Ned Irish Control Court
Officials? Why The Idea!
By DAN PARKER
A8A T. BUSHNELL, commissioner of the Eastern Intercollegiate
Athletic Association, Isn’t exactly enthused over my recent suggestion
that though Asa appoints the officials to handle Garden games, they
an really controlled by Ned Irish.
ICr. Bushnell admitted that the same small group of officials handles
most of the Oarden games but explained that this was because these
Officials had the highest ratings, based on reports received by his office,
Mt because Mr- Irish, foe of basketball gambling, wanted them.
If I had thought of it in time, I would have asked Asa why John
aj Norton, who Is certainly one of the best officials in the country,
hasn’t worked at the Garden and this season hasn’t even had an Ivy
League assignment, but I suppose Mr. Bushnell would have had*the
answer.
Asked If Irish could put the "zing-ger’’ on an official he didn’t
like, Mr. Bushnell said “No" In a manner that meant “and I do mean
a thousand times, egad!”
“Who pays the officials?” I asked, changing the subject abruptly.
This question caught Asa off balance and he wasn’t quite sure
Of the answer, but he finally said: ‘The home team pays.”
When I asked him how there could be a home team at the Garden,
A neutral court, he said the New York team was considered the home
Club. Of course that suggested another question but I didn’t bother to
A*k Asa which team was the homer when N. Y. U. met City College
or Brooklyn College met St. John's.
Still groping for the light, I called Ned Irish and asked him who
paid the officials. He said the Garden and the two teams shared the ex
penses. I had heard that a bonus was slipped to the officials occasionally
and asked Nedso about it. There was nothing to It, he said. I learn that
the officials’ fee for Garden games has been raised from $25 to $35 this
JAMES WINDHAM GALLAGHER, general manager of the Chi
sago Cuba, was asked at the Baseball Writers’ dinner about the re
ported appointment of Ked Smith, line coach for the New York Foot
ball Giants, as coach of the Cubs.
“It’s not so,” roared shy James. "Veeck Isn't going to cram him
down my throat!”
OVERHEARD IN GRECO’S dressing room after Friday night's
fried fish fiasco:
“When’s the next number in the aeries, Mike?”
“If the suckers want it, I’ll give It to them.”
INCIDENTALLY, GRECO’S NAUSEA in the ring was supposed to
nave been Induced by a morsel of moth-eaten mackerel or aged alewife
eaten after he had weighed in early in the afternoon. The normal stom
ach empties In about three hours. What was the fish doing in Johnny's
AUt at 11 p. m., some nine hours after he had eaten It? It would be
Interesting to find out the real cause of Johnny’s upset stomach.
all, THOSE false starts at the Millrose Games Saturday
bdght, I wonder If the A.A.U. Isn’t afraid Jimmy Byrnes, the War Mobil
tavolved Crack d°Wn 0n traclc and fle!d sP°rts because of the ammunition
FRANK ERNE, lightweight champion at the turn of the century
Who now lives In Yorkvllle, may be Interested to know that he Is being
impersonated by a phony in Yermo, Calif.
PETE AUDETTE of Montreal, one of the owners of Johnny
Greco, was In New Orleans with his fourth-rate fighter, Augie Ha
rare, while Greco was engaging in the Battle of the Putrid Pom
DoyI*’ 9r*e®» regular handler, was missing from
the scene. Bill Daley, pal of Billy Moore, the Jersey bookie, handled
Greco on this occasion.
