anaheim-gazette 1952-02-27

Anaheim Gazette WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1953 ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA Haney Gets Young Pitcher And Potential Big Leaguer Charlie Beene, a young pitcher from Visalia Junior college who has been working out with the Pittsburgh Pirates at San Bernardino, has been turned over to the Hollywood Stars Manager Fred Haney announced at the Star's training camp in Anaheim. Haney says that Frank Van Burklen, a first baseman up from the Los Angeles high school ranks, looks like a certain major leaguer within two years. The Star manager says the boy looks great both as a fielder and as a hitter. Van Burklen is the property of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Over in Fullerton, catcher Bob Dant has joined the Los Angeles club at its spring training camp. He went right to work yesterday. Manager Stan Hack had all his pitchers working off the mound, including Bob Spiore, who reports BASKETBALL SCORES Idaho 68, Oregon 60. St. Mary's 63, College of Pacific 58. (overtime). Oregon Tech 73, Humboldt 51. San Diego State 65, Whittier 64. Cook’s Tennis Team Defeats Long Beachers The Anaheim High school tennis team demonstrated it will be a powerhouse again this year when the players defeated Long Beach Poly yesterday on the Anaheim courts, 7 to 2. Bill Cook is the Anaheim coach. Individual results: Harrison, Poly defeated Hessel 7-5, 3-6, 6-2. Haster, Anaheim, defeated Blackman 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. Billow, Anaheim, defeated Eves 6-1, 6-2. Russell, Poly, defeated Stobes 6-4, 7-5. Wright, Anaheim, defeated Weiss 6-4, 8-10, 6-3. Baker and Harrison, Anaheim, defeated Sklar and Knox 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. Legg and Pickard, Anaheim, defeated Clayton and Phillips 6-4, 6-3. HS Lettermen Stage Boxing Wrestling TV wrestling never thing like the AUHS V club is featuring in a and boxing show at school gymnasium Thursday beginning at 7:15. Dick Glover has announced the lettermen will stunt team wrestling match Starnes, 123 pounds, and dilla, 200 pounds, on a be opposed by Chuck pounder, and Al Clay pounds. Nobody is predicting happen to the big boys are tackled by the 125 pound. The show is being put the varsity lettermen funds for the club. A price is $25 cents for stand 50 cents for adults. The boxing show will the following bouts: Sam Azzara vs. Duane 165 pound class. Ronnie Roseberry vs. Meyer, 125 pound class. Buddy Chambers vs. Gouyd, 128 pound class. Johnnie Herrera vs. Boers, 158 pound class. Don Vinding vs. Auron 155 pound class. Mike Patin vs. Ben Lu pound class. Ely Peralta vs. Gene 190 pound class. Dean Philpott vs. Elite derwall, 175 pound class. The wrestling program include a match between Winger and Jerry Stagn OLYMPIC CHARMER A MES. —Kathy Rodolph, American Olympic ski squared beauty, grips happily at the Olympic slalom course near Calo, Norway, when rumors were rife about a romance with Norwegian ski ace Stein Eriksen. Kathy, from Hayden, Colo., later disclosed her secret marriage a year ago to teammate Paul Westman and denied falsely any romance with Ericksen. —(Associated Press photo) Ritz Cagers Win 65-35 Ritz Cleaner poised it on in a City league basketball game yesterday when they took McCarty 65 to 35. Dick Berg of the Ritz team hit 15 points to lead the scorers. The Ritz attack was well-balanced in the scoring column with Gil Range and Wendel Range getting 12 points apiece. Roger Pannier and Ed Stringer getting eight, Kengly Knapp six, and Jes Gonzales four points. Red Nelson was the big gun for the losers when he connected for nine points. He was followed by Dave Moody, with seven. Win' Copeland with six points, Red Lee and Taag with four each, and Flynn with three. Half-time score was 42 to 24 for Ritz. Remember Queen Kills! PLAYGOLF Willowick YOUR 18-Hole PUBLIC GOLF COURSE West 5th Street at Radio Towers SANTA ANA PHILLIELAND Zion Goes Into Overtime to Defeat Temple Lloyd Trapp connected points in a Church league ball game yesterday as Zion eran won a thriller-diller o game from White Temple district, 51 to 49. The score was knotted at the end of the regulation time. Trapp, of Zion, was pressed for scoring honour. Dunne Duncan of White who scored 19 points. Others who scored for were Jerry Hennig with Hennig with 10, Hal Johnson four, and Jim Rahkat with Bill Hennig rounded out the Connecting for the Met were Duncan with 19, Jack with 13, Don Vinding with Dick Hanson with four, and Capone with two. Frank G also saw service with the Gerry Calabrese of the Syracuse Nats in the NBA works for construction company during the season. Walker W. (Sonhy) Jones former Wyoming star footballer is a lieutenant in the assigned as a member of the or Guard attached to Gen. way's staff in Tokyo. 