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m LEROY D. DOWNS)
Ball!
A the cry that will go up today
fillht cities of. the Major Lea-
:, circuits. The Office boy who
; been waiting all winter for this
7 rtant day, will bury his first
‘ ,' dmother of the year. After pas-
’ this excuse on the boss, who will
It him in a. suspicious manner,
éjrili dash off with a bag of pea-
‘ in his hand for the‘ ball par);
‘ 7 is one of the important days
‘-his life. He has one every year at
' time.
be the boss himself will
of! for the old ball park after
,7 y‘has gone. He too will grab
I has of peanuts as he enters
7 stand, because peanuts are the
uni fruit. A ball game without
uts. would be like a circus
, out elephants.
S5016 Father Knickerbocker is all
today. for the Giants in their
' new,uniforms will march out
the field at the Polo Grounds be-
' I hand and display their wares
‘ 7 the fans 0: the City in the first
. onal League game. They will
to as their opponents the much
S dered about Brooklyn Dodgers.
_ natured \V‘ilbert Robinson the
- 0t 01 the boys from across the
7‘ (136.1135 wondered and wondered,
how he is going to line his
up for the opening game. He
may put Jimmy Johnston back in
o outfield, where he did his stuff
in 1916 and put Andy High
an third base.
Robbie has been after Milton
M the third baseman of the St.
Louis Cardinals, who is at the prt-s-
Sgt time resting his ch-t on the
jtove hearth in his home at Mobile.
.‘ t he and Branch .liickey who
301d! 8. similar position to his on
‘> Cards can not seem to agree on
MS. Branch is after a culCI‘It-r and
it would like to get his hands on
C Berry. who isa member of
Wklyn's ovcr stocked catching
fluff. Liaybe [hm will COlllc lo
int-ms yet and Milton will get his
" co to dig them out of the diif
Tfl Ebbett’s l icld beioro the season
11. very far under way. At least the
Hahn-i". . ..
Q
This is the day.
I
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They're on.
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Todéy the ‘daior h: :guss “ill opcn
: elr leason.1t is lllC‘ d- -.\ Iii. ll niosll
r ebull fans ham br l n long waiting
_ r and one of 1b» important
*1 the year to lIlL‘lll.
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lllilf~l
As the curtain goi‘s up for the son-
of 1924. the (-‘ianls and
01't'ch‘l'y-
R LEAGUE TEAMS OPEN
THE BASEBALL SEASON TODAY
Pry 01f Lid in Eight Cities in Circuits ,—
ClOse Race Expected in Both Leagues With
New York Teams As Favorites to Repeat
—-Athletics Are Considered as Contenders
port Barrage
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Chat and Comment of Special Interest: to
N orwalk Fans.
By Lake! 1). Downs
l
llll‘
Inks will enlt‘r tho rm 1" as lav (Will 3 ?
f in Hartford lx‘m con Harry “'llls and
take part in unfit): n “orld Series
no.“ fall.
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"‘g'l‘hey are not going to have such
going as many of the experts
1:. Both of these lvnlns will
‘ Bet stifl opposition from the other
I abs in the two lea guts. 'l‘licy an
7 out to beat X. Y. and with thr-
‘ fit. there is bound to be a lilllc
able.
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1;. ’l'lie Giants vrlll have PittsburghE
Cincinnati to fight it out with.
of these clubs will have strong
. 111.910 livid and both are going i
_ lab: hard to cop the old flag in 1
National.
Kg: _ .
:Both Cincinnati and Pittsburgh
' pitching staffs that are going to
in at great many wins. Luquc
the Reds and Morrison on the
:' fan will be the mainstays.
I. the American lcaguc. Detroit
Cleveland are expected to turn-
lSIP .l.
I».
Brooklyn fans all hope so' and Rob-
ble himself would not mind it a. bit.
Up in Boston the Yankees will
pry off the lid in the American
League and start off in the quest of
another flag. The Red Sox do not
look very strong on paper, but hope
to.give the Yanks something to
think about in the opening game, at
least.
The teams in both leagues are out
to break the mopopoiy of the New
York Clubs on baseball, but at the
present time it looks as if bot of
the mites will repeat again this
season. The contenders in both of
the circuits look about the same as
they did last season, with New York
Detroit and Cleveland in the Ameri-
can. The Athletics will also have to
be figured in the race this season.
