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Evening star., 1946-06-09
Upset by Death
Of Dad, Dobson
Still Hur|s Win
Outpitches Newhouser
Second Time as Bosox
TrompIe Tigers, 15-4
By the Associated Press

BOSTON, June 8.-Slugging ir
luSty fashion behind Joe Dobson
whose father died last night. the
red-hot Red Sox today vanquishet
Prince Hal Newhouser for the Sec
ond time this season as they
trounced the Detroit Tigers, 1874.
The victory, coupled with New
York's loss to Cleveland, heightened
Boston's lead to seven full games
over the Yankees.
NeWhouSer, whose only previous
loss of the year was to Dobson anc
the Boston league-leaderS, was
found for four hits and five runs ir
the first inning, the only frame he
was allowed to work.
Dobson pitched in fine fashion
scattering most of II hits, until the
eighth inning when the excessive
heat and the emotional strain tolc
on him and Bob Klinger replaced
him.
Dobson to Fly to Funeral.
Dobson pitched after phone con.
versation with his brother, who mott.
fed him of their parents death.
You go aNad and work." tn
brother said. That's the way Pa
want it."
Dobson will fly home to Coolidc
Lriz. tomorrow for the funeral of /
father, who died in Mena, Ark.
Bobby Doerr with four hits j
five trips, one his seventh four
sacker of the year, and Pinky Hig-
gins and Rudy York, both former
Tigers, led the Boston attack be.
fore 29,543 paid fans.
The paid attendance brought the
Boston total for the year to 521,.
292 at % games in "a days, fal
exceeding that for the first seven
weeks of any Boston season.
Doerr, who got two doubles and &
single in addition to his homer
drove in four runs. Higgins anc
York both were rough on their ole
teammates. Pinky batting across
four runs and Rudy three.
Bosox Get IL Runs Quickly.
The Sox raced to a 12-run lead ii
the first three innings. They battec
around in the first as they collected
four singles and two walks from
Newhouser for their five runs.
Hal White, second Detroit pitcher
who lasted through the secone
frame, was victimized for four runs
on five hits. including doubles by
Doerr and Higgins.
Johnny Pesky's single, Ted Viii.
liamS' 55th base on balls and Dorr.
homer high into the left field screer
was good for three runs in the thirc
of Hal Manders, third Tiger finger
He lasted through the sixth wher
the Sox came up with three more
counters on four hits, one a double
by York.
An error by Doerr led to Detroit
first run in the fourth. 1t addee
another in the sixth on Hanl
Greenberg's double and a single by
Jimmy Bloodworth, who got foul
hits in five trips.
Their final two runs came in tn,
} nio
Evening star., 1946-06-09
Worsham Falls 10 Tie
For Third al Phi|Iy;
Todd , Ghezzi Lead
BY the Associofed Press

PHILADELPHIA, June 8. - An
other star in Texas brilliant golf
constellation seemed in the making
today as Harry Todd of Dallas shot
his way into a tie with veteran Vic
Ghezzi for the lead at the three
quarter mark in the Philadelphia
Inquirer Invitation golf tournament
With Byron Nelson not a competi-
tor afd Ben Hogan far down the
list, the gangling 28-year-old former
amateur toured the par 10 Llanercf
Country Club course in 66 while
swarthy-skinned Ghezzi posted 10
The pair were bracketed at 205 fol-
81 holes.
Wersham, Turnesa in Tie.
Lew Worsham of Washington
former Navy physical education in
structor, and leader at the halfway
mark with 1873, slipped to a third
rounS 73 and shared third place with
MikeTTurnesa, who posted third
round u for 206 total.
Only 10 of the so finalists in the
72-hole grind succeeded in breaking
par. Scores today generally were
higher than on previous days, due
to the oppressive heat and slick
green's At the end of three rounds
only II players had totals better
than par for the distance.
Grouped at 208, in a tie for fifth
place, were a pair of tournament
veterans, Herman Barron and jim
my Demaret.
A stroke back, at 2O9, were Jimmy
Hines, Ray Mangrum. Johnny Bulla
and Capt. Cary Middlecof.
Lew Loses Putting Touch.
Worsham, who averaged Co.
strokes for the first two rounds
temporarily lost his putting touch
and wasn't approaching as smartly
as formerly He had three skies
His card today:
Out --4 43s 644 335-3s
In ----443 444 633-35-73-2Oe
Evening star., 1946-06-09
Fowler Of As Licks
Sloppy Browns, 90
By the Associoied Press

