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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09
SACRIFICING HARD
-HITTERS FOR FAST
WORKERS IN INFIELD

New York. April s-(AP)-The
home run epidemic, threatened by
resin and 2 - ball = i've
way to a new major league malady in
the form of double play fever this
season.
The Washington Senators. whose
success has been attributed in large
measure to a sensational double play
producing combination in Roger
Peckinpaugh and Stanley Harris. are
credited with responsibility for the
innovation. Their record of twin
putouts, critics aver. has brought
about concentration on the construc-
ton of fast keystone combinations
already has resulted in the sacrifice
of many strong hitting infielders for
faster fielding and younger players.
The Senators made record of 1872
double plays for one race.
The spring season has developed
an unusual number of keystone
changes. Ty Cobb has displaced En-
DRY Rigney at shortstop with the SEN
sational Jack Tavener. He also has
threatened to remove F r k
ORourke, hard hitting second
DaSel0dn, LOT young SSilI niger, Il
strong Toronto youngster
who hasn't been able thus far to con-
tribute much to the Detroit teams
offensive power. Rigney, now with
the Red Sox. may take the shortstop
post from Lee.
George Sisler has been trying out
his recruit find. Mellilo, at second
while Thevenow will work regularly
alongside Hornsby in new keystone
combination for the Cardinals. Othe"
changes will find the veteran Everett
Scott at shortstop for the Chicago
White Sox, Rabbit Maranville teamed
with Milton Stock for Brooklyn and
Maurice Shannon hooked up with
Adams for the Cubs.
The double play campaign has at
tracted chief interest, however. in
the Yankees new keystone combina
ton of Mark koenig and Tony Lag
zeri.
The way Koenig and Lazzeri have
been working at second base has been
the most remarkable development OF
our training season." says Manager
Miller Higgins. Second base was
the hole through which many of our
defeats slipped last year. We lost
over 80 games by one run, and most
of these leaked through that big in
field gap.
Both Koenig and Lazzeri appear
to be real finds. They are what /
would call instructive ball players
1t takes time to break in a new in
field combination, but this pair al
ready is making a lot of double
plays
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09
General Shake-up Prevalent in
Camps Of Braves and Yam
KEGS

New York, April S.-(By The As
ISOLATED Press -Batting order
changes have been decided upon by
virtually every club in the Major
Leagues for the opening games next
Tuesday, if line ups in effect during
the last week of exhibition play may
be accepted as the final judgment of
team managers.
A generous sprinllling OF expensive
minor league purchases will be on
display in both circuits while several
of the teams apparently are prepared
to reveal radical shake-ups which
have altered batting orders from top
to bottom.
Boston's entries have experienced
upheavals, partly as a result of win
ter trades and partly due to impress
sive play by recruits. Harry Ricon-
da, once with the Athletics, appears
to have definitely won his big
league spurs as the Braves third
sacker and has been hitting fifth, a
position filled last season by Gus
Felix Another shift moves Manager
Bancroft from second place to
seventh.
Jimmy Johnston, obtained by the
Braves from Brooklyn in a trade. has
been installed as cleanup hitter in
place of Burrus, while Eddie Brown
has succeeded WEIGH as No. 3 hitter,
the latter moving up to the position
formerly filed by his chief.
With the exception of Todt as No.
and Lee at No. 7. the Red Sox show
new batting order. Elton Lang
ford, an outfielder obtained from Des
Moines, apparently has been selected
as lead-off man. Haney. third sacker
with Detroit last year, follows at No.
and ST Rosenthal, formerly in the
Eastern and Texas leagues, at No
5.
Places are found in the re- vamp-
ed Yankee lineup for Mark Koenig.
and Tony Lazerri. Miller Higgins
high priced newcomers, the former
replacing Earl Combs as lead off
hitter and the latter bringing up at
No. 6. Combs has been dropped to
No.'2 while Babe Ruth, who hit No
3 last year, has been given the clean
up post with Lou Gehrig in the
niche formerly occupied by the home
run king. Bob Meusel goes to bat
fifth this year instead of fourth as
heretofore.
Everett Scott. veteran shortstop
takes Davies place as No. batter
in the Chicago White SoX array
while Sam Rice has been installed
as opening gunner in the Washing
ton attack, a position he filled during
the latter part of last season after
Joe Harris had succeeded Earl Nc
Neeley in the outfield
The Athletics lineup has been al
tered since the close of the 1925 race
by the inclusion of Fitz French. for
mer West Point athlete as No
hitter. and Joe Hauser. first base
man out with injuries last year, at
No. 5. Hale at third base, has given
way to Jimmy Dykes, whose former
position as lead off man in the line
up appears to have been assigned
definitely to Max Bishop.
The Browns, Tigers and Indians
also will be affected by minor shifts
Ty Tyson, McGraw's outfield find,
has been installed at No. 6 post in
the Giants batting order while either
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09
BIC LEAGUE MANAGERS CHANGE
BATTING ORDERS, FOR OPENERS

