Fitchburg Sentinel from Fitchburg, Massachusetts • Page 7

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7,1945 Billy Southworth Back To Braves; Gets An "Attractive Offer" In Hub; Del Bissonette Still In Organization BOSTON, Nov. 7 H. "Billy the Kid" Southworth, who since his departure as team captain from the Boston Braves more than two decades ago led the St. Louis Cardinals to two world championships, will return today to sign as new Tribe manager. deal bringing the popular nSouthworth back to Boston is the second, big money transaction completed by the club owners who, when they took over more than a season ago, vowed they would spend to build the Braves into a pennant contender.

They first brought big Mort Cooper here from the Cardinals after BILLY SOUTHWORTH the star hurler went on strike for more money. Neither the salary to be paid the now graying Southworth nor the length of his contract have been disclosed but John Quinn, youthful and ambitious general manager of the Boston Nationals, said that Billy would be offered an agreement "for more than a His St. Louis pay has been reported to be in the vicinity of Sam Breadon. Cardinal president, released Billy from his contract which had another year to run, because Lu Perini, Braves' prexy, presented Southworth such a great opportunity. As John Quinn explained it.

"Mr. Perini contacted Mr. Breadon to get his permission to talk with Southworth. That given, he made Billy such an attractive offer that Billy felt he couldn't Quinn, bubbling with enthusiasm, reeled off records that Billy's clubs have won 620 games and lost 346 for a .642 average. He pointed out that under "The Kid" the Card swifties finished in first place three times, in second twice, third once.

"We've got the topflight manager in the National league, and we ought to go places," said Quinn, who added that Southworth's predecessor, Del Bissonette, would remain in the Boston organization. Billy, ranked by some with Ross Youngs, Harry Hooper and Mel Ott as rightfielders, always has been popular in Boston, even when he led his opposing Cardinals into town. In Cleveland last night where his Boston bound train stopped for a few minutes, Billy told the Associat- ed Press that he was "Happy to re- turn'to Boston," and said that the Braves could cause trouble in the pennant race if "we get the pitching staff clicking." Li that regard, Southworth also said that Mort Cooper's arm was in good shape. He underwent an op- I eration last season after ioining the Braves. Billy said that Mort worked out with the Cards at the end of -the season and "showed his old time zip." Billy has had quite a career.

He's had his downs but never quit and now is regarded by all as a great manager. In 1928 he went to Rochester as I manager for the Cardinal farm club and started out the 1929 season as St. Louis manager. But he didn't last and returned I to Rochester. He went from there to Columbus and in 1935 down to Asheville in the Piedmont circuit There he began his comeback as manager, advanced to Memphis and in 1939 and 1940 managed the Rochester club again.

He took over in 1940 from Ray Blades and drove the Cards to third place. The next season thev moved a notch higher under their hustling pilot. In 1942 they beat the Yankees for the world title, lost to the Yankees the next season and beat the Browns for the championship in 1944. This past season, as every fan knows, his club was considered pretty near tops but was beaten out by the Cubs whom they defeated 16 times in 22 games. His major league batting mark was .297 over an 1192 game span and Baseball on Page Nint) Players Of The Week With Gardner out of action last weekend and some of the teams in the district playing mutual opponents, the North Worcester County Sportswriters' Assn.

selections this week are confined to only eight selections. These come about as a result of Clinton's night game with Hudson jn Clinton last Friday night, of St. Bernard's contest with St. John's hprp nf Fitphhiircr's in Green- several long gains, did some kicking and also tossed a few passes. He was also great on the defense.

He was I certainly the most respected St Ber, nard man in the game as far as the 1 Blue and Gold offense and the Pioneers were concerned. JOHNNY GALLAGHER, Clinton This 155-pound halfback of the Green and Gold was the outstanding runner of the Hudson game. Johnny's 1 galloping was superb as he dashed i fiff i-flpklp limp anH again fnr innp Shock Troopers" Perhaps the only all-sophomore backfield in high school ball in this area, Coach Cleo O'Donnell has high hopes for the folir young men, second year students at Fitchburg high school, pictured above. They are, from left to right, Fullback Ray Ablondi, Halfback Mike Martin, Quarterback Joe Cushing, and Halfback Johnny Gates. Ablondi and Martin see the most service, oftentimes finding themselves inserted in the regular lineup.

