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4 PAGE EIGHT THE NEWS-HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1939. STREAMS THRONGED AS TROUT SEASON OPENS 8 3 PIRATES WIN AS To-Day's BEES INVEST HEAVILY Senator Is Fish Swallower, Too CRANBERRY CAGE CHAMPIONS ARE FETED STATE REPORTS IQ ANGLERS ARE OUT TODAY tMM. i EDDIE. Mm A1AKES Tfe BOSToH BEES' EVEN H6HTEFZ AND SttN6W5 TfJEf? BOB QUINN GAVE 12E YAMKEESqOOO CASH AW PLAVEgS FOX THEIR KANSAS CI? mi 1 mm: mm SPORTS PARADE By HENRY MeLEMORE. N'KJW YORK, April 05.

UP This is still a wucker town. A 14-karat, hand-carved, hot-and-cold running water sucker town. It'll go for anything. The Brooklyn Bridge is still for stile and there is a heluva market for bricks. I know this, because' today, at the Jamaica race track, a jockey named Don Meade will ride a horse.

He will have a leg up, and wear the silks of a fancy stable, with the full backing of the New York Jockey Cluib. New Yorkers will wager hundreds of thousands of dollars on the horse ridden by Don Meade. They will do this despite the fact that only a few years ago it was proved, down in Florida, that Meade had a habit of betting on horses other than the ones he rode. After two or three years of penace he was reinstated by the Florida Racing Commission and enjoyed a happy winter at Hialeah. A few days ngo the New York Jockey Club, the most powerful turf body in the country, followed Florida's suit, and gave liini a complete pardon.

Why? You tell me. I'm asking you. Try and name me any other professional sport (and maybe I'm giving racing all the best of it when I call a sport) that would forgive a transgressor. Baseball wouldn't. It banished for all time thp men who threw the World Series in 1010.

Football, tennis, and golf never had a scandal, but what do you think would happen to a quarterback who sold his team's plays, a singles champion who sold out in the final at Forest Hills, or a golfer who deliberately missed a putt? They never would step on a playing field again. In my opinion, the single biggest Indictment of horse racing is the fact that the public accepted Meade's reinstatement so calmly. In a sport that produces a bumper crop of ringers, dopes, hops, battery suspensions and expulsions each year, I suppose it doesn't make much difference. (Copyright, 1030. by United Press.) ANGOTT BEATS SPOLDI, NEARS TITLE FIGHT NEW YORK, April 15.

UP Sammy Angott, the "Louisville slugger," was a step closer to a lightweight title fijiht today, after having outclassed Aldo Spoldi, 135-pound king of Europe. The Kentuckian, ranked No. 3 by the National Boxing Association, pounded out a 10-round victory over Spoldi in easy fashion at the Hippodrome last night to qualify for a bout with the winner of the Henry Armstrong-Lou Amlbers lightweight title match scheduled for July. FORCE PLAY TOUGHEST TO CALL, SAYS UMPIRE REARDON CHICAGO, April 15. One of the toughest decisions an umpire must make, says Beans Reardon, veteran National League umpire, is a force play at any base.

The runner usually s'lides in," says Reardon, "and the throw nearly always Is above the fielder's waist. You have to watch the runner's feet to see when they hit the bag, and at the same instant notice when the ball gets to the fielder's hands. Nor can you depend on the noise of the ball as it smacks into the glove. The noise Isn't lound enough and is easily drowned out by other disturbances." DOG GONE GOOD. LONDON, April 15.

Approximately 150,000 people are employed at the various tracks under the supervision of the English Greyhound' Racing MONTY STRATTON SET ON PITCHING AGAIN Boys and Girls Teams Hold Dinner-Dance in Gymnasium. Cranberry's; three champion basketball teams, were honored Friday evening at a dinuer-d'ance held in the school gymnasium. The faculty, their wive and the players' parents were also guests of the school. The varsity quintet captured the District 10, Clas-s- title for the second eonswutive time. The following members of the squad were awarded gold basketball pins, letters and certificates: John Flick.

Emilio- Dolce, Clayton Beck, Eugene Robert Weaver, Stanley Morrison, D. O. Berlin. James Boor. The girls' team also repeated as Upper-Allegheny Valley champions.

