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ECovcacs, Cooke tiecoirdl (Sirozydl Sees NeQ QBurs iPEsay Sow IFMes i Winn West Coast MM ti CMJBt Tennis Titles Californian Upsets Former National Champ In Four-Set Battle; Seeded Woman Loses By STAN WITWER (Times Sports Editor Tall, angular Frankie Kovacs, who seems destined to wear the national tennis crown one of these days, scored 0 1 Sff his third successive triumph in Florida tournaments yes terday by outstrokmg Bobby Riggs, former champion, in a thrill-laden finals to the thirteenth annual West Coast meet, 13-11, 2-6, 6-2, 6-1. St. Petersburg's largest tennis gallery more than 1,000 strong- Ml banked around the No. 1 court at the St. Petersburg Tennis club to watch the second and third ranking amateurs in America battle -1 it out.

1 v. is As a preface to the day's big match, pretty Sarah Palfrey the net to loose beautiful volleys and stroking steadily with a fine backhand, had the upper hand all the way ag Miss Bundy's usually Cooke of Brookline, Mass, defeated blond Dorothy May Bundy 'if 2 of Santa Monica, 7-5, 6-1 strong forehand refused to for the women's championship. This match was pretty much MRS. COOKE RALLIES 0 Miss Bundy had a 3-1 lead in I) devoid of fireworks but Kovacs and Riggs more than made up for its failings in a duel that lasted nearly three hours and was wild and woolly almost all the way. the first set but Mrs.

Cooke rallied at that point, won six games of the next eight for the match and then made it convincing by allowing her opponent to win only one game in the second and final Kovacs, chipping chalk off the baseline with savage drives that ore than 1,000 fans, estimated by Tennis club offi- -he largest gathering- ever to watch an amateur set. The doubles finals, delayed al event here, turned out yesterday to see the finals annual West Coast tennis tournament, a five-hour of big-time sports. Here are a few of the fans most until dusk by the long, Kovacs-Riggs duel, was decided nff a title match. hurriedly when Jack Kramer of Los Angeles and Frank Guernsey, 7.1 Orlando, defeated Gardner kept Riggs back, simply out-maneuvered the former national title-holder, who held his own through the first two sets then wilted. Big Frankie's deep shots, especially off a backhand that looks like the best in amateur tennis since Don Budge's heyday, continually set the stage for short, chopping drop shots that Riggs had much difficulty handling.

The former champ had his moments, but they were few and far between and came mostly when he had opportunity to cut loose with his own devastating forehand. Lamed of Chicago and Norman Brooks of San Francises, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1. St. Petersburg Golfers Win In Dunedin Tourney The first match, an hour and 15 minutes long, went 24 hectic games, during which action was DUNEDIN Th ree St. Peters at fever pitch.

The players bat Bobby Riggs, Chicago star, who is a former national champion, ranked second In the country and seeded first here, lost out, in the finals of the local tournament, losing to Frank Kovacs, lanky Oakland, player who specializes in comedy with his tennis. burg teams tied for top honors ir. tied lor every point, argued baseline verdicts and caused the the pro-amateur golf tournament played at the Dunedin Country club yesterday. match to be stopped three times by Umpire Manker Patton, who tf All three had best ball scores requested the crowd to refrain from cheering and talking so that of 66. They were Ed Kerby of linesmen decisions could be Lakewood Country club with Art Stone, Reggie Myles of the Jungle course with Don Hamilton and Lloyd Gullickson of Pasadena heard.

TAKES EARLY LEAD Snead Wins Crosby Open Golf Event with Woods Beckman. Meet the champs: Winners of the West Coast tennis tournament, Frankie Kovacs, left, and Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Cooke, Brook-line, examine the trophies and radios that are theirs for their victories yesterday. The second best ball was 67. is.ovacs ran up a 3-1 lead in the first set before Riggs evened it at 5-5 and the games followed carded by Frank Straza with two i service until it was tied at 8-8 partners, Henry McWhorter of Dunedin and Ward Rodgers of Clearwater, and Myles with Riggs made it 9-8 in his favor with three brilliant placements RANCHO SANTA FE, Cal and a service ace.

