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Evening star., 1942-01-03

when offered the opportunity, there
by clearing up muddled conditions
in those classes.
The complete ratings:
Heavyweight - Champion. Joe Louis;
contenders, Billy Conn, Lem Franklin, Bud
dy Baer. outstanding, Bob Pastor, Melio
Bettina. Abe Simons, Lou Nova Roscoe
Toles. Tamy Mauriello.
Lieht heavyweight - Champion, Gus
Lesnevich; contenders, Billy Soose. Ken
Overlin Booker Beckwith. Nose Brown:
nutstandins Anton christofordis fs,9h Jimmy
Middleveight.champion. Tony Yale;
Abrams; outstanding, Steve Belloise, Tony
Gisnools Gnnd ~ Martin coey WelSh Shorty
terweight-Champion, Freddie Coch
ran; contenders. Ray Robinson. Fritzie
Zlvic. Yound Kid Mccoy; outstanding.
Charlie Burley. Ernie Roderick. Izzy jan
Lieh htweight-champion, Sammy Angott;
contenders Bob Montgomery. California
Jackie Wilson: outstandinis; Lenny Man
Larkin. Allie Stolz Freddie Archer
son; contenders, Chalky Wright: Bobby
lura; outstanding. Harry JeftIa. Mike Rsf-
Hare. ''''A
Bantamweieht- Champion. Lou salica;
Tony oitvera Manuel Ortiz, Kui Kong
Young. Jimmy Brady. TOMMY Forte. Sergt.
Tom Smith. Carlos Chavez, Rush Dalma.
FiyweishtM;c Champion: Little Dado; con on
Warren Kendall. Luis Castillo. Joe Curran,
Jimmy Gill.
Evening star., 1942-01-03

Today's guest star-Billy Kelly.
Buffalo Courier and Express:
you can bet all the divots on
dub clubs fairway that there will
be a greater shortage of caddies
than there will be of golf balls,
due to enlistments, the draft and
the temptation of industrial en-
ployment at wartime wages"
One minute sport page-Nat
Fleischer will referee the Billy
Conn-Henry Cooper fight at To-
ledo, January II. Ski experts
figure that the lack of snow in
the East over Christmas and
New Year cost the schussing
centers $2,00O,000 in trade. Ber-
ME Mehen, star of the Tennessee
basket ball team that knocked of
Long Island U. at New Orleans,
has a trick of dribbling toward
the basket then catching the ball
between his knees while he fakes
a shot. Lee Savold, who is
taking the baths at Hot Springs,
Ark, has been offered a fight
against Turkey Thompson at Los
Angeles, January q. New York
writer's propose that some base
ball executives should be added
Evening star., 1942-01-03

he was a prisoner. It came out
all right though-they found they
both were in the BLUE" Army.
Acting Sergt. Charlie Spreyer,
who was slated to be Harvard's
1941 football captain until the
Army got him, took over the role
of battalion commander in a re-
cent review at Fort Bragg, N. c.
He's being prepared for the
Field Artillery Officers School
at Fort Sill, Okla. Les Wirk-
kala, Toledo pitcher, went to
work after the baseball season
building the reception center at
Camp Perry, Ohio. Just after
he ended that job, Les got his
orders to report for induction
at the same reception center.
Weather or not-Scoop Lati-
mer, who deserted Greenville,
S. c., for the Sugar Bowl and
East West games, wires from
New Orleans: Duke with all its
millions failed to save anything
for a rainy day. Same thing
happened to Missouri here, and
spectators can't celebrate because
they've hung their clothes out
to dry"
Evening star., 1942-01-03

