Show Rookies Plug Martin Marion Duo Sparks St St. Stlouis Louis Grapefruit Loop Play By HARRY GRAYSON NEA Service Sports Editor ORLANDO Fla April 5 Those 5 Those who wh as the as-the the training season season season sea sea- son started picked the St. St Louis Cardinals to beat the Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincin Cincin- nati Reds to the National league pennant are now flow practically ready to wager they are right For Stuart Martin and Martin Marion appear to have solved the Red Birds' Birds infield ld problem And behind them are other rather rath rath- er en capable infielders Joe infielders Joe Or ngo and Eddie Lake Stuart Martin seems to have re returned returned returned re- re turned to the form th that t made him such a big help to the blokes blokes- In Inthe Inthe inthe the red bl blazers in the early part of 1936 and which would come close to bringing the club down In front this trip Even though he heIs heIs heis Is not exactly a master In the art artof artof artof of pivoting on double plays Stu Martin daily draws aw away y from his principal rival for the second basing berth The North Carolinian is a stand- stand up-and-cheer up second sacker this spring He is also an established major league hitter Marion who has been good goodenough goodenough enough defensively for three campaigns campaigns campaigns cam cam- will likely open th the season at shortstop Cant Can't lilt Hit Yet 5 This Marion field says Miguel Gonzales the veteran Cuban catcher catch catch- er and coach In his own quaint language He throw I never saw so fast Get it away quick Big fellow to start with I like big men anywhere anytime You see a year two years hell he'll be a great star Im I'm telling you Mang cant can't miss If It he learns to hit nothing to it That's the rub rub hitting Marion who formerly had a hitch in his swing compiled a average with Rochester and willmore will willmore willmore more than do if he can come close to that mark in Cardinal livery but not even an outfit studded with Padgetts and Slaughters can afford to carry an art American all out regardless of his capabilities at a key position in the field An American all out everlastingly everlasting everlasting- ly comes up in the clutches The Theother Theother Theother other side is always passing someone someone someone some some- one to get at him And with the pitcher following him in the batting order the tail end of it is too inviting an oasis for an enemy pitcher to breeze and doctor up his his' wounds Brown at Third A hitting fair-hitting Marion would leave Jimmy Brown unsung but highly important Cardinal free to play third base Eager to step In for Stu Martin and Marion are the foot 6 pound aggressive skillful and in intelligent in in- and little Lake performed at shortstop in every Red Bird ird exhibition game a year ago and launched the the- regular regular regular regu regu- lar grind against Pittsburgh before being shot back to Sacramento where he also batted The only charge against him then was that he or hit under the ball Despite his lack of experience at second base he has shown a marked aptitude and has excelled in double plays Lake who stands only 5 feet 7 and weighs no more than pounds was the 1939 Texas league champion at both the run and the walk An ideal off lead-off man he broke a year old Texas league record by drawing bases on balls A shortstop he scored runs With pitching and power and the infield holes evidently plugged the St St. Louis Cardinals will take a lot lotof lotof lotof of whipping g this season made his own training raining rules It ItIs Itis Itis is a mystery to most of his comrades comrades com corn rades how he has managed to sustain sustain sus sus- tam tain his brilliance Incidentally he also leads Ott in in- lifetime field field- ing Ill tell you how Ive I've done it he said one night night down down south early this spring A little feller like me has to do something to stay even with all those big fellers so Ive I've done it by golf goIt and h huntin all season kept me limber and tough and kept m my eyes in shape While these big fellers are around the fire Im I'm out exercise That's the only way a little feller like me can hold his own Friends both of Waner and his new manager Frankie Frankle Frisch are re watching with unconcealed and amused curiosity to see how the pair hit it off p I Infield Gaps Gaps' 4 mA i 7 4 S 5 nn S Y 4 v 1 S S Si S 5 S 5 s i 5 Martin Marion rookie infield sensation is expected to take takeover takeover over the shortstop position in the St. St Louis infield leaving Jimmy Jimmy Brown Brown free to move over to his more natural third base assignment t 1 n i a 7 g c r iRi q 44 I 9 5 Sv S 'S v Joe veteran Cardinal infielder makes a successful stab for a line drive in one of the Cardinals Cardinals' Grapefruit league contests but despite his pepper and fiery determination tion to be a regular Joe apparently is tabbed for reserve duty this season if ii the rookies continue their play |