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Evening star., 1943-12-27
0ma, Marshall Fight
Victor 10 Get Bout
with MaurieIIo

Fighting for chance at Tami Maui
lrlello, New York's leading heavy,
Lee Oma, Detroit glamour boy, and
Herbert Marshall, hard hitting
Brooklyn Negro, will battle at 10
Irounds in the headliner of the show
at Uline Arena tonight.
Fans, however, are taking almost
as much interest in the eight-round
semiwindup that matches Vic Creel-
man. stylish lightweight, and Hubert
.Samuele, Philadelphia stablemate of
Bob Montgomery. Creelman, who is
unbeaten in 90 fights, pleased in his
last appearance here when he beat
Billy Banks in a lively rumpus.
Oma Is IS Favorite.
Marshall was to have met Mauri-
clio in the main bout tonight. but
the latter was taken i'll and Oma
substituted. Now Marshall has the
tough assignment Of beating Oma,
installed a 7-5 faVorite, to get a
crack at the New Yorker.
Marshall is a rugged. aggressive
fighter with a dangerous punch.
and for the first time in recent
starts he has an opponent who does
not greatly outweigh him. He feels
he can rush Oma off his feet.
Oma, though, has scared as a new
prospect, with such a good combi-
nation Of boxing skill and punching
power that he has been labeled by
some the best heavyweight prospect
in the East
Three Prelims Are Listed.
His manager, Tex Sullivan, ac-
cepted the Marshall fight only with
the proviSo from Promoter Goldie
Ahearn that he would be paired
with Mauriello if he defeats the
Brooklynite.
Bee Bee Washington tops the pre-
liminary portion of the card in a
six-round battle with Jess Moroney.
Two four-round contests list Al Rich
against Al Thomas and Pete Zasilon
opposing Al Farrell.
Evening star., 1943-12-27
RossIyn Rendezvous of Sports
NotubIes in Bond Pin Event

o'clock 13 women from the Inter-
state Commerce Commission League
will roll in The Star tournament as
proxies for Ellis Annett, on foreign
service in the Navy, who bought a
fistful Of bonds. Purchase of bond
or the sale of one is requisite for en-
try into the tournament, which is
being held at all alleys in the Metro
politan Washington area sanctioned
by the National Duckpin Bowling
Congress.
Christmas out of the way, a sharp
uplift in the campaign is expected
With fleet of warplanes the goal,
the boWlers and their friends will
need to step up the sales tempo if a
sizeable batch of planes is to be pur-
chased. A number of big bond buy
ers are waiting until after January
to swell the campaign total. Uncle
Sam, however, is more concerned
with lot Of folk buying small bonds
Alley Men Generous.
There is no charge for the bowling
and the alley operators are on record
as desiring that the tournament be
made as expensive as possible to
them in that respect. Star tourna-
ment bond application blanks are
on hand at all principal issuing
agencies in the Metropolitan Area.
ANY alley attendant will supply de-
tails of the contest. a full -handicar
affair with $4,000 in war savings for
prizes.
Correction: I'm the caption of yes
terday's bowling pictures in The Star
where the name of DR.. Elmer E
Hobbs appeared in connection with
"a rendezvous at Richmond, Va, with
three sons in the services. it should
have been Herbert T. Harrison. DR.
Hobbs and Mr.. Harrison are live
wires in Silver Springs bowling bond
effort
Evening star., 1943-12-27
Walker, 1885 Alabama
Star, Killed in Action
BY the Associated Pres

