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Evening star., 1937-04-12
SPEAKER |SL|KELY
TOSURV|VE INJURY
Former Great Ball Player
Fractures Skull in Fall
From Porch at Home.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, April 12-Upon
the rugged physique familiar
for years to base ball fans de-
~ pends chances for the re-
covery of Iris Speaker, 48, former
manager of the Cleveland Indians and
star center fielder. whose skull was
fractured in fall from the second
story porch of his home.
His condition is critical" said DR.
E. B. Castle at Lakeside Hospital. but
l think he'll make it. He has taken
care of himself and is strong"
Speakers left arm was broken also
and his face severely lacerated when
a porch railing gave way Saturday
while he was putting up flower box
for his wife. The one time idol of
youthful diamond fans plunged head
first Is feet to stone walk, edged
with jagged cobblestones.
Speaker managed the Indians in
1920, when they won the world cham
pionship. He played with Washington
in 1927. He now heads a wholesale
wine and liquor firm bearing his name.
Evening star., 1937-04-12

signed for st. Louis match this
Summer.
Southern correspondents report
Wayne Amber, Dukes classy sec
ond-sacker, is ticketed for the Ath-
letics when his collegiate days are
over He'll be the fourth guy
Coach Colby Jack" Coombs has
sent his old boss The others
are Bill Werber (via the Red Sox),
Chubby Dean and Ace Parker, the
foot ball star Parker, taken
to camp as insurance if Wally
Moses didn't sign, looks so good
he is sure to be kept.
Eddie Wilson of the Dodgers,
who outhit Joe Di Maggie last
season with an average of BAT, is
in the Brooklyn dog house for
failure to slide in practice games
May wind up In the minors
a. . penalty.
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QUlGlEY WILL SOLVE
SEMI-PR0 PROBLEMS
National League Loans Umpire
as Supervisor of Play for
Wagner's Tourney,
z the Associated prnsr

sS the Associated Press
NEW YORK, April l2-Lendmg
major league aid to the develop
ment of mi-professional base ball,
Ford Frick, National League president,
today approved selection Of the vet
eran arbiter, Ernie Quigley. as umpire
ln-chief of the national seni-pro
tournament this Summer.
Quigley, National League supervisor
of umpires, will rule on protests fled
during the national semi-pro congress
tourney at Wichita August 1925, and
will officiate in the championship
game, for which a 5.000-mininum
cash prize already has been guaran-
teed the winner.
The national tournament will cli-
max AZ State play-offs and 80 re-
gional eliminationS More than 10000
clubs, comprising 10000 players, will
be represented in the competition, sc-
cording to Honus Wagner, high COM
missioner of the Semi-pros.
Evening star., 1937-04-12

Fleetness of foot was an important
weapon to the Washington club last
season. The Harrismen spread-eagled
both the American and National
League fields and it was this method
of drive that enabled the Nationals
to finish surprising fourth in the
race. This year even greater en-
phasis has been placed on this item.
Except in unusual cases, such
as where Shanty Hogan vir-
tually is required behind the bat,
slow-footed ball player has
no chance Of making the club.
Kuhel. Myer, Lewis, Chapman
and Stone all are outstanding
runners. Travis and Simmons,
the latter now claiming his legs
are stronger than in years, are
no drawbacks on the base paths.
One of the unfortunate victims Of
speed was Big Freddie Sington. who
was ticketed to play the outfield
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Louis Advises Armstrong to Stay Clear of Montanez


Make Rosenbloom on the Coast.
Some of Dana x. Bibles Nebras-
ka friends didn't like last weeks
line about Dana lassoing that
triple threat high school back from
Houston for his new University of
Texas team The lasso busi-
ness isn't part of Dana's line"
writes Cy Sherman in the Lincoln,
Nebr., Star "He is from Ten
nessee, where they shoot their
squirrels with rifles" Coming
from a neighboring State, your
agent should have known a lot
better.
Attention, pitchers: Bob Feller
will tell you how he does it on the
radio Saturday night . Whatever
happened to the dreadnaught fight
division-also the junior light
weight and junior welterweight
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The Speedster Replaces the Slugger.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

