| Show Sons Solons Loom as T Team earn To Beat for P peL C L Title By RUSSELL NEWLAND SAN FRANCISCO Feb 25 Baseballs Baseball's P Baseballs Baseball's pennant chase in inthe inthe inthe the Pacific Coast league this year already is sharply outlined It Itis Itis Itis is a case of beat Sacramento for the championship The Pepper Senators enjoyed the same status last sea sea- son They were only beaten out for the title in the stretch run Pepper Martin former St. St Louis Cardinals hero had his gang of modern gas far out in front in the first three months of the 1941 rac race At one time they had a lead of some 17 games As the schedule wore on they wore out New men in place of those who folded in the drive and capable capable capable capa capa- ble replacements for those who advanced advanced advanced ad ad- to the major leagues make the Senators look every bit as strong as last year Pitching Good The pitching shapes up high both from a quality and quantity standpoint standpoint- Tony Freitas and Bill Schmidt veteran mainstays willbe will willbe willbe be back Hershel Lyons ranking right-hander right for Rochester of the International league last season and Kemp Wicker make up a mound foursome that should cause Manager Martin very little worry Wicker a relatively young southpaw southpaw southpaw south south- paw has had experience with the Yankees and Dodgers The twirling corps also includes Bill Caplinger former Pioneer league Blix Donnelly Luther French Eddie Green Lawrence Kempe Henry Polly and Harold Dobson No wonder rival pilots are ready to grind their teeth down downto to nubs A pair of seasoned catchers are in line with Ray Mueller who once brought for his contract slated for first string work He succeeds husky Clyde Kluttz drafted by the Boston Braves Charley Marshall holdover is an anable anable anable able relief man im-I im The infield should be an im improvement improvement im- im provement over last year Jack Sturdy will be back He was among the leaders last season At second Martin has Jack Burman a former farm hand of the Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn Brook Brook- lyn Dodgers He was snagged from the Piedmont league where he batted about and fielded acceptably Good Infielders Gene Handley who filled in at shortstop in 1941 is due back Whether or not he will take over the position permanently depends much on the disposition of Eddie Lake sharp youngster called up by the Cardinals two years ago The Solons are trying to get him back Third base belongs to Steve outstanding as a coast leaguer the last few years but just short of the majors A youngster youngster youngster young young- ster Mel Serafine who prepped propped in the state league last season may be carried as an extra in- in fielder Club attaches are high on the lad Iad The Senators will parade some new outfielders Buster Adams and Manager Martin are the lone holdovers and Martin likely will see but little service Debs Garms who once led the National league in hitting will man one post Averette Averette Averette Av- Av erette Thompson Ed Knoblauch and Harry Schmiel all graduates of owned Cardinal-owned clubs in smaller small small- er circuits round out the fly chasing chasing chasing chas chas- ing brigade Martin one of the best worriers in the business should have easy moments this this season In the meantime meantime meantime mean mean- time the rest rest of the clubs will do dowell dowell dowell well to start worrying about how to stop the Senators |
