The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-26
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day.
The veteran Al Simmons, not on
the active player list but dream
ing of a comeback, was the bat
ting hero. His seventh inning sim
gle broke a 3-3 tie and he drove
across another run with double
in the eighth. He scored twice him
self.
Three rockies - Fred Peller,
Jack McGillen and Carl Scheib-
twi1led for the Macks, with Scheib
getting credit for the win.
The Coast Guards, managed by
Dick Porter, hac a haf-dozen for
mer major league players in their
lineup.
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Kerr, Repay, Peterson and Table
chek, Brewer, Reeves; Peeler, Nc
Gillen, Scheib and Hayes, Parrise.
LAKEWOOD, N. j., March %.
-R1The housing problem has ex-
tended to the New York Giants
spring training camp. With the ar
rival of the main jersey City
squad today and S youngsters due
Tuesday for Carl Hubbel's try
outs, there will be almost as many
ball players as citizens in this re-
sort town.
The Giants squad was boosted
today by Ace Adams, who turned
up in time for the workout.
Four service camp games also
were added to the Giants training
schedule. They were: April 6, Jer-
sey City at Lakeburst Naval Train
ing Station; 7, Jersey City at a
camp on the Eastern Seaboard;
II, Naval Air Corps at Floyd Ben
nett Field and IL, Army Air Base
at Newark.
BEAR NOUN TAIN N. Y,
March 25.-lRN-Unsigned R u b e
Melton, righthanded pitcher, was
an unexpected arrival in the
Brooklyn camp today. He came
f. ON his home in Gastonia, N. c.,
carrying 228 pounds and a la
draft classification.
when I read in the papers that
Branch Hickey wasn't in camp,
called up and got a plane res
ervation for New York and here
I am" he said. "I'm la in the
draft but Hickey deferred our con-
tract negotiations. I'm bigger than
Bobo Newsom and didn't bring my
baseball shoes with me so l can't
work out. 1 don't know when I'll
be called for my army physical,
maybe not until May or June. ="
Manager Leo Durocher went in
to a conference with Melton soon
after the pitcher arrived. Durocher
sent his squad through four-hour
session in the West Point cage
and devoted large part Of it to
batting practice.
BECKLEY, w. Va, March Is.
l. R Johnny Corsica, big right
handed hurler for the Detroit I'll.
gers, dropped from the holdout
ranks tonight and said he would
report to the American League
clubs training camp at Evansville
Ind, Monday.
Corsica earlier refused to sign
contract calling for $4,000 and
indicated he would be happier if
the Tigers traded him.
He reported that he had agreed
to new terms offered by General
Manager Jack Zeilers, but did not
disclose the amount except to say
that he would get more than the
original offer.
Evansville, Ind. March 25.-@
The Detroit Tigers opened their
exhibition season today by defeat
ing the Chicago White Sox, to
2 in the frs gale of a two game
series. AL Wilmer, 16-year-old
right handler for the Sox. retired
the Tigers in orde-' in the the first
inning. but at the start of the
second, Johnny Dickshot stumbled
and sprawled under Rudy York's
easv fly and the ball plunked for
double. Two walks and two sim
o1es completed winners down.
fall
Each side had no hit pitcher, if
only for three innings. Dizzy Trout
did not allow the Sox to smack