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Evening star., 1942-12-26
Both Teams Without
Aces as Lions and
Providence Face
D. c. Club Loses Richard ;
Providence's De Marco
In Armed Service

The Providence Reds, only team
In the American Hockey Leagues
Eastern division within shouting dis
tance OF the pace-setting Hershey
Bears, will invade Uline Arena to-
night at $50 o'clock to collide with
the Washington Lions.
Still surveying scenery from their
third-place perch far back of Her
shey and Providence. the Lions hope
to whittle the sizable gap separat-
ing them from the leaders but will
be operating without their leading
scorer. Leo Richard, who held that
distinction, has been recalled by the
Indianapolis Capitals, from whom
he was borrowed.
Providence similarly will be minus
It's leading scorer in Alb De Marco
and in the Reds case it's sitter
blow. De Marco. who was the Amer
ican Leagues top scorer, recently
was summoned to the armed forces.
Defensively, though, the Reds have
been bolstered by the addition of
Alex Singbush, former Washington
player. and still own the leagues
outstanding net tender in Mike Kar-
akas, former Chicago Blackhawk
goalie.
Evening star., 1942-12-26
touchdown Dinner Se|Iout;
Reservation LIST Closed

The Touchdown Clubs annual
dinner at the Willard Hotel on
January today was an assured
financial success, with Executive
Secretary Jim Magner announcing
. sellout. The deadline for reser-
vations originally had been set for
tonight but Magner is refusing fur
ther requests.
Jimmy Councilman, coach of the
Chicago Cardinals, will be the prin-
cipal speaker and master of cere-
monies. 1t. CoFndr. Tom Hamilton,
director Of the Navy's pre-fight
physical training program, will
speak briefly.
Frankie Sinkwich, Georgia's all
America: Bruce Smith OF Great
Lakes Naval Training Station and
Bob Dove. Notre Dame end, viii be
honored for their football feats OF
the past season.
Evening star., 1942-12-26
6. W. Host 10 Norfolk
1ars in Beginning
Tough Stretch
Collide on Tech Court;
Hoyos, Duke on List
Of Following TiIts

George Washington Universitys
promising basket ball team will
plunge into the second of a series
Of seven successive top-hight foes
tonight at Tech High gym when it
tangles with the crack Norfolk
Naval Training Station five, unde-
feated in eight straight games.
Victorious over Oklahoma Aggies
In their only test after easily dis
posing of Fort Meade, the Colonials
are confronted with a stiff schedule
that includes games with Quantico
Marines, Georgetown, Duke, North
Carolina and N. c. Navy Pre-flight
following tonight's tiff.
Norfolk Navy may develop as the
most impressive of that group, for
included among the Tars are Matt
Zunic, highest scorer In GWU his
tory, and Bill Strannigan, a former
all-America while performing for
Wyoming.
Zunic and Strannigan aren't
flanked by novices. Ralph Bishop,
6-foot 5-inch center from the Uni
versity Of Washington. was one Of
the Pacific Coasts more capable
players and Marty Goldman is a
graduate Of the Philadelphia Sphas
pro team.
Against the Navy's star-studded
team the Colonials will pit team
that has displayed no outstanding
player. G. w. has shown balance
and poise, but isn't likely to produce
a sensational scorer, though joey
Gallagher, Jim Rausch or Jim
Myers are capable of reaping indi-
vidual honors.
hus far, however, the Colonials
have been content to distribute the
scoring through the medium of fine
team play and they hope the same
system will click against the Sailors
Game time Is 80 o'clock.
Evening star., 1942-12-26
Alabama Gridders, Due
In Miami Tonight, All
In Shape but One
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSoctated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 26.-The Ala
bama University football squad was
scheduled to arrive here tonight by
train to join the Boston College
eleven in getting ready for the
Orange Bowl game next week.
The Alabamans left Tuscaloosa
early today, and with the exception
of the sprained ankle for Reserve
Tackle Leon Fichman, the 36 men
making the trip were in good con-
dition.
The team members worked out
early Thursday, and then rested
until departure time. with some Of
the men going home for Christmas
dinner.
The schedule called for the team
to arrive tn Miami At 9 pm. E. s. T.
The Boston College team has been
on hand for five days Of morning
and afternoon practice, arriving
early to let the men become &C.
climated. They took q half holiday
yesterday.
The condition Of the players is so
good that coaches are planning to
cut work to one session . day. AL
casualties are improving except Full
back Mickey Connolly. whose right
arm IS giving him trouble.
Evening star., 1942-12-26

