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Dodgers to Feed Brown Southpaw Die? Giant Sluggers Welcome Fences at P. G. Dressen Plans To Brush Tom 1 Up on Fielding Piis and Reef Sox, So Sas Here By HAROLD BURR Tommy Brown has left the Brooklyn bench that he has Open Serits Today Against Cleveland On Home Diamond The New York Giants came Mantle Rejected Again by Army been polishing so brightly ever since he cam up seven years ago from the Parade Grounde as a 16-year-old boy wonder. back to the friendly fences of the Polo Grounds today on a Manager Chuck Dreseen sent him to Ieftfleld last night at batting spree reminiscent of Griffith Stadium, Washington, Mel Ott's old "221-Club" of 1947. Miami, April 13 (U.R) New York Yankee outfielder Mickey Mantle was notified today he still is not eligible tor military service due to a bone disease in his leg.

Joe Payton, member of the Ottawa County Selective Service Board, said a letter advising Mantle of his rejection was placed The Giants beat the Cleve where the Dodgers mad a stopover to absorb on the soggy turf a 5 to 1 defeat Brownie received the assign land Indians, 13 to 8, yesterday and now have scored 63 runs in their last five games with the American Leaguers. in the malls at 11:30 a.m. te ment because Bob Kuzava, a day. Mantle took an Army ar -4, southpaw, was working for the physical examination In Tulsa, Monte Irvin hit two homers American Leaguers. Wednesday after draft "I'm going to start him in left- and Clint Hartung, Whitey officials had received many inquiries about his deferment.

Lockman and Bobby Thomson hit homers and Larry Jansen Mantle, 19 years old, suffers field against the lefthanders," explained Chuck. "All of my other spar outfielders are lefty swingers, with the exception of Jim Russell, who switches. I've from a rare bone condition, os pitched seven innings, win the 1951 Giants come close to the 221 homers hit by the 47 team? teomyelitis, which Is responsible law Is for an enlargement of his lower left leg. Boston, April 13 (U.R) The Won't Play Today Boston Braves and Boston Red been told Tommy's a good hitter, but we're going to work on his fielding when we get back; to Ebbets field. I'll run him shagging flies.

Payton said the hit Sox, both nursing pennant ter, sctar of the Yankees' ex hopes, open a three-game series "However, I'll replace him today billed officially as "ex hibition play this Spring, "has been found not acceptable for induction Into the armed forces with Don Thompson for defen hibitions'' but actually deadly Jl V1' fs I v'M I) uf i Ss serious. at the present time." Lefty Mel Parnell was ex This was cheering news to pected to start today's game, irankee fans, who have seen the and then do the same against Yanks' lineup riddled in recent days by Injuries. the New York Yankees on opening day. For the Braves, back together again after splitting Mantle's mother. Mrs.

E. sive purposes if the game goes into the late innings with. Brooklyn a run or so ahead. Don gets a great jump on a ball." Tommy responded to the confidence placed in him by his new manager by slamming out the first hit off Kuzava in the third Inning a whistling double to left. The Dodgers got only two hits.

The other was a fluke double by Pee Wee Reese that Sam Dente and Gil Coan Into two touring groups, Vern Mantle of Commerce, said the baseball player was still "around home" today and Bickford was expected to start. 5 The Sox yesterday scored would not play in the Yankee- 4 three runs in the seventh in ning without a hit to beat LEO DUROCHER, whose Giants have been named as the probable National League race winner in a poll conducted by United Press. Springfield of the International League, 5 to 2. Brooklyn Dodger game as scheduled later today at Yankee Stadium in New York. Yesterday, Yankee officials said their star beginner was ev-pected to arrive in New York THE CRYSTAL BALL The time arrives to make some sense out of personal observations of big league ball clubs in training, plus second-hand conclusions about the ball clubs your agent couldn't see.

And so the guess here is that the National League pennant race will wind up something like this: 1, Philadelphia; 2, Brooklyn; 3, New York; 4, Boston; 5, Chicago; 6, St. Louis; 7, Cincinnati; 8, Pittsburgh. And the American League: 1, Boston; 2, Cleveland; 3, New York; 4, Detroit; 5, Chicago; 6, Philadelphia; 7, Washington; 8, St. Louis. There shouid be a whale of a race in each league.

In the National League, the Phillies, Dodgers and Giants rate very close. The balance could be swayed by any one of a number of imponderables a serious injury to a key player, the selective service board or a helpful trade engineered before the deadline would change the picture. Should any one of these three falter, the Braves could move right Into the spot. With the exception of the Pirates, there isn't a club in the league without at least one good pitcher who might knock off your first-place club on any given day. There is less balance in the American League.

