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Evening star., 1941-03-05


and other clubs are beginning to
tremble at the prospect Of losing
leading players whom they hereto
fore considered safe for at least this
year.
The Detroit Tigers, of course. al
ready are resigned 10 giving up
Hank Greenberg, the American
Leagues most valuable player.
within month or six weeks after
the season starts.
There is some chance Ted Will
hams of the Boston Red SoX may
be called before the season ends.
Pitcher Johnny Rigney of the Chi
cago White Sox has local number
of 440 at his Chicago suburb, ap-
proximately 200 colser the top than
Greenberg, and therefore is an un-
certainty. to say the least.
The New York Yankees might
lose their rookie stortstop. Phil
Rizzuto. who contributes to the sup
port of his parents. But draft
boards have shown a great differ
ence of opinion concerning what
constitutes dependency.
Pitcher Mulcahy Shared Early.
Hugh Mulcahy. whose expert
pitching was expected to keep body
and soul together for the Phila-
delpia Phillies this year. didn't even
get to go South with this club. He
was helping his folks, too, but was
classified la by the draft board
and will be inducted into the Army
Saturday.
The Phillies also stand big
chance of losing Roy Bruner. nn-
other pitcher. who has low number
at his home in Louisville.
AL Lopez, Pittsburgh Pirates reg
ular catcher. is awaiting his clasSifi-
cation by Tampa (Fla) board He
has wife and mother to support,
but listed income from oil invest
ments which might be considered
sufficient for their care He didn't
ask deferment Frank Gustine at
second base also is Pirate draft
prospect.
The Brooklyn Dodgers are more
than a little worried about Harry
Lavagetto, their third baSeman, who
has a low number.
The Cincinnati Reds think they
are immune for this season, but the
way the draft is rolling, no one can
be sure.
Evening star., 1941-03-05
BY LARRY ROLLINS,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

CORAL GABLES, Fla, March
5.-Thirty -nine-year-old Gene
Sarazen, a bottle of vitamin pills
In his golf bag and Ben Hogan
on his side, strobe blithely con-
fident today into the finals of
the $4,000 international four
bail tournament.
The fact that he and Hogan
were up against the tourna-
ment's hottest team-Sam Snead
and Ralph Guldahl - bothered
Sarazen not at all, for yester-
day he discovered a new value
of vitamins.
Some time during Sarazen and
Hogan's 81 5emifinal victory
Yesterday over Craig Wood and
Billy Burke. o. friend insisted
Evening star., 1941-03-05
Cubs Approach Giants
and dLeiber-Danninq
Swap Is Hinted
By the Associated Press.


MIAMI. Fla, March 5. Trade
talk filled the New York Giants
camp today as result of wire
to Manager Bill Terry from Jim
Gallagher of the Chicago Cubs ask
ing whether Bill would be inter-
eSted in Hank Leiber. the big out
fielder he once traded away.
Discussions centered around a
Leiber- Hank Danning trade
Terry. who needs a shortstop, too,
because of Bill Jurges' ailment, an
nounCed only two Of his players
wouldn't be considered as trading
material They are Babe Young
and Johnny Rucker
Danning. who had his first work
out Yesterday, is holding out for
$4,000 against a Giant offer of
$4,000. Leiber also is holdout.
TAMPA, Fla.-The outfield. one
of Cincinnatis weakest depart
ments last spring, is giving Man
ager Bill McKechnie another kind
of headache because of a surplus
of talent.
Deacon Bill has five topnotchers
-Ival Goodman. Mike Mccormick,
Jimmy Ripple, Jimmy Gleason and
Harry Craft-and promising rook-
les like Dutch Mele, Mike Christof
and Mike Dejan.
ST. PETERSBURG. Fla.-Short-
stop Martin Marion. who went to
work Immediately after signing his
contract Yesterday. will play in the
St Louis Cardinals intra-squad
game today Manager Billy South
worth reiterated that he plans to
use Marion in his No. l infield with
Jimmy Brown at second and Steve
Mesner at third.
Evening star., 1941-03-05
TiNet Is Objective
OF All WrestIers
On Turner Card

