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

Bluejays To Open Season With Wausau (9' on Saturday Night Hfuzwj '''vai mtx yi it V-A Press-Gazette ment. Burchell also disclosed that at Parisse's request the club had released Infielders Joe Mangini and Marshall Sciarra. first and second basemen resoertively who had accompanied the manager from his home in Philadelphia this spring. Thursday night's scheduled Wisconsin State league opening game with Fond du Lac had been postponed earlier in the because of cold wealhpr. Tonight's game also has been postponed for the same reason.

Parisse, who is 36 years old, W'as signed this winter as a player-manager. He is a catcher. Parisse formerly played in the Inter-State league and was with Philadelphia Athletics part of the and 1944 sea-sonsf He played semi-pro ball last year. "4 1 ta if. Evening, May 9, 1947 "Ready now, boys, all was the command of Press-Gazette Photographer Clarence Bredell as he attempted to snap Green Bay Bluejay pitchers above in chorus-girl action during practice Thursday afternoon.

Anyhow, despit perfect Rockette movement, the scene shows the Bluejay mound platoon including (left to right) Roger Frebel, Mauric Berner, Don Dawson, Herb Jaehnke, Harry Montgomery, Alger Schillings and Jim Kelly. Frebel is scheduled to start "at Appleton tonight, but the starter for Saturday night's cpener here is still a deep secret. of his conduct." Burchell declined to elaborate on the state Kovacs Tips Riggs 6-2, Small Crowd Watches Frankie Even Series at Four Apiece in School Gym By DON 1IICKOK Actually, it didn't make much difference to the small crowd of tennis enthusiasts who won. They saw some good fa vi)' 'I ft fi? fr Vt" Greeen Bay, Friday Fire W-R Manager WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (A') The release of Tony Parisse as manager of the Wisconsin Rapids White Sox of the Wisconsin State Baseball league was announced today by Ray Burchell, club president.

Within two hours after Parisse's release became known, the players held a closed meeting with Burchell at the clubhouse at which, according to Burchell, they urged the club to reconsider its action and retain Parisse as manager. As an outgrowth of this meeting, Burchell agreed to call an emergency meeting of the board of directors of the Wisconsin Rapids Athletic club with the players this afternoon at which Parisse's release will be discussed. Burchell said he informed the players that Parisse had been released "because of public sentiment In the city which had aii-en against Panose because itrnc a littlo RrvKhv pion, and Frank Kovacs, a big bruiser with a gift of color. As it turned out, Kovacs defeated Riggs, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5, to even i'nt'ld'c nrnfoccinnal rViam- Pivot Man Lost to Rocket On RuHnQ Comm'lSSIOner NEW YORK (P) Admiral Jonas H. Ingram, All-America Football conference commissioner, ruled Thursday that James O'Mal ley, Marquette university center, is ineligible to play with the Chi- cago Rockets.

In his first major player deci- sion since becoming commissioner, Ingram disapproved O'Malley's contract because his college class has not been graduated. O'Malley left school last September and had classroom deficiencies tiiat mde him ineligib'e for further collegi- ate competition. Marquette au-1 thorities said they had no objec- tion to his playing professionally, if he so desired. O'Mallpy was not on the confer- ence draft list but was signed by the Rockets as a free agent. I i Fullback Tom McKindles powers through mass of Army players for the Navy's touchdown in the St.

Norbert college intra-squad game which climated spring foot ball practice stadium Thursday' afternoon. Navy once in each period. Tom Hearden Picks Errors As: St. Norbert Navy Whips Army In Spring Grid Windup, 26-0 Steve Bennett Breaks fV--u 'C? Second Game at Appleton Called; Start at Home WISCONSIN STATE LEAGUE Pit Janitvllla 1 0 l.OiKI Osliltmh 1 1.0(10 Fond du X.ltr (I 0 Wisconsin Rapid! II .000 bay Annlrton Wainali 0 1 Shrboyt-an 1 .000 Thursday Night's Result f.HFKN BAY AT APPLETON (fold), Fond du Lac at Wla. Kipldl (cold).

