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2.D Sunday, Jan. 30, 1955 The Shreveport Times Grind Opens March 7 Spring iireveport sports Bossier City Annual Towt Schol Prep Preview to El Begins Training Slate Shreveport Has Chance To Host Cinder Meet By BILL McINTYRE Times Prep Editor The Shreveport Sports will assemble at Texas League Park here Monday, March 7 for the start of spring training for the 1955 pennant race, Business Manager Walter K. Megarity announced here yesterday. Thirty-eight candidates to perform for Manager Mel McGaha will report on that date for the 30-day spring grind leading up to the opening of the campaign against the Dallas Eagles on Sitting Down in Alex ALEXANDRIA, Jan. 29 IN THE April b.

jump on the band wagon and encourage certain sports events in Shreveport such as football and basketball games. Now we've gotten our own little project. The door is open for Shreveport in the form of Byrd's track to host the state AAA track and field championships in May. No location has been decided on yet and chances are that no college will be able to host the thin clads due to other commitments. Byrd Principal Grove Koffman offered the Line Avenue oval but could not offer any available housing for the athletes.

If someone could gather enough sleeping space for the preppers Shreveport has the opportunity to hold the championships for the first time in history. SAREPTA was reported to be suspension but it never came up. solidated schools are opened in September, they will ask admission to the New Orleans triple-A district. be 11 teams that loop and the district setup started last year was intended to cut down outsized leagues. We're almost back where we started.

A tournament planned to match the winners of the four class titles in basketball for Louisiana's grand championship was vetoed by LHSAA meeting but it was a pleasant thought for a while. JACK HOLLEY of Ringgold tells us that a Bienville Parish baseball league is in the works including Ringgold, Gibsland, Arcadia, Bien ville, Castor, Jamestown and Saline. we're entertaining the thought of football conference, which would Louisiana's big 12. We can't figure be out FRANXIS J. "SALTY" PARKER gets the glad-hand from business partner Heinie Mueller (left) after being named manager of the El Dorado Oilers of the Cotton States League.

The former Shreveport pilot, now in the employ of the New York Giants, will run the Oilers on a working agreement with the world's champs. He and Mueller, an ex-Sports shortstop, operates a service station. (Times photo by McEachern.) playing area teams such as El Dorado, Longview and Texarkana in football when they should be natural rivalries at least more so than Lake Charles and LaGrange. In fact, Fair Park's 1955 game with Texarkana should have come sooner in our estimation. But more to that later.

The Barometer of Power All records include games up to Thursday, Jan. 27. Records for Byrd, Fair Park and Bossier include Thursday night games. i Parker y. EL DORADO, Jan.

.29 (Special) Francis J. "Salty" Parker, former manager of the Shreveport Sports -of the Texas League, will pilot the 1955 El Dorado Oilers, it was announced here today by Donald J. Brown, general manager of the local Cotton States League entry. The way to hiring Parker was cleared, Brown explained El Dorado recently signed -a full working agreement with the world's champion New York Giants. Parker had been hired as manager of Muskogee of the Western Association, another Giant affiliate, but was tem-- porarily out of a job when that Class circuit folded.

After El Dorado took Muskogee's -place in the chain, the veteran skipper was readily available. V-- "Salty" will take over a ready-made ball club for his first fling in: the Cotton States. The whole 15-man Muskogee roster was trans-J ferred here along with 16 other players from Danville, of the Carolina League, an outright farm club of the Giants. I Brown said that the Oilers will train with the other New York minor league affiliates at Mel- bourne, for a 30-day period I beginning March 23. -Parker will be starting his 15th year as a manager, including time; out for World II service.

He be came player-pilot of the Shreveport i club in 1941 after two seasons at Lubbock and Marshall, and his Sports won the Texas League play- offs in 1942, losing to Nashville in the Dixie Series. I Parker was manager at St. Paul in 1943, then joined the Army for 1 the remainder of the war. He re--turned to Shreveport in 1946 and remained through the 1951 cam-I paign, finishing in the playoffs I twice during that period. He resigned after his '51 Sports wound up in the cellar I and immediately took over the helm at Temple of the Big i State League.

