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Sports Jopltn Real Estate SECTION JOPIJN, MISSOURI, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 25, 1954. PAGES 1C to 12C Al Daffner Named to Hurl Joplin's Opening Game at Muskogee Tonight By PORTER WrTTICH. Not that it matters, but only four of the current crop of Joplin Cardinals are married, not including Manager Bill Kelly who states: been single 50 far, so why change lone remaining member of last year's St. Joseph Cardinals (now the St. Joe Saints) on the.

Joplin is Al Daffner, 6-2, ITOryound right- hander, who had a record last year. Tettelbach, former Joplin Miner cenlerfielder. the Yale graduate now with Birmingham of the double-A Southern Association, opened the season with That's What They Say. Jerry. Herring of Springfield, lefthander on Joplin Cardinal staff: "When I was pitching for Springfield high school and Junior Legion teams the one who gave me the most trouble at the bat was Gary Niles of Joplin.

1 must be his cousin." four hits out of five at bats Joplin has three NDS players on the squad (boys out of military service) who will not count when the league player limit of 16 is reached are 20 athletes on the squad now. nomination for the most improved golfer of the week: Captain Robert Epperson who parred the second nine at Twin Hills Golf and Country Clutj Wednesday to help himself to a 76 best score at that links this season is owned by the club, pro, Art Wadkins, who clubbed out a scorching 34-32--66 last week with a card which contained only one 5--and that on a par-4 hole. Here is Art's card as compared with par on that course: Par. out 444 435 534--36. Wadkins, out ..354 434 434--34.

Par, in 543535543-36--72. Wadkins, in ...443 334 443--32--66. As Harry Abbey so aptly put it RIGHTHANDER POSTED 14-5 MARK IN 1953 Other Action Finds Topeka at St. Joe, Blackwell at Hutchinson and Ponca City at lola. Albert Daffner, a slim right- hander who posted a 14-5 record with St.

Joseph in the Western Association last year, has been named by Manager Bill Kelley to start on the mound for the Cardinals tonight as they open the 1954 class league season at Muskogee in a 7:45 o'clock ball game. Other action around 1he circuit tonight will find Topeka at St. Joseph, Blackwell at Hutchinson and Ponca City at lola. lola. Blackwell and Ponca City are new members of the circuit this season.

Tonight's game with Muskogeej will be the first for Joplin under the St. Louis Cardinal banner. From 1936 until last fall, Joplin had working agreements with the New York Yankees. The Yanks pulled out after the 1953 season and transferred their club to St. Joseph where the Cardinals worked last year.

Through tireless efforts by members of the Joplin club's board of directors and Joplin civic officials, the Cardinals agreed to give Joplin a working agreement for the 1954 season. A First Division Club. Manager Kelly, a 52-year-old vet- Will Carry Cardinal Colors Against Muskogee Today Ten Years Ago Today. Jack McDonald and Ray Steele were matched for the main event of a three-bout wrestling caxd at Memorial hall. eran of the Pacific Coast and the International Leagues who was named to International League's baseball Hall of Fame, told directors, reporters and sports- fiasters yesterday at a luncheon meeting that "Joplin will be a first division club this season.

I have a good ball club here, and if I can keep all of my boys, ws can win some ball games." The ball players were the guests of honor at the luncheon in the Blue room of the Connor hotel yesterday and followed the lunch with a short workout at Miners park yesterday afternoon and one again under the lights last night. Daffner, who tips the scales at 170 and stands 6 feet, 2 inches, will throw his variety of pitches at the Muskogee batsmen in an The Joplin Cardinals, who will open the Western Association race at Muskogee attempt to get Joplin off to winning start. The Cardinals, on the strengl an 11-6-4 record in spring train ng at Albany, appear one he stronger teams in the leagu on paper. Joplin received gooc once: "How before I forget, Bob McCulley, who once played a lot of football backfield for Joplin high school and J. J.

and also a rugged tennis player, came within two strokes of parring Schifferdecker's first nine Friday, which would have been his best of the spring, and he muffed his chance with a double bogey on the last hole, a comparatively simple par 4 thought: Lots of folks ws know will Jess Thompson, who missed the last two seasons at Miners park because of illness, was out to see yesterday's workout at Miners park and will be back in the stands again this season. formerly was a member of the Joplin Miner board and a stockholder in Miners park. Kelly (6-2 and 215) is strictly a baseball-man now, but he formerly starred as end for the Syracuse university football team and had a flinp in pro football with the then Providence Streamliners Of all the diversified snorts interest of the Joplin Cardinals, basketball and bowling dominate. won't, get. a chance to take up golf until they start going south with the majors for spring training.

