Show f i - Jssr Lovellette's 40 Points Lead Kansas to Victory Grudge Battle It's Shakedown TUESDAY EVENING APRIL 1 1952 Best Thing That Happened to Tigers Is Recovery of One Robert A Rolfe Manager Time in the Major Leagues By ED CORRIGAN Associated Press Sports Writer With the start of the major league season only two weeks away this is shakedown time The managers' have quit experimenting with rookies and now are Starting their Standard-Examinejaunts north and east with to The LAKELAND Fla— (Special of getting the regulars the hopes The most important thing that's happened to" the Detroit in shape A quick look at the progress or Tigers including the return of Art HoUtteman pitcher of same of each of the teams A lack (Red) from the service is the resuscitation of Robert order' Listing the clubs acin is Rolfe the citizen of Pennicook N H'who manages the cording to their 1951 finish here's club Ever since he was the Yankee third baseman Red has what has happened been afflicted with colitis a disease which cofffined him to a American: New York — Casey Stengel's operatives still are the ones to beat strict diet and gave him the miseries without interruption even with the loss of Joe DiMaggio Early last month he underwent and the probable departure of Jeran appendix operation Now he corps ry Coleman to the marine The Yanks still have a top pitching feel as well as he used to when staff backed by plenty of power he was playing shortstop for Dartnewcomers and some smooth a mouth college ft (appears that young Andy Carey who namely will take over third base chronic appendix had caused all probably — The Indians have Cleveland trouble the best four" pitching staff the "big Though feeling like a new man in baseball and if any team is about Rolfe iij not going to beat out the Yanks it should be the Tribe Bob Feller hi Tigers He sees hope of imMike'Garcia Bob Lemon and Early no premakes he but provement can beat any team on any Winn dictions and gives visitors the im- By JOHN McCALLlTM given day Boston — This iss a puzzle The NEW YORK— The deep thfhkers pression that he doesn't think the Sox have been hitting but Red a to make of little league's rules committee haven't' Tigers are ready yet been getting much pitch-ih- g CleveYankees and the at the session other real run huddled in secret their trouble down through the land in the American league' day discussing among other things years ' —t Manager DW Chicago 'Houtteman's return improves the the balk rule: ' that there ards seems to be This out big Someone pointed HLunKicri pitching 'staff greatly as last year wh Al Hough- one and all in th has the stuff to win were 13 waysto bal right-handy of the season then watched his club sun 20 Virgil Trucks the only Tiger ton differed "J" of steam "There are 14 ways" bristled outDetroit pitcher who finished with a win— No power and Manager n Canadian-America1951 Paul the president of the Red Rolfe knows it He's'hop-in- g ning percentage in he can gjet avteng ball hitter Trout Fred Hutchinson and Hal league and L L B board staff Newhouser also could4 be winners member And he related the case to back up a faiVpitching — This is the team Philadelphia his in who of little Jimmy ' Hutchinseri has supplemented pitched and is older that was old last Little this time around year good curve with a knuckle ball fbe Schenectady N Y Washington — The Nats says Newhouser out with a sore arm league a year ago Bucky Harris are a dozen Manager re out With the score knotted one after July 14 seems to have better than last season games on thrown second first and runners hadn't and covered though he St Louis — The Brownies have hard up to the time' we called on Jimmy wheeled into his windup anew manager in Rogers Hornsby a new shortstop in Marty Marion the Tigers cut in sal- — then suddenly froze a crew of question mark Facing a 25 per cent1951 "Balk!" cried the plate umpire and whole season like Tommy Byrne and ary due 4o his bad pitchers were waved runners Gene Beardon