anaheim-gazette 1952-03-18

2 Anaheim Gazette TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1952 ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA Stars Game With Majors Aired Tonite Aller being rained out Sunday, the Hollywood Stars vs. Major League All-Star game has been canceled for 8:15 tonight at Gilmore Field, in Hollywood. First taste of major league play for the Twins, the Kiwanis club crippled children benefit will see such stars as Ralph Kincr, Joe DiMaggio, Ned Garver, Slats Marion, Satchi Paige and Luke Easter opposing Fred Haney's squad. The game will be broadcast over Station KFWB and televised over KHJ-TV. This afternoon a reserve squad on Stars not stunned to ice action tonight at Gilmore met a reserve squad of Pittsburgh Pirates on La Palma field. Tom Encinas, Vernon Tries and Ray O'Connor did mound duty. TOMORROW, in preparation for the "big" Angels-Stars game at La Palma on Thursday of this week, the Stars will again tackle the Pittsburgh Pirate Bees in a 1 p.m. practice game at La Palma park. Yesterday, in the first resumption of games since the monsoon season blew out of town, the same gang of reserve Buzz Gang on the Stars for a 6-3 victory. The win brings the series tally between the two squads to three wins for the Bues and one tie. The Pirates had to come from behind to bag victory. SPORTS MIRROR By The Associated Press Today a Year Ago—Pal O'Sullivan won the titleholders golf tournament at Augusta, Ga., with a scope of 361. Fire Years Ago—Vernon (Ted) Hornback, assistant by Ketball coach at Western Kentucky, was named head coach at Vanderbilt. Ten Years Ago—Dirtmouth won the Ivy League basketball title for the fifth straight year by defeating Princeton, 46-48, in a playoff. Twenty Years Ago—Forhra, a 50-1 shot, won the Grand National steeplechase at Liverpool, England. Anahi Track Men Open in Triple Meet The lid comes off the '52 Sunset league track and field season for the Anaheim Colonist thinlads tomorrow afternoon as they tangle in triangular meet with Huntington Beach and Santa Ana on the Attington Beachmen's oval. The result of thred cancelled meets, one from each of the recent "raffle" Saturdays and one today. ARMY BOUND — Chico Vejar, waterweight boxer who has won 46 of his 47 professional fights, enters induction station of New Haven, Conn., for pre-induction examination. Twenty years old, Vejar is a freshman at New York university where he is studying dramatics—(Associated Press photo) the Stars will again tackle the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 1 p.m. practice game at La Palma park. Yesterday, in the first resumption of games since the monsoon season blew out of town, the same gang of reserve Bucs gangs top on the Stars for a 6-3 victory. The win brings the series tally between the two squads to three wins for the Bucs and one tie. The Pirates had to come from behind to bag their win after the Stars banged out two runs in the opening innings. Right Fielder Jack Phillips then put the Pirates in home to try as he stampered home after early ball to left field in the third inning. Hittburgh ... 021 200 10x Anaheim Stars ... 200 010 000 OH Gets Full Squad of Oaks - Seal Socked BOYES HOT SURINGS, Calif., — Manager Jim Ott is working with a full squad of Oakland Oaks today after winning 20-game winner Bill Mays and third baseman Johnny Johnson. Anaheim had taken on his original contract, office but President Clarence (Beck) Laws added a roster. Laws said that snakes the right under the highest caliber man on the club. But he didn’t ask the figure. Johnson, who ran third snake, was satisfied by his write’s illness. SAN FRANCISCO ... next time San Francisco Seals third baseman Sel Tauttina makes an attempt to bust up a double play Triple Meet The lid comes off the '52 Sunset league track and field season for the Anaheim Colonist thinclads tomorrow afternoon as they tough it a triangular meet with Huntington Beach and Santa Ana on the Huntington Beachmen's oval. The result of three cancelled meets, one from each of the recent "raffy" Saturdays and one today, the meet pits Anaheim against both teams in scoring, although the two opponents will not formally meet each other until later in the season. Today's meeting was canceled because of weather-related vaciting facilities. The Saints, fresh off a 63-39 victory over a highly-touted Orange squad last week, are tabbed as pre-meet favorites. Coach Sam Keith's Colonials are as yet relatively untested, having placed comparatively poorly in a closely outing in the Brea-Olinda Palms. Hunttung by injury and lack of opportunity to practice, the