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Evening star., 1942-11-29
Contreros OFF to Hot SPRINGS

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. % (P,.-
Lopez Contreras, former president
of Venezuela, left here tonight for
Hot Springs, Ark. He had been here
about two weeks undergoing treat
ment for a stomach ailment.
Evening star., 1942-11-29
$40 Die in Indian Storm

CALCUTTA, India, Nov. % (R.-
About $40 lives were lost in a cyclone
accompanied by torrential rains
which swept the coastal area 200
miles southeast Of here November IA
and Is, unonicial reports said today.
Evening star., 1942-11-29
WPB Begins Shoke-up to Create
Working Unit Out of Mob
'Deodwood' Being Eliminated, Divisions Tied
Under New Controlled Materials Plan
Bv JAMES Y. NEWTON.

The War Production Board undergoing another personnel
shakeup: and high official said last night the
to create an efficient working organization out of mob
Evening star., 1942-11-29
Hospitals Swomped
After Swift Blaze
In Back Boy
(Picture on Page AL
BULLETIN.

BOSTON (P).-POlice Chief
Edward w. Fall0n said early
today that deaths in the CO.
cOanut Grove Night Club fire
might approach the 200 mark.
All bodies were believed re-
moved from the building by
lis am, three hours after the
first of five alarms. A call was
made for all medical exam
iners in the State to report.
Evening star., 1942-11-29
Capital Homes Safe
From Fuel Oil Ration
Cut Until January
OPA Drops Plan for 1920
Reduction, but Program
Is Held Jeopordized

COFFEE RATIONING STARTED
at midnight, District supplies
reported adequate. Story on
Page A-8.
Evening star., 1942-11-29

(See FIRE. Page A-2D
Evening star., 1942-11-29

(See TOULON, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1942-11-29

(See REGISTRATION, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1942-11-29

From the United States Weather Bureau Report.
Rising temperatures, gentle winds. Tenn
peratures yesterday: Highest, As, at 5
pm; lowest 26, at 4:45 am; SO at II pm.
Full Details on Page Az.
Fuel oil consumption to date should be II per
cent of allotment for period ending December g.
Evening star., 1942-11-29
Blood Donors Honor Soldier

(See AFRICA, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1942-11-29

The Evening and Sunday Star is
delivered in the city and suburbs at
75c per month. The Night Final
Edition and Sunday Morning Star at
85c per month.
Evening star., 1942-11-29

(See WPB, Page A-27D
Evening star., 1942-01-07
.Griff, Other Officers
Remain al Helm OF
Washington Club

1t will come as no surprise to
Washington baseball fans to learn
Clark Griffith will continue as pres
ident of the Mats for at least an
other year. The formality Of re-
electing him for 23d term yes
terday was accomplished by the
stockholders of the club.
William V. Richardson, Philadel-
phia exporter and cement manufac-
turer. was reelected vice president,
and Edward B. Eynon, jr., will con-
tinue as secretary treasurer. All
likewise succeeded themselves as
members of the Board Of Directors.
President Griffith's handling Of
the teams affairs was approved by
the stockholders. who were told the
failure to declare dividends was
predicated on the teams investment
in a $4,000 lighting system and
Washington's losses in operating
farm clubs.
Evening star., 1942-01-07
Four Quints Extended
In Recreation Games

Only two of six winners in District
Of Columbia Recreation Department
basket ball competition last night
had things their own way as the
gyms at Central and Eastern High
Schools were used for the first time
by league teams this season.
The Joe Boyles slaughtered St.
Aloysius, 44-15. and Navy Depart
ment trounced Weather Bureau,
20-9, but other victors had tough
going. City Post ONCE nipped Ma
tional Electric by only one point,
1928. and Knights of Columbus
margin over A. G. o. Adjutants was
no wider, 1929. B. & B. Farms de-
feated Navy Yard, 1920, and
Thumbs Up China downed Scholl's
Cafe, 1914, In other games.
Evening star., 1942-01-07
A. u. Host 10 Loyola
Five in Dixie Loon
Contest Tonight
CoIoniuIs Visit Clemson
To Open Southern Trip;
Hoyos Tune for Rums

