1'RrDAV, APITL 5, 04d T11E MTICAN A D-1TV .a as. a a.rs a V as 1 V L a. 1'r y.! ,L3. 1 l11 STRIKE TWo By DICK BURTON Daily Sports Staff EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the last in the series of columns written by Daily sports staff members covering the baseball teams of the American League and their pennant chances for 1946. COINCIDENTAL WITH APRIL FOOLS DAY are the predictions of a great many baseball prophets on the outcome of the major league races this year, and down Chicago way,.White Sox fans are hoping this fact will be significant in making monkeys out of those who rate their favorites to fin- ish no higher than sixth place. Rounding into the last lap of their spring exhibition series with the Pittsburgh Pirates the Sox are beginning to hit their stride after suffering a disastrous schedule in the West when they won only 4 out of 13 pre-season tilts. Manager Jimmy Dykes, convalescing from an abdominal operation In Hollywood, California, has placed a great part of the responsibility of selecting the 1946 Chisox squad on the shoulders of Coach George "Mule" Haas who is acting-manager in Dykes' absence. The "Mule" and the surviving members of the Comiskey clan will meet Dykes in Chi- cago where the finale of the spring exhibition games will be played with the crosstown Cubs on April 13 and 14. ALThOUGH FATTIER TIME is beginning to catch up with some of the Sox regulars these older players have been the standouts during the transcontinental Pirate-Sox exhibition series. The ageing Ted Lyons, back from a four year hitch with the navy, will be starting his 23rd year with the White Sox. In his last season before entering the service, Lyons won 14 and lost 6 for the Sox and whether the veteran righthander can do as well this year is a matter for conjecture. But Ted has been turning in some stellar pitching performances this spring and opposing hitters say that there is still plenty of stuff in the ace moundsman's right wing. Another star slinger who is already in excellent shape is ex-service- man Johnny Rigney. Rigney should be set for one of his best seasons this year and there is no reason to believe that he has lost any of the old zip in his fireball that has won him starting roles on the Comiskey hurling staff for six seasons. Two more righthanders the Dykesmen will be count- ing heavily on are Bill Dietrich and Orval Grove. THE southpaw pitching chores will be divided between Ed Smith, Thorn- ton Lee, and Ed Lopat. Smith has been looking exceptionally good against the Pirates and may well prove to be one of the standout pitchers of the ju- nior circuit. Earl Caldwell and Joe Haynes, starboard slinger from last years squad, will round out the staff. In the outfield only Wally Moses and Taft Wright appear to have de- finitely staked their claims to the starting lineup while Thurman Tucker, pre-war regular center fielder, must fight it out with Guy Curt- wright and Ralph Hodgin. In Hodgin, Haas believes the Sox to have one of the finest potential outfielders of the year and the young slugger will be given every chance to prove his worth. Hal Trosky, former Cleveland star, has nailed the lid on the first base assignment and ageless Luke Appling is, of course, a Sox fixture at shortstop. But keystoner Don Kolloway and third-baseman Bob Kennedy are going to have some fierce competition for their regular jobs. The brilliant Kolloway, just released from the army, joined the club less than two weeks ago and has some real catching up to do. But Don is wasting no time in getting into shape what with a hustler like Leo Wells around who is toying with the idea of guarding the Sox second sack too. Wells, who came up to the big time from the American Association; has im- pressed everyone around the Sox camp this spring and may eventually fit into the infield picture at second base, shortstop, or even at third. B UT AT THE HOT CORNER. both Dario Lodigiani and rookie Gene Nance are pressing Bob Kennedy hard.If Bob can live up to ex-marine mate Ted Williams' prediction that he will begin busting big league fences down this season with his slugging, the question mark on third base will vanish. Catcher Mike Tresh is another regular who may have a job this season holding onto his varsity role with "Skeeter" Dickey, Tom Jordan, and Ed Fernandes, sparkling in the exhibition games. If Bossman Jimmy Dykes decides to sacrifice experience for more power at the plate, Dickey may win the nod as Tresh's last year batting average of .249 is anything but impres- sive. This year's White Sox can boast none of the hitting prowess of the Yankees or the Red Sox, nor is their pitching staff comparable to that of the Tigers or the Cleveland Indians, but there is plenty of punch packed in the bats of Taft Wright, Trosky, Moses, Appling, and Tucker, and enemy hitters may not fair so well against Lyons, Rigney, Ed Smith, "Lefty" Lee, and Grove or Dietrich. The White Sox are a hustling ball club and if they can steer clear of injuries, Chicago fans may have the last laugh on the crystal ball gazers when the curtain rolls down on the American League race next autumn. Greenberg's Hitting Features Tigers' 5-3 Win Ovet'r Iaivesi Bridgec, Krelow Si at und Again; Bny Meto Impese tSeu I a ONE - Dick Wakefield has been rattling drives otf Grapefruit League fences while pacing Tigers to five straight wins. Ilarbert Leads MVasers Fheld A UGUSTA, Ga., April 