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SPORTS
808 OLIVER, SPORTS EDITOR
Volk Has Speed For
National Challenge
“Butterfly Bill” Volk has the natural speed to be nat
ional champion in the 100 yards breaststroke, says Univer
sity of Georgia swimming mentor B. W. (Bump) Gabriel
sen.
Gabrielsen, who coached the
nation’s outstanding women ath
lete of 1942 (backstroke cham
pion Gleria Callen of New York
City), comments on Volk, 22-year
old Georgia commercial art senior
from Brunswick:
“Within fen months from the
day he learned to breaststroke
Bill consistently tied the world’s
record for 50 yards—27 seconds
flat—and was doing the fastest
times ever done by a Southerner
for 100 yards. At the rate he is
improving each month I am
confident shat within another
vear's work he will be one of
the handfgl of swimmers ever to
break s minute for 100 yards
breastistreke.”
Coach Gabrielsen is taking Volk
‘o the NCAA championships at
Columbus, Ohio, March 23-24-25,
-<long with four teammates: Char
lie Cooper of Augusta, Ga., 100
and 220 yard free style; Bill Fisch,
Atlanta, 50 and 100-yard free
style; Tommy Cousins, Rome, Ga.,
220 and 440-yard free style; and
Joe Stock, Rome, Ga., 50 and 100~
vard free style.
“All five are going to the nat
ionals mainly for experience,”
says Gabrielsen. “Only Volk has a
chance to qualify for the finals.
He is the only swimmer in the en-
re Southeastern Conference who
vould stand a chance of qualify
ng for the NCAA finals.”
Volk’s best official fime on
the 100 yards breaststroke is
1:02.6, enly 3.2 seconds off the
world’s record of 59.4 seconds
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held by Keith Carter of Purdue.
Although having done a lot of
swimming in the Atlantic ocean
off Brunswick, Volk’s first taste
of competitive swimming came in
January of 1949 when he reported
as a candidate for Georgia’s team.
He started out as a backstroker.
“All he did his first week was
kick 30 laps and swim 30 laps a
day,” recalls Gabrielsen, “I just
wanted to see if he were willing
to pay the price to be a good
swimmer, He was. But after
about three weeks of backstrok
ing he came to me and said he
would like to try out for the
breaststroke. He had learned to
‘butterfly’ by watching team
mate Harold Morris. He did a
lap and looked good. Within a
week he was beating all varsity
breaststrokers for 50 yards and
within another week was our
best 100 man.”
Volk’s best 100 time during the
1949 season was 1:08.5. As a life
guard at the Athens American
Legion pool in the summer he had
the opportunity to practice and by
Thanksgiving Day, 1949, he had
lowered his timre to 1:04.7. That is
the record he set at Chapel Hill,
N. C,, Thanksgiving Day in win
ning the Invitational meet breast
stroke there,
Volk set an SEC 100-yard
record of 1:03.7 last Saturday in
Atlanta and his presence on the
300-yard medley relay was
largely responsible for Geor
gia’s first place in the event.
“Butterfly Bill” stands six feet,
weighs 170 pounds. His mother is
of Irish descent, father German.
Coach Gabrielsen is keeping
his fingers crossed while Bill
makes up his mind whether or
not to return te Georgia next
vear for another season of eli
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DiMaggioStars
Against Phillies
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 16.—(AP)—That blis
tered heel that temporarily sidelined Joe DiMaggio appar
ently has left no ill effects on the New York Yankees’ great
lugger.
,s J«fitgin' Jon ot Dack It Motion | e——
yesterday in the
.game with the
"Philadelphia
Phillies at Clear
- water and, dur
ing the four in
- nings he played,
' connected for
two hits in three
-at ~bats.
. Manager Casey
- Stengel, suffer
. ing from neural-
Egia, was not
jpresent _to see
his Bombers
‘bury the Phils,
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VERO BEACH, Fla., March 16
—(AP)—With first baseman Gil
Hodges expected to join the team
today, the Brooklyn Dodgers will
have all their players in tow.
Hodges’ wife gave birth to a
boy over the week-end. Gil wired
Manager Burt Shotton yesterday:
“Yll be in tomorrow Father and
son doing fine.”
BURBANEK, Calif.,, March 16—
(AP) — The St. Louis Browns’ of
ficials may be worried about the
prolonged absence of third base
man Frank Gustine, but it isn't
bothering one rookie.
The rookie is Charles Grant
who gets more action at third as
long as Gustine, still unsigned,
stays away.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Fla.,
March 16 — (AP) — The St.
