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Evening star., 1942-09-07
'Vickie' Opens New
| Play Season at
| National Tonight

Frank Mandel, long of the
firm of Schwab and Mandel,
specialists in musical comedies
and operettas in the opulent
era bracketed by 1924-31, re-
turns to the production field
after an 11-year recess with
"Vickie," a farce by S. M. Her
zig which starts a weeks en-
gagement at the National to-
night. "Vickie" at once LAM
poons and applauds our women
in uniform on the home front,
their militant activities, their
domestic crises.
Jose Ferrer and Uta Hagen,
lately seen in Margaret Web
ster's revival of "Othello" as
Iago and Desdemona, respec-
lively, to Paul Robeson's Moor,
head a numerous cast which
includes Margaret Matzenauer,
Taylor Holmes, Charles Halton,
Collette Lyons, Frank Conlan.
Mildred Dunnock, Wynne Boze,
Lynne Carter, Gerry Carr, Red
Buttons and Edward Glover.
Evening star., 1942-09-07

prefer e n t / a /.
Russell McKin-
ley Grouse and
Howard Lind
say, authors and
co = producers,
preferred to wait
for the Broad
way verd | C t.
They were more
elated when this
play selector
nominated it for
the command
performance" of
the Presidents
Birthday B a ii,
1910.
Evening star., 1942-09-07
Years Intervene, but
Benchley Is Thanked

Several years ago, when frankie
Thomas was a juvenile actor on
Broadway, he received laudatory
review of his work In the play,
Little Old Boy" from Robert
Benchley, who was a drama critic.
But he was too timid to thank the
writer.
Today Frankie, now 81, Is playing
Benchley's son in THE Major and
the Minor" and has had the chance
to thank his movie father.
Evening star., 1942-09-07
Navy to Show War Films

shown in close-ups a number of
American flyers whose planes bear
the meat balls" insignia which in
dicate downed Jap planes. Those
names and addresses will be sup
piled to the War bond committees in
the cities involved, so that special
rallies may be staged for these
heroes pictured.
Evening star., 1942-09-07

the entire Willard Hotel Music Hall
Is turned over to the USO.
1t just happens the house would
ordinarily be dark tonight, and in
view of the many holiday weekend
visitors to Washington, Manager
Somerville has opened the doors to
the public.
Evening star., 1942-09-07

captivated by it's dignified humors
to offer $4,000 for the Hollywood
Evening star., 1942-09-07
Life With Father Ready
For All Hollywood Offers
Screen Stars Once Rejected
Star Role in Comedy, But
Are Now Eager to Play 1t
BY ANDREW r. KELLEY.

Before Sern
wants dispose the motion
hit Life With be that
profits arrangements script restrictions.
the night that
OF Warner Bros sufficiently
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Lions in Sad Plight,
Although Team Is
In Third Place
Leading Hersheys Enjoy
Edge. Of Eight Comes;
Reds Visit Saturday

The Providence Reds are step
ping up to give the Hershey Bears
some semblance of tussle for
Eastern division honors in the
American Hockey League, but
some idea of what confronts the
Washington Lions in their hope to
get in the battle is depicted by q
fleeing glance at the statistics.
Hershey is pacing the Eastern
pack with "a points and 6 points
back, or the margin of three vic
tories, trails Providence Washing
ton temporarily is out Of 1t in third
place with II points. while the New
Haven Eagles are in. worse shape
with only IL points.
1t SINNERS down to the fact that
the Lions could win eight successive
games while Hershey lost eight
straight. yet continue to trail the
Bears by point.
Over in the Western division
events are more interesting, with
only five points separating the four
teams. Cleveland, cellar club in
the Western branch, missed the
opportunity to take over third place
last night when it dropped a ga
decision to Providence.
Washington will remain idle until
Saturday night when it tangles with
Providence at Uline Arena.
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Dodgers, Other Clubs
Seen as Returning
To Gulf Coast
New Orleans Is Likely
Brooklyn Base, Center
For Spring Contests
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 22.-Sev-
eral big league baseball clubs may
return to the Gulf Coast for train
ing next spring, after an absence
of several years, with the Brooklyn
Dodgers leading the way, sports OBJ
servers here believe.
Branch Rickey's announcement
that his team was quitting Florida
next season made it seem reasoNa BILE
to many that he would bring the
Dodgers and the International
League Montreal outfit here for
practice with the Southern Associa-
ton New Orleans Pelicans, now
working out an agreement with
Brooklyn.
The Pelicans' business manager,
Charles Hurth, a nephew by mar
riage of Hickey, was quoted in Ports
mouth, Ohio, last night as saying
Il don't think there's anything to
it," But it was the feeling in sports
circles the Dodgers would come, fol-
lowed by other major league teams
who could get together for exhibit
ton games without involving much
travel.
If Brooklyn, Montreal and New
Orleans trained here, the players
could get to the baseball park in
the residential section in a few min
utes by trolley. That would elm
mate the necessity for automobiles.
Available nearby sites for train
ing are Baton Rouge, La, where
big leaguers have been before; Bay
ST. Louis, Miss, where the Tulsa
football team now is working out
for the Sugar Bowl, and other Gulf
Coast resorts.
All of these spots are close enough
together for exhibition games unless
an air-tight lid is clamped on trans
portation by spring.
Such teams as the Cleveland In
dams, the Boston Red Sox, the New
York Yankees, the Dodgers and the
Chicago Cubs have appeared here
in previous years.
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Sports Yu|e Present Requests All Boil Down to One
and Beer for Doon Suggested List

