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Evening star., 1942-03-21

are Cooks three-meter dive, Chou
teau's 300-yard medley. Johnson's
100-yard free style, Yale's 400-yard
free style relay. and the 20O-yard
breast stroke, all Of which the sons
Of Eli are favorites either to retain
or win. Parke Of Princeton won the
breast stroke last year, but has been
graduated.
Breast Stroke Only Hitch.
The only hitch appears to be In
the breast stroke and that's where
Meyer comes in. Without Johnny,
it's toss-up. Should he pass up
the race, Arvid Croonquist of Army,
Joe Jodka Of Massachusetts State,
John PodgorsH Of Concord CWest
Virginia Teachers and Charley
Gantner Of Rutgers are rated fairly
even.
None Of them has equaled
Johnny's time of a fraction over
2:25. however. Meyer, a senior, must
have his thesis ready soon to grad
uate. The latest report was that he
was on the last few pages.
Evening star., 1942-03-21

The champion New York Rovers'
7-3 rout Of the Eagles at Riverside
last night and Johnstowns GA de-
feat of Boston left both of those
victorious seXtets tied with the
Washington pucksters with two wins
each. But of the form they flashed
last night. the Rovers appear ready
to add the playof title to the East
ern Amateur League championship
recently awarded them after they
ended the regular season tied with
Johnstown and Boston.
Play at Garden Tomorrow
A return game between the Eagles
and Rovers will be played at Madi-
son Square Garden tomorrow after
noon. but the former have won only
two out of five games at the New
York rink this season and there Is
little reason to believe they will re-
verse that trend in their 1912 finale
in the big town. A Wednesday game
at Boston and a home -and home Sc
ries with the Hershey Cup winner
will complete the Eagles activities
for the season.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
OFT Names Marshall, ,
Ryan for Regular
Toll With Giants
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI. March 2l.-Manager Mel
OFT of the New York Giants an
nounced today that two youngsters
who were with Atlanta of the South
ern Association last season would be
regulars with the Giants this cam
paign. Willard Marshall was given
the left field Job and Connie Ryan
will be stationed at second base.
SANFORD, Fla.-Willard Donovan
has so impressed Manager Casey
Stengel of the Boston Braves with
his mound performances that the
head man has promised a further
tryout for the youngster before de-
Gliding If another trip to the minors
for more experience is in order.
DAYTONA BEACH. Fla.-Man-
ager Leo Durocher was happy over
Brooklyn's 12-to-4 pasting handed
the New York Yankees yesterday
but what he liked most was that
neither of his pitchers. Johnny Allen
and Newt Kimball, issued base on
balls.
LOS ANGELES. - The Chicago
Cubs were looking today for their
batting punch after having lost five
straight. the last time yesterday to
the Philadelphias.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla.-The Phila-
delphia Phils may have occupied the
National League cellar last year, but
not this seasonal least during the
training season. Right now the
Phils are the leaders in the Citrus
League with five wins in six starts.
ST. PETERSBURG. F1a.-Man-
ager Billy Southworth of the St.
Louis Cardinals assigned Howard
Pollet and Alvin Jurisich to pitch
today against the New York Yankees.
TAMPA.-Ben Wade and George
Burpo, two 19-year-old rockies, are
making it tough for Manager Bill
McKechnie to decide the makeup Of
the Cincinnati Reds mound staff.
LOS ANGELES.-Pete Coscarart,
one of the four Brooklyn players
obtained in the Arky Vaughan deal,
is filing the Pittsburgh hole at
shortstop in acceptable style and has
compiled q .379 batting average In
the exhibition contests.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
Hoyu Grid Team Elects
Poternoster Captain

