Fort Worth Star-Telegram from Fort Worth, Texas • 11

I I IFRIDAY FEBRUARY 13 1941 FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM-MORMNG Well of All Things! PACE ELEVEN New z43--r)tt7lt 3 3: PAGE ELEVEN New 1:: ev-: LoRw- 1---4-- 1 0::: t4 Women Cheer---and Talk About That Cold Water West Texas Buffaloes Add Miller to Coaching Staff BELIEVE IT OR NOT BY RIPLEY Wesleyans Play Billie Cagemen Here Tonight BY NEDRA JENKINS of The Star-Tetegram Staff Ram Mentor Reports April 1 for New Duties at Canyon Directs Cagers Here Tonight 454 4 --1 I Important Game Due on 716c' Court at 8 Both Ram Guards Injured IfIILt I I -'1'- ''41'It'' 1:4 04i4: A Yd'-' 4 4' U--' 04-41'' JP Mir etop 4 el errjw1 nit 4 I II i '4 a bi41 IP CI 11 il ---4- I' I 1- 4g 41-- rianf v37 Li ----------t 'I r4i AOC el: a i a i I :::::1::7::: 401tg: 4' A 4 1 Some 3000 fight fans saw quite a slugfest out at Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum Thursday night with the Golden Gloves contenders putting on a colossal show Now these fans may be roughly ided into two men- ks and the womenfolks The for- group talked loud and long a -ut fighters like Morris Carona 0: rort Arthur and Marvin Bryan of Dallas and others that gave frfm plenty to yell and applaud ac ut ff' Of course there were those rabid sArqnen fans tat did a lot of yell- 114 too And then there were dismal souls who predicted results ranging from dental to pneumonia from so much of fighters by seconds stly in this group were the who have deplorably n-technical minds and worry Ahout things like those hideous --ot r- 11- II I 1 CANYON Feb 12 Gus Miller of Texas Wesleyan College at Fort Worth was chosen assistant football coach -and instructor in physical education at West Texas State Thursday night Miller who was here accepted immediately and said he would move to Canyon about April 1 He will be first assistant to Head Football Coach Leslie Van Meter who moved up to that position two weeks ago when Coach Jack Curtice was hired by Texas Mines Miller one of the most successful college coaches in the Southwest will finish out the basket ball season at Wesleyan He has degrees from West Texas State and Texas Tech Ittr IA k-71 otr-4----vpr 1 14704 Alit cb AZ04 IT es- -4--0 At i 4-! il -i -41 I It-- io a I 11 NING Jog STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE TI-IE CHIMNEY a THEW-GASEW NS RESIDENCE WAS DESTROYEDTWICE IN 6 PAN's! Owensboro kY ky L'IGHTNINU SIM -ri-tE CHIMNEY OF THE WAS DESTROYED' -It 1 -4 -----7 t- A "1 4 ts 7 I -s- 81i ---'-i f---9 --4- 4i! rs --(- 1r --4- 47kk--4-4-tfe BY WILLIAM KING Star-Telegram Sports Writer Daniel Baker's improved Hill Billies take a shot at Texas Wesleyan's unbeaten Texas Conference basket ball record in an important game Friday night at the Recreation Building First tipoff will be at 8 o'clock and the Brownwood boys whether they know it or not have a good chance of stopping the Rams' string of league victories at 35 straight Chief reason for that out-on-thelimb statement is because the Rams will be only 60 per cent full strength Guards Roy Barber and Adrian Mc Fathers are down with knee injuries Barber was hurt in the Howard Payne game a week ago didn't play the following night against Mc Murry and still isn't well Mc Fathers was crowded into a radiator during a rough scrimmage this week and since hasn't put any pressure on the injured leg much less worked out Anyone who can tell a field goal from a double-dribble knows how important are a basket ball team's boys who bring the ball up the ccrurt and work hardest on defense Barber may be able to play part of the game but McFathers' place Miller May Be in Line for Basket Ball Coaching Job I f-7 a LaqaW MRS ERWIN JEAN BAPTISTE PUSIE Was obtained by the Fort Worth Rangers from the St Louis Flyers Thursday 'USIE Fort he St It is known that Athletic Director Al Baggett coach of the Buffs' 'worlds tallest" and famed basket ball team- holds a rank of captain in the infantry reserve corps of the army inactive Should he be called to active duty there is a possibility that Miller might fill in for Baggett while the latter is on duty with the armed forces Baggett and Miller for several years have been the Southwest's most successful basket ball coaches Miller was to return here Friday in time to direct the Rams in their Friday night basket ball game against