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PAGE 8 THE PITTSBURGH PRESS. SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1945 InlOStf ff LpL(d0nl(oJ Cops' VOOMQE SMDTBW By CHESTER L. SMITH Sports Editor 'V 'My Greatest Baseball Day' (21st of a Series) When 'Satchel' Saw 'Them Guns' He Knew He'd Better Bear Down Pitt Five Big Favorite Over Tech; W. Va. Host To Geneva in Feature By CARL HUGHES Those feudin' Oakland boys, the Panthers and the Tartans, will resume their shootin tonight, only this time it'll be on the Pitt side of Forber with the game at the Stadium beginning at 8:15.

Dr. H. C. Carlson's once-defeated passers reach the midway point of their 12-contest schedule with this battle, and should not have much trouble getting over the hump, as they trampled the Techs at Skibo Gym earlier this month, 59-45. Pro Mentor Cotisnt I Only Maxie Hannum and his Here is the weekly sports-letter to servicemen.

On the opposite side'is another letter, crammed with news from the "old home town." One cMpping and you have two letters to mail to relatives and friends in uniform. PITTSBURGH PRESS. PITTSBURGH, JAN. 27, 1943. DEAR BUD: As basketball is going now in these diggin's, it's Westminster, Pitt and West Virginia in the lead, with the Tall Titans from New Wilmington away out front and the Panthers and Mountaineers chasing them as hard as they can.

On the neutral Farrell High School floor last Saturday night, Westminster dealt 'em off both ends of the deck to Pitt to give the boys from Skyscraper U. their first defeat, and a salty one, 68-47. Jack Watkins, a Titan freshman from Warren; set the tempo for the winners with 21 points. At the same time, West Virginia was whaling Carnegie Tech, at Morgantown, 67-48. The Mountaineers went back into action a few nights later to down Virginia Military, 68-27.

As they stand now, both Westminster and West Virginia are good post-season tourna wrumnsfK POOB Old ment oets, wmie Pitt still can worm its way into the NCAA playoffs with any sort of a return to the form it shewed in earlier games. Penn State made a fine show of it at West lonq knives and I know thev Point, the lead changing hands six times, but in the end Army won out, 33-23, to run its string of consecutive victories to 21. Here are some of the other scores: Geneva 63, Wooster 40; Bethany 59, Cal. Teachers 24; Grove City 31, St. Vincent 23; Army 67, Princeton 34; Ohio State 61, Michigan 47; Akron 32, Canisius 25; Navy 71, Villanova 28; Cornell 46, Dartmouth 28; Penn 59, Columbia 43; Purdue 52, Northwestern 48; Yale 59, Holy Cross 51; Indiana 48, Minnesota 46; Geneva 59, Allegheny 34; Navy 61, Penn 41.

In a game that drew 1200 to the Duquesne University gym for the Infantile Paralysis Fund, the Pittsburgh pro Raiders lost to Fort Wayne, 55-41. The big news in baseball this week was the sale of the New York Yankees to a syndicate headed by Larry MacPhail, who was the boss of the Dodgers until he went into the Army, and Dan Topping, owner of the Brooklyn professional football club. Topping is also in uniform, but MacPhail will leave the service next month. The Yanks, considered the most prized franchise in the game, had been on the block ever since the death of Col. Jacob Ruppert and there have been frequent rumors of their purchase.

On the baseball-war front there were no changes, but President Ford Frick of the National League did pay a visit to Washington where he is reported to have-asked government officials to chart more clearly what their policy in regard to the game will be in the future. Frick is expected to lay the whole affair before the club-owners when they meet in New York next week and has said significantly, ''then they will be able to decide whether or not they can play this year." Now for the short stuff, oft the cuff: Hockey scores were Hornets 6, Buffalo Cleveland 4, Hornets 3, and the chances of Pittsburgh reaching the playoffs are getting slimmer by the week. More than 3000 customers were in The Gardens Monday night to watch Bee Bee Wright of Clairton win an unimpressive decision over Oscar Suggs of New York in the feature bout of a "no-star" card. Dante Dalle-Tezze, a crack guard at Pitt in the Jock Sutherland days, was a casualty in 'THEY PACKED GUNS and could use them." team, to go down there to play some games. Trujillo Has Power You see this President Trujillo wants a team so good it will win the championship, which is a feather in his cap.

