S I * O R l S. 34 Tin: K\ KXfXO STAR, WASHINGTON-. T). H„ ’WEDNESDAY. MARCH 7, 1!)2S. sptntrs.’ Griffs Face Cards Tomorrow in First Game Yanks Stand Pat on 1927 Line-Up ROOKIE HARRIS CONFIDENT CLUB lIURLER MUST WAIT FOR CHANCE TO SHOW WARES ‘6l HOMERS OR BUST,’ HUGGINS IS SLOGAN OF RUTH SCANNING SQUAD WILL PUT UP GOOD FIGHT ts_ B FOR RESERVE FORCE By the Associated Press. ONLY ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 7. Players Not So Far Advanced Physically, as They Are The Busting Babe Is at It again. Forsaking his golf spree, Ruth donned Young Inficlflers and Outfielders to Be Developed Being Trained Cautiously, But Hurlers Are Ex- a Yanks uniform yesterday and whack- ed out a homer to Crescent Lake. He for Emergencies—Old to Make Good thumped five other longe drives, too, Catchers Stay—Pair of pected Showing. which would have been good for four- baggers In any ball game. New Pitchers Are Apt to Make “Slxty-one homers or bust" »ls the Club. BY DENMAN THOMPSON, by participating in no fewer than 59 watchword for the great Ruth In the games. «tvhit .400 of 1!i:lh major loafuo cluh Pipgras, in and out of the American touches today were being put on work-out Monday, yet, he insisted on than prospectii.) League for years open- bat out 61 homers?" Ruth was asked found himself last by the'Nationals for the climbing the hill in the batting prac- "I year and climaxed his T\MPA,ing game . of the list of more should say not," retorted the BY BRIAN BELL. season's woric tice yesterday and when asked the rea- Yankees’ $70,000 star. with a great world series game Moor** tha*' M exhibitions scheduled son for rush merely replied that "The fans would Associated Press Sports Writer. the rathrr see me hit one to successfully made the long jump from for them prior to the start of their i the weather was too nice to pass up homer right a class “B league campaign in the Ameri- than three doubles to left.” PETERSBURG, Fla., March 7. ’ to the majors and championship the chance for that kind of a work- From the pinnacle proceeded to show opposition League, than a month < “Anyway, there's more Jack In It of a world players can. a little more out Braxton went through the for- lfir In championship the a "sinker” ball they did not quite hence. mality of signing his contract after a me this home-run racket,” he New York added with a sly grin. Yankees are standing pat with understand. For the inaugural of the grapefruit : short confab with President Griffith ST.their After shock troops circuit contests the Harrismen will! yesterday evening. the Big Earn had a gallery of and preparing Shocker May Chang* Mind. admirers satisfied with performance for base ball war in time of peace only have as their opponents the St. Louis! Harris Holds Meeting. his by Shocker, a veteran, may of National led this at the plate, he took a at his bolstering their reserve forces. reconsider a team the League, j turn old Manager determination to retire and the year by Bill McKechnie. former pilot j Harris called the meeting he had con- trade In the box and drove ’em Huggins contemplates no Join templated last and was in session the Into immediate changes in the team. Stanley Coveleskle, former Cleve- of the Pittsburgh Pirates, and as the j night rookies for 15 minutes. line-up that land with th? players for almost an hour, was good enough to turn back all Amer- and Washington pitcher, is at- tilt is to be staged at the training base I tempting to put on a comeback. of Cardinals, Avon Park, a rather I discussing prospects for the season and ican League opposition and vanquish No one, the at outlining strategical plays to be the not even the pitcher himself, knows Strenuous day ;s in prospect for them per- FREDERICK SIGNS MOSER. National League champions in four i fected in the daily practices. At its con- straight games. what answer his arm will make to the It will involve a SO-mile trip by motor i FREDERICK, Md., March 7.