The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-16

Ign Regulars beat the Colts at tram
ing camp here, put pep in the pastime
and resulted in the best exhibition
since the squad gathered. The only
athlete not massed at this writing is
Hi Myers, center fielder, whose place
among the Regulars is being taken by
Nap Rucker. Nap is getting to be
made star catch on Tuesday and re-
peated with eclat and his trusty glove
yesterday.
Daubert was asked how much he
had TO take of before he would be in
condition. and replied brightly My
winter underwear" He made the
boast good by whanging the first ball
pitched to him by Jack Coombs for
clean two-bagger, and followed with
three singles in row. On his last ap-
pearance he walked. Four straight
hits and pass, for batting average
Of a thousand. against pitchers who
were putting more than a modicum
Of stuff on the ball. was quite bunch
full proceeding for the former leader
Of the National League batters. Jake
is seldom more than q few ounces
overweight, he consisting altogether
Of bone, muscle and firm determine
ton. and will be ready for a cham
pionship contest as soon IS the iri-
tial soreness works out of his frosty
left arm
The lineup OF the Regulars yester-
day. barring the battery and Rucker,
was about what may be expected TO
open the season. OMara is relia-
BILE lead-of man when going right, and
Daubert is one OF the best sacrifcers
extant. Stengel and Zack Wheat,
who come next. are figured to come
back in hitting this season, and both
land on the ball with exceptional vigor
for extra bases. Cutshaw, in proper
ton to his batting average, is the
most reliable pinch hitter in the
league. and is placed after Zack
Wheat. Gus Getz was placed after
Cutshaw yesterday, and that will be
about the place for him il the season.
except that Hi Myers may be put there
with Getz following Myers. At the end
of last year Myers was batting ahead
of Getz. but was not setting the world
on fire. Mack Wheat, catching. was
temporarily batting seventh yester-
day. but the catcher will bat eighth
and the pitcher ninth when the big
show begins
Jimmy Hickman. the outfeld recruit,
has developed queer habit of strik-
ing out on his first time up. He has
done it in the last three games. Yes
terday he had a stroke of luck when
Mack Wheat let the third strike go
through him and Jimmy reached first
on passed ball. but he did not score
In the game Of Monday Hickman sin.
gled and scored twice after striking
out In that Of Tuesday he singled
tripled Clearly and scored once after
whiting. Yesterday he made neither
hit nor run of Prieste and Appleton.
II is a pretty safe prediction that il
Hickman lands on the Regulars he
will be lead-of man. His great speed
should enable him to beat out many
a doubtful hit. and he would be jusr
the lad to take two bases on a sac
rifce. Whether he will hit enough
for job among the daisies is not ap
parent at this stage, but some folks
are doing worse than Jimmy.
The infeld combination took on new
life yesterday, with Cutshaw as tbs
star In the fifth inning he went L
the foul line twice in succession anC
high flies that had blown between
Daubert and Stengel. That, and catch
ing flies over his head in short center
are two of Cutshaw's very best tricks
and it leads to soothing reflections I
see him begin his specia!ty so early
In the same inning he took loft
fly OF Hickman. and thus retired tn
side single handed
The prettiest play was when Gu
shaw ran back OF second in the fourt
and robbed Coombs OF a hit BY SCOOP
ing up fast bounder over the ba
and tossing it TO O'Mara. forcin
Meyers.
O'Mara mad clean triple TO -igf
of Wheeler Dell. single on Coomb
reached first on McCartys low thro
OF a sacrifice bunt, and scored thre
runs. Olson. OMaras rival for II
place at short, had not a minute
spare field. He was kept busy vii
five outs, five assists and one erro
Olson got hit and a roast when ZaC
Wheat misjudged his fly in the Sc
enth and he failed 10 run out the bio
with the consequence that he was he
at first when he could easily ha'
reached second.