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Evening star., 1941-03-17
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Vernon Enters Fight
With Archie, Sanford;
Rolly Nips Tigers
BY q Staff Correspondent Of The Star.

ORLANDO, Fla, March Thames
(Mlckey) Vernon, a "foine broth
of boy" pulled on Washington
uniform this st. Patrick's Day and
| opened anew the battle for the Ma
tionals' first base job-a struggle
among Vernon, Celt; Jack San
ford, Briton, and George Archie,
| q Scot.
Manager Bucky Harris admits that
first base is wide open. They're
all in it-all three of them," he said
as the Mats, in the wake of their
8-to-7 victory over the Tigers,
embarked on a four-day vacation
from exhibition campaigning.
Vernon is the youngster who wasn't
invited to training camp after he
had refused to sign his contract.
President Clark Griffith huffed and
puffed and said that Vernon could
Jump into lake. He had Archie,
who was acclaimed the most valu-
able player in the Pacific Coast
League in 1910, and Sanford,
youngster who promises to hit long
|
day.
Sanford Gets Test.
But when Archie failed to hit,
Griffith and Harris got worried.
Vernon, married only a few days
ago, was called to camp. Now the
fight is wide open.
Sanford got the call yesterday
against the Tigers. He went hit
less in three official times at bat,
but scored a run when he walked
and on another occasion he sent
Hank Greenberg against the left
field fence for a sizzling line drive.
Vernon is the only left-handed
hitter of the threesome.
The Mats spaSmodic batting power
came to the fore as they defeated
the Tigers and brought their ex-
hibition percentage to .500-three
wins in half a dozen games. After
the Tigers took a 10 lead off Sid
Hudson in the first inning the Mats
jumped all over Bud Thomas in the
second round. After two we're out
they scored four times.
West Starts Rally.
The Tigers pulled ahead, 6-5, in
the sixth. The Mats tied it in the
seventh, went ahead in the eighth.
were tied in the ninth and won,
finally, when Sammy West doubled
to right field in the last of the
final inning.
With one down and West on
second, Pitcher Archie McKain lost
control and walked Buddy Lewis
and Jimmy Pofahl to load the bases.
This put it up to Jimmy Blood
worth who, with the Detroit out
field playing close, slammed long
fly to center. Pat Mullin, play
ing that position, took one look
at the ball and trotted to the bench.
Evening star., 1941-03-17
Iowa State-Creighton
Game 10 Fill Field
In Court PIayoff
Western Finals Of u. s.
College Race Slated
Friday, Saturday
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, March Ito
morrow nights Fifth District play
off between Iowa State, co-cham-
pion of the Big Six, and Creighton
kingpin of the Missouri Valley cir
cult, will complete the setup for
the N. c. A. A. basket ball title
race, won last year by Indiana.
Washington States twin triumph
over Stanford in the Pacific Coast
Conference championship series
has qualified the Cougars for the
Western finals here Friday and
Saturday night.
Wyoming, champion of the Rocky
Mountain League, and Arkansas, all
victorious winner in the Southwest
circuit, already were established
entrants. The two meet in Friday
nights opening game.
Washington State opposes the
winner of the Iowa State-Creigh-
ton fracas in the second game
Saturday night, the two winners
will play for the Western title and
the right to meet the winner of
similar tournament at Madison
Wis, for the national crown a
week later. The finals also will be
played in Kansas City.
Wisconsin, Big Ten Conference
champion, is the foe of Dartmouth
in one of the Eastern games Fri
day. Pittsburgh meets North Car
olina in the other.
Evening star., 1941-03-17
Cards UnheraIded Grodzicki
Grapefruit Loop Slab Star;
Giants Orengo Hot at Bat

who already had been hot, homered
with the bases loaded against the
Cubs yesterday.
Bob Feller, it might be worthy to
note, has yielded seven runs in the
six innings he has worked for Cleve-
land and the only thing cushioning
the Indians from the Grapefruit
League cellar are Jimmy wilson's
yet-to-win Chicago Cubs.
Evening star., 1941-03-17
Coast League HurIers Without Fast BoITs

Cnn has about decided that Judd won't do This to
the Pacific
isn't much what Judd has it is what he hasn't Cronn
pitched him not long against Cincinnati He has fast ball. Joe
said. Its tough going without that"
than
pitchers when Clark Griffith had Maded Earl
Wheh Cleveland Thornton he turned
Saleson 22gme winner All spring
failed ball
Washington.
spring
ball. either
kinds ball players streaming off the coast
Gordon eand baseball people
wondering what creates this.
Evening star., 1941-03-17
Meanwhile, Cronin Broods Over His Red Sox

