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Evening star., 1942-08-17
Netwomen Startinq
Singles in District
Rec Tournament
Men Have Reduced Field
To Around rs; Doubles
Now Are Under Way

Play in the women's singles sec
ton of the District Recreation De-
partment's tennis tournament opens
this afternoon at the Reservoir
Courts, but must share attention
with another heavy schedule on the
mems side.
The men, competing in what now
is termed the buffers tourney"
further cut the original field of 100
entrants to around Is with second
round play yesterday. First-round
doubles matches also were held.
Summaries:
Today's Pairings.
Singles, third round. o'clock-Rice VS..
aasan ys sheehn co%an % VS. Bacon H
McPadden, McCollum VS.. Epperly. Fry VS..
Hanna.
=, Doubles. second round, 6 o'clock
ThreadgiIl and and Hackney vs. Goodwin and
VS. Miller and Wood, Love and Shoemaker
vs. Sheehan and Tewes
sngles-Ellis debated Levy, o6-2, 6-2:
Rssel Ess dstsa5sa stfssssd Msf HfFgss5o % & wisan
defeated Manchester. 3-6, 6-2, 81;
hisg defeassd Rs 1din Tshsr
defeated Haney, 4--6, e-2. 81. default;
Waits defeated Walters, So, q;
Goodwin defeated Schreder., e., 2-6.
ger srl. e. willis defeated cosz' Ga.
60: aHagan defeated Metnenger, 6--3.
e. e. shsehan defessed iL Love; 60 s-99
Bacon defeated .Hofecker.. 60. %;
HoEa Holzma1 defeated ,swinfordd, s-3: en- en-
ss,ssisf H'nte So G Moas a.
sreenbere g S al ssiaan Meceium defeaed defeated
aackney HI kr.y. ct; 6as, 60; Hanna defeat
Doubles-Threadsill and Hackney de-
teated Greenwald and Pollock, 6-3. e.:
Goodwin and Marcus defeated Martin and
defeated Bowling @ and ksissy ana a 0man s4
Wheeler; e., -; RICE and Willis de-
festsd BsEd RIoon and
feated Hofecker and Avon, 6--3, "a;
sheehan and Tewes defeated Blanchard
Curran defeated Waits and Morreli Ga.
den and Lienburg, 6-1, 6-3; Haney and
and Miller. 81, 6-2; Wilson, and Miller
defeated Hanson and Tebcau. 81, Go:
Lawless and Fisher defeated Grienbert and
seeatea ss Lew and sssmf. ana
6-4.
Women's PairinKs.
=, -Four o'elock-Brsnsford vs.: McDonald'
ehnn Es MS zsS GoeRer Weiss " W',s IS
koeissr Mlisi w. heco, H;si y osioeg. g:f' vs.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE.

land (Ky) Daily Independent
sends in suggestion that the
movie folks make a film story of
Babe Ruth's life. After ALL" Nc
Gill points out, thousands of
Ruth fans never had the oppor-
tunity to see him in action
Monday matinee-The Narra-
gansett Park publicity depart
ment picks up this quotation from
Col. John Thomas Taylor's recent
Boston speech on sports and
morale: "And we have a prob
lem as far as the folks at home
are concerned. Many of them
are making more money than
ever before. Their pockets are
stuffed and they need an outlet"
Three guesses what the hoss park
is willing to provide. Chalk up
another triumph for Bernie Bier
man. The advance sale for the
Minnesota-I SeahaWks' grid
game is way ahead of that for
the traditional Gopher Michigan
scrap. Bill Strang, who never
bets money on his trotting horses,
lost two suits of clothes to friends
who had more confidence than
Bill did in the Ambassador as a
Hambletonian candidate.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Griffmen Again Hit Toboggon
Despite Excellent Pitching
Law Of Averages Catches Up With Shoky
InfieId; Drop Two Games to Red Sox

