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Evening star., 1943-05-26
Army Leaders
Keen for High
School Play
Congressional Group
Given Receptive Ear
On College Football
Ey the Associated Press.

Three Congressman avowedly
concerned with the future of foot
ball and our American way of ath-
letics," asked the Army today for a
more liberal attitude toward the
game during wartime"
Representatives Weiss, Democrat
OF Pennsylvania: Dilweg, Democrat
of Wisconsin, and Monroney, Demo-
crat. CT Oklahoma urged that SOL
diers receiving special training in
| the Nations colleges be permitted
to participate in athletics.
If the Navy can Go it-and is
why can't the Army? That's all We
want to know said Weiss, a pro-
fessional football referee.
The three congressional friends of
football went over the situation yes
terday with Brig. Gen. Millard G
White, assistant chief CT staff; Brig
Gen. F. H Osborn. director of the
Special Service Division; Col. Otto
L. Nelson. office of the secretary
General Staff. and Col. Theodore P
Bank. chief of the athletic and rec
reation branch.
Explana ton Appeared Acceptable.
"A short time ago l received let
ter from the office of Secretary of
War Stimson in which certain rea-
sons were pointed out why it would
not be feasible for Army men in COL
lege training to go in for competi-
tive athletics, Weiss said.
The three principal reasons were
lack of time, transportat ton prcb-
lens and the attitude on the part of
some persons that such participation
would come under the heading Of
special privileges
We went over the whole thing,
and I'm satisfied that our explana-
tion on those points was acceptable
to Gen. White and Col Nelson.
I'VE have received reports from
everywhere pleading for the con-
tinuation of football on a good-size
scale, which shows that everybody
a matter of privilege; it's a matter
of mass interest
Monroney emphasized the need of
leadership after the war and the
increasing evidence from battle
fronts that men who have had COM
petitive athletic training are natural
leaders.
High School Outlook Good.
High school athletics and recrea-
ton for the war worker in either
spectator or competitive sports also
were discussed.
The outlook is very good for high
school teams Weiss said. The
War Department realizes that many
of the high school football players
will step right out of shoulder pads
and helmet into an Army uniform,
and they want him to be ready"
To satisfy himself as to the de-
sires of the war worker, Weiss re-
Gently conducted an investigation,
personally interviewing 1000, and
80 per cent Of them either want to
play some game or be in position
to attend baseball or football or
something of the kind he said.
Athletics are being conducted on
an extensive scale IN foreign tefrl-
tories as a morale builder. S4,000.0O0
worth of equipment only recently
being shipped to war areas, includ-
ing North Africa.
There is no doubt about the boys
over there wanting us to keep the
games going here so that things
won't be changed when they get
back" Weiss said. Isn't that what
we're fighting for?"
Evening star., 1943-05-26
Wiltshire Is Virginio's S
Top SchoIur-AthIete
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, May
26.-Dick Wiltshire, Virginia star in
basket ball and baseball from Rich
mond, was named winner of the
scholar-athlete award of the Vir-
ginia Spectator at the annual CAV
alier athletes smoker last night.
Charlie Cooper, Bluff. City, Va,
and Turnbull Gillette of Courtland
Va. were announced as winners of
the Keller and George Trophies for
the linemen and backf1eld players
who have shown most improvement.
and who were of most value to the
Cavalier football team.
Evening star., 1943-05-26

The third place Mats. who may
have an opportunity to move into
second place by nightfall, will launch
lengthy home stand against West
ern clubs tonight at Griffith Sta
dium, battling the St. Louis Browns
at $50 o'clock in the first of three
nocturnal tiffs in four nights.
Facing the Browns for the first
time this season, having been
rained out of four successive games
at ST. Louis. the Mats would move
into the runner-up spot behind
Cleveland with a victory coupled
with a defeat of the Yankees by
Detroit today.
Manager Ossie Bluege will dis
patch Dutch Leonard after his
fourth victory. A 10 victim of the
White SoX in his last start, Leonard
will be opposed by the Browns
knuckle-ball specialist, Johnny Mig
ceiling, who dropped a tWo-hitter
to the Red Sox last week.
Browns Without Ace Hitter.
ST Louis will be operating with
out the services of Shortstop Ver-
non Stephens. the leagues leading
hitter. Stephens recently suffered
a knee sprain and will be replaced
by Mark Christman or Floyd Baker.
Washington will move into the
game with three of its more depend
able hitters displaying marked inn
provement since the introduction of
the less dead balata ball two weeks
ago. Since the elimination of the
glorified grapefruit at which they
were swinging earlier in the year
George Case. Gerald Priddy and Bob
johnson have shown more power.
Since the second edition of the
l943 baseball was made available II
Evening star., 1943-05-26
Convince Critics
OF Their Power
In Trip East
Seen os Too Speedy
For Slow Dodgers;
Yunks Losing Grip
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


