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Show .. ... , - ' -.-.- ps. ;.) - ', 51) OSS (II , Co 1 , . .11 , , , El at Pirates . ni Confidence 1 1 By"MILTON IiICHMAN 1 United Press Sports Writer 1 Robin Roberts of the Phillie s, theonlypitcheraround who 13 I'., given an outside chance of winning 30 games, was off to his best- - start in four years , -Thursday after licking an open. .. ing day "jinx" and nearly hurl-- , ' of his ing the first career in the process. ,Ustially, "Robbie" is an Open. ing game dud., He lost the , openers in 1954, 1953 and 1952 but he had the world champion ,.. ek Giants under his thumb for innings eight and Wednesday as he.beat them, before ;3,219 opening day.fans, - ' 7 e .at San Francisco. i 7 to 1 underdOg, Cockell, flared up at a Chicago boxing party Wednesday when he was asked if he had come to America with his wife, Irene, 1"just for the ride." The British said: No Joy Ride "I came here- - because I expect to beat Marcralio. My wife comes with me to every fight and I am paying her expenses ,myself. This is no joyride for us 14,1,955 N1.2.N.f d'o-i-i- 3 APRIL .:THURSDoNY, CITY,.UTAti :1$:...,,..1.:-p...fr.--Givet- - id for .0,0,A .U-Its-i'- -- 11-1- ' , , one of the top golfers in thr, women's ranks and a member of the ,Wilson advisory staff,win stage a Special clinic ,belWeen the.18-hoe rounds. Meadow Brook. The date for the women's classic is July A special attraction will be offered during the final day of this meet. Betty MacKinnon, The Salt Lake Junior Chamber of Commerce will walk hand in hand with Meadow Brook Golf Club in the sponsorship of the 1955 Utah Open Golf, ', , , Art W. 4 tit Aommori - one-thir- d 44, 4 Alvin Dark spoiled Roberts' when he singled to right field with one out in ;,7 no-hitt- er So NEAR AND YET SO FARPhillies Mgr. Mayo Smith, left, and Robin Roberts talk over Wednesdays game against New York Giants.- Roberts, who has never pitched a held the Giants hitless until the ninth inning. (United l'rt4 Telephoto.) the ninth. Hobbled by injuries to out. - rid-hitte- r, fielders-DerEnnts---ancrR- r a Growing Sport; Deseret Courses Are Toughest 25-2- 8 --- Jan Endurance tiedi Róbin':-.fi'afrertsT,Pistip0ohi.toi- . After-MighBr RUSS GREEN United Press SParts PHILADELPHIA (UP)--BRobin Roberts, a frequent bidder for the pitching Hall of Fame, was somewhat disappointed Thursday that his opening day victory over the world champion New York Giants was not a But he wasn't taking it to heart. The Phi Ries' magnificent went 8 innings without allowing a hit in ball, and hit it good, too. I'm Wednesday's opener. disappointed in a way but I'm ."I, knew all- - the while I had mighty glad we won." it going." Roberts said in conClose Calls trast to other aspirants who plead ignorance of what Roberts, squaring his six is apparent to everyone else in opening day appearances at the ball park. "Then Dark bit was gunning for the Mils' first since 1906 and the first those fouls. Then be hit a curve ig , '...1r5kz,,-,-,,,t,,- . - ' ', :. ' -,' no-hitte- r. '1,, 54-ho- le '..'.'-'.- , ..,.. ! right-hande- ',' ' - ' i ....$ J -- ', ;-- , :,., '1. . no-h- ,. f ,f, -- . r- it 3-- I , ,ilkill!:-lit.7-000-..- A no-hitt- opening day five-tim- BASEBALL AT A GLANCE w - t6 Currie. 01toig Gonzales. - one-hitte- rs -- ' assists. ROAD HAZARD Goarentee ' , , 640A , -O- R I SAIAS- ,.,. in an 62005. nioxis 7.60x15 - 1125 i Extheitt Yew Catingor . di VP - 0 1 MiJai.rf , AI 14 0 A 1 5 5 1 4 2 3 3 0 0 2 1 110 2020 Thomas. It Hodges. lb Gordon, 3b 4 2 0 3 Amoros. If 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 Robinut.3b 4 2 0 3 Word, lb 3 2 1 0 Atwell, o 3 1 70 Furilloxf Groat... 