The Independent-News, Volume 89, Number 14, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 8 April 1965 — Page 2

— THE INDEPENDENT NEWS — APRIL S, 1965

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1” IS HARI > To SAY JI’ST which item is getting the mo' v -ds written about them during th s spring training the Houston D ne. or the 2u major league b sohall tean s that are just a >ut to start the 1!‘65 baseball s< .son, A any rate, both will I gin shortly aft< r this publn ati< n. THE DOME WILL BE BIT u o actual playing use on Friday, a- the Yankees and Lie Hou>t i Astros will battle an exhibili n game out. inside the dome. T. is will surely pack the ’louse a < unosity seek<i - will b < there to se v just what it is like and if t. future of spoils wil\ undergo I s revolutionary change it sands to reason that a country i: ilhgoit enough t send space < psules around the world and i . kets to tie moon with TV < neras on them that limy could b aid a stru* lure 65(1 feet high v. h a top on it. THE HIGHLIGHTS OE THE exhibition game will be aired on AHC-TV this Saturday afternoon, g ving the entiie country a chance t get a second hand glimpse of t indoors game and conditions. T. history of the nine years of planning and building of the dom,. is a story in itself Now it is a reality. M MIKING AT THE MORE •<• irrete side of the game, the two leagues will begin another ti'!^ chase Monday that will fol--1 a a tremendous rate in both leagues last year Th,- St Louis C rdinals are the defending World ('hampions an,| y< t they it- < r aon their pennant until the f al day of tiie season Like* v -e was the caso with the New i k Yankees They won by one and had a < ham e for a tie i ; d I; y won their final game a the V»Lit<i Sox ami Baltimoie v-i<- with then, to the end The I' l’, h seerrwd t have the Na t 'utl Leagm u tapped up bit tings don't a'a avs * ”u<- out the v >\ !}i<c se> ii • thi ll eullaps.m t the bailie u th Die Phils <’ rd> and L-*'* left tins wide ojs-n for a tur<‘* wav ti< on the final day UfOKLNG OVER THE TWO le.igms, tvo big question mark* v ’.i have m fut to <j>i with the p-nnmt nu a* They air hdtirs \\i.;t<y Emd arid Sandy Koufax

These two have much of the responsibility of the Yankees and Dodgers r ding on thosi left aim-. Eord is th • winningest pitchci of all-time or, a percentage of won and lost records, whi'e Koufax is the all-time strik out leader based on strikeouts per inning piteho I EORDS TROEBLE SEEMS to c im.e and go hut has been a s< rioUs situation for the Yanks last y< ar and < used much concern tins season in training. Meanwhile the Koufax story is about the same, except that he has had to twae completely set out a Vmg stretch. When he ie-tunu-d each time. zip. it was back, where Ford wasn't throwing quite normal when he returned Koufax's t rouble has been listed a.s arthritis and he is now on an indefinite basis until this clears up. INJURIES GAN PROBABLY determine the outcome of key teams more than any other single item. Slumps will come and go. but a lost playor dur to an injury, is very hard t • replace With M key Mantle a'so a question mark as far as playing the entiie season the Yarkee** could Rise* th<*r top spot m the American league. In looking over the Yanks, they still have more potential by far than any team in base Dall, but that -om thing eyti a that Used t<> folio': the club Seems to be slipping a htt'.e The suja-r stars are near the end for the Yanks, as Mantle is the last of a gr< it line if these. THE YANKS I JR YEARS had the ability to bi gup a pVi.Vit that would f1! ,iy gap that van o|wn It in ;• little harder mm as clubs an ot as anxious to trade with ti e Yanks and the big bonus reign I as hurt their Signing of about a player they wanted StiU with A.antht Mans Tresh Kubek Imhordaon. Boyer. Howard Prpitone and a pretty good pitching staff to start, and nu« h rraerve-s IxijmiZ. Lmz, Blanc hard etc they have good Ind a nee and a a ' >ng ebib THE WHJTF SOX FINISHED ar» emd last year behind a verv good pitching N-air It atUi »ernm that they will a V tu * ni«»re hiUuig if they <ue u dethrone tho Yanko or anyone atae that should move up Ewn with Skuw*

