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Det Moines Tribun Pmaa 17 yg.gyymiiw' m.mmmmmmum. m. um wij mm mmm i immaasinwuiiii Jiiai.iliarejgiaesassisasisssM i a SI Bro wns Sign Lansing As Iowa Scout I By Jack North. (Sport Editor, The Tribune.) JACK Lansing of Belmond, a former Des Moines umpire, ha3 signed as a scout for the St. Louis Browns He will cover Iowa Explains Top Marks by Old Baseball Men By Grantland Bice.

(Special Oiipatch to Tht Tribunt.) NEW YORK, N. Y. correspondent want3 to know why, in the old days, there were many 30-game winners among the pitchers and so many .400 hitters among tha batsmen. The answer is quite simple. Baseball up to 1920 was a differ ent game, a different breed of sport from the baseball after 1920 and the baseball of 1952.

The old game was the baseball of Ty Cobb. The later game wa Supt. Elmer R. Burch of Pleasantville. Twenty-seven of 36 athletes who received varsity football letters at Michigan are among the 94 reporting for spring practice.

Iowa, beaten by Michigan last fall, 21-0, is not on the Wolverine schedule this year. The Hawkeyes are scheduled with Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1953 and '54. Earl P. Leslie, coach at Adel for two years, has been rehired to coach football and basketball. Pete Cramer, superintendent of schools at Linden for five years, has resigned to accept the superintendent's Job at Norwalk.

Del Ennis, Philadelphia Phillie outfielder, is the only player on the club roster who was born in Philadelphia. The deadline for entering the Central Iowa independent league is Wednesday. The final meeting to form the leagua will be that night and and is the baseball of Babe Ruth. Lansing has been an umpire in the Iowa State league for the last two years. He's coached at Belmond and is now the principal at Rowan.

He was once Iowa scout for the Cleveland Indians when Bill Veeck owned the club. Price Torgerson, manager of the Bode Merchants Softball team, has been elected president of the newly organized North Central Iowa softball league. Clyde Priebe of Algona is the vice-president. Andy Butt, superintendent and coach at Van Meter High the taut two years, has been re-hired for two years but has decided not to accept the contract. He's looking for a job with a school needing a superintendent and girW basketball coach.

He coached the Slater girls to the state basketball championship in 1950. WANTS MEMBERS. The newly organized Little Eleven football conference through Its secretary Jim Cooper, 7 ''V-'V jN' "'I More Speed. Cobb's game demanded mora speed, greater skill in many ways. It demanded far more running.

The later game calls for much more power. The old game was packed with great pitchers: Cy Young, Grover" Alexander, Christy Mathewson, Walter Johnson, Rube Waddell, Nap Rucker, Three-Finger Brown, -Ed Walsh, Joe Wood, Kid Nichols, Eddie Plank, Chief Bender, Jack Coombs, Addie Joss (Joss pitched eight one-hit games and one per league dues must be paid then. Towns' interested in the league are State Center, Le-Grand, Whitten, LaMoille, Dillon, Albion, Laurel and Montour. Leonard Hibbs of Green Mountain is Elect Iowan ANN ARBOR, MICH. UPi The University of Michigan wrestling 1 easantville High athletic director, wants three members in the league.

The members of the conference at present are Carlisle, Mon- roe, Melcher, Garden Grove and Pleas-antvllle. The feet game) and many others, most of them 30-game or better winners. Jack Chesbro won 41 one year and WaUh 40. The last 30-game winning march came in 1931 from Dizzy Dean. But the point is how could one have all these great pitch- ers and still have so many .400 hitters? Remember, those old time.

pitchers could use the spitball, the emery ball, the thumb- scratched ball and the doctored fcaiL This should have cut down the hitting. But with so many varieties of -curves, dips and other freak pitches coming up, the batter had to forget about home-run hitting. I team, runnerup in the Big Ten meet last season, Thursday Selected Norvard (Skip) Nalan, a i sr. I sophomore from Mason City, I j.A i 1 I if 1 1 i i i I as captain for 1953. Nalan was JIM COOPER, conference champion at 130 pounds.

