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Evening star., 1938-05-14
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TOP SCHOOL LOOP.
Battle Next Tuesday With
Gonzaga, Also Unbeaten,
May Decide Title.
BY WALTER McCALLJyM.

Fully organized into a real league
for the first time the schoolboy golfers
OF Washington and nearby MARYLAND
are having a tight little scrap for the
championship of the Metropolitan
Schoolboy Golf League. Bethesda.
Chevy Chase High School, headed by
Scotty Ross. leads the league with eight
wins and nary loss. ~
Gonzaga. topped by Buddy Sharkey,
the Indian Spring County Club cham.
plon. Is close on the heels of the fast.
flying Maryland lads with seven
straight victories and not loss chalked
up. ST. Johns, Wilson, GEORGETOWN
Prep and Roosevelt all have a chance
70 WIN II they can topple the leaders,
but at present it looks to be strictly
scrap between Bethesda and Gonzaga.
The leaders will clash next Tuesday
at Columbia in a match that can de-
termine the championship. -.-
Emmett Turns Trick.
For years the schoolboys went along
playing on haphazard schedule. with
the competition for the Dawes Gun the
only real affair. The private schools
had their own league. in which George.
Town Prep won almost as it pleased.
out the big affair was the tourney for
the Dawes Cup among the Washington
high schools. -
Every one wanted a real league
banding all the high and prep schoo,s
but no one did anything about it until
this year, when Frank x. Emmett the
guy who should be and probably ia.
the car OF schoolboy golf, took it over
and organized real schedule. The
current schoolboy matches are the
outcome Of Emmett's efforts and the
boys are going for them like a duck
to water.
League Produces Talent. -
But they also are pointing for
bigger game, and bigger tournament,
This will be the individual schoolboy
championship. to be held May 27. 28
and 20, over three as yet unnamed
courses. 1t was in this tourney that
such youngsters as Bobby BrownelL.
District champion of 1896; Maury Nee.
captain of the Georgetown golf team.
and Billy Shea, Middle Atlantic
champ, first developed their competi.
tive wings
The schoolboy league has turned out
TO be training ground for future golf
champions. and there are a lot of good
prospects in the schools right now. A
rev OF them are Sharkey, Ross, Ralrh
Bogart. who holds the District junior
championship and plays for Wilson;
Earl Skinker of Wilson; Jackie Dett-
weller OF Georgetown Prep; George
Vass of Western, and Cliff Gruver of
Roosevelt. Junior champ Of the WASH
ington Golf and Country Club.
Evening star., 1938-05-14
ADAMS CUP REGATTA
DRAWS EAST'S BEST
Navy, Harvard Will Be Battled
by Penn Grew in Contest
on Severn Saturday.

Two of the most powerful crews in
the East and a third eight that has
displayed continued improvement
since the start of the season, will
meet on the Severn River at An
napolis Saturday, May 21, in the an
nual Adams Cup regatta.
Navy. with its strongest crew in
years, and Harvard. which broke the
Lake Carnegie course record in de-
feating Princeton. stand out as
among the best crews in this Sec
ton of the country.
Pennsylvania, despite its defeat by
Yale in the Blackwell Cup regatta,
has an eight that should give both
the .Midshipmen and the Cantabs
close race over the course Of a mile
and three-quarters.
The Adams Cup regatta is the last
Of the season for Penn. The varsity,
Junior varsity and freshman eights
will wind up their 1898 campaign
against similar crews representing
Navy and Harvard.
Evening star., 1938-05-14
MET. GOLF PAGER
IS HORTON SMITH
Lays Leadership to Breaks.
Hines, Kozak, GuIdahI
Are Next in Line.
BY BILL BONI,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, May 14-Before start
ing the final So holes Of the Metro
politan Open golf championship today,
lanky Horton Smith put himself under
the microscope and came UP with the
observation that he owed his three
stroke lead and one-under-par score
of 139 to "the breaks"
The TALL handsome ,Missourian has
been in the professional golfing busi-
ness for IL years. and that's long
enough to have taught him not to
kid himself. His intensive study has
left him with the conviction that he's
not playing as well as he used to.
MY swing isn't as uniform as it was
few years ago." said Horton, who
held three-shot advantage over de-
Tending Champion Jimmy Hines. with
his other dangerous rivals from two to
six strokes farther back e
Il got the breaks on those first two
rounds, but still know that I'm play
ing mostly by ear In other words,
I have to make adjustments in my
game as I go along. First one thing
goes wrong, and then another"
His analysis also has led Horton to
an extereme distaste for being called
the master putter."
Il hate all those superlatives, he
said. There's no man in this game
who's good enough at any one thing
to rate being called a wizard" From
what they say about my putting. you'd
think could thread a ball through
the eye of a needle.
That's lot of nonsense. For con-
sistency on the greens, I'd rate Henry
Picard, Johnny Revolta and Paul
Runyan every bit as good as I am,
if not better. And I've played with
Chandler Harper. down in Ports
mouth, Va, when he was putting a
good deal better than I was"
The fact remained that Horton is
the only one who has solved Fresh
Meadows narrow fairways and dam
gerous green's with any regularity
Today Hines stood at 142 in his at
tempt to repeat, Walter Kozak at 143,
United States Open Champion Ralph
Guldahl, IA; Sam Snead and Ben
Hogan, 145; Lawson Little, 146; Jimmy
Thomson, 148; Paul Runyan, 149. and
such noted campaigners as Harry
Cooper, Johnny Farrell. Willie Mac
Farlaus and Frank Walsh cyan farther
hack.
Evening star., 1938-05-14
MONTHS REQUIRED
TO CONDITION CAR
Mays Mechanic Puts in 10
to 18 Hours a Day From
July to January.
BY TOBY WANT.
Asenrieted prnss Qportc Wr;tor