Kovacs promp ly evened it and it went to 11-11 Jan. 26 UP) Ringing down the curtain with another sub-par before Kovacs finally broke Kiggs service and then won his own with two vicious cross-court round of golf, Sammy Snead captured the annual $3,000 pro- backhands that Riggs netted on K. amateur golf tournament staged by Singer Bing Crosby yesterday the return and two drop shots that the black-haired Chicagoan could not handle. Cabbages May Keep Bonura Out of Army NEW ORLEANS (U.R A field of cabbages may provide Zeke Bonura, Chicago Cubs first baseman, with temporary deferment draft board Chairman J. J.

Gar-vey said last night. The husky player, now in class 1, has been told to report for a physical examination which if passed would put him in class 1-A. Garvey said Bonura had not listed any dependents or asked for deferment and that at the present rate of drafting, might be called up for training in June or July. On the other hand, the chairman said, Bonura could logically point out that the cabbages he has raised carefully during the ruggs won tne second set as Kovacs apparently relaxed but for the third time in its five year history. Snead found the rolling hills of Rancho Santa Fe country club much like those of his native West Virginia and turned in a 36-hole total of 67-69136, eight the Californian was complete master in the third set.

Whitey Witt. Jay Bozeman Ties for Lead CHIC AGO-(P) Jay Bozeman, talented Vallejo, entrant, advanced yesterday into a first place tie with Otto Rciselt of Philadelphia and Allen Hall of Chicago in the world's championship three cushion billiards meet. Each has won six straight victories. Bozeman'g victim was Clarence Jackson, Detroit, whom he defeated 50 to 37 in 46 innings. The red-haired Californian reeled off 47 points in 30 innings, but slumped and needed 16 more frames to get the next three billiards.

Jake Schaefer of Cleveland After a 15 minute resl, thev came back for the fourth set and it was obvious that Riggs was strokes under par figures. He not only received the plaudits of the largest crowd in the tournament's history, but a check for $500 from Crooner Crosby. through. Weary from chasing Kovacs' booming shots to the cor mm ners, he went down feeblv. Kovacs scored 12 placements action above is Miss Dor-May Bundy, fourth-rank-oman player in this iouii-nd top-seeded in her di-i here, an upset victim While the first round leader, the final set while Riggs netted ttff'f Ed (Porky) Oliver of Hornell, N.

fell back with a 75 for 141, six shots and drove eight out of bounds. Riggs won onlv four Mil irday, who bowed to Mrs. points other than those on Kovacs' Palfrey Cooke in the Coast finals. errors in the last set. two bv Craig Wood, the big belter from Mamaroneck, N.

closed with a rush with 69-68137 to take second money of $350. placements and two by service off-season would be a contribution to national welfare and thus excuse him from induction until they were harvested. aces. Tied at 138 were Harold (Jug) $slor Wins WINS FOURTH TIME McSpaden of Boston, and Bill -we Nary, of Rancho Santa Fe, while It was Kovacs' fourth victory Ijst Handicap over Kiggs in tournament play since they met for the first time the 139 bracket listed former national open champion Byron Nelson, Jimmy Demaret, Leonard i 11 9P last year at Sea Bricht. where Messior won the prize Riggs scored a five-set victory Dodson, Ben Hogan and Lloyd Mangrum.

ap skeet snoot ai tne si. 3urg Gun club yesterday, Bobby has beaten Frankie twice. I 1 Dodson and his amateur part Kovacs prefaced yesterday's tri 43x50 and having a sev- jw if bet handicap. ner, Ray Watson, both of Kansas City, captured the pro-amateur umph by winning the Dixie tournament at Tampa two weeks ago Sattler was high in the shoot with two straights and the state tourney at Orlando best ball prize with a score of 124. Watson, now a law student reached his peak performance so far in clicking off high runs of 11 and 10 points in defeating Joe Moriarty, Chicago, 50 to 24, in 48 innings.

