Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 April 1952 — Page 35

THURSDAY, APR. 24, 1952

24, 1952

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¢ By United Press Skinny Southpaw Bob’ Cain's revenge was sweet and complete today but only after he and the Browns had shaded Cleveland's

Indian triumph over the Tigers last July 1. For Feller, there wis the heart - breaking thought of what might have been. For

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| fabulous Bob Feller, 1-0, in a little Bob Young's leadoff sin- | -double 1-hitter—the most spec- gle in the first inning—which } tacular pitching duel in the Rookie Left Fielder Jim Frid-

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major leagues in 35 years, Not since May 2, 1917, ‘when Fred Toney of the Reds and Jim (Hippo) Vaughn of the Cubs matched no-hitters for nine innings had two rival pitchers come so close to no-hit immortality in the same game, The Reds won that famous duel of yesteryear, 1-0, when they got two hits and scored with the aid of an error in the 10th inning. .

ley misplayed into a triple that led to the game's only run—-spoiled his bid to become the first pitcher In baseball history to hurl four nohitters,

Feller shares the current recs ord of three no-hitters with Denton (Cy) Young and Law- ’ rence J. Corcoran, = Ww . FELLER, however, could gain some consolation from the fact that he increased his major league record for one-hitters to 11, three more than Addie Joss, another Cleveland immortal, pitcher.

Lead; Plays Birds Here Tonight

By EDDIE ASH Times Sports Editor

Although the Indians lost undisputed possession of first place.last night, as they were kept idle by wet groviids and cold weather, while Milwaukee edged St: Paul and tied for the league leadership, the home boys are unlikely to,

» » IT required the spectacular duel to steal the spotlight from another astonishing event: The victory. seventh in eight starts for the Browns, moved them

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"be thrown off stride,

The way the Redskins look at it, sharing the American Associa-| tion's top rung, with the defend-

pitching into the upper right | field seats at Comiskey Fark, It landed not far from Johnny Rigney,

farm director of the |

into first place.in the American | sLeague race, * The failure to pitch a nohitter last night hardly weighed

The hit that ruined Feller's no-hit bid and also led to the run that beat him was a line drive to left center field by

| > ' Young, little, left-handed hition White Sox, and Frank Lane, | heavily on Cain's mind. For A © I hath D oc Sox general manager. Both | him, the victory was enough to ting second baseman, in the thing 0 crow| autographed ‘he ball for Luke | make up for the fact that he frst inning. about. And fans and sent it to him. “Quit bunt. | was the victim of the third no- Fridley had no chance to Shoe — * we ing,” was Rigney's inseription. | hitter of Feller's career--a 2-1 catch the ball on the fly but that way, 00. (MUCK FRENCH, the,

since Milwaukee 4..nonslis Indians’ general — generally h a 8 a06r has heen deluged with calls been picked 10 from fans who claim “they alrepeat as King of ways parked under the ree.” He the league. The gajd there would have: to be at Indians meet the least 12 trees to match ‘he num-| last-place Red ber of calls. According to his i-

