Evening star., 1933-03-03
FRAS|ER'SF| FITNESS
Joy TO WHITE SOx
HmIer, Who Slipped in 1881,
Regains HeaIth-Grimes
of Cubs Is III.
BY the Associates Press.

the Chicago White Sox training
developments to date is the ap-
parent return to health and form OF
Vic Frasier, young right-handed pitcher.
Frasier, a star in 1881, last year lost
his effectiveness and was batted out OF
action nine times in row. An exami-
nation after the season revealed the
presence Of malaria germs. Treatment
eliminated the ailment and Frasier re-
ported in excellent shape and has made
the most rapid progress Of any Of the
Sox huriers.
AVALON, Calf, March 8 R.-Bur-
leigh Grimes plans for big comeback
with the Chicago Cubs this year already
has received a setback. The veteran
sp.tball pitcher was in the hospital to-
day with an attack of influenza.
Grimes, hero of the 1881 world series
while with the Cardinals, had all man
ner OF bad luck last year, what with
influenza and bad teeth. He had an
appendicitis operation during the VIM
ter and was all set to bear down, only
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March 8
P).-Marse Joe Mccarthy, pilot OF
the New York Yankees, is seriously con-
sidering the dispatch Of posse In
search of Vernon Gomez and Wiley
Moore, both of whom are A. w. o. L..
The two pitchers both have been re-
ported en- route to the training camp.
where they were due on wednesday.
Nothing has been heard from either
since then.
TAMPA, Fla, March R.-Maybe
i the ease with which he knocked
down sizzling hot grounders had
nothing to do with it, but at any rate
President Sidney We'll came to a con-
tract agreement with Inf1elder Joe
Morrissey while he performed in a
Cincinnati Red uniform and Morrissey
stood around in "civvies."
Sunny Jim" Bottomley, the frst
baseman recently acquired from St.
Louis, also came to terms, leaving
Pitcher Larry Benton the only player
unsigned today. Bottomley was believed
to have accepted somewhere between
$4,000 and $4,000.
CLEVELAND, March 3 CP.-Tennis,
says Eddie Morgan, Cleveland's first
sacker, IS q great conditioner for base
ball.
He played a lot of it during the
Winter and joined IL other Indians
here looking anything but the washed
out" chap who reported last Spring
after working in his dads box factory.
Tennis has improved my starting" "
he said today, got my legs in shape,
and my wind o. K. believe my hitting
will be better because Of the quick eye
gained in tennis"
CORAL GABLES, Fla, March 8 Up.
Jack Quinn went to his first base ball
training camp "a years ago, but the old
boy still Is a handy fellow to have
around
Pitching against the Brooklyn Dodger
batters yesterday, Quinn, who has been
limbering up at Hot Springs, appeared
in fine condition, much further ad-
vanced than other members Of the
Dodger hurting staff.
T os ANGELES, March P.-smoky
II Joe Martin appeared in the New
York Giants training camp roster
Bill Terry has decided he'd look better
at third base.
The Winston Salem rookie was given
thorough workout at third base yes
terday and did pretty good job. He
kicked around few grounders, but
made a number of spectacular plays
and uncovered a strong throwing arm
to boot. He batted 1902 with Winston
Salem last year.
PASO ROBLES, Calf, March 3 (P.-
President William Benswanger of the
Pittsburgh Pirates base ball club, in
Spring training here, may move the
fence of his practice field farther away
from the plate.
So many base balls have sailed over
already the matter Is becoming serious,
he said today. Gus Suhr walked up to
the plate yesterday, his first time at
bat this Spring, and smacked the first
pitched ball over the screen. A minute
later Forrest Jensen duplicated the
feat. Paul Waner twice missed by
inches.