Sat., March 27, 1948 BINGHAMTON PRESS 13
Endicott Legion to Face Union 65' Senior Stars to Face LeMoyne
—Associated Press WIRJSPHOTO.
BURNING UP LEAGUE - Richie Ashburn, 2 1 , Toronto player, work ing out w i th the Philadelphia Phillies, hits one during batt ing practice in St. Petersburg, Fla. Ashburn, w i th Utica last year, has reached first base 14 out of his last 17 times at bat and is hitt ing .465 in the Grapefruit League. He hit .362 for the Blue Sox
last season.
Northrup Agrees to Terms
Ex-Inf ielder Sighs 4s Triplet Pitcher
Leo Northrup, righthanded pitcher, has signed his 1948 riplet contract.
The signing was announced today by Jim Cooper, as-stant business manager of the Trips.
Northrup will be making his
\ed Wings topple langers
By the United Press The Detroit Bed Wings were eezing along with a two-game vantage over the hobbling New >rk Rangers today in the Na-nal Hockey League's Stanley p playoffs. Playing before a slim home >wd of 12.553. the Wings imped the Broadway skaters, ; last night in the second game
their best-of-seven semi-final ies. rhe Rangers, minus the services their stellar defenseman. Bill
* . held Detroit to a 1-0 dead-k in the opening period on a il by busby-haired Edgar La-tde. but fell behind in the mid-
session when the Wings rallied two fast markers,
"he pennant winning Toronto pie Leafs, already orie game up the Boston Bruins, again enter-i the Ar t Ross club tonight ile New York and Detroit next et a t New York tomorrow n i g h t
sons Prepare •r New Haven luffaio — (U.R) — The Buffalo ans prepared today for their t clash of a three-game series Ei New Haven in Memorial iitorium tomorrow night, a se-; which will put one of the two ns into the American Hockey gue playoff finals, h e encounter will be the only •ting of the set played in Buf-i. the second being carded at r Haven and also the third, irided the short series, goes the
distance, affalo and the Ramblers gained semi-final round by their re -
rtive two-straight conquests of shey and Pittsburgh, be semi-final round winner will t in the finals either Cleve-1 or Providence, currently wag-a fight for the other playoff
debut as a pitcher in pro baseball. He started as an infielder in
1945 but failed as a hitter and left organized baseball last year to pitch as a semi-pro in his home city of Detroit.
Yankee Scout Ray M e y e r s watched Northrup work in Detroit last year and signed him to a Triplet contract. ' In 1945 Northrup was signed by
the Phillies to a contract with their Utica farm club. The Blue Sox in turn optioned htm to Greensboro of the Carolina League, where he played thi rd base and batted .236.
Next year he went to Terre Haute of the Three-I League, whe#e he split his time between second and third base in 32 games.
Leo compiled a meager .211 batting average and he was released. Taking stock of his situation, he decided to begin all over again as a twirl er.
Northrup is six feet, one inch tall and weighs 175. He has been married three years and is the father of a two-year-old son.
Freddy Welch Honored
Owego—Owego friends of Freddy Welch gave him a farewell dinner at the Green Lantern Inn here last night.
Welch, golf pro at Vestal Hills
Munimen, Endicott To Clash
The top court stars of Triple Cities high schools will test their strength against a powerful LeMoyne College quintet in the main game of a doubleheader at State Tech tonight.
The Triple Cities Senior All-Stars are scheduled to face the Syracusans at 8:15 o'clock.
Endicott Legion will meet Muni Post in the preliminary, scheduled at 7:15. This will be the Broome County American Legion League's final playoff game.
FUNDS FOR LIGHTS Proceeds from the doubleheader,
sponsored by Johnson City's Junior Chamber of Commerce, will be used for lights for the Floral Avenue softball diamond.
A total of 17 seniors is on the All-Star squad, coached by "Whitey" Anderson of Central and Joe Ciesielski of Johnson City.
Heading the list is Fred Eydt, star Central pivot, who was chosen outstanding player by a committee of Triple Cities sportswriters and sportscasters.
