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iN SECOND PLACE Westward Shift To Milwaukee Helps Braves Immeasureably . By BEN PHLEGAR Associated Press Sport Writer It's about time travel agents paid a special tribute to Milwaukee Braves. Where could they find a = better example of the benefits to be obtained by a change of scen- ery. The .1,000-mile westward shift from the beanpots of Boston to the brewing centre of Milwaukee has worked wonders for the club that finished a dismal seventh in the National League last year. Today's standings show the Braves only half a game out of first place. They have seven more games in their present home stand at their new $5,000,000 stadium Witte they have won seven out of eight. Fans are flocking to watch thelr new heroes perform. In seven home dates the club has drawn 172,781 cash customers. Last year's total attendance in Boston was 281,778. Wednesday at 39 degrees, 9,043 of the faithful turned out to watch their Braves smother New York Giants, 11-1. This brought the total crowd for the two game Giant ser- ies to 39,010, only 1,749 less than saw the New Yorkers play in Bos- ton all last season. ' The Braves had only one pitcher --Ernie Johnson--who finished last year with an average as high as .500. Yet nine of their 13 victories this season have been registered by last year's mound staff. rdette, Wednesday's winner, has shown remarkable im- provement, Working as a long dis- tance relief man, Burdette has pit- ched 17 1-3 innings in three games, has a 240 record and a 2.12 earned run average. Milwaukee moved into second place over Brooklyn which was frozen out of its scheduled game at Chicago. Rain and wet grounds also caused postponement of the other two National League contests --Pittsburgh at Cincinnati and Phil- adelphia at St. Louis. In the American League, New York Yankees won their third straight over Cleveland, 9-4, drop- ing the Indians into third place. Boston whipped Chicago, 3-0, and Philadelphia broke its seven-game losing streak at the expense of St. Louis Browns, 2-1. A night game at Washington between the Sen- ators and the Detroit Tigers was rained out. Shut out on one hit the previous night, Cleveland came up with four runs in the first 'four innings against the Yankees Wednesday. Then its pitching folded and by the end of seven the Yanks were ahead to stay. Mike Garcia was the loser as Eddie Lopat beat the Indians for the 36th time in his career. He has lost to them in nine games. Marv Grissom handcuffed the White Sox but despite the loss Chicago moved over Cleveland into second place. The Sox have played five more games and won three more than the Indians. Eddie Joost homered in the eighth to give Philadelphia its vic- tory. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL By THE CANADIAN PRESS American League Cleveland 012 100 000-- 4 9 New York q 000 300 42x-- 9 11 Garcia, Aber (7) Hooper (7 Brissie (8) and Tipton; Lopat, Rey- nolds (8) and Silvera, Houk (8). : Lopat, LP: : Garcia. Cleveland -- Simpson, Tip- WP ton. New York--Bollweg, Bauer. 8t. Louis 000 000 106-- 150 Philadelphia 000 001 O1x-- 2 7 2 Pillette, Paige (7) and Moss; Kellner and Murray. LP: Paige, HR: Philadelphia--Joost. Chicago 000 000 Boston Dobson, (8) Kretlow Wh Ie: Dobson. Bollis " : Bostoh--! g. Detroit at Washington postponed. t (5) (8) and Lollar ite. 20 Thursda; 8t. Louls at Washinglon (aight) Detroit at Philadelphia (night) Cleveland at Boston Chicago at New York tional Na Joaqns ew York 000 000 010-- 1 4 1 'waukee 200 001 el] 14 0 Koslo, Wilhelm (7) er (7) and What , Yvars (7); Antonelli, Hetsa (3) and Crandall, St P: Burdette. LP: Koslo. HRs: Milwaukee--Mathews, Gor- §hup2se 1 By Pittsburgh st Milwauk a waul New York at aca hiladelphia a ca ooklyn at St. Louis (night) INTERNATIONAL , rain) Lovenguth and Robertson; Starr and Lonnett. ig a A ester a | Wor Pet. GBL S71 S71 538 3% S500 1 S500 1 ATL 1% 537 3 Thursday Toronto at Ottawa (night) Buffalo at Montreal (night) Rochester at Springfield (2-night) Syracuse at Baltimore Yesterday's Stars By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Pitching -- Mary Grissom, Bos- ton Red Sox, limited Chicago Wile Sox to four hits in winning, Batting -- Eddie Joost, Phila- delphia Athletics, homered in the eighth inning to give the A's a 2-1 victory over St. Louis. Major League Teams Hit Player Deadline NEW YOR K (AP)--Eighteen players who started the campaign with major