Sports News □ II) C |~Comics and Classified j WASHINGTON, D. CM TUESDAY, MAY 5, 193H. PAGE D—T Majors Bring Major Fight Here : Esty’s Power Is Wasted on Nats r * A MAJOR ENGAGEMENT. —By JIM BERRYMAN NOI LINE UP SPOT Boys’ Welfare Spurs Efforts Washington Club Suffers of Two Men in Obtaining as Weak Fielding Keeps Feather Title Bout. • Cuban on Bench. BY BURTON HAWKINS. BY FRANCIS E. STAN. YOU may have realized by die seems to be cast and this time, there is a bit of there isn't much use in bring- major league fist-slinging ing it up, but as the Nationals AS scheduled to be unfolded for THEstill struggle uncertainly in your benefit next Monday night some- the stormy seas of the American where near second base at Griffith Sta- League it is becoming increasingly dium. As you probably have not real- obvious that sitting on the bench is a ized. there are two majors directly re- young man who might supply the sponsible for that championship clout- extra measure of power so badly need- ing contest. ed in Uncle Clark Griffith's 'Wash- Maj. Harvey L. Miller, secretary of ington ball club. the District Boxing Commission and The young man is Senor Roberto matchmaker for the Freddy Miller- Estalella, who some day may be a Petey Sarron featherweight title clash, real ball player and hold down a and Maj. Ernest W. Brown, superin- regular job, but whose fate at the tendent of police, founder of the present time appears to embrace em- Metropolitan Police Boys’ Clubs and ployment no steadier than part-time chairman of local ringdom's governing batting duty. Verily, as the young body, are the much-neglected notables Cuban whacked out another triple referred to. in a pinch-hitting role yesterday, On the sturdy shoulders of Maj. the case took on all the earmarks of one of base ball's little Miller there falls each year the task of tragedies. assuming the role of matchmaker for To those—if any—who aren's fully the annual benefit card. That he has acquainted with the case of Bobby made a success of his job can be Estelella let It here and now be said vouched for by the thousands of kid- that he can hit a base ball as regu- dies who have been taken off the larly as anybody on the Washington streets and into police boys’ clubs, club, with the passible exception of where all equipment is directly trace- Cecil Travis, Cliff Bolton and Buddy able to his efforts. Myer, and a good deal farther than anybody on the team, with no ex- Heinie Knows His Job. * ceptions. Actually, the instance of JgACKED by a lifetime of boxing ex- Estalella coming fresh from Cuba and perience. as a fighter, manager, Ernest w. brown,chief * a short stay at Harrisburg and batting trainer, referee, handler, sports editor Major .314 with Washington last year was and Ji a promoter. Heinie probably is more 'OF the METROPOLITAN POLICE FORCE.... sensational exhibition. No less sen- fully equipped to handle his present HARvEy Miller, sEceETA^y sational has he been in limited PROMOTER OF THE DISTRICTS FIRST ap- assignment than any one in the Dis- OF ™E LOCAL Boxing commission... pearances this season. • trict, TITLE SCRAP. TO BE STAGED NEXT Sc 9 **■ And matchmaker, who is Pue the Maj. Brown, who conceived the idea AIONDAV MIGHT FOR THE BENEFIT OF 9^ Lewis Bars Bobby's Path, 9^~ credit for getting THESE Two Boys of talcing off the streets and into -- boys THAT WORTHy ORGANIZATION THE EARLY as the first week of the friendly arms of the police as a TOGETHER... AND As„ Spring training in Florida it was means of crime prevention, long har POLICE BOVS'CLUBS. 9 s THERE & PLENTV a foregone conclusion that while Esta- been as one recognized of Washing- 9 ^ OF lella can hit. he cannot field in major ton's most devoted sports followers \ i 9 WARFARE league fashion. At that, he might Courteous and fair, yet fearless anc m Vuh 9 BOOKED ON |\ j have been given a better chance if it forceful in all his dealings. Brown PAL Maj. ! if\m the Supporting weren't for Buddy Lewis, the 19-year- came up through the ranks to his CARD...,, old sensation, who is holding third present position. ! base, which is the only position Esta- Hailing originally from Milwaukee lella possibly can play in Manager Wis., Maj. Miller boxed there both as Buckv Harris’ book So prodigious an amateur and professional at IOC |9| were his blows with the bat. however, pounds. In 1905 he joined the Navy that it was deemed advisable to keep and a year later won the interserv- Bobby for pinch-hitting duty. lce bantamweight In championship. There has been no fault to find with 1907-8 he held the fleet featherweight the manner in which the sawed-off title and then, in 1909, annexed the Cuban has filled his job. As he gets fleet lightweight crown. SERVICE GIVES HIM A 3#**^-- CONNECTION, more chances it becomes increasingly NEVER-MISS NOSE FOR A FIGHT !