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THE EVENING NEWS, Harrisburg, Friday, January 28, 194921 Battle Between Reading HdiMorrison Quits Radio Programs York Heads Court Return to Power Expected By New, Cumberland Coach In Coming Grid Campaigns Fred Peiffer, New Cumberland High football coach, feels that prospects for a successful season in 1949 are encouraging. He expressed this belief at the 17th, annual banquet for the West Shore school's football THIS EVENING National Midget League Director Outlines Plans Development of the midget base Catholic, Steelton at Home? anmVK 8:30 P. M. WKBO Red Skelton WHGB -The Sheriff WOR Fulton Lewis WJZ Headline edition fm-WHP-Newsreel By IZZY KATZMAN While Catholic High's basketball team seeks revenge against St. Surprise Move fm-WABX F'lt'n Lwls.

Jr. Champion Rollcall Edward's of Shamokin at the Palestra and Steelton entertains one of the WOR Opera Concert fm-WABX-Fro Varietiei 10:00 P. til. WHP Playhouse M. WHP Jack Smith WKBO World News WHGB -Elmer Davis WOR -Answer Man strongest teams of District 4 in Williamsport, perhaps the biggest scholastic squad at the Citizens Hose Company last night.

After producing winning teams at New Cumberland for 11 years, attraction in the State tonight will be contested at Reading where the WKBO Life ot Hiley 8TATIONS ON THE AIB (Recular Broadcast) WHP (Cbs) I40k WKBO (nbc) 1230k WHGB (abc) 14110k WCMB 9fi0k WJZ 770k WNBC won link WCBS 88Uk FM Stations fm-VVHP 97.3 mec. Channel 247 fm-WABX 100.9 met Channel 2li5 Peiffer has had no more than medi-T' ball program throughout the East and its benefits to youth were de Red Knights and York come together for the Central Pennsylvania fm-WABX -Jonnson JJamuy WHGB -Gillette FlghU ocre success with his last two out Leasue leadership. PHILADELPHIA A new football coaching vacancy was created at Temple University yesterday when it was announced that Ray Morrison would not be back in that capacity next season. The university announced Mor Scholastic Basketball scribed by Carl E. Stotz, of Wil-liamsport, originator and national director of the game, at two meet tm-wnr lour ae rrance WOR Meet the Press WOR-Ward Wilson fm-W ABX-SIgn Off P.

M. fm-WHP-News Nocturne WHP-Club 15 WKBO-Roy Rogers i WHGB Sports Page Reading has an all-over record of 13 victories and one defeat, and the White Roses have a 10 and one fits. But he pointed out that the Tigers can start a drive toward the lofty pinnacle they so long occupied with the proper cooperation, including the townspeople, in the next ings held in this city yesterday Games Tonight Central Penna. League York High School at Reading High. WNBC -Death on a Week-HP-Pause That Refreshes rison's resignation late yesterday.

A WKBO Bill Stern End mark, but each are undefeated in league competition. Each has beaten spokesman told report ers that First, Stotz explained the great strides made by the midget players to the Kiwanis and Optimist clubs campaign. Good spirit is essential WOR A. L. Alexander fm-WHP-Music for Vou fm-WABX Henry Taylor Temple "had no inkling that Mor the six other clubs in the circuit, and 6:00 P.

M. WHP News, Snorti WKBO News rison would resign. We certainly this game will wind up the first half Lower Susquehanna Conference Susquehanna Township at Lower Paxton Township. Camp Hill at Swatara Township. New Cumberland at Middletown.

Enola at Lemoyne. Highspire at Hummelstown. to every winning team, he said, and the support of all is necessary to 1:45 P. M. WOR-Symphonette WJZ Sports Page WCBS -Dick Jurgens Oreo.

fm-WHP- Signs Off 10:45 M. WNBC Pro Con WKBO -Roundabouter 11:00 P. M. WHGB News Telephone were caught by surprise. for both teams.

promote it. Dinnertime Tunes fm-WABX -Silver Strings WNBC News All ntNlw. WOR Bill Brandt The spokesman said Morrison had The Red Knights did not suffer Other talks were given by Whitey no immediate plans for the future. Central Penna. Jr.

Hifh League fm-WHP-Dinnei Musio fm-WABX Bill Brandt Camp Curtin Jr. High School at York in the Penn-Harris Hotel and then, last night at the Stoner Bottling Works, gave a more comprehensive report on the feasibility of organizing midget baseball clubs in this area this year. As a hobby, Stotz founded the, game of midget baseball for boys 8:00 P. M. Morrison declined to comment.

fm-WABX Serenade WHP Jack Carson Request their first reverse until last Tuesday, after winning 13 straight, when they lost a 52-to-51 decision at Bethlehem Earlier this season, Reading on its Bailets, assistant coach; Russel Poole and Robert Deck, junior-varsity coaches; Johnny Johnson, basket Edgar Fahns Smith Jr. High. Unner Dauohln Learue WKBO -Fishing Huntine WHP News The onetime mentor at Southern Methodist and Vanderbilt had been Club, March of Dimes WKBO News Nitecap Frailey Township at Porter Township. WHGB -Fat Man All nets News Wiconisco at Lykens. at Temple for nine years.

