UNC In Running For Garden Tournament Sports Trail DUKE, PHANTOMS GIANTS LACKING IN PITCHING, SPEED AND BALANCE \ By LIKELY CHOICES ★ ★★★ *** Whitney Martin Thus Club's Heavy Artillery Becomes Ineffective National Invitational Tour* First of a series from the major who No wonder Mel Ott views the Fla., March inch, 200-pound right-hander 3-UB-We blinked a with a face! '-^TTeTERSBURG, couple of Set For March league training camps. looks like a pitcher, is the big prospect wry we saw the tall, alim guy walk from ney when the 18th green of By HARRY GRAYSON hope. Drafted from Seattle in When Horace Stoneham paid the ti®'!. Golf course, as the last time we saw Lloyd sunset Manerum 21 To 23 NEA Sports Editor he shook a sacroiliac condi- Cardinals $175,000 for Walker Coop, amid the mirrored splendor of the St. Cloud 1942, ?awa seated clubh^ MIAMI, Fla., March 3.—(NEA) tion that necessitated a brace, de- er he should have gone a little he wap.sris last August after winning a GI tournament. By TED MEIER —*Ihe Giants, lopsided in into a star at Bainbridge farther and lined up for he was nonchalantly announcing he had shot a 84 power, veloped somebody ^Vet here for the with he of the St. Petersburg open. Upon NEW YORK, March 3—(£>)—'With yet rather dismal prospects, Naval Training Station, where the man from Missouri to catch. „ t round considering -the war- ilf St. Cloud course, though his 64 here only two major conference cham- strikingly illustrate why a major won nine in a row, and in the With no reflection on Cooper, e ted might have been ”eg Sunset course to him who is but a ,?od for the must have been driving onto pions left to be decided—the Big league player must do considerably Pacific. anything trailing arbu- after of more is a expf .trh Of good pavement miles rutted roads Seven and the Pacific Coast con- than swat the sphere for Back from the armed forces are tus, it sad commentary on the » were over what he *inroved as they was used to, conditions for ference—the lineups of the annual magnificent distances. Giants’ speed when you say that of the St. meet round Petersburg might have been better post-season college basketball With all their strength at the ftiMawssstoe&sssBiisemssm the big backstop, who definitely had a couple of of She district had days what might charitably be tournaments at New York and plate, the New York Nationals will be out of the Navy April 1, heavy dew, and the sand had extremely traps become water Kansas City are virtually deter- aren’t going anywhere in probably will be the fastest man ^Ued the fair-ways dotted with uncharted particu- £ !ards and little lakes. Occasion- mined. lar, which is additional evidence in the batting order. hear a splash near you like the of the hn„ vou’d launching Queen This is the at that pitching is from 75 to 90 per The only others who can run are turn to see some hapless entrant standing in water above tourney setup pre- and sent. cent of baseball. center fielder a in a traP’ *° blast tile ball out with a sand Johnny Rucker, 1! snides ^ying wedge The Polo Grounders have no and a ° Madison Garden invita- substitute, Buddy Kerr, who u « he neeucu V. Square a waI™ inside tion at pitcher who can be counted on for some strange reason been gave you feeling to see the familiar faces in the New York March 14-16-18- has wheIt for 15 victories. field, as made you realize how rapidly golf is returning to 20; Kentucky, Muhlenberg, Bowling relegated to the second squad de- with stars who had There is a member fact nrewar level been in the service back and Green, St. Pohn’s of Brooklyn, not of staff spite the that he improved '55 ently as Sood as ever. West Virginia and Syracuse have who has pitched 15 complete games at shortstop the past two cam- Mangrum, of course. in ,P?TTiere was Lloyd And there was Ed “Porky” accepted bids. Two teams are still a season, Bill Voiselle being the paigns. at a telegram hi was the new of a to be named. kick with 14. >■ Oliver, elated announcing papa top Cooper will be backed up by So it is feared that Iron Man Schnozzola Lombardi 135 Eastern NCAA at Madison Square «« « and Clyde was Ben Hogan, pounds of concentrated ■ mmmmsmm .. ^There energy, playing Garden, New York, March 21-23; Ace Adams will have to pick up Kluttz, making the catching de- old skill and as unassuming in attire and demeanor as Hal Schumacher Mel Ott- ,;th his your District One—no team named where he left off last trip, when cidedly better than adequate. foursome. There was yet and Bob Tin a weekend Jimmy Demaret, the Lefty he was rushed to the rescue on 65 bespectacled blubbery the in although Harvard, 16-1, is expect- For nonce the Giants have of the troupe keeping spirits at a nigh level, wearing a who can’t in the ¥'mCz Carpenter, pitch — could only be four ed to get the bid. District Two— occasions. an entire new infield Johnny „„dv hat that spotted holes away. Dave Koslo, a left-hand- 8 Lawson New York District Voiselle bagged 21 as a fresh- heat, and Mize, Bill was stocky Little, and Dick Metz and a university. Bobby Blattner, Rig- There dapper er with a sinker. Johnny Palmer of Three—no selection yet. Duke, man two years ago, but went to ney and too heavy- voung fellow named Badin, N. C., whom we wrote Mickey Witek, last season after seven Harry Feldman invariably winds four years ago as one of the real stars of the North Carolina, Navy and Louis- pot copping footed for second but two-bagger- about coming game. one more than missions over since iana State are as straight, wound fined up losing he wins. ish to The HC’S flown 32 Japan then, and is back to take regarded leading up being $500 enough look after third. for to Rube Fischer did not complete a r where he left off. contenders. District Four—Ohio failing follow instructions ancient and honorable Dick Bar- Ape Adams »« x looks like he’ll do plenty of rescue work, V took in 1845. Screwballer Jack Naturally the gallery off after Byron Nelson in the first State in pitching to Johnny Hopp, when game tell is still among those present the man to but he Brewer has too bad round He's still beat, realizes the steadily increas- Western NCAA at Kansas City, the St. Louis fly-chaser broke up many pitching and accounted for. Kerr undoubt- and that the war-time is re- habits, one of which is off then pressure honeymoon over. He never March 22-23; District Fivd—Okla- a game. The fine was later tipping edly will break into the picture shortstop—and some—provid- The poke represented by Mar- worry about what anybody else was doing. Now he’ll ask his curve. Bob Joyce and his soft ed he hits a lick, and the hunch is used to homa Aggies or Kansas. District scinded. somewhere, most likely at second shall, Ott, Mize, Cooper, Lombardi doing?’’ or Demaret or some other hot We stuff accounted for 31 in the Paci- that the Californian 'how’s Hogan player. District Seven— The old pros are Van Lingle base, for there is some reason to angular will. Young and Gordon should account him on a practice Six—Baylor. caught tee, something practically unheard of fic Coast League last season, more and muscular Sid Gor- for a lot also Wyoming or Colorado. District Mungo and Hal Schumacher. Mun- suspect that “good field, no hit,” Squatty of runs, especially when than 20 in each of the last in left field belts a ball. Eight—Idaho or California. go completed sr.ven games in 1945. four, yet will be a thumbnail of don long they shoot down the Polo Grounds’ The pros were supposed to stfcy on a house boat, but, as Nelson description Schumacher captured only 12 in no big league outfit wanted the Bud Blattner, the So does Babe Young in center, but friendly foul lines In 77 games. it, "our ship never came in,” so the players are scattered like National athletic intercollegiate obtained from put 1942, and did no pitching in three 31-year-old right-hander until Mel Cards before he wer( he can’t throw. Ditto Willard The Giants lack speed handbills around town. invitation at Kansas City, March 11 to bat for pitching, in the which makes Ott took him in desperation. Uncle Sam. Marshall, who is expected to re- and and The ball situation has some of the men worried. Nelson said he through March 16; twelve teams to yearg