Evening star., 1924-04-05


While the Giants and Yankees were
idle because of wet grounds, Brook
lyn broke it's losing streak with a
1913 victory over Reading. at Albany,
Ca, yesterday. A home run by klug-
man. with Simpson on, in the tenth,
broke up the game Johnston and
Bailey also hit homerS for the Robins.
Yarrison and Schreiber were touched
frequently by the minor league bats
men.
The Robins and Yankees join forces
at Atlanta today for the first game of
series on the trip north. The White
SoX-Giant series suffers two-day in
terruption, during which the National
Leaguers meet Memphis twice and the
SoX clash with Chattanooga for d
brace.
Braves May Sell Gibson.
BOSTON, April 5.-Frank Gibson.
catcher for the Boston National club,
and hold-out, is unlikely to play with
the Braves this year, dispatches from
the south state, and he may be sold
to Seattle of the Pacific Coast League.
Eddie Phillips. on the Braves south
ern trip this year, may obtain berth
as a regular, as a. result After Glib
son had rejected an offered increase
in salary, demanding a guarantee
that he should play in more games
than last year. the Braves manage
ment obtained waivers on him in both
major leagues.
The Braves are on the lookout for
an outfielder and Eddie Brown of In
dianapolis is being mentioned as a
possible addition.
With mostly second string men in
the lineup. the Brvaes yesterday de-
feated st. Petersburg of the Florida
State League in their final contest at
st, Petersburg camp, Is to 8.
Aided by home run by Ike Boone,
yUi ha
Americans finally defeated the Dali
las, Texas League, club, 10 to 8, at
Dallas yesterday. Piercy, alone, of
the Red Sox hurlers, worked we'll on
the mound. Ruffing, Howe and Full
lerton were hit freely. Manager Lee
Foil was chased from the field for
arguing with the umpire.
Leon Cadore Passes On.
CHICAGO, April 5.-Leon Cadore,
veteran right-hander, who came to
the Chicago Americans last year after
long tour in the National League,
has passed out of the big time. His
arm refused to respond TO treatment
the Vernon, Pacific Coast League,
club yesterday. Cadore never was
himself after pitching a twenty-five
inning 1-to-1 tie against Joe Oesch-
ger in 1920.
The Sox were idle at Birmingham,
Ala, yesterday, while it rained, and
Johnny Evers, acting manager. pom
dered the problem of eight outfleld-
ers and weak infield. He has not
enough secondary strength to relieve
the lame Willie kamm at third base
during the Sox-Giants transforming
tour.
The Chicago Nationals played with
the Amarillo, Tex, high school nine
yesterday, a ponderous youth called
"T'Bone" Dowler, providing the chief
spectacle by striking out three of the
major leaguers. Grigsby, Churry and
Blake, in order. The Cub pitchers
looped the ball to the plate after the
fourth inning. Score, Ito.
Wet Grounds Halt Indians.
CLEVELAND. April 5-After wet
grounds caused q cancellation of an
exhibition game between the Cieye-
land Indians and New Orleans South
ern Association team yesterday, Man
ager iris Speaker sent his charges
through program of running
throwing and medicine-ball tossing.
The same teams were scheduled to
,, play at New Orleans today.
Reds Seek Orlando Lease.
CINCINNATI, April s.-At the con-
clusion of the Cincinnati National s
spring training practice at Orlando
Fla, President August Hermann
stated that the team surely would
return to that city for training next
. Tinker Field for use as a permanent
training camp, but so far has not
come to terms with the present
owners.
The team started on it's homewaro
trip this morning, stopping at Day
tona this afternoon for a game will
the Florida State League team there