Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-11

to the development Of the pitching
staff.
Elated over the form they dis
played in breaking even with Okla
homa City in the two-game series
in Fort Worth Saturday and Sun
day the Panthers were back at Min
eral Wells to resume training.
Overcast skies and a sprinkle Of
rain early in the morning threat
ened to keep the athletes indoors
this afternoon for the first time
since they arrived here March 4.
Spuds Impressive
At Wichita Falls, the SpudderS
busted themselves in batting and
fielding balls.
Yesterday the Spudders defeated
their training mates from Abilene,
IL to 4, in an exhibition game. The
work of two Spudder pitchers, Cy
Smith and Hal 'Wiltse, was impress
sive.
A full squad is due at Beaumont
today was to see practically all the
Exporters removing muscle kinks
and getting acclimated.
RUDE Stuart, owner of the Ex-
Iporters had a talk with Muggsy
McGraw at San Antonio about Ed
die Marshall, star shortstop of last
seasons Shippers. The Giants like
Eddie and there seems little chance
of his returning. Reports on young
AkerS, who is scheduled to fill
Marshall's shoes at short, are that
he is a colorful youngSter with a
fence busting wallop.
Bears Pleased
The San Antonio Bears were
much better pleased with them
selves than three days ago. Though
they lost two weekend games to the
powerful New York Giants in their
Laredo spring camp the Bears con-
sidered the scores of 8 to 2 and 6 to
l far from disgracetul in view of
fact that the Giants we're at full
strength with the exception of First
Raseman Terry, while the Bears
had rockies on first and third and
in one outfield position besides in
the box and behind the bat.
The work of LeiSSner Poth, young
fast ball hurler from the town that
bears his name, Poth, Texas, was
the talk of the camp today as rain
threatened to keep the players in
the hotel lobby. He BANKED the
Giants without a hit in his three
inning stretch on the hill Sunday.
Cubs Turn Out
Forty-two Waco Cubs were to
report to Skipper Derrill Pratt,
maker of big leaguerS, for the for
NAL opening today of the 1929
spring training camp.
The hurlers include Phil CALI
van, Eugene McClung, Rudy Shell
ton, Ralph Stein, G. Q. Thurman,
Tom Blake, Tony Piet, Rex Love,
Phil Weihtraub, Nick Dumovich,
Russell A. Braucheau, Buster Wink
Ter and Earl Caldwell. Caldwell,
one Of the most feared slabsters
of the league last year. says he IS
set for the greatest season of his
life.
Sports Beat Miiiers
The daily routine workout await
ed the Dallas Steers upon their ar
rival at CorSicana from Dallas to-
day where they engaged the Chi
cago White Sox in a three-game
series over the weekend. They
were due here about noon.
They Will be joined at their
training camp by Dusty Borgess..
utility man, formerly Of Waco and
San Antonio, who arrived Sunday
from College Station where he was
an official in the state basketball
tournament.
Shreveport's stock in the Ameri-
can association is high as a result
of two defeats by the Sports of the
Minneapolis Milelrs over the week
end.
The Texas leaguers took a good
game Saturday and won a terrible
affair. 10 to ]. Sunday.
Routine training was resumed to-
day.