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a a SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1954 RI. (ARK.) COURIER NEWS PAGE FIVE Blytheville Boxers Surprise by Taking First Match India Indiana-Minnesota Tiff Tops Of Brilliant Basketball Night By MEN PHLEGAR NEW YORK (AP) Indiana's dangerous invasion into Minnesota highlights a tremendous basketball night tonight as nine of the nation's top 10 teams see action on a program which includes more than 100 major games. Leachville Wins 2 of 3 Boys Tip Forrest City; Overtime Costs Girls ON THE ROPES Middleweight lays the leather on his opponent by TKO when the referee stopped (Courier News Photo) LEACHVILLE Leachville's senior and junior boys' teams racked up victories but an over. time period saw the girls' squad defeated in three games last night. The Ions beat Forrest City's seniors 62-51 and the Leachville Juniors outshot the Forrest City juniors 43-23.

In three minutes of overtime, the girls' team from Holy Name in Memphis points to defeat the Leachville sextet 50-46. 'The score tled 44-44 at game's end. Lenchville Center Adams amassed 19 points scoring in the senior game and Kennett followed with 16. Schmitz tallied 14 to lead Forrest City point-makIng. For the juniors, Atkieson was high for Leachville with 18 and Dunn paced the opposition with 13.

swihart led Leachville girls' scaring with 24 and Herbers sank the same total for Holy Name. Dedication of Leachville's new gym will be the feature of doublehcader with Jonesboro Tuesday night. Gov. Francis Cherry is scheduled to be on hand for the dedication and will speak between the halves of the senior game. Last night's line Senior Boys Leachrule Pos.

Forrest City Blocker 11 Davis 10 Herndon 1 Laws 9 Adams 19 James 6 Kennett 16 Cox 2 Ray 10 Schmitz 14 Substitutions Leachville: Lloyd 2, Scott 3, Ward. For(rest City: Hammons 4, Davis 6. Junior Boys Leachville Pos. Forrest City Atkieson 18 Townes Wallace Holmes 1 Carter 4 Butts B. Carter Btewart Thomas 5 Dunn 13 Substitutions Leachville: Garrison 5, 2, Durham, Towell, LuFoon.

Forrest City: Autry 2, Girls' Game Leachville Pos. Holy Name Henry Herbers 24 Nelson 12 Starnes 22 Swihart 24 Jone 3 Poe Bolgeo Bryant Donovi Substitutions: Leachville ams 2. 250 Watch Locals Win By 5 to 3 One Knockout, Five TKO's Registered During Evening More than 250 persons saw some 25 rounds of hotly-contested amateur boxing at American Legion arena last night as the sport made its first appearance in five years here a successful one. Blytheville's beginning boxers surprised Senath, with a 5-3 upset win. One knockout and five TKO highlighted the bloo card of ten bouta, Two of the contests were exhibitions between boys on the Blytheville team.

Blytheville's most, spectacular wine came from Gayle Jolley, 180-pounder who got a TKO over Bob Winkle, 134, In 1:45 of the second round, and Pete Baxter, Referee Don Burton stopped Jolley's fight when Winkle appeared on the verge of collapse. Though not yet in top condition, Jolley aggressive and hits hard both hands. Once conditioned and with more experience, he should be one of the top novice lightweights in northeast Arkansas. Cut Opened Baxter, 158, turned the face of Holt into a bloody mess in the first round and then opened two-inch gash over Holt's right eye in the third to get a TKO. Holt was no soft touch.

He stood toe-to-tos with Baxter practically throughout the second round as the two swapped punches. But Baxter carried the most artIllery and the referee stopped the fight when the cut opened over Holt's eye. Robert Birmingham, 148, hammered out a unanimous verdict over BIll French, 153. Freddie Rounsaval, 128, looked rood in getting a TKO In 40 seconds of the third round over. 8 tough Senath boy, Paul Shoan.

130 Rounsavall's lack of experience, coupled with the fact that he wasn't ready to go top speed all the way. prevented him froth ending it sooner. Collie Wins TRO Ninety pound Bob Smith of Blytheville opened the card with split decision over Glen. Hazlet, 85, in a surprisingly-good contest. Herb Forshee, 114, Blytheville, ran into too much experience and heavy punching in the person of Gordon French, 116, of Senath.

