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Favorites Fail Harmon's the Master New Blue Rock Rocks Release JOURNAL-EVERY EVENING SPORTS 1 Page 18 Monday, April 12, 1948 A La "XTOU wouldn't call either Dick 4 Carte By AL CARTWRIGHT 1 Svorts Editor Sisler or Ralph Lapointe, material who ate his heart out on the St A for baseball's Hall of Fame, but they both are nice guys and that recent bit of trafficking by the Phillies and the Cardinals a-1 was a break for them. Sisler, Louis bench the last two summers, now gets his big chance to mm i li mm i J. earn his letter, while Lapernt figures to pocket a chunk of first-division money with the boys from the Badlands. There also is the possi bility that Ralph will be hustled off to the Cubs in exchange for a catcher, in which case he probably would be installed as the regular hi fef ff Chicago shortstop Sisler never will blind you with his fielding around first base, and the Phillies aren't being fooled there. But we do believe he can The name is Mike Goliat, and hit in the majors.

And if he can improve his little bit, he very definitely will should make him a much George's big son no longer first base for the Blue Rocks when they open their Inter-State League season here two weeks from tomorrow. Goliat is up from Vandergrift of the Middle Atlantic League with a reputation as a slugger. He is 22, lives in Garden City, Mich. li Al Cartwright drop dead and, defense just a do. Confidence better workman.

has to sit around Claude Harmon (right) gets congratulations from runnerup Cary Middlecoff after winning Masters' Tournament at Augusta. Harmon 279 tied the tournament record and beat Middlecoff by five strokes. and wait for Stan Musial to Phils with the satisfaction of knowing that he is first-string. But, at that, Sisler will be a terrific improvement on what the Sports World Mourns Death Of Pittsburgh's 'Silent Scot Sutherland, One of All-Time Coaching Greats, Suc cumbs After Two Brain Operations; Was Famous for Powerhouse Teams PITTSBURGH, April 12 (JP). spectator alike today mourned Dr.

Scot" of American college and professional football. Hundreds of messages of condolence poured into the Steel City In Masters As Harmon Scores i. 1 ir I iiarK-iirc ro Record In 5 Strokes Tournament Winnine ly AUGUSTA. Ga April 12 The twelfth annual Mif" tournament is oyer, but not u.e memory of dark-ncrse Clude Harmons win with a record-tyin For Harmon, a r. ii "luh.

Pam who waters i cr.i- Foot. Mamaroneck. N. CwT tcry yesterd.y was worui His 279 tied trie set by KA.pn The Harmon five strokes ahead of dry Mc.e- coff cl Memphis. no second in the flf-d ox world best gouerv Harmon winning score of them all.

Bobby Jones, makin his annual tournament aPT'ir; registered another 79 lor a "'j' total of 315. his worst showing. In tJhlrd rslace with 237 was Harbert of Detroit, who blew up en the first nine of the Cnai rour.a after starting the day tne cun threat to Harmon. Manfrum. FerTirr Fourtn Tied for fourth and par of 288 were Lloyd Mangram cT Chicaso.

the first day leader, and Jim Ferrier. also of Chicago. The remainder of the rt-n ht-vUVst r.h nre-tour- nament favorites finding Lilt 11 itl. the 8.P00- varrt. nar 72 course too much of headache.

Defending champion Jimmy Dem-aret of Ojai, was down the 295 bracket with Vic Ghezzi of Kansas City. Fred Haas. of New Orleans. Ed Dudley of Augusta, and Bob Hamilton of Ind. Ben Hogan of was tied with Ed Furgol of Pontiar.

at -83. Byron Nelson of BnnrwVo and the leader at the halfway mark. Harry Todd, of Dallas. shared the 200 spot. Bobby Locke, the putting wizard from Johannesburg, South Africa.

had to be satisfied with a -ai. did Herman Kelser of Akron. the 1946 winner, and Dick Metz or Arkansas City, Kan. Henry Cotton, the threat from London, wobbled throush the final round with a 77 for a 297 total. Harmon, who came here more for the pleasure than as a serious contender, shot a steady game.

He had round3 of 70. 70, 69 and 70. He attributed his lack of tension to the face that his nerves had not undergone a gradual frying on the winter tour like those of his rivals. When the pressure began to maks Itself felt on the final 18 holes, however, Harmon bepan showing hU championship calibre. He had a lead of only two strokes over Harbert, but Harbert shot himself out of the match with a 39 going out.

