Show Three Shortstops Seek Regular Tiger Berth By the Associated Press LAKELAND Fla Some Fla-Some Some observers here believe Manager Del Baker already has decided on Eric McNair for the Detroit Tigers' Tigers regular shortstop this season Despite an an ankle injury on the first day of training McNair has been impressive in tice Dick Bartell the veteran who held down the job last year still is in the running with Frank Croucher also holding holding holding hold hold- ing an outside chance ST. ST PETERSBURG Fla Man Man Manager ager Bucky Harris hopes that any resemblance b bet between e t w wee e e n James Dopey Dean Washington rookie and other famous pitching characters characters characters char char- of the same surname ismore Is Ismore ismore more than coincidental Dopey has nas a knuckle ball of sorts and was counted upon to use it today against the St. St Louis Cardinals II HAVANA The HAVANA A V A N A TIle The Brooklyn Dodgers are a divided house today with Coach Chuck Dressen Dressen Dres- Dres sen leading half the sQuad souad into Miami 1 and l Iana Manager er Leo Durocher Durocher Durocher Du- Du rocher directing the remainder in an exhibition series against the Cuban all The two units will rejoin in Florida Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day night after Durochers Durocher's outfit outfit outfit out out- fit winds up its affairs here ANAHEIM Cal Connie CaL Connie Mack Mackis is as busy as ever spreading the gospel of baseball at functions of all kinds in this vicinity Usually he works the luncheon and dinne dinne dinner din din- ne ner ne circuit but yesterday he joined members of the Pittsburgh h Pirates at a breakfast given in their honor by the San Bernardino Argonauts club The As A's and Pirates were rained out of an exhibition yesterday but were to try again today here MIAMI Fla So So much has been written about the uncertainties of the New York Giants little attention has been given their strong men One of these First Baseman Babe Young has been looking great and is le the team in b batting with pith 4 14 Bump Hadley p pir pieta pieta-nn tv nn from the Yanks Yank's tops the pitchers He Hp has al allowed allowed allowed al- al lowed only one run in six innings TAMPA Fla All All tho those e outfielders outfielders outfielders out out- fielders on the Cincinnati Reds' Reds roster have had the effect of a firecracker under Harry Craft who played center field until Mike McCormick came along last year Craft hit a mediocre last season but with the competition competitIon competition compe compe- thick now he has ban banged ed out a run four-run homer a triple and a single in two days MIAMI n. Fla Best bv by an rr eni H mio of blistered feet the tJ e Phillips Phillies are arc s ernin nin to play their n T t. t f w on fn J r rt l with Nick EHon the only player likely to no o 0 nine innings Danny Danny Dan Daft ny S' S Stan n Benjamin and others were slated Mated for Just fust Justa a few frames against the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Giants today MONTERREY Mexico Mexico Hoping Hoping he would find some bri bright ht weather er in old Mexico M Manager na er Fred Haney Hancy led It'd a sound saul of 22 27 1 St St. 1 Louis Browns here a day ahead of time for an In exhibition series spriet against the Bo Boston BOlton ton B e. e A en do n players were l loft tt at S San n A Antonio nut hut most of the flip te teams un's mt her vv 1 vv duffers were in the group brought here FORT MY MYERS RS Fla T The h e Cleveland Indians are considering a switch to Clearwater as next sprin springs spring's s 's training site and Mana Manager Manager Man Man- a ager er Roger h and Vice President C. C C C. looked th the over yesterday Dewey Adkins the Tribes Tribe's prize rookie Dixie Howell anti and stat t were due Aue to hurl today's exhibition ex exhibition exhibition ex- ex with Kansas City The Fa Fa The 1 3 s lI hark by hy Cincinnati ve ye veay f ay y means mean bl hI r rinses loses of batting fo fr tJ the P. P Boston Roston o on p w A AThe P x The Red were held beld to I three hits until two outs had been made in the ninth so to today today today to- to day Manager Joe Cronin issued an early practice call Heretofore Heretofore heretofore Here Here- Fridays have been a light day for the squad AVALON Cal The The Chicago Cubs broke camp on Catalina Island today preparatory to startIng starting starting start- start Ing a game 30 exhibition tour to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow to- to morrow with the Philadelphia Athletics in Los Angeles The veteran Charley Root happy at atthe atthe atthe the prospect of a week once-a-week starting role a la Ted Lyons Dyons of the White Sox will work the first three innings against the As A's TAMPA Fla Ernie Ernie Bonham young pitcher counted upon as a starter by the New York Yankees this year was ordered to leave today for Johns Hopkins hospital at Baltimore for treatment of an ailment diagnosed as stones In Inthe inthe inthe the kidneys How long he would have to stay there or whether an operation would be necessary was not known |