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w'vwwvywyw 'VW Buffalo Evening News Thursday February 3 1944 19 Sports -QTY-RECallLAR Leads Nstions Scorers Force Rules Player-Grabbing May Return of I ig i bi I ity PORT COMMENT by Bob Stedler Buffalo Evening News Sports Editor Famed Dog Judge Dies NEW YORK Feb 3 John Grenville Bates Sr 63 stock broker and Internatlonallyrknown judge of dog shows died Wednesday after a brief illness By LAWRENCE PERRY NEW YORK Feb One of the inevitable results of partial or complete abrogation of eligibility rules designed to prevent intercollegiate sport from collapsing has begun to materialize Reports from various quarters' indicate that the prowl for 4-F and under-war-age gridiron material is now on Rumors about the grab for foot-1 ball and basketball players had the important strongholds of tn It didn't take the major league magnates long to step on the neck of President Alva Bradley of the Cleveland dub following his statement that baseball suspend operations rather than pre-sent a low form of comedy due to manpower shortages Bradley was either a brave or a foolish man to make that utterance A year ago he said he would rather close his gates than subject the players to the ridicule of the fans Therefore we must conclude he is serious as well as honest In his stand The howl of disagreement on the part of his fellow club owners however was to be expected for after all they have tremendous interests that must be protected and a season of non-operation would entail a Mg finandal upkeep loss That Is one aide of the picture On the other hand there Is the undoubted desire of patrons of the game to have that form of entertainment continue during the war Of that there can be little doubt There was no unfavorable reaction on the part of the spectators toward players last season So in that respect Mr Bradley was wrong a year ago We are indined to think that fanddm will support whatever the ma jor leagues have to offer just for the relaxation it may provide Attendance may decrease but the way the poorer offerings in boxing hockey and football were and are being supported we doubt if there will be any great falling off in attendance at the baseball parks next Summer No one maintained the Cardinals and Yankees provided teams for the World Series that were comparable to those in previous classics And the turnout was amazing! The same applied to the All-Star game but in spite of the absence of many of the stars the crowd was on hand That is why the high-minded idea of ilr Bradley met with so much disagreement on the part of other dub representatives but no one will say it was not a fine patriotic gesture It is an additional tribute to the popularity and sportsmanship of the late Lou Gehrig to be leading in the War Bond poll in New York The proficient and courageous conduct on the diamond will remain long in the memory of fans If la temporarily out of stock where you buy plaee your order I ta worth waiting fori athletic idealism the Western Conference was shot full of holes fast year and some out there who hold the best Interests of the Big Ten at heart feel that stipulations concerning transfer students and time of residence had better be revived forthwith Their attitude has been strengthened by the recent flurry In which George Strickler public relations representative of the National Football League charged that two or three Western Conference coaches had made advances to collegians who had been graduated were thus eligible for professional play Invited by MaJ John Griffith to submit his evidence Strickler did so with the result that the commissioner ruled that one of the players in question had not been approached by any representative of the college in question and that in another case an offer had been made jocularly But with the situation as it is said to be even Jokes are not in good order these days and it la felt In certain quarters that if the good old eligibility code were restored all jokes and everything not so funny would cease been going the rounds even before eligibility rules were temporarily shelved But now if you credit Dr Forrest (Phog) Allen basketball coach at the University of Kansas with knowing whereof he speaks the for athletes beneath the draft age or who have been rejected is on at full blast According to Allen coaches 1 of basketball and football are carrying on their campaign under the guise of patriotism it being so they say their duty to lay hands on civilian' athletes and through competitive exercise prepare them to defend their country The real in-entive of thif spurious flag-waving says Phog is huge financial stakes-r-bowl games money for interest on bonds and advertising of a character likely to attract students He calls for the re-establishment of all eligibility codes and the appointment of a high