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Evening star., 1941-04-19
Material Scarce, {. u.
Is Likely 10 Cancel
Al Grid Schedule ;
Only IA Out for Spring
Practice; IntromuruI
Program Planned

Plagued by the loss Of material.
rapidly approaching the vanishing
point, Catholic University probably
will cancel its entire card of seven
football games and sit out the 194I
season, 1t was indicated today.
An official pronouncement in the
matter is expected within few
days, but DR.. James A. Magner.
procurator of the university. has
given Director of Athletics Eddie
La Pond free rein and the latter
regards the situation with q bale
full eye.
No Material at Hand.
Attendance at spring grid practice
Thursday. first day after spring va
cation. sagged to an all-time low of
nine men. Yesterday it was I'D to
IA and the squad can remain in
harness until doomsday and still
not reach sizable proportions. The
plain truth of the matter Is that
La Fond can hope for a SQUAD Of
only Is players at best when the
school bell rings next autumn. and
that hardly is enough to combat
such formidable elevens as Detroit,
Hardin-Simmons, Miami and West
Virginia Wesleyan.
One OF the necessary evils gnaw-
ing at the rosters roots is the ma
tional draft. which will Gull a batch
sof healthy youngsters from the roll.
Scholastic requirements-mai
ing a &C. average-will get others
and most of the football minded
freshmen are making plans to mi
gvt7te to schools where football still
isVfeatured IN the curriculum.
Pirro Looks to Navy.
John P1rro, brother of Rocco and
Carmen, who starred on the Brook
lanG eleven couple of years ago.
has &received an appointment to the
Nava | Academy.
But football will not be COM
pletetv abandoned by C. u, even II
off the calendar next term. This
best can be described as a stra-
teglc retreat, while La Fond and
his aide de camp, Tommy WheIar.
reform their lines and map future
plans. tThey would like to pick I'D
the thread again in 1942. playing a
schedule more in keeping with the
material available and to keep the
sport alive vigorous ir1tramursl
program twill be arranged this year
with an eye to developing talent
for the ALLOWING season.
L. F. A,
Evening star., 1941-04-19
c. |. A. A. Net Tourney
Scheduled at Howard

Announcement that the 18th an
nual c. I. A. A. tennis tournament
would be held here at Howard Uni
versity May and was made to-
day by John H. Burr, jr., head of
the physical education department
for men at Howard.
Ten of the associations 13 schools
already have signified their inten-
ton of being represented, with john
son c. Smith in the role of defend
ing champions. Maurice Jackson of
Howard, ranked third last year, will
lead a Bison delegation which thus
far includes Leon Turner, another
Washingtonian: Ira Crawley and
Norman Spaulding. Jackson and
Turner also won the rating of third
best doubles team in 1910.
Evening star., 1941-04-19
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Baseball.

TODAY.
Baseball.
New York vs.. Washington,
Griffith Stadium, 300.
Washington and Lee at
Georgetown, 2:30.
st. Johns Of Brooklyn VS..
George washington, Ellipse, 2.3c.
American U. at Randolph
Macon, Ashland, Va.
Episcopal at Virginia, Episco-
pal, Lynchbure. Va.
Track.
william and Mary at Mary
land, College Park, 1880.
Tennis.
George Washington at Johns
Hopkins, Baltimore.
Horses.
Potomac hunter trials. Great
Elm Farm, near Potomac, Nd,
11:30.
Grand National point-to- point,
Hereford, Md.
Swimming.
washington In National Y. M.
c. A. championships, Fort
Wayne, Ind.
Lacrosse.
Rutgers ut Maryland, College
Park, $3.50.
Table Tennis.
Fifth annual Government en-
ployes' tournament, ! Columbia
Courts, 500.
Evening star., 1941-04-19
Totals 81 10 "a 10 Totals 80 10 - 16
Washington and Lee - 10 600 800
George washington 101 O2l 40X-9

