Lincoln Journal Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 5

F.VKMNC. STXTK JOIKWI. I l( SVIIKIUV. WAKOj 22. 1 1 M'LEMORE Abe Simon gets second chance against champion Joe Louis in May Left handed catchers? WelU tchy not! Nebraska Joe Louis stops Simon in llith round at Detroit Big Six, Valley Challenger surprises 18 Hit BY HENRY M'LEMORE.

ST. PETERSBURG. Fla. (UP). I'll bet my set of draft dependents against yours that in all the people you know there isn't a left handed catcher in the bunch.

As track champs in 11 in Detroit army calls dual here tonight Stays 13 rounds with Bomber Joe Athletes in guards draft BY CHARLES ARNOT. BY JACK CUDDY. DETROIT. (UP). Abe Simon.

Ed Weir's well balanced club host to Oklahoma Ags at 8 Oklahoma A. Missouri Valley outdoor track cham Tlie call to arms plays no favor tes luit the nation it Iv mobd the human tank, will again test a matter of fact, that isn't a very fair bet, because it is the same as betting you that you don't have a pair of matching dodo birds for book ends in your home, or that the next blue point vou plop into the chili sauce will "have a pearl on it. There just isn't any such thing as a left handed catcher. Certainly not in any league respectable enough to come under the jurisdiction of that old cuss with the Niagara Falls hairdo, Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis. Why aren't there any left handed catchers? Answer that one and you'll solve one of baseball's queerest riddles.

Too, you'll bring peace of mind to Bill Dickey, star catcher of the New York Yankees and one of the greatest backstops in the history of the game. plat' against Joe Loins i.ation tor military service has struck only a glancing blow at thundering guns at Madison Square Garden, New York, May 16. the Nebraska sports nt pion, and Nc'oraska 's Comhmktt cin lcrmen, 1941 Big Six indoor tilleholders, moot Saturday night in a dual clash at the stadium indoor oval. The meet will start nt 8 p. m.

sistently dominated the mtercol lectate beadliii. been trans edly announced this return title match after big Abes amazing showing Friday night against the planted to army rolls, a United Last May. week after the Cowboys had annexed their Valley title and Kd Weir's track specialists had copped Big Six honors. N'ehraska defeated Ralpn leading colleges and universities items' suuad. 72 to 59.

Since the advent of the eam neavywmgnt cnampion ueiore i sellout crowd of 18.908 fans in Olvmpia stadium. More than 3,000 late arrivals in the record breaking indoor Detroit throng were turned away from the Olympia. This was unfortunate because they missed the spectacle Johnny Bulla naicn to increase the nation'' Bill has wondered why there Saturday Um team will trv to avenge that defeat altho the Scarlet well balanced squad, headed by a galaxy of top armed forces. DO Nebraska ath ties for lead letes bave doim ai mv uniforms aren any soutnpaw receivers. 1 ne subject has fascinated him because hp believes that left handers would Thirty were summoned when the national I'liard was mobihed last lifetime New Yoik giam noien periormei's, win pe neavy t'iivo ates to wind up their indoor camnamn without a defeat make the best catchers.

He wishes at Greensboro IVceirber and have be. HkfiM upset all predictions and battled with Louis until the 13th round when Bomber Joe finally won on thru se(' li The Aggies are bringing two that he were left handed; would have made him a catcher. An Unwritten Law. outstanding men in W. Ulapnam and l'oii Boydston.

however, and technical knockout. The bout was scheduled for 20 Kour coaches tlPMMty have Nmui induct, 'd Mid three may be called From the University of Nebraska, the national guard took W. 11. Browne, chief football scout and head basketball coach; rounds, and at the end of the tenth are fairly strong the hmdles and MM run "There is an unwritten law in has a hiirh lump mark it seemed it might go the distance. Simon, who had been vastly underrated, shed most of Louis' blows in the trunk tank fashion, all the of feet.

1 inches in i omwti baseball that a left handed fellow just mustn't try to catch," Bill told me. "I wonder why. I've asked dozens of baseball people Has 67 along with Ghezzi GREKNSBORO, N. C. (JP.