YUHAS ON SQUAD Others on the squad, chosen by
the committee, are: John Yuhas and Bob Kniffen,
Central: Bucky Roche, John Donnelly and Ben Clarke, North; Bill Silvanic, Mike Bednar and Bob Howell. Johnson City; Ted Sepelak and Dick Mandyck, Union-Endi-cott; Ron Baker and Cliff Williams, Vestal; Ray McCormack and Dan Murphy, St. Patrick's; and Bob Gross and Herb Corser, St. Paul's.
LeMoyne, which posted a 17-6 record in college competition, recently trounced a similar all-star team at Auburn.
The Syracusans are paced by Don Savage, who poured in 280 points this season. PRESS TEAM TO START
The All-Stars will start the same lineup as that of the Binghamton Press All-Southern Tier Conference first team.
Roche and Bednar will s tar t at forwards, Eydt at center, and Silvanic and Donnelly at the guard s l o t s . ^ <ti i t . i
Donnelly, who has been ill this week, was an uncertain starter today. He will be replaced by Mandyck of U.-E. if he cannot go tonight. _
J im McKechnie, WENE sports-caster, will broadcast the game between *9 and 10 o'clock.
Corner Book Loses, Muni Tops Deposit
Endicott Legion's powerful quintet will play Union Hotel Tuesdav night in the winners' bracket final of tb* Southern Tier open basketball tournament
The Endicotters gained the final by edging Corner Book Store of Ithaca, 52-49, on the State
-Associated Press WIREPHOTO.
MILLER SCORES—Eddie Miller, Philadelphia Phillies' shortstop, scores in second inning o f exhibit ion w i th Cardinals at St. Petersburg, Fla., yesterday. Catcher Del Wilber dives for the runner after receiving throw-in but is too late. Cards won , 2 - 1 .
Carver Says:
Marion's Absence Would Mean Dimming of Card Pennant Hope
IBM One Shooters Set Record
IBM's No. One pistol team last night set a new record for the Interstate Jlevolver and Pistol League. THe shooters hit a 1,371 total. ^ __» . .
The marksmen downed IBM No. Two. 1,371-461, on the Hillcrest Legion range,
Theron Seymour topped the 285, while Ray C o u n S - ' c f u t . will take over as winners 'with 285 wMM nay
the pro at Pleasant Valley Country Mosteller. Jr. , led the losers witn
rokaw Rolls 77; Misses 30 bv One
- pro Club. Connellsville, Pa., on April 1
An electric shaver was presented to Welch by Bun Kuhl, Endicott Bulletin sports editor, as a token of appreciation.
At the winer were Jim Osborne, M. A. Welch, Bill Fahl, Robert Woodburn, Daniel Devine, Douglas Grant, J r . , Clyde Barnes, J im Fahl, J im Raftis, Charles Barnes, Robert Campbell, Joe Shoapino. Sid Violet, Jack Kanick, Frank Daley. "Bucky" Shields, John Tobin and Kuhl.
Raftis was toastmaster. Dinner arrangements were made by Osborne.
Michigan Leads In Swim Meet
Ann Arbor. Mich.—(U.R)—Michigan's Big Nine champions moved into the final five events of the national collegiate swimming cham-j^f t n e f i r s t stanza. The bout had
259. Binghamton beat Endicott. 1,251-
1,241, on the Binghamton range. J im Bates led Binghamton with
a 284, while Herm Wheaton topped the losers with 276.
Rossano K.O.'s Giosa
New York-r<£>)—It's getting to be a habit, these sudden kayoej in main events at Madison Square Garden boxing shows.
The last four Friday night main attractions have ended in knockouts, three oi them short and sweet—in the first round.
Rocco Rossano, 144, Brooklyn, went out last night and ended things quickly, putting away Eddie Giosa. 138, Philadelphia, in 1:33
plonships today with an imposing j D e e n scheduled for 10 rounds, team lead over the Olympic-con-1 March 5, Gus Lesnevich ad-scious •field of the nation's top ministered the sleeper to Billy natators.
But Ohio State. defending N. C. A. A. tit'1st. and Stanford posed threats to the Wolverines in the 100 and 440-yard free style. 200-yard breast-strojle', 400-yard free style relay and the three-meter diving events that will complete the three-day program.
Two meets records fell in yesterday's qualifying heats and finals as Michigan amassed a 29-point total. 11 n%ore than the Buckeyes and 13 more than Stanford.
