Pacific Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 15, 1948, Tokyo, Japan                              By sgt. 1/c Dick Harn sports editor we really took a beating last week. Missed 14 out of 4l�iksses for our worst week of prognostic Ting in a Long time. No alibis just Flat missed. Glimpsing this week we find the hardliners round the nation Are topped by such classics As Michigan Northwestern army Harvard Illinois Minnesota Mississippi Tulane. Texas Arkansas Oregon so. Cal those Are the roughest of the rough. But Here we go Michigan at top Power to prove itself one of the nation s Best by taking the wildcats in stride army and Jim Cain to steamroll Over a heavy Harvard line the Bermen of Minnesota to Start rolling by Downing a Strong Illinois team Ole miss to continue beaten by taking a Good Tulane outfit Texas to rebound a Edge Arkansas and Clyde Scott and the greater num of Good reserves to have a telling effect on the Best Tey Oregon has had in years Southern Calif. Other Tough ones Ohio state Over Indiana Villanova Over Boston College Vanderbilt Over Kentucky Alabama to take Tennessee Utah Over Denver Duke Over Maryland watch this one Iowa Over the boilermakers and Brown Over holy Cross. What about Missouri Navy looks like the Faur Otmen have a great club so Well string along with the tigers. Still other Tough ones Dartmouth Over Colgate Detroit Over Miami Pittsburgh to Down Strong Marquette thu Over Texas a it m even though the cadets have started to show Power Virginia Over Washington & Lee North Carolina Over North Carolina state always anybody s game William it Mary Over vol Rutgers Over Prince ton and tale Over Wisconsin. They continue to be Tough Kansas to Edge George Washington notre Dame to take Nebraska in stride Vii Over Richmond sum Over Rice Tulsa Over Georgetown Santa Clara Over Loyola Nevada the nation s top gaining outfit Over St. Mary a Wyoming Over Colorado a & a Mississippi state Over Cincinnati Wake Forest Over Duquesne Idaho state Over Colorado state and Davidson Over Citadel. Completely out of the hat Boston Over Temple Florida Over Rollins Baylor Over Texas tech Washington Over Washington state Oklahoma a & m Over san Francisco Georgia tech Over Auburn Lafayette Over Muhlenburg Penn state Over West Virginia Cornell Over Syracuse Georgia Over leu. Ney Mexico Over Hardin Simmons Urcla Over Stan Ford stopped trying to pull the indians Inland Montana Over Montana state. Monoghan Marino Battle for diadem  a to deadlock Peg tourney attention Kegler the first cavalry div arty Bowling team wishes to Chal Lenge any team in the Tokyo Yokohama area to matches on a Home and Home basis. Any team or teams wishing to accept the Challenge should Call it. Lanen at div arty ext. 410. Signal corps photo the ghz athletics flanked by coaches capt. Al Bragalone right and Mike Maloney left face the harmless camera Lens. Sunday at 2 . At Nile Kinnick stadium however it will be a different Story As they come to grips with the highly touted i corps eleven in the athletics Home opener. The Bull eyes who with the first cavalry division horse men Are considered the Grid elite of Japan Rule a four touchdown favorite on the strength of their impressive record. In three games this season they have scored 22 times while their goal As been crossed Only once. An added feature sunday will be the Classy ghz band playing during intermissions. Dons claim league statisticians erred los Angeles oct 15 up the los Angeles dons of the All America football conference today bluntly said league statistics lied when they listed Frankie Albert of the san Francisco 49ers As the top ground gainer. Without detracting from Albert s ability the dons feel erstwhile Irish .,.new York oct. 15 a flyweight Champion Rinty Monoghan of Belfast is coming to the United states to defend hit 112-Pound title against Dado Marino of Honolulu probably at los Angeles in Early january. The tournament of champions headed by promoter Andy Niederreiter will promote the bout. The promoter said he planned a tour of the tournament in All parts of the country and possibly in Europe if the Light matches   title passed to Modo Binin 1947 after jackief4terbon of Scotland failed to go through with a scheduled bout after Jenc weakened in attempting to make the weight. Turner goes to yanks As coach Moonehan Defeated Marino a London october 20, 1947, and won recognition to the us. Later the British boxing Boardo control reinstated Paterson As Champ but Monoghan won the undisputed title by knocking out Paterson in the seventh round of Belfast fight March 23. Marino has been trying to get Monoghan in the ring Ever since last