and his assistant, Luke Johnsos
had completed a terrific task of
drilling a mixed group Of players
in two systems of football in one
short week, and the results, they
said, were all they could ask for.
Get Big Variety Of Plays.
1--WE took a vote OF players" Hunk
explained, land they voted for the
T-formation. But we put in the
Notre Dame box, too, just In case.
You ought to see the way those fell
lows have wolfed down the work.
Cecil Isbel, for instance. He fig-
ured we'd just use the T, but we
gave them the Notre Dame shift,
too. and we told Isbell, This is your
style Think you can show up
Sammy Baugh7' We haven't been
able to hold him since. I guess we
gave those kids 70 plays, not count
ing variations, and not one of them
has beefed."
They're smarter than college kids,
too" Johnsos put in. After all,
what did you know when you were
in school? If you had sense enough
to come in out of the rain. they
probably made you valedictorian.
These guys know what they want.
They want to beat the Redskins.
And we -"
Evening star., 1942-12-26

1--WE got licked by the Redskins. "
Anderson concluded. What do you
think we want?"
Meanwhile, Ray Flaherty, coach
Of the Redskins, continued to worry
about lack of enthusiasm on his
squad. The champions went through
light drill yesterday, confining
their practice to touch football.
Wee Willie Wilkin. the Redskins
all-league tackle. reported for duty
yesterday. He had been called home
to California after the title game
two weeks ago.
Hutson Out Of Game.
The All-Stars lost another player
yesterday when DR.. w. w. Kelly,
physician to Don Hutson, ordered
the Green Bay kicking and pass
grabbing star to stay out of the
game. The doctor said Hutson, in
jured November % in a game against
the New York Giants, had a cold,
severe cough and chest injury.
Milt Simington, Pittsburgh Steel
ers' guard, who was on the All-Stars
first-string line. suffered a heart
attack Thursday and announced he
would quit football for good.
Evening star., 1942-12-26
Of Last Year
Out as War Savings
Pin Final Opens
Silver Spring Is First
Alley to Hold RoIIoff;
Prizes Unsettled

Without a defending champion
in either the mems or women's divi-
sion, Anal competition in The Stars
War savings bowling tournament
will open tonight with firing at
Silver Spring, which announces a
go-as-you-please schedule for to-
night and tomorrow. Most of the
30-odd alleys represented in the
tournament will stage their roll
offs early next week.
Conspicuously missing from the
Silver Spring field is Lucy Trundle,
who year ago at the suburban
plant shot score Of AS, including
a handicap of SO pins, which won
her the women's top prize of a $500
bond.
Laurel v. Fenwick, Anacostia
Spillway entrant who copped the
mems first award of $1,000 bond
last year with q tally of 117-505,
failed to survive the preliminary
this time.
How much will be the top spoils
In the current tournament has not
been determined, pending financial
reports of alley men to Tournament
Treasurer J. w. Wood at the Hi
Skor. As soon as the amount OF
prize money is learned Arville Eb-
ersole. executive secretary OF the
National Duckpin Bowling Congress
and referee of the tournament, will
make up the prize list. The field is
far below that of last year and con-
sequently the awards will be fewer
or lower or both. All will be given
in War bonds and stamps.
Again warning to alley men and
participants: -Four contestants must
occupy drive and the foul line
strictly enforced. Unless these
rules are observed no prize will be
awarded.
Evening star., 1942-12-26
Schroeder Defends
Tennis Honors in
Sugar Bowl Play
Sevicemen's Rowing
Roce Also Corded as
Sport Week Opens
By the Associated Press.

