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Saturday, January 2-1, 1942. SIX Tigers Lose To Jackson, Play Richton Here Tonight IIATTIESBURG CMISS.) AMERICAN NEWCOMER GOLF Big Seven Seeks To Stop Denver's Secession HOPPE Wins Third Straight World Billiards Title GAME Starts at 7 P. M. at High School Gym Resume Play Today in Saif Francisco Open By RUSSELL NEWLAND SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 34.

By LOUDON KELLY five seconds left to play Eustace Conway, Mississippi State guard, sank a field goal from mid -court to give the Maroons a 32 to 31 victory. At half time Mississippi led 17 to 16 and so it was throughout most of the game. Thrice Tulane tied the score and Mississippi's lead was never great, but except for McDonald's shot, Tulane never was out In front. Tennessee, playing at Knoxvtlle, had little trouble with Auburn. The Vols wondermen.

Brother Dick Me-hen and Bernle Mehen. accounted for 23 points between them. In the only other Southeastern conference game, Alabama, who has lost only to Tennessee In ten games, swelled its conference victories to nine by walking away from Vander-blle 33 to 19. DENVER, Jan. 24.

Threatened CHICAGO, Jan. 24. Another secession in their own mountainous about a wrestling bear that was due to perform In Rolyoke. the office wlsecracker suggests any town that can bear wrestling can bear wrestling bear. NAVY BLUETFACES RED In hope of keeping a few players for next season, Coach Chubby Kirkland of Catawaba college took nine husky footballers to a navy recruiting station to see about enlisting them In the new V-7 class, which lets the boys stay In 'college until graduation The navy called for a physical examination and not one of the athletes was able to pass.

WINS TENNIS TITLE IN WHEEL CHAIR (Br AMoetetoS Piwm) LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24. Hold up world three-cushion billiards championship for Willie Hoppe his third Ninety four years ago, James Marshall discovered the gold that Hattiesburg high school's Tigers returned home today to battle the Richton Rebels at 7 p. m. at the high achool gym.

after dropping their aecond Big Eight conference backyard is doing a lot to take the straight. A SO to 31 victory over touched off the rush to California. minds of the Big Seven conference Welker Cochran of San Francisco Today a slim, young golfer named members off the war and its wor last niKht makes it possible. Vet Benny Hogan was hot on the trsU of rles. visionColorado, Denver, Colorado State and Wyoming compete in baseball and golf.

Colorado State, where Harry Hughes has coached football and track for 30 years, has decided to end classes May 15, two weeks earlier than usual and a week before the conference track and field meet at Salt Lake City. The conference may vote to move up the meet. Most Big Seven schools are drafting plans for a three-year college course or even two and one-half years, by continuing classes as he stands there accepting con some mors of it. THe university or Denver an The first round leader in the San gratulatlons. Hoppe Is showing about ss much excitement as a grocer nounced on Dec.

33 It would pull out of the conference because of a fight Francisco open. Hogan held a three stroke advantage as the Held pre weiBhln out three cucumbers. The Crimsons, playing at Tusca over a home-and-home football arrangement the league adopted In November. A minute before he Is perched leisurely on his stool near the green pared to get away on the second lap of the 73-hole event after a 24-hour loosa, held the Commodores to five field goals. decision of hte year to central nign of Jackson Friday night at the Capital city by a 34-14 count.

Although clearly outclassed by tht rangy Jackson five which Is undefeated and now boasts four conference victories, the Tigers turned In their best performance of the year and held Jackson to Its lowest score against a Big Eight member this season. Sam Smith and Charles Perey, whose height gave them a tremendous advantage over the small Since Denver consistently draws postponement of plsy due to un favorable playing conditions. the biggest gates, it's easy to see through the summer. They also msy vote on freshman The Hershey, professional, outstanding In his field the lsst two why the conference would hate to lose it. D.

U. authorities argue they can't afford to play as many you sluggish-footed table tennis amateurs. Let 17 year old Bob Conner give you a few lessons. competition in varsity athletics at table. His grey head is thrown back and his eyes peer from under low.

ered lids. He seems almost detach, ed. It's old stuff to Willie who's been chalking cues since he was In knee pants. He's 84 now. The scoreboard reads: Hoppe 48, Cochran 31.

