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ALTOONA TRIBUNE, ALTOONA, MONDAT, APRIL 8, 1935 fl'Ul Wl'll'tt- in II Golden Eagles Basketball Squad Roosevelt Volleyhall Finals This Week Ammerman's Record Breaking Mile Huh Feati fires Meet Babe Belts Two Homerims Helping Braves Beat Bears During the past week Roosevelt has been playing off Its intermural volleyball schedule. The. ninth grades have reached the finals with only two teams remaining. In. the eighth grades only the first elimination has been played tqM.

NEWARK, N. April 7 (IP) Two home runs by Babe Ruth enabled the Boston Braves of the National league to defeat the Newark Bears, champions of the International league, 10 to 8 day. Boston 100 007 11010 13 1 Newark 403 001 000 8 11 0 Looking Em' Over WITH JIMMY BRANTLINGER Using regulation distances Instead of the curtailed yardage trflt marked the first meet as well smaller handicaps, Altoona Higrf's track and field candidates gave another exhibition of their strength Saturday afternoon at the Mansion park field. The chilly weather, aided by a slow track, however, forced the time in the sprints into a little teams remain from the first nu? nation: Dicisions 8-1, 8-19, 8-15, 'on o-ii, o-u, O-XO, O-IO, o-ot 8-20, 8-21. Further eliminations win" Prim.

Benton, Frankhouse and Hoean, Lewis; Makosky, MiUer, be played off this week. Divisions 9-1, 9-12, 9-19, 9-14, 9-11, 9-17, 9-13, and 9-9 remained from the first elimination in the ninth SDittler. Kleinhans and Hersh- above par. Eddie Ammerman, miler, pdoved berger, Baker. 'Ih'j the near future to name the squad.

Nancarrow, in his fall, suffered severe scratches on his legs ami shoulder, but Hoffman was uninjured. Don Kinzle, dropping out of the hurdle events for the day, placed third on the 440-relay team and won the 440 sprints. Ward, appearing in his first meet of the season copped the special century sprint and running broad jump honors. Using a 15-foot handicap, Lloyd Ickes won the javelin throw and then placed second in a scratch performance in the pole vault. Paul Sherwin, former holder of the century dash record and now in training for the Alumni meet, showed he was seriously rounding himself into championship shape, by beating a field of handicapped contenders in 10.5 sees.

How he will stack up against Ward in theAlumni races is a ques grades. This number was further re Jim Weaver Weakens duced in the second elimination, with the followine teams surviving" his right to hold the reputation as Altoona High's fastest middle distance runner by unofficially shattering the 11-year old record of Francis "Boots" Semanski's mile DALLAS, April 7 (JP) Barnstorming eastward, the Pl- Wide Open Race Redistribution of ivory, as revealed in player rosters approved at Friday night's meeting, might be accepted as an indication that this year's City baseball league race will not be a one or two club affair. With three precincts unreported, however, the dopesters will have to pull their punches until all of the boys are within the league fold. 9-12, 9-19, 9-9. 9-10.

When Division 9-19 played 9-12, the latter won. Div. 9-9 remained from the 9-9 vs. 9-10 game and will Dlav Div. 9-12 rates and the White Sox waged I their daily strife here today and the American leaguers trimmed the Pittsburgers 5 to 4, scoring event.

Ammerman, giving an excellent exhibition of perfect timing for the ninth grade championship. made the four laps in 4 mins. all their runs in the last two 35.9 sees, clipping 5.5 sees, off the old mark. This will not be entered frames. Big Jim Weaver, who white in the official records though until TOURNAMENT GAMES Two junior tournament semifinal basketball games will be played at the Altoona Y.

M. C. A. tonight. The first of these, at 7:45 pits Altoona Collegians Black Sox Strong it is set in a competitive meet.

A concensus of opinion among veteran tracksters indicates that Ammerman will probably shave washed the Chicagoans for seven innings, allowing only one hit, had a breakdown in the eighth. The Sox clubbed out five hits in this inning and, further aided by Har- ry Lavagetto's error, ran in four Altoona Hi-Y. At 8:30 First Mnth. the mark to approximately 4 min. 29 sees before the season ends.

