davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Softly Fireworks Likely
As Kovokos, Linen Mix

Two of Wasnington's biggest soft
ball rivals tangle tonight in the
District championship tournament
at Washington Stadium when Kav-
akos Grill tangles. with Standard
Linen. The opening game brings
out Greenbelt against GPO Bind
ers, with the loser to be eliminated.
One club was knocked out of the
running last night when Navy Yard
eliminated Times Herald, 1873, be-
hind the four-hit pitching of Jack
Mandes. In the second game, Surf
Club, tourney favorite, trimmed
Secretary's Office. 1910.
Evening star., 1942-08-27

days Of rest.
Right now the Cards and Dodgers
are tangled up in one OF the tightest
of their many dizzy feuds.
Lanier started 1t all OH Monday
by holding the Buns to four hits
and sauashing them, 7 to l.
Dodgers Get Jittery.
Then the Dodgers had an acute
attack OF the old-fashioned stretch
nerves.
They ran the next two games into
extra innings and then lost each, 2
to /, by booting in1eld hits that
looked sure outs.
Tuesday night, for example, Mort
Cooper pitched IA innings and had
the game handed to him finally by
Lew Riggs, who did tumbling act
stopping an infield grounder.
Then last night Pitcher Max Ma
con gave the Cards the game in the
10th inning doing the same kind OF
a tumbling act trying to field Coaker
Evening star., 1942-08-27

Some players didn't question the
weight but thought the horse
should have been Whirlaway."
Service Dept.--Lt. Dick Starks
of Midway, KY, who managed to
get his Flying Fortress back to
England, with the aid of his bonn
bardier, after Starks had been
wounded and the co-pilot killed,
was a member of Midway's State
championship basket ball team in
1887 and later boxed at Kentucky.
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Columbus Again SET
10 Take Over Pace
In A. A. Scramble
B, the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Columbus Redbirds. defending
champions, who have been bouncing
in and out of the American Asso-
citation lead in recent weeks, again
are in position to take over the pace.
They moved within half game OF
first-place Milwaukee last night
when the Brewers stumbled before
last-place ST. Paul. Toledo, too, re-
asserted itself after an extended
slump, but still is five games from
the top.
Here are the standings todav.
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Win, Lose or Draw
Sports Second to War as PubIic's Topic
BY GRANTLAND RICE
Un the absence OF vacationins Francis Z. {

Sports Second to War as PubIic's Topic
ALBUQUERQUE, N Mex, Aug 27-On transcontinenta trip
you outside what they talking about?
Moving in something approach
Ing nquiv mood get fair idea OF the national
tchat by stopping off Chicago Kansas City and
route West.
sporting seehng
and noncombatants had these ideas in mind
tomorrow night good for $3.50
in relief plus a whale of a and scramble
breaking roundup Big Nine Notre Dame
what looks footballs college hot such performers
Billy Henbrand Harder Kuzma Otto Graham Angelo Be
tell Bill a of others.
about the Yankees Dodgers and the
chances of the fighting Cardinals.
will the Army against rough and
Wallace Wade outfit handle
Sammy Baughs deadly passing next Sunday?
For example in spot into of soldiers
sailors Marines within so gath
m baseball and football.
Evening star., 1942-08-27

Milwaukee was leading st. Paul
81 going into the last half of the
eighth inning. thanks to q two-r,ln
homer by Pitcher Walt Lanfranconi.
Then the Saints opened up, scored
seven runs and won, 8 to 8.
Evening star., 1942-08-27
AII-Stor-Pro Grid Project Nets
Services Sill, 800 Before Game
Sole Of $l00 Tickets Roises Fund; Cote
Tomorrow to Send TotoI to $160,000
BY DAVE HOFF,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

CHICAGO Aug 27The annual between college
astas and the champions always footballs
dream but took make financial masterpiece
Tomorows ninth staging the extravangaza Soldier Field
will something like 900 the relief
Evening star., 1942-08-27
IS for Fort Washington