Today's timely tip is watch out for
the st. Louis Cardinals from here
on.
The Redbirds have been f1utter-
Ing along in second or third place
in the National League standings
most of the spring, and they are
two and half games behind the
Brooklyn Dodgers at the moment,
but every sign indicates that they
are ready to soar now that they are
back in Sportsman's Park for long
stay.
They may already have taken off.
They won two double headers in two
days from the New York Giants to
close their Eastern invasion and in
these four games made So hits for
26 runs. Their blows included five
home runs.
Trip East Is Convincing.
Beating the Giants has been no
momentous feat for any club this
season. but the manner in which
the Cardinals dispatched their bus
mess at the Polo Grounds was the
most convincing show of strength
any club in either major league has
yet given.
The Redbirds don't have to be
rated off their series with the Giants
alone, however. for they won out
of l3 games on their Eastern swing,
split even with the Dodgers in four
games and previously had won 8
Of IA against the other Western
clubs
Without exception every Nation
al League manager interviewed
has rated them more powerful than
the Dodgers.
Starting with tonight's game with
Boston, they will be on their home
grounds continuously until June 81
and in the interim will meet every
other team in the league
Dodgers Full Of Fight.
The Dodgers can be counted upon
to put up battle before yielding
the lead. They, too, have won four
straight and in the first round of
intersectional play also captured
out of l3 games. They have been
getting exceptional pitching and
timely extra-base hitting.
But the baseball sages shake their
heads over the Dodgers lack of
speed. Albie Glossop's work at second
and the question of how hot weather
will affect the old men who COM
prise the Brooklyn lineup.
The American League also Is look
ing forward to fireworks over first
place
Indians in Testing Jaunt.
1t is beginning to be recognized
that the New York Yankees no
longer can dominate the junior
Circuit as they have in other years.
and rival clubs now are ceasing to
act shy and meek in the presence
Of the monarchs.
The Cleveland Indians took three
games from the champions last
week end and moved into first place.
but the Tribe may have difficulty
holding this edge through a two
week Eastern invasion while the
Yankees are operating in their own
stadium.
After playing at Boston for three
days the Indians will tackle the
Yankees in New York Saturday and
Sunday and then move on to Wash
ington. where the ambitious Senators
are no easy touch.
The Yankees are dated with De-
troit for the next three days. and
the series will be test for both
clubs. Weather kept them from
! meeting last week in Detroit.
Evening star., 1943-05-26

at the Arena. There was the main
event. 10-round bout in which
clownish John Garner won the Dis
trlct light heavyweight champion
ship by outpointing Middleweight
Stoney Lewis. The latter was able
to use only one arm after the third
round during which he threw his
right shoulder out of joint. The
argument over whether Referee
Eddie La Fond did right in stopping
the fight in the middle of the round.
allowing the doctor to pull Lewis
joints together, and then continuing
the battle will enliven fight discus
sions here for some time.
The referee is charged with seeing
that the customers get a good fight.
, and he also must see to it that a
boxer isn't injured too seriously. In
the latter case a technical Knockout
must be declared. However, the
referee is running the fight, and
! there was no precedent for last
nights situation in which the help
less Lewis couldn't be hurt by the
Weak-hitting Garner. Covering in
corner with his bones sticking up
at an odd angle, Lewis was an open
/ target. but Garner couldn't do a
thing with him for about a minute
Still the customers weren't getting a
fight.
Halts Bout Two Minutes.
So La Fond halted things for
about the two minutes required for
Lewis shoulder to be pulled back
| into place. Lewis right arm was
painful and useless the rest of the
way, but Garner. hitting with every
thing he had, did nothing more than
win unanimous decision. That
Stoney would ruin him in a two
handed fight was the concensus of
! ringsiders. Garner weighed 167
pounds. seven pounds over the mid
dleweight limit, while Lewis scaled
1852.
A crowd of about ZOO paid ST .e38
There were no knockouts. Nick
Kirsch of Baltimore outpointed Joe
| Price of Washington in the opening
six-rounder, while Make Starr won
over Collier Ostwalt and Sammy
Daniels decisioned Charley Bennett
in eights. Ostwalt. youngster with
only seven pro fights behind him,
demonstrated snaky right and a
| fast left before he got hurt by Starr s
rushes. and lacked the experience to
| get out of trouble.
Evening star., 1943-05-26
Air Cadets Are Invited
To Oppose Redskins
Permission Is Unlikely
For Ex-Big Ten Pair
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATHENS, Ga. May 26-Two avia-
ton cadets at the United States Navy
Pre-Flight School have been invited
to play with the All-Star college grid
squad against the Washington Red
skins in Chicago.
They are Cadets William Ray
mond Baumgartner of Duluth,
Mimi, and Donald Dean Griffin of
Benton~Harbor, Mich.
Baumgartrer is a former Mime
sofa PLAYER. Griffin played at
Illinois before entering naval avia-
ton.
Both cadets will have graduated
to naval air base for primary flight
training before players begin to
gather on August Is for the All-S Star
game. While there was no official
discussion. observers doubted that
they would be allowed to interrupt
their naval training to participate
in the contest.
Evening star., 1943-05-26
Daring St. Louis Cardinals Appear Ready Fly Into National League Lead
Women's Tennis
DeudIine Near

