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CLASSIFIED ADS fT,. , - CLASSIFIED ADS SPORTS . JSlttl WEDNESDAY, February 9, 1955 C ** Startling Upsets Mark Action-Packed Cloves Card * lflfin,Lose or Draw Taylor Kayoed Canadian League Shelves By BURTON HAWKINS THREE MONTHS AGO Comdr. Fred Losee disappeared . By PW; Bid for Truce With NFL Recent By the Into the basement of his Bethesda residence with a trimn Associated Press [ the same time, the league tight* German beauty and little has been seen of him since. TORONTO. Feb. 9.—The Ca- ; ened the United States player Big League limit to The German beauty occupying his spare time—and the• nadian Four today from 10 8 for any team spare time of a swarm of sports car en- Davis Is Ousted shelved until next year any and ruled its members will be " agree a no-raiding • only Veritas, effort to on allowed two “Canadianized” thusiasts in the area—is a only ' 20 Bouts agreement with the National Americans (imports with four racer of its type which will compete in the Tomorrow Football League. years in Canadian ball) instead Florida International Grand Prix March 13 § ms I As Event Resumes m Last month the .Big Four: | of three. voted, 3-1, to honor NFL player | | Under the new ruling—an Fred and his friends have hovered over I At Turner's Arena contracts and options. Now the | | answer to the problem that league has decided to honor NFL ; threatened to drop Toronto from the white import like surgeons involved in : ~ I j By Dick O'Brien contracts but to make it an open | the Big Four because of its stand a delicate brain operation. They’re rebuild- ‘ players merely against 1 With two ranking favorites season on under the no-raiding motion— lng the Veritas to withstand a 12-hour option to NFL clubs. Toronto has decided to recon- endurance in which last year’s winner, eliminated on an action-packed The compromise kept peace sider test program in its decision not to rehire an Italian-built Osca, traveled 884 miles and I witnessed by a near- the Big Four. Toronto, with its 1954 imports. J capacity players finished with its brakes out. I crowd last night at seven NFL already under Hamilton and Montreal, which contract, had objected Big playoffs It’s a more exacting grind than the I Turner s Arena, fans are look- to the finished in the Four jgjf j January decision after dropping last season, each have room for Indianapolis 500, since the course of 5.2 ing forward to another wave of Burton H.wkin» <3| its 10 United States imports in i three NFL players on their ros- miles requires 14 turns—right and left—to • upsets tomorrow night in the ¦b shuffle third-place ¦j JB a to better its j ters, but both have indicated the lap. This will require shifting 28 times a lap, reducing l final elimination round of the finish in 1954. they’ll stay clear of players on speed to no more than 32 miles an hour at one point and 1955 Golden Gloves tournament, In changing its decision, the option. I Big Four let Toronto keep four ' Ottawa, the weak sister zooming at full power down the 4,600-foot straightaway. The ’ sponsored by The Star. j of the of the United States players al- league, ready sign winner will travel approximately 170 laps, which will neces- | j is to any NFL The excited Gloves spectators ready signed, but confiscated the ! player not already under con- sitate more than 2,300 turns and 4,600 shifts. got a sample of what is in store other three for disposition. At -1 1 tract, however. ** * * for them in the run down the THERE CAN BE 300 man-hours of wasted time going stretch last night as Welter- weight BillyTaylor Myer Two Pro - into Losee’s efforts, for it's a heartbreaking contest. Last of Fort Veterans Ready for Talks and Middleweight year Italian Joe Davis of an Lancia led at one point by 88 miles, but with Quantico were ousted in startling an hour to go the motor conked out. Driver Peiro Taruffi 1 upsets. pushed his shiny red car 2 miles in the dark to his pit, but Udell Davidson of Fort Meade, Redskins Seek Other Signings it was too late. released only six months ago “We’re sandlotters trying to beat the Yankees,” Comdr. from a Korean prisoner of war After Guglielmi camp, and with only fight Stalemate Losee says, “but it’s fun trying. Briggs Cunningham, for one on plays his amateur record, stunned the By Lewis F. Atchison | Hecker offensive end as Instance, recently bought three Maseratis at $21,000 apiece as crowd by knocking out Taylor, Negotiations between ! well defensive halfback