anaheim-gazette 1950-06-23

The Williams Story Fishing Makes a Different Fellow Out of Ted Williams (EDITOR'S NOTE: This story, fifth in a series of six, describes how carefully Ted Williams guards his private life, and the joy he gets out of fishing.) By JOE REICHLER BOSTON (AP)—If flycasting were the national sport instead of baseball, there would be an entirely different "Ted Williams Story." For Williams, the flycaster, loves his audience and is loved in return. But, in baseball the picture is different, and thereby comes the friction and misunderstanding that have plagued Williams, the great flycaster and mighty Boston Red Sox slugger. Personable Fisherman Fishing shows Williams to be what his closest friends say he is—the sweetest, nicest guy in the world. During the past winter when he was in Boston exhibiting his fly casting ability for $10,000 a week for two daily appearances of 10 minutes each, he was the most gracious person in the world. There wasn't enough room in the exhibition hall at Mechanics building to house the thousands who paid $1.20 to watch Ted whip a fly into the improvised pool! Meh, women and children applauded and went into fits of ecstasy when Ted completed his exhibition by snapping the ashes off a cigarette held in the mouth of a stooge with a cast of 80 feet. Ted would acknowledge the terrific applause by waving his hand high over his head. He would beam his best smile toward the galleries and patiently sign his private life is his own. Ted is extremely generous. He is known as a buck tipper around the circuit. The bell hops, cab drivers, and doormen love him. He never disappoints them. He is devoted to his friends and he is genuinely crazy about kids. (Monday's story, the final one in the series, reveals Ted Williams ambitions, and what he hopes to do with the rest of his baseball career.) Lynx Trouce Belles 8-1 The Buena Park Lynx cooked up their own going-away present last night as they blasted out an 8-0 victory over a hosting Alkins Park squad. Tonight the greenies shove off on their annual Western States Tour with Portland listed as first stop. Men, women and children applauded and went into fits of ecstasy when Ted completed his exhibition by snapping the ashes off a cigarette held in the mouth of a stooge with a cast of 80 feet. Ted would acknowledge the terrific applause by waving his hand high over his head. He would beam his best smile toward the galleries and patiently sign thousands of autographs. He was the showman Babe Ruth used to be off the field. Ted, however, doesn't acknowledge such applause at the baseball park. Once he belts a homer into the stand, he drops his head bashfully and runs into the dug-out after circling the bases. He won't even tip his cap. No 219 Would he ever change his mind about that? "No, never, why should I? After all that abuse they handed me? I don't ask anything of them and I won't give them anything. They boo me when I make an error, so why should I tip my cap when I hit a home run? "I'm still the same guy, ain't I? They can all go to hell. "It doesn't pay to be nice. Look at Jimmy Foxx, as nice a guy as ever swung a bat. He tipped his hat to everybody. He waved to the fans. He was the life of every party. "Look at him today. Baseball has forgotten him. No, it doesn't pay to be nice." The warmly human side of Ted Williams is never shown to the public. This is because Ted reels Lynx Trouce Belles 8-1 The Buena Park Lynx cooked up their own going-away present last night as they blasted out an 6-0 victory over a hosting Alkins Park squad. Tonight the greenies shove off on their annual Western States Tour with Portland listed as first stop. Robby Mulkey again paced the action last night as she pounded out two for four. Both knocks were logged as triples although a bad throw turned one into a four-base ramble. In the fifth, the Lynx scored five big runs. Ruby Moore and Beverly Meissen singled, Ann Babashoff doubled and Mulkey upped and bashed her four-base triple to notch the quintet of counters. Much to Coach Doug Wheeler's dismay, first basemen Mulkey and Babashoff are not able to go along for the Western States ride. In their stead, idle pitchers will alternate at the initial sack, Wheeler said. At Portland, the locals commence a five game series with the Florists on June 25. As of Wednesday-night, games between the two squads are tied up at two and two. On the 30th, the Lynx stop off in Boise for an exhibition match. Then they head for Salt Lake City for a four game stint. They return home in time to meet Montebello on July 7. Atkins Park ... 