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Evening star., 1922-03-14
FORMIDABLE c. j. NINE
EXPECTED THIS SEASON

With last years brilliant team
practically intact, Georgetown Uni
versity is rather optimistic regarding
its base ball season. The only i'm
portant member Of the 1921 squad
missing is Del Bissonette, pitcher.
who has signed with the Cleveland
Indians. Led by Bill Kenyon, who
has been reelected captain of the
nine. the Hilltoppers are getting
daily workouts and should be in top
form for their extensive campaign.
John O'Reilly and Jackie Maloney are
taking care of the coaching.
Excellent battery material is
available at the Hilltop. OF last
years catchers there are Bill Kenyon,
rated as one Of the best college re-
ceivers in the east. and Jim Cunning
ham. New men trying for the posi-
tion are Paul Florence, Smell. Nc
Gowan and King. Sam Hyman and
Art Reynolds. pitching stars for the
past two years. make a good mound
nucleus. Other slab aspirants are
Mccarthy, a Washington boy: Jen-
kins. Schmidt. Hulsman and Leighton.
Infield candidates are numerous.
Among the more prominent are
Sheedy. DeRaismes, Malley, Jack
Murphy, Sheridan, F1avin. Walsh,
Adams, Charles, Sweeney and Brogan.
The outfleld positions will be allotted
among Jim Murphy, Tracey. Mudd. a
local product; Cahill and Grove.
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|NAW WELL FORTIFIED
| FOR BASE BALL TEAM

ANNAPOLIS. Nd, March 14-Naval
Academy base ball candidates aave had
no outdoor work as yet, Billy Lush.
head coach. being very cautious on the
matter of taking his charges in the open
at too early date. The squad has
been working indoors under Lush and
his assistant, Ensign Blakeslee, who was
captain Of the nine Of 1920.
The regulars Of last year who remain
are, Fleming. Niemeyer and Peterson,
Of the pitching staff: Hogan, catcher;
Humphrey, first base, captain Barchet,
shortstop, and Rawlings and Harris.
outfielders Pine. 1891 captain and sec.
ond base: Gaines, pitcher; Poole. third
base, and Stubbs. outhelder, graduated.
Among the other men who are trying
for the nine are: Hederman and Baker,
change infielders Of last year; Kelly, q
pitcher of the 1920 squad, and York, a
pitcher, and Cooper, an infielder, from
the new class
Fleming. rangy youth, who did good
work in most of the games last season,
is expected to be the main reliance on
the slab.
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The bout Will not be staged under
the sizzling arc lamps of an indoor
arena. but tn the circumambient ether
that flows around the big arena on
Boyle's Thirty Acres. Frank Bagley.
Tunney's manager, says he is ready
and George Engle. who attends to
the affairs Of the Pittsburgh expert
Is both ready and anxious. 1t Will De
a. bie affair, make no mistake. and, II
is whispered. will lead up to great
set to next July between the winner
and Georges Carpenter in the same
ring for the worlds liGht-heaVS
weight title.
In the meantime Jack Dempsey will
have only Harry Wills to occupy MS
thoughts when he isn't reading or
acting. -..--.s- - -. - :
Is Gripping Battle.
The fight last night was one OF
those heart-gripping David ana Go,
Hath dramas, the big fellow endowed
with all the crushing power nsas neoss
sary to deprive a man OF MS senses
at, one fell blow. but slow 10 pElns
his mighty punch into action; the
little fellow quick as flash, all ac-
tion. here, there, everywhere. Singing
the while like an angry hornet.
So fast was Greb that tnere WeIs
times when he would come around
behind the big fellow and cuff him
IN the back of the neck. All through
the battle every one was looking LOT
C.ihhons to bring in that deadly lett
Rody hook that invariably has crun, :
nled his opponents. leaving them WIoe
omen for the finishing right. But G.en
never stood sufhclently sun iod Iii,
hons to set himself for his deadiy
wallops. u-ban
creh snarred with Dempsey IN 10
Ieifo while the champion was traln, ,
inr for Willard. Jack never couiu
SEEM to locate that bobbing head ano
at length let Harry go as spa,rtn5 antad
warmer whose bean presented a
more stable mark.
would Gibbons have been the win
mar over Greb had the fight gone 70
twenty-five rounds or to nnlsh! NO.
likely. For the actual fact Is tnat
Gibbons was not at all fresn "nen ne =
fha battle ended. This is not TO sly
he was groggy or anything of the
aor+ hut 1t is a good bet that he was
iuat as tired as Greb was, II not
more SO.
Gets Big Early Lead.
Harry began piling up points on
his more cumbersome opponent from
the very first round and by the eighth
he had accumulated enough TO last
him the whole fight. Upon occasions
his gloves ratified against gibbons
face and body in succession so swff'
mat the blows could not be counted
Tommy's nose was bleeding and MS
face was cut -.
After the eighth round Greb did
not take 30 many chances as in the
first part of. the fight. but at that
he was always working hard and
upon at least two occasions took the
risk of standing toe to toe and ex-
changing wallops with his opponent
All in all, it was great evening; 9
demonstration Of the supremacy OF
skill and india rubber spirit ovel
sheer strength.
The Garden was packed. Nowhere
in the house could place be found to
edge in. Thirteen thousand strong
at prices ranging from So to $1s
per. A $4,000 house.
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ROLLS A GAME OF 299
AND T|LTS BOOTH PIN

