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...mound Hoftyzer worked himself in and out of a series of awkward positions. He pitched four straight balls to the first batter to face him, and gave the next a single through third. A double play from Gallagher to Fitzgibbons quieted activities in the bullpen and saved the inning...
...organized baseball, he is already considered the best shortstop in the American League. Jack-rabbit-quick and strong of arm, he has practically remade the Red Sox infield. With Second Baseman Bobby Doerr, he chalked up 27 double plays in his first 20 games. Pesky can hit, too. A batter who can drag, punch or pull the ball equally well, he has averaged .325 so far this season-only one point under the batting of his terrific teammate, Ted Williams...
Cleo O'Donnell made his first appearance in the leading batters' ranks this week with a 381 average and stands as the number two Harvard batter. Bart Harvey, Ned Fitzgibbons, and Lou Clay follow within 50 points...
...Forces from India could smash destructively at the Jap in the north-as they did-and the R.A.F. could go on raining bombs on the Jap's ports on the Bay of Bengal-as it did. Stilwell could fight his way out. The R.A.F. could batter the German in Europe, turn back the Jap in the Coral Sea. But if the foe struck deep enough into China from the south, if he could pile up enough reverses to erase Chiang, either in battle or by treachery, then ruin would be close. The Jap would have nine-tenths...
...Dodgers, victors over the Cardinals by two and a half games last year, again have the edge in power. The Navy took Cookie Lavagetto and Don Padgett. But Brooklyn still has Dolph Camilli, the league's "most valuable player"; Pete Reiser, the league's No. 1 batter; and three other players who hit over .300 last year. Besides these old reliables, the Dodgers have one shining newcomer: Infielder Arky Vaughan, who never hit under .300 during ten years with the Pittsburgh Pirates. A star shortstop during all of his major-league career, Vaughan has been shifted to third...