classified'Xds . CLASSIFIED ADS SPORTS fretting pfaf FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, *1953 C ** Nats to Aid Hitters With New Bullpen in Front of Bleachers Win, Lose or Draw Move Whittles Widener Loses One Count; By FRANCIS STANN Rain Likely to Admiral Star Staff Correspondent Field Aid By ihe Associated Press By tht Associated Press TAMPA, FLA., FEB. 20.—Strange players jPlaying I how baseball MIAMI, Fla , Feb. 20.—Nine ARCADIA, Calif., Feb. 50. act toward each other with golf clubs instead of bats and yl| — S i horses with a total of $2,103,175 : Headed by the favored Decorated balls in their hands. Like when they were waiting to tee off By and the challenging Chanlea, a 15 Feet in race earnings were named to- in the Palma Ceia invitational baseball golf tournament. lik IB 3 , field of about 11 three-year-old The same men jovially insulting each other . . . May Speed Up day to rUn in the SIOO,OOO-added colts was expected to be named may well be at each other’s throats by \ Plans Widener Handicap at Hialeah 1 today to race in tomorrow’s mid-May. To Qet Right-Hand IRRMH w SIOO,OOO Santa Anita Derby. Formal entries were waited Bob Swift, the Detroit catcher, was Battling Outfielder the race will this morning, but the lineup pouring it on Phil Rizzuto, the Yankees’ gross $131,400 and the winner for the Derby probably will in- up. shotstop, when little Phil showed iSI •*, By Burton Hawkins will get $94,200. clude: Decorated, Chanlea, Social “ “Hello, Peanut," he hailed. I mean Capt. w| W Star Staff Corratpondant lilP I m. Jm | Mrs. Walter M. Jeffords’ One Outcast, Correspondent, 800 Peanut. How come your wife let you out?’’ JHHK, 1 Count, the . 1952 3 -year -old ; Who, Invigorator, De Anza, ORLANDO; Fla„ Feb. 20.—The F f Merryman, Book Circle, Black Rizzuto is not captain of the Yankees and champion, developed a fever of Nats have abandoned plans to ; |pF ; Rascal and Swell. when 102 degrees and was not en- resents reference to the title they start install seats in front of the This bleachers Stadium tered. is the 16th running of piaying baseball for keeps. at. Griffith Derby season, TSut accomplish This made Charfran Stable’s : the at Santa Anita Park, Rizzuto grinned. “Hello, Brain,” he said. Msm this will and the pick their objective of reducing the Crafty Admiral, list year’s hand- winner will up Johnny Lindell was amused. “If Swift J||sl icap champion, the $86,000 and more. The runner- playing area by installing the standout up purses talked like that during a tie game between favorite despite his top weight are worth $20,000, "“ “ visitipg bullpen there. Tigers F cU s nn of pounds. $15,000 and SIO,OOO. the Yankees and that little Rizzuto Calvin Griffith, vice president, 181 50,000 Crafty won the Mc- More than fans are is apt to tag him in the teeth with the ball the next time said today the wilting bullpen Admiral expected and Royal Palm Handi- to witness the event he slid into second base.” construction would run from the Lennan if the weather continues to be caps. both on wet tracks, and Somebody asked Rizzuto if Casey Stengel knew he was left field foul line toward center run right. for possible showers running around with bigger boys. “I haven’t heard from field for “approximately 100 feet” the forecast Decorated, racing for Andrew and will be 15 feet wide. Thus tomorrow morning increased his Stengel since Christmas,” Phil snorted. “Honest to Pete, he J. Crevolin, an automobile the distance from home plate to chances. dealer, in me a greeting his own handwriting. Know how would be the suburban Alhambra, sent card in the left field porter willbe whit- A fast track to merits the favorite’s role off his he spelled my I SPRING BONNET FOR GRIFF—Joe Rutland (left) of Orlando, Fla., marks the start of an- advantage of Crafty name? R-i-s-s-u-t-o. I swear, don’t believe tled from 405 feet to 390. Admiral’s victories in the San Felipe Handi- At the shallowest point, other Washington baseball training season by