Dean Hanley, favored to pace runs lO ItfcHG a uuc yvim vu. Pittsburg 010 001 1014 5 1 Chicago 000 000 0415 8 2 odist will play the unannounced winner of the Vivo-Fourth Ward game of Saturday. Rio de Janiero and Sao Paulo," Brazil, recently had a series of strikes in protest. against the projected "security the weight-men in the trials, fell a little flat in his ambitions. Dean again topped hs brother's mark in the hammer-throw by six Inches but failed to win the event Weaver, Salveson ana urace; Altoona Black Sox, one of the teams delaying submission of their player roster, will likely have their strongest outfit In recent years with the able Wop Walker in charge.

The Black Sox are going to try out some young but flashy material and we are assured that the club will make a good showing all season. The Sox last year suffered from lack of financial support but that little matter has been taken care of this spring by business men and through the support of club followers. tion that is providing plepty of arguments, pro and con, but in any case, it has all the earmarks of a perfect race. Sherwin's best time in 9.9 sees, while Ward holds the record at 9.8 sees. Other events during the afternoon we.re of mediocre calibre but it waa plainly seen that candidates were in tip-top form.

Next Saturday, followers of the cinder-paths will see the boys compete among themselves for class honors. Last year the Juniors, dark horses, tied the Seniors for first place and this year they intend to hold that mark. 'Whitehead, Kennedy and Sewell, Shea. Giants Rained Out The Golden Eagles basketball squad made its presence felt In junior circles throughout the past basketball season, wrecking numerous "perfect records" and occasionally holding Its own against senior competition. Abe Kuritzky, who coached the aggregation, is the first gentleman on the left, back row.

The others are: Patt, Gindes, M. Weinstein, Antikol. Middle row: Levine, O'Korke, Lehrer, Loundy and Miller. The youngsters In front are Weiselberg and L. Weinstein.

because of the winner having a large handicap. In the shot put, he was four inches shy of equal ling the record while the discus MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 7 (IP) The exhibition game between Bill Terry's New Tork Giants and the Memphis Chicks, along with a special celebration in Terry's event gave him third place. All Sarazen and A. H. S.

Meet Summary honor by his home-town fans, was Expensive Proposition rained out today in the first inn gj MOVING More than one team 'anger Wood Knotted Frank Smith Mainstay of State Staff German Fighter Never Heard of Joe Louis Following is a summary of events in Saturday's handicap meet, giv in the City and other leagues, has long since learned that his lone ing the 1-2-3 place winners, the obligation after taking an out For Top Prize handicaps, and the time or dis fit under his wing does not con tance: 100 yard special race: All con sist of merely telling the boys to hop to it with his every wish for a successful season. Properly sup tenders scratch; Ward, Hoffman, Kinzle, Nancarrow and Ferrero; AUGUSTA, April 7 (IP) Gene Sarazen, long famous for his spectacular finishes, fired the golf porting a ball club entails an out' time, 10.3 sees. lay of rather heavy sugar. The 100 yard dash, first heat: Sher- ing shot of a lifetime today to better sportsmen among the tie Craig Wood, the belting blond win (Alumni), scratch, Campbell, 2 yards; Woodring, 2 yards; Kelley, 2 "angles" are satisfied to keep up from Deal, N. for first plac ing.

Reds May Lose Mize COLUMBIA, S. April 7 (IP) Serious doubt that Johnny Mize $55,000 rookie first baseman-will start the season with the Cincinnati Reds, developed today as the team was rained out at Charlotte, and came on here for a resumption of the series with Detroit tomorrow. In yesterday's game, Mize pulled a tendon in his leg, injured last year while playing with Rochester. Already this season the leg has caused him some trouble. He will be put under the care of a specialist tomorrow, Manager Chuck Dressen announced.

Buffalo Trips Dodgers ORLANDO, April 7 throws were made from scratch. In the special 100-yard dash, feature event of the handicap meet to name the winners of coveted positions on the' 440-yard relay team which will appear in the Penn carnival this month, Rabbit Ward, Hoffman, Don Kinzle and Bob Nancarrow placed 1-2-3-4 for the honors. Ferrero, Thomas, Snowberger and Irwin were eliminated. Coach Dick Bartholomew is planning another race for the number four position, making Nancarrow compete against Irwin and Ferrero to hold his assignment. No time has been set yet for the run-off.

