The Daily Times from Davenport, Iowa • 22

Tilt: DAILY TIMES. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26. 1948 Simpson Overtakes Bees in Last Half to Snare 72-71 Thriller PAGE TWENTY-TWO Teams Clear Decks For Championship Contests pirtt-(D)-cope Saints Lead At Halftime By 4 Points By Jerry Jurgfita Davenport Parochial School Basketball Champions Central Catholic Of Fort Madison Cops 25th in Row Montezuma Upsets Grin-nell, 3-1-31; Jessup Defeats Independence iL Epperly, who has been bouncing around in the top-iliglit minors and major leagues ever since he was a 17-year-old kid just out of Glidden, high school, is possessed with will and determination to make good with the Boston Braves this season. Epperly, one-time pitcher for Moline in the Three-I league and for the past three offseasons a resident of Davenport, leaves Friday for Bradenton, where he'll report to Manager Billy Southworth Sunday afternoon for the beginning of spring training. US" I .1 "inlii 1 1 iTHt 'if i' inn mi hi i mmw 'I'lti i iimbw'.

i mm. Morris Scores 20 Points for Losers; Ambrose Faces Central Tonight Luther Edges Loras In Rugged Contest; Marty Limited to 9 DECORAH, la. (UP) Luther and Loras last night staged a repetition of their 1947 Iowa conference rivalry as the Norsemen won 42 to 37. The victory gave Luther an even split with Loras this season and undisputed possession of second place in the league. It also repeated exactly similar circumstances of last year.

Arnold Veglahn, Luther center, bested Mickey Marty, Loras forward, in last night's scoring battle between the two conference leaders. Veglahn hit for 18 points, while two Norsemen fouled out in holding Marty, one of the leading point-getters in the nation, to nine. Marty outscored Veglahn 21 points to nine in their meeting earlier this season. DES MOINES. An (AP) The Braves purchased Epperly from their farm club in the American association at the close of the 1917 season after Al, a right-hand hurler, had posted a season record of It victories and seven losses.

He won one game from the Syracuse Chiefs in the Little World series in which Milwaukee took the championship. Epperly is now 29 years old, but he looks more like a youth of 21. He's kept himself in tip-top condition while working at the Davenport Spring company during the winter months. Since Feb. 1, he has undertaken a voluntary conditioning program at the Davenport V.

M. C. working out about an hour daily. "My arm feels good," Al told this agent yesterday as he assembled his gear to get ready for the training grind. INDIANOLA.

Ia. (Special) Trailing by four points at half-time, Simpson college came back in the second half to edge St. Ambrose, 72-71, in an Iowa conference basketball game here tonight. The Bees wind up their current road trip tonight when they tangle with Central at Pella. Sunday, the Saints conclude their schedule when they face St.

Benedict at the Rock Island other heavy session among the teams will clear the decks tonight for the championship games in the sectional high school basketball tournaments. The title games for the smaller schools will be tomorrow night and Saturday with the winners qualifying for the 24 district tournaments. It was the seventh league victory for tlie Reclmen. The Redmen were behind 37-33 at halftime despite the 18 points poured in by their Jack Blake. W'HEN Al was graduated from Glidden high school in at the age of 17, he immediately went into professional baseball with Eau Claire in the Wisconsin State league.

He became property of the Chicago Cubs and in 1937 was sent to Moline in the Threc-I league where he was a teammate of Hank Majeski, current Philadelphia A's third sacker. and Kirby Higbe, now a Pittsburgh mound star. Epperly compiled a record of 14 wins and seven losses with the Plow City nine to earn a tryout with the Cubs the next spring. He spent most of the 1938 season in Chicago, being used chiefly in relief roles, winning two games while losing none. He made four trips to Catalina for spring training before he eluded the clutches of the Chicago chain.

Officials Appointed For Regional Meets Blake scored a total of 24 points in leading the Redmen to the upset victory. The second half uprising, led by Forward Ed Freese and Guard Hap Merritt, quickly cut that lead and Simpson went on to fashion a 10-point margin of its own. Don Morris, St. Ambrose guard, led the losers with 20 points. Rock Island and Moline officials today were named to work the regional basketball tournaments in Illinois.

H. O. Kurrle of Moline will officiate the Joy meet.C. F. Hyink of Moline at Kewanee, and A.

C. Book and Ronnie Paulsen of Rock Island will team at the Mt. Carroll tournament. PF TP Members of the Holy Family basketball squad, winner of the parochial title, are shown aljove. Front Is Capt.

Michael Mullins, son of Moon Mullins, St. Ambrose coach. Front row, left to right, Kenneth Roberts, James Quinn, James Norman Miller, Harold Garness and James Thompson, manager Back row, Coach Lennie Thiel, James Straetker, Richard Haiston, Edmund Powers, Russell Grady, Thomas Sehebler, and the Rev. P. J.