Harmon had a three-under-par 33. On the final nine. Harmon took a terrible risk. On the 480-yard dogleg thirteenth, a cinch par five for any one playing his second shot short of the creek. Harmon cho.s to try for a eagle.

His low second caught the ditch and he was sprayed as he drove the ball from the water, but even got his par. A crowd of some 10,000 spectators, largest in the tournament's history, followed the final day's play. Coleman, Metcalfe Tie in Skeet Shoot William Coleman and Charles H. Metcalfe td for top honors in yesterday's Akeet shoot for the club championship held at the Wilmington TTapshooting Association range on Basin Road. J.

M. George and P. D. Atwood tied for third with Other scorers: W. H.

Slater. 48; J. C. Green. 47: H.

A. Beam. 46: W. Penrose. 4S; I.

Kell, 42: O. B. Ward, 39; R. L. Minnick, 39; D.

Braun stein, 38. a Morning vou shave a. 4 rot 10 AISO 3S PACK 1 AP Wirepho. Blue Rock Boosters To Meet Wednesday A meeting to organize a Blue Rocks' Boosters Club will be held Wednesday night at 7:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Edward Berg 1319 West Third Street.

All fol lowers of the Wilmington club are invited to attend. baseball Seercv Tribe JLarns Berth Slugger on Homer pree; Yanks' Tommy Henrich Hitting Over .100 Mark TULSA. April 12 UP). For the time being at least. Pat Seerey has won the Cleveland Indians' right field position.

"I've got to leave Pat in there now," Manager Lou Boudreau said yesterday after Seerey clubbed his fourth homer in two days to pace the Indians to a 12-4 victory over the New York Giants. Boudreau said Seerey "has experimented so much that he may have finally found himself." CHARLOTTE. N. Ewell Blackweil of the Cincinnati Reds will be ready to open the National League season against Pittsburgh. His whiplash arm blanked Boston'! Braves for eight innings yesterday before giving up three runs on two walks, a double and a single.

The Reds won the game, 4-3, before 6,366 fans at Columbia. S. C. ATLANTA. Or.

The Athletics meet the Atlanta Crackers tonight wirh Carl Schelb slated to open on the hill for the A's Manager Connie Mark sent Dirk Fowler, righthander, flying back to Philadelphia after yesterday's game in Birmingham. Ala to have his arm examined. Fowler has been unable to let himself go all-out on the mound for more than an inning or two at a time before his arm tires. BIRMINGHAM. Ala.

"Old Reliable" Tommy Henrich Is belting the ball above the .400 mark for the Yankees. The brilliant outfielder has banged out 14 hits In his last 26 trips to the plate, including two homers. NEWPORT NEWS. Va The Brooklyn Dodgers return to their home (rounds early this week but it (till anybody's guess ai to who will be in the starting lineup when the season opens. At the moment It appears that Pete Reiser will be at first, Jackie Robinson at second.

Pee Wee Rees at short and Bill Cox at third. Either Oil Hodges or Roy Campanella will bo behind the plate, with Arky Vaughan. Carl Furillo an delther Dick Whitman or Duke Snider in the outfield. Manclolese Leader In Grady's Bowling Alex Mandolese of Wilmington today held the Class A lead after the first week-end of the singles bowling tournament at Grady's Recreation Center with a 623 total, 22 pins better than Al Dadamo. James Mclvor is the early leader in Class with 659, followed by Sylvia Wene of Philadelphia who rolled 613 scratch, including a sen sational 258 in her third game.

The tourney will run for seven more week-ends. The leaders: Cass A Alex Mar.doiese, 633 Al Dadamo. 601; Sam Daaastmo. SG8: Ben Rose. 538: Wilson Era, bdf Jimmy Oienn, 588: Ralph Dursteln Sr 51.

Class Jamea Mclvor. S59: Sylvia Wene. 618; Ed Pacrynek, Art Hamilton. S12; O. Ritter.

587: W. Fisher, yre; J. Parry. V79; Tom McHcgh. Kellam Pointer Wins Danube, a white and liver pointer bitch owned by Fred Kellam of Wilmington, won the all-age stake at the National Capital Field Trial Club trials Saturday In Washington.

