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By FRANCIS E. STANN
On the Bench: A Thinner, Happier Cronin
The Boston Red Sox were holding batting practice under a warm
afternoon sun at Griffith Stadium and Rudy York, the big first base
man, rapped two drives almost in succession into the left-field stands.
One drive traveled a good 420 feet and drew whistles of admiration
from the handful of hangers-on watching.
Joe Cronin, manager of the Red Sox, stalked
out of the visitors’ dugout and climbed into the
second row of a box near home plate, removing
his cap to catch the sun. He looked thinner than
he was when we last saw him, which was in Tampa
nearly a month ago. And he looked happier.
"That York,” he grinned, ‘'really, is hitting.
You should have seen the wallop he got in yes
terday against the Braves!'1 He chuckled softly.
Cronin wasn't chuckling at all a month ago in
Florida. His first baseman, his new slugger York
wasn’t hitting at all. Furthermore, Joe then ad
mitted, his third basemen were pretty sad. The
Red Sox went South with five third basemen and
none was making good. Ernie Andres, a naval
officer returned, was supposed to be the best, but
Ernie was slow afoot, scatter-armed and, besides
he wasn't hitting.
wmmmmmm mm
Francis E. Stann.
cromn was gium in rampa. ne a naa nis Drains Deaien oui as
manager in a national magazine piece. His infield was incomplete,
ostensibly lacking a third baseman and a first baseman, and he was
all but inconsolable.
Andres Is Coming Strong, Says Boston Reporter
He was enthusing, however, after he led the Red Sox into Griffith
Stadium. “York's caught fire,” he admitted yesterday. "He's really
hitting. We've got a few injurios that are bothersome. Wagner, our
catcher, has a split finger. George Metkovich, our right fielder, pulled
a muscle the other day. But all in all, I'm satisfied.”
Joe jerked on his cap, vaulted over the barrier to the playing
field and ran out to the shortstop position, pulling a glove out of his
hip pocket. The fellow who was the No. 1 American League short
stop for years hasn't done that for a long time. He looked the part
of a playing manager.
A Boston reporter, lolling in the stands, said, "Joe's pretty happy.
You remember how it was in Florida? York was lousy and all the
third basemen were junk. Now, York's hitting. Andres, our No. 1
third-base boy, was put on the second team. Leon Culbertson, an
outfielder, was pulled in to play third.
“Well,” he continued, "Culbertson did a great, job on third. But
Andres did just as well, or better, after he got demoted. He’s run
ning better, throwing stronger and hitting real good. We've got two
pretty good third basemen right now and it isn’t any worry. All that
remains is for Cronin to make up his mind ^s to -which is the better
third baseman.”
Lewis Figures How to Play Truman
After the batting practice was ended the Red Sox pulled away
the new, streamlined hitting cage and held infield practice. Andres
was on third base, indicating that he was to go today. After a bit
Cronin and his brother-in-law. Vice President Calvin Griffith of the
Nats, got together in the empty Washington dugout.
Two reporters hovered over the duo, but all that was on the mind
of Cronin was precisely what’s been on the minds of thousands of
local fans—opening game tickets. Seems he promised out-of-town
friends, etc. Cal Griffith turned down Cronin as everybody else was
being turned down.
Lined up inside the front office were some of the guys who'll be
cheered, or booed, today. Joe Kuhel wanted some tickets, and so
did George Myatt. Late in the afternoon Buddy Lewis dropped by—
to “look over the mail.”
A newspaperman asked Buddy how he felt about the big game.
Ten years ago, when Buddy was only 19, he was held out of the
opener on account of nervousness. Yesterday former AAF Capt. John
K. Lewis, C-47 pilot and war hero, said:
“I've got this southpaw. President Truman, all figured out. I’ll
play him deep. I’m going to stand back of all the rest and wait for
his high, hard pitch.”
The ball players and other ticket-mongers gradually faded away
and thereafter the drone of the sellers filled the air . . . “Sorry,
we’re all sold out. * * *” Thus did postwar baseball come back.
Old Dominion Dog Show Heads
Attractive List This Month
Three all-breed dog shows in Vir
ginia on successive days late this
month present a heavy schedule for
dog fanciers. The program lists the
Virginia Kennel Club show at Rich
mond on April 25, the Fredericks
burg Kennel Club show at Freder
icksburg the next day and the Old
Dominion Kennel Club show at
Alexandria on April 27.
