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ling Comp Britfs
lardinals Lose
Harry Brecheen
Studies Come
First-Neely
By W. J. McGLASSON
HOUSTON, March 20 'IP—Quiet,
The I drawling Jess Neely, who this (all
By UNITED PRESS ia game with Cincinnati. —
ST PETERSBURG Fla March i Dodgers scored a 3 to 2 erhibi-, begins his 30th year as a coacn
20 HP—Manager Eddie St.anky.j^'^ ,hr RetU heiH ^c^S
who needs a pitcher to replace | The six players were told to re-1 ness deal than watch a quarter-
Harry (The Cat) Brecheen, sends
his St. Louis Cardinals against
the world champion Yankees
Thursday In an exhibition game.
The 37-year-old Brecheen, the
last pitcher to win three games in
a world series, has a chipped bone
in his left elbow and probably will
require an operation if he is to do
any pitching this season. Even with
the operation, his chances of ever
pitching in the majors again are
regarded as no better than 50-50.
The chip was revealed Wednes-' T*'e Boston Braves, who took a
lav by X-rays, | 9 to 1 beating from the Detroit Ti-
\ three-run homer by Vern Sto-1 #er? Wednesday, tackled an easier
ri.ens gave the Red Sox a 3 to 2 j assignment Thursday as they met
main here for future assignments j back complete a touchdown pass,
but Russell, a veteran outfielder, ' And. if there was more of that
was given permission to try to get ! kind of thinking, the amiable Rice
on with another major league ' Institute coach and athletic direc-
team. | lor feels, there would be fewer of
Banta, apparently washed up as the so-called ‘•evils" in college ath-
a pitcher at 25 with a sore arm. ; letics.
will be given a chance to play first I Neely, who isn't always a mild-
base with a Brooklyn farm club, i mannered as his inbred drawd
- i would indicate, said Thursday his
Braves Take Beating (greatest reward from many years
KISSIMEE, Fla., March 20 'IP— |j a,hl^,lcs con’es from "seeing
those boys make something of
themselves.’’
exhibition triumph over the Cardi-
nal'; Wednesday.
Grand Slammer
LAKELAND. Fla.. March 20 '111
Tlie Philadelphia Phillies, fresh
from an 8 to 1 triumph over the
the New York Yankees, took on
another American League team
Thursday as they met the Detroit
Tigers in an exhibition contest.
A grand-slam by Del Ennis and
their Milwaukee farm eluh in an
exhibition game.
The Braves, playing with a
patched up lineup because of 10
injuries and ailments, got only
nine hits off Tiger pitchers Fred
Hutchinson and Dizzy Trout De-
troit rookies Ben Taylor and Russ
Sullivan each got three of the
winners’ 11 hits.
Irvin Homers
LOS ANGELES. March 20 lift—
I b5 Pltt her Str I The Chicago IVhitc six. who diop-
Ridzik produced seven runs in the. ped ., 4 to 3 decision iu the New
seventh inning Wednesday as the vnl.k' nianis Wednesday at Pasa-
Phillies met the Yankees for .he meetlhe
first time since they dropped four
straight games to Manager Casey
Stengel s men ill tile 195(1 World
Series.
Cubs Thursday
contest.
Cub Manager
Chicago
in an exhibition
Phil Cavaretta
Dodger Squad Shaved
VERO BEACH, Fla., March 201
^ -Nlanager C harlie Dressen cut; m the firs( jnning Rave the
.lack Banta, relief star of Brook-1........ ........ •
lyn's 1949 pennant winning club.
Jim Russell, Bill Antonello. Dick
Teed, Joe Landrum and Art Fab-
bro from the Dodger squad Thurs-
day before leaving for Tampa for
Without exception, Neely said,
"if they make good in football, or
any sport, ehanees are they'll be
successful elsewhere."
Strict Demands
One reason for this as far as his
charges are concerned, could be
the strict demands he makes of
his athletes.
"If they can't make a go in the
classroom, we don't want them
playing football," he said. That’s
why, when you enter the office of
the transplanted Tennesseean,
you’re apt to find a roster of his
athletes lying on the desk—along
with notations on their grades.
The scholarly Neely who sports ■
an unused law degree is convinc- i
ing when he says, “The boys come !
here to study and get a degree. !
