Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 87, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 13, 1954 Page: 2 of 8
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FOSSES FOR YANKS AND SENATORS
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Kansas Opens 1954 Season
NEW YOHK, April 13 —UP
Wake up Americans, it's time to
go out to the old ball game again.
Yes, Tuesday is the day.
Forget about fuel bills, coffee
prices, H-bombs, the McCarthy in-
vestigation, Sza Sza Gabor, and the
iron curtain boys—just for Tues-
day afternoon.
That's what Ike's going to do.
He's taking the day off to throw
out the first pitch down in the na-
tion's cahital where the Yankees
play the Senators in the ceremon-
ial presidential opener President
Eisenhower makes things offic-
ial at 2 p.m. icst) after every
other one of the seven opening
games has been in progress al
least for half an hour, since all
are scheduled earlier.
For this bright new season when
everybody has high hopes—at least
for awhile—there was a promise
of bright and shiny weather on all
fronts. Generally there is some
rain and cold weather Last year,
for example, the Washington open-
er had to be postponed, but the
forecast on all fronts Tuesday was
for a mighty pleasant afternoon-
just right for soda pop and hot
dogs.
Brook'yn and Yankees
There will be upwards of 220.-
000 fans on hand in person at the
eight games with millions more
watching or hearing the progress
of their heroes via television and
radio.
Although once again Brooklyn
and the Yankees arc quoted as
The REAL McCOYS
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heavy favorites to win their pen-
nants, lively races were in pros-
pect for both leagues with return-
ing servicemen and the best crop
of rookies since before World War
11 on hand to improve the chances
of some of the perennial also-rans.
Brooklyn was an odds-on favor-
ite at 4 to 5 in the National while
the Yankees were quoted at even
money despite the fact that they
had a bad spring, wini'n" 14
games and losing 19. Six of their
exhibition victories were against
j minor league teams.
Around 40,000 were expected to
turn out at the Polo Grounds to
see the Dodgers renew their feud
with the Giants. Carl Erskine, who
beat the Giants three times last
i year, opposes Sal Maglie, who
: beat the Dodgers three times. Both
| teams were at full strength and
Carl Furillo was ready to swing at
| Giant Manager Leo Durocher again !
i if Giant pitchers throw at him.
| When the teams last met in the
Polo Grounds last Sept. 6. Furillo
charged after Durocher and wound
up with a broken finger in a dug-
out melee.
Sellout for Cincy
Cincinnati, where opening day al-
j ways is an especially festive oc-
| casion, figured on a sellout crowd
of 34,000 including Gov. Frank
! Lausche of Ohio and Mrs. Dorothy
j Dolbey, vice mayor of Cincinnati
who will create history of a sort
when she becomes the first wo-
! man to toss out an opening day
pitch. Sophomore Bob Buhl of Mil-
waukee will oppose Bud Podbie-
I lan, one of the few Cincy right
handers, in the down-to-business
j pitching on the field.
At Pittsburgh, followers of the
j Phillies are going to watch anx-
! iously to see whether Robin Rob-
j erts has regained his old master
Williams Starts
Workouts Again
BOSTON, April 13 —UP—Ted
Williams, enthused r'ter his first
work-out since he broke his collar-
bone. hopes to be playing by mid-
May.
The Boston Red Sox slugger
found he couid swing a bat much j
easier than he expected during a !
one-hour "pepper" game at Fen-1
way Park Monday.
He said, however, that his shoul- j
der still hurt "a little" when he
had to stretch for a pitch.
Williams' doctors say the steel ,
pin holding the fracture in place
won't be removed until May 3, at
the earliest.
"I realize I can't do any^. swing-,!
ing at the plate until after the piit |
is removed," Williams said. "But'
if I can start bearing down not j
Irter than the 5th, 1 might be ready 1
by the 15th. I hope so. anyway." |
touch. The Philly ace, biggest win-
ner in the majors in the past two
seasons, was smacked rudely
throughout the exhibition schedule.
He will be opposed by Bob Friend.
The Cardinals will open at home
in a ball park that has been
streamlined by their new boss, Gus-
sie Busch, and with a streamlined
team that includes three rookies
in the lineup. Wally Moon, a bright
kid from Rochester, who wasn't
ti on the roster in spring train-
ing, will be in right field instead
of old war-horse Enos Slaughter,
who moved on to the Yankees. Ne-
gro Tom Alston will be at first
and Alex Grammas at short. Har-
vey Iladdix, a rookie in 1953, will
do the pitching for the Cards
against Paul Minner of the Cubs
in a battle of lefties.
