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4 Indiana, Chronicle: Tribune February 20, 1944 Pairings Are A Announced for Sectional Tournament One Game Tuesday to Complete. Regular Seasons for City, County Hardwood Fives The Swayzee Speed Kings will meet. Banker Hill on Tuesday in tire Sr.al scheduled rattle for ary Grant county team. as the rest of the quintets await the coming The Speed Kings dropped the Gas City Tigers in A fast and furious double overtime battle last Friday, Junior Matchett hit' for the winning two points in the second overtime. but his brother, 'R.

Matchett. was high scorer with 11) points. Converse Bordermen comtheir 1943-41 season without a defeat marring their perfect record, racking up 21 consecutive wing. Last Friday, they applied tre steam roller to Chili and waltzed past then. 63-19.

This is the first time in the his. had an undefeated season and the tory. of the. school that they have Bordermen gave ore of showings of any school in the state of Indiana. Macy tallied 23 points on 11 field goals and one frve throw to pace the Bordermen.

This made his total for the year read 302. points scored. llis three year total of 1.002 points is one of the highest ever compiled by any play. er in Indiana. The Bordermen have hit the 30 mark in everyone of their scheduled games except one, this.

A a 20-22 defeat of the tough Greenton Beavers. 13 times they have made the 40 mark. five in regalar, play that they as high as the du) mark. mark. while this is.

Bowling The Tipton Blue Devils stopped 1. the Alexardria Tigers in 8 weird battle, 14-4. The Blue Devils scored once in the first half and this was the only score in the entire first half. However, the Blue Devils hit for 12 points in the second half, to take the gaine as the Tigers only scored once Fairmoant emerged- with A 37- 31 victory over the Summitville Goblins. but lad to stop A last quarter rally to do it.

Beck hit for 12 points to lead the Quakers, while Redman racked up nine to pace the Goblins. Jonesboro's Zebras smashed through a weak Van Buren quintet 16 win 36-23. Three of the Ace regulars were missing as they had been removed from the squad for breaking training rules. Coppock racked un 14 points and Brown netted eight points to lead the Aces. Warren defeated the Jeff Yeomen: 45-23 in their final game and this was their seventh straight defeat of year.

Warren led all the way and outscored the Yeomen in every quarter. Thompson: piled 11 points to pace the Lightning hile Jack cracked the nets points to lead the Yeomen. Jeff starting five left! the foul route. champion Sweetser ta down in apple pie Bunker Hill. as the lads defeated them, and Carmicheal each for the Braves, and Sonafrank rackInts apiece for Bunker heir clash with Hod.

defeated. Somerset, 20- adir.g the Pirate scoring with pints. Laketon slaughtered Lataine, 54-27, in their last game and the Cossacks were r.ever in the ball game from. the opening minute. Conrad pushed in 25 for the best showing in the battle.

Marion Fails to Score In Wrestling Meet Indianapolis. Feb, 19 SowMport high school's matmen four individual titles today to regain the championship of the Southport invitational wrestling mret. The host team. scored 45 1-oir ts erd was followed by dal of Murcie. 33; Roosevelt of Chicago, 12; Bloomington, defending champion.

Crawfordeville. and Wachington of East Chicago, 17. Marion. and Ledford failed to score. SUN WINS Miami.

Feb. 19 (UP)-Sun Again, wearing the red: and blue Filk: of Caluniet farms, flashed under the wire in first place at Hialeah park today in the added McLoran memorial handicap as jockey Teddy Atkinson. who had been ousted from New plane Friday rode to'on easy triumph. WILBUR T. CLAIR AUCTIONEER Livestock Real Estate Converse, Ind.

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MARION LOAN COMPANY 206-207 Iroquois Bldg. Phone 1300 Valparaiso Downs DePauw Five to Share Title Valparaiso. 19. (UP)-- -Valparaiso University clinched A share in the Indiana Conference basketball race with DePauw tonight by vanquishing the Indiana State Teachers College netters. 56 to 50.