Onhkniih 10, Watitaii 1. Janrtvllle (, Khtboyfan 2. Tonic ht'i Games GRF.KN BAY AT APPI.KTOV. (Postponed, rnld.) Fond du I ar at Wltronaln Raplda. (Poat ported, cold Oshkoah al Wauaao.

Khrboyfan at Janeaville. Saturday Night's Game WAl'HAU AT GREEN BAY Wisconsin Kaplda at Fond du U(. Jannavtlle at Otthkutti. Appleton at Sheboygan. The Green Bay Bluejays will open action in the Wisconsin State Baseball league's filth season at Joannes park at 8 o'clock Saturday night.

This 'was assured this noon when Appleton postponed the lecond "opener" with Green Bay there tonight. The Blue-Jays were slated to start the leason in Appleton's Goodland field Thursday night, but cold veather forced postponement. The game tonight was postponed chiefly because it conflicted with the regular Friday night store-opening. Merchants had purchased tickets for their employees for Thursday night md they would be unable to them tonight, Bluejay officials were informed today. Both clubs were in apparent agreement that the weather would be favorable.

Roger Frebel, rookie righthander who was slated to pitch Jn Appleton, probably will be Manager Harry Griswold's choice for Saturday night's game with the Wausau although Griswold may give the honor to one of the veterans Maurice Berner or Don Dawson. Wausau also will play here Sunday afternoon at 2:30. Openinr Night Hans Set Plans for Green Bay's opening night ceremony were announced today by Dirk Bourguignon and John Biebel, co-chairmen in charge of arrangements being uponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The big day will start with a parade of trucks carrying appropriate signs and members of the Bhiejny team on Soutn Broadway, Douman, Washington, Walnut, Adams, Maui and Baud streets. The program at Joannes park will get underway at 7:15 with a band concert by the Central Catholic High school band.

At 7 45 the Bluejays will be introduced individually and the 1946 Wisconsin State league pennant, won by Green Bay, will be raised on the flag pole in centerfield. These ceremonies will be in charge of Carl Mraz, master of ceremonies. Short talks will be made by Len J. Reis, president of the Community Baseball association, and Manager Griswold. Junior Chamber of Commerce officials announced that the ceremonies will be run off in "short order," after which Mayor Dominie Olejniczak will throw out the first ball, officially opening Green Bay's home season in the State league's fifth season.

AFTER HEARING of the eve-ring postponement, Griswold ordered his athletes out for a workout at Joannes park this afternoon. Despite the cold, the players art feeling in great condition and there isn't a sore arm on the entire squad. Griswold indicated that he'd itlck to the following batting order and lineup which he announced Wednesday for tonight's game: Mel Welch, second base; Bill Lofgren, left field: Billy Mau-pin, third base: Otto Spevak, first base; Bob Sullivan, centerfield: Arnie Mazaurek, catch: Roy F.lmeer, right field; and Robert York, shortstop. Watching the drill was Southpaw Pitcher Dick Pruett. who recently underwent an appendectomy.

He expects to start throwing in a week. Pruett is a resident of Appleton. Stan Musial to Have Operation NEW VGTiK VPt Scun MumI, slugging first-baseman of the St. Iouis Cardinals, was found by a Mood count today to be suffering with acute appendicitis and probably will be forced to undergo an operation immediately. Dr.

C. L. Palmer, who examined Musial, recommended that he undergo the operation here at once, but Musial insisted upon returning to St. Louis. Upper hi lit Xfe tJF I 3-6, 7-5 be limited to 30 days, at tht most, but western and prairie states may have a bit longer season.

