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Evening star., 1943-03-07
Eastern Branch's cagers
In First Half PIayoff

Playon for the first-half cham
pionship in the senior section of the
basket ball league at Eastern Branch
Boys Club heads q busy sports pro-
gram there this week.
The big game will be tomorrow
night ut 8 between Brewers and
Globe Trotters. Other events in the
indoor athletic competition also are
scheduled, both in the gym and
swimming pool. The program:
AAsKET BALL.
Heuss Lsasue.
Junior section--saturday. 1870. Wake
senior section-Play-on for hrst half
championship. Monday. 500, Brewers vs.
Globe Trotters.
IadeDsnAent Games.
Friday. s:00-Barons vs. Rens at
Ten; ..,;sa .t. SATURDAY. %;l5-'unior stan vs.
InAssr Athletic Competition.
Monday. e:2b-sO-eb pound classes:
Thrrsdsy. s:26-uniimited classes.
tunp. Dull-ups, basket ball shooting.
BOXING CLASSES.
osfSLLou oevinson. coach.
CenAitisnine Glasses.
1ondavs THURSDAY. 6:3O-9:3O.
FOOL PROGRAM
Aonday-Red Rover, preliminary fol
o0l0oAnd class In 1oyx' Club national in.
o0pe swim competition.
Tueoday-leap frog, preliminary fol
p6-pound class In indoor swim competi-
Wednesday-Tfme trials. preliminary
rW l1Ospound class Ia indoor swim com.
mination. midget coed
DRg31ntnary for 126-pound class
Gf1dAy-Choose the game senior coed
pra11minafy for unlimited class
VeFy day-Besinners. water safety ant
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Heogy IS Named Head Coach
OF Lacrosse at MARYLAND

AL Heagy. who has been assistant
football. basket ball and lacrosse
mentor for = stretch Of years, has
been made head coach OF the stick
pastime for the coming season at the
University OF Maryland.
Heagy succeeds Or. John e. Faber,
who left the university early last fall
to accept q captains commission in
the Army Medical Corps. Heagy
had worked with Faber for many
seasons in charge OF the defense.
A crack stickman IN his UNDER
graduate days and all-America de-
Tense In his senior year, Heagy was
just about q good . football end q
ever was produced at Maryland and
WIS one Of the best basket ball
guards ever to play for the Old
Liners. He was graduated In 1880
and has been associated with sports
at College Park ever since.
Heagy went to Maryland from
Western High Of this city where he
also was c0saspicous in athletics.
Tag Uxsc " tdlO u100t pOpuAI CO0Cne6
Maryland ever has had.
Heagy win have seven Veterans
returning from the 1912 sq6ad that
lost the intercollegiAtA title to
Princeton when the lAtter took !
1910 thriller ct College Park last
May.
Lettermen who will be on hand
are Jim Forbes. goal: Jack Dittmar
and Bud Kellar, defense: Jim Hoy
ert, Bill Talbert and Bill Taylor,
mtdfleld, and Bob 6tockbridge, close
attack. There also are q number Of
good players from ths 1942 fruah,
including OTIS Lundval, 3 o-foot
finch attack man. N
Maryland viii opeu II nins-same
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Record Field Due in Red Cross
Pin tournament at brookIund
Baltimore Near Stors' Swell List Today
In Lucille Young Test at Convention Hall

Tom Rook, new manager of Brook
land Recreation, will have an extra
task on his hands today when f1ocks
of bowlers Of both sexes and all
classes invade the Michigan Park
pin plant to shoot 1t out in the
ninth of q series Of Red Cross bene-
fit tournaments being sponsored by
the Metropolitan Washington Bowl
ing Alley Operators Association.
With the Lucille Young Women's
Near-Star event at Convention Hall
as the Capitals only other tourna-
ment on today's card, Rocks chances
of staging the biggest affair so far
held to aid the patriotic cause ap-
pears exceedingly bright.
Lafayette and Hi-Skor with 90
contestants are tied for top honors
In the eight previous Red Gross
events. which started back in Janu-
ary and promise to carry on well
into the summer II not throughout.
Jordan Bryan Of Mount Rainier
and Mary Aolines Of Prince georges
County were last weeks winners at
Hyattsville. The 5-game event starts
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Carolyn Wilson, hazi
Defend Titles
Toble Tennis Tourney
Corded March 1916

