1 SPORTS THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, SPRINGFIELD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1945 SPORTS Cathedral In Romp Keough Leads Purple to 47 17 a Victory Over St. Mary's in First Parochial League Game 4-d By Don Grant WESTFIELD, Jan. 3-Cathedral High's basketball team made its first start in the Parochial League a good one tonight as it swamped a spunky little St. Mary's five in the Westfield High School gym, 47 In A game that settled the old question as to the choice "between a good big quintet when it plays a better than fair small squad the answer was all with the height and the wearers of the Purple. Walks Away Never In any kind of hot water the Cathedral team let the opposition then put then pressure wear itself out in Arst half and itself to walk away with, the contest.
was big John who the last time he appeared near the Westfield -porting scene played a big part in the Cathedral victory on the gridiron against Westfield High, who used every inch of his frame to rack up a total of points to lead the attack. Aiding no little in the matter of point-getting was the team's captain, George Maher, who chipped (En with a tidy 12 points to take second place honors in the scoring column. Stepping out to a lead of 21 to 10 at the half time, Cathedral proved to be bothered little by the jack rabbit-like jumping of the Jack -coached band of' players, being content to sit back and take pot shots at the shoop. This practice paid big dividends for at the turn the second quarter and after the rest session the Mary quintet wilted like the last rose of summer. And as it this was a signal, Cathedral, led by Keough and Bart Shea, flayed the rim of the basket with layup and get shots increased the lead at enchien the third canto, 34 to The homesters, as can he seen, held to a lone marker In this period.
Ed Greany, a mighty mite it St. Mary's ever produced one. tried to make up the deficit in the fourth period with snappy play on the defense and stellar for baskets but the lead was too much and the eyes of the Purple lads were far from fading with use. Ed Quina and Maher gaw to that. 4 League Shots: It was hard to tell what attraction drew the most fans for while the game was going on inside the strains waltz music could be picked up from outside at the skating rink From time to time red-faced, fans of both sports would drop into gym to get a glance at the game and then a scoot out to the ice again Bart Shea was the lad selected by Coach Billy Wise to take the place of Frank Matrango.
now in the service. at the right guard position The eight points he chucked speaks for the job he did. St. Mary's biggest drawback was Its lack of size Given size Along with the natural ability most of the boys would have they would be a tough nut to crack for many. It was a great thing to watch the small lads outjumping the lengthy ones from the City of Homes But that proved to be its Waterloo.
Summary: Cathedral St. Mary's PI A Talbot, 11 Rodden, rh Cadieux, E. F'ald. 6rb 1t Flynn, th Maher, rf Buell. Ih Garvey, Morse, 1h Pomeroy, rl So Vittengl, Keough, Greang.
rt Quinn, 'F. Fitz'ald, It 0. Shea, J. Enn's, Fitz'ld, lb 1b J. T.
F'ld. Fhea, rb Millette, rb 0 Tota's 19 3 47. Totals 17 Score at half time, Cathedral 21, 6t. Mary's 10; Connore, Umpire, Rovelli; time, 8-min. periode.
South Hadley Takes Thriller HOLYOKE, Jan 3-Saving his lone field goal for the fina' second, Taugher threw It through the netting and South Hadley High School defeated St. Jerome High at basketball here tonight in A. thrilling game, 28 to 26. Summary: So. Aadies St.
Jerome PI Borque, 1 3 16 Glidden. rb 3 0 Dion, ri 3 McKenna, lh' Guyon, rt McMahon, 1h 1 Warn'ski, 3 Donoghue, 2 Viens. lb Wesl'eki, rf 3 Tougher, rb 1 Bresnahan, it 2 Sears, It Totals 11 6 281 Totals Hadley 11 12, 26 Score half time; South Jerome 11; referee, Hurley; umpire, 8kypeck. Time, 8-min. periods.
Grenert Gets 16 Points As Violets Win, 52-30 NEW YORK, (AP) New York University, stymied in the first half by Cornell's zone defense, found the solution to the problem in the second half and rolled to a comparatively easy 52 to 30 victory over the Eastern League five before 17,000 spectators nt Magison Square Garden tonight. 16 points each, paced the winners' Al Grenert and Sid a Tanenbaum, with drive while the New York defense checked Cornell with only two field goals in the Arst-15 minutes of the second half. GOFS WITH THE LEASE STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -Bob Higgins, who'll direct football at Penn State for the 16th in 1945, has been head coach longer than any. of his predecessors.
CUE LEAGUE Club) S. Boys (Inh Shamrocks PI Ferraro, Kutyinko. rb Funai. ri 6 1b 3 Haskins, Foster. ri Lombardi.
Ray, Gulluni, 1b Brown, if 0 0 0 Graves, rb 0 Totals 1 15 Totals 2 14 G. I. Joes Hearts O'Connor, It Sarkis, rh 1 Burke. Gilhorey. Walsh, 11 Collins.
0 Karem, 1b Carmody, 1h Dabul, Callahan, rb If 9 Rose, rb Totals 1 10 Young Allies College AC PI Guess, 11 10 Shannon. rb Holmes. rt 0 0 O'Neil, rap) Moultrie, Hawkins, rt St. Noonan, Peter, 1b lb 8 Jones, 0 0 0. J.
