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Evening star., 1943-04-12
New Job May Be Touch

Meanwhile. Espey again was
identified with q success and it
wasn't hurting his reputation. He
gained national recognition for his
role in promoting the Redskins and
in the last five years that recog-
milton hasn't receded.
At Uline Arena Espey is stepping
into a contrasting situation, but
with the assurance Of a 3-year con-
tract that calls for q share Of the
profits. He has no Leemans or
Baugh to publicize, no star to which
he may hitch his streamlined wagon.
1t could be tough job.
Jack Is taking over after two
Washington Lions ice hockey teams
have failed to capture the imagina-
ton Of local fans with their futile
play. Washington had the NCA
basket ball tournament runner-up
In Georgetown and the Southern
Conference champion in George
Washington this season, but neither
played at Uline Arena. For home
games. they used the comparatively
cramped Tech High gym.
He will have complete command
in a Job that is calculated to be
more Of test than his GNU or
Redskins assignments. Chances
are he'll do better than all right
In making Uline Arena q more
popular sports spot than it has
been but he shouldn't be burdened
by the general opinion that he can
walk into the place and immedi-
ately transform it into a huge sue
cess.
Espey Is confronted with q tre-
mendous task that may require
time, but it's tribute to his abil-
ity that everybody who has been
connected with him believes the
little man will do the big job.
Evening star., 1943-04-12
DiMag' 'sHitin Clutch
Wins for Service Nine
Made With ; On, z Out;
RuHing, Donning Hell p
b the Assooiated Press.

0y the A0D0oteoed Press.
HOLLYWOOD. April 12.-Joe Di
Maggie, Red Running and Harry
banning have seen similar dramatic
situations In their big league base
ball careers, but under somewhat
different setting:
Ninth inning, score tied. bases
loaded, two out, and Joe swinging
the big stick.
This was the scene before II 900
fans at Gilmore Field yesterday, but
the teams were the Army Navy ALL
Stars and the Hollywood Stars of
the Pacific Coast League.
Then Pvt. Di Maggie knocked
single that scored two men and
opened the way to victory for the
All-Stars, to 2. In the exhibition
game. Di Maggie, former New York
Yankee center fielder; Rumng, ex-
Yank pitcher, and Dannin, erst-
while New York Giant backstop, are
all in the armed services.
Runng hurled q no-hit, no-run
game for three innings, during which
banning caught. At bat, Danning
knocked q triple.
Besides knocking in two runs, Di
Maggie got two doubles and single.
Evening star., 1943-04-12
". & N. Nine Surprises
In Topping Virginia LIST
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, April l2.-Wil-
liam and Mary's Indians, who
weren't supposed to have anything
In the way Of baseball material,
led the State college parade today
with a pair Of victories and no
defeats. No other State college nine
wound up the first real week of
competition without a licking.
Hampden-Sydney, one Of the top
ranking teams last season, has the
heaviest schedule of the current
week, the Tigers making a four-day
road excursion in which they meet
four teams-William and Mary on
Tuesday, Medical College OF Vir-
ginia at Richmond on Wednesday.
the University Of Richmond on
Thursday and Randolph-Macon at
Ashland on Friday.
Virginia and Virginia Tech track
teams had bad week end as the
Cavaliers dropped q close 64l,-612a
decision to the University of North
Carolina. while Davidson romped
past the Gobblers, s71/e-38 5/6.
Evening star., 1943-04-12
MuItnomuh's First Swim Title
Gets Four Kisses for Coach
Cody Rewarded by Portland (oreg) Girls,
Who Collect AAU Championships

Lido Club. who beat out New York's
Lorraine Fischer by a fingernail In
surprising loo-yard breaststroke
victory.
The Hoosier organization greatly
missed Betty Benis. the WAVE.
who paced the club to the outdoor
crown last summer. but Coach
Bud" Swain was satisfied with his
girls showing.
"Junes breaststroke win was a
moral victory for her as we'll as an
actual one" he confded. 1--WE been
working with her for several
months, trying to break her habit
OF giving up when she was behind
in q race. She lacked the COM
petitive spirit of her sister. and
there were times when her parents
seriously thought Of making her
quit swimming.
Three Former Champs Bow.
"But now that she's a national
breaststroke champion, I know she
will be hard to beat in any race she
enters. She finally found herself
here at this meet"
Three Of the five defending cham
pions competing failed to repeat
Marilyn Sahner, w. s. A.. New
York. in the 100 freestyle: Miss
Merki in the 40 freestyle. and the
w. S. A. team In the 300 medley
relay.
Evening star., 1943-04-12
Durable Drake
Jump Record
Threatened
Jerry Donovan Of Host
School May Shotter
Osborne's Mark
By the Associated Press.

