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Evening star., 1937-02-21
SPREADING SPORT
B0SSED BY S|SLER
Former Major League Star
Says $4,000, 900 Will
Be Spent During 1887.
BY ED YINGER.

ut. LOUIS (P).-Soft ball won't
- train talent for the hard-ban
majors, but the fiourishing
- pastime will have its own world
series-for amateurs only-and will
field 1000 900 players who will pay
around $125 900, 900 for equipment in
1887.
Take the word of George Sisler,
the great old big-t!me first baseman
who turned to soft ball and dscov-
cred 1t intriguing-and profitable.
One hundred and twenty-five mil
lion dollars seems like fabulous ig-
ure for uniforms and equipment, but
considering that 100000 boys and
girls-and some papas and mammas-
will be out there trying to hit under
hand sinkers and curves with puny
stick next Summer, the total outlay
divides up to less than S12 per head.
Sisler made his predictions for the
1887 campaigns as both president OF
the American Softball Association
and as an optimistic business man
who supplies the goods and promotes
the game.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
Sees World Title Meet.

A SOFT-BALL world championship
= series. he says, will be the out
growth of cooperative negotiations
between his association and the ANA
teur Softball Association headquar.
tiers in Chicago. Sisters group will
stage its annual national tournament
here next September with approx
mately go teams from all parts of
the land on hand.
Sisler. who made first-basing his
tory with the st. Louis Browns and
Boston Braves, declares the fast-grow-
ing game now has more followers and
participants than its nearest rival,
basket ball.
He frowns at the mention OF pro-
fessional soft ball and predicts a re-
treat from the small headway"
already made by teams which bang
the oversize horsehide for profit.
PRO soft ball won't CO." he insists.
soft ball is a low-priced game, and
pay for the players would take away
the zip. There are some travelling
teams but the money is just not
there"
Evening star., 1937-02-21
Appling's slS,5OO
Chisox Pay High

CHICAGO, February 20 @.-
Luke Appling. American League
batting champion, signed q one.
year contract for sl8,500 today,
the Chicago White Sox manage
ment announced.
The star shortstop had asked
$40, 900 and had been offered ST.
500, reaching a compromise today.
The new contract makes Appling
the highest-paid player ever de-
veloped by the club. which is nego-
tiating with three remaining hold
outs, Rip Radcliff. zeke Bonura
and Jack Hayes.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
GONzAGA, CADETS
MEET IN RUBBER
Timekeeper Admits He Erred
in Last Game, Declares
Purple Coach.
| HE third and rubber" game for
the prep school basket ball

" HE third and rubber" game for
the prep school basket ball
championship which lies be-
L tween Gonzaga and st. Johns
will be played on Saturday night
at the Catholic University gymnasium,
starting at 8:15 o'clock.
Coaches of both schools agreed to
the time and place yesterday after
st. Johns had evened the series with
1929 victory Friday night. Con-
zaga won the first game, an extra
period affair, 21-18.
In answer to fans who accused him
of being unduly critical with the off,
cials and time-keeper at the end Of
the game on Friday, Coach Orrel
Mitchell stated last night that the
ime-keeper had admitted to him that
he had not started his watch again
after the last time-out of the game
S seconds before the oficial end of
the game.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
Casey, A. & D. Fives Clash on
Roosevelt Court Tuesday.

Knights of Columbus and Accounts
and Deposits will clash Tuesday night
at $50 O'Clock for the second half
championship of the Roosevelt Com
munity Center Basket Ball League at
Roosevelt High gym. Both are unde-
feated in second-half play and the
winner will meet Federal Alcohol
f1rst-half champion, for the league
sitle.
Following is the schedule:
Tuesday. $50. Agriculture vs. Federal
Alcohol. at Roosevelt; $50. Knights Of
Roosevelt; $50 National Parks Service
vs.. Taft A. c.. at Mcfarland
Wednesday. 1880 Peerless Furniture vs.
Federal Alcohol; at Roosexelt; $50; Pepco
s .Anacostia Junior Hish School Faculty
VS. Anaeostia Big Five at Macfarland:
OF Columbus. ct Roosevelt $40. Accounts
AFd DEPOSITS practice at Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
Kunkle Heads M. c. A.