Washington's threats with a seven
hit brand of pitching.
NeWsom allowed eight runs in the
first two innings of the nightcap,
with the aid of three errors, and the
Mats merely played ou the game
after that. The Red Sox clipped
Newsom, Bill Trotter and Bill Zuber
for IS hits, while Yank Terry per-
mitted only hits.
Terry yielded eight walks, but the
only runs he allowed were unearned.
Newsom wasn't as bad as those eight
runs would indicate, for the Mats
were dropping infield pop flies and
committing other atrocities during
that Boston uprising.
Idle today, the Mats will face the
Athletics at Griffith Stadium tomor-
row night in the opener of a three
game series. The Mats then will
invade New York before returning
here to battle Western teams.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Griff Is UnIucky in Deals With Jimmy Dykes

Wonder the behind Washngtons public links
who gong
made by the Welfare
the remainder of the the
servicemen And towels lockers
While the a
header last Saturday the
inserted timely hits the
it son-ln-laW protected the lead Griffith
be proud of his deals with Jimmy the
has been strictly poison to Old
The taking big toll
the Ice Foles the
ladies And who's complaining?
Evening star., 1942-08-17
AN-Stars' Squad
Full Of ling as
zup Hust|es
Confident Of Whipping
Beers, Show Results
Of Military Toll
BY CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

EVANSTON, Ill, Aug. 17-Bob
Zuppke is glad he left his prize
porkers on his downstate farm and
came back for last fling in the beef
business-on the football field.
After spending week barking
orders and cracking jokes with Gus
tomary gusto-and having a "hell-
IVA lot of fun"-with his 60-man
squad of college all-stars. the vet
eran former University of Illinois
coach is confident his boys will give
the Chicago Bears a rough party
at Soldier Field August % in the
ninth annual All-Star- game.
Our biggest immediate task is
to get the squad working smoothly
in precise team units" said Zuppke,
who was Illini coach for 20 years.
That's where the Bears have
starting advantage. George Halas
tBear coach already has a unit
one Of the greatest in football"
Zuppke at Mental Ease.
The little Dutchman, famous for
springing grid upsets, is working
energetically in the brief time al
lotted, but he probably is easier at
mind than at any time in years.
He is going at his final football lob
confidently and eagerly to give the
Collegians their first victory over
the Pros in three years.
Observers who are permitted to
pass inside the boarded enclosure
where the All-Stars work out.
notice how well disciplined, condi-
toned and spirited the boys are.
TITS the best looking gang of
All-Stars I've seen in eight years"
one old-timer concluded. "Zup and
his assistants already have got them
IN fighting tempo and an excellent
frame of mind for the game.
Military Training Helps.
I thing the coaching Job was
mace easier this year, however, by
the fact that half the boys belong
to the armed forces and have been
well trained. It's not like getting
a bunch of fellows who have been
fancy free all summer"
zup says the squad is crisp and
alert and full of concentration.
wouldn't say it's a great SQUAD
or even unusually talented" he
confldes with a hint of his usual
pesslmlsm, "but the kids are conf
oent and have worked hard the first
week. They believe they can beat
ehe Bears, and that helps"
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Polo Players Worth
Up 10 Pony, Mi|burn
Always Contended
Greatest Back, Who Died
Saturday, Was With 7
international Teams
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-DevereuX
Milburn, whose death ended career
that helped change polo from
panty-waist affair on horseback to
the slashing game it is today, al
ways credited the pony with the
making of a top-f1ight player.
Milburn, who died late Saturday
while playing golf with a pair of
polo-playing cronies, generally was
recognized as the greatest hack the
sport ever produced.
The best player in the world
would find it a tough job to keep
up with the pace On a poor pony"
was Milburn's observation as he
helped prepare the United States
team for its international match
with England in 1926, "and poor
player would be far better than that
on a flrst-rate mount"
Milburn played on seven United
States foursomes against the British
and in four of them, from 1911 to
1921, was astride "Temby."
IL was curing thOSe years that
he teamed with the late Harry
Payne Whitney and the famed
Waterbury brothers to make up the
United States Big Four. They
brought the Westchester Cup to
this country for the first time in
1909.
After World War I, in which he
was a major of field artillery, he
played with Tommy Hitchcock, jr.,
Winston Guest and Bobby Straw
bridge.
The 61-year-old native of Buffalo,
N. Y, was educated at Oxford and
Harvard. He is survived by MS
widow, two daughters and two sons,
both of whom are in the service.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Croft, Fat and Clumsy, Appears
Unlikely to Stick With Skins
Massive Rookie FIops in First scrimmoge;
Bough Makes Days Snoppiest PIoy

