Skip to main content
The largest online newspaper archive
A Publisher Extra® Newspaper

The Palm Beach Post from West Palm Beach, Florida • Page 9

Location:
West Palm Beach, Florida
Issue Date:
Page:
9
Extracted Article Text (OCR)

THE PALM BEACH POST Wednesday Morning, December St, t9it COACH PROPOSES COMPULSORY WARTIME SPORTS PROGRAM I Pate Eight Polo Teams Book Butler-Todd Team Wins Round Robin Bowl Teams Ready For Holiday Battles CONN ELECTED HEAD OF DOWUNG Holiday Contest DELRAY BEACH The usual Wednesday afternon polo contest at the Gulf Stream Club will be Cotton Gloria Butler and Mac Todd were winners in the rmnd robin tennis tournament played by the school and college set Tuesday at the Bath Tennis Club, winning Rose Orange MIAMI, Dec. 30. UP) Two postponed until Thursday, to pro' 28 games and losing 4. score-f rom anywhere football teams with deadly last-minute Other scores were: Jeanne White and Brent Tan vide a holiday attraction for the many followers of the sport here, according to Fred Tejan, manager punches look like sure bets to hold 35,000 Orange Bowl spectators In DALLAS, Dec. 30.

UP) The Cotton Bowl picture was completed today with the arrival of a grimly-determined Texas A. and M. team that Immediately went about practice chores with an eye toward winning its third post-season game in three years. Across town Alabama's Crimson Sugar NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 30.

UP) The gathering throng milling through hotel lobbies, the French quarter and along gay Canal Street today found you had to give odds on cither team to get a Sugar Bowl bet down, but there seemed to be more Fordham than Missouri money In sight. "We're asking you to lay six to five and take your pick," reported one attendant at one of the most ner, 23-y; wanna rervere ami Pike Noyes, 21-11; Audrey Kay their seats until the final whistle DURHAM, N. Dec. 30. This was worryln day for a couple of gentlemen In the barbecue belt.

Reading from left to right, the wrinkled brows were the choice possessions of Messrs. Lon Stiner, head man of Oregon State's busy Beavers, and Wallace Wade, who is In the driver's seat for Duke-each brushing up for Thursday's Rose Bowl game. Naturally, neither of them comes DETROIT, Dec. 30. UPi The nation'i college athletic administrators today were urged to broaden and intensify sports programs In the war crisis even to the possible extreme of making participation compulsory.

Members of the American Football Coaches Association, convening In a grimly serious joint session with National Collegiate Athletic Association bigwigs to discuss Implications of the war on football and allied competition, of the local club. The game at 3:30 o'clock Thurs and Lbvd Wells. 1S-U; Thursday. Those who have "examined the season records of Georgia and Chadbourne and Stewart Taylor, 18-14; Dana Maher and Hugh Bayne, 14-18; Hope Noyes and Marion Sims Wyeth, 10-22; duy will match Gulf Stream and Oak Brook teams. Playing for Gulf Stream will be Pedro Silvero, Texas Christian University won't be pushing toward the exits early if the score is as close as all signs Tide struggled with Its pass de George Kent, Fred Tejan and R.

E. "Bob" Conn was elected president of the City Bowling Association for the ensuing year, In annual election, results ot which wore announced at the Care- free Bowlaway Tuesday night. Conn, a vice-president of the First National Bank In Palm, Beach, is a member of the Office Equipment team in the Carefree League. He was elected over R. L.

Shaf-fer, the 1941 president, and Uncle Syd Metcalfe, veteran local bowler, Joe Risden was named first vice president over Jim Waugh and Al Hightower. W. Pat Fischer won the second vice-presidency by one vote over George Barco, with Walter Colebrook also well up In the rnce. The third vice-presidency fense because Coach Frank Thomas, conceding that the Aggies Carol Horton and Ned Rutherford, 7-25; Anita Kay and James De Vries, 4-28. indicate.

