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Spring in Class Final on Bellwood Floor Tonight Roaring Coaching Team Coaches Is Real of Cage Trick Shautfhnessv's Redskins Blow Shift to to Bears Twilight Practice in Order As Dodgers Start Workouts Lower Meriou Back on Top Of District 1 Altoona Meets Franklin For Title Friday BEAR MOUNTAIN. X. March I late flurry of business kept th li Towering Howie Schultt. Branca Rtvkey. both senior and justs-fo-t j'x-invft first sacker front nior.

busy in their Brooklyn office Si. j. became the seven- but belli were expected- tomorrow. signed Brooklya Dodger to- It wa quit evident that ot i th unanished business in mxkib By WHITNKY MAET1N EW YORK. March l.V-V-st Irving to get harmony ou; of an ful id cats we caat think oft- NEW to V- r.

lTt Chief Socialist Clarene Nw tfk, nrettv nhviouit what "kxv jsrxu nas iwn nvuns uown grapples wim tn llt tho Nsr Orlan arnied tuard r. 1,1 JTT-iiwtt SI i port on the Bellwood-Amis court to- i wmcr. ftv pu taking orders Tne WM fWhf. h. he Kvk this batch SUX.li.g ft JS Vb tnTTit hen.rVho to ShTVvtuT'thre nC- Lt th.uiherV i VTl V'r ih', -'n- h' evntnS.

R.rint Pprinj already day Manager Lippy Leo Prvxher seal his FWtbuso nock througa its first workout the Araty fieM house at West Point. The Br.v4j are starting the owl early with sight life listed a wast on the program every s.oept Saturday and Sanday. Pw to army requirement, the indor play- in Aeld is available week jays oniy at 5:45 p. ra. AltBOuth sews to SS cahdat4 rx'spoaded for in opnr.

c-nly ec nt tlhw on th rv-ter. A youngsters clBd frora a atioB-ii baseball school tier prent btfore amiranKot to Unas cl system. Durochr had a many assutasts as he did piajera coacJicS Ctvarii Iresn and John Comdea. LVut Wid and Ge'MIJ niisht happen when you set five forni a conference, trtct 6 chairman and Dick Bartliolo- strons-willeti sent ticther and try A total of men played at some handle the tame whi to set them to play a a unit, par- time or other durlut the season, Johnstown officials will handle ticularly if had a pet system ith trausters and one thing and i from floor-of his own. The confusion, if they another making the day-to-Usy ros- 1 Altoona H'th.

tltle-thlrsty and still refused to tvp-rale. would be too ter a shifty affair, and we under- Htnplng front the wlilpplnt at WIN awful to contemplate with exer-- stand he got Quite used to the ex- liamsport. will take on Franklin br body inakinr left turns or rutin penence of wakimt up of a morn- oush Friday for the third time this turns 'insr into reverse a. suit- tneir lancy. But Jarvi somehow sot tliem all to thuikin.tr the same straight as a tone guv isn't isoiui to take kindly to a man-to-man defense, or vice versa, Thev must hae torn- pr4iiUed some way.

Just didn't use any. maybe. Anyway. Jarvis. i Swler anxinjr those present nd Jhn Cvnty on the military Bruno Btxel of Moatrea! of the In- over Ust tnwrrow when he cele-teraatloaal aad Jake Pitler ct brutes SSth birthday.

Cooney will th ew farm at Newport News, be SatuMay and Paul hits the the leaa-ae helped with. 41 marker two da.v before the scathe reokiesx son opens. Tess A. I. athlete himself, hat tlon at times.

VTheii his plavers a bunch of to work I went Into a huddle before the ope-i-witn. at least the tourua- liur tiioff thev weren't planning uieut. All of the regulars piayed oa slratesv. Thev were I ilroduclnt iwii! Skyscrapers Lead Colleges In Quest of Gage' Honors CHICAGO, March 15. (-T Th newest football fangle la th Shaugh-nessy shift, Clark Shaiiithnesay has ended Ills unofficial wnneetlon with the Chicago Bears and this fall Will peddle his to non other than the Bears arch riTal, the Washington Redskins.

Shaughnessy, whose regular Job Is teaching football at the Iniversity of Pittsburg for a reported 12.0rt) per annum, lias matriculated on the sid with George Marshall's Redskins and will act in advlsorr capacity," What that means ia not qulto clear. But It woti'd appear that Washington which incidentally, is looking for a new coach Is either rolng to adopt the formation this fall or golnir to have Sliaughnessy show how to stop it. There Is little doubt but what th Redskins would like to apply th brakes to the Bears' man-ln-motlon which rolled over them 41-31 fur the National Pro championship last December. It was not long after th gain that Arthur "Dutch" Berg Bob Feller Is Bean Balling Japs on Saipan ABOARD A UNITED STATiSS B.Vi'TLKSHlP IN x'HK CK.Vl'RAL PACIFIC (Delayed) HI -Bob Feller, the Vau Meter, Iowa, farm boy who won fame a the Cleveland Indians'- pitching ace. saw hi first lighting action in the carrier task force strike on Saipan.

but was deeply chagrined baeai.se he didn't get a chance personally to pitch some hard, fast ones at the Japanese Feller's battle station on this ship Is at the director pvst for a 40 millimeter anti-aircraft mount. During the ll-hour Jap aerial attack' on our ships off Saipan, almost every gun crew on the ship tot ai least once chance to open fire on enemy planes. But none came in tho line cf fire of Feller's 40 millimeters. "Our boys were pretty disappointed." said Feller, Bob Is a chief specialist. His primary assignment on tht ship, of course, is a fighting' one, manning his gun station.

