The Shreveport Journal from Shreveport, Louisiana • 9

4 1 1 5 HinriiliaMfyaijl iififiMtM i i fc fnfi' liana ijUjiMii urn fa i iv warMMftMufca TODAY'S NEWS WITH PICTURES THE SIIREVErORT JOURNAL FRIDAY MAY 2 A NINE Fangio Studies Indianapolis Speedway Prep Playoffs By 5-25 Point Margin Byrd Is AAA Track Favorite In Meet at Louisiana Tech i -s- -f'-itfli' Nj RUSTON Bjrd's Yellow Jackets entered triplc-A state track and field meet as a 5-25 point favorite over Istiouma of Baton Rouge The Shreveport thinclads are seek ing their fourth state title in five jears following a one-year reign by Baton Rouge High It is nearly impossible for IT? i Steering Wheel Comes Off Jaguar Racer At 120 MPH Speed SH 1 ngland (11 Bnllsli 1 suing dnver Jut Han man was diiving a Jaguar rn ing car at 120 mph today whin the steeling wheel came away ill Ins hands The car knocked down a direction sign and crashed acioss open countiy befoie coming to a halt "1 just biaket! hmd and thiew imself under Hie said Fan man 40 who climbed out unhuit Senators Obtain Bcrbcrct BOSTON Ml The Boston Red Sox last night announced acquisition of catcher Lou Jtei betel for inlieldcr Ken Aspromonte a stiaiglit player limle with the Washington henalois The Red Sox obtained Berheict Easley and piesentatum the illy wide field champions the lale Werner basketball over the Gulf Photo by KANSAS DAREDEVIL Lenny Funk a wheat fanner from Otis Ivans Friday arrived to personally post his entry for tomoriow 100-imlc Gulf States stock-car championship race at the Louisiana State Fair Speed-way (Journal Photo by Jack Barham) Mis Aliic Baiul ohseive (he 'lhe tiophv-to lecogiue elemental school tuck and each jeai memoi lalizes Bai and Bynl eouh killed in a plane crash of Mexico Jan (Journal Don Gialum) LAllGHUV MEMORIAL PRESENTATION Civile Stalk up (second fioin left) of (lie Slucvcpoit and Rett cation Depaitmcnt (SBAU) lcecives the John II Laughlin Memmial tiophy Horn Mrs 'lhaha Gunn in ceremonies at Werner Patk Elemental School jester dav Mrs John II Laughim (left) and Miss Jean King of Road Racing Hopes To Enter Argentine Champ To Take Up Dare Of California Publisher INDIANAPOLIS (D Juan Manuel Fangio woild champion of road lacing but a rookie at the Indianapolis motor speedway started getting acquainted with the big track today piparatory to taking his test The 46 year old Atgenline said ho wanted to dine in the 500 mile Memotial Dav rate ever since he came heic as a spectator 10 yeais ago He said he had net come back sooner because training for the Mav 30 run meant missing two European Gtand lhix rates his specialty Modest and careful Fangio said lie intends to study the Irak thoroughly both in his car and on foot He never has dnven on a closed com so Fangio who ai rived lale jester-dav was approved bv the Auto Club stewards committee and passed a physical examination He still must satisfy the committee of dm eis that he can handle a car on the 24 mile track at speeds up to 130 Alter that he will he ready to qualify his Dav Ion Steel Foundiy Special Only 33 of the fastest of the 56 cars entered will stmt the race Picks Vp Special Prle Fangio already has picked up $300 ot a special piize fund of $4000 posted by Floyd Clymer W'est Coast automotive publisher who has been needling the torcign champion since his refusal to drive in the 500 mile race last year at Monza Italy Clymer offered Fangio $500 for entenng 1000 for qualifying and $2500 for finishing better than filth in an Amciican car or $5000 fm a compaiable finish in a foreign car Fangio has $500 for entering and still may qualify and plate He cant do it in a foteign car however because none is enteied Fangio Is Millionaire Clymrr'g needling mav have had more effect than money in hringing Fangio here He reportedly is a millionaire Rookies approved by the USAC along with Fangio weic Jack Ens-ley Indianapolis sports car dnver Caroll Shclbyr- Dallnsr- another sports ear diner IMCA's A Houston Tex Joe Giha Denver Paul Goldsmith St Clair Shores Mih and Jerry L'nser Long Beach Calif Ed (Dutch' Schaefer of Long Island City and Tom Histone of Chicago were rejected Shacfcr was reported to have limited vision in one eye ns a result of a racing accident and Histone was considered shoit on racing experience Jim McWithey of Anderson Ind an IMCA driver replaced Histone in one of three Federal Automotive Associates entries from Detroit Race Still Wheat Farmer To Enter Gulf States Saturday 100-mile Gulf States stock-car championship race is still scheduled according to Louisiana State Fair officials Joe Monsour State Fair general manager