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Evening star., 1934-03-15
-FOUR YANK STARS
LEFT IN NET PLAY
Stoefen Meets Shields and
Mangin Opposes Wood
in Indoor Tourney.
6jL0Xl -hjS5.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
N 1EW YORK, March 15-The
n tennis titans of America
Y Lester Stoefen, avowed
aspirant for the Davis
Cup team, and Frank X. Shields.
who is regarded as a certain in
ternatiOnallSt-meet in the 7th
Regiment Arnory today in the
outstanding Semi-fnal match of
the national indoor champion
ships.
The champion for the past two
years. Gregory S. Mangin, went up
against Sidney B. Wood, jr, fair
haired Davis Cup player for several
years, in the other seni-fnal en-
counter.
Shields, who measures feet 3
inches from head to foot, played su-
perbly yesterday against DR.. Eugene
H. McCaulif. Stoefen, an inch taller,
gave masterful exhibition against
George NJ. Lott. jr., veteran Davis
Cup doubles player.
Shields and Stoefen met for the
first time last year at Hot Springs on
clay courts. Shields won in four sets.
MY game is 40 per cent better than
it was the first time met Shields"
said Stoefen, who is nationally ranked
at No. 3.
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Reds Get Another Rookie.

TAMPA, Fla.-The Cincinnati Reds
who face the New York Giants today
in their first exhibition game of the
season, nave another recruit from
college ranks.
Ralph Burdig of the University of
Dayton (Ohio) pitched for the regu-
lars IN a practice game. holding the
colts to one single in the three in
nings he was on the mound A re-
cruit from the University of Tennessee.
Beattie Feathers, has signed con-
tract.
WINTER HAVEN. Fla Whatever
the caliber Of the Phils, the players in
Philadelphia S National League Club
are off to an even start
In their first encounter, a six
inning affair, the regulars and the
yannigans each got five runs, made
seven hits, committed two errors and
had six men stranded on bases.
FORT MYERS, Fla.-With the
Philadelphia Athletics planning to
carry five outfelders this season.
three of the berths apparently are
clinched.
Doc Cramer, Bing Miller and Bob
Johnson are viewed around the train
ing camp as certainties. Ed Coleman
is considered the leading contender for
fourth place. That leaves Lou Flnney
and Ray Radcliffe to fight it out over
the remaining ASSIGNMENT
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Anent Bluege and Travis.

4 T THIRD base Ossie Bluege may
"A only be used against left-hand
pitching, Manager Cronin says.
Unless Cecil Travis, the youngster
brought up from Chattanooga, proves
steady fielder from the start of
the campaigning however, Bluege
will be in there. no matter what
kind of pitching is employed by the
opposition.
Travis has improved greatly as
fielder due to the heavy training
gwen at this camp under the direct
supervision of Manager Cronin. When
the time comes for the Nationals to
defend their American League crown,
though, Cronln probably will think
twice before alternating Travis and
BIuege at the far corner. according
to the pitching to be faced. despite
his announced plans to this effect.
The outfleld was set last Winter
as soon as the trade Of Goose Goslln
for Jack Stone of the Tigers was
completed. Stone Will be in the right
field, although Dave Harris has done
some strong talking about how he'll
not warm bench as pinch-batter
this time. Fred Schultz and Heinie
Manush leave nothing to be done
about the center and left field posi-
tions.
The Nationals will carry six infleld-
ers and five outfielders. Travis Will
be one of the extra inner defense men.
Bob Boken, who gets along right well
anywhere from first base to third and
who did such stout service for the
club last season in emergencies will
be the other. There is no p ace for
Johnny Kerr in the group.
1t may be though that Kerr will he
carried along as a coach. ever ready
to be shifted to the active PLAYERS
roll in pinch. The powers-that- BE-
of the club think highly of the little
man picked up from the White Sex
two seasons ago.
They like his great spirit that gees
far toward off-setting what weak
nesses there happen to be in his me-
chanlcal play. CrOnin seems eager to
have Kerr around in scme capacity.
Evening star., 1934-03-15
Buddy Myer Happy Despite Extra Chins
on After but to Shed 1t in

ton. Each took a long turn be-
hind the bat in the stick drill, too.
There was a deal of schooling
for Chapman and Prim, with
Schacht and Altrock doing the
tutoring. Chapman's progress is
not so rapid as desired, but Prim
is fast making headway. His
curve becomes better with each
drill and he appears to be MASTER
ing control, too.
AL CroWder went through an
arduous practice in the forenoon,
then walked from the ball park to
the clubs hotel-a distance of
nearly two miles-and still felt
peppery enough to go on a fishing
expedition to Deer Island, out in
Mississippi Sound after lunch,
Guided to a great fishing spot by
Tony Hagusin, Biloxi's enthusiastic
Chamber of Commerce secretary,
the general enjoyed the afternoon
hugely and returned to the hotel
with Q string Of . dozen big ones.
J. B. K.
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STONE ONLY NEW
REGULAR IN SIGHT
Travis Likely to Share
BIuege's lob Only if He
Shines Early.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

