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The Washington times., 1934-03-21

Evelyn Ream's 131 game and
Margaret Lynn's 352 set featured
in the Washington Ladies League
last night. In the Ladies Luth-
eran League it was Kauffman'S
Ill game and 306 set which stood
out.
Dorsey's 100 game and Miltner's
BIT set were best in the Eastern
Star Ladies League. In the c. and
P. Telephone Ladies League the
high scores we're Greene'S 123
game and Lewis 327 set.
Lena Bakers 1876 and BOT took
the honors in the Ladies Internal
Revenue League.
While the Temple Juniors are a
bit under the 50-year age limit
set for opponents by the Temple
Ponce de Icons, they are more
than anxious to bowl the veterans
who have a powerful team which
lacks but one competition.
The Ponce de Icons have such
capable timber topplerS as Jack
Mooney, Ashley Lyles, Joe Hardie,
Van A. zahn and Guy Steele,
while Stuart Patti, Nick Rinaldi,
"Ouncie" Harrison, Ernie Hauser
and Ray SiSler make up the
Juniors crew.
Perce Wolfe'S 384 set and Bob
Microtto'S 156 game featured CO.
The Washington times., 1934-03-21
At Charlottesville
Griffnlen Selected
By E.. r. Matthews

Charlottesville, Va, and I
imagine the 100-mile ride will
be taken by no few hereabouts
to see the modern Samson go
through some Of his PAGES. It's
just a nice days round trip
over the roads up there and
Carnera will be Sojourning in
that vicinity about the time
you'll be wanting to take your
first Sunday tour of the spring.
One Of the elements which
Is going to assist materially in
making the June fight a stand
out, is the fact that Jack
Dempsey is tied in with the
promotion and will do the
fronting for Baer. Time has
not dimmed Dempsey's mag
netism for the average fight
fan. The public will still go
a. long way just to cheer Jack
as he is introduced from the
ring. With Dempsey in the
picture and his colorful protege
Max Baer in there trying to
yank the heavyweight champ
ionship back to America, you
can look for a stupendous
spectacle at the Long Island
Bowl come June IA.
Baseball Handicap
If you think folks aren't
pondering baseball these days,
get a load of what E. r.
Matthews, Of 412 First st. S. E.,
has done to convince himself
Washington is going to win the
American League pennant this
year.
He has handicapped each
team in the league on a point
system, position for position,
insofar as regulars are con-
cerned, grouping the pitching,
catching and reserve ratings.
This leads him to the conclu-
sion that washington will win,
Boston will be second, Detroit
third, with New York, Cleveland,
Chicago, st. Louis and Philadel-
phia trailing off in the order
named.
Matthews rates Ruth and
Goslin the best right fielders;
Cronin the best Shortstop;
, Foxx the best first baseman;
Gehringer the best second
baseman; Simmons the best
left fielder; Schultz, West and
Averill all even as center
fielders, and Bluege, Higgins and
Kamm equal as third basemen.
Boston'S pitching strength is
rated the highest, with Wash
ington just bit below, The
catching supremity is Detroit's,
and rightly so, with Washing.
ton better fixed for utility
strength than any team in the
league. His baseball handicap
sheet is very interesting, al
though too detailed to repro
duce, but the above are the
highlights and are food for
thought for any fan.
The Washington times., 1934-03-21

Over on the main field Coach
Mike Kelley has his track as
pirants running. jumping and
throwing; on the soccer grounds
"Big Chief" Guyon has forsaken
his baseball team temporarily to
give pointers to the eleven which
Is indulging in spring practice,
while in the gymnasium Jim
Suber, member of the faculty,
is in charge Of nine in absence
Of the rotund Guyon.
Suber is being ably assisted by
Walter Beall, former New York
Yankee pitcher and Dick Lana
han, ace Southpaw moundsman
last year.
Chief Looks Sad
Guyon looks very sad when
asked about the prospects of his
1884 football team an, says:
well be lucky if W. beat
Roosevelt out in '34."
Only one regular back is avail
able from last year. He is
Glen Hawk" Shaw, however, he
will be aided by capable reserve
from last season in Willie Chung"
Cattell.
In fact, Eastern will have but
two first-string linemen left over
from last season, namely Ray
WierShem and Jimmy Carroll.
The Chief has lost such valu-
able men as Tommy Nolan, Joe
Mills, Joe Keegin and Harry
Wolfe, and he claims that he will
never be able to replace them.
Touch Football
Eastern players are elated over
the approaching touch football
game with Tech High next
Wednesday at Eastern. Both
teams will play in regulation uni
forms.
Kelley's track boys are display
ing great form on the cinder
The Washington times., 1934-03-21
Triple Play Marks
Babe DidrikSOn'S
Mound Debut

