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Show By PETE FRITCH1H One has to give Hill Veet k. new Chicago White Sox owner, credit for trying He opened spring training here when every other camp was silent. True, he didn't have his Major Leaguers around-except around-except lor a few. But Don Unferth and the press carried on! YOUNGSTERS from the farm clubs and other hopefuls practiced daily from March I. As the news from player-owner player-owner negotiations continued sour and some newsmen from Chicago papers were called back to the big city, the Sox persevered. Other owners and general managers mused over how much all this was costing Veeck. But that's one of Veeck's appeals, and one reason his teams always seem to draw. He does the unusual, the unexpected. And. of course, this season he and new manager Paul Richards wanted to see what they could as early as they could. ONE SUSPECTS Veeck's White Sox will improve because of this spirit and ability and that of Richards. (Over in the other American league division one suspects the Yankees will impnfte this year under the lash of fiery Billy Martin, who will run things his way also ) |