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Evening star., 1942-12-20

tinue where I left off in that last
round in Cleveland when I meet
him again. hope he will slug it
out with me-"
Tanli says he is razor sharp at 1874.
Is Native of Bronx.
The broad -shouldered Mauriello
is a born battler. Brought up in
the Bronx, his first fistic expert
ences were in the streets of New
York, and he "battled from one
street to another in the tough Sec
tions," as he tells it.
One day a friend of his brother
was training for fight and couldn't
find a sparring partner, so Tami
offered to take the job. That was
the start of his boxing career.
He spent two years in the anna
teurs as a welterweight, starting
40 times and knocking out 20 of
his opponents. He finished up by
winning the 1899 Golden Gloves
Welterweight championship
Mauriello weighed just 144 pounds
for his first professional fight in
which he flattened one Gilberto
Vasquez in the first round. In the
last year and half he has gone
from welter to middlweight, to light
Evening star., 1942-12-20
heavyweight and this year he has
been after the big fellows.
Has Won AZ of 48 Bouts.

heavyweight and this year he has
been after the big fellows.
Has Won 43 of 48 Bouts.
Tami's professional record in
cludes 48 fights, in which he won
80 by kayoes and IL by decisions
He lost to Billy Soose, twice to
LightHeavyweight Champion Gus
Lesnevich and fought the willy Bob
Pastor to draw. Then there is
that disputed decision to- Bivins.
The Bronx better likes to hang
around with his gang busters" al
most as much as he likes to fight
and that is all he wants to do.
You'll find his gang at every fight,
up there in the gallery, with their
police whistles, sirens and cap
pistols.
And everywhere that Tami goes
you'll find his boyhood pal Mickey,
the one who caused the crooked
ankle. 1t happened when both boys
were Is. They were playing follow
the leader Mickey was the leader.
He jumped off a 15-foot garage.
Tami followed suit and broke his
ankle. Since then, Mickey has fol-
lowed Tami and both boys hope
their game" will lead to the heavy
weight championship of the world.
Evening star., 1942-12-20
Glamour Girls Keep Scores
As Golf Pros and Movie
Stars Play in Benefit
special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19.-Leading
pros, amateurs and actor golfing
stars are teeing off for victory golf
tomorrow at Wiltshire Country Club.
Los Angeles.
Funds from the days glamour
studded matches will go to the Citi-
zens Committee for the Army and
Navy, organization which furnishes
recreation equipment to military
camps.
Among the top-notch amateurs
and professionals are George Won
Elm. Jimmy Thomson, Sam Snead.
Johnny Dawson, Willie Hunter and
Olin Dutra.
FINLAND players include Bing
Crosby, Bob Hope, Fred Astaire,
Mickey Rooney and many others.
And the final touch is added with
scorers for victory tournament
drawn from among Hollywood's top
glamour girls. Paulette Goddard,
Veronica Lake, Linda Darnell, Jinx
Falkenberg, Dinah Shore and Bonita
Granville are but a few of the
famous names who will be keeping
tabs on the golfers.
Evening star., 1942-12-20
New York Decides Ortiz Is Champion Only in AZ States
Pons Elimination Tourney Pick

missing a landslide by three
rounds.
If other States took the same
dictatorical and independent at
titude as New York we probably
would have 43 world bantam
weight champions. However,
they couldn't do it. New York
has the advantage of being the
fight center, the place where the
big purses hang; and the New
York commission takes full ad-
vantage of this fact.
1t takes a reckless manager to
stand up on his hind legs and
talk back to the august New York
body, knowing that a few hang
ing sentences of double talk
emanating from the main head
OF that three-headed body would
mean ostracism for himself and
his fighter. Freddie Sommers
found that out the other day,
when he very automatically told
the commission that the tourna-
ment the commission is conduct
ing as lightweight elimination
tournament is not a legitimate
tournament.
Il understand they suspend me
and my fighter. Cleo Shans,"
Sommers explains. And for
what? They say because we pull
out Of q fight with Chester Rico.
Evening star., 1942-12-20
81 Dead Heats Are Run
On New York Tracks

