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1939-02-06 [P A-14] A—14 WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1939. * Chase, Krakauskas, Leonard to Be Nats* *Big Three* on Mound, Harris Figures Lose or Draw A COUPLE OF “EARLY” BIRDS—Jake Early, the catcher, has the Bucky Expects Win, best throwing arm in the business, in Prexy Griffith’s estima- FRANCIS E. STAN, By tion, and seems sure to stick with the Nats. Early Wynn, the Star Staff Correspondent. 50 Wins From pitcher, is only 18 and is expected to develop. Both of these Design for Building Up boys were with the Nationals’ Charlotte farm last year and Fla., Feb. 6—As he toward his fight with ORLANDO, plods along now are testing their skill in the dally drills at Orlando. Early Joe Louis for the heavyweight championship. Signor Tony Galento finds Trio did not have such an record with as Hurling himself getting deeper in hot water. Signor Galento is a queerly built impressive Charlotte, he man. He is almost as wide as he is tall and if he were standing in any was only able to split even with 11 wins and as many losses. water at all, literally, Tony would be in dire need of water wings. But First-Division Berth —Photos by Ellwood Baker, Star Staff. since Signor Galento's business is prize fighting and the hot water is only Seen If Others Get a figure of speech, he will be in no danger until he faces Louis. Not since Primo Camera was exhibiting his varicose veins six or 30 Victories seven years ago and pushing over a flock of dry divers has the boxing industry embraced anybody as bizarre as Galento or anything ag brazen By FRANCIS E. STAN. and incomplete as his buildup. In his day Two-Ton Tony has been Star StaS Correspondent. 6.—Three beaten an astounding number of times for a first-flight flighter. Marty ORLANDO, Fla.. Feb. Washintgon are to Gallagher, who was on the way out at the time, licked Galento in Wash- pitchers going win 50 ball games among them this ington a conple of years ago. season. If the other seven or eight As the wave of heavyweight challengers to Louis receded, beaten who will be carried can pick up 30 the Bomber's fists. Galento was forward in a back by battering pushed more, Clark Griffith's rebuilt ball cleverly conceded, splendidly timed but not quite perfectly executed build- team will finish in the first division. up campaign, authored by Yussell Joe Jacobs. In Philadelphia the That, at least, is the way Manager ancient Harry Thomas was knocked off and the fans screamed that it Bucky Harris has the Nationals’ was a swan dive and that, under the circumstances, they were entitled 1939 campaign figured. “My big problem,’’ said Bucky today, as his to see Harry get up and run through the whole table, including the rookie pitchers moved into their one-and-a-half and cutaway. In St. Louis Tony pushed over backjack second week of spring training, “is Otis Thomas. Then came Brescia and, just the other night, Natie Jorge to dig up pitchers who will win those Brown. other 30 ball games.” .Bucky's “big three.” he says, will Fans Insist on Their be Ken Chase, Joe Krakauskas and Boxing Spending Money Emil (Dutch) Leonard, the portly The Pennsylvania Boxing Commission is cool to Tony. It doesn’t knuckle-bailer. “Chase and Kra- like the way he wins fights. In Missouri they give the impression they’d kauskas,” he commented in an aside, like to be shown whether Galento really is a heavyweight contender but as he coached the two southpaws, “are the two best on the preferably in some other State. Of what they saw in the Brown fight, pitchers know which is No. 1 Michigan boxing fathers have barred both Galento and Nathaniel. club. I don’t but it's close. Leonard is the best But as we were saying in the beginning, no amount of tribulations right-hander we’ve got. As for the of a with Louis. That is one of the are going to keep Galento out fight rest—” and he shrugged and went of The fans mav smell a mouse a mile away delightful lunacies boxing. into a spiel to tell Chase how to over and won’t but they'll pay to have their sense of smell checked they keep a base runner from getting squawk. Unless Galento suddenly knocks over a representative first-class the jump on a steal. heavyweight the betting will be whether Louis will finish Tony in the Shoulder Muscles Too Heavy. first two rounds and “the distance" probably will be placed at the end ‘I'm dead serious in calling Chase of the third round. and Krakauskas the best two pitch- ers,” said