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Evening star., 1935-03-09
FIVE CLUBS SPURN
HOLDOUT PITCHER
Battle Will Start Monday
for Center Field and
Shortstop Jobs.
BY JOHN b. KELLER,
STAFF CORRESPONDENT of The Star.

~ ILOXI, Miss, March 9.-It be-
x gins to look as if Crossville,
Tenn, might see great deal
of Walter Stewart this year
unless the baking batteryman revises
his estimation of his worth to the
Washington ball club and makes
peace with Clark Griffith. So far as
five American League outfits are con-
cerned the veteran portside pitcher
may remain at home.
Griffith has tried to peddle Stewart
about the circuit. Only the Athletics
and the White Sox have not been con-
tacted by the Nationals big boss. And
Griffith figures neither of these aggre-
cations would care for Walter
The preXy did think that the
Indians could employ a veteran left
handler. Their curving corps is of a
decidedly right-handed type. But the
Indians were not at all interested.
And the Yankees, Red Sox, Tigers
and Browns when approached had
nothing more to say than mo thank
you."
All of this just about leaves Stewart
out in the cold so far as the American
League goes. Whether any National
Leagu club could use the pitcher is
yet to be learned 1t is certain that
if one could, Griffith would encounter
no difficulty in waving Walter out
Of the junior major circuit.
Evening star., 1935-03-09
EASY FOR CUNNINGHAM
Lopes to Victory in Canadian In
yitation Mile in 4:19.

MONTREAL, March 9 CR.-Glenn
Cunningham, tie great Kansas miller,
loped to victory in the invitation mile
run at the Canadian indoor cham
pionships last night.
Cunningham was clicked in the
rather slow time of minutes l9 Sec
onds as he finished 20 yards ahead
of Joe McCluskey of New York.
Glen Dawson, Tulsa. Okla; Casirnir
Kucharski, Poland, and Les Wade,
Montreal, trailed in that order.
Harold Osborn of Philadelphia dis
placed George Spitz of New York as
high Jump title holder with a winning
jump of feet 4s4 inches. Spitz
failed to negotiate that height.
Elton Brown of Pittsburgh, Kans.,
was the victim of an upset in the 500
yard run when he finished second to
Ray Lewis of Hamilton in 1:l62s.
Evening star., 1935-03-09
ST. JOHNS, G. U. PREP
CLASHING FOR TITLE
Former Conquers Gonzaga, 27.20,
to Go Into Final Of Loop
Basket Play-off.
( VICTORIOUS over its old rival.
" Gonzapa the CT .Yohp,e hoeL ~

VICTORIOUS over its old rival,
v Gonzaga, the St. Johns basket
ball team was to face George
town Prep today at 4 o'clock in the
George Washington court in a game
that will decide the Prep School
League championship.
The Cadets won the right to meet
Georgetown by its 27-to-20 victory
over the Purple yesterday. but the
Johnnies were forced to come from
behind. Gonzaga took a 9-to-6 lead
at the end of the first quarter and at
halftime the teams were deadlocked
II to IL. Thereafter the Cadets were
in command.
Counselman headed the winners at
tack with IL points. Lowe was high
scorer for Gonzaga with Z.
Summary.
Evening star., 1935-03-09
Cards Crafty Frisch.

n RADENTON, Fla.-Looking toward
ID the opening exhibition game
of the 1885 season, Manager
frankie Frisch expressed satisfaction
TODAY at the way his st. Louis National
champion Cardinals were rounding
into form.
The Cards play the Phillies here
next Tuesday.
Joe Medwick, hard-hitting outf1elder
from Carteret, N. j., arrived in camp
last night and was scheduled to dis.
cuss salary terms and contract sigh
ing today with President Sam Brea-
don,
Evening star., 1935-03-09
WILSON BASKETERS
END WITH TRIUMPH
Defeat Newark Teachers, 1884,
Staving OFF a Late Rally.
Keyser, Fox Lead.