&SS lht hSSOCthle1 Press,
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 26.-Ted
Schroeder, the Nations top ranking
tennis player, defends his Sugar
Bowl title here today in the open
ing round of the annual week Of
midwinter sports.
The carnival of sports which leads
UP to the New Year Day football
climax between Tulsa and Tennes-
see usually is staged for thousands
of visitors to New Orleans, but this
transportation-taX year service
men and hometowners will form the
bulk of the crowd.
Other sports on tap are a rowing
race today between two service
teams from the 8th Naval District,
an amateur boxing card Monday be-
tween New Orleans and Chicago
teams, Stanford VS.. Great Lakes
Naval Training Station on the bas-
ket ball court Wednesday, and an
lnvitational track meet Thursday.
Only the sailing regatta is a war
casualty
Schroeder was seeded on top of
the tennis tournament with Fran
cisco Segura. the little native Of
Ecuador, right behind. Schroeder
faced James Ebert of Illinois today
while Segura tied up with Glen
Gardner of New Orleans.
Third-seeded William Talbert Of
Cincinnati met the promising
youngster. Jack Tuero of Memphis
and Fourth-seeded Jack Kramer OF
California took on Tulanes Roy
Bartlett.
Schroeder teamed up with his old
companion, Kramer, in the doubles
for the No. l seeding there for the
three days play.
Together they won the national
title two years in a row before
Kramer quit competition for cou-
pie of seasons.
Talbert joined with Charles Matt
man for the second-seeded spot fol-
lowed by Segura and Dick Hainline
of Illinois and Tuero and Earl Bart
lett of Tulane.
Evening star., 1942-12-26
Robinson Boxer
OF Year; Ring
Outlook Poor
Half Of Clubs Fold
During 1912 Due
To War Demands
BY AUSTIN BEALMEAR,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2s.-With more
than 1000 fisticuffs now doing their
fighting for Uncle Sam, the Ma
tion's boxing prospects for the COM
ing year were described as gloomy
today by Ring Magazine, which
named undefeated Ray Robinson
as its boxer of the year"
In announcing its copyrighted
ring rankings for 1912, the magazine
presented review Of the fistic year
which saw 80 per cent Of America 8
fight clubs" go out Of business be-
cause of The war.
THE year was marked by a COM
plete shutdown of boxing in II
States" the publication declared in
copyrighted article accompanying
its eighteenth annual rankings OF
the leaders in the eight weight divi-
sions. Competition was curtailed
everywhere; in many spots 1t had to
be abandoned. -" And the pros
pect looks gloomy for 1943."
Gate Increases Noted.
On the brighter side, the maga-
zine pointed out that general gate
increases were noted in Cleveland,
Baltimore and Philadelphia over the
previous year and that New York's
Madison Square Garden drew 3l5,-
38l fans for % fight shows during
1912. The Garden shows brought a
gross gate Of Sill, ,202. or an aver
age of around $4,000 per show over
194l.
The list OF professional and anna
teur fighters now in the armed forces
includes % past world champions
and 4 present titleholders, the
magazine said.
In addition to picking the New
York welterweight as its fighter of
the year, the magazine announced
a special award to Corpl Barney
Ross OF the marines. former holder
Of three world titles. as bookings
most valuable man" for his heroic
fighting on Guadalcanal.
Here are the men rated by Ring
as the best in their respective divi-
sions, selected after a survey Of the
records Of 2,1oO scrappers in the
United States, Canada, England,
Australia and Central and South
America:
Heavyweight-Joe Louis, Detroit.
MISUNDERSTANDING Bivins,
Cleveland.
Middleweight-Tony Zale, Chi
cago.
Welterweight-Ray Robinson, New
York.
Lightweight - Sammy Angott
Washington, Pa.
Featherweight-Willie Pep, Hart
ford, Conn.
Bantamweight-Manuel Ortiz, Los
Angeles.
Flyweight-Peter Kane, England.
Only Four world Champs"
Only Louis, zale, Pep and Ortiz
are recognized as world champions
BY one or more Of boxing's ruling
bodies. Louis, Light
Champion Tony Zale and Welter-
weight Champion Freddie Cochrane
are in the armed forces.
Bivins was placed ahead Of Lesne-
vich because he defeated him. Rob-
inson topped the welterweights be-
cause he won all IA of his starts
during the year, 9 Of them by
knockouts.
Although Angott has retired as
lightweight champion. the magazine
gave him the top spot among tie
135-pounders because his retirement
came late in the year.
Evening star., 1942-12-26
Coach Mixed Up
by Twin Aides
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Idaho. Dec. 26.-
When Basket Ball Coach j. A.
(Babe) Brown give an order to q
student athletic manager he
sometimes has 1t carried out
twice-or not at all.
The University of Idaho man
ayers are twins, Earle and Pearle
Monroe. They dress alike, talk
alike, part their hair the same,
and both wear glasses.
Pearle Is basket ball manager.
On 4 recent trip Brown called
Earle Pearle until Earle became
tired of being called Pearle and
said he was taking the place Of
Pearle, who was sick.
Evening star., 1942-12-26
Commit 1ravesty Against
Bowling In RossIYn Tilt