—-Mana- important question. bus. w,th three hours allotted for the j clusion he asserted he was confident the ger Joe Neptune of the The infield will remain as constituted best of feeling would prevail among the local Blue Ridge at the close of the last Babe Ruth, tanned to a crisp, waffle- journey each way. and means that for j League base ball team has J season, with boys this season and that they would Earl signed Lou Gehrig at first, Tony like brown from long days on the golf the sizeable squad that is to make the j Moser, Washington catcher. Moser Lazzeri play- courses, work together for the welfare of the will report here In ing second. Mark Koenig taking care reported for duty in great con- trip the only work possible must be team. May. He is the of dition. hopeful of a attack on obtained before and during the game, onlv catcher signed to date. short and Joe Dugan at third. H:s crushing j Favorable reports continue to em- mates have the on his record of three-score home runs last although these left behind will be put ... «-.»¦ .. Jump Lazzeri in i anate from the hospital where Bump early training, but it is season. Lou Gehrig, Junior member of through a long session at Plant Field and expected that the Hadley has been confined since his hur- Wilcox GUI contributed the win- he will come on and catch up. home-run team, got an early start, here r.f usual. ry up operation for appendicitis last ning hits yesterday, 6-A playing base ball while •'Cur players not as well advanced when defeated Dugan will be given a lift Babe was play- are | Saturday morning. It is believed now he 7-A in a well played base ball game at at third ing at golf, and the Bronx boy is ready as I would like to have them for real when necessary by Gene Robertson, will be able to quit libs cot there and Park View School, 3 to 2. Both teams back in to start hitting them now. base ball such as may be expected, his were erratic, while the major league after a stav Nudie Moore, rejoin team mates next Sunday. Marcellno and Hoy with St. Paul, and brother of the famous against the Cardinals tomorrow.” Man- both hurled well. going at a great Wiley, scopes that the Yankees ‘ clip in the Spring will let ager Harris said, but I much prefer to workouts. The for- him complete a family pitching duo. have them take plenty of time to get BRIEF COMES TO TERMS. mer St. Louis player gets extra speed by There can be no "big and little poison.” into condition rather than attain top but eight hits were all the regulars discarding his stockings and goes as the Waners MILWAUKEE. Wis., March 7 <4>>.— his barelegged way of the Pirates are called. form too soon, even if it does handicap Brief, could gather from the pitching of around third base in Maybe big the club Bunny for several seasons lead- RECRUITS’ WORK Lyons, ;ie high gear at times. Leo ‘ and bigger sinkers” will do, a bit in the early games. THRILLS Johnny Powers and ChM all Durocher, for Nudie is almost ing home-run hitter of the American the capable shortstop, has as big as Wiley. Association, has come to terms with Daney, Choctow Indian from Okla- also come to the The youngster lacks experience, and rienty of Spirit in Squad. homa. Yankees from St. Paul, and Mike Ga- the Milwaukee club. Briefs 1927 salary zella, Huggins will decide if he will acquire ‘ retained from last year’s What they may lack in the way of was sliced when a new contract was SEVERAL A. L. MANAGERS cham- it in the minors or on the Indians Have “Phenom.” pionship array, makes the third extra Yankee physical preparedness should be made sent to him and the slugger refused to infielder. bench to furnish a combination rival- up for in for have sign. NEW ORLEANS. March 7 OP).—Ed- ing the Waners and Sewells of fighting qualities, we j Ruth, Combs and their today that kind of a bunch, you know. I j ward Montague. San Francisco youth Meusel hold and the Delehantys of yesterday. “Phenoms” in of who played last year with New Haven own without serious opposition, and have noticed that some of the teams j Camps Browns, Tigers and Tribe. Durst will again stand by. that train in Florida, most of them, in FINE BASKET BALLTROPHY. In the Eastern League, has shown Man- Allen Cooke s ager Roger Peckingpaugh has been hitting a long ball in prac- fact, all put on speed from the moment | CHICAGO. March 7 (4 ).