Portland Press Herald from Portland, Maine • 9

i A PODO ana te- pinna jcnc Portland Maine Wednesday Morning January 12 1Q49 Ni t-ni it earns jr or tr V- 'yyv V- i --V' V' xT Hehr mon Choice Ruled Out Bangor Jan 11 Selections tor the Eastern and West cm Maine large school basketball tournament this year: will be made under a rating system according to a tournament plan released today by Durwood 8 Heal East Millinocket chairman of the Eastern Maine tournament committee Heal said that each team win be rated under a purely mathematical formula that will determine the team's strength on the basis of the number and strength of the opponents it has defeated No personal Judgment or opinions will be employed Each team's final standing wUl be determined exactly by how It played during the season Heal said He emphasized that under this system there were two factors that would determine a selection: (1) The team's point equlva lency (2) The team's point total for tournament consideration According to Heal all teams will establish a point equivalency aa follows: A team to credited one point for each Class team it has defeated during the eeaaon and 75 of a point for each medium and small class team It defeats These points are added together and equated to a 16-game basil (The committee selected 16 tames as a model schedule to strike aa averse between two teams who play leu and thou who play more games) The point total to equated as follows: If a Gam plays less than 16 games (14 for example) this point total to multiplied by 1614 The resulting number to the team's point equivalency If a team plays more than 16 fames (19 for example) that total would be multiplied by 1619 to establish the point equivalency Heal explained that with the point equivalencies of all teams established it to now possible to establish the 'point total of any team for tournament consideration This to done as follows: When any team applies for the large school tournament the point equivalencies of all of its defeated opponents are added together and the total to also equated to 16-game basto by the same method aa used above For example: Team A defeats 12 large school teams and two medium class teams out of a schedule of 18 games Under this sytem Team A celved 12 points for Its 12 vie tories(ona for each win) and 1-5 for Its two Class IC victories (73 for each win) This totals J3-3 points Bines the- teem played more than 16 tames it -must be equated to that immber for tourJ nsment purposes This to done at' follows: 1618x136 (Team print total) equals 13 points Tnla la the point equivalency of Team A Here are two more examples: Team dfaats 11 Class opponents and one Class opponent and ptoys a total et 14 games' and 75 point for 1 Clau vie- tory total 1175 points This to equated to the 16-game basto aa follows: 1614 1175 equals 1343 potato: 1343 potato to the print equivalency of Team Team defeate-4 Clau teams and 3 Clau teams and plays a total of 20 games Four potato for 4 Clau victories and 365 points for 3 Class victories total 663 points This is equated as follows: 1620 665 equals 5 points: 4 potato to the point equivalency- of Team When any teaHt applies for a tournament the point equivalencies of the team It has defeated art added together and this total to equated to the 16-game basis If the team has defeated an oppooena the point equivalency of the defeated opponent is used twice For instanceif a numbers among Its defeated opponents the three la the examples above -it would receive 13 points for having defeated Team A 1343 points defeated Team 5 prints for having defeated Team and" bo on until the point equivalencies of all Its defeated opponents have been added together Then this total to equated If more or leu than 16 games were played by that applicant Heal said that any team which considers its record good enough apply for the large school tournament and a chance to enter Into a playoff But no -small or medium team seeking large can play In the small or medium school tournament once It delcarea Itself -twice tournament-applicant teams-Itoted for-having -tournament -msy school-recognition By Press Herald Photoxrapher Curran casters won 66-42 Right phota Hal Cornish (ft) of Mono et a rebound but catches teammate Andy Rlnes in the face in a battle off ths boards Joe Casey (16) of Cheverus