davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1934-03-27

Goslin did and believes the young
er man will contribute more to the
Nationals attack than did his
predecessor. He hopes Travis can
do much more hitting than the
veteran Bluege was able to do
through several campaigns.
In Heinie Manush, second batter
of the league last season; Fred
Schultz and Stone, the Nationals
have an outfield sturdy defensively
and powerful in attack. Schultz
and Stone are long hitters, and
Stone in his four full seasons in
the circuit has been timely one.
Though his batting rating last
year was IT points below Goslin's.
Stone drove across 80 runs for the
Tigers, while the Goose sent in but
64 for the Nationals.
In the infield. aside from third
base, Washington will have at first
Joe Kuhel, fielding leader at the
position and a potent factor in the
clubs attack last season; at sec
ond base will be Buddy Myer, q
steady performer with eight sea-
sons of big league experience back
Evening star., 1934-03-27

of him, and the sparkling Cronin
at shortstop, where he set the pace
for all other short f1elders last
year.
In last years campaign Kuhel
hit for 1922, Myer for 1902, Cronin
for .309 and Travis, in his brief
time up in the big show, for 1902.
All are revealing power at the plate
in the Spring exhibitions.
The catching will be done main
ly by the veteran Luke Sewell, who
handled this task SO ably last sea-
son. Supporting him will be Moe
Berg, another veteran, rated among
the best receivers in the business
but shy as to batting strength.
Cliff Bolton, third-stringer of the
backstopping staff last year, baked
at the salary offered him and the
Nationals may take on Elmer
Klumpp, a Chattanooga catcher.
Cronin will carry on with the
string of veteran hurlers who pro-
duced such good results last year.
They are Earl Whitehill. left
handler who pitched to the finest
record Of his big league career;
Evening star., 1934-03-27
ronn Envons Another Pennan Despite Tougher Opposition
Rates h1snnsae hMs%srm Shape nas

Al Crowder, the right-hander who
tied Bob Grove for the most size
able win total, "a games; Walter
Stewart, southpaw who Is consid-
cred one of the headiest pitchers
in the game; Monte Weaver, right
handler, handicapped by illness
last year after hurting sensation
ally the year before, and Jack
Russell, right-hander, who last
year bloSsomed into a remarkable
relief hurler.
Weaver has fully recovered from
the stomach disorder that ham
pered him last season. Those in
command here are confident
Weaver will be one of the hi1l SEN
sations of 1884.
Last year these five pitchers
scored SO of the 80 victories the
Nationals rolled up in their march
to the pennant. With Weaver,
who pitched but 10 of these VIC
tories, in superb condition this
time and the others in top shape,
Cronin regards the staff as the
most formidable in the league.
In reserve the Nationals will
Evening star., 1934-03-27

have AL Thomas. veteran right
handler whose doctored arm both
cred him last year, but seems in
fine fettle again and Bobby Burke,
left-hander, who has been with the
club since 1927. Cronin will Sc
lect two more hurlers from mock
of six recruits at work here.
For the outfield reserve, Cronin
will depend mainly on Dave Harris,
a right-hand batter, who has
harassed southpaws no little as q
pinch hitter. Second-line infield-
ers will be Bob Boken, who plays
anywhere from first base to third,
and Bluege or Travis, depending
on which gets the regular berth at
third base. Bdken, used frequent
ly last year, proved an efficient
fielder and a dangerous batter.
With such an array Of talent,
Cronin doesn't see how his club
can miss. The opposition may be
tougher, he admits. but he Is con-
fident the 1884 edition Of the Ma
tions will be even stronger than
that which bowled over everything
in the American League last year.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
CASH RACE BETTING
IN new YORK NEARS
Way Is Smoothed by Compromise
That Gives Jockey Club In
creased Power.