Those receiving awards, gold basketballs, letters and certificates were: Mary Louise Allen, Imogene Craig, Jane Lelcht, Jeanne Sadler, Rita Smith, Norma Vogelaer, Lanrs Clark. Letters- and certificates went to Walter FMoher. Charles Williams. Dale Stewart. Gerald Fitzgerald, Jack Stack, Rolert Ileeter.

members of the junior high squad who are title holders in the Venango-Junior League. Larry Firster and Hit Buddies furnished music for die dancing, which followed the dinner and presentation of honors. HEAVY SCORING TEAMS SHOOT FOR ABC MARKS OLHYfiLANiD, April 15. UP The Ohio keglerV embattled drive yesterday which riddled the, high-10 leadership standings of the American Bowling Congress warned of the heavy pin carnage that was expected today. National, state and city champions throughout the country led their teams today in the most formidable invasion to date by out-of-town powerhouse aggregations.

Among the threats were the I'abst Rlue Rililion of New York who finished second at Indianapolis in 1936; Eddie Heinenian's crack quintet from Hempstead, N. Y. Chuck Collier's great minerslites from Chicago's famous Randolph League; Kansas City Bud-welsers, featuring Virgil Glbbs. co-holder of the douhles title at New York in 3037, and Potters' Shoes, anchored by Hugliie Steiwart. former ABC singles champion of Cincinnati.

Ohio staged a field day yesterday as Toledo, Akron and Columbus sharpshooters took over third place in the doubles, fourth in the all-events and sixth and eighth in the singles. Basil Fazio, 31-year-old Akron shoo salesman, and Tony Galati, 27-year-old 'bowling recreation manager, combined for a 1934 total. Fazio collected tiOH and Tony added OS'S. Walter Johnson, 32-year-old adding machine salesman of Akron, raced to 1941 for fourth in the all-events and took eighth place in the singles on 609. Lawrence Meyer, Columbus, 38-year-old printing press room foreman, counted a 702 tally good for sixth place in ingles.

Back to Nature Joe Engel, star exhibitionist ot the Southern Association, has added more color to his Chattanooga Lookouts in the person of Durward Hammond, 19-year-old outfielder from the hills of northern Georgia. Hammond, who "ain't never wore a pair of shoes," claims he can "hit right good and catch anything that comes my way." Engel thinks he is a good prospect I II NEARSIMOSE Bucs to Meet Purdue U. Today; Athletics and Phils Will Engage in Series. LAFAYETTE, Ind April 15. CP The Pittsburgh Pirates will meet the Purdue University baseball nine today in the last of the Bucs' exhibition games.

At EvansviHe. Ind.f yesterday, the Pirates defeated the F.vansvllle dub of the Three-Eye League, 32. Every run scored W.s the result of home run clouts. AH Pirate tollies came in the second inning when, after two men hit safely to get on titise, Bill Bruba'ker connected with a four-bagger to hang up three points. They were the only hits the Pirates registered.

Kvansvllla's first bonier came in the third inning, when Pinch-Hitter Harry Kahre made good The second was In the ninth by Kddie Urban. PHILADELPHIA. The Athletics and the Phillies meet at Shibe Park-here today in the first of a two-game series to decide the mythical baseiball championship of Philadelphia. Manager James (Doc) Prothro had named Claude Pas-scau to pitch for the Phils, with Virgil Davis doing the catching. Veteran Manager Connie Mack probably will name Henry Pip-pen to start for the A's.

Fraukie Hayes will be behind the plate. The second game will be played tomorrow. Major league baseball opens officially here Tuesday, when the Washington Senators come here to cross bats with the A's. NFW YORK The New York Yankees were still trying to get ahead of i he Brooklyn Dodgers as they met In the next to last game of their spring exh libit Ion series today. After losing four straight to the Gowanus Gara-lKiliers.

the Yankees squeezed two runs home in the ninth for au 8-8 tie before darkness ended the game. NEW YORK. The New York Giants come home to the Polo Grounds fodwy for another tussle with the Cleveland Indians. The Tribesmen pounded out an 11-9 victory yesterday, including five homers off Hal Schumacher in the first five innings. Manager Bill Terry will send Manuel Salvo to the Giant mound thiis afternoon and his opponent probably will be Ace Hudlin.

In the Sunday finale the Giants expect to use Sllok Castle-man against the Indians' Boh Teller. AMUSEMENTS. Orplieum. Whether a woman who is seriously injured on the eve of her wedding should shun her fiance rather than burden him is dramatically discussed In "Love Affair" with Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer as the co-starring protagonists in the new attraction starting Sunday at the Orpheum Theatre. The two popular screen lights appear as a lovely American lady and a European Casanova presumably immune to love.