TENTATIVE official slate for the
Metropolitan Chess Association for
the first half of 1887. as nominated
at the recent business meeting, places
Earl w. Kunkle as the new executive
president Of the association.
As president and captain of
the War Department Chess Club
and team Kunkle has dem
onstrated that he possesses an
unfailing zeal for putting chess
across.
With the ardent support Of Guy K.
Camden, Kunkle has abetted the pur-
poses of the association in its four
point program. It seems that wise
Evening star., 1937-02-21
BOOTERS BATTLE
FOR TITLE TODAY
Heurichs, MarIboros Scrap
for Second-Half Honors
in Recreation Loop.
T HE championship of the second
| half of the Recreation Soccer
League, carrying with 1t the

T HE championship of the second
half of the Recreation Soccer
League, carrying with it the
Il right to play Sun Radio. first
half champions. for the 1887 title will
be at stake this afternoon when the
Heurich Brewers and Marlboro play
on Monument Field No. 2, starting at
o'clock
Although Marlboro went through
the season undefeated on its home
field, registered the highest score in
any game of the Winter and topped
all other teams in scoring, they will
be slight under-dogs against the Brew
erS who thrice have defeated them
during the current season. One Of
the set-backs was a league game and
two exhibition affairs. Heurich's,
moreover, has dropped only one point
in its last eight games, that being the
tie game at Marlboro.
MARLBORO'S strength lies in the
AVA speed of its forward line and
the effective shooting Of "Bossy"
Wells, leading the league in goals.
Heurich's employs more methodical
style of play, featured by the scien-
tiflc passing and manipulation of the
ball and clhnaxed by hard, raking
shots from short range. with Gum
and Sienuta as specialists Of the lat
ter. A heavy, soft field cuts down the
speed of Marlboro in contrast to the
Brewers who have proved to be mud
horses.
Other league games today find Sun
Radio and German Sport Club play
ing on Monument Field No. l at 8
o'clock and Silver Spring entertain
ing the Italian-Americans at 2:30
o'clock.
Evening star., 1937-02-21

Although receipt of Rudy York's
contract may have erased the De-
troit holdout list -. Browns opened
the mail one morning, and there
was Ethan Aliens papers Bees
discovered their biggest problem,
as usual, will be tuck Jordan.
A couple of pitchers contracts
made the Pirates and Cubs feel
easier Dutch Brandt. the left
handler who is expected to help
bring a pennant to Pittsburg, said
okay to Buc terms Curt Davis
signing leaves only Tex Carleton
out of the Cubs hurting lineup ..
although the outfield and infield
kickers still provide plenty Of head.
aches.
Ttanh DnnnnA - n sumuu snukenn
Evening star., 1937-02-21
RETAINS SQUASH TITLE
Anne Page Is First Successful
Woman's Golf Defender.

NEW YORK, February 20 R.-
Anne Page Of Philadelphia became
the first title holder successfully to
defend the women's national squash
racquets singles championship today
when she spent less than half hour
defeating Cecile M. Bowes, also Of
Philadelphia, 1913, 1913, 15-4, in
the final round of the 1887 tourna-
ment at the Junior League Club to-
day.
It was the second time Miss Bowes
waded through the field to meet Miss
Page in the final.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
MACK HURLER REARIN'
Doyle, Operation Success, Feels

Doyle, Operation Success, Feels
Ready for Big Season.
ST. CHARLES, Va, February 20 Up.
Carl Doyle, 6-foot-2 200-pound
hurler for Philadelphia Connie Macks
Athletics, believes he's all ready for
a good season.
The former Lonesome Pine League
star, whose. home is in Knoxville,
has spent much Of the Winter with
John Bailey, his first manager in
the mountain league, recovering from
a major operation which crimped his
work with the AS last Summer.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
GENERALS WIN EASILY.

