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glA_____ Basketball Roundup By TED MEIER NEW YORK, Feb. 24.—{IP)—'Thi %i what might be called champion ihip week in college basketball. N' less than 11 conference titles wil be decided by Saturday night, ii addition to independent game; beafing on possible bids to the post season NCAA and Madison Squar< Garden tournaments. These are the conferences to b< decided: , . Big Ten—Iowa upset by Illinois 57-51 last night, must beat Indians tomorrow and Minnesota on Sat urday to tie Ohio State for cham pionship. The Buckeyes clinched a1 least a tie by beating Northwesterr last night in one half of a double header at Chicago before a record crowd of 22,822. DePaul swamped Notre Dame, 63-47, in the other hall of the twin bill with George Mikan Dunking 33 points. Pacific Coast (Northern Divison) —Idaho can win title by whipping Oregon tomorrow and Tuesday and Washington State Saturday. Oregon f tate, upset by Washington on Fri day, could finish in a tie by beat ing Oregon Saturday provided Idaho loses at least one game. Big Six—Kansas already assured of at least a tie by Iowa State’s upset 56-54 win over Oklahoma last night, can win title by beating Iowa (tate tomorrow. Missouri Valley — Oklahoma Ag jies, NCAA champions, can clinch championship by whipping runner up Wichita on Tuesday. Southern—anuual three-day title tourney opens Thursday at Ra leigh North Carolina is favored al though its 17-game winning streak was shattered last night by the Little Creek (Va.) Amphibs, 6046. Southeastern — Louisiana State beat Tulane twice to finish on top of pre-tourney play with 8-0 record, but Kentucky is favored to win annual three day championship tourney that opens Thursday at Louisville. Mason Dixon—American Univer sity, defending champion, and Baltimore Loyola are expected to battle it out in annual three-day title tourney that opens Thursday at Baltimore. Border — annual two-day title tourney opens at Albuquerque on Friday. Arizona, New Mexico and West Texas State regarded as the top teams. Ohio conference—although beaten twice last week in nonleague games Akron can win title by beat ing Case and Baldwin-Wallace this i week. Midwest Athletic—Beloit can take ( title by beating Monmouth on Sat I urday. Coe, upset by Monmouth, ! 64-62, on Friday, could tie by de ; feating Grinnell provided Beloit loses. Mid-Atlantic (Northern Division) —Muhlenberg clinched at least tie by defeating Gettysburg last night, but LaFayette can tie by winning its last-two legaue games. The champions-to-be in these con ferences will take their place along side those already in the title class: Dartmouth in the Eastern Intercol legiate league; California in the Pa cific coast Southern Division; Ursinus in the Mid-Atlantic South ern Division; Colorado State in the Rocky Mountain conference; Bay lor in the Southwest conference; Vermont in the Vermont conference and Eastern Kentucky in the Ken tucky Athletic conference. Vermont and Eastern Kentucky won their titles last night by whipping St. Michael’s (Vt.) and LouisviUe, 55 37 and 66-51, respectively. The Big Seven title will not be decided until the second week of March since Wyoming and Colorado University, now tied for the top at 7-2, did not play any league games last week. The week’s developments among the Independent saw New York University, defeated only by North Carolina, extend its winning streak to 11 by trimming St. John’s pf Brooklyn, 58-54 in overtime and Temple, 59-57, in two exciting games. This left the violets, regarded as certain to play in either the NCAA or garden postseason tourney, one of four once-beaten teams in the country with a 16-1 record. The other three are .Kansas 17-1, Har vard, 15-1, and Yale (season over) 14-1. Baylor, with a 15-game winning streak and a 24-2 overall season re cord tangles with NYU in New York Wednesday in perhaps the top game of the week. Eight other clubs are also in the twice-beaten class, Oklahoma Aggies, 21-2, Ken tucky and Muhlenberg each 20-2, West Virginia 19-2, Rhode Island State and Louisiana State each 15 2, Iowa 14-2 and Navy 12-2. Rhode Island was the victim of the week’s outstanding upset on Wednesday when the Rams fell before the Coast Guard Academy, 72-69. _ KENTUCKY FAVORED FOR REPEAT SWEEP OF S. E. C. HONORS ATLANTA. Feb. 24.