Ryan, rf rf Lumpkin, 1b 0 Britten. Newble. rb P. Ryan, If Ragland, rb 4 Saviot, 10 Totals 0 141 Totals 3 11 I. P.
Ares Holy NAmP Forziati. If 10 Bulger, rb 03 O'Conn'1I, 2 Ferkey, lb Brissette, 6 Ward, Fountain, rt 6, Massoia, Koehler, Spright, Johnson, 1h 0 0 0. Loizzio. Ritter. Revivino.
rb lb 0 Heady, Lapierce, 2 CAseS, rb Totals 1: 0 3 Totals 8 3 19 Named to Gunners Seeking Fifth Consecutive Triple A Victory Two of the leaders in the Triple A Basketball League race, the undefeated, pacesetting Smith Wesson quintet, defending char.pion, and the third place Westinghouse club, see action tonight at the Tech High gym in the first program of 1945. Seeking its fifth consecutive triumph, Smith Wesson clashes with the strengthened Worthington Pump five of Holyoke in the opening game at 7.30 p. m. The Westies, who have a Triple A Standings PC Sonth and Wesson 1.000 302 139 237 Westinghouse 162 136 .600 237 238 Armory 3 .9.30 167 189 Worthington 3 .230 115 Chapman Valve .200 288 Monsanto 4 .200 167 GAMES TONIGAT Worthington Smith eason: Westinghouse vs, U. S.
Armors. suffered only one setback on the league, Armory, calendar, tied come for fifth ty grips place with the Worthies. The Electrics need a victory over Armory to deadlock American Bosch for the runnerup position and remain in contention the first half title race, which winds up weeks hence. The Westies have not been any great shakes in piling up high totals against their opponents but. rate one of the best defensive outfits in circuit.
Worthington will bear watching on the part of the Gunners because it floored additional strength the last time it played. winning Its first game of the season. With capable new blood in lineup, albeit most of It is of the veteran type, the Holyokers are in A position to make things hot for the leaders. Unless the Worthies can turn in an upset the only club that seems to stand in the way of Smith Wesson and the first haif flag. is Westinghouse, which team the Gunners face next week Thursday.
The following week Wesson is called upon to plav Armory, which hasn't yet hit a consistent stride. Gomez Winner to Meet Freddie Archer HOLYOKE, Jan. 3 When Jerry Fiorello of Brooklyn and Indian Gomez of Cuba clash in an eizhtround rematch at the Valley Arena Monday night in the first show of 1945, "they will meet for the right to face Freddie Archer, Newark's highly-rated boxer early in February, Matchmaker Joe DeMaria announced today. importance since. Fiorello and Signing of Archer takes on added, Newark slugger clashed two weeks ago sensational 10-round draw at the Ridgewood Grove club in New York.
Fiorello is "hot" for another chance at Archer. His pilot, Jimmy Dixon, favored the signing of the Newark boxer as Jerry's rival to open the Joe DeMaria held out for the FiorelloArena 1945 a season. -But Matchmaker Gomez rematch a with the winner getting the chance at Archer, Fiorello and Gomez collided in A bruising battle in the Arena ring. It was so close that half of the house left definitely believing that Fiorello had earned the decision which went to Gomez. It was the second meeting in a month's time between the two middleweights.
Fiorello has apparently changed his style of a attack and instead of feeling but his foe in the early rounds he will carry the attack directly to the Cuban in the a opening sessions, Jerry partially blamed his defeat here on Dec. 11 to that reason. Small and Little Five Teams Win It was a case of the small and little yesterday as the Tech High Intramural League The Little Five swamped the Ramblers, 38 to 8, and the Small Fire easily defeated the Jewels, 25 to 6. Francis cf the Five was high scorer, with 14 points. Belange: with Ferri with 10 of the Little Five led their team.
Summaries: Small Fire Jewels peri Harady, 10 2 Dominick, rb Danelle, ri Shore. rh Dupue. 2 41 Cooley. lh Gormick, lb 2. Downie.
Hilman, lh Leylon, Fragris, 14' Garde, Fields, rb Totals 11 3 Total 4 Score at time. Small Five 17. Jewels referee, Torb; time, 8-min. periods, Little Fire PI Ferri, it 10 Shmell'n. 0 Belanger, 6 12 Brown.
