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Site ftikftta roprirer Phils, Soldier PHILADELPHIA. SATURDAY MORNING. JANUARY 1. 1944 efg15 1 1 Sportlighi Bowls Are Ready Prokop and Le Force All-Day Program Capacity Crowds First-Class Shows II GrantlancI llice 300,000 Expected At Bowls 'Sugar' Football Test to Attract Largest Crowd I ts5 i 4 4 ft 'As I 1 1 4 -i xx- x-- XxXXX? x. x.xx s.4MiS i ft 9 41 4- BASEBALL'S 'ESKIMOS' ON TOUR OF MILITARY BASES Major league baseball stars touring U.

S. military basss in Alaska and Aleutians are outfitted with heavy clothing by Lt. Arthur Tober (kneeling left), Bridgeport, and Sgt. John A. Theobolt, Monterey, Calif.

Standing left to right are: Stan Musial, St. Louis Cards; Dixie Walker, Brooklyn Dodgers; Frank Frisch, Pittsburgh Pirates Manager; Danny Litwhiler, Cards; and Hank Borowy, New York Yankees. By SID FEDER NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (A. Mr.

Football, a capable hand with a tasty dish, puts what is left of his 1943 gridiron seven bowls tomorrow and serves it up hot to some 300,000 customers. From the Orange Bowl at Miami to the Rose Bowl out in Pasadena with dips into the New Orleans Sugar Bowl, the Dallas Cotton Bowl, The Houston Oil Bowl, the El Paso Sun Bowl and the East-West war at San Francisco the pileup-pass-and-punt parade puts on its last fling before wrapping up all the lit tle pigskins until next fall. And from all reports, it's going to be quite a show. AERIAL CIRCUSES Most of it figures to be an aerial circus from the word go. For instance, the Sugar Bowl, which may head the attendance list with 73,000 the Rose Bowl turnout is expected to fall 'way off from its "high" shapes up as a pitchers' battle between two of the year's better collegiate elbowers, Tulsa's Clyde Leforce and Georgia Tech's Eddie Prokop.

At Miami, where Texas A. M. tangles with Louisiana State, Aggie Coach Norton already is promising to "give 'em Texas," which can only mean a ride through the air with the greatest of ease. Glenn Dobbs, who piled up a fancy "earned run average" at Tulsa until this year, will be "flipping" for Randolph Field against Texas in the Cotton Bowl. And both the Oil Bowl, featuring Arkansas A.

M. and Southwestern Louisiana, and the Sun Bowl, bring ing together Southwestern Texas and New Mexico, figure to be up in a balloon and bouncing along. HUSKIES ROSE FAVORITES Transportation difficulties and several days of rain probably will keep the Rose Bowl attendance well down from its record 93,000, and the best estimates are that only some 65,000 will show up to see Southern California, which has never lost a Rose Bowl game in six starts, collide with the unbeaten, untied Washington Huskies, who have never won one in four tries. The Huskies, who played only four games this season, are 2 to 5 favorites to break the jinx, largely because of their win over March Field, which handed Southern Cal one of the Trojans' two defeats this season. At New Orleans, Tulsa makes a return trip to the Sugar Bowl, but the folks in New Orleans don't think much more of the Golden Hurricane's chances this time than a year ago, when Tennessee came through on top.

This time, Georgia Tech is a 5 to 8 favorite to turn the trick, despite the Hurricane's unbeaten record. TWO RETURN MATCHES Two of the day's tussles are return matches. For the expected 28,000 watching the Orange Bowl brawl, the Texas Aggies face an L. S. TJ.

team over which they already hold a 28-13 decision this season, but the Aggies' edge narrowed when their key back, Marion Flan-nagan, came down with a twisted knee and was declared out. Earlier this year, Arkansas A. M. and Southwestern Louisiana went all out to a 20-20 deadlock, and naturally are a toss-up for this second-time around. Southwestern comes into Houston with an unbeaten record for the year.

WEST BETTING CHOICE Just what's on the fire for the Enst-West game, which probably will have 58.000 fans sitting hi on the shindig, isn't quite clear. The West Is the 1 to 2 betting choice, but has just lost two men Frank Rhea, Oregon's 216-pound guard who was declared ineligible for playing two games with the Chicago professional Cardinals, and George Bettridge, Utah fullback, who is ill. Joe Kane, Pennsylvania star, playing for the East, and Sal Rosa-to, former Villanova player, performing for the West, are expected to be standouts. Rosato is at March Field. The "experts" are all tangled up, too, in the Cotton Bowl, which is looking for a crowd of 35.000.