4 1 2 3 CIMPIIIIIA21 4 1 5 2 &skins. Surkont.11 1 1 0 0 oirr000s Wino, p Totals 21 7 24 j - Totals -- 3411 27 11 tor Surkont in Kb. itTAKE 0111'1' 4003 1020 0000 00 101 OH 101 run-produci- , 6-- 1. 1 ofhismanageriaLeareerby trampling Kansas City,,10-2- , as Steve Gromek pitched eight-hit- . ball. That Athletics jumped in front with a run in the first inning but the Tigers rapped loser Arnie Portocarrero for four runs In the third on , Harvey Kuenn's homei, Fred Hatfield's double, two walks, Jim Delsing's single and Bill Tuttle's double. Detroit clinched the contest by adding five more runs in the sixth. 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New York I. 10itls...Sameguscheduled,) ' Priday'S Games Brooklyn at New York: Philadelphia at Pittsburgh. (Only games scheduled.) !BROOKLYN PITTSBURGH 14, free agent last winter, and Stan Palys, a rookie up from Schenectady. Their opening day duties were to replace the injured Del Ennis and Richle Ashburn, whine consecutive game streak ended at 730. Palys had,a hit and walk and scored two runs. Lowrey had two hits and batted in two runs.' S-- 30 . 1 t's 111 114 2-- ,ts, 1, St. Louis Cincinnati 1 long-time- 1.4 Vs 8-- -- - -77, 1- Pittsburgh 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 Pittsburgh 1 1000 0 0 0 0 KEII-McDe- rmott , I iI , t .1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LI 3130 Thiy tell us ,about a pigeon in England-th- atL ' has flown the 1,000 mile race for 12 years straight. 0000 ' Racers have their problems with' birds. Some of the 0001 untrained ones stop to flirt on the way. Some witl set down 0001 -- - to drink and maybe to eat. 2:, 7 ' Too Tuckered Out ' The racers have one way to make the daddy birds come home. They keep them from4the females before the day of is:. of' the race. Then they take them away. Pigeons are lovable 2. Exiting Champ Dies Delsint EDeMaestri. RB1Kuenn, characters it heart and when the traps are opened hundreds Tuttle. Kahn 2. Porter 2. Astroth. WU. of miles away daddy pigeon makrs a beeline for home. Power. Hatfield. Tuttle, Kuonn. W. CALIF; (UP) HitKtienn. SHatfield. DP 'CAMARILLO, Sometimes he's too tuckered out from the 'flight to say Former lightweight champion Boone. Hatfield and Porter; Hatfield. and Porter; Power (unassisted). Ad hello when he greets his spouse iJi their quaizit little old loft. Boone Wolgast, who held the world Wheat BBPortocarrero I. Burtsehy 1,4. Wheat Gromek 1. SOPortocarrero But he gets home as soon as possible, nonetheless.title from 1910 to 1912, died 1. HOPortoearrero 5 in Burtselly 2 1 23. Trice 1 in 2. 2 in in Wheat 15. g Thursday at Camarillo State And there are some scoundrels home some Portoearrero Thee HBPbY friends.' Thelon owner doesn't go for this and soon puts a Burtaehy (Hatfield). WGromek (1A). Hospital after, a long illness. Burtsehy 1.tortotirrero 1stop to suchen-A:flece,- - au le, Books 30 this' with a Plea to lay off the killing of pigeon0Nhile afield this cnd THOROUGHBRED 101.00. t 1 1 Pet. "But I've been faster," Robbie said. "My control- was good." Phils1 Manager Mayo Smith, a winner in his first big league assignment, smiled happily that "part- of our bench looks okay." r He- refered to Pea. nuts Lofrey, picked up as a 4140 4121 1,!-tcpp- 1 15 Month (or 15,000 miles) I Hit-M- antle. e - -- 0-- TO.GET., '' - 313-- Carm , of brand-ne- w tires! 0 0 0 Chicago Milwauke Brooklyn Philadelphia New York L Brooklyn RBIHodcso, Atwell, GU. !lam. Robinson. Turin 3. 