—m-South eastern Conference Basketball teams wound up their season* dur ing the week-end and turned their attention to the annual SEC tour nament which starts Thursday at Louisville. Kentucky, h-^vily favored to take the tournament for the third consecutive year, tapered off by downing two non-conferences foes —Ohio university, 60-52 and Xavier of Cincinnati, 83-40. The latter score was an all-time high for Coach Adolf Rupp. ::The Wildcats wound up the SEC Season with six wins and no de feats. Record for the season was 20 triumphs and two losses, Rupp’s boys bowing only to Temple and Notre Dame. Louisiana State, finishing the conference season with eight wins and no defeats, is one of the three teams given even an .outside chance to upset Kentucky at Louis ville. The other teams are Tulane and Tennessee. Philly First Sacker Plans Sale Protest LEXINGTON, Mass., Feb. 24— <U.R)—Olysses (Tony) Lupienn, first baseman sold by the Philadelphia Phillies to Hollywood of the Pa cific Coast league, said Sunday night he would seek a selective service ruling on the deal as base ball’s first test-case under the G.I. bill of rights. Lupien, 28-year-old former sailor, *aid at his home that he was not fiven a fair chance to regain his ig-league job with the Phillies despite the fact that baseball com missioner A. B. (Happy) Chandler had approved his sale to the Pa cific Coast league club Feb. 13. Dial 2-3311 For Newspaper Service ? GAS LANTERNS AT TOUR :M! 114 MARKET ROD and REEL BEP AIRING NOW BEFORE THE RUSH SEASON ALSO BICYCLE REPAIRS YOUR 114 Market Diai 6022 ft Wounded Vet Rated Best ‘AY pitcher WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Feb. 24—(U.R)—Bob Savage, young right hander who was wounded three times while fighting with the army in Italy, France and Germany, was rated Sunday as the test pitching prospect in the Philadel phia Athletics’ camp by Coach Earl Brucker. After watching Savage during four days of practice, Brucker said, “I won’t say that he will still be the best after five or six weeks, but right now he looks the tops.” BLANCHARD RECEIVES SULLIVAN MEMORIAL TROPHY AT LUNCHEON NEW YORK, Feb. 24—MR)—Felix Anthony “Doc” Blanchard, Jr., a terror on the football field and handy man with a 16-pound shot, Sunday was presented the Jarfes E. Sullivan Memorial trophy stamping him as the nation’s out standing amateur athlete of 1945. The great Army fullback was modest as ever as he accepted the handsome trophy, first to be given to a football player since the Ama teur Athletic Union began making the annual awards in 1930. The presentation was made by Willard N. Greim of Denver, Colo* national AAU president, at a luncheon following a meeting of the organization’s executive commit tee at the New York Athletic club. S. D. IN FLA. MIAMI. Fla., Feb. 24—(JP)—A1 Smith’s South Dakota—the Whirl away of the small tracks—is being sent here from New Orleans for Saturday’s $50,000 added widener handicap at Hialeah race course. Word that the holder of the Amer ican record for a mile and 70 yards will be shipped from fair grounds early this week was received Sun day. HOGAN IN TIE PENSACOLA, Fla., Feb. 24.—(JP) —Ben Hogan blew a three-stroke lead on the final nine holes of the 72-hole Pensacola open golf tourna ment today to wind up with a two over par 74 and force a playoff with Ray Mangrum of Los Angeles. Mangrum had a 71 to tie the little Hershey, Pa., pro at 277. CINCINNATI DRILLS TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 24—(U.R)— Manager Bill McKechnie, always a stickler for conditioning, sent 52 Cincinnati Red candidates through a two-hour drill Sunday without using a single bat or baseball. More than 300 fans watched the squad participate in calesthenics and spring races without even using a baseball for a game of catch. McKechnie announced that