Cuff Notes
By JACK STILLMAN
Major Pliny A. Hogle, coach of
the Second Regiment Colonels of
Fort Bragg, announced yesterday
that he is busy drawing up the
schedule for the coming season,
but he finds the talent somewhat
lacking. Major Hogle would like to
hear from a few high calibre teams
in Wilmington who would be in
terested in playing against his
team. They would prefer to play
on week-ends.
Major Hogle points out that Ar
my baseball is pretty much in
the same condition as civilian
sports. “However, after brief ob
servation, it looks as if we will
have a season as good as that
which we enjoyed last ygar,” he
says.
Jlajor Hogle's address, in case
there are some w'ho would be in
terested in meeting the Fc- Bragg
team, is Headquarters, 2nd Regi
ment, FA RTC, Fort Bragg.
Speaking of civilian baseball, a
last minute survey shows that the
holdouts and others w'ho have ap
peared hopeless are coming home
at last, which proves the fascina
tion of the sport.
The Washington Senators saw a
little relief from outfield worries
yesterday when George Bxnks, for
mer Milwaukee Brewer, turned in
his bat size. George Chippie also
let it be known that he would re
port, and Harlond Clift notified the
capital city team that he would be
on hand. This brings the Senators’
total to 25 players—the largest
squad to date.
The Cleveland Indians also re
ceived good news in the message
from Myril Hoag, who notified the
Indians that he would be able to
play this season. Tonsil ailment
prevented him from playing much
ball last year, but he is reported
to be in tip-top condition for this
season’s frays, which should make
the Indians very happy.
All-in-all, baseball isn’t on the
black side, even if the teams are
having to recondition their exhi
bition schedule because of the ODT
ban—even if they are having to
use players with only one leg or
one arm, run a neck-and-neck race
with Selective Service, play most
of their season’s games in their
own back yards, and (what some
players consider the hardest
punch) hold spring sessions in the
bitterest cold north of the Mason
Dixon line, while they dream of
moon-lit shores of Florida, Cali
fornia and Mexico.
OPA HEAD SEES
DECISION SOON
CLEVELAND, March 16.—(U.R)—
Edward L. Keenan, regional war
manpower commissioner for Ohio,
Michigan and Kentucky said today
that a decision may be made
“soon” regarding the fate of ball
players in his territory now work
ing in war plants.
The poll would affect players
with the Cleveland Indians, De
troit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, Tole
do Mudhens, Columbus Redbirds
and Louisville Colonels.
Keenan said he would poll area
directors in the three states to
ascertain how they handle the base
ball question. He admitted he did
not know whether baseball was
essential, adding that ‘‘I’ve been
waiting to see what kind of clas
sification we can get from Wash
ington.”
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Trout Bangs First Ball
Out of Evansville Park
EVANSVILLE, Ind., March 16.—
(JP)—'Thirteen Detroit Tigers, most
ly pitchers and catchers, staged
their first batting workout today
under a blazing southern Indiana
sun, a two-hour drill consisting of
pepper games, fungo practice and
hitting. Paul (Dizzy) Trout, the
Tigers’ slugging pitcher, slammed
out the training season’s first “out
of the park” clout, a drive that
cleared the leftfield fence at the
334-foot mark.
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Veteran Golfer Plans
To Retire From Game
CHARLOTTE, March 16. —Mc
Henry Picard, veteran Harrisburg,
Pa., professional, said tonight he
would retire from competitive golf
after the Charlotte open tourney.
He shot a three-over-par 75 in
today’s opening round.
The slender shot-maker who was
one of the game’s standouts sev
eral years ago, was out of action
on the tournament circuit for the
past few years because of poor
health. He returned to play in last
month’s New Orleans open.
BASKETBALL SCORES
National Inter-Collegiate basket
ball (semi-final) at Kansas City,
Loyola, 37, Southern Ilinois Nor
mal 35.
