anaheim-gazette 1951-03-21

Four of Nation's Top Ten Win First NCAA Tests; West Starts NEW YORK (P)—Four members of college basketball's elite Top Ten—Kentucky, St. John's, Illinois and North Carolina State—will square off at Madison Square Garden tomorrow night in the semi-finals of the NCAA Eastern eliminations. Kentucky, No. 1 nationally, will face a tired St. John's team, No. 9, Illinois, No. 5, will oppose North Carolina State, No. 8, Illinois and N.C. State are expected to play the first game, at 7:45 p.m. (EST). Those four powers moved forward last night in opening skirmishes at Madison Square Garden here and at Raleigh, N.C. Meanwhile, the Western NCAA will start catching up with the East tonight, staging the first two quarterfinal games at Kansas City. Brigham Young, winner of the National Invitation tournament last week, will take on little San Jose State while Kansas State will face Arizona, K-State and Arizona play first at 8 p.m. (EST). Oklahoma's Aggies, favored to win the Western title and play heavily-supported Kentucky for the title at Minneapolis March 27, will open their bid tomorrow night against Montana State, Washington, Pacific Coast champion, will oppose Texas A & M in the other game. Kentucky had its troubles for a while at Raleigh last night but brought its class to the surface in time to trounce a fired-up Louisville team 79-68 N.C. State play... LOS ANGELES (P)—Joe Louis, ex-heavyweight champion, is in Los Angeles on vacation until at least April 1. He is recuperating from a flu attack and plans to go from here to Hot Springs, Ark. Get the MOST for the LEAST on your trip EAST Greshound gives you the most miles for your money... costs less than any other form of travel. The most competitive, too... more service to more places with comfortable, "weather-conditioned" Super-Coaches. And the most tightening... choice of many scenic resorts. Kentucky had its troubles for a while at Raleigh last night but brought its class to the surface in time to trounce a fired-up Louisville team, 79-68. N.C. State, playing without three of its stars, thumped Villanova, 67-62. At Madison Square Garden, before 17,107 Illinois' Big Ten champions shattered Columbia's unbeaten record—the only one left—79-71, while St. John's disposed of little Connecticut, 63-52. Until they ran up against Illinois' Ted Beach and Don Sunderlage, Columbia's Ivy league titlists had piled up 22 straight victories this year and 21 over a two-year span. Columbia led 45 to 28 at the half. But Beach popped in seven out of eight long one-handed set shots in eight minutes just before the end of the half. Then Sunderlage went on a one-man scoring spree to catch Columbia, 57-57, with ten minutes to go and send Illinois out front to stay. St. John's, looking a bit weary from its recent invitation tournament grind, rolled up a 25-point lead early in the last half against little Connecticut and then almost let the game get away on a strong rally snapped by Vince Yokahaskas and Bill Ebcl. However, time ran out on the Uconns. A capacity crowd of 12,400 saw the two-game show at N.C. State's Coliseum in Raleigh and almost tore down the house when Bill Kukoy, subbing for All America Sam Ranzino, led the Wolfpack to its unexpected victory over Villanova. The Gary, Ind., sophomore popped in 27 points. Kentucky had its famous hands full with its neighborhood rival, Louisville, for a half; leading only 44-40 at the intermission. But Shelby Linville, scoring 22 points altogether, pulled the team's offense up by the bootstraps and the Wildcats breezed home. Bucs Top Bruins LOS ANGELES (P) knows the proper ingredient—a good dish. Rickey’s favorite place served it at St. Louis and Now he’s working on Pirates, cellar dwellers of National League last year. So far the spring recipe produced excellent results—victories in 12 ball games. It’s made up of veterans, young and old trial horse and a imagination. The big ingredient natural youth — exemplified by Geoff Strickland, rookie short Strickland’s bat has accounted 12 hits in 30 trips, including home runs, for a .400 ayer. Another rookie, second man John Merson, is clubbing ball at a .333 clip. Next to Strickland is Bastelli, the big bust of 1949. Telli, who couldn’t buy a bass in Pirate uniform during the season, now shows a .375 m. For spice, Rickey has Natl League home run king R