WINTER HAVEN, Fla, March
21.-The Brooklyn Dodgers were
here today for an exhibition tilt
with the Phillies after adding
another novel experience to
their repertoire. Yesterday in
a gams with the Athletics they
batted against Babe Didrikson,
famous woman athlete, and Joe
Strip, third baseman, had the
unique distinction of hitting
into a triple play. Oh, yes, the
Dodgers won. 4 to 2.
The Washington times., 1934-03-21
SPORTS
By KIRK MILLER
Unique SGLiUG Test
Plan in Maryland
Camera to Train

The Maryland Racing Com.
mission does not propose to
have any such embarrassing
situation occur on it's tracks
this spring that threatened the
last day Of racing at beautiful
Hialeah Park Saturday.
Consequently the officials who
preside over the sport Of kings
in the nearby State have been
doing considerable thinking
about ways and means of en-
forcing the saliva test, without
offending the horsemen.
It so happens that a $4,000
daily tax must be paid to the
State Of Maryland for every
day Of racing at its major
tracks. Any indifference on
the part of the horsemen, or
refusal to fill the entries, would
have such serious affect on
the attendance and consequent
pari mutuel play, that the State
tax would be in jeopardy.
Interest of State
The Commission being a
State group, is therefore work
ing out ways and means to
make conditions attractive to
as many stables as possible,
particularly with reference to
the saliva test.
It plans at the spring meet
ing to test two horses every day
and to designate the horses by
o very ingenious method So that
every human element in max
ing the selection will be elm
mated.
You are no doubt familiar with
the pill-box popularity used in
Keely pool. Well, the Mary
land commissioners are perfect
ing a plan whereby pills, num-
bered from one to seven, will be
put in the dice box daily before
the races start. Each number,
Of course, represents race from
the first to the seventh.
The pills will be well shaken
and then two will be poured
from the box-the numbers
thereon representing the iden-
tity of the two races that day,
the winners of which will be
subjected to the saliva test.
None but the stewards will
know these race numbers. and
the outcome of the events alone
would determine the thorough.
breds to be tested. Such a
method is certainly unbiased
and impersonal.
Down on the Farm
Primo Camera. in his prepa-
ration for the June II fight with
Make Baer, 10 per cent of the
gate of which goes to the New
York milk fund, headed by Mrs.
william Randolph Hearst, will
do part Of his training not so
very far from Washington.
At least a couple Of weeks
will be spent by Primo climb
ing the mountains around
The Washington times., 1934-03-21
Girl, 10, Enters
Diving Event
Here Friday

Little Alma Doherty, 10, from
Natick, Mass, will be one of the
contestants in the national junior
women's indoor high and low
board diving championships in
the Shoreham Hotel Pool Friday
night. Miss Doherty's entry was
received today by A. Earle Weeks,
chairman of the committee.
The junior diving champion
ships will be held in conjunction
with the mems District A. A. U,
indoor championships which are
scheduled Friday and Saturday
nights.
Other entrants in the Junior
women's diving will be Margaret
Abramitis and Edna Schuber of
the Dragon Club, Brooklyn;
Claudio Eckert, Shawnee Club OF
Chicago, and Marie Duval and
Lois Bates of the Shoreham Club.
The Washington times., 1934-03-21

enough to compile such record
as that.
However, fielding is the chief
topic in Cronin's mind at the
present moment and fielding it
will be until the young pilot be-
gins stressing hitting.
Then the battle will take on
even more important proportions
with both lads working their
heads off to become a member
of the selected repeaters for the
1884 American League title. All
told, it's going to be interesting.
The Washington times., 1934-03-21

