Grapefruit League Standings Highlight Early MLB Mischief
Detroit sits in the American League second division as grapefruit play counts days to opening. Brooklyn leads with 15-7 in the National League while Pirates and Cardinals trail. Tigers at 12-5 show a .705 pace as spring battles shape expectations. Yankees, last season’s pennant winners, face pitching upgrades with hopes to surge.
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Shantz Shines For Athletics In Spring Win Over Reds
Pitcher Bobby Shantz worked the distance for the first time this spring, allowing seven hits as the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Cincinnati Reds 4 to 3. Manager Jim Dykes praised Shantz’s health after his broken wrist, boosting pennant hopes.
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Sauer Idle Until May
Hank Sauer, NL MVP in 1952, would be out until May after X-rays showed his broken right finger failed to heal. Manager Phil Cavarretta said the Cubs cannot rely on him and must proceed with Gene Hermanski, Frankie Baumholtz, and Preston Ward in the outfield. Sauer cannot grip a bat or throw while sidelined.
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Badminton Event Begins in Boston features Freeman at top
Seven time singles titlist Dr Dave Freeman of Pasadena leads 158 of the nation’s best players into the four day National Badminton championships at the University Club courts Boston. Freeman is seeded No 1 in the men’s singles ahead of 1951 champion Joe Alston of Detroit. Martin Mendez of San Diego, the 1952 winner, is not defending his crown. Southern California entries Wynn Rogers of Arcadia and Dick Mitchell of San Diego sit third and fourth in seeds.
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Southern California
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PCL season opens amid optimism despite receipts drop
The Pacific Coast League launches its season facing declining gate receipts as seven clubs in eight cities expect to sustain interest despite population growth in the region. Independent status persists, with major league teams unlikely to supply top rookies, prompting debate over the circuit’s future and potential talent coming from clubs’ farms or the open market. Clarence Rowland leads the league with cautious optimism while experts rate Seattle, Oakland, and Hollywood teams as contenders and predict Los Angeles and Sacramento may gain ground.
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PCL Starts 51st Season With Coast League Opener
The Pacific Coast League opens its 51st season with Hollywood Stars at San Diego and Los Angeles hosting Portland, a day night doubleheader broadcast by KEWH and KHJ-TV. Six teams contend for the title, including Seattle, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Oakland, Portland, and San Francisco, with new managers Bragan Galan and Desautels.
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Hollywood Park raises overnight purses to record levels
Hollywood Park announced its first condition book showing overnight purses averaging $4600 per race for the initial 10 days of the meeting opening May 12. Racing Secretary John Malavius said the record average reflects a high purse distribution policy and details a schedule with many $4500 plus events and several major stakes.
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Six Tourney lPowers Fall in First Round
In Pomona IGE tournament action the annual 20 30 Club high school event saw six of eight top seeds eliminated in the first round. Round three pairs list Santa Barbara versus Burroughs Hemet against Grange Chaffey meeting Lynwood Newport facing Dalton.
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Barney Poole to Play for Baltimore Colts
Veteran defensive end Barney Poole will join the Baltimore Colts for the next season after leaving the Dallas Texans. Poole, a 220 pound end, starred at Army and Mississippi in college and previously played for the Texans before their franchise was surrendered last year.
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Memory of Rockne Remembered On 22nd Anniversary Mass
Father Vincent Brennan led Mass at St. Coleman’s Church Turtle Creek on the 22nd anniversary of Knute Rockne’s death. The story recalls Rockne’s legend from the Four Horsemen era to his choice of Columbia, and the engraved K K R watch given by Bonnie Rockne.
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Friends Arrange Large Funeral for Jim Thorpe
A close friend says Jim Thorpe will have a large funeral with the body lying in state for public viewing, especially for children. Helms Athletic Foundation and mortuary operator David J. Malloy will arrange the service. Thorpe died at 64 from a heart attack in his trailer home. The widow Patricia Murray urged Gov. Murray of Oklahoma to allow burial honors, while no plan to move him to Greece exists. Thorpe, famed for winning the 1912 decathlon and pentathlon, lived in Lomita at his passing.
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Texan Outshoots Snead to Annex Golf Playoff
Texan Stewart defeats Sam Snead in a sudden death playoff to win the Greater Greensboro Open and $2000. The 31-year-old Dallas pro, after a 69 in the 18-hole playoff, cards a decisive four on the first extra hole as Snead misses a six-foot bogey putt. Ford and Wall finish tied for third in regulation. Stewart’s first tour victory comes as his family awaits a more comfortable life.
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Combs Quits Coaching Job In Red Sox Shakeup
Earle Combs, 53, longtime Yankee star and Baseball Hall of Fame member, resigns as Red Sox coach after 30 years to spend time with family and attend to business in Richmond Kentucky. Del Baker will replace him. Combs appeared in 11 World Series as player or coach and earned $72,000 from World Series shares.
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