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'AT, t-Mt (AMC.) CWRWX ICEWfl A Back-Parting Is Net for Hornsby But His Toctifcs Aren't for Today Rogers Hornsby probably has set some sort o( a record HS Irw major league manager who stayed unemployed the shortest length of time A month or so ago. "Rajah" was fired by St. Louis Browns' proxy Bil Vecek allegedly because he refused to play patty cake with his clients JJ during of! hours. flut Tuesday nte'nl, Hogers. who as It Is today, will ever accept hi a couple of decades ago was the managerial tactics as rthicnl.

Oh Sultan of St. Louis as a swash- i sure the game Is the same toda buckling Cardinal who loved a I as It was in the thirties. The fight back In the major league 1 still use. ume men to a side. Uirc Rex Layne Favored to Ex-Champ Rated 6 to 5 Underdog Television, Radio Banned from Utah's 'Championship' Bout By HAY C'AKI'KNTEB OGUiON'.

Utah (AP)--Rox I.aync, Utah's hope for the world's liOHvyweijcht cham- ill tlicir 10-rounrl tomorrow nifflit in Municipal Stadium. Promoter Krmiy Mayne snirl the fitshl l)e Utah's own version as head man of outs to an inning, inroe sinnes IS nionsllil) ruled a (i-n favorite Reds He harrilvlall a batter sets, and a manager 0 1 Ll stayed fired long -still has to win to stay around, but (toflay to whip enough to great American pastime, in'" drawing aspects, has changed consld- ployment 1 erafoly. And beforcj The advent of the bonus babies Hornsby and five-figure salaries has con- over the s' verted the game into more of a he let H. push-button warlnvc. In Rogers'i of the championship.

HP will pie- known in no un- day, players, for the most part, had; sent a championship belt to the certain terms to "kick around in the Ini.sh leagues winner on the ground that Charles that his episode i for six or eight, years, be Tore limy is "Ihe uncrowned chiimpion of the with Vei'ck has-j reached the green pastures of the n't. changed hisj ma tors. Bri today it is not- tactics one i mon for a higli-pchoolcr, his pock He's a firm be-' cts 1 inert with bonus swog 10 liever in a man; pop up in a big league lineup. Ropers Horiwbj doing what he's It wasn -t uncommon in Hornby's ''GrFhouso Gans" days lor a pitch er to work nine or 10 full innings today and then do bull pen duty tomorrow. It's not exactly uncommon today with some clubs, biit it's not found nearly as often.

All of which, adds up to the fact his leapuers toda'v are pampered (he owners and mincers must, fol low suit If they want to cat regularly. Kcil SDV Good Example Boston's "Millionaire" Red Sox of couple REGISTRATION BLANK Fishing Rodeo Walker Park Aug. 23 and Aug. 27 Hie undersigned, do hcrehy apply for reKJsda- lion in the lilylhcville Fishing Roilon at Walker Park. I (erlily thai I not older llian 1 years of aije and thai will comply with all rules and rctfiiltlions nf the rodeo lo the fulles! extent.

Nume Address Age (Mail or lake registration blank lo i'niice Department in City Hall) SOin'lllillN ASSOCIATION' New Oilcans Mobile Memphis Little liock Even at 43 Going on 49' Old Satchmo Still Has It Hy JACK HAND bird IVoss Spnrls Writer Old SiiTfhn-n sull it. if he "-U on r.omc folks Katrhel Paige still liii.s OK- rlnff to bfwiMrr bit; liitu-rs. Lot there be no doubt about It. di'scrt Hie Si. for NATIONAL I.l'\i;i!l: Brooklyn Now YOJ St.

l.ouls for! and he doesn't hesitate to tell anyone. Hornsby is a scraper from the old school. Any oldtime major leaguer wil verily that. He knows but one way to play baseball and to Rive it everything you sot "every minute. None of this "save it- for tomorrow" stuff for him.

