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Evening star., 1943-02-12

drive. for confronting the Hoyas are
games with Maryland, St. Johns,
Temple, George Washington. Col
all those contests will be played on
unfamiliar floors.
The Hoyas won't view action
again until they tangle with Mary
land at College Park on Saturday.
February 20. Then come games
with ST Johns and Temple on for
eign floors and tilt with George
Washington at Eastern High. The
Hoyas will finish their regular sched-
ule by meeting Colgate, Syracuse
and Penn State on the road.
Kraus Sparks Hoya Attack.
In making their final appearance
at Tech, the Hoyas again were re-
minded the backbone of their team
is flashy Danny Kraus, who spanked
Georgetown with IS points that in
cluded spectacular last-minute
field goal that sealed victory.
Kraus, who remained on the bench
for II minutes of the second half
after drawing three fouls in the first
half, was sizzling at the proper time
for Andy Kostecka, high scoring
forward, was having an off night.
Kostecka. who will be unavailable to
the Hoyas in their last five games
due to an Army call, scored only six
points.
Fordham never grasped the lead
in game that was tied six times,
but with less than a minute remain
ing it shaved Georgetown's lead to
50-49. 1t was then that Kraus
intercepted Fordham pass streaked
down the floor and whipped the ball
into the net before plunging into
customers behind the basket.
Rams Beaten on Foul Line.
Paced by Dan Graham, who scored
IA points, Fordham saw its chances
Of victory fade at the foul line. The
Rams pocketed only five of 16 foul
shots. while Georgetown made good
on IL of IA.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
GoIdfadden Joins Brewers
For Tilt With Bendix Five

Ben Goldfadden, former George
Washington basket ball star. will
join the Heurich Brewers quint for
its game Sunday at Heurich gym
against Bendix Aviators of Brook
lyn. N. Y.
The big game, at $3.50, will be pre-
ceded at 2:15 by a preliminary tilt
between service teams.
George Knepley, Mack Posnack,
Whitley Wilson and Red Auerbach
are expected to round out the Brew
ers' starting lineup.
Entertainment and an orchestra
from the Washington Navy Yard is
slated as part of the program.
Evening star., 1943-02-12

playof1 would be necessary next
Tuesday to decide which enters the
playoff. II Tech should lose 1t would
replay protested game with East
ern.
Not only are the teams battling
for the high school championship
this week end and next, but there
Is the incentive Of places in The
Stars 18th annual metropolitan
tournament, to open February % at
Tech. Two Of the Districts public
high quints will be invited to join
six other outstanding teams in this
area in the tourney, windup feature
Of the schoolboy cage season.
The tournament this year will
present a really classy entry list,
with George Washington High OF
Alexandria, st. Johns. Gonzaga and
Bethesda Chevy Chase among the
likely competitors.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Mullen, Rudos Receive
Special Rinq Awards

The trophy for the outstanding
boxer in the recent Golden Gloves
tournament was awarded Dick Null
len, 26-pound senior champion, at
the annual Gloves banquet last
night. Mullen was named in close
balloting in which Pete Celinski OF
St. Marys Boys Club also received
prominent mention.
The Representative Fred Hartley
Trophy for the outstanding novice
boxer went to Lou Radios. Team
awards were presented to st. Mary's
Club for the senior championship
and Washington Boys Club for WIN
ming the novice title.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Basket Boil Scores
BY the Associated Pr,