president of. the conference is Leo and Foe Think Alike -Hate an Ump Choke Hitters. Most of them were choke hitters. The big idea was to get' on, and then call on speed and NEW YORK, N. Y.

iff) Manager Leo Durocher of the Giants and pitcher Vera Bickford of Boston, shared a mutual case of high blood pressure Friday, and for a mu- good base-running to score. This also made it tougher on the pitchers, who had little fear of the home run or the triple. Even Wahoo Sam Crawford couldn't pick up many homers. In place of home-run hitting we had Cobb. Tris Speaker, Joa Wirephoto rA.P.

called the New York Yankees' Gerry Coleman (sitting on the bag safe on a double play effort by the Red Sox. Bearing down on Napp are (left to right) Johnny Pesky, Jim Piersall, Maury McDermott and Ted Lepcio. Napp said Lepcio, second baseman, was off the bag. iw ii i i I Four irate Boston Vvaaclava Mean oaTe: Red Sox players charge at Umpire Larry Napp while the object of their rage rests smugly on second base. It happened Thursday at Boston when Napp 1 tual reason an umpire.

Both Durocher and Bickford bitterly attacked plate umpire 2 Cagers Put Jackson, Nap Lajoie, George jSisler. Honus WagnerEddie Col-t Art Gore for thumbing them out of Thursday's game at the Polo Grounds, won by the Braves in LINCOLN, OFFICIAL LEADER, IS HALF-GAME BEHIND Ray Robinson, On Probation lins and others working for .380 10 innings, 6-3. or .400 averages, expecting win low-score games. I Maxim Won't So we had great pitching in Western Standings Confusingi jni lina 'abundance, good control pitching. "If I had a player who didn't follow my signals any better than these umpires follow the rules." stormed Durocher, "I wouldn't keep him five Meet in hitting at shorter plus .400 NEW YORK, N.

Y. V-Middleweight champion Ray Robin son and light heavyweight king By Tony Cordaro. The Des Moines dressing room lost some of its gloomy From The Tribune's Leased Wires. NEW YORK, N. Y.

Henry Poppe and Johnny Byrnes, co-captains of the Manhattan college basketball team in 1949-50, received suspended sentences and were placed on probation for three years Friday for their part in fixing college basketball games. Three fixers who had pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges along with Poppe and Byrnes were given Jail sentences. Offered $1,000 Bribe. Favor Dykes Over Murray "Some of these umpires are too complacent," said Eickford. "They've got these jobs for life Friday morning.

The movie, depicting Dizzy Dean's career, will start in Des Moines theater next week. Shan Deniston, the Drake baseball coach, left a Drake Relays stag in time to watch the game and visit his old Joey Maxim will not meet in a title fight, this June. President Jim Norris of the and they know they can't lose atmosphere Thursday night them unless they break a leg. I International Boxing club said NEW YORK, N. Y.

(JP el-, Fpidav he has abandoned clans they don't hustle. City, 3-1, at Pioneer terweight. contender Bobby Dykes jor the proposed Ught teavy. is a 24-to-l favorite to start a weight UUt which had been new winning streak tonight at. fnr Yankee sta- "They ought to be like players have to work to keep their jobs." Durocher was ejected at the Western League.

Standings. Cornelius Kelleher and Ben Memorial stadium. The Bruins ended a four-game losing streak and drew within 2'2 games of first-place Lincoln, Ted Murray's expense in the top Jlm. routes. a Cobb has written that Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams, wouldn't be listed among the top ballplayers of his day.

On the other band, Joe Tinker, John Evers and Frank Chance, who crushed Cobb's Tigers, wouldn't have been close to Hall of Fame Honors now, except for spirit and smartness. Franklin P. Adams to the con- trary, they were not Hall of Famers in a playing sense; the were good, but not great. Brown, John Klin gand Sam Shekcard yes. But few of the others on that great Cub team.

What Do Fans Want? The main question is this would the average fan rather have the game of Cobb or the Schwartzberg received a year each while Sol Rappaport wa3 Bob Easterbrook, who doubles as a pitcher and outfielder He just recovered from a sore shoulder. Easterbrook, a left-handed batter, was announced as a pinch-hitter for Rudy Hernandez in the ninth 'inning, but never reached the plate Manager Meuller changed his mind as he saw Piktuzis. a southpaw, replace George Long on the mound for Des Moines. Instead Mueller sent in right-hand batter Don Fracchia to hit for Hernandez. That's the first time that ever happened to me," said a be-icildered Easterbrook later.

