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Evening star., 1943-03-22
New Not Pounds in Runs

Johnson, despite his 35 years, still
has lot of baseball left, in Griff 5
opinion. He'll be a genuine asset
whereas Estalella might have beer
been a liability. The Mats preXy
thinks Bob has a better throwing
arm than Esty and gets more range
on his hits. He also predicts he'll
hit the jackpot driving in runs.
you've gotta throw out last years
record" he said. He was way off
stride, but he told me on the tele-
phone he wants to play for us and
that he feels he'll have good
season. I tell you he's one of the
best batters in the league on his
record In the last 10 years Jimmy
Foxx is the only player in the league
to hit more home runs and batting
in the cleanup spot Bob oughtta
drive in $50 runs.
Mickey Vernon drove in 70 runs
last season and he had a million
chances. Every time he came up
Chase and Spence were on base,
but he was trying too hard. Think
of Wnat Johnson at his regular
batting average would have done for
us Why. we lost scads of ball games
we should have won by one and
two runs"
Johnson is slated to report Friday
and this is fair warning TO the
other seven clubs that they'll be
running for Sweerey this summer
cause the flags in the bag.
Evening star., 1943-03-22

league crown. The two figured they
needed the staggering total of six
men to do the trick.
And We got EN- he related. Il
looked over the records and saw
where Earl Whitehill. Walter Stew
art and Jack Russell had beat the
Yanks regularly the year before. SO
we went after them. We needed a
good, steady and smart catcher, and
Luke SeWell looked good to us.
Finally. l wanted a right-hand hitter
in centerfield like Dutch Schultz
and we also figured Goose Goslin
would do us lot of good in left field
When we came back from the meet
ing we had EN- all and nobody was
more surprised than Joe and myself
of course We didn't go after any
top-notch stars. We picked good
ball players. we had a chance of
getting, players who could beat the
Yankees That's what we've done
again this wear"
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Champions Dot Field
OF Intercollegiate
Ring Tourney
Eastern Ruler, Former
Coast TitIehoIder,
In Lineup Of 80
By the Associated Press.

ps bi1t hSoos sIa lSG ltSS
MADISON, Wis, March 22-An
Eastern intercollegiate title holder
and a former Pacific Coast Confer
ence champion will be among 80
boxers battling for honors in the
ninth annual National Collegiate
Association 3-day tournament open
ing Thursday at the University OF
Wisconsin.
Jack Grey, Penn State. won the
Eastern intercollegiate l20- pound
crown and was installed an early
favorite to take the title here.
The former Pacific Coast title
holder is 1t. Jack Kemper, heavy
weight, one of the entries of the
United States Army flying school
at Kirkland Field, N. Mex. Kemper
of San Jose (CalifD State, was de-
feated by Verdayne John, Wisconsin,
in a Slugfest which highlghted a
dual match last week.
Last years NCAA champions COM
petlng again are Cliff Lutz. 155-
FOUNDER, and George Makris, in the
a w. t1ouIld lIdSS, DOLll IllpUlD6IS OF
the Wisconsin squad Lutz. now on
furlough following induction into
the Army, will fight in the 145-
pound division this year.
Other outstanding entries include
Jack Tighe, Penn State, runner-ur
, in the l45pound division in the
Eastern intercollegiate champion
ships, and Charles Calkins, Michi-
gan State, who lost to Kenneth
Rathbun, Virginia, in the l65-pounc
| NCAA finals at Baton Rouge. La.
last year
Wisconsin has entered the only
oman squad Other schools repre-
sented and the number of entries in
/ clude Penn State, Kirkland Fielc
and Michigan State. five each: Viz
| elnia, three, Miami Ella ) Washing
ton State, Superior tWlSI State
/ Teachers, Fresno tCalIfD State anc
Purdue. two each, and Indiana tPa
/ State Teachers, Wabash and Sar
Jose State one pacb
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Brewers End Season
With Upset Victory

Heurich Brewers pro basket ball
team ended its season in high speed
yesterday, turning in an upset vic
tory over the Baltimore Nets, 54-49
at Turner's Arena.
Three former George Washington
players, Matt Zunic, Roy Mcneil and
Joey Gallagher, had much to do
with Heurich's winning. Zunic and
Mcneil paced the Brewers with 20
and l6 points, respectively, while
Gallagher broke a 49-49 tie late in
the game with three successive sue
ceSsful foul shots.
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Johnson, Pofah|
Led Big Parade
Of Soreheads
New Spots Are Found
For Many Leoguers
Demanding Changes
BY HAROLD CLAASSEN.