Doc Baker of Carthage high school used up a lot of transportation here Friday trying to keep track of his golf team playing Joplin at Twin Hills Golf and Country Club and his tennis team, which was winning from Joplin at the Landreth park clay Topeka. Owls will ride around the Western Association in a new bus this President Link Norris figured the old bus had just about run its last mile and that a chartered bus would be too expensive so he just bought a new I liked the expression of Carroll Fay, tonight, are shown above away from the confines of Miners park! The players were guests of the Joplin Cardinal board of directors at a luncheon yesterday afternoon and a Joplin Globe and News-Herald photographer lined the plaj-ers up for a shot. The Cardinals, as shown above, are as follows from left to right: Sitting--Hal Crotts, John Slacbta, Jerry Herring, Elmer Golden, Manager Bill Kelly, Bernard Kamenski, Jack PoppeU, Gene Green and Marvin Kevins; Standing--Paul Smith, Angelo Dal Porto, Richard Ghelfi, Al Daffner, Don Brown, John Oliver, Ray Yance, Don Smith, George Smith, Warner Siebert, Jim Flanigan and Bill Langston. Bus Routes Announced Joplin club president, at yesterday's introductory luncheon for the new Joplin Cardinals: "If there is anything we board members can do for you players that doesn't cost anything just ask for When fire destroyed all of Blackwell's baseball equipment and records early this month in a mammoth downtown blaze, it left Business Manager Swede Gunderson with a lot of tickets and box seats sold and him not knowing who bought what where. Harris, one of the few holdover umpires in the W.

A. back from last year, will be umoire-in-chief this season. The Joplin Transit Corporation, which will supply transportation for Joplin Cardinal fans on a 30-day trial basis, has announced the routes of two buses that will take the fans to and from the park. The bus company is going to try the plan for one month on the requests of several fans who complained about transportation to and from tjie games. Bus Number One will leave Sixteenth and Main streets at 6:45 o'clock and will travel south on Main to Twenty-sixth street, then west on Twenty- sixth to Maiden Lane, cut back north on Maiden Lane to Twentieth street, then east on Twentieth 1o Main, north on Main to Fourth street and then east on Fourth to ball park.

The route will be reversed' for the return trip. Bus Number Two will leave Sixteenth and Wall streets at 6:45 o'clock and head north on Wall to Seventh street, then west on Seventh to Schifferdecker, then north on Schifferdecker to Fourth street, east on Fourth to Main street, north on Main to Broadway, then east on Broadway to High street and south on High to ball park. The route will be reversed for return trip. The first trial run will be made Tuesday night when Joplin opens the Western Association season at Miners park in a 7:30 o'clock game against Muskogee. direction of Mr.

Carl Tindell, Per- onnel Director. He was assisted a Baseball Committee consist- of Earl Rodney, Tommy Shireman, Floyd (Boney) Turner, Paul Bay and George Babb. From the group of players in tie intra-departmental league a epresentative team is to be selec- ed for the City Soft Ball League represent Vickers. Play in this YOU CAN SEE AND FEEL tho Modo that's hoHow ground Even to the naked eye, Pal Hollow Ground Blades look sharper, and if seeing isn't believing, wait till you try one in your razor. There's a Pal Hollow Ground Blade for all popular razors.

Choose your type: MM owd-Mede veoltt Aho CM! MMM hueeur far all IM-btade vnR, et- MMM Iff it pltatant titching and timely, hitting during the spring games and won the praise of all opposing managers Kelly reported that his infield will have Benard (Bernie) Kamenski at first, Jack Poppell at sec ond, Angelo Dal Porto at shortstop, Elmer Golden at third and John Oliver behind the plate. Hal Crotts will be in left field. Don Smith will patrol center and Gene Green will play in right. Crotts, who played for Hokpins- ville, in 1953, swatted the ball at a .336 clip last season. The 23- year-old flychaser has done two years in service.

