The Escanaba Daily Press from Escanaba, Michigan • Page 14

In This Corner With Ray Crandall Another of the few remaining unbeaten quints in the Upper Peninsula fell by the wayside over the weekend The Crystal Falls Troians, who had already clinched the Menominee Range Conference crown, bowed before the Iron Mountain Mountaineers, 71-65, snapping 13-game victory vtring Glenn Westin, Crystal 6-6 center, scored 4 points before fouling out early in the fourth quarter Ron jod iron Mountain with 20 Iron Mountain was outs cored from field, 25 goals to 18, but dropped in 35 free throws to win. Former Lscanaban Keith recently set a school record of 26 points for Walter French Junior High School in I The son of Mr. and Mrs. Ken Ciunderman, and younger brother of ex-Escanaba Fskvmo athletp Paul, pumped in 13 points in the last period to lead his mates to a 47-32 win llis 26 points is also a new record of the l.ansing Junior High School league French Junior High has an enrollment of 1,200 Some unusual scoring feats were accomplished in the U. P.

last week Tom Villemure's 36 points against Cheboygan represents an all-time individual record for the Newberry gym and the Indians set a team record in their 84-49 victory Villemure has 388 points which is also a season record at Newberry Darrell Du ford's 41 points for Kmgsford Escanaba Friday mght was also a new school scoring Athletes Honored Little League Dinner Ward Thomas, Phil Davidson, Baseball players, hockey players and boxers were honored at the fifth annual Escanaba Jaycee Little league recognition banquet at the St. Joseph hall last night. Emmet T. (Ued) Ormsbv, former American League uni- st- pire, capped the excellent pro- gram with stories and sidelights gleaned from his 10 years in major league baseball circles. The Escanaba Lions Club host to the banquet which was at- 200 athletes and was program honor to the Eskv Cubs who won the state American Legion baseball championship last marking the first time an Upper Peninsula team ever accomplished the feat.

He introduced team members and presented each with and Mike Nord.n ja miniature gold baseball and read minutes of a city council meeting past presi- which the Escanaba baseba ten record He had held the former m. 38 Both Villemure and At Trout Creek Friday night. Coach Bruce Warren's beat Mareniseo 69-57 for their 21st straight win over a two-year period But leading scorer Don Mackev saw action for only two minutes and scored only two free throws Mackev is the second highest scorer in the U. with 158 points Hon Sloma also saw limited action and scored 12 points while Joel McLaughlin took honors with 25 McLaughlin is a junior. The Vulcan Giant Killers, new champs in the Little Seven Conference, set a new' gym record on their home court with a 98-73 victory over the Felch Foresters Jim LaPine tmt Dave Blomquist hit 34 foi Felch.

by fans. Karl 1 chairman, Fmbleim Awarded Jack Manning, past president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, presented the 1955 Little League murgy, captain of the team and the improved'' player the league. Manning also pre- 1 sented emblems to Little League graduates Dick Bourdeau, Dick i Lewis, Dwayne Bero, Jan Morin of Rotary, Allan Dolgaard, Ray Krogdahl, Bob Anderson, Bob I Jones, Bill Carlson and John Ko' basic of Kiwanis, Tom Robinson, Boyle, Con Yagadzinski, Pete Frasher and Tom LeClair of Boosters, Andrews, Rosemurgy of the Lions. Dr. Alfred dent of Little League, presented the leading batter and leading pitcher trophies.

Phil Davidson of the Lions won the batting trophy with a 608 average, a new league record, and Barry Andrews of the Lions won the pitching trophy with a record of ght wins and one loss with 96 strikeouts, Lsky ubs Honored Gossan praised Little League sponsors foi their interest in the I youngsters of the community and lauded Dickson as the founder and organizer of Escanaba's Lattle League program. The sportsmanship trophy was awarded to Fran Gravelle by Frank Bourke. Little League president. Outstanding rookies John Lindenthal and Ron Gauthier were presented trophies by Dickson, Mayor Harlan Yelland paid In addition to the amateur show at Manistique Sat- night. there will he Mil programs presented the I Peninsula la the near future The Iron Mountain Lions Club will put on a paired-match program on and the Youth enter will sponsor one on 17.