°NE OP TOE BASKETBALL writers accused Mayor LaCuardia of
being away behind the times when he made a reference to the "noint
gpread" system of betting on basketball games in his Sunday radio talk
^«rZe?Pm SHld ^ SySlem of 13 no longer employed °I had
my expert In such matters make a canvass of the situation yesterday
and he reported back that, while the new system of declaring one team
,by a stated number of points and letting the bettor take his
pick of the favorite or underdog at 6 to 5 Is replacing the point spread
«^adsvstomallf' at lMSt 40 PerCCnt °f lhe bettlng ls stlU ™ the point
«lW*ad system at even money. And the Idea that book-makers wouldn't fix
SnC6^ inet,Halln n'l!X,rne °Ut by the fact that one of the two men
m^rX d^ftodemto^etbaiiege CaSe ta a horse race ***
__(Copyright, 1945, King Features Syndicate)
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TRIKES&SPARE
DOWN THE DRIVES WITH
THE ELKS
TEAM STANDING
American National
Flanagan 56 28 | Brennan 53 31
Dzlnskl 48 36 : Cashln 48 32
Holian 46 38; Larson 45 39
Verriker 46 38 j Pepe 44 40
Cooke 45 39 j Mulville 43 37
Kruse 44 40 ! Judd 43 41
Harmon 42 42 j Pelletier 42 42
Stanton 41 43 | Carroll 42 42
Courtney 41 43 , Kosky 41 43
Seery 40 44 j Saglnario 41 43
Driscoll 37 47 | Jarlott 41 43
Pugra 36 48 | Sclgllano 40 44
McCrlstle 34 50 ! Lange 40 44
DINapoll 33 51 | Collins 39 45
Cavanaugh 29 55 | Keenan 36 48
Last Week’s Results
Hannon 3, Judd 1
Dzlnskl 3. Carroll 1
McCrlstle 3. Collins 1
Pugra 3, Stanton 1
Flanagan 3, Kosky 1
Verriker 3, Jarlott 1
Cavanaugh 3, Pelletier 1
Saglnario 3, Larson 1
Carroll 3, Kosky 1
Courtney 2. Verriker 2
Driscoll 1, Keenan 3
Dzlnskl 1. Cavanaugh 3
Cooke 1. Cashln 3
DINapoll 1, Lange 3
Mulville 2, Sclgllano 2
Brennan 1, Jarlott 3
Seery 0, Holian 4
Kruse 0, Pope 4
High Three
Harry Melvin . 356
High Single
Bill Cavanaugh . 154
High Team Single
Kosky . . 645
High Team Total
Varmon
1552
SCHEDULE
Monday, Feb. 12
Pugra vs. Judd
Keenan vs. Cavanaugh
Dzinski vs. Scigllano
Tuesday, Feb. 13
Hollan vs. Kruse
DINapoll vs. Koeky
Saglnarlo vs. Jarlott
Wednesday, Feb. 14
Harmon vs. Larson
Mulville vs. McCrlstle
Verrlker vs. Flanng.in
Thursday, Feb. 15
Collins vs. Pepe
Cooke vs. Carroll
Driscoll vs. Stanton
Friday, Feb. 16
Brennan vs. Courtney
Lange vs. Beery
Pelletier vs. Cashln
St. Thomas 8-7
Pour field goals were Just enough
to make St. Thomas an 8 to 7 win
ner of one of the lowest scoring
basketball games of the Parochial
Deague season, played at Anderson
gym yesterday, with Sts. Peter and
Paul the losing team as It was held
to two field goals. Manclnl of St.
Thomas scored 6 of his team’s total.
Oaitian and Barton getting field
goals for the east end team.
m. Margaret's and st. Ann’s were
—haduled today at Sprague.
MERCANTILE LEAGUE
MAZKIN8 (3)
Jaclewicz . 110 141 122
Glzzl . 120 110 110
Fischettl . Ill 99 111
Simpson . 116 126 141
Schnitzel . 171 93 125
628 569 609
BROOKSIDE
White. 105 94 108
Valunas . 105 92 93
Saleml.Ill ioi 117
Stokes . 129 129 115
Sharon . 116 134 109
566 560 542
Marinelll
Murray .
Beyus ..
Mtnlhan
Messina
SULLIVAN’S (1)
. 131 130 92
. 98 113 112
. 105 121 122
. 93 96 90
. 126 105 127
553 565 543
STROBERG A SON (2)
Wiggins . 94 112 109
Gillls . 114 115 110
Petro . 103 128 113
Stroberg . 118 110 102
J. Brick. 126 119 98
555 584 532
VIRJl.'NE MACH.
DeSantis. 119 120 100
Wolf . 108 10* 122
Jullano . 97 134 129
Kozak . 96 126 103
Thompson . 107 114 97
527 GOO 551
FULTON MKTS. (3)
Perrine ...,. 104 120 101
Marcoux . 102 131 113
King . 99 108 109
Lindahl. 118 127 143
Drexler . 105 123 140
528 609 606
METRO CLEANERS (1)
Cone . 123 109 117
Greenblatt . 113 112 104
Barber.110 120 154
E. Marinelll. 130 105 127
Tato . 152 135 106'
.
628 581 608
SPEEDY DEL. (2)
Civltate. 117 121 115
Greco . 100 124 134
Morgan . 125 101 129
P. Brick . 101
Peters .
126 158
111 112 90
554 584 626
Higli single—Schnitzel. 171
High three - Tato. 393
High game—Metro. Matzkin, 628
Hight team—Metro. 1817
Butler Brothers
Win, Lose by K.O.
New Bedford. Mass., Feb. 7.—(UP)
—After flooring his opponent twice ]
in the first round, Oscar St. Pierre,
139, of Pall River knocked out Billy
Gilbert, 135, of New York in the
second round of their scheduled
10-round bout at Bristol Arena last
night.
In preliminaries: Pedro Orivello,
135. Cabbridge declsioned Walter
Gomes, 139, New Bedford (6);
Jimmy Belmont, 135, Brockton
knocked out Davy Butler, 132, Wa
terbury, Conn. (4); George Butler,
119, Waterbury, Con. technically
knocked out Kenny Bruce, 122, Bos
ton (4).
