European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse April 1948 the stars and stripes Page 1 year looms or weak clips of is the seventh in a series 1948 prospects of american i set i Leo Petersen april 14 1 is an v Ball games for the Chicago ski Jesos this but until they e Young and talented Ball they Arent Likely to climb of the second juju fellow cracking the singly is the clubs 22yearold Comiskey grandson original old Charles then they have been a More effective in training but still have not enough to cause any revised a jog in the 100 to 1 toss against in the Winter White sox Outfield Talent is than average with the hard sing Taft a the Way and with Dave another and Bob converted from an in expected to be the rookies May break Hutte is More uncertainty in held where Lyons most valuable is the 40yearold Luke a the White sox rounded out on of the Best catching staffs in the majors when they got Aaron Rob Inson from the Yankees to Shar the work with Mike Long a top Pillow Tresh int much of a hitter with Only a Mark but Robinson smacks the Ball with Ras of Light o Del e won year i Leni in the Nezol t from in of minute i Csc Frank Papish is a Chison question Mark who in spite of his j still could make any Hub in Fie business As a is being hitched from shortstop to third in an Experiment whereby i joins Hopes to save some of the Rar and tear on his a lifter last likable Luke has i nicely into the new position is batting again with his old Floyd Baker a Fine defensive Over for Appling at Ai and Lyons do enl think the Sitch will have any effect on the s great double play with the Little men which is something to talk either Cass Michaels or Don a is an acceptable second pc Fuiman and Lyons May use w in the red i f of toy red sox and Phila Phillies int the baseman in the Tath handles himself Well enough m his batting average at hol Daood last year is in his Aaron Robinson will be the first string Catcher he hit with the Yan Kees and was a Longballa artist much of the most observers believe the club a Little the better of it in the Yankee Deal in which they gave up their pitching de who won 16 and lost for son and two Young Bill Wight and Fred youth is what the White sox need most and both Wight and Bradley potentially Are Fine a right won 13 and lost four at Kansas City last while lefty Wight had a 169 Mark with the same the rest of the pitching is a Little Creaky and represents the clubs biggest Lyons is going to have to get along with such oldsters As Joe Earl Bob Earl har Orval Grove and Frank Pap Only Haynes had a winning 14 and a year Bivins scores to Over Thom soil april 14 Jimmy scored a technical knockout Over Bill Chicken Philadel inthe seventh round of their scheduled 10round main referee Charley Daggert stopped the fight at two minutes and 34 seconds of the seventh shortly after Thompson had been knocked Down by a right to the head for a count of it was the philadelphian fifth trip to the Canvas during the fighting from a had too much ring savvy for the younger who took a terrific body Nelson accepts bid to Cavalier tourney Virginia april 14 Nelson has accepted an to com Pete in the Cavalier specialists tournament Here april 17 and tournament Spon sors Nelson retired from competitive Golf in since he has limited his appearances to exhibitions and the Augusta he formerly held the masters and pea China plans four entries in olympics san april 14 up China will compete in four events in the 1948 and Hopes to score Points in our Best Chance is in the distance said Chen Foh chinese olympic official who came to America with the two chinese distance Lau Wen and Wang Chen Marathon the chinese runners will compete in several meets in the Usa in route to Ngau finished 43rd China also will have athletes in basketball and soc cer Chen the Long wars have set our men Back a great but we Are coming along most of our athletes of the present generation come from coastal due to wars in the but they Are the i a deaf mute 29 years but is a Strong and constantly improving his Best time for the distance is 31 minutes Sec while the olympic record is set by Poland Janusz Uscinski in the other chinese is 36 years and finished 43rd in the olympic Marathon at sports editor entered Wang has been running daily and his times Are better than they were 12 years said i think he will be much better Han 43rd this in private sports editor of the Southeastern daily a big Shanghai Aid that other chinese olympic competitors include 38yearold Chang sing who will run he 490 meter hurdles and compete n the and 18year id Liu a swimmer who has bettered 59 seconds in the 100 meter free style Chang in but has not Lowed with he recently ran he 400meter hurdles in softball tournaments april 14 up Valiona softball Congress tournaments Are scheduled in 40 Canada and Mexico this the women world championship will e held in and he mens tournament at Oklahoma launches 47th Pennant fight april 14 i each of our clubs Early this will be on the benches i Lane and if i didst know in the bullpen tomorrow As american association launches consecutive Pennant fight l4 fou game night eight of them nominated right As Mound choices in an it to get off on the right foot of the ident Frank Larie of the ims o a circuit predicted a wide race for the nabbed ago by the Kansas City and fhe playoff Crown copped v our Parent major league clubs displayed an evident willing to get triple player help to that its a mathematical impose i could truthfully say that not one of our teams will finish seventh or Back at the managerial Helm from the 1947 corps Are Nick Cullop of Mil manager of the year and Victor in the Little world series Hal Anderson of who yanked the red Birds from last to a hot fifth and Little Harry Leibold of who in four seasons has led the colonels to a a Junior world series and three a playoff newcomers Are Al Lopez at in Dick Bartell of Frank Shellen Bacic of min George Detore of Toledo and Walter Alston of last years quartet of opening contests attracted but Lane believes Shis years set will eclipse that the four Parks have a seating capacity of for the first time in about 14 All four Western clubs Are in the East for the opening the schedule makers playing the weather percentage in uhe new the Eastern clubs will appear in the West for the openers april schedule for the opening con tests Milwaukee at Kansas City at min Neapolis Paul Art May Surprise no this is seventh in a series on the lj4s prospects of the National league new april 14 Surprise team of the major leagues is Likely to be the Pittsburgh with Biu a new and aggressive and a Host of new and experienced major league it is the most completely revamped club in either circuit and seems certain to finish Well above its sad estate of a year when it wound up in a tie with the Phillies for last last year the pirates had the slowest Outfield in the majors with a poor crop of throwing this with Dixie Walker in Johnny Hopp in Center and Ralph Kiner in left there should be few complaints on either despite his 37 the old Pride of is considered of he Best right fielders in the Busi obtained from the is a Rover boy in with less territory to will do Well enough in left and at the plate will be aiming to top Lis 1947 Mark of 51 behind them Meyer has such ii Ojek at Short and the polished Frankie Gustine at thebus Are bickering for another second baseman inasmuch As Murtaugh May not make the and the club is Short on Reserve infielders Joe picked up Cleveland and Rookie Roma Vic elbows in a pirate uniform husky Ralph Kiner belts the Long Ball for the bucs Able understudied As the Veteran Max up from san Diego in a comeback try and Wally West a Good Rookie last the likewise has the new de a Long Ball hitter who is another Brook Lyn will be at first the Veteran Danny Back up to the big time from at second Young and Brilliant Stan Nus up from fort Are the top the woeful a year should be much Kirby who got off to a bad Start after being traded from the Dodg confidently predicts he will win 20 games and the big fast might do Little Vic Lom bar was considered the the dodger and there still is Surprise expressed in base Ball circles that the pirates were Able to get he won 12 last year and figures to do As Well or better this the Rookie prize is Bob the Pur Chase from the san Francisco who won 22 games on the but who is a liability of recurrent Arm Hal potentially a great right might hit the stride he failed to reach with the dodgers and there Are veterans Jelmer Ernie Fritz and Nick Rookie Catcher Eddie Fitzgerald is considered a potential big league Siar and might move in As a Reg he at and is a Good judge of Clyde Back has been regarded As one of the steadies in the pc weightlifting can be fun Joseph 67yearold professional Yorac of the advantages of Trade As he gives a helping hand to a Bevy of Lovely no
