European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 31, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse Iwa the stars and St Pis Vernon s nats hoping piers att a Etta Bergli manager Danny Murat Urh his there to m mud a Tandler the signal Given Muhi a in ordered Murtaugh to leave the Park till Fra inning of an exhibition game against the St Louis no Petersburg Fla. The cardinals won 1-7. Oti by Milton Bichman Pompano Beach Fla. The air Brake on the Btu carrying the Washington senators failed to hold the other Day. There a no real alarm among the players look out hollered one of them to the Driver you can Jose a lot of Talent that was a joke son the senator do not have a great Deal of Talent and no one knows u Are the second of 16 Dis patches on the 19?b Frost lots of the american and National league baseball clubs. Tomorrow the Philadelphia Phillies and the los Angelet better than their manager Mickey Vernon who says he thinks his club is improved this year and lets it go at that. Vernon bases his belief on the addition of Jimmy Piersall More pitching and the fact that he Learned quite a bit in his first year As manager last season we lost 38 games by one. Run last year Vernon recall while Short on manpower Craft hoping a potential aids Experiment year Baziluk Junction Ariz. Houston Colta Well brats hats but Shor Harbor few illusions eng anybody when i Tike National league ing it by than r fat Days. Things Are have Only five snub to gamers on this club the pitchers Catcher Aeo Ond baseman Joe Cho Ritlop Don Buddle basemen Norm Larker , that them fringe potential in such Al elect Bob Aap Romone. Don tapas la outfielder ipe Jia and shortstop Bob ten bal set Ottoa " be of ouch to set a yourselves la the stand Days when asked How dub might go in the Loop. Our situation uis a year of expert manager Paul Richards dons spikes and flannels that Hia dub vent for detente Rath a than Power wheat Houston new York mets made their t draft selection. In the Polo grounds the mets temporary Home might not be that in Colt stadium where it is 360 feel Down the foul lines Richards says. How do we look i m encouraged by some of our younger pitchers. Our defense looks More than adequate and that it what we will stress in our big Park even so there can be a few unsettling moments. Such a when coach Bobby Bragan lists Hal Smith a .223 Batter last year As the club s main Long Ball hitter. And the outspoken Bragan has flatly stated it will be a hell of a year for us if we beat out either the Chicago cubs or Philadelphia Craft can come up with a fairly recognizable baiting order for some of the s3 million which the club Laid out for , we re going with established men Craft say. And that Means that Amalfitano a $125,000 Plum from the san Francisco giants is in line for the second base Job. At shortstop is Buddia the sex red sox play a who was acquired from them in sex Alfred coach moves Alfred . Basket Ball coach . Smith of Alfred University will take Over similar duties at m on Mouth College Iii this fall testimony winds up suit action against nil Ore api attorneys la the american against toe National ago preset Evl Denee Star Day c. Tjho Maen i Tea com without a jury in court set april 35-36argunwnta, Stu briefs the first Day. Reply briefs Fine Days after arguments. 1 Ham Wner of the Al s end founder of the football circuit a r rebuttal witness 4thjr years texan whose opened the trial four i cited us dilutes from of Ttoe older league aimed at bringing prospective Al team owners into the nil As an alter Nate to forming a second professional Loop. Hunt said the overtures came after he had made commitments during the summer of 1959 to Grant Al franchises to groups in Vari Ous titles. He said he believed at least five nil franchises would have to be offered to these groups u there was to be a merger.1 was never presumptuous enough to think that we would be Given five nil franchises Hunt testified the Al s cult charges that the older nil moved into Dallas Andt Neap us St. Paul in an Effort to destroy the new league which began operations in 1060, Thomson will tile written Opin Ion sometime after May 12. Change for de Bressoud. Aspro Monte or von Mcdaniel the for Mer Pitcher Are trying out for third base. Over at first base Craft can platoon with either the left handed hitting Larker or right handed Gernert. The Outfield is rather indefinite. Al heist and a Spengler have looked Good in Center. Then there is Mejias Jim Pendleton thus Sig and possibly Rookie Jim Mcdaniel. The tatter fanned 175 times last year at Denver but hits a Long Ball. Ken Johnson 6-2who helped pitch the