Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 March 1949 — Page 30

Indian Pilot Watches

~ Carefully as Nine Hurlers Show Stuff

Mims Shapes Up as Best Prospect; - Muir and Gorski May Be Comers

By PHIL JOHNSON,

Times Special Writer

NEW ORLEANS, Mar. 11--When a baseball manager finds

himself stuck with a

staff that numbers but five experi-

enced pitchers, the sight of a féw promising rookies is as welcome

' ~4 as sunshine on picnic day.

And when that manager is the Indians’ Al. Lopez, the rookies

are a sight for sore eyes.

for the graduation last season easily dwarfs most of the other| SF E% of Messrs. Johnson, McLish, Mol: players. The big righthander won| °

loy and Bagby left a big gap in the ' Indian pitching ranks that had to be filled if the Tribe was to do any contending for the American Association pennant. Senor Lopez realizes Just what is "needed and has been keeping his eyes open for some young and good hurling talent. And; way down yonder in New Or-| leans, the chief may have found Just what he's been looking for. "Nine Work Out He's got nine would-be-Tribes-men working every day in Pelican Stadium, pitching batting practice and taking bull pen warmups. And he's got his eye on all nine of them, Some definitely show promise, “others may sleepers, he's watching them all, About the best of the rookie crop of pitchers in camp is Jim Mims, a tall (5-11) right-hander who won 15 and lost but seven for York last season In the Class B Interstate League. ..Mims has been hurling for the batters almost every day lately and every now and then shows a bit of stuff that marks mm

“p camp are Joe Muir, + a tall, rangy left-hander who won 12 and 2 loot six for York last season, and Joe Gorski, a rookie with no previous pro experience.

impressed everyone with his speed and curve ball. _ Other newcomers to Triple A baseball are Gary- Deiters, anOther untried rookie; Carmen _ DiMuzio, Duane Gottschall, Royve Lint, -Jim" Williams and Ed Wolfe, The latter pair are also new to pro baseball DiMuzio fs one of the Sgt men in camp.

yesterday although- a change in

and hibition game next Thursday

five and lost one for Uniontown last year. He's 23 years old, The catching situation is all clear for the Indians now that Clyde Kiuttz has decided to report. He and Bob Ganss should ibe the top two catchers in camp |but rookie Clyde McAllister, up /from Anderson where he hit 275 {in 103 games, might be a sleeper.” {He's shown exceptional power at) [the plate and has parked a good-|

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The Indians have two other backstops in camp. Lamar Dorton hit .309 for Uniontown last season and Rolland Leveille smacked the ball for a 297 mark with Albany inthe Tast Class A Eastern League. The Tribe has four veteran hurlers returning ‘from last season. Paul Erickson, Jack Hallett, Jobn Hu <hings and Jim Walsh. Mal Queen, who did his hurling for Pittsburgh last season, will be with the Indians and should be a definite help. He had a 4-4 record with the Bucs but will probably be a regular starter with the Indians and should do better.

Good Workout ~The-tribe-had a good workout!

the weather slowed things up at firstt A cold wind coming In from the North put the chill on New Orleans but then the sun came out and warmed things up a bit. Batting and infield practice took up most of the day that ended with a half-dozen laps around the vast Pelican outfield. Jack‘ Conway, the ex-Giant, Minneapolis shortstop, , arrived In camp. in time for some hitting. He looked fairly good. «Manager Al Lopez promised the Tribe they'll get down to serious work as soon as the weather gets a little better. They have an ex-

Standing 6-4 weighing in at 205 pounds, helagainst the Pelicans.

Training Camp Briefs—

There Is Trouble Brewing In Rickey's Dodgertown

To All-Opponent 5

"Hey, you guys, wait for me!" shouts 3-year-old Mathew Lehrmann, as he takes off behind four members of the Indianapolis Indians in their training camp at New Orleans, La. The mite-sized base- 8 baller is a self-appointed mascot for the: tribe in spring workouts.

Big Nine Doors Die to Open In May for Michigan State

CHICAGO, Mar. 11 (UP) —| . But, meanwhile, the conference Michigan State probably will be- has prepared football schedules Indiana Btate 67, Emporia State 66.

| come a participating member Of through 1952; the basketball, uns os. Arisons fo the Western Comore snared | Schedule for 1049-50 will be set| PROFESSIONAL anfiual May mecung. phe t/ Sunday, and only the 1950 base- Amosiation of America today, but the Spartans will not), ;, schedule, for a team sport, New York 98, Baltimore 94.' be able to have a league schedule has not been decided. v | Rochester 73, Philadelphia mn. -{in’a team sport until the baseball baseball--sehedule- will be Bt. Minneapolis cam of 1950 at the earliest. National Cee Eo tad pov] Rg A Waterton 68. gr Al o visionally to the conference at lta 108 and the Spartans certainly) VaiOS 6 SE Con 4

December meeting, but a three-| members by that Sisko. | Denver "58, Hammond »

man committee has to visit the! campus and approve its athletic)

Basketball Scores

NAIB TOURNAMENT 56, North [naga « Dawvar) College western | pula is. is} Colye 45, Eastern Iilinols |

Photo by John Spicklemire, Times Staff Photographer.

