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Evening star., 1941-08-16
Recent Dodger Beonnos Due to Swpng Discarded Signals
MeGonnon eidm Make Asor Team

One-minute interview - Bill
Terry: Il was a good, young ball
player and McGraw didn't teach
me a thing. Sure, he bawled me
out when I did something wrong,
but the man who made me good
ball player was Roger Bresnahan,
McGraw's coach"
Service Department Clair
Bee has invited all morale officers
of the Army and Navy bases to
attend his eastern coaching school
at Manhattan Beach without
charge. Australian troops sta
toned in Equatorial Africa have
sent out an appeal for sports
equipment. They're especially
interested in baseball. The same
day that guy fell of the fence
trying to climb into Ebbets field,
a soldier at Fort Slocum which is
on an island in Long Island
Sound, went A. w. o. L., padded
a raft a mile and a half to the
mainland and hitch-hiked to
Brooklyn to see the Dodgers I.
He may see them again about
World Series time, but not be-
fore.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
National League Race
For Batting Honors
Continues Hectic
BY TIE Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Aug. 16-The race
for the batting championship OF the
American League almost has reached
the conceding stage with lanky Ted
Williams of the Boston Red Sox
still swatting at his .400-plus pace.
Both Cecil Travis of Washington
and Joe Di Maggie of New York,
the only players with any chance
of making an issue of the title,
stayed politely in the background
this week.
The struggle in the National
League still is touch and go. though,
with Johnny Hop of the st. Louis
Cardinals currently in front with
1892. This was a drop of seven
points in the past week. but during
the same interval Pete Reiser of
Brooklyn slumped from $40 to 1923.
Nick Etten of the Phillies still is
in third place with 1926 and Johnny
Mize, the 1899 champion, is just
notch behind at 1874.
The 10 leaders in each league
(based on $50 or more times at bat:
Evening star., 1941-08-16
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

have jockey worries. He'll ride
the horse himself"
Correspondents corner - Paul
c. Thole of Evansville, Ind, wants
to know if Bill McGannon of
Notre Dame is the first player
who failed to win varsity letter
but was good enough to make the
grade for the Chicago All-Star
game. Bob Madry, the North
Carolina U. tub-thumper, advo-
Gates an All-America squad of "A
players, listed alphabetically. in
stead of picking one guy for each
position, which seems a big
hearted suggestion from a guy
whose school has produced two
al-America players in successive
years. j. c. Marrow of Galveston,
Tex, thinks major league scouts
are overlooking bet in not sign
ing up Pete Layden, the Texas
U. footballer who is knocking the
cover off the ball for a Waco
semi-pro club. Clarence Rothman
of Maintowoc, Wis, reports Cecil
Isbell Of the packers has opened
water softener service there.
Just an old softy.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
He Knows Boxing in Heinie Miller Foshion

Before he grabbed his sabre and went off with his Hn
Heine talked the
He about the racket than Maj
Thomas together they realized
with
which have plagued them since Mer
departure.
Secretary OBren has been asked
frequency. appearance then, should
fellow who'll ask people
AgneW we'll be the balance wheel
something That's
Chief Police Kelly will
the Job named AgneW.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Johnny Aqnew May Be the Balance Wheel

a
different the lawyer, quiet
unrued who belachn fight If he
calmly listens how
unlimited
will be fellow will out the facts
Morgan and thereby estab
ush for all concerned to reject.
10 after learning of his appoint
would indicate that felt he
might
hold said 81" better-matched
nkeoos good
tired having champions here fight buns
public
Matching fighter isn't
boxing"
pugstic promotion
reasonably profitable
Evening star., 1941-08-16
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, Jr,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-The
lowdoWn on all the beanings the
Dodgers have suffered lately is
that other clubs have been
switching signals on 'em but the
Brooks went right on swiping
the old ones. That's what hap
pened when the Braves Dick
Erickson nicked three. Catcher
Ray Berres continued to give his
old signs but it was Erickson
who was signaling what ne
would throw. Dick Bartell says
the biggest change he noticed
after a years absence from the
National League was that almost
every pitcher had picked up an
extra pitch. Southern golfers
are hollering that the 350-yard
hole-in-one that William A.
Greene made at Rye IN. " the
other day would be just a putt
down in their part of the coun-
try. A fellow named Cardweu
sank a 425-yard ace at Winston
Salem, N. c., q few years back.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Joseph-GeseII Feud
To Mark Southern
Auto Title Race