Picking up splits in the Thursday At cant were Lani- berg, 6-7-10; Elsie McDonnell, 5-8-10, Nancy Bi, zi au, 5-97; Peg Cormier, 6-7; Elaine Flath, Dorothy Richer. Pearl Gerue and Lindquist the 4-WO In the K.C. i i twice on the 3-10, Hoi and Aileen Kroll the 4-5 Harold (Babe) Kleimati rolled a hefty 647 im Manistique Wins Cage Tourney l'i nt dt 1 Mai a schooi All But Two Teams Poll The Associated Press With the college basketball season nearing the tournament stage. leading teams hold still finals the past two years. Led by Bob Carlson's 17 points.

Manistique came from behind in he grabbed a 19-1J hai ad. Nahma was unable to close the ean in the ond half, Dick Larson followed I eparl 10 Jom Fisher with 4 In with 8 -set pace. the consulariun game Mams- St. Francis topped Garden 41-35 with Ron Rubick scoring 17 points and Lehman 12. Harold Jacques and Randall McPhee led Garden.

Linescores: Cent al 13 II 8 38 Nahma 8 4 8 1 018 of a possible 1.150 points. iinois, drawing only five first-place votes but scoring heavily in the 2-3-4 positions, receiver! 746 points long enough to be counted by the Dayton moved from fourth to third tucky's Wildcats 101-77 to hold ntuekv pie clear out of the first 10. Moves To Fourth Alabama which belted Ken- St. Francis 8 1 8- dropped Garden 8 9 8 10- 41 -35 Hockey except San Francisco place with 684 and Illinois, that is. Most of the others who had been The unbeaten San Francisco near the top were bumped off last Dons, on top of the rankings every' week, Louisville skidded from tmrd week this season, held their place place to sixth after dropping a unchallenged today in the 12th decision to Eastern Kentucky; weekly Associated Press poll.

derbilt went from fifth to seventh Illinois, in spite of a 3-point de- a loss to Kentucky; and feat by Ohio State clung to No, 2 spot. Not one of the other top 10 maintained the same place it held a week ago First Votes Of 115 writers and broadcasters easting ballots, 66 put the Dons in first place; 22 voted them second and 11 third One independent thinker named San Francisco for 10th place, and two omitted the Dons entirely. On the usual scoring basis of 10 points for each first-place vote, 9 for second, the Dons piled up Hockey Montreal New, York Detroit Toronto Boston Chicago Ml. The Associated CF GA eal 38 12 23 25 21 21 31 30 18 32 10 8 14 10 12 177 167 64 160 127 52 132 165 50 123 IH7 sway as the only team unbeaten in Southeastern Conference competition. moved up from seventh to fourth.

North Carolina State, head-; ing into the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament with a 21-3 record, advanced from sixth to fifth, and North Carolina went from ninth to eighth. Southern Methodist, the Southwest Conference champion and Iowa, tied for the big Ten lead, took over the ninth and tenth spots. The top ten teams with first place votes and won-lost records through Saturday in parentheses: 1 San Francisco 66' 1,018 SMOHL ST Pts GF GA Portate ..13 3 3 33 137 Mi Marquette 13 1 31 135 71 Canadian Soo 4 3 3 32 38 36 Calumet 1 3 70 i diamond was named the A1 Ness 1 Field in honor of the coach of the I Cubs. Hawks Honored Members of the state champs Allan Erickson, Ricky Erickson, Ranguette, Don Trotter. Denny McGinn, Joe Juetten, Cliff O'Donnell, Frank Katrinski, Bob ChrL ke.