Runs-owen t2,, Fischer, Brown. Whea-
ter t2l. Hudson, Oertel i3), Gilham Nc
owen, Gary, Wheater t3l Hudson, Gil
ham go. Fitzgerald. Runs batted in
Ciesla. Gary t2). Keim, Wheater l2l: Ger
tel. Mcneil. Dowd. Picco Fitzserald l2D.
Two-b base hit-Picco Home runs--Fitz-
gerald, wheater. Stolen bases-owen.
Keim, Mcneil. McKenns 49,, OerteL Oil
piay-Gilhann to Lusby. Left on bases
washington and Lee, 8; Georse Washing
ton. : Bases on balls-Off Lyon, 3: of
Brown 1: of Mc0innis, 4. Struck out
BY McGipnis q: BY Lison, 2: by Brown, /.
Hits-Of Lison, in s innings; OF Brown,
g In 3 innings: of McGinnis 10 in sb
Hit BY pitcher-By McGinnis tWheater)
Wild pitches-McGinnis LAgon. winnins
Umplres-Messrs, Jeffries and Morrisey.
Time of Same hours % minutes.
Evening star., 1941-04-19
NJ the Associated Press.

BOSTON, April 10. President
Bob Quinn of the Boston Bees SAID
today there was q possibility the
club would be sold to newly formed
syndicate including three New Eng
land contractors and New YORK
manufacturer.
He said he had no idea when the
deal might be consummated, but,
he added, he would be "tickled' to
be associated with the group. Men,
bers Of the syndicate were identt-
fed as Max Meyer, Brooklyn, N. Y i,
pearl manufacturer, and three
Massachusetts, contractors, Guido
Rugo of Milton, c. Joseph Nancy of
Somerville and Louis Perini OF
birmingham, in addition to Johnny
Cooney, a coach and part-time
player for the Bees.
Quinn would remain as achpe
Evening star., 1941-04-19
Bees May Be Sold to Four-Mon
Syndicate, Says Club Head

head of the club, with Casey Stengel,
a member of the syndicate, as
manager.
Quinn said he could have sold the
club to outsiders, but he preferred
to deal with men interested. in the
club "for the games sake" rather
than as "magnates."
Ford Frick, president of the Ma
tional League, was scheduled to visit
Boston today, but Quinn would not
say whether his trip here had any
connection with the prospective
sale.
The controlling interest in the
club is owned at present by G. r
Adams who, because Of his horse
racing connections, is understood
to have been asked by Judge X. M
Lands, baseball's high commits.
sioner, to dispose of his Bees in
terests upon receiving . satisfactory
offer for them.
Evening star., 1941-04-19
Coast Rowing Laurel!
Al Stake as Bears,
Huskies Clash
California Washington
Race Also to Give Line
On National Prospects
ky the Associated Press.


OAKLAND, Calf, April 19.-
Needle-nosed shells sporting the
collegiate colors of Washington and
California will be skimming over
Oakland estuary near sun-setting
time today in the 194l inaugural of
the major eight-oared crew racing
season.
It's the big oar-bending show of
the year on the West Coast, the
yearly renewal of rivalry founded
in 1908. The participants were as
sured of a turnout of $4,000 or more
fans.
The three events, varsity, Junior
varsity and freshman. determine
sectional supremacy. The varsity
race also offers the first chance to
view in action the Pacific Coasts
entries in the intercollegiate cham
pionships at Poughkeepsie, N. Y,
this summer.
Crews Are Rebuilt.
Washington won the national
title last year after hanging a q
length decision on California in the
coast competition. California took
fifth place in the Hudson River
classic.
Performances today were expect
ed to reflect in part, at least, what
to look for in the National. The
outlook, In experienced manpower,
was not quite so bright as year ago.
Neither varsity shell this season
boasts a full complement of ex-
perienced rowers Washington
brought through three holdoverS,
California, one. Five sophomores
man sweeps in the California shell.
The 3-mile varsity grind, last on
the program, was slated to get un-
der way at ABS pm, P. S. T. Pre-
ceding it were the smile Junior var
sity test, with the 2-mile freshman
event timed to start at 4 pm.
Both Are Power Geared.
Despite the lack of seasoned oars
men in the varsity boats, practice
runs this week and last indicated
each was power-geared for sensa-
tional speed.
The Washington crew ripped off
time trial which observers claimed
either threatened or bettered the
course record of 14:484 The Cali
fornia entry stopped the watch at
1858 in one effort.
Evening star., 1941-04-19
PN the Associated Press.

