Evening star., 1949-03-15
Yanks' Allie Reynolds
Gets First '4 Start
AGAINST Cards Today
lY the A,sceiofsd Press

ly the Associated Press
ST. PETERSBURG. Fla, Mar.
15.-Allie Reynolds. who figures
strongly in the New York Yankee
pennant hopes. was scheduled to
make his first start of the year
today against the st. Louis Card
inals.
Reynolds won 1e games and lost
7 last year after compiling q 1913
record for the Yanks' 1947 world
champions.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. The
St. Louis Cardinals today still were
seeking their first victory in the
grapefruit league.
Woe upon woe is piling up on
Manager Eddie Dyer. Not only did
the Boston Braves blank the Birds.
so. yesterday. but Catcher Del
Iice fractured a bone in his right
wrist and will be out of action
bout two weeks. The Cards. who
engage the New York Yankees to-
day. have scored but one run in
"a innings.
BURBANK, Calf. Dick Starr,
Ned Carver and Bill Kennedy were
slated to take the mound for the
ST. Louis Browns today when they
play q return engagement with the
Chicago Cubs in Los Angeles.
After two reverses the Browns
crashed the win column by out
slugging the Cubs in a 10-inning
affair, 12-11. yesterday. Eight
home runs, including two by Jack
Graham of the Browns, were hit.
PHOENIX, Ariz.-The New York
Giants are boasting of the speed
Of three Of their rookie outfielders.
Gail Henley. Bill Milne and Hal
Bamberger. However, they are
confronted with a tough task OF
beating out Bobby Thomson. Will
lard Marshall and Whitley Lock-
man for regular berths.
Bill Rigney, who has been
troubled with a heart ailment, will
be back playing second base for
the Giants Thursday or Friday.
DR.. Anthony Palermo, Giants
physician says.
DR.. Palermo said he will release
Rigney from . local hospital
today.
WEST PALM BEACH. Fla
Brooklyn Dodger Manager Burt
Shotton is pleased with the show
ing of Pitcher Harry Taylor.
Shotton said yesterday that Tay-
lor looks like the major league
pitcher he was before he hurt
his arm two years ago.
SARASOTA. Fla.-Boston's Red
Sox will revert to practice today.
a day of in grapefruit league
play.
The Sox. who bested the New
York Yankees. Al. yesterday, al
though they got only half dozen
hits. will play the st. Louis Cardi-
mails tomorrow.
BRADENTON, Fla. Boston's
Braves. who will play the Cincin-
natl Reds today. have several
players with minor hurts.
fLa NJo
tional League champions are
Third Baseman Bob Elliott with
a sore thfowing arm. CAcfer Bill
Salkeld With a stiff back. Lefty
Warren SPAIN with a heel blister.
Nels Potter with a slightly stiff
shoulder, which he says is Gus
tomary in the spring" and Phil
Masi with stiff leg muscles.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla
Battery Coach Earle Brucker said
there will be no changes in the
Philadelphia Athletics plans to
use Phil Marchildon, Bobby
Schantz and Carl Schieb against
the Brooklyn Dodgers. Each of
the hurlers will be assigned three
inning stints in today's game
against the National Leaguers.
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.-Les
Fleming. former Cleveland Indian
who played with Indianapolis of
the American Association, will be
a cinch to play regular first base
for the Pittsburgh Pirates If he
continues his present pace.
Yesterday Fleming banged out
two hits out of four trips to drive
in two runs and insure Al vic
tory over the Chicago White Sox.
Only the day before he doubled
twice as the Bucs beat the Chi
cago Cubs in another exhibition.
PASADENA, Calif.-Bill Bevens,
New York Yankee castoff. was
slated to start for the Chicago
White Sox today as they seek re-
venge from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Bucs handed the Sox their
first exhibition loss in three games
by q Al count yesterday. i