| Show Some Changes Made New Cardinal Pilot Faces Tough Task Editors Editor's note This is another in ina ina I Ia a series of oC articles on Pioneer league baseball club prospects FULLERTON Ca Cal April 15 tf jp Pocatello's Cardinals spent most of the 1947 1941 season in the Pioneer Baseball league cellar Now with a anew skipper skipp youth skipper youth r-youth- youth youthful ful Zul Rolland Holland LeBlanc the LeBlanc-the the Cards are determined it w wont won't nt happen happen again again Whether it does appears to depend largely on the extent of the he he help farmed down by the parent St. St Louis Cardinals I Heres Here's the theay way ay LeBlanc who is 27 puts it At the moment our prospects Inthe in inthe inthe the 1948 Pioneer league pennant race are uncertain All AU managers naturally want to win the pennant Only one can gain this recognition I hope Ill I'll be th the lucky guy The Idaho team has a smattering of veterans back from last season a few outstanding rookies and several several several sev sev- eral transfers from other Cardinal clubs LeBlanc expects a number of top-notch top players before the Cards open their season April 27 ent entertaining the new Pioneer league entry from Billings Mont Briefly Pocatello appears to have a strong battery in prospect a fair infield and average outfield LeBlanc seems to be one of Pocatello's Pocatello's Po Po- Po catello's strong points A catcher and outfielder LeBlanc is a native of Louisiana He has played organized organized or or- baseball with Albany Ga Columbus Ga Rochester N. N Y and Omaha Neb where he was a string first catcher last season Four other prospective catchers are in camp Gene Sack is back I from last year and James Cupp has been assigned from the West Frankfort club Rookies are two Pocatello players John Kissane and Ray Swallow On the pitching staff are two veterans veterans veterans vet vet- erans from rom a year ago Ken ago Ken Dudrey Dudrey Dud Dud- rey who won four and lost 13 and Granville Stone who failed to turn in a victory Best of the new newcomers omers appears to be Ralph Beard strapping big foot 6 Inch 5 twirler from Allentown Allentown Allentown Allen- Allen town Ohio and Bob Mahoney who tossed 17 11 victories for Carthage of oC the Oklahoma Missouri circuit circuit cir cir cir- last seas season n. n Eight infielders are on the roster at present Best of them appears to be Bert Bonomi w who o played for tor Twin Twill Falls in 1946 Last season Bonomi was with Fresno hitting 21 three base blows for a new leaguer league r record ord and batting at a clip cUp throughout the season Bob Lane back from last Jast season Dominic u up from the Vest West club and Bob Almstrom AIm Alm- strom who played in 1947 1941 with Ventura are the only other prospects pros pros pros- peeLs with any organized baseball experience Rookies include Virgil S Dan 19 of East Chicago John Gianette 21 21 of Detroit Dan Maras 22 of Kincaid m III and Gil Trible 19 of ot St. St Louis yo T v I veterans are back in the outfield They are Gus Angelos and Albert Neil A newcomer is Parle Parley Beavers of St. St Louis Missing from the Pocatello roster are such stalwart hitters as RStanley R R. Sta Stanley l y Gray second baseman who led Pioneer league hitters last season season sea sea- son with a average and outfielder outfielder outfielder out out- fielder Thomas who finished second with S |
