CLASSIFIED ADS fllHtfttlt Ssftti5 COMICS—RADIO-TELEVISION £ GENERAL NEWS i HvHiHy JSlUi ^5^0118 THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1951 - 4 American League Contenders Meet Head-on After 3-Day Lull Layne, Marciano Boston-Chicago Double Bill Win, Lose, or Draw By MERRELL WHITTLESEY Battle Expected to Draw 50,000 THERE WAS A DISPATCH from Canada the other day Tonight By th« Associated Press that told of Clayton Heafner quitting the Canadian Open at Major league baseball, after the end of nine holes because of a dispute with the Rules taking three days out for the Casey Stengel's Quip All-Star Committee. It seems the tournament had been interrupted For Title Shot annual game, swings About Cadillacs Gets back into action today with most by a severe storm and when play resumed on the "* of the interest centered Results in Cleveland the pros were not permitted to clean the ball r Real Match Slugging four teams battling for the By th« Associated Brass on the green, despite the mud and water. With American League pennant. CLEVELAND, July 12. — Heafner the situation was an Forecast, Odds weeks in this thought The next two Somebody asked Casey Sten- emergency and that the balls should be Favoring Rex at 8 Vi-5 race will go a long way toward gel the other day why his Cleaned. When he was overruled, he picked deciding the championship and Yankee relief pitchers re- By the Associated Press the White Sox, Boston up and took the first home. The fact Chicago fused to ride in the Indians’ plane NEW YORK, July 12.—Rex Red Sox, New York Yankees and bull to the he was four over par at the time might jeep from the pen Layne and Rocky Marciano, each Cleveland Indians are well aware their last visit have influenced his decision. mound during hopeful of a chance at the of this. here. The incident was a of discussion topic heavyweight championship, trade Boston, one game back of the “They’re accustomed to rid- at the sectional pTo championship the other punches tonight in what prom- leading White Sox, tackles Chi- ing in Cadillacs,” the New ises to be 10 rounds or less of day and one of the pros was saying that while cago in the main dish as hostil- York manager quipped. real slugging at Madison Square ities resume with a his information was second-hand, he’d have twi-night Tonight the Indians will Garden. double-header at Comiskey Park. to side with Heafner when it came to the have a Cadillac convertible A title shot awaits the winner. The White Sox have a 14-game to haul in of the rules of and their inter- Merrr11 whim****, standing by any question golf And the men who make the bet- home stand, meeting all four of Yankee reliefers. is a on the pretation. The big guy fanatic subject. ting odds figure it’ll be Layne.! the Eastern clubs on their West- Heafner long has been one of the controversial figures In He is the 8V2 to 5 choice. ern tour. those same Red Sox in Boston. pro golf. He’s an independent, hot-tempered Southerner, born The other top-drawer attrac- The Red Sox play three-game pride of the Rockies from Lew- Rex nearly 37 years ago in Charlotte, N. C„ and that’s still his home Layne (left) and Rocky Marciano, two young heavyweight hopefuls who clash tonight tion is a night game at Cleveland, series in St. Louis. Cleveland and iston, Utah, and the likable, quiet in Madison Garden. —AP where the Detroit before going home. town. He is a 200-pounder plus, has thinning blond hair, Square Wirephoto. Yankees hope to get 26-year-old Marciano from Brock- back on the victory trail after Reynolds vs. Feller. bushy blond eyebrows, a blond mustache and in the last year have ton, Mass., almost identical their disastrous experience in Allie Reynolds (9-5) is the or two has developed a that has resulted in a slight records. paunch Snead Quest Coan and Noren Boston, where they dropped three Yankee hurling choice tonight alteration in his swing. Quality of Opponents Cited. Begins Boost Hopes straight last week end. The against the Indians’ Bobby Feller staff Layne’s record shows 34 vic- Yankees are. two games behind I (12-2). New York’s pitching is and the once Joe tories, one setback, two draws and Chicago, while the Indians are shaky great TOURNAMENT GOLF is his profession, but some think big Of Third Of Nats in Fifth-Place Drive 24 knockouts. Marciano has Straight four. DiMaggio is riding the bench with missed his calling. he could have been the white Burton Hawkins 1950 ace of the Phillies who now torn tendons behind his left knee. Clayt .Perhaps fought 35 times, winning 30 bouts By Dodgers Open Home at Stand. All- of the because it’s doubtful that knockouts and five deci- Star Staff Correspondent is a soldier Camp Atterbury, Joe was forced to skip the hope heavyweight profession, by by the Western Title Ind. Meanwhile, high-stepping Star game and may be out 10 days any man ever had more arguments, but as far as it is known, sions. Open DETROIT, July 12.