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Boudreau Makes Cleveland m Debut in Red Sox Uniform «| CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 30 UP Number five came "home" today as nujB ber four and in the uniform of the eneRj Lou Boudreau, manager of the Clevel3 Indians from 1941 to 1950, returned hejg as a Boston Red Sox player, ready "to nH anyone I face on the mound." m As player-manager of the Indians, Bou-?. dreau made number five a well-known fig-, ure in the league. As part-time shortstop1 for the Red Sox, he is now number four Boudreau seemingly had no bitterness aj he returned for the first time officiaHM He was deposed as manager last fall E favor of Al Lopez. Tomorrow night fl| opposes his former team-mates in the fia invasion of eastern teams in MunicHJB Stadium. | "This western trip is very important .jS us," he said, "and may have a great beaand3 ing on our chances. It looks like a three-, way race in the American League . . . Cleve-* land, Boston and New York. Im with a fine organization," he added. "A team, comparable to the one Bill Veeck had in, Cleveland in 1948." Boudreau said that he "hoped" the Red Sox beat Cleveland tomorrow night. "Just say Im a visitor of the visiting team and like all the other members of the Red Sox, Ill be out to hit anyone I face on the mound."
