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NCC Quintets Are Prominent In Semi-Finals Indianapolis, March ?—(CPINorth central conference quintMa. liked <»v r snide comments about the “ex-confrience of chnm pions." tnuy put the NCC ha< k in the state prep banket bull tournament picture with u V ngeance thin Saturday. The chance* aren't too remote tha' the north central will pain three or four berth* Into the fourteam stat • Anal* a week from Saturday. laifayette Jeff at Lafayette, Andetsun at Indiunapolta and Richmond at Muncie fl an re as Vo worse than even bats to win semi-final honors If all three do. Anderson would meet the Bloomington winner- probably Evansville Central —in the first gam of the finals, while Jeff and Richmond would tangle In the second From 191! through 1939 the nirth central grabbed a dozen tit the 2N state championship!*, more than any two other I agues. Technically. the NCC could claim 15 titles, since three-time winner lx-banon one belonged, too. Seven NCC members —Jeff. An-! derson. New Castle. Muncie Central. Logansport. Frankfort and Marion have grabbed state honors. Only Kokomo. Richmond and Indianapolis Tech hav missed. However. since Frankfort's fourth title back in 1939, the north central has had to be content with a "bridesmaid" role. Kokomo came the closest in this d cade, gaining the finals against Evansville Boss*- two years ago. But it could be a "north central story" this time. Os the three NCC teams among the "sw ret sixteen,” Anderson appears to have the best chance* of teaching the four team finals. (Coach Charley Cummings* Ind lans meet three so-so rivals Franklin. Crawfordsvill • and rencoburg in the Indianapolis aeml-flnal. Anderson, which has had more ups and downs than a rolling coaster this season, figure* to win handily, providing Cummings can keep Johnny Wilson and company playing two full games of the ball they'r capable of. Roth Jeff and Richmond drew difficult assignments. Richmond, tutored by Frank Baker, an Ohioan who claims that — TODAY — Continuous from 1:30 “SHE WENT to the RACES” James Craig. Frances Gifford ALSO—Shorts 9c 40c Inc. Tas BE SURE TO ATTEND! —o FRI. & SAT. IN / aim ?****• f Broadway s hilarious Jg romantic comedy now on the Kteen! W ■ NINM WWH V »»«•••» 'J j y"*"" Jfer f DUNNE A Jtexandcr Chartes %S. N ■ ..... *" MHM *| )n )'MM* *-*»*««*«• totW h CMtiS VM ■-■-o~ Sun. Mon. Tudde—•SAN ANTONIO"

Hoosier teams have lost the art of fast breaking, run* up against Fort Wayne <• ntral it the 1:30 p m. opener nt Muncie. Central coach Murray Mendenhall perhaps is the leading Indiana prep t-x lament of the -lam-bang off nse Centrals Tigers have lost only three games In 25 starts wo far and one of those was a 40-21 affair with Richmond The Tigers were cold r than a cdld potato In that one. and Central has been hoping for revenge Dark-horse "sinull school’* teams from lias City and Portland complete the Muncie Field At lai fay tie. Jeff’s host Brones received the "break" In the draw, taking on little Flora at 245 p, tn. after Culver's "iron men” and East Chicago Washington's mighty Senators meet In the op ner. Clover, conqueror of Elkhart should extend Washington com pletely. therby leaving a “fresh" Jeff five facing a "tired" afternoon winner.