that special practice sessions
mainder Of the training grind
Gus Dugas and Fred sington.
"We've got to find out which
is the better performer in this
respect as fielding is just as i'm
pOrtant as batting when it
comes to deciding on new per-
formers endeaving to make the
big league grade. So Gus and
Fred will get plenty Of fielding
work from now ON and what
ever they show will help me
decide which will be kept"
Actually, Cronin started this
special fielding practice yester-
day. Both players trotted out to
right field after the afternoon
squad had ended it's batting seS-
sion for the day, where Rookie
Pitcher Mark Filley hit long fun
goes while the two youngsters
speeded to their respective rights
and lefts to catch what would
have been extra base hits had not
their gloves gobbled Filley's drives
by close margins.
Show Promise
The entire drill was held in the
sunfield (right field in the after
noon here) and at the conclusion
of the session, Cronin was able to
admit that the pair showed plenty
of promise for their first days ef-
forts.
Going on past records of the
two performers, neither have rung
up championships" for class. But
both have been able to hold their
own in the minor enough
at least to attract attention for
big league trials. It is this pass
able class that finds them at the
Griffs' training base this year,
even though they are the property
of the Albany club, of the Interna-
tional League, to which club both
will be returned if the right sort
of promise is not shown by the
hour the Griffs. begin their trek
north.
Yesterdays drill found Dugas
the shade better fielder than Sing
ton. However, definite conclu-
Sions cannot be arrived at this
early as Sington might become
the stronger fly chaser as the
drills progress.
Dugas' Experience
Nevertheless greater experience
may be in Dugas' favor by the
time Manager Cronin makes his
final decision, as Dugas has had
trials in other years With both
the Pittsburgh AMI Philadelphia
clubs of the National League. Sing
tons lone experience in the higher
classed circuits was that of last
year when he played regularly in
left field for the Atlanta Crackers,
of the Southern League, before
being forced out of the lineup by
injuries.
Throwing to the right base,
CuGG114S O14 4uA4AAClS, AAIO dNAA4CJ
to field ground ball. comes into
this experience" end of the two
youngsters chances of catching
on with the Griffmen this year.
Cronin hasn't drilled them in this
branch of outfielding yet, but
plans to shortly after he's de-
cided which can "go after" fly
balls and line drives the best.
Impresses With Bat
Now, as to hitting, Dugas, de-
spite his smaller proportions. has
impressed the most to date. But
this is not to be unusual in his
case, so it seems. AS past rec
ords tell the interesting fact that
the young player has led every
league in which he has performed
as a batter. All of which should
be bad news to Sington, who
hasn't been In baseball long
The Washington times., 1934-03-21
GUSTS
BLUEGE ON
REGULARS
Times Staff Correspondent

BILOXI, Miss, March 21.-Man-
ager Joe Cronin's sudden decision
to play Cecil Travis at third base
for the regulars" instead of Ossie
Bluege, in the "regular-yannigan'
game scheduled today carries the
meaning that the former Chatta-
noogo star has drawn first blood
in the battle he's staging with
Bluege for the position.
Just whether it means Travis
eventually will start the campaign
as the Griffs regular third sack
guardian remains to be seen, how
ever, as the youngster still must
show that he has benefited by all
the instruction he's been given
this spring, also that he can hit
big league pitching as well as his
apparent prowess to slug hurting
of the minor league type.
Taking every step in the kids
progress to date, and looking to
the future, this most important
move of Manager Cronin's prom
ises to be most interesting to fol-
low. For the idea still prevails
that somebody must be found tc
take Bluege's place shortly and il
Travis is to be the man it will
be all to his credit because of the
total lack of experience he dis
played when he first interested
the Griffmen last spring.
Looking back a bit, young
Cecil first attracted attention at
Chattanooga about two years
ago because of his excellent hit
ting. Nothing was thought OF
his fielding deficiencies because
batting, and batting only, featured
his efforts during the initial sea
son he filled in as the Lookout
Clubs regular third sacker.
But when he reported for his
debut" as Griff rookie he was
found to be woefully lacking in
fielding, which Manager Cronin,
President Clark Griffith, and
others Immediately began correct
ing as soon as they could take
him in hand in the daily practice
sessions.
Gets Years Seasoning
Because Cronin and Griffith
figured he needed a years sea-
soning in the minor leagues
Travis was sent back to Chatta-
nooga last spring after a thor
ough trial, the idea being to
bring him up again for brand
new once-over.
But a particular point was
learned, once Travis made his
appearance again this year. It
drove home the fact that the
young performer had not been
instructed properly at Chatta-
nooga, for as fate would have it,
the Lookouts merely put him in
their lineup because Of his bat
ting ability, overlooking the idea
altogether that his fielding needed
polishing a plenty.
OF course Travis had to really
go to work when the training
grind commenced about two
weeks ago. He's been a glutton
for punishment so far as he's
not only gone through the no
tions of mastering his job in the
morning sessions, but in the after
noon drills as well. And how he
has taken it:
The Washington times., 1934-03-21

