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______ Sports Roundup By HUGH FULLERTON, JR. NEW YORK, March 10.—'JH—As •n aftermath of the Brooklyn bas ketball scandal, bills have been in troduced in the legislatures of New York, Massachusetts, California and Michigan — and maybe some other states—putting virtually all sports under control of state com. missions. . . Whether this would bring improvement is debatable, but it is noteworthy that the gam bling “evil” never has been elim inated from commission-controlled boxing. . . Only recently New Or leans sports scribes called upon the boxing commission to “break up some of the practice of dis gruntled gamblers who cause a scene whenever they lose a bet because ot a close decision.". • • Apparently it doesn't matter so much where control of sports is placed as how good a job is done by those who exercise control. NO DOUBT AT ALL Farrar “Red” Vickery, end on Georgia’s 1942 Rose Bowl football team, went through three Pacific Invasions with the Marines. At Sai pan he was so badly injured that at steel plate was used on one foot to enable him to walk. . . While Undergoing treatment. Red re marked: “Sure I’ll play football •gain.”. . . Sgt. Johnny Schroyer, 1942 Penn State freshman star, lost a leg at Anzio. While at Eng land hospital, Atlantic City, learn ing to use an artificial limb before returning to college, Johnny wrote Coach Bob Hittins: “I don’t know whether I II he a hie to stand ana watch the other fellows play ball, but I guess I had to stop playing sometime.” SHORTS AM) SHELLS Eddie “Flash” Bryant, who used to catch Bill Dudley’s passes at the U. of Virginia and then started for North Carolina as a Marine trainee, has signed with the Bos ton Yanks for next fall. He holds a medical discharge. . . When Rocky Graziano stiffened Bill Ar nold last night, they had to give Whitey Bimstein, Rocky’s trainer, a whiff of smelling sats. . . Look ed to us like very bad judgment on the part of referee Frank Ful lam in not stopping the fight soon er _ and good judgment on the part of Vice President Harry Tru man in congratulating Tony Janiro for his semi-final win. . . The Dodgers haven’t made up their spring training brochures or print ed press passes because they want to see what happens before they spend dough. Ships Cook Ted Gray, former Detroit Farmhand, has been turn ing in such fine mound perform ances in the South Pacific that a shipmate claims: “He has the left arm of Hal Nehouser, the speed of Dizzy Trout and the control of Stubby Overmire.” . . . Jimmie Fleming, youngest of three sons of Vic, the harness race driver, has been reported wounded a second time. He is recuperating in a hos pital inEngland__ Tug Wilson Appointed Western Circuit Czar ——-* SENATORS HOPE FOR33PLAYERS WASHINGTON, March 10.—W— After four days of spring training, the Washington Senators today still had only four players in uniform, but club officials said 28 have ac cepted terms. George Binks, who batted .374 for Milwaukee in the American Association last year and Is ex pected to fill a regular outfield berth for the Senators, was the latest to come into the fold. But Rick Ferrell, veteran cat cher; outfielder Stan Spende, leading hitter at .313 last sea son; Bill Lefebvre, relief hurler, and Pitcher Walt Holborow, an Astoria, Long Island, N. Y., boy, remained in the doubtful class. Spence 1* 1-A in the draft. "We’re gaining on ’em and we’ll have a complete squad of 83 men In camp before another week is over,’’ club officials said. George Case, fleet outfielder has not signed but sent word that he’ll be here Wednsday, when the bulk of the squad reports. Case, perennial base-steeling champ, until George Stimweiss, New York Yankees, topped him last season, 56 to 49, had a trou blesome left shoulder operated during the winter. The extent of his recovery will have an Impor tant bearing on the Senators’ pen nant chances. Joe Haynes, Chicago White Sox pitcher, worked out with the Se nators today In the warmest wea ther so far. _v_ NBA President Okehs Boat For Lightweight Title In Mexico City PATTERSON, N. J.., March 10. -4R)—Abe J. Greene, president of the National Boxing