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Evening star., 1942-03-04
Gard Basketers Tune
For Tourney Ti|ting
In Game at Navy

Catholic University cagers were
to play Navy at Annapolis this
afternoon in a tune-up clash for
both teams, with Navy expected to
get the most benefit from the con-
test. The Middies end their sea-
son against Army on Saturday,
while the Cardinals go after the
Mason-Dixon crown in the tourna-
ment beginning tomorrow at Balti-
more.
The tourney lineup was COM
pleted last night when Washing
ton College defeated Johns Hop
kins. The Shoremen play in to-
morrow's first game against 10y
ola. defending champion. Amer
lean U. faces Mount st. Mary's in
the second game. Western Maryland
comes up an hour later against
Delaware, and the Cardinals tangle
with Randolph Macon in the night
cap.
American us scheduled game
against Swarthmore was postponed
until next Tuesday 20 the Eagles
could be fresh for the tournament
Evening star., 1942-03-04

before and was terrified the first
time he bugler sounded Boots and
Saddles" but he survived to become
an expert horseman and all-around
athlete. He boxed, played football,
basket ball and baseball and was
one of the best athletes at the post.
Dad Made Him Stick.
He didn't like Army life at first
and, anxious to get out as soon as
possible, wrote to his father asking
him to buy" him out at the end
of his first year, which is permis-
sible. But his dad wouldn't hear Of
it. A couple of years in the service
would do him good, he wrote, tacking
on significant P. S. that went
something like this:
II wouldn't advise just picking
up and leaving Those folks don't
like it
In returning to the Army Nc
Geever is taking with him the best
wishes of the city's amateur fans
and fighters alike. If it's real SOL
diers the country needs, it's getting
a real one in him.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
But They Still Went Out Into the Night

captains book rate salute When orpeoo
ratng windows and shaking Dishes they
daytime No
orders, rifle 49, also
of lives
saved fishing boat
commercial blues
hunters grmy from the flaming OIL that
sent him. the survivor was picked up
Of fishing
tentatively submarine or reasonable
facsimile all along the coast from West Palm
volunteers enIe sans
portfolio out felt they might help
OF said
As he Feyed the moon With these
4ne bridges have might look like the
patrol flyers the Id hate 70 nave
of tin on me-
night
Evening star., 1942-03-04
Williams Disappears;
Army Deferment Is
Put al His Door
One Of Several Reports
Hos Him Conferrine at
Great Lakes Station
Pv The Associated Press.

Pr the Associated Press.
MIME APOLIS, March A.
Whereabouts of Ted Williams, slug
ging Boston Red Sox ballplayer, was
somewhat of a mystery today. with
some folks who should know giving
out conflicting reports.
From his hotel in Princeton,
Mimi, where he has been doing
some hunting this winter, came the
declaration that Williams was not
expected back until Thursday" At
a friends house last night. the
statement was made that he had
left for Minneapolis
Friends in Minneapolis. moreover,
insisted he had left for the Red
Sox training camp at Sarasota, Fla,
and intimated he might stop at
the Great Lakes IllD Naval Train
ing Station to confer with officials
there
At any rate. Williams could not
be located in this area.
Discussion regarding Williams
draft status, which had simmered
since he was classified as 3A. re-
classified as IA, and then put in
3A again on an appeal, fared anew
yesterday when Col. j. E. Nelson,
head of the State Selective service
setup. called in newspapermen and
said the ballplayer had sought de-
ferment because of his recently di-
vorced mother.
Col. Nelson's statement, made
"just to keep the records straight" !"
followed that of Herbert w. Estrem,
Government appeal agent for draft
board No. 6 here, in which Estrem
said he had investigated Williams
case on his own initiative Estrem
said he set the appeal machinery in
motion with Williams consent be-
cause he (Estrem) felt Williams
mothers welfare might be en-
dangered by the ballplayer's loss
of income.
"It should be stressed that he
consented to the appeal" Estrem
said. II think the word request
Is too strong although technically
he did request it. That is the only
way an appeal could be taken"
Evening star., 1942-03-04
Attention Ready
To Bid for Win
In Widener
Colt Is Hard to Beut,
Say Jockey Meade,
Truiner Hirsch
BY JOHN WMDS,
Associated Press Stan Writer

