Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-08


game yesterday. "He was try
ing to impress. But he doesn't
have to impress me. I know
what he can do"
Worthington had a 1910 rec
ord for Minneapolis last season.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Mar.
8 (R.-Manager Casey Stengel
is hopeful that Gil McDougald
will be able to make the grade
at shortstop for the Yankees.
IF he does" Stengel said. "1'n
have pretty good RBI power in
the infield-the best in the
league. With 'McDougald at
short, Andy Carey at third and
Billy Martin and my first base
man chill Skowron or Joe
Collins I'll be all right in that
department"
Stengel has picked Maury NC
Dermott to start against the
Cardinals Saturday in the first
exhibition game.
CLEARWATER, Fla, Mar. 8
(R.-Jack Meyer, who broke IN
as a relief pitcher for the Phillies
last year, says he is not worried
about the sophomore ,jinx."
"A fellow has to have a good
first year If he's going to be hit
by the sophomore jinx," Meyer
said Look at my records
and II. Is that anything to be
bothered by a jinx?"
But Meyer wasn't as bad as
all that. He was runnerup to
the Cardinals Bill Virdon for
rookie-of -the-year honors in the
National League. He saved 10
or IL games in addition to those
he won for the Phils.
FORT MYERS, Fla. March 8
(R.-Danny Kravitz, 26-year-
old catcher from Lopez, Pa. is
getting more personal attention
from the Pittsburgh Pirates
brass than any player in the
training camp.
Kravitz has six years of minor
league experience but only two
as a catcher. Throughout his
career he has hit well and Man
ager Bobby Bragan is hopeful he
can develop into topfight re-
Understanding the Pirates
lack. With New Orleans last
season, KravitZ had .298 bat
ting average and drove in SO
runs.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Mar. 8
@.-Three young pitchers up
from San Antonio will hurl for
the Baltimore Orioles in their
first exhibition game here Satur-
day against the Chicago Cubs.
Mel Held, who won "a and lost
only z for the Texas League
team last year, is scheduled to
start. He'll be followed by
Charlie Locke G8-13) and Lefty
Don Ferrarese go.
With only eight veteran pitch
ers back from last season, the
three rockies are considered to
have good chances of remaining
with the Orioles.
TAMPA, Fla, Mar. 8 (R.-
There was a CLEAN of joy in
Manager Birdie Tebbetts' eye
today as he reported that Pitcher
Brooks Lawrence looked like
money in the bank" for the Gin
cinnati Reds.
That was his verdict after
Lawrence's showing in a squad
game. Lawrence. who had a fine
year for the st. Louis Cardinals
in 1854, was shipped back to
the minors after a dismal start
last year. Then the Reds OBJ
tanned him during the winter in
q trade for Jackie Collum.
Lawrence said he was troubled
with an ulcer last season but
that he NOW feels as strong as
a bull again." He gave up four
singles yesterday but two OF
them were bloopers and his fast
ball had all of its 1854 hop.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla,
Mar. 8 R.-Alex Kellner, vet
eran southpaw, will start for the
Kansas City Athletics in their
first exhibition game against the
Pittsburgh Pirates Saturday.
Kellner is scheduled to work
three innings and be followed
by Dutch Romberger and Bill
Bradford. Romberger is up from
Columbus of the International
League and Bradford from San
Francisco.
Manager Lou Boudreau said
he was satisfied with Arnold
Portocarrero's throwing for bat
ting practice today. Portocarrero
had arm trouble last year. and
Boudreau was disappointed in
his early training efforts here.
TAMPA, Fla. Mar. 8 (R.--
Marty Marion, Chicago White
Sox manager. says that neither
Cleveland nor Boston scares me
this season-New York is the
club I'm concerned about"
Marion expressed confidence
that he could keep his club ahead
Of the Red Sox and Tigers.
1--WE may have trouble finding
our No. 4 starting pitcher" he
conceded; but we have some
promising prospects. II we don't