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Evening star., 1940-04-22
Far Behind Schedule,
Schoo|boys Play 5
Games This Week

With only one of the five sched-
uled games played so far, the inter-
high baseball series was to catch
up this week, five games being
carded, starting this afternoon, when
Eastern meets Anacostia on the lat
ter's field.
Tomorrow three games are listed.
Central, defending champion, will
make its series debut against Wood
row Wilson at Wilson. Eastern will
play its second game, meeting Tech.
current leader, at home. The West
ern-Roosevelt tilt, postponed from
last Friday, also will be played to-
morrow, at Western.
A double bill is set for Friday.
Roosevelt will meet Wilson on the
latter's lot and Tech will invade
Anacostia.
In the only game to date, Tech
beat Wilson, 2 to 0.
Evening star., 1940-04-22
Pittsburgh's S Champs
luckIess in Draw
AT Penn Relays
BY the Associated Press,


PHILADELPHIA, April 22.-Pitts-
burgh, minus the services of lanky
John Woodruff, who has been grad
uated, has another handicap to
overcome in its attempt to dupli-
cate last years record breaking
achievements in the 46th annual
Penn relay carnival Friday and Sat-
urday.
The Panthers, who established a
carnival record by winning four
major titles last year, must run in
lanes far from the coveted pole posi-
ton in two of the same events this
year. They drew seventh position
in the mile relay and the 18th lane
in the sprint medley. Drawings for
the 440 and 88O-yard races, in which
they also are defending titleholders,
will be made the day of the races.
North Texas Teachers gained the
pole position in the mile and Cornell
in the sprint medley. The inside lane
in the 2-mile relay went to New
York US defending champions,
while Syracuse won first place in
the 4-mile and Ohio State the pole
in the distance medley events.
Nearly 5000 athletes, representing
500 colleges, preparatory schools
and high schools will compete in
the two-day carnival.
Evening star., 1940-04-22
Sees Big-League Stuff
In Three Players;
Scouts on Hand
Power of Team Shown
In Lopsided Win Over
BriorIey Military
BY ROBERT HENRY.

II think this ball team will 70
down as the best In Central's his
tory"
The speaker was Jack Ray, coach
of last years interhigh champion
nine and usually a conservative
prophet where Central baseball is
concerned. Discussing the current
interhigh series, in which Central
will play Wilson tomorrow at Will
son, Ray continued:
Il know that three of the boys
on the Central team have the max
ings of big leaguers. There's Benny
Steiner, captain and shortstop. He
hit .425 last year and can run and
field with the best. There's Billy
Fisher, one of the best schoolboy
pitchers I've ever seen. A couple of
weeks ago he pitched four innings
against Briarley Military Academy
and struck out all but two batters
The other two were easy infield outs.
And there's Harry Martin, a born
catcher. No fooling, these boys are
good"
Major League Scouts Visit.
Scouts from several major league
teams have been nosing around
Central lately. Rain, however, has
kept the lads indoors. So far Central
has played only one game, against
Briarley, but line on the team
was presented by this. Central won,
"a to 0, in five innings. Since then
Briarley has beaten Washington
Lee, 4 to 2, and Roosevelt has
trimmed WI, S to 4, in 10 innings
Central, which under Ray has won
the series once, tied for first and
placed second four times in the last
10 years. lost five letter men from
last years team in Dick Rozell,
pitcher; Dick Farr, first baseman,
and Lenard Sokol, Zip Zimmerman
and Kenny Branzdorf, outfelders,
but doesn't seem to miss them.
On the pitching staff besides
Fisher, who tossed several low-hit
games last year, including one
against George Washington frosh
in which he yielded five hits and
famed IL, there is Dave Buckner
and Lefty Bill" Hill, newcomers
who have shown marked promise.
Infield Is Top Hole.
The infield is corker. Steiner
is the best of the quartet, the best
player on the team according to
some. but Johnny Whalen at first,
Pat Senlon at second and Sam
Di Blasi at third all have unusual
ability. Senlon was judged the best
second sacker in the series last year
and Di Blasi is a fielding flash.
Billy Carrier, Is years old, also
talented, temporarily is ineligible.
One man is expected to handle
the catching duties-Martin. Ray
says Harry is as capable as any
local college catcher. Should Mar
tin need sub, Zello Legos, q star
receiver last year, will leave his new
outfield post to fill in. .-.
Patroling the garden with Zello,
a crack hitter, will be Stuffy Evans,
center fielder, and Dick Mosser,
right fielder. All are ball hawks and
unless accident befalls one of them
Al Williams, reserve gardener, will
be bench weary before the season is
over.
Evening star., 1940-04-22
Coaches Will Select
Pro Grid Officials,
Says Marshall
No Arbiter to Be Used
Without Okoy Of All
Of Loops Mentors
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