Navy, balance, however, they ball That about wraps the pitch- Manager Ott in right field to understands they will start making the old balls, or the new balls, iate have accepted bids. They are him unique among players up The bespectacled Rigney, pur- place happen be highly important in- and it’s a the Marine around June 1. Right now he’s down to one new ball a round, and NTjw Orleans Loyola, winner, last who answered the country’s call. ing hardly prize pack- chased from Oakland and who de- when discharged by gredients which render the heaviest reach the where he’ll have to six-foot three- age. in savs he may point hunt up a caddy fear; Pepperdine, of Los Angeles, Mike Budnfck, veloped in the service, will do at Corps April. artillery totally Ineffective. balls so he can find one and start the who is good at finding game. last year’s runnerup; Nevada, tournament was not without The St. Petersburg its old timers. winner of 26 of 30 games; North- and knickered Gene BiUy Burke was there, Sarazen, wistfully wishing western (La.) State college; Hast- I 25 as he contemplated the steady stream of tournaments Bill McKehnie Ben Briefs he was again ings (Neb.) college; Eau Claire Deacon Hogan Leading Training Camp fat with their purses. (Wis.) Teachers; Eastern Ken- Sarazen still is planning to enter the British Open. Hogan hints he At St. Petersburgh ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March Yielding drill. Reese, back witti the tucky Teachers; Terre Haute (Ind) mav compete also. Nelson is going to South Africa for a series of — (U.R)—Ken who is ex- Dodgers after three years in the Teachers; New Mexico School of Faces Reconstruction 3. O’Dea, and the other pros might do bodily harm to anyone who ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., St. Louis his old-time skill exh'ibiiions, col- pected to do most of the 'Tavy, displayed t him from the think it Mines; Eastern Washington March of tries m discourage making trip. They would'be 3—(IP)—Ben Hogan, Cardinals’ catching as a result of ind apparently will have an out- for if he lost over there for a few lege; Wichita and Washburn. JACK HAND "We grabbed Kluszewski, an end a fine thing him, particularly got By Hershey, Pa., won the $10,000 Walker Cooper’s sale to the Giants, standing running mate in Rojek, a of West Virginia, and >n last year’s Indiana football '• months and couldn’t get back until after the National Open and P.G.A. Marshall, TAMPA, Fla., March 3. —<£)— St. Petersburg open g tour- with Montreal before he | from reported for his first workout to- shortstop and a few other big tournaments. Louisville, declined Invitations. the earn, away several clubs, nament when he carded Deacon Bill McKechnie of today an abbreviated hour- :ntered the Army in 1842. de’s an but we day during took a half-game lead a terrific re- outfielder, may a 68 for a 72-hole total of 269. Wyoming Cincinnati Reds faces drill. announc- him on first base, and-a-half Manager Leo Durocher in the Big Seven by defeating Utah construction He must re- try Sam Snead, of Hot Springs, problem. :d that Hugh Casey end Les Web- 66-52 last night, but the con- construct an out- “Blackwell is still over in Ger- Va., was second with 274. Vic State, build an infield, and Blue Devils will not be of came March 3.—(U.R) jer, righthanded pitchers, Champion ference title probably field and recondition a pitching nany where they called him the Ghezzi, Knoxville, SARASOTA, Fla., Colorado outfielder •ookie outfielder Don Lund, form- decided until Friday when before he can to move best pitcher in the army. He has third with 275. —With the arrival of staff hope :r have nlavs at Wvoming. Joe Cron- Michigan three-spot star, out of his 1945 apartment adjoin- t, and we expect him back before Dom Dimaggio, manager Lead All-Star di- signed their 1945 contracts. Idaho won its first northern he season starts.” ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., announced that every Quint ing the basement. in today vision championship of the Pacific March 3—(IP)—Ben Hogan, of member of the Boston Red Sox’ The job isn't impossible, but it That gives you a rough idea of Coast conference in 23 years by Hershey, Pa., carded a one was in camp. March 8.