Kingsport Times from Kingsport, Tennessee • 2

Sullivan Pirates Invade I tradley Tonight KINGSPORT TIMES Monday January 12 IMS Credit Him an Assist Barkermen Expect Hard Fight With Strong ive With a mark of eight wins in 10 games Coach Jeter Barker and his Sullivan Pirates basketball quintet will take to the road for an ambitious schedule of four games this vfeek Tonight will find the Pirate five invading the stronghold of Bradley High in Cleveland Term Latest reports indicate that Bradley has a strong cage aggregation Tomorrow Barker and his small band of basketball nomads will cruise over to' Knoxville for a game with Central High They claim the Knox City Trojans really loaded for bear this year The Pirates will be out to stop a 14 game winning streak of the Smoky City lads Slight underdogs in this contest Sullivan is expected to give Central a real tussle Oak Ridge Game Without so much as a breathing spell the Buccaneers will slip Into Oak Ridge Wednesday to trice on the five Barker plans to throw some explosive offensive punches their way in tha form of high scoring Hal Morrison Sulli lanky center On Friday after brief layoff the Pirates might fjpd the going a bit rough against the Gris zlies of Bluff City High But it is expected that Morrison and his teammates will take them in stride Snap Victory Streak crew snapped the winning streak of the Holston Institute basketballers at nine games by downing them 43 to 25 Friday Last Monday Sullivan had their own victory akein of 7 games halted when the Happy Valley Warriors dumped the Bucs unceremoniously by the score of 47 to 42 On the Sullivan traveling squad for the 4 game road series will be the following players: Hal Morrison Brown Herbert Dun- the Chicago White Sox is about Lee Johnson in his new off-ses-sglesman in a downtown Chi- Second baseman Don Kolloway to make an assist sale that is-3n El son occupation as a sporting gcjis cago depapnent store Goldsmith Leads Virginia College Aces In Scoring Richmond For' a fellow who played any basketball since 1945 long Robert Goldsmith doing so badly today In fact he was leading all other Old Dominion College aces in the individual point-making parade Coldsmith Washington and freshman center had scored including 58 field goals and 39 charity pitchea-and was aix points ahead of the No 2 man Chet Giermak William and sopohomer center from Chicago Busy playing football while his teammates were sharpening their shooting eyes Goldsmith of Beck-ley Va finished playing end on the Generals' grid team and immediately jumped into the center alot on Coach Carl latest edition of the Blue Comets He was labeled a starter in the very first game and has retained his post ever since Goldsmith convinced coaches that he'd have little trouble regaining the form that earned him a berth oa the West Virginia scholastic ail-state five in 1945 when he backed can Jimmy Smith Eugene Casteel I up 17 points in the Blue opener against Dan River Mills of Danville During the contest Goldsmith displayed a deceptive pivot game under the basket Behind Goldsmith and Giermak was another Washington and Lee star George Pierson of Charleston Va who had 115 points even though he was held scoreless last night as the Generals absorbed a 90-36 licking at the hands of North Carolina's unbeaten Tar Heels Four other state college players had hit the century mark including Bill BrennandfWins Air Race In Pint-Sizei! Racing Plane LloydMangrum Wins Crosby's Golf Tourney Del Monte Calif JP Stylish little Lloyd Mangrum today pocketed $2533 and the professional golf championship in the 1948 Bing Crosby tournament Unique in its progress the 54-I hole tournament was played over three different courses here on sue-! cessive days Mangrum clubbed each one into submission chalking up ten under par for the three rounds and a total of 206 He shot ths par 72 Cypress Point course in 70 the par 71 Monterey Peninsula layout in 67 and the famed par 72 Pebble Beach test in 68 Stan Leonard of Vancouver grabbed the second spot with a 210 It was worth $1550 to the Canadian Third place among hie fellow professionals was Ben Hogan of Hershey Pa medal score was 211 but he teamed with Johnny Dawson of