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The ~ Morning Watch WITH Edward Sachsj Here and there in the Carolinas . .. Asheville’s Charlie Justice, the High school kid who showed college and pro backs how to play football while he was a sailor at Bain bridge, is still flitting around the country m search for a school . . . Reported at various colleges, the young man is now rumored to be a future Gamecock . . . T^o of this sec tion’s better-known coaches are also Poking for col eges for the 1946 season .. . They are the capable Rex McMillian, the boy who pulled South Carolina out of the grid back waters into a bowl game last season, and Gene McEver, former Davidson and Carolina coach who helped his brother, MacCauley at Virginia Tech, last year Peahead Walker of Wake Forest is finding that the success of his Deacs during the past two years has scared away most of the smaller schools which used to nad the Baptist schedule ... He is now looking for three oppon ents for his 1946 edition at Wake Forest . . . North State gridders are flocking into pro football ranks ... In addition to Tony Ruffa, former^ Duke star signing with Norfolk and John Polanski of Wake Forest team of a few years back going to the Los Angeles All-Amen, cans, several other college players of this region will be playing for navrext season . . . They include, Jake Poole and Dinky Darnell of nuke and Pride Ratteree of Wake Forest to the Chicago Cards along whh Buddy Luper, Ben Cittadino and Bulldog Williams of Duke and Fred Grant of Wake Forest .. Glen Stough of Duke will play with the Pittsburgh Steelers . . . Skimp Harrison of South Carolina, Wil liam Tanrelli of Catawba. Chan Smith of North Carolina with the Boston’s Yanks . . . Perry Russ of Wake Forest, and Stan Nowak of South Caro lina, arc headed for the Los Angeles club of the National league . . . Nick Sacrinity of Wake Forest may play for the Chicago Bears along with Billy Poe of Clemson . . . South Carolina’s Dominic Fusci and Frank Irwin of Duke have been approached by Redskin officials • » • John Duda, 1 irginia s great back, may be headed for the Green Bay Packers. If Charlie Gaberial goes to West Point he might as well be in cluded in the list . . . Elon would like to get into that new church affiliated conference of small schools but hasn’x a chance until she is re-admitted to the Southern Association of Colleges . . . From early reports it looks as if the new league will be formed with Catawba, Lenoir- Rhyne, Guilf >rd, Roanoke, Randolph-Macon, Hampden-Syd ney and Wofford sponsoring teams in the conference the first year it operates .... Clarence Stasavich is reported in the lead for that head coaching job at Lenoir-Rhyne . . . Catawba’s grid powerhouse will be ready to roll again next season, Gabriel or no ... In addition to Fats Price, 200-pound guard who was All-Southern and All-State his last year in high school, five members of that championship 1942 team will be romping at the Salisbury gridiron in 1946 . . . Some of the greatest basketball players in the country are doing courtwork right in our backfield at Camp Lejeune ... On the varsity five at that base are John Kelly, ex-Notre Dame ace, Michigan’s Tommy King and stars of some of the nation’s top quints during the past few years ... By the way Kelly may not return tc Notre Dame . . . Like so many Irish stars, he likes Cornell . . . Rocky Mount surprised this corner in game with the Cats Friday evening . . . The ‘Birds’ looked a lot better than their season’s record of no wins and five defeats in conference play would show ... In our book they are a better ball club than Raleigh and Goldsboro ... As usual Joe Caruso, the Black bird coach, did a lot of singing to the officials . . . Unlike his namesake, it wasn’t sweet. But it was just as loud . . . Joe took exception with the officials oh several calls against his team . . . Best of the ‘Birds' was guard Alton Denson . . . Don Hyatt and Jack Tuttle, reserve players at NHHS, saw a lot of action against the ‘Birds’ and both came through with fine exhibitions . . . Tuttle sparked the ’Cats during the time he played with some very accurate passing ... He is a good team player and has remarkable poise for a high school players . . . Hyatt moved into the pivot position and McKoy to forward during the latter part of the game and the switch paid dividends with Hyatt dunking three baskets . . . While the ’Cats were not up to their best form Friday evening they still are the team to beat in the Conference . . . Gentry Tired Of Farm Will Rejoin Tigers HOGAN LEADING PHOENIX OPEN PHOENIX. Ariz., Jan. 26.