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Evening star., 1941-02-05
N. |. Chiefs See
.Hardships For
Players, Clubs
Name Group to Advise
Czur on Modification
Of New Minor Code
BY JUDSON BAILEY,

NEW YORK, Feb. 5-Branch
who probably knows better than
anybody else the animosity of Com
missioner Kenesaw NJ. Lands TO
chain store baseball, says the latest
effort TO restrict farm operations
will have exactly the reverse effect.
Other National League magnates
haven't made up their minds as
definitely as the Redbirds' business
manager, but they joined in unan-
lmouS stand yesterday against new
rule that minor league players pur-
chased while subject to the baseball
draft cannot be returned to the
minors for year unless waived out
OF both big leagues.
Ford F'rick. league president, said:
There is lot of merit in Lands
intention TO see that every player
brought into the majors gets fair
trial before he is returned to the
minors, and in theory this rule is
good. But we felt that in its prac-
teal application it invokes hard
ships on both clubs and players
which the commissioner may not
have considered fully. It's reaction
would be felt especially in the
minors
A committee of Hickey, Warren
Giles of the Cincinnati Reds and
Leo Bondy of the New York Giants
was appointed to draft a resolution
pointing out to Lands what the
National League considers objec-
tionable in the rule.
There are many grounds on which
to object to the ruling" said Rickey.
| But insofar as it is aimed at the
farm systems. it will do more harm
to the clubs operating independently
than to clubs like the Cardinals.
which have extensive minor league
connections.
1T will be possible for a club
operating several farms to keep a
considerable reservoir of talent at
all times and to bring TO its major
league roster only players consid-
cred ready Immediately for big
league competition.
Clubs which depend on purchas-
ing players will find it more difficult
to lay hands Immediately on men
who will help them. Thus the rule
makes the farm operation not only
advantageous but necessary"
He said he believed Lands "had
failed to consider the full impact" to
the rule and hoped the commissioner
could be prevailed upon to modify it.
1T will destroy player values and
the player market which have made
possible the very existence of inde-
pendent minor league clubs he con-
tinued. and will retard the ad-
vancement of players because minor
league clubs will be unwilling to sell
their best players, if they can get
no more than the draft price"
Evening star., 1941-02-05
Mack Is Expecting A!
To Be Surprisingly
Good This Year
Depends Upon Pitchers
As He's Pleased With
Rest of Combination
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 5.-Connie
Mack has a feeling" his 1941 Ath-
leticS will surprise in the American
Base Ball League race.
On the eve of his departure to-
morrow night for his teams train
ing camp at Anaheim, Calf, the
78-year- old leader of the AS de-
clared:
Il have a sorta feeling-I can't
get away from it-that my boys are
going to fool lot of people"
I'm not making any predictions
Qast year Connie predicted cor
rectly the Yankees would finish
third. I think the top five teams
of last year will be pretty well
punched. I look for the other three
teams-and I guess you know the
name of one of them-to spring a
lot of surprises"
The Athletics haven't won a pen
nant in 10 years and not since 1887
when they were in first place for
the month of May, have they en-
joyed a first division ranking. Last
year they finished in the cellar.
The pitching, as usual, bothers
Connie. Its taking longer than I
thought to develop good pitchers, -
ne unused. But perhaps this will
be the year"
Otherwise, Connie thinks he is
well set with Bob johnson, Wally
Moses. Sam Chapman in the out
field; Frankie Hayes behind the
bat, and Dick Siebert, Benny Nc
Coy, AL Brancato and Pete Suder
In the inf1eld
Evening star., 1941-02-05
To Find Whot You Know of the Allen Clan

% Which of the following would coach basket
ball Ethan Allen Phog Allen Johnny Allen William Allen White?
Glenn Cunningham the miller last year?
hght-heayweght champions Of the world
Pittsburgh.
% Who stole the only base the last World Series?
is half mile?
Nelson?
human" Charley Paddock
Jesse Owens,
big league baseball the air big scale in
country hockey tennis
English?
the million
gate?
36 led n
spot fifth down college football
game and be doing year?
Tho is he world champion?
49, Identity: of the (c the
Cinderella Id Young Jake.
pitcher pitched no-ht
the day of the he?
Evening star., 1941-02-05