you could get the fight mob to
pull together and to consider
craftsmanship as long as there's
folding money involved.
Football-We just had ire
mendous wartime football season,
and I don't suppose anybody is
looking for another soon. All I
can ask is for the Army and the
colleges to reach an understand
ing soon on how they'll handle
the physical training Of the serv-
icemen who will be sent to the
campuses. and maybe next fall
enough players to round out
sone fair teams and nice, tight
schedules so they can play their
neighbors without overlooking
any trains or burning up rubber.
Golf and tennis-These sports
seem to have taken pretty good
care of their own affairs, but I'd
still like to see tennis adopt COLTS
attitude toward open tourna-
ments.. The racket rulers have
= good chance now to clear out
the ''shamateurs," but I'm afraid
they'll come back unless some
way Is provided for . kid who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-22
Browns Seen Team
To Beat in 1943
By Connie Mack

BY the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 22.-Con-
ME Mack, who will be 80 tomor-
row, believes the St. Louis Browns
are the team to beat for the Ameri-
can League baseball championship
next year.
Mind YOU" says Connie, who re-
Gently announced rejuvenation
program for his Philadelphia Ath-
letics next season, I'm not predict
ing the Browns will win, but I like
them very much"
They have a good infield and a
good outfield," he continued, that
make them dangerous. Consider
ing, how they came from nowhere
to finish third last summer, and the
fact that the draft hasn't hit them
hard as yet, they look very good"
Mack predicted year ago that
the Browns, the only team that
never won an American League
pennant, would be the surprise
club" of 1912.
He was right also when he pre-
dicted the tailSpin OF the Yankees
in 1910 and their comeback in 1941.
Speaking fror.. his six decades of
experience in the national pastime,
Connie doesn't think the Yankees
are the class of the junior circuit at
present.
Not with Phil Rizzuto, George
Selkirk and Buddy Hasset in the
service" he said, land don't for
get Crosetti is suspended for the
first 80 days of the season, and Red
Rolfe is now a college coach.
Bill Dickey and Red Ruffing
aren't getting any younger, either,
he added.
LAS for baseball in general in
1943, we don't know what we will
run into, but we're hoping for the
best"
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TuIsans Tune for Exams
As They Do Light Toll
For Sugar Bowl Game
by the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss, Dec. o.
Tulsa's Hurricane is doing a two
a-day routine in preparation for
the Sugar Bowl football game with
Tennessee and final examinations
as soon as they return home.
In the morning the players catch
up on their school work under the
supervision of DR.. Ross H. Beall
and Professor w. E. Morris, jr.,
two faculty members who came
along with the team.
In the afternoon they don their
football garb. So far these practice
sessions have been light and all
the boys appear in good condition
Coach Henry Frnka said he was
undecided about when he would
scrimmage the squad as most of
the players were in excellent con-
dition and he didn't want to get
ready for the New Year Day game
too early.
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ming four straight. Camp Grant
was the giant killer-by a 4l-to-3l
score.
All matters considered, maybe this
victory isn't so screwy after all. The
Whiz kids were bound to have let
down after splicing Great Lakes, 81
to SO, Saturday-and Camp Grant
isn't going to be brushed off lightly
by anybody this season. It's prob
ably one of the best service outfits
in the country. Wisconsin found 1t
out several weeks ago by barely
wringing out victory by narrow
margin.
Uses Dozen BasketerS.
Coach Doug Mills used IL players
last night, flooding the court with
reserves after the regulars-Andy
Phillip, Ken Menke, Art Mathisen,
Gene Vance and Jack Smiley-pro-
duced only 20 points. Mathisen led
with two buckets and two free
throws. Reserves accounted for IL
points, but not a player was able to
make more than two baskets.
The soldiers sprung to 21-16
half time margin and were never
threatened. Don Blanken spilled in
16 points while Mickey Rottner and
Stan Szukala were combining for Is
Wisconsin won its fourth victory
in five games last night by coming
to life in the last half to top Okla
homa, 48 to 81. Johnny Kotz, score
less the first half, opened up with
IA points in the finale. The Sooners'
Gerald Tucker took scoring honors
with Is points.
Purdue, trailing most of the way,
had to depend upon Rudy Lawson's
free throw in the last % seconds to
whip Washington University of st.
Louis, 43 to AZ. With only minute
remaining, Paul Friend connected to
lock the count There were 38 per-
sonal fouls called, and four of the
Washington starters were banished
in the closing rush. Ed Ehlers,
Purdue guard, potted II points to
head the scoring list.
Chicago Loses Gath in Row.
Chicago wilted to Its oath con-
secutive defeat-fourth Of the new
season-as Loyola won, 50 to 30,
leading by Is points with 10 minutes
to 20. Best scorer for the MaroonS
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2.1OEarned Run
Averaged Gained
By Chisox Vet
Boston, Yankee Aces
Are Only 20-Gome
Winners in Loop
BY ARNOLD DERLITZKI,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