1b Marren, 4 Dang'tion, 1b 0 Kliber, lb 8 Devis, If Gruska, 1h Ryron, Corbin, rt i Totals 19 0 381 Totals 8 Score at half time, Little Five 22, Ramblers referee Hoffman; time, 8-min. periods. ED ROOM 300-NOT :10 NEW ORLEANS-Here on tour, Ned Day, several times national match game champion,) squawked vehemently when a hotel clerk ASsigned him Room 710. Day demanded the number, be changed to 300. "The guy daffy." said the clerk, who was no bowling fan, any one of whom knows 7-10 split is.
unlucky, rarely being made (and then only by accident) whercas 300 represents the goal of every bowler--a perfect game. SENIOR Boys LEAGUE (lub) Greenwoods Amer. Mandrus, 10 8 rb Fraska, rt 13 Appleby, Ih Soboleski, Anton, 5 Kaste kis, 5 0' Brien, 1h Aberdale, 10 1 Fraska, rb 3 Totals' 26 54 Totals 11 6 27 Our Lady Hope Sacred Ther'que, It 5 Robanski, rb Liddell, rf 3 7 Beuche, lb Meager, 5 Dromey, 1 2 Eggleston, lb M' Coric, 2 Dole, 1b 0 Nelson, rf Dennis, rb 5 Collins, 1t Totals 291 Totals 22 a F. P. Ares Hungry Rill Ha.
Gray, If 3 6 Maloney. rb Mackler, If 10 21 Apop, (b Ho. Gray, rt 9 20 Shea, Marra. 6 Griffin. 16 Hoffmann, 16 9 18 M' Kenzie, If Ferri, rb 3 6 Totals 39 3 14 3 31 Fargos S.
Boys Club Saffer, If rh Goldberg. rt 2 Anzolntti, 1h 1 Abram'on, ti Bosini. Norkin. Colorina. ri (1 Leveton.
Ib Abraham, 10 Lebowitz, rb Totals 6 10l Totals 7 3 17 All Angles game of basketball demanded. Lived the Game By VIC WALL, Sports Editor This and hardest task in sports writing is the sport obituary, the passing of both a great player and a friend, such as is the case of the late Pete Orlandi of Westfield, for several years one the outstanding basketball players of the section, both from A school and semiprofessional standpoint. Orlandi, mainstay of Perking Machine Gear teams in the Triple A League, and before, that one of the bulwarks of several championship Westfield High quintets, when Merle Miles' teams ruled the roost, was recently killed in action. Gentleman. Too You think of Pete Orlandi as more than just An outstanding basketball player.
You think of him as a gentle. man and a square shooter, who didn't think altogether of himself And his teams, as much as he would fight for them. Because he believed the other had rights, too. We recall the bickerings over 2 Triple A League when Pete kept his word right through the whole thing. basketball enroduced to Orlandi's Westfield has many great peculiar niche in the basketball scheme ot things in A city that is a hotbed of basketball, that regards baskethall as its major sport, we are not prepared to say; except to venture An opinion, certain to be shared by niany, that he certainly must take a high rank.
Comparisons out? Comparisons are out. In other words. you can't compare Tete's high school teams, the championship court combinations that included his Brother Charley, also overseas, Cowboy minski, Joe Krefe and others of an illustrious cage cast, with teams and heroes of another Westfield Pra. Say the Lucias, the Whittemores and other names that bespeak Westfield lligh's might on the court. You don't know how Pete himself might shape up with some of those old time greats, Basketball has changed, has hall changed baseball.
The forward hockey and a other sports. The to lively pass changed hockey. The elimination of the center tap jump changed baskethall. It all amounted to a question of more speed and more action, growing out of the demands of an American public that must have spced and action, Therefore, any attempt to compare Pete with stars beforo him is out of the question. We doubt that any man can conscientiously make the comparison.
The Lucias and Whittemores were standouts in their day. But certainly Pete Orlandi was A standout player in his time, A time that may demanded more, in A physical sense, than the old time Orlandi lived and breathed basketball. 'That is a trite, staid saying that is usually associated with the passing of an athlete and his love for his favorite sport. But Orlandi certainly must have loved basketball, the enthusiasm he put into it. lt was the same in high school, the same in the Triple A League, the same in the the City League, wherever he played, with whatever team he played with.
it waS the same. Orlandi and his spirit, You could almost that Orlandi Perkins baskethall. He kept the teum going. He arranged practice ses. sions.
Ho WAS the leader, the guiding spirit. He was 'the chap fell back on, We feel that the Perkins people owe Orlandi a debt of gratitude for what hA accomplished for it in the way of basketball. We know. too, that Jim and LeA Perkins feel the same way about it. Pete's friends at the plant did, too.
This was evidenced when they gave him a handsome, sincere And heart-warm-vice going away. party. He was one of the most popular men at the Perkins plant. It isn't necessary to dwell on popularity among basketball players, among officials of the game and among his friends and playing mates. His death, too, is A reminder that suggestion might be in order dealing with these ha-kethall heroes, now gone to their last resting places.
That is, that whenever the James Naismith Memorial is constructed. as a memorial to the founder of the game and to Springfield as the game's birthplace, some provision should be made for chaps like Orlandi and others who have made the a supreme sacrifice. Wants Winning Teams At Pittsfield High PITTSFIELD, Jan. 3-Councilman Harvey Lake of Ward 2 today filed with the City. Clerk a mction asking the President of City Council to appoint a commission of five, three councilmen and two citizens, to meet with the school committee and find out what 18 the matte" with Tittsfield High School athletics.