Two consistent winners in midget
auto races at West Lanham Speed
way will strive for more honors
next Tuesday when the Southern
States championship is featured on
program of seven races.
The Southern race, longest yet
run at West Lanham, will be 80
laps or 1912 miles. Mike Joseph,
leading point scorer at West Lanham
and second on the American Racing
Drivers Association list, and Ernie
Gesell, probably the flashiest COM
petitor yet introduced here, will
tangle in an individual duel
Joseph and Gesell are the only
drivers to have won two feature
races at West Lanham.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
BY FRITZ LITTLEJOHN,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

HIGH POINT, N. c., Aug. 10
In spot where beauty and charm
counted for nothing, glorious Gloria
Callen- went out today to stop the
all-conquering rush of the West
erners through the A. A. U. ma
tional Women's swimming cham
pionships.
Pitted against the photogenic
Nyack On. " high school Junior in
her speciality, the 1O0-meter back
stroke sprint, was formidable ar
ray of 18 stars from all over the
country, but 17-year-old Gloria was
favored to halt the drive that car
ried the West to a clean sweep of
yesterdays four titles.
1t will be the field against Gloria,
who has been screen-tested for the
movies but who very calmly re-
nounces any claim to Hollywood
with dry I'm no actress, and be-
sides, l have to finish school"
A possible threat from the East
was Prince Nufer of GoldSboro,
N. e., an improving youngSter VINO
carried the hopes of the host State,
The West was favored to make it
a fifth title in the 800-meter relay,
the Multonomah Club of Portland,
Oreg entering team that included
yesterdays two heroines, Brenda
Helser, the 100-meter title holder,
and Nancy Merki, the new 1900
meter champion. They were given
an edge over the New York Women's
Swimming Association four that
won last year.
The 20O-meter breast stroke and
the 400-meter free style were the
other events on todays program.
In addition to the two crowns
won for Portland by the Misses
Merki and Helser. Helen Crlenko-
Nch of San Francisco accounted for
a Western triumph in adding the
platform diving crown to her indoor
title. In tomorrow's finale she will
seek a clean sweep of the A. A. U.
diving championships when she
goes after the 3-meter springboard
title.
The East's last chance of a win
yesterday went glimmering when
n-year-old Chieko Miyomoto, who
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Playground Net Tourney
Attracts Large Field

One of the biggest tennis tour
naments in this neck of the woods
gets underway Monday, when an
army of playground youngsters be-
gins hitting away in its quest for
city championships. The tourna-
ment is jointly sponsored by the
Community Center and Fairgrounds
Department.
Competition this year will be con-
Quoted in singles, doubles and mixed
doubles for junior and senior boys
and girls. Junior boys are IA years
and under, seniors, II and under.
Girls will be bracketed in divisions
of Is and under. 18 and under.
Evening star., 1941-08-16

When Lou Nova checked in at
Doc Bier's training camp, Abe
Simon packed up and left be-
cause che didn't want to train
with somebody who was so re-
Gently an invalid"
Words Is Words-To make it
tougher on sports writer's, who
were just learning to call him
THE eminent oologist," Dick
Harlow, the Harvard coach, has
switched his hobby from birds
eggs to ferns, so now he's
Psychologist. Eddie Walker, the
fight manager. lays 'em in the
aisles with a story about how he
took Henry Armstrong to Lon
don when Henry's hands were SO
sore he had to take violent ray
treatments every day. And Gen.
Phelan, the boxing commish
head, protested to local
columnist: Il don't speak double
talk. I don't even understand it."
Today's Guest Star-B. M. At
kinson, jr., Louisville Times: Let
them keep putting weight on
'Whtrty' and Ben Jones won't
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Canaque Perfect Hill Record Keep Washington Baseball Mar
70 Years AGO
In The Star