The card for tomorrow nights
rassling show at Turner's Arena is
completed with about half the pre-
liminary boys hurting challenges at
Maurice Thillet the Angel on con-
dition that he gets past his feature
engagement with Milo Steinborn.
Latest to toss the def is Fred
Grombier, winner of six straight
locally and matched against Paul
Boesch of California. Another
challenger is Joe Cox who wants not
only the Angel but also the Green
Hornet and Ernie Dusek. Tomorrow
he gets Warren Bockwinkle in the
semiflnal.
Other bouts list Pierre De Glane
against Lou Plummer and Rudy
DuSek opposite Eddie Newman.
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Current Baseball
Gets Bender's
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, March S.
Chief Bender, who at So will
manage the Athletics Newport
News farm in the Virginia base
ball league this summer, believes
that 'today's crop of ballplayers
is just as good, if not better, than
the fellows who were coming
along when my fast ball had a
hop on it."
"Todays players are bound to
be as good" he said. They have
bot better equipment, better
playing fields and, most i'm
portant Of all, they get attention"
But. said the big Indian who
moved 'em down for the Athletics
as a pitcher for Connie Mack
before the World War, Ty Cobb
was the greatest ball-player the
game has ever known"
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Cunningham, Beck Catch Eye
OF GriH Pilot as Ardor for
Rookie Zukowski Coois

ing in this camp. The Mats have
three good pitchers in Dutch Leon
ard, Sid Hudson and Chase, and a
prospect in young Walter Masterson.
After this quartet. however, there
is a drop in caliber. Danny Mac
Fayden may have something left
if he gets the proper rest. Alexandra
Carrasquel hasn't shown up as yet
but, when and if he appears, he will
be retained for relief purposes. The
seventh pitcher almost sure to stay
is Arnold Anderson, the durable
SWede.
Hopes to Add Hurler.
What I'm hoping to do" Harris
says. sis pick up pitcher on waivers
I think the Indians and Yankees
will have to ask waivers on some
body. They've got too many pitchers
and they can't keep them all
hope to find somebody who will help
but if I don't, we may have to
keep both Beck and Cunningham" q"
Meanwhile, training remains the
same old routine AS usual Roger
Cramer didn't show up, Grifith
growled at Carrasquel for his failure
to report, the sun came out and
promptly hid behind the clouds and
everybody was hunting Col William
Smithers, the spring secretary, to
put the bite on him.
Now and then a newspaperman
shows up at practice and inquiries
hopefully if anybody was hurt or
has cultivated a sore arm. If Grif-
fifth had known it was to be so dull
he undoubtedly would have bought
Almon Williams again. He was the
pet of the press last year, what with
having sore arm every day and.
when finally released, announcing
that he wasn't given a square shake.
A Williams in Orlando this spring
would get more press notices a day
in Washington than Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1941-03-05
Sports Program
EorLocoI Fans
TODAY.
Basket Ball.

Basket Dali
Star Metropolitan Tournament.
semi-firal girls; Ritchie Coli
scum. 7:30.
Georgetown VS.. George Wash
ington, Riverside, $50.
Rifle.
st. Johns VS.. Roosevelt, at
Tech. $50.
AnacoStia VS., Tech, at RooSe-
velt, $3.50.
District A. A. U. Tournament,
Turner's Arena, $50.
TOMORROW.
Basket Ball.
Star Metropolitan Tournament,
semi-finals boys, Tech gym, 7:30.
Rockville Sportsmanship Tour
nament. Bethesda Chevy Chase
High School gym, two Junior
games. 4:3O; two girls games.
$50, two senior boys games, $3.50.
Boxing.
Billy Conn VS.. Dan Hassett.
Uline Arena, $50.
Wrestling.
Weekly gram of five
matches. Turner's Arena, $50.
Evening star., 1941-03-05
Conn, Not Cocky, Sure
He Can Take Heavy
Title From Louis
Finally Reaches Capitol
For Go With Hossett;;
Will Train at G.. u.