A Mason-Dixon Conference tilt at
American Universitys gym is the
only local college basket ball game
scheduled locally tonight as George
Washington opens a three-game
Southern trip at Clemson and
Georgetown applies the finishing
touches for tomorrow nights big
clash with Fordham at Riverside
Stadium.
Beaten in two pre-hoiday starts.
A. U. will be the underdog on its own
floor against q strong Loyola Of
Baltimore five which is leading the
Mason -Dixson loop with an unde-
feated record.
Loyola Has Winning Team.
Loyola Is bringing to town a team
which has won five OF Its six games,
its only setback-by Villanova-
coming In a circumference contest.
Coach Staff Cassell will stick to
the lineup which has started every
game for A. U. thus far. Charley
Kligman and Bart Fugler at for
wards. Bing Byham at center and
George Zuras and Johnny Hewitt
at guards.
G. w. will open It's Southern Con-
ference trip In the throes OF the
worst slump since Bill Reinhart
started coaching few years ago.
Since tripping Wake Forest In their
opener on December Is. the CO.
lonials have lost to Oklahoma A
and M, Oklahoma and Indiana.
Starting tonight. @. w. Is sched-
uled to play three games In four
evenings, at Wake Forest on Fri
day and at Duke on Saturday.
GEORGETOWN to Get Busy.
Tomorrow nights clash with
Fordham will be only the flrst OF
four tough games in a row for
Georgetown, which is slated to travel
to meet Long Island and Temple
over the week end and return here
to play G. w. a week from tonlor-
row. Coach Elmer Ripley's boys
have a little score to settle with
Fordham, for it was a late-season
defeat by the Rams which kept the
Hoyas from receiving bid to the
Madison Square Garden tournament
last season.
Ripley's greatest hope is that his
two scoring aces, Center Bill Born
heimer and Forward Kenny Engles,
will be hot tomorrow night. for
Fordham is averaging A points per
game and the Hoyas must be in
stride to win.
Evening star., 1942-01-07
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Basket Ball.

DScASS A@Shs
Loyola CBaltimore) at Ameri-
can u, 8.
Tech vs.. Maryland Freshmen,
College Park. 7.
George Washington at Clem-
son. Clemson, s. c.
st. Johns at Roosevelt, $3.50.
Western at Montgomery Blair,
Silver Spring, ..
Hockey.
Washington Eagles vs. Boston
Olympics, Boston.
TOMORROW.
Basket Ball.
Fordham VS.. Georgetown, Riv-
erside Stadium, 8:45.
Gonzaga VS.. Georgetown Fresh
men, Riverside Stadium, tbs.
Maryland at Virginia, Char.
lottesville, Va.
Washington Lee at Eastern,
$3.50.
Hockey.
New Haven Eagles vs.. WASH
ington Lions. Uline Arena, $50.
Wrestling.
Weekly program at Turner's
Arena, $3.50.
FRIDAY.
Basket Ball.
Towson Teachers at Gallau-
det, 8.
George Washington at Wake
Forest. Wake Forest, N. C.
Maryland at Duke. Durham.
N. C.
Columbus U. at Shepherd
State, Shepherdstown, w. Va.
Wilson at Tech (high school Sc
ries), 7:30.
Western VS.. Roosevelt (high
school series), at Tech, $3.50.
Gonzaga at Eastern, $50.
Montgomery Blair at Coo
ndge, 8.
Anacostia at Bethesda Chevy
Chase, 8.
George Washington High at
Thomas Jefferson, Richmond.
Washington-Lee at Hopewell
Cva) High.
Evening star., 1942-01-07

