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Evening star., 1940-03-12
Eagles After Second
Place Tie as Hosts
To Rovers Tonight
New Workers, on Other
Hand, Would Close
Gap on Orioles

One OF four remaining Eastern
Amateur Hockey League games at
Riverside Stadium will be played to-
night when the Washington Eagles
stack up against the New York
Rovers in a bid to tie for the second
place spot which slipped from their
grasp over the week end.
Currently trailing the league
leading Baltimore Orioles by eight
points and the Royers by two, the
Eagles hope to lock the battle for the
runnerup berth tonight and then
clinch the position in their remain
ing six games.
New York, though, has more lofty
ambitions. The Rovers can whittle
Baltimore's lead to four points by
spanking the Eagles and then slice
that lead to the slim margin of two
points by whipping Baltimore when
those clubs clash tomorrow night
at Baltimore.
The pressure is on the Rovers,
however, for in seven games here
the Eagles have trounced them five
times. The Eagles, in fact, are SEN
sational stuff at Riverside, winning
IS games, losing 4 and tying in
competition against regular Eastern
League foes.
The Rovers, who invariably pre-
sent sizzling battles here, still own
the leagues leading scorer In Al
bert Ceilings and other prolific point
collectors in Murdo Mckay and
Frank Boucher, jr.
Evening star., 1940-03-12
Smaller Quints Aim
To Match Thriller
Of UnIimiteds
|. D. R. A. 47-46 Winner
Over J. 6. c. in Greet
A. A. U. Tourney Tilt

With the hottest action Of the Dis
trict A. A. U. basket ball tourney
thus far supplied by their ,lnlim-
tied representatives last night, In
terror Department Recreation Asso-
citation and Jewish Community Gen.
ter l45-pound teams will attempt to
pick up where they left of tonight
when they meet in the opening game
Of triple-header at Heurich gym at
7:30 o'clock.
The unlimited engagement involv-
ing I. D. R. A. and j. c. c. clubs
packed a wallop until the final sec
ond. with Interior clinging to lead
in the waning seconds to win, 47-46
For ~ minutes no more than two
points separated the teams.
Harold Ifshin, j. c. c. center,
topped scorers with 81 points, while
Bob Wright, Don Frye and Paul Ray
were outstanding for Interior with
13, II and 10 points, respectively.
Other games saw Art Welders
whip Friendship House, 36-17, in a
145-pound tilt and Y. M. C. A.
thump Hyattsville Businessmen, 43-
80. in an unlimited class struggle.
Boiling Field will face Mount Yer
non in tonight's $3.50 o'clock game,
with United Typewriters and Pet
worth A. c. colliding an hour later.
Evening star., 1940-03-12
20 Years Ago
In The Star

Collecting 13 runs of as many
hits, the Mats made an impress
sive showing to defeat the Tampa
club, Is to 3. in the Griffmen's
first exhibition game Of the sea-
son. Courtney. Carlson and
Crockett held the hosts to five
scattered hits. Sam Rice led the
winning attack with three hits,
one triple.
Gosnell, Hutchison, Leohler,
Guide and Parker will lineup for
Tech tonight when the interhigh
champions meet McKeesport
High, Pennsylvania leaders, at
G. U. gym.
Art White, former C. U. player,
is making an excellent showing
with the New York Giants at
San Antonio, Tex. He is con-
sidered certain big league ma
terial.
Oscar A. HERMAN has been
named president of the newly
formed Silver Spring Gun Club.
w. s. Taylor was named vice
president and Burkward s..
LeiZear, secretary.
Evening star., 1940-03-12
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 12-
Edward P. (Slip) Madigan, who
raised st. Mary's College from OBJ
scurity to national prominence on
football gridirons, was out of his
l8-year coaching job today by order
Of the college athletic board. but
the reason for the sudden action
was undisclosed.
The board decided yesterday not
to renew Madigan's contract when
1t expires March 81, l941, and an
nounced the decision in kilograms
dispatched to newspapers. There
after the board members vanished
as far as interviewers were con-
cerned, and the telegram failed to
state why the action was taken.
Madigan, who came to st. Mary's
in 1921 when the college had II
students, likewise could not be
reached. Calls to his home in Oak
land brought only the response that
he was "out."
Not to Coach This Spring.
j. Philip Murphy, chairman of
the st. Mary's board of athletic
control, announced the body not
only voted to end Madigan's serv-
ices, but that he would not coach
the 1910 team, either in spring prac-
tice or during the fall season.
The spring practice will be han
died by Norman P. Red Strader
assistant mentor, mentioned in
some quarters as a possible success
sor to the retiring coach.
Evening star., 1940-03-12
Moneon Is New 6. U.
Tennis Coach