If they come (six and six) Newhouser put up The base a unique pi upuai uvu iu to help Ned Carver no through along troit management He offered toa "It ain't fair" protested Jimmy one would be surprised to see the for $20000 The umpire wanted to know why Browns jump a couple of notches sign for five years that he would "Because" National: the lad said "just as year on condition New York — Pitching won it for not be traded during the term I was ready to throw I looked He pointed out that he would be down' and there he was staring the Giants last year and Manager me in the face He scared me so Leo Durocher apparently if going only 35 years' old-- at the expiration to rely on his elbowmen again He of the contract that if it turned I couldn't pitch" "He" was a wee field mouse hid? lost his top infielder Eddie Stanky out he couldn't pitch he could serve the club as a scoiit or pitch- ing in the grass near the mound and can only hope that ' Davey Wilgap "And that" Houghton chuckled liams fills the ing coach Brooklyn — Here's the club that The management considered this "Is the fourteenth way to balk" was rated tops all through the seaWhat influence the incident has deal for two days and finally son last year Don Newcombe who turned itsdown Newhouser was on the L L B rules designers we won 20 has been lost to the serfor approxi- don't know But in reshuffling signed for one— year he and Manager Chuck Dressen had been their rules for 1952 about the only vice mately $32000 and ft hoping Clem Labine and Chris and it's maior change was the balk ejasse Van mating more than $40000 —will Cuyk can take up the slack "When a pitcher balks thefim-pir- e pay quite possible the Tigers St Louis — The dark horse The will holler 'balk' and not him imore than double what he have the power and the 'time'" explains National Irttie Cards asked them for 1s that all they need is some word Secretary-Treasure- r DePhil in a was league This pruning year The pitching They've been getting it troit George Kell third baseman Benson "Play does not stop batall spring ball the delivers the was and sole 300 hitter clipped pitcher — " Manager Boston Tommy his cut ter takes the was a couple of thousand and so Holmes has not even decided on run cover and the the fielders basesecond able the priddy a lineup yet He Would like to go Gerry play: manalong with a group of rookies and the offenthe play "Following Rolfe's we visited camp When youngsters but he seems to be can sive either manager to a accept somewhat first find chief problem was doubtful yet the or the If he to play penalty — The Phils have baseman The man he hopes Philadelphia latter returns to the play use in the spot is Vic Wertz the prefers shown more spark this yean than was to the what situation Kin- rtffilrltr prior last and are heartened by the fact "I didn't- - dare try Vic there last the"Ifbalk that he decides to accept the play the Curt Simmons is due out of army year" said 15Rolfe "but he came the is disregarded" balk Cincinnati — This looks like a into camp pounds lighter and takWhich is you say might three-mateam Ewell Blackwell three stps faster Now I think he a leaf from football make it If he doesn't we'll ingAnd and Ken Raffensherger each won might dne then there's the about who the small lad who hit a home run 16 games last year and outfielder go-- back to Don Kolloway hit 311 ' played there some for us last year over the left field wall but stayed Johnny Wyrostek — Ralph Kiner George or try Ben Taylor whom we got at the Pittsburgh plate crying Jn- our trade with- - St Louis" trv uusak and Gus He broken his favorite 'bat iwetKovncn Bell give the Pirates agbd outWertz himself is confident he on thehad smash long field but only Nurray Dickson is will play first base likes the idea As dependable among the pitchers of moving into the infield Chicago — The grapefruit chama matter of fact he started the Wertz-to-firmovement himself pions of '51 and the in the regular season Looks like by buying a mitt last