He flies us down to Cuidad Trujillo on a big plane and we ain't put out no place to let other passengers on. No, sir. We got right of way. And what's more, we don't even have passports. We was kept at a hotel and had to be in bed early.

No matter what we done like if we went in swimming there was soldiers around and nobody could speak to us. It was almost like we was in jail. But we was being paid good money. We was President Trujillo's ball club and we got to win that championship because if we don't w-in maybe the people won't re-elect him again. That's why the manager of the team, Dr.

Aybar, says there was only one piece of advice he would give us. We better win. We Was down there to play 15 games and when we come to the championship game we had win seven and lose seven and in some of them we played like we never seen a baseball before." That's be cause of the strain we was under. Some of them guys' the president had watching us sent shivers up and down your spme. They was that tough looking.

They packed guns, and long knives and I know they could use 'em. I think that's what the manager meant wrhen he said we better win. When he said that he looked at them guys carry' ing them guns. When we come up to that cham Locals Show Best Against Indianapolis By JOE HUHN An 'attempt will be made oy tne Hornets to keep alive the hooe of setting into the playoffs, by trimming the Indianapolis Caps tonight at The Gardens. The Red Shirts have fared better against the pace set- Ms in the Western Division, than any other club in the American League.

In their six previous meet ings the locals have won two games, tied two and encountered setbacks in the other two. There is nothing wrong with the Hornets that backchecking, the application of honest-to-coodness body checking, and additional speed will not remedy. Coach Max Kamin-sky has discovered during his first season as a pilot that sentiment and being a good fellow to his players does not insure victories. Xew Line to Start He has succeeded in developinz a line made up of Rosey Rossignol, Marcel Bessette and Johnny Ma-haffy, which ranks with the finest in the league. This flashy trio, as reward for their brilliant per formance against the Barons on Wednesday, will draw the starting assignment tonight.

The local mentor uill also use two of his rookies. Martial Brou-deur and Tommy Campbell on defense. Broudeur made his debut here with the Wasps a week ago. Campbell, a forward, has been prac ticing on the back line for the past six weeks. While they will lack experience, the two youths should make up this deficiency by their enthusiasm.

Their presence will add speed to the team, and provide defensive players who can carry the puck up the ice. Caps Strengthened Coach Johnny Sorrell of the vis itors has a formidable club, only recently adding more strength for the drive down the stretch in the championship race. He has acquired Cliff Purpur, of the Chicago Black Hawks, in addition to Eddie Reigle, Ted Gavin and Cy Rouse. It is not for a lack of effort that the management has not secured defense players, the crying need of the club since the season opened. The club is willing to buy defense-men, but John Harris, the local owner, has discovered the other clubs don't want to give up any player of worth.

St. John's Boxer Tourney's Best The 147-lb; champion, Fred Or-losky of St. John's Lyceum, was named' the best boxer in the Allegheny Mountain Assn. AAU tournament that ended last night before 350 spectators at Irene Kaufmann Settlement. Two.

divisional titles and a second place were taken by Le Boccie Club fighters to feature the semifinal and final matches. FINALS 112-pound rlaF Boseio decisioned Sugki. US-pound class Kels decisioned Cantor. IKS. 126-pound class Winston decisioned Morris.

14 7-pound class Orlosky decisioned Faley. 160-pound class Sawyer decisioned Brvant. 1 5-pound clas Grigsby decisioned Ray Bittner. Le Bnuene. Heavjrwreisrht cla? Tom Hasty.

Boccie. won by default. Fontaine Has Opponent On Floor, But Loses DETROIT, Jan. 27 (Special) Juste Fontaine, Fritzie Zivic's little Frenchman from Pittsburgh, lost a 10-round decision to Leroy Willis here last night, even though he did have the local boy on the floor in the eighth. Mickey Quack, also of Pittsburgh, fared better in pounding out a six-round decision over Teddy Finley of Toronto.

