Evening star., 1952-03-18
By ihs Assoeioied Press

BY The Assoeiaisd Press
When Jim Hearn and Montia
kennedy joined forces to set the
Chicago Cubs down without q hit
for the New York Giants yester-
day. it marked only the fourth
no-hitter since 1899 tossed during
spring exhibition games.
But they're coming more fre-.
quently in recent years. Back in
1889 the late Cy Blanton Of the
Pittsburgh Pirates handcuffed the
cleveland Indians. Then there
was q gap until lS48. when Murry
Dickson turned the trick for the
lSt. Louis Cardinals against the
New York Yankees. Last year Lou
Sleater and Ned Carver did 1t for
the st. Louis Browns over the
Cards.
OF course the Cubs have quite
la reputation for being punchless.
but yesterdays feat could be a
good omen for the Giants pitch
lers.
Hearn Goes Five Innings.
Hearn has been one of the
Imainstays Of Leo Durocher's staff
since he was acquired on waivers
from the Cardinals two years ago.
It was one oftthe best investments
the Giants front Office has made
in years. Kennedy. however, has
been q disappointment after show
ing flashes of brilliance. Last
year he won one and lost two.
Hearn went the first five in
nings and faced II men, while
Kennedy finished UP and faced
Is batters. The Giants, mean
while. slapped the offerings of
Bob Kelly and Bob Rush for 10
runs.
The Cleveland Indians. who
have looked the part Of champions
all spring, finally dropped one.
The Browns had to overcome a
go deficit to beat the Indians,
81. Satchel Paige gave up two
hits in q three-inning stint for
the Browns. One was homer
by AL Rosen.
Red Sox Lose Again.
The Cardinals defeated the
IPhillies, 6-5, in II innings when
Wally Westlake singled, stole
second and raced home on a wild
throw. 1t was the Cards fourth
extra -inning exhibition in the
lpast week.
I Max Surkont and Chet Nichols
held the Red Sox to four hits
as the Braves whipped their Bos-
ton rivals, 81. Surkont yielded
the only Red Sox run in the first
inning. Nichols, who enters the
service April Z, tossed six innings
and was tapped for only three
linfield singles.
Two teams representing the
philadelphia Athletics were beat
en-. The regulars took a 6-5
drubbing from the Cincinnati
Reds, and the "B" squad was
shellacked by the Brooklyn
Dodgers, 1876.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. P.-
Red Schoendienst was back at his
old second-base spot for the
Cardinals against the Phillies
yesterday as Manager Eddie
Stanky stayed out with q sore
throat and sore right leg.
Stankys is expected to play
second much Of the season, but
has been in only one exhibition
game SO far. Schoendienst has
been at shortstop recently.
j Stanky planned to use Pitchers
|Cliff Chambers, AL Brazle and
Willard Schmidt against Cincin-
natl today.
BURBANK. Calf, R.-Man-
ager Rogers Hornsby of the
Browns hopes Outfielder Jim
Rivera's batting performance yes
Iterday against Cleveland means
he is out of his slump. Rivera
got two .hits-one a blast which
sent the ball under the grand
stand of an adjacent diamond,
but which was declared a ground
rule double.
Rivera led the Pacific Coast
League in hitting last year with
Seattle and the Browns have
hoped he could provide the much
needed punch for the club.
vERo BEACH, Fla. Dr.
Ralph Branca, who has been
throwing hard in an attempt to
get himself in top condition for
the Dodgers, has Manager Chuck
Dresser happy.
"His change-up looks much
better than before. and his fast
ball was doing things" Dresser
Isaid yesterday after Branca tossed
two innings against the Athletics
"B" team
LOS ANGELES R.-Max
Lanier, the Giants left-hander,
was back in camp today with
glowing reports on the Cardinals,
his erstwhile teammates. Lanier
- r.