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The Selma Times-Journal from Selma, Alabama • 5

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LEAFS SIGN INFIELDER, OUTFIELDER TO BOLSTER SQUA! 1948 Official Southeastern League Schedule 1948 Star Suggs Seeks Ciw In 1 Amateur Golf Mi FAMOUS COACH DIES AT Pin AT ANNttlQN May 9s 10 May 7 8 May 3 4 AT VICKSBURG BRUINS SMACK LOCALS ABOUT IN 18-2GAME June 7 8 21 22 July 30 31 Aug 15s 16- June 5 6s 23 24 July 28 29 Aug 13 14 June 12 17 July 24 25s Aug 9 10 May 5 6 June 3 4 19 20s June 3 4 19 20s July 26 27 Aug 11 12 May 9s 10 June 7 8 21 22 The Journal June 5 6s 21 22 Malignant Brain Turn or Cause Of Death For Stetfier Mentor PINEHUEST, N. AprU 12 (JP) A field of 109 shotmakers, including four- Curtis Cup players, was set for today qua round of the 46th Annual North and Apr 13 15 29 Mg 1 28 30s July J. 5 Aug 29s 31 JACKSON Apr 17 18s 19 May 24 25 AUmuimMo AM Talbot Here July 22 23 Aug 56. June 7 8 23 34 July 20 21 June 9 10 25 26 On Option From Sally Loop Club July 13 14 15 Aug 21 22s May 7 8 June 5 6s 4l July 22 23 South Women's Golf Tournament. National Champion Louise Suggs of Lithia Springs, is favored to capture her third North ahd South crown.

However, she anticipated strong competition from her Curtis Cup teammates, Mrs. Estelle Lawson Page, former national champion from Chapel Hill and Greensboro, who has won the title seen time; Mrs. Edwin H. Vare, Jr, Curtis captain from Maridp, and aqc i it Jack Sheehan, Chicago Cufei Aug 5 0 Apr 20 21 22 June 15 16 farm director, revealed Monday 19 20 COVERAGE that Victor Ailianiello, infiekfor, July 9 l'O lls PITTSBURGH, April 12 (fP The nations sportsmen athlete and spectator alike today mourned Dr. John B.

(Jock) Sutherland, the Silent Scot of American College Miff Hundreds of messages of condolence poured into the steel city following the death yesterday of the 59-year old coach of the National Football Leagues Pittsburgh Steelers. He died after an operation for malignant brain tumor. Aug. 23 24 and Bob Talbot, oulielder May 17 18 Sally league, had been optioned to Selma and that Bob Roth-el, infielder and Leo Holihan, June 13s 14 29 30 July 20 21 Aug 5 fi June Aug Is 2 June 10 27 28s Aug 3 4 June 15 16 July 1 2 28 29 9 11 12 25 26 Aug 19 20 May 11 12 June 9 10 27s 28 Aug 3 4 Aug 17 18 Aug 15s 16 Both new men appeared briefly in the Cloverleaf lineup in their exhlibtion game with De Moines, Sutherland, who achieved his six times winner of me event; and Grace Lenczyk, Newington, Conn. greatest fame at the University of Au.r 17 18 Ailianiello taking over third base toward the close of the game and Talbot going into center field.

Further changes in the Clover-leaf roster predicted by Pittsburgh, was found wandering I not fag from hif miretL car last Wednesday near Bandana, Ky. Physicians first believed he was In last years tournament, Mr. Page dropped a 20-hole semi-finals match to the Lithia Springs star who, in turn, was beaten on the 20th hole of the championship finals by Mrs. Babe Didrickson Za-harias, since turned were who that shifts would be from nervous exhaustion. either Dick Whitman or Duke Snider in the outfield.

from Macon, pitcher had been released. Sheehan said made between the three clubs here, Des Moines, Decatur and Selma. Stan Hacks Des Monies Bruins gave "the Cloverleafs a severe pasting here Sunday in the final appearance of the local club before they open the season here Tuesday night against the Montgomery Rebels. Pounding out 16 hits, taking advantage of 14 walks anf four infield mscue.c the Bruins Obtained at least one hit and tallied at least 1 run in all but the third inning whhe Kelly and Howe were toying with Leaf hitters with a ball game. Coupling two walks, three hits and fin error the Bruins opened Dark Horse Grabs After he was flown here night a brain condition was four-hour exploratory SUNDAY'S RESUL1 Masters Tourney; Ties Mark Of 279 operation resulted in discovery the tumor.

