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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1955
Page
7
Sugar Ray Robinson edged Johnny Lombardo by split decision in Cincinnati to keep his comeback alive and set a April 14 bout with Ted Olla in Milwaukee. Ring Magazine released April ratings with shifts across heavy, middle, and lightweight divisions, noting Robinson’s late surge and continued title picture for Macias and other contenders.
Kansas City Municipal Stadium will be ready for 35 000 customers when the Kansas City Athletics debut against the Detroit Tigers on April 12. Bert Senter of Winn Senter Construction Co. partnered with Del Webb for the rebuild to major league standard. Season ticket sales total about 5 100 and are expected to rise before opening day.
Veteran featherweight Willie Pep meets rising Gil Cadilli in a nationally televised 10 round at Parks Air Force Base. Cadilli has a 21 win 5 loss record with three defeats and two draws. Pep shows sharp sparring and must wary of Cadilli as CBS airs at 7 p.m. local.
In Tampa, Dick Bartell clashes with Warren Giles over hiring bigger umpires. Giles concedes bulk and presence influence selections, noting six footers are common and deeming National League umpires generally stronger, with better players demanding tougher officiating and stricter instruction.
The 1606 Club of the Beckley Moose Lodge revived at a Tuesday meeting a April membership drive to support the Babe Ruth League. Initiation fees are set at 10 dollars for new members with a 1 dollar donation per sign up to buy baseballs. former members may join for 15 dollars. The lodge, West Virginia’s largest with over 2,000 members, plans Tuesday dinners all April to report progress and intends this to be the final drive before the convention class.
Bill Ezinicki, NHL standout with the New York Rangers, also serves as the golf pro at Colonial Country Club in Lynnfield Massachusetts. He plays top pro golf events, balancing hockey heat with golf calm to stay in athletic form.
Mountaineer baseball begins this week with three games starting tomorrow at American University in Washington. WVU faces Quantico Marines on Friday and Fairmont State on Saturday, then hosts WV Wesleyan and Alderson Broaddus on April 4 and 5. Coach Harrick notes a pitcher shortage but returns with Huff and Bakker handling catching duties and Lenardt at first base.
The Citadel Bulldogs rose to the top of the Southern Conference standings after a 14-10 win over Washington & Lee, their second straight victory. W&L sank to last, while George Washington hosted MIT in another game. Ray Allen starred for The Citadel with a triple, two singles, and two stolen bases. Davidson crushed Lenoir Rhyne 23-9 with four homers by Rowland, West, Hope, and others.
The Associated Press reports Giants manager Leo Durocher insists New York is solid from top to bottom but seeks a real ace pitcher and infield help to support Davey Williams. Camps break as teams navigate injuries and early results with Frank Baumholtz rumored in play for a pitcher trade.
Daytona Beach Fla Paul Richards counts on five of nine ex New York Yankees acquired in the nine for nine swap to anchor Baltimore Orioles regulars. He says the club can be better than last season while aiming for steady progress one game at a time. Gene Woodling Gus Triandos Hal Smith are cited as helping, with mixed verdicts on Harry Byrd Bill Miller and Lou Kretlow.
Cincinnati farmhand Bill Thompson, once a pitcher sidelined by an arm injury, hit three home runs in three straight at bats to set a Colombian Winter League mark while playing first base for the Redlegs.
West Palm Beach Florida Bobby Shantz the AL leader in 1952 for the Philadelphia Athletics era started his first Kansas City Athletics exhibition game yesterday. A line drive struck him near the left ear and he was hospitalized overnight for observation though X rays showed no fracture. Shantz had arm trouble in 1953 and 1954 after strong 1951 and 1952 seasons.
Marshall College baseball coach Jack Cook announced a schedule of 18 games with 11 home contests and 10 MAC battles. The slate opens April 2 versus Morehead and features Western Michigan Toledo Western Reserve Bowling Green Ohio University Kenyon Morris Harvey West Virginia Tech and Xavier.
Cincinnati Sugar Ray Robinson 162 New York outpointed Johnny Lombardo 153 Mount Carmel Pa 10 rounds. Miami Beach Bobby Dykes 162 Miami outpointed Gus Rubbins 160 Toronto 10 rounds. Phoenix Hans Friedrich 198 Dortmund Germany outpointed Gene Thompson 185 Los Angeles 10 rounds. Grand Rapids Kenny Lane 139 Grand Rapids outpointed Armand Savoie 139 Montreal 10 rounds.
ST PETERSBURG Fla It could be tough to pick the National League s first baseman for this year s All Star Game with Stan The Man Musial tapped for probable infield duty again Eddie Stanky St Louis Cardinal manager put Musial on first base in yesterday s exhibition game against the New York Yankees and admitted this will probably be part of his regular lineup In the switch rookie Bill Virdon was sent to center field with Wally Moon moving from center to left and Rip Repulski from left to right field Musial s old spot If Musial one of the game s best hitters whether he s in the infield or outfield opens at first base he ll be paired off with Gil Hodges Ted Kluszewski and Joe Adcock come all star picking time The Cards completed the shuffle later yesterday by optioning Joe Cunningham regular first baseman the last part of the 54 season to Rochester of the International League Cunningham and Tom Alston had been competing for the infield spot in spring training But this spring Alston has a .277 average on 13 hits in 47 trips and Cunningham has only one hit in 17 trips to the plate Cunningham was beaned recently in an exhibition game.
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