1NDIANAPOLIS-T lot
more to the annual 5OO-mile Indian
apolis motor speedway race than ca
reening around curves and cunning
through the straightaways
Back of the actual driving are
months of careful planning, endless
experimentation and hard work.
The nce itself takes less than five
hours. But hundreds of hours are
spent to get each speedster into the
Wiring, wearing grind.
Most of the spectators don't think of
what's behind the race. They're too
busy watching the spills.
To get picture of what it takes to
put racing creation into the 500
mile Memorial Day classic consider the
case OF Rex Mays, the 25-year-old
driving sensation from Glendale,
Calf: his veteran mechanic Ernie
We'll of indianapolis, and the owner
OF the car. Bill White, who halls from
Los Angeles.
Ten to Eighteen Hours a Day.
Last July 10 We'll started work on
the AlfaRomeo which MAYS will pilot
vim the 1888 race. We'll struggled with
blueprints for weeks. He submitted
them to White and Mays for sugges-
tions and criticisms. Finally they
struck on the plans for the car they
wanted.
From July 10 to January l, 1888.
Well plugged away on the car 10 hours
dav. seven days a week. in a North
Indianapolis garage From the first
OF the year until March 26 he toiled IA
to 10 hours day, seven days a week.
Until he finished the car. He did most
OF the work by hand
We'll has built so many race cars in
his 20 years as mechanic that he
says, Il Just can't remember how many
E've built"
But I do know this he hastens to
add, this is positively the best one
I've ever put together"
Mays backed up Wells praise of the
car the other day by whirIing around
the 2l2-mile brick oval in an average
speed OF 1918 miles an hour, second
fastest lap in speedway history.
Signed Up in September.
White entered the car in this years
race last September, paying the sl25
entrance fee. Mays arrived in Indian
apolis April 2, nearly two months be-
fore the race.
The best training for a race is
driving" Mays explains. IT keep in
shape by driving. I have no formal
training rules. just hop into the car
and turn few fast laps"
Mays was married four years ago.
HIS wife goes with him all over the
racing circuits. They usually live in
hotels. but planned to get small
mousse near the speedway this year.
. I was a race driver when we were
married" Mays pointed out. She
knows what she was getting into, and
she never has objected to my racing"
Evening star., 1938-05-14

