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a a Musial Is Second; Zate Voted Third Outstanding Comeback Athlete Of 1948 Dillard Jan. 5, 1049 Page 11 Sports Section Tucson Daily Citizen Classified GLENDALE TO FACE THS, AMPHI HERE THIS WEEK By ACE Glendale's. unpredictable tingent of hoop-happy class the premises of Tucson this ball series which may well fans. The Redbirds, sive campaign record. will facel Tucson's baffling Badgers Friday night and the hot-and-cold Amphitheater Panthers Saturday evening.

Among other things, Glendale's appearance may answer such queshow strong the current tions as of the Badger brigade realedition is; what Badger chances far) ly throughout the class of supremacy the season; what lles A remainder ahead for and ever surprising Amph! are cagers against a Panther victory Tucson when the two teams over Jan. 15, a week from re-engage Saturday. Seek 35th Straight It is certaln that the Cardinals are going experience no picnic Friday night in the THIS emporium. amassed The Badgers, who have points in six markers. for.

an; 313 average of 52.1 for their per 35th will be gunning consecutive conquest over a season period. They would ge tough to for any school quintet beat. much less the Redbirds. scores give Tucson decided advantage. Glendale bareComparative a Mary's, 41-39, while ly the nipped Badgers St.

humbled Knights, Incidentally, Amphl played its best gamo of the early part of the campaign the Phoenicians, 49-20. against St. Mary's, shellacking In contests with another common opponent, Mesa, picture W25 much the same -only more decisively pro-Tucson. Jackrabbits, The Badgers while the Cardinals lost to the whipped the Mesans, 54-41. Amphl demonstrated its coldest brand of ball, against Jacks, losing badly, 41-22.

the Among other tiffs: the Glendale recerd shows meager tri. umph over pint-sized Peoria and Crims, a one-point loss to the Yuma 40-39. The Badgers. paced by Forward BIll Kemmeries with total of 99 points. or 16.5 per contest, hope to use the Cardinals sparring partners before.

At that the "big gamo" Saturday night. time the Phoenix Unlon Coyotes, possible contenders for Tucson's, crown, will' be in town for a- setto with the seemingly unbeatable Badgers. Rough Week End Glendale 'appears to in for a week end. The Redbirds will move in to the northside bandrough box Saturday evening, after a battle the champs, only to find a victory-starved Panther waiting Glendale for them. Amphi will 'play "refreshed," since Coach George Genung's.

charges are not for any action Friday, The Panthers, have been under poor conditions this week -due to the cold weather, practicing nonetheless to show vast Imhope provement against. the Cardinals, Frigid temperatures have forced Amphi's, squad Indoors so that! 35 are now using one able concrete floor for. their court capers. Genung Is searching for a tall guard to Amphl Kemmerles 'in the coming clash; but it docsn't. look son anyone is going .10 sprout up is that night.

Genung's only hope Larry Hart. the Panther's steady with 45, will be table to halt Coach guard and leading polnt maker Bud Doolen's unerring marksman. In the Jast Amphl-Tucson tussle on Dec. 22, the Panthers attempted 15. free throws and sank eight, and tried 45 fleld- goals and hit for only 12.

If this 26 per cent, record can. be enhanced a week and a halt hence, the northsiders endanger Tucson's unblemished! string. Amphi's best scoring porcentage to date was registered in the St. Mary's tilt net. when the 37 per: thers nicked on: cent of their Their worst when the percentage was a weak performance was agalnst Mesa Coach Murray Mendenhall of the Packers of the Natlonal, Basketball league and Guard MurAnderson.

Mendenhall, comprise the ray. only father and son combination in pro basketball. BUSHNELL representing a invade conA bucket artisans, will Cardinals, week end for a two-game basketsreve as a court barometer for bringing with them an unimpres- Giants Will Hold Tryouts At Mesa The New York Giants will hold their three day Mesa winter trainlog camp at Mona Friday through Sunday regardless of weather conditions, according to Mickey Shader Shader, western Tucson 'yesterday 'and left for Globe. Ho wIll arrive today In Phoenix tomorrow. The tryout camp, open to all, will bo: staged daily at 10 a.m.

at Rendezvous park. Shader of the Tucson Cowpresident boys of the Arizona-Texas league here in 1940-41. College Cagers In Close Games By MEIER NEW YORK, Jan. 5: -Actual results were overshadowed in. cob legiate basketball circles last night! the arrest of four: men on by of attempting to fix the charges George Washing to Manhattan game at Madison- Square Garden, This was 122 first game ai twin bill before.