George Sisler, star first base
man OF the Browns, finally was
stopped by the Tigers after max
ing 10 straight hits, one less than
the major league record held by
iris Speaker.
Goldie Ahearn. featherweight
champion of the A. E. F., is
training for his September fight
with Andy Bowen at Ardmore,
Md. Ahearn is reported to have
. dangerous left hook.
Pete Stinchcomb and Chick
Harley, Ohio U. All-America
football players, turned pro by
joining the Statleys, of which
George Halas, former U. Of Illi-
nois athlete, is captain.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Todd and SIWinsM Holding Out
For More Coin as Redskins
Speed to raining Camp

joined the party in Chicago yester-
day and apparently is satisfied.
Slivinski, an all-league selection
for guard last year, has been ordered
to report to San Diego direct from
his home, but Espey declared that
he also returned his contract with
out signature and wasn't sure of
being in camp when training starts
Monday morning. Espey said that
Slivinski's alleged leadership of the
move to prevent Andy Farkas, Don
Irwin, Trainer Doc Mauro and him
self from receiving full cuts from
last December's playoff had nothing
to do with the stipulations Of his
1941 contract.
Two Due for Ak.
No official announcement has been
made, but 1t Is reported that Half
back Boyd (ReD Morgan and Tao
kle Bob Fisher have not been in
vited to camp. They are not on the
list of Is veterans expected to be on
hand Monday morning and an
nouncement of their release is ex-
pected momentarily. Both are Uni
versity of Southern California prod
ucts, Morgan joining the team IN
1899 and Fisher playing his first
season of pro ball last year.
Excluding them, only six veterans
remain unsigned. In addition to
Todd and Slivinski, they are Ed
Justice, Jim Barber, Bill Wilkin and
Ray Hare. All but Wilkin have in
timated they will be in San Diego
tomorrow night. The off-season
whereabouts of Wilkin, as usual,
have remained a mystery since he
left Washington the day after that
1870 affair. He'll probably show up
in time for Monday morning break
fast, though.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Alone Unbeaten
Among Loops
Box Artists
Protested Defeat of
Red Sox Tightens
Runner-up Race
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


One of the strangest stories of the
present baseball season stars Senor
Alexandra Carrasquel, the Caballero
from Caracas, Venezuela.
He is the righthanded pitcher for
the Washington Senators whom
some sports writer's sought to have
change his name to Alex Alexander
lomatic opposition.
The way he pitched last season
it didn't make a great deal of diff
ference what his name was, SO the
writers let it go at that.
When spring training began he
still was IN Venezuela, or on the high
seas, or somewhere, and white
haired Clark Griffith squandered
half his scouting budget on cable,
wireless and telegraph tolls scouting
for his Alex.
Alone Undefeated in League.
Eventually Carrasquel landed at
Miami, Fla, and was detained by
the immigration authorities until
Griffith convinced them he wouldn't
become public dependent. Griff
finally got Alex into camp, only to
have Manager Bucky Harris scream
at his being out of condition.
This prelude is by way of breaking,
as gently as possible, the news that
today Carrasquel is the only unde-
feated pitcher in the American
League. He has scored six victories.
Carrasquel got into many games,
some of them tuSSles that Washing
ton had a chance of winning, and
he got credit for a couple of his
triumphs by the tides of fortune
that go with relief pitching. But
he didn't get a chance to start a
contest until August 5.
Including that one he has started
three encounters, finished all Of
them and won all of them-beating
the third-place Boston Red Sox yes
terday, 6-3. by scattering eight hits
in the seven innings before rain
halted play.
Boston's defeat helped entangle
the teams trailing the New York
Yankees in the first division because
the Chicago White Sox came along
in a night tilt and conquered the
Cleveland Indians, s-5, to climb
within a half-game of third place
and within two games of second
place.
Chisox Bunch Blows.
Buck Ross checked the Indians on
seven hits while the Sox punched
five of their nine blows for all of
their runs in the sixth and seventh
innings.
The st. Louis Browns downed the
Detroit Tigers, 6-1, in another night
engagement. Each team was linn
tied to six hits, but Rookie Bob
Muncrief of the Browns kept his
so scattered that the Tigers only
tally was homer by Bruce Camp
bell. Joe Grace hit a three-run
homer for st. Louis.
Rain kept the Yankees idle and
curtailed the National League pro-
gram to a game in which the Gin
cinnati Reds stopped the Chicago
Cubs. 81, for Johnny Wander Meer's
18th victory.
Vandy pitched six-hit ball, which
was one more blow than his team
mates made off Rookie Vsllie Eaves,
but he famed eight men and allowed
no runs except Lou Stringer's homer
in the first inning. Frank McCor-
mick and Jim Gleeson contributed
circuit smashes for Cincinnati.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Win, Lose or Draw
Meet the New Boxing Commissioner
By FRANCIS (. STAN.

