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Evening star., 1942-01-23
BY HUGH FULLERTON, Jr,
Wide World Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-The war
already has landed some sports
folks in places they never expect
ed to be Gncluding the Army.
Charles Reilly, Norfolk Ledger
Dispatch sports editor. had to
suspend his column for a few
days to help the news staff cover
the sub raids off the Carolina
coast. Turf Expert Oscar Otis
Of the San Francisco Chronicle
keeps his hand in by flying to
Aqua Caliente Sundays after TAX
ing in prep basket ball games.
Ralph Hanford and Alan Gray,
jockeys agents, went to work in
Oakland, Calf, ship yards when
Santa Anita dropped from under
them.
Chicago's colony of major
league ball players has formed
the Pitch and Hit" Club to aid
in the sale of Defense bonds. Ted
Lyons is president. First days
ticket sale for the Boston Bruins
Oldtime Stars game for the Army
Relief Fund was more than 50 900.
Missing IN action-Players On
Evening star., 1942-01-23

Ontario "A ateur" Hockey
League is on the verge Of bust
up because players on one Detroit
team are demanding a IS a game
raise. Jack Miley, ex-sports COL
umnist who is now doing pub
hcity work, has signed for daily
sports broadcast to begin In Feb
ruary.
Today's guest star-Francis E.
Stan. Washington Star: THE
sport 90 that figures to be aided
most by the war is wrestling.
The burpers play a poor mans
game. The racket was dead un-
til the last depression. when it
came to life while the 1920, $40,
$3.50, ETC., sports collapsed, and
now there is sinister talk that it
will revive"
Postman's paragraph - Corpl.
Bill Hartnett miami 40 of Fort
Meade, Nd, puts in a boost for
the University of Miami foot
ballers who all contributed to the
Dade County Fla3 blood bank.
"A bloody good bunch Of Ameri-
can boys" says Bill, Sports Ed
Hugo Germino OF the Durham
Sun cRose Bowl, N. c." he says)
boosts Horace Hendrickson, ath-
Evening star., 1942-01-23
COLLEGES
Continued From Page A-I9D

peated comment and Kentucky re-
ported its spring schedules affected
by withdrawal from athletics by
several small colleges.
L. S. L. Expects Small Gates.
Louisiana States Board of Super
visors pigeon-holed a proposal for
abandonment of all intercollegiate
athletics, but kept weather eye
on the future in granting only a
one-year contract to Football Coach
Bernie Moore
Meanwhile. new angle of specu-
lation came from Moore. who pre-
dicted disappointing gate receipts
from football next fall because of
curtailment in use of autos.
The only head coach to be sum-
moned for military service has been
Mai. Bob Neyland of Tennessee, re-
called to the United States engin-
eers. Auburn. however, lost three
assistant coaches Porter Grant.
Bud McCollum and Bobbie Blake
and expects shortly to lose fourth,
Boots Chambless.
Maryland sent Mai. Geary Ep-
pley, director of athletics and track
coach. to the cavalry, and expects
Freshman Football Coach Bob
Smith to be called by the Army
in June. Wrestling Coach Sam
Zarnes of V. M. I. joined the Navy
last week, and the same service
called Tom Carruthers. Virginia's
business manager of athletics and
member of the N. C. A. A. Boxing
Commission, to active service as a
lieutenant.
Services Get Coaches.
Clemson has lost End Coach Bob
Jones and Assistant Freshman
Coach Randy Hinson; expects also
to lose Backield Coach Covington
Mcmillan and Line Coach Walter
Cox. The Army took Backfield
Coach Sterling Dupree from South
Carolina, Freshman Coaches Joe
Shepherd and Albert Elmore from
Alabama, Freshman Coach Watkins
Fatheree and newly appointed As
odIhllCId SOdSli A1nA Wy
Johnson from Mississippi State.
Tenessee's assistant line coach,
Bob Woodruff, is to follow Maj
Neyland to the Army engineers
next June. Mississippi expects End
Coach Vernon CCatfishD Smith to
be called shortly by the Tank Corps
and Trainer Jack Stuart joined the
Navy last week.
Relatively few top-fiight athletes
have been lost by Southern colleges.
The Air Corps drew enlistments
from Fullback John Hanson of Ala
bama and Regular Center Tommy
Witt of Georgia. At North Carolina
Roger We'll and Sam Gregory, CO.
captains of wrestling, joined the
Navy and Army, respectively. The
draft took South Carolina's Fred
Lytle, football end and high-scoring
basket ball center. while Dick An
derson, basket ball and track letter.
man, volunteered.
Bernie Lipkis, Louisiana States
sensational football center, and
Tulane's first-string end, Bill Hor-
nick, both joined the Army.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Bruins Defeat Mild
Blow as They Face
Bigger Troubles
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The defending champion Boston
Bruins still shared the lead in the
National Hockey League with the
New York Rangers today after
missing a chance to move out in
front, but their worries appeared to
be only beginning
AT Detroit, the Red Wings turned
back the Bruins 4-3, and jumped
into fifth place ahead Of the Brook
lyn Americans, who slipped back a
notch by losing to the Black Hawks,
Al. at Chicago.
The Bruins. who may lose three
crack players to the Canadian Army
soon. spotted the Wings three goals
in the first period and never were
able to overcome the lead.
But worse than that, Center Bill
Cowlev was sent to hospital with
a possible jaw fracture. suffered in
first-period collision with Detroit S
sgd Howe.
Evening star., 1942-01-23

