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Show The Kid From: Rochester SUNDAY HERALD Sunday, April 131947 Baseball Racef Fans Predict Greatest Year In History Of Baseball; Cards, Red Sox Favorites By CARL LUNDQUIST United Press Sports Writer NEW YORK, April 12 (U.R) Major league baseball moves into the main tent Monday when the players themselves take over for those great -side-show performers of the off-season, Happy Chandler, Chand-ler, Larry McPhail, Branch Rickey, Leo Durocher & Co. And when the New York Yankees square1 off against the Senators at Washington before Southpaw Harry Tru-'man Tru-'man and some $4,000 other fans, It will mark the long-' long-' awaited start of a season that Is freely predicted to be the greatest In the 72-year history of major league competition. The predictions are made in the face of the fact that both of last- year's pennant winners, the World Champion St. Louis Cardinals Cardi-nals and the American League Champion Boston Red Sox, are overwhelming favorites to repeat In their respective races. . The fans are excited their appetites ap-petites have been whetted by the off-season feuding which finally got so bitter that Commissioner Chandler tossed Brooklyn Dodger Manager Leo Durocher out ofiin history between the Cardinals baseball for a year and suspended Yankee Coach Charley Dressen for the first 30 days of the season J At first glance it might seem that after the off-season acrimony, acri-mony, the play on the field would be anti-climactic. But just try and sell that idea to a dyed-in-the-wool baseball fan. For when the umpire bawls "PLAY BALL," the sideshow orators ; will be forgotten and nouimg wiu mailer oui uic gaiuej ltseil. If the teams get a good break from the weather, they are certain to get a good break from the fans, who have stormed ticket windows in record numbers for the opening day games. A check of estimated attendance for the presidential opener on Monday and all the other inaugurals on Tuesday indicates that 310,000 fans will be on hand. This total is almost certain to go well over half a million when, the rest of the clubs open their home campaigns cam-paigns later in the week. However, the threat of rain AT STUD Registered Thoroughbred Stallion STAR LEAF 7 Years Old 15 - 2 Hands 1150 Pounds Sire Heuvalton Dam Starlette Blood line from FAIR PLAY (sire of Man o' War) ROCK SAND (dam of Man o' War) McGEE (sire of Exterminator), WHISK BROOM II. BROOMSTICK and WHITE KNIGHT, ($200,000 English Thoroughbred Stallion.) all within 5 generations. gen-erations. ! STUD FEE:. $50, return privilege, to approved mares. Veterinarian's Certificate required of all mares. 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The new helmsmen are Bucky Harris of the Yankees. Muddy Ruel of the Browns and Ted Lyons of the White Sox in m the American and Billy Herman of the Pirates, Johnny Neun of the Reds, and "Clyde Sukeforth of the Dodgers in the National. Lyons isn't exactly a freshman, for he took over for Jimmy Dykes after last season's race was underway. under-way. And Sukeforth isn't exactly a manager. He is just sitting in pro-tem for Durocher until Boss Rickey can find a man willing to run the Dodgers until Lippy gets back in 1948 if he gets back. Both of the league presidents. Ford Frick of the National and William Harridge of the American Ameri-can realize that things really have to hum to surpass last year's banner season. The ear 1946 brought the first pennant playoff and the Dodgers; the quick rise and fall of baseball's first labor union, the American Baseball Guild: and the exodus of a num ber of players to the money-laden Mexican league. Neither of them expects any thing like that again, but both hint that there may be new and perhaps even more surprising developments. de-velopments. And both are secure in their belief that nothing can stem the trend of baseball's popularity popu-larity now at its all-time peak. "I'm not, of course, going to predict another playoff, as we had in our league in 1946, but it looks like the National is going to have one of its most keenly contested nmnaiem." Frick said. "The standard of olav. so markedly im-i proved last season over what it i had been during the war period.: xhnulri h vn better this vear."; At Chicago, Harridge said that "with every team in our league strengthened over 1946, I believe! our pennant race will be much!u- S. senate set aside debate on closer." itne .Greek-Turkish aid program Observers agree that the Bos - ilk-' 'Wfgf - Monday President Faces Real Competition In Season Opener By ERNEST BARCELLA United Press Sports Writer WASHINGTON, April 12 (U.R) President Truman, a pretty good pitcher himself, might