CHICAGO, Dec. GA 41-year-
| old veteran, Ted Lyons. and two
youngsters-Ernie Bonham and Tex
Hughson were the American
Leagues most effective pitchers
during the 1912 baseball season.
Lyons, for the first time in his
20-year-old major league career,
came up with the best earned run
average among the regulars.
Official figures released today
showed that the veteran, who has
spent all of his big league time with
Chicago's White Sox and now is a
first lieutenant in the Marine
Corps, had 210 earned run av-
erage for 1856 innings.
Cleveland's Tom Ferrick bettered
this with a mark of 200, but Fer
rick participated in only 81 innings
and his three victories and two de-
feats did not compare with the
seasons record of the White Sox
hurler.
Finishes 20 Games He Starts.
Lyons. operating with a sixth
place ball club, finished all of the
20 games he started and wound up
with a record of IA, triumphs and
six defeats-a performance that
we'll may be his last in the majors.
In his 20 big league seasons the
former Baylor University athlete
won 259 games and lost 226.
Hughson of the Boston Red Sox
and Bonham of the New York YAM
KEGS were the leagues only 20-game
winners, the former with % and
Bonham with 81. They tied for the
most completed games. each with %.
Bonham also was the leader in
shutout victories with six and
trailed Lyons in earned runs with
227 for 226 innings of toll. His 8O8
percentage for 81 games won and
five lost was bettered only by two
Boston Wilburn Butland,
who won seven and lost one, and
Ken Chase with five and one.
Hughson Has Mark Of 1856.
Hughson lost six games and ended
with a 1876 percentage. He tied
DUN 1NC"OOLl VI " UOl1 1Ol
the most strike-outs, 113; was sec
ond to Bonham in shutouts with
four and was among the top 10 in
earned runs with 2.59 figure for
281 innings, which was the most
time any pitcher spent on the
mound in 1912.
The widest pitcher of the season
was Philadelphia's Phil Marchildon.
The right-hander committed the
most wild pitches for the second
straight year with Is, issued the
most bases on balls. 140 in 244 in
nings, and hit the most batters, 10,
but he also struck out ITO batters.
Joe Haynes, Chicago's relief spe-
cialist, appeared in the greatest
number of games, 40.
Leaders in Runs Allowed.
Here is how the earned-run aver
age leaders finished, with their Won
lost records in brackets:
Ferrick, Cleveland, 200 go;
Lyons, Chicago, 2.10 G4-6); Bon
ham, New York, 227 (21-5; Spud
Chandler, New York, 2.37 $3.50;
Harry Eisenstat, Cleveland, 244
Old; Harold Newhouser, Detroit,
2.45 (8-14; Butland. Boston, Isl
CID; Hank Borowy, New York, 253
$50; Hughson, Boston, 259
(22-6); Haynes, Chicago, 262 $50.
For the second straight year and
the goth in American League his
tory. pitchers failed to come through
with a single no-hit game. This
constituted new record. Another
pitching mark was tied when But
land handled five putouts in game
August O.
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under its belt. We've got a lot to
do and it will be two practice ses-
sions a day until Friday. After
Christmas we'll 60 at 1t again"
Butts said his squad of 43, which
arrived yesterday, was train-weary
and mighty glad to get its feet on
firm ground again, even If in hos
tile but yet friendly territory.
Some one asked if the Georgians
weren't going to have a fling at
HOLLYWOOD
Football Comes Ahead Of Fun.
II don't know" Butts answered,
smilingly, maybe we will, but you
have my word that we came out
here to play football, and that's
the first and right now the only
thing on our minds. Nobody is go
Ing to interfere with our plans,
