anaheim-bulletin 1959-04-27

B-2—Aneheim (Col.) Bulletin Monday, April 27, 1959 Tourney of Champions Mike Souchak Snares By HAL WOOD United Press International LAS VEGAS, Nev. (UPI) — There were thousands of gamblers trying to get rich in Las Vegas during the week end — but the big winner turned out to be a "pore" boy from Durham, N. C. Mike Souchak, who confesses he "lost" $2.75 playing the slot machines, picked up the $10,000 first prize for winning the seventh annual Tournament of Champions. And he got another $12,000 or so as his share of the giant Calcutta pool. So it's on to Houston and the Colonial invitational tournament today for the new Mr. Moneybags of golfdom. Souchak, who scored his first victory since winning the St. Paul Open last summer, staggered to the win over a fast-closing Art Wall—the greatest shot-marker on the tour this year. Souchak had a 281 score in the high winds that prevailed over the Desert Inn Country Club course—two strokes better than Wall. "It was the most important victory of my golf career," said Souchak after the triumph. "You'd have to call it that after getting this kind of money." Big Mike got an assist from Dame Fortune twice on the march to the big triumph: 1. On the third hole, he thought he hit his tee shot out of bounds, and his second tee shot did go out of bounds. After he hit a third, the fore-caddy informed him his first ball was in bounds. That saved him four strokes. 2. After Wall had shaved the five-stroke lead to one shot, going after 13, the big break came. Sports Roundup CLAIMS WORLD RECORD MELBOURNE, Australia (UPI) — Mike Agostini of Trinidad, B.W.I., claimed a world record for the 130-yard dash Sunday when he ran the distance in 12.2 seconds. The old record of 12.4 was set by the late Charley Padock of the U.S. in 1921. EXCHANGE FARM HANDS CHICAGO (UPI) — The San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs exchanged farm hands Sunday with the Giants sending out fielder Don Taussig to Fort Worth of the American Association and the Cubs sending pitcher Marcelino Solis to Phoenix of the Pacific Coast League. Taussig was with Phoenix last year, while Solis split the season between Fort Worth and Chicago. FUNERAL SERVICES HELD McKENNEY, Va. (UPI) — Fu CHICAGO (UPI) — The San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs exchanged farm hands Sunday with the Giants sending outfielder Don Taussig to Fort Worth of the American Association and the Cubs sending pitcher Marcelino Solis to Phoenix of the Pacific Coast League. Taussig was with Phoenix last year, while Solis split the season between Fort Worth and Chicago. FUNERAL SERVICES HELD McKENNEY, Va. (UPI) — Funeral services for former major league pitcher Don Black, who died at Akron, Ohio, last Tuesday, were held here Sunday close by where he started his baseball career in the old Southside League, Black, 40, a right-hander, pitched a no-hit, no-run game for the Cleveland Indians during the 1957 American League season. CHICAGO SCOUT DIES CHICAGO (UPI)—Doug Minor, 61, Chicago White Sox scout who signed such major league players as Don Kolloway, Orval Grove, Sammy Esposito, Alex Grammas and Russ Meyer, died here Saturday night of a heart seizure. WIN ZONE MATCH TEL AVIV, Israel (UPI) — Switzerland advanced to the second round of the European Zone Davis Cup competition Sunday by defeating Israel, 3-2. Fighting Bisons Nip Bears in Playoffs BUFFALO, N.Y. (UPI) — The Buffalo Bisons, battling to stay alive in the American Hockey League playoffs, pumped in four goals in each of the last two periods Sunday night to crush the Hershey Bears, 9-4, in the fifth game of the Calder Cup finals at Buffalo. The Bisons, in winning, temporarily derailed the Bears' Calder Cup express, after Hershey had taken a three-to-one lead in the best-of-seven set with a 4-1 victory at Hershey Saturday. Parker McDonald led the Buffalo assault Sunday night, scoring two goals and assisting on two others. McDonald bagged his goals within a space of 10 seconds in the final period. Veteran defenseman Gus Mortson also turned in a two-goal performance for the Herd. Hershey can wrap up its second straight AHL playoff title by winning the sixth game on its home ice Tuesday night. WAYNE A BOWLING SPONSOR HOLLYWOOD (UPI) — Film Boxing Starts In Santa Ana Some 500 fans., fighters and friends attended the Santa Ana Boxing Academy grand opening yesterday as the Academy staged over a dozen workouts and exhibitions at their initial event. Next events on the Academy schedule are a "Famous fight film night" slated for Friday at the Academy and the first of the semi-monthly amateur fights at the Santa Ana Armory. The "Famous Fight Films" will include the well known "long count", Henry Armstrong third concurrent title win, a number of Joe Louis' fights as well as many others. The films will be offered to the public without charge. The May 6th Armory fights will feature a team of amateurs from Baja California against a team of local amateurs. Matchmaker Earl Bebe has promised an outstanding card for the Academys initial night. Academy officials have announced the ticket prices for this kind of money." Big Mike got an assist from Dame Fortune twice on the march to the big triumph: 1-On the third hole, he thought he hit his tee shot out of bounds, and his second tee shot did go out of bounds. After he hit a third, the fore-caddy informed him his first ball was in bounds. That saved him four strokes. 