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2nd Division Finish Likely For Red Sox (Editor’s note: This is the 12th in a series on the 1945 prospects of the major league baseball teams). By LEO H. PETERSEN New York, Apr. 9.—(UP) —Last spring, manager Joe Cronin didn’t think much of the chances of bls Boston Red Sox and predicted a second division finish. The team cftme in fourth after being in the midst of the pennant fight until it lost Bobby Doerr, second baseman, and pitcher Tex Hughson. This spring Cronin again is no; very high on his club, but this time he isn’t likely to be surprised. For the team shapes up as definite second division timber. The manpower shortage really has pinched the Red Sox. The situation is such that Cronin, nearly 39, is getting In shape to play as much as necessary. That may be a lot. He has problems in every department and weaknesses that need plugging. But like the other major league managers he doesn’t know where to go to find help—the supply of players of major league caliber is too limited. So he will have to go with whit he now has. That means an infield of George Mwtkovich at first base, Benjamin Steiner at second, Skeeter Newsome at short and either Nick Polly ae Jack Tobin, at third. Metkovich and. Newsome were with the club last season. Steiner - and Polly came up from Louisville where they hit .316 and .290 respectively last season. If Eddie Lake and Jim Bucher report they will be held for utility duty along with Cronin. Two outfield posts are certain — hard hitting Bob Johnson and the aging Pete Fox. Tom Mcßride, John Lazor and Leon Culbertson, all of whom were with the team last year, are fighting for the third berth along with Stephen Barath, who hit .329 with Seattle in 1944. Another outfield possibility is Lloyd Christopher, up from Louisville. With the three men who shared catching duties last season all in the service, Cronin was forced to go to the minors for a receiver. He came up With Bob Garbark, whom (ho Philadelphia Athletics had shipped to Louisville. i Fred Walters, a rookie from toujsville, and William Holm, Iraited from Los Angeles, will be in reserve. i Cronin’s pitching problems aren’t being helped by the holdout of Emmett O’Neill and the usual difficult), which Oscar Judd has each jteftr in getting out of Canada. When and if they report they will I,‘e Counted on for regular duty along with Joe Bowman, Mike ityba. Red Barrett, Rex Cecil and Clem Drlesewerd. All were with the'Uam last year.

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Also back from last year’s squad are Clem Hausmann, Yank Terry, Victor Johnson, James Wilson, Joe Wood and George Woods. All saw limited dtt ( ty. Another candidate is Bill Clark, a rookie. Cronin has at least quantity in pitching, but whether it will bo quality is another matter. The chances are he is going to wind up short in hurling. ! Prominent Banker i Is Suicide Victim t , ; New York Bank Head > Shoots Seif Sunday t , North Grenville, N. Y., April 9. —(UP) —Simple burial rites were . planned today for Leon Fraser, 55, [ who put a bullet through hie head . when he tired of the life that saw . him rise from a humble son of a | shoe salesman to the presidency of one of the nation’s richest banks. Fraser, president of First Natlon- . al bank of New York, died yesterday en route to a hospital after the , care taker found him on the lawn of his summer home here. The coroner returned a verdict of sui- . cide. Fraser left four notes asking among other things that he be buried in the family plot with “no funeral, no flowers.’’ .He said he had dot been able to find happiness since the death of his wife- —a former chow girl—two years ago. Fraser was born in Boston, Nov. 27, 1889. His mother Mary Lovat Fraser, died at his birth. He was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Bonar, and his father, a Scottish immigrant, dropped from sight. Fraser and Margaret M. Maury were married in Paris in 1922. A son, James, waa their only child. The youth is now a prep school student. Fraser's spectacular career began at Columbia university where he took his B.A. in 1910, M.A. in 1911, a Litt.B. in 1913 and a Ph.D. in 1915, Meanwhile, although he had no law degree, he was admitted to the New York bar in 1914 and became an instructor in public law at Columbia. Soon after, he was dropped by the Columbia board of trustees because he vigorously defended pad Asm. In 1917 he enlisted as a private in the army, and within a short time became a major. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and many foreign decorations. His next post was with the bureau of war risk, which he joined in 1922, serving aa executive officer and acting director of the veterans bureau. He left In 1922 to practice international law in Paris. Among his varied posts abroad was his term as general counsel to the Dawes plan. He was Paris representative for war reparations payments, and the first German payment under the Dawes plan was carried from Berlin to Paris by Fraser. Fraser, whose' salary at the First National bank was $72,000 annually, said in one of the notes that "for my son, James, I have only much love and to him I leave a com petence which wfll make him secure and supply him with the economic basis to permit him to be happy—all I am not. God bless him.”

