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...lineup that produced the 11-0 victory in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader. The only change will be a switch of positions between Captain Charley Walsh and Dick Clasby Wash going behind the plate and Clasby taking over in centerfield. Otherwise, Ed Krinsky will be in the leadoff spot again playing shortstop, John Canepa will be at second base, and Ray Maesaka at third...
Eddie Stanky, still "The Brat" at 34, and still one of baseball's top leadoff men (127 walks last season), finally achieved his ambition: a big-league managership. Second Baseman Stanky fired the Brooklyn Dodgers to a pennant in 1947, the Boston Braves to another in 1948, and the Giants to their first in 14 years last fall. Next year, as player-manager, Stanky will see what he can do to rekindle the old "Gas House Gang" spark for the St. Louis Cardinals (at a reported $37,000 a year...
...Eagles have three high-averaged power hitters in leadoff batter Len Ceglarski, first baseman Bob Manning, and catcher Mike Roarke, and one of the top pitchers of the east in Bill Scholz. Scholz a righthander, won six straight before losing to the camp LeJoune Marines and dropping a 7 to 5 game yesterday to Holy Cross ace Dick Bogdan. Eagle coach John Temple may be willing to start Scholz again after only two days' rest...
...Quakers have made up for a lack of mound strength by effective power hitting. Leadoff batter Bill Deuber, catcher Jerry Cook, Captain Paul Fitzpatrick, and right fielder Noyes Yale have been particularly dangerous at the plate...
White added a run in the third when the throw-in of his leadoff triple was booted by the Tech shortstop. Then, in the fourth, Tom Cavanaugh singled to left, Ward sacrificed, Foynes doubled, and Robinson singled to produce two more runs...