—(A1!— Little Ben Hogan of Hershey, Pa., the only survivor of the three first round leaders, today belted out a three-under-par 63 to take a one-troke lead over George Schnei ter of Salt Lake City, Utah, as the Phoenix open golf tournament reached the half-way mark. Hogan, fashioned his second round score on three birdies and an eagle, the latter coming on the seventh where he sank a 35foot putt for a 3 on the par 5 hole, went out in 34 and came back in the same number. He had a 66 yesterday for a two-round total of 134. Schneiter, who held the Utah open title in 1936, 1941 and 1943, had a 67 today to go with yester day's 68 for a two-round 135. HONEYMOON WINNER ARCADIA, Cal., Jan. 26.—(U.R)— Movie magnate Louis B. Mayer’s Honeymoon came home three lengths in front in the $25,000 Santa Maria stakes today to establish herself as the fiUy to beat in the $100,000 Santa Anita derby next month. Fifty-three thousand fans law the race. _ . DETROIT, Jan. 26—UP)—Ruffus Gentry, lanky Detroit Tiger right hander whose season-long holdout in 1945 cost him a world series championship split, has had enough of the peace and quiet ol Daisy Station. Gentry, who pitched a dozen vic tories for Detroit's American league runners-up in 1944, plunked himself down on his Carolina farm last spring when an “unsatisfac tory” contract arrived and refused to budge. The Tigers wouldn't either and when at midscason Gentry relented and offered his services, General Manager Jack Zeller wired back: “Wait until next season.” Gentry’s signed contract arrived at the desk of Detroit’s new Gen eral Manager George M. Traut man, this week along with eight others, bringing the list of Tiger candidates under terms for next season to 16. Other signed contracts were re ceived from Outfielder Barney McCoskey, service dischargee, who batted no worse than .293 in four seasons with the Tigers be fore his navy enlistment in 1942; Second Baseman Eddie Mayo, Catcher Paul Richards and left handed Pitcher Frank (Stubby) Overmire, all Tigers in 1945, and four rookies, Outfielders Ed Mier kowicz and Vic Wertz, Catcher John Mueller and Pitcher Hal Manders. Previously signed were Out fielders Dick Wakefield, Roy Cul lenbine and Walter (Hoot) Evers, Pitchers Virgil (Fire) Trucks, George Caster and Roookie Louis Kretlow and Catcher Bob Swift. Trautman said the club still had no direct word from Hank Green berg, reported prepared to ask for $65,000 in 1946 for shifting from the outfield back to first base, Tobacco State Loop Offers City Franchise ★ ★★ ★★★ ★ ★★ ★★★ ★ ★ * Middies Defeat Blue Devil Five, 51-40 TUESDAY EVENING4 MEETING OF FANS CALLED BY WADE Will Discuss Latest De velopment In Commun ity’s Diamond Plans By EDWARD SACHS Star Sports Editor Wilmington was offered a fran chise in the Tobacco State league last night by the league’s promoter, Sam Allen, of Raleigh. In a telephone conversation with the Star-News, the Raleigh man said “We definitely want Wilming ton in our league during the 1946 season. I didn’t have much of a chance to speak to Mr. Wade (J. E. L. Wade) at the meeting last week in Erwin but I want to again offer your city this organization’s bid for a Wilmington team.” The Raleigh man said that some doubt may be expressed on the advisability of a citly the size of Wilmington entering a league of smaller cit es but he pointed out, “The people in the towns want baseball and have the money to support it. Sanford for example has been in baseball for three years and has made a success of the ven ture.” Meantime, a second meeting of the Wilmington citizen’s committee to bring organized baseball to this city has been called for Tuesday night in the New Hanover county courthouse, by the committee chairman, J. E. L. Wade, who will report on the Erwin meeting. Yesterday, Wade said that he was “waiting for the meetings of the Piedmont and Tri-State leagues in late January and early February before making any decision.” However, since publication of the Wade statements last week follow ing the meeting local favor has swung over to the Tobacco league for two reasons: First, the Piedmont league has turned down every application