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pi Mond.y.o.e.4, 1959 cccc jatt rnmUta Exnmttirr 40 ET3 ET3 ri hot 1JW AVERS (Dm tilae Nose iivu livil 1 lu) Abe Kemp Members of Pneumonia Gulch are still chuckling over the unprecedented, distressing and yet amusing plight that Owner Trainer Joe Franzella found himself in at the recently concluded War Perils Many Loops UktbMt. Jwj.v.UUOtf tfOfl4M IT 'J Wft 1 tlJiW.iH.,Xltltl.i.; 4 3. 1, By Jack Hand t- ST. PETERSBURG Dec. 3.

(AP) War talk provided an -V Uneasy background today as baseball men gathered from far and near for their annual winter meetings. Nobody talked of quitting this date, but the grim facts itr Bay Meadows meeting. Joe had one of his horses, Holly Fate, entered in a race. was his considered opinion that Holly Fate would win. The odds being tempting, he gave his son $150 and told him to spread the money across the board on his horse.

The son found his dad just as the horses were being lined up in the gate. "You got 'em the tickets, son?" He had. He flashed them. A $50 ticket to win, a $50 ticket to place and a $50 ticket to show. The denominations were meticulously correct.

But there was one slight error. The tickets were on the No. 10 horse and the No. 10 horse was Shuffle Toe. Oratory Would Have Made Duce Blush Papa Joe burned the air with crisp Italian phrases that would have made Mussolini blush.

He was still fulminating when the field broke with Holly Fate (his horse) in front and Shuffle Toe, the horse carrying his money, in the rear. "Jly horse, you drop back!" Franzella's screams could be heard above the din. "Horse I bet on, you get up!" But Holly Fate was being disloyal to the man who cared for him with special diets of "squashy juice." He kept increasing his lead as Joe screeched: "My horse, you no hear me. I tell you to get the hell out of there! You get him back fast, you hear?" Plainly, Holly Fate did not hear for as the field swung around the far turn, he was five on top and Shuffle Toe was a file closer. "Where Shuffle Toe?" Joe muttered to his son.

"I can't find him, Top." "You can't find him! You got to find him! Tell him to get some swift in him! Tell him to show up where I can see him and tell our horse to go back to the barn!" "And there goes Shuffle Toe moving up on the outside," came life in Korea were on the front page for all to see. It was almost a sure thing that some of the fifty-seven minor leagues who finished the 1950 season would succumb to economic or man looked like so many blobs of mud by the time the Wildcats had won the game, 13-7, with a last quarter touchdown. The game closed the power pressure before the new season. Radio and television, the bonus rule and the high school rule were high on the agenda of the forty-ninth convention of the National Association of Minor Leagues. MANPOWER KEY PROBLEM.

These problems were debated In half a dozen league meetings today but the manpower situation hovered in the background. This manpower problyn is expected to have an important effect tomorrow when the minors hold their annual baseball draft of some 5.000 eligible players. Starting with the three Triple A leagues, they run down through Class with each club taking its pick in a gigantic lottery. A year ago in the first open draft, a total of 222 players were drafted for $449,050 with St. braces his knee against the ground.

That's Frank Cassara of St. Mary's coming up on the right. This picture was taken while the Gael jersies still looked white, in places. The players 3IUD BATH! Walt Zuber, Villanova halfback, gets nowhere on this play against St. Mary's in the Kezar mud yesterday as the Gaels' Tom Dugger puts his shoulder into the job and the voice of Announcer Hal Moore.

Gaels' season. S. F. Examiner Photo by Matt Southard. Junior Franzella Takes a Powder Gael-Wildead Villanova 'Bath1 Closes D'Alonzo Scores Vita Franzella Sr.

waved his battered hat as he shouted: "Keep a moving, Shuffle Toe! Move my horse started to move!" But panic gripped him as the next call from Moore did not Summary mention either "my horse" or Shuffle Toe. Disastrous Year at Gate Caught in the swirl of the crowd stampeding for the windows, Joe knew the race was over. Touchdown in 4th Period (Continued from Page 37.) He looked hopefully at the numbers now posted on the board. VILLANOVA MNKl PS I.E Bogan, Marcus. Pehak.

Rohlflng. LT Mantone, Connor, Clalfey. LG Marrollo, Jerrv Howanski, Brett. Rilo, Green. ROJ Llotta.