New Baltimore Club
Detroit will be host to the Balti-
more Orioles, returning to the
American League after 52 years
as a new club, which in reality
is nothing but last year's sad sack
St. Louis Browns. Joe Coleman,
who thinks he has recovered from
a sore arm, will pitch for Balti-
more against Steve Gromek, a
once-a-week toiler for Detroit.
About 35,000 fans are expected.
Whitey Ford, who won 18 games
for the Yankees last season, but
who was hit hard in training
games, will open in Washington
against Chuck Stobbs in another
battle of lefties
The White Soxtfigure on perhaps
a record opening day crowd of over
30.000 as lefty Billy Pierce takes
on Early Wynn, the burly right
hander from Cleveland in a battle
between solid contenders.
At Philadelphia, lefty Bobby
Shantz, shooting for a comeback
to the heights he enjoyed when he
was most valuable player in 1952,
will pitch for the Athletics against
the Red Sox. Lefty Mel Parnell,
who usually has no trouble beating
Philadelphia will be the Boston
hurler. A crowd of 12,000 was in
prospect there.
Thc Noble View
By HARRY NOBLE
Sports Editor
The golf course will be getting
greener and the fairways should be
smoother following the rain that
we had over the weekend.
The new Oak Creek Lake has
rose a reported five feet since the
rains began early Ktonday morn-
ing.
Elmer Wright was at the lake
Monday and he said that "it was
looking more like a lake now that
it was wider."
We have not gotten enough rain
to help the fast drying lakes of
Sweetwater and Trammell but
maybe the spell is just starting
and before mid-summer both may
be filled to the capacity.
We were in Abilene Saturday for
the district 3-AA track meet and
we wanted to pass along a few
comments on the Abilene team.
Those boys are really good, too
good for schools of our size. The
Eagles copped all but two first
places and this was won by Brown-
wood in the discus and Abilene tied
for the other first which was in
the high jump.
The Eagles came out ahead in
a track meet in Fort Worth some-
time back and there they were
competing with the top teams in
the state.
This corner is in favor of sched-
uling the track district the same
as in football and that way these
smaller schools will have a better
chance for winning some recogni-
tion.
Abilene has one of the better
milers in the state in the form of
a lad named Crawford. We think
that he will win his event in the
state meet after he wins region.
Sweelwafer-Snyder
TiK Is Postponed
The baseball gamb which was
scheduled tor today at Snyder
between the Tigers and Mus-
tangs has been postponed un-
til Wednesday afternoon at 4
p. m. due to the rain.
The game to be played here
Friday afternoon will continue
as scheduled.
Harold oreen is scheduled
for the mound duties in the
Tiger game Wednesday and
Dale McKeehan will handle the
hurling Friday.
The final game of the sea-
son is set for Saturday between
the Mustangs and the San An-
gelo Colts. This game is set
for 8 p. m.
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Cardinal Head Offers
Apology For Sale Of
Country Slaughter
ST. LOUIS, April 13—UP—Aug-
ust A. Busch Jr., the brewing
tycoon and president of the St. |
Louis Cardinals Tuesday apologiz- j
ed to the St. Louis fans for trad- j
ing away an all time Cardinal fav-
orite Enos "Country" Slaughter.
Busch. said he would "be on the
spot" every time one of the three I
rookies step out on the field. Busch ;
told a Chamber of Commerce din-
ner Slaughter was peddled to the I
New York Yankees to make room
for the rookies and to keep the
Cardinals abreast of a "youth
movement."
The new Cardinal president made
his apology to about 1,500 bus-
inessmen and sportsmen at an an-
j nual dinner honoring the ball club.
"Pride Of Brooklyn"
Now In Texas League
CINCINNATI. April 13 — UP—
Pitcher Clyde King, once the pride
property of Tulsa of the Texas
League Tuesday upon being given
his outright release by the Cin-
cinnati Redlegs.
The 29-year-old right-hander, who
won 14 games for the Dodgers in
1951 but was sold to Cincinnati a
i year later, appeared in 35 games
tor the Redlegs last season, win-
i ning three and losing six.
His release left 35 players on the
Cincinnati roster.
