The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-22

is the eighth of a series from the
 major league spring training camps.)
 BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent)
 St. Petersburg, Fla, March 22 -UP)-Page Houdini, Cardini and Thurston. Set up communications with the spirit world and get out the crystal ball. Today we are in the camp of the St. Louis Car dinals.
 If ever there was polyglot col lection of ball players, good, bad and indifferent, in a baseball camp, they can be seen any day here in Waterfront park. There are from 40 to 60 of them-nobody knows who belongs to the Cardinals or one of the farm clubs-and even Man ager Frankie Frisch has to yell, Hey, you," to some of the boys he doesn't know.
 Two Set
 It may be said without fear of contradiction that Joe Medwick will play left field for the Cardinals and Johnny Mize will hold down first base. After that, brother, you are on your own, barring of course the pitching staff, which seems at this time to be more promising. Indeed, the Cards chain gang may have turned up 8 couple of rookie south paw sensations in gawky Max Ma con and Max Lanier, both from the Columbus American Association club.
 The catching staff is a joke with Mickey Owen, one of the most over rated youngsters ever to hit the big top, as the No. 1 man. Behind him are Don Padgett, with whom the Cards hope to do a Rudy York" by converting him from the out field, Mike Ryba, an ex-pitcher, and Herb Bremen from Class D league.
 Mize's playmates in the infield may not be known even to F'risch until the season opens. He hopes Stu Martins health will let him play second, that Don Gutteridge, a third baseman who played short late last season for the first time in his life, will learn how to play the short field before April 19, and that Art Garibaldi, who hit .327 at Sac ramento. will plug the third base gap.
 You Pick 'em
 These are merely Frisch's spring. time hopes. It's 10-1 that Sam Breadon, Branch Hickey and Fran kie Frisch all put together couldn't pick the Cards opening day lineup if they had Houdini, Cardini and Thurston, a trio of pretty slick boys in their time, helping them. Be- sides the four infielders mentioned, eight others are around to compli- cate the infield situation.
 The outfield problem isn't so acute. Merwick, the National leagues batting champion and most valuable player, will play left and Enos Slaughter, who batted 1884 to lead the American Association in hitting andswho is called the prize package of the 1888 training sea- son, will play right. The center field job will be divided between Pepper Martin, who'll probably play about 100 games, and Terry Moore, who hopes to improve his .267 bat ting average. Frenchy Bordagaray and John Hopp, a BOT hitter from Rochester, are tabbed for the utility outfield jobs.
 That brings us to OF Dig. It hasn't been pleasant spring for Dizzy Dean. He had his salary trimmed down to a reported $15,0OO with bonus clause) and he's been plagued by a mean spring cold. But If the Cards go, you can bet O Dig will go to and cop any, where from 20 to 28 games. If the Cards flop, OF Dig will fold up with 'em. He just isn't built to pitch for loser.
 Behind Dizzy the Cards have Lon Warneke, looking great this spring; Bob Weiland the big southpaw, the two bright young lefties, Max Ma con and Max Lanier: Bill McCiee, a demon in the American Associa- ton; Guy Bush, castoff; Sl Johnson, a relief artist and spot man; Roy Henshaw who has made a big impression on Frisch; and Ray Harrell, who hopes to do bet ter than his record of three won and seven lost last year. It's a staff of great possibilities but is a trifle top-heavy with left-handers- Weiland. Macon, Lanier and Hen shaw.
 Through
 Forget about Paul Dean. He hasn't thrown hard ball this spring and seems to be cohvinced his days as Q major league pitcher are over.
 The team has punch with Med wick, Mize and Slaughter pounding the pill, speed with Pepper Martin, Terry Moore, Gutteridge and Bor- dagary around. and pitching with Dizzy Dean Warneke, Weiland and the youngsters on Deck. But it's still problem club--it may finish anywhere from first to sixth.