The District closed table tennis
tournament Is scheduled for March
is and 16, Monday and Tuesday Of
next week, at Columbia Courts, with Il
Thor Had and Carolyn Wilson az
defending mems and women's cham-7 /
pions, respectively. Il
Flights viii be for mems and WON.
ems singles, mems and mixed dou-
bles, veterans doubles and men's-
singles consolation. s
Entry fees are 81 for xngles, 80
cents . team for doubles and CO.
cents for the veterans. I
Entries closed Friday at midnight
at Columbia Courts. Membership
In. the District Table Tennis Asso-
ciAtion Is mandatory except in CASES
Of members Of the armed forces.
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Girl Bowling Honors
Are Won by Takoma,
Columbia Teams
Capture Senior, Junior
Contests in Annual
Bill Wood Porty

Tokoma girls won the senior play
ground championship and Columbia
lassies the junior title in the annual
playground bowling party held yes
terday by Uncle Bill Wood. Lucky
Strike superintendent and hot shot
in old Virginia avenue playground
days. Playground boys will take
their turns next Saturday.
Jean Lartz's 100-274 and Joan
Buswell's 98-275 featured Takoma's
victory. Betty Woods, Joanne Smith
and Julie Ellis were other members
of the team that toppled 1890 sticks
to win over Park View, which scored
1854.
Junior competition was a bit
closer, with Columbia getting only a
three-pin margin over Takoma, 1,186
to 1888.
Ruth Saunders high for the
juniors with 262 set and Grace
Totaro with second high game of 96
gave Columbia its edge. Other
members of the winning Columbia
team were Lulu Totaro, Connie
Mandragos and Doris Sponsler.
Hamilton playground, with 1,139,
finished third in the Junior division.
while Langdon was third In the
senior section with 1,215.
Individual honors in the senior
class went to Adele Hollod of Co.
lumbia with 109 and 296, Polly john
son of Langdon with 102 and 281 and
Doris Burke of Georgetown with
106 and 280. Edith Willoughby of
Hamilton was tops in the junior
division with game of 81, while
Betty Hoover of Takoma was sec
ond with q 254 set and third high
with a single of 95.
Next Saturday the Fairgrounds
boys will be the guests of the Lucky
Strike general manager.
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Junior Golden Gloves
Will Begin March Is
Boys Under Is Will Box
In Open, Novice Bouts

The junior Golden Glove boxing
tournament, open to al boys who
have not reached their 10th BIRTH
day. will begin Thursday, March 1s.
Events thereafter will be every FRI
day night until the finals on April 8,
with Merrick B. c., Alexandra b. c.,
Georgetown Branch and Central
Branch rings to be used In order.
There will be open and novice
classes in weight divisions from 50
to $50 pounds. There Is no entry
Tee ana entries close on "wednesday.
March 10, ct the Boys Club, $50 e
street NV, with physical examina-
tions scheduled that evening at $50
o'clock.
AAU boxing rules will prevail.
Jackets will be awarded individual
winners In each class, with trunks
going to runners-up. Ateam trophy
Is to 80 to the winning team and
the District Boxing Commission
trophy to the most skillful boxer.
Evening star., 1943-03-07

all were great team players. They
met the best college, club and all
star opposition they could find, play
ing two or three times in one day or
IN Brooklyn one night and in Chi
cago the next.
What basket ball needs more than
anything else to make it a national
sport is names, Holman argues. It
needs names every fan will recog-
nize-fellows like George (Horse)
Haggerty, huge, humorous man
who used to talk to his opponents all
through the game.
Hagger4y Outtalked Rivals.
George would start talking about
what wonderful passing exhibition
Holman and Beckman were giving
over on the other side of the court
The other fellow would turn around
to look and when he turned back
there would be Haggerty down under
the basket"
Another pretty good name, 1t
might be added, was Nat Holman.
He tells of one time when City
College was playing in Buffalo and
Al Hurt, one of the original Buffalo
Germans. dropped into the dressing
room and gave the players the "low-
down" on their coach.
Here's fellow that was o real
headache to the referees" said Hurt.
How he could draw fouls!"
had ovitA n time exnlainino
that to the boys." Nat admits.
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Thirty Teams in Line
For D. {. Court pIay
Begin Action Tomorrow:
Lists to Remain Open