With competition to start Sat-
urday on the Sixteenth street
reservoir courts. entries for the
women's section of the City Of
Washington tennis, tournament
will close tomorrow at 6 pm. at
the Tennis Shop, l54l Fifteenth
street NV.
The entry fee as usual is 50.
The women's event will last
through June g. Play in the
mems division will open June 5.
Despite wartime difficulties. a
sizable field is expected, but the
brand of play may be bit be-
low par. A cold spring held back
the PLAYERS.
Evening star., 1943-05-26
Win, Lose or Draw
CoI Larry MocPhuiI Toks Calmly of Champions
By BURTON HAWKINS

When MacPhaia
expected
characters who has something when his
the former the
gathering Touchdown history
few minutes late and couldn't simply skipped the meal and
downstairs listening to him the public address
Currently MacPha of
subject With
snthe maybe his
holding commanding
they which rapidly
possible.
When MacPhal has something his chest temporary
it off quickly usually with the
Evening star., 1943-05-26
Golf Stors PIoy Sunday
In Red Cross Benefit

Another in the series of Red Cross
benefit golf matches scheduled for
Washington this summer will be held
on Sunday at Rock Creek course,
with the only charge a collection for
the Red Cross.
AL Price and Cliff Spencer will
play Claude Rippy and George
Voigt at 3 o'clock.
Evening star., 1943-05-26
Heurich, BSA Mines Win
In SundIot LEAGUES

Two runs in the fifth and two
in the sixth helped Heurich Brewers
to an 8-5 victory over Engineering
and Research in yesterdays In
dustrial League game on the Ellipse
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
won the Potomac Naval Command
League game over Naval Air Sta
ton, 30.
Evening star., 1943-05-26
Fights Last Night
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK.-Chalky Wright. 1907.
Los Angeles, stopped Billy Pinti. 1876.
Rome. N Y. a..
BUFFALO.-Walter Kolby, 1854,
Blasdell. N. Y. knocked out Frankie
Falco. 40 Pittstown, Pa. ~.
HARTFORD, Conn.-Phil Terranova,
124, New York. outpointed Mario Mo-
rales. 122. Havana, Cuba 10).
Los ANGELES.-Clayton Worlds.
1875. Chicaso.. outpointed Red Nibert,
1872. Los Angeles u0),
Evening star., 1943-05-26
Toledo Starts Drive
Early This Season
Club Which Made BeIoted
1912 Rush Now Second
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Toledo's Mudhens who last year
waited until the latter stages of the
American Association race to climb
into contending position. are re-
versing the procedure this season.
The 1943 campaign still is less
than month old, but the Mudhens
are perched in second place today,
just two games behind pace-setting
Indianapolis.
Last year the Association race had
reached the halfway mark before
the Mudhens began a winning spree
that carried them from last place
into the thick of the pennant fight
before the drive stalled. They finally
wound up fourth, six games out of
the lead.
Last night Toledo took over sec
ond place from Minneapolis by de-
feating Milwaukee, 5 to /. The Mil
lers lost to indianapolis, Z. to 8.
Evening star., 1943-05-26


