Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 April 1950 — Page 14

the “Indians but was tough 10 the regional schedule

Battle of Southpaws Between Muir, Haddix On Tap in Columbus

Pierro Makes Great Showing in Tribe's Final Exhibition, Won by Reds, 5-2

: . By EDDIE ASH, Times Sports Editor After a final brief batting and infield practice this morning, the Indianapolis Indians departed for Columbus early this afternoon to lift the lid on the Américan Association championship season in Columbus tomorrow night under the lights. The lid-lifter looms as a mound duel between seasoned

southpaws, Joe Muir, ii sters, and Harvey Haddix, Ir

Butler Set

To Join New State Group

Dr. Paul Royalty Elected President of Indiana Conference

Indiana Collegiate Conference. The new loop will begin competiition with the 1950-51 basketball season. v Butler's Dr. William Howard, irman of the. faculty athletic|

ibe Box Score Red Birds. |

| : The Hoosier Redskins are all {dane Po set for the occasion. with the| Wrrostek, i “- v possible exception of Danny Kiussewski, 1b .. o.. O'Connell. The heavy hitting/gortner. =f ........ shortstop, injured Saturday, re- Howell c mained Pe of yesterday's exhibi- Baw orth: B Loin tion tilt with the Cincinnati jehineler. p Reds. * He was in uniform, however, drilled lightly, and there's a fifty-! fifty chance he’ll be ready by to- . morrow, If not, Russ Peters will cover the shortfield for the Tribe. Gala Opening Columbus fans have made big preparations for a gala opening Fierro. p night and hope to pack the park peunwaid if the right weather prevails. The Kelloss ... Red Birds topped the jJeague In| wrotals ............ opening day attendance last year Gruawald flied out fpr Pierro in Afth, by drawing a “paid” gate of more| Kiifogs singled for Lint in" nines than 13,000. Clocinhatl ....uiiiins + 908 103 300-4 The Indians wound up their NPIANAPOLIS ........... 100 900 00} spring exhibition schedule yester- a Tc pg day and finished on the short end

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ice Mol INDIANAPOLIS

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Totals

Levens, Platt, it Bockman, 3b Peters, ss sine Ballinger, ¢ .... avellie iv

. Fee ‘a OHO SWIRL ODDO ND Dr DEI

Runs Batted In-—8 Merriman, Wyrostek, ~Basgall, Ballinger Sacrifice—Bloodworth.

ses—InBut the Tribesters broke even Blackwell

run— Hatton. of a 5-to-2 score with Cincinnati. ¢ on balls liackwel 3 HOF Wenmeter 4 in $ with the Queen City club in the innings. Blackwell 4 in 4. Pierro 1 in 5, Jw Sumes here and the fans were ant 4 pitcher Lane Ditches Wehner.

son and Gould. Time—2:18.

The home boys were a threat

18 - right up to the last out and three Jf - " : o> runners were on-the sacks when J, I.

the game ended. As a matter of fact, the Indians left 12 runners stranded during the contest and| outhit. the Reds, eight to-seven.| Bids for Regular Job The outstanding” feature, how-

President Dead

Heart Attack Fatal

ever, was the pitching of Bill Pierro, righthanded rookie up| 10 Henry J. Knauf ; from Waco, Tex. Working the] DES MOINES, Ia., Apri 17 first five Innings, the

youngster established himself as a/or the U, 8. Trotting Association, likely candidate for a starting'yesterday collapsed from a heart assignment, / He held the big leaguers to one with a group of Iowa horsemen hit—a home run by Grady Hatton on a new state organization. —rolled up four strikeouts and! He was 60 years old. issued no walks, Plerro retired the] Knauf, who was president of] side in order in four of the five/the governing body in the trot-| rounds and Hatton was the loneling sport since 1946, suffered the| visitor to get on base, attack while attending the organPierro depended mainly or Horsen meeting of the Iowa

Tribe (UP)... Henry J. Knauf, president| {

speed but he came in with an oc-/Horsemen’s Association. He died ¢asional curve and looked theat 2 p. m. in his hotel room.

