Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-25

BY the Associated Press.
PASO ROBES, Calf, February 25.--
Lloyd and Paul Waner, star outfielders.
who have failed to sign contracts, will
play with the Pittsburgh Pirates this
year or they won't play at ALL" Sam w.
Dreyfuss, club treasurer, announced to-
day as the Pirates resumed Spring
training. Dreyfuss denied that John
McGraw had offered $4,000 for the
brothers.
The club treasurer intimated that
drastic action might be taken against
Fred Russell, left-handed pitcher, who
failed to report at camp. RUSSELL signed
his contract and was due here last
Thursday. =,
DOME Bush put the Pirates to work
yesterday instead of giving them the
usual holiday. The pitchers threw few
fast, straight balls but only Jess Petty,
southpaw, obtained from Brooklyn, tried
any curves.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, February 25
R).-The New York Giants were minus
all bandages today.
Pitcher Joe Genewich, who injured
knee in o practice session Saturday,
was ready to return to the field. JACK
Cummings spiked finger had healed and
Pitcher John SCOTS hog-killing wound
had disappeared. =,
Ray Schalk, assistant manager said
Andy Cohen, Andy Reese, Travis jack
son, Bill Terry, Freddie Lindstrom, q:
w. Crawford and Herbert Thomas, all
infielders. and Outfielders Fred Leach,
Melvin OFT. Jimmy Welsh, Tony Kauf-
man and Charles Fullis, would arrive
this week.
The Giants were idle yesterday.
CHICAGO, February rs Cp).-This is
getaway week for Manager Lena
Blackburne and his White Sox.
With their hopes pinned largely on
big crop of promising rockies the
White Sox will entrain for their Spring
training camp at Dallas, Tex, Thurs
day.
PHOENIX. Ariz., February Is H).-
The first major league team ever TO
select Arizona for Its Spring training
camp-the Detroit club of the Ameri-
can League-had the vanguard of its
base ball forces here today, ready for
practice.
Manager Stanley Harris. the new
Tiger pilot, found George Uhle, veteran
pitcher, and two youngsters waiting here
for him when he arrived yesterday
Uhle, obtained from Cleveland, has been
having his pitching arm treated by a
Los Angeles specialist, and is expected
to regain some Of his old-tirne form
| The youngsters, Leo Fitterer and Champ
Alloway, come from the Fort Worth
Club Of the Texas League.
, ST. LOUIS, Mo, February Is R.-
Wallie Schang, veteran catcher, was a
holdo,It as the st. Louis Browns early
squad left for Spring training at Wes'
| Palm Beach, Fla. Business Manager
| Bill Friel had expected Schang to put
In an appearance at the station but tht
38-year-old backstop wasn't aboard anc
Friel said he was unsigned.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, February rs up
! Fourteen of Cincinnatis prime bass
(, ball performers made up the contingent
Of Reds joining other actors In the
greatest show on earth down South to-
day, and when the players arrive al
Orlando, Fla, after the long ride thf
Spring training camp will house the
clubs principals in the 1929 pennant
drive.
Players going are: Pitchers, Ash, Har'
rington, johnson, Kolp. Nicer anC
Smith; catchers, Sukeforth and Dixon
infielders, Lutzke, Pipp, Shell ane
johnson, and outfielders, Crabtree ane
Swanson Manager Jack Hendricks ant
Business Manager Frank w. Behle arr
the bosses on the trip.
New players in the club are Pitcher
Joe Smith, purchased from the Nortf
Platte Club; Walter Lutzke, drafted
from Newark, and Victor She'll, frs
sacker from McCook, Neb. Players al
lready at the camp include Pid Purd.
and Ethan Allen, outflelders, ant
Pitchers Eppa Rixey, Pete Donohue an'
Red Lucas.
| AVALON, Santa Catalina Island
Calf, February rs H).-The Chicag'
Cubs entered the second week of Sprini
training today ready for the hard worl
promised by Manager Joe Mccarthy.
Beginning tomorrow when the infield
ers and outf1elders, including Roger
Hornsby arrive. two practice sessions
will be held daily. The new arrivals
will include two rockies, Dan Taylor
outfielder, from the Memphis Club ant
an infielder, Clarence Blair of Littl'
Rock
Manager Mccarthy said his battery
ment couldn't be in better condition
FORT MYERS, Fla, February Is CP)
Two drills day, particularly for tn
young pitchers, was Manager Comm