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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-03-27

Mr.. and Mrs. g. J. Eggleton and
Patsy Alslich were dinnce guests at
Al poIin Is, TUESDAY.
Mrs. w. L, Joplin and Mrs. John
Joplin and children visited at the W.
G. Willis home, Tuesday,
Mrs. Hazel Hanan and daughter,
Frances, are visiting Mrs. Don Cot
trell at St. John this week
Bob Tones. who is attending the
University of Washington, is spending
spring vacation with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. R.. s. Jones
Evening star., 1941-12-27
Second d-Round Games
Today Feature Boys
Basket Tournament

Two second-round games in the
135-pourd class to be played at
Eastern Branch Boys Club features
today's action in the BOYS Club Of
Washington annual Christmas bas-
ket ball tournament.
Eastern Branch Celtics tangle
with Georgetown Branch at 7
o'clock with Alexandria B. c. and
Eastern Branch Rens meeting an
hour later. A first-round game in
the 105-pound class also was listed
for Eastern Branch today, with
Georgetown B. c. playing Eastern
Dux at 2 o'clock. In addition, Gen.
tral Branch was to be the scene Of
a 2 o'clock game with a f1rst-round
90-pound clash between Central
Celtics and Merrick B. c.
The tournament opened yester-
day with day-long action at both
gyms. Sacred Heart was double
winner, the 90-pounders topping
Eastern Branch Gnats. 4l-0, and the
1O5-pound team winning over Mer-
rick B. c., 48-10. In another 90
pound game Georgetown Branch de-
feated Alexandria B. c., 32-l2, while
Central Branch Senators won over
Eastern Senators, Bait, in the l05-
pound division. One game was
played at 100 pounds, Merrick B. C.
topping Eastern Crows, 31-25, while
in the 135-pound section Fleetwings
defeated Hayes u. 1926, and East
ern Celtics downed Northeast Owls
23-l0,
Evening star., 1941-12-27
BIistering Subpar 81
Puts Harrison | Up
In Beaumont Golf
Picard Shoots Par II;
Hogan, Other Choices
Running Far Back
BY the Associated Press.

By the ASSOCIATED Press.
BEAUMONT, Tex, Dec. 27-E. j..
Dutch) Harrison, the Little Rock.
Ark. better. is stealing Henry
Picard's stuff.
Picard showed his heels to the
field OF touring pro golfers in the
Rio Grande Valley Open early this
week and he did it by leading all
the way into the stretch.
Harrison overhauled him there,
but faltered and lost in the final
holes.
But Dutch didn't wait for some
body else to set the pace yesterday
as golfdom's nomads started the
Beaumont $4,000 Open-last stop on
1941's money trail.
He just stepped out with blister
ing Ct, under par, for the first 1s
holes of the 70 hole test while
Picard, the Oklahoma City entry
was even par.
Harrison led a field of 223 players
the largest number ever to compete
in P. G. A.-santioned tournament
! In second place was Herman
Keiser, Akron, Ohio, with a So
Tony Penna, Dayton, Ohio, was but
one stroke behind Keiser.
1t was q tough day for favorites
especially Ben Hogan, the years
top money winner, who ran into
the rugged back nine for a AZ that
gave him IS for the 18 and slid him
| out of the 20 leaders.
Evening star., 1941-12-27

better OF the circuit, even InouSi
the 21-year-old Reiser led the league
in percentage with .343.
Today, however, the official slug
ging figures, along with other miScel-
laneous records, were released by
the league and disclosed Reiser hit
for a total of 299 bases to 294 for
Camilli, and thereby bagged the
slugging championship. .558 TO .55e
Reiser went to bat 536 times to
Camilli's 529.
Leads League in Triples.
The youngster from st. Louis hit
20 fewer home runs than Camilli
but he led the league In triples with
II and tied Johnny Mize for the
most doubles with 80.
Camilli, although getting the
coveted runs-batted-in crown, re-
gained one he had held before and
didn't want-the strikeout title. He
was famed lis times during the
season. In this same vein, Frank
Mccormick of the Cincinnati Reds
hit into % double plays to lead the
league for the second straight year
Joe Medwick of Brooklyn hit into 20
Ranked behind Reiser and Ca
milli for slugging honors were Mize
Medwick, Enos Slaughter of st
Evening star., 1941-12-27
Senates, Jacobsens
To Break Lead Tie
In Heurich Loop
Their Clash Tops Card
Of Six Basket Games
In League Tomorrow