PHILADELPHIA, June 8.-Dick
Fowler held the Browns to six
scattered hits today as the Athletics
romped to a 9-to-3 triumph victory
over the Browns.
While Fowler was holding the
Browns at bay they played sloppily
behind Ellis Kinder, making his first
start of the season, and gave the
Macks four runs. Sam Chapman
and Buddy Rosar then made home
runs off AL La Cacchia and Stan
Ferens.
Frank Mancuso, st. Louis catcher
injured his arm in the sixth.
Elmer Valo scored three of the AS
runs and batted in another
Evening star., 1946-06-09
Giants Jump on Bucs,
Halt Losing Streak
BY the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, June 8. - The
Giants broke a four-game losing
streak today by defeating the Pirates
So.
Lefty Dave Koslo, surviving a bao
third in which the Pirates scored
all their runs, went on to win his
fifth game of the season. Nick
Strincevich went all the way for the
BUGS to suffer his fourth loss with
out victory.
The Giants opened the scoring
with aipair of tallies in the first in
ming on singles by leadoff man
Johnny Rucker and Mickey Whitek
and an error by Jimmy Brown. The
Pirates took the lead in the third.
Evening star., 1946-06-09
PreguImon Of Michigan
To PIuy'for Puckers

NEW YORK, June 8 (R.-Mervin
Pregulman, who starred at three
positions while at Michigan, has
been signed as tackle by the
Green Bay Packers.
Pregulman was guard as a
sophomore, center as a junior and
tackle as a senior. He played
with a service team In Manila while
with the Navy.
Evening star., 1946-06-09

Totals :36 70 y 9 Totals 80 s 27 II
New YORK M 200 O2o oo1-5
Pittsburgh o,.1, 0o3 900 On0-,3
Brown, Van Robays, Cameiii. Error
Brown. Runs batted in-Cooper. Blattner,
M Van ,Robays t2l, Elliott Mia !2). Witek
Iko-base hits-koslo, Mize, Rucker. Three
base hits-Van Robays. Rosen Stolen base
~-Blattner. Sacrifces--Zak, Rosen, Brown.
Double plays-Kerr to Blattner to Mze,
Camelli to Brown. Zak to Fletcher Left
on bases-New York, 8; Pittsburgh, 4.
Bases on balls--Off Strincevich, 3: of
koslo, 2. Struck out-By Strincevich. 5;
Evening star., 1946-06-09

Dutch Leonard. who has defeated
Chicago seven straight times in two
years and Mickey Haefner will pitch
for the Mats today as they tangle
with the White Sox in another
double-header at Griffith Stadium.
First game will start at 80 o'clock.
Ed Lopat, twice beaten by the
Mats this season and Joe Haynes,
son-in-law of Prexy Clark Griffith
of the Mats, will hurl for the White
Sox, who will be attempting to
snap losing streak with which
reached eight games. Washington
has a string of five victories.
Leonard will be seeking his sixth
successive triumph without a de-
feat, despite the fact he has fin
ished only two Of the seven games
he has started
Washingtops S two victories over
Chicago moved the Mats within three
ponoeS of tho SocopS ,,1oco vorEooc
Evening star., 1946-06-09
Griffith AppIouds
Action of Pirates
BY the Assoeioted Press