0y tue ASsOClAtoQ RfeS9.
LOCAL.
GEORGETOWN, 81; Fordham. 40
Maryland Park. 4O Catholic u. Frosh. "a
Tech. 36: Washington-Lee High. 80.
EAST.
Bates 81; Maine, 81.
Colby. So; Bowdoin 36.
saiem. sMfsn.ssais 81 Bethany a2 ss s,nc'ns' s4 81
"aSvh'nsteR ~, eR College 81 Camp Pickett
n1:sv;,I nE.x; Neysrk ,i, Stats Teachers; 49,
Kentucky Wesleyan, 40, Georgetown, 20.
bnas.sna bhousisna STATE No.i Eli Tul.ns a,H;n
Loyola New orleans. y: Howard: eI.
N. c. State, AZ; wake Forest. 81.
Great Lakes. Sc; Michisan State, SO.
Baldwin, Wallace, SO, Ashland, AZ.
Ohio: 46: Marietta, 81.
Okiahoms ASS, 40; olathe tKans) Naval
Kansas Wesleyan. so; Ottawa o. a.
Southwestern 10; Emporia State tKans).
Butler. Butler. q: C3smp AsstAbury SO.
ottefbein. 81; oberlin, 81.
SOUTHWEST.
McMurry; 50: Southwestern tTex). 4s.
sonthwest @ af1 Te.as, e n'Has East u Texas. 81.
WEST.
Pssco Naval Air Station (Wash.). 81; Mon
Colorado. 81; Naval Training Station, 2s.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
High School Quints Winding Up
Struggle for Places in Final
Twin Cards on Tap Tonight and Tomorrow;
Look to Evening Stor Metro Tournament

The high school basket ball round
robin series to qualify four teams
for the championship playof1s next
week end winds up with double
headers tonight and tomorrow night
at Tech gym.
Roosevelt and Eastern already
have cinched places in the title
round and merely will be meeting
for top honors when they tangle in
tonight's opener at 7:30 o'clock. The
other two places lie among Central,
Coolidge, Tech and Wilson. Gen.
tral and Coolidge are meeting in to-
nights closing game, and one will
be eliminated.
Wilson and Tech appear likely
winners tomorrow night against
Anacostia and Western, respective
ly. If Wilson wins as expected It
would be tied with the winner Of
the Central-Coolidge tilt, and a
Evening star., 1943-02-12
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. Feb. l2,-The
Philadelphia Phils have been no
bargain on the baseball field these
many years. but Branch Hickey
says that whoever buys the club
will get more than his moneys
worth.
The new Brooklyn Dodger head
man, discoursing on the plight OF
the National League cellar cham
pions, opined that the sale price.
unofflcially estimated at 100000,
was the lowest he ever heard OF
and offered fine opportunity for
some enterprising man to do a
rebuilding job.
Hickey declared at his latest
press conference that II he were
buying the Phils he would figure
on losing money the first three
years. He set $l25 900 as the loss
he might expect the first year.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
BY the Associated Press.


LOUISVILLE. KY. Feb. 12-Deci-
sion to make the Kentucky Derby
this year a strictly hometown af-
fair, move to conserve transporta-
Iion, means that probably thou
sands of Louisvillians will see the
great classic of American racing for
the first time next Nd /.
When oJseph B. a4man, director
of Defense Transportation, approved
the managements plan to localize
Derby attendance, Louisville fans
were enveloped in glow Of salts
faction-even though they under
stood that most of the Derby CLAM
our" was likely to be missing this
year.
Mayor Wilson Wyatt explained it
this way:
80 many people who have lived
here for years never got near
Churchill Downs on Derby Day be-
cause they didn't care to buck the
crowd from out OF town. and thou
sands who did get to the track
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Rood Jinx Slows Hawks
In Third-PIuce Drive

BY the Associated Press.
The Chicago BlackhawkS would
like to play all Of their remaining
National Hockey League games on
their home ice.
Last night in Montreal Chicago
dropped So decision TO the Ca
nadiens. II was the 10th time this
season that Chicago has lost away
from home.
By winning, Montreal advanced
to within three points of the fourth
place Hawks. Chicago by losing
missed an opportunity to go into a
third-place tie with Toronto.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Mack, Arena SoIes Aide,
Heart Attack Victim