an of

Credited to Veeck

By PAUL DIX ; United Press ‘Sports Writer

ST. LOUIS, Mo., Apr. 24—The St. Louis Browns crowed |

Eddie Ash

Birds under the Victory Fleld) —~ lights tonight and this is the club

First game Sunday’ s

Browns' New Spirit |

| doubleheader here with Louis- t Pet, GB | New York at Ros OOSIER hot-rod enthusiasts will they defeated three straight in ville will be telecast via WFBM- happily today over their Jefeat of big Bob Feller in a record- |i} DIANAPOLIS ....... ' ent AY ZR Bitolrat Bi. Lown tights H od will gather tonight at Columbus last week, Lloyd oo 0 1.9) 30 p.m. 2 sees 8 M1 | Philadsiohis at Wasiineton (night), the Athenaeum for a dinner meeting nf the Indiana section Dickey, who was slated to -pitch| __ orl 'breaking pitching duel that saw only one hit tapped out by fr ire Kit i i AGE of the Society of Automotive Engineers. ; I . against Toledo's Mud Hens last terpretation the tree and grass each team. goles is" 23 § 8 di] gGueinnail at Chicago, dH. Smith tory of sta night before the inclement weath- roots sector comprises the $a But the Cleveland Indians, who RT 3.8 42 3'2] Brooklyn at Philadelphia (night), Lelan . , secretary of state, will head a delegaer togk over, is to be sent to theistricted parking area” At Victory, dropped the 1 to 0 thriller to Left- AMERICAN. LEAGUE | St. Louis at Pittsburgh (night) tion of state, city and county Tribe mound tonight in the first/Field, reserved for press, radio, pander Bob Cain, were in such ° Bt. LOUIS +.iyiisvass ib Bi a ho RESULTS YESTERDAY officials who plan to attend the of thé brief two-game series with doctors and club employees. | t d last night that BE Neane Ls rans saa. T4.Mm meeting. They will discuss a pro- Purdue Or ens. K-| 2 a a nasty moo Cleveland : ... ob Bi 8 © AMERICAN ASSOCIATION tdent prevention: Manager Johnny Keane's Buc | THE NEW ad tv | Manager Al Lopez tossed photog- Wainineion ‘ i {3% 3 Miwsukse’ TL ona. 1 ? gram of accident preven sign sa ric : IRE PRUE LE i 5 PE a Birds Also met up With tou] tory Field, atop the walls — |raphers out of the team's dressing Bhiiadsionia ‘a “3 3 288 i Allen of Unser; Otten, Negray (6) an: PRINCIPAL SPEAKERS of the At Butler weather in Louisville last night “French's Folly’—added another room. t anybody in the NATIONAL, LBAgUE U0 Mianeang Nn ind 803 ax {levening will be Wally Parks, paragraph to the ground rules. ‘1 don’t want anybody Won Lost Pet. OB |MUREN CR dh And. 4 Don Francisco, techni : and they invaded Indianapolis tter we 1086” rookiyn Ts iba an in Francisco, hoping the postponement will Drives which smack the bill firensing ig miner : (incinas iivereesas - 312 Bi pia fois X a Thdianapolis: postponed. tain. cal editor of Hot Rod magazine. IR ri E, E, Apr. h their luck. Keane's young hoards are home runs, not just lobes sod, i the de- Kew York cy 3 an 37 lamas ar Loultvlle, Dowtponed. Fain Sound films of the National Speed oper its 1952-53 * change 'doubles. as some fans seem to| Apparently sulking over Lois “Sits In AMERICAN LEAGUE campaign against Butler team has won but one game in|. oo Tao © embers the Bull| feat by ‘the traditional American JE EE , SEER [Boston ll. -3 1 fo 5 rH gy 900 }| Trials over the Bonneville Balt the Bulldogs’ ; seven starts and the Ohio lags Durham signs that adorned ball) 'League doormats, Lopez angrily indeonia : 3 3 oan fw Feller Ald and Tebbetts: Rr ‘ - 3 fats will be shown. , the cording to the oficial think it's about time for the no. fences in the old days? told the lensmen, “When we lose RrErxaTIONAL LEAGUE on New Fork op: 00 100 Ralph Potter, president o Jeased today by Pi breaks of the game to come Wo .-s = ou just want to come in here Montres. ... 2 74 ol WHR 5 Midwest Timing Asso. has as- Pitas Red y J Buffalo” ...... 3 881 a Remo 10-2) And, Sy yer a b llection of the state's rug (Rell way. SPEAKING of Bull Durham, and get our pictures to paste all Biraaine i om 1 dy. and White Nod sembled a collection 8 a | Indianapolis had a pitchér in over the papers. Sorinstieid TY tr ait at Chicago: postponed, rain. """|finest ana fastest hot-rods for lame Big 1 IN COLUMBUS 1a Thursday, 1908, Louis (Bull) Durham, The Indians boarded a train Baltimore .. + 500 th — Indelphia at AV ashington: postponed. display at the meeting. Included although losing, the Red Birds) who worked like a horse in- [for Cleveland only 25 minutes Racheser asus 3 383 at " NATIONAL LEAGER } will be the “fastest hot-rod east forced the Indians’ Southpaw | stead of Tike a'bull. He pitched |after the night. contest. PACIFIC COAS LEAGERE oo Baston 1 008 ogo 811 0 of the rockies.” The five time blue Dickey to hasten to the showers and won five’ doubleheaders, Tae ip Coney, Hanya: oo 30 5 Chipman blue ribbon champion Ford roadin tHe fourth inning. Then the all niné-inning games. It was | CAIN exulted in the victory. 3 oe Tha (8) and’ Cooper; Bowman, Wilhelm (3).