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MERCURY SPORTS BOSTON, May 22 Williams. slugging Boston Red Sox outfielder, whose drait deferment caused a nationwide controversy, enlisted today as a second class seaman with the Naval Aviation board to train as a Navy flyer. Lt. Robert P. Puller, Navy Public Relations officer, said Williams asked no deferment nor would he be granted any, and would be called up in the normal course of procedure.

Fuller estimated this normally would require two months, but said Williams had a good chance to finish the 1942 baseball season with the Red Sox. okay with however it works out," Ted declared. ready to go whenever they call me. I know now done the right thing all the way through and sure tickled to death to get into this branch of the service. not looking for any favors and I know have to start from Ted said his financial problems were pretty well straightened out.

Those problems caused a presidential appeal board to shift his draft classification from 1-A back to 3-A because of the dependency of his widowed mother as he was about to be inducted into the Army. He said his mother, to whom he wrote the night before last to tell her of his decision, was getting along well although under a care. At the time of his re-classification, Ted said he wanted to play one more year to end his financial problems and that he was ready to go into service as soon as the nation wanted him. glad all straightened out he said, a load off my mind even though I felt I was doing the right thing all the time. People on the whole have been pretty swell to me and I hope this will show that 1 appreciated their feeling: toward me.

tickled to death and hoping get into the air quick to start some slugging against the Officers of the Naval Plight i board, who were the only one in Boston who knew of plans and aspirations, also were to to have him join them. are proud he picked us; he couldn't have picked a tougher Fuller said. going to he a flyer, not a physical instructor or anything like Williams, who led the American league in hitting with a .406 average the past season, first became interested in naval aviatioh a few weeks ago when the lowering of educational requirements made him eligible to apply for that branch of service. He Is a high school graduate, but did not attend college. The Red Sox star took his mental and physical examinations today.

passing all with above the average marks, Fuller said, before being sworn in by Comm. Thomas A. Collins. When called to active service, Williams will be assigned to the Squantum Air Station with the rating of aviation cadet and after completing the preliminary training will be transferred to either Pensacola or Jacksonville, both in Florida, or Corpus Christi, Tex. PAUL J.

LUCAS, Sports Editor SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 23, 1942 PAGE EIGHT Nova-Savold Bout Postponed Again WASHINGTON, May 22 Weather forced postponement today for the second time of the scheduled ten-round heavyweight bout between Lou Nova, California, and Lee Des Moines, la. Originally scheduled for last night, the fight was set forward until tonight and late today was rescheduled for Monday night. Promoter Mike Jacobs predicted a turnout of 20.000 fans for the Navy relief program. Nova and Savold both went through light sparring exercises after being notified of the postponement. Both fighters issued the usual predictions of victory.

Press Photo Pvt. Joe Louis Barrow, the heavy champ, meets Lt. John D. Bul- fcrley. torpedo boat hero, West End and Owls Pinmen to Banquet Xn the Navy The 1941-42 seasons for three bowling leagues will be climaxed with the annual banquets this week-end.

Several hundred keglers were expected to attend the combined West End Company and Independent leagues dinners tonight in the West End, Stowe, firehouse, while more than a hundred pinmen will gather at the Owls league annual festive board tomorrow afternoon in the Owls home. Team and individual prizes will be presented at both affairs. Prothonotary Earl B. Bechtel will be guest speaker at the West End banquet which starts at 6 o'clock. The Owls affair will get under way at 2 P0TTST0WN AMERICANS TO MEET KIMBERTON Defeated in their past five French Creek Valley Baseball league starts, Pottstown Americans hope break into the win column tomorrow.

Manager Casimer Americans oppose Kimberton in a league double-header at Kimberton, the first game starting at 1 o'cisek. Jhonny Mauger and Ed Sovia were expected to pitch for the Pottstown nine. Roger Fisher will don the mask and armor. The Americans lost to Chester Springs, 9-7, the past Thursday night. BIG SIX Press Photo TED WILLIAMS Totals 37 1 10 24 16 27 5 6 27 13 i a-Batted for Hpacl In 5th.

b-Batted for Casev in 7th. c-Bat ted for French in 8th. Score by Innings: Brooklyn 000 1 00 1 New York 202 100 Reese, Witek. Runs batted 2. Mize, Camilil, Leibrr.

Two-base hits Camllli, Vaughan. Jurges. Home runs Ott, Leiber, 2. Left on York 4. Brooklyn 12.

on Head 1, Melton 3. Casey 2, Kimball 1. Struck Melton 1, Casey 1, Kimball 1. Head 5 in 4 Innings. Casey 1 in 2.

