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SPORTS PUBLIC LEDGER rillLADELrillA, TUF.SDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 26, 1935 abcdefg 17 PENN BLADEMEN START OUTDOOR PRACTICE SPORTS mm bbeb JV Risko Stabs Away to Hold Off Pirrone HOLDOUTS ON WA Connie Hears From Marcum, Reports Pitt BOWS I BUT fl! IS NIT VERY BIG Johnson Are En Route Maybe Another Rube Here ONE searches current baseball training camp stories In vain for an account of one of those famous "snipe hunts" that added i touch of comedy to spring baseball in the yesteryears. Today all 0 the doings are dignified and one gathers that, after the daily training chores are over, the players lit around luxurious hotel lobbies and sedately discuss the gold cases, the fourth dimension and Einstein's theory of relativity, Probably the recruit of today, wise beyond his years, would smile with derision should one of his elders invite him to participate in a "snipe hunt," Perhaps you are familiar with the manner in which this elusive bird is bag-fed if not, read on: The vicbim in whose honor the hunt is organized naturally is the one who Is entrusted with the important business of catching the snipe. This is done with a big burlap bag. which the honored one carries, and a torch. THE HUNT IS ON WHEN the proper hunting ground for the snipe has been reached, far from everywhere, in a swamp If possible, V.

KiA 8 't I Babe Risko assimilated a body beating in the late roundi lait night in hit bout with Paul Pirrone at the Arena. Pirrone did damage with hit curving left-hook. But in thii picture, Riiko, Syracuse sensation, it keeping hit foe off. Thii it eighth-round action in the contett that wat won by Rinko, who it at the left. 200 Oars in Penn's River Drill, Waller Hagen Takes Tampa Classic Plinlo bv Inquirer Htarraian Connie Mack hai alwayt been partial to left handera and no wonder for coniider Rube Waddell, Eddie Plank, Harry Krauie, Lefty Crove, Rube Walberg and now meet Vernon Wilihere, Skaneatelei, N.

left hander who may be juit the southpaw Connie nerdi. Wilthere joined the A's lait year and made good. Eldifs Rail-Hugging Trait Hurler and Mack Expects lo Have No Trouble Signing Pair IV hen They Arrive Wallace Moses, Robert S. Fauscll and Charley English Breeze In By JAMES C. ISAMINGER FORT MYERS, Feb.

25. Connie Mack went to bed tonight elated that the so-called hold-out clique nn his team was In utter col lapse. The days developments; Both Shortstop Eric McNair and Third Baseman Frank llig-gins had agreed on terms for 1935. McNair will arrive here Thursday when the other in-f (riders report, while Higglns Informs Mark he will be here at the end of the week, Friday or Saturday. Pitcher John Marruin and Outfielder Bob Johnson, the two remaining players who have not signed or agreed to terms, are confidently believed on the way lo Fort Myers.

Manager Mack says that Johnson Is motoring on the way here In company with Ed. Coleman. This morning Mark had a I Iter from Marrum and afterwards said: "I look for Mar-rum to be here Inside of two or three days." It turns out (hat Sheriff Ben Pollard, of Henry Counly, Kentucky, was Incorrect when he reported at nearby Bonlta Springs Saturday that Mar-rum had left hit home on Feb. 10 bound for Fort Myers. The pitcher may have left home, but he stopped at Louisville.

Mack expects both Marcum and Johnson to sign on arrival. McNair and Higgins wired Mark that they had accrptrd terms and would come to the camp without delay. The shortstop will be here by Thursday, and the third baseman said he would report March 1 or next Friday, So Mack neatly junked the story that the As hard-hitting third baseman and brilliant shortstop would not appear at the training camp this spring. Before the week ends, Connie Mack predicts that every member of his roster will be in the City of Palms with everybody under contract. That his answer to the unfounded rumors spread around in the Month of February that Mack would not be able to sign all of stars this year." Both McNair and Higgins came to terms before it was time for ln-fielders to report when only a short time ago st was being shouted around that they would never appear here at all, but would do their training at home.

