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Cuff Notes By JACK STILLMAN _•_ the best news concern Pbaseball 10 corne out of Wash" *•»' „ lately was the announce ^ t Wednesday by the War Pro ®e”1 ' Board that there is “no dUC dtion "o place baseball or *SP(rcher night-time sports under hrownout ban. D.,„dlcclosed WPB spokesman ™t.d out that the use of recrea P°‘n . i;aht’ne was discussed when Kownout"regulation was drawn ®eD' j* was reasoned tnat if UP,cons did not attend ball games p'f uch events, they would con #cd0 a hot of lighting in their luine « - rate, we can be sure of ♦hire a ban on the nation’s ^ baseball games . would cer “fnlv cause disruption in th.e i ving schedule, especially since & games have been sched \ jn me American League ip Fo’ov-three of these are * heduled at St. Louis, 39 at Wash ton U at Chicago, 15 at Phila Helohia and Detroit is scheduled ../seven twilight games. Figures on the National League .nd minor leagues have not been * d available, but it is gresum ,ehat they will compare with fhte of the American League. And that's a lot of night baseball nd a lot of electricity. Although’ f,’pB admits that changing con ditions conceivably could alter .heir thinking along such lines, L contend that “there is no pressure and no disposition’ to prder a ban on night baseball. The New Hanover Board of Edu cation has purchased five trophies, one of which will be awarded to the eighth grade football squad of Tileston grammar school for its record last season. Tileston cage men also captured the basketball trophy by defeating the Winter Park five last week, and the Win ter Park girls turned tables to lick the Tileston girls for their trophy. No plans for appropriate ceremonies have been announced, the awards will probably take place in the near future. If not, the plan may be to make all awards near the end of the school term, for '.i appears that some team are really in there pitching and may turn in some records for the grammar school contests. Two-more awards will be made this year; one each to the boys and girls’ teams winning the soft ball championship. Schools with eighth grades participating in the league are Wrightsboro, Tileston, Hemenway, Winter • Park and Washington Cattlett schools. Prac tice is already getting underway and the schedule is being drawn up for this season’s competition. All games will be played on tlhp ROTC drill field at Thirteenth and Ann streets. The system of coaching the eighth grade teams will be the same as in the past, when the varsity players of New Hanover High School will be assigned to each grammar school team. Last year the boys gained val uable experience while coaching fne eighth grade teams, and help ed to promote not only sportsman ship among themselves, but dis played good teamwork, which helped them in their own varsity games. BAKSI DEFEATS CUNNAR BARLUND MIAMI- Fla.. March 8.— (U.R) — Heavyweight Joe Baksi of Kulp mont, Pa., prepping for a New York bout against Lou Nova, to night scored a technical knockout over Gunner Barlund less than two minutes before the end of a scheduled 10-round bout in the Or ange Bowl stadium. The fight drew 3,334 winter fans. Baksi, weighing 216 1-4 carried the fight to the veteran Finn all the way, cutting him about the fate with stabbing lefts in virtu ally every round. Barlund weighed 201 3-4. , ...... The fight was stopped after one minute and 30 seconds of the tentfl round when Referee Eddie Coach man decided Barlund could not last. Barlund had taken two counts of six in that round. In the third Baksi downed Barlund twice for counts of four and two in quick succession. Baksi goes against Nova in Mad ison Square Garden on March 30. Baksi scored continuously with his left but Barlund, constantly seeking to tie him up, kept inside his potentially damaging right hand. -V The word mascot originated In Provence and Gascony and meant something which brought luck to a household. Independent Girls Meet Beulaville Basketeers At Lake Forest Tonight In a twin bill Friday night at the Lake Forest gymnasium, spon sored by the City Recreation De partment, the Independent girls’ basketball team will play Beula ville All-Stars, runners up in the recent Smithfield tournament. The Welders, of the North Caro lina Shipbuilding Co., will engage the boys of Bulaville in the second game of the contest, which is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p,m. The first game will start at 6:30 p.m. -V Alex Carresquel Agrees To Play for Washington COLLEGE PARK, Md., March 8.