BY the Associated Press.
TUSCALOOSA. Ala, Dec. 81
Navy 1t. Jimmy Walker, 28, captain
OF the 1885 Alabama football team,
has been killed in action in the
Southwest Pacific, Frank Thomas,
coach at the university, was advised
yesterday by members of the family.
Walker, a substitute end of the
1884 Crimson Tide Rose Bowl eleven
and a regular wingman of the 1885
squad. was assistant coach at Vir-
glnia Military Institute at the time
of his enlistment. He received pilot
training at the Georgia Prefiight
School at Athens and was assigned
for overseas duty early this year.
Evening star., 1943-12-27
Holos Expects Noeurski
To PIoy Next Season
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Bronko Ma
gurski, who ended a fve-year re-
tirement to play one more year for
the Chicago Bears at the age of IS
because George Halas wanted me
to-" said yesterdays game was his
last. After ALL" he grinned, Il
can't go on taking care of Halas all
my life
Halas, lieutenant commander ir
the Navy and on leave from his job
as owner-coach of the Bears. grinned
right back. Sure the Bronx will
play again. Halas said. Were
counting of HIM next year"
Evening star., 1943-12-27

Ralph Brizzolara, the Bears
acting chieftain. accused the
Washington mogul of attempting
to learn coaches instructions to
their players at the end of the
first half when the Bears held
only a flimsey 14-to-7 lead and
were worrying their heads off
about the danger of third
straight defeat at the hands of
the Skins.
Marshall, however, insisted he
had merely come around friend.
lylike for half time intermis-
sion parley, and by bit of mis-
calculation in gazing at the time
Evening star., 1943-12-27
Skins, Minus Bough, Score First,
But Bears Then Go on Rampage

Cafego was hurt and Baugh, still
groggy and hardly knowing what he
was doing, came back into the game.
He was hitting close to receivers, but
the Bears were onto them and his
passes were knocked down and ne
was forced to kick.
Farkas got in a 25-yard dash into
Bear territory, but LuCkman inter-
cepted Baugh's pass to end this
minor threat, and three plays later
brought out the screen pass again.
This time it was good for 66 yards
and touchdown with Magnani on
the receiving end. 1t was Luckman's
third touchdown pass of the after
noon-he was TO have more-as he
tied Baugh's record of three scor-
ing aerials in a championship game.
Baugh's accurate passing was not
to be denied, however Starting
from their own 80, the Skins tailed
with three Of Sammys aerials get
ting most of the yardage, IS yards
to Ted Lapka, % yards 70 Alex
/ PiaSecky and finally a 17-yard high
floater that Farkas took over his
shoulder for the touchdown.
A poor kickoff by Aguirre put the
Bears on their own "A, from which
they started another scoring march
as they entered the final IS minutes
with 27-14 edge. Luckman mixed
his passing nicely with line smashes
hy- No -
finally Jim Benton outran WaSh-
ington'S Leo Stasica to catch Luck
mans 29-yard scoring aerial as
/ Chicago went ahead, 34-14, early in
the fourth quarter.
/ Onside Kickoff.
Chicago tried an onside kickoff
and got the ball after a Redskin
+ touched it on the Bear At to even
deny Washington possession of the
ball After that Chicago banged on
down for their final touchdown.
Luckman mixed his plays well again,
passing twice to George Wilson for
10-yard gains and injecting a note
OF levlty into the proceedings by
completing a pass to NagurSki. That
screen paSS-Washingtons nemesis
was tried again and was good
for u yards to Magnani on the Red
skin H. The Bears We're showed
back by a delaying penalty. but
Luckman got off a really beautiful
pass to Clark for 16 yards and one
more touchdown,
/ 1t was then, with nearly u minutes
Of the final quarter gone by. that
Washington got the ball for the first
and only time in the final frame.
The Redskins made the most OF
this opportunity with Moore re-
turning the kickoff 35 yards TO the
so. Baugh passed l6 yards to Moore.
but Wilbur got in little fight that
didn't amount to much by the Bears
bench but cost the Redskins a 15-
yard penalty for unnecessary rough
ness, and the total gain was ! yard.
Sammy tossed again 10 Moore to
, reach the Bear 25 and polished
, off a very good afternoon perform
, ance for a man who hardly knew
: what he was doing by passing 25
i yards to Aguirre, who outran Joe
Vodicka to catch the ball on the
5-yard line and go over 1t ended
shortly afterward with Chicago TAX
ing the championship with a 4l-21
victory.
Evening star., 1943-12-27
Rated Snooper, Marshall Elected by Police
Bv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec, 27. - The
strange case of The Redskins
Demise" or How Did President
George Marshall Get on the Chi
cago Bears Bench" yesterday,
aptly was solved today by Co.
Coach Luke Johnsos of the Bears.
who said:
George just wanted to be on
the winners side"
But the big question that
evoked comment among the 34,32O
fans was. How did Marshall get
on the Bears bench, and what
was he trying to do?
Evening star., 1943-12-27
Army Coils DesouteIs
Of indians for Exom
y the Associated Press.

SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. 27.-
Eugene Red Desautels. catcher for
the Cleveland Indians and formerly
of the Boston Red Sox, will receive
his selective service military test
January 5, the local board an
nounced today.
Desaultels is a resident of Quine-
baug He was former Holy Cross
star.
Evening star., 1943-12-27
.Gridmon Dark Also Ace
In Three Other Sports
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Alvin Dark of Southwestern Lou
isiana Institute, rated by some ex-
perts as the best back in the South,
also is a good enough shortstop to
be a big league prospect, a good
golfer and one of the best basket
ball players ever to show at Louisi-
ana State, where he played before
the marines shifted him.
Evening star., 1943-12-27

clock had arrived at his destina-
ton prematurely Was it his fault,
then, that Brizzolara spied him in
MS big raccoon coat and had the
gendarmes escort him below decks
until the gun sounded ending the
half?
Anyway, it now appears the
only gossip Marshall might have
picked up on the Chicago side
would have been the type to send
him scurrying to his own teams
dressing room warning them to
flee the coop, because the Bears
were just then preparing the sec
ond-half coup de grace.
Evening star., 1943-12-27
Bears Make Strong Finish
To Beat AI|-Stars, 34-23

After trailing, 1913, at intermis-
sion, the Lichtman Bears got hot
hand in the second half to decisivelv
defeat the Collegiate All-Stars at
Turner'S Arena yesterday, 34-23.
Dolly King and Zack Clayton, with
IL and 10 points, respectively, were
the pace settlers for the Bears, while
Bernie Opper, former Kentucky ace.
got IL for the losers.
Squirting as soon as the second
half started, the Bears soon pulled
ahead and STAYED there
Evening star., 1943-12-27
Game Refuge Established

Regional Game Warden Joseph A.
Minke reports that the Maryland
Game Department had obtained a
five-year lease on 90 acres of land
near Cumberland on which TO es-
tablish a game refuge.
Evening star., 1943-12-27
Mondorff, Former Terp,
Spreads Eosket Ball
BS the Associated Press.

BY THt ASAOCl2led Press.
Sergt. PerShing Mondortf. former
Maryland U. three-letter star who
IS IN charge of basket ball at KEGS
Ter Field, Miss. expects to have at
least 40 squadron teams in league
play this winter
Evening star., 1943-12-27
Sports Mirror
3y the Associated Press.

BY t1e ASSOclated Press.
Today a year ago-National
Football League All-Stars defeat
Washington Redskins, 17-14, be-
fore 1851.
Three years ago-Don McNeill
and Alice Marble top USLTA
rankings.
Evening star., 1943-12-27

Final showings of the Cavalcade
of Fight Pictures at Turner's Arena
are on today at l 80 and $3.50 o'clock
and tonight at 7:30 and $50.
Evening star., 1943-12-27
Skins Plans for 1914 Held in Abeyonce

his Washington Dutch will talk with Pre
RedSkn
coach still has two years to run and Marshall apparently
satisfied with his work he him bonus for winning
the Eastern championship.
around Wrigey Field before the DR..
Wilbur Redskn trainer of adhesive
hold together the of injured Washington behemothS
Nothing but needing aentionsuch Willie Wkn bad
Rhymkus bad knee and elbows Pasua also with
Sivnsk shoulder pulled
bad ankle and pulled thigh muscle Bob
bad weak ankles for almost everybody Svn
also shot of noVocalne for infected toe.
the Mednah Club following
the Most of the players took the first available trains for
their homes coming back Washington however where
Capital Clyde Shugar the Smith brothers. Farkas
Maserson Al Fiorentno Pasqua Frank Rlba Tony
Dick Seymour.
Wkn is heading home California for week before
turning to Washington and his job at Georgetown.
O will
Forenno classified At probably
Evening star., 1943-12-27
Bearing Down

