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Tribe May Lose First Baseman

Ed Stevens Gets Another Spring Fling With Pirates

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Fifth Straight, - Beat Gophers

Down Minnesota

By EDDIE ASH, Times Sports Editor A PROMISE is a promise in baseball and for that rea-!

gon the Indianapolis Indians may lose tHe services of Ed|

Stevens, the seasoned first baseman. |, MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 3 (UP).~

47 to 44 Before 13,412 Fans

| Wisconsin stalled out the last five

This unexpected disclosure puts the first hole in the minutes tonight to beat MinneTribe's plans for the new American Association campaign. soa, 47 fo 44.

Physical condition permitting, big Ed was counted upon to supply batting punch and also 4.2.0 to:improve the standard of . ‘Play on the infield at Victory tnis year .

Field.

When Stevens (is not hampered | hy the miseries of muscle ail-| pients, he measures up to all re-| to. fill the bill in fast] company. . . . He proved it during|-

fuirements

his brief hitch with the Indianapolis club last year... He smacked the horsehide high and far away Pefore a lame back sent him to the sidelines and eventually to

4he hospital.

But getting back to the afore-

thentioned “promise”. , .

, About

¥wo months ago Stevens was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates and his contract was turned over

40 the Indians. .

. Because the

Player appeared to have recap-

tured his health last fall,

the

Indianapolis Tribesters felt they

in luck.

sere playing :] r ” "

"THE FIRST BASEMAN is over the military draft age but still

‘S.goung as baseball ages go. . .

. the many stars got out of mili-

Moreover, the Trl be officials

‘either Dale Coogan or Al

. Swéren't in a position to bank on{ Grun-

‘wald, younger men but with the ond casting. eyes in -their direction. . . .

. . These former Indians, now on . rns roster, are tabbed by the “parent” Bucs as “most “likely” to be dressed in khaki ._ instead of baseball blouse and ‘knickers before the 1851 season «rolls around. +1 Therefore,

listed

when the Indians

sued their 1051 roster recently, isang was the lone first sacker

son, 13,412, sat in on the game played by the twd old rivals, Wisconsin, which’ now. has won five straight .conference games gince losing to Illinois, had a cold (night, but took advantage of its (free throws to keep its winning streak alive, Wisconsin scored only 14 field goals to 17 for Minnesota. Both teams wete far off on their shooting games in the first ball's traditional sellout game. 10 minutes of play, each team "NA scoring only 2 field goals, WisBOTH Chicago baseball teams consin threw its zone defense at appear well populated for any Minnesota which forced the demands short of total war mo- Gophers to shoot from far out bilization . The ®White Sox on the floor. roster contains 37 players and 27 Off on Shots saw service in World War 11... 7mu6 tall Wisconsin team

Also, two Box players are “for-/go.aphed most of the rebounds elgners” . . . Chico Carrasquel 18 3nq with Minnesota unable to hit a citizen of Venezuela and Luis long shots, Wiscongin slowed Aloma is a Cuban. The Cubs’ 38-4), Minnesota attack to a walk. player roster contains 25 ex-serv- : fcemen , . . Any sudden military drain on rival clubs could pave the way upward for the lowly Windy City teams . . . Old timers, 4-F's and kids won the pennant for the Cubs in 1945 . . . before

BOTH major baseball leagues will have “pre-season” openers +. + Although the “official” start is set for Tuesday, Apr. 17, there will be “official” games played on Apr. 16, New York at Washington in the American, the Presidential Special, and Pittshurgh at Cincinnati in ‘the National, base-

and at times very sloppy. Ab Nicholas and James Clinton

Wisconsin attack, with Nicholas picking up 10 of his points on freé throws. Myer Skoog scored 113 points to lead Minnesota.

tary uniform, Minnesots (M1. Wiseonsin (47) : ] :

. 8 5 sohmsont 3 8 "BMHknAmS 3 87} Johnson, N F i It Gelle,f 1 1 2ClntoAf 5 4 5 SOUTH KOREAN. runners QUEL 0 J 3 3Baniker 313 have wen the famed Boston s8koog.s 8 1 2Van Tien.s 4 3 1 Marathon twice in the last four |}olmes® 0 4 4iliicholase 210 2 years . . ..But when President Means! 0 0. J Anderson! 1.00 1 Sas 3 McGonaglieg 0 0 Walter A. Brown of the Boston andersont 1 0 HN | Athletic Association heard the | pois. ¢ 31 3 | runners were in training for 102

| entries from South Koreans” |

S Now the jolt , .. Just the other|

on and General Branch on

gkins.

