Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-03-28 | Page 4 | Speaker's Indians to be Dangerous Enemies

Speakers Speaker's to toBe Be Dangerous Enemies C CHICAGO March 27 The The blowIng blow- blow Ing ingup up of Emil Levsen In the ninth inning yesterday was responsible for Cleveland's first taste of defeat this A season season Tho The foot 6 right right- handed rookie le who starred In the Mississippi Valley league last year as a member of the Cedar Rapids club had the tho game tucked away until the tho last Inning when h he hod lost era his stuff The Brooklyn D Dodgers g hit him with telling effect and d six runs crossed the D plate late before the side was retired Levsen probably may round out Cleveland's twirling staff and make the club one of the most dangerous in the league Speaker engineered a deal during the tho winter which has made the club much better than in 1923 1023 Althou Although h he had a good g cl club b then he now boasts a lineup of f hitters The Indians were In need of a first bas baseman man and aId the trade with Boston Roston which brought bro George Burns to Cleveland appears s to have greatly great great- ly strengthened the c club With Burns on first i Riggs Segel Stet Stephenson Ste- Ste at second an and d Sewell at short the Indians have a stars strong g trio of infielders who are stars with the tho bat and in the field The Tho Indians will break ak camp P Monday Billy PIerson recently reinstated re gave a great exhibition of pitching for the Philadelphia Athletics against against Troy Normal school lIe He shared the mound with big Ed Rommel ommel and b between tween them they all al- al l wed only five hits Errors by Captain Eddie Collins and Catcher Cliff Crouse a a. wild wind I pitch by Roy Moore and a base l nt It I gave the Philadelphia i Nationals awin a awin awin win over the Chicago Americans the second exhibition victory ry the Phillies have registered In ln three years The St. St Louis Browns Browne are are experiencing experiencing hard lu l at their training camp The latest casualty Is schel Bennett recruit infielder who turned his ankle sliding Into first base Fred I is la suffering from blood poisoning and Carl Wellman Weil- Weil man Is out with influenza Joe Harris Harris Harris Har Har- ris regular first baseman of ot the LIle Red ned Sox is suffering with a lame hIme shoulder and young oung Phil rodt who played with S San n. n Antonio Tex rent Ia hut lait r season is g giving ving such a g great ex exhibition eX around the initial sack that hat he Is making Manager Lee F Fohl think seriously played played the l last season and hit t a 33 clip Th The St. St Louis Loula boy is Is' fast and anda a sure fielder leIder The Washington Senators als ala broke Into the misfortune column They suffered their second defeat of f 1 the he season at the hangs hands of the Louis Nationals St. St Hack l Miller ll r. r strong man of the league was the t Ig actor in the Chicago o N Nationals Nationals' vi tory over ever Oakland The big slugger cr out a n. brace of doubles nd three thre singles in five s t to the scored three times pae aie an and e