This last show, to be held at the
Alexandria ball park, particularly is
expected to attract many entries
from Washington and nearby sec
tions, and indications are that own
ers are picking this event for show
ing their dogs for the first time. A
large number of experienced dogs,
including several champions, also
will be shown.
There will be classes for all breeds,
as well as the usual main events for
puppies, novices, American-bred,
limit and open classes for both dogs
and bitches. The puppy class is for
dogs less than 1 year old, although
dogs over 6 months may be entered
in the other classes. The American
bred and open classes are attracting
the more experienced dogs.
A special feature of the show will
be the handling classes for children
between the ages of 10 and 16, for
which trophies will be awarded.
Competition in these events is on
the basis of ability of the young
ster to show the dog and not upon
the dog’s points.
Entries close Sunday. Blanks are
available at all pet shops and from
Mrs. Arthur R. Forbush, at Emerson
7536; Albert E. Ellis, at Falls. Church
1607, or Edgar T. Wolford, at Ran
i dolph 4619.
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Clark's 431 Gets Ninth
Place in Pin Classic
PROVIDENCE, R. I„ April 16.—
Ken Clark of Providence bowling
to ninth place in singles with 431
was the only pinman to make a
threatening gesture last night in the
National Duckpin Bowling Congress
tournament.
Some 25 teams from Rhode Island
and Southern New England failed
to put a dent in the leadership estab- ;
lushed by Washington and Connecti
cut duckpinners over the last week
end.
Steiner Will Be on Hand
At Central Gathering
Benny Steiner, reserve second
baseman with the Red Sox, will be
present tonight when the Central
High "C” Club holds a meeting at
8 o'clock at the school to discuss
plans for the annual "C” Club track
i meet.
Steiner was an all-high baseball
and football player at Central sev
eral years ago.
Hunt Hurls One-Hit Game
Immaculate Conception won yes
terday’s Parochial School League
baseball game, downing St. Peter’s,
4-2, behind the one-hit hurling of
Tom Hunt. _
Nichols Farmed by Cards
’ST. LOUIS, April 16 UP).—'The
Cardinals have announced the re
lease on option of 24-year-old Out
fielder Arthur Nichols to Rochester.
Varied Baseball
By the Associated Press
•Buffalo Bisons. 6; Navy. 4.
Philadelphia Natioral. 8; Villanova, «.
New York Giants. 2; Army. 2 (10 innings).
Boston Braves. 18: Holy Cross. 2.
Virginia. 8: Richmond U., 8 (12 innings).
Rider, ll: St. Joseph, 4. •
Newark Bears. 9; Princeton, 1. _ .
West Virginia Tech, 7i Alderson-Broad
dus. 4. . . . . _
Alabama. 8: Mississippi. 2.
Louisiana State. P: Mississippi State, 6.
Wagner. S: C. C. N. Y., 6.
RACES TODAY
Havre de Grace t
EIGHT RACES DAILY
.Vperial Penna. train leave* 12:20 P.M.
arrive* Havre de Grace 1:10 P.M.
Baeeial B. A O. train leave* Washington
11:10 A.M. (Ha* diner). Returning
train leave, Greenway Lane, Havre de
Grace, «:0« P.M. lor Washington.
FIRST RACE AT 2:15 P.M.
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EASTERN STANDARD TIME
Ruling Transfers Kiser
From Eastern to Tech
Robert Kiser, Eastern outfielder,
must transfer to Tech High, accord
ing to a ruling by Dr. Chester W.
Holmes, assistant superintendent of
public schools.
Dr. Holmes decided that as Kiser
lived outside the Eastern zone he
could not attend that school.
Bromwich Is Rated Top
In Australian Tennis
By th« Associated Press
SYDNEY. April 16.—John Brom
wich, national tennis champior), has
been rated as the No. 1 player of
Australia. It virtually assures his
selection as one member of the
Australian Davis Cup team which
will defend the trophy later this
year.
Dinny Pails, a postwar product,
was placed No. 2, followed by Adrian
Quist and Geoff Brown. Jack Harper,
who Saturday defeated China’s Kho
Sin Kie in the Surrey champion
ships in England, was ranked eighth.
