Page 4 University Daily Kansan Wednesday. March 31, 1954
Stengel Worried Over Ford's Spring Showing
By UNITED PRESS
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Southpaw Whitey Ford was labelled the New York Yankees' No.1 disappointment of the spring today as Manager Casey Stengel expressed "real worry" over the World Champions' poorest spring showing in his six-year regime.
Ford, an 18-game winner in 1953 who is counted on this year for 20 victories, was pummed for six runs in two-thirds of an inning yesterday as the Philadelphia Phillies scored a 7-6 triumph over the Yankees. It was the second time Ford had failed to last an inning and marked the World champions' fourth straight loss and 15th in 23 exhibition games.
Ford, who is 15 pounds overweight with less than two weeks remaining before the opening of the American league season, walked four batters and was touched for four hits before Stengel stomped to the mound and waved him to a shower. Rookie Bob Grimm yielded only five hits during 6 1 3 innings in relief of Ford but was charged with the loss when he served up a home run ball to Del Ennis after the Yankees tied the score.
Stengel left the Clearwater, Fla. park muttering that he'd "have to do something" and other Yankee officials admitted they were concerned with the team's form.
The New York Giants, on the other hand, reached a new peak of optimism when curveballer Sal Maglie limited the Cleveland Indians to only one hit in six scoreless innings. The 37-year-old Maglie, who slipped to an 8-9 record in 1953 after compiling a 59-18 record in 1950-51-52, has been scored on in only one of the 20 innings he has pitched this spring and already has been named to hurl the Giants' opener.
The Indians tallied two runs off Blav Grissom in the eighth inning to gain a 2-1 decision but that failed to dampen Manager Leo Durocher's rosey outlook. It was only a month
ag that Durocher sharply criticized Maggie for failing to "be the first man to show up for spring training."
Manager Fred Haney of the Pittsburgh Pirates also was encouraged by a fine pitching performance—in this case, Bob Friend's glittering three-hitter over the nine-inning distance that gave the Pirates a 3-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox. Haney says his opening day choice lies between Friend and veteran Max Surkont.
Roy Sievers' ninth-inning grand-slam home run enabled the Washington Senators to beat the Cincinnati Redlegs, 6-3, and score their ninth victory in 11 games. The Senators, who started the spring with nine straight defeats, now have a 9-11 Grapefruit league record.
The Chicago Cubs, playing under the direction of Coach Bob Scheffing, defeated the Baltimore Orioles, 3-1, on homers by Hank Sauer and Ernie Banks. The Orioles, however, were impressed by Joe Coleman's nine-inning performance which was embellished by eight strikeouts, Coleman has been nursing a sore arm for about five years.
The Milwaukee Braves crushed Savannah, 27-0, with a 23-hit bombardment which included five home runs, and San Antonio routed the Cincinnati Redleg's "B" team, 12-3, in other games.
Don Zimmer, his apparent to Peee Wee Reese, his shortstop job, was sent to the Brooklyn Dodgers replacement center at Vero Beach, Fla., today for assignment to a Brooklyn farm club.
Gavilan, Olson Ready for Bout As Odds Drop
Chicago—(U.P.)—Kid Gavilan's zest and confidence at the finish of training today tightened the odds for Friday night's "battle of champions" with Bobo Olson.
The odds favoring Olson to keep his middleweight crown dropped from 8-5 to 7-5.
Olson did nothing to hearten his supporters in yesterday's final five rounds of sparring. He was cranky and sniffing as if from a head cold during the lack-lustre performance at Rainbo arena. Manager Syd Flaherty denied emphatically that Bobo did have a cold.
Welterweight champion Gavilan was slated for his last leather-tossing drill of four rounds at the Midwest gymnasium today. He again featured left hooks sparing four rounds with Junius Washington and Andy Figaro yesterday.
Before today's wind-up, manager Angel Lopez said, "The kid has been with me for seven years. Now he is the most confident I ever saw him."
The smiling 28-year-old welter champ from Cuba said, "I know I ween. Thee time I'm strong man at hnertt feeyer two mey befeyef free pom's. Last year I starve to have Davey and Bratton, and not strong like now. You watch. I beat Olson—no trouble."
Olson, 25, was scheduled for light gymnastism exercises today. No more boxing.
Ticket sales for the fight slowed down somewhat because of Monday's snow storm and Tuesday's slushy streets. Also because the firing of Cubs' Manager Phil Cavarretta took the sports-page play away from the bout.
However, Secretary Truman Gibson of the International Boxing club still hoped for a gross gate of $375,000.
Golf Team Plays Washburn In Opening Match Friday
The KU golf team opens its 1954 schedule Friday when it goes to Topeka to play Washburn in a match starting at 1 p.m. on the Topeka Country Club course.
Lettermen Harlan Hise, John sophomores, Bob Richards and Coach Donn Everett has not yet Richards will be the No. 1 man
Coach Everett said "Richards has been particularly outstanding in practice to date. He has been hustling and playing fine golf, and there is a very good chance that he will be the No. 1 man in the Washburn match."
Other members of the golf team, but who will not make the trip, are Noel Rooney, Steve Thorpe, and Louis Myers.
After the Washburn match, KU will meet Oklahoma A&M here on April 10. This match had not been originally scheduled, and arrangements for the match were completed this week.
Cockell Wins Using 'Dirty Tactics'
London — (U.P.)— While British promoters spoke hopefully of matching victorious Don Cockell ag ainst Heavyweight Champion Rocky Marciano "at least by next spring," the manager of Roland La-Starza declared today that Cockell beat the New York fighter by dirty tactics.
Prosser, and Pete Rush, and two Ed MacGee, will make the trip. decided whether Hise, Prosser, or
"Cockell should have been thrown out of the ring," said Manager Jimmy D Angelo, after Cockell had roughed his way to a 10-round decision over LaStarza last night at the Earls Court arena.
Since 1947 Ted Atkinson has been among the first four riders at Hialeah race track. Three of those seasons he has led the list.
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