Griffs Defeat Phils Sunday C %foi SPORTS ???? In 11th on Long Hits WASHINGTON, D. C., MARCH 18, 1956 By Berberet, Valdy By BURTON HAWKINS I The Senator* received a sharp Stmr Staff Correspondent pitching performance from Cam- CLEARWATER, Fla., Mar. 17. . ilo Pascual. The Cuban right- 1 youthful Senators broke hander, making spring Fifth in Defeat —The his Nashua His Worst i debut.] loose for two runs with two out : worked Six innings, permitted! in the 11th inning today against ; one run on four hits, struck out I 39-year-old Murry Dickson to > one each inning and walked none.' defeat a rookie-dominated Phila- Killebrew, Olson and Becquer; delphia team, 5-3. each got two of the Senators’ Blanked for nine innings by, II hits as they leveled their ex-! Jim Owens. Lynn Lovenguth and [ hibition record at 3-3 while As Wins Cap scoring dealing Sailor Gulfstream Dickson after three quick; the Phils their fifth loss runs in the first inning, the Sen- !1 in eight games. ators won with a steadily accel-: | The Senators loaded the bases erated attack in the 11th when! at the outset. Herb Plews walked, 1 Mielleux 2d, Julio Becquer singled. Lou Ber-! Dick Tettelbach singled to rightl lowa, Temple beret doubled and Jose Valdiviel-j and the runners were advanced so tripled. on a wild pitch before Pete Run- While Find The Senators carried a 3-1 inels also walked. lead into the last of the eighth J ! Olson went down swinging, but Stay 19-year-old SMU Runs Third Grob; the Killebrew iAnd but wildness cost Connie the tying runs and forced the pumped a single to left, scoring MIAMI, Fla., Mar. 17 UP).— game into overtime. two runs, and Becquer delivered Nashua, whose daddy came from Karl Olson launched the 11th a single to center, scoring Run- Ireland, went down to the most A more In single Race crushing a to NCAA with left, but Hannon nels from second base. defeat of his brilliant Killebrew twice failed in at- productive inning was stymied "W €%% - TP- % .g£ career on this St. Patrick’s Day tempts to bunt, then fouled to when Berberet fouled to Catcher ¦ Hawkeyes Put Out in the $112,900 Gulfstream Park First Baseman Ed Bouchee. Ol- John Moskus and Valdivielso Kentucky; Handicap, a mile-and-one quar- son went out stealing when the grounded out. 1 Canisius ter grind won by Brookmeade Phils pitched out to Becquer on Pascual retired the first nine Falls on Late Fouls Stable’s Sailor. a planned hit-and-run maneu- Phils in order, but Ben Tomp- Arecord crowd of 32,532 made ver. Becquer tl#n singled kins opened the bottom of the BULLETIN Nashua, the Leslie Combs II star, sharply right, a booming triple to setting the win- fourth with CORVALLIS. Orig., Mar. 17 the favorite at 3 to 5 today in ning rally in motion. over Runnels' head in left. Fred Uf).—San Francisco, the Na- the compact field of seven, but Berberet, thumped a single to top impost husky receiver ob- Van Dusen tion’s No. 1 team, moved into the of 129 pounds ap- left, scoring Tompkins. -1 tained from the Yankees’ farm the NCAA basketball semi- y parently ias too much for the system, lashed a long double to Grob. whose control is sup- tonight by defeating ¦BPQB jmr\ big bay colt. He never threatened posed finals right center for his first hit of to be his chief asset, Utah, 92-77. in the Far West the leaders and finished a badly- the day, scoring Becquer. Val-; plunged liimself into difficulty in regional finals. beaten fifth. provided insurance; eighth by walking Tompkins i Sailor, by divielso an the By the Associated Press ridden Willie Har- a lusty triple right tack, was leading jockey run with to J See SENATORS. Page C-3 Temple. who Southern Metho'dist year, lowa way into with 417 winners last and won their the wrested the lead from Alfred G. semifinal round of the NCAA Vanderbilt’s Find as they passed basketball tournament at three the stands the first time and different sites yesterday and will never lost it. come together for windup WIN, LOSE OR the Mielleux Was Surprise at Evanston, 111., Thursday and fik Friday. Mielleux, winner of the Apple- The other regional final ton sent Utah against San Francisco Handicap last Saturday, was By a surprising a race DRAW FRANCIS STANN at Corvallis, Oreg. second in surprises. Temple won the Eastern re- full of Find finished Philadelphia by third and Wise Margin ran gional at shad- fourth. ing 60-58, on two Canisius. fou\ Nashua, shooting to go by for the shots with two. seconds money-winning The How and Why of Hutch (King) Lear, world’s record Hal by ST. PETERSBURG, FLA., 17.