The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-26
DODGERS SHOW
IMPROVED FORM
IN CLUB CAME
MarQuard Poles HomS Run
and Triple in One Game,

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, March 2s.-Ar
ir ~ Rube Marquard is concerned. John
Heydler the secretary Of the National
league can compile and close tho batting
averages Tor the season right now Rube
had gala day at tho bat today In a
seven Inning practice game and IL wiling
TO rest on his lhurela
Mhrqu1fl polcd hOmerun and triple
and any tlpe he docs that he IL ready
10 stand pat Tor the season, or several
seasons 4 hOmcrun and n triple In one
dny form probably the best single bit Of
hitting b. has ever done.
The RuNe blew himself 10 his home
run of the delivery OF Al MamauI II
was a luHty drive into center field II
was no fault " the Ruhe's that the hail
rolled into a ditch which bounds the
outiield and got lost In some weeds He
TX not responsible for the outfield or the
weeds lie Ii concerned only with tho
nCt that the ball WINS lost and that he
was able 10 make tho circuit lie Is
sorry only that John Heydler would not
take any official cognlzanco of the fact
Swings Win Eyes Shut
Ruho's triple lricklsd on tho delivery
NJ Lefty Russell In y later inning show
Ing that Mnrqunrd IL not partial to
rIghthanded pitching; In fact. NJ he
swung at them today with >both eyes
shut he did not care who was pitching
Rube was arrnyed on the side OF Jim
mie Johnson today. and In spite OF his
terrific hitting his side lost the game
by a score of ~ TO TO-
Manager Wlbert Robinson was highly
pleased with the showing his men made
AT the bat Besides scoring total Of
% runs, they made total OF ~ hlty
Among these were two hOmeruns. three
triples and eight doubles, II Was the
best showing the club has made yet
The daily practice games are begin
ming 20 bring the results that Manager
Robinson expected He has declared for
no more hltltss days for the Dodgers,
and is grooming the club for the next
exhibition game with the BOsiO on k't
SoI Saturday when he expects Brooklyn
to give far better account Of Itself
Al Mamaux gave Robbie q chance 20
look him over today, MnmauN went five
innings, and though I've was hit hard
In two france he tightennd up iafter
Marquard banged out a homer and
showed some Of his real form. He held
the opposition 10 single hit and no
runs for three innings, MamnuN Is get
ting into good condition and Ia going llto
his training with new spirit he has
been anxious 10 show Manager Robin
son that he Is out to retrieve his lost
Rurcls,
o'Mara Shows We'll.
Ollie OMara made particularly good
showing al secondbase today. Robbie
has been watching him closely, as he u
depending on him 20 nm the place made
vacant by Cutshaw OMnra has been
playing a better fielding game since he
reported this spring and appears to have
gained. confidence In himself
lie not only flelded his position nicely
but also made two long hits, both
doubles. In the game Sunday he was
ono Of the several players who could not
connect
The high score In the game today was
accounted for by some ragged FIELDING
Rut there was some excuse for II, owing
TO the condition Of the field. The out
field is especially I'm band shape and the
outfleldcrs are having trouble In playing
,be outficldera goes into n ditch that
bounds the outncld and Is lost,