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Part A-20 SUNDAY AMERICAN-STATESMAN, AUSTIN, TEXAS April 8, 1951 Texas Circuits Open This Week 4 State Class AA Loop, Gulf Coast Underway First By Associated Vrtm Two of Texas' five professional baseball leagues open the season this week. There are two fewer circuit in the state this year than last but the classifications are higher. ut zJt AT DORIS MILLER Kickoff Dinner Honors Austin Team April 16 A kickoff dinner honoring the Austin Baseball Club will be held in the City Coliseum April 18 at 7 p.m., sponsored by the Civltan Club. Tickets for the dinner will be sold at cost price of $1.50. "We decided to use the Coliseum and sell tickets at cost in order to get 300 or 400 baseball fans out for the dinner," Dan Shelton, chairman of the Civitan committee, said Saturday.

He said a crowd of 350 would be necessary for the civic club to break even on expenses. If any profit is made, it will be given to the Little League teams using Civi-tan Field in East Austin. Professional entertainment Is being planned along with distribution of souvenirs. The members of the 1951 Pioneers will be present in their baseball uniforms and will be introduced individually. Owner Ed Knebel and Business Manager Harry Voelker will make short speeches.

Bibb Falk, coach of the University of Texas baseball team, will make the principal address. "We want to stress that this is a non-profit kick-off dinner honoring the Pioneers," Shelton said, "and we want every baseball fan in town present that night." Woman-Directed San Antonio Team Boxes Austin Monday 1 RAIT RETE8 Auto Racing Club Will Open Friday The Austin Auto Racing Club has announced plans for the opening next Friday night, April 13, on its new one-fifth mile track. The track is located on the Fredericksburg Highway, one mile from the city limits. Already entered for the inaugural scramble of the new hard top racing plant are 20 drivers, most of them well known to Austin race fans, it was announced by Bob Hill of the racing club. Among drivers who will perform are Bob Glass, Dick Peters, Dan Fowler, Lesler Culp, Billy Cooper, Joe Conkle and Jack Gil-more, Hill said.

He also announced that drivers and track management will donate half of the gate receipts April 13 to the Cerebral Palsy Center. Austin and San Antonio fighters is expected to be the Pete Arren-dondo-Gilbert Tapia featherweight bout. Arrendondo is the local fighter who went to the Golden Gloves regional finals. In another feature bout, little Joe Vela wiil oppose Paul Reyes, who holds two victories over the mighty mite of Austin. Austin's Johnny Gaitan fights Ruben Castillo in a bantamweight bout.

Other bouts, with Austin fighters listed first, are: F.ddie Tarrazo vs Gilbert Ag-guirre, light heavyweights. Frakie Corpus vs Andrew Videl, lightweights. Lupe Garcia, vs Max Rodriguez, bantamweights. Mike Galva vs Tony Acosta. Tickets are on sale at Blue Bird Liquor Store, Golden Gloves Inn, and the Black Cat Cafe on East 11th.

Ringside seat tickets are 90 cents, general admission 75 cents, students 35 cents. Servicemen In uniform will be admitted for 35 cents. Their dates will also be admitted for 35 cents. 1. 11 t'; REAL ONE These two sisters finally saw their first baseball game Friday when the Pioneers played the New York Yankees.

Elevator operators at the Brown Building, they ere Mrs. Mary Lee Strong (left) and Judy Wyatt. They have followed major league baseball for years, quoting batting averages of individual stars from memory and pouring over sports pages and sports magazines. Yet until Friday, they had never watched a real baseball game not even the Pioneers or the Little Leagues. (Neal Douglass Photo) REESE, FLORES MAY BOX TUESDAY IN SAN ANTONIO osenquist Top The Class AA Texas League swings into the grind Tuesday night with Dallas at Tulsa, Fort Worth at Oklahoma City, Houston at Beaumont and San Antonio at Shreveport.

Wednesday night the Class Gulf Coast League makes its start with Brownsville at Harlingen, Laredo at Texas City, Galveston at Corpus Christi and Port Arthur at Lake Charles, La. This league is a combination of last year's Class Gulf Coast and Rio Grande Valley circuits. The Class Big State League opens the campaign April 17 with Gainesville at Wichita Falls, Austin at Temple, Tyler at Waco and Sherman-Denison at Texarkana. Tyler is a newcomer to this loop, replacing Greenville. The Class West Texas-New Mexico and Longhorn Leagues start the season April 20.

In the V. est Texas-New Mexico League it will be Borger at Pampa, Ama-rillo at Abilene. Albuquerque at Lamesa and Clovis at Lubbock. There is no change in this league from last year. The Longhorn League will have Roswell at Midland, Artesia, N.M., at Odessa, Sweetwater at San An-gelo and Vernon at Big Spring.