ron and Ward pacing the long ball attack, their outficl^c! is very Wcuk on the stick unless some rookies come through or a trade o j at least a jmsition change can be made successfully, it \\ HL be another low run s »ason for the Sox. putting tremendou butdens on their piecheis again. They have tiie fined combined staff m b.i.sc--l uV pacej by Pikers. Pizarro. Horlein. Wil^ielm and Eishe If i »ung Howard come.s througn as planned, they Mill still bo vei y ; <mg from the slab. BAi.riMoRE LEDPXiR QUITE a while year and wu;e always a threat. Their pitching is the bulk of their strength phi» a good dofen.se In Brooks ILubuisun they have a tnvnendous player, but another season like last year will be hard to match. Tney find some . lokieg como through Last year that really strengthened them and if Norm Seibum starts hitting as he is capable of. they could b ■ re al.y tough. Detroit was fourth a.s ti.e big break was between t ord and iourth. Thoy have a ; h d c'pb that will score a lot of i mis. but other than Mickey Lolieh arid Dave Wickersham, they did', t have a dec.at pitcher last year Two young huriers. Sparma and McLain, could make the diftc ence. If they could get good consistent pitching, thoy could also be a thieit. CIJ-WELAND HAS IMPROV t I with trades but the situation in Cleveland isn't good. This has to effect the club and tho.r pViy They also need a Lit of pitching The Los Angeles emb has a couple of outstanding pitchers, but h«iw many timescan Dean (’ham ~ throw shutouts. Their biggest problem is woimg more runs as their staff isn't that strong Boston has some hitters, but let one go in Duk Stuart In trying to Lind more pitching for Stuart, thtw got a king size sore arm m Dennis Bennett Minnesota has more hitting than any team in the V*ague as they can beat the i>all for miles with their power lineup However pitching has bem a leal problem since they tried to break up the over-loaded L fthandoi stii-ngtl. they had a few years ago If Pascual am! a few otheis can get more consistent again and the big bats keep booming they will wm a lot of gamiu even if the scores are k-6 and so forth Kansa ■ City is Kansas City Not much can be said for the A s from the positive sidv a they just don't seem to have it Getting Jim I^anchs isn t going to increase th<xr hitting totals immensely Finley trades often, but just what for no one knows. Washington is a different situation Although they haven't .shewn much since becoming a club. Gil Hodges setnis to be straightening them out to the best of anyom/s abilities He might just get something extra from his boy? and their trades w-on't patch aV the holes, but shouldn't hurt them either. THE NATIONAL LEAGUE has a n^utation of a team not repeating for the title This has only been done thn».» times since the second World War and not at al’, since the Braves did it in the later 50's St. Louis has quite an infield and their pitching came around for them last year Some good years by Flood and a couple of young players helped straighten out the outfield that was without Stan Musial tyist season for the first time in years With thu odd change of management that took place with the p.nnant winners it will be int<Testing to see the results Cincinnati ended the past scLson in second and again shoul.l be a contender. They have good hitting and good pitching for a ways, but could use morn back-up strength in the pile hing department With Pinson and Robinson leading the way with bats, they always are a threat to srore runs PIULALfrXJ’HIA HAS A LX >T of |M>wer on their club and the mt urn of Dick Stuart to Uie National ^Bogue can supply a lot more m ifUJ h However, ditfense hurt the PluU a lot last year and

