Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 March 1943 — Page 8
SPORTS.
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5 CLARENCE BEERS, big ighit-Rander who won 16 games at Sacramento last year, was counted on as a starter for the Columbus Red Birds this season. . .". He
won't be available. .-. ; He entered the service of Uncle Sam. , .. The Birds also lost Pitcher Bob Shepard to the
orces this. week.
| However, Columbus still has 32 players on its active list but
“many have never played Class AA
ball. . , . There are going to be
. / many strange faces in the American association this year and there t - will be little help sent down from the majors. 3 Detroit is down to nine pitchers at this writing and one, Hal
“White, is in the hospital nursing an injured back.
« +o Also, Hal
: Newhouser, southpaw, has been ordered to take a second selective
Sy service physical ‘examination. .
. He was -classified 4-F last year.
+ Versatile players are in demand as the draft boards call up © more leaguers week after week, and what the situation will be by
‘ midsummer is' difficult to foresee.
Food also may enter the
: : picture and create a problem when a club is on the road for any ; length, of time, especially after a doubleheader, when: the. players
really are ready for a heavy intake
Players’ Hunger Knows No Bounds
of groceries and steaks.
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~ SEVERAL YEARS ago the writer saw the Indianapolis Indians Selour: out a dining car of food on a trip from Columbus following
a Sunday afternoon double-header. . .
. And by the time the manager
. “and newspapermen received the nod “for their turn” the cupboard
was bate and they had to subsist
on whatever the train butcher
had in his basket, mainly candy bars. ‘And this year there's a shortage of candy bars!
ON ANOTHER occasion, while this scrivener was traveling with the Indians, the team manager misunderstood the passenger agent and thought the Tribe’s departing train carried a diner, which was
‘not the case
The incident followed the playing of a double-header and when the players rushed from the ball park to station ‘and learned of ‘the “catastrophe” they were hard to control. . , . They did their
best by hopping off at stops to buy
sandwiches.
Detroit Sews Up Florida Camp Site
; DETROIT is the first big league club to announce its post-war spring training plans. . . . The Tigers have made arrangements to
return to Lakeland, Fla. , . .
The management suspects there will
be a scramble on the part. of big league clubs to return to warm - southern bases after the war and Detroit is taking no chances on "losing out at Lakeland, one of the best training spots in Florida. : The Tigers are getting along all right in Evansville and are not complaining, but Evansville isn’t ‘Lakeland in March and April. "...Leo MacDonell of the Detroit Evening Times points out that
the cost of feeding and housing a
more than $8 a day, compared to $4.
player in Evansville averages 50 at Lakeland.
Reds Send Boy Sprinter to Purdue
* BILL, McKECHNIE, Cincinnati
manager, picked his youngest
player to compete in the 60-yard .dash for big league ball players
on the Purdue relays program at West Lafayette tonight. .
. Purdue
" invited the six major clubs training in Indiana to send a Shriver: for
the special event. . is to carry the Queen City colors.
_ Bob Usher, who reached draft age on March 1,
This 18-year-old is just out of the American Legion junior ‘base-
ball ranks. . . . He has been a catcher, pitcher, infielder and out-
fielder. . . . The Reds are schooling him in the outfield.
238 College Trackmen From 24
Schools. Run in
Purdue Relays
LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 27 (U. P.).—A field of 238 college track men from 24 schools compete for honors late today and tonight in the first annual Purdue university relays. Preliminary run-offs will be held this afternoon in the shot put, 60-yard dash, 60-yard low hurdles and 60-yard high hurdles, with main events scheduled to begin at 7:30 p. m. The program includes seven
Badgers Send 7 Into Finals
MADISON, Wis., March 27 (U. P.).—The University of Wisconsin boxing team hoped to add another " to its long list of titles today when it sent seven of its members into the finals of the 1943 National Collegiate Athletic association boxing tournament. Finalists in eight weight groups battle for N. C. A. A. crowns at the ‘Wisconsin fieldhouse' tonight. Besides Wisconsin the athletes will represent Michigan State, Miami, Washington State, Kitland field air base, San Jose State, Superior, Wis. Teachers and Penn State. The only knockout in last night's}: 11 matches came when Cliff Lutz, Wisconsin's 145-pound representative, dropped Ed Feinstein of Miami for the count in the second round. Five fighters reached the last|; round in Thursday's matches. Bob Simpson, Wabash college boxer, was decisioned by John Collen- ' tine in the 135-pound weight division.
