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THE NEWS-PALLADIUM, BENTON HARBOR, MICH. MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1947 PAGE EIGHT Boston Braves Win Sunday, 4-3 li Gage ToM.rney Titles Stallie Tiiniiglnit v3 4 Detroit Tigers Have Hurled Five Full Games One-Armed Boxer Week-End Sports Parade In Brief Verdeur, Bucks, Hoogerhyde Top NCAA Swimming Ohio Leads Michigan By Big Margin; MSC Ace Shares Honors '--vb or1 Francisco while righthander Dav Ferriss of the Boston Red Sox -went the route in posting a 3-2 triumph over New Orleans Saturday. Dick Wakefield, Tiger outfielder, was sidelined with a pulled leg muscle received yesterday when Detroit lost to the Boston Braves, 4-3, in the last exhibition game of the training season here. Wakefield fwas hurt chasing a fly ball in the tenth inning and trainer Jack Homel said he would be out of the lineup at least three days. The Tigers broke camp today and set out on a swing of other training sites, with their next game with the Braves at Jacksonville tomorrow.

The Tigers came up with some of their best fielding so far, with brilliant plays by Wakefield, rookie George Vico and Roy Cullenbine marking the game. But the Braves got the run that counted, breaking a 3-3 tie in the tenth on a walk and a windblown triple to break Detroit's sixth-game winning string. Hal Newhouser started for the Tigers and was nicked for two runs in. the five innings he He was relieved by Hal White and Billy Pierce. The linescore: Boston 020 000 002 24 10 0 1 'urn.

riWftft Rodgers (right), of Pittsburgh, 20-year-old one-armed Harvard University junior who won the 155 pound university boxing championship (March 27) after flooring his opponent twic for counts of nine, demonstrates his ability while sparring with Skip Lord (left) at the Cambridge, school. (AP Wirephoto). Stephens Eyeing Best Season Now Sevell Is Gone St. Louis Browns' Shortstop Is Sorry He Jumped To Mexico MIAMI, March 3l-(AP)-His Mexican escapade a thing of the past now, stocky Vern Stephens is looking forward to his best season as a member of the St. Louis Browns since he hit the big time in the fall of 1941.

The chunky shortstop with the Mickey Rooney nose and green eyes says he is happy and content-edlfor the first time. It seems he never could get along with Luke Sewell, who resigned as manager of the Browns last year, making way for Herold (Muddy) Ruel, the present pilot. "Luke and I never seemed to hit It off together," said Vern. "Perhaps it was a clash of temperament. But whatever it was, it didn't do me any good.

It got so that I didn't care whether I played in St. Louis or not. I guess that, more than anything else, led to my jumping the for the Mexican league last year." Stephens fell off into the long range hitting department last year despite his .307 batting average, his best as a major leaguer. He managed to belt only 14 home runs, his lowest total since he walloped the same number in his first season. In 1945 he batted 24 homers.

Expressing belief he would do better than that this year, Stephens said. "You know, this Is the first time in four years that I've had any real spring training. What with salary squabbles and my failure to get along with Sewell, I never had any inclination to report early before. "I have never been in such fine condition. You're going to see a better Stephens this year.

MIGHTY WRISTS EAST LANSING Steve Sierad-zki, outfielder on Michigan State college's baseball team, possesses as strong a pair of wrists as ever has been displayed in college baseball, according to his coach, John H. Kobs. WAS HIGH SCHOOL STAR EAST LANSING Neil Rlcketts, freshman pitcher on Michigan State college's baseball team, hurled Lansing Eastern High school to the 1946 Five-A league championship. Mikles of Michigan State at 155, nationel AAU 145-pound titlist in heavyweight Dick Hutton of Oklahoma A. M.

Michigan State took fourth place with 11 points, followed by Uni versity of Oklahoma with 10; Illi nois Iowa 6, Iowa State and Pur due 5 apiece; Michigan and Minn esota 4 apiece; U. S. Naval Academy 3 -and Colorado State 1. Iowa Teams Take NCAA Mat Honors CHAMPAIGN, 111., March 31-(AP)-The state of Iowa today boasted six individual winners as well as the team champion and runner-up a collection of honors unprecedented in the 17-year history of the NCAA wrestling tournament. While the Oklahoma Aggies were pushed back into place after winning 14 NCAA team championships, Cornell College of Mount Vernon, Iowa, emerged witrr the 1947 crown on 32 points.

