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TUCSON DAILY CITIZEN Wednesday, January 23, 1944 Par Takes Beating As Pros Tune Up At Phoenix i-- Back In Saddle By Jack Sords Yankees To Start Baseball Training In Panama Games By HANK SQUIRE Picking up the odds and ends: Bob Hope is teaming with Ben Hogan in the pro-amateur at the Phoenix Country club. Johnny Weissmuller, old Tarzan himself, also is entered in the event. The Army is moaning over the loss of an end due to scholastic troubles. Tough, but ARCAO, o4e i A Peoria League Two Youngsters To Big Leagues By HUGH FULLERTON, JR. NEW YORK, Jan.

23. (7P)--Get ready to brush off all the old gags about the rookie from Peoria. Sports'Editor Ken Jones, reporting on the swell summer prep baseball program operated there by Howard Tyler--with the support of high schools and business firms--adds two of the kids developed in the loop have been signed by major league clubs. Dick Weik drew a borms reported at $20,000 from Washington and Rod (Lefty) Timm signed -with the Browns. End Clyde Grimenstein was Army's only major scholastic casualty after the football season, but from the way folks talked at West Point last fall it was a serious loss.

Notre Dame's Elmer Ripley is high on a 17-year-old Ray Corley, from Staten Island but the kid lacks experience: to displace the Irish regulars. of the better circles. tricksters in prep TODAY'S GUEST STAR Tommy Fitzgerald, Louisville Courier-Journal: "In a protest dem. onstration against Football Coach Bryant leaving the institution, Maryland students formed picket lines around the classrooms, Football players among the demonstrators, it is hoped, had no difficulty finding the classrooms." 8PORTSPOURRI Hans Kilian, who piloted the German bobsh'ds in the 1932 and 1936 wintrr Olympic Games, and Ernst and Ma.xi Hun; Olympic figure skating pair champions, have been placed on the blacklist the American military government at Garmiseh-I'arteij- kirchen and banned from rom- pel ing there. The U.

of Illinois basketball "whiz kids" likely will get together for their final season next winter. Jack Smiley is back in college and Ken lenke is en route home but neither will play this season. Bobby Kaysinger, younger son of Syracuse's celebrated "ribs" was the T-formation ipiarterback at Staimton. military academy last fall and reportedly one DOTS ALL, BROTHERS The San Francisco Seals report a sellout of season tickets for exhibition games at their Honolulu training camp. Possibly the first standard bred foal of 1946 is a chestnut colt by Dominion Gano born Jan.

12 at E. G. 'Hayes' Duquoin, 111., stables. the Sugar Bowl football game, someone asked the Giants' spherical Steve Owen whether he'd rather have Bob Fenimore or Herman Wedemeyer. "I'll take them both," said Steve.

"I could run the opposition ragged with those two." maybe Coach Blaik can struggle along with Blancha-rd and Davis and a few other members of last season's club Speaking of West Point, DeWitt Coulter, the all-America tackle, made a practice heave with the shot put the other day and tossed the iron ball 52 feet, fi inches. It broke the all-time academy record of 51 feet, 10 inches held by his all-American teammate, Blanchard Lou Nova, the Yogi man who got himself knocked into the middle of next week by Louis, has turned actor and will be known on the screen as Jay Nova Nine i bouts, including Louis and Conn, will be staged this year by Mike Jacobs Exercise boys at Hialeah park have asked for bonuses of S20 for a winner and half that sum for a loser The Wildcat hoopsters have tallied 655 points in 13 games against for their opponents. They've been dropping in 59 per cent of their free throws Don't overlook Duncan when the state high school tournament ge.ts under way in March. The AVildkats (that's right) beat the strong Safford team the other night St. Mary's Gaels have booked a grid tussle at Seattle Sept.

28 i the Washington Huskies. The Gaels will have most of their 1945 squad back, including the hula-hipped Herman Wedemeyer, and should be tougher than a bride's biscuits Tom Black, Arizona gridman who has been playing with a team in the Philippines, writes in a suggestion to iMike Casteel and other coaches. lie says they should adopt "our method of substituting." When a player gets tired, he raises his hand and his substitute comes running. When he's rested, he doesn't botheV the coach. He just gets off the bench and trots back on the field.

Black also says there is no limit for time outs, either. "One half of one of our games lasted one hour, 35 minutes," he wrote. "We got plenty of 1 Mexico City Boxer Wins Close Fight NEW YORK, Jan. 23. Esparza, a promising Mexico City battler, moved up in the middleweight class last night by gaining a split decision over veteran Cleo Shans of Brawley, in the ten round main bout at, the Broadway arena.

