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CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE. Part 2 PKe 3 Fab. 1,1944 CUE ARTISTS They Hope to Reign Over Sports Show Festivities Three Clubs Open Bidding BOTH BROWNS, YANKEES SET 1 If i 1 U' i yy MILOREO JONES s( If s-r Si a p- i jr a 1 title that would wear Miss Travel micht be a iiil'i'iiimiili aaasBBBB-iiasawsasaBBBssBss-s- JlPfcssaB- well on Joyce Sellers, an entry in tri-queen contest to be held in conjunction with Sports, Travel, and Boat show which opens Feb. 27 on I JAf i i r'i i I 1i i rrrtmr rr "nf art Yesterday was George Zoeterman day as south side prep pitching sensation became of age as far as major league clubs were concerned. First on hand was Cubs Scout Jack Sheehan who caught youth before breakfast and painted rosy future for ZOOt With north Side Photos) Navy pier.

Miss Sports will be named at contest Thursday night. si mi i i r- '7 1 I 1 A 4 i i Vi-w'''" HEHRI ETTA POWERS l-r- -1 x-' VM PI ''v Betty Itosborough easily could click as either Miss Sports or Miss Boating. Other early entries are shown at right. Show is being staged by The Chicago Tribune Charities, Inc. George Silbey arrived in time to have breakfast with Zoeterman and his mother.

Silbey had Interests of St. Louis Cardinals at heart. Zoot reserved decision until he can hear offers from all 11 clubs which seek his signature. 2 TEAMS TIE FOR TITLE IN PARKS MEET Table of Points ELEVEN CLUBS TRY TO SELL ZOOT A SUIT 6Y EUWARD PRELL The Pursuit of George Zoeter man, or Who Signs the hid, aa ll-reel thriller, went iat production yesterday morning in a modest house at 6242 S. Massasoit ave.

The hero is 17 year old George, nicknaaed Zoot, high school pitching phenom who has so many offers he doesn't know what to do The shooting wi 1 1 thru Tuesday, at least. George writing the final scene with a fountain pen at the ead of big league contract. Among the. bidders sre the Detroit Tigers, who paid Dick Wakefield, anothersouth sider, a $52,500 bonus several years ago. Also in the market are the boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, and New York Yankees, who pitch dollars fsst whea they want someone.

In all, the Cubs and nine other big league clubs, plus the Atlanta Crackers of the Soc hern association, will use all the oratory at their command to land the youngster who was set free laat November by Commissioner A. R. Chandler when he fined the White Sox $500 for signing Zoot before he was graduated. Sox Scout at Progress Ironically, the White Soa scout, Emmett (Red) Ormsby, who delivered George to the Chicago club too soon, was the only basebsll guaishoe wha watched the youngster receive his Christian High school diploma Friday night at th First Reformed Qiurchof Englewood. "He's my buddy," said Georg in the basement of the church sfterthe ceremony, still wear ing his maroon cap and gown.

"I sent him a ticket to the graduation." "My best pitch?" ssked George, a blond 175-pounder with a cap ti vat ing smile. "Air. Onaaby aaya it'a my fast ball Ha aays lots of pitchers fast ones are straight, but tha ine does a trick or two. Fans 6 In One Inning George doesn't know what his pitching record was in the Private School league. We didn't have a atrong club," ha amiled.

re-memLer one game I fanned ais in the firat inning and waa Lehind, 3 to 0, when we fin ally got aide out. The catcher would miss the third strike snd the Lstter would go all the way to second. Thea he'd score on another strike felly on Scene First First in the scouts lineua yesterday morning waa Mika Kelly, representing the Pittsburgh Pirates. He went into huddle with George and the boy's psrents, Mr. snd Mrs.

Peter Zoeterman, at 10 a.m. Half an hour later. Jack Sheehan, heed of the Cuba farm system, went into action. Then followed other confer ences, topped off with a dinner at the Stevens hotel, change of pace procedure by the Philadelphia Casualty List in Olympics Rivals Wars9 (com. fro firat iperti pat) tion which Olympic announced had come "for study purposes and to conduct deliberations." The Russians won't participate in tde eratnes.

"u.S. Press Takes A hand The Olympic press coawittee nearly atarted a riot of ita own by announcing to 125 hard boiled press photografers that 10 of them would be given arm bands entitling them to favored positions. It was the ice hockey games that brought on the hand to hand combats. United States Amateur Hockey association players came to blows with the Swiss and the Poles. Czechs and Swedes swapped punches.