league teams were back in the minors today, victims of the 25-player limit in the big time, and two others wore different uniforms. . .... From now until Sept. 1, each major league club is permitted only 25 players, Plus up to five who are back for their first season after serving in the armed forces. Last year's nnant winners-- New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers--both had to shave their rosters. The world champion Yanks optioned outfielder Bob Cerv to Kansas City of the Amer- ican Association and infielders Jim Brideweser and Frank Verdi to Syracuse of the International League. The Brooks sent Dixie Howell, to St. Pa fation and optioned outfielder Dick Willlams to Montreal of the International League. They also restored to active service first baseman Wayne Belardi, out since the start of the season because of an elbow operation, Pittsburgh Pirates sold catcher Eddie Fitzgerald to Washington Senators for an undisclosed amount of cash and a couple of pitchers for minor league teams. Cincinnati Redlegs sold catcher Hank Folle, to Cleveland in a straight cas geal, wasn't announ- Besides bartering Fitzgerald, the Pirates sold Forrest Main to Tor- onto of the International League and Bob Hall to 8 eattle of the Pacific Coast League. Washington was the last to get under the limit when it asked for waivers on catcher Les Peden and sold pitcher Lou Sleater to Toronto. The only other hg in the Na tional Lea at was over limit was St. Louis Cardinals. They released Billy Johnson outright. The third-baseman is a 10-year man and can make a deal for himself. Milwaukee cut to 24 men by sending pitcher Murray Wall to Toledo of the American Associa- tion. In the American League, Phil- adelphia released infielder Don Kolloway and sent pitcher John Mackinson to Ottawa of the Inter- ul [national League on 24-hour recall. Bill Boyd, the Pacific League's leading hitter last year with Seattle, was sent down to Charleston of the American Assoc- iation along with pitcher Connie Johnson, by Chicago White Sox. First baseman Dixie Upright will toll for Los Angeles and pitcher Bob Habenicht will throw for Charleston, They started the sea- son with St. Louis Browns. Boston Red Sox cut pitchers Ben ors Goes to Baltimore of the Inter. ers goes ore - th e and Holcombe to of the American Associa- Western Hockey VANCOUVER (CP) -- turned profess} five years ago the Western Hockey League from California to the losing New developments indicate Re- gine may come into the league, eaving only one United States sur- vivor and chalking up another vic- tory for Canada's healthy hockey |that climate. laining that '"'we're not mak- ing enough money," coach Muzz Patrick told WHL leaders Wednes- day in Seattle that his Tacoma Rockets will drop out of the league next season. Sn clals Fronted a which will permit League offi: "suspension"' him to keep the Tacoma franchise Tacoma Rockets Drop From League oc Coast EE o Was be- has | came ores 0 went over the second straight year. The fig- ure was 1,105,840, an increase of 11,481 over the previous season. There have been numerous re- wants to join the . The Regina representative e annual mi in Se Denny Evenson, say only e was there ». Yea ple of how busi- as yo poor a winning team drew 180 ans seasoh, EA for another year, but at the same | Ta time subm! chise. If a franchise is applied for and granted, the result would be an eight-team league, taking in Seattle as the only U.8. team, Vancouver, Victoria, New Westminster, Cal- gary. Edmonton, Saskatoon and egina. ave Regina until June 1 to hs applications for a fran- Even the name has changed |Y! since the organization turned pro- fessional in May, 1948. . The name then was the Pacific Coast Hockey League and there were 10 teams: Oakland, San Fran- cisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Fresno, Portland, Seattle, Tacoma, Vancouver and New Westminster. The southern division soon e¢rum- bled. It died completely in 1950 when league president Al Leader announced that applications to withdraw had been entered by three of the California cities be- cause they were losing money. The result was a six-team loop with PCL hockey in Victoria, Van- couver, New Westminster, Seattle, Tacoma and Portland. Portland dropped out and, in 1951, the league dipped into the Prairies to add three teams--the cream of the Western Canada Major League. Despite vast dis- tances between teams, the