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BROOKLYN DAILY EA'GLE, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1932 Reis Looms as a Serious Challenger for Gilbert 's Position 22 Title Candidates Who Hope to Be Elected Tonight By Ed Hughes Young Third Baseman Has Zoomed Along in Past Three Campaigns Lee Triumphs In Title Cue! Playat Elks Defending Champion Is Winner Over Zion, 50-27, in 57 Innings Si By THOMAS HOLMES Staff Correspondent of The Eagle Clearwater, Feb. 26 Wally Gilbert, who for three years has done a fair to middling Job of third-basing for the Brooklyn Dodgers, is now said to be one of the most heated holdouts in the technical employ of the Ebbets-McKeever 'Corp. Gilbert didn't have a very good season in 1931. He seemed and slow when the campaign began. The further the pennant race proceeded the slower he seemed to become.

lsntany logical reason lor it except mat wally is a pretty high type of professional athlete and owns one of amulcrs LeK.Hook. a HuGHfcS' COLU- Tonight's Championship Candidates TONY CANZONERI'S next opponent in a lightweight championship turnup will be on view in the Garden tonight. Sammy Fuller 'of Boston and Ray Miller of Chicago will do battle In the maul ten rounder. The winner ac cording to James J. Johnston, will draw the royal lot with Tony in the Garden on the night of March 18.

Johnston avers that he obtained Canzoneri's signature days ago. Miller is well known in these parts, though he has never furnished his best fighting In Gotham. The Chicago Hebrew is a veteran and is considered to possess the best left hook among the lighter fellows when he is "on his mettle." The trouble with Miller is that he seems to feel his mettle too Infrequently hereabouts. His last major performance here was with Jimmy Mc-Larnin, and it is a wonder, after that one, that Miller ever wedged his way back In the Garden. The bout was a horrifl-cally dull affair.

In justice to Miller, however, it must be said the washout was as much McLarnin's fault as Raymond's. by ARTHUR F. JONES Jr. Edward Lee of the New York A. defending national amateur three-cushion champion of the National Association of Amateur Billiard Players, won the opening game in the final round of the current titular tourney at the Brooklyn Elks clubhouse last night.

Ha defeated Bernard Zion of the Bosf ton jshcs, so to 27, In 57 innings. The contest wax fxoprinnoii fast, with Lee flashing a smoother game man any seen In the preliminary round. He topped his efforts With a high run at seven hut alert proved able to score consistently in ins oiuer irames. ion nad a high run of three. In the only other camo- charUm D.

Gill of the Clarksburg, W. Va Elks defeated A. A. Kaiser of Brook, lyn, 50 to 44. in 92 Inninm Wo eh player had a high run of five, but mere was sucn an amount of safety that the contest was somewhat boring at times.

1 There will be two more games tonight. Louis Lipton of the Brooklyn Elks meets Alfredo De Oro Jr. at 7:30. and Zion nlnvm Kaiser at 9:15. While there are ifianv anmi nlav.

ers in this tourney. Indications are at present that Lee will make a strong bid for the title again. He is an experienced player who is seldom bothered by the pressure of title comDetition. And ihnvn in that first game, he Js in stroke. Fried Divides Games Walter J.

Fried won and Ini In the preliminary round of the na- uuimi wiass amateur la.2 balk-line championship tourney being conducted under the ansnlr. nt th N. A. A. B.

P. at Dwyer's Broadway ncaaemy iasi nignt. He defeated Arthur Mann. 150 to 76. in 33 in nings.

Fried's hieh run wns and his average 418-33. Mann had high run of 29 and averaged 2 10-33. Then Walter Bunnell took tha measure of Fried. 150 to us. in i innings.

Bunnell had a high run of 22 and averaged 3 27-41. Fried ran 18 and averaged 2 33-41. Lud-wig A. Wilczek then stopped Mann, 150 to 147, In 70 innings. Wilczek ran 14 and averaged 2 10-70.

Mann ran nine and averaged 2 7-70. In the Brooklyn nrelimlnarlec Played at Dwver's Rational tion Academy James. H. Clemens had an even break in two games. He defeated William A.

