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HUSKIES FlßST—Upsettinf California Olympic hopes, Washing
ton’s varsity craw wins dual regatta on Lake Washington.
INDIAN OUTFIELDER WAS RUNNERUP
IN CIRCUIT HONORS BUT SAT IN
THE CELLAR ON BATTING AVERAGE
One of the freakiest records of
the 1935 season in organized base
ball belongs to Outfielder Murrell
McNeill of the Savannah Indians.
McNeill, a bit late in starting his
professional career, spent most of
last season with the Abbeville
Atbetice of the Evangeline League
where he compiled his unique re
cord.
Mao batted exactly .253 for the
season. To be brutally frank, that
isn’t a mark that would keep an
outfielder on the payroll for any
great length of time.
The strange part of it is that Mc-
Neill, with that low average, al
most won the home run crown of
the league. He hit 17 circuit wal
lops, which one less than
the leaders. Cecil Dunn of Alexand
ria who batted .359 to pace the
loop, and Frank Bartelli of Rayne
who hit .286. Dunn’s average was
106 points better than MacNelll’s,
yet the latter gave him a torrid
race for the homer honors. It was
just one of the phenomena of base
ball.
There must have been a lot of
punch or promise of it in the bat
of McNeill last summer for Man
ager Jlmtny VorLoff Kept him a
round despite his comparitively
low average
On top of that, Manager Pudgy
Gould of the Indians Inserted him
in the clean-up position at the
start of the Sally race this year.
Can you Imagine a .253 hitter In
the clean-up slot? There’s just one
answer. McNeill must be a far
better hitter than his 1935 average
indicates, and perhaps he packs a
wallop that means runs and will
assert itself this year.
Mac is something of a versatile
chap, for at Abbeville last year
when the third sacker went down
with an Injury, he jumped in and
took care of the hot spot during
the emergency.
McNeill will be 26 years old
Naughty! Naughty!
LINCOLN, Neb., April 24 (TP)
Two professional grapplers have
just been barred from the ring
for “conduct unbecoming a gen
tleman.'* The Nebraska Ath
letic commission said “Bull”
Martin of Boston and “King
Kong” Cox of California play too
rough. The referee who report
ed the boys said they forgot all
about wrestling and began knock
ing each other about. “Their con
duct,” said the referee, “was
something shocking. I threw
them out of the ring.”
GOLF
FACTS
NOT THEORIES/
ALEX. J. MORRISON
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ALEX MORRISON says:
Volumes have been written
about what you are supposed to be
doing as you hit the ball. Space
does not permit me to deal with
even a few of these misleading
suggestions.
You should do but one thing as
your clubhead meets the ball, and
that is to avoid interrupting the
smooth swing you have been mak
ing. Avoiding interruption in the
hitting area is a big contract.
Above all things it means skip
ping any anticipation of the mo
ment of impact. In other words,
you should not be conscious of
any such point in your swing. As
far as you are concerned there is
no such point. When there is,
you spoil the shot by whatever
preparation you try to make.
You can practice avoidance of
interruption in the hitting area by
concentrating on your chin. Try
to turn your head to the right and
keep your chin pointed back of
the ball until well after the ball
has been hit. You can be sure of
doing this only when you can
count one, two, three before look
ing up. Next week, the finish of
the swing.
June 19. He’s pretty well past
the age when young men are just
starting out In professional ball,
but this game is one for those who
can deliver, and there will be no
counting birthdays if he can show
the stuff.
He is a native of Gurley, Ala.,
but now makes his home in Rives,
Tenn. A righthander all around,
he stands an inch better than six
feet and tips the beams to 178
pounds.
SAVANNAH BOXERS
TO MEET MARINES
HERE NEXT MONTH
It was announced today that a
series of team boxing matches be
tween the Parris Kland Boxing Team
and a team of amateurs represent
ing the city of Savannah will lie
held in thia city and Parris Island
in the middle part of May. The
Leathernecks fresh from a tour of
the Southeast will attempt to wrest
from the Savannah team, which
competed in Jacksonville, the laurels
won while invading the sunny state.
