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Show Sports Here and There by Al Ablett The R. C. Gemmell club baseball base-ball team is winding up spring training. Skipper Les Sumnicht has had a tough time selecting his team from among so many , promising candidates, but at last has a squad that looks good. The veterans, Darrell Robertson and Frank LaComb, are in the catching catch-ing department. The mound staff includes Clarence "Pop" Griffin, Holman "Peewee" Bass and Sammy Oliver, holdovers for a number of seasons. Among the nooKies Keith lJoulson and Stan Long have shown enough stuff to make the squad. The infield is well taken care of with George Sluga, Billie Johnson and Herb Babcock, back for another year. Among the newcomers Les has Russell Rus-sell Gust, Clvde Nichols and Bob Davis. The outfield has always been a strong point with GemmelL and this year will be no exception. Frank Zaccaria will be stationed in left field, and where could you go and do better? This year Big Arnie Velcheck will take care of the center garden. gar-den. If every Victory garden were as well cared for, there will be no food shortage. Right field has two possibilities, Louie Savage Sa-vage from last year or LaComb. Frank is listed as a catcher but he can play anywhere and has. Louie can play both infield and outfield and better than a green hand, wherever you put him. This is the way the squad shapes up to me. The only "if" in this team, the way I size it up, is: Are these young boys ready for the Indutsrial League Lea-gue and will the pitching come through?. If these problems are solved, Gemmell has a winner. win-ner. I understand that the first practice game will be with the Salt Lake Air Base team Sunday at the Base. On next Wednesday the same two teams will meet on the Copperton diamond. Now everyone ev-eryone on the squad will be given giv-en a chance. Some of the fellows fel-lows that haven't been mentioned mention-ed here may, by their play, put themselves at the head of the list. Al. . O |