TOLEDO. March IA stubborn
number four pin that refused to go
over deprived Frank Degen Of Buffalo
or perfect score in the American
Bowling Congress tournament. Bowl
ing with his brother, c. Degen. he
threw eleven straight strikes in the
iinal game of his doubles. On his last
ball the four pin tilted to consId-
cradle angle, but righted itself for a
299 score.
Only once In the TWENTY-FIVE years
OF American Bowling Congress has
the perfect-score feat been accom-
plished.
His big single game aided in giving
the DeEen pair first place in the
standings of the two-men event. They
put together games of 346, 429 and
522 for 1,297. F. Degen's share was
65S in games of 152. 2O7 and 299:
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Batting practice for them was af-
forded by johnson, Zachary, Erick-
SON, Francis. Mogridge and Digges.
having 1aas been at work considerabiy
sans looked lightning fast by COM
parison. but there will be different
story to tell in another week or so,
when the older players have had a
chance to get the rust kinks of win
ter out of their arms and legs.
Ralph Miller still is confining him
self to light work with very little
pitching, because Of the misery" in
his left shoulder, but the tendons are
gradually responding to treatment
and it is expected he will be able
within a day or too.
Ed DiEEea, the Clarendon boy
looked better in his workout yester-
day than at any time since practice
was inaugurated. He developed a
and gave the impression Of being far
from hopeless proposition as a
moundsman.
Turkey Brower's name was entered
on the casualty list as result of
yesterdays session. Although he is
a big fellow and strong as a bull.
Frank has exceedingly tender hands
and the pounding his gloved fin re-
ceived from heaves by the rookie
infelders caused it to swell to nearly
twice its normal size.
Joe Gleason looks better with each
succeeding day. The hurler with the
henna- -hued hair has filled out con-
siderably since he was with the Griff-
men in the fall of 1920 and evidently
learned something under the tutelage
season. He claims his arm is not
strong yet. but the regulars will
attest he had all they cared to look
at in the way of deceivers yesterday.
Ray Francis IL coming forward by
leaps and bounds. His stiff arm motion
prejudiced critics against him at. the
outset of training work. but he is
getting his body into his delivery in
fine style now. Francis came here
has fully lived up TO. 1t was said he
lacked a curve ball. but he used an
assortment of benders yesterday
which indicated he is not deficient in
that respect, If his actions Yesterday
may be taken as criterion.
The temporary .uspension inflicted
on Leon Goslin may prove q benefit TO
him in the long run. In his first ses-
sion since the ban was lifted Goose
worked like trojan and the 'er-
rife punishment he inflicted on the
offerings served by the rookie kurlers
in batting practice drew exclama tions
from the late arrivals III camp.
Val Picinich signed his contract yes
terday. 1t was the last day he could
take without facing the prospect OF
paying his own expenses here.
Pitcher Nat Turk arrived last even-
ing and was to get his first workout
today. Only Donnie Bush now Is miss
ing from camp. The veteran has wired
Griff the name of his physician for
verihcation of the fact that h., really
is i'll, but did not say when he expected
to be able to report. Griff will in
yeStfRate
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All applicants for membership will
be warmly welcomed. :.