Forshee just couldn't cope with the ring- French and deck. ed in 32 seconds of the second Yound. Jimmy Gee, 155, Blytheville, and Alfred Collie, 148, Burdette, put on sizzling left exhibition for one round, but it Gee limp and he couldn't answer the bell for the second. Gee, however, 1s one of a handful of Blytheville boxers who showed promise, even in losing. probably will be fighting with the Blytheville team, He has bad Golden Gloves experience and would strengthen the team considerably.

Billy Peterson, 111, Blytheville, showed good speed but didn't mix it enough with Charlie Jones, 105, who took the decision. George Brothers, 130, Blytheville, took the first round of his battle with Benath's Dean Harvey, 130, easily, but couldn't answer the bell for the second. In the other exhibition match, Wayne Wimberley, 138, Ernest Lucas, 145, fought a draw. Wimberley went 'way out in front in the first round, but Lucas came back to take the second and the final was about even. Next week, Blytheville's clovers will meet a team from the chis YMCA.

Herb Childs, who is coaching the Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsored team, last night labeled ditioning the top item on his workout, schedule for this week. With several more weeks of conditioning, Childs figures to put forth at least half dozen top novice scrappera, Pete Baxter of Blytheville Gerald Holt of Senath. Baxter won the fight in the third round. Oklahoma City, No. 9 is idle and most others in the top 10 should have things considerably easier than Indiana and Minnesota.

Kentucky entertains Georgia Tech at Lexington where it has wan 116 consecutive games. cis of Duquesne meets little St. FranPennsylvanla. Oklahoma No. 4, entertains Houston in a Missouri Valley contest, Western Kentucky, travels Murray State, always a tough foe for the Hilltoppers.

Seventhranking Holy Cross plays host to Anselm's; Duke, No. 8, 1s at home to. North Carolina State in the Atlantic Coast Conference headliner and Oregon State. No. 10.

meets Idaho for the second straight night. The Beavers were upset last night 70-65 despite A 32 paint spree by 7 foot-3 Swede Halbrook. The American Brondcasting Co. is televising nationally an afternoon game from New York between Fordham and Army. Last night brought amazing scoring performances, both by individuals and teams.

Baltimore University, the bighest team in the country, beal Lynchburg. College 142-98, probably the most combined points ever scored fu a regulation 40 minute college guine. Seven Baltimore players contributed 10 or -more points but the high scorer Bob Hall, got only 20. The one-man shows were by Frank Selvy of Furman with 48 points, Bob Schafer of Villanova with 48 And Bob Pettit of Louisiana State with 43. Wyoming and Colorado remained deadlocked for the Skyline Conference lead with 2-0 records.

The Cowboys broke a 36-36 halftime tie and rolled over Utah State 65-54. The Aggies won their game in 11 starts 73-50 against Montana. Brigham Young opened conference play with an easy 81-58 decision over Denver and New Mexico, which bad lost two, upsel Utah In the Border Conference Texas Tech whipped Arizona 78-62 and West Texas edged New Mexico 54-48. Scattie overpowered Gonzaga 83- 61 and in the Pacific Coast Conference Stanford nipped Southern California 61-59, Washington State beat Washington's 56-48 and But. prised UCLA The NCAA champions from! Bloomington, now ranked third behind Kentucky and Duquesne, suffered their only Big Ten 1068 last season at Minneapolis.

The Go. phers, No. 6 In the country, feel confident of repenting the triumph. 18,000 To Attend A crowd of more than 18,000 1s expected, the largest ever to see 1 a arena. Sports RoundupCuban Sugar Daddy Operator NEW YORK (AP) It possible to bring Havana have a deep feeling that the est thing that has happened They say that Maduro, a Cor.

nell graduate, brings fresh blood, fresh sporting spirit and a fresh, new, baseball-crazy country into high minors at a time when three were badly needed to hearten American magnates. Maduro not persisted in his delermination to give Cuba class three -A ball, there is no question that the International would have lapsed into bobtailed six-club league. Impressive In order to swing the deal in the face of same skepticism, the youthful has insurance and sugar cane tycoon guaranteed to fly each of the other league teams roundtrip between Richmond and HAVAnA twice each season, The distrnce is Impressive. It will cost Maduro an estimated $60,1100 annually, and you gain some idea of the way' the man operates, I I Biytheville's Freddie Rounsavall Paul Sloan mixed it up all the way saw Rounsavall win by TKO In Photo) Giardello Was at His Best Is Surprising Puncher In Kayo of Panter By JACK HAND NEW YOKR (AP) Joey Giardello never looked better -not even in Supreme Court. Giardello, 23-year-old PhilaNo.

