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Evening star., 1941-01-03
The
SPoRTLIGHT
Final Putt May Decide
In Los Angeles Open
BY GRANTLAND RICE,
Special Correspondent of The Star

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3
(NA.NA0.-You can understand the
quivering nerves around the Riviera
Country Club today. With one of
the fastest fields that ever stepped
out for the $4,000 Los Angeles Open.
now a winter classic, the odds are
that the winner won't be more than
a stroke away from his purSuers,
and this stroke viii be worth $4,000,
the top harvest for the ultimate win
ner.
This margin likely will be pro-
vided by some healthy putt of 20 or
80 feet that just happened to drop
in with a golden tinkle.
When you bank golfers such as
Byron Nelson, Sammy Snead, Ben
Hogan, Lawson Little, Jimmy Dema-
ret, Craig Wood, Henry Picard, on
and on, over one course, you can
figure how close the finish will be
and the nerve strain that goes with
every putt.
Among the high and the low a
putter can grow hot-or a putter
can get cold-and one way or
another that usually tells the story.
For example, I saw one crack pro
blow 12-inch putt. Starting from
the green, he suddenly stopped and
said: That putt cost me just $3.50.
And don't think I couldn't have
ilcad II
Evening star., 1941-01-03
Clear Sailing Looms for Congressional Club With Finances About
Christmas Finally
Is Good to Dorun

Rasty Doran, G. w. High foot
bail and basket ball coach, is glad
in some ways that Christmas
comes only once a year. Two
years ago he was in an automo-
bile accident during the holidays
and received fractured skull.
Last year he played in the alumni
game during the holidays and
broke his arm. This year there
was another auto accident that
ruined his one-day-old car and
gave him several cuts.
This still was an eventful
Christmas for him, however. Day
after his accident he married and
now is in Tennessee on his honey
moon. He had to borrow his
brothers car to make the trip.
Evening star., 1941-01-03
Winter Golfers Shoot
Exceptional Scores
AT Washington
Best Ball Of 81, 8 Off
Par, Is Turned In by
Crack Foursome

They roll 'em high and low at
Washington Golf and Country Club
these early winter days, where a
group of. golfers daily defy wet fair
ways and wind to have their round
over the Capitals best winter course.
It's "best" to play because it is pro-
tected from the winds of winter and
because the course dries out faster
than most layoutS around town.
They roll EN- low because they
score low. even though tee shots get
little run and pitched balls stick
where they hit. A few days back a
quartet of good golfers played the
course with best ball of 81, against
the par of 70, bagging seven brides
on the last nine for a best ball of 28.
The foursome included 1t. H. J..
Webb, Elmer jenkins, DR.. w. R. Nc
Lister and Pro Dave Thomson.
Here is the way they scored:
Evening star., 1941-01-03
|owa's Unbeaten Five
Seeks Sixth Victory
Facing De Pauw
Ohio Stote Ends Losing
Streok;; Santa Cloru
Conquers De Paul
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan 3.-Iowa's Hawk
eyes, the Big Tens only undefeated
basket ball representatives, have the
conference spotlight to themselves
tonight in their attempt to run a
victory string to six.
The only conference team in ac-
ton. they face the touring De Pauw
five. which lost to Millikin U.
Wednesday night, 35 to IS.
Tomorrow night four conference
teams will be at work. Wisconsin
goes to Nebraska, but the other
three are at home-NorthWestern
playing host to Princeton, Minnesota
to Montana and Chicago to Mar
quette.
Notre Dame plays at Kentucky in
another top-notch match.
Purdue, defending Big Ten cham
pion, and Illinois got in final warm
ups last night for their opening
conference battle Monday at Cham
paign. Purdue rode over Indiana
State, Al to %, for its sixth triumph
in seven starts. Illinois used 18 men
in turning back Kansas State, As
to %. 1t was the Illini's fifth win
against two setbacks.
Ohio State, which faces Michi-
gan in its title opener Monday,
broke a four-game losing streak
when 1t downed Creighton, SIS to A.
In two other games in the Mid
west, Chicago's double-header twins
DE Paul and Loyola-both met
defeat. Santa Clara dealt De Paul
its first loss in eight starts, 43 to
80. Kansas nosed out Loyola, Il
to 40.
Evening star., 1941-01-03
BY GEORGE HUBER.