Lancaster, 150 to 140, in 62 innings. Clemens ran 14 and averaged 2 26-62. Lancaster ran 12 and averaged 2 18-62. And Fred G. Dyett beat Clemens, 150 to 117.

in 45 innings. Dvett ran 21 and averaged 315-45. Clemens ran 11 and averaged 2 27-45. i Podsen Divides: Pair Eddie Podsen had an even break in two contests in the senior amateur three-cushion tourney at the Bushwick room of the Lawler Brothers Academy last night. He defeated Carl Wilkins, 20 to 15, but then lost to John Olofson, 20 to 16.

Podsen ran runs of four and three, while Olofson and Wilkins ran four apiece. Steve Huggard leads this tourney with two straight, while Wilkins is second with three and one. Olof son's high run of six is the best. Crane Halts Benson There was only one game played in the amateur handicap three-cushion tourney at Pwyer's Broadway Academy last night. Robert Crane took the measure of Carl Benson, 20 tot 9, In 36 innings.

Crane had a hiah mr h. -F) a vi t. inn Benson's best was only two. Stay Play Abroad According to Jimmi. mer New York sports writer who is now the "Ivy Lee" of the National Billiard Association, there is a chance that the winner of the national Class A amateur 18.2 balk-line championship tourney, which starts, under the auspices of the N.

B. A. at French Lick Springs, Ind, on Monday, will ba inviin tn compete in an international amateur tournament in Europe before the end of the This is all verv nirp hut jimni. does not explain where the Union miemauonaie des Federations d'Amateurs de Billard. official international ruling body, would fit into the picture.

The Nnrinnni soclation of Amateur Billiard Players is the United States member of the Union, and plans have already been announced for an international ioj mie tourney to take place at the Elks Lodee 1. in vranhotto starting about March 23. St Francis Trims Holy Innocents The Rt. VTflnrU easily repulsed the Holy Innocents a arooKiyn Junior Catholic League game last night at the winner's flnnr in o. Francis led at half time, 19 to 5.

a lie lineup: St. Francis I Holy Innocrats 1 a G. F. E.Tomc?ak,If 2 Bogdanowlct 0 Stoaniew.rf 2 Kulesa.c 3 Mytych.lj Krysnel.rg Koacluch 0 SkwarkowaU 0 1 0 0 0 Cordrl 0 0 0 5'McAuIllTe 0 I fli Nmni. 1,1 12! Bernstein 0 2 3 ueBoer.c 0 11 10 2 jnicnoiaoa .40 2 ToUU 13 341 Total, 4 7 I Rpferff Ward.

READING SIGNS HIBB8 Norman K. Hibbs of Ambler, Pa, a semi-pro pitcher, has been signed by Reading of. the International League. The new Key is 20 years old. 5 feet inches tall and weighj 170 pounds, i ju those temperaments Inclined to grow indifferent In a hopeless sit- nation.

With a club enmeshed in nhe tangle of also rans he isn't apt be so rood. The Dodgers were in that class most of the year. GILBERT SAID TO BE ASERIOUS HOLDOUT Anyway, Ebbcts Field must have slashed Gilbert's salary plenty. For the young man is said to have been -fretting and fuming even as he has r. himself in the baths at Hot i.

Springs in preparation for a stren Spring training. Gilbert is expected in Clearwater a today or tomorrow. A close friend of his here at the present time says that Wally is quite apt to march ''right back to his home at St. Paul he gets a contract for a ehunk more than the original fig lire offered him. Perhaps Gilbert will succumb to eloquence Just as Dazzy "Vance did a couple of days ago, "Vance walked into a conference -with the Brooklyn manager shaking his head and asserting that he was "further away than ever from a Settlement of his particular prob.

Tern. The next morning he agreed to terms. Incidentally, Dazzy is Expected to take his first workout the 1932 squad of Dodgers today. But what brought this Gilbert question up in the first place was attention mat uarey snowerea upon young Robert Reis in yesterday' workout, HAS IMPROVED WITH EACH TEAR Manager Max believes that Reis Js at least a rattling good big league prospect. At this stage of the game the Dodger boss isn't prepared to 'o further than that for publication.

