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Evening star., 1940-02-06
Crack Teams Listed
On 6. ". j. Baseball
Tennis States

An ambitious spring sports pro-
gram embracing Is baseball games
and II tennis matches will keep
George Washington University ath-
letes busy after the basket ball sea-
sons close. The list was announced
by Max Harrington, graduate man
ager of athletics.
The Colonials are trying baseball
a non-revenue producing sport
after a lapse Of two years. Games
with Georgetown, Maryland, Wash
ington and Lee, Navy, Dartmouth
and Temple feature the schedule
E. K. Morris, who was responsible
for reviving the sport several years
ago, again will coach the team.
Michigan, Pitt, Georgetown,
Maryland and Washington and Lee
are among the tennis teams the
Colonials will oppose. The complete
schedules:
April 4. Dartmouth: g. Vermont; 70,
Richmond; II: at Maryland 70; Temple;
NJ WdSHAuSLOu anu Ice, AT Vlr.
einia Military Institute; 90. Georeetown;
May 2. WASHINGTON and Lee; 8. Western
MARYLAND: !, at Western Maryland; Is.
Maryland; Is. West Virginia; 21, George
town: 20. at Navy.
Tennis.
April II. West Virginia: IL, Michigan;
13. at Washington and Lee; 10. ct Viz
ginia Military Institute; Is. Temple; "a.
Georgetown: May 4, At Maryland; 2,
GEORGETOWN; 8. Richmond: 10. Wake
Forest; 13, Pittsburgh,
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Purples' Lead Melts.


Score at half-12-11, Gonzaga.
Referee-Bernie Lieb "a. b..
Bethesda Chevy Chase won its
fourth straight and 18th of the sea-
son in downing Landon at the lat
ter's court. Consistent scoring by
Johnny Shumate again helped the
winners. Shumate tailed goals
and 16 points. Paul Baker stood
out for Landon with IS points.
Bethesda, which had started its
second team, led at the half, IA to 8.
but after the regulars came in start
ing the second half Landon dropped
further behind. Bill Barnsley, who
had scored the winning goal Fri
day to beat Western, aided the
winners in the last half and scored
three goals.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Bargain Is Passed Up
As Majors Fail 10
Draft Holder
Seal OutfieIder Broke
Old Triple Mark; Dovis,
Kremer Long Spurned
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. e.-Ddd
you know? Scouts Of the 16 major
league baseball clubs passed up a
draft-tagged player who last season
cracked q Pacific Coast League
record of 26 years standing.
The player is Brooks Holder, San
Francisco Seals outflelder. He hit "a
triples last season. The old record
was %. established jointly in 1918
by Ivan Howard and Harl Maggert
of the Los Angeles club and tied in
1923 by Pete Schneider of Vernon.
In 173 games Holder hit for an
average Of .314. He knocked in 81
runs, had 80 bases on balls, stole IA
bases, hit 16 sacrifices, S home runs
and "a two-baggers.
Young, useful and fast, Holder
could have been had for $500.
Charley Graham, president Of the
Seals, was more surprised over the
fact Holder wasn't drafted than he
would have been If Dominic Di
Maggie hadn't been sold.
Kremer Long Overlooked.
The case Of Holder recalls to
Graham those Of two earlier Coast
League stars. One was Ray "Wiz"
Kremer, who pitched for Oakland
for 10 years in full view Of .
parading army of big league talent
detectives.
1t remained for Joe Devine, on his
first assignment as a Pittsburgh
scout, to pick up Kremer. The big
right-hander helped the Pirates win
a pennant and was valuable for
years, meanwhile aiding the rookie
ivory hunter Devine (now a Yam
kee experD establish a reputation.
Case No. 2 involves Curt Davis.
who pitched five years for the Seals
in colorless but decidedly effective
fashion. Finally drafted by the
lowest club in the National League
Philadelphia-he became the twirl-
ing star Of the Phillies.
Davis Now Card Mainstay.
The Cubs purchased him for =
sizable sum, then included him In
the deal with the Cardinals for
Dizzy Dean. For the last two years
Davis has been more valuable to the
Cardinals than Dean has been to
the Cubs.
The Cardinals are the winter book
favorites to win the National League
flag, and Davis, a once forgotten
man. figures to be one of the
mainstayS in the race.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Basket Ball Is Roueher'
Than Grid, Diamond

