f C Bit m \ f she JEnening S&fef SPORTS WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1958 Slpfe J Wr dfjm&A. ' Seeking Colavito ' Senators # /4r §FB In Trade Involving Yost r *» *2 THREE-WAY TIE FOR SECOND Ramos Opposes Indians Ted Answers Critics In Bid for Third Victory By BURTON HAWKINS ji / I#*- St*r sua WrlUr jp With 16th Grand Slam CLEVELAND. May 23 —The Br tht Associated Pro* Senators and Indians are try- .-• Tigers, 5-4, for its ninth «,_ ing to get together on a trade .BkL\?3*H?HEESt#*jMmhi. Ted William* ha* answered straight The Tigers have lost * which would send Third Base- the critics again—the way he eight in a row. The front- Ed Yost . man to Cleveland in .^i^^~^BfTOp?Hi3BPN|g^li *i? knows best—with swish his running Yankees, with 22 vic- -r- a of exchange for First Baseman- jH Tiup^^B bat. tories la 27 starts, own an OutAelder Rocky Colavito, but * *» Wednesday, after Williams imposing 112-game margin with , Agree * # ; *?*J .jjA#*, • I can't on other players JF the less than Afth of the • had gone 0 for 5. the question a who also would be part of the l-'T;, K * 1 ** was raised whether the 39- season over. * •*» transaction. , M \^'Vkr year-old Mike Fornleles was Red Sox slugger credited Frank Lane, general man- Anally showing age. with the Boston victory which was his His ager of the Indians, *Tm batting average had dwindled closed the Red Sox to within said. game willing to trade Colavito. but ’ a half of the deadlocked to .225. I'm going to have to get * second-place teams. He re- some- Last night Ted gave them thing in return. He won't go V'~‘.: the Boston trail- lieved Starter Tom Brewer in answer. was quelled cheaply.” LEMON NAILED AT PLATE— Russ Nixon, land rightfielder, recovered after missing a ing Kansas City, 3-0, the the Afth, a Kansas City in uprising pitched President Cal Griffith ad- Cleveland catcher, has just tagged Jim Lemon, shoestring catch of Bridges’ hit and threw inning. Jackie Jensen and shutout fourth of way mitted he has talked trade who tried to score from first base on a double accurately to the plate. The Indians won, 3-1. Jimmy ball the rest the for his doubled and scored on second triumph. Jack Urban with Lane several times in the Rocky Bridges in the fourth inning of —AP Wirephoto. single. by IRSt Plersall's A walk and was the loser. past few days and game in Cleveland. Pete Runnels’ single confirmed night’s Roger Maris, Cleve- scratch Marv Throneberry's second that Yost would be a portion ROCKY COLAVITO the bases. Williams any deal Indians, loaded big league home run won for of with the Center of Trade quickly them ‘‘Lane asking Talk unloaded with a See AMERICAN, Page C-4 but added. is too home his fifth of the for right run. .much Colavito now.” year he only .252, but hit season and the 461st of his batted career. The SatlsAed With Plews 25 homers and batted in 84 runs. Red Sox went on Colavito equipped to 8-5. Griffith and Manager Cookie is with one Lopata Muffof Pop Fly | win. of stronger grand-slammer Lavagetto apparently are con- baseball’s arms and The was the long has sought by 16th vinced that Herb Plews can been the W/N, LOSE OR of Williams’ career and . Brown Quits Senators, but previous efforts to broke a tie with Jimmy Pox for handle third base acceptably. Again Costly to Although last night land him have received little Phillies place. hitless in third Lou Gehrig holds encouragement. Likewise, Yost By By the Associated Press * a 3-1 defeat by the Indians, *>¦» jM|h DRAW FRANCIS STANN the opposition took advantage the major league record with frequently has been mentioned ¦ Plews has batted .438 in four The next batter who lifts a of the "life” to score the win- 23. Babe Ruth is second with With bait in deals, but other clubs Post IBC games as supplanting foul fly against Philadelphia ning 17. since the runs. 1 The National League NEW YORK. May 23 (JP).