moves in from COURT ACTION AT THE Left phota Joe'Mdoelof the Worcester Tsdcsstere is about to toss In a two-pointer as! teammate Adam Puchek (I) awaits a possible rebound Dick Doyle of the Harold Andrews Post appears in ths background ThS Tad- Basketball Point System CamWenf Windfall i Basketball has become a betting proposition next only to horse racing and baseball Stanley Rank charges today In a Saturday Evening Post article And the point system set up by the gamblers he adds li "better than a license to sell counterfeit money Betting on basketball has been enormously stimulated by the intersection! publicity build-up aroused by college doubleheaders Prank points out Basketball's Big Wheel a 'profile by Ned Irish originator and owner of the basket-balT concession at Madison Square Garden Irish has allied Interests in Philadelphia and Buffalo Bis total income from basketball since 1934 Is estimated at more than a million dollars Irish makes vigorous efforts to keep bookmakers away from his bssketbair games yet gambling flourishes Frank claims "The tricky point system Is a vicious gimmick If for no ether reason than that a college boy can play ball with the gamblers and wink at a not-too-squeasy conscience" Prank writes "If skid misses a few shots that do not cost his side the -game he has not actually sold out alma mater' and no one can pin anything on him "Whispers of such Seals have been heard and 1 although nothing ever has been proved there have been some strange goings-on The most damaging Implication that skulduggery may be' abroad in the Oarden came last season when the Minneapolis syndicate that puts out the Tine for basketball throughout the Country refused to quote figures for New York games The Inference was plain: the boys suspected the games were no strictly on the up- afed-np The syndicate has been shying away from Philadelphia games for several years" writes Ftank Sammy Fund Keeps Growing i This fund being raised by his friends to help Sam Tira- basal popular local golf pro over the hump of an expensive operation la New York City was Increased by' $50 Tuesday This Included $40' from basketball games promoted at the Granville Lee Building by BUI Klley supervisor of recreation and $10 from George Jones Augusta Country Club golf pro and Steve Koske' president of the Maine State Golf Association Sammy meanwhile Is getting along nicely according to word received here Dick Doyle of Press Berald sports staff suffered a ruptured leg tendon In an Informal basketball game Tuesday but crutches and all will the principal speaker at a supper meeting of the Boosters Club tonight The Bay Moffetts welcomed thWxthlrd daughter recently Ray was a former Portland HlghvbasketbaU star Coley Te Start Again' Coley Welch former New England middleweight champion it training for his second comeback bout He has signed to meet A1 Couture Main middleweight king in a Lewiston light Monday night 1 Lack of snow has saved scores perhaps hundreds of Maine deer this Winter fish and game officials say Without snow there Is no yarding and bob cats and uncon troUed dogs don't have the soft picking they usually do when there are heavy concentrations of deer In the yarding areas TO An Interested Pan: If you want your letter 4o be printed sign your name Prank Torrey Bath: According to Mark Hennessy who saw the first tournament and hasn't missed one since If he 'help it Morse High School has participated in 19 Bates or Western Maine basketball tournaments In nine of these Morse was beaten in first or second round' games by the teams which eventuaUy won jhe crown On their 18th try In 1947 the Shipbuilders of Coach Dune Farrell finally knocked off the title Joe Tkrazewlch of Saco believed to be the only Maine football player to -compete in a 1949 Day bowl game was one of 32 Drake University griddefs awarded letters following Drake's defeat of Arisons In the Salad BowL A former Thornton Academy star Tara-sewlch was starting fullback Richard Ready For Mai y' Iff Mi yA 1 Morse' Winners Once beaten Morse High of Bath rebounded from Its defeat to hand Cheverus High a 37 to $9 licking in'tHe first game of Tuesday basketball doubleheader Sat the Exposition Building before fair turnout The Shipbuilders started slowly scoring but a' single point during the first four minutes but suddenly their