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Sports Roundup By HUGH FULLERTON, JR. NEW YORK, April 14.—(£1—The scores cf the first three games of the Stanley cup hockey playoff fi nals were 1-0, 2-0 and 1-0. . .That seems to show that in spite of the emphasis cn high scoring. . .also that the playoff system isn’t so silly, after all. It was evident that the leafs had a strong defense, but during the regular season they played the open game the fans like and finished third. . ..Tom Gal lery, New assistant to President Larry MacPhail of the Yankees, never missed a hunting or fishing season for 15 years. During the past ten years he has neither hunt ed nor fished. “I had to settle down and look after a%job,” he explains. . .and now how about a Yankee job for John McDonald? PUTTING HIM RIGHT During the Utah State High school basketball tournament final, Joe Weight, Prono’s all-state center, Quickly accumulated four fouls and was taken out to cool off for a minute. . .re - entering the game, Joe forgot to report and the referee promptly called a techni cal foul because a substitute had failed to report on entering the game . .“But I’m not a substi tute,” protested Weight. . “I’m a regular.” _ ONE-MINUTE SPORTS PAGE Herman Wehmeier, the Reds’ 13 year-old rookie pitcher, has re turned to finish his high school stu dies in Cincinnati but will join the club at Crosley Field on Satur days and Sundays. . .Radio man George Lewis has organized the “gag writers protective associa tion” which will sponsor a col umnists vs. Comedians softball se ries for 1he Red Cross. Wonder if that means you have to gag 'em to get them to play?. . .A Denver grand jury has found Merchants park, the city’s only real ball park “dilapidated, ' dangerous and un sightly” and has recommended that it be rebuilt or torn down. . . , SERVICE DEPT. Former collegiate “enemies,” Maj. John Krieger, Cornell base ball star of the late 20’s, and Capt. Ray Barbuti, Syracuse football Ace and printer of the same era, are working together with the “Earth quakers” bombardment group in Burma. . .The Groton, Conn., Coast Guard station has*the makings of a good baseball team in Charley Os good, property of the Cubs; Red Branch and Aaron Robinson of the Yankees and Francis Red Walsh of the Red Sox chain. Thalian Grappling Card Will Feature Four Gals Well, it looks as though Pro moter Causey has finally hit the proverbial jack-pot. Next week’s Thalian Hall bouts will feature four females in the ring at the same time. When those four get together in a tag team match Friday night, they definitely won’t be talking about new hats or playing bridge. Rather than that it will probably be a matter of seeing whose hair can stand the most pulling, whose bones can stand the most bending and whose shoulders will be pin lied to the mat first. In short, Mr. Causey has gone plumb off the well beaten path and billed out a bout to end bouts. In one corner will be Violet Valen tine, Mobile, Alabama’s wrestling pride, and Ann Miller, the pretty little Miss from Baltimore, who failed to unveil the “Mysterious Miss Red” last Friday night. Lo cal fans have come to like Miss Miller, and most think that “The Lady in Red” should have been disqualified by Referee Coffield Friday for kicking. Opposing Misses Miller and Valentine will be the “rough and ready” Nell Stewart, and the old ruffian in person, “Mysterious Miss Red”. This is to be the main event, and the time limit will be two out of three falls, or one hour and fifteen minutes. The supporting bout will be an nounced later in the week. Miss Nell Stewart Phillies, A’s To Play Exhibition Game Today PHILADELPHIA, April 14.—W —Philadelphia's two major league clubs, the Athletics and the Phil lies, will play a pre-season ex hibition game here tomorrow. The teams had originally sched uled a two-game series, starting to day, but the first game was can celled because of the death and funeral services of President Roosevelt. WIETELMANN HAS FINGERS CUT OFF BOSTON, April 14.— UP) —In fielder Whitey Wietelmann today had the first two joints of the little finger of his left hand amputated at the Carney Hospital, John Quinn, president of the Boston Braves, announced tonight. » Dr. Harold Lee, who performed the operation, told Quinn that he would remove several of the stitch es in four days and the remainder in about a "week. Wietelmann was reported to be resting comfortably. The veteran Braves’ infielder suffered a mashed finger when he attempted to slop a line drive off the bat of Ab Wright while taking a turn as a batting psactice pitcher after yesterday’s game between the Braves and Red Sox was can celled. Quinn also announced that Pitch er Lou Fette, who won 20 games for the Braves in 1937, has accep ted an offer and will report next Wednesday. The 38-year-old hurler went to Brooklyn on waivers in 1940 and then played for Springfield in the Eastern League for two years. Last year he remained on his farm in Leetown, Mo. -V Spancer And Smith Lead Calcutta Golf Tourney CALCUTTA, April 14.