inclu sion of Calgary, Edmonton and Saskatoon was a success. After the first season of operat- ing a Coast-Prairie league the di- rectors faced the facts--that the Dallas' Jack Blair FORT WORTH, Tex. (AP)-- in a 10-round fight. Pep was too fast for the Dallas youngster who found the former world feather- weight champion an elusive target. Pep, twice world's champion and fighting back toward the crown held by Sandy Saddler, was the aggressor all the way. He cut Blair around the eyes and made his nose bleed. The only knock- down came in the 10th round as Pep to his knees with a left to the chin but Willie bounced up without a count. TIGERS WHIP TERRIERS GALT (CP) -- Waterloo Tigers blasted 11 hits off four pitchers to defeat Galt Terriers 8-3 Wednes- gay night in an exhibition game between the two Senior Inter- county Baseball League teams. Only seven innings were played because of the cold weather. Bobby Fisher and Billy Flick led the Waterloo attack, banging out three hits each. A FINE SELECTION 295 - 395 - 495 MAURICE BERG MEN'S WEAR 38 SIMCOE ST. N. DIAL 3-3032 ,000-mark for 8 rts during the last few years and in coms Sepia Lollar.' Cy Willie Pep Outpoints| Blair made his last bid. He put, CHECKLETS -- See where Ike Hildebrand is back trad- ing his ability with a lacrosse stick for the ol' long green up in Peterboro. The Mann Cup champion Timbermen won their opener against Toronto West Yorks by one goal in a very chippy effair. Ike scored five goals and assisted on another. Another of the more rugged summer sports ig floor hockey and the local scene has a Joague going now at Simcoe Hall. The games are schedul- ed for Tuesday and Wednes- day nights for boys between the ages of 11 and 15 years. We hear that a group of boys from the Industrial Bask- ketball loop are also turning out on the Tuesday night for floor hockey in another 'league' around 9 p.m. The teams are using the same names as were used in basketball ... Accounts - Pay- able and Production-Control. Sounds like fun, eh? By the by, remember that guy Don Zielinski with whom the Merchants had so much trouble in the playoffs last year? Well, John Harris, presi- dent of the Merchants is fol- lowing the old practice of, "If you can't beat 'em, buy em." Don who almost single-hand- edly beat out the local last year when he pitched for St. Kitts, has signed a Merchants' certificate. The same goes for another guy, a pitcher from Bowman- ville who played with Peter- boro Marines. We mean left- handed Bill Dadson. Two members of the Osh- awa Red Raider executive went out for a looksee at the infield of the Oshawa Race- ways stock car track with the view in mind of another foot- ball field site. The way they figure it, the place would be ideal...if (1) it were level (2) it were long enough ...a field should be 110 yards plus deadline zones at either end (3) dressing-room facilities are made available. b Rie On oY think Shelt es e games a Alexandra Park... considered by almost everyone around as He best football grid in the city. Dont know where the Co- bourg boys got the idea Oshawe would withdraw from the Lake- shore League just because of a hassle at a . much money has been spent for that kind of goings-on. The resignation of a mem- ber of the league e xecutive (which didn't come off) would not mean his leaving the team Oshawa executive or that the team out of the By Bob Rife. Leafs Purchase Two New Hurlers TORONTO (CP)---Toronto Maple Leafs of the Inte: "ho That was starling football news handed out by Coach Carl Voyles of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The T-C's mentor has in the past been on rather friendly terms with the Nationa] pro league and it's Commissioner Bert Bell. When the Chicago Bears and George Halas decid- ed to pick up the Cats Bill Gregus as soon as he left the Army, Voyles quickly showed that such action would make him a bitter enemy . . . and one to_contend with, He grabbed off the Bear's choice rookie quarterback can- didate, George Blanda...the $100,000 product of the long ear training and scouting sys- em. Along with all this football news from the Mountain City comes the news that Oshawa Red Raider player Don Harp- er has had a contract mailed him by Toronto Balmy Beach. This isn't too hard to figure considering how well he show- ed in play last season. Harp has however been thinking along Big Four lines with the Toronto Argonauts and so mail- ed back the Beaches