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Evening star., 1940-12-16
SmoothG. w. Primed to Press
Fast Oklahoma Aggies in Top
Tilt of Bio Court Bill Here

Terrapins' defeat by Richmond last
Saturday came as no surprise since
the team is undermined and woe
fully lacking in experience. but to-
morrow night might be another
story Maryland has a versatile at
tack that if kept going and not
marred by more poor playing should
be match for Hopkins.
Ochsenreiter Terp Star.
The Terrapins have come up with
a player who indicates he may give
GeorgetoWn's Bornheimer a fight
for the rookie of the year title.
Bornheimer, a sophomore, in three
games has been a pleasant surprise
to Hoya followers with his all
around ability and is being hailed as
one of the best cagers in Washing
ton collegiate circles. Maryland has
tSee BASKET BALL, Page C-3)
Evening star., 1940-12-16
Tech Debut Under New Coach
Headlines SchooIboy Card
Of 8 Games Tomorrow

ern and Charlotte Hall at Mont
gomery Blair,
Tomorrow will be busy day for
Georgetown Prep's youngsters as the
football teams will be honored in
the evening at the annual football
banquet Letters will be awarded.
Following the banquet guests will
be entertained by production Of
the Prep Players. the schools dra-
matte organization. entitled The
Man Who Stayed for Tea The
annual Christmas party will follow
at which all students will receive
gifts.
Among the guests will be Joby
Gardner. coach of the Prep teams
from 1880 to 1886; Dr., Edward Cum
mings, former Boston College star:
Jack Hagerty, George Murtagh and
Mush Dobofsky of the Georgetown
University coaching staff: Father
Richard Law, prefect of discipline
at Georgetown u, and the fathers
of many Prep students. Members
of the Hoya football squad also have
been invited.
Have Big Grid Season.
The football season just completed
was one of the most successful in
Georgetown Prep's history with four
victories, one defeat and one tie for
a $50 percentage on the record
Among the prepsterS who have
played their last game for the little
Hoyas and who will be honored to-
morrow are Bob Decker, Bud Eek
rich, George Ghecas, Mike Tobin
Bud Cremen, Bob McCheSney and
Murray ODonnell.
Roosevelt High also has bic
social affair scheduled this week with
the annual alumni basket ball game
and dance on Friday
Among the former Rough Rider
cagers who are expected to play
in the basket ball game are Sic
Gordon. Harry Silverman, Edwin
Thompson, Elwood Ey, Francis
Coakley, George Coakley, Spero
Kolius, Doyle Royal. Bill Fogel, Sher-
/ rard Robertson, Bill Robertson. jim,
Robertson. George West, Ernest
Travis, George Zuras and Harry
TreganoWn.
Evening star., 1940-12-16
Ry GEORGE HUBER.