Almost immediately, surgeons began another operation, but were unable to home BY WHITNEY MARTIN the malignant tumor. suffering Friday discovered. of four-hour remove about alone scouting visited Duke to His left New- Orleans mystery. the RICHMOND, April 12 () The Boston Braves, who have seen the last of major league opposition until they resume their city series with the Boston Red Sox at next Friday, engage theRichmond club of the Piedmont League here today. Red Barrett will open as the Tribal pitcher anti Manager Billy Southworth is pulling for him to go the distance.

AUGUSTA, Ga, April 12 (S) Sutherland left Pittsburgh Atlanta (SA) 1 Boston (A) Cleveland (A) 2 New York (1 4 7 Philadelphia (N) 9 Washington (A) 1 New York (A) 14 New Orleans (SA) 6. Chicago (A) 5 Pittsburgh (N) 1 Chicago CN 48 DaUas (TL)'l Memphis (SA) 5 Detroit (A) T. Si. Louis (A) 8 Forjj JiSprth TL) 5. Houston (TL) 3 St.

Louis CN) 1 Philadelphia (A) 8 Birmingham The 12th Annual Masters Godf tournament is over, but not the memory of dark-horse Claude Harmons win with a record tying 279. For Harmon, a stocky club pro who winters at Seminole Club, Palm Beach, Fla, and summers at three weeks ago, travelling on a combined business and trip. He is known to have Coach Wallace Wade at University, Durham, N. C. and have visited New Orleans.

movements from the time he inged 1 a Foot, MamarorretlTtW." the victory yesterday was worth $2,500. Art Rooney, president of Steelers, expressed the- sentiment His 279 tied the Masters record set by Ralph Guldahl in 1939. The 31-year-old Harmon came in typical of Pittsburghers when he said: He put Pittsburgh on the professional football map. Pitts- (SA) 4. Cincinnati (N) 4 Boston (If) Brooklyn (NriBaltimorellL) nan celled, rain.

HOUSTON, April 12 W-The St; Louis Cardinals opem-four game series with the Chicago Cubs today, hopingto reach the .500 mark ria spring exhibition games before arriving home for a two-game set with the St. Louis Browns next Saturday. The Cards bowed, 3-1, to their Houston Texas league farm yesterday, collecting only two hits off Cloyd Boyer and Jack Creel. Erv Dusek got both of the blows as the Cards faneti to capitalize on 12 I passes issued by the Buff hurlers. the first frame against Paul Me-Giothin.

new flipper from Nssn-viile. They added one in the sec ond and jumped on the for a trio o' runs before he was I c. maced by Wayne McCraney, another Vol product. John Hanssen and Rocco Rotunno finished the game. five strokes ahead of Cary Middle coff of Memphis, Tenn, who was second in the field of 57 of the worlds best golfers.

Harmons winning score was 36 burgh lost one of its leading I lost ona of my friends. It was in Pittsburgh, both in and college ranks, that the taciturn (NEA Telephoto) MANGRUM LEADS FIRST DAY MASTERS PLAY Lloyd Mangrum, second place winner In the strokes ahead of the most famous of the all. Bobby Jones, making his annual tournament appearance, man known as The Silent achieved his greatest success. In his 15 years as coach at old to the the which registered another 79 Sunday for a he sent four teams to the Rose 1940 Masters. Golf Tournament at Augusta, uses the body english to guide cup putt gave him a 69, and top score in the first days play In the 1948 tournament.