Clark Griffith yesterday ap-
plauded the Pittsburgh Pirates
for refusing to strike and declared
their action should kill the
American Baseball Guild.
1t should stop a movement to
wreck an American institution
which has been created over 146
years" the white-haired boss of
the Washington club said.
The people are sick and tired
of strikes" he added.
Evening star., 1946-06-09
Barrett Hur|s 1-Hitter
As Cards Nail Phi|s
By the Assoeiuted Press

ST. LOUIS, June 8.-Delmar En-
mis- Eighth-inning single broke up
Red Barrett's chance for a perfect
no-hit ball game tonight but the st.
Louis Cardinal Highlander went on
after retiring % batters to shut out
the Philadelphia Phillies 7 to 0 for
his first pitching victory of the sea-
Evening star., 1946-06-09
Pitches First No-Hitter
In Anchorage, Bows 10

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June g.
Walter Leckner, soldier from Rob-
binsdale, Mimi. pitched the first no.
hit baseball game in Anchorage his
tory, but his team, the Coppers, lost
10, to the Beavers on two walks, a
wild pitch and an infield out.
Evening star., 1946-06-09
Chicago
Wa Shing gton

Chicago - 0O1 104 00n--6
WaShingt 020 lie 10X-7
Kennedy; Holloway, Dtckey,, Hiteheock,
srrors-Kennedy, an nKn Hitchcock %: 90. a Runs
batted in-Nigeeling, Appling, Priddy.
Vernon, Kennedy. Hodsin go. Guerra,
Binks. Lewis. Two-baSe hits-Hodsin
(2l. Outright, Holloway. Three-base hits
--Heath. Trosky. Stolen bases-,Priddy.
sacrifices-,Spence, Binks. Scarborough.
Trosky, Priddy to Vernon. Hitchcock to
Priddy to Vernon, Left on bases--Chicago
Niggeling, ,. Hits-of Lee. Q in 5 In
nings; of Hammer: 5 in 3 innings: OF
pitcher-Scarboro Losing pitcher
Hammer. Umpires-Messrs. Weafer and
Boyer. Time-2:OS
Evening star., 1946-06-09

Runs--Dl!llnger, Stephens, Mancuso,
valo 90, McCosky t2) Chapman. Rosar,
Handley, Caulfeld Errors-Dillinger,
Stephens, Dahlgren. Runs batted in
Chapman t3l (Valo scored when Chapman
hit into double play) (McCosky scored on
Dillinee er's error. Stephens (2), Berardino,
McQuinn, Caulield, Valo. Rosar Two
base hits-Judnick. Caulheld, Home runs
Rosar. Stolen bases-Hand-
Quinn. Double plays-Kinder to Ber-
ardino to Dahlgren; Stephens to Berardino
5: Phiiadelphis, T. B Bases on balls0oa
Fowler, 3; off Ferens, /: Oft Kinder, |;
of mcacchia. /. Struck out--By
er, 3 in . innings; off Lamcacchia. :, in
4 innings: off Ferens, 4 in 2 innings
Losing pitcher-Kinder.
Evening star., 1946-06-09
Umpire Pfirmun Advances

GLOVERSVILLE, N. Y, June
P).-Umpire Cy Pfrman of the
Canadian-American loop has been
signed by the Glass A Eastern
League. Pfirman is son of q
former major league umpire.
Evening star., 1946-06-09
Giants Buy Red Gardener

PITTSBURGH, June (P).-On
the heels of their sale of Vince Di
Maggie to San Francisco, the Giants
today purchased Garland Lawing,
right-handed hitting outflelder,
from the Reds,
Evening star., 1946-06-09
sBatted for Fernandes in eighth.
Batted for Papish in eighth.
I Batted for Tucker in ninth.
Chicago
Wa shia,nfo

