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The Leaf-Chronicle from Clarksville, Tennessee • 5

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CLARKWSUI LEAF-CHRONICLI PAGEfffiJ' Pesky Out In Dust Cloud OFFICIAL KITTY LEAGUE SCHEDULE Atoritotm, April T4? TbrnmyYarosz II a fall inaiienges raws LONDON UP) Back In MM when trainer Ray Arcel handlea middleweight champion Teddy Tare osz he taught a little shaver hew td box. The 12-year-old eager was Teddy's brother. Tommy. Today Arcel challenged world Bghi heavyweight chamnion Freddie Mtla of England to meet Tommy Yarfr? for the title. Arcel, manager and trainer of thj 27-year-old army veteran from Mo May 5.

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17-18 Aug. 4-7'- Aug. 30-31 Aug. 11-34-31 Bept. 5-5 denote Sunday! naca, askea lor tne title mm after Yarosz defeated Dave Saifc3s Australian triple champion, in a li round bout In Harringay arena las) night.

A sellout crowd of 10,600 gave thf cuuiuiu it vmuiaeruus even tlon for his upset triumph of tfci Australian middleweight, light bea vywelght and heavyweight enant pion. i "Tommy has established hirose'J right here in the home town of Fred die Mills, the champion," Arcel said) after th fin-ht. "I'm ehullimeln By HUGH FCLLERTON, JR. Mills on behalf of Tommy and anyone disputes this challenge left him climb into the ring with Yar Mills was away In South, Afrie His manager Ted Sroadribb was if ringside but paid no attention, Freddie currently has his eye oa the world helwweisht titu vacated burg, Fla. Pesky! is being tagged by catcher Charley Silvers of the Tanks.

Umpire Art Passarella watches play. Tanks won, 5-4. (AP Wlrephoto) G4. In Atlanta, golf. Bob Jones and O.

B. Keeler Johnny Pesky, Bed Sox third baseman, Is out ai plate trying, to score from second on an Infield single by Bill Goodman in fifth inning of Boston Red Sox-Yankees exhlibtlon game at St, Peters DALLAS. Tex, It looked training base for the Indians' farm clubs, and work out there, manager are virtually synonymous And last night the members of the trade newspapermen and golfers, that Lou Boundreau announced. Black, today as Jf manager Barney Shot-ton of the Brooklyn Dodgers has settled upon a regular outfield. by Joe Louis.

He meets British Bruce Woodcock In London June 2. suffered a brain Injury during a game last fall. After experimenting all tnrougn Tag Team Match Slated for Arena the spring training campaign with almost as many trios as the Brooks have played games, snotton apparently has decided on Cal Abr- Anything may happen at Power's 'Eddie Joost Hblds Key To A's Says Connie Mack ams. Duke Snider and Carl Funuo Farmhand Thought Klan Pursued. im-Dives Into Well CHATTANOOGA, P) Arena tomorrow night a as his first 'string plcketmen.

J. ST. PETERSBURG, VP) rousing tag team battle sends Charley Keene and Henry Harrell into combat against the Green Shadow and Rowdy Red Roberts. There will be no love lost' in this Bob Porterfleld, who looked impressive after coming to the New York Yankees from their 'Newark farm The lanky Pennsylvanlan thrilled the English fans with a fast left jab and with his counter-punching two things that-figure high In the', British boxing book. Yarosz had St 165 to 160 weight edge.

The capacity crowd paid around $60,000 to see the American master the touted Australian. They also saw another Yank, Tony Janlro, stop Gwyn Williams of Wales Ja the eighth round of another schedulea ten. Janlro, baby-faced belter from Youngstown, lost a close decision here to Henry Hall, British weV ter champion, last February. Last night the 151-pound Janlro took so chances on the referee. He decked n741KM- AI.

By JACK HAND TRADE. SECRET Earle Edwards, Perm State end coach, was walking across the campus the other day when he encountered an old teammate he hadnt seen in years After the usual exchange of pleasantries, the old grad asked if Earle was still coaching football "Sure," replied Edwards, "and what are you doing?" Came the reply, "Oh, I'm in the same "business that you are Tm superintendent of a mentar hospital." CRACKER DUST. South Africa's Bobby Locke looks like the key man (if you'll excuse the expression) in the Masters Golf Tournament this week. After finishing three strokes behind at Greensboro, N. Bobby knocked off a one-day event in the Tar Heel State, then came here to shoot a neat 66 in a Sunday exhibition Herman Barron, the defending champ, is the first official entrant In the Goodall Round Robin golf tourney Wes Ferrell, the old "nothing 'ball" pitcher, will pilot his native Greensboro In the Carolina League this summer.

