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TAMPA MORNING WANT ADS SPORTS IBUN NEWS MARKETS 21 Tl am obimson bcbres larorlsin CISIOH Pitches Redlegs To 3-1 Victory Over Senators to Ja TAMPA, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY; MARCH 26, 1958 sill obot 2nd Big Hurler Sugar Ray THE MORNING i I 1 Casey Wasn't Always Quotes From The Sports Front Casey Stengel. N. Y. VnVc net. Jtnow.

My mistake was throwing Bob Woodruff, Florida Gators, commenting on football's liberalized sub rule which allows all ri in each quarter: "This will give v.ivciS, yass receivers or specialists in any line. We are not planning a wholesale two-Dlatoon svstem pinr-Ma a have enough experienced personnel. Some other teams might De able to do it. We'll have four teams on our varsity plus specialists that will make it a 48-man squad. Of our four teams, we'll concentrate on getting two ready to play." Frank Hobbs, Sunshine Park: "Our handle was down this meeting: mainly because of the weather, but we aren't BIG GUNS Three of the top sluggers in the National League, Duke Snider, left, and Gil Hodges, right, of the Dodgers and Stan Musial of the Cardinals, get together before Cards-Dodgers game yesterday at St.

Petersburg. Snider will play his first game of the Spring against the Redlegs in Tampa Saturday (AP Photo by Harry Harris). A Win ver i lgers, o- v. iff i Hobbs Woodruff Play Chisox Here Today LAKELAND, March 25. The Kansas City Athletics came from behind with a four-run, eighth-inning splurge against ex-teammate Tom Morgan and beat the Detroit Tigers today 8-6 in a Grapefruit League game at Henley Field.

Wednesday, the Athletics go to Tampa to meet the Chicago White Sox, who were idle today at Al Lopez Field at 1:30 o'clock. Bill Pierce and Jim Wilson have been assigned pitching Grapefruit League Perfect nova ilc a pilkiiei, Ja a live ball in a dead ball era." mtj vw me game coaches more latitude to put in 4 Slaughter Tighe NEW ATHLETIC JOB INDIANOLA, Iowa, March 25. (JP E. G. Booth.

Jr tra.lr coach at Grinnell College, was namea toaay as atnletic director, football and track coach at Simpson Cellege here. Booth will succeed Frank Casey as athletic director and R. G. (Hap) Miller as football coach. Milipr' contract was not renewed.

Casey wiu devote iuu time to teaching. STANDINGS VV Pet. Boston Red Sox 8 4 ,667 1 Los Angeles Dodgers 9 5 .643 Chicago White Sox. 8 6 .571 St. Louis Cards 8 6 .571 N.

Y. Yankees 8 7 .533 Milwaukee Braves 7 7 .500 Kansas City A's 7 7 .500 Phila. Phillies 8 8 .500 Cincinnati Reds 8 9 .471 Wash. Senators 5 8 .385 Detroit Tigers 4 10 .286 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 10 .286 complaining. We have come a long way anfi we look ahead to a better future.

The history of Sunshine Park shows that it thrives on adversity." Don Larsen, Yankees: "The last three years I pitched only in spurts, then my arm would get tender and I would have to lay off. I think it's time I pitched a full season. I hope I can avoid early season miseries and get a good start. I'm aiming at winning 15 games." Jack Tighe, Detroit Tigers: "If we get some breaks, we just might make It this year. The Yankees aren't the only team that will be hard to beat.

The White Sox have great pitching and wonderful defensive speed. And those Cleveland guys if Herb Score and Bob Lemon come back and pitch good ball, they won't be any donkeys. I think our own club Is improved 25 per cent." 'Frisco Park May Help Willie Tom Shechan, San Francisco Giants: "I predict Willie Mays will hit more in the San Francisco park. It is a big layout 365 feet to the left field, 410 to center and 355 to right. In the old Polo Grounds, the other teams used to give Mays the foul lines because it was so short a distance to the wall.