Chicago ---- 004 900 101-6
Wa shington ------ 230 O0l 01x-7
Runs-Moses (2). Tucker, Applins (2),
Papish, Hitchcock (2). Spence. Vernon !2).
Priddy.- Early. Errors-Fernandes. kollo-
,2), Heath (2), Hitchcock, Trosky 80,
Platt Two-base hits-Hitchcock. Papish.
Stolen bases-vernon (2). Priddy, Trosky.
Priddy to Vernon. Left on bases-Chi-
csgo. o.; Washington. 10. Bases on balls
on W. Kennedy. 8; Of Grove. 8: OF Papish.
s; By Pieretti, 8: by Caldwell, /: Hits
on Grove. s in Y innings; OF w: Ken
fpi; oI Papish, . IL in 5ss innings; % S OF rieretti
in 6M innings: Of Caldwell. in l in
ming: on Wilson. 1 in 0 inning; Of Torres.
o in 2s inine. Hit by pitcher-By Pieretti
iMoses) Wild pitch-Caldwell. Winning
pitcher-Pieretti. Losing piteher-Grove
Umpires-Messrs. Boyer and Weafer. Time
. so. Attendance-16,70o.
Evening star., 1946-06-09

lClV IldU 20 IIldke q Grange. % Wt1lI 10 MT.
Mack and told him I'd like my release so that
could play for another club"
And what did Connie say?"
Mr.. Mack said, But I'd like to keep you,
Buck. He calls me Buck He sad I'll even
offer you contract for 1e47, right now. With a
raise, too.
Il told him thought he was a wonderful
man, but that it wasn't question of money I'd
been with Philadelphia for two years. That's
long time for or Bobo to stay with any team.
told him was getting along in years and wanted
to make deal for myself
well said Mr.. Mack, you've given me your
best and I'll go along with you So he handed
me my release"
1T still sounds like a queer deal Rnhn Why
Evening star., 1946-06-09
Out-of-Town Foes SOUGHT

Capital Transit Bears want Sum
day out-of-town games with un-
limited mines. Write G. r. Rose at
the Capital Transit Co., 1922 M
street NV, for bookings.
Evening star., 1946-06-09
Totals 80 721 5 Totals. 80 3 9
Ran for Gordon in ninth.

'Ran Tor Gordon IN nlnth.
+Batted for Wade in seventh
Cleveland - 02O 600 000-c
New York -- Dol 900 O00-1
Runs-Edwards. Seerey, Keller. Errors
None. Runs batted in--seerey (2), Keller.
Keller Sacrifce-Ross Double play
Stirnweiss to Gordon to Etten Left on
bases--Cleveland, s: New. York, T.. Bases
StrucI; out-By Feller. s; by Marshall. 4:
BY Wade. L; by Gumpert, . Hits-Cn
Marshall. in 62a innings; OF Wade. 0
irlsha inning: off Gumpert, | in y innings.
Losing pitcher = Marshall Umpires :
Grieve. Passarella and Rue. Time :35.
Attendance-5O,3 ,364
Evening star., 1946-06-09

. IIiIIdUcIplIId --------- UUU UUU UUU-U
st. Louis ------------ 202 900 21x-7
Runs-Schoendienst, Moore (2), Musial
CD. Slaughter, Adams. Errors-None
Runs batted in-SIaughter, Kurowski,
Musial (3), Marion. Two-base hits
SLAUGHTER, Schoendienst. Home run
ans. Sacriice-Barrett Double play
Newsome to Verban to Mccormick Left
Pa BASES on Hasbes g. Hae1i kS9is
Schanz. ]. Strikeouts-T. HUGHES, ] !;
Barrett. 3: Schanz, =. Hits-Off T.
innings pitched to ore batlerJ: Schanz,
! in Is inning; wild pitches-Hoerst.
Losing pitcher-T HLahes
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Mr.. Griffith and Mr.. Mack Wonderful Mem