2-After Wall had shaved the five-stroke lead to one shot, going after 13, the big break came. Wall, the top putter on the tour today, four-putted from 40 feet—and Mike then was back on top. Mike shot a shaky final round of 77-five over par. Wall now has won four tournaments and finished second in five others while competing in 13 events since the first of the year. He picked up $5,000 for second place here and has collected more than $40,000 this year already. He also probably will get around $4,000 or $5,000 for his share of the Calcutta pool. Gene Littler, the three-time former champion, finished with a strong-71 for third place at 285, worth $3,000. Julius Boros, defending champion Stan Leonard and Doug Sanders ended in a three-way deadlock for fourth at 289, each picking up $1,606. SPARTANBURG Championships in som-Betsy Rawls come in pairs a breaking performer Wiffi Smith this was no exception. After turning in of 68 and 70 in tournament, Miss with a one-over over the Sparta Club course which wind gusting better an hour. Her five-under-rate not only bettered som tournament r in 1957 by home Rawls but can stroke of the all tournament record. Veterans Patty Jameson have 54210 on record. Miss Smith, 22,Mich., wa the thie Peach Blossom tournament twice won it in 1958 with of 216. Miss Rawls, in event is staged,and '57 and Lou Island,Ga.,won Miss Rawls can years with 218.third with 219. There's No Gonzales is CLEVELAND there were any oard (Pancho) G beat Aussie Lew gone today. The bronzed off with his seven pro tennis crown prize money her convincing victor Davis Cuper. falo assault Sunday night, scoring two goals and assisting on two others. McDonald bagged his goals within a space of 10 seconds in the final period. Veteran defenseman Gus Mortson also turned in a two-goal performance for the Herd. Hershey can wrap up its second straight AHL playoff title by winning the sixth game on its home ice Tuesday night. WAYNE A BOWLING SPONSOR HOLLYWOOD (UPI) — Film star John Wayne is sponsor of a bowling team composed of members of the "Rio Bravo" crew. The team will open a new bowling alley Aug. 10 against a team from the Los Angeles Rams professional football team. ACADEMY OFFICIALS have announced the ticket prices for the semi-monthly bouts with general admission seats going for $1.25 and ringside at $1.75. The Armory will seat 1,000 Orange County fans. Fight time will be 9 p.m. with a card of six fights and one standby event. GRAND OPENING PARTICIPANTS — Some of Sunday's exhibition fighters that took part in the grand opening of the Santa Ana Boxing Academy pose in the gym's training ring left) Bob Mumford, Freddy Boy Ray Riojos and Norm Letcher. BUENA PARK NINE — Here are your 1959 Buena Park Coyotes who are presently competing in Freeway League competition. The club, under the direction of Larry Arason, defeated Western's Pioneers in their last Loop contest and in doing so won their initial Circuit contest. Although they are saddled with a losing Buena Parkers have been playing some good ball, large number of contests by a one-run margin. Wiffi Smith BUENA PARK NINE — Here are your 1959 Buena Park Coyotes who are presently competing in Freeway League competition. The club, under the direction of Larry Arason, defeated Western's Ploneers in their last Loop contest and in doing so won their initial Circuit contest. Although they are saddled with a losing Buena Parkers have been playing some good ball, large number of contests by a one-run margin. Wiffi Smith Wins Tournament SPARTANBURG, S.C. (UPI)—Championships in the Peach Blossom-Betsy Rawls golf tournament come in pairs and the record-breaking performance by husky Wiffi Smith this past week end was no exception. After turning in sub-par rounds of 68 and 70 in the 54-hole $6,000 tournament, Miss Smith wound up with a one-over par 73 Sunday over the Spartanburg Country Club course which was swept by wind gusting better than 20 miles an hour. Her five-under-par card of 211 not only bettered the Peach Blossom tournament record of 213, set in 1957 by home town girl Betsy Rawls, but came within one stroke of the all-time women's tournament record for 54-holes. Veterans Patty Berg and Betty Jameson have 54-hole rounds of 210 on record. Miss Smith, 22, from St. Clair, Mich., wa the third golfer to win the Peach Blossom-Betsy Rawls tournament twice in a row. She won it in 1958 with a 54-hole score of 216. Miss Rawls, in whose honor the event is staged, won it in 1956 and '57 and Louise Suggs of Sea Island, Ga., won in 1953 and '54. Miss Rawls came in second this years with 218. Miss Berg was third with 219. There's No Doubt Gonzales is Top Man CLEVELAND, Ohio (UPI)—If there were any doubts about Richard (Pancho) Gonzales' ability to beat Aussie Lew Hoad, they were gone today. The bronzed Californian walked off with his seventh straight world pro tennis crown and $2,200 in prize money here Sunday with a convincing victory over former Davis Cumber Hoad in straight ARE WE TRY GET OUT PASSENGER Some people seem to think we don’t This is a matter of great concern is our business and we expect to be So we want you to know just how passenger side of our business: 1 We want to run passenger train We welcome passenger bus people will ride our trains. 