Louis next month, was outpoint-
ed by a gent named Jim Thomp-
son, while joey Archibald, sched-
uled to fight Harry Jeffra for the
featherweight crown, couldn't last
four heats against a gent named
Larry Bolvin. Maybe some of you
have heard of the Messrs. Thomp-
son and Bolvin, but they're news
to us.
Short, short stories-Track ex-
perts predict Al Blozis. the
Georgetown star, will better 81
feet for the shotput before the
season is over. Ray Carlin wants
to insure Lou Nova for $4,000.
Ace Parker is due today to sign
a two-year contract with the
football Dodgers for more than
$500" per. Jim Thomason, the
Texas Aggies' blocking back, has
received eight gold watches at
post-season banouets. He was
Evening star., 1941-02-05
Faculty 10 Meet
Friday 10 Talk
Irish Coach
Shaw of Sontu Clara
Often Mentioned as
Applications Pour
BY TOM SILER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-Notre Danes
Faculty Athletic Board will meet
Friday to consider the dozens of
applications pouring in daily for the
post of athletic director and head
football coach.
The vacancy was created Monday
when Elmer Layden resigned to be-
come commissioner of the National
Professional Football League. Ru-
mored possibilities as his successor
are dime dozen, but it is much
too early to say who has the inside
track for the job.
The Rev. Hugh O'Donnell, C. S. c.,
president, said yesterday that the
choice probably would be announced
before March l. One other thing
that appears certain is that the ulti-
mate selection will be an alumnuS
OF Notre Dame.
The name of Lawrence CBuck)
Shaw of Santa Clara probably is
most often mentioned in discussion,
but whether he is available is
question. ShaW's contract runs
through 1945. Santa Clara. which
has won "a games, lost 5 and tied 4
under him, pays Shaw close to
$4,000, the same figure Layden
drew at South Bend.
Jimmy Crowley of Fordham, who
played in the famous -Four Horse
men" backfield with Layden, also
is getting a big play in specu-
lative circles, but he, too, has long
term contract which has four years
to run. His salary is about S12 1000.
DR.. Edward Anderson of Iowa,
who already has said that he is
not available; Harry Stuhldreher,
Wisconsin,; Maurice Clipper Smith,
Villanova, and Gus Dorais, Detroit,
are others in print as a result of
Layden's sudden departure from
collegiate ranks.
But that by no means eXhauStS
the list of eX-Irish players among
pf1ight coaches. To name a few
otherS-Frank Thomas, Alabama;
Jack Meagher, Auburn; Frank
Leahy, Boston College; Dutch Berg
man, Catholic U. Washington
Jimmy Phelan, Washington, and
Charles Bachman, Michigan State.
Evening star., 1941-02-05
Griffith Paid This Guys SoIory Many Years

a. Who calls himself the clown prince"
n last
Is What o
the national singles championships also
football
IT. pitcher will
IS
49, What golfer the money
following la
90 Which boxing champion dude ranch in his tme
Which n
was
did the following college
Snavely, Wallace Jones?
S
"a unparalleled
winning the world threecuShion billiards title?
hat jockey most n
Evening star., 1941-02-05
Bergman, Visioning Dame
Job, Appears to Have Better
Than an Outside Chance

Father ODonnell was StrappinC
6 foot l inch, 190-pound center IN
the years that Dutch" won all
Western halfback honors.
Rev. John Cavanaugh. chairman
of the athletic board, will have an
important voice in filling the berth
and if he calls on the departing
Layden for advice Elmer can testify
to Bergmans ability. ''Dutch's'
teams beat Duquesne twice at Pitts
burgh and tied the Dukes in their
lone battle at Washington.
Name Coach Not Needed.
Bergmans chances further are en-
hanced by Notre Danes situation
in the gridiron world. The Irish
don't need a name" coach. They
have a national reputation and
need a capable coach to hold it
Layden virtually was plucked from
the bushes but had all the neceS-
sary qualifications Notre Dame
needs man with poiSe and good
background as we'll as coaching
ability. Bergman is guilty on all
three counts.
Well. that's the situation at
Brookland, Dutch" doesn't know
what his chances are of going back
to South Bend-doesn't know if
he even will be considered, out he's
hoping for the best.
Notre Dame will have 70 act
quickly with spring practice coming
up March l. Layden's action in
resigning to accept a position as
'czar" of pro football must have
taken Irish officials by surprise, in
asmuch as it was announced he had
another three-year contract await
ing him.
1t is the consensus that the
school will select one of its num-
erouS alumni from coaching ranks
for the position and, much as C. U
supporters would hate to see hin
go, they still think the "send-Berg
man back-to- -Notre-Dame" move
ment is good idea. L. F. A.
Evening star., 1941-02-05