Coaching Georgetown University's
tennis team won't be Tom Mangan's
first experience at teaching the
game he has played all his life. The
dean of local players and former
Middle Atlantic Association official
has instructed Washingtons Junior
Davis Cup netmen for the past two
years, but, as will be the situation at
the Hilltop, never was paid for his
efforts.
Rather than become a profess
sional, Mangan desires to retain his
amateur status so that he may con-
tinue to play tournament tennis.
Although Is. the veteran still man.
ages to advance to the final rounds
OF almost every local tourney he
enters.
Evening star., 1940-03-12
81. Pete-Havana Mark
Set by Sail Fleet
In Big Regatta
Good News, First Croft
In, Beots Old Record
More Than Z Hours
BY the Associated Press.

by tne AsSOCldteQ freSS.
HAVANA, March l2-Eleven trim
yachts, ranging from the 95-foot
Golacamm down to the 28-foot
Bicho Malo, lay at anchor in Ha-
vana Harbor today after a record
breaking sail over the 1874 nautical
miles of the ocean course from St.
Petersburg.
Aided by strong, favorable winds,
the fleet made about the quickest
trip on record in the 18th annual
st. Petersburg Havana race. The
first yacht to arrive, Robert john
sons 65-footer Good News, slashed
more than two hours off the pre-
vious record for the race, finishing
with an elapsed time of 81 hours,
is minutes and 43 seconds. The
former mark was 1926, made by
sirocco in 1887.
Good News Sweeps Honors.
The last arrival, George Wallace's
34-foot Half Moon from Panama
City, Fla, needed only So hours, 81
minutes and 18 seconds to complete
the course. In the past years it
sometimes has been four or five
days before the entire feet reached
port.
Good News took top honors on
practically all counts. In addition
to being the first to finish, she
had q corrected fleet time of "a :08:4
and corrected time in the yawl
division Of 35:5S:43 for first place
in each.
William Labrot's Stormy Weather
OF Annapolis, Nd, was second and
Harkness Edwards Wakiva third
among the yawls.
Admate Leads Schooners.
First place on corrected time in
the schooner division went to Ad-
mate, skippered by Ted Leonard of
st. Petersburg. although she fin
ished some seven hours behind the
big scratch boat, Golcamm, sailed
by Alfonso Gomez Mena of Havana
Top honors in the cutter division
went to Java Head, sailed by Bob
Bryant Of Detroit. The scratch
boat in her division, she finished
with time Of 43:07:18.
Evening star., 1940-03-12
RequIs Gain First-HoIf
Basket Ball Honors

Regal Clothiers were being hailed
as tardy but definite first-half
champions Of Mckinley division in
the District of Columbia Recreation
Departments Basket Ball League
today, following its 1923 conquest
Of the Northeast Merchants in a
postponed game last night.
Other games, all in the Roosevelt
division, found Seven Seas Grill
swamping Vanguard, 62-19; Sons OF
Pericles stopping Bliss Electrical,
1914. and Arlington nosing out
Bellman Heating, 3l-30. Daven-
ports "a points for Seven Seas Grill
were high for the night.
Evening star., 1940-03-12