Mr.. Griffith and Mr.. Mack Wonderful Men
The next question: establishing precedent
be dangerous a club What Chapman
good player with bad eam wants his release that
play with good club?"
well" said Bobo Mr. Mack business Besides
OF Bobo has been around little longer than
did offer from anything
this strange of business?"
mot bit, hne-feathered replied
seriously considered offer from the
to play for another team in the American League"
"Jus the American What
lnere was one team that wanted than other,
disclosed Bobo That They good
Offer But don't like the National
American, that So when Grif
bid with hm-again"
But according Crif, you phoned first Bobo!
Mack-hey're both wonderful men :"
A Pitchout Caused the Boston Trouble
What about the Red Bobo? operating
pitching stafFrr Harris pitcher
Like you, for instance
You don't have be pitcher club Newsom
countered. Not with those hterS"
But they didn't
Cronn antEddie Collins talk making
chances?"
We'll, won't that didn't dicker
having again Joe and really along.
enemies. We of suppose
Collins might
All account of pitchout, too.'
"A pitchout? Give with the facts, Bobo'
"Oh, something that happened
pichou Collins said did tried to tell the
said to him. Listen I'll do the pchingyou back
those checks. guess appreciate
question: Bobo How
Washington uniform this time?"
Dunno the But if
back know that tied
term in Washington? And won't be 81 until August"
Evening star., 1946-06-09

Batted for White in third
Detroit --------------O0 1O1 O2O- 4
Runs = Wakefield, Greenberg, Mullin,
Bloodworth, Metkovich; Pesky (2), VII
liams (4, Culberson (3), Yory (2l, Di
Masgio CD. Errors-Wakefield. Caster,
Dobson. Doerr. Runs batted in-Blood-
worth 60, Lake, Kell, Williams, Doerr %.
York CD. Higgins "a, Wagner, Di Maggie
60. Two-base hits-Mullin, Greepberk.
kell. York, Higgins, Doerr CO. Home
run - Doerr. Stolen base Metkovich
Double plays-Bloodworth to Lake to
Greenberg, Wakefield to Bloodworth,
Richards to Lake. Lake to Bloodworth to
on bases-Detroit, Is; Boston, 4. Bases
on balls--Of Newhouser, 2; off Manders,
2; off Dodson, .. Struck out-By Newhouser,
|; by Manders, ,; by Caster, 2; by Dobson,
!; by. Klinger. / Hits-Of Newhouser.
IN l inning; of White, in inning; off
Manders. z in 4 innings: off Caster, . in
innings; off Dobson. II in 7 (none out
in Sth) innings: off Klinger, 3 in innings
winning pitcher-Dobson. Losing pitcher
-NeWhouser
Evening star., 1946-06-09
Win, Lose or Draw
Huxtree, Bobo Tells Inside Story!
By FRANCIS E. STANN

Bobo NeWsom willingly
al he began there
wasn't having much luck Athletics They're
OF fellows
Evening star., 1946-06-09
Mats, "; Chisox, &c

Totals 36 IL "a IL Totals "a II 81 {
sBatted for Lee in sixth.
Batted for Guerra in seventh.
Ran for Lewis in seventh.
Evening star., 1946-06-09


odn he sell you? He could have picked $4,000 $4,000
Mr. Mack is wonderful He didn't T
wanted to make deal"
Evening star., 1946-06-09
League Statistics

SUNDAY, JUNE Q. 1916.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.
Washington, -; Chicago. Ct.
Boston. 10: Detroit. 4.
Cleveland, .; New York. ].
PHILADELPHIA, 8; st. Louis, 3.
Standing of Clubs.
Evening star., 1946-06-09

; Totals 30 52411 Totals 80 927 IL
.Batted for Konstanty in Sd.
iBatted for White in Sth
Evening star., 1946-06-10
HyIo Lodd Is Brilliant Champion
Of fAnimuI Welfare Horse Show
By Larry Lawrence