For every National Football League
coach who beefs about the officiating
in league games next year, there
should be. at least one red face
his own.
Because Redskin Owner George
Marshall would have you know that,
contrary to the popular misunder-
standing which followed last weeks
league meeting in New York, 1t will
be up to the coaches-not the COM
mittee to which he was named-to
select those who rule on offlsides,
touchdowns, field goals and the like.
Georges committee will name the
various officials to work in league
games, but-and it is a very big
"but'-no official ever will be eligible
to be named who first hasn't been
approved by unanimous vote Of the
coaches.
One Complaint Enough.
In other words, the disapproval of
single coach is sufficient to prevent
an official from being placed on the
list of eligibles given to the appoint
ing committee.
Two groups of officials will be sub
mitted to the committee, one by the
Eastern division coaches and one by
the Western. For intersectional
games, no official will be named who
doesn't meet with the approval of
the coach of the involved team of the
other division.
Jack Espey, general manager of
the Redskins, also cleared up another
little point today which had confused
fans trying to figure out how inter-
sectional games were arranged.
Espey Erases . Mystery.
"The league decided, back in 1887"
explained Espey, that each Eastern
team should play each Western team
three times during five-year period.
Since then, we've played each of the
Western teams. except the Chicago
Bears, twice.
This year, we're scheduled to
complete the three-game schedule
with the Chicago Cardinals and De-
troit Lions and to play our second
game with the Bears That means
that in 1941 our Western opposition
will come from the Bears, Cleveland
Rams and the Green Bay Packers.
In 1912 the cycle will start anew
unless, of course, two more fran
chises are granted in the league, in
which case additional arrangements
would be made
The Eastern coaches-Ray Fla
herty of the Redskins, Steve Owen
Of the Giants, Jock Sutherland Of
the Dodgers. Bert Bell of the Eagles
and Walter Kiesling of the Pirates
will meet in Washington one week
from today to draw up a list of
officials to work games in their Sec
ton. Western coaches will meet in
Chicago the same day.
Evening star., 1940-04-22
Dodgers Can't Miss
World Series Role,
Brooklyn Feels
FIotbush Fans Serious
About Clubs Chances
After FIoshy Stort
BY BILL WHITE,
Associated Press Sports Writer,


BROOKLYN, April 22.-For the
first time in five years, the Yankees
are going to have trouble winning
the World Series Brooklyn is 20
ing to be tough to beat
Although the season is Just a
handful of rain-spotted days old,
there is no doubt on the banks of
the Gowanus about which team will
replace the Cincinnati Reds in the
autumnal classic.
Fridays home opener-a little
matter of shellacking the hated
New York Giants by l2-0-touched
OF the always pennant-conscious
clansmen as no other opening day
ever has done. So serious have the
Flatbush fanatics become that not
single tipsy rooter was lost by
falling out of the upper decks, none
OF the red, white and blue bunting
was set ablaze Gas is customary
and the expected firecracker fusi-
lade was flZZle-the fans feeling
that such antics no longer are
becoming to pennant winners
progress.
Flatbush Wild Over Club.
Walloping the Giants made the
season a rousing success for the un-
beaten, united and unscored upon
(for two games) Dodgers - but
everybody on the left bank of the
East River knows there are more
successes to come
Along Fulton street. or Flatbush
avenue, or even out in belligerent
Brownsville-where a good murder
costs only $l1-there's talk of
nothing else these rainy days but
when are the World Series seats
gonna go on sale?"
Baseballs cooler minds, not quite
ready to offer the diadem to
Durochers Dodgers, can at least see
some sound reasoning for all the
excitement
The Dodgers came north with
three problems facing them. They
weren't sure Whit Wyatt's knee was
sound, they weren't sure Leo Dur
ocher could throw to first from his
shortstop berth and they weren't
certain about the run-making power
of the club.
Cabbie Is Convinced.
But Brooklyn "cabbie," hard by
Ebbetts Field, scowled at the rain
pelted red-brick walls and explained
to his fare:
THAT four-hitter he pitched
against the Bees shows Wyatt's
right, don't it? Durocher made the
greatest stop and throw in the
Giant game ever saw. And who
else has scored II runs this season
in one game? The way I see it,
we're in."
Maybe the nickle series isn't so
far-fetched, after all. The Flat
bush fans are confident-and they
wouldn't be surprised if the Yanks
win the American League pennant.
The latter's strictly hearsay. All
they know for sure is what's going
to happen in the National League.
Evening star., 1940-04-22
Flood Threat Makes
Reds Start Early
Al Cincinnati
Hope to PIuy Cord Come
Before Rising Ohio
Covers Boil Park
BY JOHN FRYE.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