3 challenger to champion delphia middicweight, ranked Bobo Olson showed surprising punching Panter, power in stopping rugged Salt Lake City boxer, in 1:16 of the fifth round last night at Madison Square Garden. It WAS the first time in Panter'6 67-bout career he had failed to last the route. He clalmed he never had been -knocked down. Allhough Garth WAS hanumered hell through the ropes and driven around the ring by Jacy'R right hand barrage, he didn't go down. Referee Al Berl made It a technical kayo when he wisely called a halt.

Surprised Even Glardello was surprised at the TKO, his first in the Garden and 14th in 62 bouts, "I never liked to hurt he said In his dressing room. could hnve knocked out Ernie Durnndo, Walter Cartier or Sal DiMartino but I didn't. I had Gil Turnor ready to go in the Jast (hree rounds. guess 1 was chickon-hearted. But no mare.

Every fight micans tao much." Giardello, of course, is the only fighter who holds a Supreme Court decision over Bob Christenberry, New York State Athletic sion chairman. That happened A year ago when the court reversed Christenberry's reversed decision to give hir the nod over Billy Graham. Wants Olson Naturally, Joey wants Olson next. But he won't get him. Bobo has a tentative date with welter champion.

Kid Gaviian at Chicaga, in April, Matchmaker Billy Brown of Garden has Glardello pencilled in for a Feb. 5 date, with Jocy Clambra of Buffalo, N. Y. They have fought twice, each winning one. Burdette Falls In Final Period BURDETTE A last quarter push sent Burdette's improved Pirates down to defeat here last night and gave Missco's Tigers 8 clean sweep of a basketball twin bill.

The Tigers came fighting back from 39-39 third perlod deadlock to squeeze by Coach Harold Stockton's Pirates by A 54-48 margin. In a preliminary game Missco's Juniors downed Burdette by 8 47-31 count. Burdette's seniors twice came from behind to go ahead of the visitors but they ran Into rebound troublel late in the game and succumbed to Missco's smooth play making. Semi-Final Pairings Joc V8 Alma Valicy 8ptings vs Dover HENDERSON TOURNAMENT Quarterfinals England 36, Bismarck 33 Hope 48, Caddo Gap 38 Malvern 38, Fuller 28 Lake Hamilton 42, Springhill 38 Pairings England vs Hope Malvern vs Lake Hamilton USED AUTO PARTS Rebuilt Transmissions Generators and Starters Radiators Batteries Tires Phone HESTERS South 3186 COAL SALVAGE YARD Hiway 61 3 By GALE TALBOT Baseball men who know Roberto Maduro, the man who' made and with it Richmond into the the cigar-smoking national Cuban capitalist will turn out to be the greatInternational League, to game since Milwaukee was discovered. Last season he bought the second year.

vena club of the Class Florida Good Club International League for an mated $30,000 and lost that much One can well imagine with what again in its operation. Far from that kind of talk was enthusiasm discouraging Maduro, the expe: league received clubs by representatives of big rience convinced him that all which have been he needed was to give Havana a customed to meeting the losses of higher classification. their farm leams in the circult. Gond Park It Maduro knows his countrymen' He already owned fine appetite baseball as well as for 1 ball he thinks he park. of 32,000 capacity, The does, every team in Cuban the league might show winter league, which plays all its next season.

A nice profit more games than a million fans last That in Maduro's park, drew year Havana will be given a ball and promises to do fully as well club capable of fighting for the in its current schedule. leadership all the wAy mry Just In making his plea at the Inter. About be taken for granted. national League meetings last The Havana team will, obvioinly vember, Maduro predicted "cone offer an Ideal spot for the farming that his Havana team out of players from Cuba, Puerto will draw over A hotf-million pay- Rico and all the American Ing customets Its first season in countries who have recent years the elongated loop, would He said bual- played an Increasingly Important DeM probably pick up the role in the big leagues. LIGHTWEIGHTS BATTLE (back to camera) and Senath's in an action-packed battle which the third round.

(Courter News Osceola Drops Its First Four Games OSCEOLA Opening. its bas-. I ketball season yesterday, teams found themselves Osceola quick losses. Yesterday afternoon at Dyess, the juniors dropped a 47-29 sion while the junior girls were decklosing "n-21. Greenlee 1 Staggs, with nine and eight, were high for the girls.