%
~ Score st h.lf-ls.11. l ethe.ds-chevy
Dulin.
O'Connell Keeps Crowd Happy.
For the 'steenth time since The
Star has sponsored the games,
Master of Ceremonies Jack OCon-
nell kept the crowd In high spirits
with stream Of lively chatter, while
the Boys Club Band outdid itself
to make itself heard over the con-
tinual uproar. Perhaps the biggest
hand OConnell drew came when he
introduced Charlie Malone Of the
Redskins, who presented the prizes
as the list was called of.
Margaret Lee, Bethesda's red
headed star, was chosen the out
standing girl player, while Capt.
John Shumate accepted the trophy
when BIC. C.'s boys team was
voted the best suburban team.
B.sC. C's Barbara Wilson acknowl-
edged the girls runnerup prize, while
each of the following Roosevelt
players received individual trophies
as members of the championship
squad: Capt. Hymie Perlo, George
West, Ernie Travis, Tom Robertson,
Alan Miller, Richard Goodman, AL
Katz, Frank Ciango and Manager
Earl Pruitt.
Evening star., 1940-03-12
Griff Awaits Action on Aderho|t, Pitko, Quick
Lon Hasn't Replied Explanation They Amply Tested

Joe Quinn, the rookie pitcher
from Brooklyn, today had in a
cast the collarbone he broke Sun
day in practice. He's through
with baseball for many weeks.
Orlando's fourth warm, sunny
day since camp was opened on
February Is greeted the Mats yes
terday as the two-a-day prac-
tice routine was started. The
regulars went through q snappy
workout, but the afternoon, or
non-Enghsh-speaking squad, had
a tough time. The rockies in
field practice looked more like
what you'd see on the Ellpse.
Sherard Robertson, nephew Of
Evening star., 1940-03-12

Griffith, is trying to make the
grade as Charlotte's shortstop
this year, but baseball men in
camp don't give him much
chance. Even Grifnth Is inclined
to believe Sherry is an outflelder.
HE can hit pretty good" Grif
says, "but he doesn't help himself
as q fielder because he gets too
doggone fat"
Sherry formerly played at the
University of Maryland.
With no great glee the Mats
are awaiting Friday, when they
ride the bus to distant Fort Myers
for a game with the Indians. In
order to get there on time they
must arise at $50 am. Ouch!
Evening star., 1940-03-12

demand for more and more SONGS
that the program is now presented
every Tuesday night over the
above-named stations and plans
are being perfected to shortly add
many additional stations. 1t has
been . long time since any musi-
cal event so stirred the interest Of
the world Of music lovers. The
simple folk songs of the Negro are
presented with the verve and sest
for which Negro singers are famous,
while the more difficult numbers
of the great Negro composers are
rendered with consummate skill
and rare sympathy.
If you have not yet enjoyed these
programs tune in this coming
Tuesday night. These programs
are presented by The National
Brewing Company for the pleasure
Of its many friends who have come
to know National Bohemian and
National Premium Beers for their
excellent quality. (The National
Brewing Company Of Baltimore.
Maryland.)
Evening star., 1940-03-12
Walsh. Young, Johnson, Motty,
Alec Had Rubber Winos

Jack Chesbro won 40 games in
one season with the old Yankees.
Big Ed Walsh won 40 games and
saved II others with the White Sox
in one year. He worked in &c games
that year. Cy Young averaged bet
ter than 20 winning games a year
for % years. Matty and Alexander
beat the 30-game mark three years
in succession. Alexander pitched 16
shutouts one season. Walter john
son won three shutouts in a four
day span.
But today a 20-game winner is a
rarity. Any pitcher who can turn
in 16 wins is supposed to be among
the best. A few years ago he would
have been nothing at all, just an
other guy around the ball park.
You also will notice that the
great pitchers from the past not
only worked through 40 or more
games year, but they also lasted
from Is to 20 years.
It's all different today. A 20
game winner seems to think he is
riding the top Of the world.
The old-fashioned pitching arm
apparently Is on its way out, with
Bob Feller the main exception.
Evening star., 1940-03-12
Fights Last Night
BY the Associated Press.

