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THE TROY PJ-CORP, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 1, 1951. Troy's New Tournament Gets Break In Dates "The National Catholic' Invitational Tournament in'1952 already has one break that heretofore it never had, and for this reason alone we anticipate our greatest program so far," This was the first comment follow the National Invitation Tournament in' Madison- Square Garden and precede the NCAA playoffs," he explained. The NIT is slated for March 8-15 and the NCAA openers are March 25. This means that a team O. LIJC JJA fc? Tommy Thomas, NCIT participate in the NCIT and made yesterday after also hit one or both of the other thai the tourney will be played in topflight dribble derbies.

-Troy next year. As an example, should Siena Thomas referred to the dates for (have a terrible season and go to the coming tournament, March 15 the NIT, it could play through through March 22. that tourney and still be, ready for 'Our NCIT dates meet opener here, which would be March 18, for certainly any Catholic college entering NIT would be sc eded iu the NCJT and draw a firtf'AOund. bye. But Thomas has more than this break iu dates to feel assured of the NCIT's success in Troy.

The fact that he received a welcome here in April that included practically the entire population when he first with Trojans regarding possibilities of moving the tourney to Troy has remained uppermost his mind. "Mayor Edward A. Fitzgerald phoned me last March and asked about the chances of getting the NCIT as a permanent sports fixture in Troy," Thomas smiled, "I promised him I would be after the 1951 tournament in Albany. The reception received was one never anticipated," With the mayor as active chairman of the program, and with the blessing of the Chamber of Commerce, Retail Merchants Association, Junior' Chamber of Commerce, Eagles, Rotary Club, veterans organizations and many other groups, a ticket pledge campaign in 30 days raised over in ticket sales for the 1952 NCIT. Out of this effort Thomas also obtained assurance of livewire help from more than 30 uals who will swing into action within two or three weeks to make the 1952 NCIT a rip-roaring success.

Among other inducements offer- "by Troy to bring the NCIT here is the fact that two sites considered for the tournament--the' RPI Fieldhouse and the Troy Armory --will seat some 1,500 more fans tha the Albany Armory. Neyland Says Vols Ripe For Upset, Snavely Hopes Knoxville, Tenn. (AP)--Gen. Bob Neyland said yesterday Tennessee's injury-riddled football team is ripe for an upset Saturday by North Carolii Tennessee, the nation's No. 1 team in the Associated Press weekly poll, treks across the Great Smoky Mountains to Chapel Hill for its annual battle with the Tar Heels.

Four first-stringers in the Volunteers' powerful defensive line are on the ailing list and two are listed by Trainer Mickey as c'efinitely out of the 'game. Senior linebacker Gordon Polofsky and end Roger Rotroff, a junior, are counted out altogether. Polofsky has a sprained ankle and Rotroff suffered pulled ligaments in his left knee in Tuesday's workout- Frank Holohan, All-America guard Ted Daffer's running mate, and tackle Bob Fisher will limited action. Holohan has been out since the Duke game, Oct. 6, with pulled ligaments in his left knee.

Fisher has a painful shoulder injury. "We are in the worst physical condition of the year," Neyland said. "I look for Carolina to play a terrific game against us. I realize we xvill be the favorite and I also realize the situation is ripe for the type of upset that has occurred each Saturday since the 1951 season began." From across the mountains comes word from Coach Carl Shavely, whose Tar Heels have won two and lost four games, that he expects his team to rebound from last week's humiliating 39-7 licking by Wake Forest and "make it interesting" for Tennessee. Said Snavely: "Our boys realize we're going up against a great football team.

Our scouts have come back with reports of Tennessee's power. The team seems to have no weakness. It's probably too much to look for an upset, but we still expect to play a good game and feel sure we'll make it interesting. Our team spirit is good." If it expects to pull off what would be the upset of the week-if not the biggest of the season --Carolina must fashion a defense to shackle Hank Lauricella, Tennessee's brilliant triple-threat tailback. HighPriceFor Cleveland I'd like to have Ted Williams," Manager Al Lopez of the Cleveland Indians said yesterday, but I'd say 'no' very clear and loud" to -any proposal the Tribe give up pitcher Bob Lemon and catcher Jim Hegan for the Boston Red Sox slugger.

