Evening star., 1952-03-13
Harris Planning
To Keep C'anlpos
And Don Crate
Floyd Baker, ToyIor
And Upton Due to Be
Infield requirements
By Burton Hawkins
Ssur Stoff correspendent


no room on the Mats squad for
Sherry Robertson, brother of Cal
vim Griffith. vice president of the
club.
Robertson, who batted only .18s
last season when he was used
principally as a pinch hitter, Il
being showed off the squad in
difference to the hitting potential
of Frank Campos, Fred Taylor
and Don Crate. plus the field ef-
ficiency of Floyd Baker and Tom
my Upton.
At the moment Manager Harris
is planning to retain Campos and
Crate as outfield requirements
Sherry for several years has
played both the infield and out
field. Taylor has virtually nc
chance of beating out Mickey Ver-
non at first base. but Bucky likes
him as pinch-hitter over Rob-
ertson.
Indians Want Sherry.
Harris Is willing to string along
with Baker and Upton, both light
hitters, as utility infielders. That
Isetup would shove Sherry. out o1
the picture, but it's doubtful il
he'll pass from the major league
scene since the Cleveland club still
lis interested in him. Hank Green
berg, general manager of the
Indians, has been after Robertson
for some time.
Always under considerable pres.
sure at Griffith Stadium because
he is Clark Grif11th's nephew
Robertson probably has beer
booed more-and over a longer
period of time-than any Other
Washington athlete.
Harris particularly likes Cam.
Ipo'S prospects as a reserve. "Sam
Mele says he's feeling better thar
he's ever felt in spring training,
IBucky said today as the Mats pre-.
pared to battle the Red Sox. "anc
] hope it's not necessary to res
him occasionally, but if it is
Campos will be nice to have
around.
"Sam seems to burn up thu
league in the early weeks, ther
tire" continued Harris. Maybe
with his appendix out and hi:
back not bothering him anymore
he won't fade this year. But Il
he does. Campos will be a bettel
Replacement than anybody we haG
last season"
Crate Aggressive Type.
Crates driving ambition ha'
won over Bucky as much as Don'
$3.50 hitting with Chattanooga las
season. The fact that Don bat
lright-handed on a predominant!
left-handed club doesn't hurt. bu
neither has his aggressive attitude
in training.
Crate has been the hardes
worker In camp, with no clos
competitor. and Bucky is. takinl
cognizance of it. He likes tina
spirit as much as the batting aver
age Crate brings to recommen,
him, and so the former two-tim
All-American basketball star a
Ohio State will stick unless h
collapses completely.
Taylor, also a basketball star a
Ohio State, batted .291 at Chat
tanooga last year. A left-hande'
hitter, he is being groomed as al
ultimate replacement for Vernon
Michaels Perks Up.
Ironically. the most promising
rookie, in Harris opinion,
destined to remain at least an
lother year with Chattanooga
Leroy Dietzel, who loomed a
Cass Michaels' successor, has beel
lsidetracked by Michaels' perkie
lplay.
The Mats squad received twt
cuts yesterday. Pitcher Bob Ros
was ordered to report March 2!
at Fullerton, Calf, for induction
into the Army, while Pitche
Glenn Elliott received a cut ato]
his head when smacked by a lin,
drive off Vernon's bat.
Elliott was pitching in battin,
lpractice when Vernon hit sharpl,
toward the pitching box. Glenn
glove DETECTED the ball a bit, bu
he was carried from the field OF
a stretcher and taken to Orang
Memorial Hospital In Orlando
where X-rays disclosed Elliot
would have nothing more than
headache as a result Of the blow
He accompanied the team here.
Red Sox Winless.
Sid Hudson, Don johnson an
Raul Sanchez were to face tn
Red Sox here today as the Nat
sought their third victory
, -four games. Washington wi
clash with the Cardinals tomorro
at st. Petersburg.
The Red Sox will use rookI
!. pitchers again In an effort to en-
3 their victory famine. Manag,
Lou Boudreau has named Jill
: Atkins, Rolly Schuster and /
Schroll to hurl against the Nat
1 The Red Sox now have droppe
! four in a row. including yestel
/ days 15-inning loss to the S
Louis Cardinals. 7-6.
lotto Gruhum Will HeIp