Show I y a Th Salt “4 4 ’’’V Ufa Tribune Tuesdsy March 5 1957 News Inside Baseball Mantle With Dreary Comparisons Hits Hate Catcher’s ‘Signal Squat’ Ridiculous SaysKaline Yankee Club Impractical for Actipn x Uv i A 1C LAKELAND FLA Merch 4 (UP)— A1 Kallne who may be on his way to becoming Detroit'! outstanding player atnce Ty Cobb believe any com pari-aon- s between him and Mickey Mantle are "ridiculous" becaOse the Yankee Outfielder is “the k i i f V tv ' r( V' - 4 lit ''A--- best all around player in ball today" base- NEW YORK March 4 (INS) The compari- —From St Petersburg with son was brought up not so long spring training barely under was the Mantle-Kalln- e Jji ago while Kallne midst of salary negotiations for Detroit 1957 but the outfielder insists he had nothing to do with it come way new CATO SMS SHOULD Ug rum the disquieting that the only speculation around the New York Yankee camp 1 not whether the Yank will win the American League “IT’S ridiculous to put me in pfnnant but by how much the same class with Mantle" IT IS disquieting newa for Kallne said appraising a shipfans who have ment of new bats with the same critical eye a Jeweler uses In ex- grown accustomed but not reconciled to the Yankee fact in diamond amining an “He won three titles last first place too should be year" Kallne continued “I to Itthe other disturbing alleged “contendidn't win one” True enough but supporters of der” who are being counted out Kallne and there are almost as of the race before It leave the many as there are for Mantle post Nevertheless It I difficult to can make a strong argument for see how anything except maybe him on the basis of his 1956 recIs going to flag ord Overcoming an early season down the Yanks And even over averhis which brought slump confidence Isn’t likely to afflict age down as low as 220 Kallne wound up with 128 runs batted seriously a club that has so many fine young players to keep in 27 homers and a 314 mark the veterans hustling Ordinarily no ball player Last season’s nine-gamhas to apologize for a 314 lead at Hie finish wss the average Isrgest margin enjoyed by any Kallne however is no ordi- of Casey Stengel's eight nary ball player as anyone could Yankee clubs tell by hlRO mark that won The Yanks appear stronger him the American League batthis season None' of the top ting title two years ago “I know a lot of people kind of rivals— Cleveland Chicago Boston or Detroit— has Improved figured I had a bad year last "‘I commenaurately said season" he guess they Goals that could be threatforgot that I developed an Infecened by the ’57 Yanks are the and tion in my right shoulder Indians’ record of 111 victories three to games got play only set In 1954 and the Yankees’ during the entire spring train- own 19 4 length margin in 1936 didn’t I Overall season ing What have the Yankees got? think I did so badly" Around the league though Well Ed Lopat pitching star of a few seasons ago and now they said the rangy Detroit slug61d manager of the Richmond farm like an ger was “swinging woman” for the first two club summed It up this way: months of the season Then sud“IF ROOKIE first baseman denly he straightened out “and Marv Throneberry can slug In looked like the old Kaline again the as he did with big leagues after the hot weather set in” Denver last season (315 42 home runs) and Bill Skowron now DOWN to 183 pound which 1 only three pounds can play third there will be above his normal playing no stopping them That means three 300 hitters In the Infield weight Kaline anticipates the kind of year that will put him In Including GU McDougald at AQSTtON MO' owho ShSNALg ONLY - vy w 1 M t ’ r? i i Ji fJ j e : A JAR'' r ’kiy ' tv V AY' - tM jJt' f - Just trying to Improve on “stuff he has Herb Score k 4 Herb’s Ready Score Shuns I f ‘New Stuff’ By Astoclated Press TUCSON ARIZ- - March 4— Herb Score of the Cleveland Indians isn’t worrying about new stuff to throw at American League hitters this year He’s what he altrying to improve " has ready After the season is open and he’s satisfied with his fast ball and curve he said Monday he may try to make them more effective with a change of pace and slider The big lefthander nearly 10 pounds heavier this year at 198 hints he’ll be a better pitcher than when he won 20 and lost 9 last season the running for the batting title — - — again “No matter who wins it though" he said “Ted Williams is going to be the man to beat While Mantle is the best allround player in baseball today I think Williams still is the best Mel Harder Tribe pitching He knows what he’s hitter coach tabs Score as baseball’s minute he’s up every doing -Bob new Feller there at the plate I’d give any“There is no reason whv Score thing to be able to hit like him" shouldn't set many new recFunny game this baseball A lot of 270 hitters would give ords” says Harder Score said “I think my control anything to be able to hit like Is better I have more faith In Kaline myself I’m more relaxed I’ve always felt relaxed Now Mel Harder tells me I look more relaxed “I’m concentrating on improving my fast ball and curve the pitches I’m counting on By Associated Press “I’M NOT GOING to throw SACRAMENTO CALIF any sliders in spring training March 4— There’s nothing like If it works all right I might use confidence Charlie Graham it two or three times a game vice president of the Sacraafter the season is under way" mento Solons of the Pacific Coast League scheduled a he said “If I can come up with a good talk before a service club changeof pace 111 use it— if Mel Tuesday His topic gives his okeh" "How the Solons Are Going Score says he isn't thinking to Win the Pennant This about repeating as a Year" winner v - -- Now They Know Down on Coast h US - 5 :a 20-ga- W r tt Wt I a Festival 1001 OUTDOOR AIDS SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SEEDS SHRUBS NUR8ERT STOCK VASES FERTILIZERS PEST KILLERS Admission Fren to All Displays and Sessions d Uaww-OwwiawtlCanrinMM Seulem Ssalwinf 40 Oardwtjnf