- 22 SPORTS. THE EVENING STAB, WASHINGTON. D. C., TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1923. SPO RTS.
: Russell WillBe Big , Bush Believes AssetRookie Objects to Becoming a Giant CONROY, LAST OF GRIFFS’ FIGURES ON SPITEALLER j ONE OF FEW SPITBALL HEAVERS LEFT BV MAJORS j HOLDOUTS, GETS IN LINE DILLARD, IN ELFIN’S ROLE, TAMPA. Fix, March B,—The Imat of the Waakinsrton holdouts baa TO SAVE MANY CONTESTS graduated from the class. Orllf AT SAN ANTONIO CAMP has received a letter from Bill Conroy, announcing that be would .«{• report here Thursday aa directed, la view of the fact that Conroy Game, was Instructed to cone oa only Probably Will Not Start a But Is Likely to In the event that He would sign Collegian, Whose Father Induced Him to Sign, Says hls contract, this means that he has Complete a Lot of Them—ls One of Best in accepted the terms. He Doesn’t Want to Play—ls Suspended hv Business as Relief Hurler. EASTERN QUINT AGAINST McGraw——Other Training News. BY DENMAN THOMPSON. YORK, March 6. —“1 don’t want to become a (jiant,’’ sighed Fla., March 6.—To what extent Allen Russell will figure in the elfin. “I just want to be what I am.” And the great, big TAMPA,activities of the Nationals when the pennant race gets under way, HOME-AHimOWE SERES NEWgiant, shaking his massive head, was angry. And then he laughed some six weeks hence, remains to be seen, but Manager Bush is He had never heard of such an elfin before. And that’s John Joseph he the * making no secret of the fact that he expects the former Boston spit ball Authorities at Eastern High School McGraw. Only is £iant. The elfin, so to speak, is Joseph Dillard twister to prove a real pitching factor. Not that being are more than willing that th« bas- a college student, a rookie, who, perhaps, has the material in him thai Russel is consid- might help grow ered as a candidate for first-string honors. He was obtained along with ket ball team of their institution him to gianthood—a New York Giant. Dillard, the, man ever what he's done, has Catcher Ruel in the swap that sent Shanks, Goebel and Picinich the meet other teams during the first to do turned down 3 to school chance to become a Giant, it was reported from San Antonio Red Sox for rescue work exclusively, but in that he expected to next two weeks, but they will not today role is Picked up from the sandlots scouts, prove one of the best in the business. permit the Washington and South At- by McGraw’s Dillard was offered t When the recent Frazee-Griffith dicker was consummated there was lantic scholastic champions to enter contract. It was only at his father’s urging that he signed. He dcmandec a tendency the part of Capital Into home-and-home agreements with SI,OOO from the New York club to sign—and got it. on fans, who fully appreciated the back- challengers. stops’ sterling w'orth, to entirely Since reporting at the training training camp at Fla. discount the acquisition of Russell and School fives near and far have en- camp, however, nothing regard exchange as he has done to be negotiating with Honus Hoberl the a threc-for-one proposition. Many of the bugs, deavored to draw Eastern Into agree- except answer the dinner bell. He Ueague may calling for ha* former National infield stai therefore, be agreeably surprised when the campaign gets under way. ments return matches refused to attend practice, and, and present coach of the West Point Tt is doubtful whether Russell will next year and they have been in- when finally cornered by McGraw, he squad. single formed that, while the Capitol Hill t« quoted aa saying. want to inability start a contest next summer, “I didn't Cravaths to obtain his re < but he Is due to finish a lot of them, school would he pleased to grant con- play ball at all. My father told me lease from the Minneapolis * tests season, nothing ran ar- to a Giant, America! «ind his well established prowess In this be come here and become Association club was given as tin .his respect Is expected to turn the ranged for the next campaign. but I didn't want to.” reason for his not joining the Phi! tide many game. WAR Latest to seek an arrangement Utterly puzzled, suspended played of battle in a VET NINE TO PLAY such McGraw Much lies. Liobert with the Philliei delving into the 1922 records has es- with the Easterners Is the John Mar- him for ten days, and Dillard, from In 1915. * High School quint, champion University tablished the fact that George shall of Southwestern of Texas, The first complete nine-inning garni Mogridge along lost six battles In Richmond and vicinity. It wants the has gone back to hls dad In Bart- of the season was played yesterdaj the ninth inning when he entered local champions to visit Richmond lett. Tex. by the Philadelphia Americans a’ the FOR NATIONAL HONORS! near on other Giants, of them final frame either with a lead or ¦ i In the future condition that The most their camp in Montgomery. Ala., be- through two the count knotted. The lanky south- a return match will he given in fighting for jobs, went tween members of the squad. yesterday. Th< pay annexed eighteen victories as It Washington next winter. The Rich- genuine practice sessions first of the spring games h* while National Capital Post. No. 127, of Scott, hero, will was. dropping thirteen deci- mond tltleholders have been told that Jack world series and played Sunday with Milwaukee sions, had a is both pitchers, capitulated the and there been available the Veterans of Foreign Wars to Eastern is ready to Invade the Vir- Bill Ryan, American Association team at Mont- fllnger qualified to take up the burden seek national base hall laurels this ginia capital this week, but can ar- yesterday and are today en route to gomery. and travel at top speed for two or range nothing Giant camp, leaving only two year. Its nine will be entered In the further. the three rounds Mogrldge and his fel- the John team ac- holdouts, Capt. Dave Bancroft and Unless Marshall Two Drills Daily for Reds. low flingers, too, would have com- organization's championship series to cepts these terms, there is little like- Jack Bentley, the Baltimore star. ( piled much better records. be held at Norfolk In August, and lihood of a tilt between the Richmond CINCINNATI. Ohio, March 6.