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games as Cne Team neaQS nOrJn-
ward.
Through yesterday. when the
Re- Sox broke camp at Sarasota
Williams had appeared in only
Ave exhibition games. The rest
of the time he'd been out with a
groin injury.
Il want Ted to start looking at
some pitching in games because
it still is different from just daily
batting practice" Higgins said
HOUSTON. Tex. - Manager
IBucky Harris of the Detroit
Tigers appeared ready to gamble
today that Reno Bertoia and
Wayne Belardi have the respec-
tive answers to his second base
and leftfield problems.
While both are new at their
positions, they have come closer
to showing Harris what he con-
Isiders a major league perform
ance than any others at the two
Ispots-and both are long ball
IhitterS.
Belardi, 26, and a first base
man by trade, asked a chance in
left and got it, after it appeared
he had been shut out at first by
reluctant to take his winnings
Bertoia, a 2O-year-old former
bonus baby. shortstop. was called
back after being sent to the
charleston wv. Va farm club.
ALBANY, Ga.-Fred Hutchin-
son, st. Louis Cardinal manager,
says he hopes to have Vinegar
Bend Mizell and Harvey Haddix
ready to open the regular season
against the Cincinnati Redlegs
April 1919.
1T all depends on the weather
between now and then" Hutchin-
son said yesterday as he tried to
plan his pitching rotation for the
rest of the road exhibition series.
The Chicago White Sox beat
the Cardinals, 10-7. yesterday
with each team getting four
homers The White Sox home
runs were by George Kell, Luis
Aparicio. Sherm Lollar and
Minnie Minoso, swapping a four
game losing streak. Joe Frazier
Solly Hemus. Bill Sarni and Red
Schoendienst homered for St
! Louis.
, CHATTANOOGA. = Warren
SPAIN. Milwaukee southpaw is
slated to make one of his fire.
quent starts against Brooklyn in
their exhibition tour, possibly to-
morrow in Knoxville. The two
teams were rained out here to-
day.
SPAIN, with a 80 spring rec
ord. held the Dodgers at bay in
an earlier spring meeting. Mil
waukee Socked Brooklyn's worlC
champions, 8-6. at New Orleans
yesterday with the feeling be-
tween the two teams remaining
sensitive as a result Of WedneS-
days near brawl. Hank Aaror
and Bobby Thomson homerec
for the Braves, Charlie Neal anc
Roy Campanella did it for the
Dodgers.
HOUSTON. Tex. - Harry
Suitcase Simpson at 80 ap.
pears to have found himself with
the Kansas City Athletics.
Simpson, grabbed by Cleve-
land in 1851 after he hit 80;
with San Diego in the Pacific
Coast League. spent three frus.
trating years with the Indians
Simpson came to the Athletics
in 1855 after a year with In
dlanapolis in the American AS
ISOLATION and, at home again il
the outtield, he completed his
first 300 year in the majors.
/ So far this spring he's hitting
well above the 300 mark. He
got the only two hits allowed by
Pittsburgh's Dick Littlefield last
night as the Pirates beat the
AS. 6-l, at Houston.
One of Simpsons hits was a
home run, his seventh OF the
spring season.
MOBILE, Ala.-The Phillies
have decided not TO sign Free
Agent Max Lanier. the old st.
Louis Cardinals ace pitcher, who
has been working out with them
for the last three weeks.
. One big reason, a team official
indicated yesterday. is that the
present crop of pitchers is show
ing up well. In addition, the
club felt it could build nothing
around the 40-year-old south
paw.
When the PhilS left Their
Clearwater, Fla. training camp
yesterday. six Of their 20 fielders
were hitting 300 or better.
MOBILE, Ala. Manager
Casey Stengel says Rookie Nor.