Friday said special tacular accident when his car Tulane Throttled By LSU 6-0 MON ROUGE Hi A solo homer bv Andy Bom gems in the fouith inning yesteidav stalled I mu Jana Slate to a 6 0 vntoiy over Tulane and a sweep nf the Iwo game ms Its with the null rival Gieemos Tuinne aim on i non os 1 Ml 1100 1 1(1 tlx (I a I nil nnd Munson nlkrnht Inrr and Hill 1 nttin 440 Record Broken By Eddie Southern 'year crews have arrived to begin preparing the one-half mile track for the major race Latest driver to submit his entry for the speed marathon is Lenny Funk the well known wheat faimer from Otis Kans Funk copped fourth place last year in the IMCA national championship standings and is recog-nied as one of the flashiest daredevils licensed by the nation's oldest automobile racing organization Funk and his wife are parents of three children It was during the 1957 season that Funk was involved a spec- Baton Rouge High to repeat because of a poor showing in last distiict 3-AAA meet Coach Cail Ray Right's Fair Faik Indians stand a hcttcr-than-average chance of coming in third as the Tribe grabbed more qualifying positions for the state meet than any team except Byrd and Istrouma Outstanding local entries in individual events include defending champs Olds of Fair Park and Bo Campbell of Bvrd in the nine and 440 respectively versatile Jerry Dyes of Fair Park who qualified in four field events and 830 runner Hayden Hicks weight men Gene Jones and llartie Spence sprinter Johnny Alexander and hurdlers Jon Harper Pat Prid-vell and George Thompson all of Byrd The Journal's pre-meet ratings tabbed Bjrd with 69 points Istrouma with 44 Fair Faik with 26 West Jefferson with 23 and Lake Charles with 20 Individual favorites according to The Journal's statistics are Jimmy Fornaris of De La Salle (100 2201 Bit' Creveling of LaGrange (high hurdles' Joe Harris of Baton Rouge (pole vault) Ronnie Wash-bum of Istrouma (high jump) Malcolm Bech of Warren Easton (javelin) Norbert Roy of Istiouma (discus) and John Price of Bogalusa (shot) along with Campbell Hicks Olds Ilarpei and Dyes Palmer Ahead In Colonial FORT WORTH Tex Ml After the Houston Open Ahere he didn't even make the cut Arnold Palmer said he was tired of going out early in golf tournaments and would be in the last meaning he'd be among the from then on The former National Amateur king and now Masters champion and leading money winner of the year in the pro tour has kept his vow He has been in the last threesome in seven straight tournaments the seventh todav as he sets out ahead of the field in the $23000 Colonial National Invitation Halmer never in the money be-foie in the Colonial shot a course record-tying 5-under-par 65 Thursday to take the first round lead by three strokes He did it on the 7021-yard course that had hern hammered by ram for seven straight days The soggv course and intermittent rain didn't hamper hotshots as eight players shot sub-par scores Tied for second place were Tommy Bolt of Paradise Fla Stan Leonard of Vancouver Canada and Lloyd Mangrum nf Apple alley Calif each with a 68 Kovacs Upset By Frank Parker CLEVELAND Frank Parker a 42-j ear-old veteran fiom Chicago provided a bit of a surprise last night before bowing to Lew Hoad 5 7 6 2 6 4 in opening play of the 9th annual professional tennis tournament here Parker amateur champion in 1944-45 upset the favored Frank Kovacs of Oakland Calif earlier 6-3 in a first round match In other matches limited to a single se Armando Vieira of Brazil spoiled the pro debut of Bob Ryland of New oik the fust Negro ever to plav in the tournament here 6-0 At Doyle of New Yoik defeated veteran Fred Peiry of Hollywood 6-3 and Bobby Riggs of Miami stopped Mr Nemesis a masked challenger 6 3 Mr Nemesis was never identified waaa ISf Time IN RACING AT NIGHT AUSTIN Tex Ml "Man tiled" Eddie Southern pulled Thursday night alter knockng a tenth (it a second olf the national collegiate quaitcr inile morel The I niveisily of Texas speedster site iked the 410 in 40 1 emends ceasing a mark set by Hmb nt sutgeiv for removal of a MtKenlcy of Illinois 1916 spinal disc befme the mn had tied the mmd ciulicr this plflrl to lhfir h' corps weakened when Hiy- hiilhvan was injmed and mi in nn mg I C(0 VV start of the season Set in Capital BATON ROUGE Semifinal games in top two jarep-baseball divisions will he played here today and tomorrow as Bos-sic i Bcarkals tangle with Tigers today while Istrouma takes on West Jefferson tomorrow Bossier and Neville are the two Not 111 I Miisinn i st mifmaliNls in the double A playolfs and will oppose either Moigan City or