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FOURTEEN THE BRIDGEPORT EOST, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1559. LEAGUE-CITY CAGE TITLES AT STAKE TONIGHT Otto Graham Is Likely Coast Guard Grid Coach MEET HARDING IN TOP FRAY NEW LONDON, Feb. 17--(AP) Former Cleveland.Brown Quarterback Otto Graham and Ihe Coast Guard academy officials gave one another a second look yester-' day. The "wanted" sign is apt to come out of the academy's window in a week. Graham may be then packing his family off from Cleveland for a permanent visit lo New London where he would fill Ihe vacant head football coaching post.

The 37-year-old football grcal was in Washington yesterday to confer with Vice Adm. A. C. Richmond, commandant of Ihe Coast Guard. Graham said upon his return to Cleveland that "both sides are definitely intcrcslcd, but the talks are still in tho exploratory stage." He said he would make up his mind in a week or so.

At New London, the academy's athletic director pul the case a little more strongly. Capt. John. Forney said: "I haven't talked wilh him (Graham) recently, but Graham Is our number one possibility for the job. Graham is by no means the only fellow we are considering.

But he is our top prospect." Yesterday's conference was the second En about a month. After a weekend date at New London, Graham and academy officials behaved like a shy young couple. Tliev both admitted they likec each other's comoany, but they weren't certain they wanted to make it a permanent relation ship. Graham became a coaching possibility for the Academy am several other schools when hi made his debut on the sidelines last summer. He masterminded Ihe College All Stars 35-1D victory over the defending Nationa League Football champions, the Detroit Lions.

The Coast Guard academ; coaching post was held by Nelson Nitchman until the close of the Cadet's 2-4-1 season last year. The two factors which Grahan Is reported considering his decision is the salary Stratford high school's undc- eated swimming team registered ts 14th consecutive dual meet victory of the season by outpoint- ng the Hopkins Grammar pre- laralory school rnt-rmcn, 47 to id, yesterday at New Ha- rtsn Boys' club. Coach Vic Crump's swimmers thereby surpassed the previous Stratford rcc- rd of 13 s'raight wins, by the 1957 team Although Hopkins all Ihree tf the freestyle events and also he 100-yard bacistroke, Strat- would have enough time off to devote to his other activities. Graham retired 'rom the pro ranks 1956. He went into he insurance busings.

STRATFORD NATATORS WIN 14TH STRAIGHT CENTRAL WILL Bassick Invades Stratford --Other Area Teams Active By JOHN JOHANSEN The Metropolitan Bridgeport Conference and city championships will he decided by Ihe outcome of two climactic high school basketball battles on local courts tonight, with Central to ord md captured gained bolh relay races other first ilaccs. Individual winners for the Parnders were Larry Rob)ins, Don Butter- vorth, and Matt Pis'ani, who tinted Stratford Captain Phil. Gosart in the- div- ig competition. Slralford and Anjrew Warde of Fairfield will compete in a Southern Connecticut dual meet Wednesday night at 8 o'clock at the Orcutt Boys' club pool. 50-yarcl medley a by Slial- I i a had stroke: r.obljins.

ist-s1rokci Bu1tcrvvet1h. Iree.slylef. 200-yar'l treeslyle--tt'cn by Thompson i 1- Baiili (SK IS). 40-yard treest.vle--Won by McHeon IK IS); 0 Davenporl scronds, 100-yard' breast-stroke--Wnn hy Itobbins in i 3-Catdvvelt 43.3. Win -j-ard wui by i 3-- (S).

Time-- 59-6 seconds. 100- yard i a i Won bi 1 Bullerworlh i 1 flomei is 3 -Novak I 100-vnrrt back-Mrckc Won by Clartc I 2 Kristlanien (Sj; 3 Lee. Time oppose Harding at the East Side team's gymnasium while Bassick engages invading Stratford in the Lions' den. Both games are likely to produce exciting action from start to finish as all four of the teams involved have much at stake in the competition. Central's Hill- toppers, who are riding high on a six-game winning streak, and Stratford's North Paraders are entering ttjeir final regular season contests in a flat-footed deadlock for MBfAC league leadership with identical 9-2 conference records.

