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ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1934, ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH MOBSTOKVD CARLHUBBELL AND DEFEAT GIANTS, 8 TO 2 Babe Didrikson Hurls Downtown Team Winning Swim Relay Clift Hits Home Run With Bases Loaded; Wells in Fine Form Inning for Cardinals; Medwick Pounds Ball fill-' By J. Roy Stockton. Of the Post-Dispatch Sport Staff.

BRADENTON, March 22. The Boston Red Sox, strength ened into a pennant contender by the expenditures of the new owner Tom Yawkey, opposed the Cardinals this afternoon in the Rfdbirds' sixth exhibition game of the spring. To add to fan interest, Bat Didrickson, girl Olympic star and now a member of Ray Doan'i House of David team, started on the hill for the St. Louis club. By- John E.

Wray. Sports Editor of the Post-Dispatch. WEST PALM BEACH, March 22. Hammering the great Carl Hubbell for eight runs in four innings, Rogers Hornsby's Browns defeated the World Champion New York Giants in an exhibition game here this afternoon. fif rt i cziij jA rW -w SCORE BY INNINGS SCORE BY INNINGS The Downtown Y.

M. C. A. swimming team captured the Western A. A.

U. championship at Wilson pool last night and one of the events it won was the 200-yard sprint relay, its team being composed of Swetz, Queenson, Brenner and Schaller. The photograph shows the start of the last lap of the race. CANADIAN BEATS There isn't much doubt that something will have to be done about it if it continues this year. There are only two remedies.

One is to pour money and players into building up the club, which would require a co-operatio'n the league has not shown since infant days. The other is to move the franchise to a city having no competition. The score "was 8 to2. The play by play: FIRST INNING GIANTS Moore popped to Strange. Critz doubled to left.

Terry flied to Puccinelli. Strange threw out Ott. BROWNS West grounded to Terry. Strange flied to Davis. Burns singled to right.

Burns took second on a wild pitch. Puccinelli singled to center, scoring Burns. Campbell lined out to Vergez. ONE RUN. SECOND GIANTS Davis popped to Burns.

Vergez struck out. Jackson fouled to Clift. BROWNS Melillo flied to Moore. Clift out Jackson to Terry. Grube out the same way, a wonderful play by Jackson.

THIRD GIANTS Healey was hit by a pitched Hubbell fouled to Clift. Moore fouled to Burns. Critz singled to left and Healey was out at the plate trying to score, Puccinelli to Melillo to Grube. BROWNS Wells singled to center. West singled to right, Wells going to third.

Strange singled to right, scoring Wells. Burns singled to right, scoring West. Puccinelli walked. Campbell struck out. Melillo walked, forcing in Strange.

Clift hit a home run to deep center, scoring behind Burns, Puccinelli and Melillo. Jackson threw out Grube. Wells, up for the second time, struck out. SEVEN RUNS. FOURTH GIANTS Terry flied to Campbell.

Ott singled to right. Davis walked. Vergez hit into a double play, Clift to Melillo to Burns. BROWNS West out, Vergez to Terry. Strange beat out a slow roller down the third-base line.

Burns struck out. Vergez threw out Puccinelli. FIFTH GIANTS Hadley and Hemsley formed the battery for St. Liouis. Jackson walked.

Healey fouled out to Strange. Weintraub batted for Hubbell and struck out. Moore flied out to West. BROWNS Bell went in to pitch for the Giants. Jackson made a leaping catch of Campbell's line bid for a safety.

Jackson came in fast to toss out Melillo. Moore went back for Cliffs long fly. SIXTH GIANTS Clark relieved Puccinelli. Pepper relieved West. Garms relieved Campbell for St.

Louis. Critz singled between first and second. Terry flied to Pepper. Ott tripled to right, scoring Critz. Davis struck out, taking a third called strike.

Vergez struck out with his bat on his shoulder. ONE RUN. BROWNS Peel relieved Moore. Thompson relieved Critz. Grant ham relieved Terry.

