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Collapse Threatens
Piedmont League

PETERSBURG, Va, Mar. 2s
(R.-The Piedmont League ap-
peared once more to be lettering
on, the brink Of collapse today as
the result of a decision by Sun
bury, Pa, not to purchase a
franchise in the 35-year-old
circuit.
Only a sudden reversal Of po-
sition by the Sunbury Baseball
Association could stave off an
other crisis for the league. which
has been in peril for several
years because of dwindling at
tendance.
Ben Campbell, president Of the
league, said the situation posed
by Sunbury's action last night
was "discouraging" and might
mean that the league finally
would fold after being in bust
ness since 1920.
The Sunbury group voted 7-6
to turn down the purchase of the
Colonial Heights Petersburg
franchise owned by Eddie Mooers
Of Richmond, who previously had
announced he would not operate
a team this summer.
Allen Wolfe. president Of the
Sunbury Baseball Association,
said the group couldn't see its
way clear" to buy Mooers' fran
chise because the people Of Sum
bury had bought only 681 season
tickets toward a goal of 1000.
MooerS earlier had put his
franchise up for sale because fans
in this area also failed to buy
enough season tickets to give
him a fair chance Of breaking
even financially.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-29
Gene Mori Assumes
Hia|eah Presidency

MIAMI, Fla. Mar. % (P.-Ad-
ditional seats and other improve
ments are planned at Hialeah
for the 1856 season, according
to Gene Mort, new president OF
F1orida's premier racing plant.
Mort took over the reins from
John C. Clark yesterday. He
said $500 seats will be added to
the grandstand and that other
improvements will include a sky
terrace, cafeteria and escalators
to the top level.
Mort owns Garden State Park
at Camden, N. j.. and the Tan
foran track in California, and
also has business interests at
Vineland, N. j. He acquired
controlling interest in Hialeah
Park last August.
Retiring with Clark, who lives
in Binghamton. N. Y, and is a
Miami winter resident. was Sam
H. Mccormick, secretary treas
urer of the track since he and
Clark took over is years ago.
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Pete SparkIes at Second,
Hits .351 in CLEANUP SPOT
BY BURTON HAWKINS.
Star STAFF Correspondent.

ORLANDO, Fla, Mar. 29.-The
Senators head North after to-
days game with the Redlegs,
with their shortstop problem un-
solved, their first-string catcher
sidelined for an additional two
weeks and several less pressing
worries. But there are some
bright spots, too. AS a shining
example, there's Pete Runnels.
For the first time since he
Joined the Washington club.
Runnels will emerge from train
ing camp entirely healthy, happy
and eager for combat. Last sea-
son a wrist injury hampered him
all spring, figured prominently in
a bad start when the season
opened and doubtless DESTROYED
much of his confidence.
Never the spectacular sort as a
shortstop, Pete apparently has
found himself at second base.
He is banging major league
pitching at a 1851 clip and is dis
playing a fondness for his clean
UP role in the batting order.
Pete doesn't have the power
usually expected of a No. 4 hit
ter. He has slammed only six
home runs in three and a half
years in the big time, but he has
indicated he'll supply the Sen
ators with steady hitting and
occasionally come through with
an eXtra-base blow.
Five Extra-base Hits
Runnels has one homer, a
triple and three doubles among
his 13 hits this spring. Two
other hits, which would have
boosted his exhibition average
to 1886, were washed out when
a game with the Redlegs was
Cancelled because of rain after
four and one-hah innings.
II feel good about hitting
fourth" Runnels declared today
as the Senators hoped the
weather would break and enable
them to play the first of eight
straight games with the Red
legs en- route to Washington.
"Bucky Harris batted me
fourth some," Pete continued,
land l did my best hitting in
that spot. Seems there's always
somebody on base when you're
hitting fourth. The pitchers
can't give you much Junk be-
cause they'll give the baserun-
ners a break.
I'm going to tighten up those
opposing infields by dragging
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hunts once in a WHILE" Pete said.
eff can make them play me .
step closer because they're fear
full of a bunt, I'll be doing my
self a favor when I hit away.
There are a lot of times when
those infielders choke of hits
because they get that extra jump
on grounders. Mickey Mantle is
a threat to drag, so inf1elders
have to play him close. When
he hits line drives or sharp
grounders, a lot of them get
through the infleld because Of
that.
Feels Like 800 Year
II really feel this is going to
be my year." Pete said. II
haven't hit 300 yet in the ma
jors. but I'm feeling great, meet
ing the ball well and I think I
can do it."
Vice President Calvin Griffith
says Runnels is the Senator's
most sought possession. Every
team in the league except the
Yankees has tried to get him."
Calvin said. It's tribute to the
fellows potentialities. Most
baseball folk are convinced that
Runnels soon is due to blossom
as one of the batting stars of the
game.
A misfit at shortstop, Pete Is
more at home at second base.
He has committed only one er-
ror in exhibitions and has shown
he can romp to his left, turn
ing seemingly certain hits into
routine outs.
Rained out of an engagement
here with the Red Sox yester-
day. the Senators will send Dean
Stone to the mound against Gin
cinnati today, weather permit
ting. The club has been rained
out of four of it's last five games
and Manager Chuck Dresser is
fretting about the possibility
that his hitters will lose their
timing. At the same time, his
pitchers aren't getting enough
work. If the sun shines again,
Chuck figures to drive the play
ers relentlessly in an effort to
get them In shape by opening
day.
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Rail Strike in South
Forces Major Clubs
To Tour on Planes
-AP Wirephoto
BY the Associated Press