At least one team will be missing
from a frst-place triple tie follow
ing tomorrow's action in the Heurich
Amateur Basket Ball League. Six
games in all are listed with the
feature a $50 pm. clash between
Senate Beer and Jacobsen Florists.
Both have won five games and
dropped none, as has Alexandra
Police team, meeting Jewish Com
munity Center, the fourth-place
team, at 3 o'clock.
In the other afternoon games,
B. and 3. Farm takes on Maccabees
at 2 o'clock, with District Silents
meeting Petworth following the
Police-J. C. G. game. The night
programs opens at 7:30 when Hot
Shoppe faces Michelbach Furni-
ture, with F. B. I. and Northeast
Falcons tangling an hour later. AL
games are at Heurich gym.
Two games were played yesterday
Senate set league record BY
swamping Maccabees, 81-29, and the
Falcons won over Michelbach, 57-39
Standings:
Evening star., 1941-12-27
Eagles Hockey Squad
Cut 10 Is as Durno
Goes 10 River Vale
Loool Pucksters Rolly
Before 1000 Here for
Win Over Skeeters

Don Durno, towering 200-pound
defenseman of the Washington
Eagles, today was released to the
River Vale Skeeters and will make
his debut with that outfit tonight
against the Boston Olympics at
River Vale. N. j., in an Eastern
Amateur Hockey League game.
Durno, who played with the
Toronto Mercantiles last season, dis
played considerable promise while
viewing little action here. He re-
ported after the season started,
however, and warmed the bench
much OF the time as Coach Redvers
Mackenzie showed a preference for
Len Burrage, Rolly McLenahan,
Keith Allen and Art Lessard as de-
fensemen.
Reduces Squad TO 16.
The departure of Durno whittles
the Eagles squad to Is men and II
is likely Mackenzie will stand pat
on his current combination follow
ing last nights 6-3 triumph over
River Vale before 2,060 fans at
Riverside Stadium.
The victory moved Washington
within three points of the third place
New York Rovers. but shadowing
the Eagles are the Baltimore Orioles
who hope to advance within a point
of fourth place tonight by beating
the leading Johnstown Bluebirds.
Washington will battle the Blue
birds tomorrow night at Johnstown
then will rest until meeting the
Rovers here on Friday night.
Eagles Stage Late Rally.
The Skeeters, who have won only
three of % games this season, los'
their sixth straight game TO the
Eagles in two seasons but were get.
ting no worse than a 3-3 tie with
Washington as the game ticked int
the final four minutes of the thirt
period.
Lee Hickey, Kenny Ullyot ant
Paul Courteau then located tn
River Vale net in rapid succession
to give the Eagles an impressiv
margin. Ullyotis goal was registered
on a penalty shot after the Skeeters
Randy Ahlin had deposited him OF
the toe illegally.
Evening star., 1941-12-27

Honest. He never comes in the
ring.
He sits there all through the
fight. When one guy gives the
other The old thumb or hits low
he hollers at them and they quit
and comes over to his side of the
ring. He bawls 'em out in low
voice and then hollers "box on"
like he was giving orders on pa
rade ground.
But that amt all, gang. They
don't allow no cheering during
the rounds. The British act
pretty good too. But they sure
let 20 between rounds. When the
fight is over the referee raises
one of two little flags. II It's
red, the guy in the red corner
wins and vice versy as they say
in the field manual.
The lootenant says it's an old,
old custom.
Some of the British are scrap
pers though. There's an old guy
Evening star., 1941-12-27
British Boxing Matches Amaze Americans in Iceland
Allies During They Really Loose Between Them