All applicants for membership will
be warmly welcomed. {.
Cornell Athletic Club is anxious to
arrange engagements with teams In
the sixteen-year division. Telephone
challenges to Columbia 6501-J, after
6 pm.
Crescent Athletic Club, which beat
the Rainbows, II to 10. in an eleven
inning battle, wants games. Teams
in the fifteen-year class may tele-
phone John Belt at Columbia 2512
between and pm. The Crescents
have a hard hitter in T. Lotus. His
homer accounted for three runs and
helped the team beat the Rainbows.
Warrington Cardinals already have
won three games and are looking for
more action in the fourteen-year
class. Teams interested may COM
munIcate with Robert Hitch at 1850
I'd street.
John J. McCann believes Brookland
Athletic Club will be unusually strong
on the diamond this season and will
book games with any team. He should
be addressed at Brookland Athletic
Club, Brookland, D. c.
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I1IleS Will Dc aL STAKE IN inc 1Ol-
lowing divisions: Midget, thirteen
years and under; Junior. seventeen
years and under; senior. twenty-one
years and under. and unlimited. Eli
gibility ages will be determined as Of
June IS. Any team playing in a di-
vision must have participated In at
least five games prior to the start of
the titular series. and no players ex-
cept pitchers will be certified unless
they have been in three engagem ents.
Pitchers must have been in at least
one game.
The committee also established the
amounts of the guarantee fees which
must be posted by teams competing
in the series. Unlimited mines must
pay $40. seniors $3.50. juniors IS and
midgetS SO. The guarantee fee must
be paid to the treasurer of the gen.
eral committee before q nine can en-
ter the tournament.
Those appointed to conduct the
series were Roderick Thomas, Lor-
raine Wall of Friendship Athletic
Club. Joseph Kearney of Knicker-
don Athletic Club, Victor Gauzza of
Stanton Club, Harry Buscher of st.
Teresa Lyceum, Rev. ]. Carroll Moore
of Holy Name Church. Thomas Kines
of the Knickerboeker Juniors. Jean
Rrayton or Roamer Athletic Club,
u
worth Athletic Club, Harvey Bleam
of Warwick Athletic Club and Arthur
Atwood.
Karley's Krazey Klub. is booking
games with sixteen -seventeen-year
Mines Send challenges to Manager
Harley, 5000 5th street, or telephone
Columbia 1340-W.
Tr,v>a
from fifteen -sixteen-year mines re-
garding Sunday games. Teams inter-
ested may telephone Manager Mur-
ply, North 1896. between and pm
Costello Post of the American
Legion will hold its first practice
tomorrow evening at o'clock on the
Union station plaza diamond. All
players are to report to Manager
Frank Crilley.
Quincy Csbs will open their season
Saturday when they meet the Eagle
Athletic Club. The Quac youngsters
would like to hear from other twelve
thirteen year teams. Manager Stor-
mont may be telephoned at North 492.
J. J. Mccarthy emphatically de-
c1ares the Glen -Carlyn Club still is
"in the running" and ready to meet
any unlimited class teams Of Wash
ington. He will receive challenges
at Glen Carlyn, Va.
EnEie nine IL prepared to meet all
eomers in the twelve-thirteen year
class. For engagements with these
birds. write Car! F. Klatt, S31 Kenyon
street, or telephone Adams 251.
Ottawa Athletic Clubs publicity
tgent states that his team 10 com-
3ng along hne" and will wear new
Uniforms at their opening game with
he knickerbocker Juniors April ~.
he Ottawa's weekly meeting will be
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TWO COURT TEAMS MEET
STURDY F0EMEN TONIGHT

