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Evening star., 1940-05-18
Grid Game Makes Dudes of VIKINGS

High school ball. committed spots
increasing the participants
first time With this type of talent the coaches ability
ncees limited Before they the
teach the hit by itself defending
planned and otherwise necessarily skinned
Steiner absorb the rudimens of the
better than Steiner high
infelders considered the
1t too bad that high school permitted
hats the educational department. patches
have the seblance of uniform Maybe right
fielder in Central Stadium which has right
floor
of basebas and the coaches wanged
the
the Vikings uniforms match This explained power
because Central played night football
Johns and drew close to 10000 Football pays
other sports.
what the schools
Roosevelt of these the
because they always getting go along
eight uniforms distany
fielder has to look for himself didn't stockings
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Di iMaggio5wats
First Home Run.
In Chisox Rout
Circuit CIouts Tell
For Dodgers, Reds;
Cub HurIer Stingy
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer,

Signals over! Left-handed pitch
ing isn't making the world cham
pion New York Yankees lie down
and play dead any longer, so the
opposing managers in the American
League had better scout out some
new strategy quickly.
There was no doubt that any kind
of southpaw singing would befuddle
the Yanks during the first month of
the season. The champions faced
left-handed hurlers in IA of their
first 20 games and lost 10 Of them.
But things are different now.
During the gloomy days the Yam
KEGS batting order had five left
handed hitters (six when Alley
Donald or Vernon Gomez pitched
Yesterday there were only two and
the club crushed the Chicago White
Sox, 6-1.
The second straight triumph
raised the Yanks within a half
game of the seventh-place White
Sox. Like the previous victory, yes
terday's was at the expense of a
southpaw, Edgar Smith.
First Homer for Di Mag.
Joe Di Maggie, who returned to
action last week, hit the first homer
OF the year for two runs in the
first inning and in the fourth the
team collected four more, two OF
them on triple by Colonel Buster
Mills. Bill Dietrich took charge for
the Sox in the fifth and pitched
two-hit shutout ball for five in
nings, but too late.
In the best pitching stint, Claude
Passeau held the New York Giants
to two singles in giving the Chicago
Cubs a 40 shutout. Passeau had
a no-hitter until the sixth. Joe
Moore got both New York hits.
Bill Herman homered and Passeau
himself doubled two runs across.
The game was marred by an
accident in the first inning when
Stan Hack of the Cubs was hit on
the head by ball batted by team
mate Hank Leiber. Hack was
knocked unconscious, but the in
jury wasn't as serious as at first
believed and the player was due
to be released from a New York
hospital today.
G0odman's Homer Tells.
A heroic home run with the
bases loaded in the 11th inning
was Ival poison Ivy Goodman's S
good deed for the Cincinnati Reds
and helped break up the game
with the Phillies, To. Boom Boom
Beck held the Reds helpless for
seven innings, but in the eighth
Frank Mccormick hit a two-run
homer to tie the score.
Brooklyn managed to edge out
the st. Louis Cardinals, 4-3, in a
strange game. Whit Wyatt, batted
out of the box in the first inning
two days before, went the route
and held the Cards to seven hits,
including two-run homer by Don
Padgett. Brooklyn got only six hits
off three pitchers, but homers by
Babe Phelps and Dolph CamilI
accounted for three runs.
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Lacrosse, Baseball and Track
Occupy District CoIIegions

Maryland and Johns Hopkins
scraped the moss off their age-old
sports rivalry this afternoon at Col
lege Park, where their lacrosse teams
hacked away for the 1910 collegiate
championship. The face-of was
scheduled for 3 o'clock.
In baseball George Washington
entertained West Virginia at Grif-
fifth Stadium in game scheduled
for 2:30. Frank McGinnis was slated
to pitch for the downtown school.
Meanwhile, at Williamsburg, Va, the
Terp trackmen were engaged in a
heated dispute for the outdoor
Southern Conference crown and with
trial heats disposed of still were well
up in the running. Jim Kehoe and
Mason Chronister tied for first in
the opening heat of the $50, Joe
Murphy captured 220-yard dash
heat and was second in the century
and Alan Miller won his heat in
the 440.
At Baltimore Catholic University
American University and Gallaudet
matched speed and Drawn against
q half dozen rivals In the annual
Mason-Dixon Conference cham
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Best Crop of Prospects From 1927