Shields in Argentine Tennis
ORANGE, N. J„ April 16 UP).—
Frank X. Shields, veteran New York
tennis star, has accepted an invita
tion to play in the Argentine cham
pionships, beginning May 6.
De Mar, 57, Plans to Run
BOSTON, April 16 UP).—Clarence
De Mar, 57, says that on Saturday
he will run in the 50th annual Boston
Marathon which he has won seven
times.
Nats* Early Tilts to Give Tipoff on Pennant Possibilities
Hurlers Due Acid Tesl
By Bosox, Yanks in 11
Of First 13 Games
By Burton Hawkins
Washington's 12-deep pitching
staff, currently equipped with more
starters than Manager Ossie Bluege
can keep busy, will be exposed to a
terrific test at the baseball season’s
start which may provide the tipoff
on the Nats’ 1946 possibilities.
Bluege was to rely on chubby
Roger Wolff, flutter ball exponent,
to steer the Nats to a victory over
the Boston Red Sox today in the
season’s opener at Griffith Stadium
before a throng of 32,000, but where
to go from there poses a problem.
Ossie now has seven full-fledged
starters, not including Sid Hudson
who isn’t quite prepared to survive
nine innings, and how to employ
them frequently enough to keep
them effective is a situation which
has him fretting. Hudson may be
used in relief roles for two or three
weeks until his arm, used too infre
quently while in the Army, responds
to steady throwing.
The Nats’ pitchers, anyway, are in
for some rugged times in the next
two weeks if what they say about
the Yankees and Red Sox is true, for
Washington will be facing Boston
and New York in 11 of its first 13
games. Some sort of relief may be
had in a two-game series with the
Athletics.
Eight straight times the Nats will
be confronted with either New York
or Boston, the power teams of the
league, and if Washington emerges
from its first two weeks of the 1946
campaign bruised only slightly
Bluege will be fascinated by the
thought that the Nats will be in the
thick of the pennant scramble.
The schedule makers did the Nats
no favors this spring, but by the
same token Bluege will get a quick
appraisal of his club and isn’t likely
to be lured into an overoptimistic
attitude he might otherwise succumb
to if the Nats performed pleasingly
against weaker teams. The Nats
will be up against it from the start
and that’s all right with Ossie.
If the Nats break from the barrier
neatly against such opposition as
the Red Sox and Yankees, the sup
position is that they’ll do very well
this year, for the only other club
rated above them generally is De
troit.
Bluege is prepared to toss Ray
Scarborough and Vernon Curtis at
the Red Sox in remaining games
here, preferring to save the knuckle
balling trio of Dutch Leonard,
Mickey Haefner and Johnny Nig
geling for a three-game series with
the Yankees at New York.
Walter Masterson, one of the
league's better pitchers late last
season after being mustered out of
the Navy, has failed to regain that
form, but Bluege still is nursing an
idea that Masterson may be one of
the 1946 sensations..
Available for relief chores, Bluege
has Hudson, Maxie Wilson, Chick
Pieretti, Bill Kennedy and Oliverio
Ortiz. Kennedy, who was shunted
about the Nats’ farm club prior to
entering a paratroop outfit, was
woefully wild in previous trials with
Washington, but recently has dis
played remarkable poise and Ossie is
planning on tossing considerable
work his way.
Scarborough, the Nats’ best
pitcher in 1943 shortly before enter
ing the Navy, has shown a return
to that form. He's inclined to be
wild if he isn’t used frequently, so
Bluege will employ him often if his
early work warrants it.
RAY SANDERS.
MATTHEW SURKONT.
—AP Wirephotos.
Mid-Atlantic PGA Alters Rules
_ *
Following First Pro-Am Meet
A free-swinging session against
par on Prince George’s wind-blown
course may have given the pros the
idea, but at the Middle Atlantic
P. G. A. meeting last night they
decided to up the handicap allow
ance from one-half to three-quarters
for future pro-amateur tournaments.
The meeting followed the first local
tournament of the season, which was
further distinguished by the use of
summer rules for the first time in
four tears.