—OP)—Pfc. Johnny Goodman of Omaha, one time U. S. Open Golf Champion, missed a two-foot putt on the eighteenth green today and lost to Lt. Jack Spancer of Dallas, Tex., in the semifinal round of a C-B-I tournament. Goodman was three up on Span cer, former Texas Intercollegiatee Champion, at the twelfth hole but then lost all control of his putter and dropped the next four holes. Spancer will meet Lt. T. K. Smith of Raleigh, N. C., in Mon day’s final. Smith, former profes sional and once the North-South Amateur Champion, eliminated Pfc. Joseph P. Carney of White Plains, N. Y., 3 and 2. -V EXPLOSION LONDON, Sunday, April 15—UP) —A heavy explosion of unknown origin shook the south coast Eng lish town of Hastings last night, rocking buildings and rattling' win dows. It was described as the big gest explosion experienced on the coast throughout the war. COOPER BROTHERS WANT MORE CASH FROM CARDINALS Mort, Walker Refuse To Play Unless Salary Is Boosted To $15,000 ST LOUIS, April 14.—UP)—Mor ton and Walker Cooper, baseball s outstanding brother battery, to day told President Sam Breadon of the St. Louis Cardinals he would have to increase their 1945 salaries to $15,000 each or they would not go to Chicago for the season’s op ener Tuesday. . Both players recently signed con tracts for $12,000, the club’s ceil ing salary under the 1943 wage stabilization act. The Coopers said their griev ance is based on an increase in salary over the club’s ceiling given star shortstop Marty Marion. “After Marion had been signed Mr, Breadon offered to increase our salary.’’ Walker Cooper said. “He offered us $13,500, which he said was more than he had paid Marion. “But we’re holding out for $15, 000. We’ve written to President Ford Frick (of the National League) telling him about our stand and asking for his advice. “Unless we get what we are asking we won’t go to Chicago with the club Monday night. If he can ask the board (WLB) to tilt to $13,500 he might as well ask it to tilt it to $15,000. You know you have to make your money over just a few years in baseball.’’ Breadon said he had told Wal ker no player on the club would receive more than he did, “Marion felt he-was entitled to an increase and I felt he was justi fied in his opinion and asked him to sign a contract increasing the salary above the ‘ceiling,’’ condi tion upon the approval of the In ternal Revsnue Department,” Breadon said in a statement. “I immediately called them (the Coopers) to my office and told them I had increased Marion’s sal ary over the ceiling, and I offered them the same contract as Marion had received. Their reply was that they had signed for $12,000 and they would play for $12,000 but they would not sign a net? con tract unless I made it $15,000. I felt the club had been fair in of fering an increase after they had signed their contracts.” -v Shaw Named Football Coach At California BERKELEY, Calif., April 14.— UP)—Appointment of Lawrence T. “Buck” Shaw, as head football coach of the University of Cali fornia was announced today by Clint W. Evans, general manager of athletics. The appointment is for an indefinite period. Shaw, considered one the finest tacticians in the gridiron sport, served as head coach at the Uni versity of Santa Clara from 1936 until the school abandoned football for the war duration in 1942. He is a graduate of Notre Dame where he is ranked as one of the alt time star tackles, playing under Knute Rockne from 1919 through 1921. -V Skycracker Track Team Defeats N. C. Preflight ATHENS, Ga., April 14.—<^>)— Georgia’s Navy Preflight track men won their second dual meet of the season today, in defeating North Carolina Navy Preflight squad 75 to 57. Warren Southard, was high point man for the Georgia Navy, with 10 points for firsts in the 100 and 220 yard dashes, and was tied for high point honors by North Carolina's Daum who placed first in the 220 low and 120 yard high hurdles. -v kurusu Predicts Hard Road For New President SAN FRANCISCO, April 14.— <JPi —The special Japanese diplomatic envoy who was in Washington on a “peace” mission when the Nip ponese staged their sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, was quoted by the agency Domei today as pre dicting difficulties for President Harry S. Truman. A Domei radio Tokyo broadcast quoted Saburo Kurusu, the diplo mat, as saying the new president "hasn’t Roosevelt’s ability to lead and control the American people and thereby will confront diffi culties.” Kurusu presumed that it is President Truman’s deter mination “to fight Japan to the bitter end and we, too, will fight to the end.” Domei also said Japan’s new premier, Adm. Baron Kantaro Su zuki had extended “profound sym pathy” to the American people on the death of President Roosevelt. -V HOLIDAY PROPOSED WASHINGTON. April 14. —— Designation of January 30, birth day of the late President Roose velt, as a national holiday was proposed in legislation drafted to day by Rep. Gallagher (D-Minn). Gallagher also called for creation of a national shrine at the Warm Springs, Ga., cottage—the “Little White House”—where Mr. Roose velt died. -V CANCEL PRACTICE WILSON, April 14—(^P)—The Nor folk Tars of the Piedmont League cancelled their scheduled spring training practice today out of re-* spect to