Sports Roundup By HUGH FULLERTON, JR NEW YORK, Dec. 23,-UV-The Metropolitan Intercollegiate Bas ketball committee recently gave $500 to the National Association of Basketball Coaches and Prexy Ned Irisl of Madison Square matched {he donation. . - The dough was eiven to the association ‘for use at its discretion in furthering the development of the game. • • • Nothing was said about buying si lencers for noisy referees. . . This dept, hastens to call that move to the attention of college baseball coaches who still seem hesitant about organizing to further the de velopment if their own game . . . Tom Taylor, who was voted the year's best soccer coach by his fellow tutors, is reported about ready to call it quits after a quar ter century of coaching Navy teams. . . Marine Pvt. Ray “Whit ey” Kurowski, now a regular on Princeton’s basketball team, never was more than a high school ath lete before he turned up at Penn State after four years in service. Now he's a three-sport man at two colleges. TODAY’S GUEST STAR Les Goates, Salt Lake City Des ert News: “Judge Landis left an estate valued at $100,000, says news item. With all due reverence you might say he was just a (100) grand guy.” ONE-MINUTE SPORTS PAGE Joe Stanowicz, Army's great foot ball guard, never played on a team that lost a game in his senior year. He enjoyed perfect seasons his last two years of Hackettstown >1 J , high school Che was a full back) and another at Blair Acade my before entering West Point. . . All-star high school soccer teams representing New York and Phila delphia will clash here New Year’s day. . . Bert Bell, who shifted his pro football interests from Phila delphia to Pittsburgh a few years ago. still holds the lease on Shibe Park and sublets it to the Eagles for their home games. . . Back in 1903. Cy Seymour, star National league outfielder, was reported to have "an aversion to high places’’ that made it necessary for him to sleep in a lower berth on trains. Wonder why some rookie hasn’t re vived that one to escape from an upper? SERVICE DEPT. Admiral Jonas Ingram, new commander in chief of the Atlantic Fleet, maintains that his son, “Navy Bill, 2nd” now executive of ficer on a destroyer, was the best football player in the family, which includes the father and his brother, the original "Navy Bill.” . . . Be sides playing football at Annapolis, Admiral Ingram also stroked the crew and ran the mile and half mile. . . When the "Sandstorm League” football season opened in the Middle East, Tackle Bill Willis of Monticello, Ind., played a stellar game. That night some of the GI’s listened to the Ohio State-Michigan broadcast, which mentioned Bill Willis rather frequently. . . The sol dier Willis couldn’t quite figure it out when his pals accused him of playing two games the same day. NAVY GRID STAR IS SET FOR SEA WASHINGTON, Dec. 23— UP) — Another of Navy’s one-time foot ball greats, Commander Frank Wickhorst, is going to sea. The Navy Department said to day that “Wick," tackle and Cap tain of one of Annapolis’ great est elevens, 1926, has been assign ed to carrier duty in the Pacific shortly after the first of the year. For the past 18 months, Wick horst has been head of Naval Avia tion’s world-wide physical train ing organization. Under him, this program has been put into effect upon every carrier in the fleet with flight and hanger decks sometimes look ing like gymnasiums as the fliers keep in shape for combat mis sions. The Nevy estimates tht approxi mately 100,000 fliers have taken the “pre-flight” course, as the training program became known When organized early in 1942. Commander Tom Hamilton, teammate of Wickhorst on the 1926 Navy team, organized the training program and headed it until he went to sea in June, 1943, when “Wick" took charge. -V ‘UNBIASED’ LAW GROUP ASHEBORO. Dec. 23. — <£>) — A. I. Ferree, Republican candidate for the U. S. Senate in the Novem ber general election, said today he had written to the two candidates for speaker of the House asking them to appoint an “unbiased” election law committee for the next general assembly. Lady Grappler Ann Miller, attractive brunet wrestler who will appear again on Bert Causey’s card Thursday night when she tangles with Nell Stewart at Thalian Hall. auaouarawiniHiHiiflaniriH] I Tennesseans Practice At Pasadena*For Rose Bowl Members of the Tennessee football team pose d for this picture during a practice session at Pasadena, Calif., in preparation for their Rose Bo wl engagement with Southern California New Year’s Day. Coach John Barnhill indicated this is the line-up he would start against the Trojans. Line, left to right: Buddy Pike, Bo Stewart, Bob Dobelstein, Russell Morrow, E. J. Asbury, Russ Dobelstein, and Charles Wildman. Backfield, left to right: Billy Bevis, Buster Stephens, Mark Major, and Casey Stephenson. _ LADY WRESTLERS BOOKED N Causey Changes Bouts To Thursday Night This