Nevada State Journal from Reno, Nevada • 10

ir Joe Passes Acid Test Wins Approval Of British Press INSIDE has TY COBB RACING 4 4 Ty Cobb Journal Sports Editor Ph 4121 NEVADA STATE JOURNAL THURSDAY APRIL 13 1944 PAGE TEN PACIIC COAST MAJOR LEAGUE PREVIEW New aces Owners Manager 3 4 1 GUNNER and (9 Coasting Along 0 the Bob Montgomery did NAMED MANAGER of 12 fell LOMBARDI SIGNS his HURLER REJECTED A KE IT WIT YELLOW Jack Hoyt April 12 emerged 13 8 in he service out of Halls by Greentree in 1:12 flat in defeating Au has this 10 9 10 11 10 7 (7) from over world word 15 11 Losing Them ast Alameda coastguardsmen around the Sea track suits before Lieut 6 5 ad the he the Still Do It American public HERBERT HAWKINS all state forward at Elko in 1943 and 1942 has made a good basketball record during his Navy train ing Young Hawkins just 18 now was on the first string of the arragut Idaho championship team and later starred at Mem phis Tenn (where he was studying radio) by making 1 8 points in a title game 12 the re be the at the Note: This Is the 14th of a cries analyzing the prospects of major league baseball teams PROVIDENCE I April (UR) Pitcher Lou Lucier of Boston Red Sox today was jected for military service cause of head injuries suffered several years ago while a mem ber of the Louisville Colonels Lu cier married and the father of two children said he would join the Sox some time next week snubbed they Millie Boyd fast swinging col ored welterweight who won one and lost one in the recent Ne vada Golden Gloves tournament will probably represent Tonopah Air Base tomorrow night at Stewart when the Gunners and Braves hook up in a dual boxing meet spring training and Ott counted on him as a regular through most of the first half of last season probably will show considerable early foot again this year ever tions first none ox Brownie forbid the sale bomber fights way back when Our Joe easily sparred every thing thrown at him tossed in a few jabs of his own and coasted to an easy win or the record however the tussel lacked the thrills of the Billy Conn bout and the brutality of the Tony Galento fight Joe just By WILLIAM BEST United Press Staff Correspondent SAN RANCISCO April 12 (UR) What was once called "spring practice" in what was once called "college conference" football has begun amid predictions from five coaches within punting distance of San rancisco that: 1 The balance of competition between college and elevens thrown slightly whack last fall by the Eshmonts Smiths and would be better this fall 2 Santa Clara might be back In the running this year 8 The army which compared to the navy has practically ig nored football would have a change of heart this fall There were only two certain by parted their side In oth By GLEN PERKINS United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK April 12 New faces have been added to all de parements of the Boston Braves this year new owners a new manager and some new players but the prospects remain as old as ever a second division berth seemingly the most 1he Boston Na tional League entry can achieve May Start ast The Braves who finished sixth after being in the first division RENO should be having a preliminary softball organization meeting one of these days Needed is information on city league officials how many teams will be entering how many divisions will the circuit consist of and will a junior loop again be con ducted time now for all players to get out of hibernation for managers and sponsors to start thinking of forming teams Last minute rushes are inevitable but a prod now and then might give the league organizeds some information to on It would do for Sparks too to start the I 944 ball rolling with early organization The Rail field will be nearly complete this season and Sparks should enjoy quite a successful softball seftip for both adult and junior teams EXHIBITION BASEBALL PHILADELPHIA April 12 (UR) Bob Montgomery recognized world lightweight champion in New York Pennsylvania and New Jersey passed his pre induct ion physical examination here today His draft board said there was no indication when Montgomery 25 and the father of a son Barry three may be inducted last fight was a lo rounder against Beau Jack Madison Square Garden when regained his title Home Country BOBBIN'S NEVADA CLUB NEW YORK Joe Louis has his first verbal barrage seas the winnah and still champeen according to from London The heavyweight champ gained the nod of the British press passing the acid test in EVANSVILLE Ind April (UR) Manager Steve of the Detroit Tigers said today he be lieved manager rankie risch was placing a series" emphasis