His sec ball coach; Herbert Curry, band di Elizabethville at Lower Mahanoy Joint home court trounced the Hurricanes, 57 to 38. York's lone defeat came at ond five-year contract had one more rector, and Jerry Kaufman, secre High. year to go. tary of a banquet committee which 6:18 P. M- WHP Voice of the Army WKBO Dinner Music WHGB Sports and Music WNBC Clem McCarthy WOR On the Century WJZ Ethel Albert WCBS UN Report fm-WABX Crosby Sings 6:80 P.

U. WHP-News WKBO-Doilar P'rade: Sots. WHGB Ethel and Albert ranging ages from 8 to iz years in Williamsport in 1939. Starting with three teams, the idea spread the hands of Coatesville last month, 43 to 35, when it was without the Tower City at Williamstown. Twin-County League Newport at Juniata Joint High, Miff- 11:15 P.

M. WHP Slumber Hour WKBO Music by Mutual WNBC-World News WOR News 11:30 P. M. WHP Johnny Austin Orch. WKBO Rhythm Parade arranged the dinner.

WNBC Band of America WOR-Great Plays WCBS Mr Ace. Jane fm-WHP News, Melody Memories (m-WABX Great Scenes From Great Plays M. Robert Geasey, publicity director for the university, said Morrison submitted his resignation on the Gifts Presented Iintown. until it now has expanded through six states to a present personnel of services of Lou Brown, top play maker, who was ill. Comparison Conflicting Also honored with the football ground that he "believed it to be of WHGB Gems for Thought Perry County League Greenwood Joint High at Liverpool.

New Bloomfield at Blain. Adams County League more than 70 teams, he said. In WHP My Favorite Husband mutual interest" to himself and the Dance Orch. squad were the cheerleaders and band. Gifts were presented to the coaches and band director by each WJZ Bing Crosby The above records indicate there WJZ-Edwin C.

Hill WKBO -Jimmy Durante fm-WABX Lions Roar WHGB your B. 1 university. Boiling Springs vs. Biglerville, at terested persons and sports-minded businessmen have aided materially in keeping the program going and WNBC Pastels in Rhythm WOR Deems Tavlor is little to choose between the teams, Temple, a onetime grid power, had WNBC Sketches In Melody WOR Yours For a Song WOK Vandeventer WCBS -To Be Announced It MIDNIGHT group. Reading has averaged 51 points slid down the ladder in Eastern foot WCBS Lum'n Abner fm-WABX Concert Hour WHP News, Jimmy Dorsey helping to operate the so-called Little The varsity squad gave Peiffer a against league rivals while limiting ball for the past several seasons.

fm-WHP Music For Orch. League baseball outfits. traveling bag and Bailets a fishing them to 34, whereas the Roses have rolled up a 56-point 'average while Morrison's record at Temple was 32 victories, 38 losses and nine ties. Declaring that the cost of operating midget league teams is comparatively small, Stotz pointed out giving up 39. On this basis, York fm-WHP Horace Heidt 6:48 P.

Si. WHP Lowell Thomas WKBO Three Star Extra WHGB March of Dimes WOR Stan Lomax WJZ Allen Prescott 1:00 P. U. WHP -Beulah Moderns 9:00 M. WHP Ford Theater WKBO-Eddie Cantor WHGB Break the Bank' WOR Gabriel Heatter fm-WABX Concert Hour fm-WHP-Concert Hour May Coach Austin Morrison said he intends to re kit, the presentations being made by Donald (Bucky) Thomas and Loy Hockersmith.

Dick Hain gave Poole a set of carpenter's tools and Deck would be the more powerful team WKBO Rhythm Parade WHGB Midnight Nocturne WJZ Music Shop 12:30 A. M. WHP Frankie Carle WKBO Three Suns Trio 1 A. M. WHP Sign Off WKBO News: Sign Off WHGB Sign Off Mechanicsburg.

Littlestown at East Berlin. York Springs at New Oxford. Lebanon County League Palmyra at Myerstown. Schaefferstown at Cornwall. Lancaster County League Elizabethtown at East Donegal.

Eastern Penna. League Easton at Hazleton. Pottsville at Bethlehem. South Schuylkill League Schuylkill Haven at Hegins. Branch Township at Orwigsburg.

Tremont at Minersville. Pine Grove at Reilly Township. Cass Township at Port Carbon. Other Games Williamsport at Steelton. South Lebanon at Annville.

Burnham at Reedsville. by five points while the Knights main in football, but would say nothing further than "I'm going South." would be the stronger team defen sively by five points. WKBO Supper Club 9:13 P. M. A rumor last week said that Mor a wallet in behalf of the junior-varsity squad, and Jim Valkus presented Curry with a pen for the WHGB E.

