Evening star., 1926-03-08

coming campaign.
The AS are training at Fort Myers,
Fla.
Manager Fletcher Of the Phillies.
training at Bradentown. has received
word that Fred Leach, who was be-
lieved to have been a holdout. will
arrive at the camp late this week.
NEW YORK. March R.-The
greatest problem facing the managers
Of Greater New York's MAJ jor league
base ball teams in their Florida train
ing camps appears to he the Brooklyn
lnfeld.
Johnny Butler. expensive acquisition
from the American Association, prob
ably will play third base when he re-
covers from his attack of indigestion.
Fournier will he at first, Maranville at
short and probably Standaert at sec
ond.
Miller Huggins believes that his 1926
Yankees will equal his team of 1928.
when nothing special was expected
and much happened. The players all
like the new infielders, Lazerri and
koenig.
Development of the Giants awaits
the arrival of the California lumi
naries. Long George Kelly and Emil
lrlShD MeuSel.
BOSTON, March s OFF the Red
SOY can keep the pace they have set
the rest of the teams in the American
League will have to watch out. The
SoX opened their training camp eX
hibltion series yesterday by downing
New Orleans, 10 to 4. The Sox made
16 hits.
Commissioner Lsndis threw the
opening ball.
In st. Petersburg the Braves forgot
about base ball and watched Walter
Hagen finish Bobby Jones.
CHICAGO. March s Lp).-Pilot Ed
die Collins of the Chicago White SoX
is setting the pace for his team. In
an exhibition game Yesterday Eddie
poled out n two-bag gger that drove two
men home and clinched victory for
the regulars. Scribes who watched
the Setto said the boss footwork
was as speedy as ever. but they
groaned when he dropped an easy pop
fly.
The Cubs mixed with the Hollywood
nine at Los Angeles and came out of
the affray with the large end of 10
to-5 score, while 1000 preseason fans
looked out the Midwestern visitors.
DETROIT. March s LR.-With
other members of the squad scheduled
to begin arriving today batterymen
of. the Detroit Americans who have
put in a week at their Augusta. Ga :.
training camp feel in shape to begin
giving their teammates the workouts
necessary to condition them for the
coming season. One fourSome of golf
was all that interrupted the rest of
the pitchers and catchers yesterday
CLEVELAND Ohio March S (P)-
The Cleveland Indians were set for
their first real hating practice at
| Lakeland today. The batterymen. 16
strong, arrived last night from Hot
| Springs, and not a sore arm was re
ported. Prior to their arrival George
| Uhle and Joe Shaute were the only
pitchers at Lakeland
| The end of the first week finds al
of the men in good shape except Out
| fielder Homer Summa and Infielder
/ Guy Lacy. who are suffering with
colds.
ST. LOUIS, March S GP).-After
| winning their first two exhibition
| games of the season, played Satur.
day and Sunday with the Waco. Tex.
ledSuerS at w AGO, the Cardinals re-
| turned last night to their San An
| tonic training camp to go into their
third week OF training
| The Cards baGged the two games to
the tune of s To- 3 and 10 to o. col.
lectinC a total of 80 hits, including
FIVE homers. five doubles and two
triples. Hafey and Bottomlev drove
out homers yesterday.
The Browns squad of 80 players
was made complete yesterday at the
| Tarpon Springs. Fla, camp with
the arrival of Cedric burst, outfielder.
1t was an idle day and many of the
players went fishing. golfing or on bus
trips.
PITTSBURGH, March s CP.-The
building up of a strong secondary
defense appears to be the aim of the
| chieftains at the Spring training
camp of the world champion Pirates
at PaSO RobleS. Calf.
Coaches have been engaged for sew.
eral days tutoring Hal Rhyme Cali
fornia recruit. in an effort to i'm
prove his batting. The youngster is
admittedly weak with the stick, but
star at short. and the idea is tn
make him a capable understudy for
Glenn Wright. regular shortstop