Green played at Fresno, last year and hit .275. The previous season at Paducah, Gene hit a cool .351 during the season. Don Smith spent the last season playing ball in the Panama Professional Winter League at Carta Vieja. Of the infielders. Kamenski posted the best batting mark last season, hitting .310 with Hazlehurst, Baxley of the Georgia State League.

Hazlehurst won both the pennant and playoff titles last year. lefthander to Go for Giants. Manager Johnny Davenport of Muskogee will send lefthander Malcolm Landry to the mound tonight and his batterymate will be Kenny Wood. Davenport sums up his with this remark: "We are strong in pitching and our defense, both in the infield and the outfield, is exceptionally good." Three Western Association veterans are on the Muskogee roster, including second baseman Pete Traina, centerfielder Dan Ch'ep- kaukas and utility infieMer Jim Madalone. Davenport also managed in the league at Salina when the Kansas fielded a club.

Johnny wMI play first for Muskogee. Traina played with the Fort Smith club last teaaof white Chepfcaukas and Madalone each played lor Muskogee. Mr gaim wlU Vickers Workers Organize 7-Team Softball Loop Employes of Vickers, have organized an inter-departmental softball league consisting of seven teams. Scheduled games are lined up for each day of the week, Monday through Friday. On days when doubleheaders are to be played the first game will start at o'clock and on afternoons when one game is scheduled, the contest will begin at 5:30 o'clock.

All games are to be played on the Vickers diamond. The league is composed of the following departmental teams: Office, Grinding, Drills and VT; Lathes, Assembly, Line Inspection and Cen- ral Inspection. The schedule is drawn up for a three way split season, there being three double round robins each third of the season. Play started on April 19 and will go hrough August 20 with winners of he split season meeting after completion of the schedule for the plant championship. General procedure of setting up WHITE SOX WALLOP ORIOLES, 14 TO 4 Bob Keegan Notches Straight Triumph but Needs Help From Sima in Ninth.

CHICAGO, April 24 ffl--The Chicago White Sox hammered out a 14-4 victory over Baltimore 18 defeated the Braves tonight Haddix Goes Route As Cards Turn Back Milwaukee, 7 to 3 ST. LOUIS. April 24 Iff)--Southpaw Harvey Haddix went the route for the first time this year, holding Milwaukee to six hits and scoring three runs as the St. Louis Cardi- a-Queen 1 0 0 0 0 Nichols, 0 0 0 0 0 Totals S3 3 6 24 12 ST. LOUIS 9,038 fans today to spoil Vern Bickford's first start in the American League.

Big Bob Keegan was tapped for seven of the Orioles' nine hits but won his second victory in as many starts, blanking them until the eighth inning. He had to have help from Al Sima in the ninth, however. 17-3. MILWAUKEE AB A Logan, ss 4 0 0 4 O'Connell, 3b 4 0 1 0 Mathews, If 4 0 0 1 0 applicable rules, irganization was schedules and handled under BALTIMORE g-Diering AB A 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 9 0 1 4 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 Kennedy, 3b 0 1 0 0 Hunter, ss 4 1 1 0 Courtney, 3 0 1 2 e-Mele 1 0 1 0 Young, 2b 4 Waitkus, Ib 5 Coan, cf 4 Wertz, rf 3 Fridley, If 3 Stephens, 3b 3 eague day. will commence early in Soaring River Event Attracts 207 Fishermen CASSVILLE, April 24.

-lore than 200 fishermen competed or prizes here today in the co- xmsored Fisherman's Holiday at oaring River State Park. A total of 207 anglers from 11 tried for the 20 trophies ffered as prizes by the Cassville Chamber of Commerce and the arry County Sportsman League. The trophies were awarded in men, women and children's divi- ons for the first limit of six, eaviest limit of six and the larg- st trout. Trophies were awarded first, second and third in all iree divisions. The winners are as follows: Men's division--First limit, K.