Devitt's basket ball team begins its
wanderings today with promises Of
being much better than its football
squad in the matter of percentage
nf games won. The Upton street
quint is one of several in this area
with no home gym.
It has only one home game listed
on its schedule, that with Mount
St. Joseph of Baltimore next month,
and for the occasion will borrow the
gym at Powell Junior High School
Otherwise, it will be the visitor and
its visiting starts with a two-day
trip to Southern Virginia. woodrow
Wilson of Portsmouth is today's host
while Newport News High will take
over tomorrow. When the trip is
over Coach Jim OLeary will have a
better line on what TO expect, but
right now he is fairly we'll pleased
with the seasons prospects.
Winning Record Looms.
The DeYitts should win better than
so per cent of their games with a
team that embraces height, speed
and accurate shooting. The starting
quint probably will be Bob Cullen
and Jim Clemmons, forwards; Jack
McCaffrey, center, and Bud Delesie
and Bill Boswell. guards. The two
guards are shorties, but the others
are well over the 6foot mark. For
reserves OLeary has Gil Pons, Wal
ter Hess, Charles Grimm, George
MCGOWAN and Julius Becker.
In line with the schools policy
inaugurated during the recent foot
ball season. Dewitt is returning to
local competition instead of devoting
most of its time to playing out-of-
town prep schools. Of the II games
Evening star., 1941-01-03
Golf Shorpened, Mcleod Seeks
Second P. G. A. Senior Crown

Against him will be pitted a good
list of the older pros, possibly headed
by Jim Barnes, the 1921 national
Open champion. Jock Hutchison,
1921 British open champ, and first
P. G. A. senior titleholder, will be
present again. The tourney is a So
hole affair, scheduled for January
IL and IL. Mcleod does not intend
to remain long in Florida, and will
be back in Washington by jan
uary Is.
Lately the little Scotsman has
been more or less training for the
tournament, sharpening his shots
against the time when every shot
will mean money to him. Favored
by good weather he has been knock
ing the ball around the Columbia
course in scores between 70 and "A.
A brace of 72s would win the senior
championship at Sarasota.
Evening star., 1941-01-03
Novy's New Athletic Leader
Has Long, EnviobIe Record

Larson, head coach, who never lost
to Army as player or coach.
Perry closely followed the activi-
ties of the Swede's 1910 football
machine, which beat Army IA to o,
and declared it was lone of the best
squads I ever have seen at An
napolis."
Pop" has ample background. for
his new job. He was assistant foot
ball coach here in 1925, athletic
officer for the battle force in 1893
and athletic officer for the U. S. S.
Tennessee in 1887.
A member of the class of 20, he
was graduated in 1919 because of
the World War.
Evening star., 1941-01-03

Latest of the southern tourists to
toss his golf clubs on a train and
GO South for a spot of golf will be
Fred Mcleod, the Columbia Country
Club pro.
Freddie, playing quite we'll" will
leave the Capital Wednesday, head
ing for Sarasota, Fla, where he will
compete in the Senior Professional
Golfers Association championship.
Mcleod won the 1888 title and did
all right in the 1910 affair. The
championship tourney is divided into
age classes. Mcleod falls into the
class between S. and go. and can win
both in his class and in the entire
tourney.
Evening star., 1941-01-03
Wandering Dewitt Quint Hopes
To Do Better Than on Grid;
Rockville Also Nomodic

