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CLASSIFIED ADS CLASSIFIED ADS SPORTS gening Ppcrfls f&faf WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1952 C ** Williams and Coleman Pass Physicals for Marine Recall May 2 ¦ - ••••••>•••* Win, Lose, or Draw Smith Favored ' aHBm > ¦ ¦ Lovelletle Miss Ted Is Accepted By Francis Stann Star Staff Correspondent Over Flanagan Os 'Dinky' Layup After X-Rays ST. of PETERSBURG, FLA., APRIL 2.—The Detroit Tigers would stand a better chance of winning the American League pennant, Manager Red Rolfe is thinking, if he had minded his Bout Tonight own business back in 1942. In Decides Finale Injured Elbow “Iwas coaching at Yale,” Red began. “One day we played Winner of Uline Fight a Navy team from New London. My best Peoria Coach Heads Red Sox Slugger pitcher was working, but he couldn’t do a May Get Chance Olympic Squad After And Yank Infielder thing with this squat, funny-looking sailor, | At Sandy P* - h who hit three balls well anybody in the Saddler p gs, mmi . Victory Over To as as I H "IB w Kansas Return to Air Duty big leagues today. By George By I Huber nr, ; th* Associated Press By the Associated Press “That night I wrote a note to Paul n m Featherweight PSlf .4 April I Gene Smith, lit- NEW YORK, 2.—The JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 2. Kritchell,” the former Yankee third baseman tle Washington Negro who can ' record books will show that Clyde knock Pf||| jPlPPjkfl —Ted Williams of the Boston Red continued. “In the note I told Kritchell I | out an opponent with either Lovellette of Kansas rang up the Sox, highest salaried player hand and who highest three-year in didn’t know where this kid belonged a ball has done so jp idKiK Hfiyjjk 'iH scoring total baseball, and Gerry Coleman of on J frequently, ¦ of any player history—- is a 7-5 favorite to in the New York Yankees, passed field, if anywhere, but that he belonged at that I astounding keep his winning string going to- an 1,888 points—but physical examinations today plate with a bat in his hand.” night against the ones for Glen Flanagan of the big guy will never return to duty as Marine air cap- “Itwas Yogi Berra, of course,” a baseball I St. Paul in the feature 10-rounder forget are the two he didn’t tains. writer said. at Uline Arena. make. Capt. Early, *J J. C. senior medical “Os course,” Rolfe said. “And I only Both are ranking 126-pounders The human scoring machine officer at the Jacksonville Naval Hv, mw» mm®-: Kansas perhaps wrote Kritchell out of friendship because he Francis Stann. and ,when the new rating list m from missed the Air Station, made the announce- most important shot of his life—- scouts for the team I played for. How was I to know I’d become comes out later this month, the ment after a two-hour exami- winner of tonight’s fight “a dinky old one-footer”—last nation at base. manager of the Tigers and have Berra murdering me every should be night the very close to the top among Jjjlllfljs|P» nR / I Bj MplplWgjm as his team dropped a “I’d like you gentlemen the Illife HPUFIiH* 62-60 to meet season?” contenders for decision to the Peoria Capt. Williams and Capt. Cole- Sandy Saddler’s Caterpillars championship. A title fight in the finals of the man,” Capt. Early said as he Olympic trials. ROLFE IS ONE manager who isn’t averse to picking a against; Saddler prom- basketball greeted newsmen in a hasn’t been Too, go conference winner. “You’ve got to start with the Yankees,’.’ he said. “If ised. the winner, but such a bout it will into the books at the infirmary. is a strong possibility, especially that Peoria, the AAU champion, X-Rays Made. I thought my club could whip the Yankees, I’d have to pick won game if Smith, who is a big the when Howie Wil- “The of elbow Detroit. But I don’t think we can. At least, not yet.” becoming liams with X-rays Williams’ drawing card in the East, connected a 20-foot and own examination comes eight our showed In the amiable redhead’s book, the Yankees are more than out ahead. one-hander with seconds no significant to go. limitations,” Capt. Just good. “They’re lucky, too,” he reminded. “There are times Early said. Promoter Goldie Ahearn, who if you when everything clicks, not only with the parent club, but with But talk to any one who Both stars went through to- was pleasantly surprised in Janu- saw the game—there were 6,234 the farms, at guys there,” said, nodding ary when his last fight