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BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, NEW YORK, MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1931. Brooklyn Must Sink or Swim With Its Left-Handed Hitters O'Doul and Frederick Will Return to Action In Polo Grounds Series Promising Recruit Pitcher of Robins 20 Mental Lapses Of Team Worry Manager Joe Rich Trophy Harvest Reaped at Penn Meet i By Brooklyn Schools By N. B. BELTII A bespectacled man in a blue topcoat came through the swinging doors of the waiting room in the West Philadelphia railroad station late Saturday afternoon like a halfback making for a hole In the line. He was only bound for the ticket window.

The spectacles and the topcoat and the small black mustache looked familiar. The owner was, therefore, buttonholed and made to give an account of himself. "Name?" "Barney Hyman." "I thought so. Occupation?" "Assistant principal when I'm rot By THOMAS HOLMES The Robins must rise or remain near the bottom of the league with Lefty Frank O'Doul and Johnny Frederick in the batting order. Concentrating heavily upon the mysterious aspects of Brooklyn's disastrous spring slump in the baseball market, Wilbert Robinson, the manager man, reached this more or less foregone conclusion over the week-end.

"No matter who pitches for the Giants," said Manager Robbie today, "O'Doul will be back in left field and Frederick will play center. Against Hubbell, Walker and Mitchell as well as McGraw's right handers." Yankees Have Lost La si Two Games by Poor IW of Thinking Box As if it wasn't bad enough to lose three of his best outfielders, Including Babe Ruth, within a week's time, something even worse has arisen to make Joe McCarthy prematurely gray. Hlg New York Yankees have taken to lapsing mentally in the pinches, and Ic say that McCarthy is perturbed is putting it lightly. As the outright result of two rarely unintelligent gestures over the week-end. the Yankees lost the same number of ball games and dropped out of first place In the American League, a position they had held without a break since opening day.

The Cleveland Indians, rained out both days, took over the top without a struggle. McCarthy's boys pulled the first one Saturday, when Chapman became confused on where to toss the ball at a vital point in the tenth Inning and didn't make up his mind until after the Red Sox had scored the winning run. I busy coaching New Utrecht's track Oiant boss has grown unaccustomed these past few years. BROOKLYN IS ONLY CONTENDER IN SOI It's a tough world, mates. Rather sickening to think that Brooklyn, alone of all the clubs that might conceivably have a chance for the National League pennant, slumped right under the starting gun.

The Cardinals do not look so impressive on paper with Chick Hafey not yet reported, but they're up there, sitting on the roof of the league. Chicago fans, who lost sleep all winter worrying about Hornsby's ability to come back after a year of injuries and general tribulation, watched the rapping Rajah up two or three games with well wielded wood, saw him hit three home runs out of the park on one afternoon. McGraw's plans with the Giants have so far shown encouraging results and Bill McKcchnle's Boston Braves have advanced into really serious consideration as a first division team. How good are these Braves, anyway? They looked very good against the Robins. But what club wouldn't look good, winning six out of seven? The Braves had everything against Brooklyn, pitching, a great fielding defense, hitting power, hustle.

BRAVES APPEARED "OYER THEIR HEADS" Yet my impression is that when the roll is called up yonder in the first division in September, Boston won't be there. Giving the Braves due credit for their victories over the Robins, it was nevertheless uncanny how the Boston team simply COULDN'T do anything wrong. When an important run wag sacrificed in a close game, the next man never failed to bust a single for the score. They took daring baserunnlng chances and never miased getthvj away with them when failure would have meant the extinction of a rally. The Brooklyn pitchers were operating with far greater success V.

fl Xi Earl Mattingly may find himself entrusted with a regular turn on the mound before long. The recruit, who had been tagged for more seasoning in the minors and refused to have it that way, has displayed plenty of ability in the role of relief curvist. Rulh and Gehrig Wish Yanks Possessed Those Tardy Red Sox Hurlers By HAROLD C. BURR Hitters prefer the Red Sox pitchers. Messrs.

