Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-05
Strict Rules in
Effect at Southern
Training Camps

Cleveland, March 4.-Circular let
ters forbidding the use OF intoXicat-
ing liquors and requiring players to
be in their rooms by midnight, have
teen mailed by the Cleveland base
hall club to all players on it's roster.
The rules were recently adopted at
! stockholders meeting.
The poor showing of the Indians
the past two seasons is believed by
President Barnard to have beou
caused by players breaking training
rules.
The Indians ut Lakeland training
camp had their first workout yes
terday. After preliminary warming
up exercises tho battery men vert
through two hours fielding hunts,
shagging flies and rInning.
New York. March 4.-John Nc
Graw discovered an expert fly chas-
err, Miller Hugsius put a couple Of
near-regular fieldeIs to work and
Wilbert Robinson sent his regulars
and recruits into Il ball game on the
second day of practice in the various
Florida camps G. Greater New
York's baseball squads yesterday.
Fl. J.. Pip" koenler, former Penn
State athlete. paid his own expenses
in order to don Giant uniform at
Sarasota. Jack Bentley pounded out
long drives on three occasions only
to see oKthler take them on the
run.
Hal Frisch and Frank Friscil, the
unheIalded and unsigned brot hers
with the Giant; played tos:e. her
around second base i'll a nine-inning
tuSSlC.
Brooklyn's regula infield vert IN
to action at Clearwater in a six in
ming LATHE. Johnston. Griffith. High
and Brown entered the FIRST
home runs of thA year. and Dick
Cox. the large outfielder from
Portland. Ore. sent out a double
and triple in three attempts.
Chicago. March 4.-The first OF 4
series of conditioning practice
games was held yesterday at the
Chicago White SoX camp at
Shire, eport, La, despite the fact that
spring workouts were begun there
just three days ago.
Manager Eddie Collins captained
the squad which won 2 to l in a
four inning game against a team led
by "IIappy Gus" Foreman, Shreve-
port. and Leo Mangum. former Notre
Dame star, who pitched for the win
ners. knocked q two Dagger and
scored one run.
Pitchers Milton Steengraffe from
California and Mike Cvengros, from
Pana, Ills, came into camp yester-
day, increasing the squad to %.
Activities in the opening practice
at the Chicago Cubs camp on Cata-
lima Island. Calf. brought an cpl
demic Of sore muscles and lame
backs. Unfolding practice was the
vogue.
Joe Westnedge, left handed pitch
err, procured from Danville, Va, de-
veloped chills and fever, as a result
of overwork and was ordered to
slack up by Manager Bill Killefer.
st. Louis, March with the re-
cruit pitchers bearing the brunt of i
the work, Yesterdays conflict OF the !
Whites and the Grays, St. Louis |
Cardinals training camp teams at !
Stockton. Calf, proved an interest !
ing battle. Bill Lefty) Callahan and |
Clifford Paulson, right handler from !
Cornell College, twirled five and four |
innings, respectively.
The little southpaw held such slug |
gers as Hornsby. Bottomley. Bell and !
Freigau hitless while issuing only |
three passes. Manager Branch |
Hickey said THAT boy will make |
good if he can keep control of his |
stuff
Augusta, Ca, March 4-Detroit's |
players have been slow to gather,
with the exception of the pitchers.
and the men who can play at infield |
positions are having double work.
The pitchers, of which there is an
ample supply, are being worked
easily.
Pilette, Sylvester Johnson, Jess |.
Doyle and Fothergill were the latest !
n liz l..