Martin Vogel, jr., Warrenton
horseman, today can hang another
tricolor in the Vogel trophy room,
won by his consistent Hylo Ladd at
yesterdays holding of the Animal
Welfare League of Arlington's horse
show at Fairfax, Va.
The exhibition drew one of the
largest entries of the season.
A thousand spectators saw the son
Of Haphazard turn in near perfect
performances under the hand of his
owner to garner the impressive total
of Is points, taking blues in the
open and ladies' hunters, Eve Prime
riding in the latter, and the hunter
hack.
The reserve went to Mrs. Forrest
Sherman's Beale Walk, one Of the
best looking and most promising
young conformation horses seen in
a local show ring since national
champion. Cornish Hills, began his,
spectacular career. Beale Walk. the
son of Rathbeale- Widows Walk,
took the blue in the model over such
keen competition as VogePs Three-a-
Day and George Mueller's champion
Ballela. Under the expert riding of
Cappy Smith, Beale Walk acquired
the red ribbon in open hunters and
thirds in the hunter hacks and
Evening star., 1946-06-10
Ida's Team Marks Up
Seventh in Row 10
Take Loop Lead

Ida's Department Store holds first
place in the National City Sunday
Baseball League after polishing of
Miller Furniture, 81, on the Ellipse.
It was a seventh straight win for
Jack Lyons, Ida's star finger.
In other National City action,
the Taft A. c. edged Joe Boyle's
Bar, 6-5. and Mailman Photos routed
Mabray, III, on the Ellipse.
The Heurich Brewers journeyed to
Fredericksburg to defeat an Elks'
team, 5-3; Atchison and Kellers'
nine beat George Washington Le-
gion Post, 9-4. on the Michigan ave-
nue. diamond; the Gangbusters
shaded the Clippers, 4-3, at Fair
lawn: Mount Pleasant topped a
Davidson team. Al. on the losers
diamond; Capital Transit defeated
the Mohawk A. c., 1875, at Bladens-
burg High School; Morningside
Laundry plastered Cissel Saxon
Post, 1912, on the Sheridan field;
Sholl's Cafeteria swamped Lorton
Reformatory, 1l-3. at Lorton;
Bethesda Recs whipped Edgemoor
Sports Shop, 12-1, at Bethesda, and
Hardesty's Market turned back
Bamby Bread, Al.
Evening star., 1946-06-10

green hunters for a total of u
points.
w. c. Wars fiashy Hijack. ably
ridden by Bob Dodson, accounted
for the jumper championship by
winning the hotly contested touch
and-out and taking the blue in the
bareback class. Minor awards
brought Hijack's total to 13 points.
Mrs. Betty Hurst's Graylark, rid
den alternately by the owner and
Gardner Hallman, was in front in
the modified Olympic and after sew
eral jump-offs took the skyscraper
to collect 10 points and the jumper
reserve. go.
The Ballantrae Stables was up in
the ribbons when itslversatile Aris-
tocrat also placed third in the
model and took a second in the
bareback.
Evening star., 1946-06-10

former No. 10 ranking player of
Philadelphia. 81, As, 81, and
Mrs. Gray polished OF WAVE 1t.
Margaret Black, 60, 60. ...
Dunham. who specializes in a cut
stroke that tantalizes most of his
opponents, discovered that Welsh
not only could match this. but top
him in every phase OF play. How
ever. the deciding factor was Bang
En- Barney's speed At "a the wiry
Welsh has lost little If any Of the
zing of his youth.
Welsh paired with Hugh Lynch
to win the mems doubles title
against Navy Capt. Jim FArrin and
Aphonso Smith. IS, 81, 6-
This battle brought out some
rattling fine tennis. with the su.
perior volleying of Welsh and Lynch
deciding the issue.
Mrs. Gray and Alice Macdonald
handily disposed Of Helen Gibson
and Charlotte Decker for the WON.
ems doubles title, ga, 6-3. Old
timers declared the tournament one
of the best in every respect ever
conducted here, and showered their
praises on Chairman Austin Rice
Next event for the racketers is
the Northern Virginia Invitation to
open next Saturday at Army Navy
Club. Mrs. Gray and John Cur
tiss are the guiding spirits in ar
ranging the tournament, in which
80 men and Is women, the best play
ers in this area, will compete.
Evening star., 1946-06-10
MitcheII's S Carib Is Tuned
For 635-MiIe Ocean Race
BY the Associoted Press