~ HOXI, Miss. March IS
x With the completion of
the first phase of their
training - the general
conditioning of pitchers-the
Nationals tomorrow will get
down to the greater task of
rounding out a ball club for the
big scrap IN defense of their
American League laurelS.
With 30-odd players to direct. Joe
CrOnin Will be a busy manager during
the month Of intensive drilling to be
done before the championship cam
palgn starts. but he'll not have to
wrestle with any grave problems con-
Cernlng replacementS.
Excepting one or two posts on the
pitching staff to be filled by reserves
the Washington ball club appears to
be set.
When the bell rings on April Is. the
mound corps will certainly nclude
the veterans Earl Whitehin Al Crow
Ger. Monte Weaver, Jack Russell and
Walter Stewart. Although fighting
TO MAINTAIN his position, Al Thomas
again will be among the moundsmen
on the pay roll. To help fill out
the group of nine Cronin intends to
carry will be Ray prlm. For the two
other places Bob Burke left-hander,
who has been around some time: Alex
McColl, Ed Chapman and Ed Linke
Will have to fight.
OF course, Luke SoWeu and Moe
Berg are sure OF backstopping berths
For the third catcher to be carried
by the club, CrOnin viii look only TO
Elmer Klumpp, still property of the
Chattanooga LoOkouts, unless Cllf
Bolton, who thus far hasn't liked
the salary offered. comes to terms
Even then, Bolton may have to
struggle TO hold his place.
Joe KuheI at first base. Buddy Mver
at second and Cronin at short have
no competition.
Evening star., 1934-03-15
By staff Correspondent of The Star.

By a staff Correspondent of The Star.
~ ILOXI, Miss, March Is
K Buddy Myer, wearing a.
II bright smile and three
chins, was so eager to get
to the Biloxi camp he
drove down from his home at
Laurel, in this State, yesterday
afternoon. Buddy has put on
weight since his appendix was re-
moved last Fall, got jowls and
everything. Feeling fine" says
he. and 1 won't have any trouble
getting rid Of this weight. Piled it
on fast during the Winter. You
see, couldn't exercise much after
that operation, and then when
everything was well healed didn't
feel like exercising. Be all right
soon, though"
Myer drove in by himself, but
Mrs. Myer is expected to join him
here the first Of next week. She
is recuperatins from an illness
Evening star., 1934-03-15

the game S best
pros and a num-
ber of high-grade
amateurs. a Thi S
takes place over
the Augusta ma
tion a !. and it
should be one of
the most inter-
esting spots Of the
new campaign.
NJ a r c h and
April will also
find some 300 COL
lege foot ball
teams at Spring
practice. getting
ready for another
Evening star., 1934-03-15
that had her in a hospital several

that had her in hospital several
weeks.
Holdout Joe Kuhel is expected
to arrive today.
The pitchers had their heaviest
drill thus far in yesterdays session
at Biloxi Park. Whitehill, Russell,
Weaver and Linke did most of the
flinging and put much into their
work. Manager Cronin is rushing
this quartet to have it ready to
give the regulars some high-grade
pitching in the bigger batting drills
that will get under way tomorrow.
Run-downs between third base
and home and double-play prac-
tice occupied the third-basing class
of Travis and Boken. They were
sent through a half hour drill by
Cronin and worked at top speed all
the way.
Sewell and Berg, the catchers.
engaged In throwing practice for
a considerable period for the first
time. Both pegsed to the bases
with much speed and good drec-
Evening star., 1934-03-15
SHOLL'S STREAK
ENDS AT 83 WINS
D. c. Quint, Hit by Injuries,
Loses to Olympic Club
in A. A. u. Event.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
- ANSAS CITY. March Is
" With one of the leading
n favorites in the discard,
4 three Western contend
erS, from San Francisco, Den
yer and Laramie, Wyo.. and five
Missouri Valley League teams
play the quarter-fnals of the A.
nament tonight.
The only major upset in the third
round last night was the defeat of the
Ogden. Utah. Boosters, by the Uni
versity of Wyomings Rocky Mountain
collegiate champions. who overcame
22-point lead to win by 1895.
Another feared team, the Sholls
Cafe five of Washington, D. c., went
down to decisive defeat before the
Olympic Club of San Francisco, a
tournament favorite, by the score of
Sc to 10. The defeat snapped a VIM
ming streak of 83 consecutive games
for the Capital City band.
With Sammy Hook and Bobby
Lucas on sore ankles and Hal Kiesel
forced to withdraw from the game
after the first few minutes due to a
twisted ankle, the WaShingtonians
were no match for the Californians,
who had weight and height in their
favor.
Evening star., 1934-03-15