He still can hit minor league hurling and may take a turn in the outfield Hooper, the Jacksonville, horseman, has a two-year-old named "Dizzy" for his golfing buddy, Jerome Herman (or is it Jay Han-nay) Dean Well, old Diz always did have 'em running around in bout with pits a pair of the ring's cleanest and most scientific battlers Keene and Harrell, against a conple of troublemakers of long standing, last year, had manager Casey Sten-gle- looking at the, young Hurler's future with optimism today. Porterfleld, hurling as though it were the middle of the season, set Willie GUbrewth, 37-year-old Har rison, farmhand said he thought, "the klan" was after him so he Juteped into a 16-foot well half full of water yesterday. Fellow workers pulled him from the well in an unconscious condition. Hospital authorities said he wasn't hurt the Shadow and Roberts. the Cincinnati Reds down with one manager of, the Boston Braves, sold himtoRochester in 1946.

"I went-to Rochester, determined to have a good year. I did, too. Drove in over 100 runs (101) and hit 19 homers." The A's were in the thick of the race last year when Joost tore some ligaments in his hand, trying a head first slide into third base at St Louis. With Eddie out of the lineup," Philadelphia slumped. They played only .400 ball the rest of the season and finished fourth, 12 12 Is got around to doing something about the third member of that triumvirate After 41 years, they finally bought a dinner for.

"Pop" and told him what they think of him Everybody (including this writer) agreed it couldnt happen to a nicer guy, even if he Is a southerner only by adoption Incidentally, It was baseball, not golf, that led O. B. into the newspaper business Back In 1908 he was fired from a Job because he offered to bet $500 that his boss couldnt name a National League team that could finish ahead of the Chicago Cubs These days he might offer the same bet in reverse name a club that will finish behind the Cubs. PEACHTREE ST. BLOSSOMS Atlanta baseball; fans already are high on second baseman Dave Williams, who Is to go to the Giants in September for $65,000 The Tigers, here for an exhibition series, also wanted Williams but didn't get up enough dough Bill Alexander, who used to describe himself as "the oldest recruiter in the business," is very proud of a new athletic program at Georgia Tech.

Alex now figures- Tech, which supports ten sports, should make a respectable showing in all of them without trying overly hard for any 1 one championship Spud Chandler and Whit Wyatt, Georgians who were pitching rivals in the 1941 World Series, will be rival managers Officers quoted Gilbreath as saying he jumped into the well -after getting a warning letter read to him by another man who also turning ur Bsveu tne secoaq round and floored him three times for eight in the eighth. Roberts brings his wild ways back into the local arena after a six weeks absence. The redhead is well-known to local fans having created brawls and near-riots evesytlme he has appeared here. The Shadow has gained a similar reputation with his rough and rowdy antics. Together; this duo is certain to make tomorrow's bout a worked on the -if arm.

Gilbreath said he can't -read or write. -games rock-sock affair. Lawyer Learns for $240 How Crooks Operate SAN FRANCISCO A brief hit in fashioning a 2-0 shutout for the Bronx crew yesterday. EL PASO, (Pj-WLeo Dur-ocher, manager of the New York Giants, seemed determined today to get Jack Lohrke into the line-up to stay. 1 Lohrke, who has been baiting the ball at batter than a .400 clip In grapefruit league games, played second base, a relatively stronge position, yesterday as the Giants outslugged the Cleveland Indians, 15-10.

ORLANDO, (P The Washington Senators today play Sost to their Chattanooga farm and lanager Joe Kuhel of the nats has his fingers crossed his outfit will keep hitting at the -present pace. 1 After looking over the box scores of the last few exhibitions, Kurel found that the Senators were averaging 13-hits-per-game. Charley unable to obtain brother Don Keene fo his partner, asked that Harrell be allowed to make up the other half of the team. Promoter Nick Gulas granted his request, thus forming one of the best-conditioned and most formidable outfits ever to step between visit to a murder trial courtroom was all a San Francisco attorney needed to become well versed in the ST. PETERSBURO Fla.

The old man who manages the Philadelphia Athletics still clutched his familiar score card "as he painted to Eddie Joost. LS If Joost hadn't been hurt last August," said Mgr. Connie Mack, "we might won the pennant." It was quite a compliment for Mack to pay to his veteran shortstop. Yet, every Athletic ball player agreed wit i him. If the A's go places in the American League this season, look to Joost, "the man who came back," for the answer.

Re's the key to the Philadelphia infield the inspiration leader who transferred a raggedly Ann quartet into one of Mack's finest. Last year he set a league record by playing 43 consecutive errorless games and accepting 226 consecutive chances with nary a boot. Without him the A's would have been cellar bait. Things weren't always like thto for Joost, who has been banging around ball parks since 1933. He will be 33 next June 5.

-r He says ft took a "kick in the pants" to change his baseball ca-, reer. The kick back to the minors after eight yearsin the bigy show-came from John Qulnn, general Wink Sinks First Ace of the Year Holland O. Wink became the first member of the year to be admitted to the coveted hole-in-one ranks at the Clarksvllle Country dub Sunday afternoon. He used an 8-lron at the eighth hole to accomplish the feat. The shot, which was on the pin all the way, gave Wink his first hole-in-one since he has been playing golf.

i I i ways of crooks. After leaving his seat, Chester SPORTS MIRROR By the Associated Press Today a year ago New Yankees gave veteran pitcher Spud Chandler his unconditional release. Three years' ago Lovely Cottage, a 25-1 shot, won the Grand National Steeplechase at Alntree, England. Five years ago Jockey Bobby Permane rode five winners at Tropical Park, Florida. Ten years ago the AATJ cancelled a projected all-star track meet between U.

