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PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1950 Irwin's 4tliPeriil Spurt Beats Rockwood, 4534 morrow nignt at tne nome oi Lamp That Rebound Retriever i The Squirrel Hill team of Squirrel Hill team of Tank Car Capacity Average capacity of a railway tank car is 10,000 gallons. the Frank Haber, 5622 Wilkins Avenue, to complete plans for the coming season. Knights Score 40th West Perm League will meet to- Once Over Lightly "Each gave the thtr an El Producto, targe, and By VINCE JOHNSON taid everything was O.K. Straight A BOUQUET Cresson Opponent In Semi-Final Game Friday at Stadium WW ffY i By FRED P. ALGER Poit-Gazette Sports Writer (tnce Johnson, Post-Gazette sports columnist, is on a tour of the Major League baseball training camps in Florida.

Today he presents another of a series of articles which will appear daily until he has completed his jaunt.) Connie Mack WEST PALM BEACH, March 21 The incomparable Connie Mack, beginnnig his fiftieth year as manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, has learned that an old man's dreams are made of the same stuff as his memories. Connie's dreams are of winning an American League pennant, just as his memories Irwin High School's basketball team advanced to the semi-final round of the PIAA Western Re-gionals last night by defeating Rockwood, 45-34, at Pitt Stadium before a crowd of 1,255. The Irwin Knights did, not get started with a good attack at the hoops are of the nine pennants he won in the past. He is 87 years named Lefty Grove, whose record was 20 victories and six defeats in 1929, 28 and five in 1930 and 31 and four in 1931. If Connie had another Lefty until the final period and from then on Rockwood was only another team in the Westmoreland County champs' way.

old and obviously more perm anent than an ear- i Grove today, he might realize his dream of another pennant fn fn Qprnv.TPinnl As it is, he has two good but yj'L lu 'ni Irwin F. P.l Rockwood UiiloU.f Ackerman, F. F. 1 1 2 6 3 13 2 8 4 Clarke.c G. 2 5 3 2 0 Darts, 1 5 1 lVBrtagle.r 1 3 Engleka.e 9 Knbls.ir 1 7 Krrriran 2 4 Carpenter 1 31 lier arrival north of here, name of Ponce Leon.

Visitors regard Connie Mack as one of the sights to be seen, Gelis.r Jennings Krmrrrr 2 2 I I VARSITY Mil I PANETHA Gjgl II I 2FOR25 Simpson not great southpaws in Alex Kellner, a 20-game winner who counted 14 victories last year against second-division clubs, and Lou Brissie, who won a total of 16 but did better against clubs in the upper, brackets, beating them nine times. One subject Connie always is Totals .17 11 45 Totals ..12 10 34 Score by periods: Vince Johnson 17 5 Irwin 11 6 12 7 8 10 Personal foals: Irwin Viiiola 4. Aeker- Iman. Clarke 2, Cells 4, Jennings 2. Simpson, How Do You Measure Real Smoking Enjoyment? If you enjoy a cigar so mild you can smoke it all day long El Producto fits foa'T" If you enjoy relaxing with a cigar that tastes right and smokes right every time always fresh and pleasurable El Producto fills the bill I leunrjtead.

Rockwood Lamp 5, Breagie bntleka Kubis 5. Kern ran 3 Missed fools: Irwin Viziola. Ackerman 2. Davis 2, Jennings, Keraerer 2. Rockwood Lamp 2.

Brrarle. Enrleka 5, Kubis 2 Officials Harold Fischer and Harold willing to discuss is Rube Waddell, an eccentric left Barry. hander who has gone down in Going into the fourth quarter history as one-of the greatest pitchers in the game. Connie Irwin had a three-point, 28-25 margin in points but put on the pressure in the final eight min coaxed him away from the Pirates about 1900 and this, as he smilingly tells the story, is utes to score 17 points and emerge easy victors. Rockwood made how it happened: only two fielders and five fouls "Fred Clarke, manager of the Post-Gazette Photo.

which did not measure up to the ROCKWOOD'S BALL Don Lamp (11) 6-foot-5 forward, pace set by the winning Knights. like Bethesda Park, the much more exclusive bath and tennis club, usually glimpsed only from the outside, and the Everglades. In fact, probably as many people go to the baseball park to see the venerable Connie as to see his ball club. Sitting erect on a folding chair beside the bench, his starched collar reflecting the sun like a heliograph, the gaunt, white-haired Connie directs his players by gesturing with a rolled-up scorecard. If Connie ever forgot his scorecard, the Athletics would give a fair imitation of a ship without a rudder.

