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THE WICHITA EAGLE, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 28, 1942 Eight Majors Refuse to Divide Up Leagues to Save Traveling BASEBALL MEN MAKE NOT IN MOOD TO RADICAL CHANGES Suggestions That Teams Play in Own End of Circuits Is Scoffed at PLAN CAMPAIGN NEW YORK, Oct. re: big league baseball might Nascramble, leagues Americanster and "Western" omelets next season in to combat the wartime transorder problem raised a storm of scornful comment from diamond portation officials today. Only the first half dozen indignant wires had hit the desk when became obvious that the baseball want no part of who run any plan that would submerge the identities of the rival leagues. the magnates thought the Later, as jabbed their more, in paper and matter over thoroughly. they described the scheme as "silly" and as "another wartime The supposed plan, reported by the Herald-Tribune today as havbeen an "unnamed ing baseball official," did not draw a sounded Associated Press.

supporter. Even President Clark Griffith of the Washington Senators, who in his years probably has introduced more radical baseball ideas than any man living, said flatly he didn't like it. Under the scheme, the four eastern American league clubs and the four eastern National league outfits would constitute the "Eastern" league, playing a regular schedule of games. The eight western clubs would do the same, thus obviating the necessity of the long train jumps between the two sections, Commissioner K. M.

Landis refused ev even to discuss such an arrangement, balking abruptly when told it had thought up by an "unnamed official." Will Harridge, president American league, said "there's, nothing to it," while Fard Frick, still feeling mellow over his National league's victory the recent world series, suggested calmly that it would not be necessary, proposal to, consider unless such an a emergency "radical" arose. Sam Breadon, president of the champion St. Louis Cardinals, was not SO temperate. "If baseball that hard up it better stop altogether," he fumed. Others drew deep breaths and railed: ty Warren another Giles, brainstorm." Reds: Alva Bradley, Cleveland Indians: "I haven't heard of the plan, but It's silly." Bill Benswanger, Pittsburgh Pirates: "It is utterly impractical.

Every club in the western division would be deprived of playing in the largest city, New York." Clark Griffith, Senators: "I don't can Washington. meet our transportation difficulties with smaller squads and by using day coaches for most of our jumps." New Cub Purchase Is Most Valuable Man in Association ST. LOUIS, Oct. precedent means anything, the Chicago Cubs bought major league star in Eddie Stankey, shortstop of the Milwaukee Brewers, who was chosen the American association's most valuable player today. Stankey was the third successive shortstop, following Phil Rizzuto and Johnuy Pesky, to be selected for the honor by a committee of sports writers acting for the Sporting national baseball weekly, Rizzuto, now an outstanding member of the New York Yankees, was designated the association's most valuable player with Kansas City in.

1940. Pesky, who played brilliantly for the Boston Red Sox this season. was the winner with Louisville in 1941. If Stankey follows the example of his predecessors--after the war since he row is in the army- the Cubs will have -real prize in the 26-year-old infielder, whom they purchased last September. A native of Philadelphia, he has been playing professional baseball since 1935.

He was the association's rookie of the year and its batting champion this season with an average of The sports writers' committee gave him 54 points in its voting against 38 for Pitcher Charley Wensloff of Kansas City and 30 for First Baseman Johnny McCarthy of Indianapolis. O.U. Sooners to Play Wichita In Cage Battles NORMAN, Oct. Lockard and Grady Lewis of the erstwhile Phillips 66 basketball team, will play with Lieut. Jack Gardner's strong Naval Aviation Base basketball team from Gardner.

Kansas when Gardner, former sas State mentor, brings his Fliers to Norman February 20 for a game with Coach Bruce Drake's Oklahoma Sooners. Drake is seeking to build the Sooner cage schedule to well over 20 games this season. He is working on he -home clashes with Wichita university and also plans to match his Sooners with both Norman's North and South Naval base cage teams in the Field house sometime during the season. In spite of the November 22 gas rationing, the Sooner cage team will play before big crowds at Norman. Jack Schmale, editor of "The Norman Log," the North Base newspaper, says "all men not restricted, confined to the sick bay, to the brig or on watch are allowed liberty nightly until 8 o'clock next morning so it is possible: for fourfifths of our complement to see Sooner basketball games.