72-hole total of 315, his worst competitive showing. and declined a fifth bid. His won eastern football titles Training Camp News In third place with 287 was times ahd produced 10 on the mound staff are Lefty War-go, 14-game winner with Chick Karbert of Detroit who blew up on the first nine of the final selections. At LaFayette where he tutored before SATURDAYS RESULTS Boston (N) 3 Cincinnati N) (ten innings) Chicago (N) 10 Dallas (TL) 1 New York (N) 14 Cleveland (A) 13. St.

Louis (N) 4 Houston (TL) 1 Pittsburgh (N) 12 Chicago (A) Philadelphia (N) 5 Washington (A) 3. Brooklyn ON) 11 Baltimore (IL) 6. Boston (A) 13 Atlanta (SA) Detroit (A) 1 Memphis (SA) 0 (ten innings) New York (A) 14 New Orleans (SA) 1, JM St. Louis (A) 8 Fort Worth (TL) Southpaw Angel round after starting the day as the to Pitt, he also won eastern TULSA-, April 12 ff)For the time being at least, Pat Seerey has the Cleveland Indians right field position. "Ive got to in there now, Tribe Manager Boudreau said yesterday Seerey clubbed his fourth in two days to pace the Indians a 12-4 victory over the York Giants.

Boudreau said has experimented so much may have finally found who notched 20 victories for chief threat to Harmon. collegiate honors. Tampa; Jim Keroe, up from Only four coaches have bettered with a 17-6 reebrd; and How did the U. S. acquire his all-time record of 172 John Ayers and Frank Childs, both Guam? won, 44 lost and 15 ties for an (By The Associated Press) GREENVILLE, S.

April 12 (yP) Manager Joe Kuhel is worried over the Washington Senators lack of hitting. In the last two games against the Philadelphia Phillies theyve made only ten hits and four runs. Dutch Leonard, former Senator, limited his ex-mates to six kits at Montgomery, yesterday in pitching th Phils to a 9-1 victory. leave pat Lou after homer to New Seerey that he VP) Ewell from the Griffin, club. All are A This island was ceded to the per centage.

Those were rookies except Wargo. U. by Spain in 1898. Rockne of Notre Dame, Fielding citizens. finest pro Scot, Pitt Bowl teams seven All-American College, coming games .800 Knute coach the Steelers in 1946.

The magio of his name was sufficient to give the Steelers their greatest attendance records. In addition, he led the Steelers to their best season in history tying the Philadelphia Eagles for the eastern divisional title last year. Mack McWhorter, a ,368 hitter with Greenville in the South Atlan-tie League lasvseasw. has won first base job, Brightman will report late and may be used in the outfield if McWhorter maintains a respectable batting average. Yus) cf Michigan; Wallace Wade of Duke, and Frank Thomas, former coach, at Alabwa When, Pitt adopted a de-emphasis program in .1938 Sutherland remained out of football tWo years.

He entered the pro ranks in 1940 as Philadelphia (A) vs. Birmingham s) ''rj legro educator and founder of Tus-kegee institute, was honored here Wilson and Spears will form the keystone combination again and Bob Warren, who comes up from coach of the Brooklyn Dodgers, then in the NFL. In two years his Brooklyn teams won 15 and lost yesterday. -The 32nd Founders Day address was delivered by Dr. Hugh CHARLOTTE, N.

April 12 Blackwell Of the Cincinnati Rgds will- be ready to open the National League season against Pittsburgh. The whiplash arm blanked Bostons Braves for eight innings yesterday before giving up three runs on two walks, a double and a single. The Reds won the game, 4-3, before 6,366 fans at Columbia, S. C. Babe Young sparked the victors by clouting a two-run homer and a single.