He stands a regular watch turn of four hours on and eight heurs off and nor v. hen Jap planes are around. He works a-, his secondary assignment, as an athletic and physical conditioning director, whenever, there opportunity, "When we're at sea like th's, we don't get much chance for more, than a little nuisvlo-Jerkliig calisthenics once in a while," Bob said. Bob ia one of the most populir men aboard this battlewsgon. The chiefs, many of them, because Fller does his Job and effectively.

Navy chiefs are pretty lard to pleas Bob' work a physical director actually ia extra duty. He also puta in a groat deal of time on workouts of his own, determined to keep in condition to resume his pitching career as soon as victiry Is won. Bob 'is concerned by lack of opportunity to pitch and' keep his arm in trim. He has pitched only a few times In more than two years now. Bob and hio team played another battleship team, one of the fleet' best baseball outfit, at a South Pacific base some months ago.

Feller and his team won. 3 to 2. Bob drove In two runs with a triple. Bob said his family back In Iowa must be having a tough time trv-ing to operate the 400-acre Felkr farm near Van Metor, South of Des Moines. "My father died last year, you know." he explained "My mother and my sister are trying to carry on." Bob's wife Is working at the Great Lakes Naval training stution near Chicago.

XAMED JAMESTOWN PILOT N. March Ollie former Buffalo "home run king" said today he has been named manager of the Jamestown baseball club of the Pony league. Carnegie played with the Buffalo Bisons from 1931 to 1941, and in the 193S season hit 45 home rurs. Tork chlul.rln, Sl of BrvVk. and 0lU siuaii couete entrr Hi-Y Slaps Celtics For 32-26 Win court.

The same looked like a walkaway 'or Hi-Y at the close of -he first period when the Hi-T held a tf I lead. Celtics- opened their eyes in the seooad round and disooverM their plight too late as the Hi-Y led at halftone. 15-12. But this didn't discourasre the Celtics no. They came away at the rim as did the Hi-Y and the third quarter ended in knot Hi-Y up with both barrels smother the Celtics in the final session.

12-6. and v-in the game. 32-26. Stevenson paved the way for Hi-Y with 12 c-oinif whl'e Dillen and O'Ftesh divided It! for the losers. Caldwell of the winners was smooth with the one-handed tosses while DiHm of the Celtics displayed some nie se; shots.

It was Hi-Y S'th win in 34 starts m-i came wter tour nan, fought quarters that looked i-ke the Malinfrad stsnvt to trim the hard l.itten Celtic ajsregslion al the i Ins up coaching. Th first-string JT 1 -North XZ; e-naign Bill Rih. Pittsburg, and En- in Jim AloGuire, Steven Point. 'WU. Normal.

forwards, and Knu r.W Io. "1 he had enouili diffeient teams to to rtnd his team had departed uiirint; tne nignt lor iiiflitsry, or na- val. secrets. ow ne ever sept trac iu so many men Is another mystery, al- WJW ou'" hve i a up comings and goings mnd to win of SJ -V- Cvn.idennr the Impromptu lineups i tneniseives to each other. i NEW TOr.K.

March 15. vP The ratters in Madison Square Oarden 1 will be thoroughly dusted off d-ir- iug the next two "weeks as a doaen of Uie nation outsfinding college case teams, many of them featuring i sjo'scrsptng c-'nters. seek basket-! ta'rs highest honors in two tourna-! mcnta. The seventh national Inviti-ion tournament begins tomorrow nisln i with Boalinc Green college, an Ohio am norse with an impressive re frd. racing the metrvpoiltrn Ne Tare, real skyscrapers will appear in these gimes.

IVvn Otten. Bowling Green center, towers six 'et lll-H'ches and is exceeded -u height among basketball stars only by seven-foot Bob Kurland of "the Oklahoma Aggies, who will appear later in the tournament. DePaul's outstanding playr is six foot, nine inch George Mikan. Neither Otten nor Mikan Is ccn-sidered merely as a "goal tender" although they can bat plenty of shots away from th- baskets. Coach Harold who played with Toledo University in the 1942 invitation tourney, predicts that Otten "may prove the sensation ot th's tournament." Mikan.

also an all-around performer, scored 442 points in 23 games this season. Two. other first, round games of the invitation tourney, sending OkH-lioma A. and M. asainst Canisius of Buffalo and Kentucky astainst Vtah.

will be played next Mondiy aiith semi-finals March 22 and the final March 2S. Thf schejule was arranged that navy-manned teams siieh as Muhlenberg and Bowling Green could return home between games. Next week the eastern half of the National Collegiate A. A. champion- ship tourney, involving Dartmouth.

Catholic university. Ohio State and Temple, will be p'syed on the Garden court. The winner' of this two- sffair wot rrui the western tourney at Kansas City in a fina nlav off her. v.rch -t i.ie pian men calls for a meeting between the two tournament winners March 30 for the benefit of the Red Cross. Blue Jays Now Have 20 Players in Fold FHILADELPHLX.

