The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-18
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BY THE CUB

BY THE CUB
-,.r ..r IS the time for Christmas
.rr a. cas-, the major league
I-..ss ...,k so. They're all busy
'., urs.on,s for their home town
4 ','.''o,L,.. how many will regard
az s..a. II a player deal falls
~. .'r- Gil. Wg league owner gets
az, l,r.. if the deal is success
es . e. .sed of buying a PEN
.m =.
,-f-.s. $780, dear Santa, don't forget
,',.. F-az.s while you are making
~. r,.ua-. Eut, never mind, it
n avail taught. He would proba-
svr has package to the YAM
10. ss.se ,he season opens.
pr t..t worry, Harry, you're not
...'r, a.. ~ the RAGING. Look at
E. ,s- rj.za,as and Bill Keeper.
r-,. 0,-t-r league teams to train
a. What have Georgia and
saw for themselves? We
en make IL nine for Toranto
,u inclination TO come to
The Leafs are trying to
ad SoN's franchise in the
az ., and il they do sue
full-fedged major
Iurs ou,a, GOWN in West Florida!
Managers have quit leading their
awe down To Texas to train. Some
ss blazers accidently strored over
=. border and imbibed some Of the
[-4ts' theories. Carramba Mama
h. Moran az the Reds is thinking
I,.aus.y Of keeping his team up in
[1anuau this spring.
r-c,s Wtbert Robinson Of the bod
|.g las failed TO engineer his deal
|arHarr,ng Outfielder lack Wheat
I'd Third Stacker Jimmy Johnson
twh,re. Is there any sentiment in
|,.gal.7 Robinson leads us to believe
AZ here is not.
After .ae season OF 1921 he shipped
F.,er Kildun TO tho minors-Kilduff
played stellar game in the
rid series with Cleveland, and who
rs always a neat fielder. AS re-
lAs second sack was left without
c4paaie guardian last season.
H. !ts Wheat and Johnston's time
+ 20 They ara both veterans and
are rendered the club valuable SER
.e. Wheat is captain OF the team
nd has performed in cleanup posi-
lon for numerous seasons. Last
JASON ne batted 335, the best mark
Z snv Brooklyn player. He also nit
/ home runs and felded his position
70" His one fault was a habit OF
20. running ground balls and he
~ corrected that.
The best batter on the Dodgers, the
adtnE home run hitter and the cap
~ OF the team slated for other
.-'t'Asi
rr hit for .31a, the second
on the team He stole IS
- & ,as the Dodgers most de-
..s.r i-helder. II he IS Grated,
aus,s only one lndeider of
.aa. lady High.
.,r- impossible that the team s
leading batters and mighty good
,ders. too. are hanging by a thread
D. that's Ro3inson's idea. And
flbe that's the reason the Superba'
h'sd to repeat.
Ba' while Robbie failed to pull this
lur no certainly cinched neat one
, ,hs purchase OF Turner Barber
'~n 'hs Cubs. Barber is an excel
.., aN-round player. The Cubs used
BIN in the outdeld but he IS a dandy
bt-!oruer At the initial sack. Barber
sasd me cubs in 1917. being puT-
ta'sd from Baltimore for $4,000.
Las, season he had a batting mark
i 80 in 81 games with Chicago He
/ o,atn 10 make good with the
tsers
AS. season Brooklyn used FIVE men
j ars' base. Post was tried out and
-7ai back 20 the sticks, Mitchell,
'a a>-p.rher, played a few games,
F.. Griffith was transferred from
f. oa,ded 70 first base. Hal Janvrin
|.su.l'ad OK. asionally and Ray
amandt played the position most
- time All were unsatisfactory.
Freer will probably he given a
'1.~e on this. the weak spot In the
aI"a lineup.