the first batting practice of the spring training season will be held Monday. FIFTY REPORT SARASOTA, Fla., Feb. 24—(U.R)— Fifty players, including a dozen or more pitchers, are expected to report for the Boston Red Sox’ first spring training drills Monday, Manager Joe Cronin said Sunday. The battleship New York was the first ns”*! v«*soi to use radar equipment. City Softball Loops To Form THREE CIRCUITS > ARE SCHEDULED BY LOOP HEADS Plan* Call For Formation Of Teams For Older Baseballers The first organization meeting of the Wilmington Softball Leagues will be held tonight (Monday) at the 2nd and Orange Streets U. S 0.v club at 8 o’clock, it was an nounced last night by league of ficials. Three leagues are planned, with an opportunity for players of all clases to show their wares on the diamonds this season. The Fast league for the better players and the second league will be formed for players a little too slow for the first loop and the third league wyi be made up of teams with the player age limit 35 up. Lots of interest has been shown so far in the "old” man league and several club* are expected to enter. The clubs expected to enter the ‘fast’ league are: City Optical, White’s Ice Cream Co., Taylor Col Ciuitt Co. and several others. The Wilmington Firemen are organiz ing a fast team and will enter one cf the top. loops. The Policemen have been discussing plans for en tering a club in one of the leagues. Persons interested in softball are invited to attend the meeting at the USO tonight at 8 p. m. CONFERENCE EYES REST ON RALEIGH By The Associated Press (RICHMOND, Va.)—With only a single game left on the schedule as far as the regular season is con. cerned, Southern Conference bas ketball attention Sunday was focused on the annual circuit tour nament which opens Thursday at Raleigh. The only remaining game Wfjl be played Monday night when Citadel travels to Furman. In a non-con ference game Tuesday night, third place Virginia Tech will play at Roanoke College. Conference Standings: Team W L Fts Op» North Carolina_ 13 1 794 517 Duke _ 12 2 689 482 Virginia Tech_ 7 3 482 364 Wake Forest _ 8 5 545 546 X-Furman __ 6 4 447 427 Maryland _ 5 4 350 368 William and Mary_ 5 5 350 368 George Washington _ 4 5 415 389 N. C. State _ 5 7 466 561 Clemaon _ 3 7 547 543 South Carolina_ 4 7 486 519 Davidson _ 8 11 629 729 Richmond _ 3 7 352 366 VMI _ 1 6 189 332 Citadel _ 1 6 248 398 Washington and Lee_ 6 4 130 227 X-Furman played four games with Davidson, winning the first, losing the second and winning the next two. How ever, under Conference rules, only tyt> games count with any one team con sideration, thus Furman's record would be five wins and 4 losses. Palm Beach Woman Wins Dixie Skeet Shoot Title MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 24—(#)—A tiny slip of a woman, Mrs. Jean Smythe of Palm Beach, outshot all the men contenders in the Dixie skeet shoot, winning the event with a perfect score of 100 targets. "There’s no shame in losing to Mrs. Smythe,” said Arthur Cus caden, secretary of the Florida Trapshooting association. He added that she was one of the best women skeet shooters in the world. MORE ABOUT ALONG THE CAPE FEAR FROM PAGE ONE he also has a name, which in this case happens to be John H. Farrell. NO SOAP-BOX HERE—Mr. Far rell, we guess you all know, is the Secretary of the Chamber of Com merce and the city’s new industrial agent. He got that purple heart, as well as the shot in the head, in World War I. Now, we’re not trying to put on any campaign, or anything like that. Along the Cape Fear, rolling along its casual way like Old Man River, doesn’t have time or energy for anything as trenuous as that. We just thought you might like to know who the guy is. But he is nice, isn’t he? SENATE COrniTTEE MAY AGREE ON BILL MERGING SERVICES WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—WP) — Acting Chairman Ellender (D.