Meanwhile while possibly good pitcher and the worlds best
fighter uks his ukng
within brase shot of the People picking
the Red Sox to beat the Yankees operating the theory
anybody who could lift his comb his could behind
best hitting baseball These
finished
Conin and Yawkey desperately tried the
pitchers There Is need Of haste If Boston
time the future happen before Foxx all
washed Without the
Prospects encouraging Although the by
tremendous wealth they have little luck pitcher with
record Dominic Ryba who "a last Rochester
old The best Heber NeWsome from Diego He
3d. but has not been outstanding trials After
character named
Eacr auento
Evening star., 1941-03-17
Highly Touted NovikoH NoHeIp
To Cubs at Bat; Pugnocious
Werber Has Reds Buzzinq

Miami, were to open a stand on
Florida's west coast today by meet
ing the New York Yankees. Phil
Rizzuto of the Yanks has hit safely
in seven straight games.
FORT MYERS, Fla.-Manager Bill
Terry of the New York Giants
finally has heard from Bill Jurges,
the veteran shortstop who was sent
to Mayo Clinic for treatment of
dizziness. The wire read: "Still
nothing definite to report, but am
glad team is going so we'll"
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Merrill
May, the Phillies' fine third base
man, promises to be tough in the
pinches this year. He came up
against Bob Feller with the bases
loaded twice yesterday and each
time singled two runs across to beat
the Indians.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex.-Manager
Casey Stengel thinks Al Piechota
may help his Boston Bees this year.
He was hampered by injuries last
year, but yesterday looked good in
his turn against the st. Louis Browns
at Monterrey, Mexico.
Evening star., 1941-03-17
Overtime Toll to Tune SIow-Storting Chase
Mats to Play ntrosquod Come; Evans Powerful at Plate

final pitching efforts of such as
TWyble, Poydock, Zinser and a
few more who have no business
in a major league camp.
Johnny Welaj, subbing for Rog
Cramer in center field, pulled the
fielding masterpiece of the season
SO far when in the eighth inning
yesterday he made a great catch
on Hank Greenberg, hustled the
ball back to Second Baseman
Jimmy Bloodworth and thus had
a hand in a double play which
caught Bob Harris off first base.
George Archie, the highly
touted first baSeman, now is No. 3
on Bucky Harris list of first base
men. He intends to give Jimmy
Vernon and Jack Sanford prefer
ence over the draftee from the
Pacific Coast League. Wish Egan,
famed Detroit scout, who sat
in the press box yesterday, claims
Evening star., 1941-03-17
BY JUDSON BAILEY.

The brightest jewel uncovered in
baseball's spring training so far is
John Grodzicki a powerful 24-year-
old right-hander who will make
everybody in the National League
| remember his name if the st. Louis
Cardinals don't work him to death
before the season opens.
Although the Cardinals carted 20
pitchers to camp, this unheralded
rookie from Nanticoke, Pa, has ap-
peared in four games in 10 DAYS
and these have been the only games
the RedbirdS won.
Grodzlcki was named by Manager
Billy Southworth as the starting
pitcher in the first game the club
played in the Grapefruit League
and held the New York Yankees
hltless for three innings. That was
March 7. On March II he worked
another hitless three-inning span
against the world champion Gin
cinnati Reds.
Ihe next day he was called out
OF the bull pen in the ninth inning
when Cleveland had loaded the
bases with nobody out and stopped
the Indians dead Yesterday. after
two days rest, he hurled the full
nine innings against the Yankees
and beat them, 6-5, on six hits.
White SOx Setting Pace.
Although unknown to most fans
till now, Grodzicki has been in the
Cardinal chain gang since 1886 and
might have made the big step last
year except that he was injured at
training camp. Possibly because of
this, he was very ordinary pitcher
Tor Rochester in the International
League last year. He looks ripe this
spring.
While st. Louis has been starring
one individual, other clubs have
compiled brighter records by split
ting up the work.
The Chicago White Sox have gone
undefeated in three games and the
Philadelphia Athletics have won
eight out of nine to give the Grape
fruit League to the Western, or Pa
c1flc Coast, division.
The Brooklyn Dodgers lost their
share of the lead last week by split
ting their squad, sending one unit
to Miami to battle the New York
Giants and keeping a gang in
Havana to play the Cuban ALL Stars.
Neither division was successful. The
Giants were hot and won five
straight games from assorted oppo-
sition during the week as did Connie
Macks Athletics.
Chapman Packs Punch.
On the batting side, Joe Orengo
of the Giants and Sam Chapman
of the AS have been the big BOOM
booms. Orengo hit three homers
over the week end and Chapman,
Evening star., 1941-03-17
Louis-Gorgontuo Fight Would Embrace One Punch