siloGs DIS CIlSply as any one ever saw,
I look for him to go long way in
this game"
Back before some Of the competitors
in the Chevy Chase tournament knew
divot from a caddie the tall man
was winning golf affairs. You only
have to look at some of our more i'm
pressive golf trophies around town to
find Walter Tuckerman's name en-
graved thereon. Off-hand / can't think
of one of the big ones Of the older
days which he hasn't won. among
them the Middle Atlantic and District
Championships.
And he still knows how to
judge golfer. just as a horse
man can tell by the pace of
horse how fast the nag can 20
a mile. He guessed right on
Rirpy to win the Chevy Chase
tournament and the Ripper"
who is an old Washingtonian of
5 years standing. came through
to vindicate the judgment of the
tall man.
Rlp. who now plays from Con-
gressional, after a siege of learning
the game on the public links. where he
managed to pick up four city cham
pionships. had to go to the 18th hole
to win from smooth-stroking Frank
Allan Of Pittston. Pa, but he won.
And he should have won earlier. Maybe
he would have won on the 18th had
not one of those stymies poked its
ugly head into the picture. I could
see the smile that wreathed the coun-
tenance of Jim Cosgrove as Rippy tried
to play the ball around that stymie.
Jim, in case you've forgotten,
crusaded for two years against
the stymie, and If Jim had his
way they'd be out of golf.
But Rippy lost that hole after
being dormie 2 up. and he dropped
the next with 3-putt green, and he
won on the 10Th only because Frank
literally handed him the match on a
silver platter. first by bunting his ball
into short left field, which in this
Evening star., 1938-05-14
Central Sees Series Upset
Chance in Tilt With Eastern:
Raiders, Riders Still Threats

Central Highs inconsistent baseball
team. which recently created mild
stir in the interhigh series by estab-
fishing an all-time record in defeating
Anacostia. 30-6, eagerly awaits its
clash with Eastern Tuesday at Central
Stadium, confident it will throw the
championship campaign into a mud
die.
Coach Jack Ray of Central long has
maintained the grass infield at East
ern Stadium has destroyed Centrars
chances Of capturing the crown. AL
though the Columbia Heights outfit
currently is out Of the running with
two losses in three starts, it is anxious
to endanger Eastern's hopes Of repeat
ing its title march on Centrars skinned
field.
Chnace for Western.
Eastern. now leading the pack with
three victories in as many starts, would
be thrown into a tie with Western
should it lose to Central Roosevelt,
with two triumphs in three engage
ments, also would become a threat.
Wilson, Tech and Central all have lost
two games while winning one, and
Anacostia is in the cellar with three
defeats.
Western and Roosevelt remained in
the running through victories yester-
day, the former spanking Wilson, 1875,
and the Rough Riders burying Tech,
1913.
Western manufactured a, 1910 lead
behind the effective southpaw pitching
of Toby Bright. and not until the
final inning did Wilson muster bat
ting strength to reduce the margin
to more respectable figures. with
home run by Bill Hawksworth fea-
turing the belated rally.
Evening star., 1938-05-14
Mat Matches
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUFFALO N. Y.-Ed Don George.
225. North Java. N. p. pinned Bob
Wagner: 231: Portland, Oreg.- (2s45).
oM.bonsy MERTn saEoEE ss TS.,.pd n ;b-.D ;bDanIno mo
Dusek. ga. Omaha. Nebr. (22:4b).
NEWARK. N. J.-Kimon Kudd. 175,
Japan. threw Dutch Schultz. 1876. Ger
i SALT 1'"i LAKE. q crrY.Mchief rrYa"chif Little.
Wolf 2eO, Trinidad. Colo defeated
Delbert Kunkel. .210. Salt Lake City
(two Of three fslls).
Evening star., 1938-05-14
Podgious Toll Pecedes 5our Effort of Indianapolis Racer
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Baseball.
Washington at Boston, 2

Washington at Boston, 2.
Maryland vs.. Duke, College Park,
Md. 2:30.
Georgetown VS.. Army. West
Point, N. Y.
Western VS.. Randolph Macon,
Front Royal, Va.
st. Adams VS.. McDonogh, Balti-
more, Md.
Track.
Maryland VS.. Army. West Point,
N. Y.
Catholic University vs.. Johns
Hopkins, Baltimore, Md.
American University vs.. Bridge.
water, Bridgewater, Va.
Central in Tome invitation meet,
Port Deposit, Md.
Episcopal, Hill. Eastern, Wood
berry Forest in quadrangular meet,
Alexandria, Va, 2.
Lacrosse.
Maryland vs.. Navy. Annapolis,
Nd, 3.
Tennis.
Maryland VS.. Georgetown, College
Park, Md, 8.
Central VS.. Navy Plebes, Annapo.
lis. Md.
Episcopal VS.. Gilman Country
School, Baltimore, Md.
Western VS.. George Washington
Frosh, Potomac Park courts, 2.
Golf
Georgetown VS.. Cornell and
Pittsburgh, Princeton, N. J.
Evening star., 1938-05-14
TERP FRESHMEN SCORE.