on exhibi tion baseball games by ordering players intentionally passed and stressed that when the teams re sume their series over the weekend he would order strict attention to straight hitting for his own players Protesting against the pirate tac tices he said kind of exhibi tion baseball is that? This is a spring training series not a world series and the fans pay to see the fellow hit not be give intentional ox the uture of Your RUM IS THE 4 DRINK A STORY a few weeks back about transferring the state track meet from Reno to allon wasn't quite right about the allon cinder path The Churchill track itself is all right but the center of the field where the field events are held has sunk considerably Wes Goodner director of the state meet the past two years says the field is to be filled in and re sodded and will be in good shape next season his first interview with a group which traditionally recognizes no sports champion until it given its personal approval ighting champions it is ru mored have been Britons because ride side saddle or hair on the wrong CALL 7101 Admiral Nimitz Advocates Sports As Big War Aid PORTLAND SAN RANCISCO Sullivan and Campbell and Sprinz OAKLAND 0 SAN DIEGO 13 Dean Marlow Horzen and Lorenz Dasso and Ballinger 5 15 Munoz WE REPAIR All makes of Electrical Appli ances All work guaranteed MOLTZEN ITCH ELECTRIC COMPANY 275 So Virginia Phone 2 4034 But the continued to participate in brand of entertainment for years buying tickets in the Irish Sweepstakes Calcutta Canadian army and navy stakes and in the rench Cuban Panama etc lot teries The public also has played the great American rack et with fervor Before Pearl Har bor it was estimated that Ameri cans were spending about six bil lion dollars annually on foreign tickets and domestic without Uncle Sam cutting in Just another 18th amendment chunky Adams ex upset with the com my club just 7 3 1 Arcaro on Stir Up Shines in Derby nations that the public is missing no chance to place a bet even though tiie Washington legislators are missing out on the opportunity of a by failing to harness the betting by 'making no move toward establishing a na tional lottery Seems Stupid In these war days when every available source of revenue appar ently is being tapped by the fed eral government and when the people particularly the 20000000 "white are bur dened by the combination of heavy taxes and increased living costs it seems downright stupid to us that the lottery is scorned It has been estimated that a national lot tery operated on a monthly basis would net the government about $2500000000 a year This would be taxation with some fun attached But apparent ly our holier than thou legaslators regard the lottery as immoral for getting that our forbears often used this method of raising funds forgetting that George Washing ton for example signed one of the first tickets issued in the con tinental congress in 1776 to raise money by lottery to tignt British Turned Cheerfully Our conservative forebears not fret about what our current legislators might term "a compro mise with They turned cheerfully to the lottery not only for military purposes but for building churches colleges public roads canal systems etc The little tickets were used at times in raising funds for Yale Harvard Columbia Princeton William and Mary Union and University of Maryland If the lottery had been restricted to federal use all would have been well biit as used by the in combination with private enter deteriorated into such rackets as the Louisiana lottery which was abolished in 1892 The lottery and its blood broth er the sweepstake are illegal in the United States Postal regula tions prohibit use of the rails for distribution of tickets State laws generally tickets MONTREAL April 12 Coach Jack Adams whose De troit Red Wings were eliminated from the Stanley cup hockey play offs in one of the big sports up sets of the young 1944 season said today that he would have played himself I could have found pants big enough to go around my In an interview today the plained the ment that LANCASTER Pa April (UR) ormer Major League Man ager and Coach Lena Blackburne today was named manager of the Lancaster Red Roses of the Inter state League 12 8 Werle RUNNER IN NAVY DES MOINES Iowa April 12 (UR) Glenn Cunningham former world champion mile runner be came an apprentice seaman in the navy today despite an examining suspicion that his legs might not' be fit for militaryservice 'ties: 1 There will be no change in the 17 year old 4 makeup of college squads unless for the worse and 2 Stanford once more will not have a varsity Jimmy Phelan fielding for