The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-12

Probably not But he may draw
your attention this year. Phillips
great pitching with New Orleans in
the American Association caused Clark
Griffith of the Washington club to
grab him for the coming year.
Phillips is glad. He wants to get
revenge on Cleveland for letting him
go twice.
Tom was born in Altoona, Pa, and
broke into professional ball as pitch
er with the Wilkesbarre club in 1915.
The st. Louis Browns drafted him that
fall and he hurled three games for
them before the season ended. Won
two of them and lost the other, 1 to 0,
to Bert Gallia.
Then his arm went blooie and he
pitched semi-pro ball the next season,
changing his style from overland to
sidearm. He joined New Orleans in
the spring of 1918. His work with
New Orleans caused Manager Lee Foil
of the Indians to try himout. Tom
lacked control, however, and failed to
stick then and when tried out again.
Last year in the A. A. he won %
and lost seven games. He hung up a
no-hit, one-hit and a three-hit game.
When he Joined the Nationals in the
closing days of the campaign he was
! sent against Red Faber and won his
game, outpitching the Sox star.
Reinstated Legion basket players
! took over the fast and well known Den
Zare club five, of Indianapolis, Wed
nesday night in a fine exhibition OF
| basketball which has been long the
| desire of Richmond fans. The final
| score stood at 80 to q and indicated
! that the legion men were developing
| the ability to play a greater scoring
| game.
Bertsch, Legion backyard, rolled
| the ball down the side of the Coliseum
| floor the same as if he was bowling
and it hit the first pin, which was
| Porter, bouncing off Porter the bal
| bounded into the hands of another Leg
! ion forward and this player Gagged the
pill for a two pointer A rather move
| way of obtaining a field goal. Prob
| ably it would be wise to put some o.
the leading coaches of the country
wise to this new pointgetter of the
| basket game.
The diminutive Legion forward, Por
ter, broke into the game and proved {
decided factor in the rally in the las
half. He was so small that the aver
age man on the Den Zare five coult
not reach him in time to stop him.
Featuring the contest of dnesda.
night was the play of all the Legion
fnn h TOW aT1f
4 Mcclure of the Den Zare club.
Richmond high school basketball
players were quietly seated in the Col
iseum Wednesday night to witness tn
ensuing game, when word was receiv
ed that they were due at Union Cit,
to play Muncie high school. This wa
alarming. They went up. Two sui
stitutes were in the lineup. Munci
won, 10 to IS. Coach Stenger wa
|, home playing with the Legion. Higl
school basketeers played the Earlhan
!, team a practice tilt in the Coliseum
: Wednesday evening and were fatigue
before the Muncie game. This tell
the story.
: Four teams of the Community Sery
: ice league will get into action in tn
high school gym Thursday night. Bel
sy Ross meets the Atlas five at IL
o'clock and the Business college fly
plays the Beverage quintet in the SCI
ond tilt of the evening. From presen
indications. the Betsy Ross and Bus
| ness college fives will remain in tn
lead of the league after these tw
games.