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SUNSET BASEBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE Rickert Blasts Two Homers 18 Son Bernardino DAILY SUN March 1950 "I OCA AT AT AT AT SAN AT AT AT 9U MEXICALI Et, CENTRO TIJUANA RIVERSIDE BERNARDINO PORTER VILLb YUMA LAS VEGAS Muy 30-31, May 2-3-4 PApr. 25-26-27 May S-6-7-7 June 2-3-4-4 June 1 June 20-21-22 July 7-8-S-9 May 19-20-21-21 July 21-22-23-23 May 32-13-14-14 Aug. 8-9-10 June 13-14-15 Aug. 25-26-27- Aug. 1-2-3 June 23-24-25 Aug.

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18-19-20-20 Aug. 29-30-31 Sept. 4-4-5 IN MAJOR LEAGUE CAMPS a Kenny Washington Hits Homer; Giants' Stanky Taps 3-for-4 to 1, in a St. Louis Cards' six-inning intrasquad game. Nietopski, a 22-year-old Buffalo, JACK BURKE JR.

TAKES ST. PETERSBURG OPEN GAEL COaCm Joe Rueiz has been named head football coach at St. Mary's college at Moraga on a two-year contract. Ruetz is a graduate of Notre Dame. He played football there.

He took postgraduate courses in anthropol ogy at University of California and got a doctor of philosophy degree at University of Chicago. (AP Wirephoto) Pettit Contract Declared Legal Stephani Defends His Deal With Pittsburgh HOLLYWOOD ftPi Fred Stephani, independent motion picture producer who sold the rights to" Paul Pettit's baseball talents to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a record 5100,000, yesterday de N. boy up from Omaha, made several sparkling plays afield and added three hits to score one run and drive in two. Ex-Mexican leaguer Danny Gardella whacked a single and a double for the losers. Marion, Red Schoendienst, Enos Slaughter and Stan Musial did not play in the game.

RACKLEY'S BLOW WINS TAMPA, (IP) A two-run single in the seventh inning by former Dodger Marv Rackley was the deciding blow in the Cincinnati Reds' first intrasquad game yesterday as the "Tony Cuccinel-lo" team defeated the "Gus Man-cuso" team, 6 to 5, in eight innings. Catcher John Pramesa and shortstop Virgil Stallcup hit home runs for the winning team. EVERS SLAMS ONE LAKELAND, (IP) Outfielder Walt (Hoot) Evers gained the honor of being the first 1950 Detroit Tiger to hit the ball out of the lot during yesterday's batting drill, and then catcher Bob Swift, who hit only two homers last year, followed with two drives over the left field fence. ROBINSON IN CAMP VERO. BEACH, (IP) Jackie Robinson, the National lpfl(Tilp' "mnQt valtlahlp nlavpr" in 1 holes to end up with a 69 and a 275 total for third-place prize money of $1,000.

George Fazio, Conshohocken, and Jim Ferrier, San Francisco, tied for fourth place with 276s. Fazio carded a 68 yesterday and Ferrier a 67. They collected $750 each. Snead, firing a 68 on the final round, finished fifth with a 279 for $600. Bill 'Shields of Albany, N.

finished as the top amateur of the tournament but was far back with a 311. Defending champion Pete Cooper, Ponte Vedra, was out of the money with a 287. Stewart, Senators Reach Compromise on Contract ORLANDO, Fla. (IP) Outfielder Ed Stewart, who expressed a desire to be traded when he couldn't come to terms with the Washington Senators, accepted his 1950 contract last night after a brief telephone conversation with president Clark Griffith from his Los Angeles home. Griffith, who had said earlier that he would stand pat on his offer of $13,000 a $1,000 raise over last year admitted that both parties had to "give a little" before Stewart came to terms.

Trick Billiard Artist To Give Exhibition Mike Kimrough, one of the country's greatest trick shot artists in billiards, will give an exhibition Tuesday night at 8 at the Base Line Billiards parlor. Kimrough, who hails from Philadelphia, is a former champion in the east. The public is invited. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.

(TP) Jack Burke Jr. of White Plains, who finished in a tie for forty-eighth place last year, yesterday won the 1950 St. Petersburg Open tournament with a 72- hole total of 272. The 27-year-old ex-Marine, who recently tied for the title in the Bing Crosby Invitational and won the Rio Grande Valley Open, captured $2,000 in top prize money yesterday to rank second only to Sam Snead in winnings thus far this year. Burke fired his second two-un-der par 69 to go with 67s for the first two rounds and finished one stroke ahead of Chick Harbert, Northville, who had a 70 yesterday for a 273.

