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SPORTS PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 28, 1935 abedefg 15 RUTH WILL SUCCEED M'KECHNIE BY 1936 3r SPORTS bVf rc 1 I MSB BEATS IB mm cm MARCUM ARRIVES AND CONNIE SIGNS HIM IK addition to all of his other virtues, Babe Ruth is a patient man. While still In his 'teens the mhino took up his baseball stud i i QUAKERS OVERCOME A Tiger to the Ruin Pain's Chance to Score lv't MKECHNIE ID MOVE IP MEN Bl IS PLACED EARLY TIGER STAND TO SCORE LOOP WIN Princeton Dribblers Hold Red and Blue Passers Scoreless for First 12 Minutes and Then Bow to 'Avalanche of Scoring; Penn Leads at Half, 17-2; Freeman High Point-maker if MtVjLU CTTv'-fftA' rT' By ART MORROW PRINCETON, N. Feb. 27. PENN'S passers held to Columbia's pace in the Eastern Intercollegiate League by recording a 28-15 victory over Princeton here tonight.

Captain Bob Freeman's 13-point contribution to the Red and Blue cause would bespeak otherwise, but really defense was in the saddle of the exceedingly hard-fought contest before a crowd of 1500 disappointed zealots, most of whom were Princeton cohorts. For It was a contest between two defensively minded teams that had eyes only half-cocked on scoring efforts. And the team with the closer defense won. This is apparent in the fact that In all the first half the initial 20 minutes of play the Princeton passers could mark up only one field goal, a close-in shot by Hugh MacMll-lan shortly after the tap-off. Penn, meanwhile, was having its troubles.

Captain Bob Freeman and his mates were given little opportunity to work the ball into scoring position, and for the first 12 minutes of play they were actually held scoreless. Thus the Tigers boasted a 2-0 edge with but eight minutes of the initial half remaining. I'boto lir lli'iulrer Htnffmaii Ridolfi, Princeton player No. 5, in the picture had jutt batted the ball out of O'Donnell'i hands when thii picture wn mapped in the Tigen' gymnatium lait night. The action occurred in the early minutet of the game which the Quakeri won to remain in the running for the Intercollegiate League championahip.

Rumor Honeymoon Delayed Marcum's Arrival; Owls' Title Chances Die as Pittsburgh Wins ies and he was still shy of the twen-L-ear mark when he stepped to IL head of his classes as a major league student. Yar after 3rear Ruth turned In high averages at the end of tTery semester. It wasn't long before he stood at the head of the procession and countless thousands paid important money to see him survive test after test. This sort of thing went on for 21 wars, count mew, i jeaia Hum 1913 until 1934! Only a patient man, a student with the will to win, would hjve had the intestinal fortitude to Mrry on. But Ruth did, and in the end came his reward: He has been granted his American League diploma and graduated into the National League! AND ARE THEY JITTERY ppar.F.NTLY the head masters A and senior instructors of the A American loop feel very Dacuy what has haDDened.

Thev are gUVtia 1 -mimlncr the nassine of their star nupil and have become somewhat jittery, so to speak. Some of them have displayed grief that is dangerously close to maudlin but, as is usually the case, it is too late. Ruth has passed from the junior circuit. Hereafter he will iraw them through the tumbles for the National League, ind make no mistake about it, he rill DRAW THEM. I don't care whether the Babe is an execute, a pinch hitter or a ticket The baseball public would go to iee the idol angle for goldfish In teacup.

Over a period of months Ruth waited for some club to claim his services and up until several days go, he waited in vain. Sixteen clubs heaped praise upon this giant of the diamond, but turned their faces iHwhpre when it was suggested that he was a free agent. Fifteen continued to turn tneir Uces elsewhere until baseball was go the threshhold of another season. Then the sixteenth, a progressive outfit, came along and gathered tun in. CONNIE mn ONE KfcAiJ wim no amusement of the manner In which American League mbobs accepted the news that Ruth wild, henceforth, be a National leaguer.

Connie Mack, for Instance, ws "sorry, very sorry, to see him (Ruth) leave." The veteran man- HHprt' "I thoueht the Babe wild remain In the American league." It occurs to the Old Sport that Connie could have avoided all of this "sorrow" by talking business with the Bambino during that tour of the Orient. He had plenty of opportunity, and unless my ears deceived me, Mack put on the air some very complimentary talk about the Babe'a playing on that excursion. Connie "thnneht that the Babe ouid remain in the American league." In what capacity, pray As a keeper of the bats or inmithinn m- that 9 rinn't. think Connie even offered Babe any sort Job. Then there was Walter Johnson, manager of the Cleveland Indians.