Only Two Out of Line Other major league teams still have loud-voiced salary dissenters, but the Athletics have the situation well in hand. Only Marcum and Johason have not yet signed, Continued on Page 19, Column 7 ST, JOHN'S TRIUMPHS St. John's, of Manayunk, gained first place in the Catholic League last night, scoring a 25 to 22 triumph over Xavler, at Manayunk. The victory for St. John's broke a tie with St.

Anne's, to give the Manayunk boys a half game edge. It was a hectic battle, the closeness of the score being due to the great foul tossing of Xavier. St. John's had the better of the field scoring with eight baskets to three. Xavier had the lead for two-thirds of the play and then lost out in the last ten minutes when Sienkiewicz hit the hoop for two successive field The play was keenly fought and the quick covering of the players caused field goals to be scarce.

When half time was reached Xavier led, 8 to 5. For ten minutes of the last half, Xavier was still leading, the last time by a 13 to 12. Then Sienkiewicz, St. John's sensational centre, sent his team into the lead, never to be headed again. Sienkiewicz scored three of his team's eight baskets.

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When a two-year-old, Ekky was disqualified in the youthful stakes at Jamaica for bearing in on Van derpool. Last year he was dis qualified at the Metropolitan handi cap at Belmont, in this race Ekky, because of the fouling decision, lost to Mr. Khayyam after winning by three lengths. Officials ruled hi was guilty of the same violation. Disqualified Again More winnings had to be put down as paper losses here February 18 in the Oakwood handicap, a mile and.

one-sixteenth prepping for ths $100,000 event. In a spectacular duel with his traditional foe, Twen ty Grand, Ekky again was disqualN tied for interference, although tha Whitney star finished a length, ahead of Twenty Grand. In his other race at Santa, Anita Ekky finished second to Sweeping Light in his first effort after win ning the Whitney Gold Cup at tha United States Club last November. At that time he beat Falreno. In addition to his distinction as one of the leading money-winnera of all time, Ekky jiolris other brilliant laurels.

He is the only horsa to win championships in three different aite divisions as a 2-year-old in 1930, as a 4-year-old in 1932, and as a 5-year-old and up in 1933. TO Clevelander's Body Punching in Last Four Rounds Effective at Arena; 6500 Witness Close Duel Risko Docs Considerable Holding, But Gets Verdict Nevertheless; George Gibbs Triumphant Over Ed. Cerda By FERRY LEWIS Paul Pirrone, murderous middleweight slugger from Cleveland, suffered a setback in his pugilistic career last night when he lost a close fight to Babe Risko, Syracuse slugger, in ten heats at the Arena, waged before a crowd of 6500. Although all three officials, the two judges and the referee, Spud Murphy, rendered a verdict in favor of Risko, two of them scored the rounds very It seemed to the writer that the two indues failed tn give proper credit to Pirrone for nis deadly body punching in the last four rounds and also were unduly reluctant to nenalize Risko for his holding. There were no knockdowns and the only distress displayed by either fighter was in the latter rhnkkers when Risko winced under the body ijuuuiics unven nome Dy uie Uieve-land mauler.

Pirrone Outfights Risko Beyond all question, Risko out-boxed Pirrone most of the way, but in only one heat, the fifth did he outfight his opponent. And In the end it was Risko who was fighting strictly on the defensive In an effort to escape a withering body attack, Paul concentrated upon the midsection. Pirrone had little success in landing either lefts or rights above tne shoulders and after the sixth round totally abandoned the effort in favor of body blows. Thereafter he made life very miserable for Risko and, In the opinion of the writer, won the fight by taking four of the last five rounds. The fatal mistake made bv the loser was in his failure to get away to a faster start.

He was outboxed during the first three rounds by a wide margin, Risko keeping him off balance with lefts to the head, oc casionally slipping over a right. Both of the Judges, as well as the referee, gave the first three rounds to Risko. This proved a handicap that, in the minds of the officials, Pirrone failed to overcome In the remaining seven heats. According to Referee Murphy's tabulation the fight was very close, his count giving Risko five, Pir rone four, and one round even. After awarding the first three chuk- kers to Risko, Murphy gave the fourth to Pirrone, awarded Risko the fifth, called the sixth even, gave Risko the seventh and Pirrone the eighth, ninth and tenth.