% Paul (Tony) Hinkle, who attended

- ers

“ “and Valparaiso.

: (have been arranged on a home-

State.

Tribe Figures

committee, and Athletic Director)

{the meeting yesterday, will recom-| mend to university officials this

iweek that the Bulldogs join the

{new conference. | Conference members elected Dr, ‘Paul Royalty, Ball State TeachCollege, president, Other) schools in the loop are Indiana State, Evansville, St. Joseph's

Royalty said that “present! plans call for a trial period of three years in which the six schools dgree-to play each other undef mutually-approved regulations on as extensive a schedule |as. can be arranged.” ° Cage Games Arranged The new loop’s president also sald “individual schools will be allowed to meet their commit. iments in already established con|ferences.” A number of basketball games

|and-home basis for the 1950-51 [season, but football schedules were impossible to form at the

present time because of prior i

‘commitments The conference members also elected Prof. Dean Long, Evansville College, vice-president, and Butler's Dr. W. L. Howard, sec-retary-treasurer. The next meet: ing of the loop’s board of direc-|

. [tors was set for Nov. 19.

Will Arrange Other Sports | The conference members will compete in other sports, but no arrangements were made | schedules drawn. up for track,

ball or others.

ing

Schwanholt, Valparaiso; Rev. N./ good for a 3 to 1 victory.

L. Heckman, St. Joseph's, and| Prof. David T. Johnson, Indian

part of a veteran out there. The attack was the third in the = BA TING RSLeD. Pet “The "Reds won the at three years, but Knaut had 83 3 ? Royce Lint's expense. Be) left- refused to cut down his labors in *X Ie 0 hander took over the Tribe mound |the trotting sport, friends said. 41 81812 8 Ma in the sixth and three hits and|/Knauf once estimated he traveled 168 11 18 1 3 2 4p error accounted for two mark-|50,000 miles a year on business! ors sl ers in his starting stanza. for the USTA. 3031s : Strong at Finish Knauf was a State Representa- ah 3 The visitors chalked up twoltive but, after 16 years in office . i 3:3 i : 200 more runs in the seventh before he had announced that his cur- ‘12 3 3 1 2 481 Lint rounded into 1049 form and/rent term would be lis last and du i$ 1ii} . t the side put in one, two, he did not enter last week's pri- omtelll ite No anid x Shree order in the eighth and maries for renomination. Peters 3. Bockman 3, Basgell 2. Ballinger Binth. His wife, a son and a daughter |}, Bel, K*joes, Sitios GORA Sum: * Hatton collected three of the Survive. nell, Kaun, Grunwtid, Home Ruge- Coun: oo Red's seven blows and. Monty... Knauf, a tall. genial executive. piatt. Conway... Baninger. .

{ ’ ared at Ladd, PITCHING ‘Basgall and Del Ballinger hanged Was born and reare dd, - out art apiece for Indianapolia, [TIL At his farm, Siskiyou. he had|, . ~~~ I RH 38 80 ¥ The fielding gem of the after- one of the biggest breeding es-|Chambers . 3 3 3 5 a i i noon was econtributed . by Dino tablishments for standardbred JU co 30 1 10 3 81 : ; ’ fleld- horses in the Middle West. [Plerro | . 6 9 8 Restelli, the Indians’ middle fie {Elerts 13.0. 8..8 4 ef. He came in fast and took a The body was to be returned p.paim 300 3 1 3 : bit away from Virgil Stallcup in|today to Ladd for burial. Fu- Mims ... ‘dd 43 i ie the third. It was a diving catch, |neral arrangements have not yet Strobel areaeas " : 1 313 Herman Wehmeler and Ewell been completed. [Hutend 5 6 8 3.0 0

Blackwell divided the Reds pitching. The crowd of 6764 especially interested In Blackwell's performance. Strives for Comeback After putting in a brilliant 194 season with the Reds, Blackwell | was slowed down by a Kidney high school track tournament, operation the past two years and| Association announced today.