Hill Songs WOR Frank Leahy These same records also show rison intended to go to Austin College, Sherman, Texas, to take over that more persons are becoming interested in the movement each year. Modern facilities now make it possible for the youthful players to be supplied with the 'test kind of equipment and they, in turn, respond by taking an active part in the game. Fields have been provided for tourneys and the best TOMORROW MORNING band. that each beat three teams more as coach. He said at that time the decisively than the other.

Reading Toastmaster was H. G. Snavely, rumor was "all news" to him. 6:00 A. M.

WKBO Lelbert Organ WHP Farm Front WHGB Shopper's Guide WKBO Keystone Farmer WCMB-Clock Watcher showed larger margins against Wil The invocation was offered by John Morrison replaced Fred Swan liam Penn (41), Steelton (10) and Parthemore. After the dinner, there Carlisle News Carlisle at Carson Long Institute, New Hershey Industrial (12); York did Bloomfield. coach of Temple in 1940, coming to Temple from Vanderbilt. Prior to were movies and dancing. Attendance Restricted better against Lancaster (14), John WHGB Music in March Tempo 6:18 A.

M. WKBO Pickup Tims 6:30 A M. WHP Sunrise Serenade Newville at Dunpcannon. Washington Township at Greencastle. Hanover at Delone Catholic, McSher that, he' coached at Southern Meth WOR Dorothy Dick WJZ Fitzseralds WCBS -PhiJ Cook 8:80 A.

M. WHGB Shopper's Guide WHP -Morning Call Harris (37) and Lebanon (37). hotels and accommodations provided for the teams, indicating that the players today face few of the handicaps that held back many others WCMB Story Lady WCBS Galen Drake WOK-Let's Go 10:00 A. ftl WHP Red Barber's Clubhouse WKBO-Mary Lee Taylor WHGB American Jazz WCMB Bandstand WOR Gladstone 10:15 A. M.

WCMB Come to My Party WOR Charlotte Adams 10:30 A M. WHP Romance Because of the capacity of odist, where he was recognized as rystown. Hershey High vs. Hershey Industrial Using the comparative scores as a barometer, Reading beat every WKBO Turntable Time the firehouse, the affair was not open to, the public. In previous the father of the aerial circus brand of the gridiron game currently pop WKBO News School, at HIS.

WHGB Musical Novelties wHlB-cIock Watcher in the past, according to Stotz. Rules Explained ular in the Southwest. years, this event was attended by a 6:48 A. M. WCBS Margaret Arlen Geasey said the university made 8:45 m.

WHGB News WHP Devotions large number of townspeople, but because Baughman Memorial Meth WKBO Turntable rime WKBO Archie Andrews How the system devised by the national director works at present, which won much favor last year at the national tourney in Williams-port, was further described by Stotz no plans to choose a successor to Morrison, stating that Temple will give "careful study before any course of action is taken. Renovo at Jersey Shore. Lebanon Catholic at Lebanon High. Mercersburg at McConnellsburg. Berrysburg at Millersburg.

St. Francis Prep at Manchester, Md. Hagerstown at Waynesboro. Yeagertown at Milroy. Mt.

Union at Lewistown. Scotland at Shippensburg. West Beaver Township at Freeburg. Game Tomorrow Night Central Penna. League John Harris High vs.

William Penn WCMB T. B. Society Pgm. WHGB Radio Playtime odist Church and the American Legion Post, only places in the community large enough to handle a bigger tournout, are being remod yesterday. An "auction system" en WHP -News.

Music WHGB Rev. Oxenford 1:00 A. H. WHP Wake Up Time WKBO Sport Report WHGB News Coffee Club WCMB Clockwatchers 1:15 A M. WHP News, Music WKBO Turntable Time WCMB-News: Music 1:30 A.

M. VKBO News. Weather WHGB Coffee Club WCMB Clockwatrheri 1:45 A. M. WHP-Bullettns ployed by the league and other rules pertaining to the set-up, also were eled, the committee restricted the dinner primarily to the honored Alumni Bows at High, Palestra.

BAD WEATHER BALL Wearing the latest thing in the way of a headguard, quarterback Paul Christman, of the Chicago Cardinals, inspects a new bad weather ball submitted to football coaches. The manufacturer claims that the striped ball is easier to handle, making passing easier and minimizing fumbles. team by at least 10 points. The Roses, however, had two games they won only by six and three-point margins. In this connection; though, it should be pointed out that whereas Reading was given its closest game by Steelton, York, though winning over the Steamrollers by only six points, hurdled a more difficult assignment as the game was played at Steelton.

On the other hand, both Reading and York played Hershey Industrial on their home courts, and Reading would show the edge in this comparison in that it won by 12, whereas the Roses emerged with only a three-point edge. Standout Players Both teams boast excellent per guests. touched upon briefly. Indications are that another meet Game Sunday Central Penna. Catholic League St.

Frances Prep at York Catholic, Members of the varsity squad were: Perry Alberts, Robert Bates, George ing will be held here within the Baylor, James Dowrich, Richard Ehman, Donald Fickes. Richard Gher. Loy next week or two at which all per 9:00 A. M. WCMB Hi-Time WHP-News WJZ-Big-Little Club WKBO Green's Jamboree 10:45 A.