The other one-fifth must be aboard the base for watch duty." Incidently, Schmale says the Norman North Base team is shaping up into quite an aggregation under its coach, Lieut. C. L. Finley, formerly a player with the Denver Safeways. and may take several of its longer playing hops in planes.

MANHATTAN. KAN. Oct. State Wildcats drilled against freshmen using Wichita plays today, Haylett In preparation for what Coach Ward hopes will be a victory Saturday. There may be several chances in linen by came time.

he indicated. Twe sophomores, Mike Varron. Kansas City. and Lawrence Kink. Minneapolis.

will probably return to end positions for the came. PAY MORNING AFTER? By Pete Lightner Pasadena still has fond hopes of renewing that Rose Bowl game, this time in Pasadena, not in Carolina, and a former Wichita athlete is working on the idea, trying to convince the West Coast army command that the bowl game could be put on with no detriment to war or coastal defense efforts. The Associated Press dispatches from Pasadena say: The tournament of roses association announced that an application hold the annual New Year's day Rose Bowl football game in Pasadena was being airmailed to Lt. Gen. John L.

DeWitt, head of the western defense command. at San Francisco. "James K. Ingham, president of the association, said the application was accompanied by air photographs, maps and other pertinent information required by the war department. "It was sent after a conference of association officials with Edwin M.

Atherton, commissioner of the Pacific coast intercollegiate football committee. "There will be some substitute event constructive with the war effort place of the annual Tournament "of Roses, but the announcement. awaits a further executive session within the next few days," Ingham said. Where Wichita comes into this dispatch is on the sending, not the receiving end. There is small hopes of the mid-west team, even Tulsa, getting a Rose Bowl bid.

Frankly, we're doubtful the Rose Bowl will be permitted, However James K. Ingham mentioned will recognized by some of the W. H. S. alumni of the pre- World local War.

I high vintage school's as best one known alumni sports celebs. Ingham played along about the time Earl Schaefer a played football here, under Harry Buck, referred to recently by Mr. Schaefer as one of the most influential coaches in Kansas sports history. The present Pasadena insurance man was a crack basketball guard, playing along with Strong "Skip" Hinman, former Wichita school system physical educational director, now at Topeka in a similar capacity. A lot of Kansans have journeyed annually to Pasadena for that Bowl classic and we hope James K.

puts it over. Last year the army rules it caused too much congestion. Recently, President Roosevelt in person ordered the Army-Navy classic of Philly, In view of that, the of gas rationout, ing and what not, the outlook for Pasadena to get back to the world series of football looks a bit sub-par ita fans know whom to pester but if they? it over, you Wichfor your precious ducats, if, of course, you can squeeze on one of those streamliners and that itself is no W. U. Must Find Punch The navy isn't the only attack one concerned this week with defense.

The coaches of both Wichita U. and East high have the problem, in different ways. East's lem is to keep Hutchinson at bay. There has been no question about East's attacking strength but Winfield Vikings found a vulnerable spot in the East line and Mr. Sidener right through and on to the diagonals.

W. defense has improved immensely since the Washington U. fiasco and has allowed but one touchdown in two games. But Coach Graham wants to get those extra yards. "We did too much gaining between the 20 yard lines and not enough when we got down there," he worded it.

However, Graham wasn't by any means discouraged. He said Stauffer almost got past the last Riley man and Sturdy on the run would have gone the distance had he had the room. Graham criticized plays around the goal on a couple of occasions, saying the plays had not worked previously and should not have been tried. Lyle Sturdy on the whole has called- plays well enough. But he can't do everything.

A frosh was sent in at St. Louis and told to order a certain pass "when the right opening comes up." He got rattled, said to call it at that point which happened to be on Wichita's own 15 and the ball went to the wrong side. It provided a SEVEN GREYHOUNDS STILL IN RUNNING IN FUTURITY STAKE Wilson of Iowa Leads with Four of the Remaining Field in Coursing Meet START SAPLING STAKES NEWTON, Oct. greyhounds remain in the running for championship honors in the featured futurity event of the National Coursing meet being conducted here. The meeting lasts through Sunday.

the seven remaining contenders Art Wilson of Dow City, with four. Ralph Noah of Beloit has two and the other belongs to Hooper Bros. of Lorena, Tex. today's feature heat Jovial Gesture, owned by Wilson, beat Noah's Patrol Siren. Black Side is still the favorite in the consolation event.