The Crusaders bounced in front at the outset, 9-5, and. held the lead throughout. They were ahead! at the half. 32-23. and beat.

off a driving state rally in the last half to protect their leadership. Chester Trost. Sycamore center. scored 26. points for the losers to annex sniping honors, while John Janisch hit 19 for the Valpo team.

Great Lakes Five Is Defeated By Irish, 54-51 Chicago, Feh, 19. red hot Notre Dame basketball team snappod Great Lakes' by 21-game downing winning the streak tonight Sailors 54-51 after staving off desperate last half rally, during 'which Great Lakes barged ahead. 18-47: was the Sailor's third loss in 31 games this season. The clash was the first game of A Chicago Stadium doubleheader which featured DePaul and Western Kentucky in the nightcap. crowd of 8,464 saw the opening contest.

The victory, 'Notre Dame's ninth in 17 starts was ample revenge for the Irish, who were trounced 84-48 by Great Lakes in their first meeting the year. The Irish led at' halftime, 31-28. Sparked by Leo Klier and Betnie Rutledge, who whipped in 18 and 17 points. respectively. Notre Dame outplayed the powerful Blue Jackets throughout the contest.

jumping into a 9-7 lead with eight I minutes gone of the first. half. The Sailors, whose shooting and Aonr. work were below par, tied up the minutes, game 45 at seconds 38-38 of after the second seven half. then went ahead 10-36 on a field goal by Paul Armstrong.

who paced Great Lates with 15 points. It was the first time the Blue Jackct: had led since the opening minutes of the game. The Irish, their shooting eyes in sharp focus, kept paced with the Blue Jackets from that point, but with six minutes remaining the Sailors again were on top 48-47. Klier, Marko and Rutledge combined in the remaining time to thwart Great Lakes' desperate drive near the finish. Herman Schaefer, Blue Jacket scoring ace, was held.

to nine points by the alert Notre Dame defonse. GREAT LAKES NOTRE DAME PA Armstrong 3 3 Kiter Schaefer 1 Schaus 0 0 Todororich Coleman 4 Kaufman Curtis. I Smith Lufack Joachim 2' Rutledge 3 Laurenbach Rollins Total 20 11 18 Totals 22 10 16 Halt t.me score Notre Dance 31. Great Lakes 28 Free throws missed Dame Klier Kelly 1. 4.

Lujack Great Lakes- Armstrong 4. Coleman. 2, Curtis 1, Smith 1. Officials Nick Kearne, Glen Gil Dodds Runs 4:08 Mile to Near Mark New York, 19. (P)-Gil Nodds.

Bible quoting preacher from Boston. ran the Baxter Mile in 1:08 tonight at the New York A. C. Games in Madison Square Garden to approach the world indoor mark. for the distance, The world mark and also the meet record for the event 4:07.4 by trio of runners.

Dodds had the race 'entirely to himself. building up a 10-yard advantage in the quarter and -finishing more than half lap ahead of Rudy Simms of New York University. Jim Rafferty third. "The winner traveled the first 440 vArds in 58.6 seconds, reached the halfway post in 1:59.7 and 'the three Much the mark meet's in 3:03.3. pre-race inof terest centered on the Halpin.

Nowicki Half- of Mile in. which, Joe Rochester out John Fulton of San. Francisco, but Dodds made the 13.000 screaming spectators forget all about the absence of Hulce, unable to compete because of strep threat. Fulton suffered the first defeat his castern indoor track invasion by finishin.g inches behind Nowicki in 1:53 half -mile. Fulton had won the 600-yardl event in Millrose Games had taken the 1,000 a week ago Boston.

Six More Ball Players Sign With Yankees New York. Feb. The New York Yankees tonight nounced receipt 1944 of six since more sigred catcher Bill Dickey signed earlier this contracts for week. They were from pitchers Hank Borowy and Joe Grimes, Page, util- infielder Oscar fielder Roy (Stormy) Weatherly, batting practice pitcher Paul Schrieber and coach Johnny Schulte. College Basketball Indiar.a 48, Minnesota .47 (over- time).

