The Knoxville News-Sentinel from Knoxville, Tennessee • 21

Want -3-3131 THE KNOXVILLE NEWS-SENTINEL Turin in of 990 on Your Dial Hoar it on WNOX Read it in Thm News-Sentinel Page B-3 Yankees Defeated by Venezuela Club on Misjudged Fly Ball Sunday March 2 1947 Presenting the 1947 Tri-State League Baseball Schedule Porkers Have One Open Date By AaufllM rmi FAYETTEVILLE Ark Feb 28 of Northwest Louisiana State College for the 1947 football opener here Sept 20 was announced today by University of Arkansas Athletic Director John BarnhilL Barnhill said the Southwest Conference game with the University of Texas was tentatively scheduled at Little Rock Oct 18 but might be moved to Memphis or elsewhere for accommodation of a larger crowd The Razorback boss added that an open date Sept 27 might be filled The remainder of the Arkansas hedule: Oct 4 Texas Chris- in University at Fayetteville Oct 11 Baylor at Waco Oct 25 iississippi at Memphis Nov 1 exas A at Fayetteville Denotes Sundays Denotes Saturdays In Anderson Spartanburg Rock Hill and Reldsville Double numerals Indicate double headers Bowman Cagers Coast to 15th Straight in Rebel Loop Recreation Bureau Cage News Dates Set for Negro Tourney Big ed ells Paces Favorites to Victories Stare 7:30 Emorlland Methddlst vs Dempster Dumpsters Oakwood Crusaders vs First Baptist Play at Christen berry -Thursday: Oakwood Crusaders vs Dempster Dumpsters Aldale Rag Co vs Pint Baptist Emorlland Methodist vs Maples All Stars The East Tennessee District Negro High School boys and girls basketball tournaments will begin were elected vice presidents Thursday night at 7:30 at the! Williams is also president of the Knoxville College Gym Tennessee Conservation League Several teams have already Cart ter Patten and Harry Miller Chattanooga business men SOUTHERN LEAGUE Btaadlpg Won Lost Pet 882 733 539 438 350 133 Two Dodgers Arrested for Not Playing Torgeson Stars as Braves Beat Bums Collects Home Run rsltrl FrpM CARACAS Venezuela March 1 runs that scored when Rookie Outfielder Cliford Mapes of the New York Yankees mis Judged a fly ball enabled the Vargas baseball team first-half champions of the Caracas Winter League to defeat the Yankees today 4 to 3 The game followed an argument In which two Brooklyn Dodger farmhands waiting to join the National Leaguers here next week Were put In jail for refusing to play for the Vargas team The rookies Ed Chandler and George Brown played in the winter league but said they could not play after Feb 28 because of an organized baseball ruling The Vargas manager claimed they had been paid to play and Chandler and Brown were "taken by police from the dugout to jail Chandler pitched with Fort Worth last season and Brown was with Nashua The Yankees swung futilely against the offering of two American Negroes Hilton Smith and Jessup Smith allowed only one hit in the first five innings to be credited with the victory and Jessup was touched for three hits in the last four frames The Vargas team bolstered by the addition of Cuban players as well as American Negroes scored two runs in the fourth on a single a triple and an error by Phil Riz-zuto In the ninth inning with two Vargas runners on base Maples lost fly in the sun and both men scored A crowd of 11000 saw the game paying from 240 to $17 eacn for seats BRAVES TRIM DODGERS HAVANA Cuba March The Boston Braves paced by the sharp hitting of rookie first baseman Earl Torgeson trimmed the lyn Dodgers today 5 to 2 to even their spring training series at one victory each A disappointing turnout of 1500 fans saw the Braves clinch the game with three runs in the third Inning after the Dodgers had taken a one-run advantage in the first Johnny windblown double off