Peck Athletic Club and Capital
Silents have important basket bali en-
gagements tonight. The former will
entertain the Circles in the Peck gym
nasiun. while the Silents will be op-
posed by the Emanons at Petworth
Church. Both games will start at
1880 O'Clock.
In match last night the Rosedales
overcame the Arabs, So to II. Muir
taugh and Loveless starred for the
winners. Carson was best of the
Arabs.
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RICE DEFEATS RICHARDS
FOR BERMUDA NET TITLE

BOSTON. March 14.-Word Of
the defent of Vincent Richards of
New York. ranked ms the third
best tennis player in the country,
by Lawrence b. Rice Of this city.
eighth in ranking, in the finnl
match for the Bermuda Islands
championship, wns received here
today. Richards won the first set.
36, hut Rice then won the next
three. 6-S, SO, 6-2. The match
was played ON cement courts.
painted green.
Evening star., 1922-03-14
FRENCH CABINET TO AID
IN FOSTERING OLYMPICS

PARIS. March 14-The French
cabinet todny decided to do every
thing possible to insure the hold
ing Of the 1924 Olympic games in
France, as was originally planned.
President Millerand presided at
today's meeting.
After the meeting 1t was an
nounced that the cabinet would
bring pressure to bear upon the
Paris municipal council for recon-
siderati0n Of its appropriation Of
100000 francs for the games. 1t
has been claimed that the munici.
pality originally promised an ap-
preparation Of 1000 francs.
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sor more than an hour these ath-
Ftcs, all but the last-named veterans
- many grueling campaigns in the
f1g. show. faced the southpaw of
aArings of Harry Courtney and ]. B.
s:rillheart first. with the right-hanGers
i'om Phillips. Slim McGrew. Franl:
Woodward and Joe Gleason following on
the mound.
Hit Well Despite Handicap.
For Judge. Shanks and Peck it was
the only opportunity they had had
for hitting at pitched ball for more
something to show them, too. this
being particularly true of Courtney.
Brillheart. McGrew and Gleason. IN
der the circumstances they welded
their weapons with considerable ef-
1ect, and about week of this work
will have their batting optics fairly
well sharpened.
What may be regarded as signifi-
cant was the order in which they
took their swings. Judge led off, with
by Milan. Rice, Goslin. Harris, Shanks
and Charity. This may be the way
they will face Manager Huggins'
choice of pitcher for the opening
battle of the championship season
against the Yankees at Washington
On Wednesday, April II.
The inffeld practice for the regu-
lars was considerably restricted. In
view of the fact that three of them
were exercising muscles but little
used during the winter months 1t
was all too long for Judge, however.
after working only Il few minutes
Joe was seized with an attack of
nausea, accompanied by dizziness, and
Hoped on his way to the clubhouse
he was pretty sick young man for
a rev minutes and had to be assist
ed off the field by a pair of his team
faIf
for his experience today, however,
and anticipates no reoccurrence of
the spell, which is attributed to his
stomach being out of order
Shanks Shows Usual Pep.
Shanks. who for years has been one
or the all-too-few live wires on the
Nationals, displayed as much pep as
ever IN the fielding drill and was fire.
quently warned against throwing too
hard. Hank always wants to cut
loose the very first time he puts on
uniform. and in past springs he has
invariably pulled up with lame arm
as a result.
no SuperhuouS weight to get rid of,
displayed great agility in getting over
the ground, but he was woefully off
on his Judgment of ground balls and
tailed to make one real clean pick up
during the entire drill,
Una hiiIy appears 10 De several
pounds under weight, due probably to
the two weeks he spent boiling out at
Hot Springs. In addition Pats color
is not good. but he says he feels well,
and he demonstrated there Is nothing
wrong with his arm, although he
wisely took it easy in throwing, mere
~ rainbowing the ball to second and
just lobbing it to first and third.
Rockies Take Field First.
At the opening of the days toll the
irregulars took the f1eld-Brower, La
motto, Bluege, Lightfoot, Goebel,
Smith. Noone and Torres, the latter
holding over for a portion of the ses-
sion with the regulars during the alb
sence of Picinich
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Time Rockies May Fill Shoes of Ruth Meus
KRAUSS LEADING BOWLER
OF D. c. TEAM AT TOLEDO

