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Evening star., 1942-05-08
Giants
Majors
War Aid Play
Even Players, Umps
Pay to Enter Park;
Bucs Break Even
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sportx WritAy

Baseball will go to bat for war
relief today with the first OF l6
regularly scheduled major league
games from which Army and Navy
assistance funds will get all proceeds.
Appropriately this affair will be
staged by the Brooklyn Dodgers,
whose President L. S. Larry Mac
Phail first campaigned for the big
leagues to adopt such a program,
and will be unique in that 1t will
be a twilight game and that all
persons who enter Ebbets Field. in
cluding the players and umpiyes, will
buy tickets.
Even the admission of the peanut
and hotdog vendors will be paid for
by the concessionaires and tickets
for soldiers and sailors will be
bought by various organizations.
Brooklyn's foe for this dramatic
encounter, starting at 4:45 pm, will
be the New York Giants and later
the same teams will play a COM
pan1on piece at the Polo Grounds,
The series was planned by Mac
Phail and President Horace Stone
ham OF the Giants last month and
became the basis for the program
evolved by Commissioner Kenesav
M. Lands for all other major league
clubs.
Lull On Major Front.
The present installment in the
National Leagues hottest rivalry
comes during sort of intermission
in the intersectional skirmishine of
both leagues.
The first siege between the East
ern and Western clubs came to an
end yesterday with inclement wealth.
er erasing all games except a
double-header between the Giants
and the Pittsburgh Pirates. After
some intramural battling during the
week end, the Eastern clubs of the
American League will move into the
West next week and the Western
clubs of the senior circuit will
attempt raid on the East.
In the only action yesterday the
Pirates captured a 81 thinning
decision in the first half of the
bargain bill at Pittsburgh and the
Giants came back to bag the night
cap, 60.
Aldon Wilkie pitched five-hit ball
IN the first game, but a mental lapse
by Shortstop Pete Coscarart kept
him from shutout and forced the
fracas into overtime. With the
basas loaded on two hits and an
Intentional walk IN the nth inning,
Pitcher Bob Carpenter raised fiy
to short left.
Coscarart caught it, but delayed
throwing the ball and Harry DAN
ming loped home from third base.
Elliott's Single Decides.
The Pirates, who made IL hits,
finally pushed across the deciding
run in the 11th on singles by Elbie
Fletcher and Bob Elliott, sand.
wiched around a sacrifice.
The second session was a tight
lefthanded hurting duel between
Rookie Dave Koslo and the previ-
ously unbeaten Ken Heintzelman
until Buster Maynard, a recent
recruit from New York's Jersey
City farm, broke tie score with
q three-run homer in the seventh.
A checkup on the first intersec-
tional strife shows that the Eastern
clubs in the American League won
% and lost only Is while In the
National League the Western clubs
earned a 10 to II advantage.
The best record in either league
during this time was made by the
Boston, Red Sox, who won seven out
OF nine. The worst mark, Of course,
belongs to the Chicago White Sox.
who dropped nine out OF 10.
Evening star., 1942-05-08

on Tuesday. The chesty right
handler, who dealt Detroit 1-hit,
TO, trimming on Wednesday, is
aching for numerous opportunities
to humiliate the club that sWapped
him.
It is in the West, incidentally,
that the Mats may whittle the dis
tance between them and the first
division. Washington won six of
nine games with Western teams at
Griffith Stadium, taking the only
game played with Detroit, snatch
ing two of three from ST. Louis,
sweeping three-game series from
Chicago and dropping two to Cleve-
land.
Missing as the Mats entrained
was to be Outielder George Case,
whose shoulder injury has side
lined him for at least 10 days.
Cases absence leaves the Mats with
only three outfielders. but Estalella
would be shifted to the outfield If
necessary.
Prexy Clark Griffith of the Mats
today was to confer with Frank
Croucher, sore armed second base
man, and unless Croucher could
convince the boss his arm shortly
Will be ready for service it was
likely he would be placed on the
suspended list until he's prepared
TO play.
Croucher remains something of
a myth to local fans who have seen
him in one pinch-hitting attempt.
Slated to be the Mats regular base
( man, Croucher still is restricted
to light tossing AND when or if
he'll be able to play remains a
mystery.
Evening star., 1942-05-08