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Harold Hobbs came in third in
the 100 yard dash but we will go
to bat for him, for she should have
won first but slipped on the take-
off and lost about three steps
which he could not gain back, liar- 1
old did gain two of the lost steps j
and was slightly less than one |
step behind at the finish line. Har- |
eld came in just a fraction of a |
second behind Orsini in the pre- j
liminaries and Orsini ran the event
in 10 flat.
The boys who were lucky enough
to win a berth in the regional meet
have started training like they
have never trained before and
they should be able to win some of
the events in the meet and then
make the later trip to the state
meet in Austin.
Snyder and Sweetwater
now stand with one win each in
their series of four games. The!
Tigers won the first game by one j
run in extra inning play and the ;
Mustangs won the second game |
10-9 Saturday night also in extra |
inning play.
Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. will
find the Tigers and Mustangs in
game of the series.
The game was set for Friday af-1
ternoon instead of Friday night for
the benefit of the Tigers who go j
into league play Saturday after-1
noon and their coach did not want j
the boys out that night.
Let's all go out Friday afternoon j
and see if we can't help the boys i
defeat the Tigers for the third I
time, i We hope i.
Harold Green will probably have |
the mound duties today and Dale |
McKeehan will possibly throw here
again Friday.
Due to the Easter holidays fall- j
ing on Friday and Monday Caffey
Welch, coach of the Little League,
announced that tryouts for the I
boys not in the League will be i
held Tuesday at 5:30 p. m. at Rea-
gan .Jr. High instead of Monday
as was previously announced. Any i
boy between the age of 8-12 is elig-1
ible to try for one of the teams, j
according to Welch.
Jockey Hartack Stars
Sports Still Leading
Tex. League With (-0
By UNITED PRESS
The Shreveport Sports, some-
thing less than sensational in pre-
season exhibition games, were still
setting the Texas League pace
Tuesday with six wins without a
loss.
While the Sports were adding a
notch to their perfect record with
a 5 to 2 win over Tulsa last night,
Oklahoma City's Indians — on the
other end of the ladder — finally
broke into the win column after
five straight setbacks by beating
Beaumont 5 to 3. The Indians were
still five games behind the Sports,
however.
The Dallas Eagles, Dixie Series
champions, blanked Houston 3 to 0
as Wayne MeLeland, a veteran
who has been troubled with a sore
right arm and was held out of the
first few games for that reason,
turned in a four-hitter against the
Buffs. San Antonio pasted two Fort
Worth pitchers for 16 hits and a
12 to 4 win in Mission Stadium.
Andre Allows Six Hits
Shreveport got six-hit pitching
from John Andre, who took his
second win of the year in beating
Tulsa.
Andre held the Oilers scoreless
after the first inning, and the
and the Sports broke a 2-a,, lie
with three runs in the fifth.
Oklahoma City's Howard Boles
slammed his fifth home run of the
year in the Indians' 5 to 3 win
over Beaumont. Infielder Forrest
Kennedy also homered for the In-
dians and Harold Martin struck a
home run for Beaumont.
The Indians' Jack Cardey and
Max Peterson teamed to pitch a
six-hitter.
With a sore arm, MeLeland was
a question mark this season, but
his sparkling effort against the
Buffs helped to allay Manager
Dutch Meyer's fears that the vet-
eran might not come around. Now
Meyer has another dependable
starter for probably the best pitch-
ing stall' in the league.
Hansen, Beeler Homer
Doug Hansen and Jodie Beeler
accounted for two of Dallas' three
runs with homers.
A two-run homer by Frank Kel-
lert highlighted San Antonio's 15-
hit assault against two Fort Worth
pitchers.
All of the Cats' runs came in the
first inning when Vic Marasco hit
a grandslam homer oft Mission
starter Eldon Russell. It was JVIar-
aseo's fourth homer in two days.
Charley Locke, speedy right-
hander. relieved Russell in the
first inning and blanked Fort Worth
the rest of the way on seven hits.
Blue Sail in Ireland Win
CURRAGH. Ireland, April 12
UP—The Canadian-owned colt Blue
Sail easily won the mile and a
quarter Maiden Plate race here
before a record crowd at the open-
ing of the Curragh racetrack sea-
son Saturday.
Sport Briefs
By UNITED PRESS
Brave Misses Opener
MILWAUKEE. Wis., April 13—
UP—Catcher Dei Crandall of the
Milwaukee Braves will miss Tues-
day's opening game in Cincinnati
because of the death of an uncle.
