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Milford chronicle., 1940-04-05

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Evening star., 1940-03-02
Dartmouth Dribb|ers
Out 10 Gain Title in
Tilt With Tigers
Massacre EorIy in Roee
Aueurs for Success Of
Big Green Tonight
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 2.-Tonight
is the night the Dartmouth Indians
hope to clinch their third consecu-
tive championship of the Eastern
intercollegiate Basket Ball League.
They have q date with the Prince
ton Tigers that ought to fix things
up fine, because the Indians per-
formed a 56-33 massacre in their
first Princeton outing a month ago
and look stronger now.
And the Tigers. who started out
winning five of their first six
games-all except the Dartmouth
encounter-have lately tailspinned
with two defeats in their last three
contests.
They still will have chance to tie
Cornell for second place, however
even If beaten tonight. Cornell's big
Reds must tackle Dartmouth next
week and face the same medicine
from Drs. Gus Broberg and Charley
Pearson. Then Cornell will have
one game to play and Princeton two
While the Indians are trying to
sew up the title tonight, Yale and
Harvard will clash again at New
Haven and Penn will take on Co.
lumbia at Philadelphia.
All four teams apparently are out
Of the running for anything better
than fourth place In the seven-team
circuit.
Evening star., 1940-03-02
Rated Even Chance Conquer Ueeated Roosevelt Basket a
Sports Program
For LocoI Funs
TO-DAY.
Basket Ball.

George Washington vs.. st.
Johns Of Brooklyn, Eastern High
gym, $50.
American University VS.. Swarth-
more, Swarthmore, Pa.
Wilson Teachers VS.. Shenan-
doah, Wilson gym, 8.
Heurich Brewers VS.. Baltimore
Clippers, Philadelphia.
Consolation final, public high
series, Tech High gym, 7:30.
Public high championship Sc
ries final, Tech High gym. 8:45.
George Washington Frosh VS..
Gonzaga, Eastern High gym, 2.
Washington = Lee High VS..
George Washington High, Balls
ton, Va, 8.
st. Adams VS.. st. James, Hag-
erstown, Md.
Episcopal VS.. Woodberry For
est, Alexandria, Va, $3.50.
Montgomery Blair VS.. Waynes-
boro High, Waynesboro, Pa.
Scholastic Sportsmanship tour
nament, Rockville, Md.
Howard University VS.. Hamp-
ton, Hampton, Va.
Track.
Seventh annual Catholic Uni
versity meet, c. U. gym; finals
start at 8:15.
Georgetown in I. c. A. A. A. A.
games, New York.
Wrestling.
Gallaudet VS.. Brooklyn Poly,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Evening star., 1940-03-02
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TAMPA, Fla, March 2.-Seven
American League players and two
National Leaguers were unanimous
choices on the All-Star teams, an
nounced today for the Tampa game
dedicated to the Finnish relief fund.
Three of them were New York
Yankees.
The Yanks placed eight in all on
the 25-player A. L. Club. followed
by Boston's five. Cincinnati's Red
legs, the st. Louis Cardinals and
Brooklyn Dodgers dominated the
Nationals 20-man squad with four
Representatives each.
The Nationals unanimous contri-
buttons are Outfielders Joe Medwick
of st. Louis and Morris Arnovich,
Philadelphia. The America S
chosen by all participating 46 base
ball writer's of major league cities
were Pitchers Bobby Feller, Cleve-
land, and Emil Leonard, Washing
ton; Infielders Jimmy Foxx, Boston,
and Joe Gordon, New York; Out
fielders Joe Di Maggie, New York,
and Ted williams, Boston, and
Catcher Bill Dickey, New York.
Manager Bill McKechnie Of Gin
cinnati viii pilot the Nationals In
Evening star., 1940-03-02
-Four Mats Gain Finnish Squad
With Leonard Among Nine
Men Unanimously Chosen