Tough luck hit Nancarrow and Hoffman in the quarter-mile sprint to determine the team for the medley relay. Both fell while running, Hoffman dropping on the second turn and Nancarrow slipping on the beginning of the homestretch while running abreast of Kinzle, the The falls were attributed to too many candidates fighting for pole positions. The trials will be run over again the good work but it has frequently happened in recent years that yards; time, 10.5 sees. Second heat: Burket, Porttfr, Gates, In the Augusta National Golf STATE COLLEGE, April 7 Optimistic over the outlook for a successful Season, Coach Joe Bedenk will send his Penn State baseball team against Bucknell on Wednesday to open a seventeen game schedule. The 1935 card includes contests with Pennsylvania, Temple, and Colgate.

Although F-ank Smith, sophomore right-hander, is expected to be the mainstay of the pitching staff, Coach Bedenk has five left club's $5,000 invitation tournament. time, 11 sees. the "angel himself needs finan cte.1 help. Trailing Wood by two strokes Add to the long list of fighters who have filed claims against Max Baer's heavyweight boxing championship the name of Walter Neu-sel, the blond German. Neusel's German manager, Paul Damski, is in country now and together with the Teuton's American manager, Jimmy Bronson, is seeking a title bout for his fighter.

Neusel was defeated by ex-Champion Mix Schmeling in Hamburg last sammer and then was cata-puted back into the spotlight by virtue of a knockout victory last February over Jack Peterson, Great Britain's heavyweight champion and pride and joy of the ring. When Damski arrived in this country a few days ago it was sujr-gested to him that Neusel meet Joe Louis, the Detroit Negro. "What for?" he snapped. "Who is Louis? We aren't interested in money. We want the title." 120-high hurdles, first heat: All contenders scratch; Swope, Young in a seemingly hopeless pursuit, What About Works? with only four holes to go and Heinz; time, 18-4 sees.

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chance, Sarazen blasted a 220-yard spoon shot that carried true all the way and rolled into the cup No baseball chln-fest is complete without the chatter finally drifting to the subject of what Altoona Works Is going to do this summer. The gentlemen in charge of Works baseball affairs will be doing play Mile: Ammerman, scratch; Stout, 60 yards; Prugar, 100 yards; De-Rose, 50 yards; time, 4 min. 35.9 handers ready for mound duty. The pitching situation is quite for a two on the 485-yard par five sees. 15th hole.

Half-mile: McGlinsey, scratch; Patterson, scratch; Mills, 25 yards; This astounding "double eagle, the reverse of two years ago when the Nittany mentor was forced to convert a left handed outfielder into a pitcher so that the Lion The Brooklyn Dodgers took a 7 to 6 setback from the Buffalo Internationals today in their final exhibition here before breaking as rare as a hole in one, elect fled a gallery of 2,000, pulled Sar Graf, scratch; time, 2 min. 7.7 sees. 220 low hurdles: All contenders scratch; Leonard, Irwin, Young, batsmen could be adjusted to azen up to even terms with Wood, camp. who had bagged a birdie on the southpaw pitching. Lefty Knapp, the football play Tucker; time, 28.2 sees.

15th, and enabled Gene to keep 440 sprint: Kinzle, scratch; Camp deadlocked with his rival by play bell, 10 yards; Kelley, 5 yards; er; Ernie Stokes, Wilmer Bach-man, Mason Walsh, and Jim Wil Woodring, 8 yards; time, 54.1 sees TERM' ing par golf over the last three holes in one of the most exciting finishes any tournament has seen Broad jump: Ward, scratch; Fer rero and Gruber tied for second, SneoTAPE'NO DELAYS with Ferrero scratch and Gruber in years. liams are the left handers on the squad. These, with Lloyd Rugh, another right hander, comprise a formidable though inexperienced group of pitchers. The catching assignment still rests between Mike three inches; Porter, six inches; Sarazen Btarted the final round distance, 20 feet 2 in. Score! Buffalo 003 010 2107 9 2 Brooklyn 000 100 0326 9 2 Carrey, Kline, Jacobs and Crouse, Wasem; Green, Eisenstat and Lopez, Mass.

