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Evening star., 1941-03-15
The
SPORTLIGHT
MucPhuiI Touts Reese
And Medwick to Star
BY GRANTLAND RICE,
Special Correspondent of The Star.

MIAMI BEACH, March Is MA.
.AD.-The keen combination Of
two Dodger mandarins, Larry Mac
Phail and Leo Durocher, nominates
two stars for an exceptional season.
They are Ducky MedWick and Pee
wee Reese.
MacPhail believes that young
Reese will be the star inflelder OF
the National circuit and that Med
wick will be the star outfielder for
l94l. This may be peering into the
future with trimmed glasses,
but that happens to be the way
MacPhail and Durocher feel about
it as the ides of March approach.
1--WE never seen a fellow train
harder than Medwick has trained
this spring" MacPhail said. He
not only is in great physical shape,
but he will show you more spirit
than you've seen in long time.
Therell be no tightening up as
there was last summer He still is in
his prime, ready to move at top
speed"
I've discovered" Medwick told
me, that the best way to get into
shape is to keep in shape. That's
what I've done all winter. was in
shape before the bunch arrived.
I can say honestly I've never faced
a season with the keenness I feel
now. 1t also helps to know you are
on a ball club with a good chance
to carry you into world series.
The Reds and Cardinals won't be
any fops. Neither will the Pirates
and Cubs. But we have the pitching
and the punch hooked up-plus
pnnd defensive Strnnpth -
Evening star., 1941-03-15
From the
PRESS Box
Vitomin Pills Making
Supermen of Cards
BY JOHN LARDNER,
special Correspondent Of The star


ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March
IS CNANA0.-A sight to stir the
cookies of your heart is feeding time
at the training camp of the st. Louis
Cardinals, when the boys get their
vitamin B-1 pills.
Visitors are forbidden to feed the
Cardinals. The other day a tourist
invaded the lobby Of the hotel here
and statred scattering vitamin pills
to the athletes out of paper bag.
Like lightning, Mr.. Samuel Breadon
leaped upon the culprit's neck.
Don't you see that sign over
there?" yelled Sam, the Cardinal
president.
mo" said the guest. What sign"
well, the sign hasn't been put up
yet" admitted Mr.. Breadon, but
when it is, it will say, visitors are
forbidden to feed pills to the ball
players. Holy smoke, man, you have
to remember that the boys get their
regular ration of pills in the morn
ing, from me. Suppose one of them
gets a second helping? Why, he is
liable to practise sliding in the
lobby, and rip up the rug!"
"At our expense" added Branch
Hickey, the Cardinal secretary.
He is liable to gallop into the
dining room and order two steaks! >.
said Mr.. Breadon.
AT our expense" added Mr..
Rickey,
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Feels Team Unbeatable
If Hole Is Plugged

IF we get this spot fixed up in the
right way I don't think any club
can beat us" one of them told me.
IF we don't, the job will be a lot
tougher. You know how important
center-field play is to any cham
pionship club. The line of winning
strength runs through the middle
catcher, pitcher, second base and
center. Both shortstop and second
baseman are concerned with second
base play. I think we'll get this
fixed up. But it is the only spot
now that is giving us any worry.
Il honestly believe our ball club
now is about ready to go out and
win. I had no such hope last spring,
as told you a year ago. I knew
the Reds had too much for us to
handle, especially with Walters and
Derringer in there checking any
chance for slump.
But this is another year, and the
entire spirit of the ball club is diff
ferent, The Reds still will be tough
enough. If the Cardinals get the
pitching they hope to get, they will
be up there punching. But neither
Reds nor Cardinals have a better
an-around outfit than we have-ard
that takes in the pitching. Anyway,
it should be one of the best races
we've had in years."
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Texos-Agonst-N Nation Golf Match Losing Its Backing
Dohen First so

