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Evening star., 1943-12-07
Richmond and Virqinii
Have Best 0ut|ooks
Among State Fives

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec 7.-Inter-
collegiate athletics, which Wilted
into three school affair in Vir-
ginia during the football season.
now is being reiuvinated by the re-
turn of the less complicated sport
of basket ball and will be carried on
with something approaching nor
malcy.
Already most of the schools which
stood idle on the sidelineS while
V. M. l., Richmond and Virginia
carried on curtailed gridiron CAM
paign have announced that they
would resume intercollegiate basket
ball
One notable exception is WASH
ington and Lee, once a stalWart in
the Southern Conference
The outlook is brightest at Rich
mond and Virginia, where coaches
Mac Pitt and Gus Tebell can use
Navy trainees in addition to the
usual crop of freshmen. However,
their Navy candidates have little
time to practice and usually won't
be available for games except on
Saturdays, sometimes not even then.
s,riderS Have Tested Talent.
Richmond has two starters from
last season. Guard George Gasser
and Forward Freddie CAN'T. Lead
ing transfers include George Kran-
itzky. Randolph Macon, and Erwin
Kroff and Dusty Ash of w. & NJ
The Spiders also landed the States
prize high school star, Charles Sokol,
Newport News center
Coach Tebell has five lettermen,
Bill Pickett and Bill McBratney.
guards. Dave Wilson center: Lucien
Burnett, guard, and Charley Sackett.
forward Among the promising
newcomers are Keith Harder, for
ward on the crack Tech quint in
Washington last year; Charlie LYDIA,
Randolph Macon transfer. and Bob
Holowell from Iowa State
William and Marv'S prospects are
slim. No members of last years var
sity or freshman outfits have re-
turned
Coach H. M McEver has two
veterans at Virginia Tech-Harrv
Bushkar, guard, and Hank Caravati.
forward center L. A. Gates, las
years frosh guard also is available
V. VI. |. Outfit All Rockies.
V. NJ. Is new coach. Joe Daher,
former Manhattan College mentor.
is drilling about 40, but none has had
college experience.
Hampden-Sydney has tough
schedule. and Coach Frank Summers
had a promising first quint, but four
of the men were transferred and his
last letterman from 1923, Bill
Houtz. may be gone soon.
Evening star., 1943-12-07
Mack Releases Brucker
Who Seeks Pilots Job

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 7.-Connie
Mack, owner and manager of the
Philadelphia Athletics, has given
Earle Brucker, veteran catcher and
coach, his free agency to deal for
himself as manager.
Oakland in the Pacific Coast
League was reported seeking Bruck-
er in the event that Dolph Camilli
turns down the pilot post. The
New York Giants. who own Camill,
gave the former Phils first baseman
permission TO deal with Oakland.
Evening star., 1943-12-07
0ma Never Is Pressed
In Scoring His Third
Win Over Parks

Lee Oma of Detroit definitely Is
champion of George Parks and also
rates as the fanciest heavyweight
to show his wares in Washington
since Jimmy Bivins was here last
summer. Oma, weighing 1877 pounds.
won as he pleased without half try
ing last night, outpointing the l8S-
pound Parks for the third straight
time
The Detroiter extended himself
onlv enough to win all rounds bat
one and contented himself with
hacking away Just enough to make
Parks miss which the latter did all
night, Parks did manage 10 throw
g furry Of rights in the ninth to
win the round, but otherwise his at
tempts we're futile.
Oma made use OF a labbing left
to keep Parks away. only OCCASION
ally sending across a hard right
when Parks made desperate
break in an attempt to land a
punch. A fair crowd of 1,424 Gus
toners paid a gross gate of s2,197
W SCC 4oIIotS1 JUG L ul llCi ia oL
show since his 3O-day suspension
ended. 1t also marked the return
of Gabe Menendez as Turner's
matchmaker.
In the semifeatures, Charley Ben
nett, l44, again proved that Eddie
Kane. l46, is one boy he can beat.
This rematch was q hot affair with
Bennett frequently breaking through
Kare's left lab to score decisively
IN tl7e infght'nc.
Fi-Nt2rS IN ii" other m7tches dis
played more c. 'H~iasm than skill.
Bee Fee "a~l1i0oton. l54. and Gene
Brown, l32, sluG-od to their second
straight draw; Marine Walter Haef-
er, 200, deCiSioned Jimmy Bell. 1874,
and Young Sloane scored a tech
nical Knockout over Charles Mat
tleWS in AZ of the fifth
Evening star., 1943-12-07
By HUGH FULLERTON, Jr.

