Arizona republican., 1922-02-28
DIAMOND DUST
DENVER WANTS CLUB

DENVER. Fb. 27-A committee OF
Western league club owners headed
by President Tearney Of the league
will arrive in Denver late this att
ernoon for a series Of conferences
this evening with interests seeking
to secure a franchise IN the league
for this city. The Joplin franchise
was taken over by the league at the
recent meeting of the directors and
since that time a committee has
been seeking to place the franchise.
Two proposition will be presented
for consideration of the league com
mittee at the conference here this
evening. One plan provides that a
committee Of business men OF the
city purchase the franchise and open
the club under a stock ownership.
The other will be presented by a
representative of William (Pa.)
Rourke, veteran Western league
maRnate, former owner of the Oma-
ha. Neb. club. who retired from base
bail year ago when he disposed OF
his holdings to Barney Burch and
Mike Finn.
The only site available under the
proposal of the business men is
Broadway park, former home of the
Denver Western league club and
owned by George Tebeau. former
owner Of the Kansas City franchise
in the American association. Rourke
proposes to build a new diamond and
concrete grandstands If his plan is
accepted.
NEW YORK, Feb. 27--The New
York Giants were today on their way
to spring practice at San Antonio,
Texas. and the Yankee advance guard
was ready to board the train late
this afternoon for New Orleans.
There will be few regulars aboard
when the train leaves. but several
will get abroad enroute, "Chick
F'ewster and Scout Joe Kelly will get
on at Baltimore. The Hot Springs
delegations comprising Mays, Bush.
Hoyt and Shawkey, pitchers; Schang
and Devormer, catchers and Babe
Ruth Mike McNally and Frank Ba-
ker will join their teammates in New
Orleans.
! day with Frank PrsSch. Aleck Gas
! ton and Pat Shea as the only reg
ulars aboard. Howard Berry, once
a University of Pennsylvania Won
der. and Billy Black. a man in whom
McGraw may have star have Joined
| the team at Philadelphia.
The tinkle of the tin can has al
ready been heard in Giantland, two
men, Heinie and Clancy having been
released to Indianapolis in payment
| for Ralph SINNERS. the Hoosier out
! fielder.
BROWNS PLAY II INNINGS
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 27--An IL inning
tie practice game featured a siren
uous workout which Manager Lee
| Fohl put the first contingent of the
| st. Louis Americans through yester-
day at the teams training camp at
Mobile. Ala, according to a dispatch
read here today
The second squad OF the local Ma
| tionals arrived today at Orange, Tex,
| the Cardinals training site, a dis
patch stated, making forty players
| there. William Pertica, a pitcher. is
reported suffering from influenza ON
! the coast, while Rogers Hornsby,
stellar second baseman, and First
| Baseiflan jacques Foufnier have not
signed 1922 contracts.
CUB PITCHERS IN FORM
| CHICAGO, Feb 27-Reports from
| Catalina Island, Cal, where the Chi
cago Nationals are training. indicate
that excellent progress is being made
by members of the pitching staff. al
though they have been at work but
a week. Dispatches from Marlin
Springs, Tex, whore the Chicago
Americans are encamped, show that
cold and rain have kept the men
from having any sort Of a workout
since their arrival. Manager Glea-
son reports, however, that all are in
excellent condition and anxious to
have the weather man give them q
chance on the diamond.
SENATOR ROCKIES LEAVE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27-Thirteen
recruits, some OF whom at least are
counted on by President Griffith to
aid the Washington Americans in
their fight for the championship
were in the advance guard of the Ma
tionals that started spring training
work today at Tampa, Fla.
Metallic potassium will flame up
when water is poured on it.