211Roborts. Reese. RhGilliam. Robinson. Snider, 16 9 40 II Totsls 20 2 24 I. Totals 5Surkont. rural, SRSnider. a runner for Abernathein 5th. Robinson. and Hodtea; Rem. Gilliam out for Currie in Ith. Room! and and Gilliam Gilliam. Hodges; in 7th. Rizzuto out for 00 001 001-1.- I Hodges. BBSurkont 4. Erskins 5. $0.--. Washington 4. 5. Kilns 1. Erskine Surkont HOSur. 33e-1102 524 19 New York 11 in 7. Minn 0 in 1. R.ERSur. Kline, Berri'. RBI-C- arey Jinni Kline Bd. Erskine kont WEr. 3. Ford 4. Mantle 4, Berra 2, kin (14). 19Surkont CerV Skowron 3. Cerv 4. Berra, Skowron. NSW YORK PHILADILPHIA . 3. ' HO ABHOR 5. Ford 8; Gonzales Currie 2. 7 4 0 0 teknm. ef 4 2 3 0 lb Lowrey. 1. Currie 1, Gonzales 1. Ford 8. Durk. ss 1 2 3 Clark. rf 4 Abernathir 4 in 3 13. Mk YIL el 3 0 2 0 Hamnor.es 1 In 13. Currie 5 in 2. Gonzales I in 2. 4 1 1 0 Lopata.. Irvin,11 30 SO Abernathy 4 1 0 0 Morgan.lb, 4 2 0 3b MBP Thmpim Ford Gonzales Curti. 3 0 3 1 Jones. 3b by twiner, rt 4 0 2 -- By McDermott (Mantle. Rizzuto); Balk-F- ord. 3 1 4 0 rrie. Willms. 2b 3 0 1 3 Palys, If Currie (CCTV). 0 Wastrm, e - 2 0 91 Toramm, lb nine'''. p 1 0 0 1 Roberta. P 3 0 0 0 CITY 1 0 0 0 DITROIT ' AS H 0 A !KANSAS Al H 0 A Grissom., .0 0 0 1 t 4 2 12 1 1 0 0 Kuenn, se 4 2 3 4 1 3 3 ' Suder.21, Illfield.2b 2 31 7 27 2 Kahn. rf 5 2 4 02 Finigan.3b 31 3 24 9 Totals Totals Zerniel. 1.1 ,4 120 Boone. 3b 302 . Sth Anionelli in out for Berms. 7 ri aPopped 0 3 I Porter. lb - I 2 3 01 on error for Grissom in Mb. Details. It 5 21 0 eNilson,ei 1 1 4 3 0025 3 0 DeMstri.st 001 000 -4 Tuttlext New York 1 0 1 0 Afitroth. e Housex 000 022 60x- -4 2 0 50 Portcaro. iv-- 1 000 Philadelphia wilson,e Hamner.1000 2. r.Thompson. Gromek,p " 5.1 0 1 Hamner. Torgeson, Irvin 2. 28- --, Burtschyas i SHMars. Irvin. Whestop 1 0 0 0 Torteson. 118Anionelli 2. Grissom 3. Triceato I. Roberts 4. Roberts 2. 4 in 3. Grissom 3 in 3. RobGrissom 24. RERAntonelli 10,Antonalli erta Totals 3510 27 101 Totals ' 33 I 27 10 out for Portoesrrero in 5th. out for Wheat in Ith. t 004 005 Detroit Kansas City t 100 000 10,---. 2 S 1 - ! 1031 340 W a . - 0 0 0 1 - IIIt ( OsisteS a - Guaranteed to give you all the WEAR and - NSW YORK WASHINGTON AS HO A AB HO Al 1 4 0 3 McItgaldlis 3 I 1 3 Vost.3b 8' 3b 2 3 0 tolemn. et Busby. 0 2 1 0 Vernon. lb 3 0 11 al Carer. 31) 5 Ronnie. 2b 4 1 3 11; Mantle, 1 110 4 1 3 0; Berra e 3 If Sievers, 8 3 0 0 Umphitt, re 3 0 1 001 Skovaon.lb 1 0 1 re 3 3 0 3 Bauer, Fitted& 5 2 0 1 0 0 1 01 fortAt Oldice 1 2 11 0 1 0 se Rizzuto. 3 0 Klima(' kleDrrnt. st - 1 0 0 11 cHunter. as 1 0 0 0 3 02 rot Tern.p Abornthy.0-0-0- 100-mil- THE COST 0. 'rinses 2 i - Cleveland at Detroit. New York at Boater". (Only games acheduled.) 0 - OS -- Do it Pct. I. 0 1 1.000 New York 1 0 1 000 Boston 1 0 1.000 Cleveland MI 1 500 1 Washington 1 Pi 1 .500 Kansas City 1 1 tit .500 Detroit 1 1 .000 0 Chicago .000 2 0 Ili Baltimore Wisdnesdav's Results New York lg. Washington 1. - , 1)(4roit.-1Benue City 2. Boatön Baltimor-e- pootpono4,- Itweather. threatening (Only games scheduled.) two-wa- y 1'stocks" National League American League two-gam- Rtite.clap Full e e, Good Control S.L.,S9turday 9-- Ashburn, neither of whom were in the lineup, the Phillies nevertheless got to loser athnny Antonelli for two runs in the fifth and to Mary Grissom 4or another 'pair in the. sixth- Carl Erskine pitched Brooklyn to a 1 triumph over Pitts. burgh in the only other Na. tional League game scheduled. Junior Gilliam snapped a tie when he belted one of Max Surkont's pitches for a homer to lead off the seventh.