The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 25, 1952, Page 5

Coca Cola Regains Lead In Island ~ City Softball League With Win Wed. By NESTOR CASTENEDA Coca Cola climbed back into first Place in the Island City Softball loop with a 6-3 victoy over General Electric in the first game of a scheduled double header at Bay- view Park last night. Gibby Gates of Coca Cola got two runs in the first inning on two walks, an error and a fielders choice. General Electric took the lead in the second inning when they exploded for three runs on two errors and singles by Cabot, Pil- grim and Brost. Coca Cola took the lead once a- en in the third on singles by Bob stres, and Don Cruz, a double by John Cruz and an error. They ended up in their scoring for the night when they picked up a run when Bob Lastres was safe on a two base error and scored on two wild pitches. Roberts struck out eight and walked three as he was handed his first defeat. For Gates, it was his third win against two losses. In the second game, VX-1 defeat- ed the Navy nine, 11-5, behind a fourteen hit attack. | VX-1 started things off early in | the first inning when they scored three times on two hits, an error | aad a couple of infield outs, The Navy came back in the se- ‘cond inning and picked up a couple of runs on a single, a double and a pair of fielders choices. Weem’s homer in the third gave the VX-1 a 4-2 edge and they iced the game with a three run splurge in the fourth on two singles a walk and an error. The Navy added a crun in the fourth when Coleman doubled and scored moments later on an error. VX-1 picked up single tallies in the fifth and sixth while the Navy was cashing in on two walks and two errors for two runs in the:fifth. VX-1 finished up their scoring when four hits netted them two in- surance runs in the seventh. Pigg, Miller "liggins each col- lected three hits to lead the VX-1 attack. Wesson, Navy third sack- er was their leading hitter with * BENCH By JACK K,. DIVOT DIGGINGS The Jambroee that was schedul- ed for this coming Sunday will be postponed till a later date as some of the props are missing and it will take several weeks for others to be obtained. Of course the Big League will be featured as always and more players are asked to partici- pate. Members that are planning to at- tend the dinner Friday night at the Clubhouse are asked by Joe Lopez, Sm, by tomorrow a. m. to give him their name, so that arrangements can be made. Deadline for the Navy men that are going to play in the forth-com- ing Navy tournament is this com- ing Sunday evening. Better get those scores in. BLEACHER-ITIS With the local high school away, at Pahookee the only football con- ’ test in this viciniy will be in Miami Sports Roundup By HAROLD CLAASSEN NEW YORK ® — Some of the season’s best football games will be played this week end, partly hidden by the approaching World Series. Perhaps these forecasts should be completely hidden. Anyway, here is how the week-end college football games should come out: Michigan State over Michigan — Last year Michigan State said it was writing off 1951 and looking ahead to 1952 — but the Spartans were unbeaten in nine games. Their current team is rated better than its predecessor even though it can’t improve its record. Notre Dame over Pennsylvania— the Quakers have the material, and perhaps, the attack but Notre two singles in three tries. Walcott Will Get Re-Mate With Marciano By GAYLE TALBOT NEW YORK # — Jersey Joe Walcott, having returned from the shortest retirement on record, will be given a chance to win back his. title from Rocky Marciano—but there’s some question about the date. Chicago and Miami have been advanced as the likely sites and Jan. as the likely date. A spokes- man for the International Boxing Club says, however, the return go “may not be held until sometime in June. “Where do you think we’re going to put on a fight like that in the winter time?” he demanded. “It ain’t going to be indoors, for cer- tain, unless they put a roof over Yankee Stadium or Soldier Field. And it won't be in Miami. There ain't that kind of dough in Miami.” The June