cHICAGO.--Kid Mccoy, 141. De-
tIoit, outpointed Gene Spencer, la2,
S1sE PST1rsTEslsSu5iRoH.-os.ie Harris, 14s.
Pittsburgh, outpointed Carmen Notch.
l44. Pittsburgh t1O).
rerre Halte. md. weitsrweisht. out
pointed Bobby wilson, Orlando uO.,
BALTMoRE.-ChaIky Wrixht, 1851,
Los Angeles. knocked out Charlie
Conner, 1907, Baltimore az.
NEW ORLEANs.-Leo Kodak. 1854.
ChicaRo, outpointed the Yucatan Kid.
i's MIAMI Hsi''p BEACH, slcii rls,-reny Music,
Harden. 1874, Burlington. N. C. 1O).
PORTLAND, Me.--Coley Welch: l62.
Portland, outpointed frankie Nelson.
lB7 Davenport, Iowa GO.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex.-Kid Azteca.
1877. welterweight champion Of Mexico.
1uns knocked out Jack Taylor 1856 Port
PHILADELPHIA. - Bob Montgomery.
1876. Philadelphia. outpointed Al Nett
low, 40. Detroit GOl,
NEWARK, N Phil sharkey. 1873,
Newark, stopped Johnny WarEo' 1s5.
PitsssHrss Hoy ssspRanisios, az Art.-Joie pa,mo.
1c4, Louisville. Ky. outpointed Pat
craxxSSsF axS rK4Nefsc4 aEs s4Srlnsi Joe odalardo.
1874 Mexico. City, and Chief Evening
HoUsroN. Tex.mMsihei' Viila. "a.
141. Mexico City. outpointed Law
FeldmAn, 1875. Brooklyn GO.
Evening star., 1940-03-12
Rainbow Division Vets
To Hear Redskins

Capt. and Assistant Coach Turk
Edwards and Guard Bill Young of
the Redskins will be guests Of honor
at the supper meeting of the Dis
trict of Columbia Chapter Of the
Rainbow Division Veterans, A. E. F.,
Saturday night at the Capitol Park
Hotel.
All members Of the division are
invited to attend the affair, which
starts at 7 o'clock, and hear Ed
wards and Young discuss the Red
skins prospects for next fall.
Evening star., 1940-03-12

BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
ORLANDO, Fla, March 12.-
Clark Griffith, president of the
Mats, still is awaiting word from
Judge Lands on the cases of the
three farnhands, Morris Adler
holt, Alex Pitko and Hal Quick,
whom the judge previously Or
dered to training camp here be-
cause they have not had sufficient
trials. Every day Griffith scans
his mail for a letter from the
Judge, but so far the old czar
hasn't acknowledged Griff's long
explanation that all three players
were tried and found wanting
last fall.
Evening star., 1940-03-12
Roosevelt CUNT Seeks More ameL After Stirring Overtime Win From Eastern
Modigon Too III to Retain Post
As St. Mory's Coach Rumored
Cause of His Dismissal

Speculation surrounding the
boards action centered on the
health Of Madigan, who has been
i'll several months with a stomach
ailment, and the fact st. Mary's
1899 season was somewhat dismal.
The Gaels won three games, lost
four and tied one.
Reports that Madigan might with
draw from the coaching picture and
submit to an operation have been
current for some time, and last week
there were rumors that he would be
ousted. Chairman Murphy denied
the latter and said the board had no
intention of replacing Madigan.
There also were reports that Madi-
gan would sign with Loyola College
in Los Angeles, but officials there
said last night he was not under
consideration for the coaching posi-
ton.
School to Pay Up.
Murphy stated that the college
would respect Madigan's salary
rights under the contract until it ex-
pired, despite the fact his jurisdic-
ton over the institutions grid
destinies was ended. He said no
successor had been considered.
The colorful Madigan, who jumped
up and down on the sidelines and
drank water by the bucketful dur
ing tense moments, was reputed TO
draw $1,000 annual salary plus 10
per cent of st. Mary's football re-
ceipts. In 1887 the receipts reached
a high Of S174671.
Ten years after Madigan came to
st. Mary's from Columbia College at
Portland, Greg, now the University
of Portland, the enrolment had
grown to more than TOO, and the
"Galloping Gaels" were known in
the best football circles.
Evening star., 1940-03-12
Elizabeth Ann Joins
Gobe Murphy Clan

Close as he is to Georgetown
University's publicity director (his
desk is only feet away, the latest
news about H. Grabriel Murphy,
G. US graduate manager of ath-
letics, has just leaked out.
Gabe, it seems, is papa for the
second time, second daughter hav-
ing been born to Mrs. Murphy last
December 20. The latest arrival is
known as Elizabeth Ann.
Evening star., 1940-03-12
Wilson Joyvees Gain
23d Win in Thriller