coaches. Odell was at Pennsylvania
in 1910 when, the Quakers annihi-
lated "Ducky" Ponds last Yale team
so to 7, the rock bottom point in
bulldog gridiron history. In all,
Odell helped coach Penn teams to
four straight victories over Yale.
Odell said last night at Madison,
Wis, that he had no Information
about his name going before the
council. He added that he had an
understanding with Stuhldreher
which would release him if such an
opportunity came, and he viewed
the possibility of his appointment as
"a grand chance for me to go places
in the coaching field"
Has Doubtful Opportunity.
Opinion is bound to be divided on
the latter remark. and many coaches
would consider the Yale job, where
football has been in the doldrums
for two years, anything but "a grand
chance"
Alumni have been complaining,
and loudly. that the material Yale
gets these days wouldn't grace a
good high school club. Pond held
the job for seven years and his con-
tract was not renewed after the 1910
season of one victory and seven de-
feats. Hes now coaching at Bates.
Nelson moved up from line coach
to head coach, but the team had
the same record last fall and Nelson
resigned and accepted a commission
in the Navy.
Evening star., 1942-05-08
Hopes Of Chisox Rise
With Lees Ai|inq
Arm on Mend
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHOENIX, Ariz., May s.-Here's
about the best news voluble Jimmy
Dykes could hope for on the eighth
anniversary of his appointment as
manager Of the Chicago White Sox.
The ailing left arm of Thornton
Lee, his hurting ace of 1941, is on
the mend. Lee doesn't make any
predictions that he will repeat last
years performance of % victories.
which more than any other single
factor, helped keep the White Sox
IN the first division of the Ameri-
can League.
But" says No. fan, Mrs. Lee,
Thornton writes me that since an
examination by Mayo Clinic physi-
clans, he's been undergoing treat
ments which already have improved
that arm 100 per cent"
The doctors found that in addition
to torn rib muscles, Lee was suffer-
ing from bronchitis and a sinus
infection, she reported.
Evening star., 1942-05-08
No. 81 Jinx That Beat
.Di Mag and Hogan
Hits Constantine
Winner Of Sc Straight
Scraps FoIIs Victim
To Champ Wright

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May 8.-Like Joe
Di Maggie and Ben Hogan. boxer
Lou Constantine stubbed his toe
on No. 81.
Winner Of 56 straight fights as a
professional. Constantine reached
the end of his string of victories last
night when he was outpointed by
Chalky Wright of Los Angeles, rec
ognized In New York State as world
featherweight champion, in an g.
round non-title scrap.
Di Maggie, in compiling his record
batting streak last season, hit safely
in 56 consecutive games, but missed
in the 57th. Hogan finished in the
money in 56 straight golf tourna-
ments before his streak also ended
in the 57th tourney last fall
A crowd of 5000 at st. Nicholas
Palace last night saw the Califor-
mia Negro gain the decision over
the battler from New York's East
Side. Each fighter weighed 128
pounds.
Evening star., 1942-05-08

A well informed source said last
night that when the Yale Corp.
meets Saturday to choose a coach
Oden's name will go before that
body with the blessing of the
Athletic Advisory Committee.
This source said Odell's appoint
ment could not be taken as a fore
gone conclusion, but it would be al
most unprecedented for the council
to override the committees recon-
mendation.
Munger High in Praise.
Until rumors began circulating a
week ago that Odell was the man
who would be picked out of the
scores of possibilities considered
since Emerson w. Spike" Nelson
dropped the Yale coaching reins
January /. the former Pittsburgh
backfleld man virtually was un-
heard of in Connecticut.
However, George Munger, under
whom Odell served at Pennsylvania,
labels him one of the Nations best
Evening star., 1942-05-08
Denver Coaching Stoff
Depleted by Service