That makes the issue more clear cut. The Red Sox and the Indians will match bountiful power and pitching. You must respect that highly developed urge to win the Yankees possess. But it does seem as if the other five clubs in the race will be running chiefly for exercise. THE NATIONAL PHILLIES Could do it again, because here is a team with youth and balance and presumably improved poise.

Not too deep in pitching behind Roberts, but a relief ace like Konstanty takes in much of that slack, and Skipper Sawyer so far has been slightly sensational instilling poise in young flingers. DODGERS Insufficient pitching and nothing else cost Brooklyn the grand prize last season. This Spring the Dodger pitching has been even less prepossessing. They'd rate on top if the front office would make that deal for Pollet or comparable help from outside. Otherwise, Dressen is likely to suffer just as Shotton did.

GIANTS The notion here is that an improvement in attack will be counter-balanced by a decline in pitching, which was too good to be true late last season. It will take more than Durocher's dulcet tones to bring New York to the top because, this time, they'll feel the heat from the start. BRAVES Some power, some speed, perhaps not enough of either. But it wouldn't take much improvement to make Boston really rough, for Southworth has high-grade pitching. CUBS Showed improvement last year which should continue this coming season.

Club has youth and Frisch insists upon hustle. CARDINALS Potentially strong pitching will be hampered by a poor defense, especially if Skipper Marion cannot play short every day. The "old pros" are growing old. REDS The muscular Kluszewski is almost enough to give the opposition a fit any time Blackwell or another Cincinnati pitcher has a good day or night. PIRATES Rickey's planning is always long range, so it's far too early to look for a miracle here.

THE AMERICAN RED SOX The Boston bafflers have disappointed four years in a row. If it were 40 years in a row, one still has to go for them. Steve O'Neill, in his first full season, has three new pitchers in Scarborough, Wight and Taylor and Boudreau to apply a vital spark to Williams and associates. INDIANS Al Lopez, in his first managerial whirl in the majors, has a club with a lot of power and a lot of pitching. He may also have the rookie of the year in Simp did an old-fashioned waltx St.

Louis, April 13 (U.R) Sec under. So Mistakes ond-baseman Red Schoendienst in time to stare in the outfield drove in six runs with a grand- BATTLES FOR STARTING BERTH Rocky Bridges, talented rookie who toiled for Montreal last year, is making an all-out bid for the third base post with the Dodgers and hopes to be in the starting lineup at Ebbets Field next Tuesday against the Phillies in the season's opener. The Dodgers were slated to meet the' Yankees today at the Yankee Stadium in the first of a three-game exhibition series. The scene shifts to Brooklyn tomorrow and Sunday. That was the only blow against the Dodgers.

Brown struck in his own cause in his other three attempts. He Information Barred Mrs. Mantle said her son had slam homer and a single yesterday to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 10 to 7 victory Baker 12to5 Over Brothers didn't make any mistakes out gone to pick up his father at a mine near Commerce and over the Little Rock Travellers. on his sector of grass.

He turned his back on Sam Mele's triple would return to the family Chicago, April 13 (U.R) The home for lunch. So far as she the fifth, as he had been knew, he hadn't received word taught to do at Vero Beach, Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox were scheduled to start a three-game crosstown of his new "draft exemption. instead of trying to judge its In St. Nick Bout flight, and once he galloped to fayton said he could not say what specific physical disabil series today, providing the Knicks Search For Road Back his left to haul In Eddie Yost'e Cubs' Wrigley Field is dry drive, a play that often left ity had caused the Army to re Undefeated Bob Baker, high enough to play on. him bewildered in the past.

ject Mantle. The Weatherman forecast "Selective Service rearula The Senators got to Dan ly touted' young heavyweight from Pittsburgh, was a 12 to 5 Bankhead in the first for a pair favorite today to make his New of tallies on a fielder's choice Hons forbid local boards to reveal to anyone other than 'the registrant the nature of a de Reeling, but not out yet. That describes the situation cold weather and rain for the first meeting of the two teams in their home territory this year. York City debut a winning one confronting the Knickerbockers, trailing 0 to 3, in their best- fect or why he was not con tonight against tough Elklns Brothers of Washington, D. of-seven series with the Rochester Royals for the National sidered acceptable," Payton The Chicago teams have met three times before In exhibition at St Nicholas Arena.

said. Basketball Association title, as they meet the powerful up-State team tonight in the 69th Regiment Armory in the fourth game games this season, and the Sox Victory in the 10-rounder would earn 24-year-old Baker a of the championship set, Mrs. Mantle said Mickey expected to leave nearby Joplin, by air late today for New were victors on two of the occasions. and Mickey Vernon's three-bagger and scored two more in the fifth on the Mele triple. Earl Mossor pitched one run-less frame when he went out for a pinch-hitter.

