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Evening star., 1941-03-23
Oklahoma Ags Earn
Fifth Consecutive
Wrestling Title
Victory by Whitehurst
Is CIincher; Michigan
Stute Twins Score
. tie Associated Press

BETHLEHEM, Pa, March o.
Oklahoma A. and M. cinched its
fifth straight national collegiate
wrestling championship tonight as
Al Whitehurst. the Aggies defend
ing 136-pound champion, defeated
William Sherman of Michigan
State.
Whitehurst'S victory followed the
crowning of Merle and Burl Jen-
nings. 19-year-old sophomore twins
from Michigan State, in the 121 and
128 pound classes.
Merle defeated Capt. Calvin Mel
horn of Oklahoma A. & M, while
Buri scored over Mike Slepecky of
Kent State.
Three more Oklahoma Aggies
scored in the following weights,
David Arndt defeating Vernon Hass-
man of Iowa State Teachers in the
145-pound class; Earl Vanbebber
getting the decision over Leland
Porter, Kansas State 155-pounder,
and Virgil Smith, 165-pounder, dis
POolllS VI OOlul INOUCI lS VI WlS-
consin.
Richard Dibattista of Penn won
the 175-pound title over Albert
Crawford of Appalachian and
Leonard Levy took the heavyweight
honors by defeating Larry Picket of
Yale.
The Aggies totaled 81 points.
Michigan State placed second with
g. Other scores we're: Minnesota,
IL; Yale, 8; Appalachian. Kent State,
Wisconsin, each; Kansas State
and Pennsylvania, 6 each; Franklin
and Marshall, Iowa, Iowa State
Teachers, 5 each: Penn State, La
fayette. Iowa State, Illinois, 8 each;
Ohio State. Dubuque, Michigan,
Temple, 2 each; Virginia Military
Institute, Springfield, Rutgers, Wy
oming, ! each.
Evening star., 1941-03-23
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

Aside from the fact that his best
ground-gainer last year is gone, his
most promising freshman back has
left school and the Army is six, two
and even to get his best end in the
draft, Bill Reinhart hasn't a worry
in the world about George Washing
tons 194l football outlook.
Those blows will be felt, but they
aren't necessarily Knockout punches
to his hopes for a successful cam
paign. Brother Bill. watching
spring drills, makes no secret of the
fact that he expects the team to be
better than last year.
Ken Batson, chunky mail toter,
is the prize ground-gainer lost by
graduation. Ken was the bellWether
of the backfield and the gentleman
who kept it from coming apart at
the seams when the toll of injuries
mounted. Filling his shoes promises
to be no minor item.
Reinhart was depending on Bud
MacDougall, stocky, hard hitting
soNAlSolCls olllS " ldhe up lIlt
slack occasioned by departing backs,
but to needle new life into the at
tack. He was one of the best kick
ers enrolled at the downtown school
since OTIS Kriemelmeyers time
but. alas, had an aversion to book
learning equalled only by his aver
sion to training.
Line Outlook Is Good.
Frank August is the flanker Uncle
Sam has an eye on. The WilloWy
youngSter attracted much notice last
year and probably would blossom out
as one of the best in the East next
autumn if given the chance.
But with or without August, the
Colonials figure to have a much
stronger line than last year with
noticeable improvement at tackle.
There is a bumper crop of centers
and Reinhart plans to do some ex-
perlmenting with a few of them.
hopeful of turning up an end here
and back there.
One OF the most promising of these
is Bill Bess, Illinois all-State two
years ago. He proved as a fresh
man he can back up a line and his
100 pounds would make a nice dent
IN the opposition for ball carriers.
Reinhart happily can afford to make
few changes with his rookie CEN
ters because of the return of rugged
Mike Monchlovich and Don Seibert.
Mike was terrific in his sopho-
more year but was injured most of
last season and his absence from
the lineup gave Seibert a chance to
get some badly needed experience.
Backing them up will be Edsel
GuStafSon, 6-foot 1-inch 19O-
FOUNDER who made the second Illi-
nols all-State scholastic squad and
who will be groomed for a regular
center job in 1912 if Bess makes
good in the backfleld.
Backfield Poses Problem.
Bob Leonetti and Walter Murphy
are the outstanding tackles coming
up from the freshman squad. Leo
netti scales 210 pounds and Muir
ply 2l8. They'll be welcomed with
open arms along with Duane Paul
son, 185-pound rookie who i'm
proved rapidly toward the end of
the season. Ed Robins, John
Clarey and Dan Snyder will be back
and should show improvement. If
not the sophomores will get first
call.
Evening star., 1941-03-23

