anaheim-gazette 1952-05-29

"OLD MAN" RECORD BREAKER—Chet Miller of Glendale, the "old man of the Indianapolis Speedway" at 49, receives congratulations at the track after breaking the 10-mile qualification speed record the fourth time this month. Left to right: Fred Agabashian, second to break the record this year; Lou Welch, owner of the Novi V-8 Miller drove; Miller (white helmet) and Duke Nalon, who previously qualified Welch's other Novi. (AP Photo) Vets Don't See New Record in Indianapolis Race INDIANAPOLIS (AP)—Can anybody match Lee Wallard's record 1931 speed in tomorrow's 500-mile Memorial Day auto race? Old timers doubted that Wallard's 126.244 mile-an-hour average will be equaled. This year a 33-car field averaged Stock Cars to Race Saturday at Huntington Beach Auto racing fans will get to see the Southland's top stock car pilots this Saturday night when the Pacific Racing association presents the first of its summer program at the Huntington Beach speedway at 8:30. Last year's top man in the association, Chuck Meekins, has signed to go along with the former Pirates can clinch last place by July 4. Pirates May Clinch Cellar By July 4th By JACK HAND Associated Press Sports Writer Wrong way Pittsburgh is naming away from the National League. Without much trouble the Pirates can clinch last place by July 4. Racing backward at a breast taking .179 pace, they promise INDIANAPOLIS RACE INDIANAPOLIS UP—Can anybody match Lee Wallard's record 1051 speed in tomorrow's 500-mile Memorial Day auto race? Old timers doubted that Wallard's 128,244 mile-an-hour average will be equaled. This year a 33-car field averaged about two miles an hour faster than the '31 field in qualifications. But it isn't likely to enjoy the perfect racing conditions of last year. Weather and wrecks can cut the speed far below the cars' potential. Last year the weather was perfect—hot and windless—and the race was slowed only one minute and 10 seconds by a wreck. That was Mauri Rose's upset. He limited in the infield and the track wasn't blocked. There's also the possibility pointed out by Louis Meyer of Los Angeles, builder of most of the engines in the cars, that the drivers might run out of automobiles before the end of the race. Only eight cars survived last year's speed. MEYER POINTED out that the Meyer-Drake engines were designed only for speeds of about 125 miles an hour. The speedway changed the rules to permit gearing down for the race but some mechanics chose to keep the engines running at high speed-and hope. The expected wear and tear on the conventional four-cylinder engine improved the prospects of Alberto Ascari of Milan, the European 1951 champion, and Freddy Arnaudian, of Albany, Calif. Ascari will drive a V-12 Italian Petri that proved exceptionally durable in Grand Prix competition last year. Agabashian's new Cummins Deisel Special has a modified six-cylinder truck engine. The diesel was permitted a piston displacement of 401 cubic inches, compared with a limit of 183.06 for supercharged gasoline engines. Unsupercharged conventional engines were permitted 274.50. The concession to the Huntington Beach Auto racing fans will get to see the Southland's top stock car pilots this Saturday night when the Pacific Racing association presents the first of its summer program at the Huntington Beach speedway at 8:30. Last year's top man in the association, Chuck Meekins, has signed to go along with the former champion of New Mexico and Texas, Lynn Harrington. Other stars include the winner of the 1951 Memorial Day race at Carrel, Wayner Dickerson, Ted Purdy of Long Beach, and Eric Erickson who just completed a tour in the Eastern circuit. The entries are limited to cars with steel tops and all cars must have fenders, hoods, etc., although the engines may be hopped up as long as the car remains stock in appearance. The Saturday night race at Huntington Beach will be the first of its kind in Orange county. In Northern California, 600,000 fans have already made the "modified stock" cars the nation's most popular type of auto speed racing. and engine builder. Pageol, who had been refused special concessions for his gasoline bus engine, asserted the big diesel "could run away from the field." The Cummins Engine Co. of Columbus, Ind., may have made the rules obsolete. The concession apparently