backs. and Salvatore Mena, an end,
were other rockies who underwent
their baptism of fire yesterday and
came through with colors flying.
Mena, who was late reporting, and
Peregoy, however, didn't shape UP
as we'll as the others, who are al
most certain to stick.
When Poillon, surrounded by
Peregoy, Elmer Gentry and Deal in
the backfeld, went on the offensive,
he had against him line composed
OF Bob Titchenal and Ed Cifers, End
Bill Young and Fred Davis, tackles,
Glen Stralka ond Clyde Shugart,
guards, and Ki Aldrich, center.
Needless to say the veterans did a
job on him, smearing him for no
gain on half dozen plays.
True Pro Ability Lacking.
Peregoy, who hasn't shown true
pro ability at this early stage, man.
aged to wriggle away from the
enemy once, but virtually every
other thrust was stopped cold. Deal
showed a lot of driving power and
seemed to enjoy the rough work.
He may turn out to be the prize
rookie if he continues to improve.
The backfield of Andy Farkas,
Sammy Baugh, Wilbur Moore and
Ray Hare, which played behind the
above line, clicked for several touch
downs. Baugh pulled the days
prettiest play, taxing the ball to
both sides and sprinting through
gaping hole in the middle into the
clear.
Dick Todd got away on a naked
reverse and ditto for Andy Farkas,
who romped through left tackle be-
hind perfect interference.
Baugh's passing was not up to
par. The tall Texan only tossed a
couple, one to Ed Offers for a good
gain, but his aim and timing was
bad.
The second-string line, which be-
gan with Poillon & Co., found Al
Kruger and Sal Mena at the flanks,
Croft and Watts, tackes: Lamas
and Vic Carroll, guards, and George
Smith, center.
Coach Ray Flaherty indicated the
tempo of the work will be sped up
this week with scrimmages sched-
uled tomorrow and Thursday.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
BY HUGH FULLERTON. Jr.,
Wide World Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Aug 17.-This one
comes by roundabout route, but,
if true, it is good news for foot
ball fans. The story is that the
Office of Defense Transportation
has assured college representa-
tives that they'll be able to get
transportation for their teams this
fall. Looks as if Dixie Parsons
might be the Tigers only catcher
the remainder of the season.
Birdie Tebbetts already is on his
way to the Army and the word is
that Young Harvey Riebe, just
bought from Beaumont, may be
called any day. When Mrs. Mar
tina Gudeyon, cook at the Car
roll College dormitory that is
serving as training quarters for
the Chicago Cardinals, heard she
would have 80 players to feed,
she fixed up enough grub for rs
girls. Half way through the first
meal the Cards sent an S o S for
more food.
Postman's paragraph - Dick
Sherman of Jamestown. N. Y,
writes that Cy ~Pfirman, jr., by no
means is the youngest umpire in
Evening star., 1942-08-17
NeyIond, Wade Find Army Grid Material Good Plentiful

Some OF the Army folk beginning
forms the cooler days
morale Those
capook too often the
The word out that Col Bob Neyland
used to good material
oa players on their Army squads Each has approximately
squad and there anybody player
Some of the figure
Patsy Palmer who opped up locally year. do no better than
WIN second and three fourth this
ships The is wofold place,
new queen ranked nationally but generally
own town. secondly competitive
work and strict training
Nelly Holm the
top for addition
oelng an exceptional swimmer
work for her But majority of swimming willing to call it
quits at 8 or 49, especially childhood
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Catho|icU. Cited
As Being Dealt
Biggest Blow
Better to Kick Tor Out
Of Jops Than Pieskin,
Says One President
BY HAROLD CLAASSEN,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