—(U.R)—Pitcher Alex Carresquel notified the Washington Senators today that-be had accepted terms and would join the team the first of next month. Infielder Fred Vaughan also re ported to President Clark Griffith that he is recovering from an op eration on his heel and will sign his contract. Pitcher Johnny Nig geling participated in the spring drills for the first time today. -V The U. S. Coast Guard fleet now numbers more than 5.000 vessels and is the fifth largest fleet in the world. SNEAD, HAMILTON LEAD FIRST LOOP IN MIAMI TOURNEY Favored Pair Win* Over Only Foreign Entries In Tournament By WILBUR JENNINGS MIAMI, Fla., March 8.— (/Fy — Sam Snead and Bob Hamilton made the game of golf look as easy as hopscotch or any other child’s pastime today as they led the way through the first round of the $7,500 international four ball tournament with a lop-sided 10 and 9 triumph. Snead’s eagle and five birdies and Hamilton’s seven birdies took the “international” angle out of the event, for the victims were Stanley Horne and Jules Huot. the Canadians who formed the only non-United States team. __■ me vigors caraea 34-3U—64, six under par, for the morning 18, then ended the scheduled 36-hole match by shooting a 31 on the front nine this afternoon. -Snead personally birdied the last two holes played. Four down at lunch time after compiling 36-33—69, the Canadians never had a chance. The top-seeded combination of Byron Nelson and Harold Mc Spaden won as expected, but the day brought forth an unexpected threat from their second round op ponents, Ben Hogan and Ed Dud ley. Hogan, an Army Air Forces lieutenant who got into the tour nament as a substitute after a seven-month layoff, showed flash es of his old-time brilliance, and he and Dudley scored, 8 and 7, over Ky Laffoon and Jack Grout. The ease of the victory seemed to hearten the players for their clash tomorrow with Nelson and McSpaden. The Gold Dust Twins took things easy in downing Willie Klein and Pvt. Otey Crisman, 6 and 5. A surprise contender came forth in the team of Chick Rutan and Claude Harmon, who prevailed by a 7 and 6 edge over Mike Turnesa and Willie Goggin. -V Golfer Retains Title At Pinehurst Tourney PINEHURST, March 8.— UP) - Capt. Alex T. Roberts, old Green wich, Conn., retained his Pine hurst senior golf title today, defeat ing Charles B. Hawley, Washing ton, 1 up, in the finals. The annual tin whistle club championship medal play ended in a three-way tie at 237 for 54 holes today, James T. Hunter, North Adams, Mass.. Howard Kenwor thy, Youngstown, Ohio, and Rich ard S. Tufts, Pinehurst, sharing honors .•They will play off at a lat er date. -V New York University Accepts NCAA Cage Bid NEW YORK, March 8. —UP)— New York University today ac cepted the bid to represent the second NCAA district in the eas tern basketball playoffs in Madison Square Garden starting March 22. The Violets defeated City College of New York last night, 75 to 48 for their thirteenth triumph in Jap games. Takes Obstacles PH Lt. Gen. Omar Nelson Bradley, 52, commanding the 15th Army group on the western front, takes to the obstacle course at Camp Claiborne, La., where he previously commanded the 82nd division. He is a graduate of the athletically* famous U. S. Military Academy class of 1915._ SAVOLDI PREPARES TO MEET WAMPLER / -- Fresh from a trip overseas, where he spent several months en tertaining service men, “Jumping Joe” Savoldi, ex-football star of Notre Dame's squad under the tu torage of Knute Rockne, returns to Wilmington tonight after an ab sence .of several years for an en gagement with Earl Wampler, ol Des Moines, Iowa, in the Thalian Hall arena. Several years ago, Savoldi scor ed an upset victory over Jim Lon dos, the Golden Greek, to win the world’s championship. Savoldi is campaigning for the championship again, and is well on his way upward, it is reported The semi-final event on Promo ter Bert Causey’s card will bring Jack O'Brien back to the Wilming ton arena for a contest with John ny Carter, of Knoxville, Tenn. The time limit has been set at 60 min utes. Abe Yourist, from Toledo, Ohio, a newcomer to the local mat, will make his first appearance against Masked Marvel, 2nd. The Marvel has been a consistent winner in Thalian Hall, and the Jewish mat artist is out to take his concession. Davey Cohn, of Holly Ridge, will referee the three matches on to night’s card. -V NO EXCUSE LEFT FORT WORTH. Tex., March 8— (UP)—There’ll be no forgetting wedding anniversaries for Henry H. Alexander, Sr., and Henry, Jr., Twenty-eight years ago Henry, Sr., married a nurse on January 22. And two years ago, Henry, Jr., a Navy torpedoman, married a nurse on Januuary 22. The Sports Trail & Service Team Versus Big Leaguers Talked By WHITNEY MARTIN NEW YORK, March 8.