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Evening star., 1940-02-05
Hokie Smith Becomes
First 10 Win 4Pir
Stakes in Year
Triumph in yesterday
Gives Him Mark; Has
Captured 9 in All

Unprecedented bowling honors
were Hokie Smiths today as the
Columbia star boasted his fourth
major sweepstakes victory of the
season, won in the second annual
Julian Easterday event last night
in Baltimore.
With a 15-game score of 1888,
which included fve-game sets of
673, GAG and 664, Smith topped a
record field of 88 leading duckpin-
ners of the East and South to COL
lect $3.50 and achieve his second
Oriole conquest on consecutive
Sundays.
Only two other boWlers, Joe Har-
rison and Ed Blakeney, have won
three major sweepstakes in one sea-
son.
But even more unusual is Hokie' S
string of nine sweepstakes victories
in the last several years. Two shy
of equaling Astor Clarkes record
mark of II sweepstakes titles, Hokie
has won nine different titles against
seven for the Nations No. duck
pinner.
Beat Great Odds in Stars Event.
Probably Smiths most distinctive
victory this season was in The Eve
ming Star Yuletide Tournament.
From scratch he shot 760 to van
quish the largest duckpin field ever
assembled. The odds against him
were tremendous.
Blakeney ranks second to Smith
with victories in eight sweepstakes.
Two wins in the George L. Isemann
give him a total of nine. Incl
dentally, Blakeney last night was
defending champion in the Easter
day.
Other leading sweepstakes win
ners over a span of years are: Har-
rison with six; Ollie Pacini with six:
Perce Wolfe with four and Tony
Santini with four
Besides the Easterdav, Smith this
season has won the Frank Jett in
Richmond and the Ray Won FREEZE
and the Kirkwood in Baltimore. His
biggest triumphs were in the 1887
Eastern at Willimantic, Conn, and
the Dixie here in 1888. In each he
won $500.
Two Other D. c. Rollers Collect.
Washington placed three rollers in
the money in the Easterday as
Clarke finished fifth with 1920 and
Frank Mischou tied for sixth with
1919. Clarke shot top game of 1872
as he fired 684 in the first block.
Sets of 6O4 and 632 followed. His
prize was s35 Mischou counted
671, 638 and 610, to split S42 with
Buck Shane of Baltimore.
Earl Campbell of Annapolis was
the runner-up with 1919. His sets
of 665. 618 and 666 were worth SIS.
Baltimore shooters split the balance
of the $500 total prize fund as Tony
Petro placed third, with 1860 $500;
Winfield Guerke, 1852 (s45; Ray
Fiorentino, 1915; Carl Pace, 1912;
Bill Stitz and Joe Rimback, 1900.
Evening star., 1940-02-05
G. w. u Offer Main Fare Court Columbus Ring Slim Card
Shank Victor Over Great Field
In First Burtner Pin Stakes;
SchooIboys Forming Loop