NEW YORK, Aug 17.--Fifty-
colleges gave up football since the
last season, an Associated Press sur
vey discloses, with Gonzaga OF
Spokane, Wash, making the an
nouncement with such finality that
Head Coach Puggy Hunton immedi-
ately announced his candidacy for
sheriff.
But Coach Hunton wouldn't have
needed to make the transition that
obvious because the same survey
revealed that at least 81 other COL
leges hired new gridiron professors
during the year
Perhaps the hardest blow Of all
was suffered by Catholic University
in Washington. 1t quit football in
1910 and planned to resume in a
modest way this fall. Those plans
were wrecked by the first bomb to
fall on Pearl Harbor.
The war was the major factor
in the changes and President G.. S.
Sanders OF Southwestern (Okla)
Tech, explained his schools Drop
We can save $4,000 and the
war is more important. Our boys
can chase the pigs, not the pig
skin and kick hell out of the Japs,
not out of football"
A Few Cases Isolated.
Almost all the coaching switches
were instigated by the war except
for such isolated cases of routine
changes as Colorado State where
Harry Hughes resigned after 81
years, the University of Washington
where Jimmy Phelan's contract
wasn't renewed. Stanford, Holy
Cross and Illinois.
The Navy drew heavily upon the
football coaching fraternity for it's
physical toughening-up program
with Bernie Bierman of Minnesota
now heading the Iowa Seahawks,
James Crowley of Fordham guiding
the North Carolina candidates, Sam
Barry of Southern California in
charge at st. Mary's and Ray Wolf
of North Carolina at Georgia.
In addition, the Army acquired
such talent as Wallace Wade of
Duke, Robert Neyland of Tennes-
see and L. M. CBiff) Jones of Ne
braska.
Although at least 90 per cent of
the schools abandoning the sport
gave the war as the reason, some
used the armed conflict as a way
out rather than an outright reason
for their action.
NYU Considers Purse.
New York University, with the
worlds largest undergraduate body.
decided to do without the gridiron
on its purse early in the winter.
Other name" schools to drop foot
ball were Gonzaga, Centenary and
the Ramblers of st. Mary's in
Texas.
A majority Of the schools putting
the uniforms in mothballs for the
duration were institutions away
from densely populated areas and
relying for profit on spectators who
lived at a distance. Tire and gas
rationing threatened to cut into
the gate receipts while added eouip-
ment and transportation costs
would have slashed into the profits.
The schools quit with all kinds
OF records. Trenton IN. j. Teach
ers had gone three seasons without
triumph and Thiel of Pennsyl-
vania checked out after an unbeaten
campaign in 1941.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Ey q staff Correspondent of The Star.

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Aug. IT,
Unless Milburn (Tiny) Croft, the
massive rookie tackle, gets firm
grip on himself, sheds about 20
pounds and begins to act more like
a football player than a good socia-
BILE companion his days as Redskin
are numbered.
The Tribe staged its first real
scrimmage of the season yesterday
before a sizeable crowd and the
biggest disappointment of the after
noon was Croft's work. Only once
or twice lid he employ his ponderous
bulk in approved grid style and most
of the session saw him mauled and
showed around as roughly as a
streetoar straphanger. Even As
sistant Coach Turk" Edwards, who
has been Croft's sincerest booster,
is beginning to doubt if the big
fellow will make the grade.
I'D like to put on suit and
play against him myself" Turk
grumbled after the workout. I'm
afraid the only way he'll learn is
by self-defense. Right now he's too
slow and easy-going to be tackle.
He'd get killed in tough pro game" :"
Lamas "On Danger List"
Another on the danger list is
Joe Lamas, a guard, who appears
to be too small for the company he's
keeping. Lamas, it is reported, had
a nice job at home but was anxious
to make some quick cash to pay for
an operation needed by his mother.
He's willing and he has tried hard
since practice started but the oppo-
sition is simply too big and too
tough. Joe weighs 205 pounds or
did when he arrived but he is not
the tall rangy type and doesn't
appear to have the physical equip
ment to handle the job. Yesterday,
for example he was on the bottom
of the pile every time they ran a
play at him. Infrequently the play
ended where he lay like lump in
the road. But most of the time the
opposing backs simply walked over
him.
George Watts, tackle, Dick
Poillon, Rufus Deal, Carlton Pere-
goy-Who dislikes his flrstname of
Lester. and Johnny Goodyear, all
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Savo|d, Music Ready,
Fans on Edge for
Battle Tonight
Lee to Gun for Quick
Koyo and Chance to
Shoot for Title