— <#) — Branch Rickey, the voice of the Brooklyn Dodgers, favors the sug gestion that the major league win ner play the champion service team in a real world series. It is not a new suggestion, and the chances are it will meet the fate of other suggestions along the same line. That is, it will remain just a suggestion. At one -time or another it has been suggested that the Major League clubs do their spring train ing at service camps instead of the home towns of the rival clubs; that all - star Major League clubs make overseas tours for exhibition purposes. These and similar ideas appar ently were killed by an early frost, although the touring all - star plan did. get to the stage where the teams actually were chosen before the whole thing was called off. That a world series between the major winner and the service champion would create consider able interest goes without saying and, judging from the lineups of the rival teams in the Army-Navy series in Honolulu last year, the service champion might rate bet ter than an even chance. There is one disturbing element in such a suggestion, however. This is the fact that if the service team came up With , a lineup of outstanding ex-major league play ers, it would be right down the alley for critics who charge that pro athletes in the service are be ing pampered; that they will be able to tell their grandchildren they put in their service hitch play ing third- base for the Honolulu champions. The idea of these critics is that, whereas Joe Blow or Pete Zilch is snatched from his ribbon counter or service station, giver his basic training and is up there dodging Nazi or*Jap bad-will of ferings in a year or less, the prc b stars are assembled at some safe haven to remain playing baseball year after year until it's over ov er there If it were an all-star service team that met the major leaguers it would, be different, as the men could be brought in from various fighting sectors for the series only. But if it was just the champion team, with the stars playing to gether week after week and month after month, even the liberal mind ed might become suspicious. Anyway, in such a series, as in any short series, pitching is the major factor, and if the service team could have its choice of play ers in the service it would seem to be a shoo - in. Johnny Vander meer and Bobby Feller, just to name a couple of lads in uniform, could tie most of the current crop of major league hitters in knots. But, as mentioned before, a champion service team made up largely of the players who were together on the same service teams last year wouldn’t look too good. There’s a limit to coincidences. Baseball Workers To Be Excluded From Senate’s Manpower Ceiling WMC D1 LOSES NEW DECISION Ruling Would Not Release Essential War Work ers for Sport By BUS HAM % \ WASHINGTON, March 8.— (A>) — Ihe Government has no intention , af driving baseball or any other . industry out of business by taking all of its employes under man power legislation now before the : Senate. ' A War Manpower Commission source made this disclosure today in explanation of what might hap pen to baseball if the Senate’s manpower “cei-ling” bill is passed. “This does not mean that base ball would not have to yield up part of its workers if needed for essential war activities,” this WMC source said. Th I c nlr, '.n+inn U!OC *3 as the best news for baseball that has come out of official circles since Selective Service began call ing up professional athletes for re examination late in December. War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes still will have the final say-so on baseball’s status, it was pointed out, but baseball repre sentatives, after a recent confer ence with Byrnes, felt that he would give fhe game every pos sible encouragement. Major league baseball estimates that 400 players are required to man its 16 teams. WMC said that manpower ceilings are not set bn an industry as a whole, but on lo cal segments. In heavy