Said Walter: "There were plenty of Places for him In the American league." Well, why didn't Johnson toi him one with the Tribe? REFLECTED GLORY TOM YAWKEY, youthful owner of the Boston Americans, MHt.j i n'Vien issued the following statement: Join In welcoming the Babe to wston. I believe that the presence Ruth in our city will be a great tag for baseball and that my club, ell as the Braves, will share In benefits." Of course the Red Sox will tare In the benefits, but it will reflected glory when It might Java been direct. The American "rue had the Nationals beaten tn nuln In Th Hllh till- Judges See Pictures, Call Race on Coast Dead Heat Hashagen Ties Score At last, elongated Kenneth Hashhagen broke lose, dribbled half way up the floor and dropped in as pretty a bucket as the night's ac tion produced. Two minutes after that Princeton's centre, Ed Murray, fouled Penn's captain, Freeman, and the latter, neatly parting the strands with the shot he was awarded, touched off the spark to as cataclysmic a scoring drive as the Quakers have known this year. But six minutes of the first half were left, but In those minutes the Penn passers shot home no fewer than 15 points, counting Freeman's foul, and when the half time recess came they left the floor sporting a 17-to-2 advantage.

It was by far and large the most disastrous first chukker the likeable Jack Jeffries' Princeton charges have known during this, a season filled with disasters. But to say that the Princeton rooters were disappointed would be phrasing it lightly. Their team's 22-19 triumph over Yale here last Friday had led them to expect better things, but tonight after the Quakers had uncorked that explosive first-half rally the Tigers never had a chance. Six Baskets for Tigers All told, the Orange and Black passers could arch but six field goals, and two of these were made by young Bill Tilden, 3d, nephew of Big Bill, the tennis king, who also bucketed two fouls to earn a six-point total, the highest in the Princeton box score. Freeman's 13 points four field goals and five fouls paced the Penn scoring.

One more point and Big Bob would have doubled the individual total of Francis Thomas Murray, the sophomore football quarterback, who earned seven credits. Once, late in the second half, Murray so far forgot himself as to think, perhaps, that he was already in Palmer Stadium making football warfare with Princeton. At any rate he actually hauled off and let drive with a good old gridiron tackle that LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27 (A. I).

SANTA ANITA TARK saw its first dead hrat in 5A days of horse racing today when Sweet Man and I. en Ilelkrr finished whisker tor whisker in the last event of the program, a mile and a sixteenth claiming affair with $1000 added. The judges made their decision after viewing the electric camera picture of the finish. Lfin Helkrr paid $7.60, $8.40 and $6.20, while Sweet Man was worth S3.60, $4.60 and $4.20. Their time was 1.47 flat.

Sweet Man was claimed from E. E. Kcelcr by H. Frazier for $1000. Lcn Ilclker's owner was Paul Kelly.

Joe Flores, winner of the feature event, nosed out in front from the gate and held the position throughout to take his third consecutive race, finishing in front of Arson by a nose. Impeach was third. The time for the mile and a sixteenth was 1.44 2-5. The Clyde Phillips gelding paid $4.80, $3.20 and $2.80. A.

i Temple Threatens Early, But Foes Move Ahead Win Easily Messikomcr's 10 Points Lead Parade as Templars Bow, 34-25 Feb. 27. Temple University's Crimson clad Owls passed out of the Eastern Intercollegiate Conference basketball race here tonight as the University of Pittsburgh defeated them easily, 34 to 25. The Panther victory enabled the Smoky City dribblers to retain (list place In the loop withy four wins and one setback. Temple went down to thlr dplace.

This triumph alfo Rave the homesters sweet revenge for an early season defeat meted out by the Owls on the Mitten Hall court, 45-38. The Phlladelphlans made a close fight of it for the first six or seven minutes, but once the Panthers got moving they raced far into the lead. Only a last-minute spurt during which Jimmy Brown tossed a couple of field goals made the score assume respectable proportions. Both teams played very ragged ball In the early stages of the game. But Pitt settled down eventually, while Temple never seemed to gain their bearings.

