The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-24
News Items From
Training Camps
(By The Associated Press

Dctroit-"The Drag Blunt" is being
stressed in practice ut the Detroit
clubs training camp in San Antonio.
Manager Moriarty prefers that type
of bunting to the ordinary choke hit,
(which he believes seldom results in
more than sacrifice. The drag ball
gives the batter good opportunity
to beat out the hit and to advance
the runner at the same time.
Boston This city's big league
teams are having no easy time at
southern training camps.
While the Braves were being
trounced by the Yanks at St. Peters
to win in the 10th inning from the
Pclicans at New Orleans. The score
was 9 to 5.
Ckicago---Ike Boone, White Sox
outfielder, made four hits in four
times at bat against the Wichita
Falls Spudders yesterday. The Chi
cagoans punched the ball for 15 safe
ties, winning the sct-to, Ii to 5.
The Cubs g0Ofs have been SLAM
ming the daylights out of the regu-
Jars. Yesterdays win of Is to over
Nhe regulars involving l8 hits for the
goofs, was the fifth victory for the
second team.
Cincinnati -, The Cincinna Ma
tionals and the Indianapolis Amer
lean association team meet in the
second game of their series at West
Palm Beach, Fla, today. The Reds
won the first game yesterday, 3 to 2.
L.
second straight lambasting from the
rates today turned their attention to
the Bears in San Francisco.
Cleveland - The Cleveland Indians
20 to bat for the last time in their
Lakeland, Fla, training camp today
with the st. Louis Cardinals.
st. Louis-Manager Dan Howley,
Of the Browns, is enthusiastic over
the pep and form shown by Oscar
McllilO, who has been on the sick
list thus far. The final Of the series
with Brooklyn was on the program
today.
= Taking stock of his inficld, Man
agcr Bob O,Farrell of the Cardinals
finds he has two players working as
smoothly as the sound of their allit-
crative monickers = frankie Frisch
and Tommy Thevcnow. They are
learning each others style Of play.
New Workable Ruth, his war
club strangely silent for three weeks
Of the training campaign, pried off
the lid with q bang while the YAM
KEGS chastised the Boston Braves,
70 In
Babe got two ,h0ihers.
At Clearwater, Wilbert Robinson's
clan took another on the chin from
Washington Senators, 4 to 2.
The Giants wandered over to jack
sonville to whip the team that repre-
sents that city, 8 to s.. Rogers
Hornsby hit only 1913 for the day and
provided 1000 fans with much en-
joyment by striking out before q
minor Lacquer. Elmer Purcell.
Philadelphia 49, The ,Phillies were
defeated by the Buffalo Interna-
tionals, Is to 4, at Palmetto yester-
day. Cobb furnished the punch that
gave Philadelphia Athletics a 2 to /
victory over the Baltimore Interna-
tionals yesterday at Auburndale, Fla.
With the score one all, one on base
and one out in the ninth the "Peach'
unleashed double.
Washington-Given unusual oppor-
tunity to show their mettle as 4 re-
suit Of injuries forcing regulars out
Of the lineup, rockies Of the Wash
ington baseball club are making q
creditable record in practice games
in Florida. With only four regulars
at their posts, the Senators yester-
day trpunccd the Brooklyn Dodgers,
to 2, At Clearwater.