City Title Up For Grabs The city title also will be di rectly up for grabs on the Harding court because Coach Eddie Reilly's Hilltoppcrs and Coach Steve Miska's Presidents, gunning for a fifth straight triumph, arc tied for first place with 4 1 standings in the annual round- robin series to decide Park City supremacy. Harding also has a chance to finish, in a three-way tie for Met league laurels if the Presidents can overcome Central and'Bassick beats Stratford. WNAB to Broadcast Game Radio station WNAB will broadcast a play-by-play account of the Central-Harding tussle, starling at 7:55 p.m., with Carl Grande and Joe Barber lo be the announcers. In previous games between to- nieht's opponents. Central capitalized on foul-shooting to hand JOE PALOOKA YEP! --By HAM FISHER ITS LIKE I ALWAYS A GUY IS AS YOUNG AS H6 FEELS BCtf-I GOT A DATE WITH MY GORGEOUS NEW THERE, MR.

YOU LOOK IO YEARS' YOUNGER BUY A CORSAGE FER.VER PRETTY DAUGHTER, Tar Heels Rated No. 1 By BEN OLAN Norlh Carolina's Tar Heels have aken the lead in the Associated weekly college basketball oll followed closely Auburn nd Ken lucky. But something's gotta give bc- ore the sports writers and broad- asters go to the polls again. North Carolina, with 16 victories SKI I I NKW Il.tMl'Slllllt; Franconla, I'unnon one a powder, (air uiiprr, tooil tauer. Frnncetnla, Mltlcrslll-- 10-30.

live pactert Intervale Sfcl 20-30, or.e packed powder, Rood In Jarkson, filock Ml, 22-29, nine racked poiviJpr. gooil In excellent. lUlknnn A a 17-20. tiai'liti) iioH'ler. KIHX! (n excellent.

Skinny 8-14. one LiLK'Veil jrnnil In excellent. GETS 51, BUT SAVOYS LOSE Porky Vieira rolled in 51 points but it was not enough for Ms club as the Savoys lost to the Columbus Auto Bears, 10G to 101, in a Connecticut Association basketball game in the New Haven Arena last night. The New Haven team had a 2-1-23 edge when the first period A A TEAM I 8TH IN ROW, 52 TO 35 The Wakeman Boys club team, first round champions, registered its eighth straight victory in Fairfield Recreation Junior Has ketball league recently by irounc ing the Fairfield Woods squad 52 to 35. Ray Ptatow led the Wakeman attack, scoring 1' points, and George Done-Da drop pc'cl in the same number for the Fairfield Woods team.

In the Lancers Humphrey to Headline Wednesday's Mat Card arrl freestyle i clay-- Won by a osarl. O'Connell. VLncellelte and Time-- 1 2 2 Harding a 54-45 defeat at Brass Recreation Center, the and the known by company idter thewiiining-checkmate Stratford pulled away from Bassick after three very close pe- riods'to beat the Lions by a 49-41) score In (he North Paraders' Bym. The Hilltoppcrs and the North Paraders are bolh expecl- cd to be hard-pressed io repeat the victories as Bassick and Harding definitely have high hopes of winning the return en gagements on their home courts. Other Teams In Action Five other teams of the Greater Bridgeport sector are scheduler! to see action in afternoon and evening engagements.

The Bul- lard-Havcns Tech Tigers will entertain Milford's Indians at p.m. on the Tech court in the final game of the season for both teams. Andrew Warde's Eagles will oppose Wright Tech at Stamford in the other matinee booking today, with the. varsity game to start at 3 p.m. Prep Plays Wilbur Cross Fairfield Prep's courtmen will be decided underdogs tonight when they trek to New Haven for a return engagement with the undefeated Wilbur Cross High school team at the Cross The Elm City Governors, who have won 16 games season, can establish a new all-time record for consecutive victories by Connecticut high school team with a repeat triumph over the Prcpsters.

Coach Sal (Red) Verderame's powerful Cross array swept to an easy 76-43 victory in a season-opening game with Fairfield Prep on Dec. 8 at the North End Boys' club. Lndloue Visits Staples Coach Ed Bear's Roger Lud- owe squad, hoping to bounce jack from two straight losses ar.d mprove on its 6-10 season record, be seeking revenge in a County conference return match with Staples tonight at Weslport. Staples won the previous game between these two schools, 56-54, in a double-ovor- "sudden death" struggle decided when Don Bieling of the Weslport team sank a driving layup shot for Ihe payoff points at the Mill Plain school gym. Andrew Warde easily defeated Wright Tech in their previous County league meeting this sea- and Coach Bob Seirup's Eagles are strong favorites to triumph again this afternoon.