DES MONIES, Iowa, April "a
jerry Donovan, an ls-year-old Erie.
Pa. lad. NAV be the answer to 4 Al.
year hunt for high jumper to break
the Drake relays record.
And Donovan is right here on Bill
Easton's own Drake track squad.
Since Harold Osborne of Illinois
went over the bar at 6-6 back In
1922 Drake officials have been trying
to hnd some one to crack the mark.
The best in the country have failed.
The things jinx." the boys said.
Rain Spells Opportunity.
Last year Easton, who directs thu
carnival, made elaborate prepara-
tions. He had two jumping pits
constructed and brought in q tai
ented field Of jumpers. But what
happened? Torrents Of rain came
down and five disappointed young
men settled for q Ga mark.
Again Easton has his hopes, and
also q possible record-breaker.
Donovan, a freshman, had done
a bit over six feet in high school
using the scissors style. He switched
to the "straddle" jump here and
showed improvement. The young
ster, however, wasn't satisfied and
went back to his original form In
the Illinois Tech Relays and nm
ished with = 6-4A mark, = quarter
Of an inch better than the previous
record but two inches lower than
the winning mark by Dwight Ed.
dleman, Illinois freshman.
Leaps 81 In Texas
He did 6-4s4 in winning the event
at the Purdue Relays for 4 new
fieldhouse record.
Outdoors at the Texas Relays
Donovan got of his best tlmp-a
81 leap good for q first-place tie
with Pete Watkins of Texas A. Is
M. that's the highest mark ever
made by q Jumper representing An
Iowa school.
Easton keeps thinking what Q
similar mark would do to the Drake
record April "A. Could be, hs says,
with crossed fingers.
Evening star., 1943-04-12
BY CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN,
Associated Press Sports Writer


CHICAGO, April LIT was an
unusual sight.
On the edge Of the swimming pool,
80 happy that he almost fell in, was
Jack Cody-a small, heavy-set man
Of about IS. Surrounding him were
four pretty girls. trying to hoist him
to their shoulders. When they failed
each planted q nice kiss on his
leathery cheek.
All this was q colorful episode at
the conclusion Of the three-day ma
tional AAU senior women's indoor
swimming meet yesterday. The
girls, whose average ages were II,
were the sole members of Cody's
Multnomah Club team champion
ship with 43 points to 81 for the
second-place Riviera Club of In
dianapolis.
Although Cody had coached
Multnomah 30 years, he never
bobbed up with . team title until
his "dashy foursome" lassoed it for
him. If ever a man deserved those
kisses as an anti-clinax, Cody was
the one.
Team Gets Five Titles.
With premeditation he announced
simply:
Fine bunch of girls I got. Yes,
sr!"
They won five championships.
Suzanne Zimmerman showed fine
versatility in capturing the 100
yard freestyle one day and the 100
yard backstroke the next.
Brenda Helser took the 220-yard
freestyle yesterday, then combined
with Miss Zimmerman and Nancy
Merki to win the 300-yard medley
relay and shatter any chances Riv-
iera had Of overtaking Multnomah
in the team race.
Helser, Zimmerman, Merki and
Mary Ann Hansen, the debutante of
the foursome, also won the 400-yard
freestyle relay champ pionship earlier
in the meet.
Two other double" winners were
14-year-old Joan Fogle OF Riviera,
who annexed the 300-yard individual
medley and the 440-yard freestyle
In a brilliant upset which kept Miss
Merh from repeating in the race
for the fourth straight year, and
Ann Ross Of Brooklyn's Dragon
Club, WIZ -'etained her 1-meter low
board G ing crown and added the s.
meter highboard honors.
Other New Champions.
The other new champions were
June Fogle, Joan's 16-year -old sister,
In the 220-yard breaststroke, and
Alyce Miller Of the Evanston (Ill.)
Evening star., 1943-04-12
Streak Broken, Bears
Ending Campaign
Face Their conquerors,
ZoIlners, in New York

