anaheim-gazette 1952-04-02

Anaheim Gazette WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1952 ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA Anahi Baseball Team Starts Well But Drops Game Despite a two-man barrage of hitting that saw two Colonist batters hit three for four trips to bat the Anaheim high school baseball team dragged its fifth game of the season when Bellflower triumphed yesterday afternoon at La Palma park, 5-4. Anaheim got off to a quick start in the first inning as outfielder John Steinhorn singled, stole second, and was scored on Dick Gonzales' double. In the second inning, a Bellflower batter singled and scored on an error. In the fourth frame, the Bellflower man took the lead after a batter had been hit by a pitched ball 'moved to second on a pass ball, and then scored on a single. Another single accounted for a second run. Bellflower scored another run in the fifth after a base on balls. Going into the sixth, Colonist pitcher Val Witheorn was relieved by Dick Ramella and another Bellflower run came in on an error and a single. The Anaheimers rallied briskly in their half of the sixth as Steinborn doubled, Herbel singled and scored him. Dick Gonzales singled, Bishop sacrificed, and Herbel, and Gonzales scored on Roberts' hit. The game was called in the eighth because of darkness. Bellflower got six hits, five runs. Anaheim nine hits, four runs. The loss brought the Colonist over all wins last week to reach the final. Sports Mirror By The Associated Press A Year Ago Today—Wall Brope, Boston Red Sox slugger, broke his wrist and team officials said he would be out two months. Five Years Age—Charlie Backman, ex-Michigan State college football coach retired from the game after 20 years, to enter business. Ten Years Age—Durik Kirby won the titleholders golf tournament with a 230 for 54 holes. Twenty Years Age—Buster Crabb won the 500-yard freestyle event in the National AAU swimming championships. 300 Youngsters Vie in Scholastic Track Meet Here With more than 300 young cindermen competing, the first annual Orange county rural track meet makes its bow on the Anaheim High school athletic field tomorrow afternoon at 1:00. The elementary school tracksters represent 10 rural schools: Katella, Magnolia, Orangethorpe, Alamitos, Centralia, Villa Park, Silverado, Olive, Yorba Linda, and Loara. Paul Jungkeit, of Anaheim, is chairman of the event. Events Mid-Season Pitch Get Coast League By The Associated Press A pair of pitching sparkles the kind of nifles one expels along about mid-season when weather's warm and pitchers' get all the kinks out, brighten the opening of the Pacific Coast league's golden anniversary season. At Sacramento, Los Angeles Eddle Chandler thwarted the club with a seven-hit performance that brought the Angels in ahead. The Athletics rallied briefly in their half of the sixth as Steinborn doubled, Herbal singled and scored him. Dick Gonzales singled, Bishop sacrificed, and Herbel, and Gonzales scored on Boberts' hit. The game was called in the eighth because of darkness. Bellflower got six hits, five runs. Anaheim nine hits, four runs. The loss brought the Colonist over-all win less record to three-five. The Jayvees, meanwhile, playing on the high school field, dropped a game to Bellflower, 8 to 2. Tonight the varsity will most Wilson at Long Beach. Jimmy Carter Retains Title LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jimmy Carter retained his world's lightweight title today after boxing his way to a unanimous decision over challenger Lauro Salas in a roaring 15-round. Although piling up a good margin of victory with his sharp punching last night, the champion from New York never did solve the flailing style of the willing Lauro. Imogene "Mo" Upton, a University of New Hampshire co-ed, was fifth in the women's slalom in the Winter Olympic Games. NOW—Beers Open 9:45 p.m. NOW! BIG HITS ON ONE PROGRAM VIVA ZAPATA! MALONE FRANKLIN—BANDA DEELE RETREAT HELL Local Cage Scores Huntington Beach five squeezed past Ritz Cleaners last night in the first game of the finals in the City League played at the high school gym. E. Comba scoring 28 points for the winners and Berg had 14 for the losers. Hits Cleaners Hunt. Beach 14 Berg E. Comba 20 12 Kellogg Cherrell 