"There was a kid named Allie
Morrison on the team who was
good for three points every time
he climbed into the ring. Allie
went on to win two Olympic
titles. Now he's wrestling coach
at the University of Pennsyl-
vania."
Fortunately-for basket ball
Rupp failed to capitalize on his
wrestling prestige.
After a year at the Iowa school,
Rupp packed off to Freeport, Ill,
where he took command of the
high school basket ball force.
During his Freeport stopover, his
teams won II of 80 games.
In 1880, Kentucky lured Rupp
to the blue grass, and it soon
became Dixie's No. l basket ball
powerhouse.
He has driven the Wildcats to
four conference championships.
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Bues' Hopes for Gee
Dashed as He Aids
As 10 Triumph
q, the Asgociated Press.


HOLLYWOOD, Calf, March o.
The Pirates hope to cash in on
their s75 900 investment in Pitcher
Johnny Gee suffered a severe let
down as the Pittsburghers bowed.
10-1, to the Philadelphia Athletics
today.
Gee, the "tallest man in baseball"
walked four batters in a row in the
first inning. Eventually he found
the plate with a fast ball, but then
big Sam Chapman staggered him
with a single, scoring two runs on
top of the run forced in by the four
passes.
Three Pirate pitchers gave up II
hits and issued passes, and the
Bucs made four errors.
The confident Athletics, on the
other hand, allowed only three hits.
Philadelphia CAD $40 222 OOO-1O IL o
Pittsburgh (N) 900 600 O01- 3 4
Harris, Ferrick, Potter and WAGNER:
Gee, Dietz. Lanshan and Davis Schultz.
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Bees Erickson, SoIvo
StifIe Browns, 81
By II e Associated Press.

By II Associated Press.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March o.
Getting a 4-hit pitching combina-
ton from Dick Erickson and Man.
uel Salvo, the Boston Bees defeated
the st. Louis Browns today, 8 to 2,
for their third victory in seven ex-
hibition games between the two
teams so far.
Erickson held the Browns hitless
for four innings and then yielded
both their runs on three hits and a
walk in the fifth. Salvo held the
Browns to lone single the rest of
the way.
The Bees picked up their runs one
at a time, Sibi Sisti hit a homer in
the fifth.
Boston (N) --0l0 Oil 000-3 8 0
st. Louis (A) 900 020 000-2 4 1
Erickson, Salvo and Berres; Cas-
ter, Ostermueller and Swift, Grace.
Evening star., 1941-03-23

orally being regarded best. Perlo
was voted the most valuable player
in the Duke-Durham tourney, while
Mulvihiu won that award in The
Stars Metropolitan tourney. Rube
McNab of Westinghouse won a
place on the all-Virginia quint.
AlI-Star Selections.
The all-Metropolitan Area team as
selected by The Star had PerlO, Mul-
vihill, Francis Counselman of Con-
zaga, Paul Baker of Landon. and
Moe Schulman of Eastern on the
first team. Perlo, Schulman, Frank
Ciango of Roosevelt, Jackie Walsh of
Tech and Don Hillock of Wilson
were on the all-high quint.
AS indicated in the percentage
standings below, Roosevelt and
Gonzaga, winners of most of the
local honors, finished with the same
figures of 20 won and 6 lost for a
1863 average.
Eastern had the highest figure
with an $40 earned with II wins and
4 defeats, but those four defeats were
most inopportune. One was to
Roosevelt during the regular sea-
son and another was to the same
team in the public high Champion
ship playoff.
Gonzaga took the other two VIC
tories over the Ramblers, one dur
ing the regular season and the other
during the semifnals of The Stars
tourney.
Season Standings.
The percentage figures do not
mean necessarily that the teams
strength is rated in the order listed.
They merely finished this way in
Won-and-lost figures. and these fig
ureS often were determined by the
caliber Of competition met.
Percentages:
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Rugged Hunt Appears
AS Main Reliance
OF Small Staff
Team With Fair Punch
At Bot Should Match
Lost Years Mark