Cushing is a terrific line bucker, while Gates is chiefly used because of his educated toe kicking all of the FHS extra points. All are ready for the Clinton game Saturday. St. Bernard's, St. Peter's Vie For First Win field, and of Manchester West in Leominster, all Saturday games- There were repeats this week, but there have also been new boys entering on the scene, As the season draws to a close, and the time for picking the 1945 All-North Worcester county schoolboy team is almost at hand, greater interest os developing in the weekly selecting.

The players selected this week are as follows 1 GORDON "GOOMA" BROWN, Fitchburg This local back was the only real offensive threat that the Red and Gray had in the Greenfield game. Outside of the touchdown pass, it was "Gooma's" galloping which provided the "Greenies" with any trouble that occasioned during the course of the one-sided game. Defensively, Brown also stood out. MIKE MARTIN, Fitchburg Once again, this sophomore passer and punter was the peskiest threat to the opposition, preventing them from scoring more points than they did. If the Red and Gray line was able to fathom the Carl Nichols' line play, on the offense, the Martin kicks would have kept the "Greenies'' out of scoring territory most of the game.

He also passed excellently, especially when the chips were down. PHIL NORMANDIN, St. Bernard's --This new Bernardian guard was the best defensive lineman on the field until removed for an injury in the final quarter. LEO "CLEM" REGAN, St Bernard's The fine back of the Bill Piscione-coached team on Saturday was the veteran Regan. He made I gains.

One of the runs, coming on the opening play of the third pe- riod, was for 71 yards, nearly get- i ting away for a touchdown. This is his second appearance on the roll of honor. "BABE" BROWCHUK, Clinton Many football men who have seen Browchuk play agree that he is one of the best schoolboy linemen in the state. This is "Babe's" third straight week on the honored list He was the main reason for Hudson's sensaiional "Bino" Barreira, fullback, not getting anyplace. "SKIPPY" SALVATORE and DICK CHESTER, Leominster--The Comb city scribe had the same to say for two of the Carlie Broderick backfield, as they have been playing as twins all season long.

These two boys rally moved out there, they blocked, passed and carried the ball I time and again for long gains. Both I tossed passes and both were on the receiving end of heaves. Because of the sterling play, we take "Skippy" and Dick. Roll of Honor (Week of Nov. 4, 1945) Gordon "Gooma" Brown, Fitchburg.

Mike Martin, Fitchburg. Phil Normandin, St Bernard's. Leo "Clem" Regan, St. Bernard's. Johnny Gallagher, Clinton.

"Babe" Browchuk, Clinton. "Skippy" Salvatore, Leominster. Dick Chester, Leominster. Approximately 150,000,000 gallons of ice cream are manufactured annually in the United States during normal tunes. RAMPANT RAM by PAP Two teams that have yet to win a game in the 1945 season will tangle at St.

Bernard's field next Monday afternoon when St. Peter's of Worcester will tangle with a traditional rival, the local Blue and Gold. Thus far, after a first game tie, ihe Bernard lans have lost five games in a row, while the St. Peter's outfit has lost the first six starts. This means that on Saturday one of the two clubs, unless they play to a standstill, will come off the local field with a victory, while the other will just continue on the road to another defeat Coach Bill Piscione has been quite disappointed in the play of his team to date.

While they reached great heights against Clinton they have not been able to get back to that peak since. Instead they have continued on their losing way against St. John's here last week. Clinton Reports Team Is Hurt By Grid Injuries According to reports to come out of Clinton, the shoe is apparently on the other foot as a Fitchburg high school football team, fully recuperated for the first time in over three weeks from a bad series of i injuries, may take the field in Clinton Saturday afternoon against a Clinton high school club slightly weakened by physical inability of some of the players. While it was announced that Harold Labbe, a Clinton substitute guard, had suffered a fractured leg in practice yesterday, the news that "Babe" Browchuk, star end of the Green and Gold, passed his re induction physical examination in Boston yesterday, was perhaps the most important disclosure.

But this does not mean that Browchuk will not face Fitchburg on Saturday, because, barring some unusual happening, the star end definitely will see action. After losing its regular center, "Sonny" Gosselin, in the Leominster game via a collarbone the team has now come up. with the revelation that end Edward Grady and "Shrimp" Kamataris, first string guard, may be out of the Red and Gray contest, Grady with two fractured ribs, Kamataris with a wrenched right ankle. So unless some local injuries occur before Saturday, Fitchburg, for the first time this season will face a team which is not in as good physical shape as the locals. N.

