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Evening star., 1934-03-31
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

CLARK GRIFFITH, manager OF
~ the Washington base ball club,
says the team is now ready to
begin the season.. with the excep-
tion of George Mcbride. captain
and shortstop, who is injured.
Merito Acosta, little Cuban out
fielder of the Nationals. is showing
fine form and will step into a regu-
lar job whenever any of the first
Stringers falter.
Francis Ouimet. American golf
champion, has left for Europe to
seek new laurels.
Keystones trimmed Commercials,
1911, and Cardinals, 15-l1, in bas-
ket ball games at the Central Y.
M. C. A. Playing for Keystones
were w. Steward. Brice, Burrell,
Smith and Green. Commercials
used Hopkins. r. Horad, Walker,
Dean and w. Horad. Cardinals
were represented by Green. Hol-
land, Savoy. Hyman and Mabry.
Kendall Myers. captain of the
Western High base ball team two
years ago, played first base yester-
day for Lafayette and was big
factor In that teams victory over
Georgetown.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
Game Cleanly Played.

4 MAJOR factor in the brilliant
~ performance of the Wings was
the exhibition of Gene Carrigan.
Ron Moffatt and Gus Marker. who
were drafted Thursday from the minor
league club, Detroit Olympics. Car
rigan, Moffatt and Marker did not
figure in the scoring, but while they
were in the game they checked every
Toronto attack. and put on a skating
display that inspired the Wings.
Toronto. playing hard. fast game
through three periods gave Detroit all
the competition it wanted. The game
was cleanly played, with only three
penalties in the first two periods.
Frank Calder, president of the Ma
tional Hockey League. has announced
that the first two games will be played
in Detroit, Tuesday and Thursday
night of next week.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
Toss Decides Tennis Finalist
Lott, Weary After 65 Games in Atlanta Tourney,
With Score Tied, Gives Up to Stoefen.

said, I'm getting too old for this
kind of stuff when there's no more
than this at stake. Let Stoefen
have it."
Lott won the first set, 13-11.
Stoefen won the second, "a.
dropped the third, 3-6 and came
back to win the fourth 60.
The fifth set was 8-8 when Lott
left the court. At his hotel room
Lott decided to finish the match
today and Stoefen agreed. Then
they talked matters over and de-
cided not to go through with the
match but toss the coin. The ver-
dict went to Stoefen.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
On the Other Hand

The world may hare its share OF ills
With all its troubles and its rDoes;
And life may knoU its spread OF chills
That strike from forehead 10 the
toes:
But no1C and then some shining lamp
Spreads like a flame along the
'front.'
For Marie Bder is back in camp,
Preparing tor the mammoth hunt.
"The tumult and the shouting dies"
As Mr.. Kipling said so ueN:
The Babe is not so fast on flies
That futter in his outfeld dell;
There's sorroU here and trouble there,
But lie still mas its thriH again,
For in the West q bloke named Bdcr
Is starting for the nrdmnloth's den.
Evening star., 1934-03-31

taken seriously so far.
1t might be remembered that Baer
is young. amazingly strong and
rugged. His night club span didn't
do him any good, but at his age the
few months he tossed in the direction
of the glitter and the light fantastic
didn't do him any particular harm
not with two and half months ahead
in which to reach top form.
He understands pretty well that
while Carnera may not be the great
est fighter that ever lived, he still is
heavyweight champion and the
largest chunk of human flesh that
ever has held the title.
In addition to the advantage his
size gives him, Camera has shown
Evening star., 1934-03-31

ClCy WIiSu one Oh
his tires gave up
the ghost. A lit
tie knot of citi-
zens gathered
a r roun d t h e
HornSby machine
and its owner
was, not unnat-
urally, a bit ruff
fled.
do you think
your team is 60
ing to get out of
last place, Mr..
HornSby?" in
quired one of the
bystanders while
Evening star., 1934-03-31
SPLIT TANK SPO|LS
IN COLLEGE MEET
Wolverines and TrOianS Tie
for Qualifying Honors.
Four Records Fall.
BY the Associated Press.