Artesia replaced Ballinger in this league. Texas has still another club in professional baseball El Paso, which this year will be in the Southwest International League, successor to the Arizona-Texas League. Other clubs in this circuit are Las Vegas, El Centro, Tijuana, Mexicali, Vuma, Phoenix, Tucson, Bisbee-Douglas and Juar ez. TOP DOWNS 1 SAN ANTONIO, April 7-(SC Bobby Dykes, one of the nation's top-ranking welterweights and a native of San Antonio, and Nick Moran, a classy boxer, headline th boxing card at the Municipal Auditorium in San Antonio Tuesday night. Moran is the fighter who shellacked Austin's Bert Llnam in Mexico City several years ago and the bout promises to be a thriller; Cpl.

Brantley Reese, who won the Austin regional featherweight title in 1950 and went to the state quarterfinals, returns to the ring after a six-month's layoff to fight Houston's Jesse DeHoya in a four-rounder. Reese is the fighting clown from Killeen who has done fine as a professional before temoprarily hanging up the gloves. 1" was persuaded to try a comeback by his trainer. Lefty Speed. Al Flores, Austin bantamweight, may make his pro debut on the card against Charlie Funari of San Antonio in a four-rounder.

The eight-round semifinal will pit Jackie Blair, who handed Valentino Luna of Austin his only 4 4 1 i I I 4p I 1 If I i i 4. There will be a red-faced boxing trainer in Austin Tuesday morning if his fighters lose to the Guadalupe Community Center boxers at Doris Miller Auditorium Monday night. The Reason? The San Antonio team is under the direction of Miss Eleanor Goode, a former student at the University of Texas. Austin Trainer Lefty Speed laughed Saturday and joked about what it would feel like to get beat by a boxing team that lists a woman as trainer. The fights start at 8:15 p.m.

Miss Goode majored in sociology at the University of Texas from 1945 to 1948. While attending school here, she was interested in golf and tennis and was a member of the T-Club. At the present time she is In charge of group work at the San Antonio center. She has been there since July, 1950. Prior to that she was at the Episcopal Community House in San Antonio for 1V4 years.

One of the top bouts between pro loss, against Rudy DeHoya, brother of Jesse. Bill Davee is the San Antonio promoter. Pirates Lop 3 From National Loop Roster PITTSBURGH, April 7 The Pittsburgh Pirate front office Saturday announced the Bucs have cut loose three more players as they prepare for opening of the National League season. Pitcher Stanley Milankovich and Catcher Jimmy Mangan were returned to Indianapolis of the American Association. Pitcher Harry Fisher also was sent to Indianapolis but he is on option and can be called back to the Bucs on 24-hour notice.

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6th St. 2254 Guadalupe wn I'M efects at tower cost i Ireland, Austin's Joe Ireland and John Rosenquist, Austin High's top tennis singles players, will lead the Maroon racketeers when they compete in the first, meet of the new 19AA District at San Antonio April 13. Ireland will compete in the senior singles, while Rosenquist will vie in the junior singles. Rosenquist, a sophomore in high school is only 15 years old, but stands at six feet one inch. He was junior singles runner-up at the Fal- TENNIS TALK 7950 Austin Is Strongest BT LEWIS IHELET One of the strongest net aggregations in the recent history of Austin High School will carry the maroon and white colors on the courts in district play this week against highly regarded contenders from Alamo Heights, Harlan-dale, Victoria, and Kerrville.

Susan Hamilton, the wily Maroon girls tennis team mentor, has two steady baseline operatives for the two important singles posts. In doubles, the astute feminine personnel leader has nominated two aggressive tandems for active duty. Katherine "Kitty" Harrison will handle senior girls singles chores, while Pat Woodson represents the local squad in junior girls singles. In senior girls doubles. Cynthia Heath and Anna Lee Carlson will make a determined bid for laurels.

Armour Upchurch and Nell Rick-etts will strive for the junior girls doubles pennant. Coach Carl Burger, the soft-spoken net tactician from Indiana, pins his hopes for singles titles upon the broad shoulders of Joe Ireland and John Rosenquist. Ireland's improved southpaw style of play will be in evidence in senior boys singles, while Rosenquist's steady driving game will be used in junior boys singles. Arval Bohn, the free swinging lad with the speedy service, is paired with James Lucas, a transfer from Sweetwater, in the senior boys doubles competition. Fast improving Cecil Pollard and surprising Byron King will join forces the junior boys dobles event.

The district net play will be held at the Alamo Heights High School courts on Thursday and Friday of this week. Many Austin net followers are planning to make the trip to San Antonio for the tournament in hopes of inspiring the local players to championship honors. The Caswell Spring ranking meet moved into the round of four with the top seeded players justifying their seedings. Marlin King beat H. F.

Green 6-2, 6-2. Rod Coffin eliminated Ralph Nettieton 6-2. 6-0. Clint Nettieton cruised past H. B.

