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w in, Lose, or Draw
By BURTON HAWKINS
Star Staff Correspondent
Kuhel Once Tamed the Tigers
PHILADELPHIA, April 24.—Manager Joe Kuhel of the Nats has
been kicked out of only one game in his lengthy baseball carter and
on that occasion it was because he rushed to the defense of a player
in an exhibition game this spring. There have been times, though,
explains Joe, when he has lost _ his temper and
deserved harsh treatment.
“Almost every major league player bumps into
it sooner or later,” says Joe. "There comes a time
when you have a run-in with anothe'r club and it
becomes a matter of pride. In a case like that,
your buddies can’t do much for you. It’s you
against the other club—you don’t care who you
get revenge against, just so you get revenge.
“I remember a series in Detroit. Hank Green
berg had been selected on the All-Star team and
he wasn’t hitting much at the time. I was playing
with Chicago and the boys poured it on him.
It nettled Hank—all that constant riding—and I
-- was the fellow he picked to square things.
Burton Hmwkim. “I got on first base and had a good lead when
the pitcher tried to pick me off. I gave it a hook-slide back into the
bag and nicked Hank's shoe. He popped me on the jaw and down
I went, 'too dazed to do any fighting back. The umpires booted him
out of the game before I had a chance to do anything, but not before
I had a chance to get mad.
Birdie Tebbetts Made Peace
“I wanted to get even with Detroit. I did. I got three hits in four
times at bat that game, four for five the next day and three for four
the next. I wanted to wreck the Tigers by beating ’em with my hits
and I also wranted to make them feel it physically.
“I slid into second base and I carved up Charley Gehringer. I slid ;
s into second base again and slashed Red Kress across the hand. Don’t
ask me why because Red and I were great friends. But I was out to
hurt those Tigers in every way possible.
“There was a close play at third base and I went into Pinky
Higgins high. I should have been out, but I came in so high with my i
spikes that Pinky had to back away to field the ball and so as a result
I was safe.
“There was one, other fellow I wanted to get, Birdie Tebbetts, the \
catcher. I was still hot about the Tigers when they came to Chicago i
next trip, but Tebbetts called me over and said, ’Joe, I'd like to talk
to you.’
, “We chatted awhile about this and that and finally he said,
‘Let's shake hands and forget the past.’ We shook and that ended my i
feud with Detroit. It might nave been just as well for Birdie, for in
that game I had a chance to spread him all over the ball park and didn’t.
Little Lambs Changed to Lions
"Those things happen unexpectedly. One time we got a wire from i
the league president saying we were riding the umpires too much, so
Jimmy Dykes, the manager, cleared the bench of everybody in the first
inning in Detroit. Had 'em get up and march to the bullpen in center
field. We had orders—those of us playing—not to protest an umpire’s
decision, to be little lambs.
“That worked out all right until about the seventh inning in a
close game. Then one of our boys took a called third strike up around
his eyes in a critical spot. He threw the bat up in the air and before
it hit the ground he was waved out of the game.
“Dykes went up to protest and before he reached the plate he
was thumbed out. Ted Lyons, who was pitching, meanwhile had
grabbed two bats in the dugout and flipped them into the air. The
first-base umpire gave him the heave. There we were—in the span
of a few seconds—with three fellows out of the game and we were
determined to be timid souls that day.
“There will always be feuding in baseball. We’ve won three in a
row and some of our youngsters are beginning to get chesty and ride
the opposition. That’s all right with me. I waftt everybody on the
bench perked up, rooting for our fellows and trying to distract the
other team. That way I know they’re interested in the outcome, alive i
to everything that’s going on.
“Right now the big names in baseball—the Di Maggios, Rizzutos |
and Henriches—aren’t impressing our fellows. That’s good. You can't !
win ball games when you’re awed by the opposition. I'm glad to see
some cockiness on our club.’’
No-Hitter G. W/s Zehring Hurls
Tops Big Day for High Pitchers !
George Washington High School!
today Is in a lead tie with Wash
ington-Lee in the Northern Virginia
Class A Baseball League and the
Presidents’ pitching staff is due a
big hand.
* All season G. W. hurlers have
been stingy and yesterday's no-hit.
no-run performance by Willie
Zehring climxed a string of low
hit games. Zehring allowed only
four batters to reach first as George
Washington blanked Fairfax, 5-0.
at Alexandria.
Zehring issued two walks, while
one man reached first when hit
by a pitched ball and the fourth
made it on an error.
Francis Mattingly, Charlotte
Hall’s ace hurler, struck out 16
and gave up only two hits as
the Hallmen downed Montgomery
Junior College, 10-0, while Johnny
Carrico of Gonzaga allowed three
hits in blanking Friends, 5-0. |
Another three-hitter was chalked
up by Tommy Blaydes as St. John’s
defeated Devitt, 8-0, on the Ellipse.
Jack George hit a home run for
the Johnnies.
St. Albans won its first game in
six on Boris Conrad's three-hit
pitching as Georgetown Prep went
down. 5-1.
