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Clearing Skies Lift Gloom for Opening | Of Season Tomorrow! J} By CARL RL LUNDQUIST

NEW YORK. Apr 17 Clearing

“For.

the big league baseball map today, lending hope that there can be aj gala beginning to the combined diamond-golden jubilee season of, ° the majors tomorrow afternoon. Most of the clubs went through their final paces in exhibition games yesterday in bright but crisp weather, and even though temperatures still are expected to| be below normal in the East and! Midwest, there is “likely to id little of the rain, snow, fog, cloud-|

Beast Wins

” ‘Jaunty Jimmy Demaret, {trousers and all, was bidding today to match the longest success |streak of his brilliant golfing ca|reer,

{swinger in the pro ranks, (happy-go-lucky star from Ojai, |Cal., game when he followed up his Masters triumph-with-a win yess {terda

{him within one of tying the three-{in-a-row he chalked up back -in {1940, Jimmy. gets that chance in the medal play division of the Cava{lier Tournament starting at VA . |ginia Beach, Va.,

{two in a row,” after hanging up his 270 = 14 strokes under par {North Fulton by four strokes over Sam Snead and Jim Ferrier.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES (Ex-Umpire From Missouri

“To Pitch Majors’ First Ball

club the

Currently the hottest.

in the North Fulton Open. The two straight victories put

fr—the—Tote—ofr —tavorite, of course, is blond Frank Strana-

just 10 years ago. And

on Saturday. “It certainly feels good ‘to wir chortled Jimmy

By ANDREW TELLY, Scripps-Howard Staff Writer What's a few naughty names to a guy who used to be an umpire? Open, Eyes Another of the Washington Senators announced that Mr. Truman will throw pink tomorrow, PINEHURST, N. C.. Apr. 17 Missouri he also wore eyeglasses himself a blue serge suit and took ment gets under way today with Did pretty well at it, too. At the match play. ushed—off hospitals. And this despite the brilliant final round against Har- then stood by them, core hell, Ward is not on hand to plague Nobody knows yet whether Mr. said he had to pass this one up row. because he's the first ambi- - to win the Intercollegiate tournament next In 1947 he tossed left-handed. but

Truman Revealed as Former Arbiter Golf on | . WASHINGTON, Apr. 17—No wonder President Truman doesn’t] The Republicans should have realized it all along, but the Long Success Streak “7 |out the first ball for the opening 136 to Tee Off It seems that when the Pres(UP)—The Golden jubilee North 8nd the boys wouldn't let him up the hazardous profession of was again at the peak of his @ "Mob scene” as 136 swingers least there are no records extant han, Toledo, O. The bobby-soxers’ fact he was known as a “sticker” vie. Ward Jr. of the University high water or pop: bottles. -Stranahan- again, however. — The Trimanis—going to throw right in order to get enough time off dextrous President ever to perweek. in 1948 he had the photographers

As Plans Are Set for Opening of Season seem to mind all those scoldings he gets from his political opponents. | _Takes North Fulton secret didn’t come to light until today when President Clark Griffith ATLANTA, Apr. 17 (UP) - of the American League season In Southern Meet ident was a callow youth out in ond South Amateur golf tourna- play on their ball cub, So he got calling balls and strikes attempt to qualify for a Spot. in of him being rush to—any idol won the title last year in a —an ump who made his decisions, of North Carolina. Left or Right? nation intercollegiate champion or left handed—or “oth—tomorfrom college for the Southern form at this opening ceremony. But Stranahan better not think 2P0Ut crazy vhen he threw one

Burly Clayton Heafner of Char-

[lotte, N. C., leader after the sec- pag o ball out right-handed and a sec- | going to have a breeze, for iness, and generally miselabie lond round, wound up fourth with n1unty of top-notch niblick wield, ©Nd With his southpaw. Then. last conditions that have plagued the| {278. Australian Norman Von Nida r< ave in there swinging. year, he came up with a spitter.

athletes for the past two weeks.

|and Herschel Spears of Hunts- po , y , Me One thing i sure } : sh g them are Jimmy Mec ing is for sure, though The openings this year have {ville, Ala, tied at 280. At 218 were yao of Philadelphia, the Walker —the guy ‘who catches the pitch more than the usual significance, Fred Hawkins of El Paso, Tex. cyp star, and Waltér Cisco of i5 going to know he caught it. because ‘the venerable National and Bob Toski of Northampton, Louisville,” Ky.. runner-up to Mr. Griffith says Mr. Truman is