the March IT contest. Manager Joe
Mccarthy of the world champion
Yankees will lead the Americans.
Other players selected by the
writer's last night and the votes:
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Pitchers--Bucky walters. Cincinnati, ~:
Harry Gumbert. New York, 80; Paul Der
Einssf Sinciaa.t1 mn SO; Kirby aafxn aifSse
e: Curtis Davis, g. g. Louis 20; Morton
Catchers-Harry Danning New York;
4; a3.I Ernis pastoL dopsardi Cincinnati ~; Al
% fnfieldsss@John %fildssJh1n Mize, ct. Louis, a.:
Cormick. Cincinnati. 20; Merrill May.
nlasspP,a yn So Pete "a cosearsrs broofyn So Geo
Durocher Brooklyn, 80: Tony Cuccinello,
Boston 20. Billy Werber. Cincinnati. re-
ceived % votes but lost position to Cue
and i only I other Second baseman.
Outnelders-Mel OFT, New York. A.: Ival
Goodman Cincinnati 40; Terry Moore,
st. Louis, 38; Enos Slaughter. st. Louis, 81.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Pitchers-Buck Newsom, Detroit, 42:
Tommy Bridges. Detroit. AZ: Charley Ruff
ing. New York. 40: Lefty Grove, Boston.
Rick Ferrell, Washi1gton. 80
Indelders-Joe Cronin, Boston. -; Ken
Keltner.. Cleveland, 40. Red Rolfe,. New
ffsnkis F crosetti' New York. ~: aassi asi
Trosky Cleveland. 1S.
-Outnelders-Charley Keller, New York.
e: Hank Greenberg, Detroit: %: Gerald
Msssio. Hio. Boston. 80; George esss. Wa.h.
ington. ~.
Evening star., 1940-03-02
Lombard Answers Florida Heckers With Line Smoshes
squod Gos Geet Nicely Rice Rookie Embos chomp Ee

door. Andy K, one Of the best
Of the 3-year-olds, Is galloping
like nobody's business ct Belmont
Park these early mornings. Ho
hum, 1t took Charley Retzla11, the
old heavyweight, four heats to
stop q wrestler the other night.
Today's guest star. Henry
Vance, Birmingham Age-Herald:
Elaine Barrymore has asked
waivers on John three times. And
each time he was waived out of
the league she has reclaimed
him."
Memphis is going after big
league basket ball next winter.
Ed Widseth, the football star,
may quit the New York Giants
for an insurance selling job. Yves
Ferrell, baseball's champ golfer.
was embarrassed no end when Q
Dodgsr rookie named Newell
Evening star., 1940-03-02
PofohI Mystery Cleared, Mats
Open Heavy Training With All
Present or Accounted For