_ Moored lj Times, Wins. SPELLING apparent that he can forever whale a battle cvhen the a base ball. Short, almost in WAS during his deck-scrubbing Major *- stubby JT build and hard to pitch to, Estalella days that Heinie recorded an epic PETEY tries to Side-wheeler. SARRON GETS REVENGE. has the keen eye to draw bases on in ring history that always is a topic KENWOOD Mirror balls. In one last he drew of WREST FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION FREDDY game year conversation where veteran fight Sports for a set- Gaining revenge previous J four straight walks, and when the op- fans gather. In a scheduled 45-round crown at GRIFFITH Stadium By'the Associated Press. the Kenwood Skeet Club team is MILLER'S back, posing pitcher finally put one across bout, Heinie was floored no less than *PAL" right---the a Dean defeated Skyline sharpshooters. 231- the a .... BOTH ARE fast AND t Today year ago—Dizzy plate he smacked it for hit that • 13 MAY nth FREQUENT ^ times by Jimmy Dwyer in the first “AUJE" HAS WORKED UNTIRINGLY on the of the jfM' blanked the Boston Braves. Fanned 228, grounds winning broke up a ball game. When the pitch four rounds. Miller then showed a PUNCHERS AS IN THEIR MEETING 49 out FOR THIS YOUNG FELLOW. PROVED team. George Deyoe. biasing of comes over the plate Bobby stands a complete reversal of form and knocked Babe Ruth and hit a home run as MIAMI WINTER. ^ 50 targets, took individual high-scoring good chance of drying it safe. out Dwyer in the thirteenth round. IN LAST | Cards won, 7-0. honors. Summary: So far this season he has been used Later Heinie managed such well- Three years ago—Jack Quinn, vet- Kenwood <031). Skyline fOOSt seven times as a pinch hitter and al- known Navy battlers as Charley eran spitball pitcher, signed by Cin- Devoe 05-04—40 Howard 1 :i-'J‘1—45 S.liter ready his record is somewhat remark- Grande. Frankie Kirk and Heinie Or- cinnati Reds. C am Tain 00-04—4" 04-00—4n Walters, 01-04—45 Waldrop 03-04—47 able in that on five of the occasions chard and refereed bouts in California Five years ago—Johnny Risko de- Per.na 04-0"—44 Far.ninr 03-00—45 feated Cochran. 04-03—47 Ramsdell 03-00—-4.3 he has reached base. Thrice he and Maryland. Even now Miller is PRUNED Max Baer at 10 rounds in NATS’SQUAD Cleveland. Totals 11 <4-110—00*. (See BASE BALL, Page 3J the third man in the ring in many Totals llti-115—031 collegiate meets and conferences. He GIANTS ARE WEAK TO 23-PLAYER LIMIT ■wrote boxing on the old San Fran- TOPPING cisco Call-Post and for two years was " —.HAHN.... editor of the sports Washington Her- Witlps Catcher Starr Sent to Lookouts ald. Heinie also promoted fight cards BACKOFHUBBELL at Berwyn and Kenilworth prior to Otaro on 24-Hour Option—Chisox the legalization of boxing here. stout little man who every nastened to put m his oar for Miller. Here Tomorrow. A veteran of the World War, Maj. now and then has to dig him- “Don’t think I'm trying to knock Miller also has seen service in China, Carl Hurls Well, but Club Is self out of piles of brightly down Freddie's case. He's a great kid Washington ball club today AIR-COOLED the Philippines, Cuba. Mexico and 'J'HE Blanked THEcolored tickets and stacks of and he must be a great champion. was cut to the 23-player limit ^_ Nicaragua. He now commands the by Reds—Bees publicity "handouts'’ fashioned in his Any kid who defends his title 19 due on May 15 following the release 6th Battalion of the Fleet Marine own gifted manner paused long times—more times than any other of Catcher Bill Starr of the Chatta- FORT Corps Reserve, rated by the Devil End Cards’ Streak. FOR COM Dogs enough today in the District Boxing champion in boxing history—must be nooga Lookouts of the Southern Asso- as their best reserve combat battalion. BY ANDY CLARKE, Commission offices to take a deep a great ciation. Those are the fighter. majors behind Wash- Associated Press Sports Writer. breath. It is necessary once in a “Miller has a marvelous mental Starr, catcher of the ington's first mitten duel. As third-string major New Giants a York batsmen while, he confessed.