E. rown, Cassville, landed in 9 min- tes. Heaviest limit. Hugh Simons, Tulsa, 5 pounds, 9 ounces. trout, Charles A.

Sloan, taunt Vernon, pounds. Women's division First limit, "rs. May Durham, Kansas City, landed limit in 35 minutes, eaviest limit--Mrs. W. A.

Combs, ndependence, 3 pounds, 9 unces. Largest trout--Mrs. Mike ohnston, Kansas City, 1 pound, 7 ounces. Children's division First limit, arlton Holliday, Fort Smith. trout, Larry Combs, Kanas City, 9 ounces.

Bickford, 1 a-Garcia 1 Blyzka, 0 Heard, 0 c-Kokos 1 Stuart, 0 f-Lenhardt 1 Totals 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 24 CHICAGO AB A Carrasquel, ss 4 Fox, 2b 4 Minoso, rf 4 Fain, Ib 4 0 0 0 Boyd. If 4 W. Wilson, If 1 Hatton. 3b 2 b-Michaels, 3b 2 Lollar, 3 d-Sawatski 1 0 0 0 0 Groth, cf 4 0" 2 5 0 Keegan. 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 3 2 4 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 Sima, Totals 35 14 14 27 11 a-Flied out for Bickford in 5th.

b-Grounded out for Hatton in 6th. c-Hit home run for Heard in 8th d-Popped out for Lollar in 8th. e-Doubled for, Courtney in 9th. f-Grounded out for Stuart in 9th. g-Flied out for Young in 9th.

Baltimore 000000022--4 Adcock, Ib 3 Pafko, cf 4 Aaron, rf 3 Dittmer, 2b 3 IxPendleton 1 Crandall, 3 Burdette, Wilson, Paine, 1 1 10 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 TRICE STOPS YANKS ON SIX HITS, 1-0 Rookie Righthander Yields 8br Singles as Joe deMaestri's Homer Decides Contest. PHILADELPHIA, April 24 Bob Trice. 25-year-old rookie right-; bander today shutout the New. York Yankees with 6 singles the Athletics won a 1-0 thriller on Joe deMaestri's fifth inning home run off Harry Byrd. NEW YORK AB A McDougald, 2b 4 0 0 0 3.

Bauer, rf 4 Mantle, cf 3 Berra. 4 Robinson. Ib 2 Ib 1 Woodling, If 2 Coleman, 2b 3 c-Noren 1 Rizzuto, ss 3 d-Collins 1 Byrd. 1 b-Slaughter 0 Sain, 0 Totals 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 24 14 PHILADELPHIA AB A Joost, 3 4 0 0 1 2 Jacobs, 2b 4 0 2 2 Power, 4 0 1 4 0 Zernial, If 3 0 2 5 0 Bolhveg, Ib 2 0 0 5 2 Renna, rf 3 0 1 1 ft DeMaestri, ss 3 1 1 4 3 Astroth, 3 0 0 3 0 Trice, 2 0 1 2 1 Totals 28 1 8 27 a-Ran for Robinson in 7th b-Walked for Byrd in 7th c-Flied out for Coleman in 9th d-FouIed out for Rizzuto in-9th New York 000 000 000--0 Philadelphia 000 010 OOx--1 E--None. RBI-DeMaestri.

HR-- DeMaestri. S--Byrd. Left New York 8, Philadelphia 5. BB--Tries 5. Byrd 1, Sain 0.

SO--Trice 3, Byrd 2, Sain 2. HO--Trice 6 in 9, Byrd 7 in 6, Sain 1 in 2. R-ER-Trice 0-0. Byrd 1-1, Sain 0-0. HBP --By Byrd (Trice).

W--Trice (2-0). L-Byrd 0-2. lepulski, If 4 tfoon, cf 3 Schoendienst, 2b 3 Vlusial, rf 4 Jablonski, 3b 4 Castiglione, 3b 0 Alston, Ib 4 Yvars, 3 Grammas, ss 4 AB A 0 0 0 0 0 Chicago 001 432 04X--14 E--Hunter, Stephens, Fain. RBI --Keegan 2, Boyd, Lollar, Groth, Fain 5, Mele, Hatton, Minoso, Kokos, W. Wilson 2, Hunter.