date—which probably would draw a million-dollar gate— would be a tough break for Walcott from a fighting standpoint since at his age he can ill afford the long layoff, whereas the new young ee figures to improve stead- y. ; But regardless of the date, the game old codger from Camden isn’t ever going to win his title back from Marciano-not after that terrible belt he caught on his chin. The scar of that one must remain if he fights until he’s $0, which he more than likely will. He will be gun-shy in the next one. That might well have been as hard a punch as ever was deliv- ered in the ring. It would be diffi- cult to prove that it wasn't. When a man of Walcott's caliber is chilled so thoroughly that he doesn't remember having been hit and has no recollection of anything for close on to an hour, he been hit. ‘tov'nw been a charter membe- . > @erc in a couple of re “! really don't think s li said equably. “I believe that Rocky could have taken anything that Louis threw, just as he took everything Walcott had, and that he would have worn him down and knocked him out, too.” Goldman is not normally a wild talker, but is a wise little man who has been io the fight game jelly forever and whose opin- | usually sre highly velued. Christy Mat son pitched 6&8 innings without allowing a base o# m the summer @ ii, Dame had the benefit of spring practice. That could be decisive this early in the season. Ohio State over Indiana — Gone are the days of the breathers. Both clubs opened their seasons with | this one. Ohio State was the defen- sive team last year but the Buck- eyes are score-minded now. UCLA over Texas Christian ~ Don Moomaw, outstanding line backer for the Californians, gives them the edge. Georgia Tech over Florida—The Tech backfield is rated as the best T-formation foursome ever to play in the South. The ’gators will miss Haywood Sullivan, quarterback, who quit the collegians to play pro baseball. Princeton over Columbia — this is the game you will see on your | TV set Saturday. Mitch Price is |Columbia’s lone weapon while Princeton is better stocked ; although it has no Dick Kazmaier. | Texas over North Carolina — | | ly because this will be North Caro- | | lina’s first game using the split-T. | Holy Cross over Dartmouth — | Charley Maloy’s passing will make | the difference. Duke over Southern Methodist— The Dukes get the Duke in this Friday night affair. Washington over Minnesota — Washington’s Don Heinrich, fully recovered from last year's injury, again is one of the country’s best passers, Maryland over Auburn — That Missouri scare awakened the Marylanders, Tennessee over Mississippi State — The only thing in abundance at Mississippi State is inexperience. Skipping over the others in a | hurry: Saturday East: Cornell over Colgate, Del- aware over Gettysburg, Pittsburgh over Towa, Bucknell over Lafayette, Lehigh over New York | | University, Rutgers over Muhlen- ; berg, Purdue over Penn State, Ar- | my over South Carolina, Harvard | over Springfield, Yale over Navy. | Midwest — Bradley over Calif- }ornia Poly Tech, Drake over Day- | jton, Tulsa over Hardin-Simmons, | linois over Iowa State, Cincinnati Oklahoma over Colora- over S-nta Clara. , a over Louisian in over Furmar Marquette, 9, K . over VPI on and Lee over David e Forest over William son, and Mary. | Southwest—Arkansas over Hous- | toa, Oklahoma Aggies over Texas Aggies, Rice over Texas Tech. Far West — California over Mis- souri, Wyoming over Montana, | Utah State over College of Pacific, Nebraska over Oregon, Washing- ton Sate over Ranford. Utsh over Idaho, Brigham over New Memica Bobcats are found in eveny state i we Vaned Staves VIEWS BURKE where the University of Miami hur- ricanes tangle with the Virginia Military Institute in the Orange Bowl at 8:00 p. m. As promised, the linemen who looked the best in last Friday’s game against Gesu were John Car- bonell, in the Bench’s opinion will make the twins, Cooper and Baker sit up and take notice as far as de- fense play is concerned; Julio Hen- riquez, fights like his brother Book- ie; Reliable Tom West, winner of last years Frank C. Carbonell