Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 April 1949 — Page 15
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team with a weakness in the shortfield, either in big or minor league tion. , . . You can go clear back to the old days, study the
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the aces in the big show: Gienn|P8ll Players, including the Indian-
sas City, Peéwee Reese from Louisville, Joe Cronin from Kan-! sas City, Alvin Dirk from Mil-| waukee, Rabbit Warstler, Indianapolis, Johnny Pesky from Louisville, Eddie Miller from Kansas City, Marty Marion from Co-
Jumbus, Vernon Stephens trom| ©
Toledo, Bil! Rogell from St. Paul,| Pete Castiglione and Sibi Sisti, both from Indianapolis. . . . These
in the AA and were promoted to the majors. ..: Managers will tell you a club can't travel at pennant speed in the American Assosiation without an all-round shortstop. . . .He has so many things to do...and must do them like he's “hot” in every game... Look at last year's World Series contenders . . . Cleveland had the super colossal Lou Boudreau, the Boston Braves had the freshman ace, Alvin Dark. . . . Here's hoping that Jack "Conway comes for the Hoosier Redlike his predecessor, Peter Paul Castiglione. ” . » IT'S GREAT to see all Indianapolis high schools supporting baseball teams . . . national pastime is coming back |
To Fill in Tribe Plans | By Eddie Ash
‘Al Lopez evidently feels pretty sure about the Indian-|’
“ifor additional funds to replenish
The [fourth . .. He “likes” Detroit for
position which . Seldom do you find a winning
.. 8 @ AMERICAN ASSOCIATION apolis Indians, of course, may
Bove apother bite taken Out offthe
their paychecks this year . .. The city of Louisville, in casting about
a depleted budget, thought up a new one . , . an occupational tax on the income of visiting professional ball players . . . The bite would call for 1 per cent of a
he went to a tavern to sell a car and lost two new jobs valued at $6250 . . . playing horse dice, of all things.
# - “ MILTON RICHMAN, of the United Press, New York, is picking the two Boston clubs to meet in the 1949 World Series . . . He dropped the champion Cleveland club to the third slot . .. Richman also shoved the Athletics up to second place and dropped the Yankees to fifth , . . In the National, Milton thinks it will be Brooklyn second and the Pirates third . . . and the Cardinals
fourth in the American.
Training Camp Briefs—
‘Stengel Smiles as DiMag
Hits Again an
Porterfield Shuts Out
As Joltin' Joe Bats Double and Single |
ha : By United Press th ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Apr. 5—Casey Stengel, the New York
Yankees’ freshman manager, was big reasons—Joe D
the plate. It marked his first two Porterfield was even more spectacular with a one-hit, 2-to-0 triumph over the Cincinnati Reds, who suffered their first shutout of the spring training season. Ken Raffensberger went the distance for the Reds and was touched for nine hits, .
JACKSONVILLE, Fila.—Perfeetly pleased with the progress and eendition of his club, Manager Billy Southworth sald today the Boston Brave team boasts the “best inficld and out-
Upon breaking camp at Bradenton yesterday, Southworth said the Braves have “more reserve strength” on the pitching mound and are generally improved from 1948, when they won the pennant. He indicated four rookies would be cut from the squad before opening day.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The St. Louis Cardinals, preparing to break camp tomorrow, pared their squad today by sending Pitchers Jackie Collum, Floyd Staff and Floffin Cassutt to minor lsague farms. Collum, who gained brief fame by striking out Joe DiMaggio with the bases loaded two weeks ago, was sent to Omaha; Staff to the same club, and Cassuft to Lynchburg.
OKLAHOMA / CITY, Okla. The Brooklyn: Dodgers continued their series of exhibition games today taking om the
and Bob Porterfield. : DiMaggio, still nursing an ailing heel, snapped out of his slump yesterday when he delivered a double and single in three trips to
d Yanks Win
Reds, 2-0,
exceedingly jovial today for two
hits in 14 times at bat.