already carded, all but the two on
this opening excursion are in the
vicinity Of Washington.
Dewitt is not the only homeless
quint getting under way today
There's Richard Montgomery of
Rockville starting with a tWo-game
foray into West Virginia. Shepherds
town High is today's opponent while
st. Joseph's of Martinsburg will be
visited tomorrow. The Orange Tide S
gym was put out of commission last
year by fire
Its schedule, incidentally, is pretty
tough for a school of Montgomery's
size. 1t meets many of the better
teams in the Washington area
Georgetown Prep. Bethesda Chevy
Chase, Coolidge, Briarley Military,
St. Albans, Friends, Fairfax, Landon,
Hyattsville and Mount Rainier A
recent addition to the program IS
the Catholic University Freshmen to
be played on January 16, as pre-
hminary to the c. U.-Western Mary
land affair.
Coach Sees Improvement.
Coach Ralph Keller, former Mary
land player, reports that the team
has shown considerable improve
ment in recent practive and that the
morale of the players is high. The
first games in this area will be played
next week against Sherwood on
Tuesday and Landon on Friday.
In other games today, afternoon
contests are Bethesda-Chevy Chase
at Anacostia and Coolidge at Wood
ward. Tonight, Central visits the
Maryland Freshmen and Western
invades Montgomery Blair In
games tomorrow Richard Mont
gomery plays at st. Joseph MARTINS
burg, w. Va, Dewitt at Newport
News and George Washington High
against st. Benedict in the Univer-
sity of Richmond Prep Day tourna-
ment.
Evening star., 1941-01-03
Sports Mirror
By the Associated Press.

Today a year ago-Oficials an
nounced Southern California and
Tennessee each collected about
s130,o00 of s332,00 Rose Bowl
receipts.
Three years ago-Brooklyn
Dodgers, seeking new general
manager, reported negotiating
with Larry MacPhail, ex-general
manager of Cincinnati Reds.
Five years ago-Lou Anbers of
Herkimer, N. Y, contender for
lightweight title, outpointed
Frankie Kick, San Francisco, in
10-round bout at New York.
Evening star., 1941-01-03
Buckskin Club Obtuins
Charter From N. R. A.

Buckskin Junior Rifle Club of
Washington has been granted a
charter by the National Rife Asso-
citation, governing body Of the sport
of target shooting.
Officers of the club are Roy Wood
president; Lester Wilson, executive
officer; Douglas Ellerman, secretary
and Lewis l.. Cauffman, club In
structor.
Evening star., 1941-01-03

Even that phenomenal score would
have been licked by Al Houghton,
who played the washington course
in 81 strokes-his own ball-back in
April of 1884. Houghton scored nine
brides and nine pars. Winter rules
are in effect, of course, and they are
sensible about those rules at Wash
mgton. Instead of trying to define
the limits of an indefinite fairway,
they say, "Tee 'em up everywhere
except in hazards"
That means no arguments about
where the fairway ends and the
rough begins. You can have no
basis for argument when. you tee up
everywhere except in hazards. And
the plays at Washington (moSt OF
them understand that water hazard
limits are from the top of the bank
on either side.
Evening star., 1941-01-03
Py the Associated Press.


ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 3.-They
call him Pop" and Comdr. Lyman
S. Perry, new graduate manager of
athletics at the United States Naval
Academy, has a record his "boys"
can look up to.
He's been closely allied with ath-
letics since he was a three-sport man
at Jefferson (Ohio) High Is years
ago. He it the peak of his football
playing days in 1918 when he was a
guard on the Navy eleven and made
Walter Camps All-America team.
In his new job, Comdr. Perry be-
comes associated again with an old
teammate, Maj. Emery E. (Swede)
Evening star., 1941-01-03
OkIohomo's Fine Quint
Has Huge, Ace Center

DR.. F. c. Allen, Kansas basket
ball coach who recently picked Okla
homa as the 1941 Big Six champion,
backs up his argument by saying
that Hugh Ford, Sooner center, is
"the cleverest big man I ever have
seen."
Kansas has a 'fbig" man of its
own in 6-foot-8-inch John Hallberg.
Hallberg didn't play enough high
school basket ball to earn letter
and his lack of fundamentals Is
keeping him on the sidelines.
Evening star., 1941-01-03
Basket Boil Games
Rv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Ohio State, 55; Creighton. AZ.
American Legion. A; Virginia. 43.
Illinois, 45; Kansas State, 90.
Kansas, Al; Loyola (Chicago), 40.
Western (KyD Teachers, 81: Ohio, Al.
Purdue, Al; Indiana State. 2s.
OREGON, 81: Utah, Is.
Santa Clara. 43; De Paul. SO.
Tennessee. 80; Marshall. %.
Long Island, "a: Davis-Elkins. AZ.
Simpson. "a; Calvin, 55.
Gustavus Adolphus, 40 Virginia (Minn.)
Junior, SO.
Geneva, 40; Rider. 35.
North Carolina, go; Jehigh, 5S.
st. Cloud Teachers, 40: Augsburg, "a.
Cape Girardeau. (MoD Teachers, 40;
Centenary. 80 (overtime).
Howard Payne. 81; New Mexico Mines,
45.
st. Benedict's. 81; Sterling. 25.
Colorado State, SO: Western tcoloo
Bethany CKans), 27; Mcpherson, "a.
Weber. 72; Montana State. ,62.
Sheboygan Redskins, 40: Akron Good
years, 81 (proO.
Evening star., 1941-01-03
DuVuII Is Recovering
From Knee Operation