some guy A Company is blowing
about. It's hard work cause
most times he's hungry enough
to eat the cook, but the top keeps
an eye on him.
The lootenant boxed for navy
and he is teaching Pudgy how.
I got 6 bits on Pudgy.
The bouts are real good fun.
After it's over the other night
the British general, a guy named
Curtis, and Gen. Bonesteel and
Gen. Marston climbed into the
ring and gave out medals. We
all yelled like HI when the old
British guy got his.
Then they played THE Star
Spangled Banner" and God
Save the King" and we all went
home.
Give my best to Barney at
the beer hall. Hey, there's about
go guys here who know that gal
in Diego I was telling you about.
So long, JOE MARINE.
Evening star., 1941-12-27

Louis, Mel OFT Of the Giants and
Danny Litwhiler Of the Phillies.
Elbie Fletcher of the Pirates re-
ceived the most bases on balls, lib,
for the second successive year. but
OFT, by waiting out 100 walks. made
this the ninth season in which he
had received 100 or more and
brought his record lifetime total to
1885.
Dodgers Best on Road.
The miscellaneous club records
threw some light on why the Dodg-
ers won their pennant. They were
the best road team, winning 48 and
losing 29 of those tough road games
They were tops at winning extra
inning contests, bagging eight and
losing four. They were the best at
winning games decided by one run
collecting % Of these and losing
l6. And they had the finest record
in shutout games, winning II and
losing four.
The Cardinals were the strongest
team on home grounds by slight
margin over the Dodgers and played
the most extra inning and one run
games. They won II and lost the
same number of overtime contests
and won 81 out of SO games de-
cided by a single tally.
Evening star., 1941-12-27

of "a in there last Sunday night
fighting a big military police
man. He was cute as a weasel
and the M. P. never did get
good sock at him.
The old guy kept sticking his
left in the M. P.'s face. Between
the rounds the Limeys in the
stands give the M. P. plenty of
advice as to where he could 60
to get away from that left The
old guy got the duke and every
body yelled. Us, too.
Our bouts are pretty good.
The boys don't box as much as
the British, but they fight more.
and they're generally dead
bushed at the end of three
rounds. OF course we can cheer
any time and we got the usual
bunch of wise guys to iven
things up.
We got a guy named Pudgy in
my company we're trimming
down to q light-heavy to take
Evening star., 1941-12-27
Virginia Coach Backs
Drive 10 LET Frosh
Play With Varsity
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va. Dec. 27-Coach
Frank Murray of the University Of
Virginia will urge the National COL
legiate Athletic Association at its
meeting next week in Detroit to let
the bars down to permit freshmen to
to compete in varsity sports, he dis
closed here last night
A member of the Rules Commit
tee of the National Coaches Asso-
citation, Murray said he always had
been convinced that freshmen have
as much right to play varsity foot
ball or any other sport as upper
classmen.
Not just because Hitler and
Japan have attacked us" he said.
Il mean now and forevermore, war
or no war, there's no legitimate rea-
son why freshmen students in good
standing should not represent their
institution on the athletic field"
Evening star., 1941-12-27
By DREW MIDDLETON,
Wide World Sports Writer.

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Dec.
27.-Dear gang: Hey, fellas you
ought 10 see the way the British
box.
Us marines are putting on box
ing shows every Sunday night IN
Reykiavik with the British. First
we put on a three-round bout ana
then they have one. They won't
allow us to fight against the Brit
ish. I dunno why.
Anyhow it like to kill me the
first time 1 saw one of their
bouts. First a sergeant stands in
the ring and says in a voice like
he was giving you K. P. so and
30 of the something light infantry
and so and 50 of the artillery"
The guys in the corners stand
up. Then the sergeant wheels
about face, clicks his heels and
bows to an oflcer sitting on a
little platform. That's the referee.
Evening star., 1941-12-27
Capital Duckpin Aces
After 500 Creed|e
Win al Richmond
PonneII, Jenkins in Big
Field Thut Will Shoot
In Tourney Todoy

