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Evening star., 1937-04-03
Infield Seen Capable.

WASHINGTON will present
capable infield with Kuhel, Myer,
Travis and Lewis. 1t has a fair
amount of batting power and the re-
turn of Myer will bolster its defensive
qualities. John Stone, Ben Chapman
and Sington will comprise the start
ing outfield and there is cracking
power in that trio. Jesse Hill, a 800
hitter and fast on the bases, and
Taft Wright, promising recruit,
will be available for emergencies.
Harris is more patient if not
smarter leader than when he wore
the toga of boy manager" and his
players are aggressive. The Ameri-
can League will have one of its hot
test races in many seasons for first
division landings, if not for the pen
nant, and six clubs must be conceded
a chance to finish among the top
four
With any breaks. Washington will
be one of the successful entries and,
if a dark horse should drive through
to the pennant, it we'll might be the
Nationals. Mostly it depends upon
the pitching.
Evening star., 1937-04-03
Criffs Get New
Address System

Seven new giant speakers are ex-
pected to amplify announcements
OF game information at Gridith
Stadium this year more to the
satisfaction of base ball fans than
In the past.
The system is designed especially
to eliminate the old familiar "tin-
pan" sound that came when the
announcer dropped his voice from
full blast to low bass, to stand all
the gaff weather can give 1t and
to be set In operation with single
switch.
Installation was completed this
morning by the Capitol Amplifier
Co. Of Washington.
Evening star., 1937-04-03
Linke, Crieving,
Stavs With Club

BY a Staff Correspondent OF The Star
TAMPA, Fla, April 3-In stolid
silence, Pitcher Eddie Linke Of
the Nationals bore today one OF
the greatest sorrows of his young
life.
AS the Washington club prepared
to leave Orlando yesterday to be-
gin a three day road trip to play
the Phillies, Reds and Tigers, the
youthful right-hander learned that
one of his older brothers. living in
Chicago, had died after week OF
illness. Infection set in following
the pulling Of tooth.
Linke, quickly checking with his
family, learned that he could do
little at this time and volunteered
to carry on with the team.
Evening star., 1937-04-03

this point, of the many eyeWitnesses
called to the stand, scene No. seems
to be the most authentic or, at least.
voted for most heavily. To repeat
and to 60 into more detail, Is or 1S
Cardinals, headed by Ducky Medwick
and Daffy Dean, rushed the sports
writing pair and began to swing fists.
When all was quieted it was discov-
cred that Mr.. Miley had sustained two
cuts over his eyes but otherwise was
in fair shape.
Thus, once again. 1t is
proved that newspaper men and
ball players cannot get along.
Gus Zilch, the ball player, will
insist on buying beer Tor MS
clubs newshounds six days in
week.
The seventh day he will do poorly In
q game and receive a newspaper CLIP
ping from the missus, said clipping
citing when and how he played badly.
All the thousands of words the
newspaper men had used praising Gus
in the past are forgotten. He can't
wait to stalk the usually pot-belheo,
ink-stained wretch and swing on him.
What possibly is the goal OF the
ball player, outside of temporary salts
faction, is something over which to
ponder. So far, none Of the writing
boys has been killed by ball players
fists and in 80 cases out of 100 that
is what is necessary to prevent him
from countering with weapon far
more potent than pair of fists. AS
long as newspaper man can type and
write an honest account, he seems to
have Gus Zilch and all his belligerent
contemporaries by the neck.
Evening star., 1937-04-03
Each Has His Drawbacks.

TT WAS no fun for the Mats, looking
as feeble at bat as they did yester-
day, but if any player was able to take
some of the sting out of the setback
1t was Wright. Sandwiched between
a double-play ball and fielder's were
a single and a lusty triple off the
youngsters bat. He played f1awlessly
afield scored one of Washington's two
runs and shared hitting honors with
Johnny Stone.
Harris is unwilling now to concede
anybody a clear edge in the fight for
the right-field job. Bucky still has an
idea that Sington can hit but whether
his batting output will overcome his
faults afield is a question he doesn't
attempt to answer at this point. He
thinks that Hill, if played regularly,
will hit close to 800 and field better
than Sington. Wright, he believes, at
least will hit right-handed pitching
but Taft's southpaw stance at the plate
is against him. Already the Mats are
top-heavy with left-handed hitters and
placing another in the regular lineup
virtually amounts to asking the op-
position for southpaw every time the
bell rings
Evening star., 1937-04-03
Boycott is His Defense.

