Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-11
White SOX IN
fine FETTLE;
HORNSbY HITS

DALLAS, Tex, March 11.-(P}-
Everything looks bright to Manager
Lena" Blackburne of the Chicago
White Sox.
Holdout worries have faded with
the signing of Alex Metzler, star
outfielder; his rookie pitchers are
hurting excellent ball and his team
has won three straight exhibition
HGmes from the Dallas Steers.
The White Sox were forced IL
innings yesterday to win, 6 to 5.
Dallas misplays caused its downfall.
Earl Averill, costly rookie pur-
chased by the Cleveland Indians
from the San Francisco club Of the
Coast league, will play center, Field
Manager Roger P-eckinpaugh said
today at the Few Orleans training
camp.
He will be fIanked by Jameson
in left and Porter in right.
After breaking even with Los An
geles in their first two exhibition
games of the season, the Cubs were
back on Catalina Island for more
conditioning today.
Hornsby Hits
Rogers HornSby welded his viii
low with guSto in the Angels series,
cracking out two homers, a brace OF
doubles and a single and account
ing for sever runs.
Three home runs failed to aid
the ST. Louis Cardinals in yester-
days exhibition tussle at SaratoSa.
In preparation for the first eXhi-
hition contest next SATURDAY, Man
ager Howley of the st. Louis Browns
was to send Schultz, McNeely and
jenkins to the outfield for the
Regulars" Melillo at second, KreSs
short, and Dondero third and one
Of his young catcherS to first be-
cause Of LII Blues late arrival.
At Phoenix, Ariz., Detroit Tigers
regulars yesterday evened UP for
their defeat by the Tiger Cubs Sat
urday, winning the second practice
tile, 10 to 8.
Cards Banned
One more "VerbOtem" sign has
been hung out at the Pittsburgh Pi-
rates training camp at Paso Robes.
Calf, along with the mo liquor"
and "all to bed by IL p. M" warn
ings. The new words are card
playing taboo" This step vas TAX
en- by DOME Bush after hotel Off
Gals had complained of the care
lessneSs Of the men in throwing
cigaret butts about the floor.
The condition Of Ira Pete" Flag
stead, mainstay of the Red Sox
outfield, was worrying Manager Bill
Carrigan today. Flagstead arrived
at Bradenton, Fla, cVsF the week
end after a five-day trip from
Olympia, wash, u~nderweight and
reporting he had spent several weeks
in a Tacoma, Wash, hospital suf-
fering from influenza.
At ST. Petersburg, Fla. John A.
Heydler, president of the National
league, was q visitor today at the
Adbves camp. He will attend the
A5St of the exhibition games staged
y the tribe with the st. Louis
Cardinals.
Goslin Said o. X.
Goose GoSlin, American league
batting champion, has reached the
washington training camp at Tam
pa, Fla, with an army full Of good
news for Manager Walter Johnson.
His throwing arm, he says, is all
right. 1t was all wrong most of
last season, and he had to relay the
balls that reached him via the in
field. Joe Judge. first baseman,
who has been with him at Hot
Springs and accompanied him to
Tampa, echoed the outfielder's OPP
timism.
AT Miami, Fla, the Cincinnati
Reds are recovering from dizziness,
which came upon II of them yester-
day while tanning the breeze at
tempting to connect with the puZ-
cling offerings Of two Philadelphia
Athletic recruit pitchers and the
battling hurting Of the veteran,
Rube Walberg.
The Reds took a thorough trounc-
ing. 6 to 8, after downing the Phil
adelphia team Saturday in the Gill;
cinnati's first exhibition game CT
the season.
WHIRLED TO DEATH
RTTFNOS AYRES. - Mercedes