defending champ Ilahnvillc in the finals They are placing In Baton Rouge because Hie weather has thwarted their rfloits to equeeze in a game all week their home country The Bossier Neville playoffs have been redured from a best of three senes to a single game 1st i (hiiim and West Jefletnon are the two South Louisiana semitinal-lsts in the triple A pluyotls and will oppose tho winner of North louinana play efts They are play-mu the final ime of a best of I luce series after West Jefferson won the opener 7 1 and Istrouma look the next game 117 Istiouma bioke a 6 6 tie wkh a sixain rally in the fifth Inning for victory In the rain soaked Not I nuisl-ana tnple-A race By id will try to plav Hair on the Indian diamond today The Yellow Jackets have a date in West Mom on tomoriow and enn clinch tho Noilh Louisiana title it It a vietoiy over the Mom ov nns legardless of the outcome of the Fair Hark game Midget Races Booked Sunday An added event for the Holiday-in Dixie spoils schedule was announced today ns a onequaitrr midget auto racing program will be hold at the Red Ball Motor Height lot on Airport Drive Sundav nllerimon Tune hints are slated to get under wav at 1 15 The races are open to the public with no admission chnigc 13 35 Flue tag ond Reccippabl Tire piui tog end Recaopabl Tire LOW LOW TERMS! Phone 8-4524 TEE TALK By JIMMY MAN GUM Ring Magazine Ranks Folley Machen on Par NEW YORK For the first time since Ring magazine has been issuing monthly boxing ratings two men arc co ranked as No 1 challenger in the heavyweight division They arc Eddie Machen of Redding Calif and Zora Folley of Chandler Am who recently fought to a draw Editor Nat Fleischer reasoned that Machen lost his slight edge on Holley by not doing better than a draw while pushed hts Stock on a par with Machen Itoy Hams the contender fiom 1 rrt Llinnl Tnu ln ln linn Cut and Shoot Tex who has been mentioned a possible title opponent for heavyweight champion I loyd Hatterson was listed lifth In addition to the first two Willie of New Oi leans and light heavyweight champ Archie Moore of San Diego Calif wcie listed ahead of Darns Hascual Herez the woild flyweight king was honored as "fighter of the month" for successfully defending his crown against Ramon Arias of Venezuela before a large crowd ot Caracas The lightweight ratings weic shuffled with Ralph Dupas of New Orleans elevated to the No 2 contender position ahead of Kenny Lane of Muskegon Mich Although Duilio Loi of Italy remains tho No 1 lightweight challenger champion Joe Blown will defend against Dupas May 7 at the Houston Coliseum Jesse Bowdry of St Ixniis a 19 year old newcomer edged into the top 10 in the lighthcavy class After his victory over Clarence Hinnant of Washington Bowdiy was ranked No 8 the first time since 1955 a boxer from the United Slates was listed among the leading flyweights Jimmy Aheyta of Richmond Calif gained the No 10 position by fighting a diaw with Ramon Calatayud of Venezuela the No 5 boy Steve Jordan Wins at Lamar BEAUMONT Ml Lamar Tech surprised favored Northwestern Louisiana Stale 75 59 in a dual track meet yesterday The meet was billed as a quadrangular affair but Stephen Austin and Sam Houston State pulled out at the last minute Steve Jordan of Northwestern iturncd in the best time of the day a wind assisted 21 0 in the 220 Practice Runs Taken Six cars took practice runs as the track opened The fastest lap was 139 3 miles an hour by Ed Elisian of Oakland Calif in a new creation by A Watson of Glendale Calif builder of two 500 mile winners Time trials oselect the starting field will be May 17 18 24 and 25 Speedw'av owner Tony Ilulman said he has offered a position on the staff of the speedway management to Sam Hanks of Pacific Palisades Calif who retired fiom thiS-FH( mg after-setting a iccord of 135 601 for the 500 last year Hanks is coming here to talk over the iob which Ilulman did not identify Wc'vc Got Tires Running Out Our Ears sailed off a high banked track at Belleville Kans Frank Winklcy piesulcnt of Auto Racing Inc a racing piomotion Brin at Minneapolis has arrived to supervise preparations for the classic All of (he leading money winners of the IMCA circuit have submitted their entries for the Gulf States which is one of the fastest races of the season Time trials will start at 7 30 o'clock with drag races to precede the 8 30 100 mile feature Engineers were to start erection nf the $25000 poi table light plant at the track today Advance ducats for the Gulf States may be purchased at Har-buck's Sporting Goods one-dav golf tournament Sundav May 18 The one-day