Day said increased numbers of hunters and decreases in the duck population probably will force a general reduction in bag limits as i well as seasons. The extent of the reductions will not be determined until spring surveys now under-I w'ay in the breeding areas sre completed, he added. The duck season last year consisted 01 43 days. Day said the government is considering longer hunting sea- sons along the flyways of western and prairie states than on the east coast "because the western states are in a better condition regarding ducks, and the hunting pres- fure is not so great there." Nevertheless, westerns as well as easterns probably will be lim- ited to less than the 45 day sea-: son of last fall, he said. Giants, Cubs Snare Openers By The Associated Press The Wisconsin State Baseball league got off to a cold start Thursday night with half the circuit frozen out and the other four clubs making their 1947 debut in football weather.

In the only two games played, Oshkosh chilled Wausau. 10-1. and Janesville defeated Sheboygan, 6-2. Scheduled games be-. ween Green Bay and Appleton, i and Fond du Lac and Wisconsin Rapids were postponed because of cold.

Temperatures were in the low 40 as Oshkosh thumped tie Lumberjacks before 1.350 fans in i a twilight game at Wausau. Be-! numbed fingers and spring i greenness produced seven er-I rors in the contest, five of them committed by the losing club. Sam Brewer pitched two hit and struck out 13 in winning lor the Giants. The only run scor-I ed on him was unearned. Brewer's mate collected 15 hits off Wau-jsau's Al Kulig.

Bill Goff of Osh-; kosh knocked in three runs in the sixth inning with a double. Oshkosh (MIS 02011) IJ Wausau 010 0IM) 000 I 2 Brewer and Roth. Curtla (i): Kiillr and Miarerki. Shrbovian 020 000 000 I 1 Janeswll 204 000 000 10 4 Hill. Smith (5, Fronrzilk and 'Barelord; Brown and Rook.

Tavern League to Aid Hunting Club The Brown County Tavern league will support the campaign of the Brown County Hunting ard Fishing club to raise funds for promotion of better hunting in Brown county, it was announced today. The announcement followed a meeting of the Green Bay and Brown County Tavern leagues at the Hotel Northland. The Hunting and Fishing club, soon to be known as the Conservation club, is financing the propagation of pheasants, through hatching of eggs and rearing of baby chicks until they are ready for release. In order to help this campaign, members of the tavern league will place coin boxes in taverns throughout the county. Paul C.

Huybrecht was engaged as business agent to solicit new members, formerly district oreanizer for th International Association of Machinists, he is now retired, Nlfem CK GAME Frankie Kovacs, the big guy, flashes a victory smile over Little Bobby Riggs after their challenge match at Washington Junior High gymnasium Thursday night. won easily, 26-0, scoring and Fitzpatrick alternating, they scored again as the second half (opened, Destache carrying it over from the one-foot line. Weiland's 1 boot was perfect, score 20-0. Bramien Green Bay East star, accounted for the Navv linai taMy with a 5.yar(1 gaHop around his own right end late in ue last quarter. I ltzpatrick ex- ti a point kick bounced off the up- rights.

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rt I). Sou. ill, qb 1 oel- "1B Hell, fb Replacement! Navy: nosier, Brennan Tackle Bennett, Guard O'Malley. Barks Vanden Tackle Bergeron. Guard Smith.

Backs Bush, Monlils, Kuprey. Navy 7 7 26 The Officials: Referee U. R. Mf- Mailers, t.reen Bav East, i mpire John Blulu, St. Norbert.

Robinson WilT Quit Welter Ranks GREENWOOD LAKE, N. Y. fU.R) Welterweight Champion Ray (Sugar) Robinson, plagued by a lack of suitable opponents, said today he would quit the wel- terweight ranks at the end of 1947 to campaign among the middle- weights. Currently training for a non-title bout with Middleweight Georgie Abrhms at Madison Square garden, May 16, Robinson said he hoped to meet Marcel Cerdan of Morocco at Paris in September to prove he deserves recognition for a shot at the 160-pound title. Robinson is slated to defend his welterweight crown against Jimmy Doyle of Los Angeles at Cleveland, May 30, in what may be his last defense of the 147-pound diadem.

