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Telephone PlaJnfleld 6-800C PLAINFIELD, N. COURIER-NEWS, FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1941 PAGE SIXTEEN for 2nd Place "Battle Twilight League Has THRU SPORTSLAND with GENE F. HAMPSON Dunellen Democrats Gain Runnerup Spot, Downing Sports Center Nine, 7 to 5 The way the Middlesex Tigers lapped the field and put the championship away well before the end of the season, Twilight League fans never did get to eee a fight for the title. Now it appears they may be treated to a battle that may well make up for the lack of a real pennant race. Four teams the Sports Center, Dunellen Democrats, the Bound Brook Indians and the Middlebrooks are running neck-and-neck in ajbid for second place, and it may be that the tussle will exist right down to the Action of Tom Walsh, national president of the Professional Golfers' Association, to ban bookmaking at major golf tournaments is a step in the right direction.

Walsh points out that baseball had to hire a national commissioner to govern the sport when the gamblers stepped In and the PGA is out to see nothing like this happens to golf. During the recent Chicago Open, an open book was conducted-at the ninth green on the chances of the players with PGA officials especially upset over a prominently placed sign advertising, "Place Bets Here." Needless to say there is an opportunity for all types of abuses If this practice were permitted to continue. In the past, and often in New Jersey, it has been the custom of some clubs sponsoring tournaments to conduct a Calcutta Sweepstakes to provide funds to increase the tourney purse. This practice likely will be allowed to continue for it is a far cry from open betting and in the past has made it possible for clubs to make state and sectional events more attractive to links stars. Reports have it that Tony Marino, local sportsman.

Is eyeing the midget auto racing sport and there is a possibility that he may buy a race car. In fact rumor has it that genial Tony alrready has his eye on a car and that machine happens to be the canary colored No. 3 outboard driven by diminutive Johnny Hitter of Detroit but wants Ritter along as chauffeur of the car. Jim Fraley. Scotch Plains High football coach, is said to be one of two leading contenders for the position of grid coach at Ridgefield Park Hieh School.

Ed Danowski. pro star, has dropped out of the running final week. The Democrats went into a temporary lead Thursday night; coming from behind with three runs in the fourth inning to defeat the Sports, 7 to 5, in the opening game of a two-night serie between the two teams. They meet again tonight in Green Brook Park in a game postponed fronearlier in the season. lor the position but Bill Dorsey of Powhatan, Ohio is Fraleys leading Turns Pro Following a highly tuccetsful career at an amateur, Al Mea'of New Providence hat 'decided to join the rankt of profetsional boxers.

Managed by Walt Cuth-ing, Men hat fought seven yeart in the lightweight division at an amateur. He it a tuburban car rier for The Courier-Newt. Three Records Established Old Orchard Beach, Me. (JP) Three new world's records went into light harness racing' annals today alongside the name of Nibble Hanover, big bay stallion owned by Dunbar W. Bostwick and Mrs.

Ogden Phippa of Old Westbury, N. Y. With Harry Whitney on the reins, the five-year-old sped one mile In 1:58, and a second in, 1:59 to win the Grand Circuit's Goldsmith Maid Trot, worth $4,500, here Thursday-, The first mile was the fastest ever trotted by a stallion in competition and the fastest first heat ever trotted in any race. Together, the two trips over the "kite" track constituted the fastest two heats of trotting on record. i 1 3fL 'r j.

I. Fritzie Zivic Confident He Will Knock Out Red Cochrane Newark (JPi Fritzie Zivic will be shooting to extend a Newark knock- I out string when he defends his welterweight crown against Freddie I (Red) Cochran Monday night at Ruppert It will be the sixth appearance of the Pittsburgh scrapper in this city. His five other battles saw him a victor by knockouts, and he is confident that his first fight here since winninir the title will not be the one to break the streak. Fritzie predicted a knockout af- ter he slammed a light punching has from its moorings in Marsillo's gym. That wa sa victory omen, he said.

