Word: sams
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...casualty list was unchanged--Moffie and Kenary definitely out, while Bender and Houston did some work in the lines. Sam Butler and John Coan were also on light duty...
Captain Howie Houston was not ready to scrimmage either. He was not limping, only a mite stiff. Sam Butler limbered up briefly in a padless uniform. Hal Moffle and Jim Kenary are definitely unavailable for Saturday's game. some of the others on the injury list (Art Valpey did not say which ) may be in shape for limited service only...
...Sam Jethroe, the Negro centerfielder and leadoff man of the Montreal royals for the past two seasons, should provide more customer interest for the Braves, Hurryin Sam stole 89 bases for Montreal in 1949 and batted 323, an average compiled mostly from line drive singles and doubles land successful bunts. He comes to a team which needs a centerfielder worse than any in the majors, and which needs speed on the basepaths even more...
Thirdly, the story of Jethroe is not all peaches and cream. Sam is not a good judge of a fly ball, and whether he has a great throwing arm is of little consequence if he isn't there when the ball comes down. Nobody, not even Bill Cunningham, will be able to rave about Jethroe as a defensive player. And Sam is already 30 years old, with not more than four or five years of good baseball in him. Since Rickey's present outfield averages 25 years, why should be add an old man of 30 and bring...
John Coan and Sam Butler joined cripples corner, working out their Saturday bruises alongside of Chief Bender, Hall Mofile, and Howie Houston...