a a SMITH Empty Pulpit Red Smith NEW YORK, April 30-Any customers who come to this store for guidance on faith and morals are leaning on a broken reed. Evidently Sonny Liston's a a lifications AS a professional fist fighter, or lack of same, constitute a moral issue. The incumbent in this pulpit is not equipped to resolve it with Red Smith an 1 encyclical. If the clean-living, purethinking members of the New York State Athletic Commission have evidence convincing them beyond a reasonable doubt that Liston still is in evil hands, then perhaps, they acted properly in him a license to swat people in the state. If all that business about Liston buying his freedom from the guys who owned him and going out west with the priest who was trying to teach him decency-if all that was a fraud calculated to deceive men charged with proper conduct of boxing then he deserves no consideration whatever, least of all the chance at the heavyweight championship which his lists have earned for him.
If the commissioners were guided only by ugly suspicion and unbelief in the redemption of man, then they held the accused is guilty until proven innocent. If they helped kick back into the gutter a man who was trying to go square, then they did a disservice to New York, to boxing, to hu- manity. This Puppy Dangerous For the sake of Melvin Kru- lewitch, Jim Farley and Raymond Lee, a guy could almost hope that Liston would go wrong to prove them right. But of course a guy wishes no such thing. Let's try to get our ducks In' line.
You meet a wellmeaning fellow like Jack Nilon, Liston's chief sponsor these days, and he tells you Sonny is just a great big, mischevious puppy, formerly a poor mixed-up kid. You don't buy that. The games Liston played in his youthfirst-degree robbery, assault with intent to kill, breaking heads as a labor goon are not children's games. It would be rather remarkable thing if a guy with such a background turned up in boxing under the aegis of an archbishop. It is somewhat more likely that he would be surrounded by mob guys.
(In the sinless climate of today it is a very bad thing to be surrounded by mob guys, although it is not easy to be scandalized if you're old enough to remember some of the honored champions who had mob connections.) So you don't accept the Image of Liston as a misguided, but blameless boy. You take him as a character who was dead wrong and probably vicious, but you cotton to the notion that wrong guys can and sometimes do turn square. You feel there is 8 sort of duty to encourage wrong guys to turn square. Apparently the New York Boxing Commissioners did not feel they such a duty in Liston's case. Why? Do they know something about Liston's present connections? Their three-page statement does not suggest that they do.
His past record, they said, created a climate of Suspicion. They said that in times past he had been associated with characters of dubious social distinction, namely Blinky Palermo of Philadelphia, Frank Michell and John Vitale of St. Louis. They didn't say he was still playing in that league, though their decision clearly implies they suspect he is. Champion's View Worst of all, having made their decision, the commissioners ducked questions, contrary to their custom of meeting the press and explaining actions on controversial topics.
Were they afraid somebody might ask what they had on Liston that the Pennsylvania Commission didn't have when it granted him a license? If the question had been asked, could they have answered it? Whether their decision was Just or not, their evasion of fair questions was shameful. Floyd Patterson is one authority who does not agree that Liston's five-year and nine sentences should be commuted to life imprisonment. A champion in the truest sense, Patterson beHeves that when a man has done time for an offense, the slate should be wiped clean, just as Floyd's own youthful mistakes have been forgotten by everybody except Floyd himself. It will be surprising if Patterson, feeling as he does, doesn't go to some other state to give Liston the chance New York has denied him. If that happens, and if Liston wins the title, will the New York commission still pretend he doesn't exist? (Copyright, 1962, New York Herald Tribune, Inc.) 3 Home Run Spree in Majors: 49 Hit in Two Leagues A.L.
Record Tied at 27; N.L. Has 22 NEW YORK, April 30 (AP)Boom! Boom! Boom! It looked like the Fourth of July the way those baseballs were being shot out of American League parks yesterday. A record-tying 27 home runs were belted by 23 hitters in the junior circuit, including six solo home runs in one game by the Minnesota Twins, which equalled another league record. Including the 22 homers walloped by the National League, the majors had a grand total of 49, just one shy of the record set by the two leagues on May 30, 1956. The American League mark of 27 was originally set on May 28, 1961.