RthOOoSh Will leave 1OE SCOQe
Lake tomorrow night, accom-
panied by Doc Robb Lippman, trainer.
and Sparmates Jack Mccarthy and
Charley Massera. Gould will return to
New York Monday to prepare for a
Federal Court hearing April II. when
Braddock's counsel will be required
to show cause why the champion
should not meet Max Schmeling of
Germany, June 3, in New York, under
auspices Of Madison Square Garden.
1t was understood here that Brad
docks defense will be based on the
allegation that the Garden corporation
did not desire to promote a Braddock-
Schmeling bout because of boycotts
against the contest.
Promoter Joe Foley, scheduled to
confer today with Mike Jacobs of New
York on seating layouts for Comiskey
Park, has named Mickey Farr as
matchmaker for the heavyweight fight
card.
Evening star., 1937-04-03
Hogan's Comeback Remarkable.

A FTER several trials, Fred Sington.
the one-time Alabama foot ball
star, seems to have overcome his
muScle-bound swing and throw and
Is being accounted as regular out
fielder and cleanup man in the bat
ting order. In three regular positions
the Mats seem greatly improved.
Harris has been more than pleased
with his pitching, which over the
Winter was accounted the weak part
of the club. Monte Weaver is giving
definite indications of a winning year
and Ed Linke seems to have found new
circulation for his frozen fingers.
Jack Salveson, who. at % years.
has worked with eight professional
clubs, promises to be of value after
great season with Los Angeles.
Joe Cascarella and sgd Cohen have
been impressive in exhibition games
and, of course, Buck Newsom Pete
Appleton and Jimmy Deshong are
proven quantities. Harris pitching
may be better than anticipated and
certainly no worse than in 1886
Hogan's remarkable comeback is
one of the prime reasons for Wash
ington's probable success. There are
few better hands at coaching and cod
ding pitchers through nine innings
as evidenced by the fact that, in the
26 games Shanty caught for the Mats
last season, the starting hurler fin
ished in %. Hogan learned the les
son of condition rather late, but in
time to be of great value to Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1937-04-03
BY ROD THOMAS.

TOE TURNER was a study in in
digo; perhaps better to say his
~ mood was black for the cause
of the rassling promoters frown
was a cat of the hue OF coal.
1t didn't bring him tough luck, the
cat; on the contrary.
Six weeks ago Dinah-that's her
name-mosied or mousied into Tur-
ner's Arena and made herself to hum.
And co incidentally Turner'S luck took
a sharp turn. Rassling gates had fal-
len off. Now they picked up. They
got better and better and Turner got
to feeling that, somehow, this was due
to Dinah.
Evening star., 1937-04-03
Clears Bags With Homer.

lust when it seemed that Waverly
Wheeler's home run with the bases
filled was to be the pivotal blow for a
Maryland victory over Dartmouth,
the big Green turned loose its big
guns in the last two innings to come
from behind and clinch the verdict
Maryland entered the final frame with
a three-run lead and came out Of it
one run behind. Ed Casey's homer
with one on turned defeat into victory
for Dartmouth.
Although George Wood lasted the
route for the losers, he was in hot
water throughout, the visitors nick
ing him for scores in every other in
ming for the first five and then scoring
In each OF the last three. His sup
port was far better, too, only four
errors being marked against quartet
Of Old Liners.
Wheeler got double in addition to
his home run, while Bryant solved
the three Dartmouth pitchers for two
singles. Pyrtek, who held Maryland
hitless and runless in the last inning,
got credit for the victory.
Evening star., 1937-04-03
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AMPA, Fla. April 3.-Frankie
Frisch, manager OF the st.
Louis Cardinals, laid down
L the law to. his belligerent
"gas house gang" today after most
of the base ball club joined in
fist fight between Dizzy Dean and
two sports writer's.
One of the writer's, Irving Kup-
cinet Of the Chicago Daily Times,
received a black eye. He left for
Chicago after telling Dean III
fight you any place, any time you
want to-"
Jack Miley, New York Daily
News columnist, had a scalp
found bystanders said was In
Evening star., 1937-04-03
FINAL FOR PROTON FIVE.