Babe Ruth and Locomotive Lou Gehrig have told Boston scribes that if the Yankees had Shano Collins' curving corps the next American League flag would fly in the Bronx breeze, come October. This when, after nearly a fortnight of play, the pitching of Specs MacFayden, Wiley Moore, Milton Gaston and Horace Lisenbee and the rest of the Red Sox hurling, hasn't got hot yet. All of that formidable quartet have had their ears laid neatly back by the Yankees alone. Collins himself is inclined to agree with the Terrible Twins of Clout, but he's going to keep hls- The Robins divided the last two games of the Boston series with Rube Bressler and Max Roscnfeld batting against the left-handed Boston pitching, but, the Brooklyn boss revealed, he had no intention of leaving O'Doul and Frederick out of the lineup indefinitely. "It was just a desperate measure to pull them out of their slump," he admitted.

"They weren't hitting the sue of their hats and looking worse in every succeeding game. Sometimes it's good for a slumping player to be benched for a couple ol days. It may help him regain his perspective of pitching. And it certainly impresses on him the helpless appearance of his plight and the necessity for quick improvement. "I look for O'Doul and Frederick to start hitting now.

And I don't expect to bench them again for the rest of the season. The idea is that the Robins may not be able to win with their left-handed hitters but they certainly cannot win without them. GIANTS OFF TO A GOOD START Three games at the Tolo Grounds! If the Robins do not grab this series up in the lee of Coogan's Bluff, the impresMon in Flatbush will be that the Erooklyn boys might just as well give themselves up. For it is a lonq-standing Brooklyn tradition that the Robins, when they can beat nobody else, can still make silly monkeys of the men of John McGraw. Last season McGraw had an ex- cellent ball team, one that might have won the pennant had not the Robins so assidiously pasted the Giants all season long.

Brooklyn won 13 of the 22 games in the ln-terborough series and most of those 13 victories came when the Giants were struggling upward toward the top of the lcacue. Personally, 1 never had much confidence in holdover traditions and I feel that it will be no easier for the Robins to snap out of it at the Polo Grounds than it would in anv other ball park. While the Robins have floundered in eight defeats of their first ten games, the Giants have been moving along rather smoothly. McGraw's experiment in using Fred Lindstrom as a dashing right fielder is working out well. Johnny Vcrgez, the new Portugese third baseman of the Giants, having created a favorable enough impression.

Also McGraw has been supported by his pitchers in a manner to which the Hit on AN OLD ROMAN PASSES They'll lay Garry Herrmann to rest tomorrow afternoon and when a spadeful of earth conceals the last trace of his casket there will be little left above the ground to remind one of the old, rip-roaring davs of baseball. I There were three members of the 1 old National Commission, which moved in a cumbersome way to per- form the duties that now fall to Kenesaw Mountain Landis, base- ball's chosen all-highest. i August Herrmann, president of the Cincinnati club, was the chairman. The other members were Bvron Bancroft Johnson, president cl the American League, and, in the last vears of the commission, John Arnold Heydler, president of the National League. I Herrmann, broken In health for vears and sadly crippled financially, breathed his last Saturday.

Aj month ago they buried Ban John-nr rather what a was left of Ban Johnson after years of illness that wrecked a once powerful physique and an able mind. John Arnold Heydler remains healthy, wealthy and wise. THE "PARTY MAN" Herrmann was never the figure in baseball that Ban Johnson was. In fact, on the old commission he was. although politically a National Leaguer, completely dominated by Memo' Fine Mound Work Winn for Bites Two sparkling mound performances flecked a curtailed card in the National League yesterday, says the Associated Press.

Heine Meine gave only four hits in pitching PiUs-burgs to a 1 to 0 triumph over St. Louis. It was the season's second defeat for the champion Cardinals and their first shutout. Two walks, a stolen base and one outfield fly gave the Pirates their only run off Bill Hallahan. Char.ey Root, veteran Chicago righthander, started, finisher- anr won his third straight game in downing Cincinnati, 3 to 1.

