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Evening star., 1941-03-15
cronin Sold When He Became on In-Luw

howled Washington but that because the
the sody locked seventh place when
Griffith oong himself about wolves He knows
them that he started with the kid nephew
would sticking his
tough break for She1rad far He can't return
to Charlotte of d. the wolves o. Griffith thinks he
AA ball He can't Washington because of % the
wolves, %, being ready for the majors
could shortstop Give Griffith shoop
ball mediocre
could the best there today and the still would
be dangerous That why the old gentleman looking around and
He willing all
rights nephew balplayer.
Something of the sort happened the fall of 1884 Griffith had
brought nelder named Joe Cronn from the American
fellow baseball.
fell in love with Gris eldes adopted daughter Mildred
They married that October few weeks later Griffith
had has sold baplayer sold Cnn There
Washington club in-law
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Hitting Hints Case Will Have Best Year Ever With Mats
Hudson Chose Foee Tigers; snop % Arm; Bdxonh Crosses Critics

were some who said he couldn't
play ball in anything faster than
class B, but James has been look
ing great.
Evans and Jake Early, the two
young catchers who hope to beat
out Rick Ferrell for the regular
Job, are constant companions. :. {.
And now a new buddy team has
broken out. The pair Is Cecil
Travis and Jimmy Pofahl, two
shortstops. Despite the nine
bases on balls given up by Sam
Cunningham in less than three
innings yesterday, Harris still is
counting on the rookie south
paw. He won't be any
starter right OF the bat" Bucky
admits, "but he'll probably stick"
=. Z. 8.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Babich Big Gun
In Drive Of As
To Quit Cellar
Yonks' Nemesis Again
Top HurIer; Punch
In Clubs Attack
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ANAHEIM, Calf, March 15-
Late last September Connie Mack
sent a big 6-footer out on the pitch
er's mound in Philadelphia with
orders to smash, once and for all, the
oelated but threatening onrush of
the New York Yankees to their fifth
consecutive American League cham
pionship
The Yanks were on the march.
They had but slim chance Of over
hauling the squabbling Cleveland
club or catching the determined De-
troit Tigers, but eight straight VIC
tories were behind the defending
champions and it was up to this
pitcher of the eighth-place Athletics
to put the crusher on them.
He did, meaning Long Johnny
Babich of Richmond. Calf, in a
game of f1ves. He chalked up his
fifth victory of the year over New
York, ending their fifth-straight
pennant hopes, and did it with a
masterfully-hurled five-hit game.
That same day Detroit defeated Bob
Feller and the Yankee domination
was ended in the American League.
Babich Again Best Hurler.
Today Connie Mack is depending
upon that same Babich, an ex-
Yankee farmland, as the main gun
of his drive to leave the cellar.
Babich again is his best hurler-
and he and Mr.. Mack and the rest
of the AS face a tough, but not i'm
possible task.
Back of Babich and what help he
can get from the rest of the mound
corps are three hefty swatters, Wally
Moses, Sam Chapman and Cherokee
Bob johnson, the AS outfield. Chap
man, the former California football
great, has looked better than ever in
spring training. and there's no rea-
son to think johnson or Moses will
slip this year.
The Mackmen also have one of the
heaviest hitting catchers in the
league, Cleanup Man Frankie Hayes,
to help pour over the runs. There is
nothing wrong with the clubs hit
ting power.
Defensively speaking, Mr.. Mack
has a mainline worry in his inf1eld.
Dick Siebert will be back at first
base. and Pete Suder seems to have
the inside track on third.
Mccoy Battles for Job.
Crash Davis and Benny Mccoy
are have a struggle for second, with
Davis pointed toward ousting the
luckless, expensive Mccoy, and an
other tuSSle is going on for the
shortfeld position between Al Bran
cato and Fred Chapman.
If some of the AS doubtful hurl-
ers, LoviA (Chubby) Dean, Jack
Knott from the White Sox camp;
Nelson Potter, Porter Vaughn or Lee
Ross should come through. the Mack
burden would be relieved immensely,
and any of the coterie might There
also are several rookie prospects, in
cluding Lou McCollum, Rankin
johnson, Tom Ferrick. Newman
Shirley and Leonard Smith. but they
remain prospects only at this writing.
On hand to coach, pinch-hit and
sit in as utility man is big Al
Simmons. the noted fence buster of
better yesterdays with the Mackmen,
and young Eddie Collins. jr., is back
for another whack at an Athletic
pay check as an outfielder.
There are other players in the AS
training camp here, but these are
the chief candidates hoping to lead
the big elephant of Philadelphia to
less remote position in the Amer
lean League social scale.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Second Place Is Goal
OF Columbia, Cornell
Quintets Tonight
B. tie Associated Press.

