Show Yanks Pick Up Who tv Out Ot T T Twice wic I By y Milton lilton Richman NEW V YORK YORE Nov IS 13 UP UP- UP Infielder Cleneth Gene Markland Markland Mark Mark- land who can count two previous flirtations with the big leagues hopes his next fling with the champion Yankees finally will vill prove to be the real thing For the year old Markland Markiand drafted by the Yankees from Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo falo Friday the third time could be a charm u Markland is better than half the infielders in the major leagues today said Buffalos Buffalo's General Manager Leo T. T Miller recently A failure in previous cracks with the White Sox and Athletics Markland who batted while alternating at second and third base for the last season is being groomed for utility duty I with the Yankees A Yankee I spokesman says Markland's acquisition acquisition acquisition ac ac- ac- ac was made necessary because because because be be- cause of infielder Billy Martins Martin's imminent induction into the army Stocky Boy Hoy Markland is a stocky soft soft- t spoken blond Detroit native who a I always believed he could pIa league ball J Nine years ago when h hi with Springfield Mass Uthe U th the Eastern league we reft Ii him sitting around a hot hotel hotl l land and saying I IliThe The liThe Detroit Tigers sign originally and I could be of some help to When they got L. L D M Jle y y play second base for them ways wondered why the they gave ga me a chance instead Markland Markiand was one or of It Detroit players given fre freest when the late Commissioner saw Mountain j Landis co con d his famous purge in 1941 all the Yankees Yankees' newest in has pu put t in 11 seasons in p baseball and if he he heto helto 1 to make the big league I Inow now looks like as good a a any an aj J First Brush rush J His first brush with came exactly two years year a agO the White Sox drafted hi hini he batted In gani g- gI Milwaukee I of the American Americ l elation I j 4 Hindered by hard luck hick j J land developed a sore arm a after fler reporting to the WM and Chicago o sold him to Back in his element Ge Gene e in 1919 and set ajl at record for bases on balls b bing by ing 11 16 1 That record so im the Athletics that out approximately 2500 took him to spring traVest trai tra West Vest Palm Beach Fla j t Started Slowly Again he got off fl slow loWI was more than adequate field but the As A's vainly a for any sign of power in irti The Philadelphia club t north and then decided tha he or Kermit Wahl woul to go After fter a confer confere tween club off officials W Wa marked stay and Markl j So again he went back b falo talo and proved what c I knew knew knew-he he could hit Interi Jiter I league pitching 7 The Yankees es are arc hopeful i finally take a liking to Ai league pitching too |