/
Ford Frick Now Doubtful As Next “Landis”
U S Time And ERA
Scovill Girls Win
Basketball action was fast and
slightly furious In the I. R. A. Girls’
League, last evening; wit!. U. S.
Time and Scovill as the ultimate
victors by margins of 5 and 15 points
over the defending champion Chase
Girls and the Benrus Maids.
Chase dominated first half play
against UST, gaining a 13 to 9 edge
after 16 minutes, but the leaders
were kept from the nets in tl.e third
quarter as the Time Misses came
on to win with Rogers, D'Angelo and
Kowalski as the scorers; Ruth Her
man scoring 5 for Chase. Summary:
r. n. timk
it f
Rogers, If . 3 2
Kowalski, rf . 2 2
Fox . 0 1
JVaeh, r. . 1 I
OlAngele, ]g . 3 0
FJohh, rg . 0 0
Totals.IS r,
C HAS 10
H F
Herman, rg . 2 1
M. Connors, lg .... l 2
Leeee . 1 1
T. Connors . 0 0
Klrehberger, c .... 1 1
Horgan, rf . 1 fi
Larson,. If . 1 0
Totals . 7 0
P
H
G
1
fi
0
24
P
4
s
0
3
ID
Score at half time: Chase 13,
U. S. Time 9. Iteferee: Rhoads.
Despite an 11 point tally Ly Ther
esa Ficeto of Benrus, Scovill girls
went well enough from start to fin
ish to own a 23-10 lead at half time
and win out 29 to 14, Ruth Phelan
and Jean Ostroski performing well
for the winners. Summary:
NKHA
It F V
Massey, If . I 3 !i
Phalen, rf . 2 3 7
J’nrker . 0 0 . 0
OMroskI, c . f. 1 11
Jiutnor, lg . 2 0 4
Arsenault, rg ...... <> 0 0
Songiolosi . 1 0 2
Totals . .11 7 29
IlKMtt H
Ji F P
Ficeto, rg . . 3 f» 11
Andrews, lg . 0 0 0
Miller . 0 0 0
Rompre, c . 1 0 2
Costello, rf . 0 0 0
Salami . 0 0 0
Varanellf, If . 0 1 1
Armstrong . 0 f> 0
Totals . 4 6 14
Score at half time: SKHA 23,
Benrus 10. Referee: Rhoads.
Briber's Lawyer
Seeks Loophole
New York, Feb. 7—(UP;—The at
torney for Harvey Stemmer, one of
the accused gamblers In the Brook
lyn College basketball scandal,
sought today to quash the conspir
acy Indictment against him on the
grounds that the law does not apply
to bribing of amateur athletes.
The attorney, Edward H. Levine,
filed papers In a motion to permit
withdrawal of Stemmer’s plea of
not guilty and to substitute instead,
a demurrer to the Indictment.
However, District Attorney Wil
liam O’Dwyer, stated that his case
was being based upon a section of
the statutes .defining conspiracy as
“to commit any act injurious to
public morals.”
Tjie grand jury invesigation of
the gambling situation in connec
tion with sports events was resumed
yesterday with Harold Parrott, sec
retary of the Brooklyn Dodgers
and a basketball writer for the
Brooklyn Eagle testifying. Nature
of the testimony was not revealed.
Taft Teams Top
Choate Prep
Watertown,- Feb. 7 — Taft school
basketball and hockey teams were
victorious today in games with
Choate of Wallingford; the hoop
squad sweeping the two game series
with a 51-29 result added to a 35-34
previous game on the Choate court.
On the ice, Taft won a 2-1 game
from Choate; HlLsinger scoring one
goal and assisting in the other for
the winners, Wemycss getting the
second Taft goal. Bisscll scored for
Choate.
In the hoop game, Taft doubled
the score 22-11 at half time; going
on to win by 22 points; Captain
Johnny Guepel netting 15, Carson
11, for Taft; the latter playing his
final game. Swain, Choate captain
was good for 9 points.
Welch Stopped
Gomez Last Nite
Portland, Me., Feb. 7.—(UP) —
Welch, 162, of Portland, former New
England middleweight boxing cham
pion, held a victory over Indian Go
mez, 159, today after knocking out
the New Yorker in the ninth round
of their scheduled 10-round main
bout at Exposition building.
In preliminaries last night Leo
Mucicci, 128. Berlin, N. H.. de
cisioned Eddie Berry, 128, Portland
(6); Wilfred Dempsey. 132, San
ford, knocked out Norman Bennet,
134, Lewiston, (3); Eden Germaine,
135, Portland, decisioned Bob Pepin,
131, Lewiston 4).