Week The lady wrestlers made such a hit last Friday night at Thalian Hall that Promoter Bert Causey has rematched two of the best of the arena stars in the main event this coming week. An important announcement made last night by the promoter was that starting this week and continuing indefinitely, the wrest ling matches will be staged every Thursday night at-8:30 p. m. in stead of Fridays, because of a change of schedule that will per mit the talent to be better than ever before. Ann Miller, pretty brunette con tender for the title of world's cham pion lady gjappler, who substitut ed for the missing Nell Stewart on Friday night’s program when the latter, because of transporta tion troubles, was unable to ap pear, and who defeated Mae Young, husky gal from Sand Springs, Okla homa in two straight heats, this time will meet Miss Stewart, in the main event, a best two out of three falls contest, sixty minutes time limit. Miss Stewart has wired a cash bond of $100 to insure her positive appearance against the Miller girl and fans have some thing to look forward to when they tangle this coming Thursday night in tho feature event. A real grudge match is scheduled for the semi-final this week when “Texas” Jack O'Brien, the hard boiled hombre from the Rio Grande meets Johnny Long of Baltimore in the semi final. Former team mates in tag team matches. O’Brien and Long have a private feud to settle this time and there will be plenty Of excitement and fireworks, says Causey, with winner take all of the purse. Johnny Turner, the hillbilly with the whiskers from the Ozarks will meet popular Jack De Vault of Knoxville, Tenn., in the opening preliminary match, a one fall con test, forty-five minutes time limit. This card should meet with the approval of the wrestling fans and provide plenty of action. -V Y. M. C. A. STANDINGS JUNIOR MERCHANT BASKETBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS Team Won Lost Green’s Dept. Store ..3 1 Kingoff's _ 1 2 Toms Drug _ 1 2 Shoemakers_ 1 2 Shoemakers, winners of the first half will play the second half champs, Greens Dept. Store, on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. CADET MERCHANT BASKETBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS Team Won Lost Sneedens _ 3 0 Spirittine _ 2 1 Penny’s _ 1 2 Barrell _ 0 3 The playoff series between Pen ney’s Store, first half flag win Duke Blue Devils Ready For Sugar Bowl Classic DURHAM. Dec. 23.— (/P) —With most of the hard work behind them the Blue Devil footballers of Duke university will take a holiday from practice tomorrow and Christmas before resuming drills next Tues day afternoon for their all-import ant clash with University of Ala bama in the Sugar Bowl. Today’s practice session under the direction of Coach Eddie Cameron and assistants climaxed another week of preparations for the forthcoming New Year’s day encounter in New Orleans, and tne Blue Devils now have only three more home workouts calendared before shoving off for New Orleans. The squad will stage final polish ing sessions Tuesday, Wednesday nd Thurday, being scheduled to depart Friday in three different groups. To avoid congestion on trains and carrying out the wishes of the Office of Defense Trans portation, two Blue Devil parties will leave from Greensboro and one from Raleigh. They will not arrive in New Orleans in time for a workout the next day, so Coach Cameron plans to call a brief limbering and polish ing drill for Sunday afternoon in the Sugar Bowl Stadium, scene of the next day’s battle between two of Dixie’s topnotch football teams. The Blue Devils came out of this Peek's stiff practice sessions with plenty of bruises but only Gene Wilhoite, substitute tackle, is be ing counted out of the approaching New Year's tilt. Wilhoite suffered a broken ankle last week. The rest of the team's cripples, all of them reserves, are expected to be ready for action by game time. “The boys have been coming along nicely.” Coach Cameron com mented today, “and we have been working hard for this game. We are trying our best to be ready for it. We know Alabama has a tough ball club and J just hope we can be as tough as they are when we play each other.” Thirty-eight players and two stu dent managers are on the Duke Sugar Bowl-traveling list, accord ing to announcement made at the athletic office today. Thunderbolts Beat Shipyard, 40 To 25 An All-Star team from the local shipyards gave the Air Base Team a great big scare, before going down in defeat. With the Thunder bolts running up a 7 to 0 lead in the opening minutes of the game the fighting Shipyard five came back to tie the score at 12 all. Just before the half ended the Bolts brought the score to 14 to 12. In the second half the reserve power of the Air Base began to tel! on the tiring shipyard quintet and the Bolts ran up a convincing lead to win the game. For the winners it was Lollar the high scoring