Evening star., 1927-03-05
SIX SOUTHPAW HURLERS
WITH DETROIT IN CAMP
However, Some of Them Are Not Likely to Stick in
Big Show-Carrigan Tells Red SOx to Call
Him Bill-Other Training Gossip.

| Belated In starting. they put in q
two hour workout. The squad was
virtually completed today with Busi-
ness Manager Billy F'riel here and
Catcher Wallie Schang and Outfielder
"Bing" Miller in uniform for their
first workout Second Baseman
Oscar Melillo. the only missing player,
will arrive from Hot Springs Monday.
Manager Bob O'Farrell at the Car
dinal camp at Avon Park. Fla, ts
placing a lot of batting hopes In Frank
Snyder and Danny Clark. Clark lost
out In the American League because
of inferior fielding at third base. but
he can hit He will play in the out
field Snyder has been meeting the
ball so hard that O'Farrell has already
picked him for pinch hitting when he
Is not behind the plate this Summer.
BOSTON, March LP.--3ill Carri.
gan. Red Sox manager. who came hack
to pilot Bostons American Leaguers
after 10 years retirement, is just a
regular fellow and he wants his men
TO call him Bill" He told them so in
New Orleans.
Bill must look for new first ba Sc
man, since he has just learned that
Todt had an operation for appendicitis
last month.
Jacques Fournier of the Braves has
been clouting the ball at St. Peters
burg. His triple and double helped the
regulars beat the rockies yesterday.
PITTSBURGH, March GP.-A
Sunday session on the diamond Is in
store for the Pittsburgh Pirates to.
morrow. Rainy weather, which has
softened the drill park at Paso Robles,
Calf. has prevented several morning
workouts and Manager DOME Bush
has indicated the time must be made
up.
Morning practice yesterday was can
afternoon session despite the soggy
condition of the field A prolonged
hitting bee. infield and outfield prac-
tlce and mound work for the pitchers
hlled out the days program.
Pitchers Don Songer and Joe
Conroy We're nursing sore spots to-
day as a result of crash when they
ra iced for fungo balls.
Both were stunned.
CHICAGO, March ) P>.-Rain
gave the Chicago Cubs another day
of rest at their Catalina Island camp
yesterday and led Manager Mccarthy
to wax loquacious in discussing his
pennant chances. A little more hit
ting on the infield, Mccarthy said.
Is all he asks from his bunch of
youngsters only two of whom are
over 30.
The White Sox were favored at
Shreveport with fine weather, gradu-
ally growing warmer, and the
scramble for the inner circle Jobs
grew warmer, likewise. Lou Comis-
key the club treasurer. took some
personal movies of the squad to send
home to his father. the "Old Roman"
Charles A. Comiskey.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. March CP).
Members of the Cincinnati Ma
tional League base ball team train
ing at Orlando have adopted the
game of dart ball. a diversion
which serves at the same time to put
the athletes on edge for the more
serious work.
In dart ball. which is sponsored by
Rube Bressler and Eppa Rixey, a
net is suspended about 6 feet off the
ground. Wooden racquets are used
to bat a solid rubber ball. about the
size of golf ball, imbedded in which
is row of feathers. The feathers
retard the balls fight and keep it
within bounds.
A maximum of back and arm
muscles are brought into play and
the tennis strategy employed makes
for good leg action.