Bucky Harris isn't the only gent
worried about pitching staff anc
curiouSly wondering what the future
holds for him. On the same raft
built to scale. is the veteran strate-
gist of the game answering to the
name of Burton Shipley.
Shipley bosses Maryland's dia-
mond delegates and has a distress
signal f1uttering from the yardarm
as the team preps for its debut
against Ohio State next Saturday
He doesn't know where his next
pitch is coming from, so to speak
nor where it's going if one should
happen along.
Max Hunt. rugged Junior right
handler on whom the Yankees are
reported to have cast covetous eyes
shapes up as the bulwark of small
mound corps. Hunt likely will draw
the opening game assignment, but
with Harvard, Dartmouth, Vermont,
Connecticut and Virginia Military
Institute trooping into College Park
on successive afternoons lmme-
diately afterward, you can see that
Shipley has ample cause to worry.
Woodward Helps Situation.
Art Woodward. another orthodox
tUirler who turned in some good
performances last season but failed
to win a letter, reported the other
day to tighten the burdensome situa-
ton, but more help is needed. Frank
DIVER, a lefthander who divides his
time between pitching and the out
field because of a keen batting eye,
is back and Lefty Bill Fulton,
sophomore, may come through, al
though he has lot to learn.
Shipley's slab losses from last year
included two aces, Lefty Earl
Springer and Perish Mondorff, big
righthander, and such talent cannot
be replaced easily.
Springer went with the Baltimore
1nternationals after finishing at
Maryland and word from the Oriole
camp is that Manager Tommy
Thomas is banking upon the Hagers-
town lad to be a starter this season.
Other men available for chucking
duty are Jim Mead, on and off the
squad for two years, and Bill Eng
land, strong armed outfielder who
at least can throw 'em at the batter
in an emergency.
Ready Outside of Pitching.
Otherwise the Terps appear ready
for the opening bell. They'll have a
fairly heavy hitting team with Pop
Wharton catching, Mearle Duvall
Leib Mcdonald, Dick McHale and
Roscoe Whip as the probable in
field.
Carroll Radebaugh and Joe Hoop
engardner are others battling for in
field jobs and both should play much
of the time if they do not earn
starting assignments.
There is ample outfleld material in
addition to England and Dwyer, with
Lettermen Fritz Maisel, Carl Cline,
Ashton Garrett, Danny Boothe and
Irving Gordy having aspirations to
be regulars.
Hoopengardner and Gordy are un-
usually good prospects despite that
neither played the game in high
school.
But if all his other positions are
filled capably, Shipley still can worry
about his pitching. Hunt can work
twice week without straining him.
self, although he can't guarantee to
win 'em all. and with a little help
Maryland should match last years
record of IL victories in 20 games.
Evening star., 1941-03-23
By he Associated Press.

