The Washington times., 1936-02-08
An Economical Sport

An Economical Sport
Wrestling Maestro Jacques
Curley says Gen. George Washing.
ton and General Lafayette often
engaged in wrestling bouts. He
makes the same claim with re-
cards to Abraham Lincoln who
adopted it in his exercise room.
jacques adds that wrestling
achieved great popularity during
Civil War days, among both
armies, because it required no ex.
pensive paraphernalia like that
needed for baseball, boxing, tennis,
and other recreationS.
Trainer Bud" Stotler, Of Alfred
Gwynn Vanderbilt'S Discovery,
says the latter's chances in the
santa Anita Handicap February
22 are enhanced because the Cali
fornia track is the first one on
which Discovery ever trained
where he was to fight for q big
purse.
Previously Discovery has trained
elsewhere and been shipped to the
scene Of his important money en-:
RagementS. Discovery IS reported
to be putting on weight IN
California.
For the fourth year Clark Grit.
fifth is offering trophy to go to
the winner of the Washington
interhigh baseball championship
series, according to Chief Charles
"By-Golly" Guyon who brought the
good news up to town from East:
ern High on his snow-ShoeS.
With Principal Charlie Hart,
Glyon has been an important in.
fluence in keeping baseball very
live issue In the local senior
school sector.
Ball Players and TrOtters
The largest winter training
quarters for trotting horses is To-
Gated about is miles from Or.
Iando, at Longwood, Fla. Nearby
is Seminole Park, where all Of the
great trotters Of recent years, In
cluding Greyhound, have been pre-
pared for their summer work.
DOME Bush, wee shortStop, who
starred under Hughie Jennings, at
Detroit, and who later played and
managed for Washington, makes
an interesting comparison OF
johnson, Mathewson and Grover
Alexander:
'SWalter Johnson and Grover
Alexander could throw . base.
bah 30 hard and 80 fast 1t
smoked. You wouldn't believe
4 human arm could generate 50
much speed. But ChriSty
MathewsOn had the three great
assets for pitching perfection:
Courage, intelligence and stuff
ON the ball"
Dolf Camilli, the italian first
haseman Of the PhillieS, Is q real
baseball enthusiast. The game Is
gomething more than a days
work with him. It is said ne
can't eat supper after the Ph1ls
lose. which must keep him pretty
starved throughout the season.
Popular RendezOus
Major league rosters, recently
released to the baseball writer's.
show that no less than 35 big
time ball players have homes Ii
Sarasota, Fla.
IVY Pail Andrews, st. Louis
Brown pitcher, Is no exception 70
the rule about superstitiouS pan
players. During the past season
he begged Eden Auker for his
rlove because the Detroit hurler
had been enjoying q wonderful
winning streak. Eden satisfied
the Brownie hurler by giving him
a rlove, but not the one he regu'
larly used. Ivy went on to win
five straight games and dldnt
know the facts about the glove
until this winter.
This Auker has not always
been an underhanded pitcher. In
college the Tiger ace hurled over
handed, but e football injury to
his shoulder never permitted him
TO pitch q ball in the orthodox
manner. so tried side-arm throw.
ing and wound up as second
edition Of Carl Mays, one Of the
greatest submarine hurlers the
game has known.
And for a fine mid.winter COS
tune dance. don't forget the Pres
Ident's Cup Regatta Association
"Gay Nineties" Ball to be held at
The willard q week from next
Wednesday.
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