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T-8 a tl t- iiii rilii4AlKLPiilA lWWUliiEK. TULoDAx A full io, ini Phils, Giants Open Hzre Today, As Marchildon to Face Yanks The Shaker, Natchez Capture as Havre Opens Co-Feature Foul Allowed in First Section of Harford, Dropping. Air Patrol to 2d; Jockey Martin Banned for Meeting By JOHN WEBSTER Inquirer Sports Reporter HAVRE DE GRACE, Md.t April 14. Its rustic beauty dripping in a gentle spring rain, Havre de Grace bepan the first 12-day session of a split meeting today, with favorites from the same point in the Philadelphia area scoring in the two divisions of the $10,000 Harford Handicap renewal. After Glen Riddle Farms The Shaker had triumphed through the disqualification of Air Patrol, Mrs.

Walter M. Jeffords' Natchez was a galloping winner in Chandler, Macks' Jinx, Hurling Rival at N. Y. By ART MORROW Inquirer Sports Reporter NEW YORK, April 14. It's sink or swim for the Philadelphia Athletics from the start of the American League campaign, for the eighth-place club of 1946 meets the strength or the junior circuit In successive series the Yankees, Red Sox, Yankees, Senators, Red Sox, Indians and Tigers, in that order.

Rowe, Voiselle Clash; 20,000 May See Game By STAN BAUM GARTNER Mayor Bernard Samuel will toss out the first ball; the United States Marine Band will play the National Anthem and Ben Chapman will lead his Phillies against the New York Giants In the opening of the National League baseball season at Shibe Parle today at 2.30 P. M. before an expected throng of 20,000. Si. ft '-l i A it vc 'i t- i -i 1 "I i i i 4 1 i 4 i-A 1 i 4,.

-f the second test. Warriors Win, They 11 need their water wings with them tomorrow when they open three-game stand at Yankee Stadium before 53,000. The last time the Athletics finished above the base f. 12,000 FANS ON HAND In spite of the drizzle that soaked the Maryland countryside and finally brought the lightning-fast racing strip to "Kood" condition, a crowd of 12,000 filled the grandstand, huddled beneath it and cluttered the clubhouse. The day's mutuel handle was $792,528.

The Shaker, four-year-old Roman-War Jitters gelding who was carried wide at the head of the stretch by Air Patrol, finished a head off the Shamrock Stable's sprinter in a mad charge for the line. When The Shaker's rider, Don MacAndrew, lodged a claim of foul against Bobby Martin, who was astride the offending Air Patrol, the stewards conferred and the numbers reversed. Qeorge Case was third, a length off the leaders. Having closed a Might favorite over Air Patrol, who flies the silks of Pittsburgh's football nuiKUl, Art Rooney. The Shaker paid $7.20.

He carried 112 pounds In the hix-fiitiorHr renewal which was run in Jockey Martin down for the meeting. WINNING OWNER IMlESENT Samuel D. Riddle, a patriarch of th turf. Who like Mr. and Mrs.

Jef fords, lives nt Glen Riddle. In Del aware county, witnessed the trl uniph of his colors. Natchez, twice a winner here last spring, and later hero of the Kent, at Delaware, and the Travels, at Saratoga, was backed Into odds-on favor on the strength of sparkling workouts Natchez won about as figured, gave his believers no valid cause for worry and returned $3 straight. LORD GKILLO It UN'S 2D Under Eric Guerln's snug hold, the four-year-old son of Jamestown and Creole Maid finished a length and half before stretch-charging Lord Grlllo. the South American who races for Washington's Guatave Ring.

Calumet Furm's Pep Well was third, five lengths down the course, with Oalactlc and New Moon straggling. Topwelghted at 122 pounds, Nat chez began his season's campaign bv turning the three quarters in 1:11 4-5. New Moon, with Carson Kirk at the controls, took the track from the gate, closely followed by Pep Well, Al Snider up. and Natchez LYNWOOD (SCHOOLHOY) KOWK Lcadinp; pitcher with Phillies last year with 11 victories and four losses, ace righthander will face Giant today in National League starter at Shibe Park. Zae, Grazhno In Title Bout; Site Undecided NEW YORK, April 14 (AP).

A return match between Middleweight Champion Tony Zale and Rocky Orazlano, the llccnselcss larruper from New York, will be held early thi3 summer, probably In Cleveland or Chicago, Sam Plan. Zale'a manager, said today. Three davs after the New York State Athletic Commission re fused to restore Grazlano's license Plan and Irving Cohen, Rocky's pilot, today came to an agreement for a summer fight. The site went to the top pair. As New Moon! was particularly valuable under shortened stride, Natchez forged tojtne 'ds.

