> j ijßgfMWßßsyy&r ¦,*¦ '«* y <5.. * I- x -« jgHSipi/ *>lin -"" tUSI M ••¦ *' tffliMihil %:JP -v! JB«r, ; 1 V \Jb i®:W^-#'>: ; v jjlihJjlLl£ «¦ %&** B| iK* ¦ w> Wi# Ip wL.*+* * ~i B • » v> - •&&Mzß&wz J\t&’ , >*£!w%EH& >9 as Hj^X'S ' w>ulw*^W»Bwy GALENTO RAY SAN JACINTO, CALIF.—Tony Galento, the one-time terror of heavyweight box- ing, squares off with Sugar Ray Robinson before watching him in a workout yesterday, and afterward predicted Sugar Rav would be successful in defense of his middleweight title against Bobo Olson in Los Angeles Friday night. Both Robinson and Olson, who is training at Sarrta Monica, plan their last heavy workouts today. Each is reported within a pound or two of the 160-pound limit. AP Wirephoto. WIN, LOSE OR DRAW By FRANCIS STANN ssß Youth Is Patterson's Ally • HISTORY DEMONSTRATES THAT all the fanfare attendant to an elimination tournament for a vacated boxing championship is apt to prove way out of proportion to the caliber of the titular aspirants. Come June 8 it will be Hurricane Jackson versus Floyd Patterson byway of kicking off a tournament to uncover a successor to Rocky Marciano. These are bona fide heavy- weight contenders? The answer is yes, and not the worst of the lot being considered, either. Probably Archie Moore is the best and his youth is far behind him. The Ancient One is a good 40. at least. The worst are the likes of Bob Baker, Eddie Machen, Johnny Sommerlin and Willie Pastrano. Because youth is his ally, Patterson eventually figures to wind up as the beneficiary of the homage paid Marciano and other accredited champions. But whether that will be in 1956 or 1958, if at all, remains to be seen. The ex-Olympic champion still has got to lick a heavyweight of any repute. ** ** WHEN JIM JEFFRIES first vacated the big title more than 50 years ago, the pattern was set. Marvin Hart and Jack Root were named to fight for the crown, which Hart won by a knockout. It is interesting to note that Root hardly was a heavy at 171 pounds. Philadelphia Jack O'Brien disputed Tommy Burns after Hart was taken out by Burns less than a year later. Burns voided O’Brien’s own claims In the ring in 1907. O’Brien a heavyweight? He scaled 167. When Jack Johnson was forced by Uncle Sam to take it on the lam in 1912, a white heavyweight tournament was held. The survivor of a poor crop was Luther McCarty, who defeated the unfamed A1 Kaufmann, Jim Flynn and A1 Palzer. His was a brief and tragic reign. In the same year McCarty collapsed in the first round of a bout with Arthur Pelkey in Canada and died of a brain hemorrhage^ To make it clear, Johnson was the real champion. It was just that he took his title in exile with him. This tournament was for whites only. ** ** UNTIL MARCIANO, who has yet to make it stick, the only ruler to fully retire was Gene Tunney in 1928. The elimination tournament and the years immediately following spawned no all-time wearers of the purple but the crop at the time was superior to the present. (In some circles such an arbitrary attitude is considered a sign of advancing years t. Anyway, Max Schmeling and Jack Sharkey took turns wearing the crown until a horrible thing happened in 1933. The Italian freak, Primo Camera, stopped Sharkey in six rounds and became the titleholder. How if not why was the question. Sharkey was a good fighter, clever and sharp hitting. Camera was nothing except big. His punch was so infinitesmal that nobody saw the one that kayoed Sharkey. It was a relief when Max Baer toppled the Ambling Alp in 1934. At least the fight game had a plausible heavyweight champion, even if the fun-loving Baer refused to set a big store by the distinction. ** * * JOE LOUIS’ RETIREMENT in 1949, which did not stick, left Ezzard Charles as champ of the NBA and Jersey Joe Walcott as kingpin of Camden, N. J., plus some patsies named Lee Oma, Pat Valentino, Gus Lesnevlch, Nick Barone and Freddy Beshore. When the smoke finally cleared it was 1951 and there was Walcott, all ready to be taken by Mar- ciano the following