Schoolboy basket bail interest to-
morrow will center in Techs season
debut against Mount Rainier for
several reasons. The Maroons are
the last of the seven teams in the
coming city series to get under way
and will be unveiling a squad which
is runored much better than the
one which finished a poor sixth last
year. 1t also will be the first chance
rival coaches will have of viewing
the work Of Washington newest
schoolboy mentor, Hiram Dutch
Usilaner. former Ohio University
star athlete and for the last five
years one of the eading coaches in
Western Pennsylvania s high school
ranks.
Although there were half a dozen
basket ball coaching shifts in the
Washington Metropolitan area this
season-four of them in the public
schools-Usilaner is the only real
newcomer The others have been
connected with Washington sports
activities in various capacities for
/ several years He admits frankly
/ that he knows nothing of basket bal,
as played in Washington and has
been so busy whipping the Maroons
/ into shape he has had no time to
/ see any of the games played so far
and has no way Of evaluating Tech S
| prospects.
Players Nearly All Small.
I
will be small-Tech is noted for its
mighty midgets' of basket bal
/ they promise % be a speedy group
of excellent ball handlers. Best of
! the lot probably is Jackie Walsh
little quarterback of the football
team. He's skilled long shot, fast
and a good leader There's no need
of the coach shouting directions with
Walsh on the court
Another promising player is the
red-haired Eddie Barton, a good bal
handler and outstanding at cutting
in under the basket Biggest eager
on the Tech team is Jim Webb, 6
6-foot FOUNDER, who in spite o.
his size is not slow. He's really {
standout in bunch of midgets ano
will be the teams pivot player
Others who probably will make The
starting lineup are Shrimp Brewer
who has grown some since receiving
his nickname, and John Catloth, {
fine defense man and adept in max.
ing long shots.
Usilaner's first line Of reserves vii
be Charles Ellis, Tom Burnett ant
John Swor. The Techs will presen
an innovation in equipment tomor.
row when they take the cour
dressed in white leather shoes, rub
ber-soled of course. Leather sup
ports the ankles better than canva
and the white shoes make easy tar
gets for bounce passes.
The Tech-Mount Rainier clash i
at $50 on the Tech court and i
only one of an eight-game school
boy card tomorrow In other after
noon games Central plays at ST
Johns, Georgetown Prep at Wood
row Wilson, Alumni at Anacostia
Woodward at Coolidge and Gonzag;
at Briarley. In night games. Be
thesda- Chevy Chase plays at East
Evening star., 1940-12-16
A Bit of Confusion in the American League

Basebal-Parson don't Drew ahd Boo
are causing quite League circles all started at
Leo Duocher OF the bTook
of the pair he would er nave OH
his pitching of Pearson is Monte OF e YANKEES
Allen of is Johnny Indians
Harris expressed honest opinion but he dldn GeISh
managers
had been obtained on the
a and that Brooklyn Larry MaPha waving
"a oil buy u,..,...
President Griffith had turned down an o1er oy oeVea
trade Allen but neither e11 nor harms
waiver nS
other players name lhose we
neglected instance we
ro n the trouble of claiming know the YANKEES
thought that Pearson was safe 100
IS OF the American
and managers who Will oeho over
kick each companer and Aen mas
recent years lt
good oaLpaye otao "
Werber, o move National League
Evening star., 1940-12-16
CoIoniuIs Will Reward
Gridders With Party

Moving pictures of Georgetown's
80 victory over George Washing
ton and yarns by such crack story
tellers as Brian Bell of the Asso-
ciated Press and Gus WEIGH, the
old Indian coach, will cofeature
the informal stag party in honor
of G. Ws varsity and freshman
football teams tomorrow night at
Wardman Park Hotel.
The event, which will begin at
7 o'clock, is sponsored by the Cen
eral Alumni Association of the uni
versity and is open to all male
alumni, students and friends of
G. w. Presentation of letters to
members of the 1910 teams will be
made by Athletic Director Max Far
rington and Coach Bill Reinhart.
Dean Elmer Louis Kayser will act
as POSTMASTER.
Evening star., 1940-12-16
Hoyas, Co|onia|s
Share Spotlight
In Early Going
First of Bietime Twin
Bills Draws Record
New York Crowd
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, Jr.,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-This
business of basket ball "barnstorm-
ing" before the regular conference
seasons get under way. has reached
the stage this season that some line
on the strength Of title contenders
in nearly every major section may
be known before the New Year.
Influenced by the financial Sue
cess Of the double-header programs
at New Yorks Madison Square
Garden, Philadelphia, Baltimore.
Chicago and other centers. pre-
season tours have become an i'm
portant part of the program in the
last few years. Before that they
were mostly informal affairs in
which big team would spend part
Of the Christmas holidays playing
smaller schools in some other Sec
/ tIOns.
So far this season such out
standing teams as oregon. Oregon
/ State, Oklahoma A and M, West
/ Virginia. Georgia and Texas have
| gone visiting into other sections to
play teams of equal ranking while
/ Southern California. U. G. L. A,
Pittsburgh, Kentucky. Oklahoma
and Indiana go on tour this week.
Amonk the smaller colleges, Ham
line Of Minnesota has undertaken an
ambitious tour of the Far West,
Marshall of West Virginia is head
ing to the Rocky Mountain area
af Je
East.
Crowd Sets Gotham Record.
The first Of the big-tim double
bills was staged in the Garden last
! Saturday with 1926 fans turning
out to see Long Island University
whip oregon, 1881. and the Okla
homa Aggies defate highly-touted
City College of New York. 1924.
That was record basket ball crowd
for New York, but only by seven
spectators.
This weeks double header pro-
gram begins at Chicago tonight
with Georgetown meeting Loyola
and u. C. L. A. playing De Paul.
At Philadelphia Tuesday Oregon
meets Temple and Oklahoma A. and
M. plays ST Joseph's. On Thursday
. it's Clemson Maryland and Oregon
Baltimore University at Baltimore
and at New York Saturday Okla
homa meets St. Johns Of Brooklyn
and Syracuse encounters New York
University.
That's just a small part Of the
intersectional program. as the tour
/ ing teams get in a few other odd
games and others play one-night
stands. Oregon. which incidentally
is hailed as the team to beat in
the northern division Of the
Pacific Coast Conference. also plays
/ Duquesne and Bradley. Oklahoma
A. and M takes on George WASH
ington Wednesday then hurrles
home for Saturday clash with
+ Southern California. which PLAYS
CSee FULLERTON. Page CD
Evening star., 1940-12-16
A Pair of Crack Court Coaches Meet

