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CLASSIFIED ADS CLASSIFIED ADS SPORTS fldening J&fafPpotfis FRIDAY, APRIL-47, 1953 C ** Harris Is Ready to Build a Fire if Nats Do Not’Warm Up Today Win, Lose or Draw Masferson Bids Sharkey, 79, Last Survivor By FRANCIS STANN Os Great Boxing Era, Dies WHEN THE YANKEES had scored their fourth run in For Griffs' First the first inning of Washington’s baseball opener a customer By tha Associated Prus rich in lung power yelled, “Why don’t you bums go back to SAN FRANCISCO, April 17. Tom Sharkey. Florida?” And he wasn’t addressing the Yankees, either. 79. barrel-chested Win Over Ford battler who was the last of the It was a dismal sort of for start the t prize ring greats of the 1890s, Nats, but for a fact they might as well have died today after a long illness. stayed Boners Ruin Hopes in Florida most of this week. They Ilk The Irish-born Sharkey, who hadn’t played for four days and showed it. ST '%m Os Taking Opener; earned about $250,000 fighting Since last Sunday they had been rained such great heavyweights as Jim and snowed upon and, when they finally WKk. Vernon in Doghouse Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons and got a chance to play, they booted Jim Jeffries, died broke—but not it. By Burton Hawkins forgotten. Bucky Harris had a premonition on the bench before the day’s festivities began. jpjl§ The Nats have been rained He had been In San Francisco “If out, snowed out, frozen out, and City and County Hospital we don’t play soon,” Bucky said, since peering they’ll be bawled out by Bucky August, 1952. His friends—- apprehensively at the chill gray skies, “we’ll jH Harris if there’s any continuation fighters, promoters, old-time forget how.” He was so right. Before the of the sleepy baseball they pro- newsmen and followers—chipped Nats could get their bearings it was Yankees, * duced yesterday In dropping a m to pay his expenses. 4; Washington, 0. Not often do teams spot 6-3 decision to the Yankees in Doctors at San Francisco Hos- the opener. pital said Sharkey easily the world champions that kind of lead rr»nei» sunn “died They’re hoping to stage in his sleep” at 3:15 a.m. (6:15 and win. an S'.- :: against the a.m., EST). He ad- say immediate comeback had been You might the Nats won the last eight innings, 3 to 2. champions today when mitted January 31 for the 10th TOM SHARKEY But world the Yankees won the first round, and that was the Walter Masterson takes the time for treatment of a heart As he appeared last fall. big one. mound against left-handed ailment. in 1904 after a six-round, no- ** * * Whitey Ford. The Nats will His death rang down the cur- decision bout with Jack Munrot IF THE WORST FEARS of the baseball clique to de- have to be more alert if they tain on a long-gone era of in Philadelphia. are pugilism. velop—as seems likely—President Eisenhower apt hope to convince any of the It followed closely He had is not to 25,112 the passing of Jeffries—Shark- saved his purses and go down as a rabid fan. fans who sat in on the opened a luxurious saloon in New But there is no criticism to be made inaugural they’re ey’s greatest rival and long-time sense timing. that a first- York. But his fortune dwindled of his of For the original opener here last division club. friend—who died in Los Angeles Monday, when Ike excused himself to play golf, it March 3. with bad investments and horse poured Mickey Vernon already is at- racing losses. In 1915, having rain in Washington while the President got the back of Ms tempting to battle his way Sharkey, who was bom in Dun- out November lost his saloon, he came to San neck sunburned on the Masters’ course in Georgia. doghouse Nats’ dalk, Ireland, on 26, of the with the 1873, never title, but Francisco. When he showed up for the postponed opener, already followers. The lean first base- won a he Ike slugged it out with the best in Vaudeville Tour in ’26. had indicated he would leave early in order to fulfill a man spoiled the team’s most 11 years in the ring, starting in Sharkey and Jeffries toured the speaking engagement in Salisbury, N. C. The Nats gave promising moment in the third him inning when, with the 1893. He used to boast that he country in 1926, giving boxing the rest of any he needed. So two out, “afraid of excuse the President hit the jammed and clean-up was no man—none exhibitions in vaudeville shows. road after an a bases ever made inning and half, thereby avoiding (1) frost- hitter Jackie Jensen at bat, me take a backward Later, Tom worked sometimes as bite and (2) step.” guard Mickey Vernon on the base path. Mickey wandered too far from H„0 in -.....1.