vYyILSON TEACHERS COLLEGE
w wound up the most successful
basket ball season in the
schools history last night, when the
visiting Newark State Teachers were
downed by a 39-to-34 score.
With Cliff Keyser and Phil Fox
heading the attack. the Wilson's took
a 26-to-16 lead, and. though the locals
remained in front throughout, 1t was
necessary to stave of determined
Newark rally.
Cheznotsky topped the Newark at
tack with dozen points. Keyser and
Fox each garnered Is for Wilson.
Summary:
Evening star., 1935-03-09
FEELS READY NOW
TO START SEASON
Manager Self Conscious as
He Nails Ball on Nose.
Underpinning 0. K.
BY EDWARD j. NEIL,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

w YEsT PALM BEACH, Fla,
NN/ March 9.-Rogers Hornsby,
v Y the great Rajah, figures
that if Babe Ruth, at Al,
can do it-what's the matter with him
at 38, practically a child by COM
parison?
I'm afraid to think right now OF
what it may mean" says the manager
of the spirited Browns, "but I haven't
felt this good since I broke my ankle
with the Cubs three years ago. If it
keeps up, Ill have whack at solving
some of our infield problems myself"
Hornsby, once the greatest batter in
the National League, as great in fact
as base ball knew, is working harder
than any rookie in his camp He's in
splendid shape. He weighs about 100,
which is fine for him because he's q
big, powerful fellow. He never smokes
or drinks, so there's no question OF
his general condition.
Evening star., 1935-03-09
Tigers Hard Trainers.


""HAT'S what ! want to know" "
Mickey answered. I'VE may
not be the best club in the
league Cleveland might be better.
The same goes for New York. Boston
will be up there. But who's going to
beat US? I don't think any one is.
And I'll tell you why. Well head
North in better condition than any
team in base ball-and we'll keep
that condition. I've got a bunch
that will train with any college foot
ball team you ever saw. They'll be
in shape and keep in shape-they
have speed and they have spirit"
Mickey overlooked one of the
Tigers star assets. A fellow by
the name of Cochrane.
Here is one of the star catchers of
all time-a great, natural competitor.
He knows how to pick pitchers and
how to handle them. Being a great
natural competitor. he is in an ideal
spot to see everything that is going on.
No one has to tell Cochrane when
a pitcher is losing his stuff. He is In
the spot to know. The field Of play
is all before him. And he is looking
at it with keen eyes that miss few
details.
sat there under the palms watch
ing Mickey talk about his team.
mo one knows" he said, "how little
peace I'll get after the Spring train
ing starts. Not much rest and not
any too much sleep at times. But I'd
like to start tomorrow.
Now that it's all over" he went
on, Il think that beating We took in
the last game of the world series will
be big help this year. We've got
something to shoot at. When you've
won everything-pennant and world
series-there's no bigger target to aim
at. We've got to get even with some
body for that game. We've still got
the big target ahead-the main goal"
C0chrane, a graduate Of Bos-
ton University, one of the star
foot ball players of his day.
knows what competitive spirit
means.
I'D say that spirit did more for us
than anything else last year-spirit
and condition. And if you're not in
Evening star., 1935-03-09
Leslie Is Ambitious.

RLANDO, Fla.-Sam Leslie, who
- led the Brooklyn sluggers last
season with a 1892 average, Is
trying out a different hitting style
this Spring.
Instead of using a short swing and
pushing his hits toward left field,
Sam has decided to try to pull his
wallops toward the shorter right field
fences.
Evening star., 1935-03-09
Browns Earn Respite.

vYyEST PALM BEACH, Fla.-The
w St. Louis Browns, as a reward
for their Jealous attention to
training workouts the past week are to
have a half day of tomorrow.
Manager Rogers Hornsby said he will
limit tomorrow's practice session to
two hours in the morning.
The Browns will get their first test
of strength Monday when they tackle
the New York Giants at Miami Beach.
Hornsby said he plans to carry
eight or nine pitchers this year.
Evening star., 1935-03-09
MERR1CK BOYS v1cT0Rs.

