To Stave Off Panic Trend
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TV-RADIO, Poges E-6-7 fbe gamings £htf SPORTS WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1959 E Griffs Counting on Ramos To Stave Off Panic Trend Held's Homers BRIAN FOUND IN D'AMATO'S GYM Cookie Facing New Promoter Named Mound Gambles Holding Yanks In Oriole Series By BURTON HAWKINS For Patterson-London Star ataD Writer w w'MßjEßppr wMmm BOSTON, April 16—Pedro INDIANAPOLIS, April 16 I that Las Vegas gambling Ramos stood between the Sen- Out of Lead (AP).—There’s been another • money was behind the fight. and push toward panio ators a By tbt Associated Press switch in the scheduled Floyd I Las Vegas civic leaders said it today. The reliable right- The Inevitable is getting a Patterson-Brian London heavy- ’ was just the opposite, that hander hoped to salvage one weight championship fight here ¦ Rhodes couldn’t get the back- game from Red in the bit closer in the American ing the Sox May I—this time the bout has i he wanted. windup League pennant chase. The Shortly series and thus check a new promoter. after the announced toward deterioration. shift secrecy a trend Yankees are crowding in on Cecil Rhodes, Cranford (N .J.) here, an air of Losing games after fighters two first place—and they might be industrialist, is out and A1 Farb i surrounded both the achieving sparkling victory Indianapolis • and the bout. a there now except for Woody of and the Hoo*ier in their opener hasn’t touched Held, whom Manager Casey Boxing Club are in. Nobody Talking off five-alarm gongs among Hagers- Stengel reluctantly traded Arch Hindman of Rhodes, or somebody, agreed the Senators, but if Boston away. town, Ind., executive secretary ’ to a cut in the television con- sweeps the three-game series Boxing Held, now 27, was wrapped of the National Associ- tract because of the switch, today Manager Cookie Lava- ation, announced the switch London arrived from Eng- ~ up in that June, 1957, swap i getto will be suffering. " ' '* -V .?:, ? "'<&#*¦-"'* V,'- M: late last night. land and went into hiding. *W KA--Y** A*' t 'K ;that also sent Billy Martin to Cookie must head into a * ? * Rhodes “is out the picture _/r - Nobody ><*- "W* v«f 4i|abak^ v .f v>*, - *1 'jJ**9Rr Kansas City for Harry of ¦ connected with the four-game set at Baltimore by f * 111U* Simp- '¦>• tp- • *?.' < promoter the bout,” Hind- ' fight '.,. / v-v ja-w C- -"V ** son (and, incidentally, Ryne as of knew anything. At least testing Bill Fischer, a pitcher man said. they talking t Duren). Although if the did. weren't still prove he can si'-ji ; >„ <&& iWr ,#:jM ;&£ imM.,,' not much of who must 4* :4 percentage to reporters. second game a hitter. Held was Mixup From Start Then win. In the an infielder-outfielder, a guy came the announce- against the Orioles Cookie will RED SOX ON THE WAY—Jackie Jensen of the Harmon Killebrew threw high to Courtney after ready-made Casey’s The switch was only one of ! ment that Rhodes was out and employ Chuck Stobbs, who for mul- of reports that London Red Sox slides safely across the plate as the fielding Dick Gemert’s grounder. That was the tiple defense schemes, and a series. The scheduled fight ; a denial pitched encouragingly in exhi- : had been asked to take a cut ball (arrow) gets away from Catcher Clint first run for the Red Sox, who went on to win, showed promise of power. has been a mixup since the bitions but who still must show beginning. from the $75,000 he was guar- Courtney of the Senators in the inning same result of Tuesday’s between the “They First it was an- that his comeback effort is second 7-3, game tall me around this April i anteed for the bout. league they nounced for 21 in Las something more than a de- of yesterday’s game in Boston. Third Baseman two clubs.—AP Wirephoto. that know how to Vegas. Then the date was , However, the constant pitch fella,” Casey lightful dream. to that said switched to May 1. And last changes in the fight haven’t with a snort. “But I notice they changed ' wrecked any enthusiasm Aspromonte Vindicated forget week the site was to to do it every once in Indianapolis. Hooslers have about the fact already while.’