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Plain League club. The city council, however, has voted to accept bids from contractors, with a clause stipulatin they become effective only if the lega handicaps are removed. Voters gave overwhelming support to a bond issue for the stadium last October. For the first time since Organized Ball returned to Lynchburg, the fans will not get a chance to see their Piedmont League team in action until opening day of the season, as the squad will train at Albany, Ga. The players will report at Albany, March 21, and will not return to Lynchburg until April 21, two days before the opening of the season, after moving to Winston-Salem, April 9, to begin a series of exhibitions through North Carolina. WESTERN UMP STAFF COMPLETE the Western League has signed nine umpires for 1948. They include Joseph A. Cibulka and Helmer C. Ericson of Chicago; Gerald F. Van Keuren, Elgin, Il.; Russell E. Kimpel, Cleveland, O.; Harry B. Munari, St. Louis, Mo.; Leroy Sterner, Belleville, Ill.; Sidney Goetschel, Oak Park, Il; Charles F. Schartow, Omaha, Neb., and George F. Peterson, Paducah, Ky. Las Vegas of the Sunset League has under construction a new $250,000 all purpose stadium, to be completed be fore the 1943 season.Geno also has started a $40,000 rebuilding program that includes new stands and Ing system. El Centro is expending $15, on new seats. Twenty-six members of the Osh kosh Wisconsin fate tases squad will start April 1 for spring train ing at Sanford. Fla. er Nick Cullop has notified the minename Brewers of the American Association that he will report at the Austin, Tex., camp, February 27, one week ahead of the batterymen. Athletics at the University of Balti more are making big strides since the appointment of ank Skaff, former in fielder for the Dodgers and Athletics and many minor league clubs, as athletic director and head basketball coach a year ago. An asium has been ac quired, many teams have been organ ized and application has been made for membership in the Mason-Dixon Con erence.
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St Louis Sporting News
St Louis, Missouri, US
Wed, Feb 11, 1948
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