mmmmmmmmmimm W ' CJ v base just to show -what he thought of Lavender. ' It is rumored that waivers, have been asked on Jim. It has not been confirmed, but his work bears it out tOnce this year Lavender pitched a 'good game. In his other starts he "has shown the weakest work of any grapeviner on the Cub payroll. Lav ender was too heavily press-agented last season. He beat the Giants at a crucial time and was immediately hailed as a Giant Killer, a la Lou itichie. Some one asked John Mc feraw what he thought of Lavender. The scrappy leader of the Giants opined that Lavender was not such a much and that before the season was over he would be trimmed regu larly by the New York huskies. McGraw got the hoarse guffaw. But he also got the games later when Lavendenvas pitching. The Monte zuma man has one failing which has stuck to him throughout his career as a Cub. He can't go the distance. "Usually he can.be depended on to do good work for five or six innings. 'Then he blows far, far away. Ap parently, he is physically unequal to the task of going through nine in arings. Manager Evers had'hisCubs out at the ball park this morning and put them through a strenuous practice in preparation for-tomorrow's tilt with Boston, the first of the Eastern teams to appear in Chicago this season. Larry Cheney and Charlie Smith, who suffered from stomach trouble in St. Louis, have recovered and will be able to take their regular turns in the box. I All kinds of celebrations for the white Sqx in Boston today. Hal Chase joined the team, and the world's flag won by the Red.. Sox in he series with the Giants last fall was hoisted. There were enough features to drag a big crowd. Callahan believes his team wilhbe greatly strengthened by the addition of. Chase at the first corner. Hal is admittedly hard to handle, but- it-13 believed: he will put his heart in his wortc with the Sox and quickly climb to the place he should occupy. If the Sox pitchers continue to maintain the gait they have already set Cal should get better than an even break on this Eastern trip. Both Presidents Comiskey of the Sox and Navin of Detroit denied there was any intention of making another switch, by which Chase would go to Detroit and Ty Cobb would come to Chicago. The Athletics batted hard in both games yesterday against Washing ton, beating George Mullin and Wal ter Johnson. In the two games Rube Oldring got five hit? and Strunk and Chick Gandil four each. A home run over the right field fence by Baker beat Johnson in the second game. Pitcher Boehling of Washington twjsted his ankle in the first game and will be out for ten days. Peckinpaugh, Chance's new in fielder, made three errors in the first game against Boston, losing for the Yanks. In the second Wood was wild and had to be taken out after fanning nine men in seven innings. McConnell was driven from the box by the Red Sox in the second. Hugh Bedient acted as rescuer in both games, stopping Yank rallies. Chance played first base, but did not ge"t a hit The Phillies piled a single, triple and homer into the first inning, which, with two passes by Ragon, gave them five runs and a safe lead over Brooklyn. Cravath got a triple and two singles. Magee of the Phils and Smith of the Dodgers each smashed homers. Sea ton gave Brooklyn only six hits. Pittsburgh gotta James of Boston for seven hits in three innings, good for six runs. Hendrix was hit hard by the Braves after his team had. a good lead. Miller and Wilson of the Pirates clubbed three hits each. Pitching a norhit-no-run game is the ambition of every pitcher in base ball. Few have achieved the honor ,&! HBMiMiitiHHaaMii m