Faithful He has an opinion on
everything and doesn't quake when
he sees quota ton marks. Some rate
him screwball-others genius.
Guided Buns Out Of Red
He was the man, anyway, who
took over the Dodgers and their
deficit of sl,500,000 and left them a
short span later s350000 in the
black. He's the man, too, who with
several chums nearly kidnapped the
Kaiser in the last war. He's fellow
whose volcanic temper is likely to
erupt almost anytime and so he's a
popular speaker.
The Army seems to have curbed
come of Larry's leve of stirring up
storms At least he wasn't in an
irritable mood yesterday at the
Touchdown Club, whose members
found him to be a Jolly officer with
seemingly endless supply of wit.
When he became serious he didn't t
rip people to pieces. He discussed
champions. or rather the requisites
Of champions.
I'D say love OF the game you're
playing or respect for your job is the
first requisite of champion-the
man who is outstanding in his field"
said Col. MacPhail. "and I'll cite five
well known pitchers as examples
Nobody except Walter Johnson
ever had more speed than Van
Mungo. Johnny Wander Nicer had
all the physical qualificat tions of a
great pitcher. so much so that I
bought him four times waiting to
cash in on the day he'd develop
Whitlow WYATT had one great year
but by his own admission he lost
the pennant for us last year. Paul
Derringer won 81 games for me in
three years with bad clubs but when
he got with Bill McKechnie at Gin
cinnati he didn't do anything.
Fitzsimmons Loved Game
Those fellows didn't have it. The
pitcher who did have it was Freddy
Fitzsimmons. Last year he came to
me and said. Gee. Larry, hope we
win that pennant again I said
something about yes. it would be
nice to get that World Series cut
and he was indignant"
Cut, hell snorted Fitzsimmons.
I just want to get another crack at
Evening star., 1943-05-26
Horse Show Leader Dies

LEXINGTON, KY. May 26 (P.-
w. Jefferson Harris, 81, widely known
horse show manager, died at his
home here last night.
Evening star., 1943-05-26
Coolidge Golfers Down
Roosevelt by 7 to 7

Coolidge High Schools golf team
registered its fifth win against two
setbacks this season by defeating
Roosevelt. 7-2, yesterday at Indian
Spring. Summaries:
Black Co defeated Abrams and =.
Goldblat tR) defeated Mcdowell and
:: best ball. Roosevelt, l up in 10 holes
Everett Co defeated Rocca and s
kusch &C. defeated Diamond, and 3.
best ball. Roosevelt. : and s. Wisebere
,C) defeated Lord. : and 2: Stahl &C J
defeated Blum, 3 and 2: best ball. Cool
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
San Francisco. 3: Seattle. 2.
Sacramento s; Oakland o.
HOLLYWOOD, 4; San Diego, 2 90 in.
nines,.
tOnly gameS)
Evening star., 1943-05-26

those Yankees. To Freddy, you see
the game was tops, and tops, too
was Freddy.
Toss in the will to win as the
second requisite of the outstanding
athlete Connie Mack would call il
intestinal fortitude' and John Nc
Graw would call it just plain CUTS,
but the champion must have it.
The fellow who exemplifies that
will to win is an outfelder I hac
when I was at Columbus. His name
was Earl Smith, washed up then as
a ajor Lacquer, but still a ma jol
Lacquer at heart. We were playing
at Indianapolis and one of theil
batters smashed a terrihcallv Ions
ball between Smith and Evar Swan
SON 1t seemed a certain home rur
and Swanson didn't even bother te
chase the bali.
Smiths Effort Paid OFF
But Smith chased that ball and
It seemed pathetic to see him &C
after it. That ball, though. hit a
rut and rolled back toward Smith
He scooped it up and relayed it tc
the infield. Meanwhile. the runner
had made three mistakes. He
touched first. second and third bases
wrong and lost step each time
He was nipped at the plate because
Smith had refused to give up. He
was a champion to the end.
The Dodgers Of l941 weren't as
strong as the Dodgers of 1912. but
that 194l team came from behind
IL times to win the pennant. The
1912 team didn't have a weakness
except that lack of a will to win and
they lost.
The third requisite is co-ordina-
ton and technique-to be at your
best when the situation arises. No
body ever approached the peak OF
perfection in that regard as did
Ty Cobb. He was the greatest I've
ever seen for rising to an occasion
Tommy Harmon had it. too. He
showed me that in the Yale-Michi-
gan game when Yale was leading
and time was getting short. He
didn't run around or through Yale's
team en- route to a touchdoWn-he
simply ran over that team and left
a trail of eight Yale men sprawled
on the turf from the 40-yard line
to the goal. He was the man for
the Situat ton"
Evening star., 1943-05-26