Ran- dolph Field, featuring "Magician" Glenn Dobbs. has lost only one game this year and is a threat as long as Dobbs keeps pulling rabbits out of his hat. But Texas, also beaten but once, stands out as one of Dana Bible's best outfits, and Dana X. is a whole lot better than a green hand at the game. Elm Leaf Shoot Jan.

2 READING, Dec' 31. The Elm Leaf Gun Club, of Reading, will sponsor an open white flyer shoot Jan. 2, over the club's Skyline Boulevard traps. The feature will be at 20 flyers, handicap rise 28 to 30 yards, Interstate rules. Twin Bill Tonight Penn-Dartmouth In Crucial Owls vs.

Havana By ART MORROW With a fast-stepping Temple University team set to tangle with the surprising University of Havana "Mustachioed Magicians," followed by a crucial Eastern Intercollegiate League contest between undefeated Penn and Dartmouth's defending champions, college basketball fans are looking forward to an exciting evening at the Convention Hall doubleheader tonight. The attractive New Year's Day program has drawn a heavy advance sale with the prospect of an audience of 10,000 watching when Temple and Havana line up for the first game at 8 o'clock. CUBANS JOLTED L. I. U.

The Owls, a smooth-working combination in their decisive victory over Western Kentucky last Tuesday, will enter the battle a favorite over the Cubans, who surprised by defeating L. I. U. last Saturday, only to fall before Canisius three nights later in Buffalo. Dartmouth, winner of the Eastern Intercollegiate League title for the past six years, and Penn will battle for first place in the league.

The Indians, aided by Navy trainees, as is Penn, hold top position with two victories in as many starts, having defeated Princeton and Cornell. Penn, in its only league fuss, conquered Cornell. HIGH SCORING TEAMS Both teams go in for high scoring. Penn, in defeating Yale and Cornell, has averaged 57.5 points per game, and Dartmouth's mark is about the same. Coach Don Kellett has his charges primed for the cruciajl contest, as a victory for the Red and Blue may well mean the league title, which has escaped a Penn aggregation since 1937.

Since that time the Green has finished in front every year. EACH HAS ONE VETERAN Both Penn and Dartmouth have met one common foe this season Cornell and the results give the Green a very slight advantage. Dart mouth won 52-38 over the Big Red quintet, and Penn was victorius. 57-51. The New Hampshire aggregation, like Penn, has one holdover from last season.

He is Captain Aud Brindley. high-scoring center. Fenn's veteran is Francis (Chink) Crossin, whose playing stamps him as one of the greatest in Red and Blue history. DARTMOUTH STARS Dartmouth's mentor Earl Brown, who also handled the football forces last fall and last year coached the Harvard quintet, has such stars as Harry Leggatt, N. Y.

Larry Baxter, St. John's of Brooklyn, and Larry Killick, captain-elect of the University of Vermont five, to send against the Red and Blue. TO USE GLEASNER To match these sharpshooters Kellett w-ill present Stan Novak, formerly of Temple; Bill Forsyth, University of Kansas; Jim Cramp-sey, Muhlenberg, and Tom Mears, Washington and Jefferson, besides Crossin. Kellett is also expected to use Don Gleasner, a 6.03 Navy trainee from Wilmington, as a sub for the first time tonight. The visiting from Cuba lend an international flavor to the program.

The Havana outfit, which consists of five players averaging nearly six feet in height, astounded New York basketball fans with their knowledge of the game. In downing Long Island, 40-37, the Caballeros won over one of the best teams in the East. FAST AND TRICKY Josh Cod', Temple coach, watched that game and he came away convinced that his Owls will have a battle on their hands. Cody believes that Federico Lopez and Frank La-vernia, stars of the Cuban five, would be useful to any team in the United States. The Cubans are fast, tricky and good at set shooting.

Temple, victor in its last two starts, has an offensive punch led by the diminutive freshman, Albie Ingerman, erstwhile Central High ace. The addition of Jack Burns to the Owls' lineup not only has increased its scoring, but has added more drive to the attack. FIRST GAME 8:0 P. M. Temple Havana 6 Ingerman Forward Lopez 5 1 Bums Forward Fagct 8 Kisznnai Center Sanjurjo 15 12 Blumenlhal (iuard Lavernia 10 17 Burid Guard Sarasa Temple Playing Squad: Kiszonas.