Dead heats at the New York race
tracks jumped at 81 during the sea-
son of 1912. as compared to 18 in
1941, according to statistics compiled
by Al Burlen. clerk of the scales at
the five courses.
OF these, nine were for first place,
the same number for second, IL for
third and eight for fourth. There
was an even bigger Jump in the
number of disqualifications, 26, as
compared to IL last year.
Evening star., 1942-12-20

Allan Burton, for the past 10 years
professional golfer at the Army
Navy Country Club, has enlisted in
the Marine Corps and will report
for duty soon after New Year Day.
Burton will be the first top golf pro
at any of the country clubs around
Washington to enlist in the military
service, although many of the young
assistant professionals are in uni
form.
Burton's place at Army Navy will
be filled by Alexander SANDY
Douglas, his father-in-law, under an
arrangement O.K.'d by the club Golf
and Executives Committees.
Danny Burton, a brother of Allan
who started his pro career at Army
Navy with his elder brother 10 years
ago, and has been the pro at Guam
tico, Va, for the past five years, now
is a mail carrier in Washington.
Sandy Douglas served as caddie-
master at the Chevy Chase Club for
% years, and has been retired from
that post.
Thirty y-one-year-old Allan Burton
will enter the Marine Corps with
Evening star., 1942-12-20
0akIawn Race Track
Given Permission
For 3O-Day Meet
Commission ExpIoins Its
Action by Pointing Out
Continuance Elsewhere
BY tie Associated Press.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Dec. 19.-
The Arkansas Racing Commission
granted the Oaklawn Jockey Club
a permit today to conduct a 30-day
horse racing meet at Hot Springs
starting February %.
In a formal statement the COM
mission took cognizance of Gov.
Homer Adkins announced opposi-
ton to racing, but said it believed
the Arkansas permit should be
granted since the sport was con-
tinuing in other sections. The state
ment in part:
People can not go abroad. Florida
and California are overcrowded with
soldiers and sailors, and most of
their hotels have been taken over
by the Army and Navy. Therefore,
more people will likely come to Hot
Springs than ever before.
THE money spent at the race
track will be almost exclusively by
non-residents and will not hurt
Arkansas citizens. We feel that a
great number of Arkansans will not
attend, and without decreasing
revenues, the State treasury will
need these funds, particularly old
age pensions.
Furthermore, races are being run
in New Orleans, Florida New York
and Maryland, also In England"
Evening star., 1942-12-20
Lions Play Providence
At Home SATURDAY.

The Washington Lions, who battle
the Bisons at Buffalo tonight in an
American Hockey League engage
ment, will be confronted with only
one other game this week, meeting
the Providence Reds Saturday night
at Uline Arena.
Coach George Mantha Of the
Lions will leave Buffalo for Mon
treal tomorrow morning and while
visiting his family there will at
tempt to clear the passports of De-
fenseman Roger Leger, Winger
Paul Courteau and Goalie Paul lie
Clerc, all property of the Lions, who
have been detained in Canada,
Evening star., 1942-12-20
Favored 0yer|in Sets
Pace in Waterford
AT Charles Town
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHARLESTOWN, w. Va, Dec.
l9.-W. H. Lipscombs Overlin, a
2-year-old daughter of Dunlin and
On Top, scored her third consecu-
tive victory and sixth purse triumph
OF the year today in the Waterford
purse, closing day feature OF the
Charles Town meeting. .
The speedy filly led the entire
distance and finished. 21a lengths
IN front OF K. D. Kolseth,s Buckle
Down in 1:26+5 for the 7 furlongs.
Overlin was prohibitive favorite.
paying $500 for 81.
Her victory gave Jockey John
Hernandez a double
Evening star., 1942-12-20
Tomi MourieI|o's Crooked Ankle May Lead Him
To Duration Edition of Heavyweight Ring Title
Forcing Style Results
From Injury When He
Was Is Years Old
BY CHIP ROYAL,