O'Doul relieved Ott. Lieber relieved Davis. Ryan relieved Jackson. Martin relieved Vergez and Danning relieved Healey for New York. Hemsley fouled to Danning.

Hadley struck out. Pepper flied out to Ryan. SEVENTH GIANTS Ryan beat out a slow roller to Strange. Danning singled to right, Ryan stopping at second. Bell struck out.

Peel singled to left but Ryan was held at third, Danning halting at second. Thompsou struck out, taking a third strike. Grantham fouled out to Hemsley. BROWNS Martin threw out Strange. Burns doubled to right center.

Clark walked. Garms forced Clark at second, Thompson to Ryan, Burns going to third. Ryan took Melillo's grounder and tagged nut Garms going to second. EIGHTH GIANTS Melillo threw out O'Doul. Leiber tripled to left.

Strange threw out Martin, Leiber scoring on the play. Ryan flied out to Clark. ONE RUN. BROWNS Luque went in to pitch for New York. Danning went in front of the plate to toss out Clift on a short bounder.

Hemsley flied to Peel. Thompson threw out Hadley. NINTH GIANTS Danning flied to Pepper. Richards, batting for Luque, bounced a single off Cliffs chest. The ball took a bad hop, Peel forced Richards at second, Strange to Melillo.

Peel stole sec ond. Thompson flied out to Pepper. Watson Wins Bout. GLASGOW, Scotland, March 22. Seaman Watson, British featherweight champion who failed last year to lift the world crown from 4 Kid Chocolate, retained his title last night by outpointing Johnny McMillan of Scotland in a 15-round bout.

Flint Rhem Is Released by Cards To Columbus Club BRADENTON, March 22. PITCHER FLINT RHEM of the Cardinals, a holdout, has the Columbus (American As sociation) club according to an announcement this mornlntr bv Vice President Branch Rickey. Rhem had refused to sic-n for the terms offered by the Card inals, lie was obtained from the r-nuaaeiphia club during the inier on waivers. Fritz Ostermueller a left-hander sold to the Red Sox by the Cards, started for the American Leaguers. Bill Hallahan was oue to do the hurling for the Cards as soon as Babe Didrickson displayed her hurling ability.

About 400 persons attended. Frederick and Nailin were the umpires. The play by play: FIRST INNING BOSTON Frisch threw out Bishop. Cissell singled to center. Morgan singled past Martin, Cissell stopping at second.

Johnson forced Morgan, Frisch to Whitehead. Sollers doubled to left, scoring Cissell and Johnson. Cooke was safe on Collins' fumble, Sollers going to third. Ferrell singled to center, scoring Sollers and sending Cooke to third. Walters flied to Medwick.

THREE RUNS. CARDINALS Martin walked. Martin stole second. Rothrock also walked. Frisch po ped to Morgan.

Medwick popped a single to right, filling the bases. Collins walked, forcing Martin over the plate. Davis singled to center, scoring Rothrock and Medwick and sending Collins to third. Mills popped to Walters. Whitehead flied to Cooke.

THREE RUNS. SECOND BOSTON Hallahan went in to pitch for the Cardinals. Ostermueller singled to right. Bishop flied to Medwick. Cissell hit into a double play, Martin to Frisch to Collins.

CARDINALS Hallahan lined to Morgan. Martin singled to left. Rothrock singled to center, sending Martin to third, and took second on the throw to catch Martin. Frisch walked, filling the bases. Medwick singled to right, scoring Martin and Rothrock, sending Frisch to third.

Collins popped a single to center, scoring Frisch, stoonine at second. Med wick was trapped between second and third and retired, Ostermueller to Walters to Cissell to Walters, Collins reaching second. jviius walked, filing the bases. White head forced Mills, Bishop to Cissell. THREE RUNS.

THIRD BOSTON Martin threw out Morgan. Johnson was called out on strikes. Sollers walked. Frisch threw out Cooke. CARDINALS Welch went in to pitch for the Red Sox.

