CLASSIFIED ADS CLASSIFIED ADS SPORTS •fftiening f&potfls J&laf WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1952 C ** Busby s Play Makes Difference as Nats Keep Winning Close Ones * Win, Lose, or Draw Sluggers Find Fleet Centerfielder Helps

By MERRELL WHITTLESEY ” §| -1 |p||! |||sli|||' i i Wa - * FRED BOLTON was holding court in his Woodmont golf Range to Blast Marrero Beat Tigers, 4-3 shop yesterday the day after he led this section’s qualifiers for the National PGA championship. A neighboring pro, a sporting ‘ goods sports Sherry Robertson Hudson Goes Today salesman, two writers and a half dozen club : 16 Home Rugs members had dropped in to pay their respects. Sent to Athletics Against Houtteman Big Freddie draped his 6 feet 4Ms inches Get lya Staff Correspondent of The Star over a bench meant for a man much smaller. Notice By Burton Hawkins - , May 14—Sherry It was another dreary day, bad for the golf As Cards, Giants) Star Staff Correspondent Robertson, nephew of Clark business and even too bad to practice. So ¦ jM Emm DETROIT, May 14.—The Nats Indians Each Rap president the group was discussing tournament golf 3 Ik jr p| Griffith, of the Nats, are winning the close ones, and and w'hat it means to the club pro. Joe Reichler henceforth will be battling his in tight situations they’re discov- By uncle’s club as The PGA championship, for a refresher, Associated Press Sports Writer ering the presence of speedy Jim is the show a member of annual $40,000 for the champion- Warning to all major league the Philadel- Busby in centerfleld could be the ship of the Professional Golfers’ Association. pitchers: Storm signals ahead; phia the ¦HP- Athletics. difference. Washington has won All A, B, C and D class are eligible batters are knocking Rob ertson, six of seven games decided by one members ithe fences again, wmL and each year in May the PGA has : .j brother of Vice , and Busby's defensive bril- sectional The hurlers got an inkling*of qualifying rounds. The winners and the i President Cal- liance has been a big factor. things to come yesterday; after- vin Gris fit were touring pros who are automatically eligible noon at Ebbets h Today the Nats gunning Merrell Whittlesey. Field whfcn five and brother- for a fourth straight win and then compete. This year the tournament is at of their offerings were hammered in games for home in-law of their 10th 11 as Sid Louisville, where about 130 will play for 64 match play berths. runs as Brooklyn won; Joe took the mound against a 14-8 slugging match Hudson The PGA, ranked second to the National Open in prestige from Haynes of the Detroit’s . Hud- it 'St. Louis Cardinals. Gil Hodges before the Masters pushed to third place, is the only match and Nats, left yes- son, who dropped his first start ; Pitcher Ben Wade homergd join seeking play championship pro golf. ? terday to to the Red Sox, was his in It’s man-to-man, head-to-head for the Dodgers. 1a . . A:. dm after the 64 qualifiers are determined. ai 5 ¦ the A’s in St. thi«fd successive triumph. There are two 18-hole two of the park for the Louis, The Nats’ pitchers particularly rounds what pros term “Black and Cards and Miggins after be- on the Friday” then four Larry hit one. ing plucked Robertson. are fond of Busby, for he’s chok- Counting By midnight, 16 off 36-hole rounds. the sectional qualifying it’s a 252-hole homers had the waiver list by Philadelphia. ing off potential runs at critical tournament. been rapped in the eight games., moments. In the 'the A member of the Nats for 10 Nats’ last two biggest day output of | games he contributed a pair season. years, Robertson of Heretofore, the broke into only fielding plays which saved those “THE PGA,” Bolton said, “is the only tournament for the major league campaign had sea-” one game this season, and then struggles. club pro. The top players know a tured tight that club pro is capable pitching duels with as a pinch-runner. On that oc- of a Any accent on and low-hit, : Robs Ginsberg in 9th. hot streak for 18 holes. of the four of us who qualified 1 JI . casion in Baltimore conceivably could beat games. HL m bk M Robertson’s overcautious Last night, as the Nats edged Snead, Jackie Burke or running sealed * his doom with the Tigers, 4-3, before a crowd Mangrum in an 18-hole match. We probably would never beat j Homers Wreck Yankees. THEY BEAT Steve Home runs by THE YANKEES—Pitcher Gromek (center) of the Indians is surrounded by the Nats. He failed to score from of 19,092, Busby supplied a ’em in a 72-hoie medal play tournament like the National Open. , players who hit homers last night to help him jLarry Doby and defeat the Yankees, 10-6, at Cleveland. Left to right, first base on an Eddie Yost sparkling catch when he roamed “Look at Ben