The La Crosse Tribune from La Crosse, Wisconsin • Page 16

KEN BLANCHARD Sports Editor La Crosse Cagers 1st League Loss, ers Capture From Blugolds Gain 2nd Spot Tie Bos, "Emanuel Star; Olson Scores 17 CLAIRE, jt-shooting Eau Claire Teachers knocked La Crosse ou of the undefeated ranks in thi Wisconsin Teachers college con Jference here Saturday night posting an 87-65 triumph With a 'terrific point-making exhibition in the second half. The defeat was La Crosse's first in six conference games and pushed the Indians into second place tie with the Blu golds. Both now own 5-1 marks and trail Whitewater which has a 6-0 standing. Whitewater and La Crosse do not meet this season and the loss to Eau Claire may have knockec the Indians out of title conten tion. Whitewater already holds a victory over the Blugolds.

Center Jim Bos and Forwarc Dick Emanuel went wild Saturday night, garnering 22 and 21 points respectively, to break the Indians down. Stan DuFrane, another forward, helped a lot, too, whipping in 17 points for the home club. Three Foul Out Eau Claire went off the floor with a 39-32 halftime lead anc stormed back in the second half to completely drub the La Crosse club. La Crosse went into a pressing -defeqse during the second half, but it didn't help because Eau Claire-just couldn't miss the bucket. With 10 minutes left in the game Eau Claire had a 67-50 and soon after La Crosse lost Art Richter, Ace Loomis and Glenn Humphrey on fouls.

Bos also fouled out or Eau Claire, I-. but had completed his 22-point before doing so. Eddie Olson was the top tcorer for La Crosse, netting 17 points on four buckets and nine free throws. Richter and Humphrey were next with 12 each. John Schumann, who kept La Crosse in the ball game during the first half, injured.his knee and did not see action at all in the second stanza.

A well divided scoring attack led Eau Claire to its 39-32 lead at halftime. With Emanuel and Bos leading the way the Blugolds pulled away toward the end of the period. Some nifty relief work by Humphrey, La Crosse guard, kept the Indians in the running, however. Humphrey went into went into the game when Guard the game when Guard John Schumann was injured, a'nd promptly canned three field goals. Play was close for the most part of the first half, with Eau Claire usually holding a slight advantage.

La Crosse had trouble getting its defense set and failed to snare its share of rebounds away from the Blugolds. gave La Crosse an early 4-0 lead, but Eau Claire came back to tie the game at 6-6 and it was plenty close from there on until the end of the stanza. Leads Blngold La Crosse fell back 23-19 at but Humphrey came through with his buckets and the Indians iad a momentary lead, 24-23. But Emanuel, who had 10 of Eau Claire's points in the $rst half, put the Blugolds ahead 2928 later on and from then on until the end of the half, the home club led. Bos, Eau Claire center, had nine Torger- Here's Ctomeh Bfll'yickroy's La Crosse State Teachers college swim team this season.

First row, from left, Hubert Blank, Lee Jensen, Ray Fellows, Ev Pack, Gil Stordock, Frank Feld, Gene Davis. Second row, Ken Denny, Tom Hartley, Bill Cole, Ron- Wangerin, Maurey Galitzer, Mgr. Don Finsand. Third row, Vickroy, Wally Smith, Dave Gessert, Wes Mayer, Bob Richter. phou son, eight; and DuFrane, seven, to pace the Eau Claire attack.

Schumann and Olson had each for La Crosse and Humphrey followed with six. Prior to the ball game Eau Claire's football team honored members of the La Crosse grid squad for their triumph in the Cigar bowl at Tampa, New Year's day. Capt. Herb Kohls of Eau Claire presented an inscribed scroll to La Crosse Capt. John Eau Claire Coach Ade Olson spoke briefly, congratulating the La Crosse team on its performance.

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Michigan beat Western Reserve, 7 to 49 here Saturday night af- er five straight losses in Big 'en competition. A meager rowd estimated at less than 500 otted the stands to see Center Leo Vander Kuy lead Michigan with 19 points. PedsAt Superior Monday night Coach Clark Van Galder takes his La Crosse basketball team on another long road trip to play a conference foe. This time La Crosse journeys to Superior for a return with the Yellowjackets. La Crosse defeated Superior in an earlier meeting here, 75-63.

Stout Cops, 89-75 MENOMONIE, coring Roger Kuss of River Falls dded 37 points to his record Sat- rday night but the Falcons ropped the Teachers conference asketball tilt to Stout, 89-75. Stout led most of the game, but trailed, 40-37, at halftime. Stuart Pollock paced Stout, scoring with 21 points. GOOD'A I AR IIHIS CEeck-up on your front wheel alignment. wheel only Vi Inch out of line drags your cm sideways 87 feet every mile causing excessire and Irregular.tire wear.

