Pensacola News Journal from Pensacola, Florida • 10

ENTER LOCAL GOLDEN GLOVES! TOURNEY RS ILE BOXE MOB All-Girl Bout JaxGoIf Meet Opens Friday Rain Halts Play On First Day JACKSONVILLE JPh Byron Nelson has hit a slump, but he's still the "Mr. Big" of golf and will hold that spot for the next three or four years, PGA tournament manager Fred Corcoran predicted today. Piqued over reports that the 34- Mobile Enters Seven Boxers Tournament Is Set For March 27-29 By HENRY THOMAS Staff Sports Writer Boxing is in the air at the YMCA these days. A host of local boys are working out three weekly, under the direction of Herbert Lock-wood, "YH coach, in an effort to get in top shape for the Gulf Coast Golden Gloves Boxing tournament which is scheduled for March 27-29 at the jPensa-cola High school auditorium. The tournament committee has I v.

St r-- 7 Old Faces Coming Back Southeastern league's renewal will be familiar ground for received three open division entries 1 0 PENSACOLA JOURNAL riday, March 15, 1946 Close Running TIi 1 1 Is Fans Photo Finishes In Three of Five Races Photo finishes resulted in three of the first five races in the 10-race program at the Pensacola Kennel club track Thursday night. Mary Breeze came home by a nose ahead of Blue Sheen in the 'open-tog race to get the program off to swift start before a large crowd. Silver's Pride in the third race nudged home ahead of Susie Adair a nose and in the fifth Gay feel trimmed Slugger Sam by a WEDNESDAY NIGHT SIXTH RACE FVICBITX Win Flae. Show i Bay woo 1SV Almira, Slr.stn Arrow. Jumbo Jester.

83 Me. andl Nite Rocket also ran. Qumiels l-l 0.00. Time wcondi. SEVENTH BJiCii Win Plc Show I Tour.

ITrack Tim. i Ttirpy Ril Ticker Toe, The Sleeper. Roll Seven Ni-cola and Set Pat alao Qulniela l-3 IS Time 33.J seconds. EIGHTH RACErCTtHITT Win Plaea Show -Boston Red I Mr JU 0 liJ I Mr. Jitter The Jeep, Buir Rock, Joyful Jubilee.

Black Gem and Turkish Tip also Ian. Quiriela a-S 87.00. Tim. 29 3 seconda X1XH RACE 6-18 MILK Wis Place Show lM.lvi l-00 a Hi Beautiful SmtUnf Betsy, My Emma. Andy Mine and Royal Safe ano ran.

Qulniela 41.20. Time 33. seconds. ItMH RAtE-6-1. MTM! I Rise and Shin.

.0 0 a Sky tTiy.yvl. Pack. My Malinda, Queem'. Roll an4 Flash Commander also- ran. Qulniela S- 100.40.

Time a.J i THURSDAY NIGHT RACES Features Card Frankie Hill Meets Masked Matman One of the most popular figure in wrestling and certainly the Di gest drawing card in the mat wor will be here Monday night. Mildred Burke, queen of the squared ring, claimant to the women's world's title will a pear at Legion arena in the feature bout of the program which includes two good matches. Miss Burke will meet Miss Juanita Coffman of -Camden, in the 90-minute scrap. In the past the mention of Miss Burke's name in connection with a local match usually resulted in a heavy clamor for tickets. Where her name is connected with a bout fans usually flock to the ringside.

Called the greatest drawing card of the game in more than 50 years of ear twisting Mis Burke is sura to be rewarded by a packed house here In the past she has always given fans- here plenty of action and regardless of of the opposition has produced some good wrestling. Frankie Hill, the good-looking Intercollegiate wrestling champ, who has been a pro for a number of years will take on the Phantom in the 45-minute opner. Hill, a graduate of Oklahoma A. M. is considered one of the top scrappers and even a contender for the light heavyweight crown now worn by Jack Curtis, the Vicksburg battler.

Hill is a grappler of the Curtis style. He fights back at every opportunity and does not tak too much punchinz from the ring villians. hTe Phantom will probably have a hard 45 minutes before him Monday niii. Ticket go on sale Saturday at Uia Sao Carlos hotel cigar VAN HORN PRESSED MIAMI BEACH Top-seeded Welby Van Horn of Atlanta -was forced into an extra set Thursday before he won his first round match in the Southern Professional Tennis tournament here from Bill Weiss-bach of Hollywood. Calif, LINE Is Assistant Coach Ray Simpson of Pensacola High school.