attack started dick and they tors the Cheverus apart to win going away Midway through the! Initial frame Morse started to go with Hal Cornish and "Easy Prank" Warren paring the attack: to edge out In front II to 7 as the period closed The second panto followed the me pattern with Cornish and Bob Phllbrick setting up the plays and Warren doing the heavy scoring At Che halfway niark the Farrellmen held a 23 to 14 advantage The Irish quintet was upsble to keep any attack going aa: the rangier Morse club licked them off the boards and once Cheverus took a shot they loft control and were forced on the defense The Shipbuilders added another point to their margin during the play of the third period and had a 33 to 33 edge at the three quar-tre mark The Curranmen picked up a few points late in the contest as the Morse cubs took ever but it was too late Co-pull the game out of the fire i Phllbrick Warreh and Cornish all tamed In stellar performances for the 'winners while Joe Casey Jerry Legate and Charlie Mlnne-han were standouts la a losing cause The box score: Jl r- Corn Ml If Kirrlaonrf eoriorf Wiirwo Tarmj Porkrrlc 0tUMl0 Pwmn ehilkrtckrt 1 0 0'ariaork 1 Standish Beats Windham 50-29 Blandish Jan 11-Paced by Right Forward Harold Ware with 36 prints Blandish High outscored Windham 50-29 here tonight Chute end Strom et the center Ksltlon helped him with 14 mere tween them Norman Oordan made 11 for the losers' high individual score Btandlsh Jayvees made It a clean sweep by taking the preliminary 27-18 The box score: Oklttkltf i Cttmrf 4 fUnrrf If MIMkM4 1 )Lrl I KiiiriT4 0 0RMlla 0 0An4r(r0 SUwtag (SSI Warolf IVMkn (SS) S5rrt VMI6M Passean Again Made Roving Cobs Coach CMrage Jan 1L (AP) Claude 00011 former pUehlnt star now handyman of the Chleaco Cubs farm system has been reappointed rovlnr coach for the dub Patseau started as1 a roving coach last season but In mid-campaign was appointed manager of the Centralis 111 Clubs In the Zl-llaois State League Jean Richard oLMontreal Canadian featherweight boxing champion arrived in Portland' Tuesday evening had a brief workout at the Forest City gym and declared himself set for his 10-round main bout against Mai Evans of Providence I at the Exposition Building tonight' Riehardaand Evans top a five-bout cardjthe first due at 820 o'clock! t'' i ft whktoiufa i it Gorham Grabs Dud (Sewtol Mustek) Gorham Jan 11 A couple of "iron-man" teams raced through without substitution here tonlgh ss Oorham High School defeatec Oreely institute in a Triple inter-dlvtolonal game 45 to 37 Stan Jackson's three rapid baskets in the last couple of minutes put the finisher cm the hard-trying Invaders who threatened an the way Tied 15-all at the half the team seldom were separatee by more than three points until Jarkson who scored 14 points racked up the difference Clarence Gordon also scored 14 points for the winners white Glen Hutchins and Bob Shaw each tallied nine to lead the Oreely scorers In a prelim duel the Oreely reserves topped the local tsyvres 44 to 41 Oarkaai () lOtwte (IT) 14'RuMltNlf AndmMrf ItnhtllMn BnrMl'lg iwr-rr 111 Sliivry Titfate SO 1 49 Toute lUfw Cwmw 4-0 PBC Five Entertains Columbia Crab Tonight Columbia Social and Athletic Club entrants In the City Recreation League win furnish the hoop oppdsltian for the Portland Boys' Club team at the Curtis Gym at 8 today A preliminary between Everett! Ato-kas also a Recrreation loop entry and the PBC Jayvees to due an hour earlier The Keystone combine will be shootln for its first win in eight starts bt should find the going rough The East Deerlng club features the sharpshooting of Pete DeRice a major factor in Portland runner-up spot In the 1940 Western Maine basketball tourney fj 'ft y-v 1 Sr Riots Falter 65-63 Before Portsmouth PorismsaOi IL Jan 11 A-frantle period surge by South Portland fell Just short 65-62 of knocking strong Portsmouth (N H) High from the unbeaten ranks before a capacity crowd in the Junior high school gym here tonight Dick Carmichael whose 33 point output was high for the night paced the Red Biota as they came from a 39-48 deficit at the three-quarter intermission to press the fight to the last gun Although Portsmouth has built up a strong reputation for its fart break the first period ended with -the Riots out front by 6-6 But from then oq both teams