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ALEXANDRIA DAILY TOWN TALK, ALEXANDRA, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1952 PAGE FIFTEEN nn ff a Mm i It IS Murphy also was held to one draw. I iiui win mi iiiiim-i immiw i ijw.i. nil" i 'WW iyiiiiw i II ii iwii iium lmmuh The traveling team trophy la bs ing defended by Michigan State. Bosox And Yonks Forced To Go anks i Will Welcome Give Up Williams, Coleman Louise Suggs 15th Annual NCAA Boxing Starts Today Demons Slip By Louisiana Tech RUSTON, UV-Sem Not) MADISON. Wis.

(ff-The largest! Central Louisiana golfdom ex The 19S2 World Series opponent! may have been determined on Anril twn weeks before the official ooenins of the season. in the last two innings gave North-western State an 11-4 baseball wis) tended a hand of welcome to field In history, 72 of the nation's top collegiate fighters, was ready to mount the ring steps today for Three tea mi, the New York Gianta, Boston Red Sox and New York Yankeea received severe jolts in their pennant ambitiona yesterday Louise Suggs, top feminine star, today at the Alexandria Golf and while the hopea of a fourth, tn rnuaaeipnia rnimea, were Doosteo over Louisiana College In Golf States Conference competition Bert yesterday. "western 000 030 1J4 11-14-1 the opening of the 15th annual Country Club, where the talented leader in women's ranks waa to NCAA Boxing Tournament appear at an exhibition and clinic Thirty two bouts. 18 this after La. Tech 101 000 200 4-104 SP0RT5fAANrS Miss Sums teamed wtta Jona- Shaw, King (T) and Fuller: Grab noon and 18 tonight were slated to cut the field for tomorrow ny Waters for match play of nine holes this afternoon against City tree, Humble (9) and Ferrington, night's serai-Anils.

Championship Farm iu. DIGESTS Champion Clifford Ann Creed of bouts will be fought in all 10 weight elasses Saturday night the winners qualifying automatically for the Rapides CC and Bill Furiow, well known club champion of the "Miss Iconemy" at Kirmr'a Here'a wrurt happened: 1. Monte Irvin, left fielder of the champion Giants and National League runs-batted-in king in 1951, broke bis right ankle in an exhibition game against Cleveland at Denver, Colo. Irvin will mias at lent half of the campaign and possibly the entire season. 2.

Ted Williams, star slugger and left fielder of the Red Sox, passed his physical examination at Jacksonville, and will report for active duty with the Marine Air Corns on May 2. on Bolton, 4:30 p.m., Thursday AGCC. Olympic boxing team trials this Miss Suggs, touring as a mem summer at Kansas City. I IV-Y 'PV -1 ber of the MacGregor golf advisory staff, has been a visitor all over the country, appearing before Dl)ar far Dollar Tot east Beat i Pontlat tfd Nearly one-third of the field, 23 boxers, carried undefeated records as the tourney opened. Each class country club crowds and address-; EMERGENCY SHECTER except the flyweight boasted at ing youth organizations.

She auu S. Jerry Coleman, inflelder of least two unbeaten boxers, with four of the eight bantamweights; still to taste defeat Only one of the five defending I -v 741 haa time to compete in some of the more Important tournaments and baa been a top winner since she turned to the play for pay game aeveral years ago. Miss Suggs' appearance here was creating more than a little the Yanks, also passed his physical examination at Jacksonville, and will return to duty with the Marine Air Corps also on May 2, 4. Curt Simmons, crack left-handed Ditcher of the Phillies, will champions has lost this year. He ia featherweight Neil Ofsthun of THROUGH THE AGES Honus Wagneh the greatest Pirate of them all, shows, at left, the matchless awing which led the National League in batting eight times for a J29 major league average.

The famous bow-legged stance ia seen, center. The Hall of Fame ahortitop, at 78, hangs up his uniform for the last time, has been given a lifetime pension by the Pittsburgh organization. (NEA) CHARTER OAK e-Yr. Old Straight Dourbon Whiskey 45 Qt. $J95 The Bottle Shop LEI ST.

AT VANCE AVENUE DIAL 9800 Minnesota, beaten twice In seven bouts. Lightweight Everett Conley interest and a nice crowd was on be discharged as a sergeant of the of Washington Stat has won 11 hand at the Country Club to welcome the most Important golfing visitor here this season. A BRUSH LEAN-TO CAM BE MADE WITH A BELT AXH OR WITHOUT ONB IF SMALLt breakable brush is rr will not shed ran BUT IT CAN HELP TURN WIND AND fiMOV EVERGREEN BOUGHS WOVEN TWHTiy INTO THE FRAME WORKS 28th Infantry Division. He win return to the United States from Germany within 10 days. The recall of Williams and Cole of them will tell you they can make it without Irvin.

