Show Dy Dr The Tho Associated 11 Frees Pre The blo blowing up of Emil Lessen Lesen Lei Le sen senIn senin rn In the ninth Inning yesterday was as responsible for Cleveland a 8 first taste of of defeat this season seaon The foot foot I six Coot right-handed right rookie who ho starred In the Mississippi league I last y eat eai as a member of the Cedar Rapids Rapid club had the game tucked away until the last Inning when hen ho he lost lost his stuff The Brooklyn Dodgers hit him with telling effect and six runs crossed the plate be- be before before be before fore tl the tle the e side was retired Levsen probably may round out Cleveland s t twirling staff and make the club ono one of the most danger danger- dangerous dangerous dangerous ous In the league Speaker engl- engl engl neel ed t a deal durin during the winter Inter has lias made the club much better than In 1923 1023 Although lie he had a good club then he now boasts a lineup of hitters The Indians wore were In need of a first bas min and the trade with Ith Boston which brought George Georgo Burns to Cle Cleveland cland appears to toha toha has ha e a greatly strengthened the club With Burns Durns on first Riggs Stephens at second and Sewell at short tho the Indians hate 1 e a 1 e a strong trio of at Infielders who are aro stars with Ith the bat and In the field The Indians In- In Indians In Indians will break camp Monda Monday Billy PIerson recently reinstated reinstated reinstated ed gae ga a great exhibition ot of pitching for tor the Philadelphia Ath- Ath Athletic Ath Athletics letic against Troy Normal school He shared the mound with big Ed Rommel Hommel and between them they allowed only five hits Errors by Captain Eddie Collins and Catcher Cliff Crouse Crouso a wild pitch by Roy Moore and a base hit gave the Philadelphia Nationals Na- Na Na Nationals a win over the Chicago Americans the tho second exhibition the hale ha e registered In three years The St Louis Browns are arl ex ex hard luck at their train train- trainIng training training ing camp The latest casualty casually Is s Herschel Bennett recruit Infielder 1 who ho turned his hie ankle sliding Into first base Fred is suf suf- suf- suf suffering suffering suffering fering from blood poisoning and Carl Wellman Is out with Influenza Influenza Influenza enza Joe Jod Jo Harris regular first baseman of the Red Sox Is 18 suf- suf suffering suffering suf suffering fering with a lame shoulder and young Phil who played with San Antonio Texas last season Is giving such Buch a neat great exhibition around the Initial sack Back that he h Is 1 making Manager Lee Fohl think seriously Toot played the outfield last season and hit a clip The St Louis boy Is fast and asure a fielder The Washington Senators also broke Into the th misfortune column They suffered Buttered their second defeat d t of the season euon at the hands handa of the St Louis Nationals Hack Miller strong man of the National league was wn the big factor I Ian In the tho Chicago Nationals victory 10 loser cr er Oakland Tho The big slugger I cracked out a bra brace e of at double doubles and three singles In five trips to the plate and scored three times time YESTERDAYS YESTERDAY'S TS Pittsburg 3 San Francisco 4 Boston Nationals 3 2 St SL St Peters Peter Petersburg Petersburg burg 2 Detroit 4 Toronto 6 Washington St Louis Louie Nationals 3 Washing Washing- Washington ton S 3 Cincinnati S G Columbus A A 1 I Brooklyn 8 Cleveland 3 New York Nationals 7 Milwaukee Milwaukee kee 10 |