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The show is being put on by the varsity lettermen to raise funds for the club. Admission price is 25 cents for students and 50 cents for adults. The boxing show will feature the following bouts: Sam Azzara vs. Duane Duncan, 165 pound class. Ronnie Roseberry vs. Darrel Meyer, 125 pound class. Buddy Chambers vs. Mickey Souyd, 128 pound class. Johnie Harrera vs. Bob Sanders, 158 pound class. Don Vinding vs. Auron Peralta, 155 pound class. Mike Patin vs. Ben Lamas, 155 pound class. Ely Peralta vs. Gene Geselle, 90 pound class. Dean Philpott vs. Elton Vanlerwall, 175 pound class. The wrestling program also will include a match between Gene Winger and Jerry Stagner, both of whom will look quite the same when they officially open Saturday—missing will be some of the game's activities to coaching young athletic hopefuls. Baseball No. ST. PETERSBURG, New York Yankee question pitcher Vic Ruschi and Mickey Mantle, have st workouts. Mantle ran a bit yesteryear but put some pressure on Don Vinding vs. Aaron Peralta, 155 pound class. Mike Patin vs. Ben Lamas, 155 pound class. Ely Peralta vs. Gene Geselle, 90 pound class. Dean Philpott vs. Elton Vanerwall, 175 pound class. The wrestling program also will include a match between Gene Vinger and Jerry Stagner, both 85 pounders. Zion Goes Into Overtime to Defeat Temple Lloyd Trapp connected for 20 points in a Church league basketball game yesterday as Zion Lutheran won a thriller-diller overtime game from White Temple Methist, 51 to 49. The score was knotted at 46-46 the end of the regulation play time. Trapp, of Zion, was closelyessed for scoring honors by Jane Duncan of White Temple who scored 19 points. Others who scored for Zion were Jerry Hennig with 16, Gilannig with 10, Hal Johnson with 13, and Jim Rabkin with one. All Hennig rounded out the team. Connecting for the Methodists were Duncan with 19, Jack Meade with 13, Don Vinding with 11, Dick Hanson with four, and Jerry pone with two. Frank Galusha saw service with the team. Jerry Calabrese of the Syracuse team in the NBA works for a conduction company during the off-season. Walker W. (Sonny) Jones, former Wyoming star football player, is a lieutenant in the Army signed as a member of the HonGuard attached to Gen. Ridgway's staff in Tokyo. An innovation this season at the leash race track is an automatic Another Baseball Season Starts With Some Familiar Faces Gone By The Associated Press Baseball's spring training camps will not look quite the same when they officially open Saturday—missing will be some of the game's brightest stars. Familiar faces that will not be on hand when the gong sounds include Joe DiMaggio, Charley Keller, Tommy Henrich and Ted Williams. DiMaggio, Keller and Henrich, the great New York Yankee outfield of the early 1940's, all have retired. DiMaggio hung up his glove at the end of last season. Keller drew his unconditional release from Detroit and Henrich resigned as a Yankee coach. Williams, recalled by the Maritime Corps, hasn't decided whether to play with the Boston Red Sox until he reports for duty. Also missing from the Red Sox camp is Bobby Doerr. The great second baseman called it a career during 1951. There's a star missing at the Brooklyn Dodger camp at Vero Beach. Fla. Don Newcombe, crack rightander, reported for Army duty yesterday. Rex Barney, potential Dodger star, will not be seen at the Brooklyn camp either. Wild Man Barney will attempt a comeback with Brooklyn's St. Paul club. Service calls probably will limit the activities of Gerry Coleman of the Yanks and Lloyd Merriman of Cincinnati. Both have been recalled by the Marines but expect to play as long as possible. Veteran outfielder Sam Chapman's name will not appear in an exhibition game. General Manager Hank Greenberg of the Cleveland Indians, reluctantly placed Chapman on the voluntary retired list yesterday. Greenberg failed to talk Chapman out of retiring. Chapman's one-time outfield mate on the Philadelphia team made his activities to coaching young athletic hopefuls. A recurring shoulder injury has halted St. Louis Brownie outfielder Roy Sievers' bid for a come-back. Sievers, rookie of the year in 1949, will be lost to the club for at least half the season. Other old standbys among the missing include catcher Mickey Owen, infielders Danny Murtaugh and Buddy Kerr and pitcher Hank Borowy. Owen, formerly with the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn, is player-coach at Kansas City. Murtaugh, an ex-Philly and Pirate, is manager at New Orleans while Kerr, an alumnus of the New York Giants and Boston Braves, is at Milwaukee. Borowy, whose career included stops at New York and Detroit in the American League and Chicago, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh in the National; was realised at the end of last season by Detroit. There will be some familiar faces returning though. At Lakeland, Fla., the Detroit Tigers are welcoming back righthander Art Houtteman and Schoolboy Rowe. Houtteman is back after a tour of Army duty while Rowe will be on hand to instruct