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Evening star., 1942-03-07
Mats Campbell Is Gomest Man
In Baseball, Players Fovorite
Downed Three Times by Meningitis, Once
Feared Decd, He Always Fought Back

times I misjudged fly ball and
Sam would make the catch"
Picked up by White Sox.
Vests frequently observed opinion
that Campbell is the gamest fellow
in baseball doubtless is shared by
many. why, one day I saw Bruce
crash head-on into a concrete wall
trying to make q catch, said
Sammy. Il thought he'd have a
fractured skull. but he regained
consciousness. shook his head and
stayed in the game
A former print shop employe who
manipulated huge roller presses, the
32-year-old Campbell broke into
organized baseball by working out
with the White SoX He was starring
for a semi-pro team on the South
side when he was invited to join the
White Sox in workouts.
The 192-pound outfielder made an
impression, for the White Sox signed
him and shipped him out for two
years of experience. Ten years ago
he returned to Chicago as regular
after hitting 1888 with Little Rock.
He since has played with the
Browns, Indians and Tigers. doing
very we'll in the baseball department
but much better in the important
matter of accumulating numerous
close friends.
Bruce has the happy faculty OF
taking himself lightly. He makes
himself the butt of jokes but never
creates a laugh at the expense of
embarrassing a mate. One reason
he is popular with sports writers is
that he never reads what they write
about him. When he's in the East,
he buys a Western paper, and vice
versa
This slightly bald outfelder may
perform with an inept club this
season but the safest bet of the year
is that when the Mats are being
Inundated, Mr.. Campbell still will be
giving 100 per cent effort. He's
that type of man.
Evening star., 1942-03-07
Punishment Due
Clubs That Give
Game Won't Protect
Athletic Status
Of Undergrad
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, March 7-Secret base
ball contracts-the kind in which
a college baseball player usually gets
financial assistance for promising
to join the paying club after gradua-
tion-legally are worthless, says
Commissioner K. M Lands.
Lands made the ruling in a case
involving Anthony Ravich and the
New York Yankees of the American
League.
In statement accompanying the
ruling, Lands said all club officials
know such pacts have no standing
in court, but he wondered if the COL
lege players knew it.
However, there is and can be no
question whatsoever, that these
legally worthless documents do ssrve
a purpose-flrst. Of deluding many
Of the players signing them into an
erroneous belief that they are OBJ
ligated, and second. OF establishing
a moral obligation TO go through
with the agreement" Lands state
ment read.
Club Protected" Player.
The commissioner quoted George
Weiss, vice president of the New
York club and general manager Of
its farm system, as saying that the
agreement with Ravich was not
certified to the commissioner Of
flee within 20 days as prescribed by
baseball law because of the effect 1t
would have on his college athletic
career"
Players, publicly receiving such
financial aid either directly or by
their parents. customarily are de-
clared ineligible for further college
competition as was Lou Boudreau.
now manager OF the Cleveland In
dams. by the University of Illinois
In 1898.
Lands pointed out that Sub-rosa
pacts made it impossible for his
Office to check the number Of players
controlled by the clubs and often
enabled those clubs TO violate the
player limit.
The commissioner said there had
been suggestions that such secret
documents as the scouts agreement
to pay Ravich 81 900 for his promise
to sign a Yankee contract upon
graduation be filed confidentially
with his Office to enable the student
to continue his collegiate career.
False Pretense, Lands Says.
That, of course, is inconceivable.
Lands added, "as it would include
the entire baseball organization in
the false pretense, in which the
player and the club have engaged.
that the player is honestly comply
ing with college athletic eligibility
rules. which In fact are being delib-
erately violated.
The obvious improperly of that
situation is in no wise diminished
by the fact that college athletic off,
cials often are fully cognizant of that
violation and are participants in
them
The commissioner declared that in
the future clubs and aff1liates which
signed undergraduates to secret
contracts would be denied the chance
to resign them after the players
had been declared free agents and
hat in addition the clubs and officers
involved would be fined.
Evening star., 1942-03-07
BY HUGH FULLERTON, Jr.,
Wide World Sports Writer.

