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First With The Latest Sports AP, HVS Newt Wire. CUMBERLAND, MARYLAND, SUNgAY, MARCH Tonrney Ends Thursday On Pogi iHAKLH 31, 1957 IT i Pago 31 Gen. Duke Ties World Record InMoridaDerbp Run Aaron's Pair Swats Pace Braves Over Detroit, 7-2 LAKELAND, March 30 Aaron, the 23-year-old National League batting champ from last year, blasted twin two-run homers today to lead his club to a 7-2 exhibition baseball victory over the Detroit Tigers. Hits To Both Fleldl Hts right-field smash in the first inning and his left-field blow in the eighth both came after Danny O'Connell had walked off the weak Tiger pitching. Reno-Bertoia' hit the only Detroit homer with the bases empty in the fifth inning.

Pitcher Bob Trowbridge had just taken over for Milwaukee starter Lew Burdelle who had allowed only two hifs in his four-inning stint. Foytack Takes I.osi Paul Foytack was' the lubm- hurler for the He insisted he ready to pitch, although lie had been plagued with a sore arm for the past two weeks. was the 1 Jllh loss against six victories for the Tigers. O'Connell acdred three of lhe MilwBukee runs. Besides trotting home in front of Aaron twice, he contributed a double in the sixth Inning and scored behind Trow- on single by Eddie Mat- 'lorinHin Valley 175 'Johnson Allegany 6' 175 Srown Allegony 6' 190 BisSield) Mt.

5'11" 165 choice SECOND TEAM Veor Schoo' Oonnie Wilkinson, Sr. Bruce im Harden Sr. Ml. Soyog ewil Llewellyn Sr. Beol George Louder Soph.

Volley Jim Sr. Allegany HONORABLE MENTION "Junior" O'Neol ond Thurl Roy (Forl Hill); Ronnie Bruce (Allegony); Gordon Green (Volley); Roy Holt (Mt, Joe Melz (Beoll). NEW YOP.K, March 30 Trailing by as many as 13 points in lhe first half, th'e East bounced back behind Louisville's 'Charlie Tyra, Manhattan's Gerry Paulson and St. John's Dick Duckett to defeat the West 73-63, today in (be lllh annual Fresh Air Fund collegiate all-star basketball game before 13,448 in Madison Garden. West Leads At Half Jim Krebs and Bill Ebben sparked the a 40-33 halftime lead.

Just before the nin mark of the second half, i led 57-50. However, Tyra, mief Redlegs Whip Dodgers, 2-1 TAMPA, March 30 Johnny Podres held Cincinnati to one hit in seven innings today but eighth for a 2-1 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Brooks Lawrence, who gave the chez collaborated to allow the Dodgers- only six hits. PoSres had a string of 12 x-3 hitless innings in his last two spring training appearances until he gave up a single fc) Gus Bell in lhe seventh. The Brooks got to Fowler for a lua in the seVenth on infield hits by Gil Hodges and Carl Furillo a jingle off Alex Grammas' jlove by Handy Jackson.

The lead didn't hold up long, However, after Erskine took over for Podres in the eighth. Smoky Burgess' third spring training home run lied the score. Pinch- hitter Bob Thurman walked. Gerry Lynch filed out but pinch- hitter Frank Rob.inson singled and Don Hoafc, running for Thurrnan, on Johnny Temple's single to ihort which Don Zimmer ooiild only knock down. 000 000 I 0 4 4 2 Campanellit J'owto (T), Smchet Tribe Rampages, Routs Cubs, 11-2 TUCSON, March 30 (M- Al Smith, Dave Pope and Kenny Kuhn hit home runs today as the Cleveland Indians swamped the Chicago Cubs, 11-2, in an exhibition game ob Rush, Jim Brosnan oholsky.

eir onl off Mike Garcia, who held the Cubs to five safe blows in five 5 Dick Tomanek, rookie southpaw, pitched the last four innings for Cleveland and blanked the Cubs The Indians scored rive runs on AH-WMIToam FIRST TEAM 'loytr 'Voiing School Volley Kgr. a i. Yr. 5T US Sr Sr, Sr. Sr.

Sr. East All-Stars Rally To Top Five Of Mt. Savage Rounds Out Senior Club By JIM DAY Times Scholastic Sports Editor' Allegany High and Valley wound up in a deadlock for first place in the Western Maryland Inlerscholastic Basketball League. The co-champs also finished in a dead heat on the All- WMI team as picked by the Sunday Times Sporls department ilh the aid of an advisory committee. The Black Knights, who reign again as the state Class basketball kings, and Campers both placed two cagers on the first team while Mt.

