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Evening star., 1938-04-05
BY GAYLE TALBOT.
Associated Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK. April 5-Al Schacht,
the baseball clown, is back from his
annual tour of the training camps, and
still he hasn't spotted that rookie
pitcher who can throw q ball like
Walter johnson used to.
Every spring when AL makes the
rounds Of the camps, working out and
lining up engagements for the season,
he keeps watching the young pitchers,
searching for that easy, flowing motion
that made johnson his idol. He's
about decided now that he'll never
find it.
AL. who was with the Big Train on
the Washington club for many a year,
clowns practically all the time except
when he gets around to the subject of
Johnson. Then he gets serious and
sentimental all at once.
None Now Seen 50 Fast.
why do people keep talking about
who was the greatest pitcher when
anybody with any sense knows there
was never one even close to Walter?"
he asks. ASK any man who ever tried
to hit that fast ball OF his. They'll
tell you.
When I look at some of these guys
they call fast-ball pitchers these days,
it hands me laugh. Why, johnson
threw ball harder when he was loaf
ing along behind a one-run lead than
anybody else ever has, and that in
cludes Lefty Grove at his best"
None of which is news, precisely.
Everybody has heard that johnson
could blaze them across 50 fast that
on dull, cloudy days the batters didn't
like to get within bat-length of the
plate. But as time passes the phe-
nomenal speed of johnson becomes
only legend to a new generation, so
it is little exciting to hear Schacht
bring it back to life.
Some days when Walter really felt
like throwing that onion it was plain
Evening star., 1938-04-05
REGULAR LINEUP
STILL UNCERTAIN
BIuege Now Threat to Myer
at Second-AII SkepticaI
of Clubs Power.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
Staf Correspondent OF The Star.

ORLANDO. Fla, April 5.-The
Griffs gratefully rested at the end OF
their Florida -by-bus" tours today
and made ready to break camp later
in the week. The trip North eagerly
is regarded. This Grapefruit League
has your Washington ball club down.
The Mats defeats no longer are a
matter to be taken lightly. Nobody
is laughing them off any longer. The
confident collection of youngsters and
veterans Of three weeks ago is gone.
Now the Griffs are revealed to be un-
certain, doubtful of their mates abil-
tiles, and impotent.
Taking inventory, the Mats find:
l. They have been beaten in eight
straight games with other major
league teams.
2. They have won only one big
league game. That was the opener
against the Cardinals, 1913. Yester-
day they lost to the Cards, II to 8.
3. They have not won a big league
game since Zeke Bonura has been in
the lineup.
4. They cannot trust either pitch
ing or hitting. Thrice the Mats have
been shut out. Yesterday they made
eight runs and IA hits and yet never
were able even to tie the score after
the second inning.
S. They find their lineup unde-
termined. Goslin or Simmons in left
field? Case or Almada in center?
Myer or Bluege on second base?
Goose Plants Seed of Doubt.
Spring training defeats, Of course
must not be taken too seriously. Nor
must spring victories. Consider the
1887 Mats, for instance They mopped
up year ago and finished a Door
sixth IN the American League. Con-
slider the Cincinnati Reds a year ago
They also set blazing pace and vet
wound up in the National League GEL
lar
But eight consecutive defeats serve
to paint the picture uncommonly dark.
manager Bucky Harris may be making
bizarre attempts to needle his regulars
with his recent use of George Case in
Mel Almada's Job, Goose Goslin at Al
Simmons post and Ossie Blueee at
second base instead Of Buddy Myer.
He may be trying to rouse Simmons.
Almada and Myer, but by the same
token, 1t can be taken seriously. Case
Is showing himself to be a fine young
ballplayer, Almada is good man, too
They may wind up as co-regulars, de-
pending upon whether Harris wants a
right or left handed hitter in center,
The use of Goslin was not taken
seriously at the outset, but the Gander
has planted the seed of doubt in many
minds, including Simmons. And Bluess
for at least two or three weeks,
(See STAN, Page A-l5.)
Evening star., 1938-04-05
Red Rookie in Five Leagues in One Year
Greenbeg York Willing Bet They'll Get More omes Thon Ghg Moee

