WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1957
Jackie Picks Dodgers, Yankees To Win Pennants
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NF.'W BOUND Welterweight Vince Martinez of Paterson, N.
■>„ shakes hands with lightweight Ralph Oupas (left) as (he latter
arrived at City Court, April 2, to seek an injunction that would halt
Louisiana Boxing Commission hearings on charges that Dupus is a
Milwaukee Fans Laud Pitching Os
Juan Pizarre As A • Fotsra .Great
MILWAUKEE —(ANP)— Young
Sunn Fizurro might not rnak it
this year with the Milwaukee
Braves, but there is one thing for
sure - -he’® going to one season.
There is no question hut that
this talented Puerto Rican
southpaw, with only one year
of organized baseball behind,
ha# the pitching equipment to
become a genuine major lea
gjie star.
Pizarro, who won’t be 20 until
Feb. ?, turned in a glittering per
formance last season with the Jack- ;
•onville (Fla.l club In the South
Atlantic T oague. In the Class A
competition, he completed 27 of 31
•tart® for a 23-won fi-lost record.
He hurled six shutout and struck
out at least 10 batters in 15 of his
SI contests. H retired 21 Charlotte
batters on strikes in a I-to O 12-
Innlng victory early in the season.
NHL Moguls Meet In
Memphis, April 13
MEMPHIS —(ANP)— The own
ers of the Negro National League
will meet here Friday, April 13
In what could be one of the most
important rnecUnes held by the
moguls in the past six years,
Last month the owners held their
regular annual winter meeting
here, and .at that time two men -
Willie Davis of Mobile, Ala., and
Jim Williams of Jacksonville, Fla.
applied for franchises in the lea
gue.
After listening to statements
from the two applicants, tin
owners asked them to return
here this week for the meeting,
and forward certified cheeks
of S7OO each to the President.
This would cover certain fin
■tncial obligations.
If Williams, who owns the Jack
sonville Eagles, and Davis, owner
of the Mobile Rears, comply with
the requirements and are accept
ed ps owners in the league, this j
will bring the teams in the League
to six. the first time that number
Pitcher Charlie Beamon
Brightens Orioles’ Hopes
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ, (ANP)—
The Baltimore Orioles have a SSO,
000 investment in Charlie Beamon
mid the 22-ycar-old righthander
has displayed talents 'hut might
produce remarkable dividends.
The sinfeerball specialist is
the brightest mound prospect
to he acquired by the Orioles in
many seasons. Manager Faui
Rkhard* K predicting a 15-
«»me winning season for the
young fllngtr « bo ha* had only
four seasons of professional e>.
periencc.
Late last season. Beamon came to
the Orioles with <• ,12-won, 8-lost
record and a 2.97 earned run mark
after hurling for the last-place
Vancouver club in the Pacific
Coast League.
His first assignment was enough
to awe any pitcher, rookie or vet
eran He was called upon to face
V/hitey Ford, >f the New York
Yankees, who was trying for his
20th win of the season. Ford still
is looking for that 20th victory.
Ail ihe jOS-pound. 6-1 youngster
from Oai'l-nd, Calif., did was to
ahui wa tlifi Yankees, l-tp-0, limit
ing the feared Bronx Bombers to
Two months later, he registered 20
strike-outs against Macon in a 9-
inning, 3-to-0 triumph.
In pitching 271 inning.-, al
lowing 14 runs, 11:1 hits. 11l
bases on hails ami striking oul
318, Pizarro compiled a glossv
earned run mark of 1.77, om
of the lowest in organized base
ball. He was named the lea
gues Most Valuable Player.
With these pitching credentials
it was little wonder that the Bravo
wanted to have a look at, Pizarro
in spring training. The club re
members well that in 19" 1, Hank;
Aaron, the National League hot
ting champion, had pnr.vd tr t
winning the MVP in the same lea
gue was no fluke Aaron made it
with the Braves in his hirst shot.
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
of teams has been in the NAL !
since 1953.