BY the Associated Press.
"A LBANY, N. Y, March 27.-Turf-
"A men arriving for important hear
ings on New York States racing
snarl found today that an unexpected
compromise had helped smooth the
way toward legalized cash betting.
Senator John j. Dunnigan, New
York City Democrat, who had been at
odds with the Jockey Club, powerful
racing body, amended the bill last
night to leave considerable power over
racing in the hands of the Jockey
Club.
Appeals from any action of the club
in denying or revoking licenses will
not 60 to the new commission, as
planned, but will 60 before joint ses-
sions of three Jockey Club stewards
and the three racing commissioners.
Besides the Dunnigan bill, there is
another to permit legal bookmaking
at tracks.
Turf interests, faced with threat
ened curtailment of programs and
purses, are anxious to have betting
legalized so tracks can take a ''cut"
in wagerS.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
H|LDEBRAND, LEE
FACE MATS TODAY
Trosky on First for Tribe
Despite lis Average at
Bat in Seven Games.

BY the Associated Press.
n 1EW ORLEANS, La, March
M 27.-BecauSe last years
v first baseman, Harley
Boss, isn't in condition
yet, Hal TroSky is on first base
for the Cleveland Indians, and
that gives Manager Walter
Johnson something else to worry
about, as the first of two games
here with Washington's cham
pionship outfit got under way
today.
Trosky has been in seven exhibition
games. has made 26 trips to the plate,
but has batting average of only
lis.
Oral Hildebrand and Lefty Lee
were scheduled to share the flinging
against Cronin's crew this afternoon.
FORT MEYERS, Fla.-It's Connie
Mack day" in Fort Myers today with
Connie Mack more the hero than ever
to the school children.
When school authorities refused to
dismiss classes early so that the
youngsters might see the Philadelphia
Athletics play the Cincinnati Reds.
some one telegraphed the manager Of
the AS. then at Bradentown Mack
promptly postponed game time one
hour.
LAKELAND, Fla - After being
beaten in three major league exhibi-
notrnif'c Tinprc
Phillies here this afternoon, with
frankie Reiber catching and batting
third in the lineup.
Frazier and Fischer will do the
mound duty, and the batting order
will stand with Fox, Gehringer, Rel
ber, Goslin, Walker, Davis, Owen and
Parker. Rogell, the hard-hitting in
fielder, still is on the casualty list
with his sprained ankle.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-The Red
Sox, overnight guests of the Braves,
after their 9-to-l defeat at tribal
hands, leave for Clearwater today TOR
their second game with the Newark
Bears. Fred Ostermueller will start
on the mound for the Sox.
r OS ANGELES-Thump around
l. in four games against major
league competition, the Chicago
White Sox were hopeful of better
things against their home rivals, the
Cubs, today at Wrigley Field.
Manager Lew Fonseca had Sad Sam
Jones, Paul Gregory and Whitlow
Wyatt ready to do the pitching. The
test was an important one for Gre
CORY, who must show decided improve
ment or go back to the minors.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.-A day
Of rest from the training grind was
decreed today by Manager Rogers
Hornsby for the Browns. The off
day was Hornsby's reward to his play
ers for winning the recent series with
the New York Giants.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
HERMAN BATTING
HARD FOR BRUINS
A Flop in '33, Babe Now
Has Edge in Competition
for Regular lob.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
T OS ANGELES, March 27.-
Maybe it's the livelier base
| ball and perhaps it is due
to the competition for out
field jobs with the Chicago
Cubs, but Floyd (Babe) Herman
is making progress toward atom
ing for his disappointing work
last season by whaling the ball
briSkly this Spring.
Herman has an edge over Tut
Stainback and Riggs Stephenson for
the third outfield position. Chuck
Klein and Kiki Cuyler have the other
jobs under control.
TAMPA, F1a.-If first appearance
Is any indication of what may follow,
it looks as if the Cincinnati Reds rang
the bell again when they bought Out
fielder Ivy Shiver from Detroit.
Wearing a National League uniform
for the first time in the game against
the Phillies yesterday, the strapping
big former Montreal player drove in
three runs. His triple in the tenth
inning was the hit of the day. He
also got a single and a double in his
six times at bat. Manager OFerrer
put him in right field.
BRADENTON. Fla.-Pitcher Flint
Rhem, who refused to accept the
terms offered by the Cardinals and
was released to Columbus of the
American AccnNiatinr1
here to confer with Vice President
Branch Hickey Of the Red Birds.
Rhem is even more dissatisfied With
his transfer to Columbus than with
the terms offered by the Cardinals.
ST. PETERSBURG. F1a.-The Bos-
ton Braves tackle the Yankees today
on their home grounds with Bobby
Brown. Bem Cantwell and possibly
Leo Mangum handling the pitching
assignment for the Tribe.
The Yankees saw Fred Farmhouse
go eight full innings as the Braves
beat the Red SoX, to l.
LOS ANGELES.-Rumors that the
Pittsburgh Pirates may switch their
Spring training camp from Paso
Robles to a spot near Los Angeles
were revived today after Manager
George Gibson inspected base ball
lot about 20 miles from the Angel City.
Club officials are reported to be-
lieve that a park near Los Angeles
would be more convenient than the
present camp.
EIAMI BEACH. Fla.-Bill Terry
N lets everybody else do the
worrying about the fact that
five of the New York Giants seven
outdelders are left-handed batsmen
and that the three regulars all hit
from the left side.
why worry about that?" asks Bill.
How many good left-handed pitchers
are there in our league? Not more
than two or three
ORLANDO, Fla.-Casey Stengel is
looking for left-hand pitcher TO add
to his Brooklyn Dodger firing squad.
but there's none in sight yet. STEM
gels only port-siders are two recruits.
Charley Perkins and Phil Page.
WINTER HAVEN. Fla.-Dick Bar
tells worth at short is being proved
to the Phillies by his absence. Lou
Chiozza made gallant attempt yes
terday to play the unfamiliar position.
but two errors and a delayed throw
to first went long way toward Civ
ing the Cincinnati Reds l0-inning
12-to-9 victory.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
HOPPE SETS A GOAL
FOR BILLIARD ACES
Veteran Brilliant in Defeating
Matsuyama in Opener of
1872 Title Play.