Autumn.
And on April II the big leagues
open their new pennant parades.
In May 10 of the best amateur
golfers in the country meet the pick
of the British in Walker Cup play
and the British amateur. The United
States open breaks out at Merton
early in June, which seems to indi-
cate that ranking golfers will have
few breathing spells.
Carnera and Baer are sure to meet
in one of the most interesting heavy
weight brawls since Dempsey and
Tunney fought.
Wimbledon and the Davis Cup will
move from June into July. And still
another big feature will be the East
West polo carnage. carried over from
last Summer in Chicago. This will be
all to the pip-plp, doubled and re-
doubled.
Another probable meeting between
Helen Jacobs and Helen Wills Moody
won't slow down the August march
in the slightest.
And all this is only a small part
of the menu which the future un-
folds.
A wiry young first baSeman on his
first day at practice with the New
York A. L. team-picking up throws
Continued on Third Page.)
Evening star., 1934-03-15
CARDS IN PICKLE
FOR 0UTF|ELDERS
With Rothrock AiIing, Two
Holding Out, Only Three
Are Available.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
~ RADENTON, Fla, March
x 15-Jack Rothrock, out
J fielder from Columbus,
is suffering from a cold
in his shoulder. making the ST.
Louis Cardinal Outfield situation
more acute than ever.
With Rothrock out of action tenn
porarily, only three fly chasers, Gene
Moore, Buster Bills and Joe MedWlck,
are available. The holdouts. George
Watkins and Ernie Orsatti. have
given no indication of weakening in
their demands.
ORLANDO, Fla-The ultimatum
issued to Ray Benge, Brooklyn's hold
out pitcher, brought quick results, but
Manager Casey Stengcl and Business
Manager Bob Quinn are planning to
use different tactics on Al Lopez and
Hack Wilson.
Quinn is expected to go to Tampa
in a day or two to talk things over
with Lopez. AS for Wilson, Stengel
remarked:
IF he wants to come in, it's all
right with me. And if he doesn't
want to come in. that's all right"
Evening star., 1934-03-15

~ IOX1 Miss, March 15-A big boy of Serbian Mike
- Radanovich brought Corkng ball
training camp from his Gary, bosses
- there probably pitcher profess
Mike showed Manager
in Chicago where he had been by citizens thought
highly of the righthand pitching he had Northern
Indiana League twilight circuit
much President Griffith
looking
The right hander who will be 81 tomorrow, high school
graduate and has been kept by his work steel mills
basket ball sport pitched
29 against losses swung wicked
bat for his .309. J.. B. Z.
Evening star., 1934-03-15
nenS lneI Is Easily EoretoM Browns Responding orsbyS Pep
Grove Has.Lame
Arm First Time

b. the Associated Press.
CARASOTA, Fla, March IS
- Lefty Grove, Red Sox south
paw ace, IS suffering from the
first sore arm in his base ball
career. He worked out for about
80 minutes yesterday and after
practice reported to Trainer Doc
Woods that for the first time in
his entire pro ball career he had a
sore arm.
Manager Bucky Harris says
there is no reason to believe
Grove will not be able to take the
remainder of the Spring training
in stride. however. and he expects
a day of rest will get him back in
shape again.
Evening star., 1934-03-15
Baecht May Help Browns.

