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...Burt Shotton has only two men he can start with confidence-- Rec and Newcombe--and seven behind them, of whom the best in none too steady...
Manager Bert Shotton of Brooklyn had only two first-rate pitchers: Newcombe...
...Barney Shotton did his darndest to help the umpires out. He had his boys storming out of the dugout San Juan Hill style and once had his batter ready to hit before the Boston pitcher had even picked up the ball. On the field Captain Reese seized the ball at the conclusion of each play and presented it immediately to pitcher Newcombe, depriving the Dodger infielders of those happy interludes of flinging the ball at each other's heads which they enjoy so much...
...Dodgers picked up Campanella in 1946, gave him his minor-league training at Nashua, N.H. and Montreal. This year, except in one game of a doubleheader, Burt Shotton hasn't used anyone but Campanella behind the plate...
...Burt Shotton named Gil Hodges, a converted catcher, to start for the Dedgers; Casey Stengel chose Billy Johnson to go for the Yankees; while Billy South worth, Braves manager, announced that Ray Sanders, injured Boston first baseman, will be placed on the inactive list