1t mas material
the local scholastic ranks The last and probably
f was harvested from ls222 roughly recalling There
limits in those days and there
Some of them pretty good Western shostop
Bobby Stevens At the time High inhder
Bill Weber and coming right behind him. another
Central presented standot like Lefty
Brandt and Willie Wolf Roosevelt Git
May and Eastern in and produced the
Weber still plays for the Reds National League
with Montreal Almost direct from high school,
into the International than during
earned paidup college terms with big league sponsoring
drfted into minor league ball.
They older set of ball
time baseball didn't
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Star Staff Photo.
Maryland, Duke Snipe
Al North CaroIina's
Track Supremacy
Distance Runners Hold
Terps' Southern Loop
Championship Chance
BY the Associated Press,

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, May 18-
1t was the University of North Caro-
lina's two-time champions against
the field in the finals of the 18th
annual Southern Conference track
meet today, with Maryland and Duke
given an outside chance to upset
the well-balanced Tar Heel squad
None of the big three lost an ex-
pected point winner in the qualifying
tests in 10 of the Is events yesterday,
but an infected foot cost North
Carolina the services of Jim Davis,
holder of the conference mile record
and one of the few collegians in the
country who can keep step with
Maryland's Mason Chronister.
Dukes supremacy in the shot put,
javelin and discus, which is expected
to net the blueclad Durham contest
ants one-two finishes in each of
these events for 81 points, together
with Ernie Wallis good showing in
the ! 100 and 220-yard heats and
Browns 50.3 quarter mile yesterday,
helped establish Duke as the most
likely team to end Carolinas reign.
Terp Backers Optimistic.
Marylands hackers predicted,
however, that the black and gold
jerseyed Terps would finish ne-two
in the half-mile and mile; Joe
Murphy would retain his 100 and
220 yard dash individual titles, and
the mile relay team would win
handily as nucleus toward de-
throning the Tar Heels.
North Carolina is counting on one
two finishes for March and Mengel
in the high and low hurdles, but
Griffin Callahan, surprising entry
from William and Mary who won his
low hurdle heat and finished close
second to March in the highs, might
beat out one of the favorites.
The versatile March is slated to
win the high jump on form and
place no more than second in the
broad Jump for the Tar Heels.
North Cardinals Crockett, defending
Emile champion. will have to be at
his peak to outrun Maryland's Fields,
undefeated this season with an un-
extended best time of $40.
Marks Threatened Today.
North Carolinas juggernaut quail
if1ed 16 entries yesterday, Maryland
Is and Duke IA. None of the other
schools has a chance at the team
title. There were no qualifying
tests in the high jump, pole vault,
l and 2 mile runs and the 1-mile
relay yesterday.
Finals in the field events were set
for $3.50 pm. with the track finals
scheduled to start a half hour later.
A rain-soaked track enabled the
loop records to survive yesterday S
preliminary assault, but faster Gin
ders and the spirited three-way
title battle were expected to threaten
the best previous performances to-
day. The qualifiers won yesterday
without bearing down whenever pos
sible.
Evening star., 1940-05-18
GoodaII Triumph
For Hogan Seen
In 5.Point Lead
Little Texas Golfer
Burning Up Course
In Round Robin
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK. May 1s.-Ben
Hogan, the Dublin, Tex, terror,
appeared to have the Goodall
round robin match play golf tour
nament well in hand when the
fourth round started today.
With four gruelling rounds still
to be played over the Fresh Meadow
course, and each of them against
the stiffest sort of competition, the
swarthy Texan might, of course,
be overhauled and beaten. But with
three great scores of 71-69-73 be-
hind him, and a lead of 5 points
over Paul Runyan and Jim Thom-
son, Ben promised to be hard to
catch.
Hogan's Rise Phenomenal.
Ben is little guy with a tremen-
dous drive. He weighs only about
1876, yet only Sam Snead and Jimmy
Thomson can outdrive him con-
sistently. He gets his distance
through a heroic windup, some-
thing like Bobby Feller's, and q
vicious snap of his wrists.
This is Hogan's first big year, and
a victory in the Goodall would cap
a phenomenal rise. He scored his
first big win in the North and South
Open at Pinehurst the past winter,
then knocked off the Greensboro
and Asheville Open Journeys in
rapid succession.
Ben is noted for his incessant
practice. He likes to play two
rounds a day, then practice for three
or four hours, at least. At night
he usually winds up on a driving
range somewhere around White
Plains, N. Y, where he is assistant
professional at the Century Club.
Built for Hard Grind.
Young, athletic, and as hard as
nails. Hogan is perfectly equipped
for the Goodall tournament, which
calls for seven rounds in four days.
Where Hogan had IL "plus" points
going into today's two rounds,
Runyan and Thomson each had 7.
Clayton Heafner was fourth with
5, Martin Pose of the Argentine
had 4, Dick Metz, g.; Gene Sarazen,
2, and Byron Nelson, the open
champion, /. Horton Smith was
even-stephen, and the remainder
were battling from far behind.
Evening star., 1940-05-18
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