There are 77 entries the sapling stake, of which Ohlinger and Blair of Jewell, have eight and F. Brumbaugh of Portis have seven. Thies and Thies of Great Bend also have eight contenders. Among the winners in the sapling stake Tuesday were: FoXy Bob (Brumbaugh): Alert Guide (Harden); Lucky Plan (Ohlinger and Capt. Cheerful (Jackson and Lyons); FOXy Ben (Brumbaugh); Lady Easby (Thies and Thies); Sun Girl (Ohlinger and Blair); Laddie Gozip (Jackson and Lyons): Dick Tate (Pirtle); Just Alright (Guthrie); Glory Daunt (LeTourneau); Demobilize (Arkansas Valley Kennels); Given Wings (Warhurst); (Stange); Bill Luzon (Gross): Angel Eyes Wealthy Roll (Read; Foxy Bomber (Brumbaugh); Top Topic (Wilson); Lucky Me (Miller): Just Rowdy (Read); Riggs Tuff (Bergfeld); Defense Guide (Harden); Brave Sir (Ohlinger and Blair): Indian Gift (Hughs), and others not yet running.

In the futurity, Wednesday, Jovial Gesture is paired against Wandering Lady; My Gano is paired against Sissy Missy: Yankee Upset is paired against Victory Gesture. WHIRLY CANTERS OUT FOR $10,000 Great Money Winner Has No Competition and Will Run for Exercise BALTIMORE, Oct. Historic old Pimlico will open a 13-day fall meeting tomorrow with a race program featured by a walkover by Whirlaway in the Pimlico special. Whirlaway, as the only for fifth renewal of the special, needs merely to circle the mile and three-sixteenths course to win for Owner Warren Wright a purse of $10,000 and the Maryland Jockey club gold cup. Whirly's chief rival, Mrs.

Al Sabath's Alsab, was originally schedto start in the special, but passed it up in favor of the Westchester handicap on Saturday. Jockey Georgie Woolf will be aboard the top money winner of all time as he gallops around the old hilltop oval to take the largest purse ever recorded to have in a walkover. Incidentally, will be Woolf's third Mont time atop a Pimlico special winner. We with Seabiscuit in his famed match War Admiral in 1938, and was aboard Challedon when that one came home in front in 1940. down for the enemy which could have been avoided.

However all will be forgiven if the Munies can continue to improve as they seem to be doing a bit each week. Rooting for Visitors Nebraska admits service men to their grid games and their business manager reported that the men in uniform rooted for the opposition. O. U. had the same experience Saturday, saying most of the rooting from the army-navy sector seemed to be against the Sooners.

Well, the service boys may feel they have a right to root for whomsoever they wish and maybe they just want to give the visitors some needed support they lack these days in view of the no-travel orders. It has been noted here at Lawrence field that many fans are partial to the army clubs, in baseball and football. This is natural enough however and there always has been a tendency here to root for the underdog, and especially for strangers from the army camps. That tendency should be commended rather than criticized for the army boys get nothing out of playing here, individually. Even that old college pat on the back is missing as they bring practically no rooters along.

Annapolis Can't Fill Bowl Hats Will Do Trick Scribe Says if Everyone at Home Town Goes It Still Wouldn't Fill Plant but He Bets Washington Big Shots Will Go By WHITNEY MARTIN NEW YORK, Oct. -They still are wondering a little down at Annapolis what they are going to do with all those extra seats when the private showing of the ArmyNavy football game is held there November 28. The seating capacity of cozy little Navy field is 22,000. population of Annapolis is estimated at from 13,000 to 17,000, depending on how many you count twice. The president has asked that only residents of the town be sold tickets, and figuring that there are a few year-old infants and elderly ladies who think football is that; part of the foot you walk to save wear and tear on the heels, included in the population figures, the number of Annapolis residents who might be expected to take advantage of this circus in their backyard diminishes considerably.

