Evening Star Newspaper, March 2, 1923, Page 30

30 SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. . FRIDAY, -MARCH 9 <y 1923. SPORTS. Backstopping Should Not Worry Nationals : Reds Make Final Offer to Roush " TEAM HAS CLEVER TRIO, NOT INCLUDING GHARRITY . Ruel Is Proved Talent, Lapan Displayed His Wares + Last Fall and Now Hargrave Is Showing Much Promise at Camp. BY DE! AMPA, Fla., March that Donie Bush wiil have lit capacity regarding catchers for the National Gharrity, first NMAN —On snap judgment, the prediction is ventured THOMPSON. tle to worry about in his managerial With the status of string backstop, wholly. problematical, due to the weak- ness of his throwing arm last year, this may be regarded as a rash as- sertion, but it is hereby made, and v The caliber of Muddy Ruel is well established. receiving for the Boston Red Sox in the last two years Ruel has thor- of with considerable justification. In bearing the brunt oughly demonstrated his capabilities, which include intelligent direction of the boxmen as well as the drivin istic for the only one of the nine pla sive view of the entire battlefield at Pete Lapan proved in the few zames he appeared with the Nation- als st fall that he is of the same hustling, aggressive type, and if a combination of Bill Hargrave's ac- tions on th training field here and his record in the Bastern League last season can be taken as an accurate zauge, Bush will have three of a kind sporting shinguards this summer Dumpy., But Is Speedy. Like Ruel and Lapan. Hargrave is comparatively short. He is wider of beam than either of his mates, ap- pearing positively dumpy in @ uni- form, but so far speed is concerned. rookie h down o this is misleading, n agile athlete. Al- the Washington list catcher. Hargrave's experience not been confined to receiving. a matter of fact. it v third that he was signed by the New Haven club, from which Griff snared him. and it was only when Wilson, the regular catcher of the team, suffered an accident that Har- € was drafted to fill in. So well he red-headed youngster perform with mitt and mask that Manager “Wild BiI" Donovan kept him at it after the necessity ceased to exist. In addition to the fifty-nine games at Hargrave caught for the Last- rn gue champions. he appeared 1 thirty-three at third base oamed the garden during nine con- iests. Including the eighteen times e was called on for pinch-hitting Hargrave performed in 119 es for New Haven and stood sixth n_the list of hitters for the it with a mark 21, his 131 including thirty-three doubles, triplets and three home run did t seven Is Praived by Bonovan meeting Toauue ih Nev was the most the Hastern of the plate cpposing scrapping close ones Although will have tunity for ny days ye ing the accuracy of his 10 question an. ff at the of _the American York that Hargrave promising prospect in player on top ti ragging and constantly umps for the Do Biil assured G winter League. all the batsmen with the oppor- of display- aim, there is s Lo the strength of his wing, This he already has demon- strated in the preliminary work, when, despite the injunction to take it easy, he has made more than one of the hurlers with soft hands wince catehing the bails he tosses with casy, overhand snap, mach as tddic Ainsmith used to. Without Gha it would seem that Busimen wiil be well fortified with maskr 1d. should. Patsy recover his old-time form. there is mo club in the circuit that will boust a bet- ter balanced staff Bush’s squad has been reduced by ene through the departure of Bath- olomew Vandegrift Potter. After one day and a night in camp the squire concluded that any calling which naessitated separation from the amily circle. especially when it in- uded a bride of only a couple of onths. was not the proper one for him, so he pulled up stakes and treked for the old homestead in the mountains Kaintuek. Potter's case was a typical one of homesick- ness. A thousand and more miles from those near and dear to his chow didn’t taste right and the bright sun seemed cheerless. When apprised by other plavers of Potter's intention to leave Griff sought him out for a conference that proved one of the most unique on record. Pot- 1T sat in the iobby beside his bag wait- ng for the time to board the midnight vain. “What's the matter?” Griff