-P- ee Wee Reese's double, a walk, Jackie -- rtobinson's 7 bunt and Carl homer made the score The Yankees made the big noise In the American League with a thundering 19-- vie. tory over Washington. South. paw Whitey, Ford, w h o limited the Senators to two hits, drove in four runs as did Mickey Mantle and Bob Cerv. Detroit presented Bueky Harris with the 2,000th victory il baseball history In 1940. Roberts, a winner, was balked twice last year when he tossed against Cincinnati and Milwaukee. In the Cincy game, the Springfield Rifle gave up a Mate pitch homer to Bobby Adams anc . then retired 27 men In a row. Del Crandal's third Inning hit spoiled the Milwaukee bid. Roberts looked fast on the dull, chilly afternoon with a haze drifting heavy over the outfield fences. He fanned four and the Infield had only three , Rpdskini Invade Provo For Baseball Contest since Bob no-hitt- er Ditettedlheonlyime - , - ichte 6-- , Set for Bowlers - 4--2, 1 with - s -- Tr' -- - no-hitt- er I HACK MILLER first-lin- e .. . s SAFETY . 7 -- ... ,I - i Tturnament business. 4, "I think I am strong enough The civic club affiliation was 4atik' and have sufficient boxing skill announced Thursday by ABOUT ROUND to beat Marciana." Mickey Riley, host professional. The tie-u-p is patterned after Will Test, Nose. Cockell discounted reports the 1954 meet at which time the nose might Provo Chamber of Commerce that Marcia-go'with Timpanogos bother him during the bout of an Old cut suffered Golf Cltibin ,stiging aIfIghrycause I during the champion's last title successful tournament at Provo. defense against Ezzard Charles. Open Dates g Is The challenger said: Pigeon-RacInThe Open this year is set for is nose his all "Rocky says and will be held at Aug. right and probably it is I in- Meadow Brook. The tend to test itearly in the will head the Gilbert fight with a few stiff punches." committee for the club and CarOn the golf course a pigeon is a guy who doesn't shoot man Kipp will handle the Jay- a game equal, to the one he talks. Ile's a guy who is a sucker cee side of it. Steve Dunford, for a match and usually can be taken for a round of malted president of the Utah Golf milks. But while the use of the word "pigeon" is growing in of the advisory committees for .s.'..., lingo, to those bird fan-sports the Open. ''' is whose ciers hobby raising The tournament this year, ac- ,' i s', ' and the bird racing pigeons to Riley, will be for ' : 'mT"''''' '4i ,' .:. OGDEN The first annual cording is extra special. something in purses, $1,000 added ' ''' v',.' 4 Maxie Kosof Endurance Classic, $2,500 Take the case of two fa- i Mountain the for Rocky ' , ,..' a rigid bowling test, will be held mous was One named t Irompigeons. to be held in s'. tournament PGA .' in French Ami whichat the Paramount Bowl here Cher ' conjunction with the open and means 'Dear Friend." The 3 ' July amateur numerous for prizes. The endurance t e s t, 40 other is G.I. Joe. ,'',"-.';i , Women's Meet Cher Ami "fought" in , r ..."....0-- ,, ,,..,, straight games for men and 20 ),-,'World I and in War Joe and the first GI 1,, s ' for women, will be Leading professional 4e, Ng amateurs from all over the west- War II. Both won distin- such tournament in Utah. N4:',, ., The meet will be a handicap ern part of the United States guished honors and there is Ili..? ie ' ' '' affair with a first prize listed at will be invited to compete, talk even today of making N '', ' ' ' one to these awards birds, said. be should sent Entries Riley $1,000. ''The Utah State women's tour- posthumously, to honor their to Maxie Kosof at the Para, nament will also be held at achievements. mount Bowl. ' These pigeons, flying Swenson Ken durBirdman messages back and forth ing combat, are credited