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Newspaper Page TextHERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON TUESDAY. APRIL 20, 1052 V' California Hunters Eye( More Birds TIME OUT! i" PAGE TEN mi matthem Stops Kaplan "Will everyone plraso quit nytnf 'Shhh'! HOMERS SCARCE IN PCL By The Associated Prru What's happened to the Pacific Coast League sluggers? As the chase enters its fifth week Tuesday, nobody in the loop has hit more than four home runs. Jack Graham and John Davis of Ban Diego each hit for the circuit once last week to bring them even with Hollywood's Lou Stringer and Los Angeles' Max West. In seasons past, four in a week wasn't an unheard of feati It could be different this week With the flag chase settling down more to form. Sou Diego's un predictable league leaders play host to San Francisco. Los Angeles, just one game off the pace, returns to its Wrigley Field to host the Sattle Ralniers. Hollywood, back a half - game in third, goes to Sacramento with hopes of taking the lead at the exaense of the last place Solons. Portland's eager Beavers, having waxed Los Angeles four out of five games last week, hope to continue winning ways at Oakland. No games were played Monday night as the teams preparea lor new series. Pnrtlnnrt boasts the league's lead' ins hitter in Joe Brovia, who currently hits at .343 with three home runs. Sacramento's Bill Glvnn, who led a week ago. fell off to .333 behind Dick Cole of Hollywood, .341. and Joe Grace. Can Francisco, .337. San Diego's 41 year - old Al Benton with a .63 earned run average and three games without defeat, ranks with the top PCL hurlers. Others with a trio of wins and no losses are San Diego Rookie Willie Luna. Larry Shepard of Hollywood, Bob Muncrief of San Francisco and Lyman Linde of Portland. Charlie Schanx of Seattle, the loop's only four game winner, has lost two. Rumors Spiked LOS ANGELES Ifl The Paci fic Coast League Tuesday had assurances from presidents of tne two Major Leagues that they know of no move underway to invade PCL territory. Both Will Harriage, president of the American League, and Warren Giles, head of the National, sent wires In response to one dispatched by PCL Prexy Clarence Rowland. He bad stated "rumors are a float' that transfer of a Major League franchise to 'a city now a member of the Pacific Coast League" was being considered. 1-Round 1(0 Brings Catcalls SAN FRANCISCO. Ml Harry i Kid) Matthews of Stattle KO'd George Kaplan of Brooklyn so Quickly Monday night many fans thought he simply collapsed. They booed vocllerously. Kaplan. IN. lasted only a minute and la seconds, ine ngm was scheduled for 10 rounds. . Matthews. 183. said his KO nunch was a left hook that landed souarely on Kaplan's chin. Kaplan's comment: "What hap pened?" "No ringsters could be found who saw the punch that actually was supposed to have knocked out the Brooklynlte," Eddie Muller wrote in the San Francisco Examiner. ILLUSION Dick Friendlich wrote in the Chronicle: "Kaplan dropped from a left hook wnicn appeared to miss the top of his head by at least six inches. The apparent miss might have been an optical Illusion." Joe Phillips of the state .Atnietic Commission said the loudly- booed knockout was entirely legit imate. Soorts Editor Jack McDonald wrote in the Call - Bulletin that apparently Matthews threw two lightning - quick punches and fans saw only the second, which missed. LEFT HOOK. RllKtt Newland. 'veteran Pacific Coast sports editors of the Asso ciated Press, said Matthews "flat tened Kaplan with a left hook to the jaw after previously dropping him for an eight count with the same nunch." Eight thousand fans paid some 120.000 to see Matthews, third - ranked light heavyweight con tender, score his 28th knockout In 34 straight fights. Lane Sees Third Major League FRANK LANE By GKOKOK WRIGHT NEA Special Correspondent HOUSTON. Tex., (NBA) Frank Lane, general manager of the Chi cago White Sox. thinks imttor League bAsebnll will come to Texns to two Texas cities, Houston and Dallas. But he believes the trams here will be members ol a third major league. "The Paclllc Coast League won't be raised to major league status land be the third major league, no matter how loud the howl lor lit," Lane says flatly. "Thev simp jly don't have the territory, can't draw the attendance of a major i league. I "They have only three cities out of their eight members that could, 'each support a minor league team, Isavs the White Sox trader. "Los I Angeles. San Francisco and Scut tle. And three trams can't carrv ithe expenses of an eight-team league. I "Several