contract . .. unsigned. look at ft, The way we t Beaches (or Argos...it's their farm club) wanted him under their thumb for a lower price than he might ask after getting out with the other Double Blue ypes. The idea didn't gel and now Harp will be out on the back campus at Varsity with a host of others around May 13th for we ust Are Practice, e hear that Tony Freeman, another Raider lineman is al- 80_going up to that workout. Further on the Raider line is the info that other players from last season were recommended to Edmonton es- kimos by Frank Stkus. They are Roger Barrett and Roy Bergeson. Pergerson, an out- , 1s the m Sie 8 ost likely Barret, a six-foot-four defen- sive centre secondary of but 19 years, figures he'll stay in Toronto and play junior. He thinks the Big Four scouts can watch more appreciatively Bere vida perhaps he's MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS By THE CANADIAN PRESS National League league. Main from Pittsburgh Pirates for a total of $30,000, Jack the Leafs, an- , & left- Washington last season, was bought for $20.00. wes purchased for $10,000. He had 8 record of two wins and 12 losses last season with Pittsburgh. AN ACTOR TOO NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UP) -- Er- win Jones of Alexandria, Va., re- 7 gular right tackle on the Vander- ilt of football team, played Mark Antony in the university theatre's recent production of Shakes- peare's Julius Caesar. erE8Em iki d "Strikeouts: Plerce, Chicago, Trucks, St. Louis, 31 Sago, ang Leafs Lose To Ottawa By THE CANADIAN PRESS Maybe it was just coincidence, but the 18th was a bad day for the International Baseball League. Of the four night contests sched- uled, one was postponed because of rain, another called after the sixth inning for the same reason and a third cancelled due to power failure. Ottawa and Toronto Maple Leafs played the only complete game, which drew 2,237 Athletics fans in chilly weather. Rookie Art Dimar threw a mas- terful four-hitter Leafs 3-0. The right-hander walked only three for his first victory in three starts, . Starter Stubby Overmire, a lefty with 8t. Louis Browns and the Leafs last season, went down to his second loss without a win. He was lled for a pinch-hitter in the eighth. Ottawa's win put them in a fourth-place tie with Toronto, al with Baltimore Orioles, who I an abbreviated contest 6-2 to the seventh - place Syracuse Chiefs, when rain cut the game short dur- ing the sixth. The clubs are a full game be- hia the leaders, Montreal and Buf- | pinned At Baltimore Wednesday night, Lynn Lovenguth limited the Orioles to five hits, while the Chiefs col- lected 10 safeties off Dick Starr and Vern Taylor. All are right- handers. Four round-trippers gave Loven- guth a big hand. Charley Bell bel- 'ted two and Hector Rodriguez and Hank Workman each blasted one. Walcott Training Behind Closed Doors CHICAGO (AP)---Jersey Joe Wal- cott, the perennial underdog, wor- ked out privately Wednesday for his eighth title fight while heavy- weight champion Rocky Marciano hid out in a private home after arriving from his Holland, Mich., training camp. Manager Felix Bocchicchio bar- red the doors of the Midwest gym to the press and public as 39-year- old Jersey Joe and his "corner men" perfected their routine. "We want to be sure Joe under- stands what he is supposed to do," sald Bocchicchio. "We want to see him make the moves that we have worked on since the last fight." Earlier in the day, Walcott in- terrupted his Bible reading I enough to say he hadn't any plan of battle. He sald that he can box, punch, hook or cross, Shanging his style at a minute's notice. Before he slammed down the fron curtain on the Camden, N.J., veteran, Bocchicchio insisted he of the tempt- joe 3 A odds. In act, there was e evidence eavy betting on the 15-round scra scheduled for Chicago Stadium Friday night, Un- official odds vary from 8 to 1 to 18 to 5. There is no big action either side. After the workout Walook weighed 198 pounds. He ptember. Marciano was whisked away af- ter he arrived. The 28-year-old gigi ug 1 ou way ° been doing road work AB ing camp. He expects to do some mire -today but no gym work, Al Weill, Marciano's m needled about et Arg rf sistent claims that Kk: Rocky Je in their first fight, 4 "no fighter of mine ev. lost a fight on a foul yet." Coronation Cup Play Reaches Semi-Finals LONDON (CP)--Manchester Uni ted defeated Glasgow Rangers 2-1 