until time to play in a game They
don't realize that 1t takes continued
practice.
II don't believe catching is as hard
as 1t was 10 or more years ago.
Today's catchers don't have to ham
die so many pitches-no spitballs,
for instance. There isn't quite as
much danger to fingers. And there
isn't as much work.
Take a look at the number Of
assists of the catchers today, not
nearly as many as in the days when
there was more base-running. Pow
er hitting accounts for that"
Ruel thinks that because Of the
situation the catcher's mitt might
prove the quickest ticket to the top
for young player.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Clarendon Center's New Pin
Event to Gather u. S. Stars

The fourth annual Chilly Barn
ard Tournament on tap tomorrow
at Georgetown Recreation gained
two more paidup entries last night
when Johnny Berger and Skippy
Reid won in National Capital
League preliminary at the Lucky
Strike.
Sweeping a double header match
with Yellow Cab and Jalepes Res
taurant, Jimmy Moore's King Pin
quint gained first place in an ex-
citing flag chase. Carl Loeff1er with
1856 and Ed Hutchinson led in the
victory over Yellow Cab, while Mel
Ponder's 153-410 and Emil Ry-
koskeys 156-400 were tops in the
Restaurant sweep. Yellow Cab came
back with 81 win from Station
WINK with Lou jenkins shooting a
166-433
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Demand for Pay Tilt May Wreck Amateur Hockey Loop
Speaker; Detroit Bower Cluster Perfect Pin Scores