Angelo Paternoster holds the title
Of captain of the Georgetown Uni
versity 1941. football team after an
honorary election by the teams let
termen. This is the first time since
1887 when Red Hardy led the Hoyas
that Georgetown has had a single
captain. Otherwise. the players
have named two or three men to the
post.
Paternoster. a guard. was one Of
three tri-captains of the freshman
team. He Is slated to be graduated
in June and was to continue on at
the Hilltop as freshman coach, but
that post has been abolished. He
has had several pro offers, but prob
ably will take postgraduate work
at the Georgetown Dental School.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
18 Figure Skoters Pass
Tests at Riverside

Five school figure certificates and
l3 dance diplomas were passed out
to members of the Washington Fig
ure Skating Club following compile
ton Of tests yesterday at Riverside
Stadium.
Those completing the figure re-
quirements were Caroline Hinrichs
Nancy Berquist, Edith Johnston
Kathleen O'Reilly and Ruth Parkin-
son. The following passed both the
continental waltz and 14-step: Bev-
erly Dove, Barbara Hinrichs. Eliza
beth Parkinson. Elizabeth Eising-
er, Christine Ramsdell, Kathleen
OReilly. Mary Lee Fahnestock,
Nancy Berquist, Mrs. Melville B
Grosvenor and Helen Grosvenor.
Mrs. Vernon Duckett and Glare Dris-
coll passed the continental waltz
test.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
Haas and Nary Josh
Selves and Foes,
But Win al Golf
CoIorfuI Duo Reaches
SemifinoIs Of U. S.
Pro-Am Tourney
BY the Associated Press.

ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla, March 21.
-Rollicking Bill Nary and Freddy
Haas, serious threats as they enter
the semifnals Of the National
Amateur Professional Golf Tourna-
ment here today, are giving the
spectators a little extra entertain
ment, sort Of on the vaudeville style.
Nary. former caddie from Rancho
Santa Fe, Calf, who broke into golf
as a pro and never won a major
event, and Haas, former National
Intercollegiate champion from New
Orleans, La, kid the socks of each
other and their opponents. and keep
the gallery on the verge of stitches
but they turn in winning scores.
Applaud Each Other.
When the lanky Freddy gets OF
a whistling drive, Bill cuts loose q
throaty yell that sounds like we'll
oiled air-raid siren in action. And
when Nary, a brick-haired, husky
lad standing 6 feet 3 and weighing
1876, wallops one from here to there.
Haas leads of with applause and
yells, That's putin it down the old
alley, pal"
All of which may or may not be
disconcerting to their opponents,
but it makes little difference any
way for so far they have been turn
ing in a game of golf more than
adequate
Erase Tough Competitors.
They have disposed of the highly
rated teams of Denny Shute and
Bill Starke, Herman Keiser and Ver-
non Ray, and KY Laffoon and Carl
Damn. and today went out after AL
Brosch, Farmingdale, N. Y, profess
sional. and Harry Offutt, st. Peters.
burg. Fla, amateur.
1t was tough assignment for the
frolicsome duet, Brosch and Offutt
having ousted some Of the tourna-
ment'S tOp-rankers.
The other semiflnal put the de-
Tending champions, Sammy Snead
of Hot Springs, Va, and Wilford
Wehrle of Racine, Wis, against
Chandler Harper Of Portsmouth.
Va. and Sam Bates of Virginia
Beach,'Va.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
Pill Proves Potent
For Court Star

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, March 21-A
little sugar-coated pill of bicar-
Donate of soda will do wonders for
a basket ball player.
Just ask Frosty Cox, Colorado
coach.
Midway in the first half Of the
Bluffs Western N. c. A. A. play
of game with Kansas last night,
Pete McCloud developed q stom-
ach cramp.
The team called time out. Nc
Cloud gulped down a pill.
1t must have helped, for the
Big Seven scoring champ tossed
in 10 points to pace Colorado to
a 46-44 victory.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
Racing Will Go Limit
To Aid War Funds,
Swope Declares
Choirmon Says New Turf
Group Will Help All
Relief Agencies
BY the Associated presG.