Root has permitted only four runs in 27 innincs. Rogers Hornsby again led his team's offense with three hits In five trips. Rain spiked the day's festivities at Brooklyn, New York, Botonand Cleveland. I I Wanderers Bow To Giants, 4-1, In Moist Game At End of First Half Elevens Were Close, With the Score al 1-0 Despite the rain the American Soccer League gams scheduled at Starlight Park yesterday, between the Brooklyn Wanderers and the New York Giants was brought off, with an attendance of nearly 1,000 fans. The going was hard, but the Giants won the match by the score of 4 goals to 1, after a 10 lead at half time.

Davey Brown carried off the honors by shooting three of the goals for the winners. Brown scored the only tally In the first period ten minutes from the start, from a mlxup in front of goal. Soon after ends were changed. Crilley equalized for the Wanderers from a scrimmage. Tol-lan put the Giants ahead with a long shot, and Brown increased the lead when he ent the ball into the net as It rebounded from a try by Gallagher.

Brown further Increased the lead about ten minutes later. The lineup: fPos.) N. Y. Olnnts. Brooklj'n Wsndfrprs.

Ctonl J. Brown Pentland R.B Martyn Clrosl LB Glover Wood R.H Flanagan Wnrdron C.H Blaven Mpgulie L.H Lilfr-rty Schneider OH OallaKher 1. Brown I.R Tollen Balluntvne D. Brown Crilley I.L O'Brien Lynll OX McGlice Elspiiholfr-r HMcrce K. McCaoe.

Llnrr.mpn J. Haves and T. Cunninsha-n. Goals D. Brown 131.

Tollnn. N. Y. Clients: Crlllcv. Wanderers.

Snbfctltutes Tamleson lor j. nrown. Devlin for Lyoll. Time Halves of 4S minutes. Rain prevented the game from being played between Hakoah and Newark in the American Soccer League series at Commercial Field.

High Spots in Games Yesterday Carl Fischer, Senators Fanned 10 Yankees in Washington's 9 to 7 triumph over Yankees. Jonathan Stone, Tigers Hit fifth home run of season In seventh inn-Inj to break tie as Detroit defeated White Sox, 8 to 4. Rogers Hornsby, Cubs Made three hits in five times up to help Cubs beat Cincinnati, 3 to 1. Henry Meine, Pirates Shut out Cardinals with four hits to win, 1 to 0. Ilelsel High Gun In Bayville Shoot Special lo The Eagle Oyster Bay, L.

April 27 R. Helsel broke 47 out of 50 to take high gun honors at the Bayville Aquatic Club weekly shoot here yesterday. A. Snouder, with 46, was second. J.

White won the high handicap prize with 45, and W. Jones and R. Koehler were tied for second. In a shoot-off. Jones won, breaking 21 to his opponent's 18.

The scores: R. Helsel A. Snouder J. White 45247 E. Jones 5 44 R.

Kohler 42244 A. Winner 42 P. oerriets 33 2 41 O. Cook 36541 E. Kohler 30 73 F.

c. Chspman 2 a 37 P. Dirkerson 32 4 A. Baker 219-30 P. Vaccarella 26 4 -30 8.

Manan 18 824 A Very Tired Babe Greets 500 Fans Babe Ruth was discharged from the hospital in Boston yesterday full of optimism about getting back into the game, says the Associated Press. He wanted to get a crack at the Athletics this week, he said. But by the time he had completed the five-hour ride to New York the predictions of the physician that he would be out of action two weeks more appeared fully Justified. Ruth was barely able to navigate under his own power when he left the train to face 600 fang who turned up to greet him on his arrival. The Babe went home as soon as he arrived.

He was trundled to his car, hoisted in with some difficulty and started for a more comfortable place. He will remain under the care of Dr. Edward Kingsley, the Yankees' club physician, until he is able to play again. He is able to walk a little now. One of the first things the Babe heard after his arrival was that his substitute.

Dusty Cooke, had been Injured at Washington. He commented "Good night." team." "Ail right, account for the two major triumphs turned In by New Utrecht at the Penn relays." "But I've got to catch a train." "The train isn't due for another 10 minutes. Let's hear 10 minutes' worth." "Wall, you see, it's this way. We expected to win the mile champion-ship, but we did better than expected in winning the sprint race." FEARED MEKCERSBl'RG SPRINT TEAM "But you have a better team of sprinters. After all New Utrecht never had been known for its mile relay teams or its quarter milers." "Please don't interrupt.