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from ms LANDING CRAFT
DUTIES FOR A BIT OF
CHOW DURING THE IN
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IL JS. X/auavi Dttarmnt
Heusser Typical Of Flotsam
Washed Up In Majors By War
By NEA Service
Cincinnati, Feb. 7,—A man who
started his baseball career 16 sum
mers ago under- the name of Rod
gers found the pot of gold at rain
bow's end last season when, under
his right name of Edward Burleton
Heusser and at the age of 35, he led
National League's all-important
earned-run division.
A garrulous gaffer from the Was
atch Mountains of Utah, Heusser
let down his National League foes
with the paltry total of 2.38 earned
runs for each nine of the 193 frames
he toiled for the Reds. This enabled
him to nose out his patching mate,
Bucky Walters, a two-time leader in
earned runs, in a pitching race that
might well have been decided by ra
dar. Official figures show Walters
with a .240 mark.
Without being disparaging to
Heusser, his career is nevertheless
typical of the flatsom washed up on
major league shores with America
at war. For he has pitched in both
major leagues, all three Double A
circuits, both A-l loops and a vari
ety of lesser leagues.
Given an opportunity to pitch
regularly In the majors at long last,
however, Heusser more than atoned
for past peregrinations, again prov
ing perhaps that full many a flower
is born to blush unseen and waste
its sweetness in the minors.
Heusser reached the big time first
in 1535 with the Cardinals. Pitchers
then were as plentiful as OPA
regulations, so the curve-balling
right-hander wandered on to such
points as Columbus and Memphis.
Ed Heusser Is inclined to believe
he was as good a hurler then as now,
but others say that it was not until
he gained control and ndded to his
repertoire that he really blossomed
out.
Ed Iluesser was stingiest National
League pitcher in allowing runs
to trickle across the plate with
average of 2.38.
New Hoop Rules
On Trial Tonight
New York, Feb. 7—(UP)—Pro
posed new basketball rules In which
the court will be zoned to provide
nn area where held goals will count
three points instead of two, will be
tested tonight in a cllni-j game be
tween Columbia and Fordham.
The rules changes, suggested by
Howard Hobson, Oregon university
basketball coach, provide that any
held goal scored from outside an
arc 21 feet away from the basket
will count three points, and a
foukd player will have the option
of taking his shot from the regular
) 5-foot free throw line (or oi»3
point or from a new 21-foot line
where it will count two.
On a two foul penalty, onely one
of the shots may be taken from the
shorter distance.
Another Innovation provides wid
ening of the foul lane from six to
12 feet in which the three second
rule will apply. Tilts is designed
to prevent congestion under the
basket and to eliminate the ad
vantage of tall players on rebounds
and pivot plays.
Tufts Honors Dead
Bridgeport Boy
Boston, Feb. 7—(UP)—A new tro
phy in honor of a Tufts College
track star who was killed while
serving with the armed forces in
France will be placed in competi
tion Saturday night at the 56th an
nual Boston A. A. indoor games.
The trophy, given by Tufts, will
honor Roy Phillips of Bridgeport,
Conn., stanuch two-miler and Na
tional Junior Steeplechase cham
pion in 1943.
Presentation of the trophy will
be made by Phillips’ mother to the
winner of the Servicemen’s Obstacle
race, a special event on the pro
gram. A favorite in the event will
be Edclle Palmierl of Boston, a
Tufts teammate of Phillips and now
a “boot" ut the naval training sta
tion at Sampson. N. Y. Palmierl
was a quarter-miler and low hur
dles performer in college who re
ceived special permission to appear
in Saturday’s meet.
Sisler Renamed
Sandlot Leader
Wichita, Kan. Feb. 7—iUP>—
George H. Sisler of St. Louis, one
of the all-time greuts of profes
sional baseball, will continue as
commissioner of the sandlot game
in the United States for another
five years, Ray Dumont, president
of the National Baseball Congress,
announced today.
Dumont said that the congress
had reached an agreement with
Sisler to continue in the post, as
serting that "non-professional
basebnll has gained momentum un
der the Sisler regime."
Sisicr became commissioner of
the sandlot game in 1938, succeed
ing Honus Wagner, who was ap
pointed to that post when the con
gress was founded a decade ago.
By JACK CUDDY
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
New York, Feb. 7 — (U P.) — J.
Edgar Hoover, director of the F. B.
I., stands out today as a logical can
didate for the high commissioner’s
office In baseball because, in addi
tion to other qualifications, he is
best equipped to combat gambling—
to keep the sport clean.
A man who can crack down with
"the big stick" is needed now In the
commissioner’s office—needed more
than at any time since the wave of
gambling that followed the first
World War resulted in the Black
So scandal and the appointment of
the late Kenesaw M. Landis to the
Job In 1920.