LYNCHBURG, Va, February 20
P.-Washington and Lee trounced
its Southern Conference tournament
foe Of two years standing, North
Carolina, 20 to 10, before 1900 basket
ball fans tonight.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
THE time-keeper. an inexperienced

THE time-keeper, an inexperienced
one. stopped the second hand 5
seconds before time was up. to allow
Gonzaga substitution. Upon re-
sumption of play. he failed to start
the watch again, said Mitchell, and
knowing that only seconds remained,
officials, players and spectators alike
called a halt to proceedings at the
end of what they thought" was s.
second period.
Mitchell's argument was based on
the contention that the game was not
over officially until the time-keeper's
watch had completed the required
time, which, he said, it never did.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
DISTRICT "Y FIVE
LOSES MEN, GAME
Personal Fouls Cost Five
Players as Reading Wins
Tourney Final.
strong against the
- Washington Y. M. C. A. team
| which lost five players through
II narSnnal fouls and ended lin

" 1NISHlNG strong against the
l. Washington Y. M. c. A. team
which lost five players through
L personal fouls and ended up
with only two players on the floor, the
Reading. Pa. "Y" won the annual
George Washington basket ball tour
nament at the G street court last
night by swamping the local outfit,
$3.50.
Previously, the new champions had
run up a record score in elimipating
Altoona in a semi-final game, 104-29.
In that contest, two Reading players,
Yousaitis and Seitzinger, accounted
for 81 and 81 points, respectively.
Washington had won its way to the
final round by defeating Philadelphia
Central, 44-29. and the York "Y,"
4l-27.
Washington Outclassed.
THE locals proved no match for the
Reading quint in the title game,
however, the visitors having a 26-l5
lead before Washington started to lose
its players. Keefe, Eaton, Bousman,
Spears and Bamby all were elected
for four personals and Goslin's injury
left only two locals on the court. The
latter, Of course, were powerless to
stop Readings high-scoring five. which
rang up IS of its points in the last
10 minutes against the depleted team.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
EASY FOR N. E. zoos
Boys Club Team Whips Garrett
Parkers, SO to 16.

Northeast Boys Clubs 100-pound
basket ball team recorded its eight
eenth victory of the season yesterday
when it swamped the Garrett Park
Hilltoppers beneath 52-16 count at
the winners gym. Jack Sheehan and
Joe Essex led the attack.
The visitors are booking games
with strong teams in their class at
Lincoln 2901 or 1853 Kramer street
northeast.
II u I-nN r-.-LI nj. L1cA
Evening star., 1937-02-21
Only Moses Balks-
BY SID FEDER.

n YEW YORK, February 20.-
nj Digging in with the hold
v outs: Connie Mack is find
4 ing out about that ill wind
which blows somebody some good
:. . His boys talent may be doubt
full. but that only means the hold
out troubles are few &. He sent the
AS off to the Mexico City training
base with a paternal pat on the
back and a big smile all because
every contract was sealed, signed
and delivered, except for Wally
Moses Even Bob Johpson, an
nual squawker from the Indian bad
lands is in line Moses wants
his salary upped $4,000 from the
5000 he drew last year.
Otherwise. the holder. cutters aFe
Evening star., 1937-02-21
Small Admission Fee.

A OMISSION prices for soft ball
average a dime, with two-bits as
tops for championship contests. Sisler
says larger admission fees and bigger
playing fields would be necessary for
profitable pro games.
IT don't believe" he says, "that
persons sitting as far away as the
outfield bleachers would get any kick
out Of the game-and fields would
have to be that big to make it q
paying proposition. Furthermore, sal
aried players would remove the at
tractive features peculiar to the
game"
Men and boys playing soft ball in
Canada and the United States out
number the girls three to one, but the
women are catching up, sisler says.
Soft ball benefits base ball in a
commercial way. but does not help
the national pastime in the way OF
training players. The soft-ball player
does acquire poise, alertness, sports
manShip and other qualities found in
any athletic contest, but his ability
to handle the larger, softer ball is OF
no use in base ball." says Skler, who
ought to know He named one soft
ball player who graduated to base
ball-Al Fisher, st. Louis Cardinal
pitcher, who will be with Houston OF
the Texas League this season.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
Stimulant to Sports.

SISLER said soft ball stimulates gen.
eral interest in sports and thereby
enlarges base ball crowds.
Only minor rules changes are likely
for the 1887 season. One proposal
would move the pitcher back az feet
to STA feet from the batter. The
change is designed to produce more
hitting.
Sisters organization already has
heightened the distances between bases
from as to so feet and allowed players
to take a lead off the bases-both to
produce snap"
Sisler became interested in the game
three and half years ago as a means
Of booming business for his sporting
goods store here. He promoted soft
ball games and leagues all over the
Nation, from crossroads hamlets in
Texas to cities in Massa chusetts.
He recently erected his own park
in st. Louis. Nightly games during the
Summer attract average crowds of
1000. There are approximately 1000
active teams here.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
BY PAUL ]. MILLER. IR.

