European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 22, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 1948 the stars and Stre pies Page 9 sport 8v there was one less player in the Brooklyn dodger first base picture today but who on first and whats on second is still As Good a question in Brooklyn As it is on the Abbot costello Branch Rickey gave up on Ray Sanders and sent him Back to the Boston braves and in return collected in accordance with the terms of the Eddie Stanky now the braves have three first Earl Frank Mccormick and the dodgers opened their season with Preston a Rookie from on the initial sack and he collected two for five in his Biff league but Pete who normally plays Center want in the opening lineup and it could be he May wind up Al the first base Post after Jackie the great negro player who won the leagues most valuable firs year player award a a Rookie first baseman last started at second a position he played at Montreal and one where he supposedly is the n and what happens with Pete Reiser i but what happens to Eddie Miksis the Young Rookie who is a Brilliant fielder and proved to be just As Fine a clutch hitter last fall in the dodger Pennant is a hard Man to keep sitting on the and Ward keeps hiding what happens to Reiser its a Lead pipe Pitloz Pete wont be gathering splinters on the dodger if he goes Back to the Outfield it Means benching the Friedan True Veteran Arky Vaughan or car Furillo or Dick a pair of Speed one thing Leo do Vrocher will never have to worry about capable replacements in the infield or they Are two deep and with the exception of Peewee Reese at shortstop its hard to Tell just who is the better at each 6 As a matter of the dodgers have so much depth we wonder Why we didst pick them to repeat As league champions unless it was because we believe so much in bitty Southworth of the Billy said it would take him three years to win a Pennant at and this is his third while the big leagues were getting underway in less sedate some dizzy baseball was being played in other parts of the v hurler gels 28 strikeouts in nine innings in the class d Florida Orlando Defeated when Dennis Braziel swung and missed a third strike and ran All ground the bases when the Catcher threw wild to Hugh Frank Radcliffe must have set some kind of a record when he whiffed 28 men in a regulation nine inning hurling against a rival High Radcliffe got 27 straight strikeouts but his Catcher muffed the last allowing the Batter to reach Radcliffe promptly fanned the 28th Batter to in just the opposite kind of a Western Maryland in Cfred Johns in a game that saw nine 28 bases on 11 stolen bases and two Home runs with the bags the Philadelphia athletics great Young Southpaw ought to win some kind of an award for Brissie was hit by German shrapnel in the italian Campaign and had 23 operations and 40 blood transfusions before the army medics were convinced that they would not have to amputate his left something like 21 fragments were removed from his leg and even now he has to i Wear a Shin guard for All the talk about Bobby Feller pitching too much in his barnstorming trip last Winter will have to be Feller tossed a neat two hitter at the Louis Browns in the opener and whats More As far As the Cleveland manage tent is the rapid one Drew a record crowd of through the which is pretty fast work All by till be different Louis says Jersey Joe will be runt ing april 21 him and tag Joe Louis is his simplified Battle plan his heavy weight title rematch with Jersey Joe Walcott june Louis has opened training in this secluded Western Michigan spot for his Allish portent Date with the big Battler who nearly upset him last but despite that first which Walcott floored him the Champion is scornful of Wal Cotts fighting Walcott aint a Good Louis Hes got a Tricky right hand but that about his right hand punch is troublesome because he starts to move away from then moves Back in and throws Louis frankly questioned Wal Rotts ability to make a fight in this return dont think hell wanta said the Brown i be Lieve hell try 4o run that makes it my Job to catch him and tag but despite Confidence that he will win by a Louis would not name the it takes time before you really get into the feel of a said the so right now i  name a round when it will after i move from Here and train at Compton lakes for a couple of ill know More about his present weight there we rent any Scales in this a luxurious estate owned by a Detroit business but Louis ill go about 225 right b against Walcott last year Louis weighed the highest of his dodger rally beats 76 two Joes come to terms heavyweight Champion Joe Louis shakes hands with Jersey Joe Walcott after the two fighters had signed for their return title bout at Yankee stadium june