year s defeat. When he came Home to Honolulu after that fight be wac Given a hero s Welcome. Providence tops new Haven 8-3 Providence r.i., oct. 15 up Carl Liscombe picking up where he left off As the american hockey league s leading scorer got four goals and a pair of assists last night to Lead Providence to an 8-3 opening night Victory Over new Haven before 4,742 fans at. The auditorium. The key line of Liscombe Harvey Fraser and Rog bed Ard tacked up All but two of the Providence tallies. Fraser third Ahl scorer last year registered one goal and f our assists while Bedard tallied another goal and three assists. New York oct. 15 up Jim Milkman Turner Mana Ger of Portland in the Pacific coast league was signed today As coach with the new York Yankees under new manager Casey Stengel. Turner who led Portland for the last two seasons and mat Ched wits with Stengel then manager of Oakland was a Relief Pitcher with the Yankees from 1942 until 1945. As a major league Pitcher his Best season was in 1937 when he Shook off the dust of 14 seasons in the minor leagues and won 20 games for the Boston braves. He also pitched in the majors with Cincinnati. After hurling for. The yanks he managed Beaumont tex., in the Texas league in 1946 before moving on to Portland. Buffalo n. A. Oct. 15 up George Ratterman sex notre Dame Star generally re cognized As one of the Slickest to formation quarterbacks and Forward passers in profession Al football was relegated to a second string status by the All America conference Buffalo Bills today amid a confusion of accusations and denials. The 21-year-old Ratterman n was demoted to the second team in the Wake of the Bills disappointing 14-13 loss to the new York Yankees last Sun Day. The defeat gave Buffalo a seasonal record of two wills and four losses deadlocking the Bills and Yankees for second place in the Eastern division of the All America con Ference. An official front office announcement said that Ratter Man s demotion was made for the betterment of the situation in general and particularly for team  Jim still lanky Rookie quarterback out of Georgia tech was in stalled As first string Quarter Back. Cavalry Star praises negro players Boston oct. 15 up braves president Lou Perini said today that the braves have a few Young negro ballplayers of whom we think a great dear and who we be Lieve have a great major league future ahead of  he did not identify them. Signal corps photo it. Dick West understudy to Doc Blanchard during the cadets Bright Grid Era is now cavorting for the horsemen o the 1st cavalry division. Wes was one of the big cogs in the Cataen s 32-0 defeat o we Spac last week and Wil figure heavily As the horsemen Battle the 3rd Marine division at stateside Park sunday at . In one of the feature games on the weekend Gre slate. His week s statistics do an in ustice to their Star Glenn Dobbs the tall Tulsa who makes coach Jim Phelan s Eam spark. The Only place where Albert has an Edge on Dobbs s in total yardage but even that does t give him a real margin because the figures for Albert Are for seven games while those for Dobbs Are for six said Harry Thayer Gene ral manager of the dons. Thayer pointed out that Albert has made 1400 Yards in seven games for an average of 200 Yards while Dobbs has gained 1216 Yards in six games Eor an average of 203 Yards. Besides that Thayer said the statistics fail to show that in the last two games Dobbs has gained 710 Yards while Albert has fallen off to 263 Yards.". Since coming under Phelan s Tutelage and shifting from t f formation to a single Wing and spread Dobbs returned to the form he showed in 1946 when he was voted the most value Able player in the All America conference. Army leads Lions new York oct. 15 up by a slim two Point mar Gin in the voting army s unbeaten cadets took the Lead from Penn state today in the race for the Lambert trophy emblematic of supremacy in Eastern football. Army Winner of the Tro Phy in 1943, 44 and 45, received 984 Points in the weekly balloting to 982 for Penn state which won the trophy last year. In beating Villanova Lafayette and Illi Nois army has scored 108 Points to 28 for the opposition. Haneda boxers Prei for meet Haneda fab oct. 15the Haneda boxing team opens this season a Little Short on experience but Long on enthusiasm and potential strength. Bears indians coast leaders los Angeles oct. 15 up California the team rapidly becoming the people s Choice for the Rose bowl and Stanford one of the pics weakest elevens Lead the Paci fic coast conference in total offence and total defense respectively statistics showed  powerful Bear team has gained 1571 Yards from Rush