champion, has
signed to defend his championship for
the third time this month in California,
meeting SPEEDY" Dado, fashy Filipino,
California title holder, at the Olympic
Club March 81.
Evening star., 1933-03-14
Garry and Roll.

CafTy ana hOlk.
Most of these terrific wa1lops have
a lot of roll to help-drives hit with
overspin.
I still believe few golfers can carry
$50 yards on level ground with no help
ing wind.
But such drivers as Thompson and
Byrd make the average 200 or 220 yard
shot look like a mashie flick.
Leo Deigel is extremely long. when
it comes to carry and roll. Deigel tees
the ball quite high, more than an inch
above the turf-and gets a forward
jump from an overspin that travels a
long way.
Mac Smith, after "a years of tourna-
ment play, is longer this season than
ever before.
II think I am timing my swing bet
ter" he says, land have fewer cut
Evening star., 1933-03-14
STRONG nine LIKELY
AT ALEXANDRIA HIGH
Array of Veterans Available as
Practice Starts-Sandlot Squads
Get Busy.

4 LEXANDRIA, Va, March IA
n Under direction Of Coach Maurice
Given candidates for Alexandria
High Schools base ball team have
started practice. With an array of vet
erans at hand, the Twins are confident
Of repeating their diamond success Of
last Spring.
st. Mary's Celtics will get down to
intensive diamond drilling Sunday in
BaggettS Stadium. The Celts' opening
game will be April against the Majestic
Radio nine of Washington, at Baggetts.
st. Rita tossers. leading the second
half race in the city basket ball league,
face the Centrals, standing. second. TO-
armOry.
Colonial A. C. base ballers meet to-
night at o'clock at 230 North Alfred
street. All candidates, new and old, are
asked to attend.
Alexandria,s water polo team. listed
to face the unofficial George Washing
ton University combination Thursday
night in the Shoreham pool. Washing
ton, drills this evening in the Ambass-
ador pool from 6 to o'clock. The squad
is to gather at King and washington
streets at $50.
Gensmer, Whitestone. Flinchum, Hen
derson. Snyder, Sutton, Williams. Bay
liss and Bell are Alexandria players.
Evening star., 1933-03-14
Rookie Is Politician.

LOS ANGELES R.-John (Blondy)
Ryan, promising rookie infielder of the
New York Giants, has the makings Of
a fine politician. After the close of last
season he took the stump for Frank
Oherman, owner of the Buffalo Inter.
national League club. and balped elect
him sheriff of Erie County. N
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who should know are mistaken, the
Babe and the Colonel are leveling.
Charley Colbert Of the Cards, Babe
Herman Of the Reds, Wally Berger of
the Braves and Bill Terry and Nell OFT
of the Giants were others who made
threatening gestures last Spring, but
their obstinacy lacked anything like
the fire and dash exhibited by the
Frischs, Wilson's, Ferrells and others
this season.
Evening star., 1933-03-14
ENTERS SQUASH TOURNEY
Exnicios, d. c. Champ, Will Seek
Atlantic Coast Honors.

Marshall Exnicios, District Of Co.
lumbia squash racquets champion for
the last two years and a member of the
Racquet Club will compete in the an
nual Atlantic Coast championships at
Atlantic City March 24-26.
Leading racqueters CT the East will
compete along with Exnicios for the
title won last year by Donald Strachan
of Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1933-03-14
M'LEOD, MURRAY MATCHED.

STOCKTON, Calf, March IA CP).-
Billy Mcleod, Stockton bantamweight,
has been matched with Frankie Murray
of Philadelphia for a six-round event
here March 16. In case Of a draw the
pair have agreed to box an extra round.
Evening star., 1933-03-14
NNAPOLIS, March 14.-Wher

A NNAPOLIS, March 14.-When
~ Ray Thompson, captain OF
~ the crack Navy swimming
team, graduates this year
the Academy will lose one of the
greatest natators it ever developed,
in the opinion of Coach Henry Ort-
land.
"Thompson's career as swimmer
is remarkable" asserts the mentor.
I'm his four years of competition on
the plebe and varsity teams he has
lost only one race in a dual meet
Evening star., 1933-03-14
PRO CUNTS CLASH HERE
Centics and Renaissance to Play at
Auditorium March 20.

