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Anse Moore Looms as Serious Candidate at Third DETROIT FREE PRESS Tuesday. February 26. 1946 Iowa's Loss Gives Bi Ten to OSU Tis a Far Cry from Cold Days at Evansville in '45 Attract O'Neill's 5 -1 V-, immk vV 1 J1 1 imiiiiwri nnTO.riiititfri Winiiyi- "fr -t lTif in mini mi in ir -n-T-m -ffli i Lnwi -i fti.a in imii'i ni 'I rW tnT-nnn Ann, Power Impress in Tiger Drills Ross O'Neill Elated Over Club's Progress BY LYALL SMITH tre Frm Mporta Editor LAKELAND. Fla. Anse Moore, slugging 200-pound outfielder, may be playing third base for the Detroit Tigers this summer.

The husky 28-year-old slugger originally was counted on by Manager Steve O'Neill for the outfield, a position he played at Beaumont in 1942 before he vent into the Army. But he parked himself at third base when spring drills opened here and he was still there after the sixth day of practice Monday. "He's definitely a candidate for third." Steve admitted. "He originally played that position before he went into the outfield in 940 for me down at Beaumont. If lie can field as good as he can powder that ball he'll be a whiz." A LEFT-HANDED hitter, Moore throws right-handed and, along Vith Billy Hitchcock, Bobby Maier and Jimmy Outlaw will provide opposition to thirty-seven-year-old I'inky Higgins, who is expected to arrive for the start of general drills Wednesday.

Moore was the third man In the Beaumont outfield, along with Dick Wakefield and Hoot Evers, that helped win the Texas league pennant for O'Neill in 1942. Although he still takes part in outfield drills here with the same two players, Moore by his own admission would rather be a third baseman. "I STARTED there," he said, "and I'd like to end up there, too. A fellow feels like he's more a part of the ball game when he's up there in the infield." Attention at Camp looserlSi too and he aiWayS has a Free Pregs Pboto HOOT EVERS AXSE MOORE Their work has been outstanding in Tigers' drills to date HENLEY FIELD IN LAKELAN the players on their toes in direct AS THE TIGERS GO THROUGH THEIR DAILY CHORES contrast to the chilly blasts at Evansville, a year ago As of TODAY Radcliff Is Best Story Teller on Detroit Squad BY LYALL SMITH jV4f c10 CSS -i LAKELAND, FLA. BEST STORY TELLER in the Tiger camp is Raymond Allen Radcliff, the thirty-eight-year-old outfielder-first sacker with a face as lined as a worn-out catcher's mitt and a grin as wide as a Cheshire cat's.

"Rip" is not being counted on by Manager Steve O'Neill to be a regular this season what with the Wakei'iehls, Mc-Coskys and other sluggers back on the premises. Radcliff knows it, too, but that isn't stopping him from working as hard as the rawest rookie. After practice, when the warm sun has loosened baseball muscles that first felt professional action back in 1928, Rip's i s-. -V tongue little group of listeners in his corner of 1 the clubhouse "Ever hear the one about the time Dixie Walker, Muddy Ruel (now assistant to Commissioner Chandler) and I were playing golf in Chicago?" he began one afternoon. Clark Nailed by One-Two Loses Fight to Edgar and $40 to Bandit BY JAMES ZERILLI Dave Clark's visit to Detroit was not what you would call "a hilarious success." The Cincinnati middleweight w-as the loser on two counts.

He dropped a ten-round decision to Jimmie Edgar, of Detroit, at Arena Gardens Monday without winning a round. Referee Lou Handler and Judge Sam Hennessey, gave Edgar nine rounds and called the sixth even. Elmer (Slim) McClelland scored it a shutout for Edgar. CLARK WAS handed his other reversal last Friday when he had an appointment with the Free Press sport department. As Clark was waiting for a taxicab, at Woodward and Columbia, a stranger offered him a lift.

Dave accepted, and the stranger drove him a few blocks before tunking him with a club. Result: Clark swapped a lump on the head for $40 and his wallet. In the ring Clark, one of those lean-back fighters who is constantly moving away, showed an inclination to recover from a solid blow quickly. SEVERAL TIMES, especially in the last four rounds, Edgar appeared to have him ready for the punch, but Clark always managed tn avniH it Clark and Edgar each weighed 1594. Cedric Flournev, 128, of Detroit, beat Lee Bohls, 129, of Cleveland, in a spirited six-rounder, and Howdy Mason, 200, of Detroit, stopped Ray Murphy, 225, of Milan, in the second round.