D. C. The Wilmington dog topped a field of 22. Pacific Coast League Sacramento, 5-3; Seattle, 3-3. Oakland.

2-5; Los Angeles, 0-4. San Diego, 6-3; Portland, 5-2. San Francisco. 7-0; Hollywood, S-S. Four Players In First Cut Phils' Earnshaw in Camp, Works With Pitchers; Play Springfield Tonight SUMTER, 8.

April 12 (Special). Owner Bob Carpenter, accompanied by George Earnshaw Phillies pitching instructor; Joe Reardon, director of the Phils farm system, and Scout Johnny Nee to day began the work of weeding out player material not considered in the 1948 plans of the Wilmington and Portland, clubs training here. Carpenter got his first look at Tom Horton, whom Manager Jack San ford considers one of the best of the large squad of pitchers in Camp Horton, who won 14 and lost 17 last season with Rock Hill, S. of the Tri-State League, was put through his paces by Earnshaw, who seeks to correct faults in Horton's delivery that have hindered his control. Horton Has Equipment Earnshaw worked with Horton for the better part of an hour on the practice pitching mound and at the end of the session declared that the Gaffney, S.

chucker had the speed and stuff to be a winner once he acquires control. Other fledgling pitchers to whom Earnshaw endeavored to impart the knowledge that made him a great major league pitcher included: Dick England, who was with the Bar Harbor, semi-pro team in 1947; Marty Thompson, a lefthander; Charlie Dyke, ana cai cooper, a teammate of Horton's in Rock Hill The entire party of Phillies of ficials watched vesterdav's intra squad game at Riley Field between teams led by Sanford and Del Bis sonette, manager of the Portland Pilots. Meanwhile the axe fell for the first time over the week-end, lop ping off four of the 50-odd players on the teams' rosters. Those sent to others camps included Pitcher Sid Roche, consigned to the Americus Club of the Class Georgia-Florida League; George (Doc) Kremer, shortstop, sent to Darlington, S. where the Schenectady and Vander grift clubs are training, and Catcher Joe Martella and Shortstop Ed Way-tula, both told to report to Salina, of the Western Association.

Kolosna Reports Jim Pokel, first baseman, and Pitchers Bill Kaczarek and Carl Kolosna joined the Wilmington squad after training with Utica of the Eastern League. Kaczarek and Kolosna were with the Rocks last spring. Pokel, who bats and throws left, hit .329 and drove in 125 runs for Bradford of the Pony League. The Blue Rocks will resume their exhibition campaign here tonight against Springfield of the New Eng land League. In yesterday's camp game, Sanford's team shut out Bis- sonette's "Bisons," 3 to 0, with Lefty Lindamood getting credit for the win.

BISONS I I SANFORD ab a isrho a Bomello.ss Watson, cf Woods.rf Bodan.lf Gaulin.2b Mcvery.c Hadlock.p Heller.p Munson.p 4 0 2 3 4 0 14 0) 4 0 0 1 Argent.ss 1 1 3 2 112 10 0 0 3 0 12 4 0 12 4 0 0 0 Rufer.ss 4 0 10 UTesauro.lf 4 0 2 7 4 0 1 2 4, Ted 3 0 1 7 0 Whalen.cf 1 0 0 0 Hill. lb 3 0 1 10 0 0 1 0 3 0 15 0 3 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 PHska.c Smith.p Totals 4 0 15 0 10 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 34 0 8 24 10 34 3 1127 11 Bisons O00O0000 0 Sanfords O0 11O0O1 3 Errors: Rufer, Watson. Runs batted In Tesauro. Pliska. Marshall.

Two-base hits Thre-base hits: Marshall. Stolen bases: Oaulin. Double plays O'Donnell, Gasdaska and Hill; Tummlnelll, Gaulin and Bardella. Left on bases: Sanfords 9. Bisons 10.

Bases on balls: Off Hadlock 2. Struck out: By Hadlock 2 Heller 2. Munson 2. Lindamood Peialco- vlch 2. Hits: Off Hadlock 3 in 3 Innings; Lindamood 2 In Heller 5 in 3: Pejako- vich in 3: Munson 3 In Smith 4 in 3, Hit by pitcher: By Hadlock Romello), Passed balls: MoConvery 2.

