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i) OFFICIAL-PIEDMONT LEAGUE SCHEDULE-1945 DAILY PRESS, NEWPORT NEWS, VA. Tuesday Morning, March 20, 1945 Sports AT PORTSMOUTH AT NORFOLK AT RICHMOND AT NEWPORT NEWS AT ROANOKE AT LYNCHBURG May 7-8-9-10 June 8-9-10 July 14-15-16-17 Sept. 4-5-6 May 24-25-26 June 30, July l-2-S July 31, Aug. 1-2-3 Sept. 7-8-9 May 27-28-29 June 26-27-28-29 July 28-29--30 I Aug.

14-15-16-17 May 11-12-13' June 11-12-13-14 July 18-19-20 Aug. 18-19-20-21 READ THE ROANOKE Apr. 26-27 May 14-15-16-17 Jane Z4-25 July 4-4 Aug. 22-23 Sept. 1-2 Cards Open Training, Water Everywhere Cairo, 115, March 19.

(IP) The world champion St. Louis Cardinals pitched their spring training camp today in surroundings more suited to sculling than baseball. May 24-25-26 June 30, July l-2-3 DAILY PRESS May 11-13-13 June 11-12-13-14 July 18-19-20 Aug. 18-19-20-21 May 7-8-9-10 June 8-9-10 July 14-15-16-17 Sept. 4-5-6 May 27-28-29 June 26-27-28-29 July 28-29-30 Aug.

14-15-16-17 LYNCHBURG Apr, 28-29 May 30-30-31, June 1 June 22-23 July 5-6 Aug. 4-5 Sept. 3-3 The outfield of the practice diamond was under almost four feet of water and it appeared doubtful man Emil Verban, and Third Base man George Kurowski, all 1944 reg ulars, are here along with rookies, May 21-22-23 June 15-16-17M8 July 21-22-23 Aug. 6-7-8-9 May 11-12-13 June 19-20-21 July 24-25-26-27 Aug. 18-19-20-21 Apr.

26-27 May 30-30-31, June June 22-23-24-25 Sept l-2-3-3 RICHMOND May 18-19-20 June 5-6-7 July 10-11-12-13 Aug, 10-11-12-13 Al Schoendiest, and Glenn Craw FOR THE Apr. 30. May 1-2-3 June 2-3-4 July 7-8-9 Aug. 31 Sept 4-5-6 ford. Schoendlest, International League that the park would be usable for baseball during the two weeks the team will be In town.

Club Secretary Leo Ward went scouting for enough dry land on which to hold batting and fielding practice but he mired in mud and returned gloomily to the hqtel. The stages of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers outside this walled city are 10 feet above the level of Cotter field and presence of water in the park was explained batting champion and shortstop sen sation from Rochester, has been called a better prospect than Marty Apr. 30, May 1-2-3 June 2-3-4 July 7-8-9 Aug. 28-29-30-31 NEWPORT NEWS May 4-5-6 June 19-20-21 July 24-25-26-27 Aug. 24-25-26-27 May 21-22-23 June 15-16-17-18 July 21-22-23 Aug.

6-7-8-9 Marion was when "Mr. Shorstop Apr. 28-29 May 14-15-16-17 July 4-4-5-6 Aug. 4-5 Aug. 22-23 May 18-19-20 LATEST AND Aug.

12M3 Sept 7-9 came to the Cardinals. Marlon has a May 4-5-6 June 19-20-21 July 24-25-26-27 Aug. 24-25-26-27 May 21-22-23 June 15-16-17M8 July 21-22-23 Aug. 6-7-8-9 May 7-8-9-10 June 8-9-10 July 14-15-16-17 Aug. 28-29-30 May 24-25-26 June 30, July July 31, Aug.

