New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
League Exhibition Games Make it Neces- sary to Look at Calendar to See if Season Is Near Injuries Have Caused Weaknesses in a Few Teams.

Major league exhibition games Of the last few days have made 1t un. necessary to look at the calendar 10 ascertain if the season is near. With opening games less than week away, the most promising teams of tho two principal circuits are rapidly rounding into form and the players as individuals are reveal ing the reasons their salary checks arc presented regularly. Injuries have weakened two or three clubs but their managers are making ar engagements 10 fill the gaps. Features of yesterdays exhibition program include ten inning battle between the Washington Senators and the New York Giants, heavy and timely slnEging on the part of numerous players and stellar per formanccs on the part of three Pitts burgh Pirates who figured promi- ncntly in their tcam's 1925 world series victory.
 A single lj Tate with the bases l filled gave the Senators their third victory over the McGraw men. play ing at :. ugusta. Ga, the Mats played crrorless ball and collected total of l3 hits 10 take a 3 10 lead in the series with the Giants. They will meet again today.
 ] Max Carey, Pirate star, who was in game yesterday for the first time this year, had the role Of pinch hitter against the Indianapolis club at Hot Springs He bit q home run. Wright icontinncG his heavy stick work with another homer, while Kiki Cuyler lielded sensationaIly. The Pitts fburghrrs were out -slugged. however. and lost. They will attempt to make 'amonds today against the Little | Rocks.
 Babe Ruth Of q the New York l Yankees got triple and double yes- terday at AshcyiIle, N. C., where he collapsed last year with flu. Koenig 'and Gehris aided the Babe with a double and triple during the bom- bardment which won the eighth straight from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
 The semi-tinal game for the St. Louis Cardinals is at Oklahoma City today. The club showed good form again yesterday to defeat Tulsa giv- ing excellent support 10 Young Cal lahan who hurled another close shut-out game. With Mellilo playing q sparkling game at third. the St. ! [ eh, ln yesterday and will play there again today. Catcher Rcgo has been sent home in advance of the team.
 The two Philadelphia clubs faced each other today for the fifth game of the city series. Pate, Athletic recruit, and Mitchell, Phillie 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 Coloncls. Eosenthall featured, the SoX contest, getting two singles, triple and q walk. The Sox and Braves meet in Boston tomorrow.
 Ted Blankenship. is the first Chi tCago White Sox hurlcr to go the full route. Behind his pitching. the Col lins men took a onc-sided shut-ou game from Memphis. The Chicago Cubs will land in Kansas City to-
 night and will get plenty of exercise
 here tomorrow providing the wealth
 CT permits.
 Bill Zitzman with three spike wounds and Clyde Sukeforth. victim
 Of iaundice, have returned 10 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 Cincinna.
 tians pounded out an easy win ov'