While Elvin Shank today gloried
in his Hap Burtner Handicap
Sweepstakes victory the man in
whose honor 80 duckpinners rolled
yesterday had left it to Wootton E
Young, president of the Conven-
ton Hall Co., to express his gratifi-
cation over the well-nigh sensa-
tional success of the inaugural
event.
Said Mr.. Young as he surveyed
the big field: This truly is trib-
ute" Mr.. Young sponsored the
tournament for Harry K. Burtner,
manager of the hall and contrib
uted $100 to the prize fund.
Shank, for whom stardom was
predicted sometime ago by Ollie
Pacini, vindicated the prohpet last
night at the hall. After an after
noon five-game set of 627, the
Graphic Arts and Mount Rainier
Leagues sharpshooter cut loose with
7O9, to triumph in spectacular fash
ion with a 1O-game score of 1896,
which included a 60-pin handicap.
From scratch he averaged 1886
His final five games were 1875, 124,
153, 1853 and 129. His victory was
worth $3.50.
Northeast Bowlers Second, Third.
Two Northeast Temple rollers
finished second and third as Ed
Heller shot 623 and 596, and with
a 166-pin handicap counted 1885 to
win $50, and Gene Smiths 582-634
plus 166. netted him 1882 and a
$50 prize.
A Warrenton, Va, bowler, j. w
Grayson, took fourth money of $50
with 587-658, and handicap of
1872 for a score of 1877. Charley
Chilly" Barnard, who won the
Charley Bell Sweepstakes last sea-
son at the Hall, was the leader OF
the first block with 673 and went
on to finish fifth with 1875 after
shooting 176, the high game of the
tournament, and a final set of 582
His handicap was 100 pins.
Burt Lynn of Silver Spring tackled
a 120-pin handicap to 6l9-634 fol
Evening star., 1940-02-05
Hopes for Alteration
By Lands 10 Save
N. A. League
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. Feb 5-Elmer
Daily, president of the Middle At
lantic Baseball League, is hoping
against all odds that the league will
operate in 1940," although the
withdrawal of many league spon-
sorships materially has affected" the
circuit.
Asserting he believed Commis-
sioner Kenesaw M. Lands "has our
minor leagues at heart" Daily said:
Il am sure the commissioner has no
desire to see a total eclipse of some
of our finest little leagues and that
he very soon will make proper ad-
justment for our survival.
you can rest assured that I will
lend every effort to keep the league
in existence"
In saying he hoped the league
would operate, Daily declared: I'm
other words, am not fiddling while
Rome burns"
Evening star., 1940-02-05
BY SID FEDER,

NEW YORK, Feb. 5-1f you think
you felt badly, Mr.. Gus @. Baseball
Fan, when you booed former Presi-
dent Herbert Hoover in the 1881
World Series, take Mr. HIS word for
it, you weren't feeling anywhere
near as low as he was that after
noon in Philadelphia
Breaking a nine-year silence, the
eX-President told the folks at the
18th annual dinner of the New York
Baseball Writer'S Association last
night just how it felt to receive a
large load of the Bronx cheer"
His remarks shared interest with
the general theme of the writer's
show, which took varied humorous
and "ribbing" raps at:
/. The hoped-for breaking-up of
the New York Yankees, so "the rest
of us" can have a chance;
2. The efforts of Judge Kenesaw
M. Lands to wipe out "cover-up''
activities in the maneuvering of
up-and- coming minor league play
Evening star., 1940-02-05
Late Skating 5purt
Makes Freisinger
n. A. Champion
National TitIist Joins
Moddy Horn as Weorer
OF Double Crown
BY the Associated Press.

SCHENECTADY, N. Y, Feb. S.
1t took a stirring final-day squirt to
do it, but Leo Freisinger joined
Madeline (Maddy) Horn today as
the Nations top-ranking speed
skaters.
Just week after the pair had
won the national titles at La Crosse,
Wis, Freisinger put on great rally
yesterday to overtake Del Lamb OF
Milwaukee and captured the mems
title in the North American cham
pionships. Miss Horn, comely Beaver
Dam, Wis, entrant, spread-eagled
the field in her race for senior
women's honors.
Lamb Trails by 10 Points.
The Chicago physical instructors
victory in the a4-mile race yester-
day, coupled with a second place
behind Lamb in the 440, gave him a
total of 100 points, against ITO for
his Milwaukee rival.
Miss Horn successfully defended
her North American title, which
she had won twice before, by scor-
ing 140 points, exactly twice as
much as Louise Herou of Mime
apolis amassed for second place.
The races were Maddy's last, she
announced. After reconsidering a
decision to retire following the La
Crosse races, Miss Horn insisted
Yesterday she was finished with
skating
Defending Mems Champion Cuck
Leighton Of Minneapolis finished
fourth behind Ken Bartholomew
of Minneapolis in the point total.
Other Champions.
Other North American cham
pions: intermediate boys, Richard
Dost, Cleveland; intermediate girls,
Bunny Lawler, Chicago junior
boys, Art Bulrice, Saranac Lake,
N. Y. (winner in skateof with
Roger Mosiman, Minneapolis)
junior girls, Rose Steininger, Troy,
N. Y; juvenile boys, Walter Rust,
Elgin, ILL.,; midgets. James Lamy,
Saranac Lake, N. Y.
Evening star., 1940-02-05
School Quints Resume
Title Play With Two
Games Tomorrow
Three 'Outside' Contests
Promise Snuppy Action
Today and Tonight