guard who drop ped the ball thru the hoop With the most consistency to lead the scoring parade with 16 points. White, the flashy forward, was next with 9 points of which 7 were foul shots. The Air Base team made good in 12 free throws out of 15 tries. Van Derw vden. the tall center played a bang up game on the bank boards and follow ups. Makow the short but fast forward played a terrific floor game set ting up numerous plays. For the losers it was Kelly with 11 points and Kaylor with 9 who were high. -V Track, Swimming Meet Begins Tuesday Morning The Track meet, Swimming meet and Tournament of the Y. M. C. A. will begin Tuesday morn ing at 6:30. All members of the boys’ classes are eligible to par ticipate in the event. There will be awards given for first, second and third place, in each of the three divisions of the tournament. A large attendence is expected and both the boys and the staff are looking forward to a fine week of fellowship and fun. ners and Sneeden Cycle Co., sec ond half victors will be played Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. Dog Racing Hit By Byrnes’ Directive MIAMI. Fla., Dec. 23.—UP)—Nine Florieia dog tracks, where a tota of $50,614,142 was bet last year felt today the blow of a govern ment request that all animal rac ing cease Jan. 3. Apparently the only establish ment in Florida not affected bj war mobilization Director James F. Byrnes’ action is the Jai Ala Fronton. In the Fronton, where a Basque game similar to softball is played betting last season totaled $2,612, 764. One dog track already in opera tion in the Miami area and anothei which opened tonight planned t( continue racing through toight, am probably until Jan. 3. West Flagler Kennel club, which opened Nov. 1, has been enjoyinj its most successful season. The Hollywood track was scheduled t< open tonight. Already in operation also wa: the St. Petersburg track. Other tracks, most of them scheduled to get under way Christ mas night, are the Jacksonvilh Kennel club, the Sam'ord-Orlandc Kennel club, the Associated out door clubs at Tampa. Miam Beach. Biscaync of Miami and the Palm Beach Kennel club. No statements were immediate ly forthcoming from the operators. Fishing Club Announces Season Prize Winners George B. Canady, secretary of the New Hanover Fishing Club, the largest club in this section of the country, last night announced its annual prize winners for 1944. The winners are as follows: ZONE A Channel Bass—1st prize, 35 lbs., T. H. kipper. Jr.; 2nd prize, 14 1-2 lbs., Harold Abrams. Blue fish—1st prize, 3 lbs. 2 oz.. R. S. Farrow; 2nd prize, 2 lbs. 13 oz., R. S. Farrow Mullet—1st prize, 2 lbs., J. M. Myers; 2nd prize, 2 lbs., J. M. Bullard, Trout—1st prize, 4 lbs., R. W. Bell; 2nd prize, 3 lbs. 2 oz., Mrs. L. M. Foushee. Channel buss—1st prize, 31 lbs. 4 oz., Joe Stone; 2nd prize? 28 lbs. 9 oz., Fred Futchs. Blue fish—1st prize, 2 lbs. 4 oz., M. J. Davis; 2nd prize, 2 lbs. 3 • oz., Dan Carry. Trout—1st prize, 4 lbs. 6 oz, George B. Canady; 2nd prize, no entry. SALT WATER ZONE A ONLY Black drum—1st prize, 2 lbs. 10 ozs,. Mrs. Ethel G. Shepard. Flounder—1st prize, 8 1-2 lbs., B. H. Bridgers. FRESH WATER DIVISION Rock—1st prize, 12 lbs. 10 ozs., B. H. Bridgers and S. B. Hoy (tie); 2nd prize, 7 lbs. 12 ozs.. G L Whitehead Black bass—1st prize, 6 lbs. 1 oz., L. A. McLeod; 2nd prize, 6 lbs’., L. A. McLeod. G^ggleye—1st prize, T lb 4 ozs. W. E. Bunn. Gray Head—1st prize, 15 ozs.. E. A. Jones. The winners are asked to call by the Wilmington Cycle company to claim their prizes RacingOf f icialsQuickT oFall In Line With Byrnes' Request w Directive Means Tem porary End Of Million Dollar Business By ORLO ROBERTSON NEW YORK, Dec. 23. — (IP) — Racing was quick to fall in line today with War Mobilization Direc tor James F. Byrnes’ request that all tracks close by Jan. 3, 1945. Even though the directive means the temporary ena of a sport that yielded $55,171,232.87 in revenue to 17 states and brought in close-to $16,000,000 in charity during 1944, threatens a breeding industry in whic’n millions of dollars are in vested and figures to throw sev eral thousand men out of their present employment, there was not a racing official who declined to cooperate to the fullest extent. Herbert Bayard Swope, chair man of the New York state racing commission, questioned the advis ability of making the edict na tion-wide but said: “Racing everywhere will comply instantly with regulations which Washington autbirities regard as being helpful to winning the war. That is our only business.” Col. Matt Winn, head of Chur chill Downs, Empire City and Lin coln Fields, likewise expressed the general sentiment when he said: “There is only one thing to do. Obey the boss.” As to the future of his own Ken tucky Derby, the Colonel declined to make a prediction. “It will not be run until early in 'ay and the situation may change by that time, s<-iu Winn. Officials