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TUESDAY, MAR. 2, 1037. THE ESCA A A (MICH.) DAILY PRESS PACK ELEVEN St. Joe Cagers Play At Negaunee This Evening SEEK VICTORY OVER ST. PAOL'S Local Team Will Close Season Friday in Game at Rock St.

Joseph high school eagers will wind up their regular season this week with two games, the first of which will be agiinst St. at Negauneo this evening and the wind-up affair against the Little Giants at Rock. The Delta Brews will meet the Llndv Grocers of Negaunee in a preliminary to the St. Joe-St. Paul game.

In a game played here earlier in the reason, the Negauneo team defeated the locals by more than ten points. Coach Kohl man was keenly disappointed by the work of his against Stephenson last Friday when they were dcfenteo 2 3-13 at the junior high school gym. The Parochial offense has been in low pear for the past sev- pral pames and Kolilman is seeking a remedy in an effort to enable the boys to pet enough ores to win. He is not likely to change his lineup, however, being content to rely nnd Krummel, forwards, Faber, center, and Boddy and Gleich, vuards. The locals have a healthy respect for the St.

Paul outfit. In a tiame played here earlier in the season. the locals bad to rely on last quarter rally to defeat the Negaunee crew after St. Paul had led most of the way. The Marquette county outfit Is small but clever and is capable of pushing the Kohlmau crew to the limit.

The St. Paul lineup will undoubtedly include Hudson. Bil- dini. Motto. Jacobetti, Spelgatti, Torreano and Malno.

St. Joseph defeated Rock in their first engagement on the local floor but Kohlman is not taking anything for granted in The Little Giants have continued to display ment that game and. The locals. playing a greatly be a tough to crack, improved brand of ball, gave Escanaba Invited To Succeed Team Feminine Branch of Skating Club Prewi Photo Lsianaba skating club, which has been making appearances in surrounding cities with the Idea on McCarthy of promoting speed skating, is well represented by the fairer sex. Pictured beer are (left to right) Delvine Hebert, Blanche Gallagher, I Johnson, Grace Nelson and I.ila Mae Ness.

BREWS DEFEAT RAPID RIVER 5 Superior Height Gives Escanaba Crew Win by 32-24 Score Rapid River, Feb. Superior he'ght advantage proved them in good stead here Sunday i afternoon as the Kscanaba Brews chalked up their 15th win of the eason, defeating Rapid River. 32 24. especially Rock. in the small gym at NAHMA BEATS Players Banished for Roughness in Wild Hattie Brews all they could handle in the lirst half, being behind by only two poin's as the half ended.

The Brews, with a well balanced tense. put on the pressure and made good use of their superior I height in the third and fourth per- iods to win the came. W. Krickson led his mates with nine points while Callaghan was Rapid main scoring threat eight points. Sum mary; ESCANABA PO Local Skaters Please People Of Marquette Nahtna, March Nahraa nnd Garden hooked up in an old- time, old-fashioned basketball game here Sunday afternoon.

The game was witnessed by a larg crowd. The encounter was rough at times. Warner and Baker were banished for roughing Nahma led I at half time 9-7, but pulled away In the final stanza when L. Ran- guette began to find the basket to eke out an 18-11 victory. Baker his scoring with Kirch points while Ranguette counted seven points for Nahma A return game wiM be played at Garden Saturday night.

Garden played without the services of Gal Hennessey, one of their W. Erickson Kosltzke Smith lek--------- Rrazeau L. L. RAPID RIVER FG Motyka r.umhard__________ Miller Nygren 0 4 I 1 0 FT 3 0 PF Member? of the Escanaba speed skating club, who have been pear.ng In several upper peninsula cities recently in an effort to interest. this area in speed skating, apparently are doing a good job of just that tiling.

