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LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, PAGE 2B ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Powerhouse Elevens Collide When Soldan and Beaumont Mee( THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1940 "If We Block, We'll "Tanks" Ready for Battle on the High School Front Win" Bears' Attitud West-Enders Have Scored 106 Points Against Rivals' 67 By James M. Gould. "If we block, we'll win; if we don't, we'll lose." That seems to be the consensus around Washington U. ag outcome of the Bears' Valley Conference game Saturday with Washburn College of Topeka, Kan.

Now. Butch Loebs Is a suave Nobody seemed to be Lombardo and Todorovich Will Lead Attack for Von Lehsten's Eleven, While Tevis Will Be on Hand to Uphold Honor of Te am Coached by Franklin. a guua nine ana me wnole orp. 1 Starting line-up of the powerful Soldan High School eleven, which battles the Beaumont tank tomorrow night at Public Schools Stadium. Left to right, line Stancil James, Ray Schultz, Wally Rosen, Allan Scallett, Manuel Drumm, Bernard Bu'ack, Leo Theodore.

Backs Bud Brinkley, Tom Lombardo, Marko Todorovich, Jack Magner. Morrison or team strength because of the anticipated by Arnold von Lehsten, which meets Beaumont tomorrow 5conng Leaders. The scoring leaders for the high school teams in the district are as follows Tourh- Point Total ayrr S. hm.I. Cumin, clowns, mftrr.

Ms. Kolrlan 3 7 St Huffn. CirvHand 4 7 3 41 rnwdrr. Mi-Kinle-- TodorovUh. Soldan 3 1 31 Trvls, Bratimont 3 4 29 McKec, Kirkwoud 3 4 2 26 Van Vrlzrr.

Frlnrlul 1 3 18 Ktrly, St. Louis I. H. 2 3 18 Harold Jenkins, K'wnod 3 3 18 Woodward, W. drove 3 3 1H Aussiekej', Normandy 2 4 Iti Galimbertl, Southwest 4 2 3 15 start the game, along with his running mate at left half.

Jack Mag-ner. Von Lehsten hoped Roy Buckley, regular halfback who fractured his hand in the season opener, would be ready but he isn't. And Gilbert Carafoil, regular, guard, out with an infection, may miss the game. In that case, Wally Rosen and Manuel Drumm will play at the guards. Allan Scallet will be at center, Ray Schultz and Bernard Bu-rack at tackles and Stancil James and Leo Theodore at ends.

Overshadowed for the weekend but nonetheless in the race, Cleveland and McKinley will play in Saturday's league doubleheader against Roosevelt and Southwest, respectively. Crooked Wood Wins Steeplechase Race LIGONIER, Oct. 10 (AP). Crooked Wood, winner of the inter national gold cup nere two years ago, maintained a lead that at By Robert No loss of Individual players Jewish observance of Yom Kippur is coach of the Soldan football eleven night at the Stadium. Restored to the original date aft-l er having been postponed by the') athletic board, the game is one of the most Important of the CUy High School League schedule.

The outcome should have a marked bearing on the championship, for Soldan obviously has become one of the football powers of the district and Beaumont appears a standout among the league con tenders. So it is essential that the Tigers be at full strength and they will be, said Von Lehsten, Indicating the religious holiday will not interfere with any of the squad members. 106 Point to None. The Soldan lineup will be the same that recently defeated University City, 39-0, and nearly the same that has started and won its three games this season by the cumulative score of 106 to 0. All-star Tommy Lombardo and his new Serbian side-kick, Marko (Mike) Todorvich, will lead the backfield In action as usual, and the power and speed and deception that Von Lehsten has attempted to drill into his squad probably will be as much in evidence as before.

That's what Beaumont's coach, Burns M. Franklin, is afraid of. Hanging a little crepe here and there, he tells of a practice session in which his second team, using Soldan plays, pushed the varsity back against the goal line on every occasion. But Lee Tevis still is Lee Tevis and the Beaumont team has count ed 67 points against three scoreless opponents this year, so all is not lost yet. Fact of the matter is that this game, important as it is, hardly can decide the title, what with Mc-Kinley, Cleveland and Southwest still to be hurdled.

There's little doubt where Roosevelt stands after its 27-0 defeat at the hands of Beaumont, and Central, after its 47-0 shellacking from Soldan. May Use Heavier Players. Taking note of Soldan's scoring abilitv. Franklin will change his starting Beaumont lineup to bring ud more defensive strength. Charles mkw rf; pr 'lax: Bears Beat Louisville, Win Title NEWARK, N.