cf tracks in Florida, where Gulfstream closed today and Tropical Park opens Monday with Hialeah to follo.v in January; New Orleans, where a 75-day session opened today ar.d California, where several fall meetings were to be followed by the re-opening of San ta Anita Dec. 30, were surprised by Byrnes’ order but immediately made plans to close. jerry orauy, uu ector or nailing at Tropical, said it is possible thfT Coral Gables track would run until Jan. 3 in order to help the stranded horsemen. Some 2,000 horses are quartered in the Miami area. The Los Angeles turf club, which operates Santa Anita, indicated it would operate for three days for the same reason. Between 1,200 and I, 300 thoroughbreds are stabled at the California track. Julius Reeder, Racing secretary at New Orleans’ fairgrounds, said plans had beeii made for a big season but “we’ve always cooperat ed with the government and will continue to do su.” Severs! horsemen pointed out that if the suspension of racing lasts any length of time it will Ideal a hard blow to the breeding 'farms, since there will be little or 11 no market for horses. Swope said he was surprised at the breadth of the order. “It is evident that it was ani | mated by labor conditions, more jthan by any other single factor,’’ said the New York racing head. “Yet New York, Florida, Massa chusetts and other eastern states are not in an acute labor area. .! California is. Tnat state is the , center of war time production I which isn’t true of some of the oth er regions. “I doubt if war labor will be substantially recruited from race ■ tracks, for there the majority of 1 the employees are old men or un 1 der-sized boys. The sport, or busi ness, has a clean record in this i respect. “It is interesting that racing has been continued in England. France, Belgium and even in Germany un til last summer. However, there is only one thought that animates all of us. If racing or anything else interferes with the war, out it must go. ” Donald P. Ross, acting president of Delaware state park while Col. J. Simpson Dean is with the Army 'in France, said that, “oiy park, a non-profit organization, can always be depended upon to co-operate with the war effort.” He pointed out that the park was closed all during 1943 and re-open ed in 1944 at the request of the Delaware governor to produce re venue for the state. RACING COMMENT BYRNE’S URGES TRACK CLOSING WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.— f/P) — Acting with Presidential approval, Janies F. Byrnes, War Mobiliza tion director, today urged manage ments of all horse racing tracks to close their establishments by Jan. 3, 1945. Byrnes said the existing war situation demanded manpower and transportation now being used for pacing meets. He said he was urging the man agements to refrain from resuming racing “at all tracks until war con ditions permit.” OAKLAWN PARK TO CLOSE HOT SPRINGS, Ark., Dec. 23.— CP)—The Oaklawn Jockey Club will cancel its 30-day horse racing meet scheduled to start at Oaklawn Park here Feb. 26 if War Mobilization Director Byrnes’ request for clos ing of tracks is still in effect then, Leo P. McLaughlin, club attorney, said today. tion director', directive. rac»g" HAVANA’S SEASON oprv. HAVANA. Dec 23 y f:KNS Oriental Park reopened today"?1 a seven-month, three-time ai 0r horse racing schedule win, „ * that the quality of • „„hopes might be improved as a restf^J he request to close United 5 °! tracks within the next i0 Racing men were slow to 5 ' what effect this act on Cuban racing, but thev haVe enviously the crear 0> U,'5'* stake racers stabied a! a*'3" Miami’s three winter tracks ^ 'LEAN WINTER’ MIAMI. Fla.. Do 23-iP v body starved, but horsemen Cf lean winter in. Miami an 1943 * ’ the pleasredriving ban caused shutdown of racing. “d The news today that the gove™ ment urged discontinuance ofT sport ruined Christmas lor hundreds of owners, • .jockeys, grooms and stable '■ tendants. There are about 2,000 horses no* stabled at the three Miami track while in 1943 the number was b« tween 1.200 and 1,500. The b!g stables sue!, a, Calume* and Greentree will go am, their routine training activities m. worried by the financial pinch, but tight times are ahead for oihe Miami tracks and some of rie well-to-do horsemen lent a band to the stranded racing folk Some of the larger stables shin, ped to New Orleans, where fairgrounds track continued to operate. But this winter apparently no track will be racing after Jan. 3, Just Received 8 oz. Boxing Gloves I’HKARDS 309 Market St. Dial 2-3224 -m-;*i m The Paironage and Good Will You Have Extended Us This Year Prompis Us To Express SINCERE THANKS and OUR BEST WISHES for Your holiday season Wishing You A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year BERT CAUSEY* Wrestling Promoter | fOUIMUf* JMNUtACTVMN* CO. MC TUMMTCH ■ • TROPICAL PARK TO COOPERATE MIAMI, Fla,. Dec. 23.—