CHICAGO. March 21-"Racing
intends to 60 to the limit to show its
feeling Of obligation" to a nation
at war said Herbert Bayard Swoop
yesterday as one Of his first off1cial
actions after assuming the chair
manship of the first Nationwide
organization representing all
branches Of the racing industry.
Racing is conscious Of the fact 1t
must fit itself into the war pattern.
1t is trying to devise methods by
which it will make real contribu-
tion, that is to take the form Of
subscriptions to the national relief
agencies, including the Army and
Navy organizations. and the Red
Cross" Swope declared in his ca
pacity as head of the newly-formed
Turf Committee of America.
The Turf Committee. outgrowth
Of a two-day conference on war
problems by leaders from the widely
varied elements of racing, includes
representative from all the organ
lied groups in the industry. From
the general group. an advisory COM
mittee of % persons was appointed.
and from the Advisory Committee
stemmed the Executive Committee
Of five which will be vested with au-
thority to act
Swope, New York racing commits
sioner, was named chairman of the
Executive Committee. Other men,
bers are John C. Clark. Hialeah,
president of q newly-formed track
operators association: Harry Parr
III, Pimlico Race Track: Maj. L. A.
Beard, Lexington, KY. representing
the National Breeders Committee:
and William Woodward, chairman
Of the Jockey Club.
After appointment of the Execu-
tive Committee the general sessions
were adjourned. The next meeting
of the Executive Committee will be
in New York next week.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
Barons, Bears Start
American Leagues
Hockey Semifina|s
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The annual shuttle out OF which
,merges the American Hockey League
playof champion reaches its second
stage tonight with Springfield en-
tertaining Indianapolis in the third
game of their semifinal series and
Cleveland host to Hershey in the
first game Of their penultimate clash.
indianapolis and Sprinfleld, West
ern and Eastern divisional cham
pions, are tied at one game each in
their series while Cleveland and
Hershey have just reached the semi
finals by eliminating Washington
and New Haven, respectively.
Cleveland and Hershey now must
play q two-of three series for the
right to meet the winner of the
three-of-flve series for the playoff
title which the Cleveland Barons an
nexed a year ago.
Evening star., 1942-03-21

which was sixth.
"All the Cubs need" volunteered
Herbert H. Simons. in fortnight
fashion "is hitting and pitching"
II firmly believe it'll be between
Boston and Chicago-for seventh
place." predicted Howard (Ball OF
Fire. Roberts.
All of which indicates that opti-
mism does not run rampant with
devoted followers of the Cubs for
tunes.
General Manager Jimmy Gal
lagher was reported to have said
earlier this spring that the Cubs
and Cincinnati would battle 1t out
for the pennant, but there is a
chance that he was thinking OF two
other ball clubs at the time.
1941 Statement Is Recalled.
Gallagher is the one who got a
big hand last spring when he said
land quote from reliable source !:
Winning the pennant may be
easier than we think. What Is
worrying me is the World Series"
Seriously speaking, Wilson has a
big task ahead in putting Chicago
into the first division, and credit
must go to him If he performs a
miracle.
Last season he admittedly was
cropping with new but promising
material. The material left him
cropping In the dark, but he might
find ray Of sunshine this semester.
He does have potential strength.
He's still experimenting. and some
q the boys are still scrambling for
Evening star., 1942-03-21