"I'm no diplomat and neither am I a Simon Legrce." he told before he Joined the Reds. cxninylc of this. The story is thatj after Ihc 1948 season, in which the Red Sox failed miserably after they had picked to walk off with the pennant. President Torn Yawkey palled in 10 or 52 of his players and presented them with keys to new cars while the rest of the boxing thought Charles beat; Champion Jersey i Joe Wak'ott at Philadelphia in June. A possible shot at, the winner nf the Rocky Marciano Wale otL ti le £0 in September may Vie the prize for Friday night's winner.

Best guess on the ir.ile is an attendance of and a gate of possibly S200.000. Mavne's cash box already is stuffed with 5100,000 in advance ticket sales. The Layne-diaries main event is expected to get underway about p. m. (EST).

There will be 91 Golfers Begin Play In Tarn's Rich In thnt way perhaps, I'm not a' diplomat." And then Rajah, who was one of baseball's nil-time great second basemen and sluggers, went on to say that any player that wants to can- improve himself in any de- and result the Red Sox became bunch of floundering bums. Yes, Hornsby is a "give 'em hell" type of a manager because he was Tims Rogers let it be known brought up in a day when that was he's ro He the whip cracker any the only way. The experts say, and ban club he nianar.es regardless ol we don't doubt them, that that day how old fashioned the idea may WHS baseball's golden era. Yet, be- in some quarters. That alii- cause of the changing times, a slugger tude has made him some enemies' manager must adjust his Ideas an-i The i javne fight will be i corrtingly or en hack to shoe i thfi 8reatos sporting event in the I factory.

So it looks like Rogers is nislory of lVlis wesicrn town nf 57,000 persons. Local sports writers i say il is the biggest heavyweight Ky I.ISKA CHICAGO Golfs biggest Bold rush Is on today. With 590,00 at stake, 60 men pros and 11 in the "World Championship of Golf at Tarn O'Shanu-r for iminTcedcntcd prizes. Pioinoter George S. May's there has never been nnythinn "world" meet also has amateur this 72-hok- medal-piny event cml- men and women in 1 ilifj Sunday.

a sort of four-ringed circus, but The previous liii-'h payoff for tile pro for a 525.000 pro event was the S12.50U Southern Lciiguc Memphis a- Uule Hock It AUitmu 12, New '2 i NiinhviU? Chattrnumua. VI inn turn ut Mobile, pp fir.st prip.e nnd S5.000 leininine top grab hogged the spotlight. There may be some question about the giiy-blouscd May gave Ben for year's Hogati. apparently choso I I.miLs bullpen he'd Hied it i his. ho hadn't pitrhf'ci nine in- nint's on last hitch in the niiijors wiih C'Lovr-hmd.

Kvr-n wil; in nminus bur P.r;^ 1 I its 0-0 duel with IJ ft mil's Viryil lie pitcliod mm 1 MiuiiTrit s. AfhH 1 j-'iivu lo a pmeh-hitltH itj I0(h mui Hal White look over, siill in (hero tlirowing unoso at tin; Timers, in 10th. UMi mul 12th. 1 Uob with oni the 1'Jih linully HOI him hdini 1 wiih l-U win, hi.s i eighth of tilt' '1'Iic only i vpM hits for the- ol Suifhe! nnJv luo anil sfrurk out I nine in hi.s hi ill i ant Walt pitcht'ti t-if Sen: lo fi 13-1 victory nvor llio York sinking uui 11. I.cad Shrinks The loss shrunk Uu 1 Yanks' load won its uansp- ffjiii 7-1.

for EnrJy Wyjin's IHfh victory. I.p.rry Doby, who hit his 21th htunr-i off Bill Kcnnrdy ii: thr ruined bid lie gion Midgets Kiwanis Darkness Halts Tilt In Fifth; Rotary Plays Yarbro Today refusal to in Home ap- winning Inst LChLrafjn 5 CJiu'lnnnti 3 miEfcd ovrr-St- Lmns 7-3 Pilt.sbmuh 2-2 adio and no television. In case his show an' international title al- i penrnnce money, won't defend his I think they need It most. And they'll never stop trying because hustle wins ball Raines," Baseball I.i A Business no of rain, the light will be postponed until Saturday night. Jack Dempsey, the former Man! assa, mauler who fought 1 here and in StiU Lake City before World War 1.

