The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-01


Larry French will be on the
mound for Chicago today when
the Cubs meet Los Angeles at
Santa Monica.
Billy Herman singled Bill
urges home in the tenth in
ming yesterday to give the Cubs
a 6-to-5 win over Hollywood. In
cidentally, Manager Charley
Grimm ran his string of hitless
times at bat to 26.
ATLANTA, Ca, April kept
idle by two days of rain, the
Athletics left here this morning
by bus for nearby Griffin where
they we're to meet local nine
before resuming their jaunt north
ward.
Since leaving Florida the pitch
ing power of the AS has declined
appreciably, but this was traced
to the sagging temperature by
Connie Mack, who is jubilant over
the heavy hitting produced by
his batsmen. In the last three
games, the Mackmen averaged
II 1-3 runs and Is 1-3 hits per
game.
WINTER HAVEN, Fla, April 1.
Encouraged by timely hitting and
good pitching, the Phillies today
went into battle against the New
ark Bears, of the international
League.
Playing their best game Of the
spring training season, the Pills
yesterday handed the Brooklyn
Dodgers their first defeat OF the
year by a major league club. The
score was 5 to !.
ORLANDO, Fla, April 1.-The
Dodgers were not quite so cocky
today. While still at the top OF
the grapefruit league, they have
finally tasted defeat at the hands
of a big league outfit. It was
the Phidgety PhilS, of all teams,
which set them down, doing it
by the score of S to / yesterday.
NEW ORLEANS, La, April !.
Giant Manager Bill Terry was on
the warpath today. He doesn't
like the way his team has been
kicked around"-the words are
his own-during the past week.
He mitigated his wrath by ship
ping two rockies to parts dis
tant," and issued fair warning to
all and Sundry that similar sum-
mary dispatch would be made Of
others meeting with managerial
disapproval. The boys take the
Cleveland Indians on today, hop
ing to erase the shame Of Satur-
days 14-2 shellacking.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, April
1.-After dropping the fifth of
their nine-g anne Grapefruit
League" series to the New York
Yankees, 10, the exhausted Bos-
ton Braves enjoyed a holiday to-
day. Babe Ruth, in the game at
first base for two and a half in
nings, looked poor afield and at
bat. The Braves conclude their
series with the Yankees tomorrow.
SARASOTA, Fla, April /.
Cheered by the news that Man
ager Joe Cronin's injured wrist
was only sprained. the Boston
Red Sox meet the Columbus club
of the American Association to-
day. Dusty Rhodes was to hurl.
With Eddie doc" Farrell, former
Braves and Yanks' infielder, tax
ing Cronin's place, the Sox de-
feated the Detroit Tigers yester-
day, 81.
LAKELAND, Fla, April DE
spite the fact that the Boston Red
Sox limited the Detroit Tigers to
three hits and won yesterday, 2 to
/, the Bengal membership today
was jubilant over the comeback"
of Elon (Chief) Hogsett. The
Chief pitched for the first time
yesterday, holding the Sox score
less for three innings and limiting
them to single hit, a bunt.
TAMPA, Fla, April 1.-The
Cincinnati Reds had deserted
their spring training camp here
today to start the trip back North
in easy stages. Their first stop
was at Winter Haven, where they
will remain for three days, al
though making a fast trip to
Orlando this afternoon for an ex-
hibition with the ooklyn
Dodgers. The Reds came away
second best, 8 to S, in a game
with the st. Louis Cards yester-
day. They were able to snag only
four hits from the pitching Of
Wild Bill Hallahan and Ray Har-
rell.
NEW ORLEANS April L.
Rained out of their game yeSter-
day, the Cleveland Indians and
the New York Giants started their
transforming trip toward New