The Inning Is the 38th, and Welker has Just missed after Quarterbacks To Fele Oil years, was the strong favorite to the spring meeting in May and al win top money In the $9,000 event. Bob won the Wldney high school ready are laying heavier stress on conference games away from home as the new setup requires and would do better freelancing. First place nets (1,000. Thus far, Hogan and Byron Nel but huitllnif Hubbers, did almost an lntra-mural competition and physical education. Harry Carlson, director of athletics at Colorado, said: i Vy I Ns son.

of Toledo, Ohio, have made a of Jnrkson's scoring, the former The withdrawal is effective with scoring one point. two-man show of the California racking up 18 points and the lat "Every since the emergency began, the 1942 football season but latest reports say the conference, at a spe tournaments on the winter trail we have edoubled our efforts to this year. Hogan hauled down first Quirk And Sure Up to the table steps Hoppe In that easy manner. He quickly de bring every boy in the university ter 10. Gary Sutherland pitched in three field goals to lead what attack the cial meeting today, will try to compromise and keep Denver In the under the athletic program.

Of the 2.700 men in school, only 600 parti circuit. cides on his shot no pacing and money of 83,500, plus an extra $1,000 In gate receipts, In the Los Angeles open. Nelson followed with his victory in the Oakland open last So far no chopping of spring championship yesterda sitting down. He had to in a wheel chair. Bob Is one of 129 students learning to overcome handicaps, from birth or disease.

But Bob and all the other students enjoy table tennis, croquet and other games. They demonstrated their prowess at their semi-annual field day. Southeastern Conference false alining and mind changing. cipate in Intercollegiate athletics Tigers managed muiwr. Jackson was on top 18-8 at the half and removed any doubt of the The white ball leaves his cue, and it's Just as important to make sports schedules has been seriously threatened by war conditions.

Only the four schools In the eastern di week. slashes at the red ball, rounds the sports competition of some sort available to the rest." Hogan trudged over a soggy lay table and rolls up against the third ball. "One," Intones the referee, and bama for a pre-season vacation wnen ne neara mere mignt be a the score now Is: Hoppe 49, Cochran 31. Fifty points is game. out Thursday In the first round of the San Francisco open to bracket a 65, seven under par and a remarkable score In any circumstances.

The former Fort Worth caddy la noted for his superior game under heavy going. demand for older ball players In The crowd, sitting and standing. (Br Ainorlatrd Prrts) NEW ORLEANS. Jan. Monday Quarterbacks club Is coming out of seasonal retirement to fete Mel Ott.

only native of this gay, sport-loving city ever to become a major league baseball manager. The quiet pilot of the New York Giants, actually paled when invited to attend a testimonial dinner for him February 11 and looked more-worried than if he were facing the best pitcher in baseball with a World Series hanging on his bat. "I've got to go to New York," he said. "I'm afraid I can't be here. It's swell to know they want to do this for me.

but gee I I'd have to make a speech. I'm terrible at that. Can't I get out of it?" Reminded that a New York banquet for him Feb. 1 offered him a chance for some "batting practice," Ott reluctantly said "ok." The New York chapter of the Baseball Writers of America is to present Ott with an award for outstanding service to baseball over a the majors, Ed Roush wrote a Cin cinnati friend: "If the Reds need a good FINISHED ball player, tell tense and buzzes with kibitzing on what shot Hoppe will use. Cochran leans slightly forward, The referee paces, hands behind his back.

The His nearest rival, Harry Cooper, them about me." of Minneapolis, had an opening round of 68. He in turn was trailed by another oldster, Horton Smith, relaxed Hoppe takes his place, strok yankee Institution as far as the cow city is concerned." CLEANING THE CUFF The sporting goods Industry may put in Its own regulations the purchase of sports equipment Long Johnny Gee Is going like gee whiz in a Syracuse (N. basketball league. He scored 25 points in one game recently When Nat Fleischer heard that soldiers in Iceland were running short of reading material, he had the printer run off 4.700 extra copies of this month's Ring Magazine and gave them to the army Reading TODAY'S GUEST STAR Dennis Brown, Mount Clemens es his cue in that funny side-arm ultimate outcome by increasing tne advantage to 25-8 In the third period. If the Tigers had been able to compete with the Jacksonlans under the basket it might have been a very close ball game, as they held them on even terms in almost every other department of play.

Very little Is known of Rlchton's strength, but the Rebels are not likely to be comparable with Jackson. Thus, a close game is expected tonight. Lineups: HsUlesborg Fg Fl Pf Tp Jones, 1 0 1 3 Meadorl. 0 0 0 0 Barnes, 0 0 0 0 Beddlngfleld. 10 12 Nobles, 0 0 1 0 Sutherland, 3 0 I 6 Dews, 2 0 3 Llmbaugh, 0 0 0 0 Welborn, 0 0 2 0 motion.

