The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-05-06
SPORTS
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Sammy Jethroe of the Boston Braves is making the
critics their words Since opening day. Sam has beer
running throwing and hitting with the best of them Be-
sides this he is the leading hitter the Braves squad with
an average of around $50
Leo Durochers New York Giants are having very
good season thus far but Hank Thompson is making him.
self fixture at third base.
bat he will reign as the best third baseman in the National
League Thompson is hitting that National League apple at
$50 clip. He. like Jethroe, is the teams leading hitter
Powerful Roy Campanella of the Brooklyn Rodgers
is tied for the homerun leadership of the senior circuit
Roy has smacked four including 400-foot grandslam-
Luke Easter who Red Rolfe rates the greatest power
hitter since Ruth is going well he should but the
big fellow will regain his old form when the weather
Terminate Larry Dolby Is playing up to his usual
par and should make 1t tough on rival American League
pitchers.
Ii is hard to say how the pennant chases will end up
but the bestooking teams this writing the Brooklyn
and Detroit clubs
Ray Barnes, who matched blows with Sugar Ray
Robinson gets vote as very courageou kid Barnes
time and time again, looked he would kiss the resin
rug, but Ray showed his gameness by coming off his
back to stagger the mighty Robinson.
Barnes, 21-year-old youngster, was little frightened
the outset of the fight because people had told him that
it was murder going into the ring with Sugar But Ray
quickly overcame his filters and gave Robbie great fight
Track gets great part of the spotlight this week be-
of the Penn and Drake Relays and Michigan States
and Yaes invasion of the coast for triangular meet with
At Franklin Field Philadelphia, an all Negro mile
relay team from Morgan State College, Boy Tyler, Bill
Brown, Sam LaBeach and c. " Roden, broke New York
Universtys strangle hold the Golden Mile The NYU
quartet had been victorious in this three years
and expected to triumph again. The Morgan
State foursome treked the Franklin oval IN 3:136 to
win the by three yards rhe favored NYU
Another star to shine at Penn Reggie Pear
of NYU Pearman the fastest half mile of the
rent 1.3 in anchorng his team to victory
the sprint medley.
jim Gehrdes of Penn State edualledrhe carnival mark
of 143 in winning the high hurdles. Gehrdes retained the
title that he won last year
Charlie Fonville of Michigan and Carton Campbell
of Michigan State Normal stood at Drake. He
the shot put with heave of So feet, IL inches Camp
bell anchored both of Norma winning quartes the $50
and the 4S0 yard shuttle hurdle relay.
In California the big was jim Fuchs breaking Of
Charles Fonvies shot put record Fuch tossed the 10
pound mass SO feet, 81 inches:
The Troan's of Southern CAL however, won the meet
with 90 points compared with "a for State and - for
the Els
Back to the baseball front Dick Wakefield was traded
from the New York Yankees to the Chicago White Sox
seems that the big sugger will ask the Chicago manage
ment for substantial raise.
Taking another skip back to the cnder sport, lind
that the city league track teams will swing back into
ton Southwestern at Central Northwestern at BEDFORD
Northeastern at DENLY Northern at Pursuing and Cass
at Miller