Ralph Branca and a single by Torgeson were the key blows in the rally Torgeson smashed a home run In the eighth inning off Rookie John Van Cuyk He also handled 12 chances faultlessly at first base The Dodgers were limited to two unearned runs and only three hits by Brave Hurlers Charley Barrett Warren Spahn and Ed Wright Brooklyn used four pitchers Branca Rex Barney Van Cuyk and Erv Palica Barney being charged with the loss ROY CULLENBINE SIGNS LAKELAND Fla March Roy Cullenbine counted on to replace the hard-hitting Hank Greenberg at first base today Signed his 1947 Detroit Tigers contract Cullenbine a 32-year-old veteran was the last regular to come to terms assuring Manager Steve O'Neill of a full squad when general drills open Monday' Rain washed out a preliminary workout today and O'Neill scheduled a Sunday session YANKS BUY BROWNIE MIAMI Fla March 1 In-flelder Johnny Lucadello who was the St Louis Browns last holdout today was sold to the New York Yankees for the waiver Earlier pitcher Ellis Kinder signed his 1947 contract as the Brownies went through their last workout before their opening exhibition tussle tomorrow with the Boston Braves Wyoming Entered Into National Club SrortalH LEXINGTON Ky March 1 The application of the Wyoming Thoroughbred Breeders' Association for membership in the National Association of Thoroughbred Clubs was accepted by directors of the national organization here yesterday James Stone Louisville president of the National Association termed acceptance of the Wyoming club a definite step forward In plans of the association greater membership in the interests of horse racing Other members of the national association include the Maryland Horse Breeders Association Thoroughbred Club of America Thoroughbred Club of Tennessee Ohio Valley Breeders' Association and Kentucky Thoroughbred Breed era' Association Teams Picked For Jr College Meet Methodist at Dallas open Nov 27 Tulsa at Tulsa Cliattanoogaii Is Elected TVO Proxy By Aorte(rd Frees CHATTANOOGA March Lou Williams outdoor writer for the Chattanooga Times was elected president of Tennessee Valley Outdoors Inc at a business meeting of the organization today Tennessee Valley Outdoors Inc organized two weeks ago has announced plans to sponsor a week-long sports program here next September The association hoped to promote a national outboard regatta and a golf tournament as a part of the program Auto Painting Body Work Welding Central Welding Co 1358 Island Home Pike -Phone 3-1531 Outboard Motor Repairing Fountain City Sport Shop 3981 Broadway Fh 8-4118 CARS-TRUCKS DIXIES SYSTEM'S 713 Gag ECONOMY AUTO PARTS Complete line new and used auto parts parts we have 323 East Depot Ph 4-5431 MOTORS Rewound and rebuilt Industrial and Commercial Wiring TENN AHTtlATURE ELECTRIC CO 312 Jackson Dial 3-lltl Have Fun This Spring- Get Your ft uAhmcut MOTOR SCOOTER Now! We can make delivery today wait until scooters an scarce again! Go 488 miles on a worth of gas Dial 3-2131 -Knoxville Cushman Co 389 Central CITY UMOIB Won Loot Prt Royal Crown Cola 14 3 873 YMC A 13 706 Fountain City Merchant 11 647 Accurate Weathentrip Co 6-10 375 Standard 4 13 350 American Legion 3 14 135 LEADING SCORERS Point Wolfe Royal Crown Cola 358 Branaon Standard Mill 319 Thoma YMCA 191 Middleton Accurate Weathentrip Co 153 Wolfe Royal Crown Cola 133 Bailey Fountain City Merchant 143 SCHEDULE To Be Played Mat Kaez villa Jr High Monday: 7 YMCA Standard 8 Ft City Mar va Accurate Weathentrip Co 9 American Legion Royal Crown Cola Wednesday: 7 American Legion YMCA 8 Ft City Merchants va Royal Crown COIa 9:00 Standard vs Accurate Company REBEL LEARIE Won Lost Prt Bowman Hat Co 16 1 941 Bucketeers 9 8 539 Burlington 9 8 539 