Red Dawson of Tulane was 50
pleased with the way New Or
leans stuck to his losing Greenies
last season, he admitted the fans
, free to game between two
picked teams the other day. An
swer to sports quiz: Oscar Witt.
Frank Frisch is driving his men
harder than any other big League
pilot.
Pro and Con.
If they put Greenberg in 1-B
Because his dogs are fiat,
Some won't agree, but Detroit
can't see
A darned thing wrong with
that.
Yes, what? All of which leads
Squire Deak Morse of st. Johns
bury, VT, to wonder what they'll
do with the ballplayers who for
years have suffered with square
heads.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
San Diego Five Choice
As FinaIist for Third
Consecutive Year
Still Seeking First U. S.
College Grown, Meets
Murray Teachers
B, the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, March 15.-San
Diego's Aztecs, the darlings Of des-
tiny, have done it again.
For the third straight year the
CalifornianS are in the final OF the
National intercollegiate Basket Ball
Tournament and this time the
chances favor them to win their first
title.
They made their greatest advance
last night by swarming under and
around the Giants of West Texas
State, seeded No. |, to make a short
lead last for a 43-to-40 triumph.
Murray Teachers in Final.
Earlier the Murray ky Teachers
eliminated Santa Barbara (Calif)
State, 35 to 33, for final round
berth. The two clubs tangle for the
crown won a year ago by Tarkio
CMoO College in a 52-to-42 triumph
over San Diego.
Three times last year the Aztecs
poked in a goal during the last
minute for the triUmphS that car
ried them into the title round.
Once in the present conclave they
won in an overtime session and
Thursday night a bucket by Milton
Phelps % seconds before the gun
permitted them to advance.
Against West Texas State they
started slowly, took over thin lead
midway in the first half and never
let go. Sheer speed brought them
numerous rebounds and caused their
Texas foes to err.
Murray a Chronic Finalist.
Their pre-tournament record is 10
victories and 7 losses, one of the
latter to powerful Stanford. The
Aztecs twice defeated University of
California at Los Angeles and edged
out University of California, 29 to %.
Their foes tonight will be playing
in the finals of weeklong tourna-
ment for the third consecutive Sat-
urday In subduing Santa Barbara
the Kentuckians lacked their Gus
tomary dash and barely survived.
Durwood Culp, red-headed for
ward for the Thoroughbreds, went
scoreless but Howard McKeel,
gangling guard, stepped in with 16
points.
Tonight's program opens with
West Texas State, its starting lineup
averaging 6 feet 51a inches, oppos-
ing Santa Barbara for third place.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Spotlight Pole Vault Galaxy Stars Compete W. Meet Tonight
Hockey Crown All but Eagles
With Chance to CIinch Title
On Orioles Ice Tomorrow

games, even If the Orioles should
win their last five contests.
Coach Pick Hines of Baltimore
was in mood to concede his clubs
elimination from the pennant scrap
following last nights defeat. II
guess that's it," said Hines, while
Coach Redvers Mackenzie Of the
Eagles said, Were over the hump
if we beat the Skeeters tonight,
but 1 don't hold much hope of beat
ing the Orioles at Baltimore. They'll
rob us over there"
Anyway, the Washington-Ba -Balti-
more feud has been gratifying to
promoters. Baltimore has enticed
Riverside's three largest hockey
crowds this season. Seven times the
Orioles invaded the compact water
front arena this season and an
average of 4,035 customers has
viewed them in action there.
Macbeth Goal Decides.
Last nights gathering, second
largest in the infant history of
hockey here, saw a pulsating battle.
Carl Ripley twice sent the Orioles
into leads, but Len Burrage locked
the score early in the first period
and Hal Dewey tied it up again in
the second to pave the way for
Washington's freak winning goal.
That winning goal materialized
midway in the final period when a
shot of the stick of slender Jack
Macbeth caromed off the skate of
Goalie Frank Ceryance into the net,
much to the Orioles chagrin. That,
it developed, all but eradicated Bal
timore'S fond ambition of repeating
ac To cter,o 7 Iea0,Ie chanopinn
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Mize Is Only Cordinol
Shunninu Vitomins

Whether this is true or simply a
case of persecution complex, the
Dodgers will be prepared with he'll
NETS, from MacPhail down the line.
No one will catch the Dodgers nap
ping. However, I shudder to think
of what will happen to the rest OF
the teams in the National League.
The only Cardinal not getting his
ration of vitamins, as we go to press,
is big John Mize, the first baseman.
Being a fellow with a quick mind.
Mr.. Mize perceived that Mr..
Breadon was using pills as substi-
tute for money. Big John held out
for cash. Mr.. Breadon accused him
of having a sordid nature.
Sign at our terms" said the
president, "and we will fill you so
full of vitamins that you won't care
how much money you make"
That's what I'm afraid of" said
Mr.. Mize.
Which is the reason why big John
is the only Cardinal who has not
swallowed a vitamin pill to date.
He probably will wind up being the
unhealthiest man on the ball club.
And the richest.
Evening star., 1941-03-15