Little being known at this early
date of the names of the boys com
posing both teams, it is expected
that the bouts wlil be staged under
AAU auspices in order to have the
matches conform strictly to amateur
standards. Permission will be sought
from San'Mel Rhode, Jr., AAU Com
missioner to stage the bouts, and it
is understood that there will be no
complications.
Lieut. Donnelly of the United
States Marines Corps, who is head
ing the Leatherneck group, will send
eight fighters over, who will be in
every group of class weights. Little
having been ascertained concerning
the calibre of the Marine fighters it
is a general conceded fact that they
will have a scrapping group who
will try and take the measure of the
boys from Chatham.
Larry Kenecht, whose battles in
Jacksonville, and who is 1935 South
eastern AAU lightweight champion,
will be the mainsta yof the Savannah
team. Transferred to Fort Screven the
first part of the year, Larry is in
fine mettle for the coming fights.
BECKERS WIN IN
ERRORLESS GAME
Continuing their winning streak,
the strong Beckers softball team de
feated the John G. Butler team in
an errorless game, marked with ex
cellent fielding, and a few scattered
hits ending in a 3 to 2 vietcry for
the Beckers.
W«lte, left fielder for the Eutler’s
was the outstanding player as he
covered the field excellently, snar
ing several long flys that were label
led for home runs. He had an un
cany ability to get under the ball,
and snared several on the very
tips of his fingers. The fielding on
the part of both teams were error
les, the fielders not permitting balls
to go through .holding hits to a
minimum.
PARRIS ISLAND MARINE TURNS
IN UNOFFICIAL WORLD RECORD
TO WIN DIVISION PISTOL MEET
PARRIS ISLAND, April 23
(Special)—Sergeant Broox E.
Clements of the U. S. Marine
Corps turned in an unofficial
world’s record in a pistol match
against teams from Charleston and
Pensacola here today. Sergeant
elements’ score 542 is the highest
ever made by a marine over the
pistol course.
The Marine Corps Southeastern
Division rifle and pistol competi
tions were completed today with
Parris Island winning over Char
leston and Pensacola.
The winners of these competi
tions wlil be entered next month
in the Quantico final elimination
matches, after which the best
shots will be picked to form the
Marine Corps team and compete
in the National Matches.
The rifle course over which the
entries fired had a possible 600
points.
The medal winners were:
Corporal Gregory J. Welssen
berger, score 550, winner of gold
medal.
First Lieutenant Lewis C. Hud
son, score 544, silver medal win
ner.
Sergeant Verna Dickey, score
542, silver medal.
Corporal Howard Osteen, score
542. bronze medal.
Private Wilber L. Jessup, score
539, bronze medal.
Former winners of the distin
guished rifle marksman badge who
placed in the rifle competition
were:
Gunnery Sergeant Henry M.
Bailey, score 549
Corporal Valentine J. Kravitz,
score 546.
Sergeant Rayomnd D. Chaney,
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BASEBALL RESULTS
Cincinnati’s Reds gained ground
this morning as New York’s Giants
skidded at the top of the National
league standings. The Giants dropped
their second game of the season
when they lost a 10-inning battle to
Brooklyn’s Dodgers, 4 to 3. The Reds
beat St. Louis, 8 to 6. Chicago’s
Cubs spanked Pittsburgh, 2 to 1 and
the Phillies beat Bcston, 5 to 3.
Cleveland jumped into the Amer
ican league lead when the Indians
beat Chicago’s White Sox. 6 to 0.
Philadelphia’s Athletice pounded
Boston’s Red Sox for a 9 to 1 win.
New York’s Yanks beat Washington,
10 to 6, and Detroit's Tigers cuffed
the St. Louis Brown, 10 to 0.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
R H
New York 3 8
Brooklyn 4 12
St. Louis 6 15
Cincinnati 8 12
Philadelphia 5 9
Boston 3 6
Pittsburgh L 1 6
Chicago 2 9
AMERICAN LEAGUE
R H
Chicago 0 7
Cleveland 6 10
Detroit 10 15
St. Louis 0 6
Boston 1 3
Philadelphia 9 10
Washington 6 12
New York 10 9
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
R H
Atlanta 8 10
Nashville 2 12
Birmingham 3 10
Little Rock 4 10
New Orleans 5 7
Memphis 4 12
Knoxville 6 13
Chattanooga 7 13
SALLY LEAGUE .