Secor, while the Oak Brook lineup will include William Mayer, Fred elaborate establishments of had word from Army and Navy chance. "Or we will take one would score several times, wanted to hold the wild Cadet aerial of Wcttach, Leonard Bernard, Chuck right out in meeting to let the world In on It. But after close and careful study of the complete scouting reports each received frdm coaching pals, neither Lon officials at Washington that cur Favored Georgia beat Auburn on the last play of the game with a Dass and run that covered 65 point and even money." tailment of athletics at this time A burg. Cyril Carr will officiate. He said there wasn't much real fense in check enough for his hard ground game to meet the Issue.

yards. The whistle had blown by would seem detrimental. Athletic Director II. O. (Fritz) time All-America Frankie Sink wich got off his spectacular 40' big folding money in sight or either team.

"Most people seem to like Ford Crislor of Michigan, president of Coach Homer Norton of the Southwest Conference champions met Thomas' prediction with the yard toss to Lamar Davis. the coaches association, suggested compulsory training might be the Turf Stars Continue West Coast Workouts ham. I don't know whether it's The Bulldogs saved a tie with LINEUP answer. Mississippi by rolling up 14 points In the last 16 minutes. Davis, the unsune wincback, scampered 45 "We found In national defense With the scheduling Tuesday vards for one touchdown and Sink nf two five-round bouts, Match went to Hal Lowry over Justus wich, George Poschner and Davis nor Wallace knows what the other's cooking, so they don't know Just how to set the table to get ready for it.

Meantime, as tobacco town began to bulge at the seams from the incoming crowds, the drug store quarterbacks held their annual Rose Bowl roundup and figured It all out that Thursday's tussle had a very good chance of turning into one of those ball games where each side is going to try to score in a hurry and then go Into a shell. In this respect, the mezzanine master-minds really had something to go on from both coaches. From behind the locked, guard maker Al Caroly completed Friday night's fight card for the Ameri collaborated on a 42-yard forward' lateral for another. can Legion Arena, rhnrlie McCarthy, young Spring' TCU won a bid to the Bowl here when Sophomore Emery Nix hit Williams and George Anderson. Walter Hannibal was elected secretary-treasurer over Charles Brady and Tommy Thomas, and Hansford Dicken was named auditor over Al Diemcr and Ray the visitors from New York that have more cash to bet or the local sentiment favors Fordham or what." The majority of local experts who have seen the teams working at the Gulf Coast training quarters have expressed a preference for Missouri, but the huge delegation of New York newspapermen who followed Fordham to Dixie say the Missourians will have to show them.

Illness of Missouri's big and fast halfback, Bob Slcuber, is a new factor. He is suffering from a cold Van Hall with a 19-yard touch field, welterweight, will clash with Joe Murphy, slugging mo 147-noundcr. in forecast that Alabama also will score several times. It's a fine ball club. We could have picked a lot of teams easier to beat than the Crimson Tide." There were 45 players, coaches and college officials on the train bringing the Aggies to Dallas.

The usual Western style welcome with six-guns blazing and imitation bombs bursting in air led the A. and M. team, mounted on a fire truck, through downtown Dallas. It whs estimated by Cotton Bowl officials today that the attendance Thursday would be around 40.000. This means that 5,000 seats will not be sold.

Alabama turned back 500 choice down pass with only eight seconds LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30. Horsemen at Santa Anita Park still are marking time awaiting the hoped-for opening of the race meeting, but no grass is growing under the hooves of Whirlaway, Challedon and Mioland, the three highwelghts of the $100,000 Santa Anita Handicap. Examination of their work sheets indicates that W. L.

Brann's Challedon, well along the comeback trail, is nearer to racing condition than the others. Trainer Ben Jones Is unworried about Whirlaway, however. He has sent his three-year-old flash beyond five furlongs only once, nor has he called for any great speed. Whirly's time for the six to go and the iiornea tTogs scored one of the year's biggest one of the two preliminary cuir we could not rely entirely on enlistments and therefore enacted the draft law," said CrLsler. "Why Isn't It just as logical to assume that people will not elect participation in sports and through the same logic why is it not sensible to make such participation compulsory?" Samuel E.