passed a milestone In its athletic
history by participating in its first
championship contest, only to have
its opener spoiled by Central, 1920.
The advantage thought to be Ana
costia's because Of playing on its
own court proved a boomerang. The
small gym was a perfect setting
for Eastern's close guarding and the
Indians got exactly three field goals.
In the second half, particularly,
the Ramblers disrupted the Indians
offense, picking up Anacostia play
ers in the back court after scores,
outsides and jump balls.
A main part of Eastern's polished
attack was supplied by Mike Lieb,
vino dropped in five beauties from
the side for 10 points. Larry Capone
and Jim Brady also helped with
timely shots.
Evening star., 1942-01-07
Buddy Baer Would Be ToIIest Ring Champ

draft developments Lefty Grove
the BaerLous fight Buddy
history he He stands feet 67
all Jess Willard feet
6 nches 5a inches; Fred Fulton, feet 5a
Vttoro feet 81 nche
ditto, and Ray 1mpe
1t be significant that not one OF these
dreadnaughts considered fighter.
addict make bets Nat Flehers
new All Time Ring Record Book is
may you making silly Don't be surprised
grid the sports head
shortly shhh supposed Louis and
probably ring heavier than they
getting plenty to maybe?
One that of Tim Cohane,
sports the publicity business
Minnesota coach, has
Cohane he will still be working
with great material
Evening star., 1942-01-07
Hoppe Sees Speedie'
Billiards in New
Cue Ball Rule
BY the Associated Press.

ny tno hssOClateu FTesS
CHICAGO. Jan. 7.-Billiards' new
rule. permitting use Of either cue
ball at the start of an inning, even
has Champion Willie Hoppe work.
Ing overtime.
He has been trying it out in prac-
tice sessions for the 1912 three
cushion title tournament opening
Friday, and concluded today that
it not only will speed up play. but
will reduce the safety play to a
minimum and force many changes
in strategy"
Hopes first foe in his bid for a
third straight title will be Chicago's
Earl Lookabaugh. In the only other
match opening night Joe Chamaco,
Mexico, will oppose Art Rubin, New
York.
Evening star., 1942-01-07

printers ink-when it gets in the
blood in won't come out. Once a
coon hunter, always a coon hunter.
Good Hunting Nearby.
Washington. or more properly the
nearby sections Of Maryland and
Virginia. has its good sections OF
coon country and its colonies Of
coon hunters. They seldom are met
by the average citizen because they
don't come out in the daytime. A
lone traveller. however. II lost on
some back-country road late at
night. may see q file Of lanterns in
the distance and hear the below
and bay Of the hounds as they follow
q warm scent or the more exciting
roar they produce when under a
treed animal
You'd be surprised at the identity
OF some Of these crazy" coon
hunters. Staid attorneys, Govern
ment clerks. mechanics. farmers
they come from all walks of life and
all have been bitten by the night
hunting bug. For example. Walter
johnson, the old Washington pitch
ing ace, is one of the best night
hunters in this section.
It's hard to define just what makes
coon hunting so much fun. There's
not the excitement of fighting and
playing a big fish as in fishing or
the satisfaction that comes from
good shot in bird or rabbit hunting
The majority OF coon hunters don't
shoot their game. but shake it out
Of the trees, or, If 1t Is big tree,
climb after it, then shake the animal
down. Their sporting code is If
he can get up a tree where I can't
get him, then he deserves to get
free" That code Is much like that
of the ight-tackle fisherman or the
small-bore shotgun shooter.
Good Hound Is Necessary.
It's fun tramping through the dark
woods with only a lantern or flash
light, It's fun and good exercise
following good hound on a tough
trail, and, best Of all, there's the
campfire early in the morning, with
an animal in the bag and hot-dogs
and coffee to drink.
Best sections for hunting are
damp, swampy bottom lands. Of
which there are plenty around
Washington, especially along the Po-
tomac River. A well-trained coon
hound, one broken from foxes and
rabbits. is another requisite and Is
more than worth his or her weight
in dollars. Most popular breeds are
the black-and-tan, the redbone and
the English coon hound. All are
deep-chested. full-voiced animals
able to stick on the difficult trail
laid by a willy, old buck coon.
Some of these dogs love to hunt
so much, though, they won't quit
when the hunters do, but stay out
in the woods chasing almost any
thing they can find. It is while
waiting around in the cold dawn for
that fool dog to make up his mind
to come in that you resolve never
again to 90 coon hunting.
Evening star., 1942-01-07
Team Crippled, Coach
Is Tempted 10 Assist
Brewers as Player

