12 The Skrtman, Salem. Orqroa. Friday. April 11. 1847
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Senators Face Heavy Playing Schedule for
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' - MEDFORD, April 1 ".-(Special
)-The Salem Senators, with
bat three more dart or spring
training to go. will play four
fames , here Friday. Saturday
and Sunday. Friday night under
the lights the Western Interna
tional league clnb takes en the
Oregon Docks. Saturday at Ii3v
tbe same two teams f ace each
other In a doubleheader. Then
on Sunday afternoon the Jack
Wilson crew will meet the Wen-"
atchee Chiefs, last season's WIL
, ri mill i in ' II
Ralph Ayers, the new Sam' Duncan welterweight was recipient
of a pair of cracked (not broken) hands In his last armory venture,
bat says hell bo ready to go again next Wednesday night on Tex
WALT CLXVE, Jr.
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vsftaatloa should clear itself considerably just as soon as someone
opens a public gysnnasium In the village. And the man hoping to do
this one day Is wee Phil Bayes, the bantam wbis of Harry Plant's
hey-days.' Phil would put In both a premises for the gladiators to
work out la and a physical conditioning plant la general.-. . .
- The town is to have a representative In Oregon-Oregon State
footballing next faU alter allthat is if he can win himself a berth on
Jim Aiken's Webfoot outfit Bob Warren, piano-legged backfielder on
one of Tommy Dry nan's Vikings elevens has turned out at Oregon
after lengthy . naval service. Warren is certainly big enough now.
weighing almost 190 pounds. ... The other Oregon Warren, "Honest
John, has been assigned as full-fledged assistant to Aiken, which
kisses off any hope that be might become basketball boss and right
hand man to Jerry LUHe at Willamette. ...
lie teat Long Arriving, but Finally Came
A number of years ago when Ralph Coleman herded his Oregon
State baseball team up and down the countryside he had a hickish
leekJng lefthander as his No. 1 pitcher, one Glenn Elliott. Other than
for, discharging his hard one too near' the center of the plate once In
awhile, and having it belted hard and far, Elliott was classed as a
comer. Coleman had much faith in the southpaw from Myrtle Creek
erea though many others who watched blm pitch indexed him as Just
another lad throwing from the wrong side. Colie had few who be
lieved, like he. that Elliott would one day be a major league pitcher.
So now let's take a look at part of a piece In this week's Sporting
News on Elliott, five years after he was primed In Vancouver of the
WIL and Seattle of the Coast loop: "Glenn Elliott. 27-year-old be
ooectscled lefthander from the Coast has proved the outstanding
rookie of the Boston Braves' spring training season. He pitched 24
lustrous Innings against major league opposition' before finally en
countering a sour round. Over this brilliant stretch, which Included
parts of seven games, the former Oregon State star who teaches school
daring the winter, permitted Just five runs, approximately one every
fire chapters. One swallow doesn't make summer, but anybody who
ran flip as well as Glenn In six successive games would be welcomed
by any manager.
And well bet Mf. Coleman bays two copies of this week's Issue
of the baseball bible.
Favorites More Over Junior9 Bach Again
We've mentioned defending champion Jack Brande, club titllst
Leo Estey and always prominent Glen Lengren as the warmer favor
ites la the Elks sponsored Mid-Willamette Valley links open. But It
teems we've overlooked another to be reckoned with, a gent who has
been in retirement the past months. He would be Walt (Junior) Cline,
as smooth a stroking par panisher as has been available at Ere Kay's
Sowth River road layout In recent years. Walkaway winner in a num
ber of the bigger SGC meets la the past, Cllne went into hibernation
after dropping-the City open finale to Brande last year. Bat he's
hack again, has been practicing seriously and most certainly will be
among those present when the big Elks meet starts Into the stretch.
Jsraior's long layoff apparently did him no great damage, for the
other day club pro Jim Russell topped blm only by a 2 and 1 count
la It holes.
The oddities la pro baseball are many Indeed. For example, the
ease of Shortstop WaUy Flager. A month ago J. Walter was rated as
"the best looking shortstop In the Portland Beaver camp." Many
thought be would be the Beaver to fill that gap on the varsity. He
was a dandy la last season's WIL chase. But then Wally was hurt and
was farmed to Salem. He's still three or four weeks away from pulling
a his ball togs again, but is holding his outright release. AU the while
SUpper Jack Wilson Is clamoring for a shortstop for the Senators!