The last basket ball game Of the
Twelfth Street Y. M. C. A. Protons
has been scheduled for next Wednesday
night, when they will meet the Cardozo
Night School champions. Both teams
boast of fast-clicking aEgregations and
are supported by largG 1ollowtngs.
Evening star., 1937-04-03
S|NCT0N WATCHES
WRIGHT SPARKLE
Hill Is Yet to Get Chance,
Club, in Hitting Slump,
Bows to Phi|Iies.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,


7TAMPA, Fla, April 3.-The right
field job on the Washington
ball club finally was flung wide
a open today.
AS predicted early this Spring train
Ing seige, Manager Bucky Harris has
ceased to believe that Big Freddie
Sington earns the assignment on what
he promises to accomplish. The Job
which for four weeks was Sington'S
now is public property and Jesse Hill,
Rookie Taft Wright and Sington are
starting from scratch in an attempt
to crash the Nationals regular lineup.
It was Katy -bar-the- door yesterday
In Winter Haven, marking the first
time Bucky has tampered seriously
with the lineup with which he orig
inally hoped to open the season. Sing
ton was yanked from the batting order
with complete thoroughness. Wright,
only left-handed hitter of the trio, was
sent to right field and he responded
with a bang-up performance. Hill.
yet to get real chance this year, is
being withheld for the time being
chiefly because Harris is fairly GER
tain of what Jesse can do.
Meanwhile, due to no fault of the
right fielding. the Mats today nursed
their first losing streak of 1871
two-in-a-row string after the Phillies
finished yesterday. Avenging pre-
vious beating. Jimmy Wilson'S Ma
tional Leaguers won 5-to-2 victory.
Washington got only half dozen hits,
bringing its total for the last two games
to a paltry u safeties.
Evening star., 1937-04-03
CHICAGO HURLERS GOOD.

PHOENIX, Ariz.-The Cubs and
White Sox meet here today. Both
managers, Jimmy Dykes of the Sox
and Charly Grimm of the Cubs, were
elated over the pitching in yesterdays
10 Cub victory at Yuma Ariz., where
the Sox got only four hits and the
Cubs two.
Evening star., 1937-04-03

Runs-Ratajcz, Linden Casey (5l Love-
day. jenkins Cd. Tesreau;, viens, Ray. S.
Chumbris (2). Knepley. Thomas. Wheeler
i2). Bryant. Surgent Wood. L. Chunbris
(2). Freas. Errors-Hanna. RataJcZ ,3,,
Tesreau Wheeler, Bryant Egan: Freas.
Two-base hits--Linden. Tesreau, Wheeler.
Three-base hit-Linden. Home runs
bases-viens, S. chumbris 13l, Knepley.
Maryland. 8 First base on balls OF
Lane 4; OF Curtis. 2; of Pyrtek. 4: off
Wood. T. Hits-On Lane. 8 in g innings:
off Curtis. , in inning; off Pyrtek none
in l inning. Hit by pitched ball-By
Lane (Thouas). Struck out-By Lane: 4;
by Pyrtek., !: by Wood. 3. Wild pitch
Lane Winning pitcher-Pyrtek. Um-
pires-Messrs. Cox and Shoemaker. Time
Evening star., 1937-04-03
Frisch Bawls Out His Gang
Brawls Must Stop, Says Card Pilot But Deans
Newspaper Foe Wants More Action.

hicted by a spiked base ball shoe.
Calling his players together.
Frisch said there's not going to
be anything more like this He
indicated the gang" had best
change its behavior If it expected
to win the National League PEN
nant
Dean was the managers principal
target.
Evening star., 1937-04-03
Other Olympians Compete.

