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SPOUTS THE COURIERJOURNAL. LOUISVILLE, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 7, 1953. BASKETBALL 11 Meeting To Save Baseball Here Planned But 48 Hours Thought Too Little Time By TOMMY FITZGERALD Forty-eight hours is just not enough time to swing such big deal as citizen ownership of a professional baseball club. That was the feeling last night of both Jim Stewart, president of the sports committee of the Louisville Chamber of Commerce, and George Happen, chairman of a citizens' committee to save baseball for Louisville. They were taken by surprise when the Red Sox yesterday issued the ultimatum to Freddie Grimm, president of the Colonels, that Louisville would have to come up with a purchaser a civic group or individual by Friday morning or face the loss of the Boston-owned Louisville franchise to another city, unquestionably Toledo.

"It they need an answer in 48 hours, I just don't ice how it can be done," said Happell, who was named to head a citizens' committee organized tq keep baseball in Louisville when the Red Sox last week bought San Francisco. At the time, the Red Sox announced they hoped to sell the Louisville franchise. Happell proposed a non-profit organization be formed to buy and operate the team in Louisville. His plan called for a group of citizens to underwrite, the project with any profit going to boys' clubs for furtherance of their activities. Nothing concrete was done.

"Some enthusiasm was shown at first," Happell said. "Then when the Red Sox announced an outside purchaser seemed assured and that it looked as if baseball would continue in Louisville, our group thought everything was cut and dried and its fervor cooled off. Forty-eight hours is just not enough time for such a big project." He couldn't see how it would be possible to sell enough stock in 48 hours to the fans to come up with $100,000. That's approximately the amount of money that would be needed to buy the franchise, reportedly priced at $55,000, and guarantee enough money to insure the start of operations before any tickets are sold. Happell last night was busy trying to contact his committee for a meeting some time today with Stewart and other civic leaders to see what could be done.

In the meantime, Grimm planned to work on Several individuals he thought might be interested in buying the franchise. He said he was surprised, too, when Cronin issued the 48-hour nltimatum to him to forward to the fans of Louisville. "I was led to believe, too, that the outside purchaser was practically assured," he said. SECTION 2 I Death of Wagner Recalls Days Here U. L.

Goes to Extremes To Whip Murray 82- 76 From Wir, Ditpatcr.a( By LARRV BOECK with 10:04 minutes of game time things by outscoring the baffled The approximately 3.500 left. Thoroughbreds by 20 points- 36-16 basketball fans who saw Louis- Then the glacier sji. in, for Tyra, playing magnificently; ville defeat Murray 82-76 last seconds before Coach Pec' Hick Pittsburgh, Dec. 6. The sports world lost another of its immortal heroes today with the death of Honus Wagner, baseball's greatest shortstop and considered by many to be the game's finest all-around player.

The 81-year-old Wagner, famed "Flying Dutchman" of Pittsburgh Pirate teams in the early 1900's, died in his sleep at 12:56 a.m. at his home in nearby Carnegie, Pa. Wagner, who never earned more than $10,000 a year in his 21-ycar major league career with-Pittsburgh and Louisville, received unqualified ranking as baseball's greatest shortstop from three generations of baseball fans. night didn't know from the man had withdrawn the mighty, ihe dutch amaVd ws f- climate of the Cards play o-H cnarne lyra, wno nnauy Balance shots, and Harrah, 13 wound up with 25 points and a points, paced the attack for U.L. fabulous 32 rebounds.

Hickman Crittenden once again put on whether to wear Eskimo sealskins or tropical garb. Vnr fho ParHinala rpnrpspntpd some of the nis always fine exhibi- also withdrew me extremes mst ugut i wc Armory. others, in succeeding minutes, who'd done most of the work! 3iatfted 78 and They started on a frigid note gave his younger boys a crack lfi A anu eiiueu uuu at some experience, and took a men u.uH.F.. different corn-games. In between, though, more field goal attempts, 92, but could hit on just a poor 27 per cent.

One reason the Thoroughbreds got more shots is that U.L. committed more errors gave the ball away without a shot attempt. U.L. miscused 24 times to Murray's 15. Panama Hattie had nothing on their torrid blistering of the basket and their heated battling for the rebounds under both boards.