Familiarity may not always breed contempt, but it was a big help to Johnny Bulla, Friday in the first round of the $5,000 greater Greens Harold ivt a sislaut Ha. tion while lapnam nas a leap or feet, inches in the hroad jump 'lapham is also strong ir. and Charles Armstrong, freshman bask.dball coach. Nebraska VVes leyan university contributed its while thumping the champion's face with a wagon tongue left jab the reason for this and yet have to find one that knows the answer. All I know is that let a left handed HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION Jot Louis walks to neutral corner titer flooring lug AW Louis had kuoeknl Simon twice in that round Acme Telephoto.

h. sd oa and atlilelie hi aska lied latt ler ill I )Mrht Thomas trying to hreak his OWfl stadium youngster suggest that he leai the catching business and he shooed awav from the plate as Rumors have persisted that Maj. M. "Mill Jones, iebras Now I'll tell one boro open goir tournament. Boo" has been playing the Sedge field Country uuioor mai xne quaner wniie Hunt will again try for 14 feet In the vault.

Rob Kahler's improved performances the hurdles; the he had the nlaeue. I've had peo that had Joes left eye almost closed in the later stages of his 15th crown defense. Simon, who never had been knocked off his feet before, hit the canvas four times and was belted half thru the ropes once. But he was on his feet at the end, tho staggering about helplessly with blood dripping from gashes in both brows and from cuts on nose and mouth. Referee Sam ple say they suppose the reason for this is that a left handed letic ilireetor, will be recalled to active army duty, but Jones maintains he will be summoned only dual between Hlue and Schleich in ateber would nil a batter event of general mobilization Washington State whips Creighton and Arkansas beats Wyoming in NCAA It Re lay Happened The maJOl retired from active head when he made a throw to second.

That's razy, tho. Why wouldn't right handed catchers hit left handed batters when they el 1 1 lielol oimng to iNe Creuditon universitv mav lose the shot and Hill hurdle ffOrtl art expected to highlight the N. U. marks. Spartans test A wrestlers HFTHLFHFM.

Pa. PK Six Oklahoma a and iraMtori advanced to the semifinals of the It, and the its two freshman coa. lies, Ceorge I asked Bill why he thought Hennessey stopped it then, at 1:20 of the 13th round. "Little" Joe Amazed. l.vc and Hill Ziesel 1 Ik h.o left handers would mast nw ratnhPrs all thines beinsr eaual.

applied for marine corps appoint parking 254 pounds on 6 foot 4 inch tower, was top Johnny Bulla and expect approval There'll Be More. early in the afternoon tied with Viv Ghezzi Semifinals dated for tonight in Blue jays how by 48 "to 39 lies who have not been in of Deal, N. who turned in his card just before dusk. dueled are inclined to punctuate pled in the first round by a straight right to the whiskers. "Little" Joe, scaling only 202 pounds, looked incredulous when the big fellow rose at the count of one.

national collegiate wrestling championshii) tournament Fridav to next season with national cage fesl BY HAROLD CLAASSEN ing Ghezzi and even heavier, is question marks. The survey showed that the 12 schools antici AS (MTV. Washinc nigm TO give me Aggies me ieuu at the half wav mark of the 14th "For a lot of reasons, answereu the big Arkansas fellow who ranks with the outstanding catchers of all time. "Take the actual catching of the ball from the pitcher. Most pitchers are righthanders, right? Okay, and what kind of a ball do they throw most of the time? A curve, and how do their curves break? Over the plate to the right of the catcher.

A lefthander's mitt would be right ther He could just sit down and pick em off all day. No awkward shift NEW YORK. UP). The four sur vors in the national invitation pate 12 more athletes Will be ton State, champions of the Pacific coast conference, and Arkan MRUal competition. in his dressing room eager to mm fOOP nerore tne home folks.

He was disqualified in the second round of the North South earlier this week and he's basketball tournament, Ohio and Tj mp Island universities. Seton sas, kings of the Southwest loop, afterwards. "I knew I was in for trouble when I saw him get up dratted b.tore next year. The University of Nebraska suffered the state's heaviest ath Michigan State team that sent play Saturday nigni ror me western N. C.