Landis kept the sport clean as a
whistle. Even his severest critics
never challenged that. But the old
Judge died last November 25—
shortly before the sports world was
smacked on the nose by the realiza
tion that professional and amateur
athletics are now menaced by the
greatest gambling surge in the na
tion’s history. This tremendous
wave of wagering Is a by-product of
the prosperity accompanying World
War No. 2. It was reflected in the
staggering total of $1,126,308,645 bet
at U. S. race tracks during 1944.
The recent Brooklyn College bas
ketball scandal, In which five play
ers admitted having conspired with
gamblers to ’’throw’’ a game for
money, Jolted the sports world into
quick realization that the menace
from crooked gamblers has passed
the rumor stage. Now the various
sports are taking steps to protect
themselves. College officials and bas
ketball promoters are vigilantly try
ing to keep gamblers away from
games and particularly away from
the players. Chairman Eddie Eagan
of the New York Boxing Commis
sion has requested Promoter Mike
Jacobs to keep Madison Square Gar
den’s lobby clear of all loiterers. The
International Baseball League de
cided to refrain from issuing the
names of probably pitchers during
the ’45 season; the American League
will do likewise, and the National
League probably will.
However, these preventive meas
ures are but minor gestures, com
pared to the warning smash that
could be dealt gambling on spirts
by the election of J. Edgar Hoover
as commissioner of our national
pastime. He could keep baseball
clean by dusting the gamblers out
with a blackjack. He’s a guy who
fights fire with fire—using lethal
as well as legal weapons, as Dlllin
ger, Machine-Gun Kelly, Pretty Boy
Floyd, Alvin Karpls and the Nazi
saboteurs found out. His election
would not only warn gamblers and
players that the game must be kept
clean; but It would bring new as
surance to the public that, despite
the death of Landis, the club own
ers were determined that baseball
should continue as an honest, fort
right entertainment.
It is important that organized
baseball maintain this inviolable
status, because the diamond game
is the keystone of our entire sports
structure, as far as public confer
ence is concerned.
Fifty-year-old Hoover, after di
recting the F. B. I. for 21 years, |
certainly could wield the big stick.
Moreover, he seems to have all the i
other qualifications needed for the
commisisoncr's Job. He has proved
an efficient executive—a great or
ganizer. He is legal-trained; and it
was he who insisted that all F. B.
I. agents have legal training. More
over, he Is an ardent sports fan
baseball. football and boxing.
Whether Hoover wants the Job.
or whether ho would be available for
the position in wartime, we do not
know. The salary of $50,000 and the
sports association might tempt him.
But if he’ll take post, the club
owners should grab him in a hurry;
particularly now that there seems
no change of electing anyone con
nected with the game.
Wrestling
New Haven. Feb. 7.—Milo Stein
born and Cliff Olson tangle in the
feature two out of three falls
wrestling match at the Arena here
tonight, but they'll have to outdo
themselves to take the spotlight
against a couple of real heavy
weights on the bill.
Elmer Estep, a 400 pound bearded
giant, meets aPt Welsh of Califor
nia in the semi-final, and Jack
Smith, 330 pounds, of Boston, takes
on Prank Bruce of Broklyn in the
second prelim. In the opener at 8
o'clock two Jersey grapplers, Ed
die Straeb and Abe Yourlst, will
C Y O Hoop Play
Set Tomorrow
Two of three CYO basketball
games played last night were Inter
esting, with winners and losers no
more than five points apart at the
finish. Immaculate Conception,
coached by Eddie O'Donnell, won
the thriller, a 30-28 game from
strong St. Frar.cis of Naugatuck in
a game played at Washington Park
court.
St. Lucy's and St. Thomas had a
tight game at Webster gym, the
Italian-Amcrican lads winning out
21 to 16. St. Lucy’s captain, Joe
Oenua, played his final game be
fore Army Induction this week.
Sts. Peter and Paul, coached by
Tom O'Dea, won easily from St.
Francis Xavier, 48 to 29, Zinno
scoring 18 for the Winners. Scores:
I MM.tr II. AT*: CO NC (OPTION
Jt F
McKenna, If . 4 0
Pel key . 0 0
Gorman, rt . 2 2
Murphy . I 0
lilder, c . 2 0
Evon, Iff . 2 2
Healey, rg . 0 1
O’Hearn . 1 0
P
8
0
f»
2
4
7
1
2
Total h . 12 6
ST. FRANCIS
H F
Madden, rg . 3 0
Currier . U 0
H. Maseola, Ik . 4 0
Mnrducci . 0 0
Wilcox, c .0 f>
Walsh 1 1
Marian!, rf . 2 l
Quentin . 2 0
IMaseola, If . 1 0
Lynn . 0 0
30
P
r.
o
s
0
0
4
0
Totals . 13 2 28
Score at half time: Immaculate
Conception 17, St. Francis 17. Ref
eree: Monti.
