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scheduled, that the Downs mailed
out entry blanks only a couple OF
weeks ago. Already scores of
owners have nominated their
horses for the $4,000 added race.
Now quartered at Churchill
Downs and nearby Douglas Park
are about 500 thoroughbreds in
Guiding about 20 eligible for the
Derby, which is limited to g.
year-olds.
The first Derby was won by
Aristides and only a handful of
people were on hand that May
afternoon in 1875, when the little
red colt scampered under the
wire. Col. Winn, a boy then,
saw the race from the back of a
grocery wagon. The purse that
day was only $3,l00.
In the succeeding years the
Derby has become an American
tradition. AS the crowds grew
the purses were enlarged, and
last year Shut Out, Mrs. Payne
Whitney's chestnut colt, won the
richest Derby OF all. earning for
its owner $64,22A and gold cup
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And while on that particular theme
the broad scope of all-star teams in
general was dragged out, kicked
around and put back in the re-
frigerator for renashing at some fu-
ture date.
All-star teams are the bunk and
anybody who believes the all-Amer-
jca teams picked annually are abso-
iuteiy the top men at their respective
positions should drop around and
see our new assortment of gen-u-
wine gold bricks They'll go fcI
anything. ConZelman'S opinion was
not worded as strongly, but dripped
/ with wisdom.
It's pretty hard to watch your
own II men in football game,
much less all Of the other team
too" he agreed.
That clinched the argument for
us. II a man who does nothing but
eat, sleep and drink football II
months in the year, aside from max
ing several hundred after dinner
/ speeches. finds it difficult to follow
! % men on the field, how in the world
can the sldeline experts accurately
follow the fortunes Of several thou
/ sand?
Evening star., 1943-02-07
Tech, Western Grab
Close Verdicts in
Basket Series
Moroons Shade Vikings,
II to rs; Roiders Nip
indians by 33 to 28

Piling up an early lead that with
stood Centrals closing rally, Tech
nosed out the Vikings, 27-25, In the
feature game of last nights high
school basket ball series double
header at Tech gym. The victory
moved the Maroons into third
place tie with Coolidge and showed
Contra! down to fifth.
In the second game Western
pushed Anacostia into the cellar by
winning a 1928 victory over the In
dians. Trailing by 10 points going
into the last period. the Red Raiders
came to life and scored II points.
more than they had in the previous
three periods, while limiting the
Indians to 2.
Teaming smoothly, Techs Ma
rooms seemed to have the game
against Central under perfect con-
troll as they won 1917 lead in the
first period on a pair of buckets by
Hank Pizza and single shots by
Keith Harder and Bob Brewer.
Hank fired another pair in the Sec
ond period and Harder and Brewer
duplicated their first-quarter efforts
as Tech continued in control for an
1913 halftime margin.
Tech Spurts in Second.
Tech spurted to start the second
half, and after two quick baskets by
Brewer and one by Walsh owned
24-14 lead, the largest it ever had.
,rl, cto iy, froy,f tho Vpcf
of the way Tech scored only three
more points while Central from mid
way through the third period staged
a rally that pulled it to within two
points of a tie. Johnny Gibbons Of
Central, the games high scorer,
pushed through two quick ones. and
after Brewer got one more third
period basket the Vikings continued
their streak on a field goal and a
pair of fouls by Pete Panturis and
were trailing only 2226 going into
the final quarter.
Scoring Suddenly Ceases.
Jim Kranking Gagged foul shot
to up Techs score to 81 and Glib
bons sank foul toss and then
long pot shot to bring Central's score
to 25. That was minutes Is Sec
onds before the final gun. and
neither team was able to score the
remainder of the way.
A late bit of Central strategy
backfired. On jump ball under
the Central basket only Is seconds
before the end, Sub Jack Cryer,
6-foot 4-inch lad, was sent in to
jump. He got the tap, but also
caught the ball as it fell, which
miscue gave it to Tech outside. The
Maroons then held on long enough
| to save their margin
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ing the championship game and
Councilman agreed it was a wise
move
Il can understand why George
Marshall would want to play he
chuckled. AS long as he had
Sammy Baugh and 10 other men he
could beat almost any team the
other clubs placed on the field"
The National League is expected
to make a strenuous effort to keep
going this autumn, especially if
baseball finds ways and means of
continuing. 1t may mean cutting
down to squads of II or even Is
paunchy old grandfathers, drastic
! curtailment in road trips and work
ing part-time in essential war in
duStres to comply with the work
or-flght order, but most owners are
coming around to the opinion it will
be well worth the effort.
Evening star., 1943-02-07
BY the Associated Press,

LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. g.
The Governments request today
that the 1943 Kentucky Derby
be cancelled shocked DerbytoWn.
Since 1875, despite other wars
and high water, the racing classic
has been run annually at Church.
i'll Downs and only a few weeks
ago Col. Matt J. VIM, general
manager of the Downs, said that
unless the Government bans
horse racing the Derby will
be run even if only two horses go
to the post, and even if the crowd
does not exceed half a dozen per-
sons
Louisvillians even had hailed
gasoline rationing and transpor-
tation restrictions as giving the
Derby back to them. The huge
crowds from out of town, they
had said, wouldn't be here and
the local citizens would get a
chance to see the race with a
minimum Of trouble.
So certain was Col. VIM that
the race would be run May ! as
Evening star., 1943-02-07
HurIers Wilson, WiIkie
To Stoy in War Jobs
By the Associated Press

PORTLAND, Greg, Feb. G.
Sports Editor George Bertz of the
Portland Journal said today that
Jack Wilson, pitcher for the Detroit
Tigers, and Aldon Wilkie, southpaw
hurler for the Pittsburgh Pirates,
will stick to their jobs in Portland
shipyards this year.
Wilson was traded to the Detroit
club last season by Washington.
Wllkie is an ex-Pacific Coast League
PLAYER
Evening star., 1943-02-07
Jacobs Succeeds Heinte|
As Wilson High Coach

Duke Jacobs, former University of
Maryland athlete. will succeed Carl
Heintel, Wilson High football and
baseball coach who goes into the
Navy as a lieutenant ig) Thurs
day. Jacobs takes over his post at
Wilson on Tuesday.
Jacobs probably will assist Joe
Carlo in coaching track this spring
and football next fall. The base
ball coaching post already has been
assigned to Cliff Netherton, a men,
ber of the Wilson staff.
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people can walk out there. We
don't expect any special privilege at
all.
THE reported request involves my
board, owners, breeders, trainers,
and in fact all racing industries.
can't answer it right off,
Col. Winn, an attendant at all Of
the 68 derbies, has personally super
vised the last of 40 of them as head
of Churchill Downs.
The recommendation against the
running Of the derby was issued by
Joseph B. Eastman. transportation
director, with the view of conserv-
ing transportation In this it diff
fered from the request previously
made by William NJ Jeffers, rubber
administrator. that State Governors
cancel race meetings at tracks which
can be reached only by motor. Mr..
Jefers' request was aimed at con-
serving rubber.
Transportation to Be Curbed.
Churchill Downs. scene of the
Derby, is at Louisville. and city Of
flcials there had generally expected
that the race would be permitted
with Louisville residents compris-
ing most of the SPECTATORS.
Mr.. Eastman acknowledged that
the ODT had no direct authority
over sporting events, but emphasized
his authority over transportation and
said that this authority could be
exercised in such a way as to affect
sports seriously"
Because of the heavy demand on
railroads and inter-city buses for
troop movements and other essen
tial traffic, Mr.. Eastman said in a
statement, 1T would be better from
transportation standpoint if the
Kentucky Derby were not run this
year"
IF it is held" Mr.. Eastman added
"the ODT will not permit the oper-
alton of special trains, extra sec
tions or charter buses or cars"
Circuses to be Restricted.
Mr. Eastman announced that cir
cuses and carnivals will be permitted
to operate during the coming season
provided they are willing to sub
NIT to certain restrictions and take
certain chances"
He did not renew his fiat recon-
mendation of year ago that all
State and county fairs be called off
but pointed to gasoline rationing
and the possibility that other re-
Evening star., 1943-02-07
Virginia Ringmen Conquer
Michigan State by Point
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Feb. g.
Virginia's boxers, with three regu-
lars missing. continued their vic
tory march by taking a decision to-
night over previously undefeated
Michigan State before $500 persons
The score was Az to 3l2.
Bantamweight-Capt. William Zurakow-
ski. Michigan State, decisioned Maupir
MaSSie
FeatherWeight = Jimmy Miragliotta,
virginia, decisioned Walter Zurakowski.
ghtweight-Edward Wood, Michigan
tko. over Tom Green, SO seconds. second
round.
Welterweight-Co- Willie Bar
nett. Virginia. tko. over Thane Bauman.
100 second round.
Junior middleweight-Bob Finley, Viz
einia. decisioned James Sinner
Middleweight-Draw between Jack Cam
bios: Virginia. and James Sinner.
Light heaVyweieht-Ed Neucotti. Mich
igan, decisioned Bob Laurault.
Observation-Disclosures won by forfeit.
Evening star., 1943-02-07
Harlow Leads Winning Drive.

