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J&laf Basket Ball Title Clash a fining J&pflfls** Toss-up D. March 1949—A—9 / C., 19, Loyola-Frisco __ Washington, Saturday, Survivors in Weird PROMISING—Here's Dick Champ Talbert Sure Bethesda Lassies, or 8-foot w in, Lose, Draw Welteroth, 187-pound, Undefeated in 3 By FRANCIS STANN righthander of the Nats, who He'll Halt Gonzales Tourney Compile In- Star Staff Correspondent is beginning to flash form Years, Win Title due to “ar- Special Dispatch to The Star Connie Mack's Third Great Infield dicating he’s about If Game Holds Twin Records Up — rive” as a moundsman. The ANNAPOLIS, Md„ Mar. 19 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Mar. 19.—Connie Mack, who th# Associated Press ly the Associated Press Chase Sy Williamsport (Pa.) Bethesda-Chevy girls’ now predicts his Philadelphia Athletics can win the American 21-year-old NEW YORK, Mar. 19.—At least team has NEW YORK, Mar. 19—The basket ball completed Sox or other credits his marked in the national indoor League pennant as readily as the Indians, Red any wildest national invitation basket sophomore one player another chapter in its brief but tennis has grave club, gives four reasons for his optimism. ball tournament in its 12-year improvement to tutoring from championships brilliant record. he was the other day in his hotel, “is our infield, doubts that Pancho Gonzales can ••One,” saying history comes to an end tonight, Ray Scarborough, ace of the With Jerry Welker setting a base- lift the mens singles title from which I think is the best, defensively, in but the climax may seem almost hot pace with 25 points, Be- Griffmen’s staff. Talbert of New York. That’s ball. tame. Billy thesda yesterday trounced An- —Star Staff Photo. Talbert himself. “Two, if Phil Marchildon and Bill Mc- The upset-riddled affair simply napolis High School’s repre- Gonzales, 20-year-old Los Angeles Cahan make comebacks, we'll have just as good hafc run out of upsets. sentatives, 41-28, to capture the youth who currently rules the out- It a staff as Cleveland or Detroit. The University of San Fran- Class A State championship. pitching is first in the door game, seeded was the victors’ 12th of "Three, we have strengthened our reserves cisco and Loyola of Chicago meet victory tournament now under way at the to to a in the finals. done the season. One tie was the and won't be so susceptible injury They’ve already with Seventh Regiment Armory, only blemish on the Baronettes’ regular. away with everybody who was Talbert second. record. team thinks it can win. I anybody, or they’ve licked the guys “Four, my “I don’t see any reason why I who did. In the three years it has been noticed this feeling when camp opened. That's shouldn’t win this tournament No matter who wins this one. it organized the Bethesda team what finally convinced me the Athletics have a again,” said Talbert as the rest of can't be regarded as a genuine has chalked up 43 victories chance.” the men’s singles field attempted upset. Form has taken such a without defeat. Mack s rating of his infield will not go un- to catch up with him in the third beating here this week that the The suburban Washington contested, especially in Cleveland and Boston. round today. “I’m playing as well only thing new would be for one team this year’s title The Indians have Boudreau, Gordon, Keltner as ever and if I keep it up I won’t began team not to show up. drive Francis Stann. be beaten.” by downing Maryland and Vernon. The Red Sox have Doerr, Stephens, hail from Although they citiep Talbert Park, 36-31, to win its area or Rookie Walt Dropo. The Braves have thinks Gonzales may Pesky and Goodman half a continent apart, the two followed with a have more trouble getting past crown and up Stanky, Dark. Elliott and Torgeson. finalists are almost carbon copy 34-13 triumph over Fort Hill I like fourth-seeded Don McNeill in the “I know they’re good infields,’’ Mack conceded, "but ball clubs. Each has a good big lower half of the bracket than he of Cumberland that sent it to mine—Ferris Fain, Pete Suder, Eddie Joost and Hank Majeski. man. a smooth-working “quarter- round. himself will have against third- | the State championship It's the best infield I've ever seen.” back” and a deliberate, possessive throwing seeded Earl Cochell in the upper style of play. — half provided the top ranking Than 1929-30-31 coin unc-man uuinn. Better Unit quartet makes it to the semifinals. But, most