The Bruins scored their first two runs in the sixth on singles 10 rounder at St Nicholas arena. The 26-year-old Murray doesn't Going to Europe. top of the sixth for protesting that Boston pitcher Warren w. L. Pet.

G.B. Il.lnroln 1.009 'i Stuns (Hy 1 Colorado SprtnH 8 2 Drnvrr 2 iPnfblo 3 4 .439 2 lomahft 2 4 .333 4 Pr. Moines 2 5 .286 3 iWlcWta 1 6 .167 3H appear to have much of a chance Although Norris and the mana-against the lanky Texan who now! gers of both fighters had been calls Miami his home. dickering' over terms for some Spahn threw a "quick pitch" to Willie Mays at the bottom of the fifth. But the 22-year-old Dykes has.

time, George Gainford, manager which appears as the No. 3 ranking team in the games behind column. The A's, who have won two and lost none, are a half-game behind Sioux City and Colorado Springs (5 and 2) by the games behind calculation. This is the way it works: The A's are behind Sioux City Leo Sees a Balk. Durocher contended this should a tendency to loaf and get care-bf Robinson, said "Robinson less against lightly regarded op-'could not be dissuaded from mak- Thursday Night's Games.

It Moinri 3. Sloax Cltj 1. Unroln 3, Otnih O. Uirhita 2. Colorado Sprints 1.

Purblo 9. Dtovrr 1. Pitchers in Tonight's Games, rwnv.r (Witt, ooi Futblo (Woll nrrl. n-l). ar Mnlr.

l.llt. have been called a balk and Bobby Thomson, on "third, should ponents and often needs to rally ing another trip to Europe this to win. summer. He has booked passage The New York Negro. the Liberie, sailing May 24." have been allowed to score.

everything to gain, should wage Gore threw him out of wraao springs oy inree Gainford said Thursday that game for what he called abusive sames lne wm coiumn anu iwo towrmoo aprin (mom, u-u) 0v AnderuK ana bod uoais ana given 10 months. The sentences were imposed by Judge James Barrett, who put over the sentencing of Irving Schwartzberg, brother of Ben, until Monday. The players and the other four were indicted in connection with a $1,000 bribe offer to "shave" the point spread in a game between Manhattan and DePaul in Madison Square Garden in January, 1951. Their arrests touched off the basketball scandal. Calls Them Traitors.

In suspending sentences on Poppe and Byrnes, Judge Barrett called them "traitors." "There was a time I admired you," he told them. "I don't feel that way about you today. Tha fellow who sells out his college Is absolutely no good. Wlrhlra (P'te Mr. (Ml.

the bout had to be closed by Fri-jpame of Ruth? The base hit and day "or it wouldn't be made." He the steal or the home run? an aggressive battle. It's the usual Friday night television show at 9 p. m. (Iowa language. JUP on lne ooos ana BKy aox ln two Sioux City errors.

The third Mom city isltulfton, 1-0) at Dt Moinn iFikliitK. 01). Lincoln iBurack, O-O) OtnlUla (Or-lock, 0-01. Bruin run came in the eighth said that Robinson wanted 35 There are manv ancles. There ine lust nsi.

auoiraci iwo iium Durocher said he didn't use nH rfivido ho twn nnri when Anderlik came through with inm, me smau miaiown per cent of the gate although still more than a few old- his second single, moved up on whi-e Madison Square Gar was learned from other sources timers who recall the great base- you've got one-half. Get it? The Bruins, who have won two Coats' sacrifice and scored when 13 occupied by the circus. abusive language until he had been tossed out and "then I let him have It rl called him every name I knew." that Sugar Ray wanted at least running of Cobb, Collins and Sis- Saturday's Games. TV. Mnlnrs ftt Omaha, Moux lily at l.lnroln.