as well prepare for the worst. He will! have the sternest kind of com-j petition for top billing when he throws out the ceremonial first! pitch Monday in 'the 1947 major; league baseball inaugural between) the Washington Senators and the, New York Yankees. ! This became a certainty tonight with announcement that Louis (Bobo) Newsom, the peepul's choice, will draw the coveted opening day professional pro-fessional pitching assignment for the Senators. There was no connection between be-tween the announcement and Mr. Truman's departure from Washington. Wash-ington. The president definitely will show up at Griffith stadium just before game time. Mr. Tru- man, a southpaw who threw a perfect strike in his presidential pitching debut last year, will; attempt to duplicate that per-i formance. ! Then Newsom, who last season I returned to Washington for ai fourth term, will take over the' show. The itinerant Pagliacci oft the pitching profession will throw right-handed. He also will strut, preen, pout, lament, laugh and roar all part of the act which he says the customers want. The Claghorn of the Senatorshe's Sena-torshe's from the south, sub likewise will have a chance to get even with some damned Yankees, New York brand. The Yankees are expected to ngnt lire wixn lire. They may throw a southern boy a Bud Chandler of Moultrie, Ga. in against Newsom. If it isn't Chandler, Chan-dler, it will be Floyd Bevens, who hails from the northwest Salem, Ore. Missing from the New York lineup will be Joe Dimaggio, who musing an ailing neei. wasn ington will be at full strength. Most of the capital's big brass will be on tap for the opener. The ana . aeciarea Monday a holiday The house will be in session, but many members are expected to be not-so-mysteriously absent. ton Red Sox will put up a stiff! battle to retain their championship," champion-ship," he said. "So far as attendance attend-ance is concerned, I think that our league may equal or possibly surpass the record set in 1946, when 9,621,182 fans paid to see our games." One milestone already has been reached for 1947. Jackie Robinson became the first negro to reach the major leagues when he won a job with the Brooklyn Dodgers after leading the International Interna-tional league in batting last season with the Montreal Royals. There may be many others before be-fore it is over. For baseball is now in its golden era and lacks only a Babe Ruth to match the glorious days it knew after the ! close of the first world war. Who knows, maybe another Ruth will rise this season. The opening day games: American League New York at Washington (Monday). (Mon-day). Detroit at St. Louis, Chi- icago at Cleveland, Philadelphia I at New York. Washington at Boston. (Tuesday). National League Boston at Brooklyn, New York Jat Philadelphia, St. Louis at Cincinnati, Cin-cinnati, Pittsburgh at Chicago. I I All Tii,Hv) NEW YORK, April 19 rn pv iWith men who know haseball jbest. the St. Loi;i? Cardinals and;inf "OCK- . ! Boston Red Sox were made over-!. tWe v? nad number of offers I whelming choices today to repeat b" e ?ave to be careful not to 'as pennant winners in the 7947:0ffei,d the commission." he said. ! major league races. 'But something has to be done In a United Press pol of 63 because Rocky is embarrassed ibascball writers and sports editors financially, that is. You know he ! in major league cities, both clubs made a lot of money but he ! "won" the April pennants by 'landslide margin. A total of 56 i writers picked the Cardinal?, to I win and the othev seven placed them second. In the American league, 53 picked Boston to win, nine to finish second and one to finish third. $$$$$!$$$$ $ I !ILaim0 $$25 to $300 l$ every conceivable g purpose up to 18 Months to Repay! KEN HOUSTON $ Manager V v. - j r y.; i .' :V .V fc-' .': , ,.. - t I J P ! v' v A4- - , i ;h A W 's Vl i i . Johnny Antonelli, 16-year-old Rochester pitcher sought by tht bit leagues, listens to advice from his discoverer, coach Charlej O'Brien of Rochester's Jefferson High School. TODAY'S SPORT PARADE Rock Graziano Financially Kayoed; Commission Refuses Reinstatement Of Fighter By OSCAR FRALEY United Press Sports Writer NEW YORK. April 12 (U.R) coming up." Rough Rocky Graziano, the tough So suddenly Rocky, like a lot kid from the lower east side who;of other quick money guys, finds pounded out a quarter of a million dollars with his fists in the last two years, is financially embarrassed embar-rassed todav. Just a few months aco the middleweight challenger was on the threshold of real money. The crowds were knocking down the doors to see him fight: he was the new Golden Boy of the ring and he received a cool $78.892 boxing's