spring practice what can be char acterized there days as a St squad of 30 was mo rose be as strong this year Jack Valiquette comes back at tackle our veteran nu cleus But the service teams be as strong either They've used up their reservoir of experienced LOS ANGELES April 12 Bronko Nagurski former All American at the University of Minnesota has been signed as backfield coach at the of California at Los Angeles Head Coach Babe Horrell announced to day The 35 year old ex Chicago Bear fullback whose signed one year contract was received from his home in International alls Minn yesterday will report on the campus in June Nagurski's appointment rounds out the Bruin coaching staff which has been without a backfield men tor since Bernie Masterson entered the navy two years ago Nagurski a 4 in the draft be cause of a knee and back injury is schooled in the formation which UCLA employs on the gridiron He starred with the national champion Chicago Bears from 1932 34 when he was named all league fullback 2 6 NEW YORK April 12 Harry eldman draft proof 4 pitcher for the New York Giants returned to his home at ort Smith Ark today after informing Manager Mel Ott that he was quit ting baseball for personal reasons The right hander who was ineffec tive last year because of illness had been in excellent form in had spoke to the press from his heart they had to like him "Maybe they'll let me put on an exhibition in Berlin some of these he said sure like The big Negro quashed hopes however of a heavyweight championship fight in London with reddie Mills British 1 cruiserweight titilist heard something about challengers for the heavyweight he began "but I can set tle that once and for all in this way all in the biggest heavyweight match of all time and that's enough challenge for me until Uncle Sam wins the big Accompanying Louis on the troit another sparring pamer other members of the exhibition troupe including Sgt George Nicholson of New York the sparring partner since 1937 Sgt Robert Smith of De troit another sparrin gpartner Sgt James Edgar a Detroit welterweight and Trainer Sgt Robert Payne Joe answered the questions however and said that while in England he wanted to see Westminster Abbey renew ac quaintance with Tommy arr whom he fought in this coun try and meet Mills "to size him Joe brought a hearty laugh from the press when in describ ing his exhibition tour in Am erica he told about going into a hospital ward at JeffersonBarracks Mo and gagging "I'll fight anybody in here Billy Conn sat up in bed and said: lake that I said 'I'll take it Joe smiled slightly when he told that story but he laugh The English did however and Joe's their champion too now By United Press At Louisville Ky Detroit (A) 5 Louisville (AA) 1 Hogset Orrcll (4) Back Alwller Wilson Patton (4) Widmar 17) and Walters By Journal Sports Editor er words the British like their champions to be as much at home in the tea room' as in the ring or on the field Louis in London the first stop on his tour to give boxing exhibitions for our boys seas waded into his interviewers one of those old brown Rookies Sent Back To Minor Circuits BEAR MOUNTAIN April 12 (UR) The Brooklyn Dodgers today returned Rookie Infielder rank Drews to the St Paul club of the American Asso ciation and sent Mike Ulisney young catcher to New Or leans Pelicans of the Southern Association on option President Branch Rickey said he believed Infielder Arky Vaughan soon may leave his ranch at Pot ter Valley Calif to join the team reconsidering his decision to quit By JACK CUDDY United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK April 12 (UP) We hope that some of senators and congressmen at Washington noted the huge tendance and heavy betting during the first two days of Jamaica race meetins 78136 fans and $4344304 These figures indicate that more than one billion dollass will be wagered at race tracks during 1944 bettering last total mutuel handle of $710779432 More important these figures are up to the minute manifes Club ell Apart Says Coach Adams Cap four lengths ahead of Sun Again paid $210 Narragansett Opens Narragansett Park rang up the curtain oif its 28 day spring meet ing when Mrs lemming's eight year old chestnut mare Loveday scored a surprise victory in the $2500 inaugural purse be fore a crowd of approximately 18000 fans Loveday $700 $360 and $240 finished ahead of the two favor ites Mixer and Legation after stepping the mile and a sixteenth in 1:48 flat It was the first success since 1942 Mixer paid his backers $360 and $240 for second and Legation paid $280 for third Buy Wai Bonds and Stamps BLOOMINGTON Ind April 12 (UR) Estel Crabtree outfielder and pinch hitting specialist for the Cincinnati Reds may be unable to play the first few days of the season because of an injury suf fered yesterday when lie was struck by a baseball while pit ching batting practice Crabtree was hit by a line drive which struck a bench and caromed into his face ive other Red players rank McCormick Steve Mesner Charley Aleno Lenny Rice and Bob erguson became temporar ily ill while competing in foot races in the most strenu ous workout this spring Derides Emphasis Upon Exhibition Baseball Names Practice in Bay Region Brings Hint Cj Santa Clara May Be Back in the Running REGARDLESS of what thought of the weather the past few days spring is officially here The Reno Golf Club is at it again and this weekend will launch the first big tournament of the 1944 season Vin Burke new tourney chairman says competition is about to get under way in the Directors Cup grind This big trophy is at stake not for one tournament but actually five individual meets lead up to possession of the silver cup our tournaments or are conducted throughout the season AVinners and runners up of each are automatically sidetracked from the fol lowing Cup legs but later in the season the two top golfers from each of the four legs get together in a final playoff for the honors The first leg is to be started this weekend at the Washoe County Course (limited to club members only) Its played at full handicap and the 18 qualifying holes can be played either this weekend April 16 and 16 or the following one April 22 and 23 On the third weekend April 29 and 30 the golfers will be paired off into several flights according to their qualifying scores and begin play PEARL HARBOR April (UR) Adm Chester Nimitz today decried statements that Americas youth is soft and vocated sports as part of service fitness program as spoke at the dedication of "Nimitz athletic stadium are some who say the present generation are soft mollycoddles I believe he said "I believe the present crop of young men have just as much muscle and maybe a little more brains than their predecesors in the days of iron ships and iron the admiral said Brooklyn Juggles Setup In Infield BEAR MOUNTAIN April 12 'UR) The Brooklyn Dodgers with an oversupply of catchers put Bobby Bragan at third base today and if the experiment works veteran Dixie Walker will be re turned to the outfield Bragan who previously was an infielder with the Philadelphia Phillies was second string catcher with the Dodgers last season However he is 1 A in the draft and is 25 years old which makes him subject to early call Permane Boots Stronghold To Beat Pukka Gin At Springfield Mo Kansas City (A A) St Paul (AA) Gables Davis (7) and Bates He wer (7) Webb urry (8) and Cas tro At St Louis Mo St Louis (N) 8 St Louis (A) 6 Donnelly Schmidt (4) Gumberr (7) Brecheen (9) and Burmeister Jakucki Zoldak (7) Seinsoth (9) and Mancuso if SEATTLE 9 HOLLYWOOD 3 Demoran and Sueme Michasek Smith Weldon and Hill Los Angeles at Sacramento called wet grounds At Indianapolis Ind Pittsburgh (N) 6 Cleveland (A) 3 Gee Cuccurullo (5) and Lopez Heving Naymick (o) Gromek and Lyon Susce (5) BY ALRED JONAS United Press Staff Correspondent Jockey Bobby Permane added another link to his chain of sensa tional feats Wednesday when he booted Wheatley Stable's 14 to shot Stronghold to a surprise photo finish victory over the Ken tucky Derby favorite Pukka Gin in the first division of the $5000 added experimental handicap at Jamaica Jockey Eddie Arcaro repeated his Miami' lamingo triumph with the odds on favorite Stir Up in the second half of the fifth run ning of the important Kentucky Derby tune up and turned in the better time but it was Permane holding his mount in front all the way over the six furlong course who earned the acclaim of the crowd of 19432 fans In Almost a Year Stronghold which won in almost a year was clocked in 1:12 35 for the sprint and paid $2260 $900 and $420 Pukka Gin ridden by Ted Atkinson and carrying high weight of 126 pounds came on fast near the fin ish to cross the tape a length ahead of ox Brownie The odds on favorite paid $410 and $290 for second and brought $280 Stir Up owned stable was clocked the second division tocrat by two and a half lengths He returned $3o0 $270 and $230 Autocrat yielded $420 and $320 for second while Tit Tat Toe paid $440 for third Stronghold was Permane's sec ond winner of the after noon the 20 year old apprentice having brought home Tex Martin $2340 in the third race Permane Arcaro and Atkinson shared rid ing honors with two victories each Another avorite Another Derby favorite Calu met