Fort Washington defeated Boiling
Field, 1875, in a service baseball
game yesterday. The winners now
have record of Is victories against
5 setbackS.
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Servicemen Talk Little About Conflict

through headed for the busy
of Albuquerque contacts
with In uniform. They covering the today.
little topic that changed their
for granted That's their 100 cent job
their interest sport
whip these crack
pros?"
n natural.
roubprotectn
months The
Chicago might combined attendance
receipts
SIG O00no light
uniform $60oo0Oo
financial tidal
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Sophs Sturt at TuIune

Claude Simons, jr., Tulane's new
football coach. expects to use two
sophomores, Darwood Holm and
John Tessier, as starting guards on
the football team this season.
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Johnson Earns Promotion

Walter johnson, Presbyterian Col
lege athletic director, on leave to
the Army, has been promoted to
lieutenant colonel and transferred
to Fort Eustis, Va.
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Georgia Gridder EnIists

Gus Letchas. star Georgia wing
back, who was expected to be among
its standout players this season, has
enlisted an as apprentice seaman in
the Navy.
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Lonier's Slab Poison Threatens
Brooks Second ime in 4 Days
Card Southpow Hos Scored 4 Wins Over
Leaders: No Bruws Yet in Big Series

By the eAssoia
ST LOUIS Aug 27-Lfe with the ST. Louis Cardinals cham
n,on fatherLefy Lanehas gotten be downright d
cult for the Brooklyn Dodgers .
anier father Of four who having his pest
rnmnh over the National League today with only two
Evening star., 1942-08-27

NATIONAL.
Results YESTERDAY.
ST. Louis, 2; Brooklyn, 90 inninGS.
New Yc/k. 4; Cincinnati, 2,
Philadelphia, SO; Chicago, 2--3 tnrst
Iame ! / innings.
Others not scheduled.
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Kits to Navy

Jimmy Kits, football coach at
Virginia Tech, has been commits
stoned a lieutenant in the Naval
| Reserve.
Evening star., 1942-08-27

THREE-EYE LEAGUE,
Decatur. 4; Evansville, 3.
tOnly gameD
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Roqers Heights Doting

Rogers Heights football team Is
seeking opponents In the 110-pound
class for this season.
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Standing Of the Clubs.
GAmes Today.

Games Today. Games TousefreS'
Bkl at st. L. ttwlsD. Bklyn. at Chicaso
New York at Cinci. n. Y at Fits tnstJ.
Boston at Pitts. Boston AZ Clncf ~
Only games. Phila. Al St. l.. W.
Evening star., 1942-08-27
They're Still Keen About Dodeer- Yonk Feud

And you'd be surprised how servcemen ask how the
the Yankees Cant Whit Wyatt beat the
least two Won't much tougher World
Roberts and Clyde Mcbride.
the Mdwesten Is
ADLER sporting Clyde tells the
hee the Big Six with Missouri close to the front
the backelds land last until
the Columbia into the rainwept muck of the Sugar
against Fordham at Orleans
better football this Big Six country than Of the
number Of
with the pick section.
Evening star., 1942-08-27
BoseboII and Football Popular NTH Soldiers

Most the soldiers to talk about baseball and foot
majority still Yankees handle the Dodgers
They enough
champion until the champion is beaten.
looking trouble than
they against fall.
all the map, football
Mdwesterne stick with Minnesota Mch-
gan the They give Ohio
Indiana side.
advise eye on Georgia from the
Texas A. and M. and Texas
The East would wait little longer but
main Fordham.
pride This one OF the reasons
waiting big games chicago ana Los
Anee-whch Of the far as talent goes
released BY North Amerin AIianceo
Evening star., 1942-08-27
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

st. Paul 9; Milwaukee. 3.
Toledo, g.: Louisville, O.
Minneapolis, 6. Kansas City. 4.
Columbus. 3; Indianapolis, o.
Evening star., 1942-08-27

VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Newport News, 4; Salem. /.
Petersburg, 12-S, Staunton, 5-H.
Pulaski. IA; Lynchburg, 8.
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Dodgers Spot Series Finale With Cardinals Only AZ Games off Lead
League Statistics
THURSDAY, AUGUST FL. is42.