|uter is owned by Bob Hamke, In. Tribesters bounced back behind in the days hefore the seven- | “I owed this one to Feller. He Ir 4 * Bark. in na Westrum. oe mate [dianapolis, and has been timed at Relief Pitcher Jim Vitter and inning gimmick was invented, beat me 2 to 1 last year only by i 43 Ithews. Winning Titeher_-Witheim (1-00 149.253 mph. an gle ’ -hitt nd * Bob 1 4 [Losing Pitcher—Conl won by a decisive score. The Indians won the pennant pitching a no-hitter a ttle i EH § | 8 Louisa Cincinnati: postponed. ra ” Aled. Size Tribe Skipper Gene Desau- | by a margin of four games over |Lemon had to get a one-hitter 10 pOGERS HORNSBY—"Will S6uTmERN AstociAmc Rc laprosen af Piideipiis. moe IN ADDITION fo HAMK®'S ORE . tels is take nothing op runnerup Lovisville. | peat me by the same score,” he io win" Mobile “I T a om (Only pice, cont . mere wi be SisPlaye Don pa ted and he anne 0 sen [sa d 3 i unnin am's 3 for Eran ie poi) some | BRANCH PYCKEY of the pir-, Brown Shortstop Marty Mar- ' ditle Rock phon -8. 4 800 1h ge gan, Diego 5. H Holl Vpoa ‘94 fh Tonings), rt Dodd's ghan ion which sort of practice today, denend- ates missed the boat on young jon, a casteff sentenced to what Bob Feller S |Blimineham “es 3. 8 A Ad san Francisca 3 > prints 1 a chrome-plated Cadillac en. h ing upon the condition of the Gus Bell. To get Bell well, a gure| what was expected to be a sec- fuianta Cll $1 om bl INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE {gine, and Dan Boone's hard-top field, “I don’t want the cool cure would have heen to ontion ond division team; grinned and ® P “PEXAS LEAGUE . y | Toronto §, Ba Latte A victoria with a chrome plat I te nt omit? sa im in Tats nstenn of) sakes wate mappenca to te Q@mlIt@PS pw TUNE mm on Foie Reinga Ford engine. i — Stine, 2 x = : ite ar eon. i Bel Browne Rogers Hornsby By United Press [Datias’ nw : $ ; 0 In r wort J° 1 EAGUE In addition to Smith, the state im mon rge TONTGHT'S series opener will hanny when he plaved with thé!thought he had the answer. He ST. LOUIS, Apr. 24 — Bob San’ Antonio LB 8 AB 3d {orb BS Dt will be represented by Kende Fasiof n e - Young, 27-year-old second base- &iitheiolt 3 3.81 4 lanoms ay Mathews, director of safety restart at the customary time, 8:15, Indians in 1950, close to home.) gaiq that what makes the Brown g 2T-y ishoms City Il.i4 1 364 4 San A ibility: Al Magenheimer First ladies’ night of the new Plus oceasional visite to the Fala tes g0 is “lots of guts and the will! man from Granite, Md., joined a Tulsa . T; 5 Sou a ae: sponsibility; ag or season will be tomorrow. Satur- Citv. Now that Hollywood has, win» list of nine other players who | ‘GAMES TODAY Rirmingl ham 14. aS 4 (postponed; chief drivers’ examiner; A. W, day i= an onen date. after which; { Rell, mavhe the Indians had het- i ®t most important, he said, is ‘spoiled bids for no-hitters by Bob| coma TERIC rh i tole. san. “itoe Todk ab Mamphis” (postponds Brayton, chairman of the Indiana the first: Vietory Field double- | ter make another try to ay Tom 0 pen to “believe” they can Feller when he tripled in the first | iwaukes at Mitnespo v k Nashville -ivastpomeds House of r ntatives Phivalz e season will he | Saffel. who wae also demoted linning for the Browns last night. | Kansas Clty at Bt Paul on. "eh aBoogA Y safety committee, and Lt. Ava ¢ ; header of th eason win. ° & 1 plaved Sunday with the Louisville | to Hollywood by Pittsburgh. Like last night. In bther years, Bobby Doerr was a 2-time “apoll- Funk of the state police. AB i n Stats and. oid : °| "pn The county will be of tian Borpia. Colonels furnishing the opposi the timid Browns would have er.’ z NBA PLAYOFFS J. Size tion. IF Pitcher Johnnv McCall, | uailed before big Bobby Feller.| The list of Feller's ite ‘by Frank H. Fairchild, county| (Best-of-Seven Fi yo Johnny Keane, Columbus’ new | the Indians’ lefty, intends to 19 Date Opponent Score Hd ening mes prosecutor; Dr. Golden. P. SHVeE.(y/ ois 3 for manner Fnllated the Roches. | fontinne his Jong-hall batting | ‘BUT WITH Cain, "previously alAsigt iets stlseis o4 Quis president of the Board of County NS"¥ork risen a | feats Manarer Desautels prob- [o itcher. on the mound, they | June 2 27, 1510 Detroit 5-0 Averill | |{Commissioners, and William Alli- RESULT LAST NIGHT ter Red Wings to second place 0-80 P| Jone nts. Philndelohis 1-0 Siebert New York 18 in the International League last | ably will map sut some snecial wore down the Clevelander in a Sent. 96. 1941 St. Louis 3-2 Ferrell he © u e or a son, board member, 76, 1 year. Fle won the pennant there | TNnIne exerrices far him, home |re00rd-making pitcher's duel that Sent. is. 1045 Detroit 2 guiisw | ® = # in 1950. The vet has been | fo third. several times a dav get 5 league record for fewest hits| Aug, i ‘toss Chisago 5-0 Hayes THE CITY will be represented Nn i oe nih St. 1 - when he’s not dne to nitch. A |i, 5 single game, and won 1 to 0. % fori 2 re A oui I ia : By JACK WELSH 'by Albert E. Huber, vice chairman managing teams in the St. LOWS | 0 vie wat ta have » little extra | Hornsby said the credit for the Paarii'ss ose 8 Louis 0:1 Youne IF THE weather is kind, the Indianapolis Amateur ¥ P00 ho ols safety counell,

