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The Washington times., 1934-03-20
Snow Again Halts College
Spring Grid Practice
By HARRY COSTELLO
snow intervenes to retard spring footb

Hoping against hope this is the
last of the bad weather, college
grid chieftains Of the District and
nearby Maryland today plan to
work their charges indoors.
Yesterdays practice sions
were abbreviated, due to the fall
of snow.
Work Limited
At Catholic University and at
Navy, work was limited to loosen
ing up exercises followed by fun
damental drills. Both gridirons
were soggy, once it started to snow.
About 40 reported to Coach Arthur
Dutch Bergman and his two as
sistants, "Fod" Cotton and George
V1k. About so were on hand in
answer to Coach Tom Hamilton'S
call for grid work at Annapolis.
Edgar rip" Miller, formerly
head coach at Navy, was in charge
of linemen in yesterdays drill.
Jack Wilson took over his duties
as backfield coach.
Navy plans to continue spring
workouts until about the middle
of May.
Maryland's gridderS and those
of George Washington University
were held indoors by the snow.
Indoor drills at all colleges will
continue until fields dry out.
Baseball teams Of Georgetown,
Maryland and G. w. also were
held indoors yesterday. The Old
Line lacrosse players staged a
drill indoors.
Ed Hardagen, Georgetown's ace
basketball player, prominently
mentioned for an All-America
berth, probably will be elected
today as captain Of the 193435
quint. Letter men will meet to
choose leader. Those to receive
letters are Hardagen, ConnorS,
Crowley, O'Connor, Esenstad, Cor
less, Young and Magner.
Zahn Leads Nine
OTIS Zahn, G. WIS only senior
baseball player, has been named
captain Of this years nine.
OTIS played first base and short
stop last year, although he is q
second baseman. He was at bat
80 times and made II hits to com.
The Washington times., 1934-03-20
PUTTER
ACTS BADLY

AUGUSTA, Ca, March 20.
Excellent putting, more often than
not is the deciding factor in
matches between great golfers,
may prove Bobby Jones undoing
in the Masters invitation tourna-
ment, scheduled to start here
Thursday, over the National Golf
Club course.
Calamity Jane" the best-known
putter in the world and the one
which dropped long ones, short
ones and tricky ones for Bobby
through the severest Of competi-
tion, has been acting up on the
greatest star of them all, and she
has Bobby all worried.
The Washington times., 1934-03-20
CHAPP|E
IN HOSPITAL
At: BILOXI!
By GARRETT WATERS
BY Times Staff Correspondent


BILOXI, Miss, March 20.-AL
though Bosses Clark Griffith and
Joe Cronin would not come right
out and admit it, there was an
air of uneasiness today anent the
makeup of the Griffs rookie group
of pitchers here at camp.
And for several good reasons.
The most important of these
pointed fingers squarely at Bob
Burke and Ed Chapman while the
leases" of Eddie Linke and Alec
McColl had their uncertainties.
This uneasiness became more
than apparent soon after the short
drill which Manager Cronin or
dered for his men early yesterday
when Ed Chapman'S case Of lum-
bago reached such painful proper
tions that President Griffith hit
upon the plan of sending the
young pitcher to the Soldiers Hos
pital for special treatment.
Immediately after this decision,
Bob Burke turned up with a sore
ness in his elbow, neceSsitating
also a quick decision to include
the slender left-hander in the visit
to the Soldiers Hospital.
Then Prexy Griffith and Gro.
min began thinking about the re-
mainder of the rookie group in
camp. Who was left? They
asked themselves. How does the
situation shape up for the season
ahead?
The names of Eddie Linke and
Alec McColl came to mind. Prom
iSing prospects, yes, but still un-
certainties, first because of Linke's
ineXperience, and second because
of McCol'S untried mended arm.
Prim Can't Do 1t All
Ray Prim was left by this pro-
cess of elimination, but the team
planned to carry nine pitchers
this year and Prim couldn't make
up that balance" by himself
along side of such tried and true
performers as Gen. Alvin Crow
der, Earl Whitehill, Monte
Weaver, Lefty Walter Stewart.
Jack Russell and Tommy Thomas.
How about Andy Sierra and
Mike Radonovich? Two excellent
prospects, but the type that are
still two or three years away from
Class A baseball.
The others? They are at q
standstill right now and will stay
in that category until the exhibit
ton games roll around when then
they will have their chances to
demonstrate their possibilities OF
making the grade as big leaguers.
Because of the condition OF
Burke and Chapman, the path is
left wide open for Linke and Nc
Coll to come through with flying
colors. If they show anything at
all, they will be kept because
Burke and Chapman will be miss
ing out in the efforts they need
at this time to impress Bosses
Griffith and Cronin that they
should be considered for berths.
The Washington times., 1934-03-20
Hale ah Meet
Nets Florida
$432,811

