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THE PALM BEACH POST-TIMES SPORTS VOL XIII: No. 4 WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, SUNDAY MORNIN, FEBRUARY 24, 1946 PRICE I CENTS GATTAT. Li IU1 WAV sailing RAISES Sanford's Round View Wins Fl amingo Stakes, $29,600 H1ALEAH PARK, (JP) A whirlwind finish by Stephen (Laddie) Sanford's brown colt Round View captured the $30,000 Flamingo Stakes, Florida'! "preview" of-the Kentucky Derby, before a record crowd of 33,399 customer! who poured a record-breaking $1,813,503 Jim Taggart Races Boat At 59 0 1 6 Miles Per Hour By BOB HUSKY Post-Times Sports Writer Jimmy Taggart, Canton, Ohio, speedboat ace, gunned his 225-cublc inch craft to 59.016 miles an hour in the second heat of that class Saturday afternoon for the best time recorded in the 39th annual Washington Birthday Regatta of the Palm Beach Yacht Club. A crowd of about 8,000 saw the races. Today the sailboats wiU take Into the parimutuels, Storming up on the outside from mingoes, 500 strong, staged a colorful parade before the jam-packed grandstand following the race.

One fourth position as the field roared into the homestretch, Round View Just barely nipped the faltering of the high-strung birds, so hyper sensitive that they supposedly drop Wee Admiral, son of the great War Admiral, to win the 17th renewal dead If you aay "boo" to them. of the classic by neck. flew Into the air and decapitated Gay Moonbeam, owned by W. himself on the finish wire. While the bridge jumpers suf over as the three-day event comes to close.

Raees will start at 1 p. m. and will be followed by a ball at the Yacht Club, at which time trophies will be awarded. Taggart won all three heats in the 225 class and was followed closely in each by Pop Cooper of Kansas City, regarded as one of the nation's leading drivers. At the end of the first lap in the third heat Cooper was roaring five lengths ahead of the "Tommy-ann," but Taggart closed quickly and was two and one-half lengths ahead at the finish.

fered their accustomed pangs as favorite after favorite bit the dust, the long-shot players had a field day on such fancy prices as Roi Rouge at $149.10 for $2, Proud Ruler at $18.30, Occupy at $15.30 and Sir Song $15.10. Adams of Boston, sharply challenged Wee Admiral and took a brief lead around the last turn, ht could not stand the pace and nn-lshed third. The winner, a rags to riches Jiorse purchased for the bargain rice of $3,300 as a yearling, netted $29,600. Round View went off the favorite and paid $7.30, $4.80 and $3.80 for win, place and show. Wee Admiral, owned by R.

S. McLaughlin, Canadian motor magnate, paid $4.20 and $3.60, while Gay Moonbeam paid $5.60. Hlaleah's famed pink-winged fla The saddest man of the day Cooper trailed Taggart by only one second in the second heat when he was only .193 miles an hour slower than the Ohioan. Taggart's average speed in the first heat was was a visitor who made a $50,000 mistake. He bet $400 on the win 53.828 and 51.784 In the third.

CHEERLEADERS OF PALM BEACH HIGH form a big for the Wildcat cagers they backed during the 1945-46 season. Left to right, they are: Arlo Godwin, the only girl not graduating in June, Pat Williams, Mary Ann Sewell, Jo Humphrey, Shoddy Ray, Mildred Swan-son and Jeannie Brown. Doris Gentry was not present when the picture was taken. The players, left to right, at top: Johnny Butler and Sam Freeman; at bottom: Mel Shoemaker, Johnny Leonard, Tommy Towles and Marion Wood. ning daily double combination, which paid $247.90 for $2.

But when he looked at his ticket he found the wrong number. Another fast race Saturday was the third heat of the Class event when Forest E. Johnson, Miami boat-builder, pushed his "Prowler' to 53.476 miles an hour. GEORGE McQUINN AAU Swim Meet Today Will Benefit Chest Johnson, who had Miss Heide Tutweiler of Miami along for the thrilling ride, said afterward that he thought he was traveling about 40. "If I had known we were going that fast I would have opened it MAYFLOWER HOTEL Mil ARRIVES FOR CONDITIONING up.

he laughed. SPORTS A'MUSIN' Best time in Class 91 was by Cooper who put his "Top Pup By BOB HUSKY SCENE OF EVENTS over the five-mile course in 39.130 miles per hour after winning the first heat with an average speed The Florida open AAU swim. of 33.544. No third heat was run. Twenty-seven years ago Dr.

