Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 8

PAGE EIGHT ALTON EVBtWlNO TELEGRAPH PAGE EIGHT Regional Tourney Opens Toniorrowat Illinois Take, Big 10 Cage TitU MiUlkin and Oilers Favored to Advance to Next Week's Sectional Open Eliminations Against Madison; Birds Clash With Cadets Wednesday Eight prep basketball teams converge on Edwardsville tomorrow and Wednesday to battle for a chance to enter the sectional tournament. Wood River, the heavy favorite, and Madison will raise the curtain on the eliminations at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday night. In the second game of the evening, the host five will meet Lebanon, winner of the district tournament at Venice last week.

Wednesday night Alton meets Western.Military Academy at 7:30 p. and Granite City clashes with the district runner-up, Troy, at 8:45. Looming large in anyone's pre- tourney doping is the fact that the Oilers have twice defeated four of the stronger entries. Alton, Edwardsville, Granite City, and Madison, by decisive scores. Since the runner-up also advances to next week's sectional tourney, many bleacher coaches are confining their speculations to the Identity of the number two team, conceding that only a reverse will keep the Oilers out of the top spot.

Consensus is that the lower bracket winner will be a toss-up between Alton and Granite City, who split their two conference games this season. The Redblrds defeated the Warriors in their first meeting, 32 to 29, and dropped the return contest 37 to 20. The Birds, however, ended their conference sea- jjcn with a surprising burst of strength, defeating the strong Col- linsvllle five, which in turn had pushed the Oilers to the limit twice during the season. Southwestern conference teams are split up among three regional tourneys this year. At Highland, Collinsville opens against Highland Tuesday night, with the second game'finding lyle opposing Panama.

Wednesday Staunton meets Pocahontas and Livingston plays St. Paul of Highland. At Belleville, Central Catholic and Belleville clash in Tuesday's opener, followed by O'Fallon vs. New Athens. Wednesday's round fipds the strong Bast Side Flyers meeting Waterloo, and Dupo opposing Mnrlsaa.

Although it Is generally believed that the winner and runner-up of the EdwardBvlJlo tourney will play in the Collinsvillo sectional, It is possible that they may be sent to some other sectional. Not until after this week's play will the teams know wheite they journey for the final eliminations before the state finals at Champaign. Principal Blodgett of Edwardsville has the name of the sectional site, but It Is in a sealed envelope, not to be opened until the tourney's end. Brief Notes of Training Camps ST, PETERSBURG, Warneke, lanky pitcher, is the only member of the St. Louis Cardinal squad not rounding rapidly Into playing condition.

Warneke has been troubled with a cold but the club trainer expects him in uniform again today. AVALON, Wilson, never forgetful that he changed Bucky Walters from a fair third baseman into a good pitcher, is trying another experiment. Impressed by John Quinn's speed, the Cub manager saw to ft that his club obtained the Los Angeles first baseman. Last year HQuinn hurled for Madison, and won one and lost four but Wilson is resuming the experiment this spring. PASADENA, Wells kid shortstop from St.

Paul, Is only a few miles away from the Chicago White Sox training camp but 'he hasn't shown up for drills be cause he's keeping on with his job in an airplane factory. He is expected Thursday, however, when the main Sox contingent Is due. Human mothers weigh about 20 imes more than their offspring a ne latter's birth; mother kanga- oos, in comparslon; weigh abou 000 times more than theirs. Preference ratings for privately nanced housing for industria workers has been extended to uilders In Vlctorville, Calif. Carlsbad, N.

and Brunswick Ga. Pert Peggy Drake never got around in such a get-up as this in her native sho gets by notably In Hollywood where she Is making a South Sea movie. What Big Name Doesn't Mean to AAU Big Shots Illini Rule Big Jen; Interest Centers, Now On Second-Place Fight Even Wat Hasn't Cut Number of Major Holdouts NEW YORK, March 2, Baseball's grapefruit season the period of dress rehearsal that gets the players in shape, the managers in print, and the fans in a hero again, but this one previews a major league campaign designed to boost both morale and finances of a nation at war. But even the war has failed to spftre club owners the headachns caused by the perennial strikers- known to the arnde as holdouts. In that department, from the standpoint of money Involved, the world champion New York Yankees again top both league.