Iowa State Teachers College of Cedar Falls was runner-up with 19 points and Oklahoma Aggies third with 15. Cornell, with an enrollment of 700 students, built up a wide lead in the early rounds of the two-day meet, which concluded Saturday night, and had two individual winners in Richard Hauser at 121 pounds and Lowell Lange at 136., Three other individual winners were from Iowa State Teachers-Russell Bush at 128, Bill Koll at 145 and William Nelson at 165. Of the three defending NCAA champions competing in the field of more than 100 matmen from 31 schools, only Koll retained his crown. He won the trophy for outstanding wrestler of the tournament. The sixth champion from the Hawkeye state was Joe Scarpello, who won the 175 pound title for the university of Iowa.

Other champions were Gale after, too" Gil Dodds Within A Wink Of Record In Banker's Mile CHICAGO. March 31-(AP) -About the time it takes you to wink that's how close Gil Dodds came to bettering his American indoor mile record in the Chicago Relays Saturday night. He tore by the quarter-mile mark in 59 seconds, covered the half in 2:02, reached the three-quarters in 3:05 then lagged to a 1:01.8 for the final 440 yards to be clocked at 4:06 8. Although this was the fastest time of the season, it was 2 '5 second shy of matching the accepted American record he set in the 1944 Chicago relays when Billy Hulse of the New York A. A.

breathed on the divinity student through 10 lapst pressing him to his best effort. Dodds said today he possibly would have beaten his record Saturday had the competition been a bit keener. He held a halp lap margin most of the way over Gerald Kax-ver of Penn State, who finished that distance behind him in second place. Dodds, who hopes to get his masters degree at nearby VVheaton College by June before considering plans for the 1948 Olympics, became the second runner since 1922 to win the Bankers' mile three times and thus retire the Melvin A. Traylor trophy.

The other mller to accomplish the feat was one of Dodds' former coaches from Boston, Lloyd Hahn, who won in 1925, 1927 and 1928. "Budweiser! just what 111 LAKELAND, Fla. March SI -(AP)-The Detroit Tigers, rated in some circles as possessing the best pitching staff in the American league, are giving their hurlers plenty of opportunity to prove the high estimation in which the Bengals' mound crew is held. Already, four of Manager Steve O'Neill's twirlers have hurled five complete games, a feat no other club can boast at this stage of spring training. Colorful Dizzy Trout was the first to So the distance, dropping a 4-2 decision to the Boston Red Sox, but the big righthander came back four days later and went the route against the New York Yankees, chalking up a 3-2 victory.

In between Trout's nine-inning chores, fireball Virgil Trucks blanked the International league Buffalo Bisons, 6-0 in nine frames and the other day, Freddie- Hutchinson and rookie Lou Kretlow hurled two Tiger squads to complete game wins over Kansas City and Newark respectively. ONLY FOUR OTHER major league hurlers have gone the distance so far" this year. They are: Knuckle ball artist Mickey Haefner of Washington, who turned back Cincinnati a little over a week ago, Kirby Higbee of Brooklyn, who blanked Montreal Friday, and southpay Dave koslo of the New York Giants who whitewashed San Lutherans Upset 1st Methodist In Church Cage Meet The St. Joseph Trinity Lutherans, third place finishers during the Twin City Church league's regular season basketball schedule, pulled the major upset in the special tournament playoff series Saturday afternoon at the The Lutherans played one of their best games to upset previously unbeaten First Methodist of St. Joseph, 24-22.

Benton Harbor Grace Lutheran won the other Division A game from St. John's, 29-7, and the two victors will meet next Saturday for the tourney title. In Class First Presbyterian won from Grace Evangelical U. B. 20-7, and Peace Temple No.

2 won from Peace Temple No. 1, 29-13. In the lower bracket Division games Benton Harbor First Congregational defeated Salvation Army, 18-6, and St. Joseph First Congregational won from Jewish Community Center, 36-7. In the feature game, Trinity Lutheran held the lead all the way, but First Methodist rallied in the last quarter to make the issue in doubt.

Kasishke scored nine points to pace the winners, while Graham made 10 for the losers and Taylor 8. High scorer in Division games was Zick of Peace Temple No. 2 with 15 points. Harrsen of St. Joseph First Congregational was next with 12.

Built for both ground-driven 1 and free-rolling implements. I 5 Games Needed To Decide AA, A And Champions 24 Hours Of Week-End Play Pare Field Of 42 Teams At Armory Tourney Data FINAL GAMES TONIGHT K. ef C. t. Three RlTfri Wolf IhIIt (A Semi-Ami).