Association, said today the proposed selection Of Mexico City for a Juan Zurita Ike Williams lightweight cham pionship fight was agreeable to the NBA. Mexico is an. NBA member, he said. The title bout, originally sched uled for April 9 in Philadelphia, was cancelled Thursday when the pennsylvamt Athletic Commission puled it could not be a champion ship fight. Williams’ manager, Connie Mc Carthy, informed Sam Rosoff of New York yesterday that Williams Would fight Zurita in Mexico City |t Rosoff posted $10,000 as evi dence of good faith, provided four pound-trip tickets and paid train ing and living expenses. The title bout may be held April 10 if the promoters come to terms. -V SOUTHWORTH REPORTS ST. LOUIS, March 10.— <#> — Manager Billy, Southworth of the world champion St Louis Cardi nals made his first visit of the •ear to the Cardinal office today and told owner Sam Breadon he may be several days late <* re yortlng to training camp. KEN Miracle and. Cruver Flattie Playing Carda PH KARDS 809 Market St Dla^Z-3224 By JERKY USKA CHICAGO, March 10. — (IP) — The Western Conference today appointed Kenneth L. (Tug) Wil son, athletic director at Northwes tern University, as athletic com missioner to succeed the late Maj. John L. Griffith, but forestalled efforts to hand the new Big Ten chief broadened authority. The 48-year-old Wilson, who competed in the 1920 Olympic game* as a javelin thrower, pre sumably will receive $15,000 an nually, $5,000 more than Griffith was paid, but salary terms were not disclosed by the faculty group, whose action capped a three-month search for a successor to the first and only previous conference com missioner. The Big Ten athletic directors, who yesterday recommended Wil son as commissioner in their fourth candidate-hunting session, had proposed the $5,000 yearly salary hike in which the faculty committee must concur. Although the appointment was announced by F. E. Richart of the University of Illinois, faculty committee secretary, Wilson re leased a statement in which he declared that his office was in no sense that of a “czar” or dictator” and that he had no intention of making it that. Wilson, whose appointment was for six years from May 1, assert ed that salary arrangements were ‘'satisfactory.’* Ruddy-cheeked Wilson had been athletic directo rat Northwestern for 20 years. He came there from Drake University at Des Moines, Iowa, in 1925 after priming the Drake relays into one of the na tion’s outstanding track events during his three years as athletic director at that school. Wilson graduated from the Uni versity of Illinois in 1920, the same year he competed in the javelin for the United States in the Olympic games at Antwerp. He still holds the British Kingdom javelin record which he set dur ing a tour in 1920. “ "IT COLUMBUS CAGERS WIN CHAMPIONSHIP By KENNETH BALDWIN WHITEVILLE, March 10. — The Columbus county basketball tourna ment was concluded here last night with Tabor City girls and White ville boyS winning top honors. In the finals Tabor City defeated the Whiteville girls 24-18. Leading scorer for Tabor City was Watts; for Whiteville, Benton and Gurken. In the boys’ game, Whiteville de feated Halisboro 47-15. Caswell led the scoring for Whiteville, while Council led for Halisboro. Following the game awards of war stamps were made to the win ners and runners-up by Harry L. Fisher. -V* REFUSES OFFER PHILADELPHIA, March 10.—W) —Les Scarsella, Pacific Coast League batting champion bought by the Phillies from file Oakland Club for $30,000 and two players this winter, has notified Manager Herb Pennock he will not come east. Pennock said yesterday he hoped Scarsella might still change his mind and join the Phillies at spring training camp at Wilming 1 ton, Del., next Thursday. BASEBALL AWAITS FIRST REAL TEST IN SPRING CAMPS Half Of Reserved Players Reported To Have Ac cepted Births By JACK HAND NEW \ YORK, March 10.