By the Associated Press.
CH1CAGO, March 27-The other
" members of the field shooting
for the international 1872 balk-
line billiards championship came out
today to see how close they could
come to matching Willie Hopes
opening demonstration last night.
Eric Hagenlacher of Germany and
Ora Morningstar of San Diego, Calf. :,
were scheduled for this afternoons
match, with Welker Cochran of San
Francisco meeting Kinney MatSuyama
of Japan at night.
Hoppe opened his bid for the title
left idle when young Jake Schaefer
declined to defend it here, by smoth-
ering Matsuyama. 400 to 167, in IL
innings last night in the first match
of the tournament
Hoppe rolled up a high effort of ia
and put together two other clusters of
n and 54. Matsuyama's best was 81.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
Busiest Backstop in 1888.

VXTHAT deal of work the chunky
w Sewell did in the last cam
paign. He was in more games
than any other catcher in the league,
donning mask and protector to take
part in 141 of the 153 Washington
club engagements. And he did a
great piece of backstopping, too. He
went through the trying stretch to
fielding average of 800, cookbook
ing receivers rating in any league.
Luke was no weakling at bat, either.
Although he finished with stick
mark of only .264, he was a great help
to his club in attack. Cochrane, then
with the AS; Dickey of the Yanks,
little Pytlak of the Tribe, and Ferrell,
behind the bat for both the Browns
and the Red Sox, were the catchers to
outbat Sewell in the league last year.
but only Dickey and Ferrell packed a
more potent punch.
Sewen was the third among the
leagues catcherS in the -batted-
in rating. After all, that's the best
hitting can get. Only .264 batter,
he drove across 81 runs. He hit
when it hurt the other side.
Evening star., 1934-03-27