Trainer Kroener readily with
siby being practical
ing Garganta could learn
fers to regard the gorilla the greatest fighter in the world
He would tear alive
telling many
We looked sitting
He didn't look big sitting that We mentally
the
1t would would speed
Kroene his walked the slid
glass leading the smaller the
Garg bewiderng speed gorilla
$4,000 banged his 800 thick
blocking back cutting down end
With that speedand Gargy faster than
casualness
left automobile
"Bomp" decided unanimously that
would be affair would
world nd that tWouldn be Toto
Evening star., 1941-03-17
TooImaker Carlson
Sweeps Honors in
u. ). Rifle Meet
Connecticut Mon Piles
Up Big Advantages to
Land Three Titles
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March
17-Dave Carlson, the New Haven,
Conn, toolmaker who yesterday
celebrated his 9th birthday by
winning the Southeastern small
bore rifle championship today COM
pleted his sweep of the 10th annual
national small-bore tournament by
winning the national and United
States service trophy aggregates.
In both aggregates, Carlson, who
has been shooting for 10 years and
is the country's top-ranking small
bore rifeman, finished far ahead.
He scored 1,98Ox2 900 in the national
aggregate and 3,983x4 900 in the
service trophy aggregate.
Second place in both aggregates
went to the veteran Thurman Ran
die, Dallas, Tex. Randle had 1,965x
1000 in the national and 3,963x
1000 in the service trophy, out
ranking George Spurlin, also Of
Dallas, who had an Identical score,
Carlson had 211 shots in the "X"
ring in the service trophy aggregate,
to 100 for Randle and 1T for
Spurlin.
The Connecticut marksman made
it emphatic by scoring 399x400 to
win the individual 50-meter any
sight match as the shoot ended.
Mrs. Helen Spahr, Highland Park,
Ill, won the individual 50-yard any
sight match, putting "a shots in
the "X" ring to nose out R. c. Pope,
Dallas, Tex, who had 80.
The Trull Trophy match was won
by Spurlin, with 192x2OO, and Milton
c. Floer, Cincinnati, Ohio, won the
Randle Trophy with 100000. H.
Van Sleen, jr, Gastonia, N. c., won
the junior championship by scoring
389x400 in the 5o-yard Junior match.
The shoot attracted lis riflemen
from more than half the 48 States
Evening star., 1941-03-17
BY the Associs ted Press.

BY the ASSocleted Press.
LOS ANGELES, March 1.-THE
Chicago Cubs are waiting for Lou
CMad RuSsian) Novikoff to show
some of the hitting he was expected
to bring to the club. When the Cubs
lost to the Athletics yesterday he got
no hits, no runs, no runs batted in
in five trips to the plate. Larry
French was to face Bill Marchildon
as the same clubs battled today.
TAMPA, Fla. The Cincinnati
Reds camp still is talking about Bill
Werber and Dom Di Maggie of the
Boston Red SoX squaring off behind
third base in yesterdays exhibition
game. Manager Bill McKechnie
grabbed Werber and other players
elbowed Di Maggie out of range so
no harm was done.
SAN BERNARDINO Calif.-Man-
ager Frank Frisch's pitching worries
were eased slightly over the week
end, when Rip Sewell, the clubs
No. l hurler, worked three shutout
innings against San Diego.
LAKELAND, Fla-John Grod-
zicki, who went nine innings in beat
ing the Yankees yesterday, gave
eight walks, but only six hits and
struck out seven. In great shape
after wintering in the Canal Zone,
the rookie had gone six innings with
out giving hit prior to yesterday.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The
Brooklyn Dodgers, the entire squad
together again after being divided
for separate games in Havana and
Evening star., 1941-03-17
By a STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.