Groh or Lindstrom will lead off, an
honor which usually fell last year to
Billy Southworth.
Doubts shrouds the Pittsburghs
list as the result of injuries to regu-
lars. although Paul Waner. outfield
er, and Hal Hhyne. inflelder obtained
last fall from the Pacific Coast
League, appear likely to start.
The top of the Cubs attack will
present two new marksmen. with
Hack Wilson at No. 3 and Joe Nun
son at No. 4. Maurice Shannon, sue
ceeding Meanwhile as shortstop has
been batting seventh.
Cincinnati has changed It's front
to find a place for Wally Pipp. while
Whitley Witt, Yankee castoff. will
lead Brooklyn's offensive with Mar
awhile hitting at No. and Marriott
at No. 6.
Other changes will mark the ap-
pearance of Jack Bentley, former
Giant pitcher as first baseman ana
cleanup hitter for the Phillies, and
Thevenow as shortstop for the Car
dinals, a post filled last year by
Toporcer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09
Foreign Heavies
To Return for Bouts
Again This Summer

New York, April S.-(AP)-Three
colorful heavyweights, men who have
been mixed in international fistic af-
fairs in the past, again have entered
the American arena-Georges Carpen-
tier of France and Luis Angel Firpo
and Miguel Ferraro of Argentina.
Carpenter has been awarded Sailor
Eddie Huffman of California as an
opponent, the bout to be of 10 rounds
duration at Madison Square Garden
May 81 1t will be the Frenchman's
first appearance in an American ring
since his defeats at the hands of Gene
Tunney and Tommy Gibbons last year.
Victory over Huffman will place
Carpenter among the challengers for
the world light heavyweight crown
which was knocked from his head in
Paris by the late Battling Sikh. Sikh
turned it over to Mike McTigue in
Dublin and McTigue lost it to Berlen-
bach last summer
The return of Firpo and Ferrara is
rather indefinite, but Juan Homas, who
handled Firpo in his bid for the
heavyweight title, visited Tex Richard
yesterday and gave notice that the
two Argentinans We're bent upon re-
turning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09
RICNEY SHOULD
GIVE BOSTON SOx
DESIRED PUNCH
(By The Associated Press)