\\’ith the new additions to Connie
Mack’s team they will shape up
strong. Simmons, Strand and Bish-
op are going to add considerable
strength to Connie Mack's entry.
All three of these players are hard
hitters and capable of busting up a
baseball game at most any time
with their hats. lie will also have a
strong pitching staff. lid liommcll
is due for a good sr-ason and with
the balance of the staff turning in
viclorlcs the A's shape up as a real
tcam.
The National League race should
be harder fought than that of the
American, as Cincinnati is going 10
be a. real contcndcr and have a
good chance of beating out the.
Giants. Pittsburgh also shapes up as
a strong team. Cooper, Morrison and
Meadows form the nucleus of a
good pitching staff. Oid Babe Adams
may comu through with scxcral
victories during tin: campaign, as he
paid a. visit to lionsoltcr Reese dur-
ing the winter months and had his
bum shoulder ndjustcd again.
Taken all in all, it should be a
grand old race in both leagues.
with plenty of chm-ring from the
loyal suporptvrs (If all tt‘ams. This
is one of the groan-st days in the
year and one that has llt‘i’ll patient-
ly waltcd for by the thousands and
thousands of luascbzill fans all over
the country.
Butler l'p!
l
.mmmIb w
—...,q._~.— —-
ish most of the fight for the Yan-
kccs. 'l‘lIcv wore the (ontl‘ndcrs last
season.
\Vc must not forget the Athletics.
when we are summing up the con—
tcndI-rs. 001113;; mack has added
considcrahlc szrrnsnli to his foam
(his mason and The A's are going in
malte_trouble in the Johnson circuit
for a great many of the teams.
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”The American YA‘giOn is having Its
uwn lI‘tIuiIlc trying to stage the bout
Jack ’l‘:|.,\inr.. First it was “'llls who
luld up the bout because of an in-
jIIrt‘tl hand and now 'l‘nylor Slates
that he will not nII'cI Harry.
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fillicr opponcnls were selected for
:1 bout wall! \Vllls. but Ilarry can not
The State Boxing Commis-
sion has taken the matter into hand
and will try and force \Vills to go
through with his Hartford bout.
C C C
Young Mulligan has been signed
up to meet “Spark Plug" Russell in
New Haven in the near fu‘ure and
will start. training for [“0 bout on
Thursday afternoon. Russo" recent-
ly scorcd a victory over Jim Bones.
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Manager Bill Smith has several
good bouts in the works for Mulli-
gan. If he wins over Itussell. he
may be put on in the Inain'bout at
the local armorv at the next show
of the Norwalk Sportingt lub.
E MACK’S
TEAM READY
_ duce Connie Mack took the
[.000 infield engine out of his
1914 machine, then showing
tor his first time patient Phila-
‘ ;fans have looked for a re-
“ 61? I mightier steam roller to
fghe once powerful world
V" \wore on the team grew
‘ it seemed that the astute
had seen his best days as
. Every year for the last
, 'er fans and the American
roofer-s have said this "looks
Chile's year” Last season it
in the great early season
fia‘srthough their hopes would
- d. The team was a better
“Connie had since his glory
. tans year none will deny that
V’ at least the club is first
grade. '
is hope in the heart: of
’ t army of. admirers that
again this year. and the
. am last longer than last sea.—
. 0 has a. pitching staff that
its peak. .Eddie Rom-
» twirler in the Am-
? e in 1922,13 in good
year and Connie“: chief
. The peerless new
In out or turn rekq
_totry
come through with the wallop as
did the old machines of other days.
More than 8100.000 was spent by
Mack last season for three punches.
It looks as though he has obtained
his money's worth, though the race
which starts tomorrow. will deter—
mine that fact. In the spring series
with the Phillies the Mackmen did
not play any too brilliantly. being
HEYDLER SEES .
, CLOSE BATTLE
Says National League
Is Stronger and That
Flag Race Will Be
Hard Fought
NEW YORK. April 15.—-—John A.