Lions Seek to Qualify addition to avenging their earlier setback by Stratford, Bassick's Lions will be shooting for the one victory they need in two emaining regular season qualify for the CIAC State Class championship tournament at New Haven. Stratford. Ccnlral and Harding already have qualified for tournament play. Jayvec games, starting at will precede the varsity jatttes at the Harding, Bassick. taples and Wilbur Cross gyms.

Junior varsily teams will play after the conclusion of the varsity contests in the Billiard-Havens and Wright Tech gyms. in 17 games, took over the top spot from Kentucky, which was upset by Mississippi State 66-58. Kentucky dropped (o third place with unbeaten Auburn moving into the' runner-up position. A lot is likely to happen in the next five days. North Carolina goes up against tough North Carolina State tomorrow night and improving Maryland Saturday.

The Tar Heels had to go into overtime to beat State in an earlier meeting this season. Big Game Saturday Kentucky will attempt (o break Auburn's 30-game winning streak (19 this year) on Saturday. The Wildcats also take on Vanderbilt tomorrow night. In the latest balloting, Norlh Carolina was named firsts on 38 of 113 ballots cast. The Tar Heels received 871 points on the usual basis of 10 points for first place, nine points for a second place vote etc.

Auburn collected 822 points and Kentucky 77S. St. Louis was the only team to retain the place it held a week ago. The Billikens are eighth Ne ury, Mt. 4-16.

i tip IKI Jer. irlh a ran more-- 1 B-30, packed ler, cootl In excellent. iVhnm love incked iioutter, Rood. a Valley--15-36. lliree jow1 OssUiee, M1.

i i 12-30, MA I IlridXtoiT, ncasant eleM a tiowder. -K i i 17-30. right lackeil Kood lower. a ItoEback 6-20, froten a conil. HcarlweUville, Hill 6-1 9, excellent.

Michigan State, winner over chigan, 'regained a place i vlllf. Kriiviailers Xoldv- evccllerl. frnic 40-50, MldtlleTinry, C'rlleKft Snow I 1 2 ven iiowder. excellent. Troy.

Jay Teak 50-70, i aiLe.l iirmder, I Pico 1'rnk--6-30, lour ECXM) UITIKT, excellent I llasln--15-32, Ttoinler, irooil (o i-irellenl. Walbtlelil, Mai! lllver Glen--41-59, lew iiowcTer. e.vt'ellenl. Unrrfn. Su pur hush Vnllej'--30-50, Vesi Dover, a i lair Kxul uniier.

Rood lowi Windsor, Ml. A 9-32, ended, but the Savoys were in front by- a 49-48 count a a time. Led by Dick- Kross, former American International College star, and To'psy Del Gobbo, the Bears moved ahead again in the third quarter and went into the final period with an 80-77 a a tage. was a nip-and-tuck struggle from there to the finish. Kross racked up 32 points and Del Gobbo hit for 29 to lend the Bears in scoring.

Gene Davihs and Johnny Lee, ex-Yale star, contributed 15 and 13 points, respectively, to (he New Haven Ken Felsman. and Henry Tagatac also scored in double figures, for the Savoys with 12 and 11 points, respectively. iwept (o a 65-32 victory over he Holland Hill team; tbe As- mmption squad displayed much strength in trouncing the Aces, 41 to 23; and the Mill Hill dinute Men easil defeated the St. Thomas club to 26. Mason racked up 23.points for the Minute Men.

lo rler Inlr ml i Mi thl top bracket at the expense West Virginia, which was upse by New York University. Kansas State is in No. ,4 sput. Mississippi State climbed from 10th lo fifth place followed by Cincinnati and North Carolina Staia in a sixth place deadlock. Bradley rounds out the first 10.