Vet Relief Hurler Signed By Yankees St. Petersburg, Fla., Mar. 7. — (UP) "Fireman Johnny" Murphy, the veteran relief pitcher, once famed as lefty Gomes' “shadow," agreed to term* with the New York Yankee* yesterday and will report next week. Now 37. Murphy reI tiled from baseball In 1943. after winning 12 games and lowing four, and has been working on the atomic bomb at Oak Ridge, Tenn., for the past two jrars Red Sox Sarasota. Fla. Mar. 7.—(UP)--Manager Joe Cronin named today a 19-man squad—the probable nucleus for his 1944 team—to make an airplane trip to Havana Friday for a two-game series with the Washington Senators. White Sox Paaadena. Calif.. Mar. 7.—(UP)— Manager Jimmy Dykes of the Chicago White Sox today announced his starting lineup for Saturday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates: catcher Tom Jordan. Ha! Trosky, first base; Chet Hajduk. second: Luke Appling, short: Bob Kennedy, third; and Taft Wright, Thurman Tucker and Wally Mwes. outfielders. Cardinals St. Petersburg. Fla, March 7— (UP.' —Manager Eddie Dyer named three former servicemen, a southpaw and two lighthanders, to start for the St. Louis Cardinals Saturday In their opening exhibition game again*.t the New York Yankees. They are pitchers Fred Martin and Max Surkont, bidding for their fiiat regular jobs with the Cardinals, and Howie Pollet, who won eight and lost four games with the Redbirds before he entered the service. Athletics West Palm Beach, Fla,. Mar. 7 — H P) —Rookie first baeeman Walt Rubien, former university of Pennsylvania athlete, was labeled aa a • coming Gehrig" today by Al Simm ns. Philadelphia Athletic coach. Reds Tampa. Fla.. March 7—(UP)— Manager BUI McKechnie was enthusiastic Unlay about the hitting of rookie first baseman Ted Kluazewski. all-big ten football end last fall at Indiana. Dodgers Daytona Beach, Fla. Mar. 7— (UP)—Negro Jakie Robinson, the rookie shortstop, went hitless in yesterday’s intra«qtfad game as the ledger "B" club defeated the Montreal “B" team. 4-2. In a second game. Lew Riggs singled home two runs in the ninth inning to give the Dodger A" team a 4-4 tie with the Montreal "A" club. Tigers Lakeland. Fla. Mar. 7—(UP)— Manager Ste.e O'Neill of the Detroit Tigers named an all-G. I. lineup for today’s opening exhibition game against the Washington Benatorr. Virgil Tructa. Al Benton and No m Schott will hurl for the world champion* against the Senators Emil (Dutch) Leonard, Rae Seal borough and Sid Hudson. CORT o o — Last Time Tonight — NATURAL COLOR HITI "WILDFIRE" Bob Steele, Sterling Holloway ALSO—Shorts 9c-30c In®. Tax O O FRI. & SAT. GENE AUTRY “GOLD MINE IN THE SKY” o—o Sun. Mon. Tues^—"lsle of Dead" A "Close Call for Boston Black Is"

Franklin Is Seeking I , Fourth State Title

Franklin, Ind March 7 (UP) Franklin basketball tans. Victory- : starved since the ln«h “wonder five" days of th- 1920'*, hold a gleam hope today that they might get to celebrate their fourth stale high school net title next we k. It was a faint hope, for the path was rocky and the grizzly cub record of 1945-40 was none too consistent. But ardent fun* saw the chance of plowing through the smi final at Indianapolis this weekend on the strength of a jinx they believe they hold over the Anderson Indian*. , Then, too. th y took heart In the fact that the current squad Include* two son* of stars on the famous '‘wonder five” of 1920-22, which won three consecutive IHBAA chain pion ships and set a record n ver equaled since. The grizzly Cubs meet Crawfordsville in the first game of the Indianapoli* semi-final* Saturday, They hold a three-point victory over the Ath nian* in regularseason activity. If they are successful. and Anderson beats Lawrenceburg, Franklin and the Indian* will tangle In the night tilt. Anderson n ver ha* eliminated a g.'lzzly Cub team in tournament play. They have met three times previously, in 1920, 1921 and 1939. and the Indians were favorites ach occasion. This was true particularly seven years ago, when Franklin stunned Anderson In a ■em-final contest. 18 to 13. then advanced to the championship game, only to lose to a powerful Frankfort fivr. franklin believes it hold* a jinx over the Indians and that no kind of an “Indian sign” can break It. The Grizzlies, who lost six games during the regular season and a holiday tournament in Indianapolis. wer- sparked this season by high-scoring forward Rush Frlddle. son of Burl Frlddle of "wonder five" fame The elder ' Frlddle was coach of state champ- 1 lons at Washington and Fort Wayne South. Friddle was on the Cub bam last year, the first time a "wonder five" progeny had ' ■ought to outrank hi* dad's hard ' wood ability. ' The other "wonder five” son Is Bob "Butter" Williams, stocky 1 guard and son of Charlton "But- ’ ter" Williams < There's another driving force. in the Grizzly Cub stronghold. It's 1 coach Thomas (Tim) Campbril. l Who took over as mentor when 1 "wonder five” forward Robert p 1 "Fuzzy" Vandivier retired three years ago and became ath Itlc dir- i ector at F. H. S t .Campbell, quiet-mannered former Shelbyville and Indianapolis ( Tech coach, know* all about the t Franklin "wonder fiv." of two decade* ago. He wa* coach at , Shelbyville then, and bl* teams , were chopped down three years • straight by th title-bound Frank- , Un squad in tournament play ( Campbell, a great friend of Frank- ' 1 lin's late coach "Gris” Wagner. ( who led the "wonder five through , high school and Franklin College) schedul s. has proved he knows how to handle his boys. Campbell isn't placing too much 1 emphasis on the events of the next ‘ few days. Ho wants to win, of.’ course, but he * es bright prospert* in future years. 1 The Grizzlies are young. Guard. * Eldon Graham, at 17. Is the oldest 1 man on the starting five. Camp- 1 bell loses Friddle and high scoring 1 Harold Se-ttnson by graduation thia spring, but he has a gang of i veterans left. • i They might turn the trick next, year, he thinks, if they don’t this I year. Fans are more optimistic. Th y ■ I have dreams of a new "wonder i five" duplicating it* early feat by i winning in 1946. '47 and '4B. t Joe Louis Starts < Training For Bout West Haden. Ind.. March 7— J (UP)—Heavyweight champion Joe ( Louis arrives h re today to set , up advance training headquarter* . In preparation for his bout next summer with challenger Billy ( Louis, his manager Marshall - Conn. , Mlles and other members of his , training crew were expected at a ( hotel where the champion's party j will beadquarter during the early stages oh bis training. < —o ' Zollrter Pistons Lose To Youngstown, 62-60 Youngstown. 0.. March 7—(UP) —The Fort Wayne Zollner Pietons, pro tmsketball league champions, lost their next to last league game here last night to the Youngstown Bears. 62-80. Youngstown led 27-24 at the hslf. Bob McDermott was hlghpoint man for Fort Wayne with 18 points. Pacing Youngstown was Mogus with 24 t tsllles. o We ere not poorer, but richer, because we have rested one day in