Associated Press Sports Writer.
NEW YORK. Dec. 7.-Sup-
porters of American League base
ball are startinT move to get
Clark Griffith led into base
balls hall Of fl on the next
roll This der ,ncnt with no
vote heartily s"0ports the idea.
Griff Was one OF the games great
pitchers III his younger days.
good manager. one Of the main
reasons why the American League
successfully buCkcd the National
sCme 40 Years ago and the man
who made big success of the
Washington club even though he
operated on a badly Worn shoe
string. What more could you
ask?
During the Bill Cox hearing
last Saturday, Judge Lands sat
directly under An old print Of
the Liverpool Grand National
Evening star., 1943-12-07
-Four in Big Ten Await
First Cage Contests

El he Associated Press,
CHICAGO, Dec. THE two best
early-season records in Big Ten
basket ball belong to Minnesota and
Michigan, each a tWo-game winner
with no defeats. But four teams
still have to face their test before
any idea on conference strength be-
comes apparent.
The Minnesota Gophers topped
South Dakota, 59-3l, while the
wolverines were rallying to beat the
Romulus 'Mich) Army Air Base
team, 42-30.
Illinois will play its first collie
giate foe tonight when it is host to
Detroit, while Indiana will 60 to
Wabash. Tomorrow Chicago will be
at Great Lakes, and Friday Iowa
will open its campaign against Ne
braska.
Purdue, Ohio State and North
western Will complete the Job of
making debuts on Saturday, with
De PauW at Purdue. Denison at
Ohio State and Western Michigan
at Northwestern.
Evening star., 1943-12-07
Spurt by Ward Threatens
Burton S Tenpin Lead

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 7-Nelson Burton
of St. Louis held first place today
as the all-star tenpin bowling match
squads finished their stints for the
day. but Walter Ward of Cleveland
had climbed to second place a bare
SO pins behind
Burton took first place on the 10th
shift. topping Pete Petersen Of Chi
CagO by 70 pins. The St. Louisan
fired a slow opening game of 189
and then speeded up to knock off
2l3. PAT. 2O3. 211 and 22l for a three
quarter total Of 3.799.
Ward, bowling or the 11th shift.
stuck close to the 200 mark for a
three-Quarter total Of 3.731. His
eames were 1872, 1872, 200, 2O8, 1874
and 226
Evening star., 1943-12-07
Football I 10 Become
Deflated After War.
Bierman Declares
By the Associated Press.

6s INC ASsUCldteQ fresS.
MEMPHIS, Dec. lit. Col. Bernie
Bierman says the T formation is a
wartime flash in the pan and will
be lust another formation after
the war.
Its good football, but it's noI
cure-all,' the silver-haired former
Minnesota coach said today. III
can't see it sweeping the country
when conditions return to normal"
Bierman, here to inspect the ath-
letic setups Of the Memphis naval
centers, asserted that the 1T" is
popular now because it lends itself
we'll to quick material changes.
Suited to Changing Personnel.
"It's all right to use these days
when personnel changes from day
to day he said. The coaches are
better able to adapt the boys to it.
But Bierman predicted the forma-
ton, which is enjoying widespread |
popularity, will back up some" when !
football returns to its peacetime
status.
Il don't think the IT will be any
more widely Used than the single |
wing, the short punt OF any of the
other Old standard formations the
former Gopher chieftain commented.
Says Notre Dame Not Tops.
Blerman said he may use a modi-
flcation of it himself on occasions.
as he has in the past. but he has no
intention of substituting it for his
old style Of play. The TT is used
for deceptive football" he declared
1T doesn't help power football any
Talk of the IT" brought up the
subject of Notre Dame. Il saw the
Irish against the Iowa SeahaWkS,' -
he said 'Notre Dame had very
fine football team, but Id hardly
rate it as the top. The weakness of
some Of the opposition may have
made it look a little better than i
was"
Evening star., 1943-12-07