Cardinal farm system for 11

win stored wn and durable legs

|Browns’ new spirit was due en{tirely to Owner Bill Veeck's idea t all players mast have the

vears and has landed teams in | the first division nine times. |

A ; 2 a ” ¢ | HERE'S a “first” that was

to run out Jrinies, Stinay Bobs

THT'S FAR in the new segenn tha

Minneanalis hae same nn -with the| Will to win or get out. Veeck felt! cLEvELAND ST. LOUIS overlooked at the Indians’ home neet-hittine nitehar., Tn Kansas that many of the old Browns had Sp. 8 0 A anki AR § d A y opener Tuesday. Charlie Wagner rity (a larae nark) last Sunday,|lots of ability but no spirit .and Berardo.%h 3a 1 3 Marion ss i224 of The Times circulation departs +he Millers’ Al Corwin nitrhad a he traded them, Beterih 3 110 a Wrishi it 30 io ment caught the first foul hit fanr: hitter and contributed to! The Browns’ manager said Rosxendh 280 8Ramnet, 3410 into the stands. He kept the ball his vietorv hv driving home five, the club got off to a fast start Roone.ss 3 o 3 Goldsbry 1h 30 A ——— for a souvenir and Manager De- runs on two homers and a single. this year by winning consis- Ber 2 0 1 1Courtney,e 3 0 R sautels, Coach Hutchings and the 2: wo» | tently in the training camp. Avila 100 0Cainy 34.4890 Tribe players autographed it.! ED STEVENS, the Indians’ “We got the momentum there Totals = ior photale i] 12711 Young Wagner was seated in a former first acker, went on a and we Intend to Keep it,” he said.’ oats a EG oa box down the left field line. home run binge yesterday for y ory | 81. Louis 100 000 00x 1} a 2 8 “the Toronto Maple Leafs | “HOW the hell will we end?" Ee) a Ln SR THAT RECALLS a big against Baltimore in the Inter. Hornsby asked. “I dont know. I RUN BATTED IN—Marion. league souvenir episode. Last national League, collecting two, haven't seen all the clubs yet but THREE BASE RIT—-Youns: all Yount;