The voting was based on games through last Saturday. West Virginia heads Ihe second 10 followed by Seattle, Mar- quetle, St. Bonaventurc, California, Texas Christian, Utah and Oklahoma City. The top ten teams, with first place votes and won-lost records through last Saturday in parentheses (points on 109-S etc. basis): 1.

a 1. Auburn 3. Jt. Kansas K1ale 5. i i 6 i i i a 4 116-21 Carolina Slate 1 8 2 i 8.

Kl. I.OUI5 5 (16-2 9. Michican Slate (1) (1.1-3) 10. Bruno- (17-3) West i a rV. Sulelclt Six 1-20.

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(o ctvwl. iVnrth An'lnvrr. rtotlnn Mill 4-76. Sprine cnnnltlom, open nfler LUMPE, MARIS SIGN CONTRACTS Watson KsposUo Doyle i 3 15 2 1 5 2 32 DUKE HEADS BUMS OFF FOR FLORIDA (20) 118-0) (15) UJ H7-1) I 2 120-1) 871 B22 779 711 613 569 569 J63 205 160 159; 76: a 73:" Kl. RonavcnU ,1 67: a i i a 65: Texa-.

i a a Oklahoma Ciiy 45; Indiana 39. 50: LIST MARTINEZ SLIGHT CHOICE I I I I 1 Kill 86 6 'n'KISd I RUE samio I I str. vims oil PORTLAND, Feb. (AP) Denny Moyer, 13-year-old Portland boxer who lias run up a string.of 13 consecutive victories is the underdog against -Vince Martinet of Paterson, N.J., here tonight. Newspapers reportet odds at 6-5.

The two meet in a 10-round welterweight match. There wilt be no radio or television broadcast. The fight, main event of a card that starts at 8:30 p.m., probably will get under way about '10 p.m. (PST). In Moyer's las! fighl, nationally televised from Madison Square Garden, he took a disputed decision over Caspar Ortega.

Martinez is 10 years older than Moycr and has far more ring experience with 61 victories in S7 fights. It is a experience that gives him the favorite's role here. Bolh fighters are expected to weigh in today at about the same weight, just under HE) pounds. Promoter Tommy Moycr, uncle of the local fighter, said ticket sales were going hotter than for any recent fight here ant! a crowd of 6.000 might be on hand in Ihe Centennial Exposition center. By TltK I'HKSS Jerry Lumpe of the New York Yankees and Roger Maris of the Cahsas City Athletics, both re lortcd on Ihe trading block, have signed their 1959 baseball ccn- racts.

The announcements were nade by the respective teams 'cslerday. Lumpe, a third baseman who salted iasl year, has been enttoned as part of a package might go to Washington in xchange for either Pedro Ramos or CarniHo bolh utchcrs. The transaction, to reports, also may involve Johnny Kucks, a pitcher, nd first baseman Marv Throne- iRrry of New York. Maris has been rumored on his vay to (he Yanks or to Detroit. The Yankees need a left fielder and Maris hits effectively in the Tigers' ball park.

The young our 'ielder had ID home runs and batted .248 in 1958. Another American league club, Chicago Sox, reported three signings. coming to terms were pitchers'Don Rudolph and Gerry Staley and infielder Billy Goodman. Goodman'hit in 12G games last season. Slaley reliever; was 4-5 for the while Rudotph won 11 and 12 for Indianapolis of the Amer: can Assn.

Other signees included pitchc Mark Freeman of the Yankees first basemen Jim Koranda N'orm Larkor, pitcher Dan Me Dcvitt, catcher Joe Pignatan outfielder Don Dcrneter Angeles and pitcher Jim Brosnan of St. Louis. The fifth wrestling show of the season, and the second to be elevised will be staged in Knights of Columbus hall tomor ow night, with the largest mat- nan in the world (o take on two rivals in a special handicap bout. Promoter Joe Smith has made special to bring in Happy Humphrey, the ponderous 750 pound mat giant from Georgia, as one of the highlights of the colorful program. Humphrey, who greatly resembles the comic page character, is meeting Tony Cozeiua, the New York veteran, Gyring Bob Cor jy the wild ruffian from Arizona Featuring tomorrow nights line up will be a two-out-of-three falls iO-minute time limit contest be Gene "Mr.