Molalla Nabs
Track Victory
MOLALLA, April ilO-(Special)
Coach Don Wilson's Molalla In
dians, paced by a 164 per
formance by John Wells, today
swamped the Dallas, Sandy and
Estacada track teams in a four
way meet here. Molalla romped to
UQVk points. Estacada had 254,
Sandy 16 and i Dallas 2. There
were - no exceptional times or
distances because of a muddy
track. All four 'schools are in the
Willamette Valley league. Results:
High hurdles: WeUs M. Btohroen
kamp M). Goodwin (E), Stafford f).
an.
MO: Stiahts (If), Wilcox (S), Cristncr
M . Kirk M) . . :10.7. ' - -
Mile: Lais (Ml, Lamb (Z). Olson
(Ml. Sawyer (Ml. SOI.
440: Krsxberg er (MM). Melvtn (E).
XticIuob (Ml, Wilcox (S. M .
Low bardies: Wells M). Schiewe
(Mi. Goodwin (El, Metzler (S). 35.7.
220: Cristncr. (M)r Speitx (M). Kirk
M, Laeyon iD.33..
SS: Kraxterier(M). Lais (M), Ol
son (Ml, Bennett (Ml. 2:13.
Shot: Tommincer (Ml. Birch (S).
-founts (Ml. Hamilton (ML 30 '".
Discus: Jackson (M). Younts (M),
J!amilotw(Ml. Harvey (Ml. 103 16 "i".
Javelin- Anderson E). Hiegins ().
Younts (Ml. Snyder (Ml. 110' SV.
Pole vault: Tie between Gallecci (M)
and Stewart (S); Swales (Ml. Lay
man M) and Jesafger (S). ' 4".
High jump: BJohmenkamp (M).
Kwobaugn I El. Smith (Ml. Gommell
(SI and ktefcr 4Et. 4 11 .
Bred Jump: WeUa (M), Criatner
(Ml. Spelts (If). Hornbeck (S). If
.$'-.- -
Belay: Molalla. Estacada and San-ay-la4S."-
Local Gunners in
Bend Trapslioot
BEND, April lHThe first
of three Pacific" International
Trapshooting association regis
tered shoots to be held here this
season will attract entries .from
three states Sunday. Oregon
cities expected to send delega
tions to "the meet Include Albany,
Portland, Klamath Falls, Med
ford, Eugene, Salem, Redmond
and Prineville. Several California
-and Washington gunners have
also entered.
pennant winner. The Senator!
arc slated to break camp Mon
day, opening- the season In Sa
lem the following Friday night.
Pitching choices for the week
end rames are as follows: FriOay
night - - Vince Laser. . Saturday
-Kenny Wyatt and Paul So
derborg. Sunday - - Dick. Slno
We. , -,.r. - '
, Althouf h Sinovie was hit In
the- let today by a batted ban.
Wilson said later he would bo
ready for Sunday's came ag alnst
Salkeld's double malned show.
Which will be ekeh by the cus
tomers, as they go for Ayers and
his Interesting stylo already, de
spite only two prelim appearances
here.. ... And have yon noticed
how Salkeld has been trying to
give - the local battlers every
break possible? Not unlike Harry
Plant. Tex is pointing to the night
when be can present an armory
show with aU fighters on It hail
ing from these parts and nary a
one from Portland. Until the local
boys become more numerous and
their development far appropriate,
however, Tex must bank on the
Partlandera for talent.'. - - The
"THS
COAST LEAGUE ,
WLPct WLPcf.
San Diefd 1 S .716'Hollywood 4 8 .454
San Fran 3 .667 Portland 4 1 .454
Sacramnto S 4 .600 SeatUe 17 JO0
Lot Angel S S .300 Oakland 17 J3O0
- Last night's results. At San Diego 4.
Portland S. At Los Angeles 3, Oak
land 10. At Sacramento 8. Seattle 3.
At Saa Xrancisco 3. Hollywood X
MICHIGAN READY
BERKELEY, Calif, April 10
WVThs 22-man University of
Michigan track and field squad,
arriving he
last midnight,
worked out tc
lay in preparation
for the dual
leet Saturday with
the Universitj
of California, i
Parks, Mask in
' Their blood-bathed meeting
of this week certainly all that
it was cracked up to be as a
grudge go, Canadian Herb Parks
and the head-splitting Gray
Mask will again assume main .
event responsibilities next Tues
day night on Matchmaker Elton
Owen's armory grappling bee.
