Abernathy Bounces Thing RESORTS end TRAVEL Sometime Sunday FARM ond GARDEN C £fef SPORTS ???? Back, Beats Stobbs Beats Searching WASHINGTON, D. C., APRIL 1, 1956 In Squad Game, 3-2 In Race Thriller By BURTON HAWKINS I]!play grounder and both runners Myrtle's Jet Third Star Staff Correspondent were safe. Mays Poles 3 Homers and Triple ORLANDO, Fla., Mar. 31. Jim Lemon walked to fill the In Barbara Frietchie;, Ted Abernathy, virtually annihi- bases and Johnny Groth popped 21,781 | Killebrew Bowie Draws by the Dodgers and White out.' but Harmon lated drilled a single to center, scoring By LEWIS F. ATCHISON | White Sox in previous outings,,] Becquer and leaving the bases Sometime Thing. Alfred; staged a comeback against an . jammed. Ted walked Ed Fitz-ji iGwynne Vanderbilt’s aptly named As Giants Orioles, 27-10 WrightJ Crush undistinguished collection of his Geraldj to force across filly, stepped on the gas at the Then, his fine performance teammates today as the Senators; with halfway mark and kept it there; jeopardized. Abernathy fanned : rest way squad game to assure the of the to win the Willie Puts Two played a Lyle Luttrell for the third time , filth running of the $25.000-1 a portion of their athletes a rare Chuck Stobbs, who went then Frietchie Handi- triumph. %dded Barbara j Over Wall in 3d, taste of distance for the Beavers, pitched 1 'cap yesterday at Bowie. generally acceptably. He clipped for; Such contests are was A roaring crowd of frivolous affairs, but it eight hits and bothered in 21.781 Bats In 9 Runs was was hardy fans, who sent $1,735,225 deadly serious business for young only two innings. I PHOENIX, Ariz., Mar. 31 (If). Abernathy. His status was ex- Stobbs was nailed for two runs —Willie Mays smashed three Picture on Page C-6 I tremely shaky entering the game, in the fourth inning after Ernie home runs and a triple and but he emerged with some se- Oravetz opened with a single. i drove In nine runs today as the curity. Carlos Paula brought Ernie through the mutuels to give the New YorkGiants crushed the betting day Ted limited an aggregation around with a double to center. track its best of the Baltimore Orioles, 27-10. Sievers meeting, screamed with identified as the Beavers to four walked anerror by First Baseman Roy into the and Maine Chance Farm's favored again before the side retiring Abernathy a fly j was re- Sievers. on to Myrtle’s Jet, who arrived in tired and connected with the For eight innings Ted pitched Paula. Maryland from Florida only the ! bases full. got their other day away a only The Gators before, was a neck in’ two-hitter, walked three eighth lengths All of Mays’ homers were hit and allowed only Jerry Snyder, run in the when Paula third place, spur in and Sievers singled and Olson Royal Lark, her lightly off different pitchers. The 24- who doubled in the sixth, to front of year-old ad- thumped a double to left. weighed stablemate. Bp ccnterflelder slammed vance beyond first base. SHBHp Am MHF ml wm the first off Southpaw Bill Wight Paula was the only member of Near Helioscope Mark H The side-arming righthander either team to get two hits. jand the next two off Right- bumped Thing swished the into difficulty with one NOTES: Don Newcombe will Sometime ; handers Mel Held and Bob Har- furlongs in 1:2245, only down in the ninth. Julio Becquer oppose the Senators tomorrow seven rison a slower than singled to center, but Sievers when they play Brooklyn's "B" one-fifth of second Willie has 11 homers for time, now threw wild to second base after Helioscope’s track record the spring and is batting at a fielding Tom Wright’s double- See SENATORS, Page C-3 established last March. The win- .468 clip, with 29 hits in 62 ner, who was ridden by Erie at bats. paid $8.60, $4.40 and Guerin, Mays showing across the board. With the way, $2.80 the Giants poundsd out total oncoming Searching, a The who ; of 19 hits, Dusty Rhodes and winner might have collared the ’ Daryl Spencer also homering. WIN, LOSE OR in one more jump, paid $6 and For the Orioles. Outfielder Tito $3.40. while Myrtle's Jet, the Francona connected. 