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4 'EDNESDAY, JUNE 2 1948 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE PAGE ELEVEN &, Big League Basehall Yesterday By JOE REICHLER Associated Press Sports Writer Thanks to the huge crowds which ammed the parks over the holiday nd, the major leagues today cre ahead of last year's record breaking pace when they attracted n unprecedented total of 19,874 - 9 spectators to the games. Four Million Including Tuesday's games, the 6 big league clubs have played 0 4,966,889 paid admissions. At a orresponding date a year ago, the e clubs drew 4,853,034 persons. At this rate, the majors will play o the first 20,000,000 attendance in s history this season--exactly 21,- 1073 will pass through the turn- tiles, The Cleveland Indians, averaging 2,700 persons per game, are set- ing a wicked pace in attendance s well as in the American League tandings, with a total of 556,068 in 7 home games. The Detroit Tigers Iso are past the half-million mark vith 514,038 in 19 home games, The ew York Yankees are just below ith 478,493 in 17 home games. The New York Giants, first place nants in the National League, are Iso the circuit's best attraction. ey have played to 438,131 in 19 ames at the Polo Grounds. Yankees Dunked A crowd of 44,779 saw the Yank- es inaugurate the night season at lhe stadium. The inauguration roved anything but a success as Ihe Washington Senators, behind jhe five-hit pitching of Wallcr asterson, defeated the Yankees -1. Masterson retired the last 20 en to face him in order. Only 4908 fans in Philadelphia aw the Boston Red Sox dump the thletics out of first place in the merican League when Joe Mc- j@rthy's men beat them 8-1. The at left the A's still a half game ont of the Indians. ddie Joost, Athletics' bespectac- ed shortstop, finally committed his lirst error of the season after play- g through 31 consecutive error- pss games--28 this season and Ihree in 1947. The miscue ended a treak of 225 errorless chances. Both are new American League ecords. Dodgers Tie Giants Whitey Lockman and Gil Hodges rove in four: runs apiece as the iants and Dodgers played an 11- ning 4-4 tie at Ebbets Field be- ore 9,353 fans, The game was alted after 11 innings in order to llow both teams to catch trains. Sports Roundup By HUGH FULLERTON, JR. 'British Women ~~ Hold Britain's Women's Final St. Anne's-On-The-Sea, Lancs. England, June 2 -- (CP) -- Quar- ter-final and semi-final matches are carded today in the British women's golf tournament with British entrants having the upper bracke: all to themselves and the three surviving American contend- ers all in the lower bracket. In the upper bracket, Maureen Ruttle of England meets Mrs. Helen Holm of Scotaland and Mrs. E, M. Hartley of England engages £:ot- land's Jean Donald. . In the other bracket, Louise Suggs of Atlanta, Ga., United States champion, collides with Dorothy Kirby, also of Atlanta, whom she defeated for the National crown last year. Mrs. Joan Gee of ~1g- land meets Dorothy Kielty, glam- orous stroker from Los Angeles, in the other part of the lower bracket. Tomorrow the two survivors will play 36 holes for the crown won last year by Mrs. Babe Didrickson Zaharias, only American to win the trophy. She has since turned pro- fessional. Italian Heavy Lands 4 Min. Punch On Ott Chicago, June 2 -- (AP) -- Ob- servers said Enrico Bertola, claim- ant of the Italian heavyweight championship, had a "killer in- stinct." After two unimpressive victories in his first starts in the United States, Bertola uncorked his savagery Tuesday night. The 193-pound slugger slammed down Orlan Ott, 203, Hartley, Iowa, for the count in 1:08 of the first round of a scheduled eight-round bout in the Marigold Gardens out- door show, In the space of one minute, Ber- tola had Sent Ott sprawling to the resin for eight counts three times. He finally nailed him with a vic- fous right to the jaw. Ott was out for about four minutes. Stafhd S| NAL LEAGE