AMERICAN.
Results Yesterday.
Chicago 5; New York. 2.
Boston. 4 Cleveland, /.
Detroit. II; Philadelphia, 0--2 tsvi.
light -night).
Others not Scheduled.
Evening star., 1942-03-19
Pro and Amateur Golf
Stars in Wide-0pen
u. 5. Title Scrap
81 Pairs Are Competing;
Brosch, Offutt Ahead
In Qualifying Test
BY the Associated Press.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. March
19.-It was anybodys tournament
today as the Nations big-name golf
ing professionals, aided by amateurs
equally as proficient. began first
round match play in the eighth ma
tional amateur-pro championship
The $1,000 best ball event saw 80
teams competing in today's round.
The semidnals will be played Sat-
urday and the final Sunday.
The team of Al Brosch of Beth
page, N. Y, and Amateur Harry
Offutt OF st. Petersburg got off to
dazzling start Yesterday when they
carded 10 brides and three eagles
in the 36-hole qualifying round.
They had best ball score of 65-
65-130. which copped the medal
with two strokes to spare. The IA
under-par figure was carded despite
weather that handicapped play on
the morning round.
1t took 139, five under par. to
qualify for match play competition
and 80 teams yesterday battled for
the 20 positions remaining open.
Twelve invited teams we're exempted
from the qualifying round.
Slammin' Sammy Snead and his
partner, Amateur Wilford Wehrle
of Racine, Wis, were paired today
with Ted Huge of Cleveland and
Robert White of Savannah. Ga.
Snead and Wehrle are the defending
champions.
Evening star., 1942-03-19
Dartmouth Five Nips
Fighting Princeton
For Eastern Title

PHILADELPHIA, March 19.-
Staving off three Princeton threats,
Dartmouth won its fifth consecutive
Eastern intercollegiate Basket Ball
League championship last night by
beating the Tigers, 46 to 38, in a
playof before 5000 at the Pennsyl-
vania Palestra.
They had finished the league sea-
son tied with 10 victories against 2
defeats.
Spanked by Bob Myers, George
Munroe and Jim Olsen. the Big
Green came through with the neces-
sary basket whenever the Tigers
grew dangerous.
Altogether, they scored A of Dart
mouths points
The pressure continually was on
the Tigers to come from behind.
Dartmouth left Immediately after
the game for New Orleans. where to-
morrow it meets Penn State in the
N. G. A. A. Eastern championships
Evening star., 1942-03-19
Cravath, Barry's Pal,
Takes Over Trojan
Football Berth
Protege Of Jones Goes
Back to Alma Mater
From San Francisco
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. March 19.-Quiet.
unassuming Newell Jefferson jeff
Cravath takes over the troubled
gridiron fortunes Of his alma mater.
Southern California.
Pupil and protege of the late
Howard Harding Jones. Cravath
stepped out of the head coaching
position at the University of San
Francisco and into the spot left
vacant by his friend and former
Associate, Sam Barry.
DR.. Rufus B. Won Klein Smid.
president Of U. S. c., announced
Cravath's appointment, which had
been expected ever since Barry re-
signed to accept a commission in
the United States Navy.
Cravath was given a one-year
contract, which was the custom for
Howard Jones and also Barry during
his one year at the head of U. S. C..
football. Nothing was said about
salary.
But DR.. Won Klein Smid made it
plain that Cravath, 81, an all-Paclfic
Coast Conference center at U. S. c.
in 1926, could keep the job for the
duration.
Popular with players and alumni,
Cravath severed his Trojan connec-
ton last year to coach San Francisco
U. to five victories, four defeats and
a record as the highest scoring
eleven on the West Coast.
Evening star., 1942-03-19
20 Years Aqo
In The Star

Jez Zachary had a bad time
of it in his first attempt to pitch
for Washington in a spring
training game. He was nicked
for seven hits and three runs in
the three innings he worked as
the Braves topped the Mats, 5-3,
in 10 innings.
Central High swimmers easily
won the annual South Atlantic
interscholastic meet at Balti-
more, taking six firsts in the
eight events. Noteworthy was
the diving of CentraIs Charlie
Hunter.
Judge Lands indicated to in
reviewers in Florida that he
would not lift the suspension of
Babe Ruth and Bob Meusel
Yankee sluggers. before May 80,
the original date set. They are
being punished for playing in
baseball exhibitions after the
World Series.
Evening star., 1942-03-19
BY HUGH FULLERTON, Jr.,
Wide World Sports Columnist.