No elub straight light heavyweight Charles Spieser of Michigan State, 10; heavyweight Bob Ranck of Wis consin seven and middleweight ever suffered a tougher blow, even if Monte should return sometime during the season. field like wild man, a picture of grief. The Cleveland Indians appeared almost as affected aa the Giants. The star from New Jersey has made himself one of the game's most admired and respected players, and the Indians have seen man to the colors was expected but the loss of Irvin came as a shock and cast a pall of gloom Dick Murphy of Wisconsin, six. Murphy also ashelto odetadrw.

KTTEK THAN BKUSH- SPORTS ROUNDUP BY OAYLI TALBOT Training Camp Briefs Once Irvin was hurt in the second OVERLAP over the Giant camp. inning the Giants appeared to go y'Uuiwvi A lTllMr FROM 80 Irvin was Injured in the aecond toning of a game Cleveland won, to pieces. Mays' hit was the last they got off Bob Lemon in seven innings and they gave the second TOM ID TOP. much of him in their spring trips 11 s- MOBILE. Ala.

The Boston 5-0. He walked to lead off the frame and zipped around second with the Giants. They swarmed Quarter round big Denver crowd of two days a around his stricken figure almost as Army-bound Willie Mays sing led to right field. listless exhibition as they sue cumbed, 54. Braves joined the Brooklyn Dod- DENVER UBThere sre sad days gers here today to open their aix game homeward bound exhibition ahe'1 0,6 New York GUnU series.

Manager Tommy Holmes as they beat their way down tjnullaefc STRIPS OP LOOM BARK OVEHLAPPEO UKt SHINGLES AND as quickly as Monte's teammates did, and their third baseman, Al Rosen, appeared to be berating himself for having hit the single which caused big Monte, his idol. planned to start Vera Blckford through the Southwest and toward Sports Mirror Cleveland shortstop Ray Boone cut off the throw from the outfield and hung Mays up between first and second but Irvin slid into third anyway. He suffered a compound WEIGHTED DOWN WU. TURN RAM. A YEAR AGO Benny Ooster- baan.

Michigan, and Don Hutson, toe. M'tu the start of the National League campaign with their great Negro star Monte Irvin left behind in a hospital here. Alabama, selected as ends on The fracture of his right ankle. to go tearing around from first on the play. Outside of Durocher Willie probably was the first man in the park to see that Irvin's spikes had caught in soft earth short of the bag and that he was Associated Press' All-Time All America Football Team.

Irvin's loss probably means that Bob Thomaon will forsake third When Monte writhed and FIVE YEARS AGO-National base for his first love, the outfield. threshed on the ground around Football League suspended indef Hank Thompson, a disappointment badly hurt third base with a fractured ankle yesterday, there wasn't a giant but knew that a second straight league pennant probably had been forfeit last year, figures to return to third. The situation is further complicated by the expected induction of initely Frank Filchock and Merle Hapes of New York Giants in attempted fix of League's playoff against the Dodgers. DALLAS. Tex.

U) Unless Ted Williams, who has passed his Marine physical examination rejoins the Boston Red Sox fold, Don Len-1 hardt will be the club's regular left fielder, Manager Lou Boudreau saya. Boudreau, however, expects Williams to rejoin the club, probably In time for today's game with the Dallas Texas League club and play regularly until he goes into active service on May 2. LAKELAND, Fla. un Aroused at the spaghetti-like bats his Detroit Tigers have been waving, Manager Red Rolfe staged a five Willie, caught In a rundown after shortstop Ike Boone of the Indians had cut off the throw from the outfield, kept pointing wildly toward third as he scampered be- Mays game. ed in an exhibition game, and on Williams, highest salaried player AAU Wrestling Matches Slate Opening Today ITHACA, N.

Y. un The National AAU Wrestling championships begin today at Cornell University with the limelight on the comeback campaigns of two titled veterans a New York cop and a San Francisco veterinarian. an unnecessary slide, at that in the game, and Coleman will also You can't lose a star like Irvin. mneid to bend over Monte. miss the 1953 season.

They are in the league's leading RBI man last Willie expects to be called Into the Army soon. The Gisnts have year, and retain much hope of for 17 months. For Williams, this probably means the end of his beating out a solid club such as been figuring that they might some TEN YEARS AGO Alan Ford, 18-year-old Mercersburg Academy star, set meet record of 2:09.8 for 220-yard free style In National AAU Swim Meet. TWENTY YEARS AGO-Paavo Nurml suspended temporarily by IAAF pending probe of professionalism charges by Finnish athletic authorities. brilliant career.

