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Evening star., 1935-03-31
DISTRICT TANKERS WIN

RICHMOND, Va, March 30.-Tyo
crack swimming teams from WASH
lngton proved too strong for the local
Y. M. C. A and Cavaliers girls team
and the locals lost tonight, 47-I9 and
1918, respectively. to the washington
Y. M. G. A. and Shoreham Hotel girls
team.
OToole, Marianne Trowhridge and
Ann Bono led the Shoreham point
seekers.
5o-YARD BREAST srRoKE-won by
oaE,onne o4oaIe sTrOTSIlSss sS9 second Betty
~ 5o.YAR6 BAcx tfs0nsi; nssTi;RoKE-won By
sra Mssssr gass sS ;ssone hyde s
5O-YARD FREE STYLE-won BY Ann
o Hono 81: second: Riat Augusterfer 81;
tnlrd. Margaret Connel (c). Time-31+s
..s5-YARD MEDLEY RELAY Won By
Snoreham Duvall. Trowbridge and Wha-
'eff DIviNGc@on fGeSo 'eSSnds go Marie puvs, ,s,:
second. Sarabel Dincan (C.I: third. Betty
OToole (sl: Final score-Shoreham, 32j
Mems events:
ten ton (Boegs; Chan. Toulmin and Millady).
H pssasE ..s.ss x.sS 1R s!s y
1lgas So.YXR6 iXi FTiEsiFfi FRFE sTILiE-re between
han (Wy. Tin TimeMo:@7.7 % '"''' 'n'fo' 10
ffgy}; Sec. ETssond- wis wilson (wJ; third: Blunt
i5o-YARD MEDLEY RELAY-won BY
Washington (Armion. Moncure and Rein.
os:sso6 sssso6-iaRS iRsTs.af Thkf sTxIELwen by ses.,
tssue (Rl. TmsH2;55.
Evening star., 1935-03-31
ITALIANS, YANKEES
PLAY SOCCER FINAL
International Honors at Stake
This Afternoon in Contest
-
on Rosedale Field.

TN THE final soccer offering Of the
season, the American and Italian
teams will clash this afternoon on
the Rosedale playground in the final
game Of the International tournament.
Play will begin at 2 o'clock.
The American and italian teams
are the survivors in tourney which
opened last week with four teams
competing. The British and German
hooters were eliminated.
The American team, which Is the
speedier Of the two teams. is ex-
pected to start Watson, Guntow, r.
Mitchell, Forney, Hook, Wellens,
Simons, L. Mitchell, Gum, Kaplan
and Harding. Italy expects to start
with Tamagni, Vecchietti, Di Valentin,
Ciampo, Chaconas, Aquilino, Stasulli,
Avon Bruzzese. Sperti and 0roci.
H. Coleman will referee, with A.
Clark and Il. Riley % lineamen.
Evening star., 1935-03-31
Filling Conn$ Role at Bat Crack Record u Ducpin Tourney
Sports Program
In Local Realm
TOMORROW.

TOMORROW.
Boxing.
Phil FUR, Washington, VS.. Sid
Silas, Washington, welterweights,
10 rounds. Washington Auditor.
ium, $50.
George Washington VS.. Dart
mouth, at Grifith Stadium, 8.
Tennis.
Central High at Catholic u,
$50 (practice match).
Bowling.
National Duckpin Bowling Con-
gress tourney at Arcadia continues
through Saturday night. Each
night, 8.
TUESDAY.
Base Ball.
Georgetown VS.. Dartmouth, at
Hilltop Field, $3.50.
Western High at National Train
ing School, $50.
Water Polo.
Maryland Club Gardens VS..
Ambassador, Ambassador pool,
8:45 ID. c. A. A. A. league match.
WEDNESDAY.
Base Ball.
Maryland VS.. Cornell, at Col
lege Park, 4.
Boxing.
Billy Eli. Washington, VS..
Tommy Mollis, Baltimore, light
weights, 10 rounds, Lincoln Colon
made, $50 (colored).
Tennis.
Episcopal at Central, $50.
THURSDAY.
Wrestling.
Rudy Dusek, Omaha, VS.. Gino
Garibaldi, st. Louis, heavyweights.
one fall to a finish, Washington
Auditorium, $50.
Harvard at Georgetown, $3.50.
Cornell VS.. Maryland, at Col
lege Park, 4.
Lacrosse.
Harvard VS.. Maryland, at Col
lege Park, 4.
FRIDAY.
Base Ball.
Harvard VS.. Maryland, at Col
lege Park, 4.
Western at Georgetown Prep,
$50.
Central at Alexandria High,
$3.50.
SATURDAY.
Base Ball.
Long Island U. VS.. George
Washington, at Griffith Sta
dium, 3. " ..-.
western at Augusta Military
Academy. 49,.
culpeper High at Episcopal
High.
Rollins VS.. Georgetown, Con-
gressional Club, 1870.
Roosevelt VS.. Central, Manor
Club.
Western VS.. Tech, Indian Spring.
Boxing.
Olympic A. c., vs.. picked team
from Baltimore and Washington,
amateurs, Washington Auditorium,
$50.
Evening star., 1935-03-31
SPoRTSCoPE
BY STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.
)HATTANooGA. Tenn. March
30.-Meet Lee Jensen, lanky,
pleasant-faced, mild-man-