Heydler. prcsldent ot the National
League, looks forward to the open-
ing of the 1924 baseball season as
the most auspicious of any in the
long life of the senior circuit. The
‘interest is kcener than ever before, ~
he declared today. and the race this
season promlses to be' much closer
than in 1923. . ,
‘.‘The one —abiding speculation of
the fans in the 1924 race will be."
said President Heydler, "can the
Giants make it .four straight? No
National League club has ever at-
tained this pre»emlnence. Six times
in the last 48 years a club has tried
but in vain for its fourth straight
pennant. Chicago failed of its fourth
straight pennant in 1884; Boston in
1804; Baltimore In 1837; Pittsburgh
in 1904; Chicago again in 1909, New
York in 101’4. Now tho. Giants will
try again to do what no team in the
older league has ever done.
”And while tradition is against
them they also will have in my opiu-
inn a stronger league than last tear
to oppose their ambition. Their
two main competitors of 'last year,
(‘lncinnali and Pittsburgh. have
strongihcncd thclr teams, notably
the Reds in the pitcher's box and
the Pirates in the infield and box.
“The second division clubs appear
to be stronger. The Boston Braves.
nude-r a new manager, showed dc-
cidcrl improvement in the training
camp games. and the Philllos have
a right to expect better pitching “this
yt-nl‘. Brooklyn has added Short-
stop Jonvs to its infield. The young
plziycrs of the Chicago Cubs that
surprised baseball in 1923 should be
much stronger this year. and St.
Louis lullm has shown in the power
Ixhilwillnn games much of that dan-
Ilcrous offI-nsivo power that made
the club a factor two years ago.
But the Giants also have added
strI-ngIh to their machine.
"Summcd up. it really looks to me
as though the National League race-
would be closer this year. The cir-
cuit strength seems to he more even-
ly balanced than ever and
should stimulate the . interest and
give the league. an even better year
than in 1923 which was as you may
rcmcmbcr. the best year in its his.
tory."
SPANISH CHAMP.
AFTER BOOTS
NEW YORK,-April 14.—Stlll they
come tripping in, those foreign box-
ers. to nnnny our Yankee boys. The
latest is Andre Balsa. a deepehcst’cd
giant from Spain, who arrived here
two days ago and made his first
how to the gang at the Garden gym
yesterday nitr-rnoon. Andre started
off as a bull lighten but there was-
n‘t anything in that racket. so he
took to knocking the boys silly with
the inning glovcs. Balsa was born in
:arcclmm just twenty-fight years
ago, but cleaned up so fast around
his own lot that he took to fighting
in Moxico,‘ South America. Cuba
and other parts.
It was in Mexico
George Lawrcnco, the American
promoter. first spotted Andre. The
latter had a ten-round argument
with old Sam.l.nngford there a few
City that
months ago and Lawrence took
l.angi‘ord's word. for it that Balsa
‘was a. hear of n fight-12 Surely
Smnycll ought to know a. fighter
“Ill‘ll lic sccs one.
“also has been fighting for a
little more than two years. during
which time he has engaged in thlr- -
ty one fights in nineteen of which
he knocked his opponent stiff. In
appearance the Spaniard looks more
like a strong man than a fighter. He
has a. chest like ghe one that Tom
Sharks-y used to show the customers.
According to Lawrence this new~
comer. weighs 195 pounds and has
a. reach of 74 inches. He is six feet
tall and 11133 a chest measurement
,of' forty five inches expanded.
plainly in need of practice. or the
new comers Al Simmons made the
greatest hit with the fans on account
of his spectacular work both at the
bat and in the field.
Bishop, at second. looked better
than Dykcs and seemed to be able to
get on the bases. Paul Strand did
not do well with the willow in the
games. but played sterling ball in
the outfield. Bing Miller hit in his
old time form and W’elch. who is
first substitute for the outfield, came
through well as a. pinch hitter.
this.
eYing the News
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GIANTS MUST BEATPIRATE SLUGGERS,
IV t f the P1 to machine: “Pie” Trsynor. upper left. and Charley Grimm. I: per right. Abov
' o l "g o n ' hurling sec. Below. three other Red pitchers, Pete Y)
center. Adolph Luau. Bed-
snd Jake May.
RED BUBLERS ‘
in
onolIue, Tom Blue I!
By NORMAN E. BR0“‘!\I’.