-La.) predicted Sunday that the Senate Labor committee will have a modified version of the Case labor bill drawn up by March 4. ‘It’s a foregone conclusion it won’t come out as written by the House,” Ellender told re porters. The House bill by Rep. Case (R.S.D.) provides for damage suits against unions for breach of contract and permits Fed eral courts to enjoin against acts of violence in labor dis putes. Ellender recalled that Chair man Murray (D.-Mont.) had said the Senate committee will not accept the Case bill; he agreed this is a fair statement of the situation. BIGGER AND BETTER - - • - By Jack Sords , Joe* >s sAo*/i4g jp^e-'/oOA&^i'eas at / me yA/4*ees pajama j CAMP WrTtf -S<6RS ^ [fr MAYP&\ft 1Ua< Jo& vj list* settee a< W„ SAod'l' 'JttiS 11 '/MA^es *Jo \ [ piFFe(?e*»ce ) l foAe / 7 Job &0&PON, AieW Voe< iArittee . S'gCoAJP 0ASS/AAa1; 0AC* FpbVv-tHe see^ic& u»k« ',Aie- seT-fefZ -tflAAl 6V6R s "l OaJ -fMg. £(£UP New Kentucky Derby Honors Seen For Santa Anita Winner ARCADIA, Calif., Feb. 24.—(JP)— Winner of the $100,000 Santa Anita Derby, Maine Chance farm’es big, brown three-year-old, Knockdown, may go after the older horses in the hundred grand handicap here March 9 and then point for the Kentucky Derby. There were only five horsec in the field that Knockdown whipped Saturday. It wasn’t a classy ar ray and Bobby Permane didn’t have to push Knockdown too get a three - length victory over Star Pilot, his stablemate from the Chance farm. But Knockodwn covered the mile and one-eighth in 1:50.3 with 122 pounds. Challenge Me, one of the well-regarded entrants in the handicap, ran the same distance in a supporting race in 1:49.2 with 118 ponnds. Knockdown drops 14 pounds for the handicap, gets in with only 108. Some horsemen think Knock down has an excellent chance to repeat what Maxwell Howard’s Stagehand did in 1938 by capturing the Derby and handicap. Stage hand packed only 100 in the hani cap, and nipped the 130 pound rigged Seabiscuit at the wire by a nose. Stagehand came here as a maid en three-year-old, but Knockdown, the long-striding son of Discovery, has won three in five starts, in cluding the Cowdin Stakes. He’s a front runner, and with a feather impost he might be able to lead from wire to wire. At any rate, he’s a big worry now for such older contenders as first Fiddle, Paperboy, Challenge Me and Brie a Brae. Knockdown’s victory ended the question in the stable as to which was the better horse, Star Pilot or Knockdown, Star Pilot was a really expensive purchase and Knock down as cheap as the name im plies. Trainer Jimmy Smith, who as sumed charge o fthe Maine Chance string here after his father, Tom, was barred from all tracks for a year, was flushed with Knock down’s success. He expected his colts to run one-two, and in doing so they delivered $90,000 to Mrs. Elizabeth Arden, their owner. She was the biggest money winner on the turf last year and she’s off to a flying start again. Until Saturday, however, her horses had extreme difficulty find ing the winner’s circle. Jean Mir acle was the only one that had any success. Then, in one sweep, $90, OOO. It’s that golden touch. more about WEATHERMAN FROM PAGE ONE When the staff went out to supper ; they found the streets and side- ■ walks bone-dry. And they hugged 1 their coats about them as the ] thermometer slid down a few i notches. „ 1 Hess made the prediction fro*n his home without benefit of any ( instruments except a wet finger 1 held in the wind. , Put down that phone, folks. The i staff have already asked- 1 Hess won’t give advice on the i horse races. Consumption of diesel oil in the United States has trebled since 1941. Dial 2-3311 For Newspaper Service Basketball Games NEW YORK, Feb. 24.