With a railroad strike tying
. up transportation in some South
ern States, major league ball
clubs have turned to air travel
for their transforming trips
North.
The Brooklyn Dodgers and
Milwaukee Braves have char
tered planes to keep their Friday
date at Montgomery, Ala. which
is virtually cut off by a strike
on the Louisville & Nashville
Railroad.
Both clubs have tossed away
their railroad timetables be-
cause Of the strike and the
Braves plan to use planes until
they reach Toledo. Ohio, April T..
The Dodgers, incidentally,
blamed the railroad strike for
a large number of player cuts
last week. Vice President Buzzy
Bavasi said the club simply
couldn't charter a large enough
plane to handle big roster.
The Pittsburgh Pirates and
Baltimore Orioles also stop off
at Montgomery for a game, but
both said the railroad strike will
not interfere with their plans
The Pirates travel by plane ali
the time. Manager Paul Rich
ards said the Orioles will make
the Saturday game on time, but
didn't indicate what type of
transportation would be used.
The Cleveland Indians and
New York Giants also expect no
trouble getting to Montgomery
for their game Monday. Eddie
Brannick, Giants secretary, said
the club is awaiting developments
and hasn't decided as yet, but
will fly If necessary.
At least one major problem
has been caused by the strike.
Negro players will have to stay
at Negro hotels or private homes
during the trip through the seq
regated South. Usually they
sleep aboard trains rather than
go to hotels on the northward
trip.
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Robinson 2 to7 Oyer Lombordo
In Comeback Bout 7oniqht

CINCINNATI, Mar. 20 R.-
Sugar Ray Robinson, 10 years
older than his opponent but
about 10 pounds heavier, battles
Johnny Lombardo tonight in his
third effort on the comeback
trail.
The former welterweight and
middleweight champion was
scheduled for No. 3 in Boston
against George Small March S.
But the 34-year-old Robinson
claims virus germs wrestled him
and pinned him to the bed. He
backed out q few hours before
the bout.
Physicians Of the Massachu-
sets Boxing Commission could
not ind Robinson's ailment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-29
BY DICK OBRIEN
Star stan Correspondent

CHICAGO, Mar. 29.-Riding
in on a rising tide of confidence,
the Eastern Golden Gloves team,
including four Washington boys,
arrived here today, ready to
blast away against the Western
champions Thursday night at
Chicago Stadium.
BEAT Chicago" was the slo-
gan of the Fasteners as they
surveyed the situation and pre-
pared to take up where they left
off at Bear Mountain, N. Y.
While the Eastern team left
a solid week of hard work be-
hind when it deserted its New
York training site, Chicago's
Catholic Youth Organization
gymnasium will be used only for
a rounding off of the rough
edges, if any, before the issue is
joined Thursday night.
Taylor Only Sure Starter
With the Eastern team as it
arrived here this morning were
Washingtonians Walter Taylor,
1875 pounds; Stewart Grimes.
lat; Charles Ware and John
Horne, light heavyweights. The
latter is co-captain of the East
squad.
Taylor already has been chosen
as a contestant and while the
coaches have not announced
their selection, it is assumed
that Horne will represent the
East in the 175-pound division.
AS the time approaches for the
colorful intersectional bouts, the
chances of Grimes making the
Eastern starting team appear to
be diminishing.
Grimes has been competing for
eight days now against Jimmy
Archer of New York for the well
terweight post. All signs indi-
cate that Archer will be the No. /
boy at lat pounds.
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Philippines CIinches
Davis Cup Opener

RANGOON. Mar. 20 (P.-The
Philippines clinched their first
round match with Burma in the
Eastern zone Davis Cup tennis
competition today with an easy
doubles victory.
Felicissimo Ampon and Ray
mundo Deyro turned back
Burma's inexperienced Maung
Maung and Ba Thaung, Go,
60. Go. Ampon and Deyro
won opening singles matches
yesterday. Tomorrow in the
meaningless final singles matches
Ampon plays Maung Maung and
Deyro meets Ko Ko.
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Four Washington Fighters Make Trip
Eastern GIovers in Chicago
For Annual Battle Witty West