fp.e (By The Associated Press)
Rain has scored one more victory
over many Of the homeward bound
big league baseball teams but the
most recent unsettled weather has
not dampened the spirits Of the play
ers.
The club owners and members
are looking forward to the most
promising season in years and their
enthusiasm was expressed by base
balls master mind" John McGraw,
manager Of the New York Giants
1t was the veteran leaders 53rd
birthday anniversary. He predicted
the 1926 world series would be play
ed by his team against the Wash
ington Senator's, who defeated the
Giants in the 1924 classic. In pre-
dieting success for the Mats in the
Junior circuit this year, McGraw did
not overlook the Philadelphia Ath-
letics, whom he classed as not quite
as smart" as the Washington club.
The New York boss forecast an
era of baseball prosperity which will
soon bring stadia seating at least
100000 fans in every major league
city.
Yesterday was also the birthday
anniversary of Hughie Jennings, for
many years a prominent figure in
baseball. He is now i'll at Asheville
\. c.. and the New York Yankees
and Brooklyn Dodgers, unable to
play there yesterday because of rain,
paid him a visit. McGraw also call
ed on Jennings
The Giants and Senators. rained
out yesterday at Augusta, will re-
sumo their series today at Atlanta.
Detroit's Tigers who again defeat
ed Birmingham yesterday, visit
Nashville today for two game
stand. Harry Heilmann, outfielder
who has been i'll, will Join the squad
Saturday. The st. Louis Browns.
the other team to get into action
yesterday when they beat Nashville,
start series with Memphis today.
Williams, heavy hitting Brown,
pounded out a homer yesterday.
The Philadelphia Nationals have
taken exception to the Athletics
claim of the city championship. as
sorting games won in Florida have
no bearing. Threatening weather
caused a postponement of yester-
days game but the hostilities will
be resumed today.
Boston's two teams meet each
other today at Boston. Ehmke and
/-etiitlISti di z " nun LOT lIle IleU
SoX and Genwich for the Braves
Acquisition of Shortstop Rigney
from Detroit is expected to greatly
strengthen the junior leaguers.
Aldrfdge is slated to pitch the OPP
ening game for the Pittsburgh Pi-
rates against the st. Louis Cardinals
Tuesday. The Cardinals hurting
staff as whole is ready for the
race. Donohue will probably get the
mound call for the Cincinnati Reds
opening game.
Johnny Hodapp, injured Cleve-
land Indian third sacker, had his
fractured leg examined in the home
city yesterday and learned that he
also has some 1igaments torn. His
teammates spent the day in practice
at New Orleans with Pitchers Uhle
Shaute, Buckeye. Specie and Weldon
doing some hard work.
Red Faber, veteran Chicago White
Sox slabman. is expected to go the
fun route today against Evansville
Ind. Weather permitting. the Chi.
cago Cubs will open four game
series at Kansas City today. Man
ager Mccarthy announced Cooney
would be at short instead of Shan
non and that the batting order would
be changed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09
KAY JAY
SPORT
CHAT

K. o. Brown. the Biddeford battler
who made very good impression in
his exhibitions in Augusta City Hail.
was knocked out in the second round
of his bout at Sanford with Walter
Scott Wednesday night. The Bidde-
ford boy has been having his ups
and downs this winter and the sue
cess that marked his bouts last win
ter have been lacking. The only an
swer- to it is that most of the boxers
who have suffered one defeat at the
hands of the lanky Biddefordian sue
coed eventually in solving his rather
T unorthodoX style of battling.
frankie Provencher. who fought
Brown on the latter's last appearance
in an August ring is a busy boy this
spring with bouts in Lewiston, Berlin
and Portland. He lost a tough deci-
sion to Laddie Lee of Portland but
held his lightweight crown against
the attempt by K. o. Liberty to lift
it from his brow. Provencher Is one
of the cleverest boxers in the State
when he is going right and his fail
IRE to outpoint Brown in their scrap
may be indirectly laid to the fact
that the Rumford scrapper was not
in the best of condition having taken
the bout on very short notice.
And now drifts in that Georges
Carpenter is going to attempt q
comeback with Young Stribling of
Georgia as the prospective victim.
Two things are against the success
of the gallant Frenchman's attempt.
In the first place Carpenter. a
shrewd, scientific ring general will be
at a disadvantage with the rugged
going, Stribling. Stribling has been
SO rough in past bouts as to be booed
by the crowd for his tactics and
what chance the foreigner has
against man who forces the battle
may be judged by his showings
against Dempsey and Tunney, both of
whom took the offensive.
The second thing that is against
Carpenters chances is the fact that
the bout is scheduled TO take place in
a Georgia ring. The Georgia boy is
great favorite in the Southern states
rs Mike McTigue found out to his
sorrow on his Southern invasion.
With the crowd against him and a
rough, rugged and at the same time
scientific fighter against him, Car
pentier is apt to find the going rather
rough.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09
Managers Indicate Tightening of Inner Works Defense
Suzanne May 4
Accept Proposed
Plan Movie PEOPLE

Nice, France, April 8--fApl
zanne Lenglen, Frances star -.
player. is likely soon to be seen 4 ~ !
moving pictures. After a fo,Iy II.
conference which Mile Lenglen
family and friends had with VIM
n. Dickens. representing G. 4 81
an American sports promoter Il Z
announced this afternoon that 4 4
tative agreement had been res.xl
with Suzanne to go to Ameries
October and make a film version !,
book she has written.
The salary agreed upon and n. .
act duration of the trip have moi n
made public but the represenf.t,z
of both parties took occasion n !
clare that tennis playing does n. /
ter into the agreement, which !:
soon be drafted into a formal =
tract.
Mile Lenglen appeared wiiiir,
accept arrangements which al :.
call for her playing professional !.
mis- and the family's objections 4.
appeared when the moving uless.
scheme was outlined.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09

