The Dispatch from Moline, Illinois • 18

IS DAILY DISPATCH, MOLTNE, ILLINOIS: THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 7, 1946. Big Tourney Mexican Circuit Offers Feller $100,000 a Year State Tournament Field To Be Cut to 30 Tonight Big Ten Indoor Tracksters Vie During Weekend Chicago (jP) Two hundred and sixty-one track and fjeld athletes To Open at Mexico City Bobby Feller, Cleveland's ace pitcher and one of Field House in Four Schools to Tangle Initial Cage Session of Sectional Event. When the activities come to close at Wharton field house to night, two more schools will hang up their cage uniforms for the sea son, having dropped by the way the highest paid twirlers in organized baseball at a reported $40,000 a season, has been offered $300,000 to jump to the Mexican league for a three-year period. President Jorge Pasquel disclosed today. Feller would be paid $100,000 a season.

"That is nothing," smiled the head of the so-called "outlaw" league. Next season he said he hopes to get Hank Greenberg and Ted Williams, slugging outfielders for the Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox, respectively. "I'm getting in touch with them right now," he told the Associated Press in an interview. He did not say how much he plans to offer Greenberg and Williams. Neither did he say if Feller had replied to his offer.

Referring to organized baseball's criticism of his independent circuit. Pasquel declared: "We are ready to fight with them in any way that may be necessary. If they want to come and scrap it out they'll have to put out $30,000,000." Major leaguers who reportedly already have Jumped to the Mexican circuit include Danny Gardella and Nap Reyes, of the New York Giants; Luis Olmo, of the Brooklyn Dodgers and Pitcher Alejandro Carrasaquel of the Chicago White Sox. Adolfa Luque. former Giant pitcher and coach, will manage Pueb'a in the eight-team circuit.

"I believe well have Luque for life Pasquel said. "But what we're paying him Is a military secret." side in the state elimination tour fa1 1 1 wwwww wipw I rI umii aai rum lii'K. Vs a3uJm hm 'VlgtS 1-w Is 5U'rT' naments. From all indications a near capa Sectional Warfare Will Get Under Way as Elimination Play Is Resumed. By the Associated Press.

Thirty Illinois high school basketball teams, only survivors of a downstate field of 834, will emerge victorious tonight from first sectional tournament games, two at each center, will eliminate half of last week's 60 regional tournament champions. Tomorrow night's sectional finals will name 15 downstate winners for the 16-team windup tournament next week, March 14-16. at University of Illinois Huff gymnasium, at Champaign. The 16th team will be the Chicago public school champion either Amundsen or Tllden Tech. The sectional semi-finals tonight will jam gymnasiums to capacity and there are no tickets left for general public sale at next week's state finals.

Once-beaten Champaign, the season-long favorite to win a state crown It lost in a final game last March to Decatur, meets Danville city crowd of 5000 people will be on hand to see which two of the four teams will be able to continue on in the tournament, and which ones will go home In defeat. All of the reserved seats have been sold for tonight, seeking a fourth win this year over that team. Sectional semi-final pairings, with won and lost records: At Rorkford Kreeport (14-8) V. Fast Rorkford (19-81. Dixon (11-8) v.

Oregon (18-6). At MaywooA Vukrran (24-il) v. Oak Park U5-). Dundee (ifl-2) v. Sycamore (10-t).

At Moline East Moline (12-13) v. Morrison (tS-t). Alrdo (17-12) v. Kewanee (2.1-4). At Jolirt Bradley (28-S) v.

Newark (19-9). Aurora Marmion (30-4) v. Calumet CitJ-Thornton Fractional (23-4). At Macomb Galrsburi; (18-6) v. Roseville (t-l).

Canton (16-13) v. Lallarpe (20-3). At I.aSalle Normal 1'nlverslty Hlh (17-0) T. iprlnj Valley Hall Township (26-4). Hopkins or (iranvllle (22-8) V.

Pontlae At 1k in Peoria Manual (18-6) r. Mprlncf It Id Cathedral (20-11). Pekin (21-7) v. San Jose (33-t). At Champaign Mna Park (33-2) V.

Gibson City (H-). Danville (17-6) V. Champaign (32-1). At Knott of Jacksonville (27-5) v. Qolnry (19-7).

Beardstown (24-8) V. Plttsfleld (20-9). At Decatur Mt. Pulakl (2.1-11) v. Decatur (24-10).

Clinton (18-0) v. Mattoon (13-11). At Collin. vlllc Jrrsryville (20-R) v. East St.

touls (80-4). Greenville (12-16) v. ColllnsvlU (t7-). At HilNhoro Pana (2H-D) v. Vandalla (2.V6).