> near and yet so far. rat was the story for L. Brokaw night. -okaw came within one pin of 0 single in the Y. M. C. A. x h League. A spare in the
frame kept him out of the ers' Hall of Fame, and he id up with a 277. i led in triples with a 623. Lockwood rolled a 609, while
est hit for 601. her 200*s: :kwood 245. Wales 228. Tuckey1 t _ _ - , _ • » • _ • • Best 212. VlasaJc 210. VanHorn | L i t t l e O n e S t r O K e B e h l l l C l K r s k a 201. Hota l lng 200. R.
:h 200. MeConneU 200. am scores: n t t l v e Methodhrt 2. Chenango Ddtst 1; J o h n Kus P r e sby t e r i an 2, i Jane J o h n s o n 1; Wes tmins te r 3. P r e s b y t e r i a n 0; Conkl ln A v e n u e
at 2. Main S t ree t Bapt is t 1.
iak Walton ague to Meet cal members of the Izaak on League of America will
in the lodge rooms of the 1 Order of Moose. 410 Cbe-o Street, at 8 p . m. Monday, rpose of the meeting is elec-of officers and signing of a ler for the local Chapter.
Fox in 1:58 of the first; March 12, Marcel Cerdan bf France kayoed Lavern Ro?ch in the eighth; and March 19. Lee Savold dropped Gino Buonvino in 14 seconds of the opening round.
Giosa didn't deliver a damaging blow last night befpre a crowd of 10.008 which paid $34.-124. A left hook to the jaw sent Giosa sprawling on his back.
The Philadephian got up at the count of nine, and Rossano came in with a crackling right to the button and it was over.
Chick Harbert Paces Field In Charlotte Golf Open
Charlotte. N. C. — (IMS) — Chick Harbert of Detroit paced the field by one stroke today into the third round of match play of the $10,-000 Charlotte Golf tournament.
Harbert shot a slx-under-par 66 yesterday for the second straight day for a 132 score.
Only one stroke behind was Lawspn Little of Cleveland, who shot the best round yesterday, a 65, and posted a card of 68-65-
133. Frank Stranahan of Toledo,
Ohio, and Cary Middlecoff of Memphis, Tenn., were tied at 134.
Pete Cooper of Ponte Vera Beach, Fla., who paced the opening round with a 65, was in fifth place. He shot a 70 yesterday for a card of 65-70-135.
George Shoux of Mamaroneck, N. Y., posted a 136 and Lew Wor-sham of Pittsburgh had a 137.
Eddie Stanky To Start Play Today
Bradenton, Fla. — (JP) — Eddie Stanky will make his first competitive appearance in a Boston Braves uniform today.
The second sacker, late of the Brooklyn Dodgers, will start for the Braves " B " team against the Kansas City Blues at Lake Wales.
Stanky was stricken with pneumonia the same day he was traded to Boston. He has been working out slowly the past week and has declared himself ready for action.
Reds Score Over Tigers
Tampa, Fla.— W.PJ —Hoot Evers* diving catch saved the day temporarily but the Cincinnati Reds scored a 13-inning 6-5 victory over Detroit yesterday.
Pitcher Bucky Walters of the Reds helped his own cause along with a three-run homer, but Augie Galan's double and Walter Cress' subsequent single produced the winning runs.
Browns Dispute Cleveland Hit
San Bernardino, CaI.-*-<U.R>—A disputed hit served as the aftermath today of Cleveland's 10-9 victory over the St. Louis Browns. The hit by Thurman Tucker drove in two runs to win the game.
The Browns insisted that Whitey Piatt made a fair catch. The umpire ruled he had trapped the ball.
Yanks Lead Red Sox, 3 to 1
Sarasota, Fla.—(U.R)—The New York Yankees moved into a 3 to 1 lead over the Boston Red Sox today in their Grapefruit series. The Yanks got to Ellis Kinder for five runs and four hits for a 7-2 victory yesterday. /
Yankee Catcher Yogi Berra aggravated an old leg injury and had to leave the game.
Mel Ott Fails To Get Hafey
San Francisco— HP) —Manager Mel Ott of the New York Giants says he has failed in an effort to buy Will Hafey, young pitching star of the Oakland Coast League team.
