Lubbock Evening Journal from Lubbock, Texas • Page 21

Jack Davis Elected As New President Of Matador Club By ART GATTS Journal Sports Writer L. E. "Jack" Davis was unanimously elected president of the Matador Club at a barbecue at Lubbock Country Club Tuesday night. Other important items cf business at the get-together were the changing of the name of the organization and the initial plans to raise funds for 1953. Retiring President Homer Maxey announced that the board of directors and executive board had decided to change the name of the group from Matador Club to Lubbock Chapter of the Red Raiders Club in line with the etween the Line by Joe Kelly Curt Simmons was jolted the other night by the Brooklyn Dodg-i srs, one of the few times since he returned from service that he's run into such rude treatment.

Simmons, an established pitcher, went into the Army and many feared that his effectiveness would end. But after the husky hurler returned, he picked up where he left off. So far he and Robin Roberts have been two of the bright spots in the Philadelphia Phillies' fight to stay in first place in the National league. many South Plains towns organ- Bu si mons and Roberts have been winning games with the izing units. aplomb and consistency of Charley Garmon and Bob Galey.

As Along with Davis the nominal- a the phils have been making it more than interesting for in" committee headed bv Rill 16 Dod ers the pre-season favorites, and the Milwaukee Braves, uiu more or less johnny-come-latelys. hil Record, an Avalanche staffer, has the socret to why Sim. ing of Elmer Tarbox, first vice i mons ls doln well, though, and it's revealing. Phil also was in Evans, presented to the 100 Tech backers a slate of elected by 0. B.

Ratliff, second vice president: and Dave Stcne, third vice president. Thompson Re-elected Vernon Thompson was re-elected secretary-treasurer. Davis immediately announced that the club's 1953 goal would be the same as last year 5100,000 and warned that it would "take the help of all the members to reach it." In le-stating the purpose of the club, "to better Texas Tech athletics," he named his executive board, saying that he thought the board was ideal for the purpose. Board Members Listed Members of the board are Ralph Bumpass, Paul Gates, Roy! Fulton, Roy Furr, J. P.

Gibbins, I J. D. "Jake" Hassell Harold Humphries, J. D. Leftwich, Retha Martin, Parker Prouty, Arnold Purtell.

Sam West, Maple Bob Womble and retiring presi- dent Maxey. Thompson gave a financial report for last year, listing 587,500 income and 582,059 expenses, with! a new balance of $6,100. I "Nasty cracks about ray eyesight I can ignore, but for spittin' at me you're out of the game!" the Army and at same time as Simmons. Moreover, they were stationed together in Europe. Therein lies the story.

According to Record, Simmons was an athletic non-com with the Army and had no other duties. Record says that the Army went all out for Simmons, building him a special pitcher's mound in an all weather gymnasium field house. As a result. Phil laughs over the writers who worried about whether Simmons would be able to regain his old form and at the amazement of the same writers when he did. "Why should he have been any worse?" Phil asks.

"All he did was pitch every day while he was overseas. He never was out of condition arid he was ready to go when he came home." The rumor floats our a whether it is true or not, that lubbock Nine Will Test Olton Sunday The Lubbock Boosters, a team of young players in the local independent baseball set-up, will take on Olton at Chapman Field Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Glenn Webb, former high school hurler, will be on the mound for the Hub City club, with Moe Turner, also an ex- Westerner behind the plate. Other members of the team, managed by Lee Webb, are Jesse Fullerton, Carroll Walker, James Solley all Lubbock High graduates and Chuck Malinowski, manager of the Lubbock Independents last season. Webb says an area team wishing to play on Sunday afternoon or week nights can contact him at Route 6, Lubbock, or phone 2-8284.

He will need games for anytime after Sunday. Lubbock, Evening JeurnoL May 27, 1953 Set. II. Speedier Games In Majors Are Sought By NEW YORK TALBOX Commissioner Ford Frick, looking out sadly from his high office at a drizzle which threatened to cancel his first golfing date of the spring, said he was hanged if he knew how to speed up baseball games and only wished that hf did. I "Such atrocities as that three I hour, 52 minute game between the Yankees and the Red Sox wear I people out," said baseball's head man resignedly.

"They are bad enough in the daytime, but even worse at night. How is a man who's got to get up and go to work "What's happened is that- practically every player today takes himself a full swing, trying. to knock tlie ball out of the lot. It's got all the pitchers just of beinj: hit, but of being badly hurt every time they turned the.r* ball loose. The result is that they pitch with such caution the count" goes to three-two a big part of the time.