8-to-5 choice, was $2.40 to show. By The Orioles used five pitchers DRAW FRANCIS STANN It was a speedy bunch of fillies I and they handed out 16 walks in that Starter Eddie A | and mares j W | addition to hitting three bats- 1 Blind sent away from the gate j men. the pace blistering. and was To go with They covered the first six fur- their 10-run in- ning„ Os This and That longs in a flashy a second f the Giants also had a l:o9*s | nine-run rally in the ST. PETERSBURG, FLA., players faster than the track record for seventh MAR. 31.—8a1l are ! and a five-run outburst in the notoriously reluctant to pass Judgment on rival clubs for that distance. j;sixth. fear words will back haunt The Senators, Coming around the turn into their come to them. i S Baltimore _ non OH lin—in 14 however, haven’t scared anybody this spring. They are put the stretch the field of 10 > N. Y. INI n-lilOl 105 SIOJC—S7 IB 5 as clos’ely bunched as a ( Wluht. Held i.l', Harrison isl). Durea down as a real wobbly Old-timers was Ferraiese outfit. are fearful that pack of hounds, less than two ?!<«'• <7> and Smith. Worth- Washington may revive memories . Jnaton. McCall .0• Wilhelm iMt and of the Boston Braves lengths separating the first six Katt Winning pitcher—Worthington. Judge , Losing pitcher—Wight of the Fuchs era and the Phillies under Gerry Nugent. horses. Sometime Thing, who Home runs—Baltimore: Francontj General Manager Frank Lane of the St. Louis Cardinals iiad taken the lead, perhaps un- \ New York: Mays a, Spencer. Rhooes. looked on wistfully as Wally Post of the Cincinnati Reds willingly, at the halfway point, pumped several batting practice drives over the leftfield was out in front, with Myrtle's fence and into the lagoon. Jet, Rqs Clag, Dark Charger, THAT’S NO ROOKIE—ITS YOGI BERRA—St. type of muff with two out in the ninth and Ted Russell Leads Royal Lark and Searching fol- Fla.—The v “Ifwe had Post," he sighed, ‘we could run away from the Petersburg, Yankee catcher's unexpected Williams up as Allie Reynolds was going for a no- lowing in that order. a field like Brooklyn did last year. Post may be best right- muff of pop foul brought Manager Freddie Hutch- hitter. On the next play he raced into the dugout to the Searching Impeded West Stars to handed hitter in the game. to that 16 months inson (left) and Walker Cooper of the Cardinals to catch a foul that protected Reynolds’ second no- And think or Searching, ridden by Willie their in surprise so ago Gabe Paul ivice president of the Reds) was mad at feet here yesterday. Five years ago hitter of the season.—AP Wirephoto. Lester, was in tight quarters at the last day of the Berra same Buzzy Bavasi (veep of the Dodgers) for ‘reneging’ on a trade on season, made the 103-72 Win this point and it required all of NEW YORK, (/P).—All- of Post for Junior Gilliam.’’ jockey’s get her Mar. 31 the skill to America Bill Without Post, and saddled by predominantly through. But for the traffic jam Russell of San a left- ARIZIN GETS 28 IN 98-94 VICTORY Francisco's NCAA handed batting order, Lane still predicts that his Cardinals at this point, the Jacobs filly basketball might champions and Paul Judson of comfortably in the first division. have waltzed off witli the Runs 100 Haddix will finish Sime Hands Illinois $19,050 of gross each scored 10 points in “Ifwe’re not one-two-three-four,” Frantic Frankie says, winner's share a a 28-1 purse of $28,050. Lester said Warriors Top Pistons second-half drive that ought investigation. “there to be an Starting,” he added, Searching was full of run at the carried the Western College All- Stars to a “with me.” finish and that he' thought he 103-72 victory over • Seconds; • * • 9.5 Fifth the Eastern All-Stars In Yankees tonight was going to win the race. at BIRDIE TEBBETTS WAS talking about young Billy As Beck Leads Rally Madison Square Garden. The Vanderbilt's contract Guerin. 1 game, 10th in a sponsored Werber, son of the former Tech High and Duke star who rider, called Sometime Thing’s PHILADELPHIA, Mar. 31 UP) ing aroused the Warriors in their series by the Herald Tribune Fresh Air played for the Yankees, Sox and in the Irace "the best I’ve ever ridden Ernie Beck came off the bench to second half comeback. Red Athletics Terps Win Relay Straight Loss Fund, was witnessed by 17,802. American League later sparked on her.” He said the filly was spark a floundering Warriors Paul Arizin. the league’s second and who the Reds to two Leading by only 43-40 after GAINESVILLE, team to 98-94 victory regular . National League pennants. sharp, and. of course, her per- Fla., Mar. 31 I a over top scorer in season play, ST PETERSBURG. Fla Mar. formance bore him out. (VP).