He transferred I to Tyler of the same circuit last season. Now a permanent resident of Shreveport, Parker operates a service station business in the off-season. i WOMEN IN TRACK MEET. ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Michigan track coach Don Canham is care- fully building the Michigan AAU relays Saturday to conform with the Olympic games down to the last detail women athletes.

It will be the first time that women track athletes have entered Michigan's Yost Field House. Six-i teen women from Ohio and Mich-J igan will make up four relay teams, competing in a quarter mile race. It's small, but Canham feels it's a start in stimulating interest in women's track in the Midwest in i cooperation with U.S. Olympic offi-t cials. AUTO LOANS Car Payments Reduced REAL ESTATE LOANS LOCATED anywhere in Louisiana Improved Or Not Improved -Motors Securities 1217 TEXAS AVENUE 715 BARKSDALE.

B.C. aHB i CLASS AAA Ouachita (18-5). Fair Park (15-6). Bolton (9-5). Byrd High (13-8).

Bastrop (10-7). West Monroe (14-8). CLASS AA Jena (26-4). Ruston (23-10). Minden (21-12).

Bossier (15-8). Natchitoches (10-5). Winnfield (12-8). I. 2.

3. 4. 5. 6. 1.

2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

CLASS A Leesville (18-7). LaSalle (16-7). Many (20-12). Oakdale (11-3). Winnsboro (18-8).

Homer (9-4). Oak Grove (14-9). 1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6. 7. Senior Loop Drops Idea Of 10-Clubs NEW YORK, Jan.

29 UPS-The National League today abandonded the idea of expanding to a 10-club league. President Giles said "it is my conclusion there is no sentiment for any 10-club league now." Giles said no "formal or informal" vote was taken at today's league meeting, but the expansion idea was discussed for an hour and a half. Giles said the general sentiment of the club owners seemer to be that expansion to 10 clubs might dilute the other eight teams already in the league. Other reasons cited, he said, were that there would be too many second division clubs in a 10-club league and that there weren't enough ball players of Major League caliber to go around. Asked if the action, taken at a special league meeting to look over schedules of a possible 10-club league, did not give the American League an edge in the Majors battle for new territory, he replied: "We realize all those things.

If they (meaning the American League) want to go to 10 clubs, let them. Maybe we'll be better off than they." The league head explained, however, that he did not want to shut the door on any future changes within the framework of an eight-club league. "Practically everyone feels some cities not in the majors now eventually will be in the majors," he explained. "How and when I don't know, but it is inevitable. Maybe 9.

Bienville. 10. Marion. 11. Saline.

12. Georgetown, Stonewall and Robeline. In triple-A, Bolton shoots from sixth to third on the basis of easy wins over Lake Charles and LaGrange. Bastrop passes West Monroe after trimming the Rebels. Minden and Bossier swap places in class AA as do Natchitoches and Winnfield, since the Crimson Tide whipped Bossier twice and the Red Devils walloped Winnfield.

Most of the class A clubs received setbacks in outside competition but Many climbed from fifth after a convincing win over Mansfield. Logansport and Colfax made giant strikes in class and Oak Grove of Converse jumped up four places. At last count, some of the outstanding records included Simsboro (42-6), Holly Ridge (21-2), Ogden (22-6) Colfax (47-7) and Evergreen (30-9). Thanks to a 45-point night against Haynesville, Cecil Rhodes of Fair Park is the leading scorer in district 1-AAA competition with 55 tallies in two games. Leading the loop in field goals is Bastrop's Bill Loftin, one-half of a twin brother combination for the Rams.