1t be the District Boxing Commission to make
1t John j. Agnew
retiring police
representative board appointing 1t Agnew respect
Agnew actually
knows something about the he supposed help
afabe lets-aKsports kind
who actually happy the of the science although
under the pending legislation the boxing heads annual salary
drawing salary public But this baldis 36ar-od police
help
follower. knows
Gallagher fought Matte Brown who
talk the fight language This important
Evening star., 1941-08-16
New Trojan Mentor
To Follow Course
Held by Jones
McNeish, Bescos Stoy
As Grid Assistants;
Need Line Coach
By the Associated Press.


LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16.-South-
ern CALIFORNIA; football fortunes,
guided by an all-Trojan coaching
staff, will be plotted along much
the same course mapped by the
late Howard Jones.
Sam Barry, officially named to
take over the head coaching job,
made this clear as he dug into the
preliminaries of molding a Trojan
grid machine for the l941 battles.
I'll have to familiarize myself
with some of the new talent coming
up to the varsity and adjust our
style of play to existing conditions" )"
Barry said.
"One thing is certain. hope to
maintain the clean, hard-fighting
tradition established by Howard
during his years as coach of the
team"
Bob McNeish, backfield coach, and
Julie Bescos, tutor of the ends, will
continue under Barry. Both are ex-
Trojan athletes schooled under
Jones. Inc same appueS 10 GdluS
Shaver, freshman coach.
Pacific Coast Conference schools
begin practice September 8.
DR.. Rufus B. Won KleinSmid an
nounced Barry's appointment yes
terday. 1t was a customary one
year agreement. Terms were not
divulged, but it was believed Barry
will receive between $1,000 and
$4,000. Jones was said to have
received between $4,000 and SIS, 900
a year.
Barry, 48, born at Aberdeen,
S. Oak, and educated in Wisconsin,
had been Jones assistant since 1929.
He will continue as head basket ball
and baseball coach, though he may
be relieved of these duties later.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
The New Boy Vents Fighting Fighters

turnsles
financially the
for boXofice fighters
of them around he said "A fellow
instance He figures picking
his dressing i
going
do? He $3.50 worth of fighting
Wen
Well them after rounds
hold
shouldn't Washington
place any funny
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Official Score