DETROIT, March 22.-Ever since
he first walked down the fistic pike,
Joe Louis "peskiest" rival has been
little man in a derby who would
have trouble even getting up to
the lightweight limit, and who only
can talk a good fight.
Up to now, of course, Jimmy john
ston hasn't come out from under his
iron hat to swap punches with the
heavyweight champion. But the
little man has changed a couple of
fellows into rip-Snortlng terrors
when they spot Joe.
These two-Bob Pastor earlier and
huge Abe Simon last night-have
lasted a total of "a rounds with the
Bomber in three fights. Last night
Simon gave Joe enough headaches
before being stopped in 13 rounds
to cause Promoter Mike Jacobs to
make a rematch for May 16 in New
York.
Saliva Test Suggested.
So amazing was the showing of
Simon, who didn't figure to go more
than three rounds in anybody's book,
that one wag suggested Johnston's
fighters be given a saliva test in the
future after each trip out against
Louis to determine the little mans
treatment.
Abe had nothing except a big
chest full of heart and left hand
that did a conga on Joe's face most
of the evening. Although floored
four times, he weathered the Bomb
er's choicest collection of clouts for
II full rounds and was only about
two rounds away from being even on
points when Referee Sam Henessey
stopped the show.
Joe himself appeared tired in the
10th round and probably felt the
S19,400 he received for the 18th de-
fense of his championship wasn't
worth what he had to go through
for it.
Abe's pay check was for So, 8,371 10
TN per cent of the net gate Of
SAT 800.
Of Pastors performances twice
against Louis, and Simon's ability
to send his 25412 pounds dancing
around Joe for 13 heats, it was in
teresting to discover that Johnston
really believes he knows how to whip
the Bomber.
Jimmy Studies Pictures.
Jimmy tips you off that for weeks
after Max Schmeling f1attened Joe
in their first fight he (Jimny)
studied the motion pictures Of that
Evening star., 1941-03-23

honored by a testimonial dinner at
the Continental Hotel at 9 o'clock.
Women are invited-providing they
pay-and tickets may be obtained by
calling Republic 1850.
Miniature hockey sticks will bs
presented women and children at
tending Tuesday nights game, while
on Friday night President Tom
Lockhart of the Eastern League will
appear to award assorted silverware
to the Eagles.
Evening star., 1941-03-23
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LEXINGTON, KY, March o.
Fashioner of basket ball cham
pions, eloquent Adolph Rupp,
coach of the Kentucky Wildcats,
is the possessor of many
laurels.
But the accomplishment he
likes especially is his coaching of
the Marshalltown, Iowa, High
School wrestlers to the State
championship in 1924.
Rupp, Kentucky's famous man
in the brown suit" relates the
wrestling adventure with the coy
guilt of a man who has done
something legitimate, but unrea-
sonable.
when / graduated from the
University of Kansas in 1928"
grinned Adolph, IT signed as
basket ball coach at MARSHALL
town High School. It was a Gus
Evening star., 1941-03-23
College Sports

Hockey.
Pennsylvania, 3: Georgetown. O.
Basket Ball.
1onz Island, 40: Seton Hall, rs Invitation
Ohio T.. IS; c. C. N. Y 4s Invitation
tournamen).
Dartmouth. so: North Carolina, SO IN. C.
A. A. third-place game).
wisconsin, 80; Pittsburgh, 80 IN. C. A. A,
Eastern fnaD
Southern u, Al; Kentucky State, Al
Negro auarterf1nalsl.
North Carolina State, 81: Clark. 81 (Negro
creiEhton; IS; Yyomins. "A Cwestern N. C.
A. A. thrd-place game)
Hollywood Twentieth Century, A.; San
Francisco olympics,, "a National A.
Washington State. "a; Arkansas SO
(Western N c. A. A fnaD.
Baseball
Washington and Lee. 3; Lynchburg. 3
90 innings, agreemenD.
Track.
Nebraska, so; Oklahoma A. and M A.
Rifle.
MarylsEnd' ssE 1877; George Washington
Army, i 3se: st. Johns, 1920.
Navy. 1897; Carnegie Tech. 1.341.
Polo.
Princeton, 9: Army. 4 collegiate tourney
hnaD.
Evening star., 1941-03-23
d. T.. Italian Pinmen
Easily Score Over
Baltimore Clan

In an intercity match at the new
Fort Davis Bowling Alleys the Tony
Santini All-Stars of Washington de-
feated the italian All-Stars of Balti-
more last night. 1859 to 1.789. Joe
Freschi and Ollie Pacini rolled 4O8
and 401, respectively, for Washing
ton while Jimmy Libertino had 4O7
for the losers.
The teams split even in single
and doubles, Washington's Santini
and Pacini outrolling Libertino and
Petro in the team competition, 744
to 702, while Ray Fiorentino of
Baltimore outshot Freschi to win
the singles honors, 389 to 372.
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Williams, Buffalo Fight
For Crack at Zivic
B, the Associated Press,