There's nothing we do about that." Weather Improves 'o Commenting that the weather appeared to be brightening what, the commissioner turned io-n a more cheerful going to sit a game out until "What's happening out there is in the morning? I know I wouldn't. the answer to those who oppose the Problems Explained transfer of franchises from Wi "But what can we do about it? We can't tell managers how to run to another," he declared. said Milwaukee was too small to MAN OF Mardano built iron muscles for the defense of his heavyweight boxing championship by working at the huge vats of a furnace company at Holland, (above), and the powerful slugger plans to resume his hard work in preparation for a proposed September title bout with either Roland La Starza or Ezzard Charles. (NEA Photo.) Cords 1 Form System Will Be Improved Busch Thinks Good Business Practices Key To Baseball By JOE OPPENHEEWER ST. LOUIS, May 27.

INS-Col. August A. Busch, the major league's newest dud owner, thinks good business way out when the Hubbers moved into Arrmrillo for their recent In supporting the budget, Davis I les Then the Gold Sox beat Lubbock twice and he was retained, £, which he was hurt and out of action, further protecting him. no Question about Amarillo being ticklish on the sub- ct lr team In rin 2 training, followers were certain that at Tech, adding that "we've ct lr team In ri training, followers were certain that 5TT OJ the Same a lot of good but we have to i tj Gold Sox would be ne of th contenders. Sports writers even I es mat ha been uccesi inue with 100 or 125 more I plcked them second in the final standings.

I brewing business, ilarships a year. Sox sti11 finish that hi hi as witness last year's re-1 R6iemn to toe revival of said that since 1929 the club has helped 1.722 students through college at Tech, adding that "we've done a continue scholarships Weaver Introduces Staff "We're not onlv building an; athletic program, but we're build-! that the wiU want to repeat that costly performance. ing a school and a city." Coach DeWitt Weaver thanked The Hubbers go on the road for six big games after the battle the its support and intro-j ith Albuquerque tonight and the six games probably will be the successful twentieth century baseball operation. The Multi-millionaire head of the fans. Anheuser-Busch met success by trying to give the best product to Mr.

and Mrs. Consumer and we want to do the same for St. Louis baseball fans." Can't Buy Pennant In his first private interview for general publication since buying Anheuser -Busch Breweries ex-1 i he st Lou i National League club plained, We re trying to run the the- Cardinals on the same princi- have been successful in their teamr. We can suggest, but I support a big league Club, pointing as long as they stay within the i ut it drew under 200,000 ladies markable drive from the cellar to the top. But last year the' owners days by nis Cardinals, earlier day spent a high sum of money to accomplish the miracle.

It's doubtful I ancl 'S ht starting times, purchase duced his staff. He told a little about the coming season, naming the probable squad and some of their accomplishments and listing of top freshman pros- most important of the young season. The Hubbers meet Clovis twice, Albuquerque twice and Pampa twice, before corning home for two more with Pampa. In that stretch of eight games, the Hubbers will be meeting the three top contenders for first place. A .500 road trip would be an excellent showing and almost essential, while anything over renovation of the St.

Louis ball park, he continued: "We are doing everything we can to make friends and provide for the comfort of the Cardinal a group pects. He presented Maxey with a I -500 would be so much gravy. Double-T blanket in appreciation Lubbock goes into the crucial eight-game stretch at full strength for the services the past year. 1 C. I.

"Stqney" Wall and E. league, if it isn't already. Hufstedler Jr. made short "rally" talks about the 1953 budget. U.S Golfers Face Rough Foes Today HOYLAKE, May The 13 Americans "still alive" in the British Amateur Golf championship faced a rugged day of competition Wednesday with both third and fourth round matches on the schedule.

Only one of the Force Sgt. Dale Buettner of Toledo, Ohio has won his third round match, and he was slated to meet R. F. Cottingham of England in a fourth-round test. The other 18 Americans, including the "big four" of Harvie Ward, Frank Stranahan, Jimmy McHale, and Bill Campbell, all must play Texarkana Blasts Paris Club, 8-3 in February, the 53-year-old in- dustrialist stressed "We know you I can't go out and buy a pennant with dough.