Bucky Flath, Dave Viau, i Bill Bolm, Dan Rousseau, Ron Johnson, Bill Goodreau and Jim Greenwood. i James G. Ward business manager of the Escanaba Hawks hockey team, traced the five-year son, plaver-coach of this year's hockey team that captured the Northern Hockey league championship. Member of the Hawks, uiHo- a an i exhibition plaj season, are Olson, co- i coach Joe Ricci, Bud Provo. Eddy Harold Cheverette, Bob Boots Boucher, Gary Mike Go.v- I Boxers Ciet Trophien Gust A the Escanaba Bears baseb introouct i manager Wallv Flath.

vers with the senior Bears' Rr.dcr, Rr: dr. Harlan Mike Jim Brown. Johr Brown, Jim Beck, Prte tches, Tony at, i Joe Ricci. Members of the Escanaba Lions boxing te.tm that won team championship in the U. P.

Golden Gloves tournament were introduced bv Rav Crandall. They eluded Jim J.m Biow Ted Thomas. Vic Soptna, Joe Stankowicz. Geo, Hui lev, La i eni Ede, Wavne 1 Bob Bourdeau. Hurley and Elic were presented with U.

P. Golden Gloves runnerup trophies, while Brown and Bourdeau were given U. P. championship Brown also won the Wisconsin State Golden Gloves crown in the 147-pound novice class. Also introduced were managers of the Little League teams, John Chylek of Rotary, Bob Stumm of summer.

the Liotvs, Ray DeGrand of St Joe Boosters and Manley Anderson of Kiwanis. Movies of the Milwaukee Braves and the Detroit Hod Wings were shown at the Sherman Hotel following the banquet, Ormsbv, an American League umpire for 19 years, captivated the large audience with his tales of major league baseball stars, past and present The personable veteran spiced his talk with entertaining stories concerning many of the most famous names in the sport. onard Olson, Lion, presided at the banquet and Fr. Stephen Schneider, St. Joseph (.

Benediction. Kl I) ORMSBV, top, entertains a crowd of oxer athletes and fans at last Little League recognition banquet at the M. Joseph hall. former meric an League umpire, captivated his audience with entertaimn? tales of famous major league stars gleaned from manv years in the sport. In the lower picture.

Little League trophy winners are shown. Left to right: Manning, past president of the I scanaba Junior hamber of omnierce; Bob stumm, manager of the champion Lions Bob Rosemurgy, captain of the I inns team and 'most plaver in the league, receiving trepbj from Manning; Barry leading pitchert Phil liavldson. leading batter, and Fran iiravelle. sportsmanship award winner. (Daily I'rnw Photos) Defending Champions Expected To Return For Cage Tournament Menominee Five Yanks Only Team With Trips Rodman gjg Holdout Problems HERMANSVILLE The Menominee DAR quint tripped Roman's Bar here Sunday by a 68-63 margin in a mp-and-tuck contest.

Dick Nielson led the winners 11 47 139 188 No Ne I los I i I Kesults aiiws scheduled Schedule York at Detroit. Bucky Harris Already First Division Eyes Finish For Detroit LAKELAND, Fla. his regulars Thursday, Manager already is thinking Although report until Bucky Harris in terms of a third-piace American League finish for Detroit Tigers The Tiger finished fifth last with a 79-75 record and a .513 average, a game baek of the Boston and Chicago are the teams lor us to Harris said, we make the move I think we can make this year. now, I figure that both New York and Cleveland are too Better Kcserve Pitching Harris added: that depends a lot of things, but our record of last year proves that if we had had better reserve pitching we have caused much more trouble. I feel that we will have that pitch-1 had ht 2 Illinois 746 3 Dayton 64 4Alabama 18-3' 659 5.

tmU 582 a Louisville 7 559 7. Vanderbilt 306 8 North Carolina 277 9S. Methodist 267 10 Iowa 235 St tvond Ten 11. Duke 160 12. Kentucky i a 13.

il) 128 14 Temple 66 15. Holy Cross 57 16 Oklahoma City 54 17. ms as State 45 18 Houston 41 St. I jouis 36 20Wake Forest (16-8) 35 Basketball HERMANSVILLE The eighteenth annual Hermansville Amateur Basketball tournament for teams from the Upper Peninsula and Wisconsin will be held at the Community Center gvm on March 24. 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and April 1, Frank J.