—Red-haired Dave Sime I Fort Wayne today in the first led the Philadelphia offense with i 31 t/P).—'The St. Louis Cardinals one minute of the second half, “Billy's got a real good batting stroke.” Manager Tebbetts the West went on a Willie Hartack, returning to fanned his Olympic sprint hopes I game of the National Basketball 13 field goals and two free throws i handed the New York Yankees tear and said. “He's the second fastest squad, too. Ifhe’d in the next man on our Maryland after a sojourn in with a 9 5-second 100-yard dash ‘ Association's best-of-seven cham- for 28 points. George Yardley. their fifth straight defeat, 5-2. nine minutes in- its advantage give baseball half a chance he’d be a fine ball player.” Florida, said he had no excuses that was the peak performance I pionship series. 6-foot-5 forward, was tops for • today, and clinched the series creased to 71-41, Young Werber has expressed a willingness to play only on Myrtle's Jet, who had $53,270 : in the Florida Relays today. The Warriors, Eastern Division the losing Western Division between the two teams which Russell was voted the game’s a year or two before joining his dad in the insurance business bet on her nose by the big crowd. The 19-year-old Duke Univer- i champions, were 15 points down champions with 27 points. train here. most valuable player. He scored in Washington. When somebody remarked that it was a The Jet Pilot filly ran a strong sity sophomore, a streamlined i midway through the second quar- The crowd of 4.128 was stun- The Cards have won four of 19 points, one )es sthan Judson. — in early going ; games, to snapped: race but obviously needed more i ter when Coach George Senesky ned the as Fort six with the final be The East undoubtedly flourishing firm. Birdie played was ! time to prep for the affair. Picture on Page C-2 < called on Beck, the second-year Wayne moved to a 25-20 first- ¦ tomorrow. hampered by the absence of Tom “So is mine! But I'm bearing down every minute in this period The Tony DeSpirito, leading rider player from Penn who saw action lead and then Increased I Yanks were held to seven Heinsohn of Holy Cross and Si monkey suit like I never had another business.” close-cropped ' its margin to in > hits in as many innings by of the meeting, said Dark : athlete from his in only 15 games last season be- 37-22 late the Green of Duquesne, both of Until Tebbetts, long striding legs, . Harvey Haddix, left- then it hadn’t been recalled that him- Charger, one of last season's top hair to his fore entering the service. second quarter. The Piston's de- veteran who mwere declared ineligible self, won jump feet. fense, tops NBA, hander, who looked sharp for is an insurance counselor. 2-year-olds, found the distance the broad with 23 Beck's 23 points, his fine re- in the held I yesterday by the Amateur Ath- * * * • the first spring. bit too taxing. Winner of the inch, in addition to the dash ; bounding timely time this Haddix letic Union. The AAU claimed a and ball-steal- See NBA. Page C-3 ' also they EXCEPT FOR YOGI BERRA, his special pet and amiable Miss Maryland in her and ran two good laps in relays. struck out seven. and Ron Sobieszcyk of De- Stakes Tommy Byrne worked foil of many a strained dugout remark, Casey Stengel usually first Bowie appearance, after be- Sime. a star outfielder in base- seven Paul violated the amateur code innings for New York and gave by announcing ing in the Kearney-Ray- their intention of maintains a strict impartiality toward the Yankee ball second the Jasmine and ball. also won up 10 Playing Trophy outstanding hits and all the St. Louis professional ball now. players. But hardly day has gone by this spring Bahamas at Hialeah, Dark bun as the Canadiens, Trailing a when 2-4, runs. He was clipped for three Charger kept up with the crowd athlete in