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Evening star., 1940-11-10

his broad bosom on his own 10-yard line to
halt desperate last-quarter uprising by the
Redskins.
The performance Of this man, risen from
sick bed, swathed in bandages caused delight
ed amazement among the Giant fans. But
the OOOWashington rooters who came to see
the game weren't surprised. They knew Lee
mans would be dangerous if he had bubonic
plague. yellow fever and an arm in sling
A Walking Surgery
lou see, they have known MIR. Leemans
from way back. They know he didn't get that
name Tuffy at taffy pull They saw him play
three bruising years of football with George
Washington University. In practically every
game he had trotted onto the field bandaged
and stitched, padded and taped. strapped and
wrapped to keep all the parts together - for
at least one quarter, anyway. Red Grange was
the Galoping Ghost; Tuffy was the Gallop-
ing Gauze.
G.. w. u, you see, was OBSCURE in football
way. but ambitious. 1t booked the best teams
Evening star., 1940-11-10


ers he had lured to Oregon found themselves
without scholarships jobs or friends Leemans
was stranded, far from home, with board
and-room bill and sundry other headaches.
Word of his sorry plight reached the SYM
pathetic ears of Joe Walsh, schoolboy pal
back home, and Joe promptly wrote his big
brother Len, then backfeld coach at George
Washington Joe was so high in his praise of
Leemans that Brother Len thought it worth
while to risk a few bob on rescuing the half
back. So Tufy came to Washington in
February, 1888.
George Washington. numerically large but
athletically tiny, had never had football
hero before. Leemans became the idol of the
students, the darling of the coeds His feats
preened the civic pride, and his health became
public worry. Yet he never suffered from
swelling between the ears
One day, for instance. George Washington
battled Oklahoma to standst on rain
CONTINUED on pose ~
Evening star., 1940-04-19
1erps Top 6. U.,G. ".
In Tennis, Temple
Results Hint
shutout by Maryland,
Defeated Owls Score
Against Others

If the seasons first comparative
scores may be considered a criterion,
the tennis teams of Maryland,
Georgetown and George Washington
should be ranked in that order at
this early stage of the campaign.
Although it ended a three-day
stand yesterday against those teams
without a victory, Temples netmen
helped give line on the respective
merits Of each. Whitewashed by
Maryland Tuesday and whipped, 5-1
by Georgetown on Wednesday, the
Owls carried G. w. to the final set
of the last match yesterday before
the Colonials emerged triumphant
by 5-4 count. Madden and Davis
scored the deciding point for the
locals by winning the No. 3 doubles
match from Copperman and Harris,
el, So, 81.
David johnson completed the rout
Of Temples No. / singles player by
taking Braverman into camp by
e1. 6t1 scores, but G. w. was able
to get only an even break in the
six singles matches. johnson and
Bernie Blanken gave their side the
required doubles victory.
Summaries:
Braverman. 6-1, 6-l; Harris (To de-
feated Mann. 60. 6-3; Blankin &C. W
defeated Knoblach. 60, 6-: Davis lG
W. defeated Brooks 6-1. 6-3: Copper :
man (TD defeated Madden. 6-3. 4-6
69; Pearson fT) defeated Ashton. g.
g.
Doubles-Blankin and johnson (G. Wy
defeated Braverman and Knoblach. 6-3
6-3: Madden and Davis g. Wy de-
feated Copperman and Harris, 81. ST
6-1: Pearson and Brooks fT.) defeated
Ashton and Mann, Go, 6-.
Evening star., 1940-04-19
From the
Press Box
Ethics of No Benefit
To Wyott's Bad Knee
BY JOHN LARDNER,

special Correspondent OF The Star.
NEW YORK, April 10 (N.A.N.A)-
A question of professional ethics
arises this spring in the case of John
Whitlow Wyatt, Brooklyn's right
handed pitcher, one of whose knees
Is notoriously unsound.
There Is nothing wrong with
Wyatt's arm. If the enemy bats
men were to hit strajghtaway 80
per cent of the time, as they do in
an average ball game (the average
Is about three bunts in 80 times at
bat), Wyatt would have no trouble
being a winning pitcher. In fact,
he would likely win 20 games.
Knowing his weakness, however,
his rivals in the National League
are disposed to bunt the bali re-
peatedly to the neighborhood Of his
position, with the idea of forcing
him to put extra pressure on his
game knee in galloping around and
fielding and making the awkward
throw to first.
This policy was pursued by the
Boston Bees on opening day. At
least, the Bees bunted more often
than normally till the late innings
OF the game, when. trailing by five
runs, they had to revert to straight
away hitting.
Evening star., 1940-04-19
Straight Off the Tee