production centers,, in cluding most Major League and baseball cities, the WMC might go to a club owner and ask him for 10 per cent of -his employes. These workers would not neces sarily be ball players but could be persons who work in the stands, on the field or elsewhere so long as they could do war work. The question of players who work in war plants during winter months and might desire to return to the playing field this spring also was brought up. The WMC’s otf-season policy would apply in such instances. Normally, such a player could return to baseball. But if he possessed special skills of benefit to the war effort, he might be asked to remain on the job. Even then, he would have the right of appeal on a basis ol equity 'since his pay in war work probably would not equal his base ball salary. Nine Begin Training At Chicago Cub Camp <* FRENCH LICK, Ind., March 8. (U.R)—Nine players opened the Chi cago Cubs’ 1945 spring training season' today in a dismal presen tation which plainly showed the handicaps under which baseball is going to labpr this year. Those who reported on schedule were Pitchers Ed Hanyzewski. George Hennessey, Mack Stewart and A1 Nusser, catchers Thompson (Mickey) Livingston and Joe Stephenson and outfielders John ny Ostrowski, Cecil Garriott and Frank Secory. The batterymen worked indoors in the hotel aCtdi torium because of the raw, chilly weather v.:hile the others did some running and throwing on one of the few dry spots left in the flood ed countryside. Sparring in contract negotiations and cautious stalling because of work-or-else legislation were fac tors preventing a larger turnout. Sixteen players were expected to report today. -V Athletic Outfield Retires From Game Because of Illness BUFFALO, N. Y„ March 8.—(fP) Edward Mayo Smith, Buffalo out fielder who led the International Baseball League in hitting last year and was drafted by the Phila delphia Athletics, decided today to retire from baseball for the 1945 season because of an attack of rheumatic fever. “I am making this decision on the advice of my doctor.” said Smith. “As soon as I am able to travel, I plan to go to my parents’ home in Lake Worth, Fla., to re cuperate.” He recorded a batting average of .341 to top International hit ters in 1944. -V BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS Phils Celebrate 30th Anniversary Of Title By J. HERBERT ALTSCHXJLL PHILADELPHIA, March 8.—VP) -In war torn 1946, lull ol its base >all uncertainties, the Philadel >hia Phillies celebrate the 30th mniversary ol their one and only National League championship. And the 1945 edition ol the long ime league doormats contains the >est Phil prospects in many years. ‘‘You know me. I don’t like to jrophesy,” says General Manager lerb Pennock. But he added that 1 Selective Service ‘ doesn’t take i big dent out ol the roster, we’ll te considerably better than last fear” when the Phils ended at he bottom ol the league pile. Theh Phils are an odd assort ment ol youth and age, speed and sried qualities. II veterans Jimmy Poxx, Gus Mancuso, Bill Lee and company can be whipped into good shape, the Phils may develop into i real pennant threat. And theh there are the flashy Dr. Sam's Titinia, owned by Dr. S. O. Black Spartanburg, Richochet Guy, owned by D. K. Sing, Charlotte, and Lebanon Mary, owned by G. Dawson Cole man, Rosemont, Pa., were ordered on the grounds tomorrow noon in the event they are needed for a second series, Newly-elected amateur field trial clubs of America officers are Dr. J. N. Miles, Brookljfo, N. Y., President: B. C. Goss, Cleveland, John A. Rush, Jacksonville, Fla., and Rowan A. Greer, Dayton, Ohio vice presidents, Mrs. Mary M Phillips, Cincinnati, was retained as secretary. _ K E M Miracle and Cruver Plastic Playing Cards I’VI KARRS 309 Market St. Dial 2-3234 PINEHURST HELD HAS BEST TRIALS Dogs Turn In Best Per formances In Week Long Championship | PINEHURST, March B.