BALTIMORE, June l0.-Carib, a
big blue ketch owned by Carlton
Mitchell, jr., Of Chevy Chase. tuned
up yesterday for the forthcoming
Newport Bermuda ocean race by
outsailing 13 yachts in the Rhode
River rendezvous of the Gibson Is
land yacht squadron.
Although Carib led both the cruis-
ing division and the delta class over
the 14-mile course and was the first
to cross the finish line of Mountain
Bar in the Magothy River. she was
awarded only second place on the
basis of corrected time.
First place in the cruising division
went to Norman Owens cutter Mary
Lou, with corrected time of l hour
81 minutes So seconds. Carib's cor
rected time was l hour % minutes Al
seconds. ....
Carib is one of four Maryland
yachts entered in the 635-mile ocean
race from Newport. R. l., to Ber-
muda on June %. 1.-THE others are
the Vamarie and Highland Light of
the Naval Academy fleet and Walter
McNeil's Hukuloa.
Evening star., 1946-06-10
GoIdacious Is Star
OF Saddle Event

A small but enthusiastic crowd at
tended the Washington Bride Trails
Associations 7th annual gymkhana
held yesterday morning at Equita-
ton Field, Rock Creek Park.
Mrs. Robert Watson's Goldacious
ridden by Frank Christmas. took two
blues for the top winning.
walking race-Potomae Ridins School
Don. ridden by Mrs. Dorothy R. Smith
Potomac's Caddy ridden BY Mrs H. @.
Haddy; Thelma Fulton's Wild Day.
Humpty -dumpty svent-Potomac's Trixie.
ridden by Rosalind Hanna: Caddy. ridden
by Mrs, Haddy; Don. ridden BY Mrs. Doro-
thy Smith.
Forward backward event-Mrs. Robert
Watson's Goldacious, ridden by Frank
Christmas Wild Day, Trixie ridden BY
Miss Hanna
Shylock event-Goldacious Repete. Mrs.
Stuart Updike's charmint ridden by J. D.
MacWilliamk
Bow catcher event-charmint Repete.
Wild Day
Evening star., 1946-06-10
BY the Associoted Press

GREENWOOD LAKE, N. j.. June
lo.-A World War has intervened
since Billy Conn, the hard-tempered
young man from Pittsburgh, last
worked himself into shape for a
heavyweight fight, but nothing
much has changed around his
training quarters.
Johnny Ray. the little fellow who
built Billy into fighter and has
managed him throughout his ca
reer without the formality OF con-
tract, still gives out the orders, and
Conn still does just about as he
pleases. The combination seems
to work out all right.
At the moment, for instance,
there il question Of whether Billy
shall box couple Of rounds tomor-
row against Joe Baksi, a big, tough
heavyweight who has appeared sew
eral times in the Garden and is
a pretty mean customer in his own
right.
Ray first asked Baksi to 60 a
few rounds with Billy. for the chsl-
lenger is badly in need of some new
sparring partners. But then, when
Baksi replied that we would be right
out, Johnny began changing his
mind. Finally, after Conn's eight
round workout yesterday, Johnny
informed the press that Baksi
wouldn't be needed, after all.
Conn Still Wants Baksi.
He explained that. with the big
fight only a little more than week
away, he couldn't take chance on
Billy maybe busting a thumb on
Baksi's elbows He said it Was we'll
known that Baksi was a great ell
bower.
That was okay with everybody
except Conn, apparently. 1t became
known later that Billy, tired of
batting around a crew of sparring
partners who had become very old
stuff to him after 235 rounds OF
their company. wanted some red
meat, namely Baksi.
You'll be safe in saying that he
will box against Baksi on Tues
day." said Walter st. Dennis. the
veteran publicity man attached to
the Conn menage. Il know Ray
said he wouldn't, but don't pay any