Runs batted in-Peacock, Johnson, Cro-
min, Evans, Vernon t3. Archie, Case.
Two-base hits-Peacock, Archie, Case.
Three-baSe hit-LewiS. Home run-Cro-
min. Double plays-CarrasQuel Travis and
Vernon; johnson, Cronin and Foxx: Blood
worth. Travis and Vernon; Tabor, Doerr
and Foxx. Left on baseS-Boston, B:
Washington, s. Bases on balls-Of Car
rssouel, 3; off johnson, 4. Struck out
By Carrasauel. Hits.of johnson. z
in A. innings; off Ryba, 3 in 22s innings.
Losing pitcher - johnson. Umpires -
Messrs. Pipgras. Rommel and Geisel Time
i: 81. Attendance estimated)-1,0 600.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Mike Jacobs Okoy-But No Concessions

inevitable asked 1t
Mike Did he think town
should allowed Washington take over?
n a
and S
should
abide
Evening star., 1941-08-16
PuIoce Leeds Circuit

Palace A. c. baseball team Is
well in front of the second-half
race in the Observation-Disclosures
League. Eleven straight loop victories
have been recorded, the last in two
games yesterday over Village Motors,
1873, and Arlington Maccabees, 1913.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Major Statistics
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1s, 1s41

AMERICAN
Results Yesterday.
Washington, 9; Boston, 3 (seven innings,
RAIN.
Chicago, 3; Cleveland, 2 (nieht).
st. Louis, o; Detroit. / might.
Philadelphie at New York. rain.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
BY BILL DISMER, Jr,
Star Staff Correspondent.

EN- ROUTE TO SAN DIEGO,
Aug. 16.-Admission that Halfback
Dick Todd and Guard Steve Sliv-
inski are current "holdouts for more
salary was made today by General
Manager Jack Espey as the train
bearing the Redskins main party
to their California training site sped
southwestward through Texas and
New Mexico.
Todd, the teams famed Jack
rabbit" ground-gainer for the last
two years, was supposed to board
this Grand Canyon Limited with
five other players at Amarillo. Tex,
early this afternoon. but whether
he would was conjectural. Espey
said Todd had returned his original
contract unsigned with demand
for a greater increase than the one
offered by the Redskin manage
ment and has not been heard from
since.
Todd Offered Fat Increase.
Todd is understood to have been
offered approximately one-third
more than his 1910 contract called
for and Espey opined that the club
would not raise its initial bid. Ac-
cording to the Skins dapper little
executive, every returning veteran
was given an increase in pay and
no upward revisions can be made
without throwing the whole sea-
sons budget out of line.
If Todd boards the train at
Amarillo 1t will be pretty sure
sign that he will come to terms, for
he hardly would be expected to
leave his Texas ranch unless he
planned to play. Halfback Wilbur
Moore also is unsigned, but he
Evening star., 1941-08-16

Games Today. Games Tomorrow.
Boston at wash, 3. Boston at Wash, 3.
Clev at Chicago. Clev. at Chicago.
Detroit at ST. Louis. Det. at ST. L. ~:
Phila. at New York. Phila. at New York.
NATIONAL.
Results Yesterday.
Cincinnati, 3; Chicago, l.
New York at Philadelphia, rain.
St Louis at Pittsburgh, rain.
Only games scheduled.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Standing Of the Clubs.

Games Today. Games Tomorrow.
Chicaeo at cinci. Chicaso at Cine. %
BROOKLYN at Boston. Bklyn. at Bost. I'd.
New York at Phila. n Y. at Phtla. t2) -
st. Louis at Pitts. St. L. at Pittso (2).
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05
RAF Bombs Peril
Nazi Sea RdidinQ
Bdtt|eships
International News ser,ic. Cable

LONDON. April 5.-The Ger
man 26,000-ton battle cruisers
Scharnhorst and Gneisenau were
straddled by sticks of bombs
dropped by Raj planes which at
tackled the French coast port oil
Brest during the night, the British
air ministry announced today.
The two German war vessels
have been locked at Brest ever
since they returned from a com.
merce raiding expedition in the
north Atlantic.
Last nights Raj attack or
German-occupied Brest repre-
sented the second consecutive at
tempt of Raj bombers to wreck
the two Nazi vessels. Oil storage
tanks and warehouses at Brest
and Rotterdam also were bombed
as were industrial targets in the
Ruhr.
While the British planes at.
tackled Brest, also now used as a
German submarine base, NaZi
raiders for the seconds successive
night pounded the western British
port of Bristol.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05
STOPS CONSTRUCTION