John Buttrom, 1'68, of -Detroit, beat Herb Taylor, 163, of Flint, in a four-rounder; Al Diaz, 144, of Mexico City, won from Bill Foster, 141, of Detroit, in a six-rounder, and Jack Park, 158, of Port Huron, stopped Ed Parquette, 160, of Windsor, in the second round. A crowd of 2,049 "paid a gross of $4,105.50 to see the show. Marvel Pins Injured Klein The Masked Marvel took two of three falls from Louis Klein in the main event of Arcadia's wrestling card. Klein attempted a dropkick and injured himself when he fell on his head. Klein was a substitute for Tiger Tasker, who failed to appear.

Dan Eagle defeated Ivan Kaml-koff in the semifinal bout by taking two falls. In the preliminaries Bull Montana pinned George Manson and Bill Wayne fought to a 20-minute draw with Bill Conke. CENTER VINCE BORYLA Titi 'I "Dixie and I were playing for the White Sox then and Muddy was a coach. If you know Muddy, you know he never swears. Don't believe anyone ever heard him say more than a darn.

"Anyway, this day Dixie gets up on the tee and swings like he was after a home- Haivkeyes Trounced hy Indiana 49-46 Victory Puts Hoosiers in Second IOWA CITY, la. (AP) Ohio State became the Big Ten basketball champion when Indiana knocked Iowa out of the race with a surprise 49-46 victory, ending the Hawkeyes' 22-game home winning streak. It was Iowa's second consecutive loss and dropped the defending champions into third place behind Ohio State and In diana. Ohio State completed its season Saturday with a record of 10 victories and two defeats. Indiana BIG TEN STANDINGS JO 9 8 8 7 5 6 4 1 Pet.

.833 .727 7 .583 .333 .091 .000 rts. 590 H4I 559 6-J8 fi7 53B fiHH M9 377 OP MO B53 4'i 574 499 537 584 598 611 7t8 Ohio State Indiana Iowa Northwestern Illinois Minnesota MICHIGAN" Purdue Wisconsin Cllicaito 3 3 4 5 A 8 10 13 MONDAY'S RESULT Indiana 49. Iowa, 46. now has nine victories and three losses, while Iowa has eight victories and three losses. A CAPACITY CROWD estimated at 14,400 fans saw Center Tom Schwartz tip in a field goal in the clossing seconds to break a tie and clinch the Hoosiers' second victory of the season over Iowa.

Guard Dave Walker added a free throw after the game ended. Overcoming an early Hawkeye lead, the Hoosiers led at half time, 33 to 27, and maintained their lead until the closing stages -of the game. Dick Ives broke the length of the floor for the setup that knotted the count at 46-46 with two minutes left. Guard Norbert Hermann missed a field goal, and in the scramble Iowa's Center Noble Jorgensen committed his fifth foul. IOWA (4 a INDIANA (49) i Ive.r llanner.f 3 ier.f 1 lorgensen.e 4 1 II.

Postel. 3 Thomsen.r 0 Ouiowski.c 1 Wallace.r 3 3 9 i 8 4 4 4 Schwartz.c 3 3 ft 8 Stenler.e Ot0 0 2 llerman.c 3 8 4 8 Walker.c 4 3 11 3 9 Ilerron.t 0 0 0 1 1 11 Totals 17 14 Tntal) 17 1549 S-ore at half: Indiana 33. Iowa 27. Mansfield Routs Cage Rival, 7045 Mansfield defeated the Tioga Oaks, 70 to 45, in a charity basketball game at the Jewish Community Center. Proceeds went to the National Infantile Paralysis Fund.

Bobby Roth made 26 points and Sam Lieberman rang up 20, as Mansfield scored its twenty-third victory of the season. JJivillS DcfCclldl i by Joe Wolcott CLEVELAND (JP) Jersey Joe Wolcott, thirty-one-year-old father of six, upset the dope bucket by taking a split decision over Jimmy Bivins, of Cleveland, the country's third ranking heavyweight, in a sizzling ten-rounder at the Arena. Wolcott, of Camden, N. weighed 196, Bivins 192. HP Boys Club Routs ROTC, 67-1 The Highland Park Boys' Club scored a near shutout as they trounced the Highland Park ROTC, 67 to 1, in a Recreation League game.

