Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-06
FANCY SLuCGINC
FEATURED SPRING
WORKOUT OF YANkS
(By the Associated Press)

(By the Associated Press
II major league batters can pile
up averages as handsome as they
have been collecting in training
camp games, baseball fans are due
to see some fancy smuggling this sea-
son.
The New York Yankees, for in
stance, have been pounding the pill
in the Southland imbering up games
to the tune of $50 team average.
Gehring tops the list of Yankee club
wielders, with .444. Others with YER
bose records are: Koenig .357; Meu-
sci, .40S; Lazerri, AIS; Combs, $50;
Collins, 1888, and Ruth, .227.
Sundays exhibition games reveal
ed some heavy smuggling by other
teams. The st. Louis Browns, who
have been making some keen records
with the bat, touched Chattanooga
pitchers for 10 blows in winning, 16
to 2. Their fellow townsmen. the
Cardinals pounded out ten hits with
a to 2 win with the Steers at Dali
las. Tex, and incidentally annexed
their 2Sth straight win.
At Shreveport, La, the Chicago
White Sox collected IA blows for
4 to win over the Texas Leaguers
and the Phillies while defeated at
Baltimore. managed to connect ball
and bat for II hits. The Cleveland
Indians also held the heavy end of
the batting controversy against New
Orleans, their eight blows contribute
ing to the three to one win over the
Southerners.
Ehmke and Zahniser Of the boston
Red Sox had a pleasurable day on
the mound, pitching almost perfect
ball against Louisville, only one hit
being obtained off the two. Behind
this tight hurting, the Bostonlans
BANKED the colonies 2 to O. AT the
same time the Boston Braves were
taking the measure of Jersey City,
hard seeking supplying the winning
element.
Nearly all the big league aggrega
tons now have pulled stakes from
southern and western training camps.
Several moved out today, including
the Chicago Cubs, who left Los An
seles for kansas City, after rain had
halted plans for final ARRAY with
the Pacific Coast team. The Cubs
managed to collect $4,000 bread and
butter money in 20 coast battles, OF
which they won Is. This covered
more than one-half of the training
expenses.
The Tigers also started their ex-
hibition tourney northward, playing
at Atlanta today, with later games
scheduled at Birmingham, Nashvllle
and Memphis. With games planned
every day until the opening of the
season. the northbouad Cincinnati
Reds entered Georgia to meet
Rochester at Waycross TO-DAY with
Mays slated for the full route. Luque
has rejoined the team after a week
absence at the bedside of his mother
in Havana.
The Pittsburgs Pirates start their
last siege of training today against
Indianapolis at Hot Springs. ARK.
After being trimmed to 5 by the
Columbus American Association team
at Fort Benning, Ca, Sunday, the
Washington Senators TO-DAY Desll Il
seven day pre- season series with the
Giants, playing five games an louT
cities on the way home, and the lass
two at Washington next Friday ana
The Brooklyn Dodgers, having lost
six straight. hope to beat the 9anks
at Nashville, today. victory To-Day
would give the Philadelphia Attn
letics the city championship over the
Phillies, the American Leaguers al
ready having won three games OF a
seven game series. Cochrane, Atm
ietics' catcher, has an engagement
with a police magistrate. and 1t is
doubtful If he will be in the lineup.
His automobile seriously injured a
pedestrian.
Another seeker for mere salary ap-
parently has lost out Terry, OF the
New York Giants, failed to see NC
Graw for a conference over pay at
Memphis, Tenn, where the Ne"
Workers trimmed the Southern ESQ
citation team l to YESTERDAY. Iei
ry is not needed" was Mee'i"" .
comment.