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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-24
WALKERS FOURTH TRIAL
AS MAJOR LEAGUE RECRUIT
VIII Attempt to Demonstrate Ability
to Satisfaction of Cnrdi-
nails Manager.

NEW YORK. March 2S.-'rhrce un-
successful! attempts 10 make good as a
pitcher III fast company have not
cooled the ardor OF Fred Walker.
pitcher, football coach and all-around
athlete.
The resourceful coach OF the crack
1917 Williams College football team
believes he has the stuff necessary TO
become big league pitcher. and he
VIII attempt 10 demonstrate 10 the
satisfaction OF Manager Jack iI"nd :
r.cks. of the Cardinals, that he is
worthy OF regular berth.
Walker has had p rather interesting
career in sports. lie FIRST attracted
attention while Il student & Chicago
University, where he played on The
same great football team that had
Hugo Bezdek in its lineup. He was.
In addition TO a football star, and ALL
AROUND athlete and successful col
lcge baseball. pitcher.
As such he attracted the attention OF
the Giants. ana he got a iry-out under
The wing of John Mcf;raw. Bu; one
day after he had licked a corps Of
bcllboys in a New York hotel he de-
cided that the cffetc East was not to
his liking and disappeared.
The next time he showed up he was
sailing under nom dc plume. He
appeared in the Pacific Coast League
under the name of Mysterious
Mitchell" and rs he recognized the
value Of publicity he played tho mys-
terry bluff off the boards. driving TO the
park in a taNicah and disappearing
after tho game.
Big league scouts went TO look him
over. but could not identify him. and
no enjoyed y reign OF mystery" for
one full season.
In addition to his try-out with the
Giants. Walker signed contracts with
the Cleveland Americans ana the
Pittsburgh and B-ooklyI clubs Of the
Federal League. Between try-outs he
pitched for minor league clubs with
varying success. and last year. with
the Utica Club. OF the New York state
League, he won eleven and lost seven
games.
lie was recommended to Manager
Hendricks and Branch hickey by
"Pop" kcichncr. a veteran scout. and
during the schedule meeting OF the
National League In New York he
signed with the Cards. lie viii make
his fourth trial this spring as a major
league recruit. though he is beyond
the age OF the average recruit.
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PLAY MORE GAMES
ON HOME DIAMOND
Seasons Schedule of William and Mary
College Team, Subject to
Change, Is Announced.

Especial to Tho Times -Dispatch.1
WILLIAMSBURG. VA. March ca
The unsettled condition OF the colleges
or the country. especially under the
head OF athletics. made il an exceed
ingiy difficult undertaking to arrange
a satisfactory sch edulc for the William
and Mary baseball team this year. The
following schedule. which is open to
changes at any time, has been ar
ranged.
March so-virginia Medical College.
az home.
April University of Virginia
away.
April 2-staunton Military Academy
away.
April CO. S. S. Utah. at home.
April lO-Roanokc College. at home
April ll-ftoanoke College. at home
April l3-Portsmouth Grays. at home
April l1--Richmond College Cchum-
pionship). at home.
April 2e-Rnndolph Macon tcham-
pipnship). away.
April 27--IIampden- Sidney Cham
pionship). away.
May i-Randolph- Macon champion
May S-H;chmond College (cham-
pionship). away.
May ll-Iiampden- Sidney champion
ship. AZ home.
The team directly after the second
exhibition game at home Will depart
on the annual spring training trip.
which consists OF only three games
will. TO n large extent. determine the
chances this year In the T.. V. y. r.
Although having fewer games away
from home, the indians have good
many more on the home diamond this
season than in the past.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-24
JOHN MARSHALL TEAM
MAKES FINE SHOWING
Tw" Veterans Arc In Line-Cp, and a
Like String of Recruits HAVE Re
pOrted-First Cnmc Tuesday,