was about right two years ago when Jimmy Jackson qualified the 33rd car in the field at the slowest speed; 129,208 miles an hour. In two years of developments, Dog Cummins and his engineers brought their engine's speed up to Agabashian's pole-winning record of 138.010. INDIANS GET GLORY, FIGERS GET THE FANS DETROIT UP—Somebody once said "you gotta win games to draw fans." Is it true? The Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers played two night games against each other this week one in each city. By July 4th By JACK HAND Associated Press Sports Writer Wrong way Pittsburgh is missing away from the National League. Without much trouble the Pirates can clinch last play by July 4. Racing backward at a break taking .179 pace, they promise find the answer to "how low down?" Unless there is a drag change, they should set a moderate day losing record in the major league. Just look at the figures. Worst lost 32: games behind, 2 Games behind seventh place, and the season is only one four over. If the Buns keep it up they Angels Win, Start Padres Take Seven It's hard to explain why a club frequently goes all out hits for second flight hurler, they fails to support its best. But Sacramento's player-manager Joe Gordon offers a theory. He says that when a second ranker takes the mound "the bolt start right out trying for his figuring we'll need them." Gordon has a pitcher named Kenny Gables, who has been ing pretty well for himself around the Pacific Coast League since 1944. Going into Wednesday night game with Seattle he had allowed only three earned runs in 26 innings. But the Saes didn't batting for him. His record was 0-3. PETRAR that proved exceptionally durable in Grand Prix competition last year. Agabashian's new Cummins Deisel Special has a modified six-cylinder truck engine. The diesel was permitted a piston displacement of 401 cubic inches, compared with a limit of 183.06 for supercharged gasoline engines. Unsupercharged conventional engines were permitted 274.50. The concession to the diesel brought a protest from P. J. Wagcol of Kent, O., boat racer. INDIANS GET GLORY, TIGERS GET THE FANS DETROIT — Somebody once said "you gotta win games to draw fans." Is it true? The Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers played two night games against each other this week, one in each park. Weather was perfect. In Cleveland Tuesday the league-leading Indians drew only 15,615 paid fans. In Detroit last night the last place Tigers pulled in 38,662. Detroit won both games. INGLEWOOD — Intent and Lights Up are going to fit out the $50,000 added Argonaut Handicap tomorrow at Hollywood Park, so the Argentine gray, Miche, packing top weight of 123 pounds, has become the prohibitive favorite for the Memorial Day feature. NOW! 2 BIG LBT RUN HITS Arrive before Dark See the Show from the Start MY 6 CONVICTS FORD RICH GOMAN Denise DARCEL Young Man with Ideas Church Teams Win Victories At City League Softball Tilts Last night's City League enforcers at City park, the Church Stars defeated Alex Tamale in the opener, and the Davis Grace Lutheran sponsored downed the Anaheim Merchants 5-1. At La Palma park, its Foods won on a forfeit, the Cypress Merchants alight they lost a practice game followed 3-2. The Curech All Stars capitalized seven walks, two hit batsmen, two Alex errors in scoring runs. Second baseman Lou Baseman Lou singled twice and hit a inning homer to lead the batsmen. They scored three in the second inning on his single, a walk to Bill Watt, by Meadows was hit by a red ball. Blose came home on Dickerson's infield out, Viroore flied to left and Watt Meadows came home on a red ball. Lynn Arnett, Loun and Ed Cook scored the three runs in the third, and sixth innings. Paul Knocler hit a grand slam for the Tamale boys but no avail. Lee Knoeler, Roy Pinn and Junior Perkins were the men aboard at the time. Ten of the Tamalemen went down via the strikeout route. In the second game Davies Bakery got off to an early 1-0 lead as Frank Higgens led off and was safe at first on an error. Bill Geiger sacrificed him to second, Art Michel grounded out. Dale Woeline was safe on a fielder's choice. Higgens scored on the play. Paul Altheide scored in the second on a walk, an error and Pat Crawford's single. In the fourth, Del Martin walked, went to second on a fielder's