Outstanding professional basket ball
teams have been scheduled for game
here in the listing Of the Cleveland
Celtics for a battle against the New
York Renaissance quint world title
claimant for March 20 in the Wash
ington Auditorium.
officials of the auditorium are, it
has been announced, preparing to lay
out a special court for the game and
are arranging for seating.
Evening star., 1933-03-14
GRAND NATIONAL CHOICE
Golden Miller Quoted at 1879 fol
Steeplechase on March "a.

LONDON, March IA CP).-Dorothy
Paget's Golden Miller remains a 1872
favorite in the betting for the Grand
National Steeplechase at Aintree
March a.
Gregalach is 10-1, Heart Break Hill,
Egremont, Pelorus Jack and Remus,
22-1, and Annandale and Society, 25-l.
Evening star., 1933-03-14
RED SOX IN LONG DRILL
McManus Pointing Club for Tussle
With Cards This Week.

SARASOTA. Fla, March IA P).-
Manager Marty McManus will send his
Boston Red Sox over the full nine-in-
ming route for the first time today. He
has been going easy on his boys since
they arrived here, but. with the open
ing of the Spring exhibition series with
the Cardinals but three days away, he
had decided to bear down on them.
President Tom Yawkey left camp last
night for NV York, but plans to fly
back al soon as he cleans up his busi-
ness there,
Evening star., 1933-03-14
SQUASH RACQUETs TO MEET.
PHILADELPHIA. !

PHILADELPHIA, March IA (P.-The
national squash racquets doubles cham
pionship is to be held at Philadelphia
| Country Club Saturday and Sunday.
| The field will be limited to 16 teams.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-17

in both leagues but the Indians and Senatods blasted out the anna zing total of 43 hits in yesterday s historic contest, just two short of the American circuit record. March To Mound The elbowers had been glOrified l for their apparent supremacy over
 batsmen, but a riot squad of II pitchers was rushed to the mound
 at Griffith Stadium to halt the | sluggers' bombardment during those 12 tempestuous innings. And | eleven pitchers in one game equals | the Major league record establish
 ed by the Giants and Phillies in
 1924, and tied by the Cubs and
 Phils in 1928.
 Washington showing the seasons
 record, beat Cleveland, the strong est defensive club in both circuits, II to 10. This pulled the Indians out of first place in the American | standing, down to a place l tie with the Senators while the
 idle New York Yankees rose again to the top.
 Cleveland, which in previous starts had allowed the average of 2.8 runs a game, paraded five fling
 CTS to the box, and they were ham,
 mered for 27 safeties, three less than the American league record for one club. The Senators, used six hurlers and "held" the Indians to 16 hits.
 The 23 player limit went into ef- fest yesterday, and if the three hour and 24-minute contest lasted a little longer both clubs might have exhausted their reserves. Rog- CT Peckinpaugh used two full teams of IS players while Joe Cronin sent | in IS, for a total of 34 men. The Senators first baseman, Joe
 Kuhel, ended the game in the 18th
 when he drove clean single through the pitchers box with the bases loaded for the winning run.
 He was the batting hero of the day, making four other hits, including
 a home run and triple, driving in flee runs.
 In the only other American Lea gue game permitted by weather, innings, 3 to 2, after Catcher Mer-
 win Shea. recently acquired from
 the Red Sox, started an 11th inning
 rally with a single and was driven
 in by Carl Reynolds. Bump Hadley
 held the Sox to nine hits while
 Lloyn Brown and Bib Kline yield ed IS.
 Pittsburgh retained the National League lead when six roubles and Gus Sumr's home run resulted in the second straight win over the Phillies, 8 to 4, but New York kept
 on the Pirates heels by beating Chicago to l. in the series open CT. Carl Hubbell scattered his eight hits discreetly.
 Boston pounded three Cincinna-
 ti pitchers for II hits and to
 victory. while Brooklyn downed St. Louis, 6 to 5. when Johnny
 Fredericks' fourth single of the day in the ninth inning with the
 bases loaded drove in two runs.