They have been steered by it so long that they couldn't take orders any other way. Along the beach Connie moves with the slender stateli-ness of a flamingo. He has the same shrewd beak and strutting pipestem legs. Somehow, he gives the impression that he ought to be placed in a Pirates, had given up on Waddell. Rube just couldn't be disciplined.

I was managing Mil in I I I nabs a rebound in front o'f Irwin's Jack Clarke (6) in their If you enjoy getting the most for your money Tied Six Times waukee at the time and I went Western Regional Class game in Pitt Stadium last night. Representing District 5, the right to Pittsburgh to get the team from Somerset County Irwin won, 45-34. clubs permission to approach both quality and quantity of satisfaction, El Producto is today Try a pocketful today. made the game close for the first three periods but Irwin held a addeU. I finally located him in Punxsutawney, playing ball margin in points when each gun for the local club.

0 sounded. you say-. i Jr 's best buy Vjrf I IuTm wm i vy mm Irwin took the edge on the first "He agreed to play for me. Walter Kiesling Signs To Stay as Steeler Aide Next Season Will Be 25 in Pro Football; Senior Member of Staff period, 11-7, and at half time led 16-15. The contest was tied six times.

In the first period at 2-2, 4-4 and 6-6. In the second quarter the game was knotted at 12-12 xoz long aiterward we had a doubleheader with Chicago and I was hard up for pitchers. I told Rube if he'd pitch both games, I'd give him a couple of and 13-13 and in the third at 18-18. days off to go fishing. V4- I 1 I CORONA The Irwin victory, their for "He won the first game in 17 Jbrrea tieth straight and thirty-second By JACK SELL Post-Gazette Sports Writer Big Walter Kiesling, who has DISTRIBUTOR: RICE DRUG COMPANY, 1314-1 322 FORBES STREET.

PITTSBURGH 19. PA. Eberle Schultz, Milt Simington, Jack Sanders, John Woudenberg and Joe Heague in forming one of the finest clubs in Steeler innings, on the strength of his own triple, and then went back and won the second. It was five enjoyment of the season, pits them against Cresson, District 6 winner, Friday night at the Stadium in a Class semi-final game. hit both the high and low spots in his long grid career, ceie- innings long, by agreement.

vg brated his sil- "Right away the Pirates wantedlheirpitcher back. They ver anniver- Scoring. Well Distributed sary in pro The Knights' fourth quarter still owned technically, so 1 had to let him go. But drive was a concerted effort by the whole team with Norb Acker- they again found him too tough to handle and sold him to the man the only outstanding shot football ester-i day when he signed to con-! tinue as a Pittsburgh Steeler assist-1 Additional Sports On Page 26 with two baskets and a foul. Al Cubs, who sent him to Los Viziola, Jack Clarke, Carl Davis, Angeles.

I got him from Los Angeles in 1902 and that year he helped me win a sl ant coach. He's Maynard Kemerer and Paul Simpson each netted a field goal the seniorj member of the. during the drive. Connie used to celebrate his But Connie Mack is not doddering into his dotage. He really runs the Athletics on the field and his mind is as sharp as a single on the hit-and-run.

He exerts his authority in the front office, too. Two years ago he amused the baseball world by ordering his son, Earle, to retire from the first base coaching line. The reason: Earle, in his fifties, was too old for so active a job. Connie in his eighties, was not too old to manage, of course. His intimates say Connie's one failing is that he remembers accurately what took place in baseball at the turn of the century, but sometimes forgets what happened last season.

For that matter, Connie easily could afford to forget what happened over the past 19 years. Since 1931 he has not won a pennant and has finished last nine times. From 1929 to 1931 Connie won three pennants in a row. His ace was a surly southpaw Ackerman was high getter for strategy board! Irwin with 11 points. birthday on December 23.

