Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-18
HOLDOUTS ARE
SIGNING FAST
Waco Gets Tony Piet; Big
Bill Kelly Is
Injured
CBy TIE Associated Press

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The ole yell grab 1t by the
handle and Kill the umpire" now
safely is past, first spring exhibit
ton games having been played in
the Texas league, managers have
started hard drives to make the
athletes reach playing form for the
rapidly nearing commencement OF
the flag chase.
Holdouts have diminished to an
almost negligible number, or have
been cast into the outer regions Of
managerial thought. A few still con-
tinued 10 dicker, but with new
blood seeking its place in the sun,
many veterans decided possibly they
weren't so necessary as they had
thought they were.
Waco EIated
Waco Is showing a few smiles with
the news that Tony Piet will be
there pronto from New Orleans
where he has been training as q
Clevelander. He Is back for more
| seasoning. Wordsworth, recruit, is
adding more smiles because OF his
hot work in the shortfield. Tomorrow
and Thursday the Cubs tangle with
the Saint Paul, American AsSocfH-
ton, Saints, II the weather man
permits.
The weather man was mentioned,
for he has been distinctly unfriend-
ly recently. Yesterday he ran the
San Antonio Bears indoors, but
they got a workout anyway. George
Burns. former New York Giant. Is
managing Santone and he has the
old McGraw idea of making 'em
work. Only four Bears were among
the missing: Pete Lapan. venerable
receiver; Roy Arthur, pitcher; Monk
Edwards, outfielder. and Leon Don
dere, infielder. The Bears Will tackle
Burns former teammates Monday
when the Giants take them on.
Injuries
Big Bill Kelly OF Fort Worth
| probably is the outstanding casual
ity Of the league SO far. He SUI
fered a broken little finger playing
with a medicine ball in Mineral
Wells last week. and according to a
physician, he will be out Of the game
for a month or six weeks.
A young infielder named Lamar
also suffered q broken finger at
Catville and was sent to his home
at Houston. He probably will be
| placed with some team Of lower
III Justification for further seasoning.
Down at Orange, the Beaumont
exporters are UP against some OLD
CITY blues in an exhibition Sunday,
and the hard work rule followed.
The Dallas team seems to have
settled on a shortfield-second base
| combination OF Windle and Swan
son. At any rate Jake Atz Is lining
10 the pair for fast work In the
homes of turning in a flock OF double
Dlavs and cutting off runs this ga
son. The team is in good shape. and
viii start a three game aeries Thurs
day with the Southern Methodist
University Mustangs.
Promising HurIers
The Wichita Falls Spudders under
Carl Williams are doing things their
own way, shy this year the genial
spirit OF Alvin Gardner, promoted
to the league presidency on the
death Of Doak Roberts. Yesterday
the squad was divided into two
teams, the Fitzeeralds and the De-
fates. the result being that the
Fitzgeralds celebrated st. Patrick's
day with an 8 TO 0 win.
Houston has a couple Of young
hurlers or promise. They report, IN
Dizzy Dean and Roger Traweek.
Both probably will be farmed out.
however, that they may be ripe for
1881.
Shreveport Is expected to see
pitcher Morrell IN uniform quickly
He was delayed In Birmingham, but
notified his owners he was on his
way.