choice and scored on Higgens' single. In the sixth, Art Altheide singled, Frank Higgens singled and both scored on an error. Bob Thompson hit a homer for the Merchants their only tally. Both Thompson and Frank Perez had a perfect night at bat, Perez going three for three and Thompson two for two. WILLIE SAYS FAREWELL —Speedy Willie Mays, the Giants' center field space man, gives a lingering look and a farewell wave to the Polo Grounds as he makes his last appearance in the home park before changing into a soldier's uniform. Willie is scheduled to be inducted into the army today. ST. LOUIS (UP) —It's Sam Snead against the field today as the 49th Western Open golf tournament opens its 72-hole tour at Westwood Country club. CHICAGO (UP) —Eddie Stanky, apologizing to newsmen for an outburst during yesterday's St. Louis Cardinals-Chicago Club game, said he was in a bad dis- July 4th By JACK HAND Excited Press Sports Writer ing way Pittsburgh is runaway from the National least. Without much trouble, rates can clinch last place y 4. Growing backward at a breath179 pace, they promise to answer to "how low is" Unless there is a drastic they should set a modernning record in the majors. Look at the figures. Won 7; 12; games behind, 21½; bound seventh place, 9½. Season is only one fourth the Bucks keep it up they'll 38-115, the National League record. Once upon a time, way back in 1890, a Cleveland team managed to win only 28 all year. But 1900 usually is the dividing line for modern records. Maybe Branch Rickey's youth movement will pay off in the future book. He has no-hit pitchers and 27 strikeout artists in the lower minors. But the collection now performing at Pittsburgh certainly is learning the hard way. They lost another last night, 5-2, to Cincinnati as the veteran Kenny Raffensberger won his sixth of the season. Bobby Adams and Roy McMillan hit homers to ease Raffy home past Red Munger. Jack Merson homered for the Buck. Angels Win, Stars Lose While Padres Take Seventh Straight Hard to explain why a ball frequently goes all out for a second flight hurler, then support its best. Sacramento's player-manoe Gordon offers a theory. Says that when a second takes the mound "the boys night out trying for hits, we'll need them." Son has a pitcher named Gables, who has been dotty well for himself around Pacific Coast League since into Wednesday night's with Seattle he had allowed three earned runs in 26 inBut the Sacs hadn’t been for him. His record was Last night the Solons accorded him the support to which he is entitled and presto: Sacramento. 7. Seattle 2. Elsewhere it was Los Angeles 5, San Francisco 1; San Diego 8, Portland 2, and Oakland 4, Hollywood 3. The San Diego Padres continued their long-win streak when they notched their seventh straight in downing the Beavers. In squaring its series with Hollywood at one game apiece, Oakland snapped a six-game losing streak. A total of 30 players saw action. The offensive punch was Acorn Eddie Lake’s homer in the second with Lloyd Christopher aboard. The Stars left 11 men on base. REPUBLI YOU HAVE TWICE ELECTED GLEN E. McCLOU TO THE ORANGE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE TO THE ORANGE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE HE HAS SERVED AS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN MARK YOUR AND VOT GLEN E. FOR ASSEMBLYN K. OUT BELOW! University of Missouri's Bob looks as if he's due to collect a mouthful of sawdust as he the high jump bar upside down to win the event at the Relays in Des Moines with a leap of 6 feet. 8 inches. STANDINGS By The Associated Press Facilities Coast League W L Pet GBL San Diego 27 20 649 Hollywood 32 22 582 Oakland 29 20 537 8% Los Angeles 28 27 509 8 San Francisco 28 20 464 10% Portland 28 20 438 12 Mergamento 27 22 413 13% Seattle 27 22 407 14% Vesterday's Results Los Angeles 5, San Francisco 1, Sacramento 2, Seattle 2, San Diego 4, Portland 3, Oakland 4, Hollywood 3. Games Today Los Angeles (Lade 4-4) at San Francisco (Lden 4-8), Portland (Linde 5-4) at San Diego (Luna 5-2), Oakland (Hittle 5-5) at Hollywood (Waish 2-4), Seattle (Kindsfather 3-5) at Sacramento (Grove 3-3). American League W L Pet GBL Claveland 24 15 925 Washington 20 15 571 Boston 20 15 571 New York 17 15 531 Chicago 19 19 500 St. Louis 19 23 452 Philadelphia 19 23 452 Detroit 11 23 234 