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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
ESQ German Horses
Arrive In u. S. For
Army Remount Group

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-P-More
than $50 horses have been brought
to this country from Germany and
turned over to the Army remount
service. among them serveral OF
continental Europe's top racers OF
the past dozen years, according to
The Horse. Publication of the Am
erican Remount Association.
Heading the list of race-horses
thus acquired, The magazine ex-
plains. is Nordlight, winner of the
1914 German Derby, the Prels Won
Dahlwitz, the Fuerstenstein Prels,
The Veilchen Rennen and Austria
Grosser Prizes Won Vein. STANDING
1851 hands high and weighing l,2o(
pounds, he is described as 1.-The
best colt in Germany at every dis
lance up to 2,40O meters in his
three-year old campaign.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
PAIRINCS SLATED
FOR GOLF MEET
Municipal Pro Announces
Two-Ball Foursome
Tourney Sunday

Pairings for the tWo-ball four
some tourney scheduled Sunday at
the Municipal Golf course were re-
leased last night by Bill Crichton,
of the Municipal Golf
course
The pairings are as follows: Jack
Loughlin and W. c. Eagle VS.. C.
Cleeve and Mcdonald; R. c. Walsh
and R. c. Wood, Jr. VS.. w. B.
Cleevis and Jimmy Herring; ]. D.
Baton and j. A. Baton VS.. Gus
Burner and c. c. Gale; C. W.
Houston and D. o. Britain VS.. KEEL
ly Jewel and Joe Altobellis.
F. P. Meir and Gus Britain VS..
L. F. Haar and L. D. Skies; Berry
Plat and Billy Buck VS.. L. J. Torn
to and W. c. Hatcher; C. R. Will
liams and H. Atkinson VS.. Roy
Goldbold and Frank Mcdaniel; C.
A. Billiard and Elmer Jones VS.. G.
H. Crimson and Jesse Reynolds; C..
Horne and K. F. Mcdaniel VS..
L. B. Harrell and R. Powell; and
W. E. Burris and Raleigh Powell
Bill King and Jack King.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28

GIVE always said Kramer
and Schroeder at their peak are
the best doubles team in the
world" said Pate after the
match. "They very nearly
reached that peak today"
This is the 18th time that the
United States has won the
Davis Cup in The "a years it has
been competed for since it was
put in play in 1900.
The Americans won the first
Davis Cup match from Britain
and defended it in 1902, losing
it the next year to the Britons
who held it until 1907. Australia
took over to reign until 1912,
when Britain won the Cup
again, only to lose it to the
United States the following
year.
Australia won it in 1914 but
the United States took it back
in 1920 and held it until France
came along in 1928 and won it
six times in a row. Britain held
it from 1888 to 1887, when the
United States took it at VIM
bleton. The Americans defended
it against Australia in 1888 but
lost it the next year at Haver-
ford, Pa.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
Sid Karney Tar Heel Guard,
Suffers Injury In Practice
Blow Suffered By
Carolina; Middle OF
Line Weakened

EDGEWATER PARK, Miss,
Dec. 27 - Up The North Carolina
Tar Heels, prepping here for then
Sugar Bowl football. game witt
Georgia., suffered another blow in
the weakened middle of the line
Friday with the practice injury OF
Sid Varney, 210-pound f~irst-string
right guard.
Varney, usually rated the out
standing individual in the Tar Heel
line, turned an ankle and the joint
began severe swelling. Coach Carl
Snavely said it was uncertain
whether Varney would be able to
play at all on New Years day.
The injury to the right guard
meant all three starters were miss.
ing from the middle of the line
Center Chan Highsmith is shelved
with three vertebrae fractured in
the seasons last game. Left guard
Ralph Strayhorn' father is critical
ly i'll and Ralph had not yet ap.
pedlSQ az tllC OUSd- bOWl u d1Il1llS
camp late Friday.
Haywood Fowle, listed to start
at tackle, missed practice Friday
because of an ankle injury suffered
yesterday. However, he is expected
to be on the field at the kickoff.
George Roberts, 200-pounder who
starred at guard for the Tar Heels
while a VIZ student in 1913, took
ove- Varney's spot.
The emphasis was on the ~offense
in scrimmage. The linemen opened
some large holes for backs Char
lie Justice, Walter Pupa, Hosea
Rodgers, Jim Camp, John Clements
and Jack Fitch. Rodgers, who was
first-string fullback at the start
of the season but lost his Job to
Pupa, has looked particularly good
in recent workouts.
About 20 North Carolina sports
writer's arrived Friday to follow
the team through the Sugar Bowl
engagement.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
Cardinals Dominate National
League Batting And Pitching