Just Like The Stadium American hockey spectator hurled cries strange to Furo-pean ears "Take the jerk out'" "Don't be a bum1 That's a stick, not an These and similar sallies rang scross the ice and thru th snow covered Fngadine valley. It was an American hockey fan who explained one of th fine points of the gae to am English lady. "All the Americans have black eyes, already," sha observed srchly. "They ain't black eyes, lady. said the American disgustedly.

"That's burnt cork to relieve the glsre of the aun. LOUISE SUGGS BEATS DOROTHY KIRBY FOR D0HERTY GOLF TITLE Miami, Jan. 31-(AP)-For the fourth straight time in eight months, Louise Suggs of Atlanta defeated her clubmate, Dorothy Kirby, in winning the 16th snnusl Helen Lee Doherty golf tournament, 5 and 4, today. Miss Suggs, who won the Doherty in 1945 snd 1946. held 6-up lead over Miss Kirby until the 31st hole, when with the opportunity to win the match, she missed a ahort putt and Miss Kirty took the be4! IS SPORTS SHOW Seek Titles in 2 Divisions 8T OICK JOINT A pair of world championship billiard titles and $11,250 in prize money will be at stake the International Sports, Travel, and Boat show when ex pert' cue wielders from all 'sections of the country match their wiiardry in the National docket and Three-Cushion billiard championships on Navy Jier.

The International will run for 10 days, from Feb. 27 thro March 7. After daily cue play in the snow, winners of the national titles will meet Willie Mos-coni, world's pocket title holder, and Willie Hoppe, world's three cushion champ. Sixteen experts in each division will be shooting -for the prize money as well as for the world and national diadems. Preliminary competitions have been held in eight sectional tournaments, and the winners from each plus eight seeded stars, will meet at the International.

Four Tables Play At Ones A hundred foot section of Nary pier will be allocated for the matches, which will run daily from 1 until 11 p.m. Four tables alternating between pocket billiards and three cushion will be ranged before special section of bleachers. i The tournament will be marked by number of "firsts." It will be the first time national eeet has been held at ports show; the first time world championship matches have been held concurrently in divisions of cue play; first time all sections of the country have been represented thru preliminary eliminations; the entry of Ruth. McGinnis of New York marks the first- time a woman has competed on equal terms with men players; and the first time four tables have been used simultaneously in championship play. Invits established Stars Invitations to compete have been aent to Andrew Ponzi, Irving Cxane, Jimmy Caras, Bennie Allen, and Erwin Rudolph, all former world's pocket champions; and to eight winners of the sectional tournaments.

In the three cushion field, bids have been forwarded to slker Cochran, former world's champion; Jake Schaefer, world's balk-line champ; Jay ftozeman, Art Pubin, Tiff Denton, and two South American tara, Juan and Ezequiel Na-Vara, of Buenos Aires. This imposing aggregation of cue stars will meet in elimination and round robin compe tition for the right to challenge the champions. The national winner will be determined March 4, with three days of play given over to title snatches against Hoppe and Mos-toni. Choose Queen Thursday The cue artists will round Out a program of exhibitions in wide variety of sports' with daily demonstrations by nationally known champions. This division of the huge three way exposition will be tinder the scepter of Miss Sports, one of the tri-queens to be chosen Thursday night over the three phases of the boating, and travel.

The three girls to be chosen queens will be feted in a breathtaking round of entertainment, and will be showered with gifts. There's still time to get into the competition, girls, if you mail the accompanying coupon before midnight Tuesday. It ia not necessary to submit One of the first nice things that will happen to the three queens will be their complete outfitting, from head to toe, by the State st. council. Another royal prerogative will be a glorious all-expense vacation at popular northwoods tumroer resort.

STRONG WILL ASSURES OPERATION OF TRACKS FOR NEXT TEN YEARS Cleveland, Jan. 31-(AP)-The will of the late Edward P. Strong, operator of nearby Thistle Down, Cincinnati River Downs snd Detroit Fairgrounds race tracks, haa indicated operation of the three racing plants will continue unchsnged for the next 10 years. ENTRY BLANK PI ft print) Mdrt (Pli Print) (applicants swt ba 18 er evar) lavorite sutdaor Catrlas siuat fee sent ts Tri- Quran Contrtt, Tribune c. pastaarkad not latar than idsitbt.

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WILL PLAY AT GRID RECORDS New York, Jan. 31 (AP)-To the surprise of no one, th champion Cleveland Browns monopolized most of the team records in the All-America Football conference while Orban (Spec) Sanders of the New York Yankees and Otto Graham of the Browns hogged the individual marks. According to the official 1947 figures released today, the Browns established an all time pro record by gaining 5,547 yards via rushing and passing. That was approxi mately S6 yards a game more than their closest rivals. the San Francisco 49ers.

