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Evening star., 1936-03-02
BACKSTOP DOUBTS
NETTLE SIX CLUBS
Only Giants, PhiIs Appear
to Possess Qualified
Men Behind Bat.
By the Associated Press.

~ VAC HooUGldtcu FTeSS.
n YEW YORK, March 2.-In more
nj ways than one the catehers
" seem to be the key men in sew
eral major league situations
this year.
The backstop always is an important
ngure in running ball club, as any
one can explain who saw Mickey
Cochrane lead his Tigers through the
world series last Fall or Gabby Hart
nett lift the Cubs in their final drive
to the National League pennant.
But the coming campaign finds the
chances of perhaps a half dozen clubs
in the National League depending
upon whether their catchers, veterans
or rockies, come through with able
stick work and the proper performance
Of duties behind the plate
The Cubs, Giants and Phillies ap-
pear to be pretty well fixed. Hartnett
may not attain last years hitting
heights, but he's consistent clouter
and in reserve Chicago has Ken O'Dea
and the slugging Walter Stephenson.
CaruS IN DOuDLIul Placc.
Gus MANCUSO and Harry Danning
aren't likely to cause manager
Bill Terry of the Giants any worry
and Jimmy Wilson of the Phillies ham
dies the job himself with able assist
ance expected from Earl Grace, who
came from Pittsburgh. or Bill Atwood.
1859 hitter at JohnsLown last season.
On the other hand there's the rather
doubtful situation at St. Louis where
illness has forced Bill Delaney out
Of the Cardinal lineup and Dizzy
Dean. in one of his periodical pop
offs, has declared he won't work with
Virgil Davis. Brusie Ogrodowski,
rated the best catcher in the Amer
ican Association with Columbus last
year, may be the solution to this
problem. He's been improving steadily
in the Cardinal chain both at bat and
in fielding and handling the hurlers.
Ernie Lombardis failure to come to
terms with the Reds has put most of
the catching burden upon Gilly Camp
bell during Cincinnati's training jaunt
to Puerto Rico and there are indi-
cations Ernie may have trouble get
ting his job back if he changes his
mind about signing. as is expected,
when the Reds reach the mainland.
Phelps Seen Dodger Aid.
ONE Of the brightest catching pros
poets in the senior league is seen
at Brooklyn where big Gordon Phelps
has stepped into the place vacated by
Al Lopez and begun hitting so hard
that Casey Stengel has tentatively
nominated him as the cleanup batter.
A broken hand kept the 225-pound
Babe" idle most of last season, but
he hit 1854 in Al games and he's made
the right-field fence down at Clear.
water look just step away from the
home plate.
The Bees are counting heavily upon
Lopez to fill a weak spot behind the
plate. but Arthur Doll, picked up at
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, last year when
he clouted 400-foot home run against
Boston in an exhibition game, and
Ray Mueller may give the senior from
Tampa some competition.
Al Todd, from the Phillies, looms
as an answer to Pittsburgh's catching
problems, but if he fizzles the Bucs
may be in serious straits. Tommy
Padden. the only prospective substi.
tute unless Aubrey Epps RECEIVERS from
last Winters illness in time to take
a hand, is light and hasn't been par
ticularly effective in the past.
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Surprised Ardent Admirers.

THERE may be q lot to this theory
for not even Myers best friends
suspected the latent batting ability
Of the gentleman whose feat of win
ming the title on the final day must
be one of base balls smash climaxes
of all time. Last season was Myers
eleventh year as a regular big
Lacquer and not once in the past did
he throw Oh any recognizable hint
Evening star., 1936-03-02
BASKETERS ON AIR.