BY STAFF Correspondent OF The Star.
~HATTANOOGA, Tenn, March
1 30.-Meet Lee Jensen, lanky,
" pleasant-faced, mild-man-
nered 1owan, trainer of the
Chattanooga Ball Club. the man who
discovered what caused Ed Linke's
arm to go dead" last season, the man
who insists Bump Hadley's ailing flip
per will be fit as a fiddle when the
American League clubs begin their
big scrap on April 16.
Through the rain today I TAXED to
the sumptuouS Engle Stadium, home
Of the Lookouts and one Of Chat
tanooga's show places. And I must
add that while not so spacious, the
Washington Ball Clubs farm house
Is much more imposing. much better
appointed than the town home Of the
Nationals.
There for the first time I met
Jensen-Doc they call him here,
although he holds no medical degree
and learned about pitchers from him.
He was in a little room of the
Chattanooga players club house, a
room jammed with rubbing table,
fitting chairs, heat lamps. ray lamps
and various other electrical appliances.
Also with Hadley clad in his birthday
clothes and baking his sore shoulder.
I give you Jensen.
Warns of Mental Quirk.
" YOUR ball club needn't worry
I about the condition of Hadley's
arm. It'll be normal again at
the start of the season. But Hadley
may have to do some worrying then.
Although his arm has been relieved
Of soreness, there always is some odd
mental quirk that makes pitcher
afraid to let 1t out. Until he con-
quers that fear his control will be af-
fected. That's something with which
Hadley must wrestle after I am
through with him.
Il have treated a number of cases
similar to Hadley's. 1t is common
trouble with pitchers. Linke's trouble
began the same way Hadley's did.
But we have caught Hadley's quick
enough to prevent a serious affection.
1t all comes from a constant fight
between the muscles in front of the
arm and across the chest and those
extending from the shoulder to the
spine in the back.
THE lifting of the arm for throw
Is done by the back muscles. But the
actual throwing is done by the muscles
in the front. And when these muscles
in the front contract to make the
throw the back muscles should relax.
Evening star., 1935-03-31
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ut. PETERSBURG, Fla, March
3o.-Charlie Rufing. making
~ his first appearance of the
Spring on the mound, pitched
one-hit ball for four innings, and
Johnny Allen allowed only two the
remainder of the game, as the New
York Yankees defeated the Boston
Braves to today.
Shanty Hogan's home run in the
second inning, with Hal Lee on base
as the result of a walk, was the only
hit of Rufnng.
Bill Dickey led the Yanks' 15-hit
attack of Huck Belts and Bob Smith
with a triple and two doubles, while
Frank Crossetti came through with a
homer, and Lou Gehrig hammered out
. triple and a single.
Babe Ruth again played first base
for three innings and failed to get
hit in two times at bat.
New York >tA).. 3II 900 9II-7 IS 9
Batteries-Rufin Allen and Dickey;
Hetts. Smith and Hogan. Lewis.
LAKELAND, Fla, March 80 R.-
The Detroit Tigers scored their second
shutout victory in two days by beating
the Boston Red Sox to today,
with Tommy Bridges and Fred Mar
berry holding the Sox to three hits.
Marvin Owen, Detroit's third base
man, engineered two double plays to
ruin two scoring drives started by the
Boston Club.
Bridges was in rare form. holding
Boston to one hit In the five innings.
Boston tA.l..... 900 900 Oo0-o /
Batteries-Pipgras, wilson and Dahlgren;
Bridges. Marberry and Cochrane, Hay
worth.
NEW ORLEANS, March 80 @.-
~ The Cleveland Indians went on
q hitting rampage today and
aided by six errors and six bases on
balls defeated the New York 0iants,
Evening star., 1935-03-31
EASTERN TOSSERS
BRING HOME TITLE
Conquer Brown Prep, 1929,
at GIens Falls, Being
Greatly Superior.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
- LENS FALLS, N. Y, March
1 30.-Eastern High Schools
" quintet of Washington, D.
c.. won the sixteenth an
nual Eastern States basket ball
tournament championship by de-
feating the larger and sturdier Brown
Preparatory School team of Phila-
delphia tonight, 43 to 20.
The winners started the scoring
when Dean, right guard, tossed in q
field goal shortly after the game got
under way. Harrison, Brown left
guard, quickly dropped in two field
goals to put his team in front for the
first and only time during the
contest.
Browns advantage soon faded as
Dean sent two more field goals
swishing through the netting to put
Eastern ahead, and it never was
headed.
The winning quintet led at the first
quarter mark, II to 6; at the half,
"a to IS, and at the third quarter
point, 81 to %.
The Washington quintet. cham
pions of the District Of Columbia.
outplayed their heavier and more
rangier opponents on the floor and
at the foul line.
Playing a man-to-man style Of
defense, the winners peppered the
Brown goal from the first oppor-
tunity, and by virtue Of a faster cut
ting offensive
Evening star., 1935-03-31
HAND BALLERS ARRIVE