Hafey has beaten the Giants twice . in exhibition. Ott said he was told the youngster is committed to another unnamed major league club.
Reese, Edwards Plagued by Injuries
Ciudad Trujillo, D. R.—(U.R)— Pee Wee Reese's sore shoulder and Bruce Edwards' infected arm continued to plague the Brooklyn Dodger camp today. Neither has shown improvement.
By LAWTON CARVER International News Sports Editor
New York—<INS)— If the injured Marty Marion is lost for the 1948 baseball season or any appreciable part thereof, you can throw the St. Louis Cardinals out as hot contenders for the National League pennant.
It is doubtful that Marion ever was as good as his fondest admirers insisted. They always said he could go farther in either direction —right or left—and make plays that even old Honus Wagner would have stumbled over.
But he was just about the best shortstop of these times for 10 years or so and as such one of the key men in the Cards' tr iumphs during his era.
CALLED 'THE OCTOPUS' His knee buckled under him in
an exhibition game yesterday—the same knee which he hur t last season and there now is some question as to how long he will be out.
He ne\}er was a terrific hitter, but as the "Octopus" got his tentacles on everything hit toward his side of the infield and there is likely to be no replacement around for him. The ball players themselves named him The Octopus.
Marion is a tall lanky nervous sort of guy who picks up pebbles while waiting for his pitcher to throw to the hitter, and he stamps around here and there hitching up his pants and going through all manner of motions.
GENERALLY IN FRONT Then when the hitter hits the
ball—if it is somewhere between second and third Marion generally has been in front of it.
Marion has been so good as a fielder that veteran baseball men —some of the smartest of them— have always insisted that he could do things Wagner couldn't do. Wagner was supposed to have been the best.
Of course, Wagner had an edge at bat. The so-called Flying Dutchman was among the greatest of hit ters. Marion was ordinary at bat, although a fair sort of clutch hitter.
The two men are or were totally unlike. Wagner was a lumbering fellow with big bowed legs and deceptive speed. He has great hands like shovels.
STRINGBEAN TYPE Marion is a stringbean, a loose-
jointed slight fellow with an uncanny knack of being where the ball would be hit, a good arm, and a sureness that was amazing.
Perhaps if he had been a really great hitter everybody would have agreed that he was better than even Wagner, supposedly the all-time peer of all shortstops by virtue of the things he did in the old days for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Bulldogs Are 'First' On Diamond
Binghamton Central 's baseball squad today took first in one Southern Tier Conference department.
Central 's candidates reported to "Whitey" Anderson and his staff for an hour's drill at Recreation Park yesterday. The Bulldogs were the first in the conference to start their diamond practice.
A total of 28 reported, including 18 with no previous scholastic experience.
Another workout is scheduled at 10:30 a. m. today at the Park.
Five of last year's varsity nine worked out yesterday. They were Ken Crerer and Jack Bartlett, pitchers; Fred Eydt, catcher: Harry Brown and Bill Lane, in-fielders. ;
Bob Kniffen and Johnny Yuhas, other 1947 varsity members, are expected to start work next week.
Seven of last year's jayvee squad also were on hand.
The 1947 jayvees included Jerry Christoff, Alex Serbonich and Frank Horkott, pitchers; Walt Rowley, outfielder; Eugene Bell and Ed Moshier, infielders; and Joe Craciale, catcher.
Vestal Baseball Starts Monday
Vestal Central School'* baseball candidates will assemble Monday, according to Coach Sid Stock.
Stock has requested all interested in baseball to report to him at 1:30 p. m., "weather permit ting."
Tech court last n igh t Three other teams—Bolebruch
Hotel, Muni Post, and the House of Reardon—remain In the tournament. Deposit Legion and the Paragons were eliminated last night.
SAVAGE GETS 28 Sparked by Bob Savage's sizzling
28-point performance, Muni Post trounced the Deposit Legionnaires, 69-48 last night.
Bolebruch bested the Paragons, 49-46, in a game which was close all the way.
Endicott Legion took a 29-18 lead at halftime but encountered a Corner Book rally whl th left the Endicotters with a slender 33-32 edge a£ the end of the tWrd period. Endicott then pulled away in. the final quarter .
