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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-21
Five Nominees in Ruce
For Sullivan Trophy
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2l.-The 900
sports leaders who comprise the
tribunal for the James E. Sullivan
Memorial Trophy were being polled
today by Secretary Dan Ferris of
the A. A. U. for votes on the five
candidates for the 1912 award to
the Nations outstanding amateur
athlete.
The successor to Leslie MacMitch-
ell will come from among Ed Hen
ming Of Cleveland, veteran gymnast:
Mrs. Estelle Lawson Page of Chapel
Hill, N. c., former golf champion;
Bill Smith, Hawaii's swimming ace:
Joe Smith. former national mara
thon champ, and Cornelius Warm
erdam, the worlds only 15-foot pole
vaulter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-21
Touchdown Club Bids
Accepted by Butts
And Shaughnessy 81
Georgia Coach Will See
Sinkwieh, Ace Player,
Get Comp Trophy

A brace of the Nations outstand-
ing collegiate football coaches today
had signified their intention of att.
tending the annual banquet of the
Touchdown Club of Washington at
the Willard Hotel on January 5.
Clark Shaughnessy, University Of
Marylands athletic director and
head football coach, and Wallace
Butts, coach of the University OF
Georgia Bulldogs who will meet
U. C. L. A. in the Rose Bowl, have
accepted invitations.
Butts will be accompanied here by
his crack back, Frank Sinkwich, who
will receive the Walter Camp Me-
mortal Trophy for being voted the
Nations outstanding collegiate foot
ball player.
Two years ago Shaughnessy piloted
Stanford to a Rose Bowl victory
over Nebraska and this season with
Maryland his team won seven of
nine games.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-21
Large Field Of Track
Stars Lined Up for
Sugar Bowl Meet
Short Of Georgetown
To Compete in 440;
Rice Skips Title
BY the Associated Press.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. Ala
large field of track aces have &C
cepted invitations to the Sugar
Bowl meet scheduled December 81,
L. Di Benedetto has announced.
Greg Rice, Notre Danes cham
pion distance runner, will not de-
fend his smile crown. but will
be replaced by colorful Walter
Spain of Birmingham Southern,
Spain, as Birmingham High
School student, achieved mild
degree Of fame by sneaking into a
Southeastern Conference meet and
leading the 2-mile field for two
laps before policemen wrestled him
off the track.
Fred Wolcott, one of the greatest
hurdlers of all time while enrolled
at Rice University, will represent
/. the Georgia Pre-Flight, School
here Wisconsin's Walter MehI win
run the mile. .-r -.-
Hugh, Short. national collegiate
440 yard champion, represents
Georgetown in that dash. y .:,r p
The complete entry list: : ..~,
12O-yard hurdles-Ensign Fred
Wolcott, Georgia Pre-Flight School;
Pete Owens, unattached, Dallas;
Charles Had, unattached. Chicago;
Douglas jacques, University Of
Texas; Arthur Egbert, Marquette
University.
1-mile run-Gilbert Dodds,
Boston Athletic Association; Don
aid Durham, Dartmouth Univer-
sity; Tom Judge. Indiana Uni
versity; Ensign Walter Mehl, Iowa
Pre-Flight School; Earl Mitchell,
Indiana University.
440-yard dash-Harold Hall, I'M
attached, Houston; Hugh Short
Georgetown University; Russell
Owen, Ohio State; Jack Campbell,
Fordham; Oris "Arkey" Erwin,
Louisiana State.
emile run-Ollie Hunter III
Notre Dame; Fred Wilt, Indiana;
Leo Casey, New York A. c.; Jerry
Thompson, Texas: Walter Spain,
Birmingham Southern.
2-mile steeplechase-George De
George, New York A. c.; Forest
Efaw, Oklahoma A. and M; Harold
Gunston, New York A. c.: James
Rafferty,, New York A. O.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-21
Name Stars Missing,
But Vests Gridiron
SQUAD Packs Punch
Eost's Team in New Year
Charity Contest Faces
Formidable Outfit
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21.-The
Western half Of the annual East
West charity football game has
started assembling and, as has been
the case for years, the squad lacks
a lot of name" players, but is
packed with college seniors who
have proven they can play 4 lot Of
hard, tough football.
Western Co Coach Grin E. Babe"
Hollingbery of Washington State
College has been afhliated with the
Shriners' crippled children's game
since its inception in 1925. Every
year he has laid down the precept:
Let the other side have the all
America players and give me the
boys who make the headlines less
often"
West Leads, Two to One.
1t has paid rich dividends. The
West leads with 10 victories to five
for the East. Two contests ended
in ties, including the 6-6 finish last
January 3, when the classic was
transferred to New Orleans due
to war conditions. Previously, the
West had won three In a row.
The 22-man squad Hollingbery
Don Faurot of Missouri and assist
ants will try to coach to a win
here New Year Day numbers four
who attained all-America stature
of from first to third team rating
They are Chuck Taylor, guard.
Stanford; Norm Very, tackle
Southern California, and back
fielders Bob Kennedy of Washing
ton State and Bob Steuber OF
Missouri. Coaches of the country
probably would settle for any OF
the other Is who may be described
as players players.
Coach Hollingbery outlined pre-
liminary practice plans indicating
the 1943 Western team would largely
employ a driving ground attack. I'VE
have the backfield material for an
outstanding running team" he said.
Jim Jurkoyich of California and
my own Bob Kennedy will At into
the tailback jobs. In spite OF his
many injuries I consider Jurkovich
one Of the finest halfbacks ever de-
veloped on the West Coast.
Blocking Backs Included.
"Steuber of Missouri and Frank
Porto of California are top wing
backs and Willie Zapalac OF Texas
A. 81 M. and Don Reece Of Missouri
can block with any of them. Tom
Robin OF Oregon and Tony Com
pagno of st. Mary's are down for
fuIlback duties ut present.
This adds up to q lot Of power
and We hope to make the most of it..
We will have plenty of pass throw
ing ability available also with
Jurkovich and Kennedy around"
Hollingbery said there was a pos
sibility Walt Harrison. University Of
Washington center, would be shifted
to fullback. Harrison played full
back as sophomore and turned In
impressive line bucking perform
anceS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-21
Manila S Canada Trip
May Bolster Lions
For Future TiHs 5,
Coach Is Seeking Talent
After Washington Drops
Decision to Buffalo, 6-3