BY inc Associated Press.
~OLUMBUS. Ohio. March
I 31.-Top-notch swimmers
Y from 16 colleges met in
~ the finals of the National
Collegiate Athletic Association
championships tonight with four
N. c. A. A. records broken and
one national collegiate mark tied
already.
A Well-balanced team led by Dick
Degener, defending diving champion.
the Wolverines of Michigan established
themselves as a slight favorite by
placing seven men and one relay team
in the finals
However, Jim Gilhula and his band
of Southern California Trojans dupli-
Gated this feat and will have a man
in every event, tying Michigan for the
qualifying honors. Michigan will con-
centrate its efforts on six events.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
THE SPORTLICHT
GRANTLAND RICE.

that he is a good boxer and that he
will have to be tagged in a vulner-
able spot more than once before he
begins to crumble up.
Baer has a competent trainer and
director in Mike Cantwell. and he
will get his share of sound advice
from Jack Dempsey. who has believed
all along that Max some day would
wear the same crown that left his
rain and blood soaked brow at Phila-
delphia eight years ago.
Baer is one Of the youngest chal-
lengers that ever fought for the title
In two months from now he should
be something to look at when he fin
ishes up the long grind and starts
mammoth batting on the largest scale
the fight game has known in some
years.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
DODGERS MARKET
FOR LEFTHANDER
StengeI bangles CuccineIIo
in Effort to Interest
Rival Managers.

BY the Associated Press.
~ RLANDO, Fla, March 81.
I Desperately in need of
\ left-handed pitcher,
~ Casey Stengel, manager
of the Brooklyn Dodgers, is
dangling Tony Cuccinello, star
second baSeman, in front of
rival pilots as bait.
Casey would like Ed Brandt of the
Boston Braves.
BRADENTON, F1a.-Col. Buster
Mills, the young outflelder from Ro-
chester, is doing his best to make a
place for George Davis on the Cardi-
nails bench.
Since hits, especially long ones, ap-
pear TO be the Cardinals chief need,
Mills, making his first appearance in
the majors. may get the regular CEN
ter field job.
TAMPA, F1a.-Minor league clubs
are poison to the Cincinnati Reds.
Taking no chances against Columbus
of the American Association, who de-
feated them to in a l5-inning ex-
hibition contest last week. Manager
Bob O'Farrell picked Dazzy Vance to
face the Red Birds today. Yesterday
they took 4-to-2 lacing from Ro-
chester of the International League.
Cub Pitchers Ready.
OS ANGEL ES-Manager Charlie
Grimm of the Chicago Cubs is
convinced his club will be going
at top speed when the National
League championship season opens
April II.
Already three Cub pitchers. Guy
Bush, Roy Joiner and Pat Malone,
have pitched the full nine innings.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.-Laughing
Larry French was called to the Pitts
burgh mound today as the Pirates,
walloped twice in a row by the Cubs,
sought to turn the tide of battle
Manager George Gibson said Larry
can go the route if he wants to-"
The Cubs turned in eight runs in
the last two innings of yesterday S
contest to trim the Bucs 13 to s.
ST. PETERSBURG. F1a.-Those
Boston Braves are coming right along
The loss of their great spark plug,
the Rabbit Maranville. appears to
have spurred the Tribesmen on to
play top speed rather than to have
handicapped them.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
DETROIT ENTERS
HOCKEY CLASSIC
Red Wings Defeat Toronto,
10, for Flag and Right
to Play for Cup.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
~ ETROIT. March 31.-De-
troit's Red Wings. boast
J ing their first National
- League hockey cham
pionship as result of their
l-to-0 victory over the Toronto
Maple Leafs here last night, pre-
pared today to enter the STAN
ley Cup matches here next week.
If the Chicago Blackhawks win over
Montreal Sunday night in their end
of the National Hockey League series
it will throw the Wings and the Black
hawks together for the highest prize
in professional hockey.
Throwing off the erratic form that
impeded them in their two previous
games with the Leafs, Detroit made
good on its famous power play for the
goal they needed to win the fivegame
series.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
PLAN INTERCITY TILTS
Basket Champions of D. c. and
Baltimore Are Matched.