year and same thing is going to happen the in around the bag practice fooling this year Just to prove that his confidence p Wertz will is more than tell you that he expects to win f AP) — Idaho and MINNEAPOLIS the home-ru- n championships this year He could Stafe college's boxing team batdo it top "for he was the club's tled to a 4 draw with Minnesota top driver-i- n of runs last year with Monday night in a heayyweight-ies- s 94 and its leading producer of card The Bengals left their big guns homers with 27 If he moves to first one of the home this trip in recent years best Detroit-rookieFrom here they move to Madimay get a chance in the outfield son Wis to compete in the N He is Johnny Phillips a boy who C A A championship Thursday The summary: played college football for Missis- PHOENIX Ariz 113 pounds— Bob O'Ryan M de'AP)— Home-ru- n aippi Southern while getting his feated Vic Kobe I S minor league experience in slugger Ralph Kiner winner Murray Dickson and bud126 pounds— Neil Ofsthun M baseball This fellow was ding youth yet to bloom or wither good enough as a halfback Jo qual- - defeated Harley Towne I S "136 pounds — John Randell M mark the 1$52 roster of the Pittsify as a starter in the 1950 Northburgh Pirates defeated Jay Mansfield I S - Cliff "Mapes "140 DOUnris — ParfHv fiarvpr T S Pittsburgh fans doubtless will the big right-han- d ' again contend with a second' ditimer twho i—used to play the oul-- J defeated Steve Shaughnessy M team Indeed Barring some' 18 pounces— Russ I vision thing unusual the "Pirates and the Batts the catcher were acquired S4 defeated Pete Lee Lundgren M Cubs seem destined for with Baylor fn the trade with St r 150 Webb I S Chicago another spirited rivalry cef Louis Batts looks like hefirt-striri- g defeated Mark Hurd M the National league catcher fdr Frank House 165 poundsr-rBBlanfon I S llarof The pitching department starts the bonus boy whohs' just arriv- defeated v Jery FerreH M and ends with richt-handDick — a status at has "Bruch J75 pounds Roh major league ing ' son as far as star talent goes But the date with Don Garrison' I S army i the club should get more mileage Hoot Evers whfr' unaccountably out of Mel Qu£en Bill Werle Bob fell off 99 points in batting last Friend and HoWie Pollet with Ted year and Johnny Groth are outWilks for rertfer--Tridthey have a field fixtures It' looks like Johnsmall cluster lof rookies still in felat this short though ny Lipon camp low isn't too rapid in double-pla- y But if sornd of the youngsters execution and is supposed to be BytUNITED PRESS Boston A) vs Memphis (Sou) develop into successes on n overweak on fly balls over his head night basis ahd Kiner Gus Bell at Memphis cancelled rain The rookie shortstop Alex Dickson and the other established New York (A) 3 Detroit (A 0 fields brilliantly but hit men hold Up their end Pittsburgh 8 Louis 222 fN St for Seattle only Philadelphia may begin to see the dini light of Rolfe is better equipped to solve (N) 7 (seven innings first division bv 1953 St Louis (A) 7 Pittsburgh (N) thePatient his problems now that he can eat hard Billy May7 (tie 10 innings) something beside poached eggs er now in his working fifth season managing Pittsburgh buided bv General Manager Branch Rickey Sr will continue to gamble with their movement: a i $n youth And barring "a switch in policy as the club journeys homeward they'll start the season with rookies at first and third and centerfield WEDNESDAY APRIL 2nd and a at second base MAIN EVENT GYPSY JOE r) Even Balks Are Different in over-optimist- Little League ic " : jf er " - -- base-runne- rs - n - Idaho Boxers Draw With Minn st skin-dee- runs-batted-- 4-- rs Little Murray Bolster Pirates s " Cellar-dwelle- Big Ralph and in pro-fesion- al ltt i:u pohds-7-Ellswo- rth for-thj- ob er By GAYLE TALBOT LOS ANGELES (AP)— Whatever else may be said for Ty Cobra's recent magazine flogging of modern baseball players it at least may be said for certain that the old Georgia Peach's outburst has