Prior. In 1939 he was sent to the Los Angeles club In the Pacific Coast league, and the next four years he played under Lefty O'Doul at San Francisco. Al won 16 and lost only five for the Seals in 1943, a record which resulted In his being drafted by the Chicago White Sox. Due to pressing duties on the Iowa farm during the height of the war in 1944 and 1945, Epperly shunned baseball for those two seasons. He returned in 1946 and went to spring training with the White Sox.

Later that year, the Brewers bought him from the Pale Hose, Al made 22 appearances on the hill that summer, winning seven and dropping 10. His earned-run average was 2.83, ranking him seventh in the league. Last year his 14-7 mark was good enough for the Braves to give him another chance In the majors. FT 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 SIMPSON FG Freese, 5 Seley, 2 Newman, 0 Howell, 0 Blake, 11 Richter. 4 Jlerritt.

7 Anderson, 3 Trent, 0 Carse, 0 urday against St. Anthony's and then will compete in the parochial tournament, starting Sunday. The champions scored a total of 285 points in the league for an Coached by Lennie Thiel, former St. Ambrose ficademy athlete, Holy Family posted a season record of 17 triumphs and only two losses. St.

Mathias of Muscatine beat the Davenport five in out-of-league competition. Holy Family ends its season Sat- With a record of 10 victories in 1 1 games, Holy Family captured the championship of the Davenport Parochial grade school basketball league. St. Paul's handed the champs their only licking, 20-18, a defeat which was avenged, 32-16, later in the season. 13 Totals 32 ST.

AMBROSE FG FT PF TP Car Washing s1.50 Good Work! Quick Service! Tirtttont 3rd Pershing Dial 2-6261 average of 25.9 per hile Lawliss. 7 1 2 15 Murdoch, 6 0 2 12 Scherer, 4 1 3 Krystal, 0 0 10 Waters, 6 1 3 13 Morris, 7 6 3 20 Barney, 1 0 1 2 Totals 31 1 13 71 limiting the opposition to lo6 or 14.1 per game. Point-scoring of the individuals follows: Ed Powers 131, Tom Sehebler 59,7 Haiston 32, Quinn 17, Mullins 26, Roberts 12, Miller 6, and Sterling 2. Em Tunnell Fails to Register at Iowa U. COMPLETELY satisfied with his contract, Epperly hopes to be able to stick for the entire season.

The righthander fears this might be his last chance for a crack in the big show. Al will join three of his Milwaukee teammates in Florida, including Verne Bickford, pitcher; Glenn Elliott, southpaw hurler; and Alvin Dark, sensational shortstop who last season was voted as the rookie of the year in the American association and ranked high when the vote for the most valuable player was taken. Dark is being counted upon to take over the short field post for the Braves this season. Epperly had nothing but words of praise for the southern boy, only two years off the college campus. "Dark is a dandy ball player," Epperly said, "and if he hits, he's certain to be in the lineup every day.

He's plenty good in the field." ALLEY GOSSIP There also will be limited activity among the clubs tonight as they proceed to determine the 80 sectional champions eligible for the 20 district meets assigned for the A's. Fort Madison Central Catholic, one of the few undefeated teams in the state, became a class sectional champ with a 56-33 triumph over Donncllson, It was victory No. 25 for brilliant Howard Poepsel and his mates. Montezuma, the south Iowa Cedar conference king, roared back from a 22-12 halftime deficit to whip Grinnell 34-31. The victory was ample revenge for a postseason football loss that marred Montezuma's record.

Harold Schughman's basket in the last 30 seconds gave Strawberry Point a 32-30 win over Manchester and Jessup edged Independence 35-34 in other class highlights. Ankeny, Livermore, Fontanels, Dike, Steambat Rock, Hudson, Readlyn, Charter Oak, New Providence, Diagonal, Swea City, West Chester and Pulaski were among the top clubs advancing. Pulaski rapped Troy 46-33 for its 22nd straight victory. Lockridge, a well rated in the southeast, fell before Danville. 37-29.

The expected clash between Danbury and Battle Creek at Mapleton was switched to tonight. They'll follow powerful Moor-head and Soldier into action. Sectional tourney scores (all class unless otherwise indicated). At Helle I'lainp Blairstown, 3i); Conroy. 38.

Keystone, 64; Oxford. 35. At Keota Kinross, 36: Brighton, 3D. West Chester, 64; Pleasant Plaine, 19. At Montezuma, 34; Grinnell.

31 (class A). At Alt. Pleasant Danville. 37; Lockridge, 29. Yarmouth, 61: Pleasant Lawn, 55.

At Postville Elgin, 25; Lansing. 23. New Albin, 31; Waterville, 30. At Sabula Believe (St. Joseph), 41; Andrew, 32.

Miles, 38; Preston, 27. BY FRANCIS McWANE IOWA CITY, Ia. (AP) Emlen Tunnell, University of Iowa grid halfback, did not register for the second semester which began Feb. 2, the registrar's office said today. Tunnell, who had an operation on his eye two weeks ago, left Iowa City yesterday for an unknown destination.

