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Show v Sports Here and There by Al Ablctt Baseball fans of the Jordan division got the surprise of this young season, when the Miners lost their opening game to the Tooele Buffaloes 10 to 0. They only got two hits, and the Tooele Too-ele boys teed off about 4 extra base hits that meant runs. One game doesn't make a season, but the Miners' weakness at the plate has Sandy worried. They play Cyprus today at Copperton. They are off and running in the big leagues, and it looks like the experts had the National league picked about right. The Giants, Phillies and Dodgers, look like the class in the older circuit. In the American league those Yankees with two rookies in the lineup won their first two against Boston. With Jackie Jensen the California Golden boy hitting like a house afire. Jackie" got $65,000 for signing with Oakland, but of course, the Yankees were supplying the money. Mantel, the boy that has been drawing all the raves this spring, is doing great for a boy jup from Class C. Will know I more about' him after he has gone around the circuit and the pitchers have had a chance to look him over. But Casey still has that good pitching and a great double play combination. Cleveland has a great pitching staff and their first two games showed it. Lemon had a two hitter and Winn won his, allowing allow-ing 6 hits. Boston hasn't got good pitching to start but of course, too early to Judge. Just put this in your book, watch those White Sox. I like the Giants. Gi-ants. The Lip has a good pitching pitch-ing staff and speed to burn. If Bobby, Thompson has a good year at the plate, they will never ne-ver head them off. I don't think the Bums have the pitching, and the Phillies don't have the bench. Too much lost when one of the regulars is out. Salt Lake looks like they have a good club. They tell me they could use a short stop. Our boy Don Gust has made the Richmond, Ind., club. Don has been going good at the plate. Don't know any more about the Bingham entry in the Industrial Indus-trial league than I did last week. Some of the veterans are out. George Slutfa and Herb Bab-cock, Bab-cock, I understand, Max Payton has been signed. But up to now don't know who will pitch the opener. Utah U has what looks like the class on this side of the mountains. Max Persseto and Vic Stuckensnider pitched them to a double win over the Aggies last Friday. Bingham has besides be-sides Vic, Mickey Culleton, Moose Ray and Del Schick wearing wear-ing the red and white this year. They play BYU today, Friday, at Derks field at 3:30. See you next week. AL o |