Lopez was commenting from his home in Tampa, to a Cleveland News reporter who sought the senor's opinion on rumors Lou new Bosox manager, was angling for such a player swap. At Harvey, 111., Tuesday Boudreau refused verify the reports he -was after the Lemon- Hegan battery in exchange for Williams--but he didn't deny them, either. Meyers, Army's Top Back Due To Start West Point (AP)--Fred Myers, Army's backfield ace, may break into the starting line-up against Southern California at the Yankee Stadium Saturday, Coach- Earl Blaik said yesterday. The versatile triple-threat from Enid, ran at full speed in a scrimmage with the junior varsity and his injured knee held up well. He has been inactive since the Northwestern game when he twisted the knee.

Revamped NBA Faces New York (AP)--The National Basketball Association opens its sixth season tonight with one new club, new coaches on three others, a whole raft of new players and a new problem of bolstering public confidence after two outstanding stars were linked with a collegiate scandal. It was a severe blow to the N.B. A. when Ralph Beard and Alex Groza, playing part-owners of the Indianapolis Olympians, admitted they had accepted money for shaving points on games while they were at the University of Kentucky. They were barred immediately as players and ordered to sell their interest in the club.

Indianapolis will continue operations with Herman SchaefEer, former assistant coach of the Minneapolis Lakers, piloting the team and with Joe Graboski, a six-foot- ten pivot man who once played with the Chicago Stags, and Ralph (Buckshot) O'Brien from Butler University replacing Groza and Beard. The new club is Milwaukee, Tri-Cities Blackhawks. It will be coached by Doxie Moore, one-time commissioner of a rival professional league, and will feature Mel Hutchins, brilliant Brigham Young University player who now is billed as Miss America's Brother. The other new coaches are Fred Scolarie at Baltimore and Paul Birch at Fort Wayne. Rounding out the ten-club league are the Rochester Royals, champions last season, Minneapolis Syracuse Chiefs, Boston.

Celtics, Philadelphia Warriors and New York Knickerbockers. Washington, which started last season, dropped out in December. Two- games are listed for the opening night, Baltimore at Rochester and Fort Wayne at Syracuse. Four more games Saturday and three Sunday will bring all the other teams into action. Noteworthy newcomers in the league include Whitey Skoog of Minnesota at Minneapolis; Dick Dickey of North Carolina -State and Bill Sharman of Southern California at Boston; Mel Pa'yton of Tulane at Philadelphia; Charlie Share of Bowling Green and Zeke Sinacola of Niagara at Fort Wayne and Sam Ranzino of North Carolina State and Ray Ragelis of Northwestern at Rochester.

REDS, BUFFALO SIGN. Cincinnait (AP)--The Cincinnati Reds yesterday signed a working agreement for 1952 with the Buffalo club of the International League. Trinity Has Good Answer For Athletic Problems Hartford, Conn. (AP)--A state- percentage of scholarships given to ment issued yesterday by Trinity College gives that institution's answer to the problem of over-emphasis of intercollegiate sports: Do like Trinity does and the problem will disappear. "Colleges wouldn't be troubled with over-emphasis in sports if they generally adopted Trinity's practices," is the way Athletic Director Ray Costing, who's also basketball coach, put it.

"We (the coaches) are all full- time faculty members, with the same tenures as any faculty mem- varsity athletes is about identical for the student body as a whole. Influencing student and alumni opinion to the idea that sport is a character-building, activity for students, not a business. No firing of coaches because of a losing season or seasons. For evidence that coaching at Trinity can' be a lifetime job, Trinity points to Costing himself, 27 years the basketball coach; to Dan Jessee, starting his 20th year as football and baseball coach, and to Joe Clarke, swimming coach since Trinity built a pool in 1929. MAYOR GETS JOB DONE--Leo A.

Curley, left, and A. Kendall Roberts, right, key men in bringing the National Catholic Invitational Tournament to Troy, congratulate Mayor Edward A. Fitzgerald, center, for his fine work in spearheading- the drive, that landed the outstanding basketball tourney. Tommy Thomas, NCIT director, looks on. Roberts is president of the Chamber, of Commerce, Curley is chairman of that group's convention bureau.

Spa Raceway '51 Meets Had Accent On Speed Saratoga Springs--The accent was on speed at Saratoga Raceway in 1951. A record number, of 219 stan- dardbreds 'earned new records during the spring, summer and fall meetings. They either lowered their old marks or earned initial tabs by scoring maiden wins. The figure topped the previous Spa high of 183 established in 1950. The pacers'led the trotters, 120 to 99, and generally outdid their disgonally-gaited brethren in all departments save one.