Sherman Young saw the Dodgers and the Yankees in training at Jacksonville. That was the year Bob Meusel broke in with the Yanks. This week. Dr. Young, baseball Mac Spent Eight Years With Browns; Has 280 Batting Mark George McQuinn, the first base Tony Orth of Wilmington, unofficially established a world's ming and diving meet will be held at the Mayflower Hotel pool today for the benefit of the Community Chest.

Ben York, chairman of the coach at Drew University, Madison, N. for the past 18 years, came record in a new event for inboard runabouts with an average speed of 33.271. He also won the second to West Palm Beach for bis first glimpse of Florida major league Florida AAU swimming committee, is in charge of the meet. training since that time. Dr.

Young will return to Drew March 19, but between now and heat. J. R. Scott. Miami, averaged Preliminaries will be held at 10 a.

with the finals scheduled for then he will visit a majority of the clubs training in the land of sun, 29.950 in the Family Runabout man who has been gracing the initial bag for the St. Louis Brownies for the past eight years, arrived here in time for Saturday's workout of the Philadelphia Athletics at Wright Field. Mac, who has a .280 batting mark Mac. who has a .280 batting sand and bluest of skies. He plans on going to Fort Lauderdale to see Billy Southworth and his Braves of Boston, Miami to see the 2 p.

m. The public is invited to at tend. class to win the third heat in the best time of the day for that class. Scott had placed fifth in each the Teams to be represented are the Giants, Miami Beach for a gander at the Phils. Tampa to view the Cincy Reds, St.

Petersburg for a look at both the Cardinals and the Yanks, and on his way back north may stop Lakeland ta see the local City Recreation Department, Boca Raton Army Air Field, Lake mark for his eight seasons with the champion Tigers and Orlando where the Senators are training. He Browns and a part of a season with stopped off at Daytona on his way down for a short look at the big Worth Athletic Club and the Jacksonville Naval Air Station. One event appears to have been Dodger squad. won, Mrs. Helen Martin Morrison, the Cincinnati Reds in 1936, was obtained by the A's in a trade for Dick Siebert after the close of the 1945 campaign.

McQuinn is even a greater fielder than he is a hit It an unusual combination that mixture of coaching baseball and teaching Greek and Latin but it all started back in 1915 when i W0PP this city, being the only feminine John McGraw, then manager of the New York Giants, offered con diving entrant. If there is no com tracts to both Young, then a hard-hitting third baseman at Curtis ter, having made only 85 error in High School in New York City, and Waite Hoyt, pitcher at Erasmus handling 11,364 chances during MS High in Brooklyn. Hoyt, the "Schoolboy Wonder traveled with the first and second neats. Three heats will be run in each event today with the Moths starting things off at 1. Five minutes later the first heat for Dinghys will be run, at 1:10 the Snipes will race, boats with less than 150 feet of sails will go off at 1:20 and those with over 150 feet will start at 1:25.

North American racing rules will be In effect and all boats are to be registered at the dock before the races. The course is just north of Flagler Memorial Bridge. Among local owners entering the sailing races are Jimmy Dan Ern-eston, with his Skeeter II; Ray Mathison, Gull; Frank Sauer, Ivis; Sandy Sevin, Robin; Frank Richards, Hawk; Charles Case, Alibi; Giants a short while, then was farmed out, later to become a great pitcher for the city rival Yankees. But the advice of McGraw when petition, she is expected to give an exhibition. Men'i evenU: 100-yard freestyle A.

C. Muahlnaky. E. Cunney. T.

S. Duncan. J. F. Mc-Nally and J.

Baldwin. Jacksonville NAS: Walter Jardlne, Robert Cook. Robert Heath. Erie Tuttle and Sam Gabriel, all Lake Worth AC; J. Stacey Sullivan, Boca Raton; John Butler.