Construction must halt for the
time lB4eing4 the governor said. lie
did not explain the reason for the
decision.
Whether the union could affect
the .company's restraining order
BY It's motion 10 dismiss was still
a question TO-DAY Judge Tuttle
refused 20 entertain oral argu-
ments yesterday from Ernest
Goodman. union attorney. and said
the motion must be put in writing.
Goodman said he would present
The written motion today Mean
while. the order remained IN effect
allhaHSh the company sad il
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05
DEsERTERs SURRENDER

The latest batch of Italian pris-
oners was rounded up in the vi
entity of Asmara, the British-cap.
.tured Eritrean capital. but many
more Fascist deserters were .tir-
rendering. Middle East command
communicate said.
Another British offshoot column
advanced south from Asmara on
the road to the northern Abys-
sinian highway terminus of Dessye
In Abyssinis. the communique
said. the advance in all sectors
is proceeding satisfactorily
The London Daily Tele-
graphs diplomatic correspond
emit reported that British troops
are less than 90 miles from the
capital at Adds Ababa and that
all Abyssinia is ablaze with ma
tive revolts.l
Raj bombers wrought havoc or
italian transport concentrations
on the road between Assab. Erit.
rea. and Dessye. then blasted q
Fascist troop camp on the Adowa-
Gondar road, also in northern
Abyssinia.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05
al Church
Laid 10 Ndzis
In,ernational New. s,r,lc. Cable

LONDON, April 5.-A Reuters
British dispatch from Vatican
City today stated that the Vatican
City radio accused the German
authorities in occupied France OF
taking measures to suppress the
Roman Catholic Church.
The bishops OF Strassbourg and
Metz have been expelled, il was
charged, and services arc no
longer permitted in Strassbourg
Cathedral.
In addition. the Vatican radio
was said TO have declared. Cath
ole schools have been-closed. all
Catholic societies dissolved = un-
less they agreed TO submit TO
government direction and with
certain small exceptions the Cath
Ole press has been suppressed.
The number of converts in this
section has been reduced, the radio
was said TO have asserted. and SO
priests expelled r m The old
French province of Alsace.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05
7 Freed, Graft
Trial Continued

With seven Of the original
defendants in the county graft
trial freed by the court. the case
was adjourned today TO await the
opening Of The defense Tuesday
before Circuit Judge Earl {.
PugSley.
Judge Pugsley ruled evidence
against the seven was mol sufficient
10 warrant presenting their cases
10 the jury of seven women and
six men.
One defendant. Harry Kevilin,
reputed River Rouge gambler, an.
nounced he would not put in a
defense. However. the remaining
"a defendants are mapping then
defenSes
Defendants freed are: George
Wallace former Crosse Pointe
Park police lieutenant: Patrick
Conlon, former Crosse Pointe Park
paTolrnan: Mike Kahn. alleged
Inkster gambler. Jake Rubin. re.
puted Hamtramck bootie. James
Morano and Jack and Leo FEEDER
man. brothers. all alleged hand
book employees,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05
Italy Loses
3 More
WarsIlips
international News Service Cable


LONDON, April 5.-Italy's toll
of destroyers lost in the Red Sea
death" trap mounted to eight to-
day. according to an official air
ministry news service statement
Three additional destroyers, out
of total of five, were put out OF
commission by a heavy bombing
attack by Raj planes which
sighted the ships attempting 10
leave the besieged port of Mas
sawa. One vessel was sunk and
two others were run aground and
abandoned by their crews, the
news service said.
Both ships then were bombed
once more and direct hits were
scored. according 10 the statement.
Earlier an admiralty statement
said two Italian destroyers had
been scuttled by their crews off
the coast of Saudi Arabia and left
in a sinking condition on Thurs
day.