Simpson has a tough assignment this spring. The forward wall tutor is faced, along with J. P. Miller, another line coach, of' preparing the 1946 edition With little material at hand. Priest announced that all positions are open to the field which indicates the strength of the leftovers is none too strong.

Spring practice begins Monday and Priest said the showing by the' boys during the session would determine the starting lineup In News-Journal staff Photo). year-old Toledo stylist is washed up, Corcoran said Nelson is simply over-golfed and needs a few weeks rest before resuming tournament play. The king pin of last year's money players is passing up all competition until the Masters at Augusta, Ga April 4-7. Will Come Back Corcoran is here to supervise the $10,000 Jacksonville open whose start was delayed today by rains. Fifteen holes will be played Friday and Saturday with the 36-hole windup Sunday.

"Babe Ruth had his slumps and athletes in other fields run into stale periods," the tournament manager said. "It's only natural that a precision golfer like Nelson should hit the doldrums once in a while. When he snaps out of it, he will be the biggest rival of Ben Hogan and Sam Snead." There's little doubt that something, has happened to Nelson's game. LKiring the $10,000 St. Petersburg open two weeks aco.

bob- CARNEGIE COACH William W. (Bill) Oonohoe (above), football and basketball coach at little St. Mary's high school in Miami. has been appointed head coach at Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh. His high school football team won seven games and lost- two last season.

(AP Wirephoto). Giants Defeat many of the players already signed by a number of the clubs. Anniston's Rams in particular have many familiar names that were on the club prior to the war. Manager Tommy West, who is now working out with Birmingham's Barons in Biloxi informed Ram Owner Loy Gunter this week he had a number of prewar performers. Among them are Ralph Brandy, an outfielder withthe local club in 1941; Lee Porterfield, a hurler with the Rams in 1942; Joe Allen, a 1941 pitcher; Borden Helms, outfielder in l'y42; Pitcher Warren Kanagy of the '42 club, and Vincent (Stubby) Harriman, shortstop' with the club in 1941 who inci-dently was one of the best in the loop.

Others are, Allen Dern-beck, reliable secondsacker of the '41 club; and Hurler i-en Hornsby also a member of the '41 club. Pap Williams, Meridian star in 1937 and 38 is back with the Peps and. is expected to be one of Manager Walter Tausch-er's mainstays either at first or in the outfield. Pensacola may come up with at least two former Fliers. are not at liberty to divulge their, names at this time but they were key men in Wally Dashiell's pennant winners of 1938 and 1939.

Rebel's Manager Is Colorful Stocky-built, Gus Brittain, husky veteran of .13 seasons, described by Max Moseley, the evc-GI sports editor of the Montgomery Advertiser as being a colorful gent. At least, if the figures are true, he is quite a hitter. Gus bashed the ball for a healthy .363 average in 55 games at Mon- treal last His career dates back to 1933 when he started with Wilmington in the Piedmont league. In 1934 he played most of the season with Brooklyn and then finished with Wilmington. In 1935 Gus was with Tulsa and then with Fort Worth in 1936, both of the Texas league.

He was called ir by Cincinnati in 1937 and subsequently caught for Syracuse in 1938. Springfield was the next stop and his manager's career opened at Greenville in the Sally league in 1940. He was out of baseball during the war working in the Wilmington shipyards. Dusting off the Shelf and four novice division enine from the Westside Athletic club ol Mobile. All seven of the boys are top-notch fighters and should make an impressive showing according to their coach, Doots Blalock.

Black has entered John Richardson, lightweight, and Bubba McCollum, Don Brazile and Pee Wee Stevens, flyweights in the novice division. Neither of the boys have had more than four fights and are reported to be in top fighting trim-Coach Blalock is very enthusiastic about his three open division boys. "Flash" Collum, a lightweight, has had nine fights, and has dropped only two of that number. He has won four of the bouts via the KO route and three by decisions. Rod Stevens, bantamweight, is another Mobile fighter who is expected to go a long way toward copping the title in his respective division this year.

Stevens won the runner-up spot in the novice division in the Pensacola Golden Gloves last year. He is a classy boxer, having won eight of his nine fights with one KO to his credit. Chick Neigel is the other Mobile fighter entered in the open division. He is a bantamweight and has had six fights, winning four of them by decisions. Entries Filed at All contestants should turn in bled an easy trap shot and took two to get out.