Haiianan singled to left. Martin struck out. Rothrock flied to Sollers. risen flied to Johnson. FOURTH BOSTON Ferrell singled to center.

Walters hit into a double play, Martin to Frisch to Collins. Welch popped a single to left. Bishop grounded to Collins. CARDINALS Medwick doubled to center. Collins flied to iooKe, Medwick moving to third.

Davis singled to center, scoring Medwick. Mills was safe on Cissell's error, Davis reaching second. Whitehead lined to Morgan, who stepped on first, doubline Mills. VKis kutx. FIFTH BOSTON Cissell walked and went to second on a wild oitch.

Morean walked. John son also wTalked, filling the bases. Solters struck out. Cooke walked, forcing Cissell over the plate. Fer rell singled to center, scoring Morgan and Johnson, sending Cooke to third.

Walters flied to Mills, Cooke scoring. Welch forced Ferrell, Whitehead to Frisch. FOUR RUNS. CARDINALS Delker batted for Hallahan. Delker flied to Solters.

Martin popped to Bishop. Rothrock grounded to Bishop. SIXTH BOSTON Dizzy Dean went in to pitch for the Cardinals and Delker to second. Bishop walked. Cissell popped to Delker Morgan flied to Rothrock.

Johnson struck out. CARDINALS Walberg went in to pitch for Boston. Dean grounded to Walters. Medwick popped to Bishop. Collins singled to right Davis singled past Walters, Collins stopping at second.

Mills reached third when Cooke dropped his fly, Collins and Davis scoring. White head walked. Delker popped to Cissell. TWO RUNS. SEVENTH BOSTON Myers went to short for the Cardinals.

Solters called out on strikes. Cooke walked. Ferrell flied to Rothrock. So did Walters. CARDINALS Hinkle went in to catch.

Judge to first base, Werber to second, Reynolds to left field and Seeds to right for Boston. Martin bunted and was thrown out by Wal berg. Rothrock doubled to center, Rothrock took third on a wild piicn. un an attempted squeeze play, Dean bunted but Rothrock was out at the plate, Walberg to Hinkle. Walters threw out Med wick.

Lopez Is Hard Boiled. TAMPA, March 22. Now that the Brooklyn Dodgers are here to play the Cincinnati Reds and Hack Wilson is signed, something may be done about their most de termined holdout. So far Lopez has been acting a little more than indifferent. In reply to a telegram from Quinn asking him to come to Orlando for a conference Lopez replied: "If you think meeting you will get me the salary I ask for, I would be more than glad to come.

Other wise I prefer to sta in 123456789 GIANTS (00001010 T. 2 BROWNS 10700000X 8 Browns Box Score GLINTS. AB A J. Moore If 3 0 2 0 reel If 2 0 1 1 0 0 Critz 2b 3 1 3 0 0 0 Thompson 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 Terry lb 3 0 0 7 0 0 Grantham lb 1 0 0 3 0 0 Ott rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 O'Doul rf 1 0 0 0 G. Davis cf 2 0 1 Lieber cf 1 110 0 0 Vergez 3b 3 0 0 1 2 0 Martin 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 Jackson 0 0 14 0 Ryan ss 2 0 1 3 0 0 Healey 1 0 0 3 0 0 Danning 2 0 12 10 HUBBELL 1 0 0 0 0 0 BELL 1 0 0 0 0 0 LUQUE 0 0 0 0 0 0 Weintraub i 1 0 0 0 0 0 Richards 10 10 0 0 Total 35 2 10 24 10 0 Weintraub batted for Hubbell in 5th.

Richards batted for Luque in 9th. BROWNS AB A West cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 Pepper cf 1 0 0 3 0 0 Strange ss 4 1 2 2 3 0 Burns lb 4 2 3 6 0 0 Clark If 0 0 0 1 0 0 Puccinelli if ...2 1 1 1 1 0 Campbell rf 3 0 0 1 0 0 Garms rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 Melillo 2b 3 1 0 2 3 0 Clift 3b 4 1 1 2. 1 0 Grube 2 0 0 2 0 0 Hemsley 2 0 0 6 0 0 WELLS 2 1 1 0 0 0 HADLEY 2 0 0 0 0 0 Total 33 8 9 27 8 0 WESTERN A. A. U.