League—cornerstone of organized baseball—is observing its 75th continuous year of operation. The American League which: came| into existence. a quarter of a century later, then promptly | made up for lost time, will be of a broken foot, followed Demaret the entire opening up its 50th year. | him win, Dodgers Near Front . If there are any sizzling finishes, this year, it is likely that the on Spur ourlin oO S e

teams which will be in the midst

Jimmy Demaret, winner of the North Fulton Open golf championship, took time out yesterday to say a word to his most faith | ful follower, little George Kyle lll. George, on crutches because

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Red Sox in the American. They are. the heavy choices of odds-|

Ed Lamperski's 632 Series Only Other “Honor. Count Recorded in Night's Firing

By GENE LAWSON

in the ‘two leagues and behind them there is little agreement. The St. Louis Cardinals, Bos- The closing of the Traveling League certainly put a dent in ton Braves, and Philadelphia 1g 1504) Sabbath bowling picture.

in Pailies oI] are guy Jay by Don Spurlin emerged as tops among-the male contingent by

Champion Yankees, Detroit Ti- virtue of his 635 series with the Darko Cleaners mixed circuit at gers and Cleveland Indians each Pritchett’s. Ed Lamperski wasn’t too far behind that figure as he have about the same Suthers Of pelted 632 sticks over in the Dezelan CYO Senior mixed loop. supporters in the American. No one else turned in anything __. . Possibly an omen is that in resembling an honor count. both leagues the champion teams will take up tomorrow exactly, The Fraternal Order of. Police where they wound up the 1949 league, of Cincinnati, saw an seasons. The Yankees go to Bos- amazing feat accomplished a few ton to play the Red Sox in a re- Weeks ago. ” newal of hostilities that found] Ray Eilerman, who rolls with them winning two in a row from the District Three team of that! the Bean Town belters at the fin-/circuit, converted the tough 7-10 ish of the 1949 race in order to split in a recent loop game. On| win the American League flag. {his next attempt he scored a ‘Official’ Opener {strike and then proceeded to conAt the same time the Dodgers vert the 7-10 again. go back to Philadelphia to play the pesky Phillies who bothered

was only the third bowler to turn | {the trick in a single game. Eiler-| man joins Phil Irving; Port Huron, | Mich., who did it in 1936 and Karl Adler, Detroit, found the range in 1940.

Here's an interesting note. A total of 51,090 pins weighing 85| tons will be used in the ABC| tournament which opened Satur-| day in Columbus, O. In addition, approximately 27 tons of equip- “| ment—paper, score sheets, adding According to American Bowling machines, typewriters and scales w sed. em no end all last year and|CorEvess Suites esos, Ray(wil be wear. x, who extended them into hectic 10-| 600 BOWLERS (MEN) Evelyn Lawson, Western Electric Mixed inning final before Brooklyn Was po, gouriin, Darko Cleaners Mixed .. 635 Mickey Specht. CYO Senior Mixed

- Lela Surp, Darko Cleaners Mixed 524 able to wind up its pennant cam- Ed Lamperski. CYO Senior Mixed $32 Pat Hunt. Riviera Continental Mixed fully in the last day Bob Alexander, Sunday Night Mixed 617 Ruth Lehmann. Saturday Mix a wy Su ! Massiore. Prosress Laundry Mixed oa Mabel Skinner. Darko Cleaners Mixed of last seaso!

ry onnelly, Arlington Super Market 607 Ann Bateman, Darko Cleaners Mixed 501 Ww ere Presi- BA Sonn Darko Cleaners Mixe 604 OTHER LEAGUE LEADERS (WOMEN) | At ashington, wh Tom McQuinn, Sorleqs Dairy" 603 Vonda Hidy, Sunday Night Mixed 89

dent Truman will make the

opening of the season

jErapeis Babbitt, Ft. 8a. Tavern Mixed 487 ara Rogers, Delaware Social Mixed 486

OTHER LEAGUE LEADERS Ba n. Ft. Square Tavern Men 592 Pat CE larive Delaware Social Mixed 479

