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THE WILKES-BARRE RECORD, THURSDAY DECEMBER 12, 1929 Alexander Goes Back To For' ScMii; Twenty RETURN TO THEIR STARTING PflWT Italian Track Rudolph Leads SORDS Birmingham's New POINTS Pilot a Southerner Black Menace. Wins On K. 0. Alex The Great AndSchangCo sssBBBasMssstMIMBMsMssBSBBB W'yJ jfMnfr Vv Wally Scmaaq cover Alexamder The never-endliur tide of base of the big leagues back to the Quaker City where each broke Into the game in a big way. Orover Cleveland Alexander, who went to toe Phil-Uea from the old Syracuse team el the York State League and gained national fame, has been traded back there by the In the dosen years since he left Baker field, Ales has twirled fer the Cubs and Cards.

Wally Schang, recognized as a dangerons bitter after sixteen years in the big show, rejoins Connie Mack who gave him his start and then, started bins traveling to the Yankees, Bed Sox and Browns. Back To Pliilly Cards Trade Veteran Flinger for Homer Peel and Bob McGraw HALE JOINS BROWNS Connie Mack Gives Inf ielder for Backstop Who Broke in With A's By BRIAN BEI.I. (Associated Press SporU Writer) New York, Dec. 11 OP). Sixteen major league teams were represented In the annual base ball meetings closing here to-day, but only four contributed to the news of the day and these outside the council chambers.

The St Louis and Phila delphia clubs, of both leagues, corn-Dieted transfers of players which will send four athletes back to their former base ball allegiance. The St Louis Cardinals traded Orover Cleveland Alexander, veteran Sltcher and world series hero, to ie Phillies, with Harry McCurdy. former White Sox catcher, for Homer Peel, outfielder, and Bob McGraw, pitcher. Alexander the Great entered the major league with the Phillies. The St Louis Browns followed with a trade by which Wally Schang, hard hitting catcher, will go to the Philadelphia Athletics, with Sammy Hale, infielder, moving to St.

Louis in exchange. Alexander rejoins the Phillies after an absence of twelve years, during which he has pitched for the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals. Schang becomes a Mackman again after the same term of exile from Philadelphia. He started his major league career in 1913 under the colors of Connie Mack and since 1927 has caught for the Bed Sox, Homer Peel, who went to the Phillies from the Cardinals in the trade sending Jimmy Wilson to St Louis, now returns to the Breadon, Rickey Co.

system. Bob McGraw, the other player involved, was also a Cardinal at one time. Phils Stock Up on Catchers The Phillies, whose catching staff was reduced to a minimum by the i death of Walter Lerian, is now well stocked with receivers, for in addition to getting the services of the capable McCurdy, the release of Al Cooper, a tall, hard hitting catcher, was procured by purchase from Bir- There was little of public Interest accomplished In the league meetings. "President E. Barnard said the American League devoted itself to a discussion of "Internal questions.

In Cue Tourney Former World Champ Wins Second Straight Game in Detroit Test Detroit, Dec 11 CM. Onofrio Lauri, of Brooklyn, bested Marcell Camp, of Detroit, 125 to 101, In to night's game of the world's cham pionship pocket billiards tournament. The match went nine Innings. Lauri came from behind In the fifth Inning with a run of seventy, nign run ior tne game, in me sixtn Inning Camn made a run of fifty- eight, his best, which gavs him I lead of 93 to 77 at that point The Brooklyn man victory reduced Camp, the youngest man in the tournament, to a position of having won one game and lost one. Camp defeated Frank Taberskl, defending champion, in the first game of the tournament.

He and Taberskl are now on even terms, with Erwln Rudolph leading the field of eight contestants. Budolnh Widens Lead Detroit Deo. 11, 0. Erwln Rudolph, former world's champion, took the lead in tne world cham pionship pocket billiard tournament by defeating Joseph J. McCann, of Jacksonville, Fla 120 to 14 In five Innings In the opening game In the Recreation Building this afternoon.

This was Rudolph's second victory In two starts, in tne second game of the fternoon, which was the sixth In the tournament, Frank Taberskl, of Schenectady, N. de fending champion, turned bask Spencer Livsey, of Los Angeles, 120 to 48, in twenty-four Innings. Taberskl dropped his first game of the tournament to Marcel camp, Detroit. He now has won one and lost one. Taberski seemed badly off form for the first sixteen innings and made only 21 points against Llvses 11.