With six regulars still unwilling to ac cept the club's terms, the Yankee workouts at St. Petersburg, have resembled a school for rook les the past week. Joe DlMagglo, most valuable nlayer in the American League last season, wants $40,000 to play c' uorfleld this year and is quietly waiting out President Ed Barrow. Other Yonks whose signatures ara needed on the dotted line are pitcher Red Ruffing. Catcher Bill Dickey, Outfielder Charley Kelloi and Infleldors Joe Gordon and Red The Detroit Tigers, launching an economy campaign, still haven't convinced nine members of their squad that the figures mentioned in 1942 contracts are adequate.

The group Includes Fitchew Paul Newsom, wlher By HUGH FMJUBRTON, Jr. NEW YORK, March 2. Note on the permanency of athletic fame: When the A.A.U. moguls ga thered yesterday to award the Sullivan trophy, President Larry Dl Benedetto made the opening speech lauding Leslie MacMltchell speaker, told about lie MacMullIn," whose Scotch blooc kept him from wasting seconds, and the third congratulated "Mrs on having such an outstanding and stalwart son Maybe it's just as well thajt Cornel lus Warmerdam didn't get the tro phy. Today's Guest Star Carter (Scoop) Yatimer, vllle, S.

C. N6ws: "Cornelius War merdam, who vaulted 15 feet Inches, ought to make a good ex ecutlve. He'll know how to throw his legs up and across a desk." Service Dept. Lieut. Norwvan Fertlg, the oli Michigan Stater who coaches a Fort Monmouth, N.

is expectinj so much good football next fall that he has gftrries against Vlliariova, Scrantoi and Rutgers Jack McDonald San Francisco Call-Bulletin col umnlst who was radioman aboar tho transport Mount Vernon whe It was torpedoed during the las war, has rejoined the navy as chief petty officer Detroit i lining up a basketball doubleheac er for the army and.navy recrea lion League benefit March 14 wit Fort Custer and Great Lakes sche duled to play onu game Han Greenbcrg hopes to line up a ba 1 Corsica, Catcher Buck Thomas and Bill Sullivan, rit Bweman Rudv Barney IteCkfsky and Dick Wake- fl VJ Wnftdv EnulUh, all Lou Bit- tho team at MacDill Field which wi be good enough to give majo league clubs a tussl Sportpourrl There was considerable mllHar atmosphere 'at Saturday's A.A.U track championships with Toi Carey re-presenting Camp Edward Roy Cochrane the Grea Lakes Naval Training Station an Allan Tolmlch arriving from Cam Dlx top late for the hurdles tria And It looks as though A Blozls might do all right as a long range cannon Patriots Notes: Joe Gould was seen on Jac obs beach the other day at the un earthly hour of 9 a. m. and ex plained he was escorting a coup! of his fighters to the navy recruit ing station And Dewey Fra OV 4 gctta is mailing out posters urgin all fighters and promoters to bu Defense Bonds. Confession Bill McCarter, Dartmouth atli lectio director, admlu ho doeun share tho college's general for winter sporU" have a 100-foot driveway to kee shoveled out," he Although glaciers in Moun Rainier National Parfc arc con BtanUy moving down the valley they actually we getting ihortw molting plenljihnwnt at upper NormalWin By THE ASSOCIATED Millikln and Illinois mal are still the champions Uw college conferences. Normal, with rtlne victories and one loss, to the tltleholder Irt the Pioneers Close Cage Season Tofiiglit With Game Against Harris i i Andy Phillip (47) Illinois guard shoots, Russ (8), and Otto Gi-aham (17) of Northwestern and Jack Smiley intercollegiate tor the fourth consecutive year.

Millikln finished its gg' eight Wins and two defeats to its second consecutive Illinois Con- lege Conference crown. A pep session, matinee dance, and victory dinner and program will Signalize -Normal's achievement today. Afternoon classes have been dismissed. North Central lost its opportunity to tie MillLkin in -the Illinois college race when it lost to Au- gustttna, 48 to 43, Friday jilght. Saturday night -Mllllkln whipped Augustana, 50 to 37, to clinch the crown.