If they give him the lines at San Francisco, he'll get a flock of triples. The Polo Grounds ran deep in left-center and center. Mays had a lot of 450-foot outs that would have been homers most anywhere else AI Lopez, Chicago White Sox: "Nellie Fox should get about 100 bases on balls a season. He's hard to pitch to because of his size, and he is one of the best two-strike hitters in the league. He walked 75 times last season and struck out only 13 times.

A strikeout is one thing a manager dreads most." Birdie Tebbetts, Cincinnati Redlegs: "Sure we've sacrificed some power, but we got better pitching and a better balanced club. We'll still get our share of hits. I have a hunch that Pittsburgh may be the best hitting team in the National League-that is hitting for average, not power. The Pirates have a half-dozen potential .300 hitters." Enos "Country" Slaughter, 41-year-old Yankee: "I'm still playing because I concentrate on keeping my legs in shape. I'd rather run on the field than walk on it.

I've always been that way. During the Winter I exercise the legs by going hunting almost every day. I admit there is a difference in my hunting now I carry a lighter gun, use slower dogs and hunt in smaller fields." Scores At Sunshine Betting, Crowds Off Because Of Weather As Track Closes Season Ralph Salvino's Robot 2nd scored a nose decision over Luther Shelton's Magic Bird in the Ed Haley Memorial Purse in yesterday's closing day of racing in the 1958 meeting at Sunshine Park. Third in the 10-horse field was Early Bull who had set the pace. John McCracken was astride thi winner who paid $9.20, $5.60 and $4.

Early Bull was quickest away with Brown Monk and Magic Bird in closest pursuit. Turning for home, Early Bull still held command but Robot 2nd and Magic Bird came on in the stretch. A crowd of 4017 wagered $243,521 in the final day's program, boosting the mutuel handle for the year to $9,307,550 in the final day program. This total was 11 per cent off last year's record total of $10,527,177. The daily average was $178,991 against $201,446 in 1957.

The overall attendance also was down. The total this year was 172,500, a 14 per cent drop from last year 201,854. Bad Weather Unfavorable weather much of the meeting was credited with the decreases. In commenting on the season, Track President W. Frank Hobbs made the following statement "While our final tabulations were below those of last year we are not discouraged.

As a matter of fact we are grateful for the faithful support of the public in the face of what has been one of the most unpredictable Winters in years. The horsemen, too, are to be thanked for their patience and cooperation in filling our daily programs in spite of ad verse weather' and track conditions. In looking ahead, Sunshine Park patrons can rest assured that the 1959 season will again provide them with high calibre racing, and their comfort and convenience will be high on the agenda of plans for thi coming season. With tourist trade practically nil this season, our 1956 figures were about equalled which indicates added support by the local residents for which 'we again are very grateful." Many stables new to this area competed and racing was on the normal side with 30 per cent of the favorites reaching the winner's circle and 67 per cent of the wagerers' choices running in the mutuel money. Top Rider Francisco SamuelL who was the runnerup here in 1957, copped riding honors with his 30 scores.

Charles M. Clark finished second with 26 wins. The battle for second money-winning honors was a tight one and was not decided until the final day. Luther 1 1 showed the way with gleanings of $12,100. His son, Mike Shel-ton, saddled 21 winners to lead in the conditioning department.

Second in the money-winning ranks was Carroll P. Poland with $11,900 while in the training category J. M. Brown and J. D.

Canzano were deadlocked in second place with 13 victories each. The first running of the Florida Breeders it highlighted the meeting with Mrs. M. Keim's Indian Maid winning and establishing a new track mark of .57 15 for the fur longs. Tony Despirito, honored the same day, rode the winner.

Redleg Team Beats Vols Twice Cincinnati's team loaned the Nashville Vols some pitchers, but still beat the Southern Association club, 3-2 and 4-0, yesterday at Plant Field. Dee Fondy collected three hits and drove in the winning run in the nine-inning first game. Bobby Gilbert homered and tripled for the Redlegs in the second game which went only seven innings. The Redlegs team has an open date today along with the varsity. FIRST CAME Srore t)T Innings: NASHVILLE IW1 001 100 2 7 1 CINl'INiN ATI 000 000 12x 3 1 Hook.