A. A. basketball title. been eager to make up for it ever four men into waiuroay aner noon'a round of four. The Spar IN NATIONAL A.A.U.

4 MILE RE LAV, ILUNOlS A.C, AND DENVER A.C STARTING RUNNERS FOROCT THEIR I.A C'S RECOUP DISALLOWED) DENVER JULY 5, ftf sm. Red him good." Hall and City Colkf" the semifinals Satuniav with another capacity crowd in prospect for Madison Square Garden. The winner meets the eastern letic loss when the national guard headed for Camp Robinson. Ark. With the iruard wen! udit Husker Simon was done, s.me smro tans, in addition, already had six points toward the team champion champion here March 29 for tne ing of his own.

He won the i nnd sixth and tenth rounds. to his ngni. surer and sa The Couirars from the far night, as well as the finals Mon the United Press score sheet, and da have he. sold hi. lt iieu i muon, Dest From the loot ball ranks went fought on even terms in the fourth another attendance to rival that huque.

Lafayette, Minnesota, Ohio the hvn All Big Six Guard Fddie Sehwart konf. Lincoln: Don Kubbottom. a game Friday night that lacked of Wednesday, when a record Catholic invitation baskethall tour r.v VY.dav nieht. 39 19. Playing with North Champion Sam Snead and Dick Metz before most of a record opening day crowd, Bulla hit the turn in 33 with birdies on the fourth and the easy par 5 fifth.

Back of the pace setters came three 68 shooters Jim Turnesa of Elmsford. N. with 33 35, Blonde Eddie Burke of Osterville, brother of the former intercollegiate champ, 34 34, and Hor ton Smith, also 34 34, on 16 pars and two birdies. Dad Butler, gave Simon the tenth round and scored eight others as Kent State, and low a State for crowd of 18,341 packed the a Seton Hall, needing only the thrills anU tmes.se ot Aritansas 52 to 40 verdict over Wyoming. Gerlng; Burdette Wertman, David Tity, Hob Bonahoom and Francis second place with two fall points more victory to tie the national in the other faint, Central Catholic high of Pittsburgh.

Wam let hiKh of Joliet, 111., ne even. Judee Frank Spindle legged Johnny Adams unfurled a kangeroo shot that pro ville gave Simon four rounds and major college record oi 11 const cutive victories now held Panzer meets Long Island" Nebraska's lone entry. Milton Kuska in the 121 pound class, was ousted by Charles Parks of Appalachian State Teachers In the Gonzales cops popular verdict from Iowan Wins trip to AAU in Boston pelled the confident Razorbacks to (ntral and La Salle clash In Louis ahsorbed more punish ooin or iiasungs ami these freshmen Beryl Johnson, Lincoln; Bdgar Burroughs, Beat and MeKenna, O'Neill. The national guard also claimed Harold Brooks, Gothenburg's Big Six distance champion, and Baseball Catcher Bill Kinnamon. Lin court wise five In the opening the finals Saturday night.

ment than in anv bout Adams inmned. over the Cow game. The nightcap brings together Ohio university, City Col was knocked out by Max Sclina 1 ine. At the close of the seventh Grand Islnad host to boy defense for 13 points in each half, letting fly mostly from about the middle of the free throw cir round, for example thl session fa A. H.

Nielsen heads St. Paul Gun club coin. To the army air corps went state pun tournament which hip Abe was knocked half cle with a peculiar hop and body lege. New York and Pittsburgh highs in Catholic finals thru the rones i. md ST.

PAUL. Neb. A. H. Nielsen iust before the bell, nailed Joe anotner Dascball player Mrsi Baseman Frank Rubino, Lincoln.

The Husker football squad lost a halfback when Bob LVFruiter. Wvomintr. with Co cantain Gov. the new president of the t. Paid Hun club succeeduu: F.