The fact that John Pennant Mc-
Graw has a tough job ahead of him
If he hopes to land his fourth con-
secutive pennant is brought home
clearly by pointing out that he must
overcome two distinct types of op-
position to rcpcal.
The two clubs that should dispute
his right to the atom-mentioned
pennant are the Cincinnati Reds and
l'ills rg l’iratcs.
The Reds have THE STRONG-
EST l’l'l‘l‘lllNG STAFF IN THE
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
The l'lrmrs HORST THE IIARD-
FIST HITTING TEA.“ IN THE
LEAGI'F. ()l‘TSlDE THE GIANTS
Till-2M 8112!.“ 1-25.
In other words he must produce
two distinctive types of play—a brll-
liant defensive one n'gnlnst the Pl-
ratcs' and a ball-murdering attack
against the Red flingors.
And while McGraw
docs not appear as formidable as last
season's he secs both the Red and
the Pittsburg outfits strengthened a
bit.
, Pit-ales Got. Shortstop.
The weakest point in the Pirate
machine last season was in the. in-
field. Mariam-r McKechnle needed
a good Inficldcr at short. He seems
to have landed the man in Glenn
“’right. In filling the gap with the
Kansas City
lcally provided himself with a. good
utility man in Rabbit Mai-anvllle.
The little rabbit. is a bit too old for
a strenuous campaign but still has
some good baseball in him.
Mcchlmlc has found one pitcher.
at least. who may strengthen his
hurling staff. This man is Ray Kre-
mor, Oakland star. Kramer at the
training camp. looked ripe to do his
bit.
Otherwise Mcliochnle's team re-
mains unclmngmi—Bigbee. Carey
and Barnhart in the outfield: Char—
lcy Grimm at first. Johnny Rawlins
at second Pie 'l‘rnynor at third.
pitchers Morrison. Cooper. Adams.
Hamilton and Ray Stclncdor (who
is a mcan pinch hitter also) and
\Vallle Schmidt and Coach behind
the plate. ‘
MOran's Death Presents Query.
The effect that the death of Pat
Moran will have on the Clncl team
before the 1924 season ends. cannot
be considered at this time. Hen-
dricks is a capable, earnest leader
and new popular with fans and
players. But whether he can stand
the gulf the way Pat did is a matter
for conjecture:
Leaving this angle out the Reds
have been strengthened apparently
in one respect. They. have added
three pitchers two of whom may
turn in more victories.
The three are Tom Sheehan, who
won 30 games In the A. A. last sea-
son; Jake May, whale of the Pacific
Coast league, and the venerable Carl
Mays. .
If one or two of these join gloves
with Luque_ Benton. Rtxey and Don-
ohue in a. pitching orgy both the
Pirates and Giants can figure on
second or third place—depending on
which of the two lasts the longer.
The infield, outfield and catching!
staff remains the same. Moran. be-
finds himself;
starting the season with a team. that 3
star Bill has automat»
fore he passed on, was thinking of
trying to trade l’inclll for another
infielder. fccling that the third base—
man wasn't just what he necdcd.
lxut Plnclli is a. peppery young in-
fielder, full of confidence and a. fair
hitter. lie is not a weak link. by
any mcnns.
Summcd up. Hendricks will shoot
at the Giants—~31“! the Pirates—41
dazzling. terrifying array of hurlcrs.
if they hit their stride. The Pirates
will pitack the. Giants—1nd the Reds
——-wlth a powerful batting outfit.
with a good defense to back up their
play.
Right now I bum! the Reds will
come out on top. the Giants second
and the Pirates third.
“a... “Nap. _
- Sport Snap
Shots
or no: new.
,--~.;.-..—
The annual “few" have been
chosen from the many called for
tryouts with the big league ball
clubs. Of course the canning bee
will continue until the final prun-
ing date, May 16. but most of the
major league ball club managers
have already sorted most of the
wheat from the chaff and unripe
stalks.
Here are the lucky youngsters
that have retained lhclr places at
the dinner table of the major clubs
todulc:
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yankees: Outfieldcr Earl Combs.
Catchers Autrcy and Urban and
pitcher Gaston.
Indians: Sumpter Clarke. Gully
and Pat. McNulty. outfielders; Pit-
chers Joe Shame. Motevier and
Lindsey.
