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Evening star., 1952-03-21
Illinois Odds-on Fovorite
To Win Chicago Regional

CHICAGO, Mar. 81 (P.-Illinois
the Big Ten champion, is the
odds-on favorite to win the re-
gional NCAA playod starting to-
night in Chicago Stadium.
Illinois backers figure that Its
toughest foe in the two-day meet
will be the towering Dayton Flyers
in tonight's opening round.
DuqueSne, like Dayton. an inde-
pendent, ranks the choice over
Princeton in the other game to-
night and, If the railbirds are
right, win tangle with Illinois
tomorrow night for the regional
title.
The Illinois Dayton game prob
ably will be settled on the back
boards, with the nlini given q
big edge.
All four teams arrived yester-
day and have had drills at Chi
cago Stadium. Illinois only ap-
|pearance at the stadium this year
was against DePaul, which scored
Ian upset.
Evening star., 1952-03-21

Spring horse racing in Maryland
opens tomorrow at Laurel. with a
33-day meeting sponsored jointly
by Laurel and Bowie.
Heading the inaugural card Is
the $500 Capitol Handicap, first
of seven stake races lined up for
the meeting. The Capitol brings
together Suleinman and Whiffen-
poof, who finished in a dead heat
for first place in the same event
last year. It was the second dead
heat in features races at Laurel
since 1911, the other, in 1887. link
ing the great Seabiscuit and Heel
fiy in the Laurel Mile.
But Whiffenpoof, owned by the
Carolyn K. Stable and Walter M
Jeffords' Suleiman can expect
trouble from at least two of the
other II eligibles-Alan T. Clarke's
Senator Joe and Mrs. Nora A
Mikell's Repertoire. Senator Joe
and Repertoire are the likely ia
voriteS.
Evening star., 1952-03-21


Williams he's already been to bat four more times
he'd bated fourth the normal cleanup spot Over
this would mean he'd come to pat o. more
times than usual"
WHAT PLEAsEs BoUDREAU is the feeling that he has,
using his phrase, "a double eadof man. meaning the
No. and No. batters Like said couple of weeks
when try the experiment" want to set up as
many batting opportunities for Williams possible. Espe
cialy opportunities when runners are on base"
develops nursing this idea for several
years. Last got thinking particularly hard about
it, Boudreau sad because stretch of about 80 days
DiGaggo had the funniest record I've ever known
Mumpton statistical wizard took the story. "D-
Maggie you the No. hitter the regular lead-oh
man. day happened to I'm supposed to be the
man, but the only time to inning is
when the game starts
II started to keep track of DOM so-game stretch
DiMaggio opened inning only So times That means he
opened and only six other times did he lead on any
other inning That freak period of course but it i'm
pressed Boudreau with the that lead-o don't
up first as many times as people think
BoUDREAU A PAaT-T1NE player last year under Steve
oNei discussed the plan with oNei 'Not with
idea of installing in mideason when had hopes OF
winning the pennant" qualified what did sort
of talk around subject lot of ifs and when know
During winter of the Red sox Lou got
out pencil and and began to make estimates as to the
advantages and disadvantages OF batting Williams IN the NO.
slot "But originally Lou explained II got to thinking about
the idea four five years ago.
1t all started Boudreau related Cleveland club
was spring training Lou managing
the Indians tanning bee with OF his older players
Second Baseman Joe Gordon said
ST was talking with Bobby Bragan in Fort Worth and he
was telling screwy batting order he invented It was
precisely experiment Boudreau trying today Lou freely
admits Bragan former catcher with the Dodgers
ager of Brooklyn's farm club in the Texas League.
SOMEBODY ASKED "why didn't you try at Cleveland
Lou instead waiting now?" Because Boudreau replied
"I didn't the personnel You have to have Williams
Musia to the Marines I'm going to drop the
whole idea for this ball club"
Not every baseball figure taking the experiment ser
ousy IT'S about the most newsworthy recent item
during an extremely training period their
coaches and players the merits OF
having slugger like Williams bat second.
Some have been getting out pencils and what
If Ruth had batted would he have hit than 60
home runs 1922" hit homers
in his career?" Ad in1nitum.
Boudreau big league pioneer serious however, and
Eddie Stanky observing the results with interest
Stanky the other Slugger Boudreau men,
toned throw away the book, meaning
Stan Musial of the Cardinals.
And the Red fare in their first 10 games. did
somebody ask? Answer Won, g. lost, 8.
Evening star., 1952-03-21
Boy. Ex-outfieIder
For Cleveland, Dead
BY The Assoeic,ed Pres,