Among latest arrivals for the an
nual national senior four-wan A. A. U.
hand ball tourney. which gets under
way tomorrow at the Central Y M.
C. A., are Joe Goudreau, John Endz-
wick and Karl Walters, all of Cleve-
land.
Goudreau and Endzvick were run
ners-up in the doubles in the national
A. A. u. tourney last season. The
arrival Of the trio from the Forest
City brought the number Of out-of-
town players here for the tourney up
to %. A number of others were ex-
pected to arrive today.
Evening star., 1935-03-31
BATTLE AT WATER POLO
Title at Stake in Game Between
M. C. G.. and Ambassador.

Maryland Club Gardens and AM
bassador water polo teams clash
Tuesday night at 8:45 o'clock in the
Ambassador pool, in the deciding
game Of the D. c. A. A. q. League.
the M. G. G. outfit defeated the Am
bassadors earlier in the campaign
and figures to repeat and win the
league title for the second year in q
row.
The Gardens team, which has not
lost q game in more than two years,
Is heading the race, having won all
its starts. Ambassador is only q
game behind in the league race, having
lost only to the Gardens outfit.
Evening star., 1935-03-31
SOCCER BATTLE is HOT
Rosedale Takes Sherwood Into
Camp by 2-to-1 Count.

Rosedale conquered Sherwood, 81,
in the best-contested soccer game in
Municipal Playground Department
competition yesterday. Mcmillan
blanked Burroughs, 40, and Park View
shut out Georgetown, 60, in other
matches.
Evening star., 1935-03-31
Crutchley Stake
Winds Up in Tie

u ALPH McReady and Julian
n johnson tied for first money
in the first annual Milton
Crutchley bowling sweepstakes
last night at Clarendon, each with
a score of $50. They divided first
and second money and will shoot
later for a gold medal.
Paul Jarman, with 642, was
third, and Clayton Henson, Met
ropolitan Washington horseshoe
champion, was fourth with $40.
Thirty-seyen competed. &
Evening star., 1935-03-31
Joyce WETHERED
PLANS j. s. VISIT
English Links Queen Now
Ready to Accept Offer
to Be Walking Ad.

BY the Associated Press.
r ONDON. March 30-The long
cherished desire Of American
l. golf fans to watch Joyce Weth-
cred, British golf queen, knock
'em down in the middle of the fair
ways probably will be realized in .
few months.
Because she would "leve to play
golf seriously again and see American
courses at the same time," Miss
Wethered indicated today she will ac-
cept the offer of a Philadelphia de-
partment store to make an eight-week
tour of the United States through
May and June.
"Everything is not yet fixed," said
Miss Wethered, but I think and hope
it will be soon."
Evening star., 1935-03-31
Yankees, Tigers, Indians Sho'o
Power in Beating Major Foes