You know what? Billy Conn's in
town. Yessir, came in late last
night some So hours behind sched-
ule but as confident and chipper as
ever. There was report he had
strayed or was stolen en- route from
his Pittsburgh home but this ap-
parently was unfounded. He's on
hand. in the flesh, for the 15-round
engagement with Danny Hassett
which will inaugurate boxing at
Uline Arena tomorrow night.
Conn isn't cocky, contrary to some
existing opinions, although he has
license to feel proud about his ring
achievements. He has fought his
way up through the ranks from a
lightweight to shot at the world
heavyweight title and his victims
include more champions than you'd
dare shake fist at.
Louis Is His Objective.
Solly Krieger, former middle
weight king; FRITZ zivic, conqueror
of Henry Armstrong and reigning
welterweight champion: Gus Les
nevich, who fancied himself the
light-heavyweight titleholder, and
Fred Apostoli, another ex-middle-
weight ruler, are a few of his victims.
And wistful William cody adds that
a fellow by the name of Joe Louis
Is next.
Conn wants to win the title for
more than one reason. First and
most important, he covets the honor
of wearing the heavyweight crown:
secondly, he doesn't ever want to go
to work. He took up fighting to get
out of the daily grind and after
stuffing his hand in an upholstered
NIT the first time decided punching
ring opponents beat punching a
O'clock all hollow.
Sees Joe as Receiver"
Maybe Louis hits hard, maybe he
is tough but Bill says he can whip
him because he catches as well as
he pitches.
Billy was to workout at G. U. this
afternoon. confning his activities to
punching the bag, skipping rope. etc.
Hassett was to put the finishing
touches to his chores at the Huron
gym
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Harmony in Ranks of Sond|ot
Leaders Insures Bio Season

town coach; Tom ODonnell. Allen
Radcliffe, representing the District
of Columbia UmpireS' Association;
Ray Michaels, Max harrington. Wini-
free Johnson, Joe Wells and Edward
j. Conover.
The join Fred Buchholz. Clark
Griffith, Gen. Albert Cox, District
Attorney Edward Curran, Chris
Heurich, jr.: Dick Tennyson, G. I.
James, Bill Flester and George D.
Riley.
Wash B. williams was reelected
president of the Federation, while
j. Francis Reilly was chosen vice
president, Ray D. Lewis, treasurer,
and Sergt. Walter Griffith, secretary.
Evening star., 1941-03-05

Looking forward to one Of the best
sandlot diamond seasons in decade,
officers of the National Capital ANA
teur Baseball Federation today laid
plans to put the game over the top
in Washington this summer.
Vic Gauzza's s reelection to the
Board of Directors after an absence
of two years marked the end of a
feud that had split sandlotters in
two groups and presaged the begin
ming of a harmonious era that may
restore some of the games vanished
prosperity.
Other newcomers chosen on the
board at yesterdays reorganization
meeting were Joe Judge, George
Evening star., 1941-03-05
Plans Would Waive
Stipulated 5-Year
Club AffiIiation
Ace Is Popular With His
Fellow Pros-Prexy
Walsh Aids Move
BY GAYLE TALBOT.


