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mt PITTSBURGH PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1943 PAGE 23 TIME OUT! By Chet Smith and Jack Berger Lack Of Speed Kept Harry Heilmann From Being Greatest Right-Hand Hitter Yarosz Eyes Return Bout With Lawer Pitt Easily Wins Meet Coach Hap Stickel's Panther track squad yesterday closed its season with a 99-32 victory over the Car negie Tech thinclads in Pitt stadium, thus renewing a relationship in track and field events for the first time in a dozen years. The Panthers adopted a gratuitous attitude toward the outclassed Tartans by running only two qualified entries in several events and practically handing over the half-mile relay by accepting an 80-yard handicap, which proved too much to overcome. Tech was able to win only one other event of the 15 the broad jump, which was taken by Erwin Brier, little Denver, athlete. Pitt captured the remaining 13 events rather easily. Paul Goodwin, Panther basketball recruit, captured the discus, shot-put and javelin and was runner-up in the pole vault to rank as outstanding individual performer.

The Pitt tennis squad which recently lost, 9-0, to the Cadets at West Point, succumbed yesterday by a like score to the Middies at Annapolis. Hagg May Appear In Pittsburgh NEW YORK, May 20 (UP) Dan Ferris, secretary-treasurer of the National Amateur Athletic Union, said today that tentative plans for Swedish distance runner Gunder Hagg called for him to compete at Chicago on June 26 and Los Angeles July 3. Boston has requested permission to feature Hagg in a meet the last week-end in July, Ferris said, and Pittsburgh has bid for the week-end following the Chicago meet. A I I fc i nomah Amateur Athletic Club of Portland, then scouting for the Coast League club of that city, signed him fresh out of school. Walter McCredie sent the youngster to his Portland Northwestern League club, and it was there that Fielder Jones saw Heilmann and a submarine pitcher named Carl Mays.

The leader of the Old Hitless Wonders recommended Heilmann to Frank J. Navin, Mays to the Redsox. Heilmann reported to Hughie Jennings as a first baseman in '14 and, returned to San Francisco in the same capacity, topped the Pacific Coast League in batting- with .364. Heilmann Kept Swinging Except for a brief period as a quartermaster on submarines along the Pacific Coast during World War Heilmann was a Biffing Bengal and outfielder from that time through 29. He batted .344 in '29, when Bucky Harris let him go to Cincinnati on waivers, had hit .344 and .333 for the Reds in two campaigns when arthritis kept him out in '31, and finished his brilliant big league run.

He left a 16-year big time average of .342. A sustained spurt enabled Heilmann to overtake Tris Speaker and acquire the batting championship for the third time in '25. The Tigers closed the season with a double-header in St. Louis. Heilmann clinched the crown with six hits in nine trips.

Certain that he Speaker outstripped, teammates suggested that Harry the Horse remain out of the second game, but he refused to listen. He would have the title untarnished or not at all. The crash of '29 and his subsequent illness and release by the Reds left Heilmann broken in all but spirit. He made a splendid race for the Detroit city treasurer-ship, but was defeated. He tried one opening after another until he made a pronounced hit as a sports radio announcer in Detroit.

Harry Heilmann kept swinging. don't forget to osk how the may be detour ed into the second division. Dahlgren, currently leading the league in batting with .357, took his examination yesterday and physi cians reported he had no apparent physical defects. It will be several days before results of the blood test are available. Dahlgren, 30, is the father of a six-months old child.