Coach Eddie ODtUieb Ihe fr. nf hofiiro rpnrhlniy t.h U'r milium. 5566 See Collins Beat Russo in 10 Dingle Stops Falco In Arena Semi-Finai; Carto Halted in 6th Uy JOIIX WEBSTER Continuing his surge baclc to prominence, Jimmy Collins out-sparkled Freddy Russo to win a 10-round decision last night at the Arena before 5566 fight fans who paid $16,880. Collins, 132'i, North Philadelphia Negro, hit the peak of violence In the final period, mixing body whittl ing with head punches, to clinch the unanimous decision of Ueferee Char- mnk mnk KbuBir" and Harry Lasky (5-4-1). COLLINS SHOWS POWER I Kimprtnr utrnirth nnrl nnnr won i for Collins, who took the best Rasso, 133, Ranway, N.

had to offer and usually stopped Freddy's flurries with a rliiHlng right or a left hook to the heml. Neither liuhlwclght was ever In distress, but both were scuffed up about the features from the early moments. Collins brows, something of an Achilles heel, were puffed but never nctually leaking. His nose and mouth bled continually, while Russo. who had made a sensational bow here against Willie Weasel lately, suffered a cut right eye and appeared ready for the accident ward when he left the ring.

EMPLOYS LEFT HOOK Russo's left-handing and fast one-twos, most effective against the Weasel, were not so fancy at second viewing because Collins, also possessed of a neat left paw, often out-stabbed the runt from Rahway. Freddy employed a left hook and right uppercut to the head to good purpose, but his spurts and his sort ies couldn't match the bang his op ponent produced. Collins, who was underdog at 2-1 appeared to have the argument clinched nfter seven rounds, but lost control when Russo, striving des- Tiin-ritlu (n vnrf rtefnal etfinneH tin the pace to win the eighth and ninth with peppering and pummellng that again made it a close thing. But with Collins madcap finish in the 10th, the crowd was his. So was the verdict.

I had it 5-4-1. SECOND ROUND EVEN Collins was credited with the third. fourth, sixth, seventh and 10th. I thought Russo won the first, fifth, eighth and ninth while the second was even. Russo's mobile attack, backed by one stlfi hook, and a once-ovcr- llghtly treatment gave him the first, but he was doing his best to square the second against Collins' sledging.

Through the third and fourth, which abounded in zippy exchanges, Collins was definitely In command. CHECKS TIDE Furious industry on Russo's part checked the tide briefly in the fifth, though Jimmy, who had flattened Lou Transparent! last out to check a losing run. stopped the Jersey youth In a brisk rally with a booming left hook. Collins outpunehed and outsnlped the fistic hornet in the sixth and seventh until the gallery "screamers" were In full cry. That brought on Russo's final stand In which he delivered leather in greater quantity and tied up Jimmy's retaliation with clutching arms.

But in the homestretch, there was no holding Jimmy. DINGLE STOPS FALCO Bringing a bolt from the blue-smoke haze that hung over the ring, Lennox Dingle, Germuntown Negro, knocked out Joey Falco, Southwark, with a lert hook to the Jaw at :22 of the ninth round in the semi-final. Crashing on his back, Falco was upward when the referee and Joe Cervino's knockdown gavel reached 10. To that point, the two, who were even in weight at 153 'j, hud waged a bruising, mauling mill. Falco made Rood use of left Jabs and hooks to the head and pounding rights to the body, and often beat Dingle to the punch.

Dingle dropped Falco for counts of seven and nine in the Continued on Page 31, Column 2 Dempsey Holds Reunion With Tommy Gibbons LOS ANGELES, April 14 (AP). Jack Dempsey and Tommy Gibbons met again today, but things were different from 1323 at Shelby, when Dempsey won a 15-round decision. Gibbons, now sheriff at St. Paul, is here with a bowling team. He's a lot heavier; so is Dempsey, who operates a New York restaurant.

ment tieing Cleveland for fifth place In 1944 they began the sea son with a 1-0 triumph over the Yankees through the lefthanded pitching oi a character known as Chubby Dean. They hope to make history repeat tomorrow. MARCHILDON TO START Chubby, subsequently of Cleveland and points south, never was one to do much except in conflict with the New Yorkers; and, long since gone from the major league stage, now Is back at his alma mater, Duke University. Not only Chubb.y but all the other left handed Mack pitchers are gone. The A's hatfe 10 right hand-ers, however, and are expected to rely on the ace of their crew tomorrow.