000 000 0—0 6 2 Buena Park ... 000 151 1—8 10 1 Phillips and Lininger; Meessen and Whitney. Juvenile League A League Optimist 8, Foster Freeze 0, Hall's Bakery 5, Anaheim Gazette 1, B League Lakes 5, Colters 3, Hatfields 17, Wallace Tractors 1. 20-30 7, Williams Sporting Goods 3. C League Flying Saucers 18, Kaulbars 5. Kiwanis 9, Sharks 3. DENVER (2)—Two of the nation's top women pros and a pair of crackerjack amateurs from Ohio tangle today in two tussles that will decide the pro-amateur lineup for Saturday's finals in the Women's Western open golf championship. STARTS TUESDAY, JUNE 27 RACING post limit 1:30 p.m. BACK HOME AT HOLLYWOOD PARK Back home in Inglewood and completely rebuilt... more beautiful and spacious than ever before... with one of the world's largest grandstand-clubhouse buildings... thousands of additional new seats. NEW RESERVED SEAT POLICY... available by the season or the day. Write Hollywood Park, Inglewood... or phone ORegon B-1181 or ORchard 7-7151... ask for "Reservations." Opening Day Feature - PREVIEW MANDICAP See many of America's fleetest thoroughbirds... 3-year-olds & up racing 6 furlongs for $13,000 added. ADMISSION PRICES Grandstand.$1.25 Clubhouse...2.45 Only $1.20 extra for Reserved Seats. (All Prices Included Taxes) BACK HOME AT HOLLYWOOD PARK Inglewood NCAA Tennis Rated Tossup AUSTIN, Texas, matches in the NCAA singles semifinals today with tossups. Herb Flam of UCLA Cochell of the University of California, seeded third respectively, tangled fifth time this year. Flam, the tenth-ranked of the nation, beat Cochell first three times. But rated seventh nationally, him convincingly on claim at Houston Sunday. SPORTS Page 2 Anaheim Gazette, Friday, June 23, 1950 Optimists Top Newport Manufacturing a squeeze play in the last half of the last inning, Anaheim Optimists posted a 2-1 win over visiting Newport last night at La Palma Park. Tex Thomas traipsed home with the winning run following a fielder's choice knock by Marv. Clodt. Herb Collier scored the Anaheim's first run in the third frame. He singled aboard, went to second on the walk issued to Gil Martinez, made third on Minard Duncan's single and came home on Joe Bruce's one-bagger. Martinez hurled two-hit ball during last night's session. In doing so, he whiffed an even dozen batters. Anaheimers collected six hits off Newport pitcher Bob Bielefeldt and Harris. Heaviest sticks were swung by Duncan and Collier who each collected two hits. Noor, Citation, Head Pack ALBANY, Calif. (F)—Calumet farm's Citation and Irish-bred Noor, arch rivals of the western turf, meet again tomorrow and for the first time Citation has a weight advantage. The two mighty racers and three other leading western thoroughbreds are expected to make up the field in the $50,000 added Golden Gate handicap at Golden Gate Fields here. For Calumet's ace it is a chance to bring a little nearer the dream of his backers of becoming the first horse in history to win a million dollars. It also is Citation's first shot at his three-time conqueror, Noor, without having to pack extra weight. Noor will pack 127 pounds and Citation 126. It is the first time since Citation was a three-year-old that he has not been high weighted horse. Other probable starters are Esprit de France, 107 pounds; On Trust, 103 and Stepfather, 97. County Sets Junior Golf Instruction Legions Bow To Orange Optimists Anaheim Legion ballers bowed to a visiting Orange squad last night in an 8-3 game at La Palma Park. The locals started but in winning fashion as they notched a single run in the first frame, but the visitors bounced back with six big ones in the second and one apiece in the fourth and fifth rounds to sew up the deal. Anaheim mustered up two runs in the third, then went the rest of the way scoreless. Three hurlers assumed the mound for the locals. Ed Harker started the session. He hit the showers in the run-away second frame. Pat Roberts filled the gap up until the last inning when Joe Huarte took over. Orange's big six in the second came as a result of a hit batter, five walks and a pair