Defeated only once and tied once in 14 starts, the Browns pounded out a T. 16 yard per play average for another mark. The Ohioans, paced by the pas sing wizardry of Graham, ac cumulated 2.990 yards and rack ed up91 first downs via the air to set two more league standards. Sanders Proves Greatness Sanders, the Yankees' triple threat Lack, captured the indi vidual ground gaining championship with a record 1,432 yards by rushing plus 1,442 bypaasing lor a conference mark of 2,874 on 402 plays. He accounted for 33 touchdowns with his runs and tosses, another league record.

He pitched 15 and ran the other 18. In total of fense, Graham, who was second to Glenn Dobbs in 1946, finished second sgain, 49 yards LehindSanders all but 72 onpasses. His average of 9.81 a play was a new conference high. The splendid quarterback broke another mark when he accounted for 335 yards vis passing snd rushing in a game against the Yankees. Wilson (Bud) Schwenk of Baltimore, a Cleveland sub in 1946, finished third yards, with all three leaders above'Dobbs' 2,094 yards for the inaugural season.

Dobbs, trsded by Brooklyn to Los Angeles early in the aeaaon, slipped to 10th place. Albert, Ratterman Trail Frank Albert of San Fran cisco was fourth with 1,871. He wss followed by George Ratterman of Buffalo who paced the rookies in fifth position with 1791 yards. Bob (Hunchy) lioernschmeyer of Chicago and Brooklyn, took aixth with 1,630. The Yankees dominated the defensive picture with their two sets of big, mobile for wards, allowing a record low of 675 playa for only 2,147 yards, an average of 4.66 per play.

Only 140 firat downs were made sgainat them, 10 per game. The Browns were close behind, allowing only 4.82 yards per play. Statistics: TEAM OFFENSE TEAM Cleveland San Fran. New York Buffalo Los Angeles Chicago Bait imore NYR NYP AG FD 2557 2990 7.16 214 2767 1993 5.38 218 29J0 1795 6.30 187 2217 1891 5.38 175 1780 2127 4.96 161 1520 2358 5.23 155 1161 2337 4.55 161 1936 1060 4.12 138 TEAM DEFENSE Brooklyn New York Cleveland Los Angelas San Fran. Buffalo Baltimore Brooklyn Chicago 1237 1910 2181 1707, 4.66 4.82 S.25 5.61 5.41 5.50 5.96 5.82 140 188 160 178 182 183 178 1668 2376 1631 2502 2218 1929 2665 1791 2516 2130 2752 2206 200 NYP 1442 2753 2236 1692 1840 926 1571 1449 38 762 INDIVIDUAL TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYER.

TEAM TP NYR 1-Sanders, N.Y. 402 2 Graham, Cleve. 288 3 Schwenk, Bait. 352 4- Albert, San Fran.288 5- Ratterman, Buff. 261 6- H'nryer 325 7- Vacanti, Chi.

236 8- O'Rourke Ang.202 147 1 0-Dobbs 185 1432 72 58 179 -49 704 -9 55 906 131 NYR--net yards rushing; NYP--net yarda passing; AG--average gain per "play; FD -first downs: plays. New Code Will Be Studied by Big 9 Chiefs Presidents of Big Nine schools will meet with the league's athletic directors and faculty repreaentatives in Chicago Saturday, Feb. 28, to study the so-called, 'sanity code" recently adopted by the National Collegiate Athletic association. Will Outl ine Code The meeting was announced by Dr. G.

A. Lundquist of Northwestern university, chairman of the faculty representatives, athletic policy making group of the Western conference. Dr. Lundquist said the prime purpose of inviting'the college presidents to meet with the league's athletic officials was to "fully acquaint" the institutional heads with the amended N.C.A.A. code and the athletic policing powers invoked to enforce it.

Cuts Financial Aid At its annual meeting in New York" last month, the N.C.A.A. amended its constitution to permit off-campus recruiting, but to prohibit financial assistance to athletes greater than that offered any other student. joint meeting here also will be devoted to final approval of the Big Nine's revised athletic handbook which outlines the conference sports code. Hunioldt 60 At hlet ic Fitld 20 Walla 60 Sauganaih 20 Riii. 40 Kalvyn ..20 Roitdale 30 .20 Ravara 30 Shadd ...20 Alt(ld 30 Mark White 10 Chaia 20 Wilton 10 Madden ...10 ip rv -j iv i t'- and Miss Boating also George Sauer Is Named New Coach at Navyi Jan.