Harbert collected $1,400, Toby Lyons, Warren, turned in a spectacular performance on the fifteenth hole by shooting a hole-in-one that could have left him in a tie with Burke had he finished the round with par golf. But he had bogies on two straight Fish and Game Club Will Meet Tonight San Bernardino's Inland Fish and Game holds its monthly meeting tonight at 7:30 in the Legion hall on Fourth street at D. Secretary Harold Johnston announces that entertainment will be presented, and all 'club members are invited. Bert Bangle, membership chairman, reports several have joined since the last meeting. Four of the starting five men on the University of Redlands cham pionship quintet hail from Wilson High in Los Angeles.

They were coached by ex-Redlands star, Jay SetUe. fended the transcation as legal Schenz to Ed Stevens, cut short under baseball law. a prospective score in the first. Stephani, who had the young McCall tossed three innings of southpaw under contract "as an hitless ball for the Holts in the actor and as an athlete," desribed' fourth, fifth and sixth, as-, "most ridiculous" a story in Bob Chesnes also was impres-the New York Herald Tribune sive on the mound for the Riddle which charged that the Pirates team even though he allowed two bid for Pettit while the lS-year- hits, both of them for extra bases, old star still was in high school, The first blow was a home run by The Herald Tribune, in a copy-, Rickert and then in the sixth righted story, said yesterday it Catcher Turner hit a double. Both has "irrefutable proof" that the were first batters up in the inning.

Pirates "conspired to sign him Forrest Main, up from Indian- i 2,200 See Holfs Defeat Riddles By 7 fo 1 Score Slugger Kiner Back In Uniform But Does Not See Game Action By SID OLIN Marvin Rickert, an outfielder acquired by the Pittsburgh Pirates last winter from the Bos ton Braves, hit two home runs as the Goldie Holt team defeated Coach Johnny Riddle's nine 7 to 1 in an intraclub game yes-! terday at Perris Hill park. Leading off in the fifth inning, Rickert, who accounted for four I of the seven runs, slammed the ball over the scoreboard in right field, and in the eighth frame he I Ann' nnnthntt T- I OTft fnof ftl'flr Ui U1C CUIUlllCi. J11V.II UIV vsvi.a the rightfield wall with two mates aboard. The game attracted a crowd of 2,200 fans and was an errorless contest in which the winning club got 11 hits as against seven for Coach Riddle's players. M'CALL, RIDDLE STAR Elmer Riddle, up from Indian-1 apolis, ana Johnny McCall, up from Indianapolis, made the best showing of the six hurlers used in the game.

Riddle, pitching for brother Johnny, yielded a single to Johnny Merson, first batter up for the Holts, then clamped down to hold the opposition hitless for three innings. A double play, Riddle to T1C Cn' Coogan to third base from where he scored on Pitcher Main's sacrifice. Coogan and O'Connell each got two hits but for the Holts Rickert! was the batting star with three! hits while Danny Murtaugh and Catcher Turner each got two blows. i Tommy Saffell had a great day In centerfield where he accepted eight chances for putouts, three of, them spectacular catches. Bob; Forbes made one of the oustand-j ing cathes of the game for Rid-j die's team in left field off the bat of Rickert.

KINER IN CAM Ralph Kiner reported in camp, yesterday after an absence of sev-l eral days because of a cold, but. did not take part in the game. He! has recovered to such an extent! he will take in the workouts today at Perris Hill park. The game scheduled at 2 p.m. yesterday started at 1:45.

The practice today will be on the rou-j tine order and will start at 10:30 a.m., Manager Eill Meyer announced! HOLTS An Rinnixs ab 4 1 Cast.pi'n' ss 4 1 KufWI cf 4 4 ke it 4 5 3 0 2 1 Restf-lll rf Forrx-s If 4 0 C'oon 3 0 4 1 ss 4 2n 4 2 2 2 1 0 3 Main 0 3 2 i) 4 2b 4 'i I) Main 0 0 0 0 1P4Q arrivprl lacr nihr tn inin Lovejoy and McKnight S.D.) Al 1343, arnea last niBnt 10 join nis-Br and Kenneth Keny ai o. Brooklyn Dodger teammates, who; wohiers and Day (S.o.) 6: Lehman were having a day off from praM0' Fred 8elf (A) tice Baeder and Pearson (S.D.) 0. Ralph Foust and Vaughn Daviei (A) Pettit) before his graduaUon. i apolis, experienced tough sledding1 The story quoted an unidentified the seventh and eighth innings! witness who claimed to have seenj to yield six of the runs secured by! Stephani "talking baseball" with, the Holts. He was nicked for Pirates' president Frank McKin-(four hits in the seventh, a double' ney at a baseball park in Indian-; by Jack Phillips and singles by! PHOENIX, (IP) Ed Stanky's "Varsity" beat Bill Rigney's "Rookies" 5-4 yesterday as Manager Leo Durocher watched his Giants play their first intrasquad game of the season.