IN THE COURSE of the con- Tigers lost hope and withdrew ‘pp, versation, Rickey remarked that support

Tribe President Owen J. Manager yest give minor league baseball Rickey of the Pirates , yige perth: the ‘phone exchanging .i,n won the Central League pen“wiews on the 1951 baseball out-i,,n¢ jast year yet took a $50,000 look and what was in store fori.ed ink bath . . the Pirates and the Hoosier Red-

8chnobrich,g the 1 the association

1951 classic he announced | “won't accept

Totals 18 8 30! THals 14 19 18 Halftime Score— Minnesota 26, Wisconn 25

Free Throws Missed—Gelle, Wallerius 2

« » He implied they should stay BE, "Fah “Fen 2 Nicholas, Anderson home and fight along with American and other United Nations . troops instead of prac-

ticing for a foot race. 4

itis" Franklin Twp ames ic: WHIPS Warren

Franklin Township breezed to . In three years, y+. 16th victory-in 17 games with

Meyer, Chicago.

The Flint, Mich,

Badgers Take

The largest crowd of the sea- :

Wisconsin's entire game was off |

Officials—Don Elsner, Norte Dame; Remy WAa8

{

is Kiner Cute

Ralph Kiner of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ aid no heed to by Vern Stephens (left) of the Boston Red > up with his putter as he practiced for the annual Baseball Players’

taunts

Sox. Ralph just eased

| golf tournament in Lakewood, Cal., Friday. Stephens tied with

scored 14 points each to pace the Jerry Priddy of the Detroit Tigers for low honors last year.

_ Major Leagues

Eye Vinson fT

George Trautman

Also Mentioned

By CARL LUNDQUIST United Press Sports Writer NEW: YORK, Feh..3 (UP) The major leagues failed to settle their ticklish problem of who is going to run their show today, but the club owners said that either Fred Vinson, chief justice of the Supreme Court, or George Trautman, - boss of the minor leagues, still were high in favor. At the same time, Commissioner A. B. (Happy) Chandler, who probably will serve until the expiration of his term on May 1, 1952, expressed increased confidence that he might be.elected to succeed himself, even though owners repudiated him in St. Petersburg in December, ' Won't Be Critical : He emphasized that he would

sociation. He said his speech would emphasfze baseball's part in the [grave international situation and] |that every effort would be made {to keep the game going as long!

Robinson Signs $35,000 Contract With Brooklyn

Jackie to Shift Tactics; Believes He May Dethrone Musial, Get Batting Title

NEW YORK, Feb. 3 (UP)—Jackie Robinson signed his second |0Wners because it belongs to the of

consecutive $35,000-d-year contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers to-

style when he stole only 12 bases.

The 31-year-old Negro second baseman said he had “no diffi-/it run without a hint or suspicion

{than 24 hours after receiving {O'Malley's first offer. | . Robinson said he weighed “only

210 pounds and am in the best shape ofamy life.”

He said he

definitely would not attempt to “pace myself in 1951 as I did in 1950.”