of singles. Carl Hatfield, first baseman, hit heaviest for the Anaheimers, collecting three for three. Bob Tatum got two for three. Whieldon Tops By JACK H. Associated Press Does Bobby Feller The answer seems Even in his ballet Cleveland Indian acce beating New York. N ped the Yankees twi Not-so-rapid Robe yesterday on five of the Yanks' Lefty ski, late of The St. The 6-2 victory was Feller. One more an only active major le 200 club. With Feller's help Indians' pennant stock Only 5½ games back to gain while Detroit York play an important series opening today. Cleveland, winning is the hottest club in The way they clubby yesterday proves it, and Luke Easter e homers and Ray Be other. For the Yanko maggio nicked Feller and 'Big Jawn' Miz from Kansas City, hi Washington continue rass the Tigers as throw a six-hitter fo slon. Backing up the Conrad Marrero a Consuegra, the two zava gave Bucky Han a clean sweep of th three went the route Despite the defeat. Snead Opens Crown Defense As Medalist COLUMBUS, O. (AP) — Sam Snead, noted among his colleagues as the most thrifty non-scot in history, began defense of his national PGA crown today jingling $250 as the meet’s medalist. Neves since the birth of the PGA tourney in 1919 has a defending champion, automatically exempt from the 86-hole qualifying round, condescended to compete anyway for the sake of picking up extra cash. That is, until Snead, who tops the money winners with more than $21,000 and, according to the pro pack, still has every cent of it, came along. But you can’t take anything away from the West Virginia hillbilly—either a penny or a golf shot. He’s got both. Yesterday over the tough 7032-yard Scioto course his lethal ship shots, which left him with only 25 putts for the round, supported a dazzling 68. This four-under-par effort, matching the competitive course record set by wild Bill Mehlhorn and the late Mac Smith in the 1926 National Open, gave him a 38-hold total of 149 and medalist honors. If nothing else, Snead today faces the challenge of the medalist jinx. Only three times has the medalist gone on to win. Olin Dutra did it in 1932 and the immortal Walter Hagen in 1924 and 1926. In today's first round Snead faces an imposing opponent, Sam Byrd. The ex-New York Yankee outfielder lost to Byron Nelson 4-3 in the 1945 finals. While Snead is locked in this combat—the first of two rounds today which will trim the field to 16 for tomorrow's start of 38-hole grinds—two other favorites must be considered. Johnny Palmer, long overdue and a qualifier with 147, is opposite Snead in the lower bracket and takes on little-known Joe Taylor of Bristol, Tenn., who got in with 151. County Sets Junior Golf Instruction Second annual junior golf instruction program, under direction of Santa Ana city recreation department, will be launched with a public reception at Willowick golf course’s new clubhouse on West Fifth street next Monday evening at 7 o’clock. All Orange county youngsters under 18, and their parents, are invited. The instruction program will be explained, and golf movies will be shown. Ice cream and cookies will be served. Actual instruction, under Art Roux and Jay Nunnally, Santa Ana golf pros, will begin at Santiago softball park in Santa Ana Tuesday morning at 9. Instruction will be given Tuesdays and Thursdays until the course of six lessons has been completed. Plans are afoot to form a boys' club and a girls' club, following the instruction program, so that regular play can continue. BASEBALL STANDINGS By The Associated Press Pacific Coast League W L Pet GBL Hollywood ..... 54 31 .095 — Oakland ..... 47 36 .566 6 San Diego ..... 48 41 .529 9 Portland ..... 40 41 .494 12 San Francisco ..... 41 44 .482 13 Los Angeles ..... 40 48 .465 14½ Seattle ..... 39 45 .464 14½ Sacramento ..... 32 56 .368 23 Yesterday's Games Oakland 4, Los Angeles 3, (13 innings), Seattle 6, Portland 5, (12 innings). San Diego 2, Sacramento 0. Hollywood 3, San Francisco 2 Games Today Sacramento (Bill Evans, 6-11) at San Diego (Roy Welmaker, 8-5). Los Angeles (Dewey Adkins, 1-3) at Oakland (Clyde Shoun, 8-3). San Francisco (Al Lien, 10-2) at Hollywood (Jack Salveson, 7-1). Seattle (Jim Wilson, 9-5) at Portland (Jack Creel, 4-4). National League W L Pet GBL Brooklyn ..... 33 22 .600 — Philadelphia ..... 32 22 .593 %² St. Louis ..... 