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H R Im- A’, cn should continue to b iot t .e na.l and Stuart lives up to hi. f.elding re' ord of the past c.ro.s could outdo the runs in many of the Phillyie games The 1 ’odgur.s need runs. They have good pitching but as one sports writer put it wrhen the Dodgers announced Chey were going with defense rather than try and beef up their linn up with hits, nowthe Dodgers wiU lose ’-.-0 instead of 1-0. Stil^ Drysdale, Bodies and Company will be doing some fin-• pitching for the West Coast team. THE GIANTS EACH YEAR look to l>e the tmm to heat and every year sonm me does. In fact, quite a few team- beat them on many occasions However, if this team ever gets straighteneii out on the injuries and can get • mi • consistent pitching, look out. Mays, McCovey. Cepeda. Hart, Kuenn. Alou and Bail, y can all drive you nuts with their bats Bittsburgh has more ups and downs than a roller coaster and if Hany Walker, the new managor, can straighten this out. he deserves to be the manager of the yoar for all tune. Milwaukee has a lot of hitting on their dub now and some young pitchers that could make thorn a serious contender again However, playing before an empty hou <• • ould effect things too as the Bravi > fans aie not jast mad. but in an uproar Some state that thev won't draw 100.000 this year sim e t vy are moving after the <eas<m Sill’, su< h players as Aaron. Mathoas. Torre. Alou and Maye have to be respected by eveiyono. Alos the tremendous ‘howmg of the HKikie Carty must earn some weight into this season. THE CUBS ARE THE REAL ^cm ot the National League How । an a team have *»» much potential and still finish so far out of it. Everyone blames the front office and this has to be the case A change of ownership or even the general manager would be a help Ron Santo is a tremendous bal\ player. So ix Williams and Banks stil’ has mileage left in him. George AJtman will help and there is no doubt that Mn'eral of their pitchers are very good. Yet, they will continue to flounder around under their current (-•t up. HOUSTON AND THE METS are \‘ft Houston has a real good defensive ball dub and some better than average pitching How*, ever, the no-hitter that wa 8 lost by the Colts, now Astroa, la<t year. t» l‘, the story They don't get runs. Widh onJ^y a eoupir of players considers.! a threat to a long ball in Bond. Staub may be ERL & S VI ~ APRIL 9-10 Ernest Hemingway’s Explosively New In C olor “The Killers” There is more than one way to kill a man! Starting: Lee Manin . Angie Dickinson . John ( assavetes & Ronald Reagan

on, or two more, they aren't । bout to score a lot of runs To ba> k this up, there were only four players in the majors Last weas m with over 300 at bats that didn't hit home runs and three of them played for Houston THE METS STILL DO NOT have enough to escape the cellar However, they wi'J continue to bring fans to the park In droves, especially any dny they announce that player-coach Warren Spahn, will be pit< hmg to p’, lyer-coach Yogi Beira. Tim color of the Metn has node them a t >p box office attraction without these two, but now adding two all-time gnats to their roster, i, going to further their attendance and may evesi wji another game or two for them Actually, after drafting older players, th<y now have gone to the youth and in a sow years cou'l have a pretty decint ball, ch b, but not 1965 OUR BICKS FOR B’CY. THE Yanks (I stil^ like th* r tradition) and the Giants (I s'- I like their potential*. As for tl ■ rest of the teams, they will e scattered about with a coi^de bunched dose to the top in the American and a gn at bat th- royal for ths runner-hp spots in 'he National. A young drafte- was startled out of sound sleep ay his platoon sergeant his firs' night m tiie army. "Hey, you!" b< ’ owed the sergeant, “it’s 4 :30' “Four-thirty?" mumbled the rookie. “Man. you d better get to iwd We got a big day tomorrow.” A drunk stop; -d a passerby and asked the t! le The paa,erby looked at his watch and told him. “I can't figure it out," muttered the inebriate. "A l day long I get different answ* s." OLDSMOBILE LEADER f 1H I ern* ' h n I ROY FREEMAN welcomes the opportunity of showing you the finest deals possible on any new or used car or truck. See him now at... Powell-Mann Chevrolet-Olds 301 Ruoueveit Road Phone 486-3149 Walkerton, Indiana