Troy in the Alabama State Loop into a casserole and bake in moderate 7 games. Kerr, chairman of the Alliance With .336 average, will be at third. over After serving in the Navy, as a of Reform Churches, Pittsburgh. Allentown, Fon-zalez, Greenville, utility Infielder. In the outfield will be Rookie Jim Barkley, another Montgomery youth, Ken Guettler and Art Rebel.

Barkley was secured from the Chattanooga Looks to replace the speedy Bill Martin, who pilfered 73 bases last year. He hit .311 for Pensacola in 1946, but was inactive the greater portion of, last season due to a back injury. Guettler hit .334 for Griffin in the Georgia-Alabama League and batted in 103 runs. The Rebels have played 10 exhibition -games, winning six of them, and have been impressive enough, but the lack of a power hitter has been noticeable. in a of hot water for well-greased a (350 degrees minutes until firm In the center John Hitson, a local product up pan 50 to 80 lieutenant-commantier in World He spoke from the institutes HOUSTON, April 12 JP) Bespectacled Ralph Hamner has joined the Chicago Cubs, mound starters, evidence that Manager Charlie Grimm thinks a lot of the rookie.

Hamner went yie route against Dallas yesterday, yielding six hits and three runs. The slender righthander, purchased from Shreveport last fall after he had been turned back by the Chicago White Sox following the war, has oeen consistently effective all spring. He has toiled 20 innings and allowed 15 hits and only six runs. from circuits, will be the or War II, Sutherland came home to NEW STEAM CAR Thompson chapel. From this platform, the clergyman said, has gone forth a philosophy of life so simple and so mature that it has become the driving force in all interracial thinking.

From this platform the lowly and the great have spoken. And from this institution, under the leadership of Booker T. Washington, has gone forth in the men anti women who have been trained here a stream of influence which has brought hope and refreshment to the whole nation. The negro institution was founded by Washington in 1881. Tomorrows Menu BREAKFAST: Rhubarb sauce, poached eggs on toast, whole wheat toast, butter or fortified margarine, marmalade, coffee, milk.

LUNCHEON: Grilled frankfurters, Waldorf salad, soft rolls, butter or fortified margarine, sugar cookies, tea. milk DINNEF: Tomato juice, creamed tuna salmon, baked potatoes green beans and white onions, waterless salad, French dressing, jelly tarts, coffee, milk. INDIANAPOLIS, April 12 ()P) Don Suttle of (80 Delaware St.) Detroit, today entered a steam-powered car in the 32nd annual 500-mile auto race May 31 at the Indianapolis motor speedway. The car has not been road tested. If the Suttle Steamer Special performs according to the builders expectations, it will be the first steam-powered car ever to reach the qualification trials for the pig race.

Carver Honored At Tuskegee Exercises TUSKEGEE, April 12 ffl George Washington Carver, famed A1 Gionfriddo, speedy little Brooklyn Dodger outfielder who robbed Joe DiMaggio of a home run in the World Series last season with a specatcular catch, is caught dozing on a burro by pitcher Joe Hatten in Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Republic, Dodgers! camp. SAN ANTONIO, April 12 (yP) Manager Billy Meyer was still ooking for a pitcher to hurl the season opener today after watching Kirby Higbe fail as the Pittsburgh Pirates bowed to the Chicago White (ox, 5-1, yesterday. Higbe went long okay for six innings, but was knocked out of the box in the seventh as the Six took a 2-1 lead by bunching three of the nine hits they obtained off him. Relief Pitch-tr Elmer Singleton gave up three more runs in the final two frames. LIKELY SUCCESSOR Montgomery Rebels Have Fine Down Middle Team For 48 By GAYNOR MADDOX NEA Staff Writer PITTSBURGH, AprU 12 UP) first assistant Pittsburgh Steelers, in many circles today most likely to succeed B.