Reds the other day. We don't
know how he impressed Bill Nc
Kechnie, but he baffled the ex-
perts. To wit:
Cincinnati Enquirer: Pearson
escaped unscratched, but had
little on the ball.
Cincinnati Times-Star; There
was nothing wrong with Pearson's
arm. He had a lot on the ball.
The Boston Globe sent one of
its ace writer's to Notre Dame to
cover Frank Leahy's debut.
Which gives you an idea how Mr..
L. rates in the Hub. Detroit will
get one of the snappiest dressers
in amateur golf when John Os-
valid moves there from Lansing
in June. Babe Dahlgren predicts
Joe Gordon is going to make a
great first sacker. Tim Sullivan,
Yankee bat boy, who Is In st. Pete
with the club, was forced into the
Evening star., 1941-03-15

background when the bat boy for
the visiting team went about his
duties smoking pipe. Who was
1t said, United we stand, divided
we fall?" Answer later.
Today's guest star-Sam Levy,
Milwaukee Journal: "Smart big
leaguers insist Lou Novikoff won't
be in the National League after
the second or third pay day.
They figure smart pitching will
horsecollar the Mad Russian"
a notorious bad ball hitter"
College talent scouts are hot
after Casimire Weinacker, 19-
year-old forward on the McGill
High School team at Mobile, who
has scored 1,097 points in three
seasons. Elmer Layden is nego-
tiating for a lease on Wrigley
Field or the Los Angeles Munich
pal Stadium, with the idea OF
adding that city to the National
Professional Football League.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Amateur Boxing Tourney Hit
By Boys Dangerous Injury
And Loss of Drawing Card

III fortune hit the District A A
U. boxing tournament with another
double -barreled broadside last night
/ as one youngSter went to the hos
pital with a mild brain conclusion
and a colorful novice welterWeight
fell by the WaySide in a stirring
quarter-fin match.
Al Horton, clever st. Mary's Club
featherWeight from Alexandria, to-
day was reported resting comfort
ably in Emergency Hospital where
he was removed after collapsing in
the dressing room at Turner's Arena.
He was to undergo a routine check
up to determine the full extent Of
his injury today although attend
ing physicians said that barring un-
foreseen Developments he appeared
to have suffered nothing more than
conclusion.
Horton was rushed to the hos
pital after his bout with Lewis Han
bury of Merrick in which he lost
the decision He complained Of
feeling dizzy after emerging from a
shower bath and then toppled over
unconscious.
Old Experience for La Fond.
Referee Eddie La Fond said it was
a close. hard fought match. but not
rough or bruising. Neither contest
ant drew blood and Horton, arising
after a 3-count knockdoWn in the
second round, appeared to be suf-
fering no Ill effects. It was so close
on La Fond's scoresheet he voted
for Hanbury by a 1-point margin.
The case is strikingly parallel to
that of James c. Lof1in who died
after a bout with Willie Tapp in
the A. A. U. tournament two years
ago. La Fond also referred that
one and again it was close during
all three rounds Loff1in was re-
moved to the hospital after collaps-
ing in the dressing room and died
the next day.
Bill Mulligan, chairman of the
A. A, U. Boxing Committee, said
today he will resign that position
when the current tournament IS
ended. Repeated incidents of an
unfortunate nature have frustrated
the efforts of Mulligan and his CO.
horts to put over the tournament
and he, at last, is ready to give it up
as bad job.
The affair lost one of its best
drawing cards and most colortul
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Defeat by Baltimore
Retards Brewers
Pennant Fight
Meet Celtics Tomorrow
After Losing Chance
To Guin in Race