Rosen. Ingerman. Weinberger. Bramble, fl; Burns. 10; Schorza.

11; Blumenlhal. 12: Stratton. 13; Peitzman, 14; -Sukonik. IS; Hoohheiser, 16; Budd, 17; Kix-he. 19; Bernstein.

21. Havana Playing Squad: Oti, 4: Ca-. marho, Lopez. Sarasa. (i; Faget.

Aguero. Lavernia. 1(); I-atour. 11; Sanjurjo. 15; Castro.

16: I'bieta. 20. Officials W. Solodare and K. Russell.

Game starts 8:00 P. M. SMOMI (ilMK :3 r. M. Pnn I Jit ii mouth 4 Crostn Forward Killu 4 5 Novak Foiwaitl Haxtrr 15 27 Fois.ylh tVnler Bnn dley rt 1I Cramrm-y Cimnl I jgyalt 17 7 Mi'ara tiu.inl Vaniisin Penn Playing Sjuail Palantl.

Crossin, Novak, Yeuosley, Mean, (lleasner. Crampsev, 10; McCloskey. 11; Boyd. 12; Franklin, 15; West, 16: Shovlin. 20; Tanitsky, 22; Price, 25; Forsyth, 27; Blood.

28. Dartmouth Playing Squad Brindley. Killick. Kater. 5: Wilson.

6: Mercer. Campbell. V'ancisin. Murphy. 14; Baxter.

15: Leggatt, 17; Kitwruller. 19. Officials Pat Kennedy and John Collins. Game slarti P. M.

fcASlfcKN 1.V1 tKCULLtGlA 1 fc LEAGUE STANOl.NO of teams W.L.Pct. Dart'th 2 1.XK Cornell Penn 1 Col'bia Princ't'n 1 1 W.L.Pct. 1 2 0 2 .000 King the Bells! Chicago Wins CHICAGO, Dec. 31 (A. After more than two years and 45 consecutive defeats, the University of Chicago finally won a basketball game tonight.

The Maroons, who began a dreary string of losses after defeating Illinois Tech on Dee. 6, 1941, broke the chain tonight against Chicago Technical College, winning, 65-27, in a game hastily scheduled and attended by only a handful of spectators who were charged no admission price. a oixo- "5s.I j. mm 1c xl4.xSSrx&. IWi4jj3x'Vxx 27th Birthday Of Matt o' War LEXINGTON, Ieo.

31 (IT. It's happy birthday to all of the Nation's horses tomorrow the day when all thoroughbreds officially are a year older but the most sentimental will be the 27th celebration of Man O'VV'ar. "Bi Red," one of the greatest hoofers in American racing history, is idling away at Faraway Farm in Lexington, fattening on the remains of the $250,000 he earned in twe years of compstition. In 21 starts, the son of Fa PJay. bred by AujTist Belmont, lost but, onee and that time he bowed to upset.

Big Brothers' Open House Listed Today On the annual New Year's Dav Open House program of the Bis Brother Boys Club today eight Biggies will be crowned champions. It is expected that over 500 boys and their parents will attend this affair. In each of the four divisions the club Midgets, Juniors. Intermediates and Seniors, th foul goal thrower and I he-best all-around swimmer will awarded Individual trophies presented by Harry Batt. The competition for these priiv Is very keen.

The final trials by the best four in each group will be decided at the open house. In the goal-throwing contest the present leaders are: MIDGKTS Eddie Sklar, George Parker. Willmm Shaw. JUNIORS Jim O'Brien. Carl KodrolT, Carnev.

erner. INTERMEDIATES I-efty" Crr. Bob Kehr. Nirlc MaRUire. William Maolndoe.

SENIOBS Toe Gallagher. Frank Com-erford. Bud Ford, Walter Starr, William Burns. In swimming the present leaders are: MIDGETS Billy Carr. William Roach, Frany La Con.

JUNIORS Jim MeAnany, Wm. McAvey, Joe Lawson. INTERMEDIATES Herb Bowers, Dan Bouriwin. Jim Ryan, Larry Graff. SENIORS Harrv Clinton.

Joe McDonald. Paul Zvigaitis. Tom McDevitt. The afternoon sports will be featured ty a color basketball game with the blue team led by "Mooney" White and the white team captained by Bill Maclndoe. Lou Mais, Biggies swimming coach, is arranging a special aquatic exhibition.