B. TIE Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 15.-A couple
of second places are about the only
things left to decide as the Eastern
Intercollegiate Basket Ball League
season closes tonight.
Columbia and Cornell will meet
on the formers court for second In
the league standing and their scor-
ing stars, Bill Hasslinger and Jim
Bennett, will scrap for the runner
up spot in the individual scoring
race.
Dartmouth already has won the
league championship for the fourth
year in succession with a record Of
10 victories and losses and is head
ing for the national collegiate A. A.
championship tournament. The In
dians' captain, Gus Broberg, vir-
tually clinched his third straight
scoring championship by finishing
with 164 points.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Notre Dame, Warner Systems
So Similar B. {. Won't Notice
Change, Coach Myers Holds

feated the New York pro Giants
last season and that with a bow to
the good "Tuss" McLaughry, one
of the Nations ranking head
coaches.
Denny" wants to show how that
one offensive play was no mistake.
He's ready to fight it out with any
one on the basis that there's no
real difference between the two
systems.
Who knows whether he is wrong
but who can hate him for trying to
show that when the Notre Dame
coached team goes into its shift
what have you got? You said it!
Warner single wing back!
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Knockout Of BeIIoise
Marks MaurieIIo
As Hot Prospect
Middle or Lieht-Heovy
Crown Looms for Boy
With Deadly Sock
Pv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. March 15-Perhaps
the brightest future championship
prospect in the boxing business right
now is Tami Mauriello. a husky
Bronx boy who has been fighting
professionally less than two years.
Tami still needs experience and
"cuteness," but he's a lad who can
hit EN- so they stay hit and he has
chances to 60 to the top in either of
two confused divisions-niddle-
weight or light-heavy.
The punch and opportunity both
were on display in Madison Square
Garden last night before $4,000 fans
when Maurie!lo knocked out his
neighborhood rival, Steve Belloise. in
2:58 of the first round of what was
to have been 10-round fight.
Half Dozen Blows Enough.
1t required only about half dozen
wallops to give Tami, 1-2 under
dog, the victory that put him back
on the road toward a possible shot at
the middleweight title New York
version) held by Ken Overlin. But
Mauriello is growing and by the time
another winter season comes he may
be aiming at the 175-pound title
abandoned by Billy Conn. He
weighed l61 last night-eight more
than Belloise-and had to take off
several pounds in the last three or
four days to get down to the limit
agreed upon.
Winner of % straight fights.
Mauriello had a bad setback last
January when he took on clever Billy
Soose and suffered his first defeat.
Against the experienced Belloise,
Tami ran in with his right cooked
and sighted on Steve's jaw. A left
to the body pulled Steve's hands
down and a right f1oored him for a
count of nine. Twice more 1t hap
pened and the third time Steve
pulled himself to his feet he barely
was able to stand and wait for
Mauriello to clout him with another
chopping right. That sent him
sprawling through the ropes to end
the fight.
Evening star., 1941-03-15