Counts in WIBC Meet Remain at Low Level GRAND RAPIDS, -iJPj lional Bowling congress remained at a low level Thursday. Two Michigan entries turned in the best totals of the day as the LeBarons Fanatorium Grand Rapids hit 2396, team of and Viola Gibson of Kalamazoo scored 606 to miss the singles boarde by only nine pins. Miss Gibson's total her first over 600 was fashioned on games of 215, 214 and 177. i Wants Olympics Winter Games of 1952 Event To Be Requested With Detroit's Bid DETROIT fPi Michigan's i upper peninsula will put in a bid for the winter portion of the 1932 Olympic games when Detroit sub- mits an invitation for the com- petition June 14. Detroit's bid will be made at a meeting of the Olympic committee i at Stockholm, Sweden.

The upper peninsula will enter its petition at the same time for the winter sports program. Georae Grenholm, chairman of the upper peninsula's winter Olympic committee, said the cities of Iron Mountain, Ishpeming, Calumet, Kscanaba and Marquette are joining in the bid. Winter games include competition in bobsledding. speed and figure skating and skiing. Ishpeming already has an excellent ski run, where the national ski tournament was staged last February.

The upper peninsula cities recently completed construction of a mile and a half bob sled course and have good sites for speed and figure skating meets. The only city to ask for the 1952 winter games so far is Lake Placid, N. Y. Eastern States to Get 30-Day Duck kAni Cfr OUSOn, IVUy JO5 WASHINGTON fPl Albert M. Dav.

director of the IT. S. Fish Rnrl Wild Life servire. said Thurs- the all duck hunting season the eastern states probably will DC A NrOI i i I their rivalry in the current series I of exhibitions at four matches each. iton Junior High school gymna- sium Thursday night, Carl Earn, voung California trick-shot artist, i beat Jack March, eastern pro champion, 6-2.

March, an alter- i nate member of the tour, was sub- I bing for George Lyttleton-Rogers, who did not appear. Mule Room in Back Court Indoor tennis is properly played on a couple of acres of flooring and the unfortunate confines of the gym left the players too little room in the back court for much slam-bang tennis. Everybody was rather gentlemanly about it, keeping shots well within the court, and any attempt at forcing the baselines brought quick retaliation a point or two later. Kovacs, on at least three or four occasions, seemed headed for oblivion as he chased back under Riggs' lobs, but he escaped without a scratch. Riggs, a stubby little guy who specializes in getting the ball back and outsteadying and outsmarting his larger opponents, enjoyed top billing through his world cham- pionship title, but it was Kovacs who captured the crowd.

Ahewd or behind, he smilingly about the court exuding supreme confidence, tossing asides at the Dan Doys, r.arn, wno umpired tne maior sinsies event, and at Kiees himeplf nh tiiev mPt whilo changing courts. After running through the first three games in short order, Kovacs told his per- i soiling rival: Better take your sweater off, bov." I His ehaiacter was pretty well illustrated at the start of the the when Riggs, as play was about to start, decided the net was too low. "It's better th Kov protested as i K'KSs cranKed it up. wnen BOD- I bv's very first return hit the top I1 Pe fr 8n en'0r' KovHt's retorted, i "See''" Forces Kovacs Into Frrors Kovacs ran through four games oi uie nrsi sei. Keeping ruggs wen on the defensive and getting a lot of placements from the fore-court before the champion won his service.

The second set was all Riggs with his terrific service and tactics forcing Kovacs into errors. In the third, however, Riggs tried too often to rush the net and Kovacs won mostly on passing shots, although he had to come from behind to even the games at five-all. The attraction was a superior and the Green Bay park board deserved better support, but the lark of paying customers makes it doubtful that Green Bav will see such top-drawer net stars again for some time to come Eastern Loop Rookie Pitches No-Hit Game MILFORD (U.R Rookie Boh Brake, 19-year-old righthander of the Milford Red Sox of the Class Eastern Shore Baseball league, pitched a no-hitter here Thursday night to defeat the Dover (Del.) Phillies, 8-0, in the season's open- er for both clubs. Brake struck out 16 and walked six in his perfect debut with the Boston Red Sox farm team. Hudson-Sharp Bowling Banquet Saturday Night The Hudson Sharp Machine company bowling league's chicken dinner will be held Saturday nieht instead of Thursday, as announc ed yesterday, at the Konop hotel in Stangelville.

