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Ddtch Leonard re.eses TO report
to the Detroit Tigers He wants
$4,000 year. The club offer s10,-
Howard Ehmke. another Detroit
pitcher. is satisfied with his salary,
but says he desires to be sent else
where.
frankie Frisch, star OF the New
York Giants, has taken up golf. lie
was converted on the training trip.
The veteran Babe Adams is re-
ported in better shape than any other
member of the Pirtsburg staff.
Pitcher Glazner Of the Pirates con
tinues to hold out for more money.
This is rather unusual for a player
in only his second year.
Rigney, secured by Detroit from
Fort Worth of the Texas league. is
the shining light of the Detroit re-
cruits. He is a shortstop.
Holling, who showed only fairly
well last year for Detroit, is one OF
the youngsters Cobb is banking on
to come through.
Floyd Herman, a recruit first
sacker with Detroit, uses a 56-ounce
bat. Babe Ruth is the only other
major leagues TO use a stick weigh
ing over SO ounces.
Lee Meadows. the bespectacled
pitcher of the Phillies, has developed
a fadeaway delivery very much sim
liar to the one Mathewson used.
Arthur Fletcher has reported at
the Phillies' training camp at Lees
burg, Fla. The former Giant star
will be used at second instead Of
short.
Ten members of the Cleveland
pitching staff are six feet or over
1t is unquestionably the tallest pitch
ing staff in organized baseball.
Sunday saw all the big teams in
action, according to training camp
reports.
The Chicago Nationals were look
ing over some sore spots today as
the result of two trouncings. Port
land and Vernon of the Pacific coast
league were the victors that showed
up a tendency Of some Of the Cubs
to boot easy chances. Back at Cata-
lima Island the team expects to do
some strenuous polishing this week
in preparation for weekend games
Friday with Los Angeles and Satur
day and Sunday with Vernon.
The Chicago Americans, tickled
with their successful engagement
with the New York Nationals yes
terday resumed practice today OF
Segllin. Texas. The Sox and Giants
will meet three times this week in
Texas.
In San Antonio the Giants were
not downhearted by the Sox defeat
but were boasting Of q. pitching find
in Claude Jonnard, last years strike
out king OF the Southern league with
Little Rock. He hurled three bril-.
liant innings and didn't allow a hit
or a run and struck out two men.
The score was to 3.
Members of the Detroit American
squad was prepared to receive Base
ball Commissioner Landis at their
training camp in Augusta. Ga, to-
day. Commissioner Landis. 1T was
stated. planned to make Augusta his
first stopping place on MS proposed
tour of baseball training camps.
Burleigh Grimes. star right handler
OF the Brooklyn Dodgers is causing
the Dodgers chiefs a lot Of worry at
the Jacksonville. Fla, training camp
over shis contract but President Eb-
bets says he has made his final
proposition TO him. Grimes said he
was considering an offer OF $4,000 3
year for five years by semi-pr
fessional club in Chicago.
The Yankees were talking enthu-
siastically today OF the fine showing
yesterday by George Murray, who
pitched for five innings in the game
with the New Orleans Pelicans and
allowed them only two hits and was
never in any danger of being scored
upon. Murray is from the Rochester
club OF the international league.
The arrival or Judge, Shanks,
Charity and Earl Smith at the
Tampa, Fla. training camp OF the |
Washington club yesterday with
Roger Peckinpaugh due to get in
today. practically completed the
squad. Leon Goslin. the promising
young outfielder has been reinstated.
All the players are reported to be
favorably in condition |
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