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By United Press TUCSON, Ariz, Mar 8—The champion Cleveland Indians todalg bore 4 closer resemblance to the one, big happy family of last Detober following the acceptance of terms by Pitcher” Bob Lemon, Becond Baseman Joe Gordon, Pitcher Gene Bearden and Utility nfielder Johnny Berardino, Cleveland's only remaining holdouts are Infielder R Roberto Avila id third-string Catcher Hank|™: "57 t{o 2 win over Bruce EdRuszkowskl. wards’ Californians.

Gordon, who received an esti- —— mated $35,000 plus a bonus which! TAMPA, Fla., Mar, 8—Kenny'

ould raise his earnings to $40, |Raffensberger, Eddie Erautt, and #000, called the contact the best'Walker Cress were named today ¥5¢ his career. Bearden also signed |to hurl for the Cincinnati Reds "hn bonus contract which could net|in their opening exhibition game him better than $20,000. Lemon|this Saturday against the Boston as understood to have received Red Sox at Sarasota.

he $25,000 he sought. CLEARWATER, Fla. Mar. 8— Berardino, who batted only .190, rhe Philadelphia Phillies were

ball banquet night in the school cafeteria will be Harry Geisel, former American League umpire.

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throwing with their cus- announced of gusto "Susto and the hitters ym Rallinger had arrived and News. Newspaper were just a satisfied with the Te was expected to sign his contract.[0f the city’ will select the most hs seemed satisfi re- also announced the Mel vajuablé player of the season. Manager Al Lopez credited all Rue: the” Sparling Now this good fortune on the fine New ung worked with the club for Orleans weather. “This is just frst time today. : about the finest weather I've ever! Rye and Ballinger's signing] experienced at the start of springiieaves but a.pair of Indians still training,” he said. on the laggard list. Catcher Fo Lopes said that the pitchers he/Clyde Kluttz and Ritcher Charlie |dsed for the batting practice to- Rushe have yet to ink their con-| NEW YORK, Ma¥; 8 (UP)— Villanova