Savage drew the idler berth. Ken Johnson Only Holdover Ken Johnson, the only holdover from the 1956 quinl, and Carl Brown represent Allegany. Honald "Butch" Young and Johnny were awarded the berths Valley. George Bishields is (he Mt. Savage choice.

Both Young and Johnson Valley and Allegany's Johnson unanimous picks with Bi and Brown also finishing high enough lo rate first-team selections. Balloting for the positions was close with several cagers on the second club just narrowly miss- ihe second team -are Donnie (Bruce), Jim Harden -'iis Jim Palmer, returiicu after resting with four personals, and hit five straight points scored 20 in all. Paulson a drive-in to lie the score at 57-57 at 11:59. East Takes Over Iowa State's Gary Thompson's two free throws put the West ahead again but Paulson took a from Duckett to square it again and then hit a jumper which gave the East its, first lead ch stands 6-5 in favor ot East. Ducked named the most valuable player in the EAST (N.

CaroHna) (Syracuse) Hammond (W.Va. Tech) Ulifong (Memphis SI.) EDben (Detroit) (Calil.) Krebs (SMU1 BonsnlTe (111.) 5-7 19 1-2 2-1 3.2 D-0 0 0-0 0 M. 4 0 M-K 13 73 WrisKt (Okia. AZ.SD McGuire, 'I Open Trotter NEW YORK, March 30 tfl-The coach and star of North Carolina's TCAA basketball champions will ead the College All-Stars tomorrow afternoon in the opening game of the annual cross-country tour against the Harlem Globetrotters. The Tar Heels' Frank McGuire will handle coaching duties of the Stars assisleti by veteran Ray Wcyer'o! DePaul.

Their rosier for the first game of the J9-city tour will include Lennie Rosenblulh, 6-5 All-America and key player in North Carolina's unbeaten season and march to the collegiate title. Other college seniors lined up the opener include Chel Fc.rte, olumbia All-America, Hank of Canisius, Dick Duckett of St. Johns, Brooklyn; Vinnie Cohen of Syracuse, Bill Ebben of De- irwin i and John Smyth, Notre Dame caplain. Bisons two innings against Brosnan. M2000WO-J 3 WEST PALM BEACH, 30 Zernial, Bob ilCerv and Vic Power hit home cISa 1 Toro w'aod'He Atr ''clics defeated the Buffalo Bi- wcann.

L-Bosft. sons of the International League Home mnj-cwcafo CJeic- Jand. Smith, Kuhn. 4-1 in an exhibition game. Colls Open At Home Against Detroit Lions BALTIMORE, March 30 IB-The Baltimore Colts -will open their home professional football season next fall against the Detroit Lions on Sept 29.

home games announced today, continues on Oct with the only game against lhe Chicago Bsars, and includes these other times: Oct a. Green Bayr Nov. 3, Pittsburgh; Nov. 24, San Francisco, Dec. Los Angeles.

fn with Milt Graff aboard. Cerv hit his in the sixth and Power followed with a homer in the seventh. Rip Coleman limited the Bisons one, run and five.hits in six innings. Eddie Blake finished and checked Buffalo on one hit. Hal Smith.

Kansas City catcher, as thrown out ot the game in the second inning after a brie! argument with Plate Umpire Joe Paparclla. McGomty, Modkr 1 smith, Orv, Power. m' GcDr)(e Lauder (Vallc Six others drew mentions with and Thurl Roy IFort Hill), Ronnie Bruce Gordon Green (Valley), Hott (Mt. Savage) and Joe letz (Beall) getting votes. All-Senior Group The 1957 aggregation is an all- senior group with Young, John Johnson and Bishields jumping up from last year's second team while Brown was an honorable mention in 1956.

Others, in addition to Alco's Johnson, on last season's All- tVMI were "Cokie" Robertson A'alley), Gene Dawsori (Bruce), tod Breodlove (Allegany) and Hon Delwiler (Fort Hill), Young, the brilliant sparkplug and playmaker of the Black friights, finished as the league's scoring ace with 199 points in 10 James. "Butch," captain of the Detmold Dandies, is also one of the league's" all-time great shots and has few, if any, defensive peers. The Black Knights' John Johnson, who missed three games be- 1 cause of an ankle injury, was "dead-eye" dick wilh lis one-hand jumper being capable of breaking open any con- esl. He was a consistent per- ormer, top-notch rebounder and helped make Valley's offensive one of the tops in the area. Ken Johnson has been one of be key performers of the Alle- jany quints the past two seasons.

