TWO MEDFORD MAIL TAIEUNE
Sunday, Dee. 10, 1944
PROMISEJADING
Twelve Players Reported to
; Be on Auction Block,
Many Deals Considered.
New York, Doc. 0 (U.R) The
major leagues' annual winter
meetings opening nere monaay
promised tonight to develop into
the most active baseball trading
since Pearl Harbor.
At least 12 players were re
ported on the auction block and
many, deals considered at the
minor league session at Buffalo
this week may be closed.
Players involved In the pre
liminary discussions included
Jim Bagby and Jeff Heath of the
Cleveland Indians; Don Black
and Bob Estalella of the Phila
delphia Athletics: Phil Wein
traub of the Giants; Vince Dl
maggio of the Pirates; Lou No
vikoff of the Cubs; Harry
Brecheen of the Cardinals; Babe
Phelps, former Pittsburgh and
Brooklyn Dodger catcher; Prank
Kelleher of the Reds and Eddie
Mlksla of the Dodgers, '
A deal between the Chicago
-White Sox and the Indians ap
peared in the making. Manager
Lou Boudreau of Cleveland was
reported to have offered Jimmy
Dykes, Bagby and Heath for
; Pitcher Orval Grove and Out
fielder Thurmari Tucker.
Should that fall through, It
was believed Boudreau may try
: to work out something with Con
nie Mack involving Black and
Estalella. . , .
Other possible deals were re
ported being discussed between
.the Braves and Cubs with Javery
expected to be the lure through
j which Boston hopes to get Novl
koff. The Dodgers also were re
ported dickering for Javery and
'Novlkoff.
' Dlmaggto and Welntraub were
In late season "doghouses", and
both seemed likely to shift scen
!ery. Phelps did not play last
'year and the Phillies were re
' ported to have offered him to
the Dodgers in exchange for
Mlksls. , . . ,
S The Cardinals were resorted
to have put Brecheen, , a left'
;nanaer, on the block and any'
iclub could use him. All the
teams were looking for players
but they found the manpower
pool inadequate.
50MARILEADS IN
HORVATH LEADS
' Chicago. Dec. B0J.F9 Buddy
Bomnr, Chicago, who with Bill
Flesch, Chicago, holds the na
tional match game doubles
'crown, rolled into the lead after
40 games of the finals of the
fourth annual all-star bowling
'tournament tonight with 188.44
points by the Petersen scoring
'system which governs the event.
' Bomar won seven of eight
'games rolled, sweeping a quartet
from Connie Schwoegler former
individual titleholder from Madl
son, Wis.-, and then three out of
four games from Therman Gib
son, Detroit welder.
BASKETBALL
i Western Michigan B8, Brook-
lyn College 52.
I Temple 84, Holy Cross 88.
West Virginia 68, Fairmont
State 38.
Virginia 47, Hampden Syd
ney 28.
St. Lawrence 40, Ithaca Col
lege 38.
Syracuse 83, Hobard SI.
Colgate BO, Rochester 49.
Wlllinms 32, Columbia 24.
City College of New York 60,
Lafayette 34.
. Oklahoma A & M. 44, West
minster 33.
Illinois B8, Great Lakes 63.
ALL-STAR TEAM
Des Moines, Dee. 9 (U.R)
Army and Ohio State shared
honors on the All-American foot
ball team picked by the football
Writers Association of America
and announced today by Bert
McGrane, Des Moines, la., sports
writer, association secretary.
The Cadets, acclaimed as the
No. 1 team in the. nation, and
the Buckeyes, Big Ten cham
pions, each landed three players
on the all-star team, 'selected by
129 sports writers in 26 states.
Les Horvath, Ohio State's
star fullback, led in the voting,
followed closely by Don Whit
mire, Navy tackle, and Felix
Blanchard, Army fullback.
First team:
Ends: Jack Duggers, Ohio
State, and Paul Walker, Yale.
Tackles: Don Whitemire; Navy,
and John Ferrare, Southern Cali
fornia. Guards: Bill Hackett,
Ohio State, and Joe Stanowicz,
Army. Center: John Tavener,
Indiana. Quarterback: Les Hor
vath, Ohio State. Halfbacks:
Glenn Davis, Army, and Bob
Fenimore, Oklahoma A. and M.