Los Angeles to win the pro-amateur best ball competition with a low of 197 Pressing Hogan but a stroke behind to take fourth position money wae Bobby Locke knicker-wearlng invader from Johannesburg South Africa who finished with 212 It was worth $1233 to him The rest of the field even come close four strokes separating fourth place Locke and the next in line Jimmy Demaret of Ojai Calif top money getter in 1947 trailed with a weak 217 a $225 effort 8 Open Champion Lew Worsham of Oakmont Pa failed to turn in a final card National PGA title holder Jim Ferrier of San Francisco had a last round blow-up and posted a 54-hole total of 219 a stroke worse than Martin Rose who paced two fellow Argentinians with hie 218 Hogan and Dawson won the proamateur laurels with their 197 Mangrum and Bob Simmers of Los Angeles were second with 199 and Leonard coupled with Suffem Taller Phoenix Arizona took third with 200 Sam Snead Hot Springs Va and Roger Kelly Los Angeles who took the event last year with a total best ball of 196 dropped far back this time at 207 Most of the touring professionals headed today for Richmond Calif and the $10000 tournament that will be played over 72 holes starting Thursday One notable exception however was Ben Hogan who gave press of undisclosed business in Southern California as his reason Basketball Results By Ths Associated Press Ernst Franklin Marshall 64 Pennsylvania Military 40 Lebanon VaUsy ST Elisabethtown 6) Canislue 40 Georgetown 39 LaSalle 67 Virginia 49 Wash 6c Jeff 57 Carnegie 36 Boston College 63 Providence 43 Marshall 66 Indiana State 68 Columbia 64 Dartmouth 54 West Virginia 59 Niagara 56 Syracuse 49 Penn Stats 43 Cornell 87 Harvard 45 sBt Johns (Bkn) 56 St Josephs (Phils) Temple 56 Duke 64 Pennsylvania 59 Tale 16 Pitt 43 Army 41 Midwest Bradley 56 Washington (St Louis) 44 Oklahoma Aggies 33 St Louts 30 Akron 58 roledo 45 Marietta 71 Bethany (WVa)S9 Bowling Green (Ohio) 86 Chicago Loyola 61 Slippery Rocky 57 Wittenberg 47 Salem (WVa) 68 Rio Orande (Ohio) 40 Northwestern 63 Western Michigan 46 lows 60 Purdus 49 Notre Dame 83 DePaul 46 Track Stars Of Europe Set For Games By Hugh Fullerton Jr New York JP Jim Kelly who spent some time looking over European track talent brings word that everything be beer and skittles for American runners in the Olympic games next summer in fact they may not find a skittle anywhere Without mentioning too many names Jim points out that England and Holland have some good sprinters and hurdlers Sweden plenty of good distance men and from what he could see by no means undernourished In addition tralia likely will check in with a good team and Jamaica with ranis ners like Herb McKenley and Lloyd Labeach may pick up a couple of victories The will have to look to the relays and field events for most of its victories rr says Kelly who then adds: will make the games all the more inter-esting to have such Close Call While the Football Coaches Rules Committee was in session Bill Booe place-kicking specialist was asked what do if the point-after-touchdown was legislated out of existence replied Bill who be on the squad If it for the A see by paper not going to do it but it sure was tough sweating that one Whistle Concur While basketball fans everywhere are beefing and stewing (put them together and you get a pretty good meal) about too much official whistle-tooting they can ponder their good fortune in missing these recently-reported contests: At Hartford Conn the Manchester Guards and Hartford Hurricanes played a pro game in which 70 fouls were called for 80 free throws Only 44 were good Sports' Ed Earl Yost comments: path was worn between the two baskets from parading back and And in the Au-gustana College tournament at Moline 111 the officials tooted 67 fouls against the Illinois College and the Western State "Fighting Eight men left the game on personal fouls and one was bounced for a flagrant foul so they had to finish the game with three men on the floor for each team You might think the were well named but it was Western Coach Stix Morley who had to yank players to keep the sides even Cleaning The Cuff this talk about long-distance phone Calls going back and forth between