Mount Vernon scored its eighth
victory of the season, trouncing j
Woodward, 10-3. The Mounts;
capitalized on six Woodward er
rors.
Washington-Lee now has seven
straight victories after nipping Be
thesda, 2-1, while Surrattsville beat
National Training School, 9-6;
Blair edged Hagerstown, 6-5; St.
Anthony’s downed Landon, 11-6;
Gwynn Park trounced Oxon Hill,
12-3; Rockville defeated Gaithers
burg. 13-7, and Mount Rainier edged,
Greenbelt, 8-7.
St. Martin's Duo Nabs
Class C Bowling Lead
Richard Tavenner and Mickey!
DeFranciseo with a combined gross
score of 662 are the Class C doubles!
leaders in the 38th annual Wash
ington City Duckpin Association
tournament after nosing out by one
pin Pete LoJacono and Will Umhau,
their St. Martin's League team
mates, who counted 661 with a 12
pin handicap. DeFranciseo hit a
370 set.
The Kilroys of the Mount j
Rainier Veterans League shared the*
limelight at Colonial Village last;
night by gaining second place in
the Class B team event with 1,829.
Johnny Claney with 151—399 and
Bob Loveless with 142—385 were the
big guns.
Ed Cleary and Clayton Brown,,
Masonic League stars, shot to sec
ond place in Class A doubles with5
42—790. Led by Orville Brown’s 391,;
Roosevelt Lodge pinmen tallied 1,
717 for high set among the 18 com
peting Masonic teams.
City Pin Schedule
Tomorrow Night
AT COLONIAL VILLAGE.
Singles 7:00 P.M.
Dick Gibson. Don Fraaee. Robert White.
Lou Toth. Richard Thiel. William D
Christie. William Lindley, Connie Schwab.
Norman Brown. Jack Vetter. Mickey De
Francisco. Charles Moy. Rafael Sistoza.
Edward M Bashista. Betty Bashista. Philip
Morlock. Harry Blumenthal. Ellis Naiman.
Curtis N. Risley. George Balias. James A.
Cassidy. Harry Burdette. William Kirby.
James Tomlin. Paul Leigh.
Doubles 7:00 or 10:00 P.M.
Harry Blumenthal and Ellis Naiman. A
Turner and M. Turner. J. Moley and M
Mobley. George Balias and James A. Cas
sidv. Frank Niess and Audrey Niess. James
Breen and Frank Forrester. Don Frazee
and Partner, Dick Gibson and Partner.
William D Christie and L. Pumphrey
Richard Thiel and Robert White. William
Lindley and Gonnie Schwab, Charles Moy
and Rafael Sistoza, Edward E. Sours and
William L. Sours. Harry Burdette and
W'illiam Kirby. Dan Nicholas and H. A
Wilson, James Tomlin and Paul Leigh.
Teams 8:00 P.M.
Garvins Grill (Greenway Comm.). Fort
Davis (Thrifty Beverage). Willis Builders
(Bethesda *1.000). Machine Tabulation
(Census). No. 9 Brooke. B. A. (Sun. Night
Mixed!, No 6 Brook B A. (Sun. Night
Mixed). Depend. Cleaners <Arl. 520
Comm ). Forresters (College Park Comm ).
Powell Radiator (Conn. Ave. Comm.), Gr.
East. Finance Co. (Rosslyn Mai.).
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Syracuse. 3: Rochester. 2.
Montreal, 7: Newar<.
Buffalo. 14: Baltimore, 4.
Only games scheduled.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Toledo. 7: Kansas City. 4,
Minneapolis. 8; Columbus, ft.
Milwaukee. 3: Louisville. 0.
Eidianapolis. 10;. 6t. Paul, 6.
.**•
Men's City Duckpin
Tournament Scores
SINGLES.
Class B. Class C.
T. Hartley 12—357 P. Rernsen. 0—282
DOUBLES.
Class A
Phil Dieterich 336
Fred Dieterich 33«—072-48—720
Ed Cleary _ _ ..393
C. H Brown 355—748-42—790
Class B.
Walter Olson .409
Otho Sherman . 296—705-14—719
Joe Mason _356
Russell Patterson_313—008-24—692
Milton Harper _320
Walter Stevens _ 317—037-16—053
Jack Yetter _296
Ncrman Brown _ 325-021-30—651
William G. Simms_312
McKinley Kreiph .310—022-42—664;
Robert Fullerton_ 324
W. L. Dyer ... ... 291—015-32—647
Class C.
P. LoJacono ._ ..342
W. Umhau _ _307—649-12—661
R. Tavenner _288
M. De Francisco_ 370—658- 4—002 1
TEAMS.
CLASS B.
New Jerasalem (Masonic). •
583 527 546 1650-40—1690
Whiting (Masonic).
504 574 554 1692- 4—1696 ,
B. B French (Masonic). j
500 509 534 1663-30—1693!
Star.sbury No. 2 (Masonic).
524 554 535 1613-61—1674
Pentalpha (Masonic).
527 504 500 1537-38—1675
National No. 12 (Masonic).
