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Washington, D. C., Wednesday, May 26, 1948—A—15 **
W in, Lose, or Draw
By FRANCIS STANN
Strictly From Habit
The habit of picking Joe Louis to successfully defend his heavy
weight championship is deeply engrained. So deeply, in fact, that
sports editors of the Nation make him an almost overwhelming choice
to defeat Jersey Joe Walcott on'June 23 in Yankee Stadium. The re
Francis Stann.
suit of an Associated Press poll of sports editors
••“veals that 230 select Louis; only 52 choose Wal
)tt.
Walcott’s two knockdowns of Louis in their
rst fight last December apparently are considered
f little importance now. Ditto the fact that Louis
if December was slow, dull of reflexes and unable
;ven to stagger his elusive, side-stepping foe.
Two hundred and thirty sports editors also are
overlooking recent newspaper photographs of
Louis, a huge, heavily-jowled Louis. He was heavy
when he fought Walcott. He was heavier when he
sailed for England for a series of exhibitions. And
when he returned he had a bigger balcony than
Harry Truman nailed to the White House.
He's still overweight, judging by the few
training pictures to appear and it s illogical to expect a fat Louis to
catch a catlike fellow like Walcott, who up to the present time has
been too poor to afford to sweep clean many groaning boards.
The Best Two-Timer of All
Picking Louis is no less a habit than breathing and there is rea
son for it. The old Brown Bomber probably is the most flawless
“second fight” performer of all the heavyweights in history. He al
ways improves over his first fight with a man.
Back in his younger days Louis needed eight rounds to stow
away Lee Homage. Next time he needed only two. Natie Brown lasted
10 rounds the first time, but only 4 the next. Bob Pastor went 10
rounds to a decision, then got belted out.
Buddy Baer almost knocked out Louis in Washington before Joe
eooled him in seven heats. A few months later Baer failed to last a
round. Abe Simon went 13, then only 6.
Arturo Godoy went 15 rounds, but Louis blasted him in the eighth
on his second try. Max Schmeling beat Joe by a knockout, only de
feat on his record, but when they met again Schmeling, screaming
In pain and terror, never answered the second bell. Billy Conn got
careless in the 13th round, while leading on points, and was stopped.
In a second try Louis, almost placid, blew him over in 8 rounds.
In December Walcott Was Brave
Conn, It’s true, was not a brave warrior the second time he
fought Louis. He ran and refused to make a fight of it. But he had
been brave in their first meeting. Brave to the point of being fool
hardy. Walcott wasn't afraid of Louis in December. Will he be in
June? v
As Louis’ 26th defense of his title approaches, then, there is rea
son to swing toward him automatically. Walcott will be the eighth
man he’s met twice and the fate of the previous seven foes has been
established. Yet there almost must be a first time.
Louis, 34, heavy around the waist and in the thighs, jowly, bald
ing, is nearing the end of the trail. Maybe’§ he’s got one more good
“second fight” in his system; maybe not. The Associated Press poll
was intended to see how the sports editors were guessing.
The poll is not without merit, but its weakness lies in its pre
maturity. The fight is nearly a month off. The hardest part of the
training routine lies ahead. If Louis can shed most of that extra
weight without losing strength, he's got to be your man. But nobody
Is going to know for at least another two weeks. Meanwhile, I’d guess
that hungry guy is a good bet.
82 Women Compete
For Post Cup; New
Pairings Listed
A field of 82 woman golfers will
compete in the Post Cup tourna
ment of the Women’s District Golf
Association Friday at Army-Navy.
The event was postponed from
May 7.
Numerous changes have been
made in the original pairings, ac
cording to Class A Tournament
Chairman Mrs. Elmer Jenkins.
Players are requested to bring cad
dies. 1
S Sft. Miss E ChkkerinK <Ken ' and
Mr?. P W Yager *Ken >. 9. Mrs. H H.
Goodman ‘Wash » and Mrs. George Bailey.
