Evening star., 1927-03-25

ey the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, March 25.-The
process of moulding pennant
" contenders in the FLORIDA
4 training camps of New YORK S
major league teams has been
temporarily pushed into the back
ground by problems in high finance.
Manager John McGraw of the Giants
turned his attention to Rogers Horns
by and the LAS shares of Cardinal
stock he has failed to sell since he
donned Gotham uniform. Rogers
still declines to part with the stock
for less than 500 a share. Il am not
going to give up until l get my price,
he says. Let the two clubs do the
worrying" McGraw is trying to lind
purchaser.
At the camp of the Yankees, Man.
ager Miller Higgins loaded up with
verbal ammunition for a final inter
view with his star southpaw, HERB
Pennock, who has been holding out
for a $4,000 salary. Pennock left his
Pennsylvania home last night for the
showdown.
Hits bounced in abundance off the
bats of all three metropolitan clubs
yesterday in exhibition contests, the
Robins bombarding the Browns for an
8-to-5 verdict at Tarpon Springs and
the Giants pounding st. Augustine for
an easy 1874 victory at st. Augustine.
The Yankees, however, ran second to
the Braves in slugfest, 10 to 3, at st.
Petersburg.
DETROIT. March 25 P.-After
more than four weeks OF intensive
training, Manager Moriarty believes
he has eliminated any tendency for
'individualism" from the Detroit
teams play and now has a smooth,
easy-running base ball machine that
will make a strong bid for champion
ship honors.
The necessity for teamwork to the
exclusion of individual starring has
been doubly stressed by the new man.
ager, and the fact that it has proven
effectual Is seen in Moriarty's obser-
vation that the Tigers are about
ready"
The squad will play together this
year, observers believed. There is no
discomfort within their ranks, and
prospects for winning ball club are
said to be the best in recent years.
PHILADELPHIA, March 25v R.-
Rube Walberg Is the latest member
of Mack's pitching staff to travel over
the full nine-inning route and emerge
victorious against opponents in the
Florida base ball training camps.
Others are Rommel, Quinn, Grove and
Gray.
Walberg turned back the Buffalo
Internationals yesterday at Palmetto,
8 to 3.
Ty Cobb played seven innings and
knocked out two singles in four tries.
The Philadelphia Nationals at
Tampa defeated Washington, IL to 5.
Fr1berg, Phillies third baseman, made
hits in five times up. One Of them
was triple.
CHICAGO, March 25 CP).-Home-
ward bound, the Chicago Cubs have
left their Catalina Island training
camp for their third and final three
game series with the southern Cali
fornia branch of the Coast League.
After that they will start East. The
second-string squad, meanwhile, has
gone to Seattle for three games. The
packing and the ride to the mainland
gave the Cubs their first day of dia-
mond rest for a month.
Manager Ray Schalk of the White
Sox sent his southpaw find" Charley
Barnabe, for the full nine innings yes
terday against Wichita Falls, the first
time Sox pitcher has gone the route
this Spring.
Five of the Sox got two-baggers
and Barrett got a. home run, this hit
ting contributing to a 15-to-5 victory.
A streak of bad weather at Wichita
Falls made the Sox glad to move on
today to Dallas.
CLEVELAND, March 25 R.-
Manager Jack McCallister of the
Cleveland Indians, was cheered today
with the news that George Uhle's
arm, which he has chosen to hoist the
ball against the Chicago Sox in the
opening game here, was improved and
that Uhle would be active in practice
from now on.
The Indians yesterday took the St
Louis Cardinals, 8 to /, at Lakeland,
Fla.
A Yanigan game tomorrow will
complete Spring practice at Lakeland
for the Tribe. ...
ST. LOUIS, March 25 R.-Man-
ager Bob O'F'arrelrs Cardinals today
faced the Quakers of Stuffy McInnis
by whom they were beaten to z
last Friday. Silence brooded over yes.
terday's defeat, to 1, in a game with
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