Daniel Baker President Law Sone of Texas Wesleyan could not be reached Thursday night for a statement regarding Miller's successor 111011V Mk4 dolQ MOST POPULAR GAME IN CHINA WAS ORIGINATED I3Y AN AMERICAN JOSEPH'? BABCOCK Ste t41 kma how 141 S- $941 Lag Posimmo Stsdonts IrOVagli Igle191001 roof 1 NE14 i It 1 56 1 A 1 I I 0 I 1 kii ii 0 ti 0)k 1 -) I I 07 flu it 11111 r41p7: 71031r lo: IL -1 5 i (1 i akt 1116 it --4'r-3' -3 sw- A 1111111111-- S4P-Ler 17 1 MOST POPULAR GAME IN CHINA I WAS ORIGINATED I3Y AN AMERICAN-- i a1 JOSEP BABCOCK I Las Nome federal isgOtioad will be taken by Abner Nichols in- experienced freshman from rthome Since joining the varsity Abner ange in Ice has taken part in two college games He-s shown promise in workouts this week however and will get a hockey Price cuLicz He-s show-n promise in workouts this week however and will get a ockey Prices this week however and will get a chance to start his first college game chance to start his first college game 't-at 14 Detroit Again Lends Backing to Beaumont Friday night The Rams' big Cotton Hardy Fortenberry and Parham all are fit and ready At least the Wesleyans will have plenty of height in the lineup To hang onto first place in conference standings Gus Miller's crippled club will need to win both the game from Daniel Baker and a Saturday night game from Trinity in Waxahachie EARLE SHORT Texts Untversity REFEREED FOOTBALL GAMES IN STATES AND ATE DINNER IN AZI1DSTATEALL IN ONE DAY Ell 5f1( Te Untve REFEI FOOTBALa In 51 AND ATE 1 IN A3I1D ALL ONE 1 tTh guards and fighting pants that looked like they were made of changeable taffeta Denton has contenders for the first time this year and among the cited fans from that city down to really support the btoys of their trict were Mr and Mrs Homer Curtis Dr and Mrs Hinkle Mr and Mrs Morris Russell Mr and Mrs Eddie Williams Frank and Elmer Hulse Floyd Watson nr Hutcheson Dr Jack Woodward and Patterson There were plenty of Dallasites about too including Misses Louise and Mary Brown who said they Iked Fort Worth the fights and the popcorn and Mr and Mrs 5 Erwin (she a very pretty blond ag you can see) and Mr and Mrs True who were guests of Mr and Mrs Dillard of Fort Worth Through the smoke haze: Tone Monahans Cowden Wright Cowden and Clyde of Midland Mr and Mrs John Frick Fort Worth and Gantney of Waxahachie all sharing the same box and erjoying the fights 4-yearaid Jimmy Jo Williams enjoying a bottle of pop and the fights with his dad Williams Other small fry through the crowds included that 5-year-Old cowboy Mike Farmer with his mother and dad Mr and Mrs Farmer who was too busy watching the ring to talk about that pony he's going to get Christmas that soundly-snoozing baby girl of Mrs Dickie Dixon's and Billy Rae Sawyer 4 there with his dad Sawyer and Hugh Morrow the woman kept admiring the light footwork of Referees Milton Coffey Sully Montgomery and Toby Wagner Mr and Mrs Gordon Lyons and Mr and Mrs A Stelzer Mr and Mrs John Pierce of Springtown and -Barnes who works days for TEsco and ushers nights he likes the fights so much Looking forward to their turn at seeing the fights not just listening to them by the crowd's roars we- P's Pvt Fayes Detroit Mich of Camp Wolters Pvt David Musser Fort Wayne Ind also of Wolters MRS HOMER CURTIS GLOVES RESULTS BEAUMON'r Detroit Tigers again will back the Beaumont club in the Texas League despite the fact that only about half the 50000 advance ticket goal has been sold It has also been announced that the Exporters would do their Spring training in Lakeland Fla the conditioning ground annually of the parent American League club Twenty-three player contracts have been put in the mails with orders for the athletes to report to Manager Steve OWeill new Exporter skipper at Lakeland on March 12 The Exporters will not return to Beaumont until April 12 two days before the curtain-raiser with Houston The Young Men's Business League in charge of the ticket campaign will continue the drive several weeks more Bras! Scores a in First If Poly Loses It's Tie Parrots Eagles Clash With High School Title at Stake Two changes in policy were announced Thursday by the Fort Worth ice hockey club both to be put in force next Tuesday night when the Omaha Knights play the Rangers here Games hereafter will start at 8 m4 instead of 8:30 A poll of fans revealed the