Show Giants Miss Miss- Miss I Only Four At Training By United Press MIAMI Fla Feb 25 The 25 The New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Giants had only four spring training absentees today today including ing Holdouts Billy Jurges and Bob Carpenter Babe Young and Willard Willard Willard Wil- Wil lard Marshall are expected daily ST. ST PETERSBURG Fla Feb 25 The 25 The sale of Gene Moore by bythe bythe i ithe the New York Yankees to the Brooklyn Dodgers for their Montral Montreal Montreal Mon Mon- treal farm club may soon be followed by the release of Outfielder Outfielder Outfielder Out Out- fielder French Bordagaray to another club Bordagaray said that the club had not even answered answered answered an an- a letter from him HAVANA Feb Pitcher 25 25 Pitcher Kirby Higbe his seven-day seven traveling traveling traveling trav trav- eling strike ended will take part partin in the Brooklyn Dodgers' Dodgers training drill today He is eight days behind behind behind be be- hind in training but said he is at athis athis his best playing weight pounds ST. ST P PF PETERSBURG Fla Feb 25 The 25 The St St. Louis Cardinal officials officials officials had no comment on the announcement announcement announcement an an- by Frank Crespi second second second sec sec- ond baseman that he was dissatisfied dissatisfied dissatisfied fied with terms offered by the club and would remain in St. St Louis Crespi said he was sitting tight until he had a better offer CLEARWATER Fla Feb 25 Three members of the Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleve Cleve- land Indians pitching staff were still missing today and no word was heard from them them Millard Millard Howell Joe Heving eving and Charley Embree Manager Lou Boudreau Boudreau Boudreau Bou- Bou dreau put the other pitchers and catchers through a stiff drill yesterday TAMPA 25 Man 25 Fla Feb Man Manager ager Bill McKechnie today expressed expressed expressed ex ex- pressed satisfaction with the spee speed in which his pitchers are rounding into shape I dont don't think Ive I've ever seen a astaff astaff astaff staff come along so rapidly this early in the spring the deacon said after his plus Rookies Hank Sauer and Bert Haas toiled for three hours on waterlogged Plant field yesterday EL CENTRO Cal Feb 25 25 We ought to be thankful were we're playing baseball Manager Frankie Frankie Frankie Fran Fran- kie Frisch of the Pittsburgh Pirates Pirates Pirates Pi Pi- rates said today as he laid down downa a set of stringent training rules for the Pirate working out here before they move to San Bernardino March 5 5 A hot prospect prospect prospect pros pros- in camp was Lee Howard 18 He was found on the Pacific coast by Pirate Scout Hollis Hollis Hol- Hol lis Us Thurston LAKELAND Fla Feb 25 25 Routine season early-season practice practice- batting and fielding occupied fielding occupied the Detroit Tigers today There were reports that three holdouts holdouts holdouts hold hold- outs may be traded before the season starts According to General Manager Jack Zeller Pitcher Buck Newsom First Baseman Rudy York and Catcher Catch Catch- er Billy Sullivan ar are on the block ANAHEIM Cal Feb 25 Con 25 Con Connie nie Mack today scheduled dail dally daily two-hour two bunting drills to round out the Philadelphia Athletics fo for next weeks week's exhibition games The TheA's TheAs TheAs TheA's TheAs TheA's As A's went through their first batting batting batting bat bat- ting practice yesterday PHILADELPHIA Feb 25 25 Cy Blanton third ranking hurler for the Philadelphia Phils has returned his signed 1942 contract contract contract con con- tract the club announced today The Phils leave for their Miami Beach Fla training camp Fri Fri- day AVALON Cal Feb 25 Man 25 Man Manager ager Jimmy Wilson trotted th the Chicago Cubs who want a chance chanc to hit through their final preliminary preliminary preliminary pre pre- workouts this morning and announced that batting practice practice practice tice would start Thursday Only Shortstop Billy Myers remained unsigned of the original player 40 squad |