Charley Weidinger, Maryland var
sity football back for three years
and pitcher on the nine for the
same length Of time, says he really
did not find out what training meant
until he Joined the basket ball squad.
He's done well enough to gain the
center berth on the starting quint
and at the same time has shrunk
his WaiStnne.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
20 Years Ago
In The Stor

The Prince of Wales has been
offered the presidency Of the In
ternational Boxing Union.
P. r. O'Connor, local referee,
will be the third man in the ring
during the Soldier Brown-Jim
Harrington bout. which features
tonight's card at the Ardmore A.
G. Denny OBrien will referee
the four .preliminaries.
Four Business High School
court players failed recent ex-
aminations and will be unable to
line up against Western tonight.
Clark Griffith will leave for
Chicago tomorrow to attend an
important meeting Of big league
baseball magnates.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
CeItics Defect Morions
In Recreation Feature

The Celtics' court team was try
ing to regain It's breath today after
staging a strong rush In the last
half of its game yesterday with
Marion A. c. to win the Recreation
Department tilt, % to ~.
Leading the winning attack was
McClay, guard, who Tailed II
points. Walsh scored Is for the
losers.
In another close game Christ
Church A. A. beat Lansburgh's, 26
to 81, although Davies made i've
goals for the losers.
U. s. 8. Potomac had an easy
time In its game with U. e. Engi-
neers to win, IS to 10. Lee and
Martin scored 10 points between
them IN pacing the winning attack.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Bermudu-Americu Races
For Sailors Assured

The annual series of team races
between Bermudan and American
shippers in the international one
design class is assured, despite the
war abroad, which temporarily has
placed Bermuda outside the yacht
ing pale.
Bayard Dill, commodore Of the
Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, has an
nounced there that the Britishers
challenge had been accepted by Cor
nelius Shields, Long Island Sound
skipper, who acted for America.
Races will be held April 10 to 20.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Extremes on Ring Team

Bob Brown, Maryland's 220-pound
heavyweight boxer, weighs just
twice as much as Johnny Harm,
the Terps' representative in the
bantamweight class. Harm couldn't
tight last year, Is under the 1899
rules . bantam wasn't allowed to
scale less than 116.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
By the Associated Press. \

ELIZABETH, N. j., Feb. 6.-Joe
Mccarthy, manager of the world
champion New York Yankees base
ball team, told the Union County
Hot Stove League last night that
mo one man can win q champion
ship for a ball club"
Mccarthy made the statement in
answer to a prediction by Hank
Greenberg, Detroit Tigers star, that
the Boston Red Sox couldn't miss
the pennant this year because of
their sparkling outfllder, Ted VIII
Han1S.
To prove his point. Mccarthy
ueited several baseball greats who
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Straight Off the Tee

Some of the old-timers likely will
be caught in the last-minute rush,
but r. T. Harrell and M. E. Horton,
in charge of the group OF Washing
ton golfers who will 60 to Augusta
later this month for four days, in
sist that the party be limited to 36,
or nine foursomes. Sixty-odd names
have been submitted and February
10 has been set as the deadline when
all names must be in to make up
the final list. 1t is the biggest out
of-town golf party this year and is
the 18th annual hegira of the group
headed by Harreu. For several years
they have gone to Augusta, after
having played at Pinehurst for a
number of years. They will leave
Washington February 21, returning
February 26.
Will Play Jones Course.
Included in the group are num-
ber of prominent Washington busi-
ness and professional men. Prizes
for the four-day golf tourney have
been donated by the following: Mack
Langford, Paul E. Lesh, Martin R.
Weigand, Daniel j. Moorman, Wal
ter Leaman. Frank Kane, Maurice
E. Horton, Maurice Palmer, A. P.
Woodson. T. N Beavers, D. N Pratt,
william E. Davis. George E. Elliott,
Barge Hartz, C. H. Pardoe, William
r. Winslow, w. A. Throckmorton
R. T. Harrell, F. Mackenzie Davi-
son, Sam Boyd, and Edgar Merkle,
all of whom are planning to make
the trip.
Featured on the trip will be, in ad-
dition to the smaller Journeys, a
group championship over the To-
hole route. The golfers will play the
Augusta National course, better
known as the Bobby Jones course,
during their stay In Georgia.
They will hold get-together
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Fights Lost Night
nv tb. Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICA0O-Iem Franklin. 202.
Chicago, knocked out Buddy Millard.
ISI, Indianapolis (2l: Johnny Brown.
Huerta, 127H. Peoria, III. 80.
TORONTO.-Dave CAstfloux, 1891,
Montreal. outpointed Charley Conner,
BITfMoRE.SLou Raymond. 146.
Baltimore. stopped Carl 1sn 14s.
New York (3). =
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Terps 'Moke' Scruppers