Supposing, as a liberal estimate, 10,000 residents of the town attend the game, with the cadet corps at Annapolis boosting the total to 12,500. That leaves close to 10,000 vacant seats, nearly enough for every ticket-holder to have a spare to take care of his feet. The president warned particularly against Baltimore and Washington citizens attending the game, warning which would seem to include all the brass hats and congressmen at large and others in the capital who ordinarily would consider a seat at an Army-Navy game their just due. So when the Army -Navy game is played before a capacity crowd of 22,000 you can be sure that nearly half of the spectators are there in direct defiance of orders from headquarters. The only way such chiseling can be prevented is to print only enough tickets for the Annapolis residents, then tear up those that aren't going to be used by ARMSTRONG RESTS IN BIG COMEBACK Great Negro Champ of Few Years Ago Seems to Be on Way Back to Title SAN FRANCISCO, Oct.

Henry Armstrong, the little brown fighting man whose ring requiem was read early in 1941, was pounding on championship doors again today as the climax to one of the most astounding comebacks in boxing history. Hammerin' Henry, the one-time and only triple titleholder, whipped Pittsburgh's Fritzie Zivic in ten rounds and a flurry of punches last night that vaulted him directly to. the center of the fistic stage. The stocky negro whose name was only a ring memory a few months ago actually beat two formidable opponents before close to 10,000 fans crammed into the Civic auditorium. One was the rival who battered the welterweight crown from his kinky head late in 1940 and then stopped him in a rematch early the next year.

The other opponent was the old axiom that "champions never come back." Beaten, weary both mentally and physically and with alarmingly impaired vision as the result of his buzzsaw give and take tactics, Armstrong quit the ring in 1941. The last of his three titles which he had once held simultaneously, feather, light and welterweight, had been taken from him. Today, after eleven comeback battles, he squinted through puffed but normal and uninjured eyes, and informed the boxing world he was going to win back the lightweight championship, yes suh! He weighed in at pounds, four pounds less than Zivic, but both he and his manager, George Moore, claim he can make the 135- pound lightweight limit easily. Eight months or SO ago, in retirement, Armstrong balanced the at 165 pounds. The little perpetual motion man will begin gunning for the lightweight title, now owned by Sammy Angott, because there is no chance to bag the 147-pound championship.

"Red" Cochran, who dethroned Zivic in the division above, is in the navy and the title probably is locked up for the duration. Armstrong's manager announced today his charge would rest at Hot Springs, for a month before putting on the gloves again. "A NEW WORLD OF SMOKE -JOY" SAYS Theodore Sherman MILDER CHOICE TOBACCO, THAT TASTIER PRINCE ALBERT! KEEPS YOU ALL THE SMILIN' THROUGH TO THE WAY LAST RICH, RIPE-TASTIN' PUFF. EASY ON THE TONGUE PRACTICALLY ROLLS A PIPE-SMOKE, fine cigarettes roll- your la every -own TOO! PRINGE ALBERT 70 handy pocket package of Prince Albert R. J.

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The undefeated, record the Wichita Aero Commandos is very definitely on the spot and along about 2:30 o'clock next Sunday afternoon in Wichita the Ft. Riley Centaurs intend to do something about it. The Centaurs are steamed up for the game and they would like nothing better than to return home with a victory over the powerful Wichita team which last Sunday routed Randolph Field before the eyes of the Ft. Riley coaching staff. It was the fourth successive time the Commandos had been scouted by the Centaurs, but it was also the first time that the coaching staff had been permitted to view the Wichita steam roller outfit in action.

"The Commandos have a lot of stuff," Coach Curry Vaughn said upon his return here, "but I think we have a football club strong enough to defeat them." The wily boss of the Centaurs said Lt. Tom Greenfield, the Green Bay great, would be definite starter against the Commandos to renew an old feud of National league days with Pete Bausch, coach and center of the Wichitans. Neither player has any notion of giving an inch. It will be Greenfield's first appearance in a game with Ft. Riley since his return from Maj.

Neyland's All-Eastern Army squad. "Big Tom" was standout lineman in each of the contests played by the Army stars. Another former pro star who has been announced as a starter, in the backfield by Lt. Vaughn Bobby Reale, the ex-Chicago Bears line smasher. Reale was not suited up for the Wichita University game, but is expected to play an importante role in the Commando game.

Although Stanley Iwucz showed the Wichita fans a lot of line chargability Reale considered a superior fullback. With the former pro aces, Greenfield and Reale, ready for action the Centaurs figure they have at least a 50-50 chance of winning next Sunday. WILL FACE MUNIES ONE OF THE FEW SENIORS on the Kansas State roster, Bill Quick has been giving both opponents and radio announcers trouble for the past two years. His radio was threatened when announcers tied themselves in knots trying to say "a trick quick kick by Quick." He is ranked as one of the ten best punters in the nation, and as sophomore against powerful Missouri he averaged 48 yards per try on six kicks. He boots left-footed, passes right handed.

