The St. Louis Star and Times from St. Louis, Missouri • Page 19

M.Nh'lth.N WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 11, 1942. ST.LOUIS STAR-TIMES ST.LOUIS STAR-TIMES To Fort Worth Round ke Towi TllFlyers Lose Rough Game Penalties Plan Revealed To Conn Faces First Big Test Of Comeback In Bout With Zale In 4-2 Contest; Raise $20,000,000 For Defense From Racing Frank Bowman Draws Major is BY JACK MAHON. NEW YORK, Feb. 11. (I.

X. Raeinp, often somewhat ridiculously called "the sport of kinps" will make a real FEMININE EXECUTIVES, members of the Quota Club, a group of women who operate their own firms, have invited Mayor William Dee Becker and a host of big-timers to sit in at their dinner and installation party at Hotel Gatesworth tomorrow night. Women folks, known as chatty people, will do a piece of listening on this particular evening because Harry Crawford, manager of the Missouri Theater, will be the principal speaker and once Crawford gets the floor, waxed mustache and all, everybody listens! Ben Nordmann, south side publisher boasting about his eleven children at every opportunity, took a tuck In his spiel when he heard that Simon Wolf, Kingshigh way-Rhodes baker, has a brood of fifteen Percy M. Gash, manager of the Municipal Auditorium, glanced at Mrs. Gash when someone asked if he owned an auto, and replied, "Well, I hav an arguing interest in our heap!" "king's pesture" towards national defense and contribute a jrolden jackpot of from $20,000,000 to $30,000,000 to its treasury if plans now under consideration are consummated, it was learned today.

Les Scheetz, a fireman at the engine house in the loop, will demonstrate his versatility when he steps out as one of the end-men in the annual benefit minstrel show at St. Michael's School Hall, Eleventh and Benton, next Sunday night. Lester, central figure in one of those debates wherein baritones call him a tenor, and tenors call him a baritone, doesnt bother much about the tone of his vocals, however. His only interest, it seems, is to get a cTttfl-sT rrm liifpnore a cinennff rnm1 an If was a total handle of some in racing. There have been a few plans suggested to cut into this for national defense.

A flat 5 per cent federal tax on the total handle has been one of them and if it is accepted it would yield about $26,000,000. I have another plan in mind, to tax only winning tickets. I figure if you invest $2 and get back $10 or $20, the average player won't mind contributing a small portion of it to the national defense fund." "The National Association of State Racing Commissions will discuss just what racing can do when it meets, probably next month," continued Swope. "They'll take up the federal tax plan and another, very similar, which I cannot discuss at this time." Herbert Bayard Swope, chairman of the New York State Racing Commission and one of the leading racing executives in the nation, revealed this staggering fact today but emphasized just as strongly he was in favor of the sport doing its bit via either a direct government tax or nationally approved plan rather than simply as a charity gesture. "I believe that racing should be taxed just as much as the traffic can bear, and that is plenty," said Swope.

"But I believe such a tax should come direct from the government and not in the form of some charity gesture which wauld make it appear as if the sport were trying to buy its way off." "Last year," he continued, "there 1 X' I he's half as good at the show as in rehearsals he'll reap as many giggles as any participant BY HARRY GRAYSON N. E. A. Service Sports Editor. NEW YORK.

Feb. 11. William Conn returns to the big apple at the Garden Friday night, for the first time since a lot of folks suspected he grew a bit careless in the 13th round against Joe Louis last June. The difference this trip Is that in place of conceding a large chunk of weight, Billy Conn is being spotted a dozen pounds or so by Tony Zale. Conn has agreed to do 175 pounds, which he should make without un-dtie trouble.

Zale will come in at about 163. The Pittsburgh Kid towers over the middleweight champion and has a proportionate advantage in reach. It is a classy 12-round match, which will prove, among other things, whether Louis took anything out of Conn. If Conn has all of his old flash, he will be the first to be much account after a treatment by Louis, and Billy the Kid went farther than most challengers. Much at Stake For Conn.

As the outstanding heavyweight challenger. Conn risks much prestige in tackling Zale. The Irish youth must win clearly to retain his position. All he has to gain is a rich parse which is the answer to the match. This handicap meeting of a boxer and a belter will pack the House That Tex Built at from $1.15 to $11.50, which spells an $80,000 gross.