By a staff Correspondent of The Star.
~ ILOxI, Miss, March 90
- Last of the big league
\ clubs to get down to train
IL ing this Spring. Washing
ton has conditioned rap
Idly and should be quite fit to rush
to the defense of its American
League championship when the
season opens in the Capital
April 16.
The Senators will take the field
as they finished last season, except
in one and possibly two positions.
Jack Stone, obtained from Detroit
in trade during the Winter, will pa
troll the right pasture where Goose
Goslin used to roam. Cecil Travis,
20-year- recruit recalled from
the Chattanooga farm, may be at
the third base post Ossie Bluege
filed the last II seasons.
Joe Cronin, who guided the club
to a championship in his first year
as manager, seems confident his
combination will repeat in 1884.
He expects Stone to play fully as
strong a game in right field as
Evening star., 1934-03-27
Aims to Paddle
Cup Back to U. S.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEWPORT BEACH, Calf, March
~ 27.-william Bartholomae, jr,
canoeist and yachtsman, has
announced he plans to sail from
New York to England June IS in
an effort to retrieve the 75-year-
old New York Canoe Club Inter-
national Trophy from the Ameri-
can Canoe Association.
Bartholomae, who was American
champion in 1880, will race a
picked defender from the British
Isles on the Solent in a series of
three contests between July 3
and IA.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
EAGER FOR WORK,
HE'LL TOLL TODAY
KIumpp, Though, Slated to
Do Most of Catching in
Tits With Tribe.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

n EW ORLEANS, La, March
nj 27.-While the Nationals
v are here looking for
4 trouble with the Indians
the hardeSt-worklng catcher in
the last American League cam
paign will get his first workout
of the year IN formal competi-
ton.
James Luther-it's Luke to YOU
Sewell will go behind the bat for the
Cronin crew and show these NAWlins
folks what is really high-grade catch
ing.
Luke is not to do all the receiving
In the two tuSSleS with the Tribe
scheduled here. In fact, Elmer
Klumpp, who still is the property of
the Chattanooga club, is slated to
take care of the bulk of the backstop-
ping. Klumpp was to nave done all
the catching in this brief series. But
Luke is so eager to get in there and
grab the pitching that Joe Croinn has
revised his plans to please the old
timer.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
Has Had Tough Task.

T UKE appears to be in splendid
trim now, but he has done
much strenuous training to get
that way. He Wintered well at his
Akron Ohio, home, so well that he
toted to the Biloxi camp more pounds
than he should have toted. Luke had
to don rubber glrdle, an extra sweat
shirt and heavy pull-over sweater
in addition to his regular uniform for
his workouts the first two weeks of
camp. 1t was plain punishment wear
ing all this, but it surely soaked up
the fat
After disposing of the weight ques-
ton, Luke went in more for base ball
and it wasn't long before his arm was
so limbered he was pegging to the
bases in fine fashion. He went after
his hitting seriously, too, and now he
puts plenty of power into his drives.
Luke appears fit to step into the
championship campaign right now,
but Manager Cronin intends to go
easy with the veteran the remainder
of the training period. He'll have
enough to do when the bigger busi-
ness of battling for the bunting is
under way, for again Luke is to be
"the" catcher for the Nationals.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
FROM THE PRESS BOX
BY JOHN LARDNER-

distracted
watching the Cardinals in action against the Braves by
| \ sad o a sitting stand
- boards moaned when Pepper
the first haf>of the first inning That
is as are
from
said with dignity MI
is over careful shaver"
ling "saidth
to
David The job explaining
Sol Whitfield local rbbe and the
ton took two inning
forbidden by law
Leon
resumed inspection
Evening star., 1934-03-27
c. Y. HAS Il T|[TS
IMPAIR OF SPORTS
Opens Base Ball Campaign
April 9 and Tennis Play
Four Days Later.