U INTERNATIONA LEA. GB Newark ... Syracuse Montreal . Jersey City . Buffalo _... Rochestlr b. foronto .. Baltimore 1220 : Tuesday's Results 19 Montreal Baltimore . .13 Newark Syracuse 9 Jersey City . Only games scheduled. fion ht Syracuse New York, Juné 2 -- (AP)--Tony | ps; ale and Rocky Graziano are due p go "Over to Joisey" today for a hysical check-up preliminary -to eir middleweight championship ight a week from tonight . . .'Per- aps with the idea of convincing he Rock that a trip to Newark is strenuous than a journey to puter Mongolia, drumbeater Fran- lis Albertanti has rounded up a lst f celebrated fights and rowds in New Jersey . . . Most of em took place in the 1920's, ough Francis' round-up begins in une, 1918, when a little-known eavyweight named Jack Dempsey iffened Fred Fulton in 18 3-5 sec- nds at Harrison, N.J., and ends in anuary, 1941, when a little-known jelterweight named Red Rochrane rprisingly took the title Irom itzie Zivic at Newark . . . Over The River Most famous New Jersey battle as Tex Rickard's Dempsey- eorges Carpentier production at oyle's Thirty Acres in Jersey City . . This drew 80,000 and the first illion-dollar gate . . . That took lace Jufy 2, 1921. A year later enny Leonard and Lew. Tendler pught for the: lightweight title in he Jersey City ball park before p who paid $367,862 . . . The b-Willard and Firpo-Wills ghts in Jersey City also drew huge owds and half-million gates in ersey City. Sudden Thought Dept. On Memorial Day more than p0,000 turned out at Indianapolis b see the 500-mile automobile race, so-called sports event with the hain purpose of testing technical 8 Improvements that make it easier b drive a motor car faster . , . er the Memorial Day week-end, early 200 people 'were killed in affic accidents, ARCHERY TOURNAMENT The associated target archery ubs of Toronto and district held eir first tournament of the sea- bn in Riverdale. A double Ameri- ann Round was shot by 40 archers presenting six associated clubs. fight |B ; x "en Cineinnati Brooklyn Chicago New York Tr Called end of 11th to catch train. AMERICAN 1246UE 23 Cleveland .. Philadelphia ew York .. Detroit 8t. Louis ... Washington Boston wee 9 Results Bos Philadelphia ... Washington .... 4 New Only games scheduled. : Tuesday's Major League Leaders AMERICAN LEAGUE Batting--Williams, Boston, .382. Runs batted in--Williams, Boston, 43. Runs--Williams, Boston, Hits--Wlliliams, Boston, 55. Doubles--Boudreau, Cleveland, and Zarilla, 8t. Louis, 12. Triples--Wertz, Detroit, and Platt, St. Louis, 5. Home runs--Keltner, Cleveland, 13. Stolen bases--Dillinger, 8t. Louis, 8. Strikeouts--Lemon, Cleveland, 42. Pitching -- (3 or more decisions), Fowler, Philadelphia, 3-0, 1.000. NATIONAL LEAGUE Batting--Holmes, Boston, .394. Runs batted in--Musial, St. Louis, 34. Runs--Musial, 8t. Louis, 34. Hits--Musial, St. Louis, 57 Doubies--Schenz, Chicago, 10. Triples--Musial, 8t. Louis, 7. Home runs--Sauer, Cincinnati, 13. Stolen bases--Ashburn, Philadelphia, Strikeouts--Jansen, New York, 45. Pitching -- (3 or more decisions), Wehmeler, Cincinnati, apd Heintzel- man, Philadelphia, 3-0, 1.000. Fights Last Night By The Associated Press aioe, 3 Fra Sr 152 » rand 4 ch., outpoin! ony Masciareht 15, New' New York (10). Btooklyn--Gino Buonvino, 19815, Bari, aly. stopped Tony Gangemi, 189, el Adelphia (6) ITCH Cis =or Money Back Wor quick relief from itchi sed letc's foot. scabies, pimp ie oberg RN ; medicated, liquid tainless. To comforts and quickly ealmg itchis A pay fon BD. D. PRESCRIPTION. "0% beth, N.J.