Oct. 10 (AP). The power-house Newark Bears were back on top of the minor league baseball world today after defeating the Louisville Colonels of the American Association four games to two in the 1940 Little World Series. Putting on the pressure last night the International Leaguers trounced the Colonels, 6 to 1, be hind the six-hit pitching of Steve Peek to end the twenty-second re newal of the annual series. The Bears rapped out ten base h.ts off the offerings of Charley Wagner and Forrest (Tot) Press nell.

both righthanders, in de- tVii-nnirnr tio 1QfQ rhnmninns. Four and all but one figured in the scor- ing. For Peek, who hurled a brilliant game, it was his sixteenth victory 17 games The lanky right hander will go up to the parent New York Yankees next spring for a tryout, as will six of his teammates. Two others also will be missing from the Newark scene in 1941 tleman. always polite.

politeness and likes to see it In nis players off the field. Against Maryvllle, the Washington blockers performed perfunctorily and, tim after time, the Maryville player, refusing to stay blocked, got up and made his tackle. When things iwe this happen, hope flies out the window. There Is nothing very frightening about Washburn's 1940 record two defeats in two outs but Coach Holm has enough veterans to make things interesting for the Bears. Also, he has Emmot, a mite back, still in school and Washington players of a year ago, have cause to remember this little speed-demon.

Observers of practice sessions out at Washington yesterday were not especially impressed by the display or, rather, lack of display of pepper. The workout was lackadis- U. S. Bike Champions In Races National bike riding champions will be seen in action at Forest Park next Sunday, when the ninth annual Midwestern championships will be held on the one-fourth mile track in Forest Park, at Kingshigh-way and Oakland. Included in the list of titlehold- ers are Ed Carfafnini, national A.

A. U. road chamtiion: Marvin Thomson, national board track champion; Charles Edwards, holder of the national junior title, and Mary Wallas, who finished second to Mrs. Virginia Baum, St. Louis, in the women's championships.

All are from Chicago and will head a delegation of some riders, who will strive for honors against St. Louis stars. The home delegation will be headed by the three Mound City championsBill Lange, George Wuch-ter, Jr. and Mrs. Baum.

Entries will close at midnight to night at 3621 North Grand boulevard, 2301 South Grand boulevard, 108 North Twelfth and 6122 Delmar boulevard. There will be 26 races on the tie UK.es Beaumont High School's highly regarded starting eleven. The line, left to right Walter Pepmiller, Charles Zurheide, Sexauer, Bob Callahan, Ralph Braun, Elwin Eberhardt, Bob Sonderman. Backs Harry Exler, Walter Doelger, Lee Neil Peistrup. times stretched to 20 lengths f.

hWa for pxtra bases Grenia Will Play in Game With Centenary Zurheide, 215-pound tackle, who I Park of Sewickley, in the fea-had been out with an ankle injury, jture of the Rolling Rock Hunt Rac-will be ready to play. A 170-pound ing Association's seventh annual outdistance a field of five in yesterday's Rolling Rock Hunt Cup race. A crowd of 5000 saw the brown 'gelded son of Drinmore reclaim the victor's laurels for Mrs. Lewis A steeplechase meet Whitelaw Reid's Mrs. V.

L. Blacks Bagpipe Golden closed the breach in the stretch to four lengths, but Bagpipe fell on the last jump of the two and a half miles over Brush. Golden Reel finished second and Our Manager, the slugging third baseman, Henry andiMajeski, who is the property of the ReeliBoston Bees and Second Baseman uiaa looked uninspired. It appears i though the players considered work just a chore to be comn'rl with as little trouble as pou'M. V.

n.a.. mot. The burn lr they don show If they don't show iirwl ment over their form agalnrt Mi I Alf r.r i i in iuYiaiuiun in Bl ouai Washington's kicking should prove and there is real hope tht 'ng in Meieuinger, uoach Loebi il firs found a plunging full-back. gf Main thing is, though, to let til 1 opponents blocked out, stay blockider out. fea S.

M. U. Halfback ia 1 I i 1 oeriousiy injured! In Auto Accident I Ch ti DALLAS, Oct. 10 (AP). Fe Elder, Southern Methodist l'nfrjf SCI sity's star halfback, was injured riously in an automobile sccifej hi yesterday as he and thre ofa players rushed to catch a train ti Pittsburgh.

