Green Bay Press-Gazette from Green Bay, Wisconsin • Page 13

-Stars Set National Play for Prep Hockey Title HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY T.EAGLE L. All hortstop, Pitcher Are Vultum 2 Jm ftuamlio 10 2 Hanger 4 7 .275 Mayhunh 2 .200 Icemen 2 .113 If t4 MaMil i in ii i in ii Signed by Bay Bluejays League Cage Tilt Here The Vultures and Suamico, tied for first place with Identical 10-2 won and lost records, will clash in a playoff for the city recreation department-sponsored High School Hockey league crown on the Fisk park Ice tonight. The contest is slated to start at 7 o'clock. Among the nati a 1 1 y- On the basis of their records this Detroit Foe for Pro Contest at Washington Jr. The Oshkosh All-Stars and known Osh season, tonights tut can oe rated a toss-up.

In their last two meetings, Suamico tipped the Vultures, kosh All -Stars lnt year'j champions, 5-4, and the Vultures came back to shut who will meet Press Gazette Six Now Under Contract; Supply Of Bats Arrives By ART DALEY The Green Bay Bluejay contract stack gained two members today a righthand-ed pitcher from Milwaukee and a shortsiop with green eyes and red hair from Delavan. Their names are: James Albert out Suamico, 1-0, In their secoftd Detroit at Lynn Waldorf (right), who resigned as Northwestern University' football coach to become head coach at University of California, Detroit Gems will play a Na- li'f. Wah i ional Basketball league game In the nightcap on tonight's Green Bay Wednesday gets well wishes from wesetrn Conference Commissioner Ken card, the Oldtimers tangle with Dewey's Bar of the recreation department's Municipal Hockey light, March 5. neth L. (Tug) Wilson at a sports This was announced today by luncheon in Chicago.

Junior High gymn a i Match 5 in a National Basketball league. "ed Fritsch, All-Star guard and ireen Bay Packer fullback who is naking arrangements for, the con- Fricke, the hurler; and Robert Carl York, the shortstop. est which will be played in Wash-ngton Junior High school gym- game is uene St. Norbert Host to Englund Heft), asium. Though the Stars have five SlUniversity 8.

1947 Green Bay, Tuesday Evening, Feb ague games to piay before larch 5, they'll undoubtedly be ightinft for the lead spot in the ational league come their Green Teacher Five Tonight antral I rmrrloc in lay appearance. Although out or he running for the top spot, the )etroit club, formerly coached by Wisconsin center and Ail-American i 1941. Gene was elected most valuable in the Big Ten in 19 4 1 and named to the college all-star team the same season. ix-Packer Joel Mason, still has a hance to get into the playoffs. lIIUUI LUUIUUJ III League Game Tonight The contest in Green Bay, Knights Seeking Third In Row On Home Gymnasium Northwestern Seeks Coach 'ritsch emphasized, is a regulars-scheduled league championship ame and the results will be post- in the circuit standings.

They now join four other Bluejay newcomers: Pitchers Joe Meeuw-sen of De Pere, Alger Shillings of La Crosse, Roger Frebel of Harvey, 111., and First Sacker Joe Lubawy of Chicago. That shortstop with the Christmas color combination, whose nickname is Red, was born in Linn, on Jan. 12, 1925, which makes him 22 years of age. He stands 5-8 and weighs 157 pounds. He bats and throws from the normal (right) side.

YORK WAS an athletic pupil of Webb Schultz, the Janesville manger, at Delavan High where the young man earned a total of eight letters in basketball, football and baseball. In addition, he played in American Legion baseball competition. York had hoped to broaden along baseball lines as soon as he graduated from high school but enlisted in the Army first. He is married. Fricke is the first rookie southpaw to sign for the 1947 Bluejays.

He's a slight fellow, packing The St. Norbert college basketball team will seek its third victory in a row at home CHICAGO (j) In race MANAGED 'AND coached by Darling, the All-Stars arry an advertisement similar to 'iat held by the Packers of the Football league. The tars call themselves "the pro ra with the college spirit." against Milwaukee against an April 3 deadline, the in a tilt that should date Northwestern' spring foot tonight Teachers Fight for Third Spot In Valley Cage Tilt Here FOX VALLEY CATHOLIC CONFERENCE Cadet Boxing Card Is Set Athletic Director ball drills cpen be a natural considering what Berth in To Green happened the last time the two Ted Payseur today was buzzing NBL Bay? around the country hunting St. Norbert St. Mary.