"Records will show," the councilman said. "that fu high school sports something' is woefully lacking." He was speaking about the poor records of local teams of late years. He thinks "that Pittsfield young nien are just as capable, of absorbing the fundamentals of football, baseball or basketball AS any other group. With such fine material to pick fror: we should be the county winner instead of the county He thinks the engagement of a capable coach would, go fa. toward the end which he seeks for high school students, winfning foothall games.
Chemel, Lytell Now 4 For Callahan AC Bout BOSTON. Jan. 3 (AT)--After making its third revision in two the Callahan A. C. tonight appeared to be wet for its first 1915 boxing show with Henry Chemol, Portland, shipyard worker, incetin: Bert Lytell, Freshno, middleweight, in the feature 10-round bout tomorrow night at Mechanics Building.
Chemel originally signed for Rudie Richardson of New York. and when the latter became, unavailable yesterday, Bobby of Buffalo, was substituted. Giles notified club oftoday that he be unable Ito take time off from his defense Job. League Opens Friday AT BLUNT PARK SUNDAY -Worcester Parks Skating Club will send a big delegation of skaters to the second annual New England championships at Blunt Park Sunday including Coralie O'Connor and Lois Ann O'Connor pictured above. Otherwise, the committee reports everything shaping up' perfectly for the speed skating races and the winter carnival, postponed Monday because of rain.
Only Dogs Are Happy Racing Ban Clips Florida's Richest Season in Bud JACKSONVILLE, Jan. 3 (A.P) -Only the dogs appeared happy today as one of the richest greyhound racing seasons In Florida's history came to an abrupt end. Mobilization Chief Jimmy Byrnes' no-racing edict was put into effect by hundreds of owners and handlers, who went cabout the business of grooming and feeding their sleek charges and wondering what was going to happen One gloomy operator said dogs at the tracks would either have to be exterminated or given away As household pets--pointing out that it costs about $250 to raise a good racer. For the most part, however, owners took the blow as one of the misfortunes of war and agreed generally to "make the best of it." Some remain in for two reasons." First, because It is too cold anywhere else, and secLond, they hope without conviction that the tracks will be permitted to open again before the season is over. In the Miami area alone.
it was estimated that more than 800 dogs, with 200 handlers, would be affected by the shutdown. Programs of the various kennell clubs in the state ran as long as 42 days the full 1944-45 season at the West Flagler track in Miami--and as short asothe three-day meet at Longwood and the two-day sessions at Jacksonville, Tampa and Miami Beach. Many betting and attendance records, smashed. established in West previous Flagler's seasons closing program yesterday set a new recfor parimutuel handle with 8014 personsswagering $231,170 on A ninecard. The previous high had been set New Year's night.
At St. Petersburg, the Kennel Club held 35 days of racing with record wagers of $100.411 on the Anal night. The closing night handle of $83,996 at the Hollywood Kennel Club was the highest in the track's 11-year history. At. Tampa, betting totaled for the two day meet while at Jacksonville R.
similar brief session saw $178,000 pass through the windons. Hornets Sting Bears, 9 to 1 PITTSBURGH, Jan. 3 (AP) Displaying both their best offensive and defensive games of the season, the Pittsburgh Hornets, hammered out a 9-1 victory over the Hershey Rears in an American Hockey League contest before 2500 fans tonight. Sum0) HERSHET PITTSBURGII Damore, R. Bassette Johnson, rd rd, Roubell Bullar.
1d Knipfel O'Neil, Kaminsky Forgie, rw rw. Walton Pozzo, lw lw, Klein Pittsburgh 9, Hershey 1. Referee, George Hayes, Ingersoll, linesman. Fritz. Campbell, Pittsburgh.
Hershey spares. Mohns, Hilliard Warwick, Gooden, Pettinger, Strobel, Cooper, Eiteon. Riley. Pittsburgh spares, Shannon. Mahaffy, Horsignolo.
Schultz. M. Bessette, Mackie, Gracie, Hemmerling, First Period Jamieson, No scoring. Penalties, Kinpitel 2 (one major), Mackie, Shannon. Second Period 1-Pittsburgh, Hemmerlinz (Gracie, Jamieson) 4.51 2-Hershey, Ritson (Buller, Gooden) 14.42 3-Pittsburgh, Gracie (Roubell, Hem- 15.03 merling) 4-Pittsburgh.
Walton (Roubell) Mackie, Buller, Klein 3 (one major). Third Period Roubell) 5-Pittsburgh, Gracie (Walton, 6.3: 6-Pittaburgh. Gracie (Mackie, Hemmerling) 8.11 (Klein, Roseignolo 10.50 8-l'ittsburgh, M. Bessette (Rossignolo, Mahaffy) 12.15 9-Pittsburgh, Schultz (Klein, Walton) 18.51 10-Pittsburgh, Schultz (Klein, (Walton) 19.42 Penalties, Roubell, Warwick, Shannon, Mohns, Knipfel. Spotts May Play Here After All The Big Five announced last night that Eddie Spotts, veteran center, may be on hand after all for the second tussle with the New York Renaissance; scheduled Saturday night Tech High gym at 8.15.