Bruins After ] 4th Straight
By UNITED PRESS The Boston Bruins attempt to ~ clinch a berth in the Stanley Cup finals of the National Hockey league tonight when they go after their fourth straight triumph over. the Montreal Canadiens as the pen-‘nant-winning Detroit - Red . Wings play the Toronto Maple: Leafs. ~ ‘Second-place team during the _ regular season, the Bruins need but one more {triumph over the Canadiens to win the best of seven series B semi-finals and earn the right - to face ‘ the Detroit-Toronto winner for the big silver mug. In a second game on Canadian . ice, Detroit battles the Maple Leafs at Toronto. The Red Wings hold a
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relays, six individual events and two specialties. Major league ‘baseball players training in Indiana will participate in a 60-yard “baseball dash” and Purdue students will compete in a wall-scaling contest. For the collegians, team honors in university and college divisions will be the main prizes. Most Big Ten and Central Collegiate indoor individual champions assembled for the meet. There also were a number of service athletes on hand. The top event probably will be the mile relay, with Indiana's Big Ten champs, Notre Dame’s Central Collegiate titlists and’ a strong Michigan outfit pacing a seven-team field. West, Usher Entered Charles Hlad, world’s record hold-|i er in the 60-yard high hurdles, who is now in military service, will be competing for Chicago as an Army Air Force Cadet. Last minute entries in the novel “baseball dash” include Dick West and Bob Usher of the Cincinnati Reds, Allie Reynolds and Hank Edwards of the Cleveland Indians; Jimmy Russell of Pittsburgh and possibly Phil Cavarretta of the Chicago Cubs. The diamond stars, all from major league clubs holding spring. training in Indiana, will race 60 yards with full baseball paraphernalia.
County Fair Dates Set
LA PORTE, Ind, March 27 (U. P.).—The Northern Indiana Hare ness Racing circuit today announced the dates for six northe ern Indiana county fairs. The dates fixed were: Aug. 9-14, Elkhart county fair at Goshen; Aug. 17-21, La Porte county fair at La Porte; Aug. 2529, Lake county fair at Crown Point; Sept. 1-3, Jasper county fair at Rensselaer; Sept. 10-14, Bourbon fair; Sept. 14-17, Newton county fair at Kentland.
AMATEUR NOTES
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the strength of
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Playing night
With the Reds
By EDDIE AsH ot
buckle down to spring exercise in Bloomington tomorrow, and from
‘all accounts the players are eager
and ready to take northern training in stride. : But it will not be a new experience for an In apolis club. ‘The Redskins prefer Florida, of course,
cent past they pitched camp in their own state, and Evansville, and _ in Kentucky at Mayfield and Bowling Green. However, the training {facilities at Indiana university are far superior to anything offered at any of the Tribe's former northern: camps, The huge fieldhouse is available to the players on ‘days when weather conditions prevent outdoor drill. The fieldhouse is equipped with a batting cage and for that and other reasons Sally exercise is assured.
Share Camp With Reds
The Indians are .to share the training facilities with the Cincinnati Reds and Managers Bill McKecknie and Bush will get together and map out the hours for each team to work to avoid any conflict. The Reds opened the camp on March 15 and they will depart Bloomington on April 10, after which the Indians will have everything to themselves, Indianapolis players scheduled to report at Victory field today prior to the departure for Bloomington are Pitchers Chief Hogsett,; Al Bronkhurst, Earl Reid, Harold Stewart, Walter Tauscher and perhaps Glen Fletcher; Catchers Stewart Hofferth and Norman Schlueter; Infielders Fred Vaughn, Eric McNair and Mickey Haslin, and Outfielder Gil English. Pitcher ,Bob Logan is ‘to report at. Bloomington . tomorrow and Pitchers John Hutchings and Jim Trexler are to check in on April 1 along with Outfielders Wayne Blackburn, Joe Moore and Willard Pike, and Infielders Frank Staucet and Carl Fairly. When all are assembled the Tribe squad will number 20.