ST. LITV
li
Haneri, If . o 2
Musclo . 0 o
Samele, rf . 2 0
Marinetti, r. . 2 1
Perrlello,. Ig . 3 2
Genua, rtf . 0
Tops he .0 0
Massimo . 1 0
P
0
4
8
0
0
2
Totals . 8 6
ST. THOMAS
B F
Del-Debhl, rtf . 1 <»
Accustl, Itf • . 1 . 2
O'Connell, c . .. 1 2
Purca.ro, rf . n 1
Passnrelli, If . 2 1
Hkerrit . 0 o
Chancy . 0 0
21
P
2
4
4
I
0
0
Totals . 5 f, if,
Score at half time; St. Lucy 10,
St. Thomas 8. Referee: Barone.
p
IX
SS. PKTEH iiihI PA I I.
Zlnno, If . X 2
Pettit . I «
Bocrla, rf . 1 ft
Synott, r . x 1
Boulanger . ft ft
Pen;in, Ik . 2 I
Cooke . ft 0
Holsvert . 0 ft
Donahue, tk . 2 0
J 7 i
0
ft
0
4
Totals . 22 4
ST. FRANCIS AAVIFIl
P F
Kennedy, rg . ft ft
Hogan . ft 1
Oriffln, Ik . 1 ft
McGovern . 1 ft
Pyrnes . ft ft
Hanlon, c . X ft
Lyons, rf . ft 1
Oullette . 1 1
Coffey, If . 2 0
48
I'
ft
J
2
ft
1ft
1
3
4
Totals . 13 3 21)
Score at half time: SS. Peter and
Paul 27, St. Francis Xavier 15. Ref
eree: Monti.
Thursday night, St. Patrick’s and
St. John’s meet at Watertown; St.
Ann’s and St. Joseph’s being paired
at Maloney gym. Murphy and
Quilter will be the referees.
Second Round Stnndlnirt
W I.
Irninaculat e Immaculate 2 ft
SS. Peter and Paul. 2 ft
St. Francis . 1 1
St. Lucy's .1 1
St. Thomas *.. ft
St. Francis Xavier .ft 2
Maple Leafs Win
On Boston Ice
(By United Press)
A season-long jinx was put to rest
in the National league hockey race
today when the Toronto Maple Leafs
left Boston with a victory over the
Bruins on Boston Ice, winning,
5 to 1. Toronto has lost on each
of their privioust rips to the Hub
City.
Wingman Ted Kennedy of the
Maple Leafs scored two goals and
an assist.
Montreal
Detroit ..
Toronto ..
Boston . .
New York
Chicago ..
Standing
W L T PUs
...2H 5 3 53
...22 10 4 4?
....19 15 2 40
... 12 22 2 20
... 7 19 8 22
. ... 6 23 5 17
Sprague 24-14
Hoop Winner
Anderson and Hopeville. Driggs
and Woodrow Wilson are paired in
Grammar School Basketball League
games today,- proceeds of which
will go to the Infantile Paralysis
Fund.
Sprague of Waterville was a 24
to 14 winner over Webster yester
day, in a national division league
game at- the Sprague court. Mar
giotta’s 13 points paced the Win
ners. Score:
MPRAGIK
H
A I iiit'diii, If . ft
Hofllikf . 0
Jackman .... ,,••• ft
R. Seeley, rf . I
Lyons . o
C. Seeley ......... ft
<’lark, <• . ft
Arsenault . ft
Fappiiino, Ig . 3
Labretpie . ft
Mar^lotta, rg . ft
Brennan . 0
V P
I 1
ft 0
1 1
ft 2
ft ft
0 ft
ft ft
0 ft
ft ft
1 1
1 13
« a
Totals .10 4
WKIISTFjll
if F
Martone, r* . 2 2
George .0 1
Gugliottl . 1 ft
Krawehak, c ...... 0 ft
Torelll .ft ft
McDaniels, rf ..... 1 ft
Chlcchlo ........ 1 ft
Vert nil I . ft 1
Keane, If .. 1 ft
Mannettl . ft «
24
V
ft
1
2
ft
0
2
J
1
2
ft
Totals .ft 4 1«
Score at half time: Sprague 13
Webster 1. Referee: Paul Barron.
Phillies
Philadelphia. Peb. 7 —< UP)—Gen
eral Manager Herb Pennock of the
Philadelphia Phillies said today
each major league dub had been
instructed to send nominations for
the post of baseball commissioner.
Pennock said a ballot would be
made up from the nominations to
determine the successor to the late
Judge K. M. Landis.