Thirty teams, possibly more. are
expected to be lined up for the Dis
trict unlimited basket ball cham
pionship tournament opening to-
morrow at Heurich gym.
Entries from "a clubs so far have
been received and more are expected
by closing time tonight. Bob Nc
Donald Will be at the Heurich Office
an day to receive last-minute en-
tries. The tournew starts with a
trlple-header tomorrow night. and
thereafter two or three games will be
played every night until a champion
Is decided.
The tourney is replacing the Mid
Ole Atlantic championship event,
which was called of this season be-
cause of transportation problems.
Ieams entered so far are Petworth.
Mailman Photo, Eleventh Street Buff
fet, United Typewriters, City Post
ONCE, c. & p. Telephone, TWA,
Sherwood Owls, Pea, Jacobsen Flor
lists, Marine Barracks, Conklyn Flor
lists, Merrick Rangers, National
Training School Ofncers, Coast
Guard Headquarters, LIST Staff
Squadron of Boiling Field, YMCA,
Alexandria Police, Icons Mems
Shop, G Streeters, Marine Corps
Headquarters, Walter Reed, Arling-
ton Vikings and FBI.
Pairings for the first few nights
are:
Monday-7:30, Walter Reed VS.. Ar
lington Vikings; $3.50, Pea VS.. Sher-
wood Owls; $3.50, TWA VS.. City Post
ONCE.
Tuesday-7:30, FBI VS.. G Street.
ers; $3.50, YMCA VS.. National Train
ing School Onicers.
Wednesday-7:30, Merrick Rangers
VS.. Marine Barracks; $780, Icons
Mems Shop vs.. Alexandria Police.
Evening star., 1943-03-07

two-thirds handicap based on a 128-
scratch.
Besides big entry Of Washington
women with averages Of los or less,
q bevy Of Baltimore near stars" are
expected to fire in the seventh an
nual Young event, which Is sched-
uled to start at 2:30 with q second
block at $50.
On tap at Takoma Recreation at
8 tonight will be . team match be-
tween the Takoma All-Stars and
Northeast Temples picked team led
by Manager Bill Gartrell. The Ia
koma lineup will include Eddie
Keith, Ray Parks, Johnny Burger,
Buck Mcdonald and Dutch Sher-
balm.
Bowers Jewelry marked up season
records Of TIT and 1929 In the Prince
Georges County League. Harry Hill
lard and Jimmy OFT, ST., were the
heaviest wallopers with respective
counts Of 432 and Az. Harry Wolfe
Of Waldrop's Tavern banged out 4lo.
Mrs. Flanders Of Pincus Grill gained
the spotlight in the T1yattsville
Ladies' loop with 13i and $50 as
League Scorer Margaret Hines led
Lochner's Radio to highs Of ISL and
1,540 with 128 and 345.
at 2 this afternoon and runs until
midnight. Entrance fee Is g with Q
Evening star., 1943-03-07

worse than somebody getting most
OF his teeth knocked out"
Pro basket ball then was a pretty
good business, especially for a star
who could play with teams in diff
ferent leagues four nights a week
and fill in the other days by playing
for independent outfits. But the
game hit its peak. Holman believes,
between 1922 and 1929, when the
American League covered a terri
tory from New York to Chicago
and when he played in every cor
ner OF the country as a member OF
the original Celtics.
Celtics Greatest Team.
The Celtics, Holman insists, were
the greatest team Of all. The old
Buffalo Germans and the Utica.
N. Y. club of 1914-l5 were near the
top, but he doesn't think they met as
strong opposition as the Celtics.
There were other fine clubs-Ed
Wachter's Troy, N. Y, team; the
Paterson, N. j.. Crescents and the
Twenty-third Street YMCA Of New
York, besides the more famous ones
And there were outstanding players
like Tom Barlow and Teddy Kearns
Of Trenton, Lou Sugarman, Joe
Dreyfuss, Benny Borgemann, Bar
ney Sedran, Marty Friedman, Carl
Husta and Elmer Ripley.
But each Of the original Celtics
was = star In his own name before
the club was put together, and they
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Yellow Mask Gets His Wish
In Facing koverIy on hai

