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Times Bpecial §T. PAUL, May 4—The

tonight under the lights out” the Saints’ Lexington Park.

It's the Saints’ night opener,

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| Harris also ‘wonders if relief ace Joe Page can keep up his

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CHICAGO, May 4 (UP)—A 15round title fight between welterweight Champion Ray (Sugar) Robinson and Bernard Docusen, New Orleans, was tentativély approved by the Illinois Boxing The fight will be held June 4 either in the International Amphitheater or outdoors in Comis-

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1 ¥ - - well Arete — 2 : Have Fans Guessing | By CARL LUNDQUIST, United Press Sports Writer : . NEW YORK, May 4—Baseball's own big quiz took shape | today as Major League teams squared off in East-West warfare | for the first time with plenty of ticklish questions to be an- | Every club haf contributions for the question box. First off folks want to know, when will Jast year's champs, the Yankees

" Yankee Manager Bucky Harris wants to know i¢ he will- | get any ‘dependable piiching except’ from Alle Reynolds, a“ three | game winner and only man on the staff to pitch a complete game.

cember, 1947. match, !

Approval was conditional upon Robinson posting an appearance bond of $10,000° and - Docusen

guarantees. | .incredible pace.

Robinson, Docusen Title T Fight Tentatively OK'd

in his last 19 Sghts, a 10-round decision to Gene Burton in De-

ton last February

probably copied from an old In-| dianapolils custom in the days] “pefore the Indians turned to a “strictly night baseball diet for. weekday games. Wi It ‘used to be that the Indianapolis club delayed playing night ball until they had returned from | their. first western trip,. thereby giving them both day and night “Inaugurals” on a grand scale. | Now the Saints are following a similar program. They had their! day opener on Apr. 27 and drew ; 11.689. In the event of good! =< weather tonight. St. Paul club officials took for another big turn: out, although they have no hopes = of an attendance that showed up ’ 4 at their day ld-lifter. | Yael Me a Ns wn MET The Saints Remember LOSING WEIGHT —Joe Louis, who expects to weigh in at At any rate; some keen rivalry | 215 pounds for his June heavyweight championship bout with | has cropped up between the Saints| jo coy Jos Walcott, is running off his surplus weight at his train-

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dui ARD tHe leag Tnalanapelis hat the ing camp.in Baas Lake. Mich. The champ (left) sefs the pace with Saints, who were ing high in |_Freddie Wilson, his Trainer. - Joa thi fooks'a bit heavy in the face.

er sdklieete = RQ ARG 110. + CS rad goa ae a wd ill inspite L..etroit’s. problems are a minor . league infield except. for | i wings cia. Toe heokis ont Bose ares THrow Wrench | com ki i th aiiniif wie od wig coe tits Pav Off — ti postponement. and took over the ‘Newhouser and Art Houtteman, both expected to be big winners. ng its : ’ ad “American Association 16nd on Washington has had good work from rookies Gil dud ud - ® For Accuracy

Into Television Crisis

Fighters Disclose Move to Form Organization

To Protect Them From Managers

By OSCAR FRALEY, United Press Sports Writer { NEW YORK, May 4—Boxing’s great television impasse reached a new crisis today and it's one which probably will send the fight! managers guild sci to the police for protection. lead on this In what to heresy, Middleweight Contender Steve deadlock them Belivise disclosed that the boxers were considering formation of an| rasta themselves against the managers. Shad

organization to protect thes of Primo Carnera! - ain if

. wouldn't be much of a bargain if - To brief you briefly, the man-|,, .'b.4 t; fight their way into

agers have a strike on against ’ { letdown ‘on the 20th Century Sporting Club, the garden. But with the man-| pastimers. [demanding 50+-per —cent—of the, ASers stripped of their muscles television receipts. The next Mad- the show would be sure to go’ ison Square Garden show is list- ° ed for May 14 and the guild intends to throw up a muscular

pr. 23." i For that reason, the Sain would like nothing better than trip the Indians in this series. It for three games and the Hoosiers are ahead of St. Paul The Saints are