District A. A. U. unlimited and
145-pound basket ball champions will
engage South Atlantic A. A. U.
titlists of Baltimore Tuesday night at
Roosevelt High School.
George Washington freshmen and
the Heurich Flashes. the Districts
unlimited and 145-pound titlists, re-
pectively, are booked to meet Stone
wall Democratic Club and the Al
lance Club.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
Medica, Spence Shine.

TINE remainder of the IA schools
i are almost hopelessly out Of the
race. Northwestern. the de-
Tending champion, and Navy. each
qualified four men: Illinois, Iowa,
Rutgers, Yale and Washington three
each, Ohio State and Springfield two
each with Colgate, Lafayette, Mime
sofa, West Chester Teachers College
and Miami. Fla, University one each.
Jack Medica. sophomore from the
University of Washington, and Walter
Spence of Rutgers, along with Yale's
crack 300-yard medley relay team
supplied the record breaking per-
formances in the preliminary events.
Evening star., 1934-03-31

AOA AAlo AAAAA . AAGf
out in the open
where n j g h t
clubs are far
apart and the
shining lights are
faint and low.
This indicates
plainly enough
that the Liver
more larruper is
taking his next
S t ep seriously.
and there have
been few details
of this morbid
existence that
Max Bapr has
Evening star., 1934-03-31
At Home in the Cellar,

CONNIE MACK'S wards are a
7 couple of places better than the
Rajah's. Mr.. Hornsby has the
nerve, Intelligence, and intestinal
strength to yank his team out of the
cellar, but one doubts if he has the
material or the cash. Looking at the
thing from a coldly commercial angle,
and disregarding Mr. Hornsbys manly
Evening star., 1934-03-31
LION SWORDSMEN LEAD
Columbia Only School to Reach
All-Collegiate Finals.

NEW YORK. March 81 CP).-Co-
lumbia University's swordmen spread
eagled the preliminary round of the
intercollegiate fencing team cham
pionship and qualified for the finals
in foils. epee and sabre divisions.
The Lions alone qualified in all
three weapons.
Navy and New York University the
defending champion. each winning
twice. were the only other contestants
who retained any chance of capturing
the three-WeapOn title.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
BIKEMEN IN STRETCH
Mcnamara, Beckman Share Lead

Mcnamara, Beckman Share Lead
in Race at Pittsburgh.
PITTSBURGH, March 81 P.-The
veteran, Reg Mcnamara, and his
American teammate, Tony Beckman.
today shared the lead with the Cana
dian team of Torchy Peden and Jules
Audy as the riders whirled down the
home stretch in Pittsburgh's six-day
bike race.
With only few hours to go. the
field was reduced to 10 contestants by
the withdraw of Rene Boogmans. An
examination revealed the Belgian suf-
fered broken collar bone in a spill
Yesterday.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
GALLAGHER VS.. BROWN

Marty Gallagher and Matte BroWp,
District heavyweightS, will box at
Portners Arena on April 10, with the
winner to oppose Donald (Red) Barry,
another local scrapper, two weeks
later, it has been announced by Off
ciais of the Alexandria fight club
who completed negotiations with the
trio last night.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
oUARLEs GETS DECISION.

DANVILLE, Va. March 3l.-Nor-
ment Quarles of Chapel Hill. N. c.,
Southern Conference lightweight box
ing champion. gained the decision
over James Pittisall, Virginia Prep
School titlist, last night in their
three round bout here.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
ROLLER HOCKEY TILT ON

Warrenton Indians will invade the
Silver Spring Flashes roller skating
hockey rink at the Silver Spring
Armory tomorrow night for a con-
test starting at 9 o'clock.
The Virginians have strengthened
their lineup considerably since their
last appearance here, when they
dropped a close decision to the locals,
and q stirring battle Is expected.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
AS Sign Two, Drop One.