Injury and illness Of two players
may force Coach Mack Posnack to
don a uniform for the first time this
season Sunday night when his
Washington Brewers play host to
the New York Jewels In another
American Basket Ball League game
at Turner's Arena.
Posnack said today that Petey
Berenson, his reliable guard and ALL
America for c. c. N. Y, may not be
available as the result of an injury
suffered in last Sundays game with
the Sphas. Irving Rizz. former
Georgetown star, definitely Is out
with q severe cold.
Evening star., 1942-01-07
Even the Beers Could Use Monk Myer

feminine football hecker, Lorraine l.
Alabama amt
Georgia did right well with their Southwestern foes
Alabama had not forgotten
would lopSided than
mistake selling the Conference
really football for keeps down that way Okay
yo'-all
Getting will ind them
conditioned soldiers In Uncle Sans
they throw out their sneak play and come down
ground regiments at Oahu in Hawaii Army OBJ
gowing Of the football
Of the fighters who battle
pugism
Some of the football incidentally strangers to
grid fans in country Chicago could find for
Evening star., 1942-01-07
Eastern Branch Loop
Tokino Court Entries

Eastern Branch Boys Club will
open its basket ball league next
Monday and franchises still are
available for teams wishing to enter
the 80, los, 120 and 135 pound Sec
tons.
Entries win close with Buddy Nau
at Eastern Branch, Seventeenth
street and Massachusetts avenue
Sc, at $50 pm. Friday. Indi-
yidual and team awards will be
made to winners in each class.
Evening star., 1942-01-07
Dudley and Peabody
To Get Awards al
touchdown Fete
Coach Butts Of Georgia
Will Make Main Talk
At Affair Tonight

Americas No. l college football
player Of 194l and the coach of the
team which ran up the highest score
in any of the New Year Day bowl
games will be the principal attrac-
tions at the annual banquet of the
Touchdown Club tonight at the Will
lard Hotel.
Bill Dudley. Virginia's s unanimous
all-America halfback. will receive
the chief award of the affair-the
Walter Camp Memorial Trophy
from the hands Of Senator Carter
Glass. senior Senator of his State.
The Camp award always goes to the
outstanding college back of the year.
Harvard's all-America guard. En-
dicott Peabody. I'd. will be presented
with the second major award of the
night-the Knute Rockne Memorial
Trophy, given annually to the out
standing lineman of the season.
The principal address Of the eve
ming will be made by Coach Wally
Butts Of Georgia, whose Bulldogs
scored 40 points in the Orange Bowl
to whip highly-touted Texas
Christian eleven by two touchdowns
Four local college players. chosen
the most valuable of their respective
squads. and Jack Samperton of Gen.
trail, selected as the best all-around
player in the Al high school series,
will receive special awards. The
collegians are Lou Falcone of
Georgetown, Walt Fedora of George
Washington, Ralph Burlin of Mary
land and Kenny Fox of American U
Arch Mcdonald of Station WJSV
will serve as master of ceremonies
Cabinet officers and Congressman
have been invited as honored guests
and there is a possibility that 1t.
Comdr Gene Tunney, former heavy
weight champion, will be among
those present.
Evening star., 1942-01-07
Shoddy Gridiron
Tactics Hit by
Rules Body
Reversed-Center Out,
Sleeper and Double
Offside Are Scored
BY ROBERT MYERS,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