COMes young: Marion and “Goideberry} Marion. Young and Goldsherr

ane with the hases full. He also [until something better LEFT ON BASES—S, Louis 3. Cleveland

week, in Chicago, Luke Easter belted a round-tripper in the along, we'll stay onl top.”

of Cleveland belted a tremen-

ge dons homer off White: Sox Leafs’ | opening game. Hornsby said the entire Brown b unsi ON MALLE Co 5, Feller 2 : -— infield had yet to make an error. STRUCK 0 ah Sala J. Fa {Their three errors this year were LOSING PITCHER—Feller (1IMPIRES Honochick, doy Berry.

committed in the outfield. He said . they were most fortunate to pick AF END AN CE—T110. 4 Leo Thomas as third baseman

ield. * ¥ an 7im Rivers for center eld. Consider '54 " ABC Site = |

the very good luck to get Marty Marion.” : ” =" ” ] MARTY was fired last fall by Cardinal Owner Fred Saigh who thought the then Cardinal manager’'s useful days were over.

“Maybe,” Hornshy said “we've

Big 10 Schedule KO's | Butler's Hoosier Classic

THE BIG TEN'S newly adopted round-robin basketball’ schedule has kayoed the Hoosier Classic at Butler Fieldhouse. The five successful years of the annual Christmas week presentation came to an end when Purdue

team only four open dates to play non-conference teams. It is expected that most Big Ten schools, such as Purdue and Indiana, will play non-league clubs in Big Ten warmups. Purdue will open its season on

By United Press MILWAUKEE. Apr. 24 - Officials and directors of the Ameri¢an Bowling Congress meet today to consider a site for the 1954

University released its 1952-53 Dec. 6 at Butler. The Boilermak-| got a lot of young, inexperibasketball schedue yesterday. er's first conference game will be enced hall players but we've got tournament, with Miami, Fla., Dec. 20 with Wisconsin. Marty to show them how.” and Ft. Worth, Tex. the leading ACCORDING to the new West- ” n ” “Our pitching has been a lot contenders, ern Conference schedule, each THERE 18 A possibility- that patter than we expected,” Horns- The directors will also hear Big Ten team must play each Butler and Notre Dame, both an- by said. He said that in addition bids from Oakland and San Fran5S ARE member twice during the season. nual foes for many Big Ten, Cain's performance against cisco, Cal., S aitle, Wash,. and This : clduse moves conference schools, will keep the Christmas eeveland Ned Garver had pitched Buffalo. N. Y.. but observers felt openers up to December rather event alive by selecting two other jw, straight shutouts. ‘that Miami Ia Ft. Worth seemed than the January date of previous ranking teams. Teams. most You can't beat winning’ to have the inside track.

None of the bowlers in yestergood

likely th fill the berths of Purdue

Hornsby: Ald. Chi- J

years.

The league has been established enough

and Indiana are 8t. Louis, p— day's action had

at a minimum schedule of 22 cago Loyola, DePaul, Bradley and marks to unseat the leaders in the over- -all games. This leaves each Louisville. Rocky’ S$ Suspension top 10 spots. Gilbert Smith, A ——————————————— To Start May 13 f Aknon, O., ran his all-events score -l 3. ‘Major League Leaders AUGUSTA, Me., Apr. 24 (UP) to 1882 on 625- 814 643 |