President Roosevelt. The Tars will open their exhibition sea son tomorrow, playing an all-star team. Johnny Nee, New York Yankee scout, arrived last night to look over the squad of youngsters. Now On Okinawa Commander Jack Dempsey (holding rifle), former world cham pion heavyweight boxer, rides a Coast Guard landing craft ashore at Okinawa Island a few hours after the invasion was begun. The former ring champ is an officer in the Coast Guard. American Association Starts Play Wednesday v^v^uuiviuuu, vy., iijyiu -\trj The American Association — it’s eight clubs pronounced in the be^t shape since they started spring training- in the North—opens its 44th season Wednesday amid pre dictions of a wide open race for the league title. Last year Milwaukee copped the pennant by a seven-game margin over second place Toledo, the Brewers disposed of a flock of their stars and the dope from the spring training camps has indicated Tole do and Louisville, in particular, are in a position to make a rugged contest of Milwaukee’s bid for a third straight pennant. League President George M. Trautman, who visited most of the training camps, expressed opti mism today over the league’s pros pects in this fourth season of World War II baseball. “AJ1 American Association clubs have on their rosters players who have established themselves as double A performers,” he said. “In addition, all clubs have promising youngsters and it is possible that before the season is very old some of these newcomers will have estab lished themselv.es as future stars.” Only three of the managers open the season in the same jobs they held at the finish of the 1944 cam paign. They are Harry Liebold who directed Louisville to the 1944 Shaughnessy playoffs title; Ray Blades, whose St. Paul team fin ished fourth a year ago, and Ollie Marquardt at Toledo. Only one of the managerial Hldl-LgCS JiuvuivciJ a atvyi.uaiti the association. At Columbus where Charlie Root, one-time Chicago Cub star, was brought in from the Pacific Coast Lague to take over when Nick Cullop moved to Mil waukee to succeed Casey Stengel. Stengel, in turn, has gone to Kan sas City to succeed Jack Saltzgav er. Bill Burwell, who formerly man aged Louisville, now is at Indiana polis, succeeded Mike Kelley, who has stepped in for Wilfred (Rosy) Ryan at Minneapolis. The start of the season also finds the league able to boast again that it still has the same eight cities with which |t was founded in 1902. The only break in that lineup oc curred in 1914 and 1915 when the Toledo franchise was moved to Cleveland. In the 43 previous seasons, each of the eight original members have won at least one pennant. St. Pauls leads with eight flags, followed by Columbus with seven, Louisville, Minneapolis and Kansas City with six each, Milwaukee with five, In dianapolis with four and Toledo with one. Minneapolis is the only city which never has finished last. Here is the opening day sched ule with the umpire assignments: Milwaukee at Minneapolis (Milt Steengrafe and Harry Rudolph.) Kansas City at St. Paul (Forrest Peters and Charles Moore.) In dianapolis at Columbus (night) (Joe Paparrle and John Mullen.) Louisville at Toledo (night) (Pat Padden and Edwin Hurley.) RIFLE CLUBS WILL COMPETE MONDAY Teams representing the Lake Forest and Cap6 Fear Rifle clubs, senior marksmanship units char tered by the National Rifle associa tion and the War Department, will meet in shoulder-to-shoulder com petition Monday night, for the benefit of the Old Clothing drive. Edmund McLaurin. official instruc tor for the two clubs, announced last night. Firing will be on the Cape Fear club’s indoor range, located in the Raleigh building in Maffitt Village, an dthe course1 of fire will consist of 20 shots, slow-fire, from the prone and sitting positions. Offi cial 50-foot N. R. A. targets will be used. Members of both clubs will bring articles of old clothing to the range Monday night, and the winning club will make the donation to the clothing drive. McLaurin said that he had made a tentative selection of the team personnel, and that each team would represent the 12 best rifle men from each club, with firing to Georgia Tech Wins Over Carolina In Track Meet ATLANTA, April 14—(TP)—Geor gia Tech, defending Southeastern Conference champion, defeated North Carolina’s Tar Heels in track today, 84 1-4 to 46 3-4. Bob Seligman, Brooklyn, N. Y., won first peaces for Tech in the shot put and discuss events. For North Carolina, C. T. Mangum of Washington, D. C. took the High hurdles and broad jump. Tech scored slams in the 220 yard dash, the shot put and the pole vault, while North Carolina took all three places in javelin hurling. -V— ELECTED PRESIDENT CHAPEL HILL. April 14— (TP) — Clifton Britton, dramatic director of the Goldsbq|o High school, was elected president of the Carolina Dramatic Association for the com ing year at a business session of the group at the Carolina Inn to day. ' ' start promptly at 7:30 o’clock.. All firing will be done with .22 cal. rifles of military type. HARRIDGE VISIONS SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR BIG LEAGUES American League Presi dent Says