The winners tallied 12 fields goals and tossed 10 free throws for their total of 34. while Temple scored eight times from the field and made nine fouls. Claire Cribbs, star Pitt guard, led his steam with nine points. Messl-komcr with three field goals and four fouls was the evening's high scorer with ten, points. The game started slowly and it was two minutes before there was any scoring.

Then Brown dumped in a fast shot for the game's initial field goal. In Just another minute Cribbs tied it Continued on Page 17, Column 6 WORCESTER, Feb. 27 (A. Dan O'Mahoney, 217, powerful young heavyweight from Ireland, tonight scored his 13th successive American victory by pinning Leu Macaluso, 212, ex-Colgate football star. O'Mahoney took the first fall In 10:58 with a body scissors and wrist lock and the second In 17:12 with his Irish whip.

In other bouts Rudy Dusek, 212, Omaha, 'and John Malmbcrg, 222, Worcester, wrestled 30 mhrites to a draw; Dick Shikate, 215, Philadelphia, defeated Sun Jennings, 220, Atlanta, in 22:58 and Floyd Marshall, 240, Phoenix, defeated Tod Morgan, 250, Houston, in 12:34. Babe Will Give Full Alle giance to Present Manager of Braves for Season of 1935, However Ruth Incredulous at Remarks Credited to Dizzy Dean in Which Twirler Expressed His Resentment NEW YORK. Feb. 27 (A P.v Babo Ruth paused long enough todayIn the midst of preparations to assumo tho trinle robes of office un der the banner of the Boston Braves to confirm the general expectation that he will succeed Bill Mc.Kec hni ss the full-fledeed manager of thn club by 1936, If not sooner. For the time being tho Babe will enjoy the novelty of combining nil remaining resources as a player with the nominal Jobs of assistant man-ngcr and second vice president of the Braves.

He has pledged and will give full allegiance to McKechnle, who will have absolute authority in running the team this year, but there is also a positive understanding about the future. "It's been definitely decided that I will take full charge of the Bravei on the field next year," said Ruth. "My main ambition still Is to manage a big league club and I am going to Boston with tho understanding It will be fulfilled. I'll have three years, at least, with the Braves and I certainly hope things develop that I can establish myself firmly in Boston for the rest of my baseball life." Ruth's statement clarifies a feature of the arrangement touched upon only In general terms by Emll E. Fuchs, president of the Braves, In announcing the deal.

After glv- Babe Just Another Out for Says Diz BIRMINGHAM, Feb. 27 (A. Babe Ruth will be "Just another out for us In the National League," Dizzy Dean said today. Dlizy paused briefly here today between trains, en route to Bradcnton, and declared Brother Taut wilt bother Babe Ruth with his fast one and Dizzy will work on the Babe's "weak spot," which he knowa but won't tell. Ing McKechnle a rousing vote of confidence, Fuchs suggested that there would be "no handicap" to Ruth's taking complete charge of the club on the field at the end of 1035.

The understanding is that McKechnle, who has piloted the team since 1930, will be elevated to the post of general manager, leaving tho Continued on Page 17, Column Babe Will Succeed If He Co-operates Asserts WKechme ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 27 (A. Boston's Braves, waking up to the full realization that It wasn't all a dream and they actually have Babe Ruth, went soaring happily today along the road to all the things they believe the Bambino means to them. To Wilkinsburg Will McKechnle, whose managerial assistant the Babe will be as well as player and vice-president, the home run monarch of the Yankees means the punch the Braves have lacked for years, close ball games won instead of lost, the possibility even of figuring In the 1935 National League pennant award.

To the Jubilant ball players, all of whom worship the big fellow, he's a baseball Moses come to lead them. "He's facing the greatest chance of his career and I know how great his career has been," said McKechnle today. "If the Babe wants to come here wholeheartedly, be an organization man, help himself and everybody else, there are no limits to his opportunities. He's always been Boston's particular Idol. He has a chance to be king now for the rest of his life." Talking to McKechnie, there's no question of the relationship between Babe and the Braves.

