The Washington times., 1934-03-31
Training Camp Notes

Training Camp Notes
ST. PETERsBURGH. Fla,
March 31.-The New York
Yankees hope to break their
four.game losing streak at the
expense of minor league opposi-
ton today. They face their New
ark farm hands here. Yester-
day the Yankees lost to the
Cardinals at Bradenton, 3 to 2.
FIT. MYERS, Fla, March 81
0.N.SO Everything but base
ball-fishing, and golfing, shop
ping and packing-occupied the
attention Of the Athletics today.
The Southern training season has
ended and the team will leave
here aboard special train to-
night.
NEW ORLEANS, La, March 81 .
The worlds champion New York
Giants were here today to open
an exhibition tour with the Cleve-
land Indians. In all probability
Carl Hubbell. ace left-hander Of
the National League, will hurl
for the Giants. Yesterday the
Giants defeated the Nashville
Vols, 4 to 3, at Dothan, Ala.
WINTERPARK, March 81.
Poor hitting cost the Phillies an
other Grapefruit League baseball
game when they bowed to the
Montreal Royals, to 2. The
same teams were scheduled to
meet again today.
ORLANDO, Fla, March 81.
Camp followers Of the Dodgers
were talking trade today, but
Casey Stelgel, the clubs man.
ager, was content to concern
himself with the improvement
shown by Ray Benge, one of his
mound hopefuls. Benge pitched
five innings against the junior
varsity yesterday and looked
good. The rumor mongers have
the Dodgers planning a trade
with either the Boston Braves
or the New York Giants.
TAMPA, Fla, March 31.-The
fence-busting Cincinnati Reds
were to travel to Avon Park to-
day to play an exhibition game
with the Columbus (Ohio) Red
Birds, American Association
champions last year and winners
of the Little World Series.
NEW ORLEANS, La, March
31-The Cleveland Indians were
ready to start their 14-game ex-
hibition tour with the New York
Giants today. a
Manager Walter Johnson plans
to use the team he expects to
start the season with against the
Giants, but every man in the
infield and at least one in the
outer garden knows that he will
have to give his all to earn a
regular berth with the Tribe. AS
johnson put it, I'VE have plenty
Of players and the bench has
plenty of room"
PASADENA, Cal, March 81
G.N.SO. - Paul Gregory was
named to do the hurting for the
Chicago White Sox today against
the Pasadena Merchants in an
exhibition game.
AS the team prepared to depart
Monday for the East and dozen
games with the Pirates, there
were rumors about the camp
that several major league deals
are pending.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, March
31.-The bats of Billy Herman,
Gabby Hartnett and George
"GoldilockS") Stainback re-
ceived major credit today for
the 13-to-S victory the Cubs
scored over the Pittsburgh
Pirates yesterday. It was the
Cubs fourth victory over the
BucS in six spring games. A
five-run rally in the eighth saved
Pat Malone from defeat.
LAKELAND, Fla. March 81
Two Tiger pitchers have been
added to he Detroit infirmary list
today-Luke Hamlin going to
hospital for treatment of kidney
disease, and Steve Larkin, suffer
ing a cash on his neck when he
was struck by flying glass as
ball crashed through the cluo'
house window. Mickey Cochrane's
boys got into their batting stride
yesterday and defeated the Co
lumbus Red Birds, 9 to 4. This
afternoon they tackle Brooklyn at
Orlando.