| Show Tiger as Mound luminary m Signs J erms Lakeland Fla Feb 22 UP Hal P Hal ended his two-day two holdout holdout holdout hold hold- out today by agreeing to terms for fer his 1946 Detroit Tiger contract in ina a telephone conversation with General General General Gen Gen- eral Manager George who is in Valdosta Ga en route to the thc Tigers' Tigers training camp The ace left-hander left did not disclose disclose disclose dis dis- dis- dis close the amount of the salary he will be paid Insiders here believed the terms make the highest paid pitcher in baseball Stresses Fieldi Fielding ig Clearwater Fla Feb 22 UP UP- UP Manager Lou Boudreau of the Cleveland Indians lost no time to today today today to- to day in getting his squad busy on baseball fundamentals arranging long fielding drills on specific duties duties duties du du- du- du ties at each position A squad of 26 was on hand and of the regulars only pitchers Bob Feller and Les Fleming and catcher catch catch- er Frankie Hayes were m missing ing Feller will ill report on Feb 25 Greenberg on First Lake Lakeland land Fla Feb 22 UP UP- UP Bridegroom Hank was back today at his old fir first t base post in the Detroit Tiger infield while Barney McCosky and Pat Mullin a pair of of or prewar stars took over aver outfield positions Greenberg who was married at Sea Island Ga to Caral Gimbel New York department store heiress heiress heiress heir heir- ess was impressive both afield and at bat A squad of ot 50 players was on hand for fielding and batting batting batting bat bat- ting drills Next Brother r Act ct Tampa Fla Feb 22 UP UPA UPA UP- UP A longshot shot possibility that the Cincinnati Reds may present baseballs baseball's next brother act developed developed developed de de- today when pitcher Harry Harry Har Har- ry Gumbert brought his year 24 old brother Jim Gumbert to camp for a s trial Cronin Expected Sarasota Fla Feb 22 UP UP- UP Manager Joe Cronin of the Boston Red Sox was expected to arrive today to set up spring conditioning condition- condition ing ng quarters for his red-hot red Amir- Amir ican can league pennant contenders Catcher Cotcher Hol Holdout Santa Catalina Cal Ca Feb 22 UP UP Toe Joe Stephenson of the Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago Cubs disregarding the fact that he is only one of eight candidates candidates candi candi- dates for catching Jobs with the National league champions was listed isted today as a holdout The Theother Theother Theother other catchers already are in camp Two wo Holdouts Anaheim Cal Feb 22 UP UP- UP The TheiSt St St. Louis Browns cut down on the Jie length of workouts today because be- be becaUSe because be be- cause of hot sunshine which fatigued fatigued fa- fa the players in the early stages of ot their co conditioning i i ning Gene Moore OUtfielder arrived yesterday bringing the total number number num- num ber in camp to 37 Manager Luke Sewell said that shortstop Vernon Stephens and first baseman Charey Charley Charley Char- Char ley ey Stevens were still sUU listed as holdouts Lee ee to Repert Pasadena Cal Cat Feb 22 UP Lefty Thornton Lee of the tho Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago eago White Sox who Vho made a 3 afine afine fine comeback last season Beason after arm ann trouble threatened to end find his career advised Manager Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Jim Jim- my Dykes today that he wo would d report to camp on Sunday Two other pitchers Ralph Hammer and Stan Goletz re reported reported reported re- re ported yesterday There are 33 23 players now In camp Lanier Sigl Sighs ll St. St Petersburg Fla Feb 22 UP The UP-The The St. St Louis Cardinals' Cardinals Lefty Max Lanier has ended his holdout Lanier Lander went to work with the man 20 advance squad in blazing sunshine Koslo Shines Miami l Fla Feb 22 UP UP UP- The New York Giants well supplied sup sup- piled plied numerically with pitchers but short on proven pro major Jor league winners were heartened today over oyer tho the brilliance of Dave Koslo who was the top left left- hander on the team before goIng going go go- ing wg Into military service Koslo Kosto had the Giant batters batteN swinging futilely at his bb blazing fast taSt balls yesterday y Seals Steab in Hoi Honolulu T. T H. H Feb 22 UP UP- UP The San Francisco Seals combed the he flower petals out of their hair breathed deeply of the salt BaIt air of off Waikiki and then whipped across town own for tor their first spring trailing training training train train- ing ng workout in Honolulu stadium today oday Manager Frank Lefty 0 ODoul Doul Co of the she Pacific Coast baseball baseball baSc- baSc base base- ball league who docked yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day and ran smack into one of the warmest examples of ot Hawaiian hospitality since pre-Pearl pre Harbor Harbor Harbor Har Har- bor days were eager to get going go go- ing Chandler in Form Balboa C. C Z Feb 22 UP UP- UP Pitcher Spurgeon Spud Chandler Chand Chand- ler offered some concrete evidence today that he may be able to return return re re- re- re turn to the form which won him the American leagues league's most valuable valuable val val- liable player award with the world champion New York Yankees Yankees Yan Yan- kees in 1943 It was Chandlers Chandler's one hit fling fling- Ing for four scoreless innings yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes- that gave the Yankees a 5 to 4 victory over the Panama I pro league stars all-stars in the first training camp game for lor the club to date Waits on Sanford Fla Feb 22 UP UP- UP Branch Rickey head of the Dodgers ers said today he was awaiting a final decision from outfielder Lu Luis Olmo on whether he intends to go goto goto goto to the Mexican league or stay with Brooklyn Karl Joins Phils hns Philadelphia Feb 22 UP UP- UP Relief pitching artist Anton Karl Joined other Philadelphia Phillies in signing up for 1946 today Four other players signed contracts yesterday yes yes- They were pitchers Lee LeeRoss LeeRoss LeeRoss Ross and Wilbur Reese and infielders infield- infield ers Wes Ves Hamner and Robert Frith I |