William E. (Willie) Mack, box
Office man at Joe Turner's boxing
and wrestling enterprises here for
Is years, died yesterday as the result
of heart attack. He was 81.
The popular Mack became i'll
while at the Turner's Arena wres-
ting show last Wednesday. Before
becoming associated with Turner, he
was semipro baseball player here
and also was employed at the Navy
Yard and Internal Revenue Bureau.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
$1,000 Purse Minimum SET
For Pim|ico 15.Day Meet
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Feb. l2.-Maryland
Jockey Club has announced that the
minimum purse during Pimlico's
officially approved 15-day spring
meeting would be $1,000.
The Is days at Pimlico will be
the only horse racing in Maryland
this spring.
One of the moves suggested re-
Gently to save racing in Maryland
was trimming of purses, as low as
IS if necessary.
The meeting will open April %
and close with the SD running OF
the street car" Preakness May 8.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Providence Ice Team
Nails Hershey Jinx
First Win From Beers
Gains 4th-Fiuce Tie
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Members of the Providence Reds
are doubly happy, for not only did
they go into fourth place tie with
indianapolis, but they defeated the
Hershey Bears for the first time in
seven starts last night, 5-3,
Indianapolis defeated Cleveland,
80, and both advanced a notch in
the American Hockey League stand
ings.
In third fray Pittsburgh nosed
out Buffalo, Sd.
Buffalo missed an opportunity to
close the gap that exists between
1t and the league-leading Bears.
Hershey has a 10-point edge
Hershey will play at Cleveland and
the Washington Lions at Pittsburgh
tomorrow night.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
PhiIs Good Buy, Hickey Holds
Declares Fine Opportunity Is Offered
For Profitable Rebuilding Of Club

did I say loss?" he asked.
That's wrong. I should say in
vestment. It's like buying a
farm for $50 an acre and de-
veloping it until it is worth $3.50
an acre"
What the Phils need. he con-
tinued, is working capital. good
management and enthusiasm.
He pointed out that If by
chance the war did stop baseball
the purchase of the Phils would
be an even better investment,
as by the time the league started
operating again all the clubs
would be starting out more or
less even.
Hickey ridiculed the idea OF
the other clubs helping out the
tail-enders with players. No club
will give away players who are
any good, anyway, he said.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Meeting With McNutt
Is Seen Up to Lands
BY the Associated Press.

7kSS0C121eU
MIAMI BEACH. Fla, Feb. Ia
Baseball Commissioner K. M. Lam
dis will decide If there shall be a
conference with War Manpower
Commissioner Paul v. McNutt on
the player shortage in the sport.
William H. Harridge said here
Harridge, president of the Amer
ican League, said the majors are
planning to go ahead with what
materials we have at our disposal"
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Giants Obtoin HundIey
From Toronto Club
By the Associated Press.

BY The ASSOCIATED Press.
NEW YORK. Feb. l2-New York
Giants have bought Third Base
man Lee Handley. time Pitts
burgh and Cincinnati infielder, from
Toronto and will keep him if his
ailing right arm has recovered COM
pletely.
Handleys arm was injured in
an automobile accident in Decem-
Der, l94l, and last May, after start
ing his sixth season with the Pirates.
he was sent to Toronto He played
only SO games with the Leafs and
batted PIP.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Quontico Smoshes G., U.:
Takes on Camp Lee
Special Dispatch to The Star,

opcC1d1 OlSpHVCt 70 StAI,
QUANTICO. Va, Feb. 12.-The
Quantico Marines will seek their
10th victory in 20 games here to-
night when they tangle with Camp
Lees basketers after walloping
Catholic University, 1925, here last
night.
Andy Zimmer, all-America prod
uct at Indiana, who scored Is points
against Fort Belvoir on Wednesday
night. nearly duplicated that per-
formance against Catholic u, regis
tering % points.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Electric Tractors
Keep Golf Alive

by the Associated Press.
Lakewood Country Club of st.
Petersburg, Fla, like so many
others, got around the ban on
gasoline pleasure driving by insti-
tuting a special transportation
service. But unlike so many
others, it didn't go back to the
horse and buggy.
Trailers with benches to ac-
commodate 20 passengers each
are towed between the end of the
street car line and the club by
electric tractors-vehicles ac-
quired several years ago to pull
floats in the annual festival OF
States parade.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Hoyo Cogers Face Rough Going
In Garden Journey Bid Quest
Victors Over Fordhom to Idle for Week,
Then Meet Seven Tough Foes on Road

