r Classified Ads I ht ■ fc'-* ..— ■ ■ -- - 1935. _WASHINGTON, D. CM FRIDAY, MARCH 35, _xw_D-l ^Harris’ Ax Out Pitchers : Athletics Risk All on Foxx Only for*» ----- ___i_*Experiment Sports Program PORTRAIT OF A PLUMP PITCHER. —By JIM BERRYMAN WILL CUT SQUAD In Local Realm _ DEFY PRECEDENT TOMORROW. TO 23 IN A WEEK Swimming. 10 SIM HITTING Shoreham pool. South Atlantic high school championships. Holbrook, Catcher, Stands Boxing. Reds Showing Life—Frisch Slugger’s Return to Post Finals in Golden Gloves A. A. U. Out Among Newcomers. tourney, at Catholic U., 8:15. Bawls Out Cards—Babe Behind Bat Expected to Job. Varied Sports. Fill Cochrane Redmond Gets Extramural finals among teams to Face Yankees. Gap. from Georgetown, Catholic Univer- sity and Maryland at Ritchie Coli- Calif.—March 15. This is one of a series of stories BY JOHN B. KELLER. seum, College Park: Volley ball, OS ANGELES, analyzing major league base ball Miss., March 15.—An- 7:30; basket ball, 8:30; boxing, —The Chicago Cub pitching 9:30. prospects. other week and the Washing- appears to be coming along all Rifle. ton ball club’s squad will be right, and the fielding merits BY ALAN GOL'LD. BILOXI. George Washington vs. Navy, at little criticism, but Manager Charlie Associated Press Sports Editor, about down to the limit just 1:30 (shoulder-to- Annapolis, Grimm is wondering when the hitters Fla.. March 15.— of 23 an American League MYERS, players shoulder). Tech vs. Navy plebes, are going to get going. after Upon the broad, capable shoul- outfit is permitted to carry at Annapolis, 1:30 (shoulder-tp- In two intracamp games and the ders of James Foxx May 15. The early exhibition games, shoulder). George Washington opener against Pittsburgh the Cub Emory vs. Tech FORT girls Carnegie girls. have rests the chance to make the first of which was to be played regulars accomplished nothing the like the form they will have to show Athletics a here this afternoon against the Al- Philadelphia first-division to figure in the national champion- contender in this year's American bany club, will give Bucky Harris ship title fight. League pennant race. sufficient line on his youngsters to TAMPA, Fla.—Take it from Clar- enable him to pluck from the squad With Foxx shifted behind the bat, ence Rowland, chief scout for the the boys who need more grooming after seven years as one of the game's Chicago Cubs, the Reds "are not go- before they are ready for the big outstanding first basemen and slug- ing to wind up in the cellar." show. gers, Connie Mack believes he has Rowland was a visitor to the Reds’ The Nationals' manager has noth- filled the big gap created by the de- camp yesterday. ing to bother him in the weeding out OUCH LAME ARMS parture of Mickey Cochrane and "I've been at many camps," he process other than pitchers. In other fortified an otherwise powerful, murh said, "but I never have seen such departments the club will stand as at improved ball club. cheerful and ambitious activity.” present constituted. Hurler and Outfielder Give It is a drastic move. Most prece- Harris has decided that he must dent is against its success and skep- Cubs Win Tight One. retain all three catchers now at tical managers of rival teams believe Thrill a month or two will convince training camp. In this way, Jack Yanks by Display BERNARDINO, Calif—Guy Mark Bush and Jim the that Foxx still is a first base- Redmond gets a break, for early in Big Weaver, great SAN man. Moreover, there is the the conditioning work Bucky figured of Power. ex-hurlers from the Chicago Cubs, added Wing risk of to a who is the club could get along with two will stay off the mound for the Pi- injury player the of the s receivers and he believed Sam Hol- rates during the current series with powerhouse A attack. So far. however, the brook should be the reservist to call By the Associated Press. the Cubs, says Manager Pie Traynor. evidence all points to The Bucs were on a happy conclusion for all con- on should Cliff Bolton be put out of PETERSBURG. Fla.—The the short end of a closely contested 1-0 contest with cerned. commission. New York Yankees still are Holbrook has been a standout the Chicago outfit yesterday. chuckling today over the per- Job Isn't New to Jimmy. the newcomers to the Wash- | among ST. MIAMI BEAciLFta.