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Evening star., 1940-12-30

For the first time this season the
lead of the Washington Eagles,
pacing the Eastern Amateur Hockey
League, has dwindled to compare
lively slim proportions and Balti-
more. defending champion, is show
ing signs of creating trouble.
The consistent Orioles, who have
played one more game than the
Eagles, have whitfield Washington s
margin to five points, clipping the
distance between the clubs by whip
ping the local club, 5-4, in an
exciting overtime match before
3,4oO fans last night at Baltimore.
Washington has slipped into a
semislump, registering no better
than an even break in its last six
games. Over that span the Eagles
have lost to Boston and Baltimore
have been tied by Atlantic City and
River Vale and have won over River
Vale and New York by one-point
margins.
Now functioning at full strength
the Eagles will meet the Rovers at
New York on Wednesday afternoon
returning to Riverside Stadium to
face the Jersey Skeeters on Friday
night. On Saturday night the
Eagles will terminate a hard week
against the Sea Gulls at Atlantic
City.
After the regulation three periods
had manufactured a A tie Kenny
PARTS, former Washington per-
former, sent the decisive goal into
Evening star., 1940-12-30

to fill and that means our plea
yunish puglistic patronage will
demand cards of increased merit.
1t was with this thought in
mind that the Prof and the Senor
went into their huddle.
'I think we ought have Phil
Furr on there" quoth the Prof.
"After all, he belted out Steve
Mamakos and Steve has bounced
back near the top of the heap.
We can make capital of that"
You mean capital like dollars
in the box office?" asked the
Senor. Fur is wan good man,
but we also should be having him
to fight Gene Molnar of Detroit"
"Who's he" asked the Prof?
"Shh," warned the Senor. Hes
plenty good fighter. He'll knock
Phil as stiff as your knee. He'll
be sensational"
Evening star., 1940-12-30
Tempe Hopes 10 Rout
Border Loop Jinx
In Sun Bowl Tilt
By the Associated Press.


Ell PASO, Tex, Dec. 30.-The Red
Cats of Western Reserve University
arrive today for their New Year
Day tussle with Arizona State.
border Conference champions who
are doing an encore in the cactus
country classic.
A colorfully bedecked crowd bios
soming 10-gallon cowboy hats and
fairly bristling with spurs was sched-
uled to accord the Cleveland squad
an oldtime Western welcome.
Tempe, twice winner of the Con-
ference title. fought Catholic Uni
versity to a scoreleSs tie in the Sun
Bowl a year ago. This time the
Bulldogs are out to junk the jinx
that has kept Conference cham.
pion-the home team in the bowl
from winning bowl game
The Red Cats are expected to pro-
duce some razzle dazzle with Half
back Dick Booth and End Willis
Waggle handling the aerial assign
ment.
Evening star., 1940-12-30
Lotdner Plan Unlikely
To Be Accepted

Louis will begin by shadow boxing
one round with himself and if I am
any judge he will knock himself
kicking. Billy Conn then will vacate
the light heavyweight title by diving
off the boat and Gus LesneYich and
Melio Bettina will fight it out for
the championship. Zale and Overlin
will do the same for middleweight
honors.
Fritzie Zivic will come next. fight
ing any welterweight candidate that
the State of Maryland cares to
offer, such as Challendon. Mr..
Jenkins and Mr. Angott will settle
their lightweight argument. Feath-
erWeight congestion will be relieved
by gang fight. or purge. the sur
vivor to hold the title, and Salics
and Olivera will fight until there is
only one bantamweight champion
left.
To top off the evening Jackie
Paterson Gf there is Jackie Pater-
SOM will meet Little Dado mot to
be confused with Little Pancho)
If nobody is confused with Little
Pancho the boys can all go home
and the boxing industry will be
saved.
have refused all rewards for this
plan, including Mike Jacobs offer
of one-way ticket to Libva an6
the N. B. AS handsome proposal
that I stick my head in a bucket
Tempting though they are the game
comes first.
Evening star., 1940-12-30
~ to Stage Big Sports Card
At Open House. Wednesday