Georgetown's thrill producing bas-
ket ball team will enjoy a weeks
vacation before plunging into a
strenuous stretch schedule of seven
games, all Of which the Hoyas must
win to retain a chance of snatching
a bid to the Madison Square Garden
invitation tournament in New York
next month.
A 52-49 conqueror OF Fordham last
night at Tech High gym before an
overflow crowd, Georgetown will face
no easy assignment in its stretch
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Bears Quint to Tackle
Newark Americans

Newark Americans will be the
next opponents of the Washington
Bears, local colored pro basket ball
team with string Of 33 victories, in
a game Sunday at Turner's Arena at
4:30.
The visiting team boasts such
players as Hen Soleliac of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, Bernie Sny-
der of the Kingston Colonials, Bob
Johnson of Holy Cross, Whitley Karp
Of c. c. N. Y. and several other
crack collegiate and pro players.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Sports Head Gone, Auburn
May Suspend Football
Ey the Associated Press.

hSsUCEdteU
MONTGOMERY. Ala, Feb. IL
Auburn. which today lost Athletic
Director and Grid Coach Jack
Meagher to the Navy, may not con-
tinue intercollegiate football COM
petition next season.
DR.. L. N. Duncan, president, said
at an alumni banquet here that
there was some doubt about 1t.
Meagher, who served as a captain
In the Marine Corps during World
War I, is entering the Navy's phys
ical training division with the rank
Of lieutenant commander.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
PorIow Out Of Virginia
Boxing for Season
Nv the Associated Press


CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Feb.
12.-An injury will keep Milt Par
low, Virginia heavy, out of the
match with Penn State here tomor-
row night and the coming meets
with Syracuse and Wisconsin.
The match Is rated a tossup.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Marines Discover Dobermun Is Best War Dog
One Canine and Sentry Is Equal Six Men Voue Army Holds

plants. About a year ago the
Army made Dogs for Defense the
official procurement agency.
There now are about 1000 dog
trainers in the Army and about
5000 kennels. Caesar said the
Army requirements are for dogs
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Braves Papers Signed
By CuccineIIo, Ross
B. he Associated Pres

Bl he Associated Press
BOSTON, Feb IL - The Boston
Braves have received the signed con-
tracts of Veteran Tony Cuccinello
and Outflelder Chet Ross.
Cuccinello signed as a player, al
though it was expected he would de-
vote most OF his time to coaching.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Fights Lost Night

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA Stevens. lsu.
Philadelphia, outpoDted Ray SCuily,
] so. Reading Pa. G0h.
FALL RIVER, Mas Artie Levine
154. Brooklyn outpolnted FRANKIE
Young. l5@, New Haven Int
Willie Pep. l"a Hartford,
Conn, outpointed Davey Crawford,
AZ "a. New York O0).
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Cards Have Slab Edoe

If conditions stay as they are now
in connection with the draft, the
Cardinals will have a big jump on
both leagues when it comes to pitch
ing. They have - good pitchers who
have dependents, and even If two
or three of these right and left arms
are taken away. Messrs. Breadon
and Southworth have plenty left.
No one can say definitely now
just how much more heavily the
draft will cut in. The point is that
the Cardinals can take harder tap
than any one else and still have
more than a little left.
Especially when you consider
pitching staff that still has Ernie
White, Howard Pollett, Mort Cooper
and others close to the same class
who still are out of la territory.
Evening star., 1943-02-12

from l to 5 years of age. 18
inches in height at the shoulder
and not noise or storm shy.
Proceeds of the Westminster
show, which ends tonight with
the crowning Of the best-in- show,
60 to Dogs for Defense.
Evening star., 1943-02-12

should know above any one else on
a fighting front, these men must get
at least big part of their training
from competitive sport.
l won't say big-league baseball.
won't say intercollegiate athletics,
professional boxing or professional
football, if manpower runs out in
these divisions.
will include no spectator sports.
But at least all the millions Of serv-
icemen and the millions Of younger
men on their way up must go
through this school of training
Calisthenics. routine work won't
meet this situation.
Musclemaking is not too impor-
tant. There must also be developed
the will to win, the knack of think
ing and planning under fire, the
ability to keep going when you are
dead tired.
Only competitive sport can bring
you this. For spirit, after all. still is
the controlling feature Of any game
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Bosket Points Reach 2,003