HdIlUW LCduS vSIHIhHS DIISCs
Dick Harlow led the last-period
drive against Anacostia that gave
the Red Raiders their first victory
of the series. His four buckets In
that period gave him a total OF IL
points for the evening, same as
scored by Teammate Ray Love, an
other important participant in the
last Western rally.
Anacostia gained 6-5 lead in the
first period and moved into an ap-
parently safe 1919 edge at the half.
Jim Flaherty's three baskets during
the second period for the Indians
helped keep their lead. Elliott Day
and Bill Tinkelenberg kept up the
pace to give Anacostia 26-16 lead
to carry into the final period.
Suddenly the Raiders came to life.
Harlow showed through two quickies,
and Love added another before Fla
herty counted for Anacostia. That
was the final Indian tally, and Har-
low. Love and Beatty combined to
tie the score at 1928 with less than
three minutes to go. Beatty shot
another basket, Bob Frailey added a
foul shot and Harlow came through
with another snoWbird in the re-
naming time to give Western its
victory
Evening star., 1943-02-07
FeIter Is Winner
OF MeQuw Event

Art Felter of Baltimore, start
ing with game of ISL, totaled
979 for seven games to win the
Red Megaw duckpin tournament
at Convention Hall last night
from a field of As others. He COL
lected $l00.
Bill King, Washington was
second with 945: Nova Hamilton,
Baltimore, third with 938: Earl
Campbell, Baltimore, fourth, 1886;
Perce Wolfe. Hyattsville, fifth,
928, and Ray Fiorentino, Balti-
more, tied for sixth with 928,
and Tony Santini, Washington,
next and last in the money
with 908.
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American u. Routed
By R.-M., 81 10 36,
AS Subs Shine

Randolph-M -Macon's basket ball
team. Mason-Dixon Conference
leader, romped over American Uni
versity, 54-36, last night at A. U.
gym despite the loss of four regu-
lars last week due to scholastic
ineligibility.
Ralph Roe, who never had scored
point in previous collegiate COM
petition, hit the jackpot when he
finally got going, scoring % points
in pacing the visitors. Jimmy
Camp, plucked from Randolph
Macon's intramural program, played
his first collegiate game and played
the entire 40 minutes of it.
Randolph -Macon's starting five OF
Moberg, Roe, Mason, LYDIA and
Camp played the entire game. The
Yellowjackets moved into a 3O-24
halftime lead as Roe and Mason,
who scored II points, led the assault
American u, never in the lead,
but in a position to threaten when
the second half got under way, didn t
get field goal for 10 minutes of the
second half as Randolph Macon
boosted its advantage to 4425 and
coasted to an easy victory.
George Zuras again led the Eagles
with is points, while Bart Fugler
contributed Is.
Evening star., 1943-02-07
Bulls Gets 9th Victory
In Scoring Over Blair

Bulls School won It's eighth game
against two defeats by topping
Montgomery Blair High cagers,
40-25. last night at Silver Spring
Bulls gained lead of 17-15 at
the half, but thereafter set a hot
pace to win going away. Chuck
Tourek and John Davis were the
leading scorers with II and IL points.
respectively. Blair was handicapped
somewhat by the absence of John
O'Connor, a star.
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Wait a BIZ, Long Shot, Wins
In Mud al Fair Grounds
By the Associated Press

i 6S tEe hSSOC!dleC fTess,
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 6.-Wa!t a
Bit, 4-year-old owned by William
Ziegler, ir showed distinct liking
for the heavy going at the Fair
Grounds track and won the IS 900
6-furlong GENTLY Handicap at odds
of IA to l.
The winner finished less than a
nose in front Of Donald p Ross
Pompion, however, to drag down the
first prize Of s3.320. with third going
to Harold Clark's Riverland The
camera was needed to determine the
positions.
Emerson Woodward's Valdina Or
phan made his first start of the sea-
son and finished fourth.
Evening star., 1943-02-07
Rally by Lions Futile,
Bisons Winning in
Baltimore, a 10 7