Ilrnifr at olorado Springs. I'arblo at Hlrblta. and lost five, at this time prefer to recognize the A's as the top shortstop Bob McKee's fly kicked up a divot in shallow left-field. TOP BOWLERS The fiery Giant manager sad team in tne league. President Warren Giles recently! -k it -k 40 per cent.

Agrees to Split. Maxim had agreed to accept a 30-30 split with the middleweight champion and it was believed he ler. Theirs was a game of speed and better skill. In those days we had the .400 hitter and the 30-game-winning pitcher. Pitching, with tha deader ball, was far more of a teammates.

Deniston was Gagne and Togo AT CENTRAL. Mos Petf PMtrson 241 -SOS. Herb Montis o05. Koto 5SS. George Grav.

beal 234 Jim Louberto 232. Enslow 1.041-2. Ameriean le1on Forest Ahege 231. 67, RusmII Howard 220-S96. Ernie ReUef pitcher George Pikturis, on tne Bruin roster as a catcner had asked umpires to watch for Tflr1co 5S2: John Psun 218.

Arconne i wnnlrl hAV flrr-ontA ror Here Wednesday Verne Gagne will headline quick pitches since "they're sweeping curve retired dangerous as the bean ball." i pinch-hitter Don-Fracchia in the "If you're not going to abide to an uprising, was by the rules you might as weirone of te boys after the "You are traitors. You are not to engage in professional sports 990; West P. 2S54. 7 at park lank. in order to get a snare of a Motor farriers Dunham 201- ejnA iwi WO.

Carroll 477. Chuck McPherson POSSlble $400,000 gate. Pinkie George's weekly mat show at KRNT theater here next Wed throw them out the window," he contest most of the '51 season. With the addition of souli.paw pitcher Raul Lopez to its roster, the Soos now have nine hurlers ready for duty Lopez, who won two and lost eight with Ottawa of the International league last year, joined the team Thurs science. Today lew pucners aaro to get the ball in home-run touch around the plate.

In the old days a lead of four or five runs usually meant the ball game. Today there is no safe lead. "I felt good," said George. That Tax Squabble Keeps Race Track Closed nesday. The Great t'e! rnoiier 4.4; John Kvnearjon 15.

Peck Henry 20S. Bur.lr.g'.on 916; DMT 2 52" Solar Wotrifo y-Elror 311. Dons NeeH.l-.am 17S-205, Beverly John son 16S-293; Lsrson 15S. 530; Roulettes 1.0i12. Bill Smith 232-546.

Georce Robinson 534. Gordon Hedges 230-MS; Joa Hutra fraerdcs WHEELING. W. VA. UPi An income tax squabble with the A AIK l.A day.

again. If I find that you ever again engage in professional eports of any kind I will bring you back and send you to jail." Four other alleged basketball fixers charged with trying to rig a Bradley-City College of New York game here two years ago also have been named in superseding indictments. Men Surrender. Djstrict Attorney Frank S. Ho-gan's office revealed existence of added.

Gore Leaves Town. Bickford was ejected from the Boston bench after he protested that Gore and first base Umpire Bill Stewart had failed to see Boston's Earl Torgcson tag Max Lanier on a hidden ball play. "They lost the ball entirely and then said time was called," com Togo will be Gagne's foe over the scheduled two-of-three fall one hour limit distance. Gagne VP TO Back in the Sioux City fold is industrial Boo Hariow 220-553. cieo government will prevent Wheeling SwnDowns race track from opening 3 scheduled spring meeting Sat- Morgan 233-616: Bill Woodward 227.

urdaV F.lectrirsl FtiiMre-t 1 02-2 945 uiuo. was the cue for Manager Harry Strohm to step in. "Think you can go tomorrow, George?" asked Skipper Strohm. "Sure can," fired back George. So it's Piktuzis tonight against the Soos at Pioneer Memorial Stadium.

Starting time is 7:30 p. m. "Say, we spoiled Schnieders (Paul, who was the winning pitcher) by getting him three runs," said Bruin Bob Anderlik. 20 OFF ON ALL FISHING EQUIPMENT plained Bickford. Gore left for another assign and Togo wrestled here before a sellout house earlier this season.