By the Associated Press.
DENVER, May 8.-Denver Uni
versity may have but a skeleton of
Its coaching staff by summertime.
Football Coach Gao Hubbard is
slated to head the athletic program
at Denver's Lowry Field; Ellison
Ketchum. basket ball mentor, has
applied for the Navys physical
education program. and Baseball
Coach Dan Stavely expects his draft
call by June /.
Evening star., 1942-05-08

Got new son. I've got to see
him"
Burwell never did get around
to seeing Sears boy-until yes
terday when Ken Sears pounded
out homer that helped Kansas
City defeat the Colonies, 2 to /.
Well" said Burweu after the
game, Il finally did get to see
Ziggy's baby"
Evening star., 1942-05-08
Requested and Apache Figure to Improve

Aab the only horses which have
q
racing will improvement in
will sturdy effort from Valdina Orphan
thrill from Colchis horse which has beaten Aab
positions
from a field of 10 horses.
Many believe Again could have been
hadn't
WghtBn Jones will be
something a big
the greatest field that went
interesting which is the main
finish with three four horses
Racing will the leading
this belongs to fate alone.
Reease dbyN hAmerican paper
Evening star., 1942-05-08
Old PoI's Son Proves No He|p
BurweII Waits rs Years to See Sears
Boy Only to Have Lad Beat His Club

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, May 8.-Back
in 1917. Bill Burwell. present
manger of Louisville, was pitching
for a Clinton, Iowa, team. Ziggy
Sears, now a National League
umpire, was playing in left field.
One day Sears said to Burwell:
I'm going home for day or
two"
What's the matter7" Burwell
asked.
Evening star., 1942-05-08

OOQ dSSUT LIIl6ill. OlIOutQ 4 IL oI oocS
man Mickey Vernon be injured,
for instance. Harris would be forced
to switch Stan Spence from center
field to first base, Bobby Estalella
from third base to the outfleld and
Bob Repass from the bench to
third base.
His makeshift troupe, with its
usual peculiar problems aggravated
by numerous injuries that have
stripped him of key players, never
theless remains only Az games of
the pace of the leading Yankees.
The first three weeks of the season
have heaped a mountain of misery
on Bucky. but his pitching finally
has squared away and in that he
detects a suspicion his club will
climb.
Hurlers Are Bracing.
Washington generally has been
playing a woeful brand of baseball,
but recently Early Wynn and Buck
Newsor have demonstrated they're
primed for a successful season. Jack
Wilson's ailing leg apparently has
mended and Sid Hudson's hurting Is
calculated to improve.
The Mats are in no unenviable
spot in fifth place. Despite their
recognized lowly caliber, they're re-
naming in the thick of things
They don't figure to create much
trouble with the leagues weakest
infeld, but polished pitching may
erase much of that evil.
Bucky's pitching staff seemingly
Is bouncing back after sad start
Should Hudson strike his stride, thu
Mats will own formidable crop O.
hurlers that will be supplemented
by the return Of Dutch Leonard
about July /.
Hudson. who has captured only
one of his five starts, will face the
Yankees in single game tomor-
row, Wynn will pitch one game
Sunday, but I'm undecided on the
other pitcher in the double header,
Bucky said. 1T might be wise Il
use Wilson in relief once befor,
starting hin-to test his leg-but i
he feels he can 60 the limit II
use him."
Mats Hope to Gain in West.
Rained out yesterday and idle
today, the Mats also will rest or
Monday and ASx likely Newson
again will be t4ssed to the Tigers
Evening star., 1942-05-08
Van Horn Is Becoming
Net Pro in Atlanta

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, May 8.-Welby Van
Horn Of Los Angeles, nationally
known tennis star, has accepted a
position as professional instructor
at the Piedmont Driving Club here.
Van Horn, who advanced to the
hnal OF the Forest Hills tourna-
ment in 1899 only TO lose to Bobby
Riggs, is expected to arrive here
from California within a few days
Evening star., 1942-05-08
Hey, Eynon and Griff!
Try This Mans Job
py the AsSoriate5 praxx