M. "Owen, It Is repeated. Is one
who wastes no time matching
up the more Irked member of
the muscle - fraternity. And
Canuck Parks is an irked man.
This week's tussle was de
clared no contest finally, after
Wenatehee. Sinovie has looked,
rood in spring camp. '
.Today's three-hour workout
was held under sunny skies and
Manas er Wilson took full ad
vantage of it. Be drilled cut-off
plays, double plays and picking,
runners off base Into the team
for a solid hour and ordered a
lone battinr and fielding drill.
Although pitching strength has
been Wilson's chief eoneern f ho
gave Indication that, he Is. dis
pleased with batting power also.
Dads Banquet Tonight
The annual Sajem high school Dads' elub basketball banquet,
this one to honor over IS 'teen-aged eager, will bo held tonight
la the senior high school cafeteria starting at S:3t o'clock. Tickets
f
1 for the banquet
the day at Maple's sporting goods store. The
party is open to the publie and between ZOO and
300 assorted hoop-suiters, officials, parents and
guests are expected to be in attendance.
Coach Slats GUI of Oregon State will be
principal speaker and will bring along ace Beaver
basketeers Lew Beck and Cliff CrandalL Spec
Keene, past president of the club and now OSC
athletic director, will also be one of the honored
guests. Gill will have Just returned from SeatUe
where he was acclaimed the "coach of the year"
by the Seattle Cougar elub. The Beaver skipper
hopes to have with him moving pictures of either
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slats gill the Kansas City or Madison Square Garden
NCAA tournaments held recently. Club President Clair Brown
will preside over .the banquet The club's basketball committee is
made op of Brown, Don Ilendrle, John Fasnacht, Cliff Parker and
Harold Hank.
Webfoot
Top
Twice
EUGENE, Ore, April
Five University of Oregon pitch
ers held Montana to one hit In a
baseball doubleheader today as
the Webfoots racked up 6-0 and
8-1 pre-season wins. Montana's
lone hit in the two seven-inning
games was a scratch single by
Don Jerman. It came in the first
contest "
Hal Saltzman, who pitched the
Webfoots to the Pacific Coast con
ference Northern ' division title
last year, and Southpaw John Day
received credit for the wins, each
hurling four innings.
Montana 000 000 00 1 3
Oregon 104 001 6 S 0
Lukas and Roberts; Saltzman, Kuhl
(5) andi Carlson. -
Montana
001 000 01 0 1
, 004 ea s is 3
Oregon
Malcolm and Roberts: Day. Davis
(5). Switzer (7) and Rodiger. Schiewe
(7). -
Salem Cinder
Squad Travels
Coach Vern Gilmore's Salem
high varsity track and field squad
will go to Gresham today for a
dual meet with the Gophers.
Hampered by bad weather during
their drills this week, the Vik
spikesters are not figuring to
bring back a win. Gresham is re
portedly well stocked with point
gathering ovalists.
The next Salem home date is
with Milwaukie next Tuesday
afternoon.- That one will inaugu
rate the new Villa track and field
facilities. On April 18-19 the Sa
lem will enter the Hayward Re
lays at Eugene.
The Salem team and the respective
events: 100 Ed Possebl, Ken Fischer,
Ron HaU and Mel ScoOeld. 220 Poa
sehl. Fischer. George Error. 440
Frank BrownelL . Jim Jensen, Alan
Haslebscher, Wayne Trowbridge. ISO
Jim Wilson, Dick Moorhouse, Bruce
McDonald. Melvin Laneeland. Ron
Sheets. Mile Lowell Weese. Walt
Westling. John Strong, AI Tusslng.
Low hurdles Hugh Bellinger. Jerry
Bachle, Error. Ed Mulkey and Mike
Glenn. High hurdles Richard Van Os
dol. Bill Hill. Ballinger. Board lump
Bill Armstrong. Possehl, BrownelL
High jump Hill, Dave Chamberlain,
Ted Covalt. Pole vault Fischer, Bud
Michaels. Jack Sills and Claire El
wood. Shot Bob Craig. Don Jeffries,
Bob Wiper and Don Heine. Discus
Bob Howard, Craig, Jeffries, Bill Rock.
Larry Kleinsmlth and Bob Johnston.
Javelin Bob Seamster, Loren Sawyer.