Russell Bennett. Dan Netz and he sat down and talked with young Sherman and his dad, Dr. Robert Young, kept him out of the pro ranks, and Sherman today says, never regretted it." McGraw saw the dreams of the father for his boy and pointed out the faults of baseball as a career in those days major league career. Ted Walleasa, towering rookie shortstop, is nursing a sore toe caused by too early hard work. Walleasa has been looking very good at his position and it would not be surprising to find him there when the Athletics open their American League season.

Present indications are that Mc-. Quinn, Second-baseman Benny McCoy, who cost Mack $45,000 back in 1940 and has just returned from Ronnie York, all City Recreation De- of small pay and not much future. Sherman was only 15 when he graduated from high school, so he spent another year as a post-graduate and tnen went to Lebanon, in pa rimem. 100-yard breaststroke R. Cotter.

R. Coffman and R. Krempewskl. all Jacksonville NAS; Harry M. Palmer.

Boca Chlca; Don Greb. Charles Mcintosh and Billy Meftrath, all Lake Worth AC, and J. Stacey Sullivan, Boca Raton; 100-yard backitroke Tom Brown. J. and P.

Johnson, all Jackson to attend McKendree College, the school dearest in the heart of his father who once attended that oldest institution of Methodism in the Oliver Holmes, Scraps; Buster Case, Stardust; David Aaron, Clip world. Photo by Troy Peters. Post-Times Staff service, Wallaesa, and Third-sacker George Kell will be the A's infield The younger Young played two years of college baseball and per, ana A. J. wiimar, wiiii Ajax.

Graham-Eckes School of Palm Beach will be represented and other boats are coming from starred in sprints on the track team at McKendree, then went to Ohio ville NAS: John Baker and Kent At- THE BOBCATS OF CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH, champs of the local Junior High Basketball League and favorites to cop the bunting In the county-wide tournament which the Quarterbacks Club of the Wesleyan where he was ineligible for sports because of a transfer water. both Lake Worth AC; Jonn McCarthy, both Lake Worth AC, and Butler. Ronnie York and James rule. Next came four years as principal and football coach at Free- Palm Beaches is sponsoring nere at emrai uym ni 1 ir, V- rui r.wrptt Riilv Blair. Ned Davis and George May.

Standing: Miami and Jacksonville, Saturday's results: rf.AKH 92K dom (Pa.) High School. Five years of theology at Drew followed and Hllllard, all City Recreation Depart Coach "Red" Billy Adair, Donald Larkin, Billy Grant, Bobby Bates, Julian Waters and he won a fellowship to Oxford. combination this season. With Kell, who has been a holdout, having notified the club that he has left his home in Arkansas for the camp, Monday may see the infield complete. A special practice has been called for today at 11:30 a.

m. by Manager Connie Mack. ment. a-mpter dlvln? J. R.

Harnlsh. D. Tlrat hMl Won hv James Taeeart. Can. Manager Alan Rush.

As a "Yank at Oxford" he startled his English soccer teammates ton. 53 828 mnh: Jack Cooper. Kansas Enochs. D. SchTmph and Bruce Har-I fitv.

52.941: Tommy White, Jacksonville, with his yelling while playing, but soon all were yelling. It was the old American baseball chatter coming out of that Yank and soon it 32 432 Second heat Won by Tacgart. 59 016 Cooper, 58.823: White. 32.6H7. Third heat Won by Taggart, 61.784 caught on with the Englishmen.

Returning to Drew he completed his study for a doctor of theology and started teaching in the new Stewart Iglehart And Cecil Smith Opponents In Gulf Stream Polo Game lan. all Jacksonville NAS; lorn jonn-son and Bill Megrath. both Lake Worth AC. and John Butler, City Recreation Department. Women's events: 50-yard freestyle Beverely Cross Dot Walker, Margaret and Marilyn Colee, Irene Delburn, Sarah Goodell.

Marilyn Sousa and M. Worrell, all Lake Worth AC: Jean and Carol Mundre. Cooper, S1.695; White, 32.667. Brothers College of Drew University. Dr.

Young was high in the praises of Hoyt, but "I think Cy viMt hMl Won hv Jack Rutherford Palm Beach. 43.373 mph; F. E. Thomas, Meany, who followed Waite at Erasmus, and who lost only two games In his three years at Columbia University, was the greatest pitcher second. Second heat Won by T.