With two veterans back in the line
up FOR this summer and likely string
nj recruits The baseba., team o. John
Marshall High School expects TO give
4 good account OF !tsclf in the race for
IN" seasons prep championship
Uncertain weather conditions had
prevented an extended practice until
last week. The work OF the boys how
ever. during that time has been con-
si-icnt!y good stuart. who Will cap
tain this springs aggregation, and
Ha're'son. pitcher and outdelder dur
put IA fun seasons work and. while
there has been no definite decision
as 10 who VIII constitute the first
string men, Two practice teams, the
Reds" and the Whites" have re-
ported FOL practice daily.
riggs and Dyson are contenders for
tho position OF first baseman. While
the odds are with the former. because
OF his previous baseball and athletic
experience, the TWO men will, in all
probability be used alternately this
season. stuart is the most likely re-
cru!t in sight for tho shortncld Koh-
Ter. one OF the most loyal Of Mar
shal!tc rooters in tho past. is at sec
ond. Bull Todd Will almost GER
,ainiy be picked for regul;.r catcher,
in spite OF the proficiency OF Earle
Rethel. bother OF Turner Bethel the
Washington and Lee ali-around star.
Tho cutficldcrs' work has been 90
nearly equal tina; It VIII be difficult to
pick regulars from tho lot MacFar-
land. In right; L.. Carroll. in left. and
Query and Calisch. in center. have
shown UP well in practice, and their
work has been highly commended by
their coach.
The Marshall!ts team will inaucu
rate It's season with a shot at the
strong Battle-A1e team next Monday.
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BOXING AT CAMP LEE
II VIII Take 30 Houts to Decide who
VIII he Camp
Champions.

Special TO The Times Dispatch.l
CAMP LEE. VA. March o3.-Irob-
ably tho largest boxing tournament
ever conducted in the United States
viii be inauguratcd here Monday night
under the general supervision of Cap
tain r. Il. Murphy. division athletic
dircctor. The plans call for as least
go bouts 10 determine the division
CHAMPIONSHIPS in several classes. Tenn
rorary. lighting arenas have been
erected in various Y. NJ. G. A. and
knights OF Columbus buildings. and
every night next week bouts will be
staged in some OF these buildings.
From these bouts reSimcutal cham
pions will be determined. On April
, the semi finals viii be conducted
In Y. NJ. g. y. and knights OF Column
bus audiior!ums. On April the finals
viii b" held in the Liberty Theatcr.
ON this night champions of the four
different weights will be determined.
This will afford the greatest boxing
tourney yet held in the State Some
boxer Of nationnl reputation will ref
cree these bouts. There is no adj
mission fee to he charged to any OK
cept the final bouts.
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WILL PLAY SIX HUNDRED
CANES IN -FOUR Weeks
Camp Ice Teams Will Break All
Records in baseball
Annals.
BIG LEAGUE PLAYERS THERE.
Klcpfcr, Who Led American League
Pitchers Last Year. Will BE Main
stay of Divisional Team in Con-
tests for Championship.


CAMP LEE. VA. March o3.-Twilight
baseball Will be the principal effect
that the notwithstanding law viii have
upon the Eishticth Division. 30 oii-
c!ai ,dict has been issued from division
headquarters ordering that the clock
b. moved up an hour sunday morning.
March 81. but If such order IS issued.
Captain Il. j.. Murphy. division athletic
director. will Immediately inauguratc
twilight ball series.
There are more than 600 games 30 be
played BY the various companies IN
the divisional series for the company
championship Of the division. This
program VIII be completed before April
p. and it Is necessary that there he
daily games. The formal oncn;n- Of
the schedule will take place tomorrow.
when thirty games Will be played on
the various drill fields. As soon as
two companies complete their game.
two other companies Will Immediately
play
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APPROVE MANY DATES
Inun Tennis Asaocintfon's Executive
Committee Acts on Seasons
Schedule.

NEW YORK, March 2s.-The e,ecu.
tive committee OF the United States
Lawn Tennis Association approved 140
tournament dates tonight at its meet
ing the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. They
Will not be released for publication un-
Ill April Z.
y new championship was approved
tonight. a doubles contest will be
held this year for the father and SON"
championship OF the United States.
Last season o40 championship tour
naments were held. The decrease this
Of the clubs where only u transient
population takes part have suspendcd
title games.
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Mr.. Dorothy uurd Leads.

