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StTE. mmcttf. B.mm*■'lt;lt;lt;i-a-;*•I »*» •- .ere wrecked b* midwest; Telephoto-),Pagers son WithFor PhilsGrip Oktfctaowa .Takflit ; It Only BaseOPor Philly Hope* This Year; Trouble I* Nobody CaresTenth-of series on major leagueclubs in training.By HARRY GRAYSON NEA Service Sport* EditorMIAMI BEACH,. Mar,: 26,-Evcn their. manager, -Dr, •Jh.?“5hSq^stjhro,. could'not stand the,Phils .last seahon:-'With two months ***“’'•■thro went on. a scouting trip.' - - -• ofthe'ed.^Flaming0Park here.The only difference in the: Phds Ts* in their name. They took the Jjc. • out of it, but they're still taking money under false pretenses.But John B. Lobert at least guarantees. the Philadelphia National League entry a manager for dpra*. tion. If the Phils'can. take it, Hans Lobert can. He has been arouna so long he is used to them, promises not to walk out. He is a veteran of the war of nerves to which a manager of the Phils is exposed—watching them in 154 championship- games and 26 exhibitions—180 in all. .The trouble -with Prothro was that he tried to make sense out of the Phils, something that hasn t beendone since World War I- ;Grades Down On Melton vDisciplinarian Lobert quicklyshowed that he intends to makeMhePhils suffer their sentences Withhim.-Rube Melton was first to rebelthis' trip, and Strategist Lobert lethim lie in the Hialeah jail.house■ twonights before-the club paid the *300.fine. and costs the big right-harideiwas assessed for disorderly conduct.It's going to be tough on deserters. “Playing . with . or- witching .the Phils is: no picnic,” says Iron Man Lobert, “but think of the hours.Because they can't do anything else, Lobert intends- to make theto get anywhere.Lobert has pitching prospects m Johnny Podgajny, Ike Pearsson.1TomHughes and the left-handed Fiank Hocrst. Melton, has everything but tk* inclination, and other holdoversare C^.XBlanton,.Xee Grissomandthe ancient 'and,honorable Si Johnson and WalterBill Peterman, a young Camper, batted .336 and drove in 85 runs In109 games in .the-Northern League,and Bennie Warren and Mickey Xiv- I ingston are back.Surplus At SecondThere is a surplus of second base-jnen—Danny Murtaugh and Harry Mamie, holdovers; Alban G-lossop, the former . Giant and Brave; BillBuries, . from , Allentown; Eddmthe Bi-State, so Lobert may be able to patch together some sort of uninfield. . ^Nick Etten is a fixture at first, although Eddie. Murphy was the Interstate home- run king. Merrill May is. back at third and Bob Bragan « a passable shortstop.Old Lloyd-Waner is there for ce. ter held and-Danny Litwhiler is ih. star of the: club in left. Stan Bcn-jtlniih is swift, but Can’t steal Ibsi base There is some hope in Keu Busby, who hit .326 for Marlin*. ville’ Earl Naylor, who knocked across 111-runs for Memphis, ami Ron Northey. who led the Eastern League in runs-batted-m.The trouble is nobody cares.NEXT: Brooklyn Dodgers.Midwest RifleTeams Ready Eox:...Matches At ChicagoCHICAGO, Mar. 26—OF—The :.r nual Midwest Rifle Championship at the University of Chicago-l .-county’s largest rifle meet sine.-cancellation of the outdoor cvem Camp Perry, O.—will start lomon-, , with more than 500 ol the nnti*':. • ‘'besihsmall bore marksmen compel-. ' ■*r*-\ty h i_jAmong tire defdmiitic. indivich:;.: champions will be WilliaYn Wordring of Alton, 111., who in the cut two' years hit the bull’s eye time with 4,800 shots. Minnesota ». the defending title holder in t'v intereollcgiate group.Rurich from Allentown; Eddie The width of the mam sire* : ... hStc’ from Memphis, and Walter the Amazon river, m South An.t.. Svp and Scukrel Reynolds, from ca, is from four to six miles. .....
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Evening Huronite
Huron, South Dakota, US
Thu, Mar 26, 1942
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