operated under a full head of team By the halftime It was 26-23-for Portsmouth Walt Richards with It points and Joe with 18 were the big guns in the Portsmouth attack although they had little help under the backboards which were controlled through most of the game by the tall Capers headfcd by Ed Woodsum South Portland had the better percentage In the tries from the penalty line dropping In 16 of 25 attempts as compared to 13 for 26 for Chs locals Woodsum and Wes Virtue who were banished late In the game were the only casualties despite the 44 fouls that were called The Portsmouth Jayvees toppled the South Portland Juniors 49-45 In the preliminary The score: MbW (sit 'V SirkirOll I l-i I lS'Ctrw krtMlU 1 0 Mtrr 1 oi I VlL I IS BtMMoyf VatMarf rf Snnwvrf OUirfj tlark a a fhnatiMilf I I Motm-wm Ilnrk snow now urr tiff ski AMO UTIL -BY- HALF- SKIOOMb It WILD UFA SANK OF SNOW Shift wiiaht 1 10 11FT JKJ Wrtitl YOU 6Y HALF- skiddimd RIDHTSKJ BUILDA SANK OP NOMf WITH i Jeti Rip Rollers By 90-67 Tally Indianapolis Jan 11 The Indianapolis Jets sank their first five shots and led all the way as they whipped the Providence Steamrollers tonight 80-67 Zt was the third victory without a lose axalrut their fellow-tailenders in the Basketball Astoria tlonof America ths background Morse won 37-33 At Expo A well conditioned and clever Worcester Tadcaater quintet of Worcester Mass racked up an easy 86 to 42 victory over the Harold Andrews Post five in the second game of the Tuesday night double-header at the Expo Once thq visitors cot 'wanned up they proceeded to run the locals into the floor beat them off the boards and completely dominate thS play with their clever bsl handling and fine team The Andrews Post battled on even terms for ths few min utes but once thg Tadfcasters started to roll it waa apparent that it would be no contest At the period the Worcester five tod 20 to a With Bemle Peters' clever Tad-caster forward filling the hoop the visitors moved out front 31 td 15 at halftime Peters runs up nine baskets during the frit half to pace the scorerrand In addition turned in a fine all around floor game Worcester continued to pour it mi during the third session and held a 64 to 27 margin at the three quarter mark The lone bright spot for the locals some fine shooting by Jack Foley Worcester up th ptce during the final quarter and the j- Zglon five worked in ber of aly-up but the game was far beyond control when Pete Harnoto Dick Doyle and Frank Plscentlni started to drop them In The smooth passing attack plus the fine scoring by Peters highlighted the visitors' attack while Frier Noonan Mel Vice and Fete Harnoto had their momenta for the losers The box score: VN Ti DPrimlf hckUl ChatMoarf Mil Ramiill ArrUnra -Ji IMim Fmt (it) OFF Fimllattf rmawrf 14 HaniMMr I' Dor la a I 4 Vle Total! Raiarr 30 0 0aVTMal! zi nartao Olaoa Flaharu 4-10'a Freeport 40-3!) Jan Falmouth High stretched a 20-19 half-time seore to a 40-35 win over a fighting Freeport five here tonight The losers got off to a 15-11 lead In the first quarter but lost It in a bad second quarter lit which they made only four points Carr and Costa paced tife winners with 17 and 10 points respectively while Earl Rowe fashioned 13 to top the Freeport scoring column pif" O'Fvitolf ITIROVITf Ntivu IXaadT E3SC Total 14 Millet 4-1 a T3 Tuna Matches Again To Be At Wedgeoort tfeir York Jan II (AP) -Directors of the international tuna cup matches announced today that 1949 matches would be held at Wedgepcrt Nova Beotia again and that tha dates would be NO 28 THE DIXIE DOODLE OdlSmATIO STOCK out SANCl A FAST FALL LI MS DfSCfNT WITH NO TB AVERSE if Both Richard and Evans have vacated the "promising youngster" category and may be said to have "arrived" The narth-of-the-bor-der battler has his 126-pound title to back up his rtas prowess while Evans six-straight mark at Salem before losing to New England feather king Buddy Hayes to conytaring Hayes has been the stumbling block for each as Richard has managed only a draw and a loss to the Boston belter in local showings However neither Richard nor Evans to satisfied that Hayes to the superior fighter and Arena AA Matchmaker Chick Hayes has --1 yi I 'A 7 't- WJ 'v -mm jt 'S 3 i I 1 VC '--i 1 w'v-4fc 1 to" tjL i 41 A taforined foes the winner stands a good chance of gaining another