went to Brooklyn's Ed Stanky with
1877, falling II short of the league
record he set in 1915. Bobby Blatt-
ner of New York was hit by pitch
er most often, six times.
Andy Seminick of the Phils gain
ed the unenviable distinction Of
grounding into the most double
plays, 10, and five 1o0-game reg
ulars bounced into only three each.
They were Pete Reiser of Brook
lyn, Grady Hatton of Cincinnati,
Charley Gilbert of Chicago, Skeeter
Newsome of the Pills and Harry
Walker of the Cardinals.
Twenty nine major or league
standards were tied Or bettered by
National leaguers with Manager
Mel OFT of the Giants showing the
way by setting eight new records.
St. Louis, as a team, grounded
into only 80 double plays, a new
major league mark, and also led
in slugging percentage with 1881
and runs batted in with a total of
665.
Brooklyn batsmen drew the most
walks, 691, Cincinnati struck out
most often, 604, and also had the
most hit batsmen, %. Chicago
grounded into the most double
plays, 100.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
FEATURE
SUGAR BOWL MEET
Two New Orleans Boys Eli
inmate High Ranking
Tennis Stars

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 27.-(P)-
Two New Orleans boys eliminated
two favorites Friday in the second
round of the Sugar Bowl tennis
tournament, opening event on a
five-day carnival of sports in New
Orleans.
Ernie Suffer, former Tulane
player and former national inter.
collegiate champion, in his first
return to tournament tennis defeat
ed Harry Likas of San Francisco,
who ranks 18th in the nation. The
score was 60, 1913.
In the second upset, Jack Tuero
downed Frank Guernsey, of Gar
den City, New York, seeded third
in the tournament, 81, 81. Suffer
and Tuero advanced TO the semi
finals which will be played Satur'
day.
Eddie Moylan of San Francisco,
top seeded in the first Sugar Bow
tennis tourney in five years, had
little trouble advancing through the
first and second round.
In the opening round Moylar
downed Wade Herren of Birming'
ham, 6-2, 6-2, and then defeated
Herby Flam, Beverly Hills, Cal,
Ga, 6-3 to gain the semi-final round.
Seymour Greenberg of Chicago,
seeded second, also advanced to
the next to last round by defeating
Dick Mouledous, 81, 81, during
the morning play, and going on to
eliminate Buddy Behrens of Tam
pa, Fla, Ga, Ga.
Doubles competition gets under
way Saturday and the finals in
both divisions are scheduled for
Sunday.
The tennis tournament was fol
lowed by a boxing match Friday
between the University OF
Syracuse and the University Of
North Carolina.
Top track stars r to take part
in a track and field meet Sunday
and Oklahoma A. and M. and Ken
lucky clash in a basketball tilt
Monday night. Tulane and its ira
ditionaI rival, Louisiana State Uni
versity, will play the opening game
on the basketball twin bill. The
Carolina : Georgia football
game Wednesday climaxes the
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
Jack Kramer And Ted Schr oeder Chnch Davis Cur For U.S..

in 1920, demonstrated their
superiority from the outset to-
day.
They grabbed the first four
games from Bromwich and
Quist, who had turned in
doubles victories in the 1888
and 1889 challenge rounds, and
there was little doubt about the
outcome among the disappoint-
ed spectators at the Kooyong
Courts.
The Californians. who held
the U. S. doubles title in 1910
and 1941. cut loose with such
terrific serves that Bromwich
and Quist had little opportunity
to break through. Kramer's
service was SO potent that he
won eight games without a
break.
The Australians led only once
They broke Schroeder il the
second set. to gain a Al mar
gin but the Americans broke
Quist and squared it at 4-all.
then won it by the same pro-
cess four games later.
In the first set, Schroeder,
twice caught Bromwich in the
stomach with hard smashes,
causing the Australian to double
up with pain.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
CAPTURES
FREE THROW CROWN