de- manded, not unkindly, of the big raw- boned lad from the sticks. Potter gripped his cap a little tighter, twid- dled his huge thumbs a bit, stared raight ahead and after an intermina- ble period replied in his_quaint, moun- taineer drawl: “Well, I've decided I don’t like base ball, nohow.” That was thie_extent of the interview. Unless Potter returns Bi good prospect. He showed a short tride and arm motion typical of a ttle leaguer in his workout vesterday. However, it is the fact that he can enerate’ as much stuff when working i such an unorthodox manner that warrants the belief he would be a bear when he masters the proper mechanics of the hurling art of Potter's inexperien showed up yesterday with only xauze undershirt under his something that which when it was dis- vovered caused him to be chaced into the clubhouse where Mike Martin pro- vided him with a sweat shirt. h has lost e was that he thin, uniform, Pack Gibson las provéd “the life of he party” on the training fleld thus ar, and the new coach of pitchers is past master at the art of whooping L up, and with him wielding a bat n bunting practice the rookies are iept on the chase until their tongues are fairly hanging out. When they show ‘signs of lagging. Gibby’s “hep, hep” spurs them on until they are sufficiently moistened with perspira- tion to be eligible for the showers. With Gibby officiating, Warmoth, lLapan, Zachary and Hollingsworth were put through as strenuous a half hour ag they ever experienced, while Nick Altrock ‘took care of the pepper zame participated in by Beach, Pot- ter, Brillheart and Russell. ‘The benefit of winter trhining daily is becoming more evident in the case of Wallace Warmoth. Acting on in- structions from headquarters, the left-handed one spent several hours a day in the gymnasium during the It’s Time to Order s its efiect on his| and | ngles | the Another evidence | g force that is an essential character- yers on a team who has a comprehen- all times. 1 JOHNSON IS DELAYED ' BY HIS SON’S ILLNESS | . TAMPA, Fla., March Z—Walter | Johnwen teday wired Clark Grifith | from Sam ¥rancixco that the eriti- | cal conmaition of hin young mon Bobby. made it imposwible for him 0 report at this time, but that he would leave for the training camp ax woon ax the boy I out of dan- ger. In a letter to Stanley Harrin, received a couple of days nago, cxplnined that his eight- d offspring had dergone an operation for mastoid and was seriously {li, but that he hoped to be able to get here by the latter part of next week. {off season. and he admits he {better shape now than he usually | during the base Lall campaign in is It isx apparent that Hollingsworth is favoring his arm, even the pre- liminary work now on the program. )anul in that he shows himself to be a jvery wise young man. Most recruits report with the idea that they must show a barrel of stuff the first time out in order to impress their boss, and frequently they lose their chance to get a thorough trial because of re- sultant sore arms. The Minneapolis | right-hander is going about his work tlike an old stager. heing content to | take it easy until his wing is in con- | { dition to bear down | Beach probably ix the least impre | sive looking of the juvenile flingers | corralle Griff this season: that. | is. so far ical appearances go. | The is angular to a de- | &ree, has breadth of shoulders. {and he fills out will be a big | has an easy, graceful de- Pad but when man. He {livery. | Mike Martin was responsible for considerable commotion on the field | during the initial practice yesterday | when ‘the eagle eve of Nick Altrock detected something wrong with the | the new diamond was laid out. i ss<erted the pitching box .was | removed from the home plate | ff estimated likewlse and a | tape measure verified the contention, tand as a result the rubb. pad had to be moved and the pir rs' hox re- located, necessitating * ~placement of the freshly planted sod | Mike admitted he had placed the | rubber sixty-five feet from the plate, {instead of the six feet flve inches | that the sulations require, but ! tempered his admission with the as- ! sertion that it was the first mistake | he ever had made. Griff stepped oft | the distance in his practiced way and | was willing to waer a bunch of ci- gars that his impromptu