IA to 2, to take lead of three games
to one in their transforming series.
The Tribe thumped out II hits and
although Hal Schumacher famed
eight in the five innings he worked
he was the victim of six of Cleve-
lands runs, five of them scored in
the second.
New York tN).. 600 200 0ee- 2 Z 8
Cleveland fA) .. O5O or 0Ix-14 II l
acknowledgements Leonardo. Smith
and Myatt. George.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, March
80 (R.-The three-hit pitching of
walkup today enabled the St. Louis
Browns to take their thirteenth Spring
training victory as they defeated
Buffalo, 3 to 0. -.
suffalo io',,s q, IL 0SS }09 0 99S 600 2 Q
BatteriesMHoiley. Harris, Jacobs and
Hayes; walkup and CRUDE.
TAMPA, Fla, March 80 (R.-smoth-
ering the Phillies all the way, the
Cincinnati Reds won an exhibition
game, 10 to 0 today.
A double and triple by Goodman,
and triples by Mize and Lombardi,
contributed to the Philly downfall.
Philadelphia (N) 900 600 O0O-O 81
Cincinnati M. 400 900 IIx-10 II /
Batteries-Walter. Pezzullo. Joreens and
Wilson. Todd; Derringer. Hollingsworth
and lombard Campbell.
LOS ANGELES, March 80 R.-
Hazen (KikD Cuyler's home run in
the eighth inning with Freddie Lind
strom on base, enabled Chicago's
Cubs today to make it two straight
victories over Hollywo0ds base ball
team Of the Pacific Coast League.
The score was to 4.
chie.so Hs % tAS. ttsio a'o oao oos aooFs + Il 7. I
Pittsbureh iN.).... :. 00s 900 1865 Il q
Batteries-Lyons. Michaels and SewelI
Ruel; Salveson. Smith and Grace.
. phiIIasdelphis Is tA) at Atlanta Is. Az.
Wsssinston Ao at ohattanoosa Is. Al.
Cancelled; rain.
BEADENToN Fla. March 90 .ap.-Ths
St. Louis Cardinals. National base 6aii
champions had day Of rest from exhi-
bition gsmes today. They went through
Q routine dytll.
Evening star., 1935-03-31
Reds Or Nothing,
Bottomley Told
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TAMPA, Fla, March 30.-"Sunny
i Jim" Bottomley is ON his way
to his home in Bourbon, Mo,
and the Cincinnati Reds announced
today he will not be sold.
Bottomley quit the Reds train
ing camp last night after being re-
fused more pay.
Today the club announced that
"Jim Bottomley will not be sold,
traded, or otherwise disposed Of
unless and until he keeps his word
with the Cincinnati club"
Evening star., 1935-03-31
Hits Annie CleanIy,

AAkO <APPAC SAS0hys
CTONE in the exhibitions not only
- has batted across seven runs, but
has toted across as many him
self. He has been directly response
BILE for nearly one-third Of the tally
ing done by the Nationals in the
Spring gambols.
In the nine games Stone has swung
hard. Fifteen hits have leaped from
his hot bat, and every one a sharp.
powerfully driven hit. Among the
hits have been home run, triple
and two doubles. Stone has been tim
ing his swing we'll from the start Of
the batting drills and this splendid
timing has had infielders as well as
pitchers ducking.
This fine batting exhibition by
Stone has Bucky Harris all smiles. The
manager envisions a Stone swatting
this year as he did in 1881, when he
batted at a 1927 clip, drove in vast
number of runs and was acclaimed the
player most valuable to the Detroit
ball club. Bucky, who was pilot OF
the Tigers at that time, says the Stone
Of that season was the most reliable
batter he ever saw around a ball club.
IF he gives us that kind of hitting,
and 1t looks as If he might, Cronin's
great punch won't be missed" says
Harris. "Stone was q power at bat
with the Tigers even when he did not
have much confidence in himself. He
has that confidence now, though, and
ought to become one Of the best
cleanup batters IN the business"
Need Mental Exercise.
TINE Nationals never got out to
see the farm today, for rain
swept down the Valley Of the
Tennessee. but they are hoping to put
on a Sunday tussle with the Lookouts
here. Another downpour would be
Just too bad, for the club needs much
polishing before it is ready for the
championship campaign.
AS they now are, Harris charges
are plenty brawny after weeks of
conditioning work, but somewhat shy
of base ball brains. This intellectual
development must come from playing
base ball, and with the season inaug-
ural little more than two weeks away
every game washed of the schedule
by rain hurts the ball club.
You would think that veteran ball
players such as I'LL the ranks Of the
Nationals would need no schooling IN
the intricacies of the pastime IN
which they earn their livelihood, but
It is not so. They become sluggish
in mind as well as body during the
Winter lay-oh and require much
drilling in fundamentals during the
training period.
Ofhcial weather forecasts for this
region are not so heartening so far as
tomorrow is concerned, but If a game
is played the pitching against the
Chattanooga club will be done by
Leon Petit, left-hander lifted from the
Lookouts, and AL Thomas, orthodox
vet. Petit is slated to take six
inning turn. Should the weather get
training at his own expense after re-
porting late because of a salary
wrangle, will get q three-inning test
before the Nationals quit Chattanooga.
While the Harris band Is here Dick
Lanahan, washington boy signed by
Chattanooga after he had trained at
the big league camp in Biloxi, prob
ably will get an opportunity to show
his pitching wares. This likely pros
pect has been bothered by q slight
soreness in his arm, but Is ready to
left-hAnd his way against the team
Of his own town.
Evening star., 1935-03-31
''Y" FLASHES WIN SERIES