Sportsmanship award, Jimmy De- Merritt, better center and looked good backing up the line. Backfield men include John Cruz, Lucy Gonzalez and Gibby Gates as many sportwriters pick as the most promising by the seasons end. These men may have shown more than the others, but it stil! took eleven men to make the three touchdowns, Ole Miss Will. Have Tough Job Against Vols By The Associated Press Mississippi State footballers haven’t done much rough work this week and it’s probably just as well, They'll need all the strength they can muster Saturday against Tennessee, The light workouts were ordered for fear of injuries. If they can throw whole men into the fray against Tennessee’s crutch-carry- ing cripples—well, who knows? At Knoxville, Gen. Bob Neyland said it looked like two injured tail- backs, Jimmy Wade and Pat Olek- siak, would not play Saturday against the Maroons. “We'll be | awful thin at tailback if they can’t play,” said the general. But he didn’t seem worried sick, Kentucky has several of its best gridders sidelined by injuries, not from that shellacking at the hands of Villanova last week but because of it. After the 25-6 whipping last Saturday, the Kentuckians came in for two heavy bruising workouts in a row and were so worn down they got only a light workout Wednes- jay. The Kentucky upset last week. upset Mississippi's Johnny Vaught this week. He figures Mississippi might have had a chance to slip up on the Wildcats Saturday if Villanova hadn’t shown the Ken- tucks they were vulnerable. “Now Kentucky is certain to be ready,” Vaught said. Tulane and coaches were busy telling about injured players on their respecrtive teams. Bear Wolf of Tulane said Charlie Pittman, first-string linebacker, wouldn’t start against Georgia Saturday. Bad knee. In Athens, Wallace Butts said Johnny Campbell, defensive guard, would not make the trip to New Orleans. Bad neck. Lauren Har- grove, right halfback, also ean’t go. Bad ankle. The Florida Gators, given a good clear day Wednesday, got in nearly 2% hours of drill. The de- | fensives group came up against B squad attackers operating from Georgia Tech formations. Preparing for the Florida inva- sion Saturday, Tech ran through running, passing and pass de- | fense exercises. The highly rated Techsters hadn't looked too good Tuesday to Coach Bobby Dodd. TO put it simply, “‘We could not have had any worse day,” he said. At Auburn, Coach Ralph Jordan eliminated injuries a¢ any excuse if his charges fall before mighty Maryland. “We are in the best physical condition we've been in since practice opened,” said Jor- dan, Vanderbilt’s eoach, Bill Sd- wards, said he might have to for- has over Kansas State, Wisconsin over get about two-platoon football if the injury jinx doesn’t let up. But oriming for Virginia Satu-day, the commodores put on one cf the harpest pass offense show: o: the ear, Vitnesses Are ixeused Monda. LOS ANGELES @ —The Hou |Un-American Activities Comm tee haa excused Jewish witnesses from appearances Monday, when us hearings here because that day is the boliday Yom Kippee. Witnesses of that falth have been notified of postponed dates for their appearances Others are ex pected to appear Monday as sebed- Sl ene ee Kearns Says Marciano Is Good Puncher | (The following is the first in a series of three articles on Rocky | Marciano, the heavyweight boxing champion) By MURRAY ROSE NEW YORK (#—“He’s a greater puncher than Jack Dempsey and Joe Louis. He takes ’em out better with one punch.” This supreme compliment was handed out by Jack (Doc) Kearns, an eminent authority on power punching, and he was referring, of course, to Rocky Marciano, the newly crowned heavyweight cham- pion. There aren’t many in the game more qualified to discuss sock spe- cialists than Doc, who managed Dempsey in the great days of the Manassa Mauler’s fabulous career. “Maybe he’s not much to look at the way he does it, but results are what counts,” said the ring veteran. “Gee, did he really say that?” asked Rocky. And that gives you a little tipoff on what kind of a guy the new champion is. Sincere, medest, eager to learn, and a nice all-around