Kinner and Wally Westlake, veterans. Kinner has belted four rrippers and driven in 13 runs lead the Bucs in both departments. Westlake, as usual, is run next to Kinner with two runs and nine runs batted acct But he tops Kinner a point in timing, with .360. Then there are infielders Castiglione, Bob Dillinger and Jack Phillips. Castiglione wants the third job. He’s hitting .333 comp with .287 for Dillinger, who slid the hot corner last year. Phillips, the tall righthand first baseman who has seen action, also is .333 with four in 12 trips. The old trial horse outfielder George Metkovich, for another crack at big Time, walloped three round tripping in seven runs, and hit... As for imagination, Rickey... Greysound gives you the most miles for your money...corn less than any other form of travel! The most convenient, too...more service to more places with comfortable, "weather-conditioned" Super-Coaches. And the most right-sizing...choice of many scenic routes. There Are No Lower Fares EAST! 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PAPAYA and its PRODUCTS at their FINEST TRGPI-PAYA Our Special This Week Cocoanut-Papaya Cream Shake Mmm! Mmm! Delicious! You will taste the difference! (ALSO ORDERS TO TAKE OUT) Junction 101 Highway at Manchester—Ph. Anaheim 4350 CHAMPIONSHIP FORM—Baseball's batting champions Shaun Musial (top) of St. Louis Cardinals andilly Goodman (bottom) of Boston Red Sox, demonstrate their batting styles for sequence camp pictures. Musial, named Most Valuable player in the National league three times, compiled a .346 average last year. Goodman, last season's American league champ, hit .384 (Associated Press Wirephoto). Chef Branch Rickey Trying to Whip Up Pennant Platter for Pittsburgh LOS ANGELES (P)—Branch Rickey is like a chef—he shows the proper ingredients and the right mixture to make good dish. Rickey's favorite platter is Pennant a la Mode. He Baseball Briefs Ity The Associated Press HOLLYWOOD—Joe DiMaggio, chief drawing card of the New York Yankees, is having a tough time at the plate. The great Yankee center fielder has collected only two hits in 18 trips to the Waterfowl More Plentiful WASHINGTON CITY fowl have made a comeback in 1949, the Fish and Wildlife Department regulations next fall. Dr. Clarence Cottam told a reporter hunting vegetation based entirely upon spring summer reports from the areas, and not upon the winter inventory. Albert M. Day, service dale in a prepared statement the 1951 mid- January invoived an upward trend su to offset a 20 per cent decline in the 1950 inventory. Dr. Honolulu on a field trip. Cottam said that frequent fertility of waterfowl is high the population level is low large bird population often duces a disappointing hatch. For that reason the mild inventory figure is not a fact determining the fall huntin platons," he said. The January inventory in that the Pacific flyway had Chef Branch Rickey Trying to Whip Up Pennant Platter for Pittsburgh LOS ANGELES (P)—Branch Rickey is like a chef—the shows the proper ingredients and the right mixture to make good dish. Rickey’s favorite platter is Pennant a la Mode. He’s loved it at St. Louis and Brooklyn. Now he’s working on the same thing for the Pittsburgh plates, cellar dwellers of the National League last year. So far the spring recipe has deducted excellent results—eight games in 12 ball games. It’s made up of veterans, youths, old trial horse and a littleagination. The big ingredient naturally is salt — exemplified by George Rickland, rookie shortstop. Rickland’s bat has accounted for hits in 30 trips, including two runs, for a .400 average. Another rookie, second base-John Merson, is clubbing the at a .333 clip. Next to Strickland is Dino Bell, the big bust of 1949. Rescued who couldn’t buy a base hit pirate uniform during the 1949 season, now shows a .375 mark. For spice, Rickey has Nationalue home run king Ralph Kiner and Wally Westlake, both grandsons. Niner has belted four rounders and driven in 13 runs to the Bucs in both departments: estlake, as usual, is running to Kiner with two home and nine runs batted across. The tops Kiner a point in hit-with-360. Then there are infielders Pete Ngilone, Bob Dillinger and Phillips. Ngilone wants the third base He’s hitting .333 compared to .287 for Dillinger, who shares hot corner last year. Illips, the tall righthanded baseman