Although 3,191 customers. River
sides second largest hockey crowd
of the year. thrilled to the sight Of
the Eagles twice coming from behind
to tie the score last night, they were
forced to admit before the game was
over that the Red Rovers quite out
classed their favorites. For the Rov-
ers slammed home five goals during
that fatal third period in which the
Eagles defense collapsed.
Eagle Defense Collapses
Time and again Rover wings
cleared the rink's center line with
out an Eagle anywhere near them
and usually it was a case of two New
Workers carrying the puck right to
the Washington net where one of
them eluded Goalie Craigie McClel-
land to score The winners last two
tallies, however, we're made unas-
sisted by Howe Hollinger - who
scored four altogether-and Red
Tilson. After two successive shutouts
at home. McClelland Just didn't have
it last night.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, March 21.-It's
one of those basket ball gatherings
in which a clever hard attracts
about as much attention as q spec
tacular field goal-the 18th annual
National A. A. U. women's tourna-
ment.
The court lassies begin their romp
for the National championship Mon
day. Losers drop into q consola-
ton bracket. National champ and
consolation champ are crowned Fri
day.
The usual week long affair has
been compressed into i've days 20 Is
Evening star., 1942-03-21
Louise Suges Wrests
Nonh-South LaureIs
From EsteIIe PAGE
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PINEHURST, N. c.. March al
At long last there is new North
and South women's golf Champion
Louise Suggs of Lithia Springs. Ga.
The young Georgian won her first
North and South title yesterday by
defeating Mrs. Estelle Lawson Page.
of Chapel Hill, champion for the
last three years.
Miss Suggs won, up, in the final
round.
Mrs. Page, who had won the tour
nament five times, since she began
competing in it, advanced to the
final round by defeating Dorothy
Kirby Of Atlanta, Ga, flnalist for
the three previous years, / up.
Miss Suggs got into the final round
on a Sands victory over Jean Cline
of Bloomington, Ill.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
Terps and Y.k.C. A.
Vie for Team Title
In 4. A. j. RassIes
Each Qualities Six Men
For Finals Tonight at
University Armory
Star Staff Photo.

A race for team honors between
University of Maryland and the Y.
M. c. A. is the setup for the finals
of the District A. A. U. wrestling
championships tonight beginning at
8 o'clock at Maryland's gym armory.
Each has six men in the finals
after preliminaries and semifinal
matches last night. and represent
atives Of the two will meet in four
Of the eight title matches.
Summaries:
Preliminary Rounds.
145-pound class-Fant Boys Y. NJ
c. A. defeated Cass iunattached). fall,
o sesTss 1University Ef Mssylsnd de-
A defeated Wilson (unattachedI. deci.
sion: Condon ~. NJ. c. A. defeated Pant
defeated X. sornson tHnattachedJ. deci,
sion.
Seminal Round.
121-pound class-Blue ~. NJ. c. A.
defeated Donahue (Maryland fall, 3:36.
defeated dfove fs soe
DOYLE ~. NJ C. A defeated Kampouri.
i35-pound ciass-swindell (Maryland,
defeated Dehn y NJ. c; A.; decision: I
sornsen tunattached) defeated Lind tY. M
45-pound class-searls CMaryland> de-
feated Heritage Maryland. fall. sos
Bouley ~. NJ. c. A defeated Condor "
M. A.. decision Wa,
defeated salanen y. NJ. c. Az, decision
Egbsnks caHatta shedo defeated BaTWici
is5-pound classEcrom maryland de.
feated Sahneh 81. c. CD. decision; Abra
hams (Maryland) defeated Hammond (YO
LOO of overtime period.
175-pound clas-Heiser ". NJ. c. A.
defeated OhlSon tGallaudetl, decision.
191 pound claSs-Petro "a. VI defeat
ed Pruit maryland. decision; Ackermanr
~; NJ c. Al defeated Sladek (GallaudeD
fall 3:29
ToniEht's Pairinss
lc1 pound class--Blue tY. NJ C. Al VS.
GLASGOW maryland.
12S-pound class-Arminger (Maryland)
VS.. DOYLE ~. NJ c. Az.
1f5-g9%nd oInaoe ~. NJ. C A,
145-pound class-Bouley ". M. C. Al
vs.. Searls Maryland.
155-pound class-Wood tunattached) vs.
Eubank tunattached).
.165-pound classroom (Maryland) vs.
Abrehams Maryland.
175-pound class-McNeil tMaryland) "
Heiser ~. N. c. AZ.
1a1 pound class-Ackerman Y. M. C
Az VS.. Petro "a u.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
Capital Swim Laure|s
Virtually C|inched
By Ambassador
Club Is Sending 9 Men
To FinoI Tests Tonight
In Shorehom Pool