box-ing's greatest middleweight payoff pay-off in losing by a dramatic knockout to Tony Zale. But there wasn't anything to worry about. He was to fight Zale again: be would win the championship, and then there would be innumerable innum-erable more of those lucrative bouts bringing in the dollars faster than he could count them. So Rocky went merrily on his open-handed way. Then the roof fell in. Rocky, who had been lavishly buying houses and diamonds and ordering order-ing motor cars with rare abandon, found himself on the outside while others split the purses in New York's profitable fistic cen ters. His license was revoked for failure to report a bribe offer. It didn't worry him too much at first. Still cocky and with plenty of hero-worshippers at his heels, he thought he would beat the rap. Today he knows he won't, al. least not for a while, and most:ard. of those good-time followers are gone. There are other offers but his board of strategy has impressed impres-sed on him that New York is the big money spot and that he must be careful that hasty action doesn't does-n't weigh against him before the New York boxing commission. So It was a really worried wor-ried Rocky who paced the corridors anxiously and nervously ner-vously yesterday while waiting wait-ing to see if he could be reinstated. re-instated. His black hair was worried into an awry mop bs clutching hands. A few minutes later, after his plea had been denied, he left hurriedly and white-faced. i His manager, Irving Cohen, a mousy little man with timid blue eyes, explained that something wou,J? n.ave 10 De aone soon Ior STATE CAR INSPECTION Why not let us take care of this job for you before the rush starts? We can save you time money by DOING IT NOW Free Pickup and Delivery WASDEN MOTOR SALES Phone 2650 1131 North 5th West Your Oldsmobile Dealer wasn't too careful, thinking there were a lot of big money fights that Uncle Sam Is tapping on the door and wanting his cut. "Taxes, that's right," Cohen admitted. "That's what's got him embarrassed." Cohen revealed that Rocky had a lucrative offer to give boxing exhibitions by television tele-vision and also displayed a telegram from a Cleveland promoter offering $1,000 for Rocky to box an exhibition with a sparring partner. "But we didn't know what to do so we turned them all down," Cohen said. Just where that path up from the lower east side leads to now even Cohen doesn't know. Coast League 1st Game Hollywood .000-100-102 4-15-4 San Fran. .200-000-1003-10-2 Hojlingsworth, Romple (9) and Sheely, Unser (9; Brewer, Melton Mel-ton (9), Matthewson (9) and Ogrodowski. Oakland 300-011-000 4- 9-0 Los Angeles 100-010-12x 5-10-1 Gassaway, Faria (3), W. Hafey (7) and Kearse: Bauers, Osborn (1), Kleine (6), Conger (7), Chambers (9) and Novotney. (2nd Game - 7 Innings) Hollywood . . .000 000 0 0 4 0 San Francisco 100 001, x 2 9 0 Hufford & Unser; Lien & Leon- Some of the ancients thought lightning was the sparks set off when clouds bumped into each other. CALL 300 For Nationwide Moving Service! Agents for Be kins. Allied Van Lines. Local and long distance moving. Packing, moving, storage, crating and shipping. We can move you to any city In the world. Utah's Finest Moving Service YELLOW CAB & TRANSFER CO. CALL 300 ANYTIME Tough Races Predicted For Both Leagues By Managers In Pre - Opening Statements Here's what the 16 major league managers say about their "T in thC 1947 P""8"1 . rebuilding process is underway rronfn'lJLio,, Bbh cnvNA we - have two promising "W? tni ha vp ?tw5 ?r"8sters in Bob Dillinger and .7nl 1 JSfJiin?- ,m. k P""1 Lehner. The rebuilding f, Tlht L LT thina doesnt mean that we are givin KfnJS U ?. t wJ tL "P on this season, however. We S5S"2v,? oK tPeeam0Tnanthee & try to do just league. They all should be strong- ' ... er this year, so we'll have to be better than last season." Steve O'Neill. Detroit Tigers: Ti-gers: "I'd pick Detroit and Boston to finish one-two and you can have your choice of the winner. New York looks like third with Cleveland. Washington, and St. Louis all fighting for fourth. Our pitching looks great. If it's great enough, we won't have to worry about the base hits." Bucky Harris, New York Yan- Sfc' fX?? f" Uje ime .and kees: "I'm very much tW,d;f wnn tne progress oi tne ciud and and Terry Moore seem to have If wc are able to keep our heads -recovered completely from their above water Until Joe DiMaggio operations. But were going to comes back, I shouldn't have too get a lot of battle out of the much to worry about. Boston and: other clubs. The whole league Detroit are good-looking clubs looks much stronger." ana mey will oe tougn to Deal. 1 But we don't fear them, as good as they