Dave johnson, Mid-AJlantic champ,
and other tennis stars will be fea-
tured in an exhibition at the Cen
tral Young Mems Christian ASSocia-
ton Wednesday. The matches will
be among a series of athletic events
and other entertainment in con-
nection with the annual New Year
Day open house"
johnson will oppose Robert IN
derwood, San Francisco star. in the
singles. johnson and Underwood
then play doubles against 1t. Joseph
Farrin and Hugh Lynch.
The athletic program will begin
at 2 pm. with an indoor softball
game between girls teams. repre-
senting Arlington and the Little
Tavern. Next will be jiu- litSu,
fencing, weigh lifting and wrestling.
A hockey game between teams
from the Baltimore Y M. c. A. is
scheduled at 3:15 pm. Then, fol-
lowing a gymnastics and tumbllng
exhibition, a basket ball game will
be played by teams representing the
local "Y" and Hagerstown.
Singles and doubles badminton
championship matches will come
next.
On the handball courts In tht
Evening star., 1940-12-30
By LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

Having nothing better to do
during the slack holiday season,
Prof. Joe Turner, the box-fght
blgwlg, and Senor Ell Gabriel
Pablo de la Guerra Menendez,
his aide de camp, chief prophet
and matchmaker, sat themselves
down today to figure out another
card for their enlarged arena.
Prof. Turner's renovated truck
cave now holds 5000 cash custo-
mers, in addition to the usual
quota of pass-holders, fighters
friends and neighbors dropping
in to pass the time of day. The
Prof was quite spell making up
his mind about adding those
seats, which just about doubled
the customer capacity, and now
he's not certain it was a bright
move. you see. it's twice as hard
Evening star., 1940-12-30
Bruins Look 10 Good
Season After Win
'0verC Crescents

Washington contribution to
colored professional basket ball. the
Bruins, are off to a successful start
with victory in their first game
over the Philadelphia Crescents,
49-47, in an overtime thriller yester-
day at Turner's Arena.
Games will be played hereafter
every Sunday afternoon at Turner S
so as not to interfere with the Sum
day night pro game at Riverside
Wilbur Clark, former Morgan Col
lege star, provided the points which
won for the Bruins last night with
a hook shot just after the extra
period started. For the remaining
four minutes the Bruins were sue
cessful in freezing the ball.
Evening star., 1940-12-30
Ought TO Do 1t Over,
Louis Contends

This fella," said Mr.. Louis, re"
ferring to fighter A, is the New
York champion. The other fella is
the N. B. c. champion"
Here there was a slight pause.
owing to the fact that Mr.. Louis
was broadCaSting over the C. B. S,
81 don't mean N. B. c." said Mr..
Louis, correcting himself. "I mean
N. B. A. One man is recognized,
and the other man IS recognized.
too. It's like this, this man beat
some other fella, that the N. B. A.
recognized, but he never beat the
other man, who the N. B. A. don't
recognize. So you have this man,
he's the n. B. A. champion, but
maybe the other man, he can fight
better. They ought to do it over
again" said Mr.. Louis. bringing
his remarks to a conclusion.
That sums up the case. If YOU
want details, the following cham
pions are doing business under pres
ent arrangements:
! Heavyweight-Joe Louis. recog-
nized by both the National Boxing
Association and Mike Jacobs and
/ Endorsed by the socialists, green
backs, mugwumpS and free silver
/ people as well.
Light heavyweight-One. Vacant
/ (recogniZed by N. B. A. and NJ. j..
! .. Billy Conn (recognized by Ring
! magazine.
Evening star., 1940-12-30
Maryland to Recognize
Man With Comotion

Middlewelght-One. Tony Zale
IN. B. A.. 2. Ken OverIn M. j.
Welterweight-Fri Zivic IN. B.
A, M j. Not recognized in Mary
land unless he wears white car
nation).
Lightweight-One. Lew Jenkins
(M. j.. 2. Samuel Angott On. B. A..
Featherweight - Various charac-
tiers. including Harry Jeffra. Petey
ScalZo. Chalky Wright Sixto Esco-
bar and joey Archibald.
Bantamweight-One. Lou Salica
IN. j.. 2. Tony Olivera California
and Ring magazine
Flyweight-One. Little Dado IN. B.
Al. 2. Out of season IN. j.. 3.
Jackie Paterson Scotland and
Ring magazine.
To keep the Government from
suing I recommend the Louis plan,
which calls for a fresh start. The
matter can be Strengthened out in
one evening with an all-Star card
of bouts on non-profit basis to
be held on flatboat in the middle
of the Mississippi River in the pres
ence of one neutral witness. like J.
Edgar Hoover or Nick the Greek.
Evening star., 1940-12-30
Boston College, Texas Aggies,
Stanford Veteran Critics
New Year Day Fovorites
BIozs of G. u Expected to Become One
OfGreot AII-Time Tackles Next Year