Rodman, tournament manager, said 65 entry blanks have been put in the mail? and upwards of fifty teams are expected to enter. from Menominee Jozwiaks, Stephenson, Gladstone, Iron Mountain, Negaunee, Marquette and The Hermansville tournament, the largest annual cage attraction in the Wisconsin-Michigan area, is considered the top independent tournament in the area and just about decides the Upper Peninsula championship for independent teams. of the leading teams have The Marquette Sun Rays are ex- been sent entry Rodman pected to defend their Class A said, there may be some title. The runner-up, Negaunee teams, who wish to enter, that were with 23 points paced Rodman- Box score: RODM S' Hill hile it Don Hill Da VlC Mach VII NOMIMI i Grun Drlormr Haase tl Nielson Tordeur Kum L. HaaacH It Total Goebels, with three well known favorites, Harold Trew'halla, Ellis, and Stanaw-ay, will be back again this year.

The Ishpeming Robbins, winners of twenty-two straight games thus far. have entered the tournament. Also back will be the LaRocque Off ville DAR Rod man Mi 1 I 3 IA 5 3 4 13 .1 2 5 0 2 10 2 2 26 H18 63 IT PF 2 0 3 4 3 0 26 7 4 3 10 3 4 2.1 2 125 0 1 12 1) 0 2 0 17 68 17 9 IS 19-- S3 1611 18 68 Bv FI) CORRIGAN General Manager Hank Greenberg The Press trying to cut outfielder Gene The annual holdout season, which Woodling and second baseman gets under way simultaneously with Bobby Avila by to $5 000 spring training Thursday, could end each. even before it begins. The world champion Brooklyn A survey by The Associated Dodgers have signed all except Press today showed five major ond baseman Chico Fernandez, who league teams with all hired hand Meiner; Hermaru- not sent entry blanks.

These teams may obtain blanks by writing to the tournament headquarters in Hermansville The entry deadline is March Some of the teams showing in- in this year's tournament in- by Beating Michigan Purdue Ends Season in line. The only team faced with a serious problem, in fact, is the American League champion New York Yankees. Thev still must bring into the fold pitchers Whitey Ford, Bob Grim, Tom Morgan and Jim Konstanty; all-around flychaser Irv Norcn, and mfielder Billy Martin Hints Ford, ace of the staff, wants $30,000 He has been offered 525,000. an increase of $5.000 over his salary of last year. A compromise probably will be reached.

Grim and Konstanty are particularly bitter. Erf eh hr take a cut. Kansas City and Cnicago of may not even stick. The Chicago Cubs still need to sign one pitcher, and the Pittsburgh Pirates have only tw'o unsigned, outfielder Roberto Clement and pitcher Red unger. Zauehin Still Out Fielders Dave Philiey and Chuck Diering are giving the Baltimore Orioles an argument.

Phiilev wants and has been offered $25.000, while Diering wants $17,000 and has been offered $14,000 Only Norm Zauehin is outside the Boston Red Sox fold, while the Washington Senators anticipate no been asked to difficulties with Roy Siever, who is scheduled to take Mickey Vernon's place at first base, catcher Harris am mg. opened Feb. 15 have and other Tiger bra Among them are Paul Foytack, who apparently has found long- misMng control, a confident Bud Black, and bonus baby James J. Bradv who apparently has cured a sore arm that plagued him last season General Manager Muddy Ruel two pitchers into signing 1956 contracts Monday, leaving only -hortstop Harvey Kuenn and first baseman Earl Torgeson outside the fold Ruel signed Werner Birrer, who was 4 3 with Detroit and with Buffalo, and Billy Hoeft, Tiger lefthanded ace with a 16-7 won-lo-1 record and a 2 99 earned run average last season, ION A nn OI I ION Thr Mchfdulr ehester vs Boston it rt Was ne at New York Monday's Koulu York 113 SI Louis 109 idt-use Fort Wavne Yc 1 American Uai hide. Wakefield, Tiout Cteek, LAFAYETTE, Ind.