—According held Citation at sl, MAR. to the i The other two winners had it spotted seven opponents book, pitchers good managers. easy. lowa by Kentucky, his from don't make They hardly breezed four to 19 pounds. pennants. 89-77, in the Midwest Regional His fifth place ever win The last time the trick was turned in finish was worth $2,500 and League at lowa City and will meet the American was in 1901, when Clark Griffith man- brought his total winnings to aged the Chicago White Temple in the semifinal round. $1,040,515. Sox. Back in 1918 Fred Mitchell, SMU trounced Oklahoma City, who had been both pitcher a Trainer Sunny Jim a and catcher in his playing 84- at Lawrence, Kans. Fitzsim- days, won for the Cubs in the National League. place IT’S SAILOR IN A BREEZE—Miami, Fla.—Brook- who was shooting for money- mons said later that Nashua Third in each of these Citation’s all-time shipped As the man who hired only ex-pitcher among today’s tournaments meade Stable’s Sailor, ridden by Willie Hartack, winning Mrs. would be north on March the also was settled record. Mr. and R. C. Markus’ Miel- 22, may race major yesterday. an and in the John B. 16 league managers, General Manager Frank Lane of Dartmouth scored scores a smashing victory in the SIOO,OOO-added leux was second, followed by Alfred G. Vanderbilt’s Campbell victory over Memorial Handicap at the St. Louis Cardinals was asked why this was so. There 85- Connecticut Gulfstream Park Handicap yesterday. It was an Find and Sam Tufano’s Wise Margin. Sailor, second Bowie, Md., April 7. Gene points Fitzsimmons had to be more behind the choice of Freddie behind Booth’s 20 upset victory, but an even greater surprise the choice in betting, paid $9.30 to win.—AP Wirephota came Hutchinson as Philadelphia, while Kansas was said the horse out of to- field boss of the Redbirds than upholding Lane’s reputation at fifth-place finish of Nashua, the 7 to 10 favorite. day’s race in good shape and will State trounced Houston Univer- during the as a nonconformist. 89-70, race summer. sity, at Lawrence and 'All of “Ihad my reasons for picking Hutch,” Lane said in the Kentucky the horses in the Morehead State of COMBS DISAPPOINTED race eligible owner's box at Lang Field. “For one thing, Freddie Wayne of Detroit, 95-84, at are for the Camp- was an beat Xavier Scores bell except Mielleux, type. majors City. 3-2, Prince all-around When he came up to the he was a lowa Lions Winr Noor and Wise Margin.) pitcher who But really wanted to catch. Detroit paid a lot Sailor Liked Track of money for him pitch, so Cain Stars as lowa Upset to Top Hartack Beats Nashua to he did. He was good enough Following Nashua home at the plate too, to pinch hit on occasions. Eliminates Kentucky was Keep Hopes Maine Chance Farm’s Jet Ac- “I UP).— To hired two managers while I was general manager IOWA CITY, Mar. 17 Action in NIT -1 tion and Prince Noor, the latter of the White Sox. One lowa, the Big Ten champion, got ! Despite Slipping bought only was a catcher, Paul Richards. The NEW YORK. Mar. 17 UP).— Saddle last Saturday by other was. a shortstop, Marty a terrific performance from Carl Jimmy Boothe, only Mrs. Charles Marion. I’d never hired a 5-foot-7 but MIAMI,Fla., Mar. 17 UP).