The pros also tightened on the
definition of pros by excluding from
future tournaments any golfer
claiming pro status, but having no
club or employment directly related
to the game. Entry lists, henceforth,
will be open only to the men who
work at the game and to invited
guests.
Virgil ‘ Buck" Worsham, assistant
pro at Chevy Chase, was accepted
for membership in the organization,
while Freddie Bolton, former Brad
ley Hills pro and now with a Phila
delphia club, was referred to and
recommended for membership in the
Philadelphia section of the P. G. A.
The evening's final business was
approval of a hike in entry fee for
amateurs from $2 to $3, except in
sweepstakes, which were continued
at their present level.
Andy Gibson and Kenny Scales,
Country Club of Maryland, and
Johnny Bass and Ray Hines of Clif
ton Park, Baltimore, tied for top
money in the pro-am shoot with best
ball scores of 68. Gibson also picked
up first money among the pros with
a 36—38—74, 2 under Mel Shorey,
District champion, who gathered
second money.
Frank Invernizzi of Baltimore
turned in a 77, while Bass, Bob Bar
nett of Chevy Chase and George
Diffenbaugh of Kenwood had 78s.
Diffenbaugh blew an excellent
chance of picking up all the cash by
3-putting eight greens.
Otto Greiner, Country Club of
Maryland, topped the amateurs with
a 76, a stroke under Gene Pittman
of Manor. Scales finished w-ith 80.
Low net winners among the ama
teurs were Saley Wilson of the host
club, 80—9—71; Lew Sadler of All
view Club, Ellicott City, 98—25—73:
Stuart Foxwell, Country Club of
Maryland and Bill Jones of Clifton
Park, who tallied 81—7 and 98—24
respectively, for nets of 74.
Central Fails to Keep Promise
In Hitting in Losing to Devitt
Central High's ball team is having
trouble living up to the promise it
made during preseason training. The
Vikings figured to have some hit
ting to go with their good pitching
and fielding, but it hasn't shown as
yet.
The Vikings dropped their third
straight yesterday as Devitt reg
istered its first w'in of the year, 1-0.
In all. District public high nines
broke even against outside competi
tion. Eastern and Coolidge were
winners, the Ramblers stopping
George Washington High. 11-6, while
the Colts swamped St. Paul's, 18-3.
Gonzaga beat Anacostia, 10-2. and
Roosevelt balanced everything by
working to a -15-15 tie with Navy
Laundry School.
Willie Goff, Central hurlee. al
lowed only two hits but the game
disappeared in the first inning when
Pete Foglio, Devitt shortstop, singled
and stretched it all the way home
when the ball rolled through the left
fielder.
The Vikings got four hits and
twice got men as far as third.
Devitt _ 100 ooo o—i s t
Central . . _ _ ., ooo ooo 0—O 4 l
Brill and La Covey, Goff and Lerario.
Gonzaga spoiled Anacostia's string
Nats to Get Late Start
In New York Opener
Washington's game at New York
Friday will start at 3:05 p.m. instead
of 2:30 as originally scheduled, the
Yankee management announced to
day.
The new starting time is President
Larry MacPhail s concession to re
ligious groups which protested play- j
ing the New York season opener on
Qood Friday. MacPhail refused to
postpone the opening.
St. Albans' Net Victor
After Pair of Defeats
St. Albans’ tennis team is boasting
it first victory after two setbacks.
The Saints topped Wilson High,
5-4, yesterday.
Singles—Thomas fW) defeated Ballinger
<8). fi—fi. fi—<»; Barker (W) defeated Hill
<S>. fi—2,1—fi, fi—2; Ake-rs <Sk defeated
Randolph <W>. fi—3. fi—3; Williams <S)
defeated Addison (W). 2—fi, 7—5. fi—1:
Osborn <S> defeated Lyndall <W). fi—3.
7—5; Faircloth defeated English (W).
fi—2. fi—0.
Doubles—Thomas and Addison fW> de
feated Ballinger ad Hill <S). fi—O, fi—2:
Barker and Randolph <W) won by forfeit
over Akers and Williams <S>: Osborn and
Faircloth *S) defeated Lyndall and Pelikan
IW), 6—4. fi—3._
Tech Opens Tennis Ploy
By Beating Friends
Tech High racketeers are off to
a good start, winning over Friends,
4-3, in its opening match.