"Every time I knock the bag loose." Fritzie. said, "it means that I'm going to win by a kayo. It never fails. It happened while I was training for both fights with Al Davis. You know what happened.

I snapped one loose while training for the second Armstrong fight and I finished him in the 12th. Thae same thing happened in Minneapolis. It topped off and I kayoed Dick Demaree in the fourth. That's why I'm sure Fm going to kayo Cochrane-" The champion added he would try to halt Cochrane as quickly as possible. "If I can find an opening," he said, Tm going to drill in for a one-round kayo." Cochrane's camp, however, was not worried bv the Zivic Prediction.

Lightweight Champion Lew Jen kins watched the Elizabeth fighter work out and said Cochrane had "the stuff to beat Fritzie Zivic and I wouldn't be surprised if he Is the next welterweight champion." He explained, "Red has shown me that he's a good body puncher. That's why he has a better chance than most critics figure. I fought a draw with Zivic in the Garden last winter and body blows earned me those points. Fritzie is plenty good but he can be staken. Right now Red looks as if he might do it" rival.

Fraley has had two great seasons at Scotch Plains High. Ben Cantor tells us that one of the Mt. Vernon backers of Teddy Wlnt, young heavyweight, who traveled with Wint to Newark for Monday nights bout with Wallace Cross was Joe Santore, former professional of the Watchung Valley Country Club. Mt Vernon Is the home of the big links star who asked Cantor about many of Els local friends. Freddie Cochrane, Elizabeth scrapper, who meets Fritzie Zivic for the world's welterweight title on Monday night in Newark, is a product of the old Adelphia club in Elizabeth which was one of the most sensationally successful clubs in the state's fistic He is probably the last of the "cards" developed by the club still in action and certainly the most successful although Georgie Forrester gained some attention In middleweight ranks.

Next outdoor boxing show in New Brunswick will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 6 with Charlie Rausch of Trenton listed to appear In the eight-round main event. Beans Palmer, local Negro heavyweight, is scheduled to box In one of the six-round bouts and another six-rounder will bring into action Frankie Archie of Raritan. Among the young men inducted into the Army with the Somerset County delegation on Wednesday is William Downs Jenkins, former Bound Brook High School runner who won state interscholastic laurels and then went on to become an outstanding competitor in the AAU and intercollegiate ranks. He held several state titles while active.

Lack of tennis interest locally which resulted in the cancellation of five divisions of the city championships is quite prevalent throughout the country. F. S. Mathewson, county recreation director, informs us that there is plenty of open time at the Warinanco Park courts for the first time in some seasons. Fact that many stars have been inducted into the Army is given as one reason.

Rally to Win Apparently going down to defeat Pop Tuhase's Dunellen team were trailing, 5 to 4, in the fourth, and Jimmy Norrls has, already retired two men. One of them, Ray Ap-gar, was the victim of a beautiful bare-hand catch by first-baseman Kenny Hess. Right at this moment, Hess wa the Sports shining light. But on the very next play, he gave th Democrats a life, and they went on to score three runs and win the game. Charlie Tuhase hit a roller to the infield, and the throw had him by 25 feet, until Hess muffed it and Tuhase was safe.

Presented with an opening, the Democrats' quickly scored the runs they needed for victory. Johnny Skripko hammered a single through the box, and when Al Omert duplicated with a single to center, Yuhasa and Skripko both came home. Then Catcher Jake Kinney tried to pick Omert off second base, but his throw went into center field and through center-fielder Si Monforte and Omert came all the way In. Walks Six It looked like the Democrats game from the beginning. They pounded four hits through a wide open infield for three runs in tha first.

Then two Sports errors and singles by Omert and Frederick brought home two more In tha third. Omert's lack of control kept him, in hot water most of the night. He had runners on in practically ever inning by walks. Nick Medrococ-tis' double, walks to Mickey Foley, Ray Pope and a fielder's choice scored two runs in the second. Then in the fourth, singles by Pope and Norris, an error and Medroc octis' towering fly to center field brought home three more.