Three home runs--by Roger Maris, Cletis Boyer and Bill Skowron-helped the New York Yankees sweep a doubleheader from Washington, 3-2 and 11-6, and boosted them into first place, a half game in front of Chicago. The White Sox hit only one homer in their 2-1 and 5-1 twin bill sweep over Boston's Red Sox, but that homer, by rookie Mike Hershberger, accounted for the winning run in the opener. Minnesota, held homerless in its 8-4 first game victory over Cleveland, went on a six-homer binge, two by Johnny Goryl, to grab off the second game, too, 7-3. The twin defeats dropped the Indians from first to third, a game behind the leaders. Detroit defeated Los Angeles, 13-6, in a slugfest that featured six home runs, four by the Tigers.
Baltimore also had four homers in downing Kansas City, 8-3. Maris enjoyed his most productive day of the young season. After getting two singles in the opener, the Yankee slugger smashed a home run (No. 4) and three doubles in the second game as the Senators' losing streak was tended to 13. Whitey Ford won his second game for the Yankees, going the route in the opener with a seven hitter.
It was his 160th lifetime victory against 63 defeats for a .7174 percentage, top lifetime winning average of all with more than 100 victories. Washington had five home runs in the two games, two each by Harry Bright and John Schaive, and one by Bob Schmidt. Early Wynn, 42 year old White Sox- right-hander, pitched a three-hitter in the nightcap for a Chicago sweep of the four game series with Boston. It was Wynn's first triumph since last July and the 293rd of his career. Hershberger, whose home run won the opener for right-hander Johnny Buzhardt, drove in two runs in the closing game with a basesloaded single.
Singles by pinch hitter Harmon Killebrew and Bill Tuttle featured a four-run rally by Minnesota in the eighth inning to break up a 4-4 tie with Cleveland in the opener. Tuttle had three hits in the second including a home run. Other Minnesota home run hitters, besides Goryl, were Zoilo Versalles, Lenny Green and Don Mincher. The Tigers had two big innings seven runs in the third five in the fifth -against the Angels as Al Kaline, Brown, Billy Bruton and Jake Wood homered. Little Albie Pearson had three consecutive doubles for the Angels, giving him six straight extra base hits in two games and tying a record held by several players.
Baltimore scored six runs in the seventh to overcome a 3-2 Kansas City lead. Russ Snyder opened the inning with pinch homer. Jim Gentile also homered in the inning, his second of the game. Hoyt Wilhelm came on Saturday night to get the last man and stop a Kansas City rally in the ninth with one run in, saving a 3-2 Baltimore victory for soldier Steve Barber, who pitches on a weekend pass. They Keep Plugging Away CLEM FORCADE, at extreme Forest Park with a 385 total.
LANSER, MIKE COX, DR. right, won the all-round event Other casters, from left, HALL LEE, DON ANDERSON SPORT SHORTS ARTHUR ASHE, a U.C.L.A. freshman from St. Louis, won the Ojai (Calif.) men's singles tennis title by defeating another U.C.L.A. student, DAVE REED, in the final round, 6-3, 6-2.
BILL BOND of Southern Califorp: nia won from RAFAEL OSUNA in the Western Universities' final, 10-8, 6-2. CAROL HANKS of St. Louis, now attending Stanford, won the women's championship in the Ojai tournament with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over KATHY CHABOT, the fourth-ranked woman player in the country. Miss Hanks is ranked No. 11 in United States listing.
At Madrid, Australian star ROY EMERSON was defeated in the final of an international tennis tournament by MANUEL SANTANA, Spain's No. 1 player, 5-7, 6-4, 9-7, 6-8, 6-4. Emerson teamed with GARDNAR MULLOY of Miami Beach, to beat Santana and J. M. COUDER of Spain in the doubles final, 7-5, 6-4.
Also on the tennis scene, ANTONIO PALAFOX of the Mexican Davis Cup team routed lanky FRANK FROEHLING, America's sixth-ranked player, 6-0, 6-4, in the title round of the Buccaneer tournament at Corpus Christi, Tex. BOB NIEMAN, former St. Louis Brownie and Cardinal outfielder, was sold by the Cleveland Indians to the San Francisco Giants. The Kansas City Athletics optioned catcher BILLY BRYAN to Albuquerque of the Texas League. EARLY WYNN, 42-year-old White Sox pitcher, held the Boston Red Sox to three hits in gaining the 293rd victory of his baseball career and held court with reporters just like a rookie with his first major league victory.