Mearle DuVall, Maryland half
back, is recovering nicely from a
knee operation that he underwent
during the holidays.
This is what kept him out of
basket ball this season but he should
be in top trim to resume his activ-
tiles as a baseball catcher next
spring.
Evening star., 1941-01-03
Winners in Decothlon
AT Y Are Named

Gus classes of the Junior Y. M. G. A.
decathlon, 3-day competition feature
on the boys "Y" holiday program.
Summaries: val.
Glass Avon by Alvan Crews First
IN 50-yard dash. 75-yard dash. standins
broad jump, high jump pd push ,,Snon. upS; third
in potato race. basket ball free throw;
fourth in baseball target throw totaI 90 ao
points Second, David ParKlhsoh' 80
third, Emmet Rogers, 80
Glass B.-Won by Roger Parkinson; nrSt M
in 75-yard dash. potato race staHuliiEs E
broad Jump. running broad Jump pEsiI p5
up. basket ball free throw secSiiI Siah ~ i,mD:
NTH in baseball target throw to5a! PSii,idS PpSird
Is Second Russell Thornton. "a; tnlro'
Billy Hageman 20.
Glass c.-Won by Monte Morgan. ,cs nrst
IN 56 and rs yard dashes, potato race
running broad jump, push ups; Secnhqf III az
high jump, chinnins, oaSAts soS oS" iumn,
throws fourth IN standing tdts 0[Sdn points 55 49,
Second. Harrison Frazier "a; thiro' Care
ton Tinkham, 81. =,
Glass D.-won By Albert Rajas nrSt sca III
rs and IOO-ysrd dashes; potato secoId rSGei
standing and running broad Jumps Ssobai SsoS II
in high lump Ginning, rings. oaoeoaiii -
target throws, basket ball Iree thIVs%s '+birS
points. Is; second Jay Lahe' 10 '
James Walters, 2s. .,, a..
c1sss E-Won by Glenn. Willgus. nrSt
IN notsto race, high jump, chinning. rings
h sEef bsll free throw; second IN I5Iysro
Sssb, Standing broad lump, running pI9ae az
jTr1n hsfebaU target throw; third II Iuu,,
yard dash. total points 10 seGonSSo Jaw
Pearson. II; third, Donald ShesA' "0'
Evening star., 1941-01-03
Puqe Pilots Binqhumpton

BINGHAMTON, N. Y, Jan. 5
LP).-Philip R. Page of Springfield.
Mass, has been appointed manager
of Binghamtons Eastern League
Club, Class A unit of the Yankees
farm system.
Evening star., 1941-01-03
Little Places Odds Against
ANY Storter at 10 to ]

The Z. A. Open defending cham
pion this year also happens to be the
United States open champion, the
name being Lawson Little.
They still are talking about Lit
ties final 65 through a driving rain
last January. 1t was Little's victory
in this tournament that spurred him
along for his winning thrust at the
United States Open championship
over Clevelands Canterbury course.
"AIl I have to beat for the $500
check" Lawson said, SIS lot of fel-
lows by the names of Nelson, Hogan,
Snead, Demaret and maybe 20 more
who are almost as tough. This is
one tournament in which you have
to get hot and stay hot. It's 10 to l
against any starter. You can beat
par all four rounds and still finish
in around sixth or seventh place"
This may happen, but hardly over
the Riviera test, with those engulf-
ing barrancas waiting to catch any
mistake.
Evening star., 1941-01-03
Large Group of Pros Takes
Bio Financial Beotino

