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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1949
Page
13
Paul Day surveys Reds camp fits and spreads a collage of showy sports notes. Cincinnati Harlem Globetrotters links, Ohio Kentucky all star chatter, Johnny Groth Detroit start odds, Grid-Eye first down gadget, and tales of Poole’s long college career.
Blue Peter the winter book favorite is sidelined by an internal ailment and will skip the Run for the Roses. Olympia and Capot rise as joint favorites for the Kentucky Derby with War Admiral’s son among early contenders. Blue Peter won eight of ten starts last year and earned $189,185, while capot and Olympia draw strong support at 4-1 and 3-1 respectively.
Ironton Ohio AP reports Fair Land High School in Lawrence County formed by consolidating Rome and New Proctorville schools hired athletic director Richard Erickson. He is a Marshall College senior in Huntington West Virginia and will take the post after June graduation.
Congress may act on whether organized sports are subject to interstate commerce rules while the Gardella suit moves in federal court over a 1946 Mexican League jump and a $300 anti trust claim. Hearings planned for April 14 may feature many sports figures and league heads.
Coach Glenn Ellison leads the Middies in the first spring test at Roosevelt Field this afternoon against Monroe. Baseball opens at Lebanaon tomorrow with starting nods for Grimes, Georgopoulos, Feinthal, and Rudyell. Tennis begins Friday at Verity Courts against Wyoming with Bowen and Pyde as top pitchers.
AP dispatches from camps report Bill Rigney out about a week with a sprained ankle after sliding home in El Paso. Casey Stengel lists five ready starters for the Yankees with Fred Sanford underperforming. Del Rice returns from a hand injury as the Cardinals trek on. Pat Seerey slims down 17 pounds and stays in right field for the White Sox. Ken Trinkle earns a starting nod for the Phillies. Walt Masterson undergoes appendicitis surgery delaying Senators' spring. Ed Garver feet the route for the Browns in exhibition win over the Cubs.
Franklin High School released its spring athletic schedule featuring seven track meets and nine baseball games. The Wildcats open track this afternoon in Dayton against Fairmont and baseball tomorrow at Monroe, with seven road trips for track and six home games for baseball.
Si Pfeiffer said he will take over management of the Richmond Indiana team in the Ohio- Indiana League next Monday. Spring practice will begin then on the home diamond. Pfeiffer, a first baseman, was signed as a playing manager after previously guiding Rockford in 1947 and 1948.
Ohio Universitys first baseball game against Morris Harvey was halted in the third inning after a heavy rainstorm left the Bobcats leading 4 to 3. The contest will not be replayed.
In Springfield AP reports: Mickey Owen former Brooklyn catcher sues Jorge Pasquel ex promoter of Mexican baseball for 127500 on breach of contract. Owen counters with 93000 for breach. Owen testified he sought Pasquel after being fired as Vera Cruz manager. Pasquel’s deposition says Owen was “doing badly.” Pasquel absent from trial.
Monroe Louisiana AP Ed Head former Brooklyn Dodger pitcher sues Massachusetts Indemnity Insurance Co for 18000 over a sore arm. Head says he paid 9000 policy in 1946, developed arm trouble in 1947 spring training, and has waited over 30 days for payment with no responses. He seeks double indemnity under Louisiana Act 310.
Four Ohio fighters remain in the running for National AAU boxing championships as 32 scrappers await tonight's semi finals in Boston Mass. Cleveland's Frank McLendon battles in 175 pound, Cleveland's Bobby Jackson in 112 pound, and Dayton's James Whiteside in 135 pound remain alive, with other Ohio entrants knocked out in earlier rounds. Whiteside outpointed Louis Mathias in the 135 pound quarter finals. Lawrence Evans from Dayton was eliminated in the 12 pound division by Raymond Fields of Utica New York.
In New York the U S Court of Appeals granted an early hearing on the appeal by Max Lanier and Fred Martin, suspended St Louis Cardinals pitchers, of a ruling denying a preliminary order allowing immediate play. The case, tied to their jump to the Mexican League in 1946, may be heard the week of May 2.
DETROIT AP The Detroit Red Wings outlasted the Montreal Canadiens in seven games to clinch a Stanley Cup finals berth against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Detroit won 3 to 1 in the decisive game, ending a two week first round series and securing their spot.
Cincinnati Reds manager Bucky Walters plans to use a five man rotation in spring training games. Herman Wehmeier led off yesterday against the Boston Braves as rain halted play in the first inning. Johnny Vander Meer is slated to start today with Howard Fox, Red Lively and Ken Raffensberger in future games while Walters keeps adjusting the lineup. He noted Charley Kress and Ted Kluszewski competing for first base, Jimmy Bloodworth pushing for the keystone post, and he plans an outfield mix at Crosley Field with Grady Hatton and Red Stallcup anchoring the left side of the infield.
Augusta Ga AP The Masters opens with soggy ground at Augusta National as weekend rain returns. Of 97 invited golfers, 54 have checked in with two or three late arrivals expected. The course drains well but many low spots remain near water. The weather may bring rain and thunder Monday and Tuesday, with clearer skies for Thursday onwards.
Satchel Paige was set to pitch the last three innings for the Cleveland Indians against the New York Giants in Houston. If he appears, Old Satchmo becomes the first Negro pitcher to oppose white players in Texas organized baseball. Teammates Orestes Minoso and Larry Doby were welcomed as the Tribe played the Giants in El Paso and Lubbock, where the Giants won 8-4 in Lubbock with Sid Gordon and Bobby Thomson homering. Gordon belted his eleventh Grapefruit League homer.
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