Ty Smith scored 16 points for the Boys' Club, and Art Plu-cinski had 15. Fairview Features Tag Team Bout Bert Ruby and the Black Panther will wrestle the rough team of Tiger Tasker and Stanley Buresh in an Australian tag bout at Fair-view Gardens Tuesday night. Louis Klein vs. Joe Maisch and Dale Wayne vs. George Mansor will be the other matches, with the first at 8:30 p.

m. 'Stop Boryla' THAT ALL ADDS UP to a large night for Titan guards, who will oppose the six-foot-four Irish ace Saturday in Detroit's first post-war collegiate cage double bill. Boryla will have an inch advantage in height over Gino Sovran, Titan center, who is expected to draw the defensive assignment when U. of D. uses a man-to-man defense.

Boryla has scored 300 points to date, and has two games to go. Loyola University, of Chicago, will meet Camp Grant, one of the middle west's best service teams, in the curtain raiser Saturday. Tickets are on sale at the Olympia, at prices scaled at 11.25, $1.80, RADCLIFF Free Press Photos CATCHER BIRDIE TEBBETTS Dons equipment to take regular turn behind plate WHERE WILL HE PLAY? run pitch. He hit the gosh-awfulest slice you ever saw and Dixie cut loose. i "He called that golf ball every name on the cuss list and even cooked up some more just to make it sound real good.

"Then it's Muddy's turn. He's a pretty good golfer but this time he slices one and it's even worse than Walker's. Muddy looks at that ball fading out of sight. He's quiet just for a minute. Then he says real soft-like: Wings Face Problem as Eddie Bush Returns Moore, a stocky Louisianan, shifted back to third base after he Beaumont for Army service.

His team won the Third Army championship and Moore's fielding and slugging was a major factor. In early drills he has looked effective at third. He is agile for a big man. has a good arm and hit .318 his last season in ganized ball. IF MOORE CAN hold down the third base position, he would add another wallop to what is beginning to shape up as a hardhitting infield.

He also would become the fifth left-handed swinger in the line-up to join Second Baseman Eddie Mayo, and Outfielders Wakefield. Pat Mullin and Barney McCosky. Monday's practice sessions found 27 "regulars" drilling from II a. m. to 1:30 p.

while 22 "Yannigans" reported for afternoon work. O'Neill sent Al Benton, Diz Trout, Virgil Trucks, Tommy Bridges and Hal White to the mound for batting practice and they were so effective that for the first time since opening day not a ball was hit out of the park. With practice nearing the close of its first week, O'Neill expressed satisfaction with the progress made by the squad. A burning sun and plenty of running has melted excessive poundage. Complexions have turned from pale, to red, to tan and for the first time the camp really has i taken on a "healthy" air.

Art Houtteman, pitcher, missed practice the last two days because of an upset stomach but the rest of the squad has been in perfect con- tlition. Traicli Takes Second in Meet Stranded in St. Paul on their way to the Manitoba Championship meet at Winnipeg, two Detroit speed skaters scored points in the Minnesota State meet Sun-tiay. Mario Trafeli, Michigan intermediate boys' champion, finished second to Ken Henry, North American champion, in three races. Henry is unbeaten this year.

Al Dimmer, skating in the senior men's division, took third place. EXHIBITION BASEBALL York Al.) 0 17 trmt All-Star tMM tMMt IIM 4 11 'i Urroor. Hitrprl nri silvrtrl: rrrvr. Minntiir, Jit lit anil tiii. Brrta.

playoff berth mathematically by defeating Boston Wednesday night. The same night the last-place New York Rangers may be eliminated if they lose to Toronto. ADAMS WILL send his team through a regular practice session Tuesday in preparation for Thursday's engagement with the Rangers at Olympia. LATSHAW. Step Aside! LAWRENCE, Kan.

() The University of Kansas Jayhawks won their eighth undisputed championship in 18 years of Big Six campaigning by defeating Iowa State, outgoing titlist, 69 to 41. Basketball MONDAY'S RESULTS tOM.EtJE Army 4H Maryland 4 Missouri 45 Concordia Citadel Illinois Normal Nebraska St. John's Minn. Kantian Ind. Stat Tchrs.

