The Dispatch from Moline, Illinois • 23

23 DAILY DISPATCH, MOLINE, ILLINOIS: FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 25, 1941. BRICK BRADFORD-On the Throne of Titania BESSES I Public Support for Plows Sought; Open Campaign on Monday SAVE YOUR BREATH. I CAN HARDLY BREATHE STRAP ONI THAT SPARE 0XY6EN MASK, JUNE- WHAT'S THIS WE'RE BEING sssw BLOWM UPWARD! SISTER WU COULDN'T IN THIS THING Wt Kb NtAKlNb IHt SIKAIOHtRt BREATHE WITHOUT THAT CONTRAPTION 1 1 tpiiam Harridge' Young and 'Ford Frick' Adolphson Direct Workers. Pi, if! Indiana Runners Among Favorites For Relay' Title Hoosiers Expect Strong Opposition from New York U. at Penn Meet.

By LYNN CALLAWAY, Dispatch. Sports Editor. MOUNTS bid for public support of baseball will be launched at a "Kickoff" Breakfast at 7:30 Monday morning in i i in iiiiuwiimim inmnii COPYRIGHT INI. KINO FEATURES SYNDICATE. Ire.

WORLD RIGHTS From The Before School Assembly Orange Cagers Honored Philadelphia, April 25. (JP Indiana and New York university ruled co-favorites today in the sprint and distance medley races opening the 47th annual Pennsylvania relay carnival but anyone of a half dozen rivals in each event loomed as a possible upset winner. There's plenty of reason for the rating of the Hoosiers and Violets in the top positions. Indiana has speedy Cochran and national half-mile champion Campbell Kane available for the sprint PRESS BOX Lou Will Start to Hit Soon- Novikoff Lonesome for Wife And Kids, Says His By LYNN CALLAWAY, Dispatch Sports Editor. Yesterday's Stars Thirteen Major Letters Given at East Moline; Runyon, Salmonson Captains.

medley, an event they won In record time at last week's Kansas re lays, and Cochran, Kane and Wayne Tolliver, Big Ten Indoor 2-mile Joe Rodgers Says That 'Mad Russian' Can Do Anything You Ask of Him. champion, for the longer distance medley. New York university's ace Is Les MacMitchell, the nation's premier mller. ably supported by three lea By JIMMY CONZELMAN, International News tkirvlce Staff Correspondent. LUKE HAMLIN, Dodgers His 4-hit hurling downed Phillies 6-1.

LONNIE FREY, Reds His ninth-innlng 2-bagger drove In run which downed Cardinals 3-2. FRANKIE CROUCHER, Tigers-Tripled two runs acros sin sixth inning to beat Browns 4-2. MARIUR RUSSO. Yankeen Held Red tkx to seven hits for 6-3 decision. DAIUO LODIGIANI and THORNTON LEE, White Sox-Former's 3-bagger produced only runs in 2-1 win over Indians as Lee tossed 6-hitter.

RIP COLLINS, Pirates His pinch-single in 11th inning drove winning run across for 2-1 victory over Cubs. ner known but tested speedsters. Fordliam Powerful. Fordham has a powerful team In the Top Hat at the LeClaire hotel with workers lined up In "American and National" league groups. Under the leadership of "Judge Landis" (George Barnes, the HthI fro up of workers are head-rd by -William Harridge Pep Young of the "American1 league, and "Ford Prick" Ax Adolphson of the "National league.

Each league will have from six to eight teams, each headed by a "big league manager. There will be eight workers or "players" on each ef the teams. They will move forth Jrom the breakfast Monday and solicit the cash aid of every person in Moline In the Job of putting the city on the baseball map for 1941 and the future. Here Is a list of the "leagues" and team managers already lined up by Bill Hawtt. head of the ratnpaign to raUe $20,000 for base-bail; NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Axel Adolphson as "Ford Frick. Cincinnati Reds Charles Osh-eroff "Bill McKechnie. Brooklyn Dodgers Paul Lund-berg "Leo Durocher. St. Louis Cardinals Blanche Hearn "Billy Southworth." Chicago Cubs Herman Beil-harts "Jimmy Wilson." New York Giants Mac Ball "Bill Terry.