Benld (10-0) v. Teutopolls (20-9). At Kohinson Mt. (armrl v. Robinson (28-2).

Flora (lft-10) v. Paris l.HI-.V). At Centralis Johnston City (22-12) V. Flnrkne yvllla (22-5). Mt.

Vernon (26-B) V. Crntralla 2S-9), At Carhnndnle Carterville (20-12) v. Metropolis (24-t). Anna-Jonesboro (23-9) v. Marion (27-7).

tonight's session, but general ad mission tickets are available. The quad-cities representative irom western conierence scnoois will open the trials in the 36th annual Big Ten track championship meet at the University of Chicago field house tomorrow night. Finals will be held Saturday night. Purdue leads in entries with 39, but Illinois, with 27, is favored to dethrone defending champion Michigan. The Wolverines, who have entered 38 men, have captured the indoor title 10 times in the last 12 seasons.

Topping the Illinois competitors are Bill Buster and Bill Mathis in the 60 -yard dash, Marc Gonzales and Herb McKenley in the quarter-mile, George Walker in both hurdles, Dwight Eddleman in the jump and broad jump and Captain Bob Phelps in the pole vault. Michigan will again depend on. team balance. The Wolverines scored 36 of their winning 55 110 points last year in the half-mile, mile and two mile runs, and are expected to score heavily in those events again. Michigan has some gifted individual performers in the Hume twins.

Bob and Ross, the middle distance experts; Hugh Short, quarter-miler; Jim McFad-den, in the 880, and Elmer Swan-son, hurdler. While no new records have been entered in the books since 1942, two are in danger of being smashed this weekend and another is threatened. Lloyd LaBeach, Wisconsin freshman from Jamaica, has broad jumped 24 feet Va inch, which tops the 23-9 '4 record. Bill Bangert of Purdue, has a 1946 shot put mark of 52 feet 4 inches. The old mark Is 51 feet 8 Inches.

In the high Jump a duel between Dick Kilpatrlck of Purdue and Eddleman may result In a new Indoor mark. Kilpatrick has done 6-5 and Eddleman 6-4 this season. East Moline, will take the floor against Morrison in the 7:30 opener, and after one. of these two teams has been eliminated, Kewanee the tourney favorite, and Alpha will square off. Winners of tonight's two games will advance to the the championship game to be played at 8 tomorrow night, to determine which will be included in the Sweet 18 club, which will have its annual three-day session at the University of Illinois next week.

PRESS BOX Slf tyl JckhJCH, DISPATCH SPORTS EDITOR Morrison Strong. East Moline and Kewanee are SPRY AT 72 Sturdy old Honus Wagner, who became a baseball Im doped to win tonight's games, but mortal by leading the National league In batting right years between 1900 and 1911, swings the hickory at the San Bernardino, spring training Morrison is strong enough to create plenty of trouble and the Hllltop- camp of the Pittsburgh Pirates, with whom he Is a coach. Wagner cele Comment appearing in this pers will have to put their best foot brated his 72d birthday February 25 and said he Is eager to get the 1946 month's issue cf True magazine con forward if they wish to get past Coach Bud Cole's quintet and get a season under way. cerning Moline 172 to 0 Tictory ever Galva In 1902 has prompted a cheer of accounts of that famous crack at the sectional champion ship. Nelson, McSpaden Favored to Grab Four-Ball Event Miami, Fla, (INS) Sixteen crack teams of professional golfers teed off today in the international four-ball tournament at the Miami Springs Country club.

The pro linksmen, currently tourneying their way around Florida's finest courses, were set for four-day stand in Miami for the four-ball event, with finals slated for Sunday. Defending Champions Byron Nelson, of Toledo. and Harold "Jug" McSpaden, of Sanford, were favored to come through with a repeat performance of their 1945 victory, but the competition appeared a bit stiffer than last year. Little Ben Hogan, brilliant Her-shey, shotmaker teamed with Jimmy Demaret, of Houston, loomed a leading threat to the Nelson-Mc-Spaden combination. garce.

Aledo came through with a sur The Moline total probably stands prise win over Alpha In the regional Six Sports on Moline Program This Spring as a world record, and Henry Kelt finals last week to gain one of the lng. star back, established a mark four positions In the Moline tour Boxing jot numoer oi neia goals in one ney. In so doing the Mercer county team is said to have flashed its game. Kelting booted 27 goals after touchdowns in 23 attempts. And Eddie Arcaro Will Ride in Handicap Coral Gables, Fla, (INS) Eddie Arcaro, the nation's leading stakes jockey, is scheduled to leave for California tomorrow to ride Bail Bond in Saturday's Santa Anita handicap.