This was due to the exceptional safety work of both players, Livsey especially excelling on defense. In the seventeenth Inning Taberski broke through with a run of 17 and from that time to the end played a strong. game. Glen Lyon Freshmen Win A gritty band of Harter high school freshmen, Plymouth township, staged a losing battle last evening against the freshmen team ot Pulaski nign scnooi, uien Lyon, by the score of 27 to 18. Time and again the Harter students tried to get through the Glen Lyon defense but under the leadership or Macur, straignt snoot ing forward, the lower enders managed to take the lead In the second half to finish with a twelve point lead.

Sorter and Searles starred for Harter while Macur was the shining light for Glen Lyon. The score: Glen Lyon Gs. Fa. Pts. Dunn, f.

2 0 4 Tarnowski. 0 0 0 Macur, 7 0 14 Lebeda, 2 1 5 Moskwa, 2 0 4 Vita, 0 0 0 Demski, 0 0 0 13 1 27 Harter Freshmen Gs. Fs. Pts. Sorber, 1 0 2 Searles, 1 1 3 Lewis, 0 1 1 Maciejcyk, 0 2 2 O'Boyle, 0 0 0 AiDecKer, g.

3 2 Koscavage, 2 1 7 15 rzri. vtj i Williamsport High Strike Called Off Williamsport, Dec 11, W). Williamsport High School got back to 'normalcy to-day when the four hundred students who struck yester day returned to their studies apparently satisfied with their all-day demonstration of yesterday in cele bration of Williamsport tie game with Altoona Saturday and in favor of the retention of Sol Wolf as foot ball coach. No mention of the walkout was made by Principal J. E.

Nancarrow in the opening exercises Dut ne said 111 an Interview that all of the absentees have been refused credit on any of their classes. He explained significantly that three days of Illegal absence" during the year would mean expulsion. Dr. A. M.

Weaver, city superintendent of schools, termed the walkout' a "breach of discipline." and de clared proper punishment would be meted out. College Basket Ball At Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania, 38; Gettysburg, 23. At Bethlehem, Pa. Lehigh University, 64; Stroudsburg Teachers College, 22. At new lorn uoiumDia, at; Alumni, 85.

North Carolina. 29: Raleigh Y. M. C. A- 42.

At Hanover. N. H. Dartmouth. 62; University of Vermont, 18.

Dartmouth Freshmen. 67: Kimball Union Academy, 30. At Princeton, N. J. Albright, 48; Princeton, 16.

-while the only notable action by tne National League, according to President J. A. Heydler, was a decision to ask the manufacturers of the official base balls If they can turn out a ball with the gloss removed. Under the rule now in force in the National Stars Elated i Misunderstand A. A.

U. In yitation to Half Miler and Add Two More Milan, Dec 11 Of). Announcement that the American Amateur Athletks Union has invited three Italian athletes Hector Tavernarl, Louis Facelll and Louis Baccali to go to the United States to partici pate In indoor track meets his pro duced an enthusiastic reaction hers. This lS the first time a complete Italian team has been Invited America for the whole Indoor sports season. The trio plans to leave the middle of January and return the ena oi uarcn.

Italv nnA nf flv TnnrnnoAn countries Invited by the A. A. U. to track campaign In the United States. uiuen aro jiingianu, wnicn nas declined; and Germany, France and Finland, from whtah nn ranllna as vet have hAn r-MnlvsH wniy one Tavernarl, was ucjuara in mm ninrnnnn ann nm.

cials of the A. A. U. expressed sur- frise that it had been interpreted as noludlng two other athletes as well Tne union is prepared to pay the ex- Houses oj ogiy one representative of Italy. The men named in the dis- eatch have never competed in the 'nited States.

Tavernarl is a balf- mller, Baccali a 1500-meter man and Facelll a hurdler. Under Infamsftnnai twenty-one-day period of competi tion in a torelgn- country which is paying his expenses. Stewards Make It Hard To Name Horses New York, Dec 11 0P). The stewarda nf tha -j. made a slight change in the rules of racing, where they concern the naming of horses.