Menaiha 4 rrt I 1 000 .500 .000 Crntral Cathohe 1 ourd'i Marinette 2 St. John, Lit. Chut teams met less than a month ago. The tipoff is scheduled for 8 o'clock in Van Dyke gym. A preliminary tussle is slated between th Knight "B's" and Sabel's Barbers of the De Pere Municipal league.

The Teachers took the short end of a 50-43 fount in the previous tilt at Milwaukee, but that's onlyj about half the story. The Knights were trailing badly, 26-10, at half-i Fares familiar to Green Bay ins in the Oshkosh lineup will be 'ritsch and Bob Sullivan, who layed rightfield for the Bluejays ist season. Sullivan, a forward, aw action at the University of Visronsin and he's among the top ill-Star scorers. Fritsch Is the All-Star handy-lan, playing any position and act-ig as a policeman just in case here are any roughies to head coacn. Instead a road map, he was guided by a hastily compiled list of candidate which include at least three college and two pro coaches in his search for a re-placemen; for Lynn Waldorf, who suddenly took the head coaching assignment at the University of Califoria.

Payseur was heading for Columbia, tS offer a contract Tonight's Came I.ourdea at Central Catholic. Clarke Hinkle Seeks Particulars For Franchise; Lambert Due Here Sports Cocktails: The first step toward securing' a franchise for Green Bay in the National Basketball league has been taken by Clarke Ilinkle, local businessman who formerly carried the ball for time, but they put on a spirited second half rally that gave them to Don Faurot. From Missouri, the I the seven-point margin. Coach trail is expected to lead into Ohio Guv Penwell probably hasn't got 'where Pavseur will corner Ray! Central Catholic High and Lourdes of Marinette will meet at the Central auditoriun tonight in a battle fcr third place in the Fox Vailey Catholic league basketball race. The opening tipoff is scheduled for 8:15.

Central currently holds third the Green Hay Packers from the fullback position Hinkle I.cnnie!over one et and ne'u have Netting, formerly a dashing per- i has written Oshkosh All-Star Manager and Coach former for the Chicago Bears and the Gulls high tonight. only 145 pounds on a five-foot, eight-inch frame. will be 18 years of age March 22 and already has one year in at Northwestern college at Watertown. Fricke's only experience was with his high school team in Milwaukee and some sandlot action. He played a year of football at Northwestern but no baseball.

DIAMOND Dl'ST: The Community Baseball association, which sponsors the Bluejays, reported today that the first supply of bats arrived for the coming season. The new shipment contains six dozen and more will be obtained later. Only six bats were left over from 1946. 'ed starred In basketball as well football at Central State Teach-rs In Stevens Point before join-ie the Packers in 1941. The Don Hutson of the is the reliable LeRoy Edwards, who is in his 12th year at Ishkosh.

Lefty plays forward and enter, and now gets able support rom Gene Englund, former Wis-onsin all-timer, and giant Bob 'arpenter, Texas State. now a successful mentor at Cin- cinnati university. Then on to toaay 1- Blahnik Has 135 Points Coach John Biolo said Darling for full particulars, and word from Darling, who hoids an executive position in the league, is that he is "definitely interested" in advancing Green Bay's hope of some day entering the circuit Hinkle isn't operating alone Ke has enthusiastic support from a host of business associates and friends in Green place by half gapie margin over: Lourdes. The Cadets have broken! even in six conference games this! Coach Savvy Canadeo has lined up another card of 15 bouts for Central Catholic High's second in t.a-squad boxing match at tha Central auditorium Wednesday night. The first bout will not get under way until 8:30 so as to allo-v spectators to attend Ash Wednesday services.

Canadeo again will act as referee and judges will be Lt. Col. Bcrnie Morgan, Smiley Ni-odem and Harry Hoehne. Two bouts will be held in each division exrept for one in the 124, 132, 148, 156 and 164. There will be no fights in the heavyweight division.

