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Evening star., 1941-02-22
Would Like to Kill Somebody
Just TO Keep in Shape

"I want a fight" said young Jake.
Il don't blame you," said Max,
CnaShing his teeth. Il, too, am get
ting bloodthirsty."
I'd like to kill somebody. just to
keep in trim," said Jacob.
Il feel the same way" said Max.
4 guess will go downtown and
sign up to fight somebody right
now" said Buddy. How about
you?"
Well" said Max, edging toward
the nearest sofa, Il am bloodthirSty,
but not quite that bloodthirsty. You
go ahead. After you have killed
your man, I will come around and
shake hands with you. That should
be enough exercise for this week.
don't want to oyerdo it. After all,
I walked down to the corner yes
terday and bought a pack of Gig
aretteS."
Inspired by these words, young
Buddy charged off and got himself
a bout with Edward Blunt, an elderly
African who has seen much of the
world.
II couldn't find a better man to
murder. since I am training for
Tony Galento," reflected Buddy.
They both are globular."
Evening star., 1941-02-22
Veteran McCIuskey> After 23d
Crown and Budding Blozis
Hot Bets in A. A. u. Meet

OF the 13 winners Of 1910 who'll
try to retain their titles tonight,
BloziS is one of the best bets. In
two meets this winter his best
efforts have been feet rather than
inches in front of the next man.
McCluskey, meeting just about the
same field he whipped a year ago,
also appears safe. Joe no longer can
cope with Greg Rice at 2 miles on
the fiat, but at the same distance
over the hurdles he's still the best
in the game.
Rice. too. should be a repeater,
though he'll have to run a mile far
ther than he's had to do in his seven
earlier victories this year. His IA
ther and mother, who've come on
from Missoula, Mont, will be at the
Garden to see him defend his 3-mile
championship.
New York L. Seeks Relay Sweep.
Relay races, which have furnished
window dressing for the other meets,
will be run for gold medals this time.
New York u, which won all but the
half-mile year ago, is hoping for q
clean sweep. To get it, some of the
Violet baton carriers may have to
run in three of the four events.
But the one they're pointing for
chiefly is the 17s-mile medley, in
which they're counting on Les Mac
Mitchell to run mile anchor leg
that will bring N. Y. U. the world
record now held by North Texas
State Teachers.
Evening star., 1941-02-22
BY EARL HILLIGAN,
Associated Press Sports Writer

CHICAGO, Feb. 22-They were
saying of Tony Zale today-"the
winner and still champion-and what
a champion"
The Gary Gnd0 blond still is the
National Boxing Associations world
middleWeight champion. He re-
tanned his title at the stadium last
night, knocking out Steve Mamakos
of Washington, D. c., after 26 sec
onds of the 14th round Of their
scheduled 15-round battle. The rec
ord book will simply list Zale's vic
tory as "kayo," but it won't tell the
whole story.
Only Zale himself, and those Il ,306
roaring fans who sat in on the af-
fair have the whole picture of that
successful title defense. For they
saw Zale win after the determined
young Washington Greek National
Guardsman had gone ahead of the
champion on points. They saw Zale
stage a sensational champion-l like
rally that cut Mamakos down as
though hit by machine-gun fire-a
rally which came when it appeared
almost certain that the title would
change hands.
MamakoS almost knocked Zale out
in the fifth, dropping the champion
Evening star., 1941-02-22
Ring Meets High Light
College Program
Here Tonight
Catholic and Columbus,
Maryland and V. P. |.
Rated Even Bets