Phil Marchildon, the curve-balling former Royal Canadian Air Force flier, is scheduled to start against the Yanks' 20-game winner of 1946, trpurgeon (Spud) Chandler. Marchildon, who won 13 games for the Macks last year, blanked the Phillies with one hit in three innings last Saturday, his last time out. BEAT A'S 17 TIMES In his nine years with New York, Chandler has licked the A'a 17 times, lost four 4-1 last season while Marchildon In four cam paigns has only two victories to show against nine defeats, three of which weighed down the one triumph he scored in '46. Add to this the fact that the A's won only six of 22 games with the Yankees last summer, and It is not hard to Amire hi which direction the straw blows tomorrow. But Marchildon is In possession of an omen regarding the game.

He thinks maybe he has had his share of misfortune for 1946. Thieves broke into his automobile last night and stole $200 worth of clothes he had packed there pending removal of himself and his family from hotel to apartment. Furthermore, Marchildon and other Philadelphia pitchers have been so effective in recent games, that the A's bolstered further by Sam Chapman's return to batting form are starting 1947 with high hopes of climbing out of the cellar They see no reason for not beginning the long climb tomorrow. DIMAGGIO ON BENCH The Yankees will not be at full strength. Joe DlMuggio, rccuperat Ins from an operation for the re moval of a bone spur on hi3 heel, will be riding the bench instead of the outfield, and the expectation is that George McQuinn.

a castofT who batted little more than .200 for the Athletics last year, will cover first. Lawrence (Yogi) Berra, a reformed catcher who hit .314 for Newark last year, will patrol right field, and Bobby Brown, a .341 batter for the farmhand Bears, will cover third base for the Yanks, while the A's also will have two new players in their starting lineup First-baseman Ferris (BurHiead) Fain, who drove in 112 runs at San Francisco, and Shortstop Eddie Joost, one-time Cincinnati and Boston Na tional League player, who batted 276 at Rochester a season ago. Am Miindlry, 2b Vulo, rf Chapman. If MrCtMky. cf Koaar, Mnjeakl, 3b JihmI, aa Marchildon, Nw York Rlinito, aa rtrriarn, Meyuiun, lb Kallrr, If llaira.

rf Llndll. cf Hiiblnaon, 0 Dtlrliwalaa, 3b Cliaiidlcr, Umplrca Hubbard. Barry and Waaler. Defer U.N. Session For Yanks' Opener LAKE SUCCESS, N.

April 14 (UP). The Bronx Bombers Interrupted the United Nations' Disarmament Negotiations today. U.N. diplomats canceled their Tuesday meeting on disarmament problems because they wanted to watch the Yankees, "The Bronx Bombers," open the baseball season with the Athletics. Grover Whalen.

New York's dispenser of hospitality, invited the 11 members of the Security Council to attend the opening game as guests of the city. With a rare display of unanimity, the diplomats accepted and postponed their Disarmament Meeting Tuesday. All council members are switch hitters. They are disarmament and atomic energy control negotiators as well. Ed Head Released; Hurled No-Hitter in '46 BROOKLYN, April 14 AP) Ed Head, right-handed pitcher who hurled a no-hit, no-run game for Brooklyn last season, was cut from the Dodgers' roster today.

Originally, the 26-year-old Loui-slanan was scheduled to join Montreal, but when he balked at those plans. Branch Rickey, club president, promised to try and arrange a major league deal. Following his no- hitter early last summer, Head was out most of the season with a sore arm and finished with three victories 1 and two defeats. At tne same time uie cur -am will go up in seven other major league parks (weather permitting. In the National Boston will play at Brooklyn; the champion St.

louis Cardinals will pry open the lit at Cincinnati and the reconstructed Pirates with a new manager. Bill Herman, will play the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. A FACE YANKEES In the American League the A's tustle with New York at the Yankee Stadium; the Washington Sena rained out of their opener yesterday with the Yanks at the Capital, lilt the veil ut Fenway Park in Boston; the Chicago White Sox fare Bob Keller at Cleveland, and the Detroit Timers start their campaign at St. lKlUiS. Lynwood (Schoolboy) Rowe.

one i hfthairs greatest pitchers, will go to the mound for the Phillies hile BUI Voiselle, fireball rlghthar der. toe the mound for the Ola: its. JWS 3TII LAST YEA ft Thi.s is Chapman's third season at the head of the Blue Jays. He took oer the managership of the team in July, nfter the resignation of Freddy Fit and the f.ni: bed in the cellar. I.a--t year after weak atari In whuh they won and lost 24, kindled the into a Touring fire and they finished 1 th, more than a million fans.

niN IIOI'EH HIGHER Tins with a better balanced tram; one that is stronger behind the bat. better in the pitching box mid with clever reserves In the infield and outfield. Chapman has hopea of an even better finish. 1 Jke 194S, however, the Phils liave riot been impressive in pre-seiuvm foir.bat. Thry won only seven and lovt 16 during the rprtng training M-uaon, climaxed by two setbacks at the hands of the A's.