They fall desperately in love at first glance and declare a romantic moratorium for six mouths, agreeing to meet at the end of that period, during which time each strives for regeneration from a butterfly career. On the eve of the prearranged meeting, the girl Is Injured by an automobile. Unaware of his sweetheart's misfortune, he believes she has jilted him, and, disillusioned, leaves the country. The injured girl, torn between love and what she believes is her duty not to be a burden to her lover avoids contacting her intended mate. An inevitable meeting between the two and their weighty decisions bring this absorbing drama to a compelling climax.

TRAINING GRIND CHICAGO, April 15. UP Monty Stratton begins his second career in baseball today, a way to make himself useful, he says, until the day he can climb back onto the mound with his new artifical leg and pitch another major league game. Monty, last year a pitching ace of the White Sox staff, lost his right leg five months ago in a hunting accident. Today he was scheduled to start a new Job as first base coach for the Sox in their city series opener against the Chicago Cubs "if the weather is right." "I sure think I can pitch again," he said. "It's taken me months to learn how to handle this thing just walking around, but some day I'll have it down pat.

If it can be done, I'll pitch." Anyone who listens to Stratton for five minutes can't help calling him the grandest gamester in baseball. His career apparently wrecked by the accident, he jumped into the new job with amazing enthusiasm and already is listening to expert advice on how to handle himself in the coaching box. But back in his mind is that first career. He was one of the American League's greatest pitchers, despite almost yearly ailments and injuries that kept him out of many games. He still thinks he can be a great pitcher.

NAVY NETTERS TRAVEL. ANNAPOLIS, April 15. Midshipmen Joe Hunt of Los Angeles and Dave Marks of Memphis, who will play singles and doubles at Wimbledon, form the first Navy tennis team ever to be sent abroad to compete. BADGERS HOLD CLINIC. MADISON, April 15.

Wisconsin's second annual fottoall clinic, beaded by Harry Stuhldreher and featuring Dutch Meyer of Texas Christian, will be held May 5-6. High Water in Some Sections Hamper Fishermen; Brooks are Well-Stocked. Uy DAVID ABRAMSOX. HARRISBURG. April 15.

UP Happy as school "kids" on tlie first day of vacation, approximately 300,000 anglers- lined Pennsylvania's streams today and gleefully drew in thousands of prize brown, rainibow and lrook trout as the S-month season opened officially. Like race-horses chafing at the barrier, thousands of rod and' reel enthusiasts took their places along favorite vantage points as early as 10 o'clock last night ami were first to cat lines at exactly a. m. today. With waters in excellent condition for the trout fishermen everywhere except Erie, Westmoreland and McKean Counties, the army of anglers, including at least 2.500 women, got off to a line start toward depletion of the State Fish Commission's record stocking of (S00.O00 trout, ranging from t-'ev-en to IS inches in length.

SI reams Above Normal. Streams generally were slightly above normal flow. Occasional show-civs throughout the state failed to daunt the record turnout of anglers expected to establish an all-time high week-end catch of 300,000 trout, or at least one tish per person. The eager pre-tlawn fishermen, gathered principally at Spring Creek, the 'fisherman's paradise'' near Bello-fonte, Centre County; at Big Spring, Newville, and near the Huntsdale h.Vthory, "both in Cumlierland County, found their patience rewarded with frequent nibbles and good "brownie" catches. Large brown trout are notorious night feeders.

The commission issued a late warning to persons planning lwhiiig excursions along numerous trout streams deep in mountain country that back roads, particularly in northern tier counties (the Tioga-Potter vicinity), are muddy from heavy rains and snow, and impassable by automobile. Heavy snows in Erie and Westmoreland counties made streams in those sections high and extremely muddy. Conditions in McKean were reported "fair," as waters receded more rapidly than at first expected. Majority of disappointed anglers hurriedly made preparations to fwh at better spots. Large Fish Put Into Streams.

Creel toters evinced greater interest than ever in the current trout season inasmuch as the fish commission stocked a record high number of unusually large trout. Besides, the fish officials pointed out, the trout are healthier than ever before, thanks to their transportation from butcheries to streams in special tank trucks. While Fish Commissioner Charles A. French ruefully admitted that "80 per cent, of the trout fishermen will ue worms for bait," he hoped he could win more anglers over to his viewpoint of trying artificial lures. French explained that artificial bait, dry flics, wet flies, streamers and' tacktails are not swallowed by the fish, as are worms, and are lews likely to kill or injure a fish that gets away.

