Evening star., 1953-03-19
Troinine Comp Briefs
BY tha Assoeiufsd Pres,

SaQ sam Jones, VINO d1SaU-
pointed the Cleveland Indians
last year when his arm went
sore. says. I'm ready to pitch
now. My arm feels as good as
new.
II put everything I had into
one pitch (at San Bernardino
Monday and I felt my shoulder
pop. I don't know what it was,
but after it happened I could
throw as hard as wanted with
out feeling any pain. And today
my arm felt fine again."
Jones, called the big hope
among the 1852 Indian newcom-
ers. won two and lost three last
year before being farmed to
Indianapolis.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Mar.
10 P).-Allie Reynolds seems
completely recovered from sore
back he suffered in Miami,
Frightening the New York
Yankees immediate pitching
hopes.
Reynolds will be given a seri-
GUS test tomorrow against the
Phillies. Ewell Blackwell also
will work against the Phils. For
today's game against the st.
Louis Cardinals. Manager Casey
Stengel picked Ed Ford and Tom
German.
LAKELAND, Fla, Mar. 10 (P).
Now boasting seven straight wins
over National League clubs, the
Detroit Tigers try again today
for their first exhibition victory
over a team in their own league.
Bill Wight and Milt Jordan
were Manager Fred Hutchinson's
choices to face the Boston Red
Sox here.
The Tigers drew again on their
new-found home run power yes
terday to trounce the st. Louis
Cardinals, SO. Walt Dropo, Jake
Crawford and Keith Little each
pounded the ball out of the park
with the bases empty, boosting
the clubs homer production for
the exhibition season to IS.
SARASOTA, Fla, Mar. 10. (P)
Boston Red Sox travel to
Lakeland to meet the Detroit
Tigers today in the opening
game OF a f1ve-day road trip.
Manager Lou Boudreau nomi-
mated rockies AL Curtis and
Hershell Freeman to handle
mound duties. The Red Sox
dropped a 4-3 decision to Gin
cinnati yesterday.
BRADENTON, Fla, Mar. 49,.
R)-The Milwaukee Braves, for
merly of Boston, play host to
the Cincinnati Reds today in
an exhibition game.
The Tribe held 80 lead over
the Yankees until news broke
that the National League had
approved transfer of the team
to Milwaukee. Then the Yanks
belted Dick Donovan to gain a
5-3 decision.
PASADENA, Calf. Mar. 10.
(A)-Although Lefty Billy Pierce
apparently has shaken off the
effects of a shoulder ailment.
Manager Paul Richards of the
Chicago White Sox says pitch
ing is one of his main worries.
If you want to be super
critical about our pitching" he
said, I'VE only have three: |
Pierce. Saul Rogovin and Harry
Dorish. The rest we don't know. |
OF course, we have high hopes
for Tommy Byrne and Lou Kret-
low"
PASADENA. Calf, Mar. 10 (P. |
Phil Cavaretta, manager of
the Chicago Cubs, believes Out
fielder Hank .Sauer may need
two months to regain his batting
stride.
Sauer, the National Leagues
most valuable player last season,
is sidelined with a fractured little
finger on his right hand.
"The doctor says he will be
out one month and it probably
will take another month for
Hank to regain his timing"
said Phil.
SAN BERNARDINO, Calf,
Mar. 19 (P).-Southpaw Bobby
Cain of the st. Louis Browns, the
lad who outlasted Cleveland's
Bob Feller in a double one-hitter
last season, is coming around to
form little slow this year.
Despite a good show of control,
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