Apparently though Carey believes that Reis at least has a to open the season as a 'tegular big leaguer. Bobby has come along steadily since that day back in 1929 when Dave Driscoll discovered the rangy kid fielding small change back of a teller's cage in a Long City bank with groat eclat. He played with Rocky Mountain, Eastern Carolina League, in with Mcon of the Sally League in 1930: with Hartford last He has always hit more .300 in the minors and "to know his way around in the four or five games he played at third Jjase for Brooklyn late last season. Reis. at least, is a challenger for Gilbert's third-base Job.

He seems la reasonably good hitter. He is 'considerably faster afoot than i Wally. Whether or not he is experienced enough and steady enough the Job time alone can tell, i Bobby has been knocking around Brooklyn camp for a couple of now, without anybody paying attention to him. But iycsterday Manager Carey singled out for the most comprehensive individual instruction of the Brooklyn practice today. 1 Carey turned over the bunting drill to Coach Casey Stengel, stationed Reis at third base and placed thimself in the vicinity of the third Ibase coaching box while Bobby in to gobble one bunt after another.

Later on Max stepped up to the I plate, grabbed a fungo stick and galloped a couple of dozen hard (ground balls at the 21-year-old ln-tfielder. Reis conducted himself with great aplomb and high-geared 'efficiency." After which the man-Niger and the rookie talked some ItlTook the Japs to Prove Gehrig Jluman The Indestructible Locomotive Lou Gehrig can be hurt, after all. It seems that- the Yankee first sacker was hit on the left hand inToklo, and when he returned to the United States at the conclusion of the bavball Junket in December his hand wa still swollen, de-. spite the fact that he had been rushed to a hospital in Japan for treatment. Gehrig made light of the ln--jTiry, but an x-ray examination showed that the hand -wasn't by any means well.

Locomotive Lou submitted to further treatment, and is all ready to Join the Yanks at St. Saturday. "Two of those Jap pitchers wer big fellows with a lot on the ball and American basfcball explains Lou, holding out both hands to show that they are both of one size again. "I came up with the bases full and one of 'em dust-, ed me off. They play on skin diamonds and the ball is always roughed up.

It dldnt break anything, but it was a bad bruise, I guess." Gehrig hasn't missed a game since Joining the Yankees and he is looking forward to breaking Joey Se well's record for consecutive play. It would have been highly unfortunate If Lou had gone to Japan to have his streak broken. l.T flogan Injured As He Chases High Foul Ball Giants' Catcher Hurts Knee in Stand Crash- Ruth Fears Slimming Los Angeles, Feb. 26 The Giants were the victims of a cas ualty yesterday when Frank Ho- gan's 256 pounds went bang into the grand stand at Wrigley Field as Frank dashed after a high foul. Hogan tumbled in a heap and ex amination disclosed he had a badly lacerated knee which called for an X-ray examination and which, even though nothing very serious develops, should keep him out of training for several days.

The prize for best condition in the New York Giants' training camp apparently should go to big Fred Fitzsimmons. The big pitcher played 12 innings at third base with the Giants yesterday, although it was his first day in camp. One of the best fielding pitchers in baseball, Fred turned In a neat Job at the hot corner. 4 A six-inning game between nines made up of pitchers and catchers enlivened the camp during the day. Manager McGraw captained one, and his chief assistant, Dave Bancroft, the other.

The latter's team won, 8 to 4, with this lineup: O'Farrell, Moore, Chozen (a local player) and Fitz simmons in the lnfleld; Luque, Hub- bell and Mitchell in the outfield, Danning behind the plate, and Smith and White in the box. McGraw's aggregation consisted of Hogan, Lindstrom, Marshall and Schumacher in the infield; Gene wich, Walker and Parmelee in the outfield; Healy as catcher and Tur ner and Signor as pitchers. This game was in the morning. Dissatisfied by his defeat, McGraw sought revenge after lunch but again was trimmed, 5 to 1. Heavens! Babe's Getting Thin St.