Sandlotters Attempt New Home Starts End Receives Dormont, Oakmont Goes To Etna By PAUL KURTZ xetaraea several times by mciement weather, West End Club plans to inaugurate its Greater Pittsburgh Amateur Baseball League campaign at home th Dormont at Herschel Field to- mgnt whue Etna endeavors to get season under way as host to Oakmont at Etna High Field. cc oth games Uart at 6:30 2 lock. Hlebitz, viio starred In thlcties at r-otowe High and then pitched for Dormont, will be on the mound for Ray Wuen-stPl's West End gation in Jake Hlebitx opposing his former mates. Bill Fuchs. Dormont pilot, was undecided about his pitching selection but may start Justin Fest.

veteran right-hander, in an effort to even the records after being beaten 3-2 by Crafton last Monday night. Game Called Off Jimmy Malloy, leader of the Oakmont clan, may go to the mound himself tonight against Etna whose manager, Bob Klein, is likely to pitch. Klein was announced to twirl last night's game at Crafton, but with two Etna batters retired in the first frame and Judy twirling for Schep-ner's troupe, the gaaie had to be called. The G-P game tomorrow evening! has Oakmont trying to start its campaign at home on the new Oak mont High field with Crafton. Crafton plays at West End on Saturday evening.

Muny Troop Slowed-L'p Weather conditions also have de layed activities in the new Municipal Industrial League. Pittsburgh Milk and Pittsburgh Monarchs were forced to postpone their game in Homewood last night. The two contests in this circuit tomorrow evening show Pittsburgn Milk en tertaining Pittsburgh jvionarcns ar, jsurs-win j-arK ana Lmwrenceviile opposing Carnegie- Illinois at McKinley Park, Beltz-hoover. Cvril Lambercer is likelv to nitch for Carrick Athletics in their South Hills League encounter with Mt. Oliver at Transverse Field, while Lafferty and Redwings meet at Phillips Park, Carrick.

Mt. Oliver visits Lafferty at Phillips tomorrow Plans Snagged For Title Bout CLEVELAND, May 20 (UP) of the Cleveland Baseball Club today snagged plans to stage the Jimmy Bivins-Lloyd Marshall NBA "duration" light heavyweight title, bout in Cleveland Stadium the night of June 8. Although the fight promoters have obtained permission to rent municipal Stadium from city officials, the city has a contract with the ball club stipulating that the club must give its permission under certain A i inn Vf if mi (Thirty-Fifth of a Series) By HARRY GRAYSON Lack of speed going to first base kept Harry Edwin Heilmann from matching Rogers Homsby as the greatest of all right-hand hitters. Harry Heilmann wasn't precisely slow, but experienced difficulty in getting his tremendous bulk moving rapidly toward first base. Hornsby and other renowned hitters beat out balls knocked down by infielders on which Heilmann would have been thrown out.

Slug Heilmann, as he was known in the Detroit dugout, but never out of it, stood six feet one, weighed 200 pounds. Heilmann crouched over the plate slightly, held the bat at the end, with hands in position to be moved up with the pitch. Heilmann was and is a good looking man with the bright personality of a hotel greeter. No player was more popular with teammates and rivals. He was modest, loyal, a fine team man and a sportsman.

While not colorful on the field, he quickly won and held the esteem of Detroit fans. Heilmann Day Jammed Navin Field with an admiring 40,000, Aug. 9, 1926. Larry Fisher, the auto tycoon, presented him with a car. Knights of Columbus gave him a diamond stickpin.

Another gift was a dog with a green ribbon around his neck. Led League Four Times Harry the Horse smacked the sphere savagely and on a line. He never batted well in spring exhibitions, opened fire with the crack of the championship campaign. He spent his entire Detroit career as a teammate of Tyrus Raymond Cobb, who swung from the other side. Pitchers pitched and ducked.

Heilmann led the American League in batting four times, the first right-hand swatsmith to do it since Napoleon Lajoie. He developed the habit of setting the pace in alternate years. Harry the Horse thrice barely missed .400 and hit .403 in 1922 to be the last American Leaguer to gain that exalted circle until Theodore Francis Williams of the Langley-South Hills Dcoyecf School Card Curtailed A slip-up in schedule revision altered the City High School Baseball League program for this afternoon, only two games being set. In Section 1, runnerup Schenley endeavored to keep in the title fight with unbeaten Washington Vocational by entertaining South. Only contest In Section 2 showed Oliver trying for its second victory in visiting Allegheny Vocational at Phipps Playground.