Last' Wednesday's card attracted over 500 fans who were treated to 45 rounds of boxing, highlighted by Ray Crim's thrilling victory over L'rban Schumacher at 156 pounds. Crim and Schumacher will not be in action this Wednesday, but there are several other mitt sling-ers who promise to supply tha fireworks. The top battles will match Pa? Terry against Jack Marsh at 108 pounds, Bob Serongy against John Haney at 116, Pat Beno against Claude Gagnon at 132, -Dick Wecker against Lee Kaskins at 140 and Eugene Weber 8gainst Dick Hanen at 164. Marinette Sham- season, while Piggy mpmue and De Peie Lambert, commissioner two out of five of the wirvt-ictiiu iu Bdh iu euuwiiri prominent prospect, Bob Voights. Chuck Palmer, a Northwestern giaduate at Chicago's Fenger High school, is Mill in tne running, Other candidates on Paysenr's I first list are Henry Frnka of T'l-! lane and Sarle (Greasy) Nea'e, rocks have won tilts.

that he will start his most potent scoring combination of Forwards Clarence Blahnik and Arvid Mc-Guire, Center Don Burger, and Guards Tom Paternoster and Glen (Red) Kemp. These boys, paced by Blahnik with 135 points, have scored 460 of the Knights' 556 points, a 50 per game average. McGuire has tallied 103, Kemp 92, Paternoster 81, and Burger 49. Guards Bill Fitzpatrick and Pat O'Mailey and Forward Len Nohr, a newcomer to the squad at the IF THE Cadets win tonight, they will be in a position to tie St. Mary of Menasha for the run- grid director of the Philadelphia Eagles.

National league, will be in Green for the circuit contest between the AU-Stais and Detroit Gems at Washington Junior High gymnasium Wednesday night, March 5 At this time, Kinkle and his buddies will oistuss the matter with Lambert and Darling Though the proposal is just in the "feeler" stage at present, a Green Bay franchise in the National league is not an impossibility To sports fans, Green Hay (through its Pack in addition, 48 dozen baseballs nerup spot when the teams clash are on the way. The Blue- i here Feb. 23 in the league finale, joys did away with 110 dozen last 1st. Mary also must play Lourdes summer. i before its important meeting with Incidentally, the price of Central.

An earlier 34-20 victory baU and bails have "jump- over Lourdes has put Central in ed considerably" in price, it the favorite's role tonight, but it was reported. may also provide the Marinette As soon as definite Dlans have squad with an incentive to make OTHERS ON the Ooshkosh ros-er are Eddie Riska, Notre Dame orward; Clint Wager, St. Mary's Winona. Minn.) guard and cen er: Jack Maddox. West Texas tate guard: Balph Vaughn, knithern California forward and uard; and Bill McDonald, Mar-uette forward.

Like the Packers, Oshkosh nev-r finished lower than the first di-ision in the National league. The itars' big season was in 1941-42 they snared the world's hamnionship. That year, they on 20 games and lost only four 1 National league competition nd finished the season with 60 ictories and 14 losses in all semester, are most likely to see action in a reserve capacity. If mi After Restful Day, Ruth Contemplates Answering Fan Mail NEW YORK (VP) Babe Ruth is spending a great deal of the time during his convalescence at i these boys plus the starters slow Ilinkle it a close battle. The visitors' top Darlinc There seems been worked out on additional seating capacity, ticket sales will be announced.

The associa up the leachers attack and keep I their seventh victory in 12 starts, Big guns in the Milwaukee at-1 tack are Duane Morris, Norm Geske and Leo Kratz, who potted i ers) is widely known all over these United States performers are Forward Darrell Metiever and Guard Ken (Kayo) Fabry. his Riverside drive apartment McMillin In no logical reason why Green Bay could not handle a major 'eague cage team Apparently, the National league is interested in catching up on the fan mail he three eight points apiece in me previous i recejved during almost encounter. Coach Penwell also jn the hospital. CENTRAL'S STARTING lineup for the second last home game of 1 rriA fi AyioAf the season will probably have I IUl IUU Vlt.t.4 a iiock oi oiner veterans avanauie. The former home run king had Clayton Maloney and Don Geyer at forwards, Gene Van Hout at center and Johnny O'Brien and HOLLYWOOD, Fla.