MIAMI, Fla, March 4.-The pub
hes money will be riding on Market
Wise in Saturdays $4,000 Widener
Handicap, but another horse has the
cagey bettors at Hialeah Park wor-
ried.
They are keeping wary eye on
Mrs. Parker Corning's Attention,
and the trainer and jockey agree
that they'd better.
The bay colt started for the first
time this winter last Saturday
against the best horses in the Wild
ener field, and finished a strong sec
ond-2 lengths behind Market Wise.
Il never hit him once" Jockey
Don Meade revelead today.
Attention can win the Widener.
never had ridden him before, but
know now that he is a good horse.
Trained for Widener.
Il think he can run his best race
coming from behind, but he's a good
front runner. too. He can 60 either
way"
Max Hirsch. the veteran trainer
who has saddled some Of the top
thoroughbreds during his long
career, said Attention will be in the
pink
I'VE have been training him a
long time with the Widener in
mind" Hirsch said.
Il think the public would be justi-
fed in figuring that he has as good
a chance as any horse in the race"
The 4-year-old colt has run only
IA times, yet won races. He was
second three times and ran out Of
the money on only four occasions.
Scored in Big Stakes.
Attentions total winnings of $83.-
sos came mostly from his triumphs
in three big stakes-the National
Stallion at Belmont and the United
States Hotel at Saratoga as a o
year old and Arlington Classic as
3-year- -old. He beat Whirlaway in
the last.
Attention will go to post Saturday
as an entry with Arnold Hangers
Dit, and Hirsch warned against
holding his running mate too
lightly.
Dit isn't just a sprint horse" the
trainer commented He definitely
has a chance.
And remember this, having Dit
in the entry won't hurt Attention
any"
Evening star., 1942-03-04

behind him slugging across bunch
of runs.
Power Seen in Lineup.
Potentially, it is dangerous line
up that has Werber. who sparked
Cincinnati to a world champion
ship in 1910, in the lead-of spot;
Johnny Rucker, who hit .288 last
year, at No. 2; and then OFT, Mize
and Leiber to pound them across.
Mize and OFT each knocked in 100
runs last season.
Mize looks in much better shape
than when he reported to the Cards
last spring. He and Fiddler Bill
MCGEE boiled off a lot of pounds
at Hot Springs before coming down
here. They did it voluntarily, too.
which is a good sign. AS for Leiber,
he says he never felt better.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
Just Plain, OId-Foshioned American Cussedness

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said
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to fshin l
exciting while lasted On
Republic the sinking
100 from Capt Curt
until
apparent that
pilot hanging to its barnacled sides
which operating OF darkness and
fishing Taking people than
hat
Evening star., 1942-03-04

1lltN htIC, W UN NhRIASlNt a cNNOAAN
division ball club in the National
League.
But they are going to be better
How much better is anybody's guess.
This observer, just after having
watched them spill a couple of ex-
hibition games to the champion
Brooklyn Dodgers in Havana, has a
strong hunch they will pull up into
fourth place under the inspiring
leadership Of their new manager,
Mel OFT.
OFT is one of those all too rare
instances in baseball where the
right and deserving man gets the
Job. The managers mantle had
been promised at various times to
several others, including Gabby
Hartnett. but President Horace
Stoneham. much to his credit, stuck
by the boy from Louisiana.
Players Like OFT.
It takes no more than a day
around the Giants camp to see that
his choice was the correct one.
Without being unfair to any one, 1t
Is obvious that the whole outfit Is
happier and more harmonious under
OFT than it was under Bill Terry.
One of the clubs stars said, frankly,
that he expected to have a much
better season than last year be-
cause of the change in pilots. AS for
Terry. he is supremely content IN
his new job as general manager
and the general opinion is that ne
will make a good one. SO 1t was
good swap all around.
Perhaps of equal Importance to
the choice of a manager, the Giants
dug up some money during the
winter that nobody knew they had
and permitted OFT to 60 out and get
himself some players. He did all
right with it. too. He bought him.
self a batting lineup that Will Drive
in a lot of runs. He didn't get any
pitchers, which is what the Giants
need most of all, but he shared
some veteran hitters who Will ease
the burden on the existing mound
staff, such as it is.
Vets Apt to Sparkle.
From Cincinnati he obtained Bill
Werber to play third base. From the
st. Louis Cardinals he got Johnny
Mize, a great big man who can hit
a ball a long way and play an
acceptable first base in between
times. And from the Chicago Cubs
he wrangled Hank Leiber, who, II
he has recovered from a "beaning'
he got last year, will give the Giants
another power hitter in their out
field.
Now, everybody knows that none
of those three is the ball player he
was few years ago. If he had been.
the Giants never would have got
him. But neither does anybody
know that one or all three of them
will not come up with a great sea-
son. 1t has happened before. If 1t
happens this time, then the Giants
will be far from a soft touch. A
pitcher like Carl Hubbel, for IN
stance, might turn in and win IL
or even is games If he had crew
Evening star., 1942-03-04