of Wilmington and Charlotte to join that circuit despite pressure by such baseball executives as Clark ' and Cal Griffith. ( Second, the Tri-State league may be “too rich for our blood,” as one ; baseball follower said, after he had i learned that in the first week of sale, baseball stock in the proposed team had sold only 10 shares at $100 a share. I The two leagues are also m a Class B bracket while the Tobacco i State league is a Class D opera- ' tion. This fact has local fans who i realize that the costs of operating in the lower class league will be much lower in comparision with Piedmont or Tri-State operations. Lack of definitely concrete plans has handicapped the sale of stock in the baseball team, Wade said yesterday. To correct this lack of plans sev eral avenues are open to Wade and his committee; First, through direct application to a major league club to install a farm club in Wilmington for the 1946 season. If accepted the major league club’s backing may be the wedge with which the city could force itself along with Charlotte into one of the faster leagues. The financial aid of a major league team would be a great asset in meeting the cost of baseball opera tions. Second, the city could make di rect application to the Tobacco State league as a temporary mem ber for the 1946 reason. If accepted on a temporary basis, the city could have organized baseball dur ing the coming season and still leave itself in a position to join a higher-ranked league in 1947. This plan would give baseball leaders in Wilmington a chance to see ' what type of support baseball can 1 expect here. Third, the city, through Wrade, , nmilj-l 4 ~ it. r-T’ 1 1 „ 1 gue what no mention of time, and hope that the venture would prove successful, both here and in other league cities. Fourth, the city could wait until after the Tri-State meeting and hope that by that time enough stock would have been sold to war rant this city’s entering a Class B league like the Tri-State. These, and probably other sug- 1 gestions will be discussed by Wade 1 and the committee at the Tuesday 1 meeting. * RUSSO DISCHARGED ) BALTIMORE, Jan. 26. —!*) — ' Marius Russo. New York Yankee ( hurler, left today for his home ( in New York City after being dis- , charged from John Hopkins hos pital where he recently underwent , an operation for a chipped left ( elbow. ] where he would replace Rudy < York who was traded to the Boston ( Red Sox. Charley Gehringer, who batted .321 during his career at second base for the Tigers, has applied for voluntary retirement to enter business, Trautman said. Gehrmg er now 42 years old. was a Tiger ■ coach before entering service in 1942. Two Minds With A ... .. i i ~ i riTiiaMiiiinnwfiinrnwwiirifiriiyafc if ■ ■ n ■ i r 11... . . . Single thought, and that is to continue sparking the White Phan tom and Blue Devils cage teams in Southern conference play. The Tar Heel is Don Anderson, starting guard who has been handicap ped by illness this season. The Devil needs no introduction to NHHS cage fans. He is Buck Cheek, star forward on last year’s Durham High five. The two will meet, Feb. 16, at Durham in what should be the North State’s cage feature of the year.__ Wildlife, Fishing Clubs Plan Monday Meetings WILDCATS, DURHAM HOLD FIRST PLACE Conference Standings W L Pet. Wilmington _4 0 1.000 Durham _4 0 1.000 Fayetteville _3 2 .666 Raleigh . 2 2 .500 Wilson _2 2 .500 Toldsboro _0 3 .000 Rocky Mount _0 6 .000 It looks like a Cat and Dog fight or the Eastern Conference cham jionship this basketball season. Wilmington’s New Hanover High Wildcats and Durham High’s Bull logs continued to sweep their way hrough the conference race Fri iay evening, the Cats beating Rocky Mount and the Bulldogs laving no trouble with an out ilassed Raleigh quint. In the only other action Friday light, Wilson toppled Fayetteville n an overtime game at Wilson, !4 to 33. The Wildcats will continue their tuest for league laurels by trav ;ling to Rocky Mount Friday night or a return game with the Black lirds. The remaining conference ichedule for the Cats is: Feb. 5, at Durham; Feb. 8, Durham; Feb. 2, at Goldsboro: Feb. 15, Wilson lere; Feb. 19 at Ralegih; Feb. 22, Fayetteville; Feb. 26, at Fayette ville. In addition, school officials said vesterday. Coach Leon Brogden nay add some non-conference ;ames to keep the Cats in trim. MIDDLE MATMEN MAUL ANNAPOLIS, Md„ Jan. 26.