And it lists characters of other
weights in good, if not alphabetical,
order.
The only puzzling feature of the
script prepared under the careful
ave of Fred SADLY is how Max Baer
and Pat Comisky got honorable
mention. Maybe Max is on the
pension list. an honorary member
for life and in Comisky's case Saddy
may have used a pencil without an
eraser, but you'll have tough time
convincing any seasoned fight fan
they rate any sort of recognition.
Ditto for Steve Belloise and Fred
Apostoli in the middleWeight di-
vision. Both appeared in Washing
ton at Uline Arena and not so many
weeks ago and were anything but
impressive. Yet they are given hon.
orable mention.
AS SADLY points out, the N. B. A.
ratings are worked out by a system
based on actual ring competition,
but Baer hasn't had a public fight
since Heaven knows when and the
others haven't boxed or beaten any
body worth while.
SADLY points with pride to the
fact that three N. B. A. champions,
Gus Lesnevich, Tony Zale and
Sammy Angott, bowled over the
New York State standard bearers
Evening star., 1942-01-03
Baseball Odds
Lacking Due
To the War
Quotations Delayed BY
Doyle, but Yankees,
Cords Are Choices
BY JOHN WILDS,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Jan. g.
Baseball's too uncertain this year
for Jack Doyle to be quoting odds
yet, but the st. Louis Cardinals and
the New York Yankees loom as PEN
nant winners to the Broadway bet
ting commissioner.
THE game is more unpredictable
now than it ever has been before" F"
he explained today. The impor-
tant factor is the effect of the war.
Uncle Sam will be the big player
next season."
Usually ready by this time to list
his early prices-considered the last
word by those who follow the big
league races-Doyle is holding of
now until he can learn which
players will be called into the Army.
He indicated he will have line
by the time the season opens.
Luck Dominating Factor.
Remember, no matter how much
we know" Doyle said, "the dominat-
ing factor is luck. And it is my be-
lief that over a space of time the
breaks even themselves out.
I'm going to make the Cardinals
favorites in the National. They
have a great young ball club. Don't
forget than in only five games out
of 154 last year did they have their
full strength.
"Of course, it's young team and
some of those players may get
drafted. and that would make diff
ference
He sees Brooklyn as a close Sec
ond.
ut appears to me that Larry
MacPhail is trying to staff his CLUB
with family men who won't be
called into the Army" Doyle added
The deal in which he acquired
Arky Vaughn would indicate that.
Doyle lists Cincinnati third, COM
menting that some of the Reds
had a bad year last year, but they
might come back again
AS long shots, in order, he named
the Giants, Cubs, Pirates, Braves
and Phillies.
Yanks to be Short Priced.
The Yanks. he said, will be over
whelming favorites" in the Amer
ican League.
ut looks to be a scramble for
second among the Red Sox, the In
dams and the Tigers" Doyle added
He picked the White Sox as a
possible dark horse team.
Jimmy Dykes has bunch of old
players out there in Chicago" he
said. The draft might not bother
them much, and Dykes knows how
to get a lot out of a team
Evening star., 1942-01-03
R. |, State Basketers
Take 82.Point Game
Average 10 Garden
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. Rhode
Island State breezes into town today
with a basket ball team that has
averaged 50 points q game in early
season contests. The perpetual
motion quintet goes against Ford.
ham in the opener Of the third twin
bill at Madison Square Garden this
week.
In the programs finale. Creigh-
ton, champion of the Missouri VAL
ley and one of the Western N. c..
A. A. playoff teams a year ago,
tangles with Long Island Univer-
sity, whose run of % straight games
was broken at the Sugar Bowl Tues
day night.
Ace of the Rhode Island State
attack is Stutz Modzelewski, who
needs 225 points in his teams re-
manning II games this season to
break Hank Luisetti's four-year
Stanford. record of 1896 points. He
collected 80 in games with St.
Joseph's Of Philadelphia and Tufts
College.
Evening star., 1942-01-03
By HUGH FULLERTON, Jr.
Wide World Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-The rea-
son Marshall Goldberg won't play
in the Dough Bowl game tomor-
row is that he took a job in
tank factory right after the Car
dinals ended their season and
after a week they decided he was
indispensable there. George Halas
and Steve Owen agree on one
thing-that Steve had the right
idea in not paying much atten-
ton to the All-Stars' defense, but
concentrating on an attack to
score more points than the Bears.
Jack Blackburn figures Joe Louis
is getting so near his peak form
for the Buddy Baer fight that he
called off a boxing drill yesterday
and gave Joe As minutes of work
on the bags and shadow boxing
instead. They say one reason
Johnny Pesky and Cookie Lupien
looked so good at Louisville last
season was that AL Mazur, the
Colonies smooth fielding second
baseman, helped them both. Ma
xur apparently is ticketed for the
Army instead of the big leagues.
Evening star., 1942-01-03
It's Wisconsin Quint
Against the Field
In Big Ten Race
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 3.-In the Big
Ten basket ball race it's Wisconsin,
without Gene Englund-against the
pack, starting tonight.
The defending champions, baked
Wednesday by Dartmouth from
running a string of consecutive vic
tories to 20, will open their Western
Conference defense against Illinois
sopromore stars tonight at Madison.
Then, with hardly chance to catch
their breath. the Badgers must shove
off for Indiana to meet the expert
Hoosiers Monday.
From a red-hot start, inspired by
such matches as these, the Big Ten
promises to race along to its most
interesting season, enhanced by new
schedule making which forces each
team to play every other conference
school, Is league games in ali. Six
foes will be met twice, and three
others once each. The setup gives
every contender a chance to spill
every other entrant, something
shorter schedules previously pre-
vented.
Evening star., 1942-01-03
Greater Shortage Of Coddes Than Golf Balls Predicted
Near Peak for Boer Bout Goldberg Roed Indispensable Tank Foetoy