NEW YORK, May 18.-Arthur
Donovan, New York's No. l ref
cree, will work the joey Archi-
bald-Harry Jeffra featherweight
title fight in Baltimore Monday
night. Detroit and Duquoin, ILL.,,
are first and second in line for the
fall trotting dates originally as
signed indianapolis. Clayton
Heafner the North Carolina golf
star, has been lost completely five
times in the big towns mazes
since arriving Wednesday for the
Goodall. Notre Dame is calling
off its colorful gridiron rivalry
with Georgia Tech because of the
Southeastern Conferences play
for-pay policy.
Watch your h's-Patty Steph-
enson, the Minneapolis golferette,
shortly will wed DR.. George S.
Bergh. Watch out for this: Sec
ond-round pairings-Patty Berg,
Minneapolis, VS.. Patty Bergh,
Minneapolis"
This corner is delighted to Sec
ond the motion of Brother Bob
Considine of the New York Mir
ror that Umpire Bill KLEIN be-
longs in baseball's hall of fame.
Major league scouts are making
Baton Rouge, La, a regular stop.
Paul Brotherton, L. S. U. first
sacker, and Charley Anastiasio,
slugging left fielder, are the mag
nets. The Reds and Dodgers used
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Maxi, Third, Capture,
PIaudits Of 10000
Al Relief Show
MehI Wins 2-MiIe Race:
Stanford Four Beats
American Record
By the Associated Press.

LOS ANGELES, May 18.-Taisto
Maxi, the Flying Finn with the
heart too big for his good, went
down to defeat before his friendly
enemies of America, Walter MehI
and Gregory Rice, but there was a
roar of applause for his courageous
battle in losing 2-mile race here
last night.
Mehl, the Wisconsin star, won
this special race in the Finnish re-
lief track and field carnival In
minutes 1.8 seconds, breasting the
tape 5 yards in front of Rice, Notre
Danes national collegiate 2-mile
champion of 1899. while Maxi, out
sprinted in the final kick for the
finish line, ran third, yards back
of Rice.
Sonia Henie Presents Medal.
A crowd of some 10000 turned out
for the program, which included
acts and introductions of many
Hollywood motion picture celebrities.
Maxi received big hand when he
received his medal from Sonia
Henie, the one time Norwegian
Olympic skating champion.
Three outstanding marks were
achieved in other events, chief of
which was the time of the Stanford
University quartet, which won the
2-mile relay in 7 minutes 1913. The
performance eclipsed the American
mark of Z minutes 402 seconds set
at the Olympics here in 1882 by a
British team. The Stanford team
consisted of Ernie Clark, Blair Hyde,
Jack Moore and Paul Moore.
Once again Paul Moore defeated
Louie Zamperini of Southern Cali
fornia. Both ran the anchor lap in
the relay, and it was Moore's final
kick that brought him close but
decisive victory. California was
third, not far out of the running.
Barely Misses Jumping Record.
High Jumpers Johnny Wilson of
U. S. c. and Les Steers of the
Olympic Club, San Francisco, tied at
6 feet 82s inches, and made a fine
attempt to break the world record
Of 6 feet 9a inches. Wilson, par
ticularly, barely missed on all three
tries.
Cornelius Warmerdam of the
Olympics captured the pole vault
at IA feet 10 inches, with Earle
Meadows next at IA feet.
Mozel Ellerbe of Tuskegee Insti-
tute, national college sprint cham
pion, won the 100-yard dash as ex-
pected, edging out Mickey Anderson
of U. S. c. in 81 seconds, while the
California four-man mile relay team
captured that event in the fast time
of minutes 1873 seconds. The team
was composed of Reese, Froome
Buzeck and Barnes.
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Benny Is Playing in Horrible Company