Lee Savold, the persistent heavy
weight championship challenger
from Des Moines. Iowa, and Tony
Music, stocky puncher who stayed
nine rounds with Champion Joe
Louis last year, meet in the 10
round feature at Griffith Stadium
tonight in what promises to be the
best boxing card of the summer here.
Savold, favorite locally since he
disposed of Lou Nova few months
ago, will weigh a little over 100,
some 10 pounds less than Music.
Two poStponements. one because of
conflict with a baseball game and
another because of Savold's illness,
have not lessened interest, accord
ing to Promoter Joe Turner, who
looks for around $4,000 in the till
tonight.
SavOld Back in Ftettle.
Completely recovered, Savold has
hopes of knocking out Music in less
than the nine rounds it took Cham
plon Louis to win TKO last sum-
mer without flooring Music. Such
feat. he believes, will put him in
line for a shot at Billy Conn or pos
sibly even Louis, provided such can
be arranged with the Army, which
currently has both top-notchers
under contract. Lee has a string of
18 consecutive victories.
Music is given not much more
than an outside chance of stopping
Savold. but that does not detract
from the attention tonights main
go is getting. He thinks his uncon-
ventional style will battle Savold.
III get him off balance and wait
for an opening" says Tony.
Supporting Gard Strong.
A better than average supporting
card with six bouts listed to start
at $50 has been arranged. The main
preliminary brings out George
Parks, District of Columbia colored
heavyweight, against Mike ODowd.
popular club fighter from New York.
Parks counts Gus Mirman and Al
Reiss among his victims. There also
are two six-rounders, with Freddy
Wallmayer, former Richmond Gold
en- Gloves middleWeight champion,
facing Roscoe Perry, another colored
youth.
Four-heaters featuring home tai
ent are: Danny Petro VS.. Joe Boone,
bantamweights; Charley Petro VS..
George Smyre, lightweights, and
Nick Latsios VS.. Bill Washington,
WelterWeights, Tickets are scaled
from $120 to SIS.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Yogi Works Magic
With Bat as Wand
By the Associated Press.


ST. JOSEPH, Mo, Aug. IT.
The East Chicago, Ind, Junior
American Legion baseball team
agrees with Webster's definition
of a Yogi as a person with magi-
cal powers.
The HooSier team lost a 25-to-0
game last night to the st. Louis
nine in the finals of the Legion
regional tournament.
Yogi 0ouD Berra, st. Louis
italian leftfielder, smacked out a
home run, triple, double and
single and had a hand In scor-
ing IA of his teams runs-driv-
ing in 10, and scoring four him.
self.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Colleges Give Up Football for Duration but 81 Hire New
Win, Lose :; !;,;,: . o! or Draw
By FRANCIS {. STAN
By FRANCIS {. STAN
Notes to You

What is there about Buffalo that ballplayers go
AWOL? When he with the Cleveland Indians
Pyak used to shuttle off to Buffalo and then fish
and think Earlier this Catcher Buddy
YANKEES to go back to Buffalo looks the Pitts
burgh Pirates newly purchased shorstop Gene
the town to playing in the major leagues Last reports nd
Gated that Geary headed for Buffalo, which is
place to look for him any.
1t cnch that Clark Shaughney athletic director
coach at the University Maryland would getting
chicago Bears
Tackle Joe Sydahar
rurnoed that would be offered
e too Now that he's signed Jack Manders Shaughne be
all
idea of what the at" a
The official major league baseball be growing progressively
deader but can't by the
Only Buck Newsom
this is
chance, indeed.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