Merrick Boys Club and Fifth Pre-
cinct boxers fought to a 3-3 draw
last night in series of amateur
boxing bouts staged at the Fifth Pre-
cinct.
Summary:
60-pound class-Henry Rassdale (M.)
decisoned Bruce Strong.
70-pound class-Boots Cannon (M.)
decisioned Joe Morgan; Popeye Murphy
(5l decisioned Billy Works; Eddie Arnold
(5l decisioned Terrell Roberts; Joe Spinell
l5) won on technical knockout from, Aller
Franko 30 seconds of second round.
115-pound class-Jack Kane CMl wor
on technical knockout from Willie Errico
AZ seconds of third round.
Exhibition bout, 135-pound class-Clar'
eIce Shakelford (5) vs.. Ollie Morgan (5)
Evening star., 1935-03-09
Changes Ryan's Stance.

vYyINTER HAVEN, Fla.-Manager
w Jimmy Wilson today dipped
his fingers into the big-league
whirlpool and plucked out a new bat
ting stance for Blondy Ryan, Phillies'
shortstop.
Hereafter, says Wilson, Ryan will
try to emulate the batting technique
of Fred Lindstrom, Cubs inf1elder,
since Ryan is built along the same
lines as Lindstrom, and has the same
batting difficulties that harassed the
Cub before he changed his stance.
Evening star., 1935-03-09
MANAGES C.: U. GRIDDERS
Sweeney Will Handle Business
Affairs of 1885 Season.

Francis E. Sweeney Of Morristown,
N. j., has been named manager of
the Catholic University foot ball team
for 1885.
Sweeney is a Junior and is promi-
nent in extra -curricular activities, re-
Gently having been chosen associate
editor of the Cardinal. the university
student year book.
The new Catholic University man
ager succeeds Alfred Ellerby, Lake
wood, Colo.
Evening star., 1935-03-09
JACKSON GLEEFUL
At THIRD CORNER
Shifted to Make Room at
Short for BarteII, He
Sees Rest for Legs.

BY the Associated Press.
n II IAMI BEACH, Fla.-Travis
nu Jackson, who'll shift to third
base for the New York Giants
this year, is chortling with
glee over the trade that brought
Shortstop Dick Bartell to the club.
boy, my old legs are going to get
plenty of rest this year." he yells
when he sees Bartell roaming far and
wide for pop flies in left field.
Evening star., 1935-03-09
Sports Program
In Local Realm
TODAY.
Wrestling.

TODAY.
Wrestling.
York (Pa.) Y. M. c. A. at Cen
tral Y. M. G. A., g..
Rife.
Coast Guard Academy at George
Washington.
Maryland VS.. Navy, at Annapolis,
1870.
Western VS.. Navy Plebes. at An
napolis, 1870.
George washington girls vs..
Drexel and Northwestern. Tele-
graphic match.
Swimming.
George Washington in intercol-
legiates at U. of Pittsburgh.
Basket Ball.
Poolesville (Md) Junior Higl
School tourney, at Poolesville, 7:s9.
Evening star., 1935-03-09
AS Resent Kalsomining.


"A KIAM1 BEACH, Fla. - Connie
V Macks Athletics take the field
today for the second game of
their grapefruit league series with the
Giants, with a liberal splash of white
wash in their optics.
Predictions were rife that today's
game woud see some changes in the
lineup. which allowed the Giants a
SO victory yesterday.
Evening star., 1935-03-09
BOILING WINNER
Scores Over Monitor A. C.-Plays
Mitchell Field Today.

HEMPSTEAD, N. Y, March o.
Boiling Fields basket ball quint scored
a 41-to-30 victory over the Monitor
Athletic Club here last night, gaining
an even break in its first games against
Nassau County opponents.
The washington, D. c., team will
close its series tonight when the
United States Army team, representing
Mitchell Field, b encountered.
Evening star., 1935-03-09
Cubs Should. Be Ducks.

A VALON. Calif.-Two innings Is the
~ extent of base ball played SO
far by Chicago's Cubs.
Fifty gallons of gasoline were
burned on the infield yesterday to
get it dry, but after two innings of
a game between the regulars and
yannigans rain fell again, washing
out the contest.
Evening star., 1935-03-09
Howell Still a Student.

r AKEIAND, Fla.-"Dixie" Howell,
Alabamas base ball and foot ball
star, started working out with the
Detroit Tigers today.
so far as am concerned these
fellows are the boys who wrote the
book about base ball. he said. Il
came here with my ears wide open. I
want to learn"
Evening star., 1935-03-09
Bucs' Camp Pleases Frick.