—— Baseball reflected a tone of sub dued optimism today as it await ed player reaction to calls for spring training, the game’s first real test of 1045 operation. Although signed contracts con tinued to trickle into the offices of the 16 major league clubs, in dicating gbout 50 per cent of the reserved players had agreed to terms, the number of men who actually would report was the doubtful factor. National service legislation, still pending in Congress, may have a most important affect on the manpower problem* Lacking a final decision on the proposed law. Presidents Ford Frick and Will Harridge of the National and American leagues had d+ii^ed asking further conferences with War Mobilizer James Byrnes. The hope persisted in many quarters that a definite “green light” would be forthcoming be fore the season started April 16, although no club official would be quoted on the subject. Congressional sources in Wash ington said that it may be about the first of April before baseball gets from the Government any thing resembling a definite ans wer on the availability of players. Some capital observers feel that if the war in Europe continues its present pace, no manpower liges lation will become law. Washing/ton and the Chicago Cubs have been in camp four days and 12 more teams are due to start work before next Satur day. The St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds will not open until March 19. When the New York Giants and Yankees gather at their respec tive New Jersey camps in La>e wood and Atlantic City tomorrow, a good slant on the player situa tion should be available. Manager Mel Ott expects 34 assorted Giants, Jersey City farmhands and coaches to be on hand for the first workout. Nineteen Giants were signed as were 18 of 32 men on the Yankee roster. Included in the list of more than 43 players inducted into the Army or Navy since the close of the 1944 eampaign were such stars as Stan Musial of the Carde, Dick Wakefield of the Tigers, Jim Ta bor of the Red Sox, Dom Dalles sandro and Les Fleming of the Cubs, Thurman Tucker of the White Sox and Tony Lupien of the Phils. Les Scarsella, the Pacific coast batting champ, informed the Phils he wag not reporting, Pitcher Charles Gassaway of the Cubs^said he was staying on his job as a Tennessee State policeman and First Sacker Hal Trosky told the White Sox he was remaining with an Amana, Iowa, refrigerator fac tory. The Cards are in danger of los ing their famous Cooper brother battery. Walker has been ac cepted and is awaiting call and Mort today received word his 4-F classification would be sub jected to review by another physi cal examination. BUTNER HOSPITAL TO BE IMPROVED (Continued from Page One) barracks will be sealed with wall board and painted with basic colors being egg shell white, canary yel low, spring green, cameo rose and light blue. Linoleum will be laid on all floors and masonry fire es capes will be installed as well as mechanical ventilation and air con ditioning. Exterior of approximate ly 200 buildings in the administra tion area also will be ainted. Twenty - one buildings will be converted into shops for the con valescents and five will be equipped as classrooms. The swimming pool will be 60 feet wide and 100 feet long and will be located in the recreational area for which about two acres will be asphalted. The area will include basketball, volleyball, ten nis and badminton courts while an other section will contain two foot ball fields and four baseball dia monds. Minor repairs to existing facili ties are being made to bring the general hospital up to date. Ad ditional mechanical ventilation and air conditioning equipment is be ing installed. Five barracks of the geeral hospital, formerly detach ment barracks, will be changed to standard wards with air condition ing. BLUE DEVILS FACE PLAYER SHORTAGE DURHAM, March lO.-OR-After two,, day* of light drills. Coach Eddie Cameron found his Duke football varsity spring training vastly different from the Blue Devils of the 1944 season. Missir.g from the Sugar Bowl championship team were Tom Davis, Gordon Carver, Cliff Lewis, Frank Irwin. Fred Hardison, Lloyd Eisenberg. Fred Sink, Tar lod Raether, Mike Ressler and Reece Harry. Cameron said the three-week spring grind would be devoted to' fundamentals because the major ity of his small squad has had no varsity experience. Members of last year’s squad pack included Ernie (Bear) Knott, John Krisza, George Clark and Bob Smith. However Cameron is not optimistic about the future. Last year only half of the players in spring practice were on hand for the fall drills. -V— Cramerton High School Wins Class *C’ Title CRAMERTON. March 10.