commissioner like Kenesaw Landis to enforce them While the Kansas veteran declined to name coaches engaged in predatory journeys he did say they represented major institutions We wonder If they represent Institutions passed over by the Navy in assigning V-12 and marine traineesT so would be a logical if regrettable reaction to a situation in which one college must depend upon 17-year-old boys and 4-Fs whereas one or more of Its greatest rivals finds service students available The eligibility code in one of ARISTOCRAT ALES ERNIE CALVERLY HERD ROSTER RAISED TO 35 BY SIGNING OF 3 4-F BALL PLAYERS By CY KRITZER Their spirits buoyed up by the signing of three more 4-F ballplayers one of whom was literally snatched from under the noses of the St Louis Cardinals -the Bison delegation of President John Gehm General Manager John Stigl-meler and Treasurer Lew Honchel left this afternoon for the baseball meetings at' New York' City The Herd now has 35 players on Us roster and Is better fortified than most clubs in the majors One of the is William Schaefer who hit 475 last year In the St Louis War Plant League and waa judged its most valuable player It was a race between Buffalo and the Cardinals to sign him and the Cards won the first round when their contract reached the office of Judge William Bram ham high commissioner of the minor leagues two days ahead of Schaefer is 19 and being a minor his signature was necessary This little item was overlooked by the (Cardinals but was secured by Stiglmeier A four-month duel of correspondence ensued The Cardinals sought to prove that Schaefer actually was 27 years old and his signature was not necessary the mother took a hand and her threat of a lawsuit against the Cardinals helped awing Judge verdict in favor of Buffalo Wish Egan Detroit scout signed the other two for the Bison One Is 6-foot 3-inch 205-pound Edward MIerkowicz a first baseman-outfielder who has been honorably discharged from the Army He is nearly 20 years-old MIerkowicz won four letters at Wyandotte (Mich) High and was an all-state end in football and starred In basketball and! track Egan also signed Vester Pen-nlnger a 19-year-old 4-F He is a third baseman-outfielder and is recovering from an Illness that kept him inactive all last season Pen-ninger was a long-ball hitter as a schoolboy in Charlotte and attracted big-league scouts because of his speed and throwing arm The International League meeting at wjilch ail clubs will pledge themselves to carry on will be held Saturday morning1 The Baseball Writers' dinner will be held Sunday evening Appeal Dismissal Sought In Orlando Draft Case DETROIT Feb 3 Kenneth Wilkins assistant attorney said Wednesday he has petitioned the Circuit Court of- Appeals at Cincinnati to dismiss the appeal of James Orlando former Detroit hockey player from a sentence for violating the Selective Service Act Wlikina contended attorneys have failed to file the necessary papers Wilkins aid a hearing on the motion was scheduled Monday Orlando was convicted of filing with bis draft board false Information relating t6 his employment jle was sentenced July 31 to four years In prison and fined $2000 Fresco Pilots Pelicans NEW YORK Feb 3 Fresco (ex-Blaon) Thompson manager of the Montreal Royals last year today was named pilot of New Orleans of -the Southern Association He succeeds Ray Blades who has been shifted to manager of St Paul ef the American Association INC 'St LAKE CITY BEVERAGE CO 200 Cherry St Phone: Bnffale WA 0706 DANCELAND 671 Main St HOSTESSES GENTLEMEN Invited Ad 20c Flus Tax Open lo 9:30 Thursday Friday Saturday Nights sf So Buffalo Store Open to 9:00 Thursday Saturday Nights 0 IP Everett Marshall former wrestling great has retired to his farm in Colorado but keeps in shape with a standing offer of $100 to any two of hid farmhands who can pin his shoulders So far he had to pay out lie can well afford a bet like this for his farm produced a $60000 onion crop last year Wild Bill plledriver is one of the most dangerous pinners in wrestling It drives an head into the canvas and leaves him stunned The Missouri Athletic Commission recently barred it much to Wild protesta He has It all rehearsed and oiled up for Killer Davis here tomorrow night Matchmaker Jack Herman of the GLAC is experiencing no trouble in digging up seasoned wrestlers for his weekly showa Among the coming new attraction are Bob (Strangler) Wagner Vic Holbrook and Lou Plummer lazy Jannazzo went before the New York State Athletic Commission Wednesday was examined by one of its physicians and pronounced OK to box Johnny Green here Tuesday night Gen John Phelan also ordered Izzy to be in Buffalo in time to train tomorrow evening THIS AND Tha inac-five Americans will not be permitted to resume hockey in Madison Square Garden according to Lester Patrick They'll have to find a new