—A went to Sailor for first place in ¦ Silvers and Mrs. Cain tonight and sailed past and a pair i Saul Finkelstein at a private pitcher to manage, and I wouldn’t unless he were an all basketball player, Playoff slipping Jockey Handicap. | Kentucky, 89-77, Alive saddle worried ’ the Gulfstream He ! exception. to win the of tall teammates, Dave Piontek in sale. I think Hutch is.” Willie Hartack in the Gulfstream liwon $2,500 for fifth place and his Sailor, *** * regional basketball tour- Tartaron, joined up * fourth * NCA£ and Frank ;! Fern LaPointe thrilled 2,232 ! Handicap today ; winnings at sl,- at Santa Anita ney before a capacity crowd of to give Park but it total now stand ' last January and THE BIG unheralded Xavier of | spectators last night at Uline: horse, Sailor, , only third to RAP AGAINST pitchers, Lane thinks, is that 15,375 at lowa fieldhouse. Cincinnati an 84-80 victory didn't bother his 040.515. Second to Citation’s ’ Nashua in the Hialeah over j Arena by sinking the determin- ’ who whipped ! $1,085,760. last they are specialists. “They work every fourth or fifth day,” Cain scored 34 points on 12 St. Louis In a first-round game Nashua and five month, liked the fast Gulfstream explained, 10 ing shot at 18:33 of the third 1 other thoroughbreds. Leslie Combs H, Nashua’s dis- he “and when they pitch practically the whole baskets and of 11 free-throw of the National Invitation Bas- ; period as Washington Park racing strip and had plenty the Lions ’ Hartack said that his saddle ¦ appointed owner, said “he didn’t (left ball game is back of them. Everything except the catching attempts, but it was his timed ketball Tournament tonight. 'kept hopes in at the finish, although he spurts aerial their alive their V'rode up” on Sailor's shoulders ;!do a thing. I don’t know what end is done behind their backs. and antics around The little fellow from Dayton, semifinal championship playoff carried the same 119 pounds he almost from beginning was wrong.” , both baskets which ruined the Ky„ not only was his team’s top the of the 1 'had packed in the “When they are not pitching they are sitting on the series by beating the Clinton ‘ race at point he Widener. Wildcats. points, he and that one Sailor had given notice thatj Nashua had picked up bench or in the bullpen • watching game scorer with 21 but “Comets, 3-2. might two and the in terms Kentucky’s 6-foot-7 Bob Bur- made the plays and fed the had to slack off on the reins to ;1 he be spoiling for an up-! pounds off that victory. how get The teams will meet in the slip po- of to the batters out the next time they face them. row contributed 31 points and passes to ) let the saddle back into set when he finished third inj Sailor paid $9.30, Piontek and Tartaron fourth match of $4.40 and By and large, pitchers do not make good managers. did his best to keep the Wild- for the deciding points in a this best-three- ¦ sition. the Widener, only two heads be- $3.90. Mielleux $9.40 of-flve match competition at trainer, and $4 90 “Irecall that Christy Mathewson was not a good manager. cats in the running, but there game slowly, but Preston Burch. Sailor’s , hind Nashua. He carried 119 and Find $5.90. that started mine’s tonight at 8:30 o’clock. said that the saddle loose, pounds then, Neither Walter Johnson. was no heading lowa as Cain developed into a humdinger. wasn’t . the same as his; Sailor, four-year-old was I probably could name a few LaPointe, . but that the chestnut others. I’ll swept the Hawkeyes to a 49-38 The victory, marking the only who fired the win- horse’s shoulders are ‘ weight today. But Nashua was ] colt by Eight Thirty out of come back to them later because that is another , ning score . oddly formed and the Flota story.” halftime lead. real tournamept upset of the and assisted on the saddle 1 saddled with two pounds more by Jack High, ran the mile and I®w» G. F. Ft*. Kentucky G. F. Ft*. ! two others, left the with an i shifts a little when he Is running. . than ip. one-quarter Cain 12 10 34 Bird 9 5 23 quadruple header, sent Xavier Ice the 127 he carried the 1 in 2:00%, with frac- Lane began to tick off the 1956 managers. “I make it 0,4 apparent leg injury "I was never sure I had that Behoof 2 Growem’er 2 15 into the quarterfinals along with , in the final 1 ¦ Widener. tions