CHARLOT ESVILLE. Va,
March 7.-An event worth see
ing would be Gen. Phelan, the
noted rule-promulgator Of the
New York Commission. trying to
keep up with the scoring system
the college boxing folk have fig
ured out for the Eastern Intercol-
legiate tournament. The referee
and judges have to carry ration
books. note down their votes after
each round, tear off the coupons
and send them to a tabulator who
figures things out after it's all
over. Come to think of it, we'd
like to see the faces of the Gar
den regulars if they ever ran
into college no-cheering- during
rounds rule. Painted on bridge
near the Virginia campus are
these big red letters: Virginia,
10; Yale, IA. Then the second
number isc crossed out and 81 is
substituted in sad-looking blue.
Evening star., 1942-03-07
BY BURTON HAWKINS,

ORLANDO. Fla, March TN any
list of the five most popular base
ball players compiled by players
the name of Outfielder Bruce
Campbell of the Mats will be in
serted near the top. He died once,
to all outward appearances, but few
men now may move among their
associates with the respect COM
manded by Campbell.
Stricken OH three separate occa-
sions by the dread and usually fatal
spinal meningitis, Campbell never
theleSs is one of the strongest men
in baseball today. Reminiscing
about his illness, with patient prod
ding, he says, lit seems so trivial I
wish you wouldn't write about it.
So many men are going through so
much more now. What happened
to me is trivial-so very trivial"
1t hardly may be classed as trivial,
though, for if nothing else it illus
trates courage and that seldom is
insignificant. Leveled three times
within a year by meningitis, Camp
bell realizes he has shadow-boxed
with death.
While playing with the Indians
at Detroit in Augusta. 1885, Camp
bell was forced to leave the game
in the 10th inning. The bug had
hit him. Doctors despaired but
Bruce pulled through only to be
stricken again two months later.
Again he won and returned to
Cleveland's outfield.
The third time was rather pc
culiar," says Campbell quietly. I'VE
we're playing in Yankee Stadium on
May l, 1886. when I singled to get
on base. While standing on first.
Lou Gehrig asked me, Bruce. do
you think there's any possibility OF
your getting meningitis again?"
Stricken Few Hours Later.
ct answered. Not a chance, Lou
After the game. we hoped a train
for Boston and when we arrived
there I went to the hospital" This.
thought everyone, was the end. For
a week, Bruce hovered on the brink
of death and one day, while a
doctor watched at his bedside,
Campbell's heart stopped beating.
There were no beats for full min
ute or so, but suddenly the pulse
throbbed again.
He survived that battle and on
his first conscious day he wired
the Indians to keep scrapping until
he could join them in another
month. In 80 days, Campbell was
in the Cleveland lineup.
Sammy West, the former Nat out
fielder, frequently remarked that
Campbell could tear apart any man
in baseball if he desired. but Bruce
almost blushed when he says, "Oh,
no, I'm not exceptionally strong.
Sammy's wrong about that.
. What q nice fellow that West is,
though" continued Campbell. I'VE
played together in st. Louis and he
saved my neck many a day. He
showed me things about fielding and
throwing never realized. Many
Evening star., 1942-03-07
Senate Beer Gets Edge
In Heurich PIoyoff

