The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-03-31
Training Camp Gossip

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Babe Ruth alone was the attraction
which drew 1000 people to the local
Texas League ball park when the
Yankees played the Brooklyn
Dodgers, a crowd that rivalled the
greatest historic holiday baseball
gatherings OF Galveston. Although
the day was cold and foggy, the
Babe drew his gallery. and the ball
clubs made money on the game.
There is no question as to what
built up the gate receipts, because
the Giants second team received
only $l17 for three games here, ana
the Cardinals and Athletics each
got SCI for an exhibition game.
They had fair weather for their
exhibitions. too.
The Yankees are having more
than their share of spring injuries,
while the other ball clubs have been
blessed with unusually good luck
in the matter of springtime bumps
and bruises. Now it is wallie Pipp.
the first baseman, who reports to
the sick bay with a spiked hand,
which may keep him out of his
position for several days To date
the Yanks' casualties have been
Babe Ruth, who quickly recovered;
Chick Fewster, Bob Mcusel and
Pipp.
MEMPHIS, March 3o.-The Giants
will go through real test in their
four-game series with the Memphis
club of the Southern Association.
which began today in Meridian. and
winds up with games here on Satur-
day and Sunday. The Memphis
team, won the association nag last
year and pasted the conceit out or
Jack Dunn's Baltimore champions,
of the International League, in the
Little World Series, and is consid-
cred one high-class ball club.
HOUSTON, Tex, March 90
Mamaux never pitched better ball
for the B=ooklyns than he showed
during his turn en- the slab In yes
terday's game with the Yankees.
He had a sharp breaking curve and
all his old-time smoke. The Yankee
sluggers swung with terrific force
at his offerings and many missed
the pellet by inches. Only three
balls were batted past the infield
while he was performing and one
of them was a fly which Hal Janv-in
caught in right field. The other
two landed safely, but no damage
resulted.
LEESBURG, Fla. March 3o-The
Phillies are showing no signs o,
nervousness over the impending
National League flag marathon.
They know they cannot be worse
than last season. IL they would fall
out of the league, thereby causing
more or less embarrassment for the
schedule makers, who provided for
eight clubs. &.
Seriously. the Pills actually be-
lieve they are going to do better in
a baseball way. The new manager,
Kaiser Wilhelm, has inspired a
little hope in the crew. and the ac-
QUESTION Of Art Fletcher. the one
time Giant star. has added a bit
more. Beyond this 1t is practically
the same old ball club. and any
gent who would back them to finish
better than seventh or eighth could
be termed a Spectator.
HOT SPRINGS. Ark. March 81
Batting averages, not the league
standing. will furnish whatever con-
ISOLATION Hugh Duffy may need dur
inE the coming American League
jamboree. OF sluggers the Red Sox
will have many. but in other par
ticulars the layout will not be so
good. Star fielders are not plenti-
full. and when it comes to steady
hurlers. there is no such thing
around this camp.
With everything on offense and
nothing on defense. Duffy naturally
is not going to knock 'em cold. He
has hopes of uncorking a few dandy
hurlers from his corps ~ in and
cutters, and Should he do II, busi-
ness would flourish for Harry
Frazee. The trouble Is that Duffy
is not going to produce the hurlers.
and without them he won't be much
better off than the woe-besone
White Sox.