Bucky. “I know that Camera was in plenty of trouble when he was being built up and Leonard won 12 games last year Primo was lucky, too. That is to say. Camera was lucky in accidentally while they were only getting 15 be- the of being a dangerous man for a normal-sized getting reputation tween them, but right now the two have him over a heavyweight to face. The reputation may helped left-handers are tops. I've never couple of rough disciplinary spots. seen them as loose as they are now. But for the most part fans knew- that Camera couldn't fight. He I look for them to win 35 or 36 I beat Jack Sharkey on a punch nobody saw and became the heavyweight games between' them this year. Leonard to 15 more. champion, probably the worm titleholder of all time. He hung around figure pick up That makes it about 50, providing for several years, with customers paying big dough to watch him in the none of these three is injured for ring. long. If the other pitchers can add 30 more games Washington’ll finish Everybody Critizing but Nobody's Doing Anything in the first division.” Harris has made quite a study Galento from the State was no boost Of course, Michigan's barring of Chase and Krakauskas. He has At the same time Galento w-asn’t clean of Week End to Tony's prestige. stripped Rules Cause Debate Sports High Basket Teams Basket Ball Battles Crowd been given plenty of opportunity. • an is the National Association's No. 1 Big alibi. Galento. you know, Boxing in Both of these young men have been heavyweight contender. Michigan used to belong to the N. B. A. but quit Given Brief around foi a while now but they after refusing to uphold the association's suspension of Jimmy Adamick. As Ferrell Snares By the Associated Press. In Mad Drive for Conference Lists This Week haven't been making good. That Is, until the lat- It is entirely possible the Michigan commission was taking a slap at its old PHOENIX. Ariz.—Byron Nelson, they didn't make good with two rounds of 65. wins $3,000 ter part of the 1938 season. They body when Galento's rap was hung on him. Phoenix open golf tournament With Leaders began to move forward then. In a sense the heavyweight picture now is like the weather when Honors Many Shaky Golfing with score of 198. record 54-hole Play-off Spots "Here's the whole story,” explained Mark Twain it. Mr. Twain observed that everybody was talking Jr. surveyed total and 12 strokes better than By HUGH S. FULLERTON, lose. Columbia, which plays twice, Bucky. "Both of those fellows are about it but was The fight people are talking Associated Press Sports Writer. can tie for the lead. nobody doing anything. Claims He Twice Licked nearest rival. Double Bill Tomorrow overdeveloped around the shoulder of Galento being unfit as an opponent for Louis but nobody is doing NEW YORK, Feb. 6.—Since it has Last week's games in the dizzy muscles. Their muscles are too CORAL GABLES. Fla.—Patty been clearly proved that the leaders Southwestern race saw Baylor drop i and hard. Krakauskas. you anything. Waner After Dropping Berg beats Dorothy Kirby, 3 and Will Oust One School, heavy the of even the best basket ball confer- two decisions to Arkansas and fall know, was a rugby football player. Nobody, for instance, is suggesting that Max Baer be rushed into 1. to win Miami-Biltmore wom- Pellet in Establish Another ences can take a licking just like from the lead. Now S. M. U„ which During the off-season he likes to ring with Louis. The fans saw that one. It wasn’t much. There has Rough en's golf tourney for fourth year. any other team, there's a crucial hasn't played for two weeks, takes drop into a gymnasium. He prides been talk of Jim Braddock making a comeback but nobody is encouraging LAKELAND. Fla.—Wes Ferrell By the Associated Press. GEORGE HUBER. game almost anywhere you look on the revengeful Baylor Sopho- himself on being a good weight won’t do. The best he in this By him. Tommy Farr, of course, fight put up captures baseball players' golf this week. mores and a Texas team. lifter. LAKELAND. Fla., Feb. 6.—This With but two weeks to dangerous when he 15 but the fans don’t Paul Waner on 38th yet go country was against Louis, stayed rounds, annual golf tournament of the Na- title, beating Of 10 major groups, only the East- Eastern Conference: Carnegie is j "Chase's father runs a dairy farm 15 hole of final match after in the high school round-robin ern the and want that again.
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