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v- I rooklyn Bolts National Grid Loop Press -Gazette Fox Valley Basketball Play Starts FridayMj Sports Roundup Chicago Bears Sign Marino at Baseball Meet Biggest Player Deal At Columbus Session Has Gridiron Angle By HUGH FULLERTON JR. COLUMBUS, Ohio (P) Baseball Commissioner Happy Chandler probably is wondering these days where he ever got that nickname. Happy's grin is un-dimmed but it must have hurt him West Home to Oshkosh; East Green Bay, Thursday Evening, Dec. 6, 1945 y-gm Sy Hz? -m "ast, For 1946 Year Yankee Stadium Will Be Site of Contests For New Loop Team By TED MEIER NEW YORK It wai war to the hilt today between the National Football league and the new All-America Professional conference which plans to start operating next fall. Dan Topping, ealthy It a lot to fe.

frozen out of the new base ball promotion setup -the one thing he has a 1 zed since he be far i came head man was that he At Fond du Lac Seven Lettermen on Red Devils' Lineup; 'Cats Also Stronger East and West aren't putting out any championship propaganda in regard to their chances in the Fox River Valley conference basketball campaign which opens Friday night, but it's likely that both of them will finish better than they did last season. The East Red Devils wound up sixth in the eight-team circuit last March, winning six while losing eight games. West placed seventh, the Wildcats wanted to do anything "for the good of baseball." A lot of that Fullerton eech-making that has been sportsman, brought matters to a head Wednesday when he bolted the National league for I the new organization. This landod the new group smack into the middle of the rich I Manhattan area by gaining the i of Yankee stadium and its coveted seating capacity of taking only three of their contests. This season the outlook for Crib 1 ViW charged off to "politics" has been done with the Idea that it would stir up some interest in the game to have the commissioner appear at father-and-son banquet or a high school victory celebration.

"I never thought I would be anyone of importance," Happy said the other day, "but I can remember what a thrill it would have been to me when I was a kid to have a major league player or any prominent baseball man appear in my home town. If Muddy Ruel and I can do the same thing, I think it is a very small contribution for the good of the game." CONVENTION CHATTER The first real scrap is due to hit the convention floor today when the matter of moving the double A leagues up to a new class is considered. Another scrap, which has been in a state of truce for two years, also may burst out In the territorial contest be Dan Topping (center), owner of the Brooklyn franchise in the National Football league, is surrounded by officials of the All-America Football conference as he announced he was transferring operations to the new league. John L. Keeshin (left) is owner of the Chicago team in the new circuit and Jim Crowley (right) is league commissioner.

(AP Wirephoto) tween the Ohio State and Middle Atlantic leagues. One version is that the folks who led the unsuc 1 A 30.000. Topping, owner of the Brooklyn franchise in the National league which this year was merged with Boston, and part owner of the New York baseball Yankees, declared he had made the break because Tim Mara, owner of the New York Football Giants, declined to agree on playing dates. "An agreement has been reached with the All-America conference for a franchise at Yankee stadium," Topping said in a prepared statement. "Operations will begin in 1946.

It is, in our opinion, a move that should he beneficial not only to professional football in general but to New York and Brooklyn. "Ray Flaherty, qur coach, spent the last three months since his discharge from the Navy lining up additional talent to round out our roster. Many of the old Brooklyn players already have returned from the services and we hope to have them all back before the opening of the season." Topping said his team would be known as the New York Football Yankees. It is the ninth club in the conference that already has awarded franchises to Brooklyn, Buffalo, Chicago, Baltimore, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Miami and San Francisco. Jim Crowley, commissioner of the conference, asserted that a 10th franchise would be awarded soon.

Mara declared he was "surprised, but not shocked" at Topping's move. "We have been doing business here at the Polo grounds for at least 21 years while teams in the Yankee stadium have come and gone," he said. cessful assault on Judge Bram i ham's minor league rule in 194.1 still lire peeved at Elmer Daily both squads is considerably brighter. East has seven letter-men back, and barring accidents all but Don Thiry, who will graduate in midwinter, should be available for the 14 conference games. There are only three lettermen at West, but some of the other candidates look like good material.