Ample Training Time
Meanwhile Secretary Al Schlensker is on the lookout for a first sacker and any other talent that will strengthen the team. The Indians will have ample time to get in shape for the regular
open on the road this year at Toledo, in a night game on April 29. The home opener also will be with the Mud Hens, on May 5 at night. Secretary Schlensker said the advance seat sale is 50 per cent over last year at this time. The paid attendance at last year’s Vietory field opener was 11,542. Victory field seating capacity is 12,141, including the bleachers, Schlensker predicts a complete sellout on May 5. The Indians are to play their first exhibition game on April 7 against the Reds in Bloomington. All told, the Tribesters are booked to play 12 exhibitions and two more are sought:
Hampered Last Spring :
Last spring, at Cocoa, Fla. transportation difficulties cut their exhibition pjosiam to a point that hampered their preparation fori regular play and they were far from ready on A. A. opening day. Schlensker announces tke following revised exhibition schedule that will require only a minimum of travel:
L232 7=—Cincinnati Reds at Bloom-
gto 8—Cleveland at Indianapolis. April 9-—Cleveland at Indianapolis.
Apri 10—Chicago White Sox at Lafayette
' April 11—Chicago ~ White. Sox. at Laa wil 13—Indiana university at. Bloom-
pri 20—Minneapolis at Terre Haute. April 21—Minneapolis at Terre Haute. April 24—Minneapolis at Indianapolis. . April 25—-Minnea apolls ‘at Indianapolis, April 26—-S8t. Paul at Indianapolis. April 27—S8t. Paul at Indianapolis.
training camp at Purdue university on April ‘1 and take over Indianapolis’ Victory field on April 2 and remain through April 12. ‘
Toledo Moves To Semi-Finals
NEW YORK, March 27 (U. P.).— Toledo plays Washington and Jefferson and, Fordham battles St. John’s before a sellout crowd in Madison Square Garden tonight in|. ‘the semi-finals of the national in-|.
The winners will ‘meet Monday night for the title and the right to face the N. C. A. A. champion
W. & J., seeded eighth, gained the semi-final round with a triumph over Creighton while Toledo, seeded fourth, reached this round with a victory over Manhattan. Second- | §
Rams reached the penultimate round by knocking off Western Kentucky. :
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The Cleveland club will close its
ranking St. John’s advanced with 'a} win over Rice and the sixth-seeded |
Greg Rice Sets 2-Mile Record
CLEVELAND, March 27 (U, P.) — Little Greg Rice, the mechanical man from Notre Dame, continued to rule as America’s ace distance runner today after setting a new world indoor record. of 8:51 for two miles, breaking by one-tenth of a second the mark he set in 1941. Rice lapped two rivals, Glen Masten of Colgate and Georgetown’s Dave Williams. In the third annual K. of C. meet last night to post one of two new world indoor marks established. The other international standard went to Herb Thompson, Jersey City, N. J., sprinter, who dashed 45 yards in 4.8 seconds to clip onetenth of a second from the mark created by Canada’s Percy Williams in 1929. Dave Trepanier of Ohio State was second and Chester Thomas, another Buckeye, third. Gil Dodds, the Boston Theological student, broke the meet record in winning the Catholic Universe Bulletin Mile in 4:08.7. Gerald Karver of Penn State beat out Indiana’s Earl Mitchell for second honors. Bullet Bob Wright, Ohio State’s Big Ten champion, copped the 45yard high hurdles with a 5.6 second
Dillard of Baldwin Wallace and Charles (Whitey) Hlad, former Michigan Normal star now an air corps cadet. Dillard won the low hurdles in 5.1 seconds, with Wright second and Owen Cassidy of Colgate third. . Bobby Ufer, Michigan’s speedy middle-distance star, took the 600yard run in 1:125. Russ Owen of Ohio State was second and Jim Herbert of the Grand Street Boys’! Club, New York, third. Rangy Joe Nowicki of Fordham whipped home first in the 1000 yard run, besting Eisenhart of Ohio State and Dave Matthews of Michi-
For 2d Time
| was generally: criticized :by the ex-
| brown-skinned Cleo Shans’ of Los | Angeles - last night at Madison
victory over Shans in a month.
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i cision far more impressively than lin their first. Garden meeting on
| Angeles Negro lightweight con{tender was on the. verge of a
1 the brink of the never-never chasm N |so often that the 15,011 fans left|: [ [the “House That Rickard. Built,” |mantled in .disappointment. = They
several times.