The important 'Section 2 contest between South Hills and undefeated Langley at the latter's field has been delayed until the latter part of next week. Mounties Win Title In WPIAL baseball. Mt. Lebanon yesterday defeated Baldwin, 14-0, to capture the Section 1 championship and will play Aliquippa, Sec tion 2 title-holder, on Friday in the first of the post-season intersec- tional playoffs. In Section 3, McKeesport and Duquesne will play at Edgar Thompson Field, North Braddock, also on Friday, with the winner to play Turtle Creek Union to decide this section.

They are now tied for first place. Freeport got a good toe hold on Section 6 by trimming Arnold, 4-1, yesterday while Runner-up Taren-tum was being set back, 6-5, by Ken High. Freeport plays Spring- dale today and a victory will give it the title. Charleroi, Section 4 champion, won its ninth straight game by de feating Braddock, 15-1. yesterday.

Section 5 is deadlocked between Hurst and Bell. High School Results BA8EBA1X, Mt. lhacc 14 Baldwin TV1 port 4- Arnold 1 5 Tarwtnra fi Charleroi I Braddock 1 TRACK Prabody 54 Carrick Served Hot BEACHLER. Tommy; Awaits Foe For Bout On Monday If the Rooney-McGinley Club is successful in lining up an opponent for Pvt. Tommy Yarosz, the Army promises to steal a big share of the play away from main eventers Fritzie Zivic and Jake LaMotta on the first out door show of the season at Forbes Field next Monday.

Already there is one fighting soldier on the card. Pvt. Tony Ross, formerly of Carnegie, who arrived today and was busy this afternoon polishing his guns at Harry Dippel's for a Pvt. Wright, Yarosz shot at fast-climbing Clairton Negro. Mintz Angles for Lawer Yarosz, formerly of Monaca and brother of ex-middleweight champion Teddy Yarosz, has received permission from his New Jersey Army camp to appear on the Forbes Field show.

Matchmaker Jake Mintz is trying to pair Johnny Lawer. one of two fighters who hold a decision over Yarosz, with the Monaca boy in a return match. Lawer won a five-round decision in their first meeting in Cleveland, March 12, 1942. The proposed 1 second meeting would be over the longer eight round route, which certainly would provide a better test of their respective fighting ability, If this match materializes, Matchmaker Mintz intimates that he may boost the Ross-Wright scrap from six to eight rounds, thus pro viding a pair of eight-rounders to share the semi-final billing under the LaMotta-Zivic engagement. Sgt.

Ross May Appear In addition to the two Army con tenders, Sgt. Barney Ross, of the Marines, former two-ply champion, has accepted an invitation to speak from ringside. The Guadalcanal hero was here last wek on a tour of district defense plants, and plans to make a return trip to address the fight crowd. Zivic and LaMotta will stage workouts tomorrow and Saturday at the new Variety Club Canteen LaMotta is scheduled to appear to morrow at 2 p. with Zivic showing the following day, Shaughmssy Spzaks Varsity Club Meets Coach Loyalty, good-will and co-opera tion of the Pitt Varsity Lettermen's Club was assured Clark Shaugh- nessy, the Panthers' new head football coach, by President Charles R.

Wilson at a luncheon in the Roose velt Hotel at noon today. After being introduced by Floyd Rose, a member of the organization, Coach Shaughnessy lost no time making known his intentions re garding football at Pitt. "I will certainly appreciate the co-operation of you Lettermen. Our fortunes in football are uncertain, because we just don't know yet what the makeup of our squad will be. But we are going to encourage all the boys at the University to come out and try for the team and we will have a team.