:0 Kaion Warrrn Sparta t. Vtaka-! nu. Ind. (AA Semi-final). S.

Haven Grants vt. Banfor (B tills ramt). B. H. Eleetrie Mstara vs.

Winner' ii'rlnrk fxmt (A Title fame). B. B. Gardner'! t. Winner 1 'clack Game (AA Title lame).

WEEK-END RESULTS Clan I Sa. Hares Granti 30, Waterrliet Lef ion IS. Belmont Tatern 41. St. Joe Firemen SI.

Dowaflac Carnso So. Baren McDon-J Id 1. Three Hirers Legion 63, Hal Clothleri K- Belmont Tavern i9. So. Baren Stonea 1.

Deeatar V.F.W. 3S. Riito S. Three Rireri Leflon 37, Decatur V.F.W. J.

Banror 34, Dowatlae Camas 8o. Haren Granta 34. Belmont Tarern 11. Bangor S3, Three Rlrert Legion St. Clua A Holland Drkema's 39, Richland Rale'f 33.

Olaen-Ebann 41, Raton Lonle'a So. Three Kicera Realty Decatur Legion 21 K. of C. 41, Holland Djkema'a 41. Eleetrie 'Motora 51, Paw raw Wlnea K.

Berrien Springa Olaen-Ebann 39. Three Rlrere Realty Decatur Legion Eleetrie Motora Kaioo Mooae t9. Eleetrie Motora 59, Berrien Springa 23, Cli A A Gardner'! (3. Michigan City Ducki it. Michigan City V.F.W.

39, Kaioo Main Cafe S3. Kaioo Warren Sporta 43, Wakarnaa, 41 (Exhibition). Gardner a Michigan City V.F.W. 23. More than 24 solid hours of basketball over Saturday and Sunday (two shifts in excess of 12 hours each) have made possible the windup of anonther Gold Basketball tournament tonight at the Benton Harbor Armory.

In spite of the week-end marathon, five fames will still be necessary decide the champions of the three classes. Class A and AA each have a semi-final game to ret out of the way before the titles can be put on the block. Opening tonight's program at 6, o'clock will be a semi-final Class A game betwen the Benton Harbor Knights of Columbus and the Three Rivers Wolf Realty. The AA semifinal between the Kalamazoo War ren Sports Goods and Wakarusa. will follow at 7 o'clock.

FIRST TITLE GAME will be the Class affair at 8:30 between the South Haven Grants and Bangor. At 9:30 the Benton Harbor Electric Motor Supply will square off with the winner of the 6 o'clock game for the Class A crown. The 10:30 wind-up will pit Gardner's against the 7 o'clock game winner for the AA title. Trophies to winners and runners-up, plus a few individual trophies will be awarded by Tourney Manager Sam Mandarino as emblematic of the victors' superiority over an original entry list of 42 teams. The Gardner team is.

favored, in some quarters to win the AA championship. The team, which had a splendid record during the season here and boasts such stars as Coach Bill Perigo of the Benton Harbor high school. Jack Forestieri, Duane Sickels, Emil (Ace) Eisner and Russ Jorsensen, has beerr, impressive in beating Michigan City VFW 51-28, i and the Michigan City Ducks 53-22. Porestieri scored 23 points- in th latter game. The Gardner's will also have the advantage of being required to play only one game.

The. Warrens of Kalamazoo won a 43-41 contest from Wakarusa Sunday, but for some reason not quite clear the game was termed an exhibition and the two clubs were told they would have to play again. The Benton Harbor Electric Mo-, tors will also rate the nod in Class: A by virtue" of their having to play only one game, but they earned, their title berth fairly by winning three contests Sunday (over Paw' Paw Gloria Wines 51-22, from Kala-; mazoo Moose 36-29 and from Berrien Springs 59-28.) Mitre's 23 points paced the final game. Other stars art Tom Marshall, Dick Peckham and Dick Leach. THE KNIGHTS OP COLUMBl i have also been going great guns to earn their semi-final berth against1 Three Rivers Wolf Realty.

Their big-; gest feat was a 42-41 thriller over! the Holland Dykema Tailors who had previously beat them in exhibition! games. The Knights were well be- hind at the half, but rallied in the last two periods to eke out a vie-; tory. Three Rivers Realty, composed of Western College stars, was im-, pressive in beating St. Joseph 1900, 47-30. I The South Haven Grants gained the finals with a surprisingly easy 34-17 win over a Belmont Tavern' team which previously had shown much promise.