1-2-3 Aug. 10-11 Spet 8 NORFOLK Apr. 27-29 May 15-17-30 AM-31 BEST SPORTS Aug. 5-23 Sept 1-3AM not yet reported. Pitchers here are world series Star Blix Donnelly, just rejected by the army for the tenth time, Mas Lanier, Bud Byerly.

and Bill Trotter from last year's staff; and Rookie Ken Burkhart. Jack Creel, Henry Koch, and Stan Parten-hclmer. Mort Cooper, ace righthander, came to terms today and will sign his contract Thursday then report at camp. as seepage. Coach Mike Gonzales, who Is in charge pending arrival of Manager Billy Southworth, sent the first day squad of eight regulars and eight rookies through calisthenics drill only.

Southworth had informed President Sam Breadon he would be delayed while completing some affairs of bis son. Major Billy Brooks Southworth, who was killed recently in an airplane crash in New York harbor. Among early arrivals, prospects for the infield shaped up best. First Baseman Ray Sanders, Second Base May 18-19-20 June 5-6-7 July 10-11-12-13 Aug. 10-U-12M3 Apr, 30, May 1-2-3 June 2-3-4 July 7-8-9 Aug.

18-29-30-31 May 4-5-6 June 11-12-13-14 July 18-19-20 Aug. 24-25-26-27 May 27-28-29 June 26-27-28-29 July 28-29-30 Aug. 14-15-16-17 PORTSMOUTH NEWS Apr. 26-28 May 14-16-30 PM June 1-22-24 July 4 PM-6 Aug. 4-22 Sept.

2-3 PM. Debs Garms is the only veteran outfielder on hand but Jim Mallory a rookie from Columbus is a good prospect. The catching staff Is still absent, Sunday with only Bob Keely, batting prac tice receiver last year, In camp. With IDES arlotte neao Open Ei Raff any Not To Compete With Haegg Friday Night Typhoon Track Team Many ISegins Football Depaul Trims W. 76-52, In Cage Game Nelson To Stage 18-Hole Play-Off Should HBc Watched New York, March 19.

T) Top- Training, Starting seeded DePaul advanced to the "Newport News high's track team will be the one to watch." savs Cleveland, March 19. (JP-Gunder Haegg, Swedish middle distance star, and Jimmy Rafferty of the New York A. winner of seven straight Indoor miles, won't continue their board track feud at the K. of C. games here Friday night.

Rafferty withdrew from the meet today, explaining he was unable to secure a release from his Job because he would have to leave New York sometime Annapolis. Md Ma Haegg, who has trailed Rafferty In all three of their meetings, turned in his best time 4:14.5 in finishing 12 feet behind the New Yorker at Chicago 3aturday. His competition Friday will be provided by Rudy Sims of the New York Pioneer Club, Forest Efaw of Bainbridge Naval and Tommy Qulnn fthe New York A. C. Haegg will arrive here by plane tomorrow afternoon and plans daily outdoor workouts In one of the metropolitan parks.

veteran Coach Julie Conn in discussing the prospects of his cinder forces this year. Despite heavy losses to the armed forces, the Typhoon has been blessed with an array or talent, on both the track and on the field. semi-final round of the national Invitation basketball tournament tonight, defeating the University of West Virginia 76 to 52, with six-foot nine-Inch George Mikan scoring 33 points for a new season's high at Madison Square garden. In topping by six points the mark hung up by Bowling Green's Don Probably the greatest attraction TRAVEL CUT CHARLOTTE, N. Maroh Closing with a fine 68 in the last round, Byron to the fans will be big Hastings Hawk, record-breaking weight man.