He will be 55 when Brooklyn. The scene was a heart breaking one as Monte's team his second tour of duty is com Dieted. mates rushed from the bench to how get along without the brilliant Alabama kid possibly by sending Bobby Thomson back to the outfield and returning Hank Thompson to his 1950 post a third. But none hour workout yesterday and gather around him and Leo Duro-cher went stamping about the in- Henry Wittenberg, 33-year-old police sergeant who hasn't com planned more of the same today. Red Sox Manager Lou Boudreau Indicated in Houston, that Don Lenbardt and Clyde Vollmer would probably alternate the left Ordinarily the next-to-last day in camp would be one of short exercise, then an afternoon off before SCHEDULE OF THE EVANGELINE LEAGUE-1952 heading north on Friday.

But Rolfe is concerned because the Tigers have lost 12 gamea peted In a tournament since he won the Olympic light heavyweight crown in 1948, is gunning for his eighth AAU championships in the 191.5-pound division. Dr. Melvin Northrup, 43-year-old West Coast horse doctor and one of America's most remarkable athletes, is trying for his fourth crown in the 155-pound class. He waa third last year. The handsome New York police five by shutouts in the exhibition season.

Only three of his tesm are hitting over .300. They are Pat field job. Another candidate Is rookie Gene Stephens. Gil McDougald will probably take over second base for the Yanks Instead of switching between second and third. Rookie Andy Carey apparently will man third.

The return of Simmons greatly enhances the stock of the Phils. Simmons la in shape and should be ready to pitch shortly after the bell rings. In Simmons and Robin Roberts the Phils have two po Mullin, with a .429 average as a pinch hitter, George Kell with a .357 and Johnny Groth with .308. man has more than 300 victories to his credit covering a decade on the mat. No one has matched his record of seven AAU Championships.

BEAUMONT, Tex. (AP)-The Chicago Cubs, sporting a aix game winning streak, today open a string of four straight games with the tential zo-game winners. struggling Pittsburgh Pirates. Wittenberg returned to the sport this yesr in quest of another Olympic berth. From the AAU, he plans to go on to the Olympic trials and accompany Uncle Sam's muscle Bob Kelly has been assigned as the Cubs first started against the In exhibition games yesterday the Cincinnati Reda nosed out the Washington Senators, 4-3, Brooklyn trounced the Yanks, 11-1, the Phils defeated the Boston Braves, 3-1, and the Pittsburgh Pirates turned Bucs men to Helsinki.

The same ideas are in the mind of Dr. Northrup, who swept to the back the St Louis Browns 5-2. The Cubs registered their 17th triumph in 25 games yesterday with a 31 decision over the Brooke Army Medical Center in Fort Sara Houston. The winning blow was a two run homer by outfielder Bob 165-pound title in 1943 and 1945 and the 175-pound diadem in 1944. More than 200 wrestlers, repre Addis.

senting colleges and amateur athletic clubs, are entered in this 62nd annual championship, includ WICHITA, Kas. W) With some OPEN OWLIfiG ing four 1951 champions and aix former titleholders. of the punch taken out of their current "feud" by Monte Irvin's injury, the Indians and Giants move into Wichita today. Tulano Gridders In Mobile Game NEW ORLEANS W-Tulane Irvin's accident at third base at Denver yesterday breaking his ankle In a slide completely over shadowed Bob Lemon's pitching Sunny Brook At Alexandria Lafayette New Iberia Crowley Houma Abbeville) Baton Rouga Thibodaux AprU 18-17 April 22-23 AprU 18-18 May 6-7 April 80-May 1 April 26-27x May 10-llx May 14-15 May 20-21 May 16-17 June 3-4 May 28-29 May 24-25x June 7-tx Alexandria The June 11-12 June 17-18 June 13-14 July 1-2 June 25-28 June 21-22x July 5t July 9-10 July 16-17 July 11-13X July 3041 July 24-25 July 20x-21 Aug. 8x-4 Aug.

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8-11 Aug. 13-14 Aug. 54 pertormcnce. University and Auburn will play their 1952 football game in Mo FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY ALEXANDRIA BOWLING CENTER Bob allowed one hit and the bile's Ladd Stadium, on Oct. 25.

Giants are sorry they got that one. The site was announced yester it was on willy Msy's sinele that day by Tulane Athletic Irvin ran and made the unfortunate slide. Lemon still is about the hottest It will be the 33rd game between pitcher in the big leagues. He has the two schools. Tulane has won 15 games, Auburn 11 and six were ottched 27 lnntncs th sorine.

al tied. lowed two runs, 11 hits and has struck out 20, -ft Exhibition Baseball Scores By The Associated Prase THURSDAY'S SCHEDULE at Boston (A) vs Dallas (TL) Dallas. Chicago (A) vs St Louis (A) at ban Antonio. Cleveland (A) vs New York (N) at Wichita. Philadelphia (A) vs Colu bl a (SAL) at Columbia.

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