of boWlers planning to take not
one, but several turns, some not
including league activity. AS
often as bowler buys or sells
bond ne may compete.
In the meantime, special events
are being arranged by bowling
promoters to sell bonds. You'll
hear of these from day to day.
A year ago it was thought duck
pin shooting by now would be a
dead bird, as Arch Mcdonald
would say, but one of the hottest
periods in the sports history ap-
parently is on.
Evening star., 1943-12-07
Red Wings to Unmosk
New Player Tonight
BY .he Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The mystery of the new player for
the Detroit Red Wings in the Ma
tional Hockey League will be decided
tonight at Boston, where the Wings
pl0v the Bruins.
Whoever appears at Boston. the
Red Wings will have a sized
job in overcoming the Bruins only
two days after the Boston club
handed the frst-place Montreal
Canadiens their first defeat of the
season.
A victory for Boston will put the
Bruins III three-way tie for second
place with the Toronto Maple Leafs
Ind the Chicago Blackhawks.
Evening star., 1943-12-07
&ng af Spof Youthful Fo Telling Factors Saving Grid Season
Win,Loseo orDraw
By GEORGE HUBER.
Hand lnj Jury Proves Break for Honbury's Bad Eye

Lou Hanburys right hand hurt little than
announced in that Madison
Addeo and he still is going
aeer AL tWeskit WE'LL that Lou probably be
hight by the end of January at which time bout
postponed when Lou injured, may rescheduled
AL Will sing Louis will pre-
dS that his will be the lightweight champion
hrst hurt that hand anybody
AL says Then he hurt in the fourth
Good chance your him and fights
the last two rounds with only
out otherwise, honest"
Good news for Hanburys that eye
completely healed Addeo
didn't the long Hanburys
healing also is putting his eye shape.
And speaking of Wilson, may be noticed
hasn't been able to lose fight here defeated
three times since leaving But robbed times
according Honest Laken, Doctor has
Evening star., 1943-12-07
Ted Williams Headed
For Golden Winos'
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUNKER HILL, Ind, Dec. T.
Theodore Samuel Williams, better
known to baseball fans as Ted Will
liams when he patrolled left field
for the Boston Red Sox, is headed
for Pensacola Naval Air Station and
the intermediate stage of his train
ing that will get him his golden
wings" as naval aviator.
Williams yesterday was graduated
high in his class of flying cadets at
the Bunker Hill Naval Air Station,
commended by his classmates as a
Regular joe and by his superior
officers as real flying enthusiast
and splendid candidate for Off
GERS rating.
Evening star., 1943-12-07
Bruised Tribe Gets Extra Rest
Before Prep for Giant Clash

but DR.. Moran Is with N0l0Ing a
definite report unt;, !at~r t, ~.
Psycholcelca.ly, the CT. nts are up
and the Skins are down. A little
more than a week ago the Sl-ins
needed only a win or t.e il the
next three games to grab the East
ern title and keep an anticipated
playof date with IL Chicago
Bears for the pro crown. The
Giants, clinging stubbornly to
forlorn hope, dug in and victimized
the Dodgers and the Skins.
Now the roof has fallen in on
the Redskins. but the cause isn't
hopeless. They still need a win or
tie next Sunday, as they needed the
same thing as far back as Novem-
ber %. But the Giants, viewing a
slender glimmer of hope nine days
ago. have seen it grow until now
they think they can lick the Skins
again and deadlock the Eastern
race.
Giants Lead in Series.
1t could liapDen, too. In j. games
.inea tie Skins came to We hing
ton III 1887, the Giants have won
eight tied one and dropped four.
They'll be the psychological favor
ties to chill the Skins again Sun
day Not only did they win last
Sunday, but they bottled up Sam
my Baugh's passing attack as it
hadn't been bottled up this season.
For the first time this year Sammy
did not toss scoring pass. although
his Is competitions in 81 attempts
put him out in front Of Bear Quar-
terback Sid Luckman for the pass
ing efficiency crown, with a per-
centage of SIS.
Sammy has completed % touch
down passes this year for total of
1,501 yards, while Luckman has
wound up the regular season with
e touchdown completions and a
total o, ".'". Yards gained on
passes. Rotn marks seem out of
Sans reach.
Evening star., 1943-12-07
GuIli Rolls 331, but Her I eom
Is Tied for Lead by Hessicks