He weighs 185 pounds and stands 6 feet 2 inches tall. GRID TICKETS ON SALE The advance ticket sale for the Commando-Ft. Riley game will open this morning at Woolf Brothers Clothing Co. Because of the popu-9 larity of Centaur athletic teams in Wichita officials are anticipating the season's largest crowd. The sale a.

remains open until 6:00 o'clock p. m. each evening. the proper, persons. If 22,000 tickets are printed, 22,000 will be in the stands.

none too much optimism As to the game itself, there, is napolis over Navy's chances. The fans realize they have a green team which, although improving steadily, figures to be underdog against the potent, experienced West Pointers. They are hopeful, that's all, and gain consolation through the fact that next year, if football is played and they meet, it will be the Army that has the comparatively green team with the Navy richer in experience. That is small consolation to the Navy coach, Commander John E. Whelchel, right now.

He frankly admits he doesn't relish the defeats his team has suffered, and that he would be a hypocrite to pretend he didn't mind. He had no particular, relish for the job in the first place, but when you are in the service you do what you are told to do. He avoids publicity as much as possible, taking the service man's attitude he is just doing a job he was ordered to do, and that fanfare is quite unnecessary. The line, coached by able Lieut. Commdr.

E. E. (Rip) Miller, former Navy head coach, last Saturday against Georgia Tech 1 showed it could cope with a tricky ground attack and that it might cause trouble for Hank Mazur and Co. when the Army arrives for the semi However, the battle. backs show a lack of experience, particularly in pass defense, which may prove costly.

Just how costly it can be was demonstrated Saturday when Tech receivers twice got behind the secondary for touchdowns. Mazur has a habit of winding up and turning loose the ball for 50 and 60 yard heaves downfield, giving a safety man headaches. Whelchel's best bet would seem to be the development of a good goalie. ONE REDUCING FRICTION 8327 IMPERIAL QUART NET LITERS QUARTS NET Non- Refillable! NEW Quart Uses Container MACMILLAN No Metal! MOTOR OIL -FREE DUCES WEAR BY JUNIOR COLLEGES CONTINUE ROUND ROBIN SCHEDULES Basketball Season Is Being Looked Forward to by State Juco Circuit GARDEN CITY IS OUT EL DORADO, KAN. Oct.

(P) -Double round robin schedules will 1 be played in the Kansas junior college conference basketball race again this year, coaches and athletic directors decided at a meeting here. Six teams- -Chanute, Fort Scott, Coffeyville, Iola, Parsons and Independence will play in the eastern division, and five- -El Dorado, Arkansas City, Hutchinson, Pratt and Dodge City--in the western division. Garden City will not play basketball this year. The complete schedule: (Western Division) Dec. 11-Hutchinson at Pratt: Dec.

18. -El Dorado at Arkansas City, Dodge City at Hutchinson: Jan. 12-Hutchinson at El Dorado; Jan. 15-Arkansas City at Hutchinson, Dodge City at Pratt; Jan. 21- El Dorado at Dodge City; Jan.

22- El at Pratt, Hutchinson at Arkansas City; Jan. 29 -Pratt at Dodge City; Feb. 5 -Arkansas City at El Dorado; Feb. 11-Arkansas City at Pratt: Feb. 12-Arkansas City at Dodge City, El Hutchinson; Feb.

18 Pratt at Arkansas City; Feb. 19 -Pratt at El Dorado, Hutchinson at Dodge City; Feb. 25-Dodge City El Dorado; Feb. 26 Dodge City at Arkansas City. W.

U. DOWNTOWN SALE FOR K-STATE OPENS The University of Wichita downtown ticket headquarters in the TWA office, Allis hotel, opened this morning to take care of all patrons wish to assure themselves of good. seats for Saturday's mise Homecoming day game with the Kansas State Wildcats. The office will remain open from a. m.

to 6 p. m. through Friday fice hours will from 9 to 11:30 this week, and one Saturday the ofm. After that, tickets. may be purchased at the stadium.

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