Maryland's boxing team strictly
is q College Park campus product
as not one member Of the squad
ever had boxed In competition be-
fore entering the Old Line univer-
sity. Five are engaging In actual
combat for the first time this season.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Godoy Locks Firpo's Fire
But Is WILLING to Fiqht.

Firpo was brave and liked to fight
So Is and does Godoy. He lacks
Firpo's right-hand power, and never
will equal Firpo's fireworks in the
Dempsey fight, but that doesn't
mark him for an out-and-out gold
digger. He will fight as well as he
can. He has no intention of visiting
the Garden merely to count the
house and fall down.
Godoy good deal resembles
Firpo-the same straight nose and
dark, earnest face, the same tousled
mop of black hair, the same build
though Firpo was little taller than
Godoy and less stocky. His rev.
erence for a dollar is just as deep
as Firpo's, his conversation just as
sparse. If only he could hit, we
might have something.
OF course, Godoy can hit little
He's strong, and his knockout record
is impressive. But infighting is his
dish, not the long, bashing sort of
swing that once toppled John Demp-
sey out of the ring and into the
bosom of a typewriter. Godoy is
rough and tricky, but he has to wear
'em down.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
From the
PRESS Box
Godoy Willing to Take
Punches for Cash
BY JOHN LARDNER,

special correspondent OF Inc star.
SUMMIT, N. j., Feb. 6 (NAN.A)
The heavyweight champion OF
South America has come all the
way from Iquique, Chile, for $4,000
and punch on the nose. That's the
way the gamblers feel about the
pilgrimage of Arturo Godoy, who
fights Joe Louis at Madison Square
Garden Friday night.
What betting there is says that
Godoy won't come up for the fourth
round for even money. The boys are
cynical enough to suggest that the
Chilean's motives are sordid, and
that he will risk certain punishment
just to get his hooks on the Is grand
which constitutes his end Of the
purse.
Well that may be true. Luis Angel
Firpo, a former heavyweight cham
pion of South America, also was
willing to face punishment for
money. But Firpo thought he might
as we'll do some fighting while he
was about it, with the result that
he gave the public the four most
thrilling minutes OF prizefighting in
all history,
Evening star., 1940-02-06

in the last minute on a goal by
Jimmy Bacon.
After leading at the first quarter,
Blair trailed by point at the half
and three quarter marks. Both
teams opened up then. but Blair
proved best to win it's 18th of the
season. Johnny Norris with 8
points led the winning attack while
Joe Corrado was best for the Cadets
with 8.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Wrestling Results

BY the Associated Press.
WILMINGTON. Del.-Joe Cox. $50.
Cleveland. threw Emil Dusek. 218,
CAMDEN. N. LOU Palmer. 23b.
Chicago, defeated Ernie Dusek. $50,
Omahs, two Of three falls.
Qo6. wilma, defeated Poe Ovsek. 90O,
Omaha. two straiRht falls.
Evening star., 1940-02-06