Winning six of the seven first
places, the Washington Y. M. G. A.
junior swimming team defeated the
Lancaster, Pa, Y. M. G. A. team last
night in the Central ''Y" pool, by .
score Of q to %. ......
Evening star., 1935-03-31
Runyan in Running.

COOPER has been among the lead
Y ers for more than a decade but
has not Jared so well in this
Winters play. Revolta has risen SEN
sationally in the last two seasons and
current season, while Cook is a for
rer Atlanta amateur who turned pro
recently.
Following the leaders were Sam
Parks of Pittsburgh, Henry Picard of
Hershey, Pa, recent winner of the
Charleston open, and KY Laffoon, de-
Tending champion from Denver, Colo;
all with 70s.
Evening star., 1935-03-31
IDA SIMMONS 400
HIGH IN BOWLING
Victory in Singles Saves
Norfolk Maidens From
Woods WhiteWaSh.

DA SIMMONS of Norfolk, fore
most challenger of Lorraine Gulli's
bowling. won a special single ex-
hibition over two local girls last night
at the Lucky Strike, but the Norfolk
team lost to the Bill Wood girls in q
team match last night.
Miss Simmons rolled an even 400
set against 344 for Billie Butler of
Washington in the singles.
Evening star., 1935-03-31
JACOBS AND RYAN LOSE
California Racketers Drop Final

of Egyptian Tourney.
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, March 80 P).
Helen Jacobs and Elizabeth Ryan
of California, were defeated in the
final of the Egyptian women's ten
mis- doubles today by a British team
composed Of Evelyn de Armon and
Joan Ingram. The scores were Ga,
60
Evening star., 1935-03-31
ATLANTA FLASHES
NEW ACE ON LINKS
Cook Ties Cooper, RevoIta
for Metro Tourney Lead
With Card of SO.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A TLANTA, March 30-A hoary
" veteran Of fairway warfare, a
~ swiftly rising young star and
Southern player who has yet
to win national notice cracked par
today to steal the honors in the open
ing round of the 54-hole metropolitan
open tournament.
Lighthouse" Harry Cooper of Chi
cago, Johnny Revolta, Milwaukee, and
Gene Cook, Anderson. S. c.. posted
identical cards Of 34-35 for SOS. two
under par for the Capital City layout.
Evening star., 1935-03-31
Quit as Amateur.

QuIt as Amateur.
FISS wETHERED, who won the
NI British women's open cham
pionship four times, defeating
Mrs. Glenna Collett Ware in the 1929
final, relinquished her amateur status
two years ago to assume the role of
a business woman golfer" in the en-
ploy of a London department store.
Evening star., 1935-03-31