John Q. LeGrand was ~adjudged
the winner of the YMCA Free
Throw contest yesterday in the
senior division when he tossed 10
ringers out of a possible Is, Adam
Smith, Y physical director, report
ed last night.
The Junior division honors will
be decided today when Richard
Padgett and Max Collie will at
tempt to break yesterdays tie
when both tossed L out of Is.
LeGrand and the winner of the
Padgett-Collie contest will re-
ceive gold basketballs, Smith said.
A total of "a entrants participated.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
Musial, Slaughter, And
PolIet Take Individual
Championships

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-(P)-The
St. Louis Cardinals domination OF
the National league was demons
trated again Friday when the final
batch of 1916 statistics confirmed
Stan Musial as slugging champion
and Enos Slaughter as runs-batted-
in leader.
As Musial already had been Of
icialy proclaimed batting king and
HOWE Pollet of the same Red
Birds had been crowned pitching
leader, the world champion St.
Louis team, which also paced the
league in club fielding and batting,
left little to the imagination. 1t
was all down in black and white in
the official records.
Musial, the talented outfielder
who became a first baseman in
mid-season to help Manager Eddie
Dyer, led in smuggling with a .587
mark on the basis of 1865 total bas-
es for 624 at bats. His closest COM
petitor was Johnny Mize of New
York at .57S with Del Ennis of the
Phillies, Slaughter and Whitley
Kurowski of St. Louis rounding out
the first five among those who
had played at least 100 games.
It was the third time Musial was
the No. l slugger, having won pre-
viously in 1943 and 1874 before en-
terlng the Navy.
Slaughter knocked in 100 runs,
The first time he had bettered the
100 mark, taking the title from Dix
lie Walker of Brooklyn. Although
he bowed to the Cardinal outfield-
er. DiXie's 116 runs were good
enough for second place ahead OF
MuSlal's 1C3 total.
Ralph Kiner, the Pittsburgh
freshman who earned the home run
Championship with %, also struck
out the most times, 100. He sue
ceeded Vince DiMaggio who had
Or fled to the Pacific Coast league
after leading in strikouts for four
years.
The base on balls title agar
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
TABOR CITY WINS
OVER FAIR BLUFF
Wright Brothers Combine
To Lead Winners To 49,
30 Victory

TABOR CITY, Dec. 27.-Led by
the all-around play of the three
Wright brothers the Tabor City ALL
Stars defeated the Fair Bluff Semi
Pros, 1890, here tonight.
Albert Wright scored 16 points
to lead the scoring, followed by
Bobby Wright with 10, while his
brother, Lynwood, led Tabor City's
defensive play.
The Fair Bluff team played ex-
cellent ball, but showed lack of
coordination. The top cor of
Fair Bluff was Floyd Rogers with
10 points. Harry Tucker played a
fine floor game for Fair Bluff.
The Tabor City teams next game
will be Monday night, when they
meet a strong Chadbourn aggrega-
ton at the local gym at 7:30
o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
SAN ANTONIO TEAM
LOSES BALL FIELD

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Dec. 81
P)-The prospect of San Antonio's
franchise in the Texas League be-
ing transferred to another city in
1947 loomed Friday because Of
lack of a baseball playing field.
Richard C. Muckerman, presi-
dent of the st. Louis Browns and
holder of the local franchise, said
the transfer would be made unless
permission is received by January
10 to use Tech Field for another
year.
The field, home grounds of the
San Antonio Missions for several
years. recently was sold to the San
Antonio Transit Company by the
school board.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
WOLFPACK ARRIVES
AT JACKSONVILLE.
N. c. State Squad Practices
Hard For Gator Bowl
Encounter