Something truly fancy In the
way of a doubles bowling match
has been cooked up for next Tues
day night at Rosslyn Bowling Gen.
ter. This will have Walter
(Weight) Haight, Post sports writer,
and Art Brown Of Radio Station
VOL rolling against couple Of
football experts, Russ Hodges, VOL
sports commentator, and Andy Far
kas of the Redskins.
Starting time is 8 o'clock. Also
on the program is a mixed doubles
engagement between two Of WASH
ington's top teams, Lucy Rose and
Billy Stalcup against Madge Lewis
and Al Wright.
Evening star., 1942-12-26
Rangers Beot Redwings;
Two Ice Streuks End
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Two streaks were ended on the
same ice last night when the New
York Rangers scored their first
hockey victory since November 80
by stopping the Detroit Red Wings,
81. in one of the two National
League games on the holiday card
In swapping a six-game losing
streak, the last-place Rangers hand
ed the Wings their first defeat on
home ice in 10 games this season.
The other game was at Montreal,
where the Canadiens and the Chi
cago Black Hawks played a %
draw.
Detroit's defeat enabled the Black
Hawks to pull into a tie with the
Red Wings for third place, while
the Rangers reduced Montreal's
ffth-place margin from three points
70 two.
Evening star., 1942-12-26
Gorden Court Features
Include Vols, Oregon

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Madison
Square Garden, closed to the public
since last Sunday while the heating
system was converted from oil to
coal, will reopen tonight for the
first Of four basket ball double head
ers to be played in eight days.
Tonight's double bill sends Ten
nessee against st. Johns in one
game and Oregon State against City
College of New York in the other.
The schedule for next week:
Monday--sputhern California vs.. Long
Island University and Kansas W.. Ford
ham. wedns sday--Wsshinyton state V.
New York University and Wyomins 70. 81.
Francis. SaturdAy-CretghtOn VI. Lone
island and Rhode Island STATE ". r0rdham.
Evening star., 1942-12-26
Pro Woterboy Tolls
For Texas This Yeur