Years Sci UCllllo 4iAAi' oAAA "A
his Uncle Sam is in trouble he fig
ures he belongs back in the ranks
the front ranks. 1t is possible that
both Dick Mullen, 112-pound cham
pion of the citys simon-pures, who
currently is engaged in defending
his title in the District A. A. U.
tournament. and Gene Miller, a
hard-hitting 118-pounder, will go
with their coach. If so. this tourna-
ment will make their final appear
ance in a Washington ring for some
time.
Both Have Tough Battles.
Both have tough fights coming
up Friday night. Miller is down
for a return bout with John Got
tom Corbin, whom he knocked out
for the Golden Gloves novice title
last month, and Mullen will face
clever Jim jeanette, the Tommy
Loughran of the Apollo Club.
Boxing has been a fixture on the
National Training School sports cal
endar since 1898, when McGeever
organized the first team. and each
passing year has seen it increase in
popularity. The school now enters
the largest teams in both Golden
Gloves and A. A. U. tournaments.
This year the boys are in the fore
front of the scramble for novice
team honors. They want to present
the trophy to McGeever as testi-
monial to him.
Bill spent all of his years in the
service at nearby Fort Myer, where
he began his hitch at the tender age
of II. He hadn't been on a horse
Evening star., 1942-03-04
Be. {. Cagers Finish
Regular Schedule
With 15Wins
Fourth Victory in Row
Is Scored by Borons
In London ussIe
In London TussIe

Four straight victories to end its
regular schedule and total Of Is
in % games this season is the Be-
thesda- Chevy Chase basket ball rec
ord which it will try to extend in
The Stars Metropolitan champion
ship tournament. The Barons get
their first tourney action on Friday
against Montgomery Blair.
They finished yesterday by de-
feating Landon, 1899, at Landon for
the second time this season. Lead
ing all the way and using substitutes
most of the time, Bethesda had q
25-19 edge at the half and doubled
that margin in the last two periods.
Dick Poerstel and Carl Julien,
consistent Baron scoring leaders,
took individual honors with 18 and
II points, respectively. Ted Braw-
ner was best for Landon with 13.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
Scarborough to Get Slab Test Against Yankees
sundro and Moeon Also to Pitch first Game Monday

Nat bosses, for to date he has
appeared to be the most promis-
ing member of the rookie pitching
crop.
Sundra and Masterson are more
advanced than their mates, who
have been hampered by cold,
windy weather. Steve and Walter
were here many weeks ago when
the sun was shining and they are
tuned for the test.
The Yankees may present no
we-inspiring team. incidentally,
for among those still holding out
are Joe Di Maggie, Charley Kel-
Evening star., 1942-03-04

ler. Joe Gordon, Red Ruffing,
Bill Dickey and Red Rolfe.
Coach Nick Altrock pulled on a
Washington uniform yesterday
for the first time since the fall Of
1910. The ancient comedian
tested his injured ankle in base
ball spikes for only a few mo-
ments, returning to the clubhouse
to escape the chilling wind. AL
trock, incidentally, is no novice
on a pool table. He owns a high
run of 72 for straight pool and
also knows the angles In three
cushion billiards.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
81 by Georgia Tointer
Takes Tourney Medal
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ORMOND BEACH, Fla, March 4.
Miss Georgia Tainter of Fargo.
N. OAK, is OF on a good start in
her attempt to win four golf tour
naments out of the five in which she
has competed this winter.
She won medal honors yesterday
in the qualifying round of the
South Atlantic championship tour
nament with a 42-39-8l.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
Tom T. K. O.'s Dick
AS Brothers Fight
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA. March 4.-Broth-
erly love took an awful licking
when Tom and Dick Davis met
last night in the Southeastern
Golden Gloves boxing tourna-
ment.
For two rounds 15-year-old
Dick deluged his 16-year-old
brother with head and body
blows. Dick, who weighs 124
pounds, tired in the third round
and Tom, a 125-pounder. opened
up. Dick hit the canvas twice
before the referee stopped the
battle and awarded Tom tech
nical knockout.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
Boricun in Mile Event
At Chicago Relays