Judge Herb Chcrin credited Risko with five rounds, Pirrone with three and ruled that two were square. He differed with the referee only in stead of giving the tenth to Pirrone Cherin called it even. The other Judge, Judge Lopinson apparently couldn't see anything but Risko. He gave the Syracuse fighter no less than six rounds, scored only one, the ninth for Pirrone. The fourth, eighth and tenth, Continued on Page 19, Column 3 FUNS ATTACK REFEREE AS ATLANTIC TRENTON, N.

Feb. tic City retained its chance for the second-half Eastern League crown here tonight with a 27-24 victory over Trenton. The Sandsnipers were rewarded with victory only after a gallant battle against what appeared to be an unsurmountable lead. They were on the short end of 24-12 at one point In the final chapter. They rapidly passed the advantage while at the same time kept Trenton scoreless.

Georgie Solltarie gave the resort quintet a 21-24 lead and Leo Keating sealed the verdict with a pair of fouls. Referee Tommy Devlin, of Philadelphia, was the victim of the home fans' outburst at the end of the tussle. He was the recipient of numerous blows, but none of them inflicted any serious damage ATLANTIC (MTV r. THKNTOV it. r.

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He knows exactly what to do. When he hears the whirr of their wings he counts three, then closes the bag. It should be full of snipe. Everyone scatters, then rcgather and go home, to sleep comfortable, knowing that another snipe hunter is in the process of reformation. Meanwhile the snipe hunter crouches over his bag.

Finally his torch goes out. He shouts, he waits, after hours he tries to find his way home. He's wet, miserable, lost ind he may hot get back for a day. MERRY MEN MAKE MERRY LIKE all other pleasant pastimes, snipe hunting can be overdone. There was, for Instance, that famous hunt engineered by the late "Sherry" Magee, "Runt" Walsh and George (Dut) Chalmers, the three merry men of the 1913 Phillies.

The Phillies, then managed by Charlie Dooin, trained that year in Southern Pines, North Carolina, and the camp was all cluttered up with innocent recruits whose naive gullibility was a constant temptation to the merry trio. Of course, they organized a snipe hunt several days after the team had pitched camp, and picked for their victims a youth who afterward became a famous pitcher, and another who later qualified as one of the most efficient piano movers in his union. The merry men were very thor ough and they selected as their hunting ground a dense and swampy woods about 20 miles distant from Southern Pine. Left alone, the two "bag-holders" lost themselves In the Jungle and eventually it was necessary to send out a searching party to bring them in. turningTthe tables A LL of which annoyed Manager A Dooin no little and Charlie was a hard man to annoy The things he said to the merry men cannot be repeated in a family newspaper and, as usual, his words went in one ear and out of the oth er.

Several days later another young wruit checked in and the merry Ma immediately went into a hud And, unfortunately for the Plotters, Dooin saw them in whis- Pred consultation. The manager kept his own eounsel, but he acted. Taking it 'or granted that Uie newcomer excursion after snipe, Dooin look the youth aside and whispered words of wisdom in his ear. The following night Charlie sat In a dark corner of the hotel porch 'nd chuckled with unholy glee a the merry, men and their proposed victim departed In a very dilapi dated hired car. The "honored guest" carrlfrt hurlan baa over his arm, an unlighted torch In his nana and a sly smile on his face.

An hour of driving over back foads and the hunting ground was reacned, There the party left tne ear, the "bas-holder" was properly placed, given final whispered in structions, and the party scattered. Left alone, the victim promptly stuck his lighted torch In the fork of a tree, dropped his bag. and silently hurried to the car as the other hunters went yelping through the woods to tlr op the "game." In less time than it takes to tell It, he was on his lonely way back to camp. As day was breaking the other huntsmen returned, weary and footsore, chaffrlnerl and humiliated And as they crept to their rooms 'he silence was split by a gale of fSUCUOll lonoVilor It. Mine from an open doorway leading into oearoom jointly occupied by three wmaii of them veteran snipe mnterg.