* The Senators are a Rhodes said he was switch- that Indiana may get its hurting at shortstop, as they ; Page E-4, ago. Nothing But Homers ing the site because of rumors Continued on Col. 4 knew they would be weeks Shoemaker Has Choice Ron Samford’s sore arm has They’ve forgetting been fre- forced him out of the lineup. quently couple days. WIN, LOSE OR the last of He has been replaced by Ken Held, traded to Cleveland last Aspromonte, who less than two Os Derby Mounts season, is hitting nothing but Four he’d homers weeks ago was informed By FRANCIS STANN NEW YORK, April 16 (AP). coming East and bowing twice at the moment. Drysdale and Antonelli be optioned to Miami, then DRAW —Willie Shoemaker is in an en- His in 17 to First Landing, the 2-year- third hit at bats talked himself back on the position. year viable He has his old champion of 1958. But in this was his third home team with an angry outburst choice of four mounts for the run (good for seven runs) in two starts this year Tomy Lee Regain Sparkle of 'sl directed at President Cal Kentucky Derby at Churchill two days and winless De- beat By the Associated Press gave up hits, Griffith and Lavagetto. Downs May 2. Furthermore he was a disappointment and was troit, 2-1, in 10 innings yes- Drysdale eight Drysdale Johnny During the course of As- Sometimes They Don't Mix plan injured terday. It also kept Don and but no runs at all, squaring his doesn’t to make known in his last race on the the In- Antonelli, pair of promonte’s tirade against" his his selection until after the dians unbeaten through four a young aces record 1-1 with his first ACCORDING TO A MINOR DISPATCH, spring base- West Coast. who long way go at bosses, he predicted he could Grass Stakes games and pushed into went a to Blue at Keene- Royal Orbit them complete game as the Dodgers make the club within a week ball training still is going on. Indeed, it is just starting land April 23. also will be in first place, a half game ahead nowhere last season, are back action Saturday. He sched- in business again, flashing some beat St. Louis. 5-0, and tied >if the Senators started with the lor Gene Conley, who is training pretty much by himself The 27-year-old Texan, four is of the Yankees. lineup they of the old sparkle. Philadelphia were using at that times national riding cham- uled for the California Derby The champions, stopped only the Cubs and for at Leesburg, Fla. It was Drysdale, a 22-year- four at .500. time. His forecast has proved pion, can ride Intentionally at Tanforan. by rain so far, won their third, accurate, with Ken wedging Conley the 6-foot-8, 220-pound pitcher who re- 'from 3-1, old righthander, who won 17 Milwaukee’s first - place is Harry Isaacs’ Brookfield Shoe won his only Kentucky on Bobby Richardson’s into the batting order after Farm, Fred Turner’s Tomy Lee two-out, two-run double the as a National League sopho- Braves (3-0) were idle, along fused to report to the Milwaukee Braves because he Derby Swaps in Phillies, three games. or Royal Orbit, representing aboard in 1955. ninth at Baltimore night. more and went West with the with while Cincinnati season the cham- last transplanted Dodgers (3-1) by handing wanted to finish out the roundball with the estate of J. Braunstein. But he probably Is best remem- That jumped the Yankees past last took third Casale Wins Debut season boomed the star of Pittsburgh pion Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. Shoemaker and his agent, bered for one he win. the White Sox, who were as winless its fifth de- didn’t the Los Angeles staff. Instead, feat, 10-5. Aspromonte performed no Harry Silbert, refused today to bombed off their unbeaten kick, yesterday He doesn’t belong to the Braves now, but to the Phillies, That was in 1957 when ha mis- he went wild and wound up Antonelli, managed only heroics in the course disclose the name of the other 10-8, by Kansas City. Boston who help is conjectural. judged the finish, stood up in with a 12-13 record. one complete game and of a second straight 7-3 loss to and whether he’ll them horse. defeated Washington, 7-3. two the Red Sox, but he fielded Man and Antonelli, a 27 - year -old victories in his last six starts Some two-sport figures have been useful in pro base- "Because of other jockey the saddle of Gallant 'flawlessly and contributed one lost close decision Iron Narleski Drops Another southpaw who twice has been of ’SB as the Giants fell short ball but not many, and none to a great degree. Most commitments, we are not at a to 20-game winner, didn’t have of the Senators’ seven hits liberty homer, a See NATIONAL, Page E-3 diamond figures feel that Conley, if he thinks he can pitch to disclose his name at Liege.