Ten thousand dollars is quite a
hunk of cash to shoot at-when
you've come a long way and still
have long way to 60, paying your
own expenses day by day and month
by month.
These 1OOOO-miIe winter and
spring trips back and forth across
the continent cost golfers, with theiI
wives, around S2,50O. Many of them
the majority-pay out from s1,50C
to $4,000 for the melancholy privi-
lege of finishing too often out OF the
money. This large group takes
terrific financial beating.
In the way of skill and ability
they are far above the third-rate
buns in the fight game who may ge
a $500 or a $1,000 guarantee from
Mike Jacobs. Mike hasn't five fight
ers who class in skill or ability with
any so professional golfers. Mike
knows this. But Mike has bust
ness to look after.
Sport rarely is sport any longer
1t is only a business. Sport today
largely is percentage. The 50,000,O0(
who support sport don't quite un'
derstand what is happening to them
They probably never will. And they
remain happy in their ignorance.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-20
SON ADVANCE

The White SoX chopped game
off the Yanks' lead-it's now 16
games-when they swept a double
header with the Athletics, 40. and
10, for their seventh and eighth
straight. Thornton Lee allowed six
hits in winning the opener, his 18th
and a new high for him in Ia years
in organized baseball. Johnny Hum
phries pitched his second shutout
in week to win the nightcap. al
lowing four hits to best Johnny
Babich who allowed five.
The Browns and Red Sox divided
pair, Denny Galehouse pitching
st. Louis to a 80 decision in the
opener and Boston driving out 10
hits to capture the nightcap l0-7
Ted Williams hit three homers,
running his total to &c. He made
five hits in eight times at bat for
the two games.
Jimmy Bloodworth's homer with
one on in the 18th inning gave
Washington an 8-6 victory over the
Indians. 1t was Cleveland's seventh
straight loss. The Senators made
II hits off Deon and Milnar and it
took four double plays to prevent
them from scoring more.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-20

WICHITA, Kan. Aug. 20 CUP)-
A heavy hitting Fort Riley, Kan,
team won a Is to 5 victory over the
Talladega, Ala, Bemis Bag squad
last night and established itself as
a strong contender for the l94l
semi-pro baseball championship.
It was the second victory of the
tournament for the soldiers of the
cavalry replacement center, but
their real test comes up tomorrow
when they face the Enid, Okla,
champion. defending champs.
The Saltwater, Okla, Boomers
eked out a 2 TO l win over the
Covington, Va, Premiers behind the
five hit pitching of Leonard Karja-
lain. II was the second defeat for
the Virginians and eliminated them
from the tournament
In the nights final game, the In
ternational Insurance squad OF
Phoenix, Ariz., staged a ninth in
ming rally to defeat the Youngstown
Steel and Tube Workers of Indiana
Harbor, Ind, &c 2. 1t was the
first appearance for both teams in
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-20
Newport Star Boat
CAPTURES Lead

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20 CUP) -
Myron Lehman's Scout III of New
port Harbor held a two point lead
over George Fleitz' Wench of Los
Angeles today as yachtsmen entered
the third day of racing for the 18th
International Star Boat Champion
ship over the Olympic sailing course
off Los Angeles harbor.
Lehman's trim craft repeated its
first day victory yesterday, and the
second and third place boats of the
opening day, the Wench and the
Gale, piloted by Harry G. Nye of
South Lake, Michigan, followed in
the same order. DR.. Carlos D. Car
denas' Kurush II moved up in the
point standings from sixth to
fourth.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-20
Brooklyn Inches
Up On Pennont

NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-UP)-
The Brooklyn Dodgers, making hay
while it rained, toGay nad cast an
entirely different light on the Nat
ional league pennant race.
While the Cardinals were rained
out in Boston, the Dodgers sloshed
through the mud and rain at Ebbets
field yesterday to a double triumph
over the Pittsburgh Pirates, 90,
and 6-2, and increased their lead
to two games. The rain cost the
Dodgers some $4,000 at the gate
but gave their pennant hopes n
million dollar shot in the arm by
helping th,m 20 NnoCH down the
tough Pirates twice.
Only 1872 fans turned out be
cause of the forbidding weather but
the Dodgers laughed at the elc-
mcntS and played like champs. Curt
Davis handcuffed the Pirates in
the opener, allowing only five hits
and not allowing a Pirate to reach
third. In the nightcap Tom Drake,
the big highlander, bought three
weeks ago from Nashville, came
through admirably to win his first
start. He allowed only five hits un-
til taken out for a pinch hitter
in the ninth. Hugh Casey complet-
ed his job.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-20
Joe Louis, Wife
Call Off Battle