17,251. spectators and GW walloped Manhattan, 13-point 71-63. In the a lafterplece CONY beat St. the John's of Brooklyn; 55 to 56, for first time three. years, but had.

to an extra period to do it. go Conference play opened in. the Big Seven with Oklahoma again Kansas, 38 to 36; on. Paul 10 Courty's fleld goal in the last seconds. The Sooners whipped Kansas, in the; final of the BIg Seven conference last week.

In the Southern conference Davidson dumped Maryland, 52-49. In the Southwest conference Texas Christian took Southern Methodist, 50-48. 58-52, in while Oregon northern nipped division of Idaho, the the Pacific Coast North Carolina State, en home from disastrous far west Invasion. tripped Canlsius, Cleveland. 'At Baltimore Jim at long in the last 25 seconds gave Baltimore Loyola a Lacy's 174-72.

over Cincinnati Once-beaten Syracuse. invaded the home of Cornell's quintet at N. and beat the Big Red, Another once beaten club. LaSalle, whipped Muhlenberg, 73-56, at Philadelphla. Louisville returned home from eastern tour.

and dropped 54: 50 decision to the' Phillips Oglers. BYU Rallies To Defeat Nevada LAS VEGAS, Jan. 5. (U.P)Brigham Young university. cagers came from behind in the second last night to take a smash61 to 57 victory and make it ing two in a row over the Nevada Wolfpack.

Flashy Nelson got period eight to of his 15 points, In the last help the Cougars overcome Nevada's 35 to 30 halftime lead. BYU opened up the first two minutes of the second half with a of baskets that gave them barrage a 37 to 35 edge. lead then see-sawed from team to team 1 until Brigham Young The, took midway in the half and never lost It. Nevada Guards Ron Dupratt and Les Ray used their' long set-shots to keep their team in the running, one point Nevada: pulled. to within.

one polnt of the Cougars, 5 nered 57; scoring Dupratt's laurels 17 for the points night. garRay tallled 12. The game was watched by a crowd of 1,200. Nevada was edged BYU Monday 59 to 56. by years ago -New York Giants bought Walker Cooper from.

St. Louis for $175,000. Four Arrested On Charge Off Trying To Bribe Cage Player By JOE NEW YORK, Jan. 5. on a bribery charge today after told authorities they tried to get Atty: Frank S.

Hogan said the four months' investigation by came after David Shapiro lyn, cocaptaln of George Washington unlversity's cage squad, had reported the bribe offer to him. Hogan praised Shapiro, a 25-yearold GI law student who won four battle stars In World War II, for his courage and honesty In working with the district attorney's office until the arrests were made. Four Named Charged with vlolation of a tion of the penal law covering bribery of participants In. amateur sports and with conspiracy were: Joseph Aronowitz. 35, a cloth cutter, of Brooklyn, N.Y.

Phillp Klein, 24, a linotype operator, also of Brooklyn. Alaskan Grappler Goes Over The Ropes Sam Menacker, massive 230-pound -lumberjack his behemoth opponent, 275-pound Eric (The Chest) last night's wrestling riot at the West the ropes in match with the two out of three falls. Pacific Coast Football Teams Will Play Only In Rose Bowls PALM SPRINGS, ference teams hereafter football bowl games except of coast, schools announced yesterday. Season in play November, is the last Thursday the conference ruled. Specifically exempted from the ruling are games played.

In Hawall. The action means Oregon's appearance. in the. Cotton Bowd this was the last time A coast school may. go east or south for a bowl game.

Although. conference teams previously were barred from. other games only an unwritten rule, Oregon to obtain league permission to appear in the Bowl. 'Send Request' A request of the Tournament Roses association, sponsor of theiRose Bowl, for abolishment of Big Nine rule permitting teams to: appear in the New Year's game: only once in three years was for-; warded to the Western conference, announced. Commissioner Victor 0.