Loftin has 19 fielders so far and ranks second in scoring. The Ram ace is more consistent than Rhodes in that he rimmed 22 and 24 points in his two games, Dorado by transfer. Maybe by a third Major League, but I don't think so." Giles said the owners spent hardly any time at the meeting discussing the so-called "dry run" schedules for a 10-club league which he had sent them in advance. The national League action came on the eve of a scheduled meeting tomorrow of the American Lea gue's realignment committee. Although he consistently refused to name cities involved, Giles said he felt "pretty sure that if Milwaukee hadn't built a stadium of Major League calibre, it wouldn't have gone Major League.

"And if other cities had Major League parks," he continued, "they might be closer to the majors than they are now. I don't think it would be difficult to get sentiment to shift a franchise." In the next breath, however, he added: I don like to encourge any city to pass a bond issue to build a Major League park." Again he refused to name any cities in connection with possible bond issues. Asked whether the National League action ruled out expansion to 10 clubs "forever," he predicted that such expansion "won't be the subject of discussion in the league very soon." The emphasis was strongly on the words "very soon." He did not say it never would be discussed, but strongly indicated that it would not be considered for many years. Tulane Edges Mississippi In 83-82 Tilt OXFORD, Jan. 29 UPV Tulane came from behind in the last two minutes tonight to eke out a 83-82 Southeastern Conference basketball victory over a Mississippi team which was unable to freeze the ball.

BOX SCORE TULANE 83) Stumpf. 4 8 Brennan. 5 6 5 18 Delpit. 3 6 2 12 Tvner, 0 0 1 0 Murphy, 0 0 0 0 Cothern, 0 1 0 1 Nowakowskl, 4 4 4 12 Wallace, 1 0 2 2 Cervini. 8 8 4 4 20 Stoll.

2 1 12 Totals 30 23 24 83 Mississippi Gibbon, 10 7 3 27 Crawford, 115 3 Inman. 2 2 3 6 Brackeen. 7 .13 2 27 Bvnum. 2 8 2 12 Riley. 3 1 1 7 Barksdale, 1 Totals Halftime score: lane 38.

25 32 17 82 Mississippi 39, Tu- raviiiH Are you earning as much at CH-tibW $129,878.17 Tears6 W. D. Michael $1 29,078.56 $96,816,81 years J. H. Peacock eioi 100 44 IN 13 iDor.aiai I 1 1 1 USitf YEARS Thos.

Banting 0 95 IN THREE YEARS Julio Sanchei $34,374.09 y1ak 1. H. Butter one ci in one MONTH William Piper $528.14 Si" R. C. Halligren ttA1) tin HIS FIRST DAY Space does not permit us to show you all of these exceptional earnings, but we list a few CERTIFIED FIG URES WHICH SHOW WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH US.

We pay our top men in other cities exceptional earnings from 8,000 to $20,000 in a year. We art willing to pay the tarn kind of earningi to tome man in the Shreveport area. This man should be around SO, con tcientioui, willing to travel by auto, able to deol with small town industrial and rural property owners. If you would like to know more about this bij paying field, write a confidential letter to President, Dept. R-l, P.

O. Box fort Worth 1, Texas. Tournament Box Scores FIRST CAME COUSHATTA (4 TG FTA FT PF TP Lonsuio 4 2 8 Jiles. 4 5 4 2 12 Harton, 11 0 2 Glover, 5 8 5 2 15 Eddy. 8 4 4 13 9 Rawls, 1 0 0 2 2 Totals 19 18 To 13 43 BOSSIER 5K) FG FTA FT PF TP Shaw, 1 0 3 2 Cockrell 5 1 1 0 11 Lattier.

3 4 4 3 10 Walpole. 7 8 6 2 20 uutrer. 4 4 3 2 11 Nattin. 0 6 4 2 4 Totals 20 23 18 12 58 Score nuarterv Coushatta 17 7 14 1048 Bossier 17 10 14 1758 Officials: Sanders and Walker. SECOND GAME MIXDEN (43) FG FTA FT PF TP 3 0 0 16 1 1 9.