PEORIA, H.. Mar. 21.-Harry
Bay. "A. one-time big league base
ball player. died last night at his
home here.
Bay broke in the majors as an
loutfielder with the Cincinnati Reds
in 1901, and went to the Cleveland
club in 1902. He remained with
Cleveland until 1908. Outstanding
las base runner. his best batting
year was 1903 when his average
Twas $40.
Later, Bay was leader Of a dance
band. In recent years he worked
as secretary Of the Peoria Fire De-
lpartment and as q State automo-
bile license examiner.
Evening star., 1952-03-21
Kentucky Five Favored as NCAA Reeonas Start in Four Cities
|Compos' Hitting May Lead
To MeIe's Trade to Indians

handler drafted from Sacramento.
Counted on to be starter. the
pitcher has failed in
three attempts. being battered
for 10 runs and Is hits in six
innings.
Harris watched him work one
inning yesterday and that was
enough. Elliott was socked for
\r singles. gave up a walk and
escaped with only three runs
scored against him possibly be-
cause a fine throw by Noren
trapped a runner between Sec
ond and third to end the inning.
Over the week end Buck will
try to find some pitching help.
He'll use Sid Hudson and Raul
Sanchez against the Brooklyn
Dodgers here tonight. start Don
johnson against the Athletics
tomorrow at West Palm Beach.
then take another look at Rookie
Buck Fleshman against the Ath-
letics Sunday.
What Harris saw yesterday
wasn't encouraging. His ace, Bob
Porterfleld, was cuffed for eight
hits and four runs in five in
nings, Elliott was disposed Of
quickly and two young rockies,
Darrah Stone and Jim Barn
hardt, pitched themselves back to
the minors.
Close Until Last Inning.
Although the Red Sox got 81
hits. the Mats kept the score close
until the ninth, when Stone and
Barnhardt permitted five runs.
-Four of the Mats runs devel-
oped from wildness by Willard
Nixon. Ralph Brickner and Ben
Flowers, who allowed 10 walks
in game that consumed 3 hours
and Is minutes and left the Mats
with third straight defeat.
NOTES: Pitchers AL Sima, Bob
Danielson and Dick Welteroth
have been sent to Chattanooga.
with the left-handed Sima SUBJ
|ject to recall Manager Lou
Boudreau, Coach Oscar Melillo
and Third Baseman Johnny Pesky
argued long and loud with Um-
pire Joe Paparella over Cass
Michaels' sixth inning double
which scored two runs They
claimed the blow down the third
base line was foul by two feet.
Pitcher Mickey Harris Of the
Mats planted stuffed snake in
the third base coaching box to
alarm Melillo. who can't stand
the sight of a snake =. oscar
nearly established a new high
jump record when he saw it =. i.
The Mats record now is 4 wins,
4 losses and a tie.
Evening star., 1952-03-21
PhiIIies Send Ken Johnson
To Detroit on Waivers
BY the Associated Press

LAKELAND, Fla, Mar. 21.-
The Detroit Tigers bought Ken
w. johnson, lefthanded pitcher,
from the Phillies today for a sum
reported Gin excess Of the $4,000
waiver price"
johnson, with major league
mark of II victories and IA losses
in four seasons. was waived out
Of the National League and
passed over by the three clubs
that finished under the Tigers in
the American League last year
johnson won five games and
lost eight in his 20 appearances
with the Phillies last season. The
90 year old Kansan had ar
earned-run average of 4.58.
He broke in with the st. Louis
Cardinals IL l947 with no minol
lgue experience. In 1850 he wa!
kc1uired BY the Phillies.
Evening star., 1952-03-21
By Burton Howkins
S,or S,off CORRESPONDENT