Through Coach Len Merson, Manager Mahoney learned that while Spotts has been transferred to Boston and wrote around Christmas that ho expected to gO to sea, hig boat still inactive and it looks as though he'll he 011 hand. "So while Te won't count on Spotts," Mahon said last night, "we hope he'll be able to make Saturday's party with the Rens." At the same time, the Big Five magnate announced that efforts to secure the services of Harry Boykoff, St. John's brilliant. of two winters ago, had just about? definitely failed and he's casting an eye around for some other notable to replace Spotts when he definitely leaves the team. Stationed at Point, Boykoff cannot get off until five And as he has to go on to New Pork City and then take a train Springfeld, he wouldn't he able to make it.
JOUNG SEAHAWKS. JOWA CITY--Average age of the Towa Seahawk starting baskethall lineup. which non its Arst six games, is 20, but only one player, Jim Klein, is that old. High Post "Killer" Kane With Great Grid and War Record, Naval Physical, Program; Was Officer of Day When Japs Hit Pearl Harbor WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (AP) Kane; naval officer of the day at Pearl Harbor when the Japlanese struck, has a new job.
He's head of naval aviation physical and military training. Third Selected As. Comdr. William R. Kane, he is the third former Naval Academy football star appointed head this program.
Commanders Tom Hamilton and Frank Wickhorst, both on sea duty, preceded him. Kane, A brilliant three-sport star at Annapolis, where he graduated in 1933, has an even finer war combat record. After caring for the wounded, fighting fire: and housing survivors from damaged ships that unforgettable Dec. 7. 1941, at Pearl Harbor.
Kane flighttested bomber, fignter and torpedo planes when they began rolling, in from the States. Then he joined the "'Grim Reapers," famous Pacific squadron, and carned the Navy Cross, two distinguished Flying Crosses and a Presidential unit citation. Flying from the carrion Enterprise, Kane fought in Guadalcanal engagements in 1942, once was forced down at sea when caught in a JapaneseAmerican cross firo as he approached his carrier almost out of gasoline. After an assigoment in the States in 1943, Kane returned to the Fnterprise with A reformed squadron of "Grim Reapers" early in 1944. He got In the scraps in the Marianas, Marsha alls, Truk, Emirau, Palau, Hollandia, Saipan and Guam.
The day after the landing at pan, he was shot down his forces who thought he was an enemy. 'A native of San Rafael, and a football, wrestling and track star at Annapolis, Kane six Japanese planes to his credit. Naval Hospital Quintet Defeats in Opener States Naval Hospital basketball team, stationed at Springfeld College, opened its schedule with A. 28-28 Victory 'over elmerican Bosch of the Triple A League in the Springfield College gym last night. Tentative games are booked with Providence College, New London Sub Rase and American International College, among others.
College star, Quirk and Radrow stood Lt. Meyers. a former ha Springfeld out in the Naval victory while Roy and Ganzer starred for Bosch. Summary: Naval Bosch PI A Quirk, 12 Dwyer, rb Yule, rf Julian, 1b Boyko, ri 6 Hart, Buch'n, 6. Ganzer, ri Martin, lb Roy, rf Badrow, rb 5 Borecki, If 1 Stanzoni, 16 Lysek.
If OH Meyers, rb Totals 12 13 38 Totals a 11 Score at half time, Naval 22, Rosch 19: referee, Raker; umpire, Ryland; time, 8-min, periode, Sports Trail By Whitney Martin NEW YORK, Jan. 3 (AF)--This Is one of those days when you wish you were writing a column on advice to the lovelorn or the care and feeding of Hampshire hozs, as there always will be lovelorn who need adand there always will he That's more than we can say ahout sports right now. Sports as we have come to recognize them, that is, big time foothall, and baseball, and boxing. They'll come back, of course, but right now the 1945 outlook is so hazy it's tough to write about them. We could launch into a more or leas, mostly less, learned dissertation on the Byrnes' statements and the Iminediate prospects of the in sport, of course.
And when you're discussing the prospects of the you're discussing tire prospects of sports in general, as if you take the out of the games you're taking away, at the the games. moment it would be all guesswork, with the whole situation simmering down to this: It they require 4-F pro baseball players and football players to take other jobs if they Aren't accepted for limited service, pro baseball and pro fontall are through. If there is no such ACtion, the games will continue about the same As last year. The ramificationa of a complete pro sports shutdown defy analyais, so we'll do the impossible and analyze them. First to be affected, naturally, are the thousands actively enzaged in pro sports as A of livelihocd.
This would include the athletes, promoters, managers, club owners, publicists and others associated with the actual staging of sports events. Then en there would come the, by. products of sports. That is, sports writers, newspaper sports page, the radio, including the short waving of sporta events to servicemen overseus; athletic supply houses, magazines devoted to various Individual sports, concession firms and other persons and institutions who, or which, are not actively engaged In the business but which nevertheless rely on It for a livelihood. Going still deeper, you would find what you might call the innocent victims of A.
shutdown. That is, worthy citizens such as printers on noTspapers and sports magazines, office staffs, mail room employes, workers sporting goods manufacturing plants, and even janitors and charwomen who would he thrown nut of work by the closing of publications and factories catering to sports. The above sketchy list 1s just R. beginning, and concerns only those whose business or employment cans directly. traced to aports.