either. We're away behind in our
work, and I only hope we can catch
up by New Year"
Frankie Sinkwich, the Nations
No. / athlete who contributed 2,176
Of the 3,704 yards the Bulldogs
gained this year, was in serious
mood, too. He said the reports on
u. C. L. A. from Georgia Scout
Howell Hollis were more or less dis
couraging.
I'VE heard these Bruins were big
and strong" said frankie. I'VE fig
ured we'd be outweighed, but it's
not so good to hear they also are as
fast as all get out"
Southern newspapermen who &C
companied the Georgia squad were
high in its praise. Jack Troy OF
the Atlanta Constitution predicted
Pasadena would see one of the best
passing exhibitions in Rose Bowl
history.
Troy said he considered George
Poschner one of the best of all the
South's great pass-catchers, but he
added that Georgia's overhead at
tack was geared to Sinkwich's throw
ing with several top-notch receivers
eligible.
Puts Sinkwich Over Howell.
Butts was asked to compare his
boys with the 1885 Alabama eleven
that featured Dixie Howell and Don
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has worked up to the top of the
amateur heap to cash in without
cutting himself of from all his
old associations.
Stocking filters The AAU
seems to be all wrapped up in
its new physical fitness program,
though thereIl be championships
as usual for those who can COM
pete, and it would be a nifty pres
ent to. have that work out and
make a lot of folks healthier.
Looks as If there would be a good
bit of horse racing, but how about
a muzzle for anybody who tries
to say that racing-or any sport
is necessary for morale?
I'm afraid I'd be selfish If I
asked you to make the Rangers
q better hockey team just be-
cause I have to watch them reg
ularly. and they're nothing much
to see now, so maybe ! should
just ask for the power to grin
and bear 1t until better times
come along in sports. Come to
think Of 1t. that's about as good
. present as any one could ask
Tor now.
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it be unreasonable to ask that
the guys who run the clubs
should be more open-minded
than usual when a new idea is
advanced. I'm not saying they're
all good ideas, but in times like
these folks ought to be willing to
listen instead of hollering, ut
would be bette" to quit!" when
anybody comes up with a sugges-
ton for a radical change in their
ordinary way of doing things.
Boxing-It would be swell to
get more good fights between the
boxers and fewer fights between
the governing bodies. Can you
think of anything sillier these
days than arguing about whose
lightweight tournament will de-
eide what title? Wish you could
read letter / just got from Ma
rine Col. Heinie Miller, In which
he points out that mo box Of
fice. no promoter, no fighter, no
one State is as big as boxing rs
national sport" But I'm afraid
that would be too big an order
for even you. Santa. I doubt that
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was Bob Oakley-with one basket
and five free throws.
Next game on the Big Ten docket
sends Indiana, one of the confer
ence's three unheaten teams, to
Louisville, KY, Wednesday to play
Kentucky.
The Hoosiers absorbed the shock
of losing four men yesterday on the
scholastic ineligibility difficulties
Roy Kilby, Junior letterman, and
Sophomore Leroy Mangin, Bob
Young and Howard Blemker.
In the meantime, Harold G.. Olsen,
Ohio State cage coach. announced
that Center Bob Shaw, the Buckeyes
top scorer, had been ruled ineligible
because of low grades.
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Mats Retain Orlando
As Truining Base