—A trophy Originally slalcd to face Cards tomor- Scbalk of White Sox, Is Assured Mostil Will that he is HOUSE PAGES WILL PLAY they land four much In the running for an Infield tice and has a chance to remain for m order to get in shape as feet high, modeled after one given row in exhibition series opener, this a time at least. quickly as possible, and they Col. Charles Lindbergh, berth with the Cleveland Indians. as a result j was announced young: right-hander procured by Report on The Yankees have, their GAME OF PSYCHIC BALL usually are ahead of us when the ex- ! today by George Cardinal Mundelein the March 15. Montague, stationed at third base for three 1927 them to as his prize for winning the Nationals from New Haven of the East- the recruit squad, demonstrated he is catchers intact. Collins, Bengough Pages of the House of Representa- hibitions start. This enables i the team and Grabowskl three in tives will get make a better preliminary showing. ; national Catholic High School basket ern League has had his debut postponed one of the best fielders on the club. and more the their first taste of the B.v the Associated PrrM. is much impressed by youngsters. camp. Two of the new season sport but I prefer to have my players attain ; ball tournament starting at Loyola Uni- as a result of a change in Manager Har- Richardson's Two other Daniel Jessee. comers were of the diamond Saturday little PALM BEACH. Fla.. work. up from Salt Lake City, and Jonah college stars. Bryant, once of Ogle- morning when teams from their num- their peak a later, so they won’t versity March 21. ris’ plans. and Eiseman, go stale by the time the season gets March 7.—Fred Burnett, a Richardson, former University of Goldman, late of Syracuse University, thorpe who caught for ber will hook up in a game of psychic under way. recruit from Hannibal. Mo., Oeorgia student, played one year with have shown well In Infield Syracuse. The third. Bill Dickey, just base ball, played with cards, in workouts. years the • After all. we are training down here made every one sit up and Terre Haute of the Three-Eye League 21 of age, but an inch over six pages' schoolroom at the Capitol. WESTtake notice the year Mostil Sure to feet in height, to fit ourselves for a long grind that at St. Louis and one with Fort Worth. If he is Report. has impressed Manager The boys are now getting in skull camp — Huggins practice covers the better part of six months, MANAGERS SEEK TALENT Browns here yesterday with a retained he will divide the utilityInfield SHREVEPORT. La,. March 7 (A*). and the members of the gal- for the contest, which requires and I believe it is good policy not to dazzling pitching exhibition In the third work with Jackie Warner and Chick Manager Ray Schalk of the Chicago lery, who deserted the horse shoe pitch- a deal of headwork. lose sight of that fact. Os course, we yannlgan game of the season. Calloway. White Sox has been assured that ing to see the Yankees practice. There Each team will be composed of three don't like lose any kind of a game, Business Manager Bill Friel of the Johnny Mostil, outfielder, will is no indication that anyone of the pages One trio will be selected from to FOR THEIR SANDLOT NINES Macks to Play Phils. report the exhibition or otherwise, and you can Browns peered out from under his straw to the training camp here March 15. youngsters will be able to crowd out Democratic side and the other from expect us to try hard in all these tilts, hat and said: “This bird's got some- FORT MYERS. Fla., March 7 <>P).— Schalk had expressed uneasiness over a member of the trio equally dividing the Republican. Captains will not be jt games you from April Look at that fast Somewhat subdued by a 11-to-3 spank- Mostil's the catching burden last year, but picked by J. F. O’Brien, who is arrang- but is the win of Rex A. C. candidates thing. ball." and non-arrival. they 10 on that count in the standing of the ! sandlot diamond are to meet later, “that's the so ing given them by the Juniors yesterday, Besides there four probably will be back later. es the game, until Saturday morning. teams are busy seeking talent Friday night at 8 o'clock at 1300 Mich- best curve I’ve seen regular Mostil. are others teams, and they are the ones we really j far this Spring." the Athletics hoped to revenge