Gagne, former Minnesota football and wres ment immediately after the game and couldn't be reached for comment. GAGNE, Pass the Bicarb LOUISVILLE, KY. (Jp) Railroads running special trains to the May 3 Kentucky Derby here get many unusual requests each year from horse racing fans flocking to the American turf classic. One such request is from a Clinton. man who always wants two dozen of the best lobsters, says F.

C. Cowherd, assistant general passenger agent of the Louisville Nashville railroad. The road's commissary has put ln the order. "Now we've got to spoil Plk-tuils and get him some, tonight," added Charlie Teague. Of course, none of the Bruins tling star, uses the "sleeper" extensively in his matches.

Togo also makes use of the hold. Colfax Almost Sure of Title Colfax, defending team champion, has all but retained its title in the Central State Novice Boxing tourney which winds up Saturday night at the Jewish Com mentioned their three runs Thursday night were unmerited. Mario iPicone, a top caliber Western league chucker, was betrayed by his teammates, who were charged the other indictments, but gave no details, when the men surrendered for arraignment Friday. The alleged fixers are Joseph Benintende, 42; Jack (Zip) West, 39; Jack Ruben-stein, S3; and Ell (Kaye) Klu-kofsky, 29, all of New York. Benintende is an ex-convict who was once questioned In the murder.

of Kansas City Democratic boss Charles Binaggio. Melrhlorre Refuses. The indictment charged the men were part of a $50,000 weekly betting ring that offered a $10,000 bribe to Bradley star Eugene (Squeaky) Mlchlorre to fix the Mar. 28, 1950 Madison Square Garden game. Melchlorre refused, but he and rf'l BIO SCmiN jiW with four bobbles.

That prompted Manager Ray Meuller to say: "We beat ourselves, that's what munity Center. Going into the final round, the Colfax, fighters have compiled 45 points while Creston is second with 25 points and with only three boxers in the finals can we did." Area Selector Switch dart-Guard Acouitinotor Ten Control I I FREE EXTRA HARGE 50 yd. spool tnp grade nylon bait casting line il.50 value with purchase of any Ocean City Reels Schnieders, who won both of -v. inn the Bruins' "games In seven starts. get, at most, 15 more points.

MURRAY vs. DYKES was the first to admit he was TIia other rhallpne-Ar is WilllrU other Bradley players on that year's team later admitted tak House with 21 points. Willkio loslnff some of his Stuff in the has five In the finals hut with "cvenui inning. SPORTING GOODS Tennis Balls Golf Club Tennis Racquets Golf Balls Badminton Sets WOI.TV-9.00 P. M.

Set 'Scotch' Golf For Cyclone Course Th Tribune. Iowm News Seme.) AMES, IA. The Iowa State student "Scotch" golf tournament is May 6 on the Iowa State college course. The "Scotch" tournament is a student version of a scotch mixed foursome, in which the women and men alternate strokes. The nine-hole tournament was won last year by Don Piatt, Cyclone golfer, and Lea McFar-land, both of Ames.

Manager Strohm agreed with ing other bribes. He received suspended sentence. his capable pitcher. Stock Car SUNDAY AFTERNOON Time Trials 12:80 Races 2:30 PIONEER RACEWAYS (Formerly rTesiell Sptiiwiy) S. T.

14t Hartford Ilea Moines, la. Adni. $1. Child. I'nder 12 Free "Schnieders' pitches were high from the seventh inning on.

Kucharo Champ Hm TO The Herman Kucharo bowling five victories would have only 46 points. FIGHT RESULTS iflv the AstoctaiM Prtss.) MINNEANH.IH, MINN. Tommy Ralrm. 127 Clevr tsnd outpointed Auburn Copnd. 12 S.

NEW YORK Johnny Whlt 229 (Jersey city) outpointed Lea Q. Murray, 209 lNw iork), AMERICAN SUPPLY CO. 825 Locust rh. 4-7084 team won the season champion' which indicated to me he was tiring," said Strohm. The Bruins saw "The Pride of SU Louis" at a private screening TV, SCRVlf OV AIX MAKES 1474 Keo Open Eves.

'Til 9 Ph. 8-7201 ship of the Des Moines American Legion league for 1952. There are 32 teams in tha league..