ing and passing in four games for an average of 392 Yards per game. Coach Marchie Schwartz s indians Winner of Only one contest so far this season have limited their opponents to 212 Yards a game three less than California s 215 Yards defensive average. Other team statistics figures Are game averages total offence California 392.8 Osc 357.5 Oregon 339.5. Rushing offence California 287.8 Oregon 258.8 Osc 205.0. Passing offence Csc 182.7 Osc 152.5 Urcla 146.8. Total defense Stanford 211.8 California 215.2 so 231.8.rushing defense California 113.8, Stanford 116 Osc 138.2. Passing defense so 83.8 Korea favored in today s playoff on strength of previous Victory by pfc de Mack Guam oct. 15japan Defeated Okinawa 5-3, yesterday in an abbreviated five inning contest to tie Korea for first place in the far East command baseball tournament. Japan will meet Korea today for the championship in a contest slated for 2 . Japan jumped All Over ailing right hander Al Walker of Okinawa in the third inning of the  shortened game. Want games the 8th army Engineer school Grinders desire games with teams of Batalion or regimental level. Dates open Are oct. 16th & 30th no vember 6th & 25th. Interested coaches should Contact pfc Edwin settles mail uru 850, Extension 26. Shamrocks win Pittsburgh hornets defeat flyers 5-0 Pittsburgh pa., oct. 15 up Baz Bastien the Amer ican hockey league s leading goalie for the past two years scored his first shutout of the new season last night As the Pittsburgh hornets blanked the St. Louis flyers 5-0, be fore 3,184 fans. Bastien warmed up to his Job in the first period when he stopped the flyers on a num Ber of sorties into Hornet territory. The hornets finally scored their first goal after 57 seconds of the Middle session and Bas Tien with one score behind him continued to Stop every shot by the visitors. Sid Smith got tha t first Marker with assists from Pete Langelle and Bill Kemp. Coach Roy Nakamine Hopes Oregon 90.8 Stanford 95.8. To put four fighters in the All Japan meet next month and figures on a title or two in the fifth air Force tourney next week at Yokota. Boy Masuda featherweight Victorin the Yokohama invitational meet in 1947, and Harold Higashi featherweight finalist at Kobe Are the Lone returning title holders fro last year s squad. Promising newcomers include Glemo Salae flyweight titlist in the recent base scraps Stanle Ikeda and Clarence Thomas welterweight Golden Glover fro Cincinnati. Flyweight Dickey Ahn bantamweight Frank cuz Man lightweight Kazu Okamoto welterweight Bernard Olson middleweight William Lawrence Light heavyweight Rudy Yayoshi an heavyweight Frank Kappa a round out the squad. Nakamine and William Ross manager expect to enter twelve boxers in the Yokota meet. Cadets Crimson in colourful Grid Battle san Francisco oct. 15 up four fast goals in seven minutes brought the san fran Cisco shamrocks from behind in the final period last night to open their Pacific coast hockey league season with a 6-5 Victory Over the Fresno  Fresno team recoiled for a goal in the final minutes and went All out for a tie but fell Short of the  powerful second period wildcats Mich set big-9 Pace Chicago oct. 15 up Michigan and Northwestern opponents at Ann Arbor Satur Day in the big nine s standout football game also Lead the league in offence official Statis tics showed today. In addition the game will pit Michigan s passing game the Best in the league against Northwestern s pass defense which ranks second Best in the conference. Michigan has completed exactly two thirds of its passes while Northwestern has permitted its opponents to com plete Only .240 per cent of their  averaged 5.4 Yards gained on every play against its Lone conference opponent Purdue while Northwestern has a Mark of 4.53 against Pur due and Minnesota. In passing Michigan has averaged 11.4 per throw and Northwestern 7.53. Considering All angles of the statistics Michigan ranks first on offence Northwestern Sec Ond and Minnesota third. On defense Ohio state was first Wisconsin second and Michi Gan third. Okinawa had combined walks and two hits for two runs in the top of the third and with  threatening it looked As if that might be enough. However five singles added to a Lusty triple by shortstop Bob Richmond were enough to Send Home five runs in the All important Japan third. After the triple and two single Sal Walker asked to be relieved. As he was taking his position in Brightfield he was suddenly seized with a painful muscle cramp in his right . A Large Lump formed and he was immediately taken to the hos Pital. Bickerton went in to pitch of Okinawa and was pounded for two hits before