Quaker Ball Tossers Also Go Through Initial Outdoor Workout By ART MORROW Sorrel-thatched Russell Callow and silver-haired Dr. Walter Cariss were separated by land and water, but they had one thing in common yesterday as they whipped their respective University of Pennsylvania rowing and baseball charges through initial workouts. Admiral Callow, sending his fleet of 200 oars down the Schuylkill River for the first time this year, permitted none of his coxswains to raise the rowing beat higher than the twenties; this lest some one of the Quaker sweepswingers should strain his broad back. The oral surgeon starting his 14th year as Pcnn baseball coach had all 50 of his pitchers and catchers out of the spacious Palestra in ample time to allow Lou W. Jourdet and his basketball hrnrhmen to complete preparations for tomorrow's Important Eastern Intercollegiate League contest at Princeton; this lest some of Cariss' pitching prospects might "throw his arm out" on the first day of practice.

So moderation was the keynote of athletic drills both indoors in the Palestra and outdoors on the river as spring was welcomed to the Penn sports' picture. February or June? The weather was well-nigh perfect for the occasions, the day almost as rare as those days in June of which the poets sing. Callow was beaming as expensively as the sun; never, veteran boathouse raw observers noted, was he so cheerful on an opening day. He was an extremely busy Admiral, was Callow, up the diver and down again with more than 20 crews and posing artistically for a battalion nf newspaper and news reel photographers on hand for the occasion. It was because of that that Callow missed what was perhaps the most unusual incident of the day.

If he not missed it, the incident pei laps would not have occurred. But anyway, it all started with a quit argument and subsequent wager as to whether the weather Continued on Fage 19, Column 6 The Haig Comes Back to Win First Tourney in Two Years TAMPA, Feb. 25 Walter Hagen, veteran of 23 years campaigning on the links and holder of many golf championships, won the Gasparilla open at Palma Ccia today. Ills first victory in two years, and $700. Five down to pnr and needing a couple of birdies to remain in the running as he finished the 16th hole of the final 18, "The Haig" miraculously negotinted the last two holes under pnr and posted a 280.

even par for the 72 holes and a lone stroke ahead of a colorful field. His enrd read: 64-71-72-72280. Clarence Clark, towering, rurly haired pro from Bloomfleld, N. posted a 281 a few minutes before Hagen stepped upon the No. 17 lee and it looked as if the veteran's cause was lost.

It still looked that, way after he had smacked his drive, an arching dew drop that found the green all right but acme to rest 45 feet from the pin. Nonchalantly, the 42-year-old veteran strode up to his ball, hit it crisply, and it rolled straight Into the cup. The gallery standing breathlessly around the green cheered. A Dramatic Shot The final hole was even more dramatic. Hagen got off a fine tee shot, a drive that carried about 230 yards.

His second, however, bounced over a tree and rolled into a bunker. He chipped out beautifully, his ball stopping Just three feet from the pin. He didn't miss that putt. This, however, was only half the story of how dame fortune took a hand in the fourth annual Gaspa-. rilla open.

In Hagen's wake, taking old man par apart, was one of those up and coming young golfers, handsome Ky Laffoon, of Chicago, the only player given a chance of beating him. As he stepprd off the No. 14 green, Laffoon was one up on par and needed a pair of birdies on the last four holes to tie the Haig, three to beat him. Laffoon parked his Continued on Page 19, Column 5 round byes, but Pearson will tackle L. W.

Noel, a dark horse from New York, in the first round late this afternoon. Other matches of the Initial round bring together J. H. Van Alen, New York, former national court tennis singles champion, and Reginald Flnckc, a fine all around athlete while at Yale, and a former racquets champ, Malcolm Kirkbride and W. R.

Betts, both of New York, Herbert N. Rawlins, former national squash singles king, and Dicky Leonard, both of New York, H. D. Sheldon and C. P.

Anderson, both of New York, and C. C. Pell. Jr. and W.

K. Lnughlin, both of New "York. In the eeond round, upper brack et, Edwards tackles D. F. Davis, a Continued on Page IB, Column 5 Wins $700 WALTER HAGEN "Title-Itis" Only Danger to Cards, Says Mgr.

Frisch ST. LOUIS, Feb. 25 (A. The world champion St. Louis Cardinals, In the opinion of Manager Frankie Frisch, have a good chance to repeat their performance this year if the plavers can avoid a general attack of' "title-itis." "That is our gravest danger." the Redbird leader said today.