Sutherland as National Football has been Suth NEW PORT NEWS, April 12 JP) The Brooklyn Dodgers return to their home grounds early this week but its still anybodys guess as to who will be in the starting lineup when the season opens. At the moment jt appears that Pete Reiser will be at first, Jackie Robinson at second, Pee Wee Reese at short and Bill Cox at third. Either Gil Hodges or Roy Camp-anella will be behind the plate with Arky Vaughan, Carl Furillo and and the Steelers. John Michelosen, cokeh of the was mentioned as the man Dr. John coach of the League team.

Michelosen long erlands as an assistant famed coach- at Pittsburgh, the ENJOY THE LUXURY OF (This is another of a series on Southeastern baseball league' teams) BY SAM DAVIS Sports Editor, Alabama Journal MONTGOMERY, April 10-(fP) If strength down the middle right-hand man. serving catching, Pitching, second base, coach under the and eenterfield means the University of anything, the Montgomery Rebels Brooklyn Dodgers t0 he in good shape for the coming Southeastern League campaign. That doesnt mean, however, that ManagerFraok Skaff doesnt have his troubles particularly in the hitting department. Of the eight likely starters that will open the season next Tuesday, only four hit .300 or better last year in leagues ranging from class to AA. Counting Skaff.

who will go on the active lis if needed, nine holdovers from the team that squeezed into fourth place last year are on the present squad. This group includes Pitchers Bob Ferguson (6-4), Stan Coulling (11-13), Joe DeMoran (7-2) and Bob Bilgrav (2-3); Second Baseman Ray Wilson, Shortstop Bill Spears, First Baseman-Outfielder A1 Brightman, anti Outfielder Art Rebel, Catching, a constant headache for Skaff iast year, looms as one of the strongest positions on the team! John Sosh and Bill Peterman were acquired during the winter and are still battling or the first string job. Sdsh hit .320 in 80 games for Mobile and Peterman .238 with Lincoln. in the Western League. Rookie Jim Griffey, recalled from Andalusia in the Alabama State League where he compiled a .328 ained as the Not only are fresh fruit salads important for sparking jaded appetites at this time of year, but also the important ingredients of apples, oranges and grapefruit are abundant From die state of Washington, where Delicious apples are in' huge supply, comes the suggestion for a luneneon of Waldorf salad, grillea frankfurters and rolls.

Waldorf Salad (Serves 6) Six apples, 2 tablespoons lemon juice. 112 cups diced' celery, 1-2 cup chopped walnuts, mayonnaise or salad dressin (about 3-4 cup). Wash apples, quarter, core and dice coarsely without peeling. Sprinkle with lemon juice and toss to prevent discoloration. Add celery, nuf and enough mayonnaise or salad dressing to moisten thoroughlv.

Serve on crisp greens. A salad of crisp greens, oranges and grapefruit sections, cottage cheese with cream dressing (mayonnaise ihnned with cream), is another deal fruit salad luncheon. For that spring luncheon or supper, try this new recipe for souffle. Tomato-Cheese Souffle 'serves 5-6) Two tablespoons butter, 3 tablespoons flour, 3-4 cup milk, 1-2 cup condensed tomato soup. 1 1-2 cups grated cheese, 1-2 teaspoon dry mustard, 4 eggs, separated.

Melt the butter, add flour and cook until frothy. Then add the hot milk and cook until thoroughly thickened Stir In the condensed I tomato-soup and the grated cheese and heat until the cheese is melt-led. Remove from fire and add the Davis, acquired from Meridian Mi egg yolks adding 1 egg yeik at a time and beat-winner tjng thoroughly after the addition of each egg yolk Beat the egg whites un. stiff but not dry. and fold them into the mixture.

Pour I rSSuwr BURGER BEER receiver Ferguson, Omitting, Belf nren sad BiU Davis are assured jobs on the winner last year and probably pitching staff, but Skart is unde- Pitch the opening game at Selma cided which three of seven other night. Dingers to retain durfng th. winter. was a Jl-game last year and probably Will Battling for the other there places hi Da.

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