The Washington Bears pro basket
ball team winds up its season to-
night by playing the Fort Wayne
zollners in New York, the same
team that yesterday spoiled the
Bears winning streak after 46 games.
1t was big blow to the Bears, hold
ers OF tho professional champion
ship. who needed to take only YES.
terday's two games here and to-
nights tilt to finish two years
without . defeat.
The 'Zollners won the first of two
games yesterday at Turner'S Arena
27-20, while the Bears came back in
the night tilt for 4 1922 victory,
A topheavy lead in the first half
aided the Zollners to victory with
big John Pelkington hopping 9
points in the early going. It gained
1913 margin into the second half
and added 6 more points before the
Bears got rolling too late.
The second game was Washington
all the way after q bit OF close action
at the start, with the Bears leading
at the half, 1914.
Evening star., 1943-04-12

didn't permit another hit until the
fifth, when the Orioles nicked him
for two singles.
Owen Scheetz also was impressive
in the four innings he toiled. He
permitted three runs on as many
hits but one Of them was unearned.
The other two runs were the result
Of Ted Sczepkowski's ninth-inning
homer at a time when scheetz
owned 1874 lead and wasn't bear
ing down.
Priddy's fielding was shoddy but
there was nothing wrong with his
hitting. He inserted singles into the
proceedings, while George Case. Stan
Spence, Mickey Vernon and Jake
Early Clipped in with two safeties
each.
Restricted to three hits and rs
many runs In five innings by South
paw Clyde smoll. the Mats pounced
on Elmer Burkart for five runs in
the seventh, then added one run In
the eighth and three more In the
ninth of Burton Smith.
Early, who has hit safely in every
exhibition game. boosted his batting
mark to 480. a remarkable recovery
from the feeble batting he presented
the Mats last year.
Swings His Own Way.
EARLY wrote me during the win
ter and said he realized he had a
bad season last year." informs Prexy
Clark Grifith. HE said, please, for
US to let him swing the way he
wanted this season and he'd i'm
prove. I showed the letter to Bluege
and agreed 1t wouldn't do any harm
he couldn't do worse than he did
last yeAr-so he's swinging the way
he wants to and, by golly, he's hit
ting"
Against the Athletics today, Bluege
was to pit Alex Carrasquel and Milo
Candini, neither Of whom had
elated him with previous perform
ances.
With tomorrow's scheduled exhi-
bition against Syracuse at Grifnth
Stadium called OIL, the Mats next
game will be Wednesday at Fort
Belvoir. Washington will complete
its exhibition schedule by meeting
the Phillies ut Trenton on Thurs
day. Newark at Newark on Friday
and the Giants at New York on
Saturday and Sunday.
Evening star., 1943-04-12
Indians Power
Helped as Jeff
Ends Ho|dout
0ris Rejoins Club,
Won't Be Punished
For Jumping Job
BY LARRY SMITH,
Associated Press Sports Writer