the Los Angeles Dons and Bierney Crum celebrated Allentown Pa high school coach? Davey Day former topflight lightweight who has been driving a hack in Chicago since he left the Navy wants to try a comeback The New York Athletic Club has returned hockey to its program after a seven-year lapse but is playing strictly small-time opposition Talking about a halfback he had failed to land for Boston Buff Donelli wisecracked: realise there are many pro players who get more than their coaches but I think the time had come when a college player is getting more than the Miami Bill Bre in a 25 to 30 mile an hi Continental Motors Corp air All-American Air Maneuvers If The Oshkosh Wis race pilot fas clocked at an average speed of 166473 miles per hour in the 24HdJe race His victory flown at 8:89 4was worth $1480 first money llfeii R- Salmon of Van Nuys Calif HfkAI'flAf All Will lfwon $880 second money in a logged "will I TT vll III fftime of 158533 for the 12-lap two- mile course event Art Chester Syho won the first day qualifying Invent placed third with a time of 345650 miles per hour and earned i80 Protest Formatio Of Virginia Loop By KARL WILKEN Golden Gloves Tourneys GOLDEN GLOVES TOURNAMENTS and amateur boxing itself can play a part conducive to combating juvenile delinquency throughout our nation Mark Conn noted boxing referee and recreation supervisor recently said: more than any other sport reaches and embraces ths wayward boy the problem youngster the so-called In boxing the athlete learns to take it as well as hand it out Refsrse Conn also believes that an attempt should be made to include boxing in the recreational program of every delinquent area with competent instructor in charge THE KINGSPORT GOLDEN GLOVES tournament sponsored by the Rotary Club and scheduled for January 24 at the Civic Auditorium brings back recollections to this columnist of a similar Gloves tourney It wae staged In Flint Michigan (our hometown) back along 1940 or thereabouts A youngster named Leslie Jock wae entered in the novice bantamweight division of that tourney a little tow-head whose two-fisted aggressive punching swept him through to the championship He was a game cocksure lad who captured the fancy of the Glove crowds with his aggressive style At the end the youngster easily won the Meet Popular Award by unanimous vote of the fans A Kid From The LESLIE JOCK was a kid who hailed across ths the social barrisr existent In every town! He was still going to school He like school too well though! The older and bigger boys used to taunt him about being a runt and about a speech impediment he had Leslie learned to use his fists in those school-yard battles Then the Gloves tourneys came along father encouraged his interest In the Gloves because "he felt it might keep Leslie out of At the Gloves training quarters under capable instruction he learned the finer points of boxing such as: stance footwork simple offensive blows defensive blocks etc Wen State Turned Pro AFTER HIS CONQUEST in the City bantamweight class the youngster went on to gain the state title also In the National Gloves tournament in Chisago he went to the semi-finals before tasting defeat He came home a slightly discouraged but a determined bey He decided he was going to become a pro Yes! A Champion someday Then World War No came along Leslie went with the other boys for but he was turned down for every branch of the service because of various phyrionl defects The youngster went to New York where he placed hinwelf under the genial guidance of Manager Lea Krell a wily Easterner who had been in the fight game for many years Krell planned a careful campaign for the Kid Bring him along slowly sis the plan always matching him with boys of like experience never overmatching him First four rounders then eight and finally ten rounds A Fight For The Title IN THE INTERIM TWO SPECIFIC things had happened to the after entering the pro ranks he had put on additional! poundage and now campaigned as a full-fledgsd featherweight then he undergone a change of names He was now known as Jock Leslie instead of Leslie Jock his real this double-talk in names was thought up by publicity-wise Manager Krell