2B-- Courtney, Carrasquel, Fain 2, Minoso, Melc. 3B--Minoso, Hunter. HR--Kokos, W. Wilson. S--Carras- quel.

SF--Keegan 2, Lollar, Hatton. Left--Baltimore 7, Chicago 5. BB--Bickford 1, Keegan 3, Blyzka 2. SO-Keegan 2, Blyzka 1. HO--Bickford 5 in 4, Blyzka 5 in 1 2-3, Heard 0 in 1 1-3.

Sfuart 4 in 1. Keegan 7 in 8 1-3, Sima 1 in 2-3. R-ER--Bickford 5-4, Blyzka 5-5, Heard 0-0, Stuart 4-4, Keegan 4-3, Sima 0-0. Keegan (2-0) L-Bickford (0-1). Kansas 3, I-State 2.

LAWRENCE, April 24 The Kansas Jayhawks scored all their runs in a wild eighth inning to edge Iowa State 3-2 today in a Big Seven Conference baseball game. American Loop Managers Select Players for 1954 Bill Gardner, president of the American Little League, reported ast night that team managers have purchased their players for he 1954 season. Owens Sports and A. will work out at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon on the Little eague diamond. The National League, tryouts for all 11 and 12-year-olds will be held Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock, following the tryouts club mangers will select their players.

American League rosters and managers are as follows: C. Ted Eber- lart. Players--Jerry Heckleman, ohn Mankley, Douglas Thiel, Jack Tochran, Carl Allman, Ronald Jean, D. Ellis Harbaugh, Bill Juck, David Foster, Ricky Lynn Daugherry, Jerry Dee Campbell, Garry Lewis Heathcock, Jim Puck- tt, Eugene Lowe, Jim Hall, Gene Vllen, Mickey Ballevv and James Lewis. Blossom Shop--Manager, Harry Brown.

Players--Dusty Wees, Mike Beeler, John Short, Mike Bormaster, Steve Hickman, Don I Marrs, Larry Royer, Bob Simms, J. C. Barnert, Phillip George, Gary Gardner, Tom Havens, Larry Downey, Max Johnson, James! Whitley, and John Taylor. Triangle Olds--Manager, Gene I Turner. Players--John Earnhardt, Tom Earnhardt, John Sohosky, Don Ensley, Jerry Routledge, Greg Campbell, Mike Still, Dave Dunkin, Tom Conrad, Larry Wilcoxen, Clay Blair, Jack Kertier, Robert Oxford, Robert Mitchlel and Ronnie Ver- non.

Owens Sports--Manager, Howard I Belk. Players Cecil Johnson. Steve Smith. Jimmy Harris, John Voelker, Mike McKee, Daniel Williams, Carl Raines, Charles Var- kees, Bobby Dudley, Bobby Weiser, Bill Long, Charles Kieslich. Jimmie Vermillion, Murray Sisk and Bobby 1 0 2 6 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 3 1 1 2 1 9 27 13 Haddix, 3 Totals 33 a-Struck out for Paine in 8th.

b-Forced Pafko for Dittmer in 9th. Milwaukee 010 020 000--S St. Louis 003 020 20.V--7 E--Logan, Crandall. RBI -Schoendienst 2, Musial 2, Moon Crandall 2. 2B--Alston, vlusial, Moon, Adcock, dittmer.

HR-Crandall. SB-- Haddix. Left- Milwaukee 4, St. Louis 4. BB-Burdette 2, Nichols 1, Haddix 2.

O--Burdettc 2, Wilson 2, Haddix HO--Burdette 6 in 4 2-3, Wilson 3 in 1 2-3, Paine 0 in 2-3, Nichols in 1. R-ER-Burdette 5-4, Wilson -2, Paine 0-0, Nichols 0-0, Haddix J-3. W--Haddix (2-2). L--Burdette 1-1). YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.

American League. Cleveland 3. Detroit 6. New York 0, Philadelphia 1. Baltimore 4.

Chicago Boston 6, Washington 1. National League. Philadelphia 0. New TorVc 1. Chicago 5.

Cincinnati 6. Brooklyn 3. Pittsburgh n. Milwaukee 3, St. Louis 7.

American Association. St. Paul 2. Louisville 5. Kansas City 2, Columbus 13.

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