"Gentlemen," said Wynn, who had been winless since last July, "it's been a long time since SO many of you have flocked around me for an interview. I'm glad to have you back." The Cardinals' JERRY BUCHEK made a big noise for the Atlanta in the International League by hitting a home run in each game as Atlanta swept a doubleheader from the winless Syracuse Chiefs, 5-1 and 10-9. A homer by MIKE SHANNON decided the night cap. Lefthander LEROY GREGORY pitched a four in the opener. GARY BLAYLOCK won his ninth straight as A relief as Richmond defeated 6-5, after a pitcheto, 5-2 opening loss.
In the American Association, Indianapolis gained a 16-inning Missouri and Kansas Tie for Big 8 Lead KANSAS CITY, April Oklahoma State are in a red hot, Eight baseball championship and world series. The Kansas Jayhawks, who started last week in sole possession of first place a full game ahead of Oklahoma State andMissouri, were beaten by lowly Iowa State, 8-7, last Saturday and fell tie for first with Missouri, with a 9-3 record. intica Missouri completed a sweep of its series with Nebraska in Lincoln, winning the first game 4-2 and the second 1-0. Oklahoma State (5-2) got 1 tough break when its weekend series with last-place Kansas State in Manhattan was rained out. Rained out Big Eight Mets-Phillies Game Recalls Bygone Era Of Brooklyn Errors NEW YORK, April The 30 first (AP) played in Brooklyn.
header, that is. It was as dizzy The only thing lacking was out of his cap. In the fourth inning, New York scored seven runs on four hits, two hit batters, a wild pitch, two errors, a stolen base, a sacrifice fly, and some incredible Philadelphia play afield. This put the Mets off and winging to an 8-0 triumph yesterday that extended their winning string to club proportions- "streak" was halted in the nightcap when the Phillies bombed Casey's boys, 10-2. Meanwhile In a more sober National League affair at San Francisco, Jack Sanford and Billy Pierce pitched three-hit shutouts as the Giants swept two from Chicago, 7-0 and 6-0.
In Los Angeles, Pittsburgh replaced the Cardinals in first place with a sweep over the Dodgers, winning 6-1 and 1-0. In Houston, Roman Mejias' ninth inning homer brought the Colts a 3-2 decision over Milwaukee. The Mets' fourth inning was as weird as Frankenstein and as complicated as a Russian novel. It featured, among other things, two New York runners on third base at the same time. Both were safe and a run scored when Phillie catcher Sammy White tagged the wrong man and another player eventually threw the ball away.
And then there was Frank Thomas, who was hit a pitched ball twice and by a thrown ball once while running the bases-all in the same inning. And Phillie manager Gene Mauch, who refused to come out of the dugout when beckoned by the umpires. Locke in Key Role. all round- 386. WANTED! UNDER MEN WHO LACK WEIGHTS-OVERWEIGHTS ENERGY OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Mon.
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Casey Stengel letting a sparrow threw a four hitter at the Dodgers in the first and McBean shut them out on hits in the second. Rookie Howie Goss's first major 1 league homer brought the Pirates from behind in the opener, and Dick Stuart's homer was the only run in the second. Dodger catcher John Roseboro suffered a severe bruise over the right eye during the second game, but escaped serious injury. He was hit when a pitched ball, foul tipped by Stuart, wedged between the bars of his mask. A metal portion of the mask appeared to give way when hit by the ball.
Ed Bailey's home run and three San Francisco double plays supported Pierce's threehitter against the Cubs. Willie Mays had crashed his sixth homer of the season with a man on base for all the working room Sanford needed in the opener. -By a Post- Dispatch Photographer. Casting Club tourney in DR. L.
R. ALLEN, ED Keilholz Leads Casters With 386; Bob Keilholz topped casting efforts in the area yesterday with a 386 total in the event sponsored by the Carondelet Casting Club at Carondelet Park. Keilholz won the wet fly with a score of 99 and tied Tom Sturm with 98 in the When the inning was over, the Mets had seven runs and Rookie Al Jackson, who spaced eight hits, had his first victory for the taking. Home runs by Tony Gonzalez, Don Demeter and Wes Covington sparked the Phils' 14-hit attack off four New York pitchers in the second game. Bobby Locke, traded to the Phils by the Cardinals for Don Ferrarese 24 hours earlier, allowed only one hit over innings and was the winner in relief.