However, Dr. J. B. Martin, press- j
dent of the League, said he had not 1
received a check from Williams. j
and this had caused him some con- |
cent as the Jacksonville owner had |
promised to mail the check
At present there are four t> am,-:
in the league - - Kansas City Mun
nrchs. Detroit Stars, Memphis Red
Sox, and Birmingham Black B ir
ons.
Tod Rasberry. owner of the
Kansas City Monarch*-., ha**
named a new field manager for
the 1957 season. tVHliam •B : /
'/.y) IHvmiktt, associate-I with
the Moruirchs for a long num
ber of years a.- secret try, has
been named pilot replacing
-icily Taylor who guided the
team last year
Other pilots in the leugi: are:
Jim Canady, Birmin.ve tl..<**. r
(Goose) Curry, Memphis Red Soy.,
and Ed Steele of the Detroit Stars.
four singles. Beamon later picked
up bis second victory in relief
gainst the Washington Senator':.
"‘AH Beamon needs is polish,"
said Oriole pitching c*v.»eh,
Harry Rreeheen, during the
early portion of spring train
in/;, Tie has all thr tool*: to be
a winner this year - "fast"
I arm, smooth motion, coed con
trol ind n stable temperament.
Hi, sinker Is his tno-f effect
: iv<- pitch. He also can throw
A slider cbitngc-up, tot 1)3*1
and curve. Most important, is
that he knows just where each
in going.”
Beamon, for his ov-n port, has
onict confidence but is net going
out on the limb predicting shat
hc-'U he a sensation. He says b< 'll
be satisfied with 10 victories,
Major league scouts first ward
ed to have a look at B -nmon back j
in 1955 when he won IB straight i
games for the Stockton club of the j
California Stale League He was j
the property of the Oakland learn, j
which ves Inter shift :t to Ya u- j
couver.
When Oakland called him up. he j
| responded with a 4-lvt, Mo-0 sliei- j
I out over Portland
Negro ami therefore ineligible to whites in the state. At right
is Vt ■ s trail: A httey liimsleln, while second from left is;
DtipaV nuti ig VV. 1. all. Slate Judge Rene Yiosca refused to
gran! ?! iir.iu*)- •:>. The fight is scheduled for April 8. (UNITED
PRESS 'i’ELEPHO S's 11.
;Joe! Files $250,000
Su i l Against Tony Galento j
NEW YORK (ANP) —A $250,000 slander suit charging de- S
famation of chm acter has been filed against Tony Galento, form- j
: <-* hir.vywci.iht om tender. by Mr. and Mrs. Joe Louis in Supreme j
j Court here.
The smt r suit,- d {mm remarks Galento allegedly made i
| about to, for me r “Brown U mber” on Mike’ Wallace’s "Night 1
■• - it i show r< c. itly. It lists Galento, Wallace and !
j WABD-TV as co-defendants.
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j Gak ritu was charged with ue- 1
j tarnation of chanc-er by slander
| and libel in the petition, and Louis'
| attorney. William Raines of New
j York said that ti.fi>:* recordings of
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I < '-Lienee.
] Galen to is repot" ed to have said
j that Louis "a pushover .who
j should have been licked if (Ga
il onto) Lv.:!)” Loon pitc-vureri into
j fighting him earlier than scbedul
j ed. : ' He v,i> rf.fori’ing t-.> hi.-: fac»vy
j weight championship fight with
j Louis June- 28, l')3i). ii; which Joe
j knocked Iflfii cut in four rounds.
Tony is also reported to have
cast suspicion on Louis’ inte
grity b sc i.u; '! u .cidlit be
VMii't'/.41>." S'* M —• Skipping rope in agile style, form*!
er mmol » . hi chr.titpim* Sii; ar Kay Robinson works up a sweat
Ruling a t> ;i. i/c: sess.on at Harry Mil, yV gym in New York, April 3rd.
Robinson is seiieduli .1 to bailie current middleweight champ Gene 1
rullnier in ,i title bout in t ilieugo, May Ist. (UNITED TREKS 1
I PHOTO).