Hogan,” Bolton continued. “He shot a 76 in gave the long-distance sluggers are Dale Mitchell, Ray Boone and . It was far to his right, leaped I Cleveland a 10-6 victory over Gromek’s in the ninth the high and the first round of the National Open last year and came back the Yankees. The second win over the Yankees and the Indians’ fourth straight. AP Wirephoto. of second stabbed ’s liner. It win, Cleve- game of a to win it. If he had shot a 76 in the first match play round land’s fourth in a row over the double-header with robbed Ginsberg of an extra-base of the PGA, some hacker would have sent him back to Fort world champions, enabled the the White Sox April 30. A run blow and was more important Worth the Tribe to retain Its two-game at this point would have than it appeared at the time. at about 15th hole.” Jeannette, Ex-Baltimore Is 4*l won the Busby’s lead over Wash- Pro, Carter Choice game. fancy grab was the sec- Bill Meehan, Eastern representative for one of the major ond out of ington. The Nats edged Detroit, the ninth inning and sporting goods companies, recalled the Eddie Burke incident 4-3, Bucky Harris blamed assumed significance behind Conrado Marrero. t New Georgetown Cage little until of the 1950 PGA championship at Columbus, where Chandler registered Coach Over Salas in Defense Robertson's timid running in that Pete Runnels fumbled his sec- Buddy Jeannette, former Harper won. Burke met Snead in the second round. Just ond straight triumph over the star instance for the defeat which Jerry Priddy’s grounder. Cliff player and of Mapes, for before the match, Burke received a call from one of his club Yanks and his third of the season coach the Balti- came in the 11th inning, when batting Marlin Stuart, Tonight rammed a to left, members. “Beat Snead and we’ll give you a $5,000 car,” he without a defeat. He did not more Bullets, professional basket- Os Title Eddie Robinson hit a double scoring escape Priddy. It was a was told. j unscathed, however. A two- ! ball team, today was signed as ly th« Associated Press to swing a 4-3 decision to Chi- 1 blast which run homer by would have tied the game if Burke a club pro in New Gil McDougald i Georgetown University’s new LOS ANGELES. May 14.—Light- cago. Gins- is ruddy-faced England who plays started him on the By berg had reached base, but Con- way to the coach. weight Champion Jimmy disposing of Robertson the a good sectional game but never has done much in fast com- showers and it took good relief Carter Nats their trimmed squad to 25. 1(Continued on Page C-2, 5.) pany. But Eddie had the round of his career and beat Snead pitching by Lou Brissie and Early He succeeds Buddy O’Grady, gives Lauro Salas of Mexico his -1 Col. by chipping into the cup from off the 18th green. He’ll never Wynn to preserve his victory, who announced his retirement be- second shot at the world title in iorget that match. And he the Boone had a perfect night fore the end of last season after '''mM hßS|| six tonight got car. at serving weeks and once again Brakes Relined You bat. He added a double and two three years as Hoya bas- the Negro New York is While Wait Somebody asked Bolton if he would prefer to qualify for ketball coach. from a singles to his homer and batted solid favorite to retain the crown. HIGH MILEAGE the PGA, rather than the National Open. “Definitely,” Bolton > in four runs. The last time he Jeannette, now 35, is a 1938 n Mr Carter a 4-1 choice in replied. “For the publicity, if nothing else. graduate of Washington and remains faced the Yankees, Boone drove in Jef- what little betting there has been “When I was In St. Louis, my assistant, Gene Webb, quali- five runs with a homer, single and ferson College. He started his on the 15-round pro basketball that encounter. fied for the National Open and finished 17th. That was a long fly. career same Most of the pre-fight arguments year with Warren in the National BONDED wonderful showing. But you had to read all the way through Giants Batter Reds. have centered on the possibility of Guarantor mile, LININGS Basketball League. He next went 20.000 and olin.in.te. scoring the story to find a line that said anything about Webb. a knockout—a Carter win by a of brok. drum.. A trio of four-baggers helped to the Detroit Eagles, and was BUICK is,--) “The same year Frank Moore, a buddy of mine in St. Louis, the New York Giants defeat Cin- with the Fort Wayne knockout. Jcn Zollners from Last April 1 two 15 FORD-at qualified for the PGA. He drew Ben Hogan in the first round. cinnati, 7-4, and maintain their 1943 through 1946. the traveled mW nrn fast rounds to a unanimous de- PONTIAC 6 Every paper in town carried headlines that Moore was playing one-game margin Jeannette then shifted to Bal- CHEV...49i||-3U over the