method was s accurate as any yardstick. The ‘bet | was not taken, but if it had been Griff would have lost some small change, for the distance as he paced it was two and a half feet too long. The tin can tourists, who are infest- | ing Florida this winter in greater| numbers than ever before, held a bar- becue at the park imme tely fol- lowing the initial practice sess yesterday and were treated to some | numbers’ not on the program. The animals and apparatus of a show known by the euphonius title of Jinks Hoglin's Hoosier Tigers. that per formed here during the south Florida fair and still is_quartered on the grounds, attracted the attention of the players. Donie Bush conceived the idea that it was no trick at all to Y Leader of Giants Tells Why Players’ Unions Have Failed and Gives Some Suggestions for Fraternity He Feels Would Survive. VER since base ball became or- ganized into workable shape there have been attempts at the formatidn of protective frater- nities by the players. have failed. Al of them will con- tinue to fail until they find a more definite purpose. | First we had the Brotherhood start- | ing wn the biggest scale of all. The purpose of that body was to actuslly run the games on a co-operative ba- sis. The later ones have had for their i))uan»M‘ protection of rights, particu- |1arly in the matter of contracts. If the ball player had been the vic- tim of injustice or unfalr treatment | his fraternal organization would have grown and prospered. As a matter of fact he is not mistreated. His salary has increased steadily with the prog- I ress of the game. 1f he hag the goods | there is never any greal dificulty about arriving at a salary agreement. The professional ball piayer in the big league usually gets just what he is worth Therefore, with nothing particular to complain about, the unions have failed for lack of something to do. The players grow tired of seeing their dues go to puy the salaries of who either sit in the offices looking important or travel about the country at_the expense of the contributors. Mind ¥ 1 have no objection to baseball unions. Often I have told the players this. 1 do object, though, to them going ahead without any program that will accomplish some- thing of actual benefit to the player. 1 am a ball player at heart, even though 1_am a manager and a part owner. My sympathies are with the player, and particularly the old player whose days on the diamond All of them | men | | J. McGRAW, Manager of Giants, as he looks today. are done. T think any tell you that I am. Old Players Need Help. For reasons thht are obvious I will not give names, but it is rarely that a Christmas comes around that I do not have to help some old und indi- gent player. Not so long ago I had prepared baskets of food for a former major leaguer's family and took the children downtown and had them clothed. This man was mighty well of them will always | known in the big league in his da. The one great fault with the so- called fraternities is that a lot of old- 'OLD BASKET BALL RIVALS RENEW ANNUAL STRUGGLE the Legionnaires are likely championship round. The Yanks probably will begin play tonight with ‘Heddons and Sauber, forwards: Waxman. center, and Catlin and Ford, guards. For Aloysius, Duffy and MeNaney, forwards: Farley, cen- ter, and Fitzgerald and Frank, guards, are expected to start. Pat Ryon of Baltimore and Jimmy Hughes of this city are to officiate. Iroquols Athletic Clab defeated Hol- keen struggle. The regulation game ended with the teams tied at 18, but Huggins counted for the Iroquois in the extra five-minute period. Burdine did thie best playing for the losers. Rosednle Boya® Club, 35-to-19 victor over the Powhatans, .wants more ction in_the 130-pound class and Manager Williams would be pleased to receive challenges over telephone Lincoln 3 The St. Mafy’s Junior management wants to hear from the Rosedales over telephone Alexandria 1102 before Monday Boy Scout Troop 28 took the meas- ure of the Boys' Club reserves in a 28-t0-20 engagement. Roche and drive one of those four-horse Roman chariots and proceeded to essay the task. He got away with it all right, but admitted afterward it was not such a cinch. The machines used in playing auto polo caught the fancy of Altrock, after some urging by Nick, the manager of