33 23 .589 %² Boston ..... 30 28 .586 %² frame. Pat Roberts filled the gap up until the last inning when Joe Huarte took over. Orange's big six in the second came as a result of a hit batter, five walks and a pair of singles. Carl Hatfield, first baseman, hit heaviest for the Anaheimers, collecting three for three. Bob Tatum got two for three. Whieldon Tops Santa Ana 54-12 S. E. Whieldon downed Santa Ana 54-42 last night in an Open League basketball practice thrash. Action took place on the high school courts. High point man for the winners was Ed Heinrich who poured 17 digits worth of basketballs through the hoop. Just sitin' in for last night's match, Heinrich will perform for Ritz Cleaners when the league officially gets underway. Jim Elliot and Gil Luna scored highly for the losers, garnering 14 and 18 respectively. High school leaguers stage practice sessions this sevening; at the high school. Open Basketball Santa Ana (42) S.E. Whieldon (54) Eulgen (0) F Schmitz J. (7) Luna (18) F Hall (15) Bene (0) C PaulknerR (11) Apperson (0) G Guiner (2) Ellot (14) G Heinrich (17) Suba — Santa Ana: Flanagan (5). Whieldon: Weber (0), Paulus (0), Clark (2), Welch (0). 600 Vie in AAU Spikefest COLLEGE PARK, Md. (A) — There are more than 600 athletes in the National AAU Track and Field championships today and tomorrow, and 99 per cent of them are "Joe" to the average sports fan. Among such overwhelming numbers seeking 44 championships there necessarily must be a plethora of also-rans. Take Thomas Fitzgerald Laughran. He's a typical competitor without a chance to win who would burst his heart trying. Laughran, a typical red-faced Irishman, hitch-hiked from California for the championships. He admittedly is low on cash. "I just entered myself for the laughs," he explains. But further questioning reveals Laughran is another For the Yankees maggio nicked Feller and 'Big Jawn' Mizuho from Kansas City, his Washington continue rass, the Tigers as threw a six-hitter forSION. Backing up the Conrad Marrero and Consuegra, the two zava gave Bucky Hanah a clean sweep of the three went the route. Despite the defeat to one-one-game lead Yankees lost. The Philadelphia their longest win st season-two with an over St. Louis. Bobby Red relief help from Lennox the ninth. It was the first in a row which Brisle two as a starter. Prep Basket Schedule High school divisions basketball sessions were ducted on Thursday throughout the month and August; the Rec department announced prepsters were originally uled to perform on nings. Games will be condensed AUHS courts. There will games each evening, 7,8 and 9 o'clock. First scheduled tilt day, June 29. The Schedule June 29 — Webber's Lakers vs Hors. Denny's Capitols vs Sbers. Golf's Royals vs Faulkners Nuggets Warriors. July 6 — Denny's Capitols vs Webber's Lakers vs Faulkners Nuggets Warriors. July 13 — Webber's Lakers vs Nuggets. Webber's Warriors vs Sisters. Schmitt Bombers vs July 20 — Webch's Warriors vs Sisters. July 27 — Faulkners Nuggets Bombers. Golf's Royals vs Welforbeer's Lakers vs Sisters. August 3 — Webber's Lakers vs Welforbeer's Lakers vs Sisters. NCAA Tennis Rated Tossup AUSTIN, Texas — Both matches in the NCAA tennis semifinals today were rated tossups. Herb Flam of UCLA and Earl Cochell of the University of Southern California, seeded second and third respectively, tangled for the fifth time this year. Flam, the tenth-ranked amateur of the nation, beat Cochell the first three times. But Cochell, rated seventh nationally, whipped him convincingly on clay courts at Houston Sunday. Feller Shows Old Form to Whip Yanks By JACK HAND Associated Press Sports Writer Does Bobby Feller still have it? The answer seems to be "yes." Even in his balmy days, the Cleveland Indian ace had trouble beating New York. Now he's whipped the Yankees twice in a row. Not-so-rapid Robert rode home yesterday on five Tribe homers of the Yanks' Lefty Joe Ostrowski, late of the St. Louis Browns. The 8-2 victory was No. 199 for Feller. One more and he'll be the only active major leaguer in the 200 club. With Feller's help, the surging Indians' pennant stock is booming. Only 5½ games back, they figure to gain while Detroit and New York play an important four-game series opening today. Cleveland, winning eight of nine, is the hottest club in the league. The way they clubbed