LITTLE SPORT Detroit and New York Dancosse Tosses Fine # Open Stanley Cup Ring Record at Smith Finals Tomorrow At Turner's Tonight th« Associated By Pro** Danny Dancosse, clever young DETROIT, April 10.—A cou- boxer from Manchester. Conn., rageous Detroit Red Wings team, provides the competition for Gene victor over Toronto in a thrilling Smith, the District’s spectacular semifinal series, got set today for 18-year-old Negro featherweight, the I opening tomorrow of its in a seven-round feature fight at Stanley Cup hockey championship Turner’s Arena tonight. series with the New York Rangers. Dancosse has been brought in by Detroit’s Leo Reise drove in a Bobby Gleason, who directed Phil Veteran Black 10-foot goal at 8:39 of the first as Caddy Terranova to the featherweight Morgan and Easter Rated Top Rookies overtime last period night to give crown and who his Con- the Associated predicts ly Press Mike Gohat at second base is used Chico Carrasquel. up from Detroit a 1-0 decision over the will have little necticut charge the lone new Phil sure to start. Fort to Leafs in a before Bobby Morgan of Brooklyn Worth, at shortstop, even rugged game trouble disposing of the District Sweeps Triumph and Luke Easter of However Mike played 55 games working Luke Appling at first. 14,734 slightly hysterical fans artist. Cleveland ap- kayo lasL yekr, so he hardly can be Pittsburgh has been giving Dale here. out that Dan- proach opening day as best bets Gleason points called a rookie. That Detroit the to cop awards. Eddie Sanicki. Coogan plenty of work at first In North End Show victory gave cosse has had 30 fights, winning rookie-of-the-year series 4-3 and ended Toronto’s up from Toronto, may yet win the and Danny O’Connell, purchased 24, compared to only 8 fights for In addition to Morgan and By Angelina J. Carabelli as of centerfleld job after a poor start. from St. Paul, is battling for three-year reign champion Smith. He claims is Easter, the rookies certain to Black Caddy, an old campaigner Danny just Morgan, only new name in the third base. Stanley Cup playoffs. too experienced for Gene. start April 19 are First Baseman performing like a youngster, The between the Brooklyn lineup, comes well rec- Boyer Good Pitching meeting But Smith’s co-managers, Bobby ! Jack Harshman of the New York Prospect. scored perfect rounds yesterday to and Detroit marks the ommended, as most valuable play- Wayne a Rangers Brown and Billy Banks, that ! Giants. Third Baseman Bill Se- Terwilliger, 36-game take the jumper tricolor at tha reply er in the International League. first time in seven years that clubs rena of the Chicago Cubs and “veteran” will be the Cubs’ sec- North End Horse Show. Gleason fails to take into consid- hit Hi* American cities have Morgan .337 and drove in 112 ond baseman. Carl Sawatski, a representing eration that Gene has won all i Centerfielder Irv Noren of Wash- owner trainer rider. Fred J. met in the finale of the National runs at Montreal. .360 belter at Nashville, is the eight of the battles and scored six : ington. Hughes. jr„ piloted the little black Hockey League’s playoff. Easter, the Negro slugger who No. 2 catcher. knockouts in either the first or Big Steve Bilko probably will gelding to wins in all events en- The championship series will hit .363 and 25 homers in 60 In addition to Bilko. the Cards second round. start at first base for the St. Louis tered. open in Detroit tomorrow, with games for San Diego, has taken have a good-looking In his last match, Gene defeated Cardinals but not on what he has pitching pros- The fair-sized crowd at the first play moving to Toronto on Thurs- over rightfield at Cleveland. Pitch- pects in Cloyd Boyer. 15-game Little Dynamite, who comes back shown in spring training. show of the season in the District day and Saturday. That move er Dick Rozek and Catcher Ray winner at Rochester. Bill Hower- tonight in a seven-round semifinal In like fashion, Billy Southworth area saw Black Caddy capture tha was made because Madison Square Murray also show promise as ton may stick as an extra out- against Pat Thomas, another probably will have Sam Jethroe, iumper. modified Olympia and Garden—the Rangers’ home—cur- Tribesmen. fielder. Washington featherweight. Dyna- Negro speedster, in centerfield for knock-down-and-out classes for a rently is the scene of a circus. Noren Had Slow Start. Bubba Church and Bob Miller, mite having won a close decision the Boston Braves. Jethroe came 15-point score. The championship series, in The Giants seem to have come two in from Thomas last winter. Both to Boston from the Brooklyn farm pitching prospects, figure Reserve went to Oliver Dove* the minds of many Detroiters, as- WHERE’S THE BALL?