Evening star., 1952-02-15


Francis sann looks neither club hurt and both
benefit As veeck when you've got last-place
club can't afford not to trade You can't drop lower
and you might improve"
THE BROWNS who are taking dead aim at the seventh
place Mats well enough other clubs to climb into the
first division may have picked two extremely valuable
formers in Kryhosk and Cain. There lot of qualified
baseball men who think day Kyhoski going to
develop into of the leagues real dangerous hers
Could the exYankee and exTger win do 1t in ST. Louis
That's inviting rightheld fence he's got going for him and
another factor will be that his boss Rogers Horsy fair
hand at teaching hitters how to improve Still only a. Kry
hosk could be big surprise in 1852.
overlooking Bearden who recovered from his
sensational freshman year 1948 would appear
the better of the trade CAIN also 81 and ehanded
Kyhos bad pitcher He IL games last for
the White and Tigers and 12game pitchers don't
many pennants they do often the difference between
the second division and a cut OF the money
THE BROWNS WILL be taking the biggest squad Of all to
training this month"; and also the most rockies IT, Re-
garles their dismal past they could
interesting clubs in either league At least it's evident they're
trying.
veeck finally signed highly touted rookie
Frank Saucier after the young had Indignantly refused
to work the which the Dewitt brothers had offered
him. It Veeck, too who boldly sent Catcher Sherman
Lolar to the White sox in that brought Rookie Jim
Rivera and Catcher Gus Niarhos to st. Louis.
Lane the only trader in the American League in the
class with Veeck had been saying that what the White
needed most catcher When he landed Loar he added
"Hes It,"
When veeck asked why he had parted with Loar,
strong batter the curly headed young executive
replied "Well Rogers (Hornsby) high Rivera
respect Rogs judgment Anyway we've got good catcher
in Niarhos"
BUT TT WASN'T LONG before Narhos, too, was gone
Veeck swapped him the Red another contender badly
catcher Bill adhering his philosophy
astpace club cant drop any lower might improve"
Now with Bats following Loar and Niarho to other clubs
Veeck is down Clint Courtney and of the
bespectacled cachers baseball history plus Moss
who two spectacular jumps from St Louis Boston
to St. Louis
The suspicion is that veeck knows what he's doing With
the Yank Courtney had chance because of Yogi
The tip is out that Clint pretty good catcher AS for Moss
he's not exactly liability insofar the Browns concerned
many months ago the rich Red became enamored
Bats and 100000 ST. Louis for him. After
few weeks Tom Yawkey got the idea that he not only
out 100 grand but that he had given better catcher than
he got
With the Browns Moss hadn't been bad and veeck
membered It. he Narhos, got back Moss
possibly 100000 another time An operator
this Veeck One day he's signing kid like Saucier and the
next it's satchel Paige who reported having arrived at the
age Of counting backward his birthdays Another
he flock Of players the Coast League young
third baseman Thomas and then he follows by signing
old Marty Marion deposed manager OF the rival Cardinals
shortstop # the Browns don't rate E" for Excellence
they certainly do for Effort.
MOST AMUSING SPORTS story of the week r hit wen
the February Page the Cavalier Daily
versy of Virginia paper the university mite
that Lawrence Leonard Of the Richmond
NewsLeader broke story prematurey that Head Football
Coach Art Guepe would receive fveyear contract in
March
There have been reports OF running feud between the
higher echelon at Virginia and Leonard and it's possible
young named Dutch Kuk who wrote the story became
overly excited At rate he wrote this his lead
"The Richmond News-Leader stated yesterday that
Guepe would receive hveyear contract in March, and
that he had received salary increases for all members OF his
DGTSity squad"
0uepe getting belt out OF IT. "I think it's wonderful
he laughed But strangely according to Art the innocent @
stituon of varsity squad" for varsity STAIR didn't
tickle anybody ese ribs at Charlottesville Gould be the
Cavalier Daily isn't widely read many easily amused
people might be expected