earlier time would be popular Price of admittance was revised downward veith every seat in the big Will Rogers Coliseum except the ringside boxes placed at 55c The box seats will be $150 Public skating after the games will be continued The Rangers Thursday announced acquisition of big Jean Pusie 220- pound Canuck from the St Louis Flyers Center Andy Maloney and cash went in exchange for the txFlyer Pusie formerly played with the New York Rangers Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens in the National League He joined St Louis in the 1938-39 season and since then has had quite a stormy time in the American Hockey Association His career has been spotted with fights scuffles with the spectators and suspensions He finally was barred "for life" by the Association president but the player shortage caused by the war caused the league to relent Pusie promised to be so far he has Manager Gene Carrigan thinks the big fellow will help the Rangers in their fight to gain the Southern Division lead a soot they held through the first several weks of the season AP vere anrt Worth put in Jhen the Rangers art at 8 poll of le would rev ised the big cept the 5c The )lic skatbe coninounced isle 220- St Louis Dney and the txwith the Bruins ns in the le 1938-39 had quite American areer has scuffles pensions life" by but the the war so hinks the angers in them Di1 through le season (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10) Corp Shepherd (formerly on Fort Worths police force) and First Sergt James Dickerson Tahlequah Okla from Camp BarkeAnd spotted here and there: Mr and Mrs John McHatton Spring-town the detective threesome Andy Fournier Hoote and Theron Brooks Bowen Bill Millican John Herbert and a party of friends Dr Bill Parsons Mr and Mrs John Thompson Mrs Crabb Frank Anderson and the woman from Dallas who was going right home to practice "those deep breathing exercises" the fighters took between rounds: she thought they must be awfully healthy for the diaphragm ern Sign-of Spring! A's Pitchers Open Drills iOwls Lose Six 1More Gridmen Hottest Putter Apt to Win ANAHEIM Cal Feb 12 CiP) Eight pitchers for the Philadelphia Athletics initiated Spring lrainmg chores Thursday several more are due in Friday and the main force is expected Feb 21 Checking in Thursday with Coach Earle Brucker incharge were Talmadge Abernathy Herman Besse Fred Caliguiri Dick Fowler Roger Wolff Lyman Harris Russ Christopher and Newman Shirley Tack Knott Les McCrabb Marchildon and Cal McIrvin are slated to join the group Friday BY CLIFFORD KING Star-Telegram Sports Writer The climax game of the second half city high school basket ball race is scheduled Friday night at Ttli Fieldhouse At 8 Poly's consistent Par-with a 32-30 triumph which gave rots and the Amon Carter Riverside them the first half title While not alibiing the Eagles still Eagles start swapping shots and feel they should have won that one when its all over the city title will and believe they are fully capable practically be in Poly's lap or the of turning the trick this time second half race will have three With the Parrots' it's a different teams tied for top place story They have proved beyond all doubt that an opponent's 10- Poly has already won the first Here's the situation: point lead late in the game doesn't mean much They re the strongest half championship and is lead- finishing team in the district ing the second half by a full The importance of the game will game: A win over the Eagles would give Coach Luther Scar- naturally make both teams full of determination Poly is anxious borough's lads a cinch tie for to avoid a playoff that might be the second half honors and for all practical purposes the cham- necessary if they lost and the Ea- gles realize that it's do-or-die for pionship them on the other hand if the Ea-Both coaches indicated Thursday glee can come out on top they they would start the usual lineup will be tied for first with Poly For Carter-Martin Jarrell will open and the North Side-Paschal win- at center instead of -forward how- nes In that event it'll still be ever a wide open affair Unless all signs fail another close Naturally the Parrots' record of game may be expected and lots of eight straight league triumphs scoring will be no surprise makes the Orange and Black fa- Although over-shadowed by the vored but before