Ostrowski yesterday proves it. Jim Hegan and Luke Easter each hit two homers and Ray Boone hit another. For the Yankees Joe DiMaggio nicked Feller for his 13th and 'Big Jawn' Mize, just back from Kansas City, hit his first. Washington continued to embarrass the Tigers as Bob Kizava threw a six-hitter for a 5-2 decision. Backing up the success of Conrad Marrero and Sandalio Consuegra, the two Cubans, Kizava gave Bucky Harris' Senators a clean sweep of the series. All three went the route. Despite the defeat, Detroit clung Grace Lutheran Wins Again; 'Bonnys' Beat Baptists Grace Lutheran proved to be the Hollywood Stars of the Church league as they put one more game in the bag last night. They did so at the expense of the Zion Lutheran ball club as Steif, Grace pitcher, hurled a shutout victory, 4 to 0. The Zion boys were playing in a bit of hard luck. They got men on bases in every inning and outhit their opponents, seven hits to four. But, it is the number of guys who cross homeplate, who make the difference. Grace Lutheran scored two runs in the first inning on an error followed by a home run by Art Altheide. In the fourth frame they scored two more runs on a walk and a home run by Art Michel. Art Michel, incidentally, got two hits in the game as did D. Henning, Miller and G. Henning of the Zion Lutheran team. M. Fluegge, in limiting the winners to four hits pitched a good game. But, the round-trippers and the inability of his fellow-batsmen to push runs across the plate ruined his evening's work. Box score: Zion Lutheran— AB R H Schmitt, 1b 4 0 0 Henning D., cf 4 0 2 Miller, ss 3 0 2 Grimm H., c 3 0 0 Fluegge M., p 4 0 0 Henning G., 3b 3 0 2 Dick D., 2b 3 0 1 Stelnbrink, rf 3 0 0 Dick L., lf 2 0 0 Totals: 29 0 7 Grace Lutheran— Michel, ss 6 1 2 Gelger, 2b 2 0 1 Mack, 2b 0 0 0 Johnson B., rf 3 1 0 Eberhart, rf 0 0 0 Altheide A., 2b, 1b 3 1 1 Westernhold A., c 2 0 0 Hedrick, 3b 2 0 0 Altheilde P., cf 3 0 0 throughout the game. In all, they committed seven. In the first inning, St. Boniface scored one run on an error followed by a single by Bushman. In the third they scored the four runs on an error, singles by Bushman and Ray Heinz, and a home run by Bud Stoffel. In the fourth inning, the victors scored two runs on a single by Ronnie Maese and an error on Leo Waldman's long fly. Bushman scored the last counter with a home run in the sixth. Calvary Baptist scored one run on a walk and a single by Mike Porter. In the third they scored two runs on two walks and a single by Acton combined with a St. Boniface error. Leading batsman for the evening was Bushman who hit three for four. Heinz hit two for four and Acton hit two for three. Box score: St. Boniface— AB R H Patin, J., o 6 2 0 Bushman A., sb 4 2 3 Helms R., cf 4 1 2 Patin F., p 4 0 0 Stoffel R., ss 3 1 1 Garabodian, rf 4 0 0 Steinhorn, lb 4 1 1 Maese, ifs 3 1 1 Waldman, sb 4 1 0 Totals: Prep Basketball Schedule Changed High school division summer basketball sessions will be conducted on Thursday nights throughout the months of July and August, the Recreation Department announced today. The prepsters were originally scheduled to perform on Friday evenings. Games will be conducted on the AUHS courts. There will be three games each evening, beginning at 7, 8 and 9 o'clock. First scheduled tilt is on Thursday, June 29. The Schedule June 23— Webber's Lakers vs Welch's Warriors. Denny's Capitols vs Schmitt's Bombers. Golf's Royals vs Faulkner's Nuggets. July 6— Denny's Capitols vs Golf's Royals. Webber's Lakers vs Schmitt's Bombers. Faulkner's Nuggets vs Welch's Warriors. July 13— Webber's Lakers vs Faulkner's Nuggets. Welch's Warriors vs Denny's Capitols. Schmitt's Bombers vs Golf's Royals. July 20— Welch's Warriors vs Schmitt's Bombers. Webber's Lakers vs Golf's Royals. Faulkner's Nuggets vs Denny's Capitols. July 27— Faulkner's Nuggets vs Schmitt's Bombers. Golf's Royals vs Welch's Warriors. Webber's Lakers vs Denny's Capitols. August 3— Webber's Lakers vs Welch's Warriors. Denny's Capitols vs Schmitt's Bombers. ANAHEIM BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY CREDIT REPORTS On Anyone, From Anywhere Over 1200 Affiliated Bureaus Covering the United States and Canada "We keep the record" Northern Orange County Credit Bureau, Ltd. 440 Bank of America Mining. 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