31 (AP) George Sauer, 37, today resign ed as head football coach at the University of Kansas to accept-, a four-year contract for the aame job at the Naval academy. The coaching change was announced by Rear Admiral James L. Holloway of the academy and Athletic Director C.C. Quigley of Kansas. Capt.

E.B. (Whitey) Taylor, academy athletic director, disclosed the duration of Sauer' contract, but declined to men tion terms. New Policy At Navy "It was not a question of salary," Quigley said. "He said he j'ust wanted to make the move, feeling it was a greater opportunity." Sauer thus becomes the first Navy coach in 14 years not an active officer. The Navy de cided Jan.

12 to junk its system of active officers for coaches and promoted Capt, Tom Hamilton, coach for the last two seasons, to director of athletics. Admiral Holloway aaid Sauer would arrive at the academy in time to start apring practice around March 1. He said Sauer was selected after several coaches were considered in telephone and personal inter views. Accompanied By Asslstsnts At Lawrence Quigley said that Vic Bradford, back field coach, and Bob Ingalls, line coach, also would go to An napolis with Sauer. "We srranged a new four-year contract for Sauer before the team went to the Orange bowl," Quigley added.

Sauer' senew contract at Kansas called for $10,000 a year. Sauer, former University of Nebraska all-America full back, led the Jayhawkers to their second consecutive Big Six conference co-championship. During World War II Sauer was in the navy, aerving as a lieutenant commander aboard the carrier Enterprise. He had served as head coach at New Hampshire for five years before entering the. service.

He signed at Kansas in the i sprinR of 1946 Ingalls was graduated from Michigan in 1942. He played center. He was with the Green Bay Packers for one season. Bradford is a former star quarter back at Alabama. Expect Armstrong To Stay As Utah Eleven Coach Salt Lake City, Jan.

31 (AP-Football Coach Ike Armstrong will remain st the University of Utah, a source close, to the school's board of regents ssid today. Armstrong's five year contract will expire in June. Armstrong reported yesterday he had been approached informally by officials of Colorado university, who are seeking a I coach to succeed Jim Yesger, who resigned recently. DOROTHY BOZE BUNNY HIGGINS YORK ON OWN; SOX CAST LOT WITH LUP1EN Rudy York who in his time as a big leaguer tarried with the Tigers, the Red Sox and lastly with the White Sox was turned loose by the latter club yesterday via the unconditional release route, none of the other 15 clubs filing claims on his services. The 34 year old veteran came to the Chicago club laat June 14 from the Red Sox, the latter getting First Baseman Murrell Jones in the swap.

Rely On Lupien In his brief employment under Manager Ted Lyons, York hit .243, exploded 15 homers drove in 64 runs and played his customary classy game around first base but with Tony Lupien coming up from Hollywood the Sox boss figures he will have a satiafactory replacement. York first appeared as a Tiger catcher in 1934 but spent the two following seasons at Beaumont and Milwaukee. In 1937 he caught and played third baae for the Tigers, batting .307 and showing the home run power that was to keep him in the majors for consecutive seasons. Plays In Threw Series In 1938 he divided his time between catching and outfield-ing. In 1939 he waa exclusively a catcher but moved to first base the following year and remained there to the fin- sn He was in the 1940 and 1945 world series with the Tigers and again in 1946 with the Red Sox to whom he was traded for Infielder Eddie Lake Jan.

3, 1946- Moose Corgnati To Coach In Gal esburg, 111. Galesburg, 111., Jan. 31 (Special)-Leino (Moose) Corgnati, former star athlete at Monmouth college, has taken over the coaching duties st Corpus Christi high- school here. Corgnati will continue his sporting goods business at Monmouth while acting as coach and physical director at Corpus Christi on part time baais. He succeeds Michsel Esposito, who resigned.

aw' Lii i.6i II DOROTHY WEISAR a The former Christian High star got in a few licks on his dad's car before Doc Dennett of Doston Red Sox stopped by to talk contract. All three scouts were at the Zoeterman home yesterday morning. George, won't have completed rounds until after more talks today and tomorrow. BUDGETED TO PAY WASHINGTON FOOTBALL COACHES Seattle. Jan.

31 (AP)-The Univeraity of Waahington haa budgeted $41,000 to pay salaries of ita football coaches this year. How the amount would be aplit among the five grid mentors was not disclosed. Howie Odell, signed recently to succeed Ralph "Peat" Welch, was believed to have been given a contract for around $12,500 but the exact amount waa not revealed. Gordon Callow, preaident of the associated atudenta of the University of Washington, aaid the $41,000 was suthorized aa a maximum and the action did not mean the entire sum would be spent. Brasklch's New' Bowling Bal 1 Knows Pin Sites 1 Joe Braskich, 35 year old captain of the Classic league Blatt Beers, believes his new bowling ball will come in handy for the remainder of the season.