—UP)— Cramerton High won the State Class C basketball title for the second straight year by routing Red Oak, 43-22, here tonight. “Jinx” Brendle w'as just that to the visitors as he scored 15 points to lead the winners, who held a 20 10 edge at the half. Reece and D. Fletcher each contributed nine points to the Cramerton total. Lee Fisher, one of three brothers, was the -losers’ star, matching Brendle’s total. His brothers ac counted for two of the three other Red Oak baskets. -V CARD CATCHER CAUGHT INDEPENDENCE, Mo., March 10,—(iP)—Walker Cooper, St. Louis Cardinal’s ciitcher, wall be in cluded in the first draft call in April, his selective service board said today. Cooper, who had been classified for limited military ser vice, was accepted March 2, 1944, for active duty after a re-examina tion at Jefferson Barracks at at. Louis. Western Circuit Hits Eligibility Ruling On Civilian Players CHICAGO, March 10—(*>)—The Western Conference today clamp ed down on its wide-open eligibility rules in effect since shortly after Pearl Harbor, banning civilians from more than four years com petition and ostracizing profession al athletes. The conference faculty commit tee which had waived most of its eligibility sanctions to capitalize on all available manpower during war declared there was need to return ‘ as rapidly as possible to wards normal rules and regula tions.” Obviously striking at age and ex perience disparity among confer ence athletes resulting from unre stricted play by 4-Fs, the commit tee limited play by civilians, as such, to four season. It also speci fied that Athletes at the West Point Military and Annapolis Naval Academies would be considered as civilians. No civilian student who is a professional in any sport will be elgible for conference varsity, com petition under the revised rules. -:—v-- , Veteran Infielder Sold To Louisville Ball Club ATLANTA. March 10.— (#)—Sale of Gerald “Nig” Lipscomb, veteran utility infielder, to Louisville of the American Association was an nounced tonight by the Atlanta club of the Southern Association. Atlanta President Earl Mann also announced that Ben Garth “Red” Mann, pitcher, had been assignat conditionally to the Oakland club of th Pacific Coast League. Mann was with Nashville in the Southern last season, returned to the coast and was obtained by the Crackers during the winter. Players who have returned their signed contracts are Catchers Mel Ivy and Carl Hower, Pitchers Dick Mauney, Mike Bartula and Doyle Williams, and Infielder Ray Stokes. -V GODOY INJURED SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 10— (iP)—Arturo Godoy injured his left side in training here today and his fight scheduled here Tuesday night with Johnny Do»son of Indianapolis has been postponed for one week, and perhaps two, i To Fight At Thalian Buddy Scott, fabove) who gave Jay ,D Turner, 227 pound Texas heavyweight a good going over to win a ten round decision March 6, at Jacksonville, Fla., will meet Jerry Mitchell, heavyweight champion of the New England states, in the Thalian Hall ring tomorrow night. Last June Scott defeated Lou Nova’ in Oklahoma City in ten rounds, and in July he beat Gunnar Barlund. He has boxed Bop Pastor three times and is one of the two men to floor him. Joe Louis is the other. Scott had Pastor down twice, once for the count of nine and again for eight. Jerry Mitchell is a fast rising young heavyweight and should give the world’s fifth ranking heavyweight. Buddy Scott, a lot of op position in the Thalian Hall ring tomorrow night. Scores Rocket At Rome In Open Golf Meeting By SID FEDER ROME, March 10.