years ago the Coast league drew 4.500.000, veiled for major Icutaio status. They didn't wet It, then told Ihrlr (mis In ci ted Unit they were entitled to bet ter Hutu AAA biiseliiill. "Their allendimce fell off about a million next time around. And they were not high cnoiiuh In at tendance lu Mho (list place." "I helped fight tlirlr bid lor high er milk, ns president then of the rlvnl AAA American Association," Lane continued. "We (elt we lind as good a lengue us unv below the minors and Unit u third major leaijue would hurl us, "It takes supporting territory for anv city to have major league base ball and thill's what vou must have al Houston and Dallas to support a inn lor train. Here s a case: When I started, at Cincinnati, they tnlkrd of lack ol support. But and such. Bill Veeck did that with great succras. too. at Cleveland. "Hill Veeck had Hie big park, could hold the big peak and npe etui day crowds. "Brooklyn on Urn other hand lias a .snmll park. ll'i peak crowds n it'll 't rnniiuh to puv the lirlulil. They need close to cumicllV crowds nriirlv rverv dav. The Wliltr Sox park hoVIs only 54,000 and there are times when we could seal Id. IHX) who want to get in if wo had the apace. "Major League buH will come to Texas. Ottos like the three In the Coast League, plus Denver, your two Texas cities, Now Orleans and the like will be the members. But net vour big park, the rrnl big ptuk. that can hold llir prak crowd that pav tlio Dig expense. nn i fill It you'll nerd to draw from lot) m) 'r'"-- wo drew Irom n city ol several j'niies aw ay, thousand across the river, from "H'll como in five, 10 years, and Dayton, another large cltv. from it'll com. but II you're ready, till oiher close by elites ol good slue, ihr worth the expense, and II tho We hod special days, excursions I liiclllllex ana more n n pay. w olfe-Turner lout Signed Richmond Open Won By Patty RICHMOND, Calif UP) Two Golf records and top money or $750 belonged Tuesday to smiling Patty Berg, winner ol me jucn- mond Women's Open Tournament. Th former MlnneaDOllS E1TI SW. now a playing professional out of St. Andrews, HI., bagged the $3,000 event with a 54 hole total of 310 Mfinrlov it established a ladies PGA tournament record for a three rnnnrl event- She also set a woman's world record for a single competitive round. Her spectacular 64 Saturday slashed eight strokes off men's par 73 for the 8339 yara nienmona Country Club course. Women's par is 73. ' , Ponular Pattv led all the way In spite of soaring to 74 Sunday. She nmsned wiin lor a jour lead over second place Betty Jameson of San Antonio. . A LONG STREAK NEW YORK MV-Joe DiMaggio's famous 1941 hitting streak of 56 consecutive games, longest in ma jor league history, lasted two full calendar months. It represented slightly more than one - third of normal league season of 154 games. Bv The Associated Press AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Columbus 6 Toledo 3 Louisville 3 Indianapolis 0 Kansas City 9 Milwaukee 6 St. Paul 5 Minneapolis 4 INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Toronto 6 Ottawa 3 Rochester 9 Baltimore 6 Springfield 2 Syracuse 0 Buffalo 4 Montreal 1 TEXAS LEAGUE Dallas 7 Houston 1 Fort Worth 6 San Antonio 3 Oklahoma City 5 Beaumont 3 Tulsa 8 Shreveport 4 Idaho Falls 7 Billings 4 Pocatello 7 Great Falls 3 Ogden 7 Salt Lake City 6 Ring Card Shaping Up Promoter Mick Lillard yesterday closed the three top bouts on Fri day's ring card at the Armory. ' Indian Dick Wolfe, popular Pacif ic Northwest welterweight cham pion, steps out if his weight class again to meet middleweight Earl Turner in the 10-round main event. Ralph Weiser faces Blackie Van- r : j Roster-Trimming Ax Hangs Over Rookies DICK WOLFE derveer, Seattle lightweight, in the 6-round semi-windup. jimmy Murpny. woiie s staoie mate. clashes with Merrill's Stan Virgis in the special event, also billed for six heats. ., Two four-rounders, still unsigned, will complete the card. -Boxing fans are still buzzing over Wolfe's April -18 win over Frankle Rowe when he cnoppeo down the Tacoma middleweight In the fifth round of a scheduled ten- rounder. Turner will come tougher. The Richmond. Calif., middleweight, beat Wolfe on the recent Ezzard Charles-Joe Kahut card. In Port land in a close eight-round battle after which Wolfe won the prize money for the best action bout. Lillard beat Portland to tne punch on this fight. Promoter Tex saikeld nas Deen trying to get Wolfe and- Turner in a rematch since their first meeting. Reserved 'tickets for the ring show are on sale at Dick Reeder's. College of Idaho, Linfield Divide