Purdue 52, Wisconsin 50 (over: time). Illinois Tech 46, Chicago 37. Iowa Seahawks 69. Simpson 32. Marquette 45.

Detroit 11. Ohio State 54. Illinois 53. Michigan 50, Northwestern 45. Marion to Defend Title Against Eight Teams; County Fives Pile Up Impressive Records The Marion Giants will go into the Grant county sectional without heavy favoritism that they usually have behind them following the completion of one of the worst Giant seasons in recent years.

They lost their last outing of the season last Friday night when they were defeated by the Fort Wayne Central Tigers. 44-35. Although the Rifemen lost the verdict, they played one of their best games of the year and this was the tightest battle that the Giants have put up against the in the two sears. Eltzroth was hitting for Giants as the tall center racked up 14 points, on six field goals and two. free tosses.

Firmer Wagner was close behind with 13 points on five two-pointers and three hits from the, charity stripe. Murray played his usual splendid defensive game, but did not cash in on scoring colWinn As often as he usually does. The Mond haired Tiger hit from the field only, once, but connected from the throw line three fumes. for Giants five had points, a season record of four wins and 14 losses and lost two tournament games for a total of four victories and 16 defeats. The wins were over Elwood.

l'eru, Frankfort and Richmond. They lost to Anderson and Kokomo twice, and ended up in ninth place i in the North Central Conference. Bowling News THURSDAY NIGHT LADIES' LEAGUE (Miller and Son Alleys) Standings: The annual city bowling ment of the Women's Bowling Association will under way at the Marion Rowl-Aire today with the team event being bowled. The "schedule is AS follows: 1 m. Farnsworth (Bowl-Aire), Peerless No.

1. Folkies Tavern. Brown and Trueblood, Peerless No. 3. Dietzen's Bakery, Delta and Koegels.

At 8:30 p. 111., the following teams will bowl: giopper ReadyHaner's. Miller's Club. Farnsworth (Miller's), Custer Lumber. 'Anaconda No.

1, Indianapolis Glove, and Popsi-Cola. The schedule at 7 p. ni. follows: Tillman's Cafe. FosterForbes, Gotschall Insurance, less No.

2. Peerless No. 4. Araconda No. 2.

the Bowlairettes, and Britt Trarsfer. The doubles and singles events will be rolled Sunday, February 27 at the Bowl- Aire. 175. INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE Daly 20 Miller's .50 22 Uptown 48 24 P. Creek ,42 30 Trueblood .39 33 Delta .30 42 Koegels .23 19 No.

10 67 Games last week: Trueblood .807 713 769-2289 Uptown .883 738 827--2448 No. 7. 800 759--2305 Koegels 761 612 724 -2297 Millers .821. 819 804-2441 Delta .733 797 731-2261 Daly 797 806-2431 P. Creek 773 2323 Those hitting the 525.

series were Morel 510, Hilligoss 511 and Shocker 507. Making the 170 group were the following: Morel 176-221, Hilli-1 Kreigh 172, Snyder 133. Johnson 174, Carey 170, Salatka 183, Cramer 186 and Shockey 213- (Miller and Son) Ackley. IBEW was the only member of the league to roll into the choice games this week with scores of 191. 201 and 221 for a total of 613.

Five bowlers rolled 200 games. They are Brunson. Cramer. 222: Althouse, 205: Cummings, Office. Titus.

-IBEW. 220 and Lowder, Machine. 218. Last week's games: Farn's exp. ..823 $50 -2565 Superior ..847 893.