NEW YORK, March 22.-Wartime
baseball, which already has brought
the substitution of chilblains for
sunburn and snOwmen for bathing
beauties in the training camp life
of the athletes, also has produced
the I-don -Want-to- play-for you So
ciety among the players.
Bob johnson, slugging outfielder
for Connie Mack's Philadelphia AS
IN recent years, is the latest to be
issued his card in the new organi-
zatiOn.
johnson. with Indian eloquence, had
announced various times during the
winter that he wanted to be traded
and Mack finally took the hint and
sent him to Washington last night
IN exchange for Shortstop Jimmy
Pofahl and Inflelder Outfielder
Bobby Estalella.
He is one of at least seven ma jor
leaguers since late last fall who have
announced preference for a diff
ferent Job or baseball uniform
and have been traded by owners
supply Of manpoWer
Pofahl in Peevish Society.
Pofahl also is one of the group.
Only last month he was sent to
Minneapolis of the American Asso-
citation for Pitcher Owen Scheetz.
When he said he preferred his de-
fense job to playing in the minors.
the Mats retained him and PAID
cash for the hurler. Now he is with
the Athletics.
The trend got its start late last
fall when Inflelder Eric McNair was
released to Washington by Detroit.
McNair Immediately said he was
washed up and through with
baseball" Later he explained that
he didn't want to join the Mats and
would play anywhere else. He
Joined the Athletics.
Eddie Joost, second baseman. and
Pitcher Paul Derringer of the Gin
cinnati Reds expressed their hopes
Of transfers during the off season
and were sent to Boston Braves and
Chicago Cubs, respectively. In their
cases, however, family tragedies were
blamed for the desires. each having
lost a child in Cincinnati last
summer
Dahlgren Made Kick Count.
Babe Dahlgren, much travelled
first baseman. made his ultimatum
to the Brooklyn Dodgers stick and
he finally was shipped to the Phila-
delphia Phillies for Lloyd Waner and
Al GlosSop. Dahlgren's feelings
stemmed from his release to Mon
treal in August last year when it
appeared the Dodgers would clinch
the National League pennant and he
would miss a series cut
Billy Meyers, former Cincinnati
and Chicago shortstop, really is the
founder Of the present society. Sent
to Los Angeles last year, he refused
to report and spent the year rail-
roading Saturday his contract was
sold TO the Boston Braves and a sis
ter in his West Fairview pa home
said last night he was undecided
about his return to the game
Wally Moses, Chicago White Sox
outflelder, may be the eighth men,
Der. He has expressed general salts
faction with the Sox l943 pact. but
refuses to sign in hopes Of being
traded to the Mackmen, from whom
the White Sox obtained him last
year
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Baksi on Hand Early
For Dorazio Bout
Storts Toll Tomorrow
At Apollo Club Gym

Joe Baksi. Wilkes Barre, Pa, blond
bomber who fights Gus Dorazlo at
Uline Arena on Friday night in the
l0-round heavyweight feature, is
due in Washington tomorrow to
begin public workouts at the Apollo
Athletic Club gym.
Both Baksi and Dorazio have keen
turning in good fights recently and
are expected to make quite a battle
of it Friday The 27-year-old Do
razlo is more experienced and has
turned in upset victories over Tur-
key Thompson, big Pacific Coast
Negro, and Harry Bobo. the Pitts
burgh mauler. this year, but Whitley
BlmSteln. BakSiS manager, doesn't
believe its an overmatch for his
youngSter.
BakSi'S most recent effort perhaps
was his best He drew much atten-
ton by the manner in which he
defeated Jimmy Carollo at Madison
Square Garden in a preliminary to
the Taml Mauriello- Jimmy Bivins
Sntt0
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Cagers Hit Homestretch
In District Title Meet