Senate Beer has the advantage
over Jacobsen Florists in the play
off series for the Heurich League
amateur basket ball championship
and can take the crown if it wins
tomorrow.
Winner of the firSt-half cham
pionship, Senate topped Jacobsen,
second-half titlist, 44-35. last night
in the opening game of the playoff
series. Ollie Upton of Senate was
high man for his club with IA
points, but tall Lenny Mills of jacob
sen was best for the game with l9.
Evening star., 1942-03-07
Terps Qualify Seven
For SemifinaIs in
Eastern Boxing
Chance for Title Grows
As Four Win Easily,
Three Draw Byes
By the Associated Press.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. March
University of Maryland mittmen.
competing in their first Eastern in
tercollegiate boxing tournament as
guests of member colleges, had seven
of its original 8-man team in this
afternoons semifinals. Three Of the
Terps received first-round byes, but
four of the other five won their
bouts convincingly to give Maryland
a good start toward the team cham
pionship. won last year by Syracuse.
Penn State, another dark horse,
qualified six men for the semiflnals;
Syracuse, five: Army and the Coast
Guard Academy, four each, and Vir-
ginia and Western Maryland, three
apiece.
Four technical knockoutS, three in
the heavyweight division, marked
the l8-bout program and two of the
l941 champions were eliminated in
the first round. Sal Mirabito Of
Syracuse, defending his heavyweight
crown, Leonard Rodman OF Mary
land and Sigurd Jensen Of Western
Maryland hit entirely too hard for
their opponents among the big boys.
Terrapin Scores Knockout.
Jack Gilmore, Maryland 1861
FOUNDER, also won by the K. o. route.
Loren Schoff of Syracuse was
shorn of the 145-pound title he had
won the last two years when he
dropped a close decision to Penn
States Robert Baird, the l941 run
ner-up. Jack Roland of Syracuse,
12O-pound winner last year, lost at
127 pounds to Jess Fardella of Penn
State. Army's Bob Peden won his
first bout in defense of the 1885,
pound crown. The other defend
ing champion, 155-pounder Mark
Mccarthy of the Coast Guard, drew
a bye
Gilmore's knockout victim was Joe
Mccormick of Penn State in 1:55
of the third round of their 165-
pound battle, while Rodman, lean
Terp heavyweight, showed a terrific
punch to gain his t.k.o. over Fred
Goettel of Coast Guard in l :35 Of the
second round.
Bill Richards. Penn States 155-
FOUNDER. caused the only break in
Maryland's ranks when he out
pointed Josh Hughes.
Joe Cica1a, 19-year-old sophomore
from Washington. sent the Terps off
to a good start when he decisively
outpointed Francis Thomason of
Virginia in one of the early 120-
pound matches. while Lightweight
Tom Jones kept his season record
clean by slugging out a decision over
Sebastian Sgrio of Syracuse.
Evening star., 1942-03-07
Pac With Boys Still College Beyond Baseball P Lands Rules
WIN Lose , or Draw
Bv FRANCIS + STAN
As Master, Melvin Becomes Manager OFT
By FRANCIS E. STAN.
Star STAFF Correspondent.

MIAMI Fla, March 7-Probaby the toughest team in the
major leagues anaze this the New York Giants They
weren't close the Dodgers and Cards 194 but
the correspondents saying the Giants might take it all
this time when they're blowing they blowing
cold At times they wondering instance Melvin
Thomas OFT is manager
a
in ena La when he received postcard from New York sent
telling
high himself Little Napoleon
ask for That II when the the roaring
while left
ame National League things knock
Nobody thought OF him manager until last December when
Soneham pulled
unorhodoX
baseball taking
ofh which he ahomed pitch and drove out home
Evening star., 1942-03-07
Tainter Meets Crum
For Crown in :. A.
Women Golf
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ORMOND BEACH, Fla. March
7.-Jane Crum of Orangeburg, s.
c., faces Georgia Tainter of Fargo.
N OAK. today in the final round Of
the 18th annual South Atlantic
women's golf tournament.
Miss Crum clinched her match
yesterday with Ann Pink of New
Rochelle, N. Y. on the 18th hole, l
up. Miss Pink was 2 up on the 18th
hole, but the South Carolinian took
the 18th and 18th and went on to
win.
Miss Tainter managed a 2-and-1
decision over Mrs. Maurice Click of
Baltimore in quest Of her fifth title
Of the Florida women's circuit.
Evening star., 1942-03-07
Ortiz's Arm Hurt
Feared Serious
By Stef Correspondent of The Star.