The Yellow Mask. hooded erap-
pier who challenged the winner o3
last weeks George Koverly-Hmil
Dusek rassling bout at Turner'S
Arena, Is having his wish granted.
He Is matched against Koverly, tho
winnah, In the headline spot On
Wednesday nights show ct Turner'S
Arena.
The Mask last week whipped Jim
Austeri and this weeks engagement
viii be return affair. He lost to
Koverly several weeks ago.
Promoter Goldie Ahearn is maxi
ing plans for rassling show for .
week from tomorrow night. Monday.
March Is, ct Uline Arena. Tho
main event win have the Golden
Terror against Man Mountain Dean.
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Army Surprises Navy
In Rugged Struggle
On Court, s. 10 IS
Six Players EIiminoted
By Fouls; Four Other
Events Are Divided
BY JOHN +. CHANDLER,
Associated Press SPORTS Writer,


ANNAPOLIS, Md, March g.
Army's lanky basket ball team pulled
q 56-45 surprise on = favored but
bewildered Navy squad today in
rough battle during which six play
ers were elected via the personal
foul route.
A crowd of 5000 persons, includ-
ing Maryland's Governor Herbert r.
O'Conor and Rear Admiral j. r.
Beardall, Naval Academy superin-
tendent, had little opportunity to
cheer after the rangy Cadets took
the lead late in the drst half and
went on to comparatively easy
victory. The foul total was enough
for two ordinary games.
Whistles Of the officials blew loud
and frequent as total of 46 per-
sonals were called, 26 against Army,
which lost four key players.
Army Keen at Blackboard Play.
Army won by dominating back
board play, following up for tip-in
shots that counted when the going
was toughest. It was an aggressive
brand of ball that paid dividends,
although Guard Ted Geltz went
out on fouls within the first 6h
minutes.
His substitute, Jack Hennessey,
followed In the second half, along
with Center Ed Christi and Guard
Hal Parfitt. Navy lost Forward
Dick Lindsey and Guard Adrian
Back during the tempestuous after
noon.
Nays Coach John N. Wilson
started his second team, and for the
first IL minutes the results scrapped
West Points first string to q 14-14
deadlock. The score was tied eight
times during this time.
However, the Cadets apparently
were just waiting for Nays first
team, because they quickly shot In
to lead and held a 22-18 advantage
at the intermission with Dale Hall,
Cristl and Capt. Jimmy Philpott
heading the goal parade.
Middies' Shots Hurried.
The Middies, hurrying their shots
and unable to pierce the stin Army
defenses, took - tries but had only
four field goals at the half, while
the Cadets made eight Of Al at
tempts from all angles.
Continuing the rapid pace, Hall,
Christi and company spurred Army
to commanding 37-23 lead after
10 minutes Of the second half.
Wilson broke up his two-team
combination for the first time this
season, but It did no good. and Navy
trailed 10 points the remainder Of
the game.
Hall and Christi had Il and II
points, while Ken Longnecker, only
MILDLY to find the range consistently
made II.
The win boosted Army's lead In
the series that began in 1920 to Il
games, compared with eight Tor the
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Naiman Photo Out 10 Win
Tile in Tilt With Buffet

Naiman Photo basket bah team b
In j. good spot 70 grab the Heurich
League championship tonight when
1t meets Eleventh Street Buffet ct
$50 at Heurich gym.
Having eliminated Petwurtn, other
team involved In the playods, MAI
mAn needs only to top tts Buffet
quint tonight TO grab the most.
coveted amateur basket ball tit1e In
the city. Even II Buffet should win
tonight another games betWDen tho
two would be necessary. and NaananS
Is favored TO win ct least one. !
Buffet Is not being counted out
however. It has won II Of IT. lat.
II games, and that after flopp1ng
In the 1irst-round series. a 9a1no
between Georgetown and Navy etrls.
opens tonight's program ct 7:90.
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Sports Program
For LocoI Fons
TODAY.
Basket HALL.