5 C. Maxey. McCabe MoreUnd. 6 3 2 1 16 Selmon. 1 0 0 0 2 S.

Maxey, 3 0 0 1 6 Harkness. I. .2 2 2 2 6 Roden. 1 2 2 2 4 Totals .17 10 9 43 DOTLDfe (2g FG FTA FT PF TP Koach, 4 8 6 1 14 Kitchens, 1 8 3 3 6 Crossno. 4 0 0 1 8 Pickett.

8 0 0 0 0 0 W. Stewart, 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 9 16 9. 28 Score by quarters: Minden .....4 6 15 1643 Doyline 6 11 4 728 Officials: Wilker and Sanders. THIRD GAME FAIR PARK 37 FG FTA FT PF TP Massey. 2 1 2 3 Bandenes.

4 2 12 9 Rhodes, 5 9 5 4 15 Lee. 4 4 2 0 10 Orton. 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 14 17 9 8 37 LOGAN5POFT S) FG FTA FT PF TP Horn, 2 5 2 2 6 f.mIth' 4 4 3 1 11 Hanson, 4 3 1 3 9 Claybrook, ff 3 0 0 2 6 Adams, 10 0 12 Myers, 0 1 2 Totals 15 Score bv niiArtor 12 6 10 36 fair Park 6 13 9 937 SSffiT vv 8 4 16 uiiiudu; o. w. naue ana J.

Ha lie. FOURTH GAME BYRD (50) FG FTA FT PF TP 4 3 0 2 8 4 0 0 1 8 5 4 3 1 13 Burt, Young, Gariepy, Pybitrn, 10 0 12 3 0 0 3 6 3 10 7 1 13 scott. Hichardson, 3 Totals 21 17 10 9 50 OIL CITY 3S Gullitt. FG FTA FT PF TP I 4 fi 4 .1 19 Lessenger, Manama, 0 gagje. 3 2 Tucker, 2 2 JNOian.

i 7 Totals Score hv ntiiri.r 17 13 10 35 Byrd .7... 14 OH City 15 1150 Officials: S. W. Hai'le and J. Haile.

8 9 935 FIFTH GAME SPRINGHILL f36) FG FTA FT Parker, PF TP smith. I 3 2 4 2 10 Hudson, 3 7 Bwd. i 5 Martin, i 6 11 5 Sessions, 2 0 4 36 Totals 13 19 10 13 RODESSA f33 FG FTA FT 2 2 1 Davis, PF TP watts, i Derbonne. Nichnlsnn- Conly. Flores, 18 Totals 12 20 SCOr hv nnirf.rc 9 12 33 8 10 1236 Snringhill 6 Rodessa i Officials: Walker and Sanders.

6 5 33 SIXTB GAME HATJGHTON )2) vn rr a Murff. 2 3 0 Bigby. 1 1.8 Hughes, 3 6 2 Crew, 5 3 PF TP 5 4 2 2 0 8 2 5 1 3 1 Coleman. 2 2 1 Aldridse. Totals 9 17 BENTOV M0 6 11 22 VC1 JTi TTT Kelly, .1 7 PF TP 0 1 8 4 12 5 Johnston, 1 6 0 Hamburg, 4 0 0 Beauregard, 3 6 6 Pilkmton.

3 4 3 Totals 14 17 12 11 Score nv auartr: Hauehtors 8 Benton 2 3 4 954 9 15 1440 SEMIFINALS FAIR PARK (Si) rr. A TTT, T9 tr Massey, 3 0 2 6 oanaanes. I I 4 Rhrwies- a ft A 14 Lee. 2 2 2 3 6 Orton. 1 0 2 Futrell.

0 2 2 2 Totals 10 15 14 BOSSIER (U) FG FTA FT 0 0 0 12 0 13 2 1 5 3 1 2 0 0 9 34 PF TP 4 1 27 Shaw, Cockrell. Lattier. Walnole. Cutrer. ftauui.