OMAHA. (IP). The Nebraska BtatC PiStd and Rifle io, i dnn will hold its annual state gallery tournament at Grand Island with rifle matches March 30 and pistol NEWPORT, R. I. La Salle Nels H.

Smith on the bench and the Big Seven conference already hich school, of New York City, OMAHA. (41. Ascension Gon rales, plucky Lincoln bantamweight, won a three round decision over Donald Emmick, Westfield, in the feature fight of Golden Gloves intercity tournament be Lehl meets Jack Russell on mat Tuesday night's wrestling show sponsored by the Knights of Columbus at the fair grounds arena neared completion Saturday with the announcement that Johnny Lehl, veteran wrestler from Raymond, had penned his name on a contract to meet Jack Russell. 285 pounder from Grand Rapids, in the preliminary bout, i Tieennan John Pesek of Ra with a left hook that had the champion staggering and shaking his head as he went to his corner. The goofiest moment of the bout was in the third round when Lexington, enlisted for a year's servic instead of returning to competition Apni zv.

Newport, from the eastern states school. Ralph Whitehead. Mina tare iruard. exnects an earlv draft Arterburn. Other officers named were M.

Rubeck, vice president; Ceorge Pavne. second vice president; Ft. McClure. secretary treasurer and Ivan Stalmaker, field captain Hlue rock shoots will be held twice a month. Louis dinned the ehaH call and has not registered this tween Omaha and feioux uy.

Th victorv means a left hook on the chin. Simon in its possession, lacneo oniy height in combatting Arkansas, champions of the Southwest circuit. The 6 foot 3 inch Adams was expected to score and it was Kenneth Sailors, a 5 foot 11 inch athlete at home on land or sea, who smirked Wyoming's attack and New national A.A.U. cage semester. Foot ball ttennen deferred in the draft until June 1 are End shook his huge head as if in belief tint anvone could hit go to national A.

A. U. tournament opening at Boston March 31. For two rounds Emmick pasted hard. He "Oh! oh!" Then Louis nailed him with a right to hamp assured as Phillips the button and big Abe sat down won tne piauuus or tne a.uuu Willard Bunker, Lincoln; Center Howard Kelly, Grand Island, and Halfback Ken Simmons, Valentine Seven others are eligible for draft calls and may be lost before autumnFred Preston, Fairbury, Gonzales with everything the Iowan could muster, but at the end of the third round Gonzales had Emmick all but out.

Gonzales' rally in the third put the crowd yi an uproar. mained seated, grinning his best spectators. He puncneu in points for the Cowboys squirmed thru the Arkansas kneels to Hollywood five baUtWipin episod venna returns to the Capital City arena after a month's absence to meet towering Hans Steinke, six foot seven inch 265 pound Chica goan. Matchmaker Adam Krieger reported that the semifinal would be signed sometime Saturday. Seinke was to arrive in Lincoln late Saturday, and Krieger hoped to line up some public workouts before the Tuesday bout.

Boris Karloff grin at the nngsid ers as if the whole thing was a great joke. He got up at nine, still grinning. Th" Idtie mountaineer, onl sophomore, never missed from the free throw line with an unorthodox Th. son, Mitt hell; Francis Leik, Hastings; Don Waddick, Grand Island; Jerome Prochaska, Ulysses, and Wilmer Hanson. U.omis i beautiful defensive duel Right to Chin.

In the 13th. a left hook stunned hand push shot. revolving around two "warhorse" 'Frisco O.C. other finalist Fueene "Red' Littler, Husker m. Then a right to the chin put rv for Yhillipff and Frank Lubin Jnquay I sprint ace, may ne lanen rrom ine track scniad when his draft de for Hollywood.

other right floored him. 'Helplej when he rose again at nine, a le fel ev.pire.S JUIM La A1SO Qe Train eamp briefs An Olympic Team. Lubin. Carl Knowles and Art ferr.d until summer are Hart DENVER. P.

In one of the tensest battles in A. A. U. tournament hiMory, the Phillips 66 Oilers defending national eaee cham i ieht to the chin rocked he Goetz. basketball forward and he turned away from tl ehamninn and crazilv starti Mollner of the triumphant Cali formans played on the U.

