Show 0 4 g o f 7 t t 1 t Ir iq J J H Little Mels Mel's Batting ng Slump u Bothers rs Terry 1 J Ott P. P Proves i B Big ig Worry o I. I For Giants Gants Giants I I SALISBURY N N. C. C April 9 UP p PI- PI Chief Te jef worry of the New York T. T Giants these days Is Melvin Ott Who usually Doesn't cause any 9 headaches This sprIng Ott h has a aI i. i I batting ig igI averl aver aver- e hit only age l' l I Jt S three ree doubles and t tI lon longer er nothing lothing 4 tight light training I A result of t t routine Charley horses he I It I suffered late late last season is given I th J I as the reason for forthe f. I the slump lump 1 I Ir HM f r Kan Jean April 9 UP PI r The The showing of ol Mel lel Ott OU the Chicago Cubs' Cubs t I outfield on OTt the long exhibition tour east from California has been I pleasing to Manager Gabby Hart- Hart nett lett Hank Leiber is off to a great start indicating hes he's ready to team with Augie Galan and andl l Dominic Dallesandro in a strong i offensive and defensive unit Jim Jimr r Gleeson and Bill Nicholson are doomed to the bench if the rookie Maintains his present form The Cubs Cubs' fellow travelers the St. St Louis Browns called upon Elden I Auker toker to pitch today in an effort l. l to o gain an even break in their aeries Kries rles BLUEFIELD W. W Va April 9 f UP Eddle Pl-Eddle Eddie Joost may be lost to the Cincinnati Reds for the rest of their exhibition games as a result of being hit by a ball ballI ballf I f pitched by Jack Wilson of the Boston Red Sox Sunday He lie lieI till l is in a Durham N. N C. C hospital hospital hospital hos hos- I pital but club officials said X-ray X examination n showed he had not suffered a concussion First Baseman Frank McCormick l out ef of uniform since April 2 with a alame alame alame lame back was vas to resume workouts workouts workouts work work- outs today LOUISVILLE Ky April 9 UP UP- UP The New York Yankees probably will consider themselves lucky if they can start the season at all after what the Brooklyn Dodgers did in the first clash of their series Not only did Brooklyn win the game 6 10 with the aid of a seven run rally that started when Spud Chandler failed to field an aneas easy grounder but Lefty Gomez was sent back to the hotel with witha a sore knee before the game even started He was struck by a liner oIl off Bill Knickerbockers Knickerbocker's bat in pra practice f. f B Dean Hurls WinFORT Win WinFORT FORT SMITH Ark April 9 UP Pitching UP-Pitching Pitching displayed by the St. St Louis Browns was no more I powerful than their batting against 3 Jerome Jerom H. H Dizzy Dean and the I Brownies lost to the Chicago Cubs CubI 15 2 Eldon Auker was scheduled I to pitch against the National I leaguers at Wichita today SHREVEPORT La April 9 UP Rapping UP-Rapping Rapping out 11 hits the St. St Louis Cardinals beat the Shreveport Sports of the Texas league 5 9 but Bob Bowman gave ga the minor leaguers 10 hits and four runs in the four innings he pitched The Cards were toplar to play Fort Worth today |