SALEM, w. Va. Feb II lP,.-
John (Brooms, Abramovic chalked
up 80 points last night in a basket
ball game Salem won from Bethany,
62-53, to bring his individual scoring
record for four years to 2.003 points.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Rally by Maryland Park
Oyercomes 6. u. Erosh

A second-half drive gave Mary
land Park basket ball team a 4O-36
victory over Catholic U. freshmen
yesterday. Bill Ford Of Maryland
Park led the surge that overcame
the frosh's 1912 half-time advan-
topo
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Win, Lose or Draw
School Sports Sure to Lost
By GRANTLAkD RICE,
Special Correspondent Of The Star.

Service and School Sports Sure to Lost
NEW YORK, Feb. IL (NANA).-Ths an open fight where
crowd in no holds and punches barred
will the sures surviving sports until the
Service competition especially the part big army
that will need this form of physical fitness
calisthenics routine
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Truinino School Ahead

National Training School, with
Chambers and Mathews leading the
way with eight points each, trim
med the Kendall Green, 1922.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Greet lukes Unchecked

EAST LANSING. Mich, Feb. IL
R.-Great Lakes high-powered
basket ball team last night trimmed
Michigan State, 56 to 80. for It's 18th
straight and its 29th in 80 starts.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Virqiniu Pin Tourney OFF

RICHMOND. Va, Feb. II {P,.--
Virginia State duckpin bowling
tournament, scheduled at John
Marshall alleys here in March, has
been Cancelled.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Lucy Rose Earns Free
Entry in GULL Event
Lucky Strike to Be Host
At Women's Tourney

BY virtue Of winning Washington
Ladies League preliminary, Lucy
Rose of Rosslyn, the defending
champion. already has her 81 en-
trance fee in the 10th annual Lor-
raine GULL Women's Open to be
held at Lucky Strike, February 81.
Secretary Hazel Glover also reports
that S. Il H. Parking Center is the
league leader. one game ahead Of
First Grill, Edmonds Optical and
Garvin's Lucky Five quints who jam
second place. Mrs. Rose OF holland
Co., sets the pace with an average
OF 1l8, while Madge Lewis Of the
Pacesetters is the runner-up with
lis. while Miss GULL of First Grill
is third with 113.
Congressional No. 2 team cleaned
up Kenwood In the Women's Coun-
try Club League when Ada Swingle
exploded with 124 and $40 to lead
team highs OF $50 and l,4S7.
After 81 years Of bowling, Lee
Crump OF the Plaza team in the
Mount Rainier League sports his
first 400 set. Firing ISL and 420,
Crump sparked scores of 627 and
1,749 to beat Mayor and Council, 81.
Price Myers salvaged the middle tilt
for the losers with 169. His set
was 399.
Mike Ballos OF Bratburd's Pigs
with 155 and Leo Sorel of Modern
Way Movers with 375 divided top
honors in the Takoma Duckpin As
ISOLATION loop. Takoma Ambulance
moved into a triple tie for second
place with Raines Plumbing and the
Bratburds by sweeping Tru-Blu.
Youngblood Hardware Is the pace
setter.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Rickenbucker Has Answer