Miss Mary McMillin, Green Bay's "a restful day and felt well, his daughter, Mrs. Julia Flanders, reported Monday night. She said that a friend had telephoned to invite her father for an automobile ride and quoted her father as replying "I'll take you up on that in a couple of days." Chief woman goiier, enters rier Jack third major winter tournament Tom Arndorfer at guards, replacements are Forward one or two things: (1) Expanding; or (2) shifting franchises iiound to get the maximum drawing power No. 2 is mentioned because of the poor patronage shown in Moline (Tri-City Black-hawks) and even in Detroit where, it seems, the fans support nothing but a winner At any rate, Hinkle move to bring Green Bay a NBL franchise is a progressive step and should get a lot of support in our sports-minded town. HASH BIN: Charley Brock, captain and cenier of the Green Buy Packers, has turned down an offer to coach a university football team But Charley hasn't forgotten the name of the university and the kind folks who offered him the vote of Brock, who ranks up there with Bulldog Turner and Mel Hein, may be taking notes for 1948, though Word from Florida is that Walt Kiesling, Packer line coach, really had a tough time battling pneumonia The big guy lost 51 pounds Trouble i wnen sn Roes into uie annual i Hollywood Invitational four-ball tournament here Thursday.

The tion is making tentative plans to hold a season ticket drive similar to that held a year ago. Arrangements are being made now to install more seats in Joannes park and also remove trees along the first base line. There is possibility that the Bluejays mar not train in Green Bay. Though present indications are that tbey ill work out here, other arrangements may be necessary. The chief purpose of training elsewhere would be to give workmen time in which to complete installation of more seats.

One of the different training sites in mind is Union City, where the Burlington, team trains. Burlington, which plays in the Central Class Association, is a Cleveland farm rltih. while the Bluejays have a meet winds up Monday, Feb. 23. A preliminary contest between the junior varsity squads will be played at 7 o'clock and a pre-! The attractive Irish lass will be enjoying a "homey touch as lenten dance will follow the main 1 i game.

Officials will be Harold she is pairing witn Miss Mary Ysebaert and Marv Miller. Agnes Wall. the Menominee, ames. In eight world tournaments in 'hicago, Oshkosh won one rham-ionship and finished in the run-er-up spot five times. Sears May Get Johnny Lujack SOUTH BEND, Ind.

UP) iuarterbark Johnny Lujack, who as enounced his intention to irego a possible fourth season of otre Dame competition, may be eaded for the Chicago Bears of ie National Football league. Lujack said at Lima, Ohio, unday night he would enter pro-ssional football after his 1947 rish season, although he could lay at Notre Dame in 1948. Owner-Coach George Halas of ie Bear is said to be anxious sign Lujack as a replacement i veteran Sid Luckman, who al- Mike Milligan Is Pitt Coach PITTSBURGH (P) The University of Pittsburgh had its fourth football coach in eight years today Walter (Mike) Milligan and there was hope the new mentor would restore the Panthers to the gridiron heights they once enjoyed. Milligan, a 42-year-old Pitt graduate, replaced Wesley Fesler, who took over at Ohio State university. In returning to its modern policy of naming graduate coaches, first broken with the appointment of Clark Shaughnessy in 1943 and then Fesler, Pitt will return to the single wing "power" football sys Mich, linkswoman, in the tourna set in when the Packers in ment which will feature some of the nation's top feminine; golfers.

In her outing, Miss McMillin and her partner, Phil Greenwuld, the former Fond du Lac and Milwaukee pro, reached the quarter-finals of the Orlando mixed fo'ir-ball tourney before bowing to the great Mrs. Babe Didrikson Zaharias and Gerald Walker, the former major league baseball star turned linksman. 3 vaded Los Angeles last December, and Walt had a cold ever since Despite a terrific cold, he drove from his home in Minneapolis to attend the National league meetings in Chicago in January and then (with the Missus) drove down to Florida after spending a Hay in bed with that same cold in Chicago The' cold bugs linally broke through his line in Miami where it is now reported he's ecovering fast Joe Skur-ski, who was appointed manager of Wausau's Lumberjacks working agreement with Cleveland. However, the only catch in this plan is that Burlington 7 District Cage Meets to Open By the Associated Press The "little teams," whose ranks for the first time last year produced the Wisconsin High school basketball champion, set off Wednesday night on the tournament road which leads to the 1947 Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic association title. First round games at 30 district tournament sites, matching teams from schools with enrollments of 200 or less, start the action, it was in a district meet in 1946 that little Reedsvilie started the drive which ended with a resounding 48-39 triumph over Eau Claire and the state title.