Rule 67, section was changed so that it now reads: "No name that has been used during the previous fifteen years, either in the stud or OB thA 1 11 rf Hh.ll Ka riitnlUAtiul i uufHivam auu no name may be claimed fox. any uiitosiDicicu. im xormer limit was jrcoviD. ORPHEUM Tuneful Tunes, Joyful Jaax IWAftMSR rfttSSNT I BBsssssMfe isswaw. ADDED ATTRACTION Moran and Challis A Vltaphone Act All Talking Comedy Hear What You See on the Sound News Only 3 Days More The Greatest Story of Mother Love and Sacrifice ever written, for the screen.

RESPASSER WITH GLORIA S17ANS0 Hear the exquisite star SING her voice is a tonic for jaded theatre-goers and lovers of vocal music. TENSE DRAMA-SPARKLING HUMOR-GORGEOUS WARDROBE- APPEALING ROMANCE. ADDED FEATURES The Peer of Screen Laughmakers MICKEY MOUSE in a Sound Cartoon. BERT WHEEfcER on the Vltaphone. Other Clever Features NEXT WEEK Feather all the gallant courage of "BEAU GESTE" and the rltal fore of "CHANG" Two years In the making la Africa's wildest Jungle.

draws BOILS to MEW PILOT OF TAE. 51RMWGAAA SoOtAERoI LEAGUE TEAa SORDS Cartoonist-Writer Milan developed into one of the beat base runners of his time. Following a 1 ig period with Washington, he began his managerial career by piloting the Senators in 1922. The following season he led New Haven of the Eastern League. Milan succeeds Johnny Dobbs, who has identified himself with the Atlanta club.

Amateur Cagers To Meet Managers of first class amateur basket ball teams Interested In the proposed new league to play preliminary games to the Barons' Penn State League contests at the Armorv will meet tonight at 8 o'clock at the Record. A schedule will be adopted. If two teams enter with floors of their own it will be possible to play two games a week but If entran.s have no home floor the schedule will have to be shortened. Teams considered for membership todate are St. Mary's of Kingston Wilkes-Barre Republics, Wyoming All Scholastics, Lincoln A.

A. of South Wilkes-Barre, Newtown Firemen and the Birdie Five of North Wilkes-Barre. When Michigan State defeated the Mississippi Aggies at Jackson, it marked the first time the mid-western eleven had won a road game in six years. Dress Up Your Eyes The white gold frame shown here Is the latest Shell frames are out-of-date. We will Insert your lenses free.

Special 3.95 VISION Harry Wills Stops Andrea Castano of Mexico in Third Round New York, Deo. 11. OR Harry Wills, the ancient "Black Panther" of the heavyweights, knocked out Andrea Castano of Mexico In' the third round, of their ten round bout at the Coliseum tonight. It was their seeond meeting, Castano winning on a foul at Mexico City two months ago. wins naa an easy time winning his second battle since he lost to Paulino Uzcudun In 1927 at the end of his reign as the "Menace" of heavyweights.

It took him only a minute and six seconds of the wlrd round to end the battle, slamming over a left hook to Castanos Jaw for the deciding punch. Wills weighed 223 pounds. Castano 19a Black BUI. Cuban candidate for championship honors in the flyweight division easily outpointed Freddie Lattanzio of New York in ten round nrellmlnarv. The weights.

Black BUI 113 y. Lattanzio 111. Cecil Como of New York took the decision from Tony Santello of Worcester, in a six rounder. Como weighed 129V4 pounds, Santello 13054. Claims Championship The Flrwood Indians staged their last game of the season on Sunday, playing the Manley A C.

to a scoreless tie. Both teams showed irood form. The Firwood Indians organized two years ago and have never had an opposing team gain around their ends. They claim the second class amateur championship. Firwood is now arranging its schedule for next season.

Any team wishing games for next season should write to Matthew P. Brady, 95 Regent Btreet. TO-DAY Comedy Stars of Earl Carroll's Vanities DEWEY GEORGE BARTO AND MANN "THE LAUGH KINGS" 4 OTHER ACTS 4 On Our Talking Screen GRANT MARIAN WITHERS and NIXON IN "THE HEADLINES" ALL TALKING PICTURE STRAND VICTOR McLAGLEN The Star of "What Price Glory" In an All Talkinc Fox Movietone Flay. The BLACK WATCH Based on Talbot Moody's Novel Kinf of the Khuber Siflea. Special Saturday Morning Children 15c Grand Sacred Concert Concordia Society ASSISTED BY Milton J.