Couritr-Journal Photo by Al Blunk AND HE MADE IT! Dick Kinder, Murray's sharpshooting guard, prepares to take a one-handed shot in the first quarter last night against University of. Louisville. Despite the efforts of Jirn Morgan (12) and Charlie Tyra (partially hidden by Kinder), Kinder made the basket. U. of L.

won 82-76 at the Armory. The man who managed Wagner for 17 years said today Wagner was "a star any place he was put." That tribute came from Fred Clarke of Winfield, 83-vear-old member of Baseball's Hall of Fame, in a by-lined interview by Bill Hodge, evening sports editor of the Wichita Eagle. Clarke said he first met Wagner in 1897. That's when Louisville bought Wagner for $2,200 "a lot of money at that time." "I played Wagner in the outfield, at first base, shortstop and third base, and one time Seizes Opportunity Murray seized this opportunity. Now it got the rebounds.

And led by Howie Crittenden, who now found his famed shoot-in? pvp and ParnprpH 23 nnints l. Murray Grabs Lead Honus Wagner Shelbyville Wins For Tourney Bid Southern Trips Holy Trinity; Flaget Tops Taylor County Shelbyville won the last a Shelbyville rally from a 44-39 Eagles. Ed Shackelford notched margin in field goals of 23. to 20. opening in the Louisville In- deficit at the third quarter.

15 and John Laurent 13 for the Mickey Kelly rapped 21 and vitational basketball tourna- Southern won its first game losers. Shelbyville was in front Charles Wick 18 as the Braves For almost the first 10 miji- for tne tjlt the Thoroughbreds utes of combat, U. L. had trouble Parted challenging, finding the range and a fleet when Hickman "finally got his Murray jumped to a seven-point original crew in- tney were coId. 21-14 lead.

Then the Cards got ish SOi in those final 10:04 mjn. hot. They slugged it out with utes Murray outscored u. L. Murray for mastery of the game by 15 pointSi 29.14.

The Cards and after the lead changed could sink just two field goals hands 11 times, Louisville went over that stretch whereas Mur-out front 32-31, a lead it was to ray was dunking eight and aso keep throughout the rest of the getting the edge in free throws. 8ame This was in contrast to the As a matter of fact, the Cardi- stretch when Louisville took the nals dominating the boards, lead at 3231 and built it to outrunning and outshooting the 68-47. During this 14:56 minutes Thoroughbreds built the mar- of time, the Cards wrapped up ry naiu nnih Pl'iinnnn CmilVi he even pitched and beat Boston for us. "Wagner once said that I once fined him $25 for hitting a home run when I had ordered him to bunt. "We were playing Pittsburgh one day when we were at Louisville, and as Honus came up to bat in the fourth inning he asked me what he should do.

"I told him to bunt and he bunted it right out of the ball park. "He asked me again when he came up in the seventh inning, and 1 told him to bunt again and he knocked it out of the park again. But I didn't fine him." Ruby's Report 13-12 at the first quarter and 2a- zipped into a quick 25-11 lead ment last night when the un- when the Trojans pasted a third 23 at halftime. However, East- and upped it to 47-31 at half- defeated Red Devils squeezed defeat (on Holy Trinity by 44-36 ern splurged with 21 points in time. Flaget coach Gene Kenny Zlu'b, Kt CUdcn uene lvenny gin to a commanding 11 points, p.ctorn ro 4fl in a thviiio.

at the Wagner Gym. Flaget con- past Eastern 60-58 in a thnllcr tinued to6show offensive power th third frame 8 "head but subbed liberally in the second 1 1 1 1 -V 1 A Murray (74) Louisville (t2l ai me Masonic Home oym. as the Braves nolished off Tav. cou.ani noia ine uev in ine half as the Braves outscored th. Player Mikei Watrou Powlew Darnall Gainey iK.tl.pt.

