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...kept working. Behind the Indians' fine pitching staff, Wynn, Lemon, Garcia, Feller & Co., he almost always turns in a creditable performance. At the plate he is always a threat. In all pennant-hungry Cleveland, there is no happier sight than Al Rosen, firmly established in the batter's box. The ball steams in, his hips swing in a fast little shake, his left leg lifts for a quick thrust forward, and the big bat whips around. It has connected often enough to make him the league's second-ranking batsman, after his teammate Bobby Avila. (Average...
Perry's only "bad" inning was the ninth, when he was supported by an infield as jittery as he. Bill Cleary, the first batter, grounded to the shortstop, Don Prohovich, who was unable to field it cleanly. It went as an error. Ned Felton, batting for Don Butters, forced Cleary at second, and after George Anderson looked at a third strike, George MacDonald ended it all with a skow roller down the third baseline, which third baseman Tom Yasenki charged and flipped underhand to first to nip him by a step...
Fish Fry. Frozen sticks of bottom fish (cod, halibut, etc.), dipped in batter and ready for quick cooking, are being put on the market by Seattle's San Juan Fishing & Packing Co. Such uncooked "Fish Stix" are the newest entry in the packers' race to tap the fast-growing fish-stick market. Frozen fish sticks, already cooked, are already being turned out by packers from the Northwest to New England, are selling at the rate of 7,262,000 Ibs. (more than $4,000,000 worth) a year...
...Cleanup batter George Anderson will start at first, Bill Cleary at second, Ray Maesaka at third, and Art Noyes at short. The outfield will consist of Dick Hoffman in left, Bill Chauncey in center, and Don Butters in right. "Bing" Crosby will start behind the plate...
...Cleanup batter George Anderson, who leads the team with an 11 for 21 average of .524, will start at first base. Bill Cleary and Ray Maesaka will cover second and third, and Art Noyes will fill the infield gap at shortstop. Bing Crosby will do the catching...