PINEHuRST y. c.. March 23-Mrs
Dorothy Campbell ITurd, of Pittsburgh.
led by three strokes in the qualifying
OF the United North and South cham
pionShip for women here to-day. De-
spite high wind, Mrs. Iiurd led the
record field of more than seventy play
crs with 4i-i2-S6.
Miss Elaine Roscnihai, OF Chicago.
present holder OF the championship in
this event, was second. with So Mrs.
Ronald BARLOW, Philadelphia. with o..
was third. and Miss Ruth y. Dusan.
Chicago. was fourth. with 90. sixty
eight players qualified
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HAVANA RESULTS

i ftTsr raS ia W.,, IND one;haf fnronss-
I" l. 10 /! second: Manfred -"
Sanshoa Tom m nannns c nroSk t Ella NJ
. eftns Turner and Milton campbeii also ran
Dryer, 90 u.unsfo:d,. ! /" J. :. 70 . All g
!" . mrst Me'ier. ila tGaaEsD, 10 to H. -
rmds' 'i4 20 sSsh F Fna K thiTa a
also ran. '''
Third racH---fve 'nyiongs-Randy Mo. los
kildare Boy. los I.ursforIi TO ! 70
:? and I" :. second: Little Memara. los
rim ne os Miss i" 5;o %nd 10 ,hiTa
Fi.kie Fancy, .Sapoli and Tom Tit also ran.
9S ,liuri<ep. 10 to j. ! to anu no 4" ars,:
hri@& III lPitat. : to ]. TO and ! To- ).
boris. Nettie Waicutt. King staiEart and
-, Ii''h raeS1-mile and twenty yards--H!gh
h btGr, HI tMIfGrann! I'm t." aud oul.
land ard even second: canmuerat.s, N AKie,
feI!. to Kss,r. to 1o sySn; n!rd Time;
.. SiI, I'm, s forGi1miis ana MY ya,SsKac,
rst' T nse ip6ey"' ioa iR K aS a9d to
even and to 3. second: Charley McFcrran.
Tine o0i; ga zns I" ras aaa s s1 W 1hTd
Crown also
New Orleans Defeats Cleveland.
liy Associa cd Press
NEW ORLEANS. March 23.--Thc New
Orleans Southern Association team won
from the Cleveland Americans in the
eleventh inning OF to-day's exhibition
game punched hits and an error
Score:
Cleveland ........ ........1
New Orleans .........o i
Coumhc. Enzmann and O'Neill; John
son. BordcS and Kitchen.
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HOT SPRINGS RESULTS

>, First racc-t hrc--uusrters mile-I-nc,c
la III Siior.I. = 10 !, : TO and zen,
N"n'. Noadn"sirr. liS CMoesworth). I 10 i.
- - l. t" and To J. third Time
:. B" -. Hester II, Lindsey. Postage Stainp
6in arrrlaISs,, H.. W",er War dominion Park,
Second racr-; hrs.-1uartcr inil,-'rhs Noe
Uutihd"r. lis tStiriinGp. . 10 . 6 10 (. and
) I" .. Won; Green Grass 90 tSirick
-" 20 :: 20 and : 20 ;. second; Billie
HI H'aisH. lh- Duke. Silvey shapiro
''T rniI,i ana l.:lT-m also ran.
t1ii.nTii" rHCc,niie and 81" INSTRUMENTATION
ven. Won; SurpasslnG 10 ,j'ounoilvS tn
., ".u +" -, Sr' "nG Amulet. 1903 tS;-.rI
" ~ I" l. :" ,nnd : t" third. Time $50 =.
LA rinack: Or. EmDro old P.overb WIN
"';I N"Hrc1din also ran ~ '
2mrih r,na.,e-in:l" and sixtecnth-scmaer
to Won, nish n"rsc. II tKeoghS. TO "" T.
!Irhi.olioni $ to J., 10 l and TO = Third
IN -, y, ~ lnIuicia. Beautiful Morn
Fif,h race-thr.c-onar;ers p,iimp,,,o.
scotch. IL, IL tO'Br!en). 10 10 ! 10 q anII
i"'; won; opportunity, Iii CWliiams). /: to
,o,crWS ana TO 3, second: PulIux, los
Time" i5. Orderly. Ho %nr Maud H O. s thion
Tea Caddy and Sands or Plea sure aI.n ~ ~, u
IA ~, IN rmre--mil" and one-e!ghih-M Merchant
DrynNmah; ilG (KeoEh,. even SrT 70 10 won nJ
on. second: Mistress Polly S. ,Erici, so ~
!" TO . aud TO .. third. Time. i:S5 l.,
' SaE.n, amn Gordon Russell also ran.
Irregular. II: tDurschh. ! TO l. . n IN,
yen won: polinia. i0i (EnsorJ. 10
q. 20 ANA TO = second; H.. O. Rasch l6
Time :iS Keho Rrothdr iona nan VIII ,hi,d
i'i""l ana Prince :. also ran 49,
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WILL FIRST DETERMINE:
SEPARATE: tSIr CHA NPIONS