TouchdoWns-Farkas l2D. Aeuirre, Clark
t2N, Nagurski for Masters, Magnani 90,
Benton. Points after touChdowns-Master-
son 60, oplace, kicks, Aguirre tplace kick,
Snyder 90 tplace klcks).
SubStitutions: Redskins - Larka, Pia-
Secky. WLkln. Zcno. FlorentIno. Leon,
HAYDEN. Baueh, Seymour, Moore. Gibson.
Akins Setasica; Bears-Pool, Berry, Stein
kemper BabartSky, Mundee. 1ppolito, Lo-
gan, Matuza, Mclean, Luckman, Famig-
lietti, Nagurski, McEnulty, Noting,
Vodicka.
Evening star., 1943-12-27
5ood Scouting Job by Bears Made Evident

Chicago did good scouting Redskins Berg
men have been all
used that effectively yesterday Two of Luckmans touchdown
passes plays and another
l1-yard line.
The game wasn't rough there many penalties
ordinarily would be when the leagues
roughes clubs meet Words passed
Moore got in dispute after being
Bears bench End Joe challenged several
out and fight but they shooed him
Chicago has been bad-uck for play
marvellous here the 1887 championship
than that he has been injured while performing before Chicago
In the ASr of 1888 he played only the
time and in the AlSar this he had
in only il He did throw touchdown
Aguirre but he couldn't be defense which
the Colegians
terday.
Luckman plenty good playing perhaps the best of
his but Baugh showed talent with his
much Iuckmans
this time when he the
his
Coming West of homecoming for Coach Dutch Berg
Lafayette Ind the three days only
miles Duchs which he hasn't visited
bunch Thurs
talk old times and Dutch went there last
few weeks golf if the ground
III
Evening star., 1943-12-27
Rinq Films FINISHING

Totals - l6 . "a Totals
Evening star., 1943-12-27
Baugh Injury Ruins Skins Luman Leads Bears to Title Enang @ Sports
Win, Lose or Draw
Boueh Almost Fully Recovered Soon After Come
By GEORGE HUBER,
Star Staff Correspondent,

CHICAGO, Dec 27Sammy Which answers the
Dig question Tor Washington sports fans
magic arm carried Washington cham
plonshp and which might yer
Gay ad ne not been hurt headed toward Sweetwater
his ranch with i'll effects out on the head
ne received yesterday the Chicago
An hour after the hotel Baugh said he
e nn aside from headache The was gone
ana ne could think clearly Wilbur trainer too
reported aer an examination that new
The injury after Baugh the opening
P ol le game Baugh In the tackle
pareny hit the hard ground Groggy what he
was doing he led from the until the second
nan was AZ minutes old was
dong but he admits his He
completed for and one inter-
ceplon and then clicked, completing
touchdoWns It's of those had
he been in there all the probably different
A sudden overnight rise in helped The field
thaWed bit the regular eats instead Of
the tennis and basket ball shoes they had
The thermometer hovered afternoon
placing the cold which previously tight
Evening star., 1943-12-01

the North African, Sicilian and
Italian campaigns. His missions in
cluded divebombing and strafing,
skip bombing, escorting bomber for
nations and patrolling.
He considers his most exciting
mission the raid over Foggia
shortly before the invasion at
Salerno.
Il guess it was the best because
we did so much damage" he said,
Almost every P-33 in North Africa
was involved in that mission. We
flew all the way just above water,
ducking over tree tops and noun
tainS.
Enemy Surprised.
The entire mission depended on
surprise and we sure surprised them.
I guess we knocked out a couple
hundred planes on the ground. Our
one big danger was to FIND enemy
aircraft in the air. There were a
couple of them and they picked off
three of us before we knew they were
Evening star., 1943-12-01
there. We few so low that we were