he retired the Side. Bill Bobb. Japan s hurler allowed another run in the top of the fifth but after Japan had take her turn at Bat in the last of the fifth a sudden downpour thoroughly soaked the playing surface of the Ball Field and after waiting for30 minutes the umpires decided to Call off the contest. Today s game must go nine innings this extra game to decide the championship will be a com plete nine inning game according to rules agreed upon by tourney officials and the managers of both clubs. If  should come anytime after the game has gone far enough to be a Legal game play willbe resumed from the Point at which it ceased. If the game is called before it 5slong enough legally a Complete replay will take place. Pm squad defeats Fleet activities surge netted eagles a 4-2 the win Portland Over the Cuyler selected to succeed Baker Boston oct. 15 up Hazen Kiki Cuyler former Star National league outfielder at Pittsburgh and Chicago has been named coach of the Boston red sox to succeed Del Baker. The appointment was made by manager Joe Mccarthy at his Buffalo Home and relayed through the sox office Here. Citation favorite of International race West Point n.y., oct. 15 one of the most colourful football rivalries in Eastern Grid annals will be revived on saturday when army and har Vard clash at Michie stadium before an anticipated sell out crowd of 28,000. By virtue of its overwhelm ing superiority in the first 13 games from 1895 to 1910, har Vard currently courts a comfortable 16 to 10 advantage in the series. So convincing was the Crimson s successes in this stretch army was Able to score but a single touchdown. But the Victory pendulum has been swinging in army s favor Over the past two de Cades. The cadets have marched to 10 wins against 3 for the men from Cambridge. Tie games resulted in 1929 and in 1940. Saturday s game will be the first since 1942. By co Kneuss Rya new York. Oct. 15 up Cita Tion already regarded by Many i America As one of the greatest Nee horses which Ever lived get another Chance to add to his reputation on october 16 when herons in the $100,000 International Gold cup at Belmont Park against Field which May include horses from., England France and Bel Gium. Madelon a 4-year old filly of Netty Andre Lombard of France Al ready. Is stabled at Belmont Park and Jean nys of Belgium said his 4-year old. Bay Colt Bayeux was also flown to America october 11. The maharajah of Baroda nominated his 3-year old Colt my Bab for the race and the Aga Khan named his Gray Colt Nat Hub. The latter two representing England Are on their Way to this  other horses on the 27-horse list of nominations were bred i South America but now Are owned by Usa residents. The race will be at a mile and five furlongs weight for age which i Means the 3-yer.r old will carry 119pounds Nad the. Older horses 126, with three pounds allowance for fillies and mares. But whatever the distance and whatever the weight Calumet farms. Citation will be the  anywhere from three Yards to 30 Miles citation is the Best in America said Ray Ayres United press racing editor and most experts agree with him. Citation in winning 23 of 25 starts in his life has run away with sprints and with distance races always with out trouble. Last year As a 3-year old he won the triple Crown Ken Tucky Derby Preakness and Bel Mont stake and his latest Victory this year was in the two Mila $100,000 Belmont jockey club Gold cup on october 2. The foreign racers will be meet ing America s Best in the october 16 run. For besides citation Calu met entered the Fleet Coaltown while c. V. Whitney plans to Start Phalanx and mrs. Marie Moor named Gal Lorette her leading Money winning Mare. The International Gold cup races the dream Chiba of James Butler Belmont president who finally brought about the first running last year after a tour of Europe i which he pleaded with european owners to enter their stars. Therace was held in july in 1947, but none of the europeans could  year the october Date was selected avoiding conflict with big european races and the entry list swelled. Butler believes the race can be built into the top annual event of the world s racing Calen Dar. Bivins awarded nod Over Flynn Seattle Iron men with Nick Bagney leading the attack. Bagney scored two goals and one assist. Ken Ullyot of the new West Minster royals scored four goals and was credited with two assists As he led his team mates to an 8-2 win Over the Tacoma rockets. Ullyot first string Center set a league re Cord last year with 109 Points. Rockets in shutout win Over indians Philadelphia oct. 15 up led by Kenny Kilrea who scored two goals the Philadelphia