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Every American League pitcher has had to get acquainted, early in his big-league career, with a droopy, lackadaisical figure who plays shortstop for the Chicago White Sox and who comes up to the plate, sometimes limping, as if he had been called on to move a locomotive with a crowbar. The name of this apparition is Lucius Benjamin ("Luke") Appling. Droopy Luke spits a casual stream of tobacco juice, chats in a friendly Southern drawl with the umpire and opposing catcher, and usually complains that he is feeling just terrible. His symptoms may range from an upset stomach...
...price, say he is worth a cool $250,000. The Cleveland Indians, who have pennant hopes, naturally have no price tag on Ray (alias Ike) Boone, 25, a former bluejacket who looked good enough last week to take over Player-Manager Lou Boudreau's old spot at shortstop...
Short to Third to First. Player-Manager Lou Boudreau, last year a .355 hitter and the best shortstop in baseball,benched Third Baseman Ken Keltner for a few days and played third himself. The experiment worked; Keltner began hitting again when he came back. Then Boudreau (batting a frail .243) benched Mickey Vernon and moved over to first base. The Indians perked up and won six straight games, including one in which they built up a nine-run cushion for Feller in the first two innings...
...rest of the Crimson starting nine will find Captain Walt Coulson at first base, Mort Dunn at shortstop, and three year veteran Ernie Mannine at third base...
Stuffy's lineup will be complete except for shortstop Mort Dunn and catcher Cliff Crosby who instead will amuse themselves with exam-time occupations...