Player 5 3 3 Darragh 3 Moremen 0 2 3 Harrah 2 3 3 Pikef 1 3 1 Glaza Cardinals only 38 points to 35. fl.ft.pf. 1 4 0 2 3 5 3 3 0 2 0 2 1 11 3 3 1 1 1 19 3 3 1 Cox topped Taylor County with Tournament manager Harry lor County 85-66 at Campbells-Glenn extended the invitation to ville for their second win in a the holiday meet to Coach Evan row. Settle after guard Herbie Kays KpIIv Xallipe had won the hard fought battle Kelly lallies il huliina 1 Tyra Flaget (85) Crittenden 9 5 Du Pont f.ftpf. Mnoer 4 3 Rollins Talbott 0 0 2 Mornan Marsinet OOO Keffer 3 2 1 Player Rledling Waller Spears 7 0 4 at the free throw line.

Kays Kays rapped 25 in all as the 0 25 26 21 Totals 31 20 24 't Total a 7 12 3 3 4 0 2 1 1 0 4 4 5 Murray Louiivilla 34 427 .42 4012 planted a pair of gift tosses with Devils fought an uphill battle in Eyerie three seconds left that climaxed pinning an initial loss on the in Clark Daua fg.ft.pf. Player 5 DeSpain OOl Coxf 0 0 2 Campbell 14 4 Phillips 1 1 Vick 7 1 4 Dickerson 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 3 4 10 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 36 13 23 Totals Now Is The Hour-Do or Don't For Louisville Baseball Fans; Red Sox Pull Typical 'Recall' Ily EAIIL RIBV, Courier-Journal Sports Editor Mai Kelly Keith Michaels Malone Russell Totals Fought On Even Terms Holy Trinity fought Southern nearly on even terms the first quarter, trailing only 14-13. However, the Trojans muffled: the Shamrocks with four skinny points in the second to go into a 25-17 halftime lead. After a tight third quarter, Southern drew away in the final period. Stan Hardin cracked 22 points for the winners: Dave Weber 21 24 19 Rainbow Trout (Ciuht In Cumbtrland Rivtr) Fl9et 25 22 24 12 Taylor County 11 10 11 244 Free throws missed: Biedling, Wick 2.

Finnegan 2, Kelly 4. Keith, Malone. DeSpain 2, Cox 7, Campbell 3, Dicker-on 2. Holy Trinity (It) was the chief Shamrock point. Player fg.ft.pf.

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3 2 2 Coheen 4 0 0 4 4 3 Rammage 4 0 4 0 3 Heath 4 3 1 0 0 1 Doningere 12 4 2 3 4 Shackelf'd (473 10 5 4 Laurent 3 7 4 23 14 17 Totals 20 II It 1134 Holy Trinity 13 Southern 14 7 13 Shelbyville 13 12 14 21 Eastern .12 11 21 145 Free throws missed: Heath 2, Donin-ger 2. Shackelford 4. Laurent, Carter. Ethington, Frarier 4, Frye, Swindler 4, Kays 2. Free throws missed: Ackerman 2.

Kiper, Liebert 3, Weber 5, McMahon, Kopp. Smith 3, Lambert 3. Hardin. Meredith 3. Ben Ed I en and Maurics Brotige.

2 Louisville Griddcrs Gain Numerals at I. U. Two Louisville boys and three other Kentuckians were among a record-breaking 57, football players received freshman numerals at Indiana University this fall. Norman Mackin, 3115 Hart-lage Court, former quarterback for Flaget and Valley, and James Baird, Feys Drive, ex-Flaget guard, were the Louis-villians honored. Three Owensboro boys also received numerals from Coach Bernie Crimmins and the athletic board.

They are George Smith, quarterback; Jack Jewell, halfback, and Ray Plain, tackle. Plain was a member of The Courier-Journal's second All-State team last year. Mackin is expected to give Capt. Gene Cichowski a stiff fight for the quarterback post on Crimmins' varsity next year. This year's frosh squad at Indiana is reported to be the best gathered there since the 1940 squad that included All-Ameri-cans Billy Hillenbrand and Pete Pihos and Lou Saban.

McSweeney and Henri Mangeot, the new president. "We want this party to be the biggest of the holidays for returning college boys and girls as well as the older folks," said Karem. "We may, however, have to limit the number of tickets, as the place will not accommodate more than 300." Schncllenbergcr starred a't Flaget with Hornung and then entered U. K. Hornung had thought of following his friend to Lexington, but finally chose Notre Dame.