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RIGGIN IS FAVORITE
SEBRING, Fla., March 16.—(U.R)
—Fred L. Riggin, of Port Huron,
Mich., today became the favorite
to cop the 11th annual amateur
Senior Golf tournament crown
when he eliminated his second
former title holder, defending
champion Peter Herkner of Cleve
land.
SKI CHAMPION
DIES IN ACTION
WASHINGTON, March 16.—(U.R)
—T-Sgt. Torger Tokle, world-fam
ed ski jumper who holds the
North American record of 289 feet,
was killed in action in Italy on
March 3, the War Department
announced today.
Tokle, 26, was born in Orkdahl,
Norway, and came to the United
States in 1938. Settling in Brook
lyn, he became famous overnight.
He cracked 24 hill records while
winning 42 of 48 tournaments.
He won the national champion
ship at 21, soaring 288 feet from
Olympian Hill at Hyak, Washing
ton, and a year later on the Pine
Mountain slide at Iron Mountain,
Mich., created a new and still
standing record of 289 feet.
Tokle, who joined Uncle Sam’s
ski troops on October 1, 1942, after
receiving his American citizen
ship, still holds jumping records at
Hyak, Iron Mountain, Sun Valley,
Ida.; Berlin, N. H.,; Bear Moun
tain, N. Y.; Laconia-Gilford, N.
H., and Lake Placid, N. Y.
He leaves his mother, Mrs. Em
ma Tokle of Lokkenverk, Norway,
and a brother, Kyrre, of Noroton,
Conn.
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BETTINA, BIVINS
BATTLE TO DRAW
NEW YORK, March 161— (U.R) —
Cpl. Melio Bettina of Camp Shanks,
southpaw heavyweight, and Jimmy
Bivins, long-armed Cleveland
Negro, fought to a lO-r-'und draw
tonight before more than 14,000 fans
at Madison Square Garden in their
“rubber match.” Each had won a
previous decision.
The only excitement came in the
fifth round when Bivins floored the
swarthy, stocky Italian jus before
the bell rang ending the session.
One of Bivins’ long left hooks stag
gered Melio in mid-ring, gashing
his right eye. As Battina stagger
ed backwards, Biving nailed him
on the chin with a long right hook,
driving him to the canvas near a
neutral corner. ”116 bell rang as
the count reached three.
Referee Donovan gave the fight
to Bettina, six rounds to four. Judge
Jack Gordon called it even, five
and five; and Judge Marty Monroe
gave it to Bivins, eight to two.
Bivins, although five years
younger than the former light
heavyweight champion, appeared
listless and unable to sustain an at
tack—even when his body blows
patently had blubber-bellied Melio
in trouble. In the last three rounds
Bettina would belt him with head
hooks, and then tie Bivins up, as
the southpaw rallied from earlier
punishment. However,, at no time
was the Cleveland Negro in serious
trouble.
Cub’s Manager Sounds
First Note Of Optimism
FRENCH LICK, Ind., March 16
_yp)_Let the St. Louis Cardinals
take heed! There’s a champion
ship air to the tune Manager
Charles J. Grimm of the Chicago
Cubs is strumming on his famed
bango.
Jolly Cholly has worked only a
week with a skeleton squad at this
southern Indiana spa, but he s wil
ling to venture that the Cubs will
be “plenty formidable when the
bell, rings” for the fourth wartime
season.
“Certainly I’m optimistic over
our 1945 chances—by wartime
standards,” declared Grimm. You
can’t say until opening day who’ll
be around to play this season, but
the blue prints indicate we’ll have
a good nudeus and be in better
condition than at last year s
start.”
Grimm last year whipped a team
that dropped 13 of its first_14
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that dropped 13 of its first 14
starts into a hustling outfit which
finished fourth and had the fans
clicking the Wrigley Field turn
stiles at a merry clip.