1 {

Top Speed “I'm going to start as fast as. I

{Flint won two pennants and fin-1, »9 4+, 51 triumph over Warren | can and keep going,” Jackie said. /ished second, .yet blew $200,000 oi tral on the Flashes’ floor last “If I tire late in the season—well, that'll be too bad. But I'm going

he had just been informed by

other : Pittsburgh chiefs that be“fore Stevens was released to In-| apolis, the player had asked

received permission to go to Pp with the

of for a last effort to stay on “in the majors. ;

training camp

ht ng . Since the investigation dis,&losed the promise had brew

e in all sincerity, Rickey, a

gested that® it be respected «+. Tribe Prexy Bush acquiesced and immediately began combbaseball's tight player market for a replacement, “just

"in case.” “But Bush: intimated he was still customed to lending ear to com-|

| | |

. . » Even the rich parent Detroit night. host's

club once financed the QUINCY, jeast eight points. Phil Wampler

dropped $50,000, " » - AL SEVERANCE, the Villanova College basketball coach, admits the game gets him down

|Hage, Warren center, | Warriors with 19 points, game's top honors. : Franklin Twp. Te Warren Central A530

the

fg f when the score Is close . . . He | Wampler.t 14 3 Qertelt ¢ 3 1 sald: “As for ins Blowing my MeCillough.s 1 : 3 Hage 1 5 ud top on the bench, pu at down |Buckner.g | Ransom.g Carpenter.f 2 0 2 Henkeg 3S 0 2 to emotion. Recently, I took {Carpenter.f a J; AN elsnt 9 9 1 {| Hannah. Pange, my wife and kids to a game |p [oh 0 o 0 Brunes 181 and then drove all the way |Rerrys Hd 1 1} Sprunger.s 2 2 i rN « home before I realized I had Hosifhese o 0 1 forgot about them. Basketball b rotals 50 13.10. Tohalk 2011.39 does funny things to a guy.” Halftime score—Franklin Twop. 37,

| Warren Central 22 Free throws missed—Franklin Twp. 8, Warren Central 13. Officials—Smartz and Lents.

aN. SPORTS PROMOTERS are ac-|

hopeful that Ed Stevens will be plaints by the cash customers . : the lineup and swinging for. .. realizing the customers figure Washington Beats

Hoine runs over the right field they're entitled to pop off Tos an Speedway 56-35 ’

wall when the Indians open the they paid to get in , . . It's an

new championship race in their old American custom | } on the night of Apr. 17 Max Winter, genéral manager of ly 3 vs,/the Milwaukee Brewers.

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33 WHEN Pitcher Doyle Lade signed his 1951 contract with the Chicago Cubs the other day, it was cheering news to Ralph Kiner of the Pittsburgh Pirates + «+» Lade is one of the chief “gontributors” to Kiner's home run harvest.

QUR DICK DUNKEL, the col-

‘won, 69 to 58.

sional basketball team, which jo patban game last night.

| }

game he pegged the former at 69.8, the latter at 569 ... NYU

But| the Minneapolis ‘Lakers profes-ij, .qenes 56-35 in a high school

was in Indianapolis last night, | Washington jumped off to an| has come up with a super modern .,,jy jead and never was headed. | version of the irate fan... Seems pha hosts lead 12-8 at the end of | that when the Lakers were tele- the first quarter, 27-15 at the half

vising their home games, Winter, + 45.94 at the third-quarter was called to the phone . ., The an quarter,

party on the other end was hot under the collar .. . Said if Winter didn’t get a differegt set of game officials he'd just forget the Lakers and quit watching them

{ |

The victory was Washington's | seventh straight and ninth in 16 games. The loss was Speedway’s|

sixth in 15 contests. Washington (56) Speedway (35)

lege basketball handicapper, hit lon his TV screen, Curtis.f s 5 i! Kurkendall.f s 5 ns #last week's Notre Dame-Butler| 2 » # Pederstiiltc 4 3 OJordant ‘1 1 1 S game right on the nose . . . In| . BECAUSE of complaints that foraere 1 1 1 Wikons © 8 8 : 3 his advance selections, the expert! members of its swim team have fingers : 3 3 di, : s 3 “rated the Irish at 62.7, the Bull-| been driving recklessly, Univer- Tillery. 2 1 08Bwensont 0 2 0 at 52.2, indicating a differ-| sity of Pittsburgh ‘authorities [tnotie! § 9 3IERses § 1 8 ’ # of 10 points plus . Notre| assigned Walter Ridley, ticket McDougalf 5 1 3 Hughs 000 Dame won, 75 to 65 . . . Dick was| manager, to chauffeur the |" owas 27 12 180 Totals uncanny on that one . For, squad to Annapolis for a meet | Halftime Score: Washington 27, Speedithe NYU-St, Francis (New York)| with Navy . . , But chauffer- | Free THFows Missed: Curtis. Federstill

Caulk 2, Springer 4, Lickliter, Tillery.

| Paced by Dave Curtis’ 17 points, |

| balanced attack to try to go all the way at top The Indianapolis found all five starters hitting at speed.”

