Evening star., 1933-03-15
WHITE SOX, BRUINS
OPEN CITY SERIES.
Walter Brown, Yanks' 265.
Pound Pitcher, Loses
Starting Game.
By the Associated Press.
OS ANGEI ,ES March 1S-HI

By the Associated Press.
7 OS ANGELES, March 15.-Ch-
cago's Cubs and White Sox
squared of today for the open
ing OF al old oeremony-the city
series-in a new setting.
Hitherto the series has been held at
the end OF the season, when one or the
other failed to win the championship
Of its respective league. This year, with
the White Sox, representative Of the
American League, training in California
for the first time, the first instalment
has been scheduled for Los Angeles. The
series will close in Chicago April 8 and
8, just before the opening Of the major
league season.
The Cubs, National League champions,
faced the series not much changed from
last year. The SoX, the number seven
team in the 1882 American League race,
encountered their first real competition
OF the training season, with what PROM
ises to be an immensely improved outfit.
1t also was the initial get-together
IN combat of two sluggers starting their
first year in Chicago livery, although
well known to base ball. The Sox con-
tr1bution was Al Simmons, late of Phila-
delphia. Floyd (Babe) Herman occupied
the position for the Cubs
Manager Charlie Grimm of the Cubs
planned to send Pat Malone and Lon
Warneke, two of his top notch pitchers,
into the contest. The nominees Of Lew
F'onseca, the Sox pilot, were Ed Dur
ham, Paul Gregory and Johnny Wilson.
Inc clubs Will meet again tomorrow.
CT. PETERSBURG, Fla, March IS
~ R.-Walter Brown, 265-pound
New York Yankee pitcher, took a
sound drubbing in his first exhibition
start OF the year but at least he can
claim a moral victory over the 135-
pound Frank Hogan of the Boston
Braves
Brown went into to pitch in the fourth
inning OF yesterdays game and the
first batter was Hogan, thus bringing
together the two biggest men in base
pail. Hogan fouled of seven pitches
before slamming the eighth into right
Held for hit. But by the time he had
chugged down to first base, the burly
catcher was so tired they had to send
In pinch runner for him.
SARASOTA. Fla, March Is P.-
Manager Marty McManus of the Boston
Red Sox fears his squad Is bit down"
as result OF the steady. driving routine
ne has given his players since they
arrived here. He hopes holiday today
will put them in the proper mood for
tomorrow's opening Spring clash with
the st. Louis Cardinals.
NEW ORLEANS, March Is R.-
~ Three New Orleans Rookie pitch
ers, all prospects for future Jobs
with the Cleveland Indians. showed so
much stuff yesterday that the American
Leaguers took 3-to-2 trimming.
Dennis Galehouse, a 2oo-pound husky
from Doyiestown, Ohio, looked best Of
the three. He kept his fast ball away
from the Indian batters so well not a
hard hit was made in the three innings
he worked.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex, March is Up).
The Tigers were promised their first
practice game between two teams made
up from among themselves.
Manager Bucky Harris IS shaping q
team for the beginning Of exhibition
play that will wind up for the Tigers
In New York just before the main show
begins. On Friday of this week the
Tigers meet the University of Texas
nine at Austin.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, March
Is P-The ST. Louis Browns had 20
players in training camp today.
A new conner Is Russell White, from
Newark, big left-handed pitcher, who
was signed yesterday. He had a tryout
with the Giants last year.
L. G. McEvoy, vice president Of the
club, departed yesterday for st. Louis
without waiting for the possible ar
rival Of the two holdouts. Rick Ferrell
and Carl Reynolds, to talk contract.