Totals 21 Score hv nuarfr: 7 2 8 44 8 10 10 634 Fair Bossier 13 13 14 SEMIFINALS BYRD FG FTA FT 2 3 5 PF TP 2 6 Burt, Richardson, GarieDv. 2 3 I 6 1 0 2 3 a Ts Young, acou. Totals 12 23 MINDEN 54) C. Maxey. 1 3 3 1 8 31 5 2 Salmon, 0 1 0 11 4 0 0 2 McCabe.

Moreland. S. Maxev. 4 11 2 1 1 1 0 J. Moreland, Marfciness.

Hardy, Frasier. Totals. 21 Score mmrtArs? 21 12 13 64 Bvrd Minden fi 423 9 15 17 1354 CONSOLATION BENTON 151 JT. FTA FT PF TP Kelly, 8 4 3 2 19 Johnston, 4 6 5 2 13 Bambure. 3 1 1 4 7 Beauregard.

2 4 2 3 6 Pilkinston. 2 3 2 2 6 Totals 19 18 13 13 51 SFKIKIiHlLL 27 Sessions, 3 2 1 2 7 Parker, 4 4 2 4 Hudson, 3 9 5 1 11 Smith, 1 1 0 4 2 Bvrd. 1 1 1 2 Martin, 0 1 1 1 Totals 8 Score by ouarteri: 22 12 11 27 Benton 7 9 13 1851 Sprinehlll Officials: Sanders and Walker. 8 5 6 27 CHAMPIONSHIP MINDF.V 44t FG FTA FT FF TP C. Maxey.

5 2 McCabe. I 0 2 Moreland. 10 11 0 10 I 7 0 2 10 1 27 S. Maxey. a 1 Harkness, 1 2 Totals 17 17 44 FG FTA FT PF TP Shaw, Cockrell.

Lattier. Nattin. Walpole. ST Cutrer. 3 4 3 6 2 10 0 0 8 0 13 3 2 4 2 0 0 1 13 1 12 Totals 20 11 646 score By quarters Minden 14 14 11-44 Bossielr Officials: 3.

Hafle and S. W. Haile. 14 I 11 11 in 0 Town PAST we've seen snorts writers planning an appeal for its one-year When two Jefferson Parish con Along with McDonough, there would In the back of our mind advocating an informal Ark-La-Tex in the same manner as South why Byrd and Fair Park aren't CLASS 1. Simsboro.

2. Holly Ridge. 3. LogansporL 4. Colfax.

5. Ogden. 6. Florien. 7.

Athens. 8. Marthaville. 9. Oil City.

10. Grayson. 11. Coushatta. 12.

Castor, Kilbourne and Hall Summitt. CLASS 1. Pleasant Hill. 2. Hico.

3. Evergreen of Webster. 4. Fairview-Alpha. 5.

Oak Grove of Converse. 6. Converse. 7. Oak Grove of Logansport.

8. Cheneyville. 45 to 10. Rams are a closed corporation. the starting lineup there are Larry DISTRICT 1-AA grns.

fg ft 12 20 6 6 8 9 6 tp 64 Emmons, Vivian 3 26 Cutrer, Bossier 4 22 21 19 17 15 15 64 48 44 42 39 36 Walpole, Bossier Hudson, Springhill Moreland, Minden White, St. John's C. Maxey, Minden 4 Waterproof at Ferriday. Fair Park at Haynesville (1-AAA); (3-AA): Jonesboro-Hodee at Hall (4-AA); Jena at Tioga; Colfax at Ferriday; Tallulah at Lake Provi Elizabeth at Oakdale. Tourney.

SOUTH LOUISIANA Tournaments Opelousas, Port Barre, Thibodaux Ascension Parish Tournament. Star Meet at Washington. D.C.t Jan. 29 Boston AA Meet at Boston; reb. Millrose AA Meet at New York: feb, 11 Brown.