Served Hot HUGHES ltS and said, "I'm going to wrestle my old high school coach." The news spread like wildfire and Coach Walt O'Connell of Cornell inquired of Coach Paul Campbell of the Nittanies about "this fellow in the 165-pound class" The story: Smith, out of high school and working at home, was drafted to coach the high school team for a weeks when the regular mentor became ill Later, when Smith threw Rakoski, Coach Campbell slyly remarked. "I don't think you taught him too much, Glenn." Basketball Forecast listt the diS' 10,000 TH Yi TIME -NOW I'M Yi-' i miii i nttint. pionship game with" Estrellas de Onente there must have been about 7000 people in the stands. And all of them had guns, too, and we won dered what would happen if one of them umpires made a decision they didn like. Rivals Have Stars, Too This Estrellas de Oriente team was sponsored by the fellow who was President Trujillo's political rival, only the president was in power and he had the army and so the fans that come to see the game from Estrellas de Oriente dast say too much.

But if we lose that game then the Estrellas" de Oriente team is champion and that's a political blow to President Trujillo and maybe -when there is an election again the votes go against him We find that out. "Satchel, old boy," I say. to myself, "if you ever pitched, it's now. All we could hear from them fans was warnings about we bet ter win. The more they yelled the harder I tnrew and I bet I never did have a better fast ball only never see any better hitters than them guys.

But in the seventh in ning we score, two runs and then manage to shut them out the last two frames and we 6 to 5. no sooner was the game, over than we was hustled back to our hotel and the next morning when we got up there was a United States ship in the harbor. There was a plane waiting for us, too, and was we glad to get on board, In Sunday's instalment of the series, Ex-Pirate Charley Grimm tells about his "Greatest Baseball forced to come from behind Section 9 record by nosing 26-23, will begin their sec ing in 25 field goals for 50 points as his club shellacked Gladstone, 72-10. Sports Sfew By CARL By 'SATCHEL' PAIGE As told to Earnest Mehl In some ways it seems the best day I ever had pitchin' was in the 4th and final game of the colored World Series in 1942 when the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Grays. I was in all four of those games and they didn't get a hit offa me in the last game.

Lessee, that was for seven innings, I remember. I was driving to that last game in Philadelphia and must have been goin' pretty fast because a traffic cop stopped me. By the time I got to the ball park it was the first of the third inning and the Mon archs is behind 0 to 5, and the Grays has got the bases filled with none out. I ain't got no time to warm up 'cept to throw a few while I'm walking to the mound, but I strike For 15 years Leroy "Satchel" Paige has been a fabulous figure in Negro baseball, barnstorming here in the summer and in the Latin-American countries during the winter. Named by many baseball men as the greatest pitcher of modern times.

out the first two batters and makes the last one hit up a pop fly. We finally win out, 6 to 5, and I don give no hits. But I guess that time down in San Domingo you might say was my biggest day, although I only win the game that is, my team by a 6-to-5 score and I had ro bear down all the way to get that. But I bet no pitcher ever had more reason to bear down. Had to Win or Efse Sometimes I wonder where oi' Satchel would be if the other team had win that game.

All I know is that we was told we better win if we knew what was good for us. "What do you mean we better win?" I asked the manager. He says, "I mean just that. Take my advice and win." guess nothing like it ever happened before and you bet I ain't never going back there and so far as I am concerned President Tru-jillo and me is gonna stay as far apart as possible. Down there they don't know much about baseball rules.

But do they like to win! However, I got to tell you about this game we played in Cuidad Trujillo, which is a town named after President Di Rafael L. Tru-jillo. Boy, I never did see a president like him. Power! He's got it. If that man don't like you some day you wake up and you're movin And from what I seen it don't take much for him not to like you.