Jr (Wash 9 04. Mrs Franklin Babcock
(C C * and Mrs Ar’hur Phelan (C. CT;
P <*8 Mrs Gi’.ber' Hahn (Wood 1 and Mrs
Milton Harris 'Wood.*, P.12, Mrs. Theo
dore Pevser (Wood > and Mr?. Ralph
Goldsmith 'Wood •: 9:16. Miss Ruth Si
mon (Wood * and Mrs Henry S Goodman
(Wood *. 9:20. Mrs W. M. Horner (Wash.)
• nd Mrs. Lloyd Dennis (Wash >: 9:24. Mrs
F E Zuber (Man.) and Mrs. J J. Darby
(Col.): P 28. Mrs. George Jani (Cong )
• nd Mr?. D H Henderson (Cong2
9 32. Mrs Ralph Hunt 'A N> and
Mrs R M. Oliver <A. N >; 9 36. Mrs. Jack
Howard <B H * and Mrs. Michael Mehan
«B H>. 9 4'*. Mrs E P Moore (A N.>
and Mr? John Ive? (Col.*: 9 44. Mrs.
J M. Normington «B H i and Mrs Wil
liam Gilliam <B H > 9.48, Mrs. M J.
Torlinski (A N > and Mrs M H. Dinneen
(Wash*. 9:52. Mr? Edward Ferriday
(A N * and Mrs O L. Altman <A NT:
9 56. Mr? B D Sturgis (A. N.) and Mrs
\V S. Parsons tA N 1
10. Mrs. W F Patterson <1 ST and
Mrs. A B Bower (I S', 10 04, Mrs Rod
erick Watson (Man.) and Mrs. Haig Rus
sell <P G* JO 08, Mrs B. F Little
(A N * and Mr?. Edward Wjdmayer
‘Ken ): 10 12. Mrs. M M Alexander
(Wash) and Mr?. Frank Mirth (Wash.):
10 16. Mr* Philip Israel (C. C. i and Mrs.
William Flather (C. C> 10:20. Mrs Rex
Howard (Ken > and Mrs John F Conklin
(A NT; 10.24 Mrs Harlan Chapman
(Cong ) and Mrs. Robert F. Keebler
• Ken ): 10:28. Mrs. John Godfrey (Cong *
• nd Mrs. E. Harris (Ken )
10:32, Mrs Betty Meckley (Ken.) and
Mr? 6 B. Crocker <Ken 1 1(»:36, Mrs
John J. Long (I S ' and Mrs. L.ois Glad
ding <P G.': 10:40. Mrs. J. B Phillips
(A. S.i and Mrs. R. T. Schlosberg »A. NT.
TENTH TEE.
9. Mrs P. Trouchaud (Ken ) and Mrs.
N F Hollander (Ken.*, 9:04. Mrs. Ruth
Gable iKen * and Mrs. William E Foley
'Ken •. 9.(»8. Mrs Don Hess (I ST and
Miss Ann Reh (Wash.): 9:12. Mrs J. J.
Corson (Wash * and Mrs. A G Simmonds
(Wash »: 9:16. Mrs. Marie Walper (P G.»
• nd Mrs. Paul Costello (I. S i: 9:20. Mrs
H E Davies (Man * and Mrs. H. L Lacey
‘Man ‘ 9:34. Mrs. L. G. Pray (Col.) and
Mrs Helen Basscer (I. ST: 9:28. Mrs.
E M Norton (Wash.) and Mrs. C. L.
Eg’nroad (Wash •
9 32. Mrs J B Patterson (C CT and
Mrs. Arnold Willcox <C C 9:36. Mrs
G F Martin (Man ) and Mrs F T
Brooks ‘Man.*: 9:40. Mrs J R Daily
•M^n ' and Mr? Walter Stokes ‘Man);
9 44 Mrs J H Bullock <Ken ). and Mrs
7 V Brumflel (Cong ) 9 48 Mis? Mar
garet Cox <P G * and Mrs J W Kinder
(F G 9 52 Mr*. Charles Frownfelter
(P G * and Mrs V B Bagnall (Cong.).