—Phillies Catcher Stan up with a long ball nitter in Eddie Sawyer’s plans with the Lopata leaps high Thomas and Dynamite are after system in a $250,000 deal. Slow Ranger, another popular oldtimer. sumed almost an anti-climactic in air and turns around to look for the throw from Del Harshman who smashed 40 hom- Phillies. Miller must stay as he's the high a summer match with Smith. to start, he flopped badly in the With Slade Barnes in the saddla nature after the thrilling semi- * ers and drove in 111 runs despite a bonus Ennis, righthander, as Russ Rose, Fort Worth shortstop, scores Eddie Gilchrist, another feather early exhibitions. Of late he has player. the pair accounted for third-placa finals with Toronto. a .270 average at Minneapolis. Other new boys who must be on Dee Fondy's hit in first inning of exhibition game at Fort and the only fighter to defeat come on fast. awards in the handicap, the modi- That series went a full seven The Phillies 10-6. Noren, an %xpensive investment kept because they are bonus fied and the Worth yesterday. won, —AP Wirephoto. Smith during his amateur days, Browns Heavy with Rookies. open. A1 Earnest * games with Reise's shot breaking for Clark Griffith, hit his stride players are Catcher Frank House Ivan and makes his second pro start in a Leonard Ross’ Billy up a scoreless deadlock and end- Outfielder Bob Addis, second after a painfully slow start. Man- of Detroit. Outfielder Jackie Jen- five-rounder against Little Lee Buttons tied for third. ing 68 minutes and 39 seconds of Baseman Roy Hartsfleld and Pit- ager Bucky Harris gave him the sen of the First Base- of Baltimore. Yankees. Hunters in Hot Contest. Murray chers Norm Roy and Dick Donovan centerfleld the first of rough, tough hockey. Willie Dead at Won job day man Wayne Belardi and Pitcher The hunter division was Doyle, 77, A trio of four-round prelimi- are closely The Detroiters had to win the other Braves’ freshman pos- training. The Nats are confident Billy Loes of Brooklyn, Infielder naries on the card which gets contested, with Mrs. Ray Norton, hard way, registering triumphs in sibilities. he’ll make the grade. Mike Grasso, Jim Baumer and Pitcher Jack underway at 8:45 sends Frank jr.’s Harkaway and C. N. France * Fame as Rider The St. Louis of a two week-end games with Goalie Lasting Race Browns, course, fiery second string catcher, is Bruner of the White Sox, Third Timbrooke each Ball against Kenny Leath, Chink will scoring eight Harry Lumley getting a pair of Special Dispatch to The Star in which he in the 40-to-l present the most rookie can- Harris’ next most promising new- Baseman Ries of the brought Williams Charlie Bennett Whitey faults. Timbrooke. a newcomer to 10.—Pri- against didates. They’ll have a new in- shutouts. LAUREL, Md„ April shot Effendi. His victims in the comer. Braves, Pitcher Lou Sleater of show ranks here, was awarded and Joe Davis against Jimmy field all Toronto posted a 2-0 decision vate funeral services were held race included Fashion Plate, the around w'th Second Base- Connie Mack may have a pitch- the Giants and Pitcher Bill Mac- the Sewell. All are championship on conforma- for Willie one of the even-money favorite. The lightweights. man Owen Friend and here Thursday and needed only today Doyle, year Shortstop ing find in Bob Hooper, 19-game Donald of Pittsburgh. There are tion. Timbrooke. ridden by Thelma one win in the turf’s most officials, who before Doyle piloted the W. T. Billy De Mars in the freshman remaining two respected Jack Opens Drills Here winner at Buffalo, whose early more, too. but the clubs may give Fulton, won the green hunters, died here at the Ryan colt to victory at odds of 100 class. another new games to maintain its jinx over Saturday night Kenny Wood, efforts will be confined to relief. up and take the loss on some of was third in the open and fourth 77 after an of sev- to 1 at Jamaica, N. Y. For Bout With Jenkins face, will be in the Detroit club. The Leafs beat age of illness the outfield. The Chicago White Sox have the other new bonus youngsters. in the working hunters. Under eral weeks. Doyle rode his last a the Wings four straight in the winner, Former World Lightweight Mrs. Norton’s faultless handling Doyle’s was taken to Cedar horse named John W. Kline, at Stanley Cup finals in the last two body Champion Beau Jack opens final Harkaway was second in the green Hill at after Hagerstown, retiring because of years.