It had been announced yesterday that Arcaro had turned down an offer to ride the horse in the $100,000 event and that Doug Dod-son, Calumet farm contract jockey, would take the reins on Bail Bond-Officials at Tropical park, where Arcaro is currently riding, said today that "he changed his mind." best form of the season, which could that was in the days when the ball indicate that the club is on the up Post Season Basketball and was broucht straight out from grade and might be tougher than its 10 Cars Already Entered in 500- season's mediocre record would in a ticket for Cheerleader Betty Biggs and aend her hert. She would be an asset to any tournament. A senior, she has taken dancing lessons for many years and last summer danced eight weeks in a show at the Stevens hotel. Chicago. She has been booked again this summer.

"If Miss Biggs were to appear at Huff gym, her performance would earn her a place among the state tournament cheer-leading immortals. Remember Joline from Moline (1945)? Neva Woolard from West Frankfort (1942)? Bob Hansen from Thornton (1933)? Three of the greatest to perform in the annual classic. "Joline Schieberl was only a sophomore at Moline last year. Her team is out of the running, but perhaps someone should make sure she gets to the tournament again. "We still think the idea to have a cheer leaders contest during the state finals Is an attractive one." The four officials for the state tournament have been announced By the Associated Press.

Camden, N. J. Cleo Shans. 140, Los Angeles, outpointed Pedro Flrpo, 133V, Camden, 10. Brockton, Mass.

Gono I.eblanr. 138, Falls River, Tko Steve Bellus, 140, Boston, 4. Providence Bobby Zollo, East Providence, Tko Gllberto Ramires, Mexico City, S. dicate. where it was downed back of the goal line, and the kick had to be attempted from there, which sometimes meant the side of the field.

Track Drills Are Being Staged at Present. By ROY LARSON JR. Dispatch Sports Writer. A heavy spring sports program is Harvey Boxer in Many cf Kelttng's kicks in that Mile Race Event Indianapolis (INS) Interest in the resumption of the annual 500- game were from difficult angles. K.

0. Victories in It is reported that the playing mile automobile race May 30 at the being offered at Moline this year Indianapolis motor speedway was with six sports being included in Eastern Tourney New York (UP) Pvt. Gabby Joe Louis Already Begins Training for Conn Mateli reflected today with revelation that ten cars already have been entered. the spring repertoire. At the present time basketball and track are in full swing while baseball, football, tennis and golf will get under way The announcement from Wilbur Marek of the U.

S. marines, who has the bullish build and hooking attack of ancient Paulino (Basque soon. Coaches Sam Drake and Rod Pot woodchopper) Uzcudun, was tabbed as a promising prospect today be Bullets Will Play In State Tourney The Moline BulleU will go to Kewanee Friday to participate In the state Y.M.CA. basketball tournament. They play their first game at 9 Friday night against the winner of the Oak Park-Clinton game.

The following player will make the trip for Moline: Jack Mr-Dannell, Capt. E1 Lindley, Olen Kron, Dave Brasmer, Franle Mar-lier, Loran Roush, Dick Bailey, Clarence Lidholm, Bob Riley and Jack Turner. ter are conducting post-season basketball drills at the field house. cause of his heavyweight triumph Champion Arrives at West Baden for Preliminary Conditioning Work. Went Badrn Ind.

(INS) The number of such sessions will be in the eastern seaboard Golden Gloves tournament. Marek. a tawny-halrcd husky of 20 from the Jacksonville, naval increased after the sectional tournament is out of the way and the boys will have the floor to themselves. All of this season's cagers who will return to action next sea Joe Louis' time-tested recipe for by the state association. Walter "Stripes" Johnson of Cambridge, known to every cage fan In this section of the state, will serve his second year, together with William E.

Downes of Chicago. The two newcomers are Wilbur Layman of Lincoln and Sam W. Gillespie of St. Elmo. Johnson and Layman are working together this week in the Pekin air station, smashed through to the defending his world's heavyweight boxing title was freed from its five- tourney's heavy title with three son participate in these drills.

year moratorium today as the champ Meanwhile, Coach Bill Bean Is arrived in West Baden Springs to Shaw, the speedway's new president, is that the entrance list already Is heavier than normal, while advance ticket sales are the greatest in the history of the classic. Shaw expects at least fifty cars to bid for the thirty-throe qualifying positions by the May 1 deadline for entering. Entries thus far include George L. Kuehn of Milwaukee (Al Putnam, Indianapolis, driver): Jimmy Chal, Joliet, 111. (Steve Truchan, Gary, driver) Ed Walsh of St.