o The Star
T1ANTA $50
" official verdict oaled
~ inserted studied
games They not going the balls formal
1898
If there
be significant
possible that
Of the
training fronts this Spring speed has
Evening star., 1937-04-12
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
Base Ball.
Washington VS.. Atlanta, Atlanta,
GA.
Central High VS.. GEORGETOWN
Frosh, Hilltop Field, $50.
Boxing.
Phil Fur VS.. Werther Arcelh,
feature bout, Turner's Arena, $50.
Wrestling.
District A. A. U. championships,
Jewish Community Center, 8.
Tennis.
Georgetown Frosh VS.. Tech High,
Hilltop Courts, $50.
TOMORROW
Base Ball,
Washington VS.. Boston IN. L).
Gastonia, N. C.
Western VS.. Central public high
series title game), Central Sta
dunn, $50.
Tech VS.. Wilson public high
series title game), Roosevelt Sta
dium. $50.
Mount Rainier High VS.. Wash
ington-Lee High, Ballston, Va,
$50.
WEDNESDAY.
Base Ball.
Washington VS.. Boston IN. L.),
Griffith Stadium, 3:l5.
George Washington VS.. Della
ware, East Ellipse, 2:30.
Georgetown VS.. Loyola Of Bslti-
more, Hilltop Field, 3.
Dewitt VS.. Bethesda Chevy Chase
High, Garrett Park, Md, $50.
Westinghouse High VS.. East
ern High, Eastern Stadium, $50.
Washington-Lee VS.. Maryland,
College Park, Md, 4.
Wrestling.
District A. A. U championships,
Jewish Community Center, 8.
Tennis.
Georgetown Frosh VS.. Dewitt
Prep, Hilltop Courts, 3.
THURSDAY.
Base Ball.
Washington VS.. Boston IN. L.,
Griffith Stadium, 3:l5.
Tennis.
Richmond VS.. Maryland, College
Park. Nd. l.
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Bridges Down, Tigers Worried
Hurt for Second Time This Spring, Mound Star
Goes to Hospital With kink in Back.

Earlier in the season Bridges
pulled muscle, for which he
was sent to Miami specialist. For
a week the curve ball expert has
complained of soreness in his back.
and his loss at this time clouds
Tiger hopes for a fast start in
the league season opening April 20.
The condition of Bridges forced
Manager Cochrane, in a fret over
his pitchers in general, to change
his mind about sending Pat Nc
Laughlin, rookie twirler, to Toledo
Of the American Association. Be-
fore deciding to send Bridges to a
hospital, Cochrane had announced
McLaughlin's removal to the Mud
Hens. Mclaughlin now stays in
camp,
Evening star., 1937-04-12
Wins REGISTERED
AS BATTING LAGS
Harris Confident Regulars
Soon Will Hit-Sington's
CIouts Beat 'Nooga.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

4 TLANTA, Ga, April 12.-Hold-
~ ing IA victories in 81 starts on
~ their exhibition junket. the
n Nationals moved here today to
meet the Atlanta Crackers on their
next to last appearance before reach
Ing Washington. Now, IA out of 2l
is no mean percentage A ball club
could win any pennant with that sort
of a record, but Bucky Harris. logically
enough, points out that the Mats
haven't started yet.
"A lot of our hitters haven't even
started getting hold of the ball yet,
said Bucky today. Take Ben Chap
man, for instance, he hasn't hit a
hex since Spring training started.
Johnny Stone hasn't been hitting
nor have Joe Kuhel and Shanty
Hogan. I'm not worried. All of them
are too good with the bat to worry
about them. They'll hit, but in the
meantime, it Just goes to show that
We are doing pretty well and all the
teams power hasn't been in evidence 3"
Harris didn't stress the point but
one item that has played an important
part in the success of the Nationals
has been their spirit. 1t is to Harris
credit that he has injected a great
will-to-win into the veins of his club
The Mats definitely think they will
run one-tWo in the American League
race this season and this spirit is
reflected in the record of the team.
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Reds Can Move, Too.