Winning pitch-er: Lindamood. Losing pitcher: Hadlock Umpires; Capristo and. Lienesch. Time: 2 hours. Club Roster Planned By Dog-Racing Group A permanent club roster is being completed for the Delaware Greyhound Racing Association, which seeks legalization of dog-racing in the state for meetings at a proposed track in the Georgetown area.

James J. Walker of Wilmington, chairman of the association's or ganization committee, said today that membership in the club is open only to residents of Delaware, and on a life-time basis. If the track becomes a reality, the club will re, main open every day in the year fo: social and business activities. Walker expressed optimism that the sport would be legalized at the January session of the State Legis lature. "Thus far, I haven't come across a single dissenting opinion," he said.

"I believe most of the citizens of the state realize that dog-racin? is the answer to the state's revenue problem. The state's take from this sport in other states has been tre mendous. We of the association be lieve that legalization of dog racing will definitely eliminate the need for a sales tax in Delaware." Wilmington Bowlers Win Jewish Tourney The Wilmington Y. M. H.

A. bowling team won the first annual Middle Atlantic Section Jewish Wei fare Board championships yester day at the City Alleys with a score of 2,719. Wilkes-Barre finished second with 2,669, while Reading A was third with 2,446. Scran ton wound up fourth with 2.423; York had Lancaster, Reading 2,322. and Easton.

2,313. Martin Sloan led the Wilmington team with a three game total of 592. Ed Bash, Reading, was second with 574. Other members of the Wilmington team were Capt. Jack Arono-witz, Dr.

Leon Levy, Leonard Grablow, Al Jacobs, and Ben Cohen. City-County Meeting Both divisions of the City-County Baseball League will meet tonight at Recreation Promotion and Service, the Intermediates, for teams 16 years of age and under, at 7 o'clock, and the Seniors, players 18 and under, at 8:15. League rules will be discussed and adopted. another thing, he's joining the Bowling Title To Edge Moor Two Wilmington Teams Take Doubles Honors In 7th DuPont Meet The seventh annual tournament of the DuPont Employes Bowling Association, involving bowlers from 14 DuPont plants in the east and held over four week-ends, concluded last night at the First State Alleys with Edge Moor's 2,921 total winning Class A team honors. Wilmington produced two doubles winners, with the Gilland-McTheny combination spinning 1,256 to lead Class A and Palfrey and Franken- berry topping Class with 1,142.

More than 660 DuPont employes participated in the tournament, representing plants in Newburgh, N. Pompton Lakes, Parlin, Grasselli, Paulsboro, Penn's Grove, Gibbstown, Carney's Point, and Deepwater, in New Jersey; Philadelphia, Wilmington, Edge Moor, Newport and Seaford. The leaders: TEAMS Class A Edge Moor, Wilmington 3,921 Smokeless Powder, Carney" Point, N. 2,807 R. Grasselli.

N. 2.343 Inspection Penn's Grove. N. J. 2,803 Engineering No.

2. Wilmington 2,774 Class North Area, Grasselli, N. 2575 Elchem, Wilmington 2,572 Bears, Wilmington 2,554 Garage, Grasselli, N. 2553 War Contracts, Wilmington 2,546 Class Pencil Pushers, Parlin. 2,399 Carpenter Shop, Wilmington 2,381 R.

Grasselli, N. 2.34J Plastics. Wilmington 2,335 Solvent Ara No. 2, Parlin, N. 2,324 DOUBLES Class A Gilland-McTheny.

Wilmington 1,256 Chmora-Orr, Philadelphia 1,239 Chance-Gorham, Penn's Grove, N. J. 1,238 Armstrong-Burt. Paulsboro. N.

J. Harrington-Weaverling, Wilmington 1.228 1,220 1,142 1,141 1,119 1.114 1,110 Class Palfrey-Frankenberry, Wilmington Evans-Warren. Wilmington Fisher-Quill, Wilmington Mustrola-Morgan, Newburgh. N. Y.

Terry-Baccaro, Newburgh, N. Y. Class Davis-Bett, Gibbstown, N. 1,054 Casey-Jones, Wilmington 1,013 Miller-Swanson, GlbbsU)wn, N' 1,022 1,008 1.0O6 Stapels-Brown, Gibbstown, N. Plummer-Sutllff, Wilmington SINGLES Class A Simpson, Media, Pa Heindle, Parlin, N.