drew gether. The examinations took too. Look those over he Smith of ’em in Madison Square Garden 3,000 customers gross gate about two hours. toward the New York dugout. “Is that potential or not?” and a " last night—they’ll tell you Lov- of close to SB,OOO, is ; They were the only ones going There was Jackie Jensen, the former all-America fullback, predicting a : \v^: l-l:: : : : : -r’ jn dlette’s muff of a simple layup turnout of 4,000 and a gate ¦ ¦ through the routine today. Before of big story. warming up with a catcher all infielders and ' whs the because not out- SIO,OOO x Capt. Early’s announcement of nearly tonight. '' Mickey -.. \ fielders like to handle the steaming Jensen’s throws. And Bout Broadcast and Televised. fgjli Lovellette Steals Ball. their approval, Comdr. L. S. Sims, Mantle Gil JL With score tied 60-60 and jr., out of the room and McDougald and Bob Cerv and a flock of young Tonight’s bout is being given the came board guy 15 seconds left, and said “both passed.” pitchers, headed by a sleepy-eyed named Bob Morgan. the full treatment by the Co- Lovellette elec- trified the small but noisy crowd later, just “Don’tmiss that fellow,” Rolfe said, pointing to Third Base- lumbia Broadcasting System. In A few seconds to be mmmm by stealing the ball from Peoria’s further man Andy Carey. “He’s the best come up in a long Washington it will be on sure, X-rays were made I’ve seen radio Marcus Freiberger. of Williams’ over WTOP and on television left elbow which he time. And then they’ve got the veterans . Reynolds and over The 244-pound giant lumbered hurt the game WTOP-TV at 10 p.m. ISHU in 1950 all-star in Raschi and ... Berra ~. Lopat to pitch to catch Rizzuto to play Smith will down the court and, to his sur- Chicago. be shooting for his prise, found shortstop at $65,000 a year and earning it.” 30th straight nary a defender un- To Report Next Month. victory and his 24th der the Caterpillar goal. There knockout against an Williams, left fielder, opponent were two Kansas on with aft A FELLOW Rolfe that like Yankee generally regarded toughest teammates estimated REMINDED he sounded a as his either side of the basket. SIOO,OOO contract with agent a help it,” to date. Such a rating, too, was Vic Ghezzi of Inwood, N. Y., lines up a putt during a practice round the the Red Coleman, regu- press instead of rival manager. “I can’t he for Masters’ Tour- But Lovellette strode in—all by Sox. and said. “That’s the club to beat. Jensen, for example, might hit given Corky Gonzales in January, nament opening tomorrow at Augusta, Ga. Others in the warmup fivesome are, left to right: lar Yankee second baseman, were C.; Jimmy himself—and went to duns one park, who, like Flanagan, rates in the Harvie Ward, Tarboro, N. Demaret, Monticello, N. Y.; Bob Hamilton, Evansville, Ind., due to report for active duty 50 home runs in the Red Sox he’s got so much power. Cerv of the easiest baskets he'd ever • first 10 among featherweights. and Ben Hogan, Palm Springs, Calif., the defending champion. —AP Wirephoto. May 2. is crude and they say you can fool him on a pitch. So what? made. Both The ball are veterans of World War We’ve fooled him, but he’s so strong that he gets a piece of the wouldn’t behave, 11. Both captains in and rolled are the Ma- ball and it goes for a hit. though, off to the left rine Reserve. Byron —leaving every one in the big “I’ve seen Carey make plays at third base—mind you, Nelson, Just Turned 40, Training Season Ends Williams, now 33, was to report > arena stunned. at Willow Grove, Pa., Carey’s only 21—that George Kell admired. When DiMaggio “I felt sick,” near Phila- M the All-America delphia, for refresher training. go, || Going ace making started to Casey Stengei came up with Mantle and Cerv. for His Third Masters said later. “After all Then he will go to Point, For Nats, Beginning those tougher Cherry That knock-kneed McDougald plays second or third base as well holes and recapping the round, baskets I had to N. C., Marine Air Station. He By Merrell Whittlesey go and that dinky old was as anybody. He runs, too, was Star Staff Correspondent you came to the blow one- a flight instructor at hits home and the American conclusion that footer.” Pensacola. League’s rookie of 1951.” AUGUSTA, Ga., it was Nelson who was firing for Series With Cincinnati Coleman, who flew 57 missions April 2.—Ben i Bontemps Fires After a reflective moment, Rolfe said, “I’mnot crying.