The Washington Lions returned
here today for sorely needed "
rest following last nights 6-3 de- =
feat by the Bisons at Buffalo, hop 4,
ing injuries to key players will ~.
mend by the time they face the'n
Providence Reds in their nextseG
game Saturday night at Uhnelir.
Arena.
Against the Bisons Washington "'
was operating without the services m
of key players in Defenseman Tony 80
Graboski and Center Ossie AS an
mundson. Only recently they re-. ,~
gained the services of Goalie Paul
Gauthier after a six-week absence. :,
but that pleasure was temperedoh
by the loss of George Mantha as
player for six weeks due to a
broken wrist.
Coach Mantha. who is en- route
to Montreal where he will spend the
holidays with his family, hopes to
return with some help for his Lions. no.
He will seek to clear the passports '"'
of Defenseman Roger Leger, Winger ar
Paul Courteau and Goalie Paul LIE -
Clerc.
Skating with a makeshift line-u e
the Lions never got in the game ~,
against the Western division leaders D.,
last night. Buffalo pumped three
goals into the Washington net in
the first period and scored three
times in the second session to own
60 lead entering the final period. sh
when Fred Weaver scored the LionshN.
final goal. 10
The games nine goals we're scored ~
| by as many different players, with, r.,
| Fernand Gauthier, Rod Lorrain and
Weaver producing the Lions scores.
| In other American Hockey League
games last night the Pittsburgh
Hornets wallopNd the New Haven - .
Eagles, So, and the Hershey Bearsno
disposed of Indianapolis, 81. The 10
Cleveland Barons were to have.
played in Providence but a 4-hour'
train delay forced postponement Of
/ the game until tonight. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-21

