The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-02

CT. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Tony
~ Lazzeri agreed Tuesday to sign
his 1882 New York Yankee player
contract. Babe Ruth is now left as
the only Yankee who has not agreed
to terms. Lazzeri, veteran second
baseman, is expected to report at the
end of the week.
A routine batting and felderS
drill was held Tuesday, Brown, Ne
kola, Murphy, Wells, Rhodes and
Ruffing took turns pitching to the
hitters. Croesetti and Larry split the
shortstop detail, with ~Saltzgaver and
Farrell alternating at second. Joey
Sewell played third with both COM
b~inatiOnS.
FIT. MYERS, FIa.-Lefty Grove signed
his 1882 player contract Tuesday. The
Athletics pitcher is believed to have
effected a compromise with the PhiladeI-
phia club and to have signed a contract
calling for $50, 900 for one year. He had
been offered $685. 600, the same amount as
last year, and had demanded $4,000.
Meantime Rube Walberg, Athletics No. 5
pitcher, has not signed. He has asked
for SIS, 900.
Southern arrived at the Brooklyn Dodgers
camp Tuesday and was believed ready
to sign his contract. Four players still
are Babe Herman, Lefty O'Doui, Johnny
Frederick and Ernest lombard. All ABB
s%entees have signed or accepted terms
with the + n exception on,s OF Herr m IA III Hack Mlf Will
League, donned his Brooklyn uniform to-
day, for the first workout with the Flat
bush. club.
TAMPA, FIa.-Cincinnati's Reds held
a strictly routine three-hour practice
Tuesday with eight pitchers taking turns
on the mound during the batting drill.
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DRADENTON, Fla. - frankie
ID Frisch, Cardinals second base
man, quit the ranks of holdouts
Tuesday, Sam Breadon, president of
the st. Louis club, announced.
Frisch will report on Saturday.
Frisch had said he would not sign
his contract until he was paid the
$4,000 he says was withheld from
him last season for having reported
tardily. 1t was understood a COM
promise was made.
MINERAL WELLS, Textile
IV1 Chicago White sox we're
scheduled to journey 300 miles
southwark today to San Antonio,
their training camp. Manager Leo
Fonseca expressed himself as
pleased with the early condition of
his men.
ST. PETERSBURG, FIa.--The Boston
Braves are swinging along smoothly in
spring training without a single hold
out, a rarity in this season of salary
SIashes.
Inns put his Boston Red Sox battery men
through their first workout today. The
only members who failed to arrive were
Bob Weiland, .southpaw obtained from. Chi
cago. and Ed Morris. who was critically
wounded in a s~tabbing fray in Alabama.
Collins will have one session a. day. The
second squad reports next week. .
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LOS Obb MI a
home run with two on bases to provide
a highlight in a practice game of the
New York Giants Tuesday. 1t was the
first real home run of the season in
the Pacific Coast training camps.
McGraw's regulars lost the practice
tilt to Bancroft's team, : to 5, despite
OTIS effort. Hugh CritE on second and
ParmIee on the mound looked impress
sive. Koenecke, rookie left fielder, went
10 bed Tuesday with a light fever.
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PASO ROBES, CaI.-PauI and LLOYD
Waner, outf1elding brothers of the Pitts
burgh Pirates, had their first workouts
with the clHb Tuesday and Lloyd hit q
ball against the fence in batting practice.
Manager Art Griggs Of Tulsa, Pirate
farm. watched the practice today and
rockies. Neither he nor George Gibson,
Pirate manager, gave any indication what
players would go to the Western Asso-
citation club.
The first practice game Of the season
will be played Thursday, with Gus Sunr
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