Three cagers sparked Endicott with double-figures performances. Alex Homa led with 14 points: Bill Cooksley garnered 12, and Mike Biloz, 12. Bennett" and Sampson paced Corner Book with 16, and 15 markers, respectively.
NEVER IN TROUBLE Muni Post jumped to a 16-4
lead at the end of the first quarter and never was in trouble. Van Pelt paced the Deposit five with 18 counters.
Bolebruch and the Paragons were tied, 26-26, at halftime but the winners forged ahead in the third quarter.
Passineau and Smith led Bole-bruch with 15 and 13 points, respectively. * Houlihan and Raeder sparked the Paragons with 13 and 12,
The scores:
C O R N E R BOOK | E N D I C O T T F'd F'l T'! |
B e n n e t t , r f 6 N icho las . l f 1 H c r s o n . c 2 S a m p s o n . r g 6 Beno l t . l g 3 Marltel l 1 T h o r e n 0
1 •
Tota l s 10 Corner B o o k
4 2 0 3 1 1 0
11
Endicott L e s i o n Off ic ials—Kocak,
P O S T 1227 Dav i son . r f 6 So v a s e , If* 13 D ' z o n i v i c h . c 2 Klnso l la . ra 2 R e g n l . t g 2 M c L a u g h l i n 3 B e g e l l 0 A g a i h e a s 0
Tota l s 28 P o s t 1227 Depos i t
1 2 2 1 3 2 0 2
13
Official*—Kocak. B O L E B R U C H
16| C o o k s l e y ,rf 4 | Homa.I f 4 | H e a v n e r , c
'5 L'mbrlnoa.rs 7| B l loz . lg 3 | L e n e y 0 | S t u l e r
| Y u s k o { K u s h n e r i C o n u e n l n o | Terenz l
40! T o i a l s 19 ft 20 S
Z u l l c k .
L E G I O N F'd F'l T'l
5 6 2 3 S 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 14 4
I D E P O S I T 1 3 | V C o n k l l n . r f •>a|Thoma»,lf
8| Van Pe l t . c B|Blebor,rfl 7 |L, .Conklln, lg 8| Ward 0| L e w i s 2 | L o v e l l
ILoyd
601 Tota l s .16 13
4 IB Murray .
3 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
19 13 0
2 12 2 14 1 S 1 7 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
10 52 17—48 19—52
3 0 4 12 8 18 1 3 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 2 I 1
18 48 27—68 17—48
I P A R A G O N S F'd F ' 1 T 1 |
Smith ,r f 8 S l e s lns ty . l f 1 V o s h r i n c k . c 2 P a s s i n c a v . r g 4 Fertfuson. lg 4 GafTney 0 R i s l c y 0 C a v e 0 Farre l l 0 K i n g 0
Tota l s 16 B o l e b r u c h P a r a g o n *
3 2 4 7 1 0 0 0 0 0
17
Offic ials—Zullck,
13 |Sianford,rf 4 ) F e h c l c y , l f 8 | B r o d e r s o n . c
15| Racdcr .ru 9 | H o u l l h a n . l g 0| Pear l s 0| D u e l l 0 | L a n e 0) S t a c e y 0|
49| Tota ls i s i s
.. . . , 14 12 Murray .
F'd F'l T'i 2 2 2 S 6 0 1 0 2
20 13 8
1 5 1 5 0 4
2 12 1 13 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 5
6 46 10—40 12—46
Paul's Grill Tops Cameo, 20-15
Paul's Grill beat Cameo A. C , 20-15, last night in a Broome County junior basketball tournament game. Paul's jumped to a 12-5 lead at the half and was ahead all the wa#.
The score:
C A M E O A.
Phl l l lps .r f Mitchel l ,If O'Nc i l . c S a l l e , rg Pratt,Ig Gl tchc l l C.Lin© Hlocum Kol i z
Tota l s C a m e o P a u l ' s
Referee—
C. 1 . P A U L S F'd F'l T'll
0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
3
0 1 0 1 4 2 0 1 0
s
-Gregory
0| Brewster . r f l |F i t zgera ld , l f 0 | O s b o r n e , c 3 iBart le t t ,rg 4[Wll l iams. lg 2 | P e c k a 2| A i w a i c r .HSImek 01
15, Tota l s 3 2 i in
G R I L L F'd F'l T'l
2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
6 6 6
2 6 2 4 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 6 0 0
8 20 4—15 2—20
Louise Brough No. 1 Netter
New York—OP)—Louise Brough of Beverly Hills, Cal., was named the No. 1 player on the U. S. Wightman Tennis Cup team today. The Americans will go to England for the international matches at Wimbledon June 11 and 12.