Boston Bees Art Denkmann Casey StengeL Philadelphia Phillies Tom Bchafer "Doc Prothro." AMERICAN LEAGUE. Pep Young as "William Harridge." New York Yankees Claude Buckley "Joe McCarthy." Cleveland Indians Wallace ONO BEACH, April 25. headed by John Campbell and Walt (INS) "Lou Novikoff has been lonesome. You can't hit any Cary, indoor I. C.

4-A. 600 and 1000- yard champions respectively. Pittsburgh, dethroned last year after a 3-year reign, comes back with two ace sprinters, Harold Stickel and Bill Carter, for the middle 220 laps, and St. John's of Brooklyn, Penn thing, let alone big league pitching, when you're lonesome," said Joe Rodgers, adviser, cup bearer and Boswell to the "Mad Russian" of the Chicago Cub outfield. Rodgers first broke into print when Novikoff failed to report for the Cubs' opening training sessions.

He was reputed to be directing Novikoff strategy at contract discussions. A rumbor started that Novikoff was under contract to Rodgers. This caused some of the baseball offi State, Seton Hall and Maryland also rank in the top flight. EAST Moline basketball awards for both -the varsity and sophomore squads were presented to the athletes this morning by Coaches Hsy Holmes and Claire Mc-Crrlght beforo the snhool a-wmbly. BUI ftnlmorvion.

all-fiUte fullback last fall, and Bill Runyon, were elected honorary captains of th 1940-41 squad, which finished the season wiUi a record of eight win and ten losses. Four other seniors were among the 13 major letter winners. The other seniors were John McLane, Bob Moore, Dale Caufield and Alex Chulch. Juniors awarded letters were Sam Gnatovioh, Emil Slmoens, Bob Lenc, Jim Knobloch, Dick Murrens, Fred Rasso, and Socrates Lampros. Other members of the yarslty squad who received recognition were Bernard Steiner, Dale Scott, Colvin Palmer, Don Best, Walter Hull, Tony Pucci and Dan Ugeno.

Sophomore Awards. Sophomore awards were presented to the following: Darrell McFar-lin, Walt Zegarac. Joe Campagna, Mallie Williams, Stan Burich, Emi-deo Sandoval, Walter Hill Robert Jacobson. Freshmen winning sophomore letters were Frank Rice, Clarence Vyncke and Mike Pokrajac. The sophomore cagers completed their season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses.

Pitt, Fordham, North Carolina, North Texas Teeachers and Man Minor Leagues AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Louisville 9, Minneapolis 0. Toledo II. Kansas City 5. Indianapolis 5, St.

Paul 1. Milwaukee at Columbus postponed, cold. hattan stand out as the best bets to upset the favorites in the distance medley. Indiana has two outstanding individual entries in Boy Cochran, cials to wonder whether ball players in the invitation 400-meter hurdles might start coming up to the majors with a manager, like prize fighters. Later, Novikoff signed and the in and Archie Harris, giant negro PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.

Hollywood 4. Los Angeles 3. Portland 4, San Diego 0. Oakland 8, San Francisco 3. Seattle Sacramento 3.

weightman who'll try for the shot put and discus titles. cident was forgotten. Rodgers Tells Why. According to Rodgers, Lou's recent 0 slump will end. Seated in his Long Beach home today witn jnovikoh clippings, Novikoffi trophies and has been mar-rid at least six weeks, he Informed us the other day on a visit to the Dispatch office.

