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Records

In Playoff Series With Hershey -

By EDDIE ASH Times Sports Editor

Based on the results of 10 games between the teams in regular sea- | ‘the Indianapolis] splendid |

son cofhpetition,

Hoosier Caps stand a

{ | | t

chance of bumping off the Hershey |

Bears in

the American’ Hockey

league's playoff series between the

second- |

place club (the Caps) and the east-|

ern division's runnerup (the Bears). And the .cards are really down

now and let the ice chips fall where|

they may. are to lift the lid on the best-in-seven series at the local Coliseum rink tonight at 8:30 and season ticket prices will prevail.

The Caps anc Bears A

regular

In 10 clashes between the teams

regular season play, five, was deadlocked:

in won

tilt However,

the Caps the Bears four and one in

the first struggle between the clubs, |

played at Hershey, Pa., on Oct.

the score tossed out by President Maurice Podoloff, ruled that the Hoosiers used eligible players and awarded game to Hershey by forfeit, 3 Achieve Their Goal ¢'

If you pass up that forfeit the

Caps won five games and the Bears But the Indianapolis is perfectly willing to forget

only three. team about that Oct. 25 forfeit against it now that they finally their goal by from second place,

obligingly Saturday. the Caps here on Sunday,

edged Pittsburgh last

from tion.

The Caps are at full strength for Thibeault, a winger, last man on the hospital

the playoffs. “Larry

Walton, Graci Scoring Honors in League

NEW HAVEN, Conn.

(U. P).—Bob Walton and Bob

Gracie gave the Pittsburgh Hor- |

nets a consolation prize for missing out on the American league playoffs today by finishing in a tie for the individual scoring title. Each had 94 points. Walton, whd also led the league in assists with 54, gained the tie with Gracie by making- five points last week while Gracie scored three. Lou Trude] of Cleveland, in third place with 93 points, was the league leader on goals, making ¢5 during the season. He almost pulled up even with Walton and Gracie by scoring nine points last week. Cleveland's. Western division champions also: monopolized the next three places in the - scoring |

25, the Caps won, 7 to 3, only to have League who! in- | the

achieved | ousting Pittsburgh thanks to the star-studded Cleveland Barons who

Then they were belted by which eliminated the Smoky City Hornets post-season playoff competi-

March 20 race.

and exper) ence wi I Il be

Yout

off. games with the Hershe "

right, whileCoach Johnny So

| enter

od cinak Aa «

y Bears. rrell

and Sorrell a wingman,

teamed on the | ndi anapoli s Cap

The youngsters are Francis

(Red) Kane,

is the veteran i al es competition

tals tonight in the first of the playand Dick Kowcinak,

Kow-

left

Kane is a defenseman,

list, turned out for practice yesterday and worked out fof an hour. ' Player-Manager Johnny Sorrell believes that the fact that his Caps barely squeezed into the playoffs |

[Bears with a determination to get it over with early. Although first two playoff series are arranged on a four-best-in-seven basis, the winners will be decided on a point |

the victor.

[tie one. This setup was made necessary on account of the 11:45 cur- | few placed on all games. In other | words, if a game is still tied, in-

e Take Top

Tom Burlington had 90; Earl Bartholome was next with 81,

with 80. Paul Courteau of the Providence Reds, the mid-season scoring leader | who has been out of action, was seventh with 72 points. His team | mate Jacques Lavoie had 69. F. C. Goeden of Hershey and Pete Leswick of Indianapolis had 68 each to complete the top 10. Leswick| squeezed in by scoring four goals in the final game of the regular season for Indianapolis Sunday night. Peter Bessone of Cleveland was

exactly 100 minutes for infractions. Other leading penalty carriers were Red ‘Kane. of Indianapolis, 95, and Art Lessard of Buffalo, 91.