Pee Wee Nine Idle
The Elks Bovs’ Club pee wee
baseball team is seeking a game
for Saturday. Teams in the 9 to 12
year old" class should call Jack
Cliber at Shepherd 7326.
La Motta, Due Here
Tomorrow, Will Hold
Public Workouts
Jake La Motta, who boxes Ken
Stribling at Griffith Stadium next
Monday night, will arrive in Wash
• ington tomorrow night and will drill
in public at Turner's Arena at 3
o'clock Friday and Saturday.
Jake has been training in New
York, sparring against Middleweight
Steve Belloise. Things are looking
up for La Motta, who currently is
not in the good graces of the New
York State boxing bosses. The re
cent defeat of Marcel Cerdan,
French champ, left an opening in
the upper middleweight bracket and
La Motta might be the occupant.
He's under suspension in New York
for having concealed an injury prior
to the Billy Fox fight, but likely will
be reinstated soon.
Stribling, a local fighter, has been
drilling at Billy Edwards' gym, and
Billy Banks, his manager, says he's
already in shape.
"The way some people talk,” says
Billy, “you'd think the only thing
Stribling is around for is to provide
a workout for La Motta. We don't
see it that way. and anybody who
doesn't think we got a chance will
be surprised. This is Stribling's big
i chance and wg re not going to
muff it."
Belvoir Hurler Fans T8
George Stevens struck out 18 and
gave up only two safeties as Fort
Belvoir defeated Navy Quarters K,
14-1. in the opening Middle Eastern
Service Conference baseball game
on the Navy field.
College Baseball
By the Associated Press
Yesterday’s Scores.
Kansas. 10: Kansas State. 2.
Clemson, H The Citadel. 4.
Western Illinois. 4; Illinois Normal. 2
Niagara, 10: Canisius. o.
Arnold. 9: Keene <N. H >. 1.
St Lawrence. 3; Cortland Teachers. 2
' 14 inningsL
Rochester. t2: Colgate. 3
American International. 4. Devens. 3.
Ohio Wesleyan. 0; Ohio State. 4.
Bowling Green. 7. Lawrence Tech. 0.
Eureka 11-1: Concordia (111 i. 6-0.
Iowa. 7; Louisiana Tech. 3
i Notre Dame, 5-2; Purdue. 3-3.
Missouri H. Colorado. 0.
Boston College. 13. New Hampshire 3
Minnesota. 17: North Dakota State. 7
Nebraska, fi. Iowa State. 5 (11 innings*.
Illinois College. 7; Mtllikin. 4
Lake Forest, 3; North Central. 0.
Muskingum. 3 Akron 2
Ohio University 9. Marietta. 4.
Detroit. Alma. 1
Georgetown University, fi. Baltimore
i Loyola. 0.
Howard. 9 Lincoln. 5
Baseball Standings and Schedules
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2fi. 1948.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.
Cleveland. 4; Wash.. 0.
New York. 16; Detroit, 5.
St. Louis, 9; Boston. 4.
Phila.. 4; Chicago, 3.
Games Today.
Wash. at. Cleveland (n).
New York at Detroit.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
Boston at St. Louis.
Games Tomorrow.
Phila. at Wash. (8:30>.
(Only game scheduled.)
NATIONAL XEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.
Phila.. 4; Pittsburgh, 1.
Chicago at Brook., rain.
St. L. at New York, rain
Cinci at Boston, rain.
Gaines Today.
St. L. at New York (n.).
Chicago gt Brooklyn in.)
Cinci. at Barton (n.).
Pittsburgh at Phila. <n.)
Gaines Tomorrow.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
Louis at New York.
Pttsburgh at Phila. in.)
(Only game* scheduled.)
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of Clubs S I, * S 2 ^\s f c _ S >1
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Cleveland —‘ 2 1 3 2 3 5| 3| 19 8 .704!