M. Crocker of the Joint Army and Navy committee on welfare and recreation and Major Theodore Bank, former Idaho coach but now head of the War Department's athletic section, both told the college men that extension of their programs was Imperative. Returning to purely personal aspects of their profession, the grid- tests. upsets by downing mighty Texas, The Carefree Bowling League The other five-rounder will pair Nix had dashed 35 yards two nlavs earlier to put the ball in Chief Driver, Seminole Indian 140-pounder from Opa-Locka Naval was organized for a new schedule at a meeting Tuesday night. Play will start next Tuesday night, and officers will be elected then.

position. ed, barred and bolted doors where Stiner worked his squad in secret for the second straight day, spies reported that was exactly the way he had added it up make that one Base, against Joe lieuoui, veieran The opponents started tapering and Its seriousness isn't well enough known to allow an estimate as to probable effects. Scranton, welter. off today after reaching peaK con Teams to compete will be Tropical Matchmaker Caroly program ditlon for the tussle. of three feature bouts, Barbecue, Thirst Station, Hamilton Electric, Dreamland Cottage Comparatively little betting on the game was reported, partly no score in a hurry, then sit back and say, "Come and get me." which met with the approval of Unsuspected seriousness of an Injury to Billy Blackstone created seats today, stating that failure to the near capacity crowd last weeK Waue, on the other hand, has Court, Office Equipment Service, and Knights of Columbus.

obtain equipment for two special a problem tor iLU coacn uuicn doubt because of the unfavorable odds and partly because the teams offered such few points of compar will be repeated this Friday, the three main events having already been building for nearly a week around the surprise element in Meyer. Blackstone received a rib Injury In early workouU at Fort trains had resulted in a fall-off in the sale. A. and M. also is due to heen announced.

turn back some tickets tomorrow. 1:27 35 which Is good going at this stage. volved In this ball game. His starting lineup Is outweighed an aver Worth Not until yesterday did it develop that the hurt may be bad One of the eights will rematch Moe (Twin) Weiss. New York City Mioland, C.

S. Howard main furlongs was 1:17 25. "Whirlaway will be ready when the time comes," promised Jones. Challedon, whose bid for the rich purse last winter was a disappointment, has breezed a mile in 1:42 45, which was the longest any of the leading 'Cap nominees have traveled. The Maryland horse also turned a neat seven furlongs in enoueh to keep him out of the Imhtweieht.

with Knute (buster) age of 1871 to 192 per man, so you can bet he's smoking something up. has met no team relying upon the T-formation as does Missouri. ison. The weak New York U. club was the only one both teams met and they both breezed against that foe.

Missouri has played only one team, and not a topnotch one, which uses the Notre Dame system as Fordham does. Fordham came. Baker, 20-year-old 135-pounder hope, has gone no further than half mile, but he ran three fur- longs in 35 seconds, followed by Iron maestros heard a report by Dr. Floyd R. Eastwood of Purdue University that college football was free from fatalities this year for the first time since the annual report was Instituted in 1931.

There were 14 deaths due directly to football in high school, snnd-lot and athletic competition, he said, compared to 11 last year and the high of 33 in 1931. The collegiate groups will wind up their sessions tomorrow. If he Is a casualty, the texans from Terre Haute. Indiana. Both opponents stress lightning From a financial standpoint, the Two durable sluggers who al must rely on Jim Woodfin, the onlv other reliable center, to attacks likely to produce sudden half mile breeze from the gate, I only development of the day saw In 4915.

scores from any angle. the bottom fall out of the ticket- travel the entire distance and speculating business. It seems Woodfin has a trick shoulder which might force" him out at any there's a law in these parts this trick of making hay time. ways put tip a good fight, win. lose or draw Chino Lopez and Mexican Joey Silva have been signed for another of the eight rounders.