Woman golfers OF the town, anxi-
oub to get their team matches
started, were to try again today
with q kind of reverse English.
Their second series of contests were
slated, provided the weatherman
relented, to be played at Washing
ton and Woodmont. At the same
time the twice-postponed first series
was scheduled again for next Mon
day-at Argyle and Chevy Chase.
Mrs. Meckley Wins Gross Prize.
But heavy going and an occa-
sional spot of rain didn't stop that
veteran campaigner and grand gal
of local golf-Betty Meckley-from
stepping out in front of the parade
in the opening tourney of the year.
Betty shot level 80 at Washing
ton yesterday to tie for the Miller
Memorial Trophy in the opening
tournament affair of 1910. Her
gross of 80-less a handicap of 2
strokes-gave her a net of 78 and
a tie with Marion Brown for the
trophy. Marion had 82-t78. It
seemed as if another of those bor-
ing ties and more boring playoffs
was due.
But Betty elected to take the
gross award leaving Marion the
net winner and winner of the Miller
Memorial Trophy. In second place
for the net award came Mrs. Myron
Davy, wife of the Congressional
Country Club president, with 81
3-79. Other low scorers: Mrs.
Walter r. Stokes, Manor, 83-2-8l;
Mrs. r. A. Lacey, Columbia, 100
1872; Mrs. Leo Walper. Capital,
89-7-82; Mrs. M. K. Barroll, Army
Navy, 95-11-84; Mrs. r. C. Nit
chell, Congressional, 100-16-S4;
Mrs. L. H. Hedrick, Army Navy
97-1a84. and Mrs. E. Widmayer,
Argyle, 102-18-84.
The women of the Washington
club put on their usual graceful
little show. Prizes were presented
by Mrs. Gorham Freer, chairman OF
the Women's Coli Committee at
Washington.
Evening star., 1940-04-19
Wyott's High, Hard One
Too Fast for Bees

The scheme didn't work. Wyatt's
high hard one was too fast for sue
cessful bunting, and he pitched a
shutout. But were the Bees
ashamed of themselves? Not at all.
Will they try the same thing next
time? Probably. And will the rest
Of the teams in the league do like
wise? think so.
An Englishman would have no
difficulty summing up this sort of
procedure. 1T amt cricket" he
would say. He might even say, 1T
isn't cricket" if he were a highly
educated limey. And the average
major league ball player would re-
ply:
HI no, it's not cricket. But
we're not playing cricket"
The question is slightly delicate,
but I think on the whole + side
with the ball player. Baseball is
played hard, fast, and for keeps,
and not to be able to bunt at will
against Wyatt imposes a handicap
on every other team in the league
and on all of its members.
Carry the point to its logical con-
clusion. Suppose some team had
a blind batsman. Should the op-
posing pitcher walk him every time,
or should he throw the ball across
the plate, thus exploiting the blind
mans weakness?
Evening star., 1940-04-19
College Sailors Hold
Triangular Event -.
Here Tomorrow
6. u, 6. w., Penn Stote
Open Capital Season
In Huins Point Meet

A one-day "beat" on Potomac
River Sailing Association shippers
will be scored tomorrow when the
local intercollegiate yachting front
goes into action with tri-college
meet of Haines Point.
Penn State sailors will join with
Georgetown and George Washington
Universities in the first of a series
Of races expected to attract top
notch collegiate yachtsmen here this
spring.
First race is scheduled for 2::30
pm. with each school represented
by two boats. Competition will be
in the local 11-foot sailing dinghies.
A week from tomorrow the two
local sailing clubs will join With the
United States Naval Academy, while
on May Hams Point will be the
scene of a similar match with
Princeton.
Herbert Lindsay, commodore Of
the Colonials' sailing club reports
arrangements have been made for
the harbor police to patrol the
course, to be laid out of the Army
War College.
Future meets also will start at 2::30
pm.
The spring series Of p. R.. s. A.
opens Sunday afternoon OF Haines
Point,
Evening star., 1940-04-19
Electric Board Scores Gridiron BIockinq
Eleven Men Operate contropton Be Demonstrated