who has seen little play, also is .333 with four hits trips. The old trial horse is older George Metkovich, up another crack at big Time. He’s ped three round trippers in seven runs, and hit .285 for imagination. Rickey has cellar dwellers of the National League last year. Veterans like catcher Clyde McCullough, second baseman Danny Murtaugh, shortstop Stan Rojek and pitcher Cliff Chambers and Bill Werle aren’t included in the recipe. They are playing with Pirates B squad. It may mean Rickey will use these veterans as reserves—or maybe he’s just giving the rookies a chance to show what they can do. Bay Meadows Has Second Dead Heat SAN MATEO UP—General K. and Redigal crossed the finish line together yesterday in Bay Meadows’ featured Millbrae purse, marking the track’s second dead heat of the season. Marginal and Square Off timings: Baseball Briefs By Tile Associated Press HOLLYWOOD—Joe DiMaggio, chief drawing guard of the New York Yankees, is having enough time at the plate. The great Yankee centerfielder has collected only two hits in 18 trips to the plate for a .111 average. However, both blows were home runs. AVALON—All but four Chicago Cubs players and Coach Roy Johnson leave Catalina Island by steamer for the mainland today to continue the exhibition series. The Cubs face the Cleveland Indians at Los Angeles tomorrow with Paul Minner and Bob Rush sharing the pitching chops against Bob Feller. Club players left behind until Sunday are Walt Daniel, Fred Richards, Harry Chih and Andy Vinka. PASADENA — The Chicago White Sox, winner of eight exhibitions in nine stands have Manager Paul Ritchie confused. “I thought by this little some of the fellows would start eliminating themselves,” he said. “He’s getting near the pruning time. But frankly I am confused. I don’t know where we start chopping down the squad. There isn’t anybody who has looked really bad.” BURBANK — The old days the Cleveland Indians were known as a hot spring club that got colder as the regular season progressed. So far this season, they can be called only a cold spring club. Before today’s game with the St. Louis Browns, they won two games and lost six against major league clubs. Their overall record is six losses in 11 exhibition games. Yesterday they hit bottom by letting the St. Louis Browns win their first major league practice contest, 6 to 5, on an 11th inning homer by Tommy Upton, a .237 hitter last season. LOS ANGELES—At the Pittsburgh Pirates seem out of humor and slightly sluggishly dripping into its second day. The Californians made 50 in the first 15 minutes then led to a 98-69 victory over college Ogden, Utah; yesteryear was a new tournament record; bettering the .88 made by Northeast Mississippi Bobnesville, Miss.; last year Northeast Mississippi ran season string to 48 games nine lost in beating Tiffin University .78-61. The Missouriians and Wingate, N.C., have strong teams. Wingate made its record defeating Benton Harbor .79-82. Dodge City, Kas., toppledton Calif., 58-53; Amarillo, beat Norfolk, Meh., 62-82; Tyler, Tex., downed South Georgia of Douglas, Ga., 57; other opening games. It is a double elimination moment. Today’s pairings (times E Standard): 1 pm—York, Pa., vs. Hampton, N.Y., (first round: 4:30—Moberly, Mo., vs. Olmerton, Wash.) (first round: 7:30—Tiffin vs. Benton Haines bracket). 9 — Northeast Mississippi Wingate (quarterfinals). 10—Amarillo vs. Ventura (terfinals). Bay Meadows Has Second Dead Heat SAN MATEO UP—General K. and Redigal crossed the finish line together yesterday in Bay Meadows' featured Millbrae purse, marking the track's second dead heat of the season. Marginal and Square Off finished in a deadlock last Friday. Gen. K., who had relinquished the lead after settling an early pace, was brushed by Pari-Cross near the finish and catapulted, even with Redigal. General K. paid $4.60, $4.70 and $3.70, Redigal $5.00, $4.60 and $4.00. Pari-Cross, finishing third, paid $5.20. The 9459 spectators bet a total of $527,677. Coogan to Play With Hollywood HOLLYWOOD (P)—Dale Coogan, Pittsburgh Pirates first-sacker, will play for the Hollywood Stars this year on a part-time basis. He is attending classes at SC and may get his draft notice in June, but he will be available for the Star's home games and Manager Fred Haney expects to press him into service is an outfielder. He batted .22 with Indianaapolis