Singles—Smith (M) defeated Dean (F>.
3—6, 6—2, 6—3: B. Walker (P) defeated
Kline (M). 6—2. 4—fi. 8—fi; Martin (M)
defeated S. Walker (F>, 6—3. 1—fi. fi—4;
Dixon (M) defeated OppenheJm (Pi. 6—2.
fi—1; Peyser (F) won by forfeit over
Yeham (M).
Doubles—Dean and B. Walker (P) de
feated Smith and Martin (M). 7—5. fi—2:
Kline and Dixon IM) defeated Peyser and
S. Walker (Pi, fi—2. fi—2.
Grid Show Advocate Dies
CLEVELAND, April 16 (/P).—.Karl
E. Davis, 62, former athletic director
of Western Reserve and one of the
early proponents of numbered foot
ball uniforms, bands and colorful
halftime shows on the gridiron, died
yesterday after a long illness.
W.-L. Nine Tops Pack
By Licking Bethesda
Washington-Lee High's baseball
team already is boasting the best
record of any schoolboy outfit around
here. The Generals, under Coach
Pete Rockwell, have won four
straight.
Western also has taken four
games, but has a tie sandwiched in
with that string.
The Generals added to their list
yesterday by edging Bethesda, 2-1.
Nelson Harvey scored the winning
run in the sixth inning after the Ba
rons had knotted the count with a
score in their first half of the same
frame. Buck Bridenbaker, the win
ning pitcher, allowed the Barons
only 1 hit and fanned 14.
Beth’da. AB. H. O. A W.-L. AB H O A
Pet son.lb 4»o 2 1 M P’n.2b 2 0 0 0
Walles.2b .3 0 3 O Harvey.c 2 1 15 0
Ray nd.lf o n n n Groe'm.lf 3 1 n 0
M'K'n.rf 3 O <1 (I Reinh't.cf 3 110
Pierce.ss 3 111 Currin.ss 2 2 0 7
Benson.cf 3 0 3 1 Amb'gi.lb 3 0 3 0
Young.c 2 0 0 0 Tapn.rf ^ 2 0 0 0
•Fleming 1 O 0 0 B’st'd.2b 1 O 1 o
Po'stel.nb 2 0 0 1 B'd'ker.p 2 0 13
tFark'son 0 o o o
Ferg’n.P .10 0 0
JRuggles 10 0 0
Totals 23 1 IS 4 Totals 20 6 21 10
•Batted for Young In seventh.
♦Batted for Parkinson in seventh.
♦Batted for Ferguson in seventh.
Bethesda _ Olio 001. 0—1
Washington-Lee __ _ 001 001 a—2
Runs—Raymond. Harvey. Binstead. Dou
ble play—Bridenbaker to Binstead. Strike
outs—Bridenbaker. 14: Ferguson. 6. Bases
on balls—Bridenbaker. 4: Ferguson, 3.
Two Optioned by Yankees
NEW YORK, April 16 (fP).—The
Yankees cut two more players off
their roster today, sending Pitcher
Rinaldo (Rugger) Ardizoia to Oak
land and Infielder Joe Buzas to
Newark.
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of three straight on the latter's field.
The winners slammed out 16 hits,
Jim Colliton and Tom DeVeau each
getting four.
A1 Bergling was the winning
pitcher, handcuffing the Indians
with five safeties and fanning eight.
Gonzaga 401 021 070—10 jfi 3
Anacostla 000 100 001— 2 ft 2
Berlin* and De Veau. Smithson. Wolff
an-1 Hisgins.
Coolidge supplied the heavy hit
ting against St. Paul for its’ third
win in five starts.
Benny Du Vail and Craig Meyer
on the Colt mound allowed five hits
while their mates were collecting 15.
Bill Moulden got three for four, in
cluding a homer, and scored three
runs. Also hitting for the circuit
was Dan Bass. Hal Nitowitz and
Krys Valanos also scored three runs
apiece.
St. Paul _ 101 001 0— 3 5 7
Coolidge 212 040 x—IK 15 4
Lewis, Petrey and Downs; Du Vail.
Meyer and King.
Eastern avenged an earlier George
Washington victory with a 12-hit
attack. Among the hefty hitters
were A1 Guiffreda, who got a homel
and triple, and Sal De Giorgi, cred
ited with a double and two singles.
