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Evening star., 1937-03-10
Records Are Identical.

7 ENTZ and Brown both began at c.
U. in 1893 and the year after Cas-
sell left the junior college at Williams
port and came to American with Smith
The latter served as director of intra-
mural athletics at A. U. for two and
one-half years before succeeding Wal
ter Young as court coach early last
month.
AS the A. U. publicity agent asks,
will it be reunion or civil war" on
Friday night?
The teams will take the floor with
identical records for the current sea-
son. each having won games in 18
starts c. U. holds 5-4 edge in the
series between the two inaugurated in
1927, but A. US four victories came in
the last four games between the two.
Tickets are priced at SIS cents general
admission, with 83 cents for reserved
seats.
Evening star., 1937-03-10
MODERN PLAYERS
LAUDED BY BAKER
Ex-Home Run King Not Sure
Rabbit Ball Would Have
Aided His Hitting.
BY DILLON GRAHAM,

TRAPPE, Md, March 10-Frank
Baker, the original home run
king, is one oldtimer who
Won't brag about what he
would have done with today's rabbit
ball
There are some great hitters in base
ball now" he explains. Il hardly
know how I would have compared
with them. Maybe I could keep up
with them, but I don't know.
Baker owns a thousand acres of
rolling farm land around here, and it
keeps him busy He finds time, how
ever, for fishing and hunting, particu-
larly for ducks.
Evening star., 1937-03-10
CARD-EACLE GAME
REUNION FOR -FOUR
Two A. U. Officials, Player,
Trainer of c. U. Were at
Dickinson Together.
g IF the first athletic meetin

s IF the first athletic meeting
n in six years between American
~ and Catholic Universities and
4 4 the use of Pacific Coast rules,
eliminating the center jump, were not
sufficient features for the basket ball
game at Brookland Friday night, the
occasion also will mark reunion of
four former associates at Dickinson
Seminary of Pennsylvania, now serv-
ing A. U. and c. U.
Five years ago Paul Smith. court
coach of the Eagles, was basket ball
mentor at Dickinson. George Lentz,
c. U. trainer, assisted Smith in that
capacity at the same school. To COM
plete the now-divided foursome, Zeke
Brown, the Cards court captain and
center, and Staff CasseI, assistant ath-
letic director at American, were team
mates at the seminary under Smiths
tutelage. Cassell graduated last year
Brown receives his diploma in June.
Evening star., 1937-03-10
HELPS Organize Bows.

He MAY return to base ball soon in
connection with the newly-formed
Eastern Shore League He helped
organize an entrant from Easton, Md.
His last base ball job was managing
Easton in 1925.
Back in 1913, long before base ball
saw Babe Ruth, Baker turned in the
feat of hitting a dozen home runs.
The Athletics third baseman was the
American League home run leader for
1our seasons in a row, banging out
9 in 1911, 10 in 1912, a dozen in 1871:
and tying with Detroit's Sam Craw-
ford with 8 in 1914.
Baker, now 1875 pounds of SUM-
tanned farmer, likes to recall the 1911
world series when his two home runs
off Rube Marquard and Christy
Mathewson helped the AS beat the
Giants.
Evening star., 1937-03-10

"Who was he?" you asked and an
other rail bird" looked up and an
swered. That's Old Man Reynolds
himself Worth about gosh knows
how many millions. He's in his 70s
and not SO long ago his health was
so poor they gave up on him Now
look at him incidentally he can drive
those horses.
You wondered if when dotage
approached you'd have money
enough to buy a trotter and
buggy and be able to flick the
reins and be off.
From what you learned from the
rail birds you were given cause tc
, doubt it, for at that moment a stir
was created and on to the track
stepped a magnificent gray creature
A man climbed into the seat just
behind the animals legs and off they
went. Even at this stage, when you
couldn't tell a trotter from a PAGER
you knew that something eventful
had happened.
That's Greyhound" volunteered
the man nearby. Hes just the greatest
trotter of modern times. What's that?
What's he worth? He isn't for sale. E
J. Baker of st. Charles, H., owns him
and you couldn't buy him for million
dollars"
Evening star., 1937-03-10
STRONG TERP NINE
FACES TOUGH CARD
Will Play % Ti|ts-TaIent
From 1886 Frosh Squad
Proves Big Help.