Others on the team are Mrs. Margaret Osborne Du Pont of Wilmington, Del.; Doris Hart of Miami and Mrs. Patricia Canning Todd of La Jolla, Cal. Mrs. Hazel H. Wightman of Chestnut Hill, Mass., again is the non-playing captain.
The 1948 matches are the 20th in the series. Of the 19 played, the United States has won 15 and lost four.
Break Mleeord on Thames Course
Cambridge Oarsmen Beat, Oxford in Historic Race
London—(U.R)—The light blue oarsmen of Cambridge University won an historic 50th victory today, defeating Oxford by about six lengths in the 94th renewal of the world's oldest rowing event.
The victory was achieved in record breaking time of 17 minutes and 50 seconds, topping by 13 seconds the fastest run ever made over the four-mile 400-yard Thames River course.
Approximately 1,000,000 persons, in gala holiday mood and attire, lined the banks of the famed river to watch the shells slide silently over the S-shaped course.
Cambridge's seasoned oarsmen surprised the multitude at the outset when they won the toss and chose to row the Middlesex or north side of the stream.
In the past the winner of the toss invariably rowed the Surrey or south side because it gives them the inside position on the big bend of the Thames.
However, the Cambridge crcjv mile mark.
decided today that prevailing wind conditions would adversely affect the crew on the Surrey side for the first mile.
The reasoning was correct for it was in that stretch that the light blues took a half-length lead, never to be overtaken.
Cambridge broke the previous record which had stood at 18 minutes and three seconds since it was established in 1934, also by Cambridge.
At the two-mile mark Cambridge had increased its advantage to a length and a half and the crowd began to sense that it was all over, for the dark blue boys of Oxford showed obvious signs of weariness. At three miles Cambridge was three lengths in front and held a full five-lengths lead at the four
Midget Court Tournament To Start
Action will start Monday in the Tri-City midget basketball single elimination tournament.
The tourney is co-sponsored by The Binghamton Press and Binghamton Boys Club. More than 80 boys will play in the event.
Armenian A. C. will face the East Junior Alumni at 2 p. m. Monday, while the Woodrow Wilson Five will play First Ward Luncheonette at 3 o'clock.
Bonny's All-Stars will meet the Endicott Boys Club Kadets at 5 p. m. Tuesday, and Sibley's Fountain will clash with the Golden Griffins at the same time Wednesday.
The tournament teams and their members:
Armenian A. C.—Arlstak§ K a c h a -dour lan , Bob Ja s t r ab , Pau l Guley, Andy Avcdlsian, Fred Scarlcs , Chet Lcllo, George Chope, BUI Demchak, John Barron . Ron Belensky.
East J u n i o r Alumni—Vincent Coyle. J im Cur ren . Merele Decker , Ed O'Ncil. John Murray . J im Frank l in . Evan Phil l ips, Walt McNamara , Lou P c -leptit. Tony RufTo.
Woodrow Wilson Five — George l.esso. Wal ter Wallace. Ed Horvath , Pete Malchak, Dick Merkel . Bill Gavula , Walt Hoymak, Ted Koaut, John Kaschak .
Fi rs t Ward Luncheonet te—Dick Mc-Guinness , Tom Logan, Ron Richardson, Bob Vattai . Fred Frayer , Dick Rpach, Char les Borsavage, J i m Houl i han, Gus Zurenda .
Bonny 's Al l -Stars—Frank Dvorsky, J im Kane . Gory McCanc, Ken Mc-Cormlck. Don Miller, Bob Brown, Ted White, J o e Canny, Paul Croteru .
Endicot t Boys Club Kadets — Lou Wallcke, J o h n Buhay , La r ry Polmbl , Dick Blerly, Don Cantonc . F r a n k Card, Earl Bloom. Bob Kownlcskl .
