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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-13

turing Gehrig and Di Maggie, con-
tinue to pack 'em in through the
South Harry Balsamo, hard
hitting middleweight, is trying q
comeback via the New York subway
circuit Gwinn Henry, newly
appointed athletic director at the
University Of Kansas, coached foot
ball at Missouri nine years and Is
the only Big Six coach to trim
Nebraska three years hand running.
Chino Alvarez has signed to de-
fend his Southern lightweight title
against Carl (Red) Guggino, at
Tampa, April % The Brooklyn
foot ball Dodgers and the New York
foot ball Giants are trying to get
Ken Sandbach Of the Princeton
Sandbachs to turn pro -. Dodgers
said to have the inside track.
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Part of Long Trim,

4 CCORDING to those who know
= him, Mahoney should favorably
impress all those interested in am
ateur athletics by his policy of "ac-
ton"
Believing it best to see as much as
possible, the new president is now on
a trip which has taken him to the ma
tional A. A. U. basket ball tournament
at Denver and the national swimming
championships. Upon leaving Wash
ington, he will head for Boston, where
the boxing championships have just
started.
His address, of prime interest to all
friends of amateur athletics, will be
broadcast on a coast-to-coast hook-up
over Station VOL, beginning at 10
o'clock. He had an active part in
sports long before he became the A. A.
U. president, having been the United
States decathlon champion while at
tending G. c. N. Y. in 1908. He rep
resented America In the Olympic
games that year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-13

pIdCVICt VIIlCe Illus IO1lR Dbl. buL
he can't carry Joe's war club, they say,
and newspaper men who follow the
Bees maintain that base balls newest
brother won't last.
The Back Bay newspaper men
should know whereof they
speak. The Bees have been
training in St. Petersburg and
their park was only a long
brassie shot and a good 5 iron
from the Yankees practice
field, where Brother Joe held
forth.
There were ample opportunities to
compare the pair and thus far you
have not encountered anybody to up
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Simmons Gives Balance.

PERHAPS by the time Harris has
been home for a few days he will
be able to arrive at a selection, but
according to Griff that's his lone prob
lem.
THE acquisition of Simmons (who,
incidentally, arrived with Griff suffer-
Ing from a slight touch of flu, gives
us perfect balance" continued the Old
Fox, land there's nothing like our in
field in the major leagues Buddy
Myer is back in 1885 form, which
means that every man is 300 hit
ter"
Local fans will be able to get their
first peek tomorrow at the team which
will take the field against the Phila-
delphia Athletics for the American
League opening here next Monday
After the Mats initial meeting with
the Boston Bees this afternoon at Cas-
tonia, N. c., the two clubs will hop
train for Washington, where they are
due to arrive tomorrow morning, play
ing at Griffith Stadium in the after
noon starting at 3 o'clock.
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3o.Pounders Open
Navy Fistic Show
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
A NNAPoL1s, April 1s.-Ju-
venile boxing will reach its
minimum of age and weight when
Howard Campbell, jr., pa years
and 30 pounds in weight, meets
wellington Honaker, 3 years and
80 pounds light, in the lead-off
Of the eighteenth annual boxing
tournament Of the Navy juniors,
which will be conducted at the
Naval Academy next Saturday by
Spike Webb, varsity boxing coach.
Caldwell is the son of Lieut..
Howard Caldwell of the foot ball
coaching staff and Honaker OF
Lieut.. Walter w. Honaker, also
attached to the department of
physical training.
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John L. Lost Gracefully,

OLD John Lawrence Sullivan had
no squawk to make when Corbett
whipped him at New Orleans. Sulli-
van in defeat was as big as he was
in victory.
There are certain types in sport
that are good losers and poor win
ners. There are many more who are
good winners but poor losers. This
matter Of poor losing doesn't mean
that a beaten competitor should start
singing or cheering Inside he can
be sorer than wounded bear. But
he should keep this to himself The
next move in sport should be in the
direction of finer craftsmanship
which has to be the main foundation
Of any game If that game is to mat
ter. There is no chance for any ex-
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VAULT Of 15FEET
IS BE[|EVED NEAR
Four Now in Competition
Have Needed Attributes,
Says Hamilton.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
n ERKELEY, Calf, April ia
* pole vault of IS feet is an &C
complishment to be achieved
in the Not-too-distant future,
believes Coach Brutus Hamilton of
the University of California.
There are four athletes in COM
petition now, who in my opinion have
the physical attributes to vault Is
feet" Hamilton said today.
Bill Seton of the University of
Southern California, who recently
cleared IA feet 7as inches, is one and
his teammate, Earl Meadows, is an
other.
George Varoff of San Francisco.
whose IA feet 611a inches OF last year
was tops until Seton cleared nearly
an inch higher last week, can do it.
Sueo Dye Of Japan might pull it of.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-13
BIZ EDDIE BRETT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