In the fifth, Omert walked Foley anc Pope, bringing his total to six, but managed to get the side out with out damage. Darkness then cuf the game short. Lineups. Team Pet, Middlesex Tigers 10 2 Democrats 6 4 .600 Middlebrooks 6 4 .55 Sports Center 5 6 .500 Indians 5 5 .500 Chicks 3 5 .375 Firemen 4 8 .333 South Plainfield A A 2 7 2.2 Plainfield Pets Scotch Plains AB Plarcroand Jrs. Barbara, ss 3 0 2 AB Danyo, lb Diem, Hurtack, 3b Chieco, If Baer, cf Runyan, rt Sabino, Perrette, sf Sbebby, 2b 4 1 4 0 3 1 3 1 i 3 1 1 ClarK.

20 4 Aschky'o, ts orrtco, ID Carrona, 3b Perrette. 3h liMeyer. 1 Mancinl, Oi Howell, Norello, sf iLong, cf ISang'no, rf 8 Totals Totals 34 7 Score by inning: Plainfleld 36 13 011 011 030 402 114 00X--11 scotcn fiains Umpires Lambert sen, Thompson. Blues Unbeaten As Hunterdon Loop Nears End Clinton North Hunterdon County Softball League goes Into the final quarter of the schedule next week with Sunoco Blues of Bridge, well iH the lead, undefeated in 15 games. Close competition will result for second place with Clinton Clippers having the slight edge over High Bridge Young Men.

Hamptoq Toung Men aleo have a chance to take second place. The Clippers) have won 11 games and lost six, with, High Bridge Young Men but one game behind. The schedule will be completed next week with final games scheduled as follows: Monday, High Bridge Young Men vs. Sunoco Bluet on CCC Camp field. High Bridge Hampton Young Men vs.

Exact Level and Tool High Bridge, in the latter town. Tuesday, Clinton Clippers at Hampton Youna; Men and Sunoco Blues J. Trout' Scholars, High Bridge, on CCO Camp field. Wednesday, High Bridge Young Men vs. Trout'J Scholars on CCC Camp field.

Team Sunoco Blues 15 Clinton Clippers 11 H. Bridge Young Men 10 Hampton Young Men 9 Exact Level Co 5 Trout's Scholars 8 0 1.000 .647 6 .625 7 .563 10 14 Oilers Face Merchants in Independent Tilt Saturday Given an open date in the Union Cnti-ntv Lea true Saturday, the Plainfleld Merchants have carded an attractive independent con-ff arr-ancriner for the Tuscarora Oilers to appear in Green Brook Park. Locals return to tneir jeaguo schedule on Sunday when they entertain the Roselle Republicans in the local park. The Oilers, pick of a hardy group of workmen building a pipe line from Pennsylvania through New Jersey, are a proven combine with the records of the New Jersey eliminations for the National Semi-Pro Congress being evidence enough. Tuscarora aggregation waded through a select field to reach the finals In Ab Hermann's state tournament last season only to be turned back in the championship final bv the well known Albrights of Trenton.

The score was 5 to 4. Playing some of the better semi-pro outfits of New Jersey and Pennsvlvania last season, the Oilers turned in the enviable record of 52 victories in 59 starts. Team has suffered to some extent this year through loss of men to the U. S. Army, but the club is on the way to another highly successful campaign.

They are again entered in Semi-Pro tourney and expect to start play in the near future. Starting "hurler will be either Charles Slack or Georre Smith. Slack, a young Trentonite, has hurled four successive shutouts for the Oilers and while Miller's record Is not as sensational, he has been pitching winning ball for the team over a period of three years. Aetivitv in the County League centers on Garwood and Westfleld. The pace-setting Linden A.

A. will visit Garwood while the second-place Westfleld Hawks will entertain George Cushing's Elizabeth A. A. in Tamaques Park, Westfleld. In Warinanco Park the mnsiae ana Roselle combines will clash in a twin bill.