Hippodrove to you): Mike Jacobs
is getting ready to spill something
today or tomorrow But the
betting is it won't be to tell the
folks where Schmeling and Louis
will 60 to work AL (Weskit)
WE'LL, Lou Ambers' pilot, saw Sam
my Luftspring of Canada fight for
the first time only last week And
Immediately laid $4,000 on the line
to buy the young welter's contract
from Doc Cook They say the
world boxing meeting, in Rome this
month, will try to get the New York
Boxing Commission to kill the mo
foul" rule Which would hardly
come under the head Of smart
stunts.
Fred Apostoli or Glen Lee will
headline the next Garden card
d MAY 13) against the winner Of
tomorrow's Solly Krieger-Izzy jan
nazzo tangle Needless to say
one and all figure Apostoli u get
ting the well-known run-around
Evening star., 1938-04-05

hibition starts against major league
outfits this spring.
Tab Joe Marty, the Cubs sopho-
more flychaser, as one Of the
leagues most improved ball players
this year Southern sports
.scribes hold their convention at
Silver Springs, Fla, May 1918.
and the announcement sounds as If
q big time is on the way.
Ray Malott, Stanford's national
quarter-mile champ, is hot again
They clocked him in better
than world-record time the other
day Pie Traynor is sold on
his new Pirate ballhawk, Johnny
Rizzo Figures the IS G's he
paid the Cardinals for him was a
bargain Down at Davidson
College they remember Buck Mar
row, Brooklyn rookie, more for his
rassling than his pitching :.
Olympic sprinter Marty Glickman
is up and around again at syra-
cuse. recovered from his back In.
jury. .
Evening star., 1938-04-05
BY SID FEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, April 5.-Hank
Greenberg and Rudy York want to
bet their home-run output this
year tops the combined clouting
total of Lou Gehrig and Joe Di
Maggie How about that, you
Yanks? >. Joe Louis loafs through
the next four weeks at Stevensville,
Mich, and Lafayetteville, N. Y,
before starting training for Max
Schmeling &. Won't decide where
his campll be, however, till Mike
Jacobs picks the site for the fight.
Buck Mccormick, the Reds new
first sacker, holds some kind of a
record for getting around
Started the 1885 season with To-
ronto and played in four other
leagues before Labor Day Col
orado announces its golf and ten
MS rosters-and, believe 1t or not,
Whizzer White isn't on 'em.
Fight waves On Jacobs beach
Evening star., 1938-04-05
Baugh> Paul Dean Sent to Minors

BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, April
5.-Football star Sammy Baugh
and Paul Dean, erstwhile pitch
ing ace, have been released to
minor league clubs, the St. Louis
Cardinals management disclosed
today.
Baugh, an infielder, goes to
Columbus in the American Asso-
citation, while Dean has been op-
toned to Houston, another
Cardinal farm, in the Texas League.
Baugh showed much promise with
the Cardinals this spring and at
one time appeared to have a fine
chance for the third base job.
Frankie Frish, Cardinal manager,
has requested that Baugh be used
at shortstop by Columbus.
Paul Dean, younger brother of
Dizzy, went on the voluntary re-
tired list last season, but was REIN
stated this spring by Judge K. M.
Lands, baseball commissioner. His
ailing arm failed to respond to
treatment and in his only pitching
start in training games he was
shelled for nine runs in one inn
Ing by the Boston Bees.
Evening star., 1938-04-05
LEAFS ARE FAVORED
FOR HOCKEY CROWN
Toronto Team Opens Stanley Cup
Series Tonight Against Fast
Chicago Hawks,
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TORONTO, April 5.-The Toronto
Maple Leafs. led by Shippers Gordon
Drillon and Sylvanus Apps, skate onto
their home rink tonight favored to
defeat the Chicago blackhawks in the
best-of-flve final for the Stanley Cup
and professional hcckey's world cham
pionship.
Everything favors the Leafs except
the events which have led up to this
climatic play-off series. Most i'm
portant advantage is that they have
enjoyed full weeks rest since beat
ing Boston three straight for the
National Hockey League title, whereas
Chicago goes into action right from
two bruising three-game series, each
Of which included one overtime game.
The Toronto attack, during the reg
ular season, was the strongest in the
league, Chicago's the weakest. In
addition the Maple Leaf defense,
nothing to boast about until 1t tanned
Boston so completely, still was better
through the 48-game schedule than
that of the Hawks.
But Bill Stewards Chicagoans can
draw some satisfaction from the fact
that the under-dog has EMERGED q
top-do In each play-e6 scrap.
Evening star., 1938-04-05
,J0InsOns Fast Ball Luurels
Still Are Safe, Schacht Finds
In Tour of Big League Camps

