European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse Tii leagues come to Germany a. V a according to baseball Law Spring training for major league baseball players will open officially March 1, under sunny skies in California. Florida and devotees of the National pastime Are lumping the gun a month and will Start their Diamond doings tomorrow in the Snow shrouded surroundings of Gar i sch s Winter playground the occasion a the bit Safe baseball clinic which will be studded with instructors from baseball s big time and which is expected to attract some 300coaches and officials throughout the . Occupied zones of Germany and Austria Tiit elements Wii Send the baseball hungry students indoors the Glynn fic Edh ouse for their classes but enthusiasm won t be dimmed by the substitute Diamond during the five Day program. Impressive staff the list of instructors reads like base Ball s who s who the hard working Safe athletic Section spearheaded by Cap . Glywin Safe athletic officer. Has left no Stone unturned to procure the Best Talent available to handle the major Loop stars managers umps to conduct Safe Bascol ail clinic at Garim Soli feb. 13-17 by Phil Taylor is sports editor Yucom baseball leaders will get their Tim in from Diamond celebrities like Eddie Sawyer manager of the Phila Delphia phils of the National league Jack Onslow Pilot of the Chicago while sox of the american league Georg Sisler. Oie of the All time great first base men Hank Borowy. Phillie Pitcher buddy Lewis. Washington senator outfielder George Stirnweiss now York Yankee in fildor. And Bill Summers and Art Gore two of the majors top umpires in Addi lion Safe chiefs have a que n d the services of Harry Norwick on of it country s leading authorities on fallowing registration at 1 30 pm tomorrow. The group will be split into Small classes and immediately will plunge into an extensive and concentrated series of practical application sessions designed to permit individual instruction to every member of the clinic from tomorrow s opening class until the Windup Friday afternoon there won t Bea setup As the classes switch every hour to learn a different phase of baseball s intricate , a proven strategist will impart Wisdom on offensive and defensive Pat terns Borowy will Tutor the pitchers Lewis the outfielder Sisler first , catchers and Stirnweiss second base and , the Youthful soft spoken keeper of Philadelphia s Whiz kids who whizzed into third place in the no last year has been in the Quaker City family since 1943. Sawyer s potential major league playing career was Cut Short by serious shoulder injury incurred while trying to make a diving catch in 1937. He turned to managing in 1939 wit Amsterdam n.y., in the can am league and won a Pennant. He s been doing More of the same Over since. He joined the Phillie Chain in 3943 an managed Otilea in the Eastern league from 44 to 47, then moved up to take the reins at Toronto in the International league. Sawyer took Over Ben Chapman spot As Phillie head Man in the fag end of the 48 Campaign and last year had his hustling kids in the thick of things All the Way. Among the1 present. Phils Are Many youngsters developed by Sawyer in the Philadelphia marts including Richie Ash Burn. Gran Hamner Ralph Cabanero Stan Lopata and Willie Jones. Onslow whose gnarled fingers Are ample evidence of Many years Wear Reg the tools of ignorance started his pro career Back in 1909 with Dallas and stayed in organized bail As a Catcher until 1924after several years As a coach and scout the present Chison Boss manage Hartford in the Eastern league in -1940 and 41. His next managerial Post a i with Waterloo in 1947, and Memphis inthe Southern association in 48 before jumping to the american league for the 49 made Only one Promise to Chi Cago fans last year a guarantee the sox would t finish in the cellar. The rotund Iron listed Leader made Good that Promise pushing his club to sixth place in the a Young pitching staff rated among the most promising in the game with the likes of Bill Wight Bob Kuzava Billy Pierce and Randy Gumpert Onslow could go a lot higher this term. A strict disciplinarian Onslow had afew player disagreements and some minor tiffs with general manager Frank Lane but the club generally went All out for him. An old hand with catchers Onslow will be a big help. It is doubtful if Safe officials could have gotten a better Man to teach the Fine Points of first base than George Sisler himself As Good As the Best. A Star from 1915 until 1930, Sisler had a lifetime average of .341, hit a staggering .420 in 1922, .407 in 20, was the american league s most valuable player in 22, and was elected to baseball s Hall of Fame in 1938.he has been associated with the game As a player manager and coach All his life and presently is a scout in the Brook Lyn dodger organization. Big Hank Borowy has been one of the game s better right handers since he left the Campus of Fordham University in Chelate 30s. After a couple of years with Newark Borowy joined the new Yor Yankees in 42, and helped hurl them to a Pennant after successful years in 43 and 44, Borowy suddenly was sold to the chicag cubs in the heat of the 45 Pennant fight a Sale All the More startling As he had won 10 out of 15 contests. Despite a re ported Price of $100,000, All baseball was baffled by the was even better As a National leaguer winning ii and losing but i Vaas the cubs rolled on to the Pennant. Borowy came to the phils in 49, an chipped in with 12 victories beating his old cub teammates no less than five times. For Stirnweiss the Yankees Handy Andy teaching baseball now is practically second nature. Snuffy has been conduct ing a baseball school for the past nine years and knows All the second base shortstop Brilliant defensive player he led Junior Loop second basemen in Fieldin from 1944-48snuffy has t done too bad with the Willow in his seven years wit the Bronx bombers. He was top Man in the league in 44 with a Mark of .309. He has been in three world series and one All Star contest. Senator since 35 another Long timer in the american league is Lewis the Washington out fielder who has been with the senator since 1935.Lewis did quite a hitch in the service making hundreds of flights Over the Hump As a transport Pilot. He rejoined the senators in 1947, stayed out of base Ball in 48, then came out of retirement to play for the nats last year. Although he fell off at the plate last year Lewi has a lifetime Mark of .304.summers Long has been recognized As one of the Best arbiters in the majors and he has been handing Down Calls since 1933. He has worked no less Tinan five world series. He came to the Junior circuit from the Eastern he has been in the National league Only three years Gore s work Aaan ump goes Back another decade. He worked in the minor leagues for 10 years and was assigned to the Little world series Between Louisville and Newark m 1945.nichard Butler from baseball commissioner a. B. Happy Chandler s office i accompanying the group As the commissioner s personal represent att. To i it i i1 feature Section