I doubt that Tennessee has bet
ter all-around back than Charley
ORourke, the 158-pound passer,
kicker and ball carrier on B. C.'s
roster.
But Boston College has no set of
backs that can quite match the
Tennessee quintet.
This game really is tossup. But
if Boston College plays as the mas
sive Eagles played against Tulane,
Georgetown and Auburn, it should
get by. So III string with the North
ern Eagles.
Tennessee is one of the few teams
that never was pressed all year. The
Volunteers won going away, under
wraps. The Sugar Bowl should be
one of the best bowl games OF many
years.
I know Boston College is a much
better football team than Tennes-
see was a year ago against South
ern California.
Stanford Banks on Deception.
I like Stanford over Nebraska for
two fundamental reasons-speed
and deception. I mean over a dry
field.
Stanford has shown more all
around speed and deeper deception
than any college team of the year
more than any pro team, barring
only the Chicago Bears.
Stanford s earlier chances suffered
a heavy blow through injuries to
her two first-string fullbacks-
Standlee and Vucinich. Standlee
has a badly swollen ankle, Vuclnich
may not be able to play two minutes
with a bad knee. The famous TT
formation that Stanford uses and
that made the Chicago Bears 50
good demands good fullback above
almost anything else. 1T is a vital
necessity" George Halas, coach of
the Chibears said.
Stamford still is favored if Stand
lee can operate. Minus Standlee
Nebraska has an even chance, at
least.
Nebraska has a powerful. rugged
defense Biff Jones has fine line
and at least four fine backs. But
Stanford has just as good line, a
trife better set of backs and a
more puzzling attack.
Line Gives Aggies Edge.
Fordham has a backfield that
can match the Texas Aggies in all
around value, even with big John
Kimbrough on hand. But I don't
believe the Ram line can hold its
own with the big. fast Aggie for
wards. So I pick Texas A. and M
In Eshmont, Filipowicz and Blu
menstock, Fordham has three high
class backs. Eshmont will be the
fastest back on the field. FilipoWicz
a sophomore, will be the best COM
bination of passer, runner and
blocker.
Fordham's chance comes in any
weak spots in the Texas pass de-
fense, for this barrel Fihpo-
wicz can flip that football, long or
short.
I look for too much man power
on the Texas A. and M. side. But
no part of pushover.
Evening star., 1940-12-30
Sans Glowing, Riggs
Reaches Net Final
In Sugar Bowl
Sythe Associated Press,

4
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 3O.-A new
Bobby Riggs, serious and business
like, today seeks his first tournament
victory in campaign to regain the
Nations top tennis ranking, meet
ing Gardnar Mulloy of Coral Gables.
Fla, in the final of the Sugar Bowl
tournament.
The Chicago lad. who has been
known to loaf and clown through
early stages of most Journeys. came
through his first three matches with
surprising earnestneSs.
Mulloy Surprise Finalist.
Also surprising is the fact that
he will meet Mulloy, an unseeded
player, for the title. Gardnar over
came second seeded frankie KovacS
of Oakland, Calf. yesterday, 60.
So, and then bested Wayne Sabin
of Portland, Oreg, 6-3. So, in the
semifinals The Floridian showed
amazing steadiness and court gen.
eralship.
The Sugar Bowl jinx will be on
Mulloy'S side. Riggs won the title
here two years ago and no player
has copped it twice Last year
Bobby got to the final and lost to
Don McNeill. tall Oklahoman, who
then went on to supersede the Chi
cagoan in the No. l national rank
ing. Don got back from a South
American tour too late to defend
his crown here.
Riggs Also Doubles Survivor.
The Riggs-Mulloy match is sched-
uled for 1880 pm. &C. S. t.. In the
doubles, Ted Schroeder of Glendale.
Calf, and Frank Kramer of East
Los Angeles, the country's No.
team. face Riggs and Sabin.
In yesterdays quarterflnals Riggs
beat Hal Surface of Kansas City.
60. 6-3: Schroeder upset Bryan
'BitSy' Grant of Atlanta, IS, 1-6,
64, and Sabin eliminated Earl
Bartlett of New Orleans. 50. 60
In the doubles semifnals Schroeder
and Kramer ousted Grant and Sur
face. IS, 6-3. and Riggs and Sabin
whipped Mulloy and Ed Alloo of
Berkeley, Calf, 60, 6-4.
Evening star., 1940-12-30
Shifty Frank WiIIett
Rules Nation S Boys
In Indoor Tennis
'Bomu Lad, Third Seeded
Whips Herbert March,
Tourney Sensation
By the Associated Press.

