IN THE NEWS: Frank Robinson is indicted in Cincinnati for carrying a concealed weapon. He was arrested on February 8th when he was discovered to be carrying a .25 caliber pistol. The discovery occurred after an incident in a restaurant where Robinson was eating with two friends. He was fined $250 for it.
IN THE NEWS: In a spring training game Cardinals P Larry Jackson suffers a broken jaw when hit by a fragment of Dodger Duke Snider's broken bat. Jackson will be sidelined four weeks.
IN THE NEWS: Powel Crosley's will directs the Reds to stay in Cincinnati and be run under nonprofit ownership. The late Crosley's daughter and husband, Stanley Kess, will head the foundation.
IN THE NEWS: A Pacific Coast League proposal to use a designated batter for the pitcher is voted down 8-1 by the Professional Baseball Rules Committee. The committee also rules that every club must designate a manager within 30 minutes of game time, a move prompted by the Cubs' college of coaches.