Evening star., 1950-06-07
On the Bench, Detroit's Weak

On the Bench, Detroits Weak
Ever the start Red Rofe has been playing
five six regulars batting 300 Until Freddie Hutchinson
relieved yesterday against the Mats the Tigers last nine
starting pitchers single key
paye-meanng Ken Lpon and Priddy in the nfield and
Gro Wertz and Evers in the outfiedhas been injured
seriously to impair the clubs effectiveness.
Yet it's thin ice which Roe is skating he admits For
all of Owner Walter O. Briggs his farm system and his
redoubtable talenthunters there isn't single replacement
owned by the Tigers who guers to help injuries should plague
the current sensations of the American League.
There's nobody close to Ke Pddy Werz Groth and Evers
the minors. There's pitcher
the slack left by the shoulder injury to Virgil Trucks For that
matter nobody replace Johnny Lpo who's oudone
himself at sshortstop and at the plate.
The Yankees strong bench last years pennant
their this respect
have the edge over the Tigers But Rofes Bengas at the
moment looking better than any majors
provided they sustain major injuries and do well these next
five games, they loom the team to beat.
Colts Toughest: Long Putt
Here Merion is that the hottest
putte among the starsMddecoff Hogan Demaret snead
Ferrier and few ohes-wi the National Open
be story Mddecoff his unexpected 1949 triumph
Another if Snead after trying for decade half
winning practically other major title should win Or
Masters finally biggest
OF em ALL Or If Hogan, written off competitive golfer
year ago. following his accident climax
his amazing comeback.
greens Merton among the largest which means
49, so and so foot puts There shot golf
stranng than long putt The pros will tell you they'd rather
tackle any other situation.
drive pushed bunker sloppy long on can be
three-putt recall thereu
be three-putt green's at Merton
Belmont and the Classic Distance
The Belmont Stakes at the classic distance undoubtedly
will be accepted the which will Prince
of Virginia is better colt than underground of
vice That is, provided of this pair wins
Hill Prince has edge battle-ground having
three of four the King Mddground
the Derby and Hill Prince the Preakness
willing to forget the lesser settle
the issue.
OF what they've shown against young horses Prince
would have to be liked because supposed
and is as good in the mud as fast
outing only II days ago. Hill Prince failed against horses
and finished bleeding from the sufficiently
probably wishes he'd kept the pride Virginia barn
that day.
A TRANSMISSION for Lacrosse
There's another outstanding if nationally recognized
sports event scheduled for this week Friday the University
of Maryland the ninth A-Star lacrosse
will be played marking its first celebration south
Baltimore There % players side they divided
follows All up pike are North" from the
U. of Penn down is the South"
Some critics. after watching the game new rules
regard lacrosse potential rival football
game is attracting devotees we'll schools playing
At last count 81 colleges belonged the United
collegiate Lacrosse Association and half Others including
Ohio State and North Carolina ready to join.
It's not quite new sport Long before Doubleday and
Cartwright and Princeton Rutgers Naism the Indians
birth date of the In the late 0s Indians introduced
Boston and in 1881 Harvard Princeton and Yale were play
ing lacrosse.
But it dying slowly couple of years ago. when
the rules rewritten. Amounted gigantic blood trans
fusion, it's said