Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-30
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Heard, who had replaced Vern
Bickford in the seventh.
The Baltimore squad now
numbers 81 after Manager
Jimmy Dykes Topped nine play
ers off the roster yesterday. Out
fielder Bob Masser was optioned
to Syracuse and eight others
went to the Orioles farm at San
Antonio. They are Pitchers
Ryne Duren and Bill Pilgrim.
Catcher Chuck Thomas, Inf1eld-
ers Frank Kellert, Jerry Jacobs
and Sam David, and Outf1elders
Jim Pisoni and Karol Kwak.
WEST PALM BEACH. Fla. (P1.
Manager Eddie Joost Of the
Athletics says he wants to keep
all 80 players now in the AS
training camp with the club a
while longer.
Joost said yesterday that he
had a lot of fine prospects on
his squad "but the ones that
seem best right now may not
look that way in a couple Of
weeks"
Joost said he might even keep
Is pitchers, with Bobby Shantz,
Alex Kellner. Bob Trice and
Marion Fricano as regular
starters.
WICHITA FALLS, Tex. P.-
A fellow can't even work in the
bullpen without running the risk
of being injured. Ray Katt.
Giants catcher, was all the way
out in the bullpen before yester-
days game with the Indians. He
stepped on tin can and twisted
his ankle.
Doctors applied ice and said
the injury wasn't serious.
Larry Jansen and Mario Piconi
looked effective in yesterdays Al
victory over the Indians.
SARASOTA, Fla. (R.-The
Red Sox trimmed their spring
training roster to 81 players to-
day by optioning Outf1elders AL
Van Alstyne and Bob Broome
and Catcher Pete Daley to Louis
vile.
The squad cut was the second
in two days for the Red Sox, who
yesterday sent Inflelders Vim Fur
caro- and Lew Damman and
Pitcher Truman Clevenger to
Louisville and Catcher Guy Nor
ton to Albany.
CLEARWATER. Fla. tPD. -
Erv Palica. one of the Dodgers
front-line pitchers. said today
all he needed was more work. He
was touched for three hits in
two innings by the Phillies yes
terday, but wasn't discouraged
even though one was a home
run.
Il was just making the pitches
too true" he observed. my con-
troll was bad. But as long as my
arm feels better I'm sure I'll
be all right when I get more
work in"
hurry Dickson became the
first Phillies pitcher to go seven
innings as the Phils woke up
and lambasted the Dodgers 49,
5. The Phils used Billy Loes.
Glenn Labine. Ken Lehman and
Palica for their batting practice.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (P).
The Cardinals break camp
here today for the trip to St.
Louis with Manager Eddie
Stanky sure Of only four start
ers. aside from his pitchers.
Leftfielder Stan Musial, Second
Baseman Red Schoendienst,
Third Baseman Ray Jablonski
and Catcher Del Rice are set.
Steve Bilko and Rookie Tom
Aston are fighting for the first
base berth. Stanky said the
shortstop position will go to
either Solly Hemus or Alex
Grammas.
Rockies Wally Moon, Tom
Burgess and Joe Frazier. Stanky
said. are still in the running for
the center and rightfleld jobs of
Rip Repulski and Enos Slaugh-
ter.
The Cards got only four hits
of Bob Keegan yesterday as
they beat the White Sox, 4-3. for
their 18th victory against eight
defeats. Keegan. AL Sima and
Mike Fornieles allowed no hits
after the third inning. Tom
Poholsky got the victory. Cardi-
nal pitchers have allowed only
IA runs in the last six games.
LAKELAND. Fla. R.-The
Tigers cut their roster to 80
players today by sending Pitch
ers Milt Jordan and Earl Harrist
to Buffalo farm club. The club
will send another hurler, Jim
Burning. to a minor league team
not yet decided.
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