French 0 in 1, Kimball 0 in 1. Winning pitcher (5-2). (5-1). Pinelll and Pills nfant. 12.842.

YMCA DUCKPIN LEAGUE TIGERS Rohrbach 99 91 J. Pretz 129 116 Witmyer 73 128' 129 Detwiler 90 98 100 Fretz 138 135 Softball Results ELVERSON IN SERVICE PHILADELPHIA, May Hi Elverson. head football coach at Swarthmore college for the past four years, has reported to take up his duties as lieutenant in the United States Naval Reserve. Elverson. former Pennsylvania university gridder.

will be associated with the physical fitness program. JACOBS GREEN LEAGUE Office Kiwi Club ab. r. h. ab Hagon, 5 4 4 Nash, 2b 4 Dilliplane.lf 5 4 2 Kurtz, 3b 3 4 3 3 Mallory, scf 4 1 2 2 Stoudt, rf 0 0 0 Lavln, lb 2 Baker, lb 5 11 Early, ss 2 Johnson 2b 4 2 Wachs, ss 2 Adler, 2b 0 0 0 Wertz.

If 3 Tobias, cf 4 11 Scheldt, scf 3 4 3 2 1 Brown, rf 4 11 Britton, 3b 2 Panoc, 4 2 1 Weaver, 3b 1 Gray, 3 3 Fontalne.rf 1 Mclntlre.rf 1 Press Photo Noted for his sensational forward passing while starring for the University of North Carolina football team in 1939 and Jim Lalanne now has been commissioned an ensign in the U. S. Navy and is back at Chapel Hill, N. to assist in the new pre-flight training program. WIESMILLER ELECTED PHILADELPHIA, May H.

Wiesmilier, an outfielder, today was elected to captain Pennsylvania varsity baseball team during the 1943 campaign. Wiesmilier succeeds George Hain, i third baseman. Totals 529 599 577 603-2308 REDS 84 111 124 106 122 153 110 99 110 112 88 108 111 127 114 Yocom P. Wentzel Eppehimer Eppehimer Bergey Totals GOLF TOURNAMENT ENDS AT BROOKSIDE Totals 36 11 12 .0 0 4 5 4 8 0 5 0 0 0 0 Totals Office Kiwi Club A mixed Scotch foursome golf tournament, which started the past week-end, will be concluded today and tomorrow at Brookside Country club. The Powell scoring system will be in effect.

The pairings follow: J. F. Sevison and Daniel Yergey, Mrs. L. Bahr and Harry Diefer.beck; Mrs.

Ed Orr and Paul Sidley, Sarah Pollock and John Kish; Mrs. M. Felt and Jack Swavely, Mrs. A. Brenner and Alan Petersen Mrs.

I. Himes and A1 Wilson, Mrs. Sarah Morrison and Leon Prince; Mrs. J. N.

Bohannon and Lou Unneberg, Mrs. K. Bullens and L. Simons; Mrs. Lou berg and Dr.

S. R. Ash, Mrs. W. Gutmueller and Dr.

A. A. Gallo; Mrs. Lee Saettele and A. Gallo Mis.

R. Flicker and Abe Pollock, Mrs. Thomas and Jerry Huff; Mrs, Gruber and Mike Lengyel, Mrs, H. Van Dyke and Dick Daub; Miss H. Ludwick and Simon Feldman.

Mrs. H. Meyer and Bill Gutmueller; Mrs. Peg Nichols and Harry Mountain. Mrs, A.

A. Gallo and Lt, I. Weaver; Mrs. I. Weaver and Bob Smith.

Alternates include Bobby Kulp. George Harberger, Lou Unneberg V. Page, E. Jackson, Lee Saettele, Joe Dorazio, Carroll Rutter. Bill Davis, Nels Vaughan, Bob Smith Ed Orr and George A.

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3 p. rn. TENNIS The Hill at Lawrencevillt school, Lawreneevllle, N. .1. GOLF Lower Merton High school at The Hill.

TOMORROW BASEBALL French Creek Americans at Kimberton, two names, 1 p. m. GOLF Scotch i oursome Tournament. Brook- Country club, JACOBS BLUE LEAGUE Inspection No. 1 Machine Shop No.

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2 0 1.000 2 0 1,000 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 Machine Shop No, 1 Inspection No 1 Machine Shop No 2 Inspection No. 2 Tropical Suits SOFTBALL LEAGUE TO START JUNE 2 Eight teams are entered in the Pottstown Community Softball league which opens its 1942 season Tuesday night, June 2. They include Vets, Clippers, Pottstown Eagles, Spicer, Epps, Shuwall, Electric and Chamber of Commerce Juniors. The opening games will include: Electric vs. Shuwall; Chamber of Commerce vs.