home for the franchise when the war is over Maybe Brooklyn will reclaim it A Texas League official advances a two-team plan as the solution to wartime operation one for home ang another for road games He argues that for night ball players from defense plants could be used As for how the fans would like it he remarked: "The people now would pay to see even a marble game" Hmmm well maybe Though he's had but five amateur bouts West Side fans believe Nick Zendano 19-year-old puncher is one of their best prospects since Tommy Paul One of victories was a two-round knockout of Tommy Stenhouse last runner-up in the National AAU 126- pound class at Boston The Stenhouse triumph gave Zendano the Evening News-Diamond Belt district championship in 1941 Recently rejected by the Army because of a punctured ear drum Nick dans to turn pro here this month He will be managed by Mike Zendano trained by Patsy Newman then kvest 5-10 I Cager Leads Scorers With 367Total i Ernie Calverly star of the 90-points-a-game Rhode Island Rams who play Long Island here Saturday night on the Memorial Auditorium doubleheader pairing Ca-nisius and Temple is leading the nation in scoring with 367 points In 14 games Hailed as the best basketball player since Hank Luisetti and in the words of Ned Irish better shot than Hank" Calverly seems like a cinch to Wreak George all-time Intercollegiate scoring record of 515 points set last season Calverly who scored 24 points against St and 26 against SL In a game in which -he had three baskets taken away from him by the officials stands 5 feet 10 Inches According to Harry Grayson NEA sports editor he would have to have lead in his shoes to weigh more than 140 Grayson says Calverly is the image of the undernourished son of -the librarian" but Oliver Kuechle college aporta editor of the Milwaukee Journal calls him a with a fine eye speed and a nifty body fake that reminds me of Johnny will score more than 600 points this season" predicts Dr James Crowdle director of doubleheader basketball on the authority of reports from half dozen coaches and scouts says that he's the type who looks like ready tp collapse but he can shoot- from either hand with men hanging cm his shoulders He does all his shooting one-handed even fouls" Calverly Is a typical the Rhodiea averaging 5 feet 10 inches and weighing 153 pounds one of the smallest teams in basketball -Coach Frank Keahey leading exponent of fire-alarm basketball and his Little Rhodiea arrive tonight with three new players Johnny Neuszer Danny Gaines Don Stutzman New York schoolboy stars who played their first game last Saturday night as the Rhodiea upset SL Joe 79 to 67 Pointer Wins Quail Title PINEHURST Feb 3 (P) Lebanon Urn a pointer owned by Dawson Coleman of Philadelphia Wednesday won the national quail Scaotond and 6e Sate SEfilBS SMITIUSnC 8-3 American andgCanadian football teams composed of men tn the armed forces of their countries will meet in a Tea Bowl game Nothing is mid however as to whether they will use the famous formations Racing is a national business If you don't believe that just consider the figures on Maryland racing published In the Maryland Horse The four tracks jointly interested in the fall meeting at Pimlico realized a net profit of $74000 The Federal Government however got $950000 from excess profit and admission taxes the state received $952250 In New York the state realized $19000000 from racing in 3943 and several more millions went to the Government The New York'tracks publish reports on thepr net gains and insist there is no exorbitant profit in race track operations The fans generally believe otherwise They might admit under pressure that they did better in New Y6rk than track owners Anyhow they all seem anxious to continue as indicated in the granting of a 28-day license to Pimlico Wednesday Tn Hnldsrs ef Certificates for Grade I Tires Size 600x16 37 Reiser Sued for Divorce ST LOUIS Feb 3 (P) Mrs Patricia Reiser wife of the Brooklyn Dodger outfielder Harold (Pete) Reiser now in the Army today filed suit for divorce and asked custody of their 11-month old daughter Sally Ann alimony and maintenance allowance All Prices Plus Federal Excise Tax 450 21 500 h19 iioKl8 iJoKl7 6Rl6 BQTH Stores 1154 1288 1415 1818 By JOE ADVmnSEMENT Mountains Out of Molehills Plus Federal Excise Tax It BOTH Stores Makes All-Day Standing Easy On Your Feet St yarn ssm mi raw test 1 walk he i Soar ar itudis is froat at a awrMaa CROSS COUNTRY DE LURE Hoppe in Control CHICAGO Feb 3 (ff) Willie Hoppe turned in the best game of his current 600-point exhibition three-cushion billiard match with Welker Cochran Wednesday when he scored a 50-to-23 triumph in 33 innings Hoppe leads 300 to 229' Johnson Reports Feb 7 AUGUSTA- Feb 3 Johnson New York Yankee third-baseman will report Feb 7 at Ft McPherson for his pre-induction