By Fahed Press

Columbus Retains

|The suspension of Rocky

Curly Stay s On

(Based on 23 Times at Bat) | Marciano by the Maine Boxing Relays Title { Plersall, emai Hage g 4 Fo Commission will have no effect CRAWFORDSY TLLE, Apr 24 Bauer, New York § 30 '4 11 381 on the Brockton, Mass. heavy- —Paul (Curly) Armstrong has By United Prem Vala pprns: Dosion . .«: § i 4 9 380 weight contender's immediate fu- been reappointed basketball coach | LINTON. "Ind. Apr. 24=Paced J3i0 Phiiade Ma’ "8 32 3 11 34 ture. but his younger brother at Wabash College for next year, by versatile Ed Yeley and John 10841, LEAGUE u per MAY be through as an amateur. President Frank H. Sparks anHowe. Columbus successfully de- Schoendienst. St, Louis 7 26 4 13 48 The commission postponed the nounced today. fended its championship at the Jobinson Brooklyn .. 8 23° 8 1 475 effective date of the suspension, Armstrong, who ended a proLinton High School Relays yes- Baumhalcs, Chisago 8 3% 113 4316 May 13, the day after Rocky's fessional playing career with the terday. " "HOME RUNS scheduled bout with Bernie Rey- Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons a They were the only double- Pafko. Dodgers . 3 Easter, Indians } nolds in Providence, R. I. The 30- year ago. compiled a record of

Campanella, Dgrs. 3 Rosen. Indians

| winners as the Bulldogs rolled up n Moss, Browns: vernon, Senators; ‘Len- day suspension is effective in all 10 victories and 10 defeats in his

70 points in the seventh annual| hard. Red Sox: Dropo, Red Sox: Lencio. states but. New York. first season as coach at Wabash. cinder carnival and established Braves; gg EL an a _— _

Adams Reds: : Fi gcock. Reds: Hatt R two of four meet records. Lockman aon. Rea:

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Yeéley leaped 21 feet, 101; inches ler Oiants. hihi tne ews, Braweg: Cordon, c in the broad jump for a new rates; Elilott. Giants: Sauer, Cubs— | i . , RUNS BATTED IN . PHILCO * ADMIRAL ZENITH MOTOROLA po mark, after copping the century gi.cewski, Reds 13 Lenhardi, Red Sox in 10 5rtikenths off Nd te Shue. ila. Devs. 12' Snider, gers. . 3 * WESTINGHOUSE * RCA VICTOR ® SYLVANIA best — while owe a e . S ! 4 *220-yard dash in "235 and theiRirtsall. Rad Sex i1iox. Dod or... 8 25 Years of Dependable Service Open ‘Til 9 P. M.,

Reds 51.6, the latter a meet rec- DiMaggio R. Sox

ore ason E RADIO gpa ve tn season ng py HBr 5] LANE R Bloomington was runner-up for, Red | ria The Store That Service Built

team honors with 57 points, followed by Vincennes, Martinsville, Bicknell and Marshall, Beventeen teams participated.

ans.

o opening day schedules.

3 now out of luck as last Eh i session was the deadline.

jannounced | Darling,

Bob Feller

misplayed the bounce and it bounced past him to the left field wall for.a triple. Marty Marion then hit a bounder wide of third base which Al ‘Rosen fumbled, Young scoring and Marion reaching first base safely. The run was scored as earned, although

AMERICAN ARSGCIATION

Cain 1-Hit Duel Best !

Bob Cain

Rosen was charged with an error, because an official scorer can assume a putout only at first base, ” . - CAIN faced only 12 Indians in the first four innings but lost his no-hitter when First Baseman Luke Easter lined a

AMERICAN LEAGUE

. Tigers this winter,

. ninth inning.

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sharp single to right center field to open the fifth inning. Rosen followed with a walk but Fridley popped out and Ray Boone hit into an inning-killing double play .~ one of three the Browns turned In. Cain, obtained by the Browns in a T-player deal with the struck out seven Indians, Including Harry Simpson to end the game, and walked three, The 27-year-old native of Longford, Kas, beat the Tigers, 3-1, in his previous start this season.