2 7 G. Range Worthy 10 7 Pamler Theuton 7 11 Kuapp King 6 4 Stringer 6 W. Range 0 Gonzales 0 Wagner Last night was the beginning of the playoffs for the Church League with two games played. First Baptist trounced White Temple 58-49. Hatfield was the big boy for the winners with 22 and Meade netted 21 points for the losers. White Temple First Baptist 21 Meade Ball 10 2 Galusna Koch 7 14 Duncan Keverkian 4 5 Hansen Thompson 5 7 Hall Hatfield 22 Petty 0 A pair of pitching sparkles the kind of nifles one expels along about mid-season when weather's warm and pitchers' get all the kinks out, brightens the opening of the Pacific Coast league's golden anniversary son. At Sacramento, Los Angeles Eddie Chandler thwarted the club with a seven-hit performance that brought the Angels in ahead 1-0. And at San Francisco, Reeder, limited Portland to seventh-inning single as the Sox won 2-0. In the other games Seattle was the first round in defense of pennant, defeating Hollywood and San Diego downed Oakland 6-2. Two opening day crowd records were broken: At Sacramento's Edmonds Field 13,600 turned out—an all time high. Hollywood's Gilmore Field measured 3825 made it a first-draw low. There were 8455 at San Francisco and 9682 at San Diego. Right-hander Reeder cut Beavers down without a hit until two were out in the seventh. The first sacker Joe Lafata lashed a clean single. Reeder got foul play backing when error threatened trouble. Seals scored their runs off Beavers starter Red Adams in the fourth Outfielder Bob Thurman walked Catcher Ray Orteig doubled him in. And outfielder Bill McCawh singled to score Orteig. THE ANGELS' 30-year right hander, Chandler, was serious trouble in only one innin' the fifth, when he allowed a sing and a double. But his teammate came through to supply the two needed outs. Back to back doubles in the ver First Baptist trounced White Temple 58-42. Hatfield was the big boy for the winners with 22 and Meade netted 21 points for the losers. White Temple First Baptist 21 Meade Ball 16 2 Galusca Keck 7 14 Duncan Keverkian 4 5 Hansen Thompson 5 7 Hall Hatfield 22 Petty 0 Albarkin 2 The second game of the playoffs between Zion Lutheran and St. Boniface was a toss up until the third quarter, when Zion Lutheran took a slight lead 27-24. The last quarter was the tough one, as St. Boniface went to town and squeezed Zion Lutheran out 37-36. There were no high scores in this game, Trapp of Zion Lutheran got himself 14 and Van Becklear and Huenemeyer both netted 9 for St. Boniface. Zion Lutheran St. Boniface 7 Kahlen A. Perez 2 14 Trapp B. Ocohea 8 7 G. Henning Van Beckler 9 6 J. Henning Huenemeyer 0 2 Johnson Branet 2 0 D. Henning Kirsch 0 C. Ocohea 6 The Boston Red Sox, for the first time in many years, wore their home white uniforms in exhibition games at Sarasota, Fla. MAILING LISTS Complete Coverage FULLESTON — ANAHEIM GARDEN GROVE Call LAmbert 5-1845 or Gazette Box 151MDO Lovellette Slips On the Big One, Caterpillars Win NEW YORK (T)—Basketball record books will show that Clyde Lovellette scored the highest three-year point total of any player in history—an astounding 1888. But the points the big guy will never forget are the two he didn't make last night. The human scoring scourge from Kansas missed perhaps the most important field goal of his life—"a dinky old one-footer"—as his team dropped a tingling 62-60 decision to the Peoria Catterpillars in the finals of the Olympic basketball tournament. Too, it will go into the books that Peoria, the AAU champion, won the game when Howie Williams connected with a 20-foot one-hander with eight seconds to go. But if you talk to anyone who saw the game—there were 6234 of 'em in Madison Square Garden last night—they'll tell you Lovellette's muff of a simple layup was the big story. With the score tied 60-60 and 15 seconds left, Lovellette electrified; the crowd by stealing the ball from Peoria's Marchus Preiberger. The 224-pound giant lumbered down the court with nary a defender under the Catterpillar goal. There was a Kansas teammate on each side of the basket. Lovelette strode in himself—aiming to dunk one of the easiest haskets he'd ever made. But the ball wouldn't behave. It rolled off to the left, leaving FOR TITLE BOUT—Heavyweight champion Jersey Joe Walton (left) signs the contract for a 15-round title bout with Chalene Ezzard Charles as Charles, who lost the title to Wakcott the first year, points to the dotted line. The host will be staged in Philadelphia's huge Municipal Stadium June 5.