Nevada State Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 14

Dean Hubbard, Fred Williams in AAU Tournament Fight Finals BY TY THE I OF A LIFETIME was within the grasp of Ernie Mack, veteran Reno photographer who periodically risks life and limb" by mingling with the bucking broncos and Brahma bulls at rodeos and clambers the snow-clad slopes for shots of skiers in action. Ernie had his lens trained on ski jumpers at Sunday's intercollegiate tournament on Mount Rose. Soaring from the take-off came Oregon State's Bob Hector--without his skiis. Hector and his boards became estranged a short distance from the start, but he continued on through the air while the startled spectators gasped, unbelieving. Jesse Owens' broad jump record is 26' Hector covered 62'.

But this special event went unrecorded for posterity as cameraman Mack was about to snap the shutter, a spectator rose up in front of him and obscured the entire scene! TyCobb, Journol Sports Editor FEBRUARY 24, 1948 PAGE NINE Western Teams Enter Payoff Week; Eastern, Southern Tournaments Set For High Scho ol Basketball Fives This is payoff week in the Western Nevada Conference high school basketball race. Teams stage the final games on their 1948 schedule, preparatory to the March 3, 4. 5, 6 district championship tournament, which in turn qualifies the four semi-finalists THE SCHOLASTIC AX which trimmed three players off the University of Nevada basketball varsity a few weeks ago also took a bite out of the Wolf Pack track prospects. Dan Orlich, cage center who was sidelined by ineligibility (along with Smoky Smolinski and Jack Pringle) was counted on as surefire point- getter in the discus, javelin and shot put Also lopped from the potential 1948 track varsity was Bill Smales, who as a frosh last season won a peck of places in broad and high jumps, hurdles and pole vault. Fans who extended sympathy to Jake Lawlor when three of his best basketball- ers were knocked off can now double in brass.

Coach of the jarred track squad is also one J. Lawlor. UNIVERSITY OF CALI-. FORNIA athletic department moguls had some bad moments over the past weekend at the intercollegiate ski tournament. Several of the skiers are rated as excellent prospects for the Golden Bears' varsity track team, especially the exchange students from Norway in the distance runs.

With Cal launching one of its biggest track schedules soon, health of the cinder path men was closely watched during their venture on the slats at Mount Rose. Sprinter Jim Keresey (a Reno High a a emerged unscathed from the ski tournament's hazards, as did Norseman Iver Liche, a tennis prospect. But two- miler Leif Somerseth was hospitalized when he failed to get right-of-way from a tree on the downhill course. And miler Terje Jacobsen took a bad spill jumping, resulting in a fractured leg. At that point the Cal officials, mindful of the accusing eye they'll face upon return to Berkeley, decided to forget the whole thing and withdrew from the final event, jumping.

They had another skier along on the squad which came to Reno, one Karre Veiling, but he didn't compote. Probably for the reason that he runs the mile in about 4:10. Bob Hamilton Wins Open at New Orleans Hot Tempered Pros Continue Schneiter Busy By BILL LAFFLER United Press Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 23. (U.B I place club is rated No.

Two. They for the Nevada state tourney the following week. Why the Excitement? A casual observer may wonder why, since the regional champ and state qualifiers emerge from the Western tournament, do nine teams put on such a fierce fight during their two-month schedule race? The answer Is, aside from the honor of leading all others In the schedule standings, that tlio position In whleh a school finishes Its season Is highly important as regards the roue tourney and probable qualifying; for the state championships. The team finishing first li seeded No, One and the second- Bob Hamilton of Reynolds, a golfdom greybeard, PGA champion of 1944, rarcd up as the biggest surprise of the winter season today. Hamilton came from the clouds to win the $10,000 New Orleans open as he fired a 69 in yesterday's final round to take first place with a 280 for the 72 holes (Hamilton won the 1946 Reno jolf open Fred Haas, of New Orleans, whose father is home pro at the Metairie Golf club where the tournament was finished in a tla for second with Roberto Di Vincenzo of Buenos Aires and Lawson Little of Cleveland with 281s.

Haas had led the field during the first three rounds, but a bogie on the 17th hole yesterday beat him in his stretch-drive duel with Hamilton. Lloyd Mangrum of Los Angeles was third with 282, and CaVy Middlecoff of Memphis, was next with 283. Ed Furgol of Brooklyn and Sammy Snead of Hot Springs, had 285s and Be.n.HQgan~of Hershey, had 286. Dudley Warns Them The pros continued their bickering yesterday despite the threat of disciplinary action hy PGA President Ed Dudley. Hamilton and Haas tangled in an argument on the 13th hole over whether Haas' ball was in a ditcli or casual water.