Playing football is a side ele-
COLLECIATE DUROCHER—-Washington State’s Buck Bailey
lends the intercollegiate baseball scene much color, gives many
an umpire, above, a heated argument. (NEA)
SpurtS
Boudreau May Introduce
"Platoons" To Baseball
i said he planned to pitch Willard
Ramsdell and .loo Hatten against | ment.
Monte Irvin’s two-run home run' Buttiiig studies ahead of play
Clasts glves tu* athletes the right sense
I their victory margin over’ ‘thi- !°£ values.*’ Neely says, adding that
! ^ pox therein may lie the source of re-
cent sport scandals.
By LEO H. PETERSON
SARASOTA. Fla., March 20 OPi-
, and Gene Stephens can make the
.)grade.
Tickets, Pictures
Advance baseball tickets pledg-
ed by Sweetwater and area fans in
January are now available for dis-
tribution.
In case one of the “Braves’
Baseball Boosters” has not con-
tacted you for the redemption of
the pledges, you may obtain your
tickets at the Reporter office.
Two free adult ducats are being
given with each purchase of a 70-
ticket book; one free pass is given
to buyers of one-half (35-tiekcti
books.
The booster club, headed by I.
L. iPee Wee) Harp, is helping
baseball management redeem the
pledges . . .
If you fans want to see a good
baseball picture, don’t miss the
“World Series" and “Umpire in
Baseball” films being shown in
this area . . .
The Sweetwater showing will be
next Tuesday night at the high
school auditorium.
The umpire picture shows the
training school for the men in
blue. States the narrator: "The
greatest tribute to an umpire is
silence" (while he is performing
his tusk on the field).
While in training the umps are
repeatedly warned to "watch the
ball and not the player.”
Wish Averill and a few other
Longhorn League arbiters would
see the picture . . .
EASY ON THE LENS—Ruth Peppel, 21, developed so well a»
Miss Photo Flash of 1952 for the Chicago Press Photographer's
Association that she will represent the organization in the national
contest in Galveston, Texas, May 3.
Sweetwater Reporter, Texas. Thursday. March 20, 1952
There were indications Thursday I I hey have already shown me
kniidi'pan u-tin like* tn I enough that 1 have decided to take
Tony Is Colorful
Wrote Tommy Hart in the
Bou- ’ Spring Daily Herald:
Pirates Nip Indians
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., March 20
'IP—The Pittsburgh Pirates try to
boost their exhibition game vie-
Clyde Boose
Lawyer
Levy Building
Sweetwater
"When fellows go to a school to
play football, and maybe get paid
for it. too, they get an entirely
warped sense of values.” he said.
! "U linn van eiart thorn nl
that Lou Boudreau, who likes to
experiment, may introduce a revo-!“iem nor*“ wl^1 °*ub, , 4 . . _ , ...
lutionarv two-platoon system to i(,roau said, adding that of the five j No one applauded harder than
major league baseball this season. onlv Pearsall, who is being con-1 did Pat Stasey, the local baseball
Snead Fires
68 For Title
tory streak to six Thursday night "When you start them off with the,
against the Cleveland Indians, j wrong sense, it isn’t difficult for j
A walk and four first-inning sin-: them to go astray."
gles off Rob Feller by rookies Bob 1
boss, when Sweetwater signed To-
ny Traspuesto for catching duties,
"Tempestuous Tony should at-
tract the cash customers here,
■something that all the Sweetwater
clubs in the past have never been
Del Greco, Dick Hall and Lee
; Walls and veteran Gus Bell en-
: abled the Pirates to beat Ihe in-
j dians, 3 to 2. Wednesday at San
I Bernardino
Red cedar, a native to many parts
of Texas, can be used in landscap-
ing the home grounds. It is espe-
cially adapted for windbreak plant-
ings.
It all depends on how five of his , verted from an outfielder to a
outstanding rookies fare. If they ] shortstop, is now on the Hod Sox
can make the grade the Boston i roster.
Red Sox will have n home club j ‘ 11 <«'o ol' three oi them make
and a road club. 'the grade. I'll add the speed w'e
Boudreau said he "is going to j have been lacking,
have to sacrifice power for speed! All five are promising, although I able to do
when we are away from home be-'several probably will need more —
cause we never have been able to I minor league seasoning. Stephens,
win with power on the road." 'who is only 19 has played profes-
Power Batters At Home j sional hall only one season, hit .337
So. if the rookies make the grade, I with the Ilighpoint-Thomasville, N.