505 515 624 1044-56—1700
Warren G. Harding (Masonic).
488 543 515 1546-52—1598
[Columbia (Masonic).
473 474 638 1485-01—1646
Roosevelt (Masonic).
572 585 530 1093-24—1717
Mt. Pleasant (Masonic).
543 551 514 1008-64—1072
Kilroys (Mf. Rainier Veterans'. *
536 649 024 1809-2(>-*1829 j
°ersonnel (P B A. Men's Unit No. 1>
553 571 505 1029-82—1711
CLASS C.
Cherrydale (Masonic).
518 479 501 1558-14—1572
Takoma No. 29 (Masonic).
509 480 624 1513-44—1557
Naval (Masonic).
503 523 531 1667-12—1569
Hiram No. 2 (Masonic)
502 514 514 3 530-20—1656
Lafayette (Masonic).
494 582 501 1577-10—1693
Potomac No. 2 (Masonic).
480 511 401 1458-70—1534
Fort Dupont (Masonic'.
477 475 500 1452-52—1514
Checker iHeurich).
517 534 500 1557-18—1575
De Francisco (St. Martin’s).
401 534 524 1519-42—1561
Colts' Golfers Trounce
Blair; Devitt Victor
Coolidges golf team still leads
the schoolboy race after downing
highly touted Blair, 7-2, yesterday
at Indian Spring.
In other matches Devitt blanked
Anacostla, 9-0: Georgetown Prep
defeated Western, 9-0: Wilson
downed George Washington, 74 to
14, and Bethesda trounced St.
John's, 9-0. i
*
Nats Muddle Forecasts, Drive for League Lead,
> *
-_- ♦
Near Top With Surge
Beating A's in 10th
For Third in Row
By Burton Hawkins
Star Staff Cerr«pond«nt
PHILADELPHIA, April 24.—De
picted a few days ago as the league's j
chiselers, unlit to associate in major i
league company and assorted base
ball bums assembled to stagger ig
nominously Into the basement, the
Nats now are nestled in a triple tie
in the American League's strato
sphere. It may be temporary ex
hilaration, but meanwhile the Nats
are enjoying the intensified interest
in their activities.
The Nats’ stock was lower than*a
worm's cellar on Monday night.
They had dropped a 12-4 decision
to the New York Yankees following
a brace of exhibition losses to the
Baltimore Orioles of the Interna
tional League. They had emerged
from the South to the accompani
ment of four beatings in seven games
with the Philadelphia Phillies. The
Nats, it seemed, were mentioned in
the same breath with Stalin, head
colds and blowouts.
Now the league is topsy-turvy,
chiefly as the result of the Nats’,
conduct. They refused to fold after
that opening day embarrassment.
They bounced back to capture two
games and the series from the highly
regarded world champions. Help
ing to open the Athletics’ home
season yesterday, the' Nats traveled
10 innings to hand the opposition
itc first spanking, 5-3.
Only 7,298 Paid See Opener.
As surprising as the Nats’ surge
was the Philadelphia inaugural at
tendance. Only 7,298 paid to see the
Shibe Park opener of the A’s, fresh
from three straight wins over the
vaunted Boston Red Sox.
It was as proud possessors of a
three-game winning streak, with the
possibility of undisputed ownership
of first place crooking a fetching
finger at them, that the Nats tan
gled with the A’s here today. It
was with the suspicion, too, that
the trade which sent Outfielder
Stan Spence to the Boston Red
Sox in exchange for Second Base
man A1 Kozar and Outfielder Lee
Culberson was a marvelous move.
It’s too early, of course, to claim
a victory for the Nats in that trans
action. Only time will reveal the
wisdom of that swap, but-thus far
President Clark Griffith can chortle
over the behaviour of Kozar and
Culberson.
Kozar, who never had played in
a major league game before Mon
day, currently is batting an ex
tremely delightful .438. He is lead
ing the club in hits with seven—
among them two doubles and a
triple—and he’s the Nats’ leading
run-scorer with six.
Culberson Shines for Nats.
Culberson has fashioned a .455
average with five hits in 11 at
tempts and is displaying no de
ficiencies afield. They’ve caught on
quickly with Washngton fans, have
Kozar and Culberson, and they’ve
helped the Nats catch fire.
For their fourth straight game
the Nats scored in the first inning
here yesterday. Eddie Yost opened
with a triple off the leftfleld barrier
against Bill McCahan, who last
September unleashed a no-hit game
at the Nats’ expense. Yost scored
when Kozar was whipped out by
Shortstop Eddie Joost and the Nats
owned a 2-0 lead in the third when
Kozar doubled over Sam Chapman’s
head in center, shifted to third
after Gil Coan flied out and scored
after Mickey Vernon flied to Barney
McCosky In left.
Pete Suder’s single, Walter Master
son’s wild pitch which sent Pete to
third and McCahan’s infield tap
sliced Washington’s advantage to
2-1 in the A’s third, but the Nats
boosted the score to 3-1 in the eighth
when Sherry Robertson doubled and
came around on Mark Christman's |
single to center.
