Evening star., 1952-02-26
Dolby Of Tribe Signs,
But Garcia and AvlIa
Ask $4,000 Pay, Too
bv Tho Assstisisd PGsII

TUCSON, AFiEu Feb ag,=GaBh,
not baseball, was Cleveland Gem
efai Manager Hank dreehberg's
pressing problem today, even
though this II the fifst day Of
spring practice
6feehberH has landed Larry
Dolby for around 100000 (pAy cut
estimate $4,000, but he still has
10 contend with lhajer heldeuts
Mike Garcia and Bob AVlla, They
think they should make $780,
900, teel
Then euthelder Sam ehapmAn
wants 10 leave cleveland 10 play
BAL on Tho West Coast, and In
flelder George atlFnweiAa has not
signed For tho rest, Reckless Joe
MentRlve and Jim FFidley are en-
peeted to bring their signed con,
tracts with them,
LAKELAND, Fla, Feb, 40 R,-
Don't DO surprised II heavier hits
ting and sharper play results from
lighter payeheeks among the De.
tFeit Tigers,
Charley GehringeF, Detroit gen.
efal manager, decided that pay
cuts were In order this year for
most members OF the team that
finished fifth In the American
League In 1851,
So he sliced ssalaries all down
the line and very little protest re-
suited. Instead, the Tigers seemed
determined to do better this sea-
son, Many arrived in Florida q
month early to get into shape.
Every man In camp" reported
Trainer Jack Homel, "is In better
condition than last spring"
VERO BEACH, Fla, Feb. 20 (P).
That lost art. sliding, has made
an appearance at the Brooklyn
Dodgers training camp.
Manager Chuck Dresser put his
pitchers through q sliding drill
yesterday and the hurlers seemed
to like 1t.
1--WE never slid In my life," said
Johnny Schmitz. II never had
anybody TO teach me. I used to
dive head first once In q while. )"
Preacher Roe. probably the
worst hitter In the game, COM
mented. "T'hey must be expecting
me to get on base O lot this year"
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, FEB.
26 tR.-New York Yankee Mana.
ger Casey 5tengel hopes to have
q "big six" this year.
etengel is counting on Vic
Rasehi, Allie Reynolds and nd
Lopat as his top three starting
pitchers and expects Johnny eaifl,
jim Mcdonald and Tom Morgan
TO come through 10 form O crew
OF dix starting pitchers.
PHOENIX, Arig, Feb. 20 H.-
The New York Giants were only
four players short OF their full
roster OF 30 today after outiieldeFs
Monte Irwin and Willie Mays and
tn1eldeFs Bill Rigney and Henry
Thompson checked In,
Still due are Pitchers BAL Maglie
and Heyt wilhelm, Catcher Ray
Noble and First Baseman Marvin
Alayloek,
SARASOTA, Fla, Feb, 90 R,-
There has been Q startling I'm.
provement In the Boston Red s6x
pitching stan and Manager Lou
Eoudreau credits II 10 Bill Nc.
Kechnie.
That former manager OF four
National League clubs has been
giving pointers 10 ell OF Boudreau's
Fingers, with the result that such
experienced hands 90 Maury Nc.
permott. Bill Wight, Walt Master.
son and willard Nixon look much
better than O year ago this time.
BRADENTON. Fla. Feb. 40 CH1.
The Boston Braves ofacials were
enthusiastic today over Right.
hander Jim Wilson's showing In
the Arst intra.squad practice
game.
Wilson. O great disappointment
last season, worked three innings
and displayed more stun than ne
has since the club bought him
from Seattle.
The bio pitcher. who has Fe.
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