Associated Press Features Sports Writer.
NEW YORK.-A crooked ankle
may lead Tami Mauriello, the
Bronx Better, to the heavyweight
championship duration edition) of
the world.
The 22-year-old New York City
slugger who but ~ years ago was
fighting welterweights moved an
other step along the road to the
heavy title by stopping Lou Nova
in six rounds in New York on De-
cember II.
Tami has proved himself a game
fighter, earnest and strong, with a
powerful right hand. But few fight
fans know that his ring style was
born of necessity.
Through an injury to his left foot
when he was boy Mauriello can
not retreat on it. He must keep
moving, because the position of the
bones causes the ankle to tire if
he stands on it too long. There
fore the Bronx Better must move
forward, which partially accounts
for his forceful fighting.
Has Whipped IA Heavies.
Tami's offensive slugging has left
IA heavyweight opponents reeling
SO far this year.
Jimmy Bivins holds the only
heavyweight decision over Tami
and that was disputed. But the
Clevelander knows what it means
to be hit by that powerhouse right.
In their first meeting in the Ohio
city Mauriello got up from the floor
in the first round and had Jimmy
reeling, in the last round The
referee gave Tami the fight. but
the two judges ruled in Bivins' favor.
Jimmy is a counterpuncher and
likes to get in close. which is my
favorite style of fighting" smiled
the Bronx Better. Il intend to con-
Evening star., 1942-12-20

season here.
For the late comers it is repeated
that four, at least, must occupy an
alley, with PAGERS allowed This
same rule will govern in the final,
where most of the spoils will be
distributed.
How to Lessen Job.
In making up their schedules
alley managers are urged to specify
times and drives for their squads.
The plan is timesaver not only for
bowler and floor man but helps
obviate the pinboy shortage.
Schedules, with the qualifiers'
handicaps and totals, along with
exceptionally high games, should be
submitted as soon as practicable for
publication. Each alley manager is
requested to turn in his financial
statement to the tournament treas
urer, J. w. Wood, treasurer of the
Metropolitan Washington Bowling
Alley Operators Association, at the
Hi-Skor Entry blanks of the quail
ifiers must be presented along with
the money received from the sale
of entries.
The prize list will be made up by
Arville Ebersole. executive secretary
of the National Duckpin Associa-
ton and referee of the tournament,
as soon as Treasurer Wood makes
his report
BoWlers unfamiliar with details of
Evening star., 1942-12-20
All Of Tropical Leaders
Kept for Another Year
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI. Fla, Dec. 19-Oficers Of
Tropical Park chosen year ago
when the management was reor-
ganized have been reelected.
Henry L. Straus of Baltimore is
president, A. Charles Swartz is eX-
ecutive vice president and these
others also we're retained
Gurnee Mum, vice president;
Charles A. Mum, secretary and
treasurer: Gerald Brady, director
of racing; Herbert Bayard SWope,
chairman Of the board, and, as
directors, Charles and Gurnee Mum,
George Langford. SWartz. James M.
Dom, Francis M. Barker, Stephen
Sanford. Straus and William Rhine
lander Stewart.
Evening star., 1942-12-20
Hunters Shoot at Axis
In Killing Big Come

Big-game hunters nowadays take
pot shots at the Axis by bringing in
fat from animals they have killed.
The amount of fat that could be
salvaged from the 900 900 big-game
animals bagged annually is esti-
mated at between 100000 and
5000 900 pounds. enough fat, if con-
verted into nitroglycerin, to fire
100000 anti-aircraft shells, ac-
cording to the salvage section of the
War Production Board.
Evening star., 1942-12-20
Loses Golf Match
After Aiding Foe
BY the Associated Press.

by tne ASSOclateO PreSs.
DENVER.-A Denver golfer
tells this story and swears It's no
figment of the 10th hole imasi.
nation.
Two local club members. whom
we'll call Mr.. Wood and Mr.. Iron,
shoot about the same sort Of golf,
but each believed he was better
than the other. Friends finally
coaxed them into a match.
Coming up to the 18th they
were all even. Mr.. Wood drilled
a beauty 225 yards down the
middle. Mr.. Iron, apparently
shaken, hooked into deep rough.
The rubber situation what 1t Is,
everybody pitched in to look for
Mr.. Irons ball, including Mr..
Wood and his caddy. A few
minutes later Mr.. Wood re-
turned to his ball and smacked
his iron second within 4 inches
of the cup for sure birdie.
AS he stood near the green. Mr..
Iron, out in the spinach, swung
hard and out flew the ball. II
landed on the green. bounced
twice and plopped into the hole.
Evening star., 1942-12-20
Geese Provide Thri||inq
Spectacle in Wisconsin

