Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-23

N EN lOIkht Mdi vi
There is talk in the Brooklyn
VI Dodgers stronghold at Clear
l. water, Fla, Of an impending
trade with the Cincinnati
Reds. Manager Robinson would nei-
Their affirm nor deny that negotiations
were on to swap one of his fine pitch
ers for Nally Pipp, Reds first base
man, or Hughie CritZ, sparFplug of
the Cincinnati infield.
Robbie has a star in Babe Herman
at first base, while the rest of his in
field, with the exception of Butler at
short, is woefully young. The Robins
have six good hurlerS, while Adolfo
Luque, crack pitcher, refuses to join
the Red camp, and Critz, too, is a
holdout.
Rain was welcome to the Yankees
at st. Petersburg yesterday, for it
saved possible defeat. Cincinnati had
scored three runs in the sixth inning
to break a 90 tie when the game
ended.
The Giants, recuperating at st.
Augustine from Is exhibition games
in two weeks, took an easy morning
workout. An afternoon storm forced
abandonment of a game.
DETROIT, March 20 OD.--A major
league berth looms on the base ball
horizon for Jimmy Walkup, southpaw
pitcher, after 10 years campaigning
in the bush leagues.
Detroit has held an option on the
diminutive left-hander since he was
graduated from college 10 years ago,
but heretofore he has been farmed
out to various minor league clubs, in
Guiding Muskogee, Okla; Clinton,
Iowa, and eventually landed with Fort
Worth last season.
While with the Texas League team
he won % games against IL lost, and
his earned-runs-per-g record was
2.45.
On the strength of his Fort Worth
record and the form he has been show
ing at the Tiger camp at San Antonio,
Manager George Moriarty has indicat-
ed Walkup will be retained by Detroit
this year.
CHICAGO, March 20 @.-The
Chicago White Sox encountered an
old comrade, Shovel Hodge, on the
mound in an exhibition game against
the Texas Leaguers at Wichita Falls,
and for old times sake he let them
have a run. It was the only one the
Sox scored yesterday, while the Sox
ace, Ted Lyons, suffered severely in
his first Spring exhibition game, a
home run and four other safeties &C
counting for four runs In four innings.
Homer Blankenship was similarly
treated and the Sox were trimmed,
s to /.
Manager Mccarthy of the Cubs
sent two of his pitchers over the full
route at Catalina Island yesterday for
the first time and the subs had to
work ten innings to gain their Gus
tomary victory over the regulars.
PHILADELPHIA, March 23 P.-
Again the Athletics have had jam
with Umpire Frank Wilson. Fifteen
AS were ousted from the park at Fort
Myers, Fla, yesterday when Wilson
thought sounds from the dugout were
insulting.
Only the Rev. Frank A. Shore, the
camp chaplain. was in the dugout.
and only he. Manager Mack and
Coach Kid Gleason were left on the
bench by the custer. The rest of the
squad was on the field at the time Of
the remarks.
Ty Cobb, whose argument with Will
son, a National League umpire, re-
suited in the forfeiture of a game to
| the Braves last week at st. Peters
burg. refused to play with Wilson
officiating.
The Mackmen beat the Braves, Is
| to 4.
! Jack Scott, new pitcher Of the
Philadelphia Nationals, remains a
| holdout. Obtained in deal involving
| Brooklyn, New York and Buffalo, he
| is at the Phillies' training camp, in
| Bradenton, Fla, but he refuses to
| sign a contract.
BOSTON. March %, C49.--The Red
Sox at New Orleans are still hus-
ting for permanent berths. Tobin
| who has made seven hits In nine
times at bat. Is making q strong bid
| for left field against Shaner and
| Carlyle. It seems certain that center
and right will be given to Flagstead
and Jacobson. while Regan and Todt
| will be regulars at second and first
respectively.
ST. LOUIS, March %, LP.-Grover
| Cleveland Alexander, Cardinal pitch
ing hero of last October's world series
blazed with undimmed 1uster today
after pitching six brilliant innings in
yesterdays 8 to 0 game with the
Senators. He has not been scored
| on in fourteen exhibition innings
pitched so far in the South. Between
old Pete Alexander and Eddie Dyer
| pltCIlcI IA ZIG Auot t"O AiiAAOl6CS Lk1C
former worlds champions got only
| five hits.
The umpires at Clearwater, Fla.
had gone so far as to dust off the
plate for the Brown Brooklyn game
yesterday when 1t rained.
PITTSBURGH, March 20. @.-The
Pirates struck stumbling block
in the form of Bill Ludolph, once
| I..fA nhnu
who yesterday worked for the San
Francisco Missions, defeating the
Pirates 10 to 8. Three errors by
the Buccaneers assisted the Mis-
sions in hammering Kremer and Yde
for Is hits. The Missions and BUGS
again clash today.
CINCINNATI, March, 20, Lp).-The
Cincinnati Reds will make their
headquarters In West Palm Beach
Fla, until they leave for the North