IotalS liz D ~ Totals IL 81
Score at half-st. Johns. 1915.
Referees-Messs. sivigney and Shirley.
Gonzaga, which had beaten Tech
earlier with little trouble had its
hands full defeating its hosts yes
terday. With 30 seconds remain
ing the Trainers trailed by 2 points.
but a goal by Marshall Dellinger
sent the game into overtime.
Bobby Mulvihill, who had helped
Gonzaga to six earlier triumphs this
winter, then tossed a basket a min
ute after the overtime play started.
Mulvihill was high scorer with 10
points.
Purples' Lead Melts.
Gonzaga had a 20-to-13 lead
starting the final quarter, but Tech,
scrapping for its third victory
quickly closed the gap with 7
straight points. A goal by Franney
Counselman again put Gonzaga
ahead and that appeared good
enough to win until Dellinger made
his game-tying basket.
Evening star., 1940-02-06

High Individual game-M Smith: Nom
roe Cleaners and c. Crawley, Workmans
Tavern, 139.
,ydI4 Mish ~, Individual set-D. Workman
High team eames-Workmen's Tavern,
Greenwood Inn. 541.
High team set-Greenwood Inn. 1857.
High average-Bryan, Greenwood Inn,
1O4.14.
High strikes-D. Workman. workman's
Tavern, 2S.
High Spares Crawley. 3. & c.. 1Oa.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
By the Associated Press.

ATLANTA, Feb. 6.-Baseball re-
ouires more courage than any other
SPORT, in the opinion Of Big Ben
Chapman, major Lacquer.
"The pressure is terrific, day after
day. year after year" said the erst-
while pride of Birmingham, who
now is an outfielder with the Cleve-
land Indians of the American
League.
you've got nobody to block for
you. Nobody to help you. When
you get up there to hit, you're on
your own.
Basket Ball Job Lucrative.
"In a tight game when a fly ball
is socked your way, sometimes there
are so or 60 thousand pairs Of eyes
on you.
"A football player can tumble
several times and come back with
a touchdown run to become hero.
In the big leagues, few mistakes
and you're out of there"
Ben talked during a pause IN a
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Hero Of Oldest Scotch Joke
Had Nothino on Luis.

Justly before the jewellers broke
up, tl1ty was passed from hand to
hand t4 raise tip for the walters.
There ~as a good collection of sill
yer on it when it reached Firpo.
Whea he saw 1t, the wild bull
bea&ded happily, removed a dime,
and passed the tray along.
That Is the finest custom I have
seen in this country" he said.
Then there was the free-lance
motion picture producer, who wanted
70 make short film with Firpo in 1t.
He offered the wild bull $500 day
The bull accepted and came to the
studio, and the producer made all
the shots of Firpo he needed for his
short on the first day. Then he
and his staff left town.
IF Firpo ever finds out that this
was a one-day job," he said, "our
lives won't be worth a nickel"
There was much truth in this
When Firpo reported for his Sec
ond days work and found the
studio empty, he almost tore it down
AS close as the hero Of the Oldest
Scotch Joke was the wild bull OF
the pampas. But he gave us our
moneys worth Of fighting, and until
events prove otherwise, think we
should credit Arturo Godo with the
same honest intention.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Spare DiMog, Even if One Man
Can't Win Flag, Boss Pleads

broke records on losing clubs and
then added with grin:
But just the same, I certainly
hope nothing happens to Joe Di
Maggie"
Evening star., 1940-02-06
D. c. FIRE DEPARTMENT LEAGUE.

5s5.. on.
High team set-5th Battalion; 1898.
High individual set-Forno 800.
High individual game-Landtaux. 16Z.
High average-Watt, 1912.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
No. 2 Platoon.

