Word: shortstop
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...early to tell," Samborski nevertheless waxed optimistic about the "up the middle" strength of his 1950 Yardlings. Tomorrow's team will start with Chuck Wade catching the right-hander Bob Ward. Backing them up will be the smooth-working combination of second baseman John Canepa and shortstop Walt Greeley while little Bob Smith will be in centerfield...
...voted the Most Valuable Player in the American League. Tom Yawkey, millionaire owner of the Sox, evidently agrees, for he is paying Ted about $110,000 this season-the highest salary in baseball history. Like the rest of Boston, Yawkey counts on Ted and such other veterans as Shortstop Vernon Stephens, Third Baseman Johnny Pesky, Second Baseman Bobby Doerr and Dom DiMaggio to sew up the pennant for the Sox this year...
Frank Burke, of Dudley, batting .324, holds down the keystone sack, and John Hall of Massachusetts Hall, batting .332, is the shortstop. Third baseman Lynch hits at a .363 clip...
Died. Arthur ("Art") Fletcher, 65, who saw action in 14 World Series, four times as a peppery, slick-fielding Giant shortstop in the McGraw era, ten times as a wily, hawk-eyed Yankee coach; of a heart attack; in Los Angeles. Fletcher joined the Yankees after four seasons (1923-26) as manager of the lackluster Phillies, turned down the chance to manage many another big-league team-including the Yankees-and stayed on until 1945 as one of baseball's highest-paid coaches...
...Against. With equal pride, the Braves announced their haul in the big deal. From the Giants they got two hard-hitting, rifle-armed outfielders, Sid Gordon and Willard Marshall, one able-bodied shortstop, Buddy Kerr, and one nondescript pitcher, Sam Webb. Kerr and Marshall had been in Durocher's doghouse almost from the day he took over as Giants manager two seasons...