—iWl— rhe Navy wrestling team over whelmed the Merchant Marine icademy of Kings Point, N. Y., >6-6. The match saw no lopsided de tisions and of the four bouts that snded in falls, only the heavy livision fray between Navy’s New sold Smith and the Academy’s Eric lones was cut short in the firsj: period. In the 145 pound class, John Fletcher, Navy, decisioned Jim Gardner 11-8. Gardner previously lad not been defeated in two years pf wrestling for the academy. NAMED ASSISTANT NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 26.—(U.R)— r. T. King, head coach at Enid. Dkla., High school, has been ap tointed an assistant to Henry Frnka at Tulane, it was announced lere tonight * Two meetings will attract New Hanover county hunters and fish ermen to Wilmington, Monday evening. Members of the New Hanover Fishing club, the largest fishing club in America, will convene to morrow at 7:45 at the courthouse for the organization’s annual meet ing. Club officials said yesterday that club officers will report on the past year’s activities of the club in addition to discussing plans for the 1946 season. Election of officers will also be held at the meeting, they said. “The fishing club will do every thing possible to increase interest in the monthly and annual prizes by offering a large and varied prize list,” they announced in a release yesterday. The club has requested several “well known state and local sports men to attend,” and they will be called upon for discussion of 1946 prospects. Present officers of the club are E. A. Jones, president; K. E. Johnson, vice president, and George E. Canady, secretary and treasurer. Also slated for Monday evening at the courthouse, beginning at 8, is the meeting of the New Hanover branch of the North Carolina Wild life federation. Officers of the group, back from last week’s first annual conven tion of the federation, held in Greensboro, will report to the group on decisions and policies of the group as declared at the convention. Also scheduled are motion pic tures of quail hunting subjeats. Officers of the group include Roger Hewlett, president; Floyd Cox, vice president; Louis E. Keith, secretary and treasurer, and R. G. Stockley, J. K. Taylor, Jr., and E. H. Wendt, board of trustees. Bolo Perdue, Duke End New Norfolk High Coach NORFOLK, Va., Jan. 26.—(£>)— Willard (Bolol Perdue, former Duke university football star, has joined the physical education de partment of Norview High school of Norfolk, Va., Principal E. W. Chittum, announced today. Perdue, Chittum said, will coach football and track. A graduate of Duke university, Perdue was all-Southern end in 1938. He entered the Navy in 1942 and was director of athletics at Kanoehe, T. H. He also played service football at St. Mary’s Pre Flieht. DURHAM QUINT PRESSES NAVY THROUGH GAME Annapolis Cagcrs Held To One-Point Lead Until Last Four Minutes ANNAPOLIS, Md., Jab. 26.—UP)— Navy's basketball team made it six straight today by wresting a 51-40 victory from Duke’s dangerous Blue Devils, pulling away from a one ppiht lead in the final four min utes j&f’ a see-saw contest. Rapid fire baskets by Forward Kenr^t'Shugart and Guard Don Dick clinched the Tar victory. The dim inutive-Shugart scored 11 points in the second half when they counted most.- 5 The;.game was tied six times, the last Occasion four and a half min utes before the final whistle when the s&$jfe stood 40-40. Nav^s Perry Nelson and Duke’s Bubber Seward went out on five personal fouls in the second half. The Blue Devils maintained a superiority in getting offensive re bounds until late in the second half, when Shugart and Dick turned on the heat. The visitors lost the ball four times on intercepted passes in the critical last minute. Duke FG FT TP Cheek, f_ 2 1 5 Seward, f---2 2 6 Ausbon, f--0 1 1 Roelike, f. 0 0 0 Gray, f _0 0 0 Koffenberger, c-6 4 16 Brunner, c -0 0 0 Gordon, g_0 0 0 Whiting, g --6 0 12 Robinson, g -0 0 0 Totals 16 8 40 Navy FG FT TP Carroll, f ——----3 6 12 Nelson, f _3 0 6 Shugart, f---5 2 12 Waldrop, c -3 0 6 Barrow, c-1 0 2 Dick, g -3 5 11 Duden, g ---_1 0 2 Totals 19 13 51 SIX GAMES PLAYED IN YMCA LEAGUES YMCA cage teams had a busy afternoon yesterday playing six games at the ‘Y” in various leagues. In Junior Sunday School action, the Trinity Methodists edged the Temple Baptists, 31 to 29, as Niven, Trinity forward, sank 13 points. Low was high for the Temple quint, making nine points. Also in the Junior Sunday School league, the First Baptists, paced by fienton and Keith defeated the Tabernacle Baptists, 45 to 26. Keith andiftenton each made ten points. Kenhell sparked the losers with ninebiiarkers. Acfam Smith, physical director of the X’.’ said yesterday that the Tem ple Baptists and the First Baptists would meet Friday evening at 7:30 for a play-off for first third league laurels. In other circuits the Merit Shoe store stopped the Davis Wholesale company 6 to 4 in a Cadet league game while the Peoples Bank over came Causey’s Service station, 6 to 2, in Cadet play. Junior league action saw Sears Roebuck defeated Tom’s Drugs, 27 to 18, as Nevins made 10 points for the victors; Dixie Candy stopped City Opitcal, 17 to 15 and the Sports Center licked the Goodrich store, 30 to 25. Watkins and Hinson each made 10 points for the Sports Cen ter. ’BAMA SIGNS ‘DIXIE’ ALTANTA, Jan. 26—(£>)— Coach Frank Thomas of the University of Alabama, announced today the signing of Millard F. “Dixie" Howell, former Crimson Tide star back, as backfield coach and head BOXING RETURNS | Promoters Skeet James and Harry Fales announced last night that they will present a boxing card at Thalian Hall, Friday evening. Featured will be two 10-round bouts with Buddy Best fighting in one and Delmar Mobely will show in the other. Both won their bouts on the last James-Fales card. BASKETBALL SCORES North Carolina 50, Camp Lee 49 Navy 51, Duke 40. Little Creek 45, N. C. State 34. Bainbridge 57, Norfolk Sailors 46. Clerhson 47, South Carolina 42. University of Virginia 51, Vir ginia Military Inst. 20. Army 78, Rensselaer Poly, Inst. 39. St. Thomas 61, Augsburg 45. Dartmouth 48, Cornell 44. Citadel 57, Erskine 17. Georgia 51, Vanderbilt 39. Milligan 51, Carson-Newman 38. Tennessee 49, Georgia Tech 27. Appalachian 51, Catawba 43. Notre Dame 56, Kentucky 47. Michigan 62. Ohio State 46. Elon 44, Atlantic Christian 41. Hanes Hosiery 59, High Point college 32. Morris Harvey 61, West Va. Tech an West Va. Univ. 67, Alderson Broaddus 43. Davis and Elkins 75, VTest Va. Wesleyan 52. Loyola (Baltimore) 52, Wash ington college 39. Wooster 69, Kenyon 28. Ohio Wesleyan 56, Case 45. University of Maryland 35, Hampden-Sidney 32. Western Maryland 50, Mount St. Mary’s 22. Syracuse 44, Villanova 33. Manhattan 43, Gannon 32. St. John’s 57, Temple 54. Hillsdale 35, Michigan Normal 34. Western Michigan 51, Central Michigan 41. Bowling Green 58, Xavier 43. Ohio University 46, Cincinnati 43. Kent State 64, Heidelberg 41. Indiana 61, Chicago 32. Great Lakes 67, Illinois 42. Yale 50, Princeton 30. Coast Guard Academy 51, Brown 41. Northeastern 60, Bates 52. Sevens Tec. 45, Union 32. New York Aggies 58, Union Jun ior college 41. Colgate 59, Sampson 52. SPORTS BULLETINS Harry Gilmer, All-American back at Alabama, yesterday re ceived the Atlanta Touchdown club’s award as the Southeastern conference’s most valuable play er. . . .The outstanding basket ball players of the country will meet in an All-Star game in New York, March 30 tor the benefit ot a New York newspaper’s "fresh air fund”. . . .President Billy Evans of the Southern association is looking forward to that league’s greatest season, he said yesterday . . . .Navy’s fencing team stopped the Philadelphia Fencing club 14-13 yesterday in Annapolis. . . .The Cincinnati Reds yesterday signed two southpaw pitchers, George Burpo and Leonard Bobeck. . . Raymond "Bear” Wolf, newly named head football coach at the University of Florida told news men yesterday that he would ap point Johnny Vaught, his former line coach at North Carolina, his first assistant. . .Curt McDonald of 1945. . . .Walter (Dub) Lamb Rock Hill, S. C., are winners of the Charlotte Quarterback club awards to the outstanding Caro linas High School football stars of the University of Okla homa. signed a contract with the Chicago Bears yesterday as did A1 Hurst, ex-Tennessee star1 with the Chicago Cards. . . .Both! are ends. . . . Dragonflies have been known to | consume more than their own weight in horseflies in two hours. I, CAT NINE OPENS " SEASON APRIL 2 PLAYING WILSON Rocky Mount First Confer ence Football Foe F0 1946 Eleven Wilson will open Eastern Cont., ence play for the New h High school, baseball team and? Rocky Mount football cam 19! conference football league grfe’ wars, it was announced yesterday by Head Coach Leon Brogden Thirteen conference baseball games were set on the slate ieased by Brogden yesterday ?. which eight will be played in ?' mington. . Raleigh's Caps will be met r,lr„ [ tunes while other conferee. 