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Illtll UIQ I1UUUIgaping hole caused by the absence vve of Stanley Hack. tnaTwo newcomers must by consid- Wl ered, and Grimm is considering '1 both with some satisfaction. One it is Clarence (Clorey) Maddern, whose .332 and Idpg hitting virtually won ■■ the pennant for Los Angeles ir. the U Coast league last year. The other fll la Hal Jwffcoat, who bat-Led .34G with Nashville in the Southern As-sociation. Jeffcoat. a wel built I young mar, from Gloucester, Mass.. 1| has impressed the club in spring training.The catching: Clyde. McCullough. 1 Bob Sohcfflng and probably a good looking tockie, A) Walker, n .331 l8i batter from Nashville.The infield — well, tha: is still 19C an old Cub S64 question. Eddie .q. Waitkus at first, and veterans Don Johnacn and Ray Mack at second, but shorL and third present grave situations. The club can get by with Lennie Merullo, or try with rookie Roy Smalley from Dcs Moines or; jq. maybe someone else. The third hasc( job offers either Henry Schenx.; Lowrey, Maddern or Ransom Jack--son. the latter possibly a year offiCubs Have Nucleus S| —But That's All HOutfield Rookies Hal Jeffcoat, left, ax’d Clarence Maddern. right, iiscuss the outlook for the Chicago Cubs with Manager Charley Grimm.By BOB MYERSLos Angeles. — The Chicago Cubs have the nucleus of a good ball club. The only trouble is thac it .■icems destined to remain a nucleus, which :a not enough to excite the Cub following, much less climb into the upper division this year.Jolly Cholly Grimm hsa the makings of a good hitting outfield, and his catching is good enough, but his infield is beset with trouble, and his pitching is surrounded by a large question mark.The 1M7 Cubs finished sixth, 25 games behind Brooklyn, but all hope is not gone on the north side. Given a wee bit of luck, and a boost from some unsuspected source, theThumbnail SketchCHICAGO CUBS niching—Fair Catching—Good Infield—SpottyOutfield—Fine.Hitting—So-So
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Blizzard
Oil City, Pennsylvania, US
Mon, Apr 12, 1948
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