But as Chapman said pointidly last night: "From now on we are playing for keeps. And this mi ana we re using our best lineup from Mart to finish and that our rst-ktniip pitchers will operate on the mound." LOCK MAN OCT The Giants, who finished in the cellar in 1946. will present a kuu of youiiRsters luid veterans. During the yprlncr training season two of the New Yorkers' most promising yc ung outfielders. Willard Marshall and Whitey Lockman, were injured.

Mir hail has returned to service but Lockman has a broken leg and will be out of action for a thir I of the f.eason. Tins means that in left will be the most publicized rookie of the ear. rix-feet, 4-lnch. 200-pound Clint Hartung. a fine hitter but a bit careless as a fielder.

Marshall Is lck In right while Lloyd Oearhart up from Atlanta, and Al White, from Toledo, will divide the center leld nvignment. MIZE ON FIRST At firit will be reliable Johnny Mue, who has been hitting with all h.s accustomed vigor. Rookie Bob Thomson, who hit more thar 20 home runs for Jersey City last ea-fjn will be at second and the veU ran Buddy Kerr at shortstop. Rokle Jack (Lurkle) Lohrke will be at tiird and the veteran. Walker Cooper, behind the plate.

The experts have picked the Olants to finish slttth. Whether they have the pltchlni to reach such a height remains to be b-en. Ruin caUed off the scheduled ime between the Phiilies and VUlanova yesterday at VUlanova. before the had bats. a chance to unllmber New 1 ork Onrhr cl KfK, ft Hanoi I.

if Mnv lb Mrh I. rf Uhfl. Mb TlmntftO' 3b Votn rt, Vu.H I. 1 8trnrt, Jord and a.r. ti tf rrrc lb empire Uturth.

Phils Buy Etten From Yankees N.cliola Raymond Elten. veUran f.rst basfman of the New York "Yan-k was sold to the Phillies yes ter-uay for an unannounced sum and will be available for the opening game with the Giants at Shibe I 'ark today. (Etten. according to a N. Y.

Herald Tribune dispatch, does not vant to return to Philadelphia and irry MacPhail, Yankee president, has cfTered to talk to him this mornl ng.) It will be Etten's second in a Phils' uniform and the third time he has been a member of a PhiiadelDhia club. Etten first une to the Athletics from Jacksom llle, cf the South Atlantic League, in 1938. He was sold to Baltimorj in June of 1935 and was first purchiised by the Phiilies in 1941. He was then traded to the Yankees In January 1943 for Pitcher Allen Gettel, Mrst Baseman Ed Levy and $10,000. He remained with the New Yorkers until yesterday.

The Phillies now have three first basemen including Frank who was purchased from Cincinnati a year ago for $35,000, and Lou Finney, former Amer can I.aguer who was secured from the St. Louis Browns last summer. The Blue Jays also announced thut Puddin' Head Jones, hl.ihly publicized "young rookie t.horttop. had been sent to the Terre H.iute dub for further seasoning. It is expected that he will be transforned into an outfielder.

Etten has a lifetime major lej.gue average of but In the World iler-ies of 1943 hit only .105. In 1941 he led the league in home runs wlti 23 snd in 1945 led the circuit In nms bailed In at 111. Probable Ilurlcrs NATIONAL LEAGUE New York PHILLIES at Shibe Park, 2:30 P. M. Voiselle (9-15) Rowe (11-4).

St. Louis at Cincinnati Moorer (2-2) or Dickson (15-6) vs. BUck-well (9-13). Boston at Brooklyn Sain (20-14) a. Ilatten (14-11).

Pittsburgh at Chicago 1 1 (8-12) vs. Borowy (12-10). AMERICAN LEAGUE ATHLETICS at New York Marchildon (13-16) vs. Chandler (20-8). Washington at Boston Wynn '8-5) vs.

IlughKon (20-11). Detroit at St. Louis Slewhouser (26-9) vs. (8-12). Chicago at 1 1 a Lopat vs.

Feller (26-15). Rain Disappoints Truman and Fans By ARTHUR EDSON WASHINGTON. April 14 (AP). President Truman and other hardy baseball fans went out to open the 1047 season today. Hut a steady, day-long rain finally brought postponement of the American Lengue game between the Yankees and Washington's Senators.

Mr. Truman got to the park, but not to his seat. VERY WET SEAT This was a good thing. For by 3.02 P. when the game was called off, his sent was very wet, and was getting wetter by the minute.