One of the grandest bird spec
tacles Wisconsin ever has seen, on a
par with the spring swan conven-
tions on Green Bay and Lake VIM
nebago. may be viewed at square
mile goose refuge.
Almost all of these thousands of
geese are Canadas, many of them
great II and IA FOUNDERS loading up
on the corn which the State has
spread for them in the refuge.
They move into the refuge early
in the morning from Lakes KoSh-
konong, Delavan and Geneva, and
usually leave in the afternoon, writes
Gordon MacQuarrie in the Milwau-
kee journal.
On certain days they leave early in
the afternoon. when they often sweep
low over barns and can be seen at
close hand.
Evening star., 1942-12-20
New Orleans Results
By the Associated Press

year -ods Is furlonss
Xlsona Disco .,Tammaro) 400 300 40
Marcela K tGuerinl $40
Aiso ran-Lacima Boy Greenock Flame;
Russell.
SECOND RAcE-Purse. $500; claiming;
optimal &C; ,Bashaml, 1910 40 800
Lmger 4,r,. On g s., Murphy $50
Also ran-Uncle Walter. Sam Houston.
Michiean Sweet. Big Bubble, Vadina Host,
Llghtsdme.
THIRD RAcE-Purse. 500, claiming;
year Hoiaa -oIds; oil mile and - yards en-
cs@ps s21SsGS Frss ?Gus51o erarther 40 sS sS ="
Cumshaw ,lWhitins) 800
hAush AIS coadS sve Z Fsh Fsa Gen Gem BfSb fSb
Straw. Dallas Lady, Half Grand.
Field.
FOURTH RACE-Purse, $500. claim
ine 3-year-olds and upward. Is miles.
Sqnylls SinstS Is ie RToGSs Rs sshsm $3.50 GO
Anna Ti,c covelI IN IN. Duhon) 4,eo
wesoT. Beau7ar, any Va Vaidina ma OPAL pessys s,
Advice, Cagot, Victory March.
Field
FIFTH .RACE-Purse, 5000: allowances:
2-vear- -olds; e furlongs.
Valdina Sol tTammaro) 400 $50 2"0
Chlpamlnk tHieleyJ 800 $40
Okabena tBrooksI $40
Time, 1:12l5.
Also ran--a Prince Puck. Short Life and
Mrs, H P Bonner entry.
SIXTH RACE-Purse, $1,000 added;
handicap; 3-year-olds and up; 5ia fur
longs.
Jack Twink tHigley) 1900 $50 300
Happy Note tClingman) $40 $50
First of All tWhtinEl 800
nc, ;05iz.
Also ran-Eishboroush Powder Bluff,
VnUm, Par Az .un, Richmond and a Fly Ty.
a Reynolds Bros. entry.
SEVENTH RACF-Purse. $500: claiming:
4-year -oldS and up; "a miles.
Armor Bearer tClingman) $50 400 300
Yannie Sid Barber 2l.S0 10 90
Brown Bomb tGuerin) $50
Time ":0125.
man, Ilika. Phoebus and Erin Ksar.
EIGHTH RACE-Purse. $500: claiming;
3-ycar-olds and up: ia miles. o
His, HighnesS lWallace) ll.60 $50 80
Luriere tNodarse) $40
Time 1855,
Also rau-Upisck. Spring Drift, Empire
Isle, Goochie Boy, Sidonia, Pitch n Toss,
Little Nom, Mlnotira and Narshileh.
filed.
Evening star., 1942-12-20
'frostbiting' Sailors
Open Penguin Race
Series Today
Contests Will Be Held
Bi-WeekIy Up to Time
Potomac Freezes
BY MALCOLM LAMBORNE, Jr.