supplied the principal topic of conversation within the fraternity for the past couple of weeks We've heard him blasted a soured eccentric wnom tne worm has passed by and we ve heard some smart baseball men both of Ty's generation and the present onp warmlv support nis contention that the game and its players have gone plumb So the dogs But we haven't in a single baseball gattv erine heard him ignored They couldn't ignore him when he was a great star ana tney sun can i Those who played with or against Cobb appear still to be fascinated by the memory and whether they liked him mildly or hated him as many of them undoubtedly did they love to talk about him and to recall incidents from his fiery career We must have heard a score lately that were new at least to us and they all were good g colorful king or Gypsy Joe internationally-know- n Ever hear about the time he the wrestling mat will meet Intermountain Champion "Bullet Bob came into the clubhouse bleed ing grudge battle to about the face and ears and wiwi Cummings Wednesday night at the Berthana' In a one have will his The colorful of score settle an old long standing his shirt half ripped off? He be exotically dressed wife seconding for him during the scuffle a an to chance into his uniform land one of his teammates askedt him what had happened possibly hopingfor the worst "Nothing much' Ty replied- - "I to get into just got tired waiting the phone booth outside and so I reached in and yanked this fellow out by the collar Turned out he had done a lot of professional good" fighting He was real him or not Whether they Uked was a fearCobb they concede that less man either on or off the field and that he would fight any man 4 Gypsy Joe will seek his fortune who crossed him At one gatherin the ring Wednesday night with ing a former player expressed inter"Bullet Bob some doubt about this and said Cummings mountain mat king but he'll have he had heard of Cobb backing neither title nor added cash as in- down but he was heavily outvotcentive—only personal satisfaction ed by the other present may be his in victory But that might be sufficient It is just a matter of weeks since Cummings smashed Gypsy to the same Berthana hardwood flo6r -- globe-trottin- ( Gypsy Battles ob Cummings Wednesday ai Berihana Jack Riser Tackles Georgie Giants Out for old-tim- Exhibition Games ki -- WRESTLING semi-rook- Bowling Results Spring Jaunt chair sester Gypsy screamed in DENVER- (UP) —Captain Alvin the aeonv of his injury that he lose his match outside Dark of the New York Giants an- shouldn't the ring Nathat the grily promised today Since then he has harped on the tional league champions' 13 re- subject until Promoter Ken Mayne was able to get Cummings here for maining exhibition games with the the rematch However Cummings Cleveland Indians this spring "will refused to give Gypsy a title shot lor blood" be played a demand for and further declined Dark was seething over a play in "winner take all ' Cummings is insisting upon the championship Sunday's 5 Cleveland victory at Share of the gate Wednesday and Cleveland Los Angeles in which much less is says Gypsy Avila in his challengerisking Bobby kicked the ball out of Dark's hands Despite these shortcomings from 'The plav was similar to one inj'Bob Cummings fans are expected jam the local palace of slug the world series in which Giant to tug and 4oss tomorrow night Eddie Stnky Gypsy Joe and his attractive kicked the ball out of Yankee wife multigowned and bejeweled are alwavs prime attractions in Shortstop Phil Rizzuto's glove While a majority of the Ogden nope to see prnrRSBirnr Fla (TIP) — onlookers usually has acred Cummings anxiously gypw The St Louis Cardinals awaited word today on the condi- with his owh brutality tion of Shortstop Red Schjoen- The cash customers know this dienst's injured finger never seen either much a suffered Schoendienst split Gypsy they've in a bad or Cummings at third finger on his right hand stars go mat two match: These