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...Outfield Intact...
...least it seemed so last Thursday, the opening day for the Red Sox at Fenway Park. As an opener with all the trimmings, the pre-game ceremonies began with a flashy band that marched smartly around the outfield for a while, rayon pants glinting in the sun and chin straps fixed fiercely under chins. Then at a signal, the band marched into seats on the grandstand and governor Christian A. Herter threw out the first ball, at least according to the announcer. No one, I believe, actually saw the Governor in all the crowd. The ball just popped...
...Yankees beefed up their roster for the sixth time in six years with a National League veteran. They picked up the St. Louis Cardinals' hustling, hard-hitting (lifetime average: .305) Outfielder Enos ("Country") Slaughter for a bargain price: a rookie pitcher and the promise of three minor leaguers. Durable Enos, 37, a remnant of the rowdy "Gashouse" era, roamed the outfield for the Cards for 13 seasons, played in 143 games last year, helped whip the Yanks the last time they lost a World Series...
Other possibilities for the permanent pitching roster include John Cooke, Jim Fitzgibbons, Ned Felton, and Bill Chauncey. Chauncey may alternate between the mound and the outfield, where he won his letter last season...
...team is strongest of all in the outfield, where two lettermen are sure to start--Captain Dick Scheer at center and Don Butters in right field. Sophomore Bill Cleary will probably hold down the left field position. Also a possible outfielder is senior George Anderson, who played last year on the jayvees...