2 We want our passenger train think our passenger service country...and we intend Gonzales is Top Man CLEVELAND, Ohio (UPI)—If there were any doubts about Richard (Pancho) Gonzales' ability to beat Aussie Lew Hoad, they were gone today. The bronzed Californian walked off with his seventh straight world pro tennis crown and $2,200 in prize money here Sunday with a convincing victory over former Davis Cupper Hoad in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2, and 6-4. "I guess I just wanted to prove myself and to show that I could beat Hoad," was the way Gonzales explained it as he accepted the title cup. More and more people are traveling by automobile and by air, fewer by train. But we have not been sitting idly by while the public's travel habits changed. We've spent millions of dollars in the last ten years on new passenger train equipment, and more millions promoting our service. In spite of our efforts, some of our trains Confusion Hits Fight NEW YORK (UPI) — Sugar Ray Robinson's negotiations for a defense of his middleweight crown against Carmen Basilio attained a status of normal confusion today because: —Robinson angrily denied he had signed with California promoter Roy Warner for a defense against Basilio at the Los Angeles Coliseum, Sept. 21. Tab First Landing In Kentucky Derby AGUA CALIENTE, Mexico (UPI)—First Landing, champion two-year-old of last year, was a 3-1 favorite for the Kentucky Derby today in the Caliente future book. Pricemaker Tony Alssio said First Landing probably will remain the favorite to win next Saturday's classic until the future book closes Thursday after the running of the Derby Trial. The hottest horse in the book now is Our Dad, Alssio said. The horse dropped from 50-1 to 8-1 following his third place showing in the Wood Memorial. A barrage of bets, including some $10,000 in commissions from Las Vegas, forced Our Dad down steadily. Tomy Lee, the California winter champion, dropped from 8-1 to 4-1 to become the second choice in the book. Sword Dancer stood at 5-1 and Silver Spoon at 6-1. —Sugar Ray declared he might not even fight in Los Angeles if he found that the California State Athletic Commission actually "is trying to force some other promoter upon me for the Basilio fight." —Joe Uetro of Ithaca, N.Y. —co-manager of ex-champion Basilio—said, "We're not negotiating with any promoter until the promoter can sign Robinson before some athletic commission and prove in black and white that he has contracted for a proper fight site—stadium or arena." Robinson, under heavy pressure from both the New York State Athletic Commission and the National Boxing Association to sign quickly for a defense, denied a signing statement made Sunday night by his "advisor," George Gainford. Gainford said promoter Warner had flown into New York from California last Thursday and signed Sugar Ray for the Los Angeles defense against Basilio. But after the champion's heated denial, Gainford declared his own innocence by explaining: "I merely said promoter Warner had told me he had signed Robinson for the defense." Grading Excavating Asphalt Paving Since 1930 Goode & Schrooder, Inc. Free Estimates JE 1-1400 WE TRYING TO OUT OF THE MIGER BUSINESS? think we don't want to run passenger trains. great concern to us because running trains expect to be running them for a long time. know just how we feel about the important business: run passenger trains that you need and use. passenger business and we hope more ride our trains. our passenger trains to be good trains. We passenger service is as good as any in the and we intend to keep it that way. passenger business and we hope more ride our trains. our passenger trains to be good trains. We passenger service is as good as any in the and we intend to keep it that way. however, that it is sensible to limit our service schedules which many people need and discontinue those which few people use are obviously no longer needed. traveling by power by train. g idly by while changed. We've in the last ten train equipment, ing our service. one of our trains have been carrying very few passengers. We think it is better for everybody— for you and for us—to reduce or eliminate poorly patronized train service which causes heavy losses. Such losses become a burden on freight shippers and industry, and impair our ability to serve this great and growing Western region. Southern Pacific