tempting to pivot on a double play "all out" every time that old gong in the Cardinal 7 victory over the sounds Phillies yesterday The Gypsy will doubtles be on RcUlei ORLANDO Fla (UP Harry Schaeffer joined fa £unishing hold nas s nue list ui jouus mini cnt muic men i tuvn rv- u- - iM -- f :J u device other than any Viicherich Mafl denrings Yor corner to- - take ad uick ord with Beaumont in the Texas s!?? She'll of everjBLopening league in 1951 allowed only one vantage signal an pfcponent s weakhit in seven innings as the Yan slyly or a referee's blind spot to kees beat the Tigers 0 yester ness d her hubby f to Battsline single day Matt make an effective team They centerfield with two out in the already concocting some second inning was the only hit off Probably witches' brew as ring poison for rum Cummings on Wednesday Two other contests embellish the TAMPA Fla (UP) — Manager Jack Kiier attractive uressen oi tne xsrooKiyn has been main event to hand oppose signed Dodgers said today that he and some George Strickland in the renew their feature Buzzy Bavasi would supporting event efforts to acquire- - Ewell Black- Riser is one of the finest grap-plewell of the Cincinnati Reds this in the world His clean style afternoon mat faithful should "Bavasi's due today and we'll when delight the the skills and " against pitted talk for Blackwell Dressen baid of Strickthe youthful strength '' land SAN ANTONIO Texas UP) In the curtain raiser Ben SherThe Chicago Cubs and Chicago man find Frank demons collide White! Sox resumed their spring route exhibition series today with the over the 20roinute one-faformer leading to one in the intralcity series 3 White Paul Rich "Fm ards admitted one manager who isrt't Satisfied with the prog- res of my team in spring train - 6-- Second-Basema- n Second-Basema- s n" st j 8-- left-hand- - er ""-liti- 1 iiiu-yiii- f Yees" 3-- long-haire- 1 Sami r- Meets 8 P M ' JACK KISER ll four-game- s No Sox-Manage- r ing" Flu Top and - (UP m 8-- CORPUS CHRTSTT Texas (UP) The Pittsburgh Pirates and St Louis Browns battled to a 7 tie "before a record cfowd of 6465 last night The Browns held hitless for the first six innings scored four Iruns in the eighth inning and three in the ninth Until the seventy Inning the Browns had gone 11 straight innings against the Pistes without making a hit ng 7-- Wednesday April 2 MICCA '' Umdmr CMrartion at v PRINCIPAL ROY METCALP n Fla- Third Baseman Willie Jones' long- ball hitting continued today to be one of the outstanding features of the Philadelphia Phillies spring exhibition games- Jones a disappointment last sea son blasted his second grand-slahome run of the' spring yesterday although the St Louis Cardinals beat the Phillies 7 NEWELL B COOK r- r- Utah Ftth and 9mm Cemmis(tonr Spaalnr fittarfainimi fvrnhhmd ky ' WEBER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL Prliminari TICKIT SALIS AT MINT JACKSONVILLE ffiyMpTTfjiHr ALL SPORTSMIN mm INVITlS ' Man L ait j INDIANAPOLIS rr Four more cars including one to be "driven by finisher last year's third-plac- e boosted earlv entries for the May e race at the Indianapolis 30 Motor Speedway to 41 today Manuel Ayulo of Burpank Calif who relieved Jack McGrath at the mark during: the 1951 classic and finished third in the fastests peed way race of all time will he in the cockpit of the Coast Grain Company Special entered by Bob Weinberg of Norwalk Calif Th£ other three entries today with drivers not yet selected came from Pete Wales of Dayton Ohio Lee Elkins of Kalamazoo Mich and Hart Fullerton of Santa Monica Calif All fpur cars are e creations entry however differs from the other three in that it is supercharged The Elkins entry named the Special was one of the fastest cars in last year's time trials Carl Scarborough who is under contract this year to drive one of the Bowes Seal Fast Specials entered last month qualified it at an average speed of 135614 miles an hour 500-mil- 250-mi- le four-cylind- rear-driv- er Ful-lerto- n's Mc-Nam- NEW