The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-24
VAUGHAN, RZzO AND GALAN MAY
 BE VALUABLE
Wyatt Lost Months Train- ing; Dixie Walker Run-
 around in Progress
By GEORGE KIRKsEY United Press Stan Correspondent

!, United Press Stan CorrespOndent)
 Daytona Beach, Fla, March 24- (UP)-The Brooklyn Dodgers didn't stand pat with pennant-winner. The irrepressible Larry MacPhail spent plenty of money to strengthen the best Brooklyn club in history and apparently has done so at. cer- tain spots. But even so the Dodgers still may not be good enough to re- peat.
 There are two sides to the Brook lyn picture:
 The bright side-the hitting and all-round showing of Arky Vaughan at third base. The comebacks of outfielders Augie Galan and Johnny Rizzo. The brilliant. spring pitching records of Chet Kehn and Ed Head, Montreal rookie. Addition of catch CTS Billy Sullivan from Detroit and rookie Cliff Dapper from Holly wood.
 Padgett Al
 The dark side-ac epitcher Whit Wyatt's long holdout siege which cost him over months training. Outfielder Joe Medwick's apparent decline. Outfielder Don Padgett's IA draft rating and likely call to the army any day now. Reports that outfielder Pete Reiser, single and 23, has been or will be reclassified in 1-A and may be subject to call dur ing the season.
 The addition of Vaughan, obtained from the Pirates for four players, definitely has bolstered the Dodgers attack. In 10 years in the big show Vaughan has never hit less than 300. With Vaughan at third, the Brooklyn infield is set-Dolf Camilli, National leagues most valuable player, at first; Billy Herman at second and Peewee Reese at short. It's championship infield.
 The Dodgers will be considerably better behind the bat because of the endorsements for Mickey Owen, who'll again be No. l man. Billy Sullivan, a dangerous left-handed hitter and finished receiver, will be the No. 2 man. Rookie Cliff Dapper, who hit PIT for Hollywood, looks the part of fine catcher and hit ter.
 Pitching and the outfield are the places where the Dodgers may have their troubles. Wyatt's holdout tac- tics didn't help him or the Dodgers and they may prove a boomerang before the seasons over. Wyatt, only Dodger hurler to beat the Tanks in the world series, is. 33 and now in his his 18th year of pitching. His arm, which has felt the surgeons Scalpel, needs a gradual training program. Wlatt and Kirby Higbe won p games each last season and they may have to come close to those figures again to keep the flag in Flatbush. There is decided drop from Wyatt and Highbe to the next Dodger hurler unless Chet Kehn, little righthander who pitched six perfect innings against the Red Sox Sunday, or Ed Head, another right handler, make the grade. They both look promising.
 Davis Returning
 Curt Davis, who won 13 games last season, Freddy Fitzsimmons, Hugh Casey and Tom Drake are back from last years staff. Johnny Allen (those phoney stories about breaking training to the contrary looks like he might stage a come back. Larry French is working hard to remedy the Dodgers lack of southpaw. Besides Kehn and Head in @ rookie crop of eight, Bob Chip man, southpaw who won IT and lost g in Atlanta last season looks best.
 There are lot of question marks concerning the Dodger outfield. Right now the annual Doxie Walker run-around is taking place but come opening day Dixie probably will be in right field. If Reiser, the Na- tional league batting champion, doesn't have to join the service, the Dodgers will be strongly fortified in center field. With Medwick seem- ingly having lost his power, Augie Galan staging a great comeback after being nearly washed up with a knee injury, or Johnny Rizzo, showing 8 new lease on life after being plucked of the PhillieS may open in left field. Padgett, bought from the Cards, already has taken his physical examination and prob- ably will be in an army camp before May l.
 TOMORROW: The Philadelphia PhillieS.