Warming up for the 18th annual
Meyer Davis tournament TO be
rolled Sunday at Lucky Strike, >-e
ever-sparkling Lorraine GULL last
night at Lafayette walloped the
NAPLES for 142 and 3Sl to zoom her
top Washington Ladies League
average to 120-2l for 36 games,
which parallels any one of her
many record average marks over a
23-year stretch in the cltys oldest
feminine bowling loop.
While the noted star continued to
flash her brilliant seasons rolling.
another original member Of the
League. Jennie Egan. shot l34 and
$50 to lead Hessick Coal to sweep
over Eratburd Pigs and tie for
the league lead with Miss Gulli's
First Grillers, who dropped a game
to Edmonds' Optical.
Martha Biggs, replacing the tenn
porarily retired Madge Lewis, fired
1T and 333 as the champion S. g. H.
Parking Center swept Page Hufty.
Despite her ailing knee. Miss Lewis
in her last fling at the NAPLES in
Baltimore Sunday night proved the
big star of the King Pins 81 vic
tory over the Oriole Lucky Strikes.
After losing the team match, 1927
to 1883, the King Pins won the
doubles and singles. Mrs. Lewis cut
loose with gratifying 410 set and
with Kitty Mulroe whipped the COM
bination of Audrey Atkinson and
Skeets johnson, 728 to 687. Frances
Wilson gave the invading Capital
rollers their edge by trimming Eliza
beth Barger in singles, 353 to 1872.
Paul Duify'5 $50 and 1863 were the
big blows 2S the Duffys swept the
Tastets with high score of 1,647
in the ST Martins nool1e at Zinc
Evening star., 1943-12-07
Marriage Topweighted
In Louisiana Hondicop

Ey The Associated Press.
4JEW ORLEANS, Dec. 7.-Coward
and Upuy's aging but feet Marriage
will carry topweight of l24 pounds
in the .OO0-added Louisiana Han
dlcap here Saturday, December 18
Surprise winner of the S25, 1000
New Orleans Handicap last season,
Marriage was assigned the big
load" over entries from 18 nomina-
tions. The field includes the dura-
BILE Alsab, Mrs. Albert Sabath's star
racer which was weighted next with
122 pounds.
Evening star., 1943-12-07
Injured Jockey stuper
In Serious Condition

By TIE Associated Press.
80 condition of Jockey Albert
Stllper Of Cicero. Ill, one of three
riders hurt in a three-horse spill at
the Hlpodromo de Las Americas in
Mexico City on Sunday, is reported
by hospital attaches to be extremely
grave and growing worse
Stuper suffered brain consussion.
Willie Root of Kansas City, suffered
broken leg and collar bone. The
thlrd Jockey, Danny Loop of Belling-
nam, Wash, escaped with minor
iniurieS
Evening star., 1943-12-07

Capitals most universal partici-
pants sport brushed aside thought
OF profit and concentrated on
how to increase for themselves
the expense of a War Bond tour
ment, sponsored by The Star. in
which the goal is a fleet of war
planes.
Half of the $4,000 prize fund,
in War Savings, has been provided
by the operators, the other half
by The Star; but the bigger the
tournament the more it will cost
the alley men, this way: If a
league bowler. a tournament par
Evening star., 1943-12-07
BY ROD THOMAS.

