The Washington times., 1938-03-18
Kennedy Tiger Hurler
AqQinst Mats Sunday
Lopez Rumored
On Way Back
To Dodgers


LAKELAND, Fla, March 10.
Tiger Manager Mickey Cochrane
today selected Vernon Kennedy,
obtained from the White Sox in
baseball's most sensational winter
trace. as one Of the trio Of hurlers
to face washington Sunday in the
first spring exhibition game.
CLEARWATER, Fla, March IL.
Speculation that Catcher AL Lopez
might be brought back to the
Brooklyn Dodgers was rife here
today after the reported visit of
Vice President Larry MacPhail
and Chief Scout Ted McGrew to
Bradenton, training camp Of the
Boston Bees. Outfielder Buddy
Hassett may figure in the trans
actions.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March
18.-Atley Donald, with a record
of 10 victories and only two de-
featS as ace pitcher with the New
ark Bears last season, today gave
promise of doing equally well with
the New York Yankees. Hurting
four innings in scrub game at
training camp here, Donald al
lowed two hits.
SARASOTA. Fla, March 1S.-
Smarting from a 3-2 defeat at
the hands Of Boston Bees, the Bos-
ton Red Sox promised Manager
Joe Cronin a victory today as the
squad left for st. Petersburg to
play the st. Louis Cardinals.
PASADENA, Cal, March 18.-
Too much ambition put young Bill
Cox on the sidelines for the open
ing game in the spring training
series with the Cubs today. Man
ager Jim Dykes of the Chicago
White Sox said the promising
Highlander had strained a mus
Gle in his throwing arm.
LOS ANGELES, Cal, March 10.
Clay Bryant and Bob Logan will
split the mound work for the Chi.
cago Cubs in the opening tilt Of
their 16-game spring series with
the White Sox today.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March
8.-Seeking their second victory
in six starts, the Cardinals will
oppose the Boston Red Sox this
afternoon. The Cardinals suf-
fered another defeat yesterday,
when the Cincinnati Reds de.
feated them 5 to 2.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March 10.
The Browns were scheduled to
oppose the Tulsa oilers Of the
Texas League in the first game OF
a three-game series today. The
Browns yesterday defeated a semi.
pro team Of Victoria, Tex, 8 to o.
SAN BERNARDINO, Cal, March
18.-RusS Bauers today was Sched-
uled to pitch for the Pittsburgh
Pirates in their first exhibition
game Of the year against the Los
Angeles Angels here.
LAKE CHARLES, La, March 18.
Connie Mack was convinced to-
day that his veteran outfielder,
Bob johnson, is ready for another
good year with the Athletics. Bob's
hitting in the camp series, especial
Ily in the Beaumont contests, made
Connie enthusiastic. Yesterday
the AS won their third straight,
defeating Beaumont, 10 to 8.
LAFAYETTE, La, March 1S.
Whereabouts of Eddie Morgan,
the outfielder obtained from
brooklyn in trade, today had jim
my Wilson, PhillieS skipper, puz-
zltd. President Gerry Nugent said
he would try to solve the mystery
on his return to Biloxi. A seventh
inning rally accounted for the
Phils' 10 to 6 victory over the
Jersey City Giants here yester-
day.
NEW ORLEANS, La, March 18.
An extra-long session Of batting
practice was on the program for
1.-The Cleveland Indians today after
their a. defeat at the hands OF
the New Orleans Pelicans. The
Indians were held to six hits by
thyee Pelican hurlers in yester-
days game.
TAMPA, Fla, March 1S-The
Cincinnati Reds today counted an
other victory in spring exhibition
games after defeating the st:
Louis Cardinals, 5 to 2. Lloyd
Moore and Gene Schott, Red
Ihurlers, held the Cards to seven
hits.
/ Griff N