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THE EVENING LEADER, STAUKTOS. VA TUESDAY, MARCH 25,1930 Tage Eight BRUSHING UP SPORTS By Lauferj FRESHfilAN COACH GORDON C. WHITE IS ELEVATED SPORT SLANTS By Alan J. Gould The most frequent' fistic queries that have ben tossed at 'J-J department recently are: 1. What will Schmelins do to Sharkey? 2.

Can Camera really fight? I UJSgs FOR. THE VORK. A TO POST HEAD COACH I K.viiiiirno.v SN' ANTONIO, March 1 3t The New York Giauts were azaiu hut to def'-at San Ar.t'jiiia of T-xa-- 3 to 1. liny for th-regular berth on Giants' hurling staff, and Kred kept th- 10 hits well scattered. The National leasu rs found Iiiii Richardscn, Georeo and Tom Ks'- ll for eight safetifs.

R. H. K. San AiKonio 1 1 ') 2 New York, i 8 Malicki. Estell and Stack; Parinelci-, Ii'z-iir, ruons Honii.

At8AMA STOOD -r 1 AS A CHAIKE To POT A MAWO m-EAu OM IT, 8uT A rOS-ESfRifsiT I mil -r om o. Will Dempsey fight again? The answers to each of these happen to belong in the "if and but" class. The gent who can unravel them in advance not only could clean up financially but win the Tunney-Muldoon award for something or other. If Sharkey doesn't show any more against Schmellng than he did in the balmy affair with Scott, the German clouter stands at least an even chance to belt the Boston sailor completely out of the picture. Schnieling will knock Sharkey's ears off If Jack comes tearing in, wide open and wild, the way he did against the fragile Philip Suffling.

Max, it is safe to assume, has no vulnerability Jn, the sciatic nerve or the Achillea heel. He can PUNCH, whicU i3 something Sharkey failed to do aeainst Scott and a few others. On the other hand, Sharkey may decide to have one of his good nights. If so; lie should outpoint Maxie handily, if not actually knock him out. Sharkey always has had championship stuff, in him but manifests it only now and then.

i REACH IT WfTW HIS RIGHT ''f The bau deflected sTraichT S. 5';" AiU, I BAUD AS AE WASCOMlMG S5VL ZL: TbOCHED SECOND AMi Camera is still the big mystery man of. the ring. Those "who have seen him either regard him as a freak and no fighter at all or a mauler who has the speed, punch and size to beat anything in heavyweight costume. Willie Stribling thinks Camera can fight but Willie, only a light heavy and not much of a puncher, had Camera em the floor.

The testimony of Bis Bov Peterson. Farmor ROAXOKE, March 25. Termination of the contract of Guy H. (Pinkie) Spruhan as athletic director and head coach at Roanoke college by mutual agreemen between the coach and the college authorities was announced yesterday by Dr. Charles J.

Smith, president, Spruhan has served the college in his present capacity ince 1921 when he returned to the Salem institution after two years spent at V. M. following the Close of the war. Previously he had coached Roanoke College teams from the fall of 1913 through the session of 1917-1 when he resigned to enter thu army. Dr.

Smith announce 1 that Gordon C. White, former star athlete at Roanoke college and for the past three sessions director of physical education and freshmani coach, would become head coach la football, basketball and track, and that Sidney Dean Petersen of Chattanooga, would become director of athletics and football backfield coach thin fall. Petersen was a famous quarterback on Auburn football teams from, 1921 1923. Effective Next Full The change in coaches is not effective until the opening of the college term next fall although iWhite will have charge of spring IOdge and a few others who have collapsed at the approach, of the Camera Clout, can be ruled out as prejudiced. There will be no answer to the I'rimo puzzle until he steps into a legitimate match with some capable fighter such as Campolo, who is nearly a match iu size for the Italian and a terrific right-hand hitter.

Johnny Risko. having demonstrataed Campolo was not too big for him as the. New York commission feared, would be only too glad to work on Camera. $1:: fjs At the moment, '-probably Jack Dempsey himself cannot say whether or not he will don the gloves again for anything more serious than the movies. A year ago, Dempsey considered his flght-insr career definitely over but shifting financial fortunes may fiaVe changed his view.