They want his Continued on Page 17, Column 4 Providence Scores Twice at End of Game to Beat Arrows in Hard Fought Battle, 5-4 Hurler Denies He's Married; All in Line Now Save Johnson M'Nair, Coleman, Finney, Hooks, Newsome and Cramer Arrive By JAMES C. ISAMINGER FORT MYERS, Feb. 27. By eventide tomorrow, Connie Mack, baseball pedagogue, expects every one of the 30 members of his 1935 class to be assembled here for spring exams. Tomorrow is reporting time for the inflclders and outfielders, excepting those who anticipated the date and came in advance.

They number four players, consisting of Outfielder Wally Moses and Infleld-ers Dib Williams, Charley E. English and Robert Fausett. Late tonight Connie Mack's squad was increased to twenty-eight play ers when shortstop Eric McNair, outfielders Ed Coleman and Lou Finney, first baseman Alex Hooks and lnfieldcr Lamar Newsome arrived. That accounts for everybody excepting third baseman Frank Higgins, who will arrive tomorrow, and outfielder Bob Johnson. Coleman and Johnson live in Portland but Ed came here by auto from Los Angeles and could not say if Bob was on the way here.

Johnson Is the only player not yet signed. Hooks is one of the giants of the team, standing 6 feet 1 inch high while Newsome is about McNalr's size. Flit Cramer arrived late this afternoon and watched the last 10 minutes of drill. Marcum Falls in Line Twenty-one players worked out today because the last remaining battery man arrived this morning. He was thick-legged John Marcum, who signed a 1935 contract after the shortest conference In baseball history.

When they met at the park, Man- Continurd on Page 17, Column 2 Still in Race FK.NN TRINCKTOS o. p. a. r. P.

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SR; Prlnrrton. 13. Columbia. Cornell. 26.

Vale, 81); Harvard. 24. HOW THEY STAND c. 8 1 Talr Tenn 2 Harvard .1 Cornell w. 4 It .414 .2 8 I'rmcetoii.

4 .444 SCHEDCI.K roll SATURDAY Columbia at Term. Cornel at Prlneeton. Harvard at Dartmouth, brought Sido Ridolfi, husky Tiger forward, whose general floor play annoyed the Quakers, to the wood with a thud. Now the incident probably would have passed with scant notice, for Referee Tobey immediately called for Ridolfi to shoot a foul, but a handful of Princeton patriots who had been yelling with increasing disfavor as the second half waxed hotter and rougher than the first, rushed pell-mell onto the floor. But they scented trouble where none really existed.

Murray Apologizes Murray immediately apologized and cooler team-mates walked him up and down the floor. Coach Lou Jourdet, moreover, immediately sent Hauze, Murray's sophomore football team-mate at centre, in to replace him. But that handful of Continued on Tage 17, Column 2 Maintains Pace CORNELL COIXMMA i i r. r. Freed.f Fi.1,.1 1 3 i oii.l..

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Score at hl -t me-Colnmbla. 17; Cornell. 17. l'ermil Emit p. Moran 4, Il.vkoa.

llowner .1. infer 2. Tomb 4, Casey 4. Nah and Vollmer, Irlea mled 2. Moran 2.

Unnr.eiiniiiller Tomb S. Caner. Naall and Cronlef 2. shot to give Cornell the lead. A foul by Foote, a basket by Dan Prnn-lptf nnrl another eoal bv Freed left Cornell three points to the good.

Botn teams guaraea cioseiy and played careful games, fearing loss of the ball. Finally Tomb dropped In a pretty side shot and the Lion dash was on. Thn I wera off to a fast start at the opening whistle and their superior passing naa tne rea-sniri-ed players puzzled. Trailing seven to three, Cornell called time and the rest appeared to have done them good as Charley Dykes counted from the floor quickly on two different occasions. His baskets knotted the score at 9-all, but Columbia, agan drew off tn a bior advantaee.

Sensational shots by Foote and Freed coupled with Morans iwo ioui conversions gave the Red basketeers a tie at half time. By STAN BAUMGARTNER Shy One Goal Columbia Breaks Deadlock at Half to Defeat Cornell A game twice lost was won and then lost again as the Arrows bowed to the Reds at the Arena last night by the score of 5-4 in one of the most exciting tilts of the season. Oft to a bad start when the Reds pushed over two counters in the first three minutes of play, Gardiner's men fought back like tigers to tie the score at 2-2 at the end of the second period. Providence, however, took the lead again after seven minutes of play in the final period, when, with the locals weakened by two men in the penalty coop, Harrington pushed the disc past Grant. It was a score made apparently after an unfair decision that made the local six see "red" and within two minutes they not only tied the score, but jumped into the lead.