MIAMI, Fla, Mar. 21.-Frank
Campos, who faced one Of the
toughest tasks in camp whem he
ed-trying to crash an OUT
field made up of Gil Coan, Irv
|Noren and Sam Mele-is serving
notice that somebody in that trio
viii have to move out. The Mats
handsome Cuban rookie outfielder
isn't behaving like q dugout dec
loration.
Picking up exactly where he left
of with the Mats late last season
when he batted .423 in eight games
before he broke his hand. Campos
lis pacing the squad in exhibition
games with a .438 average. He
has slashed seven hits in Is
attempts.
Employed regularly in recent
games because Mele has an ailine
back. Campos has been red hot
He was the bright spot in dismal
day for the Mats as they dropped
a 14-8 decision to the Red Sox at
Orlando yesterday. The Cuban
got four of the Mats IL hits.
Can't Keep Him Out.
Campos doesn't represent one OF
Bucky Harris more pressing prob
lens. Frank can't help being a
regular if he continues any SEM
blance of his present batting form,
for Harris will wedge him into the
lineup somehow.
But it does create a situation
Mele was sixth among the leagues
run producers last season, Coar
Twice has led the clubs regular,
with 1903 averages and Noren GOV.
ers more ground, has a better arm
land is potentially a better hittel
than either Coan or Mele.
At one point. Bucky planned tx
ALTERNATE Mele and Campos II
|rightfield. using Frank against
righthanded pitching and San
against southpaws. He may sticl
with that idea-or he may offel
Mele to Cleveland for a front-line
pitcher.
The Indians recently sought tc
obtain Mele for Pitcher Box
ChakaleS and Outfielder Bob Ken
nedy, a proposition which wal
laughed off by the Mats. With
Campos indicating he can't be
kept on the bench, though, the
Mats would be inclined to do bus
mess if the Indians offered one o1
their better pitchers for Mele.
Elliott Fails Again.
i That the Mats will need pitch
ling is becoming increasingly
evident with each performance
by Glenn Elliott, 32-year-old left
Evening star., 1952-03-21
Kansas Joyhowks Fovorites.
But ST. Louis Is Dangerous

KANSAS CITY. Mar. 21 (P.-
Kansas Jayhawks are favored
to win the regional NCAA play.
offs here tonight and tomorrow
but Coach Eddie Hickey's St
Louis University Billikens are
dangerous.
EFF we didn't think we had Q
good chance to win. we wouldn'
be here" Hickey said. "Of course
we know New Mexico A. and M
Kansas and Texas Christian have
fine teams and itll be no cake
walk, but I believe my kids arr
ready to play their best"
ST. Louis was bumped by Dayton
in the second round of the Ma
tional Invitation Tournament las,
week.
Phog Allen, dean of the Nation.
basketball coaches and an old.
timer in NCAA playoffs. says hi.
Kansas Jayhawks were play3
their best at seasons end aIs
(See NCAA. Pare C-2.)
Evening star., 1952-03-21
Jockey Thompson Dies
OF Injuries in Spill
Nv the Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla, Mar. 21.-Jockey
Richard A. Thompson died today
Iof injuries received when his
mount in Mondays fourth race
lat Gulfstream Park threw him and
other horses trampled him.
Eternal Great, a 6Ayear-old
mare owned by P. K. Christopher
stumbled and went to her knees,
tossing the 22-year -old jockey over
her head.
A patrol Judge said the hooves
of at least four horses struck
Thompson. He was unconscious
for about go hours before death
Thompson rode his first winner
lat Charles Town. w. Va, last
spring.
Evening star., 1952-03-21
|LaSa|Ie Coach
Picks Duquesne
Over Wildcats
illinois Dayton Come
At Chicago Headlines
Opening Round There
BY The Assoeiuied Pres.