For instance, if he wants his team to win a ball game to save his honor and you pitch and don't win see what I'm up against that day? That was back in 1937 and I was pitching for the Pittsburgh Crawfords and at the end of the season several of us gets a proposition from a fellow by the name of Dr. Jose Enrique Aybar, who is the manager of the Cuidad Trujillo Yanks' Purchase 'Hopeful NEW YORK. Jan. 27 (UP) Purchase of the Yankees by a three-man syndicate headed by Col. Le-land S.

(Larry) MacPhail was regarded in baseball circles today as another healthy sign that the game will operate in 1945. Although MacPhail himself said that the deal did not necessarily reflect optimism as to baseball's chances of surviving another wax-time season, it didn't appear logical that he would ask his associates to snend nearlv $3,000,000 for the most valuable franchise in tne spori he did not feel that the game will continue. MacPhail would only say that he was "hopeful we will operate," but coming on top of the convictions expressed earlier in the week by Clark Griffith of Washington and Branch Rickey of Brooklyn that the game would continue, it gave baseball men added hope. Speaking for himself and his associates, Capt. Dan Topping and Del E.

Webb, MacPhail was quick to reveal that retiring President Ed Barrow would remain with the Yankees as chairman of the. board of directors. MacPhail will step in as president and general manager as soon as he is placed on the Army's inactive list, Feb. 10. He also made it known that Joe McCarthy would be retained, along with George Weiss, head of the Yankee's far-flung farm system.

The purchase included the Yankee farm system as well as the physical property of the clubs. It was said that Webb and Topping put up all of the money, with some of the latter's share being furnished by his wife, Sonja-Henie. It appeared certain that the change of ownership also would put the Yankees into the professional football business. Topping owns-the Brooklyn Tigers and will have no home after the 1945 season as Rickey plans to buy a franchise into one of the new pro leagues. With Ebbets Field unavailable, Topping no doubt will move the club to Yankee Stadium.

The only possible hitch in the move would be a territorial objection by the football Giants, but they were understood to have given MacPhail and his associates their word that they would welcome the move; FIGHT RESULTS VF.W YORK Lee Oma. ISSH Detroit. deciioned Joe Baksi. Cll. Kulpmont.

110'. WORCESTER. Mas. Rocky Prosano. 31.

Stamford. decisioned Jean Bar-nere. 130. Montreal, lioi. OETROIT Lerov 130.

difioned JUSTE FONTAINE. 133. PITTSBURGH. M0 I. HOLLYWOOD Cleo Shans.

135. Log Anseles. deeisioned. Jimmy Joyce. 134..

Baltimore. 10. SPOKANE. Wah. Frank Gimhle.

159, Spokane. EO'd Joe Albina, 164. Portland, 0S.N DIEGO. Cal. Manuel Olii.

123. Mexico -City. KO Bert White, 127. San Bernandino, Cal- (7j. the Luxembourg area.

Casey Stengel has signed to manage the Kansas City Blues. The Bill Slocum Memorial Award for meritorious contribution to baseball goes to Wilkins- burg Bill McKechnie, manager of the Reds. The Pirates are going ahead with their spring training plans, and have signed George Magerkurth as their exhibition game umpire. Stan Musial, who left for the Navy Monday, is at Bainbridge, and Buff Donelli, ex-Duquesne and Cleveland Rams coach, has checked in at Sampson Training Station. The unexpected happened on Tuesday to create closer sectional races in the late stages of the City Senior High School League's first-half campaign.

West-inghouse and Langley were sailing along undefeated in Section 1 and 2, respectively, but they both were orwin Knlgh Is nbea ten In Leading Section 9 Race By PAUL KURTZ young, green freshmen see any possibility of turning in a victory over their neighboring rivals, but they might give the Panthers a scare if the Carlson Kids show any tendency to let up. In the meeting at Tech, the Blue and Gold representatives were keyed up to ton form and during the first half showed some of their best play of the campaign, although the Tartans recovered from the shock in the final 20 minutes and kept the party on even terms. The Skibos only hope lor an upset lies in their ability to sur prise the Pitts, but off the form sheets the Panthers look like run away victors. 4000 to See Mountaineers Holding more interest both in the district and in the city is the clash at Morgantown of West Vir einia and Geneva, two of the fastest clubs in Tri-State floor cir cles before 4000 fans. West Virginia, with only one defeat in eight starts, considers this a make- or-break game before going on second tough eastern swing next week to meet Army and Temple, The Mountaineers are not so much interested in winning the district crown as they are in an invite to the Metropolitan Tourna ment, and for that reason it's imperative that they don't lose any games on their home hardwood, The covenanters don nave as much at stake, but a loss will all but put them out of the title race, since they have already dropped three tough road games.