Wells and Mann, who got 11 and eight, topped the junior boys. Last night at Marked Tree, the Seminoles were felled 38-24 whlle the Seminolettes dropped a 53-32 decision. Rogers' seven WAS tops for the boys and Morrow and Watson scored All of Osceola's giris' points, getting 16 each. Osceola Pos. Marked Tree Morrow 16 Garrison 37 Watson 18 Huley 12 Wilson Capooth Barnes Scroggins Hanks Kelley Weldon 0 Brown Substitutes: Osceola Bowles, Bohannon, McOarrity, Riddle.

Gillentine; Marked Tree Scolt 4, Brewer, Swan. Osceola Pos. Marked Tree Rogers Perking Strictling 1 Swan Cole 1 Rice 13 Cone 6 K. Smith 8 Dunn 6 Watson 5 Substitutes: Osceola Ducios 3, Faulkner, Herring, Morse, Bohannon, Hulsey, Shoemake, Booth; Marked Prince, C. Perkins, L.

Smith. Gosnell Boys Down Cooter By 57-34 Score COOTER Gosnell's hustling boys added another victory here last night as they dropped Cooter 57-34, substituting freely. The girls' contest was a different story, however. Cooter got A 47-26 win. Cook and Hyde, who sacked 24 and 13 points respectively, paced the Oosnell dropped in 22 for Cooter, Gonnell Pns.

Conter D. Fowler 7 Teeter Hyde 13 4 E. Allen 6 Bevill Wilson 5 Whitener 22 Cook 24 Coals 3 Substitutes: Gosnell Coggin, Davis, Lolinr: Southard, Everelt Allen, Cooter Hundhoresed, Perry, Gosnell Pos. Cnoter 9. Bevill Potter Perry 9 Dair 31 Lollar 11 Lawhorn B.

Smith Potter Smith Edwards Via Wilkins 'er' Substitutes: Gosnell Rhodes; Thomas, Norris, Flow-, ers, Jones. Cage Scores First Round Valley Springs 69, Mansfield 47 Dover Greenwood 54 Quarter Finals St. Joe 51, Mt. Ida 39 ALITIA 53, Marshall 47 Valley Springs 45, Morrilton 34 Dover 56, West Fork 43 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL ARKANSAS TECH TOURNAMENT KNOCKOUT Only knockout in Inst night's Icvelled Blytheville's Herb Forshee in the second amateur boxing at the Legion Audilorium came round. (Courier News Photo) in the second bout as Senath's Gordon French Who's Going to Pick Up That $4 Million TV Gridiron Tab? By FRITZ HOWELL delegates that the program approximating that of 1953, with games being broadcast from all sectors8 feature which could sidetrack the week's top contests in favor of a lesser one due to the geographical restrictions, Cut Fee? J.

Shober Barr of Franklin and Marshall College, one of the small college representatives on the 1953 telcvision committee, sald today: "If the check is too big, in Genernl Motors' opininn, maybe we'd do well lo cut the amount given the compeling colleges--which might not be a bad idea anyway. "Some of His have tried to have the television rights granted free by the colleges As public servIce, will the fees going to the CINCINNATI (AP) Unless the National Collegiate vision policy, the chances are it will have to get someone new dollar tab. And it will be several weeks before the NCAA determines although it appears committed to the same game-a-week games and two panorama shows over the network last fall. Associnted Press learned stead of being forced to accept a yesterday in New York that Gen- sel schedule made up months in eral Motors which backed the 1953 advance. program to the tune of more than Whether the NCAA would be four million dollars, 1s 60 dis- willing to change the format 15 pleased with the outlook it may problematical.

A new committee decline to open Its coffers again to set up the 1954 plans was this year. named today. It hAS silghtly Wants Best broader regulations under which General Motors might go along to operate. But it still must conIf the nation's top games would tend with A strong suggestion be made available each week, in- from the 48th annual convention Poplar Bluff Downs Tigers Caruthersville Tumbles, 54-39 CARUTHERSVILLE Poplar Bluff came to town last night and breezed to a 54-39 decision Onruthersville's Tigers. The visitors posted a 15-7 firstquarter lead and the Tigers could never catch up allhough they played on even terms in the second and Inst quarters.