Louis (no driver yet) Ervin Wolfe of Tulsa, Okla. (no driver yet). Also Fred Peters of Paterson, N. J. (Jole Chitwood, Reading, driver); Lawrence Jewell and Wil-lard Taylor, Detroit (Harry Mac-Quinn, Indianapolis, driver); M.

J. Boyle of Chicago two cars (Ted Horn of Paterson, N. and George Connors, Los Angeles, drivers); Richard Vanemmerik, Detroit (Russ Snowberger, Detroit, driver); and Cliff Bergere, Indianapolis, who will be at the wheel of his own car. getting his tracksters ready for their Join THE AMERICAN LEGION 246. start training in earnest for the big fight.

initial meet. Forty-two candidates straight knockouts in New York competition. The socker whose home is at Harvey, registered two technical kayoes last night in the semi-finals and finals of the tourney before fans at Madison Square garden. roadwork before breakfast. There'll follow a wood-chopping session, a series of weight-reducing baths, and a few eoftball and medicine-ball workouts.

Bedtime will be 8:30 p. tvharp. This will keep up day in and day out until April 26, when Joe will leave for his fabled redoubt at Pompton Lakes, N. J. On May 1, Louis will embark on a series of daily boxing drills in final preparation for the 22nd defense of his title.

The healthful atmosphere of West Baden Springs, together with Joe's innate fondness for the place, led to his decision to train where the Chicago Cubs and White Sox conducted their spring workout in the war years. Today the little Indiana town of 906 population, together with its more renowned next-door neighbor, French Lick Springs, were out in force to meet the champion. have reported to Bean thus far and In the 103 days which remain be sectional, while Downes is blowing his whistle at Maywood and Gillespie at Robinson. time of the game was reduced to 3o minutes. Those who played for Mollne were Gig Stromberg and Fred Cowley, left end; Roy Baas and Oscar ShaUberg.

left tackle; Walter Griffin, left guard; Risch ArrelL center; Robert C. Shallberg, right guard; Clarence Isaacson and Alfred C. Vinton, right tackle; Arthur Towndrow and Philip He-din. rteht end; Charles rerrtn. quarterback; Henry Keltln and Flemming.

risrht halfback; Dell Ar-T'Z. left halfback, and Oscar Shallberg and Kelting, fullback. Jolir.e Schieberl. Moline high school's acrobatic leader, is going to college tonight. The local junior thought her cheer leading was over for the season when her Maroons took it on the chin last week in the regional emi-fmals East Moline.

but this week she received an Invitation to act as guest cheer leader for Bradley college hen they tangle with the rationalally famous DePaul quintet in the Peoria armory. A. J. Robertson, Bradley athletic director, saw JoUne perform when M.Iine played at Galesburg a few weeks aro and was so impressed that he had the college officials invite her to perform at Peoria. So tonight Joline will be a collegian and lead the cheers for dear old Bradley.

It was only a day or two ago that Pat (Champaign News Gazette) this total is to be enhanced after For REAL PROMPT Relief from fore his scrap with Billy Conn in New York's Yankee stadium June the basketball drills are concluded. Franchy Haussler. West Aurora Included among this array of 10, Louis must regain the poise, The eight champions crowned last nleht will meet the western high school principal, who has officiated in Moline numerous times, has been appointed official scorer. timing, and accuracy which have lain dormant since the baby-face ACHING, STIFF SORE MUSCLES candidates are eight lettermen back from last year's squad. Charley West is captain of the squad while other lettermen include LaVerne champions in the national Golden Gloves tourney at the garden, Pittsburgh challenger all but wrested the heavyweight crown from Joe half a decade ago.

March 25. C. W. Lyon, Illinois U. athletic association business manager, and Trevorrow, Bob Hondley, Glen DUE TO COLDS To bring this about, the Brown Ogden, Curt Trevor, Willy Mc- his staff bf assistants are com Adams, Walter Betts and Wally RUB ON Bomber has slated the stiffest possible training regimen.

pleting the huge task of allotting Schultz. Six months out of the army, A corps of last year's reserves and Davenport Downs Macmoketa Quint In Easy Fashion tickets to the fans seeking admittance to next week's state tournament. All of the replies will be placed In the mail tomorrow, so sophomore helps form the nucleus of the new track team. Richard Palmgren, Bob Smith, Bob John it. -Baa- Louis has been fronting a dance band and relaxing.