George Washington 001 005 0— fi 4 1
Eastern _ ----- - 261 001 x—11 12 4
Pettit. Via and Blanchard; Myles. Kline,
Schaefer and De Giorgi.
Making things all even for District
public high teams was Roosevelt's
tie with Navy Laundry. This battle
was halted by darkness after eight
Innings.
Roosevelt _ . 500 01 fi 12—15 0 4
Navy Laundry 200 112 72—15 14 2
Vogel. Polis. Becker. Pagan. Sager. Mar
celino and Limber. Segal, Denaberg. Judy.
Wheeler and De Voe
Bennett Keeps Handball
Title by Beating Mozur j
Dan Bennett retains his District
AAU handball championship after
defeating John Mozur in straight
games in the Class A final last night
at the YMCA. Scores were 21-12,
21-7.
The Class B title went to Phillip
Bernstein over Charles Pavne, 14
21, 21-5, 21-10,
Bethesda Softies Score
Bethesda girls' softball team
opened its season yesterday by beat
ing Montgomery High lassies of
Rockville, 14-10. Eloise Simmons
and Mary Louise Hook hit homers
for the Baronettes.
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Stock of Braves Rises
As They Get Sanders,
Surkont of Cards
By th« Associated Press
BOSTON, April 6.—First division
stock of the Braves soared today
with the news that the club had
purchased graceful Ray Sanders,
St. Louis Cardinal regular first
baseman for the past four seasons,
and Mathew (Max) Surkont, a
rugged, right-handed pitcher from
the same club.
The up-and-coming Braves gave
as their part of the deal, first of
many likely in this first postwar
season, a "substantial amount of
cash” and Infielder Tommy Nelson.
Nelson, who only appeared in 40
of the Braves’ games last season,
now is at his West Coast home with
his sick son. He will be assigned to
Columbus, the Redbirds’ farm in
the American Association.
Characterized by his new, and
also old manager, Billy Southworth.
as "one of the best clutch hitters in
the business,” Sanders may give the
Braves the needed fillip to gain them
a first-division berth in the scram
ble with Pittsburgh and New York
Southworth and General Man
ager John Quinn also were high on
Surkont, 23-year-old native of Cen
tral Falls, R. I., who was signed to
his first professional contract when
only 15 years old.
He pitched for Rochester, a Car
dinal farm, in 1941 and 1942 before
entering the service. He is 6 feet
1 inch tall and weighs 195 pounds.
Sanders’ over-all major league
record shows he played in 536 games
in four years and drove in 292 runs
while batting for .279.
Devaney Leads as Tonies
Garner First Victory
St. Anthony's baseball team at
last is in the win column. After
two previous setbacks, the Tonies
trimmed Priory yesterday, 7-2.
Shortstop Pete Devaney was the
big noise, getting three hits and
scoring two runs.
St A. AB. H O A Priory AB H O A
Dev'ey.ss .2 :t 2 O Young.2b 4 114
Wessel 2b 4 o 1 it Cr’wley.p 2 14 4
Moyle.lb 2 1 « u T'lt 1 y.2b 4 u 2 2
Colbert ,c 4 1 12 1 Highl'd.c 2 14 1
Hulse.lf 2 ii II n Hick'ry.lf 2 n O II
C rduff.p 2 II II 2 Peters.ss 4 ti 11 2
Riley,rf 4 1 '* u Moore.cf 4 111
Ryan.rf 2 11 11 O Cahill rf 2 11 1 11
Milt'd,2b 2 11 ti 4 Ralph lb 1 11 ft 1
Totals.27 0 21 7 Totals 27 4 21 10
St Anthony. 022 002 1—7
Priory 000 110 0—2
Runs—Devaney (21. Moyle. Colbert.
Hulse. Hlckery. Peters. Rvan <2>. Struck
out—By Carduff. 11: by Crawley. 4
Bases on balls—Off Carduff, 6. off Craw
ley. 10. __
Catholic U. Nine Routed
By Quantico Marines
QUANTICO. Va . April 16 —A pair
of eights proved Catholic Univers
ity’s undoing in its baseball game
with the Quantico Marines here yes
terday. The Leathernecks scored
8 runs in the second frame and
duplicated the stunt in the fourth.