Pie. Penn's Grove. N. Pate. Penn's Grove.

N. Hennessey, Penn's Grove N. 663 655 653 641 637 617 Class Kuklski. Parlin. N.

Chmura, Philadelphia 614 Frankenberry, Wilmington 611 Gilnich, Newburgh, N. Y. 608 Haviland. Newburgh. N.

Y. 586 610 596 593 575 557 Class Weyant, Newburgh. N. Y. Kloiter.

Wilmington Hardt. Grasselli, N. Plummer, Wilmington Brown. Pompton Lakes, N. Sanford, Tower Hill To Clash Tomorrow Sanford Prep had one of the best baseball records in New Castle County last year, losmg only two of eight games, and Coach Phil Sa-win looks for an equally successful campaign this year.

Five players are back from last season. Sure starters for the opener against Tower Hill at home tomorrow are: George Hume, pitching; Doug Wilson, catching; Ellis Krauss, first; Paul Sturgis, second; Pete Huber, shortstop; Bill Furcell, a converted outfielder, third, and Gene Ostrom in the outfield. Wilson, Huber, Purcell, Ostrom and Hume are the veterans. The schedule: April 13 Tower Hill. home.

April 16 Westtown. home. April 20 Friends, away. April 71 Tower Hill away. April 30 Moorestown Friends, home.

May 5 Friends, home. May 11 St. Andrew's, away. May 18 St. Andrew's, home.

May 21 Germantown, home. Pennsy Five to Play Pennsy, recently crowned champion of the New Castle County Basketball League, will meet General Electric of Philadelphia in their second annual post-season game tomorrow night at the Y. M. C. A.

at 8 o'clock. General Electric is rated as one of the top industrial fives in the Philadelphia district. indications are that he will be on The nation's sportsmen athlete and John B. (Jock) Sutherland, the "Silent 59-year-old coach of the National He died after an operation for a Zaharko Standout In Badminton Play Mrs. Austin (Tommy) Peoples and Joe Zaharko retained their singles titles as the result of victories Saturday night in the Dela ware State badminton champion ships at Dilwyne.

Zaharko made a clean sweep. The former Canadian champion and Mrs. Bob Carpenter successfully de fended their mixed doubles crown, and he also paired with Art Potter to take men's doubles. Potter teamed with Austin Peoples to win veterans doubles. The women doubles title was taken by Mrs.

Endsley Fairman and Mrs. John Fahey. Zaharko defeated Fairman, 15-3. 15-4, to retain his singles diadem. Mrs.

Peoples eliminated Mrs. Fahey in women's finals, 12-9, 6-11, 11-6. Summaries: Frankie's Softballers Get 24 Home Games Wilmington's entry in the Ameri can Softball Conference will play 24 games at home and 16 on the road, according to the schedule adopted at league meeting in the Hotel Rod ney yesterday. Chris Januzzio, manager, said the team would play under the name of Frankie's NSteak Shop, as it did last year in winning the Major League and Delaware State championships. Frankie's will open its season on Sunday, May 2, with an exhibition game against the York Vikings of the Bi-State League at Tenth and Lincoln Streets.

The first league at traction here May 9 will be Wash ington. All games the league will be played as doubleheaders. The Wilmington club will practice tomorrow and Wednesday at Tenth and Lincoln at 6 p. m. If practice is postponed, a meeting will be held at the Boosters Club at 7:30 o'clock.

The following players are requested to attend: Danny Hazewski, Franny Sullivan, Timber Montero, Babe Nagle, Dom and Tony Piantoni, Cookie Lucas, Frank Green, Danny Katz, Dusty Rhodes, the Talley brothers, Stan Kogut, George Jan- nuzzio, Francis Gripp, Jimmy San-sone, Ziggy Chiak and others wish ing tryouts. The home schedule May 9 Washington. May 21 Grumman. May 29 North Plalnfleld. May 30 Bayonne.

June 2 Washington. June 5 Statford. July 3 North Plainfield. July 4 Bayonne. July 9 Grumman.