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day were some of the rookies on|tracts. } the club who had worked the] Players now on hand for. theirepresent the adie Atlante dis ‘took a slight cut from his last|{100 per cent signed up today as| ; “year's wage. y -|Infielder Bobby Blatter, former: rookie camp in San Bernardino, Those who reported yesterday semi-final to fcontract. Blattner signed for a “|All The veteran Hurlers worked Hallett Jim Walsh; Bddie- Wolf, delphia—schoot -as~The brilliant spring showing |, 0 oo cono0 a er orin to ® | out a bit but did no serious throw- Bob Klinger and Curtis King. eats completed ° eastpo 8 ing. | Boston Braves was rewarded to- | The Indians started the day oft! Donle Bush, Ted Sullivan, Frank which begins at Madison Squa day when Manager Billy South- SAN BERNARDINO, Cal, with catch and pepper games and McKinney, and Ted McGrew, the Garden Mar. 21. Yale, Kentu the : club’s opening grapefruit, | rates were scheduled to spend cage.” |S and are staying at the La-| picked. : league game against the Brook- | today sharpening up their bat- Johnny Hutchings, the Indians’ fayette Hotel. Villanova has won 22 games Sain, the star of yesterday's | Manager Bill Meyer had | ers on correcting his pitchi tan Pirat ? + Ted. McBrew of Indi Tis Tooks on. The |Promiptu show for the New Or ‘Amateur, Independent anal Nout d | | 9 pitching stance as Pirate Scout Te cOrew ianapolis . ’ yr 3R intensive workout displayed | planned an intrasquad game | 1... 5, coring training at the Felco park in New Orleans, started practice ‘yesterday. {Stns fata 35d wowed thes with) Semi-Pro Basketball Groza, Combes Honored = for visitors A. B. (Happy) | ting practice instead. i ionals Send last nigh b 8 Cb 5 baseball commisgion- Celtics’ Pas Regi enough on the sidelines to Keep g¥ night [lie th the m: ter Alex Croza of Kentucky and tional League Umpire | SARASOTA; TFT MAE STH a ei ae oo TR Se Hit DEY: ar dl Jerre Proeavh Harry Combes of Anois. cu... . ro Na ne | Boston Red Sox still awaited; Cos ch fo > Hospital": ¥ Li 3 Bp Si oe {word today from Tommy O’Brien, 0 wh | J $ 107-86 ass State Borvine practice will follow‘ almost the Bilings she A Crserie a mont Ties cago Basketball Writers Associa~ PHOENIX, Ariz, Mar. 8—New former Pittsburgh Pirate out-| ver e ms e S, f BLOOMINGTON, Tad Mar. ol {same pattern as today's workout! Be BB Stout” Fila 8 » L h reated - tod 3 b The smooth passing attack of a basketball team is a joy to be- | much for William Rey,. assistant With more emphasis on the pitch- paons Anderson: 8:15, Moose EN. vs coach. to appear in the Chicago QLip) Durocher indicated - today missing from the Sox camp. ly, especially when it works. And when it does Work; it gets. a coach of Terre Haute State High/ing. [Ray Sale Studebassrs, “3:18, rey a Crome was. season. be 2 and Coach Don Gut-| Scores in the Cold Medal tourney last Croza was cited for his play in i gained at least a temporary re-ing from O'Brien, who was being 3X d night at New Augusta: Bden Te 8 prieve ‘from farm clubs. He said!given strong consideration for the Night and got sem Plenty of Points, 107 to be exact, while all the | Rey collapsed at the Blooming-|teridge worked the squad fairly! Ber Circle ads Hirer §7 xhco M4. Kentucky's 56-to-45 victory over 4 Unlike their two previous appearances at Butler Fieldhouse admitted to the hospital here/have indicated that more ‘hard po A winhats vil meet, for the champions iin! ‘to. the Big- Nine crown .in : mings, both 23, George Spencer, Birmingham of the Southern As-'up.n the Jets dumiped them, the Celtics last night floored as where he is still under treatment.!work is in store. while the twa jgers will pus 3 main a the main squad for, WEST PALM BEACH, Fila. Seen here in pro basketball. NothMar. 8—Phil Marchildon, veteran ing the Beaneaters did was| The Brooklyn Dodgers, who (who had a little difficulty seeing’ The passing attack was set up were held back by their lack of eye to eye with Manager Connje/DY Jim Seminoff, one of the best E got some hope of future slug- to be regaining his 1947 form. revolved around George Katan ing today from converted First- | He showed good control while/and Dermie O'Connell, two ex-| : i Hodges of Petersburg, Ind. day and sald afterward that he! The Jets did manage to stop boomed a homer over the cen- [felt none of the weakness that them once. That was when Celtic ® lead Peewee Reese's Colonels in tories last year, second string after building up a27t 20 first quarter lead. | ® ; The third quarter proved to be First Round NAIB Games ios tor ine ses “mey mt B88 1 ; : : . { points while the Celtics went wild § : Greyhounds Trip Connecticut Team, 72-59; | Points re toe cs x free . By JOHN RIDER, Times Special Writer — of the straggling Jets. iF KANSAS CITY Mo. Mar. 8~Two Indiana ‘teams, the Grey- The Celtics’ victory established tate, won their first round games ih the chase for what some con- Fieldhouse. ‘It was their first! der collegiate basketball's toughest title, the NAIB crown. =" iwin over the Jets here, they: be- % yesterday advanced to the second round by defeating Connecticut ter than 100 points on the local AR ” : — floor and the combined scoring! “Mexico College of Portales, 60-42. scored here. 5 Win From. Foul Line The Celtics hit 45 shots in 124 age while the Jets hit only 37 of Connecticut team both from the) 125 for a .296 average. field and from the charity stripe,, NEW YORK, Mar. g (UP)—|