We don't think Anyone ever, has tried to eatimate the total, but it would be stag. gering. Add to them millions of Americans to whom the sports pages have become an Institution: who turn to them first after scanning the front page headlines, and a complete shutdown will be seen to have An effect the lives the average citizen. Not to speak of the boys in the armed forces who avidly peruse box scores football results and movies sports events. It Isn't just 2 CASA of speculating the fate of the athletes and cluh owners and promoters.
They are just fraction the number of persons who would he affected. DEAN' OF COACHES STATE COLLEGE. Rutherford, zolf mentor since 1922. is Penn State's oldest coach in ears and In polnt of service. In War Work Cleveland Pilot Enters Factory, With Stick A If Baseball Follows Racing In Closing Down for Duration JERKY CALLED BY DRAFT BOARD Springfield's only main bout fighter, Jerry Maloni of 11:0 South End, been notified by his draft hoard report for preinduction physical examination Saturday.
Maloni, A middieweight, has been in big. demand for Hartford, West Springfield Holyoke rings the past years. Last summer he fought Coley Welch of P'ortland, for the New England middleweight title on the West and lost a 10-round decision. Maloni is married and has (wo children. MALONI Eight Million This Is Number of Hunters and Fishermen Who Enjoyed Their Favorite Sports in Despite Wartime Limitations WASHINGTON, Jan.
3 (AP) spite wartime limitations, this try's hunters and fishermen continue to have an occasional day in the field or on a stream. Approximately 8,000,000 persons tion in. 1941, regardless of shortages participated.in these forms on recreaof shot and shell, gasoline, rod and reel. And more than 3. million $1 duck stamps were sold for the sixth straight year.
In 1945, the boy's may have to get along with even less equipment than during the past three years. But the old urge still is there and the hunter or fisherman buys his licenses just the same, the and wildlife division of the interior partment reported today. 1 This is taken as a sure-fire indication that interest in those forms of recreation wiil increase greutly after the war. 0 "Following the first world war, interest went up $0 per cent." Dr. Ira N.
Gabrielson, wildlife director, said, adding a prediction that "judging from our mall from servicemen and others, it may go as high as 50. per cent this For the hunting season the past fall, the war production board was able, to release approximately 000 shells--about 75 per cent of A normal supply. But conditions in Europe have changed since then with the German counterattack: and this country's de. mands for small arms ammunition skyrocketing. "This opretty much puts the Fritt on production of hunting ammunition for an indefinite period," a WPB source said.
Fishing tackle manufacturers may get a slight break since orders controlling production of such items have been rescinded. "Their situation now depends on the availability of the maid. "Brass and nickel are pretty tight bat if the manufacturers cun get along on steel and aluminum, and solve the manpower problem, it'l! be O.K." The post office department, which handles the sale of duck stainps. checked over its 10-3 ear record and announced total sales of 9,870,415. Peak year was 1941-12 when 107 were sold as compared with for 1944 fiscal year.
With more ducks in the country today-150 million--than at any other time the last 25 years, the post office and wildlife divigion wouldn't be sur. prised it 1915 sets a new high in Federal stamps sales even though shells may be scarcer. Balbo Winner, Of Arena Match HOLYOKE, Jan. 3-Salvatore Balbo, Boston, defeated Chuck Montana, Detroit, here tonight in their main wrestling, match but? with Tony Galento, former heavyweight er, 'as much of An attraction to 1100 fans AS the wrestlers. Tony.
refereed the match, Also a a a took Rome punches At wrestlers as the crowd howled during Ang after the match. Ralhy won the first fall 10.32 with a body block and body press; Montant took the second at 19.12 with A shoulder press and then was disaualified for roughness. Marvin Westenberg, Spokane, won the semifinal from the Cardiff Giant, California, with toe holds At 21.10 And 2.12. George Linnehan, Wayland and Jack Carter, Texas, drew in the opener. Cameron Calls Tom Davis Star DURHAM, N.
Jan. 3 (AP)Eddie Cameron tingled out his versatile fullback Tom Davis As the best player in the Sugar Bowl As Duke's triumphant team came home today without fanfare or celebration. The Blue Devil mentor named the hard-driving, an-around star the No. 1 man on the field, and praised Tackle Fred Hardison and End Clarke Jones for 60-minute performances. But Cameron concluded "I still say it was a team victory.
The old college try enabled them to win." He landed the Alabama team which went down 29-26 after twice seeming to have the game sewed up. Of 'Rama's Harry Gilmer, who hit with eight passes and never missed. Cameron said, "There's A hoy you'll hear plenty more about in the future. great passer, there's no doubt that." BASKETBALL Columbia 43, Yale New York University 52, Cornell 30. Syracuse 41,0 Rochester 42.
Oklahoma 40. Nebraska 37. Ohio State 44, Wyoming Pittsburgh Geneva College 45. Mitchel Field 57, Bennett Field Richmond 17. Army Air Rase 62, SicGuire General Hospital 37.
