The White Falcon - 13.03.1943, Qupperneq 11

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RedWings
Hold Edge
In Hockey
The Detroit Red Wings main-
tain their three-point margin
over the second place Boston
Bruins in the National Hockey
League this week, but only by
virtue of having played four
games more than the Hub City
sextet.
The Wings’ hold on first place
is precarious because Boston has
four extra games on its slate,
Hockey Standings
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W. L. T. Pts.
Detroit 23 17 11 57
Boston .... 23 17 7 53
Toronto . . . . 20 18 8 48
Chicago . ... 17 16 13 47
Montreal .. 18 19 9 45
New York . 10 29 8 28
while having won and lost the
same number as Detroit. This
means that if the Bruins win
two of their four—according to
their percentage throughout the
campaign they figure to grab the
nod in at least three—they’ll re-
place the Wings in first place.
Center Bill Cowley of the Bru-
ins moved into the individual
scoring lead this week, replac-
ing the Bentley brothers of Chi-
cago. Cowley has scored 67 po-
ints, while Doug Bentley’s 32
goals and 33 assists place him
in second place with 65 markers.
His brother, Max, has register-
ed 24 goals and 40 assists for
a total of 64 points.
Burnham Nips
Frank Dixon
In Slow Mile
Michigan’s versatile track
squad turned in the finest per-
formance in conference history
to win the Big Ten track and
field championships with a total
of 53% points in the annual meet
at Midway fieldhouse on the U.
of Chicago campus.
The Wolverine thin-clads fail-
ed to score in only one of the
12 events on the program. Wis-
consin, Illinois, Ohio State and
Indiana trailed the champions
in that order.
Meanwhile, the annual ICAA
meet in New York’s Madison
Square Garden further muddled
the question of supremacy in the
mile situation when Don Burn-
ham of Dartmouth come from
behind to defeat National In-
door Champion Frank Dixon,
NYU Negro ace, by a foot and
a half. The event was run in the
slow time of 4:16.2. '
Dick Morcom of New Hamp-
shire led individual scorers in
the ICAA whirl by copping the
pole vault, grabbing second place
in the broad-jump, and finishing
third in the high-jump. Bill Fish-
er of Harvard led the field in
the shot-put event,
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Pep-Angott
Bout Rapped
By Commission
Andy Reaves (3) of West Virginia slips to the floor in a
tangle for possession of the ball with Sam Mele (9) of New
York U, in New York City’s Madison Square Garden. Scotty
Hamilton, also of W. Va., comes up from the rear. The NYU
Violets tyon, 52-51, in overtime for thjir 10th straight victory.
The newly appointed NewYork
Slate Boxing Commission appa-
rently is ready to conform to the
inconsistencies of its predeces-
sor, of which there never has
been any more inconsistent.
Fight Czar Mike Jacobs an-
nounced recently that Feather-
weight Champ Willie Pep would
match punches with Sammy An-
gott over the 15-round route
March 19. However, the commis-
sion ruled this week that the
bout must be limited to 10 rounds
or less, without offering any ex-
planation,
tivity as the Cougars defeated
the Tigers, 31-19, and the Steel-
ers outlasted the Rams, 43-34.
A twin-feature tonight will un-
ravel the third place, ties now
existing in each circuit, and de-
termine which teams will ad-
vance to the contemplated eli-
mination tourney among “Com-
mand” and “Ace of Diamonds”
survivors. The Rams confront the
Packers at 1800 hours, while the
Tigers meet the Wildcats in the
nightcap.
The next phase in finding a
Command champion will get un-
derway next Sunday, according
to plans outlined by the Base
Special Service Office. First
round contests Saturday and
Sunday will slice the original
16-team field in half, and set
the stage for the quarter-finals
March 27.
Semi-finals are slated l'or Sun-
day, March 28, with an Arnjy tit-
list emerging from the finals
Thursday, April 1. The Navy re-
presentative will be determined
by that time, too, so a series of
either three or five games be-
tween the champions will ter-
minate the local cage season.
In addition to the Steelers’
conquest of the Rams Saturday,
the Bears prepared for their test
against the "Gophers by over-
whelming the Packers, 58-15; the
Lions subdued the Eagles, 31-21,
and the Giants were awarded a
forfeit victory over the Redskins.
The Gophers spanked the
Wolves, 44-13, Sunday as Van
Oorschot and other regulars
watched most of the first half
from the sidelines. The Cougars
trounced the Tigers; the Wild-
cats photo-finished the Panthers,
26-25, in overtime, and the Bad-
gers absorbed defeat No. 7, bow-i
ing to the Bulldogs, 40-30.