CINCINNATI, April 22-They
postpone games for rain, snow, dust
storms, cold, and in disguised form
lack of attendance, almost anywhere
in the baseball world, but this is
the only town in the major leagues
where a flood can be blamed. p
The Cincinnati Reds and the St
Louis Cardinals are in an exciting
race today to see who gets to the
ball park first, the teams or the old
Ohio River backing up Mill Creek
The game was set up an hour to
2 pm. in hope of getting in nine
innings. The two pitchers. Bucky
Walters and Bill MCGEE, have to
throw fast before water starts we'll
ing up through the outfield drains
No game has been postponed here
in modern times because of flood
although there have been some close
calls, but tomorrow's game, and
maybe Wednesdays look to be the
rivers.
Stage of SO Feet Looms.
The Ohio is rising about a tenth
Of foot an hour toward predicted
crest of So or SO feet. Flood stage
Is So feet here.
Boxholders get their feet wet and
the teams move out of the dugouts
at 56.7 and at So the Coast Guard
goes after the outflelders in john
boats. Another foot and the pitcher
boils his drinking water and asks
the Army engineers to build him a
dam quick.
Lee Grissom, who was liable to do
anything, stood in johnboat an
chored 13 feet over the pitchers
mound during the 1897 flood and
threw ball over where he thought
the home plate would be, but that
was in January.
The closest call on postponement
came in last years opener. The
teams just got off the field in time,
and had to walk planks from the
dugouts through the runways to the
dressing rooms. Then the Reds went
away for three days and when they
came back, the flood was over.
Other River Towns Safe.
The other river towns in the major
leagues are safe. One day 80 years
ago in Pittsburgh the outfielders
played in ankle-deep water when the
old Exposition Park on the Allie
gheny River was flooded, but the
Pirates moved to high-and- dry
Forbes Field in 1909. The st. Louis
parks are good piece horizontally
and vertically from the Mississippi!
and Missouri rivers.
Neither the Charles River at Bos-
ton nor the Hudson and Harlem at
New York could get into the parks
without lift from a tidal wave.
When the ball park here is flooded
there is nothing to do but wait for
the river to 60 down. That may
take couple Of days or more.
Evening star., 1940-04-22
Hours Spent in Drill
Get Hogan Colts
Scoring Record
Amazing Average Of 70.5
Strokes Per Round on
Winter Swing Is Hit

i takes an average around 10 to
get anywhere in the winter pro golf
tournament nowadays. At least
Benny Hogan, the little gent with
the big wallop, thinks so. $50
Benny, who piled up the most
amazing scoring streak in tourna-
ment history with eight straight
rounds under 10 at Greensboro and
Asheville, had 20 rounds under 10
IN A tournament rounds along the
winter circuit. Apparently Benny
feels that the only way to win golf
events is to do lot better than
even fours-which used to be the
hallmark of excellence. Even fours
Is 72, and four times 72 is 283,
figure which used to be good enough
to win, and nowadays is good enough
for about Goth place. le~
Averages 705 Per Round. Vas
Benny, according to the latest
figures on his sensational scoring
spree announced by the Professional
Golfers Association, averaged 70.5
strokes per round for IA medal play
Journeys, the lowest scoring average
OF all the pros who played the loop
from Florida to California and back
again. He stepped up to the payoff
window in all but one of the affairs,
and earned 6,538 in cash. Probably
this was doubled by the sport goods
firm for which he works. .,s
just now Jimmy Demaret is lead
ing in the chase for the Vardon
Trophy, which goes to the man
winning the highest number of
points (for winning golf over .
year.
Practices Steadily. ---r
But Betting Benny is close. on
Demarets heels, and they'll fight it
out through the rest of the year for
the thousand bucks which goes to
the Vardon Trophy winner. ~
How does he do it, this little fellow
who weighs about 140 pounds
showerside? The answer is prac-
tice. Benny spends long hours on
the practice tee. His hands are
horny and calloused from swinging
golf clubs. He often spends as much
as four hours day working with
all his clubs.
Benny will not appear here this
spring, according to Tommy Doerer.
Tommy had hoped to have Hogan
play match at East Potomac
Park, but negotiations with the out
fit for which Hogan works have
been broken off. II couldn't get any
real satisfaction" said Doerer.
Evening star., 1940-04-22
Is of 727 Nominees Expected
To Start in Kentucky Derby