TORT MYERS. Fla.-The Phila-
r delphia Athletics, breaking
camp today. start their trip
back to Shlbe Park, with several
games scheduled on the way.
Johnny Wingfield, an infelder, from
Damascus. Va. and Archie Martin
University Of Miami catcher, we're
signed by Manager Connie Mack.
Henry Winston, pitcher. was released.
SARASOTA, Fla.-Ihe Red Sox and
the Cardinals meet today, with Bob
Weiland slated to do the Boston
piching.
Lefty Grove worked out for while
before yesterdays game. He reported
that it hurt him to throw, but added
that he was getting little more
speed out of that bad arm.
FORT LAUDERDALE. Fla.-The
St. Louis Browns moved into Fort
Lauderdale today for the first Of five
games with the Buffalo International
Leaguers.
Manager Rogers Hornsby Of the
Browns has decided to let his pitchers
work until they are tired instead OF
using at least three in each game.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
Time Enough.

Despite some muttered misgivings
on the part Of old camp followers.
Max Baer is giving all the time any
one needs to get back into the old
P. of c. and be ready for his best
show when he meets Champion Primo
Camera.
He is allowing himself more than
two and a half months under Cali
Evening star., 1934-03-31
Penalty Helps Score.
n BBIE GOODFELLOW'S goal


r. shot. scored with Joe Primeau
of the Leafs, doing time in the
penalty box. came after Capt. Herbie
Lewis had maneuvered the puck into
the scoring zone. and passed it to
Johnny Sorrell, who. In turn, laid in
front of Goodfellow's stick for the
shot that decided the game. George
Hainsworth, the Leafs goalie, was
beaten cleanly on the shot
Turning the tables on the Leafs,
who were favored to win the fifth
game, Detroit put on an exhibition
of hockey that kept 14.5OO fans in a
constant uproar. Detrots inspired de-
fense checked many rush by Toronto
and Wilfred Cude. Detroit's goal
keeper, had only Is stops to Hams
WOrth'S q.
Evening star., 1934-03-31

traits, the pros
poets are t h e
Browns will sleep
with the janitor
again this sea-
son.
The infeld has
a vague sort of
promise. Oscar
Melillo plays ball
well enough to
get a job in any
body's pasture.
Inkpot Strange,
who batted for
2Od u-ith Z h q
Evening star., 1934-03-31

dians. Tigers and
White SoX but
no one can say
yet how much
t his 1894 i'm
provement actu-
ally will be when
the parade starts
in mid
AS a rule there
is only one base
b all interest -
which is first
p &C e. t h / S
Spring there still
is a full share OF
interest left in
-,
Evening star., 1934-03-31
CH|S0X SEEKING
TESTED PLAYERS
Going Cunning for Pitcher
or Two, Catcher and
0utfie|der.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
DASADENA, Calf, March 81.
- The Chicago White Sox
are still in the market for
tried and tested base ball
talent.
Harry Grabiner, the clubs
vice president, who has been on
a busy hunt for a pitcher or
two, a catcher and an outfielder,
has limited that a deal would
be made after he conSults with
President Lou COmiSkey.
ORLANDO, Fla.-Fresh from bat
ing spree that beat the Red Birds of
Columbus. 9 to 4, the Detroit Tigers
arrived today for a game with the
Brooklyn Dodgers. Hank Greenberg
and Marvin Owen pounded out hom-
ers against the Red Birds yesterday.
NEW ORLEANS. - Thornton Lee.
who is fighting the veteran Lloyd
Brown for the title of the Cleveland
Indians leading southpaw. gets his
chance today against the New York
Giants. Lee and Willis Hudlin have
the mound assignment for the first
with the Giants.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
BY the Associated Press.