—(U.R) to take time for the Reds the kind of material the Reds are spring training squad LAKELAND, Fla., Place Three Or Addociated 37- is liable under 70 in the third round nosing out Washington State, in their par The Sox held their first intra- —Commissioner A. B. (Happy) last year were a punchless lot that ising rebuilding pro- HIALEAH LAYOUT 35, last night while Oregon tripped of the $10,000 St. Petersburg of the sea- Dhandler first visit the Press Chosen Deacon Bill finish- gram. Of course, they still have squad practice game paid his to Quint in an extra embarrassed by tournament for Oregon State, 42-41, Eddie Miller at the best open golf today son this afternoon with Emmett Detroit Tigers’ training camp to- State out of the first division for the shortstop, Coaches period. Idaho and Oregon ing a 201 total and a three-stroke Jim Wilson and Mace and Paul By took in in the game if you go by the field- O’Neill, lay watched (Dizzy) TO CLOSE TODAY had been tied. The Vandals now first time since he charge lead. ing averages over the years. Brown pitching for the regulars rrout hurl five scoreless innings to RALEIGH, March 3—W— The meet California, winner of the 1938. In second place is Vic Ghezzi, Clark Lonnie Frey probaoly will play and George Woods, Otis ; lelp the Yannigans defeat the reg- influence the champion southern division, in a best two-of “We’re in the midst of a re- of Knoxville, Tenn., with 204. Juvenile Stakes dominating second, although another rookie and Randy Heflin hurling for the llars, 2 to 0, in an intra-squad {10,000 Duke Blue Devils hold over the three series at Berkeley for the building program,” explained gen- The final round in the 72-hole named Ben Zientara is a bright Yannigans. ;ame. Southern Conference Basketball league crown. The first two games eral-manager Warren Giles, “nat- tournament is being played this Set For Final At Ed Shokes and Bert Haas are in his first Day on and Sat hope. afternoon. Trout, mound appear- tournaments was evidenced today will be played Friday urally, we are out to win every March 3. —(U.R)— the first candidates of the moment. TAMPA, Fla., ince since the fifth game of the Florida Track the of three of their and the third, if necessary, if we can, but it’s by naming urday game this year Bill McKechnie announc- tomorrow. Ray Mueller, the marathon man, Manager 945 World Series, yielded three stars to the tourney’s all-star team. a week from next year and the year after that train- is the catcher. Back of him are ed that today’s holiday from ] a double a — — in- top Athletics* Pitcher rits, including and MIAMI, Fla., March 3 (P) Picked coaches, officials, and The Middle Atlantic tourney, we’re considering most. by ing would be the last one for his single outfieider Walter Hialeah park closes tomorrow Press volving Muhlenberg, Lafayette A1 Lakeman and Ray Lamanno. by (Hoot) writers, for the Associated "Take our pitching staff, for ex- Suffers Cut Tendon big Cincinnati Red squad. after 40 of the most successful Rutgers, and Ursinus, will be play- Mike McCormick probably is the p livers. days the other two positions on the team and I think we’re going to tomorrow, the Reds are Pa., on March 11- ample, outfield he Starting season in its history, with the are between the finalist Wake ed at Bethlehem, only fixture, although split have good pitching this year. We FRANKFURT, Germany, March scheduled for a week of strenuous 810 000 added Hialeah 12. Buhlenberg plays Lafayette has been trying his hand at third juvenile Forest Deacons and Virginia Tech. older fellows who can intra- meets Rutgers or have some candidates 3.