name began to flare up along Pugilistic Alley in the next few years He polished off some well known featherweight contenders among whom wars Baby Jose Gonzales Sandy Saddler Nick Stato Manny Ortega and others Ring Magazine official publication sat up and took notice they placed his name among the ten best in the nation nmmm August 1947 and a title scrap with Willie Pep the featherweight tMahotder hometown of Flint Pep remained champion after knocking Jock out hi the twelfth heat ONLY TWENTY THREE YEARS old Jock the ex Gloves champ decided to retire from the boxing game He was discouraged and felt that he had let hometown fans down because of his defeat by Pep He wae disillusioned! Besides he was somewhat ton thousand dollars richer ae the result of the championship bout so why he quit? Then came the real teet for the Kid From New York word that Ms friend and manager Krell lay in a hos- piy eeMtcaSr BL Joek flow to Gotham to reach the bedrid of Krell The medtee told Joek that Me manager would have to go to the go CMnle for a series of operation If he ware to paB That meant money a lot of money! The Kid thought hard and there wae only one course opened to him that was to don the mitts one more Character And Sportsmanship A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT phases entered into the fact that Jock Leslie decided to fight again He evidently forgotten tha fine Golden Gloves training he had received earlier in his career For you see Glove training borides teaching lbs youthful aspirant how to tso stresses CHARACTER and i sag about any sport? Earl Ortman of Tulsa Okla 'received $560 fourth money with a time of 127335 miles per hour Lefevers Jr of Reidsville the fifth contestant dropped out at end of the fifth lap Lawrenceville Va JP 8 Heartwell secretary of the ae: pro Virginia-Carolina League a Sunday night he would protest Minor League Commissioner Geoi fnr whtoiP ville Fla won $12150 first money state spent at least part of Sunday Thia ma-v the week the fire- announced 1AM the 20-mile consolation race for talking Pabout each oher work realy the week I iv Three of the six Virginia town which have announced their int4hi tion of fielding teams in the gin la League were members of Virginia-Carolina League last mer Heartwell said he would base protest on a claim that the grou: work for the new professional cult was laid without the kno edge of Virginia-Carolina Leai officials lot 6f people In Lawrence and other Virginia-Carolina Scott figured "Hoosier Hot- £c0'leate cae were the team to beat for Tu mht- Roanoke the Southern Conference champion- 1 aroons-only team left ship and Case had the same Idea 5 clean about White Phantoms VaUy to Championship Talk hattle tbe Hampden-Sydney Tigers "Championship chuckled Scott whose Phantom five was leading e' teams had Little Six the league with four Victories in marks today of three victories and 137457 speed Mile Argandar Los many outings and hadn't been beat- of courw Angeles received $72 fourth money en thls after 11 starts Raadolph-Macon at Ash land James A Sanders won $63 for 1 imagine that Everett Case's State land Monday night before the Ma--fth team has that sewed roons test against hte Tigers SWi7 -i are burned up at the formation afmetoonhvl'n 'rh' won 11 trright one was triumphs in two starts In- the new Heartwell' -oS2E I the new Heartwell' clared adding: Gob- would rather have are just tougher than others -SKv EiJK boys are weary all tuck- biers who have sparkled with de ball and they feel that the organ-V3 fourth- ered out Why last nieht when we tensive brilliance izers of the new league were dejunf Betty Skelton of all tough Some of them InlMnr- leadership may be challenged seriously by the pro rather than professional bade- AWuiKiev wm mi tt 1 i ered out Why last night when we fensive Tampa Fla defeated Washington and Lee (60- this yearJM wrong in not keeping the semi-pjWf won the women-s aerobatics con- 36) we were playing our fifth gams! 111 8mes Saturday night Waah-officials informed of their KacJdy Landry Coral Gables in eight days We never get a ington and Lee bowed to North Heartwell said the Virginiaf la- waa second and Caro Bayley chance to Carolina 