A two-goal advantage gained in the
third period yesterday enabled Mary
lands freshman lacrosse team to nose
out Loyola Of Baltimore, 6-5, at College
Park. It was the only period in which
either team was held scoreless and
nullified Loyola,s 2-1 advantage in
the last quarter.
Evening star., 1938-05-14
Fights Last Night
BY the Associated Press,

NEW YORK,-Tony Galento. c3e.
4HTanse' 4ann !, N n ). j. N.I; kneeked out Nathan
.MINNEAPOLIs.-R Wasser. 1a3
M9nlnneap9lls. outpointed Harry Thomas,
19a. Eagle Bend. MINI GO).
1aS. Los Angeles, knocked out Johnny
SAN FRANcIsco,-Red Farmer. $50,
Honolulu; stopped Allen Matthews,
BATH. Me.-Lou Burns. 1913. Bath,
knocked out Charley Burns, 1872. Bos-
BIDDEFoRD. Me.-Jimmy Knights.
13l. Portland: Me. won newspaper de-
slslon over Kiki Stanley. 1874. Bidde-
WATERvIILE, Me.---Haywood Storey
1132: Wateryille. knocked out Ray Nc
Ginres. 159. Boston (5,
ATLANTIC. CITY, N Johnny
Buh 12s, Atlantic City. outpointed
Gristobal Jaramillo, 1884, Puerto
PHILADELPHIA. - Billy Passan.
1909; Philadelphia. outpointed Johnny
Scibelli. 123. Union City. N. J. GOJ.
Evening star., 1938-05-14
new A. A. BAT LEADER
Washington on Top With .436 as
Tabor Drops go Points.

CHICAGO, May IA P. vern
washington. St. Paul's outfielder of
major league seasoning. has displaced
Jimmy Tabor of Minneapolis as the
American Association batting leader
The young third baseman slumped 60
points.
Washington's average also fell, but
only 26 points, which gave him a mark
Of .436 for Is games.
Eddie Joost of Kansas City, despite
loss of Is points, moved up to second
place with .4l8, eight points better
than Tabor.
Evening star., 1938-05-14
= ALL.L0CAL SAILING
Hoyas and Cards Compete in
Series of Races Today.

intercollegiate sailing was to assume
an all-local phase this afternoon when
members of the Georgetown University
Sailing Club competed in series
under sponsorship Of Potomac River
Sailing Association with four-man
team from Catholic University.
The first of three races was sched-
hled for l:30 pm. with course of
Hains Point. Hoya sailors will be
Martin Quigley, Wilson Sweeney. Tom
Ross and Harold McCarty. The Card
tnal shippers are to be selected today.
Evening star., 1938-05-14
Riders Coast to Win.

Roosevelt spurted into an 80 lead
by the end Of the second inning and
coasted in behind the hurting of Jack
Redinger, who limited Tech to seven
scattered hits while the Rough Riders
were nicking a trio Of twirlers for
13 safeties.
Jimmy Arbuthnot,. Billy Robertson,
Jack Smith and Sylvan Stein paced
Roosevelt's attack, with Robertson
contributing a home run.
Evening star., 1938-05-14
DEWITT, ST. JOHNS WIN
Gonzaga and Friends Are Losers
in Prep School Net Loop.

Dewitt and st. Johns were the VIC
tors in two matches of the District
Prep School Tennis League yesterday.
the former nosing out Gonzaga, 80,
and the Johnnies licking Friends, Al.
Gonzaga held a 81 lead over Dewitt
after the singles. but the latter swept
both doubles matches.
Summaries:
Dewitt, 3; Gonzaga, 2.
- singles1Jafe !D.) defeated sheehan,
amon55... nam5. l06. 81; Joers 1do defeated
Riehsrds. Ranssa; Sc So e. e. Smith toD defeated
poubles-Richards and Goldstein tD)
ae1eated Sheridan and Walsh, SO, "a,
81: Jaffe and Bennett (D.o defeated
Sheehan and Joers. "a. 4-6. 6-.
st. Johns, 4; Friends, 1.
4s sstnslss5Buan.g ssa.g g. defeated osus.
feateed srabo, sC e HUGHES M.uIs;rsJ is; - 70 de7 e
defeated Jones. e-S. 6L4. ' 70. ~
Doubles-.Howard-Ma -Mauldinr Is. ~ de-
fsatsd n Williams Jones. e-4:eN7; oreas-
aushes e. - defeated Bunnae-Brabo.
Evening star., 1938-05-14