1 schools. Rocky Mount. Wilson F-' 1 etteville, and Durham will be'pl--1 ed on a home-and-home basis 'E Wilson opens the baseball season I appearing here on April 24 a„‘. l 4 and 5 will see Raleigh's Capf'f action on the local diamond. Oil April 9, the Cats meet the Goic. boro Quakers at Goldsboro and April 12 the Durham Bulldoes UU.L XlcXXXl. Fayetteville will play the Hanove ■ nine here on April 17 followed by'; road trip to Rocky Mount on A: 1 19. Goldsboro will be e next ponent for Brogden's team, play, - ' here, April 23. On the 26th of Apr" I Wilson will be met in Wilson. Three H home games for the Cats folio, U with Rocky Mount, Fayetteville a • Durham playing in Wilmington n | May 3, 7 and 10. The Cals close tr.t lyi baseball season at Raleigh on May i 14. While the conference games wen } issued by Coach Brogden yester- L day, several more games win. [ strong non-conference foes will be I added to the schedule if possible, he said. The Cats open the conference sea son Oct. 4 at Rocky Mount. Raleigh, I defending champions of the Eastern ( conference will open the home sen- I son at American Legion stadium on 1 Oct. 11. Goldsboro eleven will be I here on Oct. 25 and the following L week the Cats meet Wilson here, g The last two conference games will be played away from hon. Durham’s always-tough Bulldogs | will be met at Durham on Nov. and the Cats will close the confc ence football season at Fayetteville on Nov. 15. CHARLOTTE PLANS OPEN CHARLOTTE, Jan, 26,- WP> - Preliminary plans for Charlot'.c third annual open golf tournamc featuring the nation's leading v makers here March 28-31. v:c completed today. Previous: known as the Charlotte Open tourney this year will be named'.; Myers Park club open as the c. is sponsoring the 1946 meei. , Junior Chamber of Commerce p ■ j; ed tournaments of the last seasons. ROBINSON SIGNS MONTREAL, Jan. 26. - Jackie Robinson, former UCLA Negro football and baseball sta ias signed his contract to pf for Montreal Royals of the inter- I national baseball league nexuses- | son, manager Mel Jones disci , ;oday. Terms of the contra not announced. Robinson > -'le nally signed an agreement .vithin the Brooklyn Dodge;.- - I ganiz. tion, of which Montreal^ i farm team, several mdnthsj. Welterweight Title Bout Cochrane Versus SertM Friday By SID FEDER NEW YORK, Jan. 26.—(£>)—'The irst of boxing’s war-frozen cham lionships—the long-iced welter weight crown—comes out of the (ox next Friday night. For the first time since he won he bauble from frivilous Fritzie livic nearly five years ago Fred iie (The Red) Cochrane dusts it iff and puts it on the line against he challenge of baby-faced Marty Servo, fresh out of the Coast Guard Marty comes from a family of ;ome standing in the better beak rnsiing circles, being a cousin of fw Ambers, the lightweight boss a few years ago. They are we°r th ^ 35 3 Sli®ht favorite wer the New Jersey redhead for ™3yS 15-round title fuss is no novice. rn ut in hit q'°hm the time he started m in his Schenectady, N. Y„ home own in 1938 until he put on u ™ie -Zt tin 1942 he lost only'two both to Ray Robinson. Why -Stringbean Ray,” who long has been designated as the un crowned king of the welters, isn’t fighting Cochrane for the division’s top prize is one of those things that pop up in the fight game every now and then. However, in this case, the situa tion has been straightened out with a signed agreement by both Coch rane and Servo guaranteeing that the Friday night winner will make his first title defense against the Harlem Beanpole, beaten only once in his career. This playoff is slated for May 24 in Madison Equare Garden. Cochrane won the championship from Zivic in 1941 but kept It in the strongbox along with the family jewels until he went into the Navy a year or so later. Since being separated from Uncle Sam’s pay roll he has chalked up several wins but in his last two garden outings he ran into Rockabye Rocky Graziano and Rockabye Rocky rocked him to sleep each time. Friday’s bout is the first honest to-gosh title nose-mashing in nearly four years. 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