murder for the opposing team. They
would just stand back and wave their
bats until everybody. even Walter,
was laughing. On days johnson was
due to pitch for us you could count
on two or three members of the other
team reporting sick. They didn't
like to face him and you couldn't
blame EN-.
Funniest thing that ever happened
was one day when our regular catcher
got split finger about the middle
Of game and we put in a young
fellow named Rip Williams to catch
Johnson. Walt was pretty fast that
day. and Billy Evans was calling
strikes behind the plate.
The first one went over Williams
shoulder and hit Evans an awful
thump on his protector. An umpire
in those days wasn't armored up like
he is now. The second pitch also went
right past Williams and cracked Evans
square on the shin. So help me, Billy
grabbed his shin and turned around
and bawled out that the game was
Cdllcu OIl ACCOuIlG VI UdIkIcSS. IL
swear he made it stick, too, and the
sun wasn't even down.
Chapman Seeks Cover.
Ray Chapman, the Cleveland in
fielder who later was killed by a fast
ball thrown by Carl Mays, figured in
another OF Schacht's stories about
Johnson.
Ray liked to crowd the plate
Waits first pitch tipped the visor of
his cap and the second ruffled his
shirt. He turned around and walked
right back to the dugout, and the
umpire couldn't make him take his
third strike. That was about the
easiest strikeout Walt ever got"
Supposing johnson, in his prime,
were pitching for the present-day
Yankees, how would he do?
He would average about 30 wins
and two losses a season." figured AL.
He couldn't possibly do worse than
that"
Evening star., 1938-04-05
By a Stan Correspondent Of The Star

BY Stan correspondent OF The Star.
ORLANDO, Fla, April 5.-Some
ballplayers say that Bucky Harris
is one of the champion hot and
cold" managers in baseball, mean
ing that one day he likes a player
and the next day he sours on him
=. But Bucky can't hold a candle
to frankie Frisch of the Cards :. .
A week ago frankie was saying,
definitely and positively, that
Slingin' Sammy Baugh would open
the season for the Cards on third
base Today Baugh was sent to
the minors.
Baugh, when asked if he in
tended to play football for the Red
skins next fall, drawled charac-
teristic, "Ah don know" It
seems Sam is willing to take one
year fling in the bushes to see if he
is capable of playing big league
ball Asked if he would play
in the all-star game in Chicago
next summer, he shrugged But
when he said good-by to WASH
ington reporters, Baugh signed off:
wal, ah'll be a-seeing you later
in the summer" That couldn't
Evening star., 1938-04-05
Vats Morale Severely olted BY Series of Major Defeats
Win, ose or Draw
Cochrone Still Takes His Cuts in Batting Practice
PIoyer-Monogers Seem to Be Vanishing in Majors
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.
STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