— (IP) —Light ning fast greens sent scores rocket ing in the Rome open golf tourna ment today but Pvt. Tom Bolt of Abilene, Texas, and Naval Techni cian A1 Zimmerman of Portland, Ore., maintained their respective* second and third positions behind pacesetter Ugo Grappasonni, two time Italian open champion. Grappasonni, Bolt and Zim merman each posted Xour-over-pAr 75s on the second 18 as the field of .100 whittled itself down to the low 60 for tomorrow's two-round stretch drive for the $800 prize money (for the pros) and three cups (for the amateurs). The Italian ace carded 147 for the 36 holes, one stroke belter than Bolt and three ahead of Zimmer nan's 150. Bolt, a southwest ama teur, settled down after taking a big five on the par three seventh and treated himself to even pars all the way home for a 35, tying for best nine of the tourney. Zimmerman, followed by a gal lery of 300 which included some of Rome’s debutante society, birdied three holes but his putter failed him on four others. He is the only U. S. pro with a chance at the prize cash. The tournament maintained its oddity-a-day record with the ar rival of 24 dozen balls from the United States but they cracked wide open after being hit a couple Df times. The balls were the small sized British styles outlawed by the USGAA several years ago. Sam Byrd Upsets Golf Meet On Miami Course With Twelve Foot Putt ... + __ RAFFERTY TAKES SEVENTH VICTORY Haegg Places Fifth In Six Man Field On Madison Square Boards By HAROLD CLAASSEN NEW YORK, March 10. — UP) — James Rafferty, putting on his usual bicycle sprint, won.his sev enth straight indoor mile tonight at the Knights of Columbus meet, shunting Gunder Haegg of Swe den to filth place in a six man field. It was a wild affair with Haegg the only man who did not lead at one stage during the 11-lap journey around the Madison Square Garden pine oval. The time was 4:16.3. Don Burnham and Rudy Simms shared the lead the first two laps with Burnham out in front as they lor fed through a 1:0513 quarter. Then Forest Efaw. of Oklahoma, with his wife of 18 months seeing him run for the first time on an indoor track, and Ensign Tommy Quinn took over the pace setting duties. The Swede swiftie finished 35 yards behind Rafferty in 4:19.1 after staying with the leaders through the first nine iaps. It was the slowest time in the famed Columbian since the 1936 “typographical” mile won by Glenn Cunningham Of Kansas in 4:46.8 but the jockeying for posi tion brought applause from the packed crowd of 14.1666. A year ago the Rev. Gil Dodds lowered the world indoor record to 4:07.3 in this race, New Coach Is Signed At Williams College HANOVER, N. H.. March 10 — (TP)—Tuss McLaughry, Dartmouth's new head football coach, announc ed the appointment today of A. Barr Snively of Williams College as line coach. McLaughry also said that Milt Piepul, assistant coach at Dart mouth for the past two seasons, would be retained as backfield instructor. Snively, a member of the Wil liams College athletic staff for 13 years, previously was line coach under McLaughry at Brown. -V Catcher Mickey Owen Plans To Sell Farm Before Entering Army SPRINGFIELD. Mo.. March 10. —</P)—Catcher Mickey Owen of the Brooklyn Dodgers today advertised his farm, stock and all equipment for sale and indicated that he plans to' enlist in the armed servivces. Owen, who is on a farm defer ment, told Brooklyn Scout Tom Greenwade that, although he had signed a new contract, he. would not play baseball this year. —-V Jimmy Thomson Enters Charlotte Open Tourney i CHARLOTTE, March 10— M — [ Jimmy Thomson, the longhitting pro who has been off the golf cir cuit while serving in the Coast Guard, today entered the Char lotte open tournament, which be gins here Friday.; It will be Thomson's first tourn ament start cince his recent dis charge from the Coast Guard. -V Catawba College Cagemen Leave For National Meet SALISBURY, March 10. — <£>> — Coach Gordon Kirkland and a 10 man Catawba College squad left here this afternoon for the Kansas City National Intercollegiate Bas ketball tournament. Due to arrive Monday, the In dians will play their first game Wednesday against Cenertal Nor mal College of Danville, 111. -V ELECTRIC PRESIDENT DURHAM, March 10.—(.I5)—Betty Ann Taylor, junior coed of Tampa, Fla,, was elected president of the Duke University Student Associa tions held this week. The results vere announced today. Brooklyn May Lose Star Catcher Soon BROOKLYN, March 10.