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ALEXANDRIA DAILY TOWN TALK. ALEXANDRIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1952 PAGE ELEVEN (mi a no 16) Brows Or Jockey Riding is listed to ride in six races (he could try for more, but it is unlikely) on the nine-race Lincoln Fields program. Four of his mounts are favorites and another is the second choice. The fact that Adams Is up on Hill And Bat Leaders Named In SEC Circle GET MOST OF I DODGER. (Vr fv HJZZAHS, OOM'T I fft OOGT A UTTLB -xV the earned run average with 1JS.

Hazen's era was 1.53. Frank Ramsey, Kentucky, was leading home run hitter with seven, followed by Dick Hearn, Alabama, with five. Jim Hursch, Florida, drove in the most runs, 29, and Hearn was runnerup with 26. Bob Lusk, Georgia Tech, was the Hottest String In Big Races IUC IIUISCB UllIU U1KC BUIUC U1U- Sain Racks Up Fourth Win As Yanks Clip Chisox, 4-3 By CARL LUNDQUIST United Press Sport Writer NEW YORK, (UP) Connie Marrero, who doesn't speak much English, is putting it on bis curve ball instead, and hitters are cursing him in different languages all over the American League. Washington's cigar-smoking Cuban cutie, who is supposed to be more than 40 years old and hurls all winter in Latin-American competition when other hurlers are resting their aching bones, has been a CHICAGO If Jockey Johnny BIRMINGHAIW im 1951 SEC bat champion with a lusty .465.

John Huffstetler, Tennessee, posted an 8-0 record at the top '51 pitcher. Huffstetler won five and lost one this season. Adams "just hot and lucky," he says has ridden 12 winners in his last 14 races and appears to have an excellent chance to continue the streak. McClain of Tennessee is the 1952 Southeastern Conference batting champion and Dick Hazen of Flor-, ida the top pitcher. The two freshmen wen.

listprt at erence in me oaas dui, even so, the lineup indicates Johnny doesn't have to beg for sterling steeds. Adams' feat of being astride 12 winners in his last 14 starts five Saturday, two Monday and five yesterday is one ot the best marks over a three-day period since 1944. Bobby Permane rode five winners on each of three con The reason: Thoroughbred own ers at the Lincoln Fields' meeting at Hawthorne Race Track are bid terrific spring winner for the past! the head of their divisions in final statistics released today by SEC, Commissioner Bernie Moore. i McClain, a pitcher outfielder, won the hitting crown with a mark Strange Happening In Big State Loop AUSTIN, Tex. (tf-A inch-hitter two seasons.

His only trouble is ding for his service as if it were the ciar's legendary silver. that he gets tired when summer SPORTSMAN'S' Johnny, 37 and a top rider for more than a decade, is a free of .415. He hit safelv 27 times in lancer not under contract to any secutive days at Tropical that year. i However, winners are no novelty ito the family man from Iola, Kan. I He led all jockeys in the country I in three separate years.

Last season he was the leading rider at tall three Chicago meetings boot-i ing in 26 winners at Lincoln Fields stable and knows a likely horse when he sees one. DIGESTS AVOIDING MISTAKES OF TACKLE BUSTERS These circumstances, plus the comes and he runs out of gas. But in the early stages he is unbeatable. Last year he won five games in a row before losing on May 25. This year has been a repeat pattern.

Last night, in one of his greatest Jobs, he held the Browns to four hits in a 2 to 0 victory that put Washington within two games of idle first place It was his fourth straight, without a 65 appearances, including three runs. As a pitcher, he won only one game and lost four. I Dan Murphy, Mississippi State shortstop, was runnerup to McClain' at the plate with a .389 mark. I Hazen, a lefthander, paced Florida to the team championship with' six wins against no defeats. He batted for a pinch-hitter in a Big State League game here last night and baseball veterans said they never heard of it before.