n RIANDo Fla April 5whle baseball shudder
Mickey cochne continues batting
You know, of whyoe shudde A fast ball by
Bump Hadley sailed weidly and
struck down Iron Mike acturng his skull
even weeks was 6o-5 and take choice between
Mickey but in the end, he recovered
to tell the story but
now Mickey walks up to the dish in batting practice
insists he has no intentions of playing for the Tigers
was saying the other day, they play"
They develops Bengas
Mr.
about how much human body will stand
truthful he grooming
to succeed him catcher for Detroit But back of Mckey
be reasonably give
BATTLE battle for the American League pennan If Detroit close and York
rush 1or he mask and mtt There would be
Dykes May Have to Play Again.
major leagues It was in 1885 or 1856 both that of the s be
league pilots playing This there
lists with Joe cronn the prominent Joe still shortsop
and will do do until such time as better one comes along
catching for
as 42ear-o Jimmy Dykes of the White will
on the duu nail and to work Jimmy playing %
looking forward future the bench
Luke Appngs fractured
These in majors
scratched himself pnchhter
Browns but now Rogers from the big frankie Fsch of the
Cardinals has called quits after
and will conhe his duty managing Then of there corane
a
wouldn't know there definitely significant
vanishing Their popularity cycles Ten
and Buck Harris The fad back like bicycling
Grn Says It's No Fad
There possibility the
fall
with cohne the helm In National poted the
Giants to the playing
There
kind of ball club happen
who have knocked
Washington clubs record it. had Stanley Harris 1924 and 1925
and
His Winners Needed
"A
only thing
Pecknpaugh What that club
set the the field Harris Bucky
was called Grfhths Folly Well,
In 1925 furnished
q ball club that potentially a all
1925 through
payer-manager Our old had them had
to develop youngsters That's
fellow mill
In 1888
Schultz
bubbng spirit
and aggressiveness
ITS no fad 1t depends on the ball clubs chiefly"
Evening star., 1938-04-05
Exhibition Tits
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
st. Louis (N). IL: WASHINGTON (A). &.
Cleveland tA). IL: New York tN0. Z.
Boston (ND. s.; BROOKLYN N). /.
Houston (T). T: New York (A). 8.
Chicago (A). II; CHICAGO (N). 2.
Philadelphia (N0. 3: Jackson (S. E). 0.
Philadelphia tA). 10: Atlanta (s). 8
I'll inninRs).
Detroit (AD. s: Buffalo o.. 3.
Pittsburgh (N). z: Barstow (Calif). 2.
st. Louis (A). 4; Toledo "a. Az. 3.
Indianapolis "a. A.. 8: Montreal ~. 3.
chattanooga 90, Is: Baltimore o..
10 90 innings).
Jersey CITY, %. 8; Alexandria EVAN
Schedule To-day.
At Bryan. Tex.-New York (N) ".
Cleveland (AD.
At nI,IsiI Ls5f['ns., q, ra.-sr00tl'n (No vs.
At Fort ,g W9Tth; Wa,tn Te4;7Hev * York Mo
At csIa Biseee sN Aris'-ohic'so fAo vs.. CHI
At Savannah; q..-soston Ao v'.
At Winter Haven. Fa.-st. Louis fN)
VS.. Columbus "a. A..
At Atlanta da;IPhiiadsiohis tA3 ".
At Monroe. La.-Philadelphia (ND W.
Monroe (Cotton).
At Winslow. AriZ.-Pittsburgh (N0 ".
Winslow.
Evening star., 1938-04-05
H0YA, TERP Wins
TUNE-UP RIVALRY
G. U. Hot in Opener Against
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Takes
Third Straight.
BY BILL DISMER. JR.