Even though he still lacks
enough players to field two teams,
Grimm likes the way his squad is
shaping up. Such key performers
as First Baseraan Phil Cavarretta,
Slugger Bill Nicholson and Pitch
ers Claude Passeau, Bob Chipman
and Hank Wyse still are unreport
ed, but what material is on hand
or working out at Los Angeles
is nothing to sneeze at in these
times.
The Cubs right now could rig up
an outfield composed of veteran
Andy Pafko; Frank Secory, ex
Milwaukee Brewer, and Cecil (Har
riott who brings a .296 average
from Los Angeles.
A snappy make - shift infield
would include holdovers Don John
son and Roy Hughes; Heinz Beck
er, another former Brewer; and
Johnny Ostrowski.
Catching appears the beat forti
fied position with Dewey Williams
and Joe Stephenson returned from
last season and Mickey Livingston
back after an Army medical dis
charge.
COLLEGE CAGERS
START HARDWOOD
TOURNEY TONIGHT
Two of First Round Games
Slated In Madison
Square Garden
BY ORLO ROBERTSON
NEW YORK. March 16—Col
lege basketball’s world series, a
two-tournament affair leading to
the crowning of the champoin on
March 29, opens in Madison Square
Garden tomorrow night with two
of the first round games in the
National Invitation tournament.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institu
te of Troy, N. Y., whosO 13 straight
victories compromise the only per
fect record in cither the invita
tion or the NCAA tournaments,
tangles with Bowling Green of Ohio
in the opening encounter. Tennes
see’s defensive-minded southeast
er conference five meets the raz
zle-dazzle Rams of Rhode Island
State in the second game.
The other four teams in the Invi
tation tournament come together
Monday with top-seeded De Paul
playing West Virginia and St. John
winner of the last twro years, tak
ing on Muhlenberg. The winners of
the twro nights of play will de
cide their finalist on Wednesday
before the eight teams in the NCAA
competition take over the spot
light in the Garden and Kansas
City’s municipal auditorium.
Kentucky, Southeastern Confer
ence titleholder; Ohio State, run
ner up for the Big Ten crown;
New York University and Tufts
settle their argument for the east
ern NCAA championship in the
Garden March 22 and 24. In Kan
sas City the western division win
ner will be decided on March 23
and 24 from a field composed cf
the Oklahoma Aggies; Utah, last
year’s NCAA champion; Arkansas ■
and the winner of the Oregon
IVashington Stale series.
The finals of the invitation will
De played March 26 with the East
and West champions of the NCAA
Doming together in the Garden on
the following night. Two nights la
ter the two tournament winners
clash for the mythical national
championship with all of the re
ceipts going to the Red Cross.
Individual attention tomorrow
night will be focused on Don Ot
ten of Bowling Green and Ernie
Calverley of Rhode Island State.
Otten, at 6 feet, 11 1-2 inches is
topped onlj' by the Oklahoma Ag
among the country’s lofty centers.
Calverley, at 5-10, is the shortest
center out he has scored 497 of the
points racked up by the high scor
ing Rams. Otten collected 399
points in Bowling Green’s cam
paign of 22 wins and two defeats.
With the Ohio five favored to
take RP1. chief interest centers in
whether Tennessee will be able to
stop Rhode Island State, which
has gone over the 100 mark six
times this season and has aver
aged 85.5 points a game. The Vols
have the best defensive record,
caving held their opponents to 32.6
points.
TRIAL DISCLOSES
MORE GAMBLING
NEW YORK, March 16 — (U.R) —
An open hearing into the collegiate
basketball betting situation dis
closed today that gamblers were
attempting the “fix" on games as
Ear back as three years ago.
Columbia Bask e [t ball Coach
Elmer Ripley disclosed that when
ce coached Georgetown in 1942 “a
telephone message came to two
of our boys to find out if they
would be interested in a proposi
tion.”
The team was to play at Madison
Square Garden, he revealed, and
Billie Hassett and Danny Krauss
were propositioned. Hassett, who
played at Notre D-me this season,
and Krauss, now a Marine who
was wounded in the South Pacific,
told him of the call. Ripley said
he notified Ned Irish, Garden presi
dent, who in turn notified police,
but the callers never were appre
hended.