Macon. Ga, pril S.-(AP)-Young
StribIing and Georges Carpenter will
meet here in a ten round decision
fight July ;. it was degnitely an
nounced here today bv Pa Strib-
ling.
The fight will be staged under the
auspices of the Macon American Leg
ion Post.
Carpenter is said to have assured
PA" Stribling in Miami that he
would accept the $4,000 offered him
for such a bout and the matter was
considered definitely closed.
The fight will be promoted by PA -
Stribling and Floyd Fitzsimmons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09

meet Young Stribling, at Macon, G,
July 4
Pa Striking wired for n
terms but l informed him that if u,
too far ahead 20 talk business nov
Curley said. we have Just sicns
Georges for match with Ed,
Huffman of California for May q !,
Madison Square Garden and we M
get title match with Paul Berer
bach if we are successful agairs
Huffman. Everything depends d
this match and we cannot tie ou
selves up too far ahead"
Curley said however, that Carp.t
tier would be willing to take tern
for a Stribling match after bis e.
counter with Huffman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09
Sanford Boy to
Manage Maine
1926 Court Outfit

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Orono, April S.-Richard Clark of
Sanford, Maine was today elected to
manage Coach Brices pale blue bas-
keteers for the season of '26 and '27.
Clark is very active in class affairs
and should make an ideal manager
to fill the shoes vacated by manager
Hammer. Clark Is a member of
Theta Chi Alpha. Elvood barley of
Houlton and Albert Parker of East
Orange. Y. j. We're elected assist
ants. Parker is also manager of ten
mis- at the university.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09
Boston Baseball
Game Postponed

Boston, April s-(AP)-Raip s..,.
caused postponement of an exhibs..
game between the Braves and D,
Sox which was to have marked i,
opening Of the baseball season h.,
1t was announced that the te,.,
would play tomorrow and Saturs,'
at Fenway Park, weather permits.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09
SPORT TABLOIDS

Pinehurst. y. c.. April sap
Semifinals tomorrow in the ann,
north and south amateur golf chau
pionship will bring Arthur w. IA,
Rochester. y. Y. face to face n.
Lawrence Sheriff.. of Tampa. h
Yates survived the second round /,
day by defeating y. Edgarton Of p,
leigh. y. c.. S and s.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09
No Contract Yet
Word Jack Curley

New York, Apr. sap - Jack
Curley. American representative of
Georges Carpenter. French light
heavyweight, said today that as yet
no contracts had been signed nor
agreements reached for Carpenter to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09
is
piipp!i1n pipe
tobacco

THOSE fellows who get SO much fun out
of a pipe-don't envy them emulate
them! Get yourself jimmy-pipe and
a tidy red tin of Prince Albert. That's
what they did, and look at them. Wear
ing smiles mile wide. Putting away on
good old P. A. and happy as ducklings
in their first rain-storm.
There's no trick about it no deep,
dark secret. P. A. is pippin pipe
tobacco, made for pleasure and lots of
it. Prince Albert is mellow as moonlight
on a silent summer sea. Fragrant as a
breeze that filters through apple-blos-
SONS. Cool and sweet in way that
spells comfort to pipe-smolSer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09

Fine, But
Lew had saved up little money
and when Al came over a, few years
later the two brothers went into the
hardware business.
One day Lew bought a rolltop
desk and when it arrived he said to
Al; The one desk will do for the
two of US And here are two keys,
one for Nou Al, and one for me-"
Al took the key but seemed to
study the desk
That's all right Lew he said.
but where is my keyhole? GOOD
Hardware
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09

for the Gardiner boys to win it two
more years and they are already
laying plans to put a stronger team
onto the floor next year to gain an
other leg on the beautiful trophy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09