n YEW YORK, April 13.-Ca-
M madam papers hear Rabbit
" Maranville Is only stop
4 ping of at Montreal on his
way back to the majors as q
manager II 20, where?
Outfielder Nino Bongiovanni Of
Portland Is making things plenty
tough for the printers around the
Pacific Coast League.
Story going the rounds In Philly
that Lafayette would like to get
Everett E. (Hooks) Mylin from
Bucknell to succeed ernie Nevers
as foot ball coach The Car.
dinals, who have never stopped
kicking themselves for letting
Virgin Davis get away, tried to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-13
MAHONEY DINNER
DRAWS OVER 500
Farley to Introduce Head
of A. A. U. Tonight-TaIk
to Be Broadcast.

r UPWARD Of 500 local sports
fans are expected to be pres
ent at the Maytlower Hotel
~ tonight when Postmaster Gen.
eral James A. Farley introduces the
national president Of the Amateur
Athletic Union, jeremiah T. Mahoney.
at 3 testimonial dinner to be given in
his honor. The affair starts at 7:30
o'clock.
Although the presence Of Judge
Mahoney is the biggest selling point
OF the Banquet Committee, guests will
incline specially attentive ear to the
remarks Of the japanese Ambassador,
his excellency Hiroshi Saito, who will
outline plans of his country for play
ing host to the Olympic games in 1910.
Requests for tickets still were pour
ing in today on dinner officials, who
announced that reservations would be
held at the Mayfower until q few
hours before the dinner.
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Maranville Held in Line for Major Pilot Bert


fielder, always eats his dessert be-
fore the other courses -. When
124 hopefuls reported for Spring
foot ball practice at Michigan
State, Coach Charlie Bachman
erected a portable platform IL feet
above the ground from which to
direct the record turnout.
In ~ years at Southern Califor-
MIA Dean Cromwell has coached IL
olympic champions, who have won
Is Olympic titles; Is national
champs, who have won 20 national
titles; 10 /. c.. "A champions, who
have won 20 titles, and u N. c. A.
A. champions, who have delivered
II titles >. And he can step right
up now and take q few bows for
himself.
Tha Yanko0s' haS5asAor1oars. Ia.
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6. u. PREPS SLUG BALL

Have 6-Run Inning in Trimming
Dewitt, ID to 8.
Although Dewitt got nine runs off
the flve-hit pitching of Walter Kelly,
it was outslugged yesterday by George
town Prep, which won its second game
of the season, 1879, at Garrett Park.
The winners got twice as many hits
as their opponents, pounding Lee
Zones and Bill Masters equally as hard.
and sewed up the game in the fourth
with a six-run splurge.
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buy him back for cash last week.
The East will get another taste
Of the Southwest Conferences
razzle- brand of foot bali If
the Arkansas Razorbacks succeed
In getting on the Boston College
or Holy Cross schedules next year.
War correspondents in the South
report the Indians and the Giants
are feuding because the Giants
took Bob Feller's pitching apart
in the papers after failing to do
same on the field Roscoe
Toles, Detroit Negro heavyweight,
says he is considering an offer to
become a sparring partner for
Jimmy Braddock at 500 per day
>. Tell us another one, Roscoe.
Rp Radcliffe White sox out
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Mats CrumbIe Crackers, 5-3.

NdsS SIuIuUiC STdCkcTSy 0-5s
OUCH condition, fantastic as 1t
might appear in the case of ball
player whose eight-year average in the
majors is 1903, would indeed have hurt
the chance of the Washington firm.
Chapman is one of the three right
handed regulars in the lineup and
power from this side Of the plate sorely
is needed.
Until he went berserk at bat against
the Crackers, the f1eet-footed center
fielder for 10 games had only a .17e
average to show. He had gone to bat
ST times and made only a dozen hits.
His run-scoring, in view of this, was
high. I-e scored IL runs, but during
19 games this was not up to par.
Bens first hit yesterday was turned
into run. He singled to open the
third inning, when Atlanta was leading
by 40, and Buddy Lewis, who forced
him, eventually scored on a double
steal with joey Kuhel. This made it
81.
Ben had no part in the scoring OF
the run which tied the score at %
in the sixth. Sington's single and
two errors by the Crackers helped this
one across. But it was Chapman who
broke up the game in the ninth with
two-bagger that drove across the
two winning runs.
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~
OFF" ~ JhGton. g
Dissecting the Di Maggios.


