TODAY'S GAMES

Men's baseball at Princeton

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS

Women's softball 5, MIT 2

Harvard/Yale track 24, Oxford/Cambridge 10 (30th International Track and Field meet)

Sox Set Roster

WINTER HAVEN, Fla.--The Boston Red Sox got down to the 25-player limit today in sweeping moves that included the release of veteran catcher Jeff Newman.

In addition to eating Newman's $325,000 guaranteed contract, the Red Sox placed veteran second baseman Jerry Remy on the 21-day disabled list and cut utility infielder Ed Jurak and pitchers Mike Brown and Ed Glynn.

New man was placed on waivers for the purpose of giving him his unconditional release, Jurak and Brown were sent on option to Pawtucket of the international League.

Glynn was assigned outright to Pawtucket, but, as a three-year major league veteran, may choose to become a free agent within three days.

The roster moves were announced by General Manager Lou Gorman, who met over pizzas with manager John McNamara and coaches in the press room at Chain-O-Lakes Park Wednesday evening.

Gorman said Newman had been offered a job as player coach in the Red Sox' minor league system. Newman said he would think about it.

Remy missed most of the 1984 season because of a recurring knee injury. A 10-year veteran with two years remaining on his contract, worth more than $1 million, he has been unable to play in the field this spring.

Brown, considered Boston's top young pitching prospect two years ago, has been plagued by injuries but is healthy now. The righthander was 6-3 at Pawtucket and 1-8 with Boston last year.

Glynn, a lefthander who has pitched for Cleveland and the New York Mets in his career, was acquired last fall. He was unimpressive in training camp.

Jurak hit 277 and 242 in part-time duty with the Red Sov the last two years.

The moves left the Red Sox with nine pitchers, with At Nipper scheduled to come off the disabled list on April 15.

Four rookies made the club for the start of the American League season against the New York Yankees Monday in Boston.

The four are catcher Marc Sullivan, son of the club's co-owner; catcher-third baseman-outfielder Dave Sax; third baseman Steve Lyons, and righthanded pitcher Mike Trujillo.

McNamara, beginning his first season with the Red Sox after leaving the California Angels, won his point in roster discussions with Gorman, McNamara favored the release of Newman and the cut of Glynn.

Gorman had argued that Newman was valuable insurance. The general manager also felt Glynn would help in the bullpen.

McNamara also wanted to keep Lyons white Gorman thought that the young infielder would be better off playing regularly at Pawtucket.

Other members of the pitching staff going north will be Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd, Roger Clemens, Bruce Hurst, Bruce Kison, Mark Clear, Bob Stanley, Steve Crawford and Bobby Ojeda.

The release of Newman made room for Sullivan and Sax, who came to training camp as a non-roster player and showed his versatility as a multi-positioned handyman.