Dutch" Bergman definitely is in
terested in going to Notre Dame
as successor to Elmer Layden, he
admitted today.
Moreover, friends and associates
of the Catholic University grid
coach and director of athletics have
launched a movement to send him
back to the prairie campus where
he won athletic fame in three sports
two decades ago.
Sure I'd like to go back" he
said frankly. I'D be crazy if I
didn't. I think every coach feels
that he'd like to return to his
alma mater some day and I'm no
different.
Il like Catholic University. My
relations with officials of the school,
with sports writer's and the public
have been pleasant and cordial, but
I'd still jump at an opportunity
to take over at Notre Dame I don't
think that's hard to understand.
And. if it doesn't sound too much
like Dragging, l think I could give
them a winner with the material
they have out there"
Has Proved His Ability.
"Dutch's" friends harbor the same
feeling-and not without reason.
Year after year since that first
dismal season when he took over
at Brookland, Bergman has turned
out consistently good elevenS. In
years when material was more
plentiful than uSual-he'S never
had any to spare-the Cards have
ranked high in Eastern circles.
Catholics bid to the Orange Bowl
in 1885 and invitation to the Sun
Bowl game two years ago are mute
but eloquent testimony to his ability.
Give him the material other
schools have" his supporters have
shouted, land his teams will be
second to none" He, in a decade
at Brookland, has done nothing tc
disturb that confidence.
Bergman may have a better
chance of landing the Notre Dame
berth than is generally believed. He
was a teammate on the 1915 and
1916 elevens of Father Hugh O'Don-
nell, now president of the school
Evening star., 1941-02-05
Gallagher May Start for G. w.
Quint in Game With Furmon
At Riverside Saturday

Joe Gallagher, former st. Johns
flash, may get his long awaited
opportunity to occupy starting
berth on George Washington's quint
in the Furman game Saturday night
at Riverside Stadium.
Hes ready to 60" Coach Bill
Reinhart said. land it's going to be
hard keeping him out of there. The
job is his if he can beat out one of
the Others"
Gallagher has been working on
the first team in the company of
Charley Jones, Joe Conner, Matt
Zunic and Lou Veltri.
Has Added Needed Polish.
A 14-karat high school product
and high scoring star of last year S
freshman team, District fans sort
of looked for Gallagher to be a
regular this season. They thought
he couldn't miss with that scoring
eye, but it wasn't enough. He was
rough around the edges and had to
acquire poise and GOODNESS that
comes only with experience.
Oddly enough he has replaced
Bobby Gilham. who last year was
hailed as the brightest sophomore
Evening star., 1941-02-05