MAT TOURNEY OPENS TONIGHT Preliminaries in the Western A. A. U. wrestling tournament will be held tonight at the Y. M.

H. A. beginning at 7 o'clock, and the field of 92 contestants in the eight weight divisions will be reduced to the 16 finalists, who will wrestle Saturday night for the titles. The matches will be contested under A. A.

U. rules and will be 10 minutes long. Three mats will be used to shorten an otherwise lengthy program. Mileo Occhi, North Side is one of the outstanding wrestlers entered. He will compete in the 155-pound class.

Occhi recently won the Greater St. Louis wrestling title in his class for the fifth time. Occhi's teammate, George Melber, in the 175-pound class, is expected to have difficulty in winning that title from Leo Newman, Neighborhood House, and Dave Feldman, Y. M. II.

A. The 165-pound class has a large number of entries and competition should be close between Lilburn, Ochs, former University City wrestler and football player, and State high school champion; Harold Mor gan, Sherman Park; Gus Wisbar and Harold Wuebbens, North Side and Andrew Turnia, Neighbor hood House. Alexanders, With 3172 Total, Lead A. B. C.

Pin League The Alexander and Sons topped the teams in the A. B. C. Scratch Bowling League at the Washington wst nignt, roiling 3172 on games of 1105, 1018 and 1049. The Gus Krons hit 3103 rnd the St.

Louis Dairy team, 3024. Harry Frederic, of the Gus Krons scored the best individual total, 712, wnn a nigh game of 278. The Krons made a clean sweep of their match with the Jule Schmiits while the Alexanders took three from the Wooster Lamberts. The Dairys won iwo irom carondelets and the Charles Krons two from the Silver Seals in the other matches. Milton Fechter, with 691 and Bob Bruce, 686, were the high scorers for the Alexanders, "Windy" Glaub toppled 6S5 pins for the Seals and ii-a weuerman 651 for the Dairvs.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 BOSTON (A) 30004000 CARDINALS 3 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 The Batting Order. BOSTON CARDS. Bishop 2b Cissell ss Morgan lb Johnson If Sollers cf Cooke rf Ferrell Walters 3b Ostermueller Martin 3b Rothrock rf Krisch 2b Medwick if Collins lb Davis Mills cf Whitehead Didrickson p. Umpires Frederick and Nailin. DETROIT AND TORONTO START PLAYOFF SERIES By the Associated TOROWTO, March Alter curtain-raiser in the form of Tuej.

day's scoreless tie between the Mori. treal Maroons and New York Rangers, third place contenders, th National Hockey League's playoff series begins in dead earnest to night. With the Detroit Red Wirn making their first bid for thi league title since they entered the circuit in 1926, the other four c'utu which qualified in the regular sea son hit the trail which winds uj in the battle for the Stanley and the world's championship. troit, the "dark horse" team which finished first in the American vision, plays the Toronto Map'. Leafs, last year's league champions, Meanwhile, the second place clubi of the two sections, the Montrea Canadiens and Chicago Black' hawks, clash at Montreal.

The Detroit-Toronto game is thi first of a series of the best thre out of five games which sends th winner directly into the Stanlr cup finals in addition to bringir.J possession for a year or trie prince of Wales cup. The Black hawks anc Canadiens meet in the first half a two-game duel, decided on a tots' goal basis. The winner must the victor of the similar clash between the Rangers and Maroonr, who t)lav their second came at New York Sunday. The Red Wings and Leafs meet again here Saturday, then shift to Detroit to complete their series March 26 and 28 and 30 if neces- sarv. The ser.nnd Ohirae'o-Canadienl encounter will be at Chicago Sunday night.

WEBSTER GIRLS TO PLAY HARRIS TEAM IN FINAL BASKET GAME Webster College will play its fi nal basketball game of the tomorrow at 8 p. m. when it Harris Teachers' College at th Central Y. W. C.