George Schneiter, the tournament commission ruled that the ball was in casual water and Haas was permit tod to pick it up--but only after a hot exchange with Hamilton. On the next hole, however, Hamilton got a break under the same circumstances. Schneiter had his hands full in the open here. He handed Bobby Locke, the South African star, a boisterous press room down for calling Haas' clubs legal; ho declared Jimmy Demaret ineligible for the covered low-scor- mg-avorage Vardon trophy because Demaret quit during the second round, and he knocked 10 points off Furgol's Ryder cup standing for a "display of temper." assured MENTION of his name, in speculation over a new Indiana U. coach, is "news to said Nevada mentor Joe Sheeketski last night.

He was questioned on a report which is said to have included the name of Sheeket- ski, along with others. Indiana fans are engaged in the national guessing pastime which follows every change in the coaching picture; some have been clamoring for a home-bred product to fill the berth left when Bo McMillin went to the pros, and others are pressing for a big-name mentor for the spot. "I'll be around," bheeketski. His name was similarly linked Jast week in speculation over the UCLA spot, which, however, is not vacant. Joe plans to leave in two weeks on a visit to Nevada booster groups throughout northern Nevada, returning in time for the state high school hoop tourney here.

Spring football practice, already begun in some localities, won't be started at Ne- vacle for three or four weeks. Not only is the weather unfavorable at present, but Joe wants the athletes to get a good scholastic start in their spring semester, just under way. lire placed in separate brackets for tournament pairings, as are Three and Four. This, barring upsets, is designed to move the four best teams as proven by two- month schedule competition into semi-finals and thus send the four apparently strongest quintets into Nevada state competition on the following weekend. According to a formula worked out by the Western Conference, Teams One and Two top their respective brackets, Seven and Two are paired In openers, aJso Three and Six.

The upper section has Four vs. Five and One vs. the winner of a special game between Nine and Eight --which play the day preceding the tourney for the right to enter the round of eight. Carson's Senators have led right from the start, with just two losses. Their record is now 8-2 and their remaining games are with Douglas (at Carson) Friday and at Hawthorne Saturday night, with the Senators favorites to cop both and become the schedule winner as well as Tourney Seeded No.

One. Still with a mathematical possibility for the top spot are Reno, Sparks and Lovelock, each with three defeats. Since their nearest pursuer, Hawthorne, has dropped five contests, the odds ars top- heavy for this trio joining Carson at the top-seeded four of the zone tourney. Fallon at Friday night Reno concludes Its home schedule against Fallon, playing at the Reno gym. Hawthorne goes to Lovelock, Douglas to Carson, Stewart to Sparks.

Saturday night it's Carson at Hawthorne, Sparks at Fallon. In the Western division Fernley has already clinched the seasonal honors with six straight wins. Virginia City has climbed into second spot and seeks to. maintain this rating by playing Smith Valley Friday, on the Cornstock, and at Fornley Saturday night, Dayton is at Smith Valley Saturday. The Eastern Nevada Conference's three-team section will play its annual tournament at Elko this weekend, to qualify two of the three for the state meet.

White Pine has won three out of four from Elko, which in turn copped a like amount from Winne- murca in the only seasonal comp i i between this trio The Eastern has been a race between Wells and Carlin, with the latter clinching schedule honors Saturday night by beating Wells 28-22. The Easern Bees, who also include Owyhoe, Battle Mountain, Austin and Eureka, have their zone tourney at Carlin March 4, 5, 6. Tonight the Southern Nevada teams start their class tournament at Las Vegas, qualifying two for the state meet. Las Vegas finished the schedule in first place with 7-3, Lincoln and Boulder tied for second with 4-3, Basic (1947 state champion) wound up 4-4, and Overton had 0-8. Southern begins play Friday at Las Vegas.

MIZE TOPS RBI Johnny Mize, New York, led the National league with 138 runs batted in in 1947. WHITE ASBESTOS SIDING PERMANENT-FIREPROOF Does Not Require Painting HOME LUMBER CO. 275 RALSTON OF NEVADA PHONE 6144 SUNSET BASEBALL LEAGUE--1948 SCHEDULE At RENO At LAS VEGAS At RIVERSIDE At ANAHEIM At EL CENTRO At MEXICALI RENO LAS VEGAS RIVERSIDE ANAHEIM EL CENTRO WINS FOUR AWARDS Calumet Farm carried off four of the five thoroughbred awards in 1947 and gained three seconc in the Turf and Sport Digest annual poll. Distributed by SIERRA WINE UQUOB 00k MEXICALI SUNSET LEAGUE May 18-19-20 July 6-7-8 July 9-10-11-11 Sept. 17-18-19-19 June 15-16-17 June 18-19-20-20 Aug.