BY the Associated Press.
DALLAS. Dec. 26.-Billy (the
Rooster) Andrews, who won fame
as waterboy in two other all
star classics, has arrived to work
the Cotton Bowl game for Texas
University.
Andrews got jacket, gold foot
ball and more publicity than the
gridders as waterboy In the East
West game in New Orleans last, New
Year Day. Next he was given .
sweater and gold football.
Evening star., 1942-12-26
Sports Mirror
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Three years ago-Long Island
University basket ball team suf-
fered first defeat in 43 starts,
bowling to Southern California,
57-49.
Five years ago-Sam Snead
won Wiami Open Golf Tourna-
ment, shooting pair Of 66s on last
tow rounds for record-breakins
total Of 267.
Evening star., 1942-12-26
COLLEGES Likely to Stick to Three Year Schedule

could a brief Washington
will
will be
will full the college
which reasonable jobs
harder of college should
than enough
also will the
College Will
Evening star., 1942-12-26
Walker Kuyoes Hurkins
DHII.ADE PIT

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 26 R.-
Johnny Walker, weighing 158 pounds,
stopped Wickey Harkins, 1914, In
the seventh round Of . bout here
last night Both are Philadelphians.
Evening star., 1942-12-26
Georgia Squad Visits Fi|m|ond;
Nurses Epidemic Of Colds
Observes Holiday With Long, Hard Drill;
Sinkwch HobbIing on Both Ankles
BY the Associated Press.


PASADENA Calf Dec 2eGeogias big squad Of fine football
specialists had two ambitions when 1t west to Southern
California
A) To beat c L. AS Bruins in the Bowl
(B) To look the movie studios.
Well it's tell whether the boys will realize their
primary goal but the secondary they reached today when
Evening star., 1942-12-26
All Stars Spirit High, Redskins
Low as Pro Bowl Battle Neurs
Tribe Players Attitude Worries Coach;
Medico Rules Hutson Out Of Contest
By the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec 26-Heartley Hunk" Anderson
completely satisfied individual today his National League ALL
Stars their drills before their with the
washington Redskins tomorrow bowl classic at Sb
II morale could do 1t his cch walk off the field
He
Evening star., 1942-12-26
Sports Doomed Going Football Ending Banner
Win, Lose or Draw
By GRANTLAND RICE,

Georgia Fully Realizes Thot U. c. l. A. Will Be Tough
NEW YORK, Dec. rs NANA-Th two important de-
tails connected with Georgia and her invasion
Waly Butts and his entire
there tough afternoon ahead Friday Pasadena
rugged u c. line to face plus Bob Waterfed
and brilliant passer.
Way Butts the Georgia
time trip Ways Georgia playing
camp collie Way would begin broodng Immediately.
pens to Georgia from aroused
Honywoods part.
Butts snkwich and the entire
Bowl as their main target all fall and they will be they
have, minus Establishments
Evening star., 1942-12-26

TAKE TINE OUT-Ahough the Georgia grdmen prac-
tice Christmas day for their January game with Ucans
tey did respite Pasadena Ca gifts
the Bruins Santa impersonaed Mildred
Miller, tournament queen Others in
the nef to right George Pachner sinkwc
Lamar Davis and Jim Todd. "A p Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1942-12-26
Scouts Expect U. c. L. A. to Be at Its Peak

good defense Western
that A. has idea acting dooma
the believe Horrels will
peak this determined for the psng the
the best college in the country the last
Ohio Georgia College had better
o so as ma goes
certainly of the of the country and
q. A. would placing Pacific
winning
quite afternoon breaks happen
Evening star., 1942-12-26
TENNESSEE,

1889 - Tennessee, II; Okla
homa, 0 (Orange Bowl.
1940-Southern California, "A;
Tennessee, 0 (Rose Bowl. -
1941-Boston College, 10; Ten
nessee, Is Sugar Bowl. I
1943-Tennessee, ~: Tulsa, p7
(Sugar Bowl,)
Evening star., 1942-12-26
Records of Teams.
In Bowl Games
ALABAMA.