Brown (5) and romolli; Wiand, Skaugstad C8 and Schmidt. KECONO GAME Score innings: NASHVILLE 000 000 (V-0 3 0 CINCINNATI 102 100 4 8 0 Kutyna and Alvarez; Wight, Bald-achun t.7) and Dotterer. 1 Goes Full 9 Innings Ex-Pittsburgh Righthander Makes Bid For Starting Role With 5-Hitter By JIM SELMAN Tribune Sports Writer Cincinnati's Bob Purkey, a workhorse for Pittsburgh in 1957, yesterday became the first Redleg to pitch nine innings this Spring with an easy five-hit, 3-1 victory over the Washington Senators before 520 fans at Al Lopez Field. Purkey, who averaged pitching in every third game Pittsburgh played last year, sorted out the hits in five different innings and showed no signs of weakening except in the sev enth. The huge righthander, whose three wins over Milwaukee almost equalled the entire Cincin nati staff's success against the world champs in 1957, hasn't pitched as regular as some other Redlegs this Spring.

But he gave no evidence of this yester day. He struck out three, walked only two and didn't permit a runner past second base after the first inning when Washington scored its run. May Pitch Opener Purkey's performance makes him a leading candidate to pitch Cincinnati's opening National League game against Philadelphia April 15. Going the full nine Innings wasn't Purkey's choosing. Manager Birdie Tebbetts made the decision.

"I began tiring In the seventh Inning," said the pitcher, "But I haven't pitched this Spring on a day when it was hot enough to get up a sweat. You can't get ready that way. Today it was plenty close and I perspired." Purkey threw easily and experimented some on a sinker which had the Senators biting. Only big Jim Lemon and Lou Berberet gave him trouble. Lemon banged out three hits, including a triple which drove in Ed Yost with the Senators' run.

Berberet singled twice. Long Homer The Redlegs scored all their runs off Starter Pedro Ramos. Most dramatic was a third-inning home run hit into straightaway center by Frank Robinson. The ball, traveling in excess of 400 feet, smacked the canvas back drop. It was Robinson's third homer of the Spring.

The other two runs were (Continued on Page 22, Col. 5) The Box Washington ab Cincinnati 0 Temple 2b 0 Pinson rf 0 Hoak 3b Yost 3b K'ebrew 3b Pearson cf Chrisley If Lemon rf Plews 2b Zauchin lb Becquer lb Berberet Bridges as Ramos b-Herzog Pascual 0 obi 'son If Bllko lb a-Fondy lb Bell cf c-Morejon Bailey McMU'n sa Purkey Totals 31 1 5 Totals 29 3 6 a-Took third strike for Bilko In 3rd. b-Flied out for Ramos in 5th. c-Ran for Bell in 6th. WASHINGTON 100 000 0001 CINCINNATI 021 000 OOx 3 Yost, Bailey.

RBI: Lemon Robinson, Bailey and McMillan. PO-At Washington 24-13; Cincinnati 27-8. DP: Temple to Fondy. Left: Washington 5: Cincinnati 6. 3B: Lemon.

HR: Robinson. SH: Purkey. PITCHING SUMMARY IP ER BB SO Purkey 9 5 112 3 Ramos (loser) 4 4 3 3 2 1 Pascual 4 2 0 0 1 Jckowski Soar, Dixon and Umont. 1:57. 520 (paid).

Basilio and Robinson in the ring again. Basilio, who lost the middleweight title to Robinson in a split decision just six months and two days after he won it from Robinson, refused to acknowledge that he lost tonight's savage brawl. He did say, however, that Referee Frank Sikora, who voted for Basilio did a good job. Basilio, holding an ice bag to his bad eye and spitting blood into a bucket on the table beside him, said his vision was impaired from the fourth round on. Newsmen at ring side noted that his left eye was closed after he came out for the sixth round.