A TLANTA, March 3l.-Unless
n there is another shift OF
~ minds, Lester Stoefen, Uni
4 \ versity of Southern Cali
fornia tennis star, plays
Bryan (Bitsy) Grant of Atlanta
today in the finals of the At
lanta invitation tennis tournament
through the luck Of coin toss.
The coin-flipping, which put
Stoefen into the finals, came last
night. George Lott of Chicago and
Stoefen engaged in gruelling
semi-final match and at the end
of IS games they were still even.
Lott threw down his racket and
Evening star., 1934-03-31
HERMANN IS NET COACH.

Appointment of Gene Hermann, well
known In tennis ranks here, as net
coach at the Army Navy Country
Club. has been announced. He sue
ceeds Tom Frydell, who resigned re-
Gently to accept a similar post at
the Chevy Chase Club.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
Hard Work Tap Gr Slab Vets Terry Confident Giants viii Repeat
Chapman Knows
All About BOils
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CT. PETERSBURG, Fla. March
- 3l.-1f it's boils you're inter-
eSted in, get in touch with
Ben Chapman, speedy outfielder of
the New York Yankees.
He's an expert. He had % at
the last count. far too many to
permit him to be much interested
in training.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
SCHMELING POSTPONES
Injuries Thumb in Training for
Scrap With Uzcudun.

BARCELONA, Spain, March 81
(P).-The bout between Max Schmel-
ing, former world heavyweight cham
pion, and Pauline UZcudun. scheduled
for April 8. has been indefinitely post
poned because of an injury to the
German boxers hand.
Schmeling was injured in a fall
during training. His thumb is badly
swollen.
Evening star., 1934-03-31

will wear off and the Rajah will begin to pine
for The time is past when a hitless
wonder team could win pennant. One run
isn't good enough any more, and neither are two
three.
The American League ball is a pretty lively
sphere, being identical with the new National
League apple. There will be days without number
this year when the Foxes, Ruths and Gehrigs will
tee off on the Rajah's pitchers. The Rajah
won't be able to slug back at them unless he
puts himself into the lineup.
Most of the experts are hestating between
the Browns and the Athletics for the coveted
basement berth. The two teams form a good
contrast. The AS will hit. The Browns won't.
hn,,n ni+nl,i
Evening star., 1934-03-31
Wilson Training
AS a Bench Pilot
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WINTER HAVEN, Fla, March
w 81. Jimmy Wilson, new
catcher-manager Of the Phil
lies, has gone in for little indi-
vidual training
He Is sitting on the bench in
civilian clothes, trying to get ac-
customed to the manner in which
the manager should act, while Al
Todd is doing his share of the
catching.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
EASTERN AND TECH
IN TENNIS RUNNING
Expect to Have Real Chance for
Title for First Time in
Many Campaigns.

EASTERN and Tech. neither of
r, which has been any great
shakes in public high school
tennis competition here for a long
time. each figures it has real chance
for the title this year.
Levelle Dean and Capt Belisario
Contrares are outstanding among the
veterans being counted on by Eastern.
George Cranston. Billy Burns. Lawr-
ence Lichliter. Charley Hollidge and
Phil YarneI are others on the squad
Eddie Pinkham is the ace of the
Tech bunch. which also includes
Maurice Stola, Harry March. Billy
Stanton. Billy Simkins and Morris
Robinson.
Eastern opens its card April l3
against the George Washington fresh
men. while Techs first engagement is
April "a against Central. Eastern also
is to meet Episcopal. Georgetown
freshmen and the University of Mary
land freshmen and the four public
high school teams, or three if RooSe-
velt decides not to enter the loop, and
has matches pending with Alexandria
High, Georgetown Prep and Gonzaga.
In addition to its public high COM
petition, Tech is to meet St Adams,
Episcopal. Maryland Freshmen. Forest
Park High, Mount st. Joseph's, Friends
and Georgetown and George Wash
lngton freshmen.
EaStern's Definite Dates.
April 1s-George WASHINGTON Freshmen.
April 11-WeStern.
April @4-EpiScopaL
April o1-Central
May maryland Freshmen.
May S-Tech.
May 1S-RooSevelt.
Tech ENGAGEMENTS So Far.
April 24-Central.
May Roosevelt.
May 4|St- Adams at St Adams
May S-EaStern.
May 11-Maryland Freshmen at Alex
andria.
May 15-WeStern.
May 26-Forest Park High at Baltimore.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
FROM THE PRESS BOX
JOHN LARDNER