INDIANAPOLIS April a.
Twenty -four hours ago Roy Cullen
bine and Rookie Hank Edwards were
the only outf1elders In the Cleveland
Indians camp and Manager Lou
Boudreau had disclosed he would
open the American League season
with . pitcher in left field II neces-
sary.
He had decided that AL Milnar,
Allie Reynolds and Steve Gromek
would alternate, depending on
whether a left or right handed
hurler was facing the Tribe.
Today Boudreau could boast OF
four fly chasers-a situation which,
in the case of the Indians, virtually
amounts to an overabundance Of
manpower.
First came the announcement that
holdout JEFF Heath had left Seattle
(Wash) shipyard for the ball yard.
The hard-hitting gardener agreed to
terms in . long distance telephone
conversation with Vice President
Roger Peckinpaugh.
Tribe Raises Offer to Meath.
Peckinpaugh indicated the man
agement had increased its salary
offer, but that the figure agreed
upon represented q compromise It
was believed to be $4,000, as COM
pared to the $4,000 Jef1 received
last year.
The Tribe oticials said Heath
probably would join the team in
Dayton. Ohio. Thursday. or earlier
If he could obtain an airline reserva-
ton.
JEFF told Peckinpaugh he is in
good shape and has been getting
plenty Of batting practice through
a private spring training program.
The next development was Oris
Hockett's return to camp. Hockett
returned last night after jumping
the team Saturday, but refused to
divulge any reasons for departure
to his home in Dayton, Ohio.
He said he had planned to return
Saturday night, but that the illness
of his father, whom he said had
double pneumonia, forced him to
stay.
Hockett Anxious to Play.
I'm anxious to play ball" was
Hockett's only comment as he came
back.
Boudreau evidently plans no dis
ciplinary measures. for he announced
that Hockett would be in left field
today when the Tribe meets the
Cincinnati Reds at Fort Benjamin
Harrison.
The Indians stock also was boosted
by the new selective service regula-
tions announced today. The new
directive reserves the ga classiflca-
ton for fathers whose children were
born before last September is.
Second Baseman Ray Mack has
been placed in Ia, but his return
to the ga category seems certain.
as he is the father Of an 1s-month-
old child.
Evening star., 1943-04-12
BIuege's Faith in Priddy Firm
Despite E Errutic |nfie|d Work
Pilot Hopes to Polish Mats Inner Line;
Victors Over Orioles Face As Todoy

TO Fort Meade today travelled the
Mats in pursuit of an eighth success
live exhibition victory. at the ex-
pense Of the Philadelphia Athletics.
but despite that prospering string Of
Euccesses, Manager Ossie Bluege has
occasion to fret. That fashionable
mfield he believed he possessed re-
lently has been on its bad behavior.
Bluege Is sincere in his belief that
Gerald Priddy will develop into one
Df the industry's greater second
Iasemen, but thus far the blond
loungster hasn't justified that opin-
bn. In the Mats last two games
HE infleld has committed six errors
Ind responsible for three Of them
has been Priddy. Jerry hasn't been
clicking on double plays, a specially
1t which he is rated by Bluege SUI
perior to the Yankees Joe Gordon.
But Ossie Is confident Priddys con-
duct merely is temporary. He is not
frantically alarmed, only merely
annoyed, but in the Mats remaining
exhibitions he'll devote considerable
time to polishing the play OF that in
neld.
Mertz Pitches Neatly.
Shortstop Johnny Sullivan has
chipped in with two errors and Third
Baseman Ellis Clary has contributed
another in the Mats last two games,
but Washington continues to win.
At Baltimore yesterday the Mats
hammered three pitchers for Is hits
In capturing 1876 decision as Jim
Mertz and Owen Scheetz limited the
Orioles to 8 hits.
What Bluege saw In Baltimore. ex-
elusive Of the infield play. was heart
ening. He saw Bob johnson snap
his batting slump with q brace Of
lusty doubles and q single. and he
saw the slim Mertz produce q neat
brand Of pitching.
Mertz was sabotaged by Washing
tons infield in the first inning, when
three Baltimore runs romped across
the plate. In that inning the ORR
oles parlayed two errors, two infield
singles and a more legitimate one
into q lead that existed until the
Mats came up with three runs to
lock the score in the NTH inning.
Mertz, who won IL games and lost
Is with Atlanta last season. was
blowing his fast one by the Balti-
moro hitters. He struck out seven
and after that hectic first inning
Evening star., 1943-04-12