Officers of the company will be hosts, and Horace C. Baker will serve as master of ceremonies. Three hundred dollars in prizes will be distributed. Tim Dalton defeated Art Cooper on Tuesday night's card here, it was his fourth straight eight-round win by He slrted the decision string after drawing with Del Cockayne of St. Paul Feb.

19 This should convince you w-e're having a late In 1946 the Junior Legion baseball team started training under Larry Fitchett on April 1 1947 team is actually frozen in, making it 39 days late The softball leagues around town are a good two weeks behind in their workouts With weather like this, it appears like a good time for the Packers to start a ifason ticket drive ART DALEY. i I I i i NEW Diamond Loop To Open May 18 The Northeastern Wisconsin Baseball league will start the 1947 season May 18 instead of May 11, as has been previously announced. League Secretary Charles Pavlat said today. Teams entered include Duck Creek, Pavlat's Wolves, VOF, Billy Goats, Luxemburg. Eaton and Denmark.

An eighth team will be selected from three applicants, Westphal's, Kaukauna or Bear Creek. Team managers are urged to get in touch w-ith Pavlat, so that a schedule can be arranged. Want Bowlers For Women's Summer Loop Any women interested in summer league bowling are urged to contact Virginia M. LeFevre, 1180 Chicago street. The league is scheduled to begin its season May 21 and will run for 10 weeks.

Fight Results YODNGSTOWN. Ohio Tonv 7.aW lfil. Gary, TKO Cliff Beckett, 164, Sudbury. 181. (Xon-titlel.

ATLANTIC CITY DoufT Carter. 141, Newark. N. outpointed Doug Fat-foirl. New York, llfll.

SAGINAW. Mieli.H. C. Ross, 13H, Flint, outpointed Flovd "Red" Levas-scur. 140.

Bav Citv, 111). ASBIIRY PARK. N. Y. tlarrv Di-duck, 130.

New York, outpointed Henry Lasatie. 130, Houslon, Itil. PARIS Gus Drvouve, IfiS. Paris, outpointed Vtnre Hawkins, 55'i, Ion-rJon, 1 10). (Non-titlel.

Deacon Won, Manager Harry Griswold and his Bluejays can hope that history goes no further than that first game because the 1940 Jays finished fifth in the six-tcam league incident-' ally, finished 1940 as the loop's best fielding shortstop with his .944 average Reed did the same in 1946 with his mark about fielding, Joe Janet, won third-base fielding championships in 1941 and 1946 with identical averages .954 The only othei Green Bay fielding champs were Earl Gillespie, first baseman, .9::6 in 1942. and Bob Per-thel. outfielder, in 1942 Perthel, by the way, will receive his degree in mechanical engineering this mornti at Wis Through Repeatedly to HaraSS Doughboy Attack By LFE RFMMFL The Navy (veterans) had too jmany tuus for the Army lie- emits) in the bt. Norbeit college Ultra-squad football game at Min- ahan stadium Thursday afternoon. Scoring for the first lime midway in the opening period on Left 'Halfback Bill Fitzpatrick's 35-yard gallop over tackle, the Sail-; ors repeated in each of the last three quarters to win going away, 126-0.

The contest climaxed the spring grid program at the school. A critical observer of what uai transpired was Head Coach Tom Hearden, who came out of tne; In If ud ihs Kniirhi to an nil- defeated season in 1946. He picked out errors aloVig the way in the play of both backs and linemen, at the same time sizing tip the material available for next tali's rugged eight-game schedule. Besides Fitzpatrick, backfield veterans who flashed '46 form were Fullbacks George Nottoli of Chicago and Tom McKindles, and Halfbacks Paul Destache and Don Vanden Brandon, all important figures in the Knights' unblemished season last fall. In tjie line it was Steve Bennett, the ex-Northwestern university tackle, who repeatedly broke through to harass Army passers and once to block a punt, and Guard William Biolo, who drove in to block an Army punt In the first half.