the circus out- fit permitted him to try his hand at he game. Paired up with Al Schacht, who s training with the Griffs again this vear, although he is to play with the Reading _Internationals, an im- promptu game was played, that re- suited in all manner of mix-ups &nd | complications. Why the flivvers used were not smashed to $its is a mys- tery, to say nothing of the precious | hides of Nick and Al, for there were several collisions, and on one occa- 1sion the car the players were piloting was turned over, and the other climb- ed up and perched on it at a rakish angle. Carl Thoner, The Star's demon cam- eraman, was right on the job, as usual, and got some thrilling snaps. They will appear in these columns shortly and the fans will do well to keep an eve peeled for them. They're great. ‘Down the Alleys g Nuts of the Raliroad Y. M. C. A. ran wild last night and annexed all three games from the Car Builders with scores of 438, 414 and 411. Only one man bowled under the 300 mark. Weeks had the high game of 122 and Williams had the best set of 330. One of the biggest games of the season is slated for tonight on the King Pin alleys, when the Manhat- tans, now leading the District League, meet the Terminal Ice. . Your Spring Suit Select yotrs from Omohundro’s brand-new stock, just in irom the woolen mills. They are beauties, and not priced high, either. Omohundro Clothes are made by clever designers who know tailors who are master craftsmen, to measure style and OMOHUNDRO, 51 Your Tailor—Just Below F St. RS =s =S Simon starred for the winning aggre- gation. Epiphany teams triumphed in a double-header, the Juniors beating the Lexington reserves, 30 to 14, and the Eaxfilts trouncing the Black Spots, 17 to 13. Mohawk Preps and Dominican Lyceums Preps are to be opponents tonight in Mohawk gymnasium, start- ing play at 8 o'clock. Kanawha Athletic Club_is casting about for games in the 135-150-pound class. Challenges may be telephoned to Manager Blanken, at Franklin 11, between 1 and 5:30 p.m., or Franklin 9123 between 6 and 8 p.m.g Yomemite basketers have booked two matches, being scheduled to meet the St. Paul five tomorrow night in Ingram gymnasium and the Congress Heights clb Sunday. Western Athletic Club and George- town Athletio Club Juniors are to be opponents tomorrow night IR Peck gymnasium, starting play at 8 o'clock. | Georgia, 22, Epiphany Midgets grabbed both ends of a doubleheader, downing the Potomac Midgets, 45 to 29, and the Rover Midgets, 69 to 19. The Epiph- anys now have a.record of 34 wins in 37 starts. Bolling Field Aviators were no match for the Camp Meade Tankers in a game played on the latter's floor, being beaten 46 to 19. Fort Humphreys toppled Stats Ath- letic Club, 39 to 19. Cook and Bride starred for the victors. JPAR FAVORED BY THE BEST DRESSED MEN ARROW COLLARS CLUETT, PEABODY & CO. INC. ANKEE and Aloysius, for years keen rivals in basket ball, tonight are to renew their annual struggle that always has had much to do with the disposition of the city championship. They are to clash in Central Coliseum aiter the Aloysius and Epiphany midget fives conclude a match due to start at 8 o'clock. and Aloysians have had the title field to themselves, but this year the Yankee crew has been trounced by the new American Legion team, and to meet the Aloysius five to complete a real | brook Athletic Club, 21 to 18, after a | | In other seasons, the Yanks 596 TEAMS COMPETING | IN BASKET BALL EVENT| INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 2.— undred and ninety-wix high 0ol basket ball teams began play today in the first round of the annual Indiana high school basket ball tournament in forty- eight cities and towns. - Winners in the forty-elght cen- tern to be decided tomorrow night will play the second round in three regional tourneys to be held at Bloomington, Lafayette and Fort Wnayne, on March ® and 10, with the final round in Indianapclis on March 16 and 17. School won the ip In the last two tournaments. ONLY FOUR FIVES LEFT” | IN SOUTHERN TOURNEY ATLANTA, Ga, March 2.