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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer

LAKEWOOD. N. j., March 10
The tipoff on how times have
changed In baseball is the way the
New York Giants are stalling along
in spring training without first
baSeman.
Manager Mel OFT acknowledged
today he is just marking time watt
ing till Johnny Mize reports for
his physical examination for Undue
ton next week before he makes a
move about filling what looms as
the biggest void in his lineup.
Before the war, when players were
plentiful, the Giants or any other
club would have had two or three
candidates with major league ex-
perience or with promising back
grounds in the top minors ready TO
step into vacancy.
Awaiting Fate of Mize.
But when the Giants began prac-
tice here they had no first-sacker,
and they may not have one when
they leave.
Otis first reaction to the prob
ability that Mize will be lost to the
team was to assign Outflelder Her
bert (Babe) Barna to the initial
sack. Barna, big man but fast,
played first base at West Virginia
U. and came up to the Philadelphia
Athletics several years ago at that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
Carolyn Wilson, Hazi
Pace Table Tennis
Defect Margaret Acton,
Shea in District Open

Thor Hazi, Washington's table
tennis ace and holder of the Eastern
championship. has another prize for
his shelf today, the Col. George H
Foster Trophy, which he will keep
for one year after winning it last
night in the final of the closed
District tournament at Columbia
Courts.
He bested Jimmy Shea in straight
sets, 2l--l5, 21-12, 2l-ll. His
seminal victim was Stanley Fields,
while Shea advanced with an upset
victory over Lou CORN.
Carolyn Wilson likewise had little
trouble winning the womens final,
defeating Margaret Acton, 2l-14,
2l-10, 22-24, 21-9. Sy Sussman
and Frank DWelly took the mems
doubles over Fields and Elias Schu-
man, while the mixed doubles was
won by Miss Wilson and Sussman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
10 Presti, Former Hockey Ace,
Reported Missing by Navy
Ex-BIockhowk Believed First Nationally
Known Athlete to Be Victim of War

might have been getting in a few
ticks of his own. 10 Presti was in
charge Of a gun crew on a merchant
marine ship, according to recent
word here.
Bill Tobin, Blackhawks president.
said: 10 Presti might have re-
manned in hockey longer, but it was
his desire to get into action. He
joined the Coast Guard at the end
of our 1912 season, studied gun
merry at Great Lakes and then went
East. He always gave everything he
had and was well liked here. The
news startles me-"
Lo Presti came to the Hawks from
st, Louis and played regularly dur
ing the 1901 and 1912 seasons.
His record feat against Boston
came in March, 194l. but the Hawks
lost the decision, 80.
Lo Presti was married to Carol
Mae Larson of Nashwauk. Mimi.
in April. 194l. She was listed as
next OF kin In the Navy announce
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
Defense Aids Hershey,
Usually Heavy Scorer
Defects Buffalo, ! to O.;
Cops Whip Hornets. 5-4
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Pennant-winning Hershey Bears,
who broke many American Hockey
League scoring records during the
regular season, relied mainly on its
defense in its first post-season fracas
Hershey and second place Buffalo
began series "a" of the circuit s
playoffs last night and the Bears
won, 10, after rs minutes and
seconds Of play.
Another exciting game was wit
messed by Indianapolis fans as series
B" between third-place Capitals
and fourth place Pittsburgh also got
under way, with the Caps edging
out the Hornets, ga.
After three regular sessions and
the 10-minute overtime frame had
passed, Joe Levandoski celebrated
his 22d birthday by chopping the
puck into the net at 6:04 of the
sudden death period to send the
Hershey fans home in a happy
mood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
Hitters Hit Any Time

1t presents proof that good hitters
are not bothered by playing at night
Ted Williams hit 485 in night games
last season and Joe Di Maggie swat
ted a comfortable 1876 under the
lights.
Only "a home runs were delivered
at Griffith Stadium last year. but
Yankee Stadium customers saw lOl.
No Detroit player hit a homer at
Boston despite FenWay Parks invit-
Ing left-field fence and jeff Heath
and Les Fleming of Cleveland were
the only visiting players to connect
for two home runs here.
Bobby Doerr of Boston. Joe Kuhel
OF Chicago, Pinky Higgins of Detroit
and Buddy Blair of Philadelphia
were the only members of their re-
spective teams to hit homers at
Griffith Stadium and the only Nat
to smash a homer at Comiskey Park
was Bobby EStalella.
The once mighty Yankees this sea-
son list only two players who hit
800 or better in any league last year.
Joe Gordon compiled a 1922 average
with the Yankees and Tuck Stain
back hit 300 in short span at New
ark.
The Tigers have Yugoslav second
baseman in Bill Radulovich and a
Russian outfielder in Charles Metro
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
Wynn S Weight
Betokens Good
Year on Slab
Reports to Griffs IS
Pounds Lighter Than
In His 1912 Stort