THE Cincinnati Reds, who are likened
to the Nationals as team likely
to furnish surprise. also stack up
comparably to the Griffs as club
having plenty of fleetness of foot. Kiki
Cuyler still moves enviably and so do
Hub Walker, Ival Goodman, Jack
Rothrock, Billy Myers and few
others.
The Red Sox, too. have come
up with a few speedsters. The
Cubs, who led the National
League in base running last
year. have contrived to retain
their speed merchants and no
body yet has accused Bill Wer-
ber, Lou Finney and Wally
Moses Of the AS OF clogsing the
base paths.
Maybe the forthcoming ball had
nothing to do with it, but if not, It's
quite coincidence. Anyway, there
won't be many of the boys falling over
their own feet this season.
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RANGERS ONE WIN
FROM STICK TITLE
Decision for Red Wings in
Game Tomorrow Would
Tie Stanley Set.
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
~ ETROIT, April l2.-The New
York Rangers, who finished
third in the American di-
~ vision Of the National Hockey
League, stood one game away from
the Stanley Cup.
Resuming their sensational con-
quering drive last night the blue
shirted New Workers defeated the De-
troit Red Wings, cup defenders and
league champions, to 0.
Victory Tuesday night, when the
Stanley Cup series continues, will give
the Rangers the trophy. A Red Wing
victory would push the series to five
games. 1t now stands two TO one, with
the Rangers on top.
Evening star., 1937-04-12
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

n IEW YORK, April 12.-Bill
n Terry is casting longing
Y eyes toward Sacramento,
q Calf, where Dolph Camil-
Ii, hard-hitting first-sacker of the
Phillies, is holding out When
Luke Appling, White Sox short
stop, got hungry during practice
at Tucson, Ariz, the other day, he
traded a guy an old ball for a
cheese sandwich with lettuce).
Joe Louis is advising Henry Arm
strong (and colleagues) to steer
clear of Pedro Montanez :. Nine
major league ball clubs can stand
strengthening at third base
California newspapers want to
know why it is Jawn Henry Lewis,
the light-heavyweight champion.
persistently refuses to pix with
Evening star., 1937-04-12
RISE Of MACKMEN
WEEKS SURPRISE
Pass Griffs and BUGS for
Second PIaCe-YankeeS'
Win Streak Ends.
BY the Associated Press,


"A YEW YORK, April 12.-Despite
N weekend reverses, the New
" York Yankees are rolling home
4 on the crest of victory wave,
which has kept them on top of the
grapefruit league standings with 20
victories in Is starts for an 800 aver
age.
The Yanks bombarded Southern
fences for 56 runs last week, but saw
their string of consecutive triumphs
snapped at l3 when they lost to Little
Rock Saturday and to Memphis yes
terday.
Surprise of the week was the rise Of
Connie Mack's buy as you go" Phila-
delphia Athletics to second place. The
AS won five games and pushed ahead
of the Pittsburgh Pirates and the
Washington Senators, the two clubs
tied for third place.
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Junior League Holds Edgs,

CLOSE behind the Senators and the
Pirates are the Cleveland Indians
with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago
Cubs and New York Giants, also play
ing 900 ball or better.
The Boston Red Sox and the st.
Louis Cardinals are the only two
recognized contenders in the leagues
lower reaches. The Cards, with an
average of only 400, are tied for
twelfth place with the Phillies and the
Red Sox mark is .455
The American League continued to
mold an edge in interleague contests
with 38 victories in 81 games.
The STANDINGS.
Evening star., 1937-04-12
Kerr Stars at Net,
COMBINATION of veteran sta,

n COMBINATION of veteran stars
and promising youngsters, the
Rangers hit their stride late in the
season and came into the play-offs at
their peak. They rode over the To-
ronto Maple Leafs and Montreal
Maroons in four straight games and
kept up the pace when they opened
the final series against Detroit VIC
torious, to !.
Dave Kerr, the great Ranger goalie,
scored his fourth shutout in seven
play-of games last night. Except for
the second game of the Stanley Cup
series, which Detroit won, to 2, Kerr
has been supreme master of net play
Only six net goals have been scored
against him in seven games.
Evening star., 1937-04-12
Exhibition Games
Cha ttanooga a
Philadelphia