VIIEST PALM BEACH, Fla.-Big
" Ed Baecht, whose arm went
dead after the Chicago Cubs
had purchased him from Los Angeles
several years ago for small fortune,
has about convinced Manager Rogers
HonSby of the St. Louis Browns that
he can come back.
Evening star., 1934-03-15
REPEATS IN GOLF EVENT.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, March Is
R.-Isaac Merrill of Camden. Me,
and Rollins College won his second
leg on the Ponce de Leon Cup by
downing Henry Baldwin of Boston,
5 and 4. in the final of the annual
tournament here.
Evening star., 1934-03-15
TAKES 126TH TANK MEET.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, March Is tPl.
Yale, holder of the Intercollegiate
Swimming Association championship.
won its last dual meet Of the season
last right, beating Harvard, AZ to "a,
and running its string of consecutive
victories to 126.
Evening star., 1934-03-15
RICE IS BATTLING
FOR REGULAR lob
Must Beat Out Porter and
Holland to Play Right
Field for Tribe.

N IEW ORLEANS, March IS.
N "A three -cornered race
" between Dick Porter, the
veteran Sam Rice, former
Griffman, and Dutch Holland,
a newcomer, for the job of play
ing in the shadow of the right
field wall for the Indians,
threatens to make things hot
for the other outfielderS.
If the losers show enough punch
they may become candidates for the
other garden posts.
LAKELAND, Fla-With Herman
Flea Clifton prlmed to step into
the third base job, Manager Mickey
C0chl ane of the Detroit Tigers waited
anHlousiy today for Marvin owen to
get into practice, to determine Wheth-
er he is going to be able to take the
third sack assignment.
Owen came in Wednesday from
Hot Springs where he has been taking
the baths. L feel good he said.
but 1 went know how good until 1
get out there and toss the ball around
awhile
Evening star., 1934-03-15
Camp Base Ball

By the Associated Press.
st. Louis (N). 7; New York (Nl 6.
Los Angeles (P. g., 10; Chicago
(A), 2.
Today's Schedule.
At Tampa, Fla-New York (N)
VS.. Cincinnati (N)
At Los Angeles-Chicago (N) vs..
Los Angeles (P. c..
Evening star., 1934-03-15
THE SPORT LIGHT
by GRANTLAND RICE

than the calendar has shown us in
several years.
First of all there will be the show
at Augusta next week, starting Thurs
day. when Bobby Jones returns to
competitive play against so or 90 of
Evening star., 1934-03-15
Nav Attack" Holdouts.

OF. PETERSBURG, Fla.-Col. Jacob
Rupert, owner of the Yankees,
is due here today for short va
cation, but it was believed he would
devote little time to trying TO bring
the holdouts, Bill Dlckey and Lyn
Larry, into line
So far Dlckey has been firm in his
demand for sl,5oO more than offered.
Larry hasn't named any figures, but
the impression is he would like to be
traced to club which would use him
more regularly than the Yankees
have.
Evening star., 1934-03-15
PACADFNA

PASADENA. Calif-Lew FonSeca
ana his Chicago White Sox were back
in Pasadena today with plenty OF
routine drill ahead of them. Fonseca
was not so upset over the fact that
Paul Gregory and Les TietIe we're
hit hard, as he was because five infleld
errors cropped up in yesterdays game
with Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1934-03-15
HAVE ALL TO GAIN.
NOTHING TO LOSE
Raiah Hopes to Play Third.
Counts on Development
Of Slab Rockies.

Mote: This is one Of q series OF
stores dndiyz1ng frSt-hond the
1884 prospects OF major league base
ball CiUb5.J
Evening star., 1934-03-15

THERE WAS ANOTHER SPRING.
There's n1usty leather helmet,
There's a splintered bat of ash,
And they're lying on the dusty attic
floor.
There's rusted pair Of skates,
And some homemade lifting ,cetghts,
And a ragged chest protector that
he uore.
There's mound of earth in baroness
On some moldtng Khaki cloth,
Where Uhitened crosses udlk across
the hills:
It's an old and desperate storu,
And it's stepped in blood and glory.
And it's quilted doun nth grass and
dafoilS.
No dust comes up the roadwdy,
No 1redried columns SUING,
A peasants cart goes s1ldnblirq
through the square;
While the leather helmet dreams
OF those Udnisted Sandlot teams
And chants a sympathetic sports
mans prayer.
To those "ham-and-eggers" sleeping,
To champions gone West.
To preliminary fighters" by the
score;
To the "buSherS" and the "buSters,"
To the "grdds" and Hudson busters"
All thoroughbreds OF battle to the
core.
And they do not more or question
In the quiet, sombre cells,
There is no game to Uin or lose
or tie;
They hare gained great achievement
By fighting mans Bereavement,
For they eUen taught the gods ho1U
men may die!
ROBERT NORMILE ROSE.
Busy Days Ahead.
//THEN I pecred into the
~ future as Mr.. Tennyson
so aptly wrote, far as
L human eye could see
After one solid look the
next move was to oil up two more
typewriters and begin practicing
quick starts in various directions.
For this next Spring and Summer
should be full Of more sporting action
Evening star., 1934-03-15
Hangs Up Record.