On the next hole a 152-yarder he flubbed his tee shot. Heath Is Lost For at Least Month HAVANA (JP) Jeff Heath, hard-hitting Washington Senator left-fielder who strained a muscle In his right leg in an exhibition game, Wednesday, may be kept from active training for 30 days, it was learned Thursday. Heath said the Washington trainer had not diagnosed the injury as yet but advised 2um to stay out of action until fully recovered. "It may be a month before I'm able to resume active training," said Heath. The big slugger developed the leg injury rounding first base- after hitting a home run.

He was replaced in left field bv Bruce Campbell, utility outfielder. Braves, 8 to 3 Buddy Gremp Hits Homer for Wigwam MIAMI (JPi Two big innings, ianaea in a pond midway to the green and took a two-over nar five. And, like the hundred-plus player. xac aaiu ne was cusgusted. Game Needs Amateur the fifth and seventh, gave the New Corcoran, who has managed more than two million dollars worth of tournaments in 10 Years, said what York Giants seven runs and an 8-3 victory over the Boston Braves in the game needs right now is a great an intra-league exhibition game smaieur use me ODDy Jones of 16 jrcars ago.

iie sees none on the hori vrvn Thursday. zon. Sal'Maglie shared pitching duties for the Giants, doling out eight safeties to the Braves, one more Show -2. i.29 Jolly than the New Yorkers were able to garner off Bill Lee and Lou Tost, 3WS mniS)IlIE Won JPlac. I Mary Br.ea.

I Blue Sheen 9.20 Lily Lang-trr Our Heart, Brenda lar, Haako. Uar. ami Our Lulu alao ran. Quieni-rla -) 1 0. Time 24-3.

SECOND fACJB IXTl'KITY Won Place I Brook ey-Mitch 4.00 1 Shanshat Lad 4.08 who divided the hurling for the their entry blanks to Oscar Brock, tournament secretary, at the YMCA as soon as possible. Weighing in Hubmen. ceremonies will "be held at the Show 3.40 1.0" March 27 with the drawing scheduled for 4:30 pjn. ol the same day. Fan Ui-ngle, Bold Fox.

Goaom. Gold JTieh. yn Cash Tip al.o ran. Phils Nose Out We AsIc.Ybuff'JnduIgencc A Little Longer Gadsden Pilots have four players but no manager Pensacola has a manager, and at one time had no Now they have eight and probably by this time Wally Dashiell who is in Little Rock has a whole slew of guys named Toe. Show 1.20 S.0 4.40 rup- rHIKX) RACE a1 MILK Won Plae.

I Silver's Prid. i .46 S. Susie Adair 00 I Mar Ben Old Salt. Sea Worthy, Our Win. roo and Flaming- Youth also ran.

Doubles by Billy Rigney and Johnny Mize brought in a run for the Giants in the -first inning, but a homer by Buddy Gremp tied the score in the second. After a double by Gremp in the fourth had put the Braves in the lead, the Giants came back in the following frame to score three runs on four walks plus a double by Rigney. With Tost on the mound in the seventh, the Giants combined three hits, one a double by Babe Young, and two walks to collect four runs Boston (N) .12 190 0103 8 1 New York (N) 100 030 40x 8 7 Lee and Masl; Maglie, Trinkle, (6) and Ralph Harris, with Chattanooga and New Orleans last year, Marchildon Signs; Mack Talks Trades, WEST PALM BEACH, (JP) Signing of Pitcher Phil Marchildon has put the trading bug back in Connie-Mack's bonnet. The 83-year-old manager of the Philadelphia Athletics has been in the market for weeks for a slugger outfielder. A bid for the Yanks' Johnny Lindell fell through because Mack didn't want to part with Russ Christopher.

Now, fortified with a new first line moundsman. Mack says he's going to work seriously on acquiring a third flycatcher to rank with Sam Chapman and Ford Garrison. Wildcat Cage rs Compete for Title Coach Emery Williams and 15 players of the Washington high school basketball team left Thursday night for Tallahassee where they will compete in the state Negro high school cage title. The Wildcats were runnersup in this district losing to Stevens high of Quincy on Feb. 23 in the finals at the Washington high school by a score of 23 to 21.

Tournament play begins Friday and finals will be held on Saturday. Florida college will be host to 12 teams from various sections of the state. nd is a pitcher is being sought by the Pilots Kenny Omtz au.uv. Xaily Double Smokey Mitch and Mil Tr'n Pride 49.00. Time 3 8.

