The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-16
Training Camp Notes
Meketi, Ferrick and Fischer,
Jersey hurlers.

Mekeh, Ferrick and Fischer,
Jersey hurlers.
SHILLING FIGHTING
NEW ORLEANS - Rookie jim
Shilling is making a determined
bid for the Cleveland Indians Sec
ond-basing job. Yesterday he was
the sparkplug of the tribes 81
victory over the New Orleans Peli-
cans. He accepted nine chances
without bobble, participated In
three double plays. and got two
hits.
CARDS BEATEN, 81
ST. PETERSBURG. Fla. = Ray
Blades was looking for a new solu-
ton today to the st. Louis Cards
catching problem. As the Cards
were being beaten go by the Reds
yesterday Don Padgett. whom
Blades had converted from out
fielder to catcher, tripped while
rounding second base and fell on
his left shoulder. He may be in
active for a month.
ROOKIE TO GET TRIAL
SAN BERNARDINO, Cal.
The first test of the Pitts
burgh Pirates mound recruit,
Ken lefty Heintze man,
probably will be made Friday
Mt San Diego when the Pirates
play the Padres in an exhibit
ton game.
SENATORS WORKING
ORLANDO, Fla. - Washington
Senators intensified their training
today in preparation for their
first training game with another
major league team-Detroit Tigers
Meanwhile. in Wash
ington it was announced that Wall
ter Johnson-the Senators big
train for many years-would be
with the team this year as a radio
commentator.
GEIBEL TO MAKE DEBUT
LAKELAND, Fla. = Floyd Gel
bell, rookie up from Evansville
Ind, was to make his hurting
debut today as a Detroit Tiger in
seven-inning practice game
Dixie Walker, playing first base
starred in yesterdays intra- squad
game, getting a triple and two
singles in three times at bat.
MEDDPER HITTING
AVALON, Calf. - Rookie
Steve Meddper received new
tributes In the Chicago Cubs
training camp today for his
consistent hitting in three
Cubs Yannigans games. Mess
ner replaced third baseman
Stan Hack In the regular line
up yesterday and hit a homer
which helped the regulars to
Is TO 2 victory.
LEE WITHDRAWN
PASADENA. Calf. - Manage
Jimmy Dykes withdrew Thorntol
Lee. suffering a twisted ankle
and named Johnny Rigney. vi
Frasier and Johnny Whitehead t
pitch for his White Sox in thei
first spring game with the Chicag
Cubs at Los Angeles Friday.
BIG THREE TO WORK
NEW BRAUNFELS. Tex.-Seek
ing to avenge last Sundays de
bacle, Manager James (Doc) Pre-
thro planned TO send in the hi
three" of the hurting staff of tn
Philadelphia Phillies in their exh
bition game with the st. LOU
Browns today. Claude Passea,
Max Butcher and Hugh Mulcah
probably will take the mound.
FINGERS CROSSED
LAKE CHARLES, Ia
Connie Mack had his fingers
crossed today. but had hopes
that the hitting shown by the
Philadelphia Athletics in yes
terday's camp game might be
an indication Of offensive
power. which has been notice.
ably absent from Shibe Park
during the past few years
Bob johnson homered twice
and Dick Siebert once and
good sound hitting WAS well
distributed.
RESUME EXHIBITIONS
SAN ANTONIO, Textile s
Louis Browns were to resum
their long exhibition series Wit
the Philadelphia Nationals toda
without the services of Beau an
Woody Bell, Mel Armada. Myr
Hoag. Roy Hughes and sewers
other last year regulars. The
were to be left here to sharpe
their batting eye.