PHOENIX. Ariz., Jan. THE 1912
college football rulebook remains
almost exactly as 1t was last season,
but the governing rules committee
clarified a few points and wrote two
stern frowns into the text on
couple Of practices.
One raised eyebrow was directed
at officials taking the easy way out
in calling both teams off-side and,
while the crowd yawned, making
them replay the maneuver.
Advisory coaches sitting in at the
rules meeting at the Camelback Inn
before adjournment yesterday joined
with Chairman Walter Okeson In
condemning the practice. Usually.
they said, 1t Is apparent that one or
the other eleven is off-side and there
is a rule that says when one player
draws another of side, number ones
team should get five yards-back-
ward.
I'VE want to eliminate this double
OF side matter" said Okeson.
Frown Upon Hideout Play.
The hideout, or sleeper play, where
1t Is screened by substituttonS, was
also frowned upon and q 15-yard
penalty attached for future refer
ence. This type Of play comes when
a coach sends in, say, five players.
In the confusion, six players start
of the field-only one stops at the
sidelines and takes refuge in the
cluster Of handlers. the head
linesman and possibly eight photog-
raphers.
The sleeper play with the wide
f1anker is all right-but not under
this kind of wrap. West Coast OBJ
servers will remember that Babe
Hollingbery Of Washington State
thought he detected this in one
game, yelled to high heaven and the
sleeper" was awakened.
Gone, too, under the 1912 supple
mented rules, Is the reversed-center,
which gained prominence last season
on OSsie Solem's Syracuse team. 1t
was described as the Information" :"
Alonzo Stage sounded the keynote
Of its death knell when he COM
mented:
Football is a combat game, and
should not be played by players
turning their backs to their oppo-
nents."
Must Face His Opponents.
The new rule Qualifications say
that . player, to be legally on the
line Of scrimmage. must face his
opponents end line, and his feet
must be behind the ball.
Another supplemental note pro-
vides that in the last two minutes
Of q half a referee may start or
stop the clock If, in his opinion.
one team or the other Is inten-
tionally trying to delay a game by
sending In substitutes.
It also more sharply defined the
last two-minute sub rule to pre-
scribe that when the referee has
finally and definitely put the bali
into place ready for play, no sub
can be sent In without bringing q
5-yard penalty along with him.
Okeson and his associates said
they deliberately" refrained from
adopting new rules recommended
although many were discussed-be-
cause of present war conditions.
Many coaches, players and officials
are in the service Of the country,
and more will be next fall, so 1t
wouldn't be wise to change rules.
THE committee - recognized
the fact that the value Of the
game during the present
crisis Is limited to whatever con-
tribution 1t can make toward in.
creasing the efficiency Of our COM
bat forces" said the final report.
Evening star., 1942-01-07
Army Bars Dempsey!
Enlistment as He's
II Years Too Old
By the Associated Press.

0y tuC ASSUCldICU EICSS
NEW YORK, Jan. with the
help of a long count of II, the
United States Army has floored
Jack Dempsey in the former heavy
weight champs attempt to enlist
as a buck private.
Dempsey, As, showed up yesterday
at a recruiting Office, passed his
physical examination and was all
ready to shoulder a gun and meet
Max Schmeling In Berlin"
But there was that count-he's II
years over the age limit for enlist
ments-and the old Manassa Maui
er must still his doughboy ambi-
tions, the Army said. unless and
until Congress passes . law raising
the age limit from IS years."
Evening star., 1942-01-07
Jeffries' Ankle Broken

COLUMBIA, Mo, Jan. Z (Pl.-A
medical examination today disclosed
Bob Jefferies, guard on the Missouri
University football team, suffered
broken ankle in the Sugar Bowl
game with Fordham at New Orleans
New Year Day. He had been re-
ceiving treatment for sprain.
Evening star., 1942-01-07

somewhere on the Otner Sue OF tIIe
swamp after fox or rabbit.
A man must be crazy, they agree.
to 60 tramping around through the
woods at night, falling into frozen
swamps, tripping over logs and get
ting caught in barbwire fences. Early
in the morning. when frozen stif1.
hungry and tired. come those we'll
meant resolutions never to 60 coon
hunting again. but to stay home
nights with the wife and family to
take part In some civilized sport
shuch as bridge or monopoly.
Coon hunting, though, Ia like
Evening star., 1942-01-07
3aer Facnq Better Boxer Pncer and More Dangerous
Win, Lose or Draw
By FRANCIS {. STAN