Carter Changes

Wrestling Card

Injury to George (Kayo). Koverly| in n agyautomobile accident near St. | Louis, Mo., necessitated a last-min-ute change in tonight's Armory mat | car by Matchmaker Lloyd Carter. Koverly had been matched for a one-fall ‘tussle with Ralph Garibaldi of St. Louis. The first big ‘test match for Dan Eagle, young Indian grappler, will serve as an added feature on the card Four bouts are carded for heavyweight and junior heavyweight matmen

Angelo Mass

Martinelli of Boston and Maurice Les Cnappel of Montreal, Canada. top show They are junior Re meeting for two falls out of three The popular Don Eagle, ‘Who is from Quebec and has won his first two local tussles, goes against an aggressive opponent in Gil La Cross In the semi-windup. They also are Junior heavies. It is for one fall Babe Zaharias of Pueblo, Colo and Cherry Vallina of New Orleans, La., open the program at 8:30 They are’ heavyweights.

Montreal Goalie Is Given Trophy

MONTREAL, March 20 (U The. Vezina trophy, ally

PY a awarded annuto the National Hockey league's outstanding goalie went to lanky Bill Purnam of the Montreal Cana-

diens today for the second cone

secutive year, Durnam, who made his big time hockey debut last season. allowed only 121 goals to be scored against him in 50 games as the Canadiens Swept °. to .their second straight league championship Running second ‘in competition was” Frank Toronto, voted the standing rookie, who goals in 0 games.

HOCKEY

‘TONITE, 8:30 P. M.

First Game CALDER our)

Championship Playoff Series INDIANAPOLIS CAPITALS |

HERSHEY BEARS

Prices: $2.20, $1.20, 85¢, 60e. Tax Incl Reservations

Coliseum, TA Ibot 4555

COLISEUM LN 18 L94KS|

DIAMONDS

the {trophy McCool, of league's outyielded 161

| invitational

{recommend it

{| Broad {announced a

| nati | from six players whom they will

Stanley Cup Series Opens

MONTREAL, March 20 (U. P.).—! ‘The Montreal Canadiens open de-| fense of their Stanley &up hockey | playoffs tonight when ‘they begin a| {best four-out-of-seven game series | with the third place Toronto Maple | Leafs of the National league. In the other playoff series, the fourth place Boston Bruins go to Detroit to face the Red Wings, who | “Ifinished second. Detroit ‘has been a Boston nethests~for- more than a! vear, the Bruins having dropped 15 straight games before finally gain-| ing a tie with the Red Wings in their final meeting of the regular Season

Defending Champs

Advance in Meet |

NEW YORK, March 20 (U. P.).— The defending champion St. John’ S| Redmen remained in the national basketball tournament | today by the margin of a despera- | tion field goal. Even their stanchest supporters were leaving the | bandwagon to get aboard with De-

(Paul's Blue Demons.

John# had mostly its pluck to after its uphill fight

{last night to defeat Muhlenberg, 34 ‘to _|Garden fans have instatled DePaul

33, but the Madison Square!

is even money and St. John's has dropped to 5 to 1 to win the tournament St. John's tougher

xpected 10 next game to-|! morrow night against Bowling |! sreen of Ohio, than DePaul willl have in opposing the turquoise-clad Rhode Island state speedsters DePaul's simply was a case of defensive coordination and much . sharpshooting by Gedfge Mikan, whose | 33 points established a new season's | high for the Garden. His 23 points | in fhe first half was a new tourna- | ment record

Is e have a

foe in

victory brilliant

too

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Broad Ripple Grid

Card Is Announced Ed Diederich, Ripple

athletic director at i high school, today nine-game football | schedule Tor the 1945 Rocket eleven. Sacred Heart of the city teams and New Castle are new foes on the | | Rocket card Both’ will be met at | |the North side field. 4he schedule:

Sept. 21, at Ben Davis; 28, at | Tec y Oct. 5, Bacted Heart; Oct. 12, New|! Castle: Oct, 19, Cathedral, Oct. 24, Man[ual, Nov: 2, Warren Centrdl, Nov. Shortridge: Nov. 16, at Howe

Sept’

| ers Frank McCormick,

cluding overtime sessions, at it

and each team will be awarded ene

| point.

At the same time the Caps and

off series here- tonight, and "Buffalo will open their first-

the American league's place series at Cleveland, also on|

a four-best-in-seven series. After

tonight's game here,

and Saturday. .- The teams four on Sunday night. Hershey's * “big” night

and Sunday is the “huge”

here.