M. WHGB Shopper's Special WCMB Hi-Time WCMB News; Ev'yb'dy's WOR-What Offer Music 11:00 A. M. WOR H. Hennessy WHP News, Pretend WNBC Farming Business WKBO -Meet the Meeks WCBS Joe King WHGB Abbott Costello 9:15 A.

M. WCMB Rhythm Ranchers WHP Helen McCauley WOR Robinson WOR More of Life 11:15 A. IML WCBS This Is New York WOR Rendezvous 9:30 A. 11:30 A. M.

WHP Books Bring Adven-WHP Junior Miss ture WKBO Ed McConnel) WKBO Coffee In Wash. WHGB Melodies WOR Lannv Ross WCMB Waltz Time WCMB VFW Talk; Tour WOR -Man on the Farm Tips WJZ To Be Announced WHGB-Saturday Special 11:45 A. M. 9:45 A. M.

WCMB- -Songs O' Pratse WHP Garden Gate WJZ Roundup Rhythm Shippensburg Pinned Hockersmith. Garth Hoffman, Robert Johnson, Tim Kelley, Richard Long, WHGB Coffee Club News Mechanicsburg MECHANICSBURG By taking advantage of throws from the foul stripe, the Mechanicsburg High sons interested in the midget baseball league project will be invited to attend. Any person wishing to sponsor a midget league team is Richard McClure, Jack Messick, George Mikos, Otto Miller, Fred Monigan, Jack Quick, Melvin Shaeffer, Robert Snavely, By Hershey Wrestlers WCMB News; Music 8:01) A M. WHP News Roundup WKBO World News Vance Souders, Charles Stone, Donald Winning every match, including WCMB Lesson Thomas. Merle Wise, William Yocum and David Zimmerman.

three by forfeit, the Hershey High All nets News WHGB Martin Agronsky Members of the reserve sfuad were: wrestling team shut out Shippens Ring Champions Norman Bashnre, Owen Best, John School cagers turned in a 55-to-49 decision over the Alumni quintet here last night. 8:18 A. ftl. WHP Morning Call burg last night, 57 to 0. Shippens Brackbill, Gene Brinton.

William Brown, burg is sponsoring a mat team for sonnel and strong reserves. The Knights have two of the league's top scorers in Connie Dettling, six foot, five-inch center, and Leon Mil George Cline, Mark Depue, Norman Eckert, Robert Eichelberger, Clair Fet- Although they were outscored TOMORROW AFTERNOON from the field, 22 to 20, the under urged to keep informed of the proposed session. Fields Available Cooperation in the midget program has been pledged by the Har-risburg Park Commission, which has made provisions in its budget for the construction of two midget ball diamonds, one of which will be located at the Harrisburg Boys' Club field, Berryhill street near Hummel, and the other on the Lower Island. the first time this year. The results were as follows: 95-Pound Class E.

Laudermilch won On Amateur Bill 12:00 Noon WHP Theater of Today WKBO Guest Star over Wilson by fall in 1 minute and 58 ler, six foot, four-inch forward. Dave Ritter has been the Roses' leading scorer. Both also have top-flight grads displayed superior shooting in making 15 single-pointers while the Alumni combination made only Individual scoring honors went to WHGB Junior Junction 2:00 P. H. WKBO Your Health Today WHGB Metropolitan Opera WCMB News; Sons of WKBO Musicana Plains WHP News, Description of WOR Hobby Lobby New Chevrolet fm-WHP The Texas WCMB News; Dance Party Rangers WOR John B.

Kennedy (m-WABX Horse Race operatives in the backcourt, Reading WCMB News; Mus. Menu WJZ People and Things WNBC News the high school's Jacobs, who racked row, George Fetrow, Jack Fisher, Robert Forry, Charles Gross, Richard Hain, Gary Harlacker, Milton Herman, William Hor-ton, Henry Hostetter, James Keat, William Jackson, William Leader, Clair McCreary, Paul McKerrocher, Ronald Mowrey, John Murray, Gilbert Parthemore, William Peiffer. Donald Shuler. Gary Smith, Blain Sorenson, Nesbit Straley, Joe Temple. Dale Updegraph, Robert Zeigler and Gene Zook.

Managers were Mart Baldwin, Arley Bates and John Robertson, and cheerleaders were Nancy Anderson, Pat Boyer, Barbara Conley, Carolyn Gensemer, Jean Lewis, Joanne Miller, Jill Robertson and Jeanne Weigle. in Dick Nein and the Roses in Brown. WCBS John a King seconds. 103-Pound D. Cassel won over Pen-singer in 5.52.

112-Pound Hoffman won over Entfle by fall in 6.35. 120-Pound R. Laudermilch won over Leberknight by fall in 2.31. 127-Pound R. Cassel won over Hershey in 3.18.

