The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-30
MINOR LEAGUE
 PITCHERS DEFY GAME TRADITION
Terry, Embree May Be Big Help to Red SOx and
 Cleveland Indians
BY PAUL scHErFELs


 United Press Stan Correspondent
 New York, March SO,-tuP)-TTa- dltion and the lively ball do not go hand in hand in the major leagues but there's Q group of minor league pitching stars knocking around Flor ida's baseball training camps who will defy both in an attempt to make good this year,
 The hoary hypothesis that Q minor league record of 20 victories indi- cates that Q recruit pitcher Is Cer- tain to possess the necessary deft- ness for e major league berth was thrown into the discard when some- body put an extra bounce In the baseball and nowadays--radiant rec ords to the contrary--a new mounds man finds 1t difiloult to make good,
 Despite all that, Tank Terra Johnny Lindell, Red Embree, Al Hallingsworth, Murry Dickson, Ray Starr, Howie Pollett and Sal Maggie graded only according to victories present one of the best possibili- ties in seasons for success.
 From the point of games won, Ter " has brought the best record of the bunch to his second trial with the Boston Red Sox, 26 and 8. He is Q righthander and was voted the most valuable player In the Pacific Coast League last year with an earned run average of 2.3i. He passed only 74, famed l72 and gave up 264 hits in Sl5 innings, He didn't click last year when he was called up from Louisville and was optioned to San Diego in trade that brought Dick Newsoma to the SoX.
 Lindell, another highlander, won B games against four defeats for the New York Yankees Newark farm club in the International League and on top of that notched three more wins in the play-offs. He rates as one of the greatest pitchers to come out of the minors and is a sure bet to stick with the Tanks. He com piled an earned run mark of 2O5 in Sl games and 228 innings with 52 walks and 100 strikeouts.
 Strikeout King
 Embree, Hollingsworth and Dick son all registered 2l victories, Em- hree lost only Ave games for Wilkes Barre while notching an amazing earned run mark of i,62, A strike out king, he may help the Cleveland Indians i'll the breach left when Bobby Teller joined the navy. Elm bree set an Eastern League record Tor StrikeoutS with 2ll in 2Sl innings and with eight shutouts, shared an- other standard with Mel Queen of Binghamton, now up with the Tanks.
 Southpaw HolNngsworth is a rookie in name only, He comes from Sacramento where he dropped only nine games, He's been with Cincin- natl, the Phils, Brooklyn and Wash- Mgton-and now the Browns are giving him the once-over because of his 3.7l earned run average last year,
 Columbus of the American Asso- eiat'on sends up Dickson, e right handler, to the Cardinals. He lost II While rubber -arming" his way through 259 innings, flaming 1858 and winning the A strikeout crown. He turned In 22 complete games and registered a 3,So earned run average,
 Starr is In the same category, He'll be 35 next month and has had chances with the Cards, Giants and Braves, He won 20 and dropped IS With Indianapolis and when called up by the Reds late last summer, he had enough stuff left to win three and lose two He built an earned run mark Of S,43 with Indianapolis,
 Maglie Is a Giant prospect from Elmira where be lost Is while win- hing 20 and allowing only 267 runs per nine innings, He was the iron man" of h!s league, working 4s games for 270 innings.