11:45,]

Cleveland still

eight-point | won

the and basis this year, with the first team Caps and Bears wiil travel tomor'- | schedule, to accumulate eight points declared row and play in Hershey Thursday road. then | A victory will count two points, a | will return to Indianapolis for game Bears outscored the Caps, 197 goals Saturday is to

championship in prevailing issue.

During regular

28 games, lost eight; tied 11.

30 at

It home, 30 on On the offense in 60 games,

169, but on

goals against them

|against Hershey.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

of Clubs Give Caps Edge

season. Hershey {said he. planned to return to 24 and tied vate business” Indianapolis won 25, lost 24 | was a 60-game members of the staff

Crowe Sins

As Hokave Grid Mentor

SOUTH BEND, Ind, (U. P.).—Clem Crowe, head "basebal and assistant football coach

of Iowa.

| Xavier university, [replace Edward P.

Cincinnati, (Slip) Madigan,

‘who served with the Hawkeys team | for the past two years in the ab-|

|sence of Maj. Edward Anderson, now

{with a medical detachment overseas. |S

March 20

at Notre Dame, has signed a contract as head grid coach at the University

Crowe, on leave of absence from | will |

| Crowe said he would assume his

‘new coaching duties April 1,

and

‘hoped to hold two weeks of spring |

practice before current semester,

completion of

Although neither Crowe nor offi- affair with teams recéiving 60 per | 189, 243, 210-651, for Union Title |

lcials at the university ‘would dis[close the length of the contract! or salary terms, it has been reliably reported that the position two-year tenure. { Third Hawk Coach The new Hawkeye mentor {comes the third coach to fill in for|

{ Anderson since he entered the army. Bill Behrens, Evangelical The winner of the Indianapolis When Anderson left after the 1942 will be recorded as a deadlock Hershey series is to play the win-! season. Line Coach Jim Harris was! John Bright, Fraternal ner of the Cleveland-Buffalo series appointed to the post. |in the playoff finals for the league drafted shortly thereafter and Mad- | Roy Garrigus, Indiana Bell a four-best-in-|igan, former St. Mary's coach, will spur’ them on to tackle the gears open. their second-place play- seven match but with eight points named as “duration” to determine the|

Harris was

coach

ern conference team last season, “prion the West coast Notre Dame now has lost four its football coaching the close of the 1944

three of them taking head

since season,

the [coaching jobs at other universities.

As Irish basketball coach, Crowe

the defense the guided Notre Dame. to one of its in hockey |Hoosiers held the upper hand, with {most successful seasons, night | 167

with his

186 ‘team breaking all previous school

| scoring records.

Youngsters, Veterans Cheer Bue Bosses

” MUNCIE, Ind., March 20 (U. P.).

today to make the Pittsburgh Pirates cheerful. rookies Bob Martin,

From the oldsters, Elliott, one of baseball’s best third basemen, had been rejected from |

(military service for the third time, | gave the team morale a big boost. | the top penalty offender. being out L€ft-hander Fritz Ostermueller also]

reported that he would be on hand this season and that he would report tomorrow.

nii— : “gs BLOOMINGTON—The CincinReds awaited word today

need badly if they expect to be national league contenders this year. The absentees were InfieldWoody Williams, Steve Mesner and Jodie Beeler, Catcher Joe Just-and Outfielder Gerald Walker. Pitcher ~ John Orphal advised that "he took his army physical examination yesterday at Dayton, O.

FRENCH LICK — The

camp game .today, but

iineups. ¥ Only 19 "players, a fhumber them pitchers and rookies are on hand. - The latest to appear Shortstop Len Merullo are working out with geles farm club

the

Los An-

LAFAYETTE — The Cleveland Indians made preparations today to get along without Infielder Ken Keltner, who is scheduled to take his pre-induction physical examination at Milwaukee. Keltner, who left a war plant last year to play baseball “because it is my profession and that is where I belong,” is 28 years old and has two children. If the Indians lose the brilliant third baseman, vacancy since Pitcher Bob Feller enlisted in the navy before the 1942 season.