(MEN) “official” {Larry Lehma

n the first ball an | Abe Schuchman, Bethel Merrs Club 3 Olive Flint, Pt. Square Tavern Mixed 471] by. throwing out h th bi Eddie Reed, Saturday Mixe 9 Marion Bradley. Fox-H Hunt Mixed 454 hour after most of the other big Mark Havord. Lyons Texaco So id 378 Rose Bauman. i. Sunday JSesreation 446 ectric x erry ir tric 00Se league games have begun, there oo. Goodwin. Link. Belt Sunday 514 Mary Ben Blevensor Sr Hoeh or ix $03 ‘will be poignant memories of a Ben Veatch, VFW

ry Reifin, Delaware Social Mixed 1050 SCRATCH TOURNEY |

Har glorious past and sentimental pili Carver, Pt Sauare Tavern Mixed 548! (Pens Alleys) support for one of baseball’s| Kenneth Fiy, Ll. Suday Recreation ' . 546 Days Clea 2791-579—3370 Bob Dilley, Ft. Square Tavern Mixed 540 Zittrin Truck: Lines 2946-393—3339 grandest gentlemen, 86-year-old Slim Hendricks sfigly; Tavern Mixed 333 Hap's 2888-393 —3281 | . unior Xe an ik Connie Mack. [Bill Clark. Western Electric Mixed . . 509 Arts Marathon 713-103-190

The white-haired leader of the

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year in baseball, fervent hope that this year's team will bring him that -“one| more pennant” he has dreamed about ever since his 1931 pal Kegler Tilts brought him the last one. Indianapolis women The A’s don’t look on paper as. if they have the wherewithal to/have captured all four do it. But they should be vastly tournament championships superior to their opening day op-/the second consecutive year. ponents, the Senators, who are In the tourne d one of the saddest looking clubs Muncie. Mil y ended last night in baseball. Their best hope for 'M Muncie, Milano Inn of Indiangetting out of last place is a new apolis won the team title with manager, Bucky Harris, who in 2752. They rolled Mar. 19. -Hilda more than a quarter of a century Groene] and Frany Snyder pulled

as a pilot, never has had a last place Ream. down the doubles championship

Philadelphia Athletics will be ob- wums Bran. Darko Cleaners izes sor Bite S28 a serving his own golden jubilee pat othy Lazo. tor ectric fixed 549 Fred Schilling 640 g 6 | and it. is his — lctory Clegners 548 Bert Bradley 38)

Local Women Grab Parsons Wins ‘Midget Race on West Coast POMONA, Cal., April 17 (UP)—| ational big-car racing champion | state johnny Parsons put in his bid for for the American Automobile Assn. midget racing crown by speeding to a-half-lap victory in a 100-mile National Midget Championship race here. .

The Van Nuys, Qal., driver sent his tiny car ever 200 grueling laps on the Los Angeles County Fair-|

bowlers N

There is more than the usual in- with their 1147, also rolled grounds’ half-mile dirt track in! terest attached to the New York Mar. 19. one hour, 34 minutes, 39.71 sec-| opener between the Braves and| The singles crown went to Onds yesterday to finish half a

lap ahead of Manuel Ayulo of] Burbank, Cal. Parsons’ share of the purse was estimated at t $1500.

12-Club Net Loop

the Giants because these teams Dutch Newton of Marott Shoes engaged in baseball's biggest off- With 612, and Milano's Marge season trade and both managers Skeiton won the all-events with feel they got the better of it.[1696. Whether Leo Durocher of the, Hickman -Whirlaways, Giants got the speed and drive to Saturday night, was offset the slugging power he gave, threat to Mijlang “opto UBITY “Sotithworth” “tf the the Braves is a big question and this 2544 for third place. opening series may produce some + important evidence. The Cardinals are doing something different — they're opening! up at night—the first club in the] majors ever to do so. ‘Time was] when the Cardinals attracted at-| tention by having the finest array Detroit Red Wings, a long way of players in He Natjonal League from serving up their Stanley Cup! ut this year they mig! ave to . battle to stay in the first division. playoff series with New York, They play the Pirates who have|!00k time off today to cock a little else to boast about but Ralph | happy eye toward future teams. Kines, the slugger he ii hei Leading the Rangers by only out this year to brea abe Ruth's i record of 60 homers in a ‘single a single game after three contests | season. in the best-of-seven playoff, the The clubs that have fought it Wings might be considered impetout for last place the.past two uous for gloating over as-yet-un-years in the National, the Cincin- porn seasons. nati Reds and Chicago Cubs, play in the other opener at Cincinnati. In the other American League. openers, the Tigers and Indians who have long been natural rivals | pe going to be hot stuff in the and who are both legitimate flag] uture. I mean next year, and contenders this year, open up at|the.¥ ay after that, and beyond Cleveland while two second divi- "av 100 sion weaklings, the Browns and “We've got reserves, and those White Sox, are hoping to launch reserves got just what it takes.” better days at Chicago. | eT Te eT fete 'Golfing Briefs

