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' THE BEND BULLETIN. BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1945
NO. 91
Green Light Given
Baseball Players
By Federal Chief
Washington, March 22 (IB As
, surance that the government will
, not challenge their patriotism if
f they leave war Jobs to play pro
fessional baseball was expected
today to bring a host of top stars
back to the game.
The most encouraging aspect
of the laast "green light" from
the administration was that War
Manpower Commissioner Paul V.
McNutt went out of his way to
praise the sport when he ruled
that players in war Jobs during
the off-season could return to
baseball without fear of being
drafted as Job Jumpers.
Adds to Morale
"There is real justification for
, this action," McNutt said. "We
have considerable evidence that
baseball adds to the morale on
the home front in wartime."
He added that . the principal
basis for his action was the wide
spread demand particularly on
the part of servicemen In this
country and overseas for the con
tinuance of baseball.
McNutt's ruling, which Includes
managers and coaches, but does
not affect other employes of base
ball clubs, states that men em
ployed in essential Jobs during
the off season do not need to ob
tain statements of availability
from their employers to play dur
ing the regular schedule. Previ
ously, players who went Into es
sential jobs would have been
classed as job-jumpers if they re
turned to baseball without special
permission from the U. S. em
ployment service. The U.S.E.S.
had no authority to issue such
permits.
Still Face Draft
It was emphasized that Mc
nutt's ruling will not keep a
player from being drafted it he
is physically able to go into mili
tary service. Thus physically fit
men in war plants who hold de
ferments because of dependency
could not return to baseball with
out taking their chances In the
regular processes of the military
draft.
However, because of official
sanction of baseball with certain
provisions, from President Roose
velt, Selective Service Director
Maj. Gen. Lewis Hershey, De
fense Transportation Director J.
Monroe Johnson, War Mobilizer
James F. Byrnes, and Secretary
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Directing boys from bench is
Elvira Vidano of Joliet, 111.,
whose grade school team won
county basketball champion
ship. Miss Vivdano plays pro-.
. 4 fessional Softball, f
of War Henry Stimson, there is
no doubt now that It must con
tinue as a "war-contributing"
service.
Baseball Briefs
(By United Pros)
San Francisco, March 22 tlB
Ken Miller, right-handed pitcher
obtained from the New York
Giants in the Neill Sheridan deal,
hurled the San Francisco Seals
regulars to an 8-2 victory over
the Yannigans yesterday in an
eight-inning intra-squad game.
Miller gave up seven hits with
only two earned runs. Last year
Miller won 10 and lost 13 with
the Jersey City club.
Madison Square
Records Broken
New York. Mach 22 Hit The
old proverb of "fighting fire with
fire" never had a truer application
tn,ir.v thnn In the case of DePaul's
brilliant basketball foam.
Facing the Rhode isiana &uue
Rams, the nation's -highest scor
ing team last . night, the Blue
Demons, led by the six-foot, nine-
inch George MiKan, oeai me nanis
at their own game, 97 to 53, and
set 12 Madison square garden
scoring records in the process.
The victory gave DePaul a
place in the finals of the national
invimtlrvn.il tournament Friday
night against Bowling Green of
Ohio. The Uhloans movea up uy
eliminating the defending champ
Ion St John's Redmen, 57 to .44,
In n mild unset.
The eastern piayons oi me na
tional collegiate amieuc assui-iif
linn Innrnament beein at the Gar
den tonight with New York uni
verslty a neavy iavorue uver
Tufts of Medford, Mass., and Ohio
State accorded a slight margin
over Kentucky in scmi-tinai
games. The western playoffs In
the N. C. A. A. begin tomorrow
night at Kansas City, Mo., with
rtbinhntnn A A M. Til a vl lit? de
fending champion Utah and Ar
kansas opposing uregon.
22 PLAYERS CONTRACTED
Bloomlngton, Ind., March 22 IU)
The Cincinnati Reds counted
noses today and found 28 players
In uniform, 22 of them under con
tract. In addition, second baseman
Woody Williams and first base
man Frank McCormick are sched
uled to arrive shortly.
Boyes Springs, March 22 HP)
The Oakland Acorns blanked the
Fairfield ATC squad 5-0 yesterday
behind the sparkling pitching of
Jack Lotz and Sad Sam Gibson.
f Sacramento, March 22 IP The
Sacramento Solons won an ex
hibition game with the Folsom
prison squad yesterday 15-1
El Centro, Cal., March 22 (IB
The San Diego Padres break up
their spring training camp here
today and return to San Diego for
a rest before tackling the Los
Angeles Angels Saturday in the
first of. a two game exhibition
baseball series.
Manager Pepper Martin said
either Carl Dumler or southpaw
Jim Brillheart will pitch the
March 31 season opener against
the Seattle Rainiers at San Diego.
Catcher Del Ballinger was elected
'season captain by his teammates
; yesterday.
San Diego, Cal., March 22 ll .
Manager Bill Skiff's Seattle Rain
iers were booked for a baseball
game with a naval training sta
tion nine here today after yes
terday's scheduled sub match with
the Los Angeles Angels was
rained out at San Fernando.