The old mauler knows better tftan-Nanyone else the difficulties of getting into condition after a three-year "layoff. He knows, too, that against a young, sharp puncher of the Tufcsney type he might sutler serious injury to his eyes. They came out of the two Tunney battles badly damaged. The proper financial inducements may be the compelling factor in a Dempsey come-back but it is doubtful he will attempt to fight unless he feels he can get back into condition. I'ilal'-s (i; Oaklaiii) I OAKLAND.

The I'ittsburcii Pirates opined an exhibition Oakland yrt'-rday and won the Irsl to 4. '-ial con- 11. 4 H. E. 1 1 Har- Pittsburgh Oakland I'd, Fn-m h.

Spciic'-r greav Gau'iia, Joh Pearon and Read, Kic-i. LEFTWK J1EIVG "JIOOKKI)' Waynesboro, March 21. Doug; la Leftwich, thu well known entertainer and negro-dialectician under the- management of C'has J. Ellison, is being hooked for entertainments In Virginia other southern states for the spring months. Mr.

Eeftwifh will give an entertainment. Monday evening, March 2 1, at Massanutten Military acad i my, and will appear shortly at V. P. William and Mary, and Stuarts Drat't High school. undnr the auspices of tho Senior community league.

STEPPING LIVELY Buffalo Courier-Express: Americans live too fast, according to foreign visitors, who evidently overlook the fact that you have to keep right on the jump in tiiis country to stay alive. i Our Regular Every LARD -for III gli 1 3 RISKO GAINS UNPOPULAR Developments may make 13.10 one of the most interesting of fistic years, even though the Miami melee started nothing more than a flock of arguments. With Sharkey, Campolo, Camera, Schmeling, Risko, Griffith and a few- others around, most anything-can happen anion fr the heavyweights. DECISION OVER CAMPOLO si 1 TRAINING CAMPS' SHRAPNEL -f III call at Pradenton. ECONOMY FOOD STORES day Prices Mean Savings For The Thrifty Housewife 2-lh.

pail Swift's Silver-leaf Cuts Tier Hoil TAMPA, March 23. (JP) Manager Stanley Harris has cut the roster of the Detroit Tigers to 29 men, it became known yesterday. This involved sending down, four players who have been training hero. Frank Barnes, pitcher, goes to Toledo; John Prttifhomnio, pitcher, to Toronto; William R. Stein-ocke, catcher to Beaumont, Texas, and Charles Staples, pitcher, to Evan.sville, Ind.

Each of the players goes to a club with which the Tigers have a working agreement. On June 15 Henry Green-berg, first baseman, from New York, and John Watson, infielder, from Marshall College, West Virginia, will be sent away, but both are expected back iu some future year. A scheduled exhibition game with Tampa, league, was rained out yesterday. Kcds Take Swim ORLANDO, March 25. CPl Tho Cincinnati Reds spent football training at the college.

Petersen is also expected to assist in the work. Spruhan's plans for the future have not been revealed. It is known, however, that he is being considered for several coaching positions and announcement of his intensions will probably be forthcoming in the near future. The new head coach is a graduate of the class of He played as a lineman on Maroon football teams for 1921 to 1924, inclusive and was an outstanding guard on one of Koanoke's b-st trams, which included men like Davles, Gclscn, Logan and Potter. After graduation he was director of athletics at Salem high school for two years before taking up his present duties at Roanoke college.

In announcing his selection to succeed Spruhan as head coach. Dr. Smith said that the college authorities were of the opinion that he deserves the promotion and that "his popularity with the players and student body generally will assure him the warmest possible support." Petersen, the newly engaged director of athletics, besides serving as backfield coach, will have charge of a new athletic program which has asone of its principal features the revival of intra-mur-al athletics on a rather extensive scale. close, he sneaked his arms loose from clinches and whipped them overhand occasionally to the head. Vnablc to Jur Mm Put Johnny, game and forceful as he was, never was able to jar Campolo loose from his varefully prepared plan of battle.

