Show BABE RUTH RECOVERS AND LEAVES TO JOIN MATES AT CAMP I TONEY WANTS TO GET BACK WITH ITU CAR 0 Promising Rookie Deserts Giants and Hits for Home Benton to Train HOT SPRINGS Ark March 7 Babe 7 Babe Ruth king IcIng of ot distance sluggers Is leavIng leaving leaving leav leav- ing this resort today for New Orleans and his Yankee In field train- train Ing ng Still further reduced In weight by the attack of and fever which prostrated prostrated pros pros- him for foia a day a last week thestal e id io wart 1 Infant finds d himself today toay da much nearer pl playing form than he was at this time last year With Ruth depart also McNally 1 and Colonel T. T L. L Huston who asserted laa night last that both these players are In splendid condition Bush and Shawkey Shawley the colonel said will stay here until Sunday The departure of the Yankee stars clears the field for Frank Chance and his Red Sox The former Cub leader has hasa a clubhouse full fun of recruits who will re require require require re- re quire attention and hard work to develop their hoped abilities on the diamond POTTER DESERTS KNOXVILLE Kr Tenn March 7 Squire Squire Potter rookie pitcher of the Washington American American- league American le league e club has deserted and returned to tho the Kentucky hills because of or homesickness Poter who was sold by the Pioneers to the Senators last season felt the calli call of the e wild I after one day at the training n i ma f K J e camp a at Tampa Fla and returned e to the hill country near Ashland Ill go after him and persuade him to return if It Griffith or Bush wants me meto meto to to Frank Prank Moffett manager of the Pioneers Pio Plo who discovered Pottered offered today Last season a a. scout went over to look at Potter but when he got to Ashland he stopped He s 's said there were too many I If eh o rs In those S lulls hills for him to tobe tobe be hunting a ball player there When Potter came to Knoxville to Join the Pioneers he had a spell of homesickness homesickness homesickness home home- sickness but after two weeks of petting petting petting pet pet- ting and pampering pampering- by Moffett it wore off oft TONEY LANDS IN CAMP ST. ST LOUIS Mo March 7 Fred Fred Toney Toney former New York Giant pitcher who was purchased by the St. St Louis Nationals after he was traded by the Giants Glants and refused to report to Boston has arrived at the Cardinal training camp at Bra- Bra Fla according to word received here today He Is awaiting word of re reinstatement reinstatement ro- ro instatement to the active list PIRATES SIGN ANOTHER PITTsBURG PITTSBURG Pa March 7 The The Pittsburg Pittsburg Pitts- Pitts burg Pirates soon will have another rookie on Its already much rookieS pitchIng pitching pitch pitch- Ing staff according r to notification re received received re- re by club officials from Washing Washing- S I ton I Robert Forward of Nova Scotia is the new recruit who Is expected to reach Hot Springs Ark where r the Pirates aro are In O training r f early n next week BRENTON REPORTS TO REDS CU CINCINNATI 0 O. March 7 Although the National baseball club has not received e word d str from Commissioner m it i r. r Landis J ce as to o the tho standing of Rube Benton pitcher President Herrman t f the club has decided to send Benton onto onto on onto to Orlando Fla where the cub club is In training 1 SLOW BAL BALL F FOR R INDIANS CLEVELAND 0 O. March 7 Manager Tris Speaker of the Cleveland In Indians fearful that his pitchers will develop sore arms has Issued orders that none of at them use anything but a fast ball for forthe forthe forthe the remainder of the tho week weekS at least ac accordIng according according ac- ac cording to advices from Lakeland Fla where the squad Is training NUMBERS FOR CARDS ST. ST LOUIS March 7 Numbers six Inches high will b be worn on their shIrtsleeves shirtsleeves shirtsleeves shirt shIrt- sleeves at home next season Beason to Identify the players of the St. St Lo Louis ls Cards Manager Manager Manager Man Man- ager Branch Rickey announced today BOELTER ELECTED DES MOINES Itu Xe 7 William 7 William 0 O Bill Boelter star basketball player on the Drake university five hm has been elected captain of next years year's basketball team Boelter Is la also aleo elect captain-elect of the next yeara football team His home I Is in Greeley Gree- Gree I I ley icy Cob Colo |