Chesty Mr. Ego Against 'The Cripple?
Atlas, Walljck in Top Armory Go Tonight
The Chest zoes against The
Crippler la tonight's mat main
vent at the armory climaxing
a four-match card starting at
S:30 o'clock. Owner of the chest
la the egotistical Great Atlas
himself. The Crippler U the new
name for Leo '(Pile Driver) Wal
Ilck, the bronzed barley who has
recently pat three irradiators In
hospitals, namely Lee Grable;
George Strickland and Frank
Sto Jack. And knowing of the
Wallick temperament local mat
fans needn't .be convinced that
he'd last as soon make Atlas vie
tim No, 4. Chances are many of
the same customers would like to
help Wallick In the chore, as the
loquacious peacock-like Atlas
Isn't what you'd call popular
hereabouts. 1
It should be a food match feat
uring Atlas' neck-stretchinff net-
I . -
GREAT ATLAS -He
Meets 'Crippler.
sons aralnit Walllck's punishing
pile drivers. They tangled hero
once before with Atlas taking the
win after a rip-snorting clash.
Before Atlas wades Into Wal
lick heV produce his feat of
strength with a five-eights Inch
rone, a return encasement for
this stunt by popular' demand.
Atlas win first let any six men
try to pull the rope apart Hell
then latch It to a hU. harness he
wears, and to a platform on
which he stands,' and will then
proceed to bust the thins. The
rope can stand 2000 pounds of
pressure.'"'
The prelims. In order, put Dale
Klser against Johnny James
Jack Poppenhelm against Charley
Carr and Affable Al Sxass against
Ted BeU. The first two will be
one-f alters but the Szass-Bell
scrap, an all-clean sortie, will
be z-of-3.
Barry Elliott will bo the ref
tree, back again after a week
of leave.
Ellis
ScK Tournev Pairings Set
IDef ender Yost
Vs. Wittenberg
First round pairings fofr the
chamDionshiD flight In the annual
Salem Elks .Clubs sponsored Mid
Willamette . Valley golf tourna-
ims. mat, ine oiner, etc.: r I .v.. mmutw thmnuin.
4 The big prep basketball rumor that had both Central Catholic's I h9 conclave for Its take-
oil una wt:&. iui wuici uiu.
ajBjBMBjBBBmsepaaaBBaBaas4BjBea
Boa Altenhofen and Mac-Hi's Jerry Crirrunins, both All-Staters, train
fering to Grants Pass, got started right in the Caveman city itself.
Coach Hank Anderson of the G-Passers sent us a copy of the school!
paper, The Scroll," in which the story of the transfers appeared;
rather blazingly. Only thing is,
the edition was printed on the last
day of March and at the very end
of the story in almost unnoticeable
repose were the two wee words,
"April Fool!"" Anderson adds that
he wishes the transfers were true,
"because we won't have a thing
next year." (A familiar ditty,
thatr ... Program for Saturday
night's "hot rod" racing opener at
Hollywood Bowl calls for the us
ual time trials and three-lap
trophy dash, but longer Class A
and B main events than have been
run in past speed events- here.
Promoter Charley Heitz says the
A" main will be a 40 lapper and
the "B" a 25. The heat races be-
forehand will be from six to eight
laps each, and all races will be .
run reverse-handicap style , the
fastest cars starting out last
-1 1,
4 .
this week. The other
Dairines for first round play, in
volving tne 130 goners in me
tournament, will be announced by
the committee tomorrow.
TWIl Thi try-two swingers are In tne
51 ftAi-rn rhamninn TMflr Vnrt
Oregon State college student from
Portland. The smooth-swinging
Yost will tangle with Bill Wten
bere In the first round.
Meet medalist Win Neednam
draws Jack Owens for his first
round foe, and Jimmy Sheldon,
another liked by the raubirds as
a good possibility- for the ulti
mate championship will go against
Ray Clark.
Numerous valuable prizes, in
eluding - the huge championship
trophy have been arranged by
Exalted Ruler Glen Burright of
Salem Lodge No. 336 for the big
gest tourney annually held over
the Salem Golf club layout.