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Dec. 81
R-Oklahoma and North Carolina
State, who meet here in the Gator
Bowl January l, went through their
initial workouts on Florida soil
Friday in preparation for their
New Years day gridiron clash.
N. c. States Wolfpack arrived
Friday morning by train and pro-
ceeded directly to Ponte Vedra
Beach for a schedule of two drills
daily until the day of the game.
The bulk of the Oklahoma squad
arrived late Thursday, two hours
behind schedule. Eleven other
squad members, out-of-state play
ers who spent Christmas home,
were coming Individually from
their home towns.
Coach Jim Tatum cancelled a
scheduled workout for the Sooners
Thursday because of the late ar
rival and planned TO double up
Friday.
N. C. States appearance reveal
GO l1ldl AOdCll bCoIIlC ca IlC1 D, 0AC
former Tennessee All : America
and Chicago Bears backfield star,
had slipped in unanaounced with
most of his assistants Thursday. AS
sistant Coach Lyle Rich was in
charge of the squad.
Forty-three Wolfpack players
made the trip, only Gwynn Fetch
er. injured Sophomore tailback,
being left behind. Fletcher will fol
low Sunday but probably will not
get in the game.
Rich reported two other ailing
players, fullback George Allen and
center Dick Peacock. Allen was
stricken with chicken pox during
the Christmas holidays and Pea
cock has a bad ankle.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
WORLDS RICHEST
RACE SET TO GO
Two 100000 Events Fea-
ture California Breeders
Stakes

ARCADIA, Calf, Dec. 27.-U.H
Santa Anita opens the worlds
richest racing meeting Saturday
with the running of the $50, 900 add
ed California Breeders Champion
ship stakes for two-year-olds, is the
first of 10 $50, 900 added features
during the 50-day meeting.
The meeting will be topped by
two 500, 900 events, the Santa Anita
handicap and the Santa Anita der
by.
Twenty homebred colts and fillies
were named through the overnight
box Friday for the opening feature.
It will be the final test for Cali
fornia juveniles of 1916. Weights
were scaled at 122 pounds for
colts and 119 for fillies.
Rex Ellsworth's U Time, daugh-
er of Beau Pere, was an early
favorite to capture the stakes. The
speedy filly ran several outstand-
ing races at Hollywood park last
and was shipped to Chi
cago for midwestern juvenile
stakes but suffered a leg injury.
Her workouts demonstrated she is
back in top form.
The Louis B. Mayer entry Of step
father and Beau Nash was expect
ed to press U Time and either is
good enough to win.
Other stakes winning entries in
cluded Shin Malone, Arjuna,
Hemet, Squaw and On Trust.
Four days of rain, left the track
heavy for the opening day.
Following Saturdays card, there
will be no racing here until New
Years day when the attraction
will be the $50, 900 added San Car
los handicap over eve furlongs.
1t was expected to be ar early test
for many Santa Anita handicap
nominees.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
DEALT
SHOCKING BLOW
CAPTAIN Wenskunas Strick-
en- With Attack OF
Appendicitis

PASADENA, Calf, Dec. 27.-(P)
Illinois Rose Bowl hopes were
dealt a blow Friday as captain
center Mac Wenskunas was strick-
en- with an apparent attack of ap-
pendicitis.
The 182-pound senior became Ill
before practice and was ordered to
bed by team physician DR.. L. N. T.
Stilwell. Wenskunas' side was
packed with ice, and DR.. Stilwell
said accurate diagnosis could not
be made until Saturday.
Coach Ray Eliot sent the Orange
and Blue through a single workout
in the soggy turf at Brookside
Park, ending the two-a-day drills
for the Illini. He pronounced the
squad, except for Wenskunas in
top shape"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
FINALS