Just how good, that is something else," Coach Shaughnessy said. He added "My purpose is to pacK the stadium each time we play there with football fans as soon as conditions permit. The massive-ness of this territory, its mills, its mountains and other conditions in dicate ruggedness and that to me means good football. And, I hope to be able to make the fans thrill at the games, as well have the players enjoy participating in the contests." A resolution drafted by Bert Smyers in memoriam to Joseph C. Trees, a member of the Varsity Let- termen Club and who died sud denly yesterday, was adopted.

In part it read "The Pitt Varsity Letter Club hereby expresses its keen regret and great sorrow in the loss of this Charter-member of the club. We mourn with the whole community in the passing of this great soul. All of us shall respect the memory of this asso ciate, this leader who always sought to raise the level of human ideals and achievements." Another Letterman's meeting will be held next month when the annual election of officers will take place. 17 T-V Hey, Sarge, before ya cut off, Pirates did yesterday! Dahlgren of Phils Takes Army Test PHILADELPHIA, May 20 (UP) The Philadelphia Phillies held fourth place in the National League today but when results of Shortstop Babe Dahlgren's draft board physical examination become known, they Ce 1 1" rlCar neg ie -fa Ice-cnbottlejor two. home? bodiedsmoothlflovor, know, whyjsof many lightfulibeer! The war worker of Carnegie is sure welcome sight when I come home from work these The whit eotUr mas tays "You can't touch Camegiefor full-bodied smoothness and for en joyable taste and fuvor.T (sum 4.

Ef 1 i asssss If f- if- I I NEXT: Art Nehf. The Minors Thursday, May 20, 1343 GAMES TODAY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Mllwankf at Indianapolis Kansas City at Louisville Minneapolis at Toledo St. Faul at Columbus INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Baltimore at Newark. Jersey fitr at Syranse. Buffalo at Montreal.

Rochester at Toronto. STANDINGS OF THE CLUBS AMERICAN ASSOCIATION V. L. Pet.l W. Tndia'nolis 7 4 .638 Kan.

City, ft ft Columbus. 7 ft ft 6 .500 Milwaukee 8 7 7 Minn'Dolis 8 7 ft 11 INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE .4 at .353 W. Prt.l W. Prt. 18 ft Jersey City 1113.458 11 .550 Baltimore.

12 A'29 Montreal. 1 ft lO JiOO Buffalo. 7 10.412 1 8 7 12 .368 RESULTS YESTERDAY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION games postponed. All INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Jersey City ft Toronto 3 Toronto ft Jersey City 3 Other cames postponed. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE San Francisco 7 Oakland ft Sacramento 3 San Diego ft Seattle Portland 1 Los Ansele 10 Hollywood 4 Los Angeles 4 Hollywood 1 SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION Birmingham 9 Memphis 8 EnoxTille 6 Atlanta 1 Wrigley Denies He'll Quit Cubs CHICAGO, May 20 (UP) Philip K.

Wrigley, president and owner of the Chicago Cubs, last night vigorously denied reports that he intends to resign as president of Chicago's National League baseball club. "There's nothing to that rumor it's all fable," Wrigley said. "Why should I resign?" Another report, which Wrigley also denied, indicated that he would name Judge John A. Sbarbaro. chief justice of the Criminal Court of Cook County, as his successor.

"The first thing we knew about this was when we read it in the paper," Wrigley said. Mead Passes Up Co-Ordinator Job WASHINGTON, May 20 (UP) Suggesting that a university athletic director would be a more proper selection, Sen. James M. Mead N. announced yesterday that he could not- accept appointment as a national sports co-ordinator under a plan proposed by President Roose velt.

Mead, part owner of the Buffalo Bisons of the International Base ball League, had been mentioned as a possible choice for the post. ni' J.ne coiiaiuons are uiaii il me 3. Jr itll A A. HARRY HEILMANN Redsox compiled a .406 average in '41. Heilmann attended Sacred Heart College in his native San Francisco and Saint Mary's across the bay.