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Tin Tears Ago Today Johnny Kinder and Charley Whitehead scored 36-hole total of 135 to place second to johnny Farmi and Augie Kammer in the annual pro-amateur tourney at Crestmont. Four strokes down to the Plainfield team after 18 holes, the minners stormed back to triumph by virtue of Farrell's best ball 65. Tn Tears Ago Today Web Snowden captured medalist honors in the qualifying round for the Community Golf Club championship with an 18-hole total of 76. Ten golfers qualified for the championship round, with defending- champion Alden Gray squeezing in with 83. R.

G. Thompson, twice a winner of the event, failed to qualify, scoring 88. Twenty-Five Tears Ago Today Jack Martin of Plainfield was re ported to be experiencing a banner year in the American Association. Formerly with the Yankees, Phillies, Braves and Rochester, Martin was playing second base for Milwaukee, -and batting .300. Assistant Corporation Counsel Walter Hetfield Percy McVoy and "Doc" Whelan returned from a three-day fishing trip at Barnegat with a catch of seven sharks.

Balza Sparks Brookside to 9-4 Victory Just because ha is one of the smallest players In the Three County League, rival pitchers may underestimate Mickey Balza's abilities as a hitter. Just to prove that this Is a mistake, Mickey went on a batting spree Thursday night, and when all the returns' were in, Mickey had contributed four hits, including a double and a triple, and had batted home four runs to lead Brookside to a 9 to 4 victory over Glad pack. Brookside's victory gave it a lead of 1 12 games over second-place Pottersville which lost to Glenelg, 2 to 1, in the best game of the night. Edgar Burd gave up five hits to beat Pottersville, while his rival, Dick Lindabury, allowed three in losing. Chester had no trouble in winning from Stirling.

It scored 10 times before Stirling had a run and went on to wiH easily, 12 t6 3. Team standings and lineups: Team Ii Pet. Brookside .16 4 .800 Pottersville 13 4 .765 Blenelg 12 5 .706 Chester 11 8 .579 Glad pack 2 15 .118 Stirling 0 18 .000 Games Monday Pottersville at Brookside. Games Tuesday Chester at Brookside. Pottersville at Gladpack.

Stirling at Glenelg. Gladpack Brookside AB AB Trullo, ss 2 0 1 Balza, 3b 4 2 4 Hamler. lf-p 3 0 ljZeek, ct 4 0 1 Murphy, lb 3 0 0 Bacon, 2b 3 1.2 Hock nb'y, 3 2 2 Scheerin, 2 2 1 Martino, p-lf 3 2 Wilcox, 3 0 1 Q'vllle. 2b 3 1 Gladwin, If 3 0 0 Belton, 3b 3 0 1 Williams, rf 3 1 1 G'ville, rf 2 0 1 Day, lb 3 1 1 Morrelli, cl 2 0 OiJ Wilcox, 2 Jl 1 Totals 24 4 Totals 37 9 12 Score by innings: Gladpacks 000 202 4 Brookside 241 02x 0 Krrors C. Wilcox, Trullo, Hamler.

Two-base hits Balza, Bacon, Scheerin, Williams. Three-base hits Balzo. Umpires Heatlie and Cunningham. Pottersville Glenelc AB AB WTning, 2b 3 1 UPrall, ss 3 1 0 Metzler, rf 3 0 Kauflie, cf 2 1 0 Blazure, 3 0 Burd, lb 2 0 1 M'ning, SI 3 0 Burd, 3b 3 0 1 McL'lin, If 3 0 2iHall, 3 2 5 Bryant, 3b 3 0 liCleland, 2b 3 0 0 Lindabury, 3 0 Oi Kelly. If 0 Am'erman, lb 1 0 OiWorkman, rf 2 0 0 WaU, cf 10 0IC Bryant, 2 0 1 Totals 23 "I "i Totals 22 a 3 Score by innings: Pottsville 100 000 01 Glenelg 101 000 2 Errors R.