E. Thomas. 45 43 041 Sam Onss. St. Peters Stewart B.

Iglehart and Cecil Mildred Swanson and Rita Simon, all ever developed in New York City. But Meany woud never sign burg. 37.942; Barney Thomas, St. Cloud. Smith, two of the nation's top in- Cltv Recreation Denartment.

100-y a backstroke M. Worrell, PERRY TOPS TILDEN a professional contract. BAXTER IN FEATURE 3T-0ST. Thirrf fcont Wnn hv Forest K. Johnson ternational polo stars, will be in TO HONOR PLAYERS LAKE WORTH An all-day en Miami, 53 476; B.

Thomas, 36; Tommy Margaret Coles and Barbara uoodeii all Lake Worth AC, and Mildred Swan and Rita Simon, both City Recreation Dennrtment. Grover Cleveland Alexander, the old Cardinal hurler, gets his opposing lineups today when Del White, 32.727. hid as beinff the greatest Ditcher of all time. CLASS 91 PLAY AGAIN TODAY First heat Won by Jack Cooper, 35.544 "Ive seen them all since Matty and Johnson and I think Alex was 100-yard brealtstrok Shirley Womersley, Irene Delburn and Dorrls tertainment and celebration in honor of the discharged veterans mph; Tommy wnite, ai.jwk; r.aaie vain, panella. Rumson.

N. 31.523. Second heat Won by Cooper, 39.130 Settle, all Lake Worth AC, and Jean and Carol Mundre, City Recreation De ray Beach meets Palm Beach on the south field of the Gulf Stream Polo Club at 3 p. m. Both will be in the No.

3 position, Iglehart for Delray and Smith for Palm Beach. Iglehart, one of the few 10-goal FIGHT THIS WEEK Bum Baxter, dynamic punching Kewcastle, middleweight, and Mew England's 160-pound cham- Fred Perry took the measure of Big Bill Tilden, 6-1, 6-3, after los of the Chicago Cubs farm clubs now in training here will be held within he next week or ten days. White 32.490. No third heat. irAMif.v nruvARnlTTO First heat Won by J.

C. Wyckotf, Ml- ing the first set, 4-6, Saturday -in nmi mnh; "Sneed" Curry. Miami according to Tom Lamar, chairman of the Carl Voeel-Donald Lee the greatest ever," he mused. When we asked how Dizzy Dean would compare with Alex he said that "Dean on his best days was as good as Alexander." The greatest day of baseball I have ever seen," he reminisced, "was on July 2, 1933, when Carl Hubbell hurled 18 innings of shutout ball to beat Tex Carleton and Jess Haines and Roy Parmalee also beat the Cardinals by 1 to 0 when Johnny Verges sent a pop homer into the left field stands. Dizzy Dean was so incensed that he followed Verges around the bases with vile remarks." I'll never forget that day," he added.

"The Cards had runners on first and second and Medwick was at bat with the only smart thing an exhibition of tennis profession 24.881; Walter Young. 23.815; Ray Kelly, partment. MacMitchell Takes Mile Run At Garden NEW YORK. Wr Leslie Mac- Miami, j. k.

acuu, .11., nun. bmnri hpjit Runoff of tie WOfl bV WV- als at the Everglades Club. Welby ckoft, 26.331 mph; Curry, 26.331: Young, Van Horn defeated Vincent Rich' players in the game toaay, win have Robert V. Clark with him at the No. 1 spot, Clarence Starks at No.

2, and Robert Lightfoot at back. Iglehart, Winston Guest, Mike PhiDDS and the late illustrious tard; Art sampiey, Miami, launn; ocuu, Th'lnl hont Wnn bv Scott. 29.950: Wv- ards, 6-1, in the other singles match played before a crowd estimated Mitchell finally grabbed the brass Post 47, American Legion committee, which is making the arrangements. The exact date for the event is hinging on the acceptance of nationally prominent baseball executives who have been invited to be honor guests. City Manager E.

W. Greb is handling these details. cknff, 28.S0O: Curry. 28.772; young, 19.313; sampleyj is INHlllHIl HDNAMIITN to do was bunt. He took a full cut at the first pitcn ana fouled it on.