He now weighs 220 pounds, 13 more than his usual weighing-in figure. Moreover, he will be 32 years old on May 13, a doughty age for any fighter, not to mention the heavyweight cham Says Kansas City Meet Not Limited To Small Schools Kansas Citv (JP) Emil Liston some time during the weekend every person who placed a mail order Davenport high school advanced son, Bill Dorward, Bill Johnson, Gene Mitchell, George Dellos, Francis Schrempf and Dave Mc- through the first round of its own for tourney tickets will know district basketball tournament last whether that order was filled or pion of the world. wants everybody to know that the Adams, Jack Siebemann, Jerry Sivertson, Tom Trevor and Cliff Sandberg are all under this night, defeating Maquokea by a 49-19 score. After the first quarter the outcome was never in doubt. Mrs.

Nanny Waddy, housekeeper A' of the Waddy hotel, where the Louis Reach Finals in It? In the Class games Mediapolis entourage will stop while in West -when you shave with HrKnital Rranr! Rhdpcl Harmon was commenting on cheer leaders. He said In part: Tf Mattoon doesn't send its team the tournament it ought to buy Baden, outlined Joe's training plans Schedule Incomplete. The entire schedule is still in National association of Intercollegiate Basketball's five day tourney, starting here Monday, isn't a "tournament of small colleges." To strengthen his point the executive secretary of the N. A. I.

B. mentioned that the second and a. Chicago Tourney Chicago IP) Amundsen and Til- today, and added: "We're, going to make him stick Want mooth, lick rria ve Stimulating shaves that wm favor the tentative stage since the exact dates of the Quad-City duel meets ft den Tech will meet tomorrow for to 'em!" defeated Lisbon, 30-26, and Grand-view won over Elwood, 25-21. One of the feature games in the Iowa tournaments tonight will be at George Marshall gym as Clinton and Burlington tangle in the headline attraction. I i Itmovt Stains, Add New Sparkl to The "we" referred to Joe's new htrrf va AM hold Get use Hospital Brand Blndes today I the Chicago public school league championship and a trip to the 16-team state title meet next week manager, Marshall Miles, and Train DENTAL PLATES will not be known until afer an Impending coaches meeting.

As much of the schedule as is definite at this time Is as follows: AT AU DRUGGISTS er Manny Seamon, besides the usual crop of hangers-on and conditioning mates. 5 BLADFt Davenport 49. I Maqnoketa 19. FG FT PF MO BRUSHING May 4 Northwest conference, FO FT PFI for 254 0 0 0 Smith Kewanee. Up at a.

m. Louis will rise daily at 5:30 a. m. May 11 State district, Rock Is alb-rafts ends nntr, Kirm- land. to get in an hour and a half's 3 Moeler 0 Ralston 3iPatterson lEvers OiMcKensey against 15 downstate quintets.

Amundsen defeated Wells 41 to 37 and Tllden eliminated Hirsch 40 to 31 yesterday In the Chicago semifinals. The Amundsen-Tilden game winner will meet the Chicago Catholic league champion for the city title after the state finals in which the Chicago Catholic schools don't LeBuhn Weldon Paulsen Jones Voris Hall Strathman Freestone Hotop Lusk May 16 and 17 State meet. May 23 and 24 Quad-City meet, fcrasfctBg. Jut pal roar plat or knrt a ft ss ef water, add a little EletBitc Presta! Stuns, discoloration aad dmrar adors disappear. I oar teeth avarkie hke mw.

Asa. year dracfts today far bJeemta. Rock Island. Dorsey Hamilton Jack Foley is assisting Bean in third high individual scorers of the nation would compete namely Elmer Morgenthaler, 7-foot, 1-inch New Mexico school of Mines center who has averaged 21.9 points for 27 games, and Fred Lewis, Eastern Kentucky forward traveling at a 21.5 point clip. Liston said that the eighth annual tournament likely would return to its pre-war maximum of 32 teams, with 28 teams already entered or engaged in qualifying playoffs.

Liston listed the present field as Including: Loyola university. New Orleans, 1945 champion; Pepperdine college of Los Angeles, finalist last year; Iowa State Teachers college; Southern Illinois Normal, Culver-Stockton of Missouri; Eau Claire State of Wisconsin; Indiana State and Loras college of Iowa. coaching the varsity candidates while Walt Welch is in charge of the sophomores. 4 11 13 20 8 17 Score by quarters: Davenport Marquoketa at Klranrte Tada- at Sehroefk Company Aud all I sod drnffUta. 14 2 949 419 9 -10 18 3 Join THE AMERICAN LEGION 246 NATIONAL HOCKEY I.EAGl'E SCORES.

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