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led with the move that transferred him from shortstop to third base, and makes no bones about showing his feelings in the matter.
 So anxious was he to get start ed training that he showed up at the Giants camp a full week ahead of schedule and lost no time in preparing himself for his new job.
 One thing about Jackson, he has no illusions about the advancing years, nor about the brittle con dition of his legs. He faces the facts in their true light and then sets out to do the best he can
 He feels certain that the shift to third base will add at least three years to his major league playing life The action at the hot ccrnsr will not be nearly as wear ing cn his legs as was the job at shortfield wit h it's innumerable quick starts and stops. The dou- ble plays around second base were i pai ticularly trying on his none too sturdy legs Playing wouldbe base s.ealers at second also must be considered a risk to shaky under pinning.
 o. K. in 1883 Series i Jackson had a fling at third base during the 1883 world series against the Washington Senators and came through with flying colors--in fact, if any one player was entitled to the laurels for defensive work in that fall classic, it was Jackson. When Johnny Vergez, the regu- 1 lar third baseman, was stricken with an attack of appendicitis just before the end of the 1883 sea- son, Manager Bill Terry hurriedly bought Charlie Dressen from the Nashville team to plug the gap.
 In the world series, however, Bill chose to string along with the vet eran Jackson rather than take a chance on the newcomer. The greas lMc.k Jackson did in the field bore tout the soundness Of the manager ; judgment.
 To Jackson's mind buns present the big problem in third basing. A smart infielder like JaX should be able to anticipate the play most of the time and nullify the threat, for the real value of the bunt is as a surprise weapon.
 i When Dick Bartell, the pepper pot from Philadelphia, covering an acre of ground at the short field, Jackson's burden will be considarab- y lighter. He will be able to hug the bag without leaving an inviting hole to his left.
 Only 32 years old, under normal conditions, Jacskon might have been at the very peak of his career to- day but the knee injury that forced him out of action three years ago has cut heavily into his vitality and speed.
 Lindstr0m Moves In
 Manager Charlie. Grimm of the Cubs moved Freddie Lindstrom back to third base when the former Giant and Pirate star reported for spring training. With outfield talent to spare, the Cubs can afford to use Freddie to solve their third base problems.
 Lindstrom came up with the Gi- ants as a third baseman and in that spot won his spurs. He was shifted to the outfield when a back injury hampered his work in the infield. He was called on to fill in on those occasions when an infield- CT was hurt but in the main his work was confined to the outer regions.
 When the Giants transferred him to Pittsburgh, he continued in the outfielder's role. There was no req son for him to return to his first love as long as the Pirates had Pie Traynor, for years the best third sacker in the National league. The move to Chicago, and the shift to third base in particular, should give Lindstrom a new lease on life. (