Schmidt Michigan, Big Nine champion allowed this season and last, was hot to come to the Rose Bowl Saturday and cannot come next year. if IC wins the title again. Schmidt said the conference did not approve or disapprove of the association's K. request. Big Nine L.

(Tug) Wilson told him' the request would be taken under consideration by the Western conference, Schmidt said. The conference barred football or basketball players participation in their sports in summer physical education classes, after bers criticism of the was Oregon leveled football squad, for taking such a class last and studying football A regulation was issued that prohibits spring. football practice from starting the spring 5e- mester and bans practice. at the lend of the regular fall Rule schedule. Now Safety The PCC adopted a new safety rule placing broken yellow line five yards, outside the playing field boundaries as a barrier for bystanders.

Another new regulation permits the release of motion pictures of games at the end of the regular playing season Instead of after Jan. 1. Officials 'are now allowed to work freshman. games of the schools they 'attended. Tommy.

Fitzpatrick, supervisor of league football officials, dented that an attempt was made to put Field Judge Jay. Berwanger on thespot in Northwestern's disputed Rose Bowl touchdown. He answered Jim Masker, super. visor of Big Nine officlats, who felt Referee Jim Cain trled to shift responsibillty. for the ruling to Berwanger.

the Art Wildcats their 20 to 14 win margin over California, although some critics sald be fumbled the ball. before scoring. "I have no quarrel with Jim Masker, but I can't quite figure out his reasoning," Fitzpatrick said. "In breath he criticizes Calm for putting Berwanger, on the spot and in the next breath he concedes it Is up the official In best position to report his observa- CANCEL CAGE GAMES Games for the this. week in the basketball league celed due to.

cold night the Oury. downed. the Blue Comics, Radio, Holmbeck Wins Grapple Match By SKIBO MCKAY Holmbeck. and Sam MenEric acker staged. an all out performance in night's wrestling show West Congress arena.

The at the behemoths threw the "rules" two the door. in the ancient art of out. Holmbeck, tipping the Toledo's at a hefty 275 pounds. is the grappler to appear here since the appearance of lumbering Primo Carnera here lust year. His monicker, Chest, fills in fectly.

Bill Trumbo and' Frank take second place to the Lelght 56 inch chest of the massive Holm.Holmbeck copped the best two out of three falls semiwindup which went the limit. "The former Alaskan gold miner, took the first fall in 10 minutes with full body press. The second fall went to Menacker via drop kick and body press in 10 minutes. The deciding fall was Holmbeck's with a full press in four minutes. Jesse 220-pound Texan, captured main event over Bosthe opening fall with ton's strong boy, Pat Fraley.

Fra. body. press while James returned take the second in. nine minlutes with a' Boston crab hold. James was awarded.

the match! after going, down before a series of head blows. from Fraley who. falled to heed the warnings 'of Referee Ray. Garcia that his. procedure.

was illegal; Bud. Curtis, former. weightlifter and Tempe college gridder, Terry McGinnis, wrestled to a draw in their one fall opener. Curtis possersed one of the best physiques matmen to perform here recently. Next week's main event will see Wee.

Willie Davis, former Hollywood: stuntman, and Pat Fraley one. hour two out of three fall tussle. Eric Holmbeck and Butch Levy; onetime: Minnesota fullback; tangle in the semifinals meet: In the one fall and. me Jesse James and Sha- Blevins Is Top Wildcat Cager Arizona Forwards Leon Blevins and Bob Honea have good percentage of connections on fleld goal attempts. who came here from Phoenix' college, has attempted 115 shots and made good on 37.

for a 32.2. average: Honea has. connected, on' 30.8 per cent his shots and Crum on 28.9. has a' 34.4 a average Guard but Billy. has made Mann only 11 field! goals in seven Guards Art Carroll and Leo Johnson, percentages the of latter 27.5| a starter, respectively.