Tigers: Burke. young second sack-
cr and pitcher \Vhilehlll.
“'hlle Sox: rlnficlder Admiral
Martin, pitchers Steepgrai‘o and
Lyons; outfielders Rabbitt and Oster
aunt and catchers Crouse and
Burns.
Browns: Catcher. Rego.
Volght and infielder Rice.
Red Sox: Dudley Le at short. in-
fielder Gros. outfielder Ike Boone
and pitcher Fuhr.
Athletics: Second baseman Max
Bishop, pitchers Meeker and Baum-
gartner. Outflclders Strand and Sim-
mono.
VVashlngton: Pitchers Martina. and
W'ingfield. infielder Prothro,
NATIONAL LEAGUE:
Giants: Pitchers Sean. Bradshaw.
Mann and Baldwin. outfielder \‘Vil-
s.on infielder: Lindstrom and Terry.
Cinci Reds: Pitchers Tom Sheehan
Pitcher
WEST FOOTBALL
MATERIAL BEST
Glenn Warner Thinks
Teams Have Better
Material Than Those:
of East
SAN FRANCISCO. April 15.—
\\'eszcrn college athletes make as
good or better football material
than those in the East.
That‘s the Opinion of Glcen Sco-
bcy “'arncr. otherwise "Pop." fam-
ed Carlisle Indian and l'nivcrsity of
Pittsburgh mentor. who has just ar-
rived at Stamford University to take
charge of the Cardinals' gridiron.
activities.
“Pop" says he has no regrets at
all about lcavin‘g the East and is
perfectly satisfied he will have
plenty of material at Stamford for
a winning team. 0
"Hot—housc-grown boys are the
rule in the East," \Varner told the
writer the day he opened spring
practice at l‘alo Alto. "The wca-
thcr is the thing that counts. The
Eaterners can’t get out in the sun—
shine all scasons of the year as ath-
letes can licrc. Hence they are a
little t-nder. \Vcstcrn bois are as
good or better footliall material than
Easterncrs.
"I have been out here for two
springs. and I know what I'm talk-
ing about. ‘I have looked over the
boys here. and they are sure big
and husky. and they also have
plenty of speed.
"It Stamford does not have a
very good team it will not be on
account of lack of material. There
is some very fair timber here for
a winning eleven."
Coach “’arncr. is strr‘ng in praise
of his two disciples. Andy Kerr and
C. E. Thornhill. who placed the
foundations of the “’arner system
of Stanford.
Vogel and Michael: Pitcher Bill
Jacobs. .
Pirates: Pitchers Kramer and
May. Infieldcrs Glenn “'right and
Moore.
Cardinals: Infielder Bell. catcher
Vick and Doulhitt. an outfielder.
Dodgers: Shortstop Johnny Jones:
Inflelder Klugmnn: Pitchers Long.
Yarrlson and Green. and outfielder
Loftus.
Braves: Pitchers Lucas, Lansing
and Yeargln: Infielder Leffler.
and Jake May.
Cubs: Infielders Charley Adams,
‘ Phillies: Infieldcr Helgeth;
cher Llepe. '
Pit-
Where Big League Teams Open
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Brooklyn at New York.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Pittsburgh at. Cincinnati
Chicago at St. Louis.
Jim vsIJosie.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
New York at Boston.
Philadelphia at Washington.
Cleveland at Detroit.
St Louis at Chicago.
L77. ‘7 . ‘,
NEW YORK, April 15.—The eve
of the opening at the National,
League pennant chase finds Mana-
ger \Vllber‘. Robinson of the Robins
still trying to arrange his team in
such a manner that he will be able
to get all the strength possible out
of the material at hand. During
the spring training smson that has
just been concluded the stout chief-
tain of the hopes of Flatbush made
a few experiments with his infield,
and now if Uncle Robbie carries his
latest plan into operation a shift,
not confined to the infield} will be
made.
L'ncle Robbie is seriously think-
ing of putting the versatile Jimmie
Johnston back in the outfield.