Southern California have had little opportunity to round into the shape that Coach Keith has promised might give surprises to league opponents who in recent years have rough-shodded the Anaheimers. STRONGEST IN THE dash, middle distance and relay, the Colonists rate comparatively weak in the distance and most field events. Huntington Beach appears to have a corner on the distance events with some stiff competition for Anaheim's dash and middle-distance men in the form of Bob Suess. Santa Ana's strong events are the high and low hurdles where Dick Bennett regularly garners points for the Stants. Colonist Aaron Perilla, an old Santa Anan himself, promises to give him his stiffest competition. Anaheim's one-man team, Larry Kirchmann, runner-up in the state 440 last year, heads up a strong contingent of Anaheim dash men who are expected to lead in short and middle distance events. Kirchmann, rounding into form slowly. ARMY BOUND — Chico Vejar, waterweight boxer who has won 46 of his 47 professional Ozarks enters induction station of New Haven, Cornell, for pre-induction examination. Twenty years old, Vejar is a freshman at New York university where he is studying dramatics—(Associated Press photo) AUHS Tankmen Meet Huntington Anaheim, Union High school tankmen will dive into their second Sunset League meet tomorrow afternoon at Huntington Beach in the Oiler pool. The indoor pool will guarantee the event from being rained out. Even though the Colonists last week dropped their league opener with Santa And, Coach Bill Hunstek indicates the local swimmers may have a chance for a win tomorrow if "they don't swim too many Bees on us." In Clayes, top pool team Anaheim, will also begin the month tomorrow swimming in the 80 yard, 100 yard, and four-man relay. Dick Wagoher in the 200 yard free-style should also pick up points for Anaheim. The Bee and Cee swim teams will also compete tomorrow. Three members of the Anaheim team got a tune-up for the match Long Beach Wilson last Friday when they swam but went unplaced in a CIF preliminary swim meet. Dr. Zane days the captain of Mexico Tencentitian, with a city of canals much like Venice. The stream of air flowing over an airplane moves faster over some surfaces than others. The first representative assembly in America met at Jamestown, Va., in 1614. will not run his specialty until later in the season and tomorrow is entering only the 100, 220 and relay. Santa Ana's Bob Burn probably will reach Kirkwood. ANAHEIM TRUCK & TRANSFER CO. MOVING - STORAGE General Trucking —PHONE 2127— 505 S. Los Angeles St. Anahiems Here’s a Sports Writer Who Doesn’t Fully Appreciate California’s Rain BY GAYLE TALKER LOS ANGELES — In one of the weather around these parts for the past weeks the question of whether the big knuckles will be able to make out a $3 exhibit at today’s meeting here appears to be purely academic. The Cleveland Indians have been wandering around the town for days, getting in a game only now and then between the all shows. They estimated they had lost over 770 in potential exhibition receptions by the time they dripped in here yesterday and wring out their uniforms. A report that seals were seen sporting between Hollywood and the downtown district proved to be without foundation. THE GIANTS have moved over from Arizona for a quick riffle up the Coast to San Francisco, and Manager Leo Durocher still has the same problem she had when he opened camp this week like—lifting Eddie Stanky’s shoes at second base and at lead-off in the batting order. Davey Williams holding beautifully and making the double play possible better than Stanky did, but he still can’t hit. Bobby Hotman, an “almost” big leaguer for the past three years, might not beat the bounce boy out, or at least split the job with him. Whatever Lockman is trying maneuver to take Stanky’s No. 1 spot in his lineup, but he has both now finding his batting eye and isn’t a heavy enough hitter, anyway. In scare pitchers into giving him walks, Led plans to give Hank Thompson his Negro third-base man, a shot at the second base choreomom. Hank doesn’t block like the idea. TOMMY BYRNE whom the Yanks finally passed on to the St. Louis Browns last season because his lack of control gave Manager Casey Stengel kidney stones is a happy athlete at the prospect of steady work and feels this is the year he will live up to every promise. “If I don’t do it this time, I never will,” thuded the handsome leftorder. “It basically stops him going to have a big year. My control seems sharper than it ever did before at this time and my fast ball is moving around. That’s been