LAWRENCE, Kans.. April 19.-
Forty-two colleges and universities
have sent their best track athletes
to the 10Th annual Kansas Relays,
but almost everywhere you look to-
day it's Indiana VS.. Texas.
They rated as the ones to beat in
the medley relay and each is given
an even choice in one other four
man race. Texas in the 880-yard re-
lay and the Big Ten Hoosiers in the
2-mile.
Both universities also present out
standing discus throwers. Last June
Archie Harris of Indiana won
the national collegiate crown and
big Jack Hughes of Texas was
second.
They both are here to continue
their argument. Until last week
Harris. Negro end on the Hoosier
eleven. boasted the best mark with
a toss of 1876 feet 5A inches. But
that was before Hughes lost the
platter with a heaye of 167 feet 21a
inches.
Much of the record breaking, how
ever, depends on the weatherman,
Evening star., 1941-04-19
Roanoke Gets Stadium
Seating $4,000
Es II { Associated Press.

g, The Associated Press.
ROANOKE, Va. April ia con-
tract has been awarded by the City
of Roanoke to the Blackwell En-
gineering Co. of Warrenton for the
construction of a concrete stadium
to seat $4,000 spectators at Maher
Field.
The contract price was s258, 900,
with the city agreeing to pay q
bonus of SIS, 1000 if the stands are
completed by November 10, so that
the stadium will be available for
the annual Thanksgiving Day foot.
ball game Of v. P. I. and v. MI.
An armory connecting with the
stadium ends is to be built later.
Evening star., 1941-04-19
Perry Tackles Skeen,
Doubles Victim, for
Pro Tennis Crown
p. tie Associated Press.

tLc hSSOCldtcu EEcSS.
PINEHURST. N. c., April 19-The
singles finals of the Pinehurst Pro-
fesSional Tennis Tournament this
afternoon will send Fred Perry, for
ner international champion from
England. against Richard Skeen of
Hollywood, Calf.
Perry beat Skeen two years ago
in the finals of the American pro-
fessional championship in Chicago.
The doubles finals we're reached
yesterday and Perry and Vincent
Richards of New York won the title,
but were extended to the limit in
defeating Skeen and John Faunce
of Los Angeles in a five-set match,
So, 63, ST, 4-6, 6-4.
Perry and Richards won the first
two sets easily but from then on
the match was real contest.
Evening star., 1941-04-19
Top Met Mark Made
By WI. Nine With
-Four Straight

Best winning streak of Washing
ton and nearby high school baseball
teams is sported by Washington
Lee of Arlington, victor in four
straight contests this week after
dropping an opening tilt to Epis-
copal last Saturday.
Falmouth was added to the list
yesterday, 1873. with Fairfax, Will
son and Gonzaga as previous VIC
tins this week. Diz Olson made his
first pitching start of the season
for the Little Generals and gave up
only three hits. He also famed II
batters and scored four of his
teams runs.
Evening star., 1941-04-19
Photograph Indicates
Advance in Science

make no accusations, mind you.
For that matter, I do not think
Murgatroyd could knock out Ben
Brown, as the fighter in the picture
seems to be doing. Mullins right
hand is a little weak, and his left
hand is strictly for passing the
celery.
If not a hoax this photograph in
dicates a new and marvellous ad-
vance in science. The camera has
produced likeness of man who
does not exist (or at least an in
teresting segment of same. Imag-
ination falters. The brain reels.
Reason totters on her throne.
OF course, there is one other
possibility. have suggested it once
or twice before. There really may
be an Al Hostak. But as long as
this stubborn middleweight persists
In claiming there is no John Lard
ner why should I admit there might
be a Hostak? He'll have to make
the first move.
Just for the record, they tell me
mysterious Al is hitting better with
his right hand than ever.
Evening star., 1941-04-19
Seattle Noted Hotbed
OF Superstition