press box, each equipped with
a push button that controls wires
running directly to the dummy
figures on the score board. They
are assigned to only one man
and must watch his every move
ment.
If the right tackle blasted
through and carried out his
blocking assignment big green
light sparkles at his position
on the scoreboard.
But if he was dropped at the
line Of scrimmage and his man"
sifted through to make the tackle,
he blushes with embarrassment
as the operator throws q red
light. ~
The operator must keep
books" on the player and at the
end Of the game hand Coach
Wright the "hit and miss. ~
Evening star., 1940-04-19

port. Season records are kept
on each player.
Tomorrow night at Ballinger
some of the southwest's leading
coaches, including Matty Bell of
Southern Methodist and Leo
Meyer of Texas Christian, will
join other football critics for q
demonstration in q regulation
game.
Coach Wright points out that
his invention will put the damper
on "grandstanding" and encour-
age team play.
Statistics used from the board
last season showed a lad named
Powers, the blocking back,
knocked down exactly 318 tack
lers and missed only 81 for .
batting average of 800.
But he was Just second best.
A gent named Morris cracked
297 and missed only a for his
.9ls average!
Evening star., 1940-04-19
Par|ey Of Directors
May Settle Status
Of Chicago U.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 19.-University
OF Chicago's athletic status in the
Big Ten may be settled here Sun.
day at a meeting of conference ath-
letic directors.
Since Chicago abolished football
last winter, one conference group
is reported to have favored dropping
the Maroons from all sports.
The Big Ten winter meeting de-
layed the 1940-41 basket ball sched-
ule and some observers pointed out
that if directors Sunday announce
list that includes Chicago, the
inference would be that a majority
favored the retention of the Ma.
rooms
If Chicago is dropped from the
schedule, these sources add, the in.
depreciation will be that the di.
rectors are taking this method to-
ward breaking off further athletic
relations.
Evening star., 1940-04-19

Those birds were practically a
bunch Of pros. I mean they were
far too good for my lads" said AL
Houghton, Beaver Dam professional,
and coach Of the Maryland Univers-
ity golf team. University of North
Carolina had just toppled AIS lads
by a score of 81a to y at Beaver
Dam. yep, they were just too good
for U.S."
One split match was the best the
Terrapins could do against the
powerhouse from the Old North
State. Here are the results:
witt lMdJ: 2 and i; R. snow N. C. > beat 1t
eii1 ea1osea Rea 'Hd9 H. and l. Best ball-North
. Julian Murphy md, and H. Boyd IN
g.. even; G., Difendal IN C) beat w
k,mhaii Eanni;nl 'ado; and 3. Best ball-North
y; ,DifIendal IN. c) beat Bob Harmon
1Md). ard 2: Al Carr IN. 6 beat JACK itci
Wade T.uae,.I tMd 8 and 2; Best ball-North
carolina, 4 and 3. Snow and Carr had
75s for the vlctors.
Evening star., 1940-04-19
Appears Good League
For A. |. Cost-off

His knee, which had more water
on it las year than there is in the
bed of Lake Erie, is sound enough
for the time being to render the
gentleman more or less buntproof.
Let us wish him luck, as the saying
goes.
At his best, this long and un-
conflding righthander, who sReaks
IL words week, and all strictly to
the purpose, is about as good a
pitcher as there is in the Ma
tional League. He is not an Ameri-
can League Pitcher, as the record
shows-not quite fast enough. But
his stuff, like Bucky Walters stuff,
is peculiarly adapted to life in the
National, and the next two years
should find him just about as steady
a winner as Walters If the knee
holds up.
This is vitary important to
Brooklyn. Without a consista%
pitcher to hold the front with
Casey and Hamlin, the Dodgers are
short handed in the most signifi-
cant department in baseball. With
Wyatt taking his turn and winning,
they have as good a chance for
the pennant as anybody else.
The next month will give the
"tell."
Evening star., 1940-04-19
Hagen Still Is Mr.. Pro Golfer,
Diplomats Learn, Although
Years Tighten His Arms