For the Mats that era of sunshine
and laughter they were becoming
accustomed to apparently has eyap-
Grated. Sensations of the league
for the past three weeks, the Mats
today had reverted to their more
normal status, with four game los
ing streak testifying to their tobog-
gaming tactics.
Washington moved into Boston
with f1ve-game winning streak and
last night when they gratefully
eased out of that historic town it
was with the ownership of a pros
pering string of losses. Strange
events had occurred within the
previous three weeks. but the Mats
knew they were winning on bor-
roWed time.
This is no slap at the Mats For
three weeks, give or take a day,
they had been playing remarkable
baseball, making the most of an
inept infield and lightly regarded
batting order. Somehow that in
field came through in ticklish situa-
tions behind nifty pitching with
the Mats batters hitting when it
counted.
Nobody Is Surprised.
The bubble has burst and nobody
is surprised. The Mats were playing
over their heads. They won despite
seven errors in one game and five
in another. Seemingly they could
do nothing wrong, but the law of
averages and lack of talent finally
swung around to them again.
Pitching was keeping the Mats in
games they otherwise figured to be
out of, though, and there is no rea-
son to suspect that pitching has
collapsed. Yesterday, as the Mats
absorbed GA and 1913 defeats at
Boston, Walter Masterson and Buck
NeWsom definitely were off form,
but they are calculated to bounce
back.
Sid Hudson, who dropped a 2-1,
Shit decision to the Red Sox. was
deserving of his fifth successive vic
tory The lean, sincere right-hander
pitched homerun ball to Ted Will
liams that cost him that decision,
but he gave a nifty performance
nevertheless. He figures to be a
tough-to- pitcher from here out.
The Mats have come up with an
excellent pitching staff and one of
the worst infields in major league
history simultaneously. In Hud-
son, NeWsem, Masterson and Ale
jandro Carrasquel plus Early Wynn,
when in condition, Washington owns
mound staff that requires no
apologies.
Cullenbine Out of Place.
Peeking into the future, however,
the Mats may lose both Hudson and
Masterson before another season
rolls around. Newsom will be
year older when another year hurts
and there seemingly is no remedy
for that inf1eld condition.
Roy Cullenbine is giving the best
he has at third base, but he simply
isn't third baseman. Johnny Sui
livan probably will develop to be a
fine shortstop, but not until he has
acquired two or three years expert
ence. Ellis Clary lacks the physical
equipment of second baseman and
Mickey Vernon must hit to warrant
his salary as first baseman.
So in the meantime the Mats
pitching must carry the club. Tt
hasn't done bad job of it, despite
those four straight beatings, but the
Mats require well-pitched game if
they hope to win. Their fielding or
hitting won't offset poor pitching.
The Mats spurted into a 81 lead
yesterday in the first game at Bos-
ton. with the aid of Bruce Camp
bells home run, but the Red Sox
pecked away at Masterson to snatch
q 6-3 lead and Bill Butland stymied
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Potomac Club Downs
CoIesviIIe Cardinals

Potomac A. c. nine, champion of
the Montgomery County Baseball
League, topped Colesville Cardinals,
claimants to the Maryland semi
pro title, 1915. in game yesterday.
Boswell Olson, 125-pound 19-year-
old hurler, allowed only four hits
on the Potomac mound, while Pat
Fenlon, Charley Acquilino and Pepco
Barry made three hits each for Po-
tomac.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
War Comes Close
To Redskin Camp
By staff Correspondent of The Star


SAN DIEGO, Calf, Aug. IT,
War comes close to home to the
Redskins as they 60 through their
training PAGES here on the coast.
Not only are they quartered at a
military school, but nearby in the
rolling hills is Camp Callen, a
large Army pest.
In the late afternoon the
players watch a squad of young
sters doing police work around
the grounds line up with their
brooms just before being dis
missed. During the day booming
drumf1re of artillery practice
rolls down from the Army post
to lend realistic sound effects to
the setting.