By Stef Correspondent of The Star.
ORLANDO, Fla, March 7
Outfielder Roberto Ortiz of the
Mats was to have his left shoul-
der X-rayed here today to de-
termine the extent of injuries
suffered yesterday wneh he took
a nasty spill while chasing a fly
ball in practice.
Ortiz, named by Manager
Bucky Harris to play rightfield
against the Yankees in Wash
ington's first exhibition game
here Monday, may be forced to
rest, thus leaving the Mats
residue of only three outfieldets.
Evening star., 1942-03-07
PorochiuI School Fives
Reach Quorter-FinoIs

st. Matthew's, St. Joseph's, st.
Aloysius and st. Anthony's ad-
vanced to the quarter-finals of the
st. Johns Parochial School basket
ball tournament with victories last
night on the Johnny court
St. Matthew's defeated Nativity,
30-12; st. Joseph's nosed out Holy
Name, 20-19; St. Aloysius topped St.
James, 22-18, and ST. Anthony's
took a forfeit over St. Gabriels.
Evening star., 1942-03-07
Widener Handicap
Facts, Figures

By tht Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla. March Here are
the facts and figures on the seventh
running of Widener Handicap Horse
Race at Hialeah Park today.
EntrieS-22
Distance-One mile and a quarter
Record-2:Oi4s. Montagans in 1885 and
Columbiana in 1887.
PurSe-S7i 100 If all entries run. less
$500 for each entry scratched,
run. less $500 for each entry scratched.
Other prizes-SS,00O to second. $4,000
to third and $1,000 to fourth.
Favorite-Louis Tufanos Market Wise.
Post Time-4:30 PM. eastern wartime.
Broadcast-Mutual BroadcaSting Systrm,
Evening star., 1942-03-07
Fights Lost Night

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK-Sammy Angott 1879,
Washington. Pa. outpointed Bob Mont
gomery, 1854, Philadelphia Q2) (non-
titlel
TAMPA. Fla-Tommy Gomez. 1S4.
Camp Blandine, outpointed Buddy
Scott, 1S0, MacDill Field (IO).
PHILADELPHIA-W Harkins,
l40, Philadelphla, won by technical
knockout over Freddy Domico. 14O,
New York C7).
HIGHLAND PARK, N. J.-Bin Nc
Dowell. l59. Paterson. N. j., outpointed
Billy Corrigan. 156: Baltimore, Md. (S).
WORCESTER, Mass.-Howell King,
l34, defeated Harvey Massey, 154,
New Orleans GO
HOLLYWOOD-Manuel Ortiz. 120l7.
California, won by technical Knockout
over Little Pancho. 100, Manila (O.
Evening star., 1942-03-07
Friends Stem Hot Rally,
Nip Baltimore Rivals

Sidwell Friends School basket ball
team topped its intercity rival, Balti-
more Friends. 1918, yesterday in
an exciting game on the local court.
Sidwell was in front, 8-4, at the
half and had to turn back Balti-
more rally at the finish to save the
game. Cotton Smith paced the vim
ming attack with eight points
Evening star., 1942-03-07
GreenbeIt Gets Even
For Early Defeat
By Gonzaga Five

Greenbelt High basket ball team
turned in one Of the seasons big
upsets last night at Greenbelt, beat
ing Gonzaga, 1926. to avenge a pre-
vious 1890 Purple victory. The even
tual winners were trailing at the
half. Ills.
Egli. with IL points. paced the
successful Greenbelt attack, with
Buck and Bozek also scoring i'm
portant baskets. Jacobs and Flynn
were the only Eagles able to score
more than one field goal.
Evening star., 1942-03-07
Basket Bill Is Divided
By Madeira, Holy Cross

Holy Cross and Medeira girls
basket ball teams split in two games
yesterday.
Madeira Whites topped Holy Cross
Purples, 37-4, while Holy Cross
Whites nosed out Madeira Reds, 27-
25.
Evening star., 1942-03-07
Five in Twin Win
Scores 101,103
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ALBANY, Greg, March THE
First Presbyterian Church basket
ball team didn't fool around
winning the city church title
with a double-header victory.
The scores: Presbyterians, 101:
Grace Mennonites. 18, and Pres
oyterians. 1903; Episcopalians, 80.
Evening star., 1942-03-07
Angott B|ots Out
Chief Rival for
Ring Crown
Upsets Montgomery,
Ambitious to Tackle
Unbeuten Robinson
BY AUSTIN BEALMEAR,
Associated Press SportS Writer