The crowd hushes. (Mich.) Dally Monitor: "If Rogers This Is it. His ball touches the (Bj Aiudtted tmi) Tennessee staked a clear claim to first place in the Southeastern conference basketball scramble today by virtue of a 43 to 23 victory over Auburn last night, but Mississippi State and Tulane provided the evening's thrills for the spectators. With 13 seconds left to play In their game at New Orleans, Walter McDonald, Tulane guard, looped one through the basket to put the Greenles out in front, 31 to 30. With Horsby can manage the Fort Worth Cats Into the first division, Amon Carter's town will go along with MARY VOUNO of Pinehurst, N.

with a 69. Due to yesterday's postponement, the third round will be played tomorrow and the final 18 Monday. Sports red one, pushes It aside, heads for the rail, bounces off. goes on around the table, all the way. Then, momentum falling, it hits the third ball.

It's all over. of Camden, N. makes her first the rest of the union in voting the Rajah into baseball's hall of fame appearance In Hattiesburg Monday night when she meets Cells Blevlns, Otherwise, the hall of fame can Cherokee Indian girl from Okla continue as Just another Dam- Cochran Ahead Weren't you nervous," a well-; homa. In the feature attraction of a wisher asks, "when X'ochran got! Briefs doable main event wreatllng program. The other bout brings together Cowboy George Bennett, fHO.N'E I7t ahead of you there at the start? He had you 18 to 13 and was going 7" PHONi ers r- Oprns Daily 11:45 good." Prime MltllMW 12a Nlfhl Nlght 10c-31c-35o Matinee lOe Sic Dallas, Tel and Bob Corby, Atlanta, Ga.

BucK Totals 0 9 14 Hoppe smiles, rewards a "con HMlthrnU Air Conditioned 17 gratulations" with a "thank you." TJPETTtTAILY 12:45 P. M. SATURDAY MC." Anytime Fg Ft Pf Tp .5 0 0 10 "Still can run them, can your TODAY ONLY TODAY ONLY William Hotden Claire Trevor someone else puts In. "That 7 you got In the 15th put you In front and Welker never did catch up." Willie still grins, shakes more Jackson Pevey, Jones, Tibller, roster, Smith, Wade, Mlze. Sparks, Ouynes, Shores, Southern Loses Another Grid Opponent Mississippi Southern college lost 2 0 0 18 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 hands and then makes his choice of taking first price cash of 12.500 or $3,321.25 In defense bonds.

He tak Added Serial Cartoon Act. es the bonds for his 18 hours' work since Jan. 9. SUNDAY ONLY The milling fans look at the big 4 2 34 Its third 1942 football opponent In as many weeks today, when St. blackboard listing the tourney records.

Hoppe 's mark: eight wins, one loss and that to Brooklyn's Totals 15 Referee, Oerald Rhodes, Ctttoe Mary's university of San Antonio, in ww sls w. s. mm Texas, abandoned its athletic pro 54-GAME WINNING STREAK ENDED Art Rubin who finishes eluhhth. Cochran second with 6 and 3. Joe Chamaco of Mexico City and Ralph Oreenleaf of Monmouth.

111., tied for third with 5 and 4 and, Strlngley, an exactly same total of points scored, 411. News U. S. Outposts On Job Comedy FEATURES AT: 11:10 1:10 3:15 5:15 7:20 9:25 SPECIAL SHOW P. M.

TONIGHT gram for the wars duration. The Southerners were scheduled to play the Rattlers here In the season's finale on Nov. 27. Other foes originally booked for next fall, but who have discontinued football, are Louisiana college, which acted last week, and Spring Hill. The Badgers announced their By HUGH FULLERTON, Jr.

Wide World Sports Columnist NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (Wide World) War notes (home front variety) the Giants and Dodgers, always fond of a feud, are keeping the hot stove league warm with an exchange of words about their scheduled exhibitions in Cuba Latest Is that the Olants claim the trip would be more trouble to them than It's worth and Brooklyn answers that they hear they'd draw as well If the Cuban All-Stars filled the dates The National Horse Show association Is annoyed at the S. P. C. A.

for breaking a "gentlemen's agreement" by pinching exhibitors of horses with set tails Fishermen are up in arms over the New York "feather law" because it would keep them from using wild bird plumage for fishing flies And various ski metsters are getting hot enough to melt what snow is left when they discuss the new "parallel" teaching technique Wouldn't It be swell if all that energy could be turned to some good use? ONE-MINUTE SPORTS PAGE John B. Kelly, head of the Hale America program, will ask all of the golf clubs In the U. S. to open their courses to defense workers three days a week at nominal fees The "Sporting News" statisticians are working on the new "official baseball record book" to take the place of the official guides Billy Petrolic, who put his savings Into business In Duluth, keeps touch with the fight game by helping to Judge Golden Glove matches Although Whlrlaway teROSEII CHILDREN AXWATS IS koixa P. M.

