The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-01
Ry OSCAR FRALEY

Daytona Beach, Fla, Marcn CUP)-Nearing the training camps while gainboling through the Ma tional League green book with the new names you may be cheering soon under baseball's big top.
 BOSTON BRAvES-Albert CLil Abner) Treichel, nifty six loot five inch thrower. Chief claim to fame at the moment: once hitch hiked from St. Louis to PalatKa' Fla, to enroll in baseball school sleeping in @ coal truck one nlgnt and enjoying the luxury of a furni- ture van the next. And Glen Gar ney) Fletcher, another tosser from Danville, H., who gave up outtield- ing because of good hit, good throw no run"
 BROOKLYN DODGERS Catcher Cliff Dapper of Los An geles, whose arm reportedly has im- |. proved since his 1942 trial. Social note: Despite being a catcher, Clln played shortstop when the motion picture people filmed the life Of the late Lou Gehrig. And John Corri- den. Jr., of Indianapolis, who will make life even more confusing with Dem Buns. John. Sr., his pappy, IS a Flatbush coach so they'll have trouble with their fan mail.
 CHICAGO CUBS - John Ostrow- ski of Chicago, an outfielder who IS being groomed. to replace the vet eran Stan Hack in the hot corner. At Macon, Ga, once cleared the bases with double and then hit a homer with two on-for six runs batted home in one inning. And first baseman Ed Waitkus of Cambridge, Mass. rated by Lefty O'Doul as tough to fool up at the plate" Tough, is the real word, for Ed was a machine gunner with the amphi- blOus engineers. making assault landings at Marotai, Bougainville and Lingayen.
 CINCINNATI REDS-Last year an old mans home. This year the accent is on youth. One is Jack (Siugger) Warren. A .405 Coast Guard hitter who moves into the big league picture with the tutoring of Bill Dickey and Carl Mays. And Clayton Lambert of ogden, Utah, who, like most pitchers, likes to talk about his hitting. Has something there, too, because his base hit cops ped a To i3-inning win for Syra- cuse after Johnny Wittig of Jersey City had hurled 10 i-3 innings of no-hit. n0-Tun ball back in 1922.
 NEW YORK GIANTS - Charles (IrlEh) Fox of New York, who on V-E Day found himself and his sailor suit in Russia, just about as fer away from the Polo Grounds as he could be-which some people inc sist is e good Idea. Overseas two years, he had been stationed ln Scotland, Africa, Sicily, England and Russia. And Bill Rigney Of Oakland, Cal, who Coast ieaguers have been branding as "MF. EhoTtstop" Of the postwar era. Wears glasses while playing and has aa arm rated as a Travis Jackson model"
 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIEs- Two colleglans, with a real eduea- ton coming up. They are Don Crate of Greenfield, O., an Ohio State baseball and basketball lace wh0 has pitching prospects, And Charlie Ripple Of Whlleyiiie, ", O.. from wake Forest College, who vas the akflkaout king of the Eastern League. Under the Phil banner they Hill learn patience and f0rtisude ian naalal 1og the haiD,
 #fITMBBR0H PIRATES Out fIeIdaF Jack Mayhew, a Deif0ltfr MIa0 led the Eastern League Co hlt- tinR in iot6. Wsli be the 5naleat 0f hAsehaii players during the off seas AH. He's an automobile salesman, AMd Den 0uln4lni of Les bAnna, cal q ieng baIl busleF. Don't blame