Craig, Jeffries. Relay Gary Keppin
ger, fischer, Scofield, PossehL
Two Oregon Towns
Send Calf-Ropers
To Salem Events
; Hard-riding calf -ropers from
Lebanon and from Redmond will
visit Salem within the next few
days to compete, with riders of
the Salem Saddle club and join
with them in their weekly riding
events and social festivities.
- Lebanon calf ropers will meet
Salem calf ropers at 8 pjn. Fri
day at the fairgrounds pavilion.
Prior to the meet the Oregon
Mounted posse will drill at 7 p.m.
in preparation for its part in the
Boy Scout circus Saturday night
Arrangements to bring a large
group of Lebanon riders here have
been made by three Lebanon club
leaders, O. M. Stevenson, Huston
Walters and Mark Price. -
Redmond will send some of Its
riders Sunday afternoon for. a
special "challenge riding match.
Riding will get underway at 1
pjn.
Mat Rematch
Parks was dealt out by Keferee
P-edro Cortes because of an ugly
gash over his left eye. It was
one of EI Goato's better Jobs In
the last two years here. Parks
complained bitterly after the
match that It .should have con
tinued, as -he was still on his
feet and moving. Ho bad the
hooded character . bleeding also
In the ragged JrawL
Owen will assign different
referee for next week's 'show
down at the . request of iParks.
The balance of the card will be
announced later. '
Weekend
Rookie Ben Gregory, who was
expected to be a power with the
" willow has not been too sharp
lately, while Jim Wert also has
failed to consistently power the
ball. Frank Lncchesi and Lou
Knbiak also have failed to dis
play any great power.
The team added one more pit
cher today with the announce
ment that Bus Sporer, Reseburg
righthander of 22 years, has
signed a contract. The 195
pounder has Impressed Wilson.
will remain on sale throughout
County Baseballert
Atcait Friday Round
' Marlon county B league base
ball teams hope to get In a full
round of play Friday with the
following games: Turner at Sub
limity, Hubbard . at Jefferson,
Aumsville at Chemewa and St
Paul at Gervaia.
Ayers to Box
InTop Prelim
Ralph "Ayers, the Salem wel
terweight whose class and clout
ing ability have stood out In his
only two appearances here was
yesterday handed the top four
round prelim spot on Matchmaker
Tex Salkeld's armory fistic pro
gram for next Wednesday night
An impressive kayo winner in his
last try two weeks ago, Ayers will
this time meet Paul Kennedy of
Kelso, Wash., the , Washington
golden gloves champion of 1947
in the welterweight class. It will
be Kennedy's first pro fight and
Salkeld reports he is svery prom
ising comer.
Wednesday's top attraction will
be the two eight-round main
events. Bud Aney vs. Sonny Jack
son and Jack Snap vs. Ray Gar
cia, both in the middleweight di
vision. Tickets for the show go
on sale at Maple's next Monday
morning.
WVL Diamond
Crews Active
WOODBURN, April 10-(Special
)-Weather permitting, the
Willamette Valley league baseball
teams will play off the third round
of games on four diamonds Fri
day afternoon. Poor weather has
so far held phty and practice for
the teams at a minimum. .
Friday's round sends, Dallas to
Sandy, Woodburn's league lead
ing Bulldogs to Mt Angel, Canby
to Estacada and Stayton to Sil
verton. Molalla draws the bye.
BADGERS WIN
PORTLAND, Ore, April
-Pacific university Jumped on two
Multnomah college pitchers today
for a 19-0 pre-season baseball
victory here.
Ball Briefs
ATLANTA. Ca., April 10 (AP
Taking advantage of three Detroit er
rors, one of them First Baseman
George Vico's wild throw to the plate
on a squeeze play bunt that permitted
the winning run to score, the Atlanta
Crackers of the Southern association
beat the Tigers. to X, today.
NASHVILLE, Tan.. April
(API Doubles . by BUly Cax
. Raak Greenberc aad alagles by
BUly Henna aad Jim Basse 11 pat
the Pittsbartb Pirates oat in freat
In tbe sixtb lnainr aad tbey waat
a to defeat tbe St. Levis Browns,
S to S.
ROANOKE. Va April 10 (AP
Ewell , Blackwell, Clncinattl's six-foot
five-Inch righthander, scattered seven
Boston hits today to jive his mates a
5-0 victory over the Red Sox. With a
crowd of more than 6000 looking on,
the sophomore Californian. whoa six
shutouts were tops last season in the
National league, relief on his faat
ball, setting American leaguers down
in order In four of the nine frames.