MEMBERS of the Olympic delega-
A'A ton. In addition to Venzke ard
Lash, are Nebraskas ace shotputter,
Sam Francis; Hardin Simmons jave-
lin hurler, Alton Terry. and the Okla
homa Baptists' quarter miller, Harold
eagle.
Entered in the university class were
representatives of Baylor, Chicago,
Drake, Indiana, Kansas, Kansas State,
Louisiana State, Michigan State, Me-
braska. Oklahoma, Oklahoma A. and
NJ, Rice Institute, Southern Methodist,
Texas A. and M, Texas Christian,
University Of Texas. Texas Tech and
the University of San Antonio.
The college division included schools
from as far away as Wayne University
in Detroit.
Evening star., 1937-04-03
Still the Cas.H0use Gang, Huh?

sp o
Apr3-
of them
knuckles newspaper mans mouth
Nationals arrived
her
claimed have
Mley and offered
sheet.
worthier had few words to
Lacquer Wheeupon
Evening star., 1937-04-03
MARYLAND BOXER
FIGHTS FOR TITLE
A|perstein Opposes Bates
in FinaI-FeIIoW Terp
Is Edged Out.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

y ACRAMENTO. CALI, April g.
Benny Alperstein, University of
Maryland lightweight, will stack
- up against Bob Bates of WASH
ington State tonight in the final round
of the National Collegiate Athletic
Association boxing tournament, in
which Of the l6 would-be champions
will represent the South.
Washington State loomed prohibi-
tive favorite to capture the team title
by virtue Of placing four men in the
final. Duke, with Danny Farrar and
Ray Matulewicz, is the only other team
with more than one fighter swinging
for championship.
Evening star., 1937-04-03
Gomez in Great Fettle.

TELL you, Gomez Is like the
Gomez Of old. He's in wonder
full condition, and he's burning them
in the way he did when he led the
league" said Rupert.
Calling himself the "only Yankee
casualty Rupert explained that he
caught a bad cold the day after he
reached Florida. This developed an
annoying bronchial cough, which IS
still very much with him.
I'm unhappy when it's cold,'' he
said, because they don't pla~ ball
when it's cold and the people don't
drink beer"
Evening star., 1937-04-03
Feather in Scribe's Cap.

WHY ball players persist in gun
w ming for newspaper men forever
will be a mystery and at once a tip
of on their lack of general intelli-
zenoe. Base ball needs the support
Of the pgess far more than the press
needs b1se ball for sport page copy"
Evening star., 1937-04-03

dCCOIQlNR 10 various accounts Ol eye
witnesses, one of the following scenes
was enacted:
l. Mr.. Dean stepped back and 16
or l8 Cardinals, yelling, We're still
the gas house gang" pounced upon
MI Miley and his newspaper writing
companion and inflicted dire pun
ishment.
2. Mr.. MiIey's compa Mon in
vited MIR. Dizzy Dean to step
into the alley and settle the af-
fair, man to man. Mr.. Miley's
compa nion is q former North
Dakota University foot ball
player. Mr.. Dean offered an
abrupt excuse and departed to
his room.
3. Mr.. Dean personally socked Mr..
Miley after an argument originally
arose between Mrs. Dizzy Dean and
the newspaper man.
Evening star., 1937-04-03
MUCH TOLL FOR GIANTS.

NEW ORLEANS.-The easy part Of
the Giants training is over. From
here on, they'll be bearing down in one
Of the most elaborate Aspiring CAM
paigning tours the clp ever tackled.
Evening star., 1937-04-03
Pllnchless
Totals 33 7 81 IL Totals 81 6 "a II

sBatted for johnson in fourth.
Nationals - 900 900 O2O-2
Phillies -- 200 900 30x-5
Runs-Young Klein t2D. Corbett. At
wood, Wright. Miles. ErrorS-Mihalic.
Lewis Myer. Runs batted tn-.Arnovich
-Arnovich. Atwood. Three-base hits
Stone. Wright, salyeson. Double play
Millies to Myer to Kuhel. Left on bases
on Appleton. s. oil saiveson. 2; OF john
son. /: OF Jorgens. B. Struck out-By
Hits-On johnson. in innings: on
Appleton. in 6 innings: OF Jorgens. in
s innings; on salvsson, N Z INNINGS: ,,l:
Appleton. f'lmpires-Parker and john
son, Time@xtN1.
Evening star., 1937-04-03

the ratification of promptness at chow
call.
Turner casually searched the build
ing No Dinah. King joined him in
a thorough hunt. No Dinah Mack
and Bauer secured the neighborhood,
result the same
Night fell.
Evening star., 1937-04-03
PR|MED FOR UPSET
|NPENNANT CHASE
Washington Is Likely to Go
Better Than in '36 Race,
Powers Warns.
BY FRANCIS J. POWERS.