the pitchers. Cleveland is giving Dick Wakefield, the former Tiger-born player and veteran infielder Johnny Berardino another chance to make good. George Washington Beats Horace Mann George Washington took the measure of Horace Mann in a basketball game yesterday 26 to 18. The teams are in Anaheim's Juvenile "A" league. Bob Hatfield was the sharp-shooter for George Washington when he dumped in 10 points. Robert Godoy of Horace Mann led his activities to coaching young athletic hopefuls. ST. PETERSBURG, New York Yankee question pitcher Vie Raschi and Mickey Mantle, have start workouts. Mantle ran a bit yesteryear put some pressure on the injured in the second game World Series. He felt no Raschi, who had a car moved from his knee, because nationally hard and alm痛. EL CENTRO, Calif. Footed Jim Busy, the White Sox base-stalking who wound up the 1951 haunted, will have a new table in 1952. Manager Paul Richard plans to play Busybaby weeks at a time and give or five days rest in between. He can't go at top speed through 154 games," saidards: "We learned that year's." BURBANK, Calif. Earl Harrist worked out first time with the St. Browns yesterday and fourager Rogers Hornsby isn't about his stiff conditioningule. Fresh from a winter sea a Puerto Rico club, Harrist ed for nine innings in a game. Harrist, a 31-knuckle-balling righthand an 18-8 record with Oaklift Hornsby's Pacific League champions at Seattle times. CLEVELAND (AP) Gonzales Avila, the club's hitter and base stealer, only important absentee to the Cleveland Indians wore their second day of springing. Veteran outfielder Sam Chapman's name will not appear in an exhibition game. General Manager Hank Greenberg of the Cleveland Indians, reluctantly placed Chapman on the voluntary retired list yesterday. Greenberg failed to talk Chapman out of retiring. Chapman's one-time outfield mate on the Philadelphia Athletics, Wally Moses, still is around but Old Man Mose will confine George Washington look the measure of Horace Mann in a basketball game yesterday 26 to 18. The teams are in Anaheim's Juvenile "A" league. Bob Hatfield was the sharp-shooter for George Washington when he dumped in 10 points. Robert Godoy of Horace Mann led his team's scorers with eight points. Others who caged points for the winners were Don Piladelphia with seven, Jess Hartado with six, and Armando Canales with three. Rounding out the George Washington team were Danny Leos, Jack Farless, Jack Pisher, Eddie Reynolds, and Alfred Bohorques. Along with Godoy, the Horace Mann scorers were Billy Larson with six points, and Marshall Shirk and Louis Acosta with two each. Score at half-time was 13 to 10 in favor of Washington. THINGS TO COME by Tom Hall GOLF BALL VENDING MACHINES WANTED! A BALL-LONGER COURSE! MAILING LIST Complete Coverage FULLERTON — ANAHIE GARDEN GROVE Call LAmbert S-1845 or Gasette Box 101MO ON THE LAM ... with Jim Lamhofer Instead of a step towards complete independence, which it is intended to be, we believe the Pacific Coast league's plan to keep major league teams from playing each other in exhibitions in PCL parks beginning next spring is a move in the direction of eventual self-destruction. If this new policy is enforced, it will rob Far Western fans of the only opportunity they now have to see any semblance of major league baseball. Reason given for the barring was that big league nines were annually grabbing off large gate revenues and dulling Joe Fan's appetite for the ensuing Coast league menus. To begin with, from the public relations angle, the ban is psychologically very bad. It will antagonize the average diamond follower out here. For as long as major league teams have been training in California, baseball bugs have eagerly awaited their chance each March to see some of the game's real stars facing each other in actual game conditions. Those big leaguers are here for only a few exhibition tilt scattered over two or three weeks, and it's a treat for fans to be afforded the opportunity to see them in action. It's rather natural for people to get a kick out of seeing the likes of National league home run king Bobby Lilly. tion games by major leaguers, it's the perfect time for PCL teams to publicize to the hilt their coming schedules, knowing that each listener is a strong and likely prospect for future "gates." But the short-sighted PGLers apparently don't see it that way. Not even for the healthy rentals they get for letting the big leaguers play each other in their parks do they see it that way. We think the Pacific Coast league clubs are slicing off their collective proboscis to spite their collective mugs. For Joe Fan in PCL cities to be told that the only way he can glimpse major leaguers is to watch them toy with PCL arrays that he can watch any time during summer is only so much chaff for his mill. Some Coast league club owners say they have men of major league caliber on their squads—men who just prefer to play on the Coast. And