rbOM StloJ i TODAY ONLY iV- 1 1 3 Stooges and Patriotic SUNDAYONLY I Iihm if fi fl -vjS Mmv DOWNS fj IC RUTH TERRY IP IS VII VASUt IIUT6IIIII? 1 MONDAY ONLY A Timely Revelation! Brimful With Excitement! Joel McCrea Brenda Marshall I "ESPIONAGE I AGENT" 7 with JEFFREY LYNN GEORGE BANCROFT 4 Added: "Unusual Occupations' In the Zoo' A 'Sword Soldiers' TRENTON, Jan. 24 -Brook -field high school snapped the Trenton Cagers' 64-game winning streak last night, 33 to 31, In two overtime periods, The Trenton team, undefeated In Its conference since 1938, had won six successive titles. decision two weeks ago today. Southern had played St. Mary's A Mmcfrwn Pktvr wltti for three consecutive years, tlelng the Rattlers 13-13 here in the first FIGHTS LAST NIGHT PHILADELPHIA Hank Allen, 188'-4, Philadelphia, stopped Joe O'Oatty, 195.

Newark, N. J. 3i. WORCESTER, Mm. Leo 8a-wlckl, 148.

Worcester, outpointed Joe Oans. 152, Willimantlc. oCnn. 8. ROCKLAND.

Me. Lloyd (Kid) Hudson, 134, Bath, outpolnited Harry Hltllan, 138, Worcester, Mass. (8). MINNEAPOLIS Charley Burley, 150, Minneapolis, stopped Jackie BEIA IU0OSI LEO GORCIY HUNTZ HAll-BOBBY JORDAN 'Added: Cartoon and Sport game and beating them twice at San Antonio. 27-8.

and 7-0. Although St. Mary's 1941 team lt only four games, the season ended in a financial loss, according MONDAY and TUESDAY 2 Big Features 2 to an Associated Press dispatch telling of the school's decision to abandon athletics. SUNDAY AND MONDAY Burke. 151 3-4, Ogden.

Utah 5. RADIO'S RICHEST REVIEW of Mountain Melodirt "GRAND OLE 0PRV" HIGHLAND PARK. N. J. Wild With three dates now open, 1 Bill McDowell.

161. Paterson. N. Southerns 1942 schedule shows outpointed Jack Kenny, 162. Livingston.

N. J. 8. LYNN, Mass. Henry Hook, 130, (tames against Tampa university, Louisiana Tech, University of Alabama.

Southeastern Louisiana, Louisiana Normal and Southwestern Louisiana institute. Indianapolis, outpointed Florlant 9:30 P.M. -WFOR Desmarals, 128, Manchester, N. H. (8).

SAN DIEGO Eddie McGeever, 143. New York, knocked out Jesse nuns can't collect Santa Anita's hundred A cormorant can chase and catch cm C3 OJl grand this yesr, he may go after the money winning record the hard way. fish below the surface In muddy watter, guided perhaps by ear. James Jackson, 144, Riverside (6), entering a lot of less valuable races 4 And First Showing In Hattlesburg Johnny Mlze tells the Giants his lame shoulder is okay again but he has plenty of pounds to take off so hell start In at Hot Springs, Jack Larue Ann Carlo In "SWAMP WOMAN" early In February. HAT STOVE WARMUP Tommy Tucker of the Cleveland "INTER FORUM" And Another Of TUES.

And JAN. 27-28 CAVALCADE of CURIOSITIES and 20th CENTURY CIRCUS SPEAKING OF ANIMALS" laH 1 sillTr Funny News raises the first protest against the President's suggestion that baseball should carry on as usual. "What I'd like." says Tommy, "is a bsse-ball league in which the Yanks don't always win" Dtxle Walker, Latest News Every Day PHONE 761 a refugee from Brooklyn's mashed potato circuit, has gone to Ala- mm OPE DAILY At p.m. Saturday Opra a.m. SHOWING TODAY ONLY Matin: A dull lOr Children 10 Mjhti: Adult" If Children Me TIM mN.i.i.i'jB in "The Lion's Den" McCOY Also: News Serial and Cartoon SWING CLUB Highway 49 South, 1 Mile Added King of The Texas Rangers, No.

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