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Evening star., 1940-01-27
Tiger Quint, Unknown
Quantity, Takes on
League Leaders
Begins Title Campaign
Opposing Cornell, Then
Plays Yale, Dartmouth
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-Princeton
will make a belated start tonight
in the Eastern Basket Ball League
race.
The Tigers are an unknown guam
tity. Defeated three times on the
road by strong opponents in early
season Warm-ups, and again by
Army Wednesday, they hardly are
to be considered championship
challengers.
Yet they can take an important
part in subdividing the present tan
gled leadership because Cornell, tied
with Dartmouth and Yale on the
top rung, will be their opening op-
ponent; Yale, their second (next
Wednesday,, and Dartmouth, their
third next Saturday.
Cornell's Big Reds will have
great deal at stake tonight. Touted
as possible champions before the
season opened, their chances suf-
fered when George Polzer of last
years team did not report this sea-
son and Lew Jenkins, star freshman
last winter, was lost.
Capt. Alan Vaughan was hurt in
the Army game last week and may
be out for the rest of the season.
Whether this was the final crush
ing blow may be determined tonight.
The Reds will have the advantage of
playing on their own court.
This is the only league game, but
a couple of the other members will
be busy against outside competition.
Penn will engage Syracuse in one
OF the leading Eastern contests,
while Yale will battle Tulsa in part
of double header at White Plains,
N. Y.
The schedule also calls for COL
gate to take on Fordham, Balti-
more's strong combination to tackle
Washington College. Temple to en-
tertain Michigan State in the fea-
ture of a double-header at Phila-
delphia, Army to face George Wash
ington and Navy to play host to
North Carolina.
New York University's unbeaten
team hung up its eighth victory last
night, turning back Colgate, 1896,
after trailing by two points at the
half.
Long Island u, another metro
po'itan leader, made it IA victories
in Is starts by whipping Michigan
State, 1925, in the feature of a
Madison Square Garden double
header.
st. Joseph's of Philadelphia went
overtime to beat Manhattan, 1885.
in the opener.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Crack Teams Battle
In Heurich Basket
League P|ayoff
Winner Of United-DeIhud
Game to Meet J. c. c.
For First-HuIf Title

Two of the smoothest amateur
basketball teams developed here in
several seasons will oppose in the
opening game of the playoff for the
first half Heurich Amateur League
championship tonight when the
United Typewriters face Delaware
& Hudson at Heurich gym at $50
o'clock.
Jewish Community Center, also
participant in the playoff, is to meet
the winner for the title next week.
Delaware & Hudson, boasting
such stars as Tommy Folliard,
George Walker, Akky Viana, Gerald
Burns and Bobby Lucas, is the de-
Tending Heurich League champion.
United Typewriters, equipped with
such players as Gay Edelin,, Ollie
Upton. Len Stanton, Bill Noonan
and Soup Hancock, captured the
District A. A. U. crown last season.
Supporting games tonight list
Federal Bureau of Investigation
facing the Petworth A. C. at 7::30
o'clock and Jewish Community Gen.
ter meeting Regal Clothiers at $50
o'clock. Both are second half games.
Delaware & Hudson whipped
Bantam Press, 67-37, last night as
Burns and Viana scored 21 and 16
points, respectively, while another
game saw Marvin's Credit trounce
Garvin's Grill, 1894.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
League Lead Hinges
On Brewer-Spha
Clash Tonight

Deadlocked for the American
Basket Ball League lead with the
Philadelphia Sphas, Washington's
Heurich Brewers will determine
their immediate future in a furry
of games within the next "a hours,
meeting the Sphas tonight at
Philadelphia and the New York
Jewels in brace of games tomor-
row.
Tomorrow afternoon the Brewers
will clash with the Jewels at
Heurich gym at 2:3O o'clock. The
teams will journey to Brooklyn, N.
Y, FOR an $50 O'Clock nightcap.
Sponsor Chris Heurich, jr., who
had planned attending the three
games. today was confined to bed
with grippe.
The Jewels, already formidable
club. have been strengthened by
a merger with the Jersey Reds, who
have disbanded. Not only did the
Jewels purchase the Jersey fran
chise, but they also obtained four
former Reds in Ace Goldstein, AL
Benson, Moe SPAIN and Hagen An
derson.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Terp Frosh Opposing
Anacostia; Defeat
Central, 4.43