By the Associated Press.
"ashingtoa q 4 e on Ao, 3; Chattanooga
Philadelphia AD. :: Philadelphia
Chicago M. .; st. Louis "a. ).
Chicago (A.). S; Pittsburgh (NO. D.
Memphis (S.Al, =: New York (AD. &.
BROOKLYN NJ, s; Jacksonville IS ALL, O.
New York CN). 3; Nashville (S.AD, .
Little Rock 1s.A0, >: Cleveland tA1. o.
Boston CN). %; Augusta SAIL. 2.
Atlanta (S.A). s; Boston (AD. 3.
st. Louis tND, IL: Columbus lSALD, 8.
Rochester IL. 4. Detroit (A). g.
Cincinnati tN), B; Asheville (P.L). 0,
Schedule Today.
At, Atlanta-,Washington "a VS.. At
At ,s9!a eoIanSis 'S.A}s 5. c.-Brooklyn cso VS..
Boston (Nl.
At Winston-S Salem. N. C.-Cincinrati
(NO VS.. Boston CA).
At Fort Worth, Tex.-Chicaso (N) vs..
St. Louis (Al.
At cPidsho okIshOms q city-Pittsburgh CNo VS..
At Decatur, Ala.-Cleveland (A.) VS..
New York (ND.
At Birmingham Ala.-St. Louis (ND
VS.. birmingham tS.AD.
AT Chattanooga, Tenn.-New York
(AD VS.. Chattanooga (SAD.
Evening star., 1937-04-12
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
I AKELAND, April 12.-Trou-
BILE pitched camp with the
IL Detroit Tiger base ball team
today for an indefinite stay.
just eight days before the start
OF the American League campaign
Manager Mickey Cochrane ordered
his ace pitcher, Tommy Bridges,
to Detroit hospital for examina-
tion of a back ailment.
Bridges, patient for the second
time during the Spring training
season, complained of a "kink" in
his back, and Cochrane, declaring
1t nothing to fool with" sent the
star right-hander to Henry Ford
Hospital at Detroit.
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Wounds Are Protected.

THE only goal last night was by
Neil Colville % seconds after the
second period started, with Detroit
Defenseman Johnny Gallagher in the
penalty box. Colville made the short
poke on a rebound. with Joe Cooper
and Babe Pratt getting the assists.
The game was replete with close
checking and roughness, II penalties
being called. Pratt and Ebbie Good
fellow, Red Wing defense star, were
out five minutes for fighting.
Neil Colville played with a protec-
tive device on his fractured jaw and
OFT Heller and Alex Shibicky Rangers
who suffered brain conclusions Thurs
day, appeared with helmets.
Evening star., 1937-04-12
DYKES. Cnchrane ShakY.

r OGERS HORNSBY has clmched
place as one Of base balls all
time greats, but this season the
"Rajah' is leaving it TO st. Louis
Browns coaches to decide if his play
ing days are over And Manager
Jimmy Dykes Of Chicago'S White SoX,
who intends to play lot of third base
again, may find the pace to swift for
his aging legs.
Mickey Cochrane, Detroit's peppery
manager whose loss through illness
hurt his club last year, says he will
catch 100 games. If he does, the
Bengal hopes will ride high. If he
doesn't, it may spell through" for his
many years of playing stardom. An
other Tiger, Goose Goslin, will start
his seventeenth season. slip may
hand his outfleld job TO youthful Chet
LaabS.
Evening star., 1937-04-12
S0FTIES LACK UMPIRES
Meet Tonight to Plan Control of
Play-County Loop Session.


An expected shortage of umpires for
the pending season will be discussed
by the District of Columbia Soft Ball
Umpires' Association tonight when
that body meets in the playground
office of the District Building at 1880
o'clock
Dick Tennyson, president of the AS
sociation, said today that at present
there are not enough officials to work
the games already scheduled, but de-
clared under no consideration would
quality be sacrificed because of lack of
quantity.
A meeting of the Prince GEORGES
County League also will be held TO-
night at O'Clock in the sports depart
ment OF the Washington Herald. An
nouncing several vacancies still un-
hlled, Temple farrell, president of tn.
league, said that interested teams
should have representatives present.
Evening star., 1937-04-12
TELLER NOT UPSET
BY FIRST SETBACK
Home Run With Bases Full
Nets Little Rock Win.
Won't HurI Opener.
Ey the Associated Press.