Chance was married to Gladys Lair of East Moline in a ceremony performed in Davenport. Belated congratulations are extended herewith. Novikoff pictures overhead and underfoot, he told why. Eckberg "Roger Peckinpaugh." Detroit Tigers Henry Vander-Vennet "Del Baker." Boston Red Sox Clarence Lucas "Joe Cronin." Chicago White Sox Dr. F.

R. Sibben "Jimmy Dykes." St. Louis Browns John Less "Fred Haney." Any Amount Welcome. This baseball drive is expected to LOU NOVIKOFF. EDDIE WAITKUS.

"He's going to start hitting that ball because his wife and kids have joined him," Rodgers said. "I've seen him do this before in the minors. Gets lonesome without his family and can't snap out of it. Watch him from now on." Rodeers. short and swarthy, is the Moline has an especial interest in the two Chicago Cubs pictured above.

Eddie Waitkus played a lot of first base for the Plows in 939. Lou Novikoff thrilled the fans by leading the Three-I league for Moline in 1938. Both are trying to make the big league grade with the Cubs this spring. This picture was taken in Chicago Sunday for the Dispatch. GUARD AGAINST ACCIDENTS 2 WAYS WITH WOLVERINE SHELL HORSEHIDE SPORT MOCCASINS SALE of tickets for Moline's baseball opener with Clinton on Sunday afternoon, May 4, at Browning field took a sharp upturn, according to Henry Vander-Vennet, chairman of the Moline Fans' association, which la in charge of getting out 6000 or more fans for the Threc-I debut of Joe Mowry'a Plows.

Additional sales are expected to be reported tonight when Mrs. Ray Dowdal's workers meet at 7:30 in the grillroom of the Elks' club for another check on the progress of the drive. Ticket sellers are expected to turn in all available money tonight and there will be a supply of tickets for those who have disposed of their first quota. Mrs. Dowdal today announced a list of leaders In the ticket drive.

Each has from two to ten workers In his or her group. The captains: Ray Hoist, Kiwants team. Mrs. R. A.

Geisberger, 1128 Twenty-fifth street. Mrs. Helen Norman, 1117 Third street. E. Currier, Kiwanis team.

W. E. Apperson, American Legion team. Bruce Randall, Peoples Power company. Mrs.

Henry VanderVennet, Catholic Women's league. Cap Heaps, 1840 Twenty-third avenue. El wood Palmer, Junior Association of Commerce. Fred Johnson, Desaulnlers, Hairy Thorngren, Mayer and Johnson. Art Wood, Rotary team.

Dowdal placed tickets on sale in Rock Island yesterday and has hundreds of them in various East Moline and Moline locations. In Rock Island the tickets are available at the Chamber of Commerce headquarters and with Bill Kinney of the Argus. One of the most successful workers so far in the sale of tickets has been Apperson of the American Legion. However, others have made good starts and are expected to turn up with grand totals during the next week. DERBY BOWLING TOURNEY.

Six quad-city bowlers, four of them from Moline, departed today for Louisville, Ky, to compete Saturday and Sunday in the annual Kentucky Derby bowling tournament, one of the largest open tourneys outside of the A. B. C. Members of the team are Bugs Anthony, Knute Anderson, Gerald Anderson and Howard Gillette of Moline, and Carl Schmidt and Ralph Tofanelli of Davenport. The Moline team will bowl at 8 tomorrow night in the team event and at 2 Sunday afternoon in doubles and singles.

The boys also plan to have a look at Churchill Downs Saturday afternoon and at least see the spot on which the famous Kentucky Derby will be run a week hence. GOLDEN GLOVER MARRIED. Howard Chance of Moline, welterweight Golden Gloves boxer, reach every person in the city and surrounding territory, but there will be no set quota for any group of fans. All contributions will be welcomed, regardless of the amount. All Brown Sure Step 71 Panco Soles most enthusiastic baseball follower this side of Mudville.