- harite Fusari, 1477, Irv: urte Buxton, 14415, England (8). ch 0--Enrico Bertola, 193, Rome, Italy, knocked out Orlan Ott, 203, Hartley, Ia. (1), Washington--Jake Lamotta, 164, New York, knocked out en Stribling, 161 Washin, Ki (Kid) Howard, 13115, Halifax, knocked out Edgar Perrault, 12815, Lewiston, Me, (1). Honolulu--Dado Marino, 112, Hono- lulu, knocked out Marino Tiwanak, 111%, Honolulu (5). ' \ Spicy Bits From Other Sports Cols. By GEORGE FORSTER Regina, June 1--(CP)--The local boxing faithful were stunned last week when they heard that their Adam Faul was decisioned in his first bout as a heavyweight in the Canadian Olympic Trials. They were more than a little re- lieved--and annoyed at the error-- when next day they learned it was all a big mistake. Their Adam had really won, but the judge who meant to vote for Faul .votéd for the other guy because he couldnt tell them apart. Dave (Regina Leader-Post) Dry- burgh took a very dim view be- cause the judge didn't know which boxer was who. "A good many boys," he said, "who dropped decisions will be dis- gruntled. "If Faul was a loser once be- cause of mistaken identity, who is there to say that the same situa- tion didn't arise in other bouts?" Dryburgh was even more sur- prised when he learned the "erring judge was Bobby Leitham, a former boxer of considerable renown." Scatched Like every other Prairie golfer, Dryburgh was stung into action by record swarms of mosquitoes, hover- ing in the thousands over logal links and assaulting the faithful unmer- cifully. The mosquitoes, he suggested, might be collecting royalties from golf-ball manufacturers for every ball their tactics caused to wind up in the creek. They never, he complained, both- er you on the first tee and "not a mosquito will trouble you on the first green, either. "But about the third hole, when you're chortling to your partner that those softies back in the club- house are exaggerating about mos- quitoes, you run into the odd sniper. "Beset by mosquitoes, you drop your ball into the rough on the seventh and eighth where the mos- juitoes collect them and sell them back to the club pro. "By the time you reach the ninth green, there isn't a mosquito on the horizon." International League Action Ernie Groth, chunky right-hand- er for Baltimore Orioles, has finally rewarded manager Tommy Thomas' faith in his pitching ability. Groth, on option to the Orioles from Cleveland Indians, pitched his first complete game of the season Tuesday night, flanking the first- place Newark Bears 13-0 on five singles. Prior to this game, Groth started seven times for the tail-end Ori- oles and each time he failed to go the distance. Lack of control has hampered the 25-year-old pitcher in the past. The loss cut' the Bears' lead to k2)f a game over the runner-up 8y- racuse Chiefs who downed Jersey City Giants 9-2. Southpaw Jim Wallace checked the Giants on four safeties while his mates pounded out 14 including four-baggers by Kermit Wahl and Clyde Vollmer. Sixth-place Rochester Red Wings downed the third-place Montreal Royels 19-5, banging out 20 hits with Ed Kazak showing the way with four. Glenn Nelson and Char- ley Marshall slammed homers and Frank Gravino drove in four tal- lies. Eddie Blake, who relieved start- er Ray Yochim in the fifth, and hurled shutout ball the rest of the way, was the winner and Walter Nothe the loser. Senate Gives Ear To Pari-Mutuel Bill Ottawa, June 2 -- (CP) -- The Benate Tuesday night gave first reading to a bill to increase by two per cent the amount of percent- ages that racing associations may retain from pari-mutuel betting pools, . Introduced by Senator Wishart Robertson, government leader, the bill permits racing. associations to retain a deduction of nine per cent on races where the total amount staked or deposited is under, The deduction permitted under the measure decreases one per cent for every increase of $10,000 in the amount staked until $50,000 is reached. After that, a five per cent deduction is allowed. The bill, an amendment to the criminal code, will go to the Com- mons after it passes the Senate. CERDAN REMATCH Brussels -- (AP) -- Cyrille Del- annoitt of Belgium, newly crowned middleweight champion of Europe, will meet France's Marcel Cerdan in a return bout here July 3, pro- moter Raoul Badoux said. UESDAY, JUNE 8... Vote and Elect LYMAN GIFFORD Federal Liberal Candidate $20,000 or IFASTER AND FASTER - - By Jack Sords ARD TIE BALDWIN- WALLACE EBOnly FLASH. UE APPEARS 10 BE REACHING HIS PEAK FoR "HME oLYMPICS His WoRrRLD RECORD RUN IN THE 120- YARP AGA AURDLES AT Tle 'KANSAS RELAYS SURPRISED EVEN DILLARD / SPORT SNAPSHOTS (Continued from Page 10) technical knockout to Lou Nova nine years ago last night. stopped the 'slaughter" in the 11th round ... The Babe Ruth-Boston Braves feud came to a head 13 years ago today and the King of Swat was given his unconditional release thus terminating a spectacular career He 'put in 15 years with the New. York Yankees before a of 22 years. brief but torrid period with the Braves . . Cards trails Boston Braves' Tommy Holmes by a single percentage point in latest averages released in New York Tuesday in the National League batting race. Holmes is hitting .394 and Musial .393. Frank Gustine of Pittsburgh is next with .386. Hank Sauer, Cincinnati Red rookle, tops the home run parade with 13 .-. . Cyrille Delannoitt of Belgium, newly crowned middleweight champion of Europe, will meet France's Marcel Cerdan in a return bout in Brussels on July 3, it was announced Tuesday. The young Belgian defeated Cerdan on May 23 to gain the crown . . . Frank Toronto and Johnny Montreal figured in the sports news Tuesday. Toronto, of Sacramento, Calif., qualified for the United States open golf championships while Montreal, a boxer from Solvay, N.Y. knocked out Fern Lachappelle in a match at Syracuse. LJ . SCISSORED SPORT--(By The Canadian Press)--Confronted with prospects of the hottest early-summer weather in Montreal, owners, managers and other representatives of the six National Hockey League clubs made ready Tuesday night for their annual two-day meeting. The early arrivals were reticent as to what the private deliberations will con- cern, but it is believed one of the outstanding pieces of business will be 2 Philadelphia application for a league franchise. Len Peto, representing Philadelphia interests, will present Philadelphia's bid for a second fling at major league hockey. Philadelphia is Seeking the old Montreal Maroon franchise, held by the Canadian Arena Company which operates Mon- treal Canadiens . . . President Bill Tobin of the Chicago Black Hawks, in Montreal for the annual meeting of the NHL. Tuesday tabbed Gordon Knutson of the Regina Junior Pats last season, as "the best prospect * in Canada, bar none." Tobin said probably play his hockey next season with the Quebec Senior Hockey League Montreal Royals, a farm club of the Montreal Canadiens. wants to attend MccGill University and if accepted likely will line up with the Royals . . . General Manager Frank Selke of Montreal Canadiens announced in Montreal Tuesday thai Maurice Richard and Kenny Rear- don have dlready agreed to terms for next season's hockey campaign. "We have talked things over and they are both satisfied," said Selke. Richard, along with Butch Bouchard, was. a holdout last year . and Olympic figure skating quéen Barbara Ann Scott heads the list of several hundred Canadian and United States skaters slated to attend summer classes at the MccIntyre Arena at Schumacher, near Timmins. Miss Scott is booked for July and August, it was announced today. Olympic title holder Dick Button of Englewood, NJ. will also attend ... Middleweight Jake La Motta, in his first fight in six months, Tuesday night knocked out Ken Stribling of Washington in 246 of the fifth round of a scheduled 10-round bout, at Washington . . . Boston's Ted Williams, 1947 champion, is setting the pace in the American League batting race with .382 in statistics released Tuesday in Chicago. The Red Sox slugger holds a 23-point margin over Lou Boudreau of Cleveland Indians; who has 359. Al Zarilla of St. Louis Browns is third with .362. Ken Keltner leads the home run race with 13. The referee . Stan Musial of the St. Louls * the Hawk-owned centreman would He .. World Peterborough, Ont. -- (CP)-- Charles Topis now is a "nail sleuth." A nail sleuth is an astute transport driver who calls on a regular chain of nail manufacturers in the United States, and returns with a truckload of the scarce com- modity. He carries about $5000 cash--and a revolver in case of highjacking. 