~ ECATUR, Ala, April l2.-
Elghteen-year- old Bob Eel
| Ter, Cleveland's brilliant fire.
~ ball pitcher, accepted today
with characteristic calm his initial
Spring setback-caused by a home
run with the bases loaded.
Jim Tabor, Little Rock, Ark, rookie
from the University of Alabama, con-
nected in third inning yesterday with
Fellers speed ball and sent it soaring
over the head of Center Fielder Earl
Averill.
Tabor scored standing up to give
Little Rocks Travellers a 5-to-2 VIC
tory over the Indians. A day before,
they trimmed the New York Yankees
Evening star., 1937-04-12

divisions? Dick Bartell is the out
standing Giant of the Spring cam
paign.
The Jacksonville (Fla.) team has
two of the Oldest pitchers in or
ganized base ball Manager
Alex McColl owns up to 43 Sum-
mers and Lefty Lucas, the batting
practice pitcher, admits he's So -.
When Augie Galan of the Cubs
was sent in to run for Gabby Hart
nett the other day, he forgot to put
on his spikes He wound up on
third base in pair of carpet slip
pers.
Bill Terry says Bob Feller should
win 80 games for Cleveland this
year, but other Giants, not quite
so enthusiastic, say IL wins would
be more like 1t Eddie Nader
and John Henry LAWS Are all but
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buy Simmons.
White Is Tiger Speedster.
THE American League, generally,
has speeded up almost overnight.
Detroit's Chet Laabs is using his feet
ness to advantage while battling
Goose Goslin for the left-feld post
in the Tiger camp. And Goslin, even
at this late date in his career, is no
slow-poke. The Tigers center field
position has been handed to 10 10
White, whose chief qualification is
speed
Pete Fox, no heavy footed
base path commuter himself,
found Whites zip and dash too
much for him when he reported
at the Detroit camp and was
relegated to a utility berth.
The Yankees are noted for their
slugging, but they stole more bases
last season than any American League
club and when Joe Mccarthy au-
thorized the trading of Ben Chapman
to Washington last June it was noted
that he took in trade an outflelder
who could move-Jake Powell. Red
Rolfe, Powell. Ernie Koy, George
Selkirk-the Yanks, to be sure, can
pick 'em up and lay 'em down.
Cleveland picked up great base
runner when it traded Bill Knicker-
booker for Lyn Larry. Last year Larry
lead the American League in base
stealing. This penchant is rated al
most rs highly as his high-class de-
fensivs play,
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HILLCREST HURLERs HOT.

Pearson and Davis, limiting Con-
gress Heights to four hits, largely were
responsible for Hillcrest's 14-4 victory
in base ball game yesterday at Fair
lawn Field. Hillcrest is booking games
at Atlantic 0122.
Evening star., 1937-04-12
A. A. u. MAT MEET OPENS
Semi-Finals Are to Be Reached
Tonight at Y. M. C. A.

Tonight at Y. M. c. A.
Preliminary and semi-fnal rounds
of the District senior A. A. U. wrestling
tournament were to be held in the
boys gym of the Y. M. C. A. today
and tonight. Entries were open until
$50 o'clock this evening, however,
with Jim Mcnamara, at the Jewish
Community Center, where the entrants
will Weigh-in.
The final rounds will be held Thurs
day night.
Evening star., 1937-04-12
Kennedy Nine on Ton.

Behind the five-hit pitching of Babe
MelkeiJohn, Kennedy Service dia-
monders swamped the Vienna A. c.,
lO-2, yesterday at Vienna, Va.
Evening star., 1937-04-12
First Scoring Off Bob.

r ELLER, American League strike
out sensation, retained a stoical
expression as Tabor, lank third base
man, blasted the circuit blow Bob
resumed his chore as unruffled as
major league veteran.
The four runs were the first the
Iowa schoolboy allowed in 1S innings
Of Spring pitching. He held the New
York Giants hitless in IL of the in
nlngs. The Travellers three hits
brought his opponents total to four.
Feller has retired 20 rivals via the
strikeout route.
Manager Steve O'Neill indicated
here, where the Tribe takes up it's
exhibition series with the Giants, that
F'eller, Mel Harder, Johnny Allen and
Denny Galehouse would be his big
four for the 1887 seasons start.
Evening star., 1937-04-12
Spirit Lifting Mats to Heights Pa Time Grabs Major Stars
A Family Affair
Totals 80 1927 Totals 33 81 13
.Batted for Appleton in seventh.
+Batted for Kelly ir fifth
+Batted for PetticolaS in ninth
w WaShington
Chattannnca