FINALS
go pound class - Ed Kraus
defeated Steve Klein.
140 pound class - Bobby L.
moyne outpointed Bill Miller.
100 pound class - Don Tav-
lor won over Jerry Burriss.
30 pound class - Roy Moore
defeated Bill Kraus.
SO pound class - ANDY Bur-
riss and Bob Monroe were
judged co-champions in this
class.
125 pound class - Fred Lee
won a close decision over Louie
Evans in the best fight of the
Tournaments.
Ito pound class - Jack Dur
nam outpointed Emil Boado.
Durham taking advantage of his
reach over Boado was given the
the judges decision.
IS pound class - Bobby
Northrup defeated Bill Doran.
Buddy Best, popular profess
slonal boxer served as referee
for the championship bouts
and the judges were Billy
Slngletary and Tubby Bryan.
j. D.. "Skeet" James was mas
ter of ceremonies.
Father Allan Roche, direc.
tor of the Silver Glove tourna-
ment was introduced by James
and thanked the local fans for
their support. Father Roche
was presented a gift from the
members of the State High
way Patrol and Sheriff's office.
He said it was not his inten-
tions to make boxers out Of
the youngsters but to "teach
them good craftsmanship and
to build them into gentlemen"
The fans were kept on the
edges Of their chairs during
most of the bouts, which prov
ed to be fast and thrilling.
The champions in each divi-
sion were awarded silver and
gold Identification bracelets.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
BALTIMORE ACQUIRES
MIAMI'S FRANCHISE

BALTIMORE, Dec. 81 R -
The Baltimore Sun said Friday
night it had been informed that
IAN announcement that Baltimore
has been given the franchise"
formerly held by the Miami Sea-
hawks in the All-Amer.ca Profess
sional Football conference "can be
expected within a few days"
The newspaper, in an article by
Sports Editor Jesses Linthicum,
said 1.-The bids of Cincinnati, Phila-
delphia, Dallas and Atlanta for the
vacancy are being studied but not
taken too seriously, it has been
learned on good authority"
A group represented by Robert
Rodenberg of Washington has put
in a bid for the franchise and has
concluded arrangements with the
Baltimore Park board for use of
the Baltimore Stadium.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
Finals Of ".Siiluer Gloves"
Tournament Held At Arena
Fred Lee, Louie Evans, Emil Boado And John
Sonday Awarded Trophies AS The Out
standing Boxers Of The Tourney

Nearly 500 spectators yelled
themselves hoarse last night at
the American Legion Indoor
Arena as the finals of the Silver
Gloves tournament was reeled
off.
Trophies were awarded four
outstanding participants. They
were as follows: Fred Lee and
Ionic Evans for the outstand-.
ing fighters of the tournament.
Emil Boado for the most coura-
o and John Sondy for the
hest craftsmanship.
The results were as follows:
SEMI-FINALS
On mound class - Roy Moore
defeated Bobby williams in a
close battle.
100 pound class - Don Tay-
lor eked out a close decision
over George Monroe.
$40 pound class - Jerry Hard
wick out-fought Al Neisesler in
a fast three round match.
125 pound class - Fred Lee
worked cautiously to outpoint
Fred Ganey.
Il mound class - Billy Doran,
seconded by his father, manag-
cd to exc out the judges de-
cision over Bobby Reeve.
40 pound class; Emil Boado,
FIGHTING an aggressive battle
defeated Jimmy Reeves.
50 pound class; Bob Monroe,
a fighting "Buzz-saw" defeated
Chalmers Roth.
100 pound class; Jerry Bur
Kiss, packing a lethal hay
maker, %outpunched Doug Up
church to win the decision.
14O pound class; Bill Miller
won the decision over Don Ar
thur in a fast match.
50 pound class; Andy Bur-
riss, 6 year old puncher de-
feated Buddy Smith, 6, in a
close decision.
125 pound class; Louie Evans
defeated John Sondy in a slug
fest,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
LOFTS BOYS MOVE
INTO SEMI-FINALS
IN WILSON TOURNEY

WILSON, Dec. 27. -P)- The
Lofts boys of Durham, defending
champions in the National Family
Basketball tournament, moved in
to the Journeys semi-finals Friday
with a 1922 victory over the Hollo-
man brothers Of Farmville.
The Smith brothers of Micro, who
established a new high mark in
scoring in Thursdays opening
rounds, downed the Hoods of Colds
boro, 1851, to gain the semi-final
stage in another game Friday af-
ternoon.
The tournament, being staged at
Atlantic Christian College here, will
close Saturday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
Anderson Fined