presenting Clark Griffith with a new straw chief rivals, William G. Helis’ I he writes his own lineups.” field’s I cap and the San Gabriel Stakes. * * * * in* the hat. Griff, who shows the of a touch Orlando, and George D. left-center, fence is 391 effects of flu suffered after his arrival at seems Spartan Valor His rider again will be the plate to the custom, which has become almost tradition with Rutland, Johnny BERT SHEPARD of the Air Force citations, who has a feet from and his will enjoy a —AP Wirephoto. Widener’s Battlefield. Longden. be sliced to 376, The move is Here are the Widener entries Chanlea, Calumet’s best 3- wooden leg replacing the one he left in a German prison weights calculated to aid Eddie Yost and in post position, with | year-old at Santa Anita, ran camp, was playing in the tournament. Bert, who pitched Jackie Jensen, right-handed pull and jockeys: second to Decorated in the Henry Lamar Appointed 1. Golden Trend (Charlie Burr)- 107 both briefly for the Nats on one real leg, hasn’t been treated too hitters who have seen many of Busby, (Jimmy Stout) Felipe Tops in Defense, Thinks 3. Spartan Valor 127 I San and San Gabriel, but kindly by fate, but he remains the nice guy. And pretty good their long blows to left field fall 3. Crafty Admiral (Ken Church 1 131 beat his rival in the San Vicente. just To Bay State Boxing Board 4. Happy Go Lucky (Harold Keene) 113 on the uptake. short of the bleachers. 5. Battlefield (Albert Schmidli 123 Eddie Arcaro will be in the saddle. He Has Key to Batting Offense By th« Auociated Press 9. Oil Capitol (Conn McCreary) 114 Yogi Berra waddled across the putting practice green, Helps Other Hitters. 7. Alerted (Dave Gorman) 123 History bears proof that there By a Staff Correspondent of Tho Star “Bucky player BOSTON, Feb. 20.—Henry L. 8. How (Logan Batcheller) 113 is no guarantee looking much like a golfer Marilyn Monroe. “Hello, It also will benefit such hitters made a new of (Jimmy Combest) 108 for a favorite. as as Lamar, Harvard boxing coach 9. Admiral s Pride Wooden-leg,” he called to Shepard. as Gus Zemial and Eddie Joost ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 20. Busby,” Milan added. “Late in Jockey Gorman had been Last year the fine Irish colt. of the Athletics, Walt Dropo of Bucky Harris, starting his 26th the season Bucky called Jim and former professional boxer scheduled to ride One Count but Windy City 11, went to the post “Hello, Wooden-head,” Bert replied. “Want to match from Washington, the Tigers. A1 Rosen of the In- season as a major league man- aside and said, ‘Jim, you’ve tried D. C., has was shifted to Alerted. a heavy favorite, but he finished grains?” dians, Mickey Mantle of the ager, rates the Nats’ sure-hand- it your way and it hasn’t worked. been appointed a member of the Most confident of the horse- j second to Calumet’s Hill Gail. Try crouching Boxing On the ball field, Dizzy Trout is, or was, a first-class hot- Yankees (who bats right-handed ed Jim Busby only behind the a bit for the rest State Commission. men was Bob Odom, who han- An upset tomorrow would nQt, head after the fashion of Wes Ferrell, Russ Meyer and others. only against left-handed pitch- great Joe DiMaggio defensive of the season. You’ll be learn- Lamar had about 80 profes- Crafty He pre- be too much of a surprise. All in including dles Admiral. Out of uniform, something of big fellow ing), Vern Stephens and Sam ability among hundreds of ing to hit that way and you’ll sional bouts, four he dicted The Admiral would win weights for the mile-and-one- he’s a wit. The is the go Marty getting Mele of the White Sox and Dick outfielders he has handled. be ready to next year.’ divided with Gallagher of easily. ,| eighth race are even—llß pounds. turning radio broadcaster and he’s the full treatment “Bucky is a psychologist.” heavy- Gernert of the Red Sox, among “DiMaggio could throw bet- Washington, a one-time Spartan Valor, the 1952 Wid- Alfred G. Vanderbilt’s Social from his erstwhile colleagues. continued. “The im- weight - others. ter,” Harris said, “and Joe had Milan most aspirant. wipner, and Crafty Ad- Outcast might prove a surprise “Only announcer who need a microphone,” portant —A, ener. , radio doesn’t The bulfpen will start about 20 remarkable instinct which words he said to Jim miral hrfve met four times and if he regains the form he showed Ewell Blackwell accused. “He just sticks his big fat mouth en- were ‘next year.’ He let Busby Lamar was a football star and in winning the Remsen feet inside >the foul line, but abled him to get a quicker jump all-around athlete at Western each won twice. Handi- out of the broadcasting booth and has a wider wave length young Griffith said the gap be- know he was relying on him—- Widener is the first cap at Jamaica last year. He is on a ball than Busby. Once un- that his job was safe. Jim High School during the 19205. The SIOO.- than Mel Allen.” tween the foul line and the bull- 000-added race in Florida. It a non-winner this season. His der way, though, there wouldn’t stopped pressing, relaxed and Diz There was no game at stake. pen will be fenced in. It is nec- be any difference them. will be followed by the SIOO,OOO rider is Eric Guerin. only grinned. ball between finished strong hitting out of : NBA * * * * essary to install a movable fence is Standings Flamingo Stakes at Busby a great outfielder, the I think he’s found Hialeah at the foul line to permit pas- second managed.” that crouch. EASTERN DIVISION. February 28 and the SIOO,OOO A NEWSPAPERMAN—the invitational tournament wasn’t best I’ve himself." W. L. Pot. sage for the batting cage through Clark Briffith calls Busby the New York 39 17 .mm Florida Derby at Gulfstream at very exclusive—kidded Trout. “How can you give up a soft Busby has picked up Syracuse 3H hi .955 Hockey a Glance the leftfleld gate. best defensive Washington out- needed Boston 35 .(ill March 21. YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. job pitching broadcasting weight, Baltimore Lragur. like for this radio racket?” he asked. Calvin reasons that left-hand- fielder since Clyde Milan was in for which his bride of HI 43 .3311 Eastern six claims credit, Philadelphia ... 9 43 .179 Johnstown. 3; Springfield. 2. “Wal,” drawled the upholstered Herb Shriner from Sand- ed pitchers opposing the Nats his prime 40 years ago, but Milan weeks and feels WESTERN DIVISION. National League. it will help his hitting but won’t . W. L. Pet Waitkus Is a Father Detroit. 4; Montreal, 1. cut, Ind., “I’lladmit that pitching was pretty soft job. But will have a rougher time of it. refuses to place Jim above the >, a slow him up. A 9.8 sprinter Minneapolis _¦ 39 lfl .709 New York. 4; Chicago. 2. what wears you out is backing up them bases.” The Nats’ only starting left- talented Sam West off Busby’s Rochester : SH 31 .933 ALBANY,N. Y„Feb. 20 (£>>.— American League. twice in 100-yard dashes while Fort Wayne 29 25 .5,37 Mrsi Eddie Waitkus, wife of the St. Louis. 10; Buffalo, 4. persisted the “you were throwing that hander is Chuck Stobbs, but one year with the Nats. “West -Milwaukee ; 21 37 .362 Pittsburgh, 4: “Still.” other one, Texas Christian, Indlanapolt* :> Providence. 3. Philadelphia has Bobby Shantz was a standout for a long, long attending Jim .21 37 .330 Phillies first baseman, has given International League. ball real hard.” was on crutches part of last sea- Yesterday’s Results. 7-pound daughter. Cincinnati. 