60-36 the University of Carolina League already had laidMiami was third Carolina Tough Richmond surprised Virginia Mil- plans to operate with six cl(ibs ne( There were no accidents during At Raleigh home of Institute 50-34 Hampden- year adding Chase City and Oo-ythe three-day performance viewed Wolfpack Case allowed that Sydney spanked Randolph-Macon loniri Heights to go with the thrwyby an estimated 35000 specUtors I hna is going to be tough for us" 49-38 Bridgewater won its first Scott has an improved club! by beating Gallaudet 52-39 at Chapel Hill" Case said Roanoke routed Emory and Henry be tough especially under 83-35: Lynchburg College took care the boards where they'll be able to of King College 57-39 LaSalle match our whipped Virginia 67-59 Of courae Case's moaning was The leading scorers: accepted rather lightly in some frr ro ft ff it towns which now are listed in thL Virginia League and seaboard He said Virginia League DfUISer IxfiarCI entered the picture after definite plans had been laid 4 D- (In Richmond Bob Brenamax 1 rOfSOfie fO president of the Virginia Le Illinois 81 Ohio Stats 68 Wtsconalh 66 Indiana 64 Miami (Ohio) 63 Ohio Wasleyan 53 Kentucky 47 Michigan Stato 45 Ssath Western Carolina 53 Ltnolr Rhyne 46 Appalachian 65 Milligan 51 Bridrnm idfewatcr 53 Oallaudet 39 38 Per tXPftT TVPfWRITtA ji evict 4sumits TYPEWRITER end EQUIPMENT CO 138 Market St Phone ISIS 6 19 II had this comment on announcement: know what base! protest on After all no teri Mmphis Tenn Bruiser 67-5 thrashing Davidson 72-39 tory has been invaded The Vto'- Kinard who been in the pro pig- ginia-Carolina League ia semi-pro ame nine years said in a the Virginia League Interview he may desert the -jV mough-Boyi for a coaching job In Ole Mlsa Quarterback Bobby Oa-vthe Southeastern Conference wait topped the Southeastern Coh- been thinking about calling ference last season In extra point off tills active Kinard com- after the Wolfpack pent the past week routing George Washington once-defeat Colonials Ml and battering Furman 95-49 Saturday win over Furman moved SUte into the loop's No spot right behind the White Phantoms North Carolina particularly will not find the pressure easing up this 116 149 106 ft 166 OIL FURNACES 16 IT 13 16 17 37 Hsmpden-Sydney 49 Randolph Macon Maryland 4 Clerason 43 Dickinson (Pa) 3 Johns Hopkins 81 Rosnckc 3 Emory and Henry 35 The Citadel 59 Newberry 30 Richmond 60 Virginia Military 34 Virginia Medical 54 Newport Apprentice North Carolina State 95 Furman 41 North Carolina 80 Washington A Lee 36 Vlllanova 61 Navy 39 Far West Oregon 73 Washington 86 Stan Miasek leading scorer of the Chicago Stags of the Basketball Association of America played first base last season for Trenton of the Interstate League 17 16 34 17 14 35 20 33 17 15 wWaML Pitrson a- Han 2 -ErAney Richard Vlrflnla Fearaon Lynchburg Johnson Lrrchburf Sokol Win lam A Pandas Virflms Blankm Virginia Triaaa ampdan-Sydnsy 46 4 4 41 43 37 37 34 3 34 13 11 3S S6 si se a -Sydney 11 a 9 Mary 11 Bodtke Randolph -Macon 9 17 totals making good 26 of 87 Coal fired furnace When you buy a stokermatlc you buy the beat A con-pact iteel furnace itoker and blover Including a thermo drip thermostatically controlled automatic humidifier to make the air feel fresh when you breath It preventing atufflnes This unit hold one supply of clinker enabling them to be taken out when cold preventing dirt and ahe For quality see us Three vears to nay no down payment Southern Sheet Metal Jlmmli Keettn Vt Point! Phone 135 9 -i Money Player Dean Cromwell Will Lead 1948 Olympic Track Field Team Los Angeles In his 39th and final year as a developer of great athletes Southern Dean Cromwell has been appointed head coach of the 1948 Olympic track and field team culmination of a meaning his was the way the smiling spare 68-year-old Trojan coach put it This Cromwell disclosed is his last season as an active mentor University of Southern California rules -10s demand automatic retirement at pion Illinois The Trojans also have anted from his Jackson Miss I week The White Phantoms clash ter home with Wake Just so-so The one-time University of Mis- Deacons at Chapel Hill tonight go BIG SIX teippi great