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Indians Are Relieved
As Fly Chaser Returns
LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 16.—
OP)—1The Cleveland Indians had
one bit of good news today—Myril
Hoag will be able to play every
inning this year.
The 36-year-old fly chaser bol
stered a sagging outfield defense
after his purchase from the White
Sox last mid-season but a set of
ailing tonsils prevented him from
appearing in every game. Last
winter he had them removed and
he said today he expects to play
every inning this year.
Club Vice President Roger Peck
inpaugh said he would try to ar
range a • new exhibition schedule
of six or eight games on a direct
route home from training camp.
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Some Outfield Relief
Is Seen By Senators
WASHINGTON, March 16.—(^P)—
Some relief from outfield worries
came to the Washington Senators
today in George Binks, Milwaukee
graduate who took his first work
out. He batted .374 last season.
Word waa received from another
outfielder, George Chippie, who hit
.288 for Montreal in 1944, that he
will report. Harlond Clift, veteran
third baseman, wired that he is
travelling here with his family
from Washington State.
The Senators’ biggest squad to
date—about 25-players—romped in
a May-like sun with the tempera
ture around 80 degrees. *
Gunder Haegg Meets Fiancee
Gunder Haegg, famous Swedish runner, meets Miss Dorothy
Nortier, his fiancee, at a hotel in Chicago shortly after he arrived
there to compete in the Chicago relays Saturday night.
The Sports Trail
Home Run King Plans
To Risk Neck In Ring
By WHITNEY MARTIN
NEW YORK, March 16.— <.*■> —
Babe Ruth is going to referee a
wrestling match, and we hope he
snows what he is undertaking, as
Irom what we have observed down
through the years the guy up there
;n the ring most likely to be fly
ing mared or body-scissored or
oinned is the referee, although iin
Ruth’s case the pinning might be
a little difficult. The bambino is
luite round now. and it would be
like trying to find the flat side
of a marble.
Anyway, it is hoped the Babe
will be allowed to take his favor
ite weapon into the ring with him
[or self defense, as a baseball bat
might come in mighty handy. Fel
lows like Jack Dempsey are al
lowed to carry their best weapons
into the ring, meaning their fists,
and the Babe might be able to
discourage undue familiarity by
rapping a few good, clean singles
off the noggins of too-ambitious
rasslers.
The bone twiisters have an un
lappy faculty for forgetting the
cast of characters in their skits,
with the result the referee too of
ten finds himself wrapped around
a ring post or with his neck neatly
clamped between the ring ropes,
with one or both contestants joy
ously heaving away the strands.
The referee, in short, is fair
game at all times and we’ve seen
them emerge from the three cor
nre4 brawl with their shirts look
ing like strips of white ticker tape
and the general over-all appear
ance of a guy who had been caught
in a revolving barbed wire fence.
The Babe will have a lot to
learn if he intends to pursue the
role of referee any length of time.
The rules, for one thing, although
we aren’t exactly sure that there
are any. We don't think it would
be looked upon favorably if one
of the guys brought a gun into
the ring with him, but if it was
only a .22 maybe it would be al
lowed.
He’ll have to study up on the
personalities of the gladiators, al
so, and they seem to change them
on occasion. We recall that about
10 years ago one George Koverly
was playing the burp circuit in
and arcund Omaha. He was a
handsome rascal and. if we recall,
was billed as the Hollywood Adon
is. Anyway, he was just too, *Oo
sweet, going about his chore with
a high standard of ethics, assum
ing a patient air of injured in
nocence as some uncouth opponent
practiced third-degree mayhem on
him.