FELLER, who heat the Tigers, 5-0, although he needed help from Bob Lemon in the in his previous start this year, struck out five Brownies and walked two. It was the first time he had lost a one-hitter although he had previously been scored on in two of them, A surprisingly small erowd of 7110 saw the historic duel. In the only other games played yesterday, the Red Sox beat the Yankees, 3-1, behind the 5-hit pitching of Ellis Kinder and the Giants, with

SAE Meet

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from Saturday.

| Baseball Association will start its 42d campaign a week

Another meeting of league officials, managers and

enaches at Kirshbaum Center last night enabled teams to complete] Teams

which failed to pay entry fees a

The Manufacturers League | will open with three games at Riverside "Park. United Auto Workers C10 238 plays Allison | Jets on diamond No. | Mallory AA tangles with Vest Steel’ on diamond No. Kingan faces CIO 933 on diamond No. 6. The Municipal League has four games on tap Sunday, May 4. Indiana Reformatory plays Haw-'

thorne at Pendleton and Kirsh-| it could he—the two judges voted |

baum Center engages Dave McDougal Contractors on diamond No. 1 at Riverside. Vestal Steel battles United Autp Workers CIO 93 while Wilhelm Construction tangles with South Side Baints at Garfield Park diamond No. 3. In the Big Six League, also a Sunday loop, six teams will swing info action. CIO 933 plays Bryant Heater at Riverside Park No. 6 Sunoco Service faces Linde

Air on Riverside No, 2 and Fall!

Creek Athletics battle Indiana State Farmeat Putnamville, All. league games will begin at 2:30, daylight saving time, which goes into effect Sunday. The next league meeting is scheduled for Apr, 30, at Kirshbaum Center.

Darling to Oilers

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. Apr. 24 (UP)--Cab Renick, coach of the Phillips 66 basketball team, today that Chuck lowa University's AllAmerican center, will join Phillips Petroleum Co. June 18 following his graduation. The 6-foot, K-inch center averaged 25.5 points per game during the 1951-52 season. He is a geology major.

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Unbeaten After Split Decision

By United Press WASHINGTON, Apf. beaten, hard-hitting Gene Smith

: {was virtually assured of a high ranking |contenders today as a’ result of

among featherweight his split decision victory over clever Fabela Chavez of Holly-! wood, Cal, The verdict was as narrow as

for Smith as top man in the 10-

round televised bout at Uline | Arena while the referee voted {for Chavez last night.

But the majority decision gave Smith of Washington his. 31st professional win without a defeat. _He went into the bout unranked among the feather contenders, while Chavez ranked seventh nationally. » time, shot

n ~ AT THE present cannot hope for a

Smith at

“frozen” while Champion Sandy Saddler is serving in the Army. Saddler only began his 2-year hitch Monday of this week,

Although B8mith received the

vote of two of the three officials, | score Chavez

the total combined point of all three cards gave 285 points and Smith 283, Smith weighed 129 pounds and Chavez 127! 2.

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a barrage of -four home runs © including three in the fourth © jatuns, outslugged the Braves, 5. . = Kinder, who started only one

* game in 1951; shared the spot.

light with rookies Ted Lepcio, Jim Plersall and Sam Whites Lepcio hit a homer and double aud scored two runs while Plersall doubled and scored the third Red Sox run, White's single drove in Lepcio after his double in the second inning. The victory was Boston's eighth fn 10 games and the loss dropped the Yankees to the 500 mark with a 4-4 mark. " » » DON MUELLER, Wes West. rum and Pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm hit homers for the Giants in their big fourth inning and Al. vin ark also hit one. Rookie Gene Conley war hit hard for the second straight time. Detroit at Chicago and Philadelphia at Washington in the rican League were rained out while St. Louis at Cincin« nati and Brooklyn: at Phila« delphia in the National also were washed out.

Hot-Rod Enthusiasts,

Tonight .

SMITH

land J. Gunnell, Wirector,

24—Un-|

the world title, hecause that has heen |

| Parks will address the meeting

of the Indianapolis Safety Council, | while

“Speed Secrets.”

Welsh Rare Bifs

By Jack Welsh

St. Houls’ holdout, Now Fred Saigh, Cards’ prexy, appears to have tried the same thing + ith Uncle Sam.

Jimmy Dykes says his Athletics can't get any worse. No, not as long as the American | League continues its open season on the Tigers,

un » » | Cleveland sports columnist Learn the disturbing effects yous pens “It's Too Early to Blast misunderstanding can have . Simpson and Boone.” We don't find out what to do about the age get he Simpson Is hitting i of sexual awakeni in ‘The an one has a . mark. ro Apparently all that glitters is Puberty Problem — For Parents. ot gold. —— | may Coronel now on sale

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