Kansas City. April S.--(AP)-Chi-
cago On 2 10 2; Kansas City CAD
s 10 l.
Alexander, Cooper and Hartnett;
Evans. linn, Youngblood and Wells,
Snyder.
At Charlotte. \. c.: New York (A)
ID; IS; 2. Booklyn (N) a; Z: .
McQuaid. Beall and Collins;
Barnes. Williams and O'Neil.
Texarkana, Ark. April SAP
st. Louis (N) 5; 5; 0. Texarkana T
t. 2; 5; ..
Sothoron and Maneusco; wilkins,
Ogden and Moore.
Memphis, Tenn, April S-(AP)-
st. Louis (A) 81 IL; l. Memphis
(SA) 3; s.; !; g innings; darkness).
Davis, Wingard, Bolen~ and Dix
on; Morton, Griffin and Kohlbecker.
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Exhibition Baseball

Atlanta, Ga, April S.-(AP)-
Washington ca IA 1; New York
(N) !.
Reuther. Marberry and Ruel. Sew
ereid; Scott, Ring and Snyder, Nc
Mullen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09

Not the least of P. AS virtues'is the
kindly way it treats fellows tongue.
The Prince Albert process cut out bite
and parch years ago, thereby opening
the gates to smoke-peace for millions of
men. No matter how hard you smoke
P. A., there is no protest from your
tongue or throat.
Tomake sure that you are not missing
the full enjoyment of your pipe, go to
the nearest tobacco shop and tell the
man you want tidy red tin of Prince
Albert. He knows of hundreds of men
that have found the enjoyment that's
waiting for you. There's revelation
coming to you with a pipe-and P. A.
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COLLEGE BASEBALL
Fine, But

+. At Macon, Ga: Notre Dame IS
Mercer =
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-07-01
ENTERTAIN WITH
ANNOUNCEMENT PARTY
FOR MISS HARPER

From Jacksonville Journal, June "a.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Beal entertained
Monday evening with delightful
party in their home on Laura street.
The affair was in the nature of a
surprise engagement party, the an
nouncement of the engagement of
Miss Wilma Harper, of Osierfield,
Ca, to Mr.. Vincent Lamoureus, civil
engineer of the state board of health,
being made at that time. The we'd
ding will probably take place the
first of July.
The home was decorated with
many bowls and vases of garden flow
erS.
The evening was spent in contests
pertaining to brides, the fortunate
winners being Miss Cora Mccall and
Miss Iona league. They were pre-
sented with bath crystals.
Little Katherine Beal, the young
daughter of the host, presented the
bride-elect with an attractive box,
topped with a miniature bridal cou-
pie, and upon opening it, was found
to contain an irresdescent flower
bowl ~ ~
An iced course and cake was
served to the guests, which included
about sixty-fve schoolgirl
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-07-01
BENEFIT PARTY AT
COUNTRY CLUB

Cooperating with the house COM
mittee of the Country Club in bene-
fit part or tournament last Friday
afternoon Mrs. L. l.. Griner enter
tanned her rock club and number
of other friends taking six tables and
Miss Athleen Dickey entertained for
Miss Evelyn Shewmake, who will be
married nnext Wednesday, July z,
to Mr.. Bowden Mckinley of Braden-
town, Fla. For her five tables of
bridge Miss Dickey had special deco
rations of shasta daisies and pretty
score cards on which brides and Gu
pids appeared. At the close of the
game Miss Dickey presented her
guest of honor with a dainty piece of
lingerie, and for high score to Miss
Lucy Bell Nelson a box of French
face powder, and consolation
prize to Mrs. Harry Forbes an article
for the dressing table.
Miss Dickey's guests were Mes
DANES C. F. Shewmake, G. W.
Brown, Harry Forbes, Jarratt Pryor,
w. A. Williams, C. B. Watts, Carl
Fellars, L. A. Lewis, Lawrence Glow
er, Stubs Dorminey, Elmer Waits,
Cecil Powell, Sidney Gelders, and
Misses Marian Moore of New York,
Myrtle Cannon, Freddie Isler, Mar
garet Wise, Mildred Hale, Ethel
Boyd and Lucy Bell Nelson.
Throughout the afternoon Mes
DANES ]. H. Palmer, Stubs Dor
miney and Carl Fellars, assisted by
some of the young girls served re-
freshing punch to the players, other
smaller parties being present in adj
dition to those named At the close
delicious mint sherbert and chicken
sandwiches were served by the house
committee. The affair was well man
aged and much enjoyed.