We have) only eight minutes now. I knew that we had a good sprint team, but I didn't know Just how good Mer-cersburg was. Since 1925 when the sprint championship was added to the Penn program, Mercersburg had won all but one year. We broke through in 1928, and now we did it again. Except for Mercersburg, New Utrecht has been the only school able to win that title.

They alway have strong teams. "But about the mile team. I knew I had three good quarter milers. I needed a fourth, so I took a sprinter and told him he could run the quarter. He didn't believe me.

Well, you saw whether he could run or not. His name Is Joe Abrahams. He ran the anchor leg. "And as for the sprint team. Well, you saw that we had some trouble and that Mercersburg was real hot stuff.

Mercersburg beat us in the heat in 43 9-10 seconds and then we beat them in the final in a bit slower time, 44 1-10 seconds. "How do you account for that?" "Well, in the first race Mercers, burg had the pole and we were in the third lane. In the final, though, we had the inside and Mercersburg was on the outside. That makes a difference. But that's a great team they have." Here the man In the blue top coat made a grab for his bags as the toot of a locomotive came down through the corridor.

Half way through the door, he turned for a parting shot: "I wouldn't bet that we could beat them again two out of three. See you In N'York And he was gone. BROOKLYN SCHOOLS WIN THREE TITLES Brooklyn's nimble-footed youngsters proved as fleet on the d'rv fast track on Franklin Field on Friday as on the muddy cinders of Saturday and came home with more trophies from Penn's annual carnival than in any year since 1926. And 1926 has gone down on the record books as the greatest year in the annals of New York schoolboy track. Of the seven title races on the Penn program for scholastic runners Brooklyn schools captured three, a Manhattan school, De Witt Clinton, captured another.

Hamilton Collegiate Institute of Canada took two and Mercersburg, one. To New Utrecht fell the major portion of the glory. The Green and White captured both the quarter mile, high and prep, and the mile high school championships of America. Not in its davs of greatest glory has the Green come away from Philadelphia with as many honors. Polv Prep brought the third title, the Class prep school mile, to Brooklyn, while Bishop Lough-lin placed fourth in that race and Manual Training took second in the Class high school mile St James took fourth in the two-mile race.

Only 1926 surpasses this mark for Brooklyn. In that year New Utrerhl' wen the two mile championsnlp. Boys High School, the medlev, and Manual Training both the Class A and the Class miles, setting a record in the latter which still stands. But New Utrecht has thus far been the only Brooklyn school win two major championships in one year. DIDIE'S VALIANT BI VAIN SPIRT Brooklyn schools, furthermore won five of the unclassified mile races, a perfect average, for thev only competed In five of the 25-odd heats.

The most spectacular winner of Bill Hamilton. Jack Ounn Jack Compan and Jack Lyons was M0' fastP schoolboy mile of the carnival bar wlf- in winning the high school mile championship of America was clocked in 3 32 2-5 However, the Green was running on a water soaked course wherea? St. James had a speedy and dry track earlier in the day But undoubtedly the greatest single performance aside from Joe Abrahams was turned in by Jack Didie of St. James, even though it was a losing one. In the two mile championship won by Hamilton Collegiate, St.

James was nowhere for three-quarters of the race when Didie received the baton. He cut down the distance on the leaders by 30 yards, and with a bit more stamina might have won. As It was, he finished fourth. It was too much to ask any one to pick up 40-odd yards on that crew. Iorry'i Freak Act A rare skit was given by Low Gehrig and Lyn Lary of the Yankees yesterday at Washington.

Lary was on base when Lou smote one far lntn the center pavilion. Lary, roundin? third, looked back In time to see the ball bounce back into a fielder's hands, thought it had been caught for the third out and headed for the dugout. Before they could steer him back on the base path, Gehrig passed by with a fine burst of speed and crossed the plate. There went two runs, the exact margin by which the Senators eventually won, 9 to 7. Chapman later hit one into the stands with a tellow Yankee on base and the whole team turned out to escort them safely past third.