The National Collegiate Ath.
letic Associations basketball play
offs open tonight on four regiona
fronts stretching from North Car
olina to Oregon, with Kentuck.
again rated the team to beat fol
the championship.
Although the 16-team field 1!
Studded with talent. including II
major conference champions anc
six teams hand picked at large
Adolph Rupp's Wildcats from the
Blue Grass country are strongly
favored to capture their fourth
college crown in the last five
Years.
II think Kentucky is the best
team in the Nation and should
be favored to win," Coach Frank
MCGUIRE of st. Johns said before
leaving Brooklyn for Raleigh, N
&C., where he faced the possibility
of meeting the Wildcats in the
Quarter-finalS
LaSalle Coach Dissents.
Tom Blackburn, Dayton's coach
whose task is to outsmart second
ranked Illinois. the Big Ter
champion. in the opening game
at Chicago, added his vote:
II saw Kentucky once during
the past season. I don't see how
anybody can beat that club"
A dissenter is Coach Ken Loci
fler, whose LaSalle club was sur
prise winner of the National
Invitation Tournament last week
IT like Duquesne, Loef1er said
LaSalle was snubbed by the NCAA
Here's the schedule tonight Call
times Eastern Standard:
At Raleigh-7:30 pm, Ken
lucky (27-N VS.. Penn State
(20-4t; 9:15 pm, North Carolina
State (23-9 VS.. st. Johns (22-4
At Chicago-8:45 pm. Illinois
u9-3) VS.. Dayton (27-4): 1880
pm, Princeton .(16-0 VS.. Du-
Iquesne (22-3).
At Kansas City-KanSaS (22-2)
Tvs. Texas Christian (22-3); 10:45
pm, st. Louis (22-7) VS.. New
Mexico A6zM GLIB.
At Corvallis, Oreg.-10:30 pm.
UCLA (19-1O VS.. Santa Clara
U5-9); 1915 am, Wyoming (29-
I6) VS.. Oklahoma City (17-D.
Second Round Tomorrow.
Second-round games are sched-
|uled tomorrow night. Then the
four regional survivors go to Seat
tie for the semifinals Tuesday and
the finals Wednesday. The winner
and runnerup qualify for the
Olympic trials beginning March 29
With three Of the top-ranked
teams in the field. the East is
favored to continue its mastery
over the West. Eastern represen-
Itatives have won the title the last
five years. The West was domi-
|nant eight years in a row before
that.
Kentucky, top-ranked in the AS
sociated Press 1852 final poll, won
the tournament In 1948. 1949 and
1851, its string broken only by
City Colleges amazing double slam
in 1850.
Evening star., 1952-03-21

Manager Lou Boudreau, who introduced
the stunt to modern big league baseball,
signed statistician, Roy Mumpton of the
Worcester Telegram, to chart the results.
Lou was talking about it on the bench the
other day before game with the Cardinals.
"After 10 games" Boudreau began, we've
learned something. Nothing conclusive, but
a little something. For instance, our lead-off
man has opened 16 innings. Ten times, Of
course, he had to lead off because he was the
first hitter of the game for our side.
strangely, without benefit of automati-
cally opening a game, our No. hitter has
opened 13 innings and the No. batter has
Evening star., 1952-03-21
Kentucky's 22-Gome Streak
Put on Line at RuIeiqh

RALEIGH, N. c., Mar. 81 R.-
Kentucky, boasting q 22-game
winning streak, opens defense of
its NCAA basketball title tonight
against Penn State team deter
mined to register an upset.
Led by All-America Cliff Hagan,
kentucky hasn't been beaten since
Its 61-60 setback by st. Louis in
the Sugar Bowl tournament last
lneceuohar
Evening star., 1952-03-21
Fights Lost Night
BY the Assoeio,ed Pres

PORTLAND, Me.-Jimmy Richmond
1874, Baltimore, outpointed Dick Lundy
1874, Portland, Me. tS).
FALL RIVER, Mass.-Serge Ceuster.
Weber, 1877, Pawtucket, r. I. 00I.
NEW YORK (Sunnyside Garden)--Lor
Sonny yolpe. .I44h. New York. out.
phia (S).
Evening star., 1952-03-21