rockets Success fully opened their american hockey league season last night by beating the Spring Field indians 3-0, before 3,000  scoreless in the first period the rockets pushed Over two goals in the second Twenty minutes and added another in the final session. Although on the Short end of the score the Indian attack forced rocket goalie Harvey Jessiman to kick out 45 shots. Springfield s Phil Mcatee booted out Only 31. Bill Baumiller was reported improved at the Hospital yesterday and May return nto the Japan squad in time to see some action in to Day s fray. Don Van Buskirk is slated for the Japan Mound chores while fire Balling Dick Kinney will do Korea s Hill work. The Korea nine whipped Japan.7-1. Earlier in the tourney. Yokohama oct. 15 after being held scoreless in the first half by the stubborn Fleet activities the Yokohama Provost marshal eleven Shook off their wraps for three coun ters and a 19-0 Victory last saturday in a Yokohama league fracas. Sparking the coppers was halfback Kedrick running the second half Kickoff Back 65 Yards to  dirt and scor ing later in the same period from 25 Yards out. In the waning moments when the sailors instigated a last ditch Aerial attack the cops line dropped the Navy passers for a net loss of forty Yards to their own ten Yard Stripe from where Nelson crashed Over for the final tally. He also added the extra Point. Barons rack up 2nd Victory of season Hersey pa., oct 15 up the Cleveland Barons racked up their second american hockey league Victory in As Many nights and made it 29 straight in league play without a defeat when they turned Back the Hershey bears 4-2, before 4,000 fans last night. The bears playing with seven rookies in their lineup fought the Veteran Cleveland skaters right Down to the final Gong but were Able to get the rubber past Johnny Bowers Baron net minder Only twice. Jerry Brown making his Bow in a Hershey uniform started the bears off with a tally at 14 29 of the opening period but Pete Leswick net Ted his own rebound at 18 4,9 to tie up the score. Dick tract been turned off to the Philadelphia oct. 15 up Jimmy Bivins Cleveland scored his third straight Victory Over Johnny Flynn 209, Rochester n.y., last night winning a Dull 10 round split decision before 4,001 spectators. Referee Charlie Daggert who occasionally had to prod the fighters to step up their slow Pace called the fight a draw but two ring judges scored it in favor of Bivins by 6-3-1 and 4-4-2 counts. Itami tops Tachi in St a of tilt Itami fab oct. 15the Itami Hawks romped Over the Tachikawa sky masters. 12-0, in a fifth air Force league game last saturday at Hana Zono stadium Osaka. In gaining revenge for a 1947 defeat by an identical score at the hands of the sky masters the Hawks Sec red in the first and second quarters. Horseback Riding resumed at set Agaya horseback Riding at set Agaya Racetrack will be resumed on october 16, 1948, it was announced today by special services Headquarters and service group. Riding is conducted five Days weekly tuesday wednesday Friday saturday from 2 00-3 00 . And on sunday from 9 00 . To 3 00 pin. Thirty minutes Riding instructions will be Given prior to the regular one hour Riding period. Reservations open on mondays for each week and May be made at the special services recreation office room 20-a, finance building Telephone 26-6834. Tickets Are necessary to secure a horse. These tickets will be picked up in room 20-a, finance building by 1 o clock for afternoon Riding and 8 o clock for sunday morning Riding. Giblets retain Lead in football league Kokura oct. 15with first half play nearing an end the 21th infantry giblets Are leading the 24th infantry Divi Sion football league on Kyushu with three wins and no set backs. Kokura area bulldogs 34th infantry dragons and div arty Are deadlocked in second place each with a single Victory against one loss. The giblets victories were 13-6, Over 34th inf 13-7, Over the 19th inf and 14-0, Over div arty. Red sox Dicker Over re Backer Boston oct. 15 up hot on the heels of signing Vern Stephens for $27,500a $6,500  increase the red sox reportedly Are bickering of buy his old infield mate Bob dil linger of the St. Louis brow Isi reports said the Boston red sox is bidding $200,000 to bring the third baseman along Side the shortstop they got last year. Johnny Pesky red sox s current third baseman reportedly could be offered to Washington for Ray scar Borough the Washington Sena tors Only winning hurler. Crossword Puzzle aha to a Nomra across 1-hainbow4vnu de unite ertlcla12aalt is heavenly Rubela a grail iscleaned17rl�r or in i jute Tea manner Ai soil. At butt holy Volore