His aur at 46 Kiesling was co-coach of the Carl Engleka, the six foot, five Phil-Pitts with Greasy Neale in brother Mike, annually telephoned congratulations on De inch center, led Rockwood's at eyebrows were raised last year when "Kies" joined the staff of 1943 and in 1944 hit the bottom tack with 13 points on five field cember 22, when co-mentor of the Card-Pitts I goals and three fouls. Coach Johnny Michelosen. The ex-Panther had found rocky go But his brother's persistence bothered Connie and, one day, with Phil Handler. They didn't win a game. He joined the Packer ing in his first Steeler term and some fans figured it unwise to he had a member of the family if a foe V(lTl staff in 1945 but came back to the Steelers last year.

enroll a veteran who had been big boss previously. look up his birth certificate. Sure enough, he had been wrong all those years nd Mike On Home Runs As events proved, however, the Michelosen had been right. loyal Kiesling provided the bal (Continued from preceding page) "Poor Mike," Connie mused, ance lacking the year before and "he died at the age of 89 and Not Interested we all had thought he'd go 100 the single-wingers, dubbed the "starless Steelers," proved a sensation in the NFL. easily, Penn State will have to strike against Murry Dickson.

Ballan-fant claimed Dickson wasn't halting for a full second at his belt during the stretch with a runner on base. It was the twenty-fourth time that the rule has been pulled in games during which the Giants were the name of Johnny Michelosen, coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Started Playing at Duluth Panther Grid Gang Complete Walt has played and coached from the list of possibilities to succeed Joe Bedenk as grid boss with some of the biggest names of the pro grid business during Gasparovic Guards Charley of the Mt. Nittany Lions. Thomas, Mike Boldinfc Charley his 24 years the game. the opposition.

A few of The young mentor of Rooney- Graduating from little St McGinley U. was located yester the Pirates started their organ day at Duke University in Dur Yost, Don Karanovich and Rudy Andabaker; Centers John Dazio and George Radosevich; and Backs Bill Sichko and Jim Thomas College in his home city of St. Paul in the spring of 1926, The last group of grid candidates will report to Coach Len Casanova of Pitt this afternoon for spring drills. They will consist of last year's varsity and freshman squad holdovers exclusive of quarterbacks and centers, who began work last week. In the last batch to answer the ham, N.

C. He been on a talent ized baseball careers in this park. Among them Wally West lake, Bob Chesnes and Dino RestellL Coach Goldie Holt is hunt in Dixie for two weeks and the burly German started his Campbell. couldn't be contacted when the playing career with the Duluth Shifted from backfield roles to story broke last Saturday that center are Bob Brennen, Armand Western Pennsylvania alumni of Eskimos as a tackle. After that first season he switched to guard and represented Pottsville, Chi also a native to the surroundings.

Chesnes was a pretty fair shortstop in this park be call of the new tutor will be 18 DiFonso and Bob Bestwick. Penn State had endorsed him for lettermen. 13 winners of minor Ben Grady, swimming coach of new Lion coach. MA gat Ififfy cfUQK cago Cards, Chicago Bears and fore he turned back to pitching. Pitt, has named Al Ciocca, stellar I have a two-year contract awards and 31 who won fresh man numerals.

Green Bay before coming here Ed Stanky, the pesty leadoff diver, and the 400-yard freestyle with the Steelers." Michelosen as line coach for Johnny Blood man of the Giants, has been on rolav foam ef Tnloc AT olrrrya-ro The returning lettermen include Ends Nick DeRosa, Ted with the Steelers in 1937. That, Jnhn PPtPrsnn 7ntrraf lbaSe 23 times 39 trips said over the long distance telephone. "You can say that I am of course, includes all ways of Walt became the big boss in anrl Dirlr P-ofrn in mmnpto in thp Geremsky and Chris Warriner; perfectly satisfied with my pres In the heart KIC A A fhamti nnsnin moot tlLA "inaLiuii. 1939 when Blood resigned. He dropped back to assistant in 1941 ent job and have no desire to Tackles Nick Bolkovac, Bob Mihm.

Flint Greene and Bill Columbus on Friday and Satur- of th and ape belt, Man- davBv JACK SFT.iv ager Bill Meyer and Acting Man- change." when Bert Bell and then Buff Do- 1 T7 T7i-v A.y nelli tried in vain to win a game While in the Tobacco Belt the Steeler tutor win confer with iiger rieu riusiramons ox me then took over again late in the THE WINNER! j- PINT PSv 3 Cod No. 72 I JfTs 4 Yankees Sign Brown Giants naturally received boxes 9 nf raisins frnm Mavnr finrHnn two linemen picked in the NFL draft last January. They are CT DTTTIT'TJ CD! TT3 01 TRY A PINT THE PROOF IS THERE campaign. Just Misses Title ic An with A Tackle Lou Allen of Duke Uni UP Third Baseman Bobby 1in. Wolo feQ.

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