Evening star., 1950-03-05
Lemon Will Captain
Tribe Squad Team
Although Unsigned
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field post today.
Having agreed to terms, Wake
field stepped up to the plate in
the first round of batting practice
and blasted two balls into the
trees which separate Higgins
Field from lake.
Looks like he means it," said
Casey Stengel with a broad grin.
Wakefield, Johnny Lindell, Gene
Woodling, Jim Delsing, Hank
Bauer, Cliff Mapes and Jack Jen-
sen are fighting for outfeld jobs.
Only one man seems sure OF his
position. His names Joseph Paul
Dimaggio.
TUCSON, Ariz., Mar. 4 (R.-
Although Pitcher Bob Lemon has
not yet signed his contract, he
will captain one of the teams in
the first intrasquad baseball game
of the Cleveland Indians here to-
morrow.
Manager Lou Boudreau contin-
ued drilling his pitchers on pick
off plays today for the third day
in row. He also gave his
charges their first taste of the
sliding pit.
PASADENA, Calf, Mar. 4 (R.-
The Chicago White Sox squad to-
day was cut to SO players by the
unconditional release of Grover
Bowers. promising outf1elder.
who has embraced a religious
career. Bowers was released so
he could play with Gadsden, Ala,
this season and be near the base
of his religious operations.
BURBANK, Calf, Mar. 4 (P.-
The st. Louis Browns will alter
nate two young keystone sack
combinations in an effort to find
requirements for the veterans lost
during. the winter, Manager Zach
Taylor said today.
Rockies Billy Demars and Owen
Friend will play shortstop and
second base respectively on one
team and Tom Upton and Bill
Sommers will hold down the jobs
on the second team, Taylor said.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla,
Mar. 4 (P.-Pitcher Carl Scheib
of the Philadelphia Athletics got
professional criticism from his
favorite oldtime ball player-Chief
Bender.
Bender, called by Manager Con-
ME Mack the greatest money
pitcher ever to wear an AS uni
form, watched Scheib warm up for
10 minutes, then advised correc-
tions.
Il wasn't lifting my left leg
high enough on the windup and
not following through after releas-
ing the pitch. Maybe that's the
answer to all my troubles"
VERO BEACH, Fla, Mar. 4 (P).
In the first intrasquad game of
the training season today the
Brooklyn Dodgers regulars beat
the Yannigans, 11-3. scoring seven
OF their runs in the first inning
off Joe Landrum, Highlander on
the Ft. Worth roster. Their seven
hits in that inning included triples
by Bobby Morgan, Duke Snider
and Bruce Edwards and doubles
by Eddie Miksis and Wayne Be-
lardi, bonus first baseman.
TAMPA, Fla, Mar. 4 (P.-
First Baseman Ted Kluszewski
the Cincinnati Reds only hold
out, agreed to terms today in a
long-distance telephone converse
ion with President Warren c.
piles.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Mar
F.-The st. Louis Cardinals
need q powerful right handed hit
ter to swing between Stan MusiaI
and Enos Slaughter in the bat
ting order, Manager Eddie Dyer
sale. today.
6And First Baseman Steve Bike
wNl get every chance to develop
into that coveted power hitter
Eddie added.
AVALON, Calf, Mar. 4. (P.-
The Chicago Cubs will play theil
first intrasquad game tomorrow
Three or four others will follow
before the Cubs leave for Los
Angeles Friday. Manager frankie
Frisch said today he will use five
pitchers on each team. Bill Vol
s(le, Lee Holman, Bob Rush
Walter Dubiel and Warren Hacker
will oppose Paul Minner, Frank
Hitler, Johnny Schmitz, Doyle
Lade and Dutch Mccall.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Mar. 4. P.-
Veterans and rockies will meet ir
the first intrasquad baseball game
of the season at the New York
Giants training camp here to-
morrow.
Manager Leo Durocher has
picked Andy Hansen, Sal Maglie
Rog Bowman and Kirby Higbe tx
do the hurting for the veterans
Clint Hartung, Montia Kennedy
Dave Koslo and Sheldon Jone!
will be on the mound for thu
rockies.
SAN BERNARDINO. Calf, Mar
4.-Pittsburgh Pirate Manager
Billy Meyer concentrated hi
worries on pitching today.
OF the 16 pitchers on the roster
only four now shape up in th'
starter class. They are Cliff
Chambers, Murry Dickson, Bill
Werle and Bob ChesneS.
Princeton Wins Cage Title
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