His home is in Garrett Hill, Pa. Tunnell told a reporter recently he would leave school in order to make some money "so I can come back this summer." He also said he planned to play football with Iowa next fall. He has a year of eligibility left. Burlington to Play Muscatine College In Tourney Today WEBSTER CITY, Ia. (UP) Graceland meets Marshalltown and Burlington tangles with Muscatine in second-round feature games of the Junior college basketball tournament here today.

The two pre-tourney favorites advanced on easy victories in the opening round yesterday and were expected to play each other for the championship. Burlington has been beaten only once this season and that by Graceland. Other games today include Sheldon versus Ellsworth, and Webster City, the defending champion, Al is well acquainted with Goldie Holt, new manager of the Davenport Three-I club. "He's a great guy, and I think Davenport fans will like him," Al told us. He saw Holt in action in the American association when the new Davenport pilot was a coach ith Kansas City in 1946.

Al got to know Goldie pretty well while Holt was manager of the Yakima. club in the Western International league In 1940 and 1941. "He should do all right in helping to develop young ball players here," Epperly stated. Al married the former Vivian Gibson of Rock Island while he was with Moline in 1937. and for that reason makes his home in Davenport during the off season.

As for his chances of making the grade under the big tent, Al casually remarked, "I'll have to do it soon. I'm getting pretty old for too many more IT'S tournament time in the bowling circles and the major qvostion heard in this vicinity is "when do you go to this or that event?" Nearly every clay the mailman brings a new announcement of a tournament somewhere Most prominent of the upcoming events are the C. at Detroit, the V. I. B.

C. at Dallas, the Iowa state meets, the men's at Cedar Rapids and the women's in Fort Dodge, and the American Turners national tournament at Davenport The Corn Belt Sweepstakes at Burlington is also drawing a lot of attention. Plans are going forward for the sixth annual American Legion Post 28 men's handicap tourney which will be held at the Midway Recreation alleys, Sunday, 7 Fntries for this event will close Feb. 28 and entry fees are per man per event The meet is for paid up members of post 26 onlv CALL FOR pin deficit to win the match as the Bowlmor boys finished with a 2,505 On the Bowlmor team were Bob Jacobs, Louie Siem, Joe Bush. Bill Adams and Champ Skalla Bob Jacob's 541 which included a 219 was top count for the losers and Cy Gummerum paced the victors with a 535.

Off for Florida opposite iNortnwesiern. Yesterday's first-round results: Muscatine, 63; Washington, 47. Burlington, 58; Waldorf, 38. Sheldon. 62; Britt, 46.

Ellsworth, 59; Clarinda. 42. Graceland, 67; Bloomfield, 39. Marshalltown, 60; Fort Dodge, 48. Webster City, 64; Mason City, 51.

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STANGER, 114 Myrtle Dial 2-5357 and such entrants must have at least 15 games in a sanctioned league handicap of two-thirds the difference between the bowler's combined average and scratch of 190 will be allowed Entry blanks can be obtained at any of the local howling alleys and must be filed with either Oliver O. Banta, Waldo Struve or Ben Ku-dolph who romprise the tournament committee. The Harrison Street Grille team Electric Sewer Gleaner Don't dig: up your lawn for a plugged sewer. All roots and obstacles removed with the "ELECTRIC EEL." Save 50. 2t Hour Servire WORK GUARANTEED! Frank Wooder PHONE 3-8389 The Boy Hansen Braves and the J.

B. Young Maroons put on a good basketball exhibition last evening on the latter's home court with the Maroons winning, 32-29. The second game went to the Sports club quintet via 42-8 score over the Boy Hansen Signs. Gene Moeller collected 24 points for his efforts and Bob Adrian 10. Rounding out the evening's play in the Hawkeye league, the YNI bested the Bettendorf Lions, 50-19.

Fieweger was high scorer with 10 markers. Steelers Offer Evans $21,000 for Signing PITTSBURGH. (UP) The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football league reportedly hiked their signing price from $16,000 to $21,000 today in then-attempt to land Ray Evans, star Kansas university halfback. Evans, however, remained noncommittal at his home in Kansas City, although a Steeler spokesman admitted last night that Coach Jock Sutherland had telephoned Evans Jour days ago. composed of LeRoy Jacobs, Cy Gummerum, George Kelly, Paul Miller and Meff Funk collected the "bucks" in a match game with the Bowlmor All-Stars last Sun day at Bqwlmor alleys, but their margin of victory was only one single pin the Gnllemen post ea a staging a comeback in the final game, overcoming a 74- imsm BY THE CASE CUT RATE PRICES 'A AL EPPERLY Al Epperly, native of Glidden, and now a resident of Davenport, will leave Friday for Bradenton, to go into spring training with the Boston Braves.

Epperly, a right-hand pitcher, formerly hurled for Moline in the Three-I league. i RSKETBfiLL No Parking Probleml No Waiting! Drive In Drive Out! Largest Selection in Tri-Cities! CO Wharton Field House PRO BASKETBALL BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA Chicago. 73: Washington, tic. Sty I i Saturday February 28 NATIONAL LEAGUE i Minneapolis, 60; Anderson, 5-t. Oshkosh, 58; Fort Wayne, 57.

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