| Show t hey fiey ey Need Help Red Sox Start Again Minus Doerr Ted I By John P. P Carmichael II I i i I Chicago Dall Ne e s Service J 0 I A Fla Ah Ah yes es the thed pI Jp d Sox They scored more runs than any other club in the thew w merican League last year aversing averting averting aver aver- ting ting sing 5 53 3 per game They batted I more I runs than any other lam I m. m But they left more men on one e 1237 than anybody else elsel l land and an man 11 pitching staff only 46 games out of II ij top of or this conflict between I and defensive figures ch cost them the flag by 11 Arties nies es the Red Sox lost Leo rt ely ly a 7 pitcher to the Army t ded ed Chuck a 9 10 her cher to the White Sox were ere to accept the retirement jj Bobby Doerr and face the I loss of Ted Williams that hat brings them up to spring 1 fining ining of 1952 Id like to bet j t will win in 16 or 18 tines ies es for the White Sox said a amber of the Boston cast Ellis I. I pitched in 63 games last son lison son and had an run earned-run rage in relief of 2 55 per game t Good Condition IJ He better really be in shape shaper r p this season Kinder der is one of the few pitch- pitch 8 s s' s who doesn't fear that tower- tower i g left field wall all in Boston which ms ns to envelope the batsmen 1 1 I regard it as a safety device Ellis because a lot of which might sa sail l away for l tra bases or even en home runs where hit that wall and nce back Most 1 of em arc are areld td ld to singles he question of course is ether Aether Williams Williams' ams' ams successor in ft tt if and when needed 1 11 hi 1 be able to play the balls off ore offe e wall as expertly as Ted has hasi i to do it whIle awaiting bi turns at bat s 5 1 t Williams Silent o o far nothing has been heard rpm fpm pm Williams who is due to take physical April 2 2 Some ithe the boys dont don't think hell he'll re re- rt t t by Saturday y if at allBut all But Joe Cronin the big boss bosser der er Tom Yawkey b believes show up He might get a aay aday day ay delay in induction if he hen heD henses D n ses said Joe and he could I lip IP us for two or three weeks Meanwhile Don Lenhardt Lenhard who l h tat for the White Sox in 51 eil 1 Ken Wood rood v who ho batted if fc r the Browns are arc the chief rel re- re j l cements for Williams So far farre lere re is no No 1 stand stand-in for herr herr err I dont don't think Billy Good- Good Ii Un n tan can throw good enough to f Joy y second said a teammate M t McKechnie Helps As new manager of the Red J jox x Lou Boudreau has sum- sum ned Bill McKechnie the exI ex- ex I Jd d pilot from retirement to do dot t spell of oC tutoring the pitchers is the renewal of an old asso- asso I tion which began when hen Bou- Bou eau cau brought Bill to Cleveland any years ears ago and Lou has I ith in McKechnie's thinking Like the other day It was cold I hd id d Lou thought maybe the boys i I to just move around a bit and not take a chance on throw throw- ing ilig Never heard of playing baseball baseball baseball base base- ball without balls said McKech McKech- nie Lets take a few out anyway anyway anyway any any- way And before the drill was over McKechnie had three veteran hurlers warming up inthe in m I the comparative calm along the outfield walls Infield Stability Boudreau seems to think that the Red Sox need infield stability stability stability ity more than anything else and hes he's waiting for Vern Stephens to show up before committing himself to any alignment A recurring recurring recurring re re- re- re leg injury to Stephens made him a problem player in 1951 and theres there's no assurance hes he's ready for a long haul in 52 The man who might power the Red Sox in Williams Williams' absence is isWalt isWalt Walt VaIt Dropo and he is working hard at trying to regain his first- first base jobIn job In that event Boudreau might have to risk Goodman at second and split third-short third between Stephens and Johnny Pesky just to give his shaky pitching as much hitting support as he could I Parade Passed I But when hen the Red Sox talk as individuals and on the Q T T. they fear that the parade may have passed them by Were getting older one of Doerr and em said and we lose Williams Other clubs like the Yanks and White Sox and now the Browns are loading up with young oung players Weve We've got no bench to fall back upon upon Boudreau doesn't think its it's that bad Maybe all we need is a new dose of confidence he said And maybe hes he's just the guy who can supply it it too t |