First round matches carry
deadline for next Sunday, May
14. after which all first round los
ers will drop into new flights. The
championship flight will bear 18
title-seekers after first round
4
' I PETE JONAS
Main events In the past have usually
been from 15 to 25 laps and drew complaints from patrons because
of their brevity . . . An added feature Saturday may b a "grudge"
. race between the fastest car from Washington and the ditto from Ore
gon . . . Salem high's "Brilliant BuzzwjCovalt will bo heavily favored piay Here are the complete pair-
u win ins pes, iw rycui ucxi oaiuruajr aiicrown in ui oisuki con 11 lngs for tne title flight
ciave acre, dui neu nave some wing oesiaes a Drees V3 romp wim. 1 up;
Note where Coach Budd Gronquist's quartermiler at Molalla, a I kid
named Baldwin, ripped off an Impressive 54.8 in the event last week
during the Willamette Valley meet.; The tim is even more Interesting
. when you consider that it was made on a' rain-soaked track. Person-;
ally we'd like to see Baldwin come on with a 51-flat effort Saturday,
as Viks Coach Gllmore feels that Covalt is badly In need of someone
to give him a stiff argument around the single lap. He had the Jaunt
all to himself in the Big Sixer at Corvallis last Saturday and coasted
across In 51.9 .
PER BRACKET! Win Needham
vs. Jack Owen: Glen Lengren vi. Bill
Schafer; Jim sncidon vs. nay uara
Bob Powell vs. John Graham: Law'
rence Allay v. Bob Sederatrom: Jack
RusseU vs. Pat Miklia; Ralph Map
Roger Putnam and Del Gwynn vs.
old ounrer.
LOWXR BRACKET: Dick Yost vs.
f .'
Tierney Could Be 950$ Top Flinger in WIL
Top flinger In the Western International this season? I It
could quite easily bef the town Senators' Johnny Tierney, the XI
" year-old San Franciscan that Portland speared via drafting from
Salt Lake City. The husky righthander with the hopping fast
ball and dandy curve has notched four straight victories for the
LJska flock since being sent down by the Bevos, and has yielded
- a mere seven earned runs In his 32 Hi innings en the mound thus
. far. He's looked good against Tacoma, Victoria, Vancouver and
- Spokane, and there's no reason tor believe he won't continue
against the Yakima and Tri-CUy entries. , '
The arrival of Tierney, rlus the expectations from both Ken
Wyatt and Boss Liska when they get Into the regular pitching groove,
gives the Senators a pretty fair 1-2-3 pitching punch. And should
the Bevos decide to lend Ray McNulty back, the Solons will have
themselves as good a hill corps as there Is In the loop.
Tierney's only trouble so far has been control. -J He's walked 23
batters in those 32 innings which, if kept up at such pace, will give
Bill Wittenberg; Clay Carson vs. Kent
Myers: oo juurreu va. uaia Arnari;
Bart Victor vs. Ron Hoxic; Jack Brands
vs. Nad Ingram; Bob Albrtch vs. c.
Bathcns; Jim Hunt vs. Cliff XOlls and
Harvey Quiatad vs. rioyd Baxter.
Maroons Win Meet
ESTACADAl May 8-(Special) -
The Milwaukie Maroons won
night track meet here tonight by
scoring 65 points to 51 for Esta
cada's Rangers and 9 for Colton.
Event winners for Estacada were
Olson in both hurdles, Reed in
the 880 and mile, Melvin In the
440 and Ball in the pole vault.
Their marks, respectively, were
18.8 and 26.4; 2:07.1 and 4:40.8
55 J and 10 feet.
Exhliilion Baseball
Tacoma, Waafa., May I -(AP)- Night
1.: . i .i i 1 m..a 1 i- .a a. mm a i I fame '
tiuu uiuvu uuuie w uie iium limn, i bu ai a aueasi nurai uyf in Dies (PCX) - 010 001 041 S Jl
start and may become the first Senator 20-came winner since Bud tacoma wxL) 00a 110 loo i 11
fCockv) Brewer s-nt ovter that humn th rt vaar. 100. Tha eniVa I Rowa and Moore; Kerrigan. Louat
At ti. l.-.v.:- vi. vw. " V.r - u.... J CZLl . . U). Carter W and Sheets,
u uuu i uic uuu viiuKit mm sum ivui uxta sui iuui uaiivu tsvoiw I ruchar (I).
