The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-27
GRIDIRON PROS CAvORT TO NEW
 PIGSKIN POLKA
Minor Leagues Enjoy Big Season, Play to
 I5,OOO,OOO
Bx PAuL scHErFELs

United Press stan Correspondent
 New York, (UP)--Press box pat ter:
 Something new in the way oi football music has been introduced by the Cleveland Rams 15O-piece brass band. The rough, tough pros find inspiration in "The Pigskin Polka" written by Henri Rene, whose arrangement Of the Beer Barrel Polka" was responsible for it's outstanding success.
 Tom Gallagher, tackle with the Jersey City Giants, who starred for three seasons with Notre Dame, will enroll ct Chicago University after the pro football season to take courses in preparation for teaching bookkeeping and shorthand in the Chicago high schools next fall, |. Johnny Rogalla, star 2l6-pound back with the Giants, who wrote two of the college varsity shows while at- tending Scranton university, is writ ing the book for Q musical comedy with the radio al1onuncer, Alan Courtney. They're tentatively calling 1t Baby Parade"
 Hoops
 And speaking of basketball--Art Pope Chicago senior forward On the Notre Dame squad, who figured to run second Or third string this year, has been shifted to guard where he has stayed of all competition for the regular job in scrimmages. .. Bradley Tech, whose invitation to the national tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York city has become almost an annual affair, has won 35 consecutive conference games. Michigan State will play two games with service teams-meeting Fort Custer, Battle Creek, Mich, on De- cen1ber ? and the U. 8. Naval Train ing Station outfit (Great Lakes, 1ll.) on January 6. Morgan T'iller, end with the Jersey City pros set Conference foulshot record of 77 straight while playing with Colorado university. Long Island urIiver. sitl. winers of the invitation tour. nament last season, will play four service teams-Camp Upton on No-' vernber Mitchell Field on November 25, Fort Dix on December 1, and Fort Monmouth, N. J., on December 3.
 The George Ruppert fishing con. test has only two more months to 60 before it closes on December 3l and all entries for the $0,OO0 prize money must be in before Janaury IS, l942, l6 days after the last fish has been caught The leaders so far are: Blackfish--Andy Kiesel of New York; BluefiSh--R. L. Wall, Jr., of Florida; Cod--William ErikSon of Massachusetts; Channel Bass James Baker of Pennsylvania; Fluke Edgar Hunter of New York: Sail. hsh-Frailk Boden of Wisconsin: Sea Bass--Jose prieto of New York: Striped Bass-Joe Pagan of Massa- chuSetts; Tarpon-Norman Lee of New York; Tuna-Mrs. Carolyn Meyer of New Jersey; Weakflsh- w. R. Albright of Florida; White Marlin-Harold Wellis of Washing ton, D. o.
 Minor league baseball enjoyed one Of It's best seasons during IO4i ac. oordtng to president W. G. Bramham. /. With figures from 36 clubs still unreported, the minors played to more than i5,000 600, an increase In excess of 3,000,000 over the lo40 season. A double first cousin Of Lou Finney, Boston Red Sox out. Fielder Is Auburn'S regular right haltback, sophomore Charlie Finney or Bunalo, Ala. He's also Q cagester and Is being counted upon to be Q top-flight sprinter next season. The lo4i Auburn cross. country team is explained by junior John Ball, the Southeastern Con- ference distance runner. AS A rookie runner in 40, Ball, who also sports the Big 12 two.miie crown. smashed course mark each time he ran.