-Possible eomolnation. Daily Double: 2-1 Bmokey Mitch and Old Ealt- former first baseman for the Pilots and Jackson's Senators re Athletics, 1-0 MIAMI BEACH MP) The Philadelphia Athletics and the Philadelphia Phils, cellar i tenants of the major leagues last season, met in the first game of a training camp series before less than 1,000 Thursday, the Phils winning 1 to 0. Weak hitting, with neither team getting better than singles marked the game throughout. The National leaguers scored their run in the third on singles by Catcher Andy Seminick and Second Baseman Danny Murtaugh combined with an infield out. turns to Gadsden, Jackson is drawing down S7.500 as manager of the Jackson Senators, salary in the league.

jl2 Smokey lMteh and SUrer'. Pride 49.00. 2-3 bmokey Mitch and Kltppero 73.60 J- smokey Mitch and Flaming Touth which probably includes that of Stuart X. Stephenson, president, and might be an alltime high for the rircuit. Jackson was Meeting wartime Transportation needs under wartime difficulties could be likened to a bus climbing a long grade in low gear.

Now we've shifted to second, so to speak, and for some time yet, our job will continue to be just as tough as ever. Lifting of restrictions doesn't give us the tires we need nor the repair parts for our hard worked buses. So until we can shift from second to high we ask your continued understanding. granted 11 Sunday dates in the 1946 schedule as against 10 for Traffic Lasa. ay Helen, Iowa Autumn, China: Lee and Cloud Silk alao ran.

Quinieia (S-4 1S.0O Time 3.4 FIFTH RACE 816 MILE Won Place Show the other seven teams. partiality, eh? .60 11.20 2-i mo key Mitch and Mar Be a 165.20. 1- Bmokey Mitch and Sea Worthy J6S.20. 2- 7 Smokey Mitch and Susi. Adair 44.20.

2-S Fmokey Mitch and Our Win FOt KTH RACE 5l MILE Won Place 5-w t. T.0 Miss DrtTt Oa t.M 1- 4 SO 7.S0 4.60 Glue 5 Gay Teel 14. 0 6 Slusger Sim 1 Mist O'Oold Show, Kay's Mistake. Senators Defeat Cuban All-Stars Athletic Pitchers Dick Fowler and Jes Flores held the Phils seven hits. The A's got eight off Al Hodkey, Al Jurislch and Ken Gem, Chrome and Horac.

also ran. Qulniela (1-6) 40.40. Time 34. HAVANA (JF) The Washington Third Win Sought By Black Glory Two big races top the ticket at the Pensacola Kennel club Friday with the field in the nightcap rivaling the starters in the regular feature ninth race. Winner of two straight races over the 516 mile route, Walter Smith's Black Glory will be out for his third straight in Friday's ninth.

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Phila. A 000 000 000 0 8 1 Phila. (N) 001 000 Ox 1 7 1 Fowler, Flores (7) and Rosar, Pruett (5); Hodkey, Jurisich (4), Raff ensberger (7) and Seminick. Lou Klein's Play Puzzles Eddie Dyer ST. PETERSBURG UP) The FIE ROMA QIMITY Senators made it three in a row over the Cuban All-Stars Thursday by winning a 4 to 3 victory in an exhibition baseball game.

The Cubans put on a ninth-inning rally to score two runs on a single and two doubles, but with the tying run on second Pitcher Roger Wolff got Cuban Outfielder Alejandro Crespo on an infield pop fly to end the game. Cuban All-Stars 000 010 0023 12 3 Washington (A) 112 OOOOOx 4 8 Acosta, Commellas (3) and Guer- The jet black racer has been in the money six times in nine starts and Browns Depend On Hurling Staff ANAHEIM. 6F Man-ager Luke Sewell let it be known Thursday that his pitching staff Carries the St. Louis Browns chief hopes in the 1946 pennant race. Of the 23 moundsmen in training camp, he listed the most likely starters as South pa wAl Hollings-worth and Righthander Denny Galehouse, Bob Muncrief, Jack Kramber, Nelson Potter, Steve Sun-dra and Tex Shirley.

question of what to do with Lou never was in better shape. AT REDUCED PRICES Klein arose in the St. Louis Cardi Both Local News and Paul Jones, PENSACLA fEANSmr De Se FXIAYER, General Mgr. winners of their respective races on Tuesday night, step into the hot-box tonight to tangle with faster company. nals camp Thursday as Marty Marion prepared to take over as "Mr.