affair will be held over the nine-hole layout The golf course will be open for practice rounds May 7-17 Qualifying for the championship flight will be held on Saturday May 17 only Contestants not trying for the championship may send in qualifying score A Bntti the host pro The Dallas Athletic Club Golf Course is the host for this Southern Amateur championship to be held Mav 12 16 Clifford Anne Creed is the defending champion in the event Shreveport will be well represented as both Joyce Smith the present City Champion and Barbara Fay hite are slated to attend the festivities The Southern is one of the largest women tournaments in the country and plenty of top notch golfers aie going to be on hand month Clifford Ann made her first big headlines when the Southern was held here at the Shreveport Country Club in 1955 She was the tournament medalist and eliminated defending champion Polly Riley of Fort Worth Over 50 entries hacc already been received for the 12th Annual Aik-La-Tex Golf Tournament to be placed over the East Ridge Country Club May 30-June 1 The heavy rains have kept the ERCC couise superintendent from putting the finishing touches to the course by Smith still has plenty of time to have the rolling layout ready The defending champion in the event is Richard Hatton an independent oilman who makes his home in Fort Worth Texas Hatton also won the oil tournament in Lafayette Some of the stronger competition should come from Murrav Henley and last year runner-up Jim Man-gum A pro-am event will get the tournament under way on Thursday and the 54 hole medal play tourney will follow the next three days The Oakbourne Country Club in Lafayette will he the scene of the Sevcnt Annual Louisiana State Seniors Golf Championship The tournament will be held from May 12-15 over the tough layout The age requirement for the tournament is that the entrants must have reached his 50th birthday to be eligible for the tourney The Scotch Foursome that was slated to he held at the Falmetto Country Club Sunday May 4 will he postponed due to the recent had weather The event will be held later in the month way COME GET 'EM! GOOD-YEAR The Forestry Dav Golf Tournament slated to be played today at the East Ridge Country Club has been postponed for a week The tournament will he played Friday Mav 9 at the ERCC The tournament was originally for only contestants in the lumber industry but was recently opened to the golfing public Another change has been made as alt participants will have to play a qualifying round will only be nine holes All contestants not trying for the championship flight can turn in a qualifying score One of the top contenders will certainly be Murphy who knows the course well and should be hard to beat in the one-day event Also expected to take part in the tournament wilt be Arthur Bush Mickey and Pat Netherton Frank Tcrnici Drew Liddell Frank Keith and Dan Simpson At the completion of the golf a buffet supper will be held for the contestants and their ladies in the ERCC dining room The entry fee for the event is $12 50 The Haynesville Golf Club will he host for the annual Haynesville Invitational Golf Tournament Sunday May 4 This one-day event is one of the nicest around these parts and should draw a good crowd Qualifying for the tournament ends on Saturday May 3 The championship flight qualifyers must qualify over the Haynesville course and have their score in by 6 o'clock Saturday evening The Municipal Golf Course in Monroe will stage its eighth annual ARK-LA-TEX UNDER FLOODLIGHTS NCWM0ML STOCK ars Saturday Night 8:00 PM Ret tears available now: $250 at Harbuck' Sporting Goods 304 Texas Shreveport Mail orders accepted Gen Adm $2 Chddren 75c SUPER CUSHIONS Su 670x15 Blackwell Fiti 4 Pr-1957 Model of Plymouth forj Chevrolet Nath and Studbakr SCI £fl Sue Blackwoll fill Pr-1957 Modelt of Dodge Buick Nath Oldi Mercury Pontiac and Hudton Plus Tax and Rcoppobi Tr Sr 600x16 Blackwall Tuh Typ Ftti edr of Plymouth Ford Chvrolt Nmh and Studtbaktr Texas Grid Hopes Jolted In Spring Game COLLEGE STATION Tex Wt-Texas football hopefuls for 1958 got a jolt in their annual intra-squad game with ex-Aggies last night The Whiles the former Aggies whipped the Maroons the 1958 candidates 28-14 on the strength of three rl! 1V that covered distances of 80 67 and 91 yards The game closed the Aggies' spring training JOHNNY IOYD VaCaroa Spaadaey nve- IPONSOBED By the famous COO line "WIN THE 'My Sl winnmga rorrort SOO" and 60 Free entry ing my 8 trim utogrephed $7000 CASH AT INDIANAPOLIS 500! 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