Bangor won the right to oppose the Grants by taking the i measure of the Three Rivers Legion quintet, 38-32. Detroit Bowlers Top Nat'l Elks Tourney MADISON, March 31-(AP)-Detroit bowlers took over the leadership In three divisions during week-. end kegling in th 27th annual Elks national bowling tournament. The Stroh five rolled 3,181 to take first place In events and three other Detroit squads hit totals to, wind up among the leaders of that i division. John Crimmlns.

Detroit, hit 687: for the beet singles score and C. Boehm, also of the auto city, counted, 1.884 for first place in the all-events. (By Associated Press) GOLF CHARLOTTE, N. Cary Mid-dlecoff of Memphis and George Schoux of San Francisco tied for first in $10,000 Charlotte Open tournament with 72-hole scores of 277, eleven under par. They were to meet today in 18-hole playoff, although thev agreed to plit purse.

AUGUST Ga. Mrs. Mildred Zaharias of Denver won Augusta women's titleholders tourney, coming from behind with one-under-par 74, in rainstorm on final round to overtake Dorothy Klrby of Atlanta with 304, five strokes to the good. TENNIS TAMPA. Fla.

Gardnar Mulloy of Miami won singles title at Tampa invitation tennis tournament by downing Pancho Segura of Euca-dor, 8-6, 7-5, in finals, and teamed with Billy Talbert to win double final from Segura and Jack Kramer. 11-9, 6-4. SWIMMING SEATTLE Ohio State swimmers, led by four great divers and world champion free-styler Bill Smith, Won NCAA swim crown for second straight year with point score of 66. OAKLAND, Calif. San Francisco's Crystal Plunge girls' swim team will claim new women's American record for 400-yard free-style over 20-yard course with time of 4:15, slashing 8.1 seconds from recognized U.

S. mark of 4:23.1 set by Louisville, Lakeside Club in 1939. YORK, Pa. Donald DeForrest, University of Pennsylvania, set unofficial world record of 1:00.5 for 100-yard breaststroke in Middle Atlantic AAU swimming meet. AAU officials said they would submit the performance for recognition.

Old mark, 1:06.6, set by Richard Hough, Princeton, 1942. TRACK CHICAGO Gil Dodds won his 22nd straight mile victory as he retired the Melvin A. Traylor, trophy at the Chicago Relays in the Bankers' mile. His time was 4:06.8, 410 of a second over his accepted American mark set in the same event. Harrison Dillard, Baldwin-Wallace, matched three American records In winning the 40, 50 and 60 yard high hurdles.

AUSTIN, Tex. Bill Martineson, Baylor, defeated Charley Parker, Texas in the 100-yard dash for the second time in three tries being timed in 9.7 in the Texas Relays. BASKETBALL NEW YORK West All-Stars de feated the East All-Stars, 66-58 in Tribune fresh air fund basketball finale at Madison Square Garden. Cup Semi-Finals Resume, Tuesday Wings, Toronto All Even; Montreal Leads (By The Associated Press) The semi-finals in the National Hockey league's Stanley Cup play off series continues tomorrow night after a two-day layoff, which some of the pucksters welcomed as an opportunity to recover from the wounds of battle. Montreal's defending champion Canadiens, enjoying a 2-1 lead in their best-out-of-seven set with the Bruins, clash with the Beantown puckchasers in" Boston while the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings, deadlocked at a game apiece, meet in Detroit in the third game of their best-out-of-seven series.

The Bruins defeated the Canadiens, 4-2, in Boston Saturday night to gain their lirst victory of the series while the Red Wings also chalked up their initial triumph by trouncing the Maple Leafs, 9-1, in Toronto. So far, the Canadien-Bruin series has been punctuated by frequent outbursts of fights and roughness and three players have suffered injuries that may keep them out of action for the rest of the play. Defensemen Jack Crawford and Moe Henderson of Boston and back-liner Ken Reardon of Montreal will not' take the ice tomorrow night and Crawford and Reardon will probably be out for the remainder of the semi-final series. Meanwhile, the spirited Red Wings are eagerly awaiting their next meeting with the Leafs. Somewhat downcast after their overtime de- feat in the opener of the series, the Wings were a jubilant bunch of ath- letes when they departed from Toronto after their smashing vie- tory Saturday.