U-Boat Shelters And Airfields Attacked London, April 9 —'(UiP)— Great fleem of American and British bombers la’e today dropped 11-ton bombs on Ulboat shelters at Ham-, burg and leaser missels on 10 airfields within a 60-inile radius of Munich. t

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I Today s Sports Parade i Bv LEO H. PETERSEN Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.) o o New York, April 9. —(UP) —lt’s been another “rainy” season, financially speaking, for Byron Neteon, He found plenty of gold along the 1944-45 winter golfing trail and when they came to the end of lhe road at Atlanta, Ga„ yesterday, Nelson was in a familiar spot—-at the head of the money winners. In the long haul which began on the Pacific coast last November, Nelson won eight titlea and a total of $22,615 in prize money, most of it war bonds. His first place in the iron lung tournament at Atlanta was Worth $2,000 and marked his. eighth tournament victory—'two more than the old record of eix set by Jimmy Demart in the 1939-40 season. Rain has been important in the life of Nelson, but not as important as golf. When he is not burning up the fairways around the nation, he is an umbrella manufacturer in Toledo, O, And if it didn't rain—or if the sun's rays didn’t become exceedingly warm — there wouldn't be much of a market for his umbrellas. That rainy or hot weather on the beaches is fine with Nelson so long as it doesn't bother his golf game. And from the way he has performed since last November it is pretty obvious that it took mere than weather to bother Nelson’s game. Sammy Snead came the closest to upsetting it—Winning six tournaments after being discharged from the navy. But just when it. looked like Snead was going to challenge Nelson for the Lord of the links crown the Toledo sharpshooter buckled down and won going away. He did it by winning the last four tournaments on the winter tour —Durham, Greensboro Charlotte (after a two round playoff with Snead) and Atlanta. Before that he had taken the Portland, Phoenix, Corpus Christi and New Orleans opens. His eight victories and those six of Snead’s didn’t leave much for the other golfers on the winter tour for there were only 18 tournaments in all. But because there were only about 20, compared with the usual 75 who used to make the “golden” swing, the others didn’t fare too badly. Back of Nelson, who started put as a caddy at Fort Worth, Tex., and soon after turning pro became known as the “crisis kid” because of his ability to make tough shots when they counted, came Snead. His earnings totaled $16,861, quite an increase from what he made as a sailor the winter before.

Harold (Jug) McSpaden, who paired with Nelson to win lhe Miami four ball, came third with $13,264. He was followed by Sammy Byrd, who won one of the four tournaments Nelson and Snea'd were unable to gamer, Byrd’s total was $10,579. Ky Ijaffoon was next in line with $4,583 and Jim Ferrier, also a winner in one tournament, was sixth with $4,565. — o Adolf Hitler Again Takes Army Command London, Apr. 9. — (UP) —Adolf Hitler again has taken full personal command of the army in Germany’s gravest hour, reports from the western front said today. Documents captured by the Allies showed that all German at tacks, withdrawals or other operational movements had to be approved by Hitler in advance, BBC correspondent Chester Willmot reported from Germany. All generals down to divisional commanders must consult Hitler before acting and must do so in time for Hitler to counter the orders if he feels so inclined, Willmot said. — o Trade In a Good Town — Decatur

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Latest News From Training Camps Os Major League Teams Phillies Wilmington. Del., Apr. 9 — (UP) —The news from the Philadelphia Phillies’ training camp today concerned Bill Nicholson. National league homer and runsbatted in champion who is working out with the Phils instead of his own club, the Chicago Cubs, to be near his war plant job. Nicholson’s home run over the left field fence yesterday produced two runs to give his side a 10 to 6 victory in a training camp

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squad game. Braves Washington, Apr. 9 —(UP) — Two Boston Brave “cripples.” outfielder Carden Gillenwater and infielder Frank • Drews were receiving treatments today from the cluli physician at Boston. They were sent home yesterday after their injuries failed to respond to treatment. Athletics Baltimore, Apr. 9 —(UP) —Timely long distance hitting by George Kell and Charley Metro plus efficient relief pitching by Russ Christopher stood out today in the Philadelphia Athletics' training camp. Kell and Metro hit

homers to produce a four run rally in the eighth inning yesterday which gave the A’s to 5 victory over Baltimore.* Dodgers Bear Mountain, N. Y., Apr. 9— (VP)—Unless the Brooklyn Dodgers do an about face quickly, their chances in the National league pennant race may be almost nil. They dropped their third exhibition game in a row yesterday to the Montreal farm club. 4 to 2. Red Sox Atlantic City, N. J., Apr. 9— (VP) The Boston Red Sox claimed *he "seashore” championship today with five victories and

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three defeats in their training camp series with the New York Ytinkees. The Red Sox utilized heavy hitting to win again yesterday, 10 to 5, in the finahe. Giants Newark, N. J„ Apr. 9—(UP) — The New York Giants, apparently taking their exhibition schedule as seriously as If it were the world series, will lie hard to hold down in the National league race if they continue at their present clip. Hearing down all the way, they drubbed the Newark Bears, 20 to 1, yesterday. , Senators Washington, Apr. 9—(UP) — Even in defeat, knuckle bailer

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E,UU (Dut «>» Washington Sena 7’« t ,he ‘lea today ‘'•’at in thTXjjjl season. Weakening last inning aftPr • Jl ton Braves to s ou “me. he lost a ° Ur ? ‘»N yesterday. ° 0 U Tigers Terre Httute, j n , , (UP)-Those e ?, A » drills instituted & O'Neill of the DetrS starting to pay olr . ’ today. The Tigers 2' yesterday in defeatj cago White Sox. 15 lO V