March If' LhJ'. s.inounc ed today that they have signed 20 players In addition to manager Fred Fitxslmmons and coaches Merv Shea and Chuck Klein, and that 11 others are unsigned. OutAeTrf.r Baseman Jimmy Wasdell. both of whom are asking more money than their contracts call for. Wasdell wrote from Cleveland that he will report next Monday at the Wilmington.

training camp, and talk over his complaint. Inflelder Glen (Rip) Russell wrote that he will stav on his farm in California Eugene tHomesick obtained in iKa Pimaa h. nrtt Binail word has been received (rom ln-fielders Rot Hamrick and Charli Letchas and Outfielder Paul Bush. Southpaw pitcher Wilbur Reeser from West Lawn, near Reading, will renort at the club off ice tomorrow. Stan Musial May Be Lost To Redhirds 15.

Stan Jtuaui his bea rev Uissified 1-A by hu draft c-Mrd. but r.t to play a fw games for the Car-i'aais this sprxg before tejrg ini icted. "I think I'll be there tor i a coup! of moatr," th 14J Na- uoaal ItATM UKtng wt.H player. tcttLghL I plan to lent Saturdaj' fcr Cairo. IiL.

for the opening jt training I haven rec-ive-i say criers to report for a physical he said. rh hiky ou'-Oeider. tkn rise front the minors to the 5t. Lou club came just before Use Cardinals woa two pennants wita M'Kai in a rol at bat a mirrie-i aad the father of a tfcr-year-old son bad beta woramg duncg uh months la tie same Donors ste: cull wswre he firs; attracte-i attention of ti-bU scouts as a saciiot pitcher "Tve been expecting to cailVi for txit liaie." Uusal raid. "I hvivea jii-ea a thought to any pre-fereace I have indited Into the service, whether is Artsy.

Navy or Mirmes." MjaiaJ catre up to the Cardinals late in ti and ben the crab's sluijir.g ffvasijt since. In li sirv.es that year he bitted .45. The year he hit a neat 4ii ar.d looekVi oat two hits one ir.amr in the worid series. Last year he boosted his batting averag-t to .357 tj the lecre hitfeg Is addition. le th ieagi ia total hits doubles, and total bases last seasoa.

BOWLING TBI DAY BELL TELEFHOJiE LEACl'E The three leadint clubs in this leag-je ail up with three gim.e w.is anl cov stiU farther out in froat-- Cities frva F.eii-ys. Se- lcrs 4cwr.ed A. T. and Ter- minaj swaniped Head-Guys. HosAcli pa.t together of for 5S3 ta lead the evcamfi Segling.

STANDING Woo Lost Cabks Temitri's Head Eeiays A. T. T. 14 14 30 2S i 1 i FHILXDELFHIA. March 13 vV-Lower Mnoo.

defending FIAA basketball champion. retained their ao- playe-n sain I'he nr.ers draw the as-siyniKen: of meettnsr District 3 with A ns-vu-t-e victories, in the start of internist rict play te avutral Junior hijh curt in Readtiif Saiurda.v. HasitSon. considered a strvn tn-tender for the state litie. -ixv-d a sleo nearer to the District cham pioaship by dwn ttc tVckv.lle i at Allentown.

The M-Miuttineen ill meet ihe winner of the Nes- quenoninc-rainwrion iraeas touigm tor Ptitncl 11 laurels. Wiiiiainsport. anotiier vvry-nmal cau- d'date for state honors, went int. the District 4 finals with Syr? as i's opponent on Friday nisht. The M'llionaircs Irinuiied Rioomsourg 2-io at Lwisburg while Sayre was tttking the measure of Coudersrt at Manstleld.

In anoiher cvntest. reached the tituil round i.f DiKrict play with a to Victory over Taylor. Tomsht's iiutch between Berwick Luienie will Swcyersviiie's opponent in fii-als. East Fra.iyrxV- into the r.ais in Tistri. 9 with an upse; victory over PuRis.

at for the s-vtion crown. E.tst P-ady now meets Bradford North section winner? for distrkt borors. Ia District W. Shrn won its 19th straight ga-ie by subdnine a siul-Kra Erie East outfit. at Far-ri.

Sharon fisht? it out with Wa. ren for the district title Friday. powerth'uscd its way into the District final by swamping lvk Haven it Altoona. Fran-k'fn borousrh. which upset Jhnstowa last week, will oip.se for th District i District titlists to dat are: Lower Marion and S.

Westinhouse. 1. Johnstown in PCIAA Finals JOHN6TOWN. Mar Johnstown Catholic eliminated Puts-burs rth. chtm-pion of the Peittisylvania Catholic lntrsvh-lastiv At'rietie tssocistion.

from ihe state finais, winning by a S-14 vre. Bv takir.c western r. giona honors. advances to the class A fical in ir.jht with Pr.i'.sdiphis Smtheiist Catholic, winner bv a S-23 score over St. Mary's of In the eastern -vsiona' contest Neither Johnstown Putsb irv scored a point in the firs; periol.