Into the Mats dampened training
activities today stepped swarthv
Early Wynn, who could bring some
sunshine into the life of Manager
Ossie Bluege If he succeeded in
keeping his weight within respect
able bounds.
Wynn, who is inclined to fatten
unless he works hard balanced
the beam at 100 pounds. Is pounds
lighter than when he reported at
Orlando. Fla, for his first workout
last year.
The husky right-hander who won
10 games last year is a KEY man in
the Mats hopes of escaping the sec
ond division. and Bluege isn't likely
to permit Wynn to loaf He's win
ming pitcher when his weight is
down, but he doesn't battle. the
leagues hitters when he's carving
excess avoirdupois.
Reported Out of Shape.
Wynn wasn't in condition last
year when he reported to Bucky
Harris, then managing the Mats.
Harris promptly restricted Early's
activity almost exclusively to log
glng around the field in heavy
| rubber jacket. He shed weight. but
not rapidly, and not until the season
was several weeks old was Bucky
satisfied with Wynn's weight.
The North Carolina youngster
then pitched some respectable ball
for the Mats. For a while he was
Washington's only consistent win
ner, but he suffered relapse and
Bucky blamed it on picking up
weight. Wynn was summoned to
the Office of President Clark Crit
nth for several chats on the ma tier
and later in the year he was winning
again
There's a suspicion among the
Mats that Wynn is likely to win
any time his weight is right. The
bagging of 10 games in his first full
season in the maj ors was a credit
able feat. particularly with a team
as inept as the 1912 Mats. Wynn won
three of four starts with the Mats in
the fall of 1941 after putting in a
busy season with Springfield OF the
Eastern League.
Giuliani Reports Next Week.
The only missing member of the
Mats battery brigade is Catcher
Angelo Giuliani. who wired Grifflth
yesterday that he will be unable to
report until next week.
The Mats were confined to indoor
practice for the second straight day
yesterday and there was little like
lihood of them getting outside to-
day. The University of Maryland
| field drains quickly. but has seen the
sun only sporadically in the last
week.
While Jake Early, Benny Ben
cough and Don Barbary handled the
pitchers in shifts in Richie Coli
scum. other Mats were practicing
basket ball. A few more DAYS of
rain and the Mats will be prepared
to challenge Georgetown's crack
quint.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
Academic Speedup Hits Spring Sports in Colleges
Has More Effect Than Coils Service; Youngsters coIsthen

embarrassing the mighty major
leaguers. Maybe Col. Biff Jones,
the Army athletic director, was
seeking to provide similar enter
tainment when he suggested that
the Dodgers start work in the
West Point fleldhouse little ear
lier so the Cadets could see some
real expensive ivory on the hoof.
Todays guest star - AL Wolf,
Los Angeles Times: "One very
articulate Hollywood boxing fan.
who used to scream downstairs
when he wanted pug to shoot
for his opponents midriff, is
yelling below deck these days.
He's in the Navy now"
One-minute sports page-The
crack soccer team composed of
performers in the Ringing Bar
mum g. Bailey Circus has been
dissbanded because of wartime
difficulties, sgd Howe, who
played hockey for the Red wings
all winter and held down a de-
Tense job in Detroit, received
watch from his fellow tool and
die makers the other night in
recognition of his performances
on the ice. Leona Hertz, daugh-
ter Of the noted Chicago race
hoss owner, Is working in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
War Toll, Draft
Slash ST. Louis
Club S Roster
Only One InfieIder
At Hand; Slab Vets
Expected to Help
BY OSCAR KAHAN.
Associated Press Shorts Writer