year. Where Marciano ranks among the all-time fighters is debatable. Most men regarded as authorities say not with the very best but that he can close up the ranks of the best, le., separate them from all others who have held the title. The popular rap against Rocky was that he was crude in style and couldn’t finish his opponents with rapidity when he hurt them. Yet what was called a crude style always impressed this observer as one of his chief assets. There was no figuring Marciano, who with his short arms and unorthodox technique actually held the edge. Tunney, perhaps, would have solved him. Tunney made you fight his way. As for finishing his stunned opponents, Rocky was at times amateurish as he looked for the punch to wind it up. Yet on a recent trip to town, Tommy Loughran was saying: “Marciano can take out anybody with one punch. Dempsey couldn’t.” You pays your money and takes your choice. ** * * HOW MARCIANO WOULD have fared against Dempsey —or Louis, for that matter—is a topic that will keep ring- worms busy for years. Dempsey was faster and more elusive. Like Rocky, he could take a punch and give one. Not often was Dempsey cut. probably because not many opponents hit him solidly. The young Joe Louis had much faster hands than Marciano and maybe the all-time best left Jab. It Is possible that his jab. more than equal to the best Sunday punch of almost every heavyweight of his time, would have been the difference. On the other hand, Louis never looked his best when crowded. Certainly Rocky took a better punch than Louis, who could be suckered into catching a right hand, but no matter the mythical winner, Marciano was one of the good champs. \|smay be a long time before another as good. Cer- tainly no elimination tournament ever has produced better. GernerttoStay In Lineup on Ted's Return ! DETROIT, May 15 W—Man- ager Mike Higgins of the Red Sox is making plans to keep i Outflelder-First Baseman Dick i Gernert in the lineup when Ted returns to action. “One thing is sure—l’ll keep Gernert in the lineup as long as he keeps up his terrific hit- ting,” Higgins said yesterday as the Red Sox relaxed before opening a two-game series with the Tigers. Gernert, Boston’s regular first; baseman for two seasons before being sent down to. the minors in 1954, learned how to play the outfield and is the big sur- prise on the club. In 19 games since taking over Williams’ leftfield post after the big slugger suffered an instap injury, Gernert has slammed eight homers, driven in 20 runs and compiled a .385 batting av- erage to tie Mickey Mantle for the league lead. “When Ted comes back, there'll be two places I can! play Gernert,” Higgins said. “That would be either rightfield or first base. He’ll probably play first base at home. On the road some of those big right-' fields would give him trouble so he’d stay at first just so long as he’s hitting well.” i Jackie Jensen, who has been in a batting slump, is the regu- lar rightfielder, while Mickey Vernon is the No. 1 first base- man. Nashua to Go In Camden 'Cap NEW YORK. May 15 UP).— Nashua definitely will go after Citation's all-time money-win- ning record in the Camden Han- dicap Saturday. Trainer Sunny Jim Fitzsim- mons said yesterday he was sat- isfied with the 129-pound impost Nashua will be asked to carry in the $30.000-added event at a mile and one-eighth. Nashua's earnings to date are $1,077,615, just $8,145 |hoit of Citation’s mark. If he wins the Camden Handicap, it will be worth about $20,000 to him. He will concede seven pounds to Maine Chance Farm's Jet Action and nine to C. V. Whit- ney’s Fisherman. Find, who finished second to Nashua in the Grey Lag Handicap at Jamaica May 5, will carry 118 pounds. Fisherman was third in the Gray Lag. The 129-pound assignment is one more pound than Nashua carried in the Gray Lag and the same impost he shouldered in the Gulfstream Park Handicap when he finished fifth. Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs’ Joe Jones, third in the Valley Forge Handicap last Saturday, was as- signed 119 pounds. The colt! won three stakes earlier this season. The weights scale down to 109 pounds for five of the 47 nominees. DeSpirito Leaves Maryland Hospital Jockey Tony DeSpirito was dis- charged from Prince Georges General Hospital yesterday and has entered Physicians Hospital in Brookyln to continue treat- ment for Injuries suffered in a spill at Laurel about two weeks ago. DeSpirito suffered a ruptured spleen and kidney when thrown from Folderol in the stretch and underwent surgery. It seemed to be the end of a riding career for the 22-year-old young- ster from Revere. Mass., but his retirement is not definite. Tony made a good recovery at Prince Georges and with more rest and care in the Brooklyn Hospital may decide on a come back. DeSpirito suffered serious brain and baek injuries last September when thrown from Sesame in the Beldame Handi- cap at Aqueduct. At that time It was predicted that he never would ride again, but the spirited Itfflkn fooled everybody. He may do It again. Senators Rest Runnels to Give Luttrell Trial Paula Also Starts t As Stobbs Opposes White Sox Tonight By BURTON HAWKINS Btar Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, May 15. Pete Runnels, hitting .329, and Ernie Oravetz, batting .300, will deco- rate the dugout tonight when the Senators open a 17-game tour of seven cities here against the White Sox by rushing two scorching minor league gradu- ates into action. Benching Runnels is a tem- porary move, Manager Chuck Dressen said. “Pete is tired and could use a day or two rest,” Dressen said, "so tonight I’ll shift Jerry Snyder to second base and send Lyle Luttrell to shortstop. I want to look at Luttrell while he’s hot” Joining Luttrell in the Sena- tors’ batting order, and in the No. 4 spot at that, will be mus- cular Carlos Paula, who burned up the American Association with his .363 average at Denver. He finished there Sunday with seven home runs, two triples and nine doubles, batting in 24 runs in 25 games. Luttrell Bruised by Pitch Luttrell also was spectacular for Chattanooga in the Southern Association. He batted .376 and was leading the league until Thursday, when he was hit above the left wrist by a pitched r ball. Gip Dickens of Memphis since has taken over the league batting lead with a .381 mark. Luttrell hasn’t played since Thursday, but X-rays of his arm disclose nothing more than a bad bruise. He had hit in 12! straight games when he left ' Chattanooga and among his 1 blows were nine doubles and 1 three triples. j With their power hitters— Paula, Roy Sievers, Jim Lemon and Karl Olson—all righthanded ; batters, the Senators aren’t likely | to view much lefthanded pitch-! ! ing. They’ve seen nine straight | righthanded, starters and will | view two more here. With Bob: 1 Keegan slated to oppose Chuck Stobbs tonight and Dick Dono- ; van due to pitch for Chicago ; tomorrow. | If and when the opposition fires a lefthander at the Sena- ' tors, Dressen plans to load his . lineup with nothing but right- , handed hitters, with possible ex- | ception of the pitcher. “Against I See SENATORS, Page C-3 Yawkey Would Ban April Night Games II BOSTON. May 15 f/P)._Tom • Yawkey, Red Sox owner, plans ‘ to propose a ban on April night) ' games at the next meeting of; ' the major league club owners. “It's bad enough to play in the | ’ daytime in April, let alone play- i ing in the evening," Yawkey said yesterday in Detroit. "It isn’t' ‘ fair to the fans, players or offi- ¦ cials to be playing under un-) ’ favorable conditions such as • exist generally during the month of April. “The fans as well as the play- ers are exposed to illness playing In freezing weather. We certainly should consider the fans. They are the ones who pay the freight." fining f&tf WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1956 Yanks Tumble As Lemon Wins Fifth Full Game Bj the Associated Press Last season you had to give odds to bet Bob Lemon wouldn’t pitch a complete game. Now the; big guy has gone the distance five straight