Six Of the original 30 teams re.
main IN the District basket ball
championship tournament running
at Heurich gym and all will be in
action in tonight's games. The
title will be decided next Sunday.
Jacobsen Florists and Garvin's
Grill meet at 7:30 to open tonights
triple header, followed by Petworth
against Naiman Photo and Coast
Guard against Marines. In last
nights games, Garvins eliminated
Pea. 40; Marines won over Alex
andria Police, SCAT, and Coast
Guard nosed out the G. Streeters, Il
team composed mostly Of George
Washington u freshmen, 44-4O.
G, w. still is represented in the
tourney. however, as Ed Gustafson.
Jim Bausch and Don McNary. all
members of the Colonial quint, play
for Garvin'S.
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Ffty-Eight Dogs Set for Start
Of Virginia Amateur Trials
Special Dispatch to The Star

special DlSpdlCn 10 Inc star
GORDONSVILLE. Va, March
22.-Fifty eight dogs, % of them
puppies getting their first taste of
competition, were paired today in
the opening events of the Goth an
nUal spring trials of the Virginia
Amateur Field Trial Association.
Puppy stakes and the winners all
age were being run today, with the
trials concluding tomorrow with the
shooting dog stake.
This afternoons all-age presented
an especially classy field, among
the outstanding dogs being two
settlers owned by Virgil P. Hawse
of StauntOn, Va, Beau Essigs Ace,
winner of second place in the ma
tional amateur quail championships
earlier this month, and Beau Essigs
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Parks-Hoceyar Bout
Tonight Figures in
Summer Plans
Winner Moy Get Crack
At Stor Heavyweight
In Outdoor Show

Promoter Joe Turner is looking
forward TO the summer boxing sea-
son when he stages tonight's
matches at the Arena, sending
George Parks, local Negro whose
punches carry authority, against
Marine Eddie Hocevar from Cape
May, N. J. This is an 8-round
heavyweight bout, and the winner,
II impressive, may be signed for an
engagement at Griffith Stadium.
Each is expected to weigh in at
around 1876 pounds, with Hocevar
enjoying slight advantage in reach
that goes with his 6 feet l inch of
height. Parks probably will be a
slim favorite with the local ring
siders who will have memories of his
recent knockout over Vince Pimpi-
nella. Parks is no fancy boxer, but
can take considerable punishment
He can be stopped, however, as Joe
BakSi proved in their last bout here
That business has been forgotten in
the light of Parks more recent VIC
tory over Plmpinella.
Hocevar is no greene in the box
Ing business, having had more than
100 fights before joining the Marines
eight months ago. He knows his bus
ineSs from all angles. A victory over
Buddy Knox perhaps is the high
light of his record.
Hocevar's stablemate, Jack Low
cry Of the Navy, will meet Joe SOLE
of the Army in the Ground support
ing match. and to make the service
angle complete, Jimmy Frain of the
Coast Guard will handle both Hoe
evar and Lowery. Sole is a Balti-
more boy and no stranger here.
Parks also has a Stablemate on The
card, John Garner. who goes against
Oakie Greer of Wilmington. Garner
also attracted a following by winning
technical knockout only last week
over Hershal Todd. The Garner
Greer meeting is over the Ground
route, while in another eight. How
ard Bennett of Baltimore tangles
with Nick Kirsh, also of Baltimore
The first match is at S.45,
Evening star., 1943-03-22

him shouting. We'll don't Just
lie there. Do some pushups or
something"
Monday matinee --- r o m m
BYrne. the Scuthpaw from
Newark who has inherited Lefty
Gomcz's No. II uniform on the
Yankees, resembles Fl GoOfo in
one Way-ne'd rather hit than
pitch. The difference is that
Tommy really can hit. He batted
1913 in his last year at Wake
Forest College.
Leo Diegel has raised more
than $500 for the Red Cross at
the Ell Rio Golf Club in Tucson.
Ariz.. this winter by plastering
tWo-bit fines on golfers who hit
into traps and by rigging up golf
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Gas Ban Oft, Yochtsmen Jam
Capital Club in Oyster Fete

Nearly 200 boatmen and their
friends jammed Capital Yacht Club
yesterday, despite winter weather.
for the annual oyster roast of
Potomac River Power Squadron,
Lifting of the pleasure driving
ban was responsible, officials said.
for the unusually large turnout
which taxed facilities Of the club.
Reigning topic of conversation
through the evening was the news
that yachtsmen will get gasoline
for their cruising this year. The Star
disclosed yesterday that boatmen
Evening star., 1943-03-22

Don, which showed well in the ma
tionals last month.
Also attracting attention was the
first start in fast company of Grad
dock, pointer bitch which cleaned
up throughout the East as puppy
last year. She is owned by Ralph
kellam of Wilmington, Del. Some
OF the more experienced dogs are
expected to give her lot of trouble,
however, among them two paired in
the ninth brace. Symhart, a setter
owned by Frank Symanoskie and
Rlnggold Hart of Washington. D. c.
and Bronco Pilot Jake, pointer
owned by S. Groome Eareckson OF
Arlington, Va.
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Old Fox's Cruftiest Move