Besides business interests, he still owns and Leaders of the drive believe that plays on a softball team on which baseball is a good thing for the Novikoff once starred as pitcner. I community and especially so in the present period of unrest throughout THREE STORES We Sell Everything CHARLEY'S 411 15th St. 818 15th Ave. MOLINE EAST MOLINE 1626 Second Avenue ROCK ISLAND But his main business is looking after Novikoff. He eyes him with admiration and awe.

"Name anvthing you want and the world. Fans like such a name if the bearer can deliver. Rodgers deposits the Novikoff bankroll which hasn't been much of a bankroll to date. It is Rodgers, too, who decides just how much of the monthly check Lou should save. All in all it will be interesting to see how Rodgers' prediction turns out.

I suppose it is hard to hit when you're lonesome. Some of the boys have found it tough even when things were okey-dokey. this was the result of experiments with such bright thoughts as Mad Muscovite," "Mad Rasputin, "Hitting Cossack" and an ambiguous "Slugging Soviet." Club publicity and softball stationery carried "Lou Novikoff, the Mad Russian" in bold type. Novikoff, who is anything but a "Mad Russian," gathered his following through smacking the ball. But the fans took to the new name easily.

Men's, Young Men's DRESS OXFORDS Moline has gained nation-wide Lou can do it," he said. "He plays recognition through baseball. Players here the last four have SHOES harmonica. He sings. And say, you spread the name of the Plow City .98 should see him imitate Stepinletchet.

He'd kill you with that." Blacks, Tans, Browns, Two-Tones to Los Angeles, Boston, Minneap olis, Chicago, Tulsa and dozens of Hard to Peddle. Trying to peddle Novikoff to a other cities. Pacific Coast league team was a SCREEN ENAMEL CLEANSING TISSUES, 500 Sheets 15c Dispatch Bowling Schedule- Continental Black Dot Throughout the Three-I league, however, the city's reputation has fallen as a baseball city. The men back of the present drive hope to revive interest in the diamond sport and to place the name of Moline back among the leaders of the game. Chances for a good ball club this Lifebuoy Soap Special tough job for Rodgers.

Nobody wanted any part of the "Mad Russian." Everyone thought his soft-ball swing would keep him from hitting a baseball. Finally Rodgers landed him a try-out with the Los Angeles Angels. A few seasons of lower classification baseball and the Angels called hira back. he led the league in Johnson's GARNU Auto Polish and Wax 59c Polish In Cloth Free! Quart tmri 29c Wf 4 19 hitting. year appear brighter than tney have been since the championship 25c SIZE RINSO days of 1937, and an interesting With an eye to coloring up Novikoff for fan consumption, Rodgers a few years ago tagged him with the nickname, "Mad Russian." According to Rodgers, WALLPAPER CLEANER ABSORENE 3 for 19c OAKITE 9c Here is the corrected schedule for bowling in the Dispatch handicap sweepstakes tournament which will be resumed this weekend at Len's LeClaire alleys.

There will be a shift of sixteen bowlers from the Midway in Davenport bowling at 7 tonight In the tournament. One other Friday group has been scheduled for a week from tonight. Otherwise, most of the bowling will be on Saturdays and Sundays. Sunday's schedule will be published tomorrow night. Saturday, April 26, 1:15 p.

m. Arline M. Anderson Evelyn Swanson Carolyn Gerhardt Jane Paradise Catherine Galney Saturday, April 26, 2:30 p. m. summer is in store for those who like to spend their evenings outdoors watching athletes perform.

lie New Sneeze-Proof (Limit) Moline Merchants To Open Practice Sunday Afternoon Moline Merchants, semi-pro baseball team, will hold their first practice of the season Sunday at Browning field, Manager Don Poston, announced today. All members of last year's team are requested to report at that time as well as any new players who desire to try out for positions on the club. Last year's Merchant nine had a successful season, placing higl in the state tournament, and won the Mississippi Valley tournament at Muscatine. The Merchants wish to book games in and near the quad-cities. A game is especially wanted for May 11.

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