anaheim-gazette 1952-03-19

Anaheim Gazette WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1952 ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA Stars Hold 'em for Eight Innings, Then Rookie Tookie Gilbert Homers Driving in Runs to Clip Haneymen HOLLYWOOD—For eight innings the Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast League had a major league team of all stars beaten last night. In the ninth inning of the Kiwanis tripped children's benefit game at Gilmore Field, Bob Dillinger of the White Sox, Alvin Dark of the Giants and Jim Rivera of the Browns singled, producing one run. Then it happened: Tookie Gilbert, rookie first baseman of the Giants, slammed a home run, giving the All-stars a 4-2 decision. Tookie, 22, is a son of Larry Gilbert, old time major leaguer. He is $50,000 bonus player who hit 23 homers for Miamiapolis in 1952. His round tripper off Larry Sheard reared the fence with 20 feet to spare. Jollin' Joe DiMaggio, retired Yankee Clipper, pinch hit for Ned Garver in the second and hit into a force play. He was engulfed by a big group of juveniles who broke through a grandstand, gold seeking autographs. The contest drew $108 fans despite chilly weather and grossed $24,000. Johnny Landell, the former Yankee, and Roy Wehnaker, the Fielding gems of the night were contributed by Tom Safell, Hollywood saloader, who made a long running catch of Eddie Robison's short fly in the fifth, and a sensational leaping catch against Bob Ramazzotti in the sixth. R H E Majors ... 000 000 000 — 4 10 1 Stars ... 000 820 000 — 2 11 R Garver, Palge (2), Spencer (4), Dickson (6), Leonard (8) and Noble, Masl (6); Lindell, Welmaker (4), Shepard (7) and Sandlock. Stars-Angels Game Is Set For Tomorrow The famous cross-town rivalry between the Hollywood Stars and Los Angeles Angels flares tomorrow afternoon at La Pachi Park at 2:00 as the Haneymen tackle Stan Hack's squad in half-first practice game. Breaking from their nearing ramp in Fullerton, the Angels hold a substantial buke in whistle over the heaviest Stars still back- Ritz, Zion, And Fullerton Cagers Win Led by the sharp shooting—their two forwards, Ritz Cleane rolled to Reese Willis on first night first joke of the City game—was Dick Berg who was the b-gun of the Chance Stats in first half as he garnered 18 of his 20 points in the first half. At no time Berg had scored 10 straights. Yanke: Clipper, pinch hit for Ned Garver in the second and hit into a force play. He was engulfed by a big group of juveniles who broke through a grandstand, gold seeking antigraphs. The contest drew $163 fans despite chilly weather and grossed $24,000. Johnny Landell, the former Yankee, and Roy Welmaker, the Stam Negro fast ball pitcher, held the major leaguers scoreless in their three innings stints. TRACK MEET OFF The track meet scheduled for this afternoon involving Alabama State Anal and Huntington Beach high schools, which will be have been run at Huntington Beach, has been "definitely" postponed on account of the Weatherman. HOME RUN HITTER JOINS SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO 9P — Will Haley, last year's leading Western International League home run hitter, is the latest addition to the San Francisco Seals. He signed as a free agent yesterday. A one-time pitcher, the 28-year-old Haley probably will be used as a utility outfielder and pinch-hitter. He's been in professional baseball since 1940, and has played for Oakland, Cleveland and Wenatchee. EMERYVILLE, Calif. 9D — Big Don Francin, third sacker turned pitcher, takes the mound for the second time today in an Oakland Oaks intrasquad game. The 21-year-old started pitching last week. The famous cross-town rivalry between the Hollywood Stars and Los Angeles Angels flares tomorrow afternoon at La Palma Park at 2:00 as the Haneymen tackle Stan Hack's squad in their first practice game. Breaking from their nets camp in Fullerton, the Angels hold a substantial bullseye in what over the hapless Stars, still looking for their first win of the season. Unless rain interrupted again, the game will be the final and perhaps next-to-last chance for local fans to see catching coast leagueers in their own ball park this year. One "big" simulus on tap, the replay of the Pittsburgh Pirates play came carded for March 21. Westday afternoon the Hollywood Stars reserves finally managed to do what the first squad Stars have tried to do unsuccessfully for three games—beat the Pittsburgh Pirate Bears in La Palma park exhibition match. The Stars hung a 2-1 loss on the Boes. First sacker Jack O'Keefe led hitting with three cracks. Right-hander Vernon Thies started for the Stars and gave up only one run. Today, as rain again clouded the scene, the Pirate Bears were scheduled to again meet the same squad here in Anaheim. HOME RUN HITTER JOINS SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO 9P — Will Haley, last year's leading Western International League home run hitter, is the latest addition to the San Francisco Seals. He signed as a free agent yesterday. A one-time pitcher, the 28-year-old Haley probably will be used as a utility outfielder and pinch-hitter. He's been in professional baseball since 1940, and has played for Oakland, Cleveland and Wenatchee. EMERYVILLE, Calif. 