Ferrick Relief Winner.
Masterson had a five-hitter in his
grasp until the eighth, when Suder
rammed a homer into the upper
leftfleld stands with none on and
one out. The A’s locked the score
when George Binks batted for Mc
Cahan and walked and Joost blasted
a double oft the center field wall.
Tom Ferrick escaped damage In
the ninth and in the tenth Wash-j
ington manufactured 2 runs off Lou |
Brissie. Vernon opened with a sharp
single to center and Robertson i
sacrificed. Culberson flied out, but;
Christman’s single to left scored
Mickey. Christman continued to j
second on the throw to the plate;
and Jake Early's double scored him.
Ferrick seemingly was headed for
trouble when Buddy Rosar launched
the A's tenth with a single to left
and Suder beat out a grounder, but
he eased out of that predicament.
He forced Rudy York, batting for
Brissie, to pop to Kozar, then got
Joost and McCosky on easy outfield
flies.
Yost, Vernon, Robertson and
Christman each got two safeties to
lead Washington's 11-hit attack,
while Suder collected three of the
A's nine hits. *
Early Wynn was to pursue the Nats’
fourth straight victory here today
against Phil Marchildon. Sid Hud
son apd Ray Scarborough will pitch
in tomorrows double-header against
the A's Brissie and Carl Scheib.
Nats, 5; Athletics, 3
Wash. AB H. O. A. Phila. AB. H. O. A !
Yost 3b 5 2 1 3 Joostt.se 5 113
Kozar.2b 3 14 3 McCo'y.lf 5 0 0 0
Coan.lf 5 0 3 0 Whiter! 4 12 0
Vernon,lb 5 2 8 0 Fain.lb 4 19 1
R'b’son.cf 4 2 3 0 Maje'i.3b 4 1 1 2
Cul'son.rf 3 0 8 0 Chap’n.cf 4 0 4 0
Chr'an.ss 5 2 1 2 Rosar.c 4 14 1
Early.c 4 14 0 Suder.2b 4 3 3 i.
Mas son.p 3 l O 3 McCa n.p 2 110
•Difanl l n o n tBinks noon
Ferrick,p 1 0 0 0 Brissie.p. 0 0 0 1
• {York ..1000
Totals 39 11 30 11 Totals 37 9 30 9
•Fanned for Masterson In ninth.
Walked for MeCahan in eighth
{Popped out for Brissie in tenth.
Washington _ 101 000 010 2—5
Philadelphia . - 001 O00 020 0—3
Runs—Yost. Kozar. Vernon, Robertson.
Christman. Suder f2), Binks. Two-base
hits—Kozar. Yost, Robertson, Early, Fain.
Joost. Three-base hit—Yost. Home run—
Suder. Double plays. Yost to Kozar to
Vernon: Masterson to Kozar to Vernon
Left on bases—Washington. 10: Phila
delphia. 6. Sacrifice—Robertson Base?
on balls—Off MeCahan. 4: off Brissie. 1;
off Masterson. 1. Struck out—By Mc
Cahan. 2: bv Brissie. 2: by Masterson. 2;
by Ferrick. 1. Hits—Off MeCahan. 8 In 81
innings: off Masterson. 7 in 8 innings: off:
Brissie. 3 in 2 innings: off Ferrick, 2 in 2;
innings Wild pitch—Masterson. Win
ning pitcher—Ferrick. Losing pitcher—
Brissie Umpires—Messrs Grieve Berry
and Hurley. Time of game—2:20. At
tendance—7.298._ __
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Columbia. 5: Mecon. 3.
Greenville. 10: Savannah, 4.
Augusta. 9 Jacksonville.
Columbus. 9: Chareston. 6.
TEXAS LEAGUE.
Tulsa. 7: Oklahoma City, 2.
Fort Worth. 3: Dallas. 0.
San Antonio. 9: Beaumont. 2.
Houston, 8: Shreveport. 7.
WESTERN LEAGUE. ,
Omaha. 4: Lincoln. 3 GO Innings!.
Des Moines. 10; Denver. 6
Pueblo at Sioux City postponed.
PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Portsmouth. 6; Norfolk. 2.
, Richmond. 10; Newport New*. S.
I Lynchburg, 4; Roanoke. 2.
if
TRACK STARS CLICK—Here Jerry Jefchak of Drake (above,
left) staggers across the finish line winner of the 2-mile run in
the Drake relays at Des Moines yesterday. Only 4 yards back
is Minnesota’s Dick Kilty, Big Nine indoor champ. At right
Charles Fonville of Michigan is shown getting away a meet
smashing record heave of 56 feet for the shot put in the Penn
relays at Philadelphia’s Franklin Field. The toss was a bit shy
of his own world mark, however._—AP Wirephotos.
I
Duel of Texas Horses
Adds Zest to Wood,
Turf Feature Today
By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, April 24.—Regard
less of its Kentucky Derby implica
tions, there's a distinctive Texas fla
vor to the 24th running of the $40,
000 Wood Memorial at Jamaica to
day.