S. olym from St. Joseph, and two Brooklyn Dodgers ivinmng baseball lettermen fTana llatttr. Em Creek, and Oscar pions, were beaten by Hollywood Twentieth Century, 27 to 24, in Friday nights semifinals before strolling along me ropes towaru lub basketball team in 1936, did Fortenberry. Lubin went half their exhibition tilts Tegtmeier, Lewiston.

6.000 delirious spectators. force stepped in. Simon and anam Johnston, sni to Lithuania to coach and play on its team for the European eham Doane Loses None. The veteran Hollywoodians' vie Squash players in three way Ab CurtU, Fort WorU wasn't hurt and that the fight to rv insured an all California direct contrast to draft Handsome Ralph Gianmni stole UP) Fla. CLEARWATER, championship game on Saturday should not have been stopped.

They were wrong. problems at the university is the situation at Doane college where tli. 1 his more I'd, rat White Sox and Cubs Play Again. LOS ANGELES. (UP).

The The gross gate was Job.borv Jacobs savs the return bout will Wisconsin, Pitt Meet in Eastern. MADISON, Wis. (JP). Wisconsin's Big Ten champions and Pittsburgh, a team that handed the Badeers one of three defeats mar ma ten uni emu Squash players from St. Joseph.

An nmnha and Lincoln olav a the national uuard and iioih cv" Luisetti, defeated Oakland, Chicago Cubs and White Sox re uime their exhibition came series draw a lot more at Madison be drafted this year. Exodus of Athens, 42 to 36, in the the San Francisco Olympic club fought uphill for a thrilling triumph. It was a comparatively "cold" mark in 13 spring exhibition base hall games, the Brooklyn Dodgers play the Boston Red Sox Saturday. The New York Yankees trounced the Dodgers, 7 to 0 Friday in a game featured by five homers, tour off Kirbv Higbe's fast ball tbe guard tailed to deplete am three way match Saturday at the University club courts. A dinner and dance follow the matches.

The Saturday. Both clubs were victorious Friday, the Sox 6 to 4 over the Philadelphia Athletics and tho Cubs 7 to 4 over the Pittsburgh college, but the Eagles may los( championship tiom alitorma i ling their season record, will meet Saturday night in the finals of the N. C. A. A.

eastern regional bas entries Square Garden. Meanwhile Louis defends his title against Tony Musto at St. Louis, April 8. Othr commitments are with Billy Conn in June, with Bob Pastor at Los Angeles on July 14, and with the Maxie Baer Lou Nova winner in September. playing in his first national tourney, but a red hot one for Gian nini, from Santa Clara.

Athletic club won the title in 1919. ket hah tournament. Pirates. Manager Jimmy Dykes or the Sox plans to assign the pitching job to Ted Lyons. Bill Diet The downfall of the champions d' I I i 'it 51 to 50, and Pittsburgh trounced North Carolina, 26 to 20, in first pit.

lung. Marvin Kreuer ana npuu Chandler held Brooklyn to six hits. Mize in Debut With Cardinals. ST PETERSBURG. Fla.

(UP). ricn ana jonn tiumpnries. a football player and boxer. Karl Finkey, who has obtained temporary draft deferment. From Creighton athletic ranks, military service already has claimed Gridders Ray Scott, Gene Ziesel, Jack Pease and Ray Leonard, plus one basketball player Varro Ritter.

The Bluejays ex nect to lose John McGillieuddv. Joe Gets 119,400. Johnny Mize in fold Madden3 round playoffs Friday night. 'Nothing Ball" Too nTTTRDTT IIP. Heavvweitrht Much for Pirates.

Champion Joe Louis received Exhibition baseball rm Johnny Mize will make his spring HOLLYWOOD. Calif. (UP). against Abe Simon, the official fig Fazed by Dizzy Dean's "nothing ball," the hapless Pittsburgh Pi Louis Cardinals in Saturdays eam, with the New York Tanxaes. a VS tKJZmr John Powers and Stan Putnieki in Fia Brooklyn WllB 3mZ3 football and VaI Beisser and Nor "VuLnr, m.