~H1CAGO, April 3.-The Wash
ington team Bucky Harris is
carpentering down South may
~ be the surprise entry in the
American League race. The Nationals
were rather a surprise in the 1886
campaign, when they came up from
an ordinary sixth of the previous sea-
son to finish fourth; a fraction of
point out of third and one game out
of second place. Washington will be
better this Summer and should do as
we'll or better than last
The Washington infield will be
stronger by the return of Buddy Myer
to second base. The leagu batting
champion in 1885, Myer was an in
valid through last season and for the
greater part of year was on a strict
green leaf diet. Now he's back on
steaks and baked Idohas and appar-
emily as sprightly as ever.
Shanty Hogan, down to trifiing
225 pounds and throwing with the
accuracy of Marine rifleman, has
solved Harris catching problems and
made the secession of Cliff Bolton an
item of little Importance.
Evening star., 1937-04-03
FIELD
IN TEXAS RELAYS
Lash, Venzke, Rideout Twins
Among More Than 1000
Competing Today.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Assoclated Press.
A USTIN, Tex, April 3.-More
n than 1000 of the Nations
~ brightest track and field stals
a gathered here today for the
Texas relays, first large outdoor meet
OF the year.
Schools in the university division
totaled l8, in the college class H.
Headlining special attractions were
an exhibition mile between Gene
Venzke, Pennsylvania runner, and
Blaine tRideout, one OF the North
Texas Teachers bespectacled twins.
and 3,00o-meter event featuring Don
Lash, Indiana's crack 2-miler, and
Wayne Rideout.
Evening star., 1937-04-03
DODGERS SOON TO PRUNE.

CLEARWATER, Fla.-Before the
Dodgers break camp next Wednesday,
Manager Burleigh Grimes will cut
down his squad by several players A
number of the youngsters cast of will
90 to Louisville.
Evening star., 1937-04-03
Totals 81 1927 o Totals 45 8 -
'Batted for Laner in the ninth.

Penn State -- 00l III O4!-a
George Washington 600 O3O OILS
Runs-Stapleton Johnson 90, Zeno-
WITT, Noonan, Harrison, Wear. Odessa co
Brake t2), Vonarx Crossin t2); Errors--
Stapleton f5). Williams CD. Johnson L21,
Brennan. Zenowitz, Harrison, Wear, .Vo-
marx co. Two-base hits-zenowitz. Wa
ters Brake Three-base hit-Crossin.
Home run-Johnson. Stolen base-Brake
Sacrifices-Brennen. Vonarx, Brake Dou-
BILE plays-Wear to Vonarx 90. Left on
49, First base on balls---Of De Angels,
3: of simoncelli l: Struck out-By simon
celli. 4. HitsEOn De Angels. In ~ in
pitcher-De Angels Umpire-Mr Purdy
Evening star., 1937-04-03
Mats Hit Batting Slump.

