Evening star., 1928-03-17
THREE STRAIGHT DEFEATS
FAIL TO UPSET YANKEES
Bv N. As.oeis,sd Prs.

By the Associated prta
ST. PETERSBURG. Fla. March If.
Three straight setbacks for the world
champion Yankees fail 70 disturb Man
seer Miller Husgins who does not take
the exhibitions in the bushes az iridi.
Gators OF what will happen when the
season starts.
Wan Huegins left the ball park after
the Yanks mad taken trimming from
the CARDS yesterday, a fan accosted him.
Is them the Yankees that won the
world seriet2" the enthusiast put In.
Nope replied Hug.
Didn't the Yankees win the world
series?"
Yep: but this isn't the same team.
But it'll be the tame soon and we'll
show 1t. When wen be winning games
will be after the bell rings"
Levsen Says He IL Fit.
CLEVELAND. March i7.--One OF the
TWO Ifs" that experts agree will deter
mine the showing OF the Cleveland In
dians in this seasons American League
campaign has been removed. providing
Pitcher Emil Levsen has the right In
formation on his own condition.
Attempts 10 predict the Tribe pros
poets have ctntered on the ability OF
Levsen and uhle 10 regain their 1925
form after disaatrous seasons last year
Levsen declares the soreness ia gone
from his shoulders and that he In ready
u win lot OF ball games. He credits
this 10 excellent training conditions at
New Orleans
Red Sox Look Drab.
BRADEFTOE, Fla, March 1.-THE
Boston Red Box are net quite as good
as they thought they we're. on the bash
OF yesterdays defeat at the HANDS Of
the Brooklyn Dodgers. Hitters and
pitchers alike looked none too dApper
sgainht a pretty high-ciass exhibition by
Daz2y Vance and his mates. Even the
peerless Ira FlaRshad famed twice
while the Dodgers piled up 10 hits.
Brown Boxmen In Form.
VEST PALM BEACH. Fla. March
i7,~~The Newark internatiOnAls know
what u is W be on the low end OF 4
one hit base ball game, pitched by two
Ernie Eeyers and Alvin Crowder did
II, with the emphasis on the former
Washington right-handAr In the las.
s'z innings crowder simply threw the
ball past the kewarkers, and the
Browns won, 10 !.
FothergiIi In Freak Play.
, SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March IL
J Boz FotheTgiii. Detroit's 220-pound left
! fielder. has been credited with one of
] the prize freak plays of the training
j season
| During a practice game with Mime
! spolis, batter sent liner paAt FotheT-
gili who ran IL down and then, hsaying
the bsll before he was set, threw 10 the
luocrupied LETT field bleachrrs IN
daunLed FotheFaili jumped the rail-, re-
captured the ball and hfaYed again
/ This time the bell struck q wire screen
/ directly IN front 0f him which sepa >
rated the bissehers from the grand.
| stand. and bounded bark, narrowly
missing the throwers head
F0thsfEIli didn't throw the ball q
itlhc time sA The batter had aireedy
scpfed
Simmons q. H., As Hear.
FORT MYERS. Fla. MAreh IT,
1bpgm gave way 10 joy In the pi1iIs-
dfiphih Athletes training camp today
| Wben astufAnGss we're received thai Al
simmons, Eiugging oltfieIdsT, had been
pr"n"unced ~ by physician at An.
susth, DR
Weather Poor ~3F Ehisox.
FORT WORTH Tea, March IL
The Cbirag0 White B0y are begnnine
TO suspect thst Minneapolis Gr DllIntl
might offer ~ fitlnR training cans
ssethtT ss Port Worth Last year 4
blizzard broke w q scheduled slndAj