High team game-6th Battelion. 617.
High team set-Stooges, 1859.
Hi9h Individual set-Schwigert. 366.
HiRh averaee-Brown. 111-36.
Evening star., 1940-02-06

Sharing with Meats the high team
set of 1,777, the front-running Of1ce
pinmen swept Canterbury Tea to
increase their lead in the Sanico
League.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Harrison Will Defend
kegaw Pin Crown
Against FastLot
Sixth Event. Of Series
Is Slated Saturday
At Queen Pin

Red Megaw always did have GER
tain strong convictions about the
bowling game. And Joe Harrison,
No. 4 ranking duckpinner Of the
country, will capitalize on one Of
them when he rolls scot-free in de-
tense Of his championship Saturday
at the Queen Pin, in the sixth an
nual event named for Red.
Megaw, who over span Of years
has missed few Of the big sweep
stakes and tournaments, never has
believed champion should pay to
defend his title.
Astor Clarke was the first to bene-
fit by Megaw's altruistic ideas after
the Washington City Duckpin As
sociation had sponsored the first
Megaw classic in 1885. Since then
Jack Talbert, Howard Parsons and
Earl Campbell have been among
those to save the entrance fee. Now
1t Is Harrison's turn.
The 10-game event promises to
lure many of the Central-South
Atlantic sharpshooters to the estab-
lshment where Megaw is boss.
A preliminary will be held tomor-
row night Immediately after the reg
ular matches Of the Southeast
League.
Rosslyp Girls Break Even.
Heading for Miami. the touring
Rosslyn girls team broke even in
tw, matches on their first day out.
Harrisonburg, Va, women were
swamped, 1,706 to 1,437. But in Dam
vile, Va, Red Crown Recreation
men smothered the Rosslyns 1,787
to 1866 Gait Davis. the Rosslyn
team sponsor, nosed out Norris Shell
ton in a singles match, $50 to BIT,
however.
Tonight the Rosslyn team engages
the Charlotte Recreation girls at
Charlotte, N. c.
Transit bowlers continued to ride
the crest in the Kilowatt League as
Joe Overend with 1892 paced
top team scores of 594-1,744 to
trounce Survey.
League-leading Gothics had their
winning streak snapped at nine
straight games by the 1onics. After
losing the first skirmish the Pro-
curement League pacesetters were
OF again as j. J. McMahon's 1865
led 2-1 win.
For the second week in a row,
Lee Brown, veteran Government
Printing Office roller. copped high
set honors in the Federal League
with 399.
Electricals in Tie.
Wise Bros, Cameo and Hechin-
ger teams jam first place in the
Electrical League. The three-way
tie resulted when the Wise quint
swept E. j. Payne as Jack Terrell
shot 129-357, Kenny Fowler's 131-
367 featured Canoes sweep over No.
land Co., and Chief Lovett's top
372 led Hechinger's 81 win from
Western Electric.
Elvin Shanks, who copped the
Hap Burtner Handicap Inaugural
Sweepstakes Sunday, still was on
his rampage last night With a 410
set he paced Big Prints 80 win
from National Capital Press.
The seasons high team game was
cracked twice in the Odd Fellows
League. Brightwood posted GIT and
Emory No. / boosted it to 635.
Alberta Pollard sparkled in What's
in a Name League with 122-342 as
the champion Wacs took the odd
game tilt from Navy Yard.
In the Building Loan League Per-
petual No. l trimmed Perpetual
No. 2 two games to one.
Larry McClung was tops In the
Navy Department League with ISL
1893 and Hydrographics high team
with 6N-7,735.
Sharing with Meats the high team
set of 1,777, the front-running ONCE
pinmen swept Canterbury Tea to
increase their lead in the Sanico
League.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Boosts Of Knocking Out Firpo
But OverIooks His Age.

It grieves me to report that Godoy
Is not an admirer of the great Senor
Firpo.
"Firpo was not so smart" he says.
Besides, knocked him out"
Both parts of this statement are
open to criticism. For one thing,
Senor Godoy fails to mention that
when he knocked out Firpo, the year
was 1886. which was 13 years after
Firpo's fight with Dempsey, and
Firpo was, at conservative esti-
mate, 81 year old. In the second
place, If Firpo wasn't smart, what
were those 100000 doing in his
pocket when he returned to the Ar
gentine from this country?
The great financial score which
the wild bull of the pampas rolled
up in the United States was based
on defense as well as offense, If
you see what I mean. Not ony did
Firpo ,Ack up all the money that
was lying around loose, but nobody
ever crossed his own goal line.
I may have spoken before Of the
testimonial dinner which some of
his friends in New York gave Firpo
in the course of his visit here. They
held it in the back room of a res
taurant, und they stabbed their
beefsteak and slugged their vino
until vel INTO the night.
Evening star., 1940-02-06