National Business College 9 471 Dale Avenue 6 31 353 Camp 189 3 34 176 LEADING SCORERS Points 338 338 354 347 343 Wells Bowman Hat Co King Bowman Hat Co Cole National Business Col Davis National Business CoL Harts Bucketeera SCHEDULE Play at Bala Hih Beimel Tuesday: 7 Bowman Hat Co vs Bucke-teers 8 Dale Avenue vs National Business College 9 Camp 389 vs Burlington Wednesday: 7 National Business College vs Camp 189 8 Bowman Hat Co va Burlington 9 P- Dale Avenue vs Bucketeers MUNICIPAL LEAGUE -Standing Won Lost Prt 875 834 533 539 176 063 Delta Tau Delta -14 3 Knoxville Business College 14 3 U-T Ag Club 8 7 Dean' Clothiers 9 8 Fulton's 14 Rohm Haas 1 15 Taadlag Basest! Sharp Knoxville Business College 310 Ensor Dean Clothiers 195 Mankus Delta Tau Delta 173 Hill Knoxville Business College 354 Ayers Knoxville Business College 110 Schedule Monday: 7 Dean Clothiers vs Knox Bus College Delta Tau Delta vs U-T Ag Club (1 game for 3 games) 9 Fulton's vs Rohm Haas Wednesday: 7 Dean Clothiers vs 8 Rohm Haas vs U-T Ag Club 9 Delta Tau Delta vs Knoxville College Thursday: 7 Dean Clothiers vs U-T Ag Club Delta Tau Delta vs Rohm Haas 9 Fulton's vs Knoxville Business College VOLUNTEER LEAGUE Standing Won Lost Pet Park IS 1 941 Basketeers 13 5 706 Hurst Auction Co 11 6 647 West Knoxville Merchants 7 30 412 Stair Cuba 4 13 235 Dale Avenue 1- 16 058 Leading Beerera Points 305 144 115 110 87 Simpson Park Cooper Park Ward Basketeers Collins Stair Cuba Smith Park Schedule 1 Play at Park Jr High Sriieel Monday: 7 West Knoxville Merchants Tuesday and Wednesday Walter Sherrod American and National Leagues at Christen berry Monday Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday Kenneth Parry City League at South Knoxville Jr High Monday and Wednesday Marshall Fox League at South Knoxville Jr High Tuesday Bill Burchfield Thursday at Rule High Ralph Hutchins Municipal League at Tyson Monday Wednesday and Thurs day Shaddy Hale Smoky League at Belle Morris Monday Wednesday and Thursday Bill Maples Volunteer League at Park Jr High Monday Wednesday and Thursday Charles Monroe Betting on Prize Fights in Gotham Is Not Illegal nr fiim rim ALBANY March Betting on prize fights is perfectly legal and cannot be prosecuted the state court of appeals ruled today The ruling reversed the action of a lower court which had decreed that anyone wagering on the outcome of a fight or even acting as a stakeholder was guilty of a misdemeanor The highest court made the ruling in the case of Samuel Solomon of New York City who was arrested in 1943 after betting that featherweight champion Willie pep would defeat Allie Stolz in a Madison Square Garden bout Solomon was convicted and sentenced to six months in the work-house whereupon -he appealed to the high court contending there was nothing unlawful about betting on a fight that was duly licensed Seek Mills for Lesnevich Again nr VilM Pram LONDON March 1 Promoter Jack Solomons said today that plans are under way to match light heavyweight champion Gus Lesnevich with Freddie Mills British Empire titleholder for a world title match in London this summer Lesnevich who succeessfully defended his crown in New York last night by stopping young Billy Fox in the tenth round already has beaten Mills The 32-year-old CliffSide fighter scored a 10-round technical knockout over the Briton last fall Contracts for a return match between Lesnevich and Mills wers signed immediately after that match Solomons said and negotiations for the London bout confirmed early today in a transatlantic telephone conversation with Joe Vella manager Dale Avenue 8 Baaketeers vs Park fl Stair Cuba vs Hurst Auc Co Wednesday: 7 Dale Avenue va Park 8 Stair Cubs vs West Knoxville 9 Basketeers