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Wednesday, March 7, 1945►Ox Da GrosaFinds A HomeAt WorcesterTrack Fans' OvationConsoling To HaggAfter DismalBy Pvt. MERRELL WHITTLESEYCorrespondent(News note—Worcester, Mass., John (Ox) Da Grosa, new headfoo t ball coachsounded the in preparation sadcrs’ toughest tory next fall.)Holy Cross, has spring practiceNEW YORK, March 6 (ANS)--Apparently the only perrn disappointed at Gunder Hagg’s place finish in the five-man Louis Z am per ini mile run last night in Madison Square Garden is Gunder himself, as the American.track fans loudly applauded what one of the Cm-| Hagg' considered a dismal schedules in his- formance.per-aptlyThus Johnny Da Grosa, nicknamed Ox when he was a terror at center, guard, tackle and fullback while winning All-America honors at Colgate, gets his chance at a head coaching job after dividing his time between four different assistant coaching berths and a law practice for nearly 20years.Big John must have winced when he picked up the paper a few days after Tulsa spanked Georgia Tech in the '45 Orange Bowl game and read where Henry Fmka was credited with new defensive tactics which may revolutionize football, when he stopped the Ramblin’ Wreck’s usually daffy and unpredictable offense with a novel and reckless, 4-3-3-1 defense.The great Swedish runner per-creditably for almost three-thequarters of the race. He first quarter in 63.3 and the half in 2:10, leading all the way, but during the third quarter the 23-day boat ride wThich had ended only two days previous, plus his unfamiliarity with jarring human feet and legs on banked boards, caused him to slow down. Then Jimmy Rafferty, Forest Efaw, Rudy Simms and Don Burnham hustled past.UnderHits BigmeNovel and reckless—well reckless maybe but not novel to Ox as helped turn out some prettyextraordinary circumstances Hagg set a pace that resulted in a 4:16.4 mile, and it is obvious that under normal conditions he would have left the quartet that passed him way out der.Hagg, who made a triumphal tour of eight outdoor races in summer of 1943, received a resounding ovation despite the adverse publicity he received on his off-again-on-again trip, when he entered the arena. He must havedefensive clubsTemple University in Philadelphia in the early 30s with those same defensive tactics, according to one of his former linemen in this theater. That was in the days when Temple first bucked Penn’s solid Philly football patronage by bringing in big teams, playing night gqmes, introducing stunt football, etc., and Ox’s defensive maneuvers were widely publicized.The element of surprise helped as much as anything. All of a sudden the previously second-ratenntvio nn Kinr Viiielrvy lino_been further encouraged by thesecond tremendous cheer after completing the mile in an extremely slow 4:31. I felt tired all the way,” he said, the boards hurt my feet. He said, however, he planned to run Saturday night.Hagg’s explanation at his poor performance was not an excuse but it was a confirmation of what the track experts had predicted for him while he was tossing around the Atlantic for three weeks.THE STARS AND STRIPESPage 7PBS COURT CHAMPS HONOREDBrig. Gen. Francis H. Oxx (right), PBS commander, presentsthe cup representative of the PBS basketball championship to chaplain (Capt.) Lorenzo D. Bennett, coach of the unbeaten 522nd Port Battalion Rough Riders. The Rough Riders defeated the 134th QM Spare Parts, 62-47, and will representItaly Playoffs scheduled for Florence, March12-15. In the background are W-O George Lonez. Corona.N. Ybackground and Pvt. ElvElvin Washington members ofGeorge Lopez,CumberlandfMdwinning quintet.Loss Of•WCoojterFirst Dent In CardsLineupST. LOUIS, March 6—The recent induction of Stan Musial,hard-hitting Cardinal outfielder, into the Navy, and the cominginduction of catcher Walker Cooper, makes the first dent in thestarting lineup of the world baseball champs in a full year. Thelast regular to leave the club, outside of pitchers, was Lou Klein.freshman second sacker of 1943 who joined the Coast Guard lastwinter. His loss followed the induction of pitchers HoWie Krist,Murray Dickson and outfielder*Dmmm m ■kza m aJHarry Walker.DL~J1.1J Ci.iNaf Holman HedgesOn Sending CagersBackCampusesBROOKLYN, March 6 (ANS) Nat Holman, CCNY coach, testified yesterday at the open hearingKings County Court into basketball gambling that he was in favor of rein ovinetheng basketball gameslarge arenas back to campusi action would ellmina gambling evil.Holman at first hedged on the question put to him by assistant district attorney Charles Cohen, but after a moment’s hesitation said he would favor the move.”If the city budget allowed enoughmoney to support sport programs would it not be better for the general welfare of colleges and the families of boys who play to return the game to the campus?” Cohen asked.Holmans first answer: You are trying to force me to make a statement which I am not ready to do.’* and then he said: I would favor it if it would eliminate the evil from the outset.kdenied that he had or-Levine to take the balloutside instead of shooting a foul during the Syracuse game Inst January to foil gamblers who would have gotten the middle'* if Levine’s shot had been good. Holman he ordered Levine to take the ball out so City College would re tainpossession during' the final secondsprotect its six-pointwas reported at the incident to have ordered the move when fans in the galleries started roaring advice to Levine. Holman said that when the fans run the game it’s no longer a game.Levine had testified earlier and confirmed reports that he had been approached by a gambler before the Syracuse game, but said he hrd refused the proposition and walked away.Asked why he’d been dropped from the CCNY squad shortly after the game. Levine said he didn’t feel rood and emit because of his health. — 1 *__I11____1L.__-__
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