is making a gallant effort toyle for the 1950 state golf tourney,

The track tourney will begin

stage a comeback. h regionals May 20 and the

| He was sort of wild against it

solve in the clutches. The string- awaka getting the northern meet bean buggy whip hurler is hard which last year was held at East to hit when his control is good. Chicago. Qthér regional sites will Hoosler fans are pulling for be ‘him to come through for Man Indianapolis (Tech). ager Luke Sewell this year. A change also was made in Many Indianapolis and state the 440-yard dash setup. Only baseball addicts take in Cinein- the first three placers will move nati games when the Indians are

Eph

C ss =» on the tou gest TRACK. SECTIONALS § } - (Assighments By Counties) y Boone. ton, | Lo JOhn. Strobel Holds use Finan mis 40) i 4 = dricks, Pin Tourney Lead | iam, cfuhieon anim U. 8 4

COLUMBUS, 0, Apr. 17 (UP)

Bloomington -- Bartholomew.

Brown, John Strobel, chunky newspaper-!pDaviess, Greene, Lawrence. Martin, Mon- | “man from Milwaukee, Wis., held "p NF2 SINT “Litranee Noble. the lead in three out of four al-|Stuben —-“Grawford, Dubols, Gibson, |

visions in the American Bowling perry, Pike, Posey. Spencer, Vanderbursh. | Congress tournament today with|W ‘

State Prep Trac ‘Carded at Tech May 27

h High School will again be host to the finals of the state Tere the Indiana High School Athleticiywi)i he in right field for the The IHSAA also listed the sched-cjaveland Indians tomorrow /when they open here against the Detroit Tigers. finals at Tech May 27. A change In Tne Negro clouter has recovto ered from a shoulder separation suffered last week and is ready {to go, the Tribe management re-| {i Aso" second - place relay ported today. Kokomo, Bloomington and teams still will qualify for fur-| CHICAGO—The Chicago Cubs |were convinced today weren't “stuck” by Branch Rick- 8nd Hegan, Murray

found Mish-|

k Finals

at 18 centers May 12 or May 13, In other races the first four places qualify for the next meet.| First and

ther competition. Golf sectionals at Indianapolis,

LF SECTIONALS - | (Assignments By Counties) Indisnapoiis—Boone, Clinton, Dee tur, | milton

Butler University today was| ready to. join the new six-college| §

39 per cent of his games, and

OF mean—exactly 60 homers.

21040 when he was on the shelf with an ailing heel, Joe DiMaggio today emerged as the leading New York Yankee hitter for the {spring training season with a batting mark of .403.

finished strong with a home run in each 3941 of the last two games against 265 Dodgers. 250 homer-hitting company from Cliff| 220 Mapes and Yoga Berra as the ‘339 Yankees beat Brooklyn, 4 to 2.

{Widmar, baseball's last holdout 4{3!to fall in line, will report to man5. |ager Zach Taylor of the St. Louis Browns here tonight.

ready for a regular turn on the = Cn TOUR S41 WIAMAF. “only The Bengals; who hope to-beat r/seven if the Browns want me to 9/do some relief work.”

0! Gene Hermanski in $ Rookie Bobby Morgan at third o/base, and big Don Newcombe on }/the mound for the National Lea1/|gue champion Brooklyn Dodgers 3/when they open the season in Philadelphia tomorrow.

said that Hermanski had temporarily won the starting job over rookie George Shuba.

hit the long fly that brought Hal| Gof end seventh. Jeffcoat home from third in the Masi; Klippstein, Leonard (6) and Sawatseventh and final inning with the =

Bill Pierro, 23-year-old rookie up from Waco, Tex., in the Class B Big State League, worked five innings on the Indianapolis mound ‘against Cincinnati yesterday and impressed observers by holdi major leaguers to one hit, a homer, for a lone run. No po hitter got on base against the fast ball flinger. His showing qualified him as a candidate for a starting assignment.