Not long ago we saw a picture
of the by-product of a match in
Buffalo, or Detroit or some other
semi-eastern city. It showed a
group of fans, some shedding
their coats menacingly and all
with wild, "Let’s moider de bum"
expressions, talking a burly Burp
er who had aroused their ire by
his bad man tactics and who now
stood glaring defiantly at the pack,
muscles flexed and manly chest
pouter-pigeoned threateningly.
The rassler was identified as
George Koverly.
Training Camp Briefs
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., March
17.—(U.R)—The Yankees worked out
in “Florida weather’’ today wiVi
Manager Joe McCarthy again con
centrating on teaching Rookie Joe
Buzas the tricks of shortstop play.
The arrival of Pitcher Elmer
Singleton from Ogden, Utah, gave
the Yankees 18 players in camp
while the number of signed play
ers reached 22 with word that
Piitcher Emerson R o s e r had
agreed to 1945 terms.
Although the weather has been
perfect since the Yankees arrived,
indoor training quarters were as
sured today when the Army grant
ed permission for the team, along
with the Boston Red Sox, training
at nearby Pleasantville, to use
convention hall in the event of in
clement weather. The hall is a
service redistribution center.
PLEASANTVILLE. N. J.. March
16.—(U.R)—The Boston Red Sox went
through a brisk two-hour workout
in Florida-like weather today as
three pitchers arrived in camp
and aided with battling practice.
The new arrivals were Relief
Pitcher Mike Ryba and Vic John
son and Otis Clark, both up from
the Louisville Colonels.
Manager Joe Cronin announced
he would confer with Yankee Man
ager Joe McCarthy at Atlantic Ci
ty to arrange a schedule <?f re
placements for exhibition games
kayoed by new travel restrictions.
BEAR MOUNTAIN, N. Y.,
March Hi.—(U.R)—Infielder Bill Hart,
Catcher Stan Andrews and former
St. Paul Pitcher Otho Nitcholas
arrived in the Brooklyn Dodger
camp today as the squad shifted
activities to the West Point field
house because of a heavy fog.
Manager Leo Durocher announc
ed that he and Hart had patched
their difficulties and Hart would
be his third baseman this season.
After sharp managerial criticism,
Hart was sent to New Orleans last
year. Andrews, recently classified
4-F when his case was reviewed
in Washington, was the only Dodg
er catcher in camp.
LAKEWOOD, N. J., March 16.
— (U,R) —joe (Muscles) Medwick,
hard-hitting left fielder of the New
York Giants, arrived at the train
ing camp here today to begin his
16th season in organized baseball.
, Medwick, whose big bat was a
contributing factor .in the Giants’
fifth place finish last year, be
came the 27th Giant in camp and
trained with the rest of the club
today in near 80 degree weather.
Club officials announced that
Andy Hansen and Bob Barthelson,
both pitchers, had signed con
tracts making 25 players who have
agreed to terms.
FREDERICK, Md„ March 16.—
(U.R)—The Philadelphia Athletics
spent several hours in condition
ing drills here today and Manager
Connie Mack beamed with satis
faction at the warm weather which
furnished his athletes with splen
did conditions for the workout.
Mr. Mack was not perturbed ov
er the fact that the “A’s” will have
no opposition in exhibition games
due to the recent ODT ruling. The
“A’s” are far from any other
training camp and service teams
are not in a position to supply
transportation to Frederick for ex
hibition games.
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Two English trains provide train
ed typists for busy business men.
Sam Snead Sets Record
Of 65 To Lead Golfers
At Charlotte Tourney
LEADING SCORERS
Sam Snead, Hot Springs, Va., 33
32—65; Harold McSpaden, Sanford,
Me., 33-33—66; Sam Byrd, Detroit,
34-33—67; Joe Zarhardt, Norris
town, Pa., 35-33—68; Gene Kunes,
Hollywood, Fla., 34-34—68; Byron
Nelson. Toledo, Ohio, 34-36—70;
xEd Furgol, Detroit, 38-32—70;
Claude Harmon, Lockmoor, Mich.,
37- 33—70; Jimmy Gauntt, unat
tached, 37-33—70.
