Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-13
Last OF AL HoIdouts
Sign; Hickey Gets In
New Licks at Kiner
BY the Associated Press

Gay, but the war OF words be-
tween Branch Hickey, general
manager of the Pittsburgh Pr
rates, and his slugger, Ralph
Kiner, continued undated.
Bobby Avila, last of the recall
citrants, signed with Cleveland
yesterday to bring the Indians
to full strength. The inf1elder
agreed to terms after a phone
call to General Manager Hank
Greenberg. It was believed Bobby
took $1,000 cut to about $16,-
600.
At first, the Mexican second
baseman was offered $500 cut
from last year, but he baked and
talked it over with Greenberg.
Avila won't play for several
weeks anyhow, because he showed
up with sprained ankle. Bobby
said he got it in an automobile
accident.
1T doesn't matter much to me
how he got hurt" Manager Al
Lopez said. IT am interested only
in how soon he can play"
Hickey, meanwhile, got in a
couple of more ticks at Kiner,
who is holding out in California
because he refuses to accept a
Is per cent cut.
The Pittsburgh boss said he
had received a telegram from
Kiner, had answered it and
didn't think the Slugger wanted
to go to Havana for spring train
ing.
mo player is greater than his
team" Hickey said. II made a
deal with Kiner in which it was
provided that if his contract
was assigned to another club,
Kiner would get additional
money"
Referring to the telegram he
received from the outf1elder,
Hickey said:
I'm not going to accept his
terms. It's up to him to accept
the terms offered"
MIAMI, Fla, Mar. Is (P.-
Gil McDougald. the New York
Yankees third baseman, says he
is through experimenting with a
new batting stance.
McDougald has gone 10 for 0
In spring games while using an
orthodox approach to the plate
instead of his usual dip in the
direction of third base.
MIAMI, Fla, Mar. 10 (P.-
Preacher Roe will start for
Brooklyn tonight in the Dodgers
first meeting with the New York
Yankees since last seasons
World Series.
Roe is due to go four or five
innings with Glen Labine finish
ing up.
Two Dodger regulars rested
yesterday with minor injuries
and may take another day off.
Pee Wee Reese has sore throw
ing arm and Jackie Robinson
has a pulled muscle in his left
leg.
SARASOTA, Fla, Mar. 10 up.
Billy Console, bonus rookie,
will get a chance to start at third
base here today for the Boston
Red Sox when they meet the De-
troit Tigers.
Manager Lou Boudreau pur-
posely held the youngster out of
a starting role to take the pres
sure off him, but the California
schoolboy will get his opportu-
nifty in an infield with Short
stop Nilt Boiling, Second Base
man Jack Merson and Rookie
First Baseman Harry Agganis.
BRADENTON, Fla, Mar. 13.
(P).-Outfielder Bob Thorpe of
the Boston Braves will be flown
to- Boston today for medical di-
agnosis of an ankle injury suf-
fered in the Tribes recent
series against Brooklyn in Miami.
X-rays show a bone chip in
the right ankle, which has been
badly swollen for the last three
days. Catcher Del Crandall also
is on the sick list, with two i'm
pacted wisdom teeth due to be
extracted today. Two more of
his teeth must be yanked in
about a week.
TUCSON, Ariz., Mar. 10 (P.-
Tommy Byrne is Manager Paul
Richards starting choice today
as the travel-weary Chicago
White Sox take on Cleveland.
Lefty Byrne, formerly of the
Yankees and st. Louis Browns,
carries lot of Richards hopes
for an improved pitching corps
this season.
MESA, Ariz., Mar. 13 (P.-
Manager Phil Cavarretta of the
Chicago Cubs has singled out
four rookie pitchers who appear
most likely to succeed.
They are Fred BaczeWski and
Jim Willis from Shreveport, Tom
Simpson, up from Springfield,
Mass, and Calvin Howe from
Macon, Ga.
TAMPA, Fla, Mar. Is (P.-
The Phillies, one-t time "whiz
kids" of the National League,
have yet to win an exhibition
game.
The Phils suffered their sixth
successive defeat and their Sec
ond at the hands of the Cincin-
natl Reds yesterday. Andy
Seminick, former Phillies catcher.
blasted out grand slam homer
in the seventh. Cincinnati won,
1916.
SAN BERNARDINO, Calf,
Mar. 10 (Pl.-Catcher Clint
Courtney of the ST. Louis Browns
suffered a cracked finger on his
80,