will be the referee and -sole judge. Several boxing writers expressed the opinion the 6-5 odds on Layne were out ol kiUer. But tacat money In big chunks backed up the Utah fair, but (or a cold cash layout, and chances are it will mnke him some more but he's just the type that believes thnt professional baseball Is a business, not game. In spite of the fact that Hornsby rase to baseball Immortality through his hustle -bustle" type fighting a losing battle, but our guess that he'll go back to the bush leagues with the same ideas Pebs Split Two With Memphis Rocks Take Series 3 Games to Two; Crackers Top Pels play, it ts doubtful that baseball. He has as much as said that.

fight in the West since the Demp- he had when jie came to the big time. 1 Key-Gibbons battle at Shelby, Montana, in 1923. Juniors Beat Keiser 5-4 on Squeeze Bunt A perfectly-executed squeeze play in the last half of the ninth Inning cave the Blytheville Legion Juniors a 5-4 victory over the Keiser Le- team At Number Nine Park yesterday afternoon. With the lied at four-all, gion Miners to Play Jonesboro Nine Manila Tournament- Enters Second Round title. Even though BanUm Ben little rusty, tourney wisp, thsit wa.s good news for the fic-Ul.

Said one: That's like lutdim; mint her Lwcnly-five grand to the pot." If last week's to the world, May's All-American tourney means anything. Samuel Jackson Sneail is the man whip for the 525,000 pot. Sncad strolled off with fhn with IV-under-jiar 271, eight strokes ahead of the field. thus padding his bank account by $3,420. i But chasing him will be a sclcc.t crowd, including 24 players who i broke 2S8-pnr ill the All-American gnim- Brooklyn at Now vain, Phihuirlplna ill If) ini York, 7, Chicago 1.

New York 4 OiifjhU St. Louis 1 Detroit (nitfhl-12 iti- ArwTH-an Leginn. using only i-evr-n players, hnmlcd the Kiwnnis Club its eighth of the season 12-F) in a Miclcet league game at thf Ninth Street Park yesterday nfiernoon. Ilic pame was hailed by rlark- nrs- 1 with thp legion team batting in the top half of the fifth inning. I Al tlnr limp the game was called, Ihc Legionnaires had scored five more runs but the fcore reverted back to the last complete inning.

The KUvaninns fielded a full lean) but ihpy were unable to overcome a seven-run inning posted by the Ur.irmimircs in the third. GUm Howard was the winning pitcher nntl Jnincs Privet the los- I')-. Clinrlfv did relief work lor L.pcioim;ilveji and JoUn Lutes ic.0re Ihe ivorkeci the last two innings for the Khumians. This aftoniootj, the Yarbro Co- Ops srhediilcti lo play the Ro- iniy Cluh. American l.oslon "Jb Boston at Phtlarfelphin.

postponed, iaiu. uughtj Smith, Blodgett In Net Finals City Champ Beaten In Tournament The Blytheville Y's City Tennis Tournament moved into the finals today without a favorite. the men's division, was eliminated yesterday by A. B. Smith in a semi-final match.

SmiiYv took Thompson two out of, three He copped the first fi-3 but lost the second 3-6. Then he By virtue of his win Smith is scheduled to mpet Bob Blodgett for (he city championship. Blorlgolt moved into the finals, earlier this week by rlefeatina Dick Reiri 6-0, In a semi-final match. Pirates Gail Up Bristol Phenom MA NI round pi ay in Manila's invitntional semi-pro baseball tournament gets underway to- nieht with the Number Nine Niner.s. Q11K olio HUM uMiuuy ttjvoiuj ing the winning run at third base, one of favored trams, scheduled outfielder Jackie Halstend laid down to nt OCWCK.

a perfect bunt down the first base! The Miners, Caruth- line and the fleet-fooled Mosley 1 ersviHe. Mo their home safely to break i arc scheduled to pfay Joncsboro the deadlock and give Blyiheville i tonight's second gnmc. the victory First-rnund pUy wo? Mosley-s run was onlv one of i last night with MonetJe defcaili.j three scored by the Blytheville i BlyllwviHe Negro Bombers tenm in the ninth inning. Trailing 4-2 goinp into the final frame, Jan fc 1 Lepnnto downing Stanford By STKRUTNG Assnciated Press Sports Writer The last place Little Rock Travelers aren't acting like a last place club and the odds are sood they i scramble. Sambo's chief trouble won't be down there much longer.