They appeared at Marquette carnival Sunday rnoon and evening in the lestra and, in addition to placing high in all the races, made an Im- pres. ion on Marquette fans with their good sportsmanship. Manthel llowe, Mining Journal writer who is noted about the peninsula for her keen observations and frank expressions of her opinion, wrote yesterday: "If you were down town Saturday afternoon you probably wondered about the string of cars that came tip Front street hill, a regular processional on heels. Those cars were bringing to Marquette the 26 adults and children who came from Escanaba to pate In the finale of the Palestra's annual snow and ice carnival. and girls of assorted ages and sizes, that Escanaba contingent was eager-eyed and en- tb usiastic.

Escanaba has a family of well known speed skaters and famih has made Gladstone and 12 I PF 1 0 Referee: Cameron, Totals highest scorers who was unable to Kiver play on account of the illness of a relative. Ray Ranguette, who has been playing with both nt various times during the season, did not play with either team The box score: 6 1 no 0 10 17 Albion. 13 32 I 2 1 i MICKEY NAMES SELF TO CATCH Believes He Has Stufl to Full Year With Tigers NAHMAFGFT PF li. Ranguette 2 3 Ranguette 1 Hebert 0 1 0 1 3 ...................11 I 0 1 5 9 GARDEN FG FT PF Paker 3 0 0 11 0 0 0 lamkey 0 0 3 ...................1 0 Tat row 0 0 3 Totals 4 3 9 Bark Kiver It if lists Defeat Kings ford Bark River, Mich. The local rifllsts again defeated the Klngs- ford Rifle club in a return match at the Community building Sunday afternoon, 1271 to 1236.

The scores follow: Bark River Prone Sit OH Tot C. Hoppe .100 IS 76 271 Douglas 95 9359 247 B. Erickson 92 264 hhallman 93 65 246 Palmgren 1 61 246 Grand total 1274. Klngsford Heights Prone Sit OH Tot Dagger 92 I) 75 259 79 83 85247 Reiten 86 88 72 246 Knutson 94 84 66 244 888963 240 STATE DEFEATS HILLTOP TEAM Ed Burke Is Center of Attraction After Breaking Mark East March 1 Michigan State college scored a smashing 84 to 20 victory over Marquette university in a dual track meet here tonight. The Spartans stampeded the Hilltoppers from the start and after the running of the events it was apparent State wrould sweep the boards.

Edward Burke, Marquette negro sophomore who labt Saturday night set a new world's record of feet Inches for the indoor high jump at the A. A. IT. games in New York, was the center of attraction. The best he could da tonight was a measured height of 6 feet for a new gvmnaslum rec ord.

His ap gave the Hilltoppers their lone fiist place. Stat a scored one-two in six events I and slammed both the hurdle races With six events completed the Spartans leading, 49 to 5. The other stellar performance of the evening was turned In by an other sophomore. Darwin Dudley, who played guard on tliei football team last fall. He clipped one fifth of a second off the gymnasium track record In the quarter mile, running it in 55.3.

The largpRt crowd In yesra to see a dual meet here attended. tit Miami Mr. Gord vice presidi has a guy a i Mickey Coe ill be he I lar catcher Tigers year. an somo young fel lows coming but I h1n1 Mike's still 1 the Mr. Cochrane a1 he reviewed thf prospective lineup.

I've go' Ray Hayworth and bet is backing him member Hayworth the season ich, March 1 (Mickey) Cochrane of the lub, said today Cochrane Teb up. You aught most of Mickey went out Grand WPA SCHEDULES Holy Name vs. Joe Northerners. 7:15 Meteors vs. Falcons vs.

Kiwanis. Basketball Scores Michigan 27. 34; Northwester? Indiana 31 Minnesota (overtime). Wisconsin -16; Purdue 43. 33 COLLEGE WRESTLING Michigan 134; Indiana after playing only 45 s.

betts came up from Beaumont la. fall. So between these three, I guess we're all set behind plate. Greenberg's wrist i- okay now' and start at first I base. Charley will b' back at second.