around these know Henry fayne
ba He old his latest team Will be
display wednesday Stadium when Oklahoma
and M George Washington
they know of b For 3 years he has been coac
Oklahoma 1t doesn't make
who of lo-coacho
ball the way should be
played.
Probably has compiled record close to m
This basket ball His atire record 2o
percentage OF 82o he
Missouri Teachers College ne won
conference S titles have been won by MS team
But ba probably will find Wednesdays game no
wave OF crisp
enthusiasm Coonial athletic of Bill RenhaTt and Max
harrington is clicking September George washington
the hVe years ne
been coaching fellow Renhart hasn't put out even oo
ouint record either with II WINS ana 20 losses o
a
Evening star., 1940-12-16
A Newspopermun and FeIIer in the Draft


oaters hna
chance publicity with teeth in it The Duchess OF
tatc TO
they have just stopped charging
price tped everything.
Gibbons have oeeh
responsible Fel lucky break the seecVe service
high that
nothing him into uniform Gibbons who
wanted pictures wanted them quickly
the heavily populated downtown
Tor l94o
nearly Ray Faherty and
Only seven payers ne Said idue
little for the August and wound up
December.
bapayes the
Morrle
drew
Evening star., 1940-12-16
Stanford Passes Up
Compensation Pay
For Bowl Team
President Feels More
Time to Understand
Plan Is Advisable
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PALO ALTO. Calf, Dec 10
Stanford's Rose Bowl football team,
the first to be eligible for the Pacific
Coast Conference $50 vacation pay
compensation, isn't going to take IL
President Ray Lyman Wilbur of
the university, who commended the
plan. announced there would be no
present participation by the team.
which resumes practice today for its
New Year clash with Nebraska.
Under the recently adopted ar
rangement, Rose Bowl players who
could prove they had to give up
Christmas vacation jobs 20 practice
for and play in the contest would be
granted $50 each by the conference,
Draws Wide Criticism.
Announcement of the plan after
conference meeting last week
aroused widespread comment and
some criticism that it amounted to
subsidization of football players.
We feel DR.. Wilbur stated, that
any question regarding the con-
Itl tilCt UIC Will NC NiCdItQ u u eIltiI C
ly when its scope and the safe
guard surrounding it are understood
fully and considered and that ample
time should be allowed for that
purpose"
Edwin N. Atherton, conference
commissioner, said that some quar-
ters had interpreted the plan ''as a
means of subsidizing our players"
The conference faculty heads re-
gret such an unWarranted inter-
probation, but feel that their action
was open and above board
Flu Worries Stanford Coach.
/ Coach Clark Shaughnessy was
worried because influenza had weak
ened some of his first-string players
and because it appeared no hard
workouts could start before the end
/ of the week.
I'VE will not be able to scrimmage
before Friday" the mentor gloomily
declared I'VE may not be able to
begin all of the hard work I had
planned even that early
Among the players stricken recent
| ly were frankie Albert, all-America
quarterback; Jack Warnecke, left
tackle; Charles Taylor. left guard
and Norman Standlee. the battering
| fullback Warnecke lost IA pounds
and Taylor IL, Shaughnessy said.
Evening star., 1940-12-16
Hoya Five in Chicago
For First Road Trip
Tilt With LoyoIa
Srecial Dispatch to The Star.