ASTONIA C, April 13-The
Nationals parrng
magic name OF Di Maggie their
Of the
Now calling the OF Di
"ha objectionable
Gehg it
the of ball player they
dent Bob Quinn pulling
Vincent from the Pacific Coast League
magic lies in his name ony--and thanks
something
third baseman there have
difficult not to confuse with Brother their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-13
GR|FFS AND BEES
HERE TOMORROW
Mats Boss, Home Early,
Figures Opening Slab
Choice a Puzzier.
~ HE first Of his club to return,
after Winter in Florida, Clark

~ HE first Of his club to return,
after Winter in Florida, Clark
Griffith was determined TODAY
a to enjoy all the comforts of
home undisturbed by the one problem
which faces Bucky Harris, making the
last lap with the Washington hungry
Mats.
Ensconced in the familiar surround
lngs at the entrance of his ball clubs
home, Griff waved a sun-tanned hand
in the general direction of the pitch
er's with an airy, That's Bucky's
problem" He was referring to the de-
cision which Harris must make re-
garding an opening game hurler from
among three, and possibly four,
choices.
"Appleton's good. De Shong's good
Newsom's good"
1t seemed as if there were three
good pitchers of whom Mr.. Griffith
was thinking, until he remembered
Weaver. That was fourth, and, con-
sidering his comeback, that left Har-
ris with the possibility of using him to
open the season.
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Seton Built for Task.

GOULD Hamilton fashion a vaulter
to his own specifications, the ath-
lete would be modelled closely along
the lines Of Seton. The U. S. G. boy
stands around feet 3 inches and
weighs $50 pounds.
Slightly thicker wrists, Z bit more
muscular forearms and increased
speed to the take-off and this mental
man, he thinks, would soar over the
crossbar with ease.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-13
Conditions Must Be Ideal.

:" Me trick might be turned next
week or next year. 1t will be on
a day when mind and muscle CO.
ordinate on runway which has the
necessary feel to it and weather con-
ditions are just right"
Hamilton, one Of the most analytical
of coaches, inclines to the belief the
record will be boosted from one-half
to an inch at time.
1.-THE mental strain of having an
athlete vault directly at Is feet would
be terrific, especially when he knows
it is several inches above the present
best height. He would approach the
task in much easier state of mind il
merely trying to better the existing
mark"
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Chapman Shakes Ennui at Plate More craftsmanship Big Need
Exhibition Games
BY the Associated Press,

Washington AD, S; Atlanta IS. AZ, 3.
Philadelphia (N). Is. Villanova Col
Boston .sesi ~. 3; Brooklyn ,No. /.
Boston "a, 2; Cincinnati tND, /.
st. Louis (A), 8: Chicago tND, 7.
Pittsburgh tND. 9; Chicago (A), 8.
New York (ND. 8; Cleveland (AJ. 2.
St.. Louis tND, g.: Birmingham Is.
New York a., 2; chattanoosa IS.
Detroit "a, 8; Buffalo o.. /.
Newark CD, IL: Augusta %. A. L., 8
I'll inningsD
Norfolk (P), IA; Baltimore %, Q.
Schedule Today.
At GastoMa, N. C.-Washington (A)
At Durham, n. c.-Boston A) vs..
Cincinnati fN).
At Asheyille. N. C-St. Louis (N.) vs..
Asheville PD.
At oklshom. CITY, okla.-chicaso CN3
At Tulsa. Okla.-Chicaso "a VS.. Pitts
burgh tND.
At Portsmouth, Va-Brooklyn CNO vs..
Portsmouth (PD.
At a eeiladslP 9h, A. c. VS.. Phil
At Rome, Ga.-Cleveland A) vs.. New
York (ND.
At Knoxville. Tenn-New York (A)
VS.. Knoxville IS. AZ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-13
"He's Busy Sleeping"