His Record Broken Male-Manual Fight "Just received my copy of The Courier-Journal with the stories on the Male-Manual writes Mabrey Thomson, Louisvillian now living in Opa Locka, Fla. "I was glad to see Male set a record of six in a row. But the record that interested me more was one broken by Minyard of Male and Cissell of Manual. As you may recall, Bob Hedges of Manual and I of Male were the last two to be tossed out of one of these Male-Manual games. That was in 1920.

I never was proud of this distinction and am happy somebody else has it now." Mabrey returns to the city each summer to serve as assistant tennis pro at the Louisville Country Club. "Make 'Em Harder" "You're giving us too many clues in the 'Who Am series," pens J. N. Good. "Make 'em harder." He must Murlenc Wctls Alice's Ex TffAVERLY, N.

Dec. 6 OP) Golfer Marlene Bauer hai married her glamour sister's former husband. Marlene, 21, and Robert Hagge, 28, of Saugatuck, also a professional golfer, were married in Geneva December 1, they disclosed tonight. They said that Hagge and Marlene's sister, Alice, 28, were divorced "sometime this year." They would not discuss reasonj for the breakup. In 1950, Alice Bauer was one of eight girls selected by Harry Conover, New York City model agency executive, at members of an "all-glamor" team in sports.

Marlene has won 37 amateur and professional tournaments. She is listed in some golfing circles as fourth-ranking woman player in the United States. The marriage is Marlene's first, Hagge's second. The ceremony was performed by Judge Carrollton Roberts of Ontario County Court. jhtataJLvi Joe Cronin and the Boston Red Sox have pulled another typical but thank goodness their last recall on Louisville baseball fans.

Three days ago Cronin and his cronies, who killed baseball interest here with a series of needless recalls of baseball players, proclaimed that they had baseball for Louisville by finding an out-of-town buyer. A Citizens Committee, which had got together quickly to keep Louisville in baseball when the Bosox announced they had bought the San Francisco franchise, immediately relaxed. Baseball was saved, so why worry. Then, like the recall ot so many of the athletes who meant so much to Colonel fans, the Boston club last night calmly announced that Louisville has until Friday to buy the team. 1 There can be no doubt now that Cronin's sole purpose was not to find a buyer to keep the franchise here.

He was concerned primarily with finding somebody in any city whatever who would keep an eighth team in the Association. Louisville is well rid of the Boston connection. If the fans want baseball, they can now get out and scrap for it. And if they feel that they have had enough of this under-the-table double-talking gobbledegook to last them a spell they can relax and let baseball worry about Louisville, rather than Louisville worry about baseball. That would be a very refreshing change at this moment.

The new State Fairgrounds Stadium won't be ready for baseball until spring of 1957 anyway, and by that time half the 'teams in the Association and the International may be looking for such a place to light. AI1-Amcrica Diiiiier' What is so rare in the life of a city as two All-America football players in one year? AMOCiated Press Wirephoto THE BIG SWITCH Bob Hagge, relatively unknown pro golfer, playfully lifts sister-in-law Marlene (left) and wife Alice in happier (1952) days. While the famed golfing Bauer sisters of Sarasota, are wife and sister-in-law to Hagge, they have switched titles. Hagge, recently divorced from Alice, has married Marlene. Robbie ROBINSON says; Ask for tha "01 Duko" and I'll giv you a ridiculous deal on a now or Morehead-Eastern Clash Heads Tonight's Schedule OF' 'iVT uted car.

You'll bo helping win be right, judging by the great number of fans who are hitting right on the button with all four this week. Ford Fishback says, "I surely enjoy the Sunday guessing game. Is that trip, too. 1954 FORD 1 I it- I the swimmer Leona Barrett, Cuitem rd.r. Radio, Vfi III Eagles 95-78 last night at More- Coach Bobby Laughlin will head.

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Hundley? The footballers are Nappy Frank and Jack Dawson. The shot- putter Judge Henry Brooks." Kenny Bowers recognized Leona and Nappy. Oscar Stoll By TOM EASTERLING Courier-Journal Stiff Writer Richmond, Dec. 6. The infant basketball season will have its first big fireworks here tomorrow night when the Eastern Maroons host the Morehead Eagles in an M.