YORK (AP)— LaSalle V gritty Explorers had no formula for stopping Big Clyde Lovellette and as a result -7 ' - 3068: Double J Ranch 3005 Team high game Bank Smokery 1114 Double J Ranch 1053: Bank Smokery wins second half title by 2 and 2 split with Double JRanch ery -- Kansas will meet the Peoria Caterpillars in the' finals of Madison SqQar the Olympic basketball trials tonights at ' — ' Garden i X UOQ jrllGll f 10 UlllClC W m JN lioveiette tne nearest trung to a robot stuffed 40 points through the cords last night as Kansas overcame-- ! the determined 5 In Explorers from LaSalle most the thrilling gamt perhaps seen Here this season In the opener Peoria repeated its A A U title win over the''j Phillips Oilers by whipping the 0 Bartlesville Okla club with ease surprising By winning last night Kansas and Peoria qualified seven playera each for the U S Olympic team which will journey toHelsinki thia summer The coach 8f the winners of tonight's finals will head the Olympic aggregation Fans in Madison" Square Garden were given a performance by Lovellette trfey won't soon forgef They were comparing the nine giant with the likes of George Mikan and Bob Kurjand— and brother not many players are com pared with those gents Even the LaSalle rooters some 4000 strong from Philadelphia were ooohing!' and aaaahing! at Lovellette's soft hook shots and clean tap-in- s from under this basket He racked up 18 field! goals and four fouls y The "Explorers we're forced without" their great rebouhder Jack Moore due to the death of his mother earlier In the day at Philadelphia LaSalle a fine shooting team 2 lea juat bezoomed to a fore the 'first quarter ended? But the older more experienced Kansan refused to get rattled They played their regular game (ryr?to pass in to Lovellette or shoot frpm the outside) and by halftime cut LaSalle's margin to 5 The Kansan continued t climb and with six minutes left of the final quarter Lovellette sank a hook shot and the Jayhawkers had a 6 edge In the final minutes Lovellette scored 15 straight points for his 9 team to give it a leadvKn- sas neia on in rne closing miizuicB win of the to rack up its biggest season d conThe opener was a ding test with Phillips losing five seven-fo'Bob Kurland — via the foul route A splurge at the start of the third period iced the game for tha Peoria ' T IS scoring 31116 70-6- Olympic Men UP) — Battle-wear- y 1jJt brilliant Kansas hailed now as undisputed king of college 'basketball after its rousing uphill victory over LaSalle named seven of its sensational stars today to help NEW YORK 64-5- carry the l?mted States banner in the Olympic games Alien Coach Forrest fPhog proud and overjoyed at the come back surge staged by the mighty Jayhawks in last night's 70- td 65 triumph over LaSalle in the semifinals of the Olympic try dirts quickly exercised his new-woright to name seven players tofthe Olympic team "I'll pick my five seniors — John Keller Bill Lienhard Bill Hrug-lan- d Clyde Lovellette and Bob Kenny" said the beaming Allen "And wjth them those two star juniors "Charley Hoag and Dean Kelley' v The other seven members of the thus-lOlympic team will be picked Five from the Pe oria' 111 Cater-piUawhjj won the other semifinal last night by troqneing the Phillips Oilers and two from the A U teams that three other-competed in the tournament seThese players will not be lected however until after tpe final gameof the Olympic tournament at Madison Square Gard n tonight between Kansas and the Caterpillars LaSalle Will play the Oilers in a consolation Lou Wilke chairman of the A A U basketball committeejand member of the Olympic cage committee said the Olympic group would meet sometime after to name the seven A M players and also to put the pffi-ci'stamp of approval" on r the seven players named by Allen iThe committee also will pick six alternate team members probably three A A V players and three college players One thing is certain — in Lovellette the nine-incKansas "point machine" the U S