to the Hall Of Fame. They fig
ure Judge Lands, Ed Barrow and
Branch Hickey have contributed
as much to the game as any of
the players.
Time out-Des Smith, the Bos-
ton Bruins big defenseman who
isn't exactly a stranger to the
penalty box, got into one by acci-
dent the other night. He missed
connections with a terrific body
check he threw at Toronto's
Lorne Carr, busted through the
door and got himself tangled in
the mechanism that works the
big clock. They had to stop the
game while he got loose.
Service department-Hint on
Army's favorite sport: Corp. Har-
old Callahan of the 10lst Caval-
ry, who used to get us those
wrong numbers In the A. P. Of
flee, was serving as motorcycle
messenger during maneuvers in
the Carolinas. He had his nose
buried in the sporting news"
one day to catch up on the base
ball dope and when he looked
up, there was q guy holding q
gun under his nose and saying
Evening star., 1942-01-03
Red Sproins Pride
Worse Than Wrist

Those who feel their ankles are
constructed of jelly when they
make that first faltering move on
ice skates will be heartened by
the experience of Coach Redvers
Mackenzie, even if it takes a
sprained wrist to prove the point
that the best Of 'em take their
tumbleS.
Red, who pilots the Washing
ton Eagles of the Eastern Ama-
teur Hockey League and who has
skated almost since his diaper
days, volunteered his services as
an instructor to wobbly young
ster yesterday at Riverside Sta
dium. His embarrassment is more
painful than the resultant
Sprained wrist. -
Evening star., 1942-01-03

One of the reasons Lew Worsham,
jr., didn't go on the winter tour
this year is that he believes he can
work his golf game into a winning
tourney in March in the nearby
Carolina spots.
Lew, who holds down the pro
job at the Burning Tree Club. is a
canny youngster. He was offered
expense money to make the Califor-
nia-Texas-Florida trip. That hap
pens to be an opportunity which
comes to few golfers. But he passed
up the major part of the circuit,
took a trip to Miami to compete IN
the Miami open, and will join the
links troupers when they head north
for Pinehurst, Ashville and Green's
boro.
He weighed his own situation
from all angles, figured the cost in
cash to make the swing around the
circuit, and decided to spend the
winter working hard on his game.
Evening star., 1942-01-03
St. Johns Varsity Nips
Alumni Team, 43-4l

