Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-31
Injuries Riddle
0uffieId Corps
OF Red Sox
By the Associated Press

nothing but worries today as he
thumbed through medical re-
ports on the Boston Red Sox'
decimated outfleld corps.
Higgins faces the prospect
OF opening the season next
week without the big bat of Ted
Williams. who has entered a
hospital for treatment of a neck
ailment.
Another outfielder, Gene
Stephens, is sidelined with a
badly sprained thumb. Jackie
Jensen. the American Leagues
most valuable player, has just
returned to the lineup after
missing valuable time because
of a tooth infection.
Geiger, Buddin Collide
Higgins plight worsened yes
terday as 22-year-old Gary
Geiger, hitting sensation of the
Boston camp, suffered painful
bruises on his neck and right
leg in a collision with team
mate Don Buddin. Geiger,
knocked unconscious for 20
minutes, will be sidelined for
several days at least. The Red
Sox won the game, defeating
Cleveland. 6-5.
If Geiger, acquired from
Cleveland, is out longer than
expected, Higgins will have to
go with either light-hitting Jim
Busby or Marty Keough in CEN
terfield. Busby had a bad shoul-
der earlier in the spring. With
Stephens and Williams by
passed, Bill Renna is the only
available leftfielder.
The Red Sox pitchers also
are in bad shape. Frank Sulli-
van has a pulled side muscle,
Ike O'clock is recuperating from
a forearm twinge and Willard
Nixon has a sore arm.
Braves React
While Higgins pondered his
misfortune. a knowing smile
crossed the face of Milwaukee
Manager Fred Haney as he
checked the reaction to his
charges of complacency among
the National League champions.
Stung by the accusations, the
Braves laced Is hits and broke
a three-game losing streak with
a 1872 humping of st. Louis.
In other gamess New York
defeated Cincinnati, 40; the
Cubs dubbed San Francisco
1913; Detroit beat Los Angeles
1874; Philadelphia sub due d
Washington, k1l-7; Pittsburgh
topped Baltimore, "a. and the
White Sox nipped Kansas City
5-4.
Sammy Whites single in the
ninth drove home Dick Ger
merit. who had doubled, with
the winning run for the Red
Sox.
Hank Aaron's three-run
homer paced the Milwaukee
attack, which also included
four hits by Del Rice. Carlton
Wiley and Bob Rush held the
RedbirdS to six hits.
Veterans Bobby Shantz and
Virgil Trucks combined for
the Yankees third shutout
triumph of the exhibition sea-
son. Don Newcombe pitched
four-hit ball for the Reds, but
took the loss.
Long Connects Twice
Dale Long broke out of a
slump with two home runs as
the Cubs and Giants collected
four homerS apiece. Bob
Speake's homer for San Fran
cisco was his first hit of the
spring. Catcher Sammy Taylor
of the Cubs spent the night
in a hospital after being
struck on the head by the
backlaSh of a bat.
AL Kaline broke a 3-3 tie in
the seventh with a three-run
double and drove in five runs
all told against the Dodgers
The second game Of the sched-
uled double header was rained
out.
Ron Kline picked up three
RIBS and went the distance for
the Pirates. Pittsburgh wa'
outhit, 1913, but three Oriole
errors made the difference.
Dick Donovan hurled six-hit
ball for seven innings in his
first strong performance of the
spring for the White Sox. Ned
Carver was pounded for all of
the White Sox runs.
Charles Firing