A sellout crowd of 4,200 fans contributed to a $7,340 gate. Esparza, who outweighed his opponent 14.41/z to received a 6-4 edge from Referee Jim Crowley and Judge Sam Rosenblatt while Judge. Gus Galli voted for Shans by the same margin. Phillies Purchase Another Iiifiekler Shapiro Wins In Mat Bout i Morris Shapiro, husky Chicago grappler, staged a major upset last night when, after being thrown in 58 seconds by Wild Red Berry, world's light Racing Notes By ASSOCIATED PRESS With 15 horses in the money, including Lxm-Bre's 850,000 San Pasqual handicap victory, Charles S. Howard leads the monev win- PHJLADELPHIA, Jan.

23. (U.R)-- The Philadelphia Phillies lined up an entire new infield today, Third Baseman Jim Tabor coming from the Boston Rod Sox in the club's latest move to rebuild into- a pennant contender. The price was believed to be about $25,000. Earlier in the week, the Phils secured Second Baseman Roy Hughes from the Chicago Cubs for the 87,500 waiver price. Other winter cash acquisitions include First Baseman Frank McCormick from Cincinnati, and Shortstops Skeeter Newsome from the Red Sox, and Jimmie O'Neill from Portland of the Pacific Coast league.

ners at Santa Anita with $63,310. Movie Magnate Louis B. Mayer is second with 851,420, followed by Mrs. Ada Rice of Chicago who has won $42,535. C.

J. Sebastian of Seattle, whose Galla Damion graboed the big end of the $25,000 San Felipe stakes, is next with S24.620. Mrs. Elizabeth Arden Graham's Maine Chance farm, which won over $500,000 last year, has yet, to win a purse at "the California track. heavyweight champion, he came back to win the next two falls in a nontitle match before a large crowd at the 40 8 weekly Armory wrestling show.

It was the first Tucson setback for Berry, -who won the first fall with a series of flying mares followed by a leg lock. He lost the second fall when, in a i to, use the ropes to gain impetus for a flying mare, he fell on his back as Shapiro unexpectedly grabbed the ropes. The Chicago wrestler then pinned him with a body spread. The time wa.s II) minutes. Berry missed the; ropes as lie had Shapiro in a headlock and Shapiro pinned him i a quick step-over toe hold for the i fall.

Shapiro broke two full Nelsons during the last fall in a demonstration of strength. An unscheduled participant featured the opening match between Ted Christy and Leo Wallick when a determined red-headed girl emerged from a ringside seat to pull Christy's hair when the latter employed the ropes to gain an illegal art vantage over his opponent. Attendants raced to Christy's rescue as he relinquished his hold. Christy won the first fall with a reverse'figure four leg lock. Wai- lick took the second fall with a pile driver.

'The affair ended in a draw when the 45-minute time limit ran out without either winning the deciding fall. Christy had YValliek tangled in the ropes as time ran out and the latter ended the a a i by going after his opponent a finally chasing him from the ring. Jack Terry defeated Ali Pasha, the terrible Turk, in a one-fall decision in the second fracas of the evening with a series of blows to the face and neck which dropped Ali for the fall. The match was enlivened by Terry's ability to I work on Pasha's 'whiskers' a eyes. Team's Best Players To Make Trip With Joe McCarthy NEW 23.

(The Explorer) MacPhail of the New York Yankees has come up with a two-ocean ball club scheduled to commute between the Atlantic and Pacific via the Panama canal zone, Valdusta, and sundry one night stands on a 76-game spring training junket. When this crew of well-conditioned athletes has finished its tropical "joyride," the Yanks are expected to leap into the regular 14-game American league grind with vim and vigor. Lest there be any additional confusion, it might be well to point out that the pre-season games will be handled by three squads, to be known variously as the Panama club, the Bradenton nine and the St. Petersburg unit. The personnel of each will be int.erchangable at the discretion of Manager Joe McCarthy.

Panama gets a break according to Secretary Arthur (Red) Patterson who reveals that all the servicemen on the New York list will go to the canal zone. That means Joe, DiMaggio, Charley Keller, Red Ruffing, Joe Cordon, Spud Chandler, Phil and all the big names, 'the only other qualifications is that the player must have signed a contract. MacPhail who once ventured into Puerto Rico with Cincinnati and who also took the Brooklyn Dodgers to Havana, arrived at his final decision for the Panama i after a "study of the weather charts showed little rain in February in the canal zone. No thunderstorms are predicted but tlie weatherman doesn't Larry. President Enrique A.

Jimenez of the Republic of Panama and lieut. General W. D. Crittenberger of the U.S. A have promised full cooperation.