—Their mental formances of Russ Van Atta looks behind ington club's ranks. He is stalwart great the bat, attitude stimulated by a slightly criti- w-hich isn't to know much and Dixie a of 1934 altogether strange, physically and appears Walker, couple cal FOXX "going over” yesterday by Mana- since he spent most of the first of the art of handling pitchers. And lame arms who received those famous j ger Frankie Frisch, the St. Louis half-dozen Nationals with a fine years of his base ball he came to the contracts. dollar-a-year Cardinals were ready to take on the career in that He is a record as a hitter. Sam was a big position. horse Van Atta took a four-inning New York Giants here this afternoon. for hard work and his arm is number at bat and behind the bat pitch- second ing stretch yesterday and allowed only Frisch unburdened himself in the to none in the last season at Chattanooga. He al- big leagues. one hit. Walker, who couldn't throw' club house: The pitchers already have gained ready has a berth with the Harris ; at all last year, was tossing strikes ! “What size hats do you guys wear, more confidence with Foxx horde. receiving from the outfield all day, one ending ; anyway? All I got to say is you'd them. Jimmie’s presence. Mack fepls. in a double better snap out of it.” will mean at least 25 cent im- Deceive. play. per Figures May — provement in the A's pitching. Redmond came with a WINTER HAVEN. Fla.—Light prac- along Hale Gets Wish, Displeased. At Miami Beach: New York <N.) vs. Jimmie's success is essential to the more tice and signal drill is on the menu reputation for nothing ORLEAN ^TUose. X\ team's prospects for the reason that BUT S.—Odell “Bad for the who ^ than receiving pitches. With today Phillies, meet the *"* the News” Hale w ished for tw'o years Detroit 1 '1 only backstop of experience Birmingham last season he batted NEW Tigers tomorrow. At Los Angeles: Pittsburgh <N.) vs. \\ tf*"**** .r- Y'tb&ZfH available that some one would take the j J JUICE otherwse is the veteran .212. In the wand drills here, j In yesterday's regul ar- yannigans only second-base job with the Cleveland Chicago iN.). /jiTTERS... _^._ Charley Berry, let go after last sea- the however. Jack, who is a husky and mix-up, yans held the first team ,T so < I)R'^'<S THE POUND ARKANSAS J0OV WHO son, but re-hired for relief duty. Indians away from him he could to a 2-2 tie. At West Palm Beach. St. Louis A.) , <9<o in every way as a big '**JC JV-> Foxx himself so shapes up play third. WAS B0U6HT FROM CHATTANOOGA LAST is optimistic that catcher so far as build is con- vs. Boston (A >. 1 ^ league /C*v SLEEP * he predicts three of the He is stationed at third this Spring. Babe's >--»»- younger cerned, has revealed a punch and a ] Legs Strong. At Biloxi: (A) vs. Al- J^2> y£AR, IS TCy/W6 TOMAkE THE WEIGHT and now he isn’t sure he wants to Washington wJp sharpshooters, Joe Cascarella, Bill was at a keen eye. Harris at first PETERSBURG, ■— LIMIT AND THE /N Dietrich and play there. He now says he feels more Fla.—Manager bany <1. L). -Miss... GRADE BILOXI.... Johnny Marcum, will loss to understand how such a swinger Bill McKechnie of the at home at second base. Braves turn in as many as 55 victories under hit low in the Southern Association ST. so says there's no use “foolin’ around his direction. Merritt (Sugar) Cain, last season, but since he discovered with these Yankees" tomorrow—“Babe dice, 21 combinations are possible; in who six Chisox Rookies on lost games by 2-1 margins that Redmond Spot. Ruth dominoes the same 21 an played through many and Wally Berger will play exist, plus PENN WINS BASKET last year, says he won't drop the a the catcher did MONICA, Calif.—Manager Menke’s Latest Record games with finger without a doubt.” additional 7, due to the blanks.” close ones this season with Foxx han- not realize was fractured the pilot Jimmy Dykes started putting his in fair His traceable to a time SANTA “Berger's shape," Bill says, Book Glistens With ancestry dling him. Alton Benton, a sopho- is inclined to discount the Dixie recruits on the spot today as the “and the Babe his before the of the TITLE IN PLAY-OFF { says legs are strong building pyramids, more, and Leroy Mehafley. a veteran, circuit statistics. Chicago White Sox headed into their i to tile is the oldest known enough take four or five innings .^Sports Nuggets* greyhound dog both right-handers, probably will I ■ •4^*S»Scope The three catchers with the exhibition schedule against Los An- in Ibe outfield.” to The Pharaohs used the squad history. round out the starting corps.