The festivities will close with a show in the auditorium, at whicn the Harry Batt Trophies will be awarded to the club champions. y.VAv,V.-.V.-.-'iV.-.-.'.-.V.-.v..',.. Sfi i xw xV vX Boxer McNeal Beaten in Final At Guadalcanal GUADALCANAL, Dec. 26 (De layed) (A. Cheered by 7300 servicemen, 24 young fighters battled it out for the boxing championship of the South Pacific Christmas night.

With the titles in each of the 12 divisions went medals donated by Hollywood movie stars, and were presented by Commander Gens Tunney, former world heavyweight champion. IIEENEY INTRODUCED Tunney introduced in the rin Seaman First Class Tom Heeney. his one-time challenger, and Lieutenant Commander Jim Crowlev. I former Fordham University football coach and Tunney associate in the Navy's South Pacific Athletic program. Carlton McNeal, a Philadelphia soldier attached to the New Hebrides Army, lost a close decision to John Peterson, of Detroit, Michigan, in the 156-60 pound final for the Bing Crosby medal.

ONE KNOCKOUT There was one knockout. In the heavyweight class Jethro Jeffers. 187. Pulaski, soldier, kayoed Clint Marmuson, Minneapolis. sailor, to win a medal donated by Actress Alice Faye.

Jeffers represented the New Hebrides are and Markuson was the New Caledonia-New Zealand champ. Other bouts went the milit of three two-minute rounds. 121 Karl Brooklyn. i), arrraiea William Wrdlorlc, xamo. nji, unldtrr.

GEORGE RAFT MPnit i-mi-. Ouro, Plaqueminr. Solomon. N. defeated Marhll Dever.

Hiio. Hawaii New Hehridea Army. rxRpTH LAMOCR MEDAL Mareell Baptist. Honolulu. New Hetortdea Army defeated Sal Soomavaca.

Newark N. New Caledonia Army JOE BROWN MEDAL ftTI-lM. Charles Ciemmons Chicago. Solomon x- imam Brown. Lnverearr'l.

Foe Roal New Air RinFS CA(LNEY MEDAL (136-140. Straus Hathome. N. Solomofia Army, defeated Eddie Walker, Marshall. New Caledonia Navy UNA Tl-RNER MEDAL.

141-1454 Mnt N- Solomon. Mann, defeated Henry Whitley, Ba tlmore. Md! New Caledonia Army. BETTY GRABf.E MEDAL Harvey Vveiss. Bronx.

Y. Soiotrvr.a Marine, defeated White. Joftmr'on. New Calejonia-Npw Zealand N'avv MEDAL, Chai le. William.

New ark. N. J. Caledonia -New Zealand Navy, defeated Suv" y'i- Snv Armr BING CKOSBY MEDAL Voh Peterson. Detroit.

Rolorncm Army. defeatel arlloa McNeal, New llebridea Army. JEAN ARTHUR MEDAL UG1-1S3. Dale Sparr. Oakland.

'-w He. Navy- Jerome Salzman. Brooklyn. N. New Caledonia Manne GREER GARSON MEDAL P.egig O'Brien.

MrKeesport. Caledonia Marine, defeated Matthew Hor-ton. Tuscaloosa. Somoa Armv. Tunney said he hoped to raa'ch the South Pacific champion with title-holderu front the Australia-New Guinea Southwest Pacific region.

Ziehler Winner In Revolver Tests Herman Ziehler. Philadelphia National Bank, won both the calibre true score and added-polnS handicap events, at the weekly shoot of the Pennsylvania Indoor Revolver League, over the Mid-City N. 7th st. range yesterday, scoring 253 and Ji points. Carl Burckhardt turned in a card of 274 to top the .22 calibre true score marksmen, while Edgar Keller came through best in the .22 calibre added point handicap shoot with a sheet of 296 points.

Both shooting under the colors cf the Kensington Community League. Burckhardt finished runner-up the ,22 calibre handicap nhoot wU'i total of 294. and waa third In th 35 cnlibro handicap event, acorui 267. Milton Cohen, of the Mid -City Revolver Club, finished second Ui Ziehler in the .33 calibre hndkrao. scoring 286 points.

Ralph LVrr, of Brown Company, came throusti third in the .22 calibre handicap with 244 points. Camp Reynolds Faces Westminster Tuesday GREENVILLE. Dec. 31 fA. With Private Bob Campbell.

C. C. N. and Private First Class Sid Raphael. Manhattan College, in the lineup, the Camp Reynolds Indians face the Westminster College cagers in a return engaggment here Tuesday night.