10% Vesterday's Results Detroit 6, Cleveland 2, St. Louis 3, Chicago 1. Only games scheduled. Games Today Cleveland (Peller 4-3) at Detroit-Glouttman 2-6). Philadelphia (Shantz 7-1 or Kellner 2-3) at New York (Raschk 2-3). Washington (PorterGold 4-4 or Shea 3-0) at Boston (McDermott 2-2). Only games scheduled. Tomorrow's Games Chicago at Cleveland. Washington at Boston. Philadelphia at New York. Detroit at St. Louis. National League W L Pet GBL New York 26 8 768 Brooklyn 22 10 997 21% Chicago 21 16 1006 8% Cincinnati 19 17 528 8 Philadelphia 15 21 .403 10% St. Louis 17 21 .447 11 Boston 18 19 .406 21% Pittsburgh .72 .179 .21% Vesterday's Results New York 6, Brooklyn 2. Chicago 7, St. Louis 2. Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 5. Only games scheduled. Games Today New York (Jamens 3-1) at Philadelphia (Drews 1-3). Boston (Surkonti 2-3) at Brooklyn (Van Cuyk 3-2). Cincinnati (Perkowskii i-1) at Pittsburgh (Dicksoni i-7). Only games scheduled. Tomorrow's Games New York at Philadelphia. Boston at Brooklyn. Cincinnati at Chicago. St. Louis at Pittsburgh. ON THE LAM ... with Jim Lamhofer SKIPPING ALONG THE SPORTS FRONT ... It seemed only fitting in a way, that as long as the eight-game unbeaten string of Anaheim's Hal Gregg was destined to be snapped, that the main culprit in the act be another Orange county man ... It was Dick Faber from Orange, cavorting as a San Diego outfielder, who paced the Padre attack which subdued Gregg, ace Oakland moundsman, last Saturday ... Faber poled out a long homer and two singles—a pretty fair afternoon's work ... Anaheimers will remember Faber in the middle forties, when as an Orange High athlete, he not only excelled in baseball but, was classed as one of the Sunset league's outstanding forwards in basketball ... The league's other two ace forwards in those days were Anaheim's Don Liebhart, now an assistant basketball coach at Pepperdine, and Elmer Combs, now chief of the lifeguards for the City of Huntington Beach ... Liebhart reached perhaps the pinacle of his career the year following his graduation from AUHS, when he made the all-Southern California JC first team as a Fullerton JC forward ... After that the lime blond cage aggravated an old knee injury which slowed him down greatly, but he still went on to play a lot of basketball for Pepperdine ... How far he might have gone with sound leg joints is a good question ... He possessed the same cat-like motions as Bill the Basketmaker Shariman, SC's all-American of few seasons back ... Liebhart a natural leader, has been a great molding force in developing future court stars among the younger folk in Anaheim, working tirelessly in the city's recreation system in his free time ... Of these three — Faber, Comba, and Liebhart — Comis was rated the top prospect for future stardom in their collegiate ranks ... He was a two-year selection on the first-string all-CIF teams in 1945 and 1946 ... SC awarded him a grant-in-aid, but he never rose above Trojan junior varsity, although possessing one of the best one-sided push shots seen anywhere ... Some said he was never the same after being seriously injured in an auto accident his senior year at Huntington in which a team-mate on the Oiler squad, Vernan Seltzer, was killed ... Anaheim Winter League fans had an op-ed (Continued on Page S) Auto Rates Saturday Nite:8:30 Modified Stock Cars Huntington Beach Speedway East of Huntington Beach off Coast Highway on Hwy. Yesterday's Results New York & Brooklyn 5, Chicago 7, St. Louis 4, Cincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 2. Only games scheduled. Games Today New York (Jamison 3-1) at Philadelphia (Orews 1-3). Boston (Storcott 2-2) at Brocklyn (Van Cayn 3-2). Cincinnati (Perkowski 4-1) at Pittsburgh (Dickson 1-1). Only games scheduled. Tomorrow's Games New York at Philadelphia. Boston at Brooklyn. Cincinnati at Chicago. St. Louis at Pittsburgh. Shop Friday Night 'Til 9 Auto Races Saturday Nite 8:30 Modified Stock Cars Huntington Beach Speedway East of Huntington Beach off Coast Highway on Hwy. 39 FREE PARKING Political Advertisement UBLICAN VOTERS HAVE ELECTED McCLOUD THE COUNTY PUBLIC COMMITTEE THE COUNTY PUBLIC COMMITTEE SERVED CHAIRMAN Glen E. McCloud–COMBAT VETERAN RK YOUR SAMPLE BALLOT ND VOTE JUNE 3rd FOR N E. 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