Louis Cardinals’ injury list goes
up and down as spring training
progresses
Pitcher Ted Wilks’ sprained left
knee is reported mending and he
is expected to be back on the
mound about Friday. Meanwhiie¢,
X-rays of outfielder Harry Wal
ker’s ankle and catcher Johnny
Bucha’s left wrist showed no bro
ken bones.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla,
March 16 —(AP)—Robert Nelson
Hooper rapidly is becoming the
fair haired boy of the Philadelphia
Athletics’ pitching staff.
Hooper — rookie up from Buf
falo — didn’t hurt his chances of
making the grade with the A’s as
he held the Brooklyn Dodgers
hitless for three innnings in an
exhibition game yesterday.
Hooper started on the mound
for the A’s in the game won by
the Mackmen 4-1.
LAKELAND, Fla., March 16—
(AP) — Detroit Tigers Mana
ger Red Rolfe would like to see
repeal of the March 1 spring
training deadline opener. He says
its hard on pitchers
“The pifchers need an extra
week,” he says. “Look at the way
the batiers are ahead of them this
spring. The throwers just aren't
ready to keep up with them.”
As evidence of this, Rolfe points
to his Tigers. The Bengel bats
men have collected 50 hits in four
exhibition games this spring,
while the Tiger pitchers have giv
en up 46 safeties. The Tigers play
the Philadelphia Phillies in an
exhibition game today.
TUCSON, Ariz., March 16 —
(AP) — Cleveland’s Indians, who
sparked at defense last season,
are having a bad case of fumble
itis in their exhibifion contests.
The Tribesmen have made 14
errors in six exhibition games, in
cluding two against the Oakland
Oaks yesterday — one by Milt
Neilsen and ene by Mickey Ver
non
That's a far cry from the regu
lar season last year, when Cleve
land set a new major league ree
ord by committing only 103 er
rors in 154 games.
IRISH OPEN DRILLS
SOUTH BEND, March 16—
(AP) — Notre Dame’'s football
forces, unbeaten in 38 straight
games, open spring practice to
morrow, St. Patrick’s Day. It's an
old Fighting Irish custom, and 100
sturdy lads will be on hand to
observe it.
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Kuwanis Club Puts
Up Fence At YMCA
Cobern Kelley, Physical Di
rector at the YMCA, announces
that a new fence is being con
structed around the athletic field
on Broad Street behind the “Y”
building.
The fence is being built by
funds donated by the Athens
Kiwanis Club. Already the en
closure is all down the Broad
street side of the field, and
around the corner on Hull. The
remainder of the fence will be
built at a later date.
Kelley reports that the boys at
the “Y” are looking forward to
the softball season, and already
drills are underway.
Bucky Harris
Says Nats
Need Boost
By JACK HAND
ORLANDO, Fla., March 16 —
(AP)—Frankly, Bucky Harris is
looking for help. The new mana
ger has no delusions about the
Washington club that staggered
home last in 1949.
“I’ll have my bait out when the
other clubs start asking waivers,”
he said, “Boston has 20 pitchers,
the Yankees have four catchers
and a flock of pitchers. I'm keep
ing an eye on that waiver list.
“No, I don’t expect to make any
deal now. But wait awhile. Wait
until some of those pennant clubs
suddenly decide they need some
thing. They’re going to have to
give up plenty.” =
Determined Man
Harris talks like a determined
man. If anybody wants first base
man Eddie Robinson, for example;
the talent cost will be high. Same
thing goes for any of the of the
others. He is smart enough to
know that no one player is indis
pensable on a club such as Wash
ington. What is needed is talent
in bulk:
“I don’t think this is too bad a
ball club,” said Harris, “I don’t
want to and don’t expect to finish
last. I never did and I don’t in
tend to start now.
“If we get ahold of some pitch
ing help and another eatcher, we
‘fi; make a little trouble for any
\ e
Bucky is high on his new out
field combination of Gil Coan in
left, Rookie Irv Noren in center
and Sam Mele in right. All are
young with their best days ahead.
Same Infield
The infield will be the same as
1949 with Robinson on first, Al
Kozar on second, Sam Dente on
short and Eddie Yost at third.
Genovese and Sherry Robertson
will be the reserves. Al Evans is
set as No. 1 catcher, followed by
Mike Grasso. ’
“I'm counting on seven pitchers
definitely,” said Harris, “I'll carry
ten altogether. Right now my
trouble is bases on balls. Last
weekend at West Palm Beach, Dick
Weik walked five in one inning
and Sid Hudson seven in two.
That's what drives a manager cra
zy.” .
Harris bears no love in his heart
for the Yankees, General Manager
George Weiss in particular. Weiss
fired Bucky in 1948 after he won
a pennant in 1947 and finished a
close up third the next year.
“Would I like to beat the Yan
kees?” he asked, “only 22 times.”