MIAMI, Fla, March 2O.-Just
how successful racing has been
at Hialeah Park these past As
days is reflected in the report
of B. F. Patty, chairman, and
Walter Donovan, secretary, Of
the Florida Racing Commission,
made public today.
The State drew $432,S11.25, an
increase Of $112,819.96, or more
than 35 per cent, over 1888. The
mutuel handle was $11,692, 500,
a As per cent increase over last
year. The average daily atten-
dance was 1921 and the average
handle was $3.50, 1886 per day.
The States share was made up
of the tax on admission, $73,-
84015; 3 per cent tax on mutuel
play, $350,777.97; 71S occupa-
tional licenses at $40 each, $7,18O;
and l3 color registrations at 81
each.
The Washington times., 1934-03-20
MERIDIANS MEET

Meridian A. c. baseball team
meets tonight at 8 o'clock at
2416 Fourteenth st. All candi-
dates are asked to be present.
The Washington times., 1934-03-20
Mermaid
Arrives For
Swim Meet

Miss Cloudia Eckert, 17-year-old
Northwestern University freshman
and member of the Shawnee Club
of Chicago, has arrived here for
the national junior indoor diving
championship in the Shoreham
pool, Saturday night. Miss Eckert
left Chicago in a rainstorm,
Travelled all day and night by
bus, to come to Washington for
the event. Her father, George
Eckert, came with her.
Miss Eckert has held the Cen
tral A. A. q. highboard and low
board championship the last four
years.
The Washington times., 1934-03-20

pile an average of sis.
Navy and Catholic University
this fall may offer formations
differing greatly from those used
last year.
Bergman, at C. u, has promised
that he will offer a radical de-
parture from the Notre Dame Sys-
tenn. Dutch" never has been q
purist, and has altered the Notre
Dame system Of attack to meet
the demands made by the type OF
material he has at c. U. Tom
Hamilton, at Navy, may take to
the Warner style, with single
and double-wing back formations
dominating.
The Washington times., 1934-03-20
A. A. U. MANAGERS MEET

The District A. A. U. board OF
managers will meet tonight at 8
O'Clock in the Roosevelt High
School,
The Washington times., 1934-03-20
G.. w. Net Candidates
Will Gather TOdUy

Coach Max harrington, Of the
George Washington University
tennis team, has issued a call
for candidates for this years
varsity. Candidates will meet TO-
day in the G. w. gym at l
O'Clock, at which time plans for
the season will be discussed. First
practice probably will be staged
as soon as courts are dry enough
for out-of-doors work.
The Washington times., 1934-03-20
Bennie to Perform
For RindLdi TOSSera

Ralph Bennie will play with the
Rinaldi Tailors when they meet
the Renaissance Friday night at
$50 o'clock in the Lincoln Colon
made. Bennie played forward for
the Heurich baSketers this season
and was one of their leading
SCORERS.
The Washington times., 1934-03-20
Baltimore Ice Card
Will Feature Henie

A glorious figure skating spec
tacle, unquestionably the greatest
Baltimore has ever witnessed, will
be staged on the frozen surface
of the Iceland rink in Carlin'S
Park tomorrow night.
The carnival program will in
clude the two world champions
Miss Sonia Henie, Of Norway, and
Karl Schaefer, Of Austria.
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The Washington times., 1934-03-17