BALTIMORE, March 22.-Jack
Iaken, Baltimore fight promoter,
said today that Luke Carney, man
ager of Welterweight Champion
Fritzie zivic, had promised that the
man Williams of Detroit or Gene
Buffalo of Philadelphia in an out
door battle here in May. Buffalo
and Williams will clash here March
27 to decide which will face Zivic.
Buffalo has a previous decision
over Zivic and Williams has beaten
1zzy Janazzo, recognized as welter-
weight champion in Maryland.
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Johnston's Ability to Discover
Tough Ones for Louis Is Tip
He eKnoWs.How to Beat Joe

brawl He came up with the OBJ
servation that boxer with a good
left hand and fair right can beat
Louis by circling to Joe's right con-
tinually, thereby depriving the
Bomber of room for that Sunday
punch"
The only reasons Simon couldn't
do it last night, it appears, were that
he had a right hand which was trav-
cling strictly under false pretenses,
and that after successfully circling
to Joe's right for II rounds, he ran
out of gas in the 18th.
Evening star., 1941-03-23
W. & N. Fencers Capture
South Atlantic Title
Rv tt,e Associatpd press

By The Associated Press.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va, March %.
William and Mary won the 1941
South Atlantic fencing champion
ship here today by scoring 451a
points in the annual tournament.
Georgia Tech placed second with
SO points and third place went to
Kentucky with 3o1z in the two-day
competition.
Other scoring squads were Johns
Hopkins, 90; North Carolina, %;
Norfolk Division of William and
Mary, Is; Virginia Military Insti-
tute, %, Washington and Lee, IL.
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Lubin, Hollywood Quint
Grab A. A. U. Crown
BY tht Associated Press.

DENVER, March 22.-Giant Frank
Lubin powered his Hollywood Twen-
tieth Century mates to the National
A. A. U. basket ball champion
ship tonight, overwhelming Angelo
(Hank) Luisetti and his San Fran
cisco Olympic Club team, At to "a,
before a crowd of 1000.
1t was the first championship for
the 6-foot 6-inch Lubin in eight
national tournaments. He is the
first player to compete with national
champions of America and Europe.
He coached Lithuania's team to the
European crown two years ago.
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Badger, Cougar Fives
Gain Final Round
In N. T.. A. A. PLAY

MADISON, Wis, March % tP).-
WiSconsins power packed basket
ball team tonight won the National
Collegiate Athletic Association S
Eastern cage crown and a right to
represent the Eastern district of the
tional meet at Kansas City next
Saturday by defeating a stubborn
Pittsburgh five. So to 30.
Outplayed during the first half
and trailing at to IA at the inter-
mission. Wisconsin. displaying the
skill and fight which brought it the
Big Ten title. dominated play dur
ing most of the final half.
KANSAS CITY, March % LP).-
Like a spring fever victim. Wash
ington State used a minimum of
effort tonight in getting into the
final of the national collegiate basket
ball playoff.
The Cougars romped over Ar
kansas, "a to So, for the Western
N. c. A A. championships and
meet Wisconsin, winner of a SINH
lar Eastern tourney, a week from
tonight for the title.
Before approximately 1000 spec
tators the Far Westerners gave one
of the greatest displays of shooting
ever seen here.
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Novikoff Fans in Pinch,
Cubs Bow to Chisox
Fy the Associated Press.

Fy the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, March %.
Young Lou Novikoff, talkative rookie
slugger, muffed a great chance to-
day to become a hero.
The Russian recruit struck out in
the ninth inning with the bases
loaded allowing the Chicago White
SoX tc whip the Cubs, to 8. and
even their spring exhibition series
TED Lyons, 40-year- old pitching
master, set the Cubs down without
a run in his three-inning turn, and
Bill Dietrich duplicated the per-
formance.
Chicago (A) - OO1 100 oOn-4,
Chlcaso IN ---- 600 900 1913 3
Lyons, Dietrich. HUMPHREYS Appleton
and fresh: French, Olsen and McCuliourh
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Knows His Sports,
Son Shows Dad
By the Associated Press.