vs Hurst Auc Co Thursday: 7 Stair Cubs va Park Knoxville vs Hurst Auc Company 9 Basketeers vs Dale Avenue SMOKY LEAGUE Standing Won Lost Ramblers 14 8 Burlington 13 5 Troop 40 11 5 Fifth Avenue 8 9 Beaumont 3 14 Powell Station 3 14 Leading Scorers Prt 834 706 688 471 176 135 Points 173 157 148 141 137 135 Hood Ramblers Jones Ramblers Harmon Ramblers Taylor Troop 40 Byrd Troop 40 Pressley Beaumont Scbedala Monday: 7 Powell Station vs Burlington 8 Beaumont vs Troop 40 9 Ramblers vs 5th Avenue Wednesday: 7 Ramblers vs Troop 40 8 Beaumont vs Powell Station 9 Burlington vs 5th Avenue Thursday: 7 Beaumont vs Fifth Avenue Ramblers vs Burlington' Troop SOUTH KNOXVILLE LEAGUE Final Maidlsg Won Lost Pet 800 600 550 500 350 300 Points 341 193 150 143 14 1 Grays tone Smoky Mt Market John Tarleton Institute Hialeah Cube Slggs Ramblers Free Grace Baptist Leading Bearers 16 13 11 10 7 4 4 5 9 10 13 16 Franklin Hialeah Cubs Judd Grays tone Holt Free Grace Wldner Hialeah Cuba Wyatt Smoky Mt Market LADIES LEAGUE Standing Won LoatTie Pet Knoxville General Nursee 8 1 857 YWCA Seniors 7 2 778 National Bus College 3 3 1 800 Knoxville Bus College 2 6 250 YWCA Juniors 1 3 2 250 St Mary's Hosp Nurses 18 1 143 Leading Seeeere Points Doyle Y1VCA Srs 156 101 Howell Knoxville General Mullins Knoxville 'General Oldham National Bus CoL Maples YWCA Sr IMI Ml 98 93 83 atOHIIIlll At Ba Kaazvllle Jr High sheet 7 YWCA vs Knoxville General Nurses St vs National Business College 9 Knoxville Business College vs (Invited Team) AMERICAN LEAGUE Standing Won Lost YMCA i a 14 3 Maryville 13 Boys Club 12 5 Churchwell Baptist 9 8 Central 214 3 15 DeMoiay 1 18 Leading Bearers Points Waggoner Maryville 140 Shields Maryville 133 Long Maryville a 112 Cooper YMCA 110 Francis Churchwell 103 Play at Chris tea hetry Monday: 6:30 Churchwell vs DeMoiay Boys Club vs YMCA SiSO-rCentral Methodist vs Maryville Play at Christen berry -Wednesday: 6:30 Central vs YMCA Boys Club vs Churchwell 8:30 DeMoiay vs Maryville -Play at Rate High Friday: Boys Club vs Maryville Central Methodist vs DeMoiay Churchwell YMCA NATIONAL LEAGUE been entered in the tourney they include: Hall of Alcoa Douglas of Kingsport (last champions) Austin of Knoxville Nelson Merry of Jefferson City and Howard of Chattanooga Payne Avenue i Activities and Cage Standings The Bureau of Basketball all star games will be held at the Payne Avenue Recreation Center Wednesday starting at 7 In the opener the Knot Hole Gang League All Stars will engage the Champions The Roosters and Eagles are tied for first place with 12 wins and three defeats res pec- tively The championship game will be played on the Beardsley court Schedule for Wednesday 7 Knot Hole League All Stars vs Champions 8 Rorlcct League All Stars vs Austin Reserves 9 Rumpus League All Stars vs Media nlcsville Club riNAL STANDINGS i I Rerket Leasee Team Won Lost Prt Austin Reserves 15 1 936 Shamrocks 30 7 586 Girls' Club 8 8 500 6 11 -353 Cubbies 8 15 167 Rempes League Team Won Lost Prt Merhanicsville Club 14 1 933 String Twisters 9 8 60n Reserves- 5 10 333 Atomic el cats 3 13 133 Kaat Hate Gsag League Team Won Lost Eagle Roosters Rems Bears Leading Bearers Teem League Points Washington Medu Club Rumpus 157 Wagner Mech Club Rumpus 123 Bailey Austin Reserves Racket 12U Arnold Eagle Knot Hide 51 WEEKLY SCHEDULE March Xartk Meaday 4 Teen Tavern Executive Committee Meeting 5 Polly Pig Tails 7:30 Rucker's Club Tuesday 4 Girl Scout Troop 9 4 Teen Danrtng Class 7:45 "Teen Tavern" Wednesday 4 Girl of Pleasure 5 in Boy Athletic Club 7:45 -Girls' Recreation Club Thursday 4 Girt Scout Troop 78 7:30 pi Community Night Friday 4 Teen Age Bobby Soxers 7:30 Omi Cron Club Meeting Saterdnr "Teen Tavern" p- COLLEGE