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PACE TEN HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON THURSDAY, APRIL(29, 19-tfl Braves Liftf from Cellar Spahn Narrowly Misses Perfect Game In Giving Phils Two Hits By JACK HAND (Associated Press Sports Writer) Things are looking up for Billy Southworth and his Boston Braves after a week of disaster. Excellent pitching jobs by Warren Spahn, Red Barrett and Bill Voiselle have lifted the would-be contenders from the cellar gloom. Spahn'a first win of the season yesterday marked the return to normalcy of Manager Southworth's gang. For Spahn and Johnny Sain, as 30-game winners last year, were expected to lead the Braves toward the 1948 flag. Spahn missed his first time out and Sain failed twice. It was Volsclle's three-hit shutout of Brooklyn that yanked the Braves off the floor Monday. Barrett followed with a six-hitter Tuesday. Then came Spahn's two-hit game against the Phillies. In three games this oft-maligned staff yielded only 11 hits and two runs. Billy never had to call on his bullpen. Spahn's job was a real sparkler. He faced only 28 Phillies in his 7-0 victory, walked none and fanned four. Johnny Vander Meer made It a left-handed day in the National by stopping Chicago with six hits while his Cincinnati mates clubbed Johnny Schmlta and Don Carlsen for 12 hits. The Reds' Southpaw reversed the trend of his first outing when he walked 12 men. Yesterday he passed only two, assuring himself of win number one by an 8-1 score. The victory put the Reds in a four-way tie for second place at .600. There was bad news for Cincy, too. Catcher Ray Mueller fractured his right ankle sliding into home. He will be out for 60 days. The New York-at-Brooklyn game was rained out. but both clubs pro vided disturbing news. From the Giants came word that Catcher Walker Cooper, who has hit four homers, has a chip fracture on his left knee. He was injured April 21 but caught four of the last five games. He will be out for several days. Pitcher Harry Taylor of the Dodgers learned he may have to undergo an appendicitis operation. He is being held in a hospital for further examination. Cold weather postpone! the sched uled night game between St. Louis and Pittsburgh in the National. In the American Washington at New York, Boston at Philadelphia and Cleveland at Chicago were called off because of cold, rain or wet grounds. Detroit took the sole American league game. 9-4. over St Louis with a 15-hlt assault on four Brownie pitchers. Frosh Crew Of Huskies - T i SEATTLE, April 29 MV-Coach Al TJlbrickson has broken up the Uni versity of Washington frosh crew which rowed to the yearling cham pionship last year at Poughkeepsie. The youngsters also carried the Washington banner to third place in .the Lake Washington regatta against 11 of the nation's top collegiate crews. TJlbrickson kept them together through early drills this season, but this week he shuffled his entire turnout. The coach left the way open for returning to sophomore varsity by saying the switch was an experiment. Stroke Warren Westlund, Dave Dixon at No. 4 and Bob Young at No. 3 held their places in the first boat. The first competition of the year for Washington Olympic title de fenderwill be against California May 22 on the Oakland estuary. Nipponese Pay Tribute To Ruth TOKYO, April 29 W-Babe Ruth was honored today In all Japanese professional baseball parks. Four Japanese players who hit home runs here were given 1000 ven (S20) each by Sekai Nippo, a Tokyo newspaper. Another 1000 yen went to a home run hitter at Osaka. A special message from American Baseball Commissioner A. B. (Hap py) Chandler was read to fans in Korakuen park In Tokyo. Sotaro Suzuki, vice president of Japanese professional baseball, de livered a talk on "Babu Rusu." Citation Will Be Favorite To Cop Derby Prohibitive Odds May Figure For Calumet Speeder NEW YORK. April 29 Every thing points to Citation winning the 74th Kentucky Derby at Chur chill Downs on Saturday, May 1. If the son of Bull Lea-Hydro plane II wins as expected the bay colt will be the first Derby Winter Book favorite to score since 1943 when Count Fleet romped home at odds-on. Citation, too, promises to be a prohibitive betting choice when the nation's crack 3-year-olds travel the derby distance of one mile and a quarter for the first time. The champion 2-year-old of 1947 was bred at Warren Wright's Calu met farm at Lexington, Ky. Wright has had six other derby starters and has won with two Whlrlaway in 1941 and Pensive in 1944. While H. A. (Jimmy) Jones is listed as Citation's trainer it may be that on Derby Day his famous father, Ben Jones, will get his name on the program as trainer. Besides saddling Whlrlaway and Pensive to derby victories, Ben also scored with Herbert M. Woo It's Lawrin in 1938. A victory for Ben Jones would tie him with H. J. (Dick) Thompson as having saddled the most derby winners. Riding Citation will be Eddie Ar caro. who like she horse he will be up on, is In a class by himself. The Kentucky Italian has had three derby winners and is tied with Isaac Murphy and Earl Sande. Arcaro scored with Whlrlaway. Lawrin and F. W. Hooper's Hoop Jr. Arcaro rode Citation for the first time on April It when the pair ran a close