CHARLOTTE. N.C April IS
(AF) Schoolboy Rewe aad Bux
Donnelly checked tbe Washington
Senators with six hits today as tbe
Philadelphia Phillies jumped on
Back Ntwsonte and Rae Scarbor
ough for IS safe blows aad a 4 to
S victory.
MEMPHIS. Tcnn April 10 (API
Andy Pafkos three-run homer spark
ed the Chicago Cubs to an S to 7 win
over the Memphis Chicks of the South
ern association today. ,
CHICAGO, April IS (AT) Tbe
Cabs and White Sox, both little
changed front last season, make
their 1M7 borne debaU tomorrow at
Wrigley field in a renewal of a
disjointed . spring city series 1st
which tbe pale hose fashioned a
S to t edrt hi Lot Angeles. i
BROOKLYN. April 10 (AP The
Montreal Royals with Jackie R obliv
ion, Negro star infielder, playing his
last gam for the International league
champions, scored all their runs in the
fourth inning today to defeat the par
ent Brooklyn Dodgers nine 4-3 in an
exhibition that drew 14,282 Ebbets field
fans. ,
DANVILLE, Va April IS AP)
The New York Giants dented Bob
Feltrr freely today, defeaUng Cleve
land. II to. 4. and increasing their
lead In tbe 11-gamc eahlbiUoa ser
ies to
Bevos Gap Pad ire
i i Club in -4 Win
Mooty Tvfirls yictory Over PCL
Leaders; Oaks, Sacs, Seals Win
(By the Associated Press)
Portland, San Francisco, Sacramento and Oakland racked up Coast
league baseball wins in Thursday play. The Beavers pounced on four
San Diego pitchers to hand the league leaders their second loss of the
season, 8-4, and jump into a tie
with Hollywood for fifth place
The San Francisco club nosed out
Hollywood 3-2, Oakland trounced
Los Angeles 10-3, and Sacramen
to, on Guy Fletchej-'s, third, win
of the season, dumped Seattle's
Rajniers 8-3.
Jake Mooty, fastball Portland
right hander, pitched the Beaver
win, his second. v He , was in trou
ble often but pitched out most of
the time. Jack Salveson relieved
in the eighth. Portland garnered
10 hits to San Diego's 12, but
played errorless ball.
The Seals, behind Lefty Bill
Werle, held the Hollies to eight
hits. Joe Krakauska was the los
er. Oakland pounded four Los
Angeles pitchers for 15 hits for
its win as 2200 fans watched. At
Sacramento Joe Marty's two-run
homer touched, off the Solon
splurge off Dick Barrett in the
sixth. A crowd of 4808 watched
the game.
Wednesday night's 15-inning
Portland-San Diego i tie will be
played off in a seven inning game
at San Diego the week of July
8-13, it was announced Thursday.
Portland 020 SID Ml IS 0
San Diego - 010 100 0104 12 1
Mooty. Salveson (8) and Muratore.
Holm Or: Kennedy. Dumler 7. For
tler (S), Kerrigan ) and Rice.
Hollywood 000 002 000-2 S 0
San Francisco 021 000 00 3 7 2
Krakauskas. Romple (8) and Unser;
Werle and Leonard.
Oakland 270 100 00010 13 S
Los Angeles 010 0Q0 020 3 S 2
Rets and Kearse: Lynn. Dobernic (II.
Osbom 2. Carlsen (8) and Felder
man, Pawelek (2).
Seattle ... 000 101 1003 S 0
Sacramento .. -.- 010 003 04 S 10 1
Barrett. Hopper (71 i and Sueme.
Stagg (7); Fletcher and Fernandes,
Fitzgerald ().
Kiwanis Five
i
Bowling Kings
The Kiwanis No. 1 quint last
night racked up, the Civic league
bowling title for the season at
Capitol alleys. The team-won both
the first and second halves of the
loop race. Other places will be de
cided next Thursday night via
playoffs. The Junior Chamber of
Commerce crew, second placer in
the second half, will! tangle with
Salem Lions club No. 2 for the
final place position. The Wet Sa
lem Lions go against the Kiwanis
No. 2 for fourth place.'
Gill, Beavers
Given Awards
SEATTLE, -April lMThis
is a note to Oregon State college:
Tear down that trophy case and
build a bigger one Gill is com
ing home. The Seattle Cougar club
pitched a party this evening for a
flock of the northwest's most suc
cessful coaches and f Amory T.
