The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 12, 1946, Page 3

LESNEVICH GETS FANCY OFFER 10 MEET YOUNGSTER Belting You.fifigi flegro, Billy Fox, Cleared in Phil- ly Fold-Up BY SID FEDER PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 12 —Light- heavyweight champion Gus Lesne- vich was consicering seriously to- day a fancy financial offer fo de- fend his crown against Belting Billy Fox, while the Pennsylvanis Otate Athletic Commission acc Billy's 37th—and latest—straight knockout victim of “quitting cold” to the young kayo specialist. The offer of a flat $30,000 for Gus if he turns back Fox's chal- lenge and $50,000 if Billy should take the bauble away from him was made last night after Billy flat- tened the veteran Nate Bolden in 49 seconds of the second round of what started out as a ten-round keout. Lesnevich’s manager, little Joe ing attention Vella, said he was pa} title tussle, in to the bid for a Convention Hall he in April simply because “The w that guy punches, it may be ke d of much X The offer was m by y Palermo, Fox’s manager, and matchmaker Pete Moran Commissicn S led the “quittir charge at Bold for the manner which he climbed on bicycle through the first round night, although bloodying Billy's nose with flicking ed out in the ssc hit with a right ha gh on the head, a considerable distance from the usually vulnerable areas around the ch Bolden, himself, s left hcok to the tummy, j fore the right, hurt him so badly ke had to go down. Fox weighed 170; Bolden 175 1- Rains wanted it clearly under- stood that he had no criticism of bow- r being Bill's perfor and he turned up on the - old negro’s dressing room tulate him for the y he flalled the Chica- goan—and make no mistake about it, the youngster whe -~ came to Philadelphia from Richmond, AP SPORTS ROUNDUP BY HUGH FULLERTON NEW YORK, Feb. 12—Although a Search by the Garden publitity department last weck turned up something like &0 ‘eligibles” for the New York invitation tourna- ment, you can look for North Caro- lina and N.Y.U. to head the list of bids . . . The Tar Heels are the only team to knock off NYU and Navy so far and the job the Violets did on Notre Dame Saturday was a masterpiece . . Barney Ross is leaving Chicago and will move to New York after he does a referee- ing chore in Seattle. Barney hopes to land a radio broadcasting job or to open a liguor store . . . It's go- ing to cost the Tigers plenty of dough this year if they pay Hank Greenbesg and Hal Newhouser what they're asking — and the fact that Dick Wakefield signed for $45,000 won't make the dickering any eas- ier, ONE-MINUTE SPORTS PAGE When Elmer Ripley, Notre Dame coach, got a letter from four wounded Marines asking how they cculd buy “tickets to last Satur- Va., back in 1944 can really flail in the Notre Dame-NYU basketball Rip not only located therh at ontiderable effort, paying for them 1f and inv ys to be guests herweight lay’s bis champ, W was slightly confused on m Howie Odell and Red Rolfe, Yale coaches, re- cently when they = asked simultaneously: “Do you movies of your opponents?” The Eli film addicts -were amazed when Willie said “No." 'GIANTS LOOKING " FOR PAY-OFF ON MIZE THIS YEAR Survey Shows Ball Pay-: checks Reaching Lofty :, Heights in "46 By Jee Reichler NEW YORK, Feb B Mize, whe cost the w York Giants § ) in addition to three lavers in 541 joined N T ing only ' cne ¥ wi his new club, is about ready to par divide to President Marcel Hansenne, the French Horace St ham miler, suffered a pair of badly One of first arrivals at the blistered feet during early Miami, Fla., spring training camp outs after reaching the United Mize declarsd he was in the “best S but didn't say ything be- shape i s life.” Already pared cause he didn't want to alibi down to I rormal playing weight So that's what has made. Marcel of 205 r ardinal wave g gave an ing of i what he may mean to the Giants this season by larruping for 400 feet first ball served him FINAL SCORES ATBASKETBALL The follov baskethall Temple g are fin: cores of played npight: St. John's Brooklyn 53; York 49; s 47, over- th Carclina 55; North Caro- a State 4 Tennes 53, Ggorgia 28 Louisiana State 58; Louis Tech 43. Great Lakes 59; Michigan State 58 4 Central Nebra: rsity COklahoma 5! uri U 50. na 60; Cincinnati 22 C State 46; Chicago Wisconsin 56. » 61; Texas Mines Tdaho 5 Michigan 68 New Me: Mcentana oo . § §t narlc Shorfs VB RE p{;&@flk PUEIE O PORT ), Or Feb 12— Tommy er, the former national amat lightweight cf get a crack at March Mat ‘Water- man said the pr Zivic-Moyer bout would c¢zpend on how Tommy proves h elf against W weight Lincoin of Oakle and night champion of two d yaterman he’d fight the mpion may Zivic here in NEW YORK, Feb. 12.