Still in fourth place in American
Basket Ball League standings and
now a game and a half back of the
pace-setting Brooklyn Celtics, the
Washington Brewers await tomor-
row nights game at Riverside with
the front-runners with no less con-
f1dence than curiosity.
Definitely established as inland g..
cutters, the Brewers are Just as
liable to smack down the Celtics by
20 points as they are to lose to the
loops tail-enders, which they did
last night at Baltimore by a 1892
score. Had the Brewers licked the
Clippers they would have advanced
a notch in the standings and been
only half a game back of the
CelticS.
But that's the kind of team Chris
Heurich's hired hands have been
this season-trimming the cham
pion Sphas by Is points one week
and losing to the cellar occupants
the next.
Although the Clippers didn't make
a field goal against the Brewers
for the first IA minutes of play last
night, Washington wouldn't take
advantage of its foes errant eye
and never was ahead by more than
points. Not until the start OF
the third period did the Clippers
come to life, but when they did
they were not to be denied. The
lead changed hands five times in
the final 15-minute session and with
48 seconds to go Washington led
by 31-30. But a slick pass by Gar
fnckel to Mrchowski regained the
advantage for the host team at
1921 and after both Nat Frankel
and Moe Dubilie missed free shots
which would have tied the score
Garfnckel iced" the game with a
snowbird.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Looks for Dodgers TO Show
Best Spirit in leooue

I'd like to bet somebody" Mac
Phail said, that Brooklyn will show
you the finest spirit in either league
Every man on the club knows we
are all shooting for a pennant and
that we have a flrst-class chance TO
win"
What about those Red pitchers?"
I asked MacPhail Meaning Wal
ters, Derringer and Thompson, to
mention only a few"
They may not be as tough this
season as they were the last two
years" MacPhail said. Paul Der
ringer still is a great pitcher, but
he isn't any rookie.
For that matter you are going
to see much better pitching this
season on the Brooklyn side of the
fence. Much better. Higbe alone
will make a big difference. / think
he'll do better than 20 wins. He
may even reach Is with his share
of the breaks. Mungo's arm ap-
pears much better. Hamlin will be
more than useful. So will Wyatt.
Out of the lot We'll get at least
four good starting pitchers, with
others who can help lot.
And don't forget what I told you
about Reese. This kid will be ball
of fire. He means a lot to a ball
club"
Brooklyn still is the peoples
choice No other club in baseball
has so many far-hung hamlets
working along Rooters' Row, pulling
for Brooklyn to win.
The answer is that Brooklyn is
baseball's dafhest baseball town,
with the lone exception of Detroit.
Baseball to Brooklyn is something
more than pleasant way to kill off
a summer afternoon. 1t is a big
part of the soul of the old city, where
the average fanatic begins practic-
ing quick starts for the bughouse
early in March.
And now Brooklyn has a Snowman
and ball club that carry an even
deeper appeal than usual. Both
Reds and Cardinals will have to be
stronger than they were last sum-
mer to keep these Dodgers from
boiling over.
According to most of the master
minds connected with the Dodgers,
their main problem is center field.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Pill Makes Cord Circle
Bosses Us Times

so be very careful" said Mr..
Breadon sternly, mot to go feeding
vitamin pills to the animals-I mean,
to the boys. They are on strictly
scientific regimen. If they follow M
schedule, they will win the pennant
by 20 games"
"Or 30" added Mr. Hickey.
Mr.. Breadon and Mr.. Hickey arc
the first magnates ever to win the
pennant with vitamin pills. Of
course, they have not won the pen
nant yet, but this is just a detail.
When you watch the boys at feedlnc
time, you know what is going to hap
pen in the National League.
1t is inspiring to see Mr.. Breadon
administer the vital dope IN tn
morning out of a spoon. The Car
dinals form in line. The man at tn
head of the line snaps up the pill.
gives an ear-splitting yell and
dasheS through the door seldom
bothering to open same before he
dashes through it. BY the time he
has reached the field and circled
the bases 125 times the athlete IS
calm enough to take aim with his
bat and knock down the nearest
fence.
The pitchers react in g cor
responding fashion. They throw the
ball so fast that nobody sees it
(which enables Mr.. Breadon to save
money by not using a ball at all.
When news of the Cardinal pro-
gram reached Mr.. Leland Stanford
MacPhail, owner of the Brooklyn
Dodgers, he promptly ordered he'll
NETS for all his players. Brooklyn
lost the pennant last year because
one of the Dodgers was beaned by
St. Louis pitcher.
Those fellows throw hard enough
without vitamins," said Leland
Stanford. With their stomachs
full of pills they are liable to kill
us. Get a load Of helmets at once. /"
For you, too, chief?" said Mr..
Babe Hamburger. his assistant.
Certainly for me, tool" shouted
L. S. MacPhail. II am in grave
danger from these vitamin-e eating
maniacS. 1t is the ambition of every
St. Louis pitcher to bounce a ball
off the noggin of Leland Stanford
MacPhail."
Evening star., 1941-03-15
By BURTON HAWKINS.