—(IP)—Lt. Thomas K. Clyde, 22, practice, including some stakes to lure track followers on team is as follows: and Ursinus base. Other fly chasing The first win for us now, and some in for a the winners meet the right include Mike Mex on leave of absence from squad games, preparation FALL’ GUY WINS the final day. Se- March 11, De.ian, Marshall, pitcher Forwards—John (Bubber) youngsters who aren’t quite ready. game with the world champion Several records have next day. Hank Sauer, Eric Tipton, Dain the Philadelphia Athletics, entered already ward, Duke, from Newport News, al here With the above exceptions, “If we think that when late sum- and A1 Libke. There are 18 in Detroit Tigers Sunday. gone into the books. Most of the Clay an for treat- Va., and Abner Williams, Wake have that older army hospital today IN GARDENS RACE mer comes around the records were conference championships all. set on Flamingo day, Forest, from Indian Trail, N. C. ment of a cut tendon on the third 3. —(U.R) been decided. Champions crownec man won’t be winning games for ORLANDO, Fla., March fob. 23, including attendance, 33,- Center—Ed Duke, If Bucky Walters’ arm comes of the hand. Koffenberger, were: but the fellow will, we finger right —A fine and possible suspension | 399; last night us, young and he re- single race pool, $279,773; of Wilmington, Del. around in good shape, Doctors said they were hopeful MaKtino 1 Gets To Win Southeastern—Kentucky by beat- will get rid of the older pitcher. In may be meted out to lickinger Up My double and ports it feels great, the pitching use pool, $110,496; Guards—Dick Whiting, Duke, of be of restoring complete of the of the total ing Louisiana State, 5Q-36. that way you may surprised by be Pieretti, missing pitcher In 600 Yard IC4A handle for a single day, $1, and Bush- Wake backbone should provided by finger. if he Wynnewood, Pa., Harry Southern—Duke by beating the names of some of the pitchers Washington Senators, fails 813,503. of Wake Kalt^rs, Johnny Vandemeer, Joe Clyde, a right-hander whose kar, Jr., Virginia Tech, Logan, Forest, 49-30. On Friday we cut loose.” to report to camp by tomorrow Track Events Attendance for the 40 will Beggs, Nate Andrews, Clyde Shoun home is in S. days W. Va. a major surprise bj Effingham, C., pitch- Ossie Bluege said Forest sprang A of the Reds’ Included on night, manager av«age approximately 19,000, and 31-29. good example ind Gene Thompson. ed in 1943 for the Wilmington, NEW March The black-haired Koffenberger beating North Carolina, a fel- today, YORK, 3—MO—'With total if to reach hope for the future is young the list of 30 hurlers are such hopes Del., club of the Interstate league wagering expected was the unanimous pick, be- Service—Army by upsettinj righthand- 1 ’reddie Sickinger again in the rola only low named Grady Hatton, to whom for the future as John Mil- He to be released from the Pieretti, 24-year-old 552,000,000 far ev- Hetki, expects < if Fall almost re- exceeding anything ing named to the first team on Neivy, 67*60. have er who won 14 and lost 13 games the Guy, history the Giles is reliably reported to lard Howell, Herman Wehmeier army before the end of the 1946 picturesque racing plant’s ppv 'splpntinrt. Border—Arizona by defeatini last received ] lated in last night’s IC4A indoor for baseball reason. season, permission 44-37. paid $25,000 signing. and George Burpo. 1 rack and field at North Carolina’s favored Tar West Texas State, to report one week late but he now championships *viiJoiTo\v umver is an ex-GI from the s feature will be run in Hatton extension dadison Square Garden. two Heels and the Wake Forest Dea- Mason-Dixon—American has overstayed his by divisions, with 11 horses listed Western Maryland University of Texas, with no pro the from cons, who the great upset sity by beating 10 and has not notified The speedster Manahattan, “r each pulled was such a hot days half. Mrs. Fred W. experience, who - - - - Sords the IC4A over the Phantoms in the semi- 50-39. MOVING UP Jack club of his whereabouts. vho fell and lost 800-yard °oper s beat catch that the scouts By Education will top on the Midwest Athletic—Beloit by major league :rown in 1943, fell again in tha carry finals grabbed all positions — ■■■ —trnmmm ei8ht of 122 64-59. swarmed after him at Greensboro, pounds, and the alternative five. ing Monmouth, CLEARWATER, Fla., March 3. i ame race of the varsity champion- 50n TF include: East N. C. base. The Reds think Ariel is