With that I yelled something about the big bum and an elderly little VIrit hpa, Wnn hv Anthonv Orth. Wll at 500 fans. The four tennis greats will per mlngton. 33.271 mph (unofficial lady behind me said 'Mister, wars my Tommy Hitchcock comprised the American team that beat Great Britain in two straight matches in the last international in 1939. worlds r.

Kicnaras, rmsDurgn, form again today at 3 p. m. Per ring that had always escaped him in the past Saturday night when he triumphed in the mile run at the 58th annual National AAU indoor track and field championships at Madison Square Garden, although his time was a disappointing 4:18.1. 29.22TI: Jerry Normanoin, west raim Beach. 26.785.

Second heat Won by Orth. 29.654; Rich Sherman's father is a great man. Born of humble parents at Features of the program will Makanda in Jackson County. 111., he could not read nor write, add Smith, hard-riding cowboy out include a special water show at pion, Georgie Martin of Boston, have been signed for a 10-round feature on Friday night's boxing card at the American Legion Arena. Baxter, a tall blond youngster who looks more like a school teacher than a fighter out of the ring, impressed the fans last week when he knocked out Joe Torres, rugged Puerto Rican battler.

In previous fights here Torres took the best punches of his opponents without so much as shaking his head but against Baxter spent more of his time on the canvas as the ex-soldier from Pennsylvania landed terrific punches with both fists. Baxter scored hits with New York Garden fans by the manner ards, 29.6U5; wormanain, aj.wio. Orth, heat Won bv Richards sons desiring tickets may obtain them from members of the club or by phoning the tennis secretary at 4161. The best match of the day was the Casino pool during the afternoon, followed by a fish fry and second; Normandln, third. of Texas, will have Stephen San-ford in at No.

1, Gerald Dempsey at No. 2 and George Kent, back. dance at the American Legion nor subtract at the age of 14, but by the time he was 28 he had completed a pedagogical course at Southern Illinois Normal at Carbon-dale, taken a seven-years classical course at McKendree, studied medicine two years at the St. Louis College of Physicians and Surgeons, preached a year at Makanda, majored in philosophy and Greek at Yale and philosophy and theology at Drew, and taught school Sanford is the owner of Round Home that night. The water program will feature the doubles play which saw Perry and Tilden beat Van Horn and View, who Saturday captured the rich Flamingo Stakes at Hialeah to establish itself as a strong Derby contender.

Richards, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. three years In southern Illinois. The elder Young said the best move he ever made was when he marrlprl T.pna Caldwell of Centralia. 111., and left "Little Egypt," as the Lake Worth High School Girls' synchronized swimming team composed of Margaret Coles, Irene Delburn, Doris Settle, Shirley Womersley. Dot Walker, Bobbie Pedro Silvero and Col.

Arthur that section of Illinois is called, and went East. By so doing he has L. Herman will referee the match. been able to help thousands of people as the "father of tne preventor in which he disposed of amy Walker, Charlie McPherson and ium tuberculosis work of America." Me incorporated me ursi preventorium ward In the U. S.

in New York City in 1907 and fostered Freeman And Wood Goodell, Jerry Hawkins, Charlene Finch, Beverly Siemon, Joan Prin-gle, Sue Valentine, Carolyn Chandler, Margaret Trafford, Gay Hulme, Lorelie Mosely, Dot Ballentine, and Dolores Smith. Coolidge Miner oeiore coming over 4,000 waifs of consumptives. He was once also first official South, and defeated Eddie Steele, rhaolain of the cltv of New York. claimant oi the Southern middle The history of the Youngs goes back even farther to Dr. Robert Young's father who is believed to be the first of 75,000 to answer -weight championship, at wnite Nationally known water come Pining.

Lincoln call for soldiers in the Civil war. Martin will be by far the tough dians Frank Snary and Clayton Main of Miami as well as the Fair-brother Sisters are expected to est foe that Baxter has been called Don to face since donning civilian clothes. The Boston slugger, re Tourney At Country Club Will Benefit Red Cross appear. The high school orchestra under the direction of Dade Plitt will play during the afternoon. If cently discharged from the Navy, has been getting in shape at Miami nil boasts one of the best records Local water clowns who have of any middleweight in the busi worked out an entertaining routine The ffnlfine hieh sDot of the current season at the Palm Beach On Tourney Squad FORT LAUDERDALE, (JP) Fort Lauderdale's Flying L's Saturday night won the Gulfstream Conference high school basketball tournament by trouncing Miami Beach High, 37 to 29, in the finals.