"I couldn't get my distance right," Basilio related in explaining the effect of his limited sight. "If you can't get distance, you find yourself off balance." John De John, another co- (Continued on Face 22, Col. 3) Wins Title 5th Time Challenger Closes Champ's Right Eye In Sixth Round; No Knockdowns By JERRY LISKA CHICAGO, March 25. (JF) Incredible Sugar Ray Robinson won the world middleweight title for the fifth time tonight as he closed Champion Carmen Basilio's left eye in the sixth round and took a split 15-round decision in a brutal fight before a capacity crowd in Chicago Stadium. Basilio, making his first defense since he dethroned Robinson in New York last Sept.

23, was a gargoyle-like fighting gnome peering out of one eye Official Cards CHICAGO, March 25. Official cards of tonight's Carmen Basilio-Sntar Say Robinson middleweight title fight in Chicago Stadium: JUDGE JOHN BRAY Basilio 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Robinson 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 11 JUDGE FRANK McADAMS Basilio 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 fit Robinson 445555J554J55S 572 REFEREE FRANK SIKORA Basilio 3 8 5 4 4 8 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 Robinson 44S4S5444444SS 5 6 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Basilio 5 5 4S 3 344555434 4 3 Robinson 44848588448558 570 for the last 10 rounds of the bitter scrap. Robinson, who now has recaptured the 160-pound crown four times, tried desperately to knock out his courageous little foe, but although he jolted him time after time he never floored him. Summoning tremendous courage, Basilio even stunned Sugar Ray several times in the fierce battle. Although there appeared to be a standing room crowd, the sponsoring International Boxing Club announced the attendance as 17,976 with a gross gate of $351,955 and a net of $278,108.

This fell considerably short of the indoor fight record gate of $422,918 at the 1947 middleweight title bout between Tony Zale and Rocky Graziano in the same ring. A crowd of 18,547 attended that fight. Each fighter tonight collected 30 per cent of the net gate, an estimated $300,000 from closed circuit TV and $30,000 from the national radio broadcast Both judges voted for Robinson under the five-point must system by decisive margins. But Referee Frank Sikora called it for Basilio, 69-66. In the New York bout, the referee voted for Robinson and the two judges called it for Basilio.

Judge John Bray went for Robinson, 71-64 and Judge Frank McAdams gave it to Sugar Ray, 72-64. The Associated Press card had Robinson winning, 70-63. Robinson weighed 1594 pounds and Basilio 153. Turning Point The turning point came late in the fifth round when Robinson scored a jolting left to the jaw and then crashed a right nign to the head which started closing Basilio's left eye. Sy the time the sixth round started, there was scarcely a slit in the champion's puffed left eye.

It seemed it would be only a short time before Robinson would blast his handicapped opponent to the canvas. But Basilio fought savagely in round after round. Robinson was content to jab at long range through the seventh and eighth rounds. Then in the ninth, Basilio fought with renewed fury and Sugar Ray seemed to tire. The 10th and 11th proved the most exciting rounds of the match.

Basilio hurt Robinson with a left to the jaw and a moment later with a whistling right to the head. But Robinson wound up the 10th with a vicious combination that stunned the champion. In the 11th, both fighters cut loose with punishing blows. But each time one was hurt, he fought back with fury. in both the 12th and 13th rounds, the champion fighting purely from instinct and the stalking challenger flayed away with jarring punches.

In the 14th, Robinson staggered Basilio twice and the crowd, sensing the kill, screamed for a knockout. But the round ended with Basilio bobbing and weaving low as Robinson swished at him with punches that failed to hit their mark. In the 15th, Robinson tried desperately for a knockout but Basilio hung on and the round closed with Sugar Ray and the champion draped over the ropes with Robinson looking at th clock. Referee Sikora called nint (Continued on Page 22, CoL 2) duties against the Kansas City team. There were six home runs In the contest here today, three by each side.