Maryland's freshman basketers,
still somewhat jittery over the a.
43 victory they scored over Central
High yesterday afternoon at College
Park. were to entertain Anacostia
High at 3 o'clock today in an effort
to gain their fourth straight win.
After losing their first two, the
young Terps spruced up and when
Center Irving Gordy basketed the
ball with 10 seconds to go yesterday,
they pulled the Central game out
of the fire to make 1t three in q
row
1t was battle royal all the way,
with the yearlings leading at the
end of each of the first three quar-
ters, IA to 10, ~ to % and 80 to 81,
to set the stage for a wild and woody
final period.
During the point-matching clos
ing session the score was tied four
times and each quint led twice by
single marker.
Jimmy Horn, who went to Mary
land from Western High, and Sam
De Blasi of Central set the scoring
pace with 13 points each.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Heavy Pinfa|| Likely
As Orioles Bowl
Cuff-Santini
Intereity Clash Heads
Snort Weekend Card
For Duckpinners

Two home duckpin attractions
the second annual Chilly Barnard
Handicap Sweepstakes and the Cuff
and Santini- ni-Baltimore All-Stars
match-and the Lucky Strike bowl
ers' engagement at Hagerstown will
divide the interests of a flock Of
leading Capital pinspillers today and
tonight.
With Milton Monk Walker, the
defending champion, the second an
nual Barnard event was to start at
noon over the Government Printing
Office drives and continue until mid
night. A record field of more than
so was expected to compete in the
six-game affair.
Big Bowling Counts Loom.
Heavy counts are expected in the
first big-time Baltimore Washington
match this season, opening at Con-
vention Hall at 7;30. The Cuff
and Santinl super combination of
Astor Clarke, Ed Blakeney, Tony
Santini, Joe Harrison, Hokie Smith
and Perce Wolfe will have no soft
pickings against the Orioles, who
will include Winfield Guerke, Ray
Fiorentino. Earl Campbell, Wilmer
Robey and Lee Seim. In the first
half OF the intercity fray the District
qulnt won the team event by 80 pins,
but lost the doubles and singles.
Lindsey Stott, Ray Parks, John
Chaney, Bill Miller, Ell Geib and
Capt. Jimmy Moore will comprise
the Lucky Strike team at Hagers-
town against Gene Raney's crack
band of Marylanders, who split even
in four matches here recently.
Hilliard Rosslyn's Star.
Paced by Harry Hilliard with 143-
AT, Rosslyn took 81 decision
from Arcadia and Georgetown Rec
reation was 81 victory over Ice
Palace in two District League
matches last night.
Hilliard, who zoomed his average
to 1859 for 18 games to pass Clarke,
his ailing Rosslyn team mate, feat
ured team counts of 672-1 1893.
With Eddie Keith's 152-4l9 and
Abe Beavers 146-409, Arcadia shot
1858, winning the middle skirmish,
623 to 594.
Lawrence Pugh with 149-423 and
Bob Miciotto with 141-414 supplied
the fireworks for Georgetown. The
West Enders registered 1923 with
games of 684, 602 and 637. Jack
Talbert with 143-432 and Bill
Krauss with 150-401 tried to stem
the tide against Ice Palace, but
counts of 666, 637 and 628 for q
1881 set were worth only a middle
game verdict.
Ida Simmons Scores.
While Ida Simmons failed to roll
in her usual spectacular style, a
throng watched her cap Henry
Hiser's duckpin show at Bethesda
last night with singles victory over
Ray Huffman, 356 to 344.
In the mixed doubles the queen
of the mapleways paired with Frank
Riley to trim Caroline Hiser and
Brother Henry, 728 to 664. Bethes-
da's match male rollers won the
team match from the pock of the
Montgomery County Ladies' League,
1,707 to 1853.
Miss Simmons shot 354 in dou.
bles and 346 in the team set.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Cady and Corrado Sci
Pace as Cadets Top
Anacostia, 1890

st. Johns rapidly improving quint
has another public high school scalp
dangling from its belt today is a
result of its 1890 victory over Ana
costa High on the latters court.
The Cadets fighting spirit and keen
scoring eye brought them from be-
hind twice to take the honors.
Anacostia, paced by Art Faircloth
and "Jep' Places. went ahead in
the first period, 81. and again in
the third by a 1925 margin. St.
Johns. with Frank Cady and Joe
Corrado shouldering the brunt of
the burden, came with rush in the
closing stanZa to snatch the victory.
Cady chalked up IA points and Cor
RADIO 13.
In a preliminary game ST. Johns
Jayvees were swamped by Anacostia
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Wilson S Varsity Five
Quiets Alumni With
1882 Triumph