Strife in the public high school
basket ball title series will be re-
sumed tomorrow afternoon with a
double-header at Roosevelt High
Schools gym, bringing together
Anacostia and Roosevelt at $3.50 and
Central and Western an hour later.
In the meantime three non-title
games this afternoon and tonight
promised lively action On paper the
st. montgomery Blair contest
on the latter's court starting at s
pm. figures to be the closest, al
though the afternoon games, Con-
zaga at Tech and Bethesda Chevy
Chase at Landon. should be no push
overs for Gonzaga and Bethesda, the
favorites.
Roosevelt Defends Lead.
Roosevelt, which has enjoyed out
side success during the Today title
series vacation, will attempt to hold
its current series lead against two
opponents this week. 1t will play
Woodrow Wilson Friday night at
Tech in the nightcap of twin bill
that will start at 1880 with the East
ern-Tech game. Both Roosevelt and
Woodrow Wilson are undefeated in
interhigh play this season and the
game will afford the latter a chance
to take away Roosevelt's lead
The Central-Wilson tilt tomorrow
afternoon gives Western a chance
to tie Central for third place. A VIC
tory for the Red Raiders would leave
each team with a 500 standing.
Western was unable to win outside
games during the series vacation
while Central split even, losing to
Maryland Freshman and beating
Gonzaga
Eastern Plays WI.
Eastern, defending interhigh
champion, will use its game against
hot and cold Washington-Lee to-
morrow at $3.50 as a final tune-up for
the Friday meeting with Tech, al
though the records indicate the
Lincoln Parkers could beat the
Trainers without this practice.
In other games tomorrow after
noon Mount Rainier will be the guest
OF National Training School at 3
pm, and Maryland Park will enter
tain Rockville at 4.
Evening star., 1940-02-05

a sixth-place score OF 1873, worth
$50.
Other prize winners were Dave
Singer, 641-667-40-1,34 ,34S (S25;
Red Morgan, 622-6O4- -120-1 ,346
(s2O); Ralph Bates, 599-626-12O-
1,345 (s17.5O; Clarence Purdy, 626-
622-92-1,340 (s15); Pete Metra-
kos, 09-623-100-1,3 ,337 (s12.5O;
Otto Santini, -63O-66-1, ,334
$50.
Consolation prize winners of $3.50
each for high games and high sets
were: Otey Brown, IT'S; Lou Jen-
kins. 166; J. NJ Long, 706, and j. B.
Smith, 699.
Mosher Forms Schoolboy League.
Henry Mosher, manager of Chevy
Chase Ice Palace, Wednesday hopes
to kill two birds with one stone.
If his present plans materialize a
10 or IL club high school bowling
league will be formed and quail
flcation round for the city's boys
and junior championships will be
staged.
Pinspillers from Western, Wood
row Wilson, Roosevelt, Mckinley
and Anacostia already have signified
their intentions of joining the pro-
posed loop. Manager Mosher has
called a meeting for Wednesday at
4 pm. to consummate plans for the
league which also may include East
ern, Bethesda Chevy Chase, st.
Johns and Gonzaga Representa-
tives from all high schools are asked
to attend.
Arrangements for the city cham
pionships also will be made The
high 20 per cent of the field will roll
in the finals at Columbia Saturday
at 10 am.
A double-header strike and six
spares in row gave Harold F. Gal
lagher an all-time record game Of
180 in the Chevy Chase Saturday
Night League. His Whopper &C
counts for the Panama Canal teams
lone win from the w. M. g. A. Motor
Lines
Evening star., 1940-02-05
Phoenix Golf Victory
Gives Oliver Hope
0fMoneyLead
Only S977 From Demoret
At Top; Record Round
Beats Hogan by Stroke
Sy the Associated Press.