second to the crack sprinter Saggy in Havre de Grace's Chesa peake. It was Citation's second loss in 14 races. Citation previously had been ridden to nine victories by the late Al Snider and to three others by Doog Dodson. Citation's lone setback as a juve nile came last August in the Wash ington Park Futurity when Steve Brooks brought him home second to the crack filly Bewitch, a Calumet Derby eligible but unlikely to start. Everything about Citation is Im pressive. He. can carry weight, can run a distance on any kind of a track and is one of the most even tempered horses ever to carry Calu met's devil's red silks. After beating Bewitch, Better Self from the King ranch and 11 other starters in the Belmont Fu turity last fall. Citation first proved that he could travel over a mile on November 8. On that day he won the Plmllco Futurity, again beating Better Self. That victory enabled Citation to run his earnings to 8155,680 in nine races for 1947. Rested for three months the Calumet Comet returned to the races early in February at Hialeah and within a month veteran horse- Kegling Team Pointed For WIBC Bevos Abandon Afternoon Ball POR TLAND, April 39 iAV- Port lnud fans want their baseball al night. At least that's the nplnluii of Wil liam Mulligan, husinoM malinger of the PorlliilKl Heavers, Mulligan antil today the Heavers will abandon afternoon games on Halurilays becauiw of small annul-ante. HI ni Mm Hum a! night giirties win I'liniwnl. htiwi'vrr, from 8: ID I" p. in. Viuir rlmlie of wir red slar hiia. , HI",, orf on advertised prliTS. Hrlhy l.ualt ' ' The Willard hotel women's bowling tram, formed in 1940 to take part In varluus tournaments, this year will take part in the Women's International Ron ling meet now going on al Dallas, Tex. Members of the tram who will leave Friday for Dallas are M.ir lln MrCollum, raptain; Ethel Storm, Drna Harkrs, Mary Rothwell and Bemlre Brill. W. D. Miller of the Willard hotel Is the sponsor. The Dallas tourney has 14&S trams entered and a total priie list of $51,386. The Willard quintet will roll Mar 5-6. Western Mail Mag Denver U Is Serious About Big-Time Football By BEN FUNK DENVER. April 29 i A rumor started making the rounds that Johnny Baker. Denver university's new head football coach, was ticketed for Southern California as successor to Jeff Cravath. It circulated only until it reached Baker's ears "That's fantastic!" he hollered. "I'm not going anywhere except to that football field In South Denver. There's a great opportunity waiting for me there. "I'm Just getting my staff organized here, not only for next year but for the future. If Bob Seymour, Bud Kerr. Mike Jurlch. Jess Mortensen and I can't produce winning football teams in Denver, then will be the time to talk about mov- mI . 'others. Baser s prompt denial of the U. S. C. rumor and Seymour's re cent rejection of a coaching Job at his alma mater, Oklahoma, backs up Denver's claim that it really is serious about bringing some "big time" football to the Rocky moun tain region. Weary of being a soft touch for intersectional opponents, Denver hired Baker, backfleld coach Sey mour and end coach Kerr from the professional Los Angeles Dons. Line coach Jurich is a veteran of two sea sons with the Brooklyn Dodgers pro football team. Freshman coach Mortensen was obtained from Riverside. Calif. Jun ior college, rounding out the biggest and probably the best coaching staff Denver ever had. Now in the midst of spring train ing, Baker seems well satisfied with the results so far. He admits having three big lines, one as good as the men claimed him to be another Man o' War. He won all four Hialeah starts, including the Everglades Handicap and the 350.000 Flamingo Stakes, both at one mile and an eighth. The only thing bothering the Ci tation backers is the fact that Arcaro. a free lance rider this vear. had his choice of derby mounts and picked Citation. A few pessimists recall that Arcaro selected to ride Devil Diver in 1842 when Shut Out, a stablemate, won the race. This time Arcaro hopes to live , down that blunder of six years ago. I and a good supply of run ning and passing backs. Denver isn't the only school In the mountain country looking for ward to a great improvement in the caliber of its football. At Wyoming, coach Bowdcn Wyatt has had a year to get his feet on the ground and his Tennessee system should be clicking next fall. Valo Returns To A's Line PHILADELPHIA, April 29 M" The Philadelphia Athletics, in the throes of a slump after winnirg their first three games this season were cheered by news that Right- neider Elmer Valo will return to action today against the Boston Red Sox. Valo, 27-ycar-old veteran from Palmerton. Pa., pulled up with Charley horse while rounding third base in the final pre-season exhibi tion game with the Philadelphia Phillies. The lass of Valo for the first eight games made a dent in the A s bat ting power. His spot was handled by Don White, utility outfielder. WE BUY USED GUNS Appraisal Free Sport HAL'S Shop 532 Main ' Phone 5569 r 'W www www KEEP KLAMATH KLEAN OUTBOARD MOTORS Authorized SAUS mn4 lltVICI MOTSIE'S IMS . lk Pbane 4.160 WRESTLING Tog Teom Match One Hour Frank Srojack and Buddy Knox VI. 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