Wills, Small. RT Kerwln Pandza. D'Alesslo, Simone. RE Rilo. Rehak.

Banas. Patrick. O' Boyle. Scott. l.H Frinzl, Haner, Zuber.

RH Geppl, Dunn. D'Alonzo. Tomko. ST. MAKV'N LINKIPS LE McOeehan Kundert.

No Holly Fate. No Shuffle Toe. By Harry M. Iiayward KEZAR STADIUM, Dec. 3 The muddy debacle in which Then he elbowed his way through the crowd looking to tne Louis Cardinal farms leading Villanova defeated St.

Mary's, 13-7, today was more than a blow to don of a hot-rod enthusiast, carried the load. Dave Marcelli left and to the right. the Gaels when they had a first down on the Wildcat 14 and were moving. Those things are to be the wav. Bob Finch, public relations di Gael pride and grid prestige.

It was a kick right where St. Mary's added a 10 yard burst for can ill afford it at this time a expected in weather like this. kick in the football exchequer. variety's sake. Johnson's 13 yard crack through tackle and his 10 yard end run on a fourth and six Villanova's fumbles just hap LT Waltner.

Gavaglieri, Monlux. LG Sullivan Loa. Berger Doherty. RG Summers. Clark RT Mayrhofer.

Williams. Rubay. RE Jacobs Panovlch. Atkinson. Jarvis.

Byron. l.H Johnson, PuRKer, Fletcher. RH Marcelli, Cassara. Micheolson Bare. Score by quarters- A mutual friend stopped him.

"Joe, who are you looking for?" "I'm a looking for my son. You see him? I got one big question to ask that kid of mine." "Is it an Important question, Joe?" "I'll say he is important," Joe thundered. "I want to ask that boy of mine when is he going to start to understand the English language!" pened to come at less crueial The Gaels guaranteed the situation were the highlights. Wildcats $10,000. The trip cost FIGURES EVEN.

In the push that paid divi The statistics show the teams the visitors about $2,000 more, but they at least had a victory to dends, the gains were all short, with Johnson, Jarvis and Tom 613 0 7 Villanova 7 St. Mary's 0 just about even, with 181 yards be happy about. Scoring Villanova touchdowns: D'Alonzo rushing for the Wildcats and 176 rector of the National Association, said he expected the 1950 draft would be larger. The major leagues, who meet here next week, already set the pace by drafting twenty-eight men at Cincinnati. Last year they took only twenty-one men.

BONUS DOOMED. Best informed opinion was that the bonus rule was doomed. Twice the majors tossed out this controversial legislation but each time the minors voted to retain it. A shift of sentiment since last December is expected to end Dugger alternating in the ball carrying role. 2.

Point after touchdown: Rilo. St. Mary's Villanova took it in the teeth for the Gaels. What they don't touchdown: Johson. Point alter loucnaown: Johnson.

indicate is the way St- Mary's financially at Philadelphia last year. The attendance then was Oftic a Kereree. Brown ir nenosi head linesman. Hall (Utah); umpire. Kra mer (WSC); field judge, Len (Santa Bar put its gains into sustained drives that should have paid off but little better than it was today I'm certainly happy the field wasn't dry.

That Johnson might have crucified us. He's a great ball packer. He was the star out there today, but I liked my D'Alonzo." Back to Ruetz: "I'm proud of my kids. We have been an unlucky squad in at least three ball games. But my kids have never let down, have stayed in there and pitched.

There are some good football players among them and I'm all for them. "Give me two more years and we'll be there with a team thoroughly representative of St. Mary's. Let the draft treat us lightly and we'll do okeh. We have a good frosh team now, will do okeh If we get bara State).

TEAM STATISTICS Lake Merritt Skippers Capture Five Small Boat Trophies Lake 3Ierritt Sailing Club skippers had an exceptionally successful season to look back upon yesterday. The Oaklanders boasted one world championship boat and four and the Gaels had the $10,000 with at least one more touch guarantee at that time. down. But don't limit the St. Mary's AWAY TO RACES.

D'Alonzo's run was a honey, considering condition of the field. On first down from the midfield stripe, Pete sliced inside right end and within the of ten yards was in the clear. Johnson gave chase and was closing ground with every stride, but Pete went into the end zone without a hand touching him. Villanova's game winning drive started on the Gael 41, after an BM 13 12 0 1 176 3 8 1 1 0 8 The 7 points the Gaels did get were racked up by John Henry Johnson, Coach Joe Ruetz' best loss to $10,000. Add three or Jour thousand more for it costs money the bonus rule, capping a long others that topped their classes to put on a football game at a stadium whose paying customers ball carrier today, on a 4 yard campaign by owner Bob Carpenter of the Phillies.