R H
Columbia 3 10
Jacksonville 7 14
NEWTON’S GUN IS
HIGH FOR FOREST
CITY CLAY SHOOT
J. H. Newton knocked the pigeons
into a cocked hat yesterday at the
Forest City Gun club and finally won
by reason of his perfect score of 50
straight shts without a miss. In this
weekly shoot, Mr. Newton really
found his eye in order to attain the
high score. W. C. Thompson pushed
the winner close, but had to be con
tent with a score of 49 ibrds. Two
shooters were tied at third with J.
C. Famklin and E. J, Oliver sharing
the honors at 48.
Other scores: J. H. Newton, 50; W.
C. Tompson, 49; J. C. Franklni, 48;
E. J. Oliver, 48; W. W. Stoddard, 46;
T. L. Anderson, 46; W. W. Sprague,
45; J. F. Chisolm, 44; R. B. Finn, 42:
J. C. Nash, 40.
score 545.
The medal winners of the pistol
matches were:
Sergeant Raymond Chaney,
score 488, gold medal.
Captain D. Spicer, score 478.
silver medal.
Second Lieutenant H. A. Sch
mitz, score 477, silver medal.
Major M. A. Edson, score 474,
silver medal.
Corporal Carl L. Propst, score
470, silver medal.
Sergeant Melvin C. Olson, score
469. bronze medal.
Distinguished pistol shots who
attained high scores were:
Sergeant Bronx E. Clements,
high score, 512.
Gunnery Sergeant James R.
Tucker, score 524.
Gunnery Sergeant Henry M. Bail
ey, score 509.
Sergeant Samuel L. Slocum,
score, 488.
Sergeant Claude N. Harris,
score 486.
The score of 542 turned in by
Sergeant Broox E. Clements of Par
ris Island is the highest ever made
by a marine over the pistol course,
and is believed to be the world’s
record.
Major William W. Ashurst. U.
S. Marine Corps, officer in charge
of target practice, from Headquar
ters, U. S. Marine Corps, Wash
ington, was present during the
matches.
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SAVANNAH DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1936
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IN DEBUT TONIGHT
Savannah High school 1936 edi
tion of its swimming team will make
its debut tonight at the Do Soto pool
against the ”Y”. With the time of
the meet being called at 8:30, Sa
vannah's swimming season will be to
a flying start with he aquaic bat
tle of these two star clubs.
Critics state that Sam Williams,
coach for the Blue Jackets, is at
tempting a gamble on meeting the
quintet cf stars composing the Y
aggregation: Reese, Anderson, Bow
yer, Powell, and Rhode. With years
of swimming wars behind them, this
small group of men swimmers will
go into the dashes and diving events
determined to hang a defeat on the
boys from the Northside school.
John McKenna, and Sonny Bragg
seem to be the best bet of the Blue
Jackets. With John McKenna han
dling the brast stroke assignment,
he wil be ably assisted by his alter
nate, Douglas. Bragg is the stellar
diving ace who copped the G. I. A. A.
crown last year, but will meet his
strongest opposition of his diving ca
reer when he competes against the
duo of Y divers, Reese and Anderson.
Other Jacket swimmers Include
Weeks, Jesup, Elis, and Neuberger.
Pcwell, Bowyer and Rhode are to
handle the free style events for the
Y clb. T o swim every free style
event with only three men, these
men these boys will have the weight
of the meet on their shudders. Pow
ell will take care of the short dashes
with Rhode and Bowyer handling the
longer events.
The funds derived from this meet
will be used entirely to send the
High school team to Atlanta for com
petition in the G. I. A. A. tourna
ment, and it is expected that fans
will turn out in sufficient numbers
to give the boys a good start.