Ambassador Club practically has
a lock on the 1912 District A. A. U.
indoor swimming team champion
ship with the finals coming up to-
night at 8 o'clock at the Shoreham
pool.
Aside from taking the 300-yard
medley relay, only final event staged
last night, Ambassador has nine men
in tonight's three other final events
to two each from Shoreham and
Boys Club of Washington. Shore
ham, in fact, is represented only by
Don Boyer, winner of his heats in
the so and 100 yard freestyles. In
both he registered the best times.
In the diving, for which no pre-
liminaries were held, Ambassador
also has the Majority of entrants.
Shoreham has the edge in the
women's section. in which no trophy
is at stake, with II survivors for
tonight's title events to the seven
placed by Ambassador. Patsy Palmer
leads this Shoreham representation,
having won her heats in the 100 and
22O yard freestyles and the 10O-yard
breast stroke. She is defending cham
pion in the 220 freestyle as well as
in the 150-yard individual medley
for which no preliminaries were
held.
Tnight's qualifications:
MEMS EVENTS.
50-yard free style-Joe La Sale Am
"a (ShOreham).
bassador), Richard Avery (Ambassador).
6eS: a6yard D bresss sssens strokesssnley Plum
mer tAmbassa dorl, Kenneth Hiltz (Ambas-
sadorl. Leo Jarboe Southeast Branch B.
SON son 0'ttn tHnsttachedJ. sas M Best St. timews:o7 Q
ioo-ysrd FIRE. style-Don BOYER tshore;
bassadorl, Robert Benson !soytheast
Branch B: G.: Pest time-9;5si7 Boyer.
Stanley Piummer, Howard McAdoo,: sec
ond shoreham Swim Club TONY squire
{. 4 John TisdsF,- sllI Bruce, Ed stohi
tached}, Helen Posner 1Ambssssdor). Leois
Thomas (Amba ssador). Betty Roland
record.
1O0-yard backstroke-Leola Thomas.
(Ambassador), Patsy Palmer (Shoreham),
Bette OFT (Shoreham). Harriet Sisk lShore-
ham), Kay Tillinghast (Shoreham). Best
time: PIP iThomas).
10O-yard breast stroke-Patsy Palmer
(Shoreham). Mickey Mattare tAmbassa-
dor), Betty Essex tAmba ssador), Jean
Dodder (Shoreham) Ilse Csllomen (Jewish
Community Center. Best time-1:31.1 L
tPalmer)
fShoreham), Laola Thomas Ambassador.
Mary Miller (Shoreham), Helen Poyner
tAmba ssador), Bette OFT tShoreham). Best
time $50 palmer.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
Clever Hoirdo Vies With Skill
As Fair DribbIers Seek Title

not to conflict with the N. c. A. A.
final in Kansas City Saturday night.
First round games therefore must
be completed the opening day.
Twenty-Five entries are definite
and the list may swell to "a before
Sunday. The field is somewhat
short.
The Little Rock (Ark.) Flyers, de-
Tending champions, virtually are in
tact. Kansas City with four teams
entered and Denver and Des Moines
with two apiece head the List.
Pairings are slated to be made to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
Stanley Cup Hockey
Draws Six Teams
To Ice Tonight
By the Associated Press,

oy the hsSONihtcN 1850
After five months Of preliminary
skirmishing. the six top clubs in the
National Hockey League get down
to the series that really counts
playoffs for the battered old STAN
ley Cup.
Tonight, the New York Rangers
play at Toronto in the semifinals
and the two clubs play the second
game Of the 40-of-7 series in New
York Sunday night.
While they engage in their
double -barreled action, Boston in
vades Chicago and Montreal goes
to Detroit in the quarter-final sec
ton. These two series are each 2
OFFS and the series winners will
tangle to determine the foe Of the
New York Toronto winner
Evening star., 1942-03-21
Ortensio Sought os Foe
For Kenner at Turner'S