last year. MAILING LISTS Complete Coverage FULLESTON — ANAHEIM GARDEN GROVE Call Fullerton 115-825 or Gazette Aug 151MC Oakland Signs Holdout Padgett BOYES SPRINGS (P)—Mel Ott's Oakland Athletics return to Pacific Coast league competition today after an easy 8 in 2 smothering of the University of San Francisco Dons here yesterday. The Oaks, who expect to be polstered today by the return of holdout catcher Don Padgett, meet their transbay rivals, the San Francisco Seals, at St. Helena tonight. Padgett, who swatted .348 for Oakland Browns came to terms with Ott yesterday, and Ott said that term for the 37-year-old breakstop fielder is currency cut, which Padgett accepted. LOS ANGELES (P)—The Trojans scored six runs in eighth inning to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers nine sets behind. Don Herman, son of the league star Babe Herman, coached four singles and a double in the Trojans; and accounted their first five runs. Waterfowl Making Comeback in US, More Plentiful Than Since 1949 WASHINGTON (UP)—North America's migratory waterfowl have made a comeback and are more plentiful than since 1949, the Fish and Wildlife Service said today. This good news for sportsmen does not imply more liberal regulations next fall, however. Dr. Clarence Cottam, assistant director of the service, told a reporter hunting regulations were based entirely upon spring and summer reports from nesting areas, and not upon the annual winter inventory. Albert M. Day, service director, told in a prepared statement that by 1951, mid-annual inventory showed an upward trend sufficient offset a 20 per cent decline not seen in the 1950 inventory. Day is in oakland on a field trip. Cottam said that frequently the utility of waterfowl is high when population level is low, and a large bird population often processes a disappointing batch. For that reason the mid-winter inventory figure is not a factor in determining the fall hunting regulations," he said. The January inventory indicated that the Pacific flyway had a winternature. Ventura Racks Up New Record in Tourney Opening HUTCHINSON, has., (UP)—Ventura today appeared, the team most likely to grab the championship as the National Junior College Basketball tournament went tering waterfowl population somewhat better than last year, particularly in geese, while the central flyway total was down slightly. The Mississippi flyway showed a "good recovery" from 1950, the service said. The Atlantic flyway also indicated some improvement for the second consecutive year. A "flyway" has arbitrary boundaries, wholly unrecognized by ducks. The central flyway includes states from the eastern slopes of the Rockies—among them Colorado and Wyoming—to the eastern borders of the Dakotas. It includes Texas. Descriptions of the other flyways are self explanatory. In the inventoried areas, the service said ducks accounted for 75 per cent of the waterfowl population, geese 13 per cent, goats eight per cent, and brant and swans each less than one per cent. The January inventory covered the major wintering grounds in Alaska, Canada, United States, Mexico and the West Indies. In the United States alone, 1300 cooperating observers took part, by plane, car, boat and on foot. The service no longer releases estimates as to the total waterfowl population. Officials say the VENTURA RACKS UP NEW RECORD IN TOURNEY OPENING HUTCHINSON, Kas., (P)—venna today appeared the team is likely to grab the championship as the National Junior College Basketball tournament went on its second day. The Californians made 50 points the first 15 minutes then coasted to a 98-69 victory over Weber College, Ogden, Utah, yesterday. It is a new tournament scoring record, bettering the 88 points made by Northeast Mississippi of Onesville, Miss., last year. Northeast Mississippi ran its season string to 48 games won, the lost in beating Tiffin (Ohio) University 78-61. The Mississippi and Wingate, N.C., also had strong teams. Wingate made its record 82-7 defeating Benton Harbor, Mich., 82. Dodge City, Kas., toppled Stock-Calif., 58-53; Amarillo, Tex., topped Norfolk, Meb., 62-82; and Tex., downed Southern Georgia, Ga., 57-52 in their opening games. It is a double elimination tournament. Today's pairings (times Easternunday): p.m.—York, Pa., vs. Binghamton, N.Y. 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