Philadelphia! 3— 2| 3' 4 4! 31 2| 20| 10| .667~54
New York ! 2! 2:—I 2 3 2 3l 18! 111 .6211 2~
Detroit | 2! 2| II—| 2 “3 3| 3| 16! 171 .485f6~
St. Louis 0 0 lj 4|—! 3 2 3 13! 14! .481r6_
Wash'gton | Oi 3| 2! II 21—1 Oi 4| 12! 181 .400| 814
Boston i li 1 3 2! 0| 3|—I 21 12| 181 .400! *54
Chicago | 1| 0 1! 2 II 01 2|—| 7! 21! .2501121;
Lost | 8 10 11 17 14 18 18 21| | | |
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Standing .* -g f f = » ~! , S’.,
of dubs J5 , | | 3 I ■ S 3 J
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: St. Louis —i 0 2! 3; 4 41 3~3 iSf' 9! ~67»i
New York | 1;—! 5 3 2 1 1; 3 16 11 493~2'1
Pittsburgh 2! 2|—! 1| 2| 4: 3! 2: 16! 13; 452! 31,
Boston 0, 0: 3—: 1| 4] 4! 4! 16! 14| 433j 4
Philadelphia 1 2 3 2!—| 3! 2; 3| 16! 16! .500T5
Brooklyn | 0! 3 0 1| 4 —| 1| 3! 12! 18| .400 8 '
Chicago i 3| 2 Oi 1| 21 1|—4 2| 1117! 4931 8
Cincinnati 2! 2 Oi 3; 1 li 31—1 12! 20! 4751 9
, Lost | 9|li;i3jl4!16il8|17!20| | | J
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Stranahan, Turnesa, Chapman Win in British Golf
__ ♦
Toledo Golfer Gains
Revenge Over Rival;
Sweeny Also Victor
By the Attocioted Pt«»
SANDWICH, England, May 26.—
Frank Stranahan of Toledo. Ohio,
reached the fourth round of the
British Amateur Golf championship
i today by eliminating Gerald Mick
lem. British Walker Cup star, 4
' and 3.
It was sweet revenge for the
muscled American who was defeated
by the same London Walker Cupper
i in the amateur tournament two
j years ago.
His triumph, making him the first.
! American to qualify for the fourth
round, followed second-round vie- i
tories by defending Champion Willie
1 Turnesa of White Plains. N. Y.. and
former titleholder Bob Sweeny of
| New York City.
One Under Level Fours.
Stranahan finished his partial
round 1 under level 4s—an excellent
performance in the fickle weather.
Rain fell twice during the round and
a strong wind blew steadily.
The American was credited with
a 3 at 380-vard 10th hole because
of a fluke. He missed an 8-foot putt
i for an earned birdie, but left Mick
lem a dead stymie. The English
man attempted to loft his ball into
1 the hole, but instead knocked
Stranahan’s ball into the cup.
Micklem hung on by halving the
; next two holes, but Stranahan.
eager for revenge, finished him off
on the 15th.
Stranahan, bidding for the title
for the third time, went into the
lead on the second hole when he
sank a 20-foot putt. He lost the
advantage on the fourth, but re
gained it on the sixth. They
swapped the next two holes and
halved the ninth, putting Stranahan
1 up at the turn.
Stranahan won the 10th, halved
the next three and nabbed the 14th
and 15th to close out the match.
Chapman Also Wins.
First American to join Stranahan
' in the fourth round was Dick Chap
man of Pinehurst, N. C., the 1947
runnerup. who ousted Joe Carr. Irish
member of the British Walker Cup
team, 2 and 1.
I The tall, slender Carr, a long hit
ter. grabbed the first hole with the:
birdie three, but conceded the second i
I when he hooked his ball into the
: rough and lost it.
Chapman went 1-up with a birdie
3 on the fourth, only to lose the
sixth and seventh and make the
turn 1-down. He evened the match
on the 12th. however, and closed it
lout by taking the 16th and 17th.