It was in the sixth inning of th Austin-Longview game with Austin staging a six-run rally. Ricardo Dieguez batted for Pitcher Jim Logan and struck out They batted around and when it came Dieguez turn again John Andre batted for him and got on first through a fielder's choice. appeal to horsemen of his flaming win streak, give him a decided edge over other jockeys in any given race at least right now. So Johnny can just about choose (in 30 days), 36 at Arlington Park (33 days) and 25 at Washington Park (31 days). S'fM PONT BRACE the mounts he'll ride a very pleasant prospect.

nosed out teammate Dick Brown, who was unbeaten in five games. Brown had a shade the better in Bargains in Used Cars at Lanier Hays Buick Company tfd Billy COX TUB 6COAWNV VffTfiCAV This afternoon, for instance, he Marrero was so effective with hisj WHO. DOING THE. TOP JOB JM THE NATIONAL AT POSITION Biggest Tire Hews of the Year! Completely A mateur rn Little League History And Obiectives Stated In Full BRACING ASAINST jSrA bows 6UNWALE WHEN FIGHTING A BIG not a person with whom to asso Little League baseball is de ciate will be corrected. What more can a town want curves that he struck out eight batters and all but one of the rest went out on pop ups to the infield or were out stealing.

Marrero himself retired the only St. Louis to go out on a ground ball. He walked only two men. The only dark cloud on the hori-ton is that summer is coming. Last year, after running up an 11-5 record, he faded and didn't score another victory after Aug.

4, being knocked out of the box on his five final appearances. But if the Senators can provide him with some vitamin-filled cigars or some other energy-producing magic, they might keep right on causing trouble in the American League race. Because this year, Marrero has added pitching help, plus a better team behind him. Last night, with one well-timed rally, the Nats got the runs they reeded to top Brownie Left-hander Tommy Byrne. They bunched three of their nine hits for both runs in the second inning.

A walk to Eddie Yost and singles by Jim Busby, Jackie Jensen, and Archie Wilson, all of them Senator newcomers, etched the final score. Byrne was rescued from trouble at etiher times by four double- plays. In the only other major league fame played. Bight Hander Johnny Sain of the Yankees scored his fourth victory against one defeat, by outlasting the White Sox than the instilling of fine princi FISH THAT IS SOUNPINQ MAy RESULT IN A BROKEN ROD AND A LOST TROPHy FISH. A ROD ISNT MEANT TO USED AS A LEVER TO FORCE SUCH A FISH yET MANV ANGLERS FORGET TO fllVE LINE AND 'FREEZE" IN THE EXCITEMENT.

ples of sportsmanship, tolerance and understanding in its youth? These essential qualities are brought to the community as one ot tne tangibles ot Lime League. Service to Little League is tan tamount to service to your com munity. There are no financial re wards to the persons who contribute time and money to the movement. But the workers do see the results of their efforts signed for the local community. It must never be commercialized.

It is completely amateur and non-profit. Its first objective is for the good of the boys who play on Little League regular teams or farm teams. While good ball players may and will come out of the ranks of Little Leaguers, this is no part of the main objective. It is to build good citizens and good Americans. In Little League each boy learns some of the lessons of fair play, of discipline, of team work.

He finds that the other boy, regardless of race, creed or color, is a pretty nice guy after al, and this kind of thinking spreads from the boys to their families and thus to the communities. Little League baseball is big league baseball adapted to the mental and physical capacities of boys 12 years of age and under. It is regulation baseball with several exceptions, necessary in ordeu in the form of youngsters who are developing into real Americans They see the residents of their community being welded together with a more tolerant understand ing of each other's problems. This is the reward which comes to Lit tie League workers. These are the at Chicago, 4 to S.

He gave up dividends they receive. 1 71 I- only six hits and just one walk, surviving trouble to the late innings. The Yankees took a 4 to 0 lead In the first five innings, after which the White Sox came to life but that the strength of the young Metz Pacing Qualifying In PGA Tourney CHICAGO W) Dick Metz players will not be oxertaxed exceptions such as size oi tieia Sain staved them off and became the first Yankee pitcher to win four games. Mickey Mantle paced the Yankees at bat with four singles. His single and Gene Woodling's distance of pitcher's plate from home plate, number of innings distance between bases and equip ment.

Little League baseball was or of double drove In a pair of Yankee1 Arkansas City, led a group of 104 players who qualified the past week for the Professional tranized in 1939 in Williamsport, TTOtSES runs in the first inning. In the fourth Sain himself drove in a run with a single and in the fifth the Yankees counted their final run as Phil Riezuto and Pennsylvania. The organizer, Carl E. Stotz, a native son of Williams- OIJ YOUR CAR Golfers Association's 1952 tourna ment. Metz shot a 132 in the Oklahoma port, realized that boys 12 ana under needed, more than anything else, competition in their own section tourney at Enid.