Bill Rogell at short and Marvin T'ven at third, lit a better fielding combi I nation in tho league, like tc see It. For tho outfield are A1 Simmons, Goose Goslin. Gerald Walker, Jo Jo White, Pete Fox and a newcomer from Milwaukee Chet Laahs. There are five holdover pitches Rowe, Elden Anker Roxy Lawson, Joe Sullivan and Vic seven new men. These are Paul Trout and Logan think his Cochrane Indianapolis, I'lydo Hatter from Milwaukee.

George Gill and George Coffman from Beaumont, Jake Wade from Montreal and Paul Sullivan. The Sullivans, Logan. Hatter and Wade are southpaws. Coffman is a brother of tho Dick Coffman. Cochrane thought the most dangerous club should be the Yankees a championship club ir always the favorite and got contidenco to start the Escanaba skating-minded.

These are youngsters, mere pint sizes, a ho can out-skate any number of Marquette skaters of twice their years and heights. They are ainn- teur whizzes on skates. They Could Show has never gone in mueh for speed skating, not to the extent of building up an outstanding group, and It was partly to show the skating public the results to be obtained in the sport, that the group was Invited to participate in the carnival. "It was a pleasure to Marquette folk to see those cars of skaters come wheeling into town, to them on the ice at the Palestra, and later In the afternoon to meet them galloping in the sights nnd giving the town once over. "There was only onn thing to mar the picture, and it is something for which we owe an apology to Escanaba.

Listen to this! the race for the of about eight to 10 years of a little Escanaba miss who skates with the of wings her heels, went down the giving a exhibition of skilled skating and, of course, winning the race. Sluiine Them! is the thing ashamed of. Far, far too many of the of onlookers (some tots, some a great deal larger) Intend of applauding enthusiastic ally when the little Kiri was an- nonced as winner, booed. Ahull! You read it right. didn't whoop and shout: "Atta girl Good for you." They were poor sports and pluperfect demonstrators of wretched manners.

course, Gordon Heughens, manager of the Palestra, Flopped lorward and pol but effectively admonished the crowd about their breach of sportsmanship But was his face red wlthi -mbarrassment that guests of the should ho treated in that iashlon! blame him. My face was red. too, when I heard about I happening. We, on behalf of all 1 of the who feel humbly apologize to the Eh- visitors for behavior of our children. give an exhl- b'tion of being ornery, envious, i 1 spoiled brats." Results of the raees In Mar quette were as follows: 10 to 12 Von Rust-j len, Escanaba, first; Rudy Peterson, Marquette, second; James' Marquette, thinl Fnder 14 years Edward Hlrn, Escanaba, first; William Kerning-1 ton, Marquette, second; Robert Ogle, Marquette, third.

11 to 16 Herman Pantalone, Marquette, first; Francis Ryan, Escanaba. second. 16 to Rose, Mar quette, first. 18 and over -Gene Hebert, canaba, first; Rtiy Downey, Mar quette, second. Fnder 14 Mae Ness, Escanaba, first; Rosemary Hume, Marquette, second; Lyle Asselln, i canaba, third; Joan Clarke, E.s i canaba, fourth.

14 to Marion Hebert, I naba, first; Marion mire, Mar! quette, second. 16 to 18 Miss Ruth Olson, Marquette, first; Miss Frances) I Jarow, Escanaba, second. 18 and over -Miss Laura John-j Escanaba, first; Miss Rea trice Gallagher, canaba, second. LEAGUE CHIEFS HOLD MEETING Franchise Now Formality; Team Loop Planned Niagara, March 1 Escanaba was extended an invitation to Peshtigo in a six-team 1937 Northern Wisconsin Michigan Baseball League at a short and quiet hut busy of league directors held in the Kimlark Inn yesterday afternoon. Iron Mountain.