About this picture-it is either
a scientific miracle or a gigantic
hoax. I ask you to remember that
the spectral fight" between Brown
and mysterious Hostak was fought
April /.
Seattle, as Columbus pointed out
IN his second report to Queen 1sa-
bella page 26), is hotbed of
superstition. Just because the peo-
pie see Hostak walk there every
night, sometimes with a raven on
his shoulder and sometimes pulling
a werewolf on a leash, they believe
he is real. They also believe he is
making comeback after a long
siege of trouble with a busted hand.
Let us examine the facts. This
picture shows the seat of Hostak s
pants and a good view of the back
of his right leg. The seat of his
pants looks pretty ghostly, but that
is beside the point. Here is the
thing that strikes me as sinister
1t might be the seat of anybody's
pants.
AS for the right leg, it resembles
the right leg of fighter known as
Mullins Murgatroyd, who last was
seen heading in the direction of
Seattle. Can it be possible that
in the absence of any Hostak what
soever the boys in Seattle are palm
ing off Mullins Murgatroyd on the
public?
Evening star., 1941-04-19
Rock Creek Net Courts
Open to Public Today

Rock Creeks tennis courts at Six
teenth and Kennedy streets were
scheduled to open this afternoon and
those at Pierce Mill will be made
available the middle of next week,
the Welfare and Recreational As
sociation announced today.
The courts will be open daily from
6 am. until dark and reservations
up to two weeks in advance may be
made with Mrs. 2. D. Milligan, man
ager of the courts.
Construction of "a new courts in
East Potomac Park is awaiting de-
liverance of materials. These are
to replace the 10 courts formerly
near the site of the new Jefferson
Memorial.
Evening star., 1941-04-19
Gonzaga Second D. E.
Victim Within Week
OF Briar|ey Nine
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
AMMENDALE, Md, April 1s.-
Briarley Military Academy, a con-
sistent victim Of Washington high
school teams during the recent
basket ball season. is reversing mat
ters at baseball.
After downing Coolidge earlier this
week the Red Devils continued yes
terday against Gonzaga, winning
1915. Phil Ingberg pitched all the
way for Briarley and was in trouble
during only one inning. the fourth,
when the Eagles scored all of their
runs. He gave up 10 hits while his
mates were collecting l3 off the
combined offerings of Bob De Bet
tencourt and Bill Carroll, including
a homer by Russ Cordua.
Evening star., 1941-04-19
TrimbIe Is Versatile
As St. AIbans Nine
Routs Coolidge

Jimmy Trimble. l5-year-old stu
dent at st. Adams School, gives
promise of becoming one of the
outstanding schoolboy athletes in
this section. That at least is the
opinion of Coach Middleton after
watching his youngster pitch the
last two innings yesterday as the
Saints routed Coolidge's baseball
team, 20-7, for their first win in four
games.
Jimmy played first base for the
first five innings before transferring
to the mound. where he set down
six batters in succession to end the
seven-inning game. His one hit in
three times at bat was long triple
that drove in tWn runs
Evening star., 1941-04-19
Sutku Sporring Mate
Matched With Thomas

Wary of the unseasonal heat but
still confident of handing Cocoa Kid
a defeat in their bout at Turner's
Arena Monday night, Joey Sutka of
Detroit was to wind up training with
a lengthy. drill at the Huron gym
this afternoon.
Sutka arrived yesterday in tow of
Manager Harry Raskin, accom-
panied by his wife and a sparring
partner, Rudy Kozale. Kozale had
no sooner climbed into his working
clothes than he was matched with
Buddy Thomas, District middle
weight.
Evening star., 1941-04-19
Terp Lacrosse, ,Troekmen
Busy This Afternoon

Maryland's track and lacrosse
squads joined forces in presenting
twin-bill at College Park this
afternoon.
The stickmen we're to meet Rutgers
at 1870, with the legmen matching
strides with William and Mary at
8 o'clock.
Maryland was the favorite in both
events
Evening star., 1941-04-19
'SeieIe, Morrison Garner
Table Tennis Crowns

Arnold Seigle and Maurice Morrison
are the new junior and peewee table
tennis champions of the boys CITY,
wide tournament concluded at the
Eastern branch of the Boys Club of
Washington yesterday. Seigle was
an unattached entrant, while Morri-
son represented the Eastern branch.
Mike Pappafotis and Pete Kara
dimos of the Central branch won
the Junior doubles title, while Philip
Cocimano and Robert Spicknall Of
Eastern branch captured the peewee
team title.
Evening star., 1941-04-19
Jock Sutherland Made
Dodgers Vice President