His 10 under par total was one stroke more than Rod Munday of York. ON ANY TRACK Spartan Valor, Jimmy Stout up, win-nine; the Gallant Fox Handicap in the Jamaica goo. Alerted finished second. (NEA) age group with field and other equipment trimmed down to their size. Carl Stotz had seen too had last year in shooting the all- NOW when no money down pits four famom Goodyeari on your car why risk many youngsters sit on the side time low qualifying mark of 131.

The PGA qualifying tourneys were held in 30 association dis riding on ilick, dangerous WreiP Stop In lines unable to get in the game because they were too small or too young. He had been a very real tricts. The qualifiers and 46 others ex DROUET'S LIQUOR STORE FAST FREE DELIVERY Phone 2-2709 412 Murray part of the "heartbreak as a kid, and, as a man, he'd watched the disappointment so often that he Mantle singled and Yogi Berra delivered a long fly. Yesterday's star Connie Marrero of the Senators, who pitched a four-hit, 2 to 0 victory over the Browns for his fourth straight triumph. PAY AS LITTLE AS 1.25 A WEEK YOUR OLD TIRES CAN BE THE DOWN PAYMENT did something about it.

tie or well buy th unused mileage In your old tire. TouH drive off on afe, new Goodyeari. Use our eaiy pay plan to spread the cost over several months. Don't miss this deal we us for yor let of new Goodyear Tires Now! ganized Little League baseball empted because of their records will compete in the annual PGA championships at Louisville, June 18-24. They will play 36-hole quahfying rounds with the 63 low scorers entering match play with the defending champion, Sam for boys in that age group.

His first move was to interest few friends, then he interested Wil I 5t Lanier Hays Buick Company for a good used car tfd liamsport business men as a Snead. Following Metz with low qualify ing round scores were Harold WU group in his long-time dream and idea for baseball for boys. The start in Williamsport was a three team league with 12 uniformed players on each team, and the games played on a diamond two- liams of Tuscaloosa, and Eric Monti of Los Angeles, each with 136. Next at 137, were Leland Gibson of Kansas City, J. T.

Hammett of Snyder, and Martin Iver son of Fort Worth, Tex. thirds the size of a regulation diamond. That was in 1939. The idea was an immediate success and the growth of Little League baseball Harry Todd of Dallas, Tex. and Frank Champ of Lake Charles, has been phenomenal.

The 1951 came in with 138s. A A. GIF TOE PROOF! 'xniip i jvo'ue season showed 776 leagues organized comprising 3,333 teams with approximately 60,000 boys 12 years of age and under on the roster of regular "first" teams. In addition to this, well over 000 boys found places on "farm teams." By The Associated Prett Little Leagues are organized in BATTING, Mickey Mantle.Yanks collected four hits in New York's 38 states across the nation and operate also in Alaska, Canada, Canal Zone, Puerto Rico 4-3 win over Chicago. PITCHING, Connie Marrero, Sen ators shutout St.

Louis with four and Cuba. With the formation of Little hits, 2-0. League teams as prescribed in our regulations, every boyish gang or clique is destroyed. Un-Ameri Poland, Not Bolton Is Softball Winner can traits, such as thinking that a fellow who attends another church is "different' 'are eliminated. Ideas that a youngster who 1 comes from a different race Is Poland High School, and not Bolton as reported in yesterday's edition of the Town Talk, won second place in the annual prep soft-hall tournament at Baton Rouge over the weekend.

The error occurred when the slory was reported over the phone an dthe Town Talk is glad to make the correction today. Poland has enjoyed much success with its Softball team this year and it is a pleasure to make this correction in their favor. I ii -1 mi i i hi OPEN BOWLING ALL ALLEYS OPEN ON SAT. AND SUNDAYS Some Alleys Available Every Night Air Conditioned ALEXANDRIA BOWLING CENTER Vt km xfl tbi tacts pi seel attsaoivi rsicni UtERAl TXADI-4NSI IONO, EASY TIRMSI Come in today! ERROR CORRECID STRATFORD. Conn.

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