Jackie's 1951 plan was an adIll, franchise and in one season and Gene MeCullough paced their mission that he had made a mis-

ning, which League pitchers screaming.

Jackie's plan

team with 18 points, while Bob take in 1950 when he deliberately led the sacrificed his dreaded base runcaused National

to wake up

last

year was to start slowly to avoid the late-season slump which hob-

bled him in 1949.

As a result, Jackie's 1950 rec-

{ord looks better on paper than despite a

Jackie Robinson . .

—. - day and said he planned a radical change from his 1950 playing

g, Holmes. Weiss; Markham, Clinton, culty” coming to terms with Dodger President Walter O'Malley and “completely satisfied” with = the new contract. He signed less

. he'll

travel at top speed in '51.

late-season

slump,

{did his work on the field. He!which shaved the figure more

{batted .328 second in the league than 30 points, and a tremendous!

{only to Stan Musial—and led the|September surge by Musial.

league's second-basemen in field-| ing with a 986 percentage. But!to come té6 terms and his signing | the Dodger offense missed hislis expected to spur lagging. .regu-| Vinson, Trautman, and a scat-| {pitcher-harrowing tactics on thellars Gil Hodges, Preacher Roe, tering of others were given seri {basepaths and Jackie's deliberate] Billy Cox and Carl Furillo to talk ous consideration. These includ-|

[slowdown created a major infield turkey with O'Malley.

Reese was hobbled by injuries.

N. L. batting title.

first with a

Won Title in 1949

problem when Shortstop Peewee |

{immediate call

Rebinson, was the 27th Dodger ereration for the job,” he said.|

Robinson said he foresaw no tices Sherman Minton and Wil to the armed liam. Douglas, {forces and expected to be able to President Ford Frick, and War- ‘ 5 | Robinson believes a return to play through the ’'51 season. A ren Giles, the boss of the Cinashington- trounced Speedway's his 1949 tactics might dethrone lieutenant in World War II, he cinnati Reds. [Musial and bring him a second|is on the inactive reserve list as : He won his/a result of a bone chip in his 342 average in '49, left ankle.

Gehrmann Defeats Wilt By 12 Yards in 4:07.9

Wins 37th Consecutive Mile Race,

Time Is Fastest in Boston History BOSTON, Feb. 3 (UP)—Don Gehrmann of Milwaukee ran the

fastest indoor mile in Boston history tonight as he beat FBIman Fred Wilt by 12 yards in 4:07.9. yehrmann'’s performance, his 37th consecutiv {sixth in a row over Wilt, former Indiana U the 4:08.1 record for the Boston Athletic As 11 12 20/the Boston Garden track. Gil Dodds, who set the record in 1948, enfelter, running strong despite

was among the 12,251 spectators the fact he helped set the pace in

chaperone Ridley was bitten by |§ ChUE 2 SP Ree b isal 2. Suther. who saw it broken. .

Rumple, Swenson,

the hot rod bug, too, and got pinched for speeding.

land 2, Todle 2, gert 2. Hughs | ! Offcials: Hurrle and Smock

League. A runneru ars. Belt buckles a

Spring Harvest for Young Cagers

Jim Buchanan Yleft), athletic chairman of the Indiana Veterans of Foreign Wars, moment as Dr. Herman L. Shibler, superintendent of public schools (center), and George Farkas, | head of the city's physical education program, look over the VFW trophies going to the winners | of the IPSAL's eight district basketball champions the junior high school team Virwivg

trophy will will be given members of the winning team.