Totals 4S 21 ~ IL Totals 3S IL ~ IL
singled for Brickner In .stn.
fBounced out for Porterfield in 9th.
tBounced out for Barnhardt in 9th.
Boston O1O 3O3 025-14
Washington ---- 600 l43 OOO-
Rurs-Pesky (2), williams. @. Stephens,
Richter, Gernet, Vollmer. Wood, DiMag-
gio, Tchrnberry (2), Flowers, Goodman,
White Yost, Coan (2), Noren. Taylor,
Campos CD. Errors-vernon. Campos,
Runs batted in--Pesky, Hatfield, Williams,
" Stephens, Gernet, Vollmer. Brickner
(2), Lenhardt, Flowers, Goodman. Lepcio
(3). Taylor, Campos t2), Runnels'
Goodman, Michaels. Williams. Three-base
|hit-Campos. Sacrifce-White. Double
play-Nixon to Stephens to Dropo. Lett
e DasssPSstton, as p0Etsfsd. wssniHGt0g: III Ct
on Nixon, 4: Of Elliott, Il. on Brickner,
3; of Stone, a: Of BarnhsTdt,,. i; on "a
5 Innings; OF Nixon, in 4 g innings: on
Elliott, in inning: on Brickner. IN
5M innings; on Stone, in ga innings;
Sd Barnhardt. in @ inning; on FiSST;ers' S;~nn
Flowers. Winning pitcher pitch. STicknasT. at.
.072 paid.
Evening star., 1952-03-21
Win, Lose, or Draw
By FRANCIS STANN
S.or Stoff CORRESPONDENT

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. MAR 21-Ah yes, the early re-
the Red Sox batting that has
Ted Williams batting No. and the pitcher No. order to
get williams I'D the plate more often
Evening star., 1952-03-21
Truinine Comp News
BY the Assoeiated Pes.

TAMPA. Fla, Mar. 21.-Gil
Hodges, home run hitting first
baseman of the Brooklyn Dodgers,
is going to find himself catching
sometime this week, Manager
Charlie Dresser said today.
Hodges came up to Brooklyn as
"a catcher but has been on first
base since 1948.
Since the Dodgers will carry
only two catchers. Roy Cam
PAMELA and Rube Walker, Dresser
wants to have insurance in case
|of injuries.
II asked Gil if he thought he
still had the touch," Dresser
said. "He said sure but I'd like
to see him do little work at it,
Hodges wasn't overjoyed at the
idea. "As long as I can still play
first base, I'd like to stay there,
but If it's a matter of being ready
to help the club I'd be willing"
Chris Van Cuyk, the towering
Brooklyn southpaw, went all the
way against Cincinnati yesterday
and shut out the Reds, 40. It
was Van Cuyk's first complete
game for the Dodgers since July
1850. A couple of more jobs like
that and he'll be high on Man
Iager Chuck Dressen's list.
Andy Pafko hit a home run with
one on in the second inning.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Dr.
Phil Rizzuto, New York Yankees
shortstop who is known as Little
Ty" since Ty Cobb rated him with
the great ball players of all time,
lis worried about his weight.
It'd like to go on an Italian
diet with plenty of spaghetti to
gain some weight" Phil said to-
day, "but I can't get the right in
|gredients."
Rizzuto hasn't played much,
and has taken a minimum of
exercise but his weight still is
Jon the downgrade.
CLEARWATER, Fla. (R.-Out-
fielder Willard Marshall is ex-
pected to get another crack at
third base today as the Boston
Braves take on the Phillies here.
Marshall went six innings at
the hot corner yesterday as the
Braves outslugged their Mil
waukee farmhands, 1912. It is
planned to give Marshall a real
whirl at third so Rookie Pete
Whisenant-who looks very good
can be worked into the outfield
WEST PALM BEACH. Fla. P)
After getting an extra day to
rest his pitching arm, Bill Wight
will start for the Boston Red Sox
against the Athletics here today
Wight was to have pitched yes
terday against Washington, but
came up with what was described
as "a tired arm Ray Scar
borough will follow Wight on the
mound.
| LAKELAND. Fla. (P.-The De-
4NSS< -
Evening star., 1952-03-21
Trunine Comp News
Gil Hodges Willing to Catch,
But Not Happy at Prospect

