Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-08
REDS EVIDENTLY
intend TO keep
CLYDE SUKEFORTH
Former Millionaire And Bill
Titsman, Who Have Been
Sick, Sent to Cincinnati to
Rest Until Opening of Season
(By the Associated Press

(By the Associated Press)
Major league exhibition games of
the last few days have made 1t I'M
necessary to look at the calenrar to
see II the season Is near.
With opening games less than a
week away the most promising
teams of the two principal circuits
are rapidly rounding into form and
the players as individuals are reveal
Ing the reasons their salary checks
are presented regularly. Injuries have
weakened two or three clubs but
their managers are making arrange
ments to fill the gaps.
Features OF yesterdays exhibition
program included a ten inning battle
between the Washington Senators
and the New York Giants, heavy and
timely smuggling on the part of num-
erous players and stellar perform
ances on the part of three Pitts
burgh players who figured promin-
emily in their teams 1925 world
series victory.
A single by Tate with the bases
filled gave the Senators their third
victory over the McGraw men, play
ing at Augusta. Ga. The Mats played
errorless ball and collected a total of
10 hits to take a to lead in the
series with the Giants. They will
meet again today.
Max Carey. Pirate star. who was In
the game yesterday for the first time
this year. had the role of pinch hit
ter against the Indianapolis club at
Hot Springs. He hit a home run.
Wright continued his heavy stick
work with another homer. while Kiki
Cuyler folded sensationally. The
Ptttsburghers were outslugged. how
ever. and lost. They will attempt to
make amends today against the Little
Rocks.
Babe Ruth Of the New York Yam
KEGS got a triple and double yester-
day at Ashville. \. c., where he
collapsed last year with the flu.
Koenig and Gehrig aided the Babe
with a double and a triple during
the bombardment, which won the
eighth straight from the Brooklyn
Dodgers.
The semi final game for the ST.
Louis Cardinals is at Oklahoma City
today. The club showed good form
again today to defeat Tulsa, giving,
excellent support to young Callahan
who hurled another close shutout
game. With Mellilo playing a spark
ling game at third, the st. Louis
'
and will play there again today.
Catcher Rego has been SEPT home
In advance Of the team.
The two Philadelphia clubs faced
each other again today for the fifth
game Of the city series. Pate, Ath-
letic recruit, and Mitchell, Philly
= veteran, were scheduled to hurl.
Snow prevented the Boston Braves
Baltimore game yesterday, but the
Boston Red Sox chalked up another
victory over the Louisville Colonies.
Rosenthal featured the Sox contest,
getting two singles. a triple and
walk. The Sox and Braves meet in
Boston tomorrow.
Ted Blankenship is the first Chi
cago White Sox hurler to go the full
route. Behind his pitching the Col
Inns men took one side shutout
game from Memphis The Chicago
Cubs will land in Kansas City to-
night and will get plenty of exercise
there tomorrow providing the wea-
Their permits.
Bill Zitzman, with three spike
wounds and Clyde Sukeforth, victim
of iaundice, have returned to Gin
cinnati to rest while their club, the
Reds. are playing the last two home
ward bound games at Louisville to-
day and tomorrow. The Cincina-
tians pounded out an easy win over
the Atlanta team yesterday
Earl Whitehill, formerly with
Birmingham. will oppose his former
team mates when. he pitches today
for the Detroit Tigers. Yesterdays
Birmingham tilt went to the Detroit
ers, 10 to g..
With Johnny Hodapp injured.
rd ~ h. ~
Indians lost no time in closing nego-
tiations for Ernest *. Padgett. in
fielder. obtained from the Braves via
the waiver route He will join the
tribe at Cincinnati Saturday. In
1924 Padgett played 1873 games at
third for Boston. but was used at
short and second last season.