n ZINE base ball games and
M eight tennis matches have
v been booked for George
a Washington University
diamond and net teams this
Spring, it was announced today
by Max harrington, assistant
athletic director. Another ball
game will be added to the sched-
ule shortly to complete the 10
game slate.
The diamonders, coached by Ed
Morris, will open the season here
against University of Vermont on
April 9. Johns Hopkins, Washington
College, Western Maryland, Wake
Forest. Penn State and Delaware are
other teams to be played. Two games
each are slated with Johns Hopkins
and Washington College.
Seven of the games have been
carded for local diamonds The sec
ond Hopkins and Washington College
games are to be played away.
The Colonial netmen will open their
season April 13, facing Temple here
Other schools appearing on the G.. w.
slate are Johns Hopkins (tWice). La
fayette, Wake Forest, v. P. L. Della
ware and Washington and Jefferson.
The schedules:
Base Ball.
April 9, Vermont; IT, Johns Hop
kins; 20, Washington College; %,
Western Maryland.
May 8, Johns Hopkins at Baltimore;
T. Washington College at Chestertown,
Md: 5. Wake Forest; II, Penn State;
II, Delaware.
--.rv Tennis.
April l3, Temple; 20, Johns Hop
kins; "a, Lafayette; 26, Wake Forest;
%. Johns Hopkins, at Baltimore.
May 9, V. P. L tentative): IL,
Delaware, at Newark, Del; 18, Wash
ington and Jefferson.
Evening star., 1934-03-27

back into tournament form and be up
to his past mark. 1t is the general
belief, however, that the field is faster
today than it ever has been. The
older stars are holding up as well as
ever, and there are any number Of
younger golfers who can hit the ball
and also score.
One could get tip at Augusta con-
corning the speed that will be needed
at Merton in the June open. This
should be one of the great scrambles
of golf, with more than a thousand
entries now pointing for this event.
(Copyrieht 1894. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc.)
Evening star., 1934-03-27

nicely enough
aheld, and Tex
Carleton's hook
was bre a X in g
wide and fast,
but there wasn't
much punch in
the a rtille e r y.
Joseph D uc k y
Medwick fzzled
out at one time
with the bases
full.
This shortage
of dynamite may
may have wor-
ried some of the
c a r d i ma | sup
rnrfare h,,k ~
Evening star., 1934-03-27

oAuii willy TIdllh rIlSCIl. MI.
Frisch threw in a lineup composed
mainly of scrubs. It wasn't his Hrst
team that lost to the Braves. Leo
Durocher was home nursing a sore
knee and talking to himself Ernie
Orsatti and George Watkins, the lat
ter since become a Giant, were hold
ing out. Virgil Davis worked only a
couple of innings, and Mr.. Frisch
yanked himself in the middle of the
game.
1t is quite apparent that the Car
dinals are going to be a dangerous
ball club. By the law of averages they
should win the pennant this year. The
law of averages is interpreted rather
literally in ST. Louis. 1t requires
that the Cardinals win on an average
of once in two years. And so, mathe-
matically speaking, they are due again
in 1884.
When they get all their war clubs
together, the Cards will have pretty
fair homicide squad. Frisch, George
Davis, obtained from the Giants in q
swap for Watkins: Orsatti, Medwick.
Collins, Martin, Virgil Davis-more
kOOo A1lSOClo III tliC ACSuldi S1AiS-dP
than you'll find on another team in
the league. not excepting the Pirates
and the Cubs. Nearly all the boys
can field, too, and when you take in
Leo Durocher, the best infielder in the
business, you have the making of a
ball club.
Much is expected in st. Louis this
year of Joe the Duck. known to Of
fetal scorers as Medwick, left field.
Joe the Duck broke in last season
with batting average Of .306, very
good for q freshman. He takes q good,
square, robust cut at the ball, some
thing like Paul Waner's swing from
the other side of the plate. He COW
ers his little acre In the orchard with
considerable skill. Joe the Duck, by
all the omens, should be quite ball
player in his sophomore year.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
Artillery Manned by Scrubs.