MISS CLAUDIA ECKERT, of the Shawnee Club,
Chicago the 17year-od Central A. A. U. tteholder, is
in Washington to compete in the National A. A. u in
door junior diving championship to be contested in the
Shoreham pool Friday night She is here shown COM
pleting of her most graceful dives the half twist
master of all the strokes but her forte is going off the
high and low boards Times Staff Photo.
The Washington times., 1934-03-21

paths, especially Bernie Cooper
and Eddie Miller.
Joe Sullivan, portside twirler
and ace Of the staff, claims to be
in excellent condition. He is
aching to go outdoors.
Suber says the entire baseball
squad will start serious training
outside around Thursday and he
expects Guyon to be back by that
time.
The Washington times., 1934-03-21
KNIGHT ADDS ANOTHER

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla,
March 21.-Joe Knight today is
again the outstanding contender
for Make RoSenbloom's light
heavyweight title because of his
victory last night here over Eddie
Houghton, of Philadelphia.
Knight won easily, taking every
round Of a 10-round fight.
The Washington times., 1934-03-21
Central High Names
Lacrosse Line-UD

E. C. CReds") Woods, Central
High lacrosse coach, has selected
the lineup for the opening game
Friday against Boys Latin School
Of Baltimore at Mt. Washington,
Md. Lineup:
Poterfield, g.: Wilson. p.: Stewart
c. p: clifford, first d.; Mehl. second
Meyers, o. h., and Peake. / h.
The Washington times., 1934-03-21

lumbia Heights scores last night.
In the East Washington Church
League, Robertson came through
with a 153 game and 399 set,
while in the Mems Lutheran
League the bright spots were Ru-
pertus' 145 game and Newport's
367 set,
The Washington times., 1934-03-21
BELLE HAVEN
GOLFERSMEET

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 21.-
The Belle Haven golf committee
meets tonight to map out plans for
a series of tournaments to be nelN
here.
j. Sidney Sherwood is arranging
details for the invitation tourna-
ment opening April 26.
Sammy Berman, Columbia Fire
Company Smoker COMMITTEES
chairman, arranging a series Of
athletic events to be held here
later in the month.
Burton Fitton will manage the
Gazette All-Stars. The team will
gather tomorrow. The first drill
will be held Sunday.
The Washington times., 1934-03-21

SEASON RECORDS
High team game-Hannemanns, 472.
High team set-Hannemanns, 1874. High
individual game-Meaney and Andrews.
116. High individual set-Simi, 312.
High strikes-Gray, 9. High spares
SimL 80. High average-Gray, 94-7.
The Washington times., 1934-03-21
Greater Experienc
Gives Gus Edge
ODer RiuQl
By GARRETT WATERS
Times staff COrrespOndent

BILOXI Miss, March 21-In order to determine which
player is the best fielder Manager Cronn announced today
that special practice sessions in store during the
mainder of the training grind for his rookie outeders
Gus Dugas and Fred Sington. Said Cronin today:
The Washington times., 1934-03-21
ENTRIES CLOSE

Entries for the annual District
of Columbia handball champion
ship tourney beginning Monday to
be held at the Y. M. C. A. will
close tonight.
The Washington times., 1934-03-21
Women Meet Sunday to Air
Citv Tournament Plans

present at meeting Of the Washington Womens Duckpir
Association Sunday at at Columbia at which time
The Washington times., 1934-03-21
Business Prevents
ScElGefer PL1YinQ

CHICAGO, March 21.-The
press Of business will prevent
Jake Schaefer, of San Francisco,
from defending his 1872 balk-line
billiards title in the tournament
opening here next Monday, ac-
cording to word received by
Clyde Storer. president Of the
National Billiards Association.
The Washington times., 1934-03-21
ALEX. NINE OPENS APRIL 13

Alexandria High baseballiSts
will open their season at Baggett'S
stadium April 13 with Roosevelt
High. The twins are practicing
daily under watchful eye of Coach
Maurice Given.
The Washington times., 1934-03-21
Track, Grid, Diamond Clubs
Workout at Eastern
By SID KATZNELI.