In the University of Virginia Indoor invitational meet held a few weeks ago, Hawk broke the meet's shot-put record. Also to be noted is the Nelson deadlocked Sam Snead at IN PIEDMONT I wm www mrvwwm I 272 today in the finish of the uncertainties." uuuut me system; and "other otJtJXZ Jklen proven stars from Otten last Saturday agannst R.P.I., Mlkan poured 23 of his points through the hoop in the first half 0J0 Charlotte open golf tourna fact that Hawk tossed the weight Norfolk, March 19. Piedmont ment subject. appointments, and it's a touchy League baseball clubs will open their as the Blue Demons from Chicago took a 32-25 lead at the intermis 50 feet, 2 inches during a practice session two weeks ago, unofficially breaking the Saunders Stadium Nelson scorchde the last nine of season April 26 and will play 140 sion. He added the remainder in the Myers Park club course with a 33 to pull even with Snead, who led games before completing regular the first 15 minutes of the final Cage Game Gains Greatly In Popularity In The Southland record.

Not only does he excel in the shot-put event, but also In the javelin throw and the discus throw. for 71 holes but bogled the land tor pla yon September 9, Rep. Ralph half before committing his fifth personal foul and leaving the game lor Purdue, and 55StaS SrST H. Daughton, circuit president, said here today in releasing the 1945 Assisting in these events will oe John Pohl, Robert McNamara, Dick schedule. Forrest and Lou Taylor.

70 today. The two will meet tomorrow in an 18-hole playoff, then- second of the winter tour. Snead defeated Nelson In 79 holes after they tied at Gulfport, last month. New York, March 19. Despite the war, or, perhaps because of it, basketball Is booming In the Southern States, our secret operative reports.

He is so secret we will "Rasketbal should become a major sport in the south in the post-war period. The big handicap is lack of gymns, but a large field house is being planned for New Orleans as a living war memorial, and L.S.U. has announced it will build field house which will house 11 courts. That should be quite a layout Each club in the loop will play 70 games on the road and 70 at home, President Daughton said. The schedule this season has been "tightened" considerably to cut travel between the six cities in the league as much as possible.

Snead blew his chances on the last two holes. On 17, an easy par five, Sam elected to use a one iron to keep away from an adjoining Newcomer James Coley will Join veterans Jack Crawford and Eugene Johnson in the quarter mile run. "Dynamic" Frank Hopkins, El-roy Kersey, Emerson Woolard, Billy Gayle and the Rosenfeld twins. Albert and Fred, provide the talent for the century run. Missing from this event will be Calvin Bridge, now serving with the paratroopers.

The same group will be featured In the 220 yard dash. roadway that Is out of bounds. That Opening games will see Roanoke i "One of the top prep cagers in New Orleans is Larry Glbert's son, "Tooky who rated all-citv hnnnr lef him a full brassle to the green. He promptly hit that out of bounds meeting the Lynchburg Cardinals. I 1944 champions, in the Hill City; check mm (WIRE WEEK but the ball bounced off a car and at Jesuit high school.

He is only 17 back into the course. Then he miss Richmond at Newport News, and Norfolk playing host to Portsmouth ana a junior, but is 6 feet 2 in height now and mav be thin hpst give you nothing but his name, which is Sgt L. M. "Mickey- Mc-Connell, no wstatloned at New Orleans. "The top team In the south this season," he says, "is the Camp Claiborne club, which won the the Eighth Service command and Southern A.A.U.

tournaments. The members of the squad range in height from 6-1 to 6-5, and have the speed and savy to make them potent in any competition. "The ace playmaker and scorer is Johnny Rayz of Kentucky but he received ample help from Billy Daniels of Oklahoma Aggies, ed a pitch shot and, though he al in Tar Park. athlete in the family. most holed his chip, he hda to be "Three members of the Transtw.

Towering Dick Forrest, last year's satisfied with a par. tation Corps school team returned to the cage snort this Winter ftir On the nar thee 18th. he was mainstay la the half mile will return again to that capacity, ably short of the green and, trying to roll assisted by Kent Miller and the ud. barely reached the carpet. His tours of duty on foreign shores.

