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Better Batting Puts Coan in Line for Steady \ l betting Better ** Puts Coan in D. Line for Washington, C., Monday, March 10,1947—A—12 Batting Steady Job Gil Shows He Can Sock HOT BERTH — National or AftEB Gil Cage Meets Derby Sends On Trust, w in, Lose, Draw Coan, one of the fastest men To as In baseball and an excellent FRANCIS E. STANN Left Nats Bow To Fields By Is Complete Rider, Trainer, Owner Star Staff Correspondent outfielder, showing improve- ment at the plate in the Griff- Herman's New Boss Rates Him Smartest To 'Nooga Farm This Week men's workouts at Orlando due Early To Top at Santa Anita MIAMI Mar. here are Hank Burton Howkins (y the Associated Press BEACH, 10.—People watching By to a change in style. Hereto- ty th* Associated Press Star NEW Mar. Greenberg’s bow as a National Leaguer so intently they are prone to Staff Corraspondmt YORK, 10.—The cards ARCADIA, CaUf., Mar. 10.—The fore strictly a pull hitter to for basket ball’s overlook another transition, another man’s debut in a new role. That ORLANDO, Fla., Mar. 10.—The college’s blue ribbon big four of the 1947 Santa Anita Nats’ are Gil now is the events, the NCAA and National would be Billy Herman, new boss of. Greenberg and the Pittsburgh bosses guilty of tampering right, socking In- meeting were receiving the plaudits with Gil Coan’s vitation tourney, were com- Pirates. batting style and ball to other fields and virtually of the turf world today after mop- the hopes pleted today with election of evidence thus far indicates the North ping up in the $100,000 Derby final. Presumably there are American League fans to land a job.—Star Carolina State and young outfielder is going to be a regular Bradley to the From left to right, they’re On who wonder why Herman was considered such good NIT. more dangerous hitter because of Staff Photo by John Mueller. g Trust, Johnny Longden, Willie Mol- material that he was chosen over a The vacant managerial it. Coan has been instructed to only berths, two in ter and E. O. Stice. Their convinc- dozen more did Pitts- the NIT and two In the experienced applicants. Why concentrate on learning to whack NCAA, prob- ing Derby victory sewed up honors hits into aby will be filled In a or two. burgh think so highly of him that a younger in- left field on the theory day and boosted On Trust, chestnut son The NIT bids are to be fielder, Bob Elliott, was sent to the Boston Braves that scattering his safeties will boost expected of Alibhai, high among candidates given to New York with cash to land who will be 38 his batting average. The results quintets—St. for the Kentucky Derby in May. On along Herman, John’s of and have been gratifying. Brooklyn either Long Trust’s three-quarter length win in July? Island U. or Coan strictly was a pull hitter City College, Syra- over W. L. Sickle made him the The answer is that Frank McKinney, progres- Connecticut and last season and there was a natural cuse, Santa Clara only double stakes winner of the sive new president of the Bucs, had his eye on still have a chance. reluctance on the part of Wash- meeting. Previously, the colt an- Five teams have Herman nearly 20 years ago. For when McKinney ington’s brain trust to alter his definitely been nexed the $50,000 Santa Maria. His named to the NCAA. The ran Indianapolis of the American Association he style. Gil, after all, had been a champion earnings totaled $165,295. St. Louis Billikins of the Missouri was that with Herman, a young second .372 hitter with Chattanooga in 1945 For Longden, it was the 53d Win- impressed Valley Conference and baseman with Louisville. and recommending changes in his Oklahoma, ner of the session, giving him top Six will meet in a batting stroke have wrecked Big winner, play- riding honors. Eddie Arcaro Francis e. stann. “I always thought,” says McKinney, rolling might off BOB FALKENBURG. was his confidence. game March 17 for the right to second with 43. back the years, "that Herman was the smartest player I ever saw. I represent District 5. Columbia, —AP “He had to learn that a double to Wirephoto. Molter, leading trainer of 1946, knew that if I ever into the he was my manager. That’s Eastern Intercollegiate got majors lef( can be more valuable than a ter- champ, ap- got off to a fast start here. On peared to have the track in why we gave Elliott for Herman. We traded a ball player for a man- terrifically long drive to right which inside Trust was the 32d victor saddled District 2. The