The kid from Portsmouth would have preferred a longer test, but the situation called for Eddie Miksis to hit to him. Clem Labine got by at the cost of a run in Uie last two rounds. The Knicks still manifest op Madison Square Garden main event shot at one of the lead xorK. andf the third game at the armory on Wednesday. But the title series has been pretty timism, as they are an excep ing heavyweight contenders, Baker, hailed by his admirers Ring Show Raise $500 for Polio Fund Close to 400 persons turned out at George Sheppard's Gym much of a two-man effort, sup and they are many as the hardest hitter to come up in Yale, Cambridge Hold Final Drills The Dodgers' attack waa the heavy ranks since Joe Louis, has won all of his 19 nasium last night In support of plied, of course, by Brownsville's Max Zaslofsky and Vlnce Boryla.

This devastating duo has exhibited great competitive and weak. They racked up only six hits, all told, and it was not tionally high spirited crew which has rallied from depressing situations several times this season. The last month of the season saw the Lapchlckmen drop 11 of 13 road encounters and stumble from first to third place in the N. B. Eastern Division.

With this in mind, the garden dribers weren't expected to last long In the play bouts, 14 of them by knock the Infantile Paralysis Fund. Jack Dempsey was guest ref outs. Brothers, however, also clutch shooting ability in the boasts an impressive record with 25 wins, six losses, and until the ninth that they scored their solitary run off Mickey Harris on Gil Hodges' double and Reese's single down the New Haven, April 13 (U.R) The Yale and Cambridge crews were scheduled to hold one draw in 32 bouts with 16 eree while Johnny Addie and Sam Taub shared the announce-ing at the Polio benefit show. A couple of Brownsville's favorite sons, George Small and series with the Royals. Both have notched 52 points for a 17.3 average.

For the ten play knockouts. middle. final drills today for their, in offs. They loaded the bases In the ternational sweepswinginsr duel Weight Edge Baker will have a off games Boryla has scored 175 points for a 17.5 average, while But they upset the second Harold Green, put on exhlbl- tomorrow on the Housatonic weight advantage about 219 the former Thomas Jefferson tion bouts against amateur punchers. Small squared away River.

pounds to about 190. The Eli boat has been shuf third, but Duke Snider fanned for the third out Reese got his cheap double to start the fifth and Gene Verble backed up and then muffed Rocky Bridges' pop fly out on the grass. No- with Eddie Young and Green High ace has tallied 172 for a 17.2 average. Should they get just a little aid from their place Boston Celtics in a successive games sweep of the best-of-three series. Syracuse, a powerful team which had suffered many injuries to key personnel all season, was a sharp fled and re-shuffled during the met Eddie McWaters.

Eight And the Pittsburgher, who stands six-feet, two inches, also will have an important reach last days but Coach Jim Rath- amateur bouts were included scnmiot said today "We now In the program which was mates, particularly In rebound scraps, things can still be made Advantage over the flve-foot, have a team working as a unit." force in the playoffs. The Nats nine-inch Brothers. But Broth uncomfortable for the Royals, Dody out and the rally expired miserably on Bankhead's strikeout Brown's little fly to Vernon and Carl Furillo's tan to David ueebe of Englewood. strongly supported by the sports world. The polio fund will realize close to $500 eliminated the Philadelphia There was improvement in N.

and Edgar Crossman of ers was expected to give Baker a rough time by use of us usual the rebound department In Litchfield, Conn, have been pro through the show. Warriors in two straight games and figured to make short work of the Knicks. Kuzava. low crouch and swarming, bor- Wednesday's scrap at the Lexington Ave. drill shed.

Sweet Furillo singled in the eighth. ing-ln tactics designed to nulli ODAY'S EXHIBITIONS moted from the Junior varsity for the big show. Beebe will row No. 2, while Crossman will However, in this series the fy Baker reach advantage. water Clifton was apparently Brooklra IN) n.

How Tot (A) at How Knicks demonstrated their abil Baker, who admits he is not York. recovered from the hampering row No. 3. How Tort an it. Clsrnand (A) at Nor.

ity to rally in the face of dis yet ready to challenge cham effects of a herniated disc in folk. Vo. The remainder of the Yale aster. They won an overtime son. Cleveland presents a formidable threat which may be counteracted by certain defensive weaknesses.