They were sitting in the commodi-
GUS locker room at Burning Tree,
after the showers and rubdowns.
The afternoon had been wet and
the going had been heavy. Walter,
is there anything I can do to hit
that ball farther?" asked Davies.
"Yes, there are a good many
things" said candid Walter. "You
can take lot of lessons and you
can spend lot of time on the game.
But after all, the years do take their
toll and you aren't youngster any
more. No otfense, Mr.. Ambassador
you know I don't mean any
but I find the same thing myself.
I can't hit the ball within quite a
few yards OF where I used to knock
1t. And it's only one thing-advanc-
ing years and tightening muscles"
The former Ambassador to Mos
COW and Brussels said: Il had the
pleasure of game with the King
OF the Belgians. He is a very good
player. Over course with a par
OF 10 he had 66. I thought it was
very good"
Very good?" said Walter. 1T
was wonderful. I've played that
course-you mean the Brussels Golf
Club, of course-and I know how
good course 1t is Any one who
can score 66 there has to be good,
which I understand the King is"
Then Walter went on to discuss a
game he had with the former King
OF England. You know he was
very keen for golf" said Hagen. Il
don't know any one keener. He had
a 70, but I imagine his true game
is nearer 82.'
Cotton, the perennial British
champ, according to Walter, is the
only British top-notcher who hits
the ball like a frst-class American
pro.
Walter will stick around town for
few days. He's really working
now. You get the idea that the
playboy who paraded over the world
IN past years, eating his oysters as
he found 'em and letting the shells
fall where they may, has become a
staid businessman.
Some time during the next few
days he'll step down to East Poto-
mac Park and play a round with
Tommy Doerer. He happens to be a
businessman. too. Smart boy, that
Doerer," said Walter.
Evening star., 1940-04-19
Princeton Gives NAVY
Varied Competition
| Tomorrow

ANNAPOLIS, April 19.-Meeting
the Princeton varsities in lacrosse,
tennis and dinghy sailing here to-
morrow, with the freshmen also
meeting or the courts, will give an
orange tint to the sports program
Of the day.
The crews of Princeton and the
Navy, varsity and jayvee, also will
open their rowing schedules on Lake
Carnegie, while the track teams,
with Columbia as a third entrant,
will contest at New York. Another
event on the road for the Navy will
be baseball with Penn State.
Golf with North Carolina is the
only other varsity event at home,
while the plebes meet Eastern High
of Washington on the diamond and
Baltimore City College on the links.
The B Squad nine will meet the
Brooklyn A. A. of Baltimore.
The lacrosse game leads the home
events In interest.
Evening star., 1940-04-19
No Fovors Are Asked
By HurIer: Club

You'll say that no ball club play
Ing professionally would put blind
man in the lineup. True enough
and neither would any club use a
one-legged pitcher-merely a fur
ther aggravation of an injury like
Wyatt's-unless its manager knew
the man could field his position
with sufficient agility to make the
move worthw while.
The feeling of the enemy is,
Brooklyn should not be working
Wyatt unless he is able to do every
thing a pitcher can be expected to
do, which includes the fielding ot
bunts. If he wants to go in there
let him protect himself. He is on
his own. That is the attitude of
the Bees, ETC., and its justice is
shown by the fact that Wyatt and
the Dodgers feel the same way
They expect no favors.
Since baseball is a living to the
players, as well as a public en-
tertainment, it boils down to q
matter Of the survival of the fit
test. And all the way around the
league on this first spring swing
you are sure to see the boys bunting
at John Whitlow Wyatt.
Happily. Wyatt so far seems able
70 defend himself. His shutout in
Boston was fully earned.
Evening star., 1940-04-19
Navy 10 PIT Powerful,
Seasoned Sweeps
Against Tigers
Crew Bigger Than Usual
For Middies; Cuccios
Pulls Stroke BIude

ANNAPOLIS, April 19.-Navy has
sent strong, seasoned varsity crew,
averaging 1917 pounds, a bigger
than-usual Navy combination, to
Lake Carnegie to start the sched-
ule against Princeton tomorrow
The Junior varsity, which also has a
race. averages 176ss, which is con-
sidered good in its class.
The stroke this year is 174-pound
Frank Cuccias, q New Yirk City boy,
who as soph last year stroked the
varsity in two races at the jayvees at
Poughkeepsie. He is bigger and
stronger this year.
Bailey Pride, who rowed his first
varsity race at stroke on the Hudson
last year, weighs 200 pounds this
year, and 200-pound Navy oars
man is hard to remember. He is
rowing at No. 6. while Co-Captain
Irving Peters has been moved to
No. z. -
Bill House, the other leader. 1914
pounds, and Roy Anderson, 1874, one
of the squads strongest and most
seasoned oarsmen, help to make up
an engine room of great power.
Guy Lucian, regular No. 2, is de-
voting himself to his scholastic work
at present and his place is being
taken by Miles Libbey, 20 pounds
lighter. However, Lucian likely is to
be available for the Princeton race.
Only members of the graduating
and next lower classes are on the
varsity eight. The co-captains, Bill
House and Irwin Peters, Roy Ander-
son and Anthony Denies. are seniors
Frank Cuccias, Guy Lucian, Joe
Wheeler and Bailey Pride are
juniors.
Dion O'Sullivan, whose home is
San Francisco, Calf, is strokine
the junior boat. O'Sullivan, Jim
Leipper and Bill Cross were plebe
oarsmen last season.
Boatings of the Navy crews follow
Evening star., 1940-04-19
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

