| Show t V i by l 1 FRANK K BAKER l. TELEGRAM SPORTS SPORT EDITOR L rj Utah w will have an increased interest in the Grapefruit baseball leagues this spring because the state is sending quite a number of hopefuls to the spring training camps Gordy ordy Rhodes the fireball pitcher leaves next week for Marshal arshal Texas to join oin the St. St Paul club in the American Americana a association socia ion Herman Franks departs Saturday to start his drill with Sacramento in the Pacific Coast league Ed Ed Heuser of Magna will soon league to join oin the MemphIs Memphis Memphis Mem Mem- Tenn club to list some of the standouts Richard Lowell Dividend pitcher has already turned out fo for drill with the San Diego Padres and Fred Sanford the young twirler who played with Midvale last summer is also slated for fora a tryout with the Padres Ken Price the lanky hurler recruited from Lake Point last summer ummer by Pinney Beverage will report to the Red Sox training training train train- ing mg camp in Florida He got his chance through his performances performances performances perform perform- ances at the baseball school conducted by Ernie Johnson and Earl Sheeley here last summer Incidentally the training school put him on the blink for the rest of the campaign so far as the local club was concerned Rushing to get back to work after a brisk workout on the diamond diamond diamond dia dia- mond Ken failed to shower and reported for duty in the sweatshirt sweatshirt sweat sweat- shirt hirt he had worn during the school session Pneumonia re resulted resulted re- re suited and Ken was out of action most of the time thereafter Kens Ken's 23 years and his Jack lack of poise on the hill are definitely definitely definitely against him as he reports for drill lie He has a fast ball though hough There is no denying that And any six-footer six with the speed he has on his delivery is worth is-worth worth trying out the baseball men argue Even after Sheeley and Johnson got his name on a contract contract contract con con- tract the Detroit Tigers sent a scout here to look him over F and amI he agreed that if the Red Sox failed to take the lanky hurler hurle D Detroit troit might be interested in giving him a chance r Al is returning t to the Carolinas Bob OBrien O'Brien the southpaw however may forego another season in the minors in favor of a new position here with the Continental Oil compan company OBrien O'Brien rose to prominence prominence prominence prom prom- here as a pitcher for the C. 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O league the same circuit which produced He got further seasoning seasoning seasoning sea sea- at St. St Marys Mary's and has been the property of the Red Sox He divided his time between farm clubs in Virginia and Ohio last summer Rhodes is pleased with his sale to St. St Paul and is hopeful that a good performance this season may return him to the majors majors ma ma- jors ors where he has already played with the Yankees the Red Sox and the A Athletics Gordy tipped the beam at pounds during a workout at atone atone atone one of the warm springs here a few ew days ago but that is 10 to 12 pounds under what he weighed during the winter months I when he was with the Yankees The former West high star was sold by the Yanks to Boston in exchange for Wiley Moore when the latter was proving so great as a relief hurler a few years ago The Yankees were headed for the world series that season and they a relief who was clicking like Moore was And Rhodes was the sacrifice The esteem and friendship in which the Yankee players held him was e eloquently proved when the world champions champions champions cham cham- cut him in on a half share of the world series purse Rhodes pitched effective ball with the Red Sox but al although although although al- al though his earned run average was comparatively low winning winning win win- ning ball was hard to play with such a haphazard club Subsequently he went to the Athletics and finally to Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Balti Balti- more prior to being sold last winter to St. St Paul A line drive on the foot didn't do him any good with the As A's especially when it cramped his style on the hill and aggravated a hip injury Connie Mack Black thereupon shipped Gordy to Baltimore explaining that you need considerable rest and by trading you I can make room for another kid Rhodes at 30 is is far from being an old man however r and a bright season this summer might put him right back back in the big show v again Lamar Sharp the Pinney right-hander right has turned out for an early training school the San Francisco Seals are holding in the bay region and Yakima VI Wash ash has been mildly interested in Roldo Call infielder infielder and and the brothers Joe the pitcher and Louis the infielder of f Rio Grande for a ne new circuit that is t to be organized organized Jin Jm the northwest No contracts have been signed and mayhap Rio Grandes Grande's acceptance in the Industrial league here ere may change their viewpoints on going out of the state |