the relays. Darrell Floyd of Furman, the Casey hasn’t sung the praises of Tony Kubek, a tall, Slats individual runs in the fifth and yielded an Tor six furlongs and then dropped though the afternoon pro- Nation’s leading major college Even mside-the-pai to Rip Marion-type who may not only* stick with the team but who oack to next to last. duced six meet records in 14 1 k homer scorer, originally was ruled in- to Beat • Repulski with a runner on base eligible but he allowed may play quite a bit of shortstop. Rally Red Wings was to It was a satisfying victory so university events, he was the in the seventh. “I only winner. compete and scored 11 points. wouldn’t be afraid to play him anywhere—shortstop, Sometime Thing, who was beaten double MONTREAL. Mar. 31 C/P). Montreal Tuesday night. Then Julius addition, his sprinting abil- | The Yanks scored in the third McCoy of Michigan Stale, outfield ... I don’t care,” Stengel says. twice by Myrtle s Jet in Florida In The Montreal Canadiens struck the scene shifts to Detroit for ' inning on Bob Martyn’s triple, who also was originally far knows, Casey spring training ity was the chief factor in Duke's from behind four goals the fourth games declared As as he started with 11 —the last time in the Colum- with in third and on | Yogi single ineligible, had 16 points for Handicap—while victory in the quarter-mile relay the last period to defeat April for Berra's double and a the shortstops and half a dozen catchers. Throwing an oblique biana giving the De- 5 and 8. Dates the other by Bill Skowron. Larry Jackson West. away weight both occasions. and a third place in the sprint troit Red Wings. 6-4, tonight in games, if necessary, have not bouquet to Berra, put it way: on pitched the last two innings for The AAU action led he this The triumph boosted her sea- medley. the first game of the final play- been announced. Abe Sap- "Shortstops I don’t need McDougald play the Cards and fanned erstein, owner of the so much. can sonal earnings to $40,775 Sime was Joined in individual!off for the National Hockey The Red Wings, three. Harlem and with several making a total of 10 New Globetrotters against it. Ifhis leg is bad, Kubek will do. Comes the pinch, we got her all-time bankroll to $95,475.' record setting by Earl Poucher League's Stanley Cup. players nursing injuries, 1 York team which went ‘ strikeouts. the banned players will compete the Little Man 'Phil Rizzuto). Now when you talk about of Florida, Joe May of Louisiana The Canadiens. who won the out in the hectic first period Fisherman Runs Fifth : Nfw York (A) oo'i oon non—; r n on a nation-wide tour, to call catchers, got to get to take Berra’s place. Not State and Jim Beatty of North league championship handily, when Alex Delvecchio took Dutch [St LoUlb 000 *jux—s 11 0 we somebody The $4,500 sixth race, a sec- o.’io AAU officials a “collection of Carolina. were 2-4, to the Wings, Rcibel s rebound off the end Bvrne. Garmon Yankee Stadium.” into one of the after- 3 May Home run—at. Louts. Repulski pointed out the sys- 6 « inches, threw the jav- Cup playoffs, when they started Plante for the first of his two i is Casey's way saying, perhaps, Berra noon's best races with Mrs. Ben tem of selecting plaers Which of that as elin 213 feet 10 ',2 inches and their scoring rampage. In a little goals. Ten penalties, including for his goes go Cohen’s War Age defeating eight all-star year so the Yankees. Beatty ran the 2-mlle in 9 min- over six minutps of the third three acainst Maurice (The jcollege team this • * * * rivals, including C. V. Whitney's was tiie same as in past years utes 18 seconds. period they the score Rocket) Richard, favored Fisherman, in track rec- -1 had tied were called in Three Redlegs whe nhis players participated REMEMBER BOBBY KLINE? He’s the St. Petersburg boy The Maryland relay team of as the crowd of 13.964 went wild. the first period. Richard m ord equalling time of IriOVs. was games either sponsored by or who was drafted from the Yankee chain by the Senators late Lou Sergi. Burr Grim, Chester At 7:31. Jean Veliveau, the serving his second when the first held Fisherman, who is expected with the full knowledge of in 1954. He was to have