The Indians were defeated, 46-29. in an early season encounter against Westminster. Indiana Suffers Blow BLOOMINGTON, Dec. 31 A. Indiana University's basketball hopes suffered another Wow today when George Tipton.

Terre Haute, regular forward, received notice he has been placed in 1-A In the draft. He is expected to be ordered to report for induction noon. and Joe Louis will meet in title bout. The Government says no. Walter Hageu wins golf tournament, but belittles victory.

Says he had the advantage. He was younger than the other entrants. AUGUST Cards and Yanks out in front in JMaJor races. Football coaches start looking oer squads. Squads start looking "over football coaches.

SEPTEMBER Cards and Yank cinch pennants. Frank Leahy bawls. His Notre Dame footballers beat Put only 60-0. OCTOBER Cards beat Yanks In World Series, four games to one. Yanks ask recount.

Claim Card players too young to vote. NOVEMBER Six more schools give up football. No coaches. Notre Dame ranked No. 1.

Leahy bawls. Claims it's all a mistake. DECEMBER Minor League Commissioner Bramham discovers" rule saying only operating leagues can vote. Was in his vest pocket. Rumor that Billy Conn and Joe Louis will meet in title bout.

The Government says Happy New Year. NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 31. f-pHE bowls are ready to roll again, iviore duwis ma.ii evei will start another year, for the Oil Bowl at Houston, moves Into the picture as all the others hold their same remembered spots from Pasadena to Miami.

The Sugar Bowl, bringing Georgia Tech and Tulsa together, is certain to pass the mark in the 10th renewal of this New Orleans exhibit, which in the way of annual attendance is second only to the Rose Bowl at Pasadena, where the seating capacity is 20,000 higher. But this will be a great show at New Orleans with many thousands of service men in the stands, including one of the most varied and colorful arrays of Army. Navy and Marine costuming to be seen anywhere. Both Bill Alexander and Henry Frnka, the two rival coaches, are looking: for a close contest, practically even, which the way it should be on form. Both are depending on star passers, who have been in the spotlight most of the year, meaning Prokop and Leforce, Only rain and a wet ball could affect their play and so block a good part of the offensive side.

The final statements of any two coaches are always unimportant, but I have a feeling that both expect to win by a slender margin. Tulsa, outside of the brilliant Glen Dobbs, is rated even stronger than last year when Tulsa caught a fine Tennessee team at its peak. Tech lacks the all-around strength of Tulsa, but in Prokop, Steber and a few others has a fast-scoring outfit. Georgia Tech has won two of her three Bowl starts, but this will be her first Sugar Bowl test. A delegation of well-known Georgians, largely from Atlanta, hao found the road to New Orleans and so have many Oklahoma citizens, who in addition have raised, several thousand dollars to see that service men have their chance to see the game.

New Year's Day here is an all-day sporting run. The Fair Grounds track runs its races in the forenoon, where over 10,000 are expected, as the 72,000 crowd takes over the football precincts In the afternoon. This all day program is about all even the most rabid sporting fan can digest especially aiter celebrating a New Year's eve in such a place as New Orleans. In the meanwhile all indications are that capacity crowds will be on hand for the Orange Bowl at Miami, the Cotton Bowl at Dallas, the Oil Bowl at Houston, the Sun Bowl at El Paso, the ancient Rose Bowl at" Pasadena and the East-West Shrine at San Francisco, a charity game for crippled children. In spite of the fact that so many football stars are now in active service, there will still be enough headline names left to give each bowl crowd a first class shew.

Football Owes Big Debt To Navy, Says Stagg PASADENA. Dec. 31 A. Amos Alonzo Starrs, 81-year-rld coach of the College of the Pacific, believes "we who love football we our KrMitude to the Navy." "I I could say the same for the Army," he added In a talk yesterday at a pre-Rose Bowl game luncheon. He said he had written his old friend, Henry L.

Stimson. asking him to include football in the Army training program. The Scretary of War replied that the men in charge of Army sports had told him other plans had been made. "A great mistake." paid Stagg. McCullough Inducted; Chicago Cubs Catcher CHICAGO, Dec.

31 lU.P.). Clyde McCullough, Chicago Cubs' first-string catcher, was inducted into the Navy today and will report for training after a seven-day furlough. McCullough came here from his home in Nashville, for a phyr-icsl examination. He had been given a 90-day deferment last September hscauss of a broken le? he suffered in the opening game of the 1943 baseball season. Data on Howls By Associated Press Here is the lineup for today's Bowl games, showing probable attendance, opposing teams with 1943 season won-lost-licd records in parentheses, kickofT times (Eastern wartime) and probable orirt SICAR BOWL.