—(JPb The birds were moving today and the dogs had their best day In the week-long national amateur quail championship, two Virginia-owned animals each finding four birds. Turning in these performances were Sweet Briar;, - owpred and handled by Virgil Hawse, Staun ton, Va., and Tomahawk Ben, owned and handled by Ernest Mead, Warrenton, Va. War Rebel, owned by Contee Adams, Warrenton, and handled by Hawse, had two finds. While Air Sam, owned and handled by Louis Bobbitt, Winston-S a 1 e nr, found one bird. Dogs failing to flush a bird in cluding Colonial Lady, owned by Difc John Meachen, Boston, hand led by Dr. Sherman Ames, Easton, fa.; Stein City Jim Boy, owned by R. Z. Cates, Spartanburg, S. C., handled by E. S. Vare, Phila delphia; our Congressman, 1943 champion, owned and handled by Fred Clarkson, New York, and Jamestown Lady, owned and hand led by Clayton Rugg, Jamestown, N. Y.. which became ill and was picked up 20 minutes after start ing out. American League To Use 13-Man Umpiring Staff CHICAGO, March 8.— (U.P.) —'The American League announced to day that it will use a 13-man um piring staff this year, one more than usual. The addition is Art Passarella. regular in 1941 and 1942, who was discharged from the Army last December. Following are the spring train ing assignments for the league's umpires: Washington, James Boy er; St. Louis, Bill Grieve; Bos ton, Cal Hubbard; Philadelphia. Nick Jones; Detroit, Passarella; Chicago, Joe Rue; New York, Wil liam Summers, and Cleveland, Hal Weafer. The other fiv^llmpires who com plete the staff are Thomas Connol ly, umpire-in-chief; Charles Ber ry, William McGowan, George Pipgras, Edwin Rommel, and Er nest Stewart, all of whom will “train” as they want. -V A’S SIGN CATCHER PHILADELPHIA, March 8.—(U.K The Philadelphia Athletics an nounced today that Catcher Jim my Pruett had signed his 1945 contract. Pruett, 26, obtained from the Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association last year, was the 30th player to come tc terms. small Will gODDie up ms avauauie troops in constant fighting, leav ing him neither men nor time to organize the rest of the river de fenses. This will make other American crossings, when they come, many times easier than they would have been if the German high command had been given a quiet three or four weeks with no losses to or ganize the situation. Most military men, in forecasting a long summer war, believed that once across the Rhine it would take weeks of bitter battling really to break through inner German defenses. Americans already are into Ger many’s inner defenses an the next few days may well bring a defi nite turning* point of the war . The Germans have no more ter ritory to trade. Their last great natural barrier- is forced. It is a question of stand and fight or lose ali. . Fatalism is the doctrine that all things happen according to a pre arranged late, necessity or inex orable decree. Rhine Breach Held Likely To End War Earlier (Continued from Page One) mains, to be seen. Even if brought out of Italy, they probably could reach threatened points only one division at a time. They might well be' destroyed piecemeal without having appreciable effect on the situation, as in Normandy. This piecemeal employment of reserves has been characteristic of the German army direction for many weeks and seems ' that the German high command has hit the bottom of the soldier barrel. Thus American troops are on the east bank of the Rhine in a posi tion to deliver a death blow while other Allied forces in tens of thou sands are along the river threaten ing von Rundstedt everywhere. He lias far fewer forces than he had to hold the same Allied troops west of the Rhine two weeks ago, when he failed. If he had time, say two weeks or a month, to reorganize and spread along the river bank his available troops, bolstered by in coming divisions from Italy, he might put up a much more formi dable battle. But Gen. Eisenhower has not given him this time. Von Rundstedt needs every man, and any bridgehead no matter how Hamner brothers — Garvin and Granville — from Richmond, Va., plus Elisha (Bitsy) Mott and Fred Daniels, the Utica, N. Y., keystone combination, all expected to fur nish plenty of speed in the infield. Pennock said “I am very op timistic about Jimmy Foxx. He is in excellent shape.” The Phils are planning to use Foxx at first, Pen nock said, with Mott, Daniels, the Hamner brothers and veterans Charley Letchas and Ford Mullen battling for the other infield posts. The Phillies look iron clad be hind the plate. A1 Spindel, who pounded the ball at a .353 clip with Seattle in the Pacific Coast League last year, is expected to land the No. 1 spot, but reliable Gus Man cuso, veteran of 15 years in the National League, will also be on hand. Johnny Peacock, last year’s No. 1 receiver, is expected to en ter the Armed Forces shortly. 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