The management announced that the same show will go on again Friday, when the Yankees and Senators return. Presumably Mr. Truman's left arm will not be bothered by this delay, and he will be In tiptop shape for the first pitch. The baseball fan Is a queer character, and today he gave an excellent illustration of his queerness. There were 27.000 fans around, in spite of the rain.

There they sat! They could feel the rain rushing down their necks, if they sat in the bleachers. They could see the Army Band change from a spruce to a bedraggled outfit, if they sat In the covered grandstand. And with all this evidence of water-wing weather right before their eyes, what did they do when the game was called off? They booed. The baseball fan is a queer cliar acter. McCarthy Rejects Dodgers' Offer NEW YORK, April (UP).

Joe McCarthy, who quit as manager of the Yankees last summer because of his health, turned clown a lucrative offer reportedly manage the Brooklyn Dodgers this season. Branch Rickey, club president, disclosed today. "Joe had his own reasons for not taking the Job and they were good ones," Rickey said, adding that It would be several more days before he would have an announcement on the successor to the suspended Leo Durocher. McCarthy had told the United Press last Friday that he was "through with baseball and that's final." Another Whodunit Was It Tattt Or Mcliiiilcy? WASHINGTON. April 14 AP).

HPHE custom of having the Piesi dent toss out the first ball owning the Washington baseball season came under dispute today after rain washed out President Truman's scheduled inaugural heave. Traditionally. President William Howard Taft Is credited with originating the custom back in 1910 when he unleashed a pre-gnme pitch and settled back to watch the late Wal- i ter (Big Train) Johnson hurl a one-hit over the Philadelphia Athletics to win, 3-0. Jim Gibbons, radio sports commentator, said in an ABC broadcast tonight that President William Mc-Klnley not Taft started the custom In 1897. GIBBONS said old newspaper files showed that Joe Cantillon, then manager of the Washington ball club, went to see McKlnley to give him a season courtesy pass and that McKlnley not only agreed to attend but offered to throw the first bull and did.

He said McKinley's political man- i aer. Mark Hanna, endorsed the idea because he wanted to show that the newly-inaugurated Republican president was "more friendly" than his Democratic predecessor, Grover Cleveland. Williams May MIAMI BEACH, April 14 (AP). Far removed from the big league's pretentious opening tomorrow, a tanned and rested Babe Ruth sat quietly beneath palm trees and predicted if anyone ever beat, or equalled, his record of 60 home runs In a single season, Ted Williams was the likely player. "He's a great natural hitter," the former Sultan of Swat observed during his first official press interview since his arrival here some days ago.

"I wouldn't be surprised if Ted beats my mark. Sure, somebody will one of these days." Studying his ever-present cigar, Ruth predicted that Williams, Boston Red Sox slugger, could better his a In BAA Finals Beat Knicks, 72-53; Fulks Gets 16; Play Stags Here Tomorrow By ALLEN LEWIS Inquirer Sports Reporter NEW YORK. April 14. In ridic ulously easy fashion, the Philadel phia Warriors defeated the New York Knickerbockers. 72-53.

to sain the Basketball Assoctatim of Amer ica's final playoff round before 4607 tonight in the 69th Regiment Armory. The Warriors. $5000 richer by tl etr victory night, now me th Chicago Stngi for the title. Th Htng. victors over Washington tn the first-place playoff Sunday for their fourth victory in six games, play the Warriors in the first of a seven-game series at the Philadel phia Arena Wednesday night.

Th second game will al.ao be at th Arena, Thursday, with the third and fourth contests in Chicago Saturday and Sunday. $11,000 I OK WINNERS Victory in the final playoff would provide a total loot of for the Warriors; they have already earned $10,000 in the first two rounds. The losers' share in the final round is It was nut that the Warriors were ro skillful against the Knicks, but New York was unable to flash the cohesive teamplay and deadly shooting which made their first game with, the Philadelphlans a close batti and had enabled them previously to down Cleveland in the thlrd-placa series. The Knlcks were oft in their shooting, making only 22 of 118 shots; the Warriors drepped 28 of 81. At the foul line the New Yorkers could convert but nine times in 22 attempts.

The Philadelphlans made 10 of 23. I.KS CONTRIBUTES 18 Although held to one field goal in the second half, Joe Fulks once again led the Warriors wlthl points George Sent-fky chipid In with seven field goals and n'arred defensively, holding the Knlcks' slar, Stan Stutz. scoreless from the field In the first half. Tommy Byrnes led the home team with 11 joints. The Warriors were behind only twice in the opening minutes when Bob Cluggish caged a follow and.

after Art IIillhou.se and Fulks tied the score with fouls, Lee Kncreit scored his only field goal on a Jump shot after an out of bounds. ARRIORS GET 16 IN ROW Here the Warriors played their best, scoring 16 points in a row before Byrnes dribbled in for a layup. New York never threatened and the Warriors, playing only us well as nccessay. coast ed in. They built up a 20-6 margin at tha end of the first quarter and widened it to 39-10 at the half.