By. JACK: CUDDY United Press Staff Correspondent § NEW , YORK, March 27.—Pvt. Johnny Greco of the Canadian army
perts today for: failing to knock out
Square Garden | in. Greco's. second
Greco, dark-haired Montreal Ital-
|ian, won a unanimous 10-round de-
Feb. 26. Either Greco's improvement or Shans’ deterioration caused a_lop-sided fight in which the Los
knockout several times. . Shans was floored once and on
had contributed to a gate of $47,214. Shans Gets Licking
Their first fight, a month ago, was close. But last ‘night Greco lived up to his 3-1 odds and gave Shans such a licking that the Uhited Press score sheet registered but one round for Shans, the second. All the others went to Pvt. Johnny. Only Greco's lack .of experience or lack of intelligence prevented a knockout. He had Shans on thei. floor for a one-count from a left jab in the third round. He had him groggy and rubber-legged in the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth sessions, but he failed to put. Cleo away. Hence the criticism of Greco,
title shot at Champion Beau Jack. If he had followed the fundamentals of boxing, it seems’ that he could have scored an easy knockout Greco, hardest hitter in the lightweight league, had his opponent ready for the coup de grace again and again. But instead of administering it, he fell into clinches with his helpless opponent. Maybe the barrage of criticism will snap Greco and entourage out of their apparent lethargy and teach them what to do with - this kids dynamite when an opponent is bese ging for a kayo. .
Could K. O. Jack
Pvt. Greco proved last night by giving Shans the worst beating .of his career that he is the most dangerous contender in the lightweight division. He is a contender who is blessed with youth, punch, speed, bull-strength - and stamina. Ultimately he will learn to finish his man. If he does before he tackles Beau Jack, he will knock out the champion, Greco's handlers said Johnny hurt his left hand early in the fight, but despite the portside injury, they are sure he will be able to fight an undesignated opponent at Montreal on May 6 for benefit of the Canadian army boxing equipment fund. Shans was supposed to be stronger last night, at 133 pounds, than a month ago when he scaled only 131 and a fraction. But he had no chance against his 135-pound op-
gan.
ponent.
quintet, paced by Capt. Tillie Kagel, Meyer, who hung up a 624 series,
game series in the city and nation
.|this .season with 2968 pins. = The
only. score this season to stand ahead
| of that count is the 2983 series rolled
by the White Rock Girls Jan. 22. In turning in their honor count, the Gold Medal Beer five had to shoot against a big 2847 score posted by the White Rocks. Besides the scores of Capt. Kagel and Mrs. Meyer, Bernice Robling added 588, Dorothy Mashek hit for 568 and Nell Koelling notched 518 for the Gold Medal’s series of 989, 960 and 1019. Second highest * count rolled among the ladies was a 643 series posted by Muriel Hayes on games of 220, 212 and 211. Others. over 600 included Lou McCreary, 638; Rita Sheehan, 610, and Ann Crull, 603. “The men did all right for themselves, too, Johnny Mencin taking the lead with 705. Fonnie Snyder took second honors with 684 in the Real Estate league at the Fox-Hunt plant. Mencin rolled his score in| the Fox-Hunt Classic loop at the same alleys. he: leading bowlers last night were: Red; Fox-Hunt Ciastie. . csncenenensy
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CAIRO, 1Il, March 27 (U, P.).—|Bob Bolling The physical condition of Mort} Cooper, ace of the hurling. staff;
camp’ of the world champion St.| Mae Louis Cardinals today. Big Mort| 5mm injured his back when he fell from |Cstl Fraelich,
: and still is receiving treatment from| physician. e also :
Tillie Kagel Paces Gold Medal Keglers to High 2968 Series
Tenpins took an awful walloping from women keglers last night as leading bowlers among the ladies in Indianapolis laid down a steady barrage of strikes and spares on the local alleys. Six members of the Kernel Optical loop at Pritchett’s alleys pounded .|out .counts over 600 for a. three-game series.
turned in the second best three-|
| and legends. of: the sport. are - built. :
"who posted a 670, and Mrs. Blanche
'From Tinker fo
Evers to Chance’: It Starts Monday
HARRY GRAYSON, NEA’s vet- - ' eran sports editor, has completed - an illustrated series about the Cobbs, the Wagners and the Ruths—the men whose feats keep baseball alive. With some “250 ma jor league players now in the armed -forces and. professional base ball left to - struggle along this season with married men "with children and the 4-IMs a sports will Mr. Grayson, switch its on minds to more pleasant days. And the players people will talk about are not those who will play in the professional ranks this season. Players being discussed now wherever fans get together are those around whom the traditions
2 . » . 3 MR. ‘GRAYSON | ‘will wie of ‘From Tinker to Evers to Chance,” ‘the Red Sox's incomparable outfield of Spesker, Hooper and Lewis, of Oy Young, Matty,
| ad others. who have engraved
who is gunning for a lightweight |
The Gold Medal Beer
| Albert
die Weaver.