Kmgsford. Menominee and Niagara, represented and Crystal Falls, not represented but vloush complete circuit President S. A. Donovan and Sec- retarv land Riley, both of Niagara, were unanimously elected fur one-year terms no opposing candidates. Riby was absent and O.

G. Willoughby, of Iron Mountain, acted as tem porary secretary for the session. Schedule Committee present included Manager Tedesehi. Iron Moun tain; Ed Kreltzer. Kings, ford; Manager Roy Brown, Niagara, and President Peter Madsen, Menominee.

president Donovan sid.d Donovan named and Tedesehi as thro to dralt a sen tat ion at a for March Garden Will Hold Cage Tournament Garden, March 1. Carden will sponsor a Gold Medal basketball tournament at the community building March 19-20-21, it was announced here today by Lawrence local WPA recreational leader. Baker said that, ho expected at least 12 teams to enter the me. and that a 16 team bracket was desirable. Although entry blank and other necessary literature hi.

not yet been received, Baker said it. will sent to prospective en trants within a few days. Any team desiring to compete In tournament may communicate with Baker. Among tho teams expected to Escanaba, Gladstone. Rapid River, Manistique, Rock.

Garden, Nahma, i Daggett, and others. Wins Fight HOOSIERS TRIM WOLVES, 31-27 Michigan Five Virtually Tumbled from Ten Picture nioomington, March Staving off a desperate las rally, the Indiana keteers trimmed Michigan, 27, here tonight to tumble A lilg rI Iloosi out 1 (A1 1 th' Kreltzer, Rrowu i coinmitteo of for pre- tecond meeting 14. He named those three, Donovan said, because all are nenr each other and it will convenient lor them to Instructed them to contact other managers in course of drawing up schedule. Atter discussion. league' wiia formally limited to six tenm- bv motion Likewise.

Fseanaha was formally to enter. the Delta county club had already made application and had a repre sentntivo at tho meeting, completion of the placement mains but a formality. Escanaba according to its application, is pro pared to put a team on the field that will on even terms with all other contenders. Problems Deferred Peshtigo, which last in 1936, made no attempt to hold it1 franchise. Formal and informal applications or from South Range and Negaunee, respectively, were tabled.

If an opening for another develops later, they will be considered. Such annual problems as admis- eligibility, umpires and baseballs wi-ro deferred to tho next -slon for decision. It was derided to Issue courtesv parses to all plavers and prlnclpul club officials, good for all BLUE RIBBONS LOSE AT ROCK Spartans Apply Pressure in Second Half to Beat Munisinji LOCALS BEATEN AT NEGAUNEE Escanabians Defeated by Lind berg Grocers by Score of 30-19 Negaunee, Feb. Ne- gaunoo teams, the Lloyd and Lindberg Grocers, were vlc- torious in a double-header here Saturday night, Texacos I feating the Gwinn club. 43 to 21, and tho Grocers winning from the Escanabians, 30 to 19.

Tho win over tho canabians was their sixteenth victory in 19 games. Displaying 'heir best passing attack of vear tho Lindberg crew, with Hakkaralnen and Kellan hitting hoop, took an S-3 lead at the end of tho first quarter and tho half ended with tin; score 12 to in their favor. The Grocers salted tho gamo with a 13-point scoring in tho quarter w'hilo they held opponents to ono basket and two shots. Hakkaralnen. high forward, again the Grocers with fivo fiehl goals and two free thrown.

Escmabians were handicapped hv absence of Murphy, Christensen and stars, who were unable to take tho trip: ines title picture, triumph gave tho rs a conference record of and six defeats. The loss was third in Big Ten competition. The Indiana quintet a delayed offense, with a fast break, to lead. 13 to at the in- holding gtho Wolverines to two field goals and two free Five after the start of the second half the Hooaters In creased their lead to 21 to 8. John Geo Townsend staged a two-man rebellion to bring Michigan within five points of the Iloosiers with as many minutes to play.