in is at pats win attest . . . . ; ,
Our Small College Have Reputable Coacheg
Notice the flock of reputable small college baseball coaches In
this corner of the state? Reputable from the standpoint of pro
v fesslonal baseball, that Is. Most generally a small college nine Is
bleacher seat But; not so at Willamette, Linfield. Faeifle and
Portland to name! four. The Bearcats have Johnny Lewis, a
former (and good) WIL pitcher. Linfield has Boy Helser, which
is nnf sed In itself, j f Plien Pete Jonas, with many years of suc
cess behind him both In the WIL and Coast loop as a pitcher Is at
Pacific and Vlnce Pesky, brother of the Bosox' Illustrious Johnny
. I a BMlai T I... V.J VI-
wwmw v. . wvv mMmm Mm mm w 111. ft ftima
of the came also.
Note also that all four are pitchers and every one with service fa S4"i,f' 8tr Hendrie 28;
a v a jl - I VsslCteZ Dlsf.
xn wesiern iniernauonai oenina mm . . . . i I starr rnonq j Ahirt sob:
Re the coaches, Willamette has another grad In the ranks who Is I Scales 453; Powell 484; Lenrren si5; ai
fcSJL1 all-around man. He's Bruee jtVjf YJgS&'KiZ
1 uu e last I all, xuushea n close second to Monmouth in the loop basket
ball chase during the winter and is now far In front of the pack in
the circuit baseball derby .... I
May -(AP)
ABERDXN. Wash.
Night game:
Sacramento (PCX) 010 000 0001 I
T r fc, AAA AAA AAA A 4
Wljr nn wv vvv WW
uonrar. uauo 171 ana. oiemer. jidck
ton (7); Torrence, Sabutis (T) and
Kuper.
: C O ' 2' -C S" !,
Senators Face Yaks in Home Oneher Tonisht
Dodgers Edge
Pirates, 7-5
Tierney Ready
mm
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6 &yittii&z&imA
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S Tha Stcxlasmcnu Salem, Orocjon. Tuosdcry, Mcry 9. 1950
To Notch 5th
Locals Only Wee Hop
From Top Spot in WI
The town Senators, - veritable
strangers in these parts Inasmuch
as they haven't battled the enemy
here since April 23, return to
Waters field tonight for a full week
at home, starting with the Yakima
Bears. The Yaks are due for three
games, after which the Spokane
Indians come into finish out the
week.
Conquerors of the Spokanes 8-1
In the recent Inland Empire series,
the Salems come home solidy en
trenched in fourth place In the
Western International league
standings and only a short Jump
from the top spot occupied by the
Tacoma Tigers. Up until last
night's Tacoma - Vancouver ' game
at Vancouver, Salem was but two
games out of the lead. A good
week here at home , against the
Bears and Indians, while the Tig
ers are having their. woes in Can
ada could push Mgr. Ad Iiska's
lads Into the loop lead.
Liska Intends getting the week
off In fast style tonight by shoot
ing either one of his 'right-hand
Johnnies at the Bears, Tierney or
Burak. Possessor of a perfect 4-0
record to date, Tierney may get the
call inasmuch as Liska has been
working the talented Portland
Beaver hand-down in regular turn
since he joined, the locals. Burak
hasn't toiled In over a week, so
could possibly get the starting nod.
He hurled a five 2-1 victory over
Vancouver here during the first
week of 1950 play.t
Local fans will tonight be get
ting their first peek -at the two
"new" Senator chattels Shortstop
Wally Scott and Outfielder Bob
Cherry also. Both joined the club
while It was on the road and nave
seen no local action. Neither have
been hitting too sharp in games
to date but have helped the club's
defense considerably. Scott Is said
to be a dandy fielding shortpatch
er. Big Cherry, a .314 hitter for
Salem last season, can be expected
to hit his groove as tune goes on.
The 1948 league champion Bears
are due In town today. Bossed
again by Joe Orengo, his mound
nominee for tonight's starter (8:15
MnL RTymMSSr7in fS AU-lime balem Kecord Broken
nings here last summer, or anoth
er holdover lefty with - the club,
iarry Powell. Even tewey (Papa
Bear) Soriano, the Yak's pitching
president could get Orengo s nod.
Brin
V
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Yakima Bears Skipper Joe Orengo, who could do okeh advertising
tooth paste, herds his, 1949 WIL champs Into Waters field tonight
for the first time this season to engage the town Senators In the
opening- same of their series. Oreng was formerly a Coast and
major league shortstop.