Williams Raps 11 Homers, Eyes Ruth's 60 Record ‘Red Sox Ace Cloufs One Into Bullpen

In Exhibition Game Against Braves By United Press

BOSTON, Apr. 17—Ted Williams will tie Babe Ruth’s record,

of “60 home runs in one season—if he can produce circuit clouts during the regular campaign at the same rate as in spring training. That was the enthusiastic calculation of Boston Red Sox fans today as they regarded with awe the 11 home runs the lanky outfielder smashed during 28 exhibition games, That's hitting ’em in

| WASHINGTON, D. C. — Have |the Washington Senators come up Willlams unloaded No. 11 into With a good starting pitcher in

that pace over 154 games would

lattack and died while working| cross-country, swimming, base- ty. Red Sox’ right field bullpen in|Steve Nagy, veteran rookie? |yesterday’s exhibition game The 29-year-old southpaw up

Faculty representatives attend- yoainst the Boston Braves and. : the meeting were Dana B. with two men on base, it was|Scoreless innings yesterday dur-

|from San Francisco pitched seven

ing the Senators’ 3 to 2 win over {the Pittsburgh Pirates in 12 innings. Eddie Yost's long fly gave Washington the winning run in the 12th, Nagy formerly pitched for Indianapolis.

NEW YORK-—A far cry from

delphia Phillies have their heavy tomorrow’

artillery ready for r s opening against Brooklyn. The pig guns were ail in work-

The Yankee clipper

the

Yesterday, he

to 2 rout of the Philadelpma A's,

PHILADELPHIA — Pitcher

weighed in with two hits. LOUISVILLE, Ky. : {troit Tigers wore red faces today

ee as they neaded for opening day at I'll need about 10 days to get Cleveland.

lout the favored Boston Red Sox |for the American League pennant, wound up” spring training by blowing an 8 to 4 game yesterday to the Red Sox’ Louisville Colonel farmhands.

Exhibition Baseball * New York Fares 003 00 3 i ee 32 Berra, ivers on. nye: - At Washington wr .. 000 000 001 016— 3 6 3 000.001 000 011— 3 8 2

(5), Werle (8), Gum-

NEW YORK—It will be veteran, left field,/

Brooklyn (N) 3 0 New York (A) 0 Bi ards; and

Dodger Manager Burt Shotton

Pittsburgh (N) Wastington, J inning: CLEVELAND -— Huge Luke bert ad he alin PitaGerald (8 ) A ster, the hard-hitting rookie, Nagy, Weik (7), rearce. (11) and Grass.

Detroit (A a 103 000 000 dens Louisville (AA) .. 020 050 01x— : i 8 glewbouser, Calvert (, pucks oJ. Jssom J; Bik : . - man (§) and Martin, 3 on. Cole At_ Philadelphia Philadelphia ¢ Philagel hia . ry Kl

0 1 Pi Simmons, Miller 8) and

At Cleveland New York (N) .. ... 000 001 000— 1 5 1 Cleveland (A) 0il-2 9 0 Maglie (8) and

Lo... 001 x Hartung, Kennedy (5), that ‘they westrum, Calderone a Peller, Flores (1)

agreement.) 1): Connelly (7) and

aun For "50 Big 10,

gates Wii be Venned Sumipisuely

PHILADELPHIA — The Phila- events. The track's opening at-

Grid Season Post-Game Movies ~ After 6 P. M. Sunday Allowed by Directors CHICAGO, Apr. 17 (UP)—Live [Television of Big Ten football

in 1950, conference athletic direc-| tors decreed today, and the boycott may lead to removal of all |college football from video screens the The policy, adopted almost unanimously by the Big Ten despite the loss of an estimated $500,000 for the 1950 season, was the organized collegiate action limit television. : Two of the three members of the NCAA television committee, Chairman Tom J. Hamilton, Pitts-| burgh, and Willis O. Hunter,| Southern California, attended the! Big Ten discussion prior to the: vote, and then conferred with the! tthird member, Ralph Furey, Col-| umbia. | Hamilton said the Big Ten meet-| ing was “very informative,” but added the committee hoped to get additional information from other parts of the country before preparing recommendations for the next NCAA convention in January.