officials smile tigers trip 52 april 21 Hal Newhouser twirled a Well paced season opener As Detroit ral lied for three ninth inning runs and a 52 decision Over the Chicago White sox before starting his 10th sea son and hurling his fourth season allowed eight hits Lor his 131st american league the deciding run was driven across by Pitcher Freddie Hutchin Pinch hitting for Catcher Bob Swift in the Detroit Chicago a r h a r h is 2b 501 0 1 5 1 1 4 1 2 of 201 in 4 0 1 if 4 0 2 of 3 0 0 it 4 0 j if Kell 3b 411 is Vico in 321 c 300 c Chsn a 1 0 1 p outlaw b c 400 400 403 3 1 1 2 0 0 010 p 0 0 0 000 Michaels e 100 p 4 0 2 totals 35 5 12 totals 33 2 8 Detroit 001 001 oos5 12 1 Chicago 000 000 8 0 Newhouser and Swift Caldwell 9 and singled for Swift ran for Hutchinson grounded into Force play for Caldwell two base Home dec Bowling meet set at Heidelberg bad april 21 special dec Kegler Are expected to As semble approximately 250 Strong in Heidelberg May 59 for the first Neucom Bowling Austria will have teams entered from Salzburg and the 10 alleys at Patton Hall Are being and additional equipment is being shipped from states to assure competitors of the finest playing Condi awards will be presented in singles and doubles Competition in three and pirate homers nip 32 april 21 Veteran hurler rip Sewell pitched six hit Ball and hit a Homer As the Pittsburgh pirates edged the Chi Cago in the Home the cubs went briefly ahead in the fourth on Phil Cavarretta two run but the pirates tied things up with a tally in the Monte Basgall provided the winning run with a four Bagger in the Chicago a r h Pittsburgh 2b 3 0 0 is Aberson a 0 0 0 of 2b 0 0 0 if a h h 312 300 201 in 4 0 0 of t 0 0 Jeffcoat of 4 0 1 3b 4 0 2 3b 411 in 4 0 0 if 4 1 1 2b 1 1 of 3 0 2 c 301 c 4 0 0 p s i i is 3 0 0 p 201 Walker b 1 0 0 p 0 0 0 totals 32 2 totals 30 3 8 Chicago 000 200 6 0 Pittsburgh 001 Oil 8 0 Dobernic 8 and Mccullough Sewell and out for Schenz out for Meyer Cavarretta Jwo base in Home Cavar losing 2run Homer in 8th Frame Kayos Jansen new april 21 Brooklyn turned the Polo grounds Home run against its the new York by shading Mel Otts on Billy Coxs two run blast off the left Field roof in the eighth inning against Larry j a giant Walker Cooper and Jack Lorko obliged with Home Side homers for the but it was not even their top could not hold the dodgers in Check to the dismay of most of the open ing crowd of the dodgers opened up a one run Lead for Rex Barney in the Back came the giants to tie in the second 6fi Willard marshalls triple and a Fly they took the Lead in the third on a parlay of an in Field single by Bobby an error by Cox and marshalls then Coopers 375foot blast made it 31 in the singles by Dick Whitman and Cox in the seventh were followed by spider Jorgensenn Pinch double to with two Jackie Robinson lofted an easy pop to Short left that fell for a two run Arky Vaughans single to right counted who held the giants to five hits in six received credit for the with a 74 Lead going into the last of the reliever Hufe Casey was breathing easy until Jack Conway walked and Whitey Lockman he was in deep trouble when Cox booted Thomson letting one run big John Mize was up with no body out and the tying run at the Mize obliged by rolling to first baseman Preston Casey made Marshall dribble As lock Man then he fanned Cooper to end the Brooklyn a r h new York a r h 2b 5 1 1 2b 3 l 2 511 if 5 1 502 of 5 i 3 e if in of 3 0 1 in is 1 1 of 5 1 of 4 1 2 c 5 1 3b e 111 p 300 c 1 0 0 p 0 0 p 2 0 0 Mcthay c Rackley b 1 00 p 422 3b 3 1 200 is 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 too p 000 totals 37 7 11 totals 35 6 8 Brooklyn 100 000 11 2 new York Oil 001 8 0 Casey 7 Cam Panella Trinkle Poat 9 and doubled for Hodges b grounded out for Barney e grounded out for Trinkle errors cd c rib Lohrke Marshall Robin son Cox two base hits three base hit mar Home Leonard stymies with april 21 Emil dutch leonards Arm and Eddie Millers Bat gave the Phila Delphia Phyllies a 31 Victory Over the Boston braves before second largest crowd to see a National league opener Leonard limited the braves to six while Millers Homer in the sixth with none on gave the phils a Lead they never the braves scored their Lone run in the first inning after de Stanky and Jim Russell Earl Torge son then fouled to Bert but Stanky scored when Haas threw wild to the phils tied it in the fifth and went ahead on Millers circuit successive singles by Dick Sisler and Del Ennis in the seventh gave the phils their third Boston Philadelphia a r h a r h 2b of in 4 0 1 3b 3b if of 309 of c is p Hitler a p totals Boston 411 if 5 0 8 401 2b 3 0 0 424 2 1 401 id 400 of 401 is 301 c 2 o 0 p 3 l 0 0 000 33 1 8 totals 34 3 14 100 too e o Wright 1 and Masl Leonard and out for Sain error Horn losing