Malone Stops Crackers ATLANTA, April 7 (IP) The Atlanta Crackers landed on Lefty Gomez for five runs in the sixth inning today and trounced the New York Yankees 7 to 2. The Yanks, annoyed by chilly weather 'could get only five hits off Bill Schmidt and Williams. three shots behind Wood, who had terms to SUIT YOUnSELp ers, managers and fans a big favor by early coming through with the right answer to that one. Last year the list of loyal Works rooters dropped to a new low but there are still plenty, of the more critical faithful who look upon the Works club as the city's best baseball exponents. Risky Business Inability to hire new players is probably the biggest obstacle to placing a Works club on the field for Independent ball this season.

Gate receipts being what they were last summer it wouldn't be sound business to shape up a schedule for the same club which represented the hamlet a year ago, in fact three or four years ago. And, unless assured heavy patronage it would hardly be wise to bring in a couple of players on the strength of "making it worth their while" after the season's receipts are counted. Shot put: Hanley, scratch; Tob- taken over the pace-setting posi Kornick and Al Ochroch with in, 11 feet; Notopolus, 15 feet; distance, 48 feet 11 inches. tion yesterday, and made them all up by negotiating the rain-soaked chances favoring the former. 1 In addition to Smith and Kor High jump: Ertley, one inch; course in near-freezing weather Heinz, one inch; Tucker, two in nick, the probable starting battery, with a 70, two under par; while ches; height, 5 feet 5 inches.

two more sophomores are expect Wood was finishing with a 73 ed to break into the varsity line Javelin: Ickes, 15 feet; Thomas, 10 feet; Miller, 25 feet; Flannagan, 15 feet; distance, 159 feet 8 inches. up this season. They are Paul Gene scored successive rounds of 68-71-73-70 while Craig produced New York 010 000 001 5 1 Witwer, in left field, and Cocky scores of 69-72-68-73 for totals of Pole vault: Cheers, 9 inches; Atlanta 100 105 O0x-7 12 0 Robbins at second base. The re 282. Ickes, scratch; Banks, scratch; Gomez, Malone and Dickey, Jor- maining members of the present Luckner, scratch; height, 11 feet 5 They will play off for first place inches.

first lineup are all veterans with Captain Bill McKchnie, Jr. and money of $1,500 at 36 holes starting tomorrow at 10 a. (EST) and Discus: McCloskey, 13 feet; Beav first; Red O'Hora shortstop; John er, 30 feet; Hanley, scratch; Whar 2:30 p. m. (EST).

ny Stocker or Mikelonis at ton, scratch; distance, 108 feet 5 The finish that these two hard inches. third, and Joe Bielicki and Penrose Miller, outfielders. hitting professionals waged, with Hammer: Notopoulos, 80 feet; Hanley, scratch; Irvin, 50 feet; Dl- Wood first blasting out a 34 and Sarazen then coming along with Soap and water and liquid clean Ventura, 10 feet; distance, 158 feet a 33 on the home stretch, con sers which do not have an oil base 7 inches. trasted with the collapse or near Ready to Sign? Should veteran members of recent Works squads become free agents, able to devote full time to league baseball in the city there would no doubt be a flood of requests for their services. Some of the Works players are already signed by various league clubs, as managers, players, or both, but the official word would clear up a situation that has some of the skippers in a jittery condition.

gens; Schmidt, Williams and McCaskill. Phils Wallop A's PHILADELPHIA April 7 (IP) The Phillies defeated the Athletics 8 to 3 today for their second straight triumph over Connie Mack's team. Phillies 231 020 0008 11 0 Athletics 100 001 0103 10 3 Collins, E. Moore, Bivin and Todd; Cascarella, Wilshere, Mar-cum and Foxx, Berry, Rain Spoils Series ST. LOUIS, April 7 (IP) Rain today forced postponement of a city series between the world champion Cardinals and the St.