—T\v< No Opposition (or Role. Manager Joseph B. Oardella believes and Washington champions. Eastern Indian Pitcher* Far Advanced. workouts daily for the remainder o' is practicing daily In preparation for Ohio, March 6. week was Johnson always has had notoriously It will make the other contenders engagement CLEVELAND. the the program laid dowr its here a week from Manager Speaker of the Cleve- poor success as an emergency man, fight Trie for the Cincinnati by Mans, desperately to overcome It. Friday with the Hyde Park High land Is anxiously awaiting Nationals and Zachary essays help a champion, Indians ger Moran, according when to Many of last year’s regulars and g School. Chicago and would the arrival tomorrow evening of hls to word receive* faltering mate the opposition athletes like to get In a battle with the Rich- that hls pitchers will have from training camp just figure that host of newcomers are to report for fielders so 'the at Orlando grin broadly. They monders. but It would have to be held chance to pitch to the batters. Ac- game as "In," while Brillheart within two weeks. a Fla. With every train bringing lat* lacks practice this week. cording to from the spring the experience necessary as- Manager casting about advices arrivals to join the for the Gardelia Is training camp at Lakeland, the pitch- Cincinnati cor signment. Besides, these fellows are Western High School’s quint, run- tingent, enough players were for engagements with local are so advanced, as a re- expect , expected regular in unlimited ner-up the city cam- ers far ed be on to take turns the teams. Challenges in scholastic sult of at home and at Hot to hand by Saturday tr 1 and calling on for piece- may be sent him paign, Is being in condition for preparing stage practice games, box. them held Springs, Ark., that Speaker finds dif- which, in tbt ' meal duty in between with at 311 avenue north- a possible meeting Saturday night opinion of are the mean interferes Massachusetts ficulty in keeping them busy. Moran, best their training routine and throws east. with an all-scholastic aggregation, of conditioning a hall team. them off their stride. j If played, the game will he a prelim- possesses characteristics inary to the Aloysius-Yankee to Gather Today. Warmoth Liberty match Y'ankees Pirates on Way to t amp. Indicating he might succeed as a Club, which cut such a at Central Coliseum. ORLEANS. La.. March 6. J NEW PITTSBURGH. • game finisher, but he and Hollins- swath In Junior base ball ranks last New York were Pa.. March 6.--T1 worth are looked upon as the leading High Night School girls Most of*he Yankees advance forces of Pittsburgh Is to a reorganization Business to In Orleans today the Na among season. hold due arrive New tionals, made up of batterynien. ha.- candidates the newcomers for scored their third win in a 30-to-2 Springs other points * regular berths, so not meeting tonight at 111 street game with the Epworth girls. Miss from Hot and left here to begin the spring training Russell Is ex- K Twenty-two men were due to reach pected to have much competition in Prospective players are to report Emge for the winners. So grind at Hot Springs. Ark. The, at starred camp today and by the end of the were by Manager the application of his specialty. 7 o'clock. closely were the Epworths guarded to led Bill McKechnic week the full squad was expected 'J Being one the few licensed splt- U. CA*L that they did not register a single who was optimistic when asked aboul of v \ ~ - *¦ here. pitchers only - vv be the prospects of the in 192? ball remaining, Shocker w ¦•' j field goal. and the home team will Pirates of the Browns, Coveleskie of the In- H«b«rt Athletic Club is readv to ~ . x - -•, . The Yanks ‘ Barring accidents and real bad luck schedule games ¦ ¦ next Monday In the first exhibi- dians. Faber of the White Sox and for the coming sea- meet the situation looks good,” said tin of the Red Sox being son. All challenges may tion gam© of the season. pilot. Quinn left In phoned Manager be tele- the American League, to Coburn at Co- ALLEN RLSHELL, Russell will lumbia 8451 after 6 ROOKIE HELD UP for have a distinct edge on the batsmen o'clock. Veteran, who faced camera at Tampa for these two like nesses, is due to become official relief hurler for Nations PIRATE Rath Is Just Aching Work. from the jump off. for stlckwlelders IMMIGRATION HOT SPRINGS. Ark., March 6 yearly are getting less and less op- BY LAWS Rain, which kept Babe Ruth, pre- portunity to face damp deliveries and YARMOUTH. X. S, March B.