Show CUBS TROUNCED BY COAST ClUBS Exhibition Games Will Ho Hold d Sway in Next Two Weeks of Grind l I I CHICAGO March 13 Sunday Sunday found I all the big league teams In action a ac according cording to training camp reports reaching here today The Chicago Nationals were over some sore spots today as the re result result re- re sult suit of or two Portland and Vernon t of ef t the Pacific Coast league were the victors that showed up a tendency of or some of the tho Cubs to boot easy chances Back at Catalina Island bland the team expects to do sortie some strenuous polishing polishing- this week In preparation for week end games Friday with Los Angeles Ang Angeles An An- g geles les and Saturday and Sunday with Vernon IUIE SOX TICKLED The Chicago Americans tickled with their successful engagement with the New York Nationals yesterday re i-c resumed resumed re- re practice today at SeguIn Tex Tea The Sox and Giants will meet three times this week In Texas In San Antonio the Giants were not downhearted by the Sox SoI defeat but were boasting of ofa a pitching In find In Claude Jonnard last years year's strikeout tIe tle king n Rock Hock of the hiI He Southern o hurled ll three league u brilliant with h UttIe Lit Ut- in in- in flings and did not allow a hit or a run and struck out two men The score was as 4 to tot 3 LANDIS VISITS Members of the Detroit American squad were prepared to receive Baseball Baseball Base Base- ball Commissioner Landis at t their training camp In Augusta Ga today Commissioner Landis it was stated planned to make Augusta his his first stopping place on hi his proposed tour of baseball training camps Burleigh Grimes star of the Brooklyn Dodgers is causing causing- the Dodgers' Dodgers chief a lot of worry at the Jacksonville Fla training training- camp over his contract but President Ebbets says he has made his final proposition to him Grimes said he was considering an offer of a year for five years by a semipro club In Chicago lA YANKS IS JU ILANT The Yankees were talking enthusiastically enthusiastically today of the fine showing yesterday by George Murray who pitched with ii the for New eJ five v Orleans rl Innings ar g gelf Pelicans elf in ant the and n game al al allowed al- al lowed them only two hits and was never in any danger of ot being scored upon Murray Is from the Rochester club of ol the International league The arrival of Judge Judg Shanks Gharrity Ghar- Ghar Gharrity rity and Earl Smith at the Tampa FIn FAa training camp of the Washington Washing I ton on club o yesterday h with Roger Peck- Peck i I I ji bS b'S 6 lu LO get practically cally completed the squad Leon Gos- Gos un lin the promising young oung outfielder has been reinstated All the players are reported to be progressing favorably In condition except Walter Vatter Johnson who has a coldRED cold nt RED D SOX lilT HIT The The Boston Doston Red Sox are continuing their heavy swatting Thirty-nine Thirty hits Including fourteen doubles a a. triple and a home run were made In the batting bee between the regulars and at the Hot Springs Ark training training- camp yesterday The regulars won 20 to 12 At St. St Petersburg Fla the Braves' Braves camp Dick Rudolph brought In the group who have been working out at Hot Springs George Tyler said that his pitching arm was fast last getting Into trim The PIttsburg Nationals were wore de deT de- de T nearly five hours r yesterday er on vw their t trip from West Baden Ind 2nd al to Hot Springs Ark by a locomotive breakdown and members of the team arrived at their destination tired out but facing a stiff worl workout out today While railroad men engaged in efforts to obtain a substitute locomotive Rabbit Maranville Grimm McKechnIe McKech- McKech ne nIe and McKan 1 entertained their teammates teammates team team- mates with harmony during the long wait in the Ozarks |