Lopez and Silvu are both rugged scrappers who seldom take a backward step and their styles should insure plenty of action. The third feature bout will pit while the grass is green, so the Mike Harder, reserve guard, re' ceived a sprained knee In a block fellows who were asking and getting $15 per copy yesterday, now Ine drill today but returned to Taylor Rides Triple At Fair Grounds the workout after treatment, are unloading their cnoice locations (behind the goal lines) at the Meyer had to put him on the Joev Dunne. Jacksonville 140- doubtful list, pending an exami $4.40 face value. Simple directions for wearing a New Year's halo nation tomorrow, however. Only TCU player definitely out pounder, who scored a quick knockout over Chino Gispert on the opening card of the season, acainst Bit Beebe, colorful Fort is John Bond, a fullback, who is recovering from a broken shoul TED SCHROEDER WINS Pierce southpaw.

der. No new Injuries have plagued Georgia since the Bulldogs started TITLE practice here, and Coach Wally Butts said after todays workout on pass defense that "we are as NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 30. UPt- ready as we ever will be." NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 30.

iP A triple scored by Jockey Walter Lee Taylor featured the Fair Grounds racing program made up entirely of claiming races today. Taylor's first victory came on Viildina Rebel in the second race, a clipper that paid $25.80 to the $2 mutucl. In the fourth or feature race, the Place D' Armcs purse, he scored on Bill owned by M. M. Johr, at odds of $7.60 for 52.

Then Taylor came back In the sixth to win by six lengths on Wise Duke which paid $5 for $2. The fifth race at a mile and a sixteenth went to Mrs. Wyse's 2nd, with E. Guerin up. Prospect Boy was second and Giandloso third.

Francisco Segura made a gallant The Georgians will be without the services of Captain Hcyward Beebe, after leading the fight on points, was knocked out by the veteran Sixto Morales last week. In Dunne, Beebe will be up against a fast, clever boxer but will not be out of his class as he was with Morales, former featherweight and lightweight champion of Cuba. Working in Becbe's corner Friday will be Ben (Evil) Eye Flnkle, nationally-known "hexer" of boxers who has been the subject of feature stories, poems and even songs. Finkle claims once he turns his eye on a scrapper that he is doomed to defeat. effort today to add the Sugar Bowl trophy to his collection of cups which represent about all the tennis championships of South Allen and Dick McPhee, both backs.

Allen has a broken arm and McPhee recently underwent an appendectomy. nnn i UC ii 0 America, but tall Ted Schroeder of Glendale, finally settled down to win in five sets with a magnificent series of placements. Cuccincllo Returns Segura, who amazed the crowd To Boston Braves with his ability to retrieve seem ingly impossible shots, won the BOSTON, Dec. 30. (T) The first two sets before Schroeder, return to the Boston Braves of OPENS NEW YEAR'S DAY 12 O'CLOCK NOON seeded No.

1, overcame wildness and began passing the Ecuadorean consistently. The score was 4-6, 1-6, Tony Cuccincllo, their regular second baseman from 1936 to 1940, was announced today by Secre 6. 6-4. 6-4. The match was generally recog tary John Quinn.

nized as the most thrilling singles final in the eight years of the Quinn indicated that Cuccinello, now 34, would not be able to play the entire season but expressed confidence that he ceuld play in at least 75 games as a utility Sugar Bowl tourney. 2 Schroeder had 60 placements to 1-lf you're holding "open house" during 'these next few memorable (fays (or giving at least one party) entrust one of the very important parts of the task to Imperial, Hiram Walker's Blended Whiskey. Stock up with ample! Segura's 35. The Californian held the initiative almost the entire way, keeping his opponent running to all parts of the court. Even In -Serve this glorious whiskey its delectable aroma will have folks asking for its name and address, even before they get acquainted with its luscious, nectar-like goodness! It's an aroma that says great whiskey, mister! 3 -After one eye-widening taste you'll hear such soul-warming tributes as "This is "Greatest drink of the year!" me where you got this!" Yes try and find one single guest who doesn't think you rate a halot Your Favorite Eating Place WITH SAME POPULAR PRICES AS ALWAYS Serving Breakfast Lunch Dinner from 7:30 A.

M. to 8:30 P. M. if PRIVATE DINING ROOM FOR BANQUETS the early sets Schroeder was making the most of his placements, although Segura forced him into errors by returning dozens of shots that should have scored. player.