S. and Great Monett discovered his wallet miss Xn 1948, the" American League pennant-winning Cleveland Indians' infield drove 432 runs while the third the ropes.here". ing. He returned to find it gone place Yankees' Infield sent only 187 from the court, as was another spectator who occupied the seat for Arranged for the same card are a pair of one fall, 30-mlnute time limit bouts that will rank alongside across tne piate. in the Atlanta Journal's all-star high school-baseball game May 25 the main event as thrill producers.

a few moments after he had vacated It. Monett's educational brush with the pickpocket cost him $240. The first-action packed battle of The University of Santa Clara baseball wllf play 27 contests this season. The Notre Dame "fcaseball team has won more games- than It lost for 26 consecutive Chandler now is a Yankee scout and Wyatt a farmer in Buchanan, Ga. Leading the parade is Gil Coan, the night will send the Shadow up against Harrell.

The mystery man is sure to have trouble with the who has showed considerable power. ue is tuning at close to .400. popular Mississipplan, a husky and ST. PETERSBURG, (ff capable man in the IjOU. urissie, big lefthander who Is The second one fall match wiB Barney McCosky batted .326 for the Philadelphia A's In 1948 but he failed to- hit a single home run for the first season he entered the majors in 1939.

expected to be see Keene, -oldest of the famed among athe Philadelphia athlet- wrestling Keene brothers, clash with Roberts-in a bout that will give the feature attraction a run for the top billing. who is ics- most proauc- live this given the credit for teaching his brother the things that brought Don the lightheavy diadem, has met plenty of wild grapplers and season, will start against the St. Trills I ill N. WRESTLING WEDNESDAY NIGHT, 8:15 POWERS ARENA Final GREEN ROWDY RED SHADOW ROBERTS' MUSMTTI Roberts won't have a picnic. TRIPLETS SWELL BLOOD today.

Dick Fowler, another of the A's smMtm. chief purlers, will Lou Brissie go against the Mefici n-r 'v. liMtnnf IB -i TTTir if-4 ALBANY, Mr. and Mrs. Robert' Parrlsh, already parents of 16 children, 12 living, increased HENRY HARRELL CHARLEY KEENE New York Yankees tomarrow, the their brood by three with the arrival of triplets.

last game for the Philadelphia club before leaving Florida on the trek home. TTalfnnntora- nnv ret im fw ml Seml-Flnaf One Fall 30 Minute Time limit Green Shadow Red Roberts vs. vs. Henry HarrcK Charley Keene SAN ANTONIO, UP) cue work. on land and sea; for dust Hugh Casey, the ex-Brooklyn fire' man, will have a lot of relief duty CHARLEY KEENE ing crops wiin cnemicais against insect pests; in delivering mail, police hunts, and exploring for oil and for the Pittsburgh pirates this sea LEGION POST No.

7 SPONSORS NICK C.ULA8, PROMOTER son but manager Billy Meyers says oiner minerals. Whether you're tall, short, wicTe, or an average man Rank-ins has a suit to it without excessive alternations. it will be only for very short stret ches. He says Casey Is most effective when he has only one to four Innings of relief to hurt. If Myers' plans work out he'll use Klrby Hlgbe, another former Brooklyn pitcher, for the longrdistancf) relief chores.

ST. PETERSBURG, (JP) The St. Louis Cardinals, who have been losing games as the result of weak hitting, i varied their routine yesterday and dropped one through TMIE'IHiIE weak iieldlng. The committed five errors to taking a 5-4 beating fronr Boston In 10 innings at Sarasota. Fla.

Four of Boston's runs were unearned. It Hart Schaffnor Marx Botany '500 was the Cards' sixth consecutive defeat. AUSTIN. UPr "The St. Louis Browns and the Chicago Cub move into the Texas capital today to resume their spring series.

They 600 WHITE AND COLORED SHIRTS WITH were stopped by rain at San Anto Hyde; Park Style Mart nio yesterday for the seCbnd time. Ned Garver was named to pitch lor tne. Browns. The Cubs have a 5-2 edge the series. JACKSONVILLE.

"A 11 COLLARS hi The Cincinnati Reds, here today for a game with the Boston Braves, have little in -the way of recent happenings to be happy about. They've gotten only six hits in the last two games against three pitchers wita jittle or no major league pitching experience. Red Lively, Eddie Erautt and Ken Raff ens-Ber- fger have given By JAYSON up omy i xuu themselves In those two games but their mates have been able 'The Collar Fit" i to get one run. iBob Porterfleld '8 Jonebitter Tester' tUeday gave the Hnn W.hmif bankets a to 0 da shutout. Herman RANK! NANKIN'S Wehmelier Jj slated to try for the full distance against the Braves today.

LUBBOCK, Tex, 4JP Pitcher Don Black of the Cleveland Indians is not going to travel eastward with the tribe Twho today meet the New York Giants here in the The Store for Men and YourirrMeaM The Store for Men and Young Men".

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