—(Associated Press photo) Mid-Season Pitching Performances at Coast League Off to Good Start By The Associated Press Pair of pitching sparklers, kind of nitiles one expects about mid-season when the owner's warm and pitcher's arms the kinks out, brightened opening of the Pacific Coast's golden anniversary sea-sacramento. Los Angeles' Chandler thwarted the home with a seven-hit performance brought the Angels in ahead, BASEBALL STANDINGS By The Associated Press Pacific Coast League San Francisco 1 0 1.000 Los Angeles 1 0 1.000 Seattle 1 0 1.000 San Diego 1 0 1.000 Oakland 0 1.000 Portland 0 1.000 Sacramento 0 1.000 Hollywood 0 1.000 BASEBALL STANDINGS By The Associated Press Pacific Coast League San Francisco 1 0 1,000 Los Angeles 1 0 1,000 Seattle 1 0 1,000 San Diego 1 0 1,000 Oakland 0 1,000 Portland 0 1,000 Sacramento 0 1,000 Hollywood 0 1,000 Yesterday's Results San Francisco 2, Portland 0. Los Angeles 1, Sacramento 6. San Diego 4, Oakland 2. Seattle 6, Hollywood 2. Today's Probable Pitchers Oakland (Lloyd Hittle) at San Diego (Jack Salveson). Seattle (Earl Johnson) at Hollywood (Pinky Woods). Portland (Marino Pieretti) at San Francisco (Al Lien). Los Angeles (Bill Molean) at Sacramento (Walt Clough). first inning were the difference between the Angels and Sacramento. Chuck Connors nicked the Solons' burler. Jess Flores, for one and Max West found him for another. After that the Angels found him pretty much a puzzle. Connors and West got three hits aplice and catcher Les Peden was the only other to tap Flores for a safety. Charley Schanz beated Johnny Lindell to lead Seattle to victory. Schanz granted only seven hits, one to Lindell that drove in two runs for the Stars. But none of the Hollywood runs were earned. Lindell's knuckler didn't fool the Rainlers, who banged out 13 safeties. Grumpy Guy Fletcher notched his seventh successive opening day victory as he pitched San Diego to a win over Oakland. He had to be relived in the seventh by ageless Al Benton. But the Padres came back in their half of that frame with three more runs to clinch the game. "I FELT SICK," said the record-breaking All-American later. "After making all those tougher baskets I had to go and blow that dinky old one-footer." After the historic miss, Ronnie Bentemps of Peoria grabbed the rebound as the clock spun toward the zero mark. Bontemps fired down court to Williams, who sent a high-arching one-hander through the hoop to elimax one of the most heated games seen here this season. After the game there was some question whether Lovellette should have passed to a teammate under the goal. But he was in the clear and odds on him missing a basket as easy as that probably would have been something like 1-to-100. As a result of its hard-earned victory, Peoria is the supreme ruler of amateur basketball in this country. Five of the Caterpillar players have qualified for the U.S. Olympic team, and with seven members from Kansas and two from the Phillips Oilers, will journey to Finland this summer for the International competition. The victory made Peoria coach Warren Womble, only 32, mentor of the Olympic cage squad. Phog Allen, Kansas coach, will be his assistant. LOS ANGELES—Bob Perry and Larry Huebner, UCLA's youthful top-ranking tennis players who are both members of the American Junior Davis Cup squad, will compete in the Bakersfield (Calif.) Invitational tournament this weekend (Apr. 5-6). If You Drive! Don't Drink We assured the Cleveland we did not believe in dog an exact science, and wiped the sweat away hail and Indians said he had a bad dream in which he batting averages of Larry Doby, Al Rosen, other ball sluggers with the Cleveland array. He said it was so times that he would wait a start, bathed in sweat the feeling that he hold of someone and about it, just in this nightmare prove We offered to put it off. "It dosen't mean any course," said the man and dies with the League runners-up, "he keep seeing is that they guys hit last year with slump at all, but just mal