MALTIMORE, Feb. 6.-The Buff
falo Bisons defeated the lowly
Washington Lions, 4 to 2, in an
American Ice Hockey League con-
test here tonight.
The game was shifted from WASH
ington because of another attrac-
ton at the Capitals rink.
Neither team scored in the first
period. In the second frame Buff
falo netted its first marker. The
remaining five goals were scored
in the final period. which proved
much livelier than the others.
Until the final frame the game
had been battle of defenses with
each man playing his rival, instead
of the puck as is common in anna
teur league hockey.
In the third frame though the
picture changed suddenly and Buff
falo scored three goals to assume
a APPOINT lead. Summerhill regis
tered at 1888, Alum at SAB and
Hunt at 6:31.
Washington made last-ditch
attempt to pull the game out of
the fire and Oracle and Herbie
Foster netted a point each for the
ions
Evening star., 1943-02-07
BriorIey Military Quint
Beats MARYLAND Park

Briarley Military Academy basket
ball team nosed out the Maryland
Park cagers, 1913. in a hectic game
last night at Maryland Park.
A successful foul toss by Acton
gave the Red Devils their victory
after the score had been tied three
minutes before at 1918 on a shot
by Maryland Parks Dick Bennsky.
Briarley led, Ill, at the half.
Evening star., 1943-02-07
Loop Votes to Suspend

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 6 (P).-Direc-
tors of the Wisconsin State Baseball
League. a class D circuit, voted to-
night to suspend operations for the
duration of the war.
Evening star., 1943-02-07
Win, Lose o: :..':,!: or Draw
BY LEWIS F. ATCHESOk.
Grid Pickers Shooting at Moon

Jimmy Councilman has quarrel to pick with the gents who selected
the National Football 1942s
Sammy
But he'd be team picked" he admitted
Cardinals
another of
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Totals - iii 33 Totals IL 62s
Score at half-Ana costa, 14-a. Ref.
erees-Messrs. Mitchell and Buscher.
picture on Page ca
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Totals - . 725 Totals IL 81
Score at half: Tech. 1913. Referees
Messrs. Buscher and Mitchell.
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TTotals--- % 2 64 Totals - II 2 80
Ofncials-Doran and P. Mention.
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Chevy Chase Ice Palace
a,sl CONN. AVE ON BUS LINE
Bowling Ice Skating Exercise
Ten Pins Open Daily
Duck Pins -" !" III
Open Daily $50 to 500 ~
10 Am. to $50 to h66Ifn
Am. ll:0O
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Kentucky Derby's Cancellation
Is Requested by Government
ODT Moves to Conserve Transportation;
Winn Surprised, Is Not Ready to Reply

Continued From Page Ally
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Totals 8 319 totals 4ls
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Mile relay-Wcn by ST Johns OF Brook
iyn fBorowski. Jones. Campbell and Mac =
DopelD second. Rhode Island State, third,
Syracuse; fourth. Williams Time, 3'27.".
Mile relay-Won by VillanoTa tGuida
Mccarthy, Di Carlo. sullivan; second
Holy Gross. third, Boston College fourth
Manhattan. Time. 3:24.s
Military mile relay-Won bv mdship-
mems school Columbia University (Prck-
ett wills Storli jennings: second, Man
haitian Eeach Coast Guard, third. 3"ath
Ordnance Motor TRANSPORT Co, Fort
Meade. Nc; fourth. Camp Upton. Time
Two-mie relay-won by Penn State
(Harris. Williams. S. Clair, Karver). sec
ond. Cornell. third, Princeton. Time.
S 90 q
Mile relay-Won by Massa chusetts In
stitute OF Technology tHall. Bailey. Bly,
ant. Meny). second, Colgate. third. Penn
sylvsnia fourth. Columbia Time, 3 %.
TUo-mie relay - Won by Michigan
tHume. RoxborCuRh, Matthews. Uier)
second, New York University. third. Setot
Hall Time. TA14
Mile relay-Won by United States Mill
tary Academy (hogers, Berger. McM ullin
NORRIS second, United States Nava
Academy. Time, 3.265 5
Mile relay-Won by Notre Game Zones
Tupts. Lundergan. Fehligl. second. New
York University. third, Dartmouth. fourth
Harvard Time, 3."T
Mile relay-Won by Ohio State Durpe
Jones, Collin. Oven: second Georgctowr
fFordhsm disqualified for dropping baton
Time. 1853
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