HOMES CENTER Tnraday 4 General Activities' 6 Youth Activity dub Wednesday 5 Knot Hole Gang Thursday 4 Handicraft Class' Friday 7 Youth Activity ClUh Car Freeze? WE WELD CRACKED MOTOR BLOCKS! Service WELDS NG CO 413 Magnolia Mai 3-3241 With rangy Teddy Wells former KHS athlete paving the way the strong' Bowman Hat Company cagers of the City Recreation Bureau's league coasted to two victories in the last play at the Rule High gym to bring their string of victories to 15 without a defeat The Bowman cagemen took a real drubbing in the opener but since then they have been unbeatable Wells has scored a total of 238 points to date and is holding onto the top spot in the league standings bring followed closely behind by teammate King who has 223 The Hatters will play the Buck-eteers on Tuesday night and on Wednesday they will meet Burlington Going Into the last week of regular sfcason play the Royal Crown Lions are a cinch to cop the championship of the Cily League The Lions have a record of 14 wins and a pair of losses while the second place YMCA boys have won 12 and lost 5 Wolfe rangy forward of the Lions continues to lead the City League scorers He has a total of 258 points and is followed by Branson of Standard Mills with 219 Thomas of the has 191 Middleton of Accurate has 153 Wolfe of Royal Crown has 152 and Bailey of Fountain City has a total of 142 The Delta Tau Delta team is still out in front in the Municipal League with a record of 14 wins and a pair of setbacks Sharpe of KBC is the high scorer with 210 points Dean Ensor is in second place with 172 markers The top game of this circuit this week will be the KBC-Delta Tau Delta clash The Park cagers continue to lead in the Volunteer League with 16 wins and a single loss Simpson of Park has a total of 205 points to lead the scorers and his teammate Cooper follows with 144 points The Ramblers of the Smoky Mountain League will be battling to hold on to the top spot this week at the Belle Morris gym The Ramblers are out front now with a record of 14 wins and 3 defeats while Burlington is in second spot with 12 wins and five defeats Hoof with 1 72 points leads the scorers The YMCA Swedes took over first place of the American League last week They have won 14 and lost 3 Maryville" with a record of 13 wins and four setbacks will be out to regain the league leadership in the final games this week Waggoner Shields and Long all of Maryville 'are in a three-way battle for scoring honors in this league The First Baptist Church cagers and Oakwood Crusaders will meet Tuesday night at the Christen-berry gym to decide the leaders of the National League They both have records of 14 victories and three defeats Bobby Cox of Oak-wood is the leading sewer with 140 points The Grays tone Church cagers won the Smith Knoxville championship with a record of 16 wins and four defeats Smoky Mountain Market finished in second place Franklin of Hileah won the scoring honors with 241 points In the ladies league which is played at Knoxville High the General Hospital Nurses and the YWCA seniors will clash Tuesday night in the feature game of the final week of play The Nurses are holding onto the top spot by a slim margin and a victory would give them the league title Doyle of the team leads the scorers with 158 points Howell of General has tallied 101 and MuHins also of General has a total of 98 The Knoxville Merchants have a wide margin in the Southern League with a 15-2 record Sigma Chi are their closest rivals with 11 wins and 4 defeats Bair and Brown of Oakwood lead the scorers This official assignments follow: Rebel League at Rule High Leading Scorers Ppints 138 130 96 Baird Oakwood Baptist Brown Oakwood Baptist Ward McClung Co