Sibley's Founta in—Pete Tierno , J im Brundage , Ray Deuel, J o h n Tino. Glenn Hall, Andy Snlvcmlni . John Tierno, Mario Masclarllll , Bob Mlon, Al Mlele.
Golden Griffins—Ed Casey, Jack O'Hara. Dan Lenahan , Fran C a m s . Bob Yudin. J ack Monlgan, Walt Sull ivan, Bob F c h m a n , Gary McKane.
Kioeppinger's Quintet Threatens
Detroit—<INS) — Herbert Kloep-pinger's quintet . of keglers appeared most likely to present a serious threat tonight to the leaders in the team event of the American Bowling Congress tournament at the State Fair Grounds in Detroit.
This five from St. Louis, appropriately named for the season "say-it-with-flowers," carried a 980 average on its home alleys.
Oilers Olympic Choice
New York — fU.R) — A timber* toppling tempest from the hintel* land, the Phillips Oilers of Bartle»-ville, Okla., ruled favorite as eight teams launched the Olympic trials tournament today at Madison Square Garden.
There were two games scheduled this afternoon and v two tonight, with the semi-finals Monday and the finals Wednesday.
The . college-minded East could, greet the Phillips team with only unknowing blank stares, but actually the seven-times winners of the National A. A. U. championship have one of the most polished basketball teams in the nation— amateur or pro.
KURLAND IS ACE Seven-foot Bob Kurland, former
Oklahoma A. & M. star, is the showpiece, and he's surrounded by a bevy of fast-moving six-footers who figure to give Kentucky's N. C. A. A. champs a comeuppance of note in the tournament finals.
The Denver Nuggets faced the Oakland, Cal., Bittncrs in the A. A. U. bracket and New York University, runner-up in the National invitational tournament and tourney substitute for the champion St. Louis U. five, faced Baylor, Western N. C. A. A. champ, in the afternoon program today.
MEET PROSPECT PARK Phillips meets Prospect Park,
the national Y. M. C. A. champ, and Kentucky plays Louisville, winner of the N. A. I. B. tournament in the nighttime section.
The winner of the tournament will not automatically qualify all of its personnel for the Olympic team.
Instead, the Olympic Basketball Committee will select its squad this way:
Five men from th« A. A. U. bracket finalist.
Five men from the college bracket finalist.
Two men from the A. A. U. bracket at large.
Two men from the college bracket at large.
Mikan Picked Unanimously For All-Stars
Indianapolis—OJ.R)—The National Basketball League today named George Mikan, Minneapolis Laker center, as. the only unanimous selection on its official All-Star team for the 1947-48 season.
Mikan. who was chosen Ail-Star captain, received 240 points to lead the 44 players nominated in the balloting by coaches, managers, sports writers and radio sportscasters.
J im Pollard of the Lakers and Marko Todorovich of the Sheboygan Redskins, both first-year pro basketballers, were chosen for the forward positions.
Guard posts went to two Rochester Royals veterans—Al Cervi and Red Holtzman.
Both Mikan and Cervi were members of the 1946-47 All-Star first team.
Bikan won the scoring championship with 1,195 points in 56 games. He broke six all-time league marks during the season.
The second team: Bob Cnlihan (123) F . F l i n t Bob Davles (93) F, Rochester . Don Otten (80) C. Trl-Cit ies . F r a n k Br ian (74) G. Ander*on. Bob McDermot t (73) G, T r i -C l t i c*
Five Rule Changes Made
New York—(U.rD—Five additional changes, one of them for high schools, were inserted into basketball's rule book today following final approval by tho National Basketball Committee.
Concluding its two-day conclave yesterday, the committee announced these modifications for the court game: ONE—A foul committed on a
throw-in from out of bounds will be treated as a personal foul instead of a technical foul.
TWO—Restrictions on a player withdrawing and re-entering a game during the same, time-out will be removed. *,
THREE—In college games, the clock will be stopped each t ime the ball is dead in the last two minutes of play instead of the last three minutes of play.
FOUR—The rule on "continuous action" was modified so that a player in possession, if fouled. will be allowed to continue any legal action other than a dribble in making a try for a field goal.
FIVE—In high school play, the mid-period intermission called by the referee in the second and fourth periods will be reduced from two minutes to one minute.
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