The Mustangi ijea Pitt Saturday. wa Elder suffered a fractured pt.i ye' and neck and bladder injury Shaken but uninjured when thesH overturned three times were bun iuvuaitij iu.iuata, 1 U. back, and Lynn Bostic, lor th( tackle. Bostick, who Is on the injui'J AJ ye; list, was rushing the three to Girl th( land, after they had miss: the train at Dallas. I Elder's brilliant work against 3 jn, C.

L. A. Sept. 27 marked him one of the Mustangs' standcij ou players. He was playing his tki.il we year.

i Kress Released TZ By Detroit Cluli I (Red) Kress, Detroit Tiger coaci told friends today he had been rj tified of his release by the Deti.j Baseball Co. i The release followed rumors i baseball circles that Steve 0'N4 who managed the Buffalo Intern uonai ijeague team rnis year, woli oe namea a uetroii coacn. iuisjri listed as a player coach in season, was taken off the active tf th to make way for Second-baserei ca L. D. Meyer.

an Watkins Rolls 689 In Major Circurffa ry With Earl Watkins rolling the result of games of 236, 184 jt-269, the Rogers won three gac from the Kiwanis in the City League on the Rogers 1" The Natural Set Ups won the oi game from the Minneferodes take over first place. Other Schumachers 2, Roberts Bn meyers 2, Hesselhergs 1: Camels 1 Falstaffs Be-Macs 2, The pintopplir.g Tenholders, I team composed of fathers and sc'Jjf rolling under the name of tl Schnellmanns in the St. John tf Baptist Church Lr-apue, will go Jefferson City for- a special roatci next Sunday. The team has a 15-9 a record in league competition would like to howl matches i other father and son organization Basketball Meeting. A meeting at which a CommunrJ Center men's basketball league to be formed will be held at Buc Center, Ewing and Hickory, morrow night at 8 o'clock.

senior or intermediate teams ing to enter may send represec'- tives. nni ntprs from Neyland, the Vols' great too----coach, who was quite a hurlerW1-- 1' 1 attending West Point. the nation's leading pass HERMAN ROHRIG, HAROLD HURSH. Indiana, meet when the Big Six and Big elevens collide. The Greentree Stable has a call on JOHNNY LONGER star jockey, for the Keener meeting.

Steady improver has been noted in the condition FENELON, injured in the York Handicap. HARRY HUGHES, who has at Colorado State for a long, time, finds one trouble aerial game. Too many Pas i he says, do "more throwing passing," In the heat of battle. Seven passers are in the CHRISTIAN squad which Coa-Dutch Meyers is taking alnS the North Carolina game. Five-Club Squash League.

Fiv rlnh have responded to rector at the missoum win rorrn a wmier cv" m- tilU queis league. i jvf-; Y. sity. Racquet, Sidney Hill and i soiiri A. C.

As Coach Dukes Duford of St. Louis University glanced at his Billiken casualty list today, he was feeling a bit better but not much. The list showed that Bob Grenia, a mighty useful halfback, would be able to see action against Centenary at Shreveport, Saturday night and indicated there was some chance that Tony Wagner, a veteran end, might be used sparingly. That caused Dukes to smile a bit. The gloom came when he looked Geyer, are depending on sopho- owned by L.

W. Robinson third. jthe classic, previous victories being William J. Clothier's Henchman scored in 1932 and 1937 by teams set a new course record of 7:07:2 acknowledged as the greatest in the for three and a half miles overjBears' history. The International at entries against the names of for nelP in this Centenary timber to win the Western Pennsylvania Hunts cup.

The nine-year-old black gelding romped home 30 lengths in front. Six more races are carded for Saturday, when the International Gold Cup Handicap is to be decided over a three-mile brush course. Remember TV end, Farrington, may replace 145- pound Walter Pepmiller. The guard positions are indefinite, but the heavier Ralph Braun and Bernard Sexauer may get the call over Dick Croak and George Coulson. Braun and Sexauer have injuries which may prevent their playing, however.

