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Eastern League ProspectsNew Pioneers’ Manager:j Optimistic Over Debutf| iThis ii thu fifth in a i#rm [hit 79% *Uh Miukiegcn, Mich, in of urttcltf on th« pro?p#ctj of jtha Gift** A Ctniral Lctgufc.[ Eastern League bajeball team* j fial Madrid, an experienced hand | b I for the coming seaton ) from San Antonio, ha* *on the.rs 9 9 • lahortitop berth !♦!-( Elmira Although no one in Bob Caffrey, making the long E• the parent/fit Louis Bronna’ organ-.1 station will predict that the Elmirajump from the Claai C Giobe-MlamJ [ g club, la Heffners choice to open at thirdt'PioneertwillfinUh the 1949 Eastern, H«rry Wilkin* Pioneer second .League muob in the First division. bwem.n last year L« being retain-i Manager Don HefTner L* far from:«d as a utility inflelder. pesalmlsllc Heffner haj*hari difficulty wed-_ .. , ,in* out outfield candidate*, aev-1 ^The Pioneer* will open at WU ^ of whflm ^ pr0mU)l Forj« llanuport Wednesday **th ■ veter- openinj day he haa decided upon!*, an lineup composed of holdovers Ed Fowier Luke Majorki and Andy LPCnnafrom last 3•ear,* seventh place club.Biesek 9 j.and player* who eetabUshed good Ih,t ',,hU 1U. ,.w « »0l0V*r*v,n* ln the C1**8 c Cm*-:records m IMS with g.n Antonioa*la.Aia4rtC4n. M.jorki was . 131land other club* of the Brown far® ^ticker In U fames with the Dunn ^(system (Fietders ind Plesek batted .2*7 with] Heffner is making hie debut as »n g*,, Antonio'Eastern League pilot. The former major league lofleider won pen-DtlnftcPleaek played for Heffner «i Aberdeen two seasons ago, and led the nants In hi* two previous jear* as a;North«rn League wifh a .375 gver-'sklpper, copping the bunting at'age. He was second In run* batted (Aberdeen In the Northern League in j in-_g* | d1947 and at GIobe-Mlami in the Arl-, p-rank Pewltk, who bitted 340 „rona-Texa* circuit last year -with Wichita Fail*, is tabbed ts a ■lt;Suiting at first bui will be Joe]utility fly chaser Luts, a -217 sticker with the Plo- Mark Rehnert who trained with jneers last year Rated by the the Browne in Burbank CsJ. thle Browne as a major league pronpecL]spring. Is slated for regular cttch-IJoe's 194* batting mark was disap-png duties No 2 will be gtu SComer |pointing. However, hie flne defen- a lfK* holdover slve play and plate power, displayed] Heffner is enthusiastic over his 'at Elmira's Pin# Bluff Ark. tratn-|pitching *iaff ling camp won the praise of HefC-j Roly gtuckmeyer who posted amark with the Pioneers last I The second base spot likely will (season. |* hack, a* are Carmen j go to Owen Friend, optioned to th*jFeruJlo lt;7-121. Hal Hudson (4-12) t .Pioneere from Baltimore. Friendjand Rub* gtohs lt;7-12). Ail are played here fn 1947 Last year he'southpaw* exrept Ferullo jif
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Fri, Apr 22, 1949
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