BY ROD THOMAS.
Metropolitan ashington's
bowling operators, used to bat
ting for coin, today began a
contest of giving it away, and for
the first time in the 15-year his
tory of the pin promoters asso-
citation they are in complete
unity. 1t has to do with the
bowlers War Bond campaign.
The largest tournout the asso-
citation has known was that of
yesterday. at a luncheon meeting,
IN which the businessmen of the
Evening star., 1943-12-07

tlcipant may toss in his league
scores. paying the usual league
bowling fee, which would be no
expense for participation in the
tournament. But there is no
charge for games rolled outside
league matches, the expense of
these to be borne by the operators
who yesterday went on record as
desiring the biggest possible tour
nament, no matter the cost to
themselves.
The bill may be large, consider
Ing that the drive will continue
through January with hundreds
Evening star., 1943-12-07
Coach Faurot Believes
Death KneII Sounded
To Year|ing Rule
BY JACK HAND,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-Reaction
to the influx of II and 18 year olds
into the major college football pic
ture this year varied from agree
able surprise" to the comment that
freshmen still are freshmen" ac-
cording to a survey Of leading
coaches, writer's and officials con-
Quoted by the Associated Press
AS a general rule, the Midwest
sector appeared to be most excited
about the performance of the year.
lings, with 1t. Don Faurot of the
Iowa Seahawks going so far as to
observe, This experience may
change the entire complexion Of
the postwar game. 1t may mean
that the freshman rule will be set
aside permanently"
Indiana's Bobby Hoernschmeyer,
who led the Western Conference in
passing with A competitions out Of
1877, was accepted as youthful stand
out along with Eddie Bray. Illinois
17-year-old who tied Bill Daley for
ground gaining laurels, Johnny Lu-
jack, Bob Kelly and George Sui
livan of Notre Dame and Ohio
States star scorers, Ernie Parks ard
Dean Sensanbaugher.
Buckeyes Have Ace Pair.
Coach Paul Brown of Ohio State
said that his two aces, Parks and
SenSanbaugher, could go against
any one, any time, war or no war;"
but that was the exceptional COM
ment for exceptional men Navy
authorities said that they were not
surprised, as they had been doing
1t for years
George Munger Of Pennsylvania
commented: Freshmen still are
freshmen in college football l don't
believe there were any more real
standoutS this year than any other.
The kids did fine job, but they
still can't stand up against the more
! experienced boys"
| The middle of the read obserVa-
| ton was voiced by Andy Kerr Of
/ Colgate who pointed out that sew
eral frosh stood out. like his FRANK
Muelheuser. but. generally speaking.
they were not effective unless team
ed with older and more experienced
players.
Frosh Prevail in South.
1t was the first chance that the
fans had to check on those fantas-
tic stories that make the rounds
each fall about the second Red
Oranges who are hiding on some
body's frosh club.
Fred Grant of Wake Forest. IT.
year-old, was top scorer among
Southern schools where freshman
regulars were not the ordinary
thing. Tulane had an excellent
guard in l6-vear-old CASTOR Bour-
quarterback, was a find" at Pitt.
So was 13-year-old Bill Abromltis,
fullback. who later was transfer
red to Penn State.
In the Southwest, Ar.Arsas Har-
old Cox, IT, was one of the best
punters in the conference, and
Texas Bobby Coy Lee, II. was
star until injured in midseason.
Homer Norton, coach of the Texas
Aggies. reported that he was sur
prised at the way the youngsters
learned new plays, refused to blow
up and recovered from injuries.
Gives School Football Boost.
High school football received
tremendous boost in prestige as a
result of the generally surprising
performances Of the lads in first
year.
West Coast yearlings who at
tracted notice included George Call
lanan. II, of Southern Cal; Her
man Wedemeyer. 10, Hawaiian-born
St. Mary's regular, and Gordon
Berlin, Washington's regular center.
Evening star., 1943-12-07
Mcmillan Of 6omecoc!,.
Voted LEADING Blocker
BY the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
CLINTON, s. c.. Dec. Bill Nc
MILAN, 175-pound South Carolina
quarterback. has been voted in a
poll of sports writer's as the States
outstanding blocker of the 1943
football season.
This was announced last night by
DR.. William P. Jacobs of Presby-
terian College, donor of the trophy,
Similar trophies annually are
awarded to winners in the Southern
and Sou h e tern Conferences,
These have not yet been announced
Evening star., 1943-12-07
b. XALTER McCALIIM.