Kill Pavlick. Johnstown star, racked up six pcinls in rapid ss the s-oond period and remaicel in frnt from there etl. Pittsburg. wh-b defeated twice d.inn? th- season was with only 'our fl-M two at them jsined in the final period. P'ttaburg's ace ruard Tone was held one field goal ar.d a ul.

Giant Holdout Rank DMindle to Jut One L-KEWi-D. March 15. v.P The New York Giants. wV-se holdout ran'ss l.ave dwindled to a pom: wh-T Ire veteran p'tcher. is the serious holdout, the purchase of Bruce Sioat.

2-yea- old outrte'der. from ibeir ersev Cttv farm tijb. Sl-an a lefta-d'd hatted with the Little Rack club of i.cfw--!on. fror which ws draft-'i bv Jersey City last 'all. t-- in bafins.

4-f in the draft. The Giants er.t?tied in another "hre-h nr w.rkoit txay. ircludine 'stttec aid nractice, agaia --annr th the Jer.ey City sjuad. Two Yanks Sign ATLANTIC CTTT. N.

March 15 Otelder Jhnnv Lindell and Gecrge (Tuckl StainMck agreed to contract tenits with the Yankees in New York todav and l'fl for the Yanks' tr-raing cmp here. Manager Jce MctTarthv announced. Thir brought nurr'oer of Yankees under cosrra-t tt 23. of whem 14 were in uriform tcday for an ot-1 doer wirkv.it. One Game Too Many Jte Ctimn.

trainee. plave-J in every one of Penn State's 15 bss-kitball games this year. After the season cl.ed in an informal game, he broke his nose. Named Title Site Cosst Guard Academy. New London.

will be the site of the Eastern bcxing cham-lii nships n-xt year cujionM piacr ai uir una vt pack in DiMrict 1 by Vatvill to Si tot th d.s-rtci tW hn WSs the Marvvn-s tSh championship sine 1S and us firth was ronoe-iKd with $uvh Dodgers Arky Vaughn. Rube Meltoa. Preachy Fordagaray. Augie Galan and Le Webber. Those on hand for the first drill wer Pitchers Curt Dat-Sk Toni War ren and Hai ttregg.

ar vy Hay-worth. oetnVider Luis Otmo and Cardn GUlfOwater and inncWcr Hart. Oil Eusllsh. an.t Schultx. Frank trs.

cJfiC'ally at-ta-lM-d to tii St. Psul rostT. alw on hand Darovhcr a roatin for thv tr-out prnd dunnt th help will have to aoclir.iat Itself to a "Bicht rout-ne. There 4s bo c.vnuec-tioa "between this diet schedule and the Si niirht saines lifted la thetr National les--te schedule. HjxA Waner iiuns brother Paul CHIRPS By OS HOARD SOMVBOUrS FIBTHOY is the birthday of Cal in Bell, well ka.

wn member of the Al-tooaa poikv desrrment anda resident of lA avenue. Mjs Ann lJ Fourth Jc.cata. is observ- lag her Krthday tod-. a marks the birthday of Ed R. Ss.er.

enp'cye if ie P. R. R. in tr ai'brake shop at Juniata and a r.d'nt of tCJ North Teeth sire. Be'iwood.

P. Bol.ir.d. st cel-bra'ttne his "rtliviay Mr. Holland is empi.ved by the P. K.

R. at S.n-th Altoona. METRO WOn BtlWL TOMliHT The Women's tenpm leai'ie is irai'-MiV nearinc the end of another very successful season and after! the tables this ever.injt have bn erased from the schedule, there retrain Just jranies f.T each team befor the is drawn on ga. F.Kowir.g he schedu'e tr this evenirs i Vetrv Rsi Gir'-s vs. Nitiocii Cr.vss Company tha Girls vs Zippers.

Mary's i. rls vs Terth tree-. Caje. LEAGl SIAUIti Won Lost Crcs Ice Crean- Tenth Street Cafe prers Kiufy's Olr'j Rosie Gi-is National Flste Glass Msry Girrs 17 15 '4 II r. 4 12 13 Shirley's Shoe 2 Jean B.i-r.s let the leij-ie last week in hish gianes.

a 211 skv. Emma Roth bowled a three satr.e rota! ef x4 to lead in that restwv'. Crvss Ice C-eeni panv team pped the eifcuit i teatt rwrfortrscces with a sir.gie eare of and a thre-: toa! cf The folicw'ne scares1 of 1-V of rivre pins aere dur-. last w--k's match cartes. A Burcs 15.

1 T. iches 5 A. IVvr Rth ir. I). Kearrs IJi.

191 Emorv t. 5. Bovk- lsl. 15. m.

R. Bend'e 19 154 Slick 1T5 H. Diveiv Smc'e-i ton E. A. Wende- -h lo.

OTnneH '93. A Pr.ehi T1. T. Bums iv. 211 t54 ren- IT? and rnge- ter V.

H. R'rst W-e- Lra aVOld Lnllt In Merchant Marinr NEW YOF.K 'i-h 15 -P -Lee Sjenld. Piters n. K. J.

heavyw ish; who 's rank'd among the nation'-' I'ti active bcxe-s ha. ealssted in the StJ.t-s Mantixe 5er-v-e. his ira-iii-r Daly, said tiny. Savold s-d was seat trie fi-arn Is.fr 1 T. boot He a m'r-an sh'c-s nt ef Saa Save-U ke-1 fir a return but with J- he dcfnttt-d bs week, at Madi-soti 5quar V.a- P- -jM vai -f word as vhf.h" b-e pertnttt'd to ccntin-je ty-x-ne.