—Hui, IVhiiF ... ~ iiu-mid,, a at Western horse and Ii mmm. tim The dog tracks. The fans have methods designed io combat an uncom- first base and was picked off by Rivera (left) and Catcher Sherman Lollar (right) after gaining a 1-0 one-hit over cocky battler was only 5 victory the feet and, fighting fortable chill in the air but none with which to ease the Catcher Yogi Berra’s accurate St. Louis Browns yesterday in the White Sox.opener at Chicago. The Chicago run was scored BV2 in trim, His only tangible memento of weighed between 180 and 185— pain of a rock perpetrated in full view and by throw. in the seventh off Harry Brecheen when Rivera walked, moved to second on a sacrifice, to the fame and glory he had won Vernon, of all about 30 pounds under most of he people. Itwas like this: 4-0 lead Porterfield’s Control Missing. third on an error and scored after Lollar flied to center. —AP Wirephoto. since shipped out of Ireland The Yankees had that and ¦ - ¦¦¦ A - his heavyweight rivals. In 54 as an 11-year-old cabin boy on Johnny Sain had the rusty Nats in his pocket. He’d retired Vernon’s costly snooze was ac- fights, he scored 33 knockouts cented lfed a four-masted schooner was a four of the first eight batters by strikeouts—when suddenly when Jensen off the and was knocked out only once—- medallion, presented to him next inning with wind-blown In the old guy seemed to run out of gas. a by Fitzsimmons in 1900. Four 1945 by Helms Athletic double, but by that time Gotham Field Split, Young Proves Spoiler Again the. *** * the years before, Tom had won on an Los Angeles. customers were convinced the Foundation of It eight-round foul by Fitz. was inscribed: WITH TWO DOWN IN THE THIRD, he walked Yost. Nats had blown the game. Bob Busby clipped him for the second In Bid Great Fight With Jeffries “His ring courage will be a of three consecutive singles Porterfield, minus his customary Native Dancer in Pierce's for No-Hitter lasting memorial in the history and Vernon walked fill the control after a week’s layoff, By the Associated Press The same year he fought to bases. And—ah, yes—Jackie act last year when he tripled to a of boxing.” was for four runs in about four-round draw with Corbett Jensen was at the plate. The town’s Mighty Casey, plus a battered It’s time the pitchers’ ruin Bobby Feller’s bid for a To those who knew him, thert strong wind blowing straight out to Jensen’s power. the first inning, and Vernon’s Weaker Division union started boycotting Bobby and a three-round no-decision could be no truer tribute. One blunder wrecked the Nats’ Young. fourth no-hitter. That time exhibition with John L. Sulli- good belt and the Nats would be back in game. By the Associated Press the ball chances of making a contest Most average baseball fans Young scored the only run as van. In 1899, he lost a close 20- Ike, you walked NEW April out too soon. This could have been real of it. YORK, 17.—Al- probably never paid much atten- Feller and Bobby Cain of the round decision to Jeffries, then good. Casey Stengel was so worried he had Bob Kuzava and Eisenhower fred Vanderbilt’s Native Dancer tion to Young, who plays second champion, and won on a ninth- Fights Last Night President left Browns pitched the first double By the Associated Press Tom Gorman warming up. Casey knew that nobody wanted after the in the landed in the base for the St. Louis Browns. round foul by Corbett. Yankees batted weaker half of the one-hitter in American League Detroit —A1 Andrews, 153. outpointed to beat the Yankees more than Jensen, repudiated second inning. squeamish He isn’t the league’s best fielder That his biggest battle, Pat Manzl. 148. Syracuse. 8. who was His field this morning when tomor- history. led to Fall River, Mass.—lsay Vaccari. 141, by stomach—upset by and he is a far cry from being Boston, outpointed Marshall Clayton, the champs less than a year ago when they traded the a mild case $30,000 a 25-round title match with Jef- of food poisoning—was not aided row’s added Gotham a great hitter, but the pitchers Pierce’s one-hitter was the Island 140.

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