'ft and Cincinnati of Na- Roig quintet from St lgnace, the tead- Green Bay, Houghton. Rapid whlch whipped Michigan State over tiona) League all report their play-j mm weekend, ended its home bas- season with a 72-63 triumph mg quintet in the Eastern end of the peninsula. Menominee Jozaitis, last Cl a. winners, will defend their title and will have competition er, Manistique: Munising, Repub lie, and teams from, Negaunee, Netball Marquette. Ishpeming, Menominee Marinette and Escanaba, to mention a few.

Don't Send Any Flowers To Kentucky Cage Team Wake ers 100 per cent signed. The Milwaukee Braves still have' over Michigan Monday night. brought Ray Crone, George Tie victory avenged an earlier Crowe, Jack Dittmer, Wes Coving-! season loss to the Wolverirft and, ton Andy Pafko and Humberto lifted the Boilermakers to within Robinson into line. The only prob-l half a game of third-place however, seem to be Crone Dittn i1 Next Dartball thi or id He Chic a pi Harris had in ddition of Virgil TRuks, reha Her acquired from White Sox with a 13-8 Pitching Coach Roof Praises Kenosha Lad Fla, also had in mind a 33-year-old up from Montreal, who Pitching Rot it of the Milhas pinned the Bob Hartman. 18- southpaw from llow ,11 ht he can mis needs is BRADENTON Coach Charlie waukee Braves cess label on year-old rookie no.sha Wis, don't see 2 8 last season.

says Root, I toe ft In Six ned periencc des, several hurlers who I Hartman, who is training joined Uie Detroit rookie camp that! the Braves, is ticketed for i American Assn. club at Wichita. DAILY PR ESS Hai iman's 1355 ilh a 12 February 18, 1U56 I mont Texas League his i first year in organized baseball. The Associated 2.3 of 32 free though If you thought Kentucky's Coach Adolph Rupp yanked his starters after 17 minutes. It was 61-26 when the regulars departed.

While the massacre was in progress at Louisville, Alabama sewed up no worse than a tie for its first Southeastern Conference title since 19.34 by thumping Tennessee 95-81 with George Linn canning 30 12-0 League Mark upped to No 4 nationally I Illinois went on a 10-0 tear, George after Saturday's surprise, has a 12-b1 BonSalle led the Illini with 36 SEC mark with two to play. The pomts Tide can claim the title outright Iowa had things much easier, minor college in rida by beating Auburn, which clubbing Northwestern, winless in dumped seventh-ranked Vanderbilt the Big Ten, 86-68 'out of the race 74-65 Monday1 Euewhere among the ranked! Bt- with Mil- farm bail team was dead at long last, pal, you can forget about sending flowers to the wake. The corpse got up and danced of the liveliest jigs ever in college basketball Monday night Only the clock the Wildcats as they assaulted helpless Georgia 143-66. It was the third highest total by one club in college competition. Only pasting of the Citadel last season and Baltimore U's 146-121 brawl with Cath olie 1954 top it, SUrlrri Even considering Georgia's dismal 3-17 record, eruption provided a stunning rebuttal after Alabama had hauled off and belted the Wildcats 101-77 last urday night, Kentucky came back with a 60 held goals and 1 night tionaily.

and Iowa, rated 10th, stayed in a deadlock for the Big Ten lead They meet in a title showdown at Iowa City Saturday in a nationally televised game. Holy The Illini had to scrap, however, to beat Minnesota 97-81. The Gophers, who lost to Iowa in overtime Saturday, led 49-46 at the half and trailed by only two, at 78-76, before State in the Big Ten standings. Purdue now is 8-5 in the Big Ten ind Michigan a lowly 3-8 Joe Sexson, who accounted for 29 points in Purdue's 63-56 triumph over Michigan State, got an even 30 against Michigan to take scoring honors. Sexson got 10 field goals and 10 free throws.

