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. THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1947 : 4 iis = en - EL ; : - ze | Ted Williams Is Getting No Rest These Days 3 {Cosmic Bomb Put].

| Fishing Is Out

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By JOHN P. CARMICHAEL, Times Special Writer SARASOTA, Fla, March 13.~You hear some brand new names announced for many Red Sox chores in these spring training days, but when the broadcaster gets around to No. 4 spot in the batting order, “Ted Williams, left field.” . and the rél] call goes on. het, Willams spoke to

he tolls off a familiar name: applauds . As a matter o! it the other a “When do 1 miss a few games?” he asked, undoubtedly thinking of how the fish were biting along the Tamiami trail. “You go where I go,” said Cronin flatly, who undoubtedly was thinking of ..how. the customers are “biting” at the turnstiles. In other words, Willlams’' days of rest are over for 1947. ; No Apparent Weakness It is almost an accepted fact that Ped has the most faultless hitting style in the game. If he has a weakness, it is not apparent to either the casual or discerning eye. “Of all the hitters I've seen, Willlams has no weakness” said

“When we've acquired players from the other. clubs, from time .to time, I've asked them how-they pitched to the kid and they all say the same thing. . . . ‘Hopelully outside.’ “It will be only a question of time when hell be hitting for extra bases into the opposite fields as steadily as he does to right. Remember, they just sprung the shift on him last year.” He's Against Slow Stuff Ted himself freely admits that

learned to hit it, but not happily. It is the opinion of Del Baker, astute Boston coach, that even the greatest hitters must have had some weakness. “But they could cover up so well, that it never was detected,” he explained. “Then, too, how many pitchers ever could nurse a batter's weakness for very lorig?

of the great hitters, hasn't any-

ball be over the plate and he'll furnish the power, regardless of whether the pitch is high, low, inside or out.” Cronin and the Red Sox are launching their 1947 campaign on

the assumption that the National | league never saw the real Boston |

.|Instead of “Rip” Russell . . . and

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While Fans

The crowd Manager Joe Cronin about » nn »

Exhibition Scores Chicago (N.) 1, Chicago (A.) 0. Cleveland 12, New York (N.) 7. Detroit 5, Cincinnati 2, Boston (A.) 4, Philadelphia (N.) 1. Boston (N.) 6, Pittsburgh 3.. Philadelphia (A.) 7; St. Louis (A.) 3. St. Louis (N.) 10, New York (A.) 5.

club-in the world series . , . and will have to be convinced this fall. “We weren't 40 per cent ourselves the last three weeks of the season,” asid Joe; “Never mind why. There may-be a dozen reasons.” If there are many changes in the Red Sox lineup for the new season, they may involve Frank Shofner, a .306 hitter from Louisville, at third

Sabath- Mele,” a 342 hitter from Scranton; in right field. Elsewhere the team will resemble last year’s champs. : Williams is starting off .the new year as happy as the proverbial lark. Forgotten are the Cardinals of last October. He’s even forgiven Lou Boudreau and his Indians for starting that shift against him. “Whatever Cronin wants me to do . . . pull the ball or hit to left, I'll do it,” he said aloud. “I'll always hit,"

MacPhail Accuses Brooklyn Threesome

13 (U., P.).—President Larry Mac-

charges with Commissioner A. B. Chandler against manager Leo

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. March|Skipper Brown is taking an ocea-

Phail of the New York Yankees|Probably will fill in. at “the hot announced today that he had filed|corner until basketball player Ernie

Durocher and two other Brooklyn|Was an instructor in a Florida base“But Williams, better than most {Dodgers officials “for conduct detri-|ball school at Orlando all winter

MacPhail accused Durocher, Presi- | form.

Harold Parrott of making libelous

and slanderous statements about departed Leesburg” yesterda himself and Yankee Coach Charlie|returned to rid) Joa 3 ry

Dressen, who -was a Dodgers’ coachlan eye on the Pirates as well as

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Tribe's Training Roster Grows

Brown Now Has 42 Under His Wing

LEESBURG, Fla, March 13. — Rookies still are checking in at the Indianapolis Indians’ spring training camp hete, although now and then a seasoned pastimer will make his first appearance to help balance the inflow of talent: Newest. pastimers in ‘camp today were outflelder Chuck Workman, formerly of the Boston Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates, and rookies Bill Forbes and Bill Henry, outfielders, both of Cleveland, and first baseman Henry Verba and shortstop Ray Streak, both of Chicago. When Manager Jimmy Brown counted noses today the total was, 42, and he’s about ready to swing the ax, since most of the lads on hand are far from big minor