unarrived and unaccounted for—Hun- Two voun-r nttch«*rs. bo’h from the for the coming season. Several igan avenue to talk over prospects for themselves on the Phillies today In the ncfleld, are pointing for. new nines are the process Falk. Bamabee and Barrett. American Association, have shown papers \ in coming season. Tigers. first major league game of the season. expected any enough “Ihave noticed in the that the MANAGERSof organization and the pilots Collegean Stirs Schalk Falk most time, to insure their piaces on the The big-team Cardinals have been playing t , pitchers who were treat- and expressed the staff, Henry Johnson, practice i are scouting SAN OP).— little concern over from Milwaukee, games between themselves for several of these especially busy ANTONIO. Tex., March 7 ed with such disrespect by the Junior A1 i the who are not con- Fla., f/P). others. and Shealy from St. Paul. Herb days, and I suppose they will be list of players BRADENTON. March 7 A lively looking major league prospect clubbers were Jonnard. Johnson and In a game Hovt, TROUSERS ready j seven-Inning practice yes- Pennock. Waite George Pipgras. to leap us all got. We ! nected with any of the many teams Long hitting was the order of the day has been discovered by the Detroit Blake, and the youngsters touched them terday, To Match Your Odd at with they’ve held intact from last as the Red Sox regulars Dowdney, Williamson and Wiley Moore and Myles Thomas will Coats put in a single inning yet, as | year. bested the Tigers In Nolen Richardson, a recruit up for 20 safe blows, many of them Blankenship, for the way haven't Players are anxiously awaiting the 7 to in from Fort of pitching regulars, know their about the Yankee our regulars have been out now for j scrubs. 2. yesterday preparation lnfielder obtained Worth triples and doubles. held the second team hitless, the regu- stadium a guide. & first warm spell to begin loosening up for today's opener of the the Texas League. Manager Morlarty got a triple without EISEMAN'S, 7th F only five days. But the pitchers have j exhibition Speaker and a double. lars winnings, 7-0. Pipgras and Moore start their first than weeks, their throwing arms. series in which the boys from Boston been toiling for more two will end I think we will be able to show entertain the St. Louis Cardinals. Jewish Community Center diamond Williams and Todt of the them something in that respect. candidates regulars are scheduled to meet to- and Cicero of the seconds contributed a Weils to Get TriaL night at the center at 8:15 o'clock. homer each. Jim McNamara, who will guide the I “I originally intended to use Griffin, destinies of the base ball teams this Roy and Hopkins in the box tomorrow, season, plans to organize unlimited, sending each over the three-inning senior, junior and insect combinations. route, as they seemed among those most j He has secured a large number of ex- advanced, and to have Lisenbee, Van perienced players, but would like to .Alstyne and Wells split up the pitching hear from any other talent wishing to between them in the first game here affiliate with the center teams. aeainst the Boston Braves next Sat- urday. but I have altered that program Earle Moser, who has assumed the a bit. Griffin and Floy still are on the management of the Bond team, has card for toil tomorrow, but instead of secured 13 players and is now seeking Hopkins I am going to use Wells. This capable pitching talent. His squad in- big left-hander appears to be in such cludes himself. Bill Banta. Bus Freed, fine shape right now that I want to get Thomas David. Carlton Collins, Ray '• look at him in action, so I’ll give McGarvey, Mickey MacDonald, George Hopkins a chance later on.” Hogge, Eddie Elliott, John Hurley, Karris was undecided as to how his Charlie Garland, Johnny Glcnnan, team, aside from the pitchers, would be Johnny Belt and Merford Harding. constituted for the initial fray, al- If though Hugh McMullen and Pete Petworth A. C. base bail candidates you smoke ¦ Cooper are almost certain to whack up will meet tonight at the home of Man- the receiving duties, but it is likely to ager Carl Minnick, 4114 Third street, at be made up for the most part