Runs-Stein. Gray Arbuthnot (3), Smith
f3l. Thrift, Robertson (2), Lagos. Perlo
GnnJ ~ J. .sTsi; GiomTsi; HewbA Mostcw ErrorsN
J. Ciomei. Home run-B. Robertson.
COS. Sacrince-Gray. Double play-Wies
to Ciomei to Kendall. First base on balls
on Stockwell, 8: Oh coe. A. of Redinser.
8: Of Wine. i. Hit by pitched ball-By
stockwell (Steinl. BY Coe (Redinger1.
Struck out-gy Coe. 2: BY Redinser. 8:
Evening star., 1938-05-14
PETROSKEY TO MACKMEN

June promises to be an important
month in the life Of Georgetown's
Mike Petroskey.
The Hilltop pitching ace, who yes
terday was beaten for the first time in
20 games. will attain three objectives
within the next few weeks: His col
lege degree, wife and chance in
the big leagues.
The last was assured him today
when it was announced that. he had
signed contract with the Philadel-
phia Athletics. He will report to
Connie Mack shortly after his grad
uation.
Evening star., 1938-05-14
Liner Uses Metal Mike

The Nieuw Amsterdam, Hollands
36.287-ton transatlantic liner, is
equipped with the Sperry gyro-com-
pass and gyro-pilot, more familiarly
known to the seagoing fraternity a.
metal mike. the Irish quarter
master"
Evening star., 1938-05-14
Dewitt. 3; Gonzaga, 2.
SNAP FOR HoYA CUBS,

Behind the seven-hit pitching Of
Vincent Powers. Georgetown frosh dia-
monders defeated Washington-Lee
High. 1l-3 yesterday. Pajac smashed
a home run for the Hoya yearlings.
Evening star., 1938-05-14

case was one of Chevy Chase's choicest
bunkers, and then by 3-putting the
green, finally conceding Rippy the win
ming 4.
Rippy's First Tourney.
1t marked Rippy's first tournament
win. The lanky guy from Shelby, N.
c., who sells shirts for a living, has
had rough road to hoe in golf around
Washington, but he looks to be all set
now. He is good enough to win them
all. but he'll have to putt better than
he putted yesterday if he wins them
all. They didn't play such good golf
Rippy and Allan. Their medal scores
were rs, but they were so close the
kind of golf didn't make much diff
ference. The shot that really decided
the match came as early as the 9Th
hole, where Rippy whacked in a 25-
footer to halve Allan's bird 4.
Franks putter was as wild as a way
ward step-child. Time after time he
had chances to get his nose out in
front but each time that putter, as cold
as a landlords heart, let him down.
Here is the way they scored:
Evening star., 1938-05-14

Although limited to five hits by
Dorian, Bethesda Chevy Chase dia-
monders capitalized on Landon's mis-
cues to compile a 1913 triumph at
Garrett Park.
Evening star., 1938-05-14
Little Hoyas Finish Well.

Georgetown Prep finished its season
by registering nine runs in the eighth
inning to trounce st. Albans, 9-S, at
Garret Park, with Decker and Bailey
smashing home runs for the Little
Hoyas in the big inning.
Evening star., 1938-05-14
College Sports
Baseball.

bUS6U8II,
Fordham 8: GEORGETOWN. 4. r..
North Carolina. Ii: Maryland 10.
Wake Forest. a william and Mary. 1.
Harvard. &; Cornell 4.
Duke. 7: Lafaeette. 2.
Temple. II; Muhlenbere. 2.
Ursinus. =; Gettysburg g.
Villanova, 8: Boston College. 3.
Bucknell. 10: Lebanon Valley. 2
Illinois. 10: Chicago. g.
, Washington College. Is: Hampuen-
sydney. 4. --sa
Tennis.
American q. g: Randolph Macon. /.
y; H;,esn.i5s n f. 8; s.; EichmSnd: Taene: O
Yale. 6: Dartmouth. 3.
Fordham. 5: villanova 2.
Dickinson. 4; eusouehanna. 2.
Track. f.
TY,'Is.' T,YI';t'Is's d: ssiS$s;a H.! A7SAS:r's d. ssn.
Evening star., 1938-05-14

Easy Game for Mounts.
Kenneth Taylor's three doubles and
his f1ve-hit pitching chiefly were re-
sponsible for Mount Rainier's 1914
win over Laurel High at Mount Raj
nier
Evening star., 1938-05-14
Rising Wins Numerals.