CAMDEN, N. j.. Dec 30.-Shifty
little Frank Willett from Admission,
Ala. who makes up for what he lacks
in finesse with plenty of pace and
stamina. today wore the singles
crown of the National Indoor Boys
Tennis Championships.
Third-seeded in the tournament,
he stopped the march last night of
Herbert TILES, upseeded star from
Woodmere. Long Island. who had
knocked of three seeded players in
a row. The score was 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Willett, a l5-year-old high school
sophomore with the championships
of Alabama Tennessee and Georgia
to his credit, teams with Chadwick
johnson of Philadelphia against
Morton Stern and Howard Frankel
of Philadelphia in a boys doubles
semifinal today
In the other semifinal TILES and
Hollis Damn Young of Philadelphia
take on Jack Geller of Scarborough
School, N. Y, and Jerry Evert. Chi
cago. The final will be played to-
night.
Another night match, however,
probably will steal the gallery's at
tention-the final of the junior sin
giles championship between Dick
Bender, Princeton University fresh
man. and Jimmy Evert of Seen High
School, Chicago.
Bender, seeded second. advanced
to the final yesterday by walloping
fourth-seeded Bill Vogt of Philadel-
phia, So. 60. Evert, seeded third,
already had gained the final by de-
feating top-seeded E. Victor Seixas
of Philadelphia.
The junior doubles finals, also to
be played tonight. finds Bender and
Evert opposing Seixas and Vogt.
Bender and Evert advanced yester-
day by defeating Richard BUD
Hart of Miami, Fla, and Fred
erick v. Krais, Pelham Manor, N.
Y, So, is.
Evening star., 1940-12-30
MoInur Is Picked to Give Furr Hot Fight Next Week
Supporting W Feature turner's Arena Show Cord

1--WE might get somebody better"
you're talking like a Gus
toner" said the Senor. Hes
plenty good for this show and
well get a good man to beat-I
mean to box him"
"Okay, okay," sighted the Prof.
"Got any other ideas?"
"Plenty-good ones, too" said
the Senor, but I got to 60 meet
a friend now. Well talk over
the rest of the card tomorrow.
BY the way, when we gonna put
this show on?"
Next Tuesday, January 7, and
you better make sure you tell the
papers about the change. They're
liable to list it for Monday. And
see if you can't get in plug for
my wrestling show Thursday, will
va. We could use one.
Evening star., 1940-12-30

afternoon singles and doubles will
be played.
Woodward Schools annual SWIM
ming championships will be held
in the mems pool, TO be followed by
the annual junior 'Y." title meet, a
water polo match and exhibitions
in swimming, diving and canoeing
In the Boys Building an electric
train race will be staged at 1:30
pm. to be followed by a basket ball
game between the Woodward School
and alumni, basket ball games be-
tween the "Y." Flashes and the
United Brethren; the "Y." Hawks
and "Y." Eagles. There also will
be exhibitions in tumbling and
gymnastics.
Rounding out the boys program
will be a Parents Club reception
and juvenile concert.
Evening star., 1940-12-30
Vols, Eagles Are SET
For Rip-roaring Tilt
In Sugar Bow!
Fost Field, Clear Day
Promised for Clash
Drawing 73, 900
B, the Associated Press.