THE CAROLINIAN
surprised if Louis himself
didn’t have something to do
with arranging that premature
tight.”
Galento, who now runs a bar in
Jersey, was a swashbuckling chal
!■ ri.ger in hi.«- heyday. One of his
frequent comments about his op
ponents was “I’ll Tuoidor the bum.”
faif d "Two Ton” Tony becausce
of hir hugeness, Gaiento directed
H o usual barbs at I.ouis prior to
the ■ fight.
However, although he scored a
surprise knockdown, he was bat
tered by Louis in the bout. Louis
netted $114,332 from the fight.
Former Star Says Success Os
Bums Rests On Reese, Snider
PHILADELPHIA The New
York Yankees and the Brooklyn
Dodgers will be repeat winners
in the Amen an and National Lea
gues in 1957. former Dodger stai
Jackie Robinson said here this
week.
Robinson said the Yankees
are almost certain t» win the
American League title, follow
ed by Chicago, Cleveland and
Detroit in (hat order. But he
indicated the success of his
former Brooklyn teammates
w ill depend on the play of Pee
Wee Reese and Duke Snider.
Tlie former Brooklyn infielder,
now a New York restaurant chain
executive, rates the Milwaukee
Braves are,) Cincinnati Red!< :;s be
hind the Dodgers, he said In i.!,,.
WESTERN SHADOW Kansas star, Maurice King (22), "
Carolina during the first hail of the 11th annual Collet, o
don. Coming from behind, the East avenged last * car's <u- . . v
tl’fewspcesis Fhoto).
Beating The
1 Gun
BY BILL BROWER
| ASSOCIATED NEGRO PRESS
j Down in Dallas the other week,
irate fans tossed cushions and
coins on the basketball floor. The
following week in Kansas City
there was another spectator de- 1
j rnonstiataion, with far.., milling on '
the court about the players, coach- 1
es and officials.
It would be unfair to say that ;
Will Chamberlain, the greet Kan
sas Basketball player, caused built
of these outbreaks But the fact j
is that he innocently contributed »
to them.
3n Dallas. Kansas eliminated
the lilywhite Southern >!<■::,«
dist University, a home tf-ivo
team, from the NCAA section
al basketball tourney. Cham
berlain scored ij'J points, re
bounded brilliantly and de
fended writ So he was the butt
of the fans’ resentment aftn
SMC had been defeated.
In Kansas City, in a t- battle j
between North Carolina end Kan- |
sax for the NCAA title, Cb ’ ; -1
lain and Pete Bivnn..n. of He" Tor I
Heels, come in eo/ds-'t. Tic- two ;
players exchanged heated words. |
bu* restrained.
Both coaches - - Frank McGuire. |
of North Carolina, end Dick Harp,
of Kansas - rushed on the floo;
So did reserves and hundreds of
the 10,500 spectators There v;is
pushing and yelling, but the de
monstration was brought under ;
control without too much difficulty, j
later, when another Tar
Heel and Jay hawk carnc to
get her on the floor and another
fight appeared in the making,
the situation changed ijuickiy
when Chamberlain word over
amt slapped both boys on il.e
back.
These Incidents serve to il
lustrate what a towering' fig
ure the 7-foot Chamberlain 1k
in college basketball - and l
don't mean his brie hi Ps>
ehologicaily, he cuts a big
de.il
Os the Dallas' display, Harp said:
“We do not feel this crowd tu«
tany woi st than ymic of the* others
we have played before this sca
re n "
His point was that because of ;
Chamberlain, the Jnyhawks have
become ea»y uu-gd- of fan vcgent
men t, c-spi cially when th<- honv
team gets a aliopitSg as? h applied |
in 24 out of 27 Kansas ' -ours.