1t doesn't take long, or much, to
start a Georgetown-Maryland argu-
ment. Despite the fact that the base
ball seasons scarce begun, both the
followers of the Hoyas and Terps were
abuzz with the question as to which
has the better ball team.
g. U. supporters were elated over the
fact that Joe Judges nine justified
preseason predictions by looking great
in trouncing Vermont yesterday, 10-1
blending clever pitching, smart base
running, timely hitting and good field
ing in its opening game.
But Maryland enthusiasts were
pointing to record of three straight
victories within eight days-the latest
also coming yesterday as they came
from behind three times to whip Cor
nell. 1913, and team batting average
Of 400.
No definite answer as to the superb
ority of the teams will be given until
two weeks from Saturday, when they
meet at College Park in the first of a
home e-and-home series, but until then
the controversy promises to wax hot
and heavy.
Hoyas Are Impressive.
Georgetown, hitting about 100 per-
centage points below its 1887 team bat
ting average in its first game, never
theless looked about as COON an all
around team as one will find in college
ranks. Shortstop Tommy Keating
committed the only error, late in the
game, but Smitty Nau and Tony
Barabas came through with running
catches in the outfield that were bril-
liant. G.. us infield didn't have many
chances, but Joe Keegin caught a
strong game and permitted nary run
ner to steal.
Georgetown's pitching deserves a
paragraph In itself. Mike Petroskey,
unbeaten last season, yielded only two
singles-in the first tive innings-and
they were the only Vermonters to
(See DISNER, Page A-l6.)
Evening star., 1938-04-05
VOTE QUESTIONED,
| RING JUDGE QUITS
Mu|ha|| |rked by Alleged
Remarks of Official of
Boxing Commission.
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

Incensed over squabbling by an on
cial of the District Boxing Commits
sion on the manner in which he has
cast his vote in some instances. Bob
Mulhall, local boxing judge, was to
tender his resignation today.
Mulhall, who has been affiliated
with the ring game for more than 80
years, decided to resign following a
dispute last night with Col. Harvey
L. Miller, secretary of the commission,
over two bouts at Turner's Arena.
Arguments Follow Decisions.
Mulhall voted Joey Straiges the
winner over Abe Danner in the eight
round semi-fnal and Joe Reno, Cam
den WelterWeight, the victor over Ell
Brookman in six-round preliminary.
Miller allegedly quarreled with him
on his manner of scoring and Mulhall
climaxed the argument today by offer
ing his resignation.
Denny Hughes, who was the first
1eferee to be licensed following the
legalization of boxing here four years
ago, recently resigned due to friction
with Paul E. HaWorth, member of the
District Boxing Commission, who
questioned Hughes concerning the ad-
visibility OF awarding Joey Archibald
technical knockout over Johnny
Mirabella.
Judge Irked by Friction"
Recently appointed a judge afte,
serving as an inspector and in many
roles in aiding amateur boxing here
Mulhall said I'm sick OF this con.
tlnual friction. I've been in the box.
Ing game as long as any one in Wash.
ington with the exception of Pat
OConnor (knockdown timekeeper)
and do not feel that questioning OF
my decisions is warranted After all
very few persons see a fight in the
same light and if happen to differ in
some instances, that. in my opinion
does not constitute ground for crit
icism."
Straiges also was adjudged the Win
ner by Judge Frank Schuyler, al
though Referee Eddie La Fond voted
a draw. Schuyler and Referee Ray
Bowen voted Brookman the winner
over Reno.
Evening star., 1938-04-05

mean anything but Chicago at
football time, could it?
Things that hurt department.
Washington. in nine games against
big league clubs, has scored 80 runs
as against IS for the enemy . In
their last eight games the Mats have
scored only l8 runs, or slightly more
than two per game No wonder
the have lost eight of nine.
Fifteen runners were left strand.
ed on the bases by the Griffs yes
terday in st. Pete >. Which proves
the Mats really are in training,
after all :. You see, they led the
American League the last two years
In leaving runners on the sacks.
Evening star., 1938-04-05
Yanks Still Unsteady,

FORT WORTH, Tex.-Add Spur
geon Chandler to the small list Of
Yankees helping make the team look
something like world champions. The
Georgia right-hander went seven in
nings against Houston yesterday. and
but for two mis-plays, would have
had a shutout. As it was the Yanks
couldn't win, though they got nine
walks and four hits inside five
innings.
Evening star., 1938-04-05
BEES WEATHER-LUCKY.

BRADENTON, F1a.-Besides hay
ing trimmed his old club, the Dodg-
ers, in three out Of four, Casey STEM
gel feels his Bees have the weather
licked, too. When they broke camp
today the Boston club had finished
i've weeks training without . day
lost 5oe rain.
Evening star., 1938-04-05
PILLS LACK PUNCH.