Connie Downey played In all-na- 20-foot putt for a win missed by Rosenfeld duo. Little Jimmy Williams, last sea four inches. uons competition in India, where United Nations troops did their dribbling and dunking outdoors. Chuck Dednall has been sweating Holiday dates also have been arranged with a view to giving the respective clubs a "break" before I home-town crowds. The July 4 doubleheaders will see Richmond i entertaining Newport News: Roa- noke at Lynchburg, and Norfolk and Portsmouth dividing the holiday attractions the Tars playing at Cubville in the morning and Portsmouth crossing the Elizabeth river to Norfolk for the afternoon game.

The Labor Day engagements, son's surprise in the mile run, will be number 6he man for Conn in Leland Huffman of Texas A. that category. Billy Wood and Kenneth Kea will also be fighting off some of the lnsultatlnn uh Nelson would have won but for a penalty on fourteen, where his drive caught a ditch that protrudes into the fairway. He still got a par on the par five and tn fact hadnf a single bogey alter he sixth hole. for the Gold and Blue along with to combat the biting breezes of the Aleutians, and Norvln Baker, a product of the hotbed of basketball- Winnie 'Williams of Baylor and Claude Stoutmlre, a Florida prep-ster who will be quite a college prospect when he severs his service with Uncle Sam.

Williams. Hurdling for NNHS wil Ibe Nelson Overton. Bobby Haskins and Indiana is a veteran of the Cen tral Pacific circuit." End report Snead at last got a par three on the No, 9, perhaps the toughest hole "Incidentally, it was this Claiborne Monday, September 3, will see Lynchburg at Roanoke; Richmond at Newport News, and Norfolk and Portsmouth again splitting the dou the pros have played in the winter club which eliminated our transpor swing, by chipping close to the pm, but the three bogeys he garnered tation corps school five in both meets. Charlie Laclns, who had a Typhoon Books 5 Jimmy Daniels. Hopkins and Daniels team up for the low hurdles.

Getting back to the field events sees Manley Mesie, Joe Soils and Grey Stuart vicing for top honors In the high jump. The only entrees In the broad jump will be N-man Bobby Stortx and once again the Rosenfeld. there in the first round kept him ble date, the Tars playing at Portsmouth in the morning and returning to Norfolk to entertain the Cubs from sewing up his fourth straight freshman year at St. John's in Brooklyn, pitched in 24 points for our T. C.

team. Most of our players come from small colleges, but have tournament triumph and his seventh being promoted by Army, Navy, O.P.A. and O.D.T. for the following reasons: Reason 1. gas book holders cannot get new tires.

licason 2. anil gas book holders cannot get new tires as long as tbeir present tires can be repaired or recapped. Reason 3. Tbc Army is taking almost all new tires being made. RECAPPING IS THE ANSWER! This advertisement is made possible by the following local members of National Ass'n of Independent Tire Dealers W.

S. HORNSBY BR(T 3105 Jefferson Ave. Phone 2-1261 Grid Loop Games that afternoon. Closing games of the regular sea since being discharged from the navy last fall. son will find Koanoke at Ports done right well for us.

They Include Tom Cross of College of Puget CaDtain Theodore Theodorsen is Sound, Chuck Rednall of Santa due to leave for the Merchant Marine Academy April 17, therefore limiting his services to the Maury Clara, Connie Downey of St. Vin cent's, Don Brownlee of Lehigh, Lou Bonder of Lasalle and Charlie mouth; Lynchburg 'at Richmond and Newport News at Norfolk. All clubs, with the exception of Richmond, have completed managerial arrangements for the season. George Ferrell returns to the championship Cardinal team; Eddie Pop-owskl will be back at Roanoke and meet, the team's initial outdoor Five conference games have been booked for Newport News high's gridders net fall. Athletic Director Julius Conn announces.