months, the Lttle CnlcaeOan was
the unanimous choice of members
of the New York Boxing Writers
Association to receive the award
given each year in memory of the
former Associated Press sports
writer who was killed in 1888 while
serving as a war correspondent in
Spain.
The writers considered no other
candidate than Corpl. Barney, who
only last month stood off q detach-
ment of Japs and protected three
wounded comrades all night until
help arrived the next day.
1t was November 10 that Ross,
wounded and suffering from shock
and fever, refused to be evacuated
when his marine unit was ordered
to the rear after being isolated in
dangerously located underbrush.
Instead, he stood guard over his
wounded pals in fox hole exposed
to a hidden machine gun nest. He
fred more than $50 rounds of am
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-21
Distribute Catch,
Anglers Urged
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
It's all right to go fishing, but
please, the Government begs, see
that somebody eats the catch.
The Fish and Wildlife Service.
with mention about "rationing
OF meat and other essential food
stuffs' being close at hand, issued
the appeal.
Too many sportsmen. 1t seems,
are apt to take home a fair
catch and let it spoil before they
eat it. Next season. they are
urged to make arrangements with
commercial fish dealers, chari-
table institutions or others to
take off the anglers hands any
fish they can't eat readily them
selves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-21
Pep, Seeking 56h Straight
Win, Favorife Over Silva
By the Associated Press.

by the A0S0Gfe3ed Pfe86,
JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Dec. 21.-
Willie Pep Of Hartford, Conn, who
recently earned the New York
version of the worlds featherweight
championship, will tangle with
Mexican Joey Silva Of Los An
geles in a 1o-round bout here to-
night.
Pep Is q hands down favorite to
boost his straight wins to Sc. He
won a decision last year over the
present ruler OF the nghtweights
Beau Jack, who scored q three
round knockout over Tippy Larkin
in Madison Square Garden last
week.
The Connecticut fighter will 20
into tonight's scrap weighing 126
pounds, four pounds less than his
opponent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-21

O0-ffo, db Usual t1ScI I1ydJJS-
Vile, were high. according to the
scores reported.
Burton's 212 Game Stands Out.
However, the outstanding feat OF
the preliminary was game of
212 rolled at Hyattsville by Wally
Burton. Burton probably landed
second to King in scratch and
gross sets with 463-27-490.
AS son as practicable, alley man.
ayers are asked to turn in to
Tournament Treasurer Bill Wod
at the Hi Skor their financial re-
ports and their unsold entry
blanks. The prize list will be
made up by expert Arville Eber-
sole, executive secretary of the Ma
tional Duckpin Bowling Congress,
referee of the tournament.
Bowling managers are requested
to turn in for publication their
lists of qualifers, with scores, and
the dates of their roll-offs for pub
lication. They should include
single games that might win
prizes.
Equals Astor Clarke's Feat.
As winners of the first annual Be-
thesda Bowling Center mixed dou-
bles tournament Madge Lewis and
Al Wright of Clarendon today shared
new bowling fame with Johnny Shea
Of Anacostia Spillway, who boosted
his second consecutive victory in
the annual King pin Christmas
Handicap.
Rating a fat handicap Of so pins
off his lis District League average
Shea banged out gross score OF
$50 last night to beat out Jimmy
Moore. King Pin pilot, by a margin
of four sticks for a top prize of $l25
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-21
Sy the Associated Press.


MIAMI. Fla. Dec. 1.-Two drill
sessions were on tap today for the
Boston College football squad as
Coach Denny Myers quickly got
down to the business of whipping
his players into shape for the
Orange Bowl clash with Alabama.
The Eagles worked out yesterday
for the first time here with a big
crowd of Miami grid fans as specta-
tors. The session started with cal
isthenics that would flag a Com
mando, and went on to passing and
running.
Il was curious to see what effect
the change Of climate would have
on the boys" said Myers I'm pretty
sure we'll do all right. Today will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-21
B. &. Cracks Down in Practice
To Test Effect of Florida Heat