Joe Demoran will mount the
Rainiers mound against the navy.
Seattle plays the Hollywood Stars
Saturday and Los Angeles police
Sunday. Both games will be at
San Fernando.
Ontario, Cal., March 22 (IB
The Los Angeles Angels and Hoi
lywood Stars were to meet here
today In their second pre-season
basketball tilt with proceeds go
ing to local charity.
Billiard Master
Sets New Mark
Boston, March 22 mi The old
master of the billiard table, 47-year-old
Willie Hoppe, was back
to normal today. He's setting
records again.
He wiped a 26-year-old world
mark off the books when he made
a high run of 20 to win his champ
ionship match with title holder
Welker Cochran, 60 to 36, in 24
innings yesterday. The former
mark of 17 was set in 1919 by
Tiff Dpntnn. who pnualled it in
1941. Hoppe holds an unofficial
exhibition match record of 25,
1IC Of. I III
CARDS SEE DIAMOND
Cairo, 111., March 22 IB The
St. Louis Cards, deciding to stick
j it out for a while at least, saw
their baseball diamond today for
the first time since opening train
ing here earlier in the week.
Pitcher Max Lanier, recovering
from an appendicitis operation,
; threw a few balls yesterday for
.the first time.
CHIPMAN .JOINS CLUB
French Lick, Ind., March 22 'IB
Lefthander Bob Chipman was the
newest arrival In the Chicago Cub
camp today. The pitcher arrived
from Brooklyn and said he was
ready to "bear down."
TEAM BADLY SHATTERED
Terre Haute, Ind., March 22 (IB
The Chicago White Sox started
rebuilding their outfield today
with only Wally Moses, right
fielder, left over from last season.
The front feet of the frog pos
sess four digits, rudiment of a
fifth, and thumb; the inner digit
of male frog being thicker than
the corresponding one in the fe
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By Jack Cuddy
(Unltl Pri Staff Corrtuponiltnt)
New York, March '22 If The
paunch" is more dangerous than
the "Punch" for heavyweights.
Fat has ruined the caivers of more
their opponents. Heavies put on
blubber more quickly than fight-
big battlers than the blows of
ers in any other division, because
of their traditionally big appetites
and their naturally slow movements.
Unfortunately suet settles first
in the abdomen. This bulges the
stomach muscles and pi-events
their split-second tightening to
protect against body blows. Of
course the extra poundage also
cuts down speed and stamina.
It is much more difficult for
the average heavyweight to keep
a trim waistline than it is for the
average chorus gal, although we
read much more about the chor
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though the heavyweight champion
is not in competition now, you
may be sure that he goes through
almost dally training stints. Other
wise he'd have a bay window
like Macy's. Remember what hap
pened to blond Lee Savold, who
fights out of Patterson. N. J now
at about 190 pounds. Well Savold
retired briefly once and' took a
job as bartender. He blew up to
M before he was rescued.
We can recall only two heavy
weights who operated successful
ly as fat men. They were Tony
uaiento, the battling beer barrel,
and Willie Mephan of San Francis
co. Meehan, who fought from
1909 through 1923, gave trouble to
most of the big boys of his day,
including Jack Dempsey. He
broke even In three bouts with
Dempsey losing, drawing and
winning. '
Right now the boxing world Is
witnessing a terrific fued between
a fighter und fat. This fued reach
es a climax tomorrow night when
Taml Maurlello, young Bronx
heavyweight, shows whether or
not he has eaten his way into the
pugilistic ashcan whether he has
eaten himself out of a fortune.
The proof of Taml's puddings is
expected to be found in his 1U
round "rubber match" with Lee
Oma at Madison Square garden.
Unless Taml has done a lot of
paring, it may be his "blubbor
match."
Maurlello, though only 22, al
ready has earned much money in
the ring. He has been fighting
professionally since he was 15,
when he showed up at the boxing
commission with his older broth'
er Tom's Birth certificate to get
a license. Tami's real handle is
Steve. He has had 13 main events
in the Garden.' We can recall
only two performers who had
more Garden main events: Beau
Jack and Tony Canzoneri. Taml
made money, most of which he
lavished upon his large family
I which includes five brothers. But
he didn't 'make as much as tie
should have - and right now he
should be the "golden boy" of war
time boxing; Instead of getting
the shoit end of tomorrow night s
purse.
Nelson Pockets
Tourney Money
Charlotte, N. C, March 22 (IB
Byron Nelson, who had begun to
wonder if his efforts to take first
money in the Charlotte golf open
wasn't like chasing the pot of
gold at the foot of the rainbow,
pocketed the $2,000 prize today
after two extra 18hole playoffs
with Sammy Snead.
The triumph came yesterday
when he shot a three-under par
69, while Snead, his lame back
aching from the six day grind,
took a 73. '
It was Nelson's putting which
provided the margin of triumph.
Nelson, always a wizard on the
green, dropped some of his most
accurate putts of the season, while
Snead missed several easy ones.
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