New Orleans Attendance, Tulsa (6-0-1) vs. Georgia Tech (7-3-0); kickofT, 3.45 P. favorite, Georgia Tech. 5-8. ROSE BOWL, Pasadena, Calif.

Attendance, U. of Washington (4-0-0) vs. Southern California (7-2-0); kickofT, 5 P. favorite. Washington, 2-5.

EAST-WEST A San Francisco Attendance. 58.000; kickofT, 5 P. favorite, West, 1-2. COTTON BOWL, Dallas At--endance, 35.000; Texas (7-1-0) vs, Randolph Field (9-1-0); kickofT, 2 P. favorite, Texas, 1-2.

ORANGE BOWL, Miami Attendance, 28.000; Texas A. M. (7-1-1) vs. Louisiana State S-3-0); kickoff, 1.10 P. favorite, Texas A.

5-9. OIL BOWL, Houston Attendance, Southwestern Louisiana (4-0-1) vs. Arkansas A. M. (5-1-1) kickoff, 2.30 P.

favorite. Southwestern, 1-2. SUN BOWL, El Paso, Texas-Attendance, Southwestern Texas 1 9-1 -1 vs. New Mexico (3-1-0); kickoff. 4 P.

favorite, Southwestern, 5-6. -V ED WILLIAMS Novice Williams Swift on Draw Dunbar 16-Year-Old Won First Tourney Bout in 50 Seconds By JOHN WEBSTER Tournament followers have not seen much of Fidie Williams. Just 50 seconds of whamming, in fact. But they've seen enough that they won't make the mistake of leaning down to tie a shoelace when the rangy redhead front Dunbar answers the bell on Monday night at the Cambria. One burst of punching was all that was required for this Kensing ton stripling's first triumph in The Inquirer A.A.

Tournament. He flattened a tough youngster, too, Albert Gambino, of Spot A.C., who went down, swinging. FAST FINISH For a half-minute, 16-year-old Williams had sparred carefully. Tall and a left-hander, he had worked coldly as stocky Gambino threw punches. Then, the southpaw moved in bing, bang! a right to the head, a left to the stomach and the bout was over.

That sub-novice 135-pound bout was the first engagement of the current Diamond Belt and Middle Atlantic A.A.U. Championships. It was also the fourth victory for Wil liams, who had taken part in the first 16-17-year-old bout fought in Pennsylvania, last summer in Ken-nett Square. MANX, GOOD RIVALS 'T Some njsn of Kensington believe that Eddie Williams will be battling for the honor of being the No. 1 novice lightweight when the colorful Tournament of Champions is staged on Feb.

1 at Convention Hall. Could be, but there ar many, many good lads in this class as the fans will see not only on Monday night at the Cambria but also at the Olympia on Wednesday night when younger set 135-pounders battle in the downtown ring. For instance, there's James Neal, Negro youth from Eastside with a crunching wallop. He knocked out Dunbar's Larry Walz for first triumph. He'll be slugging on Monday night, as will George Hunter.

John Martin, Walt Kuestner and Joe Wojcik, candidates for fame from Dunbar; Harry Schrag, gritty lad from Lambs; Leif Christiansen, of the Lighthouse team; Charley Welssman and Walt Dndtira, of Ontario; George Conroy, Sliackamax-on; Art Ambolino, from Bear Connolly's gym; Bill Haley, a South Jersey product; unattached Robert McGovern and Fred Talley, another of Walter Tannahill's East-siders. STRONG PEN-MAR GROUP Pen-Mar's many tliie-seekers in the ranks of novice lightweights will be gunning at the Olympia. Fred Spino. Celio Pizza, Joseph Puglia, Domenic Collarin and Ray Martor-ano, any one of them might be the one to question Williams' claim to top honors in the group. You never can tell about these rampag ing novice laddies! Benezet has a very capable little fellow in Morgan Allen, who de feated Domenic Noce, brother to a former tourney titlist, for his first victory.

Slashing Morgan also is to box in the South Broad st. ring as are John Barringer and Marcellus Smith, two harsh hitters from Socko; Tom Johnston, 43th Ward; Robert Bowman, Devon; Battle, of Bill's Sport Club; Felice Orsini, Batesville, and Theodore Newton, unattached. Tourney fans have seen virtually all of these youngsters in the ring. And even though next week's two elimination shows offers many bouts in addition, the sub-novice lightweights will take their full share of the spectators' interest. The other nominees for the executive committee are Harold D.

