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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, April 4, 1962

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 4, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 the stars and stops tribe gets Ramos from twins for power9 Stiffman Scottsdale Ariz. A the Cleveland indians got a sorely needed starting Pitcher monday by trading first baseman Vic Power and Pitcher Dick Silgman to the Minnesota twins for Pedro Ramos no Cash was involved in the Deal announced by Cal Griffith president of the twins in Orlando it the indians who have been hav Pedre. W 0 be up staff Dick Silgman. Taw 60 All Star ing troubles in Spring exhibition games gave up one of baseball s finest Fielding first basemen i Power. Silgman a 26-year-old Southpaw who was selected for the Ameri can league s 1960 All Star game failed to come through for the indians last year. He suffered a sore Elbow in Spring training and did t pitch until May. He compiled 2-5 record in 22 appearances. Power. 31. With a respectable life time average of .289. Slumped to .268 last year and hit Only five Home runs. Cleveland manager Mel Mcgaha tried him at second base this Spring but apparently was t satisfied with the arrangement. Power played with Kansas City and the Philadelphia athletics be fore coming to the indians. Bamo worked often Ramos a 26-year-old righthand or was a Workhorse for the twins last year. He appeared in 42games, winning 11 and losing 30, and had an earned run average of3.95, the Trade was made to Shore p our pitching staff the club s weak spot last  Cleveland general manager Gabe Paul said. He said the Trade which he had discussed with Minnesota club of Al class several weeks ago gives us a regular proven starting  this Means Tito Francona or Gene Green will play first base probably Francona to Start. Al Lup Low and Chuck Essegian will vie Lor Francona s old left Leld spot Paul added. Joining Tough foe Ramos could claim he adhere to the Maxim if you can t beat pm join  he worst lifetime record against a team is against the indians. He has lost to the tribe 19 times while beating themis nine games. A cuban Ramos was with Washington from 1955 through i960, leaving when the club moved to Minnesota and became known Ashe twins. His Only winning sea son was 1966, when he was 12-10. He allowed the most Home runs of any american league Pitcher in two years43 in 1957 and 38 in195& Ramos beefs up a Cleveland pitching staff which includes a potential starters Dick Donovan Jim Perry Gary Bell and Barry Latman. New York up Benny kid Paret. After waging the toughest fight of his career die tuesday 1 55 ajn., est of i brain injury sustained in he Sav age welterweight title fight with Emile Griffith March 24. The 24-year-old cuban succumbed at Roosevelt Hospital. He was the first Champion in boxing history to die of injuries rec la to a title bout Paret had been in a coma sine he was punched senseless by the Hanu neiring fists of Griffith in the 12th round of the grudge fight Madison Square Garden. He was removed from the Garden on a Stretcher and taken to Roose velt Hospital where he underwent Angels topple dodgers 6-5, on Kopje late hit Palm Springs Calif. It Mph the los Angeles Angels by dam to become a serious threat again so dodger dominance of Souther California baseball monday came from behind to win the first exhibition meeting of the teams 6-5 As former president Eisenhower and an overflow crowd looked on the throng of 5,181 to the modes Polo grounds Here was the largest Ever to witness a baseball game in this desert resort Little Amble Pearson one of the former president s favourites when Koppe Pearson tie was at Washington and or. Eisenhower was president was the hero of the game with a three run Homer off dodger Ace Johnny Podres in the eighth. That tied the score at 5-5. The winning run to the Bottom of the ninth came on Joe Koppe s single scoring Leon Wagner from second base with one out Koppe s single was off Rookie re Vic expected Trade ready to play anywhere Dick saddened by switch Scottsdale Ariz. A Vic Power and Dick Silgman had just been notified monday they were going to the Minnesota twins in return for Pitcher Pedro Ramos. I m a professional Power said. They Send me to Africa i play there. I knew they d Trade me. I m Loo Good a player to stay on the Bench i liked Cleveland and maybe when the season s Over 111 live there. I realty like it but i have friends every place the Only thing that Hurt me is bad publicity i got from Al male Dykes Tost Winter. He quoted Meas saying to 31 or 38 years old and i in a clubhouse lawyer. Heck i Don t even know what a clubhouse lawyer is. You know what Gabe Paul Cleveland general manager amid during Winter ban a items that i can t be a clubhouse lawyer because i can t even talk English and that be fired Dykes because he said i was a clubhouse lawyer. Power said he d talked with Paul last Winter in new York and told him we need  so they got one Power said and it has to be a Good Trade. Vuk Power. Bad publicity Hurt Ramos is very Good. Cleveland has a Good club and if pitching gets Lucky it will fight for the Pennant. The Bench is Good with Power from Chuck Essegian. Gene Green and Don  who should take his place Athirst i think Tito Francona said Power. Green can t play there. I thought buddy Barker was very Good and that they would give him More  Paul who thinks highly of Power said. Vic got an awful bad rap throughout the league. He s a Fine Man und i m sure he s not through As a player. He won t be washed out of the  jokingly Power said i glad i leave. No More trouble with Lous Cleveland  Silgman 26-year-old lefty Trade for the first time was More sub Dued. I realize this a a Good Opportunity for me he said. But i grew up with All these Guys. Bell Latman Perry. We came  Liefer Willard Hunter who took the loss. Podres was touched for12 hits in 7% innings. The dodgers went into an Early Lead on Wally Moons two run Homer in that first inning. The to creased their Lead to 5-2 in the fourth off Angel starter Ken Mcbride by combining three stogies with a walk and a sacrifice Fly. The. Angela picked up Solo runs in the first and second innings and then Podres pitched five scoreless innings before being bombed in the eighth. It wag the first time pod res had gone beyond five inning i the Spring. Morgan gets Victory Tom Morgan the fourth Ange Pitcher received credit for the win although he worked Only the final inning. Mcbride pitched four innings and gave up six hits and five runs. The crowd overflowed into the Outfield with some 1,000 fans stand tog i the area. Although Pearson Small cleared the Fence at the 365 foot Mark Olgh fielder fran Howard might have had a Chance at it had there not been a Crow which kept him from going to the Fence. Or. Eisenhower came about 30 minutes before the game started and at his can request sat in the stands instead of in a Box. He was accompanied to the Park by his golfing partners Charles Jones Freeman Gosden and George Allen. Olsar water via. Kupij the fit. Louis cardinals took advantage of four Walla by Veteran right hander oat Mouth to score Fotter times in the first inning and beat the Philadelphia Phillies a monday the loss wot the fourth to a Row for the Phil. Ray sad Edei who pitched five inning Ond yielded three runs a Dourt Simmons toiled or the hed Wrd and held the Phillies to six mis Otto a two run Homer by Rookie outfielder Ted Savage. The cords tallied their four initial runs on four walk a Sacri fice Fly by Minnie Jui Nono a pop Tingle by Carl Sawatski and on infield out. St. Louis added two unearned run off Mclish in the fifth and their final run off Sadie Keegan to the sixth. Rookie jut to Rotay and Sawaski each had three hit for the redbirds. Scottsdale Ariz. A Tjie Boston red sox rallied monday to whip Cleveland. 5-3, la the final of their Spring exhibition series the. Red sox winning three games to two. Boston triumphed at the expense of Dick Donovan Veteran right hander who was the american league s earned run Leader at Washington last season. Donovan continued on Page us Presto two parody when i is had for been praying a the former j adding to the a pareve were his petting be Ember and i a Crespo mrs. Paret last fight or to Miami Home. The following i 2%-year-old son maintained an almost i 11 at her husband?1ing hint Only to in an adjoining Ond floor of the mrs. 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