Boxing provides the high lights to
night of the local collegiate sports
program which calls for a pair Of
ring jousts, as many basket ball
games and a wrestling match on
three fronts.
Sharing attractiveness with the
last double bill Of the year at Col
lege Park is the all-local ring match
between Catholic and Columbus
Universities at Brookland, sched-
uled to start at 8:l5 O'Clock.
At 8, a basket ball game be-
tween Maryland and Washington
College will open the twin program
at Ritchie Coliseum where the Terp
fsticuffers will close activities
against the mittmen Of Virginia
Tech
Concluding the days schedule
here are another court contest be-
tween Gallaudet and Bridgewater
and a Southern Conference wres-
ting match, Maryland and Duke.
Singularly, both the Maryland
V. P, I. and Catholic-Columbus box
ing matches have been doped "A
draws in the pre-match discussion.
Catholic had its 13-match winning
streak rudely snapped last week by
Southwestern Louisiana Institute
and is itching to get back on the
winning path. It's season record is
three victories against that lone
defeat
Columbus. on the other hand,
still is undefeated this year with
a victory and a draw in its only
two matches and would like nothing
better than revenge for that 3l2-
4l2 loss to the Cardinals last year.
The rivals claim they're fighting
for the unofficial collegiate boxing
championship of the local area.
Out at College Park, Maryland
and Virginia Tech will be battling
for the favorite's role in the South
ern Conference ring tournament
next week at Columbia, S. c.
Neither has been beaten by con-
ference opponent this year. Mary
lands likeliest winners appear to
be Hotsy Alperstein, Herb Gunther
and Len Rodman, but Old Line
supporters are not backing any Of
their other representatives too
strongly.
Washington Colleges basket ball
team is favored to beat Maryland
on the court for the first time in
II years, the Terps' tossers being
such as they are.
Evening star., 1941-02-22
Comp Life Happy as Mox
ToIks and Buddy SINGS

The Baers have com East to fight
a double header - Buddy against
Tony Galento, March 26, and Max
against Lou Nova, April 4. 1t takes
us back to the same town of Lake
wood, this time three years ago,
when the boys were training for
another doubleheader. They like
to train together. Max talks and
Buddy sings.
In the last double header, Max
won his fight (from Tommy Farr)
and Buddy lost Ito Gunnar Bar
lund). Maybe that's an omen
though the boys insist they will
sweep the next twin bill without
drawing a deep breath between
them.
Il softened up Galento for
D1ddy,' SAYS Max modeStly. Buddy
viii kill him. As for me, I got
score to settle with this Nova, and
his life is not worth a nickel"
The boys were embarrassed
slightly over the bruises which
speckle the gorgeous carcaSs-255
pounds-of young Buddy. Particu-
larly that left lamp.
It seems that Buddy, or Jacob, as
his parents called him, got restless
a couple of weeks ago and decided
he needed a tune-up.
Evening star., 1941-02-22
BY BILL BONI,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK. Feb. 22.-It's not
that one is the tallest and the other
the shortest, or that one is the
thinnest and the other the fattest.
Yet Joe McCluskey and Al Blozis
will represent two extremes of
championship track and field COM
petition in tonight's National A. A.
U. indoor championships at Madison
Square Garden.
McCloSkey is one of the veterans
of the meet, though he's only %.
He won his first national title II
years ago, as a Fordham freshman;
he's won 81 others since then, and
tonight he'll try for his 23d as de-
Tending champ in the 2-mile steeple-
chase Joe needs only three more
to make it 25, and thus top the old
time Pat McDonald's all-time A. A.
U. record.
Blozis' Career Just Budding.
Blozis has just started on what
should be a notable career. Barely
eligible to vote, this 6-foot-6 giant
from Georgetown University already
holds the indoor world record for
the shotput, as we'll as the national
indoor and outdoor championships.
He set his indoor mark of 55 feet 8a4
inches in last years nationals, and
every expert who's seen him per-
form expects that, sooner rather
than later, he'll top Baby" Jack
Torrance's all-time outdoor put of
81 feet l inch.
Evening star., 1941-02-22
20 Years AGO
In The Star

Luzerne AtWell Blue, native
Washington baseball player who
got his start at the Briarley Hall
Military Academy, will get a trial
at first base with the Detroit
Tigers this season.
GonZaga Highs basket ball
team suffered a 22-31 setback at
the hands of Loyola High of Bal
timore III a game played on the
losers floor.
Kid Williams of Baltimore,
former bantamweight champion,
got an eight-round decision over
Aoe Goldstein of New York in a
bout in Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1941-02-22
Six D. {. Teams, -Four
From Out OF Town,
Left INN. A. Play
Washington Must Lose
Two Representatives
Due to Puirines

