The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 305, Ed. 2 Tuesday, June 9, 1953 Page: 9 of 24
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RTER-NEWS
Evening, June 9, 1953
I STRAIGHT
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run and two more scored
e by Matt Batts in the
ling rally.
i got ahead in a hurry
n, scoring twice In the
1. on Bell's two-run
then adding five more
h on five singles, includ-
-run blow by Bell, and
walks.
its and Cubs both suffer-
[ collapses that would
d pretty bad in a class
Polo Grounds the New
head 2-1. presented Mil-
ith four unearned runs
1 inning on three errors
nely hit. With the gates
i Braves poured in seven
in the next two frames
ahead 12-2 before the
e recovered.
■kont registered victory *
Milwaukee against one
Sal Maglie taking the
first at the hands of
in two seasons.
lie Mack Stadium the
nitted four errors in the
ing which permitted the
score four runs—their
iargin of victory.
Irik, who took over from
in the fifth inning, was
elphia winner over Paul
ilko doubled home Red
st with the tie-breaking
un in the top of the 12th
rgh and rode in on a
Rip Repulski. The rally
a pitcher's battle in
I Lepalm, knuckleballing
>f the Pirates, struck out
liked only three in 11
> was lifted for a pinch-
the winning runs came
■ Hetki.
lers tolled for the Cardi-
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Bullington to Replace Lawson
On AHS Coach ing Staff
By FRED SANNER
Reporter-News Sports Writer
The new look on the Abilene
High coaching staff reached two-
thirds round the circle Mondsy
night when the School Board hired
Wallace (Wally) Bullington, Little
All-American gridder for ACC, to
replace W. D. (Shorty) Lawson,
who is leaving the athletic depart-
ment after eight years of coach-
ing in favor of full time teaching.
Bullington, 22-year-old three-
time All-Texas Conference select-
ion while at ACC. Is the, fifth new
face on the Eagle caching staff
since the first of the year.
Gone are Pete Shotwell, Joe
West, Jake Bentley, and Shorty
Lawson. *
New arrivals are Chuck Moser.
Hank Watkins, John Ford, Nat
Gleaton and Bullington
Old-timers still here are Blacky
Blackburn and Bob Groseclose. .
Lawson, who had been asked to
replace Groseclose as B team
basketball coach, felt that his
career as a top-notch basketball
official might be curtailed, and
perhaps even destroyed and when
faced with a choice between coach-
ing B team and officiating South-
west Conference basketball and
such tournaments as the NAIA at
Kansas City, chose the latter
He will remain in the High
School as a full time teacher,
largely In driver education
Bullington will receive $3,400 per
vear, according to Supt. A. F.
Wells, and his employment will be-
come effective with the opening
of school in September
Lawson, who has served as box-
ing enach end assistant coach in
football and baseball since he
came to Abilene High from ACC
in 1945, prodneed eight Golden
Gloves championship teams in
eight years.
He is married to the former
Jackie Morris, daughter of Presi-
dent Don H. Morris of ACC, end
the couple and their two sons.
Jimmy. (. and Don. 4. live at
525 East North 20th Street
For his fourth snort in the rear.
Shorty has been serving as direct-
or of Abilene's summer soft-
ball program.
The 30-year-old Lawson, one of
Abilene's most versatile men, is a
native of Nashville. Tenn , where
he attended David Lipscomb
College before coming to ACC. He
played football and basketball in
Tennessee but did not participate
at ACC.
OLIVER'S TWISTS
Bullington, an All-Alabama and
All-Southern performer for Athens,
Ala., in 1948, won All-TC recogni-
tion for his line-backing at ACC as
a sophomore and Junior and was
named first team offensive center
the past fall.
He was a first team defensive
selection on the Associated Press
Little All-American teams in 1952
and co-captained the Wildcat foot-
ball team with Don Smith.,
Bullington married Valrie Dar-
den of Port Arthur earlier thia
year and the two were graduated
from ACC thia spring.