missing. . This is mentioned In
case anybody cares. It may
be that Carrasquel Is withholding
himself for Sunday release, q Ia
Presidente Clark Griffith.
Young AL Evans, the catcher
who Is being touted so highly. Is
knocking down no fences, but the
guy isn't a bad backstop.
Somebody must have told the
Cards yesterday that he couldn't
throw. >. In any event, Johnny
Hopp and Steve Mesner tried to
steal second base on him and
were thrown out by plenty.
Case isn't the only player who
is making his harshest critics
wonder If they had sized him UP
correctly. >. Take Jimmy Blood
worth, for instance. There
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
Hockey.
Washington Eagles vs.. Rives
Vale Skeeters. River Vale, N. J.
Track.
Washington A. A. indoor meet,
Uline Arena. 7;30.
Swimming.
District A. A. U. indoor cf1an1-
pionships, Shoreham pool, 8.
Wrestling.
District A A. U. tournament,
st. Adams School gym, finals,
7:30.
Hunt Meet.
Warrenton, Va, oint-to-point,
2.
Rife.
Maryland vs.. Navy, Annapolis
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Win, Lose or Draw
The Old Fox Cuts an Apron String
BY FRANCIS {. STAN,
et,r Cav rarr.xne-a+

ORLANDO 15As Clark Griffith practically putting
IT, T amt often that people give shortsops but
gentleman
Sherrad likely looking ball
player. delicately
old cutting the Old Grif had
of his he took adopting kids He imported whole
brood They distant relatives whose father
Robertson The Old raised them and
baseball girls made into personal
taries, the boys into what
Griffith player possibilities Opinions
young qualifications Harris
shall
that Gf likes his chances yet he wants
somebody take him.
spadecalng
sentiment baseball
A would
Robertson
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Amateur Wrestling Advance
Is Noted in A. A. u. Tourney
Paced by St. AIbons Boys

Burton S5 0Hsn fs ca sfnss decision SO a. 'eisseo
IL pOqpds7sir1ey Tl1 Is A. defeated
defeated Gosnell tunG, fIi-CD DECISION s1rratt
Is A. defeated Sterling IS. A. fall, 3:45;
126 pounds-Miller IS, A. defeated
feated Fsnt (Yi. decision: Bell IS A. de-
feated Rojas lYl, decision.
1875 pounds-Csrter IS. Al defeated
Wishard (UnD. fall. O:55.
Junior Class B.
135 pounds-GSanard Is. A. defeated
Gn defeated seal oeflGR deesIon ie shieR
lYl defeated GoethnE lUnD, decision 80:
Wilson tUnD defeated Gaillard Is. A..
155 pounds-Bender tY) defeated Bell
Is. A. forfeit.
Senior Class.
Dubsnsky Md. fall. 5:35, Collier tun.l }
defsstsd Grqye penn deG Golfer tqn Gn
toupis 1unS defeated condon iunJ. dec
Holland Holland & s ,, C.; forfeit Eqghss cYJ
defese6 5s H1SaEJ He Cun fa defeated Bos
defeated ,Ingledue (P, 3. 60: fan 500
Hammond ~ defeated Stephens Up. B
ia pound+Petro dP. B. Cl defeated
Blumbert q. c: G.; forfeit; Petro p B
>
2:45
Heavyweight-De Lathouder CY1 de-
feated Gorden q. C. c.. overtime. dec
Tonirhfs Pairinxs.
Junior Class 40 pounds, Goodrick
IS. Al VS.. Pipe! (Y); IS pounds, Crews
1Yl vs. Wa!dman ~: E9i 81 pounds
81 pounds, Hover Is. A. VS.. Mofett IS
A.; "a pounds. Thomas Is Al VS.. Car,
ter IS. Al; 101 pounds, Jordan IS. A
VS.. Burney rs. Al; III pounds, Surratt
lun1 VS.. Birney Is. A.: 126 pounds
FAINT t(Y) VS.. Bell IS. A.; 135 pounds
Chantiles CP. B. c. VS.. Chandler IS. A.
145 pounds Poland Is A. VS.. Clem IS. A }
Junior Class BIS pounds. Ferrara tP
B: c. VS. Blue ~; 'Y:so35 l26 PoqRds; J. BIZ: BIZ:
pounds, Wilson CW H. S. VS.. Scheck CY )
las pounds, Toense IS. A, vs., Prince lP
B. s., 155 POUNDS, P. Gaillard IS. Al VS.
Bender YD; 175 pounds. Chambers &c
H. S. VS.. Fernsteln (P. B. c..
Senior ClaSS-1ls pounds. Warner lP
pounds. sornson " vs.. Hughes Yl
15s pounds, Hammond tYO vs.. jupiter
lunl; ia pounds Snyder Is. A. vs.
Petro (P. B. c.: hesvyveight. de Jsthou'
der IYl VS. Ackerman Cyl.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Alexandra Police Quint
Host to Camden Five

