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% ♦ i i | ; | 5 j. • t - ] t z I t s 1 I I .. t t - I i 1 o I - ■ - i e i " | j. i . _ j | J J e to 0 , 15 . J : of II " , ! * in ■ ie — - — - of f i. ■ — Sox Have Fastest Line-Up in Majors Recently Acquired Players Give Richards Added Speed; Base Stealing More Common By ED SAINSBURY United Press Sports Writer The White Sox, already foot-loose on the base paths, may be even friskier in the fu-" ture with two new speedsters added to the line-up, manager Paul Richards indicated today. His newest acquisitions, outfielder Paul Lehner from the Philadelphia Athletics and third baseman Orestes Minoso from the Cleveland Indians have plenty of speed. And Richards likes a running ball club. "What manager doesnt?" he asked. "I guess Lehner is fast enough to steal, and I know Minoso is. I saw plenty of him on the West Coast last year." Even before he received his two new players, Richards was ready for most of his regulars to run. So much so that in 10 games, the White Sox attempted 16 steals and were successful in 11. Last year dur-_ ing the entire season, the entire team stole only 19 bases. "The run sign is always out," Richards said. "Well, not always, but under certain conditions 111 let them run." Base Stealing Stars Obviously Richards would not identify his base stealing stars, but of the regulars, centerf ielder Jim Busby, second baseman Nelson Fox, shortstop Chico Carrasquel and catcher Gus Niarhos have sucessful steals on record. Joe DeMaestri, a utility infielder, has attempted one steal but failed. Busby, Fox, Carrasquel, and Dave Philley, traded to the Athletics in the Minoso -Lehner deal, also failed to succeed in one base stealing at- tempt. Busby was the star speedster on the squad, however. He has stolen five bases already and in one game, against Detroit, he singled, stole second and third on two pitched balls and scored on the next pitch, when Randy Gumpert sacrificed. Carrasquel, the fancy fielding Venezue-n Ian, has stolen three bases and Fox two. Adding Minoso and Lehner to the line-n up simply meant that just about anybody the Sox get on base might run at any time. Right fielder Al Zarilla could be turned loose to complete the run down with only first baseman Eddie Robinson a doubtful base stealer. That doesnt mean Robinson is marked up for trade, however. He has hit three home runs and boasted a .394 batting average.