star in G.. w. history. Gilham had
an eye as good as Tommy O'Brien's
and was rated a smoother, smarter
floor man. He was one of those
PLAYERS who come along once-or at
most tWice-in a coaching lifetime
This year his scoring is off. but
his floor play is as keen as ever.
Some observers have reported Bobby
is like a ball PLAYER in a batting
slump. They say he's trying different
ways of handling the ball and of
letting it go. They predict he'll get
back in stride.
Reinhart poo-poohs talk of a
slump. He points to Gilham's floor
generalship as proof that the HooSier
is as good as ever.
"Of course he won't get as many
shots as the others when he's al
ways trying to cover the other teams
best man or chasing loose balls off
the blackboard If he doesn't shoot
he can't score. Watch him in the
next game and you'll see him feed
ing shots to others and setting up
plays. Irving Rizzi is doing the same
for Georgetown. but you wouldn't
say he's in a SLUMP. would vou?"
Has Subbed for Two Men.
Gallagher has been subbing for
Gillian and Lou Veltri-and may
be back in that role Saturday night,
but the situation is drastically diff
ferent now Reinhart couldn't trust
him in a tight situation when eX-
perience weighed heavily in the
balance. He couldn't afford to
gamble with him, but that's all
changed. When Joe goes into the
game, at the start or as a pinch
hitter. he'll have a rating equal to
that of the rest.
Reinhart, incidentally. looks for
Improvement in Lou Veltri's form
now that midyear exams are over
and he's safely under the wire Last
year, you remember, he got a con-
dition in February and the exams
preyed heavily on his mind this
winter. With this problem off his
mind he can put a little more
thought on basket ball. L. F. A.
Evening star., 1941-02-05
Champion Reds Form
To Get Severe Test
At Seasons Start
Open Against Dangerous
Cards and Then PIoy
Series With Pirates
BY the Associated Press.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 5.-The l94l
schedule of the Cincinnati Reds.
currently recorded as the best team
in baseball, shows they must start
defending their hard-won champion
ship from the minute the ball is put
in play.
The schedule, published today,
pits the Reds up against what may
be the National Leagues sleeper
team. the st. Louis Cardinals. in the
opening series and there's no real
let-up in the pressure until May 4.
That's when they go to Philadelphia,
where Doc Protho's Phillies are ex-
pected to do little damage.
The Cardinals. who had better
record in the last half of 1910 than
anybody else and may be still in the
same stride, play the traditional
opening game here.
Pirates Also Appear Tough.
Two more games with the Cards
and the Reds go up river to Pitts
burgh, where frankie Frisch has
been rumbling, quite likely with
authority, of vast improvement and
pennant threats Time was when
the Pirates could knock the Reds
over like roly-polys, and they may
be in a mood to resume.
Thence to Chicago, where ex-Red
hero Jimmy Wilson is functioning
with the Reds best wishes for every
thing short of a pennant. He likely
will be in an ungrateful mood and
the Reds can look for trouble.
Then two days in st. Louis and
two days back in Cincinnati, with
Pittsburgh.
Then to Brooklyn for four games,
and if you think that's going to be
picnic, bring along your own ants.
May and 3 are to be spent in
Boston and Casey Stengel's Bees
never did succumb to Red smoke
without protest, and even the Philly
series following could be surprising.
Reds Intend to Be Ready.
All in all, the schedule makers
behaved entirely unlike the fellows
who arrange college football games
or those who seed the seedlings for
tennis. In those sports the idea
seems to be to let the stars take it
easy, at least until the semifinals,
but in baseball the fur flies April IS.
The Reds, of course, have taken
all this into consideration and ex-
pect to contribute some flying
of fI,oir ourr iI1ct RI chpu, that thew
really are champions of the world.
Evening star., 1941-02-05
HemsIey, WeatherIy,
kiInar Baking al
Cleveland Terms
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 5.-Vice Pres
ident C. C. Slapnicka got out his
map and pins today and marked
Hot Springs. Ark, as the Cleveland
Indians holdout center.
ROllie HemSley, Al Milnar and
Roy Weatherly. three important
cogs in the 1910 second-place ma
chine, are lolling around the resort
center, taking health baths and
visiting with Willis Hudlin, former
Redskin pitcher who owns a string
of tourist cabins
For recreation the boys are mail
ing unsigned contracts back to the
Indians.
The vice president admitted that
eight Indians were still dickering
over terms of their 1941 contracts.
but insisted that the Hot Springs
group constituted the only potential
holdout bloc.
Il haven't had much luck getting
together with Hemsley, Weatherly
and Milnar." he declared, but they
SoIl yCO OS o1uCld1y CldSSeu DIS
holdoutS. They'll be around when
the training camp Fort Myers,
FlaD opens February IT,"
Pitchers Mel Harder and Ken
JungleS, First Baseman Hal Trosky
and Outfielders Beau Bell and jeff
Heath are the others outside the
fold.
you can say Bell is as good as
signed" Slapnicka added. Harder
will be back to see me today or
tomorrow and We shouldn't have
too much trouble.
Heath has been unusually silent
after sending back his unsigned
contract, but that Is customary.
Hemsley is making unreasonable
demands. He'll accept our terms
when he gets over the idea that
the trading of frankie Pytlak made
him an indispensable man."
TroSky is one of the teams high
est paid players, but Slapnicka said
he expected no trouble in signing
the big first baseman.
Evening star., 1941-02-05
Shotput Mark Beyond 81 Feet Predicted for BIozis
After Receiving 8Wo; sidhom Choice Among IS

overjoyed when he finally hit one
that gave him an overcoat. Coach
William (Speck) Nelson of Mid
land College never had seen a
college athletic contest until he
went out there to school in 1882.
Gold, old Red-The other night
our favorite fight announcer un-
loaded this one: Louis lets loose
a terrific right which just grazes
Burman'S chin. Burman stands
up under it, however"
Today's guest star - Henry
Vance, Birmingham (Ala) News:
Maybe the Army will send Hank
Greenberg in to clean those bases
Uncle Sam recently acquired
from Great Britain"
Today's Question.
Who will they name
At Notre Dame,
When Layden goes
To run the pros?
Evening star., 1941-02-05
A. A. u. Court Tourney Entries
Will Close Friday Night

sized that only registered athletes
can compete. Athletes who reg
istered for last years tournament
must renew registration.
A trophy and individual gold
medals will go to the winning team
in each class and silver medals to
the runnerSup. No college or high
school players, except those entered
as teams, will be permitted to COM
pete unless their teams schedule is
completed and their athletic heads
approval is obtained. An entry fee
of $3.50 per team will be charged.
Evening star., 1941-02-05
Here's Your Chance to Beot the Experts