The question carried Hardy track
coach at Central Mr.
he had held within
places
Il pulling against him. sighed wanted
boy could Benny now He
plays ball" Mr. Pearce it might be added, isn't
SO couldn't judgment Steiner hitter
shortstop othde explained however-the kid
is the football
thinks"
If we were scouting we'd have young Steiner
and considerably than that of Billy Fisher
who also supposed to be prospect
judging Benny risky because he playing pretty
The limit and the
taken their toll what
Evening star., 1940-05-18

pionship games at Homewood Field.
Catholic, defending champion, was
a strong favorite to repeat, having
nosed out Johns Hopkins, its most
formidable rival, by 64-62 margin
in a dual meet last week.
Georgetown's trackmen were at
Morgantown, w. Va, for q dual meet
with the Mountaineers. The last
out-of-town engagement involved
the Washington Athletic Associa-
ton lacrossemen, who travelled to
Baltimore to battle an improved
Loyola College team.
Hopkins was a slight favorite over
Maryland on a basis of comparative
records and because of superior re-
serve strength, but the Terps had
plenty of support. A banner crowd
was expected to see the match.
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Slim Margin of Centrors Win
Over Riders Heurtens Rivals
Chasing High School Leader

against Wilson with Second Base
man Billy Hite the offensive leader
with two doubles and two runs.
Charley Hoffman relieved Starting
Pitcher Mino Briscuso after II men
had batted and settled down to pitch
shutout ball for the next four
frames, but the damage had been
done and Wilson never got in the
game.
Kenny beavers, making his first
interhigh start for the Lincoln Park
ers, had a no-hit game until one
was out in the seventh, but Cornwall
nicked him for a short single to
center and he yielded another to
Harry before retiring in favor of
HaSlup.
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Major Leaders
By the Associated Press.

American League.
Battins-Averill. Detroit, .46s; Fin
ney, Boston, 400.
Runsacase, Washington. 25; Foxx.
Runs batted in-Foxx. Boston, 80:
Walker, Washington. %
Boston, 3S.
-Doubles-Boudreau, Cleveland. 12;
Mack. Cleveland. 10.
1.TTIIiD TTiDieS@SndniSh' wo .S3ns,Ga' st. Louis. and
Home runs-Foxx. Boston, 8; Tros-
Ky. Cleveland. 8.
Stolen bases-Case, Washington. 10:
walker. Washington, B.
Pitchine-Milnar. Cleveland, 40;
Babich, PHILADELPHIA, Al.
National League.
Batting-Walker. Brooklyn, Alb:
Custine, Pittsburgh, $50.
~ Runs-Mize, st. Louis. 22; J. Moore.
Runs batted in--Mize, st. Louis, 21;
three tied with 20.
Hits-Mize and Slaughter. st. Louis,
and Leiber. Chicago, 81
,Douhles-Padgett, st. Louis. 8: six
Triples-Ross. Boston. 8: three tied
a., Home runs-Mize. St. Louis. 8: four
Stolen bases-Frey, Cincinnati g;
Dannins, New York, and Werber, Gin
-Pitching-Walters. Cincinnati, SO;
thompson. Cincinnati, Al.
Evening star., 1940-05-18
AveriI| Majors Best
Al Bat With Spurt
To .468 Average
Detroit Vet Well Ahead
Of Nationals Leader,
Walker Of Dodgers
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 18.-Earl Averin
of the Detroit Tigers popped to the
top of the big league hitting heap
this week with a 1853 percentage
that gave him the lead not alone Of
the American League, but of both
majors. The veteran outfielder had
not been considered in the ratings
previously because he did not start
the season as regular and had been
at bat but a few times.
He now has been at bat Al times
in 16 games and made % hits, thus
replacing Chicago's Taft Wright,
who slipped from a lofty .405 perch
to .375 and fifth place in the Amer
ican League rankings In one week.
The weeks most impressive gain
among the leaders was ~ points by
Lou Finney Of the Boston Red Sox,
who jumped from .373 to 400 even.
Dixie Walker of the Brooklyn
Dodgers, who had not been rated
previously for the same reason as
Averill, stepped into the National
Leagues No. l slot with q .413
average.
The 10 leaders in each league:
Evening star., 1940-05-18
D. c. BowIers Garry Lead
Into Final K. of G. Tilt