Petersburg, Feb. 26 W) Babe Ruth'j waistline being of great public importance at this time of year, there is news in the fact that the New York Yankee' home run star has decided to cut his dally golf from 36 holes to 18. George Herman has been lament ing the fact that he now weighs only 220 pounds, and that Is none too much. So, lest he lose more weight than he can afford to part with, he's cut his golfing activities in half. The Yankee squad was augmented yesterday by the arrival of Lyn Lary and Sam Byrd, shortstop and reserve outfielder, respectively.

With the two on deck, the Yanks' golfing quartet of Ruth, Cy Perkins, Lary and Byrd is complete. Henry Johnson, the right-handed pitcher, laid low the other day with appendicitis, is making so good a recovery after the operation that he expects to leave the hospital in a week, though of course it will be many more days before he dares to play. BOLTS LAST NIGHT Vincennes, Ind. Howard Jones, Louisville, outpointed NicI: Broglio, Vincennes (10 rounds). COUNTY TRACK MEET The annual New York County American Legion track meet will be held at the 102d Engineers Armory on Monday night, March 7.

BLACKSMITH A PHIL Bill Woodington, who has forsaken the old forge in a blacksmith shop of Florence, N. to get a trial with the Phillies as a pitcher. He has starred on the mound in the Burlington County League of New Jersey for three year He-Tb 'Swaae a. NmTTh a Gabby Banking on Teachont Bradenton, Feb. 26 OP) Manager Gabby Street of the cham pion Cardinals wants a "twin" for southpaw Bill For that reason he is paying close atten Hon to Arthur "Bud" Teachout, a port 8ider received, along with Hack Wilson, when the Cardinals traded Burleigh Grimes to the Cubs.

Hallahan is the only southpaw in the Cardinals' flock and Manager Street said Teachout would be retained to bolster the club's left-handed strength if he shows promise of regaining his 1930 form. Why Shortstops Are Scarce Richardson Springs, Feb. 26 Manager Bucky Harris of the Detroit Tigers blames the lively ball lor the dearth of capable short stops which has plagued the Tigers as well as other clubs of the American League. Every player now wants to be a slugger, he says, and since home run hitters are by tradition outfielders ambitious playe gravitate to the outer gardens. He believes, however, that Bill Rogell will solve the Tiger shortstop problem this season.

No Hospital Case for Reds Tampa, Feb. 26 UP) Eight days of practice without any sign of a sore arm or charleyhorse among his 16 batterymen, in direct contrast to last year's long hospital list, brought more smiles today to the face of Dan Howley, Cincinnati Red pilot. 'I ll stick my pitching staff age' any in the league," he said. "My worries won't begin until next week when the remainder of the squad reports." Finding batting power will be the big problem, Howley said. Fonseca Likes Running Mineral Wells, Texas, Feb.

26 W) The beginning of Lew Fon-seca's great baseball experiment started today at this Texas spa. Instead of starting his White Sox to work in regulation Spring training camp style, Manager Fonseca chased his players over hill and dale and then sent them to the salt baths for conditioning. The process will be continued for a week, after which the team will entrain for its regular camp at San Antonio. Carey Selph, the White Sox draft prize, was still among the missing today, and hopes that he would change his mind and drop his in surance business for baseball went glimmering. Feck Wants More Hurler New Orleans.

La, Feb. 26 (JFy Manager Roger Fecklnpaugh of the Bryant High Bows To Far Rockaway Far Rockaway hung up its second P. S. A. L.

victory by scoring over the Bryant High quintet. 27 to 14. at the seaside floor yesterday. Far Rockaway held a 16 to 12 lead at the half. The lineup: Fsr Rockawair Bryant k.

r. r.r a. r. r. a 4 0 0 0 0 11 113 3 0 4 0 0 0 10 3 larael.lf Radin Meti.rf 2 Do Ruber tu 8 Driscoll.

rt 0 Macalskl.0 4 Ryan. If 0 Loclctro.r Lehman MeKton.0 Harrlson.lr af innis Burns, rf Lewi Total! Retere 10 7 271 -Langhaiu. Totals Newt Cleveland Indians Is counting on six pitchers now in training here to produce 80 victories for the tribe this season. What he's looking for now 1 another brace of hurlers to produce an additional ten wins apiece. The first six on the list are Wesley Ferrell.