Braskich purchaaed the ball yeaterday, then dropped into the Chicago Arena for a few practice games. He rolled 197 on his first effort, Lut it wss only a warm-up test. He followed with a 300. the first perfect game rolled at the Arena aince the alleys opened in 1939. New Trier Track Teams Defeat Maine Township New Trier scored a double victory over Maine Township High school in dual track meet a yeaterday at New Trier, capturing the froah-aoph meet, 44 to 18, and winning the var sity competition, 58 to 37 Humboldt snd Welles parks yesterday tied for the team championship in the annual city-wide ice skating meet finals conducted by the Chicago Park district at Humboldt park.

Each team scored 50 points. Riis trailed the two leaders with 40. while Rose dale, Revere and Altgeld fol lowed with 30 points each. Summaries: INTERMEDIATE BOYS 440 yardt 1 -Connie Cortkl, Hub boldtt J-Lrry Ralaton, Welles) Charles McLenore, Madden. Tina.

:46.9. JUNICR BOYS 440 yards I.Harry Henriksea. Hunfcoldt; 2-Frank Risieka, Shedd; 3-Jerry Peterson. Kalvyn. Tina, :49.6.

JUVENO BOYS 220 yards. 1 -Charles Franklin, Fiis; 2-Williaa Hoi lens te iher Sauganash; 3-Roger Arsenau, Kel. vyn. Tina, t26.8. MIDGET BOYS 220 yards 1 -Tom Fisher, Revere: 2 -Charles Droslca, Columbusi 3 -Toot Mark White.

Tin. :33.2. JUNIOR GIRLS 220 yards- 1-Florence Ha jr. Altgeld: 2-Shirley Klatxo. Dvor.

ak; 3-Jean Hauseroan, Wilson. Time, :327. JUVENILE GIRLS 220 yards- 1 -Dorothy Ne Ison, Welles: 2-Bsrbera Neuban, Athletic Field: 3-Joan McMsnus. Riis. Time.

:33.S. MIDGET GIRLS 220 yards. 1 -Donna Rutttr. Rosedale; 2-Peggy Karbart, Chasa 3-Marilyn Lamfenberg. Wallas.

Tis, :3S.l. 2U TEAMS TO COMPETE ANNUAL AHEPA PIN TOURNAMENT TODAY Twenty-four will compete in the first annual 13th district Order of Ahepa bowling tourna-ament at Cinderella bowling alleys today. Entered are three teams from Milwaukee, two from St. Louis, two from Kankakee and one each from Rockford, South Chicago, and Harvey in addition to Chicago entries, including four teams from Garfield chapter; two each from North Shore; Englewood and Wood lawn, and one each from OakPark. Pullman, Beverly and Victory.

SET NEW YORK GOLF DATES Buffalo. N. Y. Jin. 31 (AP).

The 1948 New York atata emateur and eenior golf champion shir, tournament a will ba held at the Brookfiald Country club in near by Clarence July 12 to 17. PIRIE'S TWIN STAR WINS OPENING RACE IN HAVANA SERIES HAVANA, Jan. 31 (AP) -Woody Pirie's Twin Stsr of the Sheridan Shore Yacht club, wilmette, 111., won the firat of a series of three races today to open Cuba's international Star class week. The rsces are under the auspices of the International Star Class Yacht Racing association. Kurush III, skippered by Charles De Cardenas of Havana, finished second, 3 minutes, 14 seconds, behind Twin Star.

Another Cuban boat, Neator Carrillo's Stardust came in third. Twin Star's time for the 10-mile triangular course in a light northweat wind was 1:57.48. Loch invar, sailed by Robert K. Cameron of the Chicago Yacht club waa forced to withdraw. Arlington Farms Returns To Polo Wars Saturday Arlington Farms' senior division team returns to Metropolitan Indoor Polo league competition next Saturday night, facing Milwaukee.

The trio, made up of Del Carroll, Bill Fergus and Steve Hammond has been missing from the Chicago scene, competing in the Orange bowl tournament at Opening next Saturday's program will be Arlington's 'junior team, which takes on the undefeated league leaders. Oak Brook. MAROON SWIMMERS WIN The University of Chicsgo swimming team yeaterday scored its seventh victory in eight starta when it defeated Washington univeraity of St. Louis, 42 to 35, in Bsrtlett gyo pool..