Leading in the team and singles
events, Washington Knights of Co.
lumbus bowlers will be host to a
delegation of Baltimore K. of C..
pinmen in the final of their annual
intercity matches tonight at Tad
Howard's Rendezvous.
In the first engagement at Balti-
more the champion Pinta team de-
feated the hometown Patapsco quint
by IL pins and Leo Diegelmann, with
$50, won the singles from G. Gravese
by 80 sticks. The District doubles
team Of Carl Betz and John Kane,
with $40, lost by z pins to Murray
and Feldpusch.
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Roy Says the Mats Kidded Jimmy PofohI

Steiner went into action with batting
picked up double two singles and base balls
the plate Two of his hits sailed
renee In almost sandlot park they would
But around Central they indignant suggested
short fence helps Steiner
I'VE also play on other fields Mr.
lar ght-held he left
just smart He pulls the ball here take
Say he went Ibid hear Washington players
kidding Jimmy Pofah after they Benny? Well they
IN my book has bad and when this boy
the fellows got kidding Pofah No foong
better hrow than Pofah right although personally
is outfeder"
Evening star., 1940-05-18
1erps Battling Y. N. |.
For $3.50 Break
AT Lexington
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEXINGTON, Va, May 18.-
Maryland was to meet v. NJ I. today
with hopes of an even break in its
two-game baseball series in this
town after being beaten yesterday
by Washington and Lee, 80. Per.
shing Mondorff, big right-hander.
was slated to pitch for the visitors.
Adam Bengoeche's homer with
Pop" Wharton on base saved Mary
land from shutout yesterday and
cracked Bob Gregerson's record of
20 scoreless innings.
The Generals scored all their runs
of Lefty Earl Springer on walks
and wild pitches.
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Anac0stia Chases Nance.

Anacostia still is looking for its
first series victory after being shell
lacked by Western, which compiled
60 lead before the Indians broke
the ice in the sixth. The losers
had the satisfaction of driving Car
mel Nance from the box in the
eighth inning during which it scored
four times, but Relief Hurler MINI
nom quelled the threat. Nance had
given only five hits before suddenly
blowing up. Two of Anacostia's
runs scored on a wild throw by
Shortstop Hal Mitchell on what
should have been the third out.
Aside from that, Mitchell's defensive
work along with that of Third Base
man jim KaraS was outstanding
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Stors Yesterday
BY the Associated Press.

Al Milnar and Jefi Heath. Indians
Milnar held Sc, lators TO seven hits and
one run and Heath hit two home runs.
Claude Passeau, Cubs--Eeld Giants
to two hits and batted in two runs with
q double.
Ival Goodman, Reds-Hit home run
with bases loaded In 11th to break up
ball game with Phillies
Marvin Breuer and Joe Di Magic.
Yankees-Former. kept i've hits scat
tered and latter hit two-run homer in
drst inning aRainst White 6ox.
Dolph Camiln and Babe Phelps,
Dodgers-Their home runs Led way to
victory ovoe Cardinals.
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Arthur Donovan to Referee Jeffro-Archbud Fight
PyPo Policy Noe Georgia Tech Htne

up 81 balls Cat $1.25 peri in their
13-inning battle the other day.
One of the features of commence
ment week at Notre Dame will
be an exhibition golf match be-
tween Walter Hagen, jr., and his
famous pepper. The Elon Col
Evening star., 1940-05-18

