Robinson and LaMotta Clash Wednesday in 'Battle of the Year' — ——■ —__________— — ♦ — —— —— — -■ ■ ■’ — -— Middleweight Classic Lausche, Boomed as Baseball Service Ring Tourney 3 All-Time Elevens Selected Harvard Names New In Chicago May Draw Boss, Knows Wrath of Fans Slated at Fort Myer By Warner: One Is Pre-1926 Athletic Committee, Russ Newlond Back—Jim Thorpe, Carlisle, By the Associated Press By Associated Pros* Sports Writer 1911-12. COLUMBUS. Ohio. Feb. 10.— Seeks Director Gate of $15Qr000 For MA Area Stars PALO AI/TO, Calif., Feb. 10.— Back—Willie Heston, Michigan, Baseball’s next commissioner may 1903-04. By th« Allocated Pren A servicemen’s Glenn Scobey (Pop) Warner, ope By th* Associated Press be a man who gummed up the boxing tourna- of the greatest coache>3 in football Back—Ernie Nevers, Stanford, CHICAGO, Feb. 10.—Sugar Ray playing fields of Dillonvale. Ohio, ment that will attract about IOC CAMBRIDGE. Mass., Feb. 10.— history and father of the wing- 1925. Robinson, world's welter-weight so badly 28 years ago that he of the best mittmen of the Middle President George Whitney of the back system, has selected his all- Second team (1926 through will to annex left ahead of irate Atlantic area has been scheduled Harvard Board of Overseers, today champion, attempt hurriedly time All-America teams exclu- 1950): the crown next February 20. 21, 22 and 24 at Fort announced the membership of its middleweight townspeople. sively for the Associated Press. End—Don Hutson, Alabama, in a bout al- Myer. The sponsoring organiza- reorganized 17-man committee on Wednesday night That would be Frank John I which is conducting a poll in co- 1934. tion. will be the Middle Atlantic athletics. It replaces a 23-man luringly called “The Battle of the Lausche. the Slovenian immi- operation with the Football Hall End—Leon Hart, Notre Dame, Interservice Athletic Conference j group that resigned en masse Year.” grant's son who is a three-time :of Fame. 1949. (MAISAC), a group recently several weeks ago. Robinson seeks the title held by Governor of Ohio and reputed The man whose tricks had the Tackle—Ed Widseth, Minnesota, formed to co-ordinate athletic ac- a New York durable Jake LaMotta, only boxer former amateur pocket billiards j rules-makers in a dither in the 1936. Whitney, prominent tivitles among the various serv- said the function ever to defeat the rhythmic champion of Greater Cleveland. j early part of this century, named Tackle—Bob Suflridge, Tennes- banker, primary ices. of the new committee would be Negro from New York's Harlem I Reports to the effect that Gov. three teams, going back as far as see, 1940. If this tournament is a success, 1891 for two Guard—Frank (Bruiser) Kin- to review Harvard’s athletic pro- section in the fabulous Robinson’s Lausche may take over baseball's players. j future MAISAC plans call for his he gram from time to time and re- 120 ring engagements. top spot are buzzing like bees BILL MEEK. In making selections, nard, Mississippi, 1940. I similar tournaments in basketball, team! port its findings to the overseers. The contest, the sixth between around the silo-like dome of pointed out that his first Guard—Clarence Munn, Minne- baseball and possibly football. who had them, is scheduled for 15 rounds Ohio’s capital. enbraces only players sota, 1931. He emphasized it would not be or less in Stadium. Rob- Entries in the boxing tourna- performed before 1926. His ex- Center — Charles Bednarick, concerned with the direct opera- Chicago Gov. Lausche says “no com- Grid is that in that earlier, 1947-48. tion of the Crimson's inson. a flawless fighting machine, ment already have been promised Meek, Terp Aide, planation Pennsylvania, extensive ment.” / 1 era there were fewer players, who,! Back — John Notre athletic Is rated a 3-to-l favorite, pre- from the Naval Air Stations at Lujadk, program. Intimates throw up their hands therefore, loomed more promin- 1946-47. sumably because of his four pre- GOV. LAUSCHE. Norfolk and Patuxent, the am- Dame, Provost to Be Big Boss. in bewilderment. as ently than the stare of the last! vious triumphs over LaMotta. phibious training command at Chosen Head Coach Back—Charlie Justice, North Actual responsibility for all ath- Acquaintances go so far as to i 25 years. Robinson and LaMotta are dustrial Cleveland, a husky, Little Creek, Va., Camp Lejeune Carolina, 1948-49. letics will continue to be that of say the Governor has admitted an His second and third teams scheduled to start swinging (at athletic lad that could carom the Marines, Fort Belvoir, Fort Myer, Back—George Wilson, Washing- the director of physical training interest in an invitation to take comprise his idea of the stand- 10 p.m. EST* before an estimated eight ball in the side pocket with Army Mediial Center and Bolling Kansas State ton, 1925. and athletics, reporting directly over the commisisonership once By outs of the last quarter-century. 