Oshkosh At West West will be at home Friday night, meeting the Oshkosh ouin-tet, while East will travel to Fond du Lac. As usual, varsity games will start at 8:15 p. following junior varsity preliminary tilts which are booked for 7 o'clock. The end of the war and lifting of travel restrictions will make it possible for the J. V.

squads to travel with the varsity teams this year. During the war years the "juniors" were forced tn stsy pretty close to home and did not meet many of the other conference schools. Sheboygan Central seems to have the strongest squad as the season opens, but things may look better for some of the other teams after they play a few games. Oshkosh probably ranks second to Central just now. Have Three Wins Coach Jake Shaffer's Red Devils at East High start off their conference campaign with three warmup victories behind them.

They started out with a 36-21 conquest of Green Bay Central Catholic, then trimmed Shawano bv 41-20, and completed their Middle Atlantic boss, because of his activities in supporting the judge. Zeke Bonura, who in Kiesling Retained as Line Mentor by Bays Signs Contract to Handle Forward Wall of Packers During 1946 and 1947 Campaigns; Work in Developing Young Talent Praised By DAVE YUEXGER Line Coach Walt Kiesling has been signed to a two-year contract to handle the Packers' forward wall, according to an announcement today by Coach Curly Lambeau. Kiesling, who will scout player talent in the Orange bowl game at Miami, on January 1, signed the contract shortly before he left for his home in Minneapolis on Tuesday. I taking boys who had little expe- The Valparaiso Crusaders of Indiana take tiipe out from basketball practice at Madison Square Boys club in New York City to shake hands with some youngsters in the balcony. The "Giants," who claim to have the country's tallest basketball team, evidently did not see the little puy standing beside them.

Left to right: Wally Warnke, Milt Schoon, J. B. Chambers, James Albe and Milo Hansen. Albe, six-foot-seven, is the midget of the group. (AP troduced baseball into Africa and a few other odd spots while he was in the Army, may wind up as ym 'ft De Pere Home to Falls Five In Friday Afternoon Contest player-manager at Minneapolis.

The Browns may effect the outright purchase of the municipally-owned Elrmra, N. Y. club. Biggest player deal reported so far was when a delegate managed to sign Vic Marino, former Ohio State and Great Lakes football guard, to play for the Chicago Bears. TODAY'S GUEST STAR Tommy Fitzgerald, Louisville Courier-Journnl: "When Pants Rowland announced the Pacific Coast league was going major, everybody was shocked.

They thought Pants was talking through his hat." COACH WALT KIESLING the way for 21 touchdowns running, second best mark in the circuit and only one less than Philadelphia's 22. To Attend League Sessions Following the Orange bowl game he will go to New Y'ork to attend, with Lambeau, the annual meetins of the National tory by the announcement by Coach G. E. Braisher that Vernon Silbernagel, speedy guard, will be in the starting lineup a against the Panthers. Silbernagel non-conference activities with rience and teaching them to hold their own in league competition." The respect the players had for Kiesling's knowledge of football was recently indicated when several veterans and newcomers volunteered the information to this writer that they had learned a great amount of football from him during the last season.

Several coaches of opposition clubs praised the work of the Green Bay line during the last season. Most vociferous of the 44-36 margin over St. Norbert West Team, Seeking Third Straight, Will Invade Court at Lena DE PERE Another afternoon game will be played Friday in the De Pere High school gymnasium, where the Redbirds are to clash with the Oconto Falls Panthers at 3 o'clock. The varsity match will be followed by a game between reserves of the two schools. This game will mark the opening of competition by the Red-birds in the Eastern division of the Northeastern Wisconsin con Hunting-Fishing Club league during which the draft of' Jq Hold Next Meeting To Hold Next Meeting A keen student of football through almost two decades in the National Football league as both player and coach, Kiesling joined the Green Bay staff last August.

Quiet and unassuming, Walt faced the problem of rebuilding, the right side of the Green Bay line, where all the 1944 veterans were missing. Developed New Players Coach Lambeau described Kies-ling's work during the 1945 season as "eminently satisfactory. Walt came here under several handicaps, including the loss of a flock of veteran linemen, and he always put his duties with the team ahead of everything else. He filled the line gaps nicely through At Eagles Club Jan. 8 High last week.

Frosty Ferzacca at West is working with Gene Evans, Don Maynard and Pete Klein as veterans. The Wildcats lost their first game to St. Norbert, 38 to 21, but came back with a 38 to 20 victory over Cenetral Catholic last week. Kiesling played two years with the Packers, starting with the team in 1935 and retiring from play after the 1936 season to go to Pittsburgh as assistant to John- group was Coach Steve Owen of Chicago Maroons Enter American Soccer Loop CHICAGO (ff) Organization of the Chicago Maroons as an entry In the newly-organized Western Division of the American Professional Soccer league was announced Tuesday. The club will play at Wrigley field, home of the Chicago Cubs.