11: Milwaukee, 5. and Alex Kellner, New York has time,” Milan said. Syracuse. S3; Milwaukee 72. birth to a Troy (Ohio), 4; Toledo, 2. “Yeah,” Trout conceded, “I still was throwing that ball Lopat Ford, son as the result of being hit by Port Wayne, 83; Baltimore 79, (over- The child is their first. She was Exhibition. Ed and Whitey Bos- “Busby never dropped a fly time!. Boston (NHLi, 7; Oshawa (Ontario) a batted ball. Minneapolis. Veronica. pretty hard. Only trouble, it wasn’t going as fast as it ton has Mel Parnell and Mickey ball last season,” Griffith said. 107; Rochester 87. named Generals, 5. used to go.” McDermott, Detroit has Ted “He can pick ’em off the fences, A man with a nose to make Jimmy Durante’s look like Gray and Bill Wight and Chi- go back for ’em and to either £ a Martini olive hove into view. This was Max Patkiri, the cago has Billy Pierce and Tom- side, and those catches he makes Harold Johnson Banned my,. Byrne. double-jointed comedian-coach who works for the Cleveland of low liners simply are un- May Speed Trading Plans. by Indians. His bones rattled as he walked, unnerving the believable.” Indefinitely NBA The move also may accelerate Busby demonstrated his field- By tha Aiiociotad Pratt practice putters. the Nats’ moves*to acquire an- ing abilityrepeatedly last season, he Patkin was unhappy. “Trouble, nothing but trouble,” other right-handed hitting out- and he has hopes of improving Harold Johnson of Philadel- complained. “I got bursitis in my right shoulder. I go to fielder. Those ideas have been on his .236 batting average. phia, the Nation’s second rank- doctors and they laugh.” stalled temporarily by Brooklyn’s That could be more than the ing light heavyweight, has been indefinitely * * * * demand of $50,000 and two in- customary spring optimism, for suspended by the Boxing is Patkin. “The doctors fielders for Bill Sharman, Bos- in the last three weeks of the National Association. A WEIRD COMIC keep saying, ton Celtics’ basketball star who The NBA said today it took ‘How you have anything wrong, the way you flop 1952 campaign Busby batted can your batted .294 with St. Paul last .368. the action at the request of the arms?’ I had the same trouble with Lefty Wiseman, bless his season. “I’m not going to lose that Toledo Boxing Commission. The, soul, when he was Cleveland’s trainer. He’d say, ‘Rubbing “Right now everybody is wait- touch,” Busby said. “I got off suspension will last until John- your arm is like rubbing the tentacle of an octopus. I’ll do it, ing to see how they shape up in to a bad start last year and son fulfills a contract to box in you gotta your ” spring training,” Calvin said, worried about it too much. I Toledo. but wait turn.’ may rankings sighed dramatically. “Wiseman would rub Bob “but we be able to deal was pressing practically all year, In the last made by Patkin for another outfielder before the the NBA, at the end of the by hour, half the time on wrong arm. Then trying to give the ball a ride Feller the the season starts.” when I should have been con- year, Johnson was named the came Lemon and the others. He knew I’d get tired of wait- The Nats opened spring train- tent just to meet it. I’m a spray logical contender for the light ing and* finally go away. Comedians and coaches can have ing officially today as pitchers hitter and I’m not going to try heavyweight title held by Archie sore arms but a pitcher can’t.” and catchers trotted on Tinker to be anything else.” Moore. “The trouble with you,” Shepard said, “is that you don’t Field, but resisting to the last train. I hear you’re going home from here, instead of minute were Pitcher Walter work- Masterson Catcher Mickey with You take and ing out some ball club. might off some of Grasso. They haven’t signed that weight.” and weren’t to be allowed to put GEORGE WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY “Where?” Patkin demanded. “From my nose?” on a uniform unless they agreed “Max,” Shepard said, “you remember Mike Martin, who to terms. , trained the Senators? Well, this is the honest truth. I am Grasso Offered SI,OOO Boost. Grasso, pitching batting practice one day in Boston and I hear who batted .216 last a has I put the I season, been offered a SI,OOO crack as my weight on wooden leg. said to my- raisfe, but snubbed it yesterday self: ‘Cripes, I’ve broken it.’ I threw another pitch, but in a conference with Calvin. CLEARANCE what I didn’t know was that my phony foot had fallen off Masterson also conferred with my wooden leg. Only the sock was holding it. 