Cross NBC Announcer and Concert Tenor, and Mary Sheeder Wilson Concert Contralto AT CAPITOL THEATRE Sun. Eve, Dec. 15 1829, 8:30 P. M. Tickets, and $1.50 Now Being Sold By Concordia Chorus Members and W.

D. White Drug Store South Main Street All Seats Reserved Tickets Sold and Exchanged at LANDAU'S Music and Jewelry Store 34 South Main St Diagram for Seats Mow Open) VSOKINO Chase 1 OANQMC I UCl to Hearst Oteppmg Metrouine Out" ji Sound xeague, xno uuipu co uwwiui balls before giving them to the i 1. that ttiav mnv Pt better grip. Mr. Heydler said the National League umpires will be permitted to -umpire in the spring exhibition i games this year.

Last year they were not called to the colors until the regular season opened. The em-V ployment of league 'umpires, how-. ever, is a matter of choice. The clubs are not required to have mem- tha TMatlnnnl TacuA staff in GROBLEWSKI 7 ixnr --v." vL UCfl. ban swannlnsr has unt fan.

taiia Hockey Czar Offers Cup For Schoolboys New York, Dec 11 Of) Col. John S. Hammond, owner of the New York Rangers, today donated a cup valued at 8679 for a game to be played annually between the hockey teams of the Kent School, of Kent, and the Morristown Prep School, of Morristown, N. J. The rie will be played here December With Sauare Harden donated rent free for.

the occasion. i ne receipts are to be donated to provramg scholarships for English boys at Kent School, wharo rvl Hammonds' 17 year old son, Orson, plays Jeft wing on the hockey team. Thiel Elects Captain Greenville. Dec. 11 OP) Frank Leonard of Rochester.

N. a guard, will succeed Pete Dimperio, PitUbusgh, as captain of the Thiel College football team in 1830. Leonard was elected at the annual lootDan oanquet. NEWTOWN A. 0.

TONIGHT BUSINESS COLLEGE JIMMIE HIGGINS' ORCHESTRA a natural head DlRARlP SAOrE Plymouth. Pa fit4H A SSmMSfT ii COACHES PARLOR CARS DINING CAR CLUB CAR radio equippei Brart tend leavtnf Wi-Barrs etc.afpljto Lekig VdUy PuMMfr Stadon, C. E. CWmon, DtrUm Fame Agm BlackDiamond Railroad BRIGHTEN YOUR FOR XMAS CLVOE WAS WaIoWaI AS A AeAOV PLAVER AMD A GREAT STEALEU Al MIS By JACK Central Presj Sports Clyde Milan, veteran outfielder. quitting as coach of the Washington Senators to become manager of the Birmingham team, Is not new to a managerial berth In the Southern League.

In 1929 Milan was In charge of the Memphis team, resigning In toe middle ot tne itf-t season to go to Washington. Horn 43 years ago at Linden, Nanticoke Kiwanis Honors School Team Following their annual custom, the Nanticoke Kiwanis club entertained the Nanticoke high school foot ball squad and Coach Frank Chlcknosky, last evening. President Hutcblns welcomed the boys on behalf of the club and Coach Chlcknosky replied saying that his squad looked forward each year to this event and thanked the club for Its moral support Guests were delightfully entertained by the Normandy Harmonize of Wilkes-Barre and The Cavalier Trio of Nanticoke. Jack Arenson also gave a humorous sketch that went big with the boys. John Dwlght director of the Bureau of Publications, Department of Property and Supplies of Harrisburg, spoke on "Modern Pennsylvania" and never has the club heard a talk quite as appropriate.

The response to the talk was given by Professor Diffen- dafer, who thanked the speaker. The club had as its guests, ti. v. Sherman, representative of the Prison Labor Committee of Pennsyl vania. Those present: George F.

Jones, C. E. Hutchlns, John C. Dwight, Dr. George T.

Baskett, H. V. Sherman, Henry Thomas, Edward Kowalewski, Leon Shedloski, Edwin W. Rowinaki, George Negroni, Donald A. Turley, William Sudow, Leonard Blihar, William Maza, Ted Womplerskl, Louis Womplerskl, Ed Sarwinski, Thomas Morgan, Bill Evans, Frank Mazurowski, Henry Wysocki, Sheldon Turley, William Luzenski, William Edmunds, John Senozakowicz, Leo Majewski, Edward Washoe Frank Jacobs, Martin Pluto, Carlton T.