Poplar Bluff had a 25-18 halftime lead and was in front 41-27 going Into the final quarter. Caruthersville goes to sixeston, Friday night. C'rille Pos Poplar Bluff Cravens Snyder 5 Franks Cradie: 17 Wilson 14 0 Harris 10 McClanaban 160 Grog 8 Willis Hager 6 Substitutes: Carulhersville Abernathy 2, Hughes Grigory. Conk, Johnson. Darrel; Bluff Hill 8.

Thylor. Athletic Assn. changes its teleto pick up the four million just what its policy will be, program which sent 11 single Olympic fund, the football and basketball bails of fame, and other things which We support-but we've gotten no place with the Newcomer Booked on Legion Card Chuck Molner, newcomer to Blytheville mat fans will Join three other veteran heavyweights In a tag match that will headline Monday night's wrestling card at Memorial Auditorium Monday night. Moiner is scheduled to team with Lee Flelds against Charley Keene and Eddie Malone in the -feature bout of Promoter Mike Meroney's wrestling show. Molner comes to Blytheville highly rated.

He has performed in numerous sections of the country and has appeared in mid-western television bouts. Fields, Keene and Malone are an holdovers from last week's card which proved to be one ol the roughest held here in several months. And a bit of bad feeling is expected to be left over from that bout which saw Keene and Malone disqualified for playing too rough with Fields and his brother Don, In addition to the main event, two one-fall preliminary bouts are also on the card with Molner meeting Malone and Fleids taking on Keene. The Brat bout la set for a o'clock. Hot Stove LeagueNew Catcher Good Bet for Giants By JOE REICHLEP NEW YORK (AP) If big Ray Katt (pronounced Kott) fails to win the No.

I catching job with the New York Giants next season, a lot of experts will catch 1-1 (pronounced Heck). Giant Farm Director Carl Huh. bell thinks Katt is a cinch to make It. Manager Leo Durocher likes his chances. Freddie Fitzsimmons, who managed Minneapolls, where Katt socked 28 homers and drove in 98 runs in 114 games, is one of his greatest admirers.

Even such unbiased baseball men AS Birdie Tebbetts, George Selkirk and Johnny Keane, who managed clubs in the American Association last year, predict that the 26-year-old strong boy will be the one-two catcher for the Giants next year. Fights Last Night By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Now York (Madison Square Cardon)-Joey Giardello, 160, PhilAdelphia, stopped Garth Panter, Salt Lake City, 5. West Palm Beach, Fla. Billy Lauderdale, 146, Miami, outpointed Larry Mujica, 140. New York, 10.

Philadelphia Jimmy 800. 130. Philadelphia, outpolnted Aaron Tart, 135, Philadelphia, 1. HIE ,328 Katt bolted .326 and conducted himself no well behlnd the plate that he was made A unanimous choice for the circull's all-star team. If Knit makes the big league grade, he will have gone all the from 12 years ago he was the Minneapolis clubhouse boy at New Braunfels, his home town.

Taylor Back Another alrong boy wilh a power. ful bal is Taylor, the pound outfielder back for A second trial. Taylor, who was at a disadvantage last spring following two years in the service, returns this thine with an imposing record tor 1953. The 24-year-old ex-serv. iceman walloped 22 home runs and knocked in 93 in only 107 games al Nashville.

His .350 batting mark Southern Assoclation hitters. The handful of new pitchers is headed by John (Windy) McCall, A 28-year-old southpaw and Pete Modica, a 31-year-oid righthander. McCall, who had previous trials with the Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates, cost the Giants an estimated $80,000 in players and cash. Good Rellerer. Modica WaS purchased from Nashville where he was rated the best rellef pitcher in the Southern Association.

He was in 31 games In a 9-5 record. Although he has been In organized ball since 1942, this is his first big league chance. Charlie Fowler, 23-year-nld righthander recently released by the Army, may be the surprise hurler in the Giant camp at Phoenix, Ariz. At Jacksonville, Fowler won 17 games while losing nine. He struck out 165 batters in 221 innings and turned in a credit1 able 3.30 earned run average, BLYTHEVILLE LEGION ARENA WR WRESTLING Monday, Jan.

11 8:00 p.m. Adults Children We're sorry but we were unable to book two lady wrestlers for the mixed tag match we had planned. But we have booked a top notch four-man tag bout for Monday night's main event, 4-MAN TAG BOUT Plus 2 1-Fall Bouts Chuck Molner Lee Fields MOLNER MALONE vs. Charlie Keene Eddie Malone FIELDS vs. KEENE.