Barnet, General Manager, Cramps,
1nscolassie, Robert E. Lee, Star
Chance, Votum, Asp, Connaught,
Good Conduct, Potranco,, Royal
Crusader. Sirocco and Victory Morn.
Inscolassie is the only fllly on the
list.
Bimelech, now 8-5 winterbook
favorite, and his stablemate, Bash
full Duck, worked q mile and an
eighth yesterday on Col. E. r. Brad
ley's private track. They, together
with Boss Hoss, another Bradley
Derby eligible, may compete ut
Keeneland Thursday.
Midland, now second winterbook
favorite ut Al, Is to workout here
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1940-04-22
Roin and High Water
Delay Sail Opener

Rain and near-food stage on
the Potomac River combined yester-
day to prevent the opening race Of
the Potomac River Sailing Associa-
tion's spring series.
The curtain raiser will be staged
next Sunday at 2:15 pm.
A reception held by the flag on
GERS of Capital Yacht Club heralding
the Maine avenue clubs official start
of the season.
A large group of yachtsmen and
their guests gathered for q reception
between 5 and pm.
Evening star., 1940-04-22
Loafing in Early Play
Saves Riggs for Net
Final, Wife Says
RuffIed by Detroetors,
Bobby Routs Grunt for
River Ouks Grown
BY WILLIAM T. RIVES.
Associated Press Aporta Writer.


HOUSTON, Tex, April 22.-Pre-
senting the case Of the spectators
versus Bobby Riggs and vice versa:
For the spectators:
The little 22-year-old ChicaRoan,
world amateur champion Of tennis,
possibly is one OF the most intensely
disliked players-by competitors as
well as public-in the history Of
sport.
Most galleries would love nothing
more than to see Riggs beaten In
love sets-beaten SO badly no mem
ory Of his magnificent game re-
mained.
Riggs is too great player to let
that happen. He generally is equal
to the occasion. Yesterday, irked
by deprecatory press notices, he
blasted Bitsy Grant Of Atlanta of
the court in straight sets, IS. 63,
IS, to win the River Oaks Invita-
ton Tournament.
Irks Fellow Players.
In the early matches Of a tour
nament. Riggs slouched around, ex-
erting himself just enough to win.
He may drive his opponent to the
point OF evaporation by casually
bouncing the ball as he saunters to
the baseline. Or he may stop and
chat with some bystender while his
red-faced enemy is waiting.
Fellow players, watching him
clown around with some youngsters
striving to make a showing, remark
derisively:
There's our national champion,
boys"
For Rigs
Let his wife, sparkling-eyed 81
year-old girl who knows Bobby bet
ter, possibly, than he does himself,
speak:
Bobby is not a strong armed
player. He's little fellow, and if
he drove himself all week when he
didn't have to. he'd be washed out
by the time he reached the final.
He builds himself up to peak.
Always Plays to Win.
Bobby doesn't like to beat those
poorer players love sets. He prefers
TO encourage the younger players
who are on the way o.
You must admit this-he always
plays to win"
You be the judge.
Bobby was speared numerically
early in the River Oaks Tournament
Tor not giving the spectators, who
had paid money to see him perform,
a show. In one round officials shunt-
ed him to side court and only q
few fans went over to watch him
play.
However, when he needed them he
produced all the shots that made
MIN national and Wimbledon titlist.
Quite fellow, this Riggs. >
Evening star., 1940-04-22
FeI|er Just Another
Hur|er as Tigers
Now Him Down
Lyons Gets White Sox
First Win; Dean Mark
For CIouting Cords
BY the Associated Press.