Twenty-three victories and 1906
points-that's the record of Wilson
Jayvee courtmen today after they
nosed out Wallace Memorial Church
on its own court last night, 81 to
SO, in two overtime periods.
At the close of the regulation time
the score was 31-all, and at the
end of the first overtime 1t was
34-all. Harrison led the winners
attack with Is points.
Evening star., 1940-03-12
Cards to Test More Than $50
HopefuIs at Columbus Camp

Columbus (Ga.) Red Birds will con-
verge upon the city at that time.
The camp will reach full strength
on March Is when the Portsmouth
(Ohio), Gastonia IN. c., Asheville
IN. c. and Columbus clubs will
join up. Mass maneuvers will be
suspended on April 10 as the various
clubs depart to inaugurate the
regular playing season.
High officials of the Cardinal
chain, including General Manager
Branch Hickey, chief scouts and at
least nine managers of teams in the
hookup will direct activities at the
3-week camp.
Evening star., 1940-03-12
By the Associated Press.

COLUMBUS, Ga, March 12.-As
between $50 and 200 young baseball
hopefuls scan bus and railroad tables
for connections to Columbus, crew
of workmen labored today to trans
form Golden Park into a base for
the largest concentration Of St.
Louis Cardinal farmhands in the
Eastern division.
Vanguard of players for the camp
will arrive on March 18. About 60
rockies and members of the Daytona
Beach Fla0 and Albany (Ga.) units
together with batterymen of the
Evening star., 1940-03-12
FIinchum Signs to Ride
For rWooIford Farm
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, March 12.-Her-
bert M. Woon's Woolford Farm has
signed Jack Flinchum, the Nations
leading jockey Of 1910, to . one
year contract effective April a.
The 1e-year-old Hialeah riding
champ, who has averaged q winner
a day at Miamis Tropical Park,
probably will ride Woolf's leading
nominee Ia the Kentucky Derby.
Evening star., 1940-03-12
Trotters' Group Breaks
With Parent Body
BY the Associated Press.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 12.-
United States Trotting Association
directors approved early today a
declaration of war against the ST.
year-old parent American Trotting
Association Of Chicago and revised
rules to eliminate "chiseling."
The 80 directors passed, "a to 8, an
amendment that bars American
raced horses from all except free
for-all events at U. S. T. A. meet
ings.
Evening star., 1940-03-12
Grove and Ruffing DispIoy
Rore Staying Qualities

This isn't true Of Bob Grove and
Red Rufiing. But it happens to
be true OF the big majority. They
can't go the route. Their arms
give out
So managers and club owners to-
day are facing two tough assign
ments-first, to dig up good, young
pitcher, and second, to have him
last longer than few brief years if
he happens to have the stuff.
I recall one pitcher who broke
into baseball in 1904 He still was
pitching in the big leagues Is years
later. Some one asked him how he
managed to stick around so long.
That's easy" he said. "A wife
and six kids"
Evening star., 1940-03-12
Wrestling Results
~ the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
CAMDEN, N. Jim Londos. 200.
Philadelphia, threw Lou Plummer. 242,
Chicago (36:35l.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.-Maurice (the
AngeD Tillet, 276. France, defeated
Charlie straek: 22s. Providence. R. !.
Evening star., 1940-03-12

Sponsored by the National Brew
ing Company Of Baltimore, Nd,
National Colored Choral Symphony
returns to the air Tuesday night,
March 18th. at 7:30, over Stations
WBAL of Baltimore and VOL Of
Washington with q new program
Of the songs Of Negro America.
Seventy-five trained voices under
the direction Of Lewellen Wilson
have been welded into great
chorus Of mixed voices which Is
rapidly making history in its rem
dition Of the songs of the Negro.
This chorus has been assembled
and is entirely financed by the Ma
tional Brewing Company, brewers
Of National Bohemian and the
coast to coast popular National
Pemium Beer.
Started as q personal hobby last
fall, 80 great has become the popu-
lar regard for this chorus that let
ters by the hundreds are pouring
In from both white and colored
listeners and 50 great has been the
Evening star., 1940-03-12