shot at his nemesis Lloyd Hudson of Rath who In recent tills has shown signs of Exp Ring Card Jean Richard Meatrewl vs Mai Evans Providence 126 lbs 16 rcs -Keel Gagnon Montreal vs lloyd Hndsoa Bata 126 lbs 6 rda John Peverada Portland vs Merle King Lisbon 154 lbs 6 rds Past Drew Portland vs Lew klerdrr Lewiston 146 lbs 4 res-Mickey Dillon Portland vs Ed Ifndson Bath 124 Ibg 4 rds regaining the form that carried him to 33 consecutive triumphs meets Noel Gagnon of Montreal tn a six-round semi-final Hud-r son present state feather ruler aspires to ths state lightweight crown held by Willie Leo of Portland Local middleweight Johnny Peverada who has made giant strides since forsaking the Gold- en Gloves Tor the hard-bitten pro ranks goes against Merle King la another six King and' Peverada met here last Summer A severe rib injury suffered by King mxi-way in the tilt halted what had been a nigged go King has since been la number of action-' packed contests and' la his last local apearance was applauded for a blazing rally against Ralpp Troiano Paul' Drew stralght-punchux Blddeford middleweight guns for revenge la a four-rounder against Leo Merrier of Lewiston In their previous go Merrier threw up an almost impenetabte defense stayed inside and scored heavily but Drew hss Improved since this figures ta ms the 1 Mickey Dillon ef Portland Eddie Hudson of Bath la the open- Uv four DiKon hits harder 1st' perhaps not as often as the wlnd- eiiipbtsildlns City Gants Sigh Rhawn Mueller To Contracti I New Taft Jaa 11' In-(MMp Bobby Rhawn and Outfielder Don Mueller ricned 1949 contracts today with the New York Glantl 4 Rhawn used at second base and shortstop last season when he hit 673 In Z6 games showed great promise in late eeaaon Ha spent half ths season at Minneapolis where he hie 309 In 59 games BASKETBALL SCORES Bates fresh 45 Portland 37 Mona 37 Cheverus 29 Portsmouth 65 South Portland S3 Brunswick 37 Gardiner 35 Buxton SS AllVsd IS Vsneehoro 41 Lubee 33 Oorhsa 45 Greely 37 Mechanic Palls 33 South Paris S3 (overtime) -Ttyeburg 33 Porter 43 Blandish SO Windham 33 Winslow 50 Rocldand 40 Thomaatan 41 8a Biutolfl Waldoboro SS Rockport 14 Falmouth 40 Freeport 33 Union 55 Appleton 15 Lamington so Hollia 39 New Gloucester 59 Pennell If Westbrook 67 Blddeford 41 Thornton 33 Old Orchard Beach 3f St Louis 54 LaCordalro 50 WsterborttCt Limerick 39 St Zsnatms 49 Sanford 39 Xennebunk 53 Ttaip 33 -Rangeler-46 New Sharon 37 Strons 39 Stratton IS Jay 46 Mexico 37 Colby lYosh 6S MCI 50 Livermore Palls 39 Leavitt 40 Wilton 95 Kent's HU1 39 Kins field 37 Phillips IS John Bapst 57 Old Town 1 Brewer 41 Bangor 28 Clsworth 55 Buckaport SO CsUere- Holy Cross 59 Loyola Chics tot as SC Louis aa UT7 4T Dtfanl as Nocre Ohm SS Kentucky S3 Bowlins Oreeu 31 naettoa it Kimrd (9 Nebraska 43 Waaklnston 45 BefraK Emm II Phil Muscato Buffalo won bis sixth straight fight tonight 10-round decision over Ted Lowry 177 of New Bedford Maes Lowry was down twice in the third round onto for nine count Montreal Recalls Leger Buffalo nr Jan 11 The National Hockey Leacue Montreal Cansdieno today recalled defenceman Rocer Lexer of the Americas Leagus Buffalo' Blsoca ULTIMATE PLEASURE DEEP SNOW SUING THIS STRA1GHT-D0WH-A-5TEEP-SL0PE MANEUVER IS FAR EASIER THAN YOU MIGHT THINK WEIGHT SHIFTS RAPIDLY FROM ONE SKI ID THE OTHER AS IN SKATING INSIDE ARCS WHILE YOU RIDE ONE SKI OTHER BUILDS BANK OF SNOW TO SUPPORT ujnm YOUR WEIGHT WHEN OU SHIFT TO IT USE RHyTHACOCKIK 'AND LUNGING IT1 IASVFA6T AND FUN: 1 itaWwai eg commirt mouaa AlAHTgn MOUN9 WNM ClOlNd LIFTSAI AROUND AITTMU7W4 DOWN TMf MILL1- THS D1XIK DOODLS This tains a little nerra and to for deep now only However It surprisingly easy and lota of fun It's almost like a series of snow-plow turns except that you rapidly 1 shift veltht from one tkl to thrf other and that lift the iki you aren't riding (Optional: A bound volume of Bid With Dick Durance for easy reference on the slope may be obtained by IS cent in coin to this newspaper) Thursday: lifts And Tows) ASSIGNED TO Rickey Hall above former Deerlng High three-sports star whose 1949 baseball contract has been --'isned by the Boston Red Box to the Bonn ton Fa Miners of the Claw A Eastern League Hall com riled a 16-4 mark while pitch- tag for the Class Milford (DeL) club of tha Eastern Shore Tpi i if toil SepLi 14-17.