The Panama unit is scheduled to report at Xew York Feb. 7, leaving for Miami with MaCarthy. They will fly to Balboa Feb. train for 12 days and then open an ll-game series against the Panama professionals ithdi all-stars lasting through March 3. While his good-will contingent is encouraging Latin- American friendship, and incidentally picking up a few Yankee dollars, the pitchers a IK) catchers of the St.

Petersburg squad will report Feb. 16 followed by other members Feb. 23. When the Bradenton group gets started March 4 and 5 and the Panama tourists ret.urn the Yanks actually will be under full steam in Florida. Amateurs May Qualify Here Next Tuesday i In Event At El Rio Country Club A deluge of entries for the sec- and annual Tucson Golf open today brought out the possibility of i qualifying; round for amateurs next Tuesday.

Whether or not this qitalifying round will be necessary will be determined by a committee headed by El Rio Pro Leo Diegel after they go to Phoenix for the first round of the Phoenix open Friday. A total of 67 entries have been received from out-of-town players, assuring a larger entry field than last year's open which attracted a total of 75 players. Latest "name" addition to the tournadoes of gilf is Lloyd Mangrum, brother of Ray, last year's winner. Lloyd rejoined the winter swing of golf a a three-year a i which he served a hitch in Uncle Sam's Army. Many of the nation's top club- swingers are i i up the tour at Phoenix a skipping the West coast phase of it, increasing the fields for Tucson and subsequent tourneys.

Two more top amateurs a entered the local competition--Ted Bishop, New England amateur titlist. and Billy i erstwhile collegiate champion of ern conference. Reports from Phoenix indicated a Mario five times a a champion of Bradil, was i i i the ball well and would be a definite threat for the Tucson crown. FOUR SHOTMAKERS POST 67's A I Pro Grid Teams Book Exhibitions Baseball a Return From Tour Phelaii Dies In New York Hospital NEW YORK, Jan. 23, (U.R)--Maj.

Gen. John J. Plielan, 73, long a stormy petrel in the boxing woi'ld, died at Polyclinic hospital last night. He had been in poor health since receiving news of the deaths of bis son and step-son in action last May. Phelan had been a member of the New York a boxing commission since it was set up after the Walker law legalized the sport state in 1920.

He served as chairman of the commission from 3933.when-James A. Farley resigned an held the post, i last year when Gov Thomas E. Dewey named Eddie Eagan chairman. Phelan, a Democrat, wa.s retained as a member of the commission. ROOM BOARD By Ahtrn IT GOT ON MY HEAD WHILE I WAS NAPPiMG -THAT'S DONT STAND THERE, YOU BIG PUTTY HEAD- THE BLASTED THING PECKS MY HAND WHEN I REACH TUSH --BE CALM AND -PATIENT IT'S JUST MOTHER.

INSTINCT WITH THE PENGUIN -SHE THINKS YOUR. DOME IS A HATCHING CHICAGO, Jan. 23. (U.R)--An annual nation-wide series of exhibition games, to start next fall, was drawn up today by the National football league in a move to grab patronage away from the new all- American conference it makes its debut in September. Simultaneously, Owner George P.

Marshall of the Washington Redskins announced that Frank Akins, The NFL's No. 2 ground gainer last fall, had signed for the 1946 season while Owner-Coach George Halas of the Chicoga Bears also reported the signing of Mucha, 1940 all-American centel- at the University of Washington who was recently discharged after 44 months in the Navy. Following a "surprise" meeting at league headquarters, between Marshall, Halas and new Commissioner Bert Bell, it was reported that contracts had been signed for exhibitions next fall in Washington, New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles with deals pending in Chicago and Pittsburgh. NFL teams played 18 exhibition games last year on a catch-as-catch- can basis. But under the new plan, the exhibitions will be annually played for various benefits and arranged on a permanent basis with an established sponsor in each city.

In most cases, the sponsor probably Avill be a newspaper. San Francisco, Jan. 23. (U.R)--The National league lla-star baseball team, i returned yesterday fi-om an 18,000 mile exhibition tour of Pacific island bases, will entrain for New York today. The club, managed by 'Brooklyn Dodger Coach Charley Dresden won 17 and lost five games witnessed by servicemen in the Philippines, Guam, Kwajalein and other islands in the six weeks' tour.

Dresden said that although the team had traveled by plane since leaving for the Pacific Dec. 12, the group had run into transportation snag here and probably would have to go east by train. Players include Frank McCormick of the Philadelphia Phillies; Al Gerhauser, Pittsburgh P.irates; Whitey Kurowski and Red Barrett, St. Louis Al Lakeman, Cincinnati Reds; Clyde King, Tom Brown, Tom Seats, Mike Sandlock and Ralph Branca, Brooklyn; Bill Voiselle, New York Giants and Trainer Ed Logan of the Giants, Taube To Coach Purdue Hoopsters LAFAYETTE, Jan. 23.