Wermuth, Chester D. Borowski, Joseph S. Palenchar, Leonard B. Taroshefskl, B. Galazin, H.

E. Roth. John L. Turner, John J. Williams and John G.

Ogilow. E. B. Wesley, John J. Thomas.

W. M. Crotzer, Dr. S. W.

Kistler, Adam Olszewski, Anthony Makarczvk. A. E. Gordon, Harry Cimet, T. J.

Sampson, Jf. Jfi. Davis, A. P. Diffendafer, Wilbur Craig, J.

J. Cobosco, Charles S. Puckey, F. W. Quoos, J.

Franklin Hill, William D. Jenkins, S. Oliver Bell, George Weaver, George S. Mc-Creary, Charles M. Goode, T.

C. Bailey, Dr. R. B. Lecher, Joseph Minsavage, Herman Granltzkl, Alex Kalenofski, William Jones, Thomas Carter.

George May. John Snydaloakl. Charles E. Andes, Archie Vincent Leonard W. Clarke, Bruno B.

Butklewlcz. Anthony Bur gas, Louis Paluzzl, Edward M. Grala, isaoore sennemer, ram vanaermarK, Byron Falrchild, Joseph Ford, Joseph Maza, John T. Jones, Lonnle Kittle and Frank Chlcknosky. Tony Holm, Alabama fullback gained 1,293 yards In eight games.

deau represent the supporters of the present administration while. Vice President MeKeever, supported by Mr. York, is antl-Roblnson. The vacancy caused by the death of the fifth director last year cannot be filled as the directors cannot agree. It was understood that the meeting with President Heydler and Commissioner Landis available as peace makers failed to heal the breach leaving the situation in its same unsettled state.

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H. BLASE, 64 S. MAIN ST. 37th Year Reliable Successful '52 leMd's WILKES-BARRE EXPRESS AjqIB Ul 1.11V the exhibition' games in the South and West The Question of base ball and ''radio came up when representatives at the National Association of broad-' casters appeared to tell of efforts to set a hish standard of ethics for radio reports of base ball games. This is a matter for action by dividual clubs.

Clear Bule on Overthrow The rule giving a base runner two bases on a ball thrown Into a dug- -out came in for somewhat extended debate. It may be clarified by specl- tying that a runner may advance "one and one," the base he is going to and one more. T'le present rule permits an advance of two bases from the spot the runner has reach-ad when the wild throw was made. Three committees were named by the National Leaguers Constitution, Barney Dreyfuss, Pittsburgh; Charles A. Stoneham.

-JJew Tork, and William F. Baker, Philadelphia. Playing rules, Sam Breadon, St Louis; William L. Veeck, Chicago, and John A. Heydler.

Radio Ad telegraph. Km II E. Fuchs, Boston; Wllbert Robinson, Brooklyn, and Sidney Weil, Cincinnati. Flansky Goes to Buffalo Two players were signed by minor league clubs, George Burns, the former New Tork, and Philadelphia first baseman, casting his lot with the Mission club of the Pacific Coast League and Tony Plansky, for-mtr Georgetown foot ball player and one of the stars of the New Tork Giants professional foot ball team, signing with Buffalo of the International League, Plansky is an outfielder, Emll E. Fuchs, president of the Boston Braves, said that he would Brant the request of Joe Dugan that Se be given his release.

Dugan went -to the Braves from the New Tork Yankees last year. The two leagues will meet In Joint session tomorrow. The length of the playing season will not be an official order of business as the two league presidents prepare the schedules and submit them to their respective leagues for approval. It is understood thai the next season will be bhortened to close September 28. BrooJdym War Bages Another meeting unproductive of results resulted from an effort to riave the warring directors of the Brooklyn club amok a pipe of peace.

John A. Heydler, president of the National League, with Wllbert Robinson, nresldent-manasrer of the Brooklyn club, W. 8, MeKeever, rice president, Joseph A. Gilleaudeau, secretary, and ank A. lora, rector ana attorney, met wim Itndis, base ball commissioner.

In a tentative attempt to reach an by which the deadlock la the etorats could be broken. Wllbert Robinson's contract as tnrer has expired and his term oi nee. as president will expire in spring. Robinson and GiUeau- LlSTEN in to the. broadcasting stations "on the air" to give you your favorite programs.

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