Allen, Penn Charter School; Joseph C. Britt. Walter L. Tillman, Frank J. Tybesky, Dr.

Charles H. Patton, all Cynwyd Club; Jack Solis-Cohen, Philmont C. Thomas P. Foley, Philadelphia Rifle Club; Dr. Theodore M.

Reid. Germantown Y. M. C. Rowland, Germantown Cricket; Charles K.

Scull, Glenside T. E. H. Smoker, Idle Hour, and E. J.

Youngjohns, Norristown T. C. At Wednesday's session, plans for the coming season will be made and a continuance is expected of the major tournaments and league play that were carried on in 1943 despite the war conditions. Although many stars are in military service, the Association feels that by keeping tennis alive it is making an important contribution in the capacity of physical fitness, public morale and financial aid to the various service orders. I iff Vt, I s- i mi hi biibhiiii, Adams Wins 228, Annexes Title NEW YORK, Dec.

31 (A. Johnnv Adams, champion jockey cf 1943, finished off the old year with two victories today at Tropical Park, boosting his total for the year to 228 winning mounts. Admas booted horn? H. Swearer's Our Damsel at $5.80 in the fourth and finished off the year's work by scoring on Mrs. E.

McCuan's Fet-tacairn in the last race. Teddy Atkinson boosted his total to an even 200 by a win on C. A. ONeil, Jr's Gornil in the opener. DARBY DUCAT SCORES It was Darby Ducat, a three-year-old filly, that showed winning form at Churchill Downs iut had been out of the money in three Tropical starts, driving home to take the big share of the purse in the featured New Year's Eve purse before 4996 fans.

Darby Ducat, owned by J. H. Miles, ran the mile and 70 yards in 1.43 2-5 and paid $10.10 in winning by a length and a half over J. M. Hutch-ins' Art of War.

P. N. Veloz's Yolan-dita just missed second money by head. The Tropical Park management boosted purse values for the third time during the meeting with the announcement that, in addition to five purses set at the established minimum of $1000 there will be two races for $1200 and a daily feature raised to $1500. LADY WATERLOO VICTOR Lady Waterloo, owned by J.

W. Rodgers and the longest shot in the race, won the $3500 added Jasmine Handicap, feature of the Fair Grounds program at New Orleans. Mrs. M. E.

Miller's Traffic Court was second and the Brandywine Stable's High Bit, third. Coward's Marriage Makes Long-Awaited Start Today R. A. Coward's seven-year-old Marriage makes his long-awaited initial start of the winter season today, heading a field of 12 entrants Continued on Page 16, Column 4. Central Fair Circuit Meets January 26 READING, Dec.

31. The Central Fair Circuit, Charles W. Swoyer, secretary, has set Jan. 26 for the annual meeting to be held at the Berkshire Hotel, at 9.00 P. M.

This meeting will follow the annual winter session of the United States Trotting Association (District 8), composed of Pennsylvania and New Jersey horsemen, which will be held at the Berkshire at 8.00 P. M. The Central Fair Circuit, of which Harry B. Ccrrell, of Bloomsburg, is president, will have three members, Allentown, the New Jersey State Fair, at Trenton, and Bloomsburg Fairs, as members for the 1944 season, with Frederick, Flemington and Kutztown Fairs again affiliating with the Central Fair group. Sports Results College BASKETBALL 15,403 See Leafs Blank Rangers NEW YORK, Dec.

31 fA. Paul Bibeault, recently discharged from the Canadian Army, marked up the fecond shutout of the National Hcckey League season tonight as the Toronto Maple Leafs whipped the New York Rangers 4-0 before a New Year's Eve crowd of 15,403. The victory sent Toronto into a second place tie with Boston. The only other shutout was recorded on Nov. 14 by Bill Durnan, Beault's successor as Montreal Canadien's netminder, against Detroit.

Given a three-goal lead in the first nine minutes and excellent defensive support, Bibault didn't have to work too hard for his shutout. He was credited with 33 stops but only on a few occasions did he have to make more than routine saves as the Rangers turned in a ragged performance. Toronto Pos. New York G. McAuley Pratt R.D.