been the regular shortstop and, in- Sleckel and Carl Party lowered league's No. 1 scorer, put the score was made. Blank Dodgers the AAU. to run in next Saturday's SIOO- relay to 7.48.1, opened the the 2-mile record Canadians ahead for the first The Canadiens tied the score 1 Cf.F.Pis deed. season. - Campbell S** : ; o f Pu. Memorial and LSU's mile relay foursome time. Rookie Claude Provost at. 1-1 and again at 2-2 in the Hurrow Cain ni: Bobby flopped and, toward the end season, long Handicap, was I'axbon 4 it > 4*15 of the - made the 3-to-2 set a 3:14.8 record. sewed it up at 10:49 Jacques second period, only to have On Floyd *; as the Three Hits 11 .McCoy j after lost, he did sprint, 1 1 fi all was some relief pitching. Almost un- favorite in the although Maryland's mile relay team Plante turned back every Detroit Wings score twice in a space of TAMPA, (.‘Pt.— Uhl 3 lius&e!l Mu the distance short Fla.. Mar. 31 Lear I 14 Brrurn A ftio noticed, he was included in the Yankee-Senator winter deal was for him ran second to LSU, and the threat. a little more than three minutes The world champion Dodgers Mo.odet 1 '1 4 cl on In 020 and he a tightener. , Rolle* 3 O h Naulis ;> o rt Maury Terps’ was in a game McCarthy •» which included McDermott, et al. Now he is back needejj Mel Schwarz The second of the best- to leave the ice on the front end were shut out today for the third Oil Seiin k i o in the Yankee chain, possibly never to be a big leaguer, but Eddie Arcaro galloped Fisher- second-place tie in the pole vault of-seven scries will be played in of a 4-2 score. time this spring, with the Cin- Knar; I I 3 3 with Henry with this consolation, as a friend put it: man an extra furlong and said at 13 feet, 5 « inches cinnati Reds beating three lit 2713 H he satisfied with the Davenport of Virginia. Ben Good "Kline is making more money in the bushes right now was horses RIVAL OF BARNEY OLDFIELD rookie righthanders. 4-0, behind performance. of Maryland took third in the the three-hit pitching than he drew from the Senators.” of Brooks i There was no question about 2-mile run. Johnny Klippstein McDermott, Lawrence, The other day who had been more or less I War Age's victory, but Weal or The host University of Florida and Bud Podbielan, Braves in early Down sensational his appearance in a Yankee uniform, Woe and Nick Jimmie gave the. won the unofficial team cham- DePalma Dies at 73; All the hits came off Klipp- was talking about the 11-runs-in-the-one-inntng clobbering crowd a thrill by running a dead pionship with 30‘a points. LSU stein in his four innings. Law- he received from the Dodgers at Vero Beach. heat for second place. was second at 27 ig. Duke third , rcnce, turning in another fine Although “The writers were kind.” he said, "when they said that skies were gray early with 20 and Maryland fourth performance, field Brooklyn hit- Atlanta, in the day and a chilling wind with 19 ,less 9-1 l Va. Once-Great Race Driver for the first four, walking my hanging. Heck, my curve ball was fast ball and every- whipped the it Georgia across premises, Others who scored: SOUTH PASADENA, Calif. only Duke Snider. Podbielan ATLANTA, Mar. 31 UP) thing else must have been hanging, too. Everything I threw was apparent that Bowie in Tech, 17; North was i Carolina. 14*2: Mir. 31 UP).—Ralph DePalma. pitched the ninth. Eddie Mathews, Bill Bruton and up to the plate came back twice as fast. They talk tor a good financial ; of about day when i Auburn, , 12', 3 Loyola New pioneer automobile racer who Dave Cole, St. Paul property, Felix Mantilla hit home runs to- old the daily Tennessee, 7; Boom-Boom Beck of the Phillies. I’m Boom-Boom Mc- crowd broke the double Orleans, 7; Vir- probably won more races than started for the Dodgers and al- night as the Milwaukee Braves wagering by sending Dermott. I'll guarantee that not one of those Brooklyn hits record ginia, 5, Alabama, 4ft; North any other driver in history, died lowed one run on three hits in defeated Atlanta, 9-1. $153,526 through the machines. . Carolina State, 4; Georgia, 3'/a;| age * four innings. Stan Williams, on was within 30 feet of any Yankee outfielder.” today of cancer at the of • '|HB Mathews hit his fifth