Larry McClung was tops In the
Navy Department League with ISL
1893 and Hydrographics high team
with 6N-7,735.
Evening star., 1940-02-06

In the Building Loan League Per-
petual No. l trimmed Perpetual
No. 2 two games to one.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Pin Standings

MT. RAINIER LADIES' LEAGUE.
Evening star., 1940-02-06

For the second week In a row,
Lee Brown. veteran Government
Printing Office roller. copped high
set honors in the Federal League
with 399.
Evening star., 1940-02-06

Alberta Pollard sparkled in What's
in Name League with 122-342 as
the champion Wacs took the odd
game tilt from Navy Yard.
Evening star., 1940-02-06

Transit bowlers continued to ride
the crest in the Kilowatt League as
Joe Overend with 1892 paced
top team scores Of 594-1,744 to
trounce Survey.
Evening star., 1940-02-06

League leading Gothics had their
winning streak snapped at nine
straight games by the 1onics. After
losing the first skirmish the Pro-
curement League pacesetters were
OF again as j. J. McMahon's 365
led 2-1 win.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Electricals in Tie.

Wise Bros, Cameo and Hechin-
ger teams jam first place in the
Electrical League. The three-way
tie resulted when the Wise quint
swept E. j. Payne as Jack Terrell
shot 129-357, Kenny Fowler's 131-
367 featured Canoes sweep over Mo-
land Co., and Chief Lovett's top
372 led Hechinger's 2-1 win from
Western Electric.
Evening star., 1940-02-06

The seasons high team game was
cracked twice in the Odd Fellows
League. Brightwood posted SIT and
Emory No. / boosted it to 635.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-04
PRESENT CONTRACT
REMAINS in FORCE
Progress Reported in Ne
gOtiatiOns Between Clio
Leaders, Am. Brass Co.

Further negotiations between the
American Brass Co. and the Water
bury Brass Workers union will be
6elayed, pending a survey Of earn
Ings and wages In the brass indus
Try BY the state board of mediation
and arbitration. Representatives Of
tho company and the management
RsTeed TO the survey at g lengthy
conference ct The Elton yesterday
b which Deputy Labor Commits
eiomer Morgan Mooney was one Of
he participants.
Until an agreement Is reached,
ne lactoFy's contract with the un-
lon, which was 10 have expired Oct.
!, win remain Ia force.
Tho union is seeking several new
co1lceRelons from the company.
among them q wage raise OF
to cents IN hour, payment Of the
1Iflerontsai between factory and
army men for men who are drafted
4zfd seniority rights for union meri-
Hefa.
new contracts with the American
EFnsB 90. ere also being sought by
8E1ns Workers unions m Torrlng-
~ and AnsOnla, where branch
SAINTS q the local concern are To-
NAIHt Similar concessions are
sought w inees unionA
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-04
Radio Stations Aid
Registration Plans
Various Facilities Placed at the Disposal OF State,
Local Authorities Daily Messages Expected

Morhouse will broadcast on Monday,
October Z from tbs to 7:30 p. m.
on THE General Plan of Registra-
ton; Thursday, October 10, Major
Morehouse will discuss Liability for
Registration" from 8 to 9:15 D. M,
an don Saturday, October IL, from
7:45 to 8 p. M, Major Joseph w.
Lockhart will discuss Machinery of
Registration"
Tuesday evening, October 8, from
6:45 to 7 o'clock Major Moyle will
discuss Registration and Your Re-
sponsibility" from WNCL in New
London.
The various staff members will be
assigned daily to a special broadcast
arranged by WHIT at Hartford from
$40 to Sis p. M, beginning this
afternoon and continuing each day
until October Is. Various phases of
registration day an dthe duties of
citizens will be discussed in these
broadcasts.