~ UOYED by recruits from good
- freshman club, Maryland's
base ball prospects assumed
- rosy hue today despite an at
tractive 23-game schedule and the
loss of four valuable men from last
seasons club
Starting late this month and ex-
tending late into June, when the
Terps will wind up the season with
a Northern invasion. Maryland faces
one Of the stiffest schedules ever ar
ranged. Outstanding games include
tits with Georgetown, Yale, Dart
mouth, Virginia, Michigan, Navy,
North Carolina, Duke, Temple and
Washington and Lee, with no So
called "breathers' on the entire card.
StOnebraker to Be Missed.
MISSING from last years team
will be Vic Willis, elongated
pitcher and first baseman; Outfelder
Bill Guckeyson. who will devote his
time to track: Fred Loker, pitcher, and
1nfielder Jack Stonebraker, who played
game of professional foot ball
Stonebraker's loss will be keenly felt
Already looming as regulars after
only three days of practice are Shorty
Chumbris, 5-foot-2 2 inch shortstop
Bill Bryant, Charley Keller and Jack
Egan, outfelders; Knocky Thomas
. catcher; Mike Surgent, second, anc
Waverly Wheeler, third baseman
The colorful Chumbris, former all.
high at Central, is a graduate of the
freshman club.
Pitchers include George Wood, ace
southpaW, and Charley Weidinger anc
Dale Patterson, right-handers. Addi.
tional infielders likely to see much ac.
ton are Jack Hurley. George Knepley
Eddie Johnson and Tommy Scharf
while Lefty Chumbris is bidding fol
an outfield berth.
March 81. Vermont
April ., Dartmouth: 3. Virginia Char
!ottesville; 50, Cornell: 10, Rutgers: Is
Mchigan: % Washington and Lee: 23
Virginia; pa GEORGETOWN. Washington
rs. Navy, Annapolis.
May |. GEORGETOWN; 3 Duke. z. Wash
ington College; IL, Temple IA. Richmond
u: 10, North Carolina: Is. V. M. I.
Northern trip: June 1O-11. Vermont
Burlington: II. Dartmouth. Hanover: IA
Yale. New Haven: Is. Temple, Philadelphia
Evening star., 1937-03-10
LONDON TO FIGHT HERE

Knockout conqueror of Johnny
Pena, who recently interrupted the
winning streak of Washington's Lou
Gevinson. Danny London. New York
featherWeight, will invade this fight
sector Monday night to meet Ray In
gram, improved local lad, in a 10
round feature bout at Turner's Arena.
London also boasts victory over
Harry Jeffra, No. l challenger for the
bantamWeight championship. In
grams last appearance here saw him
win a decision over Christobal Jara-
milo, speedy Puerto Rican.
Evening star., 1937-03-10
Different Story This Year.

TN THE final analysis, there was
nobody to dispute Griff. And why?
When Chappie joined the Nationals
last year they were running a poor
sixth At the finish, with little bet
ter break they would have finished
second to the YankS. Definitely, Chap
man represented tremendous diff
ference in all-around strength
"I've been foolish lots of times
throughout my big league career"
said Ben, awaiting turn at the batting
practice cage today. Last year, f'r
instance, I was holding out at this
time Of the year. I missed Spring
training, with the Yankees. Shortly
after the season opened I hurt my
throwing arm When New York traded
me, 1 was batting about $50 and mad
at the world in general, Joe Mccarthy,
the New York fans, etc.
This year it's going to be different
story. I don't know whether folk care
to believe me or not. AS a matter of
fact, I don't care much because I'm
going to show them. I'm playing for
the best manager in baseball. If I'm
turned loose, 1 intend to lead both
leagues in stolen bases And, last but
not least, I'll hit"
He was asked precisely what he
expected to hit. After his poor start
last season, he wound up with .315
average. How about this year?
That's something no ball player
can predict" he answered. Il may
lead the league, although I'm not that
kind of hitter. But I can guarantee
almost, that I'll be a better than 300
hitter. Don't bet against that If you
want to save money"
Evening star., 1937-03-10
CLASH AT TABLE TENNIS