Heller Hob Davidson L.D. M-Dinald Morris C. De.Mareo Carr W. Meytall liodnar L.W. Hiller 3 1 4 New York -O fl ttrriiL-iU Mill Chndwii-W; I.lnen-im ii lilll Si hi nml Sum llniwrn Sinir-Mimln l.

Ilrttiilllon n.MM.liy, .1 Hamilton, H.wjttimn, o'N'iil. Itmlntii Italian: Mnhafty, lr. Iwiin'ir, Gmithter, Auhuchofi, Jack Klo SCORING Kimt period 1. Toronto Cnrr UWxIiuir. l'nitti l.f.Y Toronto Mm-rls unassisl.Nl 3.

Toronto Kennedy. cBoo'hniuni Penult ics None. Second perinl ivoririt; none. Penalties Jl'-xlall. Third period 4.

Toronto Carr, (Kodriiir) 18.47. Penalties Carr. Cleveland Wins; Increases Lead INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 31 (A. Cleveland Barons increased their western division American Hockey League lead to 8 points tonight by winning over the second place Indianapolis capitals.

Cleveland Gauthier Sprout Bessone Sh abaca Prokop Horeck Pos. Indiana polls Lumley Lynn Kherritt Thomson Sorrell W. Smith R.D. L.D. C.

R.W. L.W. McVeigh. Referee Rabiit Linesman Pat Wills. Clc cland spares Foster, Bar- tholome.

Tnide', Burlington. Carlson. Cun-IMnsham. Herr.eshlmer and Ferenz. siwres Olinski.

Builer. Kow-cinak. Morrison. Kane. Ritson and Ri'elle.

Firt jieriod scoring None. Pen-alt Ofir.ski. Second neriod scoring 1, Cleveland. Bur-linKton 'Sprout i. 2 Sorrell (Thomson, W.

Smith 19:13. Pennine's Nimo. Thin! ertod scoring Cleveland, Be, sone (Cunningham. llerReshimert, 9:51. Penalties 1 lerishlmer, jilt.

son. Oops, sorry. It was for Frank Sinatra. The squeals were mistaken for grunts. MARCH Major League teams report in North and managers start "They're Either Too Young or Too Old." Si frostbitten noses reported first day.

Lombardi's serious. Denver entry wins A. A. U. cage tournev.

APRIL Giants and Athletics away in front in Major League races. Rumor that Billy Conn and Joe Louis will meet in title bout. The Goverrment says no. MAY Giants and Athletics away in back in Major League races. Platter wins Kentucky Derby and Preak-ness.

Fails in Belmont 'Stakes and one of the T's is knocked out of his name. JUNE Rowing enthusiast goes up to Poughkeepsie looking for the old shell game. Says he heard it still was flourishing at county fairs. Gunder Haegg heads for this country, helmet and all. Someone told him a manager was about to be fired.

JULY Rumor that Billy Conn Sports Almanac of '44 It's Best of Fun; Louis to Fight Conn, But U.S. Says 'No' Phila. Tennis Association Officers Up for Re-Election By WHITNEY MARTIN NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (A. After skipping a year, we resume publication today "of the "Little Giant Sports Almanac," that unfailing forecaster of future events that is so accurate many subscribers save it as a review of the year, or something.

Mostly or something. Publication was omitted last year because the future was so uncertain that even the farmer's friend was in doubt. There is no doubt about next year. It confidently is predicted it will start at midnight tonight. Here is a digest of the contents: JANUARY Mike Jacobs books a fight show for Madison Square Garden and forgets to have the hockey ice removed, prompting the rumor that either Mike is slipping or is going in for raising frozen cauliflower.

Carl Hubbell asks for a match. Says he can't find that Giant farm system he was hired to direct. FEBRUARY Rumor that Bill Conn and Joe Louis will meet in title bout. The Government says no. Crowds swarm Madison Square Garden for weight lifting tournament.

The present office holders are slated for re-election when the Philadelphia Tennis Association meets for its 29th annual session next Wednesday night, Jan. 5, at 8 o'clock at Kuglers. The officers who will be nominated for election again will be Charles D. Mitchell, Germantown Cricket Club, president; A. L.

Burtis, Idle Hour T. vice president; Howard Acker-man, Provident F. secretary, and John Carle Parry, treasurer. The nominating committee consists of Parry, William P. Rowland, Germantown Cricket, and Burtis, chairman.

Two new members to the executive committee will be presented for elec-ticn. They are George D. Mateer, Merion Cricket, father of the Pennsylvania and Philadelphia boys champion, Diehl, and Sol Berman. Mateer replaces A. J.

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