Boudreau will play power batters C . club last season.
at home in the hitting paradise' Ted Williams Bat Power ih, . -
known as Fenway Park. On the He has the power of Ted Wil-1
road, lie'll take out some of the ' Hams at the plate," Boudreau said, ’ '
long ball hitters and substitute I “but he may need a little more I u,“co'
payers who are less dangerous at | polishing up." 1 "He's one of the best drawing
bat. but who can run and field.; Stephens, no relation to short-1 cards Big Spring ever had, though,
"The records show.” Boudreau stop Vern Stephens, hats left, despite the fact that he felt it
said, "that we can win with power I Thorneberry, who hit .302 at Sdran-
when we are at home. But to w in ' Ion, has drawn raves from other
PALM BEACH, Fla., March 20
(IP)—Sammy Snead, playing at the
peak of his game and gunning for
Ihe top cash prizes, shaped up
Thursday as Ihe man to beat in
Ihe Jacksonville Open gold tourna-
ment which starts Friday
Snead showed that he's in top
form by his six-stroke victory in
(he two-day Seminole pro-member
concluded
Traspuesto lias a million dol-
lars worth of talent and is equally i golf tournament, which
wealthy in color but isn’t endowed j here Wednesday,
with the faculty to get along with ; The walloping hillbilly
any one and everyone. White Sulphur Springs. W
"Even Stasey, who is famous tor , a'l<l®(l « second-round 58. four
...s easy going attitude, found it ?‘r“kes under par to a firs round
hard to champion Tony's cause at , u,s "I ® . I‘u,h
from
Va..
four
Free Movie
At Divide
(the pennant you also have to win
I on the road. We haven't been do-
1 ing that so after taking a look at
tlie youngsters I decided the solu
lion would be lo substitute speed
! for power away Irani home. ,1 am
| hopeful that might do the trick.”
1 The experiment depends
necessary to insult the customers
from time to time.
“Traspuesto hated io lose, which
may be the reason he played the
Tone wolf on the eluh when here.
If he thought one of his mates was
managers who have seen him in
exhibition games.
The key to the rookie crop may
be Ted Lepcio, a second baseman
who hit only .263 at Louisville last
season. That is a big problem spot
with the clul) because of the retire-j mates and customers alike.
ment of Hobby Doerr. who not only • •• a,.,...;. ________ ■
Whether Faye Thorneberry., Dick | was a fine hitter but a good, de-, WI-ani*Ie Julia Ramos’ contract and
(.ernert, led Lepcio. .On, Pfersall' tensive ball player, __....._ Verne* sign on another Gerald
, Fahr, the local dub would have no
The “1951 World Series" film
was enthusiastically received by
more than 60 Roscoe baseball fans
Wednesday night in the picture’s
first showing in this area.
Tonight, the baseball movie will
be shown at the Divide High
School gym at 8 p.W
The picture is presented through
the courtesy of the Sweetwater
Baseball Club and no admission is
charged. It is a one-hour sound
movie, which includes a 15-minute
"shorl subject” —the Umpire Tn
Baseball.
Every highlight of the '51 World
Series between the New York
Yanks is pictured, as well as the
Giants' dramatic playoff victory
lor the National League pennant.
a total 36-hole score of 138 strokes.
Four-Way Tie
Marty Furgol of Lemont, 111.,
Claude Harmon of Mamaroneck,
N. Y.. Johnny Palmer of Uadin,
N. C.. and Doug Ford of Harrison,
N. Y., wound up in a four-way
lie for second place behind Snead
with 144. Four others were tied at
145—Fred Hawkins of El Paso.
Tex.. Hen Hogan of Palm Springs, -
loafing, he never hesitated to ver-j Calif., Jimmy Clark of Laguna Sweetwater High School auditori
hally blasl him in front of team-! Beach. Calif., and Johnny Revolta, ( uni.
the
Other dates and sites
showing in this area:
Next Monday, 7:30 p.m., at the
Blackwell High School auditoriun .