Hornsby the greatest
of of
wv
good defensive pitching futile
the his
he watches them.
his control The Browns
him citrus circuit the pitchers Buck
Along
Evening star., 1934-03-31

produced anything yet that remotely resembles it, Their
ant throwing.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
CLUB IS SUPERIOR
TO 1883, He SAYS
Claims Best Slab Staff in
Game, Leading InfieId
in His League.
BY BILL TERRY.
Manager New York Giants.


N IEW ORLEANS. March 81.
M Any one who is still
" skeptical about the abil-
4 ' ity of the New York
Giants to play championship
base ball consistently doesn't
know this club the way I do.
I mean that We won the pennant
and the world series last year be-
cause We were the most effective team
in either league. Sure, We won lot
OF close games and We had real fight
on our hands nearly all the way. but
We met every challenge, We came
through when the going was toughest
and We outplayed them all.
What more can any one ask?
have no hesitation in saying the
Giants are an even better ball club
this year and that we expect to win
the pennant again, perhaps even more
decisively than We did in 1888. That
may sound like I'm boaSting too much
before the games begin TO count, but
I'm not. l have been in base ball too
long for any stuff Of that kind. I
know this team and I think by now
I should have a pretty fair idea of
what it can do.
No Argument on Pitchers.
DON'T think anybody will argue
with me when l say We have the
best pitching staff in base ball.
There's only one Hubbell in either
league. In addition to Schumacher,
Parmelee and Fitzsimmons, the other
regular starters last season. Watson
Clark looks ready for a comeback and
I have so many gOOd-looking pitchers
that it's going TO be tough letting any
of them go.
Salveson, Smith. Shores and Bow
man all have shown me a lot of stuff.
and We can't get along without our
two star relief men. old man LuQue
and Herman Bell I'll keep 10 pitch
ers. if necessary. and let the other
teams do the worrying.
The only bad break We have had
this Spring is Gus MancusOs illness,
but We are lucky al the same time n
have a great young catcher IN Paul
Richards to take over the No. l job
behind the bat until Gus returns 10
action.
Jackson at ShortStOp.
THINK We have the best lnfield IN
the league, and our hitting will be
heavier if Travis Jackson keeps
up the sensational comeback that has
given him the call over Blondy Ryan
at short this Spring. Ryan did
great job for us last season. and he
will be ready to step in any time, but
when Jackson is IN shape he hap
pens to be the best shortstop in base
ball Apparently his knees now are
as good as ever. fully recovered from
the operation on them nearly year
and half ago.
Our outfeld is the defensive class
of the league. Moore. Watkins and
OFT all will hit harder with the new
ball, and hope to add IS or 90 points
to my own average Fellows like
Grantham and ODoul Will do lot Of
damage for US in the pinches with
their bats
It's a race between Hank Leiber. a
great young slugger. and Homer Peel
for the remaining outfeld substitute
job, and a question whether We can
keep FTesco Thompson. with Gran
than able TO do utility work at either
first or second. Otherwise We are set
and We will be r'arin' to co.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
In the Pitchers Kennel.

ball games as long as he can hobble
to the platter
Evening star., 1934-03-31
CR0N|N DEGREES
GINNING CHORES
Weaver Expected to Start
in High Gear-RusseII
Much Sturdier.
BY JOHN r. KELLER.

M OBILE, Ala. March 81
M Trained to the minute
wv flrst-stringers of the Ma
tinnalS' curVinp cnrns