Evening star., 1951-04-03
BY the Associated Press


that they have landed an excellen
utility infielder in George Stern
weiss, the Indians are more Ger
tain than ever that they are th'
team somebody will have to bea
In the American League.
They knew all along they hae
the power and the pitching, bu
there has been a shade of uneaSi
ness as Roberto Avila, the club!
new second-baseman, failed tt
sparkle on the double play.
In obtaining Stirnweiss from tht
Browns, Cleveland figures it no
only bought insurance for ever!
infield position except first base
but also landed one of the bes
teachers of young infielders in tht
game.
The feeling in the Cleveland
camp now is that only one of the
heavy hitting Negro rockies from
San Diego, Henry (Suitcase) Simp.
son, will be in the clubs outfielc
on opening day.
The Indians are little miffee
that Mickey Mantle of the Yanks
has been getting more publicity
than Simpson.
They talk of wagering that the
tall Negro will hit for better
average than the fabulous kio
from Commerce, Okla.
The Indians were beaten by the
Yankees at Phoenix, Ariz., yester-
day, AZ, in II innings.
MOBILE, Ala.-Manager Lee
Durocher's present problem chilo
on the Giants is Pitcher Jack
Kramer. The veteran righthandel
has pitched only two innings this
spring, but Durocher thinks he car
hurl if he desires to get on the
mound.
Kramer has a habit of coming
up with ailments just when he
might come in handy, which lee
Durocher to suspect that he might
not want to pitch.
$50 I asked him if he wanted
to play for u.s." Durocher said
"He told me he did. I then tolo
him he'd have to change his atti-
tude or we'd go along with one OF
the younger pitchers.
TUCSON, Ariz.-The wor1o
champion Yankees are becoming
more and more worried about the
ailing arm of Pitcher Allie
Reynolds.
The New Yorkers' No. hurlel
hasn't pitched an inning of exhi-
bition ball this spring. Instead
he has been giving it heat treat
ments and complete rest.
But after trying 1t out the last
couple of days he said sit is kick
ing up on me again"
MIAMI, Fla.-Hank Edwards
and Clyde King, whose contract.
were purchased from Montreal
could help the Dodgers consid'
erably.
The Brooks have needed a left
handed pinch-hitter badly in re-
cent years, and Edwards, an out
fielder, has been handling tha
assignment in fine style through
training.
King is not exactly newcomel
to the Dodgers. He appeared OF
the team in 1914, 1945 and 1949
but lacked the required speed. He
smart, though, and has contro
which makes him a candidate TO
O relief assignment.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-Wor
ries increased today for Manage
Red Rolfe of the Tigers.
Rolfe, whose club won only fou
of its first Is spring exhibition;
had expected to see injured Georg
Kell back at third base this weeE
Now Kell is out indefinitely.
Kell had the handage removes
from his spiked right hand yes
terday and found the knuckle O
his middle finger jammed SO h
couldn't straighten out the finger
MOBILE, Ala.-Two travelin
squads of the Braves merged her
today for the first of two exhibi
ton games against the Giants
The second game will be playe,
In Beaumont, Tex, tomorrow.
Right-hander Bob Hall wa
Manager Billy Southworth's orig
inal pitching selection today, bu
it now appears either Left-hande
Warren SPAIN or Dave Cole wi
work against the New Workers.
LEESBURG, Fla.-With thei
roster trimmed to % players. tn
Reds are orlly three players owe
the limit they must reach by Ma
is, and apparently there will
few, if any, changes in the lineu
from that which finished sixt
last season.
Among the newcomers thos
considered most likely to site
with the Reds are Shortstop Ro
Mcmillan, Outfielder Wally Pos
Catcher Les Peden and Pitcher
Jim Blackburn and Ed Blake.
MIAMI, Fla.-The Phillies pla
the Dodgers in the second of
four-game series today and wi
be out for their third triumph {
the spring over the Brooks.
The two teams continue north
ward. stopping for games at Ss
vannah, Ca, and Jacksonyill
Fla, tomorrow and Thursday.
A four-run ninth-inning rail-
D.