Lopez said Feller will start
against the Chicago Cubs here
Sunday, "but if he doesn't exert
himself more than he did We'd
nesday, he won't pitch more than
an inning or So"
Lopez mild peeve was over Eel
ler's allowing the Pirates to score
three runs on him in one inning
Wednesday night. not because of
the runs but because he isn't
throwing the ball hard.
But Feller explains it in this
fashion:
"This is the way I worked into
shape before the war. Take it
nice and easy. Don't throw hard
until the weather gets warm.
When we get back to Tucson,
I'll start throwing hard"
SAN BERNARDINO, Calf. (P).
The Cubs hopes of climbing out
|bf the National League cellar grew
today with word that two cripples,
Catcher Bruce Edwards and Out
fielder Ron Northey, were on the
mend.
A physicians report from Los
Angeles said examinations showed
Edwards has a perfectly normal
shoulder but that he suffered a
partial tear in the back muscle OF
his throwing arm. The muscle,
strained from throwing. now has
healed.
X-rays show Northey's knee is
now normal after an operation to
remove loose cartilages. Northey
missed all last season with knee
trouble and the Cubs missed his
power hitting and sure-handed
fielding.
LOS ANGELES (P.-The Chi
cago White Sox released Outfielder
Ed McGhee today and several
other players may be dropped
before Monday. McGhee, with
Indianapolis last season, was
shipped to Memphis.
There were indications that Bob
Dillinger, veteran infielder, may
not be in the caravan when the
White Sox break camp in Pasa-
dena Monday.
LOS ANGELES, (P.-In Bob
Lemon, the Cleveland Indians can
claim just about the most effec-
tive pitch of the exhibition sea-
son. Lemon has pitched IA score
less inningis out Of IA, permitted
five hits and famed IL.
In last nights 20 triumph over
Pittsburgh, he allowed only one
scratch hit in vive innings and
struck out four.
BURBANK, Calef., (R.-Marty
Marion. for years shortstop with
the St. Louis Cardinals and now
doubling as player and coach with
the Browns, had his first error
of the season yesterdays bac
throw.
Marion was the only st. Louis
player to get two hits against
the New York Giants. who wor
l4-3.
Evening star., 1952-03-21

LAKELAND. Fla. (P).-The De-
troit Tigers experiment in putting
Outf1elder Vic Wertz at first base
looks more serious every day.
Observers here are figuring
Wertz as a near sure-bet for the
job and Vic himself thinks he
will prefer it to his old position
He goes back on first base today
against the New York Yankees
after a two-game rest.
Southpaw Ted Gray, who al
lowed one hit in his last three
inning stint, will pitch six OF
seven innings against the Yanks
Los ANGELES (R.-Cleveland
Manager AL Lopez is slightly
ruffled over Bob Feller's decision
to start out the season throwing
the bali mice and gentle"
Evening star., 1952-03-21

tsee NcAA. Page c-2o
Evening star., 1952-03-01
PARADISE"
On r Acres

ON nil with q beautiful
view, this charming home
offers seclusion. spaciousness
and comfort. Just OF dual
highway, 1t is only Is miles TO
Washinston. Paintings include
old boxwood. In excellent
condition throughout. Interior
done BY prominent decorator.
Rooms: First a., wide center
hall through to q screened
porch on the rear. from which
rises Q beautiful walnut stair
way that goes from the base-
pent to third floor. ON one
side Of hall is the large liv-
ing room with fireplace OPEN
ing ONO q lovely den or sun-
room, on the other side Of hall
is Q very large dining room
also with fireplace, opening
onto another den or sllnroom.
Large modern equipped kitch-
en-. Second floor. large master
bedroom. fireplace, step-down
tile bath. double closets, 2
other bedrooms and tile bath.
Third floor, 2 bedrooms and
tile bath. Full basement, large
recreation room with fireplace,
maids room and bath, laun-
dry. oil h.-w.h. Some outbuild-
ings. Price reduced to S44, 500,
terms. Ewes. and Sunday. call
ia. S-0092.
Evening star., 1952-03-01
Movsgs FoR sALl-vA.
"oRAss ROOT FARM"

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old spTing, Charming yemod-
sied farmhouse, barn, out.
First floor, attractive open
large living room 30xl5. 6re-
place and French doors TO ter.
room, latge modern equipped
Kitchen, stainless steel double
sink; bedroom and bath. Sec
ond moor. 3 bedrooms and
path Part basement, OIL