Jimmy Mulvihill registered IS
points for St. Johns alumni tossers
last night. but the better balanced
st. Johns varsity walloped the
grads, 43-41, while allowing the
alumni to use Bobby Mulvihill,
Gonzaga graduate.
Hughes and Dudley sparked the
varsity with II and 9 points, re-
spectively, while Bob Mulvihill was
second to Brother Jimmy in collect
ing 8 points for the alumni outfit.
Evening star., 1942-01-03
Travis Qss 10 watch
As Terps Are Met,
Loop Rivals Find
Center Holds to Torid
Scoring Pace, Despite
Beotines Team Tokes
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSpatcn 10 Inc Slar.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-What was
supposed to have been a tune-up
trip for Maryland's travelling Ter
rapins may have been tip-off tour
for its Southern Conference op-
ponents after Ernie Travis, tower
ing center. tossed in "a points In
losing battle against st. Johns Of
Brooklyn last night.
The 64-48 setback was Maryland's
fifth in a row and the third of its
Northern invasion, which bothers
Coach Burt Shipley not at all. But
the Maryland mentor definitely is
concerned about conference rivals
getting the real lowdown on his
scoring ace before the circuits title
race gets under way.
At this writing Ernie has "a points
to his credit, averaging slightly bet
ter than Is game, and in scoring
exactly half that number against
c. C. N. Y. and St. Johns. two Of
the better teams in New York's
Metropolitan Area, he proved his
true effectiveness on the firing
range.
Thus, the trip conclusively dem
onstrated that Travis is Maryland's
biggest threat and that by stop
ping him future opponents will have
a half-Nelson on the Terps before
they begin-if they stop him.
Whether the experience and polish
Shipley hoped his boys would ac-
quire on this jaunt will offset the
unintended betrayal of his war plans
is conjectural. but he fears the worst.
Tough and Levane helped st.
Johns to an early lead which Mary
land whitfield down to 1928 at the
half, and when Travis was erratic
at the start of the final period the
Indians piled up enough points to
sew up the decision.
st Johns (64) MARYLAND (4S).
Evening star., 1942-01-03
vio|in.P|aying Coach
Has Canisius Five
In Full Swing
Oregon, Wyoming Among
Five Quints in Row
'Giont Killers Spill
By the Associa ted Press.

by tft hSAOCldleO FTeSS.
BUFFALO. N. Y. Jan. 3.-Canisius
Colleges basket ball coach, who
plays a violin and leads a dance
orchestra in his spare time, has been
anything but soothing to the Ma
tion's top-ranking quintets.
With the exception of one sour
note-Thursday nights 1899 loss
to University of Southern California
Allie Seelbach's Canisius cagers
have assumed the role of giant
killers with impressive triumphs
over Oregon and Wyoming Univer-
sites in winning their first five
starts.
Seelbach, who doubles as basket
ball coach at Fosdick- -Masten Park
High School, directs physical edu-
cation there and manages to lead a
dance band between times. credits a
trio of substitute players for his sue
cess so far this season at Canislus.
These three and his starting five
make up what Seelbach terms his
"first-string squad"
Now Has Team for Full Game.
I'VE were called the best first
half team in basket ball last year.
the 43-year-old coach, who came to
Canisius in 1888, explained, but
it's different now. We have a team
capable of playing full game"
e Moving through a schedule in
cluding major opponents from
California to New York. Canisius,
in its first six games, scored 332
points for an average Of So points
a game, while its opponents COL
lected 221 points, or an average Of
1868.
Canisius' faSt-breaking attack,
which has baffled slower moving
teams, is built around sharpshoot-
ing Bob Gauchat at right guard.
Gauchat as a sophomore two years
ago set an all-time Canisius scor-
ing record only to better it last year
with 299 points. He has scored SO
points in six games this season for
an average of 146 per game.
Reels off Five in Row.
Seelbach. whose high school teams
won nine championships in l3 years
up to 1888, doesn't depend too much
on these youngsters to bolster the
college squad. Three are on the
Canisius squad this year, but none
among the first eight.
Canisius opened the season with
a 1921 win over Fredonia u. "
Normal. Then, in succession, the
Golden Griffins defeated Edinboro
CPaD Teachers. 66-32; Baldwin
Wallace. 66-47; Oregon, 1924, and
Wyoming, 56-44.
Evening star., 1942-01-03
All Stars Plan Wreck Bears With Aerial Bombs Charity Tilt Tomorrow
MeConn Virginia Coach
As Fletcher Moves Up

