The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-03-02

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For today, the first showing Of
the sound picture, PLAY Ball." is
entered on the schedule books.
It was held this morning at the
Palace Theater where thousands
of Peoples Drug Store hot stove
league club members thrilled to
it's entertainment and instruction.
Last night newspapermen were
given a pre-view of the movie at
the Wardman Park Hotel. The
film had everything a baseball
picture should have and it was
the consensus of opinion that
many instructive points will be
cleaned by the baseball fan.
Pitchers Do Stuff
Pitching, batting, baserunning,
and fielding are treated in the
film by stars of the big leagues.
Buck Newsom, of the st. Louis
Browns, demonstrates his effective
windup, the manner in which ne
hides the ball before delivering 1t
plateward, and the footwork fol
lowing the pitch.
George Blaeholder, of the same
team, shows the effectiveness OF
the side-arm delivery, while Lefty
Gomez, Lefty Grove, and Earl
Whitehill demonstrate valuable
points to remember in pitching
form-speed, footwork, and decep-
ton. Slow-motion shots bring
their efforts out even more clearly.
The way various signals are
flashed is another interesting bit
of the film. Several shots demon
strate how the hit-and-run signal
is executed, these offered by Luke
Sewell and Dave Harris, former
Griff performers.
Base Stealing by Experts
Ben Chapman and Bill Werber,
of the New York Yankees and
Boston Red SoX, respectively,
take a turn at offering few base
stealing and sliding pointers.
Jimmy Foxx, Buddy Myer and Joe
Cronin demonstrate the form in
executing double plays. Jackie
Hayes shows the best form in
going after grounders, while Fred
Schultz, Joe Cronin and Buddy
Myer offer points on the relay play
from the outfield.
The squeeze play bunt is also
treated thoroughly by such arts
tic hunters as Joe Sewell, Heine
Manush, Sam Rice and Willie
Kamm, while catching is ably
touched upon by Mickey Coch-
rane.
Rogers Hornsby, Babe Ruth,
Earl Averill, AL Simmons, Jimmy
Foxx. Joe Cronin, Heine Manush
and Goose Goslin demonstrate on
batting. Hornsby's demonstration
is especially valuable. All in all,
it is an excellent film for the
baseball fan wishing a thorough
study of the national game as it
is played today.
NOtables Present
Many notables in the baseball
world were present at last nights
invitation showing at Wardman
Park, including Joe Kuhel and his
wife, Johnny Kerr and Mrs. Kerr,
Eddie Eynon, secretary Of the
Washington baseball club; Uncle
Billy Smith, training camp Sec
rotary; Gray Walters, Smiths as
sistant at the ball park in the
summer months; Umpire Bill Nc
Gowan and Mrs. MCGOWAN, D. j.
Kaufman, Charlie McClintock,
Sylvester Breen, Frank Morse, jr.,
Mrs. Joe Cronin, and Arch NC
Donald, who introduced George
Moriarty.
Ticket Awards
Observers of the film between
now and next Friday can earn
themselves ticket awards in The
Times contest by answering the
following questions:
l. Which of the batters shown
in the film reveal the SmOOtheSt
form in their swing?
2. When is the proper time to
put on a squeeze play?
3. With which foot is it cor
rect to slide into a bag?
All of these questions are treat
ed upon in the film. For the
most logical answers to the three
questions, the prize-winning award
will be a season ticket to all
games played at Griffith Sta.
dium in 1885. For the next five
most Skillful answers two tickets
for the opening game between
the washington Griffmen and