H1 1 man En gel bret son in basketball. v8 New York (A) (mHB WBBIIKSH The national guard took six At Hollywood. Calif Pittsburgh (N) vi. HhHBBHH MIBH from Kearney college John Powers and Stan Putnieki in football and Ed Beisser and Nor Im," Ihretson in basket hall The national euard took six from Kearney Teachers college to thP ehih Fridav and worked rates lost their second straignc game to the Chicago Cubs, 7 to 4. Dean breezed thru five innings, facing 15 batters and allowing two out.

Bonham announced that doc i Hopkins ,1 RHltimnre had found no kidney vs iflmKT'VHi IHmHH rar Meyer. Nick Mitchell. Earl, mmmaKmwtmW "Hr 4HH i h.i. foot At M'. ur.i Kia New York (N) vs.

pHf MjkJ ball and John llio ssler and Floyd Carl Meyer, Nick Mitchell, Earl ball and John Haessler and Floyd the PhiiadeiDhia Athletics Satur Hunters from 30 states hear Canadian improvement plans trouble but laid his difficulties to day, with Johnny Gee. Lloyd Dietz an old back injury. Fivp homers naced the Yank' hurling. to a 7 to 0 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers Friday. grounds to prevent the runoff of At ian Tex Boaton (N) vs.

iLjl MmkI f'' Rapp in track. Trackmen Ray V' fi PhiiadeiDhia (N) KiEilBHMflB. nmnd Rapp and Jim Fritsehe were vs IJersey8ci'ty ah) WM jMv.IwHR'"j'Bk aughl the draft and 12 others ttjSVQH KmmkSk I I In MfKmney former state At Tam a ki" 1 Klf champion, and Paul Blessing. 'n' NW yrk (A Hb Bt 5 Others Are Affected. cSUf Cbico (N) 7, PB Rapp in track.

Trackmen Raymond Rant) and Jim Fi itsche were caught in the draft and 12 others are 'eligible to be drafted includ Fhuer McKinnev. former state goit i nampion, and raui ciessmg, r. sporrs star. Othen Are Affected. Here's the chart on other schools: OPEN HU WOlOgiStS esumaieu, ne amu, that 5,000,000 young ducks were thnn saved that would otherwise tm.

A group of duck hunters representing 30 states completed plans Friday for improving a million acres of duck breeding grounds in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. HOLLYWOOD. Calif. (UP). Rookie Eelix Mackie, former Pur have starved during the summer drouth.

BOWLING due 0 iversitv football star, Ducks Unlimited, ne saia, naa improved 880,000 acres by the close of 1940 and would raise the Upwards of $415,000 has been emerged as another likely prospect as result of Connie Mack's experiments with Philadelphia Athletics' infield. Altho the A's raised for the project since 1938, President John B. Coleman, San figure to a million acres this ye Land is provided bv the Canadi dropped a 6 to 4 decision to the dnraim White Sox Fridav, largely Francisco, told the annual meet ine of Ducks Unlimited, a sport; All day and evening, every Saturday and Sunday. Rosewilde Bowling Parlor C.ntral confer due to loose fielding. Mackie.

sub men's organization to promote restoration of waterfowl. The Canadian field director of the nre anization. T. C. Main.

Win played errorless ball afield and government wniie Amencm. sportsmen raise the cost of improvement. Election of officers Saturday will complete the annual meeting. New trustees chosen Friday were Gerald F. Nye of Omaha and Charles G.

Chapman of Detroit, n. red three of the total 1126 St Phone 2 785 SPRING DEBUT of Hize, left, is slated Saturday "SJSJ I At VT: Fid 1 KambleM i. when the Cardinals play the New York Yankees Here the A (A' 'V hnni hitting St. Louis first baseman is talking it over with i lAt oif(AityB uam Bill SoutllW Ul'tii. I Donald' Geisica "and Bob' Boker seven hits collected by the Mack nipeg, reported that his staff of engineers last year had completed 22 dams in the Canadian breeding.