Six distinct teams held the fort
against four out-of-town quints as
play was resumed in the Middle
Atlantic Basket Ball Tournament
at Heurich gym this afternoon. but
at least two local representatives
were doomed to elimination before
competition ends tonight.
That a pair of Washington teams
will be forced out was due to the
schedule which called for four Dis
trict fives to face each other in
two of the days six games. One of
the all-local contests, between Pet
worth A. c. and Bellman Fuel. was
to open the program at 8 o'clock,
while the Regal Clothiers and
United Typewriters are due to clash
at 8:15. The Typewriter five, Incl
dentally, scored one of last nights
most decisive triumphs when it
routed Baltimore's st. Stanislaus
quint, 56-37.
Jacobsen Florists were to make
their debut at o'clock against
Philadelphia, which was pressed by
the Arlington Maccabees before
winning, 46-44, yesterday, while
Delaware and Hudson will undergo
its tourney baptism against the
Pittsburgh Kay Club at 7:15 Pitts
burgh also eliminated a local team
when it trimmed Jewish Community
Center, 40-36.
The New York Ohrbachs, who
routed the Alexandria Police, 41-22,
will get their next test against Adam
Hats at 9:15, while the winners of
the Bellman Fuel-Petworth and
Philadelphia-Jacobsen Florist games
will clash in tonight's last game at
1915.
Evening star., 1941-02-22
Rough Riders Slight
Choices 10 Repeat
Triumph Of 1910
Tech and Western Pluy
Consolation Come in
Twin Bill Tonight
Bv GEORGE HUBER.

A repeat performance of last years
exciting finish to the high school
basket ball championship race is in
order tonight at Tech gym with the
same cast of characters-Roosevelt,
winner last year, and Eastern, cham
pion the year before-meeting at
8:45.
A preliminary game at 7:30 will
pit Tech and Western for consola-
ton honors and a third-place rating.
Roosevelt won a close final game
last year, 35-32, to gain its first
major sports championship since the
old Business High days of 1919 and
off the form displayed last night in
working to the final this year is
being installed as a slight, but only
slight, favorite to come through
again. The Rough Riders advanced
into the championship bracket by
downing Western, 40-31, while East
erns RamblerS moved along with
them by defeating Tech, 22-16, in
double bill before $500 fans at Tech
last night. An even larger crowd is
expected for tonight's title clash.
Both schools will be extended in
vitations to represent the District
public schools in The Star metropol-
itan tournament early next month.
Six other top-ranking quints in this
section also will be invited to COM
pete for the scholastic champion
ship of the Washington metropol-
itan area.
Riders Apply Spurs Early.
With their high-scoring duo of
Frank Ciango and Hymie clicking
at opportune moments all through
the game. the Riders went into an
early lead and never were threat
ened after the first period. Two
baskets by Irving Schenker kept
Westerns Red Raiders in the game
during the first eight minutes, but
Roosevelt had TO lead when the
period was over and never fell
behind.
An eight-point spree on four
baskets by Ciango (two), Charles
Howard and George Robertson for
Roosevelt while Western was being
held sCoreless in the second quarter
indicated the final outcome West
ern was a bit ratified during that
session, making several passing and
shooting errors that noticeably
aided the Riders.
The 1916 edge Roosevelt had at
the half was increased to 25-18 60
ing into the final frame as Ciango
and Perlo continued to lead the
Rider attack. In fact those two
were the only Roosevelt players to
score from the floor in the entire
second half, but several others
helped along with successful foul
shots.
Ciango took scoring honors with
IS points and played probably the
best game of his career. He was the
spearhead of RooSevelt's fast break
and constantly feinted out his guard
to sink easy shots.
Evening star., 1941-02-22
Exciting Struggle Promised Roosevelt and Eastern Again Clash for It'll
From the
Press Box
Buers Invading East
For Double e-Heuder
BY JOHN LARDNER,