Shortstop." And it was a good question too, since Klein, who has been a stand lltijllltUilUt4U)iidtMlllittU(lllilH4Ui)M Five first-time starters, recent ar ra; Haefner, Wolff (6) and Valdes. rivals from the South Florida tracks, will be seen in the ninth. 09 out while filling in at short, is a player Manager Eddie Dyer would like to have in there somewhere. But so too, is Red Schoendienst, or Erv Dusak, or Joffre Cross, or Emil (Fine Roma Wine is America's First Choice Always Bottled at the Winery In California Verban, not to mention holdout Heading the quintet of newcomers is Esta, a fast finishing flash that ran second in a 29.4 futurity schooling. The others that will swing into action tonight include, Famie, Putitthere, Mystery Spot and Scatter About.

That's Have a Coca-Cola i George Kurowski, ii and when he signs. Phils See Need For Good Catcher MIAMI BEACH 7P) "There's no Pearl. Jerry Finni, My Best and My Joey, who finished in that order behind Black Glory in the Tuesday feature will go to post in tonight's tenth. Big Doings, winner two ways about it. said President of Tuesday's nightcap, will be out Bob Carpenter, Jr.i of the Philadelphia Phillies Thursday.

We'll have to get a catcher. Carpenter's remark followed yes terday's exhibition game in which first tsring backstop Andy Seminick fumbled several plays. Coaches think Seminick will develop into a good catcher, but Carpenter and Manager Ben Chapman want a topflight receiver now. 'w-i i r. -i.

i- mm Tone In WCOA 3:55 PJV1. Each Evening for Entries and Selection! flu 1st Race P.M. Daily Double Windows Open 7:30 Close 8S30 i Yl SAC t. V'VA' VS 2 NIGHTLY EXCEPT SUNDAY yy '1 ft" PENSY PICKS 'EM 1. 1 Tx Free, Adelita, Florida Blonde 2.

Queen's Quality, Garden Queen, Cute Articlo after his second win. completing the field are Mindful, All Over Now and Ripper, making his local track debut. 11RST RACE IXTTR1TT Tax Fre. Sun Glow Adelita Florida Bond. Lucky Hostess Zest Sissie lee Lartv Transit 8KCOM) RACE 5l MILE Whit Silver Privat.

Joe Pocket Change Charmette Queen's Quality Harden Queer Cute Article THIRD RACK (II MILE Stowaway Fox Lark Richard Lowell Steevie Sour Grapea Junei Glee Jus Glossy Question Mas fOCKTH RACE Sl M11.K Approval Ned a Dee Skipper Joha Miss Hall Pru Dane Chuckie Boy Kasv Flight Sailor'a WiaH FIFTH KACE-SU MILE Cash Counter Air Shoot Warn Lee Cob Pipe Hannak Lump Sum Gold Strid. Tonka wa Leader Bowman SIXTH RACE Aiabam Tiny Flying- Louaette Another Smok. Katy Keen Red Commander Roll Kleven Gentle Anny SEVENTH RACE 51S MILE Win Stride Lee Boy Merry Eye. Dutch Gal Vona B. Super Jsy Guv Curran In RaU EIGHTH RACE 51 MILE Taxi Girl That Iuxtt Easy Ge Post War "ota Boston Bobble) Diubt reever Ton snd M.

NINTH RACE Sl MILK Klack Glory Paul Jones Local New. Mystery Spot Famie Scatter Aboat Putitthere Ksta TENTH RACE S1S MILK Pearl Ripper My Best My Joey Mindful Bis; Do in Its All Over Now Jerry Finnl Hogan Is Leading Money Winner JACKSONVILLE CP) Little Ben Hogan of Hershey, is the leading 1945 money winner among the touring golf pros with $11,500 collections to date. Byron of Toledo is next with S8.400. In third piace is Jimmy Demaret of Houston with $4200 followed by Sam Snead of Hot Va, with $4,000. 3.

Question Man, June! Glee, Steevie 4. Miss HalL Sailor's Wish, Easy Flight 5. jBossman, Gold Wayne Lee 6. Red Commander, Katy Keen. A la bam 7.

Dan Hall, Guy Cur ran, Dutch Gal 8. That Duzzit, Boston Bobbie. You and Mo 9. Putitthere, Scatter About, Black Glory 19. Pearl, Big Doings TWIN FEATURES TONIGHT 16 TOP DOGS IN NINTH AND TENTH RACES in the spirit of friendliness Even wrtb your eyes shut you know that ice-cold Coca-Cob wi3 help make any party a success.

Its sparkling refreshment lend a gay and friendly tone to any occasion. Coke belongs wherever folks gather for. fun and friendliness. The invitation Have Coe means a good time will be had by afl. It's a mighty nice feeling to know that there's Coca-Cola in the icebox ready to refresh a sociable pause with frknds or just to refresh yourself.

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