~ the Assocleteo PreSs.
BROOKLYN, April 19.-Dr. John
Balm Sutherland has been elected a
vice president of the Brooklyn foot
ball Dodgers besides being q coach
Of the team, President Dan Topping
announced today. Sutherland was
chosen at recent meeting of the
Board of Directors.
Sutherland, now in Pittsburgh,
plans several trips to contact play
ers this spring and will take up
residence in Brooklyn early in the
summer, remaining until the end Of
the football season.
Evening star., 1941-04-19
Gyn1nusts Seek National Titles
In Tourney at Central W

| burgh. Pa; Hoboken and Newark,
N. j., and New York and Flushing,
N. Y
Competition was scheduled for the
horizontal and parallel bars, side
horse and rings and for turnbling
and all-around skill. Vince D'Autorio
Of Newark was defending champion
in parallel bars, tumbling and all
around.
The inset is under the direction
of william E. Hutzell, associate phys
ical director Of the Washington "Y."
| Roy e. Moore s the referee.
Evening star., 1941-04-19
v. P. |. Gridders Score

BLACKSBURG, Va, April 1s H9-
Virginia Techs football team broke
loose with three touchdowns in the
third period to defeat Appalachian
college, 20 to 7, in practice game
Yesterday.
Evening star., 1941-04-19
CoIoniaIs Have MANY
Flaws but Somehow
Manage 10 Win
Victory Over Generals,
While Looking Bod,'
Striking Example

At first glance it seems silly even
to think about it, but there is an
outside possibility that George
Washington will slip past George
town for metropolitan collegiate
diamond honors.
The Colonials have peculiar
team, one that sways and jerks
with every pitch in the manner of
top-heavy wagon. You expect this
queer, homemade vehicle, as it were,
to lose an axle or wheel at any
turn of the road, but somehow it
keeps rambling on and in its last
three starts it has gone places.
Against Michigan Georgetown
proved it is no miracle team, that
any college chucker who can lob
the ball up to the plate might set
it back on its heels. Maryland is
wallowing in the muck of another
"off season." and its current base
ball outfit threatens to put itself
on record as one of the poorest in
Terp annals.
G. w. on Middle Ground.
Somewhere in between the two
George Washington is finding it's
level. One day it will be good-as
good as the Hoyas, and the next
as bad as Maryland. If 1t happens
to catch Georgetown on one of its
good days then it will take Joe
Judges boys as definitely as an ace
takes the deuce. II it has a bad
day, well, nobody expected it to
win anyway.
Yesterday the Colonials suffered
one of their in-between days in
chalking up 81 decision over
Washington and Lee. They appeared
rather bad in doing so. But the
game afforded An outstanding ex-
ample of the various brands of base
ball of which the Colonials are
capable.
Take little George Ortel in CEN
ter field. for instance. He didn't
make hit in three official appear
anceS at the plate, and yet scored
three important runs. Or, consider
Jack Fitzgerald at third base. Ordi-
narily he takes bat up to the plate
merely because the rules require it.
but yesterday he hauled of and
smacked a two-run homer to the
empty spaces of left field that helped
fry the Generals goose.
Amendola to the Rescue.
Then there was Eddie Amendola.
bespeckled pitcher, who was off by
himself loosening up for today's
game with st. Johns of Brooklyn
when G. w. suddenly needed a re-
lief pitcher in the ninth. He dashed
out to the box and ouelled
threatened uprising with all the au-
thority of policeman. Eddie's
pitching was a pleasant surprise be-
cause OH other occasions he has
gone to the box and proceeded to
throw his game away.
Sometimes the G. w. pitching
strictly is no good, which it can be
without "a hours notice, and the
next thing you know one of the
boys is heaving himself a heck of a
ball game We have in mind yes
terday's 10-hit performance by
Frank McGinnis, which hardly
matched his 2-hit effort against
Harvard. whom he beat. 10. It's
little inconsistencies such as this
that give birth to the brainstorm
that maybe G. w. will outdo the
Hoyas.
Maryland doesn't enter into the
picture because 1t is too consistently
bad If the Terps had one good day
in three, for example, you might be
able to figure EN- for an upset
somewhere along the line, but day
in and day out they don't rate with
their neighbors this year. George
Washington is different. 1t can win,
as it has been doing lately.
Evening star., 1941-04-19