Although 11 3-year-olds were
named for the mile and one six
teenth gallop, most attention from
an expected crowd of more than
50,000 probably will center on My
Request, a probable favorite at 7
to 5, and Better Self.
They will be meeting for the first
time since their 2-year-old cam
paigns, and that's where the Lone
Star State gets into the act.
My Request, topping the list on
the strength of his superior per
formances in both sections of the
Experimental Handicap, is owned by
Ben F. Whitaker, Dallas hotel owner
and oilman.
Better Self is the big hope of
Robert J. Kleberg, owner of the
vast King Ranch in Texas, whose
Assault smashed the 1946 3-year-old
season wide open and captured the
coveted Triple Crown—the Derby,
Preakness and Belmont.
The Wood has produced six win
ners of. the Louisville classic since
Harry Payne Whitney’s Backbone
grabbed the initial decision in this
Jamaica classic in 1925.
HAVRE DE GRACE. Md.. April
24, UP).—Calumet Farms will seek
to win the $10,000-added Hartford
Handicap today for its ninth victory
in 10 starts at the “Graw,” and
hopes Faultless will do the job.
However the field of 15 is studded
with experienced thoroughbreds
with several stakes to their credit.
Topweight among them is Shafn
rock stable’s Air Patrol with 121.
LOUISVILLE. Ky.. April 24. UP).—
Churchill Downs, home of the Ken
tucky Derby, opens its 19-day
spring race meet today. Heading an
eight-race card is the Churchill
Downs Handicap, a $10.000-added
seven-furlong event for the three
year-olds and upward. Colosal, im
ported from South America by Fred
W. Hooper, drew top weight of 118
pounds in a field of 13.
Foi^r Derby horses, two of them
considered almost certain starters
May 1, are entered in the six-fur
long third race. They are Grand
pere, Galedo, Mel Hash and Wood
ford Sir. *
England Defeats India
In Davis Cup Net Test
By the Associated Press
HARROGATE, England, April 14.,
—Tony Mottram. England’s No. 1
tennis player, today defeated Dilip
Brose of India, 6—3, 6—4, 6—4, to
give Great Britain its third and
decisive match in their Davis Cup
elimination meeting. England now
leads, three matches to one, with
one singles match remaining. Eng
land meets Norway at Oslo May Il
ls in a second-round match. The
Norwegians drew a first-round bye.
New York-Owrted Horse
Wins White Mare Plate
By the Associated Press
THIRSK PARK, England. April
24.—Sugar Bun, owned by Robert S.
Clark of New York, won the White
Mare Plate today. There were 16
starters.
.Sugar Bun, which paid at the rate
of 5 to 2, beat Umidora by l'i
lengths in the 5-furlong race for
2-year old fillies.
Major Leagues
SATURDAY. APRIL 91. 1048.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.
I Washington, 5: Philadelphia. 3 (10 in
nings).
1 Boston. 4; New York, 0.
i Cleveland, 8: Detroit. 2.
Only games sched'Oed.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L Pet. G.B.
Cleveland _ 2 0 1.000 _
Washington _ 3 1 .750
Philadelphia _3 1 .750
Detroit _3 1 .750
New York_ 1 3 .250 2
Boston _ 1 3 .250 2
St. Louts_ 0 1 .000 114
Chicago . 0 3 .000 2 Va
Games Today. Games Tomorrow.
Wash, at Phila . 2:00. Wash, at Phila. (2).
Chicago at St. L. Chi. at St. L. (2).
Cleve. at Det. Cleve. at Detroit.
Boston at N. Y. Boston at N. Y.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.
St Louis. 1: Chicago, o.
Philadelphia. 10: Brooklyn. 5.
Cincinnati. 5: Pittsburgh. 3.
New York. 3: Boston. 1.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L Pet O.B.
St. Louis _3 1 .760
Philadelphia_3 1 .750
Cincinnati _3 2 .000 14
New York_ 2 2 .500 1
Brooklyn _ 2 2 .500 1
Pittsburgh _2 3 .4(10 l'_
Chicago _ 1 3 .250 2
Boston 1 3 .250 2
Games Today. Games Tomorrow.
Pitts at Cinci Pitts, at Cmci. (21.
New York at Boston. N. Y. at Boston (2).
Phila. at Brooklyn. Phila. at Brooklyn.
St. L. at Chicaao. St. L. at Chicago.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Seattle, 4—1: Hollywood. 3—1 (first
game 12 innings: second game tie».
Sacramento. 6—2; San Franciscos
2—8.
Los Angeles. 5: San Diego, 2.
Oakland, 7; Portland. 2,
Alexandrians Sparkle at Penn;
Dillard Looks to Drake Record
Special Dispatch to Th« Star
PHILADELPHIA, April 24.—Col
legiate track hopefuls from the
Washington, O. C., area, will Tiave to
make up for lost time today in order
to gain any prominence in the two
day Penn Relays which got under
way yesterday. Washington scholas
tic representation fared well, how
ever, as George Washington High of
Alexandria took the high school
medley relay championship and
Cardozo and Phelps placed second
and third, respectively, in the quar
ter-mile relay.