SPORTS
From Old Country
Distributes SprigS
To Baseball Pals
By KIRK MILLER

field and the area between the
base lines and box seats.
Football and frost played
havoc with the terrain, a total
of over 1000 square feet of new
Sodding being necessary to re-
habilitate the injured surface.
Monday an additional group,
painters, will go to work to re-
finish such grandStand surfaces
as have suffered from wear and
tear, as will another gang to in
Spect and repair seats through
out the stands. BY April 16,
when President Roosevelt is ex-
pected to throw out the first
ball, the local plant will sparkle
from ground to roof.
Undertakes Tigers
While few in Washington can
find fault with the country'S
two outstanding betting COM
missioners, Jack Doyle and Tom
Kearney, who make the Griff-
men favorites to win the Amer
ican League pennant, there has
been some exception to the sixth
place finish accorded the De
troit Tigers by Doyle at odds OF
30 to /.
Certainly the Tigers deserve
a higher rating than that and
at not such long odds, either,
what with the presence of a
fiery manager and heady
catcher in Mickey Cochrane,
who in baseball circles is conf
IDENTIFY expected to inspire the
team to great efforts.
Many here think Cochrane
and Goslin are going to make
the Detroit club a different out
fit IL year, not the least of
whom is Clark Griffith, who
said this winter he feared the
Tigers more than the Red Sox,
the club popularly supposed to
have been revitalized during the
winter.
Griff hasn't lost all of his
respect for Goslin's ability and
thinks both Goose and Stone
will profit by the change in
scenery. He was unstinting in
his praise for Cochrane, both as
a catcher and as 'eader.
Thirty to one is an attractive
price against the Tigers to finish
first. If any of that kind of
money is available, it'd make
an attractive wager-even if
lost. The Tigers can't be as bad
as those odds make 'em. The
other bookmaker, Tom Kearney,
knows this and makes them 8 to
to finish first, spotting them
in the fourth hole.
The Washington times., 1934-03-17
''Y'' SWIMMERS
MEET PH|LA.

Washington's Y. M. C. A. swim
ming team tonight will endeavor
to make it Is victories in II
meets for the season when it
tackles the pick Of Philadelphia
"Y" swimmers in the local "Y"
pool.
The tank team last night
dropped its second meet of the
season when it was nosed out
by Baltimore "Y," 80 to SO.
In last nights meet in Balti-
more the score was tied after
seven events of the program had
been completed. Then Baltimore
won the medley relay to take
victory. The meet was featured
by the breaking of the 220-yard
free style tank record by Homan
Kinsley, Baltimore star, who ne
gotiated the distance in 2:24.2,
to lower his own record by Q 2-5
seconds.
Moncure, of Washington. and
KinSley, of Baltimore, each won
two events. Randle, of Washing
ton, and Chesonis. of Baltimore,
swan a dead heat in the 50-yard
free style,
The Washington times., 1934-03-17

ting drill yesterday. while in the
pepper games he displayed so
much vitality that it became con-
clusively evident that he was
about as "ready" as an athlete
could be for a baseball season not
so very far ahead.
In for Big Year
Schulte'S workout was much
more conservative, but the big out
fielder went about his chores with
enough speed and pep to assure
the most skeptical that he was in
for a big year. At bat, Schultz
particularly was impressive. His
hits were far from the puny type.
in fact. quite the opposite. as drive
after drive to left field was
swished. much to the annoyance
of Coach Nick Altrock, who was
holding a special "fly bill' drill
The Washington times., 1934-03-17

Batting was the feature of
both sessions with Joe Kuhel.
Fred Schultz and Heine Manush
leading the way among the
morning performers, and Dave
Harris and Gus Dugas, of the
afternoon team"
Pitchers Alvin Crowder, Earle
Whitehill, Monte Weaver, Jack
Russell and Johnny Conn, the
latter a Biloxi youngster working
out with the club, faced the bat
ters in the early drill, while the
youngsters, Mark Filley, Steve
Molnar, Joe Demoran and Andy
Sierra pitched during the after
noon session.
Hit Longest Ball
Dave Harris hit the longest
ball of any of the players. In
fact, he hit three which had
records of some sort attached to
them because of the distance.
All three travelled to the leftfield
fence on the first bounce-a dis
tance which is noted to be almost
$50 feet from home plate.
Manager Cronin supervised
both drills and expressed himself
as completely satisfied with the
actions of the players taking
their first workouts of the new
season.
The Washington times., 1934-03-17
Heinie Manush Ln1presses in First Practice

during the winter months.
Schultz, Stone and Harris are
not far behind Heinle, however,
All three have enjoyed active
winters and have not taken on
too much weight as is usually so
noticeable with big league ball
players after months of inactivity
from the baseball field.
So it is with these impressions,
that the idea is offered that
plenty will be heard from the
quartet this season. They're a
likely looking group all right, all
of whom could "go" Immediately,
if given the word But the actual
start next month will be time
enough as their efforts will be
needed just as much if not more
by then.
The Washington times., 1934-03-17