We're looking at this in the long run." Busch, whose military title results from World War II service with the Army ordnance corps, outlined his views in his impressive, but business-like brewery office. He readily admits he knows relatively little about the technical aspects of baseball, but adds that "Frankly, three months ago when we bought the Cardinals I never thought I could become as fascinated about the game as I am today." He said although his brewery plainview 14 bought the club from Fred Saigh i ger RESCLTS West Texas-New Mexico League LUBBOCK 7, Albuquerque 1 Clovis 9-7. Plainview 8-9 Borzer 5-11, Abilene 3-6 Pampa 11-5, Amarlllo 7-15 American League Chicago 8, St. Louis 2 Cleveland 9, Detroit 8 Boston at Philadelphia, rain and wet grounds (Only 0ames scheduled) National Milwaukee 6, Cincinnati 0 St. Louis 6-2, Chicago 3-3 (Only games scheduled) Texas Leocue Oklahoma City 11, Dallas 1 Fort Worth 8, Tulsa 3 Houston 9, San Antonio 2 Shreveport j.

Beaumont 0 Longhom League Lamesa 17, Odessa 1 Carlsbad 6, San Angeio 6 Midland at Roswell. wind and dust Bis Spring at Artesla, wind International LeairuQ Montreal 7-1, Baltimore 2-0 Ottawa at Springfield, rain Toronto at Syracuse, rain Rochester at Buffalo (2) wet grounds. American Association Indianapolis 1. Columbus 0 Charleston 5, Toledo 2 8. Louisville 5 Kansas City 5, St.

Paud 0 Bit State League Longvlew 8, Austin 2 Texarkana S. Paris 3 Wichita Falls 15, Greenville 8 Temple 6-1, Tyler 3-4 Gulf Coast League Harlingen 6, Galveston 5 Lake Charles 9, Corpus Christ! 1 Laredo 8. Port Arthur 2 Brownsville 2, Texas City 1 a minor league city last year. What they overlooked was that it's a vastly different thing when offer people a chance to see the-vj best. "You can put on a poor heavy- weight championship, but it will.o draw better than a good fight between little fellows every time.

believe Milwaukee has a ear rules mere's nothing else we can do. One thing I wish they would do is move all the bullpens in closer. Tl ose slow walks in eat up a lot of me when there are eight or ten pitchers in a game." How did he like the idea of bringing the relief pitcher in by car. as they do in Cleveland? "That's just for show," Frick "It doesn't save a bit of time cl an ce of Rawing er a I i ve clocked it. I only wisli the solution were that simple.

admssions te THE STANDINGS West Te.tas New-Mexico Team LUBBOCK IS Clovis 16 Pampa 16 AJbuquerQue 13 is With the first game in Albuquerque, Saturday, the league tech-1 downed Pans 8-3 Majors, Big State League leaders, St. to make money, Tuesday night as Pat Scarrtlebury also, of now finds the first quarter. The Hubbers have done well so far, managing not I win of the vea? only to stay in the first division, but also to lead the league the It was the Big Negro pitcher's majority of the time. It's been a tight race so far. with the five teams dominating Aiding the Bears in the their drive to take the top spot were the Majors themselves who were ule ma i 0 rs inerrseives wno lttle by little Amarill Borger and Abilene are falling downed 15-8 bvwlchita Falls wicmta aus behind.

Plainview, Albuquerque, Pampa and Clovis are sticking right with Lubbock to make the first division rough. Temple and Tyler, fighting a himself spending as much if not more time on Red Bird affairs than the brewery business. Office Reorganized "My ambition now is to build up a team as wonderful in strength and depth as the Yankees. We've reorganized the front office and American Le Team New York 23 Cleveland 19 Chicago 23 Boston 20 Washington 19 Philadelphia 16 12 10 Detroit Pet. .643 .571 .552 .520 .519 .444 .414 .345 eet Winner capacity is limited right now, but they're enlarging the park as fast 2.

as they can and I wouldn't be surprised if in time they have a si plant that will seat 60,000. "Good Ball Club" "I think they're really in that National League race, too. a good ball club, and those fans amazing. I was out there and DALLAS Registering 2,573 out of a possible 2,700 points, Buck Fisher of El Paso led the south- 1 nearly froze to death, but the fans ll west pistol tournament in over-all didn't seem to know it was shooting here yesterday to win top They cheered every move the honors in the 27th meet of the ffl team made. Maybe it sounds marksmen.

like hooey, but I'm convinced were ames Clark Shreveport 2.546- Francis Cfty police Following Fisher the next "best i into enthusiasm for his four marking have a very influential sup- the next time he asks to his St. Louis Browns to" .613 .605 .571 .528 .421 Lincoln, 2,518, and Floyd j' Flader, Lincoln, 2,504. In the expert division, Jack Sanders, Corpus Christi, led with seconJ, H. K. Fawcett Del Rio third, I.