133-Pound Pitsenberger won over Local amateur boxers who made a good showing in the Diamond Belt eliminations last Monday in Philadelphia may have to be at their best to turn back opponents selected foi them in the special show planned for up 19 points on half a dozen field Four fields have recently been WOR Favorite Melodies 12:15 P. 8L WKBO News WCMB -Mus. Menu WNBC -Public Affairs goals and seven charity throws. made available at Carlisle for midget The Wildcats led, 30 ot 22, at in 4:15 P. M.

WKBO Echoes From Tropics WCBS Aqueduct Race fm-WABX Charlie Sloc'm 4:30 P. M. WHP Treasury Bandstand WKBO Frank Merriwell 2:15 P. M. WHP March of Dimes WOR Lawrence Gould P.

WKBO Ed. Tomlinson WCMB Dance Party WOR High Adventure WOR Unsolved Mysteries termission. Tritt by fall in 5.58. next Wednesday night at Zembo 12:30 In the preliminary contest, the play this Summer, three of them by the Carlisle school board. The West Shore, where the game was first played the Greater Harrisburg area, will have two leagues 138-Pound Fasnacht won by forfeit.

145-Pound Houck won over Clever by Temple. Some of the most outstanding fighters from the Baltimore area WCBS Country irnnl mun rfi. i wc.viH Sports Parade fall in 1.15. 154-Pound Strickler won over Warner by fall in 5.58. Mechanicsburg reserves defeated the Mechanicsburg Hi-Y cagers, 34 to 17.

Charles Miller and Ronald Pease each scored eight points for the win have been obtained to provide thp opposition for the Harrisburg squad next season. Alumni Paced byMcCann 165-Pound Wagner won by forfeit. 185-Pound Snyder won by forfeit. WHP-Grand Central WKBO Luncheon With Lopez WHGB American Farmer WCMB Junior Town WNBC Coffee with Cong. WOR H.

Gladstone WJ21 News. Farmer 12:45 P. M. WOR Answer Man 1:00 P. WHP Stars Over Holly Yesterday's meeting, was attended wr- WoRThree's a Crowd 215 fm-WHP Treas.

Bandstand WKBO Report on Europe (m-WABX Dance Orcn. WCMB Dance Party 4.4J -r So far as the two teams are concerned, Reading's biggest asset is its height advantage. Dettling and Miller tower well above any regular players on York. However, the Roses rate the edge in speed and, despite their comparative lack of height, have in Ronnie Simmons and Brown several boys who might give Reading's big men quite a battle off the boards. If one team must be favored, it probably would be the Knights inasmuch as the game is being played on their home court.

Yet, the Steelton court wasn't any handicap to the Roses, and the Reading floor In Beating Marysville ners. Score by periods Mechanicsburg 14 16 12 13-55 by local sports figures and city officials, being arranged by Charles Whisler, president of the Optimist An alumnus showed the Marys Alumni 4 18 15 1249 1:00 P. Women Bowling WKBO Orchestras of the Referees, Zimmerman and Millen. Club, and O. B.

Lank, Kiwanis Club Nation ville High School basketball team how to shoot baskets last night when WHP Rat ot tho That wood wu.S?" c7 a. Dance Party WKBO-Lassie COLLEGE BASKETBALL president. Les Bell, manager of the Harris' in the feature battles on a card of 12 or more bouts. Judging from the records compiled by the South Atlantic AAU champions and runners-lip, the Harrisburg punchers likely will encounter more trouble next Wednesday than they did iii the Quaker City. Officials from the sponsoring Broad Street Athletic Club have leading boys from the South Atlantic tourneys to square off with the ones who made such a big hit at Phila Leaders Named the Alumni quintet jolted the varsity, 60 to 46.

Scoring 15 field goals and three fouls, Bob McCann proved too much for the high school boy-with his 33 points. burg Senators baseball team, who was among the guests attending, remarked that he thought the pro could prove no different. During the first of two week-ends WHGB-J ke Bof g5TlI.a wSKv? WOR-Luneh at Sardl, fr fm-W ABX-Navyand WHP Give and fake WCBS Science WHP Make Way for Youth WKBO RFD America 8:30 P. M. WKBO Saturday Swing WHGB News Afternoon WHP Cross Section U.

S. A.WHGB Tea Crumpits Serenade WCMB Dance Party Dr Jr. WCMB-Noveltunes WOR Family Theater WOR True or False WOR Official Detective fm-WHP Cross Section WCBS -Red Barber WJZ Navy Hour U. S. A.

fm-WHP Make Way for 1:45 M. 4:00 P. ftl. Youth WCMB Guest Star WHP The Texas Rangers fm-WABX True or False J. Bitting, with 11 points, was Simon Marked Man In St.

Edward's, Catholic High's high man for Coach Ludwig Yakim-offs varsity combination. Wake Forest, 52; Duke, 50. Michigan State, 63; Wayne, 48. Alabama, 39; Auburn, 37. California (Pa.) Teachers, 79; Slippery Rock Teachers, 65.

Alabama, 39; Alabama Poly, 37. Morehead, 68; Georgetown, 52. St. Joseph's, 65; Huntington, 54. Texas Wesleyan, 53; Siena, 49 (extra period).