Louis Browns. collapse of most of the other Burg Civic-Merc Loop should be used to cleanse the too oily skin, says Helen Mack. Using this treatment, cleanse the skin at least twice a day. favorites and the disappointing finish of the renowned Robert T. Resumes PIay Tonight DXDOC1 Idle last week because of the Jones, Jr.

Jones, lacking his old skill or fashion show in the gym, the Hollidaysburg Civio Mercantile confidence on the greens, finished with his worst round, a 78, and wound up in a triple tie for 25th i in cage league returns to action tonight with two games. Rivalry Renewed SALE CLOSES SATURDAY place with Mike Turnesa and Har Williams' meet Stuckey's in the With Cathedral, McGee's and Na ry Cooper at 297. This compared first game at 7:15 while A. and P. 2 MeMmtrimm nf- takes on the league leading Clean with his mark of 294 for 13th place use our original Mi, tionals in the thick of the Central State basketball tournament now going on in Cathedral hall, the fag IMR3 I ers in the night cap at 8:15.

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tonight and Stuckey's vinced that the one and three-game series at the close of the season which selected a first cycle title- outgoing nine holes before rallying with an amazing 32, four under win their game. Williams and A. holder and a season's champion, and P. would have to win again next Monday to throw the league par, to post a 74 that gave him really settled the question of sii tnira money with a total of 284, into such a snarl. periority.

Several other strong teams should put lots of moxie in The national open champion's last nine holes was the best in the tournament but he would have the remainder of the tournament. BURG MEET POSTPONED A track meet at Dysart park, scheduled to select the squad to represent Hollidaysbutg High in future events of the spring, was postponed because of rain that made the track and runways unfit for service Saturday afternoon. needed the luck to match Sara- zen's "double eagle" on the 15th BUDGET PAY PLAN It's In tune with the times and an easy way for you to equip your car. Just come in select what you need show your license certificate for identification and make the easy terms you want. We will install or deliver at once no long investigations or delays.

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Bring these twigs into the house, place them in tepid water, and they will bloom days ahead of schedule, bringing you your own early ous Ottawa Irishman, surveyed the hockey world from a perch on the ling a pace for two rounds with 135 for 36 holes, also tossed away top today as his Montreal Maroons and the Toronto Maple Leafs mov PROOF I Ik, yrty Last year 97 out lBV' i of erery cu- jjr tomen com- i SaTSj purchaeea end our eay credit SrCT. requirements In about 9 minutel nis cnances on today's first nine, spring. This charming suggestion ed on to Montreal to continue the 1935 struggle for the Stanley cup and the world's professional hock He finished with a 75 for 286 that cinched fourth money, a stroke Is made by Ann Harding. Deer Driver Home ahead of Denny Shute of Phila-delpia, who had 287. Burly W.

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respects the most amazing of the day. It included six birdies as well as some wild and wooly The Maroons won the opener of He took off one shoe and stock MOTOROLA AUTO RADIO New 1935 Motorola streamline model! fine, rich tone with plenty of volume no park plus suppreeeora needed. the three-out-of-five series 3 to 2 in an overtime clash here Thursday. Last night they made it two straight by the even more decisive margin of 3 to 1. The next two games, if the series goes that far.

ing stood in several inches of wa ter and scooped his ball out of 25 the creek and onto the short 12th green with a remarkable recovery, only to take three putts. He sank five putts otherwise ranging are scheduled for Montreal Tuesday and Thursday. With the added advantage of playing on their home runk the Maroons seems almost certain to win one of them and end the series. Topcoats from ten to 25 feet and made good his par goal by dropping a 16-footer on the final green for his last birdie. Walter Hagen, the old campaign BURNS MEETS JADICK Charley Burns, South Fork box Andy Bahr, 61yer-old deer driver er, tossed away his chances of landing close to the top by card er, will met Johnny Jadlck, Philadelphia welterweight, in the wind- ing a final 79 for a total of 293.

who performed the almost superhuman feat of herding 3,000 deer a distance of 2,000 miles for the Canadian government, Is shown on his return up of a professional boxing show A. ROY BURKET, Mgr. 12th Ave. and 16th St. Trailing Hagen as well as Jones were such other former champions as Willie MacFarlane with Phone 9345 at Lancaster tonight.

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