CAN BERNARDINO, Calif-The
= rains over, the grounds drying
out, Ford Frick thinks the Pi-
rates are improved over last year and
everything is fine in the Bucs' camp
The National League president
paid the camp a visit and expressed
himself as we'll pleased at the entire
layout.
Evening star., 1935-03-09
LOYOLA GAINS LEAD.

BALTIMORE, March 9 R.-Break-
ing 26-all deadlock, Loyola spurted
to 39-to-30 victory over Mount St.
Mary's last night to gain the first leg
in the three-game play-off series for
the Maryland collegiate basket ball
championship.
Evening star., 1935-03-09
r te,vart Hard Sell orn Eager Crash Bons LneLP
CrOnin Discovers
Hot First Sacker
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CARASOTA, Fla.-After watching
- Ellsworth (Babe) Dahlgren,
up from the San Francisco
Missions, do his stun about first
base, Manager Joe Cronin OF the
Boston Red Sox has quit worrying
about that position.
Cronin and Dahlgren are resi-.
dents of San Francisco and all
Winter the Red Sox pilot has been
hearing that the Babe" Is the
"best flrst-sacker to come out OF
the Coast League since the peer
less Hal Chase" Now he Is be-
ginning to believe it.
Evening star., 1935-03-09
Manager Dykes Pudgy.

PASADENA, Calif.--Mahager Jimmy
Dykes of the White Sox today
finds himself in no position to
shout warnings at the teams fat man
brigade"
Jimmy, despite his hard workouts
and rubber shirt. is many pounds over
weight and is worrying about it.
Evening star., 1935-03-09
FRAT FIVE BEATS MINER.

Alpha Phi Alpha, Eastern collegiate
fraternal champion. scored a 35-to-25
victory over the Miner Teachers yes
terday on the Howard University
court. Jones of the frat quint topped
the scorers with 10 points.
Evening star., 1935-03-09
AKELAND. Fla. March 9.-If
you happened to drop in on

could take look at ball club
starting to get in shape, and one OF
the best au-around managers that
ever handled a ball club.
The name of this manager is Gordon
Stanley Mickey Cochrane, pilot of De-
troit's Tigers.
saw Mickey a short while ago.
We were sitting under one Of Florida S
famous palms with the moonlight
drifting through.
The argument had taken a turn in
the general direction Of the 1885
American League pennant race.
What club are you picking?"
Mickey asked.
Who's going to beat out your
club?" I asked.
Evening star., 1935-03-09
HEISLEY ROWING CHIEF

Nicholson Secretary.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 9.-The
Old Dominion Boat Club has elected
Philip C. Heisley. president: John L.
Curtin, vice president; r L. Nichol-
son, secretary-treasurer; Julian S.
Whitestone, captain; James Moriarity,
first lieutenant, and Jack Monroe,
second lieutenant.
Elected to the Board of Governors
are Grover S. Farnsworth, Jack How
ard, DR.. N. G. Roberts, Earl j. Ross
and David G. C0rSa.
Evening star., 1935-03-09
ALLEGANY WINS FINAL.

CUMBERLAND, Md, March 8 CR.
-Allegany High closed its basket ball
season last night with 54-to,44 VIC
tory over Southern High, runner-up
for the Baltimore City scholastic TITLE
Evening star., 1935-03-09
Kerr Off Players List.

DUCKY HARRIS announced today
ID that the Nationals inf1eld and
outfield squads as at present
constituted will be carried into the
championship campaign. The mana
ger also revealed that Johnny Kerr,
at times an infield substitute last sea-
son, now is definitely off the players
list and will serve as a coach only.
Monday, when the entire squad will
be assembled at training camp, bat
ties for two positions in the lineup
will get under way. All excepting the
shortstop and center field berths are
filled as they we're last season.
1t will be up to Lyn Larry, the pick
up from the Red Sox, to prove himself
superior to Ossie Bluege in order to
aquire the place in the shortfeld.
Fred Schultz must clearly establish
his right to retain the middle garden
post or be supplanted by AL Powell,
the Washington boy, who was bought
from Albany,
Evening star., 1935-03-09
Schultz in Tough Spot.

