Evening star., 1952-03-04
Giants Ready 10 Trade
Noble, Extra Catcher;
Injuries Hit Dodgers
BY the Assoeiated Press

PHOENIX, Ariz., Mar. A.
Manager Leo Durocher OF the
New York Giants limited today
that Catcher Ray Noble may be
traded.
Noble checked into camp yes
terday and Durocher remarked
that the hefty Cuban receiver
would make q good catcher for
several clubs, especially Pitts
burgh and Boston.
The Giants have three catchers
Yves Westrum, Sal WARS and
Ray Katt-in addition to Noble
and probably would be willing to
trade him for a left-handed
lpinch-hitter.
VERO BEACH, Fla.-Injuries
are han1pering the Brooklyn
Dodgers conditioning program.
Catcher Roy Campanella, the
National Leagues most valuable
player in 1851, is sidelined indefi-
nitely with a sore thigh which
hampered his play last year.
Second Baseman Jackie Robinson
has a sore shoulder and Pitcher
Ralph Branca is suffering from
asthma.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-Rook-
lies Andy Carey and Jim Bride
weser and Billy Martin figure
prominently in New York Yankees
Manager Casey Stengels plans.
Carey will be given a full crack
lat third base. If he wins it. Gil
Mcdonald will shift to second. If
lCarey fails, Martin and Bride
weser will battle it out for second
base with McDougald returning to
third.
TUSCON, Ariz.-Hank Green
berg, Cleveland general manager,
still casting around for q good
Ioutfielder. just about gave up to-
day on the idea Of getting an
Indians uniform on Detroit's Hoot
Evers. " r
"Evers has been looking awfully
lgood." Red Ruf1ng, who has been
scouting around the Florida camps
for Hank. reported from Lakeland
Fla. The gimmick! The Tigers
have decided to keep him.
| Anyhow. Second Baseman Ro.
berto Avila finally got here from
Mexico with his pretty bride. HI
signed his contract right away
flor an estimated $4,000, almos
double last years figure.
Just to show he was worth 1t
he went out and raped a high
fast ball against the left-fielt
) score board, $40 feet away.
BALTTMORE.-Roy Sievers, ST
Louis Browns outfielder, toda!
.. was told to 60 home and rest hi
: bad shoulder. An operation won
|, do any good now.
DR.. George Bennett, Johns Hop
I kins surgeon, said an examination
showed the nerves have been in
l jured. causing numbness in tn,
r shoulder and arm.
DR.. Bennett said rest and i'm
$ mobilization Of the injured righ
shoulder by straps or splint
should heal the injured nerv
. fibers.
? , The 1949 American Leagu'
rookie Of the year reinjured hi
= shoulder a week ago. He frs
!. hurt it last August in a fall.
LAKELAND, Fla.-Vic Wertz
e home-run-blasting outf1elder TO
i the Detroit Tigers. had his initia
r try at first base yesterday in wha
I has been billed as Manager Ret
r Rolfe's great experiment"
Afterwards Wertz, who neve
= has played the position before
S had one observation:
: "At least I won't have to chas'
e those ground balls-the ones the,
i hit through me in the outfield-
t all over the park"
SAN BERNARDINO. Calf
. Pittsburgh Pirates officials sa.
Pitcher Jim Walsh will be place.
on the waiver list if he does no
accept his 1852 contract today.
The veteran right-hander i
classed as a definite holdout. HI
lis being offered some $4,000. /
the Scranton (PaD hurler is pu
out on waivers and no other clul
claims him, he will 60 to tn
: minor leagues.
ST. LOUIS. - Shortstop Bill
Jennings, one of the Browns tw'
= unsigned players, was released
2 outright today to Toronto of tn
: International League.
: Jennings hit only ITO in 6.
s games last year.
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