James J. Richardson, now manager of the famous Mult PAA Athletes To Be Feted Tomorrow Local athletic, business and military leaders will serve as guest speakers at the third annual Pitts burgh Athletic A sociation Award Dinner tomorrow night at 6:30 in the ff'j ft 5p Avenue The list of speakers includes Robert N. Wad- dell, former Car negie Tech grid coach and local ViTjtive; Clark Shaugh nessy. Bob WaddeU new Pitt football coach; Clarence (Buddy) Overend, veteran athletic director of Carnegie Tech; Capt. A.

W. Arthur, of the Army; and John J. Komp, as sistant executive director of the American Red Cross. Awards will be presented to Jack Isherwood, Club Class A squash champion and city runner-up; Jack Kraeling, Club Class A handball champion; Charles Schroeder, Club Class squash champion; Allen Jordan, Club Class squash champion; Mrs. Dane Critchfield, Club Class A badminton champion; Harbaugh Miller and Al Diebold, club handball doubles champions; Betty Mae George, National Junior AAU outdoor and Senior AMA Indoor diving champion; Ruth Pivirotto, Tri-State Invitational 50-yard freestyle swimming champion; and Maryland Rowland, 10-year old Club 25-yard freestyle swimming champion.

Outstanding PAA bowlers also will be honored. They include C. H. Paul and Mrs. W.

Toole, club duckpin leaders; E. G. Soens, leading ten-pin bowler; and J. D. Swigart and Mrs.

C. Payne, who compiled the best averages in the Mixed Duck-pin league. Father-son awards will go to Harry Kraeling and soil Jack for handball, and E. G. Sones and son Ted.

competing in bowling and stunts, respectively. Dick Pivorotto, 12-year-old, will receive swimming, water stunts and tumbling awards. Many additional honors will be given for water skills, stunt and tumbling, swimming, and other sports. Most of the prizes will be in the form of American Red Cross Certificates, as money used in past years for medals and trophies has been turned over to the Red Cross War Fund. Christmas Horses Move To Wheeling WHEELING, W.

May 20 The outstanding stable at the Wheeling Downs Spring race meet opening May 28, is expected to be that of F. B. Christmas, of Maryland. He and his brother, J. Y.

Christmas, are both well-known in eastern racing circles. Christmas sent seven horses to the Downs oval and it is expected that his famous blue and gold diamond silks will grace the winner's circles many times during the 28-day meet. Heading his stable is the two-year-old bay colt, Triple Scotch. The others are Demonstrator, Tommy Gun. Phantom Lady, La Popa, Witch Cliff Gal and Bronx II.

Terebus To Remain At Southmont High Steve Terebus, former Johnstown High and Carnegie Tech grid star, has decided to pass up a coaching position on the new Johnstown grid staff to retain his head mentorship at Southmont Borough High School. Johnstown is reported to have offered Terebus a considerable boost in salary to join its staff. Southmont school officials not only met the Trojan proposition but went to substantially higher figures to keep their popular mentor. Head Coach Clark Shaffer is expected to present another recommendation to the Johnstown board for its June 3 meeting. rv rental date is witnin inree aays oi a scheduled baseball game, the club must give its permission to rental of the stadium.

The Indians play a nijrht game in the stadium June 9. Mayor Frank Lausche today found himself in the peculiar posi- i non of Esking Alva Bradley, president- of the Indians, for permission to rent the city's own property. Lombardi's Father Dies NEW YORK. May 20 OTP) Ernie Lombard New York Giant catcher, left here by plane today for Oakland, where his father died last night. Eddie Brannick, Giant secretary, said Lombardi was expected back "about Sunday." Sports Stew By EDDIE Mountain Musings: Three well-known West Virginia athletes Gridders HARRY CLARK, ED KULAKOWSKI and BOB DUTTON (brother of last year's Pitt ace, WILD BILL DUTTON) are attending classes and at the same time contributing to the war effort They're doing a night trick as Steamfitter's helpers A.