TOLEDO, Ohio, March 14-The
Frank Sherman team of Washing
ton bOwled 2,775 score last night
In the American Bowling Congress
championships here. Game counts
were O4O, sol and 044. Fritz made
high game Mt PIG. Harry Krauss
had the high set of. 8O3. Others
bowling with the team were
Waters, Albion and Field.
The Washington team probably
Will be among the prize winners.
The highest score SO far fs 2,OOS,
made by the Hamilton Reds Of
Chicago.
Evening star., 1922-03-14
BABE RUTH'S CONTRACT
HAS NO BONUS CLAUSE

NEW YORK, March 14.-Babe
Ruths contract carries no provision
for bonus on each home run. as was
reported. it has been officially an
nounced by Col. Jacob Rupert, part
owner of the club. Ruth signed a
straight three-year salary contract.
with an option for its continuance for
two additional seasons at the same
figure if both parties agreed. Col.
Rupert said.
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White Sox Tnke a Rest.

SEGUIN, Tex, March 14.-The Chi
yesterday, as a heavy rain soaked the
field. Manager Gleason and his men
were in high spirits. however. follow
ing their successful invasion of the
New York Giants training camp a,
San Antonio. Arrival of Robertson
last season a star pitcher with Min
neapolis, and word that First Base
man Sheely would be in camp soon
added to the Joy.
Evening star., 1922-03-14
Florida Team Beats Dodgers.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March IL
The Dodgers had the extreme dis
pleasure yesterday to suffer defea !,
at the hands of the Daytona, Fla.
State League. the score being TO 8
Brooklyn made lots of hits. but they
did not come at the right time.
Pitcher Burleigh Grimes. who has
been reluctant to attach his name To
a Brooklyn contract for the coming
year. is still outside the pale. but he
is practicing with the Ebbets team
and it is forecast that he will soon h.
in line.
Evening star., 1922-03-14
HAINES AND SKINNER LEAD
FOR BERTHS In OUTFIELD
Irregular Yankee Infield Has Snappy Workout and
Appears Formidable-Judge Lands Is Being
Entertained by Tigers In Augusta Today.

EW ORLEANS March 4Miler Higgins has at last placed
the playing field the nhed which probably will through the
fire this McNaly, Scott, Ward and Pipp
there yesterday and looked good Scott who supplans Pecn
teamed well with his fellow nfelde defense of the
American League champions considered perfected.
Hnes Skinner have doing
field given
hN Iudo Lands
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HE MAY GET PLAY WITH
ALL CLUBS IN NATIONAL

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. March
14-WenrinE the cOlOrs OF the
Braves, Rube Marquard the pitch
er has now played in the uniforms
Of half the clubs Of the National
League. First the Giants, then
the Dodgers, last year the Reds
and now the local club have hnd
the sOuthpaw ms a member. He
reported yesterday, in good con-
ditiOn.
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Signs Boxing Bill.

TRENTON. N. j.. March 14.-Gov:
Edwards has signed the Evans bill
limiting to SIS the maximum price
for a seat at a boxing exhibition.
The bill also provides that all boxing
officials be residents of New Jersey
and that permits must be obtained
ten days In advance.
Evening star., 1922-03-14
TENNIS LIST SETS RECORD
WITH ENTRY OF RUMANIA

NEW YORK, March 14.-With the
entry of Rumania in the list OF
Davis cup challengers, making
thirteen, a new record was set for
the number Of competitors i'm the
tennis clasAic. Last years entries,
totalinE twelve, recorded the pre-
vious high mark.
Nicholas Mfshu Of the Rumnnlan
legation at London. forwarded the
challenge. The list includes Aus
tralia, Belgium Brish 1ales, Can
ada, Czechoslovakia, Denmark,
France, Hawaii, India, Italy, Japan,
Rumania and Spain.
Evening star., 1922-03-14
BASKET LETTERS GIVEN
FIVE MEN AT GALLAUDET