His U-run was high for Ihe tournament, one better than the record posted by Art Rubin of New York last week. Rubin himself wasted no time in disposing of Len Kenney, Chicago, 50 to 31, in 38 innings. Sunday night's program has been set aside as a benefit- for Johnny Lay ton, Sodalia, star who was prevented from competing by injuries suffered in a traffic mishap. Willie Hoppe, New York defending champion who has been idle because of illness, will make an exhibition appearance to help boost the "gate" for Layton. The Missouri veteran has held the three-cushion title seven times.

Hoppe probably will begin defense of his championship Monday last luesday. In these two and 0x50 count. G. E. Richard- at Stanford university, had a 12 the local tournament, he beat Levy-Caputo Duo Cop Mixed Event Mrs.

Leo Levy and Jimmy Caputo won yesterday's two-ball mixed foursome golf tournament at the Lakewood country club when they had nines of 40 for a gross score of B0. Mrs. Mayo and Johnny Murphy, the New York Yankpps baseball star, were runners-up in the gross division with 86. In the net division Mr. and Mrs.

E. C. Robison won with a 97-75. Mr. and Mrs.

Clair Davis were second with 92-76 and Mrs. Evan Hansard and Dick Wil as second with 49x50 and third with 47x50. handicap and helped Dodson 15 strokes. He received a trophy and Dodson $300 for his share of this division of the purse Riggs, nationally ranked No. 2 player, twice, and twice downed Don McNeill, the national champion.

Kovacs is ranked No. 3. 4 i scores: C. R. McLane, E.

Mount. 37x50; H. L. 37x50. Other shooters: Abbott.

W. L. Souders, After the match Kovacs scoffed money. Snead's round yesterday was Ogden. Marie Ogden and at reports he was tired of tennis and said, "I'm just getting done the easy way.

He had three verby. Anderson topped the trap warmed up. Quit? Not me." Riggs said, "Kovacs is marvel i 1 with ouxau, loi lowed ny ous, lies got all the shots. The women's finals were short McMann with 48x50, W. with 46x50, C.

M. Ludman ix50. J. T. Scott with 45x50, liams, third with 92-76.

and sweet. Mrs. Cooke, storming night Special prizes went to Mrs. 'artridge with 45x50 and H. The champions in action: Mrs.

Cooke, left, and Frankie Kovacs, right, display the championship tennis form that carried them to victory yesterday. Gladys Wood and Hal Williams, birdies and pars the rest of the way. His long game was well fitted to this course and he never was in trouble. He won the event in 1937 and 1938. Oliver, meanwhile, was having putting trouble as he played around with Crosby over fairwavs heavy from rain.

The weather yesterday was alternately bright and gloomy, and before the last foursomes came in a gentle rain fell. Newberry Wins Pistol Medal tentn low net with 96-79; Mrs Leonard Otten and Charles Ada- icey with 45x50. I there were four straights erday's skeet shooting, two tier and one each by Rich-and lian, 17th low net with 99-82; Mrs. A. H.

Halloway and A. F. Adcock, 22nd low net with 89 In cases of ties low handicap The victory was Snead's first goners were winners. Wins Trophy Cage League In Second Round The YMCA's City basketball league will swing into the second round of the season tonight at 8 o'clock with two games on the schedule. U.

S. Maritime Station will piny at Havana 'ANA JT) Harry G. Nye mette, 111., sailed his sloop wictory again yesterday in the Shoppers at 8 o'clock and the race of the series of 10-mile contests for the since outshooting the field in the $5,000 open at Scranton, last September. National Open Champion Law-son Little finished with 70-72 142, E. J.

(Dutch) Harrison of Chicago, 1939 winner of the Crosby tournament, had 68-73 141 finishing his round In the rain. Johnny Bulla, Chicago, recent winner of the $10,000 Los Angeles open, came in with a 66 for 140, the round equalling the course competitive record hung up Saturday by Oliver, Other ranking threats who finished none too well were: Jimmv Dykes Sees Tribe Winning Pennant PHILADELPHIA (UP) Manager Jimmy Dykes of the Chicago White Sox left Philadelphia for Chicago last night, predicting that Cleveland would win the American league pennant this season. "Cleveland will win the American league pennant," Dykes said as he boarded a train for Chicago where he will remain for a few days before leaving for Pasadena, Cal. "The Athletics, as usual, will finish in the cellar." He predicted fifth place for his own club, although he admitted the White Sox might reach fourth or better with good pitching. The Detroit Tigers, he contended, "will do good to stay in third place back of the New York Yankees." Ray Donels Promoted AMES, la.