One of Richmond's leading bowl
ers will be honored today when ap-
proximately IS duckpin sharpshoot-
ers of the Middle Atlantic area COM
pete in the first Blair Creedle tourn-
ament at the Tiny Town drives in
the Virginia capital.
Ranked 29th among the country's
little pin rollers by the National
Duckpin Bowling Congress, Creedle
as manager of Tiny Town brings to
the establishment its first major at
traction Built in 1880 by c. H Coul-
ter, Tiny Town long has been one OF
the bowling show places in the East
Last season Creedle was Manager OF
Richmond's South Side drives.
At least a dozen Capital howitzers
are expected to roll in the l0-game
event which also will include a
galaxy of stars from Maryland and
Virginia duckpin centers.
Winner of the Capt. Frank Jett
Open on his first visit to Richmond
this year, Cletus Pannell, Anacostia
Spillway ace, will be seeking his
fourth major money triumph of the
season. Other District pin maulers
lured by the s10o top prize will be
Fred Murphy of Arcadia and victor
in last months Dixie here; Lou
Jenkins. No. l bowler Of Washing
ton: Perce Wolfe, Al Wright, Ed
Blakeney, Ed Nash, Nick, Rinaldl
Joe Freschi and Gene Gordon. Muir
phd and Jenkins are after their
second major tournament Of the
season.
The event was to get underway at
2:3O this afternoon with a second
squad in the first flve-game block
scheduled at 4:30.
All contestants will be entertained
at the Tantilla Gardens after the
rolling.
Evening star., 1941-12-27
Share in Second Spo
Is Sought by Lions
On Cleveland Ice
TrudeI, Smith Bolster
D. c. Team for Serop
With Rough Borons
Special Dispatch to The Star.

CLEVELAND, Dec. 27-The Wash
ington Lions, involved in torrid
second place struggle in the Ameri-
can Hockey Leagues Eastern divi-
sion, hope TO gain tie for the run
nerup berth tonight when they bat
tie the Cleveland BarOnS here.
Washington could create tie with
the idle New Haven Eagles by beat
ing the Barons. who aren't accus-
toned to being defeated on their
own ice. The Providence Reds are
in a position TO make 1t triple
deadlock by humping the Rockets
at Philadelphia.
Far in front of the Eastern group
is Springfield. accorded a chance to
increase its margin tonight when 1t
battles the Pittsburgh Hornets at
Springfield. The Indians have COM
piled 27 points to New Havens 81
Washington and Providence are tied
for third with 19 points.
Undefeated this season on their
own ice, the Barons will be meeting
a Washington club bolstered by the
return to duty of high-scoring Lou
Trudel and Stu Smith. The Lions
will return to Washington immedi-
ately after the game, meeting the
Philadelphia Rockets tomorrow
night at Uline Arena.
Evening star., 1941-12-27
Wartime Football
Not Rockne's Idea
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Maj.
Ralph Sasse, former United
States military football coach
now stationed at Chester, Pa,
says that if Knute Rockne were
alive today the former Notre
Dame head man would recon-
mend the cancellation of all in
tercollegiate gridiron games in
1912.
Sasse. in New York for holi-
day visit, said he knew Knute
Rockne we'll during his coaching
tenure at West Point and was
positive that if Rockne were
here today he would suggest can
collation. of all intercollegiate
football during 1912 because Of
the war"
Evening star., 1941-12-27
Ward Sportsman Of Al.
Spokane Club Decides
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SPOKANE, Wash, Dec. 27.-Ihe
Athletic Round Table today selected
its own Marvin H. (Bud) Ward, ma
tional amateur golf champion-and
club secretary until he enlisted in
the Army Air Force this week-to re-
ceive it's annual award for the years
outstanding contribution to sports
manship. -.
officials of the Fun Club said
Ward was selected for his impressive
victories In the National Amateur
and Western Amateur Tournaments,
and for his play before a hostile
gallery ut Omaha, during the Ma
tional.
Evening star., 1941-12-27
Police Needed to Keep Order
As Rens Nip Brewers, 34-31