Blevins leads the Cats in scoring with 89 points followed by Crum 79 and Honea with G4. Joe Cherry, who returned to the Arizona cage. squad Monday, was given plenty of work last night as' the, Wildcats- drilled' In. prepara-1 opening Border conference game. here tomorrow! boys.

jagainst The the Hardin center last year 165 points as the Wildcats won the Border championship for. the third consecutivo. year. Junior Crum will remain as the starting center wilh Cherry and Jack Spilsbury backing him up. Fresno Bulldogs Name New Mentor FRESNO, Jan.

5 -Alvin Plerson. was named head football coach. at Fresno: State college" yesterday, succeeding Kenneth Gleason. President Arnold E. Joval made the appointment.

as. He said assistant Gleason prowill fessor of physical education. Pierson, came- to Fresno State as line coach in 1941. He has coached at the University of Tampa, Colorado. Mines and the University of He was a tackle on Andy Smith's Florida.

"Wonder Team" at the. University Ohio of California, which met State in the. Rose Bowl in 1921. Gleason came to Fresno in 1946 assistant coach under Jim Bradshaw, He. took over the top pot sition in 1947.

the Bulldogs won three, lost: six. and tied one. Drake Team Safe In Train Mishap DES' MOINES, 5: (P) A victorious: Salad' Bowl trip Phoenix, nearly ended in! tragedy here last for the Drake university Bulldogs. The locomotive of the train bringing the Drake team into Desi jumped the tracks the the None was hurt' stayed on the tracks: The accident was nothing new to the Bulldogs. Once before, on a.

trip to 'Ft. Collins, for. football game with. Colorado their train was deralled. Austin To Tangle Friday DOUGLAS; Jan.

5. (P) Douglas Bulldog cagers have uled game here. for Friday night with Austin. high. of El.

Paso, Coach Otis Coffey of announced. The Douglas-Bisbee bee, scheduled for Eriday. night, 'will be played Thursday. Douglas will to St. David Saturday night for the third tilt of the week NEW YORK, Jan, 5.

(AP) premier hurdler and one of named today as the athlete back of 1948. The great cited for his remarkable Indians Voted Team Of Year NEW YORK, Jan 5. (P)-With their backs to the wall, the Cleve land Indians came back on Oct. 4, 1945 to beat the Boston Red Sox in a special playoff game for the American league baseball pennant. They went on the beat Boston's Braves in the World Series and today stand as the team of the year.

The athletic poll of sports writder to border put Indians at the alers from coast to coast and top of the en heap. thin second came the mighty Michigan Wolverines, collegiate football leaders, while. the U. S. Olympic squad rated third.

Of the 98 voting. 28 named the the Indians as their first choice, 2.27 saw them second and 16 picked them third. Their point total was 154. Michigan garnered 122 points on 17 first place votes, 27 seconds and 17 thirds. The Olympians had a total points.

Cleveland's mighty professional football team. the Browns, winners of the American confercrown for three consecutive years, were fourth with 67 points: They were followed by Kentucky's basketball team, 13; the Phillips Oilers cage squad, 29: and the Norte. Dame grid aggregation with 11. North Carolina's football team and the Philadelphia football Eagles. champions, National league finished cighth and ninth res, tively.

Basketball Scores Border Conference Texas Mines 14, West Texas State .43 High School Basketball Yuma. 21. Bradley. 20 Chilers College 54. Univ.

of Louisville 50 Basketball McPhersen 46. Friends 74. 38 Xavier 72 Morris 02. Wost Virginia Tech 68 (Baltimore) 71. Concord 57 Dayto4 48 David 52, Maryland 19 63.

Gannon 42 North Carolina: State 28; Canislus 60 Syracuse 49. Cornel 41. Manhattan 63 Presbyterian Washington 89. Pacific 71, 37 Syracuse 49. Cornell Unlv.

Trinity of 33. Oklahomn Corpus Christi Univ. 41 of Kansas Monmouth Collect 66, Quincy. Kirksville Teachers 48. College 40 Lu Salle 77.

Muhlenbere Norfolk Navy 51. Elon 48 Duke William 54. and Hanes Mary 94. Hosiery. Towson (Ind.) Teachers 31 Atlantic Christian 39, News Texas Christian 58.

Southern Methodist Apprentice School 58 Magnolia 70. Barksdale: Fleld Macalester 82 (Wis.) Teachers 26 St. Olaf 58: 1. of Mississippi 60. Southwestern (Memphis), 52 Upper.