gait. Crazy, isn't it? "I know we are going the pennant, because Larry and Al and Ray are bound to hit higher did last year, and we'll best pitching there is. I wouldn't keep get dream. I told our man Lopez, about it, and probably due to this I've been eating over it. "Nobody knows better do that Easter isn't any terer and Rosen isn't any That's only what they year, and we know really can polish that they'll both go over 300 son and I wouldn't be sure see them hit 40 home But I keep getting the dream. "DO YOU, personal that Boone is a .233 hit kid not only is a good but he is all right wagon tongue, too. He'll ball this year and we mll 15 games ahead of the I'm silly to pay any atta dream like that, right Doby, he'll probably hit .250 and this time next yi be wondering why you it coming." Hemus pounded out a triple and two singles yesterday as the Cards defeated the Detroit Tigers, 5-0, at St. Petersburg, Fla. The blows increased Hemus’ record to 15 hits in 30 trips. Veterans Cliff Chambers and Red Munger blanked the Tigers on seven hits. The shutout was the sixth this spring for the Red Bird staff. The Cleveland Indians made it six straight over the New York Giants by heating the National League champions, 7-4, before 12,000 fans at Denver, Colo. The crowd was the second largest ever to see a baseball game in Denver. Brooklyn smashed Cincinnati’s six-game winning streak by crushing the Reds, 7-3, at Tampa, Fla. Carl Furillo and Dick Williams collected three hits each to lead the Dodger attack. Don Lenhardi and Vern Stephens hit successive home runs in the fifth inning to spark the Boston Red Sox to a 4-2 triumph over Shreveport of the Texas League in Shreveport, La. Ralph Brackenes and Willard Nixong held the Sports to six hits. Veteran Ed Wright and Rookie Tex Hoyle pitched the Philadelphia Athletics to a 4-0 victory over Macon of the South Atlantic League at Macon, Ga. Wright permitted only two hits in six LOS ANGELES—Bob Perry and Larry Huebner, UCLA’s youthful top-ranking tennis players who are both members of the American Junior Davis Cup squad, will compete in the Bakersfield (Calif.) Invitational tournament this weekend (Apr. 5-6). If You Drive! Don’t Drink innings. THE WORLD champion New York Yankees scored four runs in the ninth inning at Orlando, Fla., to defeat the Washington Senators, 5-2. An error by shortstop Pete Runnels admitted the first two runs. Robin Roberts got his lumps at Jacksonville, Fla., as the Boston Braves pounded him for 13 hits to smear the Philadelphia Phillies, 10-4. Roberts left under fire in the eighth inning in favor of Jim Konstanty. Konstanty stopped that rally but was slugged for two more runs in the ninth. The St. Louis Browns came up with two five-run rallies to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-4 at Houston, Tex. Rookie Jimmy Dyck sewed it up with a grand-slam two-run homer in the fifth inning. Hank Sauer bolted a two-run homer to pace the Chicago Cubs to a 4-2 triumph over the Chicago White Sox in a night game at San Antonio. Paul Minner and Johnny Klippstein limited the Sox to five hits while the Cubs whacked three White Sox pitchers for 13 blows. We assured the Cleveland we did not believe in an exact science, and after wiped the sweat away he added: “Another thing, they being that we haven’t got charge guy on our club, invented that phrase, recently? I keep hearing about this phenomenon acter and I still don’t know why he is supposed to game is getting complicated.” “Used to be if you good men out there you fair chance of winning that, but they say we got this genius who gives signals, the man with brains. Hell, we’ve got a little dude as there j game in that Bobby A therg on second base.” “First time Leo Durock saw Avila handle a ball in Leo says there’s a big It wasn’t a hard chance but Leo knew, Bobby’s t who could be our take-chance except that he can’t speedlish good enough.” CHOKED with stomach GIANT HEAVENS! Most attacks are indigestion. When it strikes, take tablets. They contain the fastest medicines known to doctors for heartburn, gas and similar distress.” WHAT GOES HERE—It’s a hydrofelt boat, operated by its builder, Allyn B. Hazard of San Gabriel. The craft skims along two feet above the water’s surface on small sections of sheet