with Pitchers General Alvin Crow
der and Earl Whitehill.
Stone, who has been at camp for
two days, has been kept more or
less under wraps by Manager Joe
Cronin, but, even with this situa--
ton ruling, has offered pleasant
ideas that Goose Goslin's former
right field berth will be handled
acceptably this year.
A Promising Hitter
AS a hitter, Stone promises to be
all that will be desired. His cuts
at the ball are very timely and
powerful, while his penchant for
sending vicious flies to the far cor
ners of the outfield tell the inter
esting story that many an extra
base hit will be slapped against
the high right field fence at Grif-
fifth Stadium.
The Washington times., 1934-03-17
Count Will See
Net Duels in
Baltimore

The French Embassy will be
represented by Count de Leusse
and his wife at tomorrow nights
Franco-American professional ten
mis- matches in Carlin's Park, Bal
timore. The French Ambassador,
Andre de Laboulaye, was invited
to attend by John Phelps, French
consular agent in Baltimore, but
was unable to accept the invita-
ton.
Howe ver, the Ambassadors
young son will accompany Count
de LeuSse and his wife to Baltl'
more.
Tomorrow night Bill Tilden
struggles with Martin Plaa in the
opening singles, at 8 O'Clock, with
Ellsworth Vines and Henri Cochet
taking the courts an hour later,
with the doubles to conclude the
program.
Monday nights menu, will fea'
ture the Cochet-Tilden battle with
Vines and Plaa meeting in the
first singles, at 8 o'clock. There
will be no doubles match on Mon
day.
Although the Americans have
far outclased their French rivals
on the present exhibition tour,
the French stars hope to turn the
tables in the Baltimore matches,
which end the series. Receipts for
the series have exceeded 100000.
The Washington times., 1934-03-17
Sports Today
BOWLING

BOWLING
At Arcadia AlleyS-Final block,
Husband-Wife tournament, 8 p. m.
BASKETBALL
At Ritchie Coliseum, College
Park, Md.-Alleghany (MdD High
VS.. Mt. Rainier High western
Shore championship, 8 p. m.
At Roosevelt High-District A.
A. U. championships, 7:30 p. m.
AT Twelfth Street Y. NJ. C. A
Manhattan IN. " ElkS VS.. "Y''
Big Five, $50 p. m.
SWIMMING
At Shoreham Hotel Pool-Jun-
ior girls meet, 1870 p. m.
At Y. M. C. A., 1889 G St.
N. W.-Philadelphia "Y" VS..
Washington "Y," 1880 p. m.
ROLLER SKATING
At Silver Spring Rink-One,
hour endurance grind, p. m.
BOXING
At Twelfth Street Y. M. C. A
Howard University W. "Y," $3.50
p. m.
The Washington times., 1934-03-17
Baseball Fans /!
Schedule Is
Ready

Baseball fans are offered free
American League schedules by
The Washington Times, the
only requisite being that self
addressed stamped envelopes be
sent to secure them.
Every game played in every
city each day of the season is
included in the schedule which
is the official American League
vest pocket edition.
These schedules will not be
issued in person to callers at
The Times office, but MUST be
applied for with self addressed
envelope. Address your request
to the Baseball Schedule Editor,
The Washington Times. But
one schedule will be issued to
each applicant.
The Washington times., 1934-03-17

Now Dave Harris. In great
shape, to rAcord his own words on
the subject. and apparently ready
to take Cliff Bottoms job away
from him as the Griffmen's great
est pinchhitting bantam. Yester-
day Dave hit three balls to the ex-
treme corner of left field-each a
homer" in any ball park, and this
hitting had everybody talking at
camp today, because it was grand
start for 1.-The Sheriff" at this
early hour of the season.
ManuSh in Shape
OF the quartet, Manush i'm
presses as being in the finest
condition. The veteran hasn't a
bit of extra weight to take off
while little work is needed to en-
tirely unloosen all the muscles
that have been kept more or less
The Washington times., 1934-03-17
BOB GOLDSTE|N
READY FOR co