Hermie Schmarr, the Districts
leading collegiate basket ball scorer
for the last two years; Coach Fod Cot
ton and Capt. Bernie Lieb Of Catholic
University will be interviewed by Bill
Coyle tonight over Station WMAL at
$50 o'clock,
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ran into trouble. Gehrig had his
troubles and so did FoXx. The slumps
of Simmons, Trosky and Manush were
even more pronounced. For couple
of batters to have an of year is
nothing new but for all of them to
flop doesn't add up.
There have been some explanations
as to Mr.. Myers amazing performance.
Buddy says he believes that playing
golf in the Winter for the first time
enabled him to get of to good early
start. He always has been q good
fnisher.
The very pretty Mrs. Myer Is In
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RED SOX HURLERS
TO fire" ATF0XX
Jimmy Reports Asking for
Action-Rooks Keeping
Cochrane Busy.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
- ARASOTA, Fla, March 2.-Red
Sox pitchers will burn them at
Jimmy Foxx today. Joe Cronin
~ planned his workout around the
newest SoX star who hit camp yester-
day, tanned, weighing 1888, and asking
for action.
NEW ORLEANS, lathe Indians
were all set for infield practice today
with the expected arrival of Second
Basemen Bozie Berger and Roy
Hughes. When they arrive only Pitcher
Willis Hudlin and rookie Outfielder
Jim Gleeson will be absent.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.-The
Browns know the workout has started
Rogers Hornsby hit town yesterday
and ordered his squad up at 8 am
today and on the field at 10:30. Out
fielder Ray Pepper, whose health has
been none too good in past seasons
greeted Hornsby with the pleasing
news that he's full of pep and never
felt better in his life.
LAKELAND, Fla.-Manager Coch-
rane is spending his time looking over
the large rookie crop called by the
Tigers this year. Although a four
inning training game is up for tomor-
row, heavy practice will not get under
way until March 8, when fielders are
due.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-Joe Nc
Carthy of the Yankees took the field
with an even two dozen athletes today
to inaugurate the twelfth training sea-
son for Col. Jacob Ruppert's athletes
at Higgins Field. Most OF. the other
players were on their way to the camp
by automobile, although a few were
not due to report for week. Bill
Dickey, one of the three holdouts, was
on hand.
PASADENA, Calif.-Jimmy Dykes OF
the White Sox is making plans to fill
the holes in his team in the event Zeke
Bonura and Luke Appling persist as
holdouts and he plans to play first
himself, with Joe Morrissey at short
and possibly use Mike Kreevick, OBJ
tanned from Kansas City. as an out
fielder, at third.
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HURLER REPORTS
IN VERBAL TRIM
Willing to Wager He Will
Win rs GameS-PraiSes
Clubs Leaders.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,

6tau correspondent OF Ihe star.
~ RLANDO, Fla, March ALI
doubt as to where the Ma
tionals will finish this year
~ was dispelled today. Wash
1ngton is cinch to finish first, sec
ond or third in the 1886 American
League pennant race.
yeah, man." popped off Blushing
Buck Newsom, the prodigal son, IF
our ball club gets off to any kind of
a good start we're dead certain to fin
tsh in the first division"
Blushing Buck was in good form
and spirits today His salary argu-
ment finally settled with President
Clark Griffith. possibly on a bonus
basis, NeWsom unquestionably was
the most enthusiastic ball player on
Tinker Field. At least he cannot be
overlooked.
I'm willing to bet win Is games
this season." he murmured with all
the modesty Of Sally Rand. To en-
phasize his point Buck poured a
whistling fast ball into Cliff Bottoms
mitt and the impact sounded like a
pistol shot. Newsom waved away
words Of caution from Bolton with
the assurance that he already had
been working out at his South Caro-
lima home and his arm was pretty
near ready now. AS matter Of fact
he is the only pitcher in camp capable
of cutting loose and this is his first
day of official training
"Ya know" he continued, "how
many actual days of pitching had
with this club last year? Well it
was exactly'2 months and 1S days
counting the time was trying to
pitch myself back into shape after
that doggone Averill broke my knee
And what did I do? win II games
and lost II for Washington and that
amt so bad.
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chance to catch. That's what Ai1
likes best"
Oates came to camp upon the rec
ommendation Of bashful Buck New
som, admittedly the ace Of the WASH
ington pitching staff. "He's a good
pitcher" Newsom assured President
Clark Grif1th last Winter. "Why,
even I had trouble hitting him."
Despite this handicap. Oates has
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~ RLANDO, Fla, March a.
1 Harry Oates doesn't believe
~ in leaving well enough alone.
Harry is one of Manager
Bucky Harris brighter pitching pros
poets who are battling for jobs in this
citrus city training camp. But Oates
isn't satisfied, exactly.
"Ah sw'ar." drawls the big boy from
Lamar, g. G., "Ah wish All could cit
Evening star., 1936-03-02
COLUMBIA HEADED
FOR BASKET TITLE
Could Gain 1t by Beating
Dartmouth Tonight-Pitt
Pressed for Crown.
BY the Associated Pres,

