European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 3, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse April 1958 stars and stapes Page 11 this it the first of a series the 19so prospects of each major league f by cajun lundqui8t april s the world let pm try and catch that the kind of talk you hear in the new York Yankee Camp from manager f Casey Stengel on and it is a Slot different than last Spring there was All of anxiety about Joe dimag Heel and the various other i problems Stengel was facing in Stengel first year is Man Ager of the Bronx there was no Pennant talk but after that magnificent stand they made last winning the Pennant and world series after an unprecedented run of injuries and the old Yankee swagger is kind that used to be the hallmark of those great teams led by babe Ruth and later by Dimaggio Stengel Frion Epif explains Why he thu Juks the Yankees Are better off night now than they were when they took the Field for the 1949 my problem will be in Cut Ting Down to the player he last year 1 had to wonder Bow i was going to get 25 big league Ball this year Ive got pm and a lot the ques Tion is just who Are the Best and that a Nice problem for a manager to have Stengel is Well fixed at every position although he still Hast made up his mind about two Wakefield and Johnny if Wakefield shows even flashes of the form that made him one of the most promising Young players of the last be will land an Outfield Job and if Mize regains the slugging touch that the champs come us99 yanks made him Home run King of the National league for a number of be will play first even if he is no if Wakefield can come could you think of any club in baseball with a better Outfield than wed have Stengel Wakefield in Dimaggio in and Tommy Henrich in right although be has gone the full nine inning route Only twice this Dimaggio has Given every indication that he will earn his then his Spring average is Well Over the if Wakefield Doest make the and if Henrich again has to come in from the Outfield to play first Stengel still will be Well on hand and ready to go will be the two platoon Outfield that worked so nicely for the Yankees last year with Gene Woodling and Cliff Mapes available against right handed pitchers and Johnny Lyndell and Hank Bauer against also around to stay because he is a Bonus former California football Star Jackie who shows plenty of and Young Jim who looked Good in late season games after coming up from Kansas City last in the infield it will be either Mize or Henrich at first with an other two platoon setup at Bobby Brown will Alay against Banders and vet eran Billy John son against the Allim por Tant Sienel is As Well fortified As any Man Ager in baseball with the income arable Little Pep Phil Riz at shortstop and Jerry Cole the kid who got plenty of Tommy Henrich left and Joe Dimaggio reliable and jolting pros both playing if Coleman should succumb to Sophomore he swears that in not going to let that Jinx do anything to George Stirn still a Fine Journeyman Sec Ond is on and for Utility purposes Stengel is very enthusiastic on another Young Ster up from the Pacific coast Al from Casey thinks Martin might even beat one of the regulars out of a with Joe Page around to Anchor the pitching staff with the greatest relieving Arm in the Yankees have a Host of potential 20game winners in Auie Vic Fred and Bob Porterfield As along with southpaws de Lopat and Tommy who is still has to win his right to be a starter along with Frank the two year disappointment who flopped after a great Rookie season in and youngsters Wally Clarence Duane Don and Hugh the with talkative Yogi Berra contributing a big Bat to offset his defensive is More than will have to decide Between Ralph Gus and Charley Silvera for his 2 but they Are All efficient receivers and fair it looks As if this High Strid ing Crew of champs is going to be pretty hard to Brooklyn Joe Page o stitch in Riddle Brothers careers near end san april 2 famous brother combination May soon fade from the major league baseball a few years the Riddle and at Battery chores for the Cincin Nati v presently Johnny is a bullpen Catcher for the Pittsburgh be Hast caught in a regular game for two and today buc manager Bill Meyer pronounced the base Ball requiem for brother a Veteran of 10 on Andoff years in the said Meyer Elmer has been a wonderful Pitcher and a wonderful fellow from the Day he threw his first professional but i guess he is near the end of the the drawling right hander from has made two Strous appearances Mound in recent he went to pieces before the new York and he blew up in a Relief role against the san Francisco the Brothers Riddle combined their talents for the reds during the 1944 and 1945 but that was before Elmer underwent a shoulder operation which took most of his former effectiveness out of Elmer has been around the majors since he began hitting his stride in 1941 when he won 19 and dropped four compile the highest Mark in to a red he had another great season two years later when he copped 21 and lost with the operation the Fol lowing Elmer began to hit the in the following four seasons he Johnny left mud Elmer Riddle full of ups and Downs managed to win Only four he retired temporarily in and tried a comeback in but he worked Only 30 innings and came up with a Lone the pirates bought him for the waiver Price that i Winter and the gentlemanly georgians Luck turned sensationally he began his Forbes Field employ ment by turning in a two hit shutout against the Chicago he went on to capture eight of his first 11 games and turned out to be one of the senior leagues top the 1948 but last year he slumped winning Only one and dropping eight for the bucs before he was sent to wound up the season there with another win and two More the catching Riddle brother had far More ups and Downs than Elmer before he wound up As bullpen coach for the pirates in he appeared successively with the Chicago White Washington Boston braves and Cincinnati Between 1930 and be tween each major league touche returned to either Indianapolis or Kansas of the american As in when the pirates receiving staff was riddled with Johnny was pressed into Active service and taught 10 although he has shown up both As a Good handler of pitchers and a Good clutch hitter in his sojourns in the american Johnny has had the misfortune of Landing on squads with Strong catching while with the Ray Lamanno and Ray Mueller were going and now Clyde me Bullough and Eddie Pitz Gerald give the bucs adequate Meyer didst say but it appears that 33yearold Elmer will be the next victim of the pirates Spring dial Day your guide to Good listening in the dec 1385 998 1223 854 1168 1034 Ansbach Garmisch Wurzburg Kassel Augsburg Wiesbaden 358 35i bad Tola 359 Wetzlar 350 numbers Bremerhaven 35 Heidelberg Regensburg 3m fussed 359 359 Watt 350 358 350 356 350 356 1034 1241 15w i54c my 593 us 1554 1011 773 1142 ims Berchtesgaden 350 Watt Landshut 350 bad kiss Gen 350 marburg 350 Hof 350 Strat 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