with the Millers. cannot bump the

Préem. whose managers clipped him of millions ‘and ‘left

him broke and heart-broken,|

hice. 3 ne, against apy imported must really be laughing. Walt S0- Per Cont: (oy aan Ae (Oa | Cards Option Nelson

| But now comes the cruelist| ‘ (blow of all. Belloise revealed that! ST, LOUIS, Mo. May 4 (URI the fighters think their managers|,,.. optioned .on 24-hour recall are doing better than fair by... by the St. Louis Cardinals taking one-third of the fighters’, pochester of the International purses. So the men who do the League . Ped mauling go along with the idea Be a | that they should get 50 per cent College Golf of the television: receipts — but Bt want 90 percent of “that them- Michigan 23, Michigan State 7. h only 10 per cent for

It ca en ounitg and consternation along Jacobs Beach, Everybody knows of“the tender care and affection which these noble souls lavish on their boys. After all, the kid doesn't do anything but the fighting.

in eight games? | great pitching out of his oldsters when the double-headers plle up? . =]

pitching staff keep carrying the load for a team that has averaged bet Tour runs per game? If so, count the A's in as a first-division h outfit. ’ : {

They have the lowest team average in the majors, ,219. | over, Boss Joe McCarthy has gotten no help from Dave Ferriss, i Ellis Kinder, and Tex Hughson, who wefe supposed -to be big | Winners. ‘ i

ing how long they can get .400 -hitting out of Al, Zadilla, Bob Dill “hasn't mich else Dit ot ‘major league caliber. rd

Al-Zozar. The team goes wild on the base paths and y comeback is helping an already good pitching staff. isn't much else for Manager Joey Kuhel to get excited about. The White Sox—they just don’t figure,

Bill Voiselle-and-Charley Barrett also have shown up well. =

| an error by Bill Nicholson, gave the Cards their margin.

fond is

He defeated Bure in a return

The state commission passed a -ipew.-.rule. today : that promoters must commission 48 hours before all bouts all ring expenses. The money would include isalaries for -officials and - other

post with the

purses,

Amateur, Independent,

With Brooklyn, Manager Leo Durocher's big problem is ("8% posting a $2500 bond. keeping his young kids happy. There is definite dissension and | Latest entry yesterday was the 1p aqdition each fighter would Sami Pro Baseball | there couldn't-help but be a little with every position on the LOU Bromme car. from Los An-ipogt a forfeit of $1000 for failure; = 0 C po | club except catcher and shortstop open. : geles, an unnamed 4-cylinder|io make the 147-pound weight artinerile Hoo mnms or semi pe } .en" . *« w= un al to. pot iere limit -or failure to appear in ‘the organisa Por Information contact Can Surprise Teams Hold Early Hot Pace? =~ itor pre-qualification tuneups 1s Hing $a.0gnt Jp ANY TAIN ia SLA Tes et | NEXT BIG question is whether those’ ¢arly season surprise Slowing down, Jack Fortner Sr.iihe leading contender for Robin-|e "33 p.m in Beech — outfits, Cleveland and Pittsburgh, can keep up their pace. Will [Superintendent of SPeed WI ¥ison's crown, has been & profess| Navy besehail team will practice tae Cleveland keep getting the home run punch that has netted 15 (§Tounds, has started co Nl sional since 1045. He has lost once! mony *¢ § ». m- on Riverside Dias

of.the temporary garages for the bulging entry Hst, Steel tent frames are ' being| erected -east of fhe garage area, and crinkled tin will be enveloped |about these for the temporary

And will Pirate Manager Bill Meyer still get

At Philadelphia fans wonder will Connie Mack's fine young

: i , Sox, other than Williams ting? Bob Droeger of Greenfield, a) ¢ Fed rast hitting? imewcomer to the 2i;-mile oval,

had the Baldwin Special out for a warmup yesterday. The car's owners, Edgar Baldwin and Ralph Hoevner, both of Indianapolis, are anxious to get the mount in shape for pass his driver's

Will the Red

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Work of Rookies Big Help fo Washington