Thus fortified, they went on to make
the final tally 27-5.
Johnny Carden. Marine hurler.
held the Cards well in check and
picked up four bingles for himself.
Maryland Tennis Team
Gains Second Triumph
Maryland's war-veteran tennis
team had its second match on the
right side of the ledger today after
paddling Kings Point Merchant Ma
rine, 6—3. yesterday at College Park.
With De Witt Smith leading off with
a 6—2, 6—0 victory over Pat O'Brien,
the Terps took five of the six singles,
then copped the opening doubles.
Singles—Smith (M.> defeated O'Brien
«K.», t>—H—0: Render iM > defeated
Poor <K.), 3—fi. ti—4. t>—4; Mumm <K >
defeated Kefauver <M.». ti—3—ti,
ti—3): La Bcrge <M > defeated Jenson
iK.i, ti—1, <>—3; Groghan <M > defeated
Kern <K.», ti—0, ♦>—1; Holt (K.t defeat
ed Rothendorfer (M.). 11 — !*. t;—3
Doubles—Smith-Render tM * defeated
Mumm-O Brien «K.>, l—6. ti—0. ti—o
La Berge-Kefauver (M.» defeated Poor
Jer.son <K ». ti—*,’. 11—9: Holt-Kern <K >
defeated Grogan-Rothendorfer (M.», 6—0,
ti—4.
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAV.
Baseball.
Boston vs. Washington, Grif
fith Stadium, 3.
Devitt at Central, 3:45.
Blair at Tech. 4
Gaithersburg at Landon. 3:30.
Friends at Rockville, 3:30.
Track.
GW High at W-L High, 3:30.
Golf.
Western vs. Central at Wood
mont; Wilson vs. Tech at Wash
ington; Blair vs. Anacostia at
Manor (high school series), 4.
TOMORROW.
Baseball.
Boston vs. Washington, Grif
fith Stadium, 3.
Navy Laundry School at Cen
tral. 3:45.
Maryland Park at Bethesda,
2:30.
Gilman at Landon, 3:30.
Rassling.
Weekly show at Turner's Arena,
8.45.
Track.
Landon at Wilson, 3:45.
Western and Tech at Episcopal,
3:45.
Coolidge and Roosevelt at Cen
tral, 3:45.
Tennis.
Tech vs. Wilson at Pierce Mill,
Coolidge vs. Western at Rock
Creek ihigh school series), 4.
Major Starts Luring
Estimated 225, C J
In Eight Cities
ly tha Associotad Pr«*t
Baseball goes big league again to
day as the 1946 season opens in eight
cities before an estimated 225,000
fans eager to see the real stuff in
stead of the synthetic wartime
brand of play.
Although the weatherman fore
casts cool, cloudy weather in most
of the parks, the turnstiles are due
to click their merriest tune since
the all-time high of 249.010 in 1931.
Detroit will top the list with a
turnout of 50,000 plus at Briggs Sta
dium to watch the defending world
champion Tigers wrestle with the
St. Louis Browns.
The opening day schedule, with?
probable pitchers, attendance and|
starting times (EST). (1945 pitch-J
ing records in parentheses.)
American League.
Boston a? Washington—Highson (0-0)
VS. Wolff <20-10»: 30.000; 3.
St. Louis at Detroit—Potter (15-11) vs.
Newhou&er <25-9); 50.000; 3.
New York at Philadelphia—Chandler
<2-1) vs. Christopher (13-13); 25.000;
3; 15.
Cleveland at Chicago—Feller (5-3) vi.
Dietrich (7-1 <»» IK.000: 2 30.
National League.
Chicago at Cincinnati—Passeau <17-P»
vs Beggs (0-0) or Andrews (7-12);
30-000: 2.
Pittsburgh at St. Louis—Ostermueller
(5-41 vs. Beasley <O-0); 18,000: 3:30.
Philadelphia at New York—Judd (5-41
vs Voiselle '14-14' 40.000: 2:30
Brooklyn at Boston—Gres* <18-13)) or
Higbe *<)-() i vs Sam (0-0); 15.000; 3.