All came with the bases empty. Charlie Lau, Billy Martin and Frank Boiling connected for the Bengals and Joe Demaestri, Hector Lopez and Bob Cerv hit them for the Athletics. Reliefer Harry Taylor held Detroit to one single over the last four innings and received credit for the victory. The little righthander took over for Duke Maas, who was belted for six runs by his former teammates. Today's loss was Detroit's 10th in 15 exhibition starts.

KANSAS CITY mo ill Odn a i DETROIT Ill 120 0006 10 0 maas, Taylor (6) and House: Shaw, Morgan (6), Daniels (8) and Lau. Taylor. Morgan. Home runs: Kansas City, DeMaestri, Lopez. Cerv.

Detroit, Lau, Martin, Boiling. Dodgers Blank Cards ST: PETERSBURG, March 25. The Los Angeles Dodgers handed the St. Louis Cardinals their second straight shutout defeat today, with Don Drysdale and Clem a i holding St. Louis to six hits.

Each Dodger pitcher gave ud three hits, Drysdale pitching six innings and Labiive three. Vinegar Bend Mizell of the Cards, going six frames, yielded a run in the fifth, on two walks, an infield hit and a sacrifice fly. L-nariey JMeal of Los Angeles hit a home run off Von Mc-Daniel in the eighth. Los Angeles pounded the veteran Bob Kuzava for five hits in the ninth and two walks and an error by Alvin Dark made the inning good for six runs. Tt LOS ANGELES ..000 010 016-10 1 LOUIS 000 000 0000 7 1 Drysdale, Labine (7) and Pignatano; Mizell, V.

McDaniel (7), Kuzava (9) and Landrith. Drysdale. Mizell. Home run: Los Angeles, Neal. Phils Beat Yanks CLEARWATER, March 25.

(JF) The Philadelphia Phillies spot ted the New York Yankees a 4-0 lead today, then came from behind to win 5-4. Frank Herrera, Cuban first (Continued on Page 23, Col. 1) Williams Wins Bout In London March 25. Cleveland Williams, hard-hitting heavyweight contender from Houston, Texas, tonight won by disqualification in the fourth round over Welshman Dick Richardson at Empress Hall. Referee Frank Wilson stopped the fight after warning Richardson several times for "persistent butting." Williams, ninth-ranking contender with a long list of knockouts to his credit, floored the 23-year-old Richardson near the end of the first round with a right to the jaw.

Richardson leaped up at two. The tall Welshman, was warned for charging with his head down in the second, third and fourth rounds. After receiving a stern lecture for butting early in the fourth, Richardson bumped heads with his rival later in the round. Williams came out of the collision with blood streaming from a cut on his cheek. Stops Fight The referee then stopped the fight and warded the victory to the American.

Some of the fans in the sellout crowd of 10,000 booed the referee when he left the ring. The bout had been scheduled for 10 rounds. Richardsno vigorously protested the referee's decision to no avail. Williams was given half-hearted applause. Williams weighed 208Vi, Richardson 203.

The fans gave a tremendous ovation to Heavyweight Champion Floyd Patterson who boxed a three-round exhibition with sparring partner. Dusty Rhodes. Patterson brought a roar from Rhodes with a left to the jaw the crowd when he dropped in the third round. He was given another round (Continued on Page 22, Col. 6) Plant Swim Team Beats Chamberlain By 54-31 Score John Wilcox and Richard Chardkoff won the 100 -yard butterfly and backstroke events to lead Plant's Panthers to a 54-31 swimming victory over the Chamberlain Chiefs last night at the Davis Islands pool.

About 70 persons turned out for Plant's first home meet. The Panthers participated in a three-way meet with Bartow and Winter Haven Friday at Bartow. The next home meet is against Northeast next Tuesday. Last night's results: 50. Yard freestyle 1.

Rafferty 2. Knowlton 3. Stein Time: 25.6. 100-Yard butterfly 1. Wilcox 2.

Lima 3. Cortese Time: 1:03.6. 200 -Yard freestyle 1. Thames 2. Birt 3.