July 17 Stratford. July 21 Washington. July 28 Washington. Steam Powered Racer Enters 500-Mile Grind INDIANAPOLIS, April 12 (JP). Don Suttle of Detroit, today entered a steam-powered car in the thirty-second annual 500-mile auto race May 31 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The car has not been road tested. If the "Suttle Steamer Special" performs according to the builder's expectations, it will be the first steam-powered car ever to reach the qualifications trials for the big race. David R. Osborne and Paul B. Kuehl of South Bend, started work on a steam car last fall but have abandoned plans to enter it in the "500." Suttle's entry blank stated that the car's power plant has only 16 moving parts and used less than a half -pint of lubricating oil during a 15-hour test.

It burns fuel oil. The design calls for a direct drive without gears of any kind. Unlike early steam cars, it has no boiler A steam generator consists of 68 feet of coiled three-quarters-inch stain less steel tubing. An automatic pump injects water into the tubing and maintains constant pressure of 750 pounds per square inch. Handle Wins Sweeps George Handles 6o2 score won $100 top prize in Saturday night's bowling sweepstakes at Brancywine Alleys.

Buzz Stewart was second with 645 and Howard Messick third with 642. Other scores included: Al Hetherington, 632, and Rudy Greenstreet, 612. Lila i Bowlers Tops Wins All-Events Honors In W. W. B.

A. Tourney; Varieties Leads Teams Lila Minner posted a 1,452 total yesterday to take the Class A all-events championship in the second annual Wilmington Woman's Bowling Association Tournament at Parkway Alleys. Mary Lyons was Class all-events winner with 1281, and Helen Sacks took Class with 1,184. Varieties, captained by Jean Dale, president of the W. W.

B. won Class A team honors and $100 with a 2,339 total, nosing out Rialto, also captained by Mrs. Dale, by seven pins. Kay Collins turned in 547 to win the Class A singles, including handicap, while Rose Jamison had 471 in Class and Ruth Hinrichs 467 in Class C. Miss Minner won the First State Bowling Academy trophy for a high three scratch score of 521, and Net tie Hunt won the Crlsconi Brothers' trophy for high single game.

The winners: All-Events Class Lila Minner, Class B. Mary Lyons, Class Helen Sacks, 1,184. Class A teams Varieties, 2,339: Rialto, Photo Shops, 2,331. Class teams (Bandri, 2,312: Arnold's Amusement, Delaware Trust, 2,111. Class teams Inspection.

2.034; B'nai B'rith, 1.951; Wilmington Trust No. 2. 1,920. Class A singles Kay Collins, 547; Rowens Saeger, 526; Agnes Pyle. 513.

Class singles Flose Jamison, 471; Cochran and Mary Lyons, 457. Class singles R. Hinrichs. 467; Deifeno, 459; C. Ferguson, 439.

Class A doubles Peters-Falkowskl, 1.003; Callahan-Dale, 948; Hethertngton-Dot Pyle, 948. Class doubles Lyons-Murzert. 900; Bert Jacobs-Sacks, 8S1; Weinsteln-Oibba, 852. Class doubles Piluso-Hayden. 837; Ciconti-Wilkinson, 83-1; Hinrichs-Stewart, 786.

Friends School Nine To Open Tomorrow Wilmington Friends School's baseball team opens its season with St. Andrew's of Middletown tomor row afternoon at Alapocas. Dick Sanger is expected to pitch for the Quakers, with Howard pos bach behind the plate. Other pos sible starters include Ed Morrow, first: either Mark Attix or Dave Boyer, second; Jack Kelleher, short stop; Fred Mitchell, third; Bill Tay lor. Capt.

Charles Daniels and either George Nason or Bob Alte- mus in the outfield. Eleven other games are listed with the Quakers closing their season on Friday, May 21, against lower mil. The schedule: April 13 St. Andrew's, home. April 16 Upper Chichester, home.

April 20 Sanford. home. April 23 Germantown. home. April 27 St.

Andrew's, away. April 30 Tower away. May 4 William Penn. away. May 6 Sanford, away.

May 11 Archmere, home. May May May 14 Westtown, away. 18 Friends Select, away. 21 Tower Hill. home.

Bivins vs. Thompson In Arena Main Bout PHILADELPHIA, April 12 (Spe cial). A knockout winner is expect ed to come out of a scheduled 10- round heavyweight duel between Billy (Chicken) Thompson and Jimmy Bivins at the Arena tonight. Twenty-four knockouts in 36 contests is the brilliant record amassed by Thompson since he started clout ing as a pro three and a half years ago. However.