IN" men in the service. More
than 800 copies Of the first issue
were sent out. Checking up:
Members Of last years Great
Lakes Naval Training Station
baseball club: Ernie Andres now
Is aboard sub chaser, Frankie
Baumholz is captain of q gun
crew on q merchant ship with
several transatlantic crossings
to his credit and most Of the
others have been transferred.
And among the athletes who have
passed through the Norfolk Naval
Station, Bobby Feller Is at sea rs
. gunnery captain, Boxer Fred
Apostoli is somewhere In the
Pacific and Ken Overlin i sta.
TONED at Midway.
Nareellus Naseda, the Reds
Bat boV at Tampa, I1a., for several
ysasDtnseied al1 - way y ~
Evening star., 1943-04-12
Yankee Speedsters
HumbIed in Third
Loss 10 Dodgers
Stirnweiss, WeotherIy
Foil in SpeeioIties;
Tribe Plays Reds
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, April 12-T1e New
York Yankee speedsters. George
Stirnweiss and Roy Weatherly, were
not swift enough for the Brooklyn
Dodgers as the American Leagrers
lost their third straight to the Ma
tional loop nine yesterday. Stirn-
weiss. who swiped 73 bases last year
in the International loop. was
thrown out on bunt and Weatherly
was caught stealing.
SEYMOUR, Ind.-The Chicago
White Sox and Cubs filled an open
date on their spring exhibition
schedule today by coming here and
clashing In another Of their informa-
ton games for the benefit of the
soldier fund at the Freeman Air
Base. Catcher Clyde Mccullough,
who ended his holdout siege Satur.
day, may see action for the Cubs.
FORT BENJAMIN HARRISON,
1nd-Ihe Cincinnati Reds and the
Cleveland Indians came here today
for another Of their exhibition
games Jim Bagby and Jack salve-
son are the Indian mound choices
and Clyde Shoun and Bob Malloy
are booked for the Reds.
ST. LOUIS.-An open date inter.
rupted the seven-game city series
today but both the st. Louis Cardi-
nails and the Brownies participated
IN long workout.
Manager Billy Southworth Of the
Cards, pleased by the showing Of
Pitcher Mort Cooper, said Howie
Pollet had returned from . confer.
ence with his draft board at Hous-
ton. Tex, and that Murray Dickson
also had rejoined the club. Both
pitchers were absent to determine
their military statuses.
BOSTON.-The Boston Red sox
returned from . week-long barn.
storming tour today In time for .
brief workout that was preceded by
skull session during the train ride
from New York. Manager Jos
Cronin said the club showed . weak.
ness at the plate and poor base
running against the New York
Giants In yesterdays defeat. The
Seekers play Boston College tomor.
row and Harvard on Thursday.
Evening star., 1943-04-12
North, South Amateur
Golf Tourney Opens
Few From Lost Year
In Pinehurst Event
By the Associated Press,

~ the Ao1ociAee0 Press.
PINEHURST, N. c., April H.
Minus the stars Of recent years, the
43d annual North and South anna
teur golf tournament starts here
today with an 1s-hole qualifying
round. ....... 49,.
Harry Odcutt, jr., OF Phoenix,
Ariz, is one of the few OF last years
contestants returning. A favorite
Is Corpl. Ronnie Williams OF Detroit,
who is stationed at Camp Butner,
N. c. williams finished second
among the simon pures in the re-
cent North and South Open.
Ralph T. Strafaci Of Brooklyn, N.
Y, brother Of Frank Strafaci, for
mer North and South amateur
champion; Edwin Aborn Of Gran
ford, N. j., and S. B. Gardiner of
Pladome. Long Island, are among
the others entered.
Match play will start tomorrow.
Evening star., 1943-04-12
gn $a Sports Heath Hocket Fod Tribe Outd Problem Solved
Sports Program
ForLocuI Fans