"Slats" GUI of OSC hit the loving
cup jackpot Honored as "coach
of the year," he walked off with
three gold trophies and his bas
ketball squad collected a basket
ball one for each player.
8 EN ATE AWAITS OPENER
WASHINGTON, April lCWTP)
The United States seriate will be
on hand to watch their name
sakes open 'the American league
baseball season. at Griffin stadium
Monday. Members cast aside po
litical differences and reached an
informal agreement to recess
Monday for the openet President
Truman is coming to the capitol
for lunch and advance on pitch
ing out the first ball. )
Handball
With 11 aspirants nallfled to
commence firing Monday, the
City handball to ornament last
night closed Its .registration
books and waited for the open-
,tng match at the YMCA. The
actual time for the start of the
meet will bo announced later.
Handball committeemen Bob
Parks, Lee Shlnn and Bob Smith
finished classifying i candidates
and put eight In the Class A, 13
In the Class B and 19 In the Class
C groups. Pairings were also an
nounced last night: by Chet
, Goodman of the YMCA and are
as follows:
NOW! CONVENIENT
Ride With Generals
Terms to
fate aire Service
.State and Cottage
Jackie Robinson Upped
To Dodgers Ball Club
BROOKLYN, April 10-WVJackie Robinson, brilliant negro in
fielder, today became the first of his race to break into modern
major league baseball when President Branch Rickey. of the Brook
lyn Dodgers announced the purchase of his contract from the Mont-
ROOKIE: One of the better oot
flelders making a strong bid
for a garden post with the Sa
lem Senators at Medford Is Paul
Halter (above), former Wood
btarn high star. Halter has been
hitUng weU at Medford and
will no doubt see action this
weekend against the V. of Ore
gon. (Harry Chipman Photo,
Medford.)
DiMag to Join
Yankee Mates
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., April
10-P)-Joe Di Maggio. New York
Yankee outfielder who has been
working out here daily while his
ailing heel recovers from two re
cent operations, will leave tomor
row by train to rejoin the -Yankees
at Washington for the sea
son opener Monday.
DiMaggio is not ready to take
his place in the Yankee batting
order, but Trainer Gus Mauch
said he believed the big slugger
could be used for pinch-hitting.
Portland Gets
i
Yank Pitcher
-NEW YORK, April lO--The
New York Yankees today sent
three players on option to minor
league clubs in as many Triple-A
leagues. Catcher Gus Niarhos was
optioned to the Yankees' Kansas
City farm in the American asso
ciation and Infielder Jack Phil
lips was sent to Newark, Yankee
farm in the International league.
John Maldovan, a right-handed
pitcher, goes to Portland of the
Pacific Coast league, with which
the Yankees have a new working
agreement. Lineup Set
Singles Class A: Teagno ts.
Goodman, Duncan ts. Singer,
Smith vs. Hagemann and Wins
low vs. Shlnn. Class B C. Grab
onhorst vs. Bogart. Calico vs.
Burrts. Parka vs. Gardner, Kelly
vs. Dourta, Hamilton vs. Mounts,
Marco Ian vs. Doolittle and Dev
era bye. Class C Lukinbcal vs.
Doug Chambers, Park vs. Shep
herd. Alderin vs. Quesseth.
Schless vs. Wlens and Eyre vs.
R. Chambers.
The double pairing for the
first round will be announced
later.
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New Manager Unnamed; Players
Asked to Put. Faith in Rickey
BROOKLYN, April lO--Leo Du roc her, suspended manager cf
the Brooklyn Dodgers, held a clubhouse -. meeting today with, his
players before the exhibition game with the Montreal Royals, and
left the ball park a few minutes before game time.
treal Royals of the International
league.
The . terse bulletin distributed
to the press today by Arthur
Mann, assistant to Rickey, during
the fifth Inning of an . exhibition
game between the Dodgers and
Royals, simply read: The Brook
lyn" Dodgers today purchased the
contract of Jackie Roosevelt Robinson-
from the Montreal Royals."
BROOKLYN, April lO-iAV
Clyde Sukeforth, manager pro
tem of the Brooklyn Dodgers, said
tonight that Jackie Robinson, Ke-j
gro infielder -purchased today
from Montreal, is "a cinch to play
for us. tomorrow against, the New
York Yankees."