THE BROWNS, above their level in third place, are wonder-

test. ’ The Baldwin entry has a 22. fine. sam Duesenberg engine and

® For Target Practice ehnelder won TH TUE Sra Ga

r and Chuck Stevens. Without it, Manager Zack Taylor

SE For Milwaukee By United Press’ The "Milwaukee Brewers’ longball hitting brought victory over Louisville yesterday, 11 to 2, in

In the National, Manager Mel Ott has reason to wonder if he will keep geiting the good pitching that has come so unexpectedly, because if -he does,” with the Giant hitting that never lets up, the Polo Grounders could waltz in to the pennant. the only American Association

Cards Need Hitter Besides Musial Yer

MANAGER Billy Southworth of Boston already is out to | The Columbus at Kansas City answer one burning question—when will the outfield begin to hit? oon, was postponed ‘because of He benched Jim Russell and Jeff Heath for Danny Litwhfler |o5)q weather while the other and Mike McCormick, who WIT join the 303" clubber, Tommy “[{eams were not scheduled: === Holmes, the top batter, The, rest of the club looks solid—per- | A home run in the second and haps brilliant—with excellent pitching spearheading it. Johnny |,nother in the sixth inning acSain and Warren Spahn again look like 20-game winners and |counted for six of the Brews’ ‘runs at Milwaukee. Carden Gil-| With the Cardinals it is a question of when will somebody jenwater hit the first one with besides Stan Musial start hitting, -He is the only regular above |5 pajr of mates on board and 300. The Reds, Phils and Cubs, all getting good performances |jnjeider Johnny Logan duplifrom rookies in key positions, lack solidity but should be trouble [cated the blow in Milwaukee's makers in a red hot race. x |eight-run sixth inning. Norman ~The Giants got another superlative. pitcliing jobs last night [Roy went the route .for the winwhen Dave Koslo limited the Reds, to four singles in a 5-0-0 ners, limiting Louisville to four triumph at Cincinnati, Koslo, who had only one previous victory |gafeties, one of which was a against the Reds and five defeats. broke his jinx by outpitching [homer by Wally Dropo. Johnny Vandermeer, It was a scoreless due) yhtyl the hath 3 When J emt the Giants got three runs on singles by Jack rke, y Lockman and Bobby Thomson and a walk to Bill Rigney. Table Tennis The Cardinals topped the Cubs at St. Louis, 3 to 1. on a Indianapolis and Jeffersonville seven-hit pitching job by Jim Hearn. Two runs in the seventh |table tennis players will have an on singles by Del Rice, Hearn and Red Schoendienst, along with |inter-city match at the Dearborn Hotel Friday at 7 p. m.

Slicated in Horse Doping Case ‘Famed Jockey Arrested by Narcotic Agents; |'75 "2°50. in 1925 and Gallant

Fox in 1930—to equal a record Saliva Test of Horse Reveals Traces of Drug [broken only this past Saturday By STAN OPOTOWSKY, United Press Sports Writer -

by Eddie Arcaro. Sande also was the rider for the immortal Man|

Sande today faced the first blot of

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Ilustrating the ingratitude facing the “guilt,” consider the trials and travail as the managers labor

NEW YORK, May 4—Earl

O'War, who didn’t enter the

Accuracy with minimum noise, no

his otherwise spotless racing career—a federal charge of using|perpy.

£ dope to stimulate one of his horses. ; | In 1933, after riding 967 win- - dur-| ’ Thé handy-Andy who rode three Kentucky Derby winners du |nérs worth almost $3 million,

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ington’ at Howe an Crispus ‘Attucks. Friday, Was champs move out four-way meeting + and Manual. Broad vade Warren Ci champions, and Marion for the | Conference meet, entertain Ben Dav * Lawrence Centr: its sixth Mid-Sta

title on the Was path. So far onl) been able to put & runaway scoring Lawrence holds all league records.

HSH Stingy Wr Noblesville Hig mond men invaded ty yesterday ‘to be steady hitting Ci nine as eight oth

teams tested each

Brandon Bryant hit ball to lead At victory. Phil App Central turned in formance as the Plainfield, 3-1, on diamond. Apple 1 dozen Bin

along the route.