Other proposed western entries include St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee and Toronto. tne ftew yorK uiants, wno de- i ny Blood, who also joined the scribed the Green Bay line against Packer staff this year following ference. Two Rivers cagers come his discharge from service. In here for a contest next Tuesday the Giants as "the best I have seen this season." The line gave up fewer points than six other teams in the league and opened night.

Silbemaeel to Play Redbird supporters were en Following action by the board of directors of the Brown County Hunting and Fishing club, an-, nouncement has been made by President Al Michel that the next regular meeting of the organization will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 8 at the Eagles clubrooms, Main street, in Green Bay. There will be no December meeting, the board deciding that due to the holiday season a postponement would be to the best interests of the club. The Jan. 8 meeting, will be the first held in the new meeting place at the Eagles club and officers of the conservation group plan to make it in the nature of a house-warming party with refreshment! being served.

couraged over prospects for a vic Appleton Made Cleveland Farm COLUMBUS, O. (jF) The Cleveland Indians have added four more farm clubs to their chain, giving them a total of at least seven for next season, it was disclosed today. They will have a working agreement with Appleton, in the Wisconsin State league. has been bothered with a knee injury, but has shown in practice this week that he is ready for action. He will work opposite Jack Walsh, top scorer in the 32-29 victory over Denmark Danes last Friday with 11 points, including five field goals.

Fred Falck and Joe Linnane will be called on for duty in the back court. Starting forwards will be Bob Giese, Paul Erickson or Harold Edinger, with Ken Sepersky handling the center post. West De Pere Travels West De Pere Black Phantoms go to Lena Friday in quest of their third straight victory, and make two home appearances next week, meeting Kiel High school Tuesday and St. John High school of Little Chute Friday. Coach Russell Young figures to start Bob Haskins and Wally Latus as forwards, Joe Schadrie at center, Andy Gerke and Dick Willems as guards.

Other boys likely to see action are Randy Wilsman and Jim Manders, forwards; Dick Lenss, center; Louis Eisch and Verne Lindsley, guards. 33 Central Football Players Are Given Letters at Banquet Letter and numeral awards weref 1938, Kiesling became head coach of the Steelers when Blood resigned. In 1941, the team combined with Philadelphia and Walt became co-coach with. Bert Bell and then assistant to Buff Donelli, who succeeded Bell. During the 1943 and 1944 seasons, he was co-coach with Greasy Neale of Philadelphia and with Phil Handler of the Chicago Cardinals.

Kiesling was a guard during his playing days. Played With Nevers A star athlete at St. Thomas college in St. Paul, Kiesling broke into professional football with Ernie Nevers' Duluth Eskimos, where he played in 1926-27. After a year with Pottsville, he joined the Cardinals and played with them through the 1933 season, when he was signed by the Chicago Bears.

In the early 1930's he played professional basketball in Montana, He is married but has no Sports Parade Price on Pro Football Stars Ballooning, Scribe Reports War for Talent Between Two Leagues Comes Out in Open, With Money As Best Weapon By OSCAR FRALEY NEW YORK (U Affluence far beyond his college dollars and dreams came today to the professional football player. The price of blocks, tackles and touchdowns suddenly had ballooned into the big business brackets. An Ail-American stitle was worth a fortune and the headlines which formerly wasted I Fight Results made to 33 members of Central Catholic's 1945 Fox River Valley Catholic conference grid champions at a banquet in the Beaumont hotel Wednesday night sponsored by the newly-formed Central Catholic Athletic association. The trophy as Central's most valuable player of the year was presented to Eugene Brcnnan. Brennan was named by vote of the sludent By The Associated Press LEWISTON, Me.

(JP) Willie Pep, 1 2 8 1 i Hartford, outpointed Harold "Cannonball" Gibson, 129, New York, 10. (Non-title.) Legion Baseball Dinner Saturday Louis Morgan announced today that the American Legion Junior baseball team will hold a banquet at the Silver Rail at 6 o'clock Saturday evening. He also requested that players return their uniforms to the Legion building between 2 and 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon. body through a contest sponsored by The Beam, school publication. Highlight of the banquet was presentation of the rotating Fox River Valley Catholic conference trophy to Captain Jim Conrad, who accepted it for the squad.