Maryland and Howard Universities
both had to sit out the quarter-mile
relay finals today. Maryland finished
behind Army in the third of seven
heats yesterday and Howard came
home third to Manhattan and Syra
cuse.
The scholastic medley relay was
ran in three sections, with George
Washington winning the first sec
tion in 7 minutes. 55.3 seconds. The
quartet of Stewart Anderson.
Michael Davis, Ed Johnson and
Bobby Jones beat • out Cardinal
Hayes of New York, third section
winner, and Christopher Columbus,
of New York, winner of the second
section, on time.
The national schoolboy quarter
mile relay mark fell before the
flying feet of'Boys Higli of Brook
lyn, which turned in a time of 42
seconds flat to better the mark of
42.4 set by Glendale, Calif., in 1928.
Michigan University got off to a
fast start as expected with Charley
Fonville breaking the shotput mark
with a heave of 56 feet. The toss
bettered the meet mark of 55 feet
5% inches set by the late A1 Blozis
of Georgetown. The Wolverines also
won - the sprint medley, finishing
ahead of New York University, Ford
ham and Seton Hall in that order.
By the Associated Pross
DES MOINES, Iowa, April 24 —
Harrison Dillard, a world-beater on
the hurdles, knows what he wants
for a birthday present in July—an
Olympic berth.
* The Baldwin-Wallace Negro track
star, shooting for his fifty-fifth con- j
secutive victory in today’s windup ,f
the Drake relays, will be 25 on July:
8. The final tryouts of the Olym
! pics are July 9-10.
“An Olympic berth would be a nice
birthday present,” says Dillard, who
already has sewed up about all the
worthwhile national hurdle cham
pionships.
For two years running the trim,
5-foot, 10-inch Dillard has been
NCAA high and low hurdle cham
pion, AAU indoors high and low
hurdle champion, and AAU outdoor
high- and low titleholder. He is be
lieved to be the first to hold the
six titles for two years running.
If Dillard collects a record, as he
hopes, in. the hurdles today it will
be the second in which he has had
a fleet foot during these relays.
: Yesterday he ran anchor for the
Ealdwin-Wallace team that set a
inew record of 1:26.6 in the college^
half-mile relay. „ . !
The only other record to fall in
the college and university class yes
terday came in the discus. Min
nesota’s Fortune Gordien tossed the
'platter 165 feet 5 inches to erace
! seven-year-old mark.
The trackmen from 61 Iowa high
schools did better than their older
i brethren, collecting five new records
I in prep events._
Bladensburg Girls Win
| Bladensburg High School's girls’
softball team downed Mount Rain
I ier, 16-14, yesterday at Bladensburg.
Colonials Square Terp Series;
Penn State Ends G. U. Streak
Pete King, who limited the Uni
versity of Maryland to six hits for
a 7-0 win as George Washington
bounced back yesterday to avenge a
defeat by the Terps the day before,
has more than one reason to smile.
Last year when King was a regular
pitcher the Terps defeated him twice
and as Coach Otts Zahn was well
off for pitchers, King went to the
outfield. He became better known
as a hitter than a hurler and cur
rently leads the Colonials at bat.
George Washington’s big inning
was the 3-run second when Bunny
Citrenbaum tripled with the bases
loaded.
Maryland's loss leaves the local
collegiate title muddled. George
town, which had its six-game win
ning streak snapped by Penn State, |
8-3. yesterday on the Hilltop, beat;
the Terps earlier this week. The sit
uation will be clarified next Tuesday
when the Hoyas take on George
Washington. ,
Meanwhile, the Hoyas were pre
pared to even things today in the
final of the two-game series with
the Nittany Lions.
Penn State touched Tommy Flynn
for eight hits in seven innings.
Flynn hurt his own cause through
wildness, walking and wild pitching
two runs in. It was his first setback
in seven starts.
American University made 20 hits
to trounce Washington College,
16-4, yesterday in a Mason-Dixon
Conference clash in Chestertown.
Tlje game was marred by 14 errors.
Grid Dons Deny Selling
O'Rourke to Colts
By the Associated Press
BALTIMORE, April 24.—The Bal- j
timore Colts said they bought him..
The Los Angeles Dons said he's
still theirs. Quarterback Charley
O'Rourke said nothing.
The Colts announced yesterday
they had purchased O’Rourke's con
tract from their All-America Fooball
Conference colleagues, the Dons.
The Los Angeles management de
nied the deal had been made—and
said it still was in the negotiation
stage.
Conference Commissioner Jonas
Ingram, who would pass on a deal
like that, said it was news to him.
Robert C. (Jake' Embry, new pres
ident of the Baltimore club, came
back with the statement that Ben
jamin F. Lindheimer, major stock
holder of the Dons, had approved
the sale in a telephone conversation
Wednesday.
General Manager Harry Thayer of
Los Angeles sent this counterthrust
from the West Coast:
“I have Just talked with Mr. Ben
Lindheimer, our board chairman,
and he told me no deal has been
consummated regarding O’Rourke.”