Ksukauna: Casro v. Wrightstown; Denmark vj. Peedsville; Freedom va. Luxemburg Hilbert vs. Hortonvllle.

PeshtiRo: Coleman va. Wausaukee: Crivitz v. SurinR: Glllett v. Peshtigo; Lena vs. Pembine.

tem. Ray Robinson Gets Fine, 30-Day Layoff NEW YORK (U.R) Welterweight Champion Ray Robinson, starting a 30-day suspension from ring activity in New York, said today he would go to his Greenwood Lake, N. camp next Monday and begin training for a bout to be fought after he finishes his suspension. Robinson, who received the suspension and a $500 fine Monday as punishment for failure to report a bribe offer concerning his scheduled bout with Marty Servo last year, said the suspension would be observed strictly, and no negotiations for a bout would be carried on for the 30 days. He said the fine would be paid by check immediately.

Mike Jacobs Is Brock' Kieslinr First Presbyterian Wins In Church Loop. First Presbyterian tipped Eas Moravian, 22-12, Union Congrega tional trimmed Grace Presbytery ian, 28-13, and Trinity Lutheran trounced Grace Lutheran, 38-19, in games in the Protestant Churcl Basketball league Monday night. ady has tutored the jnsn siar the Intricacies of the T-forma-on. appleton Scene of 18 Women's Meet SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (IP) ertha Refke of Appleton was ected president of the Wiscon-n Women's Bowling association id Appleton was selected as the te for the 1948 state women's mrnament Monday at the group's nnual "Convention Day" pro- starts its season May 1, while the Wisconsin State league season opens around May 15.

Coe Hands Beloit First Court Loss CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (JPh-The Coe college basketball team handed Beloit college its first Midwest conference loss and also its first loss in 18 games by defeating the Wisconsin quintet, 54 to 49, Monday. Coe led at half-time 29 to 24. The Iowans took the lead after the first 10 minutes of the game and held it throughout. Don Sudkamp, Beloit center, was top scorer with 17 points. Jim Gallagher, forward, paced Coe with 12 points.

Amateur Golf Meet Set NEW YORK (U.R) The 1948 over the week end, was a teammate of Bluejay Pilot Harry Gris-wold in Milwaukee Skurski, who piloted Eau Claire las summer, replaces Fred Schulte, now a St. Louis Brownie scout Fox Valley Catholic league cage teams have been doing terrific things this season St. Norbert High of West De Pere won 18 straight games; St. Mary of Menasha 14; and Central Catholic 13 St. Mary lost only two games and both were to St.

Norbert Baby Ray, who operates a flourishing liquor business (he never touches the stuff) in Nashville, has purchased a new home fcr his wife and two children, Donald (4) and Jane (3) At the request of Preble residents, Town Chairman Henry Katers has called a meeting tonight in the Preble fire station to discuss indiscriminate shooting of by youngsters in the Baird's creek area Beiuta the Green Bay Safety council, Brown County Hunting and Fishing club, and the Green Bay Gut. club will be represented That rumor the other day about the Chicago Rockets moving to Milwaukee stemmed from the dsfinie news here that the Rockets are looking for a place to tr-ln in Optimistic About Return to Work RUMSON, N. J. (P) There is plenty of the old battler still left in Mike Jacobs, and as a result Uncle Mike tells you he figures he'll be "back in harness" any time now. This, of course, is a lot of optimism on Uncle Mike's part, because the doctors say it'll probably be six months more before he can even think of doing business at the old stand, which is Madison Square Garden where Mike happens to be the world's No.

1 boxing promoter. But even at that, it's a big win for Mike, when you remember that he was hanging on the ropes and just about ready for the 10 count from a combined cerebral hemorrhage and acute heart attack back there only a few weeks Joe Stephenson Sold To White Sox by Cubs Chicago rj.s; joc stcrh- enson, 26, a veteran minor league catcher who the Chicago Cubs decided wasn't ready for the majors, was signed today by the Chicago White Sox. A squad of 20 players were scheduled to leave todav for Wisconsin ART National Amateur championship he Sox training camp at Pasa golf tournament will be contested Diamond dena, Calif. The Sox also announced the release of Johnny, Johnson, southpaw pitcher who developed a sore arm when he tried out last Phantoms 14th In WIAA List over the Country club course at Memphis, Sept. 6 to 11, the U.