Muhlenberg Kioon David A Elkins Alhrieht Phil. Naval Base Indiana kan-at 41 45 St. Franrris Bklyn 541 rl Lawrence 48 Potomac State 4(1 ti-i W. Chester S.T. 3: 7 M.

V. Flyers 4S 49 Iowa 4i ti! Iowa State 41 rl Arkansas 55 Texa ASM St. Jolin'o (llkljn) Manhattan 30 Mm. and Mary 7 Kandolph Macon tireat Lake 4 Toledo 5rt Salem, W. Va.

70 Morris Harvey t5 W. Va. Wesleyan 61 Falrmount State 51 i i "Little ball, did you just his ball when it did what you "goes for you too HERE'S A GENERAL VIEW OF A hot sun above keeps Hoaan Loses to Manirruin Ray Takes Pensacola Playoff by 3 Strokes PENSACOLA, Fla. mooth stroking Ray Mangrum of Los Angeles shot a 68 four under par to win the Pensacola Open olf tournament in an 18-hole playoff with Ben Hogan of Her-shey. Pa.

Hogan had a 71. Mangrum got an edge on Hogan on the second hole with a par. as Ben went one over, and was never headed. HE PICKED UP another stroke by parring the third as Hogan went over again, and kept that margin through the first nine. Hogan won only two holes on the 6,100 yard country club course, one with an eagle three on the par five, 508-yard 12th hole and the other when Mangrum took a four on the par three 16th.

Mangrum won five holes and halved the other 11. For the Los Angeles pro it was his first major victory since winding the Tucson Open in January last year and 'netted him first prize of $1,500. Hogan received $1,000 for second place. MANGRUM MADE only two miscues of note. He three-putted the fourth hole to go two over and missed another short putt on the par three sixteenth, which put him one over on" that hole.

On the other hand, Hogan stayed in trouble all day and he had to make some marvelous recoveries to keep from being swamped. Prospector Reserves Win Southwestern High's reserve basketball team won the West Side championship by beating Central, 25 to 23. The Prospectors, unbeaten during the regular season, trailed Central all the way until a last-minute basket and free throw by Bruno Brunamonti turned the tide. Highland Park captured the East Side title by nosing out Southeastern, 19 to 18. The Parkers will play the Prospectors for the City League championship at Southwestern Thursday.

Content in Minors KANSAS CITY (P) The signed contract of Mike Milosevich was received by the Kansas City Blues. Milosevich. shortstop with the New York Yankees the last two seasons, will report for spring training at Lake Wales, Fla. per cent of the gate for a title fight with Ezzard Charles, of Cincinnati, next June. Bob Fenimore, All-America halfback' at Oklahoma A.

M. has been pronounced physically fit for induction into the armed forces. A leg injury had previously earned him two deferments. Ilec Kilrea, who starred on the 1934-35 Red Wing team that brought the Stanley Cup to Detroit, will be honored by 150 local fans at a dinner at the Crystal Bar, Grand River and Lawton, Tuesday night. Kilrea was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and Croix de Guerre while serving in the Army.

Lt. Roy F. Meier, who recently received a discharge from the Navy, has returned to his position as director of athletics, football and baseball coach at Wayne High. 9 9 9 Nothing Wrong ivith His Eyes ACTUALLY, O'NEILL would like nothing better than to find a spot for Rip on this current team. "The guy has one of the greatest hitting eyes In the game," Steve confessed as he watched Rip step into a practice pitch by Leslie Mueller.

"He has hurt a lot of pitchers and probably can still hurt a lot more." His all-time big league average of .311 stretches over ten-year span with the White Sox, Browns and Tigers (1941-42-43) with the biggest season coming in 1940 when he hit .315 for the Brownies. That also was the year when Rip came up to bat in the last of the ninth inning against Pitcher Sid Hudson of the Senators. Sid had a no-hit game in his pocket but Radcliff hit his third pitch for a double off the rightfield screen to spoil Hudson's bid for baseball immortality. "I remember it well," Rip chuckled. "That Hudson had fooled me three times on a fast ball.