HITTING power will decide the
issue in the center field scrap.
Should Powell indicate he can
wallop big league pitching at some-
thing like a .320 clip-and he hit far
above that in the International League
last season-he will get the berth. He
Is fully as good fielder as Schultz.
And Schultz is something under a 300
hitter. Indications are that Fred will
have to put up whale of a battle to
retain his post as a regular.
The Nationals were hoping to get in
good workout today after a day of
idleness. Rain fell in torrents all of
yesterday, and the athletes never left
their hotel. It was the fifth successive
day for rainfall here, but only the first
which did not permit some kind of
conditioning work being done by the
ball club. Unless the sun soon shines
on Biloxi again, the squad will have to
be driven at an unusually brisk pace
when it does settle to training once
more.
The prevailing weather may mean
that some place other than Biloxi will
be selected by Griffith as a training
spot for his Nationals next year. He
seems to be getting fed up with TIE
rain and cold. Only once has there
been a bit of fine weather since this
camp opened.
Last Saturday the clouds were swept
away and the sun beamed brightly.
Sunday was great day, too. Then
came the rain. And it has been here
since.
Evening star., 1935-03-09
Neither a Strong Hitter.

THE fight between Larry and Bluege
promises to be a hot one. Larry
may prove somewhat stronger
extensively than Bluege, but the lat
ter undoubtedly is far better player
defensively With so much batting
power spread about the remainder
Of the inf1eld the club we'll could
afford to carry in its lineup such
a brilliant fielder as Bluege even
though he bats not so high.
At that, cold statistics make Bluege
look better than Larry in attack. Ossie
has a major league career batting
average of .273. Lyn's is 1858. Last
year Ossie batted at ,246 clip, Lyn
at one Of PAL. However, Lyn has
been the more productive hitter. He
has the better rating for hitting
when there are runs to be showed
across the plate.
Larry has the advantage in age.
He is little more than 90, while Bluege
will be IS this year. The newcomer
to the Washington clubs ranks has
something on Bluege in speed, too,
something to be expected of younger
underpinning
But Larry will have to show much
more at bat and lot of fast footwork
to convince Manager Harris that he
instead OF Bluege should start the sea-
son at shortfield. For Bluege is a
marvel afield. Ossie will take a lot
OF beating before he misses the Job.
Evening star., 1935-03-09
Fixed at Far Corner.

ut. PETERSBURG, Fla.-The
- Yankees seem to be well fortified
with third base candidates this
season.
In addition to Myril Hoag, who has
been experimentally converted from
an outfielder to an inf1elder, there are
Red Rolfe, who finished last season
at third, and Jack Saltzgaver, who
occupied the corner part of last year.
Evening star., 1935-03-09
THE SPORTZICHT
Cochrane, Fighter, College Grad, Seen
as Great All.Around Diamond Manager.
by GRANTLAND RICE

condition, neither spirit nor skill will
pull you through unless you outclass
the field"
Cochrane has pair of keen, sharp
eyes set in a smart head. He has a
quick, ready tongue He is as keen to
win as any one l ever saw. and he
gets that important idea over to his
mates.
Evening star., 1935-03-09
His Spirit Contagious.

