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S. rdries7th febld; BB Team Wins Again Sao Paulo, Brazil, April 23 (UPI). Air Force Capt. Franklin Green of San Antonio, led the United States pistol shooting team to two gold medals in the Pan-American Games today and Americans advanced in five other sports including baseball. Pick Rafalko "For Want of a Much more important than the new five-year contract tendered coach Allie Sherman would have been the announcement of a new running back to bolster the depleted ball-carrying corps of the Giants.

All was peaches-and- cream at the Mara brothers annual spring luncheon in Mama Leone' but Allie, jubilant though he was over his new deal, still found tim to inject a note of caution into his remarks concerning prospects for another eastern division championship. "We need help in the offensive backfield." he said. "We're suf-i fering numerically and asking too much of Alex Webster, Phil King and Joe Morrison." This particular statement was delivered at the end of Sherman' talk, when the turnout had been lulled by optimism, the box office bonanza of 50,000 sold season tickets and an overly filling midday repast. In the privacy of his office the coach had admitted to far greater concern over the situation, to such a degree, in fact, one gathered he'd be willing to split the difference in his pay boost if it would buy him a solid running back. Giants Find It Difficult to Make Deal "We're really shallow in the offensive backfield, and it has worried, plenty.

Nobody will trade with us. We've tried, but team Such superior such a sensible Capt. Green won the 50-meter free pistol shooting event with a score of 547 out of a possible 600 and the U. S. captured the team event when SSgt.

Allen Merx of San Antonio finished third with a score of 541. The two shooting medals brought the U. S. total to seven for four days of competition. The LI.

S. baseball team downed Venezuela, 5-4, on a 10th inning single by second baseman Dick Mooney of Weiser, after Venezuelan coach Ruben Millan had been banished and escorted from the field by 10 Brazilian policemen for protesting a balk called on one of his pitchers. The balk was called by a Japanese umpire. AMERICAN GIRLS led advances in tennis, diving, fencing and in an equestrian event. Americans also ran 1-2 in men's diving preliminaries and U.

S. swimmers were favored to bag four gold medals in events tonight. Uarlene Hard of Ios Angeles and Carole Caldwell of Santa Monica. gained the semifinals in tennis. Miss Hard breezed over Maureen Schwartz of Brasil.

6-1, and Miss Caldwell ousted Maria Helena Aniorim of Iirazil, 6-1, Miss Caldwell next meets top-seeded Maria Bueno of Brazil, who scored a 6-2, 6-2, victory over Antonio I'rado of Mexico and Darlene's next foe is Yola Ramirez, winner over Lucy Maias of Brazil, 3-6, 6-1. Allen Fox of Los Angeles, last price ONLY ,:1 $455 jj 45 QT. I VI W.MKS This Day in Sports JL Air Force Academy, April 23 (UPI). Col. Edmund A.

Rafalko, a three-sport letter-man at West Point and onetime assistant to Army football coach Earl (Red) Blaik, was appointed director of athletics at the Air Force Academy today. The 39-year-old Rafalko succeeds Col. M. L. (Marty) Martin in July.

From 1949 to 1952, Rafalko served as an assistant to Blaik. U. S. hope in men's tennis, was beaten by top-seeded Carlos Fernandez of Brazil, 6-2, 6-0, 3-6, 2-6, 6-4. IN WOMEN'S diving, Patricia Willard of Mesa, gained a lead over Barbara McAllister of Phoenix, at the end of the compulsory three -meter springboard dives.

Jean Stewart of Halifax, Nova Scotia, was third. Heading into the optional final dive on Thursday, Miss Willard has a score of 61.72 to 60.98 for Miss McAllister and 55.51 for the Canadian girl. Dick Gilbert of Lancaster, with 62.23 points, and Kenneth Stizberger'of River Forest, 111., with 58.63, took the lead in the compulsory section of the men's three-meter springboard. Patricia Galvin of San Francisco nailed down at least a second place in the women's dressage equestrian event by reaching the final against Francisco I)'Alexandre of Argentina. The Argentine girl led with 963 points to Miss Galvins' 957 and they will compete for the gold medal on Thursday.