The idea or the schedule that has
been arranged is TO first determine
regimcntal and separate Unit cham
pions. The winners will then hSht for
brigade championship. and the winners
OF the brigade contests VIII decide the
division championship
In addition TO the com pany teams.
there viii be games between various
regiments TO determine tho team that
has the strongest rcsimcn;nl team
within til. division.
The first call for candidates for =
divisional team was issued this after
noon. and tho material that Captain
Murphy had before him was such as
would cause envy from tho heart of n
big league manager Although there
are only three men who were stars in
tho big league last year. there are no
less than fifteen lnen In the division
who have seen service IN the big CIR
cults. OF course. some of thes" spent
only 4 short t:mc with tho big timers
and were sent back TO tho minors for
more training. However. they are Of
such ability that ihcy cause the
average member Of the division 10 be-
linvc that Camp Lee Will compare ia
vorahiy with the big league teams that
Will be played, as we'll "a teams that
M. hc- ~. r,tp,l1--
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Is LEPFER. AMERICAN LEAGUE
PITCHER. TO DE MNiNSTtE

Klepfer. who led the American
League pitchers last year. Will he The
maius;ay in the box, and CotiudIffcr.
Of Battery T.. Three Hundred and Thir-
teeHth Field Artillery. Will be AN cX
cellcnt relief man. He started last
season with the Pittsburgh Nationals
hut Was soon farmed out TO SPRING
field, In The Central League. Here he
won twenty-five OH; Of thirty games.
lie was the property OF birmingham
when he was indicted into the service.
Joe Harris will, OF course. occupy
The initial sack. Miius. OF Brooklyn.
will have NIXON. from the Pacific Coast
League. 10 aid him in the outncld.
Dolly" Gray. who started last season
with Pittsburgh. is also a candidate
Davidson, who has had big league cN-
pcricncc. Will also make other soldier
teams look well 10 their laurcis.
The Philadelphia Athletics AZ" tn"
only rig league team with which a
game has been scheduled. This wiz
be played on April -. However. Cap
tain Murphy is in correspondence with
other members OF III. american and
National Leagues. and anticipates no
trouble in getting sunday games with
The teams OF both leagues when they
are travelling in the East.
Tho various regimemtal teams ar"
also anxious to stage games with
all professional and scmiprofcssiona!
teams in this section. Games can be
arranged by addressing the athletic
officer OF any eGimcnt, or by writing
Captain Murphy.
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MUCH HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT
BASEBALL. SITUATION