Not Out Completely ! He added that the committee would contact the Big Ten, and other sections of the nation, after the football season for a; further report on video before preparation of the convention

The Big Ten did not shut out) television completely, but agreed

of highlights of games involving conference teams as well as full game films. However, no pro-|

films until after 6 p. m. Sunday,| the day after the game. |

Clark Dual Winner

At Midget Opener |

Kester Clark, Indianapolis, was [a dual. winner yesterday as the, |W. 16th St. Midget Speedway opened its 1950 racing season iwith a program of hard top

{

tracted nearly 10,000 fans.

shame that duffers,

condition in years.

Duffers, divot-diggers and champions alike this season -{will have the benefit of golf

courses that are in the best

At least this is the opinion of professionals at both private and public courses. Each might just he boosting the stock of his particular course, but it doesn’t seem that

way. : “A lot of work has been done on all courses, even to the point where it seems a like us avertil bs oe 1 eingary at a year’s tedious grounds work. » ” Lo

BUT THE PROS don't care. They want a lot of people to play a lot of golf on their courses this year. And from all indications, there'll be a lot. Some of the courses already have had their official openings. Others _ are about to open. One of the most enthusiastic professionals in talking about Jin the condition of

Heyrock his course this year is Mike Pol-

lak at Coffin. Mike says the course alre has had a lot of play but when the official four-

cap starting the action, followed by a buffet and dance. : Riverside golf course was to jhave opened last Saturday. But due to threatening weather Fri. day night, it was canceled. Pro

again this Saturday. hig 8a ; ENTRIES FOR. the third ane

David will team with Dick Stackhouse to represent Meridian Hills; Fred Burnside and Walter Chapman are in from Speedway, and Harold Clark and George Daugherty are in from Lake Shore, It's a state wide affair this year and entries are being turned in .to Bill Russell, pro at South

for next Sunday. ” tJ - BOB ELLIOTT, who has been associated with amateur baseball in Indianapolis for years, has been appointed scout for the St, Louis Cards in Indiana. Elliott's team, DeWolf News,

some tees. off to open the season's play next Saturday, it will be in the best condition ever. - ~ -

BROADMOOR Country Club has its official opening golf bangquet Tuesday night. At that dinner, Noel Epperson, pro, said the club will set the official open-

: “ting date for golf play. The date

of the first club tourney also will be set.

to permit post-game use of films| The Country Club of Indian-

apolis will open Saturday with a one-day tourney. Marion Smith, pro, said the date of the annual

gram will be permitted to use the!spring handicap will depend on|

the weather. . - - - LOU BOLA, pro at the Highlanl Golf and Country Club, is planning an opening for Saturday. A dinner, dance and “plenty of golf” will be on the program. The Hillcrest Country Club, Tommy Vaughn, pro, will open

Oregon Girl,

PALM BEACH, Fla., Apr. 17

{will be entered in the Manu. | facturer’s, Municipal and Twi. light Leagues of the Indianapolis {Amateur Baseball Association {this summer.

| In his role as scout, Elliott will.

{be working with Bob Klein of | Columbus, O., Scouts... : 8 8 8 . TWO AMATEUR boxing teams from Indianapolis will be in action. Friday night. Four

{Eugene (Tiny) Bland will fight {in Louisville, Ky., on the city’s first television fight show. Making the trip will be Dick Powell, 118; Bob Johnson, 112; Nelson Alvarez, 160, and Dick Ham, 135. Six fighters will go to Logansport. They are Frank Minor, 135; Dick Schappel, 135; Carl John|son, 135; Paul Booker, 160; Bob Johnson, 147, and John Kinchner,

{Saturday with a Banker's Handi- 147,

Hoosier Team

Post AAU Swimming Marks

(UP)—Judy Cornell of the Multno-

{mah Athletic Club of Portland, Ore., yesterday set a national record

Clark took one of the 12-1ap|t© win the 100-yard breaststroke at the Women's National AAU

obstacle course races and won {the 20-lap feature in 7:08.70. Time!