The giant met the little fellow plunging in, hung him up on left jabs, smashed wicked belts to tho short ribs and stomach, pounded Johnny fiercely about the head in the clinches. Despite his advantage at close quarters, Campolo's undoing probably came about there. He couldn't resist the urge to crash his right hand down on the back of the neck of the blonde battler, a neck that was exposed invitingly almost a foot below the level of his own head. Time and again Referee Donovan warned Campolo that this punch was illegal and (finally went to tho Argentine's corner half way through tho struggle and gave Victorlo a final admonishing. Although iboth landed scores of solid smashes, neither was ever in danger of a knockdown.

Risko rocked the Argentine in the seventh, lils best session with volley of looping left swings to the head, but Victoria rallied Strongly. Again in the ninth, Campolo was forced into retreat by Kisko's dogged head attack. Campolo had Johnny wobbling in both the second, third, eighth and tenth rounds, but Risko always managed to shako off the winging right banders to the head and com back for more. Weight Advantage The small crowd of 11,000 gathered for the charity kIiow sponsored by tho House of Vaval-ry hospital, paid $49,421 for the evening's entertainment. Campolo.

in addition to his wide advantage in height and reach, weighed 225 1-4 pounds compared with Kisko's 196. Harry Smith, husky punching Kew York negro, and French-Belanger, of Winnipeg, fought to a draw in the first 10-round preliminary, Smith weighed 165; Belanger 175. In a six-rounder, George Pave-leck, Cleveland light-heavyweight outboxed 'Willie Kid Henry, Harlem negro, to win the decision. Paveleck weighed 171; Henry 174 1-2. when he died.

Dunkl'ey camev to make his dally call to learn of" his condition and found him dying. He eaid Eckersall mumbled something about a 20-yard gain and died peacefully. Football stars have beamed and faded but very few gained the fame that came to Eckersall. a slip of a youth, weighing about 135 pounds. He first attracted attention while playing on the Hyde Park High school team in Chicago.

Recruiting was not considered an athletic sin in thoso days and several universities and colleges, learning of his remarkable speed, sought his services. But he decided on the University ot Chicago where he combined his natural talent and speed with advice from Coach Amos Alonzo Stagg and startled the football world which then was used to the slam-bang typo of game. Almost single-handed he crushed heavier and greater teams than Chicago, with his triple threat artistry. His kicking was accurate and dangerous, and his open field By Edward .1. Neil MADISON SQUARE K.

March 25. (JP) JPoetic Justice rode with tough old John-Dy Rlsko last night and the rubbery spoiler of many a fine heavyweight's plans gained for himself a'10-round decision over mountainous Victoria Campolo, Mana-na mauler from the Argentine. Risko won a verdict that popular consent said should have been his three weeks ago when tho strangest assorted of all tho heavyweight pairs met for the first time on the ill-fated Shar-key-crowd In the Southland bellowed that night against the official verdict of "draw" so did 30,263 of the faithful lured to the big battle pit for the return, engagement, roared against award of the decision to Rlsko last night. Gruelling Fi-uy In the opinion oT one of the judges and Referee Arthur Donovan, Risko won the decision after a grueling battle that revealed a much improved fighter in the mammoth Argentinian. The other Judge thought that Campolo had won.

A majority of the ring side critics as well as the crowd as a whole1 though Campolo had punched out a fairly comfortable margin. In the Associated Press score sheet, Campolo won five rounds, RisTto three and two were even. The Argentine, battering Risko unmercifully about the body at times with pounding right hands. Jabbing neatly with his long left hand and swishing solid rights to the chin, seemed to have an edge In the first, second, and third, eighth and tenth rounds, while Risko won the fourth, seventh and ninth. The others were even.

Campolo, looking like a huge bogey man tossed into an enclosure to punish a relatively small mighty courageous boy. raked Risko at times with punches that probably would have finished any other heavyweight than the sturdy, punch-proof shock absorber from Cleveland. He fought a much better battle than in his first try at Miami. Risko. from the first round through to the final bell, worried Campolo like terrier, snarling for a hold on the throat of a Great Dane.