Gehrig was robbed of a home run by Lary's mistake. Carl Fischer relieved Marberry of the Senators in the third to get credit for the victory, striking out ten batters during his tenure. The Yanks used a quartet, including George Pipgras, who made his first appearance of the year. Dusty Cooke Joined the New York hospital squad when he fell heavily upon his right shoulder going after Bluege's homer in the third Inning. He will be out at least two weeks, physicians said, the result of a displaced collar bone.

Myril Hoa? is the third Yankee outfielder on the shelf. JONES IN FOIR-BALL TIE Los Angeles, April 27 After being 1 down at the ninth to Mortie and Olin Dutra yestetrday in a charity four-ball at the Wiltshire Country Club, Bobby Jones and Leo Diegel staged a rally on the last five holes to end all even. Mortie had the low card of 73 over the muddy course. Diegel and Olin had 74s and Jones had 75. I Major League Records AMERICAN LEAGUE YFSTERDAY'8 RESULTS WarhlnTon.

New York, 7. netro 8: Ch'oaao. 4. PhllPdrlphift Ht. nostril; rain.

St. Louis at Cleveland; rain. TEAM STANDINGS W. C. Cleveland 7 .700 Nrw York 7 4 .636 Washington 6 .545 Detroit 6 5 .545 Philadelphia 5 5 .500 St.

Louis 3 5 .375 Chicago 3 .33:) Boston 3 .300 TODAY'S GAME New York at Washington. Detroit at Chicaifo. Philadelphia nt Boston. SL. Loum at Cleveland.

CiAMFH TOMORROW New York at WisliinRton. Philadelnhia at Bo-ten. 3 Louis nt Cleveland. Detioit at ChiruKO. NATIONAL l.EAGU: YESTERDAY'S RESULTS ChicPin.

Cincinnati, 1. Plttf-htirtth. 1: St. Irtuls. 0.

Other game postponed: rn'n. TEAM STANDINGS W. PC. St. Louis I Boston 8 .727 ChlrastO 7 I New York Philadelphia 4 .444 I pittFtiurn 4 .400 1 Rronhlvt) -'(Ml Cincinnati 1 123 TOinY'fl GAMES Brooklyn at New York.

Philadelphia at Boston. Pittsburgh nt St. Louis. Chicayo at Cincinnati. GAMES To.Mormow flrotiklyn at New York.

Boston at Philadelphia. Pittsburgh at St. Louis. Chicago at Cincinnati. Trillions of Possible Billiard Combinations Champaign.

111.. April 21 (Pi If you think this g.nne of billiards isn't full of possibilities for a lifetime of attention just read what Prof. Frank G. Dickinsm of the Univn-lty of Illinois has figured out I'rof. Dickinson, originator r.l the football rating system which bears his nume, loves numbers, and billiards Is full of For instance, there are possibilities for a mere different shots.

If one-tried to make all of thprn he couldn't do it working ciav and night in 2.000,000.000 years. According to Prof. Dickinson's figures, there are 6.32" inches of usable surface on a championship table. If tr.e table were lined off into one-eighth inch blocks and the balis were grouped in every possible combination there would be more than 63 000,000,000,000 mrnts. "range- The professor says ne prob- lem mav be consider 'Uiy sim- plifird by lining the into onc-lnch 'nble of then It would leave only 243.rnin,ooo,000 combinations.

Wantling Wins Final Sunday Shoot Event N. Y. A. C. Star Is High Gun With 93 Out of 100 Points J.

H. Wantling won the final Sunday shoot of the trapshooting season of the New York Athletic Club at the Travers Island traps of the organization yesterday. He took the shoot by breaking 93 out of a possible 100 targets. It was the best score in a field of 15 gunners. The small size of the field was due to the fact that a driving rain fell throughout the afternoon, making the conditions anything but pleasant at the traps.

M. S. Cooper, the only gunner to have a full card of 100 targets, won the High Handicap Cup. By breaking 41 out of a possible 50 targets, S. O.

S. Graham took the Doubles Scratch Cup. The Doubles Handicap Cup went to T. C. Stapleton.

He had a card of 40 7 47. Shooting from the 21-yard mark, the Distance Cup was taken by S. Milligan. He had 22 out of a possible 25 targets. The scores were all fair, considering the general miserable shooting condition that held throughout the shoot.