3 ossessor of a deadly hook shot, alao could use defensiy grabbing rebounds, lelped aet up the Alco ploys and dazzls opposition with bis matchless court sense. Brown Endi Career One of the steady performers all season was Carl Brown who will be winding up a great all- round career with the Campers ipon graduation this spring. Carl vas usually the corner man -he Blue and While attack and many of his eye-catching fielders broke the heart of the opposition. A brilliant floor man, through his most rugged players George le of the title picture and also helped force Valley into a playoff for Class bono-s peran li George -BlSHtCCOS Ronald "Butch" VOUMG- Senators Rap Yankees, Yost Paces Attack ST. PETERSBURG, March i 30 Yost slammed four rits, including a homer, today to Washington Senators to a 7-D victory over the New York Yankees in an exhibition game.

Yankee second baseman Billy Martin was hit on the ring finger of his right hand by a pitch from the Senators' Pedro Ramos while batting in the second inning but X-rays showed no fracture. He is expected to return to the lineup in a few Art Ditmar, the righthander Yanks' acquired from Kansas 3ity, absorbed the brunt of Wash- ngton's ll-hit attack, giving up six runs on six hits in the second nning, Jim DePalo, who pitched six innings, and Mark Freeman, who pitched the ninth, limited the Senators to one run the rest of the way, a homer Yost off 3epalo in the sixth inning. Yost had perfect day with four hits and walk in times at bat pitched five Inningi wrmitted all New York counting on a fourth-Inning by Andy. Carey. Bob pitched two-hit relief over last four, innings.

ball Assn. playoff finals. Coleman unleashed a desperate 15-foot shot with 30 seconds to go that told the story of the bard- pounding Boston Garden contest unleash efore 5,976. and a national- tele. ision audience.

Hawks' ace Bob Peltit, who scored 37 points, received out- Boston player, and Slater Martin. T4 iviocii, ouMon. oiner Jt was Coleman sidearm 15- center, fouled out as did Macaulev footer, however, with the 2-5- leconrf limit running out which 'Vaxhington York (A) 050 Wl 11 120 200 5 and Herbert; mar, DePato (3), Ttrry Howa L-TMtmar. Home rans WuUactnu York, Carey. often Brown was one of the league's sive ability.

He is the first Mt lhe Sava to frt team ul le iaan ate total of 864 IS pllv 5 averaglng lo 17 2 Hawks Drop Celtics Mays Wallops In Pair Overtimes By BOB HO0BT7VO withstood the block lor Cousy. Russell, defensive genius, fouled out as the first over- time Arnie Risen, Boston's other made the difference. Boston, which never got a lead until early in the second half. Forced the first overtime on Tom Heinsohn's tap-in wilh five seconds to play and sent it into the second extra session on Bob and Martin. St.

Louis had to rally this time and did so on a Peltil layup with a minute to play which made it 123-all. After Hiat Cousy missed a free throw, Coleman looped in his winning basket, a jwarm of Hawks stole ball from Hein uAiin acoaiun on OOD aiuic oau irom nem- Cousy'i long with and St. LouU' Cliff Hagen ignited KM Kwen Mt. BiB with poinU while Ketuoim and Couay contributed 36 apiece. JVfartin and Macauley accounted for 23 each for the Hawks.

Boston, behind as much as 12 points in the first half; reached its peak as regular time was running out when Sharman made a three-pointer to close the gap to 102-100. Rookie center Bill Russell grabbed a rebound with 45 seconds to go but missed a shot with 20 seconds left. Then Cousy stole the ball from Martin, fed Sharman who missed a field goal try at which point in his tic- near the finish, how ever, closed it up to 113-111. Clobber Birds PHOENIX, March 30 HV- 'our home runs, two by Willie Mays and one apiece by Gai Harris and rookie Andre Rodgers As 5t. the ball powered the New York Giants to over lhe Baltimore Cactus League game To it LJ '1 and Park mimed two free throwi for winnerj.

meet tomorrow second gam. of thij best- They were the eighth and ninth icmers of the spring for Mays the seventh for Harris and the There was one Baltimore home in the game, by ex-Dodger Dick Williams, his first. The Giants have a 14-6 won lost exhibition record, best in majors. The Giants collected hits. Mays led with three, gettinj a single in addition to his homers Bfrrfa Tap Lllttefleld Dick Littlelield pitched aix hi tiingi for the National giving the Oriolai all their ruru and eight of their H) WU.