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. / Pl.-
Billy McCann, former Cavalier
basket ball star, has been named
freshman coach in that sport at
the university, succeeding Dick
Fletcher.
Fletcher, who is director of fresh
men athletics, will move into admin
istrative work, a change necessitated
by the loss of Tom Carruthers as
graduate manager and r. N. Hos
kins as director of intramural sports.
Carruthers and Hoskins are on
leave of absence for naval service.
Evening star., 1942-01-03
Ump Gives z Outs
For Great Catch
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The grand award for uninhib-
tied umpiring may 60 this year to
the unidentified arbiter OF q
Negro baseball game at Memphis.
The field was short, with . rail-
way embankment marking the
limits of centerfield. Beneath the
embankment was . sizable cul-
vert. With two men on base and
one out, q giant Negro lifted the
ball clear over the rail line. Back
went the centerflelder, right
through the culvert, to take 1t
on the fly. Change sides,
bawled the umpire. dat catch
was worth two outs"
Evening star., 1942-01-03
Baugh, Fi|chock
Head Notable
Passing Cast
10000 at Pro Grid
Classic to Boost
Navy Relief Fund
BY AUSTIN BEALMEAR,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-Chicago's
professional football Bears, who got
in the first lick of the 1941 cam
paign against the College All-Stars,
will apply the finishing touches to
the national gridiron picture start
ing at o'clock tomorrow against a
picked SQUAD from their own play
for-pay league.
Shunted across the country by the
war. the post-season struggle is the
fourth in a series Of annual affairs
between the National League
champs and the outstanding players
from the loops nine other teams.
Three previous games on the Pa
cific Coast all resulted in defeat for
the All-Star clubs, but This seasons
outfit is rated as stronger than it's
predecessors. For that matter, so
are the Bears.
Crowd of 10000 Expected.
That is why more than 10000
customers are expected to troop into
the Polo Grounds at top of S44
a head, with half of the gross going
to the Navy Relief Society.
1t will be the 20th outing of the
fall and winter for the Bears. who
refuse to hibernate so long as there
is football to be played They
started the season as National Pro
League champions and finished the
same way, dropping the New York
Giants, 37-9, in the finale to become
the first titleholders to repeat since
the playof system was inaugurated
in 1898.
Steve Owen of the Giants, who
automatically became coach of the
stars when his Eastern champions
lost in the playoff, isn't hiding the
fact that he is cooking up a mess of
overhead trouble for the Bears.
Baugh, Filchock to Pitch.
With such pitchers as Sammy
Baugh, Cecil Isbell, Frank Filchock,
Tuffy Leemans and Dick Rifle toss
ing to Catchers Don Hutson, Perry
Schwartz, Dick Humbert and Bill
Dewell, nobody expects the All-Stars
to stick to the ground.
Coach George Halas, who has been
drilling his Bears on aerial defense
this week, has built up a 33-man
squad so we'll balanced he doesn't
know which of his three urits is
best.
I'VE have three solid first teams, "
said the Bear coach. with backs
interchangeable If my first-string
backs-Sid Luckman, Ray Noting.
Hugh Gallarneau and Norman
Standlee-don't catch fire throw in
Bob Snyder, Bob Swisher, George
McAfee and Bill Osmanski.
IF they don't run, I've got young
Bussey. Harry Clark, Ray Mclean
and Gary Famiglietti or Joe
Maniaci.'
Owen Has Two Backfietds.
Owen has two backf1eld combina-
tions which have been operating to-
gether at their Long Island training
base. One includes Baugh, Pug
Manders, Art Jones and Nello Fa-
laschi, while the other is composed
of Isbell, Leemans, Larry Craig and
Ward Cuff.
The 1910 champion Bears whipped
the league all-stars, 28-14 Green
Bay, 1889 champion, won its all-star
tussle, 1917. and the Giants, who
held the title in 1888, triumphed,
1910.
proha b1o ctortinC 1jpoupc
Evening star., 1942-01-03
Probable starting line-ups:
6-Doy Biker's Kit
Is International
By the Associated Press.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis. Jan. g.
Promoter Harry Mendels inter-
national (as advertised) six-day
bicycle race had some of that
international flavor for Herve
Desroches of Montreal as the big
grind got under way last night.
Desroches couldn't get his
trunk cleared through customs
in timesso he started the merry
chase around the wooden saucer
riding the frame of one of Torchy
Peden's bikes, equipped with
Jules Audy's wheels. Desroches
borrowed racing attire from
Torchy's brother, Doug. All are
rivals in the race,
Evening star., 1942-01-03
CLUB Has Leagues Finest Throwers, Cotchers