—Removed By th« Associated Press Pitching for the Fort Wayne Brooklyn Dodgers, riding on an or more. never lost one. He has threatened to a lot of guys in But the experts like Layne be- from the shadow of seventh 8 punch place last national -game margin over the sec- The Indians and Yankees bavs cause of the caliber of the op- DAVENPORT, Iowa, July 12.- club, year’s semi-pro the but hasn’t because nobody has called his bluff. I at least temporarily, the Nats have ond-place New York Giants in nose, only Sam the Wes champions, Simmons allowed only the played 11 games this year and ponents he has met. They like Snead, drawling : raised their sights and now covet National He is the tough guy of golf. two hits in winning, 1-0. Cass League, open a 12-game New York has won eight. The !_____ Virginian, started out after mor< fifth held the place, currently by home stand. The Chicago Cubs, i Indians are slated for a One of the Baltimore pros was telling about an incident in cash and glory today in the West- Michaels and Noren got the only 13-game to faltering Tigers. The Nats get a beaten seven times in 11 Fight Be Shown ern tournament. Washington hits, both singles games home stand, then move East July the $15,000 Eastern Open last year at Mount Pleasant. Heafner Open golf chance to slice into Detroit’s 4>/2- wfth one of bonus Brooklyn this year, start the 24 to start the whole thing over Bass marked On Slamming Sam picked up $10( iCurt, the few babies j was with Johnny Bass and on the first hole Keith's Screen game gap starting today, when Ebbets Field festivities in paired by winning a driving contest yes- who came through with flying col- tonight. jagain Yankee Stadium. After ball with a but up the ball a trifle The Layne-Marciano fight will they open a three-game series in Over in the Polo the his coin, apparently picked terday with a clout of 292 yards struck out nine of the Nats Grounds, leaving Cleveland, the Yankees held be- be televised here at the Keith's starting a 14-game road trip. jors, Giants are carelessly. The rules say the ball must be delicately Today he was off on what h< and walked four. prepared to defend play three-game series in Detroit Theater starting at 10 o’clock. There is little in the club’s road their and and so as not to clean the ball if there’s hoped would be a successful 18- Joe Tom Ferrick* and place against the St. Louis Chicago, then wind up the tween thumb forefinger, record to for the Haynes, The fight will be shown in addi- promote hope, Cardinals in an afternoon en- | trip with four at St. Louis. on it. hole opening spurt in quest o1 Julio Moreno divided the pitching any mud tion to the It Nats have won only 12 and lost 24 counter. The regular picture. his third straight Western cham- job for the Nats and allowed Cards are in third, Ralph Branca (7-2) has been Heafner walked over to Johnny and said, “Listen, Bass, will not be available over home away from home, but their recent one game back of the Giants. assigned the pionship. seven hits. Ferrick gave up the Brooklyn pitching and what a shot you are in the receivers. behavior gives rise to the suspi- The Red at chore Paul Minner (4-7) I’ve heard a lot about you big | If Snead is top man at the end only run in the sixth on three Sox, moving a tor- against cion that they’ve perked up. rid with six of the Middle Atlantic section, but now you’re playing in the big jf the 72-hole test late Sunda> consecutive The clip straight wins, j Cubs tonight. The Dodgers six last singles. game the They’ve captured of the plan to send Mel Parnell (10-5) be thankful have a time. Hold that ball between your fingers or HI call a penalty way the chunky, aggressive afternoon he’ll pick up a S2.50C was played in a light rain before jean they big youngster outgamed Jersey Joe :heck and be the second tc eight games.