~ tle Associated fItSS.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. SIT may
be the business of youth, but young
Ed Oliver, Hornell, N. Y, profess
sional, has high hopes OF topping the
money winners of the winter golf
circuit.
Winner of two consecutive tourna-
ments, the 23-year-old star believes
he is hot and with any kind OF luck
in the Texas open and remaining
southern play. he can hop from
fifth to top position.
Trails Leader by S977.
Only S977 separates him from the
leader. Jim Demaret of Houston
Tex In between are Lawson Little
Breton Woods, N. H.; Clayton
Heafner. Linville. N. c.. and Ber
Hogan, White Plains, N. Y.
A sophomore among the pros
Oliver proved yesterday he has what
it takes.
Trailing at the 36th hole of the
$4,000 Phoenix Open, he opened ur
with a sizzling attack, including
eight brides, to best Hogan, who
already was at the clubhouse re-
ceiving congratulations on a victory
Sets Competitive Record.
divers score for the 54 holes
was 2O5. against Hogan's 206, He
had rounds of SO and 70 before
he scored his GA and set a new
competitive record for the Phoenix
Country Club course. Byron Mel
son, Toledo. Ohio. set the old mark
IS, in winning last years event.
divers victory netted him s70C
and Hogan got $3.50. Heafner and
Leonard Dodson, Kansas City, tied
for third with 207. Each received
S315
Evening star., 1940-02-05
McAvoy Ready to Help Brown
Regain Ring Glory Tomorrow

bout. Browns last bout saw him
kayoed by Tony Galento year age
at Detroit, and the Michigan State
Boxing Commission thought Sc
much of that one they ordered
Brown to confine his ring activi-
ties to the other AZ States and the
District.
Other 8-rounders list Phil Furr
clashing with Irish Danny Devlin
in welterweight fuss and Ell Brook
man colliding with Eddie Finazzo,
Baltimore 147-pounder.
Evening star., 1940-02-05
Really Peeved by Bronx Cheer
AT 81 World Series, Hoover
Tells Bonqueting Scribes

ers, such as prompted his recent
edict declaring some 80 performers
for the Detroit Tigers and affiliated
clubs free agents; and,
3. The map" Ernie Lombardi,
Cincinnati catcher, took at home
plate in last falls World Series.
The lampooning of these subjects,
together with Hoover and the first
public bow for Lou Gehrig since last
July, drew the major "hands" from
the 1.088 who attended the writer's
dinner.
1t was Hoover's first public state
ment on how he felt when, as Presi-
dent, he stepped into his box in
Shibe Park during the Athletics
Cardinals series of 1881, ana was
greeted with jeers.
"You know" he explained, there
were number of thirsty people
present with no patience for con-
stitutional process.
But when they greeted me with
more than their usual delicacy when
I entered the grandstand, I was
really peeved, because I was prob
ably the only man there who obeyed
the law and had been thirsty fo1
II years."
After burlesque take-off on vir-
tually every club in the major
leagues, as we'll as some of the
minors, the writer's went from the
ridiculous to the sublime to present
Bucky Walters, Cincinnati pitcher
with plaque as "the player of the
year" and Ed Barrow, Yankees
president, with a trophy for ''meri-
torious service" to baseball over q
period of years.
Gehrig, who retired from active
duty with the Yanks because OF
illness last May after running ur
an all-time endurance record, arose
as his name was called out and was
applauded fully i've minutes.
Evening star., 1940-02-05

Mickey McAvoy, the heavyweight
OF questionable caliber who has been
selected as guinea pig No. / for the
comeback No. Umpteen of Matte
Brown, the local larruper, added the
final touch to his training chores
here today.
McAvoy, who has been something
less than sensational in his caul-
flower campaigning, is destined to
meet Brown tomorrow night at Tur-
ner,s Arena in the feature Ground
Evening star., 1940-02-05
From the
PRESS Box
Shore, Hockey Master
Near 40, Oddly Quiet
Bv JOHN LARDNER,