B, the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec 30-A wide
open, rip-roaring Sugar Bowl foot
ball game virtually was assured
today as the competing teams
tapered off their training in fine
physical condition and the weather
man unoficially promised a fast
field and a clear day.
Boston College and Tennessee
are set as no other Sugar Bowl
teams ever have BEEN" reported a
veteran sports authority after a
visit to both camps. They're ready
to CO."
Light workouts were scheduled for
today and even lighter ones tomor-
row for the clubs. Tennessee ended
heavy work with scrimmage yes
terday and Boston College, which
has been in camp twice as long as
the Vols, took an off day.
Both Squads in Trim.
No serious injuries were reported
from either side. At Bay st. Louis
the Boston Eagles were rejoicing
over the improvement of GeR
Goodreault, great end who had been
on the shelf since his knee was
twisted in the Georgetown game
six weeks ago. He is regarded as
a probable starter.
John Yauckoes, huge tackle, was
up and about after several days
L., ,,f1
but is not expected to start.
None of the Tennessee regulars
was reported ailing at the Edge
water Park, Miss, training quarters.
"Breezer" Andridge, reserve wing
back, was shaken up bit in scrim-
mage and Dick Mulloy, third-string
end, was nursing an injured shoul-
der, but neither hurt was considered
serious.
Forecaster J. T Hogan of the
| United States Weather Bureau here
said indications pointed to clear
day Wednesday with maximum
/ temperature around go degrees. A
brilliant sun yesterday and today,
after a rainy. period, dried the field
in the 73,000-seat bowl stadium.
Wide-Open Game Looms.
/ Since both of the teams stressed
wide-open play and frequent scor-
ing, and both are known to be plan
ming all manner of tricks, anything
is likely to happen when the whistle
blows Wednesday at 2:30 pm.
Washington time.
Meanwhile New Orleans swelled
with visitors. Streams of autos from
New England and Tennessee came
in via the Gulf coast where many
stopped TO visit the camps of the
respective teams. Hotels were fillec
and the streets buzzed with the ac-
cents of Cape Cod and the Tennessee
hills.
Evening star., 1940-12-30
Sugar Bowl Victories
Mark Rice, Munski
For al Stardom
Moylond's Jim Kehoe
Runs Second Behind
Kane in Half Mile
By the Associated Press.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 30-Greg-
ory Rice of South Bend, Ind, again
will be the man to beat in the
distances and young John Munski
will be worth watching in the mile
events this season.
Rice, he of the short legs and
mighty lungs, stormed IL times
around the Municipal Stadium track
yesterday to win the Sugar Bowl
emile by more than 100 yards from
Ralph Schwartzkopf of Michigan
the only man in a field of four who
gave him any competition.
The time of IA minutes 1874 sec
onds was only IA seconds worse
than the best 3-mile ever run by
an American outdoors, which Rice
of course, performed. 1t was the
first time the event was run in
Sugar Bowl meet
Munski, who won the N. G. A, A
championship last year for the Uni
versity OF Missouri, ran the mile in
4:15.2 to beat Walter Mehl and
Chuck FenSke, the Wisconsin grad
yates now with the N. Y. A. in Madi-
son.
Mehl set an American 1,500-metel
record in his last race and Fenske
dominated the mile last season, sc
the Missouri flyers victory means
he can go against the best COM
petition. 1t was the first time ht
had ever beaten Fenske.
Two meet records were broken
Campbell Kane of the University
OF Indiana ran the $50 in 1:53 5
beating Chuck Hornbostei'S mari
of 1:546. And Eugene Littler Of
the University of Nebraska wor
the 44O in 482, bettering Harolc
eagles 491.
Grover Klemmer of the Univer-
sity Of California was second in the
440 and Roy Cochrane of the Uni
verSity Of Indiana third Jim Kehoe
University of Maryland grad, fin
ished behind Kane in the half mile
and Leslie MacMitchell of New York
University was third.
Fred WolCott Of Rice Institute tool
the 12O-yard high hurdles in IA
| seconds. with Boyce Gatewood o1
Texas University second and Aller
Tolmich of Detroit, Mich, third.
Evening star., 1940-12-30