A. GymnasiuirJ 1411 Locust street. This is a rH turn game, Webster having won tvf first match by a score of 59 to TROLLEY LEAGUE TO HOLD MEETING TONIGHT A meetinc of Trollev League of ficials will be held tonight at Hoi tel Statler. Officers will be elecVJ ed and the schedule for the sea6C nrionteri. A nnliratinns for frar-l chises from Mount Vernon, Ear St.

Louis and Webster Groves wui be acted upon. EXHIBITION GAMES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 T. H-t BROOKLYN (N) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 CINCINNATI (N) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 293 3U NEW YORK (A) 5 0 10 2 NEWARK (I. 0 0 0 0 1 Batteries: New York Kies; NewarK White a MucFajd'B nd ROCHESTER (I. 0 0 0 0 PHILADELPHIA (N) 0 2 0 0 PHILADELPHIA (A) 0 3 0 0 0 DETROIT (A) 10 10 0 Batteries: Philadelphia Jlaye Detroit A3 goctraafc DOWNTOWN WINS DISTRICT SWIMMING TITLE The Downtown Y.

M. C. A. easily won its second Western A. A.

U. swimming championship last night by scoring 55 points at the meet held at Wilson Pool. Washington University was second, with 31 points. Western Military Academy third, with 18, and North Side fourth, with 17. Miss Lillian Sanders, lone entrant from the Town Club, won the women's division title for her club when she won the 50-yard backstroke and placed third in the 50-yard free style races for seven points.

The Y. W. H. A. was second, with five points, and the Y.

W. C. A. and Loretto Academy tied for third, with three each. HEX'S HAMPIONSHIP.

200-YARD SPRINT RELAY Won by Downtown Swetz. Queensen, Brenner and Schaller); Washington necond; Y. M. H. third: North Side fourth.

Time 1m. 41 200-YARD BREAST STROKE Won by Sweney, Downtown Roberts. Nortn Side Y. second: Lambert, Washinstou third; Flint, Washington, fourth. Time 2m.

15.4s. lOO-YARD BREAST STROKE, NOVICE Won by Barnett. Washington: Jacque-min. Downtown Y. second; ClaridRe, unattached, third; Pickering, Y.

M. H. fourth. 150-YARD BACK STROKE Won by Ros- enoaom, Mmninct.m; Klesung. North Side second: Heideman, Downtown third.

Time lm. 50.2s. lOO-YARD BACK STROKE, NOVICE Won by Shaw, unattached: Winkle-meier, Western Military Academy, second: Benson, Downtown third; Bar-tosch, unattached, fourth. Time lm. 12.1A 50-YARD FREE ST VIE Nielson, North Side first; Schaller, Downtown second; Brenner.

Downtown third; (iueensen, Downtown fourth. Time 24.9s. HIOH SCHOOL RELAY, 200 YARDS Won by Western Military Academy Wln-klemeier. Johnston, Chontean and Marriott); Beaumont, secona: St. Louis C.

High, third; McKlnley. fourth. Time lm. 49.1s. 440-YARD FBEE STYLE Won by Schal ler, Downtown Jackson.

Western Military Academy, second; Sweti, Downtown third; Payne, Washington fourth. Time 5m. 48.2s. lOO-YARD FREE STYLE Won by Bren ner, Downtown Schaller, Downtown second; Nielson, North Side third; Ruhr, Downtown fourth. Time 56.9s.

lOO-YARD FREE STYLE, NOVICES Won by Varney, Washington, freshman; Gruenberg. Little Rock (Ark.) Boys' Club. second; Bartcsch, unattached, third; Shaw, unattached, fourth. Time 37.4 s. FANCY DIVING Wnn by Hochstadt.

un attached, 109 points; Wolf, unattached. Jus! uoiastein, lloivntown 88: Horn pbries. Western Military Academy. 94. 220-YARD FREE STl'LE Won by Queen sen.