Tri-City Tops
Victoria, 64
VICTORIA. B. Ci May 8UPV
The Tri - City Braves pushed
across two runs in gthe ninth in
ning tonight to beat Victoria in
Western International league play
0-4. orrest urrei was the winning
pitcher, Bob Jensen the loser. Vic
Buccola hit a homer for the
Braves who climbed Into fifth
place via their win.; Victoria, the
Seattle of the WIL, is in last
place. . I
ine game was tne only one
played in the league tonight Ta
coma was scheduled at Vancouver
but was let off so that an exhibi
tion game could be played at Ta
coma with San Diego. The Yakl
ma at Salem and Spokane at Wen.
atchee series start Tuesday night.
Tri - City .200 020 002 6 IS 7
Victoria 200 020 0004 9 2
Orrell and Pesut; Jensen and
itonmng.
ILIilt Martnell Mas 752
Series in Capitol league
Milton HartwelL 29-year-old manager of the Capitol Bowling
alleys, last night rolled the highest series ever recorded in league play
in Salem when he notched a tremendous 752 while performing for
the Knights of Columbus quint In the Monday Night Commercial
league. Also tne mgnest total ne
a r via mv svj
WKSTERK INTERNATIONAL
WLPct. WLPct.
Tacoma 11 MTri-City 101Ij47
Yakima ii .67 Spokmne ' S 10 .444
Wenaeheo 11 7 juivancouve 7 11
Salem 19 7 .55tt, Victoria
Monday results: a vicxona , sn-
Oty i. (Only gaaa piayea-)
has ever rolled, Hartwell put to
gether games of 256, 240 and 256
foe his total. He will of course
be given nationwide consideration
by the American Bowling Congress
for the sparkling sunt.
Ellsworth (Pinky) HartwelL
father of Milton, has rolled num
erous high series here also, but
never one to match the 752 of
last night.
OILERS TO DRILL
The Handle Oil City league soft
ball team has scheduled practice
sessions for Tuesday and Thursday
UUdDwllnim SBnire
(CaoUol Alleys)
COMMERCIAL NO. 1
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS (3) Link
539; Milt Hartwell 752; BlckW 419; M.
Miller 487: j. Miliar ai. - sitnuji
SUPPLY (0) Kltzmlller 576; F. Stet-
Salems Will Set Record trith Their Squeeze
The record ror $aiks in one season has been already wiped out
fa all leagues, thanks to the new Imposed hesitation rule. Another
mark certain for the books In the WTX. Is that eoneernins nnznber
of runs sqneied across the plate by one club. . And it will be
Salem If Mgr. Liska continues using his squeeze-play special as
he has in the 17 games the club has played. We've never heard
of a club emr-loTtag the squeeze as often as does Salem, but might
add quickly that we've also never heard of one so successful with
It A goodly share of the 19 victories the Salems have notched is
due to Liska' pet play.
MASTER BREAD (0) Mattaon 477.
Prlem 484, Coomler 480. Powell 493.
Farmer 525. GOLD1ES (3) Herr $24.
HoweU 479. TTmnX. 443. a. Herr ws.
Bentaon 828.
MARION CREAMERY 2) Gar-
barlno 420, Pekar 490. Davenport 848.
Kenyon 878. King 819. SENATOR RA
DIO (1) Cady 463, Duffus 419, WUt-
y 478, Bolton 470, Brant 492.
WALTON BROWN (0) Perry 902.
Singer 503. Alderln 510. Silk 463.
Richea 850. NICHOLSONS INS. (3)
Wilton 858. Gregory 603. Friesen 572,
Gardner 488. Bigler 479.
LADIES' OFFICE LEAGUE !
CHUCK'S STEAK HOUSE (0): Greene
312, CurUa 372, Lemon 406, Lewis 343,
Koadartnel 363; 1846. OREGON
STATESMAN (3): Talmaje 391. Kitz-
You might insist lhat It isnt good baseball to call upon the bunt gSL Jfr TSTUer SS 03
to often for runs.- It's true that tha great majority of clubs depend
Bower 429: 2139.
CURLY-S DAIRY (1):
Owens 443,
311; 1980. CAPITOL. CITY LAUNDRY
(Z): Angovo 395. Kurner 43S. siaioer
ietuemi
338. Sett
iter 34L Mlctaaud ,3S3; 1953.