Games this week: Illinois Tech at Wheaton; Western Teachers at Eureka. Knox at Monmouth, Illinois College at Illinois Wesley an, St. Ambrose at Augustana, Wednesday DePaul at Brad- 6 Augustana at Illinois College. He Can't Buy 'Em He Musi Sell 'Em UNION, C-, Keb. 28 UB- James H- Arthur, a traveling salesman, inserted this want ad in a newspaper: If somebody won sell me a couple of 600x16 tires of some description soom I am going to have two pretty good tiros for sale." Series of Cjie Artists To Appear at Salvage's, With such riotobles.ai Mftftcel Camp, Willie Mosconl, Sabs fleld and Joe Chamaiso appearing at Sauvage's through March and April, this year's exhibition of cue artists should top those of previous L.

8 'M. Wilton, manager of Sau-. vttge's announced that 4he first to make an appearance will be Man, eel Camp, pocket billiard expert, Tuesday ftt 9:45 p. m. He will oppose an Alton player.

Following Camp will be Willie 1 Mosconi, March 10; Babe Cran- teld March 31; Natalie, April 14; rwln Rudolph 28. For the inal exhibition Joe Chamaco Seek 14th Victory 0 at St. Loui, urn contest with Harris Tiacherj College. Seeking to close their books with victories, and 4 defeats He Mexican artist, will his wares May 5. Magic Names of Prep Basketball Swing Into i Action Tuesday Milkmen Clinch Title With Triumph Over Northwestern Before Record Crowd in Chicago CHICAGO, March 2.

arguments about the championship having been concluded In Illinois' favor, interest in th'e Big Ten conference basketball race wifl center tonight on the struggle between Indiana arid Iowa fpr second place. Both Hawkeyes and Hooslers have won nine games and lost four. Iowa meets Illinois tonight at Iowa City and Wisconsin Saturday night at Madison. Indiana, meanwhile, must face Northwestern and Ohio State, both at Bloomington. Unless the Hooslers suffer a relapse from the pace they have maintained since the early weeks of the season, they should have no difficulty in winning their two games.

Northwestern, tonight's foe, has won'only four encounters while losing nine, and Ohio State has won only four out of 14. Iowa's assignment, hdwever, will be nothing even faintly resembling a breeze. Illinois' 63 to 49 triumph over Northwestern Saturday night clinched the title, but there is no Indication that this will Induce any letdown among Coach Doug Mills cagers, In Iowa's favor is the Hawkeye record of seven victories In eight conference contests at home. Wisconsin Is only one notch below Iowa in the standings ant was an unwilling 49 to 45 victim when the two teams met in Iowa City. In other games tonight Wisconsin plays at Minnesota and Purdue closes the Michigan season at Ann Arbor, Illinois' championship clinching effort was accomplished before 18, 931 of the larges crowds In Midwest cage in the Chicago Stadium.

As if to prove their potency, sophomore members of the squad tallied 54 Illinois' 63 points. The llllni fast break, which had dazzled the crowd and the North western players alike, was relaxet with seven minutes of the game remaining and the second team wa functioning at the finish- Had the first team kept hammering away at the basket, Illinois might have set a new game scoring mark tt replace the record 69 now held jointly by Purdue and Northwest ern. Ken Menke paced the Illln scoring brigade with 19 points. John Kotz, Wisconsin forward pawsd up the old individual scor- the Badgers van State, 44 to 39. Kotz collected 20 polnU to bring his sea- Ion's 183- The old record established by Jewell Young ol Pucdue to W38, was made in a 12- game schedule, however, while 15 contests are carded this Wisconsin led 24 to 10 at the half but OhJp moved into a 88 to £4 the again turned on the steam.

JowVljwl to fight back to whig Ren-ional Tournaments "If it works, he claims it will save a lot of artillery 1" Purdue, 42 to 36, taking the winning lead in the final two minutes on Rudy Soderqulst's field goal and free throw after Purdue had held a 35 to 34 advantage. Tom Chapman and Wendell Hill added field goals for security. Soderquist's 13 points claimed scoring honors. Indiana was ahead throughout In conquering Minnesota, 54 to 45. Johnny Logan looped In seven field goals and two free throws lo lead the scoring.

