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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1956
Page
3
West Palm Beach reports a hopeful look at the Athletics under Lou Boudreau with infield strength praised and improvements in pitching and hitting. He says a top five finish is possible, though the club remains short of a breakout season.
Joe DeMaestri is a steady shortstop and one of the most underrated players in the league. We have two second base men Jim Finigan and Spook Jacobs. either could be a regular on any major league team. In case of injury Rance Press, most valuable player in the American Assn. last year, can hit big league pitching and play third or first.
Sauer, a 37 year old right fielder traded from the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Pete Whisenant and cash, strengthens Frank Lane’s roster for countering left handed pitching. Lane notes Sauer’s power and value against softball lefties, while St. Louis regroups after heavy losses to lefties in 1955. Sauer plans to join the team by Sunday despite saying he hates to leave the Cubs.
New York The featherweight scene gains a fine new contender as Cherif Hamia of France, 25, defeats Carmela Costa of Brooklyn in a split ten-round decision at Madison Square Garden. Hamia, dubbed the choir-boy Parisian, staggered Costa three times and stretched his unbeaten streak to 10, snapping Costa’s seven-fight win run. Costa, ranked third, falls from a previous undefeated string.
Readable lines show scores across multiple teams and players. Notable tallies include High 10-30 entries and individual marks like 647, 623, and 677, with several teams such as Paola Bank and Bond's contributing strong innings across the Nighthawk and other leagues.
Lane plans Sauer as primary outfielder against left handed pitching and as a pinch hitter. Sauer, 51, joins the Cardinals after a June deal with Toledo sent catcher Del Rice to Milwaukee. He hit .191 in 58 games for St Louis. Sauer, 244 home runs career, the 1952 MVP, has a lifetime .268 average. Lane, a noted trader, previously swapped Brooks Lawrence for Jackie Collum.
Baldwin high opens the track season with a dual meet against Gardner in Baldwin, Kansas. Ten lettermen return to the Bulldog camp including Kennedy Milburn Randel Danley Butcher Heaton Baysley Kalb Spear Johnston. Others working out are Schwalm Johnson Bell Wagoner Danley Ford. The Bulldogs plan to compete at the Ottawa Relays on April %
Willie Jones, who was beaned by a pitched ball in an exhibition game against the Brooklyn Dodgers, has left the hospital though doctors will monitor his condition. The veteran Phillies outfielder was hit Tuesday and was checked for injuries.
A third baseman named Jones was struck on the left ear yesterday at Morton Plant Hospital after a ball slipped from pitcher Don Newcombe. Doctors will monitor his equilibrium over the next several days to assess impact and recovery.
Tucson Arizona Vic Wertz, polio patient at season end, is in good condition to handle first base for the Cleveland Indians this year per manager Al Lopez. Lopez notes Wertz may need occasional spelling by Sam Mele, a 10 year veteran who served as a utility pinch hitter with the Cincinnati Redlegs last season.
Lopez stated Wertz still needs to shed weight and tires easily but should be in good condition when the season starts. He expressed cautious optimism, saying Wertz will likely have a good year. Separately, the U S Air Force is researching mothball use on coastal air ports to deter seagulls. High Adriatic winds occasionally derail trains.
Pvt. John R. Deal, 22, was killed when a car carrying three Fort Riley servicemembers overturned on a curve on U S 40 near Abilene. Sgt. William Knepp, 35, the driver, and John B. Renzo were injured but not seriously. The three were stationed at Fort Riley. An unrelated line notes an elephant heart beating 30 to 40 times a minute.
Invented by telephone scientists the Bell Transistor is a tiny metal piece with hair-thin wires. It surpasses vacuum tubes by using far less power and lasting about 50 years. It can amplify sound one million times and will not overheat or burn out.
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