Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-08
Tribe, Phi||ies
Have Trouble
With Contracts
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in the Pacific Coast League last
season.
In the American. League the
New York Yankees have signed
up their top two money-makers,
Yogi Berra and Mickey Mantle,
but they have a host of veterans
among % players still unsigned.
The list includes Don Larsen,
Hank Bauer. Bill Skowron, Andy
Carey. Johnny Kucks. Tom
Sturdivant. Bob Turley. Bob
Grim. Elston Howard, Irv Noren,
Tommy Byrne, Mickey McDer-
mott and Tom Morgan.
The Yankees yesterday signed
Catcher Darrell johnson and
Pitcher Mark Freeman. Both
were with the farm club at Den
yer last season. johnson batted
.319. Freeman, 6-foot-6 right
handler. had 1914 record.
AS Expect No Trouble
The Kansas City Athletics
have 20 players who haven't
come to terms. but club officials
say they don't expect any trou-
BILE with any of them. Some of
the unsigned are Ned Carver
Virgil Trucks, Art Ditmar, Hal
Smith, Vic Power and Hector
Lopez.
The AS announced the sign
ing yesterday of two righthand-
ers, Arnold Portocarrero and
Troy Heritage. Portocarrero, a
former member of the Kansas
City staff, was with Birmingham
last season. Heritage won one
and lost Is with the AS last
season.
The Boston Red Sox report 1t
players have not returned their
signed contracts. Those still
not in the fold include Jim Pier
sail, Mickey Vernon, Billy Good
man. Billy Klaus. Ted Lepcio,
Sammy White and George
Susce, jr.
Pitchers Tommy Hurd and Loe
Kelly returned signed contracts
to the Red Sox yesterday. Hurd,
a 160-pound Highlander from
Danville. Va. had a ga record
in rs innings of relief work last
year. Kiely will get another
trial with the Red Sox. He
opened last season with Boston,
but was sent down to San Fran
cisco.
The Senators list Is unsigned.
Among them are Chuck Stobbs,
Eddie Yost. Roy Sievers. Jim
Lemon and Clint Courtney
Twelve Chicago White Sox play
ers have failed to sign. including
Minnie Minoso. Nellie Fox and
Dick Donovan.
White Sox List 20
The White Sox had % play
ers in the fold with the signing
of Pitcher Bill DuFour. a right
handler who had 1910 record
last season with Memphis. Du-
Four has been in the White Sox
farm system since 1850. but spent
four years in the Navy.
About 10 signatures have not
peen affixed to Detroit contracts
Among the players are Billy
Hoeft. Eddie Robinson. Bob Ken
nedy. j. w. Porter. Jim Bride
weser and Jack Crimian. The
Baltimore Orioles have nine to
go to complete their roster with
Willie Miranda. George Kell, Bob
Nieman. George Zuverink and
Ray Moore still unsigned.
Orioles Sign Pitcher
Charlie Beamon. 22-year-old
highlander from Oakland,
Calf. has signed his contract,
the Orioles announced yesterday
The 6-foot-l Negro. who had
AN amazing 1910 record in the
California State League in 1855,
won his only two major league
starts after being called up from
Vancouver by the Orioles last
September. He had a 1876 rec
ord for the Pacific Coast League
team.
He beat the Yankees, 10, or
-four hits. striking out nine. and
four days later relieved in the
sixth inning against Washing
ton. striking out five to gain
credit for the 6-3 victory.
A pair of Detroit rockies also
signed contracts.
Tigers Add Two Rockies
Kent Hadley. a 6-foot-3 left
handed first baseman. and Ken
Walters, a 23-year-old outfield-
err. were the 3lst and 32d Tigers
to come to terms.
Hadley played Glass B and
Triple-A league ball under a
Tiger contract last year. He
finished the year at Syracuse,
hitting .289 in 20 games with six
home runs and II runs batted
in. He's a former University OF
Southern California star.
Walters. playing with Charles
ton. w. Va, and Augusta last
year. hit 20 home runs and
batted in "a.
A player is not officially con-
Isidered a holdout until he fails
to report to camp. The Giants
and Dodgers are the first clubs
to start training with their
squads due February rs. The
Pirates report February 81 and
nine clubs have set February "a
as their reporting date. -Four