October 27 Is an open date now, but Conn Is trying to get it filled. Alexander Park of Portsmouth, Fork Tnion Military Academy, and Augusta Military Academy are the newcomers to the Typhoon settinir on ADril 7. Theodorsen is Williams of Erskine. entered in the pole vaulting event with teammates Si Nelms and "Buboer" Illsh providing assistance Plan To Devalue Harold (Jug) McSpaden, who was tied with Nelson two shots back of Snead after 54 holes, blew to a 77 and wound up in fifth place. dene Kunes of Hollywood, closed with a 69 for 279 and third money.

He left immediately after the tournament fro Philadelphia, where his 12-year old son is ill. Sam Byrd grabbed fourth money at 280 on a last round 71. Toney Penna of Dayton, Ohio, fired a 67, the best score today, for a 283 and sixth place. Snead and Nelson at 272 were three shots better than the score with which St. Dutch Harrison won the first Charlotte open last season.

Harrison did not enter this year. Yes, the 1944 Tidewater Meet winners will be watched closely this Jake Pitler returns to Newport News. Norfolk again will operate under the direction of Garland Braxton, while Portsmouth starts season, not only by the cinder-fans, but by all opposition. schedule. The schedule is as follows: September 22 Alexander Park, afternoon, here; September 28 A.

M. A. here, night; October 12 or 13 Maury, there, night; October 20 Fork Union, here, night; out under a new pilot, Ival Goodman, former major league player, BOB WINNING PIPPY M. P. BREGN ROY PETERSON 3401 Huntington Ave.

Phono 2-1062 1430 25th Street Phone 2-9471 (J Orange. March 19. (P) Bob who steps Into the shoes vacated by Bill Steinecke, now with the New York Yankees, and later, by Jimmy Gold Dust Twins Makes Progress Charlotte, N. Maroh 19 (AT The Ooggln plan to devalue the "gold dust twins'' of golf was accepted in principle today by PGA officials here, but no changes In the a pointer owned by J. R.

Perne, of Washington, D. captured first place in the puppy stakes, opening Foxx, who returns to Philadelphia October 27, open; November 2 Alexandria, there; November 10 Gran by, here; November 17 Hopewell, there; Thanksgiving 1' this season. event of the annual two-day spring meeting of the Virginia Amateur INVITATION TOURNEY St. John's, 34; Muhlenberg, 33. Wilson, there.

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SIT DOVM -W ITV "COIDCMDUMSGOJWt" CARED-MOTTLE My A MORE WATER- KISS ME. rl lUWN- ::2 'i President Ed Dudley of the Professional Golfers' association said after a huddle with Willie Goggon of White Plains, N. spokesman It's the Quality of leadership for more than 30 petitioning pros, that beginning April 15, war bond prizes would be revised so that the higher scorers among the first 20 that makes Leaders In each tournament would receive more. More than $200,000 in war bonds will be awarded in some 15 summer JOE PAL00KA i iM3 m'A i i nnr.fin.ii.tu mh mi niUMTii iWiMsiiiiiivii Vm riiiwriii.Minny.i ir i iUVnunniWi ot Hi I ATLANTIC MM event now being arranged. Indians Not To Have VI CAM REMEMBER VVS ALL.

CLEARED UP ABOUT ViE DON'T IT ALL Baseball This Season I'M SURE BERTS THE 6UILTV i REMEMBER II THREATEN- JJ (THAT THREATEWIU6 LETTER WROTE THATf pMc Cc HE VvJCULDNT HAslE THREATEM-i T. A LETTER? ANY 'THREATEN RUM our LETTER ING LETTER A are the Leaders DURIKISAI MENTAL, LAPSE I Williamsborr, March 19. VP) R. N. (Rube) McCray, director of athletics at the College of William and Mary, announced today that the Indians will not sponsor a baseball team this season.

Wartime depletion of students, graduation and departures have resulted in a lack of experienced material. Coach McCray said, thus necessitating dropping the port. However, the Braves will center their athletic energies on track. th nralnr the snort brlnr Ire DREAM revived after dormant 1913. 1 TILL1E THE TOilER '0 4.