of :23%, :47. nine George 3 O 8 Johnson ,113 period. race won until got jockey, 1:11% and ex-infielders, four ex-catchers and two ex-outfielders,” McConnell 000 Burrow __l3 5 3t defending champion Duquesne, we under the Eddie Arcaro, Nashua's 1:36 Record Sebolt 0 for the Gulfstream he said, “not counting Hutch. o o Calvert __ 3 17 However, reappeared wire,” the elated Hartack said. said “it wasn’t bad luck or any- Handicap Logan 6 3 14 Hatton 2 o 4 ex-champion Seton Hall and i he a Park is 1:59%, by » ; went way thing set “The Seaberg 2 5 Brewer 0 4 short time later and “I all the down that like that that beat us. The Calumet's outfielders, until Casey Stengel began to 6- -.2 little St. Francis of Brooklyn. beat Goalie Coaltown in Scheuer’an 8 22 Cassady _ o o 0 ; long listening for only we 1949 everybody, weren’t hot. out, Duquesne Triumphs Doug Coxon to the net with the stretch Nashua bad luck had was just Sailor went to the post so either,” Frank pointed 23 89 Totals 13 , to as sec- . Totals 33 32 T? year, winning goal when come up behind me.” in not winning the race. although Billy Southworth and Fred Clarke were winners, lowa 49 40—89 Duquesne, unseeded this Dave Lucas ond choice at 7 to 2. Kentucky passed | But Nashua nor any pounds weight 38 39—77 tumbled Oklahoma A & M which to Dan Morgan, who of the “That 129 and so were Burt Shotton and Tris Speaker. But what they others could flying Victory Worth $83,000 the skated into the side of the net catch the ( didn’t do him any good. You accomplished nothing tide St. Louis for second in Bailor and Sailor won by a length was beside w'hat inflelders and catchers Southern Methodist Missouri Valley Conference, 69- and set up the shot for Fern the chestnut colt fin- start giving away weight like; and ished a length and you three-quarters, did when it came to winning pennants,” 61 in an afternoon struggle star- from closein. three-quar- that and are going to get 1 and his victory * * * * Routs Oklahoma City ters ahead after leading most of ’ whipped—it’s got to happen jwas worth $83,300 to ! ring All-America Sihugo Green. Clinton entered last night's Dodge Mrs. Isa- IT IS LANE'S LAWRENCE, Kans., Mar. 17 ’ the mile and one quarter time.” bel Sloane of New York, STUDIED opinion that catchers make the UP).—Southern The springy legged Green, in match with 2-0 game lead in some Methodist broke Nashua, running the most dis- Arcaro said he putting owner of Brookmeade best managers, as rule. “They,, the quarterbacks,” he addition to scoring 20 points, was this best-of-five competition, “started Stable’ a are loose early in the game and appointing race of his brilliant on going Mielleux, owned by explained. “The game (the in a ball- the pressure into the Mr. and whole ball is spread out in front of raced to an 84-63 win over Okla-! defensive standout life, finished fifth, six one- pole Mrs. R. C. Markus, a control game that sharply con- See HONS, Page C-5 and half-mile but Nashua just was length them. Other baseball people ifiust think the same way |homa City University’s Chiefs ini half lengths back of Sailor, and wasn’t responding.” in front of Find and Wise Mar- with the racehorse tac- gin because according to a ratio of four infielders to one the finals of the Western NCAA'trasted also behind Mielleux, Find and Sunny Jim 1 finished three-quarters a playoffs tonight. jtics of tonight's winners. Fiztsimmons. who length of catcher per club the catchers—Richards, Tebbetts, Lopez and The victory] HOWARD HURT Wise Margin. at 81 has trained many top ahead of Nashua. Jet Seton Hall, travelling at a near Action, high Bragan—are well represented. See NCAA, Page Nashua would have become the horses before Nashua, only said, ; under second weight C-5 pace “ record until late in the world’s leading money winner; racing. just hope of 125 pounds, was lengths “There's another angle to managing," game, Marquette, That's horse I j two Lane went on, crushed 96-78, had he taken the $83,300 that! get behind Nashua, and Prince “that