The side- wheelers just couldn't match the scorching 2:00" 3-5 mile trotted by Star's Pride in the Chatham Stake. Fifty-eight of the pacers that Draft Board Calls New Examination For Willie Mays Montgomery, Ala. (AP)--A new pre-induction examination was ordered yesterday for Willie Mays, the New York Giants' Negro outfielder classified 4-F fry his draft board. State Selective Service Director James T. Johnson, said the 20-year-old Mays, a high school graduate, was rejected by local board 122 at Fairfield because he failed his aptitude test.

Fairfield is a suburb of Birmingham. "In view of the fact that Willie Mays was a high-school graduate with better than average grades," Col. Johnson said in a statement, "I am requesting the Birmingham induction station to set a date for reexamination." is the "usual procedure" in such cases, the director said. White Wins 2 At Brunswick Following are last night's results of the city billiard. tournament being conducted at the Brunswick Bob Wilfore 125, 115; Cortland Bussey 125, Ed Whimple 63; Rocco, Mayo 125, Whimple 58, Mayo 125, Bob Duval 108, Ed White 125, Whimple 70; White 125, Wilfore 63.

Rovers Lose, 6-3 Springfield, Mass. (AP)--Vern Pachal turned the three-goal "hat trick" while pacing the Springfield Indians to a 6-3 win over the New York Rovers last night in an Eastern Hockey League game. It was the undefeated Indians' fifth straight triumph. Don Perry, George' Ford and Doug McMurdy provided the other Trinity to its athletic bers," he said. cord for evidence that its poll- sports program on an established 0 budget, the same as our chemistry' The football team has lost only or English departments.

Gate re-J ceipts have never met the cost of intercollegiate sports." Trinity, a 129-year-old liberal arts college with an enrollment of 900 men, listed in its statement these policies: No out-of-season sports, such as football. No discrimination in scholarship administration, for or against the who also is an athlete. The two games in the last 20, was New England's only untied, undefeated team in 1949 and also had undefeated seasons in 1934, 1915 and 1911. Last season's basketball team won 13 of 18 and went to the finals of the New England Invita- "tion tournament. The swimming team tied Brown for the New England Intercollegiate Swimming Association championship.

Springfield markers and Jean Plant, Vic Howe and Art Stone were the New York scorers. Hockey Results NATIONAL LEAGUE. Toronto 1, Montreal 0. AMERICAN LEAGUE. St.

Louis 5, Syracuse 1. Hershey 4, Providence 1. Cincinnati 2, Indianapolis 0. EASTERN AMATEUR. Springfield 6, New York 3.

New Haven 6, Johnstown 4, JUMP "CHAMP" DIES. Clark's Summit, Pa, (AP)--Mint D'or, famous horse that set a world's jumping record in 1940 with a leap of 29 feet, five inches, died yesterday. It was owned by Bruno Marzani. traveled the Raceway course in faster winning time than they ever had before did so within the confines of the respected 2:10 list and six of them made it in the select 2:05 circle. Thirty-four of the new-record trotters went in 2:10 or faster and three of these, headed by Star's Pride, were clocked in the 2:05 list The six pacers that lowered their records to 2:05 or better constituted a brilliant array.

They were W. G. Reynolds' Direct Rhythm, 2:02 -1-5; the N. Reynolds Estate's Solicitor, 2:02 3-5; Dr. L.

A. Parmenter's Congress Lad, 2:03 3-5; Peter Pan Stable's Lamplighter, 2:03 3-5; Patricia Ann Sheppard's Sparkle Hanover, 2:04, and the Compton Schmidt Stable's Ed Wilson, 2:05. S. A. Camp's Prince Jay actually turned in the fastest Spa pacing mile, 2:01 2-5, but the California Comet already had a mile track mark of 1:59 4-5 at the time.

However, the Prince did tie Jimmy Creed's pacing record which had been set in 1948. Star's Pride, owned by E. R. Harriman and L. B.

Sheppard, set three world's records and a. track trotting mark with his Chatham performance. He, along with E. L. Whitehead's Tryhussey, 2:03 1-5, and Dr.