Tno run on the Redskln ticket
Office tor nett Sundays final sched-
uled pro league game today had
gobhled up all but few remaining
seats and these were in mediocre
spots. The clutch game Of the year
against the New York Giants
looms as a complete sellout, with the
Redskins, slumping badly in their
last two games, forced to win or tie
to put the Eastern division cham
pionship of the National Football
League on ice.
If the Giants grab this one in
their second meeting of the year
with the world pro champs they'll
knot the Eastern division race and
force playof game in New York
on December 10
RedSkin Coach Dutch Bergman S
of some nature WI not resume
practice until tomorrow at Griffith
St2Gi"in. Getting two DAYS Of rest
instead c. tho usual one 10 null
over the Cecds Of feot-footed Giant
Back Bill Paschal. The Giant game
movies will be no consolation to the
beaten Skins. who came up with one
of their infrequent mediocre per-
formances Of the year at the Polo
Grounds, where Paschal twice broke
through the usually impregnable
Indian line to score two touchdowns.
Pressure Is on Redskins.
Wilbur Moore, Willie Wilkin, Ray
Hare and Bob MasterSon were
casualties of one of the most bruis-
ing games of the year and the Skins
may enter the game next Sunday in
something less than topnotch shape
Missed most of all is Guard Dick
Farman. out for three weeks with
a nerve injury.
Moore. the most seriously injured
didn't return from New York until
late yesterday with Dr.. Robert E.
Moran, Redskin physician. He has
a battered leg and a back injury
and also may have suffered a con-
cussion. There's question whether
he will be able to play on Sunday.
Evening star., 1943-12-07
Fights Last Night

BY the Associated Press.
.PHlLADELPHIA.-Holman Williams.
-. A. Cnlcago. outpointcd Steve Bel
Iolse. l56l2, New York lOl: Julie
Roson 1909. New Haven. outpointcd
DnrtI RroWn 1856, Wilmington. Del (luI,
-, FROV!DGNCE.-T Costa. 13o,
Woonsocket, awarded decision over
Jnckle J,,c Wilson, l"9i4. PITTSBURGH 80.
NEW YORK.-Marvin Bryant. 1891.
Dallas, outpointed Larry Anzalone,
l5234; New York 90.
=, CH1CAGO.-Joe Sulick. 14Sa4, New
York, outpointed Robert Simmons. la,
indianapolis Im
BALTIMORE-Cur Sheppard. 1855,
Pittsburgh; knocked out Clint Conway,
NEWARK.-Clyde English, 1921,
New York, outpointed Mike Crouchelii,
1172, West New York (s).
,,r NEW HAvEN.-Charley Eagle, $50,
waterbury, Conn, outpointed Herman
Badger. 172, New Haven (s).
uYs2IS. YORK; ra;LJsss Morsny. 1873,
Baltimore (5).
Evening star., 1943-12-07
Brigham Young Cogers
To Open Gorden Season
The Associated Press.

Ey me ASSOCIATED Press,
PROVO. Utah, Dec. coach
Floyd Millet and 10 Brigham Young
University basket ball players-one
letterman-will leave tonight for
New York City, where they will play
Long Island University December IA
in the Madison Square Garden cage
season opener.
B. Y. U. has booked games De-
cember II with Canisius at Buffalo,
December l8 with Albright College
at Reading, Pa. and December 81
with Omaha University at Omaha,
Nehr.
Evening star., 1943-12-07
Basket Boil Lost Nioht

By .he Associated Press.
Long Island u, So; Brooklyn
Army Base. At.
University Of Michigan, AZ; ROM
ulus Army Air Base. 30.
Minnesota, SO, South Dakota, 81.
Gonzaga. 50; Eastern Washing
ton College, AZ
Norfolk Naval, IS; Camp Butner,
81