TN THIS modern game he is stout
believer in speed, and his Tigers
have their share of this essential
ingredient. There is an alertneS5-a
touch of aggreSSiveness-about him
that is bound to affect his men.
Last year. 1894. was his first year
as a manager. So he will be even
more closely watched in 1885. He
doesn't underrate Cleveland, one OF
the best teams in base ball! New York
with Gomez and Gehrig or Boston
He thinks Connie Mack's Athletics wall
be much harder to handle this year
There may be several clubs in base
ball better than the Tigers. But they
haven't a Mickey Cochrane squeezing
out every ounce of ability and talent
they may carry to the field.
(Copyrieht 1898. by North American
Newspaper Alliance. 1nc.)
Evening star., 1935-03-09
SWATTERS
PUZZLES JOHNSON
Has Seven Potent MauIers
to Consider-Yanks Have
Third Base Trio.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
"A YEW ORLEANS. Ms ager
M Walter johnson Of the Cleve-
land Indians Is worrying about
finding a place near the top
of the batting list for all Of his heavy
sluggers.
With the exhibition games ap-
preaching, johnson hasn't been able
to figure how to distribute the talents
of such potent batters as Bill Knick-
erbocker, Joe vosmik, Earl Averill, Hal
Trosky, Bad News Hale and Bruce
Campbell.
The Indians haven't seen the sun
since Monday and were forced to call
of their practice yesterday.
Evening star., 1935-03-09
Too Slow for Shortstop.
NTY FEET and ankles, always my

"NFY FEET and ankles, always my
Nl weak spot, have stood up per-
fectly so far" he says, as he
gently taps wood just for luck. THE
heel that was operated on hasn't
bothered me bit. I'm not fast enough
any more to play shortStop, but If
things go on this way right up to the
season. may be starting in there in
any other place in the infield."
Rogers started out almost the same
way last Spring, but he couldn't keep
it up. He thinks now he knows why
To get in shape before coming down
hore for Spring training he worked
hard two months on wooden gym
floor in ST. Louis.
His feet bothered him some, but he
finally rounded into shape. Then he
decided that he ought to give the
youngsters-Alan Strange and Harlan
Clift-a chance. He felt there was no
future in him; that there was in them.
Once he dropped hard work, he
couldn't get back in condition again.
Batting Eye Undimmed.
"DUT we've got to have hitting
II strength this year" he says,
land I can still bust 'em."
If the Boston Red Sox finally meet
his terms for Oscar Melillo, probably
he'll be in there busting EN- from Sec
ond base. And to see Hornsby hit,
right this day, is still a treat. He
works regularly at second with the sub
infleld He drills the hitters for hours.
Then he steps to the plate for his bat
ting turn.
The rockies stand around. eyes wide.
He turks in the far back corner of the
hitters' oblong. keen, alert as ever. He
steps into every pitch, rifing it on a
line to the fences or over them. The
rockies gasp. the regulars grin happily,
and the Rajah tries not to look self
conscious
Maybe I'll pound myself out in
month" he says Maybe the years
will tell after awhile. But right now
feel ready to start the season"
Evening star., 1935-03-09

w VEST PALM BEACH, Fla,
M March 9-The MaharaJah
v Hornsby sat in a restau-
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-08-16
End ANNUAL
TOURNAMENT
IN SALISBURY
Eastern Shore Tennis Players
Will Assemble In Salisbury
Monday A. M.

The second Annual Eastern Shore
Tennis Championship Tournament will
be held in Salisbury, starting Monday,
August &c, at p. M, it is being an
nounced by sponsors Of the event.
Entry lists for the outstanding
sports event, to be played on the
courts of the State Teachers College,
close Thursday, August %.
An innovation, in connection with
the 1885 tournament, is a banquet
at the Wicomico Hotel, at 2 P. on
opening day, for all participating play
ers.
Racquet wielders from the State of
Delaware, south of and exclusive OF
the city of Wilmington, the Eastern
Shores of Maryland and Virginia, are
expected to participate in large num-
bers with the objective of wrestling
from James Busick, 1884 champion
of the area, the handsome silver low
ing cup given by G. William Phillips,
prominent Salisburian and former ten
mis- champion of the area, which must
be won three times, not necessarily in
succession, for permanent possession
Busick, former member of the Uni
versity of Maryland tennis team, how
ever, is generally acknowledged as a
"tough" man to conquer on the courts.
There were about 35 entries in the
tournament last year and it is hoped
to eclipse that number this year.
Full information as to the rules of
the tournament and regarding the din
ner may be secured by writing L.
Kerns Mears, secretary, Salisbury
Tennis Club, Salisbury, Maryland.