Their decision. therefore may we'll be
considered final: coming as il will
from men representing every variety
OF fandom. AS far az may be judge cd
~ til" present time, the popular cry
seems 10 be TO play ball as usual: let
ters having been published in tho
ucwspa pers from time 10 time voicin,.
the sentiment that Richmond should
have class IA ball. both a means
of civic advertisement ard as Il means
of civic Improvement.
The only setback to big baseball
will. Of course. be the probable average
attendance for the coming season. 1t
mas not been estimated exactly. but it.
Is safe to state that IL 100 season
ticket books are sold before the middle
Of April. frst-class exhibitions will be
certainty. Encouraging reports are
now being given by Woodson Waddcy.
who viii preside a; the coming meet
ing to the effect that many fans have
already reserved books. The passes
will he put on sale AT SOS apiece. in
Guiding tho war tax levied on amuse-
ment and vii! be four To i sheet.
80 the situation is this; If Rich
mond wants irst-ra;e baseball il must
signify the fact no: only by boosting
tac plan vocally. but by giving more
Tangible evidence to tho effect that it
will! support the exhibitions after they
have lnatcrial!zcd.
Richmond. whatever the decision
reached Tuesday may be- will not be
without baseball of some sort this
summer; this much is certain. The city
amateur league, some weeks ago. met
nd began active preparations for the
season.
The sunday School League Is also
Wen under way. and Will organize to-
morrow night Tho meeting Will be
h"ld IT 1907 West Main Street at s
o'clock. ana al! Sunday chools in the
city who intend 10 put out nine are
Urged 10 send representatives
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MAY JOIN ATHLETICS
4, bristol Boys Invited to Training
Camp by Connie
Mack.

Special TO The Times Dispatch.1
BRISTOL. VA. March 23.-Ross Nc
Y and MINIS EllcnherG. amateur
rs in baseball at Chuctcy. East Ten
sec. are i'll receipt OF telegram from
inic Mack. manager Of the Fhila-
phia Americans, inviting them to
training camp at Jacksonville, Ella.
make II try-out for positions on the
Ilade!phia team. These promising
this were recommended TO Mack by
renee Walker. formerly Of the los
Red Socks, who was recently sold
the Philadelphia team.
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KAUFF TO BE SOLDIER
Passes Examination But Il Nav u,
Considerable Time Before
He Is Called,

MARLIN. TENAS. March 23.-Renny
kauf, the Giant fielder with one arm
Two inches shorter than tho other re-
csived word to-day from his local
board at Pomeroy, Ohio. that he has
been passed for military service, ana
his order number is well down on the
list /, is not likely lie vii! be needed
for some time.
When the word comes TO wear I'm
Gle Sans uniform I'll be through with
the diamond" declared Kauff tonight.
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INTERESTING FIGURES
IN LEAGUE RECORDS
Giants Had Player Who Drew Most
Passes and One Most
Hit.
BURNS AND FLETCHER THE MEN
Harold Ii. Chase, of Cincinnati, Was
Player in National League WHO
Reached First Most Frequently
on Fielding Error.

NEW YORK, March 23-Ncw York's
champion team had the player who
drew more passes last year than any
one else and tho player who was hit
The most frequently. according to the
last instailmcnt Of Official National
League records. Just made public by
the secretary Of the league These
two men were George J. Burns and
Arthur Fletcher. the outnelder obtain
ing scventy-fve bases on balls in 1872
games. and the inGe!dcr being nit by
nineteen pitched balls in Isl lanes.
1t is the first time the National
League has reported the number Of
men hit.
Another innovation in the figures is
10 make public the number Of times Il
player reached first base on o fielding
error Harold H. Chase. OF Cincinnati.
was the leader in this respect. qualify
inE as baserunner on ,wcaty-seven
occa sions through manual mistakes on
the part Of the Rcda' oppoucn,s
Henry Groh. of Cincinnati was the
runner up TO Burns in the total OF
passes procured, with total Of
sevcnty-onc. lie played In four more
games than the New Yorker
Ranking second 10 Fletcher III gain
ing casualty passes was his tcanmate
Charles HcrzoG, now the property OF
The Boston club He WAS hi, thirteen
times.
David Bancroft. Philadelphia short
stop. mad tho second best record in
reaching first on errors. his total be-
i-S twenty, or nine lcss than C'hase's
There were sixty-one National
l.eagucrs last season who took par, in
100 or more games. the greatest mum =
her being members OF the ST Louis
q NJ "a
Tanned the least frequently was Ivy
"ingo. Of Cincinnati. He missed ,hir-
teen times in III contests. J. l:dd
ltoush, OF the same club. champion
National League batsman. s;rucl, GU,
twenty-four times in 1876 engagements.
Tho team leaders or the eight clubs
in drawing passes OF both kinds and in
reaching .irst on errors were as foi-
lows:
Eos.on-Smith in passes. Rawlings in
being hit by pitchers. Maranvi!le in
reaching first on errors
Brookiyn-Stengc in passes and in
reaching mrs, on errors. Daubert in
being hi; by pitchers.
-t'lack in passes. Williams
in being hit by pitchers. Siam in
reaching frs; on errors,
Standardization in passes and in
being hit by pitchers, Chase in reach
ing nrst on errors.
New York-Burns in passes and
Fletcher IN being hit ny pitchers and
in reaching Nrst on errors.
Phi!a dclphia-Cravath In passes.
Luderus in being nit by pitchers. ana
Bancroft in reaching first on errors.
PittsburEh-''urey in passes and in
heing hi; ty pitchers, Ward in reach
ing first errors.
81. Louis-Fiornsby in passes and in
being hit by pitchers, Long in reach
ing :irst on errors.
FIGURES For SINTT-ONE
CENTURY PLAYERS GIVEN
f/r no CO ~ \.
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Yesterdays Games.