That Heavyweight Mess Still a Mess
vpon base hits or other swinging maneuvers to tally runners from Vibbert Gardiner 439, Maestretti
third base. But when you have a peek at the batting averages now
sported by the Senators, and remember how feeble they were against
college pitching during the spring tuneups, you flush the reason why
Liska uses the dangerous "suicide" squeeze weapon. In other words,
sc you cant mz 'em in, cunt 'em in. J
! Two kinds of these squeese plays the "suicldo and the
"safety. Tie first Involves the runner breaking for the plate an
the pitch with the hope that the batter will bunt the ball on the
ground In fair territory. 'If he does. It's practically -a cinch ran
cored. If h-i pops the pitch Into the air, or misses It completely,
r happens t have It tossed at his noggin, well III The ether
Involves the runner waiting off third until he's certain that the
batter bunts the ball onto the ground before he breaks for home.
No chance fur double-play pop-vps, etc with this kind, hut tha
hatter has to be perfect in his placement or a fielder can toes the
runner out i.t home fairly easily. I
It's a beautiful play to watch. When It works. So far it's been
working beautifully Jor the townies.
STOP-LITE (3): Locken 412. Marks
Jo, Mcwain 370. rredrlckson 436.
Kunke 463; 2119. MAYFLOWER MILK
(0): setuemier 319. SChartf 349. Craven
404, Piauta 323. Scbartt 427: 1944.
tup hat m: Menus 433. smim 371.
weicn 369, Deianev - 400,
COAST LEAGU1
WLtct' WLPct.
San Diego 27 14 .639 Oakland 19 19 .500
HoUywod 24 18 .615 Portland ; 19 19 J00
Loa Angla 93 19 J48:5acramntO 15 26 J66
San Fran 21 20 .512 Seattle 11 27 JS9
(NO samea auraaay.i
NATIONAL LEAGUE
wi.Prf. WLPct.
lrli 11 a 47 PittabUTBH S .500
Philadelp 12 8 .500 Chicago . .auu
St. Louis 10 8J56iNew ora
niKtnn 10 li .52e;t;incinnau 1a
Monday resuiu: a ruuuui jii ,
Brooklyn 7. At Cincinnati 8. Philaael-
pnia At SI. SJOUtm iv, swiuu
famea.j
AMERICAN LEAGUE
WLPct. WLPct.
Gould 367:
W.KTKJ PAPEK (3): PUrvU , a-4!Clelnd 8 .429
.'rnttra"'irW1 01X0 Boston 13 7 jPhiladelph S10J75
Seamster 276; 1898. Itt v.v a KRtrir-mmn v 4 S .333
METROPOLrrAN STORES (1): Jones w.7hnVtn S 7 SSSt Louis 4 9 J3M
un.v TMiiltat At Mew x orK l.
Detroit 7. At Waanlngton 4. tieveiana
384. Rowland 434. Jones 324, Ray 294.
Robertson 464; 1900. BROWN'S JEWEL
ERS 2): Furrer 396, Haugen 376,
hcuuu aw. smim 337, uaugnam 4u;
1913.
MERCANTILE No. 1
STATE STREET MARKET fJ): Er-
ler 404. Prim be 411. Simons 442. Kleinke
4zo, tiauser : 488. south SALEM
PHARMACY (1): Krejci 461. Merritt
380. Holt 479. Hyatt 370. Delaney 185.
STATE & 14TH (2)1 Lafkv 490. Crb
sler 428, Cox 454, Meyers 422. Hern
412. DOO LITTLE S j SERVICE STA
TION (1): DutoUt 473, Keene 403, Bur
ton SOB. wuken 447. Schroeder 812.
TEAMSTER'S UNION (2): Bob Thela
417. Godkin 451. Pohl SOS. Rav Theia
405, Crrahani 472. ? Montgomery nrMiaent. Ruth Welch: Secretary.
WARD 111! rbtt 415. Scheife 44L I PXeSMieni, IUUl neiui, ocucmu,
Cauacv 499. CTlin 422. Morris 453.
BROWN'S JEWELERS (3): E. Haucen
827, Nystrom 379, H. Haugen 463.