times for the In- dians and has won ’em all- including two in a row over the suddenly not-so-torrid Yankees. Lemon, troubled by a bum leg, had only five complete games all last season, although he won 18. and his last nine-inning per- formance was on Memorial Day. This spring it looked like more of the same when the veteran righthander lasted only seven innings while losing to Chicago, 2-1, on opening day. It was the 21st consecutive time he had failed to finish. Since then he hasn't been knocked out of the box or beaten,! wrapping up Detroit twice, Bal- timore once and then beating the Yanks in the rubber game of a three-game set last Thursday. Smith Settles Issue Last night Lemon bamboozled the Yankees again, setting them down on three hits for a 3-2 vic- tory as A1 Smith, a persistent Yankee baiter, poked a leadoff homer in the ninth to hoist the Indians into the American ! League lead. The Yanks had been on top since May 3. It was the lone game of the day in the majors and the In- dians made it their sixth tri- umph in the last seven games to gain a margin of 10 percent- age points over New York, which has lost four of the last six. The Indians haven’t had it this good since last September 15 —the day before Detroit knocked them from the lead and New York took over to win the pennant. Lemon made only two mis- takes last night, and they came on consecutive pitches as Gil McDougald and Mickey Mantle powered back-to-back home runs for a short-lived 2-1 Yankee lead in the fourth inning. The iOnly other hit off the 35-year- jold pitcher, who struck out five iand walked three, was a fifth- inning single by Elston Howard. Mantle 11-Up on Ruth Lemon had retired 10 men! in order before McDougald belt- ed his second homer of the sea- son. Mantle’s homer was his ; 12th and put him 11 games ahead of Babe Ruth’s record (pace. The Indians had almost as much trouble against young Johnny Kucks as the Yanks had with Lemon. The 22-year-old righthander, who beat them last See BASEBALL, Page C-4 I MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS • _ TUESDAY, May 15, 1956 P , | j J ~ ; ¦ AMSRICAN - ¦ j| , 5 ||“ ..j *< Cleveland, 3: N. V. 5 o « o“ ¦ Only game Clinlowd |—| 3| 01 0! 2i l| 5| 4j 15j 9 .6251 t Games Today iNew YoHi [ I|—, 2[ 4f 3j 3| 2) 1| 16j IQ| .gIS|~ZZ 1 Wash, at Chicago, f. Chicogo |2; 0| —| lj 0| 1| 3[ 31 101 8 .556 2~ 1 ar J.T*.,.i M i »Hinnrai n r® mrs* a N. Y. at Cleve. (n) Baltimore | i; 31 j| o|—l S| 1| SJ 12, 14 .462. 4 [I Games Tomorrow MZH >O.l. a, Chi. s:ao-ggy C *y l 111 11 .409: J ' i Boston at Detroit ! 3| 1| Oj 1) 0| 2 I|—| 8j 15| .3481 6*4 S n*w°York ¦•"» I »U«>i Sj 10| 14; 13! 13| 15 t 'j 1 I -| |SI ! £-£-•< I | I , NATIONAL Standings |j |l| |S ® | 5 Results Yesterday 0» Clubs £j £; *i § Si g - INo games scheduled, J * _• oljCliljS * * 5 $ J 'I Gama. Today 1 ‘ » 1 L 3 1.H H f IfHI «l -7331 ‘l4 Chicago a, New York! Jl JLJJ 5 st. l. at Bkiyn mi | O' li—l 0| 4| 4| 1| 2, 12| 9| .5711 2V4 1 uir C |!cr*li P nnu ,Cil,cl,,lllltl 1 1 1| 2!— 2\ 1 ; 4- 213 10 .565 2>/j Pittsburgh 01| 3! 1| —i 1| 1| 41 111 10 .524 3VS 1 Games Tomorrow Nefc Vork J o| J| flj || 2 |_| 2 3TSi~I3 409 6~ Cmc**°a* t Pittsburgh 0 1 0 3 0 0j 5 13 .278 8~ j Mll'kee at Phlla iniiPbilo | 0 0! 1| 01 0! 4! o|—f 5{ 15 .250 9 ; StL. at Brooklyn <n> Lojf 4] 7; 9Uo|lo|l3|l3 T 5 | ] | PROBABLE PITCHERS i ¦ ¦¦ i I . 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MH,,' j ' *’ v < j ORIOLES TAKE GAMBLE—FuIIy aware that Billv * Loes (above) has a sore arm, the Baltimore Orioles yesterday paid the Dodgers an estimated $20,000 for the 26-year-old righthander, long known as an ! eccentric. Loes, a bonus boy in 1949, has pitched « less than two innings this year.