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Phillips Oilers and Denver Ambrose ToIMeet in National AAU Tourney FinalsDen i r, March 24 /P)-Forfourth straight year those twin powerhouses of AAU basketball Phillips 6(5 and Denver tonight take 1 he floor of City auditorium Ifor the finals of the national11 ■ in iiDraft Boardsiitournament.Phillips’ allsieis who have] carried the championship hack to Bartlesville, Okla., the last two years, upset Twentieth Century-Fox last night, in the semi-finals and Denver Ambrose moved with dock-like precision to a decision over the Cessna Bobcats of Wichita, Kan.The four-year monopoly the two cage giants have held on finals of the classic began in 1942 when the Denverites, then known us the Legionnaires, squeezed theOilers out.As different as day and night in their style of play, they will unite still another chapter tonightTaking MoreBall PlayerrHeavy Drain FeltBy Major LeagueClubs YesterdayNow York, March 24-bPi-lt became quite* apparent today that while the War Manpower Commission permitted baseball players lo leave war jobs, their draft boardsin that never-ending argument: have the final say whether theyIs it better to outrun the opposition to the basket or use finesse to out maneuver them?Phillips put up a fine debate last night by speeding down court for driving shots and fuming furiously around Frank Lubin’s Hollywood eagers whenever and wherever they got the ball.They scored 62 points and harassed the moviemen into making many bad passes. But Lubin and his mates scored 52 and might have done better if he hadn’t gonewill be able to play ball.Right on the heels of the latest “go ahead” sign given baseball came the news that George Stirn-weiss. and Oscar Grimes, half of the regular New York Yankees infield, were notified by theirdraft hoard of changes in the military status.Another big leaguer, Forrest (Joe) Orrell, Detroit pitcher, passed his physical yesterday, while Infielder Russ Peters of the Indians was ordered to appear forout on fouls early in the second induction April 20. Others accept-half.ed by the army or navy duringAmbrose, using its junior mem-'the past fortnight were Pinkybei * as the spearhead of an oe-( asional running attack, contented itself with controlling the hall andworking in close for layins. Theyscored only 43 points to Cessna’s28 hut Big Ace Gruenig nod JackHiggins, Detroit; Johnny Hopp and Danny Litwhiler, Cardinals: Ken Keltner, Indians, and Lamar Newsome, Red Sox.Among those recently reclassified 1-A were Wally Moses, White’McCracken put the brakes on all j Sox; Pat Seerey and Ed Klieman,except one of Cessna's shooting Indians; George Metkovich, Redartists. Little Dick Smith, who like McCracken is playing in his fifteenth AAU tourney, pitched five fielders for the Wichitans.Sox, and Howie Schultz, Dodgers. Other training camp news: Browns — Show hitting ability in defeating Toledo 12-1 for thirdI*1 Ilit? /
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Northwest Arkansas Times
Fayetteville, Arkansas, US
Sat, Mar 24, 1945
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