That's important money these days. With Conn at 175 pounds, Zale easily could claim the lightheavy leadership if his hand is raised. Gus Lesnevich. only fought himself to a trick titie while Conn took a whack at the bigger fellows. The fact that the scrap is listed for no more than 32 rounds doesn't mean a thing.

Gene Tunney scaled the heights after ten. This Is to be no picnic for Conn, and he knows it. Zale, the former Gary, Ind- steel-worker, goes down under a punch 7 Billy Conn. 1 Margaret Perrat, attractive bookkeeperess over at Triangle Liquor puts in ample time and exhibits great patience to keep the company figures, states Harry Hyer, company sales manager. Senor Hyer doesn't know it, but Margaret puts in two nights per week bowling with two A-l teams to keep her own figure, she states Les Sheetz.

Continued From Page 18. Dean always ignored Frisch's maneuvers at managerial strategy laughing at those pre-game rehearsals in the clubhouse. There were countless other Dean eccentricities when the boy was the ace of the staff. All in the spirit of good, clean fun by "Dizzy." however. The true character of Uncle Jay was something to write about.

Hs never let his club down, and not once did he let a pal down. There was one story about "Dizzy" that made a big hit with this observer. Ed Heusser, a bull-pen pitcher on the 1937 staff, was one of occasionally, but gets up to stir up plenty of trouble. Zale's Style Unorthodox. Zale is one of the most unorthodox workmen you ever laid eyes on.

He has a peculiar left uppercut and what used to be considered the bad habit of leading with his right. But the boy who wrecked Al Hos-tak and trounced Georgie Abrams packs a poke in either fist and is a body puncher from 'way back. Zale has dropped only one decision since he reached his peak, and claims to have been stale the night he was edged by Billy Soose. In that case, styles may have had something to do with the rather unexpected result, too. Though a slow starter Zale gets under way rapidly in comparison with Conn.

Both fairly roar down the stretch. Conn has two easy 10-round tune-ups under his belt against Henry That fellow you've seen at every showing of the flicker, since the opening show at the Fox Theater last Thursday afternoon is Attorney Frank Tomasso, midwest legal representative for the stars of that quickie, namely Ole Olsen and "Chick' Johnson. The local barrister, present in Hollywood while the film was snapped last summer, seems to think that sooner or later the operator will show a short scene wherein Frank copped a decision over a gateman who sought to chase him off the lot Paul Laidley, mid-town realty dealer, has the oddest habbit. Spends hours blending perfumes to produce new scents Hughey West, former sandwich shop operator and current dairy worker, arranged for a showing of the last Washington-St. Louis football game movies at the meeting of the Navy Post the other night.

Advising outsiders that St. Louis won the game. That's final Tony Zale. rYirinpr and Tl TurnT the former a better backstop than Bill FORT WORTH, TEX, Feb. 11.

(Special.) Scoring in every period of a rough game, the Fort Worth Rangers beat the St. Louis Flyers, 4-2, in an American Hockey Association contest here last night. A total of eleven penalties were assessed during the course of the game, the Flyers drawing seven of these, including a major penalty of five minutes handed out to Frank Bowman in the second period for roughing. Twice during the course of the night, the visitors had but four men on the ice due to penalties, and though the Flyers' defense was up to the task of stopping the Rangers on these occasions. Fort Worth cracked through for single goals in each of the first two periods and then clinched their decision by scoring twice in the final period.

Pete Pleban gave the Rangers a lead after only 1:10 of the first period, scoring on a pass from Pete Leswick. Hap Harnott, with the aid of Jean Pusie, tied the score after five minutes of the second, but the lead lasted exactly two minutes and forty-five seconds, when Leswick scored on an assist from Lloyd Jackson. Once again the Flyers came back in the early stages of the final period, when Leo Carbol and Sam McManus combined to tie the score, only to have Pleban and Ross Knowles score shortly thereafter to remove all doubt as to the outcome of the game. The defeat was not as costly for the Flyers as it might have been, since the St. Paul Saints, second place club in the Northern Division, could do no better than tie the last place Minneapolis Millers.

The Flyers now lead the Saints by three points. The lineups and summary: FWere. Fort Worth. Wood Goal Hill Carbol L. Ayres N.

Smith Jackson McManus L. Pipban Barton R. Leswick Spare: Myers Bowman, Herbert. W. Smith.

Kendall. Pusie, Harnott, McLeod. Fort Maloney, Kin. Peer. Connollv.

Buckevich. Referee Bill McGlone. Linesman Tom Freel. First period scorlner Fort Worth Pleban Leswlr)c. 1:10.

Penalties Carbol (cross-checkinRl. Leswick (trippintr'. Srrond period scoring: Flyers Harriott Pusie t. 5:00. Fort Worth Leswick (Jack-soni.

7:45. Penalties Ayres ihonktnttl. Bowman (major. 5 minutes, roughing), McManus (tripping). Third period scoring: Fivers Carbol (McManust.

2:35. Fort Worth Pieban (Jackson. Leswlcki, Knowles (Peer King), 13:50. Penalties Knowles (hold-inei. Bowman (high stickingi, Connolly (high sticking).

Carbol (tripping). Barton (hooking. Peer Bcoro by periods: 1 1 3 Flyers 0 I 1 Fort Worth 1 1 24 A. It. A.

STANDINGS. Northern Division. Opp. ClTih. Won.

Lost. T1. Pt. C1T. GIs.

FLYERS 23 10 3 49 10S 71 S. Paul 21 10 4 4 9 56 Omaha 17 18 2 30 11S 105 Minneapolis ...16 17 2 34 92 110 Southern DIvlsioD. Opp. Club. Won.

Lost. Td. PM. CI. Kansas City ...22 IS 1 45 135 123 Fort Worth ...18 18 2 38 140 122 Tulsa 9 24 a 20 89 129 Dallas 8 24 3 19 85 137 Last Night's Results.

Wort Worth 4. Flyers 2. Minneapolis 2, St. Paul 2 (overtime). Tonight's Arnedale.

Kansas City at Minneapolis. Tulsa at Omaha. Dickey, the latter a pretty rugged battler. I am forced to string along with the Pittsburgh Kid, but anticipate considerable excitement. Certainly, if Billy Conn cant lick Tony Zale, he has no business doing an encore with Joe Louis in June.

Jay's warmest friends, having been selected as a running mate because Ed was not held in such high esteem by other members of the club. Dean had stopped the Giants in New York in one of his typical thrillers, l-to-0 for Jay over Hal Schumacher belore 35,000 fans at th Polo Grounds. We had breakfast the following morning. The conversation included the usual request concerning the Dean arm. "Not so hot today," remarked "Dizzy." "I didn't think I could hold-out to the finish yesterday.

But, listen. I understand Hrusser't going to start this afternoon against them Giants, and I'll be out there warming up to help Ed. He's a great guy, and I wanna see Ed beat these Giants, and show up some of these players who don't think so much of him." It Is a matter of record that Ol' Dizzy rushed to Hcusser's rescue, as per schedule, going in for the relief role in the seventh inning when Ed weakened, saying a 4-3 decision for the Cardinals, and for Heusser. Everyone in baseball takes his comeback yarn as a typical Jerome H. Dean bid for publicity.

As for pitching in the majors again, that's another story. Mervin Shea Opens Defense Adolph Etling, president of the South Side National Bank, heard the spiel of a salesman who wished to peddle a burglar alarm for the Etling garage. A bell would ring in the owner's bedroom when a burglar opened the door. "Is that all?" inquiried the prospective purchaser. "What do do when the bell rings?" People taking Congressman Edwin M.

Schaefer, of Belleville, to task for muffing so many official roll calls should know said participant has been a sinus victim for more than a year. Bedded down most of the time Of Ball Players' Golf Title MIAMI, Feb. 11. (U. If the Daffy Dodjrers from Brooklyn's Flat bush can win a pennant and if a guy like Dizzy Dean admits he has slipped, then anything can happen in baseball.