We are not poorer, but richer, because we have rented one day in seven.

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Plan Invitational Tourney At Chicago Chicago, March 7. (t'P)—An Invitational banket ball tournament, denlgn*-d to give the mid-west a peat-season attraction equal Io that of the national collegiate or the .Madison Square Garden event*, will be staged here next seasan. Arthur Morse, promoter of the double-header programs at the Chicago Stadium, announced today. .Morse, a Chicago attorney who promotes basketball as a hobby. <ald the advance planning far the tournament had been started. ■'We'll bid for the best teams in the nation," he said, "and I'm sure that the field In our invitational tournament will be as strong as that competing anywhere. The field in the Chicago tournament likely will comprise yight teams. There has been wide dissatisfaction on the part of mid-western tea mu over the manner of the selection and the conduct of the national collegiate uthtletic association's tournament. Its divisional "split play-off never has been popular. The selection has been criticised on the basis that conference winners are almost the exclusive choices, thus "freezing out” independent teams like Notre Dame. The Madison Square Garden invlta&mal meet generally lias been looked upon as a better cage test and more interesting from a spectator standpoint. Morse's decision to stage a postseason tournament here waa reached after an attendance indicated his douhlb-headers this season had their greatest box office draw in history. There were aeven double neaders of the Chicago stadium schedule and the official attendance was 117,259 fans, an average of 15,751 for each night. In addition two round-robin tournaments were held which attracted an additional 41.215 fans and brought the stadium basketbail attendance to the 161,475 mark. Morse's cage attraction, >wice drew crowds in exceiw of 20.000 and on two other occasion. l topped 19.000. The season's high was reached forth edoubleheader featuring Ohio State against Northwestern and De Paul against Notre Dame when 22,822 fans passed through the turnstiles. The Northwestern-Illinois and tie Paul-Long Island billing drew 20,422 spectators, while Notre Dame was headlined against Northwestern and Great Lakes in features that pulled 19,624 fans and 19,371 spectators respectively. With that proven "gate pull,” Morse feels his contemplated tournament is guaranteed success. o Heavy Early Entry List For Speedway Indianapolis, Ind.. Mar. 7—(UP) —The heaviest early entry list in the history of the Indianapolis speedway was announced today by Wilbur Shaw, president of the racing oval. Shaw said the owners of 10 can have filed their entry fees of <125 and that at least 50 can were expected to h« entered before the deadline on May 1. Thirtythree cars will qualify for the 500 mile classic on Memorial day..