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Orig. 4.50 Basketball Gym Shoes, oil sizes, Buddy Jeannette was rattling By th» Associated Press f j stout sizes in- |i(| Orig. 3.95 ,la*tex two games had scored «L asef 1 I eluded. boxer styles, sizes ) 75 points ANNAPOLIS, 20.—Dele- all • s { 1.33 1.99 off a list of officials he was offer- to boost his season’s average to Feb. 50 Orig. 5.95 Men's Zip Jackets, rayon gabardine, 37 Orig. 10.00-12.00 Golf Woods, Wilson, Wright birthday gate Hodges. Democrat, of Bal- j •'’& BristOi) ing to Bud Millikan as 20.5. for spring, oil colors and sizes >?» | 2.17'' Ditson, •. timore wants Baltimore to erect; _SSp 23/rf 3.88 (Bud i! " Gigante — " presents last night said, no Carroll and Lou are " boys a monument to its most famous 1 SOMMER SUITS 1 1 .—-I - ' thanks > when somebody gave his two Jeannette will have \ 250 27 47 8.00-12.00 10 back baseball player, Babe Ruth. Orig. s3*o Orig. SB-sld Orig. Orig. 12.95-19.9 S next year. - The Hoya coach All year round A— _ a tug and asked him to He has introduced a resolution rayon arm explained that Carroll is a start- hH gabardines VI w the of his George- to the city put the and tr o p c » Is. *fl Bfe - WOMEN’S point out star er when facing a comparatively ask to ¦ up ’JA 1 "Botany" “Catalina” '>°‘ i 49-48 triumph over monument on the site of St. : aborts town team’s short team such as Maryland and and stouts All Wool Pullover Millikan’s Maryland club. Mary’s Industrial School. ¦¦¦« LUGGAGE the Hoyas can big # start two men That’s where Ruth playing 5—18" Weekend Cates “You want a story?” Jeannette and three shorter ones. When was 189 Sweaters Ivaiic I your youth signed • said, "Joe Carroll is story.” they play a taller team, Carroll as a when he was 3—21” Weekend Comb Carroll is a cotton-topped Bal- is on the bench. by the Baltimore Orioles, his "«* barely first professional step SPORT COATS timorean, 5-feet-11, who Terps in Big Three Cellar. in becom- 3 *l. ing 2.88 was on the Georgetown jayvee one of baseball’s immortals. 2.88 The Georgetown victory • kept HATS 0.99 C.99 • All perfect! Spring Most sizes 36 • & team last year. In the previous Maryland There is nothing in Ruth’s 14.95 and 33.05. . dll to Wilson, Wright p in the cellar in the rnrnnreti. liw Q ' 4 Hoy triumph over Terps native city to commemorate him. RE-BLOCKED Washington store 42 *>itson a District’s "Big Three” race for ALL SIZES only. colors! 5.0 D ' • Long-Flite, this season he was scoreless. straight year. For a while after the Munici- Popular sport styles! • Spalding, the second With • Georgetown’s pal couple Sensational value! Bristol • P i.» and Joe scored 14 of Maryland and George Washing- Stadium was rebuilt a Floor Som Oth.r» points in the of years ago for 26 first half last ton meeting next Tuesday at Col- It was named night night. the name changed and had 16 for the lege Park and the Hoyas and GW him. But was But that was his secondary con- a week from that date at Dline’s, again to Memorial Stadium. HUNDREDS OF tribution to Georgetown’s slim it still is possible for Georgetown according terrific triumph, to Jeannette. to tie it up or possibly win the Qian other Holds Shue to 19 Points. mythical title. Auto Parts—Auto Buddy liked best was CLOSE-OUT VALUES What This is the current standing .; WILSON'S that Carroll held Gene Shue to W. L; (SmatZTttenl Stated) a All sales No 19 points and he was serious. George Wash. 2 0 w C.0.D., Will Calls o. “I’llsettle for Shue only making Georgetown 2 1 Washington Store jOk 19 points any • day,” Jeannette Maryland HERSON 0 3. Are, said, "because there’s not enough Penna. at 9th N.W. * Both Jeannette and Millikan a All items to sale guys Aufo Repairs—AD. 2-7100 j other on their ball club to were griping about the officials. Silver Spring’Store you. I thought hurt Carroll did Jeannette, like most everybody 8537 Georgia Ave. a wonderful defensive job.” 72 Fla. Ave. N.E. Shue scored 27 points when (See HOYAS, Page C-2.) MONDAY^^T^^2