—Semi- final matches were being played to- day in the southern Intercollegiate champlionship basket ba]l tournament. In the upper half, Georgla Tech is meeting Mississipp! Aggies, while in the lower portion of the bracket, Mercer and the University of Chatta- nooga are opponents, Winners of today's Eames will meet in the final tomorrow. | An attendance record for southern | basket ball was set last night when | 7.862 paid to see the Georgia- Georgia | Tech game. 1 Yesterday's results: University of Chattanooga, 38; Vir- ginia Polytechnic, 23. Mercer, 28; University of Alabama, 23. Minsiasippi A. and M., 33; Univer- sity of Misainnippi Georgin Tech, 27: University of Radiators and Fenders ANY KIND MADE OR REPAIRED, Gores installed in make. 10 DIFFERENT MAKES RADIATORS. WITTSTATT'S R. and F. WORKS 319 13th. F. 6410, IP I 'I Sam’s Smoke Shop 963 H St. N.W. 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He wanted to know if I would confer with him and if T was opposed to the union “I have no objection to the union or to players belonging to it,” I told him. FIf there is use for complaint or If you feel that there is unfairness or_injustice let's have it I'll listen, He hemmed and hawed for a min- ut ' “What have you to complain of?* 1 jasked. “What is your first aim “Well” he finally - admitted, “T don’t know just yet. But—well, there is the reserve clguse.” The United States Supreme C kad just decided that the )in'» All know that it is really of the game. 1 told He had not yet heard of the decision. In fact. he dign’'t know just what he had called for, except to find out if I was hostile | {or friendly Unions Without Aim. Right there is the trouble Th don’t know exactly what they are about. They are without definite aim. T sat down and gave this young man —a fine fellow, ton—the best sugges- tion that I had If they will follow the advice that T offered 1 believe the base ball fraternity could be made into a wonderful institution. I would be one of its most ardent supporters, and I think every other manager and old player would. The prime motive union should be to see that the vet- eran player when he is down nd out is cared for. Very few of shem have | the foresight to prepare for old uge They have a good time while the good days are on. When their muscles be- | gin to slip they find their pock books just one or two slips ahead of their muscles. Their salaries gradu- ally dwindle to nothing. ow, if the union would plan by which these old-timers could b ared for—so th would be acute distress in old age—then fraternity would be a great s growing institution is perfe practical, The ball ver is fully protected in the of contract | by the commissioner base ball The commissioner is even more mind- | ful of the player's interest than of the owner's, because of his apparent helplessness and lack of busi knowledge. If the plaver can deliver | go00ds he never has complair the amount of his salar 1t e mun who is slipping t piains That the the ball men backbone of a base ball devise a of a union’s bus ness ~ His fir hould be the of old There is no doubt that it ca E r & for i an old-timers' game tracts attention, idary be de ance, we have It aiways here is no reasor why one such game should not be held in every city at the end of the season. If it was known that the re ceipts from these exhibition games would g0 to the aid of old ball piay ers—the establishment of a home, necessary—fans would flock into the parks. Can you imagine what that would mean in fund: *There are sixteen big leagues. If ev put on such an ¢ tion large sum could be realized rough guess, 1 should say t would be a good avera That would mean §320.000 0d Leaders Necessar: Surely the memberswof the fraternity have enough co ability and at- one of them On a $20. per gam structive enough willingness to a plan. ntelligent adminis- tratipn. But they are engaging lead- ers to run the union. Certainly those men could attend to such administra- tion It would require s In the two ! gamed a | The heart of every ball plaver ghould be in his work. If they go fnto it on that basis there is no ques- tion about the whole scheme being a success. On the other hand, If they try to make pefty differences the prime motive of organization the whole t = will fail just as the unions have failed in the past. Noth- insures the future of ¥y organ zation like accomplishment 1 cannot imagine any greater in- centive to accomplishment than the helping of old ball players when their days of usefulness on the diamond are done. T outlined this plan in detail to the representative of the union amd he said he would think it over. I assured him that the Giants would be among the first to fall in with the scheme and put on the exhibition game. Any other club in either league will do the same. In other words, the success of a unlon lies in the plavers getting the owners, managers and fans to work with them instead of in opposition. . 