are." Ossle Bluege, Washington Senators: Sen-ators: "We could do a lot better than last year's fourth place finish. fin-ish. All of the other clubs have their troubles just like us. I don't see what the Yankees and Tigers have to be so happy about and they're the teams that finished second and third last year. Cleve-i land is suDbosed to be improved. and maybe it is. but it could! Charley Grimm, Chicago Cubs: stand a lot of improvement." "1 can t say how we're going to Ted Lyons, Chicago White Sox:;fmish' but the,'a"s "n be urc "Our ball club will be as strong ?.1 onf. W 11 ,h?ve or stronger than last year. W!,ln8 Anting ball club out there have one of the most hustling ball every day and we re oln t: clubs in the big leagues. Our pen- nant hopes depend on three lfs. If Thornton Lee, John Rigney and! Charley Ruffing come through in addition to last year's pitchers; if Bob Kennedy keeps hitting as he has all spring, and if Taft Wright recovers his pre-war hitting ability abil-ity our outfield should be as strong as any in the majors. Barring Bar-ring injuries, we have a good chance." i ! Lou Boudreau, Cleveland In-jdians: In-jdians: "I am very optimistic. We got on 10 a siow siari in our training games but we were trying try-ing out a flood of rookies and we played on fields where I didn't want to risk injuring the regulars. ' Bob Feller thinks he will win 30; games and who am I to say he won't. And "Bill McKechnie as coach will be a big help on the bench." Muddy Ruel, St. Louis Browns:: "I can't predict where we'll finish, but I do know we'll have a faster ii mil una As Advertise In now styles mmi 1 PIC 8.95 s0 ) ball club, one whose players will Hisniav a ratr nt in. itiative in taking extra bases. The A4V?n"ie ( ck. Philadelphia uncucs. uur iiuo is improved ;a gre'at deal over last year. But jit's impossible to say just where: we will finish or what Vm j chances are, because I know all I of the clubs tried to strengthen.) Our club is much stronger andj we'll play good baseball no mat-! iter what position were in. lm satisfied of that. National League Eddie Dyer, St. Louis Cardinals: Cardin-als: "I think we have the team to beat. Our boys are in Ud toD Clyde Sukeforth , (Acting Manager), Brooklyn Dodgers: Dodg-ers: "We have the making of a fine club and I'm confident con-fident the Dodgers will do well this year. A great deal, of course, depends on the youngsters. If they come through,. Brooklyn will be near the top. Some of them may need more experience, however." -r Saddles - Saddles - Saddles TAYLOR-MADE Bucksteiner Searles 50 to Choose From Old Prices Prevail at Innes Sporting Goods 316 West Center -"-S tar?,i;-4f ! -: "JT" i A '' lNvt.fcs cfr xyio ilm rr F' "' - JXs 11.95 s. , ..... .s Knockouts, Mister Throo rugged Champs of their class for spring. HoaI to-too comfort, built In from tho walking "GO. Better soo Robloo soon : play each game, one ai a . time. We'll be out to win each garnet one at a time." Billy Southworth, Boston Braves: "We're 100 per cent stronger than last year, but so the rest of the league. We still could use some hitting and one more pitcher wouldn't hurt. No club will out-fight or out-hustle us and they'll really have to aeat us to win. We on't throw he games away." Ben Chapman, Philadelphia Phillies: "We have practically ithe same club that finished fifth last year. Young pitchers like! dick is.oecner and, Lou Possehl, and the addition of catcher Don Dodgett makes us somewhat im-proved. im-proved. More than that, the boya have the same spirit as last year i which to my way of thinking was i the outstanding performance of I the season. We ll be in there." I Johnny Neun, Cincinnati Reds: "We will have a young aggressive aggres-sive team which will show lota of hustle. With that combination I am sure it is likely to be very troublesome to the other seven teams." Billy Herman. Pittsburgh Pl- rates: "I can't say much about the Pirates except I feel sure ! we're going tcj beat a lot of teams that aren't expecting it from us. I believe the absence of both Leo Durocher and Chuck Dressen will hurt the Dodgers but they are still a strong team. We're gogjg to be a club that can make runs and you can take my word for it, our pitching will be a long way from poor." Mel Ott, New York Giants: "The Giants have set their goal to place in the first' division and in my opinion, it is not beyond their reach. As a team we have speed, power, youth and a balanced bal-anced batting order, and the' pitching this spring has been very encouraging. I have never seen a better spirit at the Polo Grounds and it is bound to be a winning influence." Provo, Utah IP m ii v S5 i A V iiminiMKnur X7 T7 154 Wet GvnXe &t S |