Taiiln- 1 one of Purdue university's few i letter men, took, over today as the Boilermakers' head basketball couch, succeeding Ward L. (Piggy) Lambert, who resigned after more a 28 years as coach of Purdue i which won or shared 11 Western conference cage titles. Lambert, dean of Big Ten basketball coaches and one of the country's most colorful tutors, announced his resignation last i but he is to continue as professor of physical education and head coach of varsity baseball. Ready for Delivery! On Display GAS RANGES WATER HEATERS GAS FURNACES Reasonable Arizona Maintenance Co. 1920 Oracle Road Phone 8450 Electrical Plambtng Supplies THE "BEST" INSURANCE POLKY MONEY CAN BUY Good Anywhere Covers Death from Any Cause Rates as low as $1 a month.

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PHOENIX Jan. 23. the trends indicated in the tune-up rounds of the nation's top golfers around the Phoenix Country club course here are to be believed, the three-day Phoenix open which starts Friday is going to be: a dandy. Most of the top names in the professional golfing business--with the notable exceptions of Byron Nelson and Sam Snead who aren't i coming--had made an appearance in the city by last i And most of them had made at least one I trip around the course. Some with par-shattering results.

Four of the pros will stage an exhibition match this afternoon. Tonny Penna of Dayton, who won last week's tourney Ilirh- moiMl, will team with Ben Hogan of Hershe, who was in a three-way tie for second with Sain Byrd of Detroit and Mark Fry, Oakland, at the Hichmoml contest. They will play Craig Wood, Professional (lolfrrs association duration champion, who has been a regular customer at the Phoenix course for a week, and Jim Demare) of Houston, Tex. Hogan was one of four players who in four-under-par til's yesterday. The others wore George Sehneitor.

Salt Lake City, a Harold McSpaden, Sanford, and Harry Todd, Dallas. Tex. Dick Metz of Arkansas City, Kansas, was two back of them and Ed Oliver of a who won the 19-11 southwestern open bore, had a TO. Entries close at 2 p.m. today.

Names of the members of the PGA a committee for 1940 were released yesterday by President Ed Dudley. Tho 1940 tour i carry more a in cash prize money, he said. The present tour will finish at Augusta, with the Masters' event there April 4-7, Dudley said. The pros go from Phoenix In Tucson San Antonio. Feb.

7-10; New Orleans, Feb. 11-17; Pcnsacnla, Feb. 21-24: St. Petersburg, Feb. 28-Marrh Miami, March 7-10; Jacksonville, Greensboro, Charlotte, X.

and then to Navv Coach Urges C7 Athletic Program SEATTLE. Jan. in particular and athletics generally should be an integral part' of military a i i for officers and men --but particularly for officers. That was the conclusion of Navy's new football coach. Capt.

Thomas J. a i which he said was based upon his observations while serving aboard carriers in the Pacific war campaign. Men i a i backgrounds seemed to perform hotter, react to situations quicker and have more stamina. Tho greying. Navy flyer had of i i to observe.

First ho played a part in installing and operating the Navy's i physical training for naval a i a i a be became air officer of "Hig carrier Enterprise --in of HM.Tand rose to exec- i i i i campaigns in Solomons. i Marshalls and the a at l.eyie. At the war's i i ho was commanding escort carrier Savo Island which ho expects to leave shortly for his coaching reassignment. a i coached at Annapolis in his i u-am being the best i eight a i th'rt 19 wins mid eit wins against o-yoar record in losses. one was 1 4 1 7 21-24; All- Los Angeles Pros To Use Coliseum March March March gusla.

On the a i are Byron Nelson, Toledo, Ben Hogan, Horshey. Sam Fiyrd. Detroit: Mai-old McSpaden. Craig Wood, New York; Charles Congdon, Tacoma. Wash.

George fiehno.iteer, Salt Lake City Utah; Tom Maban, Kcverly, Mass. i Victor CJhex.xi, Kno.xville, Tom. i i Mines, Chicago; Sam Snead i Hot Springs, Krod Haas. Sr. Now Orleans; i Demaret Houston, ami Fred Corcoran a manager.

I -OS A 23. CU.fi)-- The l.os Angolos Coliseum commission today approved i Sunday games for the l.os Angeles Rams professional football team. Tho announcement followed a meeting i i i a of University of Southern California and i i of California at Los Angeles, previously exclusive users of (lie coliseum, who agreed to play i football games on Friday i and Saturdays. Leonard Roach, coliseum commission president, said the Los Angeles entry in the All-American football conference had not applied for coliseum dates. yet Sports Mirror By ASSOCIATE!) PKKSS Today a year ago--Alan Korrt, Yale i i a a i set throe sprint swimming marks at.

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