Evening star., 1952-04-02
Training Season Ends
For Mats, Beginning
Series With Cincinnati
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better hitters than they've dem.
onstrated and isn't inclined to
fret as much about that as he is
about the failure of Shortstor
Runnels' sore arm to respond to
treatment. Pete says his throw
ling arm hurts like a toothache'
and his throwing illustrates it.
Runnels Unsteady.
Unsteady afield this spring. with
five errors in the nine games he
has played, Pete has kept Vernon
busy digging his throws out of
the dirt at first base. Pete had
only four chances afield yesterday
and flubbed a double-play ground
er in the ninth inning which
figured in the Yankees four-run
outburst that beat the Mats, So.
Chico Marrero, making his first
exhibition appearance, retired the
first 10 Yankees in order, but
Mickey Mantle's drag bunt. Gil
McDougald's single and Yogi
Berra's outfleld fly pried q run
from him in the fourth inning.
The Mats had picked up a run
off Ed Lopat in the first inning
when Yost walked. moved to third
on infield grounders by Coan and
Noren, and scored on Vernon's
single. Runnels' single and
Michaels' triple staked the Mats
to 2-1 lead in the sixth.
Marrero Yields Three Hits.
Marrero gave up three hits, all
singles: walked none and struck
out four in six innings. Tom Fer
rick retired the first six Yankees
he faced. but Jim Brideweser
opened the ninth with a pop-hy
single to right. Mantle followed
with a sharp single, and the bases
were filled when McDougald
walked.
Ralph Houk slapped a routine
grounder to Runnels, but the ball
got through Pete, enabling Bride
weser and Mantle to score. Bob
Cerv's single and Kal Segrist's S
outf1eld fly produced two more
runs.
The Mats stirred up a threat in
the ninth against Joe Ostrowski.
Kluttz got a bad-hop single over
Third Baseman Andy Carey's
head. Yost popped out, but Coan
singled. Noren ended it, though,
with a double-play grounder to
Segrist.
NOTES: Ellis Ryan, president
OF the Indians, conferred with
Clark Griffith after the game, but
apparently nothing came of it.
-. "It's no secret who we want"
Ryan said. "It's Mele. We think
we're Offering Griff a good deal,
but he won't 60 for it," There's
a report the Mats will trade Out
fielder Sherry Robertson and
Pitcher Mickey Harris to Cleve-
land for Outfielder Bob Kennedy,
but Ryan shrugged it off.
Bob Mitchell, the former WASH
hgton sandlotter who pitched
three scoreless innings against the
Mats for Chattanooga Saturday,
has been signed by the Lookouts.
/. The big righthander, who
pitched for Ole Olson's champion
ship sandlot team last year, re-
ceived a $4,000 bonus for signing.
Marrero was thrown out by
Mantle on a clean blow to right
field in the fourth inning.
Mantle, playing Chico extremely
shallow, scooped up the drive
quickly and pegged him out. .
It wasn't even close
Buck Fleshman, due to pitch
against Cincinnati today, IS bid
ding for a starting berth with the
Mats. If we keep him." Grif-
nth said. "he's going to be a start
ing pitcher. He's not a reliever
and it wouldn't do him any good
to sit on the bench"
Coan made the fielding play of
the spring in the sixth inning
when he streaked 20 yards into
foul territory. charged among
fans bordering the foul line, and
hauled in McDougald's fly.
The Yankees are eager to acquire
Yost. but Griff isn't listening.