Wilson's varsity quint will not
have alumni trouble this season, at
least, for the undergrads turned back
a crack alumni team last night by
1892 in a snappy game.
The losers got off in front and
had an 81 lead at the end of the
first period, but couldn't hold the
advantage and the varsity led by a
20-15 count at the half.
Although DOC" Whites charges
never were headed thereafter the
alumni made it interesting, pulling
up to 1924 with four minutes to 20.
This threat was short t-lved, however.
as Curtis Harrison sent two neat
shots skimming through the hoop
for the deciding points.
Phil Fox, who chalked up IA
points, and tut" Teeple, who played
a stellar floor game, were outstand-
Ing for the alumni.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Record Field Seeks
u. 5. Speed Skating
Championships

BY the Associated Press.
LA CROSSE, Wis, Jan. GA
record field of more than 200 skaters
from 8-year-old hopefuls to tested
Olympic performers, takes to the
ice of picturesque Pettibone La.
goon Rink today for opening races in
the two-day national amateur speed
championships.
Twenty-Five events were listed in
eight age classes.
Sixteen skating associations sent
representatives, heaviest contribu-
tors being Minneapolis with AZ en-
trants and Chicago with 40.
The senior defending champions,
Ken Bartholomew of Minneapolis
and Madeline (Maddy) Horn of
Beaver Dam. Wis, were expected to
have all the competition they
wanted.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
20 Years Aqo
In The Star

Joe Stecher and Earl Caddock
soon will meet in Madison Square
Garden for the world wrestling
title and a $4,000 purse.
Young Bob Fitzsimmons, son
of the former heavyweight cham
pion, stopped Eddie West in
round seven in their scrap in
Jersey City. Gene Tunney
knocked out Jim Monihan in the
first round of a preliminary.
A bill to stop race betting by
mail and wire has been intro
duced to Congress by Senator
Sterling of South Dakota.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
L. LU. Convinces Spartan Five
Zone Defense Can't Be Upset

clamped a tight zone defense on the
Michigan Staters-and made them
like it. That is how they won the
feature of a college double header
at the Garden, 34-25.
It took Michigan State 10 full
minutes to score, and by that time
the Birds were off winging. The
invaders tied 1t up couple of times
In the second half when their great
star, Chester Aubuchon, and mates
found the range.
But the suave Birds soon broke
81 Lobello and Dolly King loose on
under the basket plays-and the
Spartans thus became the 14th VIC
tim of the Birds this year. They
have played Is times.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
1erps Beat Wo|fpaek,
| ACE Big Hurdle in
Clemson Quint
kumbed by 2l-Hour Auto
Ride, Quickly Recover
To Stort Trip Right
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special DlSpatcn TO Inc Star.
RALEIGH, N. c., Jan. 27.-Mary-
lands marauding courtmen headed
for Clemson, S. c.. today on the
second leg of a strenuous 5-game
road trip with well-deserved 1896
victory over North Carolina State
in its travelling bag. The games
have an important bearing on Mary
lands chances of reaching the
Southern Conference championship
tournament.
If stamina counts at all. Coach
Burton Shipleys men should make
the tourney with no difficulty, for
they hung it on State after a long,
dismal auto ride that found them
on the road 81 hours.
Terrapins Quickly Thaw.
The Terps arrived at o'clock yes
terday morning, sleepy-eyed and
numb with cold, but showed no i'll
effects in disposing of the Wolfpack.
Traffic jams, caused by icy roads,
were responsible for the delay.
Tonight Maryland plays power
1ul Clemson team that seeks re-
venge for a 1926 drubbing suffered
at Baltimore New Year Day. The
Tigers were without the services of
their all-America, Banks McFadden,
IN that game, but he'll be in the
lineup tonight. Clemson has set
a sizzling pace since McFadden's
return.
1t is one of the toughest opponents
the Terps must face on this trip
and if Maryland gets past the South
Carolinians its chances of reaching
the championship round will be
bright indeed
Mondorff PAGES Maryland.
Poker-faced Pershing Mondorff
set the pace for his mates last night
with eight field goals and a foul
The broad-beamed guard not only
presented Maryland with a lead in
the first half but looped in a long
one from midcourt to halt a
threatening State rally late in Sec
ond half. Mondorff received ample
and timely assistance from lanky
George De Witt, who chalked up u
points, and Mearle Du Vail, who
contributed 8. The half time score
was 1914, in Maryland's favor.
Ray Smith and Roy Cromartie
engineered a late State rally that
brought the losers within a point of
their guests at 1888, sinking three
field goals in less than a minute. It
was at this juncture that Mondorff
sent one swishing through the mid
court that took the wind out of
States sails.
Cromartie shared scoring honors
with his Maryland opponent, also
ringing up II points.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Can't Beot 'Noogo.
EnqeI Boosts
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Jan.
27.-Joshing Joe Engel warned"
Southern Association magnates
today to provide better baseball
competition for his Chattanooga
Lookouts cor we will show our
talents in higher league"
1--WE are just too smart and
have too much material for this
circuit" proclaimed the Look
out president. Like the Yankees
in the American, we are the class
of the (Southern) League"
Engel failed to mention that
his club captured the 1899 flag
by the scant margin of a game
and half on the final day of
play.
Accustomed to Engel's antics,
the associations directors went
into their annual midwinter
meeting without bothering to
frame an answer.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Tiger Swim Tough Test
For Winning Middies
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
PRINCETON, N. j., Jan. 81
Navy's crack swimming team is ex-
pected to receive a severe test here
tonight when it stacks up against
Princeton's highly regarded natators
in an Eastern Intercollegiate League
tank meet.
Navy opened its league season
last night at Philadelphia, easily
defeating Pennsylvania, 54-21, as it
captured seven of nine events.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
ad Plan End Chain Gang Baseball Favored by American League Head
II Seasons on Ice,
Has First Injury
Hy the Associated Press,