the night's over Poly-Carter tilt two more games anything is liable to happen In are scheduled for Friday night and their former Meeting Carter ap- both should be quite interesting peared to have a comfortable lead North Side goes to Paschal and Arin the fourth but suddenly the Par- lington Heights meets Tech on the rots spurted and came off the floor Elder floor both at 7:30 Kermit severely and despite a brief rally by Grantham in the third won a unanimous decision Still another strong lightweight contender came out in Joseph McCreevy West Virginian from Randolph Field representing San Antonio A former runnerup in the New York Golden Gloves tournament McCreevy stopped Sidney Peveto of Denton in the second round after flooring the less experienced boy twice Referee Sully Montgomery halted proceedings then and there raising the enlisted man's glove for a technical knockout Cotton Gunter of Dallas knocked out Woodrow Glover of Big Spring and Odessa when the West Texan was a shade late getting up after Gunter floored him with a right hook in the second round of their lightweight bout: Fight Ends Quickly Plainview's Roy Belk: fighting for Lubbock made even quicker work of Junior Montague from Welling: ton and Childress stopping him in 1:32 of the first round This was the first welterweight test of the night Vern Lee Young of Decatur and Denton shaded Ernest Jones of Beaumont in their wild-swinging welter match and favored Marvin Bryant of Dallas pounded gritty Albert Yoes of Wall and San Angelo for a unanimous decision that several times was close to a more drastic ending Olin Clotiaux of Nederland and Beaumont had Odessa's Lamar Stanford on the floor at the final bell and won the handily in their middleweight setto Pirates Score Over Mc Murry Cagers 41-36 41-36 14 4 etSsalt 14 Lit hap' 4 2 1 Humberto Macias Win in Mat Bouts FLYWEIGHT DIVISION Leighton Lomax Odessa won by default over Don Smith Childress Wallace Renfro San Angelo outpointed Frederick Stephens Tyler (3) Jack Fraley Amarillo scored over Louis Alien Beaumont (3) Leonard Zuniga San Antonio stopped Alex Reynosa El Paso (2) Roland Borger Lubbock bested Abner Bedinglield Dallas (3)- Jose Andres Fort Worth outpointed Wallace Willard Houston (3) BANTAMWEIGHT DIVISION Wiley Martinez San Angelo defeated Bill Adams Childress (3) Dean Webb Amarillo won from McElroy Tyler (3) Hector Marquez El Paso won by default over Jack Slaymaker Beaumont Laverne Roach Lubbock won by default over Roger Sanchez San Antonio Al Cebron Dallas scored over Selestino Cortez Houston (3) Raymod Kane Fort Worth bye no entry from Denton FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION Leroy Jones Childress and Kenneth Sherrill Amarillo double default Manuel Ortega El Paso knocked Out Painter Tyler (1) Keith Kivlehen Lubbock won over Henry Delano Beaumont (3) Fred Gonzales San Antonio won by default over Gilbert Garcia Houston Lee Kasoff Dallas scored easily over Burch Raley Denton (3) Jack Osteen Fort Worth beat Gilbert Grantham Odes Fa (3) LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION Gonzalo Pena El Paso won by default over Cummings Childress Buford Bradshaw Lubbock won by default over William Clark Tyler Morris Carona Beaumont defeated John Zaharieff Houston (3) Joseph McCreevy San Antonio won by over Sidney Peveto Denton (2) Cotton Gunter Dallas knocked out Woodrow Glover Odessa- (2) Donald Nasche Fort Worth gets bye no entry from San Angelo WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION Roy Belk Lubbock knocked out Junior Montague Childress (1)- Max Waller Tyler won by default over Joe Elandera Houston Vern Lee Young Denton outpointed Ernest Jones Beaumont (3) Tony Frankel San Antonio won by default over Lewis Johns Odessa Marvin Bryant Dallas bested Albert Yoe San Angelo (3) Sam Bates Fort Worth won by default over Pat Lankford Amarillo MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION Gene Eldridge Houston won by default over 0- Connor Childress Richard Davis Tyler won by default OVer Jack Malone Denton Olin Clotiaux Beaumont defeated Lamar Stanford Odessa (3) Simon Luna San Antonio scored TKO over Frank Thompson San Angelo (2)- Buddy Shumway Dallas bested Kenneth Twiggs Amarillo (3)- Eli Katich El Paso upset Buster Burrell Fort Worth (3) LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION Carroll Peabody