Cuccinello was traded by the Braves to the Giants in 1940. The Giants made him manager of their Jersey City farm In the International League last season. Cuccinello appeared in 83 games and batted .279. Recently the Giants management told Cuccinello he would be re-engaged as the Jersey City manager, but he requested his unconditional release in the event that he succeeded In lining up a major league berth. Segura had little chance to use famous two-handed forehand smashes, since he could seldom get set for a drive.

The South American actually outscored his opponent, 168 points to 157. Cafe Luzianne Schroeder teamed up with Gard- nar Mulloy of Coral Gables in the doubles finals immediately after his gruelling match with Segura, Phone 9711 514 So. Olive but the pair succumbed to Billy Talbert of Cincinnati and Ted Ole-wine of Glendale, 6-4, 6-4. NETTERS IN FINALS BROOKLINE, Dec. 30.

UP Top-seeded Lillian Lopaus of City Island, N. and third-ranking Judy Atterbury of New York will meet tomorrow in the finals of the National Women's Junior Indoor tennis championship. Miss Lopaus gained the final round by defeating Norma Meis-ter of Sharon, 6-3, 6-4. Miss Atter Great for two big reasons! 1. Imperial is "velveted" for extra smoothness.

Choice spirits actually made in the same stills at the rare base whiskies are then "velveted" by a method similar to the softening of spirits used in making fine Scotch. 2. Imperial is "flavor-peaked" for extra richness. This superb American blend has that expen- Olewine and Talbert were su Just One Block South of Post Office START THE NEW YEAR RIGHTI Dine With UsI LUZIANNE CREOLE COOKING "It's Different" perior all around, and scored many admirable placements, a few of them right down the middle of the court. bury won her scnil-finnlj match I York, 6-4, 6-3.

Weiss Awarded Nod Over Cotton King "imported-whiskey" flavor because its i i sive foundation whiskies are specially distilled to give them individual qualities then blended together to a delicate "flavor peak." Clarence "Cotton" King, local welterweight, dropped a split de cision to Harvey Weiss, New York City, in the feature of a Monday night ring show at Miami tseacn. Kins, -who floored Weiss for a count of nine in the second, was in turn floored in the fifth. Two judges awarded the Si 65 I PINT $065 4S ni'iuf cision to Weiss, over the referee's vote for King. Moe Weiss, twin brother of IMPERIAL WTlM: 71 mm Harvey, was awarded a decision over Chino Lopez, Mexican scrapper who has appeared here, in the semifinal. FhTrr flavor of IN'V'J HudepoM Beer improves Jtrfl 'l yur PPfit.

You'll really wth eniy yur f0 w''h IJjj I Bowl Trip Winners To Meet Thursday Amateur boxers who are to i ww lilt make the trip to the Orange Bowl football game at Miami will meet at The Post-Times office at 9:30 o'clock Thursday morning. I II WAIKIB II I I Those, who won trips are James I VI Iv I Twohey, Wesley Williams, Steve Blancett, Pete Briggs, Lake I xMiq i MMWONiwmnM CMCMMIV OMM Worth; Charles Hammett, Ranus Rogers, Leonard Fielding, West Palm Beach; Sgt. H. C. Cleckley, Morrison Field Air Base; Howard Baggett, Snooks Keene, Ft.

Pierce; Warner Tilton, Jensen; Gene Anderson, Lantana. Distributed by PALM BEACH BOTTLING WORKS, INC. 935 N. Railroad West Falm Beach, Fin. Telephone 8S4S T0 train Mwfral tptrin.

Ck. 1t4f, Hkan Watkw Sons Pterin, M..

Get access to Newspapers.com

  • The largest online newspaper archive
  • 300+ newspapers from the 1700's - 2000's
  • Millions of additional pages added every month

Publisher Extra® Newspapers

  • Exclusive licensed content from premium publishers like the The Palm Beach Post
  • Archives through last month
  • Continually updated

About The Palm Beach Post Archive

Pages Available:
3,841,130
Years Available:
1916-2018