NEW YORK, Dec. 27. - R) -
Heartily (Hunk) Anderson, line
coach of the Chicago Bears, was
fined $3.50 by Commissioner Bert
Bell Friday for conduct detrimen-
tai to the welfare of the National
Football League" headquarters OF
the Professional circuit announced.
The action resulted from Ander-
sons alleged criticism of the coach
ing and management policies of
the Detroit Lions at a luncheon in
Detroit.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28

lima Teachers College and the
Cherry Point Marines.
In practice yesterday the veteran
skipper drilled his charges on a
new series of plays, which may
come in useful tonight. Billy
Mason, Wilmington's high scoring
forward, was the outstanding play.
er in the practice, notching point
after point on every type of
shot imaginable. w. A. Brown
also gave one of his best exhibition
of ball handling and passing, while
both Louis Collie and Teddy Fen
nell looked impressive with their
shooting accuracy. Johnny Nc.
Koy, 6 IT. 6 in. center, gathered
his share of rebounds, and pushed
in several difficult push shots from
the right side of the court. Stand
ing out among the reserves was
Charlie Smith, who is generally
considered the sixth man of the
varsity.
Coach Wallace West tutored his
Jayvee squad mostly on offensive
tactics at the MINIS gym also, and
was pleased by the showing of his
cagers. Coach Vests probable line.
up tonight will be Jack Parker
and Jere Hilburn at forwards, Lin
wood Taylor at center, and Homer
Ellis and Eugene Shorty" Stevens
at guards.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
Battle Starts At 8 O'Clock
On Mew Hanover HIGH Floor
Brogden Considers Soldiers Wilmington's
Toughest Opponents Of Season.; Jayvees
Play Reserves In Opening Tussle

With five straight victories to their credit New Hanover
High schools red-hot Wildcats will attempt to add win
number six tonight when they collide with Fort Bragg a" the
high school gymnasium at 8 o'clock in the feature attraction
of a basketball doubleheader. In the preliminary outing the
MINIS Junior Varsity meets the varsity reserves at 6:45.
Coach Leon Brogden said yesterday that he considered
the Fort Bragg five the Wildcats toughest opponent thus
far this season. He stressed the fact that the Soldiers have
played several strong college teams including Eastern Caro-
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
Wildcat Cagers Meet Fort Bragg Tonight
Rebels Favored In Annual
North South Grid Contest
Both Squads Laden With
All-Star Talent For Tilt
Today

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec. IT,
P-The Boys who take your mon.
ey if you guess wrong in the bet
ting gave Harry Gilmer and asso-
ciates from the South a seven-point
advantage over their Yankee rivals
Friday on the eve of the ninth an
nual Blue-Gray football classic.
They were not unmindful, how
ever, of the fact that the Rebels
were rated one touchdown better
than the Northern invaders in last
year'se game, too, and the Blues
came out on the top of a 26-0 score.
Nevertheless, the gents with the
lettuce figured Alabama's passing
sensation, Gilmer, together with the
nations No. l receiver, Neill Arm.
strong of Oklahoma A & NJ, would
be too much for the Blue defense.
The game had all the earmarks,
however, of an overhead duel be-
tween Gilmer and Carmen Falcone
Of Penn u, the lanky Northern
back who led his teammates in
their victory here last year. Yam
kee coaches drilled Falcone and a
host of other potential passers all
week in aerial work.
Both squads are laden with all
star talent, including several all
Conference players from the Big
Nine, the Southeastern and the
Southern. Each side, too, has a
representative on this years little
All-America first team-Gene Rob-
erts of Chattanooga for the South
and Phil Colella from St. Bonaven-
ture for the North.
Northern Coaches Lynn Waldorf
Of Northwestern, Ray Morrison of
Temple and Bo McMillin of Indiana
refrained from predicting the out
come, as die their Rebel opponents
8, Allyn McKeen of Mississippi
State, Red Sanders of Vanderbilt
and Dutch Meyer Of Texas Christ
ian.
A capacity crowd of %, 200, first
sellout in the history of the inter-
sectional affair, was expected to
see the kickoff at 2 pm. CST).
Probable lineups: