The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-26
TRAINING CAMP
ACTIVITY

LAKELAND. Fla, March 2s.--
The Cleveland Indians wind up their
Lakeland visit today with practice
game between the Regs and Vans.
Manager McCallister plans to give
Sherry Smith, southpaw pitcher, a
workout today.
Other left-handed hurlers win take
their turn on the mound also during
the game.
Bernie Neis will play center field,
providing the cold which bothered
him Friday does not take a turn for
the worse.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March
26.--The Tigers were split into
two teams today and viii remain
apart until April when they
get together In Dallas. The
rockies viii meet Beaumont 20.
morrow and Monday. Meanwhile
the regulars will settle down to
put on the finishing touches to
their training.
AVON PARK, March 26.-The
spring world series" began here to.
day when the New York Yankees
met the world champion st. Louis
Cardinals in the first Of nine games.
The Yanks were feeling clipper as
Pitcher Herb Pennock, star holdout
win report to Manager Higgins to.
morrow to discuss terms and IL ex-
pected to sign.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, March
26.-The Washington Senators
resume their series with the New
York Giants here today. The
Giants swamped Jacksonville
yesterday. . to 0.
CLEARWATER, Fla, March 26.
Having trimmed Columbus. to i
with the help Of a triple, double
and q single by Babe Herman, the
Brooklyn Dodgers viii tackle Balti-
more here today.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March
26.-The Boston Braves picked one
out of the fire from the Browns
yesterday when after two down In
the ninth they started q batting
rally that showed over three runs
to win, to 8. George Sisler
dropped the bail that would have
made the third out.
AVON PARK, Fla, March
26.-Babe Ruth was due TO
jump into the lineup with the
Yankees in this afternoons
pastin1e with the Cardinals. The
Yanks had been Ruthless for
several days due to the Babes
impaired ankle. The Cards
won yesterday, . to 8 from the
PhiIlies.
DALLAS, Texas, March 26.--Ted
Lyons was slated to start for the
White Sox today in the second
game Of the exhibition series
against Dallas. The Sox lost the
first game. 4 to 2. II Lyons Is
fright" Manager Schalk may let
him pitch the fun nine innings.
LOS ANGELES, March 2s.-The
Cubs losing streak against the
rockies in their outfit, has pur.
sued them to the mainland. The
Bruin regulars dropped the series
opener with the Los Angeles club
Of the Pacific Coast league, to
4. Roy and Brillheart pitched.
FORT MYERS, Fla, March
26.-The Athletics close the
week with q game with Buffalo
this afternoon. The to s rum
victory over the Baltimore
Orioles was the sixth straight
for the Mackmen.
BRADENTON, Fla, March 26.
Pitcher Jack Scott, the Pills stub.
born holdout, finally signed his con-
tract while the team was losing
a Suggest to the st. Louis Car.
dinals at Avon Park. yesterday by
the score Of 9 to s. Heine Sand,
suffering from a sore arm is en-
route to Philadelphia today for
treatment.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 2e.--
The Pirates braved winter weather
here to chalk up their first shut.
out game of the season, downing
the San Francisco Seals. to o.
Carmen Hill and Roy Mahaffey
split pitching honors. Vic Aldridge
has gone 20 Los Angeles for medi-
cal attention % his crippled pitch
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