Downtown Marriott, Western Military Arademy, second: Brenner, jLiowntown tnird; Skinner. Washing ton fonrth. Time 2m. 26.8s. 300-YARD MEDLEY RELAY Won by nasningion u.

tKosennaum, Harnett and Varney); Downtown second: North Side third; Y. M. H. fourth. Time jm.

WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIPS. 50-YARD FREE STYLE Won by Loralne Jiornnon, nnattacned: Sylvlo Welner, Y. W. C. A second: Lillian Sanders.

Town Club, third: Clara Kausler, unattached. rourtn. iimr ii.i.zs. FANCY DIVING Won by Loralne Morrl- son, unattached, 42.6 points: June Coehr, unattached, 34.2; Jeanette Queensen, unattached, 34.34; Theresa westnns, unattached, 33.38. 50-YARD BREAST STROKE Won by num unattached: Betty Doerr, loretto Academy, second; Eileen Hognn.

unnttached. third: Roth Gleser, v. ii. toiirtn. Jlme 45.1.

50-YARD BAtK STROKF Won by Lillian Sanders, Town Club; Roth Moss. 1'. W. C. second: Ruth Stetnmeyer, unat- iH-nea, inirn; Kntn Gleser, 1.

W. H. fonrth. Time 11.5s. Women's totals Town CI no.

Y. H. W. C. Loretto Acad emy, j.

Seven LaCrosse Games. Johns Hopkins University's La Crosse team will play seven games mis season. Opponents are Wash ington College, the Crescent A. C. of Brooklyn, Mount Washineton Swarthmore, Penn, St, John's and Maryland.

METCALFE IN SPRINT EVENTS By the Associated Presa. HAMILTON, March 22. Glenn Cunningham, the durable Kansan who cracked the world in door mile record with his 4:08.4 performance last Saturday, today had the Canadian record for 1000 yards to add to -lis collection. Cunningham was clocked in 2:12.2 as he ran away from Phil H.a- wards, the Hamilton Negro veteran, in the featured event at the ninety- first Highlanders' meet last night. The time was just one-fifth of a second slower than the world indoor standard which has stood against all assaults since Harold Cutbill established it in 1922.

Despite the brilliant performance, Cunningham had to share the night's honors with Bert Pearson, the youthful Hamilton sprinter, and Hank Cieman, heel and toe traveler from Toronto. The 20-year-old Pearson came through with a pair of smashing sprint victories over Ralph Met calfe, the Marquette University Ne gro speedster, at 60 and 40 yards. He negotiated the longer distance in 6.5 seconds and equaled the Canadian 40-yard record with a 4.6 performance. Metcalfe was right at his shoulder at each finish with Edwin Hall of Kansas third. SOCCER FANS CAN SEE CUP AND MUNY GAME Don Anderson, Western Commis sioner of Soccer, yesterday an ncunced that the Stix, Baer Fuller-Wieboldt cup match Sunday afternoon at Sportsman's Park would start at 3:15 and the Mu nicipal Association title game at P'airgrounds would begin at 1:30.

This arrangement, made yester day at a conference between offi cials of the local professional cir cuit and Muny League, will give soccer xans an opportunity to at tend both games. ihe contest between the city's intermediate champions, the Diaz and Holy Rosary clubs, which was origintmy scneauiea to serve as the preliminary on the Muny pro gram, win follow the Doyle-Spar- wn matcn. ihe advance sale of tickets for the match opened at Grand Leader, Ben Millers and Lowe Campbell, ana otner- soccer center this morn ing. Tickets are 75 cents for men with 25 cents for women and chil dren. At the gate, the day of the game, prices will be $1 for men.

with 40 cents for women and children. trouble from?" Terry was asked. "From what we have seen the Cardinals are going to be fighting us all the way. They look like a tough club. But we expect a battle from several outfits, this time.

We are no surprise this year. Everybody will be trying to take us from the start." "Aren't you afraid changing your winning infield combination of last year by keeping Ryan out will change your luck?" Terrv was asked. "Listen, I pick black cats up at midnight, and pet 'em. That's how superstitious I am." And that was. that, WEST PALM BEACH, March 22.