The scores: SPECIAL SHOOT, 100 TARGETS Name Kit li'eap Total M. Cooper b7 18 100 J. H. Wanning i'J 0 1 H. B.

Panctt 78 la 80 8. O. 8. Oraham 67 -a Bu B. J.

Field tin 3 80 L. P. Sanman bt 4 E. Mllllken BO H8 L. B.

Duke 70 7 HA T. H. Lawrence SB 0 Hfl S. Milligan 77 8 an E. 8.

8 Carroll Bn 0 BS E. J. orsenmo 78 7 E. Hor'Aatll 72 7 70 W. Phipard 55 74 T.

C. Stapleton 69 4 73 Major League Leaders ilncludlne tumti of April Compiled by the Prers.) NATIONAL LEAGUE Batting Phillies, Berjer. Brae. .403. Runa Klein.

Phillies. 13: Ott. Olanta. 12. Runa batted In Horrnby.

15; Traynor pirates; Klein, Phillies; Sheely. Braves, 11. Hits fit 1 iter. Braves, 19; Lindstrom, Oiant: Hornsby, Cubs. 17.

Doublet Traynor, Pirates; Arlett, Phillies. 4. Triples Bartel. Phillies: Suhr. Pirates; Worthington.

Braves; Oriattl. Cardinals. 3 Home runs Hornsby, Cubs, ft; Herman, Robins. 4. Stolen bases Berger, Braves, Comoro-sky, Pirates.

3. AMERICAN LEAGUE Batting Van 'Camp, Red Sox, Alexander, Tigers, .463. Runa Ruth, Yankees; Gehrlnger, Tigers, 11. Runs bRtted in Gehrig. Yankees.

13; Bluege. Senators; Averill. Indians. 12. Alexander, Tigers, 19; Vosmlk, Indians.

17. Doubles Gehrlnger, Tigers, Vosmlk, In dlans, 6 Triples H. Rice. Eenators; BItiege, 3. Home runs Stone, Tigers.

5: Ruth. Yankee; Gehrig, Yankees; Simmons, Athletics. 3 Stolen times- Cl'fell. White Snjt. I-evev, B'rns; Burnett, Indian; Johnson, Tigers, aeainst hitters like Wilson ana Worthinjton at Ebbets Field than thev did the week before in Boston and Biff Berger.

who got 18 hits in 26 times up aeainst Brooklyn, isn't going to hit like that all Summer. Yet it is obvious that the Braves are set-ups for nobody in this man's league. Here's hoping the Giants prove softer. Joe Shaute, the reclaimed southpaw, will test the men of McGraw this afternoon. the Line the strong personality of the American League head.

The Cincinnati chieftain stood in awe of Johnson's sublime faith in his own omnipotence and Ban's fiery blasts against any one who crossed him. Herrmann lacked the sincere flair for baseball reform possessed by his Brooklyn contemporary the late Charles H. Ebbets. the Infinite capacity for detail which was the most striking trait of Barney Dreyfuss of Pittsburgh, the fighting spirit of Charley Comiskey. another of those noble Romans.

Herrmann was the glad-hnnder of baseball, thp party man" of the eame, and in the role of an entertainer lie classed by himself among sportsmen. He loved to play the host and. in- deed, it was an inspiring sight to see old Garry, fairly radiating good I will, infusing the spirit of a Ger-I man picnic into one of his baseball parties, presiding over the sausages, wurst, pretzels, beer and other choice Cincinnati viands he carried in great quantities wherever hase-: ball called him. In a loud, checked I suit invariably and a flaming neek- tie that fairly dazzled its beholders, But, ycu see, the trouble was that while fellows like Herrmann and Ban Johnson didn't change so much baseball did. From pure, un-; diluted sport conducted by men who loved the game baseball became a big and profitable business and saw he need of being conducted with all the dignitv of serious commerce.