I Fort Worthwhile Sox. S; Fort
Eth. s.
nigans. 2.
/ Los Angelcs-Cubs. G; Vernon. 2.
/ observation-disclosures, s; Phil
Iphia Athletics. 4.
[ shrevcport-St. Louis Browns. z;
eveport (Texas League). S.
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Michigan Wins Meet.

EVANSTON. ILL. March o3.--The
University of Michigan signalized its
return TO big ten track athletics to-
night by winning the annual indoor
championship track meet Of the West
crn conference with total of forty
two points. Chicago was second with
twenty-five. and Wisconsin third, with
CIV
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Wants Faster Monday Match.

The manager OF the WOrtcndykr
baseball team desires TO arrange a
game for Faster Monday with some
amateur team OF this city. lie may
be communicated with at the Worten-
dyke factory.
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OFFERS $4,000 FOR BOUT
Louisiana Concern bids for Willard
Fulton Fight to lie StnGed
Next EnU
fBy Associated press1

NEW ORLEANS. March oG-.rhe
Louisiana Auditorium Company, of this
city. and Matt IIinkle. fight promoter
OF Clevcland, late to-day telegraphed
70 j. &. Miller. representative of Jess
willard. hcavy-wcight champion. in
Chicago. an offer of $1,000 600 for a fight
mere next fall between Willard and
offer stipulated that the fight must
be twenty-round affair and must
not be staged before next November
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Greb TO Meet Drcnno,

BUFFALO. Y. T., MARCH H3.--Harry
Greb, the Pittsburgh middleweight who
recently all-but knocked ont Willie
Iangford in siS-round meeting here
was signed to-day for another match
in this city. lie will meet Knockout
Brcnnon April .
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Rnutum sen.ntion M,tch.d

the latest sensation in the bantam
class. was matched to-day to .meet
.Iabcz White, of Albany. in n twelve
round match at the Rhode Island Ath-
lctic Club. Of Providence. on April /.
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Hobr,txcr CAPTAIN Of RCD so~

LITTLE ROCK, ARK. March o3.-A
heavy rainstorm forced the Boston
Red SoN and the Dodgers to call of
the exhibition game at Camp Pike to-
day.
Manager Ed Barrow announced that
he had named lloblitzell captain Of
the Red Soy.
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Mos. bases on balls OF men playing
in 90 or more games--Burns, New
York. -: most hit by pitched balls
Fletcher. New York, 10; most first base
on errors OF men playing in 100 or
more games-Chase, Cincinnati, 81;
smallest number OF strikeouts Of men
playing in 100 or more games-Wingo
Cincinnati, Is.
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Sign for six-Round Go.

ILADELP1IIA. PA, March ca
frankie Burns. Of Jersey City. and Joe
Lynch were signed to-day for q six
round match at the National Athletic
Association here April 6.
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Yankees Defeat Soldier Team.

lACON. GA. March 23.-Thc YAM
IS played their first game OF the
Son to-day, defeating soldier team
In Camp Wheeler II to /. Dcrrill
1T starred through the game. Sc
ing four hits.
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