24-25-26 Aug. 27-28-29-29 June 22-23-24 July 16-17-18-18 Aug. 3-4-5 Aug. 6-7-8-8 May 25-26-27 May 28-29-30-30 Aug. 17-18-19 Aug.

20-21-22-22 June 1-2-3 July 20-21-22 July 23-24-25-25 Sept. 10-11-12-12 May 21-22-23-23 June 25-26-27-27 July 27-28-29 Sept. 14-15-16 1948 SCHEDULE June 1-2-3 June 11-12-13-18 Aug. 10-11-12 Sept. 10-11-12-12 May 28-29-30-30 July 13-14-15 July 30-31-Aug, 1 Aug.

17-18-19 June 15-16-17 July 2-3-4-5 July 20-21-22 Aug. 13-14-15-15 May 25-26-27 June 29-30-July 1 July 16-17-18-18 Sept. 3-4-5-6 May 11-12-13 June 4-5-6-6 July 13-14-15 Aug. 14.14-15-15 May 14-15-18-16 June 8-9-10 July 23-24-25-25 Aug. 31-Sept.

1-2 BASEBALL'S May 2-4-5-6 May 25-26-27 June 25-26-27 Sept. 3-4-5-G June 22-23-24 July 16-17-18-18 J'ly 30-31, Ag.1-1 Sept. 7-8-9 May 28-29-30-30 Aug. 3-4-5 Aug. Aug.

20-21-22-22 May 14-15-16-16 June 29-30-J'ly 1 July 2-3-4-5 Aug. 10-11-12 May 11-12-13 June 18-19-20-20 Aug. 20-21-22-22 Sept. 7-8-9 May 7-8-9-9 July 20-21-22 July 27-28-29 Sept. 17-18-19-19 MOST June 1-2-3 July 6-7-8 July 23-24-25-25 Sept.

10-11-12-12 June 4-5-6-6 June 15-16-17 Aug. 13-14-15-15 Aug. 24-25-26 May 2-4-5-6 June 11-12-13 Aug. 31, Sep. 1-2 Sept.

3-4-5-8 May 7-8-9-9 June 4-5-6-6 Aug. 3-4-5 Aug. 24-25-26 May 18-19-20 June 29-30-J'ly 1 July 9-30-11-11 Aug. 6-7-8-8 May 21-22-23-23 June 8-9-10 Aug. 27-28-29-29 Sept, 14-15-16 PROGRESSIVE May 7-8-9-9-10 June 8-9-10 J'ly 30-31 Aug.1-1 Sept.

7-8 May 2-4-5-6 June 22-23-24 Aug. 6-7-8 Aug. 27-28-29-29 May 21-22-23-23 July 2-3-4-5 July 6-7-8 Sept, 14-15-16 May 18-19-20 June 11 -12-13-13 July 9-10-11-11 Aug. 31 Sept. 1-2 May 14-15-16-16 June 18-19-20-20 July, 27-28-29 Aug.

10-11-12 May 11-12-13 June 25-26-27-27 July 13-14-15 Sept. 17-18 19-19 CLASS LEAGUE Sunset League President's Cup Series will open Sept. 21, 1948. Team 1 and 3 will compete at home of team 1 in the best 3 out of 5 games to determine the winner Team 2 and 4 will compete at home of team 2 in the best 3 out of 5 games to determine the winner. Winners will play in a series of 7 games.

The cup goes to the Club winning the first 4 games. hustl ns University of Nevada player, goes up in the air to connect with a jump shot over the guarding arms of Pepperdme's Vic Larson and Charles' Gibbon. (Journal Photo) Junior Wiglitman Squad Selected NEW YORK, Feb. 23 (UP)-Fourteen outstanding young women tennis players, headed by girls champion Nancy and Anne Chaffee of Ventura, were named today for the 1947 National Junior Wightman Cup squad by the U. S.