5ifOi With Ttica FLINT Mich March P.0-er- R-rvey rs i aid M'cbiran No-ma! col'ece catcher s'ffrtf a e-ntract witn of th Easiern an-1 wil! rr---- rt tv Ph'lsd-'hia I'hil- trs-mrr in Wi'mineton. text wk. rui Harv- w-ts ra-ted nrst valu-a-! plaver th s-at ATeriesi! '-n o- tovmarreat beaticr out Harold fr- th h-r He was dis-charred from th rcsrines because ef jjth-ta. Likes War Joh More CHICAGO. Manh -P Wr Signer, yrung Cbiragc Cub pit-her obtained Nashville.

ias seasra. has decidd to renia.n f-n his war tn th e. and today asked Gallaghe Cubs vice to placed on the Toluntiry retired ljt. th-s es.vn. Hi-Y Field Feal T.l Points.

1 0 1 0 la Wolfe. (I it Hartlev. 2 1 Caldwe'l. G. 2 0 4 Cellini.

ft (I Brown. 3 3 9 Team total 14 4 S3 Celtics Dillen. 4 0 F-e-h. 4 0 3 0 Ytnrlinr 2 0 4 Allentann. 0 0 8 Eriorv-.

0 0 0 Team total 13 0 25 man. Redskin coach, announced liig resignation. Stiaughtuvssy aud tiuorge llulm. Bears' owner who now lleviten-ant comiuandur In the Navy awaiting an assignment in the South Pacific, hav brewed together for quit some time. In fact, th modern version of the formal Ion as employed by th Boars was first perfected by the two 'lien 10 years ago when Sliaii)uicsy w.v couching at tho University of Chicago.

Since that time, hits been a regular caller at the Bears training ramp id Delafleht, 1h. graining plays by the dosens. During the season would help scout snni Karnes for the Bears, and did a particularly Job of aiding Chief Scout Waller Hals In watching Washington last year prior to Ilia National playoff. "Shauirhnessy's connection wltlt us," Ralph Brlirolara. Rsira acting general manager, ''has ended after a trand and wholesome friendship, Niiw conies a time when has received a fine offer and It w-s natural that he took It." North Catholic and St.

Marys to Gash WILLIAMSPORT, March North Catholic of Pittsburg and St. Mary' of Seraiiton. two seml-finalists In the current Pennsylvania Catholic Interscholastic basket ball playoffs have been accepted fi-i-competition In the etghtb annual Knights of Columbus State Catholic High school imitation tournament here March 24-25. North Catholic will defc-iu tho tournament title It won last year while St. Mary's of Scraiito'li will make its first appearance in the vv ent since St.

Mary's High Wlllliinvport will be the local representative in the toumev while Civ other schools will Invited to com-pete. MUM 6tfc3tcises leave? a do they go? ti Ntr Art Gfyhmiil Dtpirtura Timu fnm to Pitta Burf, t'lve laaa, Ohio, and other peiata we and southwest. 2:46 A. iU. 8:06 A.

M. 8:21 P. M. 7:56 P. M.

AlteoM Harriiburr, Fa WaahlBgoa, D. and other as aM aouthnart 5:85 A. M. 12:50 P. M.

5:50 P. M. 9:25 P. M. OravrMaad Bums Mop at PEXNA.

R. R. STATION AUOKa Standard Oil 54? 54 544 Studebaker Corp 16 Wis Swift ft Co 31 Texas Co 49-4 49 49 United Aircrait 30 29 30 United Corp 1 1 United Gas Imp 1. 1 lh Rubber 47 46 47 Saielt 55 54-Xi 55 Steel 54 53 64 Warner Bros Pict 14 i- 13 Western Union Tel A 47 47 47 West Elec ft Mfg 99 98 98 Woolworth (FW) 39 Bi 39 Tork Corp 10 10 10 Youngs Sli Tube 37 37 37 FITTSHl'RO LIVESTOCK PITTSBURG, 13. W-(Pa.

Dept. Agr.) Sheep 400, steady. Choice lambs wool la.70-16.73, medium to good 13.75-14.75. common lambs u. 25-8.

25, ewes 3.00-7.00. wethers 4.00-8.CKI. Clipped lambt Otlur markets steudy Livestock prices unchanged! Receipts calves 200, hogs cattle 2tK). PIl'TSBI'RG PBODt'CE PITTS BUKG, liar. 1 Produce demand Apples 5 cars, steady U.

S. No, 1 bu baskets Xew Turk Northern Spits 8.65, Pennsylvania Xelklous 8 65-73, Virginia Black Twigs' 3. Tork Imperials 8.bl-96: Eastern crates New Tork Baldwins 3 65, Mcintosh 8.33-57, (Nirtliern Spies. 3.73,- Pennsylvania York Imperials 3.96; bu cartons Ohio. Golden Delicious, 3.7i- Potatoes islesdy, No.