verely sprained his wrist in July, he
was hitting around .320. He had q
salary argument with Griffith but
cleared 1t up in q minute after I
got here" He says he's glad to be
member of the Washington ball club.
When Jimmy laid his head on his
pillow last night he must! have
dreamed funny dreams about a
white-haired old gaffer who makes
up weird and fantastic stories. and
today he must be wondering what's
next on the big league program.
Possibly coincidental and, again,
possibly significant, was the prompt
teaming of Pofahl and Rookie Sec
ond Baseman Eddie Leip astroom-
mates. For weeks. or ever since the
first batch of rockies hit camp, Man.
ager Buck Harris and Griffith have
been talking up storm about Leip.
And, all along, it was announced
that Pofahl would play shortstop.
This leaves one to wonder how
Jimmy Bloodworth and Buddy Myer,
the other second-base candidates,
stand in the three-way battle for
the job alongside the high-priced
recruit from Minneapolis.
Then Again, Is He?
On the other hand Harris COM
plicated matters when he divided his
squad today and named Pofahl
among the players to work out in the
morning and Leip among those due
in the afternoons. This means that
when infield practice is started
Pofahl will team with either Myer
or Bloodworth, while Leip will work
with Charley Colbert, utility in
fielder.
With the notable exception of
Pitcher Dutch Leonard, who is en-
route from his home in Auburn, ILL.,,
and due some time today, practically
the entire squad was present OF
accounted for when practice was
started this morning. Reporting
yesterday with Pofahl were Colbert,
Leip, Outf1elder George Case,
Catcher Tony Giuliani and Coach
Ossie Bluege.
Also absent, but due at any minute,
were Bloodworth and Alexandra
Carrasquel, the ancient Venezuelan
pitcher. According to Griffith, boats
are not running from Venezuela to
any port below New York on the
Eastern Coast and Griff gave Carras-
quel his choice of riding the waves
and transferring to Florida or taking
clipper ship. "He chose the clipper" "
Griffith said, "and so I guess he is
somewhere up in the air now" This
prompted somebody to remark that
Alexandra was right at home.
Anyway, almost everybody is here,
everybody is signed, this is q great
big happy family, and there really
is Jimmy Pofahl and he amt no
mystery man,
Evening star., 1940-03-02
Conqueror Of Terps,
Duke Plays n. {. in
Basket Windup
Dixie Conference Final
Will Be Rubber Come
For Stute Rivals
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RALEIGH. N. c., March 2.-The
University Of North Carolina and
Duke University meet tonight for
the Southern Conference basket ball
championship.
The schools, situated just IL miles
apart, defeated each other once
during the regular season. Duke
won, so to A, on the Tar Heels
floor and the Tar Heels won, 81 to
~, on the Blue Devils floor. The
stands were packed both times-the
fans even peered down from the
lofts.
Duke Downs Maryland.
North Carolina defeated Wake
Forest, 43 to IS, last night and
Duke eliminated Maryland, A to
80, in the semifinals.
Wake Forest trailed, 1927, at the
half, but put on terrific drive that
tied the score midway the second
semester. The Tar Heels retauated,
however, and went on to win. Their
towering center. George Glamack,
accounted for % points, although
he was hampered somewhat by close
guarding in the second half.
Evening star., 1940-03-02
'ArgunnentsR Rage
AfterArI1lstronq
Garcia Draw
illegal Tactics Costly
To Henry in Fierce
10-Round Bottle
BY ROBERT MYERS,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Los ANGELES, March 2.-Wel-
terweight Champion Henry Arm
strong's quest of Ceferino darcia's
middleweight title still is . $3.50
wager and take your pick.
The two fought each other to .
standstill in 10 rounds of bloody
combat last night before a paid at
tendance of 1928, and Referee
George v. Blake called it q draw.
The fight drew gross gate Of $685.
953.
Brimful of action from start to
finish, the draw decision virtually
spoiled the end of Hammerin' Arm
strongs hope of acquiring a fourth
title in his career, although a re-
match might be made some time
later.
Garcia's Pilot Flags Henry.
Garcia, the Filipino who is recog-
nized as the middleweight champ in
California and New York, weighed
1884, and Armstrong 142.
Arguments ragged on today over
the outcome. George Parnassus, the
Filipino's manager. openly charged
that Armstrong waged dirty
fight" and said illegal use Of his
shoulders and head robbed Garcia
of chance for a clear-cut victory.
Many ring -siders thought Garcia
earned 1t with his clean, shocking
uppercuts to the head that twice
had the Negro lad reeling back
ward, but just as many gave the
fight to Armstrong for his usual re-
lentless, er-punching aggressive
ness.
Blood flowed from the third round
on. Garcia suffered an eye cut
his corner claimed he was butted-
and Armstrong; mouth was cut in
the same round and his left eye was
shut tight for the last three frames.
It's Hot All the Way.
The two lost no time getting to
work. They started in a few Sec
onds after the first bell and 10
rounds later they were standing in
Garcia's corner, toe to toe, still
whaling away with all the power
and punches they could muster.
Referee Blake said afterward that
Armstrong; shoulder tactics counted
heavily against him.
Garcia landed the hardest punches
Of the bout when he was able to
shake Armstrong loose from his in
fighting style. Once in the third
and again in the eighth his looping
I uppercuts seemed to have Henry in
distress, but each time Armstrong
rallied, rushed him and pinned him
to the ropes with a steady barrage
OF chopping lefts and rights.
Twice the referee warned Arm
strong for using his head illegally
in the clinches and once he took
away complete round for low
blows.
The fight lived up to expectations
as gruelling, action-fille match
that kept the crowd in an uproar
from gong to gong.
Evening star., 1940-03-02
By q Staff Correspondent Of The Star.