TODAY. =
Basket BALL.
Heurich League All-Stars W.
Heurich Brewers, Heurich gym,
$50. preliminary, 2:l5.)
Electric Boat Diesels vs.. Wash.
ington Bears, Turner'S Arena,
4:3o. preliminary, 3:l5.)
Hockey.
Washington Lions at Buffalo
Bisons.
TOMORROW.
Track.
Catholic University eighth an
nual indoor games, Uline Arena; Z
preliminaries, 4:45; finals, 500.
Boxing. >
All-star card at Turner'S Arena, i
WEDNESDAY. p
Hockey.
Providence Reds VI. Washing-
ton Lions, Uline Arena, $50.
Wregtlln1.
Weekly program at Turner's
Arena, S:45.
THURSDAY.
Hockey.
Washington Lions at Prov1.
dence Reds.
FRIDAY.
Boxing.
Tony Music VS.. Buddy Walker,
10-round heavyweight feature,
Uline Arena, $50.
SATURDAY.
Hockey.
Pittsburgh vs.. Washington Lions,
Uline Arena, $3.50.
Track.
Knights Of Columbus indoor
games, New York.
Rifle.
9enrpefovn at Nnvy Annaoo1ia.
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Catholic Offers Smart Track Field Array in Indoor Meet Tomorrow q
Times Of Leading
Events in Meet

Starting times for featured
events on tomorrow nights
Catholic University indoor games
at Ullne Arena are as follows:
8:0O-45-yard hurdles.
$3.50 - 300-yard D. c. AAU
championship.
9:25I"Rector's 1000"
9:30-"Abbey Club So"
10:l0 Touchdown Club 21z-
Mile Run"
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Penn Stute Limits Grid
PIuy to Own Sector

Penn State is planning football
schedule for next season and the
duration of the war that will include
only teams within the State Of
Pennsylvania, according to Coach
Bob Higgins who spoke at the WASH
ington Alumni Club annual dinner
here last week.
The schedule being made for this
fall will be frozen, he said, and will
include . minimum OF travelling.
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Iron Cages, Heckline Fons Made Pro Basket Ball
Gruellinq Come for SLIGHT HoImun, Court Ace
BY HUGH FULLERTON, Jr.
AsaocfatAd 1ress Annrta writer


NEW YORK. March 6-Nat Hol-
mans biggest thrill in basket ball
didn't come from scoring the win
ming basket for alma nanny, but
from bouncing on . fiSh net.
To understand that statement re-
quires an understanding Of Nat Hol-
mans court background. He never
played college basket ball; in fact,
he never went to college until he
became coach at the College Of the
City Of New York. But in years Of
playing on top-llight professional
teams In the days when pro basket
ball was almost q major league sport,
Nat had plenty of experience at
bouncing on nets, wire cages, tim
bers, hardwood floors and big. rough
opponents.
Now, as one Of the most successful
college coaches, Holman looks and
talks like prosperous business man.
He figures that pro basket ball, now
at low ebb, may make q comeback
and take its place with the popular
college game. But he has few, II
any, regrets for the good old days
when pro basket ball illustrated
body contact" at Its best-or worst.
Played without Backboards.
In those days-from about 1914 to
1921-there were three important
leagues In the East. In the Eastern
League, which included some fine
teams in Trenton and Camden, N. j.,
Germantown In Philadelphia and
Reading, Pa, the courts were sur
rounded by cages" Of wire netting
so that play never was stopped by
the ball going out of bounds.
I'VE just went in through q door
like rabbits and stayed there until
the half was over" he says.
In the New York State and Penn
State Leagues, nets instead OF cages
surrounded the court. They were
securely anchored at top and bot
tom and the baskets, which had no
backboards, were supported by rods
projecting through the net.
TT was a greax thrill playing in
those games" N recalls. with
no backboards, we flt Inundated If
we took shot w bout getting in
close where we haosa real chance
to score. It required special skills
that no other kind of game de-
veloped.
For instance, man would 60
under the basket. take his shot and
relax as he went into the net. A
trailer following him down the
court had to know just how to fade
out of the way before the man
bounced back from the net and
smashed into him."
Cage Game Was Rugged.
The cage game WAS even rougher
and a fast, little man like Holman
usually went into action wearing
the heaviest pads he could get. To
keep the wire netting from giving
way there were by 4 timbers
around the court about 3 feet from
the floor and common practice
was to hit an opponent hard and
drive him into them so as to slow
him down.
Then" he explains. with the
cage shaking and the floor swaying
and the fans In the gallery tossing
peanuts and pop bottles on the
court and their language soaring you
on both sides, you'd step up and
try to shoot . foul. Surprisingly,
We had no bad injuriss-nothiug
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Glover Of Virginia Union
On Trial With Bears