1ege N.C.) baseball team won 20
Of 81 games this season, 10 of 'em
in a row.
Paging Paychek-Johnny Pay
chek offered to meet Red Bur-,
man free gratis to show East
erners he still can fight. Des
Moines fans are wondering why,
Evening star., 1940-05-18

Increasing indications that Gen.
trail Is not invincible despite its un-
defeated status In the current school
baseball race heartened five other
series teams today as the playoff
dates loomed in the not-too-distant
future.
For a Roosevelt nine, which had
won only once in three previous
starts, not only knocked out the
Vikings ace pitcher, Bill Fisher, for
the first time this year yesterday,
but had the tying run on base in
both the eighth and ninth innings
before losing a 6-5 decision in the
Thirteenth street stadium.
With Eastern and Western both
winning. over Woodrow Wilson and
Anacostia, respectively, the standing
of the first four teams remained un-
changed with the Lincoln Parkers
only a game behind Central and
the Red Raiders a game and a half
A big eight-run first inning started
Eastern on the way to 1913 victory
over Wilson, while Western STAYED
of a late rally to down Anacostia,
9-5.
Khgman Comes to Rescue.
Central may thank Relief Pitcher
Charley Kligman for preserving its
spotless record as the little black
haired youth got his team out Of
hole into which Fisher had plunged
it before retiring in the eighth, and
again in the ninth, when he famed
Len Michaelson, already credited
with double and triple, for the
last out with two Riders on base.
Benny Steiner didn't hurt his
standing as one of the series lead
ing hitters by blasting two singles
and a double for perfect day at
bat.
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Petworths Invade Lorton

Petworth baseball club will travel
to Lorton, Va, to play the Lorton
Blues on their diamond tomorrow at
2 o'clock. Petworth players will meet
at 1418 Monroe street NV. at noon
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1940-05-18

Euns-Htte 80, Coppake f2), Cation.
wall, Palhamus, Rabbit Runs batted in
(2). Cohiu. Walsh. Hayes (2),
beavers 90. Hite. Fugler. Cornwall.
mus Two-base. hits-Hite (2). Coppage,
Cohsll: Left on bases-Eastern, g. wilson,
y. Double plays-Palhamus to Briscuso
kowaiSki to Columbus to Briscuso Bases
on balls-on beavers, s; off Haslup. 3; OF
briscuso. 2; Of Hoffman, 2: OF Norman. 1.
STRUCK out-By beavers, TO- by Hasiup,
4; BY Briscuso. l: BY Hoffman. 3: by Nor
man, l. Wild pitch-Haslup. Hit by
pitcher-By beavers CFugler, calisto). Hits
-Cn Briscuso. 5 in p inning for runs:
on Norman. 1 in 2 innings for runs.
winning pitcher-Deavers. Losing pitcher
-~5riscHso; Umpire-Mr. Shoemaker.
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Yan Chase Saw Slab link Their Big Guns Boom Western Front
Win, Lose or Draw
High School Ball With Patches in Ponts
By FRANCIS {. STAN.

Next to AL Blozis OF Georgetown probably the
athlete in town this Steiner
stop OF the Central High Vikings Heights way they whisper
at the Senator'S Red Tigers
begging Benjamin to go to nice college at their
"A scout from the Cincinnati Reds" supposed today
Coach Jackie Ray of the Vikings
Hes quite boy Benny I've
~ - - "
there stand yesterday for the Central
Roosevelt game he must have
DOCKS under his But
shown in Steiner Even Uncle Clark Griffith
Billy Werber and Charley Keller admits
I don't know if he's infeder
good batting stroke You can't
promising but sometimes they make they
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Red Sox Won't Come

A late cancellation by the Eagles
has left the Virginia Red Sox with
out game for tomorrow. They
have a diamond or will travel. Call
Columbia 6941 until $50 pm.