| prions week in the Pirates training sessions number : 3 Cal. were Joe Gorski, Ed Bahr, Jack! The appoin t BRADENTOWN, Fla. Mar. 8 | [New York Giant, Inked his 1940 | ppointmen of Pitcher Johnny Sain of the {club president Bob Carpenter. v | The Indians official family, 'ern bracket for the competition worth nominated him to hurl | Mar. 8 — Tha Pittsburgh Pi- {then proceeded “to the batting {Pirates chief scout, are with the and Illinois previously were Iyn Dodgers at Miami, Sunday. | ting eyes. Indianapolis Indians Manager Al- Lope: (right) gives. Rookie Pitcher Ed Wolfe (left) some point. | 'rotind hurler, put on an im and lost three this season, four difféerent types of curves | but ordered a concentrated bat- | A Ha kk | pitching to the batters but did Sesulta of the eity Jdependent — CHICAGO, Mar, 8 (UP)—Cen- | Senor Lopez said tomorrow's sir 4, Stout Field. Rockets 4. ‘today were honored by the Chi- ® york Giants Manager Leo (The fielder, and the. only member| night's “schedule: 7.1% tion as the outstanding player and ke | § that four of his youngsters have Sox officials have heard noth-\t.,m 5 Jot of points. The Boston Celtics had one that worked last School basketball team. —, 3 that Bob Hoffman and Bill Jen- right-field job, He it .350 with| /ton gym Saturday night and was bard for .the first two days and tana 52. Tonight at 8:30 o'clock the De Paul-Jan. 22. Combes led the nl , and Gail Henley, 20, would re- sociation last season, Ismooth a Working combination as [ihe ‘consolation game starting at 7: %. (his second year as coach. ; VERO BEACH, Fla, Mar. 8— |Philadelphia Athletics pitcher, Wrong. home run power last season, Mack on terms, today appeared Play-makers in the league, and it baseman Gil Hodges. pitching batting practice yester- Holy Cross stars. § terfleld shrubbery yesterday to ‘caused him "to slip to' nine vic- Coach Doggie Julian put in his : : ® oosier Entries Survive The sears was 4h. acsienalr - 3d Quarter Disaster ! {the hoop only four times for eight! Indiana State Wins by 60-42 Count ‘throws to pull almost out of sight, hounds of Indiana Central College and the Sycamores of Indiana'someé néw pro records for the The Greyhounds, paced by Dwight S8wails, who netted 23 points,/ came the first ¢lub to score bet- | 8 Teachers’ College, 72-59. The a TT “SSycamores: gained the second of the two teams, 103, was the “round by downing Eastern New al ops most number of points ever £ The Greyhounds outscored the Scoring Parade attempts for a .362 shooting aver Undaunted, the Jets bounce

“but it was the free.throws that George Mikan, towering Minne-ipack into the fray-here-tomor-hit 26 APolis Laker center, continued to row night. Their opponents will! did the trick. Central : re-write the Basketball Associa-'pe the St. Louis Bombers. Last | yafield goals and 20 free throws iion of America record book t0- night's summary:

“while the teachers were getting gay ag he posted new all-time! Boston (100) Indianapolis (36)

25 and #. league marks for successful fie : ig 1t pt fe pf . Swails, who led the scoring, au and ERE 108 Rice ld Pot $ 3 § Hamilton. f 3 1 4 and Harley Griffith, controlled!” Mikan broke Joe Fulks’ all- Farbman, { : ’ 3 Byrnes, ¢ 3 : ] _ the backboard hoth offensively time BAA individual scoring Spector, 0° 0 Tis, 1326 “and defensively. The Greyhounds, record for a single season two Kinney. s $ 3 3 Bekrid : 2 : falthough winning by a comfort- weeks ago and all his latest feats O'Connell g 8 1 2/Kirk g $32 ‘able margin, shot the lowest per- erased records held by the Phila- |Seminod, sa 8 3 2 .g 0.3 1 Lcentage from the field they have delphia Warrior star. Including|ssersky.s 4 1 3 {

“Whit this year, 23L° THis low games played Sunday, Mtkan had TH - ’ Total a 17 18] tals mun average led Greyhound Coach made 502 field goals, breaking| Bald. axore BY a or [INS SAngus Nicoson to remark after the mark of 475 set by Fulks in Pontfy nore" ''" nan 3%! . Ifthe game: 1946-47, and his 486 free throws! .Free Throws Missed—Doll, Kaftan 3, a “The boys can play a lot bet- broke the previous high of 439 Kinney 2. Nostrand, O'Connell “|