Hangs Up Record.
T UBIN, Olympic Club center,
IL established scoring record for
the tournament by dropping in
ID field goals and a free toss for %
points. Chiefly due to his play the
West Coast quint took a 22-to-11 lead
at the half and easily warded off the
Continued on Third Page,)
Evening star., 1934-03-15
OFT Shows Old Spped.

TAMPA, Fla.-1t's been good
many seasons since Mel OFT first ap-
peared as the boy wonder" of the
New York Giants, but the young vet
eran appears to be rounding into
shape as rapidly as most of the re-
cluIIs.
So .ar, OFT hasn't been hitting up
to his 1893 pace. but he has been
covering the outfeld in midseason
form, travelling far and wide I'd pull
down fly balls.
Evening star., 1934-03-15
BY ALAN GOULD,

A2Soclated Press Sports Editor.
$: $::ass: 5:'fH safs 5:;s5 s3:$:; 55zSa 5::5
for five years to lift
them out of the second division,
the st. Louis Browns have drawn
Their manager and much Of
their inspiration from the Ma
tlOnal League in preparation for
an upward thrust this season in
the American League.
With absolutely nothing to lose and
everything to gam with a club that
finished a bad last III 1888, Rogers
Hornsby, IN what may be his last big
league roundup. has tackled the JOB
Of reconstruction and resuscuatlon
with characteristic vlgor.
Stranger things have happened than
that the Browns suddenly should
manifest prunevaI tendencies and be-
come factor in the American League
race. They have already responded
to Hornsby's aggressive leadership
slfhciently to convince such natives
as Col. Dan HoWley. one-t!me manager
Of the club, that they viii not be a
push-over for anybody this year
NO shIkers can last under Horns
by comments Col. Dan.
Hornsby to Help Attack.
THE trio Of factors upon which
depend chiefly the Browns hopes
Of hosting themselves out of the
r e ~ n e - zT-,-.
at least Two or three minor league
pitching stars INTO effective regulars;
second, the ability Of Alan Coch1ane
Strange tire good-looklng HOLLYWOOD
recruit, TO make the etade a. short
stop and. finally, the attempt Of
HornSby himself TO hold down third
base, at least on a part-tIme basis,
and contribute his batting power to
the teams much-needed attack.
Hornsbv is the most interesting in
diyidual in camp. Fans who haven't
been giving the Browns a tumble IN
recent years now 90 out to the PARK
TO see and shake hands with the
former king Of National League hit
tiers. The RaIah plays first and third
base in practice, coaches the pitchers
VIII t44t d4u VI SlONtL E1dLlleN, per-
sonally lnstructs all the batters and
rartleS the fences himself to show
how it can be done.
The Browns have a nucleus Of sea-
Soned performers IN Outfelders Sam
West, a great balI-hawk. and Bruce
Campbell, who drove in l06 runs last
year, Second Baseman oscar NeAllo,
tie defensive class Of the league. and
First Baseman Jack Burn a splendid
workman. although b. no means a
Gehrlg or FoyX.
Half Of Hornsbvis infeld problem
will be solved If Strange. who hit .324
in the Coast League last year. meas
ures up TO expectations The RaIah,
if he doesn't last at third himself.
will have to make a choice between
Harland Gift, youngster from San
Antonio, and Art Scharein. a weak
batsman, who finished with the
Browns last year. Frank Bejma. up
from San Antonio, is due for lnfeld
utility work.
Evening star., 1934-03-15

LOS ANGELES.-In an effort TO
determine as quickly as possible how
muci, to expect from his recruit
pitchers, Manager Grimm cf the
Chicago Cubs assigned a pair of them
to work in the opening game of the
exhibition series today against Los
Angeles. Roy Joiner, the only south
paw hurler on the roster, and Bill Lee,
were named to divide the work.
Evening star., 1934-03-15

~ HOXI, Miss. March Is
x With the completion of
| J the first phase of their
A- fra ini1C tho oonara1
Evening star., 1934-03-15

Continued on Third Page,)
Evening star., 1934-03-15

A3AOlIaItd FItsS SpOTtS Edltor
V Y yEST PALM BEACH,
\N| Fla, March 15.-Other
v v methods having failed
for five years to lift
Evening star., 1934-03-15

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