TERRE HAU ITE—S Spring training | s a little hard on rookie catchers,

at least in the Chicago White Sox. camp, it young backstops, who Michalski,

was evident today. Parish Thaxton, split finger, and: Art! laid up with a charley | 10rse, are the only ailing members n camp. Bill Nagel,

has a

a .307 hitter with Mil-

|waukee last year, reported yesterday and started working out base,

at third

The Sox now have 20

BEDFORD — Arrangements for the Syracuse Chiéfs of the International league to conduct spring training here were canceled today and President Leo T. Miller of the Chiefs said the club would share

First workouts by! $0 a pitcher up| from Indianapolis, and Bill Berry, Ww. an infielder, made it apparent that {they are out to battle for regular | jobs. news that Bob |

{ X Fi | |

Chicago Cubs scheduled their second intra- | smith. former owhe Manager | Charley Grimm said he would have | to makeshift to g&’ two complete

was Six players

it’ will be their most serious |

Two!

the job-he is expected to land! as a regular players in eamp

lief man like Johnny Murphy,

over that job,” he said. | Holcombe won 17 games last sean with the Newark farm club.

‘BEAR MOUNTAIN, N. Y.— Brooklyn Dodger Manager Leo Durocher said today not to be surprised if he was in the team’s lineup- in the infield on opening day. “I may be in there when they ring the bell,” the 39-year-old veteran said. “I feel more like playing every day. I'm getting more confidence in myself, but of course I wouldn't expect to play all the time.” -

Local Pro Five Schedules Rens

and and Les Cunningham was sixth —The young and the old. combined | Holcombe may be the man to take

In Early Workouts at Muncie Spring Camp

Pitcher Whit Wyatt, born - holdout; arrived but didn’t work out. French Bordagaray Olmo also reported.

LAKEWOOD, N. J.—Bruce Sloan. {the one-time home run king of the semi-pros,. told New York Giant { Manager Mel Ott today that he had | recovered completely from the knee linjury which kept him out of action {most of last season. Sloan is bidding for one of the five so-called regular outfield jobs with the Giants. His chief compe[tition is expected to come from | Danny Gardella, Steve Filipowicz, {and Charley Mead.

Matman Dies ‘In Car Crash

a stubyesterday Utility Men and Luis

| Despite their 67-59 loss to the New

York Rennaisance- in the national | pro basketball tournament in Chi- —Eddie Campbell, the Indianapolis; tler, tAtl=Stars -ate- hopeful -of-—evening + George | matters when the two teams clash|known grappler, {8% the local Armory Sunday after-|ously when the car in which they | tractor

{cago last night,

on. ik Kautsky

Stars,

state Although Rens’ Willie”

many roster,

new names

he the famous

gation Smith for the Rens tot famous for his

nas played 12 years and ability

boards Sunday's tilt, scheduled will be preceded by | nary

Rocket N. etters Will Be Honored

The Broad Ripple Businessmen’s | association will honor Coach Frank | Baird and the Rocket basketball! team tomorrow night at a dinner at the Riviera club at 7 o'clock. Letter winners in all sports and facultymen also will be guests. Gil Carter is chairman of the committee arranging the program.

at 3:30, 1 2:30 prelim- |

The Rockets also will be luncheon |

{guests of the Kiwanis club at noon meeting tomorrow at | Columbia club.

its the

Indiana Links Card Is Released

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. March 20 (U. P.).«Indiana university's. 1945 gblf team will participate in six meéts this spring. The schedule: April" 27—Detrolt, ern and Wisconsin at Evanston. May 5+ Iilinois, and Purdue at Bloomington. May 12I1linois and Purdue at Lafayette. May Illinois and Northwestern at Champaign. May 26—Western conference meet at Evanst n,

the Indiana university quarters at |

Bloomington with Cincinnati of the National league and Indianapolis. The Syracuse club trained at

Bedford last spring, but was Louis Cardinal utility infielder, or|

handicapped by unfavorable weather conditions.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J-—Man- said he had returned his Cardinal | ager Joe McCarthy began grooming | contract unsigned, | Ken Holcombe today ‘to becomesthe |

eam’s first call relief hurler. “We lost, the pennant last year |

% "'Ipecause we didn't have a good re- |

= OUT.OF-PAWN

Men’s SUITS and TOPCOATS

SAVE—BUY BONDS

Hu ndreds - Sov them

to Choose From over — gee for yourself — each garment hardly. be told from new cleaned, sterilised; ean Priced as low as

33.