BY the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, March 2.-The
nj Columbia basket ball team
" which last year lost to Pennsyl-
vania in play-of game for
the championship of the Eastern
Intercollegiate League, apparently in
tends to settle the issue long before
the last basket has been fired in the
circuit this season.
The probability is that Columbia
will be proclaimed champion after
the Lions game with the Dartmouth
Indians in New York tonight. With
eight straight wins and no defeats in
the league, Columbia could be tied for
the title, but it cannot be beaten
without a play-off game. The Lions
scored three victories last week, rout-
ing Cornell 1926 on Saturday night.
Dartmouth gave the leaders severe
test on Monday when they went down
by the margin of single point, 1884,
but Columbia, with the title just over
the horizon, will be shooting the works
in there tonight. Should the Lions
tau to cllnch the title tonight. however,
they will get another chance on Sat-
urday when they play Pennsylvania
in Philadelphia.
Conference Race Closer.
THE race in the Eastern 1ntercol-
legiate Conference was much
closer with Pittsburgh, by virtue of
victories over Temple and Carnegie
this week, bidding fair to annex its
fourth straight championship in the
circuit.
Carnegie seems sure bet to down
Penn State on Friday. the latter hav-
ing lost all of its eight games in the
conference thus far, and if this comes
to pass, Pittsburgh will face the prob
lem of winning all its remaining
games in order to take the title.
Pitt takes on Georgetown Wednes-
day, Penn State Saturday and ends
its season a week later against West
Virginia. Georgetown and West Vir-
ginia meet at Morgantown on Thurs
day, these teams now being in tie
for fourth place. The standings:
EASTERN INTERCOLLEGIATE LEAGUE.
Evening star., 1936-03-02
ONE day he would lead the league

that some day he would lead the league
in hitting.
He always was a good batter but
300 seemed his speed. In 1928, play
ing for Boston, he socked .313, but that
was his previous peak, for until last
season his lifetime average was only
.298.
To win the batting crown Buddy
wound up with 349 average, which
was the lowest mark of an American
League champion in q years. The
last time winners pace was lower
was in 1908, when Ty Cobb finished
with 1924.
But this very fact provides con-
Trajectory angle to what even his own
teammates think of Mr.. Myers
chances of repeating. Buddy's feat
is all the more amazing when it is
considered that while this 32-year.
old infielder was improving sensa-
tionally whole leagueful of hitters
were having an off year.
No Good Explanation.
THE ball isn't as lively now as it was
when Buddy was struggling to
finish with an even 800. Pitchers
have been given a break for there
were any number of good hitters who
Evening star., 1936-03-02
OImsted Fireman Game Hot.

OlmSte0- + lreman' Game HOT.
CHOULD that fray fail to live up to
expectations. the Olmsted Grill
District Fire Department game an
hour later probably will atone for any
previous lack of thrills.
Composed of Hamilton Playground
boys and coached by Sox Harrington,
director of that playground, Olmsted
has toppled some of the foremost un-
limited flves in the District.
Billy Mitchell, Wilson Teachers COL
lege high-scoring ace. usually assumes
the starring role for the Olmsted toss
ers, but Johnny Sherman, Wilbur
Cross, Bus Pfau, John Mccarthy, Stew
Benham, Mike Raedy, Smoky Kemp
or Leo McGahey are capable of lend
ing helping hand.
In a 145-pound battle, opening the
card at 7:30 o'clock. the Heurich
Flashes will square off with Merrick
Boys Club floormen.
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Buck Gives Calculations.

HERE's the way figger the situa-
ton this year." said little Buck
gravely, warming up verbally and tenn
porarily quitting his initial workout
with the squad. Il win Is games
Whitehill, Deshong, Appleton and
Linke win so between 'em. Whitehill
always is sure to win and I reckon
this Linke can keep showing the stuff
he had late last year. Deshong is
gonna be big help and I'll say right
now that Appleton is a good pitcher.
He really Is good pitcher, only he
never had a chance in the majors
before.
THAT makes IS games that we five
pitchers win among us and doesn't
count what Coppola and Lanahan will
pick up. Well, If we let it go at IS
games. that's good enough to get the
third place. New York finished Sec
ond last year and won only SO games
and Cleveland, finishing third, only
won 81. know, cause I studied
1t all"
The pride and joy of Hartsville
seems to have plenty on the ball any
way you look at it. He's not just
"pop-off," because the windy gentle
mans best friends swear to this day
that Buck suffers from an inferiority
complex and is outwardly the opposite
purposely.
This league is balanced SWELL" he
said, shifting his tongue into high
gear, with the exception of that
Philly team. Detroit's no standout
and just because Yawkey sunk lotta
dough into Boston doesn't make the
Red Sox so good. The Red Soxll be
darn lucky if they finish third. What
the devil are the Red Sox except last
years Athletics and where did the
AS wind mp
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Belittles Yawkey Outfit.