That was fhe last word as of
this morning.
Hogan Nowon List
For Capital Open
The National Capital Open
Tournament, which starts Thurs
day at Prince Georges Country
Club, has received a big lift by
the addition of Ben Hogan, one
of the country's top golfers, to
the entrants.
Hogan's entry came as a sur
prise . He won the Los Angeles
Open, first tourney of the winter j
tour, but since has been side
lined with a back injury. He is
sixth leading money-winner in
the United States this year, de
spite the fact he competed only
during the first month of the
winter tour.
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Siranahan Avenging
Masters' Golf Snub
By the Associated Press
PINEHURST, N. C., April 24.—As
Frank Stranahan teed off against
Harvie Ward in today’s 36-hole
North and South golf tournament
final, his sights were trained on
more than the mere winning of this
48-year-old event.
The 25-year-old muscular Toledo
(Ohiol^ perfectionist was hoping to
make his clubs lay down an impres
sive answer to the Augusta Masters’
officials, who earlier this month
banished him from their tourna
ment.
Today’s final brought together
two of the country's better young
amateurs in Stranahan and Ward,
22-year-old University of North
1 Carolina player from Tarboro, N. C.
Stranahan, who plays most of the
tournament circuit against the top
| professionals, prefers medal play.
! “It’s a truer test,” he maintains.
“In match play you unconsciously
;tend to start playing the other fel
ilow instead of your own game.”
Terps Vanquish Temple,
G. U. Tops C. U. Netmen
Maryland and Georgetown Uni
versity tennis teams were victors;
yesterday, while George Washing
ton and Catholic University went
down in defeat.
The Terps had an easy time
downing Temple, 9-0, at College
Park, while Georgetown defeated
the Cards, 6-3. George Washington
took a 5-4 beating from Washington
and Lee’s unbeaten team at Lex
ington, Va.
Mrs. Brister Golf Victor
Mrs. R. L. Brister won the cross
country best nine-hole tournament
held yesterday at Washington Golf
and Country Club. Mrs. E. X. Mur-1
phy was second, followed by Mrs.
R. L. Hutchinson and Mrs. Earl
Baker. ___
VIRGINIA LEAGCE.”
Petersburg. 7; Pranklin. 5.
Blsckstone. *: LgwreneenllAk #.
Rookie Is in Mad Whirl
As Cards, Cubs Waive
Waivers Freely
■y the Associated Press
CHICAGO, April 24.—The com
plexities of baseball’s waiver rule
have Rookie Outfielder Larry Mig
gins of the St. Louis Cardinals (for
the moment) on a wild merry-go
round.
Within a week, 22-year-old Mig-j
gins—a fine Irish husky from New,
York’s Bronx—was waived by the
Cardinals, claimed by the Chicago
Cubs, waived by the Cubs and
claimed by the Cardinals.
All of this maneuvering was an
attempt by both the Cards and Cubs
to shake Miggins loose for further
minor league seasoning.
He was drafted by St. Louis last
fall from Minneapolis of the Amer
ican Association. As a drafted play
er he must be waived out of the
majors for minor league assignment.
Whatever happens next—the
Cards still want to farm him out
and the Cubs are ineligible for
future claim—Miggins has to buy
a shirt in a hurry.
When he was claimed by the Cubs
for the $10,000 waiver price last ■
Saturday, Migglm, left his entire |
wardrobe in Columbus, Ohio. He
set sail for Chicago in a 1931 auto!
he purchased for this purpose and
parked the jalopy at Wrigley Field.
He joined the Cubs at Pittsburgh
and enjoyed the scenery in Forbes
Field from the Bruin bench. Yes
terday, he was summoned to the
Cub office and informed the team
had waived him and the Cards had
reclaimed him.
Furthermore, he was requested to
please get his crate away from
Owner Phil Wrigley’s private park
ing space under the stands.
So yesterday afternoon, Larry
was back on the Cardinals bench,
recalling a more peaceful 1947 sea
son when he batted .289 for Sioux i
City of the Western League and .233
for the Minneapolis Millers.
Miles Cracks 100 Record
As Eastern Trackmen Win
Forrest Miles, Eastern High’s crack
sprinter, continues to dominate that
department in the local scholastic
track scene. Miles zipped through
the 100-yard dash in 09.9 yesterday
as the Ramblers won a triangular
meet with Wilson and Central.
Eastern garnered 73 points, while
Wilson had 46 and Central 31.
Miles’ feat would have gone down
as a new interhigh record if quali
fied timers and officials had been
present. Dick Dear’s mark of 10
seconds flat still stands as the of
ficial record. Dear set the record
for Central in 1901. It has been
tied,five times since.
Roosevelt, meanwhile, trounced
Blair, 64-16, in a dual - meet at
Roosevelt, while Episcopal edged
Washington-Lee, 591 i to 53H. at
Episcopal, Bladensburg downed
Friends, 59-25, at College Park and
St. John's defeated Georgetown
Prep, 70-53.
Woman Golfers Tie
Mrs. . Norman Frost and Mrs.