NEW YORK, March 19.-Sal-
aries aren't the only thing the
Detroit Tigers are slashing this
spring. Players are getting a
meal allowance of 81 a day in
stead of being allowed to eat
all they want and sign the check.
Detroit papers say that Is the
result of a modern record of
$11.25 one Tiger pitcher estab.
nshed in Washington last sum-
mer.
Abe Simon left his training
chores long enough to march in
the st. Patrick's Day parade at
Summit, N. J.-and considering
the size of Abe and the size Of
Summit, Jacobs beachcombers
wonder if he wasn't the whole
parade.
Good idea but-Ralph Young,
Michigan State athletic director,
thought it would be novelty if
a student sculptor made a trophy
in the shape of a caulif1ower ear
to be given to the visiting coaches
when the N. c. A. A. wrestling
championships are held at East
Lansing The mud moulder
visited the wrestling foom, then
Evening star., 1942-03-19
Pay -SIoshed Tigers Also Limited on Food Bills
Simon Marches Poticks Porode Great Lakes Feer

the rest of the athletic depart
ment and couldn't find model
The souvenirs will be ash
trays.
Service dept.-A move is under
way to have Bob Feller trans
ferred from the Norfolk Naval
training Station to Great Lakes
Gll0. But the chances are it
won't 60 through without an
argument. Gary Bodie, who has
only one man left from last years
Norfolk team that won 66 and
lost IL, would like to keep both
Feller and Freddie Hutchinson to
team up with players like Sam
Chapman, Ace Parker, Hooks
Dsuaurs and a flock Of boys who
played Glass "B" up to "AA" ball
last season.
Mai. Gen. John H. Hester,
commander of the 43d Division,
seldom misses basket ball game
at Camp Shelby, Miss, and Maj.
Gen. Jacob Devers, chief of the
armored force at Fort Knox, was
a high school quarterback and
won letters at West Point in bas-
ket ball, baseball and lacrosse.
Today's guest star-Tom o m
Sweeney, Worcester (Mass) Eve
Evening star., 1942-03-19
Lions After REVENGE
On Barons as Hockey
P|ayoffs Continue
Action on Three Fronts
Tonight; Springfield
Seeking Second Win
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Playoff survivors in the American
Hockey League square off on three
fronts tonight for the second round
in their battle for the championship.
Springfield, the Eastern winner in
the regular campaign, will be out
for its second victory over In
dianapolis on the latter's rink. In
dianapolis, which finished in front
in the Western division, dropped the
opener, AZ, on the same ice Tuesday
night. The series between the top
clubs is for the best three out of
five.
In the Glass B series, the scene
shifts to Hershey, where the Bears
will be trying to close out their two
out-of- three playof with the New
Haven Eagles.
The Bears, representing the West
ern division. downed the Eagles, 81,
at New Haven Tuesday night.
Cleveland's Barons, who stopped
the Washington Lions, Al, in the
first game of the Glass c series
Tuesday, will try for their second
victory at Cleveland tonight.
If third games are needed in the
two short series, they will be played
Saturday night.
Winners Of the b" and &C" series
will play each other for the right to
meet the Springfield indianapolis
winner for the title.
Evening star., 1942-03-19
DC. Golden GIovers
Miss Out on Titles
In Eastern Meet
Vernon Drops Close One
In Final, -Four Others
Defeated in Semis
| pispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. March 19.-Although
only one of its boys reached the final
round and none won championship,
Washington's amateur boxing team
earned the respect of its rivals in the
Eastern Golden Gloves Tournament
concluded here last night.
Syracuse and New York tied for
the team crown with IS points each,
and, although the latter won the cup
by taking three individual titles to
Syracuse's two, the team members
voted to give it to the upstate bat
tiers as a gesture of good will on the
part of the host outfit.
Reds Vernon, welterweight, was
the lone Washingtonian to reach the
final round. outpointing Salvatore
De Fini of Jacksonville in the semi
finals. But he dropped close duke
to Benny Deans of Newark in the
title round.
Pete Cilinski, Washington's 118-
FOUNDER, bowed to Chet Vinci in a
close fight, in which the latter was
on the deck once and running for
cover in the third round. Lew Han
bury, National Capital featherweight,
was beaten by De Di Mathews and
Bob McQuillan kayoed Charley Petro
with a sneak punch at the end OF the
first round of their lightweight scrap.
Frank Cady, District heavyweight,
lost another hairline decision to
Romert Ramsey of Huntington,
w. Va
Champions crowned were as fol-
lows: 112 pounds, Ralph Mcneil,
Newark, N. j.; 118 pounds, AL Turner,
Trenton, N. j.; 126 pounds, Tommy
Rotolo, Syracuse, N. Y; 1875 pounds,
Eugene Burton, New York; lat
pounds, Benny Deans, Newark, N. j.;
100 pounds, Joe Carter, Syracuse;
ITS pounds, Client Conway, New
York; heavyweight, Jimmy Carollo,
New York.
Evening star., 1942-03-19