Hy the Associated Press.
WICHITA FALLS, Tex, May g.
Neal Rabe, business and team man.
ager Of the Wichita Falls Club in
the West Texas-New Mexico League,
is a versatile fellow.
When he isn't counting the house,
or master -minding the team from
the bench, he takes his turn on the
mound or behind the plate.
Evening star., 1942-05-08
Reason ENOUGH to Back Greentree Entry

There enough to put the Greetree entry on top even
believe
Kentucky while Devil Diver still held
On at that
another which from his
will be backing the stable
will supporting
make Alsab choice running
all he hasn't bad onenot lately
3year-old
little colt enough fast
enough
especially his position is favorable.
Evening star., 1942-05-08
Pitcher Stewart, Is, Dies

BUFFALO. N. Y, May 8 (R.-
Walter Stewart, 25-year-old pitcher
for the Newark Bears of the Inter-
national League, died yesterday in
Millard Fillmore Hospital. He en-
tered the hospital May l suffering
from uremia poisoning.
Evening star., 1942-05-08
Hudson Faces Yankees as Mats
Sturt Brief Tour Tomorrow
Harris Must Make Trip With Mokeshift
Troupe; Hopes for Success in West
By BURTON HAWKINS.

comparatively ght-heared Bucky Harris to shoe his
Mats aboard today for brief invasion OF
enemy territory infant winning streak
doubtless York but Harris Is har
boring the Mats fun the trip won't be restricted to sight
movies.
Evening star., 1942-05-08
College Sports

Bv the Associated Press.
BASEBALL.
Oklahoma, 13; Nebraska, 9.
Western Michigan, z; Northwestern, 4.
Wofford, Ia Furman, 8.
Lenoir Rhyme, 8: Catawba. 1.
Junista, 21: Susouehanna, l. ,.
State, 8.
Richmond Freshmen. IA: Wrsinia
Freshmen, 3.
GOLF.
Western Maryland, 4; Baltimore, 9.
Washington and Lee 16; Davidson, Z.
Minnesota, 1874; Iowa, 5h.
TENNIS.
De Paul, z; Marquette, 2.
ShIppensburs, 8: Indiana tPa.) fSach.
ers, 2.
Illinois Collese. 5: wesleyan, ..
Evening star., 1942-05-08
Stars Yesterday
BY the Associated Press,

BY Ine ASSoclated Press.
=. Aldon Wilkie, Pirates, and Buster
MAYNARD, GlantS-Wilkie pitched i've
hlt ball over thinning route to win
hrst game of double header; Maynard
smasneo three-run homer to spark
New York TO triumph in nightcap
Evening star., 1942-05-08
Howard OdeI| Eli Grid Nemesis,
Now Slated to Be Its Mentor
Touted os Wizard by Former Boss at Penn,
Wisconsin Aide Almost Certain of Job
BY the Associated Press.


NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, May ga 3year- old football
mind who had hand in the worst defeat Yale
long grdron history likely the Ellis
The young is Howard Ode who left the University Of
Pennsylvania coaching staff in February work Athletic
Director Harry Stuhldreher at Wisconsin
Evening star., 1942-05-08
League Statistics

FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1912.
AMERICAN.
Results YESTERDAY.
Detroit at washington. postponed
ST. Louis al Phllsd delphia, postponed.
Chlcag 90 at Boston, postponed.
Cleveland at New York, postponed.
Evening star., 1942-05-08
PhiIs Drop Two HurIers

PHILADELPHIA, May 8 (P.-The
Phils have released Pitchers Paul
Masterson and Gene Lambert to
Memphis.
Evening star., 1942-05-08
Standing of the Clubs.

