Evening star., 1933-03-02
BROWN OF YANKEES
265-POUND PITCHER
Breaks Up Heavy Monopoly
of Hogan of Braves-NeWs
From Other Camps.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CT. PETERSBURG, Fla, March
I'm surveying the various
bulging waist lines that ap-
peared on the opening day of
practice, the New York Yankees have
discovered at least one candidate for
heavyweight honors formerly claimed
exclusively for "Shanty" Hogan, the
ex-Giant now with the Boston Braves.
He is Walter Brown, the big pitcher
who did some good work at the close
OF the 1882 season. When Brown
stepped on the scales yesterday the bar
balanced at 265 pounds. Don Brennan,
from Newark. was runner-up among
the Yanks with 225 pounds.
LOS ANGELES, March 2 R.-
Melvin OFT is ranked among the real
veterans of the New York Giants as he
starts his eighth major league season,
but he is having q hard time convinc-
ing the Los Angeles fans who see him
for the first time. OFT won't be "a
years old until tomorrow. He was only
l6 when he joined the Giants and he
never has played with any other pro-
fessional team. Only Manager Bill
Terry and Travis Jackson have been
with the Giants longer than OFT.
MIAMI. Fla, March 2 (P.-Babe
1v1 Phelps, who hasn't signed the
contract the Brooklyn Dodgers
offered him, seems bent on proving his
claims that the salary should be some
what higher. Phelps not only has been
bearing down" more than the other
Brooklyn pitchers, throwing a number
Of curves, but he has rediscovered the
sinker ball which made him a highly,
successful pitcher in 1881 and which
was missing last season.
PASADENA, Calf, March OP.-
Instead of waiting until March II to
report to the Chicago White Sox. AL
Simmons probably will join his new
mates by the end of this week.
Owner Lou Comiskey has become 50
eager to see Simmons working in a Sox
uniform that he called him last night
and urged him to report as quickly a.
possible. The former Athletics slueges
said he needed a couple of days fo3
treatment of his teeth. but would have.
his five replacements installed in Cali
fornia instead of remaining at Hot
Springs, Ark, for the job
DAso RoBLEs. Calf, March 2 (R.
Z In good physical condition,
members Of the Pittsburgh Pirates
base ball club work out here today in
their second practice period.
Manager Gibson, pleased with the.
early-season form Of his players. an
nounced he expects TO start schedule
~ no hat ,I,
this week end.
Jim CrandaI, son Of Otis Crandall.
star Of former years, has been showing
up well on the mound. He is from the
Johnstown, Pa, Athletic Club in the
Mid-Atlantic League.
AVALON, Calf, March 2 Up-sat-
isf1ed that the recently arrived men,
bers OF the second squad can stand
intraclub games scheduled for the Chi
cago Cubs today and tomorrow, in prep
aration for the invasion of the New
York Giants Saturday and Sunday.
Grimm had figured on letting the
opening games of the exhibition season
serve as the first tests, but found his
men in such good condition that he
decided to let them fight among them
selves a couple Of times before tackling
the Giants.
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. March 2
P).-Manager Burt Shotton had a
complete list of batterymen on hand
today for the first session Of the Phil
lies Spring training
Completing the roster Of pitchers and
catchers to reach the training camp,
Jumbo" Jim Elliott, big southpaw
hurler, arrived by car last night. With
him was Les Mallon, who declared he
Is determined to give Mickey Finn, the
Phils' new inflelder, fight for the
second base position on the 1888 team.