Other Extra

‘Cardinal in 4-F

MEMPHIS, Tenn. March (U. PJ). —tJohnny Antonelli,

| 20 St.

day reported that he had been clas- | sified 4-F in the draft as a result ‘of an old back injury. Antoneili!

ROACHES

BED BUGS

Use SHUR-DETH for Quick Results

Arnott Exterminating |

249 Mass. Ave

and Abe Gold- | rs of the Indian-| meet Wrestling Champion wild Bill | old president from. 1936 until his apolis Kautskys, again have jomed|Longson here Friday night for theYesignation on Feb. 14 forces and Teorganized the locals| National wrestling association under the name of the Kautsky AllThe team will meet the Rens in a serfes of games throughout the

‘dot ‘Wee Smith and Clarence “Pudgy” Bell still are members of the aggrecenter 1s to control tip-offs and rebounds off the back-

St. Louis, Mo., March 20 (U. P| 28-year:0ld wres- | was Killed early today and

-+tKayer-Koverky;

| were riding crashed into a bridge. Koverly had been

title. occarrred on U. 8. highway 61 near here. Koveriy told county police he was blinded by misty rain and the glare of approaching headlights and swirved his car into™ bridge. The wrestlers were returning- to St. Louis from a benefit at Hannibal, Mo

Crispus spus Attucks

‘Team Is Feted

| Chris | writer, at the Patriots’ club dinner honor{ing the Crispus Attucks high school | basketball team. Jacket-awards were-presented to the following plavers

James Buchanan Bo James Roget Ly Ar Parrish William 'p pe R | Edgar - 8ams, Nathaniel St Weathers and Orville Willi

FIGHT RESUL SEOVIDENCE R. 1 n

734, Los Angeles knock J 142, Stamford

The accident

Hankemeier, News

iller

Donald

Cor

Mass. — Lig Mass outpointe (10)

HOLYOKE, Springfield, 157, Montreal,

Evan

DETROIT — Chilindrina Valencie, 122 Mexico City, outpointed John Jan Barriere 125, Montreal, (10) ’ 161% 1624,

NEWARK, N. J.—Johnny Carter | Philadelphia, outpointed Cocoa Kid, New Haven, Conn. (3

(8t. Nicholas Edgewater. N. J Fernando Menichelli 104 (10), Georgie Dennis, 216 i knocked -out Napoleon Mi tchell troit; (1),

NEW YORK Dudas, 198': Buenos New 201,

York, De-

NORFOLK, Va —Jake Lamotta York, knocked out Lou Brooklyn, (10)

161 Schwartz

New 164

April 28--Northwest- |

LOANED

Quickly, Confidentially No Red Tape

On Diamonds, Watches " Jewelry, Radios " Musical Instruments Cameras, Shotguns Anything . ..

-~We Buy DIAMONDS, WATCHES, JEWELRY!

LINCOLN * |

State Pawners

Affiliated with Lincoln Jewelry Co.

201 WwW, ‘Washington st.

| or Capital Ave and Wash St |

{

the

has a

be-~ | Bob Dick,

was | Capt

Madigan, after coaching the West- | Luther Tansy

nationainy; wds injured seri-|that

scheduled to

sports. | jay, was the speaker last night.

Deadline for 3-

With 68 teams already entered, and more expected before the deadline is reached at midnight Saturday, approximately 80 quintets should face the maples in the [fourth annual 3-J women's bowling tournament. In compliance with ‘the request of the American bowling council for the discontinuance of tourna{ments involving travel, the 3-J [event this year is limited to local aggregations only. The event will’ run two weekends, April 7 and 8 and April 14 {and 15 at Pritchett-Hunt-O'Grady Shifts are scheduled on aturdays at 4:45 and 7:30 p. m. and on Sundays at 2, 4:45 and 7:30 p. m. Lucy Court, tournament sec|retary, has. announced that openings exist on most of the shifts. ; The tournament is a handicap

| alleys.

cent of the difference.betwebn their | average and the scratch figure of | 000. Highest individual. league

600 BOWLERS (MEN) | Roy Kirby, North Side Business Men Bill Maschmeyer, Evangelical Church Transportation Bill Huse, Courthouse | Dale Logan, Fraternal

