Show or OY tit THE ae pacific coast league belleret bel levei levet it Is a major league and shoula be so recognized part of this belle belie will come true in B R day not too f tai away at least nt nc one can deny tha frank lefty 0 dad ot of son san francisc Francl sc and casey of oakland are bil bl league managers slightly better t har the average brand casey believes the th pacific coast should be set up as an in dependent bli bit STE STEGEL L league SW where do mosi mos odthe of the stars come he asks aska joe dom dimaggio DiMagg lo ted williams ralph kiner ewel blackwell joo joe gordon johnny I 1 could keep beep on all day Is the C coast league surrounded by b big g I 1 league ague scouts they are than ballplayers I 1 I 1 asked casey who were the besl beel 1 men coming up this next spring you can keep your eye on two lie he said cheses and fitzgerald both with patt pittsburgh burgh chesnes car can t pitch play th the binfield oIn infeld field and outfield and hit plenty good lie he is one oi of the most valuable allaround all around bell ball players I 1 ever saw the only hitch is that he finished last season with a sore arm that wont hurt him in the infield or outfield fitzgerald Is a fine young catcher who will improve and soon be a star these two players cost coal pittsburgh plenty I 1 believe chesnes and fitzgerald under will be two valuable men prospects lor for season the new owners in pittsburgh are out to gt got a winning team and given a little time I 1 know arrive it probably wont happen this year with the dodgers braves cardinals and giants in th the elway way ill give you a that can ban win that national league p pennant ennant casey said 1 I mean the lie cardinals if they get only fair pl pitching this season they bey still have the best ball club in their league lea irue they can also use ono one more good catcher T their belt pitching wrecked them a year alto ago when pollet and dickson blew so BO badly th eyll have a better stuff this season and will be hard to best beat another club that will cause a lot of trouble will be cincinnati blackwell alona can upset a pen nant race even if he cant quIt qwIn one this cincinnati team bad latall atall neither s boston with spahn and sain around they were great pitchers when I 1 was waa managing the braves they are even better now the race in the national should be ono ona of the best in many years stengel to Is quite happy on tho the coast and his jousts with lefty odoul have lured in many a customer all we need at oakland casey said Is a ballpark ball park about abort twice or three times as aa big wed fill it value ol of concentration the long cavalcade of golfers which started from los angeles will cover terrain from the pacific to the Atlantic across Ari arizona zonar te texas kilo louisiana into Flori dathen up the coast through the carolinas Caroll nas and finally y to the masters tournament in georgia its ita a long lone long hike and a tough way to make a living especially for 80 per cent of tho the parade who must pay their own way and ana dont cut cud into the money any too often every shot can be worth from to io i 1000 those with a chanco chance to win know it the toughest part of the trip Is to keep on concentrating 1 one of 0 t the he leaders said you ican can concentrate mie only just so long then something snaps naps for example you come to a shot hot that calls for a no 3 pra no 4 iron you are not certain which the right thing to do to Is to say this needs a three iron or a four iron and forget the rest of it but the odias odds are be undecided when you hit the shot maybe trying to press a forror four or spare a chrep any way still wondering 1 the pressure Is terrific locke bocke added recent recently ly I 1 had two four under par for the first two rounds that bad golf there Is nothing wicked about it yet I 1 was eight strokes back of the leader who by then was waa 12 strokes under pay par there we are times when you get a feeling of hopelessness of the use four under par yourself and eight strokes from the top too many abany good ones there are few golfers in this pack who can approach the old consist ency of jones hagen and on big days but there are any number who suddenly can turn and rip a course to pieces ben hogan Der demaret naret mangrum dutch karrison hardson snead furgol palmer these and many others who suddenly can get hot and burn up things thin gsand a nd later cool off this concentration hits you hardest on UIA the short side one veteran campaigner said on short pitch pitched eg chips and putts you need touch and timing full control it if you are a little jerky here you yon are gone full shots dont bother us as too much its those short ones that demand smoothness and touch |