Guard Thom Jorgenson topped Michigan's scoring with 18 points, but Ron Kramer won the battle of the football ends, getting 14 to 13 for Purdue's Larry Lundy, Kramer and Lundy both are basketball centers, Gladstone Indians Top Blackhawks 6-3 The Gladstone Indians copped a 6-3 dec ls ion over the Escanaba Blackhawks at the indoor rink here last night. Gordon Haga scored three goals to lead the Indians. Tw'o of his markers in the third period clinched the verdict. Les Swan- Numerically, the Philadelphia! Phillies are next in line. They have five players yet to pitchers Bob Miller, Curt Simmons and DELTA 1 Ht lit Red Shirts 17 4 St.

Stephen 15 6 Bethany Lutheian 138 Immanuel Lutheran 1 12 9 Calvary Lutheran 10 11 Immanuel Lutheran 9 12 Cential Methodist 9 12 Presbyterian 9 12 First Methodist 8 13 First Lutheran a 18 Scorra Red Shuts Ron Mrozinski, shortstop Roy Bethany Lutheran Smalley and catcher Gus Nahario.s Presbyterian But a club spokesman said, problems are expected The Cleveland Indians have two discontendud hirelings on hand. Basketball Central Methodist Immanuel Lutheran St. Stephen first Lutheran Calvary Lutheran Kum Methodict Immanuel Lutheran 79 night, teams, Holy Cross and All America Only Kentucky has a prospect Tom Heinsohn scorched chance to tie Bama for the crown Connecticut 103-81 in a battle be- son dented the nets twice for after holding an U-year monopoly twoen two NCAA Tournament and Bob Rohde scored! on the championship. tries; and Oklahoma City, after once. Except for the explosion in Dixie, blowing a 22 point lead, rallied ir.

goals were split into things went about as expected last the last 7 minutes to top Houston each period, one each oy Ted iked No. 2 76-67 78 (By Thr laird MIDWEST Illinois Minnesota 81 Iowa Hti. Northwestern I'uidue 72. Michigan Michigan State 8M, Wisconsin 82. Tulsa 59, Bradley 56 Loyola (Chicago! 82.

Drake Detroit Western Ontm 10 76 Toledo 77 Ohio University 67 Hillsdale 78 Michigan Normal 57 Indiana State 84. West Michigan 79 Olivet Ferns 64 Adrian 84, Hone 70. Greenville iIII i Blackburn dll Holy Cross 103, Connecticut SI. 1 dSalle West Chester (Pa I Tehrs (limn Jeii, 11 3 1 0 6 12 Prejbvterian at Red Bethi-ny Luth Immanuel Luth si Methodist at Kust Lutheian Stephen First Methodist Immanuel Luth zi Calvary Luto Illinois, ranked and Sarasm. Boston College HO.

St. 82 MH i ll Alabama 95, Tennessee 81 Kentucky 143, Georgia Mtcsissiooi 81. Louisiana State 70 Florida (ieorgia Teen Auburn 74, Vanderbilt 65. Tulane S3. Mississippi State 78 Presbyterian 117, Furman 115, LE AGI 22 21 16 14 14 14 13 9 Doucette, 8 it 14 16 16 16 17 21 Braumeister Edelwiess Groos Clairmonts Coca Cola match Gehringer's High DeShambo Edell.ess Kdelwiess.

35o, S. Johnson, Braumeister. Skradaki 338. L. 33(i, Spatapam, Coca Cola.

330 Mortison, Bosch 32ii eisf: I er. A40 Cousmeau J. Veutn, 310; McMar- tm Braumeister. 306 Ward Bos.h Euckson, Coca Cola Casep, Edelwiesa,.