Michigan, in stretching Us win- njjig streak to two longest of the season for the Chicago 49 to 36. The defeat closed out Chicago's season with the Maroon record of 31 consecutive Big Ten losses still i OENTBAL AND THOMAS TONITE TUESDAY Continuous 7 P. M. WM. I'QWBIA 'SHADOW of thi THIN MAN' Second Feature 'oiNOEK UOOEB8 KHKU AHIAUIK "FLYIWQ DOWN TO RIO" SHORTS Coming ABgOTT C08TKI.W ta "KEEP FLYINQ" and "BURMA CONVOY" going strong.

The standings: Illinois 12 Indiana lowu 0 Minnesota 8 Purdue 8 8 Michigan 5 Northwestern 4 Ol)lo State 4 Chicago 0 Pet. .923 .692 .092 .615 .615 .815 ,357 .308 .286 .000 Tp. 628 618, 538 630 55- S8T 1 S10 568 'IK 607 51538 620 588 623 60S 682 481 851 Open in 60 JEnd of the Rainbow Is Champaign Final By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Streater Centralia Paris Morton Johnston City West Frankfort The magic names of Illinois prej basketball swing.into tournament action this hoping -to reach the "end of the rainbow' that will be hanging in Huff Gymnasium at the University of Illinois the night of March 21, when a new state champion is crowned. In 60 regional centers play wil start tomorrow teams including winners and runnersup from last week's district tourna ment, have been assigned to regional. The winners and run nersup In each' regional will ad vance to one of the 15 sectionals.

Sectional winners, along with the Chicago city champion, will comprise the "sweet sixteen' entitled to battle it out at Champaign for the championship. Of the top teams in the state, only Thornton of Harvey, the only five to conquer Streator this season, will be missing. Jack Lipe, Thornton coach, won one state demonstrate itle and took his team'10 Champaign three consecutive years, but ms not entered for the past several years in protest against the ournament The 118 teams that advanced from last week's districts will be joined this week by 362 larger schools'that were exempt from the first round of play. In Chicago, 24 teams have already been eliminated and the remaining 16 will battle It out in the next two weeks for the right to' enter the final round Johnston City meets Christopher Tuesday night at Benton in the lower bracket, West Frankfort paired with Sesser Canton, playing host to a faces Slmwood in the opener Kewanee opens against Toulon Mt. Vernon, one of the powers in the southern part of the state drew Wayne City as its opponent Hartsburg, undefeated in 25 games, tees off against Atlanta Morton of Cicero, the defending is scheduled against Lyon of La Grange in the first game at Elmhurst if i wins the first game, Morton maj have to play Oak Park, again Morton defeated Oak Park, 21 to 20, last week for the Chicago Su burban League championship at Flora, Olney and the hos school, co-champions the Nortl Egypt conference, may face each other in the finals Freepor faces Galena in the first game a Freeport unbeaten Paris open against at Charleston not to be overlooke in championship discussion, wi swing into action against Bemen Dwight Eddleman and hi Centralia cohorts, overwhelmln favorites to win the title last year start Patoka at Sandova Mazon could have a brie moment of fame it It should bum' off Streator in the first game a Streator Waterman, with a season excellent record for the faces Genoa at Sycamore River opens against a Edwardsville STATE Improved Teachers Five Shurtietf will terminate lllc essful basketball season tonight hi ourneytog to St.

Louis for UIU i vnu a five that they readily defeated 41 to 17, in-their first contest, Jan! The Pioneers will enter thai, loth and last game with i of 13 Wins. Only defeats iWJQ this year were at the hands Central, Rose Poly (2), and Eu' reka. Although the Pioneers will have a decided ddge because of their earlier performance against the teachers, the Harris five has shown evidence recently of added strength. Recently in an exhibition game they defeated Princinla which pushed the Pioneers to ths limit before dropping a 37.35 it- 0 probably start Bruegger and Finnan at forward Hesse at center, and Patterson and Eberhardt at guards. ummuuuk I r-ii c.

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