letic director and coach of foot
ball, baseball. and basket ball at
Elon College, as swell prospect
for some bigger college. Tony
Constantine, sports ed of the
Morgantown (W. Va) Post, calls
attention to the foul shooting of
Shorty Hicks, West Virginia U.
basket baller. In three seasons,
Shorty has missed only eight of
So shots from the free throw line.
No strikes to spare-When he
discovered that six Detroit bowl
ers had rolled perfect games in
early December, w. w. Edgar of
the Free Press organized a 300"
club to record the perfect games
in sanctioned competition. In
more than a month since then
he hasn't been able to add q new
name to the roster.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Buffalo Edges
To PIay.off Berth
In Hockey Loop
Victory Over New Haven
Leaves Herd J Games
From Third Place
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Buffalo's Bisons, battling for q
playoff spot in the American
Hockey Leagues Western division.
have a 3l2 game leeway over the
last place Pittsburgh Hornets to-
day.
A 4-to-2 overtime conquest Of
the New Haven Eagles last night
brought the Bisons' point total for
the season to 30. On comparative
basis this would be good enough to
have the Bisons knocking at the
door of second place in the Eastern
group. a half game behind the
Providence Reds.
However, in the West, Buffalo's
80 points leave it seven full games
behind the third-place Indianapolis
Capitals.
Last nights victory was the fourth
in five games for the Herd.
The defeat prevented the Eagles
from going into a tie with Provi-
dence in the Eastern standings. and
gave the Bisons a 2-1 edge in the
season series so far.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Texas Bird Dog Earns
Continental Crown
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
QUITMAN, Ga, Jan. 23.-Making
three finds in a brilliant two-hour
race, the Texas Ranger outranked
field of high-ranking pointers to
win the continental bird dog cham
pionship over Dixie plantations near
here.
The pointer, owned by DR.. D. B
Mcdaniel of Houston, Tex, and
handled by Jack Harper, edged out
Norias Aeroflow. owned byt w. c.
Teagle Of New York, in yesterday s
competition ending the four-day
trials.
Aeroflow also had three finds, but
did not show as evenly In the en-
durance test.
Evening star., 1942-01-23

Eddie Goldberg, who presides at
the Clarendon Bowling Center, will
be host for the first time to the
country's leading duckpinners when
he inaugurates the Clarendon Major
Open, February IA.
With top prize of SIPS and sew
eral other juicy awards, the new
seven-game event, coming just a
week ahead of the 18th annual East
ern Open at Willimantic. Conn. may
be the means Of New England's
standout bowling attraction gaining
several extra entries from the Ma
tons Capital.
The entrance fee will be $3.50, and
bowlers will have their choice OF
three shifts, the first starting at l;3o
pm.
Evening star., 1942-01-23

TO want TO work hard and that S
what catching requires-hard work
and practice.
Whats the matter with boys to-
day?" he asked. Don't they know
that baseball teams still have CATCH
ers?"
The situation was brought forci-
bly, to Ruel's attention at the OPEN
ing of a baseball school of which he
Is head instructor. Nearly so boys
reported, but not single catcher
was listed.
The situation nationally is some
what the same" the veteran back
stop observed.
I've seen young players come up
TO the majors after a little minor
league experience and expect. once
they were signed, TO sit on the bench
Evening star., 1942-01-23
RondoIph-Mocon to Use
Frosh on Vursities

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 23.-Ran-
dolph- Macon College has notified
all of its opponents that the school
would use freshmen in its varsity
athletic contests in the future.
Randolph-Macon is the first Vir-
ginia college to take this step.
Richmond and Washington and
Lee are backing a move to have the
Southern Conference declare fresh
men eligible for the duration Of the
war
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Texas Ag Coach Urges
Freshmen Eligibility
By the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
COLLEGE STATION. Tex, Jan.
23-The 1912 freshman at Texas
A. and M. will have only two years of
varsity eligibility unless Southwest
Conference rules are changed.
Coach Homer Norton. pointing to
the schools accelerated educational
program, said he hoped sanction Of
freshman participation in varsity
sports would come from the May
meeting Of conference offcials.
Evening star., 1942-01-23