Wrirht 431. V. Hansen 534. ACE'S &
BASING ER"S MARKET (0): Randall j
464. Heraann 404, Eiah 373. Baalnger
409. cuaung sos.
Bowling, Officers s
Elected at U-Bowl
New officers for the Ladies Of
fice Bowling league at Universi
ty BowL elected last night, are as
follows: ..V;
President. Jean Angrove: vice
Margaret Plautr; treasurer, Dar
leen Scharff; sergeant at arms,
Adelaide Ray. They will serve for
the next year.
British Boss Would Use Force
DTJTCXI CAL TTTLlST
FRESNO, CiOiL, iSay S E.
J. "Dutch- HixrisonJ Little Rock.
Ark. shot a 8undertpar eTloday
ta via the thite-way playoff for
the California state open golf
NEW YORK, May MaVBri
tain's top boxing official said to
day the winner of the Lee Savold
ruce - Woodcock fight should be
"forced to rneet Erzard Charles
-if the NBA champion is fit"
to determine a universal, heavy
weight champion.'
"We are recognizing the winner
of the Sa void-Woodcock fight as
world champion.1 said J. Onslow
championship. ELrwcrth Vines, rant, chairmaa of the " British
Los Angales, finished with a. 63 board of boxing control and pre
and his fellow townsman,? Jack sident of the European boxing
Gags, carded a 74 for third place, union. Tha American will fight
Woodcock In London June 6.
"Of course both Savold and
Woodcock have been out of ac
tion more than a year" their sec- Mua cdinais
ran, flcrht mi rmrtrmned heni I r
Woodcock hit a tree. It was ex
tremely stupid of him," he went
on. 'I ;
The winner, however, should
be forced into the ring against
Charles, If he Is fit, and the win-1 Gordon. Brave,
ner then would be universally rat.
recognized as world champion.
Having, two champions is very
i i 'mil i iii .i mm 1
8Gbil!f.ni.
G AB R H Pet.
IS SS 11 2S MA
U 41 I II .
lenn. Indiana U 41 S IT .4
Staler. Phillies . l. 31 73 IS 29 J87
DiMaggio. Red Sox 17 72 21 2S J9
Manes. Yankees 'J M I U JM
Home runs: American league Wil
liams. Red Sox. 7; wood. Browns.
National leafuo Jones. Philliea.
S. EUtott, Brave
Runs batted In: American league
Stephens. Red Sox. 2S. WUliama, Red
Sox. 21. National leacue Jones, Phil
liea, u, Enma. rnuuaa. is.
RealS
enator
To Climb Hill
WASHINGTON, Hay S
The Washington baseball team
will have a real senator on the
field tomorrow night. Senator
Harry Cain. (R-wash.) will don
a uniform and pitch to the Am
erican leaguers In batting prac
tice before the game with the
Cleveland Indians.
This is all a build op for the
annual congressional charity
game. A republican team will
play a democratic team en May,
19. Cain will pitch for the re
publicans. He won his letter at
the University of the South,
Sewanee, Tenn 19 years, ago
bnt has followed the game since
then from the grandstand.
The senator's aides have told
him they will have a stretcher
and liniment on hand after his
workout.
Rowland Sees
Draft Relief
LOS ANGELES, May 8 -UP)-
President Clarence Rowland said
today he is extremely optimistic
over the prospects of his Pacific
Coast league being released from
the draft .
Rowland and other PCL repre
sentatives are back from eastern
conferences with major and minor
league executives, including Base
ball Commissioner A. B. Happy)
Chandler on the matter. .
We answered all questions and
feel we accomplished a great deal
on this trip," Rowland said. "They
thoroughly understand our rea
sons for asking to be eliminated
from the draft, and told us so.
He said he believes the major
leagues will take action covering
the PCL request sometime in
August.
Group to Seek
Fistic Title
NEW YORK, May 8-W-The
National Boxing association win
be asked to recognize the winner
of the Ray Robinson-Robert VH-
lemaln fight In Philadelphia June
15 as the middleweight champion
of the world, it was learned to
night.