The record turn-out was result of many weeks' planning by thousands of persons who made special arrangements to "fish their heads off" during the week-end. The treason opening, coming on a week-end, was a boon to workers unable to get to streams during 'Coming at this time, the 1JKJ5) trout season opening provoked new debate over the question of Sunday flhing, legalized two years ago. The Issue was revived last week by bill introduced in the legislature by Rep. Herbert (fates, Armstrong, prohibiting fvaWmth fishing unless authorized by local option. Defends Sunday Fishing.

Rev. Darlington Kulp. Heading, president of the Izaak Walton League and sponsor of the law legalizing Sunday fishing, said the six-day worker has his only chance to fish on Sunday and that attendance at his own church i Baptist) has not suffered. The commission told fishermen in the Belief on-te area not to be surprised if they reel in a trout with a tag around his lower jaw bone, explaining that 3,000 trout have Ivoen released in the creek from the Pleas-, ant Can Hatchery as an experiment to determine migratory habits and a possible answer to the problem of finding the most desiralde planting season. Anglers bringing up tagged fish were urged to report catches to nearest wardens.

While the commission's annual list -f was held to a minimum, it asked anglers to respect rights of owners for "the sake of fu lure trout fishing." State officials are conducting a eampaiign to promote ibottor fisherman-property owner relations. In that connection anglers have been asked to be sure camp fires are one and lunch "litters" are cleaned up. Further, the commission says, don't: Fish without a license, keep undersized trout (six inches Is the smallest legal fish), lacerate trout put back in the streams, nor take more than 10 trout the limit. CONVENIENT CLOTHES BASKET. Couvenient working equipment Is of utmost importance to the housewife who does her own laundry.

A new, roomy basket, strongly woven, has a detachable folding etand that raises the basket to an easy working height. Rollers on the stand enable her to wheel it from laundry to drying room or yard. FROM MAT TO MASK. NEW YORK. April 15.

Mike Anton, the Brooklyn Dodgers' batting practice catcher, once wrestled professionally in St. Louis, his home town. WE ISSUE 1939 FISHING LICENSES OIL CITY ARMY STORE OIL CITK, PA. 3( i I I Poised to send a smelt down the hatch is Michigan's Senator Arthur Vandenberg, who got a new taste of the fish for which his state is famous when Representative Fred Bailey of Michigan played host at a smelt party in Washington. By HARRY GRAYSON.

NEA Sports Editor. NEW YORK. April 15. CP Ton bad about Joe McCarthy lying awake nights worrying about whom to let go. The Yankees might pass of their surplus talent around and even up the American League in some sort of a loan arrangement.

It really is a shame to see stars waste their careers in the New York dugout with other clubs crying for help. Bill Knickerbocker and Babe Dahlgren for example. Cleveland, which traded hiru to St. Louis, and the Browns, who peddled him to the world champions, could use Knickerbocker. So could Philadelphia.

Dahlgren would help the' Athletics at either first or third base and as a first baseman would put Washington in the thick of things. Knickerbocker, a splendid shortstop with an unusually strong arm and a powerful right-hand batter, hit .317 for the Indians in 1934, in '35 and .204 in '30. The Californian could have been of vastly more assistance to the Browns in '37 had he cared to remain in St. Louis. Dahlgren, a remarkable infielder, was far from a bust when he broke in at first base as an Inexperienced kid with the Red Sox in 1035.

It took the fabulous purchase of James Emory Foxx to run him off the sack. Dahlgren now has filled out ha the strength and confidence at the i plate which he lacked four years ago. Warming Yankee Bench is Profitable Pastime, But Knickerbocker and Dahlgren are quite content to sit on the Yankee bench for good wages and a winning world series check each autumn. Jack Saltzgaver got rich doing nothing more than decorating the New York dugout, McCarthy has so much outfield tal ent that he is said to be contemplating th sale of George Selkirk. But that is a difficult decision to make even when you have a Charley Keller, who ltd International League swatsmiths in his first year and was beaten out only by his catching teammate, Buddy Rosar, in his second.

Selkirk suffered bis poorest season in 1038 because of a bad wrist, but is sound this trip. The Canadian-horn athlete who successfully replaced Babe Ruth has been an unquenchable competitor for five campaigns. Ho pulls the hall and consequently drops many a clout into the right field bleachers at Yankee whereas most of King Kong Keller's blows are rifled to left and left-center despite the fact that he too is a long range left-hand barter. And the Yankees still like the lads who smack the ball out of the lot. Reservists Could Win National League Flag.