W. C. Geleng tied for the honors
yesterday m the class A blind bogey
at Columbia Country Club. Both
posted 86s. Mrs. W. W. Smith
scored an 84 to take the class B
prize, while Mrs. H. Wilson and
Mrs. John Darby tied for second
with 85s. _
Tenpin Battle Listed
Navy Lt. Francis Olson and Army
Capt. Boyce Johnston will engage
Lou Colbert and Sgt. Levi Dillon in
the first half of a 12-game tenpin
match at 7 tonight at Bethesda
Bowling Center. Olson is the Wash
ington Tenpin Association all-events
champion.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Little Rock. 4; Birmingham, 3 (IS).
Mobile. 6: Nashville. 4.
Chattanooga. 9; Atlanta, S.
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Eastern, Wilson, Tech
Nines Win; Western
Upsets Central, 10-2
■i|li School SUndinos.
W. L. W. L.
Eastern_2 0 Central_1 l
Wilson_2 0 Anacostla_5 2,.
Tech_8 0 Coolidse_0 f *
Western_1 1 Roosevelt_0 2 \
By Bill Fuchs
Looking very much like the giant
killers they hoped to be. Anacostla’s
Indians almost knocked over East
ern High in their Washington pub
lic high series baseball game
yesterday at Anacostla and an im
portant actor in that show was
Robert (Pee Wee) Morris. Ana
costia’s diminutive second baseman.
Among other things, Morris
banged out three hits in five trips,
stole two bases, scored two runs
and played flawless ball afield.
Holding down second base as
though he owned it, Pee Wee
chalked up four putouts and three
assists, injecting a neat double play
in the proceedings. He took Marty
Crlbbens’ hard grounder in the ;
seventh inning, forced Jim (Red)
Davis at second and fired the ball
to First-baseman Jerry MacPherson
in one of the snappiest displays of
alert fielding seen on the schoolboy
diamond in some time.
Eastern Outhit, But Wins.
But even though the Indians out
slugged Eastern, 9-5, the Ramblers
kept their series record clean by
taking the game, 4-3. The victory
keeps Eastern in first place, along
with Wilson and Tech. Tech
trounced Defending Champion Cool
idge, 17-5, at Tech and Wilson
blanked Roosevelt, 7-0, at Wilson.
Western, meanwhile, upset highly
touted Central, 10-2, on the Western
field.
The Indians were afire yesterday
and Morris supplied the spark.
“He’s typical of a boy who alwaya
hustles,” Coach Tommy Nolan said.
“He fires this club, for he takes his
game seriously.”
“But when Pee Wee came to ms
two years ago,” Nolan continued,
“he reminded one more of a shoe
maker than a ball player. But he
sat on the bench and listened to
everything and kept his mouth shut.
He never has missed a practice and
he follows every game from the first
to the last inning. Most of the play
ers look in the standes now and
then or leave to get a drink of water.
But not Pee Wee. He listened and
watched and its paying off.”
Nolan thinks Eastern’s is the best
infield in the city. The Ramblers,
according to their coach, Rolland
Lund, weren’t up for the game.
They were overconfident, he said.
As it was, the Indians got plenty
of men on, but couldn’t bring them
around. They had the bases filled in
the first, third and fifth innings and
had men on base every frame.
Ramblers Score at Outset.
The Ramblers scored a run in the
first when Spike Baurath sacrificed
to bring in Bill Kallas, who singled,
advanced to second on an error and
stole third. The Indians tied it up
in their half of the first pn singles
by Morris and Dick Cook and a wild
pitch by Ed Kline. Eastern added
two more runs in the fifth when
Sal De Girogi walked and Dave
Zatz and Stevens singled and scored
its deciding run in the sixth when
Kallas tripled and went home on a
fielder’s choice.
The Indians stirred up two runs
In their sixth on singles by Morris,
George Reeden and John O’Brien
combined with an Eastern error.
Don Snider was the hero of Wil
son’s victory over Roosevelt, allow
ing only two hits, the only two balls
the Riders hit out of the infield.
John Folk pitched four-hit ball
for Western in its upset over Cen
tral. Norm Wacker singled, dou
bled and tripled to lead the attack.
Benny Duvall, who went the route
against Eastern last week, found
Tech too much for him. The Train
ers pounded the Coolidge pitcher
for 13 runs in the first two innings.
Bill Jones’ homer in the first led
the attack.
Hoyo Golf Team Easily
Trims West Virginia
West Virginia University's golf
team is finding its trip to Washing
ton a costly one. West Virginia
landed in the Capital with a 13
match winning streak over a two
year span. Maryland handed the
invaders their first setback on
Thursday and Georgetown pasted
another defeat on them yesterday,
by 7-2, at Indian Spring. West
i Virginia meets the Hoyas again
today at Georgetown Prep.
Billy Griffin, one of the city’s
top golfers, shot a 5-under-par 67
yesterday, but his George Washing
ton team dropped a 6-3 verdict to
I Maryland at Prince Georges. The
jTerps previously beat Georgetown
I and now lead the city series.
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