Don't let rob you oi valuable tread rubber. Gehrmann Wins Boston Mile Event By BILL KING Gehrmann reeled off the fastest indoor mile in Boston's track his 37th consecutive mile triumph with a 12-yard victory over Fred Wilt Saturday night in the Boston A. A. meet'e Hunter Classic. As 12,521 screaming spectators almost lifted the Boston Garden roof, Gehrmann uncorked his terrific closing! spurt and pulled away from the laboring Wilt with a half lap to go.

Wilt and his FBI colleague, Horace Ashenfelter, now stationed in Boston, had attempted to double team against Gehrmann. But the bespectacled Milwaukee insurance specialist was immune to such tactics. He ignored the conspirators entirely and was content to run fourth in the five-man field until Ashenfelter clicked off the half mile in 2:01.2. Sweden's Ingvar Bengtsson, second in the "1,000" about a half hour before, turned in a 59.8 first quarter while setting the early pace for the milers. Then the Swedish fireman left the track to the really serious contenders.

Before bowing to Gehrmann for the sixth time, Wilt managed to lead for two laps and bring the field to the three quarter mark in 3:084.8. He was clocked in 4:10.1 crossing the finish line. When Ashenfelter 1. unched his unsuccessful attempt to kill off Gehrmann, the other starter, John Joe Barry of Villanova, was far in the ruck. But Barry, last year's Hunter victor, managed to close fast and take third place from Ashenfelter while Gehrmann was uncorking himself for Wilt.

Top Average ATLANTIC CITY, N. Jockey Carroll Bierma scored wins on all four of his mounts in one day recently, he posted the top saddle work in the history of the local resort course. Jimmy Stout has the most winners in a single day with five out of'six mounts in 1949. Recreation Basketball Senior At Leiao 1:30 p. Miller Co.

vs. S. O. 8. bar.

Final game of second round. Renter Leafne At IcnffeUmr 1:30 p. Inn n. De Molay. Final game of second round.

Feature Tag Match, Zebra Kid On Mat Tag team wrestling, the most popular innovation to hit the mat sport since the headlock was invented, will feature the next Coulee Region grappling card Feb. 12 at the Avalon ballroom. In addition to the tag team bout, fans will see the fist appearance fwrestling's foremost mystery man. The Zebra Kid. The Zebra Kid, wearing a zebra striped uniform, robe and mask is one of the nation's outstandinj grapplers.

He will remain masked until defeated two straight that has never happened. His identity is a dark secret, but it is known the massive 325 pound Zebra Kid is a former college and amateur star The Kid will team with rugged Joe Pazandak for the taf team bout. Their opponents wil be Tommy O'Toole and Pat O'Connor. O'Toole has never been beaten in the local ring in a tag bout, but he will be without his regular partner. Butch O'Connor, the rising young New Zealand star, will be a capable substitute however.

Popular Hoy McClarity returns to the local ring on next week's card, battling Ivan Kamiroff in the opening bout. Advance tickets are now available at the and the Doghouse and Elmer's Uptown club. Great Circle Captures Rich S-A Maturity ARCADIA, Calif. Call fornia-owned Great Circle, won the world's richest horse race Saturday in a surprise finish and collected the record sum of $144,325 out of a fantastic gross purse of $205,700. The event was the fourth running of the Santa Anita maturity a fixture reserved for four-year- olds, and the windup of the and one quarter battle proved as thrilling as the tremendous money at stake.

Lotowhite raced second anc Bed O'Roses, who with her sta- blemate, Next Move, was the heavy favorite in the betting, finished third. Eleven four-year-olds went to the post in quest of this, the largest purse ever offered for a single thoroughbred race, and 52,500 fans, the largest turnout of the season, thronged into Santa Anita park to witness the event. The triumphant jockey was Willie Shoemaker, co-riding champion of the nation in 1950. The time for the hectic grind was 2.00 and the winner paid off in figures akin to the money $11.70 and $3.70. Great Circle closed with a rush after laying off the pace and rolled in to win the staggering purse by three quarters of a length over the suddenly Lotowhite.

A bare head behind was the pocketsize filly of the field, Bed O'Roses. Plan Grand Circuit Opening At Toledo NEW YORK (ff) Harness racing's grand circuit will open Flying Arrow Club Holds Fifth Annual Jump At Merrillan MERRILLAN. annual ski tournament of be Flying Arrow ski club will be held Sunday afternoon at Oakwood park. The event, under the direction of Dewey Lang will start at 1:30. In the past five years ski jumping has become a popular winter sport in this area.