ming Gazette: Paid admissions
at a Cleveland Indians Boston
Braves game at Sanford, Fla,
were It's. Not much different, to
tell the truth about it, from any
Monday afternoon during the
season at Braves Field"
Sportpourri. - Coaches Dyke
Raese of West Virginia and Ed
Hickey of Creighton. whose teams
eliminated the favored Long Is
land and West Texas outfits from
the Garden basket ball tourna-
ment, never earned their varsity
letters as college courtmen.
Chattanooga sports leaders pro-
pose naming a softball diamond
"Jim Bauanger Field" in honor
of a noted athlete reported to
have gone down with the cruiser
Houston.
Just suits 'em.-Gene Kessler
of the Chicago Times reports that
Ted Lyons now holds three major
league titles-oldest active player
(4D, pitcher with most victories
(245) and player wearing same
uniform most years (19 full sea-
sons with White Sox in JULY.
At least they ought to buy him q
new uniform for that.
Evening star., 1942-03-19
Eagles and D. {. Slate
In P|ayoff Tilt With
Rovers tomorrow
Club Still in Running
For LoureIs Despite
Loss to Johnstown

Imminence Of the end of Wash
lngton's 1912 ice hockey season
was evident today with the Ameri-
can League Lions in Cleveland for
what may be their last game of the
campaign tonight and the Eagles
home again after their first play
off loss to ring down the curtain at
Riverside Stadium tomorrow against
the New York Rovers.
Despite their 9-6 setback at the
hands of the Johnstown Bluebirds
last night, Redvers Mackenzie's S
Eagles returned home today con-
fident of their chances of capturing
the United States Amateur Hockey
Association championship Mac
kenzie had nothing but praise for
his team. which rallied to tie the
score at 6-6 in the third period only
to have the Bluebirds chalk up
three more goals in the last seven
minutes of play.
Its a shame we couldn't have
beaten Johnstown after the great
stand we made" said Mackenzie,
but the important thing is that
we have no more games at Johns
town. We lost every one of our six
starts there this year, but never did
we come as close to holding our own
as we did last night"
One of the largest crowds of the
season is expected at tomorrow's
local finale with the Rovers, one of
three co-champions of the Eastern
League. AS g. result of Boston's 9-5
victory over Atlantic City last night.
the Olympics, Rovers and Bluebirds
all wound up with the same record
and officials said today that there
will be no playof for the title. The
only clear-cut champion, therefore,
will evolve from the current playoffs
Evening star., 1942-03-19
Cripps Decides Pro Sports Aren't So Essential

have around and saying that sports are
people used that in
Stafford recently
especially professional variety and While
Pearl Hbor miles of shore and bevy OF
of
bombing cities No
No London 194O No Dunkerque
still presumably
lightly the strife If slightly
civilians 10 for the cancellation OF baseball
for is
little tokens
baseball parks
We not There definite place
the
hundreds thousands would that sports promoters would
should the Summer
of hundred miles of
cities
the
is too
Evening star., 1942-03-19
Standings Not Affected
By Major Hockey FinoIe