Race Drivers
Out on Strike
LOS ANGELES, April 10-JPr-Spokesmen
for the American So
ciety of Professional Automobile
Racing said today they had re
ceived authorization from owners
of 28 racing cars to withhold
their entries in the annual Indian
apolis speed classic May 30 until
ASPAR's petition for increased
prize money has been settled with
promoters of the Memorial day
event.
The local ASPAR delegation,
which Included Drivers Rex Mays,
Duke Nalon, Sam Hanks and Car
Builder Bud Winfield, declared
the organization is standing pat
on its "no increase, no race" ulti
matum given Indianapolis speed
way officials headed by ex-Driver
Wilbur Shaw. i
"That goes from our president,
Ralph Hepburn, in Chicago, and
from at least 98 per cent of the
owners and drivers who are mem
bers of ASPAR NalVn, acting as
spokesman, said. .
Oakes, Dobbs
To New Posts
GRINNELL, la, April 10-OF-Berhard
F. (Bunny) Oakes, head
football coach at the University
of Wyoming since 1941, has been
appointed head football coach at
Grinnell college. Appointment of
Walter B. (Ben) Dobbs, head
basketball coach at Whitman col
lege in Walla Walla, Wash,, as
head basketball coach and Fran
cis X. Cretzmeyer, Jr Des
Moines, as head track coach also
was announced today by President
Samuel N. Stevens of Grinnell.
Dallas 'Man High
In Bowling Meet
LOS ANGELES, April 10-iJPt-Virgil
Foster of Dallas, Tex,
came within 10 pins of making
bowling's perfect-300-mark today
in his opening singles game and
finished with a 689 series to take
second place in the American
Bowling Congress standings. The
41-year-old Dallas Bowling as
sociation president started his solo
with a spare and then scored 11
consecutive strikes for 290. This
tied Henry Peterson of Tucson,
Ariz, for top single-game. He
finished out with 184-215 for 689.
one pin behind Ernest Dell Dotto,
Merced, Calif.
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"You're a fine bunch, 'of fellows -
to work with. Durocher said at I
the start of -what amounted to !
farewell speech. There are some
great kids here and enough ex
perienced fellows who can stall
do it ;' :
"I ' don't know who the new
manager will be. and I know def
initely , that President Branch
Rickey doe? n't know either, but
put your faith in Rickey. He's for
the players." ;
. Durocher said later to news
paper men that he had been ap
proached ' with, radio and movie
offers since the one-year sus
pension' was announced. He said
he would stay In New York for
a few days and then leave for the
Pacific coast. , -
MacPImil Mum
On Ball Move
NEW 1 YORK, April
President Larry MacPhail of the.
New York Yankees said today
that he might "have "some very
strong and decided personal feel
ings' about the one-year suspen
sion of Manager Leo" Durocher of
Brooklyn, but that, if so. he was
prevented from expressing them
"except through baseball chan
nels. ,
He made the statement at a
press conference in reply to a
question s whether he considered
Commissioner A. B Chandler's
banishment of the Dodger pilot
"unjust and excessive. He did
not say whether he intended to
express his feelings to the com
missioner. Taking mild exception, to
Chandler's edict demanding si
lence' of all those connected with
the dispute, which culminated in
Durocher's suspension, the Yan
kee head . said his organization
would continue to release "factual
information regarding any nutter
in which the press and public are
properly concerned. .
"If we violate any rule and go
outside our authority, we will ac
cept the responsibility, he de
clared. MacPhail said the -Yankees
would net appeal or atk recon
sideration of the 82.000 fine
slapped on them by Chandler. He
added, however, that if Coach .
Charles Dress en Wished to appeal
the one-month suspension given
him by the club would be "very
much inclined to go along with
him." He implied - Dressen s sal
ary would be paid for the "month
he is out. J-'- I
Hawkins Kayo Winner
TACOMA, April lMVRcy
Hawkins. 190. of Portland,
knocked out Eddie Read. 230,
Fresno, in the fourth of a sched
uled 10-round main event on a
boxing card here tonights After
three bruising rounds Hawkins
landed a left hand to the body
and Read went down for the full
count
MARATHON FIELD SET
BOSTON, April -l!W.$VTfc
field for the annual Boston mara
thon, to be run April 13, climbed
to 125 tonight with the .signed
entries of three Koreans and '20
others. -, - A r-
FEKDLETON SETS Of EN'
PENDLETON, April -m-Th
Pendleton Country club will hold
a 81,000 Open golf tournament
eastern Oregon's firston May
12-13.
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