Next Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.. at the
FROCKS FOR BIG AND UTTIE SISTER
Such a precious way to dress your small-fry for spring! In
tubbablr cottons bkc these blooming with the tiniest, prettiest flowers ever!
wz*
I attendance worries. All the other
teams do very well at the gate
j here.”
| There’s a chance that Sweetwa-
ter might come up with Ramos,
! too. (Should the little left-hander
i falter with Paris oi the Big State
' League, the Gonzalez organization
| would probably send him to the
Braves.
of Evanston, III. i Next Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., at
Despite his victory in the compi*- j the Colorado City High School an-
lion among the pros. Snead and I ditorium.
his amateur partner, Arthur O.
Wellman of Boston, trailed fifth in
Ihe pro-member best hall compe-
tition.
Next Thursday. 7:30 p.m., at the
Roby High School auditorium.
Sweetwater Reporter
Frnka Steps Down
As Tulane Mentor
Short Subjects
NEW ORLEANS, March 20 (tP—
Raymond (Bear) Wolf stepped in-
to the head coach’s job at Tulane
! Two ex-Sweetwater basoballers. University Thursday to take
Art Cuitti and Jesse Priest, were the ulcer-producing work ol field-
1 in the Oakland lineup when the ' ing winning football teams which
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Acorns lost lo Sacramento the oth- i Coach Henry Frnka quit Wednes-j bet
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i day.
Cuitti played left field and col-!
lmer Wright
Frnkas resignation, submitted in Alien Halter .....
Horner Baxter
In K. McKinney
i Mob IInun**
j lected one bingle in four (rips. (order for him to accept a non-
Priesi gave up three runs in a one- i athletic job at Austin College in
j inning mound stunt. I Sherman, Tex., won i become ef-
Jim Gleason, who pitched for1 b'etive ’*um? -50
(Gainesville (Big State) last sea-, But Wolf, Frnka ’s chief assistant
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... public relations, said Wolf would
! Charley Young, second baseman
j ior the San Angelo Colts in 1951,
, is business manager al Harlingen
11 Gulf Coast) this season . . .
! The Cleveland “Plain Dealer" is
(conducting a contest for bat boy
•of the Indians. The winner will re-
ceive $1,000 in cash ... In addi-
: lion, he will be given two season’s
I passes for his parents and reserv-
takc over Hie supervision of Hie
football squad immediately
“With spring training in prog-
ress.” Renegar explained, “Coach
Frnka suggested (hat the trans-
fer of the coaching responsibility
take place at once."
Wolf, former head coach at North
Carolina and Florida, has been line
coach al Tulane since he came
Hauling & Moving
Household Furniture, Feeds
Or Any Other Items
GENE WAITS
Phone 4397
• ed seats to a Cleveland home game ! here ’,l
I for his entire school, including pu- frnka has been head coach since
I pits, teachers and other employes \ when he left his coaching job
MINIATURE PRINTS
IN CRISP SPRING COTTONS!
al Tulsa. During his six years at !
i Despite his assertions recently ! Iuiane’ Green Wave teams -
i that he would quit baseball if he!"011 33 games, lost -9 and lied
1 couldn't plav in a higher classil'i- j five. In 1949, Frnka s best year at ,
! cation this season. Eddie Jacome (Tulane, the Greemcs tuiished a Ki-
ris expected in join ’Midland this!Same schedule with only one loss- |
’ weekend ... 10 Georgia Tech.
Among the Vernon returnees: ,
• First Baseman John Reimold, ,
Third Baseman Leon English and
Pilcher Andie Malone.
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HOUSTON, March 2(1 'IP-Form-
er Southern Methodist football
great Kyle Rote was among the
survivors as the Houston Country
Club Invitation Golf tournament
went into its .second round of match
play Thursday.
Rote Wednesday defeated Billy
Erfurih of San Antonio, who was
expected to make a strong bid for
the Houston title, 1-up, as an an-
noying wind quieted but erratic
shooting of top-ranking amateurs
continued.
Medalist .John Buddy) Weaver
continued his pace setting with a
5 and 4 triumph over Alfred Kelly
of Dallas.
Hometowner Weaver is paired
Thursday with E. E. Tyor another
Houston product, who defeated Don
Addington of Dallas 3 and 2 Wed-
nesday. Roto plays against Roy
Rogers, Jr., of Kenedy, a 2 and
1 victor over Dave Marr of Hous-
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