MIAMI, March 5.-Lawson Little,
the open golf champion, may be
made a member of the Professional
Golfers Association by special dis
pensation in time to compete in the
next P. G.. A. championships.
The big fellow who swept the
amateur field on both sides of the
Atlantic IN 1934-5 and then en-
braced the money game, has ap-
pealed personally to President Tom
Walsh of the P. G.. A. to be per-
mitted to join the organization with
out going through the stipulated five
wears of making clubs and baWilng
out caddies.
All Eager to Have Him.
Walsh wants Little in the fold
and so do all his fellow professionals
with whom he has become genuinely
popular in the last two or three
wears. The only thing holding them
up is that rule, and I can state with
remarkable foresight that they are
going to get around that by forming
a special examining committee" 10
take care of such exceptional cases
as the open champions.
Little put in two years as resident
pro al Breton Woods, N. H., put
he has dropped that now and Is de-
voting himself to travelling around
giving exhibitions and lectures 1or
a sporting goods house and PLAYING
in the money tournaments. That
doesn't count toward the P. g. A.
decree.
"I don't want to get in just to
plav in the P. G. A championship"
Lawson says. Il think it is tlne
organization. doing good for the
game, and would like to do my
part"
His Attitude Is Praised.
President Walsh and the other
professionals nurse painful memories
of the chiding they received be-
cause Little, fresh from his open
triumph. was not eligible for the
last P. G. A. title event at Hershey.
They explained at the time that
it wasn't their fault.
"Please explain that We want Law
son." Walsh said. There has been
no jealousy of him because he didn't
sit down at some club and spend
his five years there.
"As matter Of fact, Little has
been extremely honest about it. If
he had wanted to he undoubtedly
could have found some small club
that would have felt honored to
have him listed as its professional,
even if he hadn't given a lesson there
from one year to the next. But
he refused to use such subter-
fuge and we feel he should be re-
warded"
Evening star., 1941-03-05
Hockey Scoring Honors
Appear Cunningham

By the Associated Press.
NEW HAVEN. Conn, March S.
Barring a miracle, Les Cunningham
of Cleveland has American Hockey
League scoring honors clinched.
His 62 points, 10 more than Fred
Thurrier of Springfield, loomed as
big as mountain, especially in
view of the few games remaining
b<fore the season closes March 16.
Evening star., 1941-03-05
Rockets Oppose Chicago
In Pro Court Opener
BY the Associated Press.

By ire ASSOCIaLtu FI6oS'
CHICAGO, March 5.-The Daven-
port, Iowa, Rockets and the Chicago
Bruins of the National League will
be opponents in the first game of
the national professional basket
ball tournament March Is.
This game will be one of three the
opening night. Other first round
pairings pit the Detroit Eagles
against the Indianapolis Kautskys
and the Harlem Globe Trotters
against the Newark Elks.
Evening star., 1941-03-05
Co-Coptuins Are Picked

IOWA CITY. Iowa, March 5 (P>.-
Vic Siegel, captain of the 194o-1
University of Iowa basket ball team,
and Rudy SoderquiSt have been
elected co-captains of the 1941-2
quintet.
Evening star., 1941-03-05
Fights Last Night
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK-Tami Mauriello, 1854,
New York, knocked out Harry Gins
burg, 161, Brooklyn "a: Aaron Smith.
lf134, Los Angeles, and Norman Rubio,
1922, Albany N. T.. drew (Sl.
FRESNO. Calif.-Harold Blackshear,
1876, San Francisco, outpointed Eddie
Simms. roo. Cleveland U0).
NEW BEDFORD. Mass.-John Henry
FskeW. 154, Brockton Mass, stopped
Jack Dubois, 80. Fall River, Mass. 90.
WILKES BARRE. Pa.-Billy Speary.
i27 Nanticoke, Pa, outpointed Mike
RafTa. 1851. Pittsburgh 1O).
WHITE PLAINS N Y-Steve Bel
loiSe. 1851. New York. outpointed
Vince Fratello, 1904. Hackensack, N.
J. CS).
Evening star., 1941-03-05
Newsom, With Thumb
.0kay, Ayers He'll
Set Slab Record
Heinrich, Knee Healed,
Sees Self as Regular
Yonk Right Fielder
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LAKELAND, Fla. March S.
Louis Bucb Newsom came up with
an old prediction and a new"
thumb as he Joined the Detroit
Tigers yesterday. He predicted a
record season for himself, declaring
the thumb he fractured last year
kept me out of having a record
season."
With 20 pitchers in camp, in
Guiding several promising rockies,
Detroit's veterans appear to have
a battle ahead.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-Tommy
Heinrich, who was considered for
the Yankees first base job taken
over yesterday by Joe Gordon, is
convinced he'll be the regular right
fielder this season. The knee injury
that put Heinrich out of action last
season is fully healed.
Tommy says he'll beat out
George Selkirk for the position,
"if hustle and hitting can win me
the regular job"
Catcher Walsh ElateS BOs0x.
SARASOTA, Fla.-Hopeful eyes
are following Francis CRed Walsh
of Exeter, N. H. who is catching
well for the Boston Red Sox. Mana
ger Joe Cronin says Walshs peg
to second is good enough for nearly
any league. and a New Highlander
would be quite an attraction in the
Seekers lineup.
Evening star., 1941-03-05

Scheduled only a week ahead OF
its namesake's retirement as a
bowling alley operator, the fifth
annual Pop Crawley Handicap
tournament at Mount Rainier Sat
urday promises to be bigger than
ever when Washington's bowling
fraternity again pays tribute to
the venerable duckpin leader.
On March Is Hugh CPop) Craw-
ley will turn over the keys of the
16-alley Mount Rainier plant to
Eli Friedman, its new owner, after
13 years as an alley proprietor.
wen be around for a while to
give the new owner hand. but
after that we intend to take life
easy" said Mrs. Ethel Crawley
wife of the 74-year old Pop. who
also played no little part in the
active management of the suburban
drives.
A Clan of the Maplewsys.
Through the years their chief
aide has been Hugh, ir., who be-
sides being one of the leading
bowlers of this area also served
until last year as secretary of the
Metropolitan Washington Bowling
Alley Operators Association. Several
daughters also have been prominent
In the game.
Still an active bowler, Pop, long
before he took up the reinS at Mount
Rainier, helped to put duckpins on
the map at Hyattsville At one time
he was president of the Prince
Georges County League. When the
Holy Name League tnow Washing
ton Catholic) was organized he was
the star of St. Jerome's several times
pennant- winning team. For years
he also rolled in the Washington
Gas Light League.
Harry Hilliard of HyattSville will
be the defending champion in the
fiye-game attraction which will get
under way at 10 m to continue un-
til midnight. Entrance fee is So, in
Guiding cost of games. Bowlers will
receive the difference between their
highest league average and scratch
of 1913. A record field of 1874 rolled
last year.
Top honors in the Diamond Cab
League went to Carl Winfield of the
pace setting Restaurant quint when
he posted 1880 at Brookland.
Mount Peasants $40 and Bright
woods 1922 were highs.
Shining in the Maryland-D District
Ladies League at Silver Spring were
Barbara Livingston of Howard Hair
dressers with 1872 and Agnes Collins
of National Ale with 361. Rolling a
high of 1881, Bee Bees swamped
the third-place Sandford's Berg
mann Laundry set the pace. with
Shaffer Flower Shop in the runner
up spot.
The Travellers quint dominated
the rolling in the 4-man team Boy
Scouts of America League at North
east Temple with Powell's 125-346
topping scores of 438-1 .256. The
Suckers lead by an 8-game margin.
Clarence Purdy's top l52 gave
Dechter'S Restaurant a 81 edge over
Diner, while Ray Bowers
was the big gun with 800 as Brince-
field Plumbers scalped Stanley &
10 in the Rhode Island Avenue
Business Mems League with GIT
1,76l. Sweeping King Pin, the
Neslines moved to a 1-game lead
over United Market as the latter
dropped tilt to Windsor Shop.
Drug Exchange rollers continued
on their way to the Distributors
League championship as Clarence
Taft featured a 81 decision over
Kronheim with 362 Despite Jim
Johnson's 348. Roma was blanked by
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Druft

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Evening star., 1941-03-05

Drug Exchange rollers continued
on their way to the Distributors
League championship as Clarence
Taft featured a 81 decision over
Kronheim with 1862 Despite Jim
Johnson's 348. Roma was blanked by
Evening star., 1941-03-05