BY the Associated Press.
The National Hockey League
reaches the end of its 1912 run
tonight with the last two games of
the regular season, neither of which
will have any bearing on the COM
ing Stanley Cup playoffs.
Montreal's Canadiens, who coast
ed into the playoff when Boston
knocked off Brooklyn Tuesday night,
entertains the Toronto Maple Leafs
and the Chicago Blackhawks close
out with the Red Wings at Detroit.
The New York Rangers finished
the season at the top of the stand
ingS
Evening star., 1942-03-19
Po Arm Healed Making Strong Bid for Nat Berth After Missing Twice
Win, Lose .:':,': . or or Draw
By FRANCIS {. STAN
Old John 0. Public Isn't os Sure
By FRANCIS {. STAN

of the Esquire sports polls which presume
of the American mind revves the
suspend during war? According
Crafts Ralph Cannon keepers of the ballot
box the answer no.
included couple of big nar-big baseball folk
newspaper the Jefferson
favor Of playing
discovered that soldiers men
ball and sports reporters were OF
ball
which the old 80 44oo)
sposca thought this utle? and the sports
the old axiom
racket
Barracks 1919 cent for the
public displayed less appreca
voting that
to the effect
thatm of he is wishul
Evening star., 1942-03-19
RESULTS YESTERDAY

Washington (A) VS.. st. Louis A) can
,eled, weather.
Cleveland (AD. 3; New York (ND, 4.
Detroit (A), 6; Brooklyn tN), B.
Boston IA. >; St. Louis tN). /.
Chicago (A). A; Philadelphia (AD. >.
Los Angeles Up. c., .: Chicago (ND, 3.
Philadelphia (N). 4: Syracuse Il. L., g.
Pittsburgh tND 3; Sacramento P.C), 2.
Cincinnati (ND VS.. New York tA), can
,eled, weather.
Evening star., 1942-03-19
Owl Basket Ball Coach
Will Condition Flyers

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, March 19-
Ernie Messikomer, Temple basket
ball coach, has been granted leave
of absence to aid in a training pro-
gram designed to condition naval
air cadets. He will report at An
napolis Monday.
Evening star., 1942-03-19
Setter Wins Field TriuIs

ORANGE, Va, March 19 (P).-
Dubonnet, setter owned by Ernest
c. Mead of Richmond, won the all
age stakes at the spring meeting of
the Virginia Amateur Field Trial
Association.
Evening star., 1942-03-19
On the Troins the Soldiers Talk Baseball

baseball fold Uncle Sam
incidentally the
other from Florida loaded with
fedgngs
old
grmness baseball
fellow left field add
Well kids
pretty they?"
University students, 20Osrong top
drilling field lunch That's
difficult Manager
Phies participating military drill with
the squad.
But coming pretty
soldier had been
Field the Reds looked. And the
baseball soldier Orlando broke
Griffith
watl ostop Bob Repass he said nyterios
The Game ISM Something Eosy Given Up
the going tough the in favor OF baseball
may high baseball the No
probably will Baseball
khaki forest
More readily perhaps he sells his roadster
baseball something else
baseball the business
could all
the United States
still able Army and produce
building peacetm would be the ultimate
Sports sugger going bat
IN bet that people
themselves 9843 cent accord
nothing
happened.
Evening star., 1942-03-19
Exhibition Baseball
SCHEDULE TODAY.

SCHEDULE TO-DAY.
AT Sarasota. Fla.-Boston (AD VS.. Cleve-
land (Al.
AT Lake Wales. Fla.-Nev York (A) vs.
Kansas City "a. A.
AT TAMPA. Fla.-Cincinnau tN) vs.
Detroit (AD.
At Orlando, Fla.-New York tN) vs.
Washirston (Al.
At Anaheim. Calif-PhiIadelphia CA)
VS.. Hollywood P. c..
VS.. st. Louis (N).
At st. Petersburg. Fla.-Brooklyn tN.)
VS.. st. Louis tN).
AT Daytona Beach. Fla.-Brooklyn "B'
(N.) VS.. St. Louis (AD.
At Los Angeles-Chicaso tND VS. Pitts
burgh tND.
At Lake Worth Fla-Philadelphia tN)
VS.. Columbus "a. Al.