WASHINGTON ---- 022 010 O0O-5
Chattanooga -------- O20 600 001-3
Runs-Lewis Kuhel Sington t2), Store
Mcfarland. Wasdell Estallela. Errors
CHAPMAN, sington, Wasdell. Bloodworth.
Runs batted in-Myer (3), Estalela.
Early. Sington (2). Two-base hits-Sins-
ton. Wasdell. Estallela. Three-base hit
Travis. stolen base-Lewis. Left on
baSes-WaShlnet IL: Chattanooga 10.
First base on balls-Of Appleton. 3: off
Lanahan. =; off Kelley, 3; off Petticolas, i.
Struck out-By Lanahan. 3: by Kelley =:
by PettlcolaS, ]. Hits-Of Kelley, s for s
runs in innings; off Appleton. for .
runs run in 8 innings. Hit by pitched ball
BY Lar ahan LEstalellal. Winning pitcher
Appleton. Losing pitcher-Kelley Um-
pplrness-MesSrs Basil and Kober. Time
Evening star., 1937-04-12
Substitutes Come Through

THE Griffs have carried on this year
as they did in Chattanooga yes
terday, in the face of temporary
setbacks galore. When Shanty
Hogan's finger was hurt. Walter
Miles stepped into the catching post
and did great job. While Buddy
Myer was taking his time getting into
the game Johnny Mihalic took over
second base and was no drawback.
Jesse Hill has done an acceptable Job
as a substitute for Chapman and when
Joe Kuhel was hit in the head by a
pitched ball none other than Ossie
Bluege took over the first-basing and
did grand job,
A bad toe on the left foot of Joe
Cascarella and an attack of grippe to
Al Simmons depleted the Mats squad
yesterday in Chattanooga, causing
Manager Harris to send the pitcher
and outhelder to Washington to await
the coming of the team.
These losses. however, proved no
great drawback. With Pete Appleton
and Dick Lanahan on the slab, the
Mats got the pitching and with Fred
Slngton punching out a double and
two singles, they also received the
hitting necessary to win a 5-to-3 de-
clslon over Chattanooga in the fourth
and final game between the two clubs
this season. 1t was the third straight
win for the GriffS over the Lookouts.
SiOgtnn Provides Sn,rk
SINGTON, making a belated bid for
Job which he ostensiblv lost
while in Florida, started the Wash
ington scoring in the second inning,
when he banged out a double to open
the frame. Harry Kelly pitching for
the Lookouts, then walked Stone and
Travis. At this point, Buddy Myer
inserted a single to right, scoring
slngton and Stone, and giving the
Mats a 20 lead.
Chattanooga tied it up in its half
Of the second on doubles by Wasdell
and Estalella, walks by Appleton to
Bloodworth and Honeycut and Jake
Early's infeld out.
Lewis singled to open the third and
Kuhel got on base on wild throw by
Wasdell. A single by Sington drove
In both runners.
This ended all the Washington scor-
ing, with the exception of a run
pushed across in the fifth on singles
by Sington, Travis and Hogan. The
'Noogan'S got their final run in the
ninth inning when, with two down,
Sington played long fly by Bens-
miller like shoemaker and it went
for triple. enabling Howard Mac
Farland to score
Evening star., 1937-04-12
Opener Not for FelIer.

THE skipper said either Harder or
Allen would hurl the curtain
raiser at Detroit.
Although Feller's arm is ready to
carry him nine innings, O'Neill said
he wouldn't put the youth "on the
spot before possibly 10000 opening
day fans, and, secondly, he could be
depended upon to draw a big crowd
for the second Detroit game.
The Cleveland management plans
to use the Iowa ace as a Sunday
pitcher" one who keeps the turnstiles
humming as an attraction per Sc"
Evening star., 1937-04-12

ing major league base ball season.
Seldom have so many luminaries
been at the crossroads of careers
which for years thrilled thousands of
fans. Al Simmons, who in II sea-
sons hit BAT and was sold to Detroit
for 5000, must make good this cam
paign with Washington's Nationals,
who bought him for little more than
the $500 waiver price. 1t looks the
crucial test for a star whose foot
in-the-bucket" stance is the most
widely known in the sport.
Evening star., 1937-04-12

regularly at the start, but whose lack
of f1eetness eventually was the prime
motive which inspired Washington to
buy Simmons.