physical examination Johnson I lather of one child batted 280 last season in 155 games FOR COACH OR SEDAN Jaat aariaMa ABaa's Font Bi oa faatanS iatayoahoaaTUa aaothiac Bar trine qaiak icHaf to tint baniiaa faat Wkaa ahaaa iaah tW tactara jroa Croat L4if ataaSiKT-AItea'a Foot-Kaaa la ht iaa went Aata taataatlr to ra wiflntioa aaC pravaata Cant Carl Sat ia aara aak Car Fact Kaaa paiawla at al Camps Plan Sport Loop ATHENS Ga Feb 3 Six Army air fields In South Georgia East Alabaipa and North Florida are planning to organize athletic leagues in all major sports if they can get the 20-mile travel rule relaxed VESBUIE BUS IS THE RIGHT WAY TO SAVE TM SO GLADJ CAR-WE DECIDED I5 6 AS TOGOBYBUIEjL 100 INSTALLED Non-porous water-repellent sailcloth combined with heavy-weight long-wearing fabric' Neatly tailored and detailed 'to fit like original upholstery In rich maroon leatherette trim Vein St Stord BUS JIM Dartmouth Coach Heije Earl-Brown Dartmouth basketball and football coach will be a guest speaker at a meeting of the Buffalo Dartmouth Alumni Association Tuesday evening in the Saturn Club NEW YORK Feb 3 the last 48 hours two baseball mountains have been made out of molehills" Branch Rickey complained today refer to the stories concerning Leo Du-rocher and the Cleveland situation "I am not looking around for ai possible successor to the manager of the Brooklyn club JoeWllllama And 1 do not believe the major leagues will shut- down because the owner of a team in the American League fears for the quality of baseball he will be able to produce the case of Durocher I would have lo appoint a temporary pilot if when the season got under way Leo still was off entertaining our servicemen overseas I have not indicated any plan to fire Durocher if he were absent on a patriotic Asked for more extended comment on statement that rather than sell makeshift baseball he would padlock the Cleveland Park Rickey replied: but ap upside-down attitude I simply cannot understand the psychology behind 1L Barrow Is Displeased will recollect that the same rlub owner made a statement along similar lines just one year ago Dig out my comment at that time and you have my views of today You quit and we quit" Ed Barrow of the Yankees snorted his displeasure do not wish to become involved in matters growing out of the statements of other he explained "I have written to stop such nonsense I have written to individual club owners advising them not to spread dangerous propaganda But it seems to be futile My answer is this on April 18 the Yankees will open the American League season in the in my league" chuckled Ford Frick when invited to discuss Bradley At the offices of the Giants Eddie Branniclt and Leo Bondy offered the suggestion that If Bradley wefe to shut down jpeveland'a membership in tha American League would be involved and all its players would become free agents Dickey May Be First to Sign Bradley became quite upset one afternoon last season when Lou Boudreau had to go behind the bat and Pitcher Jim Bagby had to fill in at short If Durocher'a overseas plans h4d not been connected with (hose of the actor Danny Kaye Leo would have gone long ago He now is past military age However Kaye is well within the age limit He la said to have been rated 4-F giving the Leo-Danny duo the green light for the tour If Durocher fails to return before the opener Charley Dressen would be available The former' pilot of the Reds will have charge of the training season workouts At the offices of the Yankees Bar-row and Joe' McCarthy who is coming down for Sunday's dinner of the baseball writers were expected to confer tomorrow-' preliminary to mailing contracts It is believed the first bomber to sign for 1944 will be Bill Dickey The veteran catcher la due here Saturday to accept the player-of-th e-year award from: the writers A Barrow Dickey conference doubtless will be held on Monday 96 BOWLERS FAIL TO DISLODGE LEADER CHICAGO Feb 3 Ninety-six bowlers eyeing rich awards failed to cause much juggling among the leaders in the Petersen Classic Tuesday and when the shooting was finished' only one had recorded a score entitling him to a place among the first ten The newcomer is George Melnlck of Chicago and he fell short of the leadership by 37 pins His 1585 however gave him fifth place The veteran Leo Faetz of Chicago remained at the top 'with his Some 700 of the 1280 bowlers entered have finished their eight games but only two have posted 1600 or better scores Faetz and his league teammate Bill Flesch who is runner-up with 1611 Braves Sign AI Javery BOSTON Feb 3 (JIV-Al Javery Boston Braves righthand pitching ace who Winters in nearby Auburn signed Ms contact today Ex-Bison Helf Enters Navy ST LOUIS Feb 3 Henry (Ax-Bison) Helf Milwaukee catcher who was drafted by the 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