Evening star., 1955-03-15
Jackie Jensen Liner
Clips Throneberry;
White Sox Seek Deal
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doesn't have much of a team
even with the two stars.
A couple of White Sox right
handlers, Virgil Trucks and Mike
Fornieles, teamed up yesterday
to beat the AS. 9-3. Trucks
gave up one hit in four innings.
Fornieles went five innings. Civ
ing UP five hits and three runs.
However, two of the hits off
Fornieles were infield scratches
that led to two runs.
ST. PETERSBURG. Fla, Mar.
IS P).-The New York Yankees
were due to break out of their
batting slump.
In their first four games, the
Yanks had scored only five runs.
They got II yesterday against
the Milwaukee Braves, but were
hard-pressed to exc out 12-l1
victory-their first of the exhibit
tion season.
Mickey Mantle, who had gone
o for IL, blasted a grand-slam
homer and three other hits. Bill
Skowron also homered for the
Yanks, while Joe Adcock hit two
out of the park and drove in six
runs for the Braves.
CLEARWATER. Fla, Mar. Is
R.-Curt Simmons, the Phillies'
southpaw ace, says he is worried
about a soreness in his left
shoulder.
II haven't been able to throw
even half speed. I can't heat
up my arm. 1t Just won't come
around" he said yesterday.
Simmons. who with Robin
Roberts forms the nucleus Of
the Phils' pitching staff, says he
thinks he has injured a ligament.
LAKELAND. Fla. Mar. Is (P).
Manager Bucky Harris of the
Detroit Tigers figures on max
ing Billy Hoeft. Frank Lazy and
Bob Miller his starting pitchers
along with veterans Steve Gro
mex and Ned Carver.
Hoefts determination to buckle
down to training rules and Mil
ler's ambition have made a
marked impression on Harris.
Hoeft and Miller, along with
Gromek and Carver, have
pitched II innings of scoreless
ball against big league competi-
ton.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Mar.
IS (P. Vic Raschi, who has
been bothered by a lame back
this spring, makes his years de-
but tomorrow for the st. Louis
Cardinals against Milwaukee.
The veteran righthander had
an 8-9 record last season. Gordon
Jones and Bob Tiefenauer will
handle pitching chores for the
Cards at Tampa today against
Detroit.
BRADENTON, Fla, Mar. Is
P.-Bobby Thomson, Milwau-
kee Braves outfielder who frac-
tured, his ankle in spring drills
last year. planned to visit a ply
sician for a checkup today, but
nobody seemed worried.
Thomson, who played only a
few games at the end of the
season last year, scheduled an
examination by DR.. Robert Long
erman at st. Petersburg. The
doctor treated him after the mis-
hap last year.
Bobby said he just wanted
checkup by the physician who
knows the most about the injury
Henry Aaron. another Braves
outf1elder who also fractured an
ankle last September was due to
rest today. His injury is improv-
Ing rapidly.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Mar. Is [P). |
Bob Rush, the big Highlander
Of the Chicago Cubs, is aiming
for % victories this year.
I'm aiming for %. That's my
goal" Rush says. "That1l give
me 100 victories in the National
League"
Rush's best season was in 1852
when he won II and lost 13. If |
he pitches anything like he did
the last month of the 1854 cam
paign. he should realize his goal. |
After a slow start, Rush ended
the season with five straight tri-
umphs for a 1915 record. Among
those Is losses were four 2-1
games.
PHOENIX, Ariz.. Mar. Is (P).
Pitcher Jim Hearn apparently
is determined to win back his
starting assignment witr the
New York Giants.
heaTn, VINO was q DenCh
warmer in the Giants stretch
drive and also in the World Sc
ries. has been given an oppor-
tunity to make a comeback this
spring and he has been making
the most of it.
The big righthander made an
impressive showing in yeSter-
days l1-7 victory over the Chi
cago Cubs Hearn started for
the Giants and pitched three
scoreless innings, allowing only
two hits. He didn't walk a bat
ter and famed two.
MIAMI, Mar is (P.-Dnn
Newcombe will get the starting
pitching assignment for the
Brooklyn Dodgers against the
Baltimore Orioles tonight and
chances are he'll just take 1t
easy on the mound.
Amt gonna throw hard"
Newcombe said. Just gonna
throw strikes"
In his early outings last spring,
Newcombe threw hard AS a re-
suit. he had trouble lifting his
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