By DON OLIVER
Open Qualifying Starts Today
Over Rugged Oakmont Course
By HUGH FULLERTON JR.
OAKMONT, Pa. W—The longest
open golf championship of all—the
National Open Tournament-began
today with at least some of the
contestants arguing that it should
be longer.
Play started this morning in the
36-hole qualifying round on two
courses-the (Bit-yard Oakmont
Country Club and the 6.712-yard
Pittsburgh Field Club. After two
days in which every player in the
field of 299 will shoot both courses,
the low-scoring 149 and ties tor
149th will start all over.
Hogan, who has won more money
In four tournaments this year than
most pros have all season. Is No. 1
o nthe list of players to best. But
he doesn't think his strength is up
to msrathon events and probably
wouldn't enter a 144-hole Open.
THE SECOND ANNUAL NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE
championships closed a very successful two-day stand in Abi-
lene Saturday night with one of the greatest track and field
exhibitions in sports circles this year.
The 3,500 fans who were wise enough to attend the final
night of action saw not only the two greatest high jumpers in
the world. Chuck Holding and Walt Davis, but were thrilled
with a photo-finish in the 100-yard dash and equally hard-
fought finishes in most of the other events. Veteran track
experts agreed to the letter that our meet was the best this
year in the nation, and that’s covering a lot of territory.
iGlobetrotters Sign
Seton Hall's Dukes
NEW YORK. June I UR — Walt
Dukes, Seton Hall's six-foot, 11 inch
all-America and the most sought
after college prospect In basket-
ball. has cast his lot with the famed
Harlem Globetrotters at a salary
of "close to $25,000" a year
The Rochester, N. Y.. Negro, 22,
who was the No. 1 draft choice
of the pro New York Knickerbock-
ers. signed a one-year contract
with a two-year option clause, said
Abe Saperstein, owner of the
globe-girdling Negro team, today.
Asked about a London report
that the Seton Hall graduate would
receive about $25,000 a year. Sap-
erstein replied:
"That's close, very close to the
figure. It’s the highest salary, in
my opinion, that has ever been
given to a newcomer to the pro
ranks.”
THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS 0
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DAVIS, who bettered the world
record in the high jump twice now,
counting Saturday night’s perform-
ance. had all the pressure in the
world riding on his shoulders when
he started his exhibition. Holding
They will be joined by Defending
Champion Julius Boros in the 72-
hole main event over Oakmont's
fear-inspiring acres. That means
those who go clear through will
play 108 holes this week on top of
the 36 most of them had to play
In the sectional qualifying rounds
to get this far.
The on-the-site qualifying is an
innovation this year and it pro-
voked a lot of discussion in the
locker room grousing sessions
yesterday.
It was Cary Middlecoff, the 1949
Open champion, who made the sug-
gestion that the whole 144 holes
should be lumped into one tourna-
ment to make it a fairer test of
golfing abUity. He said:
"I’d like to see them make it
something like the Women's Cross-
Country Tournament with three or
four tournaments at different loca-
tions and the championship de-
cided on the aggregate scores for
all of them. If the USGA won't
uo that, they should throw out this
qualifying and make the tourna-
ment longer for everybody.”
Several of the listening pros
agreed with him, possibly because
such an endurance test might eli-
mutate the Ben Hogan menace.
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The lithe little Texan has entered had already leaped 6-9% during
the regular high Jump session,
and Walt knew he would have to
better this. And, he certainly did.
Davis said that the slight wind
to his back gave him a mental
boost, and that after he had
cleared 6-9% himself, he figured
he would have a great night.
“That wind was really the thing,”
be said while signing autographs.
"I had a little wind when I jumped
that (-111 that didn't count at
the Southwest Conference meet
last year and again when I jumped
6-10% at the National AAU meet
last summer. I don't think that
it actually helps me other than
it gives a lot more confidence."
only four major events this year
and won three—the Masters, the
Pan-American Open and the Ft
Worth Colonial Invitation. The
long, expansive but heavily trapped
Oakmont course is suited to his
game and unless the extra 36 holes
tires him, there doesn't seem to
be anything to stop him.
