European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 13, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse April 1948 the stars and stripes Page 11 jew ii important factors in Hopes of athletics Lor 48 Oscar Judd gives the phils Southpaw strength Dick Sisler looks like a Phil regular Phil Marchildon Heads Connie Macks Mound staff Pete Suder will be at second base for the at Lou Brissie looms As one of the Alt top rookies Chapman says phils much stronger club this is the fifth in a series on the 1948 prospects of the National it ague by Leo Petersen april 12 will have to finish last ibis but Ben Chapman is sure it wont be his Philadelphia we strengthened our club a lot during the off season and i believe have a Good Chance of finishing As High we May even crowd into the first the Philly Pilot ventured that probably is aiming too but if Chapman should come up with the pitching to match his other departments the Phillies would the Outfield and infield both will have a first Divi Sion complexion if Rookie Albert Lair comes through at first in Bert Roy Cullenbine and Eddie Chapman believes he has picked up four players who will go a Long Way toward taking that Doormat Label off his Mille Verban Combine fair hit for new Orleans last j year and Chapman has told the youngster that the first base Job is of figures to add a lot of strength to the infield with his shortstop while Haas will be at at second will be the Emil Verban and the Mille Verban second base combination could do i lot toward putting the Phillies higher in the National Cullenbine will play right with Harry Walker in Center and Del Erin is in it could be As hard a hitting Outfield As the league will see this Sisler May play first should flair fail to make the Dick recently acquired from the May take the or Cullenbine May be shifted to first with a John going to Blatnik was a hitter with Charles Gilbert and Puster Are Reserve Andy Seminick represents fair Matching strength and will do most of the with Al cured from the the 2 Man Ami Don e Good Pinch in the third the pitching depends a lot on whether two veterans have another Good year in their aging right they Are Emil dutch Leonard and Lynwood Schoolboy Leonard won 17 games last year while despite the feet that he was sidelined several times by came up with 14 a Curt promises to add strength to the staff perhaps this Sim a left hander for whom the Phillies paid a sizeable Bonus upon Ito graduation from High in fun 13 games for hurlers will be holdovers Ken Jfrank Oscar Al Jurisch and Charley Dale a 12game Winner with and George who von six for Terre have been depressive arid might Emil dutch Leonard looks to another successful season Lewis recaptures aau handball title april 12 Stantini Gus Lewis of recaptured the singles championship and a new doubles team Champion was crowned in the National aau handball tourney in an exact repetition of last years title Lewis again hammered Joe Brady of san fran Cisco into in the Frank Gluckler and David Pahl of new York trimmed Jack Robertson and Joe Gordon of teams set hot Pace in Camp tilts new april 12 Citrus circus was a three ring affair this with a new York club in each a Survey revealed that the Brooklyn the new York Yankees and the new York giants finished As the major league baseball club started on final Lap of the dodgers have yet to meet a major league club on the Spring exhibition circuit so there is a Cloud hanging Over their record of 27 games won and one a the new York Yankees ranked right behind their 1947 world series opponents with 21 victories and 10 including an 18 and9 slate against major most nourishing of All the Yankee i of were the three i victories scored against the Boston i red sox in a tabloid preview of the american league Pennant Boston won Only one from the and one game was a 17inning the paced by a spree of Home runs which sent baseballs bounding All Over the West half of the won 17 and lost 10 for a Cleveland indians ranked fourth with 16 and 10 for and the Cincinnati reds fifth with 17 and 11 for the Louis bet Ting favorite to win the National league placed no better with a 19and20 record against major league opposition and an Overall record of the Boston another major won 14 and lost the red aside from the humiliating losses to the did fairly finishing with 13 and a 9s in for Good season if in Fie d strengthens this is the fifth in a series on the 1948 prospects of the american league West Palm april 12 Philadelphia athletics surprised almost everyone last year by finishing fifth on the strength of his pitching Connie