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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1958
Page
16
Ken Boyer of the St. Louis Cardinals is praised as a rising phenom this spring after a poor 1957, when his .265 average helped the team finish eight games behind the Milwaukee Braves. The piece notes a fresh start for Boyer and the club.
Maryland tops team scoring in the ACC for 1957-58 with an 82.2 pace but North Carolina follows at 71.8. Conference defense slips, field goal accuracy falls, and Ken Brennan of UNC is the league standout with 21.3 points and 11.7 rebounds per game.
Twenty one top players check in to begin workouts for the North South All Star game at Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh. South coach Everett Case schedules 8 p.m. workouts followed by North coach Joe Lapchick led practice. South roster includes Kearns Newcome Nacincik Bell Carr. North roster features Parr Kline Ohl Quiggle.
Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs has nine homers in spring camp in Mesa Arizona, the most among major leaguers, and a .386 average with 22 hits in 57 at bats. He works with batting coach Rogers Hornsby to curb early season swing errors and hit more to right field. Dale Long joined with three homers as the Cubs beat the Giants 15 to 4.
Four ACC teams scheduled games amid rain the day before. Dartmouth and Yale contests cancelled while Duke's twin bill with Ohio State at Winter Park sees a 6-3 loss and a 5-3 defeat to Rollins.
In Tucson Arizona Vic Wertz, career Cleveland first baseman and polio survivor, is chosen as the Indians field captain for the 1955 season. After bouncing back from injuries and polio, Wertz posted 32 homers and 106 RBIs in 1954 and played 136 games. Manager Bobby Bragan says Wertz is fit and can set a strong example for younger players.
Wes Covington recalls that before the 1957 World Series he was a good hitter but a poor fielder. Two game turning catches against the Yankees, including a leaping grab off Bobby Shantz and a fence-high snag on Gil McDougald, changed his reputation as he works to improve his defense. Covington, born in Laurinburg, N C, spent time in Wichita after being sent down from Milwaukee before returning when the Thomson deal brought Red Schoendienst to New York.
In St. Petersburg Florida the veteran writer argues for realigned leagues to balance competition. He cites Yankees dominance and proposes a 24 team system with four six club leagues, tighter drafts, and limits on sales and trades to expand majors and boosts minor league stability.
Denver reports co favorites Bartlesville Oklahoma and Wichita Kansas began their AAU tournament runs in the first round with no upsets. Eight second round games today trim the field for tomorrow's quarterfinals. Air Force defender champions bow to Los Angeles 75 56. Bartlesville meets U S Marines after a Milford Conn win. Wichita faces Cedar Rapids Iowa after Cedar Rapids beat Salt Lake City in overtime.
In Chicago at Chicago Stadium Sugar Ray Robinson of New York outpointed Carmen Basilio of Chittenango New York to reclaim the world middleweight championship. In London Cleveland Williams of Houston Texas earned a decision over Dick Richardson in the fourth round amid persistent butt ing.
Welterweights Garnett Hart and Charley Smith meet in a 10 round bout at the Arena tonight. Hart, 22 of Philadelphia, counters and has 19 knockouts in 24 3 1. Smith, 24 from Los Angeles, bursts with quick flurries and holds a 25 5 record with 12 KOs. ABC televises the showdown at 10 p.m. EST.
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