But when more than thirtv big leaguers get on a golf course, then brother, j-ou name it. That was the situation at the entered todav's nlav. Johnnv Rizzo and Arky Vaughan, also of the Antonio J. (Big Tony) Scarpelli, operator of Club Plantation, calls cn Brother Jim to help explain a new checking system in effect at that mid town fun center. It's a long story best told by the waiters who say the new method is so simple it's hard to decide whether the guest, the management or the waiter benefits most Art Mistier and Bob Wills, a pair of harmony singers teamed up for more than thirty years, have returned after touring outlying sectors campaigning in good style at Bowman's east tide night club restaurant Benny Kessler, former amateur boxing star operating a boys' camp deep in our Ozarks, is over in Kansas City refereeing the Golden Gloves ring tourney.

A St. Louisan officiating in Kansas City A LONG LIFE TO YOUR SUITI National League champions, filed late entries after Club President Larry MacPhail denied that he had forbidden his players to participate. MacPhail said he thought the Brooklyn tesjn should refrain from "unnecessai-y publicity such as golf tournaments" while the country is at war. St. L.

U. Higli Sets League Scoring Mark Paced by their high scorer of the season. Bill Metz, who Jammed the netting with ten field goals and three free tosses, the St. Louis TJ. High cagers retained their mathematical chance for the Prep League title by routing Central Catholic, 65-42, in a free-scoring game on the east-siders court last night.

Thus, the Junior Bills marked time in second place with the McBride cagers who defeated C. B. 35-21. The wild and wooly scoring spree enabled the Junior Billikens to establish a new team high in league competition for the year. The Bay-less quintet had scored 64 points in a County circuit affair against Valley Park last month for the previous record.

Six-foot. IP. z-Inch Bob Kurland of Jennings maintained his scorching scoring pace by sinking 21 points to lead his mates to a 35-25 victory over Eureka in a County League tussle. Jenninps' seventh consecutive triumph kept the school in first place ahead of the Ferguson five which came through with a 34-25 decision over Brentwood. Slim Som-merville showed the way for Ferguson with a half dozen field goals and a pair of charity throws.

Taking advantage of Collinsville's idleness to break a second place tie, East St. Louis eked out a narrow 16-15 triumph over Madison in a Southwestern Illinois Conference contest. Members of Pat's Pinochle Club, meeting monthiy for more than a detade. will move in on Joe Hellrung, a chatty subscriber residing at 721 1 North moor Drive in adjacent suburbs, tomorrow night. The clan gathers at o'clock.

President Jim Carroll delivering an ovation, the games open and continue till past midnight, Carroll talking all the time Miami Country Club where the kings of swat teed off today in the eighth annual baseball players' golf tournament. Mervin Shea, Detroit Tiger coach who shot his way to victory at St. Petersburg last winter, will be hard pressed if he expects to repeat. Jack Russell, former major league pitcher but now a free agent, served notice on the field yesterday by posting a 37-36 73, one over par. Big Paul Derringer, Cincinnati Red moundsman, was only two strokes behind with 38-3775 in a practice round.

The three-day tournament will be medal play throughout the entire fifty-four holes. In other years match play has been customary following the qualifying round. J. W. Monahan, former New York Giant catcher, teamed with Harry Adams, Miami pro, to win the professional golfers and baseball players best-ball championship yesterday.

They defeated Al Lopez, Pittsburgh Pirate backstop, and Bob Barnett, of the Indian Creek Country Club, Miami Beach, in a "sudden-death" playoff. The two teams had tied with 68 each at the end of 18 holes. Even Lippy Leo Durocher, the pride of the Flatbush fans, has Mr. and Mrs. William O.

Joern she's the former Miss Stella Hynes and he's the former St. Louis U. track and field man, later deputy boxing commissioner and current auto salesman are making their home at 4206 Juniata, for the information of people who may wonder why William no longer stands on street corners of an evening, up to his ears in cone rsation. He's stoking the home fires, 'at's why! Walsh Stadium To Be Site Of Siwccr Cup Game Sunday The third-round national challenge socrer cup game between the Natural Set Ups of St. Louts and the Falks of Milwaukee be played at Walsh Stadium Sunday afternoon, it was announced today.

It also was announced that three playoff games in the Municipal League will take place Sunday with Nativity playing St. James at Sherman Park in an intermediate contest: the Natural Set Ups Cubs opposing the Vikings in an intermediate group playoff at Carondelet, and Holy Name opposing St. James at Fairgrounds Park. All games will start at 1 p. m.