Notwithstanding any other clubs
decision to vacate Florida, the Mats
will continue to train at Orlando.
according to President Clark Crit
fifth, who has assured the executive
secretary of the Orlando Chamber
of Commerce, A. c. Slaughter, that
the Washington baseball team will
return there.
In a letter to Slaughter, Griffith
wrote, Regardless of what you read
in the papers the Washington club
surely will train in Orlando. Our
spring schedule, Of course, will not
be as large as usual, for all clubs in
the major leagues have agreed to
cut down their spring travel in &C
cordance with the request of the
ODT. But we will have quite few
games at that"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-22
Ocean Wave, Rated Conner
By Jones, 10 Be Nominee
For F|amingo Stakes
Ey the Associated Press.

IS tHe hSsOCldteQ Press.
MANI, Fla, Dec. 22.-When the
nominations for the Flamingo
Stakes at Hialeah are announced the
name of Ocean Wave will be found
among the entries.
Ocean Wave is the property OF
Warren Wright's Calumet Farm
The colt may not emulate the deeds
of Whirlaway to the extent of be-
coming the worlds leading money
winner, but Trainer Ben Jones be-
lieves the youngster will be an i'm
portant factor in the 3-year- old
events to be run in 1943. The chest
nut 2-year -old is by the imported
Blenheim II, who sired the great
Whirlaway. Ocean Waves dame is
Columbiana.
Columbiana. 1t will be recalled,
won the second running Of the Wi
dener and $4,000 for Owner and
Trainer w. j. Buddy" Hirsch, son
of the famed New York conditioner,
Max Hirsch. Columbiana has been
the only one of her sex to score a
Widener victory
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-22
By HUGH FULLERTON, Jr.,

Associated Press Sports WFltE
4 NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Dear
Santa Claus: Here it is almost
Christmas, and I haven't yet de-
cided what to ask for sports
presents this year. OF course, we
all might ask for more scrappers
like Barney Ross, but I believe
that we already have a lot OF
them. Our American athletes,
in fact all our American boys,
can do all right when they have
to fight. / only hope that they
never get into the kind of jams
where heroes are made. Well,
Santa, maybe the best idea would
be to 20 down the list and think
what gifts might reasonably ask
tor Iii each sport.
Baseball-Baseball's still our
national game, 50 maybe it's okey
to ask for q little In 1913. Not
baseball as usual, Of course, but
enough so the folks ut home can
SEE . game now and then and
the boys overseas can get the re-
suits and argue about who's going
= win the pennants. And would
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Browns, Cubs, Chisox, BUGS
To Confer on Plans for
Hot Springs TRAINING
BY TIE Associated Presx

BY tie Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 22.-According
to Don Barnes, president of the St.
Louis Browns, representatives of the
Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox,
Pittsburgh Pirates and Browns
would confer within a week on
spring training plans for 1913.
Those four teams originally in
tended to train in California, but as
result Of travel curtailment sug-
gestions by the ODT they have seri-
ously considered an alternate camp
nearer home. Barnes said they had
discussed Hot Springs, Ark. as a
training site.
'The four clubs agreed to 90 to-
gether on training plans for next
spring" Barnes explained, and
we'll go over plans at the coming
meeting"
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Eight Football Games
Listed by Richmond U.

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND. Va, Dec. 22.-The
University Of Richmond Spiders will
play an eight-game football sched-
ule in 1913, according to Athletic
Director Mac Pitt. The schedule:
September c5. Randolph Macon at
Richmond
October 2, George washington at Rich
mond; 3. Virginia at Charlottesville; 10,
open date: -, Davidson ct Charlotte, N. C.;
80. " NJ l. ct Richmond.
November &. virginia Tech ct Blacks
burg; Is. HAmpden-oydney ct Richmond;
20. open. date: %. william and MARI ct