The Indiana team froze on- Summaries: I ('base, rf Papineau, If Miller, Reaudln, rg Jensen, lg -Johnson Totals Hakkaralnen, Kellan, it W. Thomas, Holman, J. Tnomas, lg Wetton Totals by Escanabians Gl Referee rf FGIT PF 1 01 1 1 1 0 1 2 ti 0 7 u0 IT. IT PI A 5 2 1 4 1 0 1 0U 1 11 00 1 0 10 0 0 Cl 1 610 3 5 4 7- 19 8 413 5- liow I I It. im of Wilson, round fight In Kingman, Friday night, feated Jack Hammond, colon of Phoenix, Ariz.

11 won six of the and two rounds were even. Owing to a leg Injury this is only the second fight that Milt has had since going last fall. MAX BEAR MAY Boxer Threatens Action Against New York Boxing Commission New March Max Raer probably will answer Madison Square threat of legal action If fight Hob Pastor March 19 by walking up the gangplank Wednesday and sailing to London for two fights and around $50,000. the way the Baer-Garden dispute shaped up today, using I however, only outward signs as a gauge on going on inside, and that seemed to he plenty. John Reed Kilpatrick, president Madison Square Garden Corporation, stated emphatically the Garden intends to tho to force Baer and his manager, I Am-il Hoffman, to live up to their part of the contract to fight the man who stayed 10 rouinls with Joo Lou is.

May Test the ball, however, to victorious. The box: emerge MICHIGAN FG FT Tp Townsend 2 1 i i i i i i i w. c. 0 Harclay 4 Gee A 9 Pit anelli 0 4 long 0 Fishman 1 Thomas 0 Totals 7 INDIANA FG FT TP Etnlro 10 Johnson 4 10 Rlrr Hosier 0 Gunning 06 Andres 1 3 Huffman 2 9 31 Score at half: Ind! Michigan 6. ana13; Personal fouls: Townsend 3, dee Pattanelll Fishman 2.

3, Etnire, Johnson 2. Rlrr. Gunning 3, Huffman 2. Free throw's missed: Townsend 2. Gee 2, Barclay, Fishman.

Thomas. Etnire, Johnson, Birr. Andres. Referee: Stanley Feezle (Indianapolis); umpire, Robert Nip per (Rutler). BOWLING NOTES Major Rowling eague Team li Pet.

Trucking 14 10 .583 Delta Brewing 13 10.583 Service 1.5 11.542 Bergmans 11 13 i Wadhams Oil 11 13 Arcadians 9 15 .4 29 High Team ll gh Team 1 A I High Individual Nigh liuliviclual 2954 2951 Gajnei -------1029 .1 ............673 1 Dt- 2nd -Belanger 249 Rock, eb. 2R A 31 noint rally In the eond half en- aided Hock Spaitans to ehallc a I victory In a h'gb scor Ing game here afternoon aralnst formidable Blue Ribbons of Munlsing. sparked largely by and Dornbeeker, threw 't scare info Spartans In first half, hading as rlod ended. In the first half. In field oals and free throw.

The Spartans, led by Kulju, Trombly, liabideau and I-arson, put Ir ted rallv In the third and fourth quarters to put the gam ice. Rabldeau, who was asslgn- to guard H. Anderson In the half, not only held him to leil a f-lngle field goal but also five himself. Summaries: (IV March 1 of lielleville, for middleweight champion his comelmck with a ten Joe a feature boxini tonight 163U. Due; ISew a Vino mer start round ov I Paulsboro in the I bout at Laurel Dundee weighed 160 Dundee, fighting first bout in 19 months, won very round (and floored twice in eighth with vicious blows to body.