HES Busy Sleeping"
THERE is often told the story Of
the Yankee scout in San Fran
cisco during the Winter of 1886. At
the time Joe Di Maggie was no estab-
lished major Lacquer. He was a high
ly touted rookie, to be sure, but I'M
tried under the flercest fire.
The scout was to call upon
Joe and sign him to , contract.
The figure, incidentally, prob
ably was the highest offered any
rookie, although Bob Fellers'
contract this year surpassed It.
The scout knocked at the door Of
the Di Maggie home, so the story
goes. Mrs. Di Maggie answered and
the Yankee man introduced himself,
stated his business. There was wait
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-13
SILVER GL0VERS TO BOX
Meet, Sponsored by Boys Clubs,
to Be Held TONIGHT.

Preliminary rounds of the third
annual Silver Glovers boxing tour
nament, sponsored by the city's boys
clubs, will be held at the Merrick
Boys Club tonight. Ten bouts are
on the program.
Probably the lightest-c laSsed bout
possible to be arranged in the city
will open the card when two Co.
Founders clash. The weight limits,
however, only go up to 13O
The Championship matches will be
staged on Friday night at the North
east Boys Club.
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Muddlin' Through
Totals 81 102713 Totals 35 s27 Q
sBatted for De Shong in seventh,
tBatted for West in ninth
SRan for Richards In ninth

Washington ---- CO. % Q SIS
Runs-Chapman Lewis. Sington, Miles.
Cohen. Mailho, Calvin. Chatham. Errors
Chapman. Mailho Hutcheson Chatham.
Runs batted in-Galvin (2), Chapman (2).
Lewis, Richards. Two-hase hits-Chat-
ham, Chapman. Home run---Galvin. Stolen
bases-Lewis Kuhel. Double plays-Travis
to Myer to Kuhel. Lewis to Myer to Kuhel
Left on bases--Washinston, 8; Atlanta 8.
First base on balls--Of De Shong. 3; OF
Bcckman. l. Struck out-By De Shong, 2;
ShonR., 6 in 6 innings f2 runs); OIL Beck
man. 10 in SIS innings Go runs. Wild
Cohen. Losing pitcher-Beckman Um-
ptres-Messrs. johnson and Bond. Time
ALSO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-13
SHELTERS PREFER STEAK.

The "Gobbler's Mob Skeet Club" Is
the name Of a new organization at
Ardmore, Okla. incidentally, the
"Gobbler's Nobbers" are building their
new range behind Pun's Steak House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-13
RULES V|0[AT0RS
|. L|KECARD SHARPS
Most Of Great Champions
Are HabituaIIy Fair,
Writer Finds.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

OhAEN kAhIND
~ NE trouble with sport Is that
too much is written and
spoken about amateurism
~ and professionalism and not
enough about craftsmanship and the
sporting side
There must be q sporting side II
there is to be any sport worth both
ering about. No one out trying to beat
the rules and the spirit OF the rules
belongs in any competition.
The golfer who improves a lie or
forgets q stroke-the foot ball player
who holds whenever he figures that
he can get away with 1.-THE va
rious chiselers who look always for
the winning edge-this type has no
place in any brand of sport.
II you check back you will find that
most of the outstanding competitors
also were among the outstanding
sportsmen. There was the time at
Worcester in 1925 when Bobby Jones
called a stroke on himself in the
United States open. There was con-
siderable doubt as to whether Jones
had soled his club when the ball
moved in the long grass. Jones in
sisted on having the penalty called
and this insistence cost him the title,
as he tied later with Willie Mac
farlane and then lost on the play-off
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-13

set the unanimity of opinion as to
their respective ability. Vince lacks
something that Joe has, is the YER
dict, and 1t might well be tempera-
ment.
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De Shong, Cohen Look Good.