Willis Hudlin, Clint Brown, Mel Sarge Connally and Pete Jablonowski. There are nearly a dozen candidates for the other two Jobs. Judge Purchase Hangs Fire Biloxi, Miss, Feb. 26 (President Clark Griffith of the Washington Senators counted on dropping his worries today over Pitcher Bobby Burke as a holdout. Having made what he insisted was his last and positively final offer to the tardy hurler, after receiving a letter from the absent one, Griffith expressed confidence Burke would come to terms before today is The Washington club is in the market for another inflelder and is keeping a sharp eye on the list of releases by other clubs.

Griffith is awaiting word meanwhile from President Navin of the Tigers on the projected purchase of First Baseman Joe Judge, whom the Senators would trade for Hayworth, Detroit catcher. Benge Worries Shotton Winter Haven, Fla, Feb. 26 (IP) Burt Shotton of the Phillies has his worries now with Ray Benge, veteran starboard hurler, listed as a holdout. Benge, who had a good season last year, failed to arrive at the training camp with the rest of the crew. The only' other absentee was Chester Nichols, but Shotton said l.e is not worried about him he has signed.

Thirteen pitchers and four catchers are in camp for their first workout today. 'No Compromise, Connie' Rule Fort Myers, Feb. 26 OF) Lefty Grove and Connie Mack have had their fun with Grove's Joking offer to play Connie a round of golf to settle their salary difference, and Connie's return suggestion that they stage the match in Chicago for a bigger gate, but now Connie's through talking about his holdouts. "No compromise" is his dictum, and "111 stick to it," he said. "The way you'll be able to tell If they've signed is if you see them on the field in uniform." Rookies and veteran drilled under the scorching sun for four hours yesterday.

Richmond Hill Has Edge on Adams, 31-29 Recording its fourth p. S. A. L. triumph, the Richmond Hill High School basketball team conquered John Adams, 31 to 29, at the winner's gym yesterday.

The winners were out in front at the end of the half, 13 to 12. The lineup: Richmond HIU I Adams o. r. p. a.

r. Brlrkrn.U 4 0 8 Grant.lt 3 Lloyd. r( 0 0' Powers.rf 3 17 Piazza 2 0 4 Fuehs.e 2 0 4 Shrrtnirj.e 4 1 9 Michaels. 1 0 3 3 McNulty 0 0 0 DeLuca.ra 4 1 9 Wara.ul.lt; 3 0 6 Shoem 1 2 41 Totals 14 3 311 Total! ReferM Bchvowock. 12 5 29 BARRA BOXES BEAR Joe Barra will meet Baby Bear in sn eight-round encounter at the Prospect Hall next Monday night 1 By Rav Crisler Choice Announced by Princeton Univ.

Minnesotan Officially Declared to Be Head Coach in Football Princeton, N. Feb. 26 4 The appointment of Herbert O. (Fritz) Crisler as the new head football coach of Princeton University was definitely announced last night by Thurston J. Davies, supervisor of athletics at Princeton, who said he had been informed that Crisler had signed a three-year contract.

Crisler has been head coach and director of athletics at the Univesity of Minnesota. He recently gave up the coaching part of his duties be cause he found it too arduous to hold two Jobs. Davies' announcement said Cris- ler's salary would be "not in excess of the faculty scale." It is understood that the highest paid member of the regular Princeton faculty re ceives about $10,000 a year. New Era Seen Since the days of Bin Roper Princeton has been definitely committed to the alumni coaching policy. The action of a special committee named to select the new football coach is seen as the forerunner of a new era in Princeton football.

Crisler will take over his new po sition with the coaching of the 1932 football team, Davies' announce- W. W. Roper ment said. The names of the men selected as his assistants will be announced later. After graduating from the University of Chicago in 1922, Crisler assisted A.