guy. The friends he started out with in his boyhood days still are with him. The Marciano rooting section has grown to tremendous proportions today. The fight fans want blood and thunder. Rocky, a solidly built ath- lete who looks like a fighter and likes being a fighter, gives it to them in huge gobs. He may be the greatest ring at- traction of all times as his thrill- ing scraps are carried around the natin by television, theater-TV and the movies, The heavyweight champion, es- pecially when he can hit, is the No. 1 pro athlete of the world. Rocky measures up to that. So the story of Rocky is the story of his punch. How did he get his wal- lop? He always had it. Sounds simple, doesn’t it, but it isn’t that easy, Many a youngster with natural power has had it taken away from him by well meaning but unquali- fied instructors who tried to change his style. Rocky was lucky in that respect. He hooked up with Charle Goldman before anyone could ruin him, Goldman, a little fellow standing an inch under five feet, is an old- time fighter who is regarded as one of the smartest trainers in the business. Charley tells of his first view of Marciano when the fighter came | down from Brockton, Mass., for a tryout: “I put the gloves on Rocky with some guy and Rocky sure looked terrible. He was awkward and clumsy. What’s more he put his hands over his face and let the he took all those punches and knocked the guy out with a right. The punch impressed us. sock him in the stomach and he told me, ‘Gee, I thought that’s the fellow punch himself out and then you let him have it.’ “We knew we'd have a lot of work to do with him. We learned one thing. We weren’t going to change his punching style with the maybe refine the right a little. “I told Rocky to come back to | the gym when he would and we'd | try to help him. He came back He listened and he remembered Anytime I want him to do some- thing he does it. Sure, maybe he’s not the best-looking fighter in the {world today but he’s the best | Who's going to beat him?” Bob Hope Signs Large Contract ROLLYWOOD ®—Bob has sicned a t ; contract under wii ring the dayt pe's Teprese ; aytime show on ¢ hrough Friday and a h: ght variety show tentatively t Tuesdays. The daytime series will start Nov. 10 and continue for 35 weeks The weekly night show will start Jan. ? and continue 36 weeks Hope will also do 0 monthi teewasion shows for the Coigst medy Hour,” the first sched ed for Oct. 1 Scientists be eve the warkd is | radwaly growmg warncs, fellow belt him to the body. But | “T asked him why he let the guy | way a pro does it. Let the other | right. We'd work on his left and | Basebail Standings By The Associated Press Won Lost Pct. National League Brooklyn 95 56 New York 90 60 St. Louis 86 64 Philadeiphia 85 66 Chicago 75 76 Cincinnati 6783 Boston 6387 Pittsburgh 41 110 American League 92 58 91 «61 79 72 78 73 Washington 16 75 Boston 75 75 St. Louis 63 87 Detroit 49 102 MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS By The Associated Press American League Batting — Fain, .329; Mitchell, Cleveland, Woodling, New York, Boston, .311; Mantle, N .310. Runs—Avila, Doby and Rosen. Cleveland, 101; Berra, New York, 95; Minoso, Chicago, 94. Runs batted in — Rosen, Cleve- land, 105; Robinson, Chicago, 102; Doby, Cleveland, 101; Zernial, Philadelphia, 98; Berra, New York, 97. Philadelphia, 321; Kell, York, | Hits — Fox, Chicago, 190; Avila, Cleveland, 177; Robinson, Chicago, 174; Fain, Philadelphia, 173; Ro- sen, Cleveland, 171. Home runs — Doby and Easter, Cleveland, 31; Berra, New York, 29; Rosen, Cleveland, Dropo, De troit, and Zernial, Philadelphia, 28. Pitching — Shantz, Philadelphia, 24-7, .774; Raschi, New York, 16-6, .727; Reynolds, New York, 19-8, 704: Garcia and Lemon, Cleve- | land, 22-11, .667; Lopat, New York,, 10-5, .667; Dorish, Chicago, 8-4, -667. National League Batting — Musial, St. Louis, .337; Baumholtz, Chicago, .330; Klus- zewski, Cincinnati, .322; Robinson, Brooklyn, .307; Schoendienst, St. Louis, .305. Runs Robinson, Brooklyn, 103; Musial, St. Louis, 102; Hemus, | St. Louis, 101; Lockman, New | York, 97; Reese, Brooklyn, 93. Runs batted in — Sauer, Chica- go, 121; Thomson, New York, 106; Ennis Philadelphia, 104; Hodges, Brooklyn, 102; Slaughter, St. Louis, 98. Hits — Musial, St. Louis, 190; Schoendienst, St. Louis, 185; Ad- ams, Cincinnati, 178; Dark, New York, 174; Lockman, New York, 173. Home runs — Sauer, Chicago, 37; Kiner, Pittsburgh, 36; Hodges, Brooklyn, Gordon, Boston, 25; | Thomson, New York, 24. Pitching — Roe, Brooklyn, and Yuhas, St. Louis, 11-2, .846; Black, Brooklyn, 15- + Wilhelm, New York, Roberts, Phila- delphia, 4. The World Today By JAMES MARLOW ‘ON .?