Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-10
Exhibition Games
To Be Part Training
OF League Teams

Zachary, the reliable southpaw of
the Senators who tanned the Giants
in the last worlds series, looks like
the choice Of Manager Harris to
start the opening battle at Palm
Beach, Fla, tomorrow. of the eX-
hibition series between the two
clubs, according to word from the
champions training camp at Tampa.
Harris was said to have had a hard
time refusing the pleas of players
not selected to make the trip.
The only other veteran pitchers
to be taken along are Martina, Mar
berry and Russell, Johnson being
left behind with his receiving part
ner, Ruel, which puts the catchin :,
burden on Tate and Hargrave. All
Of the regular infield and outfield
are making the trip.
President Griffith smoothed out
another uncertainty in his pitching
force yesterday when he came to
terms for a one year contract with
Vean Gregg, the veteran who was
purchased after the close of last
season from Seattle.
st. Louis, March 9.-After a
weeks review Manager George. Sis
Ter says he feels certain the St. Louis
Browns will get better pitching, both
starting and relief in 1925, than
they got in 1924, when a little tight
er twiriing might have kept the club
in the race to the close of the sea-
son.
Lacking the Sisler stamp Of off,
cial approval, reports from the
Browns camp at Tarpon Springs,
Fla, indicate the following hurlers
will be on the staff this summer:
Bush, Van Glider, Wingard,
Davis, Bachelor, Castor. Giard,
Grant, Falk and one from the ranks
OF the recruits. Dave Danforth also
is strong possibility if he signs a
contract.
Moundsmen also hold the training
limelight along the Cardinals at
Stockton, Cal. Manager Branch
hickey having experienced some diff
fculty in finding hurler who could
place the ball near the plate in eX-
Edition games Saturday and Sun
day.
New York, March e.--Florida pre-
pares to welcome the spring world Sc
ries of baseball with the possibility
that the powerful Walter Johnson will
pitch for the Washington Senator's
and little Artie Nehf for the Giants
in the first clash between the two
teams on Tuesday at Palm Beach.
Frank Walker. Mickey Devine, Kent
Greenfield and Joe Lance are among
the recruits selected to make the first
road tour of the year with the Giants.
The Giants have only eight more
training days as Is exhibition contests
have been scheduled for this month.
At Clearwater the Brooklyn Dodg-
ers are ready for the ST. Louis Browns
on Wednesday. Manager Robinson ex-
poets to use Eddie Brown in right
field and Dick Cox in center with
Capt. Zach Wheat in left. Cox is the
ing brought an advanced education in
hitting and fielding from Portland of
the Pacific Coast League.
The Yankees rested yesterday. They
will play the Braves Thursday. with
either Jess Barnes or RUDE Marquard
opposing them.
Philadelphia, March 9.-Reports to-
day from the baseball training camps
of the Philadelphia Nationals and
Americans in Florida indicated that
both squads are in for a strenuous
week. Manager Fletcher Of the Phil
lies is working hard to get his men
in condition for the exhibition games
with the Athletics at Fort Myers
Thursday and Friday. Most of his
regulars have had only few days
practice, having arrived at their train
ing quarters in Bradentown a week
or more after the batterymen. With
fine weather every day, however, they
havae made excellent progress.
Babe Ruth will be in the Athletics
outfield against the Phillies Friday.
Ruth has been borrowed by Manager
Mack from the Yankees for the day
and fans for miles around are plan
ming to see the game. Mack was re-
ported to be we'll pleased with the con-
dition of his players.
Cleveland, Ohio, March with the
arrival yesterday at Lakeland. Fla.
from Hot Springs, Ark, of Pitchers
Uhle and Edwards and Riggs Stephen
son, utility inhelder, Of the Cleveland
American League baseball team, the
entire roster of tho club is now in
Lakeland to finish spring training.
Uhle, Edwards and Stephenson report
themselves free of injuries that kept
them out of the game a large part of
last year. and express confidence that
they Will be able to appear regularly
in the coming schedule of games.
Pittsburgh, March 9-Manager Bill
Mckechnie's Pirates staged their
1rst regular outdoor embrogIio of the I
.925 season at their training camp at
'aso Robes, Calf, yesterday. The |
egulars crossed bats with the second |
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