By MALCOLM LAMBORNE, Jr.
Those whacky sailors are back
again.
We mean those followers OF the
sport jokingly referred to as FROST
biting"
They will be out in fairly large
numbers this afternoon. beginning
at l O'Clock, at Capital Yacht Club.
They expect to race in little penguin
dinghies.
Unless some humane agency In.
tervenes, sailors and their crews will
compete in series of short races,
starting off the clubhouse dock. Ap-
proximately five races are planned
this afternoon.
Only two other things will stop
them-freezing over of Washington
Channel or wind too strong even for
bigger craft.
Leaders of the suicide sport say
they will race every other Sunday
until the river freezes solid.
They maintain it's no worse than
a brisk hike in winter, this FROST
biting. First we have one race, a
short one; then we 60 into the club
for warmup, also a short one. In
this way we can go on indefinitely"
one enthusiast explained.
Races will be over a course laid
out in the channel, with somebody's
abandoned mooring buoy serving as
turning mark.
After today's races, penguin sailors
will meet to elect officers of the
Potomac River Penguin Fleet for
the new year
Charles Runyon is feet captain
and Walter Lawson feet secretary.
These two are ringleaders in FROST
biting.
Evening star., 1942-12-20
Coddie So Helpful
Client Quits Game
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEWARK. few years ago
Gene Krautter of the Newark
A. C. played golf with a COM
panion who was near-sighted.
The near-sighted golfer always
rewarded caddies with Atra large
tips after good rounds. So the
caddies always saw to it he had
'em.
When the fellow drove his boy
would say: Swell drive . $50
yards down the middle"
The other caddies would kick
the ball until it passed the $50
yard mark. The second shot
would make the green-With the
same kind of help. The kids had
him playing close to par and one
day he had a hole-in-one when
one caddie dribbled the ball into
the cup.
That was the kids mistake,
Krautter recalls. The fellow quit
golf, deciding it was too easy.
Evening star., 1942-12-20
Packed Stables Ready
To Provide Stellar
Inaugural Card
Feature Handicap Entry
So Heavy Two Sections
Have Been Arranged
BY JOHN WILDS,


MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 19.-The way
was cleared late today for Tropical
Park to open Floridas winter rae
ing season Monday with a top grade
inaugural program which had been
threatened with cancellation be-
cause of gasoline restrictions.
That's good news" commented
President Henry L. Straus when in
formed that the sales ban would be
lifted at 1901 am. Monday and
A ration books would have their
former value of three gallons a
week.
I'VE undoubtedly will 60 ahead
with our race meeting under those
conditions" he added.
Previously, even before horsemen
and track officials had any assur-
ances that patrons could buy enough
gasoline to get to the races. they
had gone ahead witllaplans for an
inaugural card crammed with good
horses.
Inaugural Feature Divided.
Stables poured in so many nomi-
nations for the inaugural feature,
81 in all, that the handicap had
to be split into two races, each
bearing the original prize list of
$4,000.
Final decision on the opening
was withheld until tomorrow. We'll
operate If it is possible promised
Straus. I'VE don't want to do any,
thing that is unpatriotic. We SIM
ply feel that we owe a duty to the
large and widespread racing in
dustry and to the State of Florida,
which depends on racing for Old
age pension revenue. It's not just
a question of profit or loss to US
1t was an accepted conclusion that
neither Tropical Park nor Hialeah,
due to open January 13, could keep
going under the emergency order
virtually stopping the sale of gaso-
line. Both Miami tracks are situ-
ated several miles from the popula-
ton centers. and depend largely
upon automobile le-borne race-goers.
Topnotchers in Handicap.
Out of the 1,400 horses already
here for the 96-day season. some of
the topnotchers were named for the
6-furlong twin features.
In the division with IA entries,
handicappers liked the chances of
Mrs. R McIlvain's Bright Willie and
J. B. Patridge's Minee-Mo, the top
weighted horses at ia pounds; j. E.
Nelson's dependable Johnny j., in
at III, and j. NJ Hutchins' Woof
Woof, carrying ITO.
Favored in the other group were
Charles Howard's Augury, weighted
at 112 pounds; Mrs. Vera S. Bragg's
Blue Pair, assigned ia; E. K. Bry-
sons Joe Ray, light weighted at l03,
and the winter grass course cham
pion, Mrs. j. Eitingers Sir Marl-
boro, in at 103.
Evening star., 1942-12-20
Jack Twink Tops Five
In Thrilling Finish
AT Fair Grounds
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press,
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 19.-Five
Of the nine entries in the McDonogh
Handicap, Fair Grounds feature to-
day, thundered under the wire in
a blanket flnish-the closest and
most spectacular of the meeting.
The camera gave the nod to Mrs.
A. B. Letellier's Jack Twink by
neck when he closed fast from
fourth place in the stretch.
Happy Note was second and First
OF All, third. only noses, apart.
Jack Twink ran the 5i5 furIongs
in 1:054s, fastest time for the dis
tance this season.
He paid $l2 for 50 in the mutuels.
Evening star., 1942-12-20