NEW YORK, Feb. % NANA).
Each shipment of Baers from
California is better than the last
one. by weight and volume This
time the load totals 480 pounds,
and every inch of it is Baer, with
the exception of a thumb-print on
Buddy'S left eye.
The Baers were dropped on the
freight platform at Lakewood, N.
j., the other day
Naturally, no kind of fruit can be
shipped from coast to coast with
out bruising. Buddy, the Junior
Baer. was bruised in several spots,
chiefly the left eve of which we
just spoke. All of Max was in good
condition. including the stylish
pneumatic tire which he wears
around his waist. Max never is
oUt of fashion Whatever the we'll
dr7zsed man is wearing around the
waist. Max wears. 1t used to be
Cvmmerbunds and sarongs. Now 1t
+ flesh.
Evening star., 1941-02-22

Ley. St. Louis: John E Simmons. Stam-
ford. Conn.,. Fred Schacht, Stamford.
Conn: Don Chitel Syracuse. N. Y: Ber-
nard Rehberg.. Rochester, N. Y: Jack
Clark, Stamford, Conn.
Boys intermediate.
Robert Cunliffe. Pittsburgh; Edward
Olson, Cleveland; Bob Gates. Mount Ver-
non. N. Y. John w. Schneider. Astoria,
N. Y: Charles Ryan, Alfred Perry. jr.;
George JeSsup. Lakewood, Ohio; Edward
Smykay. South River, N. j.; Robert jain,
CresSkin. N, j.; Bill Harris, Nswburgn.
Gosepb ss%niS NeW York H Jaw Brunney
Cleveland Robert FITZGERALD, Minneapolis;
Bob Syvertsen, Cleveland; James Keneth,
st. Louis.
Junior Boys.
Frank williams, 1r.. New York: Walter
Eafey. Brooklyn: Ernest Rudel. tr, Tea
neck. N. J.
Evening star., 1941-02-22
AIvis Promises Boer-GoIento
If Conn-Hussett Bout Clicks

Avis says he plans to employ
Chalky Wright, outstanding colored
featherweight contender, on the
Conn-Hassett card if a suitable op-
ponent can be found.
Meanwhile, Promoter Joe Turner
announced that Henry Armstrong,
former world triple title holder,
may be in town for his Monday
night show featuring a 10-round
bout between Gene Buffalo and Phil
Furr. Armstrong is reported to be
interested in purchasing Buffalo's
notwithstanding to Buffalo.
Evening star., 1941-02-22

Promoter Ray Avis today declared
that if the Billy Conn-Buddy Has
sett nght-heavyweight bout at Uline
Arena entices Sizable crowd on
March 6 he will land the Buddy
Baer- Tony Galento scrap for the
same spot on March 26.
Alvis confirmed report published
in New York that the Baer-Galento
bout would be given Washington by
Promoter Mike Jacobs, working in
conjunction with Alvis, should re-
sponse to the Conn -Hassett engage
ment be encouraging.
Evening star., 1941-02-22
All Would Have Gone Well
If Blunt He'd Been Nice

This was grand strategy, and all
would have gone we'll had not Mr..
Blunt begun hitting Buddy at the
start Of the fight and continued to
do so till the end. Much of his
attention he devoted to Buddy's eye.
A little thing like a licking from
Eddie Blunt is not going to inter-
fere with Buddy's plans for his fight
with Galento, nor with the pro-
moter's plans. After all, the chances
are that Blunt could lick Galento,
too.
If nothing else, the Baer-G -Galento
fight will unveil the largest cluster
of avoirdupois to be seen in one
ring since Primo Carnera devastated
Ray Impelhttiere in 1885. As We go
to press, Mr.. Baer weighs $50 and
Mr.. Galento 240.
Evening star., 1941-02-22
Rando|ph-kaeon Gets
Revenge Over A. U.
.0uint, 80 10 Is
BY the Associated Press.