Top honors in the Diamond Cab
League went to Carl Winfield of the
pace-setting Restaurant quint when
he posted 1880 at Brookland.
Mount Peasants $40 and Bright
woods 1922 were highs.
Evening star., 1941-08-17

out better, all around, if George spent the
afternoon locked in her office. But George
couldn't be found
George was on hand that afternoon, how
ever, when the demonstration began. He
romped up and down outside the big cage,
like star back warming up, while Brad put
group of lions and tigers through pyramid
building act. Emmett, of Gibraltar Films,
watched George curiously. Miss Collins"
he said Il can't imagine top animal man
like Hawley being unable to handle house
cat Are those stories really true?"
You'd better wait and see," Francesca
said nervously. She pointed to motion
picture cameraman who was setting up his
equipment. and she asked. is he from your
company, Mr.. Emmett"
Gibraltar Newsreel man, Miss Collins.
in newsreel release. If he doesn't, we'll call
it bum screen test.
0RAD finished the pyramid act, and herded
the animals back into the runway. He called
to an assistant, Send out Kali when the
runway's clear
There was minute of waiting Then, be-
hind the partition hiding the individual
cages. rose a chilling noise. 1t sounded as if
giant oak tree were being ripped open by
lightning. A blur of yellow and black tiger
flashed along the runway and leaped straight
at the man in the arena.
Brad had no time to dodge. Four hundred
L = L. I.<1
his chair. Brad spun in one direction. chair
and revolver in another. Kali leaped at him
(Confinvsd on next pogs)
Evening star., 1941-08-17

The glare of their flash bulbs played around
the room like heat lightning.
Brad gave up finally. He abandoned the
arena to George and staggered outside.
Boys" he gasped, give guy break.
lost my head. Don't use those pictures"
The photographers wavered. After all,
Hawley wasn't bad guy. But just then the
mysterious voice - never quite to be identi-
fled as Francescas - cried, The World-Trib
man just sneaked out to make his night
extra!' There was mad rush for the door,
and in less than a minute nobody remained
but Francesca, Brad, and George.
"I'll get that cat" he growled. when |
finish with him. he'll be fit for nothing but
being tied on the end of stick to dust cor
ners."
You might try a little psychology on
him. Such as treating him with respect"
What's he done to deserve respect? He
didn't run from Kali only because he was
scared stiff! He where are you going?"
Office Sharpen my scissors. I'll be getting
a nice lot of clippings"
DIE walked away feeling very grateful to
George. But for him, she would have been a
meek little pupil in the Hawley menagerie
of tame girls. If George could stand up to
Brad, so could she. Even if it meant never
going out with him. She gulped little over
this last thought, because he might be very
nice if he ever decided to come calling with
hat, instead of whip, in hand.
During the next few days, George spent all
his spare time around the arena. When the
big tigress padded out to put on the star act,
George insisted on being leading man. 1t
Evening star., 1941-08-17

Thought there might be a story in it for
you" Brad growled
Francesca said, why don't you call off
your feud with George? If you'd only show
him little respect, bet he d be friends with
you"
Why should l show him respect? In my
book he's still powder puff"
6RAD's face was grim and strained, and
Francesca ached to comfort him. He was just
a small boy He had decided that newcomer
to the neighborhood was sissy, and he was
stubbornly collecting bloody nose every day
trying to prove it, 'If this keeps up." she
said you may lose your motion picture
contract"
Maybe and maybe not. You know l
haven't worked Kali for two days. don't
you?"
Yes. thought it was so George wouldn't
bother you
"Kali's been off her feed Fur ball in her
stomach. From licking George. Had to give
her medicine and practically starve her"
But what has that to do with -
Brad snapped, George has been lucky
up to now, because he's always found Kali
in good huInor. Well, she isn't now. She
won't like being worked today and she's hun
cry and she hates everything. She'll chase
George out so fast he'll leave his shadow a
couple of lengths behind"
"She might hurt him.
''I1l take care she doesn't He won't lose
anything but his strut. So don't worry about
me losing that movie contract
After he had gone, Francesca tried to find
George. She thought that things might work