—The presiden- , which is supposed ssion of the tial camp | to be a sober dis jenly side- | > a ditch, main at- | trac’ What Gen. | Stevenson h voters like ge, while —: SPORTS — SPORTS MIRROR TODAY A YEAR AGO — Bob Christenberry was named New York State athletic commissionr to succeeed Edward Eagan, who resigned. FIVE YEARS AGO—Billy Her- man resigned as the Pittsburgh Pirates manager. TEN YEARS AGO—The Brook- lyn Dodgers downed the Boston Braves 6-5, in 11 innings and kept their pennant hopes alive, while the Cardinals were idle. TWENTY YEARS AGO—Jimmy Foxx hit his 58th home run against Washington. Fan Backs Mer. Dear Mr. Sports Editor: In last Friday afternoon’s paper there was an article which read: G. E. whips Coca Cola, ete...... In that article it was stated that manager Crip Lastres of Coca Cola pulled off one of the most “awkward plays ever pulled’. With runners on first and second, manager Lastres ordered pitcher Gibby Gates to walk the next batt- er, Earl Smith, who as far as I'm concerned is a good hitter. Smith was intentionally passed, thus load- ing the bases. The point of this | play, dear Editor, was for there to be a “force out”, yes, I said a “force out”, at any base. But the next hitter, Claude Valdez hit a home run scoring all runners and whoever covered the game for your paper says is was awkward. Friday, one week later, Manager Charley Grimm of the Boston Braves, ordered his pitcher, War- ren Spahn, to walk Andy Pafko to loda the bases, looking for a “force out”, that’s right editor, I said a “force out”. Mind you now, they pulled it in the big leagues. What if Pafko had hit a home run or a double, ete. But, the point is, Mr. Editor, that when an amateur manager Crip Lastres pulled that play, if Claude Valdez had flied or ground-, ed out he would have been smart manager. So. Mr. Editor, when they pull it in the big leagues, it is because the managers are good and know what they are doing. Do you? Instead of writing falsehoods a- | bout people, why don’t you learn | the fundementals of America’s fa- vorite pastime--playing ball? Thank you (Eds. note: When basedall mana- gers get away with that sort of thing they are heroes, when they don’t they are bums. That is why they get more money in profession- al baseball. They make the decis- ions and bear the brunt of the cri- ticism. "Nuff said.) Syracuse football coach Ben Schwartzwalder says Joe Szcom- bathy, senior right end, fs the best blocking end in the east. Average per capita national in- come in the United States was $1,584 in 1951, Thursday, September 25, 1952 By ORLO ROBERTSON AP Sports Writer the books as the day the New York Yankees snapped their Fen- way Park doubleheader jinx, the day 20-year-old Mickey Mantle bat- tered the stitches off the ball and the day the world champions vir. tually closed the books on the 1952 season. The pennant-winning day can’t arrive until tomorrow in Ph - phia, at the earliest, but a tri- umph today would assure cham- pions of at least a tie. To all intents and purposes the Yanks won their fourth straight Pennant yesterday when they whipped the Boston Red Sox, 3-2, in 10 innings, and 8-6. Sure, the Cleveland Indians also won, whipping the Chicago White Sox, 6-0, behind the three-hit pitch- ing of Bob Lemon. But it will take a real blow-up by the cham- pions to move the title to Cleve- land on Sunday. The triumphs over Boston—the first Yankee sweep of a Fenway Park doubleheader in five years increased the new yorkers’ lead to two games. The Indians have only Sunday. The Yankees have four to play, a