. During the season of 1916 Johnston
at various times covered right and
center field and his playing was a
big factor in bringing the pcnnant
to the Robins that year. The fol-
lowing scason Jimmie was convert-
ed into an infielder. but he has not
been confined to any one particular
position. lie also has had extendrd
flings at shorlstopping. If memory
serves right Johnston has moved
about so oflcn in the season that he
gained the distinction of breaking:
of the four infield positions.
inficld. Joe Klucman at second base
and Johnny Joncs at short. llolbic
also wants And y High In the game
at third base and in order to bring
Andy from the bench to the for
turn it will be ncccssary to find a
place for the versatile Jimmie.
whom Robbie cannot kccp out of
the batting array.
Bernie Ncis and Gene ‘Railcv are
good outficidcrs. but with .rr one is
rcgardcd as a fixture in center field.
Robbie is planning to put High at
third and sill Johnston from the
far turn to the middle garden, and
if the experiment is made and
proves to be a success either Bailey
or Nels will be used in right field
in place of Tom Griffith whenever
a icfthander is pitching for the op-
position.
Although therc have been no rc-
ccnt developments in the much ad-
vertised trade lit-tween the Robins
and Cardinals which involves Mil-
ton Stock. the third baseman who
refuses to play for Branch Rickcy.
and one of thcdioliins‘ backstops,
probably Hank Tic Berry. ncgotia-
tions between the two clubs have
not ended.
FOREIGNERS TO
Olympic Matches
Rules adopted by the Internation-
al Federation of Amateur Biliard
Players at the meeting at. ’Brussels
are likely to result in establishing
the approaching Olympic tourna-
ment at Paris and other champion-
ships abroad as strictly European
afi'airs. The Federation imposes
matches of 500 points for compet-
itions of Class A rating.
In addition to the long game—-
the same number of points as the
professionals play in this country——
the Europeans have established a
grand average of 15 as the qualify-
ing mark entitling a. competitor to
enter an international tournament
or the Olympic championship. They
set the grand average for a national
tournament at 12. _The qualifying
mark in this country for national
Class A is S. and for the interna-
tionals played here it is 10. Ameri-
can Class A amateurs compete in
contests of 300 points.
The foreigners also adopted a
rule defining amateurs which is
calculated to disbar the entry of any
competitor whose entire record as
an amateur is not stainless and
without blemish. It eliminates the
"reinstated" player. This would bar
Percy N. Colins. of Chicago, one of
the leading American amateurs.
By Al Posen
DA
REPSG, JOSE, GET THE? UGDDWG‘
I'M NEARLY BROKW'
HEW ‘-
!_-
OH Jimme DEAQ- LET‘S (ONT
AWAKE 4- THE QEQAES' HA?
FAvorewe meme ._ we
‘ PA L€T'S‘ awe: some money!“
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BAR YANKEES;
May Not Allow Our.
Cueists to Play in the.
ere and Elsewhere:
ROBBIE TRYING TO MOLD
DODGER INFIELD INTO FORM
‘ Has New Plan —— May Send Johnston Back to
the Outfield —— Andy High May Start Sea.
son at Third Base— Has Chance of Getting
Stock on Team Yet
ann ml salary of $9. 000 w‘.i ‘
into the holding aycraccs of each?
i llcvrd
I'ncie Robbie is satisfied with the:
playing of the two new men in the;
EDDIE HEARNE
,llilc racing driver of 1’32 ‘
Robbie holds the whip;
hand in the proposmi deal. as he?
can go along with what he lias.‘
while Rickey In I is one of the ‘
Brooklyn backsiprs in order to bnl- I
in
I winter .
actors
Is re p. 'ate pith interesting pvt-5:1.
tics
tcons 2::2d 3‘. ways
conttndtr
more .
pilot. Iicarne, known as a yc;;:;:
tea: the younger gt ncra ion cf 5“?» 2‘
America's golf invasion of G7‘31
Britain which has carried off a 1313
share of the Lion‘s laurcls w “7'-
the last few years will be'cr" ’3
chiefly this year to profes.» ..:-1
ranks.
this country's leading: amateur
who last year defended the W: "
Cup in a spectacular bottle or
ish links, will compete in the B.
far has filed an entry for the ljrrzsl‘.
women‘s championship.
a! cracks, headed by \‘t‘alicr I
who has held virtually every r.
title on both sides of the water.