Ma: Surkont finished up. i 511 Jl HIT 10 636 3 16 513 2 a Nichols Ruutll Cocsj- 0 0 317 a 10 is 12 12 36 i'CULUp 408 T.I.II a in UK 31 11 a Ned Day Rolls Third Back -To-Back '300g tcr national uu.vhng champion -j, WJ UA cany the first five blasted, back-to-back 300s for the swain Robert Milton Colby of Wor overtime. Sharman's two third time in his brilliant career cester, rowed to an upse IIMII. ever, closed it up to 113-111. games to his credit Dedicate Beats Out Third Brother In Campbell TniTVT reer oe an ups yesterday.

He now has 83 perfect two-length viclory over heavi By JOHN CHANDLER BOWIE, MARCH 30 Mrs. Jan Burke's Dedicate turned tables on Chris Chenery's Third Brother today as he took command near the head of the Eight horses started in the and Weber (7.40) combined as lyn Handicap Whitnev stakes arrf runnms mil. anH firs t. and second-race winners for $VooO added Hawlhorne Go an On ,4....1.1.. fourth running ot the mile and one-sixteenth event, with two late scratches, Dance-A-Jig and Tick Tock.

This was the richest Campbell an 5S0.20 for S2 double. Then in the big race, with Dedicate going off at a bit better than Crovedhll be tough PP in later S2TTiT iV Ca A QE thC W3S the riche5t Cam be 5hJ RcCor(l Ver his shoulder a5 hcad another home stretch and blazed home a Memorial named in honor of the a totai S314 553 hme of on a fast shc moved past the final bend Phils, allowing another Car- nose victory, over the Virginia-ilAto Vow Vnrl- -r (rark was shw a frnin rfinal rtr iat fdiiicu iwuyr in tne nose ovfcr the Virginia-late New York and Bowie race! The old mark was owned horse a tight phrWcourse racing secretary, and is $296.747, set Dec. jm. MHH; wi uti uut.jj lluT me track was shy of the course roc- a mile from 'he finish. -----finish of the John B.

Campbell Memorial. With a cheering crowd of 21,530 watching in sunny but breezy just managed wcatt er to han on in the, richest handicap race run in this Old Line state. Two weeks ago in the Bowie Handicap, a.t the same distance, of a mile lo the wire for a pulse popping decision. Akbar Khan Third Third place went to the Cockfield Stable's Akbar Khan, a long shot bred in England by the Aga Akbar Khan parts of- a length ahead of the fourth horse, Mrs. E.

D. Jacobs' Paper Tiger, third choice in the belting. Furthermore, the hopes of Donald C. LiL'is, Bowie president, for, a million dollar per day average for 41 days came to pass as the ord, set by Social Out- uujo i.diiic aa ine third Brother rushed up in the customers began betting on the final strides and nosed out Dedi- eighth and final race of the after- cafe in another thriller. liie crowd, although slighUy smaller than iast Saturday, was in a betting mood, and crackedjt RnwTp ih; A total of Sl.871,970 was bet for Beats Down Bold Ruler, Iron Liege By GENE PJ.OVVDEN MIAMI, March 30 Duke, a husky son of the Grass, put on a.blazing stretch run today to win the $123,600 Florida Derby in world record-lying lime for the' mile and an eighth and soundly whipped the odds-on choice, Bold Ruler.

The brown son of Bull Lea, laying back while Federal Hill set the pace and Bold Ruler pursued him to the final turn, caught them both in the stretch and went under the wire a length and a half front. The time was 1:46 4-5. Bold Ruler finished second, only head in front of Iron Liege, sta- ilemale ot Gen Duke. Shan Pac vas fourth and Federal Hill fifth the smallest field ever to compete in this rich feature. Smashes Track Mark With a gay and colorful crowd it 24,409 cheering him on, Gen.

Duke charged along the palm- ined course to tie the world record and smash the track mark in his major test for 3-year-olds who vlll.be running for racing's Trown in the Kentucky Derby, 'reakncss and Belnyint. The world record was held by -oor, Alidon and Swaps, all of hem older than Gen. Duke when hey made the mark. Fractional imcs were :23 2-5, :46 2-S, :48 2-5 :10 4-5, 1:22, and 1:46 4-J iver a lightning fast tftick. Gen.

Duke, owned by the fabu- ous Calumet Farm of Lexington earned $73,400 and his stabls- nale. Iron Liege, picked up $12.000 to give Mrs. Gene Markey, of Calumet, a record 845 earned by her'horses in Florida this winter: Gen. Dufee, second choice in betting, paid $5.80 and $2.10. Bold Ruler, the 3-5 choice, returned $2.10.