New York outscored the Philadelphlans In the third period, when It narrowed tha count to 51-33. but was missing too many shots for a successful rally. Both teams Just went through the motions in the final quarter. The entire Warriors squad of 10 played, and only one, Ralph Kapio-witz. failed to score.

Jerry Kuilo, inserted in the waning minutes, hit with two quick baskets and ended the night's scoring with a layup. In the five playoff games, tha Warriors have converted the amazing total of 105 fouls In 129 chances. Warrlora Mnl tulka.f Kaiillr.t r'lrifthmatvf Klllltouaa.c Dallmar.a Hrnerihy Kuarnbrrf I Hullo I 3 11 S'u'lf 10 Paimer 0 Bvrnee.f 1 rrer 1 4 In CKKClhl 4 6 Kiiorrk 14 llrtbeta 3 VanB Ka.C 2 Hruid.er.f 0 6 Ojltllet) It 3 7 4 3 1 Tolala 2H 16 72 22 S3 Hull-ime Warrltiri 3')-19 Fr ih'oaa mutrd 1 (fiilat 1 Dal.mar 5 ften-e 1. New York --11 1 Pemer. Sin'.

Kii k. Hen tirr. trf Mid, Hrmflly Van HrMa Ko'ill. p'-rannal Werrtora 19 3, 2. br'fkr 1'.

rliilhuua 3. Mui 2, Kaph.aitx Mm: iimau 2 i iml" 1 R-iea b' rj I New York 21 I Palmrr 4 iAuU 3. Krto-relt Hi-rtlxn 4. Prey 1, CiUKKnh 1. Ocu.

lieb 1. Uyrura 2). Jen i Nocaioia aad Ed Boy.e. Red Sox Win, 9-1 WORCESTER, Mass, April 14 (AP). The Red Sox defeated Holy Cross College, 9-1, today in an exhibition game which was called in th last half of the ninth when thousands of youthful fans charged on the field and surrounded the visiting Big Leaguers.

Golf Pairings Pairings for the Grlf Association of Philadelphia tournament Wednesday at Cedarbroek Coantry Club will appear in the Star and Late Star Editions of The Inquirer tomorrow. Aid Sport to have a former fighter or promoter in the position of running the sport," says he. "Men like that know too much." As one knowing "too much." Rain declared, he himself could not qualify. "What we need is a man with lots of moral courage, character and a general athletic background." INCKEASE PROPOSED HARRISBURG, April 14 AP. A bill to increase the terms of State Athletic Commission members from two to four years and increase their salaries from $5000 to $6000 annually was introduced in the Serrate tonight by Senat or John G.

Snow den Lycoming). 3 .1 A. v. i '4 to Fight illiams Stops Conti in Seventh ALLENTOWN, April 14 (AP) Ike Williams. 137Vi, Trenton.

N.BJV. lightweight champion, scored a technical knockout In 2:36 of the seventh round of a scheduled 10-round non-title fight over Frankle Conti. 136 V4. Haverhill, tonight. Williams, fighting for the first time under his new manager, Frank Palermo, Philadelphia, dropped Conti for nine counts in the fifth and sixth, but each time the New Ejiglander got up to carry the fight to the champion.

After a right floored him in the seventh, Conti got up at the count of nine, but was in distress and the referee, Jack Saurino, halted the bout. OTHER BOUTS Rauban Davla. tin. Wilmington. iJrl (irctaiimed AttMPio Ambroaiaito, 137.

Philadelphia Charlla Dnlmnn. 151. I'hllndilphla, and f'harllo Hilton. 133, Philadelphia, drnar in Karl Kniv. 112.

uinrti-n. looif-t Sol lui. Philadelphia (1); fleva Minimum. 12S. Philadelphia, ami Sammy Wn-hlnaliTn.

Allentown. drew NEWARK. N. .1 Jnrli Kenny, 1. U.

Inmton, outpointed Freddie 1SU. Puerto Hlro 0 PROVIDENCE. R. I Juhnnr Oreoo. MS.

Montreal, TKO'd Cleo Bhana, 14U, Loa Anelea NtW YORK Joe (Bandy) Rnddler. 1 38. Hew Vnr. Jectloned Charley (Caury) Lewla, 130, Havana (101. NKW OlU.KANn-Retihen Jonea, 173.

Norfolk. Tommy Charlen. 170 Indlannpolia, Ind. (4). OMAHA Vlnoe Pnater.