America" Stan Ice who is making a scnsationa comeback affeV a long layoff. Stanlee, who has gone undefeat cd since returning to the several months ago, is mectin Chuck Devona, the rough, "Mr Canada." Frank Townsend, the popula 'Singing Wrestler" from Camden M. has been matched wit Wild Buil Curry, the beetle-brow ed ruffian from 1 A A isher wotius ti i iley 3 0 1 1 i I I I 2 a Rcasan 0 a'Poyli" 1 3 Donclla I) HIM. I IAN 0 1 HsrJicmpp 0 0 2 5 4 I Completing the program is bout between Duke Hoffman, popular newcomer, and bi George MacArthur, of Canada. Tickets will be on sale at th K.

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Patrick's edged the Berk- hire Bakers," 71-67, and Tisdale's estaurant team trounced the 'olish Nationals, 60-39, in Senior iasketball league games at the Ircutt Boys' club last night. Cecil Gabriel was. outstanding or SI. Patrick's with a 10-5-- 25 loint performance, and Eddie Ochman scared 20 points in a osing cause for Itic Bakers, Jeter and Charley Clinkscalcs ed the Tisdale team to victory getting 18 points each. ST.

r. lanliri B.rtoche Capaso Bora ceo OTlflniilonskl I 0 0 5 21 0 2 14 1 711 We in i a ScJtenrich a 0 i 0 I i a 0 4 SENIOR HOUSE LOOP BUSY'AT'Y'TONIGHT The YMCA Senior House Basketball league will be in action tonight, with two games scheduled a Willis Distributors and the Palisade restaurant will clash at' 6:45 p.m., with the Dionis Market team to oppose the Park City Supply squad at 7:45 p.m. The Bridgc- Iport.Shopping Center team has I bye. LOS ANGELES. Feb.

17-(AP Centcrliclder nider heads the first conting- nt of Los AngeTes Dodgers who tonight-for their Florida train- ng camp. I want this to be the year." aid the Duke, who was hampcr- last season by a gimpy knee. The knee now is fine and to i winter of Fallbroak, iandy, thanks vorktng on avocado ranch and plenty if Rolf. Accompanying tlie Duke on the Dodgers' twin-engine plane are 0 other players and rookies, plus issorted front office personnel nd wives. Already.hard at work at Vcro Beach are oldtimer Carl Furillo, vho likes to get in some early icks, and Rookie Ron Fairly, vho feels he needs some.

Training for pitchers and catchers begins Thursday. Remainder of the squad reports to Manager Walt Alston Feb. 20; Walter O'Malley, portly Dodg or impresario, is going along on he first planeload and he say? ie'11 crack the whip aplenty. "I was thoroughly dissatisfies ivith the results of the Spring work a year ago." said O'Malley who missed that Florida session because of illness. "This time I'm demanding at least 30 pe cent more work." 'Unless the team plays ba! there'll be some major shake said O'Malley, who las season watched the Dodgers ge off lo a shaky start and the climb gradually into scvent place.

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The match will he rescheduled later in the NEW YORK, Feb. 17 (UPI) Eight members of the Soviet national ski team--six men and two women arrived a by plane from Stockholm on the first leg of a trip to Squaw Valley, where they will compete in the North American championships Feb. 21-23. The Sciuaw meet mark the first appearance by Soviet Skiers in the States. Th team captain, Nicolas Anikin; who is the Soviet 30-kilometer cross-country champion, declined to predict how the team would fare against the European and United States entries, Through an interpreter, he said: "Our main purpose is to sec the place where the I06( Olympic winter games will be held and to try to get to know the courses for the games.

Since we have never been there before it is i i to say how we wil do because wc-don'l know." ST. LOUIS, Feb. 17--(AP) an operation scheduled Thursday or Red Schoendicnst, second lascman of the Milwaukee Braves, goes well, "we can meas- ire Red's convalescence in weeks rather than months," his physi cian says. Schocndienst is bedfast with tuberculosis in Mount St. Rose liospiral here where Ihe operation will The doctor said no surgery was originally anticipated but the operation might "accelerate re covcry and Red be better off for it in Ihe long run," It would "increase his- chances of playfng in 19(50," the.

doctor said. He described Schoendjcnst's recovery thus far as being excel lent. Schocndienst was, admitted the hospital Nov. 12 after being confined briefly at St. John's hos pital where the tuberculosis diag nosis was first made.

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