~ ITTED against the strong Fian-
- Ghetto quintet Of the Agricul-
ture Department, In the final
l. round Of the Metropolitan
Chess Association team tournament,
Earl Kunkle's War Department five
scored q close victory to clinch team
honors Of the association for the
1936-37 club series.
Throughout the team tourna-
ment the War players have
squeezed triumphs out of tight
matches.
In the individual encounter be-
tween Neufeld of the Munitions Divi-
sion and Hervey Of Agriculture the
gods deserted Hervey when he had
developed a won game and willed
the match to Neufeld, thus making
certain q victory for the War five
and clinching the team championship
of the M. c. A.
Capt. Abe Seidenberg's Marylanders
defeated Maud G. Sewall's Amazons
by to 2. The ladies gave the Uni
yersity of Maryland team a hard
battle and for a while it was
toss-up as to which quint would
garner the deciding game.
Interclub Journeys.
A IL local clubs are breathing easier,
now that the city-wide team
tournament is a back number, and
interest is being renewed in intra-
club championships and plans are
afoot for a series Of interclub matches.
Probably the Aggies will challenge
the War IAunitions club within fort
night. the immediate delay being the
current tournament for the 1887 cham
pionship of the Agriculture Chess Club.
Nascent chess groups are form
ing at the Bureau of Farm and
Credit. Treasury and the George
Washington University.
It is suggested that new groups afili-
ate with the Metropolitan Chess Asso-
citation and cooperate with the Down.
town Washington Social Chess Divan,
which plans an official opening of
game rooms on March l in q con-
venient location.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
National League.

Tomorrow-Navy Yard VS., Merricks.
7:15: Clark's VS.. Sigma Mu sigma. s:l5:
Navy Yard VS.. Trojans. s:15: Loans and
Currency VS.; sigma Mu sigma. 9:15.
7:15: Merricks VS.. Shamrocks. 8:15: Loans
and Currency VS.. CDonnelrs Restaurant,
9:16. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VS.. Clark's
Service Station, S:15: Trojans VS.. Congress-
Heights. 9:15.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
3. K. AUTO Is VICTOR.

In bowling battle at Mount
Rainier. the B. K. Auto Service team
last night trimmed Petworth, 1,759
10 l6N
Evening star., 1937-02-21
TECH RIFLE TEAM BOWS
Navy Plebes Take Match, But
High Score Is Hamilton's.

441SA 0SOAC 40 44dAAA4IOA Ss
Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, February 20
Naval Academy plebe rihemen get.
ting a small margin at the three
classes of fire, prone, kneeling and
standing, won from Tech High Of
Washington here today. 1877 to 1871
Hamilton Of Tech carried of indi.
vidual honors with 272 points.
Summary:
Evening star., 1937-02-21

as cronin's chief rivals for the sec.
ond-base post.
The losers, along with Johnny
Kroner and Rockies Art Mahan and
Art Graham, then will battle for the
two utility jobs.
Rick Ferrell again is sure to do the
regular catching, but his assistants
may be new. Moe Berg is back, but he
will get competition from Gene De
Sautes, former Detroit catcher;
George Dickey, kid brother of the
Yankee backstop, and John Peacock,
the former Red, who was picked up
on waivers.
Most Slabmen Are New.
CRONIN'S pitching problem is no
easy one, either, what with only
Nose Grove living up to full expec.
tationS last season. Yves Ferrell, al
ready has signed up with the Sox, but
whether he again is in good standing
probably will depend on Wes' attitude.
At any rate, Yves and Grove are sure
to be starters, along with Johnny
Marcum, disappointment in 1885,
and probably Fritz Ostermueller, the
breezy southpaw, who thus far has
been nothing except an empty prom
ise.
The remaining 13 slab can
didates chiefly are rockies, the
only real veterans being Jack
Russell and Rube Walberg.
Younger men, who were with the
club at least for a time last season,
are Jack Wilson, Stewart Bowers. Lee
Rogers and Jennings Poindexter. New
corners are Emerson Dickman, from
the Rocky Mount club; A. McKain
and Ted Olson, from Minneapolis;
Alex Mustaikis, from Little Rock, and
Walter Ripley, another Rocky Mount
alumnus.
There are not many serious pen.
nant thoughts in Boston this year.
Too many problems confront the
Cronin-Tom Yawkey-Eddie Collins
board of strategy. A f1rst-divisioa
berth probably would appease them.
for, at least, they would have the sat.
isfaction Of knowing that a new,
younger club is pointed in the right
direction.
Evening star., 1937-02-21