Ban Johnson, on the warpath, throwine vicious verbal brickbats evprywhem. became an undignified siht and something of a nuisance to the t'w school of serious-mmded magnates. And the delightful informality of Garry Herrmann's pnrties came to be regarded as somethine not ertirly in keeping with the higher ideals of the game. And so Ban Johnson died a broken and disappointed old man and Good Time Garry Herrmann followed him to the grave with little left save memories of the wild and woolly parties he threw. And the rest of the story Is that baseball is conductted with well-ntgh flawless efficiency, much more so than in those old days.

But It isn't i nearly as much fun. SCHOOLBOY GREAT JUMPER Atlanta. April 27 fP A Georgia schoolboy. Wilcox, of Monroe High, outjumped college stars to win the broad jump In the Southeastern A. A.

U. track and field car- nival here Saturday, and his leap of L'3 feet 14 'i inches was better than the winjfing mark in either the i Penn or -Crake relayi. i i time he came to bat the other day at Shibe Park. Cronin kept his nerve and hit a home run from the fireball pitching of Lefty Grove, the sole Washington score. All over the outfield walls of Shibe Park are signs that warn the customers to be good sports and not throw papers.

The crowds still throw papers until visiting outfielders are often knee-deep in stale news. But that's Just harmless vandalism, mostly indulged in while the White Elephants are being taken over the Jumps. The riding of nice young fellows like Cronin Is more serious. Philadelphia has long been notorious for this sort of thing. With a ball club that has Mickey Cochrane, Al Simmons, Jimmy Foxx and other aces in its line-up, that has been good enough to win two American League flags and the same number of World Series, you would think that the rooters in Father Penn's Woods would feel magnanimous toward the rest of struggling baseball.

TOM OLIVER TAKES ROL'NDIIOL'SE SWINGS Tom Oliver has become one of the free swingers. The Red Sox outfielder has abandoned the short and choppy stroke that kept his hits down to singles or at the longest doubles. They said that Oliver, awhile back, couldn't hit a low ball. He has lengthened his swing and is bouncing 'em off the advertising walls, They can't come low enough for him to golf. This should be good news to everybody.

It would be a great pity to have Oliver run out of the American League for a batting weakness. He's been called the best ball hawk since the days when Tris Speaker plucked grass blades and roamed all over the green pastures. The Red Sox once had a mighty trio of picket men In Speaker, Duffy, Lewis and Harry Hooper. Then came Doug Taitt, Roy Carlisle and other tumblebugs. Oliver has been a pleasing contrast.

It seems passing curious that an outfielder can cRtch a fly ball in one league and narrowly miss having his skull crushed by It in another. But that's life in the shadow pitchers. "The staff hasn't got its feet on the ground yet," Collins explains the poor showing. "MacFayden Is suffering from control trouble that I can't understand. Gaston still lacks his usual stuff.

Moore has pitched some good and bad baseball and so has Lisenbee." Big Ed Morris, coming along after his illness, had been doing some notable relief work until Collins started him Saturday against the Yanks. Morris immediately lost Fight of the rubber. It might just as well have been back in Its native Congo wilds. Morris walked 10 batters before running for the showers. IT SKEMS TOO BAD GIRLS WILL BE BOYS The ladles, may the gods restrain 'em, have been doing everything but pay the night club checks.

Now they threaten to Jump Into the big leagues. Down South this Spring Jackie Mitchell appeared momentarily In the box for the Chattanooga Lookouts. Miss Veda Corbus has signed to catch for Joplin of the Western Association. It's all Just a new form of giving the little league clubs publicity, and the girls themselves have been doing very well without it. Gehrig and Ruth put on a gallant show when Miss Mitchell was pitching, fanning obligingly.

Ruth said he was afraid to hit the ball for fear he would hurt the fair fllnger. The Corbus girl already has a brother In the Western Association, but he probably won't be able to protect her even from the puniest of ioul tips. Brothers are like that. Ruth, often shrewd in baseball matters, made the most sensible remark about these girl players. The nonsense likely will continue until one of them gets badly injured by a batted ball.

It's all right for girls teams to play together, but up In the men pro leagues they are too rough. POOR SPORTS AT LARGE IN PHILLIE Philadelphia has gone provincial again. For some unsportsmanlike reason the Athletic rooters booed Joe Cronln. 1 the young shortstop tensation of the Senators, the first of the bis stands, I wppose..