“ter basketball than they did to- {sunk by Fulks two years ago. | Officials=~Phil Fox and Bd Boy fay.” t Mikan led the individual scor- Pro Basketball . The Greyhounds tomorrow will{ing parade with 1470 points, and ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA dpe Hamline who yesterday ex-|also had the best average per] STANDIN

college, 60-42, but the vietory taken more than 300 shots. He| . RESULTS LAST ight cost them In the long rum. {had connected with 435 per Sony) Boston 107. a 107, INDIANAPOLIS 8. Their high scoring all-American (of his fleld goal tries, Duane Klueh suffered a recur- —————————

rence of an old back injury and Hartz, Rose Take Off Crusaders Trip [Coach John Longfellow is afraid oy, ‘Landwriting’ Jaunt Manchester, 68-63

she won't be able to use him very Times State Service | os Slate Service gmuch. | SOUTH BEND, Ind. Mar. 8—| NORTH "MANCHESTER, Mar. I Bob Royer led the Sycamores ga ry Hartz, former auto racing|8—Valparaiso University's bas-| | to victory scoring 17 points. State|cpampion, and Mauri Rdse, three ketball team splurged. in the sec-| got away to an early lead and|time winner of the Indlanapolisiond half to defeat Manchester “then coasted to victory. The half- | Speedway 500-mile race, began a College $8-63. A . ftime score was 37:22 State. Sum-|9000 mile “landwriting” jaunt last] The Crusaders built up a 13-| }« mares: Tuesday. | point advantage after the lead K Indiana Central an Connecticut ) fl The pair will follow roads from had changed hands 10 times dur-!| Pi Amarillo, Tex. to Miami; Fla. |ing the first half.

An ht 1 Pas h t ¥ % 8 MceGratl 0 ohnsen, Stevenson, § 2.3 oPinney t 3 i which- ‘will spell “Drive Safely”| Veiparaise. yA Manchester (43) | | walls, 7 9 4Massa | fg ft Roberts, f 1 0 2 Detrick, f o a son the map. The tour will wind| Scheoer, ¢ 5 Hyde. f $5 " i Robertson, f 1 0 0/Cogan, { 0 1 1p late in April. Sehie be ‘ 1 0 1Lozier 1 01 WE Griffith, ¢ 5 § 4Carlson, eo k iol r, 3 0 B5|Spencer, f 20 BE Rievins'f 0 © Olinderson.t © o of FAarts sales engineer and traf-| | Ma 1 1'38aeT i111 ME McBride,g 7 0 2Canavarig 10 0 i/fic expert for the Studebaker Neon ¢ 2 0 0Beck, eo 24 4 “ Fobimaon ¢ 8.4 oi 3.0 3Corp., recently made a tour ofi ater. 6 :t 33 rr 389 ¥ oo ~ «= ~|the northern states spelling out!Besn. g 8 6 2Weaver,g. 0 0 3 Totals 26 20 13] Totals 25 do “Studebaker” on the highways. | Metasit, § 8 3 4McKee g 113 8 Score at Half—Indiana Central 37, Con Harper, § 01 per, 5 5 4 3 necticut 33 |Fruce, g 1 01 Free Throws Missed—Stevénson, Swails Ww — a 3 Roberts 2, Blevins, Massa §, Deltrick 32, Former hite Sox Star Totals Tu P Totals WII Cogan 2, Carlson 2, Anderson, Canavyari. | Half-Time Score—Valparaise 29,

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q fg ft pfl ! 2 Kiueh la ’ § 1% Wallis, f ; § "i CHICAGO, Mar. 8 (UP)-—Bill|2 3 Metcalf 4, Harber, Jide 4; Lozle { 8 McDonal ‘ Or 1 | encer, , Wi , fi McDonald, #89 Sicresmer.t 1 3 §(Cissell, former Chicago White rues or ; eaver . Ey i Rooper, t 1 1 3iDunning, 8 0 3 3 Sox shortstop, fought for his he " ee | tmich, @ er, in an oxygen tent today. 8 Hans. o 221m o 03 i Reessewskig 2 patration, ¢ 001 Mercy hospital. attendants said AM-PLUS of Walker, g 2 |Smith. g . that Clssell, 45, was in a serious i ‘2 Royer, 8 1.3 +0 ATTE a Woolses, g 40 3Brows. ¥ o o o condition after suffering a heart! BA 'ERIES BL Fotals 23 I. Totals Ti 7c 17/attack. He had ‘the attack after 8 Months

# * Score at) Balt—-Indiana State 37, Eastern being completely cured of a nerve UR New 5 Free Throws Missed—Kiueh 4 Powers 2. lcondition in both legs which pre-| SS pimmich 2. Wallis, -Chisum 3, Dunning 32,| vented him from walking.

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