Games Today. Games Tomorrow
st. l, at Wash, $40. ST L. at Wash s: 30.
Detroit at New York. Detroit at New York
Clevs. at Boston. CT. at RoS I'm 'inel
CHICAGO at phla. Chi. at Phila tnight)
Evening star., 1943-05-26

PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Durham, 2; Portsmouth. 2 Gc-innine
tie)
Norfolk. &: Lynchburg. 2.
(Only games.)
Evening star., 1943-05-26

SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Memphis. 5--6: Chattanooga, O-12.
New Orleans, 2: Knoxville. /
Birmingham. 81 Nashville, III in-
nings).
(Only Rames)
Evening star., 1943-05-26

EASTERN LEAGUE.
epring1eid, 4: Utica, 3.
Albany. 10: Hartford, z.
(Only 1amee.)
Evening star., 1943-05-26
Major Statistics

WEDNESDAY. MAY &c. 1919.
AMERICAN.
Results Yesterday.
No zAA9 scheduled.
Evening star., 1943-05-26

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
st., Paul. a.: Louisville, 3.
Toledo. 8: Milwaukee, 1.
Indianapolis, Z; Minneapolis. a
Kansas City At Columbus. postponed.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE,
No eames scheduled,
Evening star., 1943-05-26
NATIONAL.
Results Yesterday.
No games scheduled.
StandinE Of Clubs
Games Tomorrow.
Games Tsda!

Games To-day. Games Tomorrow.
p r. at Chicaeo. New York at Chi.
Sklyn. at Pitts. Bkl. At Pitts tnightl
Phila At Gin. n'htl. Phila. at Cincinnati
Scs. at st. l.. (niGht). Boston at st, Louis.
Evening star., 1943-05-26

sPVUtS HUT II 11CQuSI1O1y VtTo1f o1e4
Faithful. He has an opinion on
everything and doesn't quake when
he sees quotation marks. Some rate
him screwball-others genius.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-13
SIMPLE SOLUTION
FANS IN COMMON

They're all fans under the olive
drab or the overall.
After you see For Which We
Serve" you'll realize how smart
they were in handling the Noel
Coward situation. Having served
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-13
Red Cross Exhibits at Thea+ers

THREE GIANT Red Cross dis
plays. illustrating the many serv-
ices of the American Red Cross,
will be on view starting today at
the Michigan. United Artists and
Palms-State theaters.
A tribute 10 the many accom-.
plishments of the Red Cross, and
dedicated to its current War Fund
campaign. the displays show the
work of the organization, from the
shipping of war parcels to prison
ers to the making of surgical
dressings, the contribution oi
knitted articles. the aid TO men
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-13
Nurses Aide

MARIE MACDONALD really is
working at her job as nurses aide.
She spent a week in a ward with
amputation patients at the Gen.
eral Hospital. Marie's mother for
merly was a trained nurse and the
starlet is using some Of her
parents equipment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-13

women and children, the furnish
ing of layettes TO refugees, and so
forth.
Overall in each exhibit is the
heading, The Whole World De-
ponds on These Two Flags" and
on one side the American flag is
prominently displayed while on the
other is the Red Cross flag.
Included in the display are kit
bags for overseas soldiers, heavy
sweaters, scarves, Sox, Iceland
caps, various types of bandages,
stretchers. first aid and emergency
kits. Also included are blackout
mittens which are knitted OF as
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-13

bestos fibers and these are
used to handle bombs in a blitz
such as suffered by London. In
teresting and authentic photo
graphs of Red Cross services are
also on exhibit.
The three lobby displays, which
present a comprehensive picture
OF the American Red Cross help
to humanity, were arranged by
Earl j. Hudson. president Of
United Detroit Theaters, in CO.
operation with local and national
Red Cross committees, as a part
of the Motion Picture Red Cross
Drive. April IT.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-13
B. B. G. and Hope

IF BOB HOPE still is on the
air mot on his summer vacation)
when he flies overseas TO entertain
the soldiers. the B. B. c. has
agreed TO let him broadcast his
weekly program over its facilities.
First time, / believe. that such
a concession has been made.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-13

in the last war as an ordinary SOL
der. who became i'll and physically
unfit for any service. this time
they let Noel enlist in the navy
and then let him turn out a pic
ture which will be one of the