Iowa 51. Warburg: 38 Dopauw SD: Hanover King's 57 45 SL Benedict's 54, Southwestern (As.) 41 Huntingion 45. Franklin 47, Anderson Moorhead (Minn.) West Teachers 67, can Valley 63. Virginia Wesle City. Teachers Southwestern Louisiana: 68, East Texas Wesleyan Baptist 41.

Hardin College 30 Kansas Wosleyan 64, Collenc. of Emporia 57 Orrson 50: Idaho 48 St. Johna 56 (overtime) FIRST: METHODISTS WIN The First, Methodists defeated the University: Methodists, 45-20, and the First Christians routed the Trinity Presbyterians, 31-13, in Church league games staged last the YMCA: Don McKenna paced the First Methodists with 12 points. Harrison Dillard, the the world's fastest humans, who made the outstanding Baldwin-Wallace track man 100-meter victory in the following his failure qualify for hurdles in the tryouts. Dillard's failure to' make Olympic team in his specialty, hurdles, came as a stunning prise to track fans all over country.

It. was even more ing than his loss Bill Porter the 100-meter high hurdles annual AAU championships a before. Until feat, Dillard piled up secutive tories and regarded undisputed champion'of America's hurdlers. Dillard qualify sprint, and Harrison Dillard to make pic history. He defeated his mate, Barney Ewell, in meters, tying the Olympic of 10.3 set, by Jesse Owens He was also a member of the team which won the Olympic meter relay.

Dillard's feats. earned first place votes, six seconds three thirds from the 96 pating sports writers in the lend Associated Press poll first place total of 57 "Stan great outfielder the St. Louis Cardinals was up to Dillard. with 46 points. boosting his batting average a mediocre (for him) .312 league-leading .376, and pacing loop in runs batted in, runs hits, doubles, triples, total and slugging average, Musial 11 first place six seconds and one third.

Tony Zale, who regained world's middleweight tide ling the tables on Rocky (he later lost the crown to Cerdan), took third place points. He picked up seven place Joe Louis' of: Joe. Walcott after being to a disputed victory via over the same fighter, earned fourth place with 22 points. DiMaggio Flith Fifth place went to Joe New York Yankees' star fielder, for: his fine after an ordinary 1947 season, got 19 points. The Cleveland Indians and Pirates got 17.

and 13 respectively, for sixth and place spots. The Indlans from-fourth place in '47 to pennant and World Series The Pirates vaulted from place tie to a first division of. For from to A the scored, bases renominations, nation's was comewas London to Olympic the the surthe shockin in the week that dehad S2 vicwas as the high did in the however, proceeded Olymteam- the 100 mark in 1932. U. S.

400- him 14 and particiyear- for a 1 1 from Oregon, nonchalantly. tosses Holmbeck, Klondike, Alaska over Congress srena. Holmbeck won the 126 Pounds For Calumet Racer MIAMI, Jan. 5. (P) -Calumet Farm's "big little horse" Fervent has beer.

assigned top weight of 126 pounds for the 12th running of added Widener on. Saturday, Feb. 26. Recing Secretary. Charles Mc.

Lennan's release of weights for the mile and' a quarter race showed Fervent would -spot the other 18 nominees from three to: 23 pounds. The five- undersized son, of Blenheim won the Ben Ali, Dixie, Equipolse. Mile. and WashIngton Park Handicap. in.

.1948. Four horses were assigned: pounds They were Fervent's stablemate, Coaltown, two Stable's: Red Inquisitor and Mrs. American importations, Sunshine. Hammer's Zanzibar 2nd, and M. Jefford's.

Loyal. Legion. One pound behind this quartet came Calumet's Free America and Dixiana: Stable's Star Reward. The South American Beauchef and Ben r. Whitaker's filly.

Miss, Request were given 121 pounds each. Frederick L. Hammer's Marchous 2nd, the South. American, which has won starts in this country, and Dixiana's Shy Guy received assignments of 120 pounds each. One pound under the list was Whitaker's My Reand P.