} |

enjoys -a light |

this spring. A team trophy feanter will go to | the city championship in the Indianapolis Public School Athletic : e awarded and eight smaller trophies will go to the district win. |

Win- | .

York.

As usual, he dogged Wilt's heels {from the starting’ gun until the [last lap when he turned {steam and opened space time was 4:10.1. John Joe Barry of Ireland and {Villanova was third and Horace {Ashenfelter of the FBI fourth. Wilt had persuaded his FBI col{league Ashenfelter to run the mile ‘ ’ {in hopes he would set a pace that Is Not for Sale iwotld take the sting out of Gehr-| mann's last-lap kick. | But it" was Sweden's Ingvar | Bengtsson, doubling events only) 35 minutes after placing second! in the 1000-yard run, who set the |early pace and pulled the field to! Then Bengtsson dropped out and Ashenfelter took {over to lead the pack to a 2:01.2 {half mile. Wilt took the lead on

them, Wilt's

ia 59.8 quarter.

Don’s Second Fastest . It was the second fastest mile of the slender Gehrmann's career, {only 4 of a second slower than {the time he posted last week in {the Wanamaker Mile "at Néw

on the between

the seventh lap and ran a 3:04.8/

three-quarters,

But

had the final word.

Stone Wins

Curt . Stone of

Two-Mile

Gehrmann

niversity star, smashed

the mile less than an leariler, was fourth and Alf Holmberg of Tennessee

Sweden was fifth.

Frank Gaffney of Manhattan College won the high jump with a leap of 6 feet 5% inches. Jim Gillerist of Manhattan and John

Vislocky Jr. of the

New York

Athletic Club tied as runners-up

exactly 1 inch lower.

The Hollis 600-yard run went (UP)

to George Rhoden of Morgan State who came from behind to

win in 1:12.55,

Fastest Speedboat

# have been investigated since § came into office and obviously wal

|as manpower was available. Chandler then pointed to what he called the “groundswell of pub-| lie sentiment for baseball” -and the m%action of the fans to thel

club owners’ decision to oust him.

lagers wanted the league to raise

not be in any way critical of Yhe Paul Walther’s sprained ankle club owners, nor would he discuss Will keep him out for several his chances to remain in office ames. There's no chance of rewhen he speaks tomorrow night placing the two players. before the annual dinner of the/means eight men, eight tired and New York Baseball Writers’ As- overworked men, will carry the)

NBA Policies = Limit Olymps

. ‘Haves’ Don't Care What Happens to ‘Have-Nofs’

By FRANK ANDERSON Scallions to the National Blunderball

Board of Governors. . « ; Its game officials are bad enough. But its policies are worse. -- . ~The NBA expects topflight basketball of its member teams. But the NBA Board of Governors is as short-sighted Here's ide: with my: opia. Now Jim is beyond the pale as a Responsible, forward-look-|In ing club owners and general man-

Association's

the NPBL.

regards itself as the arbiter of [the league. Every method is used [to retain that control. They've ‘got the president of the American Hockey League, Maurice Podoloff, as prexy of the NBA. Podoloff is Eastern, thinks Eastern, is domi‘nated by the East. The man can’t double in brass, but he tries.

the player limit to 12 or 13. Lots of taletited ball players were military draft bait, And injuries don't always happen to someone else, They happen to YOUR club, too. 8 n .

LET'S LOOK at the Indianap-

olis Olympians. The locals are] “ limping along with eight players.| 5 20 he say ao, tougy ith the Wah Jones is out for’the 8€a80N, |v ire boss. Let the bars down. Force the dissenting governors to |permit the signing of players from {the other league. Or let the

That |; ague commit suicide.”

” ” f RIGHT NOW. the dissenters ; {have their ball players. They The NBA says “We're sorry, don’t care what happens to the boys, We'd like to help: But we have-nots. But injuries aren't won't let you get men from theiselective. Military calls aren't other league (NPBL). We won'tiparticular. They'll tap anyone. increase the player limit to take Pretty soon the haves will be the care of emergencies. But we want have-nots. Then you'll hear the

load.

member of the Anderson Packers’

The Eastern bloe of the NBA

you to play good basketball storm of “righteous indignation.”