Twenty entrants from the host club will jump from the ZO-toot scaf- along with many visiting en- rants. A good crowd is expected to attend. Basketball Scores (By the Associated Press) Nny St. Pittsburgh SI. Cornell 13, Penn $4.

Ohio State 84. Purdue 72. Michigan Western Reserve 49. Georgia Tech 71. Tennessee 57.

Bt. Joseph's 68, Temple 63. William and Mar; 88. N. Carolina St.

71. West Virginia 94. Miami (O) 69. Dayton 67, Toledo 56. Northwestern 54, Toledo 53.

Notre Dame 83, Marquette 56. Hirer 89, Stout 15. Cincinnati 69, Duquesne 54. Yale 55. Princeton 48.

Wake Forest 80. George Wash. 67. NYU 79, Duke 73. Fordham 74.

Brooklyn Alabama 94. LSU 67. Texas A and 34, Arkansas 33. Auburn 93. Tulane 71.

Iowa Teachers 51, 8. Dakota 41. Kentucky 86, Mississippi 39. CCNY 68, Lawrence Tech 66. Texas 53, Texas Christian 43.

St. Herbert's 80. Lewis 50. The United States has a total Inland water area of 45,259 square miles. way in Toledo instead of the Roosevelt raceway in Westbury, N.

Octave Blake, president of the Grand Circuit, said Saturday. The Ohio track, which held its meeting in the fall last year, was awarded spring dates for 1951 by the Ohio State Harness Racing commission. In order to permit the Toledo oval to have a Grand Circuit program, Roosevelt raceway gave up the first three weeks of its six week Grand' Circuit schedule. Thus the Fort Miami raceway will have the roaring Grand from May 21 to June 9. Roosevelt wil1 follow for- the three week period starting June 11.

Loomis To Appear At Merrillan Event MERRILLAN, (Special) Loomis, star fullback of the La Crosse State Teachers college football team, is scheduled to appear Friday evening, Feb. 9 at a special banquet sponsored by the Commercial nil, club. Loomis, who scored five touchdowns in the Cigar bowl game at Tampa, New Year's day against Valparaiso will narrate color pictures of the contest. The banquet will be held hi the high school gymnasium. Want Ada SeU Anything or JQITIGSoeTS 1 1 I I Midge Pace St James continued to set the jace in the Midget CYO basket- jail league Saturday as it posted a 21-16 triumph over St John's.

Che winners held a 12-7 advan- age at halftime, Marty Konnup and Howie Latshaw paced St. Tames with eight and seven joints respectively while Tom jaridn dropped in 10 for the losers. Holy Trinity rallied back from a 16-12 third quarter deficit to land Blessed Sacrament a'19-lf defeat The score was tied at 8- all at halftimA TOoevofVt'a ail gitr nciiiuxne. Alii xvesscui a nine points was tops for the winners while Joe Marcotte led the Sacrament five with six tallies. St.

Joseph's squeezed out an 8-16 win over St. Mary's despite he 12 point shooting of Jerry Schubert. Jerry McCabe had six and John Gates four to lead the winners. St. Josephs led 11-3 at halftime.

Irv Janisch paced Holy Cross in a second half rally which net- ed it an 11-8 decision over St. Wenceslaus. Wenceslaus led by uarterly scores 'of 1-0, 7-4 and -7 before fading in the final minutes. Janisch finished with ix points while three players tad two points each for the los- rs. Several Big Name Ball Boys Haven't Signed Contracts Yet By RALPH RODEN NEW It won't be long before the major leagues open spring training but don't be surprised if a couple of big name 3oys are missing come March 1.

Although the moguls are announcing signings daily, a check shows several notables missing. However, none can be classified as holdouts. Players are not tagged as holdouts unless they are unsigned when spring train- ng opens a month hence. Top performers unsigned include Stan Musial of the St. Lous Cardinals, Ted Williams of the loston Red Sox, Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees, Ha: ifewhouser and George Kell ol Detroit, Bob Lemon of Cleveand, Andy Pafko of the Chicago Larry Jansen of the New York Giants and Del Ennis and Dick Sisler of the Philadelphia Phillies.