Barring sudden shortage OF
hockey sticks or confiscation of
skates, the Washington Eagles will
inherit the Eastern League cham
pionship. The Knockout blow may
be delivered as early as tomorrow
night or it may require bit more
time, but the Baltimore Orioles are
staggering and may fall victim to a
literal and figurative Sunday punch.
For the Eagles to erase Balti-
more's mathematical possibilities
necessitates a brief series of happy
events, that is if Washington would
snatch the pennant tomorrow night.
Such a situation dictates that the
Eagles beat the Skeeters tonight at
River Vale, N. j., the Olympics
wallop the Orioles tonight at Boston
and Washington bump Baltimore
tomorrow night at cramped Carlin's
Park.
Win in Baltimore Doubtful.
Rated the most unlikely to succeed
in that series of events is Wash
ington beating Baltimore on the
Orioles ice. The Eagles trimmed
Baltimore, 3-2, before 4,663 fans last
night at Riverside Stadium, but
trimming the Orioles at Baltimore
is more mountainous task.
Baltimore hockey fans take their
Orioles just little less seriously
than three squares a day. They are
some of the most excitable custom
ers in sports and a bit too enthusi-
astic at times, as reflected by the
fact Washington's Ross Knipfel was
kicked by one of them when being
carted off the ice unconscious last
sea son.
In such a seething atmosphere
Eastern League officials, notorious
homing pigeons. merely tweet their
whistles at what they consider judi
cious intervals and trust their hair
won't be parted with a pop bottle.
Just how eagerly Baltimore fans
have been awaiting the invasion of
the Eagles is mirrored in the fact
sellout has been assured since
last Tuesday night.
Feud Benefits Promoters.
II will border on a miracle if the
Eagles thump the Orioles at Balti-
more, but Washington will win the
championship regardless if 1t cap
lures four of its remaining seven
Evening star., 1941-03-15
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, March 15.-Texas
rs cooling on that proposed Dallas
golf match between a team of
Texas stars and one made up of
other pro aces. First, the pros
want $500 guarantee, and Sec
ond, Dallas feels it comes too
soon after the National Open in
nearby Fort Worth. Pennsyl-
vania reported flirting with Roy
Tender, son of PHILIPS old light
weight star, who is topnotch
basket ball player. Hey, what
was Roy Gillian, goal tender for
the Illinois U. hockey team, doing
wearing a pair of Chicago Black
Hawk socks in a game the other
night? IN eagle-eyed student
sports writer spotted him.
The dope on Pearson-Monte
Pearson made his debut with the
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Butler Meet Champs
Threatened With
Dethronement
Hosts und Wolverines
On Spot; ID Schools,
300 Athletes Vie
Bv the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 15.-Both
team champions-Michigan in the
university division and Butler in the
college group-were threatened with
dethronement today as more than
300 athletes from "a schools clashed
in the ninth annual Butler indoor
relays.
Michigan has topped the univer-
sity section for seven consecutive
years, but Indiana was the ranking
faYorite this year, with Notre Dame
also considered a threat.
Kansas State Teachers of Pitts
burg, Kans, appeared to be the ma
jor opposition to the Butler Bulldogs
in the college division. Michigan
Normal also was considered pos
sible victor over Butler.
Pitt Out of Title Picture.
The University of Pittsburgh, pre-
viously considered title possibility
in the university division. faded out
of the championship picture when
the Panthers scratched all their re-
lay race combinations last night.
Notre Dame and Michigan entered
men In every event for which they
were eligible. Indiana entries will
compete in most individual events.
but were expected to pile up most
points In relay races.
A maximum of four new meet
records was anticipated. The Butler
record of 17:498 for the 4-mile relay
was expected to fall, since Indiana S
quartet of milers already has cut
that time by Is seconds.
Threaten Relay Mark.
Indiana. Michigan and Notre
Dame were given a chance of beat
ing the meet record of 1904 for the
mile relay, held by Michigan.
In the college division Butler was
considered likely to beats its own
record of 3::45.8 for the sprint med
ley and Michigan Normal to better
the mark of 1892 for the distance
medley.
Finals in all events will be held
tonight, with the trials in the Co.
yard dash. 60-yard high and low
hurdles and the shotput scheduled
for this afternoon.