Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-17

n VIEW YORK, March 17.-Hold-
outs in the New York Yankee
VI ranks. rumored at 10 or moro
4 only a month ago, had dwin.
died today to the lone figure
of Herb Pennock, southpaw pitcher.
Col. Jacob Rupert dropped into
camp at st. Petersburg, Fla, yester-
day.
lie was satisfied. Babe Ruth hob
bled to the plate with an injured leg
and added another new ball to the col
lection drifting in the swamp outside
the park; the team shaped up nicely
in practice; and lanky Bob Meusel de-
serted the holdout ranks for two
year contract. Unofficial estimates set
the terms at $17,500 a season.
"Pennock can hold out for the rest
Of his life" said RUPERT. Ills de-
mands are unreasonable.
Burleigh Grimes, former Brooklyn
spitball twirler, took his slippery elm
into the Giants box for the first time
yesterday against the Boston Braves
at ST. Petersburg, but he failed to ada
to the impressive string OF Giant VIC
tories. The Braves won 4 to 3. Horns
by got three hits.
Babe Herman was an 1nglorlous
ringleader in Brooklyn's 12-1 defeat
by St. Louis Browns at Clearwater:
The young first-sacker booted TWO OF
the Robins six errors.
DETROIT, March II P.-George
Redfern. shortstop, obtained from
Nashville, and regarded by manager
Moriarity as one of the best inf1eiders
turned out by the minors in years, is
the victim of unusually hard luck, IN
that he Joined the Tigers at the wrong
time.
He is confronted with the Hercule-
an task of displacing Tavener, VINO
Moriarity believes will be the class OF
the league.
Moriarity, if forced to let the former
Southern League player 60 VIII re- e:
tain title to him, 1t was SAID. lie Is
considering assigning the shortstop TO
a. good class AA team for further sea-
soning, possibly Toronto.
CHICAGO. March II P).-Boss
Schalk sent two of his veteran pitcn'
ers. Ted Blankenship and Urban
Faber, against the Shreveport Iexas
Leaguers yesterday, but the Wnite
Sox standbys failed to stem a tide
of hits that totalled IL, enough 10
permit the locals to nose out 9-to-S
victory. One of the blows on Bank
enShip was a home run III the hAlh
with the bases loaded.
Out at Catalina, Elwood Engiish'
the EXPENSIVE new shortstop of the
Cubs. will get his first chance TO snow
his goods away from the camp when
the Chicagoans tie into Marty krug s
Angels at Los Angeles Friday. Eng
fish was out Of the first three games
against Coast Leaguers because or
injuries.
PHILADELPHIA, March II R).-
The Philadelphia Athletics training
camp at Fort Myers, Fla, was nearly
abandoned today, Connie Mack's squad
having left for tour of other big
league camps for a series of four eX-
hibition games. Today and tomorrow
the Athletics meet the Boston Braves
in st. Petersburg - On. Friday they
meet the Phillies in Bradenton and on
Sunday the Giants at st. Augustine.
Manager McInnis' Phillies have
won their first victory of the training
season, having defeated the Buffalo
Internationals yesterday at Braden-
ton, z to 6.
CLEVELAND, March II R).-Tris
Speakers former centre-field berth
with the Cleveland Indians had new
occupant To-Day III GEORGE dGTkeI,
formerly of the Three 1 League. APP
pointed to the center pasture by Man
ager Jack McCallister.
Homer Summa, right fielder, went
back to his old berth yesterday after
a tryout at center. Moundsmen in
the game with the Baltimore Orioles
at Avon Park, Fla, today were an
nounced as Buckeye, Miller and Karr.
BOSTON, March II (P).-The Red
Sox are to enjoy a let-up for few
days. Summer heat, which has served
to get the athletes down pretty fine,
and the fact that three games with the
New Orleans Pelicans are on the i'm
mediate menu, have caused Manager
Carrigan to order his men to take 1t
more easy.
At st. Petersburg, Fla, yesterday,
the Braves pitchers reversed their re-
cent form and the team, showing an
all-around improvement, held the
Giants to three runs, winning by a
margin of !.
PITTSBURGH. March II R.-Led
by Dick Bartell at short, the Yam
nigans yesterday trimmed the regulars
at the Pirate training camp at Paso
Robes, Calf, 8 to 4. Bartell accepted
seven chances without a muff and
gathered two Of the Yannigans' 10
hits. The regulars nickedz Hill and