Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-27

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League because of transportation
The city failed to produce con-
sistent winner in any field save pro
football, in which the resurgent
Redskins, bouncing back after one
OF their leanest seasons, climaxed
their best with a smashing victory
over the previously unbeaten Chi
cago Bears for the world champion
ship.
Military service made heavy in
roads on the personnel OF all schools
and clubs. The Washington Ma
tionals' hopes for improvement in
the American League were dealt a
shattering blow before the season
opened when Cecil Travis, one of
the loops best batters, followed
Buddy Lewis into the Army. Sid
Hudson, Walter Masterson, AL Ev-
ans and Bruce Campbell were in
uniform before the year was out.
Coaching ranks were shuffled as
the mentors answered the call to
colors. Bill Reinhart of George
Washington, Jack Hagerty and
Rome Schwagel OF Georgetown,
Jack Faber of Maryland, Mike Kelly
OF Eastern High and many others
traded civilian clothes for uniforms
Ray Flaherty of the Redskins was
commissioned in the Navy but
granted furlough until after the
champions benefit game against
the league all-stars today at Phila-
delphia.
Draft Hits Sports Manpower.
The draft persistently tapped pro
and amateur sports for additional
manpower, but these losses had only
one i'll effect, the cancellation of
the annual District AAU outdoor
track and field championship meet.
Names made news, and highest on
the list was that of Duke Alexan-
der, Maryland all-around star and
Southern Conference high jump
champion, who made the supreme
sacrifice while fighting with the
marines in the Solomons. AL Blozis,
Georgetown's perennial shot-put
champion, scooped up more laurels
for his alma mater. Sammy Baugh,
Andy Farkas and Wee Willie Wilkin
added to their personal prestige as
we'll as that of the Redskins by win
ming berths on the all-National
League team.
Mike Denikos, 130-pound Central
star. topped the list of schoolboy
performers, personally leading the
Vikings to the inter-high school
championship. 1t. George Deyoe of
the Navy found sufficient time from
his official duties to garner high
honors in skeet shooting again.
One of the hardest hit of all
sports, although it continued to OPP
crate. was soccer. The champion
ship Marlboro team was unable to
muster a full eleven because Of
losses to the service and Sandy
Spring was obliged to cancel its
program for the same reason.
Marked Slump in Bowling.
Bowling suffered because of trans
portation obstacles and labor diff
ficulties which prevented large num-
bers of pin-spillers from reaching
the scene of activities. The slump
ranged from Is to as high as so
per cent on most drives.
Loss of manpower and uncertainty
Of the future also forced American
University to abandon football and
prevented Catholic University from
reviving the sport. In other re-
enoote tho col1oro ccono u,oe ,,yo1
tered with Georgetown pacing the
pack in everything but football. On
the gridiron Maryland, under the
guidance of its new coach, Clark
Shaughnessy, rode the T formation
to one of its brightest seasons,
seven victories in nine games.
A Georgetown mile relay team
composed Of Jim Fish. Dave Will
liams, Hugh Short and Hugh James,
reeled off a new world record time
of 3:172 in the climactic race of
brilliant campaign on the boards.
Golf experienced its dullest year
in two decades Enlistments, far
reaching curtailment of play be-
cause of an increasing shortage of
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transportation contributed to the
woes of dubs and experts. Witty
Cox and Lew Worsham picked up
the major pro honors in this area.
Tennis Has Healthy Year.
Tennis, despite limited production
Of balls and generally inferior
quality of pellets manufactured from
reprocessed rubber, had banner
year from a competitive viewpoint.
Resumption of the old struggle be-
tween Barney Welsh and Davey
johnson. plus the latter's defeat of
his nemesis in the Middle Atlantic
tournament, was needed shot of
adrenalin for the sport. The tour
nament program was only slightly
abbreviated.
Professional boxing fell into a
slump because of dearth of ma
terial after promising outdoor
start under Mike Jacobs aegis at
Grifith Stadium A majority of
the shows were mediocre. including
the Nova-Savold bout which netted
more than $4,000 for the years
biggest gate, and the pattern gradu-
ally evolved into a frank club fight
program. The sport ended its year
on a discordant note with Pro-
moters Goldie Ahearn and Mike
Uline embroiled in a feud with the
boxing commission that threatened
to end in court.
Activities among dog lovers showed
q marked increase. A new kennel in
Arlington County helped foster in
terest in the CANNES, who sent eight
OF their smartest, best-trained men,
bers into war service. Field trial
clubs flourished.
The horsy set managed to COM
plete another full and successful
season of shows, reaching the high
mark in the Columbus show, in
which three horses-Sport Marvel,
Cateer and Gratchino - cleared Z
feet.
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