and Newcastle United defeated in blanking the | Dri, THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Thursday, May 14, 1908 43 Five New Champions Canadian Wrestling TORONTO (CP)--Five new Cana- dian wrestling champions were de- cided Wednesday night in the wind-up card of eight bouts in the an amateur wrestling 'asso- clation's championship meet. The new titleholders are August Schaufelberger of Montreal in the 136% pound class; Helga Rausti, Toronto, 147%; Ray Ricci, Mont- real, 160%; Jim Christie, Toronto, 174; and Wally Press, St. Cathar- ines, heavyweight. Adrien Poliquin of Montreal re- tained the 125%-pound title he has held s! 1948 after pinning'John esman of Toronto in 11 minutes and 35 seconds. Harold Evas of Toronto re- peated for the fourth time in six years in the 114%-pound class. He was the only entry in the division. George Kusyj of St. Catharines regained the 191-pound title he held in 1951 when he scored a decision over Bernadin Hornblower of Mont- Press was awarded a decision and Vern Pet of Winsipes inns and Vern Ple g WO 151uiiis bouts to fim the heavy- crown Christie pinned Phil Lillle of Toronto in 4:13 to take the 174 Sivision_ sod Rg no t Ste. Marie, Ont., in 3:18 for the 160%- pound crown, SPORTSMAN'S DIGEST shore PREVENTING FIRES! g ALwavs sreax A © ff BURNED MATCH IN Hi THE MIDDLE BEFORE ! bags Side MAKING SURE IT's ouT/ : Donrr smoke in FORBIDDEN AREAS OF FORESTS OR AWAY FROM CAMP WEN THE WOOD i Crear THE @ROUND SEVERAL FEET AROUND YOUR CAMPFIRE YOU BUILD ONE. KEEP YOUR FIRE SMALL AND UNDER CONTROL AT ALL TIMES AND DO NOT LEAVE IT UNATTENDED AT ANY TIME/ Pur waver AND or ORT ON A FIRE WHENEVER LEAVING CAMP. Argo Hopefuls Begin Grind with stars in eyes and a bit of lead in hele bouts gave the 1953 football fampsim A Aust. ry that the Double Blues have conducted a clinic for voungsters. They'll keep. it. up for three weeks or a month and then maybe a tryout next fall with the champions for two or , to Argonaut farm clubs for 10 or 12 and a "come back next year, kid," for many others. Argonauts, who have been ao- cused of having lady luck beam at them in Big Four Football Union play, had the breaks with them Wednesday night. The workout was held 1 nideal football weather, about 50 degrees with enough in the air to make it comforts) for the padded youngsters. Head coach Frank Clair was in gharge with players Knobby Wire kowski, Teddy Toogood, Jack Car- penter, Buddy Fowler and line coach John (Moose) Kerns assist- ing. The kids were shown how to break from a crouch, how to take handoffs and the proper to tackle without injuring themselves, The two-hour workout ended with sprints and the youngsters, - who probably' have run only for street- cars since last fall, were notice- ably slow, "They'll get the lead out of their boots with a few nights of this," ong, coach commented. Many of the would-be big-timers --from 17 to 20 years old--were scouted last fall in high school and Jubior games and invited to the clinic. The clinic is another stage in the Argonaut farm system develop. ment. Argonauts now have two farm teams, Toronto Balmy Beach of the senior Ontario Rugby Foot- ball Union, and Toronto Parkdale Lions of the junior Big Four 5 It is here that the 1952 champions hope to produce Canadian players. "We may tab a couple from this bunch for training with the Wg team (meaning Argonauts, course) when we start our own practices next July 15," said Clair. "You might see some of these kids in the Argonaut' uniform in 1956, and possibly before that." Projectile Captures Yonkers' Buchanan Trot YONKERS, 'N.Y. (AP)----Projeo- tile, an 11-year-old trotter who races well in the mud, closed fast in the last eighth of a mile to win the Buchanan Trot ct {i g : ® PRIZES Harmony Recreational Assoe. Annual | Fireworks Display. Monday, May 18, 1953 # HARMONY SCHOOL GROUNDS Children's Parade of Decorated Vehicles at 7:30 p.m. ® BOOTHS FAMILY TICKETS $1.00 ® GAMES Aberdeen 4-0 Wednesday--the win. ners avancing to the semi-finals of Coronation Cup play, an off- season international soccer series. Wenesday"s two winners and Hi- bernians and Glasgow Celtic will be the four semi-finalists May 16. The draw for the semi-finals has not been yet. 90% of tire trouble occurs in the last 10% of the tire's life. Why not trade in your trouble now . . . for double allow- DON'T MISS OUR BIG OFFER-COME IN TODAY! 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