Pennsylvania: Feb-. 12 N.Y.A.C. Meet at New York: Feb. 22 Princeton-Harvard: Feb. 26 IC4A at New York; March 5 Heptagonals at ltnaca xsew York; Marcn iz Dartmouth at Hanover; March 19 Cornell; March 25 Indoor Relay Carnival at Storrs.

onn. WILLING WILLIAM. BATON ROUGE William Clay ton, Louisiana State's boxer of all weights, fought light-heavyweight as a sophomore, heavyweight as a junior, welter weight in the 1954 Sugar Bowl and will go back into the light-heavyweight class this week. DISTRICT I-A TOURNEY LaSalle 58, Mansfield 21. Farmerville 59.

Many 50. Homer 38. Mansfield 26. LaSalle 49. Many 27.

All-District Team Winnberry, LaSalle. Sykes. LaSalle. Prince. Homer.

Cooper. Many. Redden. Farmerville. Simpson.

Homer. Booth, Farmerville. Eiland. Farmerville. Russell.

LaSalle. Davis, Many. SLC Falls, 84-62, to Demon Five HAMMOND, Jan. 29 Wt Northwestern State pulled ahead early the second half and then staged off a late rally to defeat South-eastenrrn 84-82 in a Gulf States Conference basketball game to night. The victory was Northwestern's third in conference play against one defeat Southeastern now has conference record of two vic tories and three defeats.

Trailing 45-44 at halftime. North western went ahead 47-46 when guard Richard Brown sank two free throws. Northwestern never trailed after that. Forward Mack Harvey of South eastern took scoring honors with 21 points. His teammate, center Richard Stiga, was next with 20 points.

Brown and forward George Mc- Conathy led the Northwestern at tack with 18 points each. Determine Is Winner of Maturity By JACK STEVENSON ARCADIA, Jan. 29 Ufi Although beaten to the wire by a necK, the stretch running Determine won the $163,360 Santa Anita Maturity today when Calumet's Miz Clementine was penalized for bumping the little grey in the stretch drive. The two battled head and head after coming out of the final turn with Miz Clementine pulling ahead after the bumping incident about a sixteenth mile from home in the mile and a quarter test of 4-year-olds. Well back in third place came James Session owned by Bandleader Harry James and his actress-wife Betty Grable.

Immediately after the race Jockey Ray York aboard Determine charged a foul against Eddie Arca-ro and Miz Clementine. The stewards upheld him and moved the filly into the No. 2 spot. From the time they rounded the turn out of the back stretch it was strictly between Miz Clemen- tne, the only gal in the race, and Determine, the leading money winner and Kentucky Derby champion of 1954. Trying to become the only filly ever to win the Maturity in this 8th renewal.

Miz Clementine matched the little grey stride for stride and crossed the wire in 2:00 2-5 equalling the fastest winning time for the big money stake. But the bumping cost her the $87,000 to prize and boosted the earnings of Determine who in less than three years had won $374,535 prior to this race. That big bankroll eave him the top weight of 126 pounds for the Maturity with Miz Clementine get- ling at 117. The other half of the Calumet entry, Duke's Lea, wasn't a contender. The question of how well the 950- pound Determine could carry the top weight over the long haul kept the odds close between he and his siaoiemate Allied and the Calumet twosome.

The crowd of 50,000, the largest of the meeting, installed Miz Clementine and Duke's Lee at 6-5 and the A. J. Crevolin duo at 3-2. Next at 6-1 came Correlation, but he never figured in the race. Determine paid is.io.

$2sn an4 $2.10. Miz Clementine returned $2.10 and $2.10 and James Session $2.20. Allied, after settine the pace, dropped back to finish fourth followed by Duke's lead, for free, Correlation and Ole Travis. ine disqualification victory was reminiscent of the 1952 Santa Anito Handicap in which Miche was declared the victor although Intent crossed the wire first. Today's big money boosted Determine to 15th among the all-time cash winners of the turf.