tell me q lot more, however, for wei
work out twice and be on the field
during the heat OF the day.
We'll wear full equipment for
the afternoon session and 1 plan tt
give the team its first bit Of con-
tact"
Mike Holovak, fullback, and Joe
Repkoe, tackle, came in for some
good-natured kidding because they
missed yesterdays drill. They went
directly to the Orange Bowl stadium
from sightseeing trip, and finding
the dressing rooms locked tight, de-
cided the equipment hadn't arrived
and went back to their hotel. The
team, meantime. had gone to Miami
Field for the drill. reserving a peek
at the stadium for later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-21
Williams Stick Mop Up Becomes Eighth Player Top More Than Once
Spence Of Grifimen
Gains Third Place,
Leads in Triples
Washington Is Fourth
With .258 Average;
Homers Drop of
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PRESS.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2l.-Cornering
most of the American League 1912
hitting honors. lean Ted williams,
the 24-year -old Boston Red Sox out
fielder who now is taking . course
in naval aviation and is considered
out of baseball for the duration OF
the war, became the eighth player
In the leagues history to win the
batting championship more than
once.
Williams oficially was tabled to-
day as champion with a .3S6-a So
point drop from his winning .406 in
1871. His mark topped the $3.50
Ernie lombard of the Boston Braves
posted to win the 1912 National
League batting title.
Williams also led in these depart
ments: So home runs, 1877 runs bat
ted in. 1893 total bases and l4l runs
Chef Laabs Of the st. Louis Browns
was second best in homers with ~.
Omcial figures showed a consider
able let-down in batting this year.
In 1941 three men exceeded Will
lians' new 1856 mark, and Is fin
ished with 800 or better, whereas
only seven regulars made this group
In 1912.
Yanks Hold Homer Lead % Years.
Aggregate team batting dropped
from .266 in 1941 to .257 The Red
Sox, powered by williams and
Johnny Pesky, took the title for the
third straight year with .276-seven
points shy Of their l94l percentage.
Although Joe Di Maggios seventh
place hitting mark of .305 was &C
cented by only 81 homers, nine less
than he dubbed the year before. the
New York Yankees totaled 108 four
ply blows. For % years now they
have been tops in this particular
feature and have gone through 81
seasons with home-run output of
100 or better. Charley Keller aided
the cause this year by matching Di
Maggio's production.
The Yanks were second in team
batting with 1853, followed by the
Browns with 259 and the Washing
ton Senators with .258.
In the league as a whole, home
run output dropped from 734 in ls4l
to $50.
Pesky. who, like Williams, also Is
in the naval aviation program, was
runnerup in batting with 1881, but
excelled the champion in number of
hits with EOS to become the eighth
rookie in American League annals
to pass the 200 mark. Pesky also
led in sacrifices with %. Sacrifice
hits throughout the league increased
by IS.
Spence Third Best Batter.
Trailing Pesky in the batting race
were Stanley Spence Of Washington
with 1873: Joe Gordon Of the
Yankees. 1922; George Case of Wash
ington, 800. and Walt Judnich of
st. Louis, BIB. s.....
Spence collected 203 base hits and
paced the league with Is triples,
two more than Joe, Di Maggie and
Cleveland's JEFF Heath.
Don Holloway of the Chicago
White Sox, who hit comparatively
weak .273, tapped 40 doubles to head
that speciality, while Harlond Cliff
OF st. Louis posted 80. For the
fourth consecutive season, Case was
the best base burglar, stealing a to
run his total to 1853 in the four years.
Case was tagged only six times In
his attempts, while Lou Boudreau.
the Cleveland manager, was nailed
Is times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-21
Vols Might Need Two
eums at One Time
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
Tennessee is going to use the two
team system against Tulsa In the
Sugar Bowl.
And II you believe the bear stories
being put out by Oklahomans, Tulsa
must be good enough for Tennessee
to need both of them on the field
at the same time,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-21
Cooper Is Roted Double
As Cardinal HurIer

By the Associated Pro9e.
Branch Hickey says he can't think
Of any pitcher outside OF two on the
Cardinals that he'd rather have
than Rube Melton.
And, suggests Jeff Moshier Of the
St. Petersburg FlaD Independent,
Mort Cooper probably is both Of EN-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-21
More Than Open Door
Seen for Frosh Aces
b the Associated Press.

6y the A9SociAted ffeeS.
Pacific Coast Conference opens
door to freshman" says headline
Shucks, times being what they are,
colleges are not only opening the
door, but getting behind the year
hngs to help 'em with q hefty shove
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-21
Rate Gridders by Points

Newest novelty in football is the
decimal-system rating of all-Amer-
lea players, on the same formula
used to rate collegiate teams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-21
Mrs. frankie Makes Trip

Football note: Mrs. frankie Sink
wich will see hubby play In the Rose
Bowl. She was lucky enough to get
an airliner seat, westbound, the
same day Georgias team departed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-21
MI. Hockey Standings Without
Tie First Time in Fortnight
Bruins Ahead by Two Points, With Other
Clubs Strung Out After Hot Week End
By the Associated Press.