Griff likes to regard his latest
swap as the crowning strategy in a
lot of maneuvering for a winning
combination and compares it with
the deals that made pennant WIN
ners out of his 1924-5 and 1888
clubs In "a, after 'Sparky" Mat
thews had touched off the Mats pen
nant fever, Griff transferred a big
bundle of cash to Sacramento of the
Coast League for Earl McNeely, a
right-hand outflelder McNeely was
hailed as the $4,000 beauty and
proved to be worth every cent of it.
He didn't last long, not more than
couple of seasons, but he fulfilled
his purpose
The season before Mr.. G swung a
three-cornered, complex trade that
planted old Roger Peckinpaugh in
the barren soil of shortstop and con-
verted good infield into an almost
f1awless, championship crew. Bluege
on third. Bucky Harris at second
and Joe Judge on first were in the
full bloom of their careers and Peck
added his steadylng influence. plus
a smart brand of shortstopping. A
year later Griff realized all he needed
was somebody like McNeely in the
outfield to whip the Yankees for the
pennant and subsequent events
proved he had the right dope.
Evening star., 1943-03-22

bets in which all the dough in
VolVed went to the Red Cross.
Earl Blue president of the Reds
Sally League farm at Columbia,
S c., has been taken into the
Cincinnati front Office to make up
for the loss to the armed forces
OF Frank Lane and Fred Flelg.
When the jersey Giants pitch
camp a block away from their
big brothers in Lakewood, N. J.,
next week. their hotel will be
named Hartnett Hall.
Todays guest star - Nixson
Denton, Cincinnati Times-Star:
The American League Red Book,
oddly enough, has a red white
and blue cover. Red for infamed
muscles, white for bandages and
blue for noses"
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Heath Lone Absentee

LAFAYETTE. Ind,-Wlth Roy Cul
lenbine in camp, Outfielder jeff
Heath now is the only absent Clevc-
land Indian. Pitcher Allie REYNOLDS,
former Oklahoma A. & M. athlete, is
q strong candidate TO represent the
club in Saturdays special hallplay-
er's race At the Purdue RELAYS.
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Hayes Out, Pilot Training
BY The Associated Press

BN lht ASSOCleted Press
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo, March
Manager Luke Sewell of the
st. Louis Browns is taking his regu-
lar turn in batting practice, indi-
eating he hasn't counted himself
out In plans for 1913 Nothing has
been heard from frankie Hayes.
who has been busy all winter on a
war lob
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Rangers Last for First Tme Show Increase in Receipts
RoEes Red

track in a big way. The x. of C.
Is importing all 300 pounds of
Jack LaVelle as starter for Satur-
days meet Maybe this northern
spring training amt so hot, but
as soon as the jumps start calling
en- the fans will say they've
seen the first robbln.
Light eXerclse-Story making
the rounds Of the Iowa pre- flight
school I'VE don't guarantee it's
true, but it illustrates Something)
Is that cadet was galloping
around the track one day when
he stumbled and cracked his
head against the rail. AS he lay
there, waiting for the first aid
squad, another cadet ran past
Evening star., 1943-03-22

will be allowed up to 125 gallons
every three months. based on two
times a boats horsepower.
Entertainment was supplied by
the Potomac Pirates. noisy fun
loving members of the squadron
who actually can play good music
Ealier in the afternoon five
penguin dinghies were out sailing
off the club, with their shippers
evidently enjoying the snowfall after
a winter of frostbiting that saw
near-sprlng temperature at times.
M L. Jr.
Evening star., 1943-03-22
DieeeI Raises R
Bv HUGH FULLERTON, Jr.,
Associated Press Sports Write


NEW YORK. March 22.-For
the first time since they've been
IN the National Hockey League,
the New York Rangers finished
dead last this season. They
were so weak they busted the
goals against" record by a
country mile and nearly SET A
record for a losing streak. But
when the returns were in the
club made Sl,l00 more than last
year-not including $4,000 or so
receipts from their Red Cross
game. At that rate, the Athletics
ought to pay off the mortgage
this summer.
Cleveland is going for indoor
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Win, Lose or Draw
By LEWIS F. ATCHSON
Johnson TO Put Mats in Race, Griffith Feels