Denton won over Leo Thompson Childrem (3) Jimmie Loye Dean Beaumont beat Michael Christinzio San Angelo (3) Manuel Cocio San Antonio won by default over Stanford Amarillo Charlie Simmons Dallas knocked out Mervin Ringlero El Paso (2) Albert Hansen Odessa won by default over Fie idon Kilgore Bill Anderson Fort 'Worth scored easily- over Rhea Mitchell Lubbock (3) HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION Bob Sprouse Odessa won by tko over Leon Manire (2) Delbert Leatherman Beaumont won by default over Floyd Burns Tyler Pee Wee Holton Fort Worth got bye no entrant from Houston Austin O'Jibway El Paso won by default over Joy Glenn Ward Lubbock Bob Traweek San Angelo won over Roy Priola Amarillo (3) Bennie Brae San Antonio knocked out Bob Taylor Dallas (1) HOUSTON Feb 12 Institute football hopes were dealt a blow Thursday with the announcement that six players including Clark Wells of Quanah end and Harold Stockbridge of Houston wingback would be ineligible this Fall because of failure to fulfill scholastic requirements Wells and Stockbridge were sophomore standouts of the team last Fall Others ineligible are Ken-wood Sutton of Corsicana sophomore end Leroy Denson of Goose Creek sophomore halfback Ralph Noble of Alice sophomore tackle and Billy Wyman of Houston sophomore tackle GEORGETOWN Feb Southwestern Pirates tumbled the Irrdians of Mc Murry College Thursday night 41-36 Johnny Rice of Southwestern topped scorers with 13 counters but-he was hard pressed by Damron of Malurry who garnered 12 SOLTTRWESTERN M'MURRY fgfttr! fgfttrL Rice 5 5 13 Ellington 1 1 3 Runnels 1 3 5 Beasley 2 I 6- Cobb 0 0 01Garret 2 1 3 Haley 1 3 511xt1lls 2 1 5 GrahRm 5 0 10 Soloday fl 2 2 Rt-tccingesftg 02 00 oft DM ao ni 00000 irg 52 20 24 Cobh 0 0 01 Garret Haley 1 3 5 WI lha Graham 5 0 0 SolodaY Hedges 3 la Et Mort-05On Bancroft 0 0 0 Damnon ibled the Thurstern topters but amron of RRY fgfttp 1 1 3 21 6- 2 1 3 2 1 5 2 2 2 0 -4 5 2 12 Catching his opponent while he had one foot ttlrough the ropes Juan Humberto beat Count Von Schacht in the main event of the weekly wrestling program Thursday night at the Recreation Building Von Schacht had won the second fall after Humberto took the first Promoter Bert Willoughby questioned the referee's decision and said Von Schad-ft might get another crack at the Mexican heavy Jack Kennedy pinned King Kong Cox and Gorilla Macias beat Emir Badui in other bouts Campbell 1 0 2 Totals 1 5 11 41 Total Spring football training will start Friday Buffs Ouishoof Raiders 63-49 IMP 101000 See Bob Bing Play Golf Dallas Texans Beat Si Louis on Ice 3-2 2 SAN ANTONIO Feb 12 (IP) --Not that it differs from any other golf tournament but the man with a well-behaved putter was the man that they were looking for Thursday night to establish a favorite in the sixteenth $5000 Texas Open Broad rolling of the largest in the at the end of every hole here at Willow Springs' 6595-yard par 36-35-71 course Last year it was Lawson Little the big Californian who mastered the greens to win with a phenomenal 72-hole total of 273 eleven under par despite some atrocious weather conditions But Little has had little luck since the 1941 Texas Open he hasn't notched a victory since It looks like a wide-open scramble between about ten of the ranking golf tourists On the basis of putting the wiseacres were backing a couple of erstwhile outsiders for the tourney starting Friday with the opening 18 holes It has been putting that has kept Johnny Dawson the uncrowned amateur king of America up around the top on ''the swing thus far He was rattling the cup from everywhere to win the Bing Crosby event at Rancho Santa Fe Calif and it was putting that kept him going in the Western Open at Phoenix Little known Herman Barron of White Plains admits it was his putter that gave him the Western Open title last week Slammin' Sam Snead of Hot spring Va always the crowd favorite is wrestling with an unruly hook St the moment and spent an hour today on the practice tee shaking his head Open officials made preparations for the biggest gallery in the history of the event Friday when Bing Crosby VAL Bob Hope tee off in the opening round with Jimmy Demaret and Byron Nelson Thirty military nonce and local officers will handle the crowd SSJJ irty military will handle Texas All-Stars Win Over Mexico Poloisis DALLAS Feb 12 Dallas