will be represented at Helsinki by one of the greatest players ever to don sneakers Lovellette racked up an amazing 40 points more than half his team's total last night but the mere total hardly tells the story For it was big Clyde who 4 rallied the deficit and perfrom a sonally scored 16 points in the sec ond period to close the gap to 5 at the half And it was a bas ket by Clyde that put Kansas ahead 5 Again three finally at straight baskets by the giant crushed La Salle's last hopes of a rally in the fourth period Lovellette's big night gave him a record 864 points for the season set breaking the old mark of 831 sea by Dick Groat of Duke last I - six-foo- n Wi-pla- : A- tnid-nig- 24-1- '40-3- ht 65-5- " foul-fille- men-inclu- sky-scrapi- ng ot ot nt h Jay-haw- 1 57-5- al six-fo- t- ' y: rs Eagles Auxiliary League' High series individual Hazel Keyes 447 Leila White 431 Ber- -' nice Purdy 425 high smgiegame individual Bernice Purdy 173 Hazel Keyes 170 Vivian Leavitt 166 High tearh series Mrs Eagles 2142 Beulahj Casteel picked up split Ellie 'Wiseman picked" up split Ladies City League Hieh series individual Grace Ep- pley 517 Thelma Nelson 514 Bet- te Anderson 495 High single game individual Alyce M°°re- 188: Grace Eppley 188: Ellen Barney 183 Ruth Parry 182 High team series Becker's 2572: Fred M Nye Co 2555 Team high game Fred My Nye Co 931 Becker's 911 Roberts Meat Curing won second half title and will meet E C Olsen Co first half winners for championship Men's City League High series individual' Harlan Pickham 633: Herb Wessman 629 Joe Barney 612 Iligh Single game individual Harlan Packham 236 sop Herb Wessman 228 Claude Parry 223 High team series Bank Smok- A - Toronto May Be Out of Playoffs ks 24-1- 40-3- By UNITED PRESS 56-5- The Detroit Red Wings ax favored to eliminate the defending imampion Toronio Maple Leafs-: "from the Stanley! cup playoffs night and the Boston Bruins hope: to even their semi-finseries with the crippled Montreal Canadiena to-1- al at ll America's Pro Season Opens Today Wiih Full Schedule In Pacific Coast League f first half winners City Doubles League High series individual Lou Bryan 642: Mike Lorenz 612 Max Kosof 597 High single game individual Lou Bryan 233 Lou Bryan 238 Dell Neilson 234: Herb SAN FRANCISCO (UP) — The ambitious Pacific Coast Wessman 225 High team series 1196 Max Mike Lorenz-JiYerage for major league status opens Kosof-Bi- ll Kobel 1169 "Team igh league hopefully heading m Les Tatro-Her- b Max Kiosof-Bi- ll Yerage and Lornz game 418 Wessman Kobel 414: second half America's baseball season ftoday wflh the Los Angeles Angels meeting the Sacramento Scions at Sacramento — : Gov Earl Warren tosses out thefirst bal for the Sacs in an after- lean association) and the maior noon game starting at 2:15 The other three games in the loop at leagues (American and National) San Diego San Francisco and It has a clause in its contracts that are night contests 'allows the players to determine Hollywood slated to start at 8:15 p m: whether they would rather be P C L President Clarence Row drafted or allowed to stay in the land was to attend both the Sacra league: and another clause that mento and San Francisco openings gives players in this loop an extra and will' throw out the first ball year of competition before they at Seals stadium becfjrne eligible for thexiraft in On such a keynote the opening-da- y Embarking upon its 50thP year C L ames are expected to attract r organized baseball the about nearly 50900 fans never was more optimistic through the turnx than 'it i r t'nHov iTho stiles San Francisco which of kpects about 15000 will have the': league already has been shorn now With a new team a 15 top crowd its minor league laoei anq rated as- - an "open" clasisif ication new manager for the first time in -- isomedplace in btftweeh the triple: yearsTommy Heath)" andv A leagues International andAmer- - flpok of promises the heals open against Portland Z1X Tri Beavers' will send to - th hill veteran