—Mammoth Madison Square Garden and other becoming sports arenas in New York City shut their doors today as May- or William O'Dwyer ordersd the closing of all amusement places un- til further notice Lecause of the fuel famine resulting from the tug- beat tieup. CINCINNATI, Feb. 12.—After two years in the Navy, pitcher Johnny Vandermeer has rejoined the Cin- cinhati Reds. And the man who hurled two successive no-hitters in 1928 says: “It won't take me long to get in shape.” * The big southpaw thinks that he has overcome his major defect — wildness NEW YORK, Feb. 12.—The new welterweight champion of the world —Marty Servo—will fight Graziano in a non-title match in New York March 29. CHICAGO, Feb. 12—The field will be Hmited to 14 teams in the eighth annual world’s champion- ship basketball tournament at the Chicago stadium, April 3-5-6, the sponsoring Her- ald-American announced today. The Fort Wayne, Ind..Zollners| wlil defend their title. — o> DRINK KING BLACK LABEL! ; proves himself a Rocky ¥ March 25-27-29, ot r Giants among the squad of 51 already in camp in- cluge pitcher Hal Schumacher and infielder Dick Bartell, stars of the 1936 and '37 pennant winning clubs, cutfielder Babe Young and second bageman Ni Witek. Mize, Witek, rtell, and Billy Rigney, likely locking shorlstop for whom the Gir paid $25.000 two years ago, although still in the N the pre time, comprised the “r in- field in erday's first practice session Salaries Soaring Major Leagne ba salaries in pc ar era, starting this year, promise generally to reach lofty heights, although Babe Ruth’s re- cord $80,000 stipend in 1930 and '31 séems safe—at t for a few more In sharp contrast to the days when iron man Ed Walsh was re- fuced a $500 raise after receiving 2,500 for winning 40 games for the White Sox in 1908, an \ted survey showed least. 15 big league perform- will be paid 1946 sal- ries ranging irom $55,000 down to gn Press group is Hank former Army air now back with the| who was paid at| thé rate of $355,000 for his - season W last ye 5 been offered ‘the this year. Others repor bracket inclu York Yan 00; Bob Fel el Ott, New Joe Cronin ms, Boston Red Sox u, and Dick Wakefield 000; Dixie Walker, 00; and Hal New-! houser Hank Borowy, Chi- cago Cubs, Red Ruffing, Spud Chandler, Bill Dickey and Joe Gordon Yansees, each $20,000. | Of these, Ott, Cronin and Bou- ng managers, ul—‘ though Crouin may be confined to a pinch hitiing - role this year. Other pilots, non-active, past the 20-grand figure include Joe Me- Yankees; Connie Mack, ladelphia Athletics; Leo Dur- | ccher, Dodgers, Billy Southworth, | Boston Braver and Bill Mcchhmr’,i | Cingcinnati. Feller's $40,000 for 46 is the rvighest sum over paid to a pitcher for cne year's work, surpassing the | salaries commanded by Buck New- som, Lefty Grove, Walter Johnson, Lefty Gomez, Dazzy Vance, Dizzy Dean and Carl Hubbell at the ht of their careers, Newsom paid $35,000 for 1941. Grove | 0,000, in 1932. Johnson reach- ' ed the $25,000 mark in 1935 after | 19 years of valiant toiling for the | ‘Washington's Senators. S S | i WARREN STAPLETON ARRIVES Waiicr. iapleton, Washington, | D. C., arrived here yesterday. He is }x'cglat red at the Baranof. , - i The praying mantils is eagily | domesticated, and in the Orient is a household pet. THROUGHOUT 14 YEARS IN ALASKA - © Multiple crews © Stewardess service © Hot meals aloft o Tolink Alaska with Seattle © Two-way-radio communication © One-day service—Seatile to Nome © To be certi d for night and day instrument operatio| WorLp . 1/RWAYS o ——a A3 1 ST R ELEPHONE THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA KETCHIKAN MEN - o555 % | 4 Big Third Cg‘é Carries In- vaders to Froni-Juneau ' ladies Ahead £d 505 470 Radd 500 The opening round the inter- T # 848 83 880 2664 city bow matches he t night - > > e and - Ketchikan ~ AR PitFa ing Fir ity male rollers ¥V &Sk EE =N off tc on the way e r BT the rome maple 3 gy 1 The Ketchikan lodgemen opened 1 will play the return encounter by grabbing ¢ rrisan. Bigh Bemas . 1 the Juneau j i Fhast PAA Clippe k¢ In tre end of 188t {cyy 18th session of the -Gity night's rolling, however, the home- tonight The > than acs game will mc 1ly two more cheduled for the 19 in fro the pace-setter adies. | L.2ague 12, and ( - o Ccr spearheads of a wind he Ketchi- kan men carried game total pluckad I the first two > Henning of the fused in last eve- T 50 SAY WE ALL to at D! P. 'Finnegan Jam this even second rm is one of KET To prove kis po! Mae Pederson 162 Forty it cle far behing Fl mith 150 proces wuplified P 117 19 clerks are managing 128 with the complicated version. 138 .o HOSPITAL NOTES Patients to St Anmn's admitted Hoepital yesterday for medic 440 treatment were ‘Ole Kvand 449 Ge Fournier, Mrs 477 man, S. M. Fiagle, Mr sed were M Mrs 1d and baby girl Total 7 e 766 705 BASKETRBALEL TONEGHT Juneau High School Gym EE@@J@E@@ HIGED SEGHACS Juneaw iigh School VS. P ® /?i ® A © First Game 7:30 P. M. 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