—(A>) —Branch Rickey, president of the Brooklyn Dodgers, said to day “it is hard to believe that Mickey Owen is planning to sell his Missouri Dairy farm. Only this morning I got a letter from him in which he told me about buying more cows.” Earlier today Rickey granted ] Owen, star catcher for the club, i permission to report late to the | Bear Mountain, N. Y., spring camp because Owen was un able to obtain help to care for the livestock. That was followed by an an nouncement from Springfield that Owen had placed his entire holdings for sole and inten * d to enter the armed services. “I can understand why Owen would want to enlist but I can't understand his desire ^b sell his farm, especially after what he wrote me only this week,” Rickey continued. Loss of Owen, one of the star receivers in the National League, would throw the catch ing duties on Stan Andrews) rookie up from Montreal in the International League, and the Veteran Ray Hayworth, bull pen catcher with the club list season. \7 Ciemson Tigers Plan Nine-Game Schedule For New Grid Season CLEMSON, March 10.— OP) — Coach Frank Howard announced today a nine-game football sched ule for the 1945 Ciemson Tigers. The slate .includes four Southern Conference games and three against the neighboring South eastern circuit teams. Mimi (Fla.) university will be met for the first time in football November 2. Tlie complete schedule: Sept. 22—Presbyterian here, 29 —Georgia there: Oct. 6 — N. C. State (site unannounced), 18 South Carolina there; 27 — Wake Forest here; Nov. 2—Miami there; 10—V.P.I. here; 17—Tulae there; 24—Georgia Tech there. --V Business Man Announces Candidacy For Head Czar CHICAGO. March 10. — OP) — Backed by the 1.500 members of the Chicago Old Timers’ Baseball Association, J. William Mortell, a wealthy Kankakee, 111., business man, announced his candidacy to night for the office of baseball commissioner. Mortell in his youth was a bril lian semi-pro baseball player in Chicago, but gave up the sport to enter business. Mortell said he was in favor of a three-man commission, consist ing of a chairman, vice-chairman and a secretary with legal train ing. Partners Go Into Finals Against Byron Nelson And McSpaden By AVILBUR JENNINGS MIAMI. Fla., March lo. - Sammy Byrd rammed home 12 foot putt for a birdie three on the second extra ho: today t) Knock Sam Snead and Bob Hand, ton out o£ the running in the only big upset of the S7.500 interna, tional four ball golf tournament Byrd and his partner, the voter, an Denny Shute. went into the finals against Byron Nelson ari Harold McSpaden. who sank fjy, Chip shots in downing Hrnrv pj'c. ard ana Johnny Revolts, 3 and 2. They will meet tomorrow u, , 36-hole match over the Miami Springs municipal course where the leading professionals have staged an amazing exhibition of sub-par golf. The fourth-seeded team, Byrd and Shute had to wage an uphill battle to whip Snead and Hamilton whose putters failed them. Shute squared the count on the 33rd hole by getting down a 20 footer for a birdie two. A break saved the winners on t:.c first extra hole. Hamilton's eight, foot putt for a birdie hung on th» lip. Snead, Hamilton and Byrd all hit the 38th green With their second shots, and Hamilton couldn't drop a five-footer to keep the match alive. “I’m going to sink this one.' Byrd whispered to Shute before he hit the winning shot. Top-seeded Nelson and McSpad en played the hottest golf of the tournament in their triumph, scor ing an eight-under-par 62 on the morning 18 and finishing out the match I’ve ever shot.’’ said Nel son- who has played with McSpadfi in other four bail events here and failed to get beyond the second round. The turning point, came on th« 24th hole after Picard and Revolts, one of the most effective teams the game has known, had rallied to the point where they trailed by only one hole. McSpaden got down a 15-foot putt to match Bcvolta's birdie three, the “Gold Dust Twins’’ won the next two holes in a row, and never were in danger thereafter. Both the Snead-Hamillotn *rd Byrd-Shute combinations had eight under par 132’s for the 36-hoie route. Learn to Fly In Only 8 Hrs. 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