important, in their Oma Counts Himself The old gentleman thinks so highly of his infield that he The 30-year-old veteran of the three tournament games both compares it with his two greatest—the $100,000 infield composed board court game has his eye on teams have been one-man outfits. of Mclnnis, Collins, Barry and Baker, and the Fox*-Bishop-Boley- a Davis Cup berth, as a doubles Loyola has rolled along because In Title Picture After infield of the championship teams of 1929, 1930 and 1931. player if not in singles. He will Dykes nobody has been able to hold down come out now to watch my infield practice,” campaign outdoors this year with "Why, people j Jack Kerris for a full game. Brad- did' when the $100,000 infield was his long-time doubles partner, he declared. "Just like they ley shackled him for the first half Beating Agramonte throw. Gardnar Mulloy of Miami, Fla. playing. Gracious, those fellows can Every one—Majeski, Thursday night and held a nine- ly th« Aisociottd Pr«> has In the indoor tournament he Joost and Suder—can throw hard and straight. Even Fain point advantage at the intermis- plans to pair with McNeill in NEW YORK. Mar. 19.—Lea a great arm, and first basemen usually aren't noted for their sion. Kerris broke loose in the men’s doubles and with Dorothy Oma. the clowning Detroit bat- throwing. second half and Loyola won by Head of Alameda, Calif., in wom- tler, says "count me in” in tha "And all have hands, too. Joost can do so many five they good points. en’s doubles. heavyweight picture. We were 'em fits last year until Don who matches Ker- things well at shortstop. giving Lofgran, Talbert reached the third round The 33-year-old heavy, who ha* we hit the skids.’’ ris’ height of 6 feet 6 inches, is Joost got hurt. Then ahead of the others yesterday kicked opportunity in the face modern infield as good de- San Francisco's man. Without Does Mr. Mack, then, regard his when he dumped Bill Mad,amba time after time in an erratic 10- him the Dons wouldn’t have sur- fensively as the $100,000 infield and the 1929-30-31 edition? of New York, 6—1, 6—3, in the year career, toyed with one Omelio the vived the first round. He hit his “Yes—and no,” he replied. "It compares favorably with only second-round match to date. Agramonte last night in Madison peak in the semifinals with 24 $100,000 infield. Just about even. But defensively it's better than Three remaining first-round Square Garden. points plus tremendous defensive the Foxx-Bishop-Boley-Dykes infield. Not so much power, but matches and 15 other second- By copping the unanimous de- work against Bowling Green. better on defense.” round duels will reduce the men’s cision after being floored for nine Gerry Nagel, a muscular 6-foot singles field to the round of 16 in the first round, Oma stretched guard, runs Loyola. He slows Goes With the Boss today. his victory string to six in hi* Dykes Along down the play, places his men and Only one break in the seeded latest comeback campaign. Later, when Mack had trotted off to bed. Coach Jimmy Dykes directs the feeding operations to ranks has occurred so far. That “Look, I can lick Joey Maxim was smoking a nightcap cigar when he was asked what he thought Kerris. San Francisco presents was caused when fifth-seeded Wil- and Maxim gave Ezzard Charles of Mack's appraisal. Rene Herrerias, at 5 feet 9 inches liam Vogt of Philadelphia with- a close fight.” Oma said. "I can “He's nodded Dykes. "This gang can field and throw the smallest regular in the tour- ri^ht,” drew because of illness. beat any of those guys who want better than we could. Boley, for example, didn't have much of nament. He does for the Dons Mrs. Helen Pedersen Rihbany to be champion, and, you know, I an arm. Foxx could throw a ball through a brick wall and Bishop what Nagel does for Loyola. Harrison, Middlecoff Welteroth, With Scarborough of Boston, second-seeded former might be champion at that.” and I weren't bad. But in general this bunch has the defensive Hold Same Scoring Pace. opens her bid for the Called in at short notice to fill Even the statistics on the two champion, edge. women’s title vacated by in for the postponed Ike Williams- look alike. In back to Front Six Under Par in Tie singles and are underrated,” clubs turning As “Funny thing, how Suder Majeski Dykes Tutor, Forging Mrs. Pat Todd of La Jolla, Calif., Kid Gavilan bout, Oma was a bit to his with City College of New York, mighty with Welteroth s periormance in went on.