Brazil's Dergio Arrendondo clinched the l.rnnze medal. IN FENCING. Harriet King of New York, Janice-Lee Romarv of Woodland Hills, and Bonnie I.inkmeyer of Sherman Oaks, all won their first round "pools" and moved into the second round. Capt. Green won the 50 meter free pistol event with a score of 547 out of 600, barely edging Gafiel McMahon of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, who had 546.

SSgt. Alvin R. Merx of San Antonio, won the bronze medal with 511. In putting together its second victory in three games in the baseball round robin, the U.S. had to produce a run in the ninth to send the game into the 10th inning where Mooney's single finally proved decisive.

Yonkers Lists 10-Race Card The 10th race comes to New York tomorrow night when the United Nations Consolation Trot is reduced to a $25,000 exhibition and a C-l Pace is elevated to a betting affair at Yonkers Raceway. President Marty Tananbaum made the switch yesterday when the field of five was in danger of losing France's Ozo. Ozo threw a shoe going down the backstretch in the Transoceanic and may have damaged her hoof to such a degree she may not be able to start. Roger Massue, her owner-trainer-driver, has until scratch time tomorrow morning to make his decision. Ironically, Oio was" a foreign also eligible to the $60,000 United Nations proper.

Both events are at a mile and a half. that would trade, like Baltimore and Detroit, have personnel problems at the same positions." Not that he doesn't consider Webster, King and Morrison as abla ballplayers. "But I just can't see us going through the long, tough campaigns we have in the NFL witli just those three to carry tha mail. We've got to have help." Allie isn't saying these three veterans, all able but none really brilliant, are on the verge of a physical breakdown or anything like that. "In fact," he said, "we devoted a good deal of time during the winter to a careful appraisal of our veteran personnel in an attempt to discover the extent of deterioration, if any.

We came to the conclusion that our old hands still are capable, but the problem of their breaking point remains a moot question if, as in the cas of Webster, King and Morrison, they have to be used constantly." Still, there is an outside chance Dick Skelly, a 208-pounder who looks like a pro back should, will fill the bill The U. of Florida flash, red-shirted a season, was on the cripples list last year with the 'Caters and had to have a knee operation. But he's a 10.2 sprinter with power and a good cut. Plenty of Pass Catchers Available As "for Paul Dudley, the boy Sherman was so high on last year, he no longer is a Giant. He went to the Colts for Lou Guy, Ol' Miss pass catcher and No.

1 receiver for Glynn Griffing who'll be the Giants' No. quarterback behind Y.A. Tittle and Ralph Guglielmi next season. Another pass catcher the Giants need -like a Tittle needs gale force winds. They're loaded, what with Frank Gilford, Aaron Thomas and Johnny Counts all vying for the flanker spot.

One gets the idea Sherman isn't too happy about the deal which cost him Dudley. But in all other respects this shapes up as a solid club, and Sherman couldn't be more pleased. He is particularly high on Guglielmi, now fully recovered from a knee injury. The Giants are deepest at offensive ends, the flanker position and in the defensive secondary. Of Dick Pesonen, his fifth man in the secondary, he says: "This fellow is going to be one helluva fine back." Sherman.

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I'm not saying he's as fast as Del Shofner, but e're going to match 'em in a sprint and find out." Sherman also is expecting great things from Bill Winter, the rookie linebacker of last season; Bookie Bolin at offensive guard, and Reed Bohovich, another offensive lineman. And still there's the shallowness in the offensive backfield; still the need for a grade-A ball-carrier. "For trnnf of a nail the tko is fouf. For want of a shoe th horse i loaf. For want of a horgg the rider is lott." Coach Allie Sherman hopes it doesn't turn out that way toe th America Ui'-Cord HOUIS: DAILY ST.

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