L. Grissom's Sun quest, Herod. Next in the lineup was year-old Lucky Draw. George Widener'9 gelding which tempting comeback at Hialeah after a long layoff. He WAS assigned 118 in the Widener cap.

The fourth member of Calumet Widener team of entries, Faultless, "was bracketed at 1171 Farm's. pounds with Mrs. 'Helen K. gerty's Rampart. King Ranch's mare; But: Why Not, and Stud Poker- from E.

E. Voynow's barn, were given 116 pounds, Fred. 115.. Hooper's South American, Quibu, From 115, the assignments scaled down to the two 'Mrs: Christopher's Anecdote and Alfred each. Decozen's Strutin at 103 pounds Charlie Sala's To Box Mario Cabrera PHOENIX, Jan.

5. zona's welterweight champion, Charlie Salas, makes nis first! 11949 appearance in Phoenix Ison garden tonight an auspicious one when he squares off against standout. Mario Cabrera, New Or'Cabrera is a mate. of the regarded lightweight, lino Motes. Cabrera has established main record in New Orleans and a has fought in New: York arenas: matches Chino Alonzo, Nogales, with Mike Branda, Los 'Angeles lightweight.

Badminton Champ Meets India Star LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5. U.S. National Champion: Dr. David 1 Freeman will meet India's Mohan badminton Davinder Lal, Saturday night in Los Angeles' Pan Pacific auditorium, it was disclosed today.

Welcome, president of the Southern Callfornia Badminton association, and Sushil' R. Ruia, vicepresident of the All-India Badminton association, announced arrangefor. the match. The Indian star ments has been touring Canada with other members of his tearn. his by turnGraziano.

Marcel with 34 first knockout held' decision him Jan. 5. -Pacific Coast conare banned from all postseason' the Rose Bowl. Representatives this at their midwinter meeting finished the second Saturday after Saddler Signs To Fight Willie Pep NEW YORK, Jan. .5.

(P)-. Busy Sundy Saddler. will. defend his world featherweight 11-less than four pionship months after he won it. His too in the 15-round fight at Madison Square Garden will bo the tough little campaigner from whom he snatched the crown-Willio Pep of Hartford, Conn.

The Twentieth Century sporting club completed the match. yesterday. Best Boxer To Receive. Watch A wrist watch. will be by White's Jewelers to the winner.

of the outstanding bout on BilE Santos' boxing: card Friday at! the West Congress arena. Five bouts have been for the first professional prize fights of the new year. Heading list of Mexico's glovemen' will be Rocky Lucero. lightweight champion, facing Pedro Alvarez in the 10-round main event. Alvarez gained prestige when he set Shelton and Willie Bean, Phoenix, back to the preliminaries through defeats.

Dynamite Jackson, Phoenix, and Ray Perez, El Paso, pair off in the eight-round semiwIndup. Jackson has proved to a trouble. some boxer among his '147-pound opponents due to the well known solar plexus punch he. carries. Grada, Billy.

El Paso, tangle in a sixHale, Phoenix, and Angel round bout made to order for the shifty featherweights. Fred Montoya, Tucson, is slated to meet Tommy Jones, Los Angeles, in a tour round middleweight tussle. The opener plts. Too Valle against an opponent expected to be named today for a light heavyweight Campos Surprises Experts With Win Raul Campos, claimant to Mexico's LOS ANGELES; Jan, 5.. (V.P)lightweight surprised the experts last to.

night 3 with favorite a 10-round Charley over 1 Riley in torrid Olympic auditorlum. before a slim In a bout of 2,500, Campos, broke pounder fairly from even Mexico fight City, the last two rounds for unanimous In the ninth round into Riley, was sent sprawling ropes by a chopping right but weathered Campos' best. In the final heat both fighters came out with their best punches, but. Campos had' the better of the exchanges and several times shook his St. Louis, opponent.

suffered a cut eye In the Campos sixth that bled throughout took fight. one point away from Riley for Referee Charley Randolph 'cut that. opened the The judging was close with Randolph taking Campos by five points, four Judgo Frank' Holborow by and Judge Frankie Van by, three. DiMaggio, centerperformance He Pittspoints, seventh climbed vin the In '48. last finish.

