Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-04-07 | Page 20 | Chicago May Yet Offer Winning Club

I Chicago May Yet Otter Offer Winning Club CHICAGO April 7 UP A UP-A A winning winning winning win win- ning athletic team at the University University University sity o of Chicago Could be And with thanks to the navy the Maroon Maroons Maroons' Ma Ma- roon room 1944 baseball team might bring a change to the dreary sports picture out at the Midway Chicago hasn't won a Big Ten conference basketball game in four years has won only two of 19 baseball contests in the last two years and generally has finished finish d dat at the bottom of the pile In other sports sports- events vents A few weeks ago the the 1944 baseball prospects for the Maroons didn't brighten the outlook Ten candidates answered Coach Kyle Andersons Anderson's call for baseball practice youngsters tice-youngsters tice youngsters l their late teens with a a couple o of veterans vetera s from last years year's squad But as the Maroons opened their conference season today at Iowa City against the University of Iowa A Anderson had a squad of 16 the 16 the best best looking prospects from his squad of 40 The Increase of the llie original squad of 10 by men stationed inthe in inthe inthe the na navy y unit training on the campus not only saved the sport for the Maroons this season but pro probably ly gave them a chance t to field the best team In several sea sea- sons In today's starting lineup against the are five navy navy men including the battery of Pitcher Ed and Catcher Don Norton The latter played both baseball and football at Dartmouth Dartmouth Dartmouth Dart Dart- mouth while Is ranked by Anderson as one one of the most i promising hurlers on the squad Two Twp other sailors will be In the infield starting lineup Bob Haltner Haltner Haltner Halt- Halt ner at third base and Clayton Bromley at shortstop