High-Scoring Game Both fire house quintets, a high scoring affair is probable and al though the West Virginians get the nod off the records, there are plenty Geneva supporters and the contest should be close. In other district encounters this evening, Grove City is the under dog at Allegheny; Bethany should have little trouble winning at Fair mont; Penn State is rated a slight favorite over Colgate on the Nit tany court; Fairmont invades Al derson-Broaddus and Juniata ap pears at Lehigh. BASKETBALL RESULTS COLLEGE-SERVICE Lakehurst Kaval.57 Fort Due "9 Illinois 41 North Carolina. .61 Newbern Marines.4-1 Worcester 41 Oklahoma .....43 Michigan Central. 64 Gallaudet ......42 Fordham 55 Simpson 70 Miami 44 Mercer 50 Ga.

.65 Oklahoma Wyoming: 45 Rice 57 Akron 71 Colorado 62 Mercer 50 Ottumwa 44 .41 Rpnsselaear ....57 Warreneburg ...41 Idaho 41 Alameda C. .5.1 Oregon 53 Utah 51 Smyrna AB ....75 Iowa 4 Carolina St. .46 Hizh Point 35 Union -23 Missouri 2 Assumption .40 Loyola 3: Webb 33 Wart burj 25 DePauw 43 Georgia 36 Atlanta Mexico City 20 Denver .36 Arkansas 4 Muskinrum ....64 Utah 3 Georgia 36 St. Ambrose 42 So. Calif 36 Stevens 36 Rockhurst .43 Washington .56 California .41 Washineton .36 Bnsham Younr.

.46 Vanderbilt 38 LPhisrh 26 Juniata 54 LaSalle 4 Ithaca 31 Muhlenberj .53 I'retnus 73 Phila. C. ...5 Scranton .64 HlfiH SCHOOL CITY LEAt.lE estinrhouse South 24 Carncb 3B Oliver 28 South Hills 30 Allezhenv 35 Pprry 58 Vocational 20 Allderdire 31 Sohf-nlev 22 Fifth 63 'Washington ....28 Peabody 33 Connelley 26 Centerville 47 Bentleyville Per 35 Beallsvilla .30 ..18 .27 .23 leflerson 28 fJlsworth w. Bethlehem. Midway K.

Bethlehem. .56 Oakdale 25 Hickorr 3 Avena 28 New Wilmington .45 Bessemer 48 Wampum 40 Mt. Jackson ....19 E. Brook .12 Union Twd 37 Jt'MOR HIGH Arsenal .28 Fifth Avenue .54 Knoxville IB Connelly 17 North Catholic. .15 Gladstone 10 Swiesvale 21 Schenley 8 Rose HiU 11 Neville 17 Penn Twp 17 Clairton 32 Avonworth 25 Edison 18 SW.

Greensburs.28 Manor 17 S. Greensburs. ..31 Jeannette 22 Prospect 42 Conroy ..18 Latimer 18 Herron Hill .72 Homestead 38 Baxter 38 Wilking Twp 36 Stowe J2Q Wilkinsbunr ....35 Portvue 3 Coraopolis 2ft Mutihall 2H N. Irwm an Stanton 20 Irwm 35 Greensburir 43 NON-LEAGUE Bethel .44 North Favetta. .23 Sharjr Side .4.1 Rihwood 51 Moreanza 28 Bellevue 40 Bumsville 37 Claysville 25 Griffithsville ...27 Buffalo 19 Hamlfn 41 Glasnort .....25 McKeemort ....26 Munhall 38 Vanderirift ....35 E.