Jihet (RetDynn vKiS ' 12 last year)- with Aaron Robinson down from-thmajors behind" 'tHe' :: Rookie Bill Reeder will hurl plate LOS ANGELES (UP)— A fancy 'with Ray Orteig for San Fr4nci-'' boxer and a rugged little brawler t PORTLAND Ore (AP)-catching tiarry world Kid Matthews will fight Charley will be tangle onight in a Sacramento's game championship — title Eagle of Westbury Conn here watched by about 12000 fans Maa lightweight bout with the boxer — Defending April 14 Matchmaker Tex ager Joe Gordon has nominated an oient Jesse Flores to hurl and Vin Champion Jimmy Carter — a proMonday reported hibitive favorite to retain his The contest if(Khe1duled as a nie Smith to catch The Angels will (5-crown or Bill for the km who is re- send Eddie Chandler MIL New York warmuphis campaign for the heavy- Moisan (10-8- ) But the with Lee to the viving campaigner making his second ti- weight title after an idleness of Peden receiving tle defense since winning the belt several months A crowd of about 10000— or as from Ike Williams nearly a year the many as Lane field will hold— is' The fight will be held ago may be in for a terrific bat- Pacific International Livestock Ex- expected for the Padres tiff with Oakland The Pbdres tle from Challenger Lauro' Salas power-packe- d position building The California will pitcV Guy Fletchfeatherweight er with Frank Kerr catchchampion by way of Monterrey ' Mexico will be giving important ing Manager Mel Ott of the Oaks will open with Allen Gettel (4-pounds in his "big chance' yet his and Piper Davi aa the backers think he'll be around at hurling back-stoPEESS ASSOCIATED THE the finish— and going strong By The defending champion Seattle He has never been kayoed in NEW YORK — waiie Troy 156 more than 70 pro bouts And he Washington stopped Al Winn 163 Rainiers with a nearly new team and a new manager BilI Sweeney doesn't expect to blemish that rec- New York 5 from Portland) at the helm will ord tonight Famous for fighting his best fights when the going is MONTREAL — Pierre Langlois send to the mound veteran Charley against the Stars at the toughest he is a fast finisher 150 France outpointed Charlie Selianz Hollywood Bob Wilson will do the But Jimmy's superior strength Salas 151 Phoenix Ariz 10 catching Manager Fred Haney ef and poundage are expected to prePROVIDENCE R I — Jimmy Hollywood has nominated Johnny vail with the odds 'making him e outfielder with a juicy 1 to 4 choice And the Bivins 184 Clevend stopped Lindell Yankees to do his York New 184 bethe Knoxville Wilson to is Aaron price expected improve lost 9 in hurling Lindell won 12 fore ring time approximately 10 Tenn 3 do the will Sandlock 1951 Mike p m P S T 1 CHICAGO — Russ Teague 130 catching T theenk I'll ween this title" consensus favor The d Eldridge la knocked out Bobby says the smiling little Oakland Seattle Los Angeles and hombre who came north Carew 131 St Paul 2 Hollywood in the first division of the border in 1947 to seejt bis Portland San Diego San Franwith Hall Dale CITY— LAKE T fistic future and Sacramento to fight ' it cisco out Jack 198 Chicaeo knocked "I'm ready" is Carter'! ready i the second division 4 out in Utah West 182 Jordan Nelson answer winners will meet Foley and Neil-so- n first half winners for league championship Sportsmen's League Dale High series individual Alexander 516 Vance Mitchell 503: Lee Bailey 479 High single game individual Vance Mitchell 197 High 215 Dale Alexander teani series Paramount Bowl 2947 St Brick 2734: team high game Paramount Bowl 908 Paramount Bowl 987 rf - - y- Jim Carter Is - am Favored to Year - - UTAH POWER & LIGHT AUDITORIUM VS GEORGE STRICKLAND rs - WEBER COUNTY WILDLIFE FEDERATION VS BOB CUMMINGS ie er Blood on Final " Gar-mows- Whatever Else LaSalle Has No Formula to Stop Tall Man as KU Wins Ty's Story Makes Chatter 70-6- 5 Peoria Beats Oilers ':'': Matthews to Mdet Charley Eagle i£- - e -- o nd Sal-kel- d' 7) Fiaht Results (9-1- 2) 6) p " 05-- 5 one-tim- beetle-browe- V pre-seaso- n : |