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Evening star., 1941-02-05
Look 'em All Over Before You Look Here

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Cincinnati BY Buck NewSom and Buck Walters
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Evening star., 1941-02-05
By EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, Feb. SACK
Doyle, now in Florida, will have
his Kentucky Derby prices ready
March Is. st. Mary'S of Texas,
which plays Long Island U. here
September 10, is in the market
for a game on the way back
home the week end of September
27. Christy Walsh, who was the
New York World Fair sports
director, is enjoying life on dude
ranch at Wickenberg, Arlz.
Seventy-fve coaches applied for
the Marquette job, which went to
Tom Stidham. Strangely enough,
Oklahoma U. was not swamped
with applicants when Tom de-
parted.
Hot Stove League-The Reds
have mixed Larry MacPhail's plan
to patronize Brooklyn instead OF
Evening star., 1941-02-05

Entries for the 1941 District A. A.
U. basket ball tournament which
will start February "a at Heurich
gym will close Friday night at 1O:30
o'clock, and no post entries will be
accepted. Teams should make
their applications at the District
A. A. U. Office of the Central Branch
of the Boys Club of Washington.
A record number of entries in the
three classes-men's unlimited and
145-pound divisions and women's
unlimited-is foreseen, but the A. A.
U. Basket Ball Committee empha-
Evening star., 1941-02-05

Manhattan hotels next summer.
Phils and Cards have agreed.
Also, the Reds have talked to the
Giants about Harry Danning, but
there's nothing doing-yet. The
gossip is Lefty Gomez signed a
$4,000 contract with the proviso
that the Yanks will hoist the
ante. if and when. Hugh Casey
is the only Dodger who hasn't
promised to win 20 games-he's
guaranteeing only 10, but even
with that the victories so far
"in the bag" total 119. which
should be enough to win
the rag in almost any league.
Frank ShaughnesSy, International
League president, made a special
trip from Montreal for the
Newark A. c. dinner and wasn't
even introduced
You said it-Here's a howdy-do
for you. Abe Simon, who is to
be a title contender against Joe
Evening star., 1941-02-05
Budde's 20 Points Win
For Bituminous Five

Budde. a center for the Bituminous
Coal five, scored 20 points last night
to lead his team to 1874 conquest
of the Indians in the Interior Basket
Ball League.
In another league, U. S. Housing
Walloped Miscellaneous Service, 1922,
with Hornsby scoring II points for
the winners.
Evening star., 1941-02-05
Rockville Scores Again,
BEATING Guthersburo

Two victories in a row after a
long succession of defeats at last
seems to be heading Richard Mont
gomery High of Rockville toward a
successful basket ball season.
The Orange Tide triumphed again
yesterday. defeating Gaithersburg
High, 26-10, with Tommy Ray lead
ing the attack with IA points.
Evening star., 1941-02-05
Lands Ruling Won't Restrict buae Farms More Advantageous Says ke
Win, Lose or Draw
By JOHN LARDNER


Like the experts "Intomdtion, Please
about hat happened 1910 than in 1870 In
articles presenting giant sports
iSt1lmen 40 questions eGcOn Lardner chance
match your memory with those OF rs coaches
tires and athletes connected Nth different sports.
Quiz 1 quen you today The average OF the
experts this is IS per cent.
Evening star., 1941-02-05
HyuttsviIIe Girls Ahead

Hyattsville High girls basket ball
team turned in its eighth victory in
II starts yesterday, defeating Fred
erick High lassies, 3l-17.
Evening star., 1941-02-05

Randolph-Macon at American
U. $50.
Roosevelt at Episcopal, $50.
Bethesda Chevy Chase at
Georgetown Prep, $50.
Mount Rainier at Washington
Lee. 8.
st. Albans at Friends, $3.50.
Landon VS.. st. Paul Il. A. c.
game, Baltimore.
Maryland Frosh VS.. Boiling
Field, College Park, 7:30.
Wrestling.
Maryland VS.. Johns Hopkins,
Baltimore.
Evening star., 1941-02-05

Baylor. IS; Southern Methodist. 45.
Georgia, SO; South Carolina, 43.
OREGON, 81: Washington. SO.
Evening star., 1941-02-05
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Basket Ball.

Washington College at Catho-
lie u, $50.
Dewitt at Catholic U. fresh
men, 7:15.
Maryland VS.. Navy, Ann9. oils.
Georgetown VS.. Syracuse, Syr-
acuSe, N. Y.