10.000 to 15.000 ringsiders. The the best of them -or could play Air Base. The entry list includes | Back—Bronko Nagurski, Minne- to Provost Paul H. Buck. He has held so firmly by a former Ken- Bill Meek. University of Mary- He said it was a real problem to! gate may reach $150,000, of which third base good enough to play several former Golden Gloves. At- sota, 1929. been given unlimited athletic pow- tucky governor, A. B. (Happy) land's football backfield coach make these choices because the! LaMotta gets 45 per cent and organized baseball at Lawrence, | lantic Fleet, All-Army and All- Although Wilson of Washington ers by James B. Conant, university Chandler. last year, yesterday was appointed game has changed and improved Robinson 15, plus $1,500 each from Mass., and Duluth, Minn., in the Navy champions. was a 1925 All-America, Warner president. A lot of time has ticked off since head coach at Kansas State Col- so greatly. He judged the players television rights. Tickets sell from Northern League. Additional boxers are felt he should be included in his expected lege, it was announced at Man- on their Two days ago Buck announced Lausche, left fielder and manager strictly college playing, ill-time hence $5 to $20. Few choice ringside What kept Lausche from joining from the Norfolk Naval Base, j selections, placed athletic of a Cleveland baseball, hattan, Kans. Warner, a guard in his playing that William J. Bingham, locations are left. ^semipro the path of so many youths of his Cherry Point Marines, Fort Lee, him on the second team which team, made tracks out of Dillon- Meek will succeed Ralph Gra- days, captained and helped coach director for 25 years, had “re- generation and circumstances? Quantico Marines, Langley Air otherwise embraces the years Bout to Be Televised. vale, Ohio. ham, who resigned last -Novem- the Cornell team in 1894. Now signed,” effective July 1, and, Lausche says it was his decision Base and Fort Meade and from 1926-50.) The contest will be televised and ber after his team had lost nine nearing 80, he has lived here in thereafter, would head a faculty Hot Foltical Figure. when he came out of the Army several naval that will be Third team (1926-1950): radiocast nationally, with millions ships games, mostly by lopsided scores, retirement for several years. committee on athletics. That That time. Lausche was 27 years at the close of World War I to in this area at the time. End—Benny Oosterbaan, Mich- viewing or listening to its exciting and won one and tied an- He took only First Coached in 1895. group, as yet unnamed, will have old. his Cleveland team turn down a bid to baseball The bouts will start at 8:30 igan, 1927. ring drama. play other during the 1950 season. The overall and will be an- to Dillonvale for a In 1895, Warner took his first authority In the Robinson and morning-after- at Atlanta, Ga., and to study law. every night with the public to End—Gaynell Tinsley, Louisi- ring. appointment was announced by job at Iowa State and swerable only to Buck, now one of noon doubleheader. Cleveland lost was the bar in coaching ana State, 1934-35-36. LaMotta are distinct contrasts. He admitted to be admitted free after 8:15. Ad- Larry (Moon) Mullins, former both ends of the double bill by in the same year undertook to Harvard’s most powerful figures. the 1920 and got the second highest mission earlier than that will be Tackle—A1 Wistert, Michigan, ; Robinson, called the fighter of Notre Dame star who earlier last coach the of Bingham has admitted he was scores that Lausche said recently in the State.. In he University Georgia, 1947. age, pound for pound, is crafty, grade 1932, for servicemen only. week took over as athletic direc- “must have been 50 to 5.” traveling from one job to the “shocked” when he learned of his rhythmic, perfectly co-ordinated. was appointed municipal judge tor at Kansas State. Tackle—Leo Nomellini, Minne- “I got a sunburned tongue chas- other. Later he coached at Cornell, changed status, long after one of He moves with the of a to fill an unexpired term and the sota, 1948. artistry The new Kansas State coach Stanford and Buck's aides announced it to the ing flies that day,” he said. Carlisle, Pittsburgh, Guard—Ernie Southern ballet dancer. The bull-like La- Lausche political career blossomed. has been on the staff Smith, John who the Maryland Temple. It was as the boss man press.