one of my troubles, really, that my fast ones does too many different things at times for the umpires to follow it.” Tommy is $2 now, and it has been nearly 12 years since the Yanks pulled him off the Wake Forest campus and started him up through their chain. His best seasons in the big show were 49 and 50, in each of which he won 15 games while working only spasmodically. In ‘49 he gave up only 125 hits in 196 innings, but he issued 179 walks. Fain Likes Idea Of Having Heavy Batting Average WEST PALM BEACH — Ferris (Cocky) Pain, first baseman of the Phil Athletics, gulped his chuckled aloud and cracked “If I had realized it was to feel so good, I would started hitting like this sooner.” Fain referred, of course, his batting mark of .341 son. Not only was that enough to lead the A League, but it marked time he had ever toppled His beat previous mark campaigns with the A’s. 201 in his freshman season 1947. The league batting title—a sizeable boost in salary—from $17,000 to $25,000 was directly responsible for extra cash and prestige in events, royalties and perseverance. HOW COULD FAIN known for his cleverness adroitness around the box for his ability at the pit count for his sudden prowess? What is his secret? “That’s right.” Ferris knowledged. “It is a sort trade secret. I learned some about hitting last year didn’t know before. I am to apply the same technique year and hope it works well. I won’t tell what it has nothing to do with it.” S Tankmen Huntington Union High school will dive into the first-ever League meet junior-high tournament in the Oiler pool. Door pool will guarantee from being rained out. Though the Colonists last opened their league opener and Coach Bill Huntsides the local swim have a chance for a win if "they don't swim less on us." Top pool will also open the minor swimming in the 50-yard, and four-man reefer in the 200 yard should also pick up Anaheim. and Cee swim teams compete tomorrow. Members of the Anaheim tune-up for the match Beach Wilson last Friday swam but went an AIF preliminary swim. All Favorites Win In NAAU Tourney DENVER (A) — Twenty-six teams from 14 states, including all favorites, still were in the running as the National Amateur Athletic Union basketball tournament moved toward completion of first round play today. The Bartlesville, Okla., Phillips obers ran up the biggest score of the two-day-old tourney by plastering Billings, Mont., 94-45 last night. The Oakland, Calif., Atlas Pacific Engineers, co-favorite with Philadelphia split inside Louisville, 91-83, for second high school. Oklahoma Philips and Oakland in the second round with victories yesterday were Los Angeles Fibber McGee & Molly, Warrensburg, Mo., Milwaukee Allen-Bradley and Denver Jussel. The Fibbers impressed with a 66-32 rcmp over Frankfort, Ky. Winners of the four quarterfinal games qualify for playoffs late this month to select the U.S. team in the Olympics at Helsinki, Finland, this summer. Boxing Club Faces Its Toughest Fight NEW YORK UP — The international Boxing club, which has contracts with every world champion from featherweight to heavyweight, today faced the biggest light of its three-year career. The government used a civil-trust suit against the club yesterday maintaining the IBC is considering to monopolize championships in the United States. In Washington, Attorney General J. Howard McGrath said the suit was intended to remove monopolistic practices. The public. Majors Meet Today; PCL Ban Cracking LOS ANGELES (A)—Officials of six major league baseball clubs meet today to discuss 1953 spring training plans. Observers here-abouts are betting one result will be modification of a Pacific Coast League rule barring major teams from playing each other in PCL parkers. President Clarence Cleveland of the PCL and three Coast club owners have been invited to "sit in" on the majors' meeting, it was reported. The recently passed PCL was designed to prevent major teams from skimming off most of the financial cream during the spring exhibition season. It becomes effective next year. Some of the six major clubs have threatened to quit California if the rule sticks. Involved are the New York Giants, St. Louis Browns, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and the two Chicago clubs. It has been rumored the PCL will compromise to the extent of allowing a few major vs major games, but with the majority to be major vs PCL. Meeting at the same time; and in the same hotel, are representatives of the eight PCL clubs. They're scheduled to discuss "rules and regulations." It's expected the two groups will get together during the day