Then, of course, there will be the team's usual mainstays smart and tough Bob Callahan at center, El-win Eberhardt at the -other tackle and the famed Tevis, Harry Exler, Walter Doelger and Neil Peistrup in the backfield. The Soldan team is in good condition for the battle. Bud Brinkley, halfback, has a torn shoulder from the U. City contest, but will at least Who's Who in Boxing, Anyhow? LEW JENKINS knocked out Lou Ambers, lightweight champion at the time. Still, in the eyes of the National Boxing Association, Sammy An-gott, not Jenkins is titleholder.

Henry Armstrong, welter king, was beaten almost to the point collapse by Fritzie Zivic. Yet in Maryland the winner of the Kid Cocoa-Izzy Jannazzo bout will be crowned champion of the 147-pounders. In New York Ken Overlin is No. 1 middle weight, but in the 35 states of the NBA, Tony Zale is the title-holder. Now Lou Ambers, who whipped Henry Armstrong, is coming back into the arena to claim his share of welterweight recognition and a title fight.

It's all puzzling to the man on the outside trying to look in. And it's all due to the fact that many state athletic commissions are running wild and recognize no authority other than their own. Even the NBA affiliates rear up and bolt the association rulings at times. And it's all quite a muddle, boys. There's one thing about it all, from the customer's viewpoint.

No matter how the commissions and boxing groups may differ as to title-holders, the public doesn't mistake the real leaders in disputed classes. Fans recogni.e Jenkins as lightweight champion and Zivic as welterweight titlist And their crowns can only be taken from them by defeat in the ring, not by commission edict. Alex Kampouris, who set a new se ries record of four home runs. He was bought by the Brooklyn Dodgers. It was Newark's third triumph in now has won 10 series to the Association's 12.

The final game, played in chilly weather, drew a crowd of 4500 smallest of the series. A total of 46,122 paying fans saw the six games. Three were played at Louisville and a like number here. This, Lou? to Ambers, but continued as ring king in the welterweight division. And so Ambers, feeling that Fritzie Zivic is no cleverer than himself and that he, like Zivic, has whipped Armstrong, believes he may still climb to the No.

1 place in the 147-pound field. Wish him luck. A game fellow and a cool hand under fire. It Pays Better to Remain Amateur IF you run into Charley Williams hell probably tell you he's still an amateur boxer And, as far as the record goes, th big Negro heavyweight i-Sj i Rocky Road Ahead For Detroit Tigers. OBSERVERS generally concede the Reds of Cincinnati a better than fair chance of making 1941 their third straight pennant year, but it's different in the American League.

The Tigers, victors this season by virtue of a courageous stretch drive, and aided no little by the inability of the Indians to take a coast-to-coast tongue lashing, will need help to qualify for the 1941 series. Charley Gehringer, half of the center-of-the-diamond combination that a club must have to be a consistent winner, already has said that he plans to retire. He'll give his injured back a test, perhaps, next spring, but if he feels in February, the way he does now, he won't even go to camp. Dick Bartell, spark plug and ball-holder of the Tiger infield, also is on his way out. Dick played gamely and noisily through the series, directing traffic, barking at the pitchers and advising other infielders.

But the Bartell legs aren't what they used to be. He handled everything he could reach, but there were too many hot shots through the middle sector of the infield. Manager Del Baker will want to do something about that before April. And replacing the two key men in an infield is a difficult business. Ask Sam Breadon and Branch Rickey.

The Cardinals haven't been able to develop a satisfactory second baseman since Hornsby. And shortstop has been a problem that the farm system couldn't solve, ever since the 1932 accident to Charley Gelbert. Three Club Race in American League. DETROIT'S power may keep the club up among the contenders for the 1941 league title, in which case, there should be another interesting fight for the right to play the National League in October. The Yankees are sure to come back.

There'll be changes in the infield, the club will be free now to make deals, and with a pitcher or two added, New York easily can swing back into the world series picture. Cleveland, too, will be dangerous. If peace is restored and the new manager can keep things tranquil, the fans may forget their grievances against the Cry Babies. The Indians were the best club in the league this year, but the jeers of too many enemies, in the stands and on the field, were too much for the Pinkskins. It even might be better than a Continued on Page 8, Column 2.

L-tuubi, A1USSO, 270 -pound game and they're Centenary's soph omores. It seems that the Louisiana Gentlemen only have six lettermen back and the St. Louis U. staff is hopeful that, with at least five first year men in the battle-front of the Southern eleven, mistakes will be made. It is on these mistakes the Billikens hope to capitalize for a victory.