There are even more millions be-
tween the ages of II and II who
need this training, the training that
only competitive sport can bring.
These may not be all spectacular
sports. But they will be needed
along the lines Of physical and
mental fitness, discipline. team play
and individual responsibility.
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker hero of
two wars. one of the clearest think
ers this country ever has known in
time of trouble, has the right an
sver-
Fighting men," he says, must be
trained to accept individual re-
sponsibility They must be taught
to accept the challenge when it is
life or death. These men of ours
now are scattered all over the world.
They are in the sky, they are in fox
holes, they are on the sea. they are
under the sea. They are In jungles
and desert. More than most people
know, it is man again man. They
must do their own thinking, their
own planning in this type of war"
Accepting this. from one who
Evening star., 1943-02-12

course, have their place. ThlS ap-'
plies especially to football, boxing
and the more rugged games . body
contact games.
2. High school products from II
to II years, who need far greater
and the more rugged games E. body
contact, team play and discipline.
This has been the greatest weakness
in our sporting program.
Whatever else may happen you
can gamble on these two major pro-
grams.
There now are many millions
wearing uniforms who are not on
the battle fronts. These will be
given their part in sport competi-
uon, until they are called to harder,
roICloer octjOr
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Totals 90 IL SO

Score at haf-Georgetown, 3o-c4
Ofhcials-Pat Kennedy New York; and
Paul Mention (Baltimore).
Evening star., 1943-02-12

Totals 1S 40 Totals II 2 SO
Evening star., 1943-05-02

snl would take thing like that She might
even think he vas getting fresh Hang It ALL
it was wmervmg to discover he'd been har-
boring a beautiful woman all these years!
well. Sherry" he said IN neAdlessly loud
VOICE, ''how's every little thing?
"Everything's fine" Ruth replied mildly.
Good" Her level gaze upset him.
WHY did he have to yell like an idiot? He
looked at his watch It was almost three
O'Clock. by the way, did you send that
memo to friend Henderson,?
Eyes, ]. H."
.Drake il Yourself or have it delivered?"
Ruth hesitated. Il took it myself.
"Ah! And how did Mr. Henderson react!'
Evening star., 1943-05-02

benches or riding out the nights in the sub
way; IN living On a quarter day.
Nor was there anything oomicl about his
desperation as he stood before Max Weiss,
the owner OF a little iron shop up in the
Bronx, and bluted, Look, haven't any
references. l was kicked out of my last job
seven weeks ago. Never mind why; it isn't
important any more. A different man was
fired, not me- But need a job - like he'll.
Give me job, name your own price. and If
you aren't satisfied at the end Of the week,
fire me- 1t won't cost you dime" Sure he
was desperate; his supply of quarters would
be gone by the end of the week. But he hadn't
lost confidence IN himself - not with CALVIN
Henderson. as private goad, to spur him on
Evening star., 1943-05-02

There was that subtle note of disapproval
again. He tried to shrug it off. What differ
ence did it make whether Sherry approved
or disapproved? This was his show and he'd
run it as he pleased. If she thought she could
shame him into giving up what he'd waited
eighteen years for, she had another think
coming Nevertheless, he now felt i'll at ease.
Baffled. How ON earth had he managed to
sit across desk from girl all these years
without realizing how terribly attractive she
was? It was absurd. He pxided himself on
his powers of observation.
1T doesn't matter" he said. "I1l soon
see for myself Unless Old Cal has changed
great deal, he'll be knocking at that door in
about seventy-fve seconds. Promptness was
one of his favorite virtues"
I'D better 60, hadn't II"
IF you like. can see this is all extremely
distasteful to you"
YES" she said with kind of reluctant
candH, 1T is.
Next time plan anything like this he
said ironically, I'm ask your permission
Their gazes clashed briefly, and he had
paniclky feeling that she was going to cry.
Her eyes had the brightness which precedes
weeping; but no tears came. Again Ike became
disturbingly aware of how pretty she was
Even in tweeds, which he had always con-
sidered badge of efficiency and sexlessness,
she was feminine as chiffon.
He stared fixedly at the door she had closed
behind her. What the devil was wrong with
him? There was queer congestion in his
chest, as if some huge private glacier were
slowly breaking into thousand fragments in
side him.
Come inr' he cried peevishly in answer