Stanky, making his first appearance in competition for his new team, got two singles and a double in four trips to the plate. Rookie first baseman Jack Harshman, playing with the regulars, hom ered to start a winning three-run rally in the seventh. Kenny Washington, 30-year-old ex-football star who is here on a look-see basis, clouted out of the park against Dave Koslo, ace lefty, in the eighth. FANNIN ON SICK LIST BURBANK, (IP) Cliff Fannin, counted upon as one of the Browns' starting pitchers, joined outfielder Ray Coleman on the sick list with a cold yesterday as the St. Louis American league team worked out in cool, overcast weather.

YA GOTTA HIT FIRST PASADENA, (IP) Base running was stressed again yesterday as the Chicago White Sox limited their drill to a single mid-day workout. HOLMES NURSES THUMB BRADENTON, OP) Outfielder Tommy Holmes, the Boston Braves' first casualty of 1950 with a bruised thumb on his right hand, was ordered yesterday to confine his practice to light running for the next week. X-rays showed that Holmes, who aggravated an old thumb injury in practice Saturday, did not sustain a fracture. Utility infielder Sibby Sisti finally agreed to terms yesterday, but it was reported there is a strong possibility that he won't open the season in a Brave uniform. The Braves, loaded with infield material, may try to trade Sisti for an experienced catcher.

Right now, Del Crandall, a 20-year-old receiver with only one year's experience, is the club's No. 1 catcher. BERRA FLYING IN "ST. PETERSBURG, (IP) Catcher Yogi Berra, one of the four New York Yankee holdouts, was expected to fly into camp today to discuss his 1950 contract with General Manager George Weiss. Berra, first-string Yankee catcher and one of the power hitters in the world champions' lineup, was reported seeking an increase cf $8,000 over last year's contract of $14,000.

Of the other holdouts, only pitcher Vic Raschi is here. Third baseman Bobby Brown still is in New Orleans at Tulane university and pitcher Tommy Byrne is home in Wake Forest, N. C. NIETOPSKI STANDOUT ST. PETERSBURG, (IP) Ed Nietopski, rookie aiming to replace Marty Marion at shortstop, turned in an impressive fielding and hitting performance yesterday as Coach Buzzy Ware's squad beat Coach Tony Kaufman's squad, 4 xllopp 10 0 Totals 7 11 Totals 31 Batted for MrCall in ixth.

SfOHE BV IN.M.NOS: "'J Two-base hits Turner. rnii-lips. HP. Rlrkert 2. Sacrifice Main.

DP Kidll S'-henz Coogan. Caitlgliono-S'-henz-Coogan. Murtaugh-Merson, Stevens'. KB off Gregg 1, McDonald 1, Main 1. SO bv Gregg 2.

MrC'all 1, McDonald 1, nesnes 1. Winning pitcher McCall. Losing J.I UMU Arrowhead Golf Teams Win Two Down San Diego 35-13, Clip Victoria 34-14 Arrowhead Country club golf team defeated the San Diego C. C. golfers yesterday in the Southern California Golf association team matches played here, 35 to 13.

It was the fourth win in the five team matches played by the Group No. 3 Arrowhead team. The Group 5 team playing at Riverside defeated the Victoria Country club team 34 to 14 to match the season record for the Group 3 team. The Ralph Foust-Vaughn Dav- ies team registered the low team net with a 61 but Sid Olin Jr. carded the low gross yesterday with a 69, three under par, and set a winning pace of five successive birdies on the front nine.

The results on the Arrowhead course were: Tom Reed and Sid Olin (A) John. capi anri Mrruilm S.D.I 1 a-, Williams and Campbell (S.D-) 0. Art Nye and Dr. Carl Hadley (A) 6, Bradshaw and Whittenton (S.D.) 0. G- 0xon and George Thwing (A) uanaee ana dciv.iiri w.f.

The final team matches will be played next Sunday when the Group 5 team plays on the Arrowhead Country club course against the Santa Ana team while the Group No. 3 team goes to Upland to meet the Red Hill Country club golfers. Hudson GiantS Defeat in 12 Innings The Hudson Giants yesterday squeezed out a 11 to 10 victory over the new organized A.F.L. on the Waterman Gardens fieid- 41, A 200 120 023 00010 12 Giants 201 001 213 00111 13 3 3 Wilson. Scott (8) and Wilburn; Met- zer, Courtney (9) and Hernandez.