League prestige is at stake.” | The Olymps got fourth pick on Well, league prestige, phooey! available NBA players. But the The fans want at least 10 ball men availabié are bench-warmers, players on hand fer each club. men who'd do little to help the

.© ‘Baseball {is bigger ‘than any |The fans want all-out basketball. Olym of the people who are ‘in it and Ympsi Turn uba free agent afta

I'm not necessary to the game, ‘any more than any of the club,

fans” he said. “And they have certainly let me know how important ‘they think it fs=to have! of scandal or anything unsavory.” Investigated Records Chandler once more reiterated! that he had investigated the rec-| ords of some of the men connect-| ed with the game and that he had found them to be free from any-| thing that was even suggestive! of being detrimental to baseball. | {He mentioned Del Webb, co-owner another “little fellow” who isn't! important. The indication was that he referred to Fred Saigh Jr.,| owner of the, Cardinals. { “Those were the only two who

found neither guilty of conduct detrimental to baseball.”

Boston Braves, and a spqkesman for the four-man committees

the commissioner's post, said that!

{the names of both Vinson and _

| Trautman had been mentioned in| {informal discussions, but that! {“There is nothing definite to re-! | port—yet.” List is Long | “I see a long list of people who| are supposed to be under consid-!

But of the entire outfit only,

ed Associate Supreme Court Jus-|

National League

| | {

Rickey Stresses | Christian Life

CHICAGO, Feb, 3 (UP)—Base-, ball executive Branch Rickey, addressing the National Council of Presbyterian Men here, today called for a more aggressive policy in the defense of Christian democracy.

Rickey said the best way’ to,

: battle Communism is to have a —Authorities e mile victory and thorough understanding of Amer-found no crime connected with \ican history and the Constitution ip. sociation games and of the United States. He urged,

schools and colleges to emphasize teaching of these subjects. “Our democracy has a direct

hour yalationship and dependence upon ney Clark Filseth, Sheriff C. H. sald. Wildman and Polite Chief Les and «rhe right to believe in God is to Jurgens said their investigation! be preserved to our posterity at s {to dispose of the betting cards at |

Christian principles,” ‘he

any cost.”

‘Michigan Defeats Western Reserve

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Feb. 3 ~The University of Michigan outclassed a hapléss Western

Reserve University basketball jivered them.

{team tonight, 67 to 49, ending a {five-game Wolverine |streak. : : | It was Western Reserve's 11th! defeat in 12 starts this season.

SEATTLE, Wash.) Féb, 3 (UP) | center Leo Vanderkuy led the

—§lo-Mo-8hun IV, falstest speedboat,

ted receiving “several attractive!

offers” for the hydroplane, but

said that if he sold it he have to build another to

would defend

his Gold Cup title here this sum-

mer,

Crew Race Canceled SEATTLE, Wash., Feb, 3 (UP) |-—~Final examinations have forced cleared the bench, using 14 play-

the “world's | pichigan attack with 19 points, [squad aginst the West in the Is not for sale, |g )mough Western Reserve

owner Stanley SBayres said today. i 7 East-West coll all-st tThe Seattle auto dealcr admit. | Yard Dick Everhard - tallied 17 it college star baske

{for the losers. The game was slow throughout and the play in general was below standard for both schools. Michigan led 32-26 at the half, but soon after the third quarter! started the Wolverines opened a |wide margin which grew to 24 {points at one time, Michigan Coach Ernie MecCoy

Philadelphia, the cancelation of the annual ers in the game which was wit-

running unattached, beat Brown- Washington-Wisconsin crew race nessed by a small crowd of 400 ing Ross of the Penn Athletic scheduled for this year at Madi- All but one of the 14 scored’

Club by less than one yard to son, Wis. win the Billings two-mile run in gees the relatively slow time of 9:17.7. and led

Stone, Billings

|AAU three-mile champion,

most of the way.