Principal speaker was the Rev. S. M. Killeen, Central principal, who pointed out that a nation's youth is its most precious possession and entitled "to the best we can give a good education." He contrasted the amount spent on education with that appropriated for crime detection and prevention, emphasizing that the tremendous sum $15,000,000,000 spent on crime annually indicates that education has failed in its job. nway In scrapbooks were just as- valuable as if they had been DON'T ASK YOUR BOSS! "Lack of Religion" i want Is only anonymous to us poor people.

It's those good old Yankee dollars and Jim boasts in a modest sort of way that "there are plenty more where they came from." Leagues Now In Middle Well, Jim and his rivals both aie goiui to need plenty. The glamor gridders have them smack of the middle of a great big barrel and the wallets are in for a real walloping. For the first time in professional history the players 1 "There has been a woeful lack 1 a printed In Uncle Sam's mint. Creation of this bull market was a result of an open declaration of war between the established National Professional root-ball league and the AH-America conference which gels under way next season. The AA'a sLole the New York Yankee (erstwhile Brooklyn Tigers of the National league) In the first big bid for New York patronage.

Full House Is Prize The rest is up to the players moral training in EES rARDOM 5LT MY WIFE TOLD ME TO ASK YOU 1 I COULD HAVE MV SALARY IM ADVANCE -SHE ONLY HAS 1 are on the outside and the leagues -I MEM MW I I DAYS UNTIL. are in the middle with the grin education. The cure, the way to correct it, is to put religion in education. Central Catholic and other private schools of its kind are trying to fill this need," he concluded. The banquet, expected to become an annual affair, is the first event to be sponsored by the newly organized Central Catholic Athletic association and the attendance nearly 200 persons indicated its success.

Letters Are Awarded XJJ CHRISTMAS; Take a loon from us with which to pay for all your Christ-mot purchases. PAY BACK in small monthly payments. NEW 18 MONTHS PLAN GIVES YOU SMALLER MONTHLY PAYMENTS Borrow $100 '200 Letter awards, presented by the Rev, J. G. Regan, director of nth- letics, went to Peter Weiland, James Millard, Eugene Brennan, Jim Conrad, James Hessel.

Don i each league can corral to asure it pets the crowd-drawing headlines. The league with the most famed performers is going to play to a full house. The circuit which gets left In the rush of pocket lettuce Is the one which will display its formations for the of empty seats. So already the pigskin pos-es have started their All-American man hunt. They don't care where they get their talent and that stuff they're waving Isn't Confederate money.

"Sleepy Jim" Crowley is the AA commissioner. They'll have to get him a new nickname. Because there was none of that famed lethargy present when he caught the opposition napping by swiping Yankee stadium for his AA's. Jim admits coyly that there has been "some" raiding of the long-established National league. Not much, understand, just for what the AA's want.

And don't confuse these AA's, because what they're handing out for what they really ning gridders ready to put on a terrific squeeze. Heretofore, with only Hie National league operating, the established one-and-only circuit could take its pick, pay what It wanted to and not a rent more and sit hark and count the profits. Until the two leagues get together with a joint draft meeting they'll all have to go at full gallop for talent. The date for such an agreement doesn't seem to be in sight, so It looks like the biggest bankroll will win. Meanwhile the players ave in the driver's seat.

For a while it's going to be diamonds, mink and high class travel for the little woman and with the All-America conference having a Los Angeles team headed by such Hollywood stars as Don Amcche and Bing Crosby, it might crowd the National league even more by offering screen tests to the wives of stars it, covets, Who said it's momma who payr sfei III Monthly Payment 655 J13" Peot, Leo Swidler, Bob La Force, Eugene Cornette, James Craanen, Steve Donarski, Jerry Zellner, Roland Destiche, Jerry Coniff, Donald Feldhausen, Robert Rousseau, Clayton Maloney, Robert Brunette, Louis Blaser, Ray Crim, Franlc Zimonick, Donald Rocque, Richard Rocque, Robert Baum-gart, Eugene La Violette and Robert Vanderheyden. Sweaters, given by the Athletic ROCK FINANCE CO. OFFICE AT STONI MOTORS association, were presented to seven seniors. Weiland, Swidler, I Millard, Cnniff, Brennan, Cornette and Zimonick. i Captain Jim Conrad, second from left, is shown accepting the rotating Fox River Catholic conference trophy on behalf of the championship Central Catholic eleven at the squad banquet in the Beaumont hotel Wednesday night.

The Rev. S. M. Killeen, Central principal, is at the far left; Coach Norbert J. Christman, second from right, and the Rev.

Joseph G. Regan, athletic director, far right. I 1..