season’s final against Boston to- day and then three with the tough Athletics at Philadelphia. The Tribe’s chief hope lies in a Red Sox victory today and then at least two out of three wins by the A’s— themselves battling for third place. Allie Reynolds, No. 1 Yankee pitcher with 19 victories and eight defeats, is Manager Casey Sten gel’s nomination today. He'll be opposed by Sid Hudson, who has a 10 and 12 record. “We've gotta use our best now,” said Stengel after yesterday's sweep. “Those other fellas (Cleve- land) are winning too, you know. We gotta take care of ourselves. “Lopat (left hander Ed Lopat) will go in Philadelphia Friday and then we'll see.” Mantle, no longer trying to fill Joe DiMaggio’s shoes in centerfield but playing his own style, had one of his best days of the year in the Yankees’ twin-killing. He provided the payoff punch in the first over- time inning of the opener, powder- ing the ball for a triple after Irv Noren opened with a double off relief hurler Dizzy Trout. Then in the second game he pitched in with another big blow — a three-run homer in the fourth. At the end of the day the books | showed he had five hits in nine times at bat and had driven in six runs. Johnny Sain, who relieved starter Vie Raschi in the ninth, got credit for winning the first game-his 10th of the season. Sain also came back in the ninth of the nightcap, when the Sox shoved across two runs, to help Ray Scarborough over the rough spot. Tom Gorman, the start- THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Wednesday, Sept. 24, will go into | two games remaining, both against | the Tigers at Detroit Saturday and | Page 5 YANKEES NEAR ANOTHER FLAG er, got credit for the victory, how- ever. The first game was played under ‘oston Manager Lou Boudreau after the sixth. At the time the Yanks had only a 10 lead. Dom DiMaggio opened with a single to short center. Mantle | fielded the blooper and, when he aw that DiMaggio had over-run | first base, he whipped one-bounce | throw to Collins and nailed | the Boston outfielder. « | The throw sht first base um- |pire Bill Grieve with his back {turned to the play and Boudreau stormed from the duagout after Plate Umpire Larry Napp called DiMasg out. When his protests | were ignored, Boudreau formally notified Napp of his protest. Bob Avila and Al Rosen backed |up Lemon’s shutout pitching with | homers. In winning his 22nd game, | Lemon allowed only one hit in the first seven ini a double in \the third by pitcher Lou Kretlow. |The White Sox got two more in the e The ue, fits pen- nant winner already decided in fg vor of Brooklyn, continued its bat- |tle for the other first division | berths The New York Giants assured hemselves of no worse than a tie second place by battering the 3oston Braves with a home-run |bombardment, 11-8 and 8-2. The third-place St. Louis Crdinals, four games back of the Giants, lost a | night game to the Cincinnati Reds, | 6-1. The Philadelphia Phillies advanced within a game and a half of the Cards by walloping the Dodgers, 9-7, Robin Roberts | staggered to his 27th triumph. He became the first National League pitcher to win 27 since Bucky Wal- ters captured that many for the Reds in 1939. In the only other game played, Detroit's Tigers blew a four-run first-inning lead as they bowed to Tommy Byrne and the St. Louis Browns, 7-4, for their eighth straight setback. Telephone Girls Cop Softball Win The Telephone Company girls won their first softball game last night at Bayview Park when they defeated the Oversea Radio team in a practice game by a score of 24-3. The Telephone girls took a big lead when they scored ten runs in the 4th tming and followed it with 11 runs in the 5th. The girls played an excellent game. The winning pitcher was Irene Hebert and the catcher was Myrna Roberts. |protest of | Joe From 1932 through 1941, Charley (Red) Ruffing of the Yankees com- piled a perfect pitching record in opening games of the World Series is won five. The Beer of YOUR Lifetime...+ For generations, Budweiser has been a favorite partner of recreation. 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