Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-06

AnOt9ef Gay OF ram Kept inc Ited
SoX idle yesterday at New Orleans.
They play the New Orleans Pelicans
tomorrow.
PHILADELPHIA, March OPD.--
The Athletics have won their first eX-
hibition game of the season. Ar
Punta GOrda, TIA, Yesterday they
beat Baltimore, ) to 3.
With the exception Of Joe Pate a
rookie pitcher, i'm the box for three
innings. only Athletic veterans par
ticipated Pate allowed two hits.
At Bradentown, Fla. Manager
Fletcher Of the PhillieS has six alb
sentees. They are Outfielders vii
liams, Harper. Mokan and Leach;
Pitcher Wayland Dean and Catcher
Henine.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. March CHo).--
There probably will be no yannigan-
regulars game for the Cleveland In
dams during this years Spring train
ing
Declaring that they will do no
good now" Manager Iris Speaker IN
timated at Lakeland that his team
would open the Spring exhibition
scaSon with the Cincinnati Reds Wed
neSday
The Indians went through their
most strenuous practice vest erday,
with Guy Lacy. recruit second base
man from Richmond, attracting the
most attention.
The battery men have wound up
their preliminary training at Hot
Springs and are duo to join their
teammates at Lakeland tomorrow.
DETROIT, Mich, March R.--
Clyde Nanion. who during five sea
sons with the Detroit Americans spent
most of his time on the bench or
warming up pitchers. is one of the
leading contenders for a. regular berth
as q catcher among the batterymen
of the Tigers. working out at the
Augusta. Ga. training camp. Maniou
was sent 10 the Toronto Internationals
last season and while there is said to
have developed SO well that last Fall
scouts reported him the best ma
terial for a baCkstop Detroit could
obtain
NEW YORK, March CP).-IIopes
of aspiring recruits in the trainirS
camps Of metropolitan major league
teams are being shattered earlier thar
usual this year.
At Sara sofa. Fla. the Giants have
sent Arthur Crump. an outhelder. and
Gus LindberC. q former Washington
and Lee University pitcher. to the Lii
tie Rock Club of the Southern AssO.
citation.
At Clearwater. Fla. the Robins 70
leased Harry Bennett Young pitch
ing giant, To Buffalo of the Interna
tional League. Milton Stock. hare
hitting third sacker. continues TO hold
out
At ST. Petersburg Babe Ruth of tho
Yankees was caught at the plate in :.
practice game when he thought he
had made a home run. lie was loaf.
ing on the way home when Nick Cul-
Top made a mighty throw
PITTSBURGH. Pa. March 6 Lp)
Babe Adams. veteran hurler of the
world champion Pirates. was 1impins
about at tho Paso Robes. Calf. train
ing camn TODAY, tho result of prize
wallop u0 the ankle by a ball off the
bat Of Pie Traynor during practice
YESTERDAY.
Reports arc to the effect that the
Pirates appear 10 retain the batting
power that put them on top OF the
heap last year.
ST. LOUIS. March 6 Llp).-Comnis.
Sloner kenesaw Mountain Lands Wis.
Antonio. Tex, Yesterday and watched
the Cards perform in drilling rain
tie IS ON his annual tour of Spring
training camps.
The first practice game betweer
teams 81 the Browns squad. AT Tar
pom springs. Eta, yesterday resulted
IN t-to-7 tic in six innings, when tho
gam" was called
Ken Williams crashed one over the
risht-fe'd wall for homer,
CHICAGO, March & Lp,-Fif,oo,
members of tho Chicago cub snuad
were used by Manager Joe NIrCartbv
IN n vain effort to win from the Los
angeles Angels in the first Of thoir.
tnree exhibition games at Los Angeles
Yesterday. The score was ; to .. Lefty
poul, candidate for q garden berth.
was the only cub to get two hits off
the Angels rookie hurlers
Moe Berg, Princeton graduate and
candlato for ShortstOp Of the Chicago
White SoX, is too busily engaged in
law school to report to Manager Col.
Inns at Shreveport. La, hut tho unex
pect"d turn is causing no alarm. FOR
Everett Scott is on the job, displaying
the snap of a recruit and the ability
and vision of veteran.
'lNN INNAIl. ONO. March tH1
Manager Jack Hendricks last ui.hf
made his frs prediction regarding re
cruit pitchers in training with the Gin.
Cinnai Reds at Orlando.
After five DAYS Of work" said Hon
bricks, Il am positive clyde Day and
Red Lucas will remain with the club
There are also two or three left
handlers in the squad who look very
promising"
Carl Mays and Pete Donohue have
been selected to hurl the first big
league game of the season AZ Orlando
next Thursday against the Cleveland
Indians.