Hamiine. (81 Paul) 80, Texas Tech (Lub- |p over 2

NAIB Semi- A als

Rzeszewski Shot

Downs Emporia

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Mar. 11) |(UP)—Indiana State was in to-| day's semi-final round of the NAIB tourney by virtue of a last minute long shot by Lennie Rzeszewski, ; - State downed Emporia State of Kansas last night, 67 to 66, when Rezeszewski fired In” the final seconds from about. 40 feet out. State had trajled all through the} game until a layup by Bob Royer put them ahead 65 to 64 with & minute to play. Emporia went ahead again on a pair of free throws with nine seconds to 8° and then Lennie fired. - Indiana State meets Denver to-| night in the second game of the! semi-final round. The first game) will pit Hamline against Beloit] of Wisconsin.

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_ Totals 2% 18 2s! Totals 2 1TN| " Half Time Score—Emporia State 43, .In-| diana State 33. Missed Pree Throws—M. Litchfield 2, Wright 2, Cowan, Smiley 2 Shogren, |Woodbury, B. Litchfield, Kluch 2, Me- | Donald 2, Dimich, Hans 4, Rzeszewski 3.|

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Don White's Arm Goes Sore on Him; = = Triple Play Stirs Red Sox Camp

By United Preas VERO BEACH, Fla, Mar. 11—Trouble was brewing today be tween sassy rookies and enraged regulars in Branch Rickey's thriv-

ing Dodgertown.

Players from Brooklyn's far-flung farm network, given a chance ~ to compete against the varsity in intrasquad games, have been taunt-

ing the It reached a climax

major leaguers at every turn.

when Jackie Robinson and rookie] ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Mar. pitcher Chris Van Cuyk almost{ll (UP)—Casey Stengel, man-

being.

came. to blows.-hefore. rated by teammates.

ager of the Ne ork Yankees,

expressed some doubt today on

basketball team today, The only other unanimous choice was Alex Groza, Kentucky University center.” The choices | were announced by Coach Ed! Sa joo (Moose) Krause after a squad] Ji % meeting. | Other selections were Ed Mac-| auley of St. Louis, Wallace (WahWah) Jones, Kentucky, and Bob! McKinnon, Canisius,

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Indianapolis YMCA'’s swim ning [a téam Is favored to take the state — junior YMCA title tomorrow aft-!

Van Cuyk, a 6-foot. 5-inch oy he can expect any service southpaw, exchanged words with/ from star outfielder Joe DiMag-

Robinson during a camp game. The next time Robinson appeared | #At bat, the rookie threw two balls dangerously close to the Negro! star. Asked if the pitches were In-|

tended bean balls, Van Cuyk an- brious Stengel said yesterday as| hold state titles—Jack Frazier!

swered: “Sure, I threw at him. | Why shouldn't I? He tried to show me up.” Rickey, obviously concerned over the trouble, immediately . called a staff meeting in an effort to halt the dissension. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, Mar. 1l=—Don . White, handy utility. player of .the Philadel. phia Athletics, was taking inJections today for a sore right arm. Dr. Ilarion Gopadze, team ph ascribed the condition to a deposit on. the elbow and said White may eventually have to undergo surgery to relieve the soreness,

LAKELAND, Fla. Mar. 11-

{glo until the season opener, Apr. 19. -e.. “T will be glad if DiMaggio 1s! ready by next month, and Pm {not concerned about his playing in exhibition games.” the lugu-

he announced that Bob Porterfield, Ed Lopat and Fred Sanford ‘would be his pitchers in their opening encounter with the St. Louis Cardinals tomorrow. The Cardinals, meanwhile. announced that Jim Hearn, Ken Johnson. and Ray Yochim would

Yankees. .

Black was back in uniform with| the Cleveland Indians today for| the first time since his near fatal accident on the diamond last, September. The veteran pitcher, | who was hospitalized for weveral| months With a cerebral hemor:! rhage, sald he still felt weak, but| was confident he could regain his

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ernoon at Purdue University. The local team is undefeated in

(seven meets against other YMCAs this-yeat and-holds-two-vietories over defending state champion Richmond. Three of the Indianapolis boys

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