Mel Glover, former ace basket ball
player Of Virginia Union College,
viii be given . tryout with the
Washington Bears. local Negro pro
quint, when they meet Electric Boat
Diesels In this afternoons game ct
Turner'S Arena at 4:30.
The Bears have an invitation to
the professional tournament In
Chicago from March II to II, and
are looking around for talent that
might strengthen them for the jsunt.
The visiting team today Is led by
Bob Calihan, 6-foot-3-inch scoring
ace. Today's game will be preceded
by 3:l5 preliminary.
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Divide It West Paint

WEST POINT, N. r, March 8 an.
Navy and Army broke even In two
events here today, the Cadets taking
q pistol match, 1885 to 1,32S. but
the middies easily scoring In . SWIM
ming meet, 46-29.
Capt. Bill Greene Of Army led
the shooters with IA and Ed Balm
Of Navy totaled 270.
Navy took six first In the nine
swimming events to gain their first
tank triumph over Army since 1910.
Bill Glynn, Army plebe, who won
the 100 and 220. was the only SWIM
mer to score double.
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Greenway Bow|ers Hosts
To GP0 Team Tonight

In special match at Greenway
Bowl tonight the Greenway ALI
Stars will engage a strong Govern
ment Printing Once team of Bill
Costigan, Chilly Barnard, Wally
Burton, Skippy Reid and Dick Lee.
Undefeated in several matches the
Greenway combination includes Ed
Heller, Weddy Roberts, Kelly Beach,
Frank Carter, Glenn Smith and Julie
Singer.
Action starts at 7:3O.
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Askin, Ex-0Id Line Athlete,
Is Given Army Promotion

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, March 8 R.-Pro-
motion of Nathan ASlEin from tech
nician, 5th grade, to corporal has
been announced today by Maj. Gen.
Milton A. Reckord, commanding
general of the Sd Service Command.
Askin, mems tennis champion Of
Baltimore city In 1899 and 1910, is
stationed in the Washington re-
cruiting and induction center.
Corpl. Askin, was graduated from
the Unfsefsitys 6f MSfy126,' where
he was star member Of the boxing
and tennis teams.
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Hamline Five Has Big Job
10 Keep National Crown
By the Aeeociated pres,.

~ the Associated Press,
KANSAS CITY, March e.-Thir-
ty-two teams from 10 States begin
banging ct the blackboard Monday
In the sixth annual national inter-
collegiate basket ball tournament.
Hamline University OF st. Paul,
victorious In 10 Of 20 games. this
season. win defend its title.
Threats to Hamline include Pep.
perdine Of Los Angeles, Loyola Of
Chicago, Murray, Kentucky State,
Texas Wesleyan, Appalachian State
Of Boone, N. c., Indiana State,
Lawrence Tech and Akron Univer.
stty.
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Grid Pros 10 Hold Draft
In Chicago Next Month

CHICAGO. March The Ma
tional Football Leagues annual
meeting win be held here April q,
I and 9, Commissioner Elmer Layden
has announced.
Attention viii be centered On tho
player draft, postponed from Int
December, adoption Of : schedule
and discussion Of rules.