Second Cl. Jerry Kearney shuts eyes and tosses left in ge-
neral direction of 3rd Cl. Arthur Bouigeois (right) as Navy
biffers entertain local QM unit at its anniversary party, Refe-
ree is Jim Quinn. «
Geo. Wash. Whips Duke
In Southern Cage Meet
George Washington’s formid-
able quintet evened the count
with Duke’s cagers this week by
scoring a 56-40 victory over the
Southern Conference champions
in the title game of the annual
invitational tourney. The Blue
Devils clinched the league flag
last week by shading George
Washington in a thrilling over-
time struggle.
The Blue Devils advanced to
the final round by trouncing
Citadel, 56-37, while George
Washington eliminated Wm. &
Mary, 49-23.
Illinois’ “Whiz Kids” went
through the formality of con-
cluding their 12-game schedule
without defeat, bewildering hap-
less Chicago, 90-25, to clinch
their second consecutive Big Ten
crown. It was the 40th straight
conference reversal for the “de-
emphasized” Maroons.
Andy Phillips & Co. establish-
ed three new records" in pasting
the Maroons. The 90 points they
netted topped all previous con-
ference productivity, and Phil-
lips rang the bell for 50 points
for a new high mark in that
department. His contribution
also helped set a scoring record
for one season—249 points in
his 12 appearances.
Southern California’s domina-
tion of the West Coast finally
ended abruptly this week, al-
though the Trojans clinched the
title weeks ago. UCLA handed
the Trojans their first confer-
ence humilation, winning handi-
ly, 42-37. Washington State,
meanwhile, dethroned Oregon
State, defending champion of the
northern bracket, by holding the
favored quintet to a 53-53
double-overtime tie.
Fordham, Creighton and West-
ern Kentucky this week accept-
ed invitations to participate- in.
the New York Metropolitan
Writers’ tourney, annual fixture
al Madison Square Garden starl-
ing March 18.
Root Signs
To Manage
Los Angeles
With deferred family-men
packing their bags and prepar-
ing for spring training and hor-
des of players stepping into the
armed forces, the 1943 baseball
campaign is just around the cor-
ner.
Los Angeles of the Pacific
Coast League grabbed Ihe head-
lines prematurely last week with
the announcement that Charley
Root, veteran of many seasons
on the mound for the Chicago
Cubs, had signed a player-man-
ager contract. Root previously
had announced he would retire
from the game.
Catcher Harry Danning of the
New York Giants, meanwhile,
was notified that he had been
reclassified as 1-A by his draft
hoard and probably will miss the
oncoming season. Pitcher Jim
Bagby ol" Cleveland declared his
intentions lo retire from base-
ball, and Wallie Moses, Chicago
White Sox outfielder, stated he
won’t sign his ’43 contract be-
cause he wants to be traded
back to Connie Mack’s -Phila-
delphia Athletics, from where he
was shipped to the Chi-Sox two
years ago.
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oles, 42-20; the Eagles turned
back the Crows, 49-35, and the
Spars dropped a forfeit to the
Pelicans.
The Cods, Herrings and Blue-
gills, League B pace-setters, each
notched its sixth straight triumph
during the week to maintain the
triple-tie. The Cods victimized
the Salmons, 25-20; the Herrings
blasted the Whales, 45-28, and
the Bluegills drubbed the Trouts,
44-17. The Suckers laced Ihe
Sharks, 33-20, and the Cats whip-
ped the Minnows, 30-20, to com-
plete League B activity during
liie week.
Sole possession of first place
in League C will be tossed up
for grabs tomorrow nigjit when
the Reds and Dodgers, unbeaten
in six starts each square off in
the card’s opener. Warming up
for the important test, the Dod-
gers overwhelmed the previous-
ly .undefeated .Phillies, .71-27,
while the Reds just managed to
stave off the winless Indians,
18-17.
League D remains a wide-open
affair with four teams—the Gar-
ters, Cobras, Copperheads and
Creepers—sporting unblemished
slates. The Garters grabbed a
temporary edge during the week,
however, notching their fifth suc-
cess, stopping the Rattlers, 27-9,
while the three other leaders
were idle.
The Mocassins outshot the Rac-
ers, 59-32, and the Contsrictors
halted the Serpents, 44-27, in
other gtunes,