Rose Bowl, January I, 1926:
Alabama, 20; Washington, 10. %
Rose Bowl, January /, 1927:
Alabama, 7; Stanford, 7 (tie).'
Rose Bowl, January /, 1881:
Alabama, %; Washington State,
0. ~
Rose Bowl, January I. 1895:
Alabama, %; Stanford, l3.
Rose Bowl, January /, 1888:
Alabama, O.; California, 13.
Cotton Bowl. January /, 1912:
Alabama, 90; Texas A. & NJ. 81.
Orange Bowl, January |, 1a43:
Alabama, ??; Boston College, ~.
Evening star., 1942-12-26
UeIons Planning on Sprineing an Upset

The fact that from this
sections of the country hasn't affected
In the last they
Alabama and Duke take the
squad from the Red Clay Hills will
This is just we'll For happen that
his u c. L. A.
with
College and the Chicago Bears, invincble
There have than
holiday ant before having their
happen to Georgia, matter what the is
Evening star., 1942-12-26
GEORGIA TECH.

Rose Bowl, January /, 1929:
Georgia Tech. g.: California. u
Orange Bowl. January /. 1910:
Georgia Tech. 81; Missouri, To-
Cotton Bowl, January /, l94a.
Georgia Tech. n; Texas. n. Is
Evening star., 1942-12-26
Lost Game for Many Of BULLDOG PLAYERS

Most of these from Athens
will be the last for the
from Auburn They not looking another of this
In the those looking cakewak
shock.
good u c. L. A. outfit big
1t the best leaders the Water
able
And in the Waeheld of the games best
Waerheld Snkuch Californian aaround
that Shkvh carries his rather slender
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-27
Civilians Get
70 Pct. Of Fish

WASHINGTON. Oct. 27.-Jusi
20 per cent of the salmon, Cali.
fornia pilchard "sardines," Allan.
tic sea herring "sardines," ano
mackerel packed between March
l, 1912, and Feb. %. 1943, is re.
leased for civilian consumption by
WPB.
Amendments permit any Gamer
to deliver for civilian consumption
in specified quota periods. 20 per
cent of any species canned between
these dates. However. he must
first have delivered so per cent OF
pack of that species during quota
period involved to the government
This leaves 20 per cent not as
signed by the Gamer until govern
ment determines whether il will
require this portion. and if not IL
will go TO civilian tables.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-27
Heavy inventory

At the moment. il is under
stood that the company Is some
what long on inventory and wants
10 liquidate some of its inventory
before taking dividend action.
Annual report for the year ended
June 80, 1912, showed the conn
pany had set up a S200.0 900 inven-
tory reserve 10 which another
., 900 was added during the
eptember quarter. This is 70
guard against loss on slowly NOV
ing inventory. mostly automotive
in character.
Question OF renegotiation OF
contracts is just beginning TO be
opened I'D. While shipment
figures for the September quarter
were not made public. ability 10
increase earnings face of
sharply higher taxes suggests a
substantial gain in sales over last
year. As compared with net
sales of slightly over Sl4, SOC, 900
in the year ended June 30, the
annual report stated that the
company had untitled orders in
excess OF 1000, 900 and the rate
at which those orders could be
completed and shipped would de-
pend TO large extent upon
delivery 20 the company OF raw
materials.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-27
New Triumph
Management

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 27.-Com-
plete elimination of the former
management and directorate of
Triumph Explosives, Inc, whose
war production plant at Elkton.
Md, was seized by the federal
government October Is following
charges of mismanagement, has
resulted from the election of new
directors and officers announced
by John II. Lucas, new president
of the company.
Following the resignation of all
former official personnel, new
board of directors was created by
the election of seven prominent
Pittsburgh business and profes.
Sional men. none of them previ.
ously identified with the company
New directors include G. w
Bennett, former president OF
American Sheet and Tin Plate
Company: Robert d. Ferguson, oil
the law firm of Patterson, Craw.
ford. Arensberg & Dunn: william
t. Kilborn, president of Flannery
Bolt Company; John Fl. Lucas
vice president Of Peoples Pitts
burgh Trust Company; w. H
Remmel. vice president in charg,
tof- production of Hubbard & Co.
r. Templeton Smith, president O
Ben Venue Laboratories and for
mer vice president of Pittsburgh
Coal Company. and Richard B
Tucker. director of glass sales TO
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company