homer • • * • The old mark of $146,798 ; Virginia Military, 3; roster, gave up was Florida 73. The famed, colorful pilot, the Fort Worth the made a year ago. State, and South Carolina, 2. of exhibition season in the THE VETERANS the major league teams 2, who shocked a dictator and suf- three runs In a wild sixth in- inning, .AMONG train- ning which saw him W'alk three first and Bruton his ing in this area—Yankees, Cardinals, and Sox fered one of the most dramatic third in sixth. Phillies White losses the history of the In- straight batters after Roy Mac- the —were in Mantilla, distressed when Babe Zaharias had to leave for dianapolis Speedway classic, had Millan doubled. A Texas League rookie shortstop, trip to recurrent O'BRIEN SETS COAST MARKS double opened Milwaukee’s another Galveston because of her battle with been ailing for less than a year. by Gus Bell accounted four-run greatest tor two more runs. ninth inning with a out cancer. The lady athlete of all time is a prime FOR critically for blast SHOT PUT AND DISCUS He had been 111 ! Don Elston, former Cub, of the park. favorite with ball players, who only wish they could cream days. His wife, Marion, al- SANTA Calif., Mar. 31 t/P).—Parry O’Brien several one hit in the eighth. Bill Toshoff, Atlanta’s a golf ball as well, and their regard for the Babe was pointed BARBARA. said that at Just about dawn he lowed start- of the San Francisco Olympic Club today scored an out- Brooklyn 000 000 mm—n ;t i ing pitcher, gave up only up Casey Stengel, attired in asked her to turn him As Cincinnati 010 no.'l nnx—•» n one when full uniform, paid a visit standing double victory in the 18th Santa Barbara Easter over. Mathew's homer, just she did so, she said, he died. Coir. H William* iM, Mat on i*> and hit. in five in- to her home in Tampa before Babe's departure. Relays. Campanclla. ’A alkrr •' i: Lau.rnic, nings. That same Stengel inveigled About four months ago his Klippstein Podbielan «Mi and Burtm. afternoon, Babe Into a co- The former Southern California and Olympic shot put Winning pitcher Lawretur Losing Rookie Bob Giggie of the manager role. The Babe sat on the sidelines as honorary star uncorked a 184-foot, 10-inch discus toss to win that pituitary gland was removed to pitcher —Cole. Braves Ills former cancer, heljl Atlanta Yankee pilot during an against event, then shoved the shot 59 feet D’h inches for his slow the progress of teammates scoreless for four in- exhibition the Reds. which, said, Sign Pair sports editors, second victory. Both are new meet marks. an associate stem- Steelers nings. The Crackers got thtcir Two Cleveland Gordon Cobbledick and Olympic med from an old racing Injury PITTSBURGH, (/PI Whitey Lewis, flew from Arizona The Club won the distance medley relay race Mar. 31 one run in the fifth off Bob to observe the Florida-based spectacularly when the on to his hip and spread through The Steelers today received the Trowbridge, third runner the team. Lon PALMA who gave up all five clubs. Spurrier, pickrri up a dropped baton and made up more much of his body. RALPH DE signed contracts of Halfback Ray Funeral Atlanta hits. “Washington,” observed Lewis, “will have to be pretty than lot) yards on Iris rivals. He ran 1,320 yards. With arrangements were Mathews and Guard Marv Mc- Milsaukrr inn (ml lit—!> la ily Church here and a high mass ;» bad to lose out to Baltimore again. As for Cleveland, we Lowell Zellers running a fast anchor mile, the Olympic completed late today. Wendell P. ; ’ Fadden. currently in the Army Atlanta iSAi mm u|ii »>tmi— i n Cabot and Sons of Pasadena is in of1 requiem will be sung there at • fin Germany. Mathews led the Oißßlr. Trnwhrlrtar iA> and C have a good pitching staff and Al Smith. The Giants have Club team set a»new record of 9:55.6. compared with the ROMflli (M; Toahoft. Hum* •»* . spfl charge. Rosary 6 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in year • l»i and . Mays, period.” old mark of 10:07, set by Southern California last year. will be said at 1 1 Steelers last in scoring and Burris. Ta'lnr i*' V Willie 8 p.m Monday at Holy on Page C-t, Col. receiving. Hnmr runs Milwaukee. MmM the Fam- j| Continued 2 S IBrut Mantilla I | x