S. Golf association announced today. 1941 2-Ton Tractor ago. year. Crosse Central (12-4) and Superior Central (11-4) remained in r-inner-up positions.

Others in the first 16 included Menasha (14-2), fifth; Madison East (9-7), sixth; Antigo, (11-3), seventh; Two Rivers (10-4), eighth; Eau Claire (13-5). ninth; Beloit (9-6), 10th; Mndison Central (11-5), 11th; Pirk Falls" (16-2), 12th; Hurley (13-1), 13th; West De Pere (16-0), 14th: Madison West (10-7), 15th; and Bloomer (16-0), Me-nomorie (14-0), Walworth (18-01, Wauwatosa (12-4), tied for 10th. West De Pere In Cage Action Tonight; Squires Play Thursday 1941 Highway Flat Rock Trail- Other officers elected were: sther Haack, Sheboygan, first ice president; Millie Stordock, shkosh, second vice president; ussie Hart, Milwaukee, third ice president; Sally Wagner, Ap-leton, treasurer, and Lcnora Sheboygan, sergeant at ms. Directors elected for three-year rms were: Jean Simonsen, Bane; Hilda Wallig, Kenosha, and in Widder, Sheboygan. Ethel Kelly of Janesville was ected to fill the unexpired two-jar directorate of Mildred War-r, also of Janesville, who had signed.

unther Paces Pitt Win Over Detroit By United Press Colby Gunther, former fresh-m ace from St. John's univer-y, continued today as one of the a point-getters in the Basket-11 Association of America, and is the chief reason the lowly ttsburgh Ironmen contrive to an occasional game. In the only association game inday night, Gunther whipped 20 points and accounted for the tiing basket that gave the ifmen a 63 to 59 victory or Detroit Falcons at Pittsburgh i er 24 feet long. Complete ideal for logging un Pasquel, Mexican Loop Leader, Discovers Ball Players Want Raises MEXICO CITY (U.R) Jorge Pasquel, whose pesos lured many big league baseball players to Mexico last season, today faced a united demand by his Mexican league "regulars" that their salaries be brought in line with the importations. So serious is the situation that Pasquel will fly to Havana in his own plane Wednesday to meet with the holdout groups, but one source at Mexico City said Pasquel will tell holdouts they vill have to play for the same salaries they got last season MADISON, Wis.

Champions of the Wisconsin Valley conference for the fourth straight season, Stevens Point cagers retained favor as the No. 1 prep basketball team in statewide ratings compiled by a Wisconsin Inter-scholastie Athletic association tournament committee today. Coached by Cecil La Dusire, the Pointers humped Wausau, a title contender, 49 to 25 last week to clinch valley honors and annex their 14th victory against two early campaign defeats. Next week's ratings will be the final compilation of the season as regional WIAA meets exclude regular competition. Only teams competing in the state tournament irlan are considered in the ratings.

South Milwaukee (13-3), La DE PERE WestDePere's two unbeaten basketball teams, Coach Russ Young's Nicolet Black Phantoms, winners of 16 straight, and Coach Fred Dillon's St. Norbert High Squires, possessors of a string of 18 in a row, both face action twice this week as they wind up their schedules. The champions of the Mid-Valley conference, go to Seymour tonight for a conference test, and to Val-ders Friday night for a non-league tilt. In their first exhibition with Seymour here Jan. 21, the Phantoms won 52-34, and are not looking for too much opposition while in quest of their 17th victory.

Valders is a new opponent of the West De Pere school. Dillon's cagers, who have already cinched the Fox Valley Catholic league crown, also will be away from home in their last two games, traveling to St. John's at Little Chute Thursday night seeking No. 19, and to Marinette for a return engagement with Our Lady of Lourdes Fftgh Friday night 5TDNE MOTOR Cd WtAysgeA (PiiHWutk Swedish Hockey Team Whips U. S.

Six, 4-1 PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia (U.R) Sweden's well-drilled team led in the world amateur hockey championships today with two victories and one tie after handing the U. S. squad its fiA defeat, 4 to 1. tlilllllll.