(5.44.30.

swimming meet.

Miss Cornell flashed across the course in 1:12.86 to top the old

Club of Chicago. J

especially Del Ennis and Andy| Frank Mike, Indianapolis col- Carol Pence of the Lafayette (Seminick, who hit homers. Even|lege student, came back from a Country Club of Lafayette, Ind., a1 Pitcher Curt Simmons, who held |flipover on thé west turn, to win also topped the old record as she’ the A’s down for seven frames,|the first semifinal event. He ne- Placed second in the event in

a De-| in 5:38.55. Other heat win- Brighton Drake Swimming Club

had D8 order during ‘yesterday's 1lifor the obstacle course win was fecord of 1:13.86 held by Jean Wilson of the Lake Shore Athletie

Syracuse Hopes

Ll |gotiated the 12-lap obstacle course 1:13.1. Marge Haulton of = For Home Victory

ners were Herschel White, Jim, |Davis, George Davis, all of In-| |dlanapols. 3 |

Dale Morey Wins Golf Tourney

{ FRENCH LICK, Ind. Apr. 17 (UP) — Dale Morey, Martinsville, Ind., who once was a pro, yesterday came from behind to win the 15th annual Midwest Amateur | Golf Tourney by one stroke. Morey, who fired an even par 72, had a total of 223 for the 54 {holes to edge Wilfred Wehrle, Orimond Beach, Fla., who shot a 73

of- Atlantic City, N. J, was third. Another national record was smashed as the Lafayette Coun-

ry Club-team won the 300-yard medley in 3:25.9. Members of the|

team were Lorna Dooling, backstroke; Carol Pence, breaststroke, and Betty Mullen, freestyle. The old mark of 3:26.5 was held by the Crystal Plunge team of San Francisco, . The Town Club of Chicago and the Kenosha Youth Foundation of Kenosha, Wis., were second and third respectively in the medley race. . Jackie Lavine of Chicago’s Town Club was high individual

{for 224.

:| Dave Replogle, Oklahoma City, |

{Okla., who led the meet at the [two-thirds mark with +a -149,] ‘soared to a 78, and took third,] [four strokes off Morey's pace, [with a 227. | “Morey, tied with Wehrle for, {second Saturday, was down a. stroke after the morning round,

‘|in which he carded a 36 and

Wehrle was a stroke less than regulation figures. The lead tee-|

tered back and forth during the)