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo, March
l8,-Luke Sewell of the St. Louis
! Browns is manager virtually with
out a team.
Although the Browns reserve list
of So players was the largest in the
American League, only 10 have re-
ported for spring training so far.
And, as Sewell said, you can't get
team in shape when your players
are scattered all over the country
Contract trouble isn't the chief
reason for absenteeism Third Base
man Harlond Cliff, for example, still
is at Selah, Wash, trying to find
some one to care for ITS head of
cattle on his ranch. Pitcher Paul
Dean is helping finish some chores
at Holdenville, Ark.
Young Bill Selnsoth. promising
rookie lefthander who won "a and
lost 10 games with New Orleans
last season, wrote he believed he
could get into condition by himself
on the West Coast Sewell's reply
Slzzled on the telegraph wires.
Seven Still Unsigned.
Seven of the Browns players still
are unsigned, among them Cliff. be-
cause he doesnt know whether he'll
be able to play baseball this year;
First Baseman George McQuinn,
Pitchers Stan Ferens and Archie
McKain, Catcher Frank HAYES and
1nf1elders Floyd Baker and Don
Heffner.
Other absentees, several of them
awaiting draft summons. are Pitch
ers George Caster and Woody Rich.
Catcher Rick Terrell, Second Base
man Don Gutteridge. Rookie Short
stop Bob Dillinger, Utility Infielder
Alan Strange, Shortstop Vernon
Stephens and First Baseman Chuck
Stevens.
AS a result, Sewell has only one
lnhelder in camp. Mark Christ
man; two recruit catchers, Joe
Schultz and Ardys Keller; nine
pitchers and all six outfelders.
The infield shortage is enough to
wreck his training plans.
Must Look to Pitchers.
On paper, several weeks ago, the
Browns appealed to be pennant con-
tenders. Barely hit by the draft,
they practically had the same team
that vaulted into third place last
season. But then, in rapid success
sion, came the induction of Out
fielder Walt Judnich and reclassifi-
cation in Ia of Shortstop Stephens.
Sewell apparently will have to de-
pend on improvement of his staff
to overcome the loss of his two
Leading hitters. His additions in
clude three veterans. Dean. one time
Cardinal star making his third
comeback attempt; Nelson Potter.
formerly with the Philadelphia
Athletics, and Rich, once with Bos-
ston Red Sox.
IT the expected dominance of
pitchers occurs in baseball this sea-
son, the experience of this trio NAV
be enough to compensate for the
Browns blunted power.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
BY HUGH FULLERTON, Jr


NEW YORK, March l8.-The
National Collegiate A. A. won't
be holding its usual golf and
tennis championships this spring,
although the track meet probably
will 60 on as usual. The reason,
of course, is that by the time
these events usually are run off
most colleges will have had their
commandments and there won't
be many top-flight competitors
harging around. 1t seems to be
the academic speedup, rather
than service calls, that is
wrecking the college spring pro-
grams, and by next fall Prof.
Philip o. Badger, the NCAA pres
ident, figures sports will be sta
bilized on a new basis" Any
way, stabilized or not, 1t will be
new.
Muscle jerks-When the Yam
KEGS used the Asbury Park IN.
j High School for calisthenics
Tuesday some of the students
watched from the bleachers. The
muscular maneuvers of the ath-
letes were so funny that some of
the kids laughed right out loud
and had to be reprimanded for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18

publicity business in New York.
The New York University track
team, first to win both the Inter-
collegiate 4-A and the AAU in
door championships, is slated to
visit Red Cross headquarters to
make mass blood donation Sat-
urdey. Jockey Eddie De Camillis,
out of action because of injuries,
has bought a hotel at Havre de
Grace, Md.-where he won't be
bothered by racing fans for some
time.
Spring Draining - With five
major league clubs and three
American Association teams
training in Indiana this spring,
Sports Editor Tom Stephenson
of the Elkhart undD Daily
Truth suggests that the grape
fruit league should be renamed
the limestone circuit" That
doesn't include New England
granite, New Jersey sand or even
plain Mississippi mud. But it's a
cinch lot of the pampered vet
Grams will find it rocky going this
spring.
Service Dept.-Steve Stavers.
former Columbia swimmer, has
been promoted to captain in the
marines and sent to Camp Pen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
CaIIura. Wilson Rated Even
In Return Ring Contest
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
BOSTON, March 18.-After hold
ing the MIA version of the feath-
erweight championship for two
months to the day, with Slight profit
to himself, Jackie Callura of Ham
1lton, Ontario, tonight will give his
predecessor, Jackie Wilson of Pitts
burgh, a promised return bout, a
l5-round title affair.
Wilson, who expects an early call
from his draft board, is rated evenly
with the Canadian on past perform
ances. He is reputed to be a much
more polished boxer than the titlist,
and he maintains that he was very
rusty" when Callura dethroned him
by a slim margin in Providence in
January
Wilson, according to the spon-
soring Boston Boxing Association,
has agreed to give Callura a re-
turn title match here next month
If he emerges as the victor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
Canadians 10 Seek Revenge
On Adair Hockey Team

The Royal Canadian Air Force ice
hockey team that dropped SO de-
cision to Chef Adair's All Stars. will
try to avenge that defeat in game
tomorrow night at Uline Arena at
$50 o'clock
Jimmy Johnson, l4-year- Tech
High student who is son of Ching
Johnson, for years an outstanding
defenseman with the New York
Rangers and Americans and later
coach of the Washington Lions, will
play for the All-Stars, who de-
feated Penn State, ST., on Sunday
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
Women Get Lowdown
On Baseball Traininq
AT Camp Of Tigers
Yankees Murphy Eases
Foot Misery; Navy Man
Makes Bosox Hustle
By the Associated Press.

