Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-31
YISPROVINC INSPIRATION
OF AS In TRAINING GAMES
Georgian Furnishing Example That Has Philadel-
phia Club Moving at Smart Pace-Baltimore
Orioles Again Loom Flag Factors.

reverse for fear of making balk.
Cobb was off like a humming bird.
He stole more than Is feet on the
pitcher while that worthy stared at
Ty. and yet was so far committed 10
a pitched ball that 1t would have been
suicide to check the throw.
Ty made the base with feet to spare.
The catcher was SO fused that he
threw the ball over the second base
mans head and Ty went to third.
beatiic smile stole over the ministerial
face of Connie Mack.
"One he used to do 1t against me.
said Connie. Now he is doing 1t for
me-"
He's India rubber and marvel
auoth Kid Gleason. That man never
had birthday. He'll be 20 when
some folks figure he is So"
Ty really is an yeast cake, not a
rubber man. He has started the pro
cess of fermentation in the Athletics
that may put them on the way TO
pennant long coveted. The team is
on its toes and darting like Splinter
from watching him.
Light on His Feet.
A little balder than he was, wearing
a rubber shirt to strip himself OF
every surplus ounce. running and rae
ing until the Precipitation has soaked
through his uniform, Ty is as light on
his feet as dancing master. He will
pick up an extra base on any mistake
that gives him a 20-foot start.
Cobb is the same inspirational, quick
thinking player he always was, and
this season he Is without any mana.
gerial concerns. But he has a tire.
mendous lot of base ball concern be
cause he is out to play base ball OF
the true Cobb type. He hits, too. or
the wood the ball goes with a ripping
sound and Ty hits into right field al
low attitudes where no one can get
them.
For some years they have credited
Connie Mack with having a team that
had pennant possibilities, but no red
fire. Connie has found a keg of red
fire. IL the whole team sticks to its
pennant winning possibilities, the
Athletics are likely to stand the
American League on it's head when
they get into action.
Orioles Appear Strong.
Jack Dunn brought his Baltimore
team to Fort Myers from Auburndale
the other afternoon to play the Ath-
letics. His team lost, but II took the
Athletics IL innings to overcome the
lighters from Baltimore.
Dunn has a weather eye on the
coming season, hoping that he may be
successful in winning another pen
nant. Last year he was thrashed BY
Toronto. but not until after he had
made the International League az
quainted with the fact that Baltimore
still considered itself a pennant win
ming city. In it's time Baltimore has
had as much pennant pie as almost
any place in the United States.
The team that gave the Athletics a
battle they will long remember was
made up of Sheedy at first, Urbanski
at second, Scott at short, Maizel at
third, Porter in centerfield. Brewer I'm
right field. Quellish in left field, Lake
catcher, and Vinsent and Sarkett.
pitchers.
Fritz Maizel has been starring
third baseman for seasons. Young Ur-
banski played second base as IL he
We're ready to drop into a major
league in a year or two, and Everett
Scott, the good old deacon, was at
short playing the game as he always
played II. Indeed, IL Scott could play
all OF the season as he played here
against the Athletics, there are about
five major league teams which might
well open negotiations to get him.
Given good pitching and enough of
it to stand up in the hard schedule to
which the International League per-
sists in clinging. the Baltimore team
will be around the top i'm September.
The team has finish and it can hit
and field we'll enough to make IL
interesting for anything in the league
this year.