Los Angeles Rams Draft Oregon Ace: LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5. (U.P) -The -Los Angeles Rams bave Norman' drafted Van Oregon Brocklin. President Dan Reeves anInounced today. The nation's fifth ranking passer, Van Brocklin has a.

year's eligibility left at Oregon but plans to graduate in June. "He's married and thinks this 'is the time to capltalize on his Reeves "We took quite a gamble in landing him. He our fourth draft pick. but he wouldn't have stayed on the: list that: if the other teams had known he- pianned. to graduate I think he's the coust's I top quarterback." Sports Roundup By HUGH FULLERTON; JR.

NEW YORK; Jan. 5. (A). -Francis Albertanti and Dumb. Dan Morgan, who have seen fighters.

come and go good many years, agree on one explanation the recent successful boxing invasions. from: Europe That's the adage that a hungry fighter. is a- good one. "They come over here to get something. to eat," Morgan hastens to add that Robert.

Villemain, who makes his American debut Friday, follows the same training routine that he did in France wife cooks a big meal for him at noon and he. doesn't go to. the gym until four in the afternoon In that respect, says Albertanti, he's like Max, Schmeling. Max even. brought over his food and water from Germany so' there'd be no change.

All he took back was money. THE REAL LOSER Principal victim of the. fight managers who gathered for the Now Year's' eve "open house" at the 20th. Century club (Harr)' Markson moans that tiro dozen consumed sand. wiches half bour) was my DeAngelo to Jimmy, who manages heavyweight Rolad knocked La Starza, saw his boy down by Gene Gosney at St.

recently The other pilots, his reported head away that and DeAngelo shout'ed: "My gosh, all my work been in rain." ONE SPORTS PAGE By signing Indiana's George the Los 'Angeles Dons have plumb ruined Papa Bear Halas's' idea of letting George up his last year of back before eligibility to become an All joining the Bears Scranton, claims the. first school for athletic directed. by Gus Shorts, teaches everything from baseball to fight refereeing Southwest cage fans are looking. couple of lively tussles when. Bill De Witt, who plays forward for Baylor, faces brother John, Texas center Jerry Rizzo, Syracuse player suspended the tiona! a season, may finish league the cam.

Basketball play. paign in the 'American circuits: don't. work together. LAST WORD ON: BOWLS REICHLER (A)-Four men were under arrest a college player. him to "fix" a game: District arrests last night, following New York City detectives, Jack Levy, 40, of Miami, Fla, William Rivlin, 43, of New.

York. Offered $1,000 Hogan said Shapiro, told him that the four men- had. offered him $1,000 to make certain his team lost to Manhattan college at Madison Square Garden last night by. a lopsided score. Manhattan, an early favorite, rose to 'a 13-point favorite before game Shapiro didn't score a point, in the game' and fouled out on five Immediately after the game, won by George Washington 71-63, whisked in a surprise, Shapiro was away to, the district attorney's oflice to identity, the arrested men, After listening to.

the New. Year's. football games. on the air. Ire can't understand why' Mel Allen, who can.

reel off names like. Murakowski, Tonnicliff and Aschenbrenner A stumbled on such home towns as Barre. and Vallejo, Callf. The Sugar Bowl result is casy to explain: Those Oklahoma boys from the whistle stops know just how to flag a choo choo. DOTS ALL, BROTHERS Don Panclera, U.

of San Francisco quarterback drafted by Philadelphia Eagles, lives in Westerly, R. directly opposite lager Eddie Sawyer of the Phillies. is Chicago's Warren Brownwriting a book on the White Sox spring publication. By fall there probably won't be any sale it Floyd 0. Smith a Hull, schoolteacher, makes up schedules for, nearly 30 minor baseball leagues.

Wonder how many trains the misses? SHORTS AND SHELLS Cleveland's BIll Veeck. still steaming up that feud with Dan Topping of the Yankees, claims Dan is "the only. man who ever fired 8 championship football manager and a championship manager in the year." Bill Yeoman, of center Glen: on dale, Ariz, who plays the Army. football and basketball teams (bc. must be in a rot) is.

out for the remainder the cage season with a basted hand. remainder of City have been canweather. Last Park Trojans Dragons, 58-17..

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