Jones Flashes High Ring Class
In 10-Round Win Over Miller
Herbie Jones, the Eastern High
youngster, is over another tough up
ward hurdle in his boxing career.
For the first time he has gone 10
rounds—they were plenty fast
rounds, too. and he did it without
tiring—and he has outboxed a good
boxer and taken a number of hefty
punches without folding or slowing
down.
It's still too early to predict great
things for this 18-year-old school
boy featherweight, but in earning a
unanimous decision over Clint Miller
of Elizabeth, N. J.. last night at
Turner s Arena Herbie added plenty
to his following and received high
commendation from Red Cochrane,
former w-orld welterweight cham
pion who manages Miller.
Jones’ Job Effective.
"He moves around as good as any
body I've seen,” said Cochrane after
the fight, "and he's got something
few southpaws have. He jabs with
that right hand and you can count
on one hand the southpaws who do
that. Most of them think they’re
sluggers, but this Jones will jab your
head off .”
Miller himself is a good fighter
and put up a good showing, but this
was the first time he'd fought a left
hander and he obviously was puzzled
much of the time. He didn’t dis
grace himself, however, and could
come back here against a right
hander and do okay.
It was Jones most of the way,
How They'll Bowl
To Open Tourney
The opening night's schedule of
the 36th annual Washington City
Duckpin Association tournament at
Lucky Strike tomorrow follows:
SinflM—7 P.M.
William P Nowell. H. S Ryan.
Arthur Mann, Charles Staadt. John
Dye. William Schmidt. Dan Nicholas,
Bob MacCord. Willard Hamilton.
Samuel Mullineaux. Bob Hinebaugh.
Lou Yates. Roy K. Whitford. Fulton H.
Thomas. Charles J Mattson. Louis A.
Miller and H. A. Thomas
Teams—8 P.M.
Evening Star Team (Rosslyn Major),
Foreign Trade (Census Bureau). Ma
chine Tab No 2 (Census Bureau). In
dustry (Census Bureau). R. J. O’Neill
(Bethesda Businessmen). Indian Springs
No. :i (Country Club). Heflin's Plumbers
(Clarendon Commercial A). U. S. Com
mercial iRFCi. Mullens Cafe (R I
Businessmen's), Terminal Liquor <R. I.
Businessmen's). Powells Radiator
(Rosslyn Merchants!.
Doubles—10 P.M.
William P. Nowell and H S Ryan.
William Schmidt and Arthur Mann.
Charles Staadt and John Dye, Joseph
Zenewitz and R J. O'Neill. H A.
Thomas and F. Thomas. Charlea J.
Mattson and Louis H. Miller.
however, The Star score sheet giv
ing him a 96-82 edge over Miller.
He had the speed and kept mov
ing to Miller’s left to forestall
attempts to get across a telling
punch with a hard right. What
scoring Miller did was with a left
hook, which opened a cut over
Jones’ right eye in the second.
The eye was butted open again in
the third.
Miller Punished in Ninth.
Two left hooks jarred Jones in
the seventh, but he made a good
comeback to even that round, and
in the ninth slugged Miller half
way across the ring and into the
ropes with a left cross.
The remainder of the time it was
Jones and that right jab peppering
away to keep Miller off balance and
beat him to the punch.
In the semi-feature. Jimmy Rich
ards, New York middleweight, got
off the floor after taking three nine
counts in the first round to decision
Kid Wolfe of Baltimore in six.
Don Lemos, California welter, de
cisioned Artie Bethea, Washington,
I in five, while the opening four
went to George Brooks, local light
heavy, over Red Jeter, another Dis
trict boy. A scheduled four between
Joe Barber of Washington and
John Robinson. Cleveland, welter
weights. was called no contest and
stopped, Referee Eddie La Fond.
_ G . H.
Perry in Slugging Mood,
Stops Howard Quickly
By the Associated Press
NEWARK. N. J.. April 16.—Aaron
Perry. District Negro middleweight,
is back in his prewar slugging form.
Perry made short work of his fight
against Charley Howard of Pitts
burgh. smashing out a second-round
technical knockout.
Howard was on the floor in the
first after Perry dropped him with a
left and right to the jaw, but was
saved by the bell. Perry tagged him
with another hard right in the sec-.
ond and Referee Joe Mangold
stopped the affair,
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