Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-07
Under the Big Top

NEW YORK. April 7-P-Connie
Mack. big nogul Of the champion
Athletics. Is telling the world that
If his team wins 95 games this
year ii probably will retain The
league championship.
Il think 95 games will win the
pennant in our league this year
he declared.
Lou Gehr:g Of the New York
Yankees has begun his annual home
run pursuit o. Babe Ruth. and the
Babe has helped him by sustaining
an injury to his right leg that will
Keep him put Of action for about
Il week. Lou got his first homer or
the training season in the second
inning Of yesterdays game between
the Yanks and Dallas. In the skin
frame. Ruth rounded second base
sharply and wrenched a leg muscle
painfully. He does not expect I'd
play again until the Yankees reach
New York and meanwhile Gehrig
has a chance to hit a few more
homers and start the season on
even terms.
John McCraw. manager OF the
New York Giants. celebrates his
57th birthday today in harness. Nc
Graw's party. he hopes, will be at
the expense Of the Chicago White
Sox. who meet the Giants at Ev-
ansville today in the eleventh game
Of their spring exhibition series.
The Giants are one up so far with
five victories, four defeats and one
tie.
Too Many HurIers
Wilbert Robinson, manager Of the
Brooklyn Robins, has SO many good
pitchers that he is having a had
time finding work for all Of them
during the training season. Hence
Robbie, who is reported to have
proposed a Is inning game with the
Boston Braves last week, has m
ranged another double header FOR
today. The Robins tackle the Macon
Peaches Of the Sally League a.
Macon in the first, game with Cy
Moore and Buck Newsome sched-
uled to pitch, then play the At
lanta Crackers or the Southern
Association with Ray Moss and
Dolf Luque doing mound duty.
California has seer the last OF
the Chicago Cubs until some time
next year. Immediately after spread
ing themselves TO a 20 to S victory
over Hollywood yesterday. the Cubs
started for Kansas City where they
Will engage the American Associa-
ton champions Tuesday.
The Chicago White Sox left Little
Rock today for Evansville, Ind, TO
open their final series OF seven
training games-all with the New
York Giants.
Kremer In Good Shape
It begins TO look as though Remy
Kremer will be selected TO pitch
the opening game for the Pitts
burgh Pirates against the Cincin-
natl Reds. Remy has rounded into
shape early this spring and now
Is IN first class condition. The
Pirates are &C Fort Worth today
for a single exhibition game against
the local club OF the Texas League.
After three disastrous games on
the home lot Of the Kansas City
Blues. the GO. Louis Browns today
were at Oklahoma City for a two
game series. Sammy Hale, pur-
chased from Philadelphia during
the winter, was not with the squad,
being sent to st. Louis to recup-
crate from an influenza attack.
Harry Rice, Detroit Tiger out
fielder, will be out OF the game for
some time as a result Of injuries
TO his face received yesterday In an
with tho Louisville Col
onels. Rice cUllided with the wall
OF the bleachers while catching a
fly ball.
The Cincinnati Reds were In
Louisville, their last stand before
the championship season today and
tried 70 work In q short practice
session. The Redlegs and Coionels
viii play a three-game series be-
ginning tomorrow.
Beats Owners II.
a ninth inning weakness lost a
game for the Cleveland Indians