The Camden, N. j., Eagles will
invade Armory Hall tonight at Alex
andria, Va, to tangle with the Alex
andria police basket ball team.
Clashing in a preliminary at 7:45
o'clock will be the Regal Clothiers,
winners of the second-half Heurich
League championship, and Herby's
five.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
By Stan Correspondent of The Star.

By Stan Correspondent OF The Star.
ORLANDO, Fla, March Is
The boys around the Mats train
ing camp are betting now that
George Case, the fast man, will
come up with his best year by
far in 1941. The consensus
is that George Is 40 per cent
better at the plate than ever. .
He has made eight hits so far
and half of them have been
doubles or better.
Manager Bucky Harris an
nounced today that Roger Cra-
mer, the ex-Red Sox, definitely
will make his debut with the
Washingtons tomorrow If he Is
not used today against the
World Champion Cincinnati
Reds. The opposition ton1or-
Evening star., 1941-03-15

Amateur wrestling, the polite A.
A. U. and collegiate version of rass-
ling. is sport slowly coming out
of the doldrums into which it sank
some years ago and may earn itself
an important spot in the athletic
scene.
The current District A. A. U. tour
nament, which ends tonight at St
Adams, is the best staged in recent
years, both from the standpoint of
spectators and the size of the entry
list, according to Tom Clayton,
former District A. A. U. wrestling
chairman and now coach at st. AL
bans. Close to 400 spectators. many
of them parents of the Younger con-
testants. we're on hand last night as
the tourney opened.
The game has been made more
interesting and understandable to
spectators by the adoption of the
collegiate point scoring system.
whereby they may keep track of
match as it progresses and not have
to wait until the end for officials
and timekeepers to compare figures.
An escape gets l point. a reversal
2, near-falls 4, and so OIL. 1t is
mildly interesting TO watch now.
even though it lacks the grunting,
groaning and hippodroming of the
pro game.
Clayton hopes to have wrestling
made part of the high school ath-
letic program here. His st. Albans
team is favored to win in tonights
finals. which begin at 7:30.
Summaries:
Junior Class A..
20 pounds-Bradner tUnl defeated
johnson tUn). decision McSherry CUn0
defeated Lswes tBethl, decision. Good
rich Is A defeated Bradner tUnl. de-
forfeit. Pippel 'Y) defeated De Fontsin
tUnl; fsll, "a seconds: Du Bose IS A } de-
fested McSherry (Unl. fall. o:45: Good
rich IS, Al defeated Irwin CY). decision:
Pippel tY) defeated Du Bose Is. Al, de-
ciston.
Un3 forfeit waidman o. qe's$'ee e. d.festsd ssts
81 pounds-Furmas (s.E cD de-
feated Wallace IP. B. c.. forfeit: Booher
g. Al defeated Bridges .CUnl, decision:
A' Is A t9rff,1 fs A5s0 oso fBetho defeated BOOher
81 pounds-Hovar %. Al defeated
Ridgeway (Un), fall. O:40. Moffett Is. Al
defeated Echezaray (UnD, decision.
"a pounds.Thomss ts A. defeated
Evening star., 1941-03-15

row will be furnished by the
American League champions,
Detroit's Tigers.
The most puzzled guy in camp
probably Is Joe Mellendeck.
A week ago he was Harris pet.
Now, because he got only
one hit in two games, he def
nitely is assigned to Charlotte.
=. Baseball is no racket for a
guy allergic to sudden shocks.
Sid Hudson, Ken Chase and
somebody else will face the
Tigers tomorrow in Orlando's
first Sunday game. Starting
tomorrow, rockies get little
chance. tits time we were
pointing for the opening game"
Harris explains. BY the way,
Alexandra Carrasquel still =
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Franklin and Marshall
Faces Hoyos on Ice