935-2675 Malleable ...771. 843 840-2463 Farn's Office .833 875-2594 Last weeks games: Cramer ...822 830 831-2495 .679 936 946--2761 Anaconda ....822 826 811-2139 Farn's 950 925. 856-27311 Standings: Malleable 47 10 42 24 Cramer .32 34 IBEW: 32 34 Anaconda .31 35 E.xneditor 37 Office 27 39 Machine 24 42: FRIDAY NIGHT LEAGUE and high for three games in the ipagun were with 542. Culbertsor. 511: Schaumleffel 531.

and Salatka 631. Hitting the 200. mark were Murray with 216 and Penrod 206; fullowing with high games wore 184-189, Koch Johnson 115; 196: Salatk: 177-175: Carey 102- 179: Culbert on 178-192; Hilligoss 1:4.163. and Niemand 184. -Results of week's games: Hi-Hat .....791 102 840--2426 Folkies .651 806 Delta .727 831 805-2363 Moose .......873 834 508-2505 Farnsworth .855 824 937 -2616 Foster- Forbes.

692 713 726 2121 Montgomery. .763 772 023 2264 Needhams :895 769 PAVERS 8 6 VET 10 INVERt UNDEFEATED BORDERMEN. Converse's voxeriul Bordermen ended their season Friday night 1 with conrincing 63 to 19 rictory over Chili and became the first Converse team in history to go through an entire schedule undefeated. Members of the team include (front row; left to right) Robert Haynes. Carl Bowman, Ralph Cunningham, Oscar Burke.

Dare Bargerhun. Back row -Lewis Turner, Merrill Renbarger. Art Caldwell, Royce Grubb, Bob Macy and Coach Dan Ballard. Seated in front is Dick Pressner. Turner, who just became 20.

played his lust game Friday. Presser has had a call to report for physical examination and Caldwell. Grubb and Bowman hare enlisted in the Vary but will not be called until school is out. Indiana Takes First Clash In Big Ten Minneapolis, Feb. 19.

(P)-Indiana and Minnesota battled to another to 47 decision in their Big Ten basketball game here tunight but this time the Hoosiers were on the winning end in a game that went one overtime period. The game was a duplication of last night's encounter in many reThe score at the half was 22-19 for Minnesota tonight. as in Friday night's game and the contest was won by a free throw in last few seconds, duplicating the winning point in the first came. The Gophers started out fast and built up an 11 to 3 lead but the Hoosiers gradually got their range and near the end of the first half. narrowed Minnesota's margin to a single point at 19 to 18.

Minnesola added three more points and the visitors one before the half ended. The second half was close throughout with Minnesota enjoy. ing leads ranging up to more than five points until midway through the INDIANA Ft Pt MINNESOTA Shields FI PI Retherford 3 Wright Pecc 1 Rowland 3 P. Mercer Lebrmap Paris 1 0 M. Sutton Herron 3 Poebier Totals 18 :2 11 Total 18 1: Score heil: M.acesota 22.

In diaca Secre at enc regular playing Minnesota 42. Indiana Free throws missed: 3. 2 Lebrman, Bagi.en. Officials: Lrle Clarno and num. Taylor Quintet Downs Albany percents here tonight in a freeUpland.

Feb. a 12. -Taylor Unidefeated the Albany Indescoring ball game. 63-48 for its third win of the season in as many starts, The Independents. composed mainly of former Ball State grabbed an early lead, but Taylor same back and held a fourpoint advantage at the half.

The lead changed hands several times during the third period. but the 'come crew pulled away in the tinal quarter. Taylor scoring was: evenly divided and of 12 men who saw action, 10 scored. In a preliminary came "the Marion YMCA five edged out the U'plard Juniors, on- the strength of 8 last minute field Taylor has scheduled a' game' with Stout Field of Indianapolis for play tonight. but an Army ban prohibiting the team from travelring more than miles for a game forced cancellation of the game, officia's said.

Harry Walker Seriously Ill in Army Hospital Fort Riley. Feb. 19 (P)- Prt. Harry Walker. outfelder on the 1013 National Teague pion Lop' Cardinals.

ie seri'oucle ill at Station Hospital, the nublic relations office at the Car15 alry renlocement training center time: disclosed todar. Far The retune of his illness was not Taiker. 03. is married and the Bar- father of a year-old son. His home.

at Leeds. Ala. Contrasting Wrestling Card Scheduled Here Monday WHITEY WAHLBERG There will he 8 sharp contrast the preliminary bout and the feature match of the weekly wrestling show that will he put on here Monday night. The first match will feature country's he says. grappler, while the main 'country's best attraction looking.