, Carr did not win a hole on the
incoming nine.
Turnesa made his way to-the
' fourth round by whipping Cyril;
Tolley, two-time former titleholder.
5 and 3, in his second match of the
day.
He had opened his defense of the
crown with a similar triumph over
' Frank Tatum, jr., of Los Angeles
! this morning.
Loses Only One Hole.
Turnesa lost only one hole to his
54-year-old opponent. He won the
first hole, but Tolley squared it on
the third. Turnesa then took the
fourth $nd ninth and made the turn
2 up. He won three of the last six
and the others were halved.
The fourth American to advance
to the fourth round was Robert
Sweeny of New York, w'ho downed
Viscount Coke. 7 and 6, in his second
appearance of the day.
Sweeny, also a former holder of
the championship, made the turn
6 up and closed out the match at
the 12th without losing a single hole.
Earlier he had beaten Gordon
Dewar of Scotland, 3 and 1.
The only American to lose today
was Staff" Sergt. Charles Jennings
of Medford. N. J., who bowed to|
Wallace McArthur of Carnoustie in,
the third round, 3 and 1.
Making the turn 3-down, Jennings
chopped the deficit to a single hole
by winning the 13th and 15th, but
McArthur took the next two to
finish it.
Equals Old Record.
Meanwhile. Darkhorse Mario Gon
zalez of Brazil stole the show by
firing a sensational 31 on the out
going nine as he defeated Elis
Werkell of Sweden. 6 and 5, to lead
the way into the fourth round.
The 25-year-old golfer from Saoj
Paulo, who had five threes on the:
first nine holes, equaled a record
for the distance set by Charles B.:
MacFarlane. 34 years ago.
In that round, Scotsman MacFar
lane. now a golf writer, turned for
home 5 up on Chick Evans of Chi
: cago. Gonzales also was 5 up on
Werkell at the end of nine.
Mrs. Cochran Golf Victor
The Manor Club Women's Golf
Committee's alibi tournament went
to Mrs. A. L. Cochran, with 97-36—
61, with Mrs. Evelyn Sullivan second
with 98-31—67. Mrs. Walter Jarvis
of Columbia was the guest winner
with 91-24—67.
Minor Leagues
By the Associated Press
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Kansas City, 13; Columbus, 10 (11 ID'
ninss).
Toledo. 8: Minneapolis. 2.
Indianapolis. S; Milwaukee. 8,
Louisville. 5; St Paul. 0
INTERNATIONAL LEAGCE.
Baltimore. 11; Syracuse. 7 *
•lersey City at Newark, postponed.
Only games scheduled
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Deadline Nearing for Entries
In Star's Tennis Tournament
Last call for entries in The Star's |
20th annual City of Washing- j
ton tennis tournament opening I
Saturday morning will sound to- j
morrow. The lists will close at
6 p.m. with Bill Shreve, chairman !
of the Schedule Committee, at j
the Tennis Shop. 1126 Nineteenth
street N.W., phone National 5165.
Pairings will be drawn tomor
row night at The Star sports
department and published Fri
day, along with starting times.
The men and women will com
pete on the Rock Creek courts at
Sixteenth and Kennedy streets
N.W., and the boys and girls at
Columbia Country Club.
Entry fees for the seniors are
*2.50 for singles and *3.50 for
doubles and for the teen-agers,
*1.25 for singles and *2 for
doubles.
Joe (Hunterl Jones again will
direct the adults’ competition
with Ricky Willis, tennis chair- j
man of Columbia Country Club j
and the club's net pro, Buddy i
Goeltz. overseeing the youngsters.
Lending a hand both at Columbia
and Rock Creek will be Betty
Zimmerman, a campaigner for
tennis among girls, at whose re
quest the bobby soxers were given
a place in the big tournament for ;
the first time.