with saving the aggregate of 1,500 in American lives, The birds flew where ,telephone and other communication lines had been cut. These two war "heroes" were just some of the thousands zones in combat. of pigeons which were trained to fly in many instances to Paratroopers carried pigeons with them relay messages back to friendly ranks. Usually there were'two birds to the box and these were carried by the umbrella boys when they yelled "Geronimo" and fell head first out of their e The frist half of a opposed by ither Neil Astle or planes. , Jim-kös jacOordinctcr-,Utahcoac- h, óf more- - Than - Roofers the series between Univirsity Pres SUmrnerhays. The Utah and BY1.1 will take place I'd have never known that much about pigeons had not two pitchers' who don't see ac.,7 in Provo at Timp Park of two pigeon racing clubs come up with the data. Friday. officers the at 2 p.m. The two teams will be. tion Friday will probably face Pigeons have always been something that lit on the roof, each other Saturday. clucked a bit and took off in a flock.- 'fighting tO take the lead in the Also Saturday, Utah golfers Western Division race. I found out quickly, after talking to Jack Nielsen, Roger and tennis teams invade the Earlier in the season, BYU Cougar lair. The BYU netters Wood and Ken Swenson that there are those kind of pigeons split a doubleheader with Mon- warmed up for the occasion by and there are the other kind-;-th- e type that are trained tana. Utah defeated the Griz- blanking Montana and schooled like dogs and horses are trained, Tuesday zlies 16-- in their opener and while the Cat linksters were Take a weekend pigeon race for one example. The birds hosted the Montana men again dropping the Grizzlies, 13 to are taken, say, to Lynndyl, 100 miles away.. At a given time 'Thursday afternoon. they are released. They race homeflying from 50 to 60 m.p.h. The Cats and Utes will redepending on the Winds aloft. sume their competition in Salt Named to Dixie Post e station they take them 200 miles and After the Lake Saturday for the second as lafar them away as Barstow and Victorville, Ars Second finally get ST. GEORGESarkis The half of the series. Calif: game will be played on the Ute nian, coach at Union- High. of home. Sometimes they flotk up Not all of - them-com- e has been named Roosevelt, field beginning at 2 p.ms. Either-L- a Mar Williams or head football coach at Dixie with other birds and fail to show. "We don't want the ones which won't come right home," Jack Nielsen said. Lynn Jones wilitake the hill College. Arslanian is a former Come-to- aWhistle for the, Cougers. They:will be football star. at Dixie IC. When I got to checking into the training of the birds ri learned a lot More. Pigeon people train them like Minters de their bird dogs. They come to a whistle. They F';771 7 are let to frolic and exercise. They are trained on distances according to their agefirst year 250 miles, second year maybe 400 miles, third year maybe 800 milesif they can. RUNNING , -- , , make it. ,. I was told that the desert courses are the toughest and world try the Barstow that pigeon racers from all over-thto Salt Lake course. That's a real grind. Sometimes a pigeon can last out only three of such races and then the Back - . i 4 CHICAGO 1INS)---Dd- ii Coe: SALT LAKE stOcky British challenger, believes he can outbox heavy- - ,weight champion Rocky ,'7,krán rti :, :ciano in their-Hi- lt bout may 16 Bums 19-- 1 FRET' NE OS . tr-Tdrgri- , 81 I ro ñT'Cockel iT' - - - .7: Katona Ave. tot -- Alamitos, California hi motel" of phase NEvedo -- gams.- ,, ----- - -- 1 ---'-- 4 -- - - |