—AP Wirephoto. ! Konstanty and Westlake j Fired; Orioles Get Loes By the Associated Press With little more than 48 hours before the Thursday midnight deadline. Major league clubs are in the process of paring their; rosters to the 25-man limit, with veterans like Pitcher Jim Kon- stanty and Outfielder Wally Westlake among the expend- ables. Konstanty, the most valuable player in the National League with the pennant-winning 1950 jPhillies. was given his outright release yesterday by the Yan- kees, who also placed Shortstop Billy Hunter on the disabled Hist. I The Yanks now are down to [their 26-man limit, getting a one-man allowance for Billy Martin, returned serviceman. | Westlake was released by the Phillies, who also returned [Southpaw Bob Ross to Chatta- nooga of the Southern Asso- ciation. The biggest deal was the (Dodgers' sale of Billy Loes sore- armed righthander, to Baltimore for an estimated $20,000. The Orioles, to make room for Loes and Pitcher Johnny Schmitz, purchased from Boston, spld I righthander Mel Held to Minne- apolis and optioned Babe Birrer, Another pitcher, to San Antonio. The Orioles also plan to option Fred Besana to Vancouver. Cincinnati sent Relief Pitcher Frank Smith and Catcher Matt Batts to Nashville of the South- ern Association to come within one of the 25-man limit. Cleve- land optioned Outfielder Dave Pope, obtained from Baltimore Sunday in exchange for Hoot Evers, to Indianapolis. Manager Paul Richards of the Orioles frankly admitted he was gambling on Loes. “He’s never had a losing year since he has been in baseball,” Richards said at Kansas City, "so No All-Star Poll On Tap at Present NEW YORK, May 15 UP).— Ford Frick, commissioner of baseball, said yesterday the Chi- cago Tribune had decided not to conduct the poll of fans to determine starting teams for the annual All-Star Game. Frick said baseball was an- xious to continue selection of the teams by popular vote and plans were under way to set up new machinery for the purpose. I’m willing to gamble on him. 1 1 know his arm has been sore, but ] he’s still young enough to re- i cover.” Loes, who compiled a 10-4 record with the Dodgers last year, is only 26. In his only ap- 1 pearance this season, he gave up 1 six runs and five hits to the ‘ Pirates in lVh innings. In prac- 1 tice since then observers said he “didn’t have a thing.” He had a 50-26 record with Brook- lyn for five seasons. 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Lynch today upheld the lifetime suspension which the Amateur Athletic Union im- posed on Wes Santee, premier American miler. Justic Lynch at the same time criticized some AAU officials. “He ‘Santeei has eliminated himself as an amateur athlete,’* the Justice said, “but not with- out an assist from some of the guardians of amateur athletics.” Santee, whose 4:00.5 mile last year was the fastest ever run by a United States athlete, was sus- pended by the AAU February 19 on charges' of professionalism. Officer at Quantico The runner, a graduate of the University of Kansas who now is an officer in the Marine Corps at Quantico, Va., was accused of taking money above allowable ex- penses to compete in certain meets. Santee fought the suspension on the grounds that the AAU committee which banned him was without jurisdiction and that the AAU had knowingly violated its rules In the cases of other athletes. Justice Lynch added: “From this unfortunate inci- dent some good may come to amateur athletics in the United States. Promoters of amateur athletic meets should realize that while Santee has, by his conduct, disqualified himself from amateur competition, the fault lies in no small part with them as a class. "The record shows that in their desire for larger gate re- ceipts, some promoters have 1 sought to capitalize on the ath- : letic ability of such stars as • Santee.” Failed to Abide by Rules l In upholding the AAU suspen- . sion, the justice said that when t Santee took out his membership > in the organization he agreed to ! abide by its rules and regula- I tions. He said the miler not only . had failed to do this, but had ' made no pretense of having done so. i The opinion noted that no- I where in Santee's pleadings was l there any allegation £hat as a member of the AAU he had duly [ abided by its laws and regula- . tions. 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