MENISI ti. And I G. And rson I rson FG FT 3 1 1 0 8 1 4 0 PF 0 0 I 0 CHISOX LEAVE FOR PASADENA Three Holdouts Hemain Behind as Spring Jaunt Begins It may the Garden is tho opportunity to ti st validity of in contract, using outcome perhaps as a of what to expect when the poratlon goes the courts to 1 Jim Braddock from meeting in Chicago. For virtually the same res manager contends he his heavyweight under tract to the Garden, itri lad the I the in It on nd Individual hliuil Berry lan- Van Saw Olm f'hrl Drh ers claims Som i ed a Pastor hut Kpi the N. thev ontr; Mar tl I conimi to ol ns that Can ndav.

har ago Hoffr for Baer 19 in thf bout athletic approval ion, on that the fight. Stop I ighf wever, 10 in slgtl- flght rclen. Feb 10. date, lloff man Belange Johnson Meiers Swedbet Cahce Desllets Hansen Kilpatric ident contra E. Her A.

Average (James Average 24 201-7 24 190-3 24 188-22 24 187-18 24 1S7-11 21 186-19 21 1S 6-17 24 1S6-8 2 4 1 85-16 24 185-13 24 185-12 21 185-8 24 185-8 18 185-6 21 1352 4 IS'3-S 3 1S 2-1 24 1S1-16 180-9 22 179-14 22 179-11 178-11 all art Totals 18 lOCK FGIT PF i 1 0 Trombly ,7 00 1 abideau fi 0 Kulju----------------------- I 7 1) 1 1 0 1 0 0 Totals 26 1 'ock uni si Referee Viitala 9 14 20 6 11 1 Chicago. Mar holdouts squad of ('bien parted tonigli to start i squad, crs and catcher nesday acth ager Jimmy Dv ground et the dean of and Mule lia: with Dykes. Lou Cotniske te ch 1 behind go White for Pa spring train of will arrive ready on and with already i them. Sox pltchlm Hy iir- tig. pitch Weil inti Man on th Lyons staft ar Kill ui Iteci a nd In II itampe cl up ttn man has Tho temperatun had Caverns, N.

of the Carls- at 56 i IV KPI.IT DECIHIOV Pittsburgh, March 1. (tV) Frltzle Zivlc-, 145 Pittsburgh, won a split decfslon tonlght froni Hobby Pacho, 14C, New York, in a ten-round match. Zivic and Pac ho t-lugged through out most of the wlth Pittsburgher finishing gtronger to i gain the decision. clegrees F. the year round.

The word "alphabet" derives from the Greek letter or alpha, and the Greek letter or beta. Balsa wood Is tho lightest wood, while queasracho wood is the heaviest. December is hog-killing time in 1 North Carolina president, dec id -3ft I ed to remain a while longer in Chicago with a view of luring his three holdouts, Honura baseman; Merritt Cain pitcher, and Second Baseman Hayes, into the fold. "Cain got a raise of $2,000 over last said Comiskey got a 11,500 raise and Hayes a $2.000 boost. I think been treated fairly.

I got contract and one froir Zeke again today, unsigned But I think around eventually. If they don they can stay where they Kilpat lit and Hoffman thev live up to the coi fled Alfred Cecil promoter, and hi Sid Hulls, that tl i. sponsible Ihi Baer in breaking i According to le Garden stop lug, but it can, courts, enjoin hir 11 lead rted no Briti itnak ht li-, fa ter i to it th the It. 24 21 18 21 LS 21 21 'h nur i be 178-5 177-10 177-2 177-1 176-11 172-11 17 2-tJ 170-15 ha whirl of till uni be iety ti tho lari belong: contract 11 sou roes, the Baer from sail- through Hritish from boxing in England on the grounr him undor contract Brothers prevented from making a picture tish concern on those ground Dr. C.

H. Blackford, dentist, cuts wood uorning dawn. Ho old. 1937 BASEBALL DOPE KOOK Nsw RtaJv OICCCR IN MORE RoiUn, ft. anil Weiyli Coroi itias On of Ku namw un Carl Me I taqut RieoiJ 300 Hall S.ot Cc At Ywt Hiwtdialtr I IS CmU ta Cooj.

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