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only Is men and gave up one
hit in five innings.
LAKELAND, Fla, Mar. % (P.
After a week end of rest. the
Detroit Tigers hope to strengthen
their lead in the Grapefruit
League today when they face the
st. Louis Cardinals.
The Tigers, with a 90 record
and as yet unbeaten by National
League teams, will send Ned
Carver and Hal Newhouser to
the mound.
SARASOTA, Fla, Mar. % (P).
Third Baseman George Kell-
on whose physical condition
hinges a lot of the Boston Red
Sox hopes-says, I'm tickled to
death with the way my back has
held up"
The former Detroit stars ach-
ing back sidelined him late last
season, but he. has played in
most Of this years exhibition
games. He made a great stop
against Brooklyn's Carl Furillo
yesterday-a play that a man
with a bad back couldn't make.
BRADENTON, Fla, Mar. %
F.-The Milwaukee Braves,
enjoying a batting spree in which
they've collected 90 hits in their
last two exhibitions, will send
Pitchers Warren SPAIN and
Vern Bickford against the Phil
lies here today.
The Braves got IL hits at st.
Petersburg yesterday as they
beat the st. Louis Cardinals, ST.
for a 40 record against the
Cards this spring. Milwaukee
raped Jack Crimian for three
runs in the eighth.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla,
Mar. % (R.-Connie Mack says
the Philadelphia Athletics have
their best squad in years.
1.-THE pitching looks good" he
says. Some time ago I TOLD
Bobby Shantz that I thought
Harry Byrd would turn in bet
ter record than he would this
year. But, the way Shantz
looked against Brooklyn, I'm not
so sure. This new boy, Marion
F'ricano, looks like a fighter
very, very good-and John
Mackinson and Charley Bishop
show definite promise"
Mr.. Baseball said he thought
the Athletics could even win the
pennant if "the boys CHS sons
Earle and Roy can give Jimmy
Dykes a third baseman."
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Mar
% (P.-Manager Eddie Stanky
of the St. Louis Cardinals ha6
plenty of reasons today to fee.
downhearted.
First Baseman Grant Dunbar
suffered a severe spike wounc
on the left foot when caught
in a rundown play as the Card
inals dropped their sixth straight
game and their 18th in Is con.
tests, to the Milwaukee Brave'
yesterday. 81. Dunlap will b'
out indefinitely.
And Stanky pronounced Ed
die Yuhas. the relief workhors'
of 1852. the most serious cast
among the sore-armed Carolina
pitchers. Yuhas is being giver
X-ray treatments for the ailins
arm. but Stanky said it's TOT
soon to tell whether the treat
ments will be effective.
SAN BERNARDINO. Calf.
Mar. % (P.-Clint Courtney Of
the st. Louis Browns, catching
for the first time since a fou
tip injured the little f1nager o.
his right hand II days ago. wa.
put out of action again yes.
terday when he caught anothel
foul tip on the same finger.
The finger bone was split ir
the first mishap. The nail was
torn away this time, with a splint
on the finger preventing more
serious injury.
The mishap came in the sew.
enth inning Of a 2-1 victory ovel
the Chicago White Sox.
HOLLYWOOD. Calf, Mar. 2:
R.-Manager AL Lopez got hi.
first look at Bob Teller and Early
Wynn in action yesterday-ane
the Cleveland pitchers lookec
good despite the Tribes 81
extra-inning loss to San Fran.
cisco.
Teller, whose only previou.
pitching this year was in a bene.
fit game Lopez missed, facec
only 10 men in three innings
Wynn allowed four blows in foul
innings and gave UP two un.
earned runs.
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