1 old stck 100 sacks Mains Katahdins and Idabo Ru.st Burbunks, 75-855 Pennsylvania Russet Kurals 15 lb. paper llaln Katahdins 47-49; new stock 50 paper sacks Florida Bliss Triumph 3.50. CHICAGO GHA1N CHICAGO, March 15. IPl Cash wheat -was up 'cent today. Shipping 6,000 bushels.

Receipts 96 cars. Corn was unchanged at -OPA ceH Ings.1 Shipping busliels. -Bookings bushels. Receipts 142 cars. Oats Were unchanged at OPA ceilings.

Receipt 5 cars. WHEAT: Open High' Low Ch-se May July Sept. Dec OATS: May Jnlv Sept, Dec: RTE: May Julv Sept. Dec- BARLEY: Stav July Sept 1.71 1.71 1.71 1.71 167 1.68 1.67 1.68 1.65 1.66 .1.65 1.66 1.65 1.65 1.63 1.6:. 78 73 73 81 V6 81 78 78 "73-74 .81 4 78H 741 74 1.58 1.38 1.29 1.27 1.28 1.27 1.28 1.2T.

1.26 1:25 1.25 1.26 1.26 1.2Ti 1.26 1.25 1.21 "1. 21 "1.20 1.20 1.15i FINANCIAL. POSITION WASHINGTON; position of Hie "TreasUrJ March IS: Receipts S164.5S7.639.S5:. expenditure S269.S00.273.f,9: net 'balance 18.8t7. lota! (U-xre'a under previous day i Roaring Sprint, Juniata Valley kingpin and contender for claw honors In the District playoffs.

Sideline, tra uross, ins. I seasn on the Roosevalt boards for tne District class A championship, The pame gets under nay at p. m. with the entttv District 6 corn- i mlttee handilna: this, the final match. I The winner of PriiHy's clash will I take the floor aainst Somerset.

5 titlist. in a first round I p( play next Tuesday at a site to be announced ldtr, Altoona has twice beaten th Franklin Boro Flue Javs this season, each by a one potnt margin. At Franklin. IVocitiber the Lions nosed out the Jay by a 13-22 count and at Altoona. January 11.

shaded the Boro boys again this time me S3-SI on a last second foul goal by Frank The Franklin team will be In Altoona early on Friday and hold practice on the Roosevelt floor from i to 4 In the afternoon. Seibert. AHS forward, leoeived an injury in Tuesday's game with ljOC Haven and may not see little, if aotion Friday nlsht. Extra bleachers will be Installed for this game as a banner crowd Is I'kely. V.

Diniagrfo Holdout As Pirates Open JJVNCIE. March 15. t.P Outfielder Vince DiMaggio came under the category of a holdout today when he failed to put in an appearance as the Pittsburg Pirates opened camp. Seven other Buccoj were absent from the Initial workout, held sunny skies with the mercury close to TO. Outfielder Frank Column and Third Baseman Lee Handiey are expected in camps bv Friday, and Pete Coscarrrf and Al Ru- belins are still in war plant jobs.

Wally Hebetn, Harry Shuman and Hank Camelli also were expected later. First casualty was Pitcher Mas Butcher, who suffered a lest tendon and was advised by th team physician not to do any run ning for a day or two. Two promising youi glers wer watched closely In the first frolic Arkie Gamble, a shortstop fron-, the Pirate farm at Hornell. X. arrived here from Dayton.

to participate in the workouts. Howard Ammerman. right-handed pitcher from Richmond, also took the eye of Manager Frank Friseh. At Hertiuva Beach, DiMag-gio said he hadn't signed his 1944 contract because its terms were unsatisfactory "but I st'H don't con- i aider mvelf a holdout. "I feel I am entitled to a little Detter tnan i nave ren i n-rea I said Vince.

"but I expect to get together with President W. J. Ben-wanger and we probably can straighten out the matter. We've always asreed very well In the past. know.

I'm very grateful to baseball. It's been my livelihood and I want to continue playing. I'm 3-B In the draft, and whether giving up my job in a shipyard in Long Beach moves up my classiflcatiou hasn't been a consideration at all." said he had suffered a sinus attack and hadn't been able to work the last two weeks, but was to have a final checkup Friday, after which' he probably would see or talk with BenswanSer at the Pirate ca.mp. PIAA Baskethall District Seml-Ftnal Berwick 35. Luzerne 32.

District It Semi-Fiaal At Allentown Palmerton 47. Ves- ouehonlng 40. Diitrirt 3. Class Championship Camp Hill 27, Susquehanna Town-Ship 23. State Catholic Leagne Class Tlayef Mount Oliver St.

Joseph's (Pitts- burg) 37, St, Marv-'s High (St. Marys) 7:30 Bob Burns 8:00 Babv Snooks n.iO Aldrich Family 9:00 Bing Crosby 9:30 Joat Davis 10:00 Abbott Costello Ave Maria Hour 11:0 Raymond Gram Swlnj 11:15 Richard Harkness 11:30 Sign off NATIONAL PBOGBAMS MORNING 815 KDKA Dream Wearer 9:45 Tel-Pic Parade 10:00 WABC Valiant Lady, Sketch mm t7 Rahv Institute gllisO WABC Cooking, Mary Le Tay lor 11 .15 WEAF Vic and Sade, Sketch 11:45 KDKA David Harum AFTERNOON 1:15 KDKA Buddy Murphy'a oreh. 1:30 WABC Bernadlne Flyna. comment 1:30 WEAF Light of the World Ted Malone, Poetry 5:30 WEAF Just Plain Bill, Sketch NIGHT 615 WJZ-Terry and th Pirates. Sketch 7:00 WAEC-I Love a Mytry, Sketch 8:00 WABC Pla? Suspence 8:30 WA BO Death Valley Days :00 KDKA Music Hall.