Miami Beach had defeated Andrew Jackson of Miami in the semifinals while Fort Lauderdale eliminated Ponce de Leon of Coral Gables. In the division, Miami Beach walloped Fort Lauderdale, 30 to 17, to win the title. All-star tournament squads were chosen by coaches and officials. They follow: A Sam Freeman and Marion Wood, West Palm Beach; Dick Watson, Lake Worth; Dick Mills, C. M.

Newton and Dick Fay, Fort Lauderdale; Julius Ser, Herb Rich and Burt Stone, Miami Beach; Ed Country Club will take place next Wednesday and Thursday with an include John Remsen, Chuck Bar-us, Tommy Johnson, Richard Rie-gel, Billy Clingenpeel and Bobby Bradshaw. 18-hole medal play handicap tournament lor me Denein oi me American Red Cross, it was announced here Saturday by Bert Nicolls, head professional. i pas i i 1 1 Diving exhibitions will be given The event will be open to men we hope to enroll a record field for the two-day tournament. Play by Henry Holmes, Palm Beach, Betty Ball, Delray Beach, and Billy McGrath, former Florida State Amateur champion. and women members and guests with prizes for the low net scores and second place winners in both ness.

He beat Ralpn zannem live times at the Boston Garden and while campaigning as a welterweight 'took on Henry Armstrong nd Fritzie Zivlc. Day's And LayWs Are Tied For First When Day's Service defeated Layton's Park In three straight games at the Gulf Stream Alleys Thursday night they moved into a tie for the lead with their beaten foe Each has won 19 and lost 11. Committee members assisting groups, Nicolls said. ers may select the day on which they may play their 18 holes." Nicolls said the entry fee will be $5 and the total amount received will be turned over to the local Mr. Lamar and Mr.

Greb are John Prince, E. Donn McCoy, W. L. Hutcheson and Steve Hulme. "This will be the first annual tournament for the benefit of the Red Cross," Nicolls said, "and it jjjjj AUBURN STAR SIGNS BIRMINGHAM, (IP) Coach chapter of the American Red Cross, PHILS START SOUTH Photo by Sanderson BRITCR HARLAN of the Jacksonville NAS team will show this kind Jack Magher of Miami's entry in of form in the swimming and diving meet at the Hotel Mayflower PHILADELPHIA.

(PL Twenty the All-America pro-football league informed the Birmingham News The standings: Montague. Ponce de Leon, and Tom Griffin, Andrew Jackson. Wade Rogers and Bob New-hart, West Palm Beach; Dewey Tompkins, Lake Worth; Norman Goldman, Stanley Harris, Miami Beach; Dave McDonald, Ponce de Leon; Dalton Ruffin, Bob Jackson and Buddy Behrens, Fort Lauderdale, and Clinton Marlowe, Andrew will be the best of the many club events we have held this year. Of course we will have to have a handicap event, so we will accept home club or State handicaps in all cases. "The prizes we will post will include some handsome silver SH STRIKE Pretty enough to be queen of any tournament, Mrs.

Theodocia Carlson actually won 'singles championship in Star Bowling tourney in Seattle with 594 scratch score. Her mother won same event 13 years ago. Day's Service Layton's Park Donnan and Yetler by long-distance telephone Saturday that Monk Gafford, former Auburn star back, had signed a contract to play with Miami next pool Sunday. Here he is going into a naif twist, apparently soaring above nearby trees. Harlan is only one of the many masculine and feminine entrants, but holds the junior national low and high-board AAU diving championship and was runnerup in the senior event last year.

Preliminaries in the meet for the benefit of the Community Chest will be at 10 a. m. and finals at 2 p.m. Philadelphia Phillies baseball players entrained here Saturday for the National League club's Miami Beach training camp where Manager Ben Chapman will hold initial drills Monday. W.

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