Show Ne rs S From Irom FaIl Ball Camps CONTRACTS RUMORED FORT MYERS Fla Fin March 6 P IP Reports officially unconfirmed but bu accepted accept d here generally as true were heard leard at the Philadelphia Athletics Athletics' training camp amp today that Manager Manage Connie Mack had signed Jimmy Foxx slugging first baseman and Mickey Cochrane star catcher to year three contracts There was no intimation as to the financial terms erms Since h he wrecked his Ills pennant pennant- winning machine 17 years ears ago Manager Manager Manager Man Man- ager Mack Maek has not given gi ny pla player cr a contract for more than one season With the squad divided into two teams cams the Athletics' Athletics first game o ohe of the he training season was planned for today i I I I 1 CUBS cuns POLISH UP AVALON Cal Cat March 6 W Man JP-Man- Man Manager ager nger Rogers Hornsby today planned to o put a a. final polish on the Chicago Cubs before turning them loose in their heir first exhibition gam games a a. pair of contests with the Los Angeles Pa- Pa cilia if ic Coast league club tomorrow and Sunday The Cubs behaved cd as of yore yesterday yes yes- erday the regulars scoring coring five fire runs rons In n the ninth inning to pull pun a a. contest with the Irregulars out of or the fire 9 0 to 6 ijo o 0 a 0 PIRATE INJURIES PASO ROBLES Cal March 6 fp t Pirate training camp news Pitcher St Steve Ste e is en routs route to o Pittsburgh for lor an operation on onan onan onn an n injured arm Infielder Bill BUl Regan Is s nursing a wrenched wrench d ankle ankIe Pitcher Kremers Kremer's injured foot is mending Outfielders P. P Waner and Comoros Comoros- ky Icy y are recovering reco crins from illness Catcher Catch Catch- er r Jack Inck Mealy's sore toe too Is much improved Tho The remainder of or tho the squad Is practicing Q 0 TESTS NEW BALL BRADENTON Fla March 6 tiThe ti t The new National league baseball will travel Just as far as the old one Gabby Street manager of the St. St LouLs Cardinals is convinced Gabby tried both balls bans out In a a. f fungo ungo hitting t test est t yesterday esterday Most of oC the Cardinals will wUl leave today oday for Miami where tomorrow they hey will play Connie Macks Mack's Ath Ath- in an exhibition game Rhem Johnson and D Derringer are scheduled ached sched tiled to pitch for the Cardinals 9 8 o BACK SAN SAl ANTONIO Te Texas S. S March 6 Ed P D Ed Roush New York Giant outfielder out- out fielder elder fielder who has hns been holding out since Ince before the start of oC the 1930 1030 season has been reinstated but the next ext move is still tiLI doubtful The j camp Is well supplied with mth good outfielders out- out fielders elders and there is some Idea that j Roush may be a trifle rusty aft after r a seasons season's la layoff orr 8 0 o oRUTH RUTH AT FIRST ST. ST PETERSBURG Fla March 6 P Babe JP Babe Ruth plays plais first base dur dur- lag Ing ng the early season practice games Instead of oC occupying right field his customary post with the New York Yankees He believes es the bending and nd stretching nee necessary to get the often wild throws from rom the other infielders helps him in the task of bringing ringing his waistline down to its proportions V ODOUL HITS JIlTS BALL CLEARWATER Fin Fla March 6 UP UP Lefty Lefty hitting was S the talk alk of ot the Brooklyn Robins' Robins camp today In a practice game yesterday esterday ODoul got a home run three singles and nd walked in five times up t w 9 A TWO REDS AILING TAMPA Fla March G 6 UP Joe UP-Joe Joe regular first baseman and Biff Wysong were still sUll out of uniform when the Reds took to the practice field today is bothered b by bya a a. heavy cold and Wysong by a lame back ack |