668 663 | 657 | 8 55

| Neal Young, Evangelical Bull Winklemire, Evangelical’

| George Croft Fonnie Snyder

Fraternal Courthouse

Bud Zeigler. Courthouse Mike Krupa,

R., Kirschner,

Stout Field ...... Fraternal “ane Pete Corsaro, Ft. Square Classis .. Holy Cross Bill Jordan, Fraternal Ray McGill. Fraternal Ralph Richwine, Fraternal Louis Stumpf, Evangelical

603 609

601 LD

Cochrane's

Son Is Dead

LAKE FOREST; Ill, March 20 (U. PY —Pvt. Gordon Cochrane Jr., son of Lt. Cmdr, Gordon (Mickey) | Cochrane, former manager of the| | Detroit Tigers, died of wounds Re 25 in the European theater, war department has informed ihe mother. Pvt. Cochrane was a student at Iowa State college before entering | the service in January, 1944.. He was sent overseas last October. “Mickey” Cochrane is on duty in the Pacific

‘Cochran Leader

In Cue Tourney

BOSTON, March 20 (U. P), World three-cushion billiard cham- | pion Welker Cochran held. a 21point lead over Willie Hoppe today in their cross-country match which will see them play a total of 5400 points in 13 ci | Each won a block at City club yesterday, Cochran taking the first 60-43 in 34 innings and Hoppe the second 60-55 in 39 innings. - Hoppe had the. high run jof 10 points. Cochran leads 635 points to 614.

ties

the Boston

"Braves Select New President

WASHINGTON, March 20 (U.P) —=General Manager John Quinn of |

the Boston Braves announced Today)

Louis Perini, wealthy conof Wellesley, Mass.,” had been elected president of the team. He succeeds Bob Quinn, 75-year-

C. Guido Rugo of Milton, Mass.

is the new vice president, C

5 Smith Allison Bearing

V | Walt Henderson, Inter-Plant

— “TUESDAY; MARCH 20; 1045

J Toshi

Tourney Is Saturday Night

in computing handicaps, ‘Entry fee is $15.00 per team, which includes all fees. Prospective entrants should call Miss Court at Ch. 5037-W or mail their entries to 3730 N. Chester st. Last night's league sessions produced a quintet of soloists with totals of 650-and-up, Roy Kirby of the Clifton Wilder Fuel Co. of the North. Side Business Men's league at the Parkway being head man with 244, 188, Bill Maschmeyer, rolling in the Evangelical Church league at Pritchett's, had 232, 208, 223—663, for the runnerup spot! Bob Dick produced 233, 233, 191-657, for Southern Pacific in the Transportation at Pritchett's; County Treasurer Bill Huse paced the Courthouse leaguers at the Pennsylvania with

and Dale Logan hit 225, 203, 222--[650, for .Fellows Gear Shapers in the Fraternal at the Illinois.

- » ” | OTHER LEAGUE LEADERS (MEN) Dean Linson., So. 8ide Business Men | John Ott, Moose . Gil Mize, Service Club “ { Frank Fechtman, , Allison Gagers ..... Paul Butcher, St. Joan of Are Lewis Price, Capital Paper : | Everett Laker, St. Philip No. 1 | Kincannon, Kiwanis { Don White, Allison Executive | Harrison Simon, J. D. Adams Dick Nolan, Mitchel-Scott care Ralph Longwell, Real 8ilk Mixed ..... Jack Thibodeau, Optimist Frank Komlane, Inter-Plant Fred Mevers, Marmon-Herrington Mervin McCully, Auto Transportation

500 BOWLERS (WOMEN) Marie Scheich, Blue Ribbon Ice ream | Edna Fon, Marmon-Herrington . | Mary Kelly. Blue Ribbon | Jane LIdenborg, Uptown | Evelyn Vale, R

Mildred Bair pe Ribbon

OTHER LEAGUE LEADERS (WOMEN) { Helen Wills, Coca-Cola {Lois Glass, Stewart-Warner Frances Dobbins. Real Silk Mixed Suiter, Herman Schmitt Insurance

average as of Feb. 24 will be used |

236-668." :

dlgave him a total of 279.

? pat,

A7 = 35s.