unpOlluted waters left one easily
could find 1t possible to be abashed
at mans handiwork TO gain greater
profit.
1t is said. on good authority, that
the Potomac comparatively is free Of
pollution considering the load
carried by many other rivers along
the Eastern seaboard However, the
water is not pure enough to allow
swimming, which is evidence enough
fishing in some areas is out OF place,
too, although practiced to a con-
siderable extent.
Here we build great monuments
to perpetuate the names Of famed
Americans and continue to deflle the
sparkling waters from which came
the very foundation of the country.
Southern City Criticized.
Down in the Southland there Is
another large city. young in years
but old in the manner in which 1t
disposes OF its waste-the easy way,
into the waters which supplied the
motive to settle there, and which
now often are unpleasant.
Close BY is another city that came
into existence because OF the
fecundity of the surrounding waters
and whose health department has
ruled that fish may not be cleaned
at municipal docks.
Strange, indeed. are the ways OF
the lords of creation. Their rules
are made to meet the need OF the
moment and with little thought to
the future
Feather Law Opposed.
The feather law, which the
Audubon Society was successful In
having passed in New York State
last year and hopes to introduce
in the remaining Al States and IN
our national Congress. is meeting
with the opposition OF sportmens 5
organiza tions everywhere.
outdoor writer's have taken up
the challenge. outdoor Life for
February comments: I'VE do not
recall an instance. except In the
case of the campaign for national
prohibition. where there has been
more hooey, hogwash and mlsrep-
resentation. But while the New
York sportsmen were caught asleep
those in other States see the danger
and are beginning to talk vigorously
and to the point. We believe that
legislation similar to the New York
law is going to have bumpy going
in the other States. Fly fishermen
want nothing to do with horse
feathers"
May Undo Lot of Good.
The National Audubon Society, In
the years since its inception, has
stood four -square-for a good cause,
and with every sportsman in the
Nation in back of it. This feather
controversy bids fair to undo all the
good which has been accomplished,
because it is the Will of few being
imposed upon many without due re-
gard for their rights. Without doubt
it will divorce those who through the
hard days stood shoulder to shoulder
with the society for the advance
ment Of a principle-a reasonable
Evening star., 1942-01-23

reations will supply the team action.
June Fontana, recently named Miss
Penn Recreation, will keep score.
Grace Vitality, well-known radio
singer. will add to the occasion by
singing the National Anthem.
Helen Roberts Shines.
Helen Roberts shone with 124-329
as the pacesetting Rynex Texaco
quint trimmed Windsor Shop. 81,
in the Clarendon Ladies League.
Morgan Jewellers whitewashed A.
L. Kelly g. Son with highs Of $40
and ,497.
Banging out a season record OF
140, Trudy Paul got the Redskins
of to a winning start in their 2-l
triumph over the Alley-gators in the
Ice Palace Ladies League. Her set
of $40 was tops. The Cardinals sank
the Wees with high scores of 497
and 1,461.
George Hoffman was the big shot
in the Hyattsville Commercial
League with 155-425 as r. E. A.
Cleaners took the rubber game from
Sandy's ESQ. Moneys 1878 led
Colonial Ice Creams 80 win from
Rustic Cabineers.
RI. Willis with 1897 threw In
the biggest count as the Willis
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Sports Mirror
By the Associated Press.

Dy lLG AeSOSidbcu 3AeSes
Today year ago-Mary Hard
wick defeated Alice Marble, 6-4,
As, 90, on pro tennis tour for
Miss Marbles first singles loss
since 1898.
Three years Sgo-George Sisler.
Eddie Collins and Willie Keeler
voted into Hall of Fame by base
ball writer's.
Five years ago-Glenn Cum
ningham. starting from scratch,
won a. mile handicap race at
New York in 3:097. with Lou
Burns. Manhattan, second.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
No Exercise, Just Drills
At Camp, Louis Says

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Jan 23.-Heavy-
weight Boxing Champion Joe Louis,
now an Army private, was asked
If he got chance to exercise at
Camp Upton
NO" replied Joe, who has his
own ideas about exercise. "I just
drill two hours in the morning and
two in the afternoon"
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Golfer Strunuhun Wins
Miumi BiItmore Title

BY tire Associated Press
CORAL GABLES, Fla. Jan. 23-
Frank Stranahan of Toledo, Ohio.
amateur champion of Arizona, is
winner of the Miami Biltmore anna
teur golf tournament.
He defeated l8-year-old Gene
Dahlbender, jr of Atlanta, 3 and 2,
in the 36-hole final yesterday.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
NovikoH, Sturgeon Sion

CHICAGO, Jan. 23 Py. Lou
Novikoff, mad Russian who won the
American Association batting cham
pionship for Milwaukee last year.
has signed his l942 contract With
the Chicago Cubs. ShortStop Bob
Sturgeon also has signed.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
VoyIes Stuys at w. and M.

