"Coach Wares and Card Players/Coach Buzzy Wares of Cardinals (extreme right) shown with group players at St. Petersburg. From left, Ernie White, Murry Dickson, Elwin Roe, Eddie Lake, Martin Marion and Bill DeLancey."
"Manager Ray Blades advising rookie pitchers on correct delivery at the Cards Camp here recently. Left to right: Ray Blades, Murry Dickson, Elwin Roe, Ernest White, and Frank Barrett."
"Two question-marked departments of the Cards and Browns this spring are shown in these photos. At the top are candidates for infield positions on Manager Ray Blades' squad. From the left:" Lynn Myers, Jimmy Brown, Johnny Hopp, Stu Martin, Joe Orengo, Maurice Sturdy, Martin Marion, and Johnny Mize. "Of the group, only Mize is certain of his position, though Gutteridge has the inside track at the hot corner. Below is what is called the slugging department of Fred Haney's Browns. However, the quartet - from the left, Harlond Clift, Myril Hoag, George McQuinn and Beau Bell - has been ineffective at the plate so far, except for McQuinn, who has hit consistently and hard. These aren't the only doubtful departments of the two clubs, for the Browns' pitching looms as quite dubious, as does the Cards' catching. The Browns' photo was taken at San Antonio, the Cards' at St. Petersburg."
"Among the early arrivals in the Cardinals camp were Mort Cooper, left, and Curt Davis, two of the team's leading hurlers last season. Cooper was the National League's strikeout king, while Davis' record of 24 victories was one of the best in the circuit. Both hope to improve on 1939 efforts and seen here at the end of their first drill it is noticeable that they are wasting no time getting into
"The Cardinals were not scheduled to start spring training until tomorrow, but with a portion of his squad on hand Manager Ray Blades saw no reason for postponing matters and called an informal drill for those present here this afternoon. Blades, in the left foreground, iss een talking the situation over with the early arrivals."
"Pitching and catching candidates for the 1939 Cardinal club in training at St. Petersburg, Fla., are shown in these photos. At top are the pitchers, from the left, Curt Davis, Bob Weiland, Bill McGee, Lon Warneke, Paul Dean, Clyde Shoun, Lee Sherrill, Bob Bowman, Ken Raffensberger, Morton Cooper, and Tom Sunkel. The catchers are, from the left, Sam Narron, Herb Bremer and Charles Zachritz, who
"Pepper Fouls/Dismay was written over Pepper Martin's face (Left) as he popped out a foul ball during a practice session at the St. Louis Cardinals spring training camp, at St. Petersburg, Fla., March 2. Behind the plate is Sam Narron, rookie catcher who came up from Rochester."