metal attached to two struts forward and to the shaft of the outboard motor, at speeds up to 40 miles an hour. It works as well in rough water as in smooth, and Hazard believes it can be adapted to water taxis and other short-haul passenger carrying vessels. Indian Dreamer Can’t Get Over Low Averages BY GAYLE TALBOT LOS ANGELES (P)—The unofficial spokesman for the Cleveland Indians said he kept having a bad dream in which he saw spread before him the lifetime batting averages of Luke Easter, Larry Doby, Al Rosen and all the other ball sluggers who make up the Cleveland array. He said it was so vivid sometimes that he would wake up with a start, bathed in sweat, and with the feeling that he should get hold of someone and tell him about it. UCLA-Arizona Cindermen Meet Next Saturday LOS ANGELES—UCLA’s home track and field season opens Saturday with Coach Ducky Drake’s Bruins hosting the University of Arizona’s Wildcats in an intersectional dual meet on the Westwood cinderpath, with the field events starting at 2 p.m. This will be the resumption of an old-time track rivalry which began in 1928. However, the Bruins and the Wildcats haven’t met since 1942. UCLA holds a 9-0 won-loss victory margin in this intersectional rivalry. Anaheim Tennis Notes The regular monthly meeting of the Anaheim Tennis club was held on Monday evening with Bob Carlson presiding. Results of the first two rounds of play in the Mid-Cities C and D leagues were given, with the C league having a record of 14 wins and 14 losses after matches with the Axelson club of Huntington Park and the South Gate club. The D team has had one bye, and then ended on the short side of an 8 to 2 score against the South Gate D team. The C team travels to Bell for its next match, with the D team entertaining Lomita here on April 20. Southern California sanctioned tournaments for April were announced. Junior players were urged to start thinking immediately about plans for entering the Southern California junior championships to be held in Altadena at the end of May, as it is impossible to gain a Southern California ranking without participation in this event. Eight of the Anaheim Tennis club juniors drew the plaudits of other members for surviving the first week-end of play in the Fullerton Junior Novice Tennis championships. Jean Williams is in the finals of the girls’ 15 and under singles, with Karen Lenain and Anne Williams in the semi-finals of the same division. Mary Flynn, Joanne Kellogg and Ronnic Legg are in the semi-finals of the 18 year old group, with Dick Hanson in the quarter-finals. Barry Ryan completes the line-up in the quarter-finals of the 15 and under land Indians said he kept having a bad dream in which he saw spread before him the lifetime batting averages of Luke Easter, Larry Doby, Al Rosen and all the other ball sluggers who make up the Cleveland array. He said it was so vivid sometimes that he would wake up with a start, bathed in sweat, and with the feeling that he should get hold of someone and tell him about it, just in the event that this nightmare proved prophetic. We offered to put it in print. "It doesn't mean anything, of course," said the man, who lives and dies with the American League runners-up, "but what I keep seeing is that the way these guys hit last year wasn't any slump at all, but just their normal gait. Crazy, isn't it? "I know we are going to win the pennant, because Luke and Larry and Al and Ray Boone all are bound to hit higher than they did last year, and we've got the best pitching there is. But I wish I wouldn't keep getting that dream. I told our manager, Al Lopez, about it, and Al says it's probably due to this hot stuff I've been eating over in Tueson. "Nobody knows better than I do that Easter isn't any .270 hitter and Rosen isn't any .265 man. That's only what they hit last year, and we know that both really can polish that apple. Hell, they'll both go over .300 this season and I wouldn't be surprised to see them hit 40 homers apiece. But I keep getting that damn dream." "DO YOU, personally, think that Boone is a .233 hitter? That kid not only is a good shortstop, but he is all right with that wagon tongue, too. He'll blast that ball this year and we might finish 15 games ahead of the Yankees. I'm