will he present says, pug-ugly. The spotlight are Gorilla Grubmeyer and Dandy Davis. The Gorilla, a "product" of Michigan will battle Bob Castle in the preliminary and the Kansas City lad is expected to have plenty of trouble with the Gorilla as he will he out for revenge following his defeat here several weeks ago at the hands of Paul Bozzello. However, on the Saturday before the match, Grubmeyer had given a blood transfusion to his wife and consequently wasn't in the pink of condition. Grubmeyer not only looks fierce before he enters the ring: he is one jof the country's roughest and: toughest grapplers yet in the game.

He makes the other roughhouse boys look sick as he begins using his hard on his opponents. He is nationally known land is considered one of the best light-heavyweight grapplers now wrestling. 1 Indianapolis. Feb. 19, (AP) Pairings for 778 teams entered in Indiana's 33rd annual high school basketball tournament were announced today by Arthur L.

Trester, commissioner of the Indiana High School Athletic Association. 3 Firing in the meet is slated to get under way Thursday night at many sectionals with the full field swinging into action Friday. i in morning and afternoon contests. Pairings for sectional, regional, semi-final and final meets were drawn yesterday by members of the IHSA.A board of control- HIGH SCHOOL TOURNEY FACTS Associated t'ress Entries-778. Record-787 in 1938.

Defending champ -Central of Fort Wayne. 64 sectionals -Feb. 21. 25 and 26. 19 regional -March 4.

1 11. Finals--March 18. Morris McCarty of Lafayette, J. Tierney Wawaka, Donald Reel of Montezuma, Floyd Hines of Cambridge City and C. D.

Manhart of Petersburg. New Castle, leader of the Associated. Press nine weeks basketball of the poll sea- for son, drew Knight town in its opening bout. Thursday night, while Clark of Hammond. current runner-up in the poll, WAS paired against A strong Whiting quintet4 in the feature of the Hammond sectional Friday.

Central of Fort Wayne's defending, a topnotch contender for repeat honors. were paired against Concordia of Fort Wayne in A Friday morning encounter. The Tigers will enter sectional competition A week after Murray Mendenhall, star senior guard and son of Coach Murray Mendenhall, was ordered to report for active duty with the Navy air force. Mendenhall will be available for service in the sec: tionals only. South Side of Fort Wayne, twotime conqueror of the titlists in regular season play.

meets Arcola Thursday night and should not en1 counter Central before the final or final game of Fort Wayne meet. Anderson's Indians, who last night gained pre-tourney favor by whipping New Castle. is slated to meet Pendleton in the opening game of the Anderson sectional. Anderson is in the opposite half of the draw from Lapel, perennial darkhorse in the Madison county tourney, and should have no worries the Bulldogs hefore the Saturday afternoon session. Martinsville's dangerous Artesians drew Mooresville 88 a first round opponent in A Thursday night bout at Bloomington, while Reitz of Evansville Central of Evansville hook up in the first round feature at the Pocket iCty Friday morning.

Outstanding clash o' fthe opening round of the sectionals was carded at Jeffersonville. where the host five was drawn opposite New Albany's strong Bulldogs at 10 a. m. Friday. Jeffersonville is undefeated in 10 games at home this season.

while New Albany, one of fastest-finishers in the south, goes into the tilt fresh from a three-week stand in the Big Ten and A convincing triumph over South Side of Fort Wayne in the season's finale Friday. The issue at the Jasper sectional also should be settled early as Huntingburg and Jasper's Indiana Conference champions square off at 8 p. m. Thursday. At Muncie.

Muncie Central a bye the first round, while Burris' towering Owls face De Soto Friday afternoon. Indiana's three -favorite darkhorses, Yankeetown, Converse and Culver varying opposition. Yankeetown faces Boonville Friday with a chance to wipe an earlier defeat off the slate. while Converse meets Deedsville at Peru and Culver takes on San Pierre at Plymouth. Gomez Learns to Speed After Month's Tour of Battle Fronts New York, Feb.