RICHMOND. Va, Jan. % tP).--
The Times-Dispatch said that Carl
Voyles, director of athletics at Will
liam and Mary College, had spiked
reports about the possibility of his
becoming head coach at Illinois
with the statement that he was
definitely not interested"
Evening star., 1942-01-23

and sane protection OF osu wild
birds
The greatest good for the greatest
number Of people Is something
which is not to be overlooked. Some
few sportsmen in New York State
by devious means might be fooled
once, but II 900 900 hunters Is some
thing else, and it appears as though
the going in other States will be
rough for the Audubon Society.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Hockey Results

BY the Associated Press.
National LsaEHs.
CHICAGO, (: Brooklyn, Q.
Detroit, &; Boston, 3.
American LeaEas.
Buffalo, 4; New Haven. z tovertime).
American Asseeia tiea.
Tulsa, 8; Fort Worth. 3.
Minneapolis. 2; st. Paul. /.
Kansas City, 6: Dallas, ].
TONIGHT's SCHEDULE.
Eastern Amateur LeaEss.
New York at Atlantic city.
John stown at Boston
Baltimore at Washington.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Club Will Be Shifted

DENVER, Jan. - (P,.-An omaha
or Lincoln team probably will taks
over the 1912 Western League sched-
ule OF Norfolk, which withdrew from
the loop for the duration Of the
war.
Evening star., 1942-01-23

Few Miles Of UnpoIIuted Streams Remain;
Feather Law Meets Strong Opposition
With BILL 'AcKERMAN

every section of the country waters from tiny brooks
called by industry to carry on waste be-
the cheapest means of disposal.
including large manufacturing concerns
deemed until otherwise the
tce has hourshed until In some
Evening star., 1942-01-23
DunieIs Defeats Mintz

ELIZABETH, N. j., Jan. % (P.-
Oscar Dynamite) Daniels Q22)
whipped Earl Mintz 126) In a six
round scrap here last night.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Noted omen Snap Up Challenge Hurled The Stars Equesnne Team
Penn Recreation Mile o Dimes
Pin Show to Pack Variety
12-Yeor-OId Boy, Masked Marvel, Girl Singer
And Crack Teoms Will Perform Sunday

Giving hand to the Mile Dimes campaign, Julian Hinmel-
of the Recreation bowling plant has
carded attractions Sunday night that promise to lure
many of the citys duckpin fraternity.
Little Wolfe 12-year-o old bowling star, will roll
opponent yet the featured events while
singles will bring together the Masked Marvel
and Abe Weinberg.
adjoining Penns strong District combination
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Cotchers' Post Is Best Ticket
To Baseball Peak, Rue| Holds
Chisox Coach Soys Youngsters Aversion
To Work Will Make Receivers Scarce
By the Associated Press.


VEST PALM BEACH, Fla, Jan. 23.-Harod Muddy Rue
Chicago White Sox battery catcher for the
great Walter Johnson the behind the bat
the quickest ticket the today.
Rue thinks that baseball shortage catchers
The he that young players today just don't
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Liep Of Pirotes Signs

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 23 lP,.-In.
eelder Edgar Liep has signed his
1912 contract with the Pirates.
Evening star., 1942-01-23