BOXING TOURNEY
LISTS TO CLOSE
SATURDAY NIGHT
(By “Be” Bernstein)
Hurry up boxers and get your
entries in for the titular battles
scheduled for next week at the
Auditorium. Tomorrow the time
limit expires, and all simon-pure
mitten merchants are urged to get
their entry blanks and have them
filled out and returned to any of
the sports editors of the daily pap
ers by Saturday night.
Some of the latest entrants to
join the list are such boys as
Herndon Pittman, John McKenna.
Angus Haynes. Tony Brown, J. C.
Stevens, Harry Caines, Billy Sear
cey. among others.
The prizes to be awarded the
finalists are now on display at sev
eral of the downtown stores and
have been the subject of much
favorable comment during the past
few days.
CLEMSON ATHLETE BANNED
CLEMSON, 8. C., April 24 (TP).—
One of Clems:n’s star athletes has
been declared ineligible for further
intercollegiate competition by the
Clemson Athletic Association. He is
John Troutman, outstanding member
of the senior class.
For the pas; three years Troutman
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ball team and star catcher of the Ti
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Coach Jess Neely announced after
the Athletic Association meeting
that Trcutman had been found
guilty of violating Southern confer
ence rules by playing baseball under
an assumed name. According to
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HOW THEY STAND
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterday’s Results.
Philadelphia, 9; Boston, 1.
Cleveland, 6; Chicago, 0.
Detroit, 10; St. Louis, 0.
New York, 10; Washington, 6.
Team Won Lost Pct.
Cleveland 5 2 .714
Boston 1 3 .700
Chicago 4 2 .667
New York 5 4 .556
Washington 5 6 .455
Detroit ‘3 4 .429
St. Louis 2 6 .250
Philadelphia 2 6 .250
Today’s Games.
Detroit at St. Louis
Washington at New York
Chicago at Cleveland
Boston at Philadelphia
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS
South Atlantic League.
Jacksonville, 7; Columbia, 3.
Savannah at Columbus, postponed,
cold.
Macon at Augusta, postponed, cold.
South Atlantic League.
Team Won Lost Pct.
Columbus 2 0 1000
Jacksonville 3 1 .750
Columbia 3 1 .750
SAVANNAH 1 2 .333
Macon 0 2 .000
Augusta 0 3 .000
TODAY’S GAMES
South Atlantic League.
Savannah at Columbus
Macon at Augusta
Columbia at Jacksonville
TRACKHISTORY
AT DRAKE MEET
DES MOINES, lowa, April 24 (TP)
—Track fans expect to see history
made in the middle distance runs
this week-end at the Drake Relays.
The Kansas star, Glenn Cunning
ham, faces what dopesters claim will
be some of the toughest competition
ever.
Neely, Troutman played with a South
Carolina mill team recently under
the name of Copeland.
PAGE THREE
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterday’s Results.
Brooklyn, 4; New York, 3.
Cincinnati, 8; St. Louis, 6.
Chicago, 2; Pittsburgh, 1. .
Philadelphia, 5; Boston, 3.
Team Won Lost Pct.
New York 7 2 .778
Cincinnati 5 4 .556
Philadelphia 5 5 .500
Chicago 4 4 .500
Pittsburgh 3 3 .500
Brooklyn 4 5 .444
St. Louis 3 4 .429
Boston 2 6 .250
Today’s Game*. J
Pittsburgh at Chicago
St. Louis at Cincinnati
New York at Brooklyn
Philadelphia at Boston
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS
Southern Association
Atlanta, 8; Nashville, 2.
Chattanooga, 7; Knoxville, 6.
New Orleans, 5; Memphis, 4.
Little Rock, 4; Birmingham, 3.
Southern Association
Team Won Lost Pct.
Atlanta 9 2 .818
New Orleans 8 3 .727
Nashville 5 5 .500
Little Rock 5 5 .500
Birmingham 4 6 .400
Chattanooga 4 6 .400
Memphis 4 7 .364
Knoxville 3 8 .273
TODAY’S GAMES
Southern Association.
Birmingham at Memphis
Chattanooga at Nashville
Knoxville at Atlanta
Little Rock at New Orleans
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