Hubba Knoxville Merchants Taylor Sigma Chi Schedule At Teea Jualer High Tuesday: 7 Kappa Sigma vs Baptist 8 Sharps Chapel vs Sigma Chi 9p Knoxville Merchants vs McClung Co At Hale High School Thursday: 7 Knoxville Merchants vs Sigma Chi 8 Sharps Chapel Kappa Sig 9 Oakwood Baptist vs McClung Co At Tyson Junior High 7 Sharps Chapel vs McClung Co 8 Knoxville Merchant vs Oak' wood Baptist 8 Kappa Sig vs Sigma ChL JUNIOR GIRLS Standing Won YWCA 8 8-Balls (KHS) 6 Kittens I CHS) 8 Graystone 2 Girl Scouts 2 Dale Avenue 0 Leading Scorers Point Farrar 8-Bulls 82 Elmore YWCA 76 Smith Kittens 75 Hull Girt Scouts 70 Wlx 8-Balls 69 Johnson Kittens 67 Helton YWCA 66 Adame Kittens 66 Davis YWCA S3 Oakwood Friday: 4:30 Kittens (CHS) vs 8-Balls (KHS) YWCA vs Graystone 6:30 Dale Avenue va Girl Scouts Babe Bailies For Sixth Crown Today By United 'Frees ORMOND BEACH Fla March 1 Babe Didrikaon Zaharias winner of five straight winter golf crowns became a challenger for a sixth today when she defeated Margaret Gunther on the 19th hole of their semi-final match in the South Atlantic Tourney here The Denver distaff champion was leading the match up till the 18th hole when ghe rimed an easy putt and gave Miss Gunther of Memphis Tenn a long-awaited chance to catch up On the 19th hole Miss second shot to the green plopped into the trap and although she recovered nicely with a chip that-landed six inches from the flag the Babe clinched the match with a 45-foot birdie putt In the second half of the semifinals Miss Peggy of Findlay eliminated Polly Riley of Fort Worth Tex 3 and 2 to become Mrs opponent in title match Buccaneers Beat Tyson 8-Ballers West Knoxville Buccaneers took a hard-fought game from the Ty-i son Jr 8-Balls in an independent! basketball game played at Tyson Saturday Hutchinson of the Bucs and Hall of Tyson scored 5 points each to lead their respective teams Lineups: 16 Pas Tyaaa S-Balla 14 Luttrall 4 Hall 5 Fields Dupree Hutchinson 5 Conner Hail Ison 4 Vaughn 2 Jett 2 Ha idler 2 Sutw for Buccaneers Greene 1 Captain Meachendorf Knott Coker Foster Tyson ubs Brengle 2 Crutchfield 3 Troxell Durand Hamilton Abemathy: Adama "The Old Reliable" COCKRUM LUMBER CO i 8th Ave Dial 3-4131 Oakwood crusaders First Baptist Aldale Rag Co Dempster Dumpster Maples All Stars Emorlland Methodist Points Cox Oakwood Crusaders 140 Orr Dempsters 130 Neff First Baptist 135 DaVIs First Baptist 106 Laughcrty Emorlland 105 Play at Rala High Monday: 7 Emorlland Methodist vs First Baptist Oakwood crusaders vs Aldale Bag Co -9 Maples All Stars vs Dempster Dumpsters Flay at ChiUtonbeny Tuesday: 6:30 Aldale Rag Co vs Maples All Aim' Watches 3 Grim asl Insuring peace must never cease-As for your home Too long been neglected And all you own Make sure well protected CHATTANOOGA March leaven of the eight teams which ill participate in the Southeast-rn Junior College basketball tour-ament at Milledgeville Ga larch 15 and 16 were selected to-y by the conference executive mimittee The teams are: St Bernard Col-ge and Marion Institute District Middle Georgia and South Georgia District 2 Mars Hill and ither Spartanburg Junior College Brevard College District 3 ennessee Wesleyan and Cumber-md College (Williamsburg Ky) liatrict 4 Brevard College has one more me to play and can finish in a with Spartanburg by winning that event the two teams rould play off the tie in a single sine COOPER COFFMAN BKOOKS Bonds INSURANCE Coverage" Clinch at State FISHING IS GOOD IN ULuttrell left and Hilt right Fountain Citian's above found fishing good at Salt Springs Fla on a recent vacation there' hey are seen i above holding some of the big bass weighing from five to 10 pounds that they landed They fished on the lakes there tr.