Lawn Tennis Association. Miss Chaffee was one of five 'aliformans named to the squad. The others were Joyce Baker of Santa Monica, Mar.ione McCord of Berkeley, Doris Mae Newcomer of Burbank and Helen Stella Pastal! of Los Angeles. Besides five Californians, the squad was' made up of Laura Lou Jahn of Belmar, N. Ad- ncnne Ruth Goldberg and Barbara Jane Scarlett, of Baltimore, Stephanie Prychitko and Josephine Smilka of Hamtramck, Doris Jensen of Des Momes, la Martha Miller oi Hinsdalo, 111 Deborah Welsh of Lima, and Anne Gardner Wofford of Scarsdale, N.

Y. Appointments to the squad, made on a basis of Junior Wightman Cup competition during the are honorary, since the team does not compete as a unit. Reno Quints Split California Games Co-Ops of Reno recently split two games played in Sierra, California, dropping 43-30 to Truckee SP, and winning 34-29 over Graeagle, in a game played at Portola. Wakctield of the SP quint piled up 25 points in the Truckee game. Baylor Clinches Southwest Title; BYU Near Crown Michigan vs.

Iowa In Big 9 Tiff March 1st CO-OPS Player Ig It tp Calkins Smith Morris Tcbln, Smith Nlrtioff Qlbson Beasley 4 1 5 4 14 1 0 0 I 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 DnvlcUon Totals II 8 301 TRUCKEE SP (43) Player Wakeflcld Barbel SP (43) fg ft tp L.Davklson Rntalln Ran Easton 5 25 2 8 9 2 0 0 0 Totals 17 9 43 Another recent clash involving Reno and Portola saw a pair of Reno clubs splitting two hotly contested games at the Plumas community. Graeagle eked out a 45-44 victory over Reno Firemen, and Dougherty's Bar squeezed ahead 40-39 over Portola Rotary. GKAEM1LE (54) Player i'g tp CO OPS (29) Player tg ft Beasley Calkins Nlehoff Bmtli Tobln L.Smlth 0 12 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 Prewit 0 1 1 Colman 9 2 20 H. Colman Stlllwell I JValaclez. Chitldossl 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 By STAN OPOTOWSKY United Press Sports Writer NEW YORK, Feb.

23. UR-Baylor in the Southwest donned a crown today as the nation's college conferences buckled down to the business of passing out basketball championships. Around the country, the picture was this: Southwest--Baylor clinched the title when Texa? lost to Rice and Arkansas during the week. Baylor meets' Texas Wednesday but the game now carries no significance. Baylor automatically gets a berth in the NCAA playoifs.

Rookies--B-igham Young defeated a Saturday, 55-51, to just about clinch the Skyline Six title. However if BYU loses its one remaining game and Denver wins the four It has left, Denver and BYU will tie. BYU is ineligible for major ppst-seatfon tournaments though, because it has used a player for five seasons, okay under conference regulations but illegal in the tourneys. Colorado Slate won the Rocky Mountain Conference championship. Big SPVPII--Kansas State downed Miss'ouri, 55 to 53, to get a tight grip on the league lead.

Oklahoma ranks second, but is given little chance to overtake State, which faces Iowa State Tuesday and Nebraska Friday. Missouri Valley--The Okahoma Aggies, who defeated St. Louis twice, have clinched at least a tic for first, and they must losf both their remaining loop games for that Southern i The championship will be decided by a tournament, but North Carolina State, by virtue of its second win over North Carolina appears a shoo-in cinch. Southeastern Conference Another tournament proposition. Tulane and Kentucky are th? leading contenders in the tourney set for Louisville March 4-5-6.

Kentucky was first seeded in the draw yesterday and meets Florida in the opening game; second-seeded Tulane plays Auburn. Big Nine--Michigan holds the lead and Iowa took undisputed possession of second place by downing Wisconsin a a Michigan and Iowa play in a showdown tilt. March 1. Border Conference--Arizona won the championship for the third straight year. Pacifi; Coast Conference--California, undefeated in league play, has cinched the southern division crown.

Washington State split two Totals 12 5 Totals is 4 games with Washington Unl- NOW AN ALL NEW SHOW! FEATURING. DON STONE WITH HIS GROUP OF FAMOUS PUPPETIERS JOAN TERRY NEW FASHIONS IN TAP DANCE STYLING and the Ever Popular FLOYD CARDER YOUR MASTER OF CEREMONIES SERVING THE FINEST ITALIAN AND AMERICAN DINNERS DANCING to the music of ART KINNEY and His ORCHESTRA 246 LAKE STREET PHONE 7231 Loop 1948 Slate Is Announced Schedule of gamps for tho 1948 Sunset Basehall League season was announced last night by Leslie E. Powers, president of the wide-flung western Class professional circuit. Reno Silver Sox will play their first home game at Monna Park on May 18, against their arch- rivals, the Lns Vegas Wranglers, and they open away from home May 2 at El Centre, Calif. Powers noted that El Ontro is given most of the home series earlier in the year to take advantage of weather and population factors, thus avoiding the midsummer heat.

