Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-22
Spring Training Camp
NeuUs From the Majors

in the number of plates laid at con-
Gitioning tables While great slash
ing of rockies and others had been
anticipated by minor league ivory
seekers for several days, they We're
beginning to despond as managers
chung to every player of possible
ability. Only in the camps of the
Washington Senators and st. Louis
Cards have recruits in numbers
been released and even in these,
there appears room for additional
trimming according to diamond OBJ
servers.
When the great era of axe WELD
ing will officially start has all
guessing Only fortnight at most
separates clubs in Dixie from the
long trail for the April 10 opening.
Tom Watkins, president of the
Memphis Chicks; Bert Neihoff, man
ager of the Atlanta Crackers and
johnny Dobbs of the Birmingham
Rarons, all Southern association
clubs have paid visits to the Wash.
ington Senator's camp and only
Dobbs has gone away with an
nounced results. Niehoff says the
Brooklyn Robins promised him some
21d WnGn JHGX COI10 lnIOu61I ALlct1l-e
soon and he adds that Wilbert Rob-
inson promised him second base
man but admitted that he did not
know who would be left by the ra,
nous "Uncle"
exhibition games featured today's
training in Florida with nine Of the
eleven. clubs quartered in the state
scheduled for action. Only the
Cleveland Indians and the New York
Giants. were without regular sched-
uled games.
The Tribes however, managed co
win a game by walloping it's Yam
nigans to 2 at Lakeland. The
Indians have been losing rather con-
sistently in spring games and have
been shaking the line up frequently
in an effort to obtain a winning
combination. Bolton, Ballard and
Ferry hurled for the regulars with
Buckeye, Levsen and Karr working
for the Yannigans. All of the hurlers
worked in excellent form. With
these three regulars having worked
for the rockies today "Mac" is Won
dering where he will get pitching
material for another practice session
tomorrow as Yowell has sore arm
and Hudlin is in oklahoma, called
there because of illness in his fam
iiy Shortage of pitchers also had
Stuffy McInnis of the Phillies woraI
ried at Plant City, where the team
had gone to meet the Columbus
American association. Sore arms are
handicapping the slab staff
!. The Boston Red Sox were idle at
New Orleans because of rain.
At San Antonio, Moriarity drove
the Tigers through, practice sessions
despite the mud and water on thel
field. The Detroiters We're obliged
to borrow Leo Mcconnell, catcher
from the Fort Worth, Texas League
club to take the place of Manion,
who suffered a split thumb Sunday
in an exhibition game with Laredo.
The Chicago White Sox continued
their tour of Texas minor league
camps.
AvALoNA, Santa Catalina Island.
Calf, March 81 lR-The Chicago
Cubs resumed their training here
today after a week lend of exhibit
tion games on the mainland without
the presence of Joe Kelly, outfielder
who was left in Los Angeles. Kelly
is expected to go to Toledo, but
may be switched to the Toronto club.
the latter being the players prefer
ence.
Drill his afternoon was routine
stuff. Cooney showed up with
neuritis in his right forearm that
Kept him from any strenuous part
of the workout.
Practice and exhibition games in
the opinion of Pilot Joe Mccarthy.
have shown the. Cubs rounding well
into practice. Howard Freigau seems
to be the only player Who hasn't
sharpened his batting. eye. Out of
nine games he has gathered only
three hits.
At Fort Myers, Fla: R. II. f.
Eoston (N) ....,-.,-..........3
Philadelphia (A) ............9 IL O
Genewich. Mills and Taylor; Grove
and Cochrane.
At Tarpon Springs, Fla: R.H.E E.
Brooklyn [N ...............2
st. Louis CAD ......'..--....s IL
McGraw, Elliott, Ehrhardt and
Hargeaves; Jones, CASTOR and Schang
(12 innings).
At Avon Park. Fla: r. H. L.
Washington (A) ............4 O
st. Louis (N) .........5 II 3
Hadleyr Murray and Berger;
sherdel, Haines, Dyer and OFarrell.
At st. Petersburg, Fla: r. H. E.
C.incinno+i 12edc ...1 q G
New York Yankees ..........2 9 0
Rixey, Nehf, Kolp and Picinich;
Ruether, Hoyt and Grabowski.
At wichita Falls, Tex: r. H. f
Chicago (A) ................
Wichita Falls (T) ......,...
T. Mlankenship, Jacobs and Schalk,
McCurdy; FusnelI, Estil and Tobin
At Plant City, Fla: R. Fl. E.
Philadelphia (N) .............7 IL 2
Columbus (AA) .............7 2
Taber Mitchell and ODonnell; Mill
er, Picard and Farrell. Cite, called
seventh, rain).,
At san Francisco r. H. E.