PAGE FOUR TODAY'S SPORTS PARADE "' * ' t? %gC4* (United Pre« Sport* Writer) NEW YORK Os" Slender Curt Simmons, back from the Army to m»kc> rtff pennant contender out of the Philadelphia Phillies dis closed today that he would be ready to take his regular turn on the mound ‘‘within a week or IS days." -Expectations had been that the southpaw With the sizzling fast ball would not be ready for anywhere from three weeks to a month. But as the Phil ties opened the season against the New York Giants. Sim mons disclosed that he had been readying himself for months by throwing in the vast privacy ol an Army airplane hangar in Germany. “I don’t say I could start right now.” he explained, “because my legs aren’t in real good shape. But I could pitch relief right this min ute. But give me another week to sharpen my running and my con trol and I’ll be aching to get in the game regularly.” , It was good news to the Phillies, themselves. They hadn't seen Sim mons. who set them on the pennant trail before being inducted in September. 1956, until Saturday. And his return still hasn't been hashed out all around in the rush of homecoming irom spring train ing. ‘‘l’ve still got my speed, I guess.” he grinned happily. “Os course my control may not be perfect—because I’ve had about a 10-day layoff." Actually, big Curt is straining at the leash like an eager greyhound. Slightly heavier than when he went into service, he is as hard as rock. “Re’s a good kid.” commented Manager Eddie Sawyer. “He al ways'has kept himseli in fine condition. When he came up all we had to do was teach him how- to pitch. “That he knows, and while I don’t want to take a chance on hurting his'arm because he hasn’t done enough running to get his legs in top shape. I could use him right now. “We haven’t been a good ball club since Curt left,” Sawyer add ed; “Well, he’s back—and so, I believe, are the Phillies." Simmons listened and actually glowed. Last season he had little time to think of baseball. But when the news came that he was on hi 3 way back, the big fellow who won 17 games in 1950 started getting himself ready. Those lonesome days in a hangar in Germany are going to start paying off now, and sooner than anybody expected. Dunn High Plays At Sanford Tonight Greenwave Seeks First Win Qi Season Over Strong Foe: Jackets Have 5-0 AA Record Coach Godwin’s weak - hitting Grafnies will tangle with a strong Sanford team tonight at the Lee Cpunty park. The locals have fail ed to come close to a win in four states, while on the other hand, the Yellow Jackets have conquered five foes. ; Sanford has been’ stopped twice, however, so the AA conquerors are not invincible. Siler City has de feated the Jackptg twice-’ * Coach Godwin will probably start Tpmmy Waggoner on the' mound, and he hopes Tom can get a few hits to back his pitching. The team Has only four players hitting over MO. | ; TEENAGERS PLAY WELL Durham. Two. freshmen from 3gTbave Sphimmel. who is 17. and No. 5 V Buzzy Rettlcman, who )s only 16 years old. YESTERDAY’S STAR Bobby Thomson pf the New York Giants who “showed his teammates the way” again by softening up big Howie Fox and the Philadelphia Phillie with a tremendous two-run first-inning homer at Shihp Park. ROASTERS ' Your grandmother would probably call it the "iirelecf cooker with - out the bridtV Modem homemaker* have another same for thi* versatile cooker ... the automatic electric roaster. If you waqt to cook, roast, stew, broil, bake, fry, you just name if ». the automatic electric roaeter will measure up every time. Not only will your food taste better, it is bstter because the automatic elecjric wqftff cook* meat; and vegetables so they ate more tender, more flavor- A ' I Not only, that •■ • thf automatic roaster is portable ... easy to carry • . . wonderful fqr picnics ... or for meals on the back porch or lawn. Food prepared in your automatic. electric roaster can be kept hot and yfMwyf epf y wkeygLi \ It's the modern wayto-cook. See your-electrical dealerl •►v-’,-. •* •’* v -. .'' FIGHT RESULTS By UNITED PRESS PARIS Charles Humez, 156 France, outpointed Laurent Dauth uille, 158, France. 10. NEW YORK Jimmy" Walker, 190. Orange. N. J., knocked out Gil Newkirk, 206 1-4, Brooklyn. 2. PROVIDENCE, R. I. Rocky Marciano. 189 3-4, Brockton, Mass, knocked out ‘ Gino Buonvino, 196 Italy. 3. BOSTON lrish Bob Murphy I*2 1-2, San Diego, Calif., outpoint ed Reuben Jones, 180, Richmond, Vs.'j; C. Oley Wallace, 191. New York, outpointed Sapdy Mc- Pherson, 231, Tulsa, Okla IB- * NEW ORLEANS Ralph Dupas 134 1-2. New Orleans, outpointed Juan Padilla, 133 1-4, Tampico, Mexico. 6. ST. LOUIS Wcsbury Bascom, 183 1-2', East St. Louis. 