BY the Associated PreSS.
BOSTON, Jan. 27.-They say
you'll get it If you stick long
enough. To which Paul Guibord,
former Dartmouth hockey star,
agrees.
He has played II seasons Of
stiff hockey, three in high school,
four at Dartmouth and four more
with the burly Boston Olympics,
the only American member Of the
rugged Provincial League, with
out an injury. He suffered his
first one, a deep scalp wound,
during last nights Olympics-
Shawinigan Falls game at the
Boston Garden.
Guibord was cut early in the
first period. After submitting to
two stitches, whichc closed his
wound. he came back for the
second period and played the
remainder of the game, which
his team lost, 1-2.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Fine FinaI.Nine Ra||v
Gets Marion Mi|ey
Florida Golf Win
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
PUNTA GORDA, Fla, Jan. a.
Being behind 3 down at the end of
nine holes failed to daunt Marion
Miley Of Lexington, KY, in yester-
days final of the annual women's
golf tournament and she rallied to
defeat Clara Calender of California,
2 and /.
Miss Miley, who never has won
the national championship, but has
won many other major titles at one
time or another, didn't stay behind
long
She erased her opponents lead
and took a Cup advantage on the
back nine of the first 18 holes. by
3 up at the 9th and coasted to
victory.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
LETTER CARRIERS LEAGUE.

High average-Frederichs (CentraD,
1899
High individual game-Frederichs (Cen-
tran. 164
High Individual set-Frederichs tcen-
trail 39S
High team game-Central. SOB.
High team set-Brghtwood No. 1.
Hieh fiat gemes-Mr'vey Ben Frank
linz. Fanshaw (Woodridse), 81.
High strikes-Cole (Woodridge). 25
High speres-Gerardi tYou Street,. III.
Weekly high game-Gay main Ofhce),
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Bio Mack Rookie in Line

PHILADELPHIA, Jan q R.-
Receipt of the signed contract of
Herman Besse, left-handed pitcher
purchased from Memphis. has been
announced by the Philadelphia
Athletics. Besse, 6-foot. 2-inch
200-pounder, won II and lost II
games last season.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Kits Visits Wushinqton U.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. ~ H9.-Jimmy
Kits, former football coach at Rice
Institute, whose teams won the
Southwestern Conference cham
pionship In 1884 and 1887, held
get acquainted" meeting yesterday
with oficials Of Washington Uni
versitys
Evening star., 1940-01-27
By the Associated Press.

