The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-28
TIPS FROM THE TRAINING
 CAMPS
By United Press

Gehsacola, Fla, Feb 28-(UP)- Gene Rye, rookie outfielder from Texas whose slugging has been a feature of the Red Sox training camp, Will be out of the game six weeks. Rye tripped over first base in practice game yesterday, break ing his right wrist in two places. The regulars won the game 10 to q. Winter Haven, Fla, Feb 2S-(UP) Two workouts, one in the morning and one in the afternoon were scheduled for the Phillies to-day. LII Stoner and Hal Wiltse, obtained from the Texas legaue, made their first appearance on the mound yes- terday, and both showed to good ad- vantage.
 Tampa, Fla, Feb 2S-UP)-Man- ager Dan Howley and the remainder of the Cincinnati Reds are scheduled to join the batterymen here early next week.
 Despite cool. cloudy weather the | Reds yesterday held two workouts. Fred Neisler, St Louis semi-pro catcher, has been given permission to work with the squad and will try to earn contract.
 | Clearwater, Fla, Feb 28-The Robins-a team that will start the season with some seven or eight 300 hitters in the lineup-already have | begun to demonstrate their power at bat. In a practice game yester- day which the regulars won to 4, Thompson and Gilbert each rapped out a triple, and Bissonette and Wright turned in a brace of doubles Pea Ridge" Day, who in addition to being good pitching prospect is the champion hog caller of Ar kansas, shrieked for talking pie ture camerman. The shriek was a bowling success.
 San Antonio, Tex, Feb 2S-UP) -Beginning to-day the Giants will hold two workouts daily instead of one. Hub Pruett. pitcher, has asked permission of Manager McGraw to remain away from camp until May 20 in order to continue his studies at the University of Missouri. The Giants will play the Dallas club in that city on March z and 8.
 San Antonio, Tex, Feb 2S-UP) Chalmers Cissell infielder, who
 
 Kamm at third base, was in the White Sox camp to-day. Rain pre- vented the Sox from doing much work yesterday.
 Ft Myers, Fla, Feb 28-UP1- President Ernest Barnard of the American League, was an interested spectator yesterday as Connie Mack put his world-champion Athletics through long drill. The squad of 24 has been divided into two groups. The elder members, FoXx, Grove, Walberg, and the like, work out in the morning, while the young pitch CTS and catchers do their work in the afternoon.
 Biloxi, Miss, Feb 2S-(UP)-The Washington Senators are taking things easy these days and will con- tinue to do so until the remainder of the squad reports on March q. The Senators second workout of the year yesterday consisted mainly of road work and conditioning exer- cises.
 Avalon, Catalina Island, Calf, Feb 2S-UP)-TheC Chicago Cubs pitch CTS are going through long drills in holding runners on bases at their training camp here. The Cubs pitchers have been weak in this re- spect in recent years. Pat Malone, of whom this was especially true. is getting more practice on the point than in all his other years combined. Paso. .Robles, Calif. Feb 2S-(UP) Tony Plat, Texas leaguer trying for an infield position, and Harry Geissberger, San Francisco high school boy at shortstop, were rated among the best rockies at the Pitts burgh Pirates training camp to-day. Meanwhile, Larry French. pitcher. and Adam Comorosky, outtie1der re- mained holdopts. The second con- tingent of players is due to-day.