There is considerable senti didn't number more than 200. end run that capped a 41 yard push. Johnson ran the same play, 26.3 lander. Lake Merritt. Shamrock Class J.

A. T. Al Eastell, Richmond. 14 Class Twinkle, Dave Buckley, Lake Washington. Snipe Class Savage, Gene Patrick, Lake Merritt.

That financial loss probably ment to amend the high school places the St. Mary's grid re- a sweep of the Villanova left flank, where there was a little rule that forbids -signing or con VIII. First downs Rushing 5. Passing 0 Penalties 0 Net yards rushing Net yards passing 0 Forward passes attempted 2 Completed 0 Had Intercepted 0 Yardage Interception returns. 17 Punts 8 Average distance, punts 25.3 Punts returned 2 Yardage punts returned.

0 Klckoff returns 2 Yardage kickoff 23 Penalties against 3 Yardage lost, 25 FumblrS 3 Ball lost, fumbles 1 IND1VIDVAI. RVSHING VILLANOVA TCB NYO D'Alonzo 18 13H Zuber 5 18 Geppl 8 12 Frinzl 1 5 Boyla -5 Rilo 2 5 TVB NYG ST. MARY'S Johnson 23 8 2 37 2 37 4 20 6 3 eipts for the year In the red and unidentified Wildcat had partially tacting high school players until they or their class has graduated. solid footing, for the extra point that knotted the count at 7-7 in blocked Marcelli's punt. D'Alonzo the old grads must now cinch up their belts and do things about it the third quarter.

fumbled and Joe Rilo recovered for a 14 yard gain that preceded Pete's 19 yard TD run. The Gaels Avrg if football is to continue at Moraga. The 6 they should have posted but didn't were lost when John MIkan Bags 38 MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 3. (INS) Big George Mikan poured in 38 points to lead the Minneapo-lis Lakers to a 95 to 83 victory over the Philadelphia Warriors tonight in a National Basketball Association game.

had plenty of shots at the power 8 6 3.6 15 5.0 3 8 2 5 Widespread broadcasts of major league games in minor league territory were blamed for a major share of the 19 per cent drop in minor league attendance. One proposal, sure to lose, would outlaw broadcasts or telecasts of any pro baseball games except the World Series or All- in northern California last season. Hot Breath, owned by Les and Don Harlander, was the clifb's champion of champions. The Harlanders triumphed in the class' international regatta on the bay last summer and led the way in the Northern California Small Boat Racing Association's campaign. SBRA kingpins received their trophies at Encinal Yacht Club, Alameda, Friday night.

The champions (boat, skipper and club): El Toro Class I.l'l Honey. Jules Voerge. Lake Merritt. Mercury Class Silver Fox, Jim Hooper. Sausallto.

Clipper Class Howdy Too, Hank Eauom, Corinthian. Zephyr Class Westerly, Norman Bell, Lake Merritt. 110 Class Hot Breath, T.es-Pon Hnr- ful D'Alonzo, but they couldn't knock him off his feet, and they couldn't maintain a hold on his Avrg. son, who gained 86 of St. Mary's 176 yards, fumbled into the end zone on a second down buck from the 3.

Villanova's Don Scott recovered for an automatic touch- 3 7 4 4 another one next year. By that time the boys now coming along will be seasoned veterans. "I particularly liked our offensive line blocking today. But, boy, if It only had come up on a dry field. I worked all week on developing a pass attack.

It looked good for the first time this year. But we couldn't use it today. If we could have combined passes with Johnson's running and our superior speedwell, I believe it would have been different" Neither team suffered injury. mud-covered pants. "I guess we're just unlucky," lamented Gael Coach Ruetz.

"I think our boys outplayed the Wildcats all the way. But we fumbled more times, six as compared to two. We had two of our three touchdowns halted by fumbles. And they were really the only scoring drives of the day." Coach Jim Leonard of Villa 2 0 3 2 in SPLASHY FRUSTRATION. Marcelli 8 35 Tnrvls 1R 33 Dugger 6 19 Bare 3 3 Byron 1 0 INDIVlltl AL PASSING ILLANOVA So they just lay in bis wake, Star game.