1.-THE Red Sox are only the AS, who
finished last without any kind of
pitching. And as for them this year,
who have they got besides Grove, Fer
rell and Marcum? Think it over.
Grove and Ferrell amt going to get
any better, but let's give 'em a break
and say they win 20 games each.
That's 40 games. Marcum might win
II games. That makes 81. And who
else on the Boston staff is gonna win
the rest of the games they need? I'll
bet on somethin' else-that WASH
1ngton finishes higher than Boston" ("
Them's pretty strong words, as
they'd say even in South Carolina,
but Buck wasn't finished.
"Griff and Harris" he explained,
generously. have the right idea. Here
the Tigers an Red Sox an Yanks are
breaking their necks trying to get a
pennant this year and Griff and
Bucky are making hay. They're re-
building their club and in a couple
OF years, s'help me, Washingtonll
have pennant winner and those guys
will be tearing down and wonder
ing where all the good kid ball players
have gone.
"Griff and Bucky are on the right
track. We gotta great kid in this
Lewis, and Travis is hot stuff on the
short. Kuhel and Myer are good, of
course. and we're fast as blazes in the
outfield."
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TWO HOT BASKET
BATTLES ON TAP
SIeuths Tackle RambIers,
OImsteds Face Firemen
in A. A. U. Tourney.
.ORMER collegiate and scholastic


- court stars will strive to avoid
elimination from the Post-Dis-
4 trict A. A. u. irasket ball tour
nament tonight as the Bureau of In
vestigation Whites and Ramblers clash
in the feature game at the Heurich
gym at $3.50 o'clock.
Runners-up to the crack Sholl's
Cafe quint last year, the Sleuths boast
a bevy of sharp-shooting aces headed
by Ed Hargaden, Georgetown's all
Eastern Intercollegiate Conference for
ward of 1884 and 1885.
Teaming with Hargaden are such
well-known dribblers as Roger Lever
ton, former University of Richmond
four-letter man; Herbie Thompson of
Western High School and Duke Uni
versity; Joe Lynch of Mount St.
Marys; Bernie Jones, hub of the
Sholl's club last year; DoWney Rice,
former Central High School center,
and Tom Lynch, Bill Hopkins and Bob
Fletcher.
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STAMPSAlMak7 "a
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pert on those aspects of collecting
which appealed to him most strongly
and which he had examined most
ardently.
ALSO, philately brought out the in
nate democracy Of the man. He under
stood the fraternal bond which should
and providentially sometimes does
unite collectors. At stamp organiza-
tion meetings and exhibitions he gave
his hand to the humblest of his sub
jects-plain artisans, craftsmen, small
merchants, teachers and clergymen
who. otherwise. never could or would
have met or even seen him. Yet there
was nothing strange about such con-
tracts. The King vas human. and
stamps gave him opportunity to prove
his humanity. Not any other mutual
concern of different classes. however,
could have worked social miracle
Of that character. On the plane OF
philately people of every race, ma
ton, class, creed and condition may
find common ground. But that is
truth which does not apply elsewhere.
1t certainly is not the case in politics.
"And that point is one which I wish
to stress. King George was not
partisan. He was neither Conserva-
tive nor Liberal Indeed, through a
portion of his reign Labor govern
ment prevailed. But the changes of
electoral opinion meant nothing to
him as a sovereign. He ruled the
entire Empire. not merely political
fragment of it. And it followed that,
because he was exempt from fac
tional limitations, he could mediate
between opposed groups and be
tower of strength for peace and
tranquility.
Hence. We hear of no quarrels. no
disputes. no controversies in relation
to his name. He stands alone in that
regard and furnishes the philatelists
of the world with standard for their
policy and conduct toward one an
other. toward their hobby, even toward
governments. I submit that it would
be impossible to exaggerate his i'm
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Continued From Third Page)
was called q National Art and Indus
trial Exposition, in order to raise
funds for the erection of a monument
to the beloved Garfield in the Capitol.
1t opened as very stately affair. At
2 o'clock on November 25 President
Arthur arrived on the Senate side es-
corted by Mr.. John w. Thompson,
chairman of the Board of Directors
There he was joined by the members of
his cabinet, various members of Con-
gress, the diplomatic corps and the
Supreme Court in their robes. They
marched together into the rotunda.
Part of the company sat on specially
arranged seats while the President and
the cabinet occupied the platform.
The Marine Band was again called
upon to play, prayer was said and the
exposition was opened with more pomp
and ceremony than any fair in Ameri-
can history.
THEY took precautions this time
and protected the Trumbull paint
ings with boards over which were hung
maroon colored cloth. On this they
displayed pictures and placed shelves
for pottery. the rotunda was inter-
sected by four aisles. Where they
intersected was huge bust of the
martyred Garfield. The old Hall of
Representatives was turned into a
bazaar, and all during the fair it was
gay with smartly clad women extolling
the wares they had to offer. In front
OF the Supreme Court door a piano
had been placed and at various times
famous musicians played or sang.
Below the we'll of the Capitol the
Washington merchants exhibited to-
bacco. dry goods, fancy articles and
almost anything they chose. At
midnight on December 2 the exposi-
tion closed with grand auction sale.
The fair did not bring in great deal
OF money. For one thing. the expenses
were great. For another, the attend
ance was smaller than at the Garfield
tea party. Many came the first time
because a party in the Capitol was
a novelty.
Evidently many of those in charge
of the Capitol felt that there had
been too many parties and that it
was not wise to longer allow the
citizens of Washington to use it as
If were town hall. Finally reso-
luton was offered by Mr.. Anthony
and passed in the Senate, which for
bade the use of it for any other than
Its legitimate purpose. Possibly in
the intervening years the term "legiti-
mate purpose" may have at times
been stretched to cover various gather
ings, but as far as known, it has not
been used since then for the futher-
ance OF any charity, for which money
u collected. The Capitol can no longer
b ussd tor . party.
Evening star., 1936-02-02
BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.