Basket ball letters were awarded
five men at Gallaudet yesterday
Those receiving the insignia were La
Fountain. Baynes. Boatwright, Seipp
and Manager Lindholm. Baynes was
elected captain of the 1929 quint
Lucado received the secondary en-
blem. Honorable mention was ac-
corded Bradley. Wallace. Schranger
and Danofsky.
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TWO TEAMS SET PACE
FORS. R. DUCKP|NNERS

Freight generally is slow getting
about, but it is different in the
Southern Railway Clerks Duckpin
League. In that circuit the heavy
haulers are right at the top with the
Law. Each Quint has won 80 games
and lost 81. None of the other six
teams in the league seems to be in
the running. League statistics fol-
lnW
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Tracy Trails Dempsey.

VANCOUVER, B. c., March IA
Seeking bout in the United States.
with particular reference to Jack
Dempsey. Jim Tracy, heavyweight
champion of Australia, will leave for
Milwaukee tonight. There he will
place himself under Tom Andrews
wing. Andrews is understood to have
arranged a bout between Tracy and
Bill Brennan, t-t.s
Evening star., 1922-03-14
PIRATES FINAL OFFER
SPURNED BY SCHMIDT

MODESTO, Calf, March 14-Wal-
ter Schmidt. first-string catcher of
the Pittsburgh Nationals. has received
a letter from President Dreyfuss Of
fering him $4,000 for the SEASON. He
declared Schmidt would be placed on
the ineligible list if he did not report
at once. Schmidt replied that the
offer was too low.
Evening star., 1922-03-14
Bohne Reports to Reds.

MINERAL WELLS. Tex. March ~.
Sam Bohne arrived at the camp OF
the Cincinnati Nationals last night,
and after q conference with Manager
Pat Moran signed a contract for the
1922 season. With Fonseca, Caveney
and Pinelli in line. this gives the
Reds a complete infield of Califor-
mans.
George Harper. recruit outhelder,
who was taken down with influenza
a few, days ago, has developed pneu-
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Lands at Tysers' Camp.


AUGUSTA, March 1.-THE Detroit
Tigers were scheduled to entertain
Commissioner Lands with six
inning contest today. Later the COM
missioner and the players were guests
of the Augusta Rotary Club at a bar
becue. Judge Lands reached here,
the first stop of his tour of the
southern training camps, late yes
terday.
A squad composed of regulars yes
terday fell before the yannigans to
5-to-4 score. Holling was the
only pitcher to escape without being
scored upon. Mohardt carried off
batting honors with a triple and
Veach poked out a double.
Manager Cobb, who was the um-
pire. noted with apparent satisfaction
the manner In which Pep" Young
covered his old position at second.
ioung's accurate throwing indicated
he has overcome the difficulty with
his arm. and a return to the style
that made him a sensation in 1920 is
generally expected.
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FRED M'LEOD is FOURTH
in FLORIDA TOURNAMENT

ORMpND BEACH. Fla. March H. H.
In the college arms annual open golf
tournament here yesterday Walter
Bagan of Detroit led the field with
II and 70, a total OF 144 1or tne
thirty-six holes. His game was spec
tacuiar. inasmuch as he was contin-
ually in the rough on his long shots
and made remarkable recoveries.
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Bisaonette starta Today.

DALLAS. Tex. March 14.-Del Bis
sonnette. the Indians new southpaw
pitcher. will get his first workout
with the squad today. Bissonnette
had an enviable record with the New
Hampshire State and Georgetown
University during the last two sea-
sons. He is the nineteenth pitcher on
the clubs roster.
Evening star., 1922-03-14

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, March IL
Long George Kelly. first base guard
ian, has handed TO Manager Nc
Graw of the Giants his signed con-
tract for the ensuing year, and. with
Ralph SINNERS in midfield, the Giants
presented yesterday the lineup that
probably will open the championship
season. Fred Toney is in active train
ing, and the only member of last
years team who occasions worry is
'Shuf1in' Phil" Douglas.