Musial and owner Fred Saigh have met a number of times but failed to reach an agreement. Kell and Sisler are not satisfied with contracts they have received. Williams, DiMaggio, Newhouser, Lemon, Robinson, Pafko and Jansen have not indicated one way or the other regarding their contracts. Other athletes reported displeased with 1951 contracts are Cliff Mapes and Yogi Berra of the Yankees and Enos Slaughter, Red Schoendienst, George Munger, Howie Pollet and Ted Wilks of the Cardinals. Lemon said the- other day when his teammate Bob Feller signed for a reported $45,000 to $50,000 that he hadn't received bis contract.

Musial has left for army bases in Germany and will resume negotiations on his return. Kell returned his contract un- KEN BLANCHAJtO Baseball fans who recall the "good old days" of the La Crosse Blackhawks during the early 1940s, will undoubtedly remember a pitcher by the name of Wayne McLeland. McLeland came to La Crosse during the 1942 season from the Cardinal chain. Well, now some nine years later McLeland is moving up to the major leagues and will pitch for Detroit season. The Tigers are high on Mac, too.

The following Associated Press story written by veteran baseball man Joe Keichler tells the story of. McLeland's rise. Here's Reichler's piece: A young pitcher who escaped death by a narrow margin three years ago may become the smash hit of the Detroit Tigers spring month. training camp next The pitcher is Wayne McLeland, who became a member of the Tigers only two weeks ago when Detroit gave up two players and cash to Seattle for the 26-year-old righthander. McLeland's case parallels that of Art Hontteman, the Tigers' pitching ace now serving Uncle Sam in the United States army.

It waa in 1948 that Houtteman fractured his skull in an automobile accident and his life was endangered. McLeland also almost lost his life in an automobile accident He suffered a broken jaw, a smashed collarbone and numerous cuts and; bruises. Several o. his teeth were knocked out. and he still carries a long scar over his left eye as a memento.

For a while, McLeland was not expected to live. Three years later, he fought his way back to become the in the Texas Hurling for Dallas last season, Mac won 21 games and lost eight and had an excellent earned run average of 2.49. He pitched 19 complete games anc had five shutouts. When: Boxers Horsnby left the Texas league to manage Seat, tie, his first move was to buy McLeland for $1,500 and; three Hornsby managec to the Texas league players. Beaumont flag last year and was impressed with McLeland's work.

Now Mac is being primed to fill in the spot on the Detroit pitching staff left open by Houtteman. Maybe the former Blackhawk could become the top American league rookie this year. Baseball talk is really filling the air again. And it looks like the two pro leagues involving Wisconsin Wisconsin State circuit and Northern loop will be running in full swing. But what about La Crosse and pro baseball? If there was a chance to get back into pro ball now, would the La Crosse Baseball club and fans go for it? There is no need to kid ourselves, the game is just about dead here.

Amateur ball has taken up the slack for a few. But that's just only a few players fans were satisfied. We're in favor of amateur ball and feel it should continue. But it's our belief pro ball is the answer to re-create interest in the great American game in. this town.

Three years ago we had the opportunity to get back into pro ball, but passed up- the chance because local backers felt we didn't have a desirable place to plat. It was pointed out at that time that if we'd wait a year or two, a new ball park would be ready. Well, here it is almost three seasons later and we are still hi the same boat. Baseball fans made it known three years ago through a La they here Crosse Tribune poll that would welcome pro ball again. But how is it now with the baseball fans? We'd like to hear from some of you on the subject.

Just drop line to the sports desk at The Tribune. Wisconsin Posts Fifth League Win MINNEAPOLIS Wis. conebt battled way to 47 to 44 win over Minnesota, to a Bid Ten basketball Saturday night. It was the flftn straight win tor the Badgers. It fifth triumph In abt conference and keeps them prominently in contention for the Big Tan championship.

The was: fourth in seven games tor the gophers. Minnesota showed Superior poise In the first half of the bitterly-fought contest and finished with a 28-25 margin. Wisconsin pulled ahead at 38-37 with nine and half minutes to go. A tough Wisconsin which forced the Gophers to shoot from long range in the first half, was offset by Minnesota's expert rebounding. It took the club seven and 33 seconds before its first field goal was hooped by Howie Weiss.

Minnesota's attack waa led by Capt. Whitey Skoog and Virg Miller. Skoog racked' up- 13 points; Miller 8. Reading- the Badgers? victory drive were Ab Nicholas and Jim Clinton, who found the basket for 14 points each. A total of 13,412 fans in Williams arena for the it ft pf 3 3IWUl.rius.C- 1 1 10 1 WcliM 0 OJMlUtr.g 3 BllUiO AndmoikS Total 14 19 If 0 Score at Wis- eonsln 3S, Free- ham, Clinton.