Bivins, fresh from victory over Turkey Thompson at j-ioa rtiiseies, answers tne gong as the favorite in the betting. Herb (Biff) Jones, lefthanded lightweight from Washington. D. makes his Philadelphia debut in the eight-round semi-final against Jimmy Simms, Bob Montgomery protege. C.

Y. O. Loops to Meet A meeting of the Parochial School Baseball League will be held tomor row at 4 p. m. in C.

Y. O. head quarters. An teams are asked to send representatives. The Parish League will meet at 6:30 o'clock, when a schedule will be approved.

Girls' League Meets The Girl's Amateur Softball League will meet tonight at the office of Recreation Promotion and Service at 8:15 o'clock. All requests for franchises must be made dy tonight. High School Baseball Tiarrw's Games Brows vs. Newark. and Van Btiren.

Claymont at P. duPont. WIlmiEitoa s. Wra. Penn.

A. I. jPoci. Archmere at St. Jtaet, Cheater.

Phils would have had to use. tay mat Al Flair couldn stop a medicine ball with a washtub if they rolled it right at him. Howie Schultz is pretty good with the glove, but as a hitter he is a very good basketball player. We saw a lot of Sisler in the service. Navy baseball may have been just another means of whiling away the hours for some of the boys, but not to George's big son.

He played hard, and well, and he was in fast company. Dick got to thinking that those guys from the big leagues couldn't hit any better than he could; they weren't, either. Sisler was constantly in touch with the Cardinal front office, reminding them that he was still alive and, just incidentally, letting them know that he was leading his team in everything but wild pitches. The husky young MLssourian bore down hard whenever the sailors played a major-league club, and even they had trouble getting him out. Life with the Cardinals, however, was something else.

He started the 46 season on first base for the club that was favored to win the pennant. He hit well enough, timely if not often, but the other infielders soon complained of his awkwardness around the bag and it wasn't long before Musial was called in from the outfield. Thus, for the majority of the 1946 and '47 seasons, Sisler had a nice, cool seat in the dugout. Now he's in the game again, with a fresh atart. Everyone who saw Lapointe short stop the Blue Rocks to their only pennant in 1946 is wishing him luck.

godspeed and what have you in his new venture with the Cardinals. The fleet Frenchman is the Cardinal type ball player fast on his feet and In his head, a nine-inning hustler Lapointe still thinks of Wilming ton. Bill Robbins got a letter from him only the other day, before the trade materialized, in which the Vermont boy said the Phillies "are going to be tough if we get any kind of pitching." "I understand Jack Sanford has a real ball club lined up for Wilmington," LaPointe wrote. "I believe that you will see a lot of good baseball this summer. I was really fortunate in being able to start my baseball career in Wilmington.

It's a great town with fine people. I often look back and think of them. They are people that you want as friends for a lifetime." Anil Dot's Dot RUSS SPICER, assistant coach and mathematics instructor at Conrad High, reports at Suffolk. today to begin training for his third term in organized ball. A shortstop.

Spicer has been assigned to Pittsfleld of the Canadian-American League by the Cleveland Indians He broke in with Roanoke of the Piedmont League in 1943 and, after a service hitch, played last summer with Dayton of the Middle Atlantic Spicer's originally from Maplewood, N. is 23 years old Smiling Rudy Greenstreet has his picture in the current Bowling Magazine, endorsing a ball in an advertisement. Three of last year's better Lancaster players George Armstrong, catcher; Zeb Wicker, pitcher, and Bill McCarthy, first baseman have signed for another Inter-State League whirl McCarthy hit .310 and Armstrong, .230, while Wicker won 12. lost seven Don Walker, 605 West Nineteenth Street, is very unhappy because we pick the Yankees and Cardinals He writes in to announce that Brooklyn and either the Yanks or the Red Sox will play the next World Series And that the Braves will place second in the National League. Paul Chadick finished the Amer ican Basketball League season with a 4.57-point average in 23 games with Wilkes-Barre and Trenton Jack Hewson, formerly of the Blue Bombers, also played for Trenton and averaged 17.44 for nine appear ances Elkton High's Bill Fos ter, who trained with the Milwau kee club in Austin, has been farmed out to Richmond of the Class Ohio-Indiana League He's still the pitching property of the Boston Braves Martin Hossann, an mnelder who had a cup of coffee with the Blue Rocks last year, now is with Blooming dale in the Class North Atlantic League Wilmington's W.