ASHLAND, Va, Feb. 22-Ran-
dolph-Macon was all square with
American University in 1941 basket
ball warfare today, following the
Jackets 1926 victory here last
night. Previously, American had
beaten the locals in Washington.
Despite the absence of their coach.
Frank Summers, who was confined
to bed with high fever, the Jackets
led all the way, increasing their
half-time margin of 14-9 steadily as
the second half developed. Capt.
Moulton Phelps proved the winners
big gun, having perfect night from
the foul line where he sank six for
six and tossing in field goals for
IA points.
Dutch SchuAe led A. us attack
with IL points.
Evening star., 1941-02-22

- Score at ha'f-Roosevelt, Is; Western,
6. Refsrees-Messrs. Keppel ard Shirley.
Techs Defense Surprises.
Both Eastern and Tech had
trouble hitting the basket and it
wasn't until the third period that
the Ramblers indicated their supe-
rioritv by counting eight points to
the two supplied Tech by Knobby
Mater Tech held a 1919 margin at
the half but couldn't produce after
that.
The Maroons slowed Eastern
considerably by coming up with
surprise zone defense, the first time
they employed that system this
year. 1t is unlike any other zone
used by schoolboy teams around
here, being sort of boX-like forma-
ton with a triangle in front and
two men under the basket playing
a modified man-for- man within
zones.
Eastern countered with a leach
like man-for- defense that
stopped Techs usual cutting and
under the = basket tactics. Jackie
Walsh was watched closely and
couldn't get under the basket for
his special hook shots and Eddie
Barton with two long outside tries
was the only Maroon player to bag
more than one field goal.
Neil Craig, Moe Schulman and
Richie Posten shared Easterns scor-
ing honors with six points each. and
Schulman was the defensive star.
Evening star., 1941-02-22
BIadensburg High Five
Extends Win Streak

A 10-game winning streak IS
boasted by Bladensburg High cagers
after downing Richard Montgomery
High of Rockville, 1921, last night
at Bladensburg.
To make it a big evening all
around, Bladensburg juniors took a
preliminary clash over Rockville
juniors, 1914, in two overtime pc
RODS.
Evening star., 1941-02-22
D. c. Rifle Tourney
Opens at Armory

One hundred and seventy-fve
small bore rifle shooters were COM
peting today in the fourth annual
District of Columbia championships
with the final play scheduled for
tomorrow at the National Guard
Armory.
The event, sponsored by the Marine
Corps Headquarters Rifle Club, was
to have "a teams of men and eight
teams of women competing with
entrants from Washington, Rich
mond, Baltimore and Frederick.
The final relay starts tomorrow at
10 am.
Evening star., 1941-02-22
Gonzoeo Is Winding Up
PurochiuI League

Final games in the Gonzaga Pa
rochial Basket Ball League will be
played tomorrow at Gonzaga's gym.
Prizes will be awarded March l.,
at which time the first and second
league quints play teams from Bal
timore. The following day Wash
ington teams will return the visit
to Baltimore.
Evening star., 1941-02-22
Crack Sextet Invudes

Leader Hi-Lassies, girls basket
ball team from Hazleton, Pa, play
Gallinger Hospital Nurses team to-
morrow at 4:30 pm. at the Gal
linger Nurses Home Auditorium.
The Hi-Lassies sport a record of
nine wins and only one defeat.
Evening star., 1941-02-22
7wo-Night Ice Skating
Tournament Opens
Al uline's Arena
National Championships
Prove Magnet for l32
Of Country's Best