McKepTOOrt. .32 Evans City ....30 Verona 30 Carnesie 26 Clairton 38 Wilkinsbur? ....24 Washineton ....35 Hampton 15 Snowden 22 Moon Two 46 Ramsay 32 P. Hunting-don. .22 Claridso 22 Philinpi 28 St. Justin 32 Cbarleroi 32 Pitcairn 25 Mapletown 33 Ptowe 20 Tonnct.

26 Midland 31 McDonald 23 Tituvill? St. Michaels ...22 Warren 33 Greenville .28 Mereer 32 Fredonia 14 Seth ....44 Wayne 26 Guj-an Valley .43 Turtle Creek ...35 or win Swissvale ......41 Ford City 45 44 Avalon fi4 Sharpsbnrar ....43 Seott Twd To Monessen ......52 Homestead .53 Donors .71 West Deer 33 Mononeahela ...47 Sewiekley .....48 Greensbur Hurst 45 Export 33 Hucknannon t. Catherine ...42 niiQiiesne 44 Rankin 28 avnesmirr North Catholic. .41 Farrell 28 Bnrrettstown PndTeville .....45 Oil Citv r. St.

Joseph. 44 Franklin .43 stiamsvine. 32 rove City 3f Hadley 32 West Newton ,.2 Yonnpwood ....45 Central ewickley 54 t-isronier 35 rhartier 38 Rochester .40 Beaver Fills ShenanfO ......35 Roftraver 2 Belle Vernon ...19 Mt. St. 50 Franklin 29 St.

Vincent Prep.24 Canonbunr ....16 Leetsdalo 32 Monaca 20 Mars 16 GIRLS St. Raphae! 38 Ormsty Jrs 27 CORAOPOLIS LEAGCT5 Coast 43 Navy CD 33 Dravo ........50 Continental Standard 41 Pt. ATC 41 Kavy SS 17 RECREATIOX LEAGCE Eeltzhoover 35 "West End 14 Beltzhoover .40 West End Jr. rNDCSTRUL LEAGCE Heppnstall 57 Rolls 27 Crucible 42 Cmon 24 Porters 34 J. 28 C.

X. O. LEAGCE Conception 40 St. Mary's 34 INDEPENDENT Crafton M'Kees Rks. Hi-T 8 Hill Top AAA 33 Ingram Boys.

.53 Calvary 36 WPSD 61 Mustang 47 HUGO BEZDEK'S football teams won 67, lost 30, and tied 9 during his 12 seasons as head coach at Penn State. Steelers Seek Successor for Walt Kiesling Co-owners Art Rooney and Bert Bell of the Steelers are looking for a new head coach today after accepting the resignation of Walter Kiesling, who led the local entry in the National Football League through its best and worst seasons. The likeable "Kies" threw in the sponge with a letter to Rooney yesterday, but the move was hardly a surprise. It was generally known that the owners were after a big-name mentor to take over the local grid reins, and after losing every one of the ten league games last Fall there was little doubt that the big fellow would not be around next reason. In Chicago, today, it was announced by Coach Curly Lam-beau of the Green Bay Packers that Kiesling had been added to the coaching staff of the Wisconsin pro eleven.

He said Kiesling would become a full-time 'member of the Packer organization and would take up his ditties soon.i Oddly enough, the St. Paul citizen, who had been living here but returned to his Minnesota home after the recent pro grid league meeting in Chicago, was head mentor when the Steelers compiled their best record since entering the circuit in 1933. His 1942 team, spearheaded by Ail-American Bill Dudley of Virginia, placed second to Washington in the Eastern Division, winning seven and losing four. That was one of the most suc cessful years financially in the club's history, although in most of the other seasons that Kies was head man the Steelers ended up in the red. Kiesling came to Pittsburgh as line coach in 1937.

after playing four years for St. Thomas College, one for Ernie Nevers' Duluth Eski-! WALTER KIESLING The best and worst mos, and from 1929 to 1934 for the Chicago Cardinals. He hooked up with the Bears for. a year and followed by going to the Green Bay Packers in 1935. Coming here with teammate Johnny Blood, Kies took over as head coach after the unorthodox Blood resigned, Oct.