Two teams tied with #9s in the t the Pleasant Run Golf Sourse Jesitrday. the, ump

rolling the last

CHICAGO, Apr. 17 (UP)—The |Nationdl Basketball Association {probably will be reduced to a 12team league and a new subsidiary jcircuit formed at next week's] informed |

Red Wings Eye

Future Teams

DETROIT, _ NBA meeting here, Apr. 17 (UP)—The sources said today.

| Reduction of the NBA to a two-, division league and formation of | a new circuit were discussed at a secret week-end meeting. NBA] President Maurice Podoloff said the planning was “very preliminary.” . ~) One source said two present NBA members, Sheboygan and Waterloo, probably would be in-| cluded in the new league, which ‘spokesmen refused to classify as! a “minor” circuit. Mentioned as other possible members were Des, Moines, Ia., Racine, Wis., Graf) Rapids, Mich. and. and Sandusky, O

3 Heavyweight Mat

Events Set Tomorrow | A three-bout, all-heavyweight {pro grappling card is scheduled for tomorrow night in the Armory ring, with Jim Londos,

Curtis Turner Wins 4 “Golden Greek,” slated to Eubank and Pete Frank finished in oa tangle with Frank (Bozo) Brown, ol

| “The reason we're winning this | playoff,” Wings Manager Jack [Adams said, “is the very reason

Herat Williams, Tony

150-Mile Auto Race 17 deadlock with a team made up of

LANGHORNE, Pa, - Apr. (UP)—Curtis Turner, Roanoke, Ba Vorware. Jon Draper” won biind par of ig Angeles; Va., covering the 150-mile course . . in two hours, nine minutes, 40:98! ARS teams tied for gop hb honors in the| Lone Eagle will oppose Jack | econds, yesterday won the stock Sieve yesterday “itn gurney at Sou 4 Brien, and Billy Sandow will] car Grand National Circuit race, One posed of Bob Green. face. the Great Jo Jo in other! signed by!

arl Liew. ¢ ¥ ‘Harold “Putton and Geor Gress ang A Manhmaiee Bly Thom. |

in the main;

ree e other had "Orville Brown, |clashes on a ‘card e Stonehouse. Glenn

Sorholt #8 members.

-horne Speedway.

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Mass., mont, Pa., and Lloyd Mangrum of Chicago tied at 282. —

to Robert McCoy of Atlanta,

‘with an 18-hole pro-amateur, event

2742-420-3171|

Whirlaways A am a Proposed -in-NBA |

while Ted Kroll of Phil- gtranahan last year in the West- the hardest thrower of the ern Amateur, ? presidens. beginning with Wil-

liam Howdrd Taft, who've tossed

Pence Attends Conclave the first pitch in the last. 37 years.

Times State Service PILOT UNHU RT IN CR. ASH LAFAYETTE, Apr. 17—Prof. CORYDON, .Apr. 17 (UP) - O. Pence, Purdue University Pilot Roger D. Kelly, Elizabeth, extension agronomist, left today walked uninjured from an acci-

all

Amateur honors with 284 went who rode around on a motor scooter because he has luekemia. The Cavalier Tournament starts M.

| on Thursday and an unusual for Tyler, Tex., where he will rep- dent that demolished his light “specialists” match on Friday. csent Indi ( plane. State police said the plane The 54-hole medal tournament F6Sent Indiana at a conference cy...i some trees and crashed

consists. in 18 holes. Saturday and of states to discuss ways of mak: near. Elizabeth. yesterday as Mr: | 36 on 38 on Sunday. NE test farms more effective. Kelly flew alone.

MEN YOU LIKE

A blinding storm. A wreéked car. A mother deep in shock. In her arms a horribly hurt little girl —in danger of bleeding to death. Lloyd Reisner, edging his truck cautiously through the deluge, stares through the windshield. ‘His air-brakes check his momentum as his alert eyes see the wreck.

Pulling off the road, Reisner jumps from his cab.

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Second, for this deed and for his

- * trucking industry’s 1950 Driver of the Reisner gave first aid; his training and in- ree * struction as a truck driver had given him the instinct to do the right thing in a crisis. He picked up the child ; vainly tried to flag passing motorists. Finally, in desperation, he commandeered a car-and holding the little girl in his arms, applied pressure to the-throat arteries to stop the dreadful hemorrhaging. Then and not until then — with the little girl safely hospitalized and her life saved — he went on about his job. * * To Lloyd Reisner, truck driver, came two rewards:

brother” qualities which the trucking i

of highway safety.