KANSAS CITY, March pa
youngster, just old enough to
know about geography and his
tory, sat listening to his father
eXtoll the beauty and wonders of
the Municipal Auditorium, where
the Western N. C. A. A. basket
ball play was staged.
Yes, dad" said the youngster,
lit ought to be good. 1t cost more
than Alaska
The auditorium was built for
s8,000,000, Uncle Sam paid $780,
900 for his northern possession.
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Hockey Scores

National League
toronto Maple Leafs, 5; Boston Bruins 2
tplayof gamel WIS
montreal Canadiens, 4 Chicago Black
periods. ''-''0
American League
Cleveland, 4: Providence, 2 (playofT camel
Plttsourgh Hornets, q Springfield Indians,
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Princeton Polo Trio
Easily Beats Army
For College Title
Wins by o-to-4 Score;
Romfh Gorners Seven
Of Victors' Goals
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WEST POINT, N. Y, March 22.-
Princeton crushed Army, 9-4, today
to win Its second consecutive ma
tional intercollegiate indoor polo
championship.
An overflow crowd of 300 saw the
Tigers, two goals behind after few
minutes of the first chukker, rally
behind Jules Romfh to completely
outclass the Cadets. Romfh batted
in seven goals, six of them In sue
cession during the final three pc
RODS.
Ed Desaussure tailed all four
Army goals. His two early in the
game put the host trio in front
for the first and only time. Ed
Rose and Romfh Tailed once each
to even things up at the time Of the
first period.
Princeton held Army scoreless in
the second chukker, while scoring
twice. Each team scored once in
the next period to keep the contest
in the "anybody's game" stage, but
Romfh rode wild in the closing
chukker to personally account for
four goals.
Pos. Army "a. Princeton 90
No. - Andrus - Romfh
No. - DesauSSure - Rose
No. 3 Brown - Osmun
Score by periods:
Princeton 2 . 9 40
Army 2 o IA
Goals: Princeton-Romfh (7), Rose ~.
Army-Desaussure a..
Referee-Thomas j. Brady.
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Washington and Morton
High State Winners
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, March %. -
Washington won the Indiana high
school basket ball championship to-
night, SO to 33, by downing a team
from Madison which was the sur
prise of the 1941 series.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill, March % (P.-
Morton High of Cicero, a Chicago
suburb, won the Illinois high school
basket ball championship tonight
by defeating Urbana, 80 to 81.
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Pro Court Games

At Philadelphia: Brooklyn Celtics, 80;
Washington Brewers, 81
Baltimore Clippers, AZ: Philadelphia Sphas,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-26
A Dying Gasp

Late last week the Legislature suffered remorse or tWitching of the conscience. It decided to do something about the state jail farm. committee, consequently, sent in favorable report on a bill ap- propriating half million dollars, more or less, to get the jail farm started. There was more to 1t than this, of course, but 1t looks to us at this writing as If this was but half-hearted gesture to comply with campaign promises and party blanks. You can't let the voters down too roughly, you know. :....-
 We don't think the 1941 Legislature will distinguish itself by putting into execution this time-worn plan of abolish ing the county jails and establishing one central jail farm. It ought to do this and 1t still could make nice job of 1t, but there are too many chances of the opposite coming true. It almost seems useless now to argue for or against the plan. Time was when we could write a column or more on the need of such a change, but we used up too many type writer ribbons in a vain effort to con- vince lawmakers that here was reform, near and dear to all of us.
 When the change does take place here in Connecticut, it probably will come in without any advance notice. We'll be looking at something else and be waving hands and arms vigorously when the leg islator's do close the county jails and replace them with the jail farm. In the meantime we'll be spending money on these institutions, a number of them not worth maintenance, and forgetting that modern penal methods are not those of 25 or 50 years ago.