Junior Baseball Names Queisser as President

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Arthur J. Queisser

Members of the board of directors of Junior Baseball, Inc, have selected Arthur’ J, Queisser as their 1947 president, according to an announcement foday by Secretary John Piper. He will fill .the position left vacant by the recent death of George Lilly. Other officers of the organization, which provides equipment and sponsors league play for

. approximately 150 schoolboy teams

each summer, are Lew Hill, vice president; J. R. Townsend, treasand Wilbur Schumacher, assistant secretary. ' Queisser, who is president of

the Butler University B Men's club, is a product of the local sandlots

who played professional baseball Spivey Ousted

for several years as a catcher.

league class at this time. Outflelder , Workman's . major league 1946 batting average of .207 is nothing to shout about but he used to hit far above that mark and believes he 1s destined for a happy comeback with the Indians. > Infielders Hampered

The infielders in camp have been slowed down by the soft condition of the diamond and Manager Brown said today he probably will have to postpone the start of intra-squad games until Friday, despite - the fact the Indians are due to meet the Rochester Internationals in an exhibition tilt here Monday, March 17. It was another hot day in Leesburg yesterday and both morning and afternoon practice ‘was “held.

sional workout at third base and

Andres reports in early April. Brown is already in shape. He

and kept himself at the peak of |

~More Help From Pirates Tribe President Owen J. Bush

to extend his vacation. He has a pretty fair slant already on the players the Bucs intend to turn

Two games were played in the|over to the Indians at. a later date.

Bush's main objective is to strengthen the Tribe mound staff, but he’s also on the lookout for

45 to 33, and|more infield and outfield help from Plantation * Bar-B-Q downed Em-|the Smoky City team.

The Pirates are expected to prune their squad in a big way _after March 20. Thus far this month only

Secos, pro pitcher Hank Gornicki has been basketball team, have scheduled a transferred from Bucs to Redskins, game at Anderson tomorrow night

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Don Masterson has been elected by team mates to captain next season’s Washington high school basketball squad. The announcement came at the annual winter sports banquet at the school at which Tony Hinkle of Butler was the principal speaker, Major letters went to Masterson, Maurice Wilhoite, Bill Nieman and Chris Theofanis, all juniors, and to “| Seniors: Roy ‘Jacobs, Don Almas, John Schussler; Bill Kikendall, Leo

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HAVANA, Cuba, March 13 (U; P.}.{ Penn 80, Maryland 54. International | Princeton 47, Rutgers 39. league batting champion in 1946, mal Intarealls econ un was at first base today for the|y. ..... in;).

lyn “B” get his- chance to win. the' Dodger Eastern Washington 63, first base, job. Kirksville (Mo.) State 81, Whittier (Cal) Dodger Manager Leo Durocher,| 4 with his team in Panama yesterday, said that Robinson's chance would come in the 11-game series between Montreal and the Dodgers, starting here next Monday. First base on the Dodgers still is wideopen, Durocher said, and Robinson |cisioned Colion Chaney, will be given every chance to take |dianapolis, in a 10-round boxing

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Boston College 60, Brown 57. Columbia 69, Harvard ‘51.

ale 59, Trinity 53. National Intercollegiate

nn.) State 65, DePauw 54.

Montreal Royals against the Brook-|Emporia (Kas.) State 60, Canterbury 48. team and next week will | Beloit 63, Texas Wesleyan 53.

Arizona State 44, Houston 42

Marshall 85, Hamline, 54.

Chaney Loses

McKEESPORT, Pa. March 13.— Erv Sarlin, 183, Pittsburgh, de-

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At 5-1 for Derby

ST. LQUIS, March 13 (U. P.)—|| William G. Helis’ Cosmic Bomb today was named winter-book favorite for the 1947 Kentucky Derby in the first call-over of odds released by St. Louis betting commissioner James J. Carroll. The dark bay colt, which won the Arlington futurity and the Cowdin stakes last season, rated at 5-to-1, a slight edge over Calumet Farm’s Faultless. Fervent, another Calumet : 3-year-old ' was third choice’ to win the 73d running of the Louisville, Ky., classic on May 3.

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Faultless was quoted at 6 to 1 in Carroll's winter book, while Fer-

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