The Braves announced that Cran-
dall has gone to attend the funeral
of L. W. Bentley, his uncle, in Ful-
lerion, Cal., and will also miss the
Braves' home opener on Thurs-
day.
Boxing Bout Cancelled
PROVIDENCE, It. I., April 13
—UP—Monday night's scheduled
light-weight bout between Wallace
i Bud i Smith of Cincinnati and Don
Haynes of Hollywood, Cal., was
cancelled because Haynes said he
was not in condition. Haynes had
been asked during the weekend to
substitute for ailing Doug Carter
of Newark, N.J.
Schoendienst is Captain
ST. LOUIS, April 13 —UP—Sec-
ond baseman Al (RedI Schoend-
ienst is the new playing captain
of the St. Louis Cardinals, replac-
ing Enos Slaughter, who was
traded to the New York Yankees.
Hasty Road Impressive
KEENELAND, Ky.. April 13—
UP—Hasty Road. Kentucky Derby
candidate of the Hasty House farm,
impressed clockers at the Keenc-
land racetrack by breezing through
a mile workout in 1:45 flat on Sun-
day. Present plans call for Hasty
Road, which set a new juvenile
record by earning 8277,132 last
year, to race next in a seven-fur-
long dash here on Friday, then in
the derby trial at Churchill
Downs.
Matthews, Cockell Matched
SEATTLE, April 13—UP—Harry
(Kid) Matthews of Seattle will
fight British heavyweight champ-
ion Don Cockell in London's White
City Stadium, June 1, Matthews'
manager. Jack Hurley announced
[ Tuesday. Cockell, who recently de-
feated Roland LaStarza of New
York, scored a 10-round split de-
cision over Matthews in a bout at
Seattle last summer.
Sweetwater Reporter, Texas, Tuesday, April 13, 1934
After 20 Years Of Work
Snead Drops Bantam Ben
AUGUSTA, Ga„ April 13-UP—
Sam Snead put in a loud chal-
lenge to Ben Ilogan's invincibility
as the golfer of the era Tuesday
after his stirring face-to-face vic-
tory over the tiring Texas bantam
in an 18-hole playoff for the Mas-
ters title.
And Snead, forgivably cocky aft-
her he forced Ilogan to wilt before
his own tight putting game at the
Augusta national course, had a typ-
ical hill-billy comment for the oc-
casion.
"The sun don't shine on the same
dog all the time," cracked Sammy.
More exactly, the records showed
that Snead now has pulled up close
to Ilogan with seven major world
titles to Ben's nine; that he has
defeated him the three times they
met man-to-man in a playoff or
match play; and that Snead is the
only three-time Masters winner be-
sides Jimmy Demaret.
Patton Forced Change
Hogan has won the Masters
title and the field had almost con-
ceded his third title after he fin-
ished the third round Saturday
three strokes ahead of the field.
But amateur Billy Jo Patton
gummed up the works for the pros
by shooting a hole-in-one and a
flurry of birdies Sunday to alter
Ilogan's strategy so that he fin-
ished in a mediocre 289 tie with
Snead as the amateur finally faded.
Both Snead and Ilogan set a pul-
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sating pace through the first nine
holes in the playoff before 7,500
Monday with one-under par 35s.
Then they made the fateful turn
where in 17 previous tournaments
the title has been traditionally lost
or won in the fourth round of the
playoff.
It was not the first time Hogan
had lost the Masters in a playoff
over that historic stretch. His one-
time mentor, Byron Nelson, beat
him there in 1942, gaining a total
of five shots in 11 holes for a one-
stroke victory although Hogan shot
the same 11 holes one under par.
Three-Putt Job Fatal
This time, Hogan did the unfor-
givable for him—a three-putt job
from 11 feet on the 16th. Snead al-
ready had gone ahead one stroke
on the decisive, gully-lined 13th
with a 37 foot chip within sinking
distance, and lie did the .16th
green in two.
Hogan, who took S3.000 second
money to Snead's $5,000 from the
jackcd-up $25,000 tournament purse
said he concentrated so hard on the
lineup of his 16th green putt that
he misjudged the stroke, hitting
behind the ball.
From here, Snead will play next
in his own Greenbrier Open at
White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.. and
Ilogan in the Ft. Worth Colonial,
both next month.
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