EVANSTON, ILL.,, March 10 (P.-
Standa Kolar and Iazlo Bellak, Eu-
ropes outstanding table tennis stars,
will meet Robert Blattner and Sander
Glantz, American aces. in a series OF
international team matches at North
western University tonight.
Kolar, holder of the world singles
title and a resident of Czechoslovakla,
is making his first appearance in the
United StateE.
Evening star., 1937-03-10
WORRY IS GIVING
|. FR|SCH INSOMNIA
Only Veteran Durocher OF
Proved CaIiber Amonu
Eight Aspirants.
This Is another OF sertes on
major league pennant prospects.
BY PAUL NICHOLSON,
Associated preeS Cporte uy,4,


~ AYTONA BEACH, Fla, March
10.-Therell be plenty of gas
fumes, noise and class with
the st. Louis Cardinals this
year, but whether they can cross the
finish line first depends upon their in
field.
While the pitching situation has
been improved with the acquisition Of
Lon Warneke from the Chicago Cubs
as teammate of the great Dizzy Dean,
who's certain to be out there chucking
opening day, the infield problem has
Manager Frankie Frisch walking the
floor nights.
Frisch has eight infielders, includ-
ing himself, at the beautiful Daytona
Beach camp, but of the lot only Leo
"Lippy' Durocher is an established
regular of major league caliber, and
Durocher is no freshman any more.
Johnny Mize should do at first. Yet.
the second year often is fatal to
hopeful youngster.
Evening star., 1937-03-10
Shanty Hogan '@Carries Mail''
Shows Speed After Criff Offers Wager He Can
Beat Ferrell or Dickey on Paths.

base and the laughter stopped. He
really can run for a fellow weigh
ing upward of 240 pounds.
TT isn't generally known" sup
plemented Manager Bucky Harris,
"but Hogan was track star in
high school and, somehow, he
hasn't entirely lost the knack of
getting some place in a hurry"
Evening star., 1937-03-10
BY Stan Correspondent Of The Star

BY Stan Correspondent Of The Star
ORLANDO, Fla, March 10
Clark Griffith, president Of the
Nationals, is willing to bet that
Fat Man Shanty Hogan will run
with any of the American Leagues
top-flight catchers."
The Old Fox was watching
Shanty pick up bat and step to
the plate today in the daily wand
drill AFTER you finish hitting,
Shanty, cut loose toward first
base" he yelled. To reporters
nearby, he added: "I'll bet any Of
you so bucks he will outrun Rick
Ferrell or Bill Dickey to first base"
There was a suggestion Of gen.
eral giggle, but Shanty, after rap
ping three pitches, dug Tor first
Evening star., 1937-03-10
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer

Y AKELAND, Fla, March 10.
Bob Feller surprised the
Cleveland Indians with a
- much sharper curve this
Spring The kid told Manager
Steve O'Neill he spent most of the
Winter improving it :. A former
woman bicycle rider and female
gymnast, both plenty husky, serve
the Cardinals their meals at Day.
tona Beach.
Every American League manager
seen SO far thinks the Yankees
can't miss repeating this year
Gilbert English, Detroit infielder is
the last player personally secuted
by the late John McGraw The
Giant manager rode all the way
to Durham, N. c., to watch Eng
lish In action D.. The wise ones
Evening star., 1937-03-10
SURE HE'LL C[0UT
800, TOP TH|EVERS
Club May Go as He Goes,
Thinks Griff-PIeased With
His Attitude.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,