(U.R) Ray Donels, Iowa State college freshman football coach, was named head coach yesterday after the athletic council accepted the resignation of Jim Yeager. Lozada, Rose Top Clearwater Card CLEARWATER Thirty two rounds of boxing, featuring Cecilia Lozada, Mexican, and Buddy Rose in the 10-round finals, are on the card of the American Legion program tonight at the auditorium. Kid Cyclone and Tony Valdez from the Tampa stables will mix it in the eight-round semi-finals. Maxie Turner and Joe Campbell are matched in the six-round preliminary. There will be two four-round openers.

Cooksey Blue Streaks, first round winners, will meet Florida Theater, defending champions, at 9 o'clock. i cup in the annual inter- il star class regatta. 'as the case Saturday, A. F. Buckley Wins Jalopy Event Bill Buckley won yesterday's 15-lap, seven-mile jalopy race over the new track at the end of Ninth street north.

Pinkie Stanley was second, Jack Alderman, third, and Z. M. Floyd, fourth. Bud Scott had the fastest time in the trials, negotiating the platter in 37 seconds He broke a crank shaft while holding second place in the big race on the last lap. Stanley hit a pine tree but escaped with no damage.

The track was muddy. ield's Dickcry was second Bucs Sign Fielder ce 2nd, owned and sailed rian Iselin 2nd, was third. President Fulgencio Ba- PITTSBURGH. (IP) The Pittsburgh Pirates announced and various government yesterday the signing of 24-year watching from Batista old Edward Perry Stewart of Los Thomson, 69-75144; Denny Shute, 72-73145; Ralph Guldahl, 73-73146 and Horton Smith, Nye sent his trim craft over mgular course in one hour, utes and 11 seconds in spite Angeles, an outfielder obtained in the draft last fall from the San Diego, club of the Pacific Coast league. seas and a moderate Top worn in vnter-tlay final rnund with purm- swards to money winner, phi drtrtitionul money wnrl- hst wind.

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Som Snead. Hot Spring. W. 87- 913: 500. Cm ik Wood.

Msmaroneck, N. 69- HS-117: $350. Bill Nary. Rancho Santa f. 67-71 $237.50.

Harold McSpaden. Ponton, 69-69-138; $237 50. plu J11S.75 Bn Houan. While Plain, N. 69- 70139: $125.

Byron Nelw.n. Toledo 68-71 139: $125. Leonard Dodson. Kanfs City, 70-69 139: $125. plus $300.

Llovi MaiiKrum, ChicaKo. 69-70139: $125. pin $225. Jimmy Demaret, Houston, 70-69-139; $125, plus $118.75. Kmerv Zimmerman, Portland, 72-6 HO; John Bulla.

Chirauo. 74-66140: $16 66. plus $11.75. Johnny Revolts, Kvanston. 111..

72-68 110; $16 66. Kertes. Santa Monira, 71-70-141. Harrv Cooper, rhiiaito. 72-69141 Geot jre Fazio, Ulen Oldrn, Pa 68-73 141.

Laton, Brownsville. Tex, 70-71 141 RVHNE03REfcSCN tER fcUWS I 3VO ViP to tare S0i nil, xmtmm vfev. K' MMaaBiaaaaaBaiaMMMMaa 7 Officer Earl Newberry of the St. Petersburg Tolice Pistol club was presented the plaque he holds above for his year's record at the homecoming: shoot of the West Coast Flstol leaxue at Tampa yesterday. Newberry celebrated by winning first place over the national match course with 275 and taking second in arrrrtalr over the course with 898.

He was the onln St. Petersburg shooter winning a plaque. Ed Oliver. Hornell. Wi-75-141.

iJuttb Harrison, Chitagu, 68-73141..