is worth game evening Tigers Bow Iwe another chance.” Noor considering. I mentioned Mathewson and in the first of the wound up last as expected. Ronnie program. Johnson. They were more than ex-pitchers who tried Robertson St. Francis whipped The race carried $15,000 Lafayette, 85-74, in for running ball clubs . . . they were stars. the after- On Mantle's second money, $7,000 for third “When you make a manager a you Turns Pro Skater noon opener. and $4,000 for fourth. out of great star against Joe Jones Back could be asking for trouble. So it’s St. Francis 'Home/ The windup of the Gulfstream Cobb didn’t win any pennants. Niagara and Duquesne against In SIOO,OOO Pact Homer in 9th Park Handicap left Nashua the Hornsby knew baseball as few others did, but Rogers wasn’t Monday PHILADELPHIA, Mar. 17 UP). Louisville and Seton ST. Fla., ! second among money-winning what you’d call an outstanding True, against Joseph’s PETERSBURG. Mar. success. Speaker won —Ronnie Robertson, who fin- Hall St. and 17 UP).—Mickey Mantle deliv- Easy Winner at Bowie thoroughbreds and he is the pennant Cleveland 1920, Xavier against top-seeded Day I certain for in but I also seem to recall ished second in the Olympic, ered a ninth-inning homer with to go after the record in big that he played centerfield, too, ton Tuesday. By JOSEPH B. KELLY lit was the first- victory of his stakes coming and batted .388 that year.” World and American figure skat- one man on—his fourth hit of Btar Racing Editor races up. * * » * St. Louis, trailing 44-38 career. ing championships, tonight ac- at the game—to give New Elkcam Stables claimed In addition to watching Nashua halftime, caught the York Jones, • A FRONT-OFFICE WHEEL at Cincinnati, Chicago and the Musketeers Yankees a 7-5 victory over the Joe fresh from Cali- the horse for $5,000 as soon as go down to his worst defeat Hayes in the middle of fornia. readily adapted ’ the now St. Louis, as well as former president the American Alan Jenkins Wins Skating the second half (Detroit Tigers today. himself race was ended. die had won 17 in 21 races, with of Title. Page and fought them right down to to Bowie’s partially thawed A wanning sun tempered chilly seconds Association, grasp game a one. t C-4 in- 1 three and one third Lane’s of the is not loose the wire. The lead changed A bit earlier in the same track yesterday win $15.- throughout crowd saw cepted ning, to the breezes the afternoon the Rex Ellsworth’* “I’ve watched the big stars try to run ball clubs,” he a two-year SIOO,OOO con- hands eight times and the score Yankee Catcher Elston 000 Southern Maryland handi- to make the rather disappoint- to professional, Howard was hit by a foul tip See said. “They have no patience with average ball players. tract turn his was tied five times during the cap for his owner. Mrs. Ethel ; ing crowd more comfortable. The NASHUA. Page C-6 They ability father disclosed. final hectic play. from the bat of Detroit Rookie D. Jacobs, by length was use their own to evaluate others. Shucks, there 10 minutes of King. a and a turnstile count far below Robertson. 18-year-old high Chick The fourth knuckle quarter before a St. Saturday's are more average players than any other kind. A manager graduate Long Boothe Makes Difference right was injured. Patrick’s i last record-breaking school from was of his hand Day of 25,917 betting dropped EXHIBITION has got to be patient. It’s the lack of sympathy by the stars Beach, It Boothe who made the turnout 18.082. and the GAMES Calif., told newsmen his An X-ray to $1,245,865 difference. With Xavier trailing, examination later The William H. Bishop 1 off in comparison l * that is their undoing as managers.” join Capades, ; 'lnnfngs /ntton' 5; Ph;l*delotal». (H decision to the Ice 67-70, he set up three straight showed a double fracture of the Stable’s Golden Admiral. In the with last week-end’s $1,635,057. ! h The record book deals unkindly produced by John finger right seven-furlong ! Cleveland 10. New York
As Sailor Wins Gulfstream