'You see as the years accumulate,
and you don't have the loose mus
cles Of your youth 1t gets kinda
hard to keep from stiffening up
and trying to steer the ball. You
just don't have the knack of throw
ing the club any more. Whenever
start a game nowadays I have to
force myself to loosen my shoulders
and arms and keep them loose"
Walter Hagen, the Old Duke of
golf, the gent who has held every
world title, and who still ranks as
Mr.. Pro Golfer wherever the game
Is played-even though he hasn't
won anything big now for a good
many seasons was speaking. His
audience may not have been hot
as golfers, but they rate pretty high
as businessmen and professional
men and diplomats.
There were Joseph E. Davies, who
has done a chore of golf with the
King Of the Belgians "a good player
In his own right, and who would
have played with Joe Stain if Joe
played those capitalistic games;
Roger Whiteford, the champion of
the Burning Tree Club; Merle
Thorpe, editor of The Nation S
Business, and few others.
Walter had Just finished nine
holes at Burning Tree with Davies,
who is special assistant to the
Secretary of State; Count Robert
van der Straten-Ponthoz, Ambass-
ador from Belgium, and R. M
Scotten. And Walter, even though
ne was good. had taken shellacking
from his distinguished companions
Tor seven holes of the nine-hole match
they played; then doubled up, with
the aid of few shrewdly hit shots
on the last two, had gotten back
| all his money, with a level par &C.
Evening star., 1940-04-19

Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY
Baseball.

Washington at New York, 3:15.
Western vs.. Roosevelt, Western
Stadium public high series
game), 3:15.
Anacostia VS.. Eastern, Ana
costa Stadium public high series
game), 3:15.
Montgomery Blair VS.. Richard
Montgomery, Rockville, Md.
Washington Lee High vs..
George Washington High, Alex
andria, Va, 3:15.
Tech VS.. Bethesda Chevy Chase,
Bethesda, Md, 3:15.
Hyattsville High vs.. Green
belt High. Hyattsville, 3:15.
Track.
Tech VS.. Episcopal, Alexandria,
Va, 3:15.
Golf.
Scholastic matches at Colum-
bia, Washington, Manor, Con-
gressional and Capital.
TOMORROW.
Baseball.
Washington at New York, 3.
George Washington vs.. Temple,
Griffith Stadium, /.
American University VS.. RAN
dolph- Macon, A. u. field, 2::30.
Maryland VS.. Richmond, Rich
mond, Va.
Maryland Frosh VS.. Southern
High, College Park, 2::30.
st. Adams VS.. Charlotte Hall
Military Academy, Charlotte Hall,
Md.
Eastern High VS.. Navy Plebes,
Annapolis, Md.
Episcopal VS.. Tome, Port De-
posit. Md.
Central VS.. Georgetown Frosh,
Hilltop field, 2:30.
Track.
William and Mary (Norfolk di-
vision) VS.. Catholic University,
Brookland Stadium, 2::30.
Maryland VS.. Rutgers, New
Brunswick, N. J..
Maryland Frosh VS.. Forest Park
High, College Park, 2.
Lacrosse.
Maryland VS.. Rutgers, New
Brunswick, N. j.
Washington A. A. VS.. North
Carolina, Central High Stadium,
800.
Tennis.
Maryland VS.. Johns Hopkins,
College Park, $3.50.
American University VS.. Ran
dolph- Macon, Ashland, Va.
Hunter Trials.
Potomac Hunt, Great Elm Farm
near Travillah, Md, IL.
Horse Show.
University of Maryland, 10.
Evening star., 1940-04-19
BY FELIX r. MCKNIGHT.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

DALLAS, April Obscured
these many years by headline
halfbacks, the boys who gather
bruises instead of notices for
painful blocking duties may see
Justice done yet.
FELTON, Wright, coach Of q
country high school football team
out at Ballinger, Tex, has in
vented a contraption that takes
II men to operate-but it may be
the answer.
It made him vince to see q
blocking back cut down two
tacklers and then hear the crowd
roar for undamaged Joe 'Doaks
as Joe skittered for q first down.
So Coach Wright invented an
electric board with ife-size play
ers painted at each position.
Eleven operators" sit atop the