Yankf.s reservists would form a very fine club with either Rosar or Arndt! Jorgens catching, Tom Henrieh at first, Knlckerlwicker at shortstop, Dahlgren at third, and Selkirk. Jake Powell, and 1 Walter Judnioh, one of the Kansas, City recruit, in the ontfield. That would leave th? regulars Kel- ler. DiMaggio and Joe Gallagher, and ii JKiarny insisted on Henrieh, Eddie Levy could be brought in to play i first base for the seconds. Levy is the i tall Rollins College lad being groomed in the chain to eventually succeed Lou Gehrig.

The seconds would have a fourth flychaser in Willard Matheson, who showed enough with Kansas City to given a whirl In St. Petersburg. There easily is enough pitching on the Yankee roster for two units. Ruffing. Gomez, Pearson.

Hildebrand. Hadley. Murphy, Ferreli, Steve Sundra, Atley Donald, Marvin Breuer, Joe Begg. and Jack Haley. And Spud Chandler, now waiting for a broken ankle to heal, will be throwing his downer in July.

And pitcher on the order of Al Pie- chota. Nick Sr.rineevich and Mariusj Russo. who already have foeeu returned to the farms, would stick around for at least a spell with a less affluent outfit. The Yankee Yannigans would stir up I plenty of trouble in their own loop and stand a splendid chance of hitting the i tape first in the field of selling platers now being passed off as the National League. I Why not pass them around let the boys play? If the others can't give the Yanks competition, they can provide their own.

What fun is there in belting the A's around? BASEBALL IXITBATOH. NEW ORLEANS, April 10. New Orleans has close to 100 native sons playing with professional baseball teams throughout the country this year. YANKS BRIDGE FIENDS. NEW YORK, April 15.

Contract bridge has become the favorite Pullman game for the New York Yankees, replacing hearts, aDd more recently, The PAYOFF i THUMBNAIL SKETCHES OF BIG LEAGUE TEAMS WORLD'S fed I I hi fair r7 BOSTON RED SOX. Young blood added to team of veteran stars makes Red Sox prospects Ihrleht. Changes Ted Williams, from Minneapolis, in right field; Jim Tabor, from Minneapolis, at third base; El-den Auker (Tigers), Jake Wade (Tigers), Denny Galehouse (Indians), Woody Rich from Little Rock and Wilfrid LeFebvre from Minneapolis ndded to pitching staff. Probable Lineup Desautels, Peacock, Eerg, Foxx, lh Doerr, 2b Cronin, 33; Tabor, 3b; Vosmtk, Cramer, cf. 'Williams, pitchers, Grove, Wilson, Ostermueller, Gale-house, Auker, Wade, Bagby, Rich, Dick-man.

Le.Fetovre, Heving. Reserves--Infield, Berger, Carey; outfield. Nonnenkamp, Gaffke. Best Newcomers Williams, Tabor, Rich. Best Hitters Foxx, Cronin, Vcs-mik.

Weak Spots Uncertain staff; question of whether several veterans can perform as well as last year. Strong roints Strong attack, well-distributed; newcomers have added hustle to team. Betting odds 3 to 1 (second). rosiuon last year second SS; lost, 61; pet 501. won, NEW YORK YANKEES.

World's champions and the shortest priced favorite in history to win the lennant for the fourth successive year. "It's no soft touch to win four In a row but it's possible for the Yankees to do it," says Manager Joe McCarthy. Changes Oral Hildebrand, from Browns, added to pitching staff; Rookies Charlie Keller and Joe Gallagher added to outfield; Buddy Bo-aar, new reserve catcher. Proba'Me Lineup Dickey, Rosnr, Jorgens, Gehrig, I'b; Gordon, 2b; Crosetti, 33; Rolfe, 3b; Keller, If; DiMaggio, cf; Henrieh, rf; pitchers, Ruffing, Gomez, Pearson, Hildebrand, Hadley, Ferreli, Murphy, Sundra, P.nier, Donald. Reserves Infield: Dahlgren, Knickerbocker; outfield, Powell.

Selkirk. Best Newcomers Keller, Gallagher, Rosar. Best Hitters DDIaggio, Dickey, Rolfe. Weak Spots Gehrig definitely past peak and may have to be replaced; pitching mainstays a year older danger of overconfidence. Strong Points Powerful attack; proven ability; outstanding defense; top-notch reserves.

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