combinations of words uttered
that were quite new to us. Talk
about suspensions! There were
more suspended sentences than
there are in night court.
At one of these meetings Com
missioner Bill Brown. a very -.
courteous gentleman, asked us II
We would like to see the boys
weigh in. Well, we had seen bee.
weighed before, and weren't ,
much interested, but went along
anyway. 49,.
At the door of the weighing In :
room Gen. John j. Phelan saw
us and barked fiercely:
You can't come in here. MOI
no. Stay out. Nobody allowed
here" -
How can you expect guys who
can't even cooperate among
themselves to cooperate with
the other Al States? r
Evening star., 1942-12-20
Table Tennis Association
Holds Christmas Event

District Table Tennis Assocta-
tion's annual Christmas tournament
is scheduled for Monday and Tues
day, December % and %, at Cof1m.
bia Courts. according TO an an.
nouncement from John L Mem
niger, president.
Outcome of the event will have a
bearing on the 1923 rankings. It
is open to members of the associa-
ton and to men and women In the
services. The entry lists close at s
o'clock December at Columbia
Courts. The fee is so cents each for
mems and women's singles and SO
cents team in the doubles.
A special draw also is planned for
the veterans division. with the age
of IS or over considered as putting
a player in the vet" section.
Evening star., 1942-12-20
Colored Pro Busketers
PIuy PhiIudeIphiuns

Washington Bears. colored pro
basket ball team, will be after its
third straight victory this afternoon
when it PLAYS the Philadelphia Ath-
letics at Turner's Arena at 4:30.
There will be preliminary at 3:l5.
Reds Klotz, formerly of the Phila-
delphia Sphas. is among the leading
players with the Athletics. Among
the others are Ducky Adams of ST.
Josephs, Phil LOBBY and Bob Ber-
nick Of La Sale. Art Spector of Viii
lanova and Eddie Taylor Of Brook
lyn Visitation.
Evening star., 1942-12-20
Bicycle Is Good Enough
For Veteran Athlete

Max Bittorf, SO years old, of Phil
adelphia doesn't worry about gaso-
line rationing Bittorf, father Of
nine girls. bicycled from his home
to North wildwood, N. j., a distance
Of 100 miles.
A member of the Century Wheel
men Club of Philadelphia, Bittorf
is also known as a long distance
walker.
During the COS he was prominent
in boxing circles as featherweight
and lightweight.
Evening star., 1942-12-20
Aberdeen Quint Boosts
Trio of College Aces

BY the Associated Press
A corps of former college basket
ball stars is being seen in action
with the Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Ordnance hoop team.
1t includes Moe Becker, former
captain at Duquesne; Angie Musi
from Temple and Marty Passaglia
of Santa Clara.
Evening star., 1942-12-20
Jones, One Time Hurting
Star, Is Army Truinee
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
John B. Jones, pitcher for the
Norfolk Tars and Richmond Colts
In the old Virginia League back in
the early 2Os, is trainee in Battery
A, 9th Battalion at the Anti-Air-
craft Replacement Training Center
at Fort Eustis.
He was a hurler for Richmond
when the Colts won the pennant in
1925. He won ID games,
Evening star., 1942-12-20
Michigan State Shines
As Travelling Eleven

BY the Associated Press.
EAST LANSING. Mich.-Michi-
gan State football teams have played
representative schedules in the last
10 years. The Spartans have en-
gagged Is different opponents from
all sections of the country.
Coach Charley Bachman's teams
have appeared at Boston, New York
and Philadelphia on the Eastern
seaboard. at San Francisco, Los
Angeles and Spokane in the Far
West and at Miami in the South.
Over the period the Spartans have
won 81, lost 26 and tied games.