Texans spilled the St Louis Flyers American Hockey Association leaders 3-2 Thursday night in a fast game that thrilled a crowd of 1704 spectators The Dal-it Louis Associa- ay night a crowd Light Heavies Slug Wildly Two roughhouse light heavyweights Leo Thompson of Memphis and Childress and Carroll Peabcdy of Sanger and Denton brought the fans up with a wild and woolly session of haymakers many missed and manly landed Both were near exhaustion at the finish with Peabody getting the nod The night's most spectaular comeback was made by Charlie Simmons Dallas middle who was severely laced by Fort Bliss' Mervin Ringlero in the first round then came boiling out to floor the El Paso soldier twice the second time for the 10-count CANYON Feb 12 (AP')--A record crowd saw the tall West Texas State basket ball wizards bump off Texas Tech's Red Raiders 63-59 Thursday night in a game that left no doubt of who was boss of the Border Conference It was by no means a walk-away however At the half Tech was in front 26-23 Fine guarding and inspired goal-throwing put the Techs ahead after 10 minutes The Buffs made six points during one minute of play illustrating their ability to score when they had to Brookfield was high man with 21 points for the winners wnile Gilbreath of Tech had 18 HOUSTON Feb 12 swarm of humanity overran the Brae Burn Country Club course Thursday pouring $30000 into the United States war chest in return for an afternoon of laughs provided by Bing Crosby and Bob Hope An estimated 10000 persons watched the screen stage stars cavort in what was labeled a golf match but developed into a comedy complete with floor show on the eighteen green -Fred Corcoran tournament bureau manager of the Professional Golfers Association estimated the size of the crowd Corcoran said it was the biggest gallery ever to see a golf match in Texas surpassing even the crovids at the National ing even the crowds at the National Texas Relays Adds Special Army Events AUSTIN Feb 12 events open only to men in the armed services will highlight the fifteenth annual Texas Relays March 27-28 Director Clyde Littlefield announced the supplementary program Thursday The relay committee also approved a 25-cent admission fee for service men The track and field carnival'biggest of its kind in the Southwest lists competitors from 48- schools Prominent out-of-state entries are the University of Minnesota and Drake University Littlefield said service men comd compete in two special relays the mile and the 440 shuttle obstacle race and the pole vault shot put discus high jump broad jump and javelin MEXICO CITY Feb 12 (W)--The Texas All-Stars swamped the civilian polo champions of Mexico Thursday 6-2 to win their first victory of the three games they have played here Harry Barry led the Texas scoring with four goals two in the first and one each in the second and third chukkers Rube Williams scored the other pair for Texas in the second and fourth Jose Parada and Charles Pickard accounted for the Mexican tallies both in the fifth Birdville Beats Eagles 31-19 BIRDVILLE Feb outscored Diamond Hill of Fort Worth 31-19 in a District 13-A schoolbby basket ball game here Thursday night McCurry paced the Buffs with 16 points and Guard Rettig led the losers with 10 Half-time score favored Birdville 17-11 U-19 Birdville of Fort jet 13-A me here McCurry tints and with 10 den Taft Wright Appleton Sign Chisox Contracts Terhune's Calling All Dogs )S alio Buzz-saw Bill Anderson Fort Worth's light heavy used his sharp left to fine advantage as he whittled down tall Rhea Mitchell a heavyweight semifinalist from Lubbock last year in three interesting if unexciting rounds several times Anderson snapped Mitchell's head back with his souhpaw while protecting himself well and the decision was unanimous Big Bob Sprouse of Sloan Field and the Odessa district worked over chubby Leon Manire 'of Decatur and Denison with a two-handed barrage and Referee Sully Montgomery called it quits late in the second round Manire was reeling after a couple of sessions on the ropes Roy Priola of Amarillo and Bob Traweek of Goodfellow Field San Angelo were better matched and they did one another little damage The crowd booed vociferously when the decision went to Traweek somewhat liked Fair of 70 Purse Church League Cage Playoff Opens Tonight Open in Fort Worth last Summer1 