MONROE, La.-Winning isn't ev-
erything to Jimmy Wilson-at least
not on the grapefruit circuit. His
Phillies, here for a game with the
Cotton States League entry, beat
Jackson, Miss, of the Southeastern
League, 80, yesterday, but didn't
show enough punch to please their
nilot
Evening star., 1938-04-05

SAN ANTONIO, Tex.-The Browns
today cut loose two pitchers. Ewald
Pyle, who won Z and lost IL for
Des Moines last year, went to the
San Antonio farm, and Bill Miller
was shipped to Hollywood of the
coast league on option.
Evening star., 1938-04-05

in that Freddy Steele-Young Cor
bett clash on the Coast.
Izzy Kaplan, the sports photog-
rapher and linguist. up and around
again, strolls in to explain that
while he was laid up with pneu-
monia the doctors punched him
full of holes with epidemic
needles" New York hockey
Americans will bring up young
Willie Fields from Seattle next
season Also Pat Egan, another
defense man. from Nelson. British
Columbia.
Grapefruit belt scouts report ane
reason Dario Lodigiana hasn't
shown so we'll at second for the
Athletics is because he can't catch
signals-ever if they're wrapped
up and addressed to him, special
delivery Speaking Of new
major or minor - leagues, how
about those Newark Bears .,
Who've only Won tour q I've q.
Evening star., 1938-04-05

Cardinals $50 400 2Ox-1I
WASHINGTON -------- 200 010 050- S
Two-base hits-Mize, Owens Three
base hits-Gutteridge. Stone Home runs
Slaughter. Bucher. Runs batted in-Stone
%, Travis co. Case. SLAUGHTER Owen l2).
Macon, Gutteridge, S. Martin 90, Bucher,
Padgett. Sacrifice hit-De Shong. Stolen
base-J. Martin. Double playS-Travis,
Bonura; Bluege. Travis and Bonura: Lanier.
Bremen. MiZe Wild pitch-Macon Hit by
pitched ball-By Macon (Travis) Bases
on balls-,Of Macon. 3; of De shong, !
on Henshaw.. L; off Lanier .. Struck GU,
Henshaw, 3. Pitching record-Of Macon.
8 hits, runs in innings; of Henshaw,
/ hit. no runs in 1 inning: of De Shone,
10. hits. Q runs In 4 innings: of Appleton
hits. runs in 4 innings. Left on bases
st. Louis. .: Washington. IA Umpires-
Messrs. Sears and Hubbard. Winning
pitcher-Macon. Losing pitcher-De ShonS
Evening star., 1938-04-05
AS ROCKS QUAKE
AS MOSES SIGNS
Parker, Barna Likely to Go
With Vet Ready-BroWns
Ship Two HurIers.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA. Ga, April 5.-The good
news that Outfielder Wally Moses had
accepted the Athletics terms will be
bad news for at least two of Connie
Mack's rockies. probably Ace Parker
and Herb Barna, when the roster Is
cut.
Hard-hitting Moses holdout siege
was the longest the AS have had
since Al Simmons got obstinate back
In 1890.
Evening star., 1938-04-05
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
Baseball.
Western VS.. Fredericksburr,
Fredericksburg, Va.
Squash Rackets.
District A. A. U. singles tourney,
Y. M. c. A., S.
TOMORROW.
Baseball.
Washington VS.. Boston IN. L.,
Orlando, Fla.
Roosevelt VS.. Baltimore City COL
lege, Baltimore, Md.
Squash Rackets.
District A. A. U. singles tourney.
Y. M. c. A., 1880.
THURSDAY.
Baseball.
Washington vs.. Boston IN. L.,
Orlando. Fla.
Georgetown VS.. Harvard, Hill
TOP. 3.
Evening star., 1938-04-05

Totals SO IS q l3 Totals a Il "a 10
'Batted for Macon in sixth.
IRAN for Owen in sixth.
tBatted for Henshaw in eighth.
Slated for De Shong in fifth.
Evening star., 1938-04-05

(See DISNER, Page A-l6)
Evening star., 1938-04-05
Consistent

(See STAN, Page A-15.)