— mier slugger, indoors all of yesterday learn them which to GALLOWAY MACKS early today threatened to keep GIBBONS O.’S TRACEY gauge OF again K. to tends Interpreting hls proposes) entry make the purveyors of moist balls ALOYSIUS FIVE’S RESERVE the restless Bambino peering wist- the States as In vt»- more and more effective. DEMANDS MORE MONEY IOWA QUINT IS JOLTED into United fully from hts window out upon a Russell doefl depend entirely Intlon of the American contract dreary Fully from not GREENVILLE. S. March «. world. recovered , upon saliva shoots for his effective- Bob Forward, alar hls illness, whioh sent the Babe to | STRENGTH —(.'tarniif E. (“('hick") (.nllowa) labor laws IN THE SECOND ROUND ness, It is Invaluable as a DOWNS LEGION bed Friday. was yet obedient | however. pltrher of the local team, has been Ruth threat when not used at all and for of Abbeville. S. C'.. one of the FIVE, to the Instructions of his careful he can travel at a BY INDIANA 23-21 ordered detained here by United physician and avoided any exposure. a short route leading HhorlKtoiNi in the Ameri- I | 6.—Tom terrific clip, mixing fast balls with States Immigration authorities and The very first day he reaches New CHICAGO. March Gibbons for spttter. can I.racur, linn returned hi* con- Orleans, Ruth will don St. Paul, Minn., heavyweight, had hooks to act as foils hts with much reserve strength, Aloysius big five is is unable to report to the Pitts- he Russell’s method of pitching Is in Club’s tract unsigned to the Philadel- BLOOMINGTON. Ind., March 6. a "uni” and get a regular workout. in knocking out .lim Pirates, who offered him a little trouble disconcerting, for he uses well on the way to a District independent champion- phia Athletic*. (ialloirtr in ask- In the western burgh shoulders ache, he says, to itself too. basket ball lowa leader confer- this spring. Hls “crash Tracey of Australia in the second a jerky motion that Is to • try-out that agate” again with hi* celebrat- calculated BLESSEDship. It was the power ing for nrf a rj. of second-string increase in »«I ence basket race, met itq first throw a batter off his stride. Being players used last night This today came to light when ed war club. He is confident he round of a scheduled ten-round box- against defeat of the season last night at the » Injected into the proceedings late the American Legion quint in the game at Central Coliseum that it was learned that the Plttahargh ¦will exceed hls last year’s home run ing contest in East Chiago, Ind.. last task be- Indiana, record and attain the form In which Russell usually finished his brought to hands of &3 to 21. dull had appealed to Washington night. bludgeoneers get the op- victory the Swampoodle aggregation, its second in the three- he hung up a record for fore alien Until tonight's contest, the final for n ruling on a question believed circuit Tracey portunity to solve it. In went to his corner at the cornertni titular race. Each of the contenders last night had disposed game of lowa's western conference to He unprecedented. The immi- drives 1921. of groggy Working for the tall end and of the Yankees, end the first round from in former years a really outfit, schedule, the latter team had lo its gration inspectors aasrrt that For- a body punching, and the dispirited Rex Sox Russel last season formidable without much INTERNATIONAL POLO Phillies and head trouble. The credit eleven straight victories. ward nnd the elub management Now After Lobert. ¦was with winning six and Legionnaires were giving the Aloysians an even battle, but, St. Paul boxer scored easily with credited lacking reserve the Nykofi. Indiana forward, scored 21 will be controverting the law, PHILADELPHIA, March 6.—Failing body and head punches in the second. losing seven games and with the power, former could not maintain their earlv pace of his points. entrance against team's which forbids the of a to obtain "Gavvy” Cravath as assist- It was a right cross which put hustling aggregation In prospect for a team frequently refreshed by practically as strong As a lowa, from foreign for ant manager of the Philadelphia have substitutes result of the defeat of person n country Na- Tracey down for a ten-count alter Washington this year he will as the regulars. Wisconsin has a chance to lie the purpose of tnhing a already Manager Arthur Fletcher was pull- PLAY BEGINS the Job tionals, he had gone down once for a count make a record for TONIGHT the chance to So Aloysians triumphed, former team for the conference title. i contracted for. reported today from the Phillies' of nine. ing games out of the fire. Right now the 33 to 25. giving them a record of two wins in as many Russell's arm is in fine shape, supple starts in their four-game championship schcd- tourney NEW YORK, March 6.—The and strong. He himself Is not but It u.e. Inc Legionnaires have broken even in two engagements and the United should boa matter of only a few Yanks have been defeated twice. States and Great Britain will renew weeks work here until his general fop The struggle supremacy In the • of match was a nlp-and-tuck af- streets their 9 physical condition be up to par. fair half, 6th and F southwest. Play -will In the first with the Legion will start at 8:15 The sporting world tonight in the first finishing: the session the o’clock. match Muddy wko Mew Ist* camp on rood end may determine the winner of second indoor polo Ruel.' of a 16-to-15 count. match ever held between yesterday morning, three days ahead Much clever place In the league. getting busy, work by Gardner and Armstrong ac- the two nations. In outdoor polo of schedule, lost no time counted In for the Legion's advantage. Juniors overcame they have beaten each other. and joined his new teammates the keenly the War- a spell. The second half was contest- t