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less a tour through Texas, Moved today to the state capital. The Browns yesterday optioned Infielders Billy Sommers and Charley Grant and Catcher Bill Leonard to San Antonio of the Texas League. The Cubs released Pitcher Ben Wade to Los Angeles of the Pacific Coast Leagus.
MONTGOMERY, Ala~As a thward for being “the most improved player om the club,” Rookie Catcher Stan Lopata today was designated the Philadelphia - Phillies’ Afirst-string catcher by Manager Ed Sawyer. : : Lopata's veteran Andy Seminick to the second-string. - Ken Silvestri, a
Oklahoma City Indians. Brooklyn, aided - by ' Gil Hodges’ three-run homer, defeated the Dallas Eagles, 8 to 8, yesterday with Morris Martin and Erv Palica sharing the pitching assignment for the . Dodgers.
LUBBOCK, Tex. The Cleve: fand Indians today sent Pitcher Don Black to their farm club base at Marianna, Fla., where he hopes to stage a comeback that will enable him to gain a regular berth with the World Champions. | Black, regovering from a near-
fatal cerebral injury, ‘will be un-| . der the tutelage of Muddy Ruel
and Hank Greenberg. He hopes to rejoin the Indians Apr. 17 in New York. ? The Giants defeated the Indians, 15 to 10, at El Paso, Tex,
. thanks to home runs by Walker
Cooper, Bobby Thomson and starting Pitcher Clint Hartung,
Bob Lemon and Sam Zoldak were Long
the victims of New York's 17-hit attack.
“|Miss Peru, and Mrs. Burford Dan-
third receiver, also may be retained.
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Local Horses Entered in Show
part in a horse show, Apr. 13, and the Blockhouse Steeplechase, Apr. 23.
horse show are Mrs. iSchwitzer Jr., who will show Red Sails; Max Bonham, manager of Bill Kuhn's Folly Farm, will show Milper; Mrs. William E. Munk will {show Combination and Miss Bu. san Tucker will ride Kuhn's Local entrants in the women’s flat race, Apr. 23 are Miss Tucker, who will ride -Burford Danner’s
ner, .who will ride Lordeau. Mr. {Danner will ride Magic Shift in
promotion drops |P:
Several Indianapolis horse owners and riders will leave this week end for Tryon, N.C, to take
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ship in 1948. * Folir other diamond clashes are
Riverside heading the card. Two contests were written in the record books yesterday at Riverside. Shortridge scored 26 runs—one of the heaviest scoring totals locally in 10 years—as the Blue Devil hurlers Horace Turner
Ralph and Klefeker got doubles for the only extra-base blows. The Spartans
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hits, a walk and an error to the first three runs at the
runs on a smash bobbled In center. !
| fourth off a walk, two hits, a pair!
of stolen bases and an error, Kaye, who got B51 strikeouts| last year, scattered five hits for Washington, touched for 11 blows all game, headed by Bob Plers’ double and triple. In the last three frames, Kaye whiffed eight of the last 10 men to face him. Washington's Don the only veteran West-Sider back from last year, and Bill Willams were the defensive bulwarks for their team. Willams choked off two runs at the plate from right field. Leppert also stopped & third run st home. Bob Beil fanned four Howe stickers and yielded only five hits in the last four innings, Box score:
as Jerry Logsdon drove in two!
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CHICAGO, Apr. 5 (UP)—A com-
‘scheduled tomorrow with Short- ] ridge-Lawrence Central tiff at meus} sly yesterday that it was dé-
; of : fime. Pitcher Bob Kaye of Howe is kneeling to permit the throw.
Churchill-Downs Sale Proposed -
Downs and the Park race track to the new corporation. Earlier, the committee re-
and general manageér of Churchill Downs, and recommended that the new. corporation execute bonds ‘payable in 20 years to purchase the property,
elected Col. Matt Winn president;
Ovutfielder Cut Loose as 35 Tribesmen Steam -
Into Memphis; Game With Mobile Rained
will use veteran Fuul
ball yard yesterday for only an hour of work, concentrating
mostly on batting practice,
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