In the ninth, his first pitch was a fast one for a strike, a curve was wide and then he threw me another fast one and Old Rip pickled it." Stopped Monte Pearson Twice THAT WAS THE THIRD no-hit game Radcliff spoiled. The I other two were at the expense of Monte Pearson. First was when Pearson and Rip were in the Association and the other time in 1934, in the seventh inning, when Rip was a White Sox and Monte was a Yankee. "I was first up in this inning just like against Hudson," Rip remembers. "And I got a fluke hit, right off the end of my bat.

It was a shame to spoil a no-hitter with a bingle like that but I wasn't the official scorer. I just hit it." Eddie Bush, a rugged defense-man for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1941-42 season, is back in Detroit anxious to play hockey. Bush, looking fit after serving three years in the RCAF, dropped in to see Manager Jack Adams at Olympia Monday afternoon. The problem of what to do with this colorful performer is a stickler. It is doubtful that Bush is in good enough physical condi tion to crack the Red Wing line-i son.

-up this sea- Detroit heavy schedule makes frequent practice ses-s i impos- "5ft S2 s- sible. Bush will '-rX Iprobably be A sent to one of I i the farm clubs the remain- Um der of thig sea. Bush Son. Adams was in a jovial mood as a result of the Wings' triumph over Boston Sunday night and appeared optimistic aboui the team's chances of finishing in third place. Fears of a letdown now that the club is comfortably ahead of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the battle for a playoff berth were dispelled Monday when most of the Wings worked out at Olympia, although no formal practice was scheduled.

"WHEN SUCH pla: ers as Adam Brown, Bill Quackenbash, Jack Stewart and Jerry Couture drill on their own time, there's little chance of saying the boys are overconfident," Adams said. Fred Huber, Red Wing publicist, pointed out that, if Detroit loses all its nine remaining games, Toronto must win five of nine to edge into the playoffs. Huber also came up with the information that Montreal could become the first team to clinch a HOCKEY hear what Mr. Walker just called just did? Well that," he said, Red Sox Greet Ted Williams SARASOTA, Fla. () Ted Williams, the heavy hitting outfielder, finally showed up at the Boston Red Sox spring training camp as the club was staging its first official practice session.

Williams left San Diego, some days ago but no further wot had been received by Sox officials until he checked in with the planation that he had been fishing in the Florida Everglades Williams joined in the afternoon drills. i It's Brief-And It's News PRODUCED 31 REASONS LAST YEAR U-D Cage Cry of Week: Sherm Lollar, slugging catcher who topped the International League in batting and home runs last season, became the first rookie to be promised season-long employment with the Cleveland Indians. He received the promise from Manager Lou Boudreau after rattling several long drives off the fence. Third Baseman Dario Lodiglani, in military service for three years, and veteran Pitcher Thornton Lee joined the Chicago White Sox spring training forces, boosting the roster to 42. Athletic Director James Hogan indicated it will probably be several weeks before a football coach is named at the University of Pittsburgh to succeed Clark Shaugh-nessy.

a Jake Mlntz, matchmaker for a Pittsburgh boxing club, has offered NBA Light-Heavyweight Cham- I Gus Lesnevich $25,000 and The University of Detroit will have a score to settle with big Vince Boryla, Notre Dame center, when they tackle the Irish in the feature attraction of Saturday's basketball doubleheader at the Olympia. A year ago the big Polish ace, then a freshman, scored 31 points against the Titans in pacing the Irish to an 87-44 victory, the worst rout ever suffered by a U. of D. quintet. That thirty-one-point total was a record accomplishment in more ways than one.

It was the most any player ever scored against U. of D. It was the highest total ever recorded by a Notre player in. one game. It helped Vince to establish a season total of 322 points, tops in Irish Bid Accepted by Kentucky NEW YORK (JP) Kentucky's basketball team, winner of 19 games in 21 starts this season, has accepted a bid to play in the National Invitational tourney in Madison Square Garden starting March 14.

The team, scheduled to play in the Southeast Conference tournament this week-end, is the first one to accept a bid for the 1946 meet, won a year ago by DePauL Kentucky has lost only to Temple and Notre Dame. A year ago the club competed in the NCAA and finished third in the Eastern division. NATIONAL LEAGUE I. r.r Pt. Montreal It It 101 Al liiracu It 7 I TO 1 ti; 44 B.

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