|umpires ‘for the opening day) {games tomorrow. |

[the Louisville-Toledo game in

Ar Ls ° nn 1 | 10 , Clinton, Ji r, New- y P in, y hy |e - ol sav . a mere BS days of competition ton Pano Hepecanos: Warren White Hancock, Hendricks, Henry. Jahnaon, fa winning run, 5 to 4. - Final Exhibition At Kansas City, Pat Padden,| left. . Bary ee Gary achools. Calumet |Sheiby, Tippecanoe. Union: Vermijijon;| ST. LOUIS—Max Lanier looked pc oball Standi Harry King, Lynn Dowdy and The Wisconsin kegler was on|Township, Hobart OUR excep Val Bedford Bartolome, Brown. Clark |t0day like the great pitcher he DUS@DQ naings Arthur Hunt will umpire the - top in singles competition with a/Siraieo). © C8 Glay, Crawford, Daviess, Dearborn. Dybole.| was before he jumped to the AUERIOAY AsAuvk {game between the Blues and St. score of 679, in all-events with Hammond Lake (schools not assienid ilies. Jefferson. Knox. Lawrence. Mar: Mexican League. | Leatue Loaswe Tota! {Paul: Dudley also will attend this| 1847, and with Carl Ray held the 30. including Vaisaraiso). . [Perry Pike Poces “Riser” Scott Spencer, The sturdy southpaw turned inp... ww ¥ W 1, Pct game by way of welcoming Kan-| doubles lead with 1266. loko, “Marshall, Wabash. Wells: Whitley. | Sullivan, Svitzerland,” Vandenburs. Vigo, one of the spring season's finest leveland 1 3 : : ; # is 611/sas City's new general manager, The Bill's Place team of Elmira, | Kokomo Carroll. Cass, Grant, Howard, | La Pup bra Cpl Cass. Fulton. performances yesterday Surins Washington ’ 3 18 3 3 1 i 438 Park Carroll, to the Association. | N. Y. which rolled on opening = Mishawaka—La Porte, St. Joseph, Starke. |Forier. Pulaski Starke. St joseoh. White the 5 to 4 victory over the St. New York 1% 31 17 18 486 When Minneapolis. opens at night paced by Walter Billinsky's!,Muncie—glackford. Delaware, Henry. Ja.| Peru—Adama. Allen Blackford Dekalb: Louis Browns, allowing only one ghiadeivhia 7 7 3 7-13 If. 48 myjwaukee, John Mullen, William 625, was on top of the team com-| New Albany — Clark, Floyd, Harrison, ington, Jay. Kosciusko, Lagrange, Madison, [hit and one run in the first eight NATIONAL LEAGUE -{Jackowski and John Fette will be itlon with 2802 ints {Jackson, Jefferson. Jennings, Scott, Swita-| Miami, Noble, Randolph, Steuben, TIPLOD. |{nnincs 3 Major Miner Ad, ¥ pet points. erland, Washington. | Wabash, Wells, Whitley. 8 Soop. Kgaspe wu calling them. James Clegg, ClayRa ® D : Vil by : : Bag a8 -T 18 4 3 1 .0i ton Heinlen, Willis Monroe and| «© ht 1050 by Tom Ward: fu elphia. $ 9 10 3 i i 833 Charles Solodare have been ascing Days With Hub Capp «er By Tom Ward Eis. f 11 J If ff cones soos nove ho wa Eiftapucen : 4 i {3 if i ; 43 otis opener at Columbus; while]

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PCL Standings

L Pt OB Po 10 500 4 : A : AT a 12 49 84% iE 12 A400 e 12 2 1%

Results San Diego 6 and 8. San Pranc 7 and 4. Hollywood 8 and 0, Portland 3 and 1. 4 Sacramento 19 and 5, Los e {Oakland at Seattle postponed, rained out.

TRICKS — SOUVENIRS JOKES — NOVELTIES

Toledo will be called by Joe Ser-

scorer for the complete AAU meet with 13 points, topping Maureen O’Brien, also of the Town Club, who scored 10. . The Town Club captured team honors for the meet with 41 points, followed by the Lafayette Country Club with 33 and Crystal Plunge with 19, Mary Frances Cunningham of the Lafayette club won the threemeter diving event, amassing 143.70 points. Pat McCormick of the Town Club was second an

using three hurlers, Harold Eibe, Ji Jones pitched- for th

only three hits.

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FOUNTAIN SQUARE Bowiing Alleys

St. PAUL, Minn., Apr. 17 (UP) —Thé only thing.that stood today |between the Minneapolis Lakers and the National Basketball Ase sociation title was the famed

to win on their home court. The Lakers took a three-games-to-one stranglehold on the final round of the playoffs by beating Syramie here last night, 77 to

The Lakers can pack up the crown on Thursday night in the fifth game of the series, but that clash will be on the Syracuse floor where the Nationals are the next thing to unbeatable, according to past records, Since holding giant George Mikan to less than 30 points has become a rare feat in the play|offs, the Nats accomplished somes (thing last night, because “large

{Lakers made Syracuse pay for

jthat as six-seven Vern Mikkelsen {hooped 14 points and six-five Red Pollard had 17.

Minneapolis Fi Syracuse (69) 1

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