B. Hale, Fort Worth, 2,465. In sharpshooters division, Rich-, ard M. Tillman. Dallas, led with I secone, Herman C.

Coleman I New Orleans, third. Elmo Reeves, Fort Worth, 2,360. In marksman division, George Sanders, Dallas, led with 2431 followed by W. P. Pearce Jr' Shreveport, with 2,329 and John SH Sutherland, San Antonio, 2,322.

In team match, center fire di- GB i vision, the Dallas Pistol and Re- volver Club led with 1,095. In the .22 rim fire division, the Big Bend i Pistol Team led with 1,121. Baltimore. man 0.0) twl-nlght doubleheader Auto insurance and get the most for: your money! Shop for auto insurance as you would for any other important purchase. Here's what you'll learn about All- The league should start to open up more of a gap between first' 1 Unning 3attleJ for the ird place are strengthening the scouting sys- and second division teams in the coming quarter.

The narrow gap st spbt a header Tern- tern. We've divided the country a-vMc-fc- r.u/..,,i,j i Ole WOH tnp first fi-3. Tvlpr 7nnnc anrJ nrrJprpH National League Team Milwaukee 21 11 nl htca v. LCI J. lie iianuw Eau A m.

i i 11 exists now should become less narrow as the top teams start' 3v Tyler zones and ordered weekly re- winning more consistently from the lower ones. A.1 We still have a long way to go, but the Hubbers are beginning to look more and more certain of themselves. It looks better and ports on the best young prospects. better. Along about the time the Hubbers were going with Oscar Toledo The Eagles beat Gale Pringle in! "We're meeting twice weekly at the first when they racked him up he ball park to talk about these in a six-run first inning.

Jesse Priest hejd the lead and went on to his four straight win. at shortstop, the Denver Bears stopped off in Lubbock for a game i Jack Monette staged a one-man on their way home. A young shortstop by the name of Don Lauters I offensive show to pace the Long- had a great night, getting a double and a triple and driving in six I view Pirates to a 8-2 victory over runs Austin. The Hubbers felt a little sick when they learned that the Bears I Monette homered, tripled twice were going to leave him in Albuquerque. They became even sicker third round matches and then, if i when Toledo got worse, rather than better, and the Dukes began successful, fourth round matches to sha as th strongest club in the league.

That was Valdivielso. Right now there isn't a Hubber who would trade Jumping Joe for Dandy Don. There probably isn't a Lubbock fan who would trade, even though generally will hit the longer ball. The 18-year old Joe has made a smash hit in Lubbock and he's certainly a vital part of the attack, boih offensively and defensivelv Last night's final meeting of the Matador Club was a good one. before nightfall.

No more than 16 of the Yanks could advance to the fourth round, because two third-round matches were all-American affairs. In one, McHale, the Walker Cupper from Philadelphia who is currently a popular favorite for the title, meets R. J. Abrahams of Chicago, while in the other. Joe Walter Case of Headersonville, N.

played Charles Darwin of Cookeville, Ten I ed to get in swing with the times and it'the' Lubbock "branch Charles Darwin of Cookeville, Tenn. of Red Raider Clubs, Inc. It's a good move and will strengthen the parent organization that much more. The session last night was a good one. with Coach DeWitt Weaver letting the members in on the latest Raider news everyone enjoying the fellowship.

Lots of former Raider stars on hand for the shindig, held at the Country Club and singled as he drove across five runs, firing a IS-hit attack. Hurler Dick Drilling held Austin to two reports, the minor league clubs and other business. "We're going to build up the Cardinals from the bottom with a Brooklyn a Philadelphia 17 13 New York 19 16 Pittsburgh 12 Chicago 11 20 Cincinnati 9 21 League Team Shreveport 27 13 Fort Worth .24 19 Pet. GB .656 .606 2 .567 3 .513 .364 .355 .300 11 base of good players in the I paiias minors. Today I'm leaving for Rochester.

Early in June I'm going to Omaha to see our team there and later this summer I hope to visit in Houston and our Canadian club cities." Houston 21 19 Tulsa 20 19 Dallas 21 20 San Ar.tonlo IS 25 Beaumont 17 25 hits and the Pioneers were never I Busch's early moves have prov- in the game. Primm Drug Defeats Frank Daniel, 2-0 We didn't want to rush the Primm Dr ug opened the Terry County Softball League Tuesday did Monday night. Anyway, the Matador Club, per se, is no more. Members decid-! night with a nar d-earned 2-0 yic- McAlester To Meet Sherman-Denison (By The Associated Press) McAlester moves to Sherman Demson tonight for a head-on clash between the Sooner State League's 1-2 teams, after both tasted defeat lasi night from second division foes. The Rockets are a game and a half off the torrid pace being set by the Twins.