DanUu, Van Dim. Minnesota. Wtlss. Texas, North Carolina Represented fit Finals Of Women's Four-Ball HOLLYWOOD, Fla. It'll be Texas vs.

North Carolina in Sunday's finals of the International four-ball- golf tournament at the Orange Brook country club. The Texas Bawta of Austin and Betty Dodd of Fort rally to defeat Dot Kielry of Los Angeles and Mary Ann Downey ot Baltimore, 3 and 1, in Satur- lay's semifinals. The Carolina Murray and Fat O'Sullivan of Southern tripped Carol Dlr- inger of Tiffin. and Mary Agnes Wall of Menominee, t-up. Sunday's finals are scheduled over the 36- hole route.

Uosox Sign Dropo Boston Red lox Saturday announced 1 Tint Baseman Walt Dropo, the American league's outstanding 1950 rookie, had signed for the 1981 season. Dropo, from Moosup, janged out, 180 bits, Including! 34 omers, and drove to 144 runs uring his spectacular season a rookie. KONTIND AUONMENT CHICK-UP For Safety's Sake Let Us Check Yoiir Steering Gear BaseballGroupWill Start'Sil'ting 1 Candidates For Commissioner's Job By GAYIE TALBOT NEW YORK The committee named to "screen" candidates for the job of commissioner of baseball will meet Sunday to "sift" the list of names on file, Lou Perini, president of the Boston Braves announced Saturday night. Indicating that the committee of which he is a member, probably will have nothing definite to report, Perini said that "we're meeting to see if we are going about the in the same Earlier, he said that a successor to A. B.

Chandler, the incumbent commissioner, probably will not be named until Chandler's contract, calling for $65,000 a year, expires in April, 1952. "I have plenty of names, but no personal candidates," said Perini. "I was asked at our league, meeting if I had any report to make, and I said no." "It is quite possible that considerable time wffl 1 elapse after Chandler's contract expires be- is named," said the Braves' president. the interim. fc baseball would be "efficiently league presidents.

Slay Be Named In July "There is the possibility, of course, that the next commissioner will be chosen at the joint meeting in July, at the time of the All-Star game, but I wouldn't say it is Perini disclosed that the selection "committee had started'with something -like 200 names as potential commissioners and had worked hard in winnowing the number down to the 10 announced by the Associated Press. Those still' under consideration are Chandler, the incumbent; George Trautman, head of the minor leagues; William Stuart Symington, chairman of the National Security Resources board; U. S. Judge Harold Medina; Sen. Paul Douglas of Illinois; Chief Justice Frederick M.

Vinson; Ex-Postmaster General Jim Farley; Governor Earl Warren of California; Scott Lucas, former Senator from Illinois, and Milton Eisenhower, president of Pennsylvania State college. Of the 10, several already have told the committee not be interested in the post if chosen. Others have indicated they would like very much to succeed Chandler as "Mr. Baseball." Members of the two groups were not identified. Perini is a member of the group which voted to oust Chandler at St.

Petersburg, last December. Of the other members of the selection committee. President Del Webb of the New'York Yankees also belongs to the anti-Chandler faction, while President Ellis Ryan of Cleveland and Phil Wrigley of tiie Chicago Cubs have been allied with the forces. Vote Was 9 To 7 The vote at St. Petersburg was 9 to 7 in favor of offering Chandler a new seven-year contract.

A three-fourths majority, or 12 votes, would have been necessary to continue the former governor of Kentucky to office. Chandler put in much of Saturday preparing Sunday night's address in which he is expected to review his conduct of the commission's office and restate qualifications for the job. None of, his opponents is scheduled to speak. signed to the Detroit office Wednesday. He reportedly turned down a $3,500 boost and requested a meeting with General Manager Billy Evans.

The two will get together next week. According to reports from St. Louis Slaughter and Schoendienst balked at pay cuts. Slaughter reportedly was asked too take the full 25 per cent cut that would slice his estimated $25,200 salary to $18,900. Schoendienst wage was reportedly cut 14" per cent.

In Houston, Wilks, Pollet and Munger said they have each fired back two contracts to Card Owner Fred Saigh. The pitchers claim their contracts called for a 25 per cent salary slash. Pollet also said he has received two letters from Saigh. National league teams lead the way with 141 announced athletes signed. The Cincinnati Reds top the loop with 31.

American league clubs have announced the signings of 128 players. The Chicago White Sox lead with 34. The Pittsburgh. Pirates, who mailed out contracts Wednesday, have the least players signed, two. They are Ralph Kiner, working on a holdover con- and Pete Reiser, signed as free agent.

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