The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-09
BALL PLAYERS
TRAINING CAMPS
Giant Clan Intact With Arrival Of
Fletcher in Texas, Where
Seven Inning Game Was
PLAYED

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Seven Inning Game Was
Played.
f! UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. March o.
| Arrival of Art Fletcher has made the
Giant clan intact. Dope has it that
McGraw will start the veteran short
stop at third base and use Frisch at
short. Lou McCarty hit double.
pinch hitting in the seventh inning
yesterday, and the regulars tied the
recruits, to 2.
MeuhI on Third.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. March g.
Bobby Meuhl, highly touted Pacific
coast outfielder, may play third base
the coming season with the Yankees.
Manager Higgins has been working
him at the far corner and will start
him on the infield today in the first
scrimmage.
.... MOZART in Box.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March O.
George MOZART, western Canadian
hurler, probably will pitch the first
game Of the season for the Brooklyn
Dodgers Saturday, when they face
the Yankees here.
Twenty-cisht Pirates.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. March g.
Twenty-eight Pirates today were linn
bering UP from their first real work.
out yesterday. The Pittsburgh bat
terymen who warmed up at West
Baden showed excellent results of
their early training
Cards Cancel Game.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex, March O.
The st. Louis Cards were back in
Brownsville today after canceling
yesterdays game with Houston be-
cause of cold weather. jacques Four
nier, new first baseman. reported
yesterday.
Two Practice Games.
TAYLOR, Tex, March 9.-The st.
Louis Browns we're scheduled for
two practice sessions today, preiimi.
nary to tangling with the San An
tonic club, Of the Texas league, to-
morrow.
Bob Roth Is Due.
TAMPA, Fla, March 9.-Bobby
Roth was due to arrive here today to
complete the roster of the Washing.
ton Senators in training. Real hard
work hasn't started yet.
Umpire Bill Klein.
MIAMI, Fla, March 9.-Umpire
Bill KLEIN started today on his CAM
paign to enlighten National league
ball players on the new rules by
working on the Reds. The Reds took
their first workout yesterday.
Ideal Baseball Weather.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark, March o.
With the thermometer registering
approximately sixty degrees, the Bos.
ton Red Sox had ideal baseball |
weather today for practice. Sam
Jones and Joe Bush, two Of the Sox
twirlers, were out for practice today. |
Chilly Practice.
COLUMBUS. Ca, March 9.-It |
was still chilly in the Boston Braves
camp here today, but the majority
of the Braves were out for practice.
Hank Gowdy, crack catcher. has i
sore throat and did not report at the |
park.
Cubs All There.
PASADENA, Calf, March 9.-The |
Cubs roster was complete today with
Turner Barber and Dave Robertson,
outfielders, reporting to Manager I
Mitchell. Charley Hollocher, short.
stop, is now on the inactive list. He
had an operation performed yester.
day for a bone splinter in his left
hand /
Three Not Going.
CHICAGO, March eddie CT
cote, Chick Gandil and Swede Ris-
berg will be the only ones not leav-
ing on the training trip Friday with
the White Sox, unless they rush in
their signed contracts today or to.
All other Sox are ready for
the trip. !,
Real Southern Weather.
MACON, Ca, March 9.-Detroit's
Tigers found some real southern
weather here yesterday and took adj
vantage of it to the tune Of two +
practice sessions. They were hoping {
to repeat today. Hughie Jennings. s
chief Tiger, arrived in camp, but did {
not put on uniform. II
Snow Stops Game.
NEW ORLEANS, La, March O. q
was suspended by tho G