Girls Stage Real Battle.
That girls game had all the ear
marks of a Bethesda victory until
Joy Jones sank a snowbird to mar
row the gap to 1927 with 81 Sec
onds to play. In quick succession,
Hilda Reeves arched couple of
long ones for the 4 points which
clinched Hyattsville's victory and
sent its large delegation of rooters
into ecstasies.
So close was the game that its
first and third quarters ended with
the score tied at SIS and 1928, but
Gloria Waldman and Edith Dunford
proved too good in the end to let
Hvettsyille lose.
Evening star., 1940-03-12


in
a
Evening star., 1940-03-12

shot in the overtime, Custer had
hit the rim of the basket with
long one. but Roosevelt recovered
the ball and held 1t until George
came through.
Evening star., 1940-03-12
The
SPORTLIGHT
Durable Pitching Arms
Becoming Extinct
BY GRANTLAND RICE,

~>~--SSFS~~>A's
MIAMI BEACH, March IL (N.A.
N.A0.-What has become of the old
fashioned pitching arm that used
to hang on for a few months any,
way? Some managers and owners
are beginning to wonder whether
the pitching arm, right or left,
gradually is becoming extinct.
Take the case of Tom Yawkey,
Boston Red Sox owner. Yawkey
and his aids have gathered one of
the best ball clubs the league has
known. Everything but winning
pitching staff.
1t might be said here that Tom
YaWkey would pay almost any
amount for another high-class
pltcher-one good enough to bring
him in 20 games year. But there
Is no such animal on the market.
YaWkey has been trying to buy or
locate good young pitchers for sew
eral years, but his mainstay has
been one Robert Moses Grove, a
40-year-old veteran,
Practically No ReoI HurIers
Left, Says Clark Griffith
Clark Griffith, one of the great
pitchers of his day, Washington S
owner, was voicing the same sad
complaint.
How are you going to dig up good
young pitchers he asked, when
there practically amt any left? Now
and then one pops up but they are
too few and far between.
III give you an example. Only a
lew years ago could have bought
up a young pitcher who showed
some promise for $4,000 or $4,000.
And that would have been a good
price. But this last winter I had to
pay $4,000 each for two class C
pitchers and about all I knew about
them was this-they were big, strong
and healthy and they had a fast
ball. That might not mean a thing.
But I had to take that chance"
There's also another slant. Only
a few years back most of the good
pitchers were able to follow the
route of the years-Cy Young, who
won 512 games and carried on for %
years; Christy Mathewson and
Grover Cleveland Alexander, Walter
johnson, the greatest of them all
IN many ways, who poured in his
fast ball for 18 years or more; Eddie
Plank, Chief Bender, Iron Man
Observation-Disclosures who carried
the burden for Is or 20 years.
In the last few years two of the
sensations have been Dizzy Dean
and Schoolboy Rowe Both were
great pitchers. Neither could handle
a 7-year span Both cracked up.
Evening star., 1940-03-12
Totals 16 2 "a
Girls Stage Real Battle.

Totals - 16 "a Totals 10 81
Score at half-17-14, Eastern.
Referees-Messrs. Keppeland and 6hir-
Evening star., 1940-03-12
Totals IA 4 Al

Totals IS b31 Totals - 10 S2S
Score at half-13-11. Betheada Chevy
Chase. Referees-Mrs. craiE and Mrs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-16
Geology Course
Offered al CPS.

For the second year. a i6.wcek
course in general geology viii he
offered those interested A. &. y. s
The class under direction ~ Prof
r A. McMtllin. viii meet Monday
evenings from : 10 9 The session
is open 10 the public A small
registration fee Is required The
class meets in room 3oi. Howarth
hall
In 1925 there were great
many people in Tacoma who were
interested In mines and understood
the science Of geology. but that
generation Is nearly all gone now
and few are left" said ncMillin
However. more and more people
are becoming interested In min
ing. and these courses are held TO
familiarize students with the mode
OF occurrence OF minerals. tech
nique Of Identification and the
rocks with which minerals are
associated he continued
Some 80 members Of Washing
ton Prospectors' and Miners asso-
citation who attended these classes
last year are planning 10 resume
studies.