The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-16
TRAINING CAMP
BASEBALL NEWS

Buck Hezoa to start Season With
Chicago Cubs, Giants De-
feated, Neis on
| Dodgers Team.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
J! WACO, Texas, March 16.-The
White Sox began real practice yes
| terday. A host of recruits and few
I of the old stars made a bluff yester-
day. u
Batting practice was favored as
there were not enough regular in
fielders for infeld drill. Dick Kerr
took his turn on the mound and
showed up to better advantage than
any of the regular pitchers. Manager
Gleason expects his infielders to re-
port within the next few days.
Chicago Cubs.
LOS ANGELES. Calf, March 16.
The Chicago Cub camp frightened
perceptfbIy today when 1t became
known that Buck Herzog may be
able to start the season after all.
Physicians performed the operation
which Herzog was to have under
gone. Merkle's injuries have i'm
proved also, it was said. The Cubs
won benefit game from Los Angeles
in the afternoon, using mostly re-
cr,Iits.
| Cards and Athletics.
MFNEDES, Texas, March IA
series between the st. Louis Cards
and the Philadelphia Athletics xas
to start here today. Pharr, Donna,
San Benito and Brownsville will be
the scene of other games this week.
ST Louis Browns.
TAYLOR, Texas, March 16.-Yan-
ming and Brownie squads of the st.
Louis Browns will clash in the first
game of a series of three here today.
Tiger Rockies.
MACON, Ca, March 16.-The
scrap among Tiger Rockies for regu-
long grind with no clues as yet from
the powers that be. Jennings and
Coombs are watching the youngsters
carefully at daily practice, bu. nave
refused to commit themselves on the
rockies merits.
Giants Defeated.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March is.
Besides pitching three innings OF
shut out ball against the Giant regu-
lars and allowing only one hit, Ben
Kelly, San Francisco pitcher, smash
youngsters win, to 2. He is a
succeeded Hal Chase as regular first
baseman.
Neis on Dodgers Team.
| JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March 16--
Bonnie Neis, recruit outfelder, has
not only cinched a regular berth
with the Dodgers, but he has been
placed second in the batting order
beat the recruits to yesterday.
Iris Speakers Pitchers.
NEW ORLEANS, La, March 16.-
iris Speaker will start testing his
pitchers tomorrow when he starts a
series OF games.
Red Sox.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark, March 16.-
The Red Sox were scheduled today
to start their first game Of the Pitts
burgh series. Manager Barrows read
the riot act to squad of young
pitchers here during which he de,
clared it about time some of them
showed what right they have TO
travel in fast company.
RudolpF's First Workout.
COLUMBUS, Ca, March 16.--Dick
Rudolph got his first real workout Of
the season yesterday when he pitch
ed Braves regulars to to win
over pretenders.
Athletics Win.
LAKE CHARLES, La, March 16-
The Athletic Yannigans cut loose
yesterday and buried the Camp Pike
team, Is to 2. Five doubles, three
triples, and q homer tell the tale.
PhiIlie Squad.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March 16.-
Although Manager Cravath has cut
the Phil squad into two teams, he
will not stage the usual regular-Yaa-
ming battles.
Instead, one side takes the field
until the other has made twenty
seven put outs. In this way the
players are given nine innings OF
continuous practice.
An Easy Victory.
TAMPA, Fla, March 16.-The
Griffs will again today show Cuban
stars big league baseball and are
looking for another easy victory
Yesterdays game gave the Griifs
only a taste of professional pitching
and the regulars swatted their way
through an easy s to / victory