yet these same owners refuse to compete on an equitable basis with the big leaguers for the fan's dollar, even though they themselves will get a sizeable bunk of the dollar spent to watch the major leaguers in action. It doesn't make sense, does it? From the standpoint of the big league clubs, they may not be able to afford to continue coming West to train each spring when they are depleted those juley "gates" at Wrigley Field, Seals stadium, fillmore field, and the like. If all 16 major league outfits all train in Florida or thereabouts each spring, watch Pacific Coast baseball, with nothing zestful to wake up the potential fans come the start of the baseball year, die a quick death. And we won't be among the Baseball Notes ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — New York Yankee question marks, pitcher Vie Raschi and outfielder Mickey Mantle, have started light workouts. Mantle ran a bit yesterday and put some pressure on the leg he injured in the second game of the World Series. He felt no ill effects. Raschi, who had a cartilage removed from his knee, threw exceptionally hard and also felt no pain. EL CENTRO, Calif. — Fleet-footed Jim Busby, the Chicago White Sox base-stealing outfielder who wound up the 1951 season exhausted, will have a new time-table in 1952. Manager Paul Richards said he plans to play Busby about three weeks at a time and give him four or five days rest in between. “He can’t go at top speed right through 154 games,” said Richards. “We learned that much last year.” BURBANK, Calif. — Pitcher Earl Harrist worked out for the first time with the St. Louis Browns yesterday and found Manager Rogers Hornsby isn’t kidding about his stiff conditioning schedule. Fresh from a winter season with a Puerto Rico club, Harrist worked for nine innings in a practice game. Harrist, a 31-year-old knuckle-balling righthander, had an 18-8 record with Oakland and beat Hornsby’s Pacific Coast League champions at Seattle three times. CLEVELAND — Roberto Gonzales Avila, the club’s leading pitter and base stealer, was the only important absentee today as the Cleveland Indians went into their second day of spring training. Those big leaguers are here for only a few exhibition tilts scattered over two or three weeks, and it’s a treat for fans to be afforded the opportunity to see them in action. It’s rather natural for people to get a kick out of seeing the likes of National league home run king Ralph Kiner taking his cuts at the offerings of such as Ned Garver, one of the Americas league’s top throwers. The fans interest in following by radio and newspapers, the exploits of those worthless through the regular league seasons is kindled. They want to see if these athletes live up to or surpass the possibilities they showed here in the spring. And interest in major league baseball is interest in baseball itself, from which the PCL can directly benefit. Just as a music lover, after hearing a Caruso sing, will notice more carefully the efforts of lesser-known singers to determine if they too are capable of attaining greatness; so will the baseball fan, after viewing those under the big top, watch all the more doings of Coasters to decide whether they have enough talent to eventually send them to the majors. We say that gets people in the habit of taking in a game once or twice a week in March, and they’ll keep coming back to those same parks all season, no matter who is playing, as long as it resembles baseball, and they’ll also induce their friends to go and thus introduce new fans to the sport, something baseball needs desperately today. Good advertising sells, and this is the best advertising baseball can have. In fact, when they have large crowds in their parks for exhibi- CLEVELAND (UP) — Roberto Gonzales Avila, the club's leading pitcher and base stealer, was the only important absentee today as the Cleveland Indians went into their second day of spring training. The peppery 26-year-old second baseman hasn't signed his 1952 contract, but is reported driving here from his home in Vera Cruz and is expected to arrive tomorrow. Another absentee, Sam Chapman, won't be here at all. He's been retired at his own request. PHOENIX, Ariz. (UP)—Manager Joe Durocher of the New York Giants is expecting great things from pitcher Jim Hearn this season. "Jim may surprise you and become the greatest pitcher on this team," Durocher said today. "Last year he was jumpy and certain at first. You know how he starred in September and in the playoffs and in the World Series. He's a different man. Hearn tends very close now to the greatest pitcher category." SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (UP) Fourteen Pittsburgh Pirates are unsigned as the Buc rookie inning camp continues in full rest today. MAILING LISTS Complete Coverage FULLERTON — ANAHEIM GARDEN GROVE Call LAmbert 5-1845 or Gasette Box 101MC TRAFFIC! PARKING! ACCIDENT! when driving's too hectic... GO PACIFIC ELECTRIC