Joe Taylor, Johnson City, Tenn.',
37.34_71; Craig Wood, Mamaro
neck, N. Y., 37-34—71; Johnny Re
volta, EVanston, 111., 36-35—71; Jim
my Hines, Chicago (cq), 37-34—71;
Jack Grout, Hinsdale, 111. 39-33—71;
Ky Laffoon, Chicago, 35-37—72;
Leonard Ott, Denver, Colo., 36-36—
72; Armond Darino, Schenectady.
N. Y., 37-35—72; Thurman Ed
wards, Winston-Salem, N. C., 38
34— 72; Denny Shute, Akron, 39-S4
—73.
Ed Burke, New Hatfen, Conn.,
35— 38—73;; Mike Turnesa, Elml
ford, N. Y., 38-35—73; xFred Sty
ers, Lexington, N. C., 38-35—73;
Bob Hamilton, Chicago, 37-37—74;
Purvis Ferree, Winston-Salem, N.
C., 39-35—74; A1 Smith, Clinton,
Okla., 37-37—74;; Les Kennedy,
Pawtucket, R. I., 38-36—74; Orville
White, Winston-Salem, N. C., 38
36— 74; xAvery Beck, Raleigh, N.
C., 36-39—75; Chick Rutan, Bir
mingham, Mich, 38-37—75.
Toney Penna, Dayton, Ohio, 40
35—75; George Low, Clearwater,
Fla., 39-36—75; Pete Webb, Shelby,
N. C., 37-38—75; Arnold Browning,
Huntington, W. Va., 38-37—75;
Leonard Dodson, San Francisco,
38- 37—75; Mel Arnett, Reidsville,
N. C., 40-35—75; Frank Strazza,
Greenwich, Conn., 37-38—75; Hen
ry Picard, Harrisburg, Pa., 37-38—
75; Willie Goggin, White Plains,
IN. X., -01—10.
Paul Burgderfer, Richmond, Va.,
41-35—76; Gaither McCombs, Shel
by, N. C., 39-37—76; Bill Goebel,
Charlotte, 38-39—77; xMitt Jeffords,
Orangeburg, S. C., 40-37—77; xCpl.
John Spence, Columbia, S. C., 40
37_77; xBill Cozart, Durham, N.
C., 41-36—77; xCliff Myers, Char
lotte, 39-38—77; Arl Estridge, Al
bemarle, N. C., 39-38—77;'Lou Gal
by, Stratford, Conn., 41-36—77; x
Don Arthur, Charlotte, 39-38—77.
Ed Dudley, Atlantic City, Pa.,
41-37—78; J. R. Orr, Charlotte. 40
38—78;; Melvin Hemphill, Colum
bia, S. C., 41-37—78; Joe Turnesa.
Rockville Centre, N. Y., 41-37—78;
George Corcoran, Greensboro, N.
C., 41-37—78; Bobby Cruickshank.
Richmond, Va., 40-38—78; xBill
Tise, Winston-Salem, N. C., 42
37— 79: xA. T. Dixon, Raleigh. N.
C. 41-38—79; xEdison Foard, Char
lotte, 43-36—79; xBill Dowtin, Char
lotte, 41-38—79; Bud Gaskill, Gen
eva, N. Y., 39-40—79; xJames
Campbell, Charlotte, 41-38—79.
xWillis Henderson. Charlotte. 42
38— 80: John Ryerson, Coopers
town, N. Y.. 41-39—80; xBill Yates,
Charlotte, 41-39—80; Jim Gantz,
Andover, Mass.. 42-38—80; xSgt.
Pat Mucci, Newark, N. J., 41-39—
80: Hugh Miller, Morganton, N, C.,
44-36—80: Dan A. Mader. Long
Beach, Calif., 40-40—80; xL. C.
Holshouser. Charlotte, 41-39—80;
xBob Garland, Charlotte, 43-37—80.
Grover Bullin, Winston-Salem, N.