. and Dick Walker.

safety was a hom Ben Davis blank on the Redskins’ baugh homered fo the sixth, ;

Fights Carde South Side / ~The South Sk Center boxing te some of the state’ teur —cuffers tome

8:30 in the Motor 8. Pennsylvania 8

St. Paul and Minneapolis so far to teach their boys to fight. And recoil, no odor. 341; inches decline /to indicate the Redskins|the self-sacrifice entailed as they : are the league's Citation but they advise their bleeding charges to do think Skipper Lopez is piloting “80 in there and fight; he can't a well-balanced team g@hat has hurt us.” | that something “extra.” - « Actors Agents Get 10 Per Cent The Indians will riot test out! The rugged, broad shouldered

ing his two decades as’ a jockey, trainer and owner was charged | . in Brooklyn Federal Court with’ “possession of narcotic drugs used Sande retired as a jotkey and befor the stimulation of race Keogh said that Sande Was ‘ques- | came a trainer. Subsequently ne| horses.” - 'tioned by the commission, Thor. Decame an owner. . The case revolved around Big oughbred Racing Protective By- Yesterday, faced with his first ‘Stage..- a. Sande-owned Norse reau agents and Federal Nar- black mark, Sande said simply: “which won the third race at Ja- cotics Bureau agents shortly I've néver been in trouble be-

Other bouts will h son against Dick

vs. Al Long of M and Billy Mitche Howell of Jacksor

over-all length, 22 cal. or .177

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their rivals in the east until next pellgise ignores all that. And, maica on Apr. 21. Th 1 2 tore. ‘1 want to be cleared.” p ! . ANDER pr. ZL e Tacing after the Apr. 21 race. week, starting against Columbus with perfect honesty . ; a ———— AR . y. he contends: commission said a routine saliva| - gande. Mr. Keogh stated, ad- Coll TB En re vay. “As far as television is con-) test revealed traces of “an ophum mitted that the horse had been High School Baseball BLOCK'S Sporting Goods, wr ege Base nian diie Redskins had a vacation cerned fighters should . be - re-’ deriviate” in Big Stage'’s mouth. |given a “kola” stimulant fOUX pen Davis 5. Manual 0 in the A Furman 3, 1. fours ---f50M._the diamond. yesterday. as/garded as periormers.’ 1 “* Yestérauy -Sande-was--arrested|days before... he .race.. 10. 8peed Jarier, oot, CW Culll J 1 Rea ns bran ok iy Milwaukee to} You might delete those first six by Federal narcotics agénts in an'hinr up-.in ‘workouts... inns } Sricreridge- Cn tnotral Bet - . wags a Coo iWords of. his statement and ini _unprecedented move and hailed| Sande said his foreman sup-| > pid —— 'most cases he'd still be Hight. before U. 8. Commissioner Ed~ plied the drug then. but today oo... a ST , . [V) Alumni fo Hear {Which gives Belloise his cue from ward E. Fay. He waived exami-| Mr, Keogh ‘revealed that the TY : es $ CR aa

nation and awaited action by a/foreman)is not involved in the Federal Grand Jury. If tried and charges pending against the 49convictéd, Sande could get two to|year-old ex-jorkey. The charge five years behind bars. I Josseesion Je the drug, not First Case of Kind min seg : 4 Questioned by TRPB t marked “the first) iy IRE

the theatrical business. t Bo McMillin Tomorrow |, (itt Cc ve onty get 10 per| INN Bo McMillan has still another cent,” Belloise pointed cut, the| ACCUSED — For dinner date with Indiana Univer- rising wail of the wounded man- iv his_fwo decades. on the Caden BitY alumnl, - lagers forming . a -background| Me nN his Two CECATAs. BN 77 ipsa ADS SaEmet, IL athletic, direcior| crescendo, To American turf, Earl-Sande was and grid mentor who Is now gen-| “Well, Aghting {A UOHEORIHET Iw reste: te appesred A Rovae Ping iy Et Traces. of a case against| ~~ OC eral manager--and coach of the like the theatrical business and. terdsy before a U. S. com- oon re BS i¥ Bande popped UP Jast Weel WHR] «ee Detroit Lions professional foot- the managers should missioner af Brooklyn on made riminal Nhe told the United Press that he