STeclal DlSpatch TO Inc otar.
CHICAGO, Ill, Dec. 16-George-
town University's 10-man basket ball
squad arrived here today to meet
Loyola University in an intersec-
tional game tonight.
Immediately after tonight's game
the Hoyas are to entrain for Buffalo.
N. Y, where they are to play
Canisius Colleges team Wednesday
night in their last test prior to the
holidays.
Upon his arrival here today Coach
Elmer Ripley announced his starting
lineup for Georgetown tonight as
follows: Bill Bornheimer, center;
Jim Herman and Jim Giebel, for
wards, and Francis O'Grady and
Capt. Irving Rizzi, guards.
Evening star., 1940-12-16

A busy week for George Washing
tons basket ball team-four games
are to be played here-opens tonight
when the Colonials meet Davidson
at Tech at $50 After that comes
the big engagement on Wednesday
with Oklahoma A. and NJ, at River
side and two more games with
Southern Conference opposition on
Friday and Saturday against Glenn
son and Duke, respectively, both at
Tech,
The Colonials presented fast
breaking. aforementioned and ac-
curate shooting team in their season
debut last Saturday at Washington
and Lee Beating the State cham
pionS 40-34 was no mean feat by
George Washington in the opener
and it should make it two in a row
tonight if its players aren't think
ing too much about Wednesdays big
test. Last year the Colonials had
1-point edge over the Aggies at
the half, but the great Oklahoma
quint came back with rush to win
1888.
G. w. Appears Stronger.
It still is too early to make pre-
dictions, but apparently the G., ".
team this year is better one while
the Aggies. still fast and smart, are
believed to be just mite weaker
because of graduations, so the Co.
lonials are hoping to reverse the
1910 verdict
Oklahoma still has three players
who participated in last years VIC
tory over G. W.-Gene Smelser,
Vern Schwertfeger and Lonnie Eg-
gleston-and their experience will
match that of the Colonial starters
Charley Jones. Matt Zunic. Joe
Conner, Bobby Gilham and Eddie
/ Amendola
Eggleston was one of the stars of
last years Oklahoma team while
only a sophomore and scored TIA
points in 20 games. AS junior
now he again is a strong scorer and
probably the Aggies' big threat now.
Missing from last years great outfit
are Jess Renick, all-America guard
and Harry Slade, forward on the
all-Missouri Valley Conference team
| Amendola probably will be starter
again for George Washington to-
night against Davidson, taking the
place of Lou Veltri, out of action for
several days with severe ankle
sprain. Veltri hurt his ankle in
practice last Thursday and did not
participate in the Washington and
Lee game. He will be ready to start
late this week. possibly in the Aggie
| tilt. Amendola was factor in Sat-
urday's victory over the Generals
with his points.
| Hoyas on Road.
Georgetown is making a bid to
share some of the local spotlight
with George Washington and has a
record of two victories against one
defeat going into tonight's game
against Loyola at Chicago. The
squad left last night and will not re-
turn to Washington until after
Wednesdays game against Canisius
at Buffalo.
Coach Elmer Ripley has 10 players
with him on this first big out-of-
town jaunt by Washington collie
giate team and plans to depend on
the same starting lineup which
proved successful against American
U.-Jim Giebel and Jim Herman at
forwards, Bill Bornheimer at center
and Irving RiZzi and Francis
O'Grady at guards
Maryland faces Johns Hopkins to-
morrow night at College Park. The
Evening star., 1940-12-16
Line Nations Title Contendng Basket Teams
Win, Lose or Draw
Running Down the Sports Scale
BY FRANCIS {. STAN