RI. Willis with 1897 threw in
the biggest count as the Willis
Evening star., 1942-12-24
Candy Stocks Exhausted Here
As YuIe Customers Jam Stores

purchasers could buy as much as
10 pounds
One Of the stores kept a clerk at
the door TO keep the crowds in
check. AS purchaser left the clerk
allowed another person to enter.
Long lines had formed outside.
Not Candy Cane Left.
Another chain hoped to get
through the day by opening late in
the morning and limiting sales to
two pounds a person. One manager
reported great demand for candy
canes with not a single one on the
shelves.
A wholesale house reported its
telephones had been busy for days
with demands from frantic retailers.
1t has already sold out of every
thing.
Customers lining the streets out
side candy stores, even to get just
two pounds, were cheerful. Said
one mother, halfway down a line
of about 100 would-be purchasers:
I'D rather do this than see the
children's faces Christmas morning
if they found no candy in their
stockings"
She had been waiting two hours
for her two pounds.
Evening star., 1942-12-24
Allied Planes Attack
Nazi-HeId Rail Lines
By tho Associated Press.

By tho Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec 24.-Allied fighters
and bombers smashed at trains and
other railway targets in Northern
France, Belgium and Western Ger
many last night, the Air Ministry
said today.
No indication was given of the
size of the aerial force that crossed
the Channel
The ministry spoke OF them as
offensive patrols" and said the OBJ
jectives were attacked and damaged
None Of the raiding party was
missing, the ministry said,
Berlin broadcasts called the
visit to Western Germany in
effective nuisance raids.)
Late afternoon forays yesterday
took Allied craft over the docks at
ST Malo, on Frances north coast
and over targets at Denhelder dur
ing sweeps over Brittany and Nor
mandy. The British said no enemy
air opposition was encountered in
the afternoon raiding.
Evening star., 1942-12-24
(Picture on Page A-3.)

If no candy cane bangles
from your Christmas stocking,
youngSter, don't be too disap-
pointed. Santa Claus simply
couldn't find any.
Essence of peppermint, fastest in
gredient in the red and white sticks,
was taken from manufacturers
months ago. It's a critical war
material.
If Santa Claus wants any candy
at all he may have TO stand in line
for hours or go from store to store
One chain of retail candy stores
closed its doors yesterday. 1t won't
reopen until Monday. In an effort
to conserve diminishing supplies,
the chain had opened its stores only
few hours daily, but the demand
cleared the shelves.
Another Reduces Hours.
Another store, which does have a
few small candy canes, planned to
stay open only five hours today.
A company operating several
stores hoped to stay open all day
but restricted sales to two pounds
for each person. Previously, single
Evening star., 1942-12-24
Australia Announces Loss
OF Corvette in Air Attack
BY the Associated Press.

by tne Associated PreSS.
CANBERRA. Dec 24-The Aus
tralian government announced today
that the 938-ton corvette Armidale
had been sunk by japanese bombers
some $50 miles northwest of Darwin
early in December with a loss of two
officers and 38 men.
The other 43 members of the crew
were rescued after tossing on the sea
in lifeboats for several days.
Before going down, the announce
ment said the Armidale destroyed
one enemy bomber and a fighter
and possibly accounted for a second
fighter.
The Armidale, which had been
used as minesweeper, was commits
stoned last June.
She was the ninth vessel reported
lost by the small Australian Navy
The others included the cruisers
Canberra. Sydney and Perth-half
the navy's cruiser strength-three
destroyers and two sloops.
Evening star., 1942-12-24
Governors Group Bans
All But War Building
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated PreSs-
Representatives of the Council of
State Governors yesterday pledged
the councils full cooperation with a
WPB program calling for postpone
ment of all construction not directly
related to the war.
Gov Saltonstall of Massachusetts,
and Gov. O'Conor of Maryland ap-
peared before Chairman Donald M.
Nelson, while Gov. Bricker of Ohio
and Gov. Nav of Utah were unable
to attend. These four constitute the
councils Executive Committee.
To complete the military program
in l943, Mr.. Nelson said, all private
and public construction not directly
related to the war must be curtailed.
He emphasized that this policy does
not mean abandonment of projects
absolutely essential" TO health and
safety. but urged that cities needing
additional hospitals or similar ia
cllitles investigate the possibility of
converting old buildings.