"Every team that wins a pennant is exposed and of course when you go ahead and win the World Series, it's worse than a double exposure. If that doesn't eel us, I like our chances for another pennant." JACKIE KID BERO LOBES r.tm. Kb. nnm FrptKll liMwpiirlit hoxir. trtnlgnt ptin'lu'il nyl II Ill-rouilfi nypr Jn'-kl K'ft Rrg nf Fnetunrt tn slow bout.

Hum pt.t innlfd pounds and Brrg niio 1pm. Ingersoll, who recently took the racquets singles championship of the local Racquet Club from Edwards, and Stanley W. Pearson, many times former holder of the local title. Pick Ingersoll, Sheldon Edwards and Ingersoll are In the upper bracket and C. C.

Pell, New York many times winner of the national crown, and Huntingdon D. Sheldon, also of New York a former victor, are In the lower bracket. The sharps are Inclined to believe that Ingersoll and Sheldon will meet in the final with the result a toss up. For it will be a case of hammer and rapier with Sheldon's perfect stroking and finesse opposed to Ingcrsoll's bullet like drives. Edwards and Ingersoll draw first LOS ANOELE8, Feb.

25 A. An old rail-hugRing habit which broiiRht three disqualification pos sibly prevented Equipoise, hard-luck turf king of the country who was retired to stud today, from sur passing Sun Beau's money-winning record. A big handicap winner in every stage of his career, Ekky pulled up lame to finish seventh in the 000 Santa Anita handicap classic last Saturday and relinquished all hope of exceeding Sun Beau's record earning of $376,744. Equipoise fell approximately $42,000 short of the mark. Formal announcement that the famous Cornelius Vanderbllt Whit ney 7-year-old chestnut will be retired to stud was made by Ekky's trainer, J.

(Jim) Healey, who said the horse had developed a trouble some leg which is badly filled. Healey said it had been the inten tion of the Whitney Stable to retire Equipoise after the handicap race. Ship Ekky to Whitney Farm Ekky and the entire Whitney stable will be shipped to the Whit ney farm in Lexington, at the conclusion of the Santa Anita meet ing, March 9. The Whitney stable has been one of the largest money winners at Santa Anita. When Equipoise finished far behind Azucar as the 7-year-old re formed steeplechaser recorded a sur prise triumph to capture the rich est purse ever paid a winner on the track, Ekky earnings amounted to LS NEW HAVEN, Feb.

25 (A. John Macionis, of Philadelphia, a member of the Yale freshman swimming team and former star of Mercersburg Academy, today lowered two national records for the 300-yard freestyle and the 300-meter freestyle In the Payne-Whitney pool. Maclonis swam the 300 yards In 3 minutes and 18 seconds to drop the former standard of 3.23.6 set by Johnny Wrissmuller at Honolulu January 22, 1922. His time for the 300 meters was 3.361-5. also a drop from a Weiss-muller reeord of 3.41.2, ft st Coral Gables, Fla, November 28, 1925.

Edwards Defends Racquet Title in New York By TED HOVT The largest and "classiest field that has turned out for the national racquets singles championship in many years, has been paired for the annual tournament slated to open at the Racquet and Tennis Club of New York tomorrow afternoon. All told there are twenty-three contenders including E. M. Edwards, of this city, the defending title holder, and four former kings. J.

Leonard and Malcolm Kirk-bride, of New York, the present national racquets doubles champions, are also entered and young Dicky Leonard is regarded as a potential singles tltllst. In addtlon to Edwards two other Phlladelphiaas will compete In the event. They ara Warren (Wtddj) LOUISVILLE, Feb. 25. Johnny Marcun left here at 7.15 o'clock tonight for the Athletics' training camp at Fort Myers, he having decided "to split the diN ference" with Mack on their subject of salary.

'It was wasn't much of an argument to begin with," Johnny said. "I appreciate what Mr, Mack has done for me. I thought I was entitled to a bit more pay and told him in very loud tones. I was scared to death he'd tell me to stay at home or go Jump into the Ohio River. "I'm In better shape right nn Continued on Page 19, Cetvnavft Cltr, Man wti'i,.