The City of Washington cham
pionships traditionally open the
competitive season for men and
women here. The youngsters
got away to a bang-up start with
tournaments for boys and girls
at Friends School and the school
boys are batting it out this week
In an event at Landon School.
Tennis leaders predict a large
field in every division of The
Star's tournament.
Is Robinson on His Way Out? '
Rickey Noncommital on Report
By the Associated Press
BROOKLYN, May 26.—Top
Brooklyn Eiodger officials today
refused to confirm reports that
waivers had been asked on Jackie
Robinson, Negro infielder.
Harold Parrott, secretary of the
Dodgers, denied this had been
done. Manager Leo Durocher
said "I don’t know where any
one could get such a report." and
another Dodger official said that
if it were true it had no signifi
cance.
President Branch Rickey him
self declared "I have never dis
cussed waivers and I am not go
ing'to start now." Under league
rules waivers are considered
confidential.
The New York Mirror, in a
copyright story, said flatly that
waivers had been asked.
Robinson, the first Negro in
modern times to play in organ
ized baseball, was a sensation
last year, but this year he has
been overweight and slow to
round into form, although he is
hitting a healthy .333,
The Mirror declared that
Branch Rickey, president of the
Dodgers, ‘'was first annoyed by
Jackie's bloated physical pro
portions when he reported for
training, and more recently has
expressed emphatic displeasure
with Robbv's slowness, or re
luctance. to get himself down to j
his normal playing weight.”
At the start of training Robin
son was well over 200, and Rickey
declared he should play at 185 to
188 pounds.
Under the waiver system, clubs
send out lists of players sup
posedly available at a minimum
price of $10,000 each. If no club
in the same league presents a
claim, the owner club can deal
with a club in the other major
league at an unlimited figure. The
names of players frequently are
put on the waiver list to see if
there are any nibbles, and then
promptly withdrawn.
“If the report concerning Rob- !
inson is true,” said a Dodger of
ficial who declined to be quoted
by name, "we might have sent out
his name just out of curiosity to
see who is interested.”
Hoyas End Campaign
With Victory; Terps,
Colonials Carry On
The baseball season is all over
for Georgetown University, while
George Washington and Maryland1
still have important games ahead.
The Colonials will face Alabama in;
r.he opening round of the NCAA Dis-!
trict 3 playoffs at Charlotte, N. C.,'
one June 10.
Today’s scheduled G. W.-Virginia
game at Charlottesville was can
celed because of rain, leaving the
Colonials with a record of 13 wins
and four defeats for the regular
season.
The Terps have added four games
in the Ivy League's "commence
ment loop.” Maryland, with a rec
ord of 13 wins, 9 defeats and 2
ties, will face Rutgers at New
Brunswick, N. J., June 8: Prinjeton
at Princeton. June 9; Harvard at
Cambridge, Mass., June 11, and
Dartmouth at Hanover, N. H.,
June 12.
The Hoyas ended their season
with a victory yesterday, after los
ing six straight games. Tommy
Flynn limited Loyola of Baltimore
to three hits as his mates pounded
out an 8-0 victory on the George
town Medical Field. He retired the
last 14 battlers in a row. George
town chalked up a season record of
16 wins, 9 losses and 1 tie.
Indians, 4; Nats, 0
Wash. AB H. O. A. Cleve. AB H O A
Yost..lb 4 (I 1 3 Tucker.cf 3 (I 0 cl
Ste art.rf 3 n O 0 CIk.lf.3b 4 2 4 1
Coan.lf 3 0 10 Bdre'u.ss 4 10 1
Ver'on.lb 4 1 14 0 Rob'n.lb 4 0 0 1
Gilln'r.cf 3 o 3 0 B dino.'lb 3 2 0 4
Early.c 4 111 Kelt'r.3b 110 0
Kozar.2b 4 2 3 7 Mchell.lf 2 2 10
Sulli'n.ss 3 o O 3 Seerey.rf 3 0 10
Hefner.p 10 11 Tipton.c 4 111 o
■Meeks 1 0 0 0 Lemon.p 4 2 12
Welte'h.p 10 0 3
Totals 311 ~4 24 I R Totals 32 IT 27 i)
•Struck out for Haefner In 5th inning.