and work out some sort of plan for 1953. York and Arthur Wirtz of Chicago, owners of the IBC defended for his ability at the pivot count for his saddest prowess? What is his secret? "That's right." Ferrick knowledged. "It is a safe trade secret. I learned so about hitting last year that didn't know before. I am to apply the same technique year and hope it works well. I won't tell what it has nothing to do with stance, a new bat of a like that." Being moved up to secert in the batting order also him raise his average mid-60 points. Pain said Act went from 282 to 343. "Last year though we coming of big Guz Zernia (Manager Jimmy Dykes) position to take me out cleanup spot and put me belonged all the time—therefore could do what I . . . get on base . . . go average . . . move a ruining position . . or drive in from second or third single." Ghost Manager May Block Flight CHICAGO (A)—A manager title bout between Champ Robinson and Rocky O April 16 in Chicago Stadium been approved by the Illinoisletic commission despite a that Rocky has an "unmanager." The charge was made at day's commission meeting. Duggan, TV-radio sports catoror. He said the match not be approved because Coco is managed by Eddie O Brooklyn. Coco is upper murder conviction in Florida. Under oath, Grazenzo commission that he broke Coco last January. He said that up until that time paid Coco 11 per cent of his since he started boxing professional in 1913. Although approving this bout, the commission said it investigate allegations the probe shows Coco still lied in connection with an Ogroma case. The government filed a civil-trust suit against the club yesterday maintaining the IBC is considering to monopolize championship lights in the United States. In Washington, Attorney General J. Howard McGrath said the suit was intended to reinforce monopolistic practices. The public, contestants, promoters, and radio and television broadcasters are entitled to a free competitive market in a business which demands such wide public interest he added. Both James D. Norris of New York and Arthur Wirtz of Chicago, owners of the IBC, defended their actions. "We've acted on advice of counsel, who said all our actions were perfectly legal," said Norris in Miami Beach. "If the government finds otherwise, we'll just have to change." WELL DONE, PARTNER—Germans Andreas Ostler (left) and Lorenz Nieberl embrace after winning hydroman bolted event of Winter Olympic Games at Prinzstereien Norway. Fain Likes Idea Of Having Heavy Batting Average WEST PALM BEACH, FL. UP FERRIS (Cosky) Pain fearless first baseman of the Philadelphia athletics, gulped his coffee, buckled aloud and cracked: "If I had realized it was going to feel so good, I would have started hitting like that much sooner." Fain referred, of course, to his batting mark of 341 but season. Not only was that figure enough to lead the American League, but it marked the first time he had ever topped 380. His best previous mark in four campaigns with the A's was his 291 in his freshman season in 1947. The league batting title meant sizeable boost in salary for 1952 from $17,000 to $25,000. It also was directly responsible for some extra cash and prestige in endorsements, royalties and personal appearances. HOW COULD FAIN better known for his cleverness and frottiness around the bag than his ability at the plate, account for his sudden batting rowess? What is his secret? "That's right." Ferris acknowledged. "It is a secret—a trade secret. I learned something about hitting last year that I didn't know before. I am going to apply the same technique this year and hope it works out as well. I won't tell what it is but it has nothing to do with a new thoughts of a sports lover while watching those omnipresent raindrops wash out all weekend sports activity. With basketball for 1952 still alive on the strength of the big national tournaments, interest has been attracted in the forthcoming meeting of the NCAA rules committed. With revelations of care scandals at last dying away and the spotlight mercifully being taken off the unsavory phase of the sport, the big question once again is what to do about the present set of rules. During the past season as never before, officials have been attacked by coaches and in the prints for allegedly "taking, the game away from the fans" by indulgence in Roman argies of unnecessary whistle-blowing. We're optimistic enough to believe that with a few modernizing allies in the rule book and a new stunt litterpretations of the rules by officials, the game of basketball can be given back to the fans, at long last. Sam Balter