Dunagan, Jr. 6-0. 6-1 in thr lower bracket, while Tom Nance advanced when Ross Toole pulled a muscle in the first set of their brief bout. Nance was leading 2-1 when play was called. The pairings find King facing Coffin in one semifinal, and Nettieton clashing with Nance in the other duel.

The semifinal matches or the finals will be held at the Caswell Tennis -Center Sunday afternoon, depend Metiers "John Rosenquist," Hernandez said "has a strong serve and tricky forehand, and should prove a contender for the state title next year." In the boys doubles matches, Arval Bohn and Frank Grand are fighting it out with George Murray and James Lucas for the privilege of entering the district meet, as only one entry from each school in each event is eligible. Coach C. S. Burger will enter either Cecil Poland and Tom Manual; or Errol King and Burt Browning in the junior doubles. In the girls' division, Anna Lee Carlson and Cynthia Heath of Austin, will compete in the senior doubles Upchurch and Nell Ricketts will clash for the junior doubles.

If the meet goes as expected, Heath and Carlson will likelv meet Martina Ochoa and Mary Lou Ze-peda of Brackenridge in the girls doubles finals at the tournament. HEATH AND Carlson were run-! nerups to Ochoa and Zepeda at the state-wide Alamo Heights tournament earlier this year. Last week, however, the Austin doubles team was victorious over the Brackenridge duet 8-6 and 6-3 at the practice meet held here. Kitty Harrison will represent the Apstin team in senior singles and Pat Woodson in junior singles. The new 19AA district is composed of players from Alamo Heights, Kerrville, Harlandale, and Victoria.

T5! custom SECOND AT LAVACA I Iff seven beautiful cotormp i I lm I it ft I uwi aroon furias tournament recently, one of the largest tennis tournaments in Texas. JOHN HERNANDEZ, state singles tennis champion, recently defeated Joe Ireland and John Rosenquist in a practice, match held here in Austin among'Austin, Jefferson, and Brackenridge netters. Hernandez remarked that Ireland was a fine player, and had a great forehand, but needed slight polishing on his backhand strokes. High Net Squad in Recent Years ing upon the current April show, ers. H.

F. Green collides wth H. B. Dunagan, Jr. in the only first round match in the Super-consolation branch of the tourney.

Perry Broom awaits the winner in the next round, J. J. Pettus and F. A. Matsen exchange strokes in the semifinals of the upper bracket.

Kathy Konecny, the UJH tennis enthusiast, is a cousin of John Rosenquist, the Maroon sensation. Susan Hofman has been giving Kathy lots of competition in practice sessions. The Prentice twins, Jim and Sharon, look like future net stars as they work out at the Caswell courts twice weekly. Nicki Knickerbocker batted the ball around Thursday afternoon with the Caswell pro. The Round-Up floats drew a large audience on downtown streets.

Linda Nixon was acting as a camouflaged escort for one float Mary Marcelle Hamer, Sarah Jane Weeks, and Mary Pat Dowell looked very attractive in their white skirts and orange packets while perched in convertibles. Charlotte Tonroy, the budding netter, had a place of prominence as "Portia" for the Law School. John Greer and Baker Jones, the bankers, were out Thursday afternoon in full net regalia. Bob Phillips, the Deaf School art teacher, played again after sustaining a broken leg bone last year. Ona Barwise was seen playing on a court adjoining the one occupied by Jerry Diercks, Navy lad enjoying his first leave.

Yankees Option Snyder To Kansas City Blues BEAUMONT. April 7 (VP In-fielrier Jerry Snyder was sent back to Kansas City of the American Association by the New York Yankees Saturday. He played shortstop for the Blues last year. Lew Burdette, a righthanded pitcher, was sent to the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League. The Yankee rostsr now lists 31 players.

EVEN DOZEN COMPETE For the third straight year 12 colleges will participate in the National Invitation basketball tournament in Madison Square Garden, March 10, 12, 13, 15 and 17. THE CHAMP John Hernandez, Jefferson High tennis star, demonstrated here recently why he is the state boys tennis champ and 10th ranking high school singles player in the nation. The Jefferson star defeated two Austin High aces, John Rosenquist. 6-1, 6-2, and Joe Ireland, 6-0, 6-2. (Neal Douglass Photo) HARD OAK HILL AT sj ft I JWun amtnutHM 1 VL, the smart shoe for summer! It's smart to keep cool in And to keep you comfortable on the hottest summeray, the Nylon meh vamp on this new Jarman pattern catches every passing breeze and" laysjtat your footTry a pair, todayl El i in Auitut ifi 6 MILES WEST OF AUSTIN ON FREDERICKSBURG HIGHWAY FRIDAY, APRIL 13th TIME TRIALS FIRST RACE 8 p.m.

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