14(1. Omaha. TKO'd Sparky Hrynolda. lrt. lndlanauolia, Ind.

(4). H1TS1HJUMH 1 7b Heelilnput lrv Karlltl. 1112 (IIII. I.ltWISTON, Me Jerry llol.ivert. lr.4, iuOd rktik.a lM, lloa-tim (HI.

IIOI.VOKK Al (rted) Prlrnt. 1.111. Cambridge, deri.iiomd Jimmy Juimsiuii, IjU, xin.a-delphla (10). f'llK'Ai Oena Spencer, lit, Chlrnuo da-elalnned Cappy llenton. 131, Cincinnati Bi.

BALTIMORE Charley Mlllun, 143, Halll-mnra. knocked out tUnta Buoca, 1 31S a Philadelphia III) MILWAUKEE Juate Fontaine. 139. Milwaukee, atopped (juentln (Baby) Uree.e. 139'k.

Manhattan, Ku. ROCHESTER. Eddie Hmlth. 148 'i. Rochester, declaloned Joey Peralta, 149, Tamuqua.

Pa. (10). Young Relents, Signs NEW YORK, April 14 (UP). Norman iliabei Young, one of the big league's most stubborn holdouts, signed his 1947 contract with the New York Giants today. Sports Results Professional MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMKKICAN LEAC.I'E New York at Waahlnilea, poalpaaed (rain).

EXHIBITION BASEBALL PHILI IFg-VlllanoTa, cancelled (rain). New York (N)-Army, cancelled (rain). Boston (A) 9 Holy Croat 1 BASKETBALL ASSN. OF AMERICA PLAYOFFS Philadelphia 72 Nei York SI I'blladelphla win bc.it-of-three aeries, 2-0) aeml final Colic lege BASEBALL Virginia Tech-Quantlco Marines, cancelled (rain). New York Equitable 3 Yale 0 Teias A.

M. 12 TCV 2 I.lnBeld Montana I. Oreion State (let) Willamette 4 Oregon State 10 (2d) 3 TENNIS Mlrhit-an Slate Cincinnati 3 TRACK Tnlane 104 Mexico 28 School BASEBALL rem ic i fa.i f. All gamea postponed (raln. HI X-MONT All gamea poalponen' (rain).

KI KI'HnAN l.tAdl'lS All gamea uofttpimed. MHNTCO I.EAUI All gamea anatponed. COI'NTY I.EAKI'C All game pnt poned. GIKLS SWIMMING I'l lll.IC I.fcAOl Germantown 31 John Bartram 32 Independent BASKETBALL PFNNVPAC'K Jl'NIOa LCAOt Drlhhlera 34 27 Aparhea Ploneera 2-S KNTIIAL BAPTIST I.F.AnilK Tradon 37 Flrat Italian 35 EAGLES St. Jaenee 44 liar SB Mala tlaata 4k Atlanta a 44 I will be decided arter iney nave listened to bids from promoters in the two Mid-Western cities.

"Both Cohen and I will leave tonight for Cleveland, where we will listen to Larry Atkins offer to make Cleveland the site of the bout," Plan said. "Then on Wednesday we are going to Chicago and listen to their offers." While the two managers will visit both cities, it was generally conceded along "Jacobs' Beach" that the fight will be held in Chicago, with rither Soldier Field or Wrigley Field as the site. Plan added that he had promised Sol Strauss, acting president of the 20lh Century Sporting Club, that Zale will meet Marcel Cerdan, of France, in September if the champion retains his title In the Graziano tilt. Both Plan and Cohen conferred with Strauss today after they had agTeed upon the meeting between their charges. Zale and Graziano.

who staged a spectacular slugfest in Yankee Stadium last September, ending in a knockout victory for the champion In the sixth round, were to have met again in Madison Square Garden, March 31. That bout was called off when Grazlano's license was revoked because of his failure to report an oiler of $100,000 to throw a fight with Cowboy Ruben Shank. The National Boxing Association, which governs the policies of boxing in most States outsido of New York, refused to concur with the New York commission in suspending Graziano. Thus Rocky remains in good stand ing in both Ohio and Illinois. Mulloy, Behrens In Tennis Finals MIAMI, April 14 (AP).

Gardnar Mulloy, Miami, and Buddy Behrens, Fort Lauderdale, tonight advanced to the finals of the First Annual Southern Night Tennis Tournament. Mulloy turned back Q. M. Gornto, Fort Lauderdale. 10-8, 4-6, 6-3.

and Behrens beat Harris Everett, Miami Beach, 7-5, 6-3. Betty Ruth Hulbert. Eastern In tercollegiate Women's Chnmplon from the University of Miami, de feated Melba Hires. Miami. 3-6, 6-4, and Laura Lou Jahn, Fort Lauderdale, trimmed Jean French, New York, C-2, to reach th5 finals.