YANKEES They cannot win every year even if it seems that way. Casey Stengel's dependables are a year older and a year on the wrong side of the hill. If 01' Case can do it again, he'll rate automatic membership in the brotherhood of master magicians. TIGERS Red Rolfe has possibly the best all-around outfield in the business, but little else. Not enough power, not enough speed and not enough pitching depth.

WHITE SOX Paul Richards, starting out here, is said to have the most improved club in the league. It shouldn't take much to finish fifth. ATHLETICS I can't help but think that Jimmy Dykes will get more out of the same material than the venerable Mr. Mack, who retired after a solid half century of managing. SENATORS Bucky Harris, an able skipper, is cursed with a club that has nothing except the most pronounced Spanish accent in the majors.

BROWNS Minor league clubs were kicking 'em around this Spring and it didn't look accidental. pion Ezzard Charles, Is anxious cniooco (H) to. CTMoago (aj at cnicaio. Booton (A) n. Booton (X) at Bootoo.

but Snider flied to right and Robinson hit into a double play. Dressen sent up Bruce Edward to bat for Labine in the ninth with one run in, two out and a man on first. But the catcher lined squarely into Eddie Yost'a glove at third. boat is expected to consist of his spine and did yeoman work off the boards. But Sweets got contest in the third meeting, Philadelphia (If) ti.

FhlladtlDhla (A) at Norton Stevens of Darien. for a match against a top contender like Rocky Marciano, and the final game the series Fhiiadoiphio. little support from Connie Sim Cincinnati N) to. znoiaaapouo XndtanapoUa. went the five -game limit Roland LaStarza, Rex Layne, or stroke; William Loring of Chicago, No.

Carl Hellman mons (6-8) and Harry Gallatin WMhincton (A) ro. Boltuaoro (tot at Cesar Brion. BalUmoca (nlrht). saw them win, though they trailed by 12 markers with only (6-6). of Lakewood, Ohio, No.

Rob Oh well, bring on the Yan What the Knicks hope is that ert S. Jones of Buffalo, N. 10 minutes left. kees. this circumstance is corrected Two-Man Affair No.

Uourtland Schmidt of Madison, Wis, No. Ralph for tonight's game and that Expect Derby Picture Brooklyn Athletes With the sort of rebounding Boryla and Zaslofsky might fatephan of Cleveland, 0., bow; have their burden eased a bit, and team cohesion they are ac To See Action Today Byram K. Stevens of Center ville, Md, coxswain. customed to getting, the Knicks probably would have taken the If this happens, Rochester might see the series prolonged Brooklyn College swings Into To Clear Tomorrow 5otn crews worked out on action this afternoon as the second meeting in Rochester a bit. It could happen.

the Housatonic yesterday. The boys from Cambridge traveled Putnam Stable's Lord Putr The Kentucky Derby picture, track team meets St. Francis on the B. C. field and the diamond team faces Long Island University at the Parade Grounds.

the marked mile and three-quarters course in an unofficial TIME OUT! not too clear at the moment, nam, who set up Uncle Miltie's winning effort in the Prospect Brooks Try to Place time of eight minutes, 18 sec should be brought into sharper onds. For Happy Furth's team the with a blistering early pace, may be back for another crack focus this weekend following Rathschmldt declined to dis the running of two Important at the derby favorite, along dual meet will be the Initial one of the season and will aa Russell With Senators close Yale's time over the same course, although he admitted he preps on East Coast tracks. with Wheatley Stable's Bit Back. wa3 far from disappointed, Uncle Mlltle, the current fa iar in aeierming now nard hit the club Is after losing important men in almost every classi- vorite for the Rose Run, is ex of the Phillies will open Tues The Dodgers are still trying pected to head the field for the to find a place for Jim Russell. day at Ebbets Field against Yonkers lo Open The other probables are Sam Mason's To Market, Larry Mac-Phail's General Staff, Green-tree's Hall of F'ame, Hal price ncauon Dy graduation.

It will also mark the Terriers initial Don Newcombe. While in Washington they Experimental Handicap No. 2 at Jamaica, while Repetoire looks like the choice In the offered him to Bucky Harris. outing of the season. Headley's Jumbo, J.