111., knocked out Larry Watson, 176, Omaha, Neb. 5. New Davidson Grid Coach To Hold Late Practice DAVIDSON, A long awaited event is about to happen on the Davidson College campus - in fact, this week. Rill Dole, Davidson’s aminable new Head Football coach, is calling a belated Spring practice, and in dications point to about 30 men answering the whistle. After spending a long, hard week on the road “prospecting” for new talent to fill the coffers for the coming fall campaign, Dole hat* been huddled for the past few days with Backfield Coach Tom Fetzer and Line mentor Chuck Clements in organizing the spring drills. Dole’s biggest headache, and there's no known aspirin that will cure this in a hurry, is finding top replacements for such graduated stalwarts as Bill Freeman, Jerry Kiser. Bill Reynolds, Ham Wade and Jack Branch. The big gaps left by these boys will have to be sodded with freshman and sopho more talent - mainly freshman. With 20 days of practice all that is allowed to any school. Dole’s work is cut out for him. Not only does he have to acquaint himself with the boys ramaining on the squad, but he also has to install his own version of the tricky “T” forma tion. There is also talk floating a round that he will use some modi fications of the Notre Dame box. The ball carrying department is in good shape. Back for action are stars Jimmy Thacker. Henry Brown Jack Ruth, Leroy Fargason. and Bob Amos. Filling the holes up front for these horses to ride be hind is the big 64 dollar query. North-South Ampteur Match Begins Today PINEHURST, N. C. (IB Frank Stranahan, who won the title in 1946 and 1948, faces Vincent Fitz gerald of New York, and Frank Strafaci, winner in 1938 'and 1939. ppposes Bob Black of Chapel Hill. N. C., in the first-round feature matches today of the North and South Invitation Amateur golf tour nament. Stranahan, Strafaci and Billy Joe Patton pf Morgantown, N. C.. tied for medal honors yesterday when each toured the sun-baked 7,007- yard No. 2 Pinehurst County Club course in two-under-pgr 70. Patton, runnerup in last year's .toju-ngy. meqtjj. Jgtngi of Stanford, Vt,/ln another of today’s top matches. RQUGH BEGINNING Defending champion Hobart Man ley of Savannah. Ga., ran into trouble and soared to a four-over par 76 while Dick Chapman, Brit ish Amateur champion and U. S. Amateur tiUe-holder. shot a 72. The three-way tie for medal hon ors was the first such deadlock in the 52 year histqry of the event. THE DAILY RECORD, DUNN. N. & ** - ‘ A ♦ MAPPED OFF FIRST, Ferris Fain, Philadelphia first sacker, gives out' with a bead-first slide back to the bag but be is tagged out by Johnny ’, Mize of the Yanks as the Yanks copped a delayed American league; opener in the Quaker City. (International) \ Mqrcianp Gets Second KO Over Buonvino PROVIDENCE. R. Ij (IP) Rocky Marciano was more confident than ever of getting a crack at the world’s heavyweight boxing title to day after a smashing second round knockout over Gino Buonvino of Italy. Weighing 189 3-4, the Brockton. Mass., contender was satisfied after the fight he had erased the im pression left by his mediocre per formance in his last fight against Leo Savold. The knockout punch was a jolt ing right across which many of the 4,592 fans at Rhode Island Audi torium failed to see. The second round had brought the fans to their feet as Buonvino, beaten once before by Marciano, tared rights and lefts with him in the center of the ring. Marciano has been eyeing a crack at the title against the winner of a proposed bout between champion Jersey Joe Walcott and Ezzard Charles and the Brockton boy's performance last night showed him at his sharpest, although against an inferior opponent. Yesterday's medal round failed to determine the 64 entrants out of the field of 150 who will participate in match play since 12 golfers were tied at 80. The five remaining places will be decided by match play today. Campbell Adds Two More Wins Ac? Hurler Tommy Harkey Pitches One-Hit Victory As Camels Top Louisburg Coach Earl Smith’s Campbell Col lege pitching ace Tommy Harkey of Charlotte hurled a one-hit shut out against Louisburg College Sat urday as his teammates backed him up with four runs and only one error. Harkey hurled hitless ball for eight and two thirds innings against Louisburg, and then his opposing pitcher got the lone single of the ball game. It was the second time recently that the Campbell star has thrown hitless ball for eight inn ings. He held Presbyterian College in this manner, but finally he was touched for three hits by the P.J.C. batters. Catcher Red McDaniel of Kin ston led the Camels at the plate with 3 for 4. Vernon Baker was run ner-up in the batting for the win ners with 2 for 4, including a home run. Jim Blake made a number of fine fielding plays for the Camels. Pitcher Hall did a good flinging job for the home team as he held the fine Campbell club to seven hits and no more than two runs in an inning, the third inning and short stop Askew made some outstand ing fielding plays for Louisburg. Campbell’s next home game will be a night game on May 2 against the U.N.C. JVs at Taylor Field in Buies Creek. And oh May 3, Coach Smith’s boys will play host to Win gate in a night game. Both games start at 7:45. sstiL si^H CAMELS TROUNCE U.N.C. JVs Campbell baseball team really went on g rampage last Thurs day gfternoon at’Chapel Hill when the Rameit team Wasted the U.N.C. score. Hos Wilson held i six hits while yere getting 13 lding was flaw '•Lillington pitch inings. aid Percise of silent fielder, led tne winners at, Dat with 4 for 5. Ron’s brother, centerfielder Donald, hit a home run with the bases load ed in the eighth inning and made two swell cgtehes qps in the field. First baseman Moqlpr hit a home run for the JYs. Davis. Coats