Camp Lee 36, Virginia, 33, North Carolina 65. Wake Forest 29. Temple 63, Ursinus Kutztown State Teachers 54, La Salle Muhlenberg 38, Swarthmore 23. City College of New York 42, St. John's (Brooklyn) 41.
Johnson Field 39. NC State 23. Middlebury 44, Union 41. CHICAGO, Jan. 3 (AF) -ShortstopManager Lou Boudreau of the Cleveland Indians, American League ting champion who is 4-F in the draft, has taken A wAr job at his hometown of Harvey, 111.
The second day at his position as personnel assistant at the Whiting Corporation, Boudreau commented: "I'm staying right on in war work if my profession is found notato be essential. When spring comes Around and if baseball follows racing in closing down for the duration, then I'11 stay with this job. It's not for mA to say now." Boudreau, rejected in the draft because of a rheumatic ankle, was signed to A new three-year managerial contract by the Indian last fall. Last winter, he spent. most of his time on baseball speaking tours.
In addition to leading the league at the plate with A .327 average, Boudreau also was the top felding stop last summer, setting a new major league record for double plays, 134, and posting a .978 average for A new league high in Aelding at hit position. Baseball Needs Commissioner Now, Rickey Asserts. HOCKEY Last, Night's Results AMERICAN LEAGUE 9, Hershey LEAGUE No games scheduled. Standings AMERICAN J.EAGUE Eastern Division (9) 1. Pts Buffalo 9.....
16 12 3 101 89 35 Hershey 15 13 4 109 103 34 Providence 11 2 106 118 21 3 Western Dirision A Pts Indianapolis 15 AT 39 (leveland 13 105 1 8T Pittsburgh 14 127 123 32 St. Louis 5 20 3 51 105 13 NATIONAL LEAGUE A Its Montreal 17 93 52 36 Detroit 3 113 80 33 Toronto 12 a RA 70 28 Now York 13 66 106 13 Boston A 92 104 19 Chirago 3 16 3 62 100 9 This Week's Schedule American League TONIGHT Buffalo At Indianapolis St. Tonis Providence At SATURDAY Hershey, Buffalo at Pittsburgh SUNDAY Cleveland at Buffalo, Pittsburgh at Indianapolis and St. Louis at Providence National League TONIGHT Detroit at York, Montreal at Toronto. SATURDAY Chicago At Montreal.
Detroit at Toronto SUNDAY Chicago at New York, Boston nt De- Shot in Arm Renewed Cuban Interest in Horse Breeding Helps Havana's Oriental Park Or Oriental HAVANA. Park Jan. is 3 getting (AP)- shot in the arm from renewed Cuban interest in horse breeding that has brought big money men into the game. Of the 360 thoroughbreds stabled at Oriental, more than one third WAs bred on Cuban farms of stallions and mares from the United States. The others are North American but the number of imported racers rapidly is decreasing.
The trend of prosperity that brought rich Cubans into close contact -with racing coincides with increased purses and mounting betting totals in a land where the man-in-the-street is an inveterate sportsman. An ordinary Saturday or Sunday turnout ranges from 6000 to 6000 fans but the total approaches 10,000 on holidays, particularly when an allCuban stake is' offered. The bettors have the legal choice of wagering through the pari-mutuels or with the handbonks. The bookies set a play front 'the big "plungers" who figure they are thus assured of stabilized odds with, nut the risk of driving down the price in the machines. An average daily handle is about $50.000, normally split about evenly between the mutuels and hooks.
Oriental Dark, located on the outskirts of Havana, is virtually brand new as the stands were rebuilt after almost total destruction by the Oct. 18 hurricane. The entire layout, however, still bears the stamp of the construction by Harry D. Brown, who also built Laurel and Arlington Park. Although Havana racing has excited little interest in recent) years, until the current shutdown of the tracks by order of War Mobilization Director James F.
Byrnes, it was the winter sports center of America. The late John J. McGraw, manager of' the New York Giants, once was financially. Interested in Oriental a regular offseason visitor. SEASON'S FIRST 300 VESTAL, N.
Rachel LaTell, 123-pound housewife and mother of three children, with a current Average the SAMA AS her weight, bowled this scason's first perfect score in sAnctioned league competition recently on the Ideal alleys in Endicott, N. T. Rolling in anchor position on the Superior Electric team of the Tri-Cities Ladies' League she had 300, 110 and 135 for, a 575 total. Her perfect game is the 13th recorded in the 28-year history of the WIRC. basket hall followers in this region to feel that last season's champions are to be reckoned with this winter.
Deerfield's victory over Turners Falls and other good showings lead many to think that the up-river quintet will be. heard from in league competition. Smith's School and Smith Academy have not been ton impressive thus far but show improvement with Pach game and may cause some upsots. It looks like another hotly contested league race with any one of the six schools ant to he at the top at the close of the scuson. At Least Four Hampshire Teams Loom as Early Contenders HADLEY, Jan.