~ RLANDO, Fla, March 10
William Ben Chapman, the
temperamental gentleman
from the South, is going to
+, on the loose this year.
He said so today and he wasn't
popping off" There isn't anybody in
camp who doesn't believe him. AS a
matter of fact there is an idea spread
ing that Washington's ball club, in
1887 will go as Ben Chapman goes.
Ben pulled on his uniform early
this week and went to work. The
spotlight still was focused on Shanty
Hogan and Jack Salveson and Freddie
Sington. The fleet-footed Chapman
was somebody who was taken more or
less for granted. -
This, it seems, isn't the way to view
Chappie. No less an authority than
Owner Clark Griffith insists on a new
way of regarding the former Yankee,
who came to the Washingtons last
June in exchange for Powell.
That fellow" pointed out Grif
today, might be the leader of the
club If he goes well, Washington will
60 well. Mark my words.
Evening star., 1937-03-10
Chapman Seen Mats e field Held Key Cards Fate
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
Basket Ball.
Georgetown Prep VS.. Briarly
Military Academy, Briarly, Va.
TOMORROW.
Wrestling.
Laverne Baxter VS.. Jack Hader,
feature match, Turner's Arena,
$50.
FRIDAY.
Basket Ball.
Catholic University VS.. American
University, Catholic U. gym, SIS.
SATURDAY.
Basket Ball.
Georgetown VS.. Penn State, Tech
High gym, $50.
Track.
Georgetown in I. c. A. A. A. A.
meet, New York.
Swimming.
Interhigh championships, Y. M.
G. A. pool, 2:30.
Evening star., 1937-03-10
TERP TEAM GAINS, LOSES
Guckeyson Is Back, but Headley
Lost for Long Period.

Maryland's track team today gained
one star and lost another for an ex-
tended time as Bill Guckeyson aban-
doned base ball to devote full time to
field events and Coleman Headley,
Southern Conference outdoor mile
champion, retired from competition
until May due to illness.
Headley's loss is severe blow to
the Terp team, since the ace middle
distance runner probably will miss six
of the ten meets in the Maryland
schedule.
Guckeyson scored 83 out Of a pos
sible 80 points in shotput, discus and
javelin events as sophomore, but q
shoulder injury last year forced him
to turn to base ball.
Evening star., 1937-03-10
LA GUARD|A OPENS
GIANT PIN TOURNEY
Gotham Mayor Rolls First
Ball in A. B. C. Event.
Blind Team Shoots.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
n IEW YORK, March 1o-At
nj $50 tonight a signal will
" sound and Mayor Fiorello La
4 Guardia will roll a 16-pound
bowling ball down one of % glisten-
ing new alleys in the 2l2th Coast
Artillery Armory-providing there's no
hitch in the plans-two officials will
take their places at either end of the
foul lines % pin boys will hoist them
selves out of danger and the first
booster" squad will step up to open
the biggest American Bowling Con-
gress tournament in history.
After the first few days of limited
competition, the tournament will run
day and night until May 4, while the
record entry roll of around $4,000
boWlers is marked off. There's a
record entry in every division; a rec
ord attendance expected during the Sc
days and perhaps a few records will
be made on the alleys.
Evening star., 1937-03-10
BIKE FIELD INCREASED.

CHICAGO, March 10 (P.-Thirteen
teams will compete in the six-day bike
race starting Monday night at the
Chicago Stadium. 1t was originally
planned to start IL teams, but when
Joan Aerts and Omer Debruycker of
Belgium won the New York race they
were added to the field
Evening star., 1937-03-10
FREDERICK HIGH WINS.

FREDERICK, Md. March 10 LP)-
The Frederick High School basket ball
team will meet the Allegany High
team Of Cumberland on Friday in the
semi-final game of the Western Shore
scholastic elimination tournament.
Frederick defeated Washington High
Of Hagerstown, 1915, last night.
Evening star., 1937-03-10
Martin Is Handicapped,

IT'S THE year that usually tells a
players story. Frisch hopes to use
Stu Martin on second, if not himself,
but Martin recently underwent an ap-
pendicitls operation and is in a weak
ened condition, 80 pounds under
weight. Durocher will be at shortstop.
At third, the problem is whether Don
Gutteridge can improve his hitting and
field fast enough to fill the bill
Although Mickie Owen, exceptional
rookie from Columbus and Brusie
Ogrodowski, last years receiver, look
easily good enough to take care of the
catching duties in good style. both
must come through strongly to give
the Cards what they need defensively
and extensively there.
Frisch is optimistic about his pitch
ing, which collapsed and lost the pen
nant last season. Warneke fits into
the Cardinal base ball scenery per-
fectly and Frisch's problem now is 70
find pitchers who can give Dean and
Lon the help they must have.
Evening star., 1937-03-10
Trick Stuff Aided Hurlers.