These boys have been training and action from September
till They'll playing weather for the
month They haven't worked together they all the
familiar that
adds its trick to do what to do just
the ball the best hrowe and
will all day.
Cabarn has built his attack around the
eveTuy Rifle both Of
they also the ball
and with it.
catching racket enlisted by Mr. Owen
Schwartz Craig Dick Humbert and
Evening star., 1942-01-03
Ski Facilities Great,
But Snow Is Missing
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. BEAR Noun
tain, New York's winter Coney
Island, has done everything possible
to accommodate the metropolitan
skiing enthusiasts this season.
Ski trails have been improved,
jumping facilities have been in
creased.
Evening star., 1942-01-03
Bouqh Likely in Starting Lineup

That McAfee of the Bears run some says Caroarn no so
from Pittsburgh OF the
Frank Fchock is
with the 1ufy Leemans
ofense here wish it all mine
starting backfeld Of Bagh Jones'
with DeWen and Schwartz the
Knard tackle Happy Swell
and a Mel Helm, center
mouth waered as he mentioned it,
the IT might different
wihand different ends I've got nice
it'll nave
ready. And think it's ready
Ready those Bears,
Evening star., 1942-01-03
Best AII-Stor Team Thut Owen Ever Saw

their rivals sngy all Now Carbar
with al-star
This
between the all
deferred the ticket
that the champions always beat the
alars bowl. that Carban Owen? Not
Casting prudence thinks the
For thing this the best astar saw the
farfg after weeks squad Our backs
S
Evening star., 1942-01-03
Ochenrider Will Lead
Navy Soccer Team
spee,.l Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dlspttch 70 Ine 6tHr.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. Sc. H.
Ochenrider, jr.. Of Aristes, Pa, has
been elected captain Of Nays 1912
soccer team and j. j. Creamer OF
Hopedale, Mass, will lead the Mid
dies cross-country team next season,
1t has been announced by Comdr.
L. s. Perry, academy graduate man
ager of athletics.
The soccer squad will be managed
by H. o. Cutler Of Hillburn, N. Y
while r. s. Lewellen Of Madison,
Ind. will manage the barriers.
Evening star., 1942-01-03
Conn, Franklin, Boer Are Rated
Best Heavy Title Contenders
OverIin, Abrams Are Given High Ranking
In Their Fighting Glasses by N. B. A.

The National Associations quarterly report issued to-
dav in which dsorery citizens rated according to
the trouble caused their neghbors is as whole COM
mendable. =.
The association Joe Louis heavyweight
champ It acknowledges Franklin and Buddy
aer are competitors but how close doesn't say
Evening star., 1942-01-03

Three years ago-Don Bulge,
tennis ace, made pro debut before
16,725 at New York. beating Ellis
worth Vines, e3, Ga, 60.
Evening star., 1942-01-03

Totals 2s S64 Totals 10 10 As
Free throws missed: Maryland-Mont.
Gordy, Steiner; St. John's-Baxter. Moss
hetti Golub. Rossini.
Oficials: Pat Kennedy and Jerry Mol
11~ =
Evening star., 1942-01-03
Win, Lose or Draw
AII-Stors Are Bent on Clipping Beers Claws
By JOHN LARDNER.



NEW YORK JAN NANA)The fight capture and clip the
eveybodys fight
everybody the National Football League.
Failing the Beapack sngehanded the huntsmen have
Cabarn) New Yorks
widespread mind and will attempt surround the omo
the Polo Grounds
The Bearbang the public For their safety the
the field as the
Roman people the days when lion Christian fought at catch
happily the Navy Relief
appetite those Bears roped and
tied.
they don't the Bears roped and tied least the fans Will see
football of all be
last professional appearance of its members