ORLANDO, Fla. March 2.-The
mystery of the missing shortstop,"
or "is there Jimmy Pofahl?"
finally was solved today and the
Nationals, just one great, big happy
family, spat on their uncailoused
paws, chased Mr.. Cambria's sssort-
ment of Cubans and the other green
peas of the field, and started spring
training in earnest.
Yes. Virginia. there is a Jimmy
Pofahl. He showed up in Orlando
conveniently in time to miss prac-
tice. He Is boyish-looking chap,
"a years old, who was amazed to
hear that he had become a mys-
terious character who refused to
answer President Clark Grifnth's s
frantic kilograms and special de-
livery letters.
Wires? Letters? I never got
any" Pofahl insisted. II don't
know whether I'm speaking out OF
turn but s'help me, I've been right
in Minneapolis since I got married
on February 3 and 1 wasn't ordered
to report until March l. That's all
I know"
Oh, Mister Griffith.
The long finger of suspicion thus
points to Mr.. Grandpaw Griffith
who artfully threw up an aura OF
mystery about the shortstop who
supposedly cost him $4,000 in cash
and players. All along Mr.. Griffith
has said that Pofahl refused tc
answer night letters, day letters. air.
mailed notes and postcards. Until
Mr.. Pofahl turned up the impres-
sion was that Grif had purchased
for himself a $4,000 Judge Crater
But, Pofahl insists, there is moth.
ing mysterious about him. He re-
lated his story simply. He began K
play professional baseball four year,
ago. After being selected from &
Minnesota school he broke in will
Winnipeg of the Northern League
moved to Springfield, Ohio, of thu
Mid-Atlantic, graduated to Indian.
apolis Of the American Association
and last year put in his best cam
paign with Minneapolis.
He knew he was going to be sold
traded or drafted, Jimmy said. 'Ir
the first place, I was eligible for the
draft, having put in four years
Then heard the Red Sox and Cub.
and Nationals were after me-"
Pofahl batted 1902 in 146 game.
for Minneapolis and, until he Sc.
Evening star., 1940-03-02
Biscayne Bay Regatta
Draws Power Boat
Recordho|ders
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
MIAMI, Fla, March 2.-This re-
sort areas biggest free show opened
today with whining outboards and
droning hydroplanes. It's the 9th
annual Biscayne Bay Regatta, the
oldest continuous event of its kind
in the world, and its spectators
range from millionaire yacht owners
to newsboys and milkmen.
The conflicting Widener Cup
horse race at Hialeah Park detract-
ed somewhat from the regatta cpen-
ing, but it's safe guess that $4,000
or more will turn out tomorrow.
Holders of six world records are
competing. They are Thorn Cooper
of Kansas City, Paul Weary Of
Muncie, Ind; Ken Mckenzie of New
Haven, Conn; Jack Cooper of Kan.
sas City and Tommy Chatfield Of
Danbury, Conn.
Evening star., 1940-03-02
Army-Novy Basket Battle Tops
7odoy's ] traditional Program

consecutive triumph, $40, at the
expense of Ohio University and
Marshall College showed its power
by outscoring West Virginia Wes-
leyan, 65-53. Duquesne and Mar
shall are candidate for the national
invitation tourney at Madison
Square Garden.
In addition, little Panzer Colleges
big quint rolled up its 38th victory,
47-43, over East Stroudsburg (Pa.)
Teachers and its New Jersey neigh
Dor, Seton Hall, made it 10 straight
by whipping Scranton, $3.50,
Evening star., 1940-03-02
Skins SideIine Tickets
Sold Out Quickly