C., 41-39—80: B. Jaegerr, Washing
ton, 41-40—81; Walter Flahie, West
field, Mass., 42-39—81; xMike May,
Greensboro, N. C., 43-39—82; Keith
Kalio, Washington, 43-39—82;
xHoward Musser, Richmond, Va.,
44-38—82; Buck Sproull, Warren,
Ohio, 43-39—82; xE. McCaslin,
Newton, N. C.. 41-41—82; Bob
Spence, Columbia, S. C., 44-38—82.
xMahnson Gray, Winston-Salem,
N. C., 46-39—85; Dan McLemore.
Dallas, Texas, 46-39—85; xF. H.
Hayes, Lancaster. S. C., 46-40—86;
xJack Harris, Charlotte, 42-44—86;
Bill Bottoms, Bennettsville, S. C.,
41-45—86: xCy Girard, Gastonia,
N. C., 45-41—86; xL. S. Helms,
Charlotte, 48-38—86; xBru Boineau,
Columbia, S. C„ 46-41—87; xW. P.
Smith, Columbia, S. C., 46-42—88;
xJack Paul, Cohassett, Mass., 45
43—88; M. B. Seay, Columbia, S.
C., 46-44—90.
xJack Norman, Winston-Salem,
N. C., 48-44—92; xFrank Allen.
Durham, N. C.. 46-46—92: George
McCallister, Dayton, Ohio, no
MANY CLUBS HIT
BY TRAVEL BAN
NEW YORK, March 16. —(tP)—
Approximately 60 per cent of the
142 games on the Major League
spring training schedule fall into
the category banned by baseball’s
newest ruling, an Associated Press
survey today disclosed.
The Philadelphia Phils, training
at Wilmington, Del., saw their
spring card crumble from 16 to
four games under the plan by
which National League President
Ford Frick and Will Harridge,
president of the American loop,
recommended to their clubs that
games involving public transporta
tion be dropped.
The New York Yankees, doing
their conditioning at Atlantic City,
wiped out 10 of their 16 tilts
but probably will arrange others
with the Boston Red Sox, quarter
ed at Atlantic City but practicing
in nearby Pleasantville, N. J.
Washington dropped five games
with the Phils, New York Giants
and Baltimore but hopes to sche
dule more with the Boston Braves,
training at the capital city’s
Georgetown University field.
Teams training in Indiana—De
troit, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Pitts
burgh, Chicago Cubs and Chicago
White Sox—weren’t sure how the
ruling would affect them until
they investigated the clause which
permits games if one of the club’s
is en route home from its training
site. One team might possibly
break camp a week earlier than
anticipated and spend the time
as the guest of another.
Probably the least affected are
the two St. Louis clubs, the New
York Giants and the Brooklyn
Dodgers. Virtually the only games
on the docket for the two Missouri
entries is the intermittent seven
game series programmed for their
home city.
Both the Dodgers and the Giants
•have their farmhands with them
in camp and can arrange intra
squad games. The Philadelphia
Athletics, drilling at Frederick,
Md., awaited word from Harridge
before making any shifts.
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‘DIXIE’ IS PAINTING
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 16—
(U.R>—Fred (Dixie) Walker had good
news for the Brooklyn Dodgers
today. He'll be late for spring
camp because he's painting his
house. Using the same color paint,
Dixie was late last spring, too.
Then he proceeded to lead the
major leagues with a batting aver
age of .357 and was named the
National league's most valuable
player.
card; xSut Alexander, Charlotte,
no card; xP. C. Whittier, Davidson,
N. C., no card; xJohn L. McCann.
Charlotte, no card; F. H. Hyatt,
Charlotte, no card; xJimmie Furr,
Charlotte, no card; Guy Williams,
Rutherfordton, N. C., no card;
xBruce Williams, Fort Myers, Fla.,
no card; xH. H. Blair, Greensboro,
N. C., no card.
(x)—Denotes amateur.