With some $5,000,000 back and that was the unhappy ending to a 88 yard second quarter drive by the battling young men from Moraga. involved in the big league alone, Att. Comp. HI. Yds.

Yds pounding the puddles with their fists and making the water splash, as Pete broke clear of the Flam Defeated COPENHAGEN, Dec. 3 (AP) Herbie Flam, Beverly Hills, tennis star, was beaten today in the final of an indoor tournament here, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, by Torsten Johannsson of Sweden. O'Boyla 2 0 0 0 ST. MARY'S Jarvis 5 1 1 3 Byron 1 0 0 0 you can see what sort of chance this proposal has. It was submitted by Frank Lawrence, president of the Portsmouth, club of That frustrated assault was by far the best offensive showing of the day by either team.

The nova offered: "Say, I'm just a lucky man. Gaels started from their own 9 the Piedmont League. TV, RADIO ON AGENDA where Domenic Frinzi's beautiful Virginia's Mentor Joins Grays' Staff MONTGOMERY Dec. last Gael on the 3 and stumbled into the end zone. Bob Haner, who had passed to Rilo for the extra point after the first Villanova touchdown, kicked low on his attempted placement.

Aside from the time they scored, the Wildcats got beyond midfield only twice, once advanc Although radio and television 52 yard punt had gone out of will be a subject for long and bounds. Dick Jarvis, punishing the middle on quarterback (AP) Virginia's talented Ar The whiskey that didn't thur L. Guepe was named today sneaks, and Johnson, ramming the guards and sliding around as the third member of the South the ends with the reckless aban lively discussion, there probably is nothing the minors can do about it. Their only hope for any relief from the majors. The draft will occupy the minors tomorrow and Tuesday.

Business sessions will follow Wednesday. December 13. The em coaching staff for the Decern ing to the Gael 43 and once taking over on the 29 in the last seconds, when the Gaels refused to kick on fourth down. The Gael band, incidentally, ber 30 Blue-Gray grid game. watch the clock At the same time Blue-Gray Entries headquarters said last year' Yankee coaches will be back matter of a new contract for played from the comfort of their bus, which was parked near the again.

Tropical Park Entries Watnr clear, track faat. Commissioner A. B. Chandler will come up during that period. tunnel.

About a 100 loyal Gael Yankee coaches are Ray Eliot FIRT furlong: 3 year old Gay Keveler lib Braenadncio of Illinois, George Munger rooters sat in the stands throughout. Some of them borrowed a Trade talk was at a minimum Hi. in Howie 1 1 3 Kamuafeoui ..111 Penn and Rip Engel of Penr with the war threat making ev Ly-ette llOPada ....1" m. 114 Marvin a Tid ..113 State. piece of the tarpaulin that is used erybody afraid to move.

Most PU.juemlne 1 1 3 Pol 113 Commitment ..113 'fi'reak of Dawn Cover Omige 1 n.f Ejpmnn 104 vtrt Command in wuen Zac ...103 owners were anxious to keep what they had or perhaps grab hKdiMI 1 3 year nld up Bov-Phn 114 'Holiday Humor 114 fiiorv a Chance 117Pelrate 114 an older plavr-r if possible. Break Tradition to cover the field and made themselves a tent, from which their cheers echoed hollowly. The teams played thirteen minute quarters by agreement of the coaches. Villanova prudently went through its pregame calisthenics I.ealer 113 'Hextant 11" Market Out ..117 'Pharark 117 KC Beats Waterloo WATERLOO (Iowa), Dec. 3.

(AP) Waterloo shellacked Kansas City, 10867, for its fourth straight National Professional Basketball League victory today. Seemurker V9 liayround ......110 Kelly ..122 Bis Wheel ....122 ST. PETERSBURG Dec. NameDlale 1 1 9 Varanr .107 3. (AP) A 154-game schedule I)iit Screen 112 Lo Cale 10h IlllKII furl.ir.ES.