come from runner-up Tommy Last night the Travs finished a Boll. Cary Burke, four-game series with the hottest Wally Ulrich, nous and Na- club in the Southern tfonal PGA Cliampion Jim Turnc- Lnke ApplingV; Memphi.s brnrketert three by dividing a rtoubleheader 5-'2 str nkcs in the All-American. 0-3 and taking the series three games to one. Just ahead of Little. Rock In seventh and eight places are Nashville and Birmingham, each jiiKt a half game in front.

Neither lias anything like the tempo of LJttte Rock. A New Orleans police deportment, squad lurneri out. for thp Atlanta keep a sharp eye out for gamblers. But they should have arrested the Crackers Instead. Atlanta ran off with the game 12-2 and moved games ahead of Mew Orleans tn thi rare.

The Birmingham Mobile and of Philadelphia: NrKshvilte-Chatlammga games were i Whorle of l.ouisi TOOAV'S GAMES Southern Atlanta lAitle Birmiimhani a1 Mobile Nashville nt Chattanooga scheduled). Minnie Mino-jg lone: Wlu'U 1 Sox run in tin; ninth. Knin wn-Slicil out the Boston at Philadelphia nii-ht in the American. And the PluhuH'lphin nt Hie National also rafui'ti out. Bi-iioklyn ami NPW York slill i ij, lb wenry from their KS file Ttipsdny.

cut in inic inning fri HI the Polo Grounds before ram Howard p-lb forced rt poxtpniifinrnt, the Obti- 0 Sicrs lending at the 1 lime on If Billy Cox's home run off Max TnMs Kivvaciis CEuh Ib-p MrHnfffcy c-Ib Pi'ivett p-r Brrmrlon 2b AB 3 5 4 5 4 3 1 Bronklyn nl New York (2-clny- m'Ljlii'i Vv'Eulf IL-fii Ei-skhio 11-3 vs, 1 or Henrn U2-3) nnd Jaivicii Ul-7) St. I'nnifl nt Cinc-innnH Drnrhot-n 'fi-n or Clintnlif-rs cj- In the $12,000 women's vs. ov Church siomil section, rleferuiiiu! Champion i Babe Zdharifls Is making her first Eddie SI. Lrmls Cardl- iKils, making up ground in Iraps aiifi bnuixis, pullod u'iibhi nine of Brouklvn by knoc-kln'i off i Pittsburgh in 10 Timings 3-2. Tin 1 Curds have won 10 uf thrlr last 13 Turk piiL'hc'l thr Cubs lo a 5-3 win over nfter Minnrr in i first I.ovvn contributed a 1 triple lo a tine-M nn i in tho sixth when lift out wnh hi.s ninth 25 17 Alt 2 Krlly If Pv.fifford rf Zrllner cf Tot uls Kc-ad Crimirr Classified Ads.

competitive try im early June hernia operations. Her chief rival appears to be Louise 1 who won the Cirst in (he A.ll-Amp.vican women's open. All-American Champion Frank Stranahan of Toledo defends his world's nmflteur crown, hut. fa ens stiffer going thnn in his nine-ovcr- par 291 conquest nnd. His foes will include Bill Campbell W.

and phki at Bfislon Rolu'ris Ufo-fd and "Meyer (7-12) vs Blckford niul son K'-Bi Only sanies Hrlierlulod. Anicricnn a tip u- i- sh I fft on 2 KU7KVR ffi-7i ruui 1331 vs. Moreno nnci Johnson pennant 1040 world clia ifi-Ki nnd Nixon ion: Jim Mrllalo and Bynl Eind i i DrivoU £tt St. Loui inf. Ky.