AutWties NEWHOUSE HOTEL MARCH 11 12 13 Spans rad kyi Associated Oardan Clubs U Loading Oardan Dealers and fait faJtt tat k ir- J t t VN 1 - ' I - 9 V i W’ T " or awskav sour il the Intermountaln TRIALS scheduled iiratu mwiro to blow that whistle Traffic cop during the day you know!" lor 7 pm At Laramie Thursday will open the three-daaffair On Friday there will be more trial at 2 pm and 7 pjn Final trial period will be Saturday at 1:30 pm with the finals starting at 7 pm Wyoming seen as Denver! nearest contender will also LARAMIE WYO March 4 bring a strong team to the meet The Pokes boast a win over (UP)— Head football coach Bob Denver but it waa a big meet Devaney of Wyoming Monday earlier in the year named three more members of In the recent Skyline East- his staff completing the corps ern Division meet however of assistants who will help him Denver downed Wyoming guide the Cowboys during 1957 y Cowboys Fill Grid Jobs 7HS YOS BERRA' ft THK WAY TO CATCH ICW AfTCHES wrrtf mutt down NY YANKEE CATCHER SHIFTS HI8 MO0Y TO SErHRRONT OR EVERY RT&f By Mickey McConnell Major League Scout Instructor Many catchers make the mistake of catching in the "signal squat” position because they see pictures of major league catchers posed In this way However this U just the favorite pose requested by photographers and not the position outstanding catchers use In receiving pitches In fact it is impossible to shift quickly from the “signal squat to catch wild pitches to field bunts to throw or to catch pop files MAJOR LEAGUE CATCHERS don't agree on the position of the bare hand but most of them feel that there is more Safety in holding it close to the mitt with the back of the hand toward the pitcher and the fingers cupped to make a smaller target for foul tips Then the hand Is in position to grasp the ball quickly for a throw As the batter swings the catcher moves his arms and body be ready to catch foul tips forward behind the bat VERO BEACH FLA March 4 (UP)— Don Newcombe 27 gams winner for the Brooklyn Dodg ers last year and the National League’s most valuable player was forced to retire from pitch-ln- g batting practice Monday be cause of ellxjw pains Newcombe said the pains were aimllar to those he felt last fall when he twice was knocked out In the World Series HE ADDED however that they were not 'as 'severe as they were then and he did not appear overly concerned The big right-hande- r aald he first felUthe pains Monday while attempting a pickoff play to second base during a routine training drill and they increased after about 10 minutes of g bat-tin- practice pitching Dr Harold Wendler club trainer said he did not believs the pains to be serious Shortstop Chico Fernandez ar rived in camp Monday after DEVANEY named Carl Sel-me-r resting an injured ankle in his was the team’s high school football coach native Cuba He - - at Worland Wyo for the past lone absentee nine seasons as his freshman coach and Lloyd Eaton of Marquette Mich and John Tobin of Hillsdale Mich as his line coaches Previously he had picked Mike Corgan of Muskegon Mich as andWHEEL end coach and Jim Ross of Alcoach backfield as Mich pena ALIGN Selmer 31 has been at Worland nine years and his Warrior teams have won the state Class A championship the past five years He was Devaney’ pick to fill the one spot on his staff 144-13- 5 a Buddy Belshe an junior college swimmer last year wUI be Denver’s big point producer He has topped the conference freestyle record and has bettered the 1500-mete- r freestyle mark- - by some 24 sec440-yar- d onds Dfcrwln Klllpaek Bob Dee and Mike Wallace are expected to be the keymen for the University of Utah Killpack will be in the distance races with Wallace in the RB breaststroke Dee team captain and only seifior on the team will be in theHutterfly He has lost only one match In three years of varsity competition Norm Yabe also of Denver has topped the Skyline mark In the breaststroke along with teammate Parry Jones reserved for a former Wyoming player and graduate Selmer ’played tackle under former Wyoming Coach Bowden Wyatt In 1947 and started coaching at Worland In 1948 LM DA Su-- short "I don’t care who plays second so long as he knows how to make the double play “Hook that power up with Mickey Mantle Yogi Berra Hank Bauer and the rest of the fruya on or off the bench and We’ve “Every pitcher figures to be better with emphasis on Johnny Kucks and Tom Sturdivant Just beginning to catch on Then there’s Whitey Ford Don Larsen Bob Turley and Art Ditmar For relief there’s Bob Grim Bobby Shantz and Tommy Byrne And don’t count out kids like Ralph Terry and A1 who pitched for me last Cl-cot- year" Even Stengel doesn't deny that he’s up to his wrinkled neck lngood ballplayers ‘Tm afraid to play my second team against my first" he quipped “They might win too often and embarrass the boys” Tebbetts Chooses Hurlers for Citrus Openers bank interest A GOOD BANKING CONNECTION When you save at Firs(t Security Bank you establish a connection with the Inter five-playe- I POWER EQUIPMENT PATIO SUPPLIES POTTERY PLANT POODS AWNINQ8 STORM DOORS STORM WINDOWS ' “He sure love TAMPA FLA March 4 (UP) —While rain washed out the Cincinnati Redlegs’ 1 workout Monday Mgr Birdie Tebbetts lined up his pitching plans for the first five exhibition games Tebbetts tentatively picked Warran Hacker obtained from the Cubs in a r trade last Nov 13 and Art Fowler to pitch against the Chicago White Sox here Saturday in the Grapevine League opener for both teams The same teams play here again Sunday with Don Gross and Brooks Lawrence slated to pitch for the Redlegs Tebbetts also planned to send Tom Acker Hal Jeffcoat and b fj swimDenver University’s team won which its haa ming last 30 dual meets will be favored to take its fourth straight Skyline swim championship fills weekend at Brigham City All of ths Skyline teams except Brigham Young will be entered In th meet which will be School pool e - 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