exoected to Other champions army chilled : hips, but through the fortuitou* nfck Horace 1 —(U.R)—Six veteran pitchers Carolina .laced three, — ™e the Dartmouth he can third base for them back choice. Dillon and em Intercollegiate play the Indians’ susposedly i ntervention of a recall, came (Bones) McKinney, John — Baylor Cleveland Ako entered in conference this season. i n rerun to the title. this half are such Walters Southwest as the Suscss de- the capture Jim Jordan. Tall T ran Mountain conference hot hitters today peedsters as Gustave Rocky “Remember these names, Ted in an down at the starting Ring’s Ring- ar.d Joe Hinerman were the two Pacific Coas j feated the Melillos, 4 to 2, Knocked °r’ Jouett Shouse’s Victor Colorado State. Kluszewski Ewell Blackwell,” of the six-man field, t Meal, Wake Forest selections. Pacific Coas t and intra-squad game. cramble Mrs. C. Southern-Califomia. advised Giles “You will hear Dean and flat on the track with fuel’s Suribachi, This marks the second year Ten—Ohi , Mel Harder, Chtbby iickinger lay Northern—Idaho. Big “what ex- Iselin’s Nassau D. Nossek’s to the plenty more of them.” Poat for the winners i disgusted again?” Phi,fr Seward has been named State. Vermont conference—ver Ray pitched Ann, Allen T. Simmons’ Tom and j iression. Since the accident occur, e club. He was all-Southern in 1943. conference--Easl while Don Black, Ferrick nai mont. Kentucky the first turn was reach- War’ and Walter p last con John hurled for the losers, i ed before ter s Koffenberger was an alternate Kentucky. New Mexico Podgany Aigrette. ern ; mile Novice Run each t d, "tarteir Joe Orpen ordered tha winter, ahd Bushkar made the sec- Mexico Mines. Cer Harder and Ferrick pitched ference—New 1 ace rerun. of the stake ■ iventtlle'„0ther ond team two yt s ago. tral Kansas conference—Washburr Taken By Curran three scoreless innings. De stable’s Valle: r Brown, the off well in the see- Wheatley Missouri _ Outfielder Ral)—Rob- “Cinderella a"'E; ped down contract Maurice Callen- Fiddler’s Three, first -- Ursinus. Mid-Atlanti uni- came to without a fork University’s and H,^a?kel’s having been named to the Southern ert Curran of the Fordham camp Fenwick’s Trans- and Lafaj drove in two < ler, swept into first place at tha air in 1942 while at N. C. State, Northern—Muhlenberg versity A. A. today scored an easy and still is unsigned, team 1 s tart of the last and fought off COmPeting include Wil- one Ohio conference—Akro run runs Susces with a double lap iiam vrs and Jordan made the number ette tied. victory in the mile novice for the Lou Boud- t be Negro gamester’s homestretch v.eeneman's Tweet’s Boy, Wittenberg tied. which featured a novice and handi- and a Manager Cedar team last winter. and single. feet in 1:15.8. '™’5 Fred full nine innings, c id to win by four L’Heure, W. in the final; Sat- cap indoor track meet at the Kings- reau, playing the Hopper The 49-30 win an- It was Sickinger’s sixth straight Blue’ and Lester The meet was drove in one run and scored Manorot Mgf°n over Wake Forest gave Nazi bridge armory. this season. However, hi* stable’s Draw One. urday night Russians Use Flag the riumph fifth Southern jointly sponsored by Eighth other for the Melillos. 800 and the Blue Devils their and ist five victories were at since the tourna- As For Scrubbing { regiment, New York guard in Satur* Conference title Rag Fla., ,000 yards and winning in Raleigh, the Metropolitan A. A. U. develop- WEST PALM BEACH, °^oma A. & ment has been held ay night, he had the satisfaction M. of North ment association. —(U.R)—The Philadelphia and puts them one ahead VIENNA, March 3.—(/P)—Vier March 3. f avenging his only setback of To most the Teinfaltsl in front of Athletics’ last missing players, Meet Kansas U. Carolina in the race for nese strolling along Curran finished far t le campaign at 600 yards in tha to se 5 and J. Caulfield and And Saturday were startled Sunday his Frank Luciano, shortstop John c rover Cleveland as well m championships. rasse teammate, to games °kTa., March 3— from a thir 3
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