Washington ___ 000 000 000—0
Cleveland 002 200 OOx—4
Runs—Tucker. Berardlno. Seerey. Lemon.
Errors—Early Runs batted in—Boudreau.
2: Tipton Lemon. Two-base hits—Lemon.
Mitchell. Vernon. Stolen bases—Boudreau
Sacrifices — Seerey. Double' plays—Yost.
Kozar to Vernon Left on bases—Cleve
land. R; Washington. 7. Bases on balls—
Lemon. 3: Hsefne* 1: Welteroth. 1.
Strike out*—Lemon. 11. Hits—Oft
Haefner. R In 4 innings: Welteroth. 3 In
4 innings. Hit by pitcher—Haefner
(Tucker' Losing pitcher—Haefner. Urn-,
pires—Messrs. Hubbard. McKinley and
McGowan Time—2:10.
Greenbelt Booking
The Greenbelt unlimited baseball
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urday. Call Lynn Buck at Green
belt 6906. •_
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Utica, R-R; Elmira. 2-0.
Binghamton 5-3: Williamsport. 4-1
Albany. 3-7; Wilkes-Barre, 2-fl (sec
ond game 10 innings'.
Scranton. 4: Hartford, 3.
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Lemon Sweet Hurler
In Souring Griffs,
Home Tomorrow
By Burton Hawkins
Star S»aff Correspond*,!*
CLEVELAND, May 26—That
sour, puckered expression on the
Nats’ faces these days was placed
there by a Lemon—Cleveland's Bobj
Lemon. There's some doubt if the |
Nats could clout him if they lugged
telephone poles to the plate.
The Nats aren’t noted for power
production, but never have they ap
peared more futile than in their
two exposures to the blazing fast
ball and sweeping curve of the
righthanded Lemon, a converted
outfielder.
If Lemon isn’t blossoming as the
league’s best pitcher the Nats aren't
angling for introductions to more
proficient ones. In 18 innings
against him this season the Nats
haven’t stirred up a run. They
haven’t advanced a man to third
base, in fact, and they’ve moved
only five to second base.
Lenfon administered a 4-hit shut
out in whipping the Nats for the
second time here last night, fol
lowing an 8-0 victory on May 7 with
a 4-0 conquest as Mickey Haefner
was dealt a fifth successive beating
Also a Pest at Bat.
The Nats were getting consider
able exercise but little else for their
efforts against Lemon, who struck
out 11. He's rubbing it in a bit at
the plate, too. for he has whacked
Washington pitchers at a .625 clip
with five hits in eight attempts.
Lemon struck out Carden Gil
lenwater and Johnny Sullivan three
tims each and fanned Gil Coan
twice.
The Nats of 1948 are beginning
to resemble the power-paralyzed
club of 1947. In their last five
games the Nats have scored only
eight times. They’ve been blanked
five times, held to one run five
times.
In the last seven inings Wash
ington mustered only two hits
against Lemon—A1 Kozar's scratch
single in the fourth inning and
Mickey Vernon's double in the sixth.
Meanwhile the Indians pounced
on Haefner for two runs in the
third inning when Lemon doubled.
Thurman Tucker was hit by a
pitched ball and Allie Clark and
Lou Boudreau singled. They added
two runs in the fourth on singles
by Johnny Berardino, Ken Keltner,
Joe Typton and Lemon. Dick Wel
teroth held the Indians to three hits
in the final four Inings.
Ending Disastrous Trip.
The Nats, who have won three
and lost eight on their current trip,
will wind up the disastrous journey
here tonight when Sid Hudson pur-,
sues an elusive second triumph. The.
Indians will employ Gene Bearden,
who limited the Nats to three hits
and beat ’em, 6-1, in a pTior start.