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only get 10] N | ] p ros . } team, ik-| a a : ew York. Usually, the racing psq been questioned" by TRPE -t - ia SF TOmOrTOW 41 SI An. tavern Be erie nist. chores of possessing a stimu-- commissivn. handles - such mat-|ngents, At the -time ne sad. “1 > Eo sity’ Foundation "Dinner in the plea oT ing of I currents| lant “fo administer fo race ters —— : me —— [wisn “they would —get-—this| o) ol : Tr ls IAC. lly .the bull moose of the Broad- horses, U. '8. “Attorney - J. Vincent straightened out because it wt : j ST . way boxing industry in the ab- Butl : TS doing my name any good or 1S oin By Major Leade sence of "Uncle Mike Jacobs. Butler Nine Out these rumors. / . I rs {Strauss is. not-thelbest. manager. .| Before that, no breath of scan- i Nl . NATIONAL aE the 20th ever had but he must | 19," Avenge uv Defeat | : : L{dal sver en Jenily Brushed the : ecb Ed ¢ U AR H Pet i { utler's Bluesox were in Bloom- name o ar . Seven years ; ¢ g pu : » - sburyl 2 bo it t { » a ¥ y Bwards. Brookyn . 3 3 8 13 ‘An Baw Se a belt out of}, ston today trying for a dia-| ago he was cited by the jockeys : Westlake, Pittsburgh.. 11 37 7 15 408 h fight mond victory in revenge for the, guild as the jockey who had done . i Brontien : 83 i 493 acres it enough ee rants | 5-4 defeat here last week, Jack | { most for “fairness dnd true ? : AMERICAN LEAGUE . w..14| Bradford and Paul Bain were | NEW YORK, May. 4 (UP) =| sportsmanship” in racing. i O Tr vo G AB R WH Pet. with their managers, they would] lated for Bulldog found duty. | ; |" Sande has bee rt of turt eo 0 o foudreaq’ Cleveland . 8 33 [6 18 4% be a lot easier to talk to than the | Slated for Bulldog mound duty. |pairings for the seventh anbual) as leSh 4 Pa yal aria Louis 9 2M 4 15 441} : The track team was in Green-| |nistory for almost’ a generation Nlahror, New Yori... 2 2 1 18 iileharacters who stand in the 0 to race DePauw. - The Goodall nd RObin golf tour-i... "“te léft his native Little + Dillinger, st.” Loul s 11 43 corner. The boxers usually are), i. team will meet Purdue's nament ‘opening Thursday - at Falls, Idaho, in 1918 as a rodeo Coupes and

LIE 1 OME RUNS a lot handier with their hands:

Bollermarkers tomorrow for the Wykagyl country club in New| pider but soon was riding race Front Seats

r. Red 6 Will Red So 4 { Kelner Cimveiand 5'Vico. Timers ..... 4 than they are with their heads.. o.ond time. Butler won the first Rochelle were announced today horses in New .Orieans. 1 Plas ? ©oo . ol RUNS a ™ 14 icy Jou he ys, of Hi tie, 5-1. } by Aout Harold | He to rame, riding three “to ie Savin od . ts i s 3 4 Baur Rede 7 13 Mastal” Cardinals. 14 & at “In Ry ted fighters Friday and Saturday the Bull-| (JuB) McSpaden. Derby winners—Zev in 1923, Fiy-| . Williams; Red Box 14] ‘picket line. Imported fighters gogs will entertain Mid-American| Sixteen hand-pick profession- i BLUE POI

headed by Bobby Locke off » PLAY GOLF +=

| Conference foe, Ohio University, als,

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P. S. The Crassirizp SECTION of ibe

ob! AMERICAN ASSOCIATION nounced that pitcher Ray Yo-. — | Loulsville ..010 010 000 2*4 1/chim had been returned to Roch-

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