Thirteen Winht vs. Troul vs. Schirl) Rayder, who played the opened the ninth with oilier, second-round outfield, i fiame. Lepamo is slated to meet i single' JMtmeUe. oni.

amateurs will compete. 1 Only rally Rayder in an effort to get goinot. Shortstop Bobby Jones then came through with a slnule to left lo i move Griffin to third. Jones stole and Mosley singled to score City Softball Standings COMMERCIAL I.K.UU'E YOUR VOTE FOR PITTSBURGH Nec- ciai. 19-year-old riphthand hurler startled thp baseball world hj(s s( nt (..

io ms nh lew months ago when he struck out Kennedy had thn 21 hatters in pitching no-hitter fnr (he Bri.sto]. nf the Cla.s-s Appalachian Loacuc. has bpen called up by the Pittsburgh pirates. NVrcicai's contract has hern chased from the Bnc's New Or- club in the Southern AEEO- ciation. Tf everything goes ar.corn- ine In plan, he will be used against the Chicago Sunday.

Pitcher Eddie Strmas then struck out and Halatead fnllowcd with his bunt. i i Hits fnr Hlytlieville I Up until the (ntal ninth frame I the game was a tight pitching duel i beUveen steinac and Kennedy with I Kennedy holding slight, i Both sides scored their nms in clusters with Keiser getting two in the first on three straight singles and one In the sixth. Blytheville was held scoreless until the fifth when a walk and two chasing home, hitter going into the ninth. He gave up a single to lead-off batter Kenneth Stanley in Ihe first inning arid then pitched hitless ball until Ihe filth Team L. I'd 12 4 .7:) Dirty Sox fl .00 Money Changers .88 Planters 9 Leather Fullers 4 12 .25 BAY WINDOW I.EAilVE Lifers 14 I 1 Chevrolet.

1 10 ,71 1 Mead's 5 9 .3: Hlowbciys 4 3 3 9 YMCA 3 9 .2: Prep, College Gridders To See Professional Tilt a vote for HONESTY and DECENCY in state government! LITTLE School and College, footbnll players throughout when Mosley and Charles Ray Hall the state attain will he guests of nickert him tor a couple of oinglcs. War Memorial Stadium Ihe nisht The three. Wills collected by the Blyttwville team in the ninth eave it a Intnl of sis for the came. Keiser got nine hits off Ktemac. Team Given Forfeit in BWL The team of the Bay Window Softball League was awarded a forfeit victory over the Moose Lodge afternoon.

The forfeit was required when the Moose team failed to field the required -number of contracted players. Midget Lcogue Standings Thornton Resigns Hot Springs Post HOT SPRINGS. Ark. Thornton resigned today as assistant football coach of the Hot Springs Trojans to enter private of 23. when the Philadelphia Eaple.s play the Detroit Lions.

chum Manager Allan Berry ant nomired that members Arkan. 535 teanis will he ndmitt-cd upon payment, at tax charge. mi LULU Cannot Be Denied! "Home Folks REALLY DO KNOW YOU instance! I Read Courier Cla.s.=ified Thornton, who wrved with thp I en tn last se ason. iou.sly coached Walnut Ridac tram. No succe.s5-or has brcn named.

CRAIGHEAD COUNTY Judge Chcrrv's Home County GARLAND COUNTY McMalh's Home County JEFFERSON COUNTY McMalh's "Opcnine, County" 3 TiniCK PULASKI COUNTY Administration Headquarters l-iis Opponent Gaf Only Team Lions American Legion Yarbro Kotary Javrpes Kiwanla STRAIGHT .111, BOURBON WHISKE-Y COMPANT, in VOTED 6,636 VOTED 2,815 for Cherry VOTED 4,076 for Cherry VOTED 14,358 for Cherry Just Figure It Out ior In Spite of So-Callod "BLOC VOTES" "CONTROLLED VOTES" THE VOTERS EVERYWHERE SAY "NOW It's CHERRY Picking Time in Arkansas!" Pol. Adv. Pcvid (or by Southeast Artoui-as Campaign Commute. McMath's Home Folks Gave Him 2,685 Mis Opponent Gat Only 3,723 and Gave MoV.ath Only 8,944 IFE-SAVER Seals Punctures, Protects Against Blowouts a wftt you eon light FIRST ANSWER TO ALL 3 TIRE HAZARDS! Come in loday and see thr: tiro thcit corned its namo VtlFE-SAVER." A3 LOW AS.

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