Siroube Owned Horse Hope auctioned albums of Cros-' Wins ai Fair Grounds by after the match raising 822250 VII in defense bonds and cash Corcoran said the gate receipts would swell NEW ORLEANS Feb 12 to $30000 the total amount of money Stroube's At Liberty sol turned over to the war funds drive what overlooked in the betting li as a result of the benefit the heavy footing at the 1 For the record Hope and Byron Grounds Thursday and led a fielc Nelson professional played Crosby 3-year-olds home in the mile and and Professional Jimmy Demaret of yards "Less Belles Creoles" Pt Houston Johnny Weissmuller the which headed the card screen's Tarzan played along most- Aso ly in the trees where he said he belonged Browns' Guiteridge Signs The match ended all square be- cause of a late rally by the Crosby- ST LOUIS Feb -12 (JP)--1 Demaret team Crosby had a 78 six Guteridge former St Louis Ca: over par while Hope reported nal infiekler signed a conti an 80 Thursday'with the St Louis Brol The feats of Demaret and Nel- who purchased him condition son who were under par wun a from the Red Birds' Sacrame 71 and 70 respectively went rel- farm He was the first Brownit atively tinnoticed enter the fold NEW ORLEANS Feb 12 Stroube's At Liberty overlooked in the betting the heavy footing at the Grounds Thursday and led a field 3-year-olds home in the mile and yards "Less Belles Creoles" which headed the card Browns Guiteridge Signs ST LOUIS Feb -12 (JP) Guteridge former St Louis Cardinal infiekler signed a contract Thursday'with the St Louis Browns who purchased him conditionally from the Red Birds' Sacramento farm He was the first Brownie enter the fold auveljr uranwiAlru 1111V CHICAGO Feb 12 Taft Wright and Pete Appleton relief pitcher sent their signed contracts to the Chicago White Sox Thursday leaving only Shortstop Luke Appling unsigned Thirty-one players have come to terms Vice President Harry Grabiner however does not regard as a holdout The squad will leave for the Pasadena Cal training camp Feb 25 BY ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE Released by Mc Naught Syndicate Inc Texas was a springer spaniel His The papers used to record these hap- master Weigel of Columbus penings But now there is so little novelty about it that only in such Ohio thought his four-legged chum cases as Texas' does the occurrence rated a mention in the city directory find its way into print So he paid to have Texas' name en- I recollect that in my boyhood the tered in that bulky volume along church to which Iabelonged was try-with his address As a result occa- ing to lift its rather large debt One sional advertising matter arrived atiparishioner made a contribution the house addressed to him Alsoioledge of $50 in the name of his dog his owner's friends were amused The man' name was Babbitt Ho It is not by any means the the pledge to "Duke Bab time a dog's name has been publish-l'-itt" and it was thus read out in ed in a directory or a telephonelthe morning service along with the book For years owners have seen-Inames of the human donors lese so little in such hood the was tryebt One tribution his dog bat Ho ke Bab out in with the Boulevard Christian and College Ave tue Baptist will open their split season playoff for the Church League basket ball championship at 8:30 rn Friday on the YMCA court Bill Crawford Bob Moss Trotter Adams Richard Allen and Bill Courtney make up the Boulevard starting five Johnny Small Jack Taylor and Roy Williams are leading members of the College Avenue club It's 'Papa' Goldstein Now Lon Goldstein former all-around athlete at Texas Wesleyan who this Summer will play baseball with Birmingham in the Southern Association is the father of an eightpcund boy Both parents of Lon Michael born Monday at Harris Memorial Methodist Hospital are doing well Goldstein is assistant coach at gow all-around 'an who this iseball with Ahern AssoDf an eightents of Lon at Harris lospital are is assistant --Don to COLLEGE BASKET BALL Rico 44 TC111 31 'Nest Texas State 3 Texas Tech 49 Southwestern 1 Mc Murry SC St Louis University 45 Missouri Mines 33 -Penn 44 Columboa 211- Penn 43- Columbus 2 eirdville 31 Diamond Hill (Fort Worth) HIGH SCHOOL BASKET BALL led to consider it funny to includei The church's pastor told me later their pet dogs' names in such placesithe pledge never was redeemed me later -A.