L. N. Harrington's and F. J. McRorie's Syndicator, 2:05, made up the roster of 2:05 trotters.

IL May Move Back To Newark Newark (AP)--Rumors of a rebirth of baseball in Newark were brought to a head yesterday after a visit by Louis Baselice, former minor league operator in New York State. Baselice Tuesday looked over Ruppert Stadium, home of the International League Bears until two years ago. He was accompanied by Frank J. Shaughnessy, president of the IL, and Wilbur Crelin, onetime business manager of the Bears. Baselice said he has been dickering with the New York Giants for its Ottawa franchise with the idea, of moving the club back to Newark as an independent IL entry.

Flyweights May Draw Just That Honolulu (AP) Flyweight Champion Dado Marino stakes his crown tonight against ex-champ Terry Allen of London and both boys vow to throw away caution and substitute punches. It is the Honolulu fighter's first defense of the title he won on a close decision from Allen here 15 months ago. Allen naturally wants it back. "Terry was too careful -last year," Johnny Sharpe, Allen's manager. "We're throwing caution overboard this time." This sounded just about like the strategy of Sad Sam Ichinose, Marino's manager.

Said Sad Sam: "I want Dado to go out for a knockout--the earlier the better." Betting odds were 10 to 8 in favor of Marino. But 27-year-old Allen has shown plenty of ring craft in his workouts. Both seem loaded with stamina for the scheduled 15-round bout. Marino is old for the ring, 35, but he is a puncher for a little fellow. He has an explosive left.

The 112-pounrters' held final sparring Tuesday. Only light tuneup drills were on tap yesterday. Dado sold "beer for three years while he waited for a chance at the crown. He is the first American to wear it in 12 years. No other American contender was able to make that lean and hungry weight The fight is on a percentage basis, 50-50 after all expenses.

Advance sales have been none too good because the tropical rains have been falling all week. the fight in. the open air Honolulu Stadium. Neither fighter is likely to get rich. But then the title is worth more than tonight's gate receipts.

The figKt is scheduled for about 2:15 a.m. Friday (E.S.T.). Princeton In Romp New York (AP)--Princeton is making a runaway of the race for the Lambert Trophy, emblem of Eastern football supremacy. The Tigers, victors in their last 18 games, now have 996 points. Villanova is second with 988.

Holy Cross (987), Penn (986) and Penn State (985) follow in that order. IN TROY GAS BURNERS LEAD 9 TO 1 Get Maximum Efficiency with Patented SECONDARY AIR SEAL and Famous SPREADER-FLAME PRINCIPLE ASK YOUR DEALER FOR ROBERTS-GORDON Factory Representatives W. A. HAMMOND INC. 43 ALLEN BUFFALO 2, N.

Y. Report Albany Senatorslfeady ToSignPactWithRedSox Williamsport, Pa. top official of the Eastern League said yesterday the Boston Red Sox baseball team will sign a working agreement with the Albany Senators of the Eastern League on Friday. The spokesman, who declined use of -his name, also said 'the Cleveland Indians are going to transfer their Eastern League franchise from Wilkes-Barre to Reading, and that the Scranton, franchise has been sold by the Boston Red to a group of men headed by Eddie Kirschner of Hazleton, When queried in Albany, Sena- Campanella Picked NL's Most Valuable New York AP)--Roy Campa nella, Brooklyn's brilliant catcher yesterday was named Most Valu able Player in the National League for 1951 by a 24-man committee of the Baseball Writers Association of America. It was the third time in the last 13 years that the writers have strayed from a National League pennant winner to pick the most valuable player.

Although the Dodgers blew a game lead and lost the flag to the New York Giants in a playoff, Campanella drew 11 of 24 first place votes. The chunky Negro, approaching his 30th i a Nov. 19, shrugged off a series of injuries, trying to avoid the threat-of dis aster. Hobbled a leg injury he limped through the first playoff game but had, to sit out the last two as the Dodgers losf the pen nant. He batted .325, fourth highest in the league, hit 33 homers and drove in 108 Campanella 243 points on the basis of 14 for a first place vote, nine for second and so on down to one for.

tenth. He out distanced the opposition. Stan Musial of St. Louis, winning his fifth batting title with a .355 average, finished second with two firsts and 191 points. Stan was the only man to-be named on all 24 ballots.