Evansville, 84; Southern Illinois, 67. delphia, including: Bruce Rohrbach In the girl preliminary tilt, the of competition in the City Women'? Tournament at the Mapleway Alleys, Menger's Cleaners team showed the way for the other clubs with a total of 2571. However, the mark will be in jeopardy as many more of the 56 teams return to action this week chief task, it appears, will be to check John Simon. He was the big gun in the Crusaders' earlier defeat at Shamokin, 59 to 36, scoring 19 and Nick Chimienti, 160-pounders; Ben Stewart, 175-pound entry, and Tommy Speaks, champion of the Marysville High lassies evened the count by nipping the Alumnae, 34 to 33. points.

local 147-pound open class. Score by periods The game at Steelton brings to Marysville 8 9 21 84(1 end. Alumni 15 14 14 1760 gether two of the better teams from gram was an excellent idea and a good way to build up the diamond stars of tomorrow. In connection with his talk, Stotz showed movies of the national championship game between Lock Haven and a Florida entry last year at Williamsport. Other guests at the meeting who were introduced included Robert C.

Leitner, city park commissioner; Russ Tuckey, director of recreation, Park Department; Harvey En-sminger and Vern Leisure, president and vice-president of the Harrisburg Senators baseball club, respectively; Eugene G. Farrell, executive assistant to the publisher of the Patriot-News Company; Jack Hooper, WHGB; Pete Wambach, WKBO, and Other leaders in the meet, and Districts 3 and 4 and will serve as Edison Primes For Curtin Tilt In addition to these boys who fought at Philadelphia, Herman advanced by default; Russell Fanus, Mike Euker and Ananias Duckworth will be their scores, are as follows: an interesting comparison in rating Doubles Vance and Mitterlehner, the clubs from both areas. 1045; singles Swartz, 581; and all events D. Stump, f405. Camp Curtin will invade York for Former Mates Rival Coaches HAZLETON (AP) Frank Serany and Vernard Fegley, teammates on the 1929 Hazleton High School State championship basketball team, will be coaching rivals among those from the Central Penn sylvania tourney listed to appear on There are 111 entries in the second time within a week to meet Edgar Fans Smith tonight in In addition to seeking their sev Wednesday night's card.

From 12 to the tournament, a handicap event, a Central Pennsylvania Junior High 14 bouts are being arranged, with enth consecutive victory of the sea and 209 singles and 205 all-events Football Scouts Cast Eye On New Kensinpton Player By JOHN' GOLIGHTLY PITTSBURGH (INS) Better find a safe place in the hills, men. In another week or two the district will be loaded with college proselyters. From the South and West and even New Hampshire collegiate scouts are preparing for the annual trek to sign Western Pennsylvania football talent. 4 Ana thev' won't be looking for i an exasperating routine for the op- son, the Edison Junior High cagers about eight of them featuring the contestants. Miss Marie Lemoine, League game.

Last Tuesday the Terrors beat Phineas Davis in the White will be out to avenge an earlier de 1948 all-events champion, rolled the Baltimore entries, according to Tec Henry, president of the Broad Rose city, 41 to 31. feat when they clash with the Camp first ball to begin this year's tour The second half of the Lower SuS' for the first time when Fegley brings Street A. J. Ed Gundaker, WHP, sports broad casters. The following clubs or communis Curtin Junior High courtsters at the Palestra on Tuesday afternoon in the quehanna Conference race will get his Easton High School five here Rohrbach will probably be paired with Glenn Page, aggressive Balti under way with Susquehanna Town tonight to take on Serany's unbeaten.

second game for the city junior high ties were represented at last night's ney. There will be further competition in the tournament tomorrow and Sunday, less than half of the entrants having participated previ Hazleton quintet in an Eastern Penn school championship. Camp Curtin more star; Speaks may be matched ship at Lower Paxton, Camp Hill at Swatara Township, New Cumberland at Middletown, Enola at Lemoyne posing schools. During the four alumnium when they congregate sylvania Interscholastic Basketball League clash. with Freddie Covinton, Maryland 1948 welterweight champion; Stewart ously.

Bowling times for the week about the Thrower residence in New Kensington, Pa. and Highspire at Hummelstown. meeting: Kiwanis Club, Optimist Club, Rotary Club, Boys' Club of Harrisburg, Marine Corps League, Riverside A. Oberlin, Penbrook and all clubs which were members of the West Shore Midget League last year. won the first game, 37 to 34, after a hard-fought battle and needs only a win on Tuesday to sew up the 1948-'49 city laurels.

However, should the Hill dribblers possibly will be pitted against Jesse end are as follows: Tomorrow after Fegley would like nothing better Southern Pennsylvania Conference teams will not start their second- than to watch his boys beat the club The guys with the fancy college noon and tomorrow night, 3 o'clock, Marigault, light-heavyweight champion of Maryland for two years years Thrower was doing the passing and running, the Kensters won the Class AA title twice and lost only one regular WPIAL game. The Double-A generally is conceded to be the toughest scholastic division in the country. That's the folders and other inducements will 5.30 o'clock and 8 o'clock; and Sun coached by his old teammate, even successfully gain revenge, a third Fanus is slated to oppose Jack Kem- be trying to land Western Pennsyl meYzell, who was voted the out vania's and probably the State's day afternoon and Sunday night, 1 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 5.30 o'clock and 8 o'clock. 1 though Serany's charges need only to win over Easton to take the first-half pennant. game would be required to determine the winner.