At times, he 6tood off and landed straight left leads to the body. In SLABMEN SCARCE ON BENGAL NINE; PLAY DREXEL THURSDAY most of yesterday journeying 245 miles from Miami, with a brief stop at Palm Beach for a swim in the ocean. President Sidney Weil parted with the team at Miami, leaving for Cincinnati. He said that American league owners could easily find a market in Cincinnati if they had any more players like Heilmann find Meusel to dispose of. Fonseca Works Out NEW ORLEANS, March 25.

(ft) Lew Fonseca, the recuperat ing first baseman ot tue Clave-: land Indians, worked out with the) rookies yesterday. He took it' easy; but was more than confi-i dent with his progress and be-! lieves he will be in condition to! play in the opening game of the league season. The Tribe's work-' out today was the best it has enjoyed at the training camp this! season. Browns Get Rest WEST PALM BEACH, March 25. (ff) After a light workout; yesterday, Manager Bill Klllefer of the St.

Louis Browns declared a holiday for his charges. He feels fearful lest his athletes become overtrained. Today the Browns will meet the House of David team here. il urlers to the showers. J.

Crawley and Hunt heldUhe yearlings to one lone hit that accompanied by a couple of bad thows around the bases resulted in the Little Tigers only tally. The Bengals renew their sand-lot rivalry with the Drexel Dragons Thursday afternoon on Death Valley and anticipate giving the strong Philadelphia team" a hard battle. 0 11 BROTHERS 1 BAND FAYETTE VILLE, March 25. (JP) (Perhaps the "most! brotherly band" is that of the1 Arkansas, where five sets of: brothers do niost of the blowing and compose more than a fifth of the organization. There are 11 brothers, four, pairs and one trio.

I Willi No substitutes the peak in quality An)etisrr-Bad Budweiser Barley-Malt Syrup LIGHT OR DARK RICH IN BODY NOT BITTER HDiailllllllllllllllllllll! 4 PENSACOLA, 25. (p) The spring exhibition game srhedulo of the Boston Red Sox which to date lias been the easiest of any big league ball club, became much more difficult yesterday when seven games were ndded to the list. Manager Heinle "Wagner and his players will have nothing much to do but practice until next Friday but thereafter, they will play 17 games in as many days. Rain Cancels ST. PETERSBURG.

March 05. (fP) 'Rain saved the Boston graves from a bus rid-; to P.rad-enton, where yesterday's game with the St. Louis Cardinals was scheduled. This holiday gave Manager Bill McKechnie a chance to continue his search for another catcher to add to the Braves' weak receiving staff. The Boston pilot believes his club will finish well tip in the second division of the National league if he can turn up a capable performer behind the 'plate.

Confer On Weather FORT MYERS, March 25. (P) Manager Burt Shot ton ol the Phillies and Connie Mack ol the Athletics had confereim here yesterday about the weather The result of the confab was that the rhillies started back to AVin-j tor Haven through a tropical downpour, disappointed that theyj could not play the fitst tamo of the series with the Athletics fori the baseball championship ot Philadelphia. There was talk of the Phillies stavlne over until today, as both teams have an open date. However, it was decided not to and the first, tussle between the two Philadelphia teams Will he held at Winter Haven Wednes-i day.i Training Thevcuow WINTER HAVEN. March, 24.

(J1) Tommy Thevenow, the Phillies' shortstop, who had a batting average of 227 hint season, is not going to be a pushover at the plate this year if Lefty O'Doul can prevent it. Lefty, who hit his way to the top of the National league heap in 1929, has made a suggestion or two to Thevenow that have brought quick results. One of these resulted in Tommy adopting Lefty's type and weight of bat. O'Dours motive in helping Thevenow, the players say, is that he likes to see his team mates smack i them. Gamo HjvimI Out BRADENTON, rlarch 25.