NAT NOTES: Manager Joe KUnel|
of the Nata was presented a .redi**
television-phonograph corafitoatidA!
by Cleveland friends before last
night’s game . . . and the Northeast
Ohio old-timers gave him a watch
. . . Joe also was presented a golf
bag in St. Louis . , . Second Base
man Joe Gordon of the Indians
was missing from the line-up due
to a cold.
Third Baseman Ken Keltner, the
Indians’ league-leading home-run
hitter, was expected to miss to
night's tussle ... he received a
badly bruised arm when hit by an
Eddie Yost throw last night while
scrambling back to first base. . . .
.Walter Masterson will face the Phil
adelphia Athletics tomorrow night
at Griffith Stadium.
The Indians have averaged more
than 34,000 fans a game for their
j first 14 home games . . . The Nats
; lowered their average with a crowd
of 23,417 last night . . . After em
barrassing the Nats. Cleveland
| touched off $1,500 worth of fire
works ... A huge, colorful display
read, "Best Wishes, Joe Kuhel.”
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Citation Seeks
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At Garden State
By th« Atsotiot«d P'M!
CAMDEN. N. J.. May 26.—
Citation, already two-thirds of
the way home in quest of the
turf's triple crown, was due to
stop off at Garden State Park to
day to make arrangements for
picking up *50.000 or so on Satur
day.
The Kentucky Derby and
Preakness winner figures to take
the rich Jersey Stakes as easily
as he did the Churchill Downs
and Pimlico classics before mov- '
ing on to New York for the *100.
000 Belmont Stakes June 12. The
Belmont completes the triple
crown.
The son of Bull Lea from War
ren Wright’s Calumet Farm will
be asked to give weight to several
of his rivals in the IV* -mile test,
but that doesn’t figure to phase
the colt who already has won
*423,700. ,__
Eastern-Coolidge Tilt
Heads School Card
As Season Wanes
I The scholastic baseball season
almost has expended itself, with
only a few games of major im
portance on tap. The District publio
high champioiyihip series goes into
its second round on Friday with
i Eastern meeting Coolidge in the
first game of a double-header at
Griffith Stadium at 2:30. Winner
of this game gains the final round
slated for Friday or next wee*, in
the second game Tech and Anacostia
oopose with the loser dropping out
of the double-knockout tourney.
Two games in the Prince Georges
A Conference are scheduled Friday
with Hvattsville traveling to Green
belt and Bladensburg host to Mary
land Park. In B Conference play
Gwynn Park will be at Marlboro
and Oxon Hill at Surrattsville.
Greenbelt won a league game yes
terday, trouncing Maryland Park.8-3.
The big blow came in the seventh
when Larry Goodall smacked a
3-run homer.
Washington-Lee ended its regular
schedule yesterday, taking its 13th
win in 17 games. The Virginians,
paced bv Dick Christian’s two sin
gles. defeated Devitt, 8-3, at Arling
ton.
Gonzaga chalked up its ninth win
of the season by nosing out its
traditional rival. St. John's 3-2. on
the Ellipse. Pat Gibbons smacked
a home run for the Eagles in the
second inning to tie the count at
2-2 and Jack Spicer scored on John
Hogan's long fly to win the game
in the seventh.
Blair woricea a iripie sieai in un
eighth inning to edge Georgetown
Prep, 5-4, at Garrett Park. Bob
RodelTer, Dick Comer and Ray
Ducket worked the act with Rodef
fer scoring.
In other games yesterday Pitcher
Billy Hicks set down La Plata High
with two hits as Gwynn Park won
a 12-3 victory at Gwynn Park; Bill
Reed singled with the bases filled
in the seventh to give Woodward a
7-6 win over Manassas on the
Ellipse, and Surrattsville downed
Laurel, 6-4, at Laurel.
Howard Again Net Victor
Howard University won its 34th
straight tennis match, turning back
Lincoln University, 6-0, yesterday
at Oxford, Pa.
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