CHICAGO, Aug. 20 CUP) Joe
Louis and his wife billed and cooed
today, forgetting their court quar-
rels and planning a brief second
honeymoon before Joe begins train
ing for his fistic quarrel with Lou
Nova next month.
We're going to Michigan for a
second honeymoon, the heavy
weight champion announced after
he had kissed his wife for the
cameramen and carried her from
Master in Chancery Dwight S.
Bobbs hearing room. Il figure We'll
have a week or so before I start
training again. Maybe Marva will
stay with me during training"
The reconciliation Cancelled Mar
vas divorce suit filed last July 8.
She accused the Brown Bomber of
cruelty. Louis had accused Marva
Of having failed TO be a true and
virtuous wife.
Their attorneys haggled Monday
over Louis demand for a reduction
in her 5000 weekly temporary ali
mony and her demand for an in
crease. Louis, who had spurned
overtures for a reconciliation, ignor-
ed his wife. But the hearing never
resumed yesterday.
Marva hurried into the room a
half hour late and tickled the
champion under the chin with red
gloved fingers.
Joe's attorney and Marva's step
ped up to Bobb and reported that
Louis had been with his wife in
her apartment the night before.
Bobb told them 10 retire to another
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-20
Pitcher Breaks
2.Year Win Streak

STOCKTON. Calf, Aug. 20 (UP)
Kermit Lynch, pitcher for the
Idria Miners, met his first defeat
in two years of the State Softball
tournament last night although he
pitched the Hollister Cowboys into
The Miners dropped a 10 con-
test to Modesto Ankers Meats when
Tom Hayes walked. stole second,
went to third on a passed ball and
scored on Charley Penker's single to
right field-the only hit the Mo-
desto team got. Lynch last year
pitched the Hollister Cowboys into
the state championship Last night
he struck cut 10 men. Eddie Taylor
won for Modesto, allowing two hits.
The Idria Miners can still play
through IN the losers bracket.
Stockton Box eliminated Santa
Rosa from the tournament with "a
81 win The undefeated Berkeley
Cutter Laboratory team eliminated
the Stockton Amblers, TO.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-20
Northwest Legion
Juniors Chosen

LEWISTON, Ida, Aug. 20 CUP) 49,
LeWiston's American Legion Junior
baseball team last night won the
Northwest Championship for the
second straight year, beating Port
land, IL, in the regional finals.
Portland won Monday night to
throw the playorGs into an extra
game.
Arnold Mig Kafer, Lewiston pit
cher, held Portland to two hits until
the ninth wnen Portland scored its
only run on two singles and walk.
Kafer famed 13 men.
Lewiston will represent the
Northwest against winners from
other sections in the Western Sec
tional tournament at Mics City
Mont, this weekend,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-20
THE DAYS
SPORTS PARADE
By Harry Ferguson

near tne defensive outfielder that
/ DiNIaggio is and he probably never
will be. But you can't laugh off a
400 batting average, and you are
pretty sure that Williams may get
even better as he gets older and
wiser.
Particularly wiser. For he has
learned to ignore the bench jockeys
now. Jimmy Dykes and the Chicago
White Sox used TO drive him crazy
by reminding HIM that he once said
he would like TO quit baseball and
be . fireman. They rang gongs,
made noises like sirens and did ev-
erything they could to rob the kid
OF a batters moSI valuable asset
concentration.
As Williams grows older and
heavier, he will pick up more pow
er and the time may come when
he and not Babe Ruth will be the
one you think about when you men
ton ability to olaSt a baseball out
OF the park. Anyhow, he's my man
for l941 and, so saying. I deposit
in the ballot box one vote for Ted
Williams.