Mack feels his 1948 club has a Good Chance of getting into the first his pitching rates above Par and his Cutfield and catching Are but his infield May be a big prob he will have to plug a gaping Hole at second base if those first division Hopes Are to two Light hitting Skee Ler and slow footed Pete Suder and a Jacob Nelson up from Lancaster where he hit Only last season after get Ting out of the Are battling for the secon base Dick a Utility Man with the club last also May enter the Majeski Back at 3rd Mack realizes he must have some Power at second to make up for the Light hitting Eddie Joost at Joost hit Only in but turned in some fancy Henry who batted in 1947 and showed signs of finally Sam Chapman provides a Home run punch for the As Minneapolis takes pro Cage series tilt april 12 Minneapolis Western Divi Sion champions of the National professional basketball justified their position As favourites in the professional beating the Wilkes the lakers sets a new rec Ord for the bettering the old Mark for a single team by 12 earlier the Anderson packers eliminated the Indianapolis Kaut defending Champion of the food Sparks meet at Citra an of l3st this is the first of a series on the Neucom boxing championships at april 16 and by Clarence Smith staff correspondent hell hath no fury like a woman scorned but Miladys searing anger is As a gentle flame pared to the burning intensity of the athletic rivalry Between Safe and which claims attention again in the Neucom boxing championships at april the and Eastern regional team respect give fans a preview of a possible Challenge provided Safe Calls the Bluff of the co Stab Mitten to Settle the the very first bout of the Neucom championships will pit Safe and co Stab in what should be a fight Worth going Many Miles to Marcello Western squares off against con stabs Joseph runner up in the Eastern in a flyweight Brawl packed with Fristic Laborte throws Kayo punches from either but his left usually dates opponents for a killing right invariably straight to the punching is Sharp and and he moves about with Businesslike Franco is a bruising Type of not As deadly a puncher As he generally gets his knockout with a flurry of in the Neucom Western and Eastern entries will be that the Cham pions going against the this makes for a probable unhappy evening for Joe Hernandez of As the Western runner up he goes against Wilson the 1st Eastern Yazzi is deceptive to a first of to give fans an abundance of fast Arnold Mckee of the Eastern undoubtedly will be too Good for Phil Mac safes Mckee is a cagey Cool and who whips out with a lethal left and a right Mac Kinnon also is a Classy but probably will be favouring a twice busted Joe Inamine of the Western is the Only titlist this observer has not seen in he has had Only three fights All being fortunate to Advance through the various tournaments by defaults or Lack of say he is the class of the he will have to be to beat but he should not have much trouble with Tony Thomas of a smooth he looks slightly on the j Boxer but far from impressive As frail he starts throwing a hitter in winning his Way to the then its time for oppo ends to look for bantamweight bouts also Promise finals of the Eastern tomorrow the featherweight and developing into a sound will be Back at while Ferris who also surprised in his Rookie season last year by hitting will take Over first base As soon As he recovers fully from his knee until then the Veteran Rudy picked up As a free will handle the has been disappointed in the show ing of the big Indian thus f the Outfield is set with Elmer Barney Mccoskey and Sam Mccoskey batted last year and Valo an even but who hits a Long slumped off to but As the season was closed he showed signs of coming out of his slump and his work thus far this Spring indicates he May regain prewar Rosar to catch other Garden candidates include George who also can play first de a Rookie who hit with Lancaster but probably needs another year of experience in the minors Zeb former Detroit who earned another major league Chance As an out fielder by hitting with birding Ham Tom another Lancaster Grad and Don a hitter with san Francisco in buddy Rosar will do the bulk of the with Fermin Guerra the 1 Relief Mack has 13 pitchers in Phil who won 19 and Bill whose 10 Vic tories included a Neh it again will head the the other 1947 holdovers Are Bob Carl Russ Joe Cole Dick Fowler and Bill almost sure to crowd into the starting picture is Lou who won 23 games with Savannah last year and made an impressive debut against the Yankees when the As brought late in the