NEW YORK, Feb. S (N.AN.A0.-
You didn't have to be a baseball fan
to know who Babe Ruth was, and
you didn't have to follow racing
to recognize the name of Man O
War. They were a front-page man
and a front-page horse.
The same thing applies, in
minor degree, to Eddie Shore. Eddie
is the only player in hockey known
generally to the people who ignore
hockey.
There were men who had more
to do with the practical development
of baseball than Ruth-A. G. Spald-
ing and Ban johnson, for instance.
And there were greater players, like
Ty Cobb. Shore may not have been
as great a hockey player as Lionel
Conacher and he may not have had
as important a hand in the develop
ment of the game as Lester Patrick.
But Shore is MI. Hockey, just as
Ruth was Mr.. Baseball.
Shore has the same quality OF
excitement that Ruth had. A simple
gesture from Eddie will make them
rise in their seats, and he shares
Ruth's talent for getting into trou-
BILE and making stories.
Evening star., 1940-02-05
Major Wounds, Abrosions
Better Thon 80

Today the bad man of Saskatche-
wan is nudging 40. Hundreds OF
stitches have been taken in his hide.
His total of major wounds and
abrasions betters 80. Both of his
ears have hung by thread at one
time or another and dozen of the
toughest men in hockey have sworn
to cut out his heart and roast it on
a spit.
But his toughest enemies are back
In Canada, with their feet on the
stove, while Edward continues to
take the ice for the highest pay in
the game. And he still rates 1t.
Today, with the New York Amerl-
cans, he still can protect his goal
tender with the strength OF three
men and he still skates forward, big,
tough and elusive, to shovel passes
up to the wings and threaten the
enemy goal.
HE was the Worst-looking hockey
player I ever saw when he broke in, >
says Lester Patrick, the Silver Fox,
one of the greatest defense men to
precede Shore.
That's right says Mr. Shore.
"At least, it's not eXaggerating much.
I couldn't get out of my own way
on the ice. You know, l never
played Acknowledgements hockey
till I reached college. Most of these
fellows were at it as soon as they
could walk.
Evening star., 1940-02-05
Georgetown Relay Team
To Miss Penn Meet

Because all its prospective op-
ponents have withdrawn, George
towns 2-mile relay team was ad-
vised today that no race of that dis
tance would be held at the Penn
A. C. games at Philadelphia Friday
night.
No letup in the Hoyas' training
will be noticeable. however, mas
much as they still are scheduled
to run in the Maryland-5th Regi-
ment meet in Baltimore on Satur-
day.
Evening star., 1940-02-05
Hoqsett q HoIdout

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 5.-South-
paw Elon Chief" Hogsett, 36-year-
old pitcher drafted from Minneapolis
by the Athletics, has returned his
contract unsigned.
Evening star., 1940-02-05
Twin Basket Bill
B, the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-Another
double-header basket ball program
one with intersectional flavor-goes
on tonight at the Chicago Coliseum.
Depaul University will meet Louis
lana State and Chicago's Loyola
quint will tackle Manhattan College.
Evening star., 1940-02-05

Today year ago-Patty Berg
defeated Dorothy Kirby. and /,
to win Miami Biltmore golf tour
ney for fourth consecutive year.
Evening star., 1940-02-05

Five years ago-McDonald
Smith, with 275, won $500 Glen
dale open golf tourney by three
strokes.
Evening star., 1940-02-05
Ice Hockey
EASTERN AMATEUR LEAGUE.
STANDINGS
WILLIS TROPHY SERIES.

-Goals-
W. l.. T. For Assss P.si *
United States Ii . 6s 80 16
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
New York, .; Port Colborns;
COMING GAMES.
Tomorrow--New York at WASHINGTON;
Baltimore at River Vale.
Wednesday-River Vale at Baltimore.
Friday-Baltimore at WASHINGTON;
River Vale at Atlantic City.
Evening star., 1940-02-05
New Teammates Claim
He Won't Stoy Quiet