Some of the other favorites in-
clude Boros, who hasn't finished
first in a tournament since he won
the Open and Tam O’Shanter
world championship last summer;
Lloyd Mangrum, the leading money
winner of the year; Lew Worsham,
the home-club pro and 1947 Open
champion; South Africa’s Bobby
Locke, who holds the British Open
title; Sam Snead, a perennial also-
ran. rotund Ed Oliver, the 1952
runner-up, and lanky Johnny Bulla,
who finished fourth at Dallas last
year and who is quite familiar with
the Oakmont layout.
There is no doubt in our mind
that before Walt hangs up his
spikes he will be the official world
record holder He has come too
close too many times to miss. He
says he's going to shoot for the
mark at the National AAU meet
in Dayton, Ohio in two weeks, his
last big chance this year.
men who came every year for the
meet and we think that next year's
meet will be staged before a stand-
ing - room - only crowd.
As for this year it's aU over
but the shouting.
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To Beat Humez
In European Bout
LONDON, June 9 IF-Randy Tur-
pin held firm Monday as the 3 to 1
favorite to defeat France's aggres-
sive Charles Humes tonight in their
15-round bout for the European
middleweight championship
The British Boxing Board of Con-
trol will recognise the winner as
the world champion but this means
nothing elsewhere. In the U. S.,
France and elsewhere, it merely
will provide a finalist to go against
the winner of the Paddy Young-Carl
(Bobo) Olson bout.
Young, New York, and Olson,
San Francisco, tangle June 19 in
New York, with the winner expect-
ed to meet the European champ
for the world title vacated by Sug-
ar Ray Robinson. This bout pro-
bably will be held in New York in
September.
The former Texas A&M great
says that it’s a lot harder to stay
“sharp” now that he's out of col-
lege. "I don't get to practice like
I used to," he said, "And, that
makes a lot of difference. That’s
why I like to get these exhibi-
tions. Ther’re the only chance I
get to jump, and I really need the
work."
When asked If he thinks he can
break the world record, Walt said
that he was going to try, but that
he couldn’t tell "If I could get
lots of practice I think I would
have a real good chance, but
since I'm not getting much jump-
ing lately. I just don't know "
Sweetwater States
2 Semi-Pro Meets
SWEETWATER, June 9 (RNS)
j — Sweetwater will hold two semi-
| pro tournaments at Sportsman
park in July.
The first tournament — the dis-
trict tournament la the state play-
off for semi - pro baseball teams-
will be held July 1-4 Any team
to the radius of 150 miles is eli-
gible to participate
It will be a double elimination
affair with two games being
played each night. In case there
are more teams than can be elim-
inated in the night sessions, games
will be played la the day time.
The second tournament will be
the regional, made up of looms
winning the districts over the
state. The regional will be played
at the same peril July 8-13. This
will be a single elimination tour-
nament.
The Sweetwater Jaycees are
sponsoring the tournaments, with
John Darnell Jr. as chairman of
the show.
When Holding made his success-
ful 69% leap, Walt grinned al
the reporters sitting around, and
said that he might as well go
home. Later when the official
NAIA newsreel photographer
asked him to pose with Holding
he said “Heck no. he's shown me
up enough already.” This was be-
fore Walt started jumping, how.
ever. When he posed with Hold-
ing la front of the high jump
standard, Davis rubbed Holding’s
arm, grinning and saying “Mebbe
some of the success will rub off .
on me.”
THERE ARE A LOT of folks
here in Abilene who deserve much
credit for the successful staging
of the meet The local NAIA ac-
tivities committee, headed by Son-
ny Bentley, did a tremendous Job
as did the various other commit-
tees appointed by Sonny
All in all, we were very pleased
with the emire operation except
for the relatively small attendance
at both track sessions However,
the people that were there really
got an education on the fine track
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