Eastern High School coaches evidently believe there's
lot Of truth in that venerable adg practice perfect
for they have three athletic aggregations drilling regularly
each day.
The Washington times., 1934-03-21
BYRNS LEADS FARMERS

With Byrns scoring Is points
and Lynch 10, Farm Credit Blu
reau trounced Mr.. A. 4O-15.
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A. A. BALL CLUB
MAY QUIT TOLEDO
Team Not Given Support 1t
Deserves, Says Hickey.
BIZ United Press

By United Press
CHICAGO, June G.-The Toledo
franchise of the American Associa-
ton baseball league will be moved
out of that city unless fans there
get behind the club and give it the
support it deserves" it was an
nounced today by President Thomas
j. Hickey of the association, after a
conference with President Waldo
Shank of the Toledo club.
Hickey said he is going to St
Paul tonight to confer on the posi-
bility of removing that city's fran
chiSe to Peoria, ILL.,, after which he
will go to Toledo to investigate the
situation there.
The association president was
high in his praise of the officers of
the Toledo club, none of whom re-
ceives a salary, he said.
1.-THE baseball club is not in any
financial difficulty" he continued.
land could carry on indefinitely, but
1 do not feel that we should ask
them to continue to operate this
baseball club without more CO.
operation from the citizens of To-
ledo.
Unless the fans get behind this
club and give it the support it is
entitled to, it will simply mean that
the franchise will lbe moved out"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-09
By Joe Williams
Brown Made Bad Approach
Created Battle of Buns
Baer Didn't Deserve Help

FEW YORK and quite sensiby think
IN to fight on the date original
Bill over-rued by his two colleagues on
his efforts to postpone or cancer the ngnC on
ground physically fit.
What mean TO say is
he approach nothing of his chip shot and his
fitness
of order in attempting to derak the Whoe
show.
OF course Mr. solid ground when he spoke in the
argument that when gent wen-
He might twenty-five smackers to
see fight he S entitled mental examination.
Ur there were other apparently which did
D be listed in this order Cd The
preparation Garden CD The hundreds of
metropolis the fight
the schedule
which Baer had about his training
Not only did physical condition of but
he called him bum-he biggest ring"
what would that make Camera? Patiently would him
the And what look forward to-
We are wouldn't that
be exciting!
earlier demanding posponement of the
referring He knew when he signed the that
certain date If he fails to get in shape
that his fault and he should be forced suffer the conse
quences.
physicians yesterday, they pronounced
This should be sufficient for the
way don't think Mr. Brown or either OF the other commissioners
should rule the fighting capabilities of fighter
after the commissioners have certified the MATCH
in this three months
IF a a That's all there that
finding out granted that it fact they
dumbness time determined
ability challenger for the heavyweight championship when
the papers were signed not many weeks later
three physicians fighter fit doesn't necessarily
that the capable of meeting particular
incident at
to the head
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-09

oCIIOAdSO1C SO11 championship.
The two won thrilling eighteen
hole Semi-final matches yesterday
afternoon to enter the finals. Helm
lein paced a field of nearly $50 in
the qualifying round Wednesday by
shooting the difficult course in u,
even par. Gentry was close behind
with "a, tieing for second medalist
honors.
Heinlein, who graduated from
Cathedral this week, has taken part
in other Times tournaments. He
is a brother of Bill Heinlein, golf
pro and former state amateur cham
pion. Bill is the only two-time
champion of the annual Times event.
Louis caddied for Bill when the lat
ter won in 1923 and 1929.
Gentry, Junior at Tech, has
been medalist in previous Times
Journeys, but never before has been
able to advance far in match play.
He eliminated three schoolmates
in reaching the final of the present
meet. In the semi-f1nal yesterday
he was forced to go an extra hole
to eliminate Clayton Nichols, Man
ual, up.
Heinlein was carried right up to
the last hole in his semi-final match
with John David, Shortridge, before
winning, 2 up.
The big upset of the tournament
came in the quarter-finals yesterday
morning when Nichols defeated the
defending champion, Dick Nc
Creary, Shortridge, and 3.
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Kautsky A. C.s Try
Rube BentOn's Arm


The KautSky A. C.s will travel to
Middletown, o., tomorrow to meet
the Cincinnati Duckworths in an
Indiana Ohio League diamond con-
test.
The Kautskys are leading the
league, and boast of the loops three
leading sluggers, Mills, with an
average of .474; Joe Kelly, All, and
Chef Russell, $50. However, the
Cincinnatians hope to stop the lefty
hitters with RUDE Benton, southpaw
veteran of several Minneapolis cam
paigns, on the mound.
Eddie Sticking, former Indianap-
oils captain, also will perform for
the DuckworthS.