The Pennsylvania Athletic com
mission will make the request a
formal signing ceremonies in Phi-
lidelphia tomorrow, an authori
tative source told the Associated
Press. , ;
Both Robinson, who holds T the
world welterweight crown, and
Villemaln, slugging Frenchman,
are recognized by the NBA a
leading contenders for Jake La
Motta's 160-pound title. LaMotta
agreed last week to defend' his
championship June 14 in New
York's Yankee stadium against an
opponent to be named later.
nights of this week on the lower
Leslie field, starting at 8 o'clock
both nights. All prospective play
ers should turn; out, according to
George Huggins of the team.
Nats Beat Feller;
Phils, 'Cards Win
NEW YORK, May 8 -WV De
troit's "Dark Horse" Tigers bol
stered their American league lead
today with a 7 to 1 victory over
the New York Yankees. Curve-
balling Art Houtteman : checked
the listless Yankees with eight hits
enabling Detroit to increase its
first place margin over Boston
to 64 percentage points. 1
At Pittsburgh, Brooklyn's pen
nant favored Dodgers held off
the onrushing Pirates, 7-5, to stay
on top in the National league.
Houtteman, Detroit's 22 - year
old hurling ace, registered his
fourth victory before 15,569 Yan
kee stadium fans. He's lost once.
Only In the ninth Inning were do
world champions able to score. A
trio of singles by Gene Woodling
and pinch - hitters Johnny Mlze
and Jim Delsing turned the trick.
Hoot Evers cracked a Jwo - run
homer n the ninth to nelp De
troit gam Its 10th victory In 10
starts. George KelL defending-
American league batting champ,
and big Vic. Wertz also did heavy
hitting for Detroit. .;
Brooklyn barely survived an- :
other ninth inning rally at Pitts
burgh. Clarence Podblelan, rookie f.
righthander from Sherwood, Ore- '
gon, held a 7-3 edge going into
the ninth. Ralph Kiner opened
with a home run. It was his first
hit off Brooklyn pitching in 33
times at hat dating hack to last
season. Nanny Fernandez follow- .
ed with a single. After Danny
Murtaugh singled and George
Strickland walked. Manager Burt
Shotton lifted Podbielan for Jack
Banta. Earl Turner then singled
home one run. Jimmy Russell and
Bruce Edwards also hit home runs
for the Dodgers, while Johnny
Hopp found the range for the 1
Bucs.
In' a night game at Washington
Sid .Hudson pitched the Nats to
a 4-2 win over Cleveland, besting
Bobby Feller. It was Feller's se
cond loss of the season. He s won
two, No other American league
games were played today.
Two night games in the National
loop saw the Phillies nose out
Cincinnati 6-5, and the Cardinals
blast the Boston Braves 10-3. Hit
early and hard, Vern Blckford was
the losing flinger for the Braves.
Gerry Staley went all the way for
the Cards.
- Aaaerfcaa Lean
Detroit 001 100 0(37 10 f
New York -.. 000 000 0011 I I
Houtteman and Robinson. Swfcft T),
Ginsberg C; Raachl and Berra. , -
000 000 0033
Cleveland
Peller, Beardea (7) and Regan; Mud-
eon and Xvana.
, National Leans
Brooklyn 001 i21 002 7 11 t
Pittsburgh 000 001 022 5 10 S
f oaDieian, eanta ana sawaroc:
Chambers, Walsh (7), Main ' and
McCullough, Turner (6).
030 oso too If e
001 018 0003 i I
Millar (7) and SUveetrk
wenmeter, xrautt ()
-3 8 1
10 11 I
Q (8) and
Philadelphia
uncinnatt
Johnson.
Semlnick (7);
and cooper.
Boston 000 003 001 3
St. Loula 130 204 00
Blckford. Chinman (St. Hall
Linden; Staley and Garaglola.
GAVILAN UPSET
PHILADELPHIA, May t -(P)-George
(Sugar) Costner scored a
stunning upset tonight With a 10-.
round split decision over Cuba's
Kid Gavilan at the arena. Each
weighed 149 pounds.
National, American Batting Leaders
Card Stan fflusial, Vanti Cliff ffiapes
Out in Front Major bop Sv;at Races
v NEW YORK, May MflVThat man Stan Musiai CHICAGO, May &-(JP)-Cmt Mapes, New York
continues to overpower the pitchers in the National I Yankee outfielder, and Jim Hegan, Cleveland
league with a league-leading .453 average. Moving I catcher, are in a hot contest for the American lea-
VKyy..f -iiag-- r .. iMim , tmrr fl.MI i V T I ,
Mfesial
from right field
to first base
ysmade no differ-
fence for the St
jLouis Cardinal
( Islugger who ad-
aea live points
to last week's
average. Andy
Pafko of the Chi
cago Cubs is
closest to Musiai
according to fig
u r e s including
Sunday's games.