Vets vs. Spicer and Clippers vs. Eagles. Games will be played Tuesday and Friday nights at The Hill far- fields. Plans for the opening games were mapped at a league meeting last night at the YMCA.

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PHONE POTTSTOWN 224 DISTRIBUTED BY The Sports Scene PAUL J. LUCAS Taxi Transportation West Chester High's baseball team defeated PhoenixviUe High, 28-1, recently at PhoenixviUe, the Warriors made the trip to PhoenixviUe in taxis because of lack of bus transportation. And that means the transportation problem for schoolboy athletes will be something to solve in the future! The undefeated West Chester Warriors, who have clinched their third straight Section Three. Philadelphia Suburban conference, and who are undefeated in a three-year stretch, meet Pottstown High at Franklin field Monday Coach M. Bachman has his PHS Trojans geared up for the conflict and they're out to put a halt to West Chester's streak, In their first meeting the past month at West Chester, the Warriors had a close call in beating Pottstown.

4-3 In fact, that was West Chester's narrowest escape from defeat this season More than likely, Melvin Groff, Pottstown southpaw hurler, will be called upon to face the hard-hitting Warriors Monday And the West Chester batsmen have been hitting the pill with reckless abandon according to statistics compiled bv their storekeeper, Bob Clemens. Coach Elmer H. teges had a team batting average of .379 for their first nine games, collecting 113 hits in 298 official trips to the plate Six players were up ebove the .300 mark and four more were batting the ball at .250 or better The strange part of the statistics was the same pair of lads leading in hitting, likewise were tops in the pitching department They were Ev Gill and Thomas Leary, Gill leading with .583 and Leary next with .516 On the mound, Gill had won five games and Leary four. York and the Bonus YORK. Detroit gins first baseman, has special reason to bat in 100 or more runs this season In a salary agreement- with his bosses, York will receive $5000 bonus for driving in 100 runs Including last game with Chicago White Sox, York had pus Ted 31 teammates, across the plate with his stickwork, and needed 09 more to reach his goal seasons back, A1 Simmons, now Philadelphia Athletics coach, also a like salary term with Clark iffuh.

Washington Senators presi- rat, except Simmons had to i with a .300 batting average to rrcehe his bonus Simmons just cleared the .300 mark, but had to collect three hits on the final day i of the season. Sixteen sofibail teams have been; formed at the Jacobs plant, and four four-team leagues are in operation twice weekly H. Wilt, YMCA physical director, who was instrumental in forming the Jacobs' circuit, hopes the same will be done at the Spicer, Doehler and Beth- lehem Steel plants. MAUR1ELL0 GIVEN DRAW WITH PASTOR By SID FEDER i Associated Press Sports Writerf NEW YORK, May fistic upset of the year was chalked up in Madison Square Garden tonight vhen young Taml Mauriello was given a draw with Bob Pastor in a ten-round thriller, and the verdict put a decided crimp in the carefully laid plans for an early Summer heavyweight title bout between Pastor and Joe Louis. Pastor scaled 183 Mauriello; After taking the best of Sunday shots through the first three rounds, in one of which he was staggered by a shot on the jaw.

Pastor turned on the gas and gave i Tami quite a boxing lesson most of the way home, until the ninth and tenth rounds. Then the two stood I toe to toe and slugged it out to the final bell as a noisy, good-sized crowd stood and roared. The Associated Press score card had Pastor well out in front at the finish, giving him every round from the third through the eighth and voting it six heats for Pastor, two for the young Fordham flailer and two even. Each of the three officials came up with a different verdict. Referee George Walsh scored it five heats for each and called it even.

Judge Marty Monroe had five rounds for Pastor, four for the uptown belter 1 and one even. The third judge, Charley Draycott, turned in a surprising card of seven rounds for Mauriello and three even. A highly partisan Mauriello crowd of 11.327 wa son hand and contributed to a gross gate of $22,972. The boxing writers at ring-side were almost unanimous in their opinions that Pastor had finished on top after getting off to his usuai bad start, taking a right to the chin that made his knees buckle before going to work. He had slowed Mauriello down by the fourth round, gashed the square-jawed right eye in the fourth, made it bleed agam in the fifth and generally gave him quite a boxing lesson all the wa.v up to 1 he ninth.

Then Mauriello came to life again, and for a full minute in that hen. and throughout the tenth, the two mood there and banged awav, toe toe and head to head. Bob's right eye suffered a slight cut in the ninth and Tamis injured optic dripptd crtmaon again in the final duplex..