Durocher suspended for 1947 season by Chandler
Brooklyn Dodgers manager Leo Durocher is suspended for the 1947 season by Baseball Commissioner A B Chandler after an investigation. Dodgers coach Chuck Dressen also suspended 30 days from April 15 and both clubs fined $2,200 each, with Brooklyn traveling secretary Id Parrott fined $500. The action follows allegations tied to gamblers and a disputed game in Hevane.
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NET MATCH SLATED Onl April 9- City of Oklahoma tennis clash
The University of Oklahoma tennis team hosts East Central State today in a spring match. The Sooners have won three of four matches this season, aiming to continue their form against the visiting squad.
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Harry Truman Throws First Pitch Like Real Southpaw
Washington April 1. The season opener between the Washington Senators and New York Yankees may feature President Truman on the mound. Bealle, a local author and fan, argues Truman will ditch the bean-bag stance and deliver a clean, traditional follow-through as the first ball of the year.
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Betz and Cooke Eye Pro Tennis Swing
New York April 9 postponed suspensions ban amateur play as Betz Pauline Betz and Sarah Palfrey Cooke consider turning pro for a summer exhibition circuit. The USLTA barred them from titles and summer events pending appeal to the executive committee, which meets in September. Cooke, already a retiree from amateur play, protested the action saying it changes nothing for her.
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Babe Ruth Rests At Miami Beach
Babe Ruth 52, resting after travel from New York, stayed at a friend's house in Miami Beach. He said he would not be able to see reporters for a week while recovering from neck surgery on January 3. Ruth’s arrival drew crowds at Newark and Miami as photographers and fans swarmed the famed slugger.
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Hawaii May Take AAU Boxing Title
Boston April 9 Hawaii by five fighters still active in the ring entered the 9th Annual National AAU boxing championships aiming to sweep Canada and win multiple crowns. The young Hawaii squad, led by strong contenders in 112 and welterweight classes, faced stiff competition from Cleveland’s Northeastern Ohio association and standout boxers Eddie Marotta and Jackie Keough as finals approached.
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Robinson Kayoes Finazzo In 4th
In Kansas City Missouri April 9 world welterweight champion Ray Sugar Robinson floored Finazzo twice in the third and stopped him in the fourth, winning a scheduled 10 round non title bout in two and a half minutes of the frame. Robinson weighed 155, Finazzo 160, before a crowd of 2,300 paying $6,120 at Memorial Hall.
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FIGHTS LAST NIGHT In California and Kansas City box matchups
In San Jose Bernard Docusen defeated Bobby Jones by points after ten rounds in New Orleans favored bout. Alfredo Escobar outpointed Fabela Chavez in Los Angeles at 133 pounds over ten. Ray Sugar Robinado stopped Eddie Finazzo in Kansas City in a non title bout, with Finazzo taking damage.
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New Jinx Hits Giants Lockman Breaks Ankle
New York Giants star Whitey Lockman suffered a broken right ankle sliding into second base against the Cleveland Indians. Rookie outfielder Lockman, key to the Giants’ division hopes, is hospitalized in Sheffield, Alabama. The Indians defeated the Giants 4 to 0 behind a two-hit shutout from Drive Kaalin and Keanu-Trinkle.
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Rebels Edge Charlton High in International League Match
In a tight contest at Charles Fons Stadium the Rebels defeated the Montreat Pirates 2 to 0 behind a strong late showing by Jug of Sirhe Higha. Manager Leo Larauder led al Abbotts field tednay.
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Texas League season kicks off with opening Thursday games
The Texas League opens tomorrow afternoon with Dallas drawing nine thousand fans, opening crowd projections exceeding twenty five thousand for the slate. Notable matchups include Tulsa visiting Fort Worth and Houston traveling to Shreveport while Oklahoma City hosts the Rebels, a strong club from the finish of last season.
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Racing notes from Juneica crowd and Ross discharge
Today a year ago Assault won the experimental handicap by for lengths before 30 036 fans at Juneica. Three years ago Barney Ross, former welterweight champion, was given a medical discharge from the U S Marines corps.
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Det Wins Opening Tilt In Title Clash
Det opened with a 40 to 29 victory over the 2nd FA Bn in the championship playoff opener. Det jumped to an early lead and held it, with a 8 to 3 advantage at intermission. The series resumes Thursday as the 2nd Ita seeks to rebound in the best of three.
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