silly to pay any attention to a dream like that, right? That Doby, he'll probably hit around 350 and this time next year you'll be wondering why you didn't see it coming." We assured the Cleveland man we did not believe in dreams as an exact science, and after he had viped the sweat away he continued. Bruins hosting the University of Arizona's Wildcats in an intersectional dual meet on the Westwood cinderpath, with the field events starting at 2 p.m. This will be the resumption of an old-time track rivalry which began in 1928. However, the Bruins and the Wildcats haven't met since 1942. UCLA holds a 9-0 won-loss victory margin in this intersectional rivalry. Arizona is building toward track supremacy in the Border Conference. Under a talented new coach, Carl Cooper, formerly of El Monte, Calif., high school, the Wildcats have a youthful and promising cinder squad this year which has already notched dual victories over San Diego State, 73-58 and Santa Barbara College, 105-26. The Bruins turned in some surprisingly good marks in their opening meet last week. UCLA outscored Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) and the host school, Santa Barbara, by 99½-40½-21 in a triangular cinderfest. Larry Carter, brilliant UCLA sophomore distance runner, set a brand new Bruin mile record of 4:17.5, two and one-half seconds under Don Hangen's previously accepted 4:20.0 clocking of last year. Incidentally, Hangen, who was sidelined last week with the flu, will be ready to challenge Carter this Saturday for mile supremacy. Carter set one of four new meet records by Bruins at Santa Barbara, including Pole vaulter Len Eiler's 13 ft., 7½ in., effort; two miler Marty Donohue's 9:40.6 clocking for the eight-lap event; and the mile relay team of Jack Sage, Dick Pilmer, Don Guttery and Charley Corbato were timed in 3:23.2 for new standard. Two other meet records were tied. Rod Richard, classy Bruin sprinter, sped the 220 in 21.4 to equal Bob Work's record set last year. Sage tied the 880 record of 1:57.6 set by Hugh Mitchell last year. Although underdogs, the visiting Wildcats figure to give the Bruins an interesting meet. A nominal admission charge of 75 cents will be made. JAYVEE TENNIS TEAM DEFEATS BELLFLOWER Anaheim Jayvee tennis squad defeated the Bellflower varsity, 7-3, yesterday on the Anaheim courts. Anaheim players were Harvill, Warwick, Debevec, Ryan, Ost Owson, Schneider, Clemmer, Meyer, and Lillywhite. ball this year and we might finish 15 games ahead of the Yankees. I'm silly to pay any attention to a dream like that, right? That Dobby, he'll probably hit around 250 and this time next year you'll be wondering why you didn't see it coming." We assured the Cleveland man we did not believe in dreams as an exact science, and after he had wiped the sweat away he continued: "Another thing, they keep saying that we haven't got a take-charge guy on our club. Whoever invented that phrase, and how recently? I keep hearing and reading about this phenomenal character and I still don't know exactly what he is supposed to do. This name is getting complicated. "Used to be if you had nine good men out there you had a fair chance of winning. We got that, but they say we haven't got this genius who gives with the signals, the man with the big brains. Hell, we've got as smart little dude as there is in the same in that Bobby Avila out there on second base. "First time Leo Durocher ever saw Avila handle a ball in Havana so says there's a big leaguer. wasn't a hard chance, either, at Leo knew. Bobby's the man who could be our take-charge guy except that he can't speak English good enough." SHOKED with stomach GAS? ANK HEAVENS! Most attacks are just acid ingestion. When it strikes, take Bell-ana stets. They contain the fastest-acting medicines known to doctors for the relief of arthritis, gas and similar distres. 264. Two other meet records were tied. Rod Richard, classy Bruin sprinter, sped the 220 in 21.4 to equal Bob Work's record set last year. Sage tied the 880 record of 1:57.6 set by Hugh Mitchell last year. Although underdogs, the visiting Wildcats figure to give the Bruins an interesting meet. A nominal admission charge of 75 cents will be made. SLICE OF HAM MY WIFE'S COMPLAINING THE FAUCET'S DRIPPING AGAIN."