Naturally this sort of ballyhoo
would be wasted on a mediocre
hockey player. But as long as Shore
was great in his work and bad in
his manners every little bit helped
The present Shore is slightly sub
dued in aspect. He does his de-
fensive work like a yeoman, but he's
had no major punching engage
ments with the Americans so far
This may mean that the bad man
of Saskatchewan has settled down
to life of strictly business. On the
other hand it may not.
Il don't believe it," says one of
his new teammates. Eddie hasn't
played much hockey yet this year
and he's not in his top shape yet
but as soon as he gets his batting
eye back and knows he's in condi-
ton to take a good sock over the
head I bet you'll see him mixing it
up again."
Is this true? Mr.. Shore reserves
decision.
"It depends on what comes up,
he says in tone which bodies good
to nobody but the boys in the box
Office.
Evening star., 1940-02-05

New York Rangers, 8; Montreal. o.
Boston. z: New York Americans, /.
Detroit. l; Chicago. / Ctie).
st. Louis. 8: Omaha. /.
Kansas City, /: Tulsa. 0 (overtime).
Evening star., 1940-02-05
Championship Hopes
Faded, Eagles Aim
To Run Second
Look for Big Attendance
At Contest Tomorrow
With Loop Leaders

Their fond hope of capturing the
Eastern Amateur Hockey League
championship now reduced to a
forlorn flicker, the Washington
Eagles today we're concentrating
on snatching the runner-up berth
as they awaited tomorrow nights
engagement with the league-lead-
ing New York Rovers at Riverside
Stadium.
Although currently owning third
place the Eagles are conceded an
excellent chance of overhauling the
second-place Baltimore Orioles, who
nave played three more games than
the Washington outfit Baltimore
now leads Washington, 43 points to
80, with New York coasting with
an impressive total of SO points.
Ceilings Spotlighted Invader.
Albert Ceilings, who already has
fractured all existing Eastern
League individual scoring marks
with the end of the season still six
weeks away, will feature the in
vasion of the Rovers. Ceilings ran
his season total to 70 points yes
terday as the Rovers trounced the
Port Colborne Sailors, 60, break
ing the mark of IS points set by
Atlantic City's Herb Foster last year.
Murdo Mckay, in second place in
the scoring race, Frank Boucher, jr.:
Mitchell Pechet and Len Loree are
other Rovers among the leagues 10
leading scorers.
Big Attendance Looms.
Despite the fact Washington
dropped a 40 decision to the Orioles
last night at Baltimore, one of the
largest crowds of the year is ex-
pected to view the team in action
against the Rovers. The Eagles
are the only outfit to hold series
edge over New York, having won
four of seven games.
In losing their 18th decision in 16
games on the road the Eagles failed
to impress. The fleet Norman CAL
ladine, Orioles high-scoring wing
man, connected for two goals and
assisted in Baltimore's other two
scores. The Orioles, after a scoreless
first period, took the lead late in the
second period on score by Ned
Vitarelli and added three more goals
in the final period.
Evening star., 1940-02-05
Confidence Hurt, Helped
Eddie in Ice Game

But I thought I knew it all and
that probably helped me as much
as it hurt me- When I started play
ing in college and with Fort
Qu'Appele I even convinced the
coaches that I knew it all. That's
why they let me keep playing"
Mr.. Shore is a quiet Canadian
outside business hours, but his force
full personality on the ice is known
to one and all He gives the i'm
preston that he would rather fight
than eat. He admits that this i'm
preston is partly the result Of
buildup
Il never went looking for fights, )"
he says, but if somebody else
started one, I gave it all I had.
After all, hockey fans come to see
individual players as we'll as teams,
same as in baseball. If a player
doesn't let 'em know he's there, why
should they come to see him?"
In Boston, where he achieved
fame, the build-up process went fur
ther than that. Between them he
and Art Ross, his thoughtful man
ager. devised special entrances in
which Eddie would skate on alone
to blare of music or fourishing
scarlet-lined cloak.
Evening star., 1940-02-05
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Evening star., 1940-02-05

Cleveland. >; indianapolis = ttle).
PHILADELPHIA, 3; Syracuse, 3 tie).
Hershey. 3: New Haven. ,.
Providence, 8; Pittsburgh. 2.