Calumet couected $30,000 for the second place with $20,000 for third and $10,000 for fourth. The big crowd booed lustily me winners wreath was put around Determine's neck but jock- cjr i or aeciarea ne thought that without the bumping he would have Deen iirst over. York said: "I really thinV should have won the race. I was with, Miz Clementine from the pole and she made us lose ground au me way through the stretch." Rheumatism? Mmcta Many pkm Tck Alfa -Cart f. 4).

Im 421 Shnrveawf, U. I Four days earlier McGaha, assited by scout Abe Miller, will open the Sports annual free baseball school here. The usual procedure is set up for the school providing that any youngster who wishes to attend may, furnishing his glove and shoes. Those being signed to professional contracts will be reimbursed their expenses incurred in attending the school, Megarity pointed out. Included in the array of talent reporting to McGaha for training will be 14 pitchers, four catchers, 12 infielders and eight outfielders.

Among that group will be two returning servicemen, both hurlers. They are Gene Mitchell and Tommy Harrison, the latter a lefthander. Both had outstanding seasons in their only year in pro ball, 1950, then served four years in the armed services. Harrison was a 19-game winner at Kil-gore while Mitchell, who hails from Anniston, won 25 per cent of the victories scored by Lake Charles in the defunct Gulf Coast League as the Lakers finished a poor eighth. Returning hurlers include Arnie Atkins, whose 2.83 earned run average tied Bob Smith for the lowest in the league in 1954; Jake Jacobs and Hugh Blanton, who finished the campaign with Shreveport after compiling a 9-9 and 3.00 era with Augusta of the South Atlantic League.

In addition Ray Knoblauch and Jesse Priest return for another crack at the varsity after a notably successful year with the Rams. Another highly regarded contender for the squad is Cal Howe, a lefthanded relief ace who was purchased from Macon where he had a 15-7 record in '54. Old Fred Martin will be in Shreveport flannels to bulwark the bullpen. J. W.

Jones and Jim Martin, last year's one-two catching staff will be on hand again while Don Goeken and rookie Ken Tester will be their main competiJion. The infield returns almost intact, albeit the loss of Ed Mickelson won't be easily overcome. However, Don Spencer at second, Joe Koppe at shortstop and Jim Ack-eret at third again shape up as the best inner defense in the circuit. Backing them will be Al Joe Hunt, last year's infield utility man and Jack Hollis, purchased from Beaumont who could take over any one of tte infield positions if one of the regulars falters. Big Les Fleming, who signed as a free agent with the Macks last month, should be regarded as the number one candidate to replace the drafted Mickelson.

Mae led the Texas League hitting department with a .358 last year. He'll have competition from Prentice Browne, a .333 slugger with Denver; Syl McNinch, who clouted 319 at San Jose; and John Paul Jones, up for another crack at the job he held down in 1953. Jones com piled a .288 average at Lincoln last year. The outfield shapes up as one of the strongest spots with only Bud Heslet missing from last year's Texas League champions. Joyner, Eddie Barr, Bob Van Eman and McGaha are the regulars while Nellie Daehn, who hit .327 at Temple last year bids fair to taking over the center field spot and Ed Sobczak, obtained from San Jose along with McNinch in the Bob Smith deal, is another strong contender for an outfield post after a .312 year with the Californians.

The Sports will play an abbrevi ated exhibition slate this spring, according to the slate announced by Megarity. Confirmed engagements include meetings with the Oklahoma City Indians of the Texas League and the Little Rock Travelers of the Southern Assn. The Tribe will tangle with the Macks four times, twice in Shreveport and twice at their spring training base in Alexandria, La. The initial games will be played at Texas League Park here March 19-20 and the Sports travel to Alex andria the following weekend for a brace of games. The Pebs will make their an nual appearance here on April 2-3, the weekend prior to the Texas League opener on April 6 against Dallas.