TODAY.
Baseball,
Washington vs.. Philadelphia
Athletics, Fort Meade, Md.
Boxing.
Danny Petro vs.. Lew Trans
parentt, Turner'S Arena, 8:45.
TOMORROW.
Baseball.
Central at Anacostia, Tech at
Roosevelt, Eastern at Coolidge
(High school series opening
games), all at 400.
Dewitt ut Western, 3:45.
Gonzaga at National Training
School, $50.
Evening star., 1943-04-12
Mats II Record
In Spring Ti|ts
Best for AL.
Braves Pace Senior
League With 3 Wins
In os Many Games
8y the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 12.-Probably
. college education was all the Bos-
ton Braves and Washington Ma
tionals needed these many years.
The Mats, who have been able to
finish in the American Leagues first
division only once In the past 10
years, top that circuit with seven
victories in their eight spring games,
while the Braves have made q clean
sweep Of their trio of outings to
set the National loop pace.
Because Of the edict which keeps
the clubs above the Landis- Eastman
line for the conditioning drills this
year, the Braves are preparing for
the coming season at Choate School,
Wallingford, Conn, and Washington
IS drilling on the campus of the
University Of Maryland.
Both clubs have compiled their
records without having played a
major league foe, a condition which
ends today with the Mats opposing
the Philadelphia Americans and the
Braves tangling with the New York
Yankees.
Brooklyn's Dodgers and the New
York Giants are tied for second
place in the National Leagues red
flannel circuit with six triumphs
each in seven games, while the
Philadelphia Athletics are right be-
hind the Mats in the junior circuit
with four out Of five.
Following up their World Series
victory Of last fall, the National
Leaguers hold 15-to-10 edge over
their American loop rivals. That
edge was manufactured primarily
by the Dodgers three-game sweep
Of the series with the New York
Yankees and Cincinnati's domina-
ton Of the Cleveland Indians.
The standings:
Evening star., 1943-04-12
Boasfu| Junga|eers
Debated by Mi||ers
And Buccaneers
Great PIoy by Voushon
Gives Dodgers a Kick;
Gomez PIeoses Boss
By the Associated Press,

EVANSVILLE, Ind, April 1.-THE
Detroit Tigers, who recently picked
themselves as contenders for the
American League nag, had a double
defeat to explain today. The regu-
lars were crushed, 13 to 2, by the
Pittsburgh Pirates. while the seconds
were blanked by Minneapolis Of the
American Association, to 0, In
pair Of Sunday games.
MUNC1E, 1nd.-The Pittsburgh
Pirates got today of after lurching
out Of their spring long batting
slump and defeating the main
forces OF the Detroit Tigers, 13 to g.
A game was carded with the Louis
vile Colonels today. but Manager
Frankie Frisch Cancelled.
Vaughan Makes Flashy Play.
BROOKLYN. - The BROOKLYN
Dodgers. winners of three straight
over the New York Yankees, still
were talking about Arky Vaughans
glittering play that robbed John
Lindell OF 4 hit as they embarked
for Camp Dix. N. j., and today's
struggle with the New York Giants.
Vaughan, still shy Of peak condition,
went back Of second to make the
stop.
NEW YORK.-The Boston Braves
arrived here early today for their
meeting with the New York Yankees
and Manager Casey Stengel told
every one in ear shot about his
National League rookie" Vernon
defty) Gomez, longtime star SOUTH
paw in the American League. Gomez
gave up four hits and one unearned
run against the Newark Bears yes
terday.
Bartell Sheds Tape.
NEW YORK.-Dick Bartell, vet
eran New York Giant infielder, had
the tape removed from his injured
wrist today but is not likely to see
action against Brooklyn In the game
at Camp Dix today. Ace Adams
and Tom Sunkel will hurl for the
Ottmen.
PHILADELPHIA After having
opposed each other for three con-
secutive days. the Philadelphia
Americans and the Phillies separated
today. The Phils Travelled to Lam
caster. Pa, and the Toronto club
OF the International League.
Only 16 AS faced Charley Fuchs
IN the five innings he pitched In
yesterdays city series shutout.
Evening star., 1943-04-12
Gomecock Breeders Bemoon Rutonnq of Beef Extract
Solvent

Ambers viii put on the gloves for
. boxing bout tonight for the
first time since he retired In l9ll.
Hell step through = three-round
exhibition with his cousin and
Coast Guard-nate, Marty Servo,
at Holleran Hospital on Staten
Island.
BY canceling its national cham
pionships last summer. the United
States Coli Association went
$4,000 In the hole, but, thanks to
Bob Jones, It's stiN out of debt.
There still was 4 good surplus
from the crowds Bobby used to
draw to the tournaments.
Service Dept. - Northwestern
University's athletic department
b helping to AL the demand Tor
sport1 nsws, frogn home b pub
hshint a tisnt-p1s pApaf 1or