PENNANT pick Boston anything
choice for 1887
~ that flag cannot be bought
running after the
ing in sixth place
No job faces Joe Conn in Sarasota
his club made to order Now rebuilt
veren wise
Evening star., 1937-02-21

BY way OF giving an inkling Of how
unsettled the Red Sox set-up Is re-
garded, Cronin will head a squad of 80
players to camp, including II pitchers,
10 infielders, outfielders and S
catchers.
Cronin himself will occupy much Of
the spotlight In the Red Sox camp
He first definitely announced that he
will play third base, the trade for
Frank Higgins Notwithstanding, but
asserted yesterday he would let Hig-
gins remain third baseman and try
his own hand as a second baseman.
Joe is bowling to Eric McNair as a
shortstop.
Craner Only Outfield Regular.
THE scramble for jobs on the Boston
club promises to be livelier than
on any other team in the majors.
Roger Cramer probably is the only
outfielder certain of his post.
The rest appearing on the
roster. with the exception Of
Mel Almada, all are newcomers
and unknown to American
League customers.
From Rochester comes O highly
touted youngster in Colonel (Buster)
Mills, who batted .37l in the Interna-
Evening star., 1937-02-21
rih Fight Nat Holdouts HOOO Deroees of Soft Ball
POPPING 5ps
OfF"~JtGt 50
N0body's Picking the Bostons This Year.

(This speculano on American Leaous
Hubs as they prepare for Spring traintng)
Evening star., 1937-02-21
Newsom Draws Griff's Ire.

STONE was given fairly large in
~ crease, according to Griff, and 50
were Appleton and Miles. II recog-
nize that Stone batted 341 last year,
that Appleton won IA games and was
effective, and that Miles did well to
hit over 300" said the old gent, but
I've made due allowance and I think
that's good enough"
AS for Kuhel and Chapman, they
have asked permission to come to
camp and discuss terms in tete-a-tetes
Both were granted their requests and
1t Is likely that Newsom will wind I'D
at Orlando, eventually, and 90 into a
salary confab.
If he thinks he's such a great
pitcher" says Griff, why didn't he
win more games against good teams?
He won most of them against the
AS and Browns. I can find several
pitchers who can do that, and for
less money. We don't need Newsom
as much as he seems to think we do.
] don't care much whether he signs"
Feller May be Playing Part.
HAVING seven important players
unsigned bare week before the
opening of training camp is unusual
for the Washington ball club. Maybe
the Sl0,500 that Cleveland's young
Bob Feller will drag down this year
had something to do with it, you sug-
gested to Griff.
Maybe" admits the Old Fox, "but
the average ball player doesn't stop to
realize that Feller is Feller. The kids
a drawing card. Every time he plays
o lot of people will pay to watch him.
IF my ball players make any
reference to Feller in their arguments,
I'll tell them where to head of. Who
on the Washington team will draw as
many people as Feller? Newsom?
Travis? Stone? Poof. They have
ability, sure, but they're not drawing
cards.
Il don't say that Feller is a world
beater-yet. Maybe his bubble will
be pricked this year. But the fact re-
mains that the boy aroused national
attention last Summer and during the
Winter and every time he pitches
he'll draw good crowd"
Evening star., 1937-02-21
TILT FOR R. C. C. TITLE

Totals 26 O52 Totals. 6 Ale
Evening star., 1937-02-21

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Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-03

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THE BEST FIELD FLOAT and
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.McDaniel's. 1881 Main, Ell Gen.
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Furniture for Sale

SIX PIECE dining room set. Good
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BOYS Pierce Arrow bicycle, balloon
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handle bars. almost new. Bargain
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GIRL to do housework. Not stay
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OBTAINS DIVORCE DECREE

A final decree of divorce was
granted Vivian Smith Wednesday
in her divorce suit against Frank
Smith on the grounds of extreme
cruelty.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-03

FOR SALE - 81 Chevrolet pickup,
'29 Oakland sport roadster, '29
Dodge sedan. Peoples Finance 81
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Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-03

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pm. m-5.