"HE Cards didn't look very good
i in this particular engagement,
narrowly escaping a shutout at
the hands of Freddy Farmhouse and
mysterious Bob Smith. They behaved
Evening star., 1934-03-27
Se,veN Splendid Trim After Strenuous Training Grind to Shed Weigh
Tribe May Offer
Harder in Trade
Special Dispstch to The Star.
NEW ORLEANS. La, March q

NEW ORLEANS, La. March 27.
~ Still seeking a much-needed
inflelder, Billy Evans. general
manager of the Cleveland Indians,
was expected to go into confer
ence with President Clark Griffith
of the Nationals today when the
Washington and Cleveland clubs
play in the first of two exhibition
games here.
His efforts to obtain Buddy Myer
unsuccessful, Evans, 1t is rumored,
will put in a bid for Bob Boken.
Washington utility inf1elder. The
name of Mel Harder, young Cleve-
land right-hand pitcher. Is men,
toned in connection with the trade
talk.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
Jones a Year From Now.

THERE is no question now that
L this tournament will be an an
nual event, and there will be
Just as much interest in what happens
to Bobby Jones year away.
And a year away there still are
many thousands who believe he will
be much harder to beat.
There will be the same old prob
lem, however. Can golfer remain
away from hard competition and hope
to beat out line of stars who have
been seasoned under rigorous cam
paigning every month in the year
from California to Scotland?
There are many smart pros who
don't think so. Their idea is that
a round of golf and round of golf
Evening star., 1934-03-27
YANKS TO FEEL AK
Deshong, Aube, Tamulis and
Newkirk May Be Dropped.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-Joe Nc
Carthy soon will use the pruning
knife on his New York Yankee roster
and some of the youngsters are be-
ginning to worry.
Right now Jimmy Deshong, Hor-
midas Aube, Vito Tamulis and Floyd
Newkirk seem most likely to wind up
with Newark, the Yankees Interna-
tional League farm.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
A Large Supply Of Energy.

4 SPECIAL word might also be
n said for the left wing Of the
infield, patrolled by that pecu-
liar pair, Pepper Martin and loqua-
cious Leo Durocher. Pepper Is .
transplanted outfielder whose awk.
ward manner and bow legs are REM
Evening star., 1934-03-27
THE SPORTLICHT
BY GRANTLAND RICE

under heavy pressure are two en-
tirely different animals.
This is especially so on this type of
course, where delicacy and touch
around the greens and just off the
greens play such an important part
in scoring.
Horton Smith. Craig Wood. Paul
Runyan. Billy Burke and Ed Dudley
had this touch in addition to flne
ability all along the line.
1t took a seasoned set of nerves to
roll in that 10-foot putt on the sew
enty-frst hole for birdie to take
the lead, as Horton Smith did. And
there wasn't a quiver to the stroke
as he turned on the job.
The tall young Joplin entry is
better golfer today than he was four
or five years ago, when he was the
games sensation.
Runyan's Spoons.
DAUL RUNYAN lived up to his bril-
liant Winter play. Runyan isn't
any too long of the tee and he
rarely calls on a long iron. But he
has five spoons in his bag that handle
five different ranges and he is about
as deadly with any Of these as most
good golfers are with a mashie. He
is a magnificent iron player, from
short pitch up to $50 yards-as dead
ly a one as I ever have seen-rarely
off line and more than ordinarily bold.
When he gets beyond the clouting dis
tance of a No. 3 iron he reaches for
one of his many spoons and the ball
is seldom far from the cup.
His feat of taking II in his
final round, after piling up a on
the fourth hole, was a remarkable
piece of work. Only star could
have played the last IA holes in
under par through chilly wind.
1t was the general opinion among
the pros that Bobby Jones would
need but little time to whip himself