Cincinnati reds into the world series might head the Mound staff. Other names include Bobby Shantz. The Small lefty who was 6-3 at Pittsburgh last year Al Cicotte 2-6 at St. Louis Dick Drott d-4 with the Chicago cubs and reliever Dick Farrell 8-7 for the Phillies and los Angeles dodgers. Farrell has asked for a Chance to become a starter and is unveil ing a Good curve to go with his fastball. Dean Stone is a Lethander who might help the pitching situation and the wheels have been impressed by Bob Tiefenauer 10-3 last year at Charleston and Hal Woodeshick 4-3 for Washington and Detroit. Backing Smith behind the plate Are two minor leagues Merritt Ranew and Jim Campbell. Clint Courtney onetime bad boy of the american league is out of retirement looking for & catching spot. Colgate Ace inks pact with Hawks St. Louis a Bob Duffy of Colgate an Honor student and the nation s no. 9 scorer last season with a 26.6 average was signed thursday by the St. Louis Hawks of the National basketball ask focal ton. Duffy was St. Louis second draft Choice. Hawks owner Ben Kerner said we had seven people scout Duffy and they were unanimous he was the Best guard to the coun try Latt year. He s a great shooter extremely fast and knows the Eastern style at backcourt play that s almost essential for our league in 70 col lege Gomes in a three year career Duffy average was 33.7. Tracing some of the reasons the senator finished in a ninth-place1 tie with the Many cases Oil we needed was just one base hit to swing the outcome the other Way. We think Piersall Wilt make lot of differ ence penal acquired from Cleveland Tor Pitcher Dick Donovan Catcher Gene Green and infielder Jim a Honey thinks he can come close to approaching the .322 average he had with the Indiana last season but Points out i m not a Miracle expects the 33-year-old Piersall not Only to help the club offensively we sure need help because we Don t have much Power but also defensively. Pler Allwill be in the lineup against All types of pitching. Disinclined to platoon Vernon leans toward Gene Wood Ling who hit .313 last season in Brightfield and Willie Tasby who slumped to .251 after a fast Start. In left. Wood Ling is going on 4ft however. He played in 110 games last year an May be hard put to play that Many this year. That mean that Chuck Hinton .360 and Jim King .269 can count on considerable action also. Joe Hicks the sixth outfielder on the roster will be retained too. He batted .278 for Indianapolis last Dale Long at first based shortstop Bob Johnson Are Washington s big Hopes in the infield. Long 36, has been hitting brilliantly this Spring. His Only com petition is Bud Al pet who batted .312 at Houston last year but was in the service and reported late for Spring , 26, was the senators chief Surprise last year. Reporting from Rochester where he hit .333, the youngster batted .296 for the senators and even threw in six homers for Good Cottier who hit Only .235, is the second baseman and Veteran Danny o Connell who batted a surprisingly smart .260, is Back at third base. That still leaves Ken Hamlin drafted from Toronto and Harry Bright for Hopes that Bob Schmidt obtained from Cincinnati will be come the club s no 1 Catcher. It May take some doing because Schmidt s Arm leaves something to be desired. So does Ken Reiser s but the senators will go along with him because he hit 340 Tor them in 16 games last season and.283 in 99 games for san Diego. Pete Daley the third Catcher May Gln a Deal. A \ like All manager Vernon shots new at the Job but fast claims that is pitching will determine How High the club will left handers Pete bumsted and Maude Osteen 15-11 with Indiana Polis und right Hamlers Joe Mcclaln 8-18 of Bennie Jim Flenall. No Miracle to Daniels 12-11 Are tabbed starters. Donovan is sure to be missed although Vernon Points out it was impossible to have him and Piersall both. Other possible starters Are de Hob migh t-9tom Cheney a so Dave Stenhouse 1412 at Jersey Cit Yray Rippelmeyer 13-8 at Indi Ntapolis and notre dry tie Grad Jim Hannan a 22-Yebrotd right hander whom Vernon is All excited about. Hannan had a 17-7record with the class d Oleo club last year but Vernon insist he has a Chance to make the big jump Marty Kutyna and Fred Green head the bullpen group which of certain to be augmented by oth ers. Promotion head named Buffalo up Charles m. Catahan director of sports Anfor mation for notre dome University has been named promotion director for the second annual All America football game to be held Here in late june. Horse laugh str lord s Derby Crown at Kouta Vule or a bib is a a while ires asm sue jul by a tale j