BY stan correspondent OF Inc star.
ORLANDO, Fla, March IT,
Ken Chase, who gave up five
runs, six hits and three bases
on balls in three-inning shift
against the -igers, is not dis
appointment to Manager Bucky
Harris. He's still a pretty good
pitcher" Harris said today, as the
Mats prepared to loaf for four
days following an 8-to-7 victory
over the Detroit Tigers. 'Ken's
trouble is that he's just slow get
ting started. 1t may seem a
hardship on him, but I intend
to pitch him more than any other
pitcher on the club"
There still is no Alexandra
Carrasquel. An intrasquad game
will be played this week, either
tomorrow or "Wednesday, to help
fill out the empty week. The
game will mark the first and
Evening star., 1941-03-17
Swing 0. K, Johnson
OF As Hopes After
Homer Off Dean
Trosky Too Stout, Tribe
Feels; Browns Ready
To Test Allen
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, March l7.-Bob
johnson Of the Philadelphia Ath-
letics hopes he has regained his
timing at bat The veteran out
fielder had made only one hit in six
games, but yesterday he helped beat
the Cubs with a 2-run homer against
Dizzy Dean.
FORT MYERS, Fla.-Manager
Roger Peckinpaugh of the Cleveland
Indians believes some strenuous
running to reduce weight will do Hal
Trosky more good than playing ball
right now. Accordingly the first
baseman was left behind yesterday
when the Indians went to Miami
Beach to play the Phillies. The
Tribes annual spring series with the
New York Giants was to open today.
SEBRING, Fla. Manager Joe
Cronin planned to start his Boston
Red Sox scrubs again today against
Newark. Two exceptions were Jim
Tabor at third and Ted Williams in
the outf1eld. He was pleased at the
Sox starting to hit in yesterdays
triumph over the Reds.
SAN ANTONIO, Textile St.
Louis Browns, home from Mexico,
worked out lightly today and Man.
ager Fred Haney said Johnny Allen
would get his first pitching trial
Wednesday against Minneapolis.
PASADENA. Calif.-The Chicago
White Sox today enjoyed their last
day of until April IA and the camp
hoped the rest would rout the flu
epidemic once and for all. The
players were popped up by Joe
Haynes feat in going three hitless,
walkless innings against Hollywood
yesterday. -
LAKELAND, Fla.-Manager Del
Baker of the Detroit Tigers still
says he is going to give rockies every
chance. but he's already depending
on Hank Greenbergs big bat to make
runs.
Evening star., 1941-03-17

that Archie still is quite a ball
player. "Give him a chance"
Egan says, "and he'll play all the
first you want to see."
For a guy with fiat feet, Hank
Greenberg does all right. All he
did yesterday was single once,
bang out two triples, knock across
four runs and score one himself.
For the Mats, the big shot was
Rookie Catcher Al Evans. Al
grabbed himself a good grip on
the catching job with three sin
giles in as many times at bat.
Evening star., 1941-03-17
Heurich AII-Sturs Whip
Front RoyuI CIothiers

Heurich Basket Ball League ALI
Stars defeated the Front Royal
Clothiers, 1886, last night at River
side Stadium.
Joe Walters of Petworth A. C.
was high scorer for the All-Stars
with IL points. Other teams repre-
sented were Delaware and Hudson,
Arlington Maccabees and Alexan-
dria Police.
Evening star., 1941-03-17
Indians Well Balanced Show No Signs of Cracup That Cost Them Pennan
Win, Lose or Draw
Sorosoto's Best Pitcher May Be in CAGE
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
Gtar CtoH rorreSpopdapt

SARASOTA Fla March 17 the big would behave hiSel
and stick to baseball Tom Yawk of the Boston Red Sox probably would
be walk
Ringing North the quoted of
1t might that North Ringing
mum Bailey could do better He might talk Yawky giving
few OF his pitchers and putting them old billing
possibilities unlimited
Fox Cronn behin6 hem!"
the stunt ought to make money.
But we started to talk about Gargaruaand athlete The
they only
the
nation which
suggest that Gargy could pitch.
Every and then" Braden saying, "e gets yen
He'll pitch with anything, rubber hall cabbage
him
I've him throw at somebody's head he's
he's control"
Evening star., 1941-03-17
Florida Races Go
Irish in Big Way
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla. March 17.-This
being st. Patrick's Day, there's
evidence that stewards at Tropi-
cal Park let Irish Dinty Dennis,
the publicity director, name the
races.
On the program are the Tip
perary, Mayo, Killarney, Liner
lex, st. Patricks Day, Kilkenny,
River Shannon and Cork.
Evening star., 1941-03-17
No Luck at Home
For Pole VuuIter
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 1.-THE
hard luck guy of the Illinois Tech
relays was Hal Nugent, Drake
University junior, who was back
home to compete before his home
folks.
Nugent, graduate of Chicago's
Sem High, suffered a fractured
ankle on his first leap in the pole
vault event at the relays in the
Chicago Field House Saturday
night. A later examination re-
revealed both bones in the ankle
were broken.
Evening star., 1941-03-17
Jobs Are Available

Players wishing to tryout with the
Washington Cardinals baseball team
are requested to meet with Manager
Henry Tass, 1112 Raum street NE,
tonight at $50. The Cardinals will
play this year in the Capital City
"A" League.
Evening star., 1941-03-17
Here's the Proof

