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THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington, D. C. ** SUNDAY, C-6 APRIL A, 1953 Snead Fighting Precedent and Pressure in Masters This Week :• ' V' y«j>' - V m • V .•«*»> t , • • 1 Defending Champion Ray Arcel Ranks Marciano Strong Belvoir Five Favored Despite Jinx m ¦ii Among Worst Gym Fighters Seeks All-ArmyTitle By John P. Carmichael have missed the fight for any- Fort Belvoir’s star-studded On Successive Wins Chicago Daily News Sports Editor thing. basketball team will face six “It was a riot,” he said. Sy ths Associated Pros* CHICAGO, April 4.— “Been up championship teams from all life-; m mk to Marciano’s camp yet?’-’ Ray “Larkin, of course, had every- ever the United States and two AUGUSTA. Ga.. April 4.—Sam ggj| K ¦ IF* f| -gggg Arcel asked the other day, thing going for him . The from overseas when the All- Snead, the long-ball hitter from shortly before the April 10 title cheers and a supposedly soft Army tournament starts at Fort White Sulphur Springs. W. Va., bout was postponed. Getting a touch. Berg gave him a thorough Meade Tuesday. Drawings will will defend his title against golf- IgHOn B beating. every NnfiM ¦ * negative reply, he continued: Took one of the be made tomorrow. dom’s greatest when the an- iB KEji “Well, perhaps that’s best. Any- 10 rounds. If I’d a been Tippy’s Former college stars, Jack nual Masters wmm in manager, caught tournament starts way, you’ve seen him before. I’d a the first George of La Salle, Dick Groat freight . .” Thursday. But for anybody who hasn’t— out of town. of Duke, Ed Diddle of Western Snead, hoping for a third vic- Rocky’d sure disillusion any good Walker was another horrible Kentucky gym and Paul Lansaw of tory to match the record of Jim- ideas about him.” . in the but by choice. Cornell will lead Belvoir, the my Demaret, passed up the cur- Arcel, who has been a trainer He just didn’t like to exert him- Military Then District of Washington rent Azalea Open at Wilmington, of champion and near-champs self. there was the other representative, in the event. C., ready for the 72-hole for a lifetime, rates Rocky Mar- side of this picture as personified N. to get The Hawaii Redlanders from grind over the 6.800-yard Au- ciano right up there with Mickey by Jack McAuliff . often re- ferred . Schofield Barracks and the Ist gusta National Golf Club course Walker, Charley Phil Rosenberg to as Jack McAwful . (Kid) Berg among a stalwart, Cavalry Division from Japan are The Slammer must overcome and Jackie handsome, graceful B the worst gymnasium sights of figure in the gym. the overseas representatives. precedent, as well as the terrific a “Guys who The six continental Army pressure such a select field gen- quarter of a century. wanted to get in “I won’t attempt to rank the fight game would watch Jack champions are: Fort Monmouth, erates, in seeking this year’s J., Camp Breckinridge, Ky., has them.” Ray laughed, “but Rosen- and beg to buy his contract,” N. crown. No golfer ever won Ray Fort Jackson, S. C., successive Masters since the berg and Berg might have an said. Fort Sill. two Okla., Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. tournament was inaugurated in edge. When Rosenberg was ban- “But the fellows who had him champ, were so and Camp Roberts, Calif. 1934. tam there never was a impressed that they day that he didn’t lose his title in wouldn’t sell. Even when Play will continue through the Several Foreign Stars Entered. he the gym. He was the-most hope- couldn’t fight in the ring, they’d week with the finals scheduled Not only are the top golfers of mmm 11 m mm : wmm less guy you ever saw. tell themselves: ’He can’t be Saturday. the United States competing, but “People used to watch him this bad . next time out’ and several foreign stars also are in drill, then rush for the exits to refuse all offers.” bet Prunier field. on the other quy . And Out to Repeat the Willing to Peter Thompson. 23-year-old Phil didn’t look bad on purpose, Second Charles. Normally Arcel Marlboro Auto Victory Australian who was runnerup to wm ; either. ‘I can’t get excited in a would have ¦ SM gym,’ ‘Maybe been seconding Bill Prunier, winner of last Bobby Locke in the 1952 British he told me once. Ezzard Charles against Open, already is the it’s there aren’t any Red Layne the other Sunday's auto racing feature at on scene. WASHINGTON-LEE RECORD BREAKERS—Coach A1 Haringer team from School because Ricardo Rossi, 24-year-old ace and his mile-relay Washington-Lee High judges around.’ IfI didn’t know night, but he’s on a leave of ab- Marlboro Raceway, will be back the Lions Trophy winning event in Alexandria Relays yes- from Brazil, is en route. Rossi receive Club for the the Memorial at George Washington High him, he’d a bankrupted me ...” sence to help with a TV venture again this afternoon to try to a past winner of the Uruguay terday. Receiving the trophy from Nichols Colasanto, former city manager of Alexandria, rfre (left to right) Haringer, called Saturday Night Fights. make it two in a row against is Jim Couldn’t Help Berg. a Open and finished second to Charles Jackson, Ingwalson, Chris Jackson and Tom Calhoun. The team won in record time. The Generals also won “If and when Charles fights good field. team championship. Berg, Englishman, oper- Snead in the 1952 Brazilian the —Star Staff Photo. the for the title, I’ll be back with Glenn Guthrie, last season’s Open. ated for a while under Arcel’s him,” Ray said, “and I’m glad pointscoring leader, be trying Ray will Picking a winner would be, banner and recalled: “We he looked so good.” out a new car and if he can make difficult, but there are definite j couldn’t get sparring partners (From other sources, however, most of his specially con- W-L Overhauls Baltimore Poly lousy enough to make the favorites. Despite the “jinx”j Potomac Hunter Test MissWarlockWins him look it was learned that if Marciano structed racer give Pru- good. He ’out-gymed’ the should against consecutive worst retains the title, he’ll meet Ro- nier Among top victories.! of ’em. trouble. other Snead is among those considered | To Win Alexandria Relays land La Starza in New York drivers who will be on hand for by . most likely to walk off with the ; Taken Bon Bon; Casanova Hunt Title “I remember one time the this fall , with Charles set the meet starting at 2:30 are of prize money, By Bill Fuchs yesterday, the Generals placed handlers of Tippy Larkin were back to ’54 if then.) biggest hunk ! second Reds Fowler, Ralph Kagle, Pres which will more than Washington-Lee High School, in the four-mile and looking for a match that Tip When the Marciano-Walcott total shuttle hurdles and tied for fifth and Bob Welsh, Mike Taylor $25,000. Hi Li Is Runnerup which is entertaining hopes of | In Warrenton Show could take into his home town fight is held May 15 Rocky still and Bill Henry. winning big scholas- in the pole vault. (Garfield, N. J.) and look good will win, Many Back Mangrum. four of the By in Arcel’s estimation. By Bruce Fates, Jr. track meets this season, won Those minute fractions in the the Associated Frets before the folks. He likens Joe think Lloyd Mangrum tic Jersey to a pro- Many j Bon Bon, Mrs. Fred J. Hughes, the first one yesterday, overhaul- point totals above resulted chiefly WARRENTON, Va., April 4. “Frankie Jacobs was managing fessor of boxing, a sage instruc- overdue for a Masters’ cham- Is jr.’s five-year-old gray gelding, ing Baltimore Poly in the late from the high jump, which had Miss Warlock, owned by Mrs. Berg then he to get what to do and Mangrum, who has and wanted tor who knows pionship. yesterday won the first champ- stages to take a nine-way tie for second place. Winston Guest of New York, the Kid a more fights can execute going great on winter the sixth annual couple all the movements been the ionship of the new season by Alexandria Memorial Relays at Russ Keller of Lane was all alone earned two blue ribbons and a before he retired. offered to but with to jr&ll)sice\ circuit, twice been Masters He decreasing authority has beating a fine turnout of fox- George Washington High. at 5 feet 4 inches, but just two red to win the championship in fight Larkin and when drive his lessons runnerup and finished high Tippy’s home. [ NEW BUDGET PLAN 1 fias chasers at the Potomac Hunter Coach A1 Haringer’s Generals inches shy of that were Jim Hal- ! the Casanova Hunt schooling manager was to “Marciano can be a great take as long as among consistently. ley inclined think I I the leaders Trials held at the club’s kennels took lead away from of Northwestern, Ed Wade of show today. his man might overmatched, champion,” Ray said. fellow with the mustache the Pojy be 6 MONTHS TO PAY The near Potomac, Md. when It won the two-mile event, Lane, Larry Parsley of Montgom- The sprightly young mare won Jacobs said: ‘Look, come on over “He has a body which can ab- V also holds the tournament rec- ery Blair, John Phillips J Under the capable handling of sixth on an eight-event relay and John the working hunter and open and watch Berg train .
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