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TODAY'S PITCH — Jack
Kramer, who buys his Argyle
sox by the dozen, and arrived in
Phoenix, Ariz., with two trunks
and a dozen suits, selects some
thing casual for lounging at the
Giants’ hotel. Waived out of the
American League from the Red
Sox, Handsome Jack will do his
pitching for Leo Durocher in
the New York Polo Grounds.
Middlecoff
Captures
Seminole Go
PALM BEACH, Fla., March 16—
(AP) — Cary Middlecoff, profes
sional golfer playing out of Or
mond Beach, Fla., banked $2,750
today for his double victory in the
11th annual Seminole Golf Tourn
ament,
The National Open champion
finished the 54-hole event with a
70 yesterday for an aggregate of
207 to lead the field of 42 pros and
take first money of $1,500 in that
division.
He teamed with C. Douglas Dil
lon, New York stock broker, for a
best ball score of 65 and a tie with
professional Jim Ferrier of San
Francisco and Leray Berdeau of
Paris, France, at 128 in the 36-
hole pro-amateur end of the tourn
ament, played over the 6,398-yard
Seminole Club course. ;
Both Middlecoff and Ferrier
pocketed $1,250 for their pro-ama
teur scoring. Ferrier alss won
$662.50 when he finished second
with three other pros in the 54-
hole tourney, with a score of 209.
- Sam Snead of White Sulphur
Springs, W. Va., winner of the
Miami Beach Open last week,
picked up on the 15th hole after
his game went to pieces.
Ben Hogan, Hershey, Pa., pro
making his first appearance in
competition since losing the play
off in the Los Angeles Open in
January, finished with a 220 for
54 holes and was out of the money.
Fights Last Nite
By The Associated Press
NEW YORK (St. Nicholas Are
na) — Johnny Saxton, 145, New
York, outpointed Aldo Minelli, 148,
Italy, 8.
OAKLAND, Calif. — John L.
Davis, 135, Oakland, outpointed
Beppe Colasanti, 135, Italy, 10.”
BINGHAMTON, N. Y. — Joe
Taylor, 161, Binghamton, outpoint
ed George “Wildeat” Henry, 157,
New York, 10.
PHOENIX, Ariz-—Nap Howard,
159, Los Angeles, stopped Frank
Augustian, 162, Los Angeles, 7. |
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Titleholders
Golf Tourney
Begins Today
By STERLING SLAPPEY
AUGUSTA, Ga., March 16 ~—
(AP)—A collection of 39 champ
ions opened the first round of the
women’s titleholders tournament
today and only three or four golf
ing names which count with the
gallery were missing.
The four days the best in femi
nine golf will chase after the first
1950 crown among the big three of
women’s open tournaments—the
Titleholders, Western Open and
National Open.
Recent rains and cloudy hints of
plenty more to come made the
Augusta Country Club’s sandy and
piney 6,619-yard course a long
playing, short roll layout. Without
good ball rolls even this field of
stars will be pushed to produce a
T2-hole score of 299 to match Peg
gy Kirk’s record-setting work last
year.
Kirk Defends Title
Miss Kirk, a long-legged, long
ball hitter from Findlay, Ohio, is
defending her title. Other title
holders winners trying again are
Babe Zaharias of Chicago, Patty
Berg of Minneapolis, .ouis Suggs
of Carrollton, Ga., and Dcrothy
Kirby of Atlanta. Helen Hicks is
;2; only former winner not play-
The field of 39 is the largest ever
assembled for this invitational
tournament. Last year only 27
completed. In one pre-war year
only eight played.
With Augustans, who are ac
customed to championship golf be
cause both the men’s Masters and
the Titlehclders’ are played here
annuzally, Louise Suggs shouldn’t
lose. Louise, a slim shortie wiio
consistently drives more than a
seventh of a mile, won the Western
and National Opens this year and
has shot sound golf in practices
here this week.
The Bauer Sisters
Most of the girls who opened the
rounds today are oldtimers in title
holders. However, among the
crew of newcomers are the Bauer
sisters, Marlene and Alice, from
Midland, Texas, who threaten to
outdraw if not outscore their el
ders. Alice is 22, Marlene 16; and
they combine bobby sox beauty
with golf birdies. -
They’re the delight of the crowd
and the younger gallerites. Both
Bauers wusually play in shorts
but the chilly weather has chased
them into skirts.
The only entry who failed to
show up on the opening tee was
Mrs. Ballard Cockrell of Mineola,
Texas. ;
Among the few missing stars un
able to play are Dot Kielty of Los
Angeles, Polly Riley of Fort Worth,
Texas, who opened the 1950 season
by winning two tournaments in
Florida, and National Amateur
Sehrampion Dorothy Germaine Por-
Basketball
By The Associated Press
NAIB Tourney (Second Round)
Missouri Central 76, Hamline 66.