A third contest between the two teams is played best high school player. standing rookie fighter last year in Maryland, and Chimienti may take weague in which Leon Hart, Lou All-American high school, All- Following graduation, Serany and Leaders in the event at present Kusserow, Johnny Mastrangelo, Leo Szafryn, Johnny Lujack and other include the following: on Bill Mallie, 155-pounder, who was the runner-up in his division of the State, All-WPIAL, player of the year in Western Pennsylvania that's Willie Thrower. Fegley followed separate careers in college basketball, the former at Duquesne and the latter at Grove each year but only the first two count in the event the same school should win both. The Uptown Terrors are the defending champions. All-Americans played their prep ball.

1948 Maryland State champion com Yet none of them dominated the petition. The six foot, one-inch, 175-pound City. They were reunited as assist half until next Tuesday. But two of the clubs face keen rivals, with Hershey going against Hershey Industrial and Hanover tangling with Delone Catholic at McSherrystown. Another game involving bitter rivals comes off tomorrow night, when William Penn and John Harris tangle at the Palestra.

Comparative scores over league teams follow: Reading York 58 17 William Penn 61-38 58 45 Lancaster 41-27 47 37 Steelton 42-36 45 33, John Harris 72-35 44 31 Lebanon 76-39 55 43 Hershey Industrial. 45-42 Last night, the Keystones chalked ant coaches here under the late Hugh scene as impressively or completely as Thrower. Last season he scored 13 touchdowns and set up 75 per Negro left halfback is the most publicized district high school player since Deacon Dan Towler, now of M'Geehan. During this period they up their sixth straight victory by turning in a 33-to-23 decision over cent, of New Kensington's scores Decision Gained Over Lester by Gene Burton played pro basketball together with the Schuylkill Haven team in the the Enola High reserve team in a Washington and Jefferson, was He plays defensive -halfback and oc smashing opposing lines for Donora game played on the Edison court. Edison led by a slim 15-to-13 count NEW YORK (AP) Gene Burton, High School three years ago.

at halftime but finished strong in New York welterweight, won a Able to Pass, Run Although Thrower can't hit a line unanimous eight-round decision over Vern Lester of San Francisco last the second half to stretch the margin of victory. casionally even backs up the line. Praised by Coach His coach, Don Fletcher, says: "Thrower does everything in an unusual way and he's a likeable kid who is very' easy to coach. All the publicity hasn't bothered him a bit. He is the best high school as hard as Towler, he can do things 307 206 337 217 with a football that would make Parish Tilts Go To Hitfh Scorers All games in the Senior Parish Basketball League, played at the Catholic Youth Center last night, were won by convincing margins Our Lady of Blessed Sacrament bowled over St.

Theresa's, 58 to 26; St. Mary's took the measure of St. Francis, 57 to 32, and St. Peter's tripped Our Lady of Seven Sorrows, 49 to 38. Leading scorers in each game were Powers, of Our Lady of Blessed Sacrament, and J.

Rados, of St. Mary's, with 18 points each, and Murray, of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows, with 13. Score by periods L. B. 12 13 14 1958 St.

Theresa's 10 1 6 9 26 Referees. Maronic and Bennett. Score by Periods St. Mary's 18 6 12 2157 St. Francis 10 6 1032 Reeree: Maronic.

Score by Periods O. L. of Sorrows 8 4 10 1838 St. Peter's 12 10 12 1549 Referees: Maronic and Bennett. Leading Scorers Individual scoring honors went to Johnny Lujack envious.

Handicap Scores 1. Menger's Cleaners 2571 2. Five Dames 2522 3. (Argenbright for Ins 2447 4. Toppers) 2447 5.

Feller's. 2445 6. Wayne Hite 2439 7. Hermann Shoes 2405 8. Middletown Merchanettes 2404 9.

Lucky Strikes Div 2401 10. Who Knows? 2397 11. Split P's 2393 Doubles (Handicap Scores) 1. Vance Mitterlehner 1045 2. Fostar Koch 1033 3.

Scarberry and Kennedy 1030 4. (Nicholas and McSea 1027 5. Herbert and Wright) 1027 6. Fittrer and Bailey 1027 7. Parkton and Shalkop 1010 8.

McNamara and Scabold 1010 9. Stump and Lemoine 1003 10. Pipes and Mumma 995 11. K. Miller and Perry 993 Singlet (Handicap Scores) I.

Swartz 581 2. Mumma 573 3. Eisenberg 571 4. Ptpes 561 5. Croft 552 6.