there. We flew so low that we were
hopping over planes on the ground"
The pilot was awarded the Dis
tinguished Flying Cross for volun-
teer flying mission over Sicily.
There were IL of U.s." he related.
I'VE were told that the object of
the mission was two power stations.
We flew Just on top of the water
ard when ce we're 20 miles from
Sicily the antiaircraft guns opened
UP. 1t was the thickcst karrage I
have ever seen.
We'll, we climbed up some thou
sands of feet and went into a dive.
We got the one station on the way
in and caught the other on our way
back. We lost one plane" he added.
1t. Hoagland prefers dive bombing
and strafing Of all the types of mis-
sions in which he has participated.
We're on our own then" he ex-
planned. I'VE can move when we
want and always have plenty Of
speed. Once we start throwing the
coal to it no one can catch U.s."
The young lieutenant praised the
Evening star., 1943-12-01

President Mckinley and has seen
world figures come and go. Be-
fore the present western Office wing
of the White House was construct
ed, Mr.. Smith had Offices on the
second floor. He has seen the Of
fees doubled and their size quad
rupled during his service In 1897
the clerical force occupied only two
rooms in the White House
When interviewed, Mr.. Smith was
in jovial mood. He had just re-
turned . from a successful hunting
trip near Hot Springs, Va. His
party killed two bears, three deer,
rabbits and wild turkeys mo
ration points were needed"
He confesses having two hob
bies. hunting and fishing. II take
hunting trip every fall. and dur
ing the summer week ends I live on
my own boat, berthed on West River,
near Galesville, Md" he said
Mr. Smith journeyed around the
country in his youth. Born in Penn
sylvania. he was only years old
when his parents moved to Cali
fornia At the age of Is he went
to Ohio to attend Wooster College
and from there came to Washing
ton. He is eligible for retirement in
| two wears
Evening star., 1943-12-01

really did some fighting. They real
ly had no room to form lines, being
only two and half miles from the
beach," he declared.
PLANES were sent over Salerno
as fast as they could return and
gas them up again." 1t. Hoagland
said. The boys really appreciated
our air protection. One Of the fel-
lows in our squadron had to make
a crash landing and as there was
no way to get him back to the base,
they just stuck a gun in his hand
and he had to fight"
AS to his feelings on his 50th mis-
sion-a dive bombing above Naples
the pilot said, You're careful, I'll
guarantee that, but you don't have
time to think about what mission 1t
Evening star., 1943-12-01

lis. You just hope your plane gets
there and back all right"
1t. Hoagland admitted he was
scared to death" on his first mis-
sion and added, Don't let anyone
tell you a fellow doesn't get scared
over there. They're all scared"
1t. Hoagland. who attended Nc
Kinley High School and the Univer-
sity of Maryland, has been home on
30-day leave. He will report next
week to Santa Monica, Calf, as an
instructor.
Before entering service in April
1912, the pilot was employed at the
Navy Yard His parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Hoagland, reside at 1902
Irving street NE.
He has three brothers in the serv-
Evening star., 1943-12-01
Back From the WoFs
Pilot Tells Of Blasting Planes
On Ground in Raid on Foqqio

fighting spirit of the 5th Army.
I'VE sure felt sorry for those guys.
They really had it tough. All our
own boys were over there and we
could see plenty.
I'VE knew from hour to hour Just
what the situation was. On the
counterattack after they first land
ed they were almost pushed back
into the water. The 5th Army
Evening star., 1943-12-01

ice: Robert Hoagland, IS, storekeep-
er, third class. who is serving with
the Navy in the South Pacific; En-
sign Philip Hoagland. 26, assigned to
air communications at Norfolk, Va.
and Pfc. Calvin Hoagland, 80, mill
tary police stationed at Camp PEN
dleton, Va.
Evening star., 1943-12-01

ington, not only
considers him.
self "one of the
lucky ones to
get back un-
scratched" but
f or t u n a t e to
have been a pilot
of the best air.
plane made"
1t. Hoagland,
who wears the
D / S tt n 6 uished
Flying Gross and
Air Medal with
two silver oak
leaf clus t e r S,
va rfiripofod IN
Evening star., 1943-12-01

lNLSollliCl, / Z
members W h e n
10000 letters
were received by
his division in a
single day.
1T was one of
those March-of-
Dimes occasions,
and we really
were swamped,"
he remarked as
he recalled high
lights of his long
Federal service.
He has known
every Chief Ex-
orI,tjyo c;rco
Evening star., 1943-12-01
Stories of Veterans
Wanted by Star