Dodgers. Bobby cision for Carter. The only knock- ) ¦I\R,VETEI> riveted Hogan. I know Moore received more kick out of that than Webb Thomson timore as player-coach, and pi- down came in the 15th DODGE 4. I PLYM.'o* U cracked a homer with a on and it was did in finishing 17th in the National Open, even though Moore man loted his team to the American Carter who took a three-count. He Lobor 4 base and followed with a bases- Basketball League title in 1947, ) Wheel. Complete lost.” claims he slipped. Salas, from OLDS 6 ' loaded double to account for five his first year there. The next WHEELS ALIGNED runs batted in: year Ml Monterrey, claims a legitimate Bob Elliott and the Bullets won the Basket- J knockdown. THERE ARE THREE major reasons why club pros want to Willie Mays also homered for the ball Association of America title Giants. All The bout will be televised na- qualify for the Open or PGA: 1. They get a chance to see friends blows came off loser under him. tionally with Southern Herman Wehmeter who has California they probably haven’t seen for several years. 2. They get been Jeannette, whose first name is blacked out. SERVICE tagged for 10 “gopher” balls. Harry, was discharged during CLIFT'S teaching and merchandising ideas. 3. They get a chance to (In Washington, the fight Larry Jansen went the 1950-51 season, and since 6 S make ft name. the distance will be broadcast by WTOP and 1909 M St. N.W. A to gain his 10th straight win over has been a salesman for a sport- by 'i Y'- One of the pros said he had heard Lloyd Mangrum say he ing goods televised WTOP-TV, start- the Reds. Cincinnati has not firm in Baltimore. BUDDY JEANNETTE. ing at 10 p.m.) ST. 4795 o ME. 6232 disliked the PGA championship and recalled that Mangrum had beaten Jansen since August 29, a comparatively poor record in the PGA. 1948, when they shaded him, 3-2. “I heard Mangrum say he was scared to death of those Jansen also fell victim to a circuit matches,” pro “He me clout, that by Ted Kluszewski in SHOP DOWNTOWN THURSDAY u TIL 9 AT ISO F, Htli A O, 7th A 18-hole the went on. told he would the ninth. K watch some pro he never heard of hit a couple of half-topped shots up near the pin and pretty soon he would be thinking of Red Sox Lose sth Straight, w’hat his opponent might do rather thsfn his own game. In a j The whipped medal play tournament, Mangrum would beat the guy by 25 ¦ Boston, 5-0 as Minnie Minoso [blasted a 415-foot homer and shots^.” added a two-run single to drive laughed I’m playing in Bolton and added, “Suppose the in four runs and make it eas» for National Open and come to a hole with deep woods on both . The young south- sides of the fairway. I’d probably try to steer the ball and paw doled out seven hits as he up a for handed the Red Sox their fifth come with nine and that would be all me. straight “But if I was playing Snead in the PGA, I'd know that I defeat, four of them on the road, Ivan could take nine and still not lose anything but the hole, Delock was the so loser. He replaced starter Wil- I'd probably let loose.” lard Nixon, forced out in the Somebody estimated how much Bolton would spend from first inning by a shoulder cramp. the time he entered the PGA qualifying round until he returned Eddie Mathews hit his seventh from Louisville and it close to He’d have to go to home run to lead the Boston ran S4OO. Braves to the quarter-final to get that back. So it’s not the money that a 3-1 vwdict over Pittsburgh. The four-bagger, off attracts pros to the PGA, it’s that conviction that anybody can loser Howie Pollet, tied the rookie win an 18-hole golf match. They can dream, can’t they? for the league lead with -Brooklyn’s Andy Pafko. Vem Bickford, after three unsuccess- Slumping Sam Mele ful attempts, finally won his first Probable Pitchers game. Is Afraid He Left His By the Associated Press Matthews also shone on defense. His unassisted double play stopped a Pittsburgh Lucky Bats With Nats „„ threat <2-1 i vs. Feller (3-1). in the sixth after the Pirates By the Associated Press had Washington at Detroit—Hudson (2-11 ¦> loaded the bases with nobody out. , .—.. ~ , , „ v' Houtteman (2-4). May 14. Sam Chicago—Scarborough (0-1 Boston at 1 Simmons Hurls Two-Hitter. , Mele was trying to find out v Rogovin <2-i>. Simmons, brought Philadelphia (night)- Curt only a month todav whether he theine at St. Louis • ! Hooper (0-2) vs. Bearden (0-0). out of service, pitched rightuaubaseballTu batou a to Chicago the a two- national league. as the Phillies took when he ' lnnf New York—Raffensbergei hitter a 6-0 came to the White ~< }"c }l victory over the Cubs. Simmons SOX from Washington. St. Louis a tßrooklyn—Staley (5-1) vs Va ‘ • fanned including four Since joining the Sox on chfcago 1 12 the last at Phiiadeiohi.-Keiiy