A combination of a collegiate Ice
hockey game and two hours of public
skating will be presented tonight at
Riverside Stadium, with Georgetown
battling Franklin and Marshall at
8 o'clock, prior to the public skating
session.
Georgetown has trimmed Temple
and Lehigh, tied Penn State and lost
to Baltimore Hockey Club, while
Franklin and Marshall has beaten
Drexel and La Sale and lost tc
PENNSYLVANIA.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Man of so Makes
Fifth HoIe-in-One
BY the Associated Press.

by tHs AssOCldteu fEess.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March IS.
Many professional golfer may
60 without hole-in-one through
out his career, but to DR.. j. H.
Phillips, 60-year-old amateur,
dropping aces is getting to be old
stuff.
He made his fifth yesterday,
using 5 iron on the 150-yard
18th at the Richland Club. All Of
them have been on this course,
but each on different hole.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Forte Corchudo Wind Up
Trqininq at Huron Gym

Tommy Forte, foremost challenger
for Lou Salica's bantamweight
crown, and Vic Corchado, his op-
ponent Monday night in 10-round
bout at Turner's Arena. were to put
the finishing edge on their dueling
weapons in q brief workout at the
Huron gym.
Forte is expected to take the
Puerto Rican into camp without
undue difficulty and is expected to
be matched with joey Archibald in
the near future.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Goithersbure Opposes
Damascus Five in Final
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
GAITHERSBURG, Md, March
Is. - Gaithersburg and Damascus
high school cagers will clash here
tonight in the final of the Odd
Fellows tournament staged at the
new Gaithersburg High gymnasium.
Gaithersburg disposed of the
Mount Airy quint by 1916 score
in the semifinal game last night
and earned the right to face Da-
mascus, which had won earlier yes
terday from Poolesville by 27-25
count In an overtime.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Custer Threatened Mats Archie Earns Repeve With Homer for First Hi
Griffs May Lond
Hussett of Bees
BY the Associated Press.

Dg VIZ NssOOIaIcu 7 Icsb'
MONTEREY, Mexico, March
l5.-There was talk here today
that First Baseman Buddy Has
sett of the Boston Bees may land
in a Washington uniform shortly.
The Mats have been plagued by
a succession of mediocre first
basemen and the Bees have been
bolstered by the addition of Babe
Dahlgren. Hassett batted only
.234 last season after hitting 800
in 1899.
The Bees invaded Mexico To-
day to battle the St. Louis Browns
here in an exhibition series.
Evening star., 1941-05-04
Graham
Continued From First PageD

in "ziegfeld Gill' explains why in
my opinion, she stole the picture
from the rest of the top starring
names. When she was given the
script to read she was depressed
at the smallness of her part. Then
she said. well, even though it isn't
SO big, I'm going to do the best
can" Judy's best Is very good.
A Friend of Garbo's.
Judy has shed II pounds in the
past few months and she is de-
lighted with her new svelte figure.
"Dieting?" I asked her. "Oh, no."
said Judy cramming a cookie into
her mouth, lust working hard, and
then 1 had my tonsilS out because
I had laryngitiS. I feel so sorry
for all those stars who earn a for
tune but can't eat good, square
meal" Judys earning power re-
Gently was placed at $4,000 week
by her Metro bosses. Seventy-f1ve
per cent of it is placed in trust Tor
her and Will yield an income when
she is Is years old.
Miss GarIand's close friends range
all the way from 7O-ish Lady Mendi
to Greta Garbo. with Oscar Levant
thrown in for balance. Il was going
to stay with Lady Mendl on the
Riviera, but the war broke out"
Her friendship with Garbo dates
from the day six years ago when
Judy wandered on to the set OF
Anna Karenina."
IT didn't know that visitors were
forbidden, and seeing the door open
I went in There were black screens
around the camera. and I went
closer to find out why. There was
sudden hush. Miss Garbo looked
and looked at me, and I ran from
the set. A couple of days later she
passed me on the street at Metro
and said. Hello Then she said
she was sorry she had frightened
me. And from then on, we have
been friends"
Writes Poetry, Too.
How does a 19-year-old star spend
her evenings in Hollywood? just
like a 19-year-old SaleSglrl in any
small town. Il go to the movies
seven times a week" said Judy.
Wednesday and Saturdays are re-
served for Dave Rose And after
the movies. they go to Ciro's or the
Mocambo, but not to dance-to talk.
Mr.. Rose does not like dancing.
At odd moments during the past
three years Judy has written poetry.
She read ME some of the verses.
They are quite good. She is cur
rently composing a concerto-by
ear! Like Mickey Rooney, she does
not read music
Her next movie is with Mickey
and bears the ambitious title, Life
Faces Andy Hardy"
IT'S about Andy in the big city
and will be on a larger scale than
most of them" Judy explained.
She repeats her character in
ANDY Hardy Meets a Debutante. u
After that comes a big musical with
Rooney-"Babes on Broadway"
Released by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc)
Evening star., 1941-05-04