Snead, Nelson (lash Today For Top Prize

CHARLOTTE, N. C., March 20 (U, P.y=Sammy Snead, who missed ‘clear-cut victory in the $10,000 Charlotte golf open by an inch, hoped his putts would have more “oomph” today when he meets By= ron Nelson in an 18-hole playoff or first money. Snead missed holing a 15- foot putt on the 18th green by an inch | yesterday and had to settle for a 72-hole tie of 272 with Nelson, nee cessitating “an 18<hole playoff for first money. of $2000. The West Virginian, who came out of the navy to become the year's top golfer, is. bidding for his

He had a two-under-par 70 yese terday. Nelson was a shade better, | finishing with a 68 to pick up the two strokes he needed for a tie. Kunes in Third Place Seven strokes behind in third place was Gene Kunes of Hollywood,” Fla., whose final round of 69 Sammy

§ + It ¥

}

sevénth victory in 12 tournaments, |

Byrd of Detroit, was next with & §

total of 280 after a final of 69.

round

| Harold (Jug) McSpaden, the San=

ford, Me. veteran,” who was tied with Nelsori in second place yester=

560 | day, blew sky-high with a five over . 8 par 77 and finished with 281.

Nelson went out in 35. one under and came home in 33: He {made three birdies and missed seve eral more by inches on the back nine. Snead hitting his shots almoss perfectly off the tee, ran into troue

\ ¥

# i |

ble on the fairways and occasionale

ly on the: greens, missing several putts that would have clinched vic tory. He went out and back with

ango, Ramey Are Matched

For Friday’ oT}

Chuck Swango, Lr newcomer from Ft. Wayne, and Random Ramsey, young Cincinnati

| belter, have been added to the five- |

scrap pro mitt bill to be staged at the Armory Friday night. Matchmaker Lloyd Carter of the Hercules Athletic club announced today. Ramsey fought here last winter

Basket Results

NATIONAL INVITATIONAL DePaul 76, West Virginia 52 84 John’s 34, Muhlenberg 33

NATIONAL A. A VU Fee's Music Makers Portland Ute Idaho.) Indians 34 Idaho) Simplots 35 | Allen Bradley (Milwaukee, Mapelli (Denver) 35 Pt. Collins (Col) Creamery University 45 Phillips” “66 Greeley (Colo) Wichita (Kas) Medics 39

Ore.) 54

98, Mitchell

Wis. i 81, Tone

53. Wyoming |

(Bartlesville, okia ). 80, Lions 37 Cessnas

83, Colorado

_PRO TOURNEY American Gears (Chicago) 58, Hartford {Conn} Nutmegs 47 Oshkosh (Wis.) 60, Detrait 56 New York Rens 67, Indianapolis All-Stars 59.

cht Card

as a welterweight, but has takem on enough weight to move into the middleweight class. The main bout is scheduled for ten rounds and will pit hard punch ing Colion Chaney, young Indiane fapolis Negro heavyweight, agains$ {Jack (Buddy) Walker of Columbus, |O., who is rated seventh nationally by the current issue of Ring mage|azine, > Chaney. is hard at -work condie tioning for the high-ranking Bucke eve at the local Leeper A. C., while

| Walker is going through scrapping

chores at Columbus and will nos arrive here until Thursday aftere noon.

The semi-windup on the card is “|

billed for six sessions and. will pis Bob Simmons, Indianapolis welter,

against Edde- Carson of Chicago,.

Anglers to Meet | The Schwitzer-Cummins ‘anglers club will meet tomorrow night at 18 at the Lincoln hotel. Jack Lewis will show technicolor fishing films

and there will be a casting demone stration by Charlie Sutphin

Joseph |

Maney 6f Boston, the treasurer, and! -

Charles McCarron member The other officers, Perini, Maney, also are ‘on the board of directors with Henry Smith. of Boston, a holdover member

of Boston a

Rugo and

To Manage Team CHAMPAIGN, Ill, March (U. P.).—Clarence F. (Cap) physical education University of was named manager

20 Cross- | teacher at Illinois, today of the Lima

| (0) baseball club of the Ohio state

J 7

Arena) —Steve | outpointed | Aires, |

[league

of the hoard. of directors. |

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