Pafko also is in the exclusive 400
clubati.439.
Wes Westrum of the New York
Giants moved into third place at
.389, folowed closely by the Phils'
Dick SIsler at .386. Joe Garagiola,
Cardinal catcher, took over fifth
at .378. Jackie Robinson, defend
ing champ, shouldered into the
top 10 j at .356, sixth place. Then
came Boston's Sam Je throe .354,
and Pittsburgh's Johnny Hopp,
.340. There Is a three-way tie for
ninth at 433 among Tommy Gla
viano of the Cards and Al Dark
and Don Mueller of the Giants,
Jethroe, only fully fledged
rookie in the top 10. took over
tha league lead in runs scored. 20,
and most hits, 27. He also Is tied
with teammate Buddy Kerr for
most triples, X,
The Phils stfl hold the slug
ging laurels. Willie Jones' six
homers are toos and he is tied
with teammate Del Ennia with IS
runs catted in. Robinson has most
doubles, 8, and Pee Wee Reeset of
the Dodgers leads tne base steal
ers with, zour.
Fletcher Pays
Off for LA's
SAN FRANCISCO, May 8 -(JP)-
Jlbie Fletcher, signed as a free
agent to play first base for Loa
Angeles in the' Pacific Coast
league, is paying off the Angels
faith in him with base nits.
L The one-time major leaguer is
number two In the top five PCL
sluseers with a .415 average for
42 games through Sunday: Still
topping the circuit is his team
mate. Frank Baumholtz. with .438
for 28 games; George Weiss, PCL
statistician, reported today.
The five leaders:
G AB H Pet
Baumholtz. LA 36 89 39 .433
rietcber. LA 42 143 50 .41$
West. SD : 2S M M .412
Moon. SO , - 33 101 40 .39
Rapp. Oak. i, , I 2S 37 34 .381
Runs batted in (ton five): Fleminf.
SP. 39; rietcber, LA. 37; Metkovlch.
Oalu. so; Marty, sacto za: saoaaern.
LA. 28. Homo runs (top Uiree): Bro
via, Pd ; Rocco, Pd, S; and riemins.
ST, 7. : .
' - . .
rATJLK CRACKS MARKS
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va, May 8
-UPt" Miss Mary Lena Faulk,
slender sky brunette from Thom
asville, Ga, shattered a couple of
records and won medalist honors
with three-under-par 69 here
today in the thirty-fifth amateur
championship tournament of the
Women's Southern Golf associa
tion. . i.
f
sf : n
gue batting lead.
Mapes, with 13
hits in 32 times
at bat, holds a
narrow lead ov
er Hegan. In
games through
Sunday. Mapes
was hitting .406
to .405 for the;
Cleveland catch- )
er. v i -
Dom DiMag-1
no. Boston out-
fielder, was in Mapes
third place with 389. others m
the first ten hitters were Larry
Doby, Cleveland, 86i Paul Leh
ner, Philadelphia, J82; Tommy
nenncn, new tors, rnu
Rizzuto, New York, 475, Al Za
rilla, Boston, .370; Gerry Cole-,
man. New York. 467: and Ed
Stewart, Washington, .368.
Johnny Pesky of Boston nao
scored the most runs,, 22. k Vern
Stephens of Boston led in the im
portant runs batted in ' depart-'
ment with 25. Another prominent
Red Sox Ted Williams led in
homers with seven. Dom DiMag
gio and Stephens were tied for
most hits, with 28 each. A team
mate. Zarilla, had the most doub--les,
eight. Bobby Doerr of Boston
and Tommy Renrich of New York"
were tied in triples, . with three
each. ;': " :.. ; 'i - - ' -
Bob Dillingerof PhUadephia and
Herby Adam of Chicago vv ere
tied in 'stolen bases, with two i
each.
Four pitchers were tied for the
lead, each with two victories and
no defeats. " They were Virgil
(Fire) Trucks, Detroit; Chuck
Stobbs, Boston; Bob Hooper, Phi
ladelphia, and Joe Ostrowski, SL
Louis. .