1 (ShnMomS at the Morgan town ordnance Works, allowing them an average of only four hours sleep daily It's a tough grind, but they appear to be holding up well enough according to our Mor-gantown informant Clark, incidentally, hopes to play another season of pro football with the Chicago Bears He receives his degree from West Virginia, May 31 Mountaineer grid Coach WAILIN' WILL KERN will report to Chapel Hill Naval Pre-FUght School, July 1st, to begin training for his athletic instructor's post Will is playing handball daily to get into top-flight condition, and plans a rigorous tennis schedule as soon as the weather permits He's already shaved off 20 pounds Kern's successor, IRA (RAT) RODGERS, BT JOHNNY MOCK nunr gin Haddock all-time Mountaineer immortal, is taking most ef his exercise in his Victory Garden, but also manages an occassional game on the golf course Rodgers won the state amateur championship a few years ago and still gets his share of pars and birdies JOE WALTHALL, star sophomore on last winter's Mountaineer basketball team, now is a medical student at Duke University Joe has given up his basketball ambitions, for his med studies keep him busy 12 hours per day. Note to WILLIAM S. HADDOCK, the grand old prexy of Amateur Athletic Union festivities in these parts: If UNDER HAEGG, the Swift Swede, is brought here for an exhibition race, why not match him with the best spiked-shoe man this district ever ha produced Lt. LONG JOHN WOODRUFF? Woodruff, course, would have to get permission from the Army and an agreement on the distance of the race might require considerable discusison But if fans in this track-unconscious port will turn out for any track event, it would be a Haegg-Woodruff duel Even though in the Army, Pitt's 1936 Olympic 800-meter champion still pick 'em up and lay 'em down on the cinderpaths. Anybody seen the snow and blue geese? B.

W. CARTRIGHT, of Ducks Unlimited, Canada, and some of his fellow ornithologists are puzzled by the non-appearance of the snow and blue geese at Grant's Lake, 25 miles north of Winnipeg, Man. Ordinarily, millions of geese congregate at the lake on a stop-over This season fewer than a 1000 of the birds have been noted on the surface of the lake Anyone knowing of the whereabouts of the geese are urged to notify this department, but no reward is being made for the information concerning the missing birds. Almost 50 resolutions were acted upon at the recent convention of the Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs Of those requiring legislative action, the accomplishment remains at a goose-egg When it comes to lobbying for or against favorable or unfavorable legislation the sportsmen are a farce, but what more can be expected when the organized sportsman is willing to contribute only two cents toward that end As a result he's getting just two cents' worth of results The cardinal has just been named by the North Carolina Legislature as the official state bird In the campaign to select the bird a total of 16 different species were named The bobwhite received less than half the votes accorded the cardinal, whose total numbered an even 5000 The wild turkey was the choice of 338 and the wood duck was preferred by 181 Four other states had previously chosen the cardinal as the state bird, indicating its popularity. CHARLEY RAMS GEORGE BEST, HARRY SMITH and JAMES HATTING are president, vice president, treasurer and secretary, respectively, of the Mon Valley Trapshooters' League Lack of ammunition has cut the scheduled shoots down to four Clairton, Marine Ways, Homestead Park and McKeesport are the gun clubs which will play host to the shooters.

OZZZEEeCDeniEDoQCQIDGD In a recent local softba.ll game between 9-11-year-olds, the Car-regie Cubs pulled that rarity, the triple play, in scoring a 16-9 decision over the Rosslyn Farm. Cubs With the bases full in. the first inning, Leftfielder ED ZAVACKY made a shoe-string catch of a line drive, threw to BILL WATSOX at second and Bill tossed to TOMMY GORDON at first for the third out there is anyone in the district tcho knfacs the whereabouts of EJIWIU WILHELM, tcho pitched under the picturesque sobriquet cf "Little Eva" for the Birmingham. (Ala.) Barons, tcill he please get tn touch with the Sports Dept. of this papert.