MacDonald 550 7. Mitterlehner 544 8. Ludwig 543 9. Tangcr 537 10. Simpkins 533 ALL-EVENTS (Scratch Scores) I 1.

D. Stump 504 457 444 1405 Team Dbls. Singles Tot. 2. K.

Ludwig 456 447 462 1365. Enola's Earl Radabaugh who buck Thrower's hand, for instance, Is eted 10 points on four field goals passer and runner I have seen." night at Sunnyside Garden. Burton weighed 143Vi, Lester 146. Burton's victory came on the second anniversary of his triumph over Ike Williams, the lightweight champion. Burton outpointed Williams in ten rounds at Chicago January 27, 1947, handing Ike his last defeat.

and a pair of free throws. Don Straw and Spencer Morrow, with so big he practically wraps it around the ball. He's a terrific runner and likes to make one-handed interceptions on defense. The 153 coaches who picked the 18-year-old Negro as the 1948 player eight and seven counters, respec Tri-County League. Fegley later left his alma mater to become coach at Easton.

Serany continued here, becoming head coach when M'Geehan died suddenly last August. Luckman Not Yet Signed By Yanks as Coach NEW YORK (INS) Ted Collins, owner of the Boston Yanks, said yesterday he may yet land Sid Luck-man as coach of his football team, Collins bitterly denied a story that he had already signed the famous veteran quarterback of the Chicago Bears. "I hadn't even talked to Luck-man," said Collins, "but when that story was published, I got in touch with George Halas, owner of the Bears and he said he would not of the year in western Pennsylvania couldn't decide whether he was the tively, led the winners' attack. Plenty of coaches say Thrower is best runner or passer. But they With Dave Graybill setting the the best high school passer they ever have seen, but none say it more em agreed unanimously he couldn't be surpassed as a double threat.

pace with 11 points, the Edison reserves topped the Enola third team, phatically than Ambridge High's SCHOOL BASKETBALL Williamsport St. Mary's, 27; Williamsport St. Joseph's, 23. Simon Gratz High, Philadelphia, So this Spring Willie Thrower will Moe Rubenstein. And he should 27 to 14, in the preliminary game.

Enila Reserves 7 6 8 223 know. Edison 4 11 10 833 54; Mastbaum, Philadelphia, ,34. Thrower, who lives up to his name Middletown Vets Defeat Knights Building to its lead in each quarter, the Middle-town VFW basketball team registered a 67-to-44 victory over the Knights of the Golden Eagle here last night. In a battle for individual scoring laurels, the Vets' Gustin garnered 24 points to edge the Eagles' Campbell, who tallied 22 counters. The VFW cagers led, 30 to 20, at halftime.

Score by periods Middletown VFW 18 12 15 2267 Golden Eagles 15 5 12 12 44 Referee, Raud; timekeeper, Capka; scorekeeper, Roth. thumb college catalogs and take flying trips to Western Conference campuses and probably give a lot of college contact men ulcers. Referees, Endera and Shevock; timekeeper, Roberts; scorekeepers, Fink and Frankford, 37; West Philadelphia, Santanna. 22. It's said Pitt has Thrower all East Washington, 56; Waynes- scrupulously, once completed 11 straight passes against Ambridge.

That same season, in a play-off with Har-Brack for the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League championship, Thrower connected burg, 41. Cards Win in Overtime wrapped up for delivery next Fall. But those Western Conference campuses are mighty attractive. 3. L.

Swartz 434 403 515 4. A. Mumma 401 452 492 5. M. Tanger 445 401 447 fl.

H. Byers 415 434 439 7. )A. Kohl 426 423 432 8. JR.

Pipes 414 384 483 9. C. Conklin 471 385 421 10. (I. MDonald 399 427 448 11.

Koch 405 462 407 1352 1345 1293 1288 1281 1281 1277 1274 1274 stand in Luckman's way if I wanted him as my coach. with seven of 14 passes, five out of Cecil, 32; Midway, 28. Overbrook, 43; Olney, 40. Philadelphia Schools Bok, 55; Dobbins, 52; Southern, 58; Cetnral, 47. John Bartram, 47; Benj.

Frank BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION "Now I will try to see Luckman Extend Win Streak The undefeated Junior Optimists basketball team scored its seventh victory by defeating Battery 43 to 38, at the Armory on Wednesday night. Shultz sparked the Optimists' attack with 11 points. five laterals, scored one touchdown and passed for another. CARLISLE After John Koutris dropped in a foul shot in the last two seconds of the final session, the Chambersburg Cardinals went on to win in the overtime period by a 58-to-51 count over the Carlisle Red Men basketball team here last night. Phila.

Warriors, 102; N. Y. Knick and it may be that I will sign him. But I certainly" haven't done so yet and that story was iust an irrespon erbockers, 96. Naturally, New Kensington In fact, losing to the Aluminum' AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE New Haven, Buffalo, 0.

Indianapolis, St. Louis, 4 (tie). lin, 26. Providence Steamrollers, 9o; Bal sible pipe dream." Roxborough, 53; Northeast, 50. City eleven became pretty much of timore Bullets, 89..

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