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Show I "Lefty" Groves Big Boost to Athletics X Jack Dunn, owner and niana- X V ger of tlie Baltimore Orioles, $ X who Hold Babe Kulli and Jack X 5 Berilley to the majors, says v X "Lefty" Groves, recently pur- A g chased hy Connie Muck, is a hel- g A ler pitcher than either of the X g t H - x When Ruth quit pitching for X g tlie oullield, he was the hcsl V 5 southpaw In the American a g league. .Tack Bentley Is rated g o one of the hest left-handers In 5 X Ihe Nalional at present. Both g 5 are proteges of Dunn. 5 X I Hinn (inures that the addi- g linn of .so groat a pitcher as g X (iroves to the Athletics will X g make Mack's club a real pennant v 8 contender. Groves cost Dunn $3,- X g r.OO. He sold til in to Mack for g X $100,000. X |