77 hl \ 7. 1 1] ge Filey The NASH owner's smile! The smile of pride for the car of distinction . . . the smile that comes with safe, riding comfort in the NASH unitized body and frame, insulated with Sand Mortex . . . the smile that broadens when you find your big NASH "600" travels 500 to 600 miles on a tank- Yes, there is even a smile for the weather with the NASH Weather Eye. You, too, can smile the "smile of pride" when ful of gas. you own a NASH "600", See the 1947 NASH "600" and NASH AMBASSADOR today. \ on Alamakogy ov! ® 4s N. H. CROSSMAN 1022 SIMCOE STREET NORTH OSHAWA 'Now smile... - - Sports Shorts From Britain By SHAUN MCQUILLAN Condon, June 1.--(CP)--Dissent- ing cries before, during and after pa. lympiads have made contro- versy a bitter barnacle on the keel of the Olympic ship. And this year's Olympic Games promises to be no exception. One of the first in the queue to start a squabble are members of the record-breaking Cambridge * boat. They have walked out on Chris Barton, their stroke and captain of the proposed Olympic crew. Reason for the break is the old controversy of orthodox rowing versus a style known as Fairbairn- ism. The Blues had been invited to row in Barton's crew, but he insist- ed on the Fairbairn style, which was not adopted in the "Varsity boat race, They gave it a trigl, but "it was absolutely ridiculous to: think of changing," said one of the Blues. "We decided to form a crew of our. own, which we hope will chal- lenge his for the honor of repre senting Britain in the Olympic Games." Fairbairnism derives its name from Steve Fairbairn, an Austral- ian student at Jesus College, Cam- bridge, 40 years ago. Orthodoxy demands that the blade enter the water and should- ers come over before the drive with legs. - Fairbairn argues that the initial impetus must come from the legs. This involves rowing the blade in- to the water, instead of getting the blade in first and then applying the power. An injured spine won't keep Reg Harris, 28-year-old king of the sprint cyclists, out of the Olympic Games, - A few months ago he chipped his spine in a car crash and doctors were doubtful if he would ever make the grade again. But six weeks later, after losing 21 pounds in hospital, he cycled off with the Victory Cup 550-yard sprint at Herne Hill. Harris is probably the nearest tain" Olympic title. Eleven years ago he started sprint cycling at Bury, graduated to Manchester Wheelers, and last July won the world title in Paris--first English- man to do the trick for 25 years. Five ATS. girls who never handled a rifle until a few months ago have been picked to shoot at Bisley for their regiment, which has competed there since 1860. The girls will be the first A.T.S. team to shoot at Bisley. During the winter they havé been trained in marksmanship by Capt. E. B. Hotchkiss and Battery Sgt.- Maj. J. O. Jones, members of an anti-aircraft regiment who have Patjicipatey in Bisley shoots since 1924. "They're good," said Capt. Hotch- kiss, "I've been amazed by them, considering they didn't know one end of a rifle from another until they joined the regiment." approach Britain has for a "cer- | BIG ADVANCE SALE London--(AP)-- Fight promoter Jack Solomons boarded the Queen Mary en route to the United States, assured that his July 26 world light-weight title fight between Freddie Mills and Gus Lesnevich is a box office success. YESTERDAY'S STARS: By The Associated Press Batting -- Whitey Lockman, Glants and Gil Hodges, Dodgers, each drove in a his team's runs in an 11-inning 4-4 tie. Pitching--Walter Masterson, Senators --pitched a five-hitter and retired the last 20 men in order as he hurled the Senators to a 4-1 victory over New York Yankees. 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