hOODI w Ilt Wdlhcu W open lilt
ninth and Walter Miles promptly
singled him to second base. Sgd
Cohen, who relieved Jimmy De Shong
In the seventh, attempted to sacri-
flee. His bunt, however, was we'll
f1elded by Pitcher Bill Beckman, and
Myer was forced at third.
1t was strictly up to Chapman and
he came through with lusty drive
down the left field line, scoring Miles
and Cohen. When Left Fielder Bill
Hucheson booted the ball, Chappie
went to third, from where he scored
on Buddy Lewis long fly.
The Crackers did all their scoring
at the beginning and at the end. In
the first inning De Shong gave up
three hits and an error by Chapman
was no drawback to The Atlantans,
who are champions of the Southern
Association. Thereafter, with the help
Of fine infield support De Shong es-
capped without damage and was able
to turn over % game to Cohen.
Syds only bad inning was the
ninth, and through no fault OF his.
To open the frame Chatham ground
ed to Lewis, who pegged far over
Kuhel's head. When the ball was
retrieved far in right field-and by
Catcher Miles, tncidentally-Chat-
ham was on third. A cheap tap for
b single by Pinch Hitter Paul Rich
ards scored him, but Cohen put on
the brakes and that was all.
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It's Buddy's Day Today.

IMMEDIATELY after today's game
with the Boston Bees here the
Griffs and the Bostons will board q
special train and head for Washing
ton. There on Wednesday, at Griffith
Stadium, the 1887 Mats will be I'M
yelled for home consumption for the
first time. They will play the Bees
tomorrow and Thursday, lay off Fri
day and meet the Baltimore Orioles
In two-game home-and-home series
on Saturday and Sunday.
Then on Monday the bell will ring
for the opening Of the American
League chase. The AS, you know,
will be on hand.
Today was to be Buddy Lewis day
IN Gastonia. For the first time since
he came up to the Mats last Spring to
prove the prize freshman infielder of
the league Buddy will have chance
to show his wares in front of the
home folks. Gastonia is all excited.
There is even talk of remaining the
town "Lewisville"
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.BEN'S WALL0P|NG
RELIEF TO BUCKY
Hits .179 for Is Tits, Then
Goes Berserk as Griffs
Down Crackers.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
Stan Correspondent OF The Star.

~ ASTORIA, N. c., April 1s.-
There probably was a notice.
L T able improvement in the
~ regularity of Bucky Harris
breathing today. All along he had
maintained that he wasn't worried
over Ben Chapman's inability to hit,
but as time went by and the American
League opener doomed nearer, Ben's
futility must have caused concern.
Happily for the Nationals, it has been
removed in part by the first real
demonstration of batting by Chapman
this Spring
1t all happened yesterday in Atlanta,
where the Griffs stopped off to nose
out a surprisingly strong Cracker team,
5-3, and thereby win their fourth
straight game at the expense of a
Southern Association club. Chapman
stepped from the role of .179 hitter
and banged two singles and double
to lead the attack and break up the
ball game.
The performance partially vindi-
Gated Chapman himself, who insisted
all along that he wasn't particularly
interested in compiling fancy
Grapefruit League" average. There
never was any danger of his crossing
himself up. but until the Griffs played
their twenty-first exhibition game yes
terday there was a suspicion afoot that
Ben had fallen into the habit of not
hitting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-13
Golf Rules Are LOGICAL.

I ATELY there has been too much
laxness in playing golf by the
rules set down. You'll find that every
rule in golf Is based upon common
sense and common fairness. There
Is strict reason for each rule in the
book, and there should be a closer
observance on the part OF leading
stars, who at times get careless. They
set examples which galleries. always
often follow.
One trouble with foot ball is that
too many games are decided by rule
violations. No set of officials can
catch every infraction worthy of pen
atty that takes place.
I've seen more than a few big games
decided by rule violations that officials
missed-since no official can match
the many eyes of Argus. Coaches can
spend more time insisting upon a
strict following Of the regulations that
make the game what it is. Any man
who deliberately holds in foot ball Is
exactly like the man who cheats at
cards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-13
Need for Fair PLAY Greater,


THERE has been a great increase
in general sporting interest. Old
games have more than held their
place. New forms Of competition have
broken out all over the map. Increas-
ing millions have joined the vast pa
rade. This makes it more important
than ever to see that there is also a
growing respect for the rules of each
game and for the spirit of fair play
1t Is something that should be taught
to every individual and to every team.
I have been asked to give a good
definition of sportsman. Definitions
are not too easy to turn out. First
OF all, a sportsman plays the game
in the spirit Of the rules. He Is out
to win with all he has-but always
inside the rules. He isn't looking for
the winning edge. He has no alibi
to offer after defeat. In the long
run, luck and the breaks of the game
even up. If he happens to be sick
or out OF condition-that isn't his op-
ponent's fault. Too many fighters,
for example, have too many aibis
after their chins have been tapped.