East Central OKla. 75, River
Falls' (Wis.) 64.
Indiana State 87, Arkansas Tech
79.
Central Washington 51, Portland
(Ore.) 43. ’
Brooklyn College 64, Puget
Sound 47.
Davis and Elkins 85, Westmins
ter (Pa.) 75.
. Baldwin-Wallace 82, East Texas
2.
Tampa 69, Pepperdine 61.
Other Games
Utica College 71, Oneonta (N.
Y.) Tchrs. 83.
Lemoyne (N. Y.) 67, Brockport
(N.Y.) Tchrs. 60. &
68Aquinas (N. Y.) 81, Genesee JC
BY CURTIS DRISKELL
Banner-Herald Sports Writer
A shortage of experienced
pitchers and ecatchers and
lack of an adequate practice
and playing field seem to be
the greatest problems stand
ing in the way of success for
Athens High’s 1950 baseball
team. Coach Arnold DeLa-
Perriere thinks he might
have the material to devel
op a couple of pitchers and
catchers, but as yet there’s
no solution to the latter
problem.
Some 30 eandidates were on
hand for the first full day of prac
tice yesterday afternoon, and were
sent through a lengthy but light
opening day’s workout. Although
the turmout was even better than
expected, the squad still lacks ex
perience at a majority of nine posi=
tions, and will have almost no ex
perience on’ the pitching staff.
Back from last year’s diamond
squad will be Avery Harvill, Son
ny Saye, Jerry Davis, Jimmy
Thompsen, and Ted Short, not to
mention Charlie Parrott and Bobby
Wallace, who spent part of the
Spring with the team. . These boys
will probably do a pretty good job
of covering the infield, but that’s
as far as the experience goes. Har
vill, whe has played outfield and
pitched a bit, will more than like-
Iy be on the mound this season.
Bryant Hines, Melvin Duane,
Thomas Williams, and Thompson
are other candidates for the mound
staff. Only catcher to appear for
practice thus far has been Jerry
Davis, but Coach DeLaPerriere
said eligibility problems might
holdout both Davis and Thompson.
Tommy Williams is trying for a
third base job behind Wallace, fine
freshman prospect. Calvin Win
frey and Jimmy Delk are both out
for shoristop, but Saye, with a
year’s experience behind him, will
probably have the inside. .Parrott
and Kenneth Malcom are prospec
tive second basemen, and Short
seems to be the only first-sacker
around.
In the outfield a small host of
fly-chasers were on hand for first
drills, but again experience is the
drawback. Coach DeLaPerriere
has hopes for Terrell Brooks, Dan~
ny Huff, Thurmond Olive, Hugh
Hale, Charles Flanagan, Harry
Hodgson, Johnny Swartz, D. W.
Mason, Andrew Soule, Jerry Wal«
ker, and@ several cthers for out
field positions.
The baseball team is temporarily
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NEW YORK, March 16—(
— Whether CCN Y’ rocke
sophomores can keep up 1
sensational surge toward the
tional Invitation Tournament
ketball title is up for deg
again tonight,
Nat Holman’s youngtsers
their toughest foe yet in
‘qt_xesne’s iron Dukes, oyt to
City’s fast break to a fizle
m. EST). .
~ Topseeded Bradley, sti
tournament favorite, play,
John’s of Brooklyn in the 86
semi-final. All-America Pay)
ruh and stubby Gene Melch
give Bradley a five-point
over St. John's,
Unseeded City College of
York rates a six-point fay]
over the third-seeded Pittg,
Dukes. CCNY reached the g
finals by defeating second.-
Kentucky and defending ch
ion San Francisco by wide 1
gins.
The performance of St J
6-6 Bob Zawoluk will deter
just how much of a hattle
Redmen can give Bradley. 1
slender sophomore is hot
may offset the smoother By
attack and greater e
strength.
Bradley depends on 6-7 E
Behnke to hold down Zaw
Unruh, Melchiorre and
Mann spark the offense, Th
John offense is built m
around Zawoluk, with some
from set shots Gerry Caly
and Jack McMahon
But. it’s different with Bra
If Zawoluk stops Behnke at
ter, Coach ¥orrest Andersor
move either the 5-8 1-2 M¢
orre or Unruh into the pivot,
derson’s fastbreaking offense
versatile that blocking one,
isn't the answer, s
working out on the drill field
to the Lizh school cafeteria o
sireet, but Coach DeLaPe;
hopes that another more ad
practice ground may be obfai
Tentative opening date w
in early April, but so far
four games are definitely line
for the Trojans—tilts with E
ton and Covington on a home
home basis. Athletic direct
C. McGinty is completing thei
dule. I