Reno's schedule will show more full-week series, with the visiting clubs spending an entire six days in this city instead of having split series here This will i the majority of the clubs appearing here twice each, instead of four times, as of last year. This will save on mileage. Las Vegas, however, will piny in Reno three times because of the natural competition between the Nevada cities. Almost every Monday is open for travel. President Powers labels the Sunset League the most, pi ogressive Class league in organised baseball, pointing to extensive renoui- lion or completely new playing fields throughout circuit.

City Hoop Loop Tourney Pilots To Meet Tonight Pre-Tournament moot ing of thr eight managers of enlored in Reno city cage tourney will be held tonight at the Recieation Center at 7:30. Important topics will be discussed such as tlmo limits of games played, entrance fcp and other outstanding features of the three-day tournament which he- gins Wednesday. Managers or official represent n. tlves should ho present at the confab, according to Jack Swobe, commissioner. Paul Williams, Moe Macias Drop In Semi-Finals Lee, Jim, George Reach Title Round There will be Nevada battlers in championship finals of four divisions in Friday night's windup of the Pacific Association AAU boxing tournament at San Francisco.

Two of them, Dean Ilubbard of Reno and Freddie i i a of Stewart, will be i i their respective weight classes not only for Northern Onlitornm-Nev- ada senior class titles, but for the right to make the trjp to the national tournament in Boston. Last night Hubbnrd, representing Reno YMCA, decisioned Leifur Mngmisson in semi-finals of the 160-poimd class lie i meet Sau Ferdinand of San Francisco, last night tool? a TKO over James Riuce (Young Beau of Oakland in the i round. Freddie Williams fought his way Into the senior 126-pound semi- fimils by beating San Francisco's pride and loy Jimmy Lucrro who had been the tournament sensation with his previous victories David Lee, fast-punching Stewart 118-poundci, trimmed Rosy Cnhallcro of Stockton to reach finals of the lunior division. The tltl" bout of the -junior 160-pound section will be an all-Nevada affair, i Ivan George of Stewart meeting Gentlemen James Jim of Nixon A i Club Last night Jim finished stronger to decision Daniel Nunn of Sacramento. Both Nevada hopefuls in ths senior 112-pound division, battling for the trip to the nationals In Boston, were eliminated last night.

MOP Maeias of the Reno YMCA dropped a decision to Johnny Ortega of Oakland, and Paul Williams of Stewart Tndian School, 1946 champion, was outpointed by Frankie Sequeira of Oakland, the 1947 flyweight kingpin. In the lunior division semi-finals Clayton Townsend of the Stewart Indians was deelsioned by E. J. Aguilar of Alamcda Naval Air Station Floyd Sampson, Reno YMCA lost last night by a decision in hh 118- pound novice class championship 1 fight with Dan Gasiola of Oakland. Lovelock Nudges Fernley by 37-35 In Two Overtimes LOVKLOCK, Feb.

23. Two overtimes were reouired here Saturday night before High Mustangs out Fernlcy's Vacqucros 37-35 in a read thriller. Fernley led the i i i a two periods, 15-8 and 20-19, while Lovelock moved into a 25-25 tie in the i The quarter wound up 31-31 and the first overtime 35-35; Louii tanked winning bucket in th8 "sudden death" extra session, Frazlcr scored 22 for Fernley, while Wadsworth had 12 for Lovelock. Fernley won the JV game from Lovelock', 19-17, and the Lovelock (OM.MICS downed Lambda Chi Alpha 40-22. --n DONS SIGN' LINEMEN LOS ANGELAS, Feb.

23 (UP)-Malachi Mills, 206-pound lineman from Virginia Military academy, and 220-pound tackle Bill Lihen- thal from Villanova hav? been signed by the Los Angeles Dons professional football team, it was announced today. versity over the weekend and meets Oregon State Friday and Saturday in a pair of crucial northern division games. Ivy League Princeton's win over Columbia, knocking the Lions out of the undefeated class, tied the two teams for the lead. DR. MAURICE B.

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