Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-06
BABE RUTH GOAT"
IN YANKEE CLASH
Errs as a First Stacker and
Loses Game-Chisox Pick
Regular Lineup.

BY the Associated Press.
~ T. PETERSBURG, Fla, March g.
Its not often that Babe Ruth
plays the role of goat" but he
~ was suffering under that ignomy
at the New York Yankees train
| ing camp today.
He was playing first base for the Yam
nigans Gehrig hunted. He should have
been an easy out, but Ruth neglected
to keep his foot on the bag when he
| took the throw. Gehrig eventually scor-
ed the winning run on Lazzeri's line
single.
At bat, Ruth got one double, a tower
ing fly that the wind caused to fall
| safely.
DALLAS, Tex, March (P).-Some
idea of what Lena Blackburne intends
to do with his large crop of ball players
was obtained when he sent the White
SoX through an abbreviated ball game
Blackburne announced his regular
| lineup as Mostil, Barrett and Reynolds
in the outfleld Shires on first, Kerr
at second, Cissell at shortstop, Kamm
on third and Grouse catching.
| Only Barrett and Mostil appear I'M
certain to appear in the starting lineup
when the season opens. Clarence Hoff-
man, rookie, and Alex MetZler, who
has not yet reported. are scheduled to
hold down two of the outfleld berths
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, March 6
| P).-With Kress and Brannon on hand,
Manager Dan Howley of the st. Louis
Browns tried out a new infield combina-
ton yesterday. He placed the rookie,
Leonard Dondero, at third; Kress at
short and alternated with Brannon and
Roetz at second. Ike banning, a catcher,
was at first in the absence of Lu Blue.
Eddie Grimes, third baseman acquir-
ed from Tulsa, was given days rest
from infield practice.
Besides Blue. only five other players
have yet to report: O'Rourke and Mel
lilo, infielders: Manush, MCGOWAN and
McNeely, outfielders.
PHOENIX, Ariz.. March (R.-
Eight days of work under the sun hav-
ing produced beneficial results, Manag-
err Bucky Harris of the Tigers, yester-
day permitted his pitchers to put some
thing on the ball.
The new pilot was particularly pleas
ed with the showing of Frank Barnes,
southpaw pitcher obtained from Hous-
ton.
The hitting of Dale Alexander, first
base candidate from Toronto, also IA
vorably impressed Harris, who indicated
he might get the call over Harry He'll
man, finished last season at the initial
sack.
NEW ORLEANS, March 6 CP).-The
Cleveland Indian Club roster lists %
men in uniform and at work, including
Manager Roger Peckinpaugh, who has
welcomed as the latest arrivals the two
youngsters, Eddie Morgan and Carl
Lind
Jovo Miljus, veteran pitcher who
spent the Winter farming In California,
arrived yesterday.
Cold weather and rain have held the
batteries to li,nbering up exercises.
FORT MYERS, Fla, March R.-
The Philadelphia Athletics were in good
I shape today and anxious for the first
| inter-league game of the season with
| st. Louis Nationals at Avon Park to-
morrow. Two sets of inf1elders are
being tried. Reading from first to third,
E, orwell, Dykes. Boley and Hale make up
one quartet and Foxx, Hassler, Sharkey
and Borrelli the other. Borrelli, for
merly of Muhlenburg College, has made
good impression.
PASO ROBES, Calf, March up.
Dick Bartel, pepper pot of the Pitts
burg Pirates, seems the logical choice
Tor shortstop.
pie Traynor is to be moved back
to his third base position, Jim Stroner.
Wichita recruit having failed to make
the necessary improvement since his
recent operation for appendicitis.
Manager Bush says the initial lineup
will comprise Shelley, first base; Adams,
second base; Bartell, short stop: Tray
nor, third base; Generously, left field;
Brickell, center field, and Grantham,
right field.
BRADENTON, Fla, March 6 R.-
President Bob Quinn has ordered the
for Sundays and holidays, following
custom he started in St. Louis.
Manager Carrigan has imposed a
midnight curfew.
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