Fullback: Felix Blanchard,
Army. . , -.
Second team: ends, Frank
Bauman, Purdue, and Phil Tins
ley, Georgia Tech; tackles, Mi
lan Lazetlch, Michigan, and Bill
Willis, Ohio State; guards, Ralph
Serplco, Minds, and Ben Chase,
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TOAST OF COAST'
STONED FOR BOUT
"Gorgeous" George Wagner,
self-styled "toast of the coast,"
has been signed for the top main
event on Promoter Mack Lll
lard's wrestling program at Med.
ford Armory Thursday night, it
was announced yesterday. Lll
lard Is attempting to obtain a
strong opponent for the colorful
Wagner and expects to have a
deal closed some time today.
wagner,' who has just return
ed from a successful series of
matches in Hollywood, recently
Insured his collection of robes
for $5000.
Llllard Is attempting to sign a
return bout between' Gust John,
son. Pacific coast junior heavy
weight champion, and Tony Ross.
koss won a one-fall victory over
Jonnson last week after the
champion had already wrestled
Harold Davidson This match, If
it can be arranged, will loom as
natural.
Milt Olson, clever light heavy
weight from Minneapolis, has
oeen secured lor the opening
match and will face some out
standing opponent.
SET DOG RACES
Portland. Ore.. Iter aum
The Oregon Racing commission
has set Portland's 1945 Grey
hound racing season from June
25 to some time late in Septem
ber, with the license held by the
Multnomah Kennel club.
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MCSPADEN LEADS
WITH 207 TOTAL
. Oakland, Cal., Dec. 9 U.B
Harold (Jug) McSpaden of Phila
delphia took over the lead in the
$7,500 Oakland Open golf tourn
ament in the third round today
as he shot a brilliant 31 on the
first nine, then soared to a 38
on the back stretch for a 69 and
a total of 207 for B4 holes, two
strokes better . than Sgt. Jim
Ferrier, Camp Roberts, Cal.
Ferrier posted a 68 today for
the second consecutive day for a
total of 209. McSpaden collected
four birdies on the first nine
with two putts of 15 and 20
feet.
McSpaden lost all his putting
magic on the last nine and went
wild on the 18th. His second
shot flew clear over the num
ber one tee and was headed out
of bounds when It slapped into
a guard rail and bounced right
back on the tee. McSpaden made
a good recovery to get par
five.
Miami, Fla., Dec. 9 U.R
Johnny Revolta of Evanston.
111., and Sgt. Dutch Harrison of
the army air forces were tied
with 205's at the end of 54 holes
In the $10,000 Miami Open to
day, carding 66 apiece in the
third round.
RACING
Charlestown, W. Vs., Dee. 9
(U.R) Surrogate, hanging up his
second victory In three days, led
from start to finish to come
home a length" ahead of Cush
lamacree in the $1,000 Shenan
doah purse at Charlestown to
day. Miami, Fla., Dec. 9 U.R)
Okapi Lancer, an Improving
three-year-old. and Smart Set, a
consistent seven-year-old, scored.
popular victories in the Gov
ernor Thomas E. Dewey and
New York purses, co-featured
at Gulf Stream Park today.
TO LEAD WIZARD
New York, Dee. 9 U.B Jay
Boreman of Vallejo, Calif., won
his sixth straight game today to
take an early lead in the world's
centennial three-cushion billiard
championship.
Veteran Willie Hoppe. the
eternal "boy wonder," won Ms
fifth game of the meeting but the
defeat handed him by Arthur
Rubin of Brooklyn Wednesday
kept him in third place. Hoppe
defeated Ralph Greenleaf of De
troit, 50 to 30 in 41 (filings.
Bowman advanced by defeating
Joe Chamaco of Kansas City, 50
to 43 in 62 innings.
In the only other game of the
afternoon, Miguel Marquez of
Mexico City, who made the
tournament's high run of 12,
won his first game, defeating
John Fitzpatrick of Los Angeles,
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