This is another of a series of
interviews with men from the
Washington area who have
returned from overseas duty.
Friends and relatives of service
men returning from battle zones
are urged to write or telephone
the city editor of The Star at
MA. 5000. The Star wants to
give these men of the armed
forces a chance to tell their
stories to the thousands of in
terested Washingtonians.
Evening star., 1943-12-01
1t. Ralph HooeIond
Prefers Dive-Bombinq
To Other Missions
Back From the Wars

After so missions completed with
a P-3S Lightning, THE Phantom,
1t. Ralph Hoagland, %, an Army
Air Forces pilot and native of WASH
Evening star., 1943-12-01
Seniors
| In u. S. Service

Ira r. T. Smith. chief of mails
at the White House, whose as years
continuous service there makes
him the dean of the White House
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-12-25
rs.C.SSmith To Head Washington
Office OF National Wonnen's Clubs

Mrs Rosa Gragg president Of the Detroit Association
OF Womens clubs presided the regular board meeting
OF the association held at the club house Dec IT, I'm
medlately following the meeting. Mrs Gragg left for
Washington urgent business
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-12-25
MANY PARTIES
FOR YOUNG
DETROITFRS

Teen-age hoys ard e!gls who
are members q tho Youth Service
organizations of the Department,
CT Parks & Recreation are taking
sdvariage ot the Christmas hol-
day season y r'an special social
events 20 bring their units closer
together ana provide greater or
nor,unities for wholeaomr and en-
ioyah'e enforfainmen. The variefg
~ enfcrta!nmcrt planned speaks
Well Tor The committees IN charge
f-r Il shows they are anxious ~
ra.e~ 70 The different tastes q.
'helr members
Frs, on tho list IS NSQ dance
70 he hold az Custer school Lin
wood end Midland m Wednesday
Doc - This unit Is one ~ ne
rewer mes but IL steadilv gain.
INK more memhc-s from their
community as ne newcomers find
out what good times can be IN.
lowell Fl 'he Custer YsO
Ney. e Feafher Parts scheduled
4frs Thu-ssav Dec % a.
Continued on page g.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-12-25
FRANCES HAGANS
FETES DOOLTTTLES

As much chatter rs bridge
'ranspired last SATURDAY when the
noelif'les met st Frances iagans
home All three parties concern
I'll nut me finishing touches on
the plans for tho annual Christ
mas function The girls. who al
each Yuletide entertain their
husbands and escorts al an elsb-
crate holiday celebration. again
promise their prospective guests
another merry evening or Dec, 20
az the Paradise Bowl
Virginia Rrown'ey president Of
HE erour VIII arrange for all
details n the affair. With Pauline
hilton Margaret Thomas and
Jeanne Cole rs able assistants
The hostess served her ami
mated guests delicious chicken
salad supper which seemed only
20 sngr their conversations 70 new
heights Therefore before bridge
session could begin some very
spirited discussions Of the race
Issue ensued
Among those at the oombina-
tion bridge and chatter marathon
were Louise Edwards Vivian
coopor Louise Tavlor Margaret
Thomss Narrarct Taliaferro. VIC
torla Mccall Pauline Milton vir-
.lnlo Rfownley Allene Mccamp-
hcll sur Strickland Beatrice
Gillian Co'rine Martin and Mari
iodine r hinson
Winners az bridge FOR the eve
ring were Louise Taylor Victoria
Mccall Alcne Mccamnhcll vir-
rinia BroWnlcv and Margaret
Thomas And who won the de-
baies' We'll they All did