Competition Is Baseball's Foundation CHICAGO, April 14— UP)—Base ball this week will open a season which will rank as one of the most notable in the history of the game. For the very opening of a fourth consecutive war-time campaign stands as a remarkable tribute to the fans of our. national sport, both at home and abroad. It is because of their steadfast interest and loyalty that the game will open its 1945 season, meet as best it can the many problems which will arise, and, I am confident, again put on a worthy show. At this time, the American League has almost 26C of its play ers in the armed services. Others will join the Colors in the months to come. Since Pearl Harbor, most of the game’s greatest stars have left the playing field, yet interest in the sport remains as great as ever. The American League season of 1944, when attendance showed a remarkable increase over the prev ious year, proved competition still is the foundation of baseball and that there is no substitute for a close, hard-fought pennant race. I have every reason to believe that we will have an equally close fight for the pennant in 1945. During the past three seasons, several million servicemen and women enjoyed baseball as the guests of the 16 major league clubs, and well over a million will watch our games this summer. At the present time, hundreds of thousands of our fighters in all parts of the world are seeing the American League’s motion picture of the 1944 world series. Reports from overseas show that the broad casting of scores and details of the pennant battles has forged a real link between home an^ the many far-flung bases of our Sol diers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen the world over. Baseball hopes to hold that link again in 1945, for the constant interest and support of our nation al game by its “fighting fans” have been a major factor in the game’s continuance. Virginia Is Victorious Over Wolf pack Trackmen CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., April 14.—MP1—Virginia’s powerful track team opened its season here today with a smashing 108 1-6 to 7 5-6 victory over North Carolina State. The Cavaliers took all 14 firsts, 12 seconds, and in eight events swept all three places. Frank Richmond was the big point maker, taking the low hurd les and placing second in the high hurdles and broad jump. -V-:— WILL RESTRICT MEAT NEW YORK, April 14— <A>> - Capt. Robert McFadden of the food service branch qf the quarter master general’s office, said to day that fresh meat for enemy prisoners of war henceforth would be restricted to hearts, livers and kidneys. I-“ Big Bill Steinecke Sent To Kansas City NEW YORK, April 14.—(>P)— The New York Yankees sent a oattery to each of their class AA farms today, shipping Catcher Bill Steinecke and Pitcher Johnny Moore to Kan sas City and Catcher Bob Col lins and Pitcher Karl Drews to Yewark. , Collins, who has not rr^ ted this spring, was released' out right to the Bears. The others were released on option. ' Frank Crosetti, veteran short stop, joined the club in a two hohr workout today for the first time. The drill was watch ed by Manager Joe McCarthy, absent four days because of ill ness. BILL NICHOLSON REPORTS TO CUBS CHICAGO, April 14—<.T>—Long awaited Bill Nicholson the boom boom rnan of the 11:. .cag» s’ attack, reported to Manager Char ley Grimm today and promptly was assigned to the Bruin clean up spot for the season opener against the St. Louis Cardinals here Tuesday. Outfielder Nicholson, who las! season led the National League in home runs (33), runs batted in (210), and runs scored (118), in formed Grimm he was in tip-top shape. The rugged slugger, whose pres ence definitely stamps the Cubs as a threat to the Champion Card inals, said he had worked out with the Philadelphia Phillies in Wil mington, Del., whenever he could get away from his job at a war plant near Chestertown, Md., his home town. -V England Whips Scots, 6-1, In Rugby Game GLASGOW, April 14.—.(/P)—Eng land defeated Scotland, 6-1, in an international football game today before a tremendous wartime crowd of 133.000 in Hampden park. The teams were tied 1-1 half time but England’s crack forwards shook loose in the last half to score five times and register Eng land’s sixth successive triumph over Scotland in the international series. JOHNSON TO OPEN BIG LEAGUE PLAY WITH DEDICATION ‘Big Train’ Will Honor Th« Memory Of President Roosevelt WASHINGTON. April 14.- „ Walter Johnson is coming back to 1 the field of his great pitching tri. umphs to help dedicate Monday i baseball opener to the memory c[ Franklin Delano Roosevelt. At his farm near Gaithersburg Md., Johnson today accepted an invitation to participate in ,"e flag-raising ceremonies just before the New York Yankees me£l Washington's Senators in the 1945 inaugural. ‘I’m getting that old reelin’ again.” Johnson said, addins that he wants to see what v. nrtimc'i fourth baseball season will M " like. Johnson probably pitched more open ng games. than any oij!cr man in the game’s history ].y „■ 3II—so he'll feel right at home .1 Monday’s setting. 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