American League batsmen can
breathe easier today. Bobby Fellel q
only human after all.
Rated off his performance in white
washing the White Sox with a no
hitter opening day, plus the knowl-
edge that his binding speed is
matched by newly acquired baseball
cunning, the outlook was anything
but bright for the hapless hitters.
But he lasted only three innings
yesterday as the Detroit Tigers
raped him solidly for six hits and
an ultimate 1872 victory.
The 21-year-old phenom was
greeted with loud double from the
bat of Barney McCosky, first Tiger
to face him, and that was all the
Tigers nedeed. They went to work
with a vengeance, finally driving
him from the mound with five-run
assault.
Schoolboy Rowe went the distance
for the Tigers and allowed but five
hits.
Chisox Finally Win. +.
The White Sox, victors of the
Feller f1reball last Tuesday, finally
recovered enough to stage batting
spree for a go victory over the St.
Louis Browns. It was the first time
In three tries that the Sox have won.
While Ted Lyons, their ageless
veteran, was holding the Browns to
seven hits, the Sox socked Slick
Cohman around unmercifululy, geE-
ting all their blows off him. After
putting the game away safely in the
sixth with a three-run outburst, the
Chicagoans were held hitless the
rest of the way by some nice relief
hurting by Johnny Niggeling.
In the only other game played in
the majors, the st. Louis Cards
greeted their former hurler, Dizzy
Dean, warmly-too warmly, in fact,
for the perennial popon, who was
blasted of the mound in the fifth
as the Cards won a 5-4 thriller from
the Cubs.
Dean Sent to Showers.
Ihe RedblrdS were helpless in the
first three frames, the Great Ones
nothing ball" offering nothing
more substantial than a shaodw to
swing at. But trouble loomed just
ahead and the Cards tied the count
at 2-all, thanks to some Cub mis-
plays, in the fourth. The fifth
started with successive singles by
Max Lanier, Stu Martin, Johnny
Mize and Don Padgett. Dean, with
nothing better to do, headed for the
showers, Charley Root taking over
In time to see the winning runs
come in.
Otherwise the weather man got
another sweep, raining out what
should have been the series finals
in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and
Brooklyn in the National League
and Boston and New York in the
American.
Evening star., 1940-04-22
Bi-Stute Starts Today
With Hot Race Likely

By the Associated Press.
DANVILLE, Va, April 22-Joe
w. Garrett, president of the BIZ
State League, predicted a tight race
for all first division berths as the
eight-member circuit lined up for
opening games this afternoon and
tonight.
Danville went to South Boston
and Martinsville to Bassett for
opening afternoon games and Leaks
vile to Reidsville and Mount Airy
to Mayodan for night games.
Evening star., 1940-04-22
Late Rollers in A. B.
Face Tough Going
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, April 22.-From now
on out, it's going to be tough on
the keglers who try to wedge their
way into leadership in the American
Bowling Congress
Fifteen days remain of the annual
pin classic, but the great majority
of favored teams already have had
their chances on the tournament
alleys and the scores, while not of
record-breaking caliber, are good
enough that many of them may
stand.
Sundays firing saw only one
change in the high 10 standings, the
1925 posted for eighth place in
the all-events by Mike Shirghio of
Mount Vernon, N. Y.
Evening star., 1940-04-22
Central High Nine Current Series Best Schools History Coach Believes
20 Years Ago
In The Stor

Ono Of the most auspicious
openings in Washington baseball
history is set for this afternoon,
when the Grif1s are to clash in
the first of four games with Bos-
ton. Starting hurlers have been
kept secret.
Jimmy Lemon, one Of Central's
most popular athletes, has been
elected captain Of next years
baseball team.
Jimmy Wilde, flyweight cham
pion, backed up his skill with a
punch to score . T. K. o. over
Battling Murray in the eighth
round Of their scrap in Phila-
delphia.
Rapid A. C.. won its fourth
straight by beating Eastern High,
Z to !. Shelton Jones, winning
pitcher, gave two hits.
Evening star., 1940-04-22
Peewee, Insect Mines
Sought for Leuque

Little more than a week remains
for peewee and insect teams to
enter the western division of the
Boys Club Baseball League which
will open its season May 4. Three
franchises are open in the peewee
division and two in the insect. -
Interested teams should commu.
nicate with Paul. Casassa at the
Georgetown Branch at Twenty.
eighth and M streets NV. before
April 30. Casassa may be reached
by phone at Michigan 2122. s-s