Washington will receive its first
taste of large-scale speed ice skating
tonight at Uline Arena when the
national indoor speed skating cham
pionships, involving 27 titles, gets
under way at o'clock in the first
of a two-night stand.
A field of 1872, % short of the rec
ord list of 155 which officials pre-
dicted would be blasted, will compete
in nine classes. Women will race
In senior, junior, intermediate and
midget events, while the same line
up, plus juvenile class, will pre-
vail in the mems department.
Missing is Ken Bartholomew, who
beat the best in tonight's field only
recently in the North American out
door championships at Schenectady.
Bartholomew, whose entry was an
nounced as received by local off,
Gals earlier in the week, is passing
up the event to compete in races
at Winnipeg, Canada.
Many Champs Here.
Present, though, is Leo Freisinger,
defending indoor champion, who
wasn't required to defend his title
last year for the simple reason no
indoor championship were held,
and some outstanding challengers
in Chuck Leighton of Minneapolis,
runnerup to Bartholomew in the
North American outdoor meet; Del
bert Lamb of Milwaukee, 1886
United States Olympic team mem
ber; Vic Ronchetti of Chicago and
Dick Werner Of Paterson, N. J.
Among prominent woman partici-
pants is Carmelita Landry, who
swept all five events in the North
American outdoor races and who
will be favored to win every event
in the womens senior division here.
Providing competition for Miss
Landry will be Mary K Burke, Mas
sachusettS senior champion; Helen
Clark of Stamford, Conn; Marjorie
Cummings and Alice Burnham of
Brooklyn, N. Y, and Virginia jain
of CreeSkill, N. j.
Eleven-year-old Gracia Rogers of
Cleveland, who established world
midget records in the National Out
door Championships at Lacrosse,
Wis, is an overwhelming favorite to
take it all in her class. Following
are entries for tonight:
Senior Men.
Leo Freisinger Chicago; Charles Leigh
ton. Minneapolis: Delbert Lamb, Mil
waukee: Bud Handlan, st. Louis; Bob
Heckenbach Chicago; Larry Doran. Cleve-
lana; Vic Ronchetti, Chicago: Dick Werner,
Paterson. N. j.: Dick Dost, CleVeland; Don
Johnson, Minneapolis; Leonard Schallehn
Sarasota Springs, N. Y; Joe Bree, New
York; Michael Heidi, ir,, Jamaica, N. y;
Joseph " Mcbride, S. W. r. Thompson,
John A Estey. Carl E. -Fontanini. Wash
ington, D. c.; T. E. McNamara. Arlington,
FREDDY Hoffman. Brooklyn, Bobby Ander-
son, Brooklyn: Arthur Ballantine, Brook
lyn; Roy Erickson, Brooklyn; Paul Cutler.
Philadelphia; George R. Handel Pitts
burgh: John NJ. Deni,. PITTSBURGH; George
Lapalsky. York; Harold Slack. Cleveland
L. worsley, Baltimore; Walter R. Schultz,
Joseph r. Fuilin. Norvalk Conn: Weber
Evening star., 1941-02-22
Shepherd Gets Even
For Basket Loss 10
Wilson Teachers
Special Dispatch to The Star.

CpCNIdl DIopdllll W luc Guar.
SHEPHERDSTOWN, w. Va, Feb.
22-In much the same fashion the
visitors had won an earlier game at
Washington, Shepherd State Teach
ers turned the tables on the Wilson
Teachers here last night, 1881.
Just as Wilson had overcome a
half time deficit to win the first
game, so was Shepherd forced to
come from behind in the last 20
minutes last night, the visitors hold
ing 1915 lead at intermission. At
that, Wilson was leading, 31-30, with
only two minutes to play when Red
Ially tied the score with a free shot
and won the game with a field goal
in the last 20 seconds of play.
Evening star., 1941-02-22
College Quints
By the Associated Press.

by IIIt AssUVIdIFU FItoS.
Last nights college basket ball re-
suits:
VP / IS: Maryland 30.
V5TSItv. -.
Temple, 40: ForGham. -.
Harvard. 43. Cornell. 40
Fran Kiln Marshall, 40, BUckneu. Al.
P!t.Sbu-Ch. % Geneva. Al
Erglnia. -. S. @oseph's CPaD. 30.
Arkansas ~. Texas Christian. A.
Colorado, 35 Utah -
louisiana State 40: Tulane. -.
Washington State. so: Washington, 3s.
Stanford, 40. U. c. L A A
Southern California 81 California, SO
Kansas, 35; Missouri "a
DruTy, SO; Missouri Valley, "a