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 4.-John Bor-
ican. twice winner of the 1,000-yard
event in the Chicago relays, will get
his chance at the Bankers Mile this
year Relay officials said today
they had granted Borican's request
to run the mile. in which he will
be opposed by Indiana's Campbell
Kane, defending titleholder.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
Hockey Title Won,
7 eeth Restored
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEWTON, Mass. March A.
Now that Boston College has won
its third straight New England
Intercollegiate Hockey League
championship, Jimmy Edgeworth,
star left winger, can smile again.
Edgeworth lost two of his front
teeth in an early game and re-
fused to have them replaced un-
til yesterday because he feared
it would jinx the Eagles skaters.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
Mats Are Angling for Neon Tigers Pitcher With odou Leonard Bail
Win, Lose or Draw
Over the Waves on Another Mission
By FRANCIS (. STAN.
Star Stan Correspondent.

STUART Fla March 4-The barracuda roared toward
plunged into the foang waters the reef and then its
propeller bit into the black sea- settled into stride 1t night
and the 0foo barracuda without lights and with
sealed radio The outggers back this wasn't
hunt for SaSh This search for humans swimming from
flaming oil slick
the topedoing tanker off the
Inlet in q hours and Ted Preston of the youngest sport fishing
direction time
before abaze Now
would lift the barracuda four scanned the But
the blaze though there
might be
Thisl the salfshng said Ted Preston Two in right
fishing grounds" He showed the throttle another notch
Preston the other
night
to AZ feet of survivors,
The morning panchy business their
filled IA mulet
which had witnessed the opedon the S. Republic and
the W. D. Anderson.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
Tosser KiIbourne Tops
Luisetti in Scoring

BY the Associated Press.
Bob Kilbourne, Emory and Henry's
all-State forward, has scored 1857
points in four years on the college
hardWoods, total well above that
of Hank Luisetti, big Californian,
whose 1881 set a record and amazed
the cage world a few years ago.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
By q staff Correspondent of The Star.

ORLANDO, Fla, March A.
Steve Sundra, Walter Masterson
and Rookie Ray Scarborough
have been named by Manager
Bucky Harris of the Mats to face
the Yankees here Monday in
Washington's first Grapefruit
League engagement.
Scarborough, former Wake For
est pitcher, who was offered $20,-
600 by the Yankees before he
suffered a sore arm that shelved
him for season, will be watched
with considerable interest by the
Evening star., 1942-03-04
Trades Make Giants Stronger
Ball Club, Records Indicate
Finer Spirit Also Is Seen in Players
With OFT in Charge of Operations
By GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


MIAMI Fla March 4-The thing that be said for
of 1912 providing they complete
spring training without freezing to DEATH that the will be
a ball than they last
giving any of the best of it, because
before that
Evening star., 1942-03-04
N.T.S. Boxing Hangs in Balance
As Service Regoins McGeever
Coach Due to Return to Cavalry This Month
And Two A. A. u Champs May Go With Him

Bill Mcceeve cavalryman slated to return to the
Arnv sometime the youngsters who make up the
National Training wondering II means
the squad and mighty happy
days for them. go . III, 90
glad but he's soldier at heart with IL
Evening star., 1942-03-04
Golf for 1912

While most Of the local golf courses
will have their facilities over-taxed
this coming year. there is one Coun-
try Club that has limited number
of memberships available to gen.
tiles only where the initiation fee
and dues will run as low as $35 Q
year including all social activities.
II you intend to play golf this sea-
son it will be to your advantage 10
get the fun particulars at once.
For full information address box
1861, STAR
Evening star., 1942-03-04

behind him slugging across a bunch
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-25

Anchor Club new and psht social organization had dinner night something ordinary
 their grand me forgetting the clubs moto NEVER DULL MOMENT hear of popular Randall Hales injury factory Randall committee who could things the Chase Didn't hear from Private Arte scavone today the Burton Street Fremen were whaed to fare-theeweu last night Mddlebury softban w. J. ute Bib Sweeney of Naugatuck New Britain and Waterbury Connecticut Association 1942 golf champion since yesterday when he title, l Up in tough battle with H. w. Hell
 congratulations James oBrien of Watervie St. upon appointment the University of Connecticut chaplain and religious instructor Everyone who spoke to Father Jim will be that leaving but glad for his sake his pases him The Water kids that play baseball will probably the bishop about keeping him in Waterbury
 last always had suspicion that SMORGASBORD of Swedish ship that k until against pacfes together by MT pedersen
 