(JP) prevented the Cardinals' game with the. Boston Braves yesterday afternoon, and Frankio Frisch's first 1930 appearance was delayed until tomorrow when the Indianapolis club of the American association will artist as a passer, too. "Eekle, as he was known to fotballdom, both as player, writer and official, played his first two years with the Maroons ns an end. In his first year, 1903, he starred and 1904 bo gained a berth on Walter Camp's All American team and became a ture of that mythical eleven, membership of which, usually confined to the East, for the rest ot his collegiate career 1905 and 1906. The last two years he directed the Maroon.3 nt quarter back, meanwhile increasing weight to llj pounds.

his I i STEAK 35C HAMBURGER lb, 20c ROAST BEEF lb 21c to 25c LIVER PUDDING 12c BREAKFAST BACON we sii 33c FRANKFURTERS lt 25c OLEOMARGARINE lb 37c PICKLES Ilirsch-S best dilU Mn HHETS Haxton's sliced or whole IDC SWEET POTATOES tfjc Jh COCOANUT Loose sweetened fancy shreds PILOT KNOB COFFEE 95c I $155 SELOX larjre package 17c MALT 49c 54c 59c fi2c lUrtLil rabst tJt Top Oth Rihbon tJJt BANANAS Fine mello-rlpe fruit ORANGES Large Juicy Florida 4)C GRAPES Best California Emperors JJg 25c Eggs, and Chicken. 3 1 1 AM PDE.V-S YDXEY. March 25. (P) -With only two days re-malniug before his Tiger nine takes the field to open the season against Drexel Institute. Coach Charlie Bernler is keeping his youngsters hard at it with daily practice from four until sundown.

The veteran HampdenSydney mentor's chief worry this season is the scarcity of slabmen at the Bengal college. John Hunt, with two years of college hall behind him. will be the Garnet and Gray's main reliance again this season, but whether he will toss the first ball ot tho Jungleers' diamond season Thursday, re mains a matter of conjecture as the Sage of Death Valley issues no lineup until shortly before the! fraeus. Jim Crawley, husky Sophomore right bander, is developing rapidly under Bernier's instruction and from the wav he held the Frosh nine in check during recent prac-' tice games, bids fair to become a first rate hurler A' Smith, and Allen make up th rest of tho regular mound squad while. Price may be called in from right field to do relief work.

Hughes HI Tho Illness of Mike Hughes was a setback to the varsity toss-, ing squad as Coach Bernier hadj been expecting to mould him into! a southpaw twirler. Hughes was! recently taken to the hospital for an operation that may keep him ofT tho field for the rest of the season. Striving to make his stickmeiij more proficient, the Bengal coacUj has lien consuming most ol tue practice sessions in batting practice. Quick starting from the plate too is being stressed at the Tig- ers training camp. The coaches have ben holding a daily hundred yard dush after the workouts im-i posing the penalty of a fast qunr- ter mile the next day on the; slowest man.

To vary the routine of hatting and fielding practice, Conch Per ECKERSALL, FAMED FOOTBALL STAR AT CHICAGO, DIES AT 46 CHICAGO, March Walter Herbert Eckersall, one of fotball's immortals, is dead. Death caused by a heart attack, overtook the once famous streak of the gridiron suddenly and unexpectedly at 2:30 p. m. yesterday in his room at the Chicago Athletic association, where he had been bedridden for only a few days. He was 46 years old.

Eckersall had been in falling health for the past year, but not even his most intimate friends realized the end was so near. Last fall, he Jeopardized his health by leaving his sick bed and continuing his duties as football referee and sports writer for the Chicago Tribune, for which he also be came famous. Ha never seemed to regain his old time spark after that. The death ot his mother last I has vcen holding short prac tice games ngaist Tom Trayn i ham's Freshman squad. In the-.

first of these tests the varsity! went hitless for four innings throuhg scoring in errors, onlyi to break loose in the fifth with a 1 valley of clean bingles that drew six runs and drove two Freshmen. fall broke his heart and his will to live was hardly that of the 145-pound football player who used to -blast through ponderous lines back in 1903-04-05-06. Charles Ehmkley. sports writer for the Associated Tress nd his close frieDd for 20 years, vu the only one with Eckersall jj WANTED Country Cured Hams, Fresh running a was an I.