HERE were some fine pitchers in
my day, but I won't say they
were better than some of today's stars,
he says. The pitchers had more OF
an advantage then than they have
now. The emery ball and the spit ball
among others, are out"
Baker is particularly interested in
the records made by Jimmy Foxx. He
discovered Foxx dozen years or so
ago at Easton
He was a catcher for me-" he re-
calls, "and I had hunch he'd make
a name for himself"
Evening star., 1937-03-10
BEN CONNOR PROMOTED.

CHICAGO, March 10 P-Ben
ConEor, line coach Of De Paul Univer-
sity foot ball teams for several years,
has been named head foot ball coach
at the institution to succeed James D.
Kelly, De Paul grid coach and athletic
director. who leaves April to join the
University of Minnesota coaching staff
Evening star., 1937-03-10
Sports Mirror
BY TIE Associated Press

BY TIE Associated Press.
Today year ago-Gregory Man
gin won national indoor tennis
Three years ago-Bud Deacon Of
Stanford pole vaulted IA feet %.
inches, bettering listed world
Five years ago-Bat Battalino
scored 10-round decision over
Eddie Ran.
Evening star., 1937-03-10
MAY LAND GIANT BERTH
Powers, Rook First Sacker, Never
Has Hit Under 300,

HAVANA.-Les Powers, 24-year-old
rookie from Baltimore, may answer
the New York Giants first base prob
lem If Manager Bill Terry doesn't take
the job himself.
Although he's rated now behind
Johnny Mccarthy and Sam Leslie.
Powers has record of never hitting
below 300 in any minor league and
he's been getting some long clouts
here.
Evening star., 1937-03-10
Greyhound Destined for Big Thing.

Greyhound Destined for Big Things.
THIS seemed to be an interesting
angle. It develops that trotting
horse owners are possessed of an innate
love for their animals. You will recall
the name of Peter Manning. He prob
ably is the most famous of all trot-
ting horses, holding the mile record
of 1864 set in 1922. That was Is
years ago and when Peter Manning set
Evening star., 1937-03-10

and PAGERS, Unless native WaShlng-
tonians manage to get around a lot,
they never see these kinds of horse but
here there are ITO of the animals
stabbed for the kindergarten class" of
their careers. Most of them are 2
year-olds, mere babies, learning the
intricate steps required to pull a tiny
buggy.
There are 3-year-olds in the more
advanced stages of schooling, while
the aged horses (any older than 81
get only light preliminary footwork in
preparation for the opening of the
Grand Circuit in late June.
Seminole Park is an old race
track. For some reason slot ma
chimes and dog racing survived
but whoever built Seminole Park
for horse racing took terrific
trimming financially.
Natives didn't go for the sport and
when tobacco magnate William N
Reynolds Of Camel" fame offered to
buy the set-up, the owners willingly
let the white elephant" go. This
altruistic gesture was made nine years
ago. Within couple seasons, Semi
mole Park became famous in the world
OF trotting and pacing horses.
New Species of Sportsmen,
HERE were lot of cars parked
when you drove up but when you
looked at the stands they were as
empty as the day the final nail was
driven into the race track Instead,
slouching along the rail were the
owners of the cars, sun-tanned, griz-
zled old-timers chewing on wisps of
tall grass or battered pipes
1t was a new sports set to you. Lam
guild in appearance, they had eyes Of
hawks. Every time a trotter went
by, not hoof beat was missed. When
a PAGER broke stride a quarter of a
mile away, they did not fail to notice.
For the first 10 minutes it all
seemed a little silly. Then, as
the atmosphere began to become
more apparent, you wondered IL
the trotting turf wasn't getting
scanty sort Of q break in the
press.
A heavy-set man, who looked to be
SIS or 50, heard the query. He was
wearing a felt hat that must have
been as old as Judge Lands prize
head piece. His hair was snow white,
but there was an air of youth in his
eyes. I'VE trotting and pacing addicts
fell behind" he admitted, "but we're
coming back strong. A return to pop
ularity is inevitable. This sport in a
few years will be as great as 1t was
40 or so years ago, when it over
shadowed conventional horse racing"
You Can't Buy Greyhound.
A GROOM leading horse with 4
light. buggy approached. The
elderly man slid OF the rail, offered
excuses, and climbed into the seat. In
. moment he was OF in cloud Of
| dust. .-.. a.. 49,.
Evening star., 1937-03-10
'POPP|NG:::,. :, a. a.
OfF"%JtGfa jIzz2| -
Peeking Into Ne,v Sports World.
Snecial Disnatch TO The Star