and which he’ll enter. He'll spend $7,000 to SIO,OOO preparing for Coach is a ball hawk in both positions. the 1954 New England Golden Joe Kuharich and Ralph Gug- 1 He was overshadowed by ¦ Gloves champion, in 19 seconds lielmi, Notre Dame’s All-America Tom | of the first round. quarterback, 1 Fears on offense with the Rams, were temporarily but with the | It was the quickest knockout stalemated today, but the Red- r Redskins would be of the tournament and was fol- were ‘ assured of plenty of work in skins busy on the home both positions. I lowed almost immediately by the front signing up players for their 1 I upset o( Davis at the hands of 1955 squad. r The Redskins have received James Yarborough, signed I the standard Backfield Coach Mike Nixon j the contract of Bill I bearer from the Little Creek Am- Syracuse yester- Leonard, 6-foot-l, 195-pound de- phibious He returned from I Forces. day with the good news that he , fenslve back from Penn State, who picked a Sawyer Outpoints Hunt. and Halfback Ray Perkins had j was up as free just agreed agent. A member Nittany Only ranking about to terms. of the one of the three Lions’ squad, a night’s Perkins, a left-handed passer, 1952 Leonard is I favorites on last card sur- Army Signal early will come Washington J lieutenant in the I vived the test as the seniors to Satur- Corps day and is expected sign ’ but is scheduled for dis- § showed their hand for the first to at ’ charge time. that time. soon. | End Coach Joe Tereshinski also He Rudy Sawyer Two other players, both pro | I was of the returned from a trip Chapel Navy Destroyer Force, veterans, are due here this week to I the 1953 Hill, N. C., where he talked to I Western Golden Gloves cham- end to discuss terms. Jim Hill, Larry pion, outpointed defensive halfback Halfback Parker of North I who Julian obtained Carolina. The youngster deferred Hunt, a at 4 m from the Detroit Lions, will con- Comdr. Fred Losee’s Veritas. Marine stationed the signing until he talks to Coach Patuxent River Naval Test —Star Btaff Photo by Ranny Routt. fer with Kuharich Friday, and Cen- George Barclay and Line Coach the race. Don Healey of England probably will bring over ter. ROCKED BY A RlGHT—lrvin Stewart of the Northeast AC rocks from the impact of hard Norb Hecker, obtained from the a Los Angeles years Marvin Bass of the Tar Heels, 15 technicians, mechanics and drivers.” Despite all this crowd-pleasing right hand thrown by Dick of Olympic Club Rams two action, DuFour the in the third round of their novice ago. will meet the but Tereshinski reported he Comdr. Losee, attached to the Naval Medical Research the show stealer of the featherweight fight in the Golden Gloves coach Satur- night turned up in tournament last night at Turner’s Arena. DuFour day. Hecker played with the sounded interested. Institute, insists his hobby isn’t strictly for millionaires. the final went on to take the decision. The referee Ray Argonauts Meanwhile, Kuharich expect- bout between Johnny Martone, is Bowen. Toronto last year. “Membership in a golf club, green fees, clubs, caddy fees, *—- —. ed to visit Purdue today to talk the fighting policeman from the Hill, who wels traded to the drinks, everything goes expen- along ; to John Allen and Wally Hous- dances and that with it can be First Precinct, the father of Fight Redskins with Linebacker sive, but I don’t go for golf. This is and, children, Learned to in Native England LaVern Torgeson for ton. The coach is due back in »y outlet after the three and William ¦ Middle Washington tomorrow. initial Investment of a car, the outlay isn’t overwhelming." Carton Os Fort Meade. ! Ngshua Withdrawn Guard Jim Ricca and End Walt nearing Kuharich and Guglielmi are ** * * a Yowarsky, is the end of Martone won blazing uiree his military not too far apart on terms and uphill Downes Shows Plenty of service in the Army, HE WON’T STAND a chance of winning the over-all prize, round exhibition in an Class From Torgeson ; the Redskins expect the differ- fight Race at Hialeah He and could be of Comdr. Losee says, but there’s a race within the race at that had the fans stand- tremendous ence to be adjusted with a little ing on their feet at the finish. By the Associated Press help in bolstering which he’s aiming and which in the’eyes of many is more In Impressive Gloves Victory the Redskins’ secondary defense. (See REDSKINS, Page C-S.) It’s the performance” The decision of the officials. MIAMI,Fla., Feb. 9.—Nashua, coveted. “index of trophy.