3-The Hampshire League starts its season Friday night. Smith Acadomy will meet South Hadley at South Hadley; Hopkins at Smith's School and South at Amherst. The Arst round of games will give the league's many Inyal supportors some idea the relative strength of the six clubs in the circuit. Preliminary contests might indicate Amherst And South Hadley 10 have strong teams this winter. Hopkins' game with Northampton caused many, 3 BROOKLYN, Jan.
3 (AP) -Selection of new baseball commissioner to succeed the late Kenesaw Mountain "at the earliest possible time' was urged today by Branch Rickey, president of the Brooklyn and member of the 10-man committee that will start work Friday in Chicago on drafting a new major league agreement. Speaking at his first press confer. ence of 1945, Rickey reiterated his earlier statemention the future of the national game when he said, "It seems reasonably certain that base. ball will carry on in 1915. It we were right in following the 1943 green light from the White House it is.
our job and our duty to continue." Touching on the need for leader. ship, the Brooklyn Mahatma declared, "We need a Commissioner now. DrawAng of an agreement not as important as that job. If we can do both tasks at the same time we will be in an even better position but I believe we can proceed more' expeditiously on a new pact it we hare selected our commissioner who can work with us." Rickey announced of three Dodger since the end of the season. disclosing that First Baseman Jack Bolling Is at Camp Shelby, Pitcher Frank "Rube' Melton At Ft.
Bragg, N. and Infielder Eddie Miksis is at Balnbridge (Md.) Naval Station. Shortstop Arky Vaughan, who stayed, on his California ranch And out of baseball In 1944, will remain sidelined this year according to a exchange of notes between Rickey and the veteran infelder. 100 Horses Cross 3 to Caliente AGUL CALIENTE, Jan. 3 (AP)-Racing Secretary Joseph F.
Walter reported today that another 100 horses had moved across international line for competition border track. Waiter said, more select steeds were ready to take up reserved stall space at Cationte today. Expected to arrive at Caliente today WAS Gay Dalton, king of the equine ranks at the Mexico City Hipodromo and winner of his only start at Hollywood Park. Quaboag Valley Sports PALMER, Jan, 2-Some weeks ago It was shown that Quaboar Valley athletic fans who have the Interest of schoolboys at heart were making suggeations tive to formation of a basketball league. embracing the smaller high schools of this immediate section, league in which the boray attending high schools would be able to compete against other youngsters, in their class.
That the suggestion might be a good one is realized when it is announced that Monson High School, an Institution where athletics are at as high a pitch as conditions permit considering the student body is not large. is being forced out of the Valley Wheel league, because 1p the opinion of leaders the Monson team has not the player material available. 'The decision has not been officially A nounced yet. However. Coach Robert Moriarty of Monson' High 8A, a Monson har every intention of dropping out of the Valley remainder Wheel.
the Monson's schedule for the of basketball season will be avallable' shortly. That coach Moriartv has the nelfare nf his boys at heArt cannot be contradirted. He realizes that in meeting outfits like West Springheld. Agawam and other larger it's note question of competition, it into a question what the score will be. The: cAN be no question that the war has hampered shoolboy sporta and it follows that the schools where the anrollment in none too large to start with, must of narcasity, suffer more than the rest, who though they, too, are hit by young men leaving for the armed forces, And themselves neverthelrss in much more fortunate position.
in the way of athletic material. At the the I year seeking the placer combined on the total of Palmer, youngsters Monson and Ware High School equaled about 50, including freshmen, many of whom are RO small to make their chance ot landing berth practically nil. Palmer lost lon-Aided game to Springfeld 64-13. Ware was handed trouncing by the me club, the Won. dertowners failing to reach double Azures, few days later Monson defeated Ware 29-27.
Palmer defeated Monson 29-21. The closeness of the if nothing else, would Indiente that in their own the boys who represent the small high schools 'can present their own case In much more convincing manner than when they ale fared by chais who stand foot or more teller. Againat Palmer Coach Garrett Clark the score was very one sided. Against used his subatitutes most of the way, yet Ware box -scores showed nearly 15 name: in the What Aide lineup. That 1A clusive proof that no attempt WAs made to pile up the score.
The problem would rest in bringing together axereration of near-equal ability, Teams like WArP. Belchertown. Warren, Stafford. Palmer, South Hadley, Monson, or for that ter Classical High of Springleld and similar groups, (Commerce m) Dept. 5 Diesel Quinlan, Arcand, Th Young.
10 Rivera, Egan, ri Lem'ki; Th M'Comb, 6: Filkine, 1b 0 Qua do, Murray, rb Broderick, 10 Young, rb Totals 13 3 23 9 Totals 133 158 PI Dean, 1r 12 Watson, rh 12 Wolls'oy, 1b Czel'niak, Dealtele, rh Czel'k, Pekala, Savoy, Lew'aki, lb 2. Epaulding. Spaulding, 1h Puglia, ri M' Mahan, rb 12. Qua gh'do, Spaulding, Derm'tt, Totals 14 Tal. Totals, ere PI If rb Gould.
If 11T peon, lh Boyajy, rt Lorb. Myoski. Crech. Lung Harland, 1b Ruby, rb 13 1 Totals 32 2 46 Totals 23.