Harry N. Rising Of 4440 @ street
NV, first-year student at the Mill
tary Academy at West Point. has been
awarded hie ciass nunsrals IA boxing.
Evening star., 1938-05-14
Straight off the Tee
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

The tall the
about Chevy man
used win these
IL holes at about fast golfer
Claude Rppy looks about
Walter 1uckerman the tall the
Evening star., 1938-05-14
Rippy's First Tourney.

extra hole-Rippy. 4; Allan. 6,
Other flights were won as follows
Second f1ight-Ralph Bogart, Army
Navy, defeated Elliott Spicer, Indian
Spring, and /; third flight-C. A..
Fuller. Chevy Chase, defeated Frank
M. Goodwin. Congressional, up;
fourth fiight-Ray Fleming, Manor,
defeated Leo Cullinane, Kenwood, 6
and 5; fifth flight, Kent Legg, Chevy
Chase, defeated George Galbraith.
Chevy Chase, 3 and 2.
o. T. Wright and Chick Heimer tied
for first prize in blind bogey tourney
staged at East Potomac Park by the
Pitzer class of Central Presbyterian
Church.
Evening star., 1938-05-14
Totals IS 1O24 3 Totals 371027

Ran for Mesrobian in ninth.
Wilson ------ 900 600 OO6- g
Western ---------- $50 OO1 4Ox-12
Runs - Deuhring, Garner. Stevens,
Hawksworth. Roller. Bush, Oertel. (D.
Bright; Errors-DeuhrinR, Barbee Hoskin-
son t3). Mesrobian (2). Two-base hits
Hawksworth. Lawyer. Bush. Home runs
O'Hanlon. Hawksworth. Stolen bases
Oertel (2l. Hilleary. Sacrifices-Lynham
Bright First base on balls-On Ofiutt. 5:
9f1 9ntt syer in i of 9Sn,Bgs Bush Hitsoof of-
innings of Bush. . in IL, innings. Hit
by pitched ball--By Bright (Deuhring)
Bush, 3: BY BRIGHT. 4. Wild pitch-Offutt.
Balk-Bright. Losing pitcher-Offutt. Um-
pire-Mr. Watt.
Evening star., 1938-05-14
New Yacht Basin.

Dredging Of lagoon and yacht
basin at Waretown. N. J, u nearing
Evening star., 1938-05-14

h s.S @ b.nss Pssa.r Masphy ~, ssssa co
man (2). Block. Smith. .Davidson (2). II.
tus. Trimble. Two-base hits--SaIb, Smith
Three.base hits-Decker, Bailey. Co6ma0,
Home runs-Decker. Bailey.
Evening star., 1938-05-14

Mount Rainier III 33l OOx--1O
Laurel -- OlO 1ol OlO-
Runs--Ager ,l2l. lager. Jandolt ,2,,
Green. Crump fcl. Peek, Cook. Turney (.D,
Corum. Pierpont. Errors-Iager 90, Cook
Turney '"). Corum. o. Merson 80 Two
base hits-Tavlor (3l Peek. Three -ba Sc
hit-Turney. Stolen bases-Iager. Landolt.
First base on balls-Of Taylor. . of Ben
ton, 4. Struck out--Bv Taylor, 3: bv Ben
ton. =; by Crawford. Umpire-Mr Delaye
Evening star., 1938-05-14

Erratic fielding nullified the crack
hurting Of Walter Stockwell as East
ern bowed to Fredericksburg (Va.)
High, 6-3, at Eastern Stadium,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-19

from Fowlerville, Mich; Mel Har-
der of the Cleveland Indians from
Beemer, Neb.; Sammy Hale from
Mosston, Iowa; Dixie Walker of the
Tigers from Villarica, Ga; Wesley
and Rick Terrell of the Washington
Senators, from Greenville, N. c.
You could go on through until you
had exhausted the rosters Of the six
teen clubs In the National and
American leagues and you'd find
that players born In the big cities
were relatively few and far between.
Why is this the case? Anybody's
guess Is as good as anybody else's.
The smaller town can offer the adj
vantages of greater opportunities
for outdoor sports, more places for
kids to play in the open, chance
for a sturdier physical development,
fewer distractions than city boys
encounter, a calmer outlook and
greater self-reliance.
Eight years ago Bill Essick,
Yankee scout, asked two Portland
lOre.) high school boys to give up
football and concentrate on base
ball One did; the other didn't
The former is Joe (Flash)
Gordon who occupies Tony Lag
zeri's old second base post with the
Yanks this season !. y. The other is
Bobby Grayson, the Stanford back,
who starred in three Rose Bowl
games.