Michael L. Eidsness, jr., associate
editor, Stamps Magazine, New York,
is the author of the following tribute
to the late sovereign of the British
commonwealth of nations: 1T must
be at least 20 years since first learned
OF the interest in stamps entertained
by King George. Indeed, it was so
member when did not associate his
name with philately. And doubtless
the same confession might be made
by the great majority Of stamp en-
thusiasts. His Majesty was, in effect,
an institution of philatelic enterprise.
He personified the art and the science
Of collecting. But news Of his death
quickened my appreciation of his con-
tribution to the worldwide hobby.
Perhaps merely because l customarily
had taken for granted his participa-
tion in the universal game, 1 had not
realized the full Importance of his
relation to it.
"Of course. it was obvious that he
was the worlds greatest collector of
stamps That phrase might have
been applied to him without apology
had he been simply royal accu-
mulator Of postal issues. The ruler of
$50 million people would be dis
tinguished recruit to any activity. But
the Kings significance as philatelist
did not depend upon such casual con-
nection. Rather. he will be remem-
bered for devotion to collecting
which began when he was boy and
continued up to the final hours of his
life-its force unabated, its place in
his heart unchailenged, its fascna-
tion to his mind unchanged.
"The monarch knew his stamps as
a student and loved them as a con-
noisseur. Crowded as his career had
been. he still found time and inclina-
ton for his albums and his catalogues.
for the philatelic press and for phila-
telic fellowship with his contempo-
raries. Again and again he demon
strated that he could speak as an ex-
Evening star., 1936-02-02

to be issued at the rate of set
a day. Approximately 100000,0 900 COL
lectors throughout the world, he says,
would foot the bill.
Alvin R Meissner. stamp designer,
Bureau of Engraving and Printing. is
working at present on sketches for
the bonds to be used to pay the vet
Grams bonus.
An Ohio friend inquiries: What
chance is there of inverted copies OF
the new bi-color special delivery air.
mail stamp? Everybody remembers
the 24-cent novelty of 1918. Out here,
we look for repetition of the story.
What do Washington collectors
think?"
William E. Lutz, 4116 Emery place,
is an enthusiastic collector of airmail
stamps and covers. The last phila-
telic material flown by Wiley Post is
represented in his albums.
Philatelists who attended the
memorial services for King George
held at Washington Cathedral Tues
day included: DR.. Marc Peter. Minister
of Switzerland, and Gerard Ten Eyck
Beeckman.
The Washington Collectors Club,
Branch S. Society of Philatelic Ameri-
cans, will meet at the Thomson
School, Twelfth street, Tuesday eve
ming at 8.
The Washington Philatelic Society
will meet at the Hotel Carlton, Six
teenth street. Wednesday evening at 8.
Both organizations welcome visitors.
Alvin W Hall, director. Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, will be guest
of honor aid principal speaker at a
meeting Of the Washington Federation
of Junior Stamp Collectors to be held
in the conference room, National Red
Cross Building, Seventeenth street,
Saturday afternoon at o'clock. Boys
and girls interested in collecting are
cordially invited to attend.
Pre-cancel collectors are invited to
attend a meeting to be held at the
home of Rolston Lyon, PIT Ritten-
house street northwest, Monday eve
ming, February 10, beginning at
o'clock. 1t is the hope of the sponsors
to establish pre-cancel society, and
they wish to enlist the cooperation
of all pre-cancel specialists.