fourth by ager.” is caught,” said Coach Clyde Milan. district, only him during the meeting. other section without a So that takes care of Herman’s rise to managerial status and ex- “If we had tried to have him switch representa- Tennis Kramer Stices Collect $198,025 tive, was slated to select its team Champ tested were turned down the Pirates in favor of his style last year we would have Stice—a comparative newcomer to plains why pilots by today. Six schools were under con- ruined as the more a Coan a hitter. Fans would racing—had pleasure of seeing Herman, the Cub. It explains why Herman, scarcely than sideration with Wisconsin, Big Nine have thought we were crazy to make Picks his stable top all money-winners. year older than Greenberg, is bossing the 1946 American League home- winner, given the best chance. Falkenburg adjustments in a batting style that Stice and his sons, Eagle Rock run king, a star whose brilliance outshone that of Herman’s. was so successful in the minors. Tournament Picture. (Calif.) plumbers, hit the Anita Coan would have lost faith This is the tournament picture: purser for $198,025. On He'd Like to Head Cubs probably As His Successor Trust Billy Replied in us and in himself. ?*«tern NCAA—]District 1. Holy Cross earned $81,750 in the Derby. (23-3). District 2, Unnamed. Columbia By th« Associated Pros* The Actually, there could be more behind a selection of Herman than Now He’s to has inside track. District 3. Navy (16-1). closing feature was notable Ready Change. District 4, Unnamed. Six an of one in this case. Within the National teams under NEW YORK, Mar. 10.—Jack otherwise for the finish opinion man, McKinney “Now, after a full year in the consideration. Wisconsin <15-5) first fourth-place Kramer of Los who added of League the fellow has been regarded as managerial timber for years. majors, Gil knows he can’t attempt choice. Notre Dame (20-4), Loyola of Angeles, Stepfather, Harry Warner’s $200,- Chicago (20-9), De Paul (16-9). Illinois the National indoor tennis cham- 000 purchase from Louis B. Seven years ago he was being touted as the next manager of the to pull the ball into right field every (15-6) and Indiana (10.8) other can- Mayer. didates. pionship to his turf court title over Another $4,000,000 betting Chicago Cubs. When a reporter asked Billy if he’d like to manage the time up. He can make himself far day Western NCAA—District 6, Oklahoma the week end, plans to quit the brought the 50-day handle to more dangerous by punching a few (20-6) or St. Louis (18-9). whichever $123,- Cubs he answered frankly, "Sure I would.” In 1941, despite the fact atnateur game after this a hits into left wins playoff game on March 17. District year, and 436,842, daily average of $2,468,- field occasionally and 6. that he was the best second baseman in the league, he was sold to Texas (24-1). Southwest Conference he already has his successor as 737.04, which was a of he realizes it. That .209 batting champion. District 7, Wyoming (22-4). drop nearly for and a of that have since been for- American court all Brooklyn $35,000 pair players long he had Big Seven titleholder. District 8. Oregon king picked out. $100,000 from last year’s record $2.- average last year woke him State (27-4), Pacific Coast Conference or a He is young Bob also 557,937. gotten. His forthright admission may may not have played part up.” champion. Falkenburg, National Invitation—Six teams. Ken- of Los Angeles, who advanced to Attendance at in the deal. Coan has in two the meeting was appeared briefly tucky (32-2), West Virginia (18-1). Du- the final of the 44th annual in- Herman was as in 1943. There was quesne (21-1), Utah (16-5). North Caro- up approximately 2,000 daily over reported Brooklyn’s manager of the Nats’ tussles, one of which door lina State (24-4) and Bradley of Peoria tournament here Saturday, the 1946 high. Paced by the record an anti-Durocher movement in Flatbush at the time. But Durocher was an intrasquad game, and cur- (111.) (25-6). have been named to the to Dodds' Twin Madison Sauare Oarden tournament. only go down before Kramer's 85,500 on a total rently is a .667 Hot Texas Handicap Day, of survived and, although he was playing good ball at third base after displaying batting Triumph Sprinters smashing attack, 6—2. with four Outstanding Choices. 6—1, 6—2, 1,764,384 passed through the gates. in the Herman was sent from to Boston last average hits in six at- two years Navy Brooklyn 8t.
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