Journeying to Wilmington Del)
tonight for a game against the first
place Blue Bombers, all Washing
ton Brewers basket ball team needs
TO do to replace that club atop the
American Pro League standings Is
continue the aggressive game dis
played last night against the New
York Renaissance Club.
Playing at Turner'S Arena before
a capacity 1000 crowd, the Rens
avenged an early-season 1922 tie
by topping the Brewers. 34-31. in a
tight, exciting game decided on two
quick field goals in the final As
seconds. Still ranking from that
setback. the Brewers will face the
Evening star., 1941-12-27

Steward, jr., and A. Hamilton Will
son.
Purity League 10 Meet
Members of the Chevy Chase Club
Purity League are talking about
their first meeting of the winter
season. and are sorting out names
for the new setup at the golf shop
and the caddie house. both OF which
are being rebuilt. Tentatively the
intellectual gentlemen who form the
club Purity League have named the
caddie house, Douglass Hall" while
they will call the golf shop, Bar
nett's Bungalow"
Many people never have heard OF
the Purity League of the Chevy
Chase Club. In a few words 1t Is
an organization devoted TO the up
lifting Of the gentle art Of self-ex-
preston on the golf course. The
members do not object to some
heartfelt and sincere words when
the putt that cost the match runs
around the rim Of the cup, or a
linksman misses a shot when he
shouldn't have done 30. But they
demand originality and something
new. The hackneyed old express
sions will not do.
DR.. S. H. Greene again has been
named president Of the Purity
League, with Mai. J. B. Patterson
4 again to be interlocutor and chief
obiector. Bill Hardy Of the Chevy
/ Chase golf shop, who has had con-
/ siderable experience along this line.
/ will be chief scribe and official re-
| corder.
| One Of the tenets of the unwrit-
/ ten constitution of the league IL
| that very few new members are
/ taken in, and 10 be included in the
membership they must prove their
worth by some original expression,
or some unusual phrase.
Consideration Of one or two sp-
plications will be part Of the busi-
ness of the first meeting Of the
current winter. 1t will be held
on the first snowy day, with DR..
/ Greene in the high chair Of the
presiding officer, hard by the golf
shop bench where Scribe Hardy
will be fashioning those deity Gre
ated bits Of the club makers art.
Ross Scores Ace.
Benton Ross, a General Account
ing Office employe, tossed together
quite a chunk Of golf to score what
possibly will be the last hole in
one of the 1941 season, and a par
y. II happened at East Potomac
Park where Ross took a mashie on
the l63-yard 18th hole and played
so fine a shot the ball went into
the cup for an ace With him was
| Bob Kendall. Ross played the mines
in 81 and IS.
Evening star., 1941-12-27
20 Years Ago
In The Star

Centre Colleges Praying Colo
nels" swamped Arizona, $50. in q
post-season football game at San
Diego and next week play the
Texas Aggies at Dallas.
Stanislaus ZbysZko won two
out of three falls from Dave
Daviscourt to retain his world
heavyweight wrestling champion
ship at Boston.
President Ouilby Of Trinity Is
attending the National Collegiate
Athletic Association meeting at
New York with the purpose OF
breaking up the practice OF
having high-salaried football
coaches.
Evening star., 1941-12-27

Bombers tonight determined TO move
into first place.
Last nights action became 80
heated toward the end that services
of several police were required to
restore order both in the stands and
on the floor. Starting slowly, the
Brewers trailed most Of the way.
Best they could do was a 1910 tie in
the first period and not until late in
the final period did Petey Berenson
convert foul to put Washington in
front. 31-30. Forty-five seconds re-
mained when Puggy Bell sunk
basket to put the Rens once more In
the lead, and with the stands in an
uproar, Puggy stole the ball again
and dropped in another basket Just
before the final whistle to clinch
the game for the Rens.
Evening star., 1941-12-27