Bin Crosby 8:30 WJZ-Spotllght Band 10 Ot WEAF A 1 1 and Cmtello Guests 10:15 WOR-Dale Carnegie. Talk 10:30 Af.AF March nf Time WJZ Wings to Victory 10 45 WOR Recorded Concert Musi WQXR The Music Bos 11 00 KDKA News Home Front 11 :30 WABC Viv Arieric Variety I WEAF Music of the Sew World 1J 00 KDKA -The Music Tsu Wt MARKET-STOCK REPORTS TBIALIO WOMEN'S LtAGlE BUtehfjrds w.n tw front P.ed Keck Coia retaia their cce-san adraati; over Paradis-- Cafe whj wn two from French Bvtery-RelHU- Hvtfi won two from D.psy aad T-iajti G.r'.s woa two frot PiB-Vp Gi-is Slick r.vl-e-i 212 f-r eh r.i'e ttl HJa Div-4- with MS rcl'i Tje" nany this lei- je seeicz -n iti the St to-mey Lancaster durirg the next tw. wk garje will be tw tiMi-ssive nights. A. F.

PI CK TIN LEAGEE Eokar brrke even with ia p-'tcl? wtr.nicg dud ioitag two retair. the firt pbee ital vver a ock wsj -olievt'd three or: Nectar. Circle won f-Mir points to into fourth Suitiaa tied for f-ftii by takms tiir-e poiats from B-'vk l) for high ileal a-i hi? t2S as also eciajh fjr hie'-, total. STANDING Win Lst F.jl Bokar rixi Nectir P.e-i Circle Siltin S-nsyceld Encore Rajah "4 24 -IS S4 JT is 51 30 41 33 15 2-35 25 The former East Penn league nurier i. lecame one of the Trenton club's mainstays during the closing days of last year Interstate league sea- i DickeV Passes Physical son.

and General Manager Herb Pen- nock hopes to get hi signature LITTLE ROCK, March 13. promptly Bill Dickey, veteran New Tork Dick Carter, pitcher-outfielder, also Yankee catcher, passed his phyaicil up from Trenton, sent in his con- examination at the Little Rock m-traet today. I ductloa center today and wis assign- The Jaybird now bave men ed to the Navy, classified 4-F in the draft: 11 in! Dickey was planning to start hi 1-A. subject to call anv time: three sixteenth season with the Yankee in 1-C. with medical discharges: when his number wa- ca.led.

He three over one under-age and one I will be 37 on June 6. He le mar-in the limited service class. ried and has one child. Today's Radio Highlights Regrets He Won't Be There on Opening Day PHILADELPHIA. March 15.

P- fientTtnV Pniladli phiTSaD leasrue ball club, who reports for military service at Part Dix. N. Fridav" said todav his only regret will be that he won't be on hand when the PhilHes-Blue Jays open their 1944 season. "I'm afraid the fans are going to have to wait a little longer than we premised originally for a pennant contender." tie confided. "But once the war Is over, and providing the big league teams have not been de-.

privex! of their farms I don't see i any reason why the Phillies should i not come up with a real team." Carpenter said General Manager Herb Pennoek would be in complete charge of the club while he's away. It Won't Be Long Now COLLEGE PARK. March 15 vP Early Wynn. who checked in yesterday at th? Washington Senators' spring training camp. figures he won't stick vound long with the cluh this season.

Wynn. who chalked up the best record of any of the Senators' hurl-ers last season, disclosed that he expects his Cbrlotte. K. C. selective service board to tag him shortly for the army.

Until the call comes, however, he's going to play bail. Meanwhile, the Senators added another exhibition game to thejr spring training schedule, giving them a total of 13 pr-seasor. game. They have looked a tilt with the Camp Lee team on Sunday. April 1 at the of Maryland training gTounds here.

Red To Lose Riddle BLO 5MINGTON. Ir.d.. March 13. 4 Elmer Riddle. Cincinnati's only winner last year, has noti-' fied BUI McKeehnie that she will 20 up for pre-induction examination March 23 lfcre his Cr-I-i unibus.

G.i.. drift board. Riddle vol-i lintarilv insisted upon the showdown I before signing his contract. He his been working in a Georgia warplant. Beau Jack I 1 Deau 1J AVGl'STA.

March 15. Beau Jark. the Ajgista bootbUik who fought his way to a brief ten- ure as world's lightweight champion (New York version) was reclassified 1-A by his draft board today. The board announced th? change In Jack' tatus under his true name, Sidney Walker. The fighter is married and has three children.

Expects Navy Call MERIDIAN March 15. 'Pi Judge Arthur Busby said today that his son. Paul Busby. Philadelphia Nationals outfielder, would notify his club this week that he would be unable to report fir spring t'ainint hecau.e he was expecting a call frcm 1 the Nsnr. The player has already passed his i physical eliminations snd has been i classed 1-A.