Sherry Brothers Win.
THE Sherry brothers. Rafael and
i Lawrence. won the mems doubles
by defeating Schuman and Sap-
plngton In the final, 19-21, 2l-8.
22-24, Alb, Ala. This match
was the longest of the tournament.
William T. Bardwell Won the mems
consolation event by downing Sameth
IN the final, 19-2l, 22-20, Ale.
r. Sherry also shared in another
championship when he teamed with
Miss Rumble and won the mixed
doubles championship from E. Yap
and Mrs. Engleberg, 21-18, 16-2l,
21-l8, Alb.
Summaries:
Mems Singles
ouARTER-FINALS- ,--schuman defeated
saeI1s lambert esaag ! s hsfE'z e. shss: es:
$50: :. zap defeated s saDpinston. agMn
slMsiMa sEMi-FIsAIsEsehumnsn FlsW aaMnn defeated 1af-
defeated r. Sherry. ais: i9-ai.
FINAL-Schuman :l-9. 21-1s, 21--5.
euAR1rK.fIsaisP%eTfo' MsH,i sPeToltsi and R. Sherry
ueIedtsQ "A y. SelueuDere. Default, Lduerty
and Lee defeated Jacobs and Black.
21-1S. 21-12: E. Yap and Rees defeat
ed Andrews and Danforth. 21-S: 21-10:
Schuman and Sappington defeated F,
Knoop and Blanchard. 21-17. 21-17.
SEMI-FINALS-L. and r. Sherry de-
feated Lafferty and Lee. 21--1s. @1-l":
sehuman and sappington defeated E. Yap
and Rees. 2l-1i 21-16.
Schuman and Sappington. 19-21, els,
32-24, :1-19. 2l-14.
Women's Singles.
SEMI-FINALS-Mrs Englebers defeat
ed Miss Senf. 1O-21,. Eli. 21-10;
Reba Kirson won by default.
FTNAL-Reba Kirson defeated Mrs. En-
sleberg. 21-16. 21-13. 21-19.
Mixed Doubles
QUARTER-FINALS-M Rundele and
R. Sherry defeated Miss Feldman and
Schuman. 21-15. 16-21. 2l-16: Miss
Kirsof and L. Sherry defeated Miss SEMI
and Engleberg. 21-12. 23-12: Mrs. En-
eieberg and e. Yap defeated Mrs Thomas
and Burke, 21-l9. 21-19: Mr. and Mrs.
Sappington defeated Mrs. Camp and Bard
we'll si@l$: 2lIi5: .s.,
fy, -21-1O: 22-20: Mrs; Engleberg and
T. Yap defeated Mr. and Mrs. Sapping-
FINAL-R. Sherry and Miss Rumble de-
feated z. Yap and Mrs. Engleberg. 21-1S.
16-21. els, 21-1S.
Evening star., 1935-03-31
Jensen Guarantees Arm
but Fears Bump May
Lose Confidence.
BY JOHN B. KELLER

Actually they do. but not so fast as
the front muscles contract.
"And that is the beginning Of
all the evil, that difference in
timing in the muscular regions.
1t is very slight. something to
be measured in thousands of
second, but enough to hurt and
hurt terribly.
We'll, this warfare goes on maybe
for years before the pitcher is aware
of it. Still the muscles in the back
are protesting all the while. They're
continually dinching with every pitch.
Drawing up, knotting. Adhesions grow.
The muscular construction actually is
deformed. Finally the back muscles
become 50 taut the pitcher develops a
tendency to pull his arm a trif1e as
he lets 90 a fast ball pitch.
when that happens the follow
through is lost. And without follow
through on his fast ball control Is lost.
Evening star., 1935-03-31

Totals 10 543 Totals IA %
- Referee-Mr. Timmons. Umpire-Mr.
KaulfuSs.
Evening star., 1935-03-31
FIGURES IN THIRD
OF GR|FF TAL[|ES
Hits All Kinds Of Hurting in
Training Games for
Average of .405.
BY JOHN b. KELLER,
Stan Correspondent of The Star.

HATTANooGA, Tenn, March
30.-Jonathan Stone, the
4 humping Tennessean des-
tined to cover the cleanup
spot In the Nationals batting order this
year, looks is If he had the goods to
make good in q big way. If what this
portside puncher has done in exai-
bition games Is q true indication Of
his power in pinches, the washington
ball club won't miss Joe Cronin in
attack. -.-.-..... .,.
Over a span of five years Cronin,
now plotting the Red Sox, swung the
most potent bat on the washington
club when there were runners to be
rammed over the counting block.
When Joe was shunted to the Boston
club in the biggest cash deal In base
ball history Capital fandom Won
dered what was left to get the boys
home. It looks now as II Stone is
the answer.
In the training tussles the 1.-the
Jonathan has larruped the leather at
q neat .405 rate and done much OF
his larruping when there were mates
on the runways waiting to complete
the trip. He has hit all kinds OF
pitching and the left-handers he has
faced failed to check him. In only
one Of the nine games in which he
has participated did he 60 without a
safety.
Thus far he has batted across seven
runs. knocking scores across at the
same rate over the 154-game champion,
hip season stretch, Stone would wind
up with record of 100. And very
few of the batters who specialize
in hitting when there are runs to be
had manage to surpass that mark.