Roos is a defense candidate on the Navy lacrosse squad And Don aid F. McCauiley, also of Wiiming ton. has received a junior varsity wrestling award at Perm. Mickey Ru trier is back with Birmingham after failing to make the grade with the Athletics It now is official that Jesse Levan is on the Toronto roster Current Esquire has interesting piece on Delaware Park's Bryan Field about the time he spotted the Don Meade-Johnny Fisher foalinf in the 22 Derby. following the death yesterday of the Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers.

malignant brain tumor. Sutherland, who achieved hisj greatest fame at the University of Pittsburgh, was found wandering not far from his mired car last Wednesday near Bandana, Ky. Physicians first believed he was suf fering from nervous exhaustion. After he was flown here Friday night a brain condition was discovered. A four-hour exploratory operation resulted in discovery of the tumor.

Almost immediately, surgeons began another four-hour operation, but were unable to remove the malignant tumor. Sutherland left Pittsburgh about three weeks ago, travelling alone on a combined business and scouting trip. He is known to have visited Coach Wallace Wade at Duke and to have visited New Orleans. His movements from the time he left New Orleans are a mystery. Four Rose Bowl Teams In his 15 years as coach at Pitt he sent four teams to the Rose Bowl and declined a fifth bid.

His teams won Eastern football titles seven times and produced 10 All-American selections. At Lafayette College, v'here he tutored before coming to Pitt, he also won Eastern collegiate honors. Only four coaches have bettered his all-time record of 172 games won, 44 lost and 15 ties for an .800 per centage. Those were Knute Rockne of Notre Dame, Fielding Yost of Michigan; Wade of Duke, and Frank Thomas, former coach at Alabama. When Pitt adopted a "de-emphasis" program in 1938 Sutherland remained out of football two years.

He entered the pro ranks in 1940 as coach of the Brooklyn Dodgers, then in the N. F. L. in two years his Brooklyn teams won 15 and lost seven games. After serving in the Navy as a lieutenant-commander in World War II, Sutherland came "home" to coach the Steelers in 1946.

The magic of his name was sufficient to give the steelers their greatest attendance records. In addition, he led the Steelers to their best season in history tying the Philadelphia Eagles for the Eastern Divisional title last year. Never Married Sutherland never married. He came to this country as a youth from Cooper Angus, Scotland, where his mother and a sister, Louisa, still reside. Other survivors include a sister, Marion and a brother, William, both of Pittsburgh.

Sutherland was known for the strong line play exhibited by his teams and his use of the single wing power football he learned under Pop Warner. He seemingly had the ability to take ordinary football material and, by hard work and pure fundamentals, forge great football teams. Last year's Steelers a team without "name" stars is cited as an example. Members of those same Steelers will be pallbearers when his funeral is held at 4 p. m.

(Wilmington time) tomorrow at Calvary Episcopal Church. Brown and McConnell Kennett Golf Winners KENNETT SQUARE, April 12 (Special). Arthur F. Brown, at Wilmington, opened the new golf season at Kennett Square Country Club yesterday with a victory in the handicap tournament. Brown carded a low net 70 to win the event, while Willard McConnell, club champion, carded low gross of 75.

Don Hutcheson won the putting contest with a score of 28 for 18 holes. T. C. Stiegler won the blind bogey. 1 the mile and a sixteenth second race 1:49 3-5.

six-furlong fifth race at Bowie. The a Pr-n f'f --'v-' vi What Derby Candidates Did Saturday By Associated Press My Request Won the mile and a sixteenth Experimental Handicap at Jamaica in 1:46 1-5. Pennon finished second and Riverlane third. Task, Escadru, Big DiaL Ace Admiral and Salmagundi were also rans in the same race. Big Stage Was an also ran in at Jamaica.

The winner's time was Reborn Wis an also ran in the winner's time was 1:12 2-5. Bewitch Won the six-furlong: Ashland Stakes at Keeneland in 1:12. Billings Won the six-furlong second race at Keeneland in 1:11 1-5 Padnap was an also ran in the same race..