19 (P) -Vernon (Lefy) Gomez was back on duty with a Long war plant today after 8 three-month tour of army hospitals in North Africa and Italy, during which the former New York Yankee pitcher said he really learned about speed. "Don't let anyone tell you he wasn't scared when the bombs fell, Gomez explained. "I never knew until I was in an air raid how fast could run." really, trip overseas. with Jack Sharkey, former heavyweight boxing champion. They showed moving pictures of the 1943 World Series, various fights, and golf matches.

Purdue Track Squad Defeats Indiana Bloomington, Feb. 19 (AP)-Purdue University's track team, lackling five of its regulars, defeated Indiana University's inexperienced squad today, 66 to 28. The Hoosiers placed first in six of 12 events. but did not. have the power.

match the Boilermakers team. made up principally of Navy and Marine reserves. Injuries and illness kept Biele, Linblad, Kennedy, and Finlayson, Purdue regulars, out of action. Marion's defending champions, as usual, will be pitted against the field in sectional play which starts here Thursday night but for the first time in a decade and a half will be on oven terms with the Always rated above county teams because of its larger student body, Marion twice has bowed 11. sectional play, hoth times to Fairmount.

Quakers sprang an upset in capturing the 1929 meet. and did it again in the 1942 event. The Giants however, just concluded their most dismal season in years winning but four of 18 games losing two more in a Now Year's Day tournament Muncie, Marion thus has nothing tr: lose and everything to gain in winning its sectional but in view of the fine records established this season by Gias City, Fairmount, Jonesboro, Swayzee and Sweetser, the Giants are in for a rough time if they can come through. Jefferson township, which has been unimpressive In recent games, and Van Buren, which end. ed its season on a double loss -to Jonesboro and minus three reguJars, can the Giants rate an edge.

St. Paul's had a fair season but did not play the caliber of opposition of most of the rest of. the teams. Marion will 'meet Jeff. in its first Winner round gambie local sectional will meet the Wabash meet winner in the first game of the regional here two weeks away, Both Wamash and Laketon have compiled good enough records to be given the edge in the meet there.

Tipton appears to be the strongest team in the Noblesville sectional while have their in Greentown Kokomo's towering, Wildcats will in their sectional. Winners of these two meets pair off in the second regional game here. Sale of season tickets will start Mor.day for the sectional, Pricipal W. Fred Totten of Marion lligh School announced. Marion is host school to the meet and handles financial arrangements for the affair.

Season tickets, which sell for $1.10, tax included, will be available at all school as well as the Marion Hardware Co here. Single session tickets will be sold at the doors at 40 cents each. There will be four sessions. Totten said division of receipts would be based on the pre-tourney sale which ends at 6 p.m. Thursday.

Tickets for the regional meet will go on sale Feb. 28, he said. Purdue Downs 13 Wisconsin, 52 to 50 Madison, Feb. 19. (AP)-! Purdue blasted Wisconsin's hopes of a share in the Big Ten basketball title, fighting stubbornly through the regulation game to surge ahead in an overtime, 52 to 50, before a crowd of 13,000, ers in the championship, race with The victory kept the BoilermakA season wins and two defeats.

It was Wisconsin's third loss in 10 starts. Although handicapped by loss of nine serves, regulars who were and first forced to string return re- to Lafayette because of the 48 hour service men's leave rule following a Iowa City Friday night, the Purdue team played Badger regulars on even terms all the way. Wisconsin led half time 19 to 16, but this scant margin evaporated quickly after the intermission as Purdue crept into a 26-26 tie. The score was knotted later at 35-35, at 43-43 and the regulation game finally ended 45-45. Purdue led throughout the overtime.

going ahead on a field goal by Dennis Horn and Horn free contrib- throw! by Paul Hoffman. uted another basket and A free throw and Marshall Taylor, guard, added a free throw to make Purdue's seven points. Wisconsin was held to two baskets by Ray terson Johnson. and a free throw by Bill PURDUE WISCONSIN Harrio'! Gustafson 1 Dick Horn 1 Dyestre P. Hoffman 3 Patterson 10 Hoffman 3 Wendiana Hang 3' Johnson Schmidt 0 4 Selbo 1.