Pennock said a meeting would be
held to discuss the nomination
within U duo.
This
Sporting
World
By JOHN A. CLUNEY
A Little Of Everything
Crosby-Wilby 'regulars’ were a lit
tie surprised to see a "new” referee
for the game; that is one none of
them had heard of. However, he’s
known to some of us r", the Syracuse
basketball All-American Ronnie
Phillips, of the Connecticut office,
FBI; who will play against the IRA
league All-Stars for the Red Cross
on March Cth at the YMCA. Would
have played last year, but an ankle
injury prevented his performance.
. . . Director Ed McGrath of the
local Dusty league, was dusting off
the SRO sign for this evening's Sco
vill E. R. A. vs. U. S. Rubber at the
“Y” with every Indication that It
will be the game of the week In
these parts.
vvvVVVvvv
Sam Sena and the local sports
writers are Indulging in a bit of
Justifiable chest-puffing since the
total of the Infantile Paralysis
fund bowling carnival has been
determined; $1,005.78 to be SPLIT
EVENLY, for the national fund and
the Newington Home for Crippled
children, where some Watcrbury
young folks are quartered. . . In
cidentally, Ray Stone local B of E
chairman and businessman, and
K. H. <Pop) Simmons of the Bris
tol Press raised over $300 for the
Infantile fund on the same day,
as Wcterbury's carnival was con
ducted.
Relative to duckpin bowling, there
is the note on tiene Casey, top man
at the Mtatatuck alleys, who holds
the city high single record of 205 or
208. Not so long ago, Cousin Gene,
in a.match with Nick (Red) Rossi of
Danbury, hit the Wood for 179, 1.04
rrul 160 and that's 493 or one pin
better than a 164 average. “And 1
did not use more than 3 balls to
the box ’, said the first cousin of the
famous baseball batsman from Mud
ville, who struck out with the bases
loaded, according to hLs poet, Thayer
.. . Waterbury's Willie White leads
til.? Camp Edwards hoop squad of
stars, with 162 points In 11 games
(9 won. 2 lost) averaging 15 points
plus .per game In his last game
against 704th M, P.’s Willie netted 21
points, another male got 19 and an
other 15 in the 73 to 47 victory. How
about a game with Waterbury’s K
of L one of these Sunday night's?
. . . White writes that one of the
greatest GIRL basketballers he ever
saw is a WAC at Port Devon:;, Vas
sie Arnold of Georgia. . . Pig' tfans:
Ringside “tops" for the Willie Pep
Phil Terranova title bout at MSG
on MONDAY, February 19, Is $12 per
head. Pep should win that one from
here to Hellslnki. . . One of the big
gest financial cleanups of the year
was said to have been made last
Friday when Greco, an 11 to 5 fav
orite at 4 PM became an even money
LOSER at 11 PM at night. Backers
of BOTH boys won PULENTY, ac
cording to reports, the ’’books'' get
ting out from under by some fast
HEDGING between 7 and 9 PM.
Basketball
BY UNITED PRESS
Ohio 70, Ohio Wesleyan 55.
Denver 82, Greeley, Col., Teachers
44.
Cherry Point, N. C., Marines 77,
Quantlco, Va. Marines 29.
Central Michigan 57, Alma 36.
Colorado 67, Colorado A & M 34.
Scranton 45, Stroudsburg Teach
ers 41.
Waco, Tex., A. A. P. 63 Baylor 22.
Loras 44, Cornell College 39.
Phillips University 31, Tulsa 30.
Sampson Naval 48, General Elec
tric 37.
Nortli Carolina 64, Catawba 30.
Kansas 41, Olathe, Kan,, Air Base
26.
Norfolk, Va„ Air Station 56,
Bainbridgc Naval 52.
Texas 87, Texas A & M 59.
Panzer 51, Wagner 48.
Marquette 52, Western Michigan
50.
Jacksonville, Fla., Naval 67, Flo
rida 44.
Franklin & Marshall 57, Urslnus
46.
Great Lakes 52, Depauw 48.
Bowling Green 68, Oberlin 53.
University of Southern California
35. San Diego Naval Air Station 31.
Pepperdine College 68, Camp Ross
Wilmington, Calif., 42.
California Institute of Technology
53, Santa Ana Army Air Base 37.
Valley Forge Gen. Hasp. 46, Phila.
Coast Guard 34.
Drexei 56, Penna. Military College j
Prep 40.
Franklin <fc Marshall 57, Ursinus
44.
Kutztown S. T. C. 60, Phila. Ma
rines 43.