Totals 50 925 9 Totals sc 12 % Il
Slated for Thomas in fourth.
fBatted for Seats in sixth.
tBatted for Chase in sixth.
Detroit " 100 212 OO1-7
Washington ---------- 040 010 Ills
Runs-Barten. Harris (2), Greenberg, L,
Meyer, Mullin, Franklin, Case Welaj,
Bloodworth West, Sanford, Evans. Ferrell.
Hudson. Errors-Franklin C2) Harris,
Evans. Tebbetts. West. Runs batted in
Greenberg a.; Tebbetts, Croucher, Evans.
Case t2). Hudson, Chapman, Bloodworth
Two-base hits-Case, Tebbetts. Three
base hits--Harris Greenberg (2l. Sacri-
BeodWorth to sanfoPd MEYER to Bsrte 10
York. Left on bases-Was shington, O.. De-
troit. g.. First base on balls-Of Hudson,
9: of Thomas 8: of Seats. /: off Chase. g.
Struck out-By Hudson. 2; by Chase. l.
Hits-Of Hudson. none in 8 innings; of
Chase, in 3 INNINGS; off Anderson. in
3 innings; of Thomas. in 3 innings: of
Seats, in > innings; of White, 5 in 8
innings: OF McKain. in l inning. VIM
ming pitcher-Anderson. Losing pitcher
McKain. Umpires-Messrs. Stewart and
Pipgras. Time-2:10.
Evening star., 1941-03-17
Locol A.A.U. Board Conyenes

The District A. A. U. Board of
Managers will meet Wednesday
night at 8 o'clock at the Jewish
Community Center, Winfree john
son, secretary, announced today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-23
June Accuses Peter of
Plotting With Sandra

whole life was to marry Ashley
Wood surely.
Yet when Peter knocked at the
door of the suite he had taken
for her and said in his charming
way: You're not going 10 dis
appoint me about dinner, are
you? 1 thought we'd dine and
go on to a cabaret they've recon-
mended," she heard herself say:
Yes. that would be nice" be-
fore she remembered it would
have been much more fitting to
have refused TO dine with him,
But June was in most things
a healthy, sensible young wo-
man and she had a healthy young
woman's appetite.
Not only did they have one of
the best tables in the dining
room, but there were orchids be-
side her plate. and each course
that was placed before her was
marvellous and unlike food one
could get in Karpeti. The dining
room was gay, with American
tourists, rich Cubans and a Gu
ban orehestra@T There was a cos
mOpolitan atmosphere missing in
Princeville.
Peter was attentive, too. 1t
was queer TO keep on thinking
how nice he was when he had
played this dreadful trick. She
tried TO whip her resentment
but he thought of her comfort
and enjoyment in SO many little
ways she couldn't resent any
thing about him very success
fully. She believed she would
still marry Ashley Wood and to-
morrow too-but tonight was a
night apart from her life, a most
ridiculous night, but it was ex-
traordinarily pleasant.
After dinner they went to a
night club famous for its dancers
and perfect service. From the
big uncurtained windows beside
which June and Peter were sit
ting they could look out over the
harbor. and see the fairy lights
on the ships, and the moon MAX
ing the water a dull silver
Some of those ships were going
to New York, June thought, back
to Peters home, back to the life
in which she had fleetingly mag
ined herself taking a part as
Peters wife. 1t was strange, but
that thought persisted.
Yes, one would be happily mar
died to Peter, she decided. He
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-23

that, in the circumstances, the
evening could have gone so
swiftly, easily, Peter had said
nothing that any young man who
was taking her out for an eve
ning's fun might not have said
oddly, she had said nothing
either. But back at the hotel
they were sharply reminded of
the situation when the clerk at
the desk told her no message
had come from Mr.. Ashley Wood.
Somehow, she felt relieved. She
would have the whole night to
make her mind up in; and that
was the first time she admitted
to herself that her determination
to marry Ashley had weakened.
She did not know why this should
be other than she had been
strangely happy and at peace
with herself all evening. At the
door of her suite Peter asked if
he might come in for a few min
utes and she said: Yes.
The sitting room opened on a
balcony. The doors were open
letting in the warm night air,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-23
Can a Married Woman
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-23

Why Hitler Is Mobilizing Frogs

tain kinds Of crawfish are de-
structive to garden and farm
lands because they build burrows
that inflict a great deal Of dam
age on them.
Birds. mankinds most useful
ally against harmful insects. are
also being groomed TO toll for
Hitler. German citizens who
ordinarily feed song birds are be-
ing urged to forego this humani-
tartan act. Don't feed the birds
as long as nature supplies them
with adequate nourishment." is
the official admonition, other
wise they will become too in
dolent to forage for crop-destroy-
ing insects"