Rejuvenating the A. L. WIT AM HARRIDGE, as immaculately groomed and as precise in demeanor and speech as when Ban Johnson first took him out of railroad traffic depart ment to make him secretary, long years ago. is an optimist. The American League head, a visitor here this week, thinks we will see a big improvement in the quality of baseball, interest in the race and attendance, this year unless economic ca HARRIDGE lamities not now foreseen develop.

"The reasons? Well, there's Sunday baseball in Philadelphia, seen as a sure cure for the Athletics' doldrum," said Harridge. "Then there's the great outpouring of money spent by Tom Yawkey to give Boston many new faces, and Boston is a great baseball population center. There is Mickey Cochrane to pulmotor Detroit back to life; there is also the shift of Cleveland back to its old baseball park, something that will please spectators and help the Indians' hitters, not to mention diminishing the overhead, Harridge observes. There is the wide distribution of playing strength effected last year. And, not least, the Browns have been rescued from apathy by the advent of the dynamic manager, Hornsby.

New Faces All Around. hb A LL along the front there will be new conditions and new faces," Harridge said. "There will be no overbalanced race with the pennant won a month before the season ends, as has too often been the case in our league," he concluded. Perhaps no greater improvement could be hoped for than that the Browns regain their hold on home fans. Their home drawing power in recent years has been poor last year it was pathetic.

As far as St. Louis is concerned, we can heartily agree with Mr. Harridge's viewpoint. The Browns are a certainty to improve over last year, if only because they could not do worse. There isn't a doubt that the entire psychology of the club, both office force and playing personnel, has been vastly changed for the better.

That will mean much on the ball field. More About Milwaukee. WHILE the prospect of moving the American League franchise from St. Louis to Milwaukee is generally pooh-poohed, it is not so certain in the minds of some owners that it would not be a boon to the American League, if this were to occur. They are financially wearied of coming to the Mound City and finding that the receipts do not pay their expenses.

Milwaukee a Good Town. THE subject was mentioned to Mr. Harridge. The formula concerning the difficulty of changing the home of a franchise was brought up as an objection. "Milwaukee is a fine town, though," commented the American League head.

"It has more than 600,000 population and up to a few years ago it drew 600,000 to its home games in the association. That's enough to guarantee a profit in the American League, taking the road receipts into consideration. Milwaukee also is ideally located in a transportation sense." Mr. Harridge, however, did not believe the idea was entertained seriously. Nor do we.

The fact is that a winning club in St. Louis, no matter in which major league it played, would make more money than in Milwaukee, while a losing club in the Cream City would fare just as Da lly when in the major league as it did in the association in recent seasons. The Browns, with a background dating back 50 years, must in St. Louis. The name and the city are united as a part of baseball's very history.

THE case of Blondy Ryan interests the baseball world. Considered last year as the spark plug whose fine defense and timely hitting, plus a lot of spii-it, helped consolidate the Giants and give them the world championship; this year he is just another infielder. Travis Jackson has come to life, considered in his day one of the best shortstops both on attack and defense. Jackson was not himself last year. Ryan came to the fore and plugged the gap.

He did a good job. Jackson was considered through, at the age of 31. He had played only one-third of the season for the past two years. His hitting was of the .250 class. It looked like curtains.

Today, here he is in the sere and yellow, cavorting at his old pace in the field apparently with not a thing wrong. He looks, says Bill Terry, as good as ever. And so Blondy Ryan, the hero of yesterday, may be the bench warmer of today. That's Terry's program. It must pull the cork of the cocky Ryan.

Bill Terry says: "We're better than last year. We have got infield and outfield replacements. When Mancuso gets back our catching will be better for the added help. Danning and Healey are getting great practice now. We also have more pitching and.

batting strength. I just can't see why we are not going to be better than ever." Terry voiced this opinion to newspaper men, before yesterday's game. "What team do you expect most 1 4 i.