4 -0 --Her- 1nan Keiser, of Akron, Ohio, and Chick Harbert, of Detroit, a couple of long shots who played around strictly to the applause of their cad- dies, slipped in with a brace of very fine 69's today to take a two-stroke lead over the nation's best golfers in the first round of the $10,000 Mas- ters Golf Tournament. But for the exceptional perform- ances of this pair-Keiser shot a siz- zling 32 on the first nine-the tough 6,800-yard Augusta national course, plus a roaring west wind, scored an almost complete victory over the boys who have been ripping lesser links apart during the winter. Bracketed with the great Byron Nelson at par 72 were Johnny Bulla, of Phoenix, Ariz., Jimmy Thomson, of Los Angeles, and the amateur, CareysMiddlecoff, of Memphis. All men interested in trying out for the football manager's staff see Max Kogen, senior manager, at Ferry Field any afternoon this week between 3:30 and 5 p.m. MONTGOMERY, Ala., April 4- (iP) -Hank Greenberg belted a homel run, double and single, driving in four runs here today as the Detroit Tigers pasted the Boston Braves for the fifth straight time, 5 to 13, in [heir exhibition baseball series. Tommy Bridges, who pitched the first six innings for the Tigers yield- ing a half dozen hits, gave way to rookie Lou Kretlow in the seventh with Detroit leading 5 to 1. The Braves got four hits off Kretlow, boosting their day's production to 10, one more than the Tigers collected off lefthander Jim Wallace and Don Hend-rickson. Benny McCoy, released uncondi- tionally by the Philadelphia Athlet- ics a week ago and here for a try- out with the Tigers, played the last four innings flawlessly at second base. Ilanik Slams Homer Greenberg put the game virtually on ice in the opening inning, blasting his fourth homer of the spring train- ing season far over the left field stands to score behind Eddie Lake, who had singled, and Barney Mc- Cosky, who had walked. Lake's two-base error gave the Braves their first run in the fourth, but the Tigers bounced back for two more in the fifth when Eddie Mayo doubled, McCosky singled and Greenberg doubled after two were out. Bridges Impressive A walk, Dick Culler's single and Chuck Workman's long fly accounted for Boston's second run off Kretlow in the seventh and Tommy Holmes tripled and scored the third Braves run in the ninth on Johnny McCar- thy's single. Bridges, scattering six hits, fanned five men in his six-inning pitching turn and was effective with men on base. Kretlow struck out three Bos- ton batsmen in his three-inning trick, but walked two. Bad Weather Forces Delay in (ilf Play-off Old Man Weather drove Coach Bill Barclay's golf hopefuls off the fair- ways yesterday with a chilly blast that caused the cancellation of the seccnd intra - squad touitrnament planned for this weekend. Determination of the final half dozen linksmen Barclay wil carry on Ehe squad this year therefore will be delayed until the sunny skies of the bast couple weeks reappear. If the present bad weather continues long, the Wolverine pilot will be hard pressed to whip his charges into shape for the season's opener against Michigan State on April 20. Leading contenders for team berths at the moment are Dave Bar- clay, Pete Elliot, Bill Courtwright, Duncan Noble and Roscoe Bonisteel. All but Barclay were letterwinners on past Michigan golf teams. Dave chalked up the lowest score in last weeks play-offs and along with El- liot looks like the top one-two punch of the Wolverines. Other promising candidates who can't be ruled out yet are Roger Kessler, John Ben- mont, anid Ed Schalon. VOLLEYMATL SCORES Chi Psi 3, ATO 0 DKE 3, Zeta Psi 0 Sig Ep 3, Theta Chi 0 INTRAMURAL Sportfolio By DICK BURTON Willow Village students who have to beat on the walls of their rooms to hear any noise around those country parts will really have something to yell about in the new sports program set up by the Department of Intra- mural Athletics. Nine dormitories are now partici- pating in the basketball tournament which was started over two weeks ago with games being played in the West Lodge on Tuesday and Thirs- day evenings. West Lodge is part of the huge housing project of Willow Village and is the scene of all the vil- lagers social activities. Plans are now being made for nine outdoor volleyball courts and three softball diamonds. The Intramural Department will furnish all necessary equipment and will be in charge of the supervision and administration of the program. Besides the basketball and ping pong tournaments now under way, the Annex Arbor sports tickets for this spring includes volleyball, bowl- ing, horseshoes, golf, and softball. The villager's softball champs hope to meet the winners of the fraternity, campus residence hall, and indepen- dent softball crowns this year but plans have not been definitely ar- ranged for these engagements. TWO - Hank Greenberg's big bat came to life again yesterday in blasting a homer, double and single to drive inl four ruis IBiseall Score~ At Augusta, Fla.: N. Y. (B) (A) 001 100 120-5 5 1 Brook. (B) (N) 000 110 010--3 5 2 At San Antonio. (ex.: St. Louis (A1( 0 300 000 10 18 2 Chic,,go (N) 002 112 100--- 7 11 0 At, DtalIs. Tex. New York (A) 032 Dallas (T.L.) 300 At Dothtam, Ala.: Cincinnati (N) 101 Boston (A) 005 021 030--11 18 0 000 000- 3 10 1 030 000 -5 5 1 202 00X---9 12 1 Easter Is Coming? 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