A. Stagg, Chicago athletic director. Two years ago he went to Minnesota as assistant to Dr. C. W.

Spears, became head coach when Spears left and finally became athletic director. Bill Roper's View Discussing the "topheavy" 1932 Princeton varsity football schedule as a "first-class example of the need for intelligent direction in Princeton athletics," William W. Roper, former head football coach, advocated the creation of the office of dean of athletics at Princeton in a letter published in the current Alumni Weekly. This proposed dean, Mr. Roper holds, "should have complete control of all competitive sports and of physical education and should be responsible to the president of the university and the board of trustees and to them alone.

so If 8 in in Some time before that Miller had stoppea McLarnin in eighf rounds -when Raymond's dreaded left hook was on the job. One of these swipes cut such a deep gash In McLarnin's cheek that the referee halted the bout The recollection of the incident threw such chill into James' return bout that the affair was never toy where near warm. Fuller Has Experience THIS is Fuller's first big splash in New York in four years, but he has done some good fighting down Boston way. One of Iris exploits was a ten-round verdict over champion Tony canzoneri last year, the young man must "have some thing." Fuller, a meaty Italian youth of cheerful countenance, shapes up well in the gym. He is an aggressive youngster and, in addition, seems pretty wise in the ways of the ring.

he performs as he did against his sparring mates Mr. Miller will be kep. on the jump. Fuller tin newrnmer in the nro ranks and he has been boxing some yean. While toiling as a newsle Boston he found time to engage more than 200 amateur bouts.

winning practically all of them. A Quiet Young Ma MR. FULLER is a modest, quiet youth. Dan Carroll, who formerly managed Jim Maloney, rapped on the door of Jimmy Johnston's private sanctum In the Garden, yesterday. "Sammy Fuller is out here, Jim my.

Wants to know if there any thing you want to see him about. After some hesitation Samuel edged Into tlw office. "Why sure there's something to see you about," explained James. "Do you think you'll put up a good fight against Miller? Tou know there's a championship shot in it for you." "Yes, sir," answered Sammy, smil ing through thick lips. You're going to win, aren you7" chirped James, a little dazed at the choice and length of Sammy's words.

Sure I agreed the economical Sammy. Fuller 7-5 Favorite Whereat, after some urging, Mr. Fuller sat down. Some one suggested that it was warm indoors and that Mr. Fuller, bundled in a heavy overcoat, might the cold when he got outdoors.

After which Mr. Fuller divested himself of his overcoat his last contribution to the life of the party, verbal or otherwise until' he departed. Mr. Fuller evidently saves all his energy for the ring, which is a good trait in any fighter. Sammy is well liked by those who know him -as a fighter.

He will be a slight favorite to whip Miller tonight on aggressiveness and general efficiency. Miller's left hook, though, can upset the dope any time it lands, which is also worth remembering. Not having seen Silent Sammy in action for four years I can't honestly pick him to win, but on form he looks like the likely candidate. Pladner Well Liked IT LOOMS like a pretty active card tonight, providing Mr. Miller opens up and doesn't stall Mr.

Fuller's efforts. Europe sends Spider Pladner, a bantam, who is a pocket edition of your old friend Eugene Criqui, the French boy who toppled over Johnny Kilbane to grab the feather title a few years ago. Pladner, a serious youngster, with a determined chin, shapes up respectably in the gym. There's nothing tame about his technique there. He wades in generously and knows how to conduct himself in close.

For a bantam he seems to hit with unusual force, in fact, Pladner relies more on his punching power than fancy skill, it would seem. In Europe Pladner hit hard enough to flatten Frankie Genaro. His goal here is a bantam title match with Al Brown, the elongated colored bantam. Jimmy Johnston has promised Pladner this match for March 25, providing the Spider can entice Antol Kocsis into his web tonight. Kocsis has already rated himself a tough proposition in the Garden and figures to generously extend the Spider.

Pladner has already made a hit, though, and is favored in the betting. Pete Latzo, the former welterweight champion at the expense of Mickey Walker, will engage Bingo Joe Banovic In another ten. Latzo has been fighting as a lightheavy for some time. Although Peter has seen his best days he never fails to provide action. Banovic looks good here.

Vicente Parrille, the Argentine wild man, tackles Natie Brown, who cut quite a dash as Max Schmeling's sparring partner in tne Cleveland rumpus last Summer. Brown is likely to surprise by winning this one. HAKOAH ELEVEN PLATS The Hakoah All Stars face the Boston eleven at Commercial Keld Bunday afternoon,.