Wilson Time: 2:49. 100 Yard backstroke 1. Chardkoff 2. Darby 3. Mafficomo Time: 1:17.1.

100. Yard freestyle 1. Kinff 2. Dixon 3. Nash Time: 1:06.6.

Diving 1. Verkauf 2. White (P). 200 -Yard Individual medley 1, Lima 2. Smith 3.

Burns Time: 2:10.8. 200 Yard medley relay 1. Plant (Chardkoff, Fischer, Mattlna, Jenkins). 200 Yard freestyle elav 1. Chamberlain (Widgery, Birt.

Rafferty, King), Time: 1:54.4. Back In California LOS ANGELES, March 25. W) Round Table is back home from Florida and ready to resume his quest for gold. The heir-apparent to Nashua's y-winning championship withstood the air trip from Gulfstream Park in good condition and was walked for a time this morning outside his stall. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Redlegs, Senators, 1.

Athletics, Tigers, 6. Red Sox, Braves, 3. Dodgers, Cards, 0. Phillies, Yankees, 4. OTHER SCORES Redlegs 3-4; Nashville, 2-0.

Chicago Cubs, 15; San Francisco Giants, 4. Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, 5. New York St. Louis 2. TODAY'S GAMES (All day games 1:30 except Clearwater, 2 o'clock).

Detroit vs. Boston at Sarasota. Kansas City vs. Chicago (A) at Tampa. St.

Louis vs. New York at St. Petersburg. Los Angeles vs. Pittsburgh at Fort Myers.

Milwaukee vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater. CHESS ADJOURNED LONDON, March 25. VP) Radio Moscow announced tonight that the eighth game In the world championship chess series between titleholder Vasily Smyslav and challenger Mikhail Botvinnik has been adjourned at the 41st move. Quits Spartans John Hall I Spartans Prep For Alumni Game Robinson Won't Let Sports Hall Resigns As Tampa U.

Athletic Business Manager Dressing Room Writers In By JOE MOOSHIL CHICAGO, March 25. MP) Sugar Ray Robinson tonight pulled another first in boxing annals after regaining the middleweight title and barred the press from his dressing room. Robinson's manager, George Gainsford, announced that the press would not be allowed in Robinson's dressing room but that the champion would hold a press conference later in his" room at a loop hotel. Gainesford said Robinson was too tired to talk. Robinson was practically carried into his dressing room at 11:25 P.M.

CST. The announcement that he would hold a conference at his hotel room came about a half hour later. In the meantime, Robinson's wife made her way" in to see her husband. She was pushed around roughly by the mob hoping to get In before making an entrance. About 10 minutes later, a man John Hall, popular athletic business manager at the University of Tampa, has resigned his post to become secretary of Tampa Elks Lodge 708, Athletic Director Marcelino Huerta announced last night.

Hall, who has directed the financial affairs of the Spartan athletic department for three years, will assume his new duties this week. Search for a successor to Hall at the university will start today as the athletic committee huddles to discuss the possibilities of hiring a replacement. "The loss of John Hall is a blow," said Huerta in announcing the resignation of his athletic business manager. "He did a splendid job for us and we know he will do the same for the Elks." Huerta is deep in football thoughts this week as he prepares his Spartan team for its annual game against the alumni on April 3 at Phillips Field. The contest will climax Spring training and after almost two (Continued on Page 23, Col.

2) who claimed he was Mrs. Robinson's hairdressed also made his way in. When Mrs. Robinson came out she said her husband was "just fine." Basilio Talks Of Return Bout By WILLIAM J. CONWAY CHICAGO, March 25.

(JP) Courageous Carmen Basilio sat on a dressing room table tonight and spoke of a return bout against Sugar Ray Robinson. Basilio, his left eye area swollen to the size of a discolored billard ball, told newsmen he was not able to see well from the fourth round on through the rest of his 15-round fight. "We want a return match," stated Basilio's co-manager, Joe Netro. And James Norris, president of the sponsoring International Boxing Club who came in to shake hands with Basilio, said he'd be "very happy" to put.