LOW it all will end is something for
IL the future to decide. Bucky now
has decided to alternate Sington and
Wright, depending on what kind of a
pitcher is facing the Mats. If neither
seems completely satisfactory 1t Is
likely that Hill will open the American
League season on April 19 by playing
right field.
AS if this worry were not sufficient
at this late Spring training date. Har-
ris now is pondering the latest general
fault of his Mats, which is their failure
to hit. Day before yesterday trio OF
Chattanooga pitchers held the Griffs
to six hits and made off with 5-to-4
decision. Yesterday pair OF Philly
pitchers duplicated the feat and with
q minimum of trouble.
Launching a rally with two out in
the first inning, the Phils took 2-to-0
lead against Pete Appleton. Klein's
single, a walk to Corbett and Arno-
vich's triple was responsible for this.
In the next five innings, Appleton
pitched up to par. holding the Wilson,
men to two hits over that stretch, but
the Phillies' Sylvester johnson was
even more effective. He held Wash
ington to one hit, single by Buddy
Lewis in the four innings he toiled.
Lewis Not Badly Hurt.
A RNOLD JORGENS, kid brother Of
the Yankee catcher, followed
johnson to the box and carried on
quite nobly. In the five innings he
worked, the Jorgens kid allowed only
five hits, two coming in the eighth in
ming, or when the Griffs scored both
Of their runs.
Meanwhile, with the departure OF
Appleton after six innings, the Phils
became tough all over again and gave
Young Jack Salveson quite a going
over in the seventh. Jack would have
escaped unscathed in this frame but
for a error by Buddy Myer after two
were out Then, with two men on
base, Salveson walked Klein, pitched
singles to Corbett and Arnovich. and
walked Whitney before Scharein oblig-
ingly rolled out to end an inning in
which the National League cellarites
scored three runs and took SO lead
The Griffs made brave bid to get
back into the game in their half Of the
eighth, which Wright led of with a
prodigious triple. Miles walked and
Salveson tripled, scoring two runs, bu;
Chapman, Lewis and Kuhel went out
in order and the game practically was
In the bag.
In the process Of staging this eighth
inning rally, Lewis fouled pitch OF
his ankle and was forced to retire after
completing his turn at bat by tanning
He was placed in the bus with his ankle
packed in ice but midway between
Winter Haven and Tampa he insisted
on tossing aside the ice and putting
on his sock and shoe. He was not
scheduled to play today but his ankle
injury was diagnosed as nothing seri-
Gus and he is expected to complete the
current road trip by playing tomorrow
against the Tigers in Lakeland. Shanty
Hogan, withheld from yesterdays game
due to banged-up finger on his right
hand, also was expected back In the
lineup either today or tomorrow.
Evening star., 1937-04-03
RUPERT IS R|LED
AGAINST RUFF|NG
Won't Pay Ho|dout HurIer
Until He's in Perfect
Trim, Says Colonel.
BY the Associated Press.

"A YEW YORK, April 3-Col. Jacob
N Rupert, New York Yankees
" owner, was back at his desk
4 today, coughing like seal and
raging at his lone holdout, Red Ruff
1ng.
"Ruf1ing will sit in Chicago all year
before III pay him more than $4,000" j"
stated the colonel. And III tell you
another thing: Until he's in perfect
pitching shape he won't get paid at
all"
Rupert said it was his intention to
pay Ruffing only for the number of
weeks he is in tip-top shape.
Evening star., 1937-04-03
Club Spirit Is High.

"HE CAN'T jeopardize the clubs
chances by staying out like this
and think he can get away with it,"
said RUPERT.
The club has offered the pitcher
$4,000, which is $4,000 more than
he got last year. Ruff1ne wants $4,000.
This is the only sober note In the
colonel's tune about the Yankees,
however. He thinks they're sure to
repeat and picks Cleveland as their
most dangerous opponent.
THE Yankees never have been in
better spirit than they are right now.
They really look to be world cham
pions," he said.
Rupert praised the condition Of
the entire squad, but was especially
enthusiastic about three young pitch
ers, Frank Makosky, Steve Sundra and
Jack Larocca. He also praised the
work OF Lefty Gomez, Joe Di Maggie
and Lou Gehrig, all of whom held out
beyond the start Of the training sea-
son.
Evening star., 1937-04-03
Gould Assures Mayor.

HIS manager, Joe Gould, VINO as
sured Mayor Edward j. Kelly
and every one within hearing yester-
day that ''Braddock fights Louis here
and all other offers definitely are of"
considered approximately so bids for
Chicago camp sites where the title
holder will devote the strenuous por-
ton Of his workouts, including SPAR
ring.
Under terms of the contract, both
principals must start active training
workouts in or near Chicago a month
before the fight. Braddock's camp
may be north along the Lake Michigan
shore or west of the Loop in the Fox
River Valley. Julian Black. one Of
the Brown Bomber's managers, arrived
in the city from Lake Geneva. Wis.
where Joe may spend a few weeks
swinging an ak and taking occasional
hikes.