The start Of the season still Is
more than six months away. but If
you haven't made your request, it's
too late to get a grandstand seat
between the goal lines for any Of
the Redskins home games next fall.
Announcing that nearly $1,000 al
ready has been received for season
tickets, the Redskin management
said that the best grandstand seats
now available were in sections A, B
and c behind the west goal posts.
Evening star., 1940-03-02

Oh the palings right back In the
hecklers' kissers, almost.
Hazing Dept. The Yanks just
can't resist taking digs at the
National League. When Lefty
Grissom reported at st. Pete,
Gomez said: "Be nice and quiet
now, dimple head. Remember
this is your first year In the major
leagues"
Jack Kearns, who'll be through
in Detroit after the Pastor
Burman bout (if it goes on). is
considering an offer to move into
st. Louis. The national indoor
tennis championships which have
taken nckings at the gate for
years, will cut prices next season.
Sixty football prospects turned
out to greet Jess Nicely at Rice
and most Of EN- were 20 big
thsy had to stoop to get "a tho
Evening star., 1940-03-02
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports writer.

NEW YORK, March 2.-You
should have seen Col. John Reed
Fitzpatrick president of Madison
Square Garden) personally giving
two gamblers the buns rush
from the hockey game Thursday
night. Here's old Jim Londos
starting another farewell tour.
And what's this about that nice
young fellow, AL Davis, baking
at meeting Henry Armstrong;.
The Maemere Farm Stable
horses will resume running after
the funeral tomorrow Of Dewitt
Page, the late owner. (But
they'll run under q different
name for q timeO. Ernie Lom-
bardi 10 answering the Florida
hecklers BY bouncing line drives
Evening star., 1940-03-02
Card Courtmen Happv
Play Is Over After
18th 1rouncinq

# it's bit breezy in the Catholic
University gym today, it probably is
the result Of the collective sighs Of
relief of Fod Cotton and his luck
less basket ball players that their
season at last is ended.
Beaten in their final game last
night at ~Chestertown by a WASH
ington College team which ran up
a 55-31 score on the Cards, c. U.
wound up one of its worst court
campaigns with a record of only
two victories in 18 games.
G. U. thus kept intact its record
OF not winning once on the road
this year.
Evening star., 1940-03-02
Wilson Downs Newark,
Keeps Brown Juq'

DOC" Whites Wilson Teachers
quint still has the little brown jug,
q sentimental trophy annually
awarded the winner Of its game with
Newark Teachers, by virtue OF its
A-29 victory over the foe last night.
Wilson has had possession Of the
jug since 1896.
Ifshin, Clark and Gordon set VII.
sons scoring pace, which found the
District team out in front by q ITO
margin at. the half. Benish was
NeWark,s outstanding nlaver
Evening star., 1940-03-02

Referees-Messrs. Enrisht and Keppel.
Custer Sets Record
Eastern jumped into an early lead
and with Custer scoring constantly
led at the first quarter, 8 to 5. Both
teams Tailed heavily in the next
frame but Custer was too much for
the team that had beaten Eastern
by three points few weeks ago.
Eastern led at the half, 81 to Is.
Custer scored 10 points in this half
as the crowd pulled for him to break
his record of 81 set in the Woodrow
Wilson game.
In the third period Custer reached
his peak Of the night, scoring four
goals and q foul shot while his team
mates helped with SIX points. Gen.
tral was licked by this time. In the
last quarter Custer was kept cut un-
til the crowd pleaded for his ap-
pearance. Then he came In and
easily broke his record with points.
Several times Bob passed to team
mates rather than score himself.
Evening star., 1940-03-02