Gene Sarazen, P. G.
expect to make another atlm'
Hagen. who won the British
crown in 1922
stroke of retaining it a year
when Arthur Havers recovered .. . 'T
of Britain's prestige.
to retrieve his disappointing she
a year ago when he failed to (1‘6
in the British blue ribbon cvcnt.
Southern links with his brilliant r135
in the winter months; Cyril \K alker
mediums-mother prospec'
ster up his weak catching s‘aff.
Rickey wa’ts to get Butch I‘Vry).
line from the Phillies. but if -:,.
ports are correct Hemline will rm.
be traded to the Cardinals or 3;
other team for at least one 3.
It is said that when I’residcr.’ .l ‘
Heydler of the National i»
heard of a proposed deal by.
the I'hillits Robins and War“
he scnt word to I’rcsi lcnt ,
the Phi lilcs advising him re: :3 3.»:
rid of Hemline.
In the meantime Stock
maining at his home in Moi-n23.
three year contract callirz 1 .—
worked und I‘r last sensor
pirtd and this spri us. it
was o.£cr«- -«l a contract c2: .
salary of S'lJV’Ifi. If tlz'
Rickey evidently dons
Stock's worth to the (7-er
Mal-‘11}. Howl \er in tryir. .
:I. trade for S lock the CBS?! -r '
the (‘arrli rials ltns ask "1 the
for a cafclm-r and nlmu 5- -
exchange for 231:. dissa‘lF‘v >1
fit-lvlvr.
l'ncln Hold-in rcfziscd to part ‘— "
a Lacks-top and money for
and he is waiting for Iiickry to ‘.~ .
tomc- more rr-asn It is ':-~
that Roll;- ,-. is willing “
rive De Ferry to the Cards in r‘-
chancc for Stock and if that tr ‘
is madn the Drorrkiyn manager '
try some more experiments wit? i
infield.
S"
dbl-c.
ENTERS RACE
in Auto Classic at In-
dianapolis on May 30
INDI. \NAPOLIF I."
...«‘l April1’—
LI: :ir- licarnr'. ';
champ: n
pilot a Durant Sp: '
na‘ional Saw mile
apciis Motor Spt-cvi. a}.
"0.1125 arrhed in lndianapoiis
start the long trainirg grind for 1‘
SP‘ til (“Chi
‘ .
"Sure, l'm I: to skirt {1‘
Help: rfcbt .3 it. he said. and I‘
he addtd. "If the st. n will SLH I
long i nough to ICC-up me from lrt'
—}'(,.u know I can't carry a r". -
3 in the cur." Ilunrne was to.
:Ig aluut the sunsh. .e of Ca""
‘ he had been has
is one o.‘ the real
the racing world.
Hearne
of
He started driving when 1:. Ex:
been a =-:: »
for the big 9-- l. ‘
With a record of Laxing l .
young stars than any L"
veteran. is still Spry though to
merchants he has litiped sci ((1.
Harry liartz and Iiar‘ an 1-11:
mo of the Lcst of the new s ..
of pilots one much of their 1 “-
menial knowrdge of the great g.:\ -
line sport to the coaching of 15.; e
ilcarne.
Jutil’nf' ls regarded as one of ‘
Inc‘s: cautious and consistant c; '
crs n speedway racing. 1‘. 3 l
with the experience of years of l“- :-
pcruus competition on all Upcs cf
tracks he has an uncanny knack c:
planning for his campaign lefcre
the race, arranging a schedule—
thcn sticking to it.
Sometimes he figures wrong -
his ncome tax slip is evidence It:
most every track in the cou: L" “S
makes at least a modest contribu-
tion to his bank roll each year.
Last year he drove in aiieai
the pack enough times to grab
highest honors in racing—the 3e...
championship award.
I
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A
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.
Practice is start ng at Indiana,
olis nearly a. month ahead of "
usual time. Other pilots are ex;
cd to follow closely on Bear
heels.
AMATEURS MUST
STAY AT HOME
. O
From present indications none 0.
cxl.“
amateur championship. white
one outstanding womanL player 50
On the oahcr hand the prof~ :~ '
A. title l1»‘
and .came wl‘
Sarazen IS (13:
.
Joe Klrkwood. who than burm d up
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