Notes to You -.
When his world heavyweight boxing cham
ponshp against Buddy Friday night in Madison Square
Garden he going his twenty successive victory
When he fought Max Schmeling the first time and
Louis seeking his twenty
win a row!
After his National bowed to the Chicago Bears
football IN the
locker probably good fall
he said perchance there won't be professional
eight from now?
ahead Of under
1912 but good deal OF this
talk having sports civilian morale
NAV wshu thing about to be
called up b the inclined with appreciation the
sight athletes blocking akng batting
skill them
Evening star., 1942-01-07
Griff Swallows Pride, Invites PofohI to Comp

Sports important and capable OF
money-raser few industries
generously AS way OF whipping
unsurpassed
attitude well put professional a
popular enjoyed labor and business
factions.
probably sports wherein the amateur
draft already has
Of IS cent OF Its big stars
only D Maggio)-and more are
Clark Griffith that the
swallowed his pride the other day and invited Jimmy
weak hitting shortsop who was IN durance
forgiven spring Grin once vowed ne
with Pofahl for keeps
Incidentally Evening Post today carrying
asked what he could
answered. Il immortal why
Williams?
Evening star., 1942-01-07
Bobe Ruth Doing Fine

NEW YORK, Jan. 7 P.-Friends
of Babe Ruth today reported the
former home run king was doing
fine" at the private hospital where
he was taken Saturday. In addition
to a nervous condition, Ruth is suf-
fering from q cold.
Evening star., 1942-01-07

Totals 80 g IL Totals II ~
Oficials-Messrs. Keppel and Shirley.
Score at half. 17-3. Eastern.
Central Gets Flying Start.
Even though defeated in its first
game. Coolidge yet may find itself
In the playoffs. After being dis
rupted by an early Central lead
yesterday the Colts rallied in the
final quarter to score II points,
but Central coasted with its mar
gin for a 1920 victory. The Vikings,
too. have more than an even chance
OF being in the title round, especially
If Johnny Gibbons can continue
tho stride he hit in yesterdays
third period, when he accounted for
nine quick points.
The game was slowed by almost
constant whistle footing BY Ref
Evening star., 1942-01-07
Coon Hunters Are Doffy Lot,
But They Enjoy Their Sport
Trompins Through Woods at Night Is Fun
Until Some Fool Hound Runs Awoy
By GEORGE HUBER.

Coon hunters crazy They regarded by the non
hunting public and they admit it themselves at times
Especially frosty searching moments that come at the
end of long cold night when the hunt for coons
long and the hunt for some fool OF
hound who any better than chasing on
Evening star., 1942-01-07
Eastern Rated Quint to Beot
After ! trimming Anocostio
Central SpoiIs Coolidge Debut in Series,
But Both Likely to Gain Title PIoyoff

the other teams along Friday night and
prove otherwise Rambler considered
this years high school basket ball They
were extremely impressive departments the series opened
yesterday rouncing willing but oucassed Anacostia qunt
292 In the other yesterdays raiser Coolidge
Evening star., 1942-01-07

erees Bucky Buscher and Pete
Sivigney. but it wasn't the ohicials'
fault. They hardly could do other
wise with members of both teams
constantly climbing all over each
other. A total of 40 fouls was called
ard nearly half the scoring was
from the charity line. Ted Tho
maides of Central. who with Glib
bons led the Viking team, was
fouled often and scored Of his IL
points on free tosses, getting IL
such shots.
Evening star., 1942-01-07

Totals 3 612 Totals IL 5 20
Of1cals-Messrs. Keppel and shirley.
4cAre at half l1-3. Eastern.