Buena Vista, Colorado, who ran 7

injured group of motorists,saving their

Press War Dead

|—American correspondents Kkilled| The gro

First, this letter: “I went to the doctor today and he said I am getting along fine.

be careful so nothing will happen to you. (signed) Your little friend, Barbara Jean.”

years of competent, safe, accident-free driving for the Hancock Truck Lines Inc., dianapolis, Ind., Lloyd Reisner was selected from among hundreds of candidates as the

Because he symbolizes the competent “big

try strives to instill in its drivers, Lloyd " Reisner stands out as one of the “Men You Like To Meet.” He was selected by a panel of distinguished judges, outstanding in the field

Last year’s. winner, Martin Larson of St. Paul, Minnesota, saved a trapped car driver from certain death by freezing. Siw

Thé year before, it was Verl Langford of

down a mountainside to bring help to a badly

[Halsey Honors

tions opening the 21st

Speaks at Dedication gion of the Indiana Ce |Churchwomen tomorrow in

Of Memorial Tablet hh GLENDALE, Cal, Apr. 17 (UP) wednesday.

up of fn World War II gave their lives women, in addition to Mrs. for democracy and “belong to the Who serve the board of the nation,” says Retired Fleet Adm. council and are onthe Ww program, are: Mrs. W illlam F. Ha'sey Jr. Baumheckel, Mrs, D. J. Hend Speaking at the dedication of a son, Mrs. Ralph L. Holland, seven-foot bronze tablet honoring I. Albert Moore, Mrs. Edna 44 newsmen killed in the war,! [tin and Mrs, Carl Schopp.

Adm. Halsey said: “These men belong to the na- Howe Jo Girls

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combat dead.” On Radio Program

Adm. Halsey sald war sop respondents were successful blunting the enemy's propog: , attacks by reporting accurately. By ART WRIGHT Nine girls from. Howe High ‘Educate Downtrodden’ School — the Harmonettes—will “Behind the Iron Curtain there appear “on - the ABC network is a great and undoubtedly seeth- broadcast of the Music With The chafing Have Girls next Sunday at 30 p. m. from Ft. Wayne.

Nh] and raaio to pierce the Iron Curtain. It is up to today's newsmen, he said, to combat propoganda dnd lies about) democracy.

Aad He-urged-the pres:

ing mass of humanity under the yoke of enslavement,’ he said. “It must be our stead- They were winners last night fast purpose to do everything in in ‘the Hormel “Showcase” at our power to educate these down. WISH, the finals in The Timestrodden people so that they may WISH Talent Hunt. free themselves The singing group consists of

The Admiral urged a ‘strong Betty Payton, Bobbie Jeanne Navy built around a core of Taylor, Pat Cullings, Jane Koten, large carriers, Small aircraft Nancy Johns, Carol Simons, carriers, he said, are eflicient| Margie Little, Martha Bolte and antisubmarine ships, but wars Babs Weesner, the accompanist, are not won by such defensive They are seniors except Miss

tactics. Koten andgMiss Simons, who are Attacking enemy bases is the juniors. only. war to fight undersea Public Admitted Free, raiders, Adm, Halsey said. | The public will be admitted free Co-sponsors of the memorial to the coast-to-coast broadcast in were the Greater Los Angeles|the Quimbey Theater. The Horand Forest Lawn Press Club. mel Girls show will be broadcast Among names on the tablet sere through WISH. are those of Webb Miller, Jack, The Harmonettes won over Frankish, John J. Andrew, Harry| ‘our other acts selected in audiL. Percy and Brydon Taves of|'ions of the talent hunt. Judging

the United Press; Ernie Pyle and| vas by audience applause. Raymond Clapper of. Scripps | "WISH will broadcast a records Howard Newspapers, and Fran) | | ng, of last night's appearance of Prist- and - Carl Thusgaard- fre -five--finalists—in--the Patent

of |Acme Newspictures. § Tunt at 7:15 p. m. today.

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Some of these drivers have over a million miles of accident-free driving. They are safe, courteous and trained in first aid, often by the American Red Cross.

They are Men You Like To Meet.

Next time you are in trouble on the highway, chances are it is the truck driver who will‘offer help. He does it freely, willingly — without hope of reward. But if you were to nominate him for “driver of the month” in a letter to his employer or to the association named below, he would appreciate it. And so would we. . We are proud of the performance of the

men who drive the Nation's trucks. They are Men You Like To Meet.

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