Decatur G. E. Club Wallops Berne Five The Decatur G. E Club walloped the Habegger Furniture team from Berne. 73 to 30. at the Lincoln gym in thl* city Wednesday night. Decatur held a 29 to 11 lead at the half. Ftapleton was O. E.’s leading scorer with 31 points, followed by August with 21. Burry wa* high scorer for Berne with eight points. G. E. Club FG FT TP Stapleton. f.. 13 5 31 August, f 10 1 21 Fruehte. c 3 0 6 Lynch, g 10 2 McConn 11, g 0 0 0 Melchl, f 2 0 4 Terveer, c 2 0 4 Murphy, g 11 3 Krick, g 1 0 2 Totals . 33 7 73 Habeggtr FG FT TP Burry, f * . 3 2 8 Schindler, f ..1 1 3 Emick, c 12 4 Stucky, k 2 0 4 Schwartz, g 10 2 Moser, f- 3 17 Habegger. g ...— 10 2 Lehman, g 0 0 0 Totals 12 6 30 o Spilling The Pins With Decatur Bowlers In League Activities Women's League Hothouse won threv from Coffee Shop: Weber won three from Vera’s: Smith Bros, won three from Schafer; Dauler won two from Victory Bar: McMillen won two from A A P: Mi * won two from Kraft; Hill-Smith won two from Central Soya. Standings W L Dauler 14 4 McMillen. 14 4 Hill-Smltb - .. 13 6 Central Hoya 12 6 Kraft 12 6 Mie* 10 8 ASP 10 8 Weber 9 9 Smith Bros. .... 9 9 Victory 8 10 Holthouse 8 10 Coffee 3 15 Vera's 3 15 Schafer 2 16 High series: Rowdon 520. Bricker 518. Young 508. High games: Wherry 209. Bricker 193-187. Young 191-178, Plasterer 190, Schafer 190, Rowdon 186, Reynold* 188. A. Haecker 178. MacIjean 178. Emenhiser 177, Myers 174. Confer 173, Suele 172, Hamma 170, V. Smith 194. oMarty Marion Signs Contract With Cards St. Louis, Mo.. March 7—(UP) — Marty Marion, the "Mr. Shortstop" of modern baseball signed hl* 1946 contract with 4he St. Louis Cardinals today, and receivrd a reported 16.000 raise. Neither the lanky Infielder nor the Cardinal front office would discuss the terms of the agreement which end d Marion's holdout. but It was understood he received “at least 617,500 “ Hl* 1945 contract called for >13.500. 0 Trade In a Good Town — Decatur

’lod'a/sSportsParade By Oscar Fraley Reg U. S. Pnt Off.) ° — ~ Rarasota. Fla.. Mar. • ’ Dove <lb»<>) Ferris*, th dollar Uai»y from a t.-legraph off . 1...., wired a high hard one Into the catcher'* glove at th- Red Box t framing camp today and opined in a syrupy Mi**i**lppl <•'“*' | this "sopbomon* jin*" wa ,, n * a,, f thing. Ferris* I* 'he young man mountain Who wa* the outstanding rookie of Hie year last season with the Bostonites He I* the fellow that millionaire Toni Yawkey. who ha* sp-nt <• X"™* for,u , l ”‘ trying to "buy" a pennant, got foi the price of a telegram. It was quite an investment. But with the power and the fielding home from the r rvkes and the Boston question being on it* twirling—the question of the so-called sophomore jinx I* one of the major Item* In the tamp of the c rise slocking. For every year some great rookie pitcher blaze* over the bas ball horizon and the next year 111 seem* that he can’t tos* an afterdinner mint across the living room. Last y ar It wa* big Bill Voiselle who wa* the dirt hill goat. Voiselle stood them on their ears the previous season, and last year couldn't buy a victory There hav.» been a lot of them Some ceme back, such as Mort Cooper. Others didn't like Cliff Melton. You can find ull kinds of ex-. cuses and reasons for this strange phenomenon. Some say that it take* about on season for the hitters to figure the new man on the scene and his deceptive delivery. Other* attrlbut* it to the sudden success and resultant lack of traiulng among youngsters 'blinded by the expected glitter. Yet to all this, the 25-year-old Ferris* ha* an answer. "I'm up in the majors and I'm going to slay.'* Not cocky or conceited, understand. Just a dean young American kid with faith In blmself and ready to prove it. “Sure. I know all about this sophomore jinx,” Dave. said, as he zipped another fast one into the catcher's mitt. "But I don't believe there's much to It if you take care of yourself and get in th* re and pitch." Said simply and succlntly. it wa*. And It was evidence that Yawkey. who dished out thousands Hying to get a flag, made one of hi* best deal* for 1196. That's exactly what Ferri* cost him. Stationed In Texas, th lx>y from Shaw. Miss., was discharged from the army because of asthma. He weut to the Louisville Colonels, war-time baseball being what it was, d spite the fact that he never had been up above B-brand bnsebail before. And It wxsn't long after that when manager Nemo Liebold wired Red Sox manag r Joe Cronin and said: "I've got a pitcher who can help you." That's when the bluff Boston Irishman sent one of the most momentous wires of his life, a brtef "0. K." And Ferris* came, and Ferrlss conquered. A blazing fast ball and a baffling change of pace mowed them down until Dave had a 17 and 2 record. Then he was stricken again with that d adenlng. cheat-crushing asthma. Still, when the season ended, he had piled up 21 triumphs against 10 defeats and wa* hailed as the rookie of the year. oTheae are the "good old days” we will be longing for a few years from now.

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