EVANSVILLE. Ind, March 49,
Add signs of the times: Two women
are covering the training camp of
the Detroit Tigers. They are Halle
Lemmert. writer, and Julia Ne
vile, a photographer, both repre-
eenting an Evansville paper
They arrived yesterday in time to
zee Rookie Joe Hoover belt the
camps first homer.
ASBURY PARK, N. J.-"Fire-
man" Johnny Murphy seems all set
for a big year as relief man for the
Yankees. Treatments during the
winter eased the misery in his right
foot and yesterday he gave his
pitching arm tentative workout,
the results of which filled him with
optimism.
MEDFORD. MaSs-The next time
the Boston Red Sox go through
calesthenics. they want Joe Cronin
who is plenty overweight, to be the
leader A sad mistake was made
yesterday when Chief Petty Officer
Harold Knight, who drills the Tufts
College Naval Reservists, was in
vited to lead the boys in the bends.
He gave them the old Navy routine,
and even Tony Lupien, who served
as a physical instructor at Harvard
all winter, had trouble keeping up
with him.
LAFAYETTE, Ind.-The Cleve-
land Indians held brisk workout
In the Purdue University field house
yesterday. Russ Peters was at first
base. Ray Mack at second, Ker
Keltner at third and Lou Boudreau
at short. Otto Denning, heir APP
parent to the first base job left va
cant by Les Fleming, missed prac-
tice because of a severe cold
There were only three other alb.
sentees-Jeff Heath, holdout; Roy
Cullenbine, whose wife is i'll, ant
Chubby Dean, whose hardness il
UNEXPLAINED.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
RosenbIoom's Good Ear
Is Too Bod for Army
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
LOS ANGELES. March ls.-Max
Rosenbloom's perfect right ear, not
his caulif1oWer left one, is keeping
the boxer-actor might club operator
out Of the Army.
Military medicos said the ear
drum was perforated. and he was
classified AZ yesterday Make said
he'd see If he could get it fixed
and try again.
He wants to be an Army physical
instructor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
Dodgers Davis Break!
Thumb 10 Be First
Major Casualty
Allen of PhiIIies Still
Holdout; Cards Decide
On Shorter Sessions
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BEAR MOUNTAIN, N. Y, March
l8,-Curt Davis has the doubtful
honor of being the first major
Lacquer to break bone this year.
The Brooklyn Dodger pitcher suf-
fered a fractured left thumb when
struck by the ball during an infield
workout at the West Point field
house yesterday. He will be able to
continue light drills.
HERSHEY, Pa.--Johnny Allen. the
pitcher the Phils got from Brooklyn
in the deal for Rube Melton, is a
holdout.
Il haven't heard from him since
he returned his contract marked I'M
satisfactory" Manager Bucky Harris
said.
CAIRO, Ill.-Finding his st. Louis
Cardinals tagging toward the end of
yesterdays one long workout, Man
ager Billy Southworth ordered two
shorter sessions, effective today,
broken by fieldhouse luncheon.
1T is my belief the players will 60
more at top speed all the way If
they have two short practices in
stead of one long one" he said.
LAKEWOOD, N. J.-Who said
this spring training in the North was
tough, anyway? The New York
Giant players are saying they never
played on such good spring turf as
their field here.
MUNCIE, Ind.-The Pittsburgh
Pirates arrived in camp today and
were to be hustled into their first
workout. Pitcher Max Butcher con-
! ferred with President Bill Ben
swanger just before the squad left
Pittsburgh yesterday, but failed to
agree on terms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
No Regular Nine
For Old Liners

University of Maryiand's base
ball playing this spring will be
confined to an intramural league,
1t was decided yesterday at a
meeting of the Athletic Board,
when it voted on whether or not
the Old Liners would have a lin
tied collegiate schedule.
Maryland will be one of the few
colleges in this area not to have
a nine, as Georgetown. Catholic
u. Navy, Western Maryland, 10y
ola and Johns Hopkins and all
of the Big Six" schools of Vir-
ginia are going ahead with the
paStime on a curtailed basis.
There is ample talent at College
Park for a good team.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
BY the Associated Press.