Runs-cromelin. Fuller t3), Terry a..
81 1ssos:as TTInSsSs e.5.;r ,s}
Tfimble. Cromwell, J. jacobson as. Kleink-
neeht ~. Bsttisss; orris9n t21. Murphy
hits-c. Jacobsen Trtmbir stolen 81 S
Fuller, Terry, Crawford, Miller, c. Jacob
sen. Elliott. Trirble. Cromwell. Carter.
:: OF. 'Aibsns, g. Bases on SsilsOoh fi,
lott. 81 on Trimble, o: of Melnicore. 9;
on Vaughn. L. Struck out-By Elliott, 81
by Trimble, g: nv Melnicore. .; Nv Vaugh~.
/ Hits-Of Elliott, 10 in innings; OF
Trimble: none in 2 innings; on Melnicore,
IL In s innings: Of vaughn. mont. in !
inning Winning pitcher-Ellioth Losing
pitcher-Melnicore.
Evening star., 1941-04-19

Washington was to play host to
the National Y. M. c. A. gymnastic
championships for the first time to-
day and tonight and the local "Y''
team, runnerup last year, was one
of the chief contenders. Competi-
ton in the central gym on G street
was to start at 2 o'clock, with the
evening session beginning at 7:45.
Seven out-of- town teams were
entered, three from Pennsylvania,
two from New Jersey and two from
New York. Cities represented were
Germantown, rettsvi1le and Pitts
Evening star., 1941-04-19
Only Perfect Score Nets
Lead in Skeet Shoot
r! the Associated Press.

r. Lbt ASSUCIdled PfeBS.
SEA ISLAND, Ga, April 19-As
the 200-target, all-gauge champion
ship Of the fifth annual Sea Island
invitation skeet tournament went
into the second half today, Ben T.
Smith of Atlanta held narrow lead
and he had to break 100 straight
birds to win his position.
Five others who hit 80 out of 100
tied in second place. They are: M.
B. Orr of New York, Mrs. M. E.
Smythe of Aurora, Ohio; s. L.
Hutcheson of Greenwich, Conn;
w. W. Rapley Of washington, and
z. r. Pratte of Miami.
Evening star., 1941-04-19
Virqiniu Meet Dote Set

RICHMOND, Va, April 10 (P.-
The Virginia A. A. U. track and field
championships will be held at the
Richmond City Stadium May "a. Dr.
w. H. Parker, A. A. U. Executive
Board chairman, announced today.
Evening star., 1941-04-19
Minor Results
By the Associated Press.
. q -,

By the Associated Press.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Montreal 8; Newark g
Buffalo, 5: Syracuse, 2.
Toronto, 8: Baltimore. O.
nings).
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Minneapolis. s; Toledo. 8 90 tnninks,
Louisville, 4: Kansas. City, 8.
Columbus g; St. Paul. g.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
81 sssls:s;s S!ssS 81 sEsfs''ii
Sacramento. ~: Los Aneele.. ..
Evening star., 1941-04-19
Nine Is Seeking Gume

Maryland Sports Club baseball
team plays Heurich Brewers Sunday
but wants game for tomorrow aft
ernoon Contact Bucky Marin at
Capitol Heights 675.
Evening star., 1941-04-19
League Franchise Open

One franchise is open in the Army
and Navy Sunday Mon ling Softball
League. Teams intera sted should
contact Ed Feindt at MI chigan o192.
Evening star., 1941-04-19
SoftboII Foe Wanted

A softbau opponent for tomorrow
is sought by the F. and A. ten, which
has the use Of the Gonzaga diamond.
Call Lincoln 6436.
Evening star., 1941-04-19
Miller Furniture Drills

Miller Furniture %. dianonders
will practice at o'clock tomorrow
on the East Ellipse.