E. Fox Hunters dub Meet At Pepperell Site PEPPERELL, Nov. 7--The New England Fox Hunters' club will hold its annual dinner this evening at Apple Hill summer camp here. According to Guy Murchie, who is host to the club at the meeting, there will be accommodations for from 60 to 70 members. Cauliflower Row is a fairly interesting place to roam, especially when you run into some of the folks that we have.

Some of them have been coming up the boxing trail, more of them have gone down the road. Others are just standing still, content to be a small part of the whole picture. There sure are some interesting gents along the way. For instance, Harry Devine, the Worcester boy, who was a former Olympic champion, who announced in the absence of Mike Favulli here last Monday night. With the stint at the mike, according to Harry, he has now done everything in a ring.

He has sung, danced the Charleston, one-hand springs, refereed, of course fought and now announced. Incidentally, Devine, who is full of reminiscences, says that it was in 1925, in Fitchburg city hall, that he won one of his greatest victories, knocking out Andy Callahan. Then, there's Fxidie (Phineas Shapiro, who sits in one corner of the ring and rolls thera-eyes like they've never been rolled before. Eddie, a furrier by trade, but a fight figure at heart, says that he will stay in the game as long as "my wife's money holds out." His bright yellow shirts and equally loud ties are identification for Those who don I Kiibw St. Seconds Play Waltham Scrubs Today At Ft.

Devens The St Bernard's high school football team seconds will travel to Fort Devens this afternoon to play the Waltham high school seconds, in a game starting at 3 o'clock. The contest between the two high school clubs, a regular practice at the army cantonment, is being held for the entertainment of the wounded twldien located at Lovell General hospital. Vicinity teams' have already been In action there, Leominster played arid defeated Lowell, 6 to 0, while Clinton tied Keith academy of Lowell on a later date. St Bernard 1 authorities were contacted by army officials and asked to send the Blue and Gold team down, a rtowwt to whfch they obSgti Iwqwww still, if you see a cigar smoking a man at the ringside some evening, Shapiro's the guy. The state has Bill Puzzo here as a deputy boxing commissioner.

Of the entire group of ringsiders, the bespectacled Bill is the only one who wears his lid all during the show. And he is the only one, we notice, who has the audacity to yawn while the greatest of toe-to-toe action is going on in the squared circle. This of course comes from seeing too many fights and some day when you and the rest of us have seen a couple of shows a week, we, too, will yawn. Perhaps we will even fall asllep. Eddie Ryan of Worcester is the timer at the Gym A.

C. bouts. All of these fellows, or most of them, do the Silverman swing. A railroad man, we told before about Eddie having to get his work watch checked every few months, and about having his stop watch checked at that time. But, horrors, Eddie shattered one of our childhood beliefs the other night when he informed us he was one railroad man who didn't own a Hamilton, a timepiece which we thought every railroad man held closer to his heart than his watch pocket.

No, Ryan owns an Illinois, and (Bern papers please copy) his stop watch is Swiss. Locally, we have Al Hallie, the scrappy papermill worker, who does the fighting for dear old Fitchburg. Al is the only boxer we have ever seen who hurls open defiance at the law of gravity. Most of his opponents certainly lift him off his feet with punches, but in this case his going up seldom means that he must come down. He doesn't.

If he goes down, it's not even a one-count and he's on his pins again. Not in the setup at present, but approached to go back to fighting is Paul Petalas, the mustachioed dandy, whose uncanny speed and boxing skill used to keep him on his feet and away from his opponent. Paul tells us that he is considering returning to the ring. He has a large following who would like to see him back. Not too old to go back and give an account of himself, it wouldn't surprise us any day to see the smiling pride of the West street district strutting up Cauliflower Row.

The Shumway brother act has also been with us, and on both occasions with not too much success. Sam, who is the older of the two Webster lads, was sitting in brother Tony's corner the other night telling the youngster, just out of the service, how to fight the possum-playing Jimmy BelL All were oblivious of the fact that-Sam didn't practice what he preached when he fought Bell here earlier, getting kayoed in one round. The kid brother almost lasted two heats. In the refereeing end of the game, there's Joe Mologhan, who gets quite a heckling from the crowd, especially when he takes out his nose-pincher, string attached glasses between rounds when making out his tally card. Joe is one of the most honest gentlemen we have ever met, a guy who knows and likes to talk about the fight game.

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