1am so enthuslastic about this plan for helping the oldtimers that 1 would_be willing for the managers to go into it even if the union should not take it up as a body. .Yes, there is a field for a base ball | fraternity, but it is not a mere carp- Wing over certain clauses in contracts Its purpose must be broad and heip- ful. It must be gonstructive, not ob- structive. (Copyright, 1 v, 8. ada, by Christs | that sharpens Gillette Pledmont, Lucky Strike, 13c pk. 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EASTERN FIVE T0 HAVE ROOTERS AT BALTIMORE Basketers at Eastern High School are getting their final drill this after- noon in preparation for their tilt to- morrow night with the Baltimore City College quint, scholastic champion of the Maryland metropolis, in the Rich- mond Market Armory, at Baltimore. | The Washington and South Atlantic title-holding team i8 to leave for Bal- timore tomorrow at 3:30 o'clock, ac- companied by Charles Hart, Eastern High principal; Coach Charles Guyon, Manager Hicks Baldwin and a large party of faculty and student rooters. ie squad selected for the game in- cludes” Capt. Leland Cardwell, Joe O'Dea, Tom Hook, Bruce Kessler, Jack Smith. Wallace Duncan, Bill Rouda- bush. George Madigan and Ferdinand Herrmann. Friends’ School tossers esterday took the measure of the Western High reserve in a 14-to-13 engagement. .\|m.r-~_;uul Fralley of the winners and Welchel of Wesgern did all the floor scoring. Emerson Institute's quint easily disps d of the Devitt Preps in a t0-14 match. Emerson substitutes were used in the second half. !BIG ENTRY LIST ASSURED FOR JUNIOR TRACK MEET NEW YORK, March 2—An unusual- list from all parts ulitry is promised for the 4l junior indoor track and field pionships, to be held March 21, wark, N.'J Athletic clubs and colleges in Buf- Pittsbur, Albany, Indianapo- tis, Chicago, Philadelphia and New Haven, Conn., already have notified the A. A ©". that they will be repr cd FOURHILLTOP RUNNERS IN COLLEGE TITLE MEET Georgetown University will ba rep- resented by a quartet of athletes in the intercollegiate indoor track and field championships in New York to- morrow night. Coach John O'Reilly will chaperone a team including Capt Jimmy Connolly. George Marsters Waiter G and Eddie Brooks These four are to compete in the two- v race and Connolly will also mile event Hilltoppers now much base ball and candidates are getting in some real workouts. Should the present mild weather continue, the entire Blue and Gray squad will be called out Monday. za mile re run in the are talking the batter: Cathotlc University natators will have to do a deal of swimming tomor- row night in the Brookland tank to score against the Rutgers mermen, ven though the lalter are to be beavily worked before appearing here. The Rutgers team has an en- gagement h Johns Hopkir in > tonight and another with Annapolis tomorrow after- The Brookland dual meet is get under way tomorrow nigh ptly at 8:30 o'clock George Washington's basket ball management has decided to send t Hatchetites into. one more encounter before caliing it a season. So the team will go to Annapolis Monday to tackle the St. John's College quint. RITOLA AND RAY TO RACE IN 3,000-METER CONTEST EW YORK, March Z~Wiille Ritola, the “fying Finn” of New York, and Joie Ray of the Illinois A. C. Chicago. will meet again ai the Western Union Athletic As- socintion games here next Wed- nesday night in a 3,000-meter race. Ritola defeated Ray in a three- mile race at the Knights of Co- lumbus gnmes Wednesday night esides breaking the world nce Indoors, Come in and see a demonstration of the Spiro- + The Spiro-Strop is a boon to shavers—a machine Strop and Durham Duplex Blades, and keeps them sharp. Even a new blade is improved by the Spiro-Strop. It cuts shaving costs by saving blades—and pays for itself a hun- dred times over in the joy of quick, clean shaves. "5% Complete with Case UNITED CIGAR STORES Plan