—(JP)—'This week’s leading college basketball games include: Monday—Muhlenberg vs St. Francis and St. John’s vs Manhattan, double header at New York. Toledo at Great Lakes. Bradley Tech at Percy Jones hospital. Indiana at Iowa. Iowa State at Kansas. Oregon at Idaho. Missouri at Nebraska. __ Tuesday^^regon at IdaEoT^EreighTon at St. Louis. Catholic Univ. at Western Maryland. Maryland at Kings Point. Marshall at Dayton. Northwestern at Notre Dame. Oklahoma Aggies at Wichita. Wednesday—Depaul vs Long Island and BBBBR vs New York University, double header at New York. Case at Akron. Maryland at Army. Canisius at Syra cuse. Rhode Island State at Coast Guard Academy. Marshall at Toledo. Rutgers at Lafayette. Indiana State at Valparai so. West Virginia at Wash-Jeff. Creigh ton at Tulsa. Thursday—First round of Southwest ern conference tourney at Louisville. First round of Southern conference tourney at Raleigh. First round of Mason-Dixon conference tourney at Baltimore. Kansas at Oklahoma. West minster (Pa) at Geneva. Kent at West ern Reserve. Friday—Baylor at Bainbridge (Md) Navy. Arkansas at Texas Aggies. Coe at Grinncll. Colorado Aggies at Den ver. Drake at Oklahoma Aggies. Wis consin at Mjchigan State. Wyoming at Utah State. Washington (St. Louis) at St. Louis. Semi-finals of Southeastern conference tourney at Louisville. Semi finals of Southern conference tourney at Raleigh. Semi-finals of Mason-Dixon conference at Albuquerque. Saturday—Manhattan vs Lasalle and Temple vs St. Joseph’s, doubleheader at Philadelphia. Akron at Baldwin-WalLace. Kent State at Allegheny. Uavy at Army. Ark. usas at Texas Aggies. Bowling Green at Western Michigan. Washington St. Louis) at Bradley Tech. Brigham I Young at Colorado Afcgies. Brooklyn .ollege at St. John’s (Brooklyn). Brown at Columbia. Case at Carnegie. Drexel at CCNY. Beloit at Monmouth. Con necticut at Rhode Island State. Notre Dame at Detroit. Drake at Tulsa. Gettysburg at Franklin-Marshall. Har vard at New Hampshire. Iowa at Min nesota. Missouri at Oklahoma. Oregon at Oregon State. Pitt at West Virginia. Renssell at Syracuse. Wash ington State at Idaho. Flpal of Southern conference tcnrney at Raleigh. Final of Mason-Dixon conference tourney at Baltimore. Final of Southeastern con ference tourney at Louisville. Final cf Border conference tourney at Albuquer que. McKenney On BRIDGE *10983 *95 ♦ A Q7 4 Q J 10 7 I 4QJ7 4652 i*64 *J108'3 ♦ 10 6 5 4 2 ♦ K J 9 3 4632 454 Gen. Gruenther 4 A K 4 ♦ AKQ72 ♦ 8 4 A K 9 8 Duplicate—Neither vul. South West North East I 2 * Pass 3 4 Pass I 4 4 Pass 5 4 Pass 7 4 Pass Pass Pass Opening—4 4. 35 j - EDITOR’S NOTE: Annually for the past 15 years, Mr. Mc Kenney has selected the out standing players of the year for his All-America team. We think you will agree he has selected a truly All-America card team. This is the first of six articles on his selections. By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY America’s Card Authority As captain of my All-America team this year, I name Maj. Gen. Alfred M. Gruenther, former Chief of Staff of the Fifth Army, and later of the Fifteenth Army Division. It was he who got the autographs of General Eisenhower and General Mark Clark on the playing cards used at our bond rallies, through which the Amer ican Contract Bridge League sold over $8,000,000 worth of War Bonds. Generals Eisenhower, Clark and Gruenther are all enthusiastic bridge players. Gruenther over came his jinx on the club suit when he made seven odd with today’s hand, and it was a very pretty play. The first trick was won with the ace of diamonds in dummy, the other two diamonds were trumped with the ace and king of clubs, and the losing spade dis carded on the third round of clubs. There was still a club left in dum my for the heart ruff. NEW HANOVER HIGH GIRLS’ VARSITY TO MEET DIXON TONIGHT The New Hanover High School’s Girls’ Varsity bas ketball team clashes with the girls’ varsity of Dixon High at 7 o’clock, tonight here. The locals are looking to their third consecutive win. Probable lineup for New Han over: Forwards, Lib Hellen, Colleen Gann, Jimmie Hen derson. Guards, Jane Mac Adams, Rachel Blackman, and Nancy Brown. Also slated to see action with the locals: Georgia Lee Wil liamson, Miriam Mann. Mar tha King, and Nancy McCau ley. Dial 2-3311 For Newspaper Service CIGARETTE LIGHTERS — All Types — PICKARD'S 209 Market St. Dial 2-3224 __ at_ IMMEDIATE DELIVERY ELECTRIC IRONS $5.30 — $7.60 ELECTRIC FANS $12.85 — $23.30 RAY-O-VAC FLASHLIGHTS $1.25 with batteries SPERTI SUN LAMPS $32.50 — $48.50 ARVIN ELECTRIC HEATERS $8.50 — $8.75 enterprise SPORTS SHOP 105 South Front St. Phone ... 