The Red Wings' high spirits, how- ever were dampened by news that goalie Harry Lumley was to undergo a serious groin operation today. ONLY THE GOOD BEAT COACH EAST LANSING Ben F. Van Alstyne, who off-season from basketball coaches the Michigan State college golf team, is satisfied to be beaten on the links by members of his squad. Van Alstyne is a consistant shooter in the 80's. Don't Gamble With Your Brakes Thousands of satisfied customers recommend our brake service.

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March 31-(AP)-Joe Verdeur, Ohio State and Hoogerhyde were here. There wasn't a ripple left in the University of Washington pool to-! day to prove it, but the two full- chester athletes and the big team from the Big Nine had left their marks indelibly in the national Collegiate Athletic Association swimming books by cornering most of the glory In the annual N.C.A.A. cham- pionships which wound up Saturday night. Verdeur, La Salle University's great breaststroke stylist," twice cracked the N.C.A.A. mark in his 200-yard specialty and his feat of winning the finals in 2 minutes 16.8 seconds beat his own recognized world record of 2:19.5.

Michigan Second To Buck Ohio State, led by Its quartet of stellar divers and freestyler Bill Smith, buttoned up the team championship for the second successive year with a point total of 66 comfortably above the 39 gathered by second place Michigan. George A. Hoogerhyde of Michigan State was one of the busiest swimmers In the meet and "Hoogerhyde was here" became the byword of the 1947 event. The happy lad from East Lansing plowed the 1,500 meter? in 19:44 2 to crack the N.C.A.A record of 20:02.2 set In 1944 by K. I Nakama.

He finished at Bill Smith's heels in the 220-yard freestyle and was fourth in the 440 freestyle. Anderson Leads Ohio Divers Miller Anderson, war-time fighter plane pilot, did stunts off the high and low boards no airplane could match to win both events and rank as the only champion to retain his crowns. Placing behind him in both diving contests were his Ohio State teammates. Bruce Harlan, Jack Calhoun and James Strong, and their 1-2-3-4 finish marked the first, time the feat had been accomplished by one team in an N.C.A.A. meet.

Ed A. Kennedv. chairman of the i swimming rules committee, said both Yerdsur's and Hoogerhyde meet, records were official. Richard Weinberg of Michigan grabbed a portion of the spotlight bv joining Anderson and Smith as "hampion in two events. He took the 0-yard freestyle title away from Stanford's Bob Anderson and the i 100-yard crown from Halo Hirose of I Ohio State.

Michigan stuck close to the cham pion Buckeyes until the last two events, when the Ohio State sweep in the high broad and a victory in the 400-yard relay salted down the crown. With only three events left on the program Michigan was leading, 35 to 32, but Smith won the 440 to put Ohio State back in front by two points and the Wolverines were blanked In the two closing contests Coach Munn Will Take Look At MSG Grid Squad Today EAST LANSING, March 31-(AP)-Michigan State College's new foot-hnii roachine staff led bv Head rCoach Clarence L. (Biggie) Munn, will take its first look at the spartan football crop when spring practice opens today. The first drills will be held indoors because of bad footing conditions rm tVio nrnrtire field, but Munn hopes to take his squad outdoors by the end of the week. Home ieuer-men and 10 reserve-letter winners were expected to answer the first call.

Munn, who succeeded Charles W. oo.hman last December, said he will stress fundamentals for the first two weeks and then concentrate on offensive and defensive formations. The new coach made it plain that "stars" on last year's eleven win noi be given special consideration under the new regime. He said "every man will have to start from scratch and show his stuff to make this ball club." MIGHTY FIXE RECORD EAST LANSING In two years of college baseball, Pitcher Keith Steffee of Michigan State college, lost but one game while winning 13. Steffee hails from Sturgis, Mich.

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They won the NCAA champion-! ships before 15,000 fans in the Unl-i versity of Wisconsin fieldhouse Sat- urday -night as the climax of three-day elimination series which1 started with 57 boxers from 17 col-: leges. Wisconsin and Idaho, with two' champions apiece, dominated the bouts. Other crowns were won by fighters from Syracuse, Penn State, Michigan State and Miami. i Charles Davey, 135 pounder from Michigan State, Cliff Lutz, 145 pounds, Wisconsin, and Laune Erick'-I son, 175, from Idaho, again took; titles. New winners were Gerald Auclalr.l 125 pounds, Syracuse, Glen Hawthorne, 130, Penn State; Herb Carlson, 155, Idaho, John Lendensfci, 165, Wisconsin and Art Saey heavyweight, Miami.

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