Manning, 2: Prall. Umpires Moore and Stirlinr Cheater AB AB Rossi, 3b 4 1 2IW Smith, If 1 0 0 De Pilipo, 2b 4 0 OiUrabaugh, If 2 1 0 Armenti, cf 4 0 2Conover. 3b 4 1 2 Rossi, 4 0 2, Martinis, 3 2 0 Armenti. 3 0 0 Barkman, 2b 3 3 2 Rossi, 3b 3 0 OjPhilh er, ss 3 3 2 Palzarano, If 3 .6 Higgins, lb. 4 2 2 LiUls, ss 3 1 llShotwell.

Cf 4 0 1 Prano, rf 0 0 OiRalph, 1 0 Arm'tl, If 2 I SlOBrien, rf 1 0 0 IR Smith, rf 0 0 0 Totals 30 3 i TotaU 28 12 Score by innings: Stirling 000 010 2 3 Chester 032 502 412 Errors D. Rossi, E. Rossi, Falzarano. Two-base hits Barkman. Three-base hits D.

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Lorentz of Summit. Mrs. Lorentz who entered the tournament for the first time last season and was a "creation from the very start has been' seeded No. 1 in defense of her title. Her victim in the final and a former champion, Mrs.

Helen Clark of Plainfield, is seeded No. 2. Another Plainfielder, Miss Sdphie Dickson, Is seeded third while the fourth and final seeded position goes to Miss Catherine Dooley of Linden. First-round pairings are: 2:30 p. m.

Mary Jane Dooley, Linden vs. Marion Williams, Union; Ruth C. Rinker, Mountainside vs. Lillian Albisser, Rah way; Betty Monnett, Rahway vs. Betty Brun-ner, Plainfield; Adelaide Rich, Roselle Park vs.

Vickie Graslin, Elizabeth. 3:30 p. m. Marie Lorentz, Summit vs. Florence Pratt, Cranford; Margaret Hand, Fanwood vs.

Sophie Dickson, Plainfield; Catherine Dooley, Linden vs. Josephine Andreski, Rahway; Jeannette Le-vine, Summit vs. Helen Clark, Plainfield. Firemen Play Strouds, Then Glen Gardner Clinton The Phillipsburg Firemen, Tri-County League leaders, will face Stroudaburg and Glen Gardner over the weekend In their effort to keep ahead of HigTi Bridge in the last few weeks of the schedule. The Bridgers, who advanced to second place last weekend, pushing aside Clinton, will face Washington and Clinton.

The Firemen will entertain Stroudbsburg Saturday and will travel to Glen Gardner Sunday. The Bridgers will appear on the Washington diamond Saturday and will play Clinton at High Bridge Sunday. The Strouds, at present in third place, oppose Washington In East Stroudsburg Sunday afternoon in a doubleheader. Clinton will play Glen Gardner on the local Community House diamond Saturday and at High Bridge Sunday. A reorganization of the team during the past week Is expected to bring new faces in the lineups this weekend.

Team Phillipsburg Firemen 12 High Bridge ...10 Stroudsburg 10 Clinton 9 Glen Gardner 5 Washington 3 5 6 7 7 12 12 .706 .625 .588 .563 .294 .200 Games Saturday Stroudsburg at Phillipsburg uien Gardner at Clinton. High Bridge at Washington. Games Sunday Phillipsburg at Glen Gardner. Washington at Stroudsburg (two games). Clinton at High Bridge.

Rainbows to Meet De Andrea Ten Scotch Plains The Rainbow A.C. will play DeAndrea's All Stars In an independent Softball game in the UCPC playground today at 7 p.m. The visitors are undefeated to date in the Middlesex County League. Sports Mirror By the Associated Prett Today a year ago Frank Kovacs defeated Frankie Parker, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, in quarterfinals of Sea Bright Invitation tennis tourney. Three years ago Sam Snead won $5,000 Chicago Open golf tournament by one stroke from U.

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