NEW YORK, March Sammy
Angott, a windmill in boxing gloves.
battered Philadelphia Bob Mont
gomery around the Madison Square
Garden ring last night as if some
body had forgotten to tell him his
lightweight title wasn't at stake.
The Washington Pa battler
scored lop-Sided decision in the 12-
round overweight braWl. eliminating
Montgomery as No. l challenger for
the 135-pound crown he lifted from
Lew Jenkins.
Montgomery was 2-to-1 favorite
although he weighed 1884, pounds to
Angott's 139, but Sammy crossed up
the betting boys, tossed his usual
caution out the window and landed
on the Philadelphia Negro with
everything in the books.
Declares Second Victory Easier.
It was AngOtt'S second decision
over Montgomery in two years. and
he described this tussle as easier
than the first. although he fought
most of the way with a swollen left
thumb.
BY this fight, Angott readied him
self for defense of his title against
Newark S Allie Stolz in May, but
Stolz isn't necessarily the man
Sammy wants next.
I'd like to take on Ray Robin
SON" said Angott in his dressing
room, referring to the undefeated
Harlem welterweight who has won
% fights since becoming pro.
Montgomery. sitting disconsolate-
ly on the rubbing table in his dress
ing room, had little to say about
his surprising lack of ammunition
against the man he was figured to
beat.
Montgomery without Alibi.
He assured all within earshot that
the six glasses of water he drank
at the weighina-in proceedings to
get over the required pounGage had
nothing to do with letting his foe
beat him to every punch.
I'd like to fight him again" said
Montgomery, anytime"
Angott took eight Of the dozen
rounds and was no worse than even
in at least two of the others. He
dropped Montgomery. with a right
to the jaw in the ninth round for
the only knockdown. although Bob
bounced up after the count of one.
Both scrappers went unmarked
through II rounds. but blood trickled
in the final chapter when a sharp
left caught Angott on the mouth
and a long right gashed Montgom-
erv's left ear.
A crowd of 1882 contributed a
gross gate of S24,284
Evening star., 1942-03-07

Larry Schrader scored 13 points
yesterday to pace Woodward School
basket ball team to a 1928 victory
over Oxon Hill in a game at the
Y. M. C. A. Also aiding the winning
cause was Billy Noyes with IL points.
Evening star., 1942-03-07
Camp Lee Boosts Sports

Maj. Gen. James E. Edmonds,
Camp Lees commanding officer, has
approved the construction of an
athletic field, embracing diamond,
football field and track.
Evening star., 1942-03-07
Woodward Wins HundiIy

Totals l3 531 Totals
Evening star., 1942-03-07

times I misjudged fly ball and
Sam would make the catch"
Evening star., 1942-03-12
Van Nook Mission Is Cited
To illustrate War Confusion

duration and that next year we
might expect normal shipments
from Batavia!
Talked Elsewhere.
At small gatherings and to key
officials, in military and production
circles, Gen. Van Nook did not hide
his apprehension. He reiterated that
the time was growing very short
indeed. Nor did he conceal his fear
of the effect on the war effort should
the rich East Indies fall into Japa-
neSe hands. He warned that the
scorched earth policy would not be
applied to the islands because ma
tives who were ready to fight the
Japanese If properly led would not
be willing to destroy their own means
of livelihood in order to insure a
white mans victory in the distant
future.
One OF Gen. Van Mook's tasks in
Australia will be to give a compre-
hensive picture Of the defense Of
Java-a defense which collapsed
with much rapidity. According to
Gen. Van Nook when he was in
Washington, Java was neither un-
prepared nor asleep. He and his COL
leagues had had many discussions
with the Japanese before war broke
out. The Dutch colonial officials
realized the danger to the islands
and had prepared them as far as it
was possible to do so. The governor
general had organized, under great
difficulty, an airplane factory. which
produced motors and was able to do
major repair work. Java, however,
could not resist without considerable
outside help and Gen. Van Nook
took the last plane out Of Java to
warn Australia of the inevitable dis
aster to the United Nations, due to
he too little and too late" policy.
Released by the Bell Syndicate. Inc)
Evening star., 1942-03-12
BY HELEN LOMBARD.

