Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 246, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 February 1935 — Page 23

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Local Silent * Team Downs Cage Champs Wisconsin. National Deaf School Title Defender, Falls, 23-20. Wiscon n defeated Missouri, 35 to 28 in th<* Central BUtM ba bail tourney for the deaf here today. The Badger five aas ahead at the half. 23 to 18. Sharer was outstanding for Wisconsin and Moore for Missouri. In the **cond game today. Illinois def.-ated Kentucky, 45 to 28. The Silent Hoosiers—lndiana State School for the Deaf—today were favorites to win the central states dpaf s'hool basketball tournament. now being held here, after scoring a 23-to-20 victory last night over the national champion, Wisconsin. Last night's session opened the three-day tourney, which is being played on a round-robm basis. The Hoosiers were scheduled to play the strong Michigan quintet at 2 this afternoon. In other encounters last night. Illinois defeated Missouri. 29 to 24 and Michigan downed Kentucky, 43 to 24. Wisconsin got away to a 13-4 start in the tussle with the locals and was ahead. 13 to 10 at the half. Gall of the Hoosiers made a basket fro— near the sideline to tie the sc at 14-all in the third quar' . and a goal by Alpha and two by L/h? sent Indiana into a commanding lead. With the score 23-to-16. Wisconsin rallied to close the gap to 23-20. j the final score. Sharer and Osadsky were outstanding for the losers. The concluding game of the tourney, being played on the Silent Hoosiers' floor at 1050 E. 42nd-st, will be at 8:30 tomorrow night. Today's schedule follows: 9:30 a. m.J Missouri vs. Wisconsin; 10:30 a. m.J Illinois vs. Kentucky: 2 00 p. m . Indiana vs. Michigan; 3:00 p. m . Missouri vs. Kentucky; 7:30 p. m„ Wisconsin vs. Michigan; 8:30 p. m.. Illinois vs. Indiana. Among notables attending the tourney are J. Frederick Meagher, c.iairman of the All-America Deaf Board, and S Robey Burns. Olympic coach, who also is a member of the All-America board. Indiana t’3 Wisconsin i2oi FT. FT PF FG FT PF Atre*f... 2 0 3 Hallada.f . l o 0 left 2 0 1 WruiKold.f 0 1 0 Gall.f .... 3 0 2 Sharer f . 3 j j Aloha e.... 1 0 1 Osadskv.e . 12 0 Wnm ... 3 1 0 Dennlein.tr 12 3 Dixon ■.. 0 0 0 Schmidt e.. 1 o l Total* .11 1 7 Totals 7 S 6 RMeree - Parr. Umpire Evans. Complete Roster of Cubs in Fold Frank Demaree Is Last to Accept Terms. By I ultra /Ve* CHICAGO. Feb. 22.—Tlie Chicago Cubs announced today that Frank Demaree. young outfielder of the Los Angeles club in the Pacific Ci>ast League, hrd accepted terms for the 1935 season.. Cubs officials said the playing roster was 100 per rent completed with signing of the hard hitting youngster. Demaree. brought back from Los Angeles after he hit .385 in the coast league last year, mailed his contract from his home in Winters Cal. INDIANA STATE FINDS OAKS EASY VICTIMS B> T<mct Special OAKLAND CITY. Ind.. Feb. 22 Ladson and Miklozek led Indiana P f ate Teachers College to a 59-to-35 basketball victory over Oakland City College here last night. State held a 27-to-18 advantage at the intermission. BILLV TIIOM IS VICTOR DETROIT. Feb. 22.—8i11y Thom. Indiana University wrestling coach and world's junior middleweight champion, threw Eddie Pope in the feature match of a mat show here last night.

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Front pair: John More, guard, and James McLeod, guard. Others, left to right: Denver Pickett, forward; William Miller, forward; Douglas Johnson, forward: Robert Miller, forward: Xorbert (Legs) Downing, center; Jack YanDement, center; Norman Miller, guard; Paul White, guard.

By Time* Special NORTH VERNON. Ind.. Feb. 22. —Coach Charles H. * Shrimp) Englehart's North Vernon Panthers. winners of the S. E. I. H. S. Conference crown this season, boast the impressive season record of 18 wins in 21 games played to date. Coach Englehart is a former Marion High School and Wabash College star. Legs Downing, 6-foot 9-inch Negro center, is the tallest Hoosier high school center of the season, topping Eurton of New Albany by

/. U. Eager to Regain High Rung on Big Ten Ladder Crimson Steamed Up Over Battle With Purple Tomorrow Night;' Purdue Bars Path Monday. By Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Feb. 22.—Indiana University’s basketball team today prepared to wade through another week-end of its “suicide schedule" with a keenly whetted desire to win both games and climb back up to the top of the Big Ten ladder. Northwestern will play here tomorrow night and Purdue Monday night.

Highly hopeful that if the f rim--5011 snipers can defeat Northwestern and then turn back Purduj the Hoosiers will end up high in the league race. Coach Dean groomed his quintet for the Purple team. Because of the disasterous season suffered by the Wildcats after such glowing predictions, the Hoosiers will be slight favorites to win. Nevertheless, Northwestern, with four sophmores boasting all-state high school honors in Indiana two years ago in its line-up. will supply plenty of scrap. McAnallv, former Greencastle ace. Is one of the best jumping centers in the Conference and may get the tip from Reach Feehtman. Duke Vance, former Logansport sfar is featuring the Wildcat five's defense and offense. If co-captain Porter and Bob Etnire, soph, get in the game, Vance will be confronted with two former high school teammates. Babe Bender, of Kokomo, and Blume. of Ft. Wayne, are the otlier sophs from the Hoosier state. Capl. Fisher is a senior. Willis Hosier. Crimson soph center, may in the tilt for several minutes against the Purple avalanche. Action will begin at 7:30. FEATHERS UNDERGOES SHOULDER OPERATION fly I* n itcH Prest CHICAGO. Feb. 22—Beattie Feathers, star half back of the Chicago Bears professional football team, was resting comfortably today after a shoulder operation performed yesterday. Feathers injuied his shoulder in a game against the Chicago Cardinals last November. Although the injury failed to heal properly, he later played, wearing a special pad.

an inch. Pip Miller, sophomore, is playing his second year as regular guard. His brother, Bob, is another speed merchant, and to make it realh confusing for visiting score-keepers, there’s cousin Bill Miller to cope with. The Panthers travel to Greensburg for the sectional, and have not lost a game this season on a foreign floor. They also boast wins over Columbus and Greensburg, and annexed their own “blind” tourney, downing Madison in the final game.

Jack Ledden Announces 16 State Softball Meets

fly Timm Special SOUTH BEND. Ind„ Feb. 22. Word was received here today that Jack Ledden, local newspaper man, again has been appointed state commissioner for the Amateur Softball Association of America. Ledden will have the authority to select sites for district meets which will qualify teams for the Indiana state championship tournament. Only the winner of the state tournament under Ledden's jurisdiction, sanctioned by the Amateur Softball Association, will be eligible to compete in the national championship meet, which will be held in Chicago early in September. The state is to be divided into sixteen disti’icts, each of which will hold a tournament. An organization meeting is to be held at the Indianapolis Athletic Club March 15 and 16. BEN DAVIS FINISHES CARD AT MOORESVILLE The Ben Davis basketball team will travel to Mooresville tonight for the final game on its season schedule. Bohannon, regular forward who has been out of action for several weeks with an injured ankle, will return to the Giant lineup for the tilt tonight. WIN OVERTIME FRAY The Manual yearlings edged out the Sliortridge frosh five in an overtime tilt at the Manual gym yesterday. 15 to 14. A field goal by Hansing gave Manual the decision in the extra period.

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Manual Cage Squad Trims Shortridgers Redskins Triumph, 29 to 25, in City Encounter at North Side Gym. SCHEDULE TONIGHT Broad Ripple at Noblesville. Washington at Brownsburg. The Manual Training Redskins ended an oppression of six year's | standing when they ran rampant ■ over the Shortridge Blue Devils to j score a 29-to-25 victory at the North Side gym last night. The Redskins forged into an early j lead, and outplayed the Blue squad throughout the tilt. Manual led at the half, 13 to 8. Fast-breaking, accurate pass-work enabled the South Siders to increase their advantage in the third period, and at one time they were in front by 13 points. McDaniel, Blue forward, staged a short rally by caging a field goal and two follow-in goals under the basket to close the gap to 22 to 14, but the Redskins again pulled away to a 27-to--14 lead. The Shortridgers, led by Stevenson, staged another lively rally in the final period, but a fielder by Schwomeyer put the game “on ice” for the winners. Cohn controlled the tip-off throughout. It was the first victory in six years of regular season competition for Manual over Shortridge. Summary: Manual (29) I Shortridge (251 FG.FTPF. FG.FTPF. Brandon.f. 3 4 2 Stevenson.f 3 2 3 Hunt.! 4 12 Mueller.f... 0 10 Cohn.c 0 0 1 Pack.c 0 0 2 Ga llamre.fr 10 1 Brown.c 10 2 Shwomvr.g 2 4 0 Kitzmiller.g 2 0 3 Briggs.c... 0 0 0 M’Daniel.f. 3 2 1 j Dawson.g.. 1,0 0 Totals ..To 9 6i Totals .10 5 li Referee—Kauffman. Umpire—Ashley,

Tigers Win Thriller By Times Special BROWNSTOWN. Ind., Feb. 22.—A field goal by Harding in the last minute of play provided the edge as the Crispus Attucks quintet of Indianapolis nosed out Vallonia near here last night, 30 to 28. Vallonia was ahead, 19 to 12, at the intermission. A fourth-quarter rally by the Indianapolis team was capped by a field goal by Umphrey which tied the score and gave Harding an opportunity to tally the winnig points. Summary: Attucks (30) I * Vallonia (28) FG.FTPF! FG.FT.PF. Randolph,f 1 0 0! Geyer.f ... 0 0 3 Watts.f. 114 Beavers.f 110 i Harding.c. 2 2 3 Achelpolil.c 6 33 Smith.g... 0 0 0 Hauer.g 114 Beck.g. 2 2 1 Huffman,g. 2 0 3 Davis.f 2 3 1 Waskon.c.. 10 0 Umphrey.g 3 0 1 Zike.g 0 12 Totals .Ti ~8 10; Totals ..11 6 15 State Boat Owners to Form Race Club Motorboat owners and enthusiasts from over tre state will meet at the Venezia gaiage, Merrill and S. Eaststs, Sunday at 2 p. m. At this meeting a club will be organized and it will be affiliated with the National Outboard Association, which is the governing body of all sanctioned outboard motorboat races in the United States. Motorboat owners from Butler, Bedford. Bloomington, Cambridge City, Ft. Wayne, Muncie and Patoka have oeen invited to attend the meeting. A number of Indiana motorboat lace pilots are entered in the Florida regattas next month and are anxious to carry the colors of an Indiana club. The meeting will be in charge of Karl L. Friedrichs, local National Outboard Association official. RIPPLE FROSH BOW Washington High School freshmen defeated the Broad Ripple plebes, 26 to 16, in a basketball game at the Ripple gym yesterday afternoon.

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Thomas Restaurant Team Rolls High

Loop Total; Boesnecker Tallies 720

BY BERNARD HARMON The Thornes Restaurant team of the Printing Crafts League connected for a 3027 in three games to ! top all team totals of the various leagues in action last night. Rudy j Boesnecker of the Eagle Creek Nursery team of the Universal League, outscored all individuals, when he tapped the maples for a 720. his season's best series. The Printer's loop, bowling at the Pritchett alleys, enjoyed one of its best scoring sessions of the season, ten individuals passing the 600 mark during the evening’s pastiming. A floor average of 922 was posted by the eight teams in action. The Thomas bowlers linked games of 1034.1000 and 993 to gain the 3027, and although they won every game of their series over the opposing AP Association, the latter team put up a stubborn fight, connecting for a 2913 through games of 952, 976 and 985. Jack Hunt, with the best individual total of the league, a 677, led the attack for the winners, firing games of 221, 232 and 224 to cop the honors. Reynolds, Zix and Middaw loaned their aid with totals of 614, 594 and 591. Three members of the losing AP squad passed the 600 mark, Jess Roe getting a 637, George Vale, 620, and Eddie Ten Eyck, a 613. The Cornelius Printing team was also a three-time winner, its shutout victim being the Sterling Tavern. Bunk Ward, with a 625, was best for the winners, while a 565 from Jack Innis topped the scoring efforts of the losers. Bingham Rollers, led by Carl Moxley with 610, and Les Koelling, with 597, blanked the Advance-Wright Electrotypes, who had a 539 from Bud Schoch as their best total. The Indianapolis Star team in its double win over the Rolles Printing Cos. closed its series with a 1041 game. Charlie Tyner, with 623, and Freddie Lutz, with 613, were leading individuals of the Star boys, while Newt Werner’s 644 proved to be the leading count of the losers.

Boesnecker’s 700 count came from games of 249, 257 and 214, and paced his team to an odd game win over the Polk’s Milk aggregation, which had as its leading count, a 587 from P. Smith. Berry's 634 gave the Blue Point Services an edge in their twogame victory over the Coca-Cclas. Jerry Proschaka had a 591 to lead the scoring of the Cokes. When Don McNew connected for a 620 it boosted his Log Tavern outfit to a 2-to-l win over the Fadeley-Birrs. Fac Riley, with 584, was Number 1 scoter of the Fadeleys. Although the Dutch Masters team failed to connect with some of their fancy scoring, they eased over a two-time win on the Heidenreich Florists. Herbie Guntz of the Floral team led the scoring of the two teams with a 631 series. Bill Brunot’s 563 was best for the Masters. Volimer Bros. Meats took a pair from the Louie's Tavern, Doc Longsworth, with 564, for the Vollmers and Salisbury, with 569, for the latter team were the leading scorers. Freddie Weber, who has been on the sidelines for several weeks owing to illness, celebrated his return to the St. Catherine League's lineup last night bv hanging lip the best individual total of the loop's session at the Fountain Square. Freddie had a 606 total to top the other kegelers of this circuit. Charlie Schafer and Lauck were all even for runnerup honors each getting a 584. Weber Milks and Thoman Shoes scored shutout victories over the Fountain Square FurnitVes and Schuster Coals, as the Lauck Funeral Homes and Wizard Machines won twice over the Trefv’s Inn and Sauters Taverns. In the Intermediate League, performing on the Uptown Alleys. Pearce, with a 641, copped the high individual honors, with Bradley running second at 624. Wiles & Wilson and Enos Coal blanked the Edwards Engineering and Coca-Cola teams, as the Eastern Coals and Schultz Furnitures took doubles wins over the E. Johnson Coals and Uptown Taverns. The Schultz team posted a 1016 middle game. A 605 by Bob Dittrich proved the best individual total of the Fletcher Trust League at the Central alleys. Ed Friehage's 576 netted him the runnerup honors. Double wins featured the team play of the circuit. 30th-st Branch, South Side Branch and West Michigan-st Branch winning two each over the Main Office, West-st Branch and Irvingtons. In the Polar Ice <fc Fuel League at the Central, shutout victories went to every winning team. Cubes used the Iron Fireman as their victims, Ice pushed around

the Freezers all evening, and the Fuels jumped all over the Refrigerators Stevens, starting his series with a pair of double centuries wound up at 588 to top the individual scoring. Rav Chrisney s 631 was the best of a irio of honor counts scored during the Elks League session at the Hotel Antlers last night Bert Sering had a 613 and Bob Haagsma a 603. Henry Bunch and George Godwin neared the 6<X) mark with series of 597 and 596. Shutout victories were scored by the Clevengers over the Mobilgas and the Ritchey Furnitures over the Smith A- Youngs. Two-to-one decisions went to the White Furnitures and La Fendrlch Cigars over the Bailey's Inn and Heidenreich Florists. The White Furniture rollers pounded qpt the highest single game of the league during this season's plav when they closed their series with a 1113. In the Parkway Recreation League, six honor totals appeared as the 12 teams went through their weekly schedule Kennie Powers posted the best series of the sextet, reaching 621 in his appearance. Bracken had a 620. Len Sylvester, a 615. Erler. a 611. Griffin, a 603, and Granneman, a 600 Triple victories were taken by the Worrell Cleaners. Ritz Taverns and Acme-Monon Coals over the Roberts Milk, Fairfield Florists and Garrick Theater, while 2-to-l decisions went Kingan <fc Cos. over the Eagle Creek to the Hoosier Petes. Farm Bureau and Nursery, Beach and Arthurs and Baker's Lunch. Metzger's 449 was the best individual total of the Women Golfers League at the Parkway. Country Club No. 1 blanked the Highland No. 2 and the Highland No. l's took three from the Broadmoor No. 2. Truitt. 607: Amick. 600: Va* Buren. 593. and Smith, 590. was the finishing order of the high-pin topplers of the Automotive League, bowling at the Illinois Alleys. Triple wins went to the Sinclair Refining. Outlaws upd State Auto Insurance over the Citizens' Motor Car Cos.. Eagle Machines and Ellis Trucking. Beard Brake Service took a pair from the Inland Battery Cos.

Joe Louis Scores Early Knockout Over Ramage San Diego Heavy Contender Halted in Second Round; Plans to Retire From Prize Ring.

By United Brest LOS ANGELES. Feb. 22.—The sensation, had gained him another k Lee Ramage of San Diego from hea Packers, Kautskys to Battle Sunday City Pro Net Rivals Scheduled at Armory. The Hilgemeier Packers and Kautsky A. C.s will play the second of a three-game series to determine the city pro basketball championship at the National Guard Armory Sunday. The game originally was carded at Butler fieldhouse on next Wednesday. The Kautsky boys dropped the first game to the Packer outfit, but since that time have been going at a fast clip, having defeated the famous New York Renaissance team in cne of the games of this week's series. The Packers took a drubbing from *he Negro champs, and also lost a decision to the Firestone team since last meeting their city rivals. In a curtain-raiser, Dave De Jernett of Indiana Central College, will make his debut in independent ranks when he lines up his University Heights All-Stars against the Real Silk Hosiery team. Dave will close his college basketball career with the Greyhounds on Saturday night. AMATEUR LINKSMEN CLASH Jiy United Press BELLEAIR, Fla., Feb. 22. W. Stanton Barbour, New York, and Bayard Mitchell, Pine Valley, N. Y., teed off today in the final match of the Belleair Washington’s birthday amateur golf meet. BROWNING PINS SZABO By United Press NEW VORK, Feb. 22. Jim Browning, Missouri, threw Sandor Szabo, Hungary, in a wrestling match here last night.

Three double centuries brought Joe Michaelts * 619 total, which proved to be the leading series of the L. S Avres League at the Pritchett Alievs Runnerup honors went to Art Frv. who had a 588 Every team serifs was won over the two-to-one route. AMC Shirts. Grunows. Society Brand and Be’.nird Shirts being victorious over tne Estate Ranges. SteinBlochs. Lavico Products and Elgin Watches. Hausman's 650 was the best of a trio of 600 counts posted bv individuals of the Diamond Chain League at the Pritchett Alleys. Feist had 623 and Wenning a 602 Gilmore neared the trio with a 598 Pms and Bushings won three games each from the Offsets and Rollers, as the Side Plates took an odd-game decision over the Cotters. Ivan Iliff turned in a neat job of pinch hitting in the Real Silk League session at Pritchett's. He opened with a pair of 242 sand closed at 169 to total 653. Thibodeau, with 587. and Morris, with 586. were the best scorers among the regular members of the circuit Gulley Brushes didn't do much brushing and dropped three games to the Head Hunters. Hot Shots were hot against the Guttersnipes, beating them in two of their three games and the Alley Rats scalped the Indians with a two-time win. Jones of the Prest-O-Lite No 3 team posted a 613 for the best individual series total of the Industrial League at the Indiana alleys. Lee. with 604. took runnerup honors. Bixbys. Indianapolis Railways. Inland Containers and Indianapolis ScrewProducts shut'out the L. Strauss A: Cos. Indiana Piovisions, Maccabees and Meier Packers, as the Peoples Motor Coach. Prest-O-Lite No. 1. Prest-O-Lite No. 2 were winning a pair each from the Indianapolis News Circulation, Indianapolis News and Circle Engraving. * Baker was the leading flower in the Posey League at the Fountain Square his 513 putting him at the top of the individual scoring. Geraniums and Pansies were wilted after three-game drubbings from the Tulips and Lilacs. Roses bloomed out with a double win over the Daisies and the Sunflowers were too tall for the Lillies, getting over with a pair of wins.

!eft fist of Joe Louis, Detroit Negro lockout victorv today and eliminated /yweight championship competition. The left, swung from the hip. caught a groggy Ramage flush on the jaw in the second of a scheduled 10-round bout at Wrigley Field last night and 12,000 spectators started for the exits. Lieutenant Commander Jack Kenworth, a survivor of the recent crash of the United States giant dirigible, Macon, started to count over the San Diego youth but the referee’s gesture was unnecessary. Ramage, flat on his back on the canvas, obviously was out and his seconds threw in the towel. A roundhouse right to the head put Ramage in trouble almost at the opening bell. He survived the first round only by expert footwork. Louis weighed 196 pounds, Ramage 193. The knockout was the second Louis scored over Ramage, the previous one coming in a bout in Chicago last December. For Ramage the fight apparently meant the end of a spectacular career that had carried him almost to the top flight among the heavies. He announced before the contest that should he lose he intended to retire rather than to become a “second-rater.” In a semi-final bout, Midget Wolgast, 121, Philadelphia, former flyweight champion, won an easy 10round decision over Juan Zurita, 123, Mexico City. REPORT SHIRES WILL PILOT ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 22.—Officials of the Albany International League baseball club have been informed Art Shires, former big league player, has been signed to manage Harrisburg of the New York-Pennsylvania League. CARDS MEET GREENFIELD The Southport High School basketball team will plose its regular season tomorrow night, meeting Greenfield on the Southport hardwood. The Cardinal wrestling team traveled to Muncie this afternoon for a match.

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Fred Grobmier Is Placed on Mat Program Highpockets to Meet Nesbit On Tuesday; Da. : s and Steele Mix. Ficd 'Highpockets) Grobmier. the "lowa Cornstalk” whose style of grappling has gained him manyi friends at the Armory, will returnj to the N. Pennsylvania-st arena) next Tuesday night on the Hercules; A. C. all-heavyweight wrestling! card. Jack Nesbit, 220. Seattle, a newcomer who is said to go in for the rough style of performance, will clash with Grobmier in the one fall opening tussle. Grobmier has won three matches here. He scales 205 and is one of the tallest matmen in the game, standing 6 feet. 5 inches. Matchmaker Lloyd Carter has scheduled a pair of aggressive huskies, Ray Steele. 218. and Big Boy Davis, 235, for the feature attraction. Davis is the powerhouse who knocked a ring post “haywire” when he was engaged in a struggle against Everett Marshall. Steele is the California mat ace who flopped Hans Kampfer here last Tuesday. Karl (Doc) Sarpolis, 222, the speedy Erie (Pa.) star who held the Big Ten Conferencence heavyweight mat title while a student at the University of Chicago a few years ago, will pit his skill against Lou Plummer. 235. Baltimore grappler, in the semi-windup.

Basketball a m a Independent, League and Amateur Results and Notices.

All games in the city independent basketball tournament last night at the Dearborn gym were won by lopsided margins. Hibben-Hollweg beat Hook's Drugs, 43 to 17; Dearborn Hotel topped the Lincoln Chiropractors. 46 to 17, and Fletcher Trust trimmed the Indianapolis Flashes ”B,” 28 to 17. Link Belt Dodge won a forfeit victory from Merchants Bank. First round play will be completed with the following games tonight at the Dearborn: 7:oo—East Tenth Buddies vs. Inland Container. 7:so—Oak Hill Spartans vs. U S Box. 8:40 —Kroger Grocery vs. Kirshbaum. A —Dependable Cleaners vs. Midway The Hoosier Clippers, paced by Teeguarden and J. Hesselgrave, turned back the Rex Tavern five at Pennsy gvm last night. 39 to 24. The Clippers would like to book strong city and slate teams. Citizen's Gas. O'Hara Sans and East End Dairies, notice. Call Riley 7194 or write George J Johnson, 345 N. Walcott-st. Indianapolis. The East Side Cubs desire games in the 14-year-old class with teams having a floor. Call Lincoln 1621 between 6 and 7 p. m. and ask for Bill. Bombers. Rhodlus Midgets and Riverside M. E. Juniors notice. The Oak Hill Spartans "B" squad will play the Boys’ Club tonight at Brookside at 9:30. Nusslein Favored to Win Net Meets By United Press ™ MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Feb. 22. Hans Nusslein, Germany, was an odds-on favorite today to win the Miami Beach professional tennis championship. In quarter-final play yesterday he defeated Charles Wood, New York, 6-1, 6-1, 6-1. In other semi-final matches Karel Kozeluh, Czechoslovakia, defeated Bill Einsman, New York, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2; Vincent Richards, New York, won easily from Harold Cohane, Ferndale, N.-Y., 6-1, 6-2, 6-2, and Herman Peterson, Fisher’s Island, N. Y., was beaten in an upset by Bruce Barnes, Austin, Tex., 6-3, 6-8, 6-2, 6-2.