BY CNe HSSUCldVeu TIcoS
MINNEAPOLIS. - Olinder Trotter,
176, Chicago, outpointed Bob Ray.
1s6. Decatur, III. uO.
134h. Uniortown, Pa, outpointed joey
Silva, 134h. Los Angeles G2).
HOLLYWOOD Hansford.
1872, Hollywood knocked out Eddie
"1ssos WoscEsg4ERk Esg LOS MsssMcosy nnseles ~ w.lch
100. Portland. Me. technically knocked
out Babe Orgovan, 159, Texas (s).
JERSEY CITY, N. J.--Walter (Redl
Larry Kellum. 100. New York Is.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-Coach
Clair Bee of the Long Island Uni
versity basket ball team is not one
to waste words.
At a luncheon Thursday Coach
Ben Van >Alystyne of Michigan State
said he thought the zone defense
ought to be legislated out of basket
ball.
'No good team ever has found a
successful way to beat it," he
mourned.
Clair, the busy Bee, was there
intently listening to every word.
Last night, Bee made Van Al
styne's words come true.
For the Long Island Blackbirds
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Pin STANDINGS
CHEVY CHASE SATURDAY LEAGUE.

Hleh team eame-Continentals. 62l.
High team set-Guy Sum Restaurant.
1,76l
High individual game-Barnes (Kines
Park Inn. I61.
High individual set-Walker lice Pal
acel. 404
High strikes-Healey lKafec Club. AZ
High spares-Tyler Motor Lines), 1872.
High average-Newgent Motor Lines,
1919; Tyler Motor Lines. 114-31.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
SOIL CONSERVATION LEAGUE.

High team set-Fiscal $50; DRAFTING,
High team sameNDraftins 500; carto-
graphic 2. $50: Research. $50
High individual set-Marshall. 1856. T.
Caspar, 37S; Wintersteen, G. Caspar $40
High individual game-Ronnins, 161
Posey, 153, Naele. 152
High averaee-Wright, 111-2S: G. Cas-
par. 1929; Marshall. 1917.
High strikes-Spann. 81; Ronnine, 30;
Gottschalk, 2S
High spares-Marshal 9s; j. Caspar,
81. Leach, a.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Giants Release ScuIzi

NEW YORK, Jan. q R.-Frank
Scalzi, inflelder signed last summer
by the Giants when he was de-
clared a free agent, has been sold
to New Orleans.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
ColIeqiutes Take Come

Recreation Collegiates defeated
the Ohrback quint, 42-34, at the
Benneker gym last night. Sidat-
Singh and Watts each got u points
for the winner.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Varied Sports

Hockey.
Washington. g. New York Rovers, 8.
Baltimore. 4 Atlantic City. 2.
Detroit. /: CHICAGO. l (overtime).
College Swimming.
Navy, "a; Pennsylvania, 2f.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Hockey Standings

-Iof0nt0 GOodyears, MONTREAL ROYALS,
Mcintyre Miners.
Results Last NiEht.
Washington s: New York. 8.
Baltimore, 4; Atlantic City. 8.
Schedule. e..
ToniRht-washinxton At Atlantic City
Tomorrow-River Vale at New York;
Atlantic City ct Baltimore.
Evening star., 1940-01-27

High AVERAGE Keith, 1911.
High individual game-M Allen. 1874.
High individual set-A. Vito, 1858.
Hish team set-Col. & Clks;, ISIS.
High team game-Col. e. Clks., $50.
High spares-A. Vito "a
High strikes-A Vito, 25.
High fat game-Plummer, Elgin, NC
Cathran, 90.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
From the
Press Box
Goofy No Name for Him,
Yunks' Gomez Insists
BY JOHN LARDNER,


NEW YORK, Jan. 27 (N.A.NA).-
The purchase by the Yankees of the
eccentric and left-handed Mr.. Lee
Grissom is great relief to the &C.
centric and left. handed Mr.. Vernon
Gomez.
'Now that the club has a genuine
screwball to take my place." says
Mr.. Gomez, Il can retire from COM
edy roles and be serious. I always
wanted to play Hamlet"
Mr.. Gomez has been the comedian
Of the Yankees since the day he
Joined them. Little did your CORE
spondent suspect that under this
clowns paint Lefty was a tragedian.
But such turns out to be the case.
"You guys always have misunder-
stood me- said the toast of Aragon
and the boast of CASTLE the other
day, as he gloomily contemplated
dumbbell in the gymnasium, where
he is doing little early training
very little. Il am the most earnest
and businesslike and serious lug in
the world. Goofy Gomez, they used
to call me. Ha, ha," laughed Mr..
Gomez hollowly, gazing at the paral-
lei bars. Il was just as sane as any,
body else. Sanity runs in my fam
lily. My grandfathers were sane, on
both sides.