For the first time In than two weeks there ties
National Hockey standings today the
still front with the of the club strung
file after heavy week end Of skating.
deadlock which at the the standings
slipped gradually third place
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-21
Ross Captures Boxing Award
Without Pulling on d Glove
Barney, Marine Hero in GuodoIeonoI,
Voted Rings Man Of the Year
BY AUSTIN BEALMEAR,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK Dec. 2l-Barney Ross, who three world
championships in the but does his fighting in
Guadalcana corporal the United States Marines the
winner Of the Edward Neil Memorial Trophy boxngs man
Of the year"
Although he hasn't pulled the padded gloves many
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-21
Bill King and Erno Neidecker
Win War Savings Pin PreIim
Capture Scratch and Gross Set Honors;
Bowling Managers Reports Awaited

Unless beatedy turned in reveal otherwise Bill King
champion of the mems division Nedecker
the the qualification round of The Stars savings
bowling tournament The prelim wound up last night.
King and scratch honors with at the Bethesda
Bowling Center 469-2A493 Neideckers 1886
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-21
Touqh on CostIeberr

Clint Castleberry never played on
. losing team until Georgia walloped
Georgia Tech November %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-21
No Stretch Run Needed

Would you say whirlaway's selec-
ton As horse of -the-year was a
runaway?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-21
Seems Roster for Rosnr

The. least you can say about the
Yankees swap with Cleveland is'
that the future seems definitely
roster for Rosar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-21
NAIONAL LEAGUl

Rssults Yesterday.
Toronto. 3: New York, 2.
Detroit. 4: Montreal. 3.
Boston. 4; CHICAGO, 1 (tis).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-21
Hockey Statistics

Results Yesterday,
Buffalo. 8; Washington, 3.
PITTSBURGH, 8. New Haven, ..
Hershey. 8: Indianapolis. l.
Cleveland at Providence. postponed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-23
America
Over
There
BY LOUIS REID

q CORES of American
- women fliers are help
ing Britain win the
battle OF the skies. They are
members OF the Air Transport
Auxiliary, and they fly Spit
fires and Hurricanes and Blen-
helm bombers from factories to
Raj fields.
One out OF every nine women
in the A. T. A. at present is an
American, fact which reflects
great credit upon Flight Captain
,Jacuueline Cochran. Americas
No. / woman flyer and holder OF
numerous speed and altitude
records. II was Miss Cochran
who, last Winter set about re-
cruiting volunteers from the
3258 licensed women pilots IN
the United States.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-23
WELL TRAINED

Last June, Il will be recalled,
Miss Cochran plotted q Lock-
heed Hudson bomber across the
Atlantic to England - the first
woman to perform such a JOB.
The flight made stronger her
belief that Americas women
pilots should serve as wartime
ferry flyers and thus free men
for active combat duty. She
began a recruiting tour OF prin-
cipal cities, interviewed pilots
who had at least 800 hours in
the air, enlisted their support.
At first thgir, Job was to de-
liver trainer~planes TO pilot
schools. Winning their wings
at this work. they began to fly
100 different types of British
and American fighters and
bombers TO front-line stations.
In hundreds Of thousands OF
miles Of flying over England
there have been but two A. T. A.
casualties. The death OF Amy
Johnson Mollison in Channel
crash was one.
According 10 Miss Cochran
the women pilots In England
have been doing a most helpful
and outstanding Job in air
transport.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-23
HIGH PAY

Americas women pilots are
giving great assistance" she
said. at the same time they are
being organized and trained aS
a nucleus for similar Amer
lean air transport auxiliary when
the need for such an organiza-
ton shall arise"
The American women are not
serving in the Royal Air Forces
woman's auxiliary. which does
ground duty exclusively. They
wear the dark blue uniform Of
the A. r. A.. a natty tunic and
skirt. or trousers. On their
shoulders appear the letters
~. S.IA."
Their salaries. It Is said,
average $4,000 a year This is
somewhat more than British
women filters receive. since the
Americans have a SIS a week
expatriation allowance deposited
10 their credit in the United
states In addition TO normal
British pay.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-29
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and the Frothingham-
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The entire collection
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from the Hon. Howard
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From the home Of
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