Thomson Eastern blasting Union 116-88 in its opener at Richmond and Morehead clobbering Centre 138-70 in its opener on the Centre floor. The game also features the head-on collision of two of the 1 Ohio Valley Conference game CHARLES BESS says; Htlpt Th boyi arc running away with thi contait. Halp mi gat lomo pointi and I'll tit you riding in year. At the guards will be six footers Donnie Gaunce and Jess Mayabb, starting their third season together. Running at the forwards will be 6-6 Steve Hamilton and 6-5 Jim Jewell.

Only two other games are on the docket for Kentucky colleges Wednesday night. Bcrea journeys to Covington for a K.I.A.C. clash with Villa Madonna and Kentucky State ends its two-day invasion of Ohio against Central State. rial ipicial. It not only is a rare occasion, but a rare opportunity to toss a wingding of a party, say the Flageteers of Flagct High School the school that produced both All-Amcricans.

So the Flageteers, in cooperation with the Notre Damo Club of Kentucky, the University of Kentucky Alumni Association of Louisville, and the Knights of Columbus, have scheduled an ff 1953 BUICK ll'Wri' Supsr ftiviara 1-door. Radio, i ll1)) Lm haatar, powar brakaft, whlto lidt- I l1' Willi. Tutona blua. Stock No. 244J.

$1275 ft 1 A that might have its biggest ex- most prolific scorm in Kentucky plosion next March. college baskctbaU history-East- Both the free-wheeling Ma- ern's Jack Adams and More- roons and the high-scoring head's Dan Swartz. Eagles were classed as champion- The 6-4 Adams, holder of ship contenders before the sea- most of the Maroons' scoring sou opened, and in their two records, cashed 49 points in the performances so far have done opening game and followed with nothing to dispell the pre season 18 against Middle Tennessee, predictions. Both are unbeaten. "Dangerous Dan," also 6-4, tal- The far-reaching effects could lied 40 points in his opening come at the end of the season performance and scored 30 when the O.V.C.'s first official points in last night's victory over representative in the N.C.A.A.

the invading Tennesseans. championship playoffs is deter- Both of these scoring wizards mined by regular season's play, will have veterans in the lineup Normally. It wouldn't be nossi- with them. says the album is one of his favorites. Mary Jane Schieman wonders if the girl is Margaret Worden.

Earl Driskell, got everybody but the swimmer. Rainbows In Cumberland Look Here! "This is to inform fellow sportsmen that there is a different type of fish now being taken In the Cumberland River," pens Thomas U. Curtis of Burkesville. "On Sunday, December 4, about 11:30 a.m., Keith Wallace, a resident of Burkesville, caught a rainbow trout which measured inches long and weighed a little more than two pounds. He was fishing within the city limits of Burkesville with red worms on a fly rod and reel.

This was the eighth rainbow taken by Wallace from Cumberland this year. The smallest measured almost eight inches." The rainbows were stocked in Cumberland below the dam by Kentucky's Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. The size of the fish is a little amazing. 0 i '53 Buick It jft 4-door Special; nw tirei, pi polithtd light grttn (iniih, I 1095 I 1 6th and Louis Karcm mm II "Your New and Used Car Dealer" Joftyrifed-Winterind il 1. S)'i Or I.

ble to draw a comparison of the Coach Paul McBrayer will call teams in such an earlv battle, on all-conference senior guards Broadway Also Miami, Fla. 5 PHONES WA 0791 "All-American Buffet Dinner-Dance" in honor of Howard Schnellcnbergcr and Paul Hornung on the night of December 22. The place: the Knights of Columbus clubrooms on Fifth St. Chairman of arrangements Is Louis Karcm, retiring president of the Flageteers. Others helping Include Ed Roby, another former president, Joe Harmon, Ray Doyle, Mike Tollio, Ray Wimberif, Claude Sprowls, Ed Hasenour, Gene 510 E.

Ildwy. at Jackson WA 6985 but the two teams already have Ronnie Pellegrini, 6-0, and 6-2 met the same opponent Middle Dick Culbcrtson. Running with Tennessee. The Maroons turned Adams at the forwards will be back the Tennessecans 81-62 at 6-4 senior Ken Davis and 6 4 Richmond Saturday night and junior J. D.

Brock will be at Morehead downed the Golden center. OPL NIGHTS TILL 10.