Taylor'S opponent In the
featherweight class probably will
be Harry Smith, a member of the
United States team in the recent
Pan American Games in Mexico
City.
Harry won the Western Golden
Gloves championship this year
after having won the 1854 East
ern featherweight title as a
member of the New England
team.
The Eastern coaches know
Smith to be a real dazzler. A
southpaw, he is a busy fellow
who can punch from all angles.
In Taylor, however, the East
ern board of strategy believes it
has finally found a boy who can
halt Smiths great amateur vic
tory string.
Horne's opponent in the u.s.
pound class probably will be Ed
die Jenkins, a 22-year-old auto
mobile painter from Detroit.
Only Light Drills Today
The 175-pound class is the
key to success or failure, accord
ing to the Eastern coaches. If
Horne can win in this spot, Head
Coach Vic DiFillipo and his aides
believe the East will win its
second straight over the West,
feat which never before has been
accomplished.
This afternoon the Eastern
team was to run through a series
of light boxing drills with only
road work and light exercises due
tomorrow.
The weighing and physical ex-
aminations will be conducted at
/ pm. Thursday. after which the
official lineups will be exchanged
and the curtain opened for the
eight-bout program before an
expected audience of more than
$4,000.
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PETE Moreno Operated On
As Result Of Track Injury

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 20 R.-
Jockey Pete Moreno was con-
valescing today in Good Samari-
tan Hospital after an operation
for removal OF a ruptured spleen.
Moreno was injured at Golden
Gate Fields March 10 when
Winged Zephyr kicked him at
the start Of the first race. Side
lined for the rest of the meet
ing, he came to his home in
Arcadia to rest but Sunday night
complained Of severe pains.
Doctors said he was resting
easily today,
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And the State banned him from
the ring for life.
But Robinson says he's fit for
fighting now.
Cincinnati oddsmakers are
making Robinson q 2-to-1 ia
vorite over the 24-year-old Lom-
bardo. But there are no takers.
Robinson is expected to weigh
In at about 161 pounds for the
hereunder. Lombardo, from
Mount Carmel, Pa, should weigh
about ISL.
Sugar Ray announced his re-
tirement from the ring 81
months ago when he was
middleweight champion. He
tsee ROBINSON, Page ca
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ToDAY's SCHEDULE :

AOUh1 > SCuEDOLE
Cincinnati VS.. Washington at Orlando.
Philadelphia VS.. Baltimore at Daytona
Beach.
Boston VS.. Chicago at Tampa.
Cleveland VS.. Chicago (N) at Mesa.
New York (A) VS.. Detroit at Lakeland.
Pittsburgh VS.. Kansas City at West
Broofiyn VS.. Milwaukee at Jackson
New York "a, "B" VS.. st. Louis ''B"
CHICAGO hi ''t IA ssB" VS.. Cincinnati .'B"
RESULTS YESTERDAY
Chicago .tN 033 002 l0l IA 10 .
New York (Nl oil 100 $50 Ill IL /
Cooper; Mccall, Liddle az, Gomez ~
and Westrum. Winning pitcher-Hill-
man. Losing pitcher--Gomez.
Home runs--Chicago. Banks (2). New
York, Katt.
Detroit - 600 600 02O-2 2
Kansas City 900 200 10x-3
Larry, Froats IA, Foytack ~. Mas
(s) and Wilson; Ceccarelli, Ditmar tO
and Mackenzie. Winning pitcher-Cec-
carelli. Losing pitcher-Froats.
g. g., Lou Louis d doS S SSS SSSe-I I 9
Lawrence. LaPalme t7) and sarni:
Littlefeld, Bowman IA and Atwen.
Winning pitcher-Littlef1eld. Losing
pitcher-Lawrence.
All other Rsmes cancelled.
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doubleday & Co.. proves. Here and there,
the mans been holding out.
It was not known here, for example,
that Schacht was the first to recommend
Joe Cronin as successor to Walter johnson
back in 1892, when Clark Griffith reluctantly
sought new manager for his Washing
ton Senator's Or that 1t was Schacht who
put Grover Cleveland Alexander to bed at
4 am. back in 1925, only to see the corpse
arise from the arms of Bacchus and win the
World Series the next day.
Considering that AL wouldn't know the
platen from the space bar on typewriter,
Il il easy reading this new book and Author
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-29
RunneIs' Play Offse+s Some Of Senators Troubles
Win, Lose or Drew
By FRANCIS STANN
Star etaR Correspondent

TAMPA FLA, MAR. 29.-After friendship Of some %
wears 1t would logical to that must know
every anecdote Schachts repertoire This is not quite
the case AIS book, MY Own Particular Screwba
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All other ssmes cancelled.
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Exhibition Baseball

(See BASEBALL, Page CD
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