Forslund pushed in the tying counter on a pretty long shot from the side and Buddy Maracle slashed in what looked like the winning Bill Urbanski, shortstop "When I tell the Babe I get on plenty, he'll agree not to leave me there." Shanty Hogan, 237-pound catcher "They'll be worrying about someone else besides me taking off weight now." Fred Frankhouse, right hand pitcher-" At last, we're beginning to look like a ball club." Hank Gowdy, coach "Heaven help the right field walls in Ct. Louis, Philadelphia and Brooklyn." A rrow. rrorl'lenc, flrmit Gi-hI 1( rne H'tHfroin ft I flit i'-rnnQ Mnlltinin Mllv Lf-ft iWtrh' Mclmli Simi ihIpm, Itisrht ill if Ittvtrn KfrTfliiiii't Cent (inurlrt'itiilt Murine lNt(-r, YinjC 11 ring ton i'r'iviilfiico 2 8 fi Arrows 1 1 Sim CPS Arrows MrCoWlrir-k. D'Sinnni in. Ilil'Unf), JHik.

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J'rnvl-oViicp, i unnsiiitfil i. J'mi-ali ks Jitrk. tripping Owen. minutes, throwing sf( nnrl 10 tninutrs for mitu mirlut Kfthig tripping; Hotrorn itid roughing; I.pxirur, rlinrgin. counter In a fiery melee in front of the Providence goal.

Less than seven minutes remained to play, yet In three minutes Providence again took the lead and then coasted on to triumph. Harrington knotted the count after a double assist from Rivers and Gaudreault and Mulligan, unassisted, whistled In the winning tally Just four minutes from the gong. It was a discouraging defeat a setback that was a poor reward for the courageous fight put up by the locals after an Initial lapse of three minutes at the start of the game. The battle was rough and fast from the opening face-off with few idle moments. Twice men were sent to the penalty box for flghtrng and on one occasion George Nichols, former Arrow swung his stick at a spectator.

Fortunately for the Ian Continued on rage 17, Column Lions Retain Lead in Eastern League; Nash Scores 15 Points ITHACA, Feb. 27. Columbia's Lions, Eastern Intercollegiate League basketball leaders, sprung a mi trnn here tonieht and came from behind to win a 36 to 26 de cision. The game was faster and harder fought than the score indicates. Co lumbia trailed oy tnree points wilh the second half a few minutes old inatini inr.nl fans to a sen- UtlUiG sational rally.

Better passing and deadly accuracy leaiurea me o- frnm the deDthi. Bill Nash and Tommy Tomb eluded close guarding to snine in me sensational rampage which put the New Yorkers well beyond Cornell's r6flch. Too many personal fouls lost Casey and Tomb to the Lions, while Ed Moran, Red centre, was ejected for the same reason. It was after Casey had departed that the desperate visitors started flashing their shooting skill. Off to a godd lead in the early part of the game, Columbia looked like an easy winner, but Cornell, taking advantage of every misplay, began to climb until at half-time the score was knotted at 17-all.

As the second half got under way, Lou Freed dropped in a pretty long Braves Optimistic Since Babe Joined Their Ranks J'F I J'o less an authority than Ira "Mnas, a former major league MKher and now a scout for the Athletics, had this comment to ake: "He can atill play belter than lf the players in the league." One wonders whether Ira, one of rwe' advisers, expressed this JWWon to his boss BEFORE Ruth a National Leaguer, or tether It is an afterthought? CASEY TELLS IT CASEY STENGEL, wily manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Probably spoke for the entire "ionai League outfit when he excused himself as follows: tn this league, he has been a hitter and always JJn be. He'll never again call rtot against ua as he did J1'nt the Cuba in 1932. He 'ays be able to hit and he tlll Hip plenty far and still btter than most right field-I know." I0 Mid it, Casey. Ruth has graduated! P. ST.

PETERSBURG, Feb, 27 (A. The Braves regulars aren't due into camp until tomorrow, but of those that are here you can get some small Idea of their sentiments regarding Babe Ruth from the following exclamations: Wally Berger, centrefielder and home run hitter in hia own right "Man, I hope he hits 100 home runs." Ed Brandt, star southpaw "Well, I see where I don't lose any more 1 to 0 games for a while.".