Favorite Gathers 33 to 32
To Lead McSpaden
By One Stroke 4
-- $
By FRITZ LITTLEJOHV *
CHARLOTTE, March 15._ ^ ^
Samuel Jackson Snead, gunning {*
his seventh triumph in the whiter
golf tour, fired a course record B
today to set the pace in the fjr,t
round of the $10,000 Chariot'd#
open.
Using only a driver and a wedn
on most of the par fours, the Ion#
hitting pro from Hot Springs, Vj
put together nines of 33 and 32
against par 36-36 to keep a stroke
ahead of Harold (Jugi McSpaden
Snead, wearing dubonnet slack*
and a jaunty tan hat, rapped out
seven birdies and an eagle two on
the 385-yard 10th hole, where he
almost drove the green and then
holed out his pitch from about 20
yards. He went over par only on
the fifth hole and the terrible ninth
where he was trapped
The previous competitive course
record of 66 was set by soldier
Dutch Harrison in winning list
year's tournament.
McSpaden, who finished second
to Harrison by a stroke in that
event, one-putted the first seven
greens to keep pace with Snead on
the difficult out nine and was still
even with Slamming Sam through
sevemeenm. dui on me nome hol\
a one-shotter, he pulled i brassie
into a screen protecting a practice
tee 60 yards from the green and
took a bogey four, which gave him
33-33—66
Sam Byrd, of Detroit, the former
baseball player, lined out a 34-33—
67 for third place.
Tied for fourth in the 68 slot were
Joe Zarhardt of Norristown. Pa.,
and Gene Kunes, registered from
Hollywood, Fla
Byron Nelson of Toledo, Ohio, the
leading money winner of the year,
putted atrociously but still man
aged to clip two strokes from par.
He had a 34 on the hard nine but
required 36 blows on the short re- \
turn trip.
Others firing 70’s were Ed Furgol
the Detroit amateur star, Claude
Harmon of Lockmoor, Mich., and
Jimmy Gauntt unattached
All told 18 players in the field of
100 starters equalled or bettered
par.
Among the exceptions were Bob
Hamilton of Chicago, the PGA
champion, who needed a 74, Denny
Shute of Akron, twice PGA king,
who had 73 and Ed Dudley, the
PGA president, who skied to 78.
The tournament will continue
with 18-hole round* through Mon
day.
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Cornflakes at times are used to
represent falling snow in the pro
duction of motion pictures,
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First National Open
F r Women Announced
GREENSBORO, March 16.—(.£>)—
The First National Open for wom
en’s professional golfers, the idea
and dream of Hope Seignious of
Greensboro will be held in Spokane
Wash., the week of August 12, it
was announced today by the ath
letic round table of that city and
elaborated on by Miss Seignious to
the Greensboro Daily News to
night.
For a year the thoughts and ac
tions of Miss Seignious, assistant
professional at Starmount Forest
Country Club who leaves April 1 to
accept the full pro’s job at North
Shore Country Club, Milwaukee,
Wise., have been toward this end.
She', as executive secretary-trea
surer of the Women’s Professional
Golfers Association, granted the
*rrevtance of the bid from the
round table. Betty Hicks, Long
Ti _rh Calif-, is president with El
f® Griffin, Woman’s College,
rreensboro, vice president in
rharee of teachers in the W.P.G.A.
There will be a grand total of
$19,700 with $5,600 -to the winning
golfer in the Women’s National
Open, $3,000 for second prize. It
will be match play.
While Miss Seignious leaves the
first of the month, permanent head
quarters for the organization will
be in Greensboro.
“We are making a special ap
peal to all the amateurs with the
$5,600 prize for winning the Wom
an’s Professional Golfers Assoca
tion’s 1945 National Open,” stated
Pro Seignious tonight. “The round
table put on the men’s P. G. A.
championship last year, and we are
proud that we have such a progres
sive organization sponsoring our
first tournament which will be the
biggest golfing event of the year,”
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