Monte Irvin, big power man for the Giants with 121 runs batted in and a .312 average, had five first place votes for 166 points, and third place. Sal Maglie, ace pitcher of the Giants with a 23-6 record, was fourth with 153 points, followed Preacher Roe of Brooklyn with" his brilliant 22-3 season. Roe had 138 points. Jackie Robinson, who kept Brooklyn in the race with his ROY CAMPANELLA home run and diving catch on the last day of the season, was 92 points. Richie Ashburn of the Phils, seventh.

Bobby of the Giants, was eighth, followed by Pittsburgh Murry Dickson and Ralph Eoner. Cjme 58 players received votes of honorable mention in the balloting. Campanella started slowly. Hit ting only .211 in 11 April, games because he was handicapped by a bruised thumb and arm trouble. From the Ail-Star break in July, he hit 23 home runs, including.

15 in a 25-game stretch in July and August Here's Welcome Switch -Coach Calls His Team Tops Lewisburg, Pa. (AP)--Found: A football coach who overflows with optimism and dares them all to beat his team. The gentleman in question is 42- year-old Harry Lawrence, a fabled high school coach and now director of the gridiron fortunes of Bucknell University, an institution devoted to scholarship in the mountainous regions of Central Pennsylvania. Lawrence not only considers his Bucknell team good--he thinks it's great. "My team," he said yesterday, "can-lick any other club'in the east, and that goes for Princeton, Penn, Cornell or any other." Up to now his Bucknell eleven has been laying waste all opposi- of in trouncing Gettysburg, Muhlenberg, tion, rolling up an average more than 40 points a game Lehigh, Kent State, and Lafayette.

Against Lafayette last Saturday, the Thundering Herd of Bucknell piled up''; three touchdowns in the first nine minutes. Lawrence may be an optimist, but he's not a bragger. "I'm a lucky guy," he said. "Our college is as pure as heaven when it comes to football. The young men playing for me came to Bucknell because they are sold on the school." But the outspoken gentleman has ample reason to shout his own capabilities, if he but choose to do so.

He came hers from Baltimore, where he coached City College High School to 54 straight games, not once taking from teaching history at the same time. The cold acd uncompromising statistical records' support Lawrence's claim to.Eastern superiority. His team leads the East in total offense, rushing offense and rushing defense. tors President Tom McCaffrey Mid that he had some irons in the but. there was nothing to report.

He denied that he had discussed the matter with -Red Sox, but did. not preclude the possibility that the local team might come to' agreement with the Boston American Leaguers. President Thomas W. Kichard- iion, contacted'at his home here, declined comment on the spokesman's statements. The spokesman's remarks bolstered long-standing con- cpung the future of the three franchises.

The Red Sox and McCaffrey will sign the contracts regarding the working agreement at McCaffrey's office on Fxiday, the spokesman said. The Senators operated independently last season. He said the Indians were moving their'franchise from Wilkes- Barre to Reading because of poor attendance last season and the attraction of the new Municipal Stadium in Reading. The Wilkes-Barre Barons won the Eastern League pennant this year but failed to attract sufficient fans in the opinion of the Cleveland management, the spokesman declared. The Scranton sale, involving' purchase of the Scranton Stadiunf: property, is expected to be consumed within the next two weeks if it hasn't taken place already, the source said Kirschner formerly operated the Scranton franchise and brought baseball to that city in 1939 afteV the.

Miners, as they are nicknamed, dropped out of the New York- Pennsylvania competition because of'poor attendance the preceding year. Kirschner and his sold their interests to the Red Sox after-World War II started. Propose CYO Senior Loop Ed Ryan, CYO basketball director, last night that there would be a meeting at Hendrick Hudson Tuesday ever'ig ''ij line up teams and discuss plans for the formation of a Senior CYO League. Three teams, St. Bridget's and St.

Patrick's of Watervliet and St Antluny's have already signified a desire to 'enter. Entries are also expected from St. Joseph's, St. Marys and Sacred Heart. All interested joining the new 1 j'ue are invited to.

attend the meeting which begins at 8 p.m. A'S PROSPECT ARMY BOUND. (AP) Arnold, Portocarrero, 21-year-old pitching -prospect owned by the Philadelphia Athletics, said yesterday he had passed his army physical and expected to be drafted Within, three weeks. BOYS' AUTHENTIC WESTERN COWBOY JEANS 11-OZ. DENIM--ZIPPER FLY 2.95 VALUE $3.95 NORTH TROY ARMY NAVY STORE 5th Ave.

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