Yesterday's Scores LOCAL. Municipal League. Moloney 35, Socony 33. International 31. Ramco 24.

Curtlss 34. Monsanto 33. Wolh 38. Wagner 32. C.

T. C. Senior Girls. Mount Carmel IS. St.

Ann 25. St. Peter 24. St. Barbara 11.

High Schools. McBride 35. C. B. C.

21. South Side 33. Bayless 23. Wellston 34. Ritenour 32.

MehlTille 30. Alfton 28. Webster Groves 29. Maplewood 24, Ferguson 34. Brentwood 25.

East St. Lc.uis 18. Madison 15. Hancock 38. Riverview 24.

Jenmnga 35, Eureka 25. Marissa 45. Cathedral 30. St. Louis U.

High 65, Central Catholic 42. Principia 27, Columbia 14. Y. M. C.

A. League. PepM Cola 78. Mohawks 26. Sunsets 53.

Dormers 28. ferson Barracks 51. Mustangs 60. School Squadron 353, Jef- mix? 'm- 7 SAX J- 'ff 1 fwi1 I I rn lit, jy i Two-Trouser Suit Made By THE HOUSE OF WORSTED-TEX Public High Cage Schcfltile Revised; 3 Games Tonight The usual Wednesday night quietness in the district high school basketball circles will be broken tonight by the Public High tripleheader at the St. Louis University gymnasium.

Ordinarily played on Friday nights, this week's games were moved forward as the gymnasium will not be available Friday. Cleveland and Roosevelt open hostilities at 6:30 o'clock followed by the Beaumont-Soldan affair. Sol-dan must upset the Bluejackets to lin I. Nav Star It's the special "chain twist" feature in the Wearlong Worsted Suit that ensures longevity. And, because it's versatile, it helps tfi suit hold its crease longer, avoiding too many pressings.

The "chain twist" makes the Wearlong Worsted more socially acceptable by eliminating "shine" the deadly foe of your appearance. Mcd'i Clothe Shop Second floor retain any mathematical chance for the title. Central, likewise, must defeat McKinlcy in the finale to remain in the race. McKinley is completing the season's schedule under the leadership of Athletic Director Ray Brisbin, who is substituting for Coach Clair Houston. Houston has been bothered by a recurrence of an old football injury, and has decided rest is the thing needed.

He expects to be ready to return to action for spring football practice. North Carolina's latest contribution to feminine golf is Agnes Morton of Wilmington. She's considered championship timber at the age of 17. Stretching Albert Prudence of Cleveland really wants to join the army and this exercise proves it. Only 5 feet 3 inches tall, he's attempting to stretch himself another inch.

That dumbbell under his chin weighs twenty-five pounds. rtCL ff fir WWffi J- 'Hj 0" Men who just naturally ffltjf 000 insist on the best, have been calling I mil i for HiU and mn since 1869-Today at its I tiin -yibrrT present price, you don't have to be in the UrboX "big money" to afford it. Hill and Hill X)nbJ Til? L. Distributed by: Triangle Win A Liquor Company, 1104 North Broadway 3 JiffilL name Tolophona: Clntral 253S $. Loais, Miuowrl Last Night's Fights Bv United Press.

At White Plain. N. Y. Sonny Horn 1S2. Ntles.

Ohio, outpointed Van McNutt, 155, Baltimore, Md. (61. STORE HOURS: 9 TO 5 Famous -Sarr Co. To Show Tiger Movies Head Line Coach Harry Smith of the University of Missouri will show motion pictures of several Tiger games at the annual father-and-son banquet of Christian Brothers College at 6:30 o'clock tonight in the Gold Room of the Jefferson Hotel. To Have Tonsils Removed.

NEW YORK, Feb. 11. (U. Beau Jack, well-known Negro lightweight from Georgia, headed for Augusta today to have his tonsils removed. He will return here in about six weeks to resume campaigning for the lightweight title.

Feden and Letoumer Lead. CLEVELAND, Feb. 11. (U. Torchy Peden and Alfred Letourner, veterans of the six-day bicycle tracks, today took the lead in the third day of the Ail-American bicycle race in the Cleveland Arena.

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