Relax brethren the American
Mats At
the Philadelphia
Blueee putting together neighboring College
the He
the ght-hand hitter outed
do myself of the
these times its almost Miraculous although
with
Iteu the 1888
Cirf handed
Jimmy Pofah
he
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Surprised Himself in '33

The situation in 1888 was radical
ly different. The Old gent sat down
with Joe Cronin before the winter
meeting of the league to decide
where the Mats threadbare lineup
needed the most patching and
where said patches could be found.
Once again the thought uppermost
IN Griff's mind was beating the
Yanks. If he could do it the Mats
were on their way to their third
Evening star., 1943-03-22

Three years ago-Recurrence
of attack OF boils forced Billy
Conn to withdraw from light
heavyweight title bout with Gus
LeSnevich.
Evening star., 1943-03-22

seems Johnson already had Informed
the patriarch he was through with
the AS for keeps and couldn't be
coaXed back for anything-unless
it was bigger bundle of cash than
Connie could raise.
Had some sort of trouble up
there whispered Griff Don't know
exactly what it was, but anyway I
gave Connie couple of pretty good
ball players for him. think the deal
will help us both. We weren't going
to use Estalella or Pofahl regularly.
but Johnson fits right in with our
plans. He gives us the punch we
need and we've got the rest of it."
Evening star., 1943-07-25
Faces, Far From Conventional

the present show, speaks of the
extraordinary imagination and ver-
satilitV" shown in this new exhibit
ton and declares that nothing she
has done previously compares with
the range of beauty of her new
paintings.'
Such an estimate will convince
not few visitors that there is ire
mendOus variation in the meanings
of familiar words. or else that
that beauty is in the eye Of the
beholder" Some of us, indeed, will
search in vain for any sign of beauty
in these distorted visages. with their
mournful eyes, elongated noses,
small mouths and other features
suggesting the inspiration of African
wood carvings, in many instances.
Included in the present display
are a few distractions painted on
colored papers, which are more
pleasing in design and decorative in
character than the Faces" AS a
matter of fact. such exhibitions As
this seem to indicate that modern
artists. who are eager to get away
from representation. do better when
they get completely away. as in pure
distractions and nonrepresentation-
al work, than when they retain some
asSocia tional values.
Just a CobyiSf
Dr.. Armand Eyler, rector Of st.
tNni- hic 70,
lily to the Corcoran Gallery of Art,
to see the exhibition of original
cartoons by Clifford Bergman. DR..
Eylers eight-year-old daughter
looked at the show with interest,
which soon turned to contempt.
"Phooey!' she said. Il don't think
much of this. I've seen these pic
lures in The Star. He's just copied
them!"
Children's Art Center
Paintings and drawings in colored
crayons by the students of Lois M.
Jones Saturday morning art class,
are on exhibition this month at the
Children's Art Center, 1744 K
street. One gets from these pic
lures the impression that she is en-
deavoring to give her pupils a sound
training in drawing Although the
interpretations of different subjects
vary with the children's individual
aptitudes, nevertheless, they express
the ideas as though the latter had
been really understood.
One project, for example, was
the meeting at Casablanca. At
tempted portraits of Roosevelt and
Churchill, tropical trees and other
growths, Arabs in picturesque robes
and related features, indicate that
while learning to draw, these chill
dren are also absorbing other kinds
of education.
Evening star., 1943-07-25
Rp Florence S. Berrrm an


Faces From Another World" an
exhibition now at the Whyte Gal
lery, of gouaches and wood engrav-
ings by Julia Eckel, will remain
through the coming week.
The title was inspired, according
to the gallery, by the strange,
ghostlike quality" of the faces de-
picted. This is an accurate descrip-
ton Very few of them have a
human appearance; the majority are
fearsome apparltions. 1t is signlfl-
cant that the individual works have
no titles only numbers.
The color schemes of the works,
In both media. heighten the un-
worldly effect of the faces. In the
gouaches. pale blues, grayed pinks
and chalky whites predominant,
while the wood engravingS are print
ed in pale blue on chocolate brown
paper. or in some other tWo-color
arrangement.
Miss Eckel. who now lives in New
York City, was WaShingtonian by
residence for a number of years.
She exhibited regularly in the So
city of Washington Artists annual
from 1886 to 1910 or thereabouts
She was also represented in group
shows at the Phillips Memorial Gal
lery and had solo displays at the
Intimate Gallery. Georgetown, and
in George Washington Universitys
art gallery.
Some critics and artists find much
TO admire in Miss Eckel's work. The
Whyte Gallery, in its description of