If there is a difference between
confidence and cockiness, Bobby
Goldstein is just that. The three
time University of Virginia S. L.
C. featherweight champion, who
fights North Carolina's Norment
QuarleS, Monday, in Richmond
(the only chap ever to whip
Bobby in college), is confident
to the point of cockiness, yet not
cockey enough to be over-confi-
dent.
Bobby is going into the fight
in the right frame of mind. He
knows he has a battle ahead.
True, Bobby arose from a sick
bed to lose to Quarles while at
Virginia. But that's no alibi.
He's been sick for the past week,
but only today claimed his balky
stomach was acting right again.
and readily admitted to be in the
best of shape.
Bobby believes ne will K. O.
Quarles. He states emphatlcally
he will get over his right, despite
Quarles' great left hand, and ad-
minister the sleeping powder. But
that's hard to believe and if
Bobby wins on points, he will be
satisfied.
Bobby has his task ahead.
It's a tough hurile, but there's
no one more confident of vic
tory than Bob-confidence or
cockiness, whichever you choose
to call il
The Washington times., 1934-03-17
DE MOLAY NINE
RE0RGAN|zES

ALEXANDRIA, March II.
Alexandria De Molays are plan
ming a baseball team. Howard
Carter may coach the nine.
The De Molays were runners-up
for the Alexandria city senior
basketball title.
st. Mary's Celtics nine will prac-
tice tomorrow at 2 o'clock at
Baggett's stadium. All candidates
for the team are requested to re-
port.
Jack Howard, Old Dominion
Boat Club athletic director, has
lined up a bang-up program for
Monday nights smoker"
Sonny" Gensmer, big oarsmen
player, and Russ Sutton, local
football star, may box in the fea-
ture three-round event.
The Washington times., 1934-03-17
BY Times Staff Writer

BILOXI, Miss. March II.
Barring accidents, reversals of
form, and other items which pre-
vent big league ball players from
playing like they should, excellent
seasons are in prospect for Man
ager Joe Cronin's established out
field corps, Heinie Manush, Fred
Schultz, Johnny Stone and Dave
Harris.
This much was decidedly set
tied today in the minds of fol.
lowers of the Griffmen here at
camp. after watching the "wim
and wigor" which the quartet dis
played during their first workouts
of the year.
Manush's antics both in the
field and at bat are especially
noteworthy. The veteran took
vicious cuts at the ball in the bat
The Washington times., 1934-03-17
Sylvester Breen
Receives Annual
Shamrock InUOice

He's a gentleman of the old
school, is Sylvester Breen, who
has the distinction of being
the first baseball fan of Alex
andria, but methinks there is
one day in the year which pos
Sibly means more to him than
does opening day at the ball
park.
That day is st. Patrick's Day
and so March II finds him in
high spirits and paying homage
to the idol OF every son Of
Erin.
Not a year passes in the
tranquil life of this retired
Government Printing office
worker but what he can look
forward to receiving direct
from the old soil sprigs of
Shamrock which he graciously
shares with his contacts in the
baseball world. A generous sup
ply has been forwarded to
B1loxiN for whatever charm it
may bring.
Now no Shamrock is really
authentic unless it comes
from Ireland. At least that is
the viewpoint of Sylvester
Breen. The common or Amer
ican variety of clover is all
right in a pinch and may
bring its due share of luck
to the possessor, but the genu-
inc article is the priced pos
session Of Mr.. Breen each sea-
son and we are among his &C
qualntanceS who are annually
favored with a bit of this rare
importation.
1t is a fine old custom, this
habit Of wearin' the green Of
st. Patrick. We are indebted
to our Alexandria correspondent
for this spray of Shamrock
direct from County Cork which
we proudly wear today.
Revamping Grounds
"A couple OF baImy days this
week inspired us to take a trip
out to the ball park to discover
what signs of the approaching
season could be detected.
Alas. the ticket sale for the
opening day has been none too
brisk, but secretary Eddie Eynon
is not discouraged-the fans
will become opening-day minded
soon enough. They always have,
and this year is to be no ex-
ception His trouble will be
satisfying the demand, as the
happy day nears.
Right now an menSe
ground crew, assuming the pro-
portions of a PWA operation, is
engaged in resodding the in
The Washington times., 1934-03-17
SOnnenberg GiUen
Preliminary Spot

The one man who more than
anyona else was responsible for
wrestling's renaissance, "Dyna.
mite Gus" Sonnenberg, returns to
Washington Thursday night. This
time scheduled in a semifinal
wrestling lead-up to the Jim
Browning Rudy Dusek main event.
Originator of the now famous
flying tackle and one of the most
colorful figures wrestling has ever
turned out, Sonnenberg makes
his first appearance as a prelimi-
nary boy here.