-Okay, okay, said the Prof.
That's one bout. Who'll we put
in the semifnal?"
"Semifinals?" asked Ell Gabriel.
There is no semifinal. For such
a place as we are having. This
will be the all-star show. We
will get Jimmy Webb ,. :"
who's he," inquired the Prof.
What, again? Why he's fight
ing for the light-heavyweight title
as soon as Mike Jacobs gives the
word. He's sensational, he's :. ;"
"Okay, okay," nodded the Prof.
who you gonna put him in
WITH"
I'VE won't announce that until
Thursday. We gotta keep the
publicity alive. Next we get Bill
McDowell-he's colorful and the
public likes him"
Hes all right" said the Prof.
Evening star., 1940-12-30
Nv GRANTLAND RICE,
Gnecial Correspondent of The Star.

DALLAS, Tex, Dec. 80 (N,A.N.Ao
Bowl picking this season, as far
as the soothsayer is concerned, will
be even rougher than usual. 1t Will
lead many into a canyon of thorns.
We ran with the Southern packs
last December, but this time We
lean away from Dixie in the gen.
eral direction of Yankee Doodle.
Our selections follow:
Orange Bowl-GeorgetoWn over
Mississippi State.
Sugar Bowl-Boston College over
Tennessee.
Rose Bowl-Stanford over Ne
braSka.
Cotton Bowl-Texas A. and M
over Fordham.
We could miss all four and not
inherit any heavy shock. The word
upset" doesn't belong in this New
Year lexicon. There can be no up
set, with so much class involved
All four games will keep the end
of the old limb sWaying in blusreiy
gale.
1t can be an indigo day for the
prophets.
GEORGETOWN Well Equipped.
The 1e41 Orange Bowl game at
Miami has moved up as the best
football game Florida has yet drawn.
Mississippi State is one of the
brides of Dixie. 1t never was beaten
this past season. 1t ran over Missis-
sippi and Alabama in its last two
games, with one of the best lines lr
the country and at least two fine
backs in johnson and jefferson.
Southern coaches are picking Mis-
sissippi State. But in facing Jack
Hagerty's Georgetown lineup the
Dixie nominee is meeting a much
better football team than Ole Miss
or Alabama
Georgetown has been beaten only
once, and then only by a single
point, in her last % games. 1t is a
big team, with more than average
speed in Doolan. Koshlap and 9TH
ers. Like Boston College it loses a
star end, Kopcik, also the ableSt
punter on the squad.
In Al Blozis. 265 pounds of fast
moving flesh, Georgetown has one
of the great tackles of the year
possibly one of the great all-time
tackles by next fall. In the way of
line and backs I'd say that George
town was better equipped than most
of the leading teams I've seen in
some time.
Not having seen Mississippi State
I believe Georgetown has the edge
To me these Hurricane Hoyas would
be an even bet against Minnesota
or Michigan.
Boston College Line Great.
IN the fair and active city of
New Orleans you have one of the
great bowl games-and one of the
hardest selections on the New Year
card
Tennessee has a better combina-
ton of line and backfield speed.
Boston College has more line
power, headed by the giant Glad
chuck and the alert George Kerr.
Evening star., 1940-12-30
Path to Heurich Basket Crown
Looks Smooth for Adam Hats

Disposal of the two weakest
basket ball teams in the loop in
games tonight and Wednesday is
all that stands between the Adam
Hats five and a perfect record in
frst-half play in the Heurich Anna
teur League
Nine teams have fallen before
the surprising new member of the
league, including the hotly favored
Regal Clothiers and the two re-
maining-United Clay and Pet
worth-are not conceded much
chance of stopping the Hatters.
The Claymen, to be met tonight,
have failed to win once in nine
engagements. Petworth, victorious
Evening star., 1940-12-30

in one of its nine tilts, will be en-
countered Wednesday.
Merrill Holdings has been the
vital cog in the Hatters' machine,
pacing the scoring in practically
every game. In adding the Alex
andria Police quint to their string
yesterday by a SOAP score, the
Hatters had one of their toughest
battles. but Holdings, with 81 points,
continued to give them the edge.
Regal stayed within one game
of the leaders by routing United
Typewriters, 40-26. In the only other
game yesterday. Delaware and Hud-
son topped Jewish Community
Center, 42-33.