Tigers today considered himself the
remain in bed another 10 days.
0. S. U. Leads In Swim Meet
COLUMBUS, March 27 (U. P.).— Ohio State university went into the final events of the 20th annual National Collegiate Athletic association swimming championships a definite
favorite today—despite stellar individual ' performances by ‘opposing swim stars. ‘Opposing swimmers broke one world’s record and two N. C. A, A. records yesterday as the Buckeyes collected 49 of a possible 110 points in the first six events of the meet. Michigan, their ‘most dangerous rival, was able to rack up only 23 points. The world’s record for the 50-yard freestyle was broken by Henry Kozlowski, Northwestern university freshman, who swam the course in 22.1 seconds, eclipsing the previous record of 22.6 seconds set by Duke Kananamoku of the University of Washington in 1923. N. C. A. A. records were broken in the 300-yard medley and the 160-yard backstroke. Harry. Holliday, Big! Ten: backstroke champion from Michigan, did the backstroke in 1:33.5—.7 of a second under the previous N. C. A. A. récord of 1:34.2 set by Albert Vande Weghe of Princeton in 1938. Marcus Follansbee of Ohio State finished a close second.
Roche, Plummer
Paired On Mat
e appearance of Lou
tional interest with the announcement that Lou’s opponent is to be Dorve (Iron Man) Roche. Lou, now a petty officer.in the U. S. navy and on a furlough, had sent word to “get somebody good,” so Promoter Lloyd Carter took Plummer at his word and came up with Roche. They are to clash in a special semi-windup. : . Heading the all-heavyweight show will be Bobby Managoff of Chicago, a former champion, and (His Lordship) Mills of
Montreal. According to advance
| lword, Mills has plenty .to boast
about in skill and power. He is a
|newcomer here.
Dixie Walker Back
BEAR MOUNTAIN, N. Y,, March 27 (U. P.) —Dixie Walker, popular outfielder of the Brooklyn Dodgers, was back with the squad today. Reporting yesterday, Dixie escaped injury in batting drill when struck -on the fiead by a Piiched Tall, tzown by Bob Chipman. i
Cancels Drill
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., March
| cw. P.) ~The St. Louis Browns
hoped to move outdoors again today after cancellation of a scheduled intra-squad game because of weather. Right Handed Pitcher George Caster, who won eight and lost . two hwo, last Season, reported : to ET fe oe we
UDB
cfr glo RIRLRS
(the | : PX rs Plummer in wrestling action at the armory next Tuesday night is expected to provide addi-|
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Steve O'Neill Believes He's Most Harried Baseball Pilot
By UNITED PRESS EVANSVILLE, Ind., March 27.—Manager Steve O'Neill of the Detroit
most harried pilot in baseball.
Doctors ordered Hal White, pitcher suffering from a back injury, to Rookie Murral' Hewitt, another tosser, reported and immediately was sidelined with a thumb injury. To top it off, Pitcher Hal Newhouser, classified 4-F last summer because of heart
trouble, received notice that he soon would be called for reclassification.
‘Van Robays Reports
MUNCIE, Ind., March 27.—~0Outfielder Maurice Van Robays got into the training camp swing with the rest of the Pittsburgh Pirates today. He reported yesterday with his signed contract as Manager Frankie Frisch held batting and fielding practice.
‘Weather Limits Sox
FRENCH LICK, Ind., March 27.— Influenza was taking a heavy toll in the Chicago White Sox training camp today. Jimmy Webb, veteran infielder, joined the sick - list, following Pitcher Thornton Lee, as weather limited the club to a short walk.
Derringer Is Sick
FRENCH LICK, Ind., March 27. --Manager Jimmy Wilson of the Chicago Cubs hoped to resume practice today after weather forced cancellation of a scheduled batting and fielding drill. Pitcher Paul Derringer was on the sick list with a sore throat.
Pitchers Get Rest
BLOOMINGTON, Ind., March 27. —Manager Bill McKechnie sent the Cincinnati: Reds through their first practice game today afer expressing satisfaction with the condition of his pitching staff. Moundsmen were given a half holiday yesterday as the rest.of the squad held a long fielding ‘drill.
Purdue Announces | 13 Letter Winners
LAFAYETTE, Ind, March 27 (U. P)—Guy Mackey, Purdue university athletic director, today ‘announced major letter winners in swimming and wrestling. ; Swimming awards were made to M. V. Dunn, Toledo, O.; C. E. Ericksen, Brooklyn, N. Y.; E. A. Heidke, Chicago; John Juengst, New Rochelle, N. ¥.; W. F. Snead, Ft. Union, Va., and J. R. Vrilliamson, South Bend, Wrestling letters went to Roger Claseman, Clinton, Ia.; Velmar Davis, Corydon; Warren Eviston, Huntington; Dan Nettesheim, Milwaukee, Wis.; Frank Ruggieri, South Bend; Mark Matovina, East Chicago, and Jim Paratore, East” Chicago.
Harris ‘Delighted’ Over Etten Deal
HERSHEY, Pa., March 27 (U. P.). —Acquisition of Pitcher Al Ger~ heauser and Catcher Tom Padden ‘from the Yanks in settlement ¢f the Nick Etten deal today “delighted” Manager Bucky Harris of the Phils,
péct and Padden gives us a veteran
‘|and experienced catcher,” Harris said. Schoolboy Rowe, purchased
from the Montreal farm club of the Brooklyn’ Dodgers, joined the squad
a winning pitcher.
Open Till 9:30 P. m.
haliy. and Al Al Day Sunday
Our Caps are in Cleveland today i in an effort to make it two straight over rhe Barons tonight in the semi-finals of the Calder Cup hockey playoffs. There were plenty of smiles as they posed To this picture just before climbing aboard the train here yesterday at the union station. In the front ‘(left to right) are Bill Quackenbush, Connie Brown, Bill Thomson (with glasses), Sandy Ross, Floyd Perras and Bill Jennings. In the rear (left to right) are Manager Herbie Lewis, Hec Kilrea, Joe Fisher, Moose Sherritt, Bill Cumingha, Joe Brown, Adam Brown, Jud McAtee, George Patterson and Fred.
Risko Released From the Army.
CAMP DAVIS, N. C., March 27 (U. P.). — Former Heavyweight Johnny Risko, an army private for nearly a year, was en route to Loraine, O,, today fo take a .de fense job after being released under the over-age discharge law, Risko, 40, retired from the ring in 1937 after some 350 bouts ag the “Cleveland Rubber Man.”
Wyoming and Texas to Clash
KANSAS CITY, Mo, March 27 (U. P).—~The University of Wyoe ming Cowboys, Rocky Mountain champions, clash with an uted Texas university quintet tonight 1 the finals of the western N. C, A. A, basketball tournament. The Texans, paced by i6-veare old freshman Roy Cox, gained the finals last night by upsetting a fae vored Washington university te 59-55. Wyoming advanced by shade ing a surprising University of Okla homa quintet, 53-50. The winner of tonight's regional title contest will play Georgetown university, Eastern winner, for the national title Tuesday night at New York's Madison Square Garden. Few of the 6000 spectators in Kansas City’s Municipal auditorium rated the Texas team a chance lass night when Washington's - Huskies jumped into a 21-8 lead in the open ing minutes. Paced by Forwards Charley Gilmur and. Bill Morris, the West coast team held a 33-28 margin at half time and had stretched it to 38-28 two minutes later. Then the Texans found the range and, led by the 5-feet-7-inches Cox, and Forward Johnny Targis, they started to crawl ‘up. With two mine utes to play they had deadlocked the score and Cox rammed home two baskets in the final seconds te clinch the victory.
Army Says No To Louis Bout
HOLLYWOOD, March 27 (U. 2), —The army said today that Sergt, Joe Louis would not be permitted to
appear in a bout here May § 7 Alberto Lovell, Argentine or A report from Buenos Aires was
the only announcement that such 3 a match was contemplated. 5
Maj. Gen. Irving J. #billipeon, director -of army emergency relief
said war department policy forbids Louis’ appearance.
Ingwerson Takes Crowley’s Post
CHAPEL HILL, N. C., March: n (U. P.).—Lieut. Comm. Burton Ingwerson, former University of Iowa head coach and member: of Northwestern's coaching Lan, stepped -into the shoes of Comm. Tames (Sleepy Jim) pom today as head coach of the North.
“Gerheauser is a fine young pros- | ==
and assured Harris he still gould be} 4