along CauhnoNer Alley
locally will the post tonight
ooed skinny l9-yeaod named Billy
opposite Archibald who couldn't buy
of Here he
became
champion night at Chh Stadium bal
everything lying the
except still named the
st BE- gooo
While they were saying
coored
with fighters already on
something than good
learned the hard way hghtmg the Dig
shots gyms Archibald for the Jefra fight and he
underneath
the
fellow
And Caul1oWer Alley knows
what is the way up
Evening star., 1940-12-16
=, the Associated Press,

BOSTON. Dec. 16.--Champion Joe
Louis is an almost unanimous choice
to win by an early knockout tonight
in his scheduled l5-round battle
with Challenger Al Mccoy in the
18th defense of his heavyweight
crown.
One of the few dissenting opinions
comes from the Mccoy camp where
the Maine-bor battler and his en-
tourage are promising to give LOUIS
a tussle over the entire route In the
first heavyweight title battle ever TO
be fought in Boston or New England.
But the fistic experts and the man
In the street, who is expected 10
pack the Garden TO capacity tonight,
are stringing along with the cham
pion and, failing to find any Mccoy
money, are laying their bets on the
round when the Bomber will ad-
minister the, coup-d de-grace. Most
of the wagers, incidentally, are on
the first few rounds
Joe Has 22-Pound Edge.
The main bout is scheduled for 10
pm. and will DC broadcast from
coast to coast on the N. B. C. Blue
network
The first meeting between the pair
is set for noon today when the Gus
tomary weighingin ceremonies and
medical examinations are scheduled
Louis is expected to scale about 202
and Mccoy probably will weight in
around l80.
The pull ir the weights would ap-
pear to favor the champion, but
Louis spikes that theory by recalling
that most of his few ring troubles
have been caused by smaller men.
While the consensus is for ar
early Knockout, no one has cues
toned McCoy's courage and ability
Evening star., 1940-12-16
Title Scrap With Conn in June
Apt to Cap Louis Full Card

have no more than one fight-if
that-and will spend the rest of his
time making movies.
Louis, meanwhile, will tangle with
Red Burman in New York January
81, probably will dish it out to Gus
Dorazio in Philadelphia in February,
to awkward Abe Simon in Detroit
in March, and to Arturo Godoy, the
durable Chilean, for the third time
| in an April date in Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1940-12-16
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Dec. 16-Unless vir-
tually complete plans collapse, Joe
Louis and Billy Conn will sign for a
heavyweight title fight next June
Immediately after Joe disposes of
Al Mccoy here tonight.
AS the thing now stands this
tussle will be staged in New York,
Chicago or Pittsburgh, with Pa
Knickerbocker's village l to to
get it.
Between nov and then Billy will
Evening star., 1940-12-16
Sports Mirror
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Three years ago-College row.
ing coaches proposed to shorten
distance of Poughkeepsie varsity
intercollegiate championship race
from 4 to 3 miles.
Evening star., 1940-12-16

Five years ago-Joe Louis voted
No. ranking athlete of year in
fifth annual Associated Press
poll; Lawson Little runner-up
for second year.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-09

