The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-03-12
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AVALON, Cal, March 1.-THE
Cubs are poor sailors. Practically
the whole team was recovering to-
day from sea-sickness which over.
took the players during the stormy
26-mile trip from the mainland.
AS a result, Manager Mccarthy was
forced to call off yesterdays prac-
tice session. They were scheduled
to get back in harness today.
DALLAS, Tex, March 12-Six
young candidates for the White Sox
team today were en- route to the
minors following a little pruning
job here yesterday by Manager
Blackburne. Leslie Cox, Irving
Jeffries, Eli Ward and Elgin Wilson
were dumped" to the Dallas club,
and William Wismoersky and Mar.
tin Ehlers were given places with
the Palestine team of the Texas
League.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla,
March 1.-THE New York Yam
KEGS went to Tampa today to
play their first exhibition game =
of the season, with the Tampa
State Leaguers furnishing the
opposition.
Catcher Denny Bengough was to
have his tonsile removed today and
dame rumor says Owner Jacob Rup-
pert plans to buy another backstop.
Colonel Jake and his checkbook are
here.
Buster Gehrig has hit no home
1ar1k ho
amberjac on a fishing trip.
CLEARWATER, Fla, March IL.
If Glenn Wright has dead arm
Manager WiIbert Robinson declares
he will try to cancel the deal which
brought the shortstop to Brooklyn
in exchange for Pitcher Jess Petty.
Bonesetter Ferguson, who Is training
Wright in Miami, advised Robinson
that the sl1ortstop would be out of
the game for two weeks at least 1t
is alleged he injured his right Shout
der by crashing into a brick wall
while playing handban in Kansas
City last November, before he was
traded to Brooklyn.
The Yannigans pulled triple play
on the regulars in yesterdays game.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March
12.--Outfielder Ed ROush and
First Baseman Bill Terry, whose
arrival at training camp here
completed the roster Of the New
York Giants, were to take their
first workout with the team to.
day. ROuSh, who says he has
recovered from the abdominal in
jury which kept him out of the
game for some time last year,
will try to take the center field
job away from Jimmy Welsh.
PHOENIX, Ariz., March AZ
Manager Stanley r. Harris, OF the
Detroit Tigers, claims to be at least
/ two poses ahead of former President
Coolidge in the number OF photo
graphs taken in cowboy regalia.
Bucky had a hard workout yesterday
on Dude Ranch" near here. He
was photographed on all the Pinto
ponies he could stay on. Today Har.
ris. suffering from saddle soreness,
led his athletes out on the diamond
again to resume training.
NEW ORLEANS, March H.
with johnny f1ooapp, IlfSL Daseman
for the Cleveland Indians, still hold
ing out, Lew Fonseca held down the
initial sack in an infield drill yester-
day. The rest of the infield consists
of Lind at second, Tayener at Short
stop and Joe Sewell at third. Dick
Porter. former heavy-hitting Interna-
tional League star, bought up by the
Indians this season, clouted two over
the wall in batting practice yester-
day.
AVON PARK, Fla, March IL.
The Cardinals smarted under their
second straight defeat of the exhibi.
ton season today. They were set
back yesterday by the Boston Braves,
to 5. Today is an open date. The
Red Birds take on the Boston Red
Sox at Bradentown. Fla, tomorrow.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, March
1.-THE Browns will play a benefit
game today for the needy children of
this vicinity. The club will be di.
vided into .wo teams, with Al Crow.
der and Sam Gray opposing each
other on the mound. The regulars
trounced the Yannigans yesterday, 4