is now tackle and to New York Thursday to face un- riilwmt Va AP) Virginia "Wg stant coach of the New York defeated New York University in bketbn standing: Madison Square Garden and drop tnd Mary 96 iooo ip To by Temple on the trip back home He said talk with Louisiana Saturday night Jjute Coach Bernie Moore at Baton State meanwhile takes on the -VHouge regarding a line coach berth independent McCrary Eagles at However doubtful if any de- Raleigh Tuesday night and rounds cision will be made before con- out the week's work Saturday night erred again with Ole Johnny by playing host to Blue Taught i Devil upset by Davidson last week Except for a year in the service: George Washington the -hlrd- he Bruiser played with the pros place outfit sees action three times ylnce graduating from Mississippi Monday night at Georgetown 1938 He was with the Brooklyn Wednesday night at Duke and Sat-podgers seven years while the urday night against South Carolina Dodgers were in the National! in Washington -e ague and then moved with them! uto the All-America Conference i LITHE SIX Kinard said hi ideas also include "Lmu PAYING HIGHEST CASH PRICES For Scrap Iron Tin Metala Hides And Grease 1DIGSP0RT All Popular Brands BEER and ALE $400 and $500 Free Delivery By Case CHEBOKEE BEVERAGE CO Phone 1695 HIDE sad METAL turning to the Yankees as assist-at coach and talent scout Thu Hsmpdeo-Sydnsy fi But Kinard added is iSotohMsSn lefinite You never can tell what Lynch bur collet 1 happen to the old iwr Vn" Henry nabbed nine IC 4-A crowns under his direction my luck holds out I may have a couple of my boys on the Olympic was answer to a query concerning the 1948 chances (He had 10 on the last Olympic team in 1936) The committee also selected Fred Travalena New York Metropolitan AAU official as decathlon and walking squad manager and named Edward Parsons Northeastern University and Lloyd Olds Michigan Normal as assistants to Masters Deaths Last Night By Tbs Associated Press Mrs Ksthleea Canningham Benecla Calif Mrs Kathleen O'Hare Cunningham 70 several times vice presidential nominee on the Socialist ticket headed by the late Eugene Debs and a founder of Commonwealth College Mena Ark She waa born In Ottawa County Kat Dr Chare Watson PhUaaelphia Dr Charles Watson 74 foundei and for 35 years president of the American University at Cairo and for 17 age 67 but he waa given a one-year extension with the hope that he would snag the Olympic appointment assistant coaches include representatives from every section in the country Those named were Emil Von Elling of New York University Tom Jones of Wisconsin and Emmett Brunson of Rice Institute The committee meeting in New York yesterday also selected Ward Haylett of Kansas State as Olyrfipic decathlon coach and named Alfred Masters Stanford as head manager of the track and field squad Chairman Kenneth (Tug) Wilson said Cromwell who has furnished more Olympic material than any other coach (26 athleteg since 1912) was the unanimous choice of his 13-man committee Starting his coaching career at USC in 1909 Cromwell produced 12 NCAA champion squads including nine in a row from 1935 through 1943 His teams the last two sea sons have been runners-up to Cham -ART CLEANERS Fop Your One-Day Service Cash and Carry Saves You Time And Money Garments Pressed While You Wait Fastest Place In Town 105 Main St Phone 9134 A fair galleryite obtains Jimmy autograph The Houston star tied the 72-hole record for the Miami Springs course with a-13-under-par 267 to win the $10000 Miami Open increase his earn- ings for the year to $26556 and lead all other touring professionals' Pittsburgh For Free Estimates On Steel VENETIAN BLINDS U2 Size Now 1b Stock Gattortn All-Metal Weathentripping Mteetznetri Works Stoker Automates Oil Hcst Basement Digging Excavating Road Building SLAUGHTER CONSTRUCTION CO Phone 1334 Kingsport Tenn Cherokee Bldg Over Night Phone 1608-R 245 New St FRANKLIN PHINTING CO PRINTING MIMEOGRAPHING All Types of Commercial Printing Main at Cherokee Phone S75 If Nsabur aad Hastlna Ts Need Phone 2446 Brib Csatrut Work sad Bayrira A FEATHERS PLUMBING and HEATING Ztl Cbartosoot Please Return Your Empty Beer Bottles Promptly!.