Show 00 r C THE THE B Br NEW EW YORK Feb By 26 ByThe The Tho Associated Press Whilo the tho first detachment of the New Nw York Yankees speed southward to their rendezvous at St petersburg 1 Florida the Giants In camp at Sarasota Florida today mulled over the tho rudiments of the national game Something no club CAn cun be without was Manager John Mo- Mo McGraw's Mc Graw's explanation of yesterdays yesterday's practice wh which Ich consisted of teach teach- teachIng teach ins lag Ing pitchers pitcher how to hold runners on on first base baso Ho He wore wor a hat with a baseball uniform I IJohn John Hawkins California foot foot- football tool ball ball star covered first base dur- dur durIng dur Ing part ct of the workouts Five ball bail players were In the Yank Tank detachment that left leCt New NewYork NewYork NewYork York for SI St Petersburg last Jast nIght This squad augmented en route will arrive tomorrow for tor the open open- openIng open lag Ing of practice Monday OUT MYRTLE DALE YALE SPRINGS Calif Fob Feb Ey By By The Asso clate elated 1 Press Press Pres of or the Cincinnati National league 1 leans am chalked up a financial strike out strike today with Ralph Babe Babo Infielder as the tho th victim was notified that his salary demands demand could not be met and that he h was Willi to be disposed of to some other club possibly In Inthe inthe the coast league Accordingly l he was told to remain on tho th coast until further orders Ills home hornI Is In Napa Calif but he b hilS ha been visiting here CUBS DUSl CHICAGO Feb By 26 By The Associated Press Avoirdupois embonpoint or whatever It Is ball ballplayers ballplayers ballplayer players frequently acquire during the tho winter Is almost ne among Cubs now en route rout to their Catalina training camp Gabby Hartnett whose who rotund rotund- rotundIty ill Ity was wa noticeable last year Is In proper playing trim Hack Wilson another Cub witha with a flair to obesity has haa only a a re few pounds to shed floe lIoe Ho Kelley hitter pinch hitter Is I less leu fortunate roo re reports ports from the Cubs Cub's Cub special p train i isay say cay Despite regular run runs t Central Park New York th during the winter Kelleys Kelley's embonpoint t was slow In responding to treat treat- treatment treatment ment As Ae A a result a rubber rubb r skirt and plenty of weight removing runs run tidy all have been prescribe 2 for him JOhNSON REPORTS WASHINGTON Feb leb By 28 ByThe I IThe The Associated Walter Press Press Johnson dean 0 of American pitchers has hall arrived at the Wash I ington training camp at Tampa I Florida and had bad his first work work- workout workout work out out before the th envying eyes eye lit of ofIL ofu IL II dozen or more rookie hurlers who are arc fighting tor for places on the tho clubs club's roster rOller Arriving on tho the camp yesterday ju just t as the th daily dally workout t lad had been concluded there wa wax was a scurryIng scurrying around the th locker rooms room to toft get lIet the th big bir train outfitted for he was wa Inclined not to wait walt for today today's practice Appearing a 0 little lIt thinner than usual Johnson indulged In ony only a brief workout with Ith Coach Jack CELEBRATE TOU TODAl- TODAl 1 A AVON 01 PARK IAn lIe Fla Fl Feb Fob 25 20 I I I By Dy The Th Associated d Grov Press cr or er Cleveland Alexander pitching ace of o the th last world series cries oh- oh Observed ob observed served the th fortieth anniversary ary of his birth toda today He H Is I getting get tin un- un under under un-d un der r wa way deliberatelY for his sev- sev seventeenth sev seventeenth major league leacu campaign There Ther were verI slaps on the th bACk for lor old Pete and handclasps but not much fuss fues about the th oe- oe oc occasion casion culon ills His St St Loui Loul Cardinal teammates te have hav come corn to believe bellevo thAt time Is not of chit chief concern for Alexander lie He II was frisky enough last October to snatch II a world championship from a mur mur mur- mur row of New York Yan Yen Yankee kees kee Alexanders Alexander's birthday dinner gave promIse of being a II sandwich In Inthe inthe the Cardinal clubhouse and isis his birthday party a long workout un- un under un under der a broiling SUit UK |