Kovacs Defeats Riggs, 3-6, 6-1; 6-4 BOSTON. April 14 (UP). Frank Kovacs upset world professional tennis champion Bobby Riggs, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, in an exhibition at Boston Gardens tonight. Riggs won the pro title in a tourney sponsored by The Philadelphia Inquirer last month. Kovacs' forehand drives and baseline volleys decided after a slow start.

Kovacs broke the champion's service in the ninth game of the final set and held his own in the 10th to win. In the doubles Kovacs and Carl Earn beat Riggs and George Lyttle- ton Rogers, 4-6, 6-0, 6-2. York to be honor guest at Yankee Stadium on "Babe Ruth Day," ApnJ 27. The Babe shied clear of only one question. He refused to comment on Leo Durocher's recent suspension by Commissioner A.

B. (Happy) Chandler. As for the year's pennant races, Babe picked the St. Louis Cardinals without hesitation in the National League, but couldn't decide between Boston, Cleveland and Detroit in the American. "That will be a tough race." he predicted.

"The Yanks could be In there if they get some pitching. But Boston is no sure tiling." turn. From that point, he was drawing away as Pep Well found the pace too swift. STRETCH BID FAILS Lord Grillo, slow to fall into stride, came on with determination in the homestretch, but couldn't menace the flying leader. Guerln kept a tight hold on the winner through the straightaway.

Air Patrol whistled down the Inside on the backstretch. got clear sailing, and on the turn rushed past Sollure, the '44 Havre winner, who was iasicst irom me me Continued on PaKe 31. Column 4 Trout Season Opens Today In State IIARRISBURO, April 14 (AP) With a million trout lurking in Pennsylvania's streams and lakes, more than 100.000 licensed anglers are expected to be on hand when the season opens at 5 A. M. tomorrow.

Charles A. French, State Fish Commissioner, said "the fish are In the streams; it's now up to the fishermen to get them out." Since March 1 the commission has stocked streams with 1.000,000 rainbow, brook anu brown trout. Rain appears to be the only concern of the fishing' enthusiasts. The sun officially rises tomorrow at 5:22 A. M.

"Fishing is banned in all State from 5 P. M. today until 5 A. M. tomorrow," explained French, pointing out that this restriction applies to all type of fish, not Just rout.

All regulations for the season re main unchanged. Trout must be six inches or longer, and fishermen are restricted to 10 per day. The season extends to July 31. N. J.

SET FOR OPENER TRENTON, N. April 14 (AP). Thousands of sportsmen are expected to turn out tomorrow for the opening of the New Jersey trout season, starting at 8 A. M. The State Fish and Game Council has announced that approximately 100,000 brown, brook and rainbow trout have been stocked.

Council officials reminded anglers that the daily creel limit is 10 and trout must be at least seven Inches long to be legal. The season will run until July 15. then will be reopened Sept. 1 to 30. object "$50,000 a year wouldn't be too much for the right man!" and the States could carry the financial burden on a pro rata basis.

He mentioned $5000 as an equitable contribution by Pennsylvania, with a 1943 income in excess of $100,000 from boxing; $10,000 by New York, $1000 by Connecticut. Now, none of this is entirely new. Jack Dempsey campaigned years ago for a ring czar; so did Gene Tunney. diverse and sundry others. In mo.st cases, the inference was clear that the protagonists considered themselves naturally equipped for the office.

Not so in the case of Rains, who has been associated with boxing for 49 of his 69 years. "It wouldn't do Rains Urges Boxing 'Czar' to Pass 60 Hornets, Says Ruth Leon Rains, recently named to his fifth consecutive term as a member of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission, came out yesterday and said what boxing needs is a Happy Chandler or Bert Bell a czar or high commissioner to govern the sport on a national basis. "Boxing Is in a healthy condition," he admitted. "But the big trouble Is that there's no co-ordination between the various States. A fighter can be banned in one city and move right across the State line to fight the next night.

Too many athletic commissioners arc interested solely in the fighters from their own immediate neighborhoods, and the heck with those from anywhere else." Salary, Rains said, should be no average by hitting Into left field. "Williams will find his batting average a lot better If he hits to left field. There's no trick to it. A batter of his ability could be taught in a week." His voice hardly above a whisper, the Babe submitted to an hour-Ions barrage of questions and camera clicking at the winter home of his friend, Raymond Kilthau. His throat, he said, is better since he arrived.

"I've had a lot fun here an1 gained about 11 pounds. This auu It great and the rest has very beneficial." His stay end next Monday, when ha leaves lor New.