Due to the small field, was no show batting. The old Gulfslream Park record for the mile and a furlong hung up by Needles, the pride of Florida, when he won the Derby last year in 1:48 3-5. Thought I Could'Win' "I thought we could win it six! made up my mind I'd beat them if It was the last thing 1 did," said l.Mllie Hartack, last year's champion jockey who made up most of the 122 pounds on Gen. Duke. The Johnslown, boy added- And we won it." Gen Duke's pot of gold for Florida Derby boosted his earnings to $138,520, all but $2,635 of it picked up this winter in Florida He raced eight times as' a 2-year- old and in the money four times.

In seven starts this year, he won four, finished second and third- twice, his victories including the Everglades and Fountain of Youth Stakes. Bold Ruler, owned by Mrs. Henry Carnegie Phtpps of New York has started 13 times previously and finished in the money in 11 of them, earning $256,875. His last appearance wai in tht Fl a i Slakes, whipped Gen. Iron Federal Hill and olhers.

For his second placa finish, Bold Ruler earned $25,000. T. A. Gria- southpaw Billy O'Dell pitched fo first six innings and was charge, with the defeat. He gave up al the Giant homers.

Baltimorc 000 111 000 112 12 i. and Trta -I. Surkonl (7) a UlOIitJd. Yort BalUmore, Wiffiams. Mays 2.

Hirtii Cambridge Oxford today in the inter-varsities crew race. annua lbu cat lieu X. A. urUI- Charlis Beamon bonia som's Shan Pac got fourth money southnaw Rillv rvriaU 17 i of $7,500 and Clifford Luwky'f the Beamoa worked the Federal Hill earned for, fifth. Thus all five horses more than the $2.200 nominating entry and starting fees.

All the colts in today's race ara nd el ib 'f for lre Kentucky Derby sthmidL w- an all but Shan Pac are nominated for the other Triple Crown events. was the last big in Florida for 3-year-olds. Phillies' Rookie Beats Cards, 3-1 CLEARWATER, 30 outfielr'or Bob Bowman accounted for all the Phila- elphia runs today as the Phillies sat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1. Bowrrian homered with one on lvd iak.tr.

in the first and forced the other In winning the boat classic pn 1 delphia run across in lhe 57th time, Cambridge fou rth when hit by pitch from for about a mile and a quarter of Sam Jones with the bases full mi Bover omered of( in the fourth for the 4i 'le River Thames course, and who spent lone Cardinal tally. But Oxford, a oci wjr isotrai uut- VJAIVIU, lei "inning the 1955 Campbell Pounds a men to Cambridge's 180 iemorial. fe-lprt In chajlenee asain. An esli- auuuiur dinal hit. Jones, Bob Smith and 187 Jim Davis shared the mound chores St.

r- ipj i C511- Dedicate carried top weight ofi 250 000 spectators, poynds, and paid J4.20 M.so hright sun 5 cheered the Phils to six hits. SU Louis two Bowie records on this final day ot the 41-day winter and A total of Sl.871,970 was bet for BIIQ CK snuK the day, running the 41-day lotalt 8 wlds lo lito S41.U5.216 for "Lucky Lillis." to 5how 124 pounds, and paid J4.20 and $2.40, while Third Brolher wrilii 113, was $4.00 and $3.60. Akbar Khan, with only ill pounds and aboard, went otf, and paid $7.40 spring session. Wage $181,514 The customers shoved $181,214 through the windows on the daily double pool, as Noble Sun (19.00) the New York investment broker who insisted racing fans didn't have to travel to Florida, California or other Southern points to gel winter on the ponies was fifth, followed by- Mr. First Mrs.

Burke, of Miami and New York, collected $75,150 for Hlv Dedicate, a top, Handicap star cate's victory, running bis total last year and winner of the Brook-Jearnings to $353,850. ow 100 R30-1 00 100 I wu.w.niiv, a. B. Smith (3J wildly as the underdog crew niIrilf) Motehtad preached the finish. slmm The time was a medicore 19J Hoi LOUIS.

minutes. 5 second. weU over the! Bo record of 17:50 set by Cambridge IJ43. Colby, a graduate of Harvard. was mui, toilowed bv Mary's Bubble, Beam Rider and merl company in Jim Mr.

First Romulus Meadows of Nashville. Tribe Options Pair To San Diego Club vi 1 TbCXSON, March 30 Tenn, a Yale graduate who rowed The Cleveland Indians optioned 0 Ed Casque and Pete the race, their first in thislMesa lo the San Diego farm club ancient rivalry, a "wonderful ex- today, cutting the squad (B 33 perience." (players..

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