However, Centenary, though beat en three times this season, cannot be regarded as a soft touch in any company. In Cotton Barnes, Coach Hanna has a great long passer. Then, Murphy, an end, is a stand out and Faith, a back, is a fine kicker. Chances are the Billikens will stick pretty close to a passing at tack. This year the Billikens have more capable receivers than usual with Sophomore Bob Osterholt thus far leading in the receivership class.

Weber and Aussieker will pitch 'em and Weber has completed 20 of his 30 passes this year for a 275-yard total The Billikens depart late tomor row afternoon and return home Sunday. J. M. G. Columbus, New York Win in Pro Games BUFFALO, N.

Oct. 10 (AP) The Columbus Bullies, leaders in the American Professional Foot ball League, ran their Eastern vie tory parade to three straight last night, humbling the Buffalo In dians, 17 to 7, before 8110 fans in Civic Stadium. Nels Peterson ran back the open ing kickoff 90 yards for the Bui ies' first tally, and later in the same quarter. Jack LaBay booted a 23-yard field goal. Joe Williams ran 23 yards for the Bullies' last score in the closing period.

A double lateral on the end of a forward pass scored Gottlieb for the Indians' only tally in the sec ond. NEW YORK, Oct. 10 Led by Bill Hutchinson, former Dartmouth ace, the New York Yankees walloped the Cincinnati Bengals, 40-13, last night in an American Pro Football League clash before a small crowd in the Yankee Stadium. Hutchinson scored twice and set up two other loucnaowna. tackles, Baker and Kerzich, the lat ter a sophomore who went well in the Missour i Mines game.

Trainer Bob Bauman does, it is true, hold out a little hope for Baker and Kerzich but not much. It's a funny thing but JDuford and his assistants, Bob Klenck and Don from St. Louis is still so classified In fact Charley, so his manager says, steadfastly declines to become a pro. The reason is he can't make the dough as a professional that he gets as an amateur At least that is the story his manager tells Substantially, this is the situation: Williams, a top rank Golden Glover, who fought for St. Louis and New York on occasion but who lives in this city was taken by his manager to Kansas City His adviser wanted him to turn pro And the K.

promoter suggested a local pride, Novak, as an opponent A guarantee of $90 was offered Williams. "No; I don't want to be no Williams told his manager Urged to explain he said: "They ain't enough money in that pro game, seems like I gets as high as $250 for fighting amateur fellows in Buffalo How come I should turn pro for $90?" And, if money makes the mare go, Williams has a good argument But it still doesn't explain how Williams has fought a lot of "amateur" fights in the East and feels no financial need of turning professional. If exposed, it probably would be found that most of the so-called amateur promotions for private profit, are the very lowest form of professionalism Cheap medals are exchanged for rewards as low as $5 and up. It isn't so very many years ago that good amateurs received from $25 to $50 for a short bout, at local clubs And this city is probably not as bad aa other Jnateur boxing centers. MA mm ii.s: 3 Lou Ambers on the floor, just before his knockout by Lew Jenkins, in their lightweight title fight.

Now Ambers wants to fight for the welter title, a higher weight class. ngni guard of the Chicago Bears, who has not missed a practice or a game in the Na tional Foootball League in eight years, will be out of the lineup against the Detroit Lions, Sun- day, because of a back injury ALDO FORTE, en puuiiua ngnier and seven years younger, will be at the position. ART CLARK of TJniontown, won the Tri-State P. G. A.

championship, defeat RETZLAFF ing Morry Gravatt, 5 and 4. JOHNNY HARRELL, Phil Hurt or Bud Boyer will start at quarterback for the Navy in its game with Princeton, Saturday. Two holes in one were scored on the Shawnee Park course in Louisville. Queer Ideas in the Fight Game. YOU'D naturally think a fighter who had been beaten as champion in one -class would not aspire to a title in a higher weight division.

But Ambers has that idea. Several fighters have tried it and succeeded. Beaten as welterweight title-holder, Mickey Walker Immediately went after the middleweight crown. And he won it, too with the aid of Referee Benny Yanger from Negro Tiger Flowers. Tony Canzoneri.

beaten for the featherweight crown, turned around and won the lightweight championship. Henry Arm-irons lost his lightweight title GEORGE PROSSER did it on of Cari q. Bauer, athletic ,1 yard No. No. 8, 150 yards.

CHARLIE RETZLAFF is doing another comeback in the North- attended Tennessee, received many..