 samples ng the gent hit the nail the north end when he cracked can't SAY
 After questoining that Smorgabord la redersen will Saturday night special until further notice and the line usual will form the right
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-25
Today's Sport Parade

these Dodgers actually out-Yanke' the Tanks. They are the hardest hitting boys I've seen in this league since the Chicago Cubs of 1929. Their power is little short of ter- rife. Boy, do they help the pitcher.
 How It Works
 You know you don't have to get out on that mound and pitch your heart out and then lose by some such score as 10 or 2-1. These boys go out and collect runs for you. You know that if you take care of your end of the game they'll take care of theirs. That means a lot to a pitch CT, particularly in the late innings if he starts to feel a bit tired"
 The knuckle ball came out of the ash heap.
 You see, used to experiment with 8 knuckler 10 years or so ago but gave it up at the time because I just couldn't find the knack of controlling it," Larry said. T was younger then and had more speed so I just forgot about the knuckle ball and stuck to my regular stuff. This spring I knew I needed some- thing new, so looked around.
 "One day watched Freddie Fitz- simmons throw his knuckler and ] remembered mine. FitZ and I got together and I gradually mastered the pitch-not to the extent Fig can control 1t, but well enough. The bat ters knew my old stuff so well that they were quite surprised when I tosse dthe new delivery at them. They don't seem to have caught on yet"
 The college try was inspired by reasons of finances.
 T had bad year last season (le won five games and lost 1D and after was waived by Chicago to the Dodgers wasn't too good. When I reported for spring training Larry MacPhail told me was in line for a pretty drastic salary slash. So I thought things over and made MacPhail a proposition. told him to wait for few weeks and see how I did.
 Bore Down
 If made good he agreed to re. consider his offer. Well, I went to work harder than I ever had before. I shucked off weight and I mastered the knuckler. I began bearing down early in the year. You might say that my season began in the early part of February instead as sched- uled in the middle of April. worked all the way from Havana to Ebbets Field"
 These extended laborS have paid off pretty well. Brother French now has an earned rum average of soEnes thing around .0OO00OOl. P. 'Ezls knuck. Ter is fluttering across the plate like a moth in a high wind. Opposition batters are finding him more of a puzzle than woman. To top all this, Larry is batting All and has won two critical games with timely hits.
 .Oh, a fellow gets these breal1 once in a while," he scoffed. "You need breaks in baseball as well as in anything else. As for batting, hell, I've been in a slump for 17 years and should be improving. NO, this six-game streak isn't my long est. I've rum 'em. up to eight games and once to nine. No, I'm net wogh rying about it being brOkeE,~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-25
Six Thousand Persons Drowned Last Year;
 Here Are 12 Good Rules for All Swimmers

have a water buddy, preferably a swimmer stronger than you are.
 5-Swim only at a super vised beach or pool.
 6-Don't go in the water soon after a meal.
 Don't dive until you're sure how deep the water is., The other fellow may not need as much as you.
 Sits not brave to give or take a dare. It's downright silly.
 9-stay out of canoes and rowboats if you can't swim. If a boat turns over while you're in it, cling to 1t for support.
 10-Learn artificial respira- ton. It may mean the differ ence between saving a life and losing one.
 ll-If you can reach a per- son in trouble with a pole, belt or towel, do so. It's more sen- sible than jumping in.
 l2-In making a rescue. use a boat if possible. It's safer than swimming.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-25
FOREST HILL TENNIS

New York. June 25. = (UP) = Bruce Barnes, Robert Harmon and John Nogrady. ranked fifth, sixth and seventh in that order, seek third-round berths today to the 18th National Professional Tennis Tournament at the West Side Ten. his Club, Forest Hills.
 All four top-seeded players, Don Budge of Oakland. Calf, Bobby Riggs of Chicago, Frankie Kovacs of Oakland and Wayne Sabin of Reno. Nevada, have reached the third round.
 Doubles winners are Charles Wood of New York and Frank Goeltz, Chevy Chase, Md: Nogrady and Harmon of Wilmington. Del. and Long Beach, Callf., Frank Hunter and Alfred Chapin. both 0f New York; and Prank Rericha. Stamford, Conn. ard Herman Peterson, Plr- chase, N. Y.