2-1830 --j BASEBALL SALARIES IN UPWARD SPIRAL TAMPA. Fla., Feb. 24.—Baseball salaries are spiraling upwards at such a rate that Babe Ruth’s fabu lous all-time high of $80,000 may be endangered in another year. With Hank Greenberg and Hal Newhouser of the world champion Detroit Tigers drawing down at least $100,000 between them and the rest of the bengals boosting the club pav roll close to $400,000, the inflationary trend definitely has arrived in the big leagues. $5,000,000 Although exact figures never are available for ball players, it is be lieved that the 16 major league teams will shell out In the vicinity of $5,000,000 for players talent this season. Larry MacPhail was sure his New Lork Yankee total of $350,000 was tops for the big show when he announced the figure a month ago but Detroit probably will go higher than that- Brooklyn is right up in the heavy sugar with the New York Giants, Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs. Greenberg Highest Greenberg’s estimated $60,000 is the highest in the majors but it is conceivable that hammering Hank might nave topped Ruth’s old mark by this time if the war hadn’t along to interrupt his career when he was near his peak. As it was the hero of the 1945 world series never actually re ceived a full year’s pay at the former $55,000 level. He got a few weeks pay before he went into the army and picked up approximately $27,500 for his half-season labors cn the pennant winning team last fall. N cwhonser-Fcller Newhouser is running a close race with Bobby Feller of Cleve land for tile distinction of being the highest paid pitcher in the game. Sources close to the Tigers insist the talented young left hander will be paid off at the $45,000 level. Feller’s stipend often has been list ed at $42,000. Most of the big names are under contract for his year although Snuffy Stirweiss of the Yanks and Marty Marion and Whitey Kur<i,w ski of the Cardinals were not In the fold at the last count of noses. Trouble In ’47 Many observers think 1he real contract trouble will come in 1947, especially if the sport has the ex pectef boom year that is expected DALLAS ANNOUNCES OPEN GOLF EVEN] DALLAS, Tex., Feb. 24_| i Dallas Sunday announced ' I hoUkita *0,000 open golf C? I ment in September—and -'-1 ‘ [ brought to six the number such events Texas has stage" will stage during 1946 Also-and Texans have the wo of Fred Corcoran. ppt/\ ment manager, for It—this "?Z will have more big money tour-! ments than any other state in - nation during the year, p.,,'* s money will total $63,000. Had Only One Texas, until a few years ago hat L held just one of the rash cy, events annually although prodJ. I ing the top men of the game I Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan. jimn,' I Demaret, Ralph Guldahl and oth P ers. But it really started to move 1 last year with four and now this ? in the story for 1946: Six Events The $8,000 Texas Open was pat on at San Antonio this month May 9, 10, 11 and 12. Houston will stage a $10,000 open May 16, 17, 18 and 19: The Colo nial Country club for Fort Work will feature a $15,000 event. Sept. 26 to 29 will came the Dal las tournament. In October the $10,060 Fort Worth Open, inaugurated last De cember, will be repeated. In December will come the Capitol City Open at Austin—a $10,000 affair. BROWNELL TO RESIGN WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. - (jp _ Herbert Brownell, Jr., is expecej to resign as chairman of the He publican National committee at a meeting of the committee in Wash- ,J ington April 1. on all sides. The big shew drew close to 11.000-000 paid last sum- ] mer. The best year in the history j of the American league, With 40 minor leagues ready to face the barrier and two more probable starters before the March 1 deadline, the game looks for ward to its greatest box office j year. BLENDED WHISKEY National Distillers Products Corporation, New York. Blended Whiskey. 86.8 Proof. 65% Grain Neutral Spirits
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