2 year old maidens beginning April 13 and ending September 9. was approved for in a relatively solid section of Rabt 1 10 Ieralayer 11 a-Pan Chance 1 1 Hill 122 Keentown Pyer 1U No No Anna ..110 Biuk i Fancy ..122 Frtirhiat .115 King flunrema ..122 Class AA Southern Association baseball teams today by league a-Carlece 1 IS "Buffer F.at Hill IIS Ticker Taner ...11 Princes Hone 112 Hint) Card ....119 Winner in Each Race-It Brings Only Trouble directors. Directors voted to break tradition by switching opening day opponents. a-Nxn and Rarco 8'able entry til HTH fiirloPH. 3 vear olda up turf in the end zone, but it was only a matter of a few plays before the Wildcats' sky blue jerseys and gold pants were a blob of black.

GAELS SU ITCH. The Gaels, who came out in white jerseys for the first half, reappeared after the intermis Ste'sn 1 1 3 Kirat Sentry 122 Jersev 1 Id l-'avahome 11F Fair Mark 118 Mr rhij II1 viir.red .122 fenitnr II1 LQS ANGELES, Dec. 3. (AP lunrt Band rd aL 11 C. 122 A winner in every race every 117 Peace P-ock ....11" ny 11 Bnrot Pn" 11 day of the first twenty days of the current racing season at Hoi HUH 3 year owa up Dixie Series Gets 5-Year Extension ST.

PETERSBURG (Fla Dec. 3, (AP) The Dixie series, base, ball's third largest post season tilavoff between the Class AA 114 .114 Arc mrt Hand'e 1 1 .11 ..113 r.ir-rmi Mi! 1 1 All B''h i'r- lywood Park that's the record of sion in their dark blue jobs. Harry Atkinson, a junior who has used up his eligibility, and seven Gael seniors John lierga- 122 navid N. Mr Be Nicolo Gent ley, 60, a marble .11 1 1 P-rme 1 1 4 Gal 1 1 iUeTTiel worker, and his friend, Joseph piron Diaferia, 58, a dishwa.sher. Southern Association and theiBii T.jcr..

in furl. ngs 2 year I They're in jail today, booked on .122 .117 117 .117 Texas League, today got a pu "peria suspicion of forgery. Jess Klein, investigator for the vear extension. I'A'r -t Vh-e i wv- ms! Trv i VI rearvle irr. Directors of the sixteen clubs t) the two leagues met in a preliminary to the forty ninth meet .120 Relic Flic Klc 1 20 Roman in 115 Rcho p.o.

6 'if Sonus old 107 101 Mlsnr'v Andv Iii7 I r-v An1v 1 fi 'iirirr district attorney, arrested the men yesterday. He said a track patron saw Gentiiy "doctoring" a minit Tom Byron, Dugger, Dan McGeehan. Will Sullivan and Frank Cassara completed their collegiate careers. And they'll never forget this last game. St.

Mary's wound up with two victories, one tie and srven losses, with the 77 tie with Georcia and the IS 13 win ovrr Oregon the high spots of theses son. 110 ,111 in .111 no 112 11 of the National Association P-'ed p-e-n ing oii have hern irniled to try many gool vhi-kie, hut neer liefore one quite Like this For here i a vhi-kcy aimed not jut-t at turret- hut at jterfeetion! A noble a whifker as couM 1 ma.le then aed to Miiooth mellow full-hodiod flavor. TaMe Old Charter we heliee ou will apree it is the finest Kentucky ltourlsnn ever to par voir hn! L.i, i-vir le ticket in a rest room. One of the fake S2 tickets they CX i'roif ssionai tiasenau ueauues it' Marr ill Prut Verier I Mi. HTH 1' mm 3 vr o.Ct up casni'd yfsteraay.

Klein said, was ii? .114 Vt.H.v: worth $141.30, on Grand Tower -lor J. eev .117 117 rS'rs'rin T'-P So.d-.er P-era ..11 The vote on a proposal to extend the Dixie series was unanimous, Milton Price, vic.i president and secretary of the Texas League said. in the first rare. He estimated 114 6 YEARS OLD 12 I their total winnings at about 1 14 "it 1 MO S- ore 'i' Pearl ,111 114 1 lO rreni'-e a'inmance ciairr.ed SQ65 SOSS 1 7 Seniors Golf Mte Wire riNEHURST fN.C. Dec.

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Klein said the men pasted winning numbers on tickets when the horse they'd picked failed to win. "They told me that In buying eight tickets a day for twenty day," tald, "they hit only one leijitimat inner," la -US' V3HHJ. UUU fAPt- Ren F. Kraffcrt of Tstus-'ilie, today won the South- I r-T Pat1, Pi. fcr.s-1 faier I.ne Pnd.

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