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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, March 18, 1953

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                3n, fla., March 17 up Charley Grimm watched Andy j3stain Pafko Gordon and Adcock Jolly Cholly explained. And then Don t forget big " Coop Walker Coope who la be catching quite few games and. Be doing a lot of Pinch hit Tirigi he can powder that ban  by of he said the. Addition of Pafko obtained from the dodgers and and cock who came from the reds arid the return from military serv ice of Catcher i Del Crandall an Pitcher Johnny Antonelli will make a world of difference in this Ball  most improved Why 1 think we Are the most improved club in the league he added. We re loaded with pitching and i be every Confidence in the world in1 those kids at second Short and  those kids Are Jack Dittmer at second Johnny Logan at Short and de Mathews at third. He added right hander Poweris bound to do a world of Good for both Dittmer and Mathews be cause they won t face so much Southpaw pitching this year Grimm said both swing from the offers made bullets More md., a starch 17 is of the Baltimore Tea Skelba teem have re  or five offers for the of the club it was Dis today. Spokesman however said did t know what they it was also disclosed Sale of the club would Beless it was certain that Jub would be in proper Herman Baltimore hotel Lone of the parties bidding franchise said the terms so far were a Little away r  Herman said the1 was about what the i reportedly received for the ale of Fred Scolari and i think that Wasi $15,000," Herman Sai wants Bee said that despite his of would not be interested in file bullets unless i could the services of Clair Bee bullets coach. Bullets owners did t i sell Herman said he would Terestea in acquiring Theof the Indianapolis which he said heis no being operated i Basket ban Assoc a such transaction How i be dependent on getting a coach Herman  if he could get the oils franchise he wouldst in Washington  left Side of the plate and because All of the braves Power last year was left handed they faced More Southpaw pitching than any dub in the league. Can bet your last. Nickel we la be seeing nacre right handers this season he chuckled. Starting his first full season As manager of the braves Grimoni said his first objective this Spring was to put a Good Ball club on this   Mike senator manager Beneky Harris pokes Bat into Iron Mike the bet Ting practice Pitcher As left to right Joe Fitzgerald de test of Joe eng i watched up photo Spring training injuries mount Al c_7.-. C_7. A. \ eager rookies vets Victor slots hew York March 17 cup Spring tra Niji g injuries already Are beginning to mount and per haps the worst is yet to come. Thrown or batted balls in pre game drills faulty slides and eager Beaver attitudes of rookies trying to impress provide the greatest hazards. Most serious casualty of open ing week was Rookie shortstop Wally Lammers of the cardinals who. Collided with Jack Dittmer of Kramer Sedgman net Battles ,. / " boil off court says1 scribe .1   Dre Eddie Blind i race official and for several of facial starter at Mary or race tracks has ated to the starting Job for the track s Spring ing May a. ,.san Antonio tex., March 17 a the professional Tennis tour shows. Signs of cracking wide open into a personal feud be tween the featured performers Jack Kramer and Frank Sedgman Johnny Janes sports editor of the san Antonio evening news said in his Don t quote me column quoting a new Orleans source James wrote that Kramer the world pro Champion from Call fornia. And Sedge Ryan the aus Thalia i who held the world Amateur title until he joined the profession Al in december Are at the. Break ing Point because of Kramer s refusal to take the tour to Australia. Kramer Janes said explained a Orleans that travelling expenses and High taxes in the Down under land made Stich a venture impracticable and added Are you sure you want your  to see me beat you Sedgman was reported As answering i they a would to see Yogi be at me there because you know you would t stand a Chance on our grass  i Kramer was said to have answered that if you beat me on the american tour Ali consider going to r  the braves and was Kafoed by a knee cracking his head. Attend ing physicians report he was Lucky he did t wind up with a broken " " twp Brooklyn rookies were involved in a mishap that might have been serious. Walt Morya taking a Rusty Gate Cut at. A pitch whacked Catcher Charley Thomp son on the head and knocked him cold. Pitcher Ubba Church of the reds was Cut below the left Eye by a. Thrown  ted Kluszewski also of the reds was spiked on the right hand by any Mcmillan and had to be patched up twice the second time after aggravating the injury with too much work too soon. It no ing Reynolds Allie Reynolds of the Yankees an old hand at Spring training wound a limping after the it St Day with an ailing Achilles  Roe of the dodgers injured his pitching Arm hitting fun goes and swore off for the year. A year ago preacher injured his Back in a Spring slide and it bothered him All season. Mickey Jintle reported a sore shoulder but lost no training Cpl mail signs contract to play with Baltimore Norman okla., March 17 t --1 a the fight mob got its taste of this kind of train Fig in 1941 when Lou Nova Traine on Yogi and boasted of his newly developed cosmic  he might have done Saetter with Yogurt and it for sure that he had Only a cos Metic punch As Joe Louis stood him. On his head for Good. In six heats. V  -.,.-. Batuna too Jimmy Grippo one of the More Lucid fight managers who has been dabbling in the Mystic for some years tried hypnosis on on of his warriors named m e 1 i o Bettina a few years Back. Grippo anally gave up in despair when Bettina went into trances at the most illogical times say along about the Halfway Mark in a 10 round go. Ben Finkle gained quite a reputation r while Back by putting the evil Eye on rival Corners for a Price. Evil Eye Ben would use Thor simple wham try for Ordinary bouts and his super special double wham Tny for championship affairs. But the feeling became prevalent that his Success was dependent on the fact that reworked in the Corners of Guys who should have won anyhow., thus it is understandable Why the cauliflower cult regards Heyoung British Battler with doubt and disdain. Hell get his fill of hypnosis they feel the first time he gets a real Good Wallop on the whiskers. Fans pick up Tab players Hustle action. Carmen Mauro of he dodgers was clipped by a wildly thrown Ball. The red sox had More than their share with Archie Wilson Jim Piersall and Hoot Evers on the shelf at one time. Wilson pulled a Tendon in a slide Piersall had a Charley horse and Evers sore Arm. -.,. Hard Luck Gay Evers is a hard Luck Guy in the Spring twice with the tigers he had fractures that set him Back seriously it s no secret that pennants Iraa be lost As Well As won in the train ing Camps but Only the Wisest or most fragile veterans Are permitted to write their own ticket for get Ting into shape. Even the Elf trainers Are required to give it the mid season try during the rough exhibition schedule because the customers who pay the train ing Tab Are entitled to their Money s Worth whether the ath letes Are geared for it or not. Players like Monte Irvin of the giants whose leg War fractured in slide at Denver last Spring May wonder Whittier the trip really was necessary. Club owners seem to think so. No mine Dick Bickett Baqa Esne and Jim Bic Wojtow St. Johns reach fora rebound during their nit contest. The Dukes Jim Tucker 4 watches. Up photo  
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