ARMSTRONG WINS
Los Angeles, Feb. 7,—(UP)—Henry
Armstrong, former champion of
three divisions, outfought, out
punched, and ouththought Young
Genero Rojo last night to win a
unanimous 10-round decision in the
main event at Olympic auditorium.
ir
‘WIRE’VOTE BY
ALL OWNERS FOR
COMMISSIONER
New York, Feb. 8.—UP)—Major
league baseball executives, who hav
ing failed to agree upon a new high
commissioner at their recent meet
ing here, now are preparing to con
duct a telegraphic vote to reach a
tentative selection before they meet
again, officials of local clubs said
today.
Tire procedure will Insure that one
candidate has enough votes to be
elected, it was said.
Under the new major league
agreement, a candidate must have
12 out of 16 votes to be elected
commissioner. Thus supporters of
a candidate could poll the member
ship of both leagues on a "yes or
no” basis to determine exactly liow
many votes he could muster.
If preliminary tabulations revealed
only a vote or two under the total
required, a second poll could be con
ducted on the same basis in which
the names of the club owners who
had voted for the particular candi
date would be revealed. Thus,
holdous against that candidate
might be brought into the fold.
It also was emphasized that in
event of the selection of a candi
date outside baseball, he would have
to be approached to determino
whether he would accept the $50,006
a year post before the formal meet
ing to announce the selection was
held.
Nominees?
A number of such persons, in
cluding former Postmaster General
James A. Parley, FBI Director J.
Edgar Hoover, golfer Bobby Jones, a
former owner of the Atlanta South
ern Association baseball club, and
former New York mayor, James
Walker have been mentioned.
Although all of the major league
owners have expressed a definite
desire for election of a commis
sioner before the start of the 1945
scascon, there was still conjecture
whether agreement can be reached
before that time. That Is the prin
cipal reason for the te'egraphic vot
ing, it was said.
4
Crosby, Ansonia
Hoop Test Tonite
urosDys chances of "making” the
annual state high school basket
ball tournament at New Haven as
Valley League champs, hinge on an
important game with Ansonla High
here toni-'ht at Wilby gym. A loss
to An or! ’ "II just about eliminate
Crosby as a title possibility, though
the team figures to take part in the
state «
Wilby Leavenworth Thursday
night and Naugatuck Saturday
night indicates that the Wildcats,
unable to win a game this season
will be decided underdogs in both
games.
Naugatuck’s Jack Stinson, with
109 points in 8 games for a per
game average or 13 plus leads the
Valley League high school scorers,
with Tech’s Joe Eiduks in the run
ner-up position, with 80 points as
follows:
.StinKon, Naugatuck ...
Ediuk.x, Leavenworth . .
Pan no, Ansonla .
V. Ilealy, Naugatuck .
Pollick, Torrinj?ton ...
J. Jfealy, Naugatuck ..
flood, Torrlnffton ....
Spino, TorrinKton .
(Journos, Ansonla .
Alex, Crosby .
ItoiiKcot, TorrhiKton ..
Wheeler, Ansonla .
Oirdzynuskas, Crosby. .
Silva, Wilby .
.1, Lanaher, Wilby ....
Piersa.ll, Leavenworth .
VartHns, Ansonla
(’occhlola, Leavenworth
(Marlone, Leavenworth .
< talsrhletfel, Torrl n^ton
Santaftottu Leavenworth
Kevlt, Naugatuck .
Iteardon, Crosby .
Pettcway, Crosby .
Mazlak, Torrlnifton ...
C, H V P
8 46 17 1 Off
8 US 24 80
8 29 10 68
8 26 14 69
9 25 15 65
8 25 13 63
9 24 13 61
9 23 13 69
8 19 19 57
6 19 18 5 ft
8 19 17 55
8 20 11 51
6 19 10 48
7 17 13 47
7 15 12 42
8 14 13 41
8 14 10 38
8 14 8 36
8 12 12 36
9 12 9 33
8 10 13 33
8 14 r» 33
6 11 1 I 33
6 10 11 31
9 11 4 26
Plastic Nets For
Hockey Game?
Boston, Feb. 7.—(UP)—Manager
Art Ross of the Boston Bruins was
in stride with the postwar gadget
planners today with an idea for a
plastic hockey net which would aid
players and fans alike.
The plastic nets, Ross said, could
be washed easily and would not ob
struct vision as do the present
cord nets used by National Hockey
league teams.
Asked about the possibility of a
plastic goal frame, Ross retorted:
“I want tile players to see at
least part of the goal.’’
Duggan Girls Win
In a Girls League lioop game last
night Duggan was a 20 to 15 win
ner over Bunker Hill, MLss Bartholo
omeo scoring 10 points for the win
ner, Miss Knutson 11 for Bunker
Hill.
Hockey
The 8t. Louis Flyer* and the
Hershey Bears skated to a 1 to 1
tie last night at St. Louis in an
American league hockey game. De
fensive play was the feature all the
way.
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