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Yankees in the first of IA games in
as many days. For the next month
or so the Mats will be busy athletes,
playing 81 exhibition games in IS
days.
Youngster at Second Base.
Inserted at second base for the
Mats will be 18-year -old Eddie Ly-
ons, a f1ashy-fielding specimen ur
from Charlotte of the Piedmont
League. Little Lyons rates the noe
because the veteran Frank Crouchel
is nursing a sore arm.
Harris will employ batting order
Of George Case, left field; Stan
Spence. center field: Bruce Vernon
first base; jake Early, catcher; Bob
hy Estalella, third base; Bob Repass
shortstop, and Lyons, second base
in part. Right Fielder Roberto Ortiz
who was slated to view considerable
service in early exhibition tits. will
be idle due to a damaged left
shoulder.
The Yankees will present no awe
inspiring lineup, what with Phil
Rizzuto at shortstop, Buddy Hassett
first base; Tommy Heinrich. center
field; Mike Cnartak, right field
George Selkirk, left field; Gerald
Priddy. second base; Ed Levy, third
base. and Rosar. Sears or Robinson
catchers. Levy is a transplanted
6-foot 5-inch first baseman shifted
temporarily, due to Manager Joe
McCarthy's shortage of inflelders.
Trade Talk Likely.
Probably more important than
the game, though, will be a confer
ence involving Mccarthy. President
Clark Griffith of the Mats and Busi-
ness Manager Jack Zeller Of the De-
troit Tigers. They will be talking
trade, with Pitcher Buck Newsom
First Baseman Rudy York and
Catcher Billy Sullivan of the Tigers
certain to provide conversational
fodder along with Pitcher Dutch
Leonard of the Mats and Third
Baseman Rolfe of the Yankees.
Griffith has professed interest ir
reacquiring the noisy Newsom. but
isn't interested in an even swap fol-
Leonard. He also claimed Rolfe or
the last waiver list and the Yankee.
doubtless will sound him out or
that. The Yankees are calculated
to withdraw Rolfe's name from the
waiver list, of course, but meanwhile
they have discovered Griff is in
terested and it may be the basis fol
sale or trade.
Army Is Getting Mallory.
Grifith finally contacted Out.
fielder Jim Mallory. whose failure
to report to camp mystifled the
Mats boss. Mallory. who hit .227
with Greenville, S. c., informed
Griffith he has been classified la
and is slated to be indicted into the
Army this month.
First Baseman Curtis Balentine
will be farmed to Orlando and
Lyons, one of the Mats more promis-
ing youngsters. will be sent back
to Charlotte for more seasoning
Lyons, a Winston-Salem lad. quit
Reynolds High there last year te
play with Concord, N. c.. of the
North State League. He batted 38C
there and finished the year with
Charlotte. hitting 282. Sole support
of widowed mother, Lyons won't b.
lo until May u.
Third Baseman Hills Iayne
drafted into the Army several week.
ago, may return to the Mats. Tht
rookie infielder currently is in al
Army hospital with varicose vein.
and Griffith is inquiring into hi
status.
Hudson to Face Indians
Facing the Indians here on Tues
day will be Sid Hudson. Jack Will
son and probably Early Winn. Will
son, incidentally. has improved hi
knuckle ball and will use it NOR,
freely this season.
Hank Greenberg. the former De
troit outfielder. will play with tn,
Orlando Air Base against the Nat
here on March q. An effort nov
is being made to obtain Cecil Travis
ex-Nat shortstop stationed at Camp
Wheeler, Ga, to perform with the
soldiers.