RLANDO Fla March lo-TWeny minutes of fast driving from the
Nationals
Seminole Park Longwood doesn't anything
~
into Orlando and after while
daily practice of the Nationals
Evening star., 1937-03-10
Counting on Speed.

THE club as whole, doesn't seem
to have the punch and power it
used to have, but Frisch thinks it
will make up for that with greater
speed and tighter defense.
Give me good pitching, speed and
a tight, smart defensive club. and Ill
get along without roster of fence
busters. remarks Frisch. who thinks
the Cards have as good or better
chance than the next club.
The one priceless ingredient the
Cards do have, however. is that win
ming, driving spirit. The old regulars
like Pepper Martin, Medwick, Dizzy
Dean and Frisch are winning ball
players, always have been winning
ball players and will be winning
players in 1887.
Those Cardinals will be tough. make
no mistake about it. They can fin
iSh first by mile or fourth, but no
worse than that. And if everything
clicks and Paul Dean comes back. the
rest of the National League teams can
expect more than gas from that Car
dinal gang. They'll be dynamite.
Evening star., 1937-03-10

pitcher The Florida training
season won't seem the same next
year with the slot machines due to
be junked in october Golfing
ball players are telling each other
Sammy Byrd, top base ball golfer,
is to quit the diamond to become
pro at a club in the Philadelphia
district.
Add versatile guys: Paul Waner
of the Pirates not only is the batting
champion of the National League,
but he can fly an airplane. do
creditable job with a camera, is an
amateur gymnast and pretty fair
amateur actor (The Pirates hope
his holdout stunt is only an act) -.
and he does all these things on six
hours sleep nightly.
H. G. Salsinger, sports ed Of the
Detroit News, here with the Ben
Evening star., 1937-03-10
Cover Wide Territory.

THE field includes famous and un-
known bowlers from 81 States
another record-and three Canadian
provinces. All the big-name pin
busters will be there, but there's al
ways the chance some unheralded
bowler suddenly will get hot" and
walk off with big share of the prize
money totaling $145,OO0.
To attract the fans who aren't par
ticularly interested in seeing how the
famous bowlers do it, Promoter Al
Latin has arranged several special
events, including sports night when
famous athletes from other fields will
appear and society night. One of
the most interesting entries is team
OF five blind boWlers from New York.
Evening star., 1937-03-10
Paul Dean Uncertain.

PAUL DEAN reports his sore arm
healed, but its far too early to
determine if he can come back to his
former heights. although Frisch.
knocking on wood, is counting him as
his number three pitcher.
Big Jim Winford, an cratic sort,
with lots Of power, looks like the num-
Der four man with ST johnson, Bill
MCGEE and Jess Haines listed for
probably reserve duty.
The outfield is well set with the
same trio-Ducky Medwick, Pepper
Martin and Terry Moore.
F'risch is giving Moore extra batting
practice this Spring. seeing no reason
why the feet footed ball hawk from
Tennessee can't hit at least 800 as
against his low average of .254 in 1886.
! French Bordagaray, who shaved off
/ his goatee when Brooklyn sent him
( to the gas house gang, and Don
Ladgett. heavy hitter, who came up
from Houston too late to make the
Cardinals Spring training roster, are
going great and may land the out
field reserve Jobs