Games Today. Games Tomorrow.
Boston at Phila. Wash. at New York.
Only game. Boston at Phila.
Cleye at Detroit.
Chicago at st. Louis
Evening star., 1942-05-08
NATIONAL.
ResuIts YesteFdzv

PITTSBURGH. %, New York, If Cfrst
same IL INNINGS,
Brooklyn at CHICAGO, postponed.
Phils sdelphla at st. Louis. postponed.
Boston at Cincinnati, postponed.
Evening star., 1942-05-08
imported Domingo With Good BREEDING Sole
Win, Lose or Draw
Sunny Jim Retuins Confidence in AIsub
By GRANTlAND RICE,
Special Correspondent of The Star.

Sunny Jim Retuns Confidence in Asob
Sunny Ftzsmmons, horses than
Daniel Indians still
wide open
eyes followed racing fot
than years. Kentucky
Derby different races-derent distances different post
positions a different
Deep his heart if he had to make pick, don't be-
ve would all
bad
which well matched.
another probably keep beating
He's Too Good Horse to Keep Losing
into the future Greentee entry with
the pubics selection.
the betting public will in back of
After all
going keep whipping him forever
good keep running good
losing.
top handcappers Eas-hose figures and
Greentree enty-8 to 5.
\
Vadna Orphan-5 to-
Again. if he runs-5 to /.
Requested-7
Cochs-7 to l.
Apache-8
racing
doubt.
Evening star., 1942-10-04
STAGE Door Conteen Preview
Attracts Crowd of $4,000
Pound Party Stocks Shelves With Foodstuffs
Broadway Stors, D. c. Bands Lend Talent

Canteen and the War College Glee
Club sang Garry Me Back to Old
Virginny."
At 2 pm, yesterday, when the
pound party began. carpenters
and stage hands and electricians
were still hammering. painting the
"olio' curtain and connecting spot
lights.
All Woman Audience.
What you need is Stage Door
Canteen for Washington women
look at the crowds of them" said a
soldier from Fort Belvoir pointing
to the audience composed chiefly
of women.
For yesterdays audience, unlike
the one that will congregate tonight
and other nights was composed of
housewives, Government girl work.
ers and society women. Patiently
they sat through the hammering of
carpenters and expectantly they
waited for the stars to appear They
formed superintendent club"
watching the painters put the finish
ing touches on box decorations and
curtains until Brock Pemberton,
master of ceremonies, introduced
Irving Berlin.
From then on until midnight the
crowd was entertained with WASH
ington's best orchestras, Helen
Mencken, director of the stage door
canteen radio program Ina Claire,
Evening star., 1942-10-04