Mercuries Outscore CrawletS at ColtOn The Colton Mercuries yesterday tripped Annibil's Crawlets 12 to 7 on the South Colton diamond. Eeltran, Duarte, Alba, Luna and Suchil all cracked out two hits in five times at bat for the winners, apolis last summer and that he Rickert, Murtaugh and Turner "knew" the Pettit deal was after walking Westlake. "cooked up" then. And in the eighth with one out, "I met Mr. McKinnoy once at; Ted Beard and Westlake singled the Indianapolis ball park but Ilt0 score on Rickert's second hom-don't think I can even tell you eP.

what he looks like," said Stephani. ccwcmtlj "The first dealings I had with the; 'N 8 t. Pirates were when Mr. Hameyi eJ" e. C0U" ter f' (Pirate general manager Roy; WAITKUS THRILLS FANS CLEARWATER, (IP) Ed- i die WaitkUS, the Philadelphia Phil-' lies first baseman Who has not I played baseball since he was shot by a demented girl in Chicago last season, thrilled 1,200 spectators and his teammates yesterday by making three solid hits, including a double, in as many times at bat in a practice game.

Waitkus also played a fine defensive game. Dick Sisler, his rival fn tha "PViillio fiVcf hoca -JrtV, got two hits as the Cookes beat the Bengoughs, 6 to 1, in seven! innings. JEFFCOAT STEALS HOME AVALON (IP) Roy Johnson's r' ii i i. uitjs Lujjeuieu live runs in a uigi fifth inning yesterday to whip Spud Davis' Whites 7 to 2 in the Chi- cago Cubs' first intra-squad game. na winning run in the last of the Southpaw Bob McCall was the with a sharp single t0 left, victim of the winners big inning and Courtnoy collected which was climaxed by Hal wjn Segura to Quit Kramer Troupe He Resents Parker Making More Dough ATLANTA UP) Pancho Segura said yesterday he is quitting his tennis tour at the end of the month because fellow player Frankie Parker is making mora money.

Segura, who has beaten Parker 65 times and lost 12, told Atlanta Constitution sports writer Gene Asher that his decision to quit the Bobby Riggs tennis tour is "definite." I wish I was still an amateur," he added. The Ecuadorean made his an-nouncement after he had just beaten Riggs, national profession, al champion, in straight sets 6-3. 6-3. Ex-professional champion Jaclt Kramer displayed a sharp backhand yesterday to beat Pancho Gonzales, 7-9, 6-4, 6-4. This gava Kramer a 64-18 edge in match standings.

Larry Heim, Redlands Swimmer, Wins Place Larry Heim, 16, a Redlands High school junior, Saturday took third place in the men's division in the 150-yard backstroke event of the Southern Pacific Swimming association of the A.A.U. at Bever. ly Hills. Heim was presented with trophy and was also voted the boy showing-the most promise at the meet. Bob Best, also representing Red-lands High school at the meet, failed to qualify for the finals.

Mobilgas iOCONf-VACUUM eW I uoais steal oi nome. noy amaney scored from second on Ihe hurler's wild pitch on the same play. Walt Dubiel set the Whites down in order in the two innings DarnrAnr Pnn he worked. Bob Rush, the winning! iQn Beardin0 pitcher, gave up two hits in two Team Defeats LaJolla innings, and Frank Hiller held the Greys hitless in his stint. San, Bernardino yesterday de feated the LaJolla polo team 14 LEMON REJECTS OFFER to 13 on the East Base Line field.

Ariz. (IP) Contract it was second week-end game negotiations with Cleveland pitch- between the teams, a tie match er Bob Lemon stalled again yes-'having bccn payeri Saturday, terday with Lemon refusing a new Yesterday's close victory came offer by General Manager Hank in )he closing SpConds of play. Greenberg. "Shorty Funkhouser of San Despite his unofficial status, i Bernardino, who had been loaned however, Lemon managed the to the LaJolla team, was high winning team in the first intra-' goal man with 10. squad game.

His men defeated Bob Feller's team, 13 to 4, with Thurman Tucker and Herb Con yers leading the attack with four nus eacn. S. B. Merchants Halt Cucamonga Nine 5 to 2 The San Bernardino Merchants Harney) approached me after the boy had graduated in January." Remove front wheels and inspect lining. Inspect, clean and repack front wheel bearings.

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