‘ I do fee! that the r ime is In j
great danger," Harp said, "if the
situation In not corrected it is n
dive-circumstance but I want to
make it clear that 1 am not sperifb?
about the Dallas crowd '
This psychological complex
about ChamhcTlain lik not
been the fault of ibe fans strict
ly. Some roach"* have H. Os
course. It was their business to
contrive the best defenses pis.
titblr -le-'lnM the t ° - ~w
riu»rt w Hurd. Some w ent to
extremes and, in some instanc
es, enjoyed some surer 1 V
But it's rodiculoiis for any of :
i ihiun to say that officials gave j
| April 13 issue of TV GUIDE Sin
i prisingly. In picks the Pitt b n- ;
Pirates to finish in f iisih
basing it chiefly on Bobby D
gan's manageriui ability
The Yankees have clear •-
ing in the American Lr. u.
Robinson believes, "'they heiji
themselves everythin' U
make a deal. They're concern
ed about Mickey Mantle’s knei
but Mantle himself dee
seem worried. And don't l.
get Yogi Berra. After Die wa»
he beat us in the Sei h- ' : I
year, I respect him more Ilian
any other player." hr said,
"Brooklyn has men like Clem La- !
bine, Don Bi s. nt ud I ! i:
iin the bullpen. The. s ■ .. e,
: i. bail club," thl ex linti e,
!
| Wilt the b'-tter of it After K a -.-
I beat Oklahoma City Unix-or By
Dallas, OCU's coach, Abe Lran
cracked “it was the toughest : -\ . ■
roan zone we faced this y,
A putrid alterm nil of the -a :r
A1 Lightner, a Salem 0r.:., sports- j
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f While many observers re
gat'd Catcher Hoy ('aniiianeiia
as the mayi performer in the
Brooklyn 'attack, Robinson has
■ other views “Campy is 'not
the key man, it's Duke Snider.
I base that >n the fact 'ii.it n
i Snider hit, v. ell lasi year, we
| won. When be was (u a stump
we to a."
! rhis ‘is ten- wa.' liul'insnn sees
| till filial istai'.dr.i® ir. bifts leagues!. !
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PAGE FIFTEEN
!. V CIA A PERSONNEL
lh I'i.oe.its Fra/.cr. Professor
1.1 Ncier.u-- ! duration at Morgan
' i'e College, is author of the.
! ' Aid !<> Athletes Commit -
! i* .liaieie ceiling plan The
< s (> • r proposal w ii! be riiseuss
i o between representatives and
, i , , i the Council of CIA A
ii-ips before arriving at
/ual d-.-lsion regarding CIA A
■V:?i !<> Athletes.
. A?t Hicks,
", < : v : Ace, To
Neit+j Dame
; i : -' ■ It l iAN iCoach Art
; W •!• Iv- • .bcth'fi 1957 all
j m- 1 :■ high school bas
i rt 1 - ;.l i list week
- : 1 ' i t, am i cc-nu t and
‘ ;•(•>! -n the Univer
j sity of Notre Dame.
■ 'l 0 foot 5 inch jump
ii. ffers from st>
i 1 ini'li Ti- a fabulous bid
! fi'u'i Kenton Hall Ho did not ela
i bni-aic i-n the Sc.don Hall offer.
■ -)rnil whith
!- i il.i- Buk.-s, ,;i funner
1 i.l.- i lot:, now a pro
! Hii Hr ml ho way sure to enroll
h • C-H- ii.: school. with the
mi- • ■ ■ : ■'' •- n Tot Du me
- •• Hall Enrolling at the
, ", ?. ■ ,-;i-.!0l also is
! ’■ ’ H 'i'i.--; Thompson.
■Va whining the Catholic Lea*
- vih i-w■■■;,--ye<l lo
■ i c.-if;'o""'i th nation
al ■■ l 'l;h school chamnkn
-1 "■ 'i hr 1 r.m then returned t-o
- - led Cr;u e T'-ch
l.'-m ■’■ <d unir-ic denied H.
i ax.i -r. OC'J Officials; de- •
’ •:! .:•! antilogy from
!i A Incr OUT the officials
:-.w( ! i;l tan students, itn-lod
■ -• re on -?ie school's base
ball tram.