Meanwhile, Megarity said that the locals will probably make their annual tour into Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas, but definite dates for meetings with clubs in that area have not been decided on. If J9 rt8y Ek thrill there's only OHt lAotercrdo HASinr-DAYissON JBaiwasa; Gorman's Harlty Davldlson Sales 1835 Texas At. I whereas the Tribal pivot dropped Speaking of brothers, Bob Lively Besides the Loftins, Bill and Bob, in and Ralph McKinstry. from DISTRICT 1-AAA gms. fg tp ft 23 8 Rhodes, Fair Park 2 16 55 Bill Loftin, Rams 2 19 46 Eddie Burt, Byrd 2 15 7 37 8 34 13 33 3 29 2 28 3 27 A.

Thomas, Ouachita 2 13 T. Sanders, W. Monr. 2 10 G. Russell, Ouachita 2 13 Sonny Bond, H'ville 2 13 B.

Massey, F. Park 2 12 This Week's Cage Schedule DON'T WAIT 'til Spring Avoid the Rush MONDAY Bastrop at Bolton; TUESDAY Bossier at Byrd; Ouachita at West Monroe (1-AAA); Bolton at Sulphur (2-AAA); Vivian at St. John's (1-AA): Minden at Springhill (l-AA): Ruston at Neville (2-AA); Natchitoches at Menard hummitt; Calvin at Winnfield; Farmerville at Homer (1-A); Coushatta at Ringgold; DeRidder at Landry LaSalle; Maiiy at Florien; Winnsboro at Crowville; Leesville vs. Marion LEI at Lake Charles (4-A); Vidalia at dence, Kilbourne at Oak Grove; US OVERHAUL i 1 i3fS1 WEDNESDAY Pioneer at Lake Providence; Mansfield at Converse THURSDAY Jonesboro-Hodge at Ruston (2-AA); Simsboro at Minden; Neville at Oak Grove; Tioga at Pineville; DeRidder at Villa Platte (4-AA); Many at Hornbeck; DeQuincy at Leesville (4-A); Sibley Tournament opens; West Carroll Parish Tourney at Pioneer (Oak Grove). Shreveport junior high games send Hamilton Terrace (o Lakeshore and Broadmoor to Linwood.

FRIDAY St. John's at Springhill (1-AA); Bossier at Vivian (1-AA); Bonita at Bastrop; Calhoun at Ouachita; Jennings at Bolton (2-AAA) Pineville at Menard (3-AA); Minden at Coushatta; Jena at LaSalle; Central at Delhi at Crowville; Rayville at Mangham; Wisner at Ferri day; Ogden vs. Winnsboro; Natchitoches Tourney; Allen Parish Tourney at Oakdale; Rapides Parish Tourney at Cheneyville; Flora Junior We'll adjust the blades, lubricate, the entire mower, check and tune-up the engine. You'll be all set to go to work at the first sign of spring no waiting, no troublesome delays when our mechanics are swamped with rush orders. 1 i i and SHARPEN your MOWER NOW! il PHONE 7-1027.

TORO GARDEN POWER Whirlwind and Equipment for Power HOME Garden Mowers SUPPLIES And Turf lourney; Pitkin Tourney; Ashland SATURDAY Byrd at Minden. are scheduled at DeQuincy, Cecelia, and St. Amant. The latter is the Local Athlete Candidate for Track Squad NEW HAVEN, Jan. 29 (Special) Frank H.

Taylor of Shreveport, is a candidate for the 1955 Yale Varsity track team. The Elis, defending I.C.A.A.A.A. and Heptaonal League champions, have 13 meets scheduled for the indoor season. Taylor is a sophomore. At Yale, he is majoring in Industrial Administration.

He re-. sides at 845 Unadilla. Taylor prepared for Yale at McCallin School, where he was an all basketball player. The indoor track schedule: Jan. IS Massachusetts KOFC meet at Boston; Jan.

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