4, 1939, following a 32-0 setback at Forbes Field by the Bears. He stepped back into the line coaching spot the next year when Bell moved in as co-owner and coach. Bell didn't last long and Buff Donelli took over the losing cause at the same time he was directing the destinies of Duquesne, and, after Commissioner Elmer Layden ordered the Buffer to choose one job or the other and stick with it, Walt was again elevated to finish out the season. Following the great 1942 season, Kies saw Uncle Sam grab up his stars and in 1943 the club was merged with the Philadelphia Eagles. Earle (Greasy) Neale became the boss with the Steeler coach little more than an assistant again.

The past Fall it was Kiesling who did the directing, though, as the Steelers again combined, this time with the Cardinals. By CARL HUGHES. Oma Clowns Way To Win Over Baksi NEW YORK, Jan. 27 (UP) From "tanker" to "titlist" is the saga of swat completed by Lee Oma, De troit's freakish flailer, who wrested the civilian heavyweight champion' ship from big Joe Baksi on an upset 10-round decision before 17,429 tickled fans at Madison Square Garden. Sleek, dark-haired Oma, who had 13 knockouts registered against him.

won in a walk-away last night, de the 12-5 price favoring his heavier opponent. The fans, who provided a of $85,792, witnessed an interesting though humorous scrap fn which sandy-haired an ex-coal- miner of Kulpmont, lumbered persistently after handsome Oma, trying to. stave in the Detroiter's ribs with body smashes. Lee evaded most of these threats to his chassis by side-stepping nonchalantly to his Own right. -w9- if Included among the seven Class A undefeated leaders of the WPIAL first half basketball campaign are the Knights of Norwin High coached by Don Rose MAfPt I'll GET ON A 1 1U The average bowling pin takes it on the ol' beezer 10,000 times before it become firewood We know several guys who would make fine members for the "Be Kind To Bowling Pins Club" Ever watch Sid (Smolley) Levine toss one of those eye-popper basketball passes of his? The Gurrentz and Raider star never Connelly Trade, 28-26.

The other divisional results had South beating Schenley, 35-29, and Allderdjce Washington Vocational, 44-28. Those Langley passers were spilled, 37-34, at Oliver in concluding their second round. Oliver, Carrick and South Hills are challengers. It was also surprise time in the Catholic circuit with Mt. Oliver St.

Joseph being stopped, 32-30, by the St. Veronica Crusaders in Ambridge. This was St. Joseph's first Section 1 defeat. Here are a few outstanding WPIAL scores: Ford City 29, Butler 23; Sharon 42, Farrell 31 (first defeat of season for the Steelers); Etna 36, Sharpsburg 34.

That's it for the week, Bud, and luck to you all. CHET SMITH. (Turn over for another letter of interest to all servicemen and women.) looks in the direction he's going to throw, but there's usually someone there to catch the ball Joey Faiello. the up-and-coming local youngster, and Paul Powell of Aliquippa have been matched for the six-round semi-final at the Aragon Ballroom Thursday night Billy Bates of the Hill and Al Gomez The although to maintain an unblemished out the Wildcats at Latrobe, ond round at Connellsville Tuesday night with six consecutive divisional conquests. In moving along undefeated, the Knights have aroused basketball interest in Irwin, but they will be required to keep stepping along down the-homestretch if they intend to succeed Uniontown as Section 9 titlist.

City First Half Ends Fifth Avenue and Westinghouse triumphed yesterday to remain in a Section 1 lead deadlock as the first half of the City High School League ended, and Langley's idle quintet kept exclusive possession of the Section 2 top spot when Oliver lost. Fifth had no trouble with a visiting Washington Vocational quintet, winning, 63-28, while Westing-house scored a conclusive 36-24 CITY LEAGUE SECTION 1 1 Peabody. 3 1 .857) Pohenley. 3 2 .7141 Connelly. 2 3 .5711 WasbnBtn 0 SECTION 2 L.