Matchmaker Gabe Menendez is
angling for Julio Ortensio, 205-
pound New York boxer, to replace
Marty Clark as Jabbo Kenner's op-
ponent in the feature bout of the
Monday boxing show scheduled for
Turner's Arena.
Clark, a soldier stationed in New
York, originally was booked as a re-
placement for Joe Carilli, who with
drew because of the death of his
mother, but had to withdraw him.
self because Of military maneuvers.
Ortensio boxed In Washington sew
eral years ago. defeating Walter
Landsbraff.
Evening star., 1942-03-21

chance to collect all OF the titles
yesterday, the opening Of the two
day individual championships, when
they were edged out In the 50-yard
free style dash by two-tenths Of q
second.
Ellis Score ~ Expected.
After Ed Heuber Of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania captured the
short splash in a blanket finish in
23.4 seconds, Just ahead Of Ed Hall
of Massachusetts State and Jack
Lilley Of Yale, Blue swimmers tri-
umphed in the 150-yard backstroke.
220-yard free style, one-meter dive
and 300-yard medley relay. as ex-
pected.
Heuber, and Rene Chouteau of
Yale. who surprised by beating out
Capt. Howie Johnson-his team
mate-in the 220-yard free style,
are new chaps. Repeaters, all Yale,
are Lou Dannenbaum, 150-yard back
stroke: Jim Cook, one-meter dive,
and the 300-yard medley relay team,
which yesterday consisted Of Dan
nenbaum. Ed Davidge and Ed Pope.
Titles up for competition today
Evening star., 1942-03-21
Tires Retire Auto
Speed Wizard

By the Associated Press.
SALT LAKE CITY. March Ii
Holder Of many world records,
Mayor Alb jenkins has announced
abandonment Of his car-racing
hobby for the duration.
The average speed run can play
hob with several sets of tires. he
said.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
Favored Navy Fades as Army
Leads in Fencing Surprise
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 21.-A sur
prising Army team led the field into
the second and final day of compe-
tition in the intercollegiate Fencing
Association tournament today, with
Defending Champion New York U.
running second and favored Navy
virtually out of the picture.
The West Point squad scored Az
points in the race for three-weapon
honors yesterday to finish the first
days competition two points In
Evening star., 1942-03-21
Rose Bowl JoIopy
Racers Pinched
Nv the Assoc,atsd Press.

By the Associated Press.
PASADENA, Calf, March al
The gate was nil, but the foot
balless Rose Bowl again was the
scene of speed and action.
Fifty young men and their
jalopies were taken into custody
for using the area around the
famous stadium for a race track.
Evening star., 1942-03-21

front of N. Y. u.
Army was tied with u. Y. U. at the
top of the saber competition, each
with Is points, and with Columbia
in foils at II points each. N. Y. U.
led the Epee team competition at
the end Of the first day with 15h
points.
The remaining team standings in
three weapon competition: Colum-
bia. 361s; Yale, 80; Navy, 291s; M.
I. T., 26: Harvard. asa: Hamilton.
23h, and Cornell, 70.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
20 Years Aqo

Joe Brillheart, pitcher, was the
most impressive player as the
Regulars handed the Yannigans
a TO defeat in Washington's
training camp. He allowed only
three hits in his four innings
while tanning six and In one in
ming he struck out three batters
in succession.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
Terp RifIemen at Navy

University of Maryland rifle teams
meet Navy plebe and varsity marks
men in matches today at Annap-
oils, with the Terp varsity aiming
for its seventh straight. Last week
the Maryland team defeated Lehigh,
which the next day won over Navy.