CALDWELL, Idaho! Linfield and College of Idaho spilt a North west Conference baseball .double header Monday, Linfield winning the opener 19 7tand dropping the nightcap 9-8. . IPSS 0U 3 k By The Associated Press The critical period was at hand Tuesday for Major League Rookies as Eastern and Western teams clashed for the first time in the infant 1952 season. Within the next fortnight the jOUKicKiais iiium umuc on uir players they will retain for the long haul. i The ax will fall from now until May 15. the final day for trimming the rosters to the required 25 i players. lit Datue lor survival among the green horns, and the early season upstarts the St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs will command the fans' attention dur ing the next ten duys. ROAD TRIP Whether the four teams are "morning glories" or pennant con tenders should be determined dur ing this first extended road trip of the campaign. American League teams Invade the East, hoping that the rain which has kept the clubs on the Atlantic Seaboard in drvdock for virtually a week, will subside, i Meanwhile, the National League's i Eastern teams gladly left their ! water logged parks for the West. ! Manager Rogers Hornsbv's St. Louis Browns head the Eastern Invasion. St. Louis' first port of call is tne Yankee Stadium. The Browns, boasting a 7 - 3 record. ! have what many believe will be the Rookie of the year in Jim Rivera. 29 - year - old outfielder up from Seattle. FRISKV Boston's frisky Red Sox enter tain the resurgent Detroit Tigers ; while Cleveland's highly regarded ! Indians Invade Philadelphia and ! the Chicago White Sox. last year's spring sensations, take on the : Senators In Washington. 1 In the National League. Brook-. lyn's pace - setting Doditers clash wiin ine i;aras in 8 nigm, game at St. Louis while New York Is al Cincinnati. Philadelphia at Chi cago and Boston at Pittsburgh. In the only game played Mon day tho Cubs shaded the Cards, 4-3, under the lights at St. Louis. Hank Sauer drove in all of Chicago's runs, two on a first inning homer. HaTV Brecheen. Icrmer Cub tormentor, was the loser. The only scheduled game in the American League, between New York and Washington, was rained out. Whitman Wins Two WALLA WALLA. Whitman look both ends of a Northwest conference Baseball doubleheader with Willamette 3 - I and 8 - 6 Monday. Crrdil lor both victories gvent to Sophomore. Sid Aronson. Whitman called on Aronson In the loth Inning, after the game was tied 1 - I In the ninth, to replace Max Seachrls who was lifted for a plnrh-hlttrr. Whitman chased In the winning run In the bottom half of the Inning. ; In the second giinie Aronson re ' Hi ved Dnve Coon in the third Inning ! after Alva Brown's bases loaded homer lor Willamette and held the visitors scoreless the rest of Uie contest. BOB HENDERSHOTT sends his B tini'k.slors ngiiin.st Miilin tomorrow nflornoon on the Modoc oval. Mustangs MeetKU B Squad Whether the Mnlln Mustangs can upend the lleulry Hornets, peren nial track and field lenders ol Klainutli County, will be at least partially answered tomorrow, 4 p.m., on the Modoc Field oval. Mnlln meets the Klamath Union High School "B" team In a dual meet. The Hornets already hold a track victory over Hob Hendersliolls KUHS cinder squad by a 05-57 count. Malln. better known for Its base ball talent, showed It knows a thing or two about the spike sport last week by whipping uolh Tulo luke and Merrill In a trl-nieel. 'Ilia Klamath County track meet iMay 5 on Modoo Flnldl Is ex- Ceded to settle down to a battle etwren Henley and Malln. The Hornets will be favored to win. BMIIIAMENTO W lUmnimiirii. flattens alined at giving Uiilllornla huntera inure birds were given r'cnoriii I'lsn ami wnimm nervier ufllclals Monday hy the Oruuuliied Hport.iincii ol Culllorillii mid the Northeastern Calllnnila Conserva tion League. THE SUtlOEBTIONB: I. Have a single 45-diiy water fowl sriiMiu lor Modoc ami Hlnklynu Coiiiilles In Northern Cnllfornla .Hurling Oil, 17 3. Have two seasons lor Die rest of Ciillloiula, Oct. J-Nov. Jo and Dec. lJ-Jiin, 12. 3 Set an 8 liurkn -liny bag limit Mislead of 0 as Insl year, leave the goose bug limit at fl and permit Ihe possession ol only a one-day bag. The recoiniiieudiillons were given Albert M. Duv, director of Ihe U.S. F'lsh and Wildlife Service. 1 co Ley I he. Portland, the regional dlrei'lor, and I'aul Quick, his assistant. MIZt.'LL Wllll-H:i) 'EM ST. I.OUIH. Mo, Mt-Miiiwuer Ed die Httiuky of the Cardinals Is ex pecting a nl from southpaw rookie W I liner Vinegar llondi Mlirll. 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