Evening star., 1949-03-10
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Red Sox Tilt
Spain Has His Way.
In Braves Terms;
Bob Kennedy SIues
BY the Associated Press

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SARASOTA, Fla, Mar. 10.-Red
Sox Manager Joe Mccarthy will
start this lineup of regulars in the
first intrasquad game here today:
Dom Di Maggie. center field
Johnny Pesky, third base; Ted
Williams, leftfield; Vern Stephens,
shortstop; Bobby Doerr, second
base; Billy Goodman, first base;
Sam Mele, rightfield; Matt Bats,
catcher; Joe Dobson, pitcher.
Stan Spence, who played more
than any other gardener in right
field last season, has given way to
Mele, regular in 1947. Chuck
Stobbs. Frank Quinn and Gordon
Mueller will follow Dobson on the
hill.
BRADENTON, Fla.-There isn't
much doubt Lefty Warren SPAIN
was the winner in the first holdout
of his career with the Boston
Braves.
SPAIN, who arrived in camp in
yesterdays wee hours, grinned and
responded to questions: Every
thing was settled my way"
Asked If his contract was the
best he ever received, SPAIN re-
piled. You'll have to see Mr..
Quinn about that" General Man.
ager John Quinn, Of course, was
noncommittal.
TUCSON, Ariz.-Outfelder Bob
Kennedy demonstrated in the
Cleveland Indians first intrasquad
game yesterday that he intends to
give Allie Clark and Hank Ed
wards a hard fight for the right
field starting spot. Kennedy poled
two 400foot doubles and single
in three times up and his fine
throwing arm niped two runners
at the plate and doubled another
off first. The game needed in a
SIS tie.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-The
rockies and the regulars will play
again today in a st. Louis Cardi-
mails intrasquad game. The reg
ulars under Coach Tony kaufman
edged Coach Buzzy Wares team,
4-3. yesterday. Three rockies
Glenn Nelson, Eddie Sauer and
Hal Rice-each turned in an extra
base blow and a single.
LAKELAND. Fla.-Former Chi
cago White SoXer Aaron Robin
son has the inside track for the
Detroit Tigers catching job. Rob-
inson will catch in the Grapefruit
opener against the Philadelphia
Phillies at Clearwater Saturday
and will bat in the No. S position.
BURBANK. Calf. - Infielder
Jerry Priddy signed his 1949 con-
tract last night with the St. Louis
Browns. Priddy ended his hold
out after an hour and 45-minute
conference with club General
Manager Charles De Witt.
Priddy was reported demanding
$25 900, while De Witt was said
to have offered a $4,000 contract,
which up to now the second base
man refused to sign. Terms of
the signed contract were not re-
vealed.
I'm happy to be back" Priddy
said. I'm ready to play ball right
now, too. I've been working out
for the last few weeks"
PASADENA, Calf. - Starting
pitchers who will be able to go the
route or close to 1t are the No.
item on the preferred list of Jack
Onslow, Chicago White Sox man
ager.
Onslow believes he has one
hurler today to add to his starters.
He is Howie Judson, former Uni
versity of Illinois pitcher. Judson
will be one of possibly two or three
mound workers who will be called
on to carry the load in the Sox's
spring exhibitions.
The Sox open their exhibition
schedule Saturday in Hollywood
against the Browns.
LOS ANGELES. - Johnny
Schmitz and Mort Cooper were
slated to divide pitching duties for
the Chicago Cub Yannigans, along
with Rookie Ben Wade, today, in
the second intra- camp baseball
game.
Ralph Hammer, Doyle Lade and
Bob Chapman were on call to hurl
for the Regulars. The Cubs ma
jor league opposition will start
Saturday against the Pittsburgh
Pirates in San Bernardino. 1t will
be the opener of 36 exhibitions,
weather permitting.
The Regulars defeated the Yam
nigans yesterday, 9 to S.
WAITE R Fla.-Out-
fielder Richie Ashburn and Pitcher
Russ Meyer have reported back
for workouts at the Philadelphia
Phillies training camp-appar-
emily recovering from their recent
injuries. Both players were hurt