Pensive came from behind near the finish to capture the 13th renewal of the $7500 added Rowe Memorial Handicap which marked the opening of the combined Maryland Springs meet ing at Pimlico A crowd of 15331 fans was on hand to see Pensive defeat Porter's Cap in a photo fin ish Pensive with Conn McCreary up was part of a three horse Cal umet entry and went to the post an odds on favorite He paid $230 and $210 There was no show bet NEW YORK April 12 Secretary Eddie Brannick of the New York Giants announced to night that catcher Ernie Lombar di had signed his 1944 contract and that Catcher Ray Berres was enroute from his Kenosha Wis home to join the club Have Been Added To Braves But Chances Are Poor Medic Discharge or Barney Ross Several key players how are in precarious draft posi and Manager Bob Coleman's year at the helm may be to rosy Boston starts the season with three veteran inoumlsnien Al Javery Jim Tobin anil Nate An drews who won a total of 15 contests last year with 17 victories topping the club Behind the plate Coleman has a good catching staff in Stewart Hofferth Clyde Kluttz and Phil Masi and in the outfield he has a pair of power hitters Elmer (Butch) Nieman and Charley Workman and a promising rookie slugger Roland Gladu The infield is only average considerably stronger defensively than on the attack May Reduce Roster If the Braves could count on their present lineup throughout the season prospects of an upper division berth would be bright The draft dilemma however threatens to hit Boston harder than any other club in the circuit The three ranking members of the mound staff Javery Tobin and Andrews are in 1 A with Javery slated for his physical ex amination a week after the season opens The 4 situation on the mound is none too bright with all holding that classification also classified as second string hurlcrs In the outfield Tommy Holmes already has been accepted and is awaiting call an dNieman takes his physical April 24 Other 4 Include atehers KluHs and Masi Infielders Ker by arrell Steve Shemo and Billy Wictehnan and Outfielders Workman Chet Clemens and Hank Lehman Gladu holds a 1 discharge from the Canadian army Three other pitchers on whom Coleman has been counting have not reported as yet Charlie Bar rett a 12 game winner last year is due to report on April 18 the day the season opens Ira Hutch inson who won 17 games with Rochester in the International League last season is on the doubtful list and John Dagcnhard a 19 game winner in the Eastern League has said he will not re port It Be Long Outfielder Chet Ross has just joined the club but is in 2 and may not see much service Infield er Eddie Joost and Outfielder Max Macon have said they would not play this year ifty trotted field in Joe Verducci "We are losing good men faster than we are getting he said have be come a replacement center instead of a training station and only have the boys a few Stub Allison who expects a Golden Bear squad of 100 but "not until said he thought the "army will see the light and let the trainees play football I think they realize what a morale builder been missing like to see Camp Rob erts in some conference probably have a hell of a good Buck Shaw characterized as "pure the prediction by Allison that Santa Clara will be playing ball next fall "We can't tell he said we have for sure are 17 year olds The farms will get the 4 We'd like to play but what Lieut Comdr George (Potsy) Clark former coach and manager of the Detroit Lions and Brook lyn Dodgers and now athletic di rector at St Pre light stated through his mouthpiece Lieut Al Wesson "We even got a coach yet But be playing varsity ball next Wesson said "the cadets are here only three months and the navy is running low on good experienced material to draw Al Masters said Stan ford would not play this year Coast Al Tassi University of San rancisco could not be reached for comment His secre tary said he had gone to see draft board NEW YORK April 12 Sgt Barney Ross marine hero of Guadalcanal will be discharged from the service next week as dis closed recently in an exclusive United Press dispatch marine pub lic relations officers announced ot day The former boxing champion contracted malaria and suffered shrapnel wounds of the left knee in a night of fighting durnig which he killed 22 Japanese while guard ing wounded comrades He re cevied the Silver Star and a presi dential citation if Bronko Nagurski On UCLA Staff Penny Roulette Black Jack Dice Wheel Club 146 North Center OPEN DAILY 1 PM John Coffee Harry eldman Quits Baseball Estel Grabtree Struck By Drive! 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