0 McPherson 0 2' Rose 0: Taylor Totals 18 16 20 Totals :8 14 21 Hall time score: Purdue 16; Wisconsin 19 Free throws. missed. Purdue Horn. Hoffman. Schmidt, HARR 5.

Taylor, Rose 2. 2, Dick, Patterson 4. Johnson. Officials- Gale Robinson: and Carroll. Swim Record Is Broken Great Lakes, Feb 19.

(PiBill Smith of Great Lakes, former Ohio State star, bettered one world swimming record today helped his sailor teammates exceed two more as Great. Lakes defeated Iowa State in A dual meet, 67 to 17. Smith topped his own best 200 yard freestyle time of 1 minute, 56.6 seconds by traveling the distance in 1 minute, first 53.9 while swimming the a special 800 yard freestyle relay. The other three members of the relay team- Wally Ris of Illinois, Carl Ahlman of Minnesota, and Jerry Kerschner of Columbus, 0., completed the 800 in: T. minutes, 53.4 seconds, beating the world -i mark Yale bp 30.9 seconds.

In a special 150 yard medley event, Smith swam the backstroke as the bluejacket. team posted a time of 17.8 seconds, a full second better than Yale's listed mark. Bob Matters of Iowa swam the breaststroke and Dobson Burton of Michigan the free style leg in the relay. Fighter, Suspended By Commission Boston. Welterweight Tippy Feb.

19. Larkin. (UP)field, and his manager. Angelo Pucci, Nutley. N.

were indefinitely suspended by the Massachusetts Boxing Commission today. The commission said Larkin failed. to fulfill 8 contract for a bout here with Izzy Jannazzo. Brooklyn. N.

Feb. 18. while! Purci's conduct WAS. ruled de mental to the interests of boxing. TrI Pucci's entire roster of boxers will be unable to here for the I period of the suspension.

Y.M.C.A. Prep, Junior Leagues Play Games A full net card was played yesterday in the YMCA's Prep and Junior league as five games were run off. The old favorites came through in almost every game. Emerson smashed Clayton, 23-16, And Franklin bowed to Upland, 27-23, in the Prep league, while the Cardinals tripped the Comets in a high scoring game, 65-53. Foster Forbes successfully took the measure of the Majors, 48-41, and Upland trounced McCulloch, 45-10 in the other loop.

'Ke'ly I Pepper GORILLA GRUBMEYER The main bout with two popular men mixing it up on the city hall mat, as Dandy Davis meets one of the Marion favorites Whitey Whalberg. Whitey is known as "the blond Adonis of the mat" and has thrilled. many Marion fans with. his topnotch performances that he so often turns in. Back in mid December, Whitey was injured in a Billy Thom of Indiana University and was out of action for awhile However.

now he fully recovered and is expected to be his same old dangerous self in. Monday's match. wrestling ring. will be appearing Davis. Hollywood's gift to the tled Jackie Nichols at the city hall here for the second time.

as only last week to a draw As ran out, but the Dandy showed he (had his stuff by matching Jackie blow for blow. In every match. he is dressed in a different robe. last week donning a leopard skin job that drew ohhs and ahhs. from the crowd: Often when entering the ring.

he has with him a bueatiful corsage and last week presented ore the lady! customers with the flowers as a token of friendship. The flower throwing art will be repeated this week. WRESTLING I City Hall Auditorium Monday Night, Feb. 21 Feature Events 8:15 p. m.

Main Event DANDY DAVIS "Hollywood's Gift to Wrestling" WHITEY WAHLBERG "Blond Adonis of the Ring" GORILLA GRUBMEYER VA, BOB CASTLE "Kansas City" Prices: First three ringside rows $1. Balance ringside seats 75 cents. General admission 50 cents. Children 25 cents. taxes included.

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