Sherman Denison is rolling along at a clip. Lawton came to life and dumped the twins last night, 7-2. McAlester lost a chance to gain some ground, bowing to Gainesville, 12-4. The broke loose with the usual lavish stuff. Avalanche-Journal Shades Dairymen The Avalanche-Journal Softball team defeated Tennessee Dairy, 3-2, at South Park Tuesday night when Joe Onstead got the over Frank Daniel behind Denham.

Denham gave up one hit a tuffy Levvis and faced only 24 Vic Seixas Moves In Tournament PARIS, May Seixas, the lone U.S. survivor in the men's singles of the French Inter- homer of the season in city league national Tennis championships, then in the I ace another busy, day Wednesday in the doubles compptition. The power-packed Philadelphian for nine" 'runs in "the i itcher Walter Austin the loser, teamed with veteran Gardnar Mul, i MpwcmoM ernt Initc tVio i -e j. -r-, with winning run. Randal! Rieger was the winning fourth on eight walks, two hit batsmen, and two hits.

Third place Ardmore lost to Pauls Valley. 8-7. Ada downed Shawnee. 4-2, in a battle for fourth place. GRADUATION GIFTS Wilson Spalding "Right or Left Handed" GOLF CLUBS Balls In Gift Boxes SPORTS CENTER 1612 13th Dial 2-31)13 The Newsmen got two hits, losers three.

0 11 i McWright shutou" the Modern Manor Shoppers, 10-0, to win the women's league game for Hodge Brothers, The winners got nine hits and the losers could make only one off McWright, a single by Peggy Ward in the first inning. Inez Souter drove in three runs for the winners with a- double and single and a triple by Carleta May also netted three runs. Bennett Motor Co. defeated Whirlpool Agitators, 7-6, when James Nichols drove in the winning run with a double. Bob Jones was the losing pitcher, Herb Wilson the winner.

George Belcheff led Bennett at the plate with a double to drive in two runs and share hitting honors with Nichols. Bob Brasher and Dub Hicks each had two singles for the losers. he I Joy of Miami against Enrico Morea i passed ban. of Argentina and Armando Vieira of batters. He struck out nine.

Both hurlers pitched from the regular distanct, instead of 43 feet as originally planned. Jackie Neel, Denham's pitching foe, deserved a better fate. He gave up two hits and struck out two but his team made three costly errors. Prim scored its first run in the third when Grady Owen was safe on an error, went to second on a sacrifice and scored on Denham's double. Primm scored another run in the sixth on two errors and- a en popular everywhere.

St. Louis fans appreciate the renovation in progress at the ball park and such as special gates for season ticket customers; fans from surrounding areas like the earlier starting times which enable them to get home earlier; St. Louis civic officials say the early afternoon starts help relieve traffic congestion. Around the Red Bird's vast minor league system similar acclaim is heard, especially in Columbus, which saw the quick action it got when it asked for player help early this season. Team San Angelo 21 Ctrlsbad 21 Artesla IS Midland 17 Big Spring 15 Rcswell 12 Odessa Pet.

GB .675 .558 4Vi .555 6 .513 6U .512 .419 10-i .405 11 Oklahoma City IS 24 .400 11 Leacuc Pet. GB 10 .677 10 .667 13 .581 3 14 .548 16 .484 6 17 .414 21 .323 IH4 Lamesa 9 22 .290 I2fe TODAY'S GAMES West Texas-New Mexico Leaeue Albuo.uero.ue at LUBBOCK, p.m. Clovis at Plalnvlew i Borger at Abilene Amarlllo at Pampa American League I Washington (Shea 3-0) at New York (Reynolds 4-2) Boston (Parnell 6-0) at Philadelphia (Kel- Iner 5-1) night I Cleveland (Lemon 4-4) at St Louis (Llttlefleld 2-3) nlsht I Detroit (Hoeft 3-2 or Newhouser 0-0) at Chicago (Rogovin 2-5) night National League Philadelphia (Roberts 6-3 and Ridzlk 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Dickson 4-4 and Bow- SL Texas Leacne Oklahoma City at Dallas Tulsa at Fort Worth San Antonio at Houston Shreveport at Beaumont I-onttliorn Midland at Lfimesa Odessa at Roswell San Anec-lo at Artesla Carlsbad at BJR Spring ODOM FIELD HUBBERS VS ALBUQUERQUE OVER Im tm Broadcast Time 8:05 COURTESY CBS Columbia TV Dealers serves more than a million and a half 'a policytiolders. 13 is famous for its fast, fair claim set- ttements. i provides nationwide claim ssrviee.

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