Washingtonians thronged to La
fayette Square yesterday for the
greatest opening night" the his
toric Belasco Theater ever has seen
the pound party" at Washing
tons Stage Door Canteen.
A smashing success even before
its official opening tonight, the can
teen attracted a crowd estimated at
10000 persons eager for a glimpse
of the sort of entertainment pro-
vided the Nations service men.
Volunteer workers were kept busy
during the 10 hours of the "preyiew
party"
Helen Hayes, chairman of the
Districts canteen committee. was
amazed as she saw the block-long
queue Of the stage door" con-
scious who came laden with rationed
sugar and scarce coffee, fruit Juices
and meats.
81 in Food for Admission.
Two pounds Of foodstuffs or 81
was the admission price at the pre-
view pound party"-the only
chance for uniformed persons
to visit the canteen, which will be
open to service men from pm.
to midnight beginning tonight
None of us actors has seen such
standing line in years." said Miss
Hayes.
The noted actress spoke to the
crowd when a fuse blew out in the
Evening star., 1942-10-04
If or kofe|Dead,'1 49,
Injured, Toll of<6as :.
Truck.Bus Collision
District Soldier Among
| Those Hurt in Blozing
| North Coro|ino Wreck
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press. -
LUMBERTON, N. c., Oct. IA
gasoline tanker exploded today after
it was in collision with Queen
City. railways bus and at least IL
persons lost their lives in the in:
ferno. .-.
Eighteen were injured; they man
aged somehow to clear themselves
from the burning wreckage. Both
the tanker and the bus were re-
duced to a mass Of charred steel.
Searchers counted II sets OF ver-
tebrae on the smoking pyre.
The pre-dawn tragedy occurred
16 miles north of here on u, S.
Route 301. Survivors said the
tanker sideswiped a wagon, swerved
part way across the road, and.
ploughed into the capacity-loaded
Southbound bus.
Driver Badly Burned.
The tanker was driven by Stinson
Branch of Lumberton, who was dan
gerously burned He Is patient
in Lumberton hospital j. r. Nc
Neill, colored, of st. Pauls, the driver
of the wagon, was hurled into q
field and only slightly hurt.
Lawrence r. Barbee or Green's
boro, driver of the bus, and colored>
porter from Lumberton, were the
only identified dead. 1t was hours
after the wreck before salvage oper-
ations could begin. The bodies were
removed to st. Pauls, village near
the scene.
A mother and child were believed
to be among the victims, but iden-
tification was not Immediately pos
sible.
The 18 injured were taken to a
Lumberton hospital.
DIR. A. L. Coynwell of Bakers San
itorium here said that Mr.. Branch
told him he drove up behind the
wagon and because 1t was not lighted
he did not see 1t in time to stop.
Swerving to the left to avoid hitting
the wagon, loaded with cotton, he
crashed into the bus
Others Injured.
The other injured included
Mrs. Tia Murphy. Winston-Salem:
c. c. Price, Lumberton: Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Neal. Ashtabula, Ohio; H. S.
Worthington, jr., Lacross. Va;
Henry Matthews, Kenly; Leland
Calvin, Darlington, S. c.
Mrs. J. H. Dunlap, Wilmington:
Corp. Charles H. Jones. Washing
ton: Linwood Moran, Chadbourn: :
James McCrae, Whiteville; Sergt.
Alfred V. Karlson, Fort Bragg;
Charles Newton, Southport; william
Allen, Atlantic Beach, Fla: Miss
Dorothy Jones, High Point; Henry
Edmund Jones, Burlington; e. B.
Wyche. Hallsboro; Paul Hurst,
Southport, and c. c. Price, Lurn-
berton.
Evening star., 1942-10-04
Seat Sale Delayed
For Theoter Guild Play

Opening of the box ONCE seat sale
for the Theater Guilds first play Of
the season at the National Theater,
previously announced for tomorrow
has been postponed until Thursday,
the Theater Guild office announced
late last night.
The postponement in opening the
seat sale. it was explained. was due
to the demand of new subscribers
for membership.
Evening star., 1942-10-04

New York. The pantry shelves,
stocked with contributions, look like
a pre-War grocery store.
Tonight an anonymous person
has purchased the privilege of sit
ting at the only civilian table in the
house for $500. Every night a nom
uniformed person can get into the
servicemans sanctum if he pays a
minimum of 500 for table for four.
A note of nostalgia was sounded
when Stoddard Taylor, stately,
white haired man who was manager
of the Belasco for IS years, mounted
the stage he knew so we'll and said
The real theater has at last re-
turned to Washington"
Evening star., 1942-10-04
Flying Forts Make
7ruininQ Sufety Record

A remarkable safety record fol-
flying fortresses was noted by the
War Department yesterday at Hen.
bricks Field, Sebring, Fla, where
only eight slight mishaps have oc-
Cured in 32,219 landings since Feb
ruary.
There was not a single injury tt
personnel in the mishaps and dam
age was so slight in the eight acci.
dents that the big four-engine
bombers soon resumed flying.
Col. Carl B. Mcdaniel, Hendricl
Field commander, pointed out thai
the safety record of the forts i.
even more remarkable when it il
recalled they are designed for com.
bat use and not for training pur.
poses.
Evening star., 1942-10-04
Navy Verifies Transfer
Of Z Boots to BruziI
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Navy Department yesterday
confirmed a report that two vessels
were transferred to Brazil for patrol
work. The Navy refused comment
on the type of vessels or other de-
tails of the transfer.
Earlier it was reported from Rio
de Janeiro that the Brazilian minis
try had announced acquisition of
two torpedo-bo subchasers in the
United States for incorporation in
the Brazilian fleet.