What started out as an interview
with the one-time Des Moines
sports writer and radio announcer
turned instead into a discussion of
the psychology of rescued individ-
uals.
Why did Reagan think he wasn't
thanked?
tits hard to understand" he
said. You'd think nothing would
make person more grateful. But
I believe it's a combination of en-
barrassment and pride Almost in
variably they either argued they
weren't in any trouble or were SO
mad at themselves they wouldn't
admit some one else had succeeded
where they had failed.
Loudest Are Safest.
"The most grateful person I met
In those days wasn't one I rescued
He had lost his false teeth I dived
and found EN-. He not only thanked
me profusely, but gave me $40. That
was half of my weekly salary
One of the first things a life
saver learns, Reagan recalled. is
that the person who can shout for
help isn't in serious trouble.
Position in the water tells more
Evening star., 1941-05-04

than anything, he went on.
The drowning person invariably
is panic-stricken He feels his head
going under and pulls it back, AS
ne does, his feet sink deeper. That
progresses until usually, when he's
nearly gone, he is bending backward
in half circle, neck muscles strain
ing"
If Regan is typical. hfesaver
complies lot of anecdotes. There
is the one about the town belle:
She swan by the pier one day
and waved to me. At least thought
she was waving. My chest puffed
out little and I waved back. Then
I turned away for moment. When
I looked again, she was going down.
She had tried to signal for help.
Can't Teach Jane.
THE one time was really scared
was about blind man. He started
for a float, guided by a friends call.
But the river current pulled him
away. He was big fellow-out-
weighed me by go pounds or so-and
he was thrashing badly. 1t looked
like tough time
But, amazingly, the moment I
touched him, he relaxed completely.
Just to know that some one was near
was enough. He's the one who
thanked me-"
Reagan has taught scores of folks
to swim, without trouble. But not
his pretty wife, Jane Wyman.
Couldn't make her saVvy at all,
he mourned. so I had to hire an
other instructor. He's having no
trouble"
Evening star., 1941-05-04
ANU s EN- is.

Barnes the fine points of disrobins
entertainingly, yet without disturb
ing the cenSors.
Binnie proved an apt pupil. This
scene was soon filmed.
Rogell's next task was to record
an audience reaction to the Barnes
undressing. Several attempts didn't
go so well. Finally he said to Miss
Troy.
How about the real thing?"
So the cameras turned the other
way. Elinor went through her
routine.
The reaction, Rogell reported hap
PLY, but needlessly, was swell.
Evening star., 1941-05-04
Audience Watches
Real Strip Tease,
Reacts Properly
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD.
What's the best way of getting
favorable audience reaction to an
imaginary strip tease from a theater
full of bored extras?
Movie Director Al Rogell puzzled
over that one quite while.
Elinor Troy was hired for the
movie Tight Shoes" to teach Binnie
Evening star., 1941-05-04
There's Just No Gratitude
Ex.Lifeguard Ronald Reagan Saved
Many, Was Thanked Only Once


Would feel grateful if, gaspng heguard pulled
to safety?
Before setting
Meguard Dixon ILL., OF II struggling he pulled ashore only
thanked him. he Most of the other times all he got