Kimball beat him 2 up. Each
carded an 81. California is about
to lure Red Gam, sharpshooting
golf pro, away from Chattanooga.
Jimmy Wilson's son Bob, who
travelled with the Reds last year
as batting practice catcher, has
won scholarship to Princeton.
(Attention, Princeton: The kid
retained his amateur. status while
with the Reds by drawing his
pay in postage stamps) Experts
are tabbing the Chicago Black
hawks as the dark hoases Of the
Stanley Cup hockey playons.
Confusion say: Howard v. Mil
lard Of Decatur, H., bowls 800
consistently and has no time to
spare.
Revised version. oh. Johnny,
oh Johnny. how you can sockl
Evening star., 1940-03-02
Bethesda BowIers Whip
Hiser's Crack Five

Bethesda AIl-Stars rolled three
games Of identical scores of 638 to
win over Hisers AIl-Stars in bowl
ing match last night at Hyattsville.
The score was 1914 to 1,738. Robin
son, Bethesda's lead-off man. topped
both teams with high game of 1877
and 403 set. Hilliard and Oscar
Hiser shot 1873 games for the losers,
but the latter nosed out his rival
by two pins for set honors with 361
Evening star., 1940-03-02
Oyster Roast Will Help
Junior Legion Nine

The annual oyster roast Of Cooley
Mccullough Post. the American
Legion, for the benefit Of the junior
baseball team, will be held tomor-
row from l to Z o'clock at Potomac
Boat Club.
There will be dancing from 3 to 6.
Evening star., 1940-03-02
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, March 2.-There
will be an assortment of traditional
basket ball games among the ,promi-
nent Eastern independents today
with the annual Army Navy en-
gagement at the top Of the social
scale.
Some Of the other venerable
matches bring together Pitt-Penn
State, Rutgers-Brown, Colgate
Syracuse, Lehigh-Lafayette and
West Virginia Carnegie Tech.
In the scattered activity last night
Duquesne put together its 14tt
Evening star., 1940-03-02
"Just Put Yourselves in Their Shoes"


character
himself his players but ne
the writing asked him about Clark
nonradng rule for the American League champion he
olive from his mouth and said: That
kidding I'll give two examples
of baseball the Yankees
Maggo Red Rung and Red Rohe Now
the of those fellows What they thinking
thinking something like this can't
can't trade at all can't be
later the Yankees will have to
they don't have to
the it's pain in the neck"
arrived and he tested the before sailing
thing that maybe people haven't thought much
about" Griffith instance think tht maybe his
him?" ..5.,.,,. ~.
Evening star., 1940-03-02

Totals. II 943 Totals 121135
Referee-Mr. Proctor Richmond, Val
and Mr.. Mention Baltimore. Md
Outmatch Terrapin Spurts.
Duke didn't have much trouble
eliminating Maryland. Five min
utes after the start Coach Eddie
Cameron's charges went perma-
nently ahead. Pershing Mondorff
and Bill De Witt tried valiantly to
pull up the Old Liners, but each
time Maryland spurted, the Blue
Devils did likewise. only more 81
Evening star., 1940-03-02
Roosevelt No Longer Favorite.

Comparative scores against West
ern would give Eastern definite
edge tonight, although "a hours ago
Roosevelt was a strong choice to
win its first title since 1919. Now,
however, the Lincoln Parkers rate
at least an even chance to retain
the crown they've won five times
In the last six years.
Earlier in the season Roosevelt
was all out to beat Western by
8 points, Just as it was last night
to win by 6 points.
Roosevelt came from behind after
Hymie Perlo, George West and
Ernie Travis were guarded success
fully in the first quarter. Western
led at that time, Is to 8. However,
the Riders fought on to knot the
count at 16-all as Western tailed
q single point, a foul goal by Alden
Barry. In the third quarter West
ern again was halted, Irv Schenker
preventing a shutout with a goal.
Roosevelt had Jared little better. but
led at the end of the period, %
to 18. West and Travis salted the
game in the last few minutes with
field goals
Tom Robertson of Roosevelt and
Jake Hilleary of Western were the
guarding stars of the game. Robert
son also came through with 5 points.
Like q hawk, Hilleary watched the
hy.i1Iiont porln fn hold him tn s
points. Travis was high for the
Riders with and Jimmy Karas was
best for Western with 8.