Hi First Bout Mrrlne Private Wilbert Greene. volunteer heavyweight, fo-ight i th fir.t tirn in the Eistrn Inter-! -ollgiat it Pern State this yea--. I The bovr had previously par- ticipat'd in the Solomons campaign. i I STOCK SALES Total stock sales today ....1.184.60 Week ago Year ago 1.36S.450 NEW TORK, March 15. (JP) Closing stocks: Air Reduction 41''41i 41Vs Al Chem Dye 146 Am Can Sti'i 86S Am Diatillers 274 2S.4 Am A For Power i 5ti Am Rad St 104 10 lOi Am Smelt 4: 39Vs 39 39'i Am Tl II Tel 157 157i lo7 Am Tobacco 6054 60ls Anaconda Cop 27i 26 37H Atchison ft 66 86 Atl Refining 307 31i Paid Loco Ct il 21 81 Bait ft Ohio 7 7H 71i Bendlx Aviation 374 37 374 Beth Steel 61 o9 61H Boeing Airplane 15 15 Borden Co 30 Briggs Mg 31 30 Sl Budd Mfg 7s 7 7 Case (J I) Co 38 374 37v4 Ches ft Ohio 47 47 47H Chnsler Corp 86 85 S6 Colum Gas ft Electric 5 4 5 Com' wealth ft South 11-11 Cons Edison 22 22 22i Cont Can 37 36 37 Curtlss-Wrlght 5 5 o'i Del Lack ft West 8 8 DouglM Aircraft 54 33H 53 PuPont DeN 146 145 Eastman Kodak 165 164- 165 Elejtrlc Auto-Lite 41 40 Gen Electric.

36'-4 36 36 Gen Foods 42 41 i Gen Motors 59 38 59 Gen Refractories 23 22 23 Greyhound Corp 21 20 20 Hercules Powder 80 Illinois Central 16 16 Int Harvester 72 72- Int Nickel Can 27 26 27 Int Tel ft Tel 14 13 1 Johns-Manville 95 94 5 Kennecott Copper 31 31 31 Kresge (S S) 23 23 23 Lehigh Portland Cement 23 23 Lehigh Valley Coal 1 Lehigh Valley RR 8 Libby. McNally ft Llbby'7'7 Liggett ft Myers 72 72 72' Loew' Inc 61 61 61 Montgom Ward 47 47 47' Nat -Biscuit 21 21 21 Nat Dairy Prod 21 20 21 Nat Distillers 34 33 33 Nat Pow ft iV, Central RR, 19 18 19 North Amer Co ,18 17 18 Northern Pacific 16 16'A 16 Packard Motor 4 4 4 Param Pict 27V. 2fi 27 Penney C) 99 98 9 Penn P.R Pub Service 14 14 Pullman '44 4J 44 Pure Oil 16 .16. P.adlo Com of Am '0 10 10 P-eadln? Co lSi Renvbllc Steel 18 17 IS Reynolds Tobacco. 30 Sears Roebuck SP'l S91'- S9 Sinclclr Oil 11 ,11 .11 Socony-Vacuum 12.

Potrrv Corp 26 "S1. Standard "irand 30 80 "Vi Standard Gas ft. Electric Standard Oil Cal 37 37 Stsnrt'H Oil Ind 33 33 3S 80 WFBG 1340 On Your Dial 7 30 Rise nd Shine 7-4j Morning Devotion 8:01 News c-is Musical Reveille 30 Do You Remember 8:45 New 9 0) Mirth axd Madnea 9 15 uten 10 Sim Adam Classics 9:45 Nel5n Olmstead 10:00 New 10.15 Singo 10:30 Letter) from the Boy 11 (f) Koad of Life Vic and Sade 11:30 Freddie Glover 11-45 New 12 00 Betty and Bob 13:15 Birthday Oreetera 12:30 Luncheon Music 1:00 Bauknage Talking 1:15 Sketches in Melody, 1:30 Golden Trio 3:00 Gul ling Light Today's Children 2:30 Light of th World 2 45 New 1M Woman of America jiij u. p.rkln Jerry Sears Present 45 Right to Happiness i rrolics 4.50 Time Views the New 4-45 Sea Hound 6:00 Hop Harrigan 5:15 Dick Tracy 5:30 Blesea Eventer 5:45 Superman' 8:0" Hits: Hits and Encore 8-l." Serenade America Round Up Tun 00 Fred Warint 15 Newt of the World Fred Peeler, Salisbury, N. Burt Kuczynski, Philadelphiar Bill Wood.

Philadelphia: Don Black. Richmond. La man Harris. Birmingham. Talmadge Abernathy.

Mebane. X. Carl Scheib. Gratz. Russell Christopher.

Pt. Richmond. Calif. AP Wirephoto.) COXME CAN STILL SHOW 'KM HOW Connie Mack, venerable manager of the Philadelphia Athletics. Is still tn there pitching he Jives a few pointers to his pitching, staff after the first workout got under way at McCurdy field In Frederick.

Md. Watching Connie are fteft to right): Jack McGillen. Eddystown. iff ALTOONA TRIBUNE. THURSDAY.

MARCH 16. 1944.

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