— 31-year-old Yost. have regarded Washington's de- pitching in the vicinity of home Chicago had record of by Herb also two on and twoi 13 is held Oil Billy Brown today announced has flawlessly mands as being too high. plate had better be prepared to out in the second inning Hodges of Los Aelded and on last' ; Angeles. his resignation as matchmaker a couple of Together duck. It is more than likely night when Ernie Banks raised; City’s occasions has Also Talking With Tigers Properly Close I Kansas defeat forced of the International Boxing turned' in sparkling plays. that Stan Lopata, the Phillies’ what appeared to be an inning- three-way seeking FOR A COUPLE OF LONG overdue testimonials the a tie with Cleveland Club. Although Lane is believed to be anguished catcher, will whop ending foul to the right of home Colavito has played pitcher, honoring Eddie Bergman and Baltimore for second place. | The 57-year-old former a in addition to Yost, dinners Rosenblum and Dutch him on the head with his plate. Lopata camped first base for the Indians this mask. non- The Indians defeated Washing- Aghter manager yielded and the talks between officials come strangely and yet properly close together. Eddie’s chalantly and season, he is sought by the Twice in a little over two under It and ton. 3-1, to reach the .500 mark, post now are snagged on that score. affair Lopata dropped -1 the in a conference last Senators as an outfielder. is Tuesday at the Willard. Dutch’s two nights later weeks has muffed a it. Given a second along with the Athletics night The If the trade materializes, it's routine pop foul. walloped and with Truman Gibson, 24-year-old right-handed at the Statler. They could have made it a combined testi- Each time chance. Banks a the Orioles. The White Sox recently appointed president of hitter likely at least four players will three-run homer upper currently is batting .263. Last monial because this pair began to enrich the Washington Into the climbed out of the cellar with the IBV. Today he turned in be involved. leftfleld stands to account sports scene at about the same time. for a 5-1 triumph over his license to the State Athletic The Indians are not the Cubs’ winning margin Baltimore. satisfied Eddie Rosenblum is a pleasant guy who came to town in New York dumped Detroit Commission. j with their situation at third WILT QUITTING their 7-4 victory. PROBABLE base, Bobby from Bayonne, N. J., and, while he is affiliated with many into the basement, edging the Brown has been connected where Avila and KANSAS TO GO Braves Cut Giants’ Lead with the IBC for eight years,! PITCHERS Preston Ward have been play- organization*, boxing fans will remember him best, per- ing, and Lane he’d Philadelphia and the Dodgers the last six as head match- admits like haps, for his part in writing the bill that legalized boxing ON CAGE TOUR maker the club pro- i Yost's steadying lnfiuence in were locked in for which AMERICAN LEAGUE in the District of Columbia. a 5-5 deadlock In TODAY'S SPORTS motes weekly Wednesday his infield. NEW YORK. May 23 the 14th inning In Los Angeles the Washington at Cleveland (N)— We had been bootlegging the sport, if you recall. (TP). and Friday night network tele- Stobbs (0-3) vs McLlah (0-1). I’ve been talking to Johnny Wilt Chamberlain. May 5. Los Angeles had two ON TELEVISION Baltimore at Chicago .N)—Harih- There were fights at Arena vision Aghts. man (5-1) v* Wynn (3-2 McHale (Detroit general man- Fortner’s and Twin Cities Kansas' All-America bas- out. Charlie Neal popped *•* a He has been under York at Detroit <N)—Turley ager), too," Lane said. “Italked (Laurel) and Fort Washington, among other sites just ketball player, announced pitch up behind home plate. Baseball question- (6-0) vs Hoeft (3-3). today ing by a New York grand jury Boston at Kansas Cite (N>—Nlgon to him three times yesterday past he was quitting col- Lopata waiting Baltimore at Chicago, (0-4) vs Maas (1-3). the arm of the District law. And then an under- stood for the WTTG investigating and I think lege to begin a 160-game ball —5 and (Baltimore) which is pro NATIONAL LEAGUE we’re close to a standing Congressman from New Jersey, Fred A. Hartley, to come down and—that’s WJZ—I3 boxing. deal.” The presumably barnstorming tour. right—he dropped 9 p.m. Chicago at Philadelphia INl—Hob- Indians sat down with it. bir <--4> vi Semproch (4-3). seeking Rosenblum and wrote the bill that ended signed copyrighted Gibson said Jack Barrett, Pittsburgh are Third Baseman In a Neal then walked and Boxing St Louts at (N)—Mezell the farce. in Look Magazine, scored the IBC’s assistant match- (2-41 vs Kline (4-3). Reno Bertoia from the Tigers. article the winning run on a single Johnny Los Angeles at Cincinnati (N)— That was in 1934 towering Negro Busso vs. Lahouari maker, will serve as acting head Podres (4-31 vs. Purkey (4-1). Pedro Ramos will try to and. while boxing might not be today the star by San Carl Furillo.