I Friday IN the Chapel OF Golder'
Green Crematorium. Mlller'S ashes
VIII be sent TO the United States
His widow Marie Aston Miller. and
hls l8 year old son Kenneth az IN
New York.
Services at GuldtrS Green Will
be conducted by the Nty. a Tay-
lor OF Saints Brides church IL
Fleet street Church Of England.
The Reverend Taylor Is known as
the newspaperman's vicar
Tributes to the memory OF the
famous war correspondent and news
executive continued to pour III
from capitals throughout the world
where Miller was known personally
and where his by-lne had been
familiar TO newspaper readers for
many years.
London morning papers printed
laudatory obituaries. Ward Price
writing in the Daily Mail. SAID.
1t would have appealed to Webb
Mlller'S sardonic instinct that he
who SO often was in danger al over
the world should pass Out Z. the
climax of his career b. an accident
that might have befallen the most
unenterprising suburban stay at
homes.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-09
Russia Puts All
Responsibility on
Military Leaders

MOSCOW, May 9. tUPD Mill
tary commanders of the Russian
armed forces have Deen made "en-
tirely responsible" for the-fHture
military operations and the divided
responsibility between political and
military officers eliminated, the
Soviet press disclosed today.
Editorials III the Communist par
ty newspaper PraVda and in the
government mouthpiece Izvestia eX-
planned the Redistribution of Red
army generals and Red navy ad-
mirals to a state of full military
authority and responsibility
The editorials, following substtu-
ton of Marshal Semyon TimOshen-
ko for War CommiSsar Klementi
VoroShilov. recalled the lessons
learned by the Red forces in the
far eastern campaigns against Jap
an and in Finland
During those campaigns a mill
tary council which included a poll
teal commiSSar held the greatest
authority
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-09

LONDON. NAV g fUP1-The
House of Commons broke into an
uproar today when Robert Boothby
conservative. told Prime Minister
Neville Chamberlain that his gov
crnment as at present constituted
did not possess the confidence Of
the country in sufficient degree.
Chamberlain won a minor victory
when commons accepted the govern
ment motion to adjourn until MAY
81. This came after the cabinet
had introduced legislation giving
the home secretary drastic powers
TO deal with any Trojan horse"
treachery by Fascists. Communists.
German agents or others who mlSht
sock to undermine resistance to an
invasion of the British Isles
Chamberlain had indicated. by
his presence in the house and by
promise to agree TO debates on way
policy after Whitsuntide recess,
that he intended to fight II out
against his opponents and remain
in office despite the narrow con-
idence vote which he obtained last
right after the bitter two day de-
bate on the Norwegian campaign
The vote had been interpreted as
a defeat rather than as victory.
Chamberlain had proposed an
adjournment until MAY 2l Boothby.
with the support of some other
dissidents. proposed an adjourn
ment only until next Tuesday in
view of the international situation.
Boothby recalled that govern
ment speakers told the house yes
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-09
Webb Miller, Who Spent Life Where
Danger Lwked. Died ProsaicaIIy in
Railroad Accident, Inquest Finds

LONDON, May 9. oUP)-After
an inquest al Battersea mortuary
Coroner Hervey wyatt decided to-
day that Webb Miller. European
general manager of the United
Press. died an accidental death as
a result OF falling from a train at
Ciapham Junction.
1T is a sad case, the coroner
said, "a sad end 10 a brilliant life
Mr.. Miller was a perfectly normal
and healthy man and there was
nothing to worry him at all.
Dr.. Frederick Simpson testified
that Miller died from a fractured
skull, that his injuries were con-
sistent with a simple fall onto the
railroad track"
Evidence was given that Miller's
body was found Wednesday morn
ing 10 yards beyond the enc Of the
Clapham station platform between
two railway lines II was presumed
that he had stepped from his COM
partment thinking that the train
was at the station platform. Lon
con blackout restrictions require
trains TO eXtinguish all lights be-
fore entering a station and the
station platforms are not lighted.
Funeral services will be al 4 pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-09
Holland Prepares
Air Defenses

AMSTERDAM. the Netherlands
May 9. 'UP1-Military authorities
and burgomasters throughout Hol-
land were given special powers to-
day to enforce air raid protection
measures IN view of the country )
key position in any extension of the
war on the Western Front.
The authorities can request prop
erty owners to strengthen buildings
and compel civilians to obey air
raid protection orders.
They can confiscate materials
necessary TO strengthen buildings.