9D — Big Don Francin, third sacker turned pitcher, takes the mound for the second time today in an Oakland Oaks intrasquad game. The 21-year-old started pitching last week. In last night's only Church League game, Zion Lutheran rolled to a decisive win over Grace Lutheran. After a very slow start Zion Lutheran warmed up a little and rolled to a 53-29 win. After getting only 14 points in the first half, Zion then proceeded to roll up 39 points in the second half. Zion's scoring was led by their so forward, Lloyd Trapp, who hit for 21 points in the game. Z. Lutheran G. Lutheran 21 Tropp Steif RETREAT HELL FRANK LOVEJOY • BROAD CALSEN FORT OSAGE Orange SAVE IN THEATRE EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Big Don Francehn, third sacker turned pitcher, takes the mound for the second time today in an Oakland-Oaks intrasquad game. The 21-year-old started pitching last week and gave up only two hits in three innings. FARRELL FIGHTS FOR FREE-DOM! — Vol. Adv. SLICE OF HAM JIM GLAD YOU'RE LEFTING YOUR HAIR DOWN, GENERAL. EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Big Don Francehn, third sacker turned pitcher, takes the mound for the second time today in an Oakland-Oaks intrasquad game. The 21-year-old started pitching last week and gave up only two hits in three innings. FARRELL FIGHTS FOR FREE-DOM! — Vol. Adv. WILLIE HORTH TAKEN BY COMPARATIVE UNKNOWN SAN FRANCISCO UP Joe Procita, a comparative unknown, toppled 11-time champion Willie Hoppe from the world three-rushion biliard tournament last night. Procita dealt the white-haired perennial change the second low in two nights. The score was 50-41 in 28 innings. The defeat left Japanese ace Kinrey Matsuyama all the top-ball single round robin meet with a 5-1 won loss record. It dumped Hoppe into a 3-2 second place tie with Jay Bokeman, Yale J. Calif. Ed Lopat ace lefthander of the New York Yankees, once had a trial with the New York Giants—as a first baseman. CHOKED WITH STOMACH GAS? THANKGIVEN! Most attacks are just acid indigestion. When it strikes, take Bell and tablets. They contain the bitter-tasting substance known as dentors for the relief of heartburn, gas and diarrhea. RING DEPENDANTS AND A FAMOUS PARTNER—Arthur M. Wirtz (left) and James D. Norris (right), shown with ex-champion Joe Louis shortly after he became their partner in the International Boxing club setup, were named defendants in a Department of Justice complaint charging conspiracy to monopolize professional boxing. Wirtz, of Chicago, and Norris are principal stockholders of the InterBoxing clubs of New York and Chicago promoters of pro championship boxing in the country. The IBC opened its boxing operations by taking retiring Joe Louis into partnership in 1949. Jim Rivera, Ex-Coast Leaguer, Is Touched by Hornsby as Another Cobb BY: GATLE FALEOT BURBANK, NY — Speaking as one of the fairly modern generation who did not see Ty Cobb at his best and has never understood GROPING AROUND, we said it didn't make sense that man could consistently light out and run the bases against the catching arms around today or against the smart HS Tennis Team Takes Another W... Jim Rivera, Ex Coast Leaguer, Is Touched by Hornsby as Another Cobb BY GATTE FALBOT BURBANK 18 — Speaking as one of the fairly modern generation who did not see Ty Cobb at his best and has never understood how it was possible for a ball player to run the bases the way they say. Ty old two are looking forward to the coming season with something more than normal curiosity. The reason is that Rogers Hornsby says he has a man who is the closest thing to a throwback to Cobb he has seen, a fellow White Hornsby's permission to run almost as he did when he will prove to a lot of people brought up in the era of the rabbit ball that the old times aren't just dreaming. If you're followed, the sports pages all of this spring you know the "player" Jim Rivera, a 20-year-old outfielder coming up to the SC Louis Browns from Seattle where he helped Hornsby win a Coast League flag last year with a 352 strike average and 33 stolen bases and just about every other honor that wasn't hailed down. Jim has had what they call a checkered career He was brought up in a rough sector of Upper Manhattan and has had his difficulties, which he has managed at a late date to surmount Hornsby isn't interested in that. All Rajah knows is that here like a man digging up a dinosaur in his back eighty, he has come upon something out of the past At least, Rajah says he has. "He's the only player in the game I'd pay my way into the park to see," he says seriously. "He's the only man since Cobb with the speed and the instinct to run a catcher and no infield crazy. He's a little tight now. He's born reading them clipboards himself." GROPING AROUND we said it didn't make sense to you." Hornsby said, a trifle really, we thought, but you'll see. Horns will run, and he'll get away with it. What do you think they were using for throwing arms when Cobb was running? We said we often had wondered about that. "The catchers," Hornsby said, "could throw as good as any around today, and some of them a lot better. There was one rookie catcher. I remember, name of Kinn. He told the newspaper boys that he was looking forward to seeing Cobb try to run against him. He was going to throw him but every time Ty must've read it. "Anyway, first time he got on base. To holleredHey, Kling I'm going down on the next pitch, and he did. Sid in under the throw, and Kling never was the same again." Hornsby was asked if Rivera, a six-foot spinner, would be an absolutely free agent once he reached base, free to take off like the wind as he chose. Rajah hedged a little and said not exactly circumstances would intrude, but he said that for the most part Rivera would be permitted to write his own ticket. Jim himself doesn't know how it's going to come out, but he's looking forward to giving it a try. He hasn't been hitting well against big league pitching so far, he readily admits, but he attributes it to over-anxiousness and feels he will settle down once he quits reaching out for the ball. "Thirty is a lack of an age to HS Tennis Team Takes Another W Coach Bill Cook's Analysis team boomed to an history yesterday in downtown Beach Poly racketmen loser's courts. The An swept their matches, 3-0. The win brought the unbroken victory string season to four. Probably toughest competition to Colonists showed most close. Scores Hessel (A) vs. Bladeen 8-6. Bellows (A) vs. Serra 6-2, 6-4 (L). Haster (A) vs. Clay 6-4. Hessel (A) vs. Eves 6-2. Pickard (A-JV) vs. 4-6, 6-1, 6-1. Baker and Henson Harriman and Sklaw—6 Logg and Wright (A) and Wells, 6-1 (L). Abram (A-JV) vs. Stright 6-0, 6-1. Simpson and Clemener vs. Phillips and Williams. ager who did a lot of up to a few years back Jim is in for a great dismement if he thinks he is run wild in the big show. He will find there arms up here like he does in the Coast League." All ed. "I'll be greatly surprised a matter of fact, if Rivera to be a better base run Minoso of the White Sox a guy who can really go money." He's the only player in the game I'd pay my way into the park to see; he may seriously. He's the only man since Cobb with the speed and the instinct to run a catcher and an infield crazy. He's a little tight now. He's been reading these clippings about himself. But wait until he settles down. He'll show you base running like you never saw before." Jim, himself, doesn't know how it's going to come out, but he's looking forward to giving it a try. He hasn't been hitting well against big league pitching so far, he readily admits, but he attributes it to over-anxiousness and feels he will settle down once he quits reaching out for the ball. "Thirty is a hick of an age to be breaking into the big leagues, isn't it?" he laughs. "Maybe I'll have a few years, anyway." Al Lones, the Cleveland man- EQUIPMENT FROM THE SKY — Twin parachutes, each 100 feet in diameter, down with heavy equipment in air drop by USAF cargo planes to a UN ground unit in K Serenity Reigns on Majors-PCL Battle Front – Big Boys Are Gagey LOS ANGELES (P)—All seemed serene on the surface today between the six major league baseball teams training in the west and the Pacific Coast league. But there is strong suspicion that a little gentle killing is going on behind the scenes and that the Coast league won a victory but lost a barrel of money. The six majors—the two Chicago clubs, the New York Giants, the St. Louis Browns, Cleveland and Pittsburgh—decided not to desert the west next spring and agreed to go along with the Coast league ban against playing each other in Coast league parks. It still is all right for the majors to play Coast league teams in any park—if they choose. It appears that they don’t so choose... now. General Manager Frank Lane of the Chicago White Sox, spokesman for the majors, said the 1953 exhibition schedule lists only one major-PCL game. It happened, he said, to be between the Sox and the Hollywood Stars at Hollywood. The majors this spring booked 32 games with PCL teams. Lane said the majors probably will add more PCL dates, but just as quickly noted that their schedule was “practically completed.” LATER HE SAID the majors undoubtedly will schedule PCL competition, but will use their “B” teams—not the varsity. The Coast league hung out the welcome sign for the majors, but only if they could share in the handsome gate receipts with the majors’ starry teams. PCL against PCL seldom is a strain at the box office during exhibition time. Cleveland and the Giant went farther, they began to explore the possibility of playing each other in Los Angeles’ 100,000-plus seat Memorial Coliseum. Some factions think the Coliseum can be made adequate for baseball. Others think it cannot. One thing seemed certain. Cleveland and the Giants would like to play there, to a big crowd next spring, regardless of the limitations of playing space. The matter of PCL territorial rights came up: P. K. Wrigley, which holds the territory, said he would not stand in the way of a Coliseum all-major exhibition. Pittsburgh’s Branch Rickey intimated the Pirates might train elsewhere in 1953, a thought broached a year ago. If they do, another major league team doubtless will come into the west as a replacement. HS Tennis Team Takes Another Win Coach Bill Cook's Anaheim tennis team boomed to another victory yesterday in downing Long Beach Poly racketmen 6-3 on the loser’s courts. The Anaheim JV swept their matches, 3-0. The win brought the Colonists unbroken victory string for the season to four. Probably the toughest competition to date, the Colonists showed most matches close. Scores Hessel (A) vs. Blademan—6-6, 5-6. Bellows (A) vs. Seragusa—4-6, 5-2, 6-1 (L). Haister (A) vs. Clayton—8-6, 7-1. Hessel (A) vs. Eves—4-6, 6-2, 6-2. Pickard (A-JV) vs. Russell—6-6, 8-1, 6-1. Baker and Henson (A) vs. Marriman and Sklaw—6-3, 6-0. Logg and Wright (A) vs. Beck and Wells, 6-4, 6-0 (L). Abram (A-JV) vs. Strokes, 7-5, 0-0, 6-1. Simpson and Clemener (A-JV) vs. Phillips and Williams, 6-2, 6-2. Mager who did a lot of catching up to a few years back, says Jim is in for a great disappointment if he thinks he is going to run wild in the big show. “He will find there are some arms up here like he didn’t see in the Coast League,” Al remarked. “I’ll be greatly surprised, as matter of fact, if Rivera proves to be a better base runner than Minoso of the White Sox. There’s guy who can really go for my money.” If You Drive! Don’t Drink It happened, he said, to be between the Sox and the Hollywood Stars at Hollywood. The majors this spring booked 32 games with PCL teams. Lane said the majors probably will add more PCL dates, but just as quickly noted that their schedule was “practically completed.” Long Beach Jordan baseball squad came from behind in an overtime tilt yesterday afternoon of the Beachmen’s field to nip the Anaheim Colonists, 3-2. Off to a flying start, the Colonists picked up two runs in the opening stanza as Roberts got on first on a fielder’s choice NATIONAL AAU BASKETBALL AT DENVER Tuesday’s Results Portland, Org., 67, Houston $2. San Diego Grimalta $23, Noux City, Iowa $91. Melherson, Kus., 48, Dayton, Ohio Air Gems $47. Los Angeles Kirby $84, Daltonmore Martin $21. Peoria, IL., Caterpillar $78, San Diego Marines $45. San Francisco Stewart 192, Santa Fe, N. Mex. $45. Denver Bankers 75, Adams State (Colo.) College $55. Arvista, N. Mex. Travelers $62, Greeley, Colo. $31. U.K. Air Force All Stars $61, Abilene Tex. $55. Wednesday’s Pairings (PST) Include 5 a.m.—Warrenburg, Mo., vs Los Angeles Kirby. 12 noon—Hartleaville 66ers vs Los Alamitos Naval Air. 1:20 p.m.—Oakland, Calif., Engineets vs San Diego Grimalta. 3 p.m.—Hollywood (Piper McGee & Molly) vs Denver Bankers. 5:30 p.m.—Portland vs San Francisco Stewart. as Lupe Gonzales was put out on second. Wethorn then doubled to bring in Roberts and Herbain in turn hit to score Wethorn. The Colonists held the lead until the seventh Inning, even though one Jordan run crossed the plate in the fourth. Both runs for Jordan came as home runs off the big bat of Newman and both were cracked over the short left field screen. The winning run in the overtime eight frame came off a walk followed by a double off the same left field screen. Wethorn hurled the entire game for Anaheim allowing six hits. Thursday the Anaheim club tangles with Long Beach Poly squad on their own field. 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