Al an AFTERNOON party In wash
ington a high Department of Justice
official told a number of people that
Pearl Harbor is being subjected to
bombardments and to attacks by
enemy submarines. At the same
party on the same afternoon an
admiral stated categorically that the
japanese had not visited Hawaii
since December 7. This incident is
typical of the Capital today. Or
dinary citizens are chided because
rumors wing their way from group
to group while officials contradict
each other in public. The admiral
may have been following an order
which the Justice official had not
received or each gentleman may
have been acting upon his own
initiative. Pearl Harbor may or may
not be receiving calls from the
energetic Japanese, but one thing Is
certain-Washington today is like
an animal with lots of arms and
legs and no head. There Is move
ment, motion and commotion; but
no direction.
The general lack of coordination
was responsible for the failure of the
mission Of 1t. Gov Gen. Van Nook,
who flew to Washington from
Batavia to squeeze the Dutch order
for planes out Of the bottleneck.
Java was on the point of sur
rendering to the enemy when Sec
retary Stimson announced to the
daily press that the long delayed
planes were reaching the islands.
SHED From Pessimistic Stand.
During Gen. Van Mooks stay in
Washington he tried to press for
immediate action without appearing
to be pessimistic about the situa-
ton Of the Dutch East Indies.
An inheritance from the days
when the isolationists dominated
the foreign policy of the United
States Is the reluctance of foreign
diplomats to paint picture as
black as it really is. From the day
the French aviators, who were try
ing to buy planes for a France
which was about to go to war
against Nazi Germany, were caught
"red-handed" by Senator Wheeler,
all foreign diplomats have been
timid about asking public help for
their respective countries. There
has been certain amount Of under
statement on the part of foreign
representatives of the Allies which
should have been compensated by
strategy-conscious American off,
cials. But when Mynheer Van Nook
appeared calm and confident in his
discussion with Jesse Jones about
the intention of the East Indies
to defend themselves, the Secretary
of Commerce Immediately inter-
preted the talks in terms of rubber.
He informed the Congress that the
rubber crisis would be of short
Evening star., 1942-03-12
Prince Georges TO Cite
NeaIiaence in BIackouf

A letter citing the recipient as
either negligent, unpatriotic or .
subject for Federal investigation"
will be sent to all violators in Prince
Georges County Of tomorrow's black
out. E. F. Zalesak, county chief air
raid warden, announced last night.
The county. as part of the Met
ropolitan Area, will cooperate with
the Districts trial blatkout from
8 pm. to midnight.
All wardens are to send In writ
ten reports Of violations to him, Mr..
zalesak said. Even If the violations
are not willful the warning letter
will be sent.
He indicated that only one letter
would be addressed to a violator
Future violations will be dealt with
firmly" he pointed out.
Evening star., 1942-03-12

Since the passage Of the Federal
Bank Robbery Act IN 1884, J. Edgar
Hoover, r. B. I. director said, Bank
robbery, once . lucrative field for
post-graduates In crime, has lost
much Of its attraction"
Evening star., 1942-03-12

Justice Department announced yes
terdAy.
According to F. B. I. figures, there
were 606 bank robberies In 1892.
The loot decreased from $4,503, ,331
In 1882 to $171 ,087 last year. +,
Evening star., 1942-03-12
Bank Robberies in u. 5.
Drop to 81 in 1941

Bank robberies in 1941 totaled 50,
less than one-tenth of the number
during the peak year Of 1882, the