J. Amiel's A second heavy storm set in The baseball team, whlnh Meet on Monday The manager of the Senators hasn't made any little speech of Chesapeake Stakes at Laurel. Count Turf, Cain Hoy Stable's an hour before game time last night and neither the Dodgers beat Iona, 139, In the season's opener, will try to make it two At least two standout derby acceptance as yet. Bucky is Battle Morn and the King Ranch pair of Sonic and Long candidates have been with Yonkers, N. April 12 already five deep in good straight over Buck Lai's nor the Senators could take batting or fielding practice.

The drawn from the mlle-and-a-six- Bow. Moore Volo, second fastest pacer in the 10-horse field, drew the 4 Repetoire. the colt wfth the teenth version of the Experi players played catch on the rail position in the $5,000 Inaug mental. They are George Widen- misspelled name, is expected to President Clark Griffith of 'LEFT' AT THE POST! sidelines while the ground er's Battlefield and Greentree ural, feature of Yonker'tf Race the Senators last night in Wash face a strong field in the Ches crew was rolling up the canvas Brooklyn WMhlnston urh oft! Stable's Big Stretch, both of way's opening elght-rce card apeake, which is also run over ington sat in his baseball office a mile-and-a-sixteenth distance. next Monday night.

401 101 1 0 Coin, If 4 0 0 3 0' Norm.ef at the stadium named after him glumly watching the rain that The six-year-old stallion's rec whom got a look at "Miltle's' flying heels In Monday's Pros riect purse at Jamaica. Yildiz, the surprise winner of 100 4 torn 4 10 2 1 311 10 41140 401 fO 111 10 401 43 401 11 30 1 7 0 Jackie Robinson took a hit away from Irv Noren, former Dodger outfielder, in the first with a diving stop to his left and retired the batter while on Mrtt.rf threatened to wash away the ord of 2:0135 for the mile is a fifth of a second lower than the Flamingo Stakes, is a probable starter for the Maryland Battlefield, last year cham near capacity house. Brown.lf Turin, rf Snlder.cf HodlM.lb RecM.H MoNOr.p HlbU Ltblne.p bEdwttdi Vtle.2b Dentc.u Orujo.o Kurava.p feature, along with Alerted, "If Brooklyn was In the 4 11 4 0 400 7 1 401 0 1 40 1 0 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 00 0 0 pion Juvenile, isn't ready for such a long-distance race, and is 100 0 1 his knees. who won last weeks Laurel American League," the Old Fox Thomas B. Scot's Mark.

Moore Volo, owned and driven by L. N. Megett of Clyde, Ohio, won five races last year. cM'Cormlck 10 0 0 0 HurU.p 10 1 0 1 being pointed Instead for Ja Stakes. pondered the impossible, "we would draw 250,000 people maica's Wood Memorial next The stiles' clicked to an es timated 20,000 cash customers ToUl 31 1 14 61 TMU 30 I 11 17 while they were in town, provided we could play nine of bringing the grand total rough tPonod Brldrtt tor Mouor la wraith.

WAAC and Olivette Hanover, two daughters of the great Billy Direct will start In the second and third post positions. Other week. Big Stretch, according to trainer Jack Gaver, is passing up the New York preps and will be shipped Monday to A victory in the Chesapeake undoubtedly will move Repetoire near the top of the class for derby candidates. He already has numerous derby backers, which he picked up after his ly-up to 168,441 for 30 exhlbl the games at night and the other tlon games, and they could go over the quarter of a million top with the three weekend Kentucky. His next start is ex horses in the first tier are Way-zoff, MacBInghen, Thomas B.

two on given Sundays. What makes the Dodgers such a gate attraction? I wouldn't know except that they've got the best darn catcher In baseball in Roy pected to be in the Blue Grass victory in the sprint division of "Say, are you looking for trouble?" tecot, Vologda Dale and Mighty games with the Yankees. Stakes at Keeneland, April 26. the Experimental. So, with Battlefield and Big Gray Matter, who won a di iwm UMno-ln ninth.

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two of Campanella." vision of the Everglades Handl Mike McCormlck, who served with the Dodgers under Burt Stretch out of the way, It looks like easy plckin's for Uncle Sister. Retlaw Winchell, driven by Stanley Dancer, Yonkers Raceway's 1950 champion reinsman, and Ed Morgan's Single See, cap at Hlaleah Park, is another Shotton, went up to pinch hit PORTS Mlltle In tomorrow's Experi likely starter In the Chesapeake mental. The J. J. Colando celt Other probables include Iliad, in the Washington sixth, but Earl Mossor ended the inning Robin Roberts tuned up against the Reds at Knoxville Wednesday, which leads to the suspicion that the bonus star will bt the trailers, starting in is the highwelght for the racej Whirling Bat, Senator Joe, Eu clid and Jack the Great.

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