Pittsburgh took over first on the pitching of Bob Friend (4-1) and Al McBean (3-0). Friend 10050 WEST FLORISSANT-at CORNER of CHAMBERS Located in Dellwood Shopping Center Ken Schaberg Dies, Former Wabada Star at the St. Louis Fly and Bait GENE LENTZ, KEN ROBERTS, and ELMER WOERTHER. STIRLING MOSS, injured British racing driver, was reported by doctors to be "aware of his a a a surroundings," but a friend said his memory still was hazy. Former world heavyweight champion INGEMAR JOHANSSON married his fiance, Birgit Lundgren, at a private ceremony in the home of his brother at Stockholm.
Junior welterweight boxing champion DUILIO LOI of Italy stopped Bermuda-born ROGER HARVEY in the eighth round of a scheduled 10-round fight at Milan. Harvey's seconds threw in the sponge. JOEY GIAMBRA, middleweight boxer from Buffalo, is likely to get another television bout at Madison Square Garden May 26 after his upset of FLORENTINO FERNANDEZ Saturday night. Giambra scored a TKO in the eighth round. WILLIS CRENSHAW of St.
Louis was cited by coach DOUG WEAVER of Kansas State's football team after the squad finished spring drills. Crenshaw, a junior, missed last year's play because of disciplinary measures. CHUCK McKINLEY of St. Louis defeated Whitney Reed, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 9-7, in the final of the Atlanta (Ga.) invitational tennis tournament. SONNY LISTON will open his training camp Wednesday at the Pines Hotel in South Fallsburg, N.Y., his manager, Jack Nilon, announced.
Basketball Billikens Name MVP Tonight The Billiken Tip-Off Club will name the winner of its most valuable player award for the past St. Louis U. basketball season tonight at the organization's spring banquet in the Tiara Room of the Chase-Park Plaza Hotel. Members of the Billikens' varand freshman basketball teams will be guests at the dinner-presentation starting at 5:30 o'clock. The varsity players will name an honorary captain for the past season and also will announce their all-opponent team.
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Mr. Schaberg was an avid sportsman, a member of Glen Echo Country Club and Missouri Athletic Club. He was a spit ball pitcher for J. B. Sheridan's well-known sandlot team, the Wabadas, from which Ruel went to the big leagues as a catcher and later manager.
Mr. Schaberg was a real estate man whose holdings included the George Washington Hotel, where many members of the baseball Cardinals and basketball Hawks stayed. He is survived his wife, Helen, and four childrenSuperior Jane Schaberg R.S.C.J., Albany, N.Y.; Kevin, a student at Princeton University; Helen. and Katherine. The body will be at Donnelly's undertaking establishment, 3840 Lindell.
The funeral mass will be at the St. Louis Cathedral Wednesday at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. -By a Post- Dispatch Photographer. ARTHUR ASHE victory over Dallas-Fort Worth, 6-5, on a bases-loaded single by AL WEIS.
JIM RIVERA, former Brownie, hit his second homer in two days for Indianapolis. At Tijuana, Mexico, 20,000 fans shouted approval as famed Spanish matador ORDONEZ-seriously gored by a bull--got to his feet and killed the animal. Before making the kill, Ordonez, 29 years old, stripped away his embroidered jacket and fought off assistants who tried to help him from the plaza monumental bullring. Chicago Next Foe For Kutis The Chicago Kickers will be the opponent of Kutis in a Western Open Soccer Cup semifinal game here next Sunday, probably at Public Schools Stadium. The Chicago team defeated the Milwaukee Bavarians, 3-0, to reach the round of four.
The winner will oppose the California champions in later national competition. Meanwhile, Carondelet Sunday Morning Athletic Club, after a sharp 4-0 victory over Edelweiss of Denver Saturday night, awaits the outcome of Detroit-Milwaukee Amateur Cup competition and will play the winner of that game May 13, probably here. The New York Hungarians defeated Ukrainian Nationals of Philadelphia, 2-1, to win the Eastern Open honors, but the match was played under protest. The Nationals questioned the eligibility of of one of the New York players. Carondelet scored three times in the last 10 minutes to wrap up its victory on a muddy field Saturday night.
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