BY me Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 18-Sammy
Lo Presti, former Chicago Black
hawk goalie, was on the Nays list
of missing today-the first such
casualty believed to have been suf-
fered among the country's nation
ally known athletes now in the
armed forces.
The Navy did not elaborate fur
Their regarding the 200-pound. &C.
year old hockey player from Eve
leth, Mimi, who once stopped 80
of 83 shots in a game at Boston
for a National Hockey League rec
ord.
But where his duties then as a
goal tender were strictly defensive,
friends indicated that in this in
stance, as a coast guardsman, he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18

dleton, Calf, as instructor in in
dividual combat. He reports 1t
was more than a trifle embarras-
sing when he got a bayonet slash
over the eye recently and had to
sport a bandaee that proved the
chief instructor was something
less than perfect. Two of his
students (both good are Its.
Frank Reagan, former Penn and
Giants footballer, and William
Rutledge, former Rhode Island
State basket ball player. Iowa
Pre- = Flight School coaches
thought they had some record
breakers when Cadet Bob Schwi-
gel was timed in 81 for the 60
yard low hurdles and Webb
Douglas in So for the Coward
dash. Then they remeasured the
course and found it was only SO
Yards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
late Rally by Ernie Dusek
Beats krauser on Mat

Ernie Dusek pinned Max Krauser
in the feature match of last night 8
rassling program at Turner's Arena,
taking 40 minutes of the one hour
allotted them. Dusek. of course. had
to stage late rally to win, breaking
a Furnishing body scissors Krauser
had applied.
This was a rough. fist-slinging
affair all the way through, as was
the seminal. Commute draw be-
tween the Yellow Mask and Michele
Leone. Another draw opened the
card, with Eddie Pope and Joe
Parellu participating. In the other
match. Emeer Naduei won over Ed
White.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
Confident TheyNPIoy, Pro Grid
Clubs Fear Home 7roinjno Heat

Last year six of the 10 clubs were
IN Northern Michigan or Wisconsin,
while Washington went to San
Diego, Calf: Pittsburgh to Hershey.
Pa: Cleveland to Hiram fOhio)
College and Brooklyn to Princeton.
N. J.
NOW they'll probably train right
around their respective home towns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
Byrd to Present Letters
To MARYLAND Athletes

DR.. H. c. Byrd, president of the
University of Maryland, will award
letters to participants in fall and
winter sports following a dinner to-
night in the schools dining hall at
$50 o'clock.
Letters will be awarded for varsity
junior varsity and freshman foot
ball, basket ball and boxing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
Junior Golden Gloves
Event Opens Tonight

The seventh annual junior Golden
Gloves boxing tournament opens to-
night with IS bouts scheduled at
Merrick Boys Club, beginning at
80 O'Clock
Among the promising boxers III
the tourney are John Arduinl, Bill
Draper and jim. Mack and Ray
Hamburg. all brothers OF Lew Han
bury, former Golden Gloves cham
pion and now a pro fighter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
Williams Appears O. K.
Following Operation

By the Associated Press.
CHELSEA, Mass, March 18.-Ted
Williams, Boston Red Sox batting
champion. who has been taking
Navy pre-flight training at Amherst
College, is reported to be resting
comfortably after undergoing a
hernia operation at hospital here,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
Baker Not Hot to Ruth

Home Run Baker was hot stuff
in bis time. He led the American
League four successive years in the
home-run department, hitting a
total of 81 over that stretch. He
led the league with eight homers in
1914. Six years later Babe Ruth
walloped 81.
The book shows the Mats always
are welcome at New York, Boston
and Chicago. Washington captured
only one decision each from the
Yankees, Red Sox and White Sox
on the road last season. The Mats
are hoping the 1914 edition, if any,
won't be AS embarrassing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
Defend Budminton Crowns

Ira Crawley and Mildred Patterson
are defending champions in the Dis
trict badminton colored tournament
opening March % at Banneker gym.
Entries are being accepted by
Joseph Cole, 3149 Sixteenth street
NV, Adams 2050.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
d Champions 10 Compete
In Chicago Track Meet
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 18.--The an
nual Chicago relays Saturday night
will sparkle with championship of
them.
Five are world record holders
Cornelius Warmerdam, pole vaulter;
Greg Rice, 2-milef; Herb Thomp-
son, Splinter, and Bob Wright and
Charley Had, hurdlers.
Others include seven National
AAU title holders, seven Central
Collegiate champions and four from
the Western Conference.