John. Twomey of the IHinois {Athletic Club, AAU outdoor 1500-/ {meter champion, was third. Ash-|

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fof the’ New. .York YAnkees,nand |

Lou Perini, president of the |

two University of Iowa basketball players recently.

refusing to co-operate with them.!

And only by the infusion of fresh, the bids from the other clubs go rested players can they have all- sky high, Maybe they don’t need out basketball. The fans are tired the man, but they surely aren't watching dog-tired players. [going .to let you have him. Pa Clubs like the Olymps can do OK, NBA governors, younothing. They want ball players, queered the Jim Owens deal for|They want to live. The Board of the Olymps, Jim would have re- Governors just wants and wants placed Wah Jones on the roster. |. « . and gets,

Gl Cv Star Siiors Push Off :

{Intercollegiate cross-country . |skiers pushed off today on a 14- _ |mile relay race, the first such - {event ever held in Canada. - Entries from eight United State and two Canadian universities raced on the gruelling North American course. Each of the four men on the squads will . {cover 3% miles. Later the skiers (will face the giant slalom, with : |downhill and jumping competi“i tions scheduled for Sunday. Heading the list of jumping entries was Thorbjorn Falkanger of Washington State College, who twice ‘won the Holmenkollen in his native Norway. Also on the

versity of Washington, who beat Falkanger and other top jumpers in an exhibition meet prior to the 1950 world championships. The University of British Columbia, last year's winner of the meet, and the University of Al|berta, were the two Canadian uni- | versities competing.

Gabby Street's

Condition ‘Grave’

JOPLIN, Mo., Feb. 3 (UP)— {Charles E. (Gabby) Street, one {of baseball's all-time great playjers, was reported in “very grave” {condition tonight at St. John

Pvt. Harold Worst will represent Camp Atterbury in the 1951 national three-cushion bj liard® tournament in Chicago Feb. 16-25, Worst, 22, was run. ner up in the 1950 tourney, He

os {Hospital. has defeated Willie Hoppe sev- | Street's condition has been eral times'in exhibition play. [growing worse steadily, except

ifor brief rallies, the hospital Jan. exhaustion. 2 The 68-year-old baseball veter{an, who led the St. Louis Cardinals to National League pennants as their manager in 1930 and 1931, was stricken after returning to his home here from a baseballers’ “old timers” meeting at Peoria, 111. 2 :

Pirate Exhibition PITTSBURGH, Feb. 3 (UP)— The Pittsburgh Pirates announced today that the team will play an exhibition game with the Milwaukee Brewers of the Ameri can Association at Milwaukee May 24. It will be a night game.

since he entered 24 as a victim of

Official Clears

lowa Cagers

DAVENPORT, Ia., Feb. 3 (UP) said today they

delivery of parlay cards by

A joint report by County Attor-

showed six. attempts were made]

taverns. But no gales were made,

However, the authorities repri-

and Herald Greene for allegedly!

GOLFERS!

“DEVELOP YOUR

SOCK!

Filseth said earlier the players refused to tell him where they got the cards and where they de-

losing Beg to Coach’ East ' DRIVING LESSONS

NEW YORK, Feb. 3 (UP)—| Long Island University Coach| Clair Bee will coach. the East]

By Appointment Lee Nelson, Pro

aN For-|sixth annual Fresh Air Fund Em-Roe _y ball game at Madison Square 209 W. WASHINGTON LI 3446

Hunters and fishing enthusiasts, On Wednesday night, February 7th, ‘in the WISH Theater Studio, 1440 North Meridian Street, color movies of a hunting and fishing trip to Alaska will be shown. These are the same. movies that were shown about a year ago “here; due to popular demand they are being presented again. There will be two performances, 7:30 P. M. ond 9:00 P. M. Admission is FREE; however, it will be necessary for you to have tickets. Write for your FREE tickets now, state which performance you ‘would like to attend. Mail ta WISH, Indionapolis 2, not later than February 5, or call RI-4595 é for your FREE tickets,

WISH theatre studio he

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In Relay Meet

BANFF, Alta, Feb. 3 (UP)—,

roster was Christian Mohn, uni-\

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