Evening star., 1951-02-11
White Sox Are First
To Complete Roster;
Indians Raise Rosen

The Mats obtained signed con-
tracts from four players yester-
day, it was announced by Presi-
dent Clark Griffith at Orlando,
Fla. but more than half the club
remains unsigned with spring
training due to start in 10 days.
Latest to agree to terms were
Shortstop Sam Dente, Outfielder
Sam Mele and Pitchers Mickey
Harris and Joe Haynes. The Mats
now have signed IT, of the 36 men
on their roster and among the
unsigned players are First Base
man Mickey Vernon, Third Base
man Eddie Yost, Second Baseman
Cass Michaels, Outfielder Gil
Coan and Pitcher Sid Hudson.
Dente, facing a struggle to re-
main a regular with Rookie Gene
Verble expected to press him,
batted only .239 last season. Mele.
bothered by a back injury much
of the season. hit .274.
White Sox Roster Complete.
Harris was transformed into
relief pitcher by Manager Bucky
Harris and won 5 while losing 9.
He appeared in SO games, more
than any other American League
pitcher. Haynes, a major Lacquer
since 1889, won 7 and lost s..
The White Sox became the first
major league club to sign all its
80 players for the 1851 season,
the Associated Press reported.
Dave Philley, veteran outflelder,
and Gordon Goldsberry. first
baseman, yielded to the pleas of
Frank Lane. White Sox general
manager, via telephone.
Al Rosen, who led the Ameri-
can League in homers last season.
with 81. signed his 1851 contract
for what General Manager Hank |
Greenberg of the Indians termed !
q very handsome" increase. Best |
guesSes were that the third base
man would receive between $18,-
900 and $4,000.
Jansen Given Raise.
The Giants signed four players
and have IS in the fold. Larry
Jansen agreed to terms believed |
to call for a $4,000 raise over his
$25,000 salary of last season. jan
sen, righthanded pitcher, won 19
and lost 13 last year.
The Giants also signed an out
standing high school baseball
player, 18-year- Mickey Nc
Bride. all-New York City third
baseman here last year.
Other Giants to sign were Bill |
Rigney, utility infielder; Tookie
Gilbert, first baseman, and Roy
Weatherly, veteran outfielder.
The Pirates announced the
signing of Second Baseman Dam
ny Murtaugh and the appoint
ment of Frank Oceak as man
ager of their Charleston, S. c.,
farm club. Oceak, who piloted the
York, Pa, club the last three years,
succeeds Rip Sewell. who goes to
New Orleans as manager.
Dodgers Sign 17-Year- Old.
Branch hickey, general man
ager of the Pirates, said he has
received word from Shortstop
Danny O'Connell that the young
inf1elder will be inducted into the
Army. February 81.
The Dodgers signed 17-year- -old
Dick Hanlon, highly regarded San
Francisco schoolboy pitcher, for
bonus estimated at $4,000. He
VIII be sent to the Brooklyn farm
at Elmira, N. Y The Dodgers also
sirned six players. giving them
total of "a signed out of 40. Those
who linked contracts were Out
f1elders Tommy Brown and Cal
Abrams, Pitchers Ray Moore,
Clarence Podbielan and Billy
Loes, and First Baseman Wayne
Belardi. Army bound, Loes will
not go to spring camp.
Ten Cards Get in Line.
Ten Cardinals, including Out
fielder Enos Slaughter, turned I'M
signed contracts. This left 49,
men still to come to terms with
the club.
Five pitchers were among those
to sign-Cloyd Boyer. Irv Dusak,
Tom Heating, Tom Poholsky and
Gerald Staley.
The others to sign were Catcher
John Bucha and Infielders Don
Bollweg, Tommy Glaviano and
Don Richmond.
The Browns announced that In
fielder Billy DeMars signed his
1851 contract.
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