suggested on his radio show last night that a rule be put in force requiring the offensive team to take a shot at least once every 30 seconds during the last five minutes of a contest, to prevent stalling or "freezing" tactics by the quintet in the lead. WE THINK BALTER has the TO PLACE SHOOTING requirements in effect during the last few minutes of play is to take basketball literally out of the hands of the players and to trust it to the fickle fancy of circumstance and plain luck. The last-minute "freeze" has become down through the evolution to modern-day basketball: an accepted and traditionally integral part of the game much so as the man-to-man defense or the double-post offense. It is a skilled game of keepaway and can backfire should the keepping artists get careless. Witness two local occurrences of this during the past season, when Stanford's But Tucker and Café Jim Dodd swiped the ball away from freeze-attempting opposition for last-second win over UCLA and SC, respectively. So the elements of skill and alertness and opportunity are still present. As for unnecessary and intentional instantiate folks by desperate defenders, they will occur whether there is any freeze or not. Such fooling is natural and incurable for tired and overwrought players in the tense final moments of any close game. But the degeneration of basketball into games of catch by the offensive guards at the center-court line, while waiting for the defense to come out, something disorganized Stanford resorted to against SC this past winter is the for his ability at the plate, account for his sudden batting rowness? What is his secret? "That's right." Ferris acknowledged. "It is a secret—a trade secret. I learned something about hitting last year that I didn't know before. I am going to apply the same technique this year and hope it works out as well. I won't tell what it is but it has nothing to do with a new stance, a new bat of anything like that." Being moved up to second spot in the batting order also helped him raise his average more than 10 points. Pain said. Actually he went from 262 to 243. "Last year though, with the timing of big Guz Zernial, Dykes Manager Jimmy Dykes) was in position to take me out of the cleanup spot and put me where I longed all the time—second. I therefore could do what I wanted get on base...go for the average...move a runner in during position...or drive him from second or third with a single." Ghost Manager May Block Flight CHICAGO (AP) — A manweight lee bout between Champion Ray Robinson and Rocky Graziano April 16 in Chicago Stadium has been approved by the Illinois Athletic commission despite a charge at Rocky has an "underecover manager." The charge was made at yesterday's commission meeting by Tom Roggan, TV-radio sports commentator. He said the match should not be approved because Graziano managed by Eddie Coco of Brooklyn, Coco is appealing a harder conviction in Florida. Under oath, Graziano told the commission that he broke off with co last January. He admitted it up until that time he had Coco 11 per cent of his pursu since he started boxing as a professional in 1943. Although approving the title il, the commission said it would investigate the allegations and if probe shows Coco still has a run with Graziano the team can be given back to the fans, at long last. Sam Balter suggested on his radio show last night that a rule be put in force requiring the offensive team to take a shot at least once every 30 seconds during the last five minutes of a contest, to prevent stalling or "freezing" tactics by the quintet in the lead. WE THINK BALTER has the right idea but the wrong time set forth for its application. If a team is good enough to lead after the first say, 35 minutes of play, it should have every right to protect that lead. It is not right to force that club to take unnecessary shots with the pressure at its most and with the defense lightly bottled so as to cause the shots to be taken from tar out. This is especially true if the defensive team possesses superior rebounding ability. If a good short fivesome is good enough to lead a taller aggregation for most of the tilt, why should it be forced to throw its carefully nursed margin to the fate of the rebounds? No, Mr. Balter. The time to apply such a rule as you suggest is during the FIRST 35 OR SO MINUTES OF THE GAME. What must be prevented are mid-game stalling tactics such as Stanford used during the past season upon occasion. Require the offensive outfit to take a shot at less, once every minute of ball possession. 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