Most promising of the new men were Dirk Noel, Manitowoc, Don Durst of Little Chute and Owen Monfils, former Green Bay Wr-st High school gridder, who rarried most of the load for the Doughboys. Hurst made the best run of the dav for the losers on the last plav of the game when he inter-ennted Navy Quarterback Pete Klein's pass and raced 30 yards into enemv territory before he was brought down. The gobs could have easily boosted the final score but one touchdown was called back on an offside ruling and thev muffed at least two other onnortunit'es after thev had penetrrtrd within Ihe Aftpr Fitzpatrick counted the firct Naw totirhdown. fx-Central Catholic End Pte Weiland converting perfectly, the regulars wpre forced to wait until late in the second ner-od for 1heir second snore. McKindles went over this t'me from the hree-yst-d-line.

The nass from center on the point try was low and Klein was smothered in i attemnt to With Destaijhe, George Notloli Lost in 2 Nights; consin after which he'll report to Burlington, a Class club The fleet outfielder wears his Bluejay warmup jacket on the Badger rumpus these cool days Note to deer hunters: The Green Bay Packer home games will be off the calendar before the hunting season opens last game at City stadium is Oct. 26 against the Detroit Lions and the finale in Milwaukee is Nov. 2 against Pittsburgh Scorecards at Bluejay home games will be sold for 5 cents each A new four-page card has been styled and it's really attractive and colorful Dirk' Pruett, the Bluejys' only southpaw pitcher, is a believer in modern fcur- Green Bay Junior Legion Nine in 10 -Team Circuit The Sullivan-Wallen American Legion Junior baseball team is one of nine already entered in a 10-team Fox River Valley Baseball league, Louis Morgan, -post athletic officer, announced today. Oiher teams enrolled are from Oshkosh, Appleton, Menasha, Kaukauna, Kimberly, Little Chute, New London, Seymour, which replaces Neenah, and Green Bay. Clintonville will probably be the tenth entry.

Morgan announced that Al Maes, who managed the Kraft team in the Municipal Baseball league last year, will serve as coach of the Green Bay nine. A meeting of all boys interested in trying out for the team has been set for 7:30 next Monday night at the Legion building. Ecu Claire Is Victor Over Superior, 13-3 By The Associated Press Eau Claire thumped the Superior Blues, 13-3, in a Northern league game Thursday night, Sioux Falls edged out the Fargo-Moor-head Twins, 7-5, while Aberdeen trounced Grand Forks, 16-4. The Duluth game at St. Cloud was postponed because of cold.

Gillespie Rudnirki three Mike Rudnicki, tiny Jay outfielder, got four hits in (he 30-run scorers' headaches and two the previous SATURDAY NIGHT OPENING GAME Jays Lose to Appleton, 4-3 ('40); Packer Card 'Beats' Deer BLUEJAYS vs. WAUSAU SPECIAL OPENING CEREMONIES Storting or 7:15 Conducted by the Green Bay J. C. Game Time 8 o'Clock BLUEJAY BALL PARK Spmt Corktiills: It was seven years ago this very 'date May 9 that the Green Bay Bluejays opened the First Wisconsin State league season at Appleton. is another victory for history because the Bluejays will attempt the same thing tonight.

That opener wasn't pleasant back in 1940 Bluejays lost, 4-3, with Deacon Delmore on the GB slab all the But In the second game the next night, Deacon got credit for a wild 18-14 victory in which Manager Otto Blue'ge used five pitchers, the fifth of whom was Delmore two clubs went into the ninth tied 11-all when Green toy scored five and Appleton fkfju if UasJaBSfcrfjj This Message Courtesy STONE MOTOR Co (Plymouth Pruett gery It was only 10 days ago that he underwent an appendectomy and in another week he'll be able to start throwing Delmore A.