Show Wyatt Alone As Holdout of Of Dodgers Dodgers' S HAVANA Feb 26 UP UP- UP Kirby Higbe and Dixie Walker joined the Brooklyn Dodgers' Dodgers workouts today leaving Whitlow Wyatt as the lone regular not on the scene I Manager Leo Durocher said he thought Wyatts Wyatt's salary demands were unreasonable Durocher said Pitchers Ed Head Bob Chipman Chipman Chipman Chip- Chip man Chester Kehn Tom Drake i Ed Albosta Lee Webber and Larry I French would oppose the Giants in the years year's first major league exhibition game Cubs Start Batting AVALON Ca Cal Feb 26 UP UP- UP The 1942 edition of the Chicago Cubs apparently a weak hitting one steps up to the plate for its first batting practice this after after- noon Starting off against veteran Bill Lee batsmen will face in turn Chicago's 20 other hurlers Each will take the mound for five min mm- utes Bucs May Surprise EL CENTRO Ca Cal Feb 26 UP Manager Frankie Frisch said to today today today to- to day that the Pirates equipped for forthe forthe forthe the first time in years good backstops may surprise other teams in the National league because because because be be- cause of that fact He said he expects Catchers Al Lopez and Babe Phelps to steady the changeable Pirate pitching staff Lopez is expected to be named captain to succeed Arkie Vaughan who was traded to the Dodgers but Phelps was expected to do more and more work as the season progresses PHILADELPHIA Feb 26 UP Infielder UP-Infielder Infielder Bobby Bragan has signed his 1942 contract the Philadelphia Phils announced today The Tue Pulls Phils entrain tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow tomor tomor- row for their Miami l Beach Fla Fia training camp ST. ST PETERSBURG Fla Feb 26 UP The UP-The The New York Yankees' Yankees holdout list was cut to 11 today following the signing of veteran Infielder Frankie Crosetti Meanwhile the Yanks traded Outfielder Frenchy Bordagaray and Pitcher George Washburn up from Newark to their Kansas City club for Outfielder George Stain- Stain back The Yanks worked out only an hour and a half yesterday being hampered by the cold Lombardi Lombard Goes South OAKLAND Cal Feb 26 UP Ernie Lombardi Lombard was en route today to Sanford Fla Fin to join the Boston Braves at their spring training camp The former Cincinnati catcher catch r conferred by telephone with President President President dent Bob Quinn of the Braves and apparently came to terms after announcing he would retire before signing for a season far below below below be be- low the figure he received from the Reds last year ear |