to Make Up Di further attempt to ncgotiate conference with August Herrmann, $15000 a season was rcfused by I $25,000. A tund to make up the difference in salary demanded by Roush has been suggested by H. D. Minces, a merchant, when he said he would put up $100 and requested 100 other men to do the same. Bubbles Hargrave, catcher, has re- ported to the club. He was preceded by Johnny Couch, pitcher, who came from the Pacific coast. The Reds will have approximately fifty regulars and rookies in the Orlando, Fla., training camp after the final assembling day there on March 12 The majority of the players are going directly from their home The California contingent—Fonseca, Pinelli, Caveney and Bohne—have re- ported that they will reach Orlando {some time next week. Only Six Glants Practice. NEW YORK, March 2.—Only six of the world champlon New York Glants indulged in the first team practice the club has been able to get when goodl weather held yester- day at San Antonfo, Tex. Manager John J. MeGraw is expected to ar- rive there today or tomorrow and whip the spring training into action. Leon Cadore, hold-out pitcher of the Brooklyn Natlonal League club, has started for spring headquarters at Clearwater, Fla., though he still s belleved not to have signed a contract. Cards and Browns ST. LOUIS, Mo.. March 2.—With Manager Branch Ric who is con- valescing from a recent operation for apnen: ., in charge, the St. Louis Nationals’ training camp at Braden town, Fla.. is humming with activity. Several recruits are showing such good form that they probably will be retained by the Cardinals, advices to- day stated. The weather at the St. Louis Amer- ican quarters at Mobile, Ala, has changed to ideal after several days rain. Manager Lee Fohl directeq his | men through a sStrenuous pra Active, ] S ind. DETROIT, Mich, March | members of the Detroit Tygers today | were slated to don uniforms for the first time this yvear and work through la brief limbering up session at the Augusta, Ga., training camp. Nine of them were batterymen, and the tenth was Lou Blue first baseman, who could not walt for the date set for the arrival of the other players, March S. Manager Cobb has forbidden any ac- | tivities outside of ball tossing for the first few days. Indian Moundsmen Primed. CLEVELAND, Ohio. March 2 v eral of the pitchers of the Cleveland club are ready to work a full game now, according to advices reaching here from the spring training camp at keland, Fla. Although they prac- Newcorn next | INCINNATI, Ohio, March 2—The Cincir outfielder, Manager Pat Moran announced following a e " Suitings, Topcoatings and Overcoatings OFFER OF $15,000 A YEAR SPURNED BY OUTFIELDER Player Is Said to Demand $25,000—Fan Sugg, fference—Dispatches From Various Training Camps. ‘. nati will make no a contract with Eddic Roush, star cluby ngthy president of the club offer of Roush, who, it was An said, demanded terday, they had heen working out their homes in the south. ~Ame them is Guy Morton, the veter: declares he expects to have t season of his career. Hot Springs Colony Grows. HOT SPRINGS, Ark., March Quinn. pitcher, and Wilson -, sccond baseman. of the Boston Amer- |ipans, joined the colony of majo Teague players here for a course i preliminary spring training. CHERRYDALES ELECT. William 0. Wil lea president of Club. Other_oflic dent, John R. } William Lindsey, manager, Micke am been eicct errydale Athletn are: v presi- srmick: treasure and secretary and GOVERNMENT NINES BUSY. Government Base Ball League « rectors will meet Monday night, 7:45 o'elock, at French's store, on street. Team managers are expectsc to be present. MILANS TO MEET. Athletic Club is to week to reorganize its basc L team. Willlam Richardson, preside of the club, will outline the seaso plans, Milan mcet 1 |STARS ARE GATHERING FOR BIG ILLINOIS MEET By the Assoclated Pre CHICAGO, March field stars of the 1 jand colleges their 2.—Track cading universitic in the mid-west toda began to compe its kind in the c With a record-breaking list of for- ty-seven teams, comprising mora tha 500 individual athletes entered, th competition pr ses to result shattering of indoor cords. The carnival will de e ajor relay event und ir | tercollegiato cha and te | special events. 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