of t 7:30 o’clock. " bookies, as the boss wants to see as i much as posable of them under fire Live Wire base bailers are willing to to get an accurate line on their capa-! open their season Sunday against an billties. insect team. Call Lincoln 6475-W. Morning and afternoon workouts j were held again yesterday, but were definitely discarded when Harris found for that the second squad felt logs' after pleasure lunch, so today the all-morning pro- gram again was put into effect, with the first bunch starting at 9:30 a.m., toiling until 21, when the second group goes mto action and carries on until Knute they have had enough. This will enable all to get their fill of toil without undue hurrying As Coach Milan wisely ob- served, “Work taken slowly in the Rockne’s Spring tends to strengthen gradually the players, but if their practice is out speeded up much it weakens —you’re of too them." Personally the Goslin in Batting Mood. Goes* Goslin proved the outstanding } Conducted fcgjre of the drill yesterday in a hitting j way. Usually slow in getting under 1 way he started off this Bpring belting f Olympic Torn* beginner the nail on the right class. nose from the I outset and never has appeared in bet- ! Famous coaches, athletes, stu- ter condition. Jack Kioza, who opened ho such an impressive manner on Mon- dents, sport lovers, will sail da’ , his first cay out, failed to dupli- with Knute Rockne, famous his initial drives and the reason 1 Notre Dame football coach, 'U'f' , stiffness He demon- r i At strated that he can get over the ground : on the S..S. Carnuinia leaving at fast pace, are a Camels however, and seems to 1 For that New York July 20th, arriving made for hate a very sturdy throwing arm, New York the S.S, Tran- Som? of the pitchers already have ; on started to tinker with their curves with , Surplus of sylvania Sept. 2nd. tne fall knowledge and consent of i ! Six weeks of travel are in- *'''•* *'hh the advent of , ano'.her‘ftf w»t-k ?n* ban on hooks prob- Satisfaction cluded in this personally con- W;.i tjf- ao.> lifted for all except * ... smokers who a few ducted Rockne tour a know or tnt older men. Bob Burke is that counts te red among nurn- 1 seven day stay in Amsterdam those who are using W'riux.cf. and Martin is enthusiastic for the field and track meet of Itoiit his condition morc than It wdl the Olympic Games... trips to b* recalled that the Winter be- j Lucerne, ic.e lac. liurxes apparent frailness Weisbaden, a was the price their tor feummon* v, Wash- < Venice, Rome, Milan, Inter- cigarettes * thorough Uj,n bj laken, Montrcaux, Paris and , , home with instrur- to build up nit Glasgow. * *wisti “ ,'r, menus failed v, item of in cov- ' FLORSIIEIM Every expense ,iJK II but for ,A all the ered by the $750 charge... the ?!'. fai his *5 feet and 1 inch Ji{ Atlantic . . . SJ ,?4*.T2 y ' ‘*tUr Proved he was trip and return 7*» transportation on the conti- SHOES nent... hotel accommodations liurke in Goad hhape. ... sightseeing trips and daily a “Burke is 4o per cent stronger now for Men admission to the Olympic VfeS h* Joined u.- rlute" Mb-tJti-',in Games. Miss Aileen Itiggin, hxffcy “Jle d-e-a/t uho rare, /J averted"n u ,tt+ , it, weight to 1* ef- Olympic divingchampion will " ;7./•*¦ ,Vf h f«n like a horse »• he hostess for the women's h' Os ry/urae. with a few added Mont Hlyten Pomes he fhouid be even le-tUr, but division of the parly, if you « t li vi'i* U/itJI . jt& t Itift travel bird Cabin on C ’-hat. f f Tourist'l here is no faulty j.jr u .y i «nv 0.,,d *lO the and o him by umfUisti means” Carmania Second Another of *h* thin Cabin on the n-, naturally pitchers Transylvania, v to ie- in the pink of »*m- cost C .on Other //«/, CH the is only SO3O. ! & (,urlinA Braxton, who prob- S/i ab y it Ine best pi'/nef u, aii baae bail lAvti Send for pivinfl Camels Mon folder tooay provided lie isn't required for travel long to complete information. a route 7he v.;/y vruth- sr, to ” paw seemingly isn’t an ounce heavier sl4 than when he quit the club last fail **l*dwalk a mile a Camel a? f er establishing a truly CUN A R D for enviable rec- ord in the matter of relief pitching. 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