year" grinned Freddie. III only
play a little better than an average
of round day, or about 375 rounds
for the year"
Mcleod will be 60 years Of age
next April. And when you get to
talking about durable athletes we'd
like to nominate this grizzled little
Scotsman from North Berwick, as
rugged and tough as the men Of
Britain whom he admires so tre-
mendously for their stand against
their enemies-and ours. Freddie
has in him something of the in
domitable character of those men
of Britain and Scotland. You can't
get him down no matter what the
weather.
Played $50 Rounds In 1888.
Three years ago, when Freddie
was about to win the senior cham
pionship Of the Professional Golfers
Association. he played 553 rounds.
That was in 1888 1t was his all
time high. Usually he plays around
43O or 440 rounds a year, but this
year he has slid back. 1T has been
the finest season for golf I've ever
known since I came to America,
said the Mcleod. We've had g
remarkably fine fall and early win
ter" But Mcleod, even though nj.
] ~to
him up to par in the matter OF
rounds played today, is playing hi.
25th round of golf this month O.
| December.
There isn't. We believe, a pro (ol
amateur for that matter who play
as much golf as Freddie Mcleod
And probably 10 years from now
when he's touching 70, it will be the
same way. He is one of those dur
able gents of the bulldog breed.
Freddie was all popped up 9
month ago about the 1912 senior
championship to be held at For
Myers, Fla. January Is, 16 and IT
But he isn't so keen for it now, anc
he may not go. He hasn't fully
made up his mind but he's wonder.
/ ing If it is worth while to spen,
a couple Of hundred potatoes Il
make the trip. Last year he f1eV
to Florida in the private plane o
a friend II haven't heard from
my pilot this year" he says.
Ray Swearingten, surprise WHINE
Of the Columbia Club championship
has been named team captain TO
1912 by Golf Chairman Paul N
Stewart. Other members Of tn
committee are Albert r. MacKen
zie, w. NJ. Bradshaw. John H. VII
kins, jr.; Frank S. Appleman, Do
Kneesi, william Furey, Luther
Evening star., 1941-12-27
Bob Williams and Lucy unde Shoot to Front Bowling
Georgia to Be Fit
If Work Counts
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Dec. 27.
Coach Wally Butts. first on the
scene with his Orange Bowl Uni
versity of Georgia football team,
doesn't believe in wasting time
for a game he thinks will be de-
cided according to which squad
is in better condition.
He arrived here late Yesterday,
put the Altman team through a
brisk workout, and called prac-
tice sessions for today and to-
morrow. The opposing Christian
team will arrive tomorrow for
the January ! game.
Evening star., 1941-12-27
Back AiIment Puts Wood
OFF Golf Course Again

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI BEACH. Fla, Dec. 81
The back ailment which plagued
him during the National Open golf
tournament last summer has Cham
pion Craig Wood out of action
again.
Serving as professional at the
Normandy Isle course here, he has
taken time out for treatment.
Evening star., 1941-12-27

Three years ago-l7,4SS fans
saw Illinois beat Manhattan. 60
Al, and Minnesota defeat New
York University, 1892, in basket
ball doQbleheader at New York.
Today a year ago-North beat
South. 14-12, in third annual
Blue Gray game at Montgomery.
Ala. Georgia Tech defeated Uni
verSity of California, 1870.
Evening star., 1941-12-27
Garrison Outpoints Price

HOLLYWOOD, Dec 81 tP.-
Jimmy Garrison, Kansas City well
terweight, won the decision over Ray
Price of San Jose, Calf, in last
nights 10-round feature boxing
match. Garrison weighed l42 and
Price 140.
Evening star., 1941-12-27
Border Schools Likely
To Use Frosh Athletes
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 27-Faced
with loss Of older athletes to the
Nations armed forces, the border
conference may turn to freshmen
to fill out varsity teams, including
next falls football squad.
C. 2. Lesher, secretary-treasurer
of the conference, says the proposal
will come before the meeting of the
nine member schools in Ell Paso,
January l-2.