Pr Fifth At. 6 WeMnybs 6 A lldprdce 5 4 4 .423 5 .286 5 .286 7 .000 W. Lanclpy. 5 L. Pet.

1 .833 2 .67 2 .667 3 .667 W. Alleeheny 3 Perry. 1 Vocational 0 1,. Trt. 3 5 .1 67 6 .000 Carrifk.

4 So. Hills 4 Oliver. 4 triumph at South. In other Section I battles Schenley fell at Allder-dice, 31-22, and Peabody won at Connelly, 33-26. Oliver had hoped to move into a tie with idle Langley for the No.

1 position, but bowed at Carrick, 39-28. Allegheny was a 39-35 loser at South Hills and Perry had an easy afternoon with a visiting Allegheny Vocational five, scoring a 58-20 victory. Wampum Stopped Although the WPIAL has con eluded its first half play, there were a few scattered games. In Section 14 Midway bowed at Oak-dale, 25-23; East Bethlehem turned back West Bethlehem in a feature Section 15 tilt, 56-27, and in SeC' tion 20 Hickory nipped visiting Avella, 34-28. After gaining 18 straight vic- tories this season, the Wampum Indians were given their first Section 21 defeat, 45-40, at New Wilmington last night.

These two teams are tied for first place. Bessemer beat Mt. Jackson, 48-19, and Union Twp. defeated East Brook, 37-12, in other Section 21 games. Don Myers, Herron Hill Junior High forward, set a new scoring record for the City Junior High League yesterday afternoon, roll stopped the same afternoon.

Peabody pulled the upset in Section 1 by winning at home over West-inghouse, 27-24, and sent the Silver Lakers into a tie for first place with Fifth Avenue, which nosed out 6 Chet Smith And Jack Berger 4 vi been an hour since I ate!" of Chicago will do' the main bout honors Gomez, incidentally, worked out with Bee Bee Wright while the Clairton Clouter was in the Windy City preparing for his slugfest here with Oscar Suggs, and is under the wing of Wright's trainer, Larry Amadee Sgt. Bill McLhinney of Canonsburg, who had his name misspelled more than any other member of the 1941-'42 Westminster basketball squad, is helping the Marines clean up in the South Pacific Henry Zeybel, our asst. financial editor and No. 1 fight addict, missed his first show in many a moon last Monday night He took a tumble the day before and broke his collar bone There's Some Mistake A communique from the Old Timers' Club invites us to the "Annual Best Skaters' Party" at The Gardens Wednesday night, and goes on to say that amateurs are not welcome, so don't bring a friend unless he can finish a Figure Eight standing up They apparently never saw the author on the silver blades Uncle Sam has already done more to break up the West Virginia U. football team than all of last Fall's opponents Guards Jim Keadle and Harold Kemp, ends Gene Crookshank and Walter Mott, and halfbacks Leo Kesling and Bob Hamon have switched uniforms and Halfback Jim Walthall will join them before long'.

Crookshank, incidentally, was Walthall's favorite pass receiver and Hamon kicked the extra point that beat Penn State, 28-27. TIME OUT! 0 -xA. "No, you go! It hasn't IrT Glenn Smith and Jack Rakoski both came from the same town Mt. Carmel, Pa. both wrestled on the high school team, and both long since had entered the service Smith was given a medical discharge from the Army, resumed his studies at Penn State, and Rakoski, a Marine veteran, was sent to Cornell as a V-12 trainee When the Billed met State last Saturday a Ithaca, Rakoski looked across the ring, saw Smith, waved a friendly greeting, turned to a teammate.

This week's Converse-Dunkle trict teams as follows among the eastern colleges: (8) Westminster, 65.4; (9) Penn State, 65.3; (12) Geneva, 62.6 Pitt and West Virginia both dropped out of the select group after their one-sided setbacks by Penn State and Westminster last week..