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Evening star., 1943-08-31
Segura, Net Fayoriie,
Likely First Foreign
Champ Since sc
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 3l.-There's
every indication that for the first
time since 1886 foreigner will rule
over Uncle Sans tennis forces at
completion of the national meet
which opens in Forest Hills West
Side Club tomorrow.
Francisco (Pancho) Segura OF
Ecuador, he of the two-handed
grip and the pigeon-toed stance, Is
the choice to replace Ensign Ted
Schroeder on the throne.
Perhaps Segura's tennis, which all
ready has brought him the title In
all six OF the Journeys in which he
has appeared this summer. won't be-
on par with that displayed by the
pipe smoking Fred Perry of England.
who defeated Don Bulge seven years
ago IN the most recent successful
net invasion.
The war. however, has made that
unnecessary. Some of Uncle Sans
best players won't be able to ap-
F~N~~ >~~NNN oSAAtkcs oAAit 90 llIOSuGIs
won't be at their best. Schroeder
will play in the afternoons of the
streamlined, six-day tourney, but
must stand watches aboard his ship
during the morning and night.
II Segura wins, he will become the
first South American to wear the
crown. He reached the semifnal
round last year before being stopped
BY Frankie Parker, 6-1, 81, 2-6.
6-2. Parker is back again this year.
but his Army camouflage duties
have given him little time to sharpen
his game this summer.
Although Segura victory would
send the mems championship south
of the Rio Grande for the first time.
Anita Lizana of Chile was queen OF
the United States courts in 1897.
Charles Hare, former English
Davis Cupper, but now a corporal
IN the United States Army, and
Ladislav Hecht. once of Czechoslo.
vakia. are other foreign threats.
Evening star., 1943-08-31
World Series q Honey

Now another September-Septem-
Der, le43-is moving in. What will
happen before September, 1914,
hammers on the door?
For one thing baseball will have
one OF the most interesting World
Series it ever has known.
The Yankees before had wrecked
too many World Series. It was
different last fall. The Cardinals
were the answer.
There is new zip to the next
show.
Many cities have fallen off on
the attendance side, but in spite of
two runaway races several others,
including Philadelphia and Wash
ington, have had big advances.
In spite of the long list of colleges
that have dropped football there
will be more than enough big games
left to keep the game at full speed
and you can look for a hot season,
both on the college and the pro side.
Which happens to be more than
pleasing to the millions now in the
service.
And II you care to see what's hap
penfng around race tracks, try to
Evening star., 1943-08-31
Packers Rated Higher Than Redskins by Giants and Dodqers

not too inconsiderable area of
skin unchanged. He and Tuffy
agreed the Giants will be lucky
to do as well Sunday. Just then
the naturalist in charge of the
Interstate Park Zoo came along.
I'VE have nice tame skunk,
too. 'he remarked. mo, thanks"
said Steve. We've got enough
picture"
Bear facts-Consensus around
the two football camps is that
the Bears and the Green Bay
Packers, as usual, will be the
teams to beat in the National
League this season and that
Washington's Redskins won't be
so troublesome unless Sammy
Baugh's pitching form improves
over his All-Star game showing.
We have a better team than
last year and the others will be
coming back to u.s." commented
Leemans. "The Bears only have
Evening star., 1943-08-31

Shorty once timed the Bears at
an average of 271a seconds a
play. The next week they
brought it down to 221a seconds
and beat the Redskins on a
series of plays that never would
have been run off at the former
pace.
Travel note-In case any of
the pro teams think travel is
tough this year, they should ask
Halfback Babe Webb, who is ex-
pected momentarily in the Green
Bay camp. Babe played in the
Hawaiian Senior League two
years ago and was signed by the
Packers last year. He couldn't
make the trip in time for the
season. This year he started out
o travel by Clipper plane, but his
passage was Cancelled and he had
to take a boat instead. There1l
be no complaint If he has to ride
In q coach seat occasionally.
Evening star., 1943-08-31

two guards-yeah, Danny Fort
mann and George Musso-they've
got Bronx Nagurski back; he'll
be playing tackle and he'll prob
ably play in his own territory.
And they still have Bulldog
Turner at center" Tuffy seemed
to be having a rather hard time
keeping an optimistic grin on his
face-especially when he COM
pared Turner to the Giants COL
lection of rookie centers.
Just a suggestion-Ward Cuff,
in his seventh pro season still
one Of the Giants best backs, :
brought his wife and two small
girls-about or years old-to
camp with him. After watching
them in action for while, Owen
decided that if worst came to
worst he could put them in
against the Bears and ii wouldn't
take long to wear down that
Chicago line.
Evening star., 1943-08-31
Early Raising Of Pennanf
No Jinx 10 Portsmouth
! the Associated Press.

6E the Associated Press.
PORTSMOUTH, Va, Aug. ST.
The champion Portsmouth Cubs
holsted the Piedmont League pen
nant last night, and then went on
TO blank the Norfolk Tars. | to 0,
behind Jake Levy's fve-hit pitch
ing.
A crowd of 3,100 turned out to
welcome home the first champion
ship Portsmouth team in II years.
Levy bested Al Gettel in a fine
pitchers duel. Gettel lost the game
In the sixth on balk. which en-
abled Tony Ordenna to take second
base with two out. Wilmer Skeen's
single scored him.
In raising the pennant two DAYS
after they clinched it, the Cubs
broke with baseball tradition.
Usually the custom has been to wait
until the following season for the
flag raising ceremonies.
Evening star., 1943-08-31

patton. Also on his uniform is the
blue and red Guadalcanal battle
blaze, worn on the left sleeve.
Volkman understandably saw lots
OF boxing matches in the Pacific
area. It's a big sport down there,
topped only by horse racing. There
are some promising young boxers
among the sailors, one heavy
weight named Whizzer White-not
the football player. IT understand
he wasn't so good here, but he looks
plenty good now. He's big and
tough, weighs about 210 and is 6
feet l inch" Volkman said.
Evening star., 1943-08-31

Program notes.-the Dodgers,
who started late and without
very bright prospects, got quite
a lift yesterday when Ben Kish
and George Cafego, a couple of
better than average veteran
backs, reported Unexpectedly.
Both have been discharged from
the Army for physical disabilities
that won't prevent their playing
pro football. Up to that time
Bruiser Kinard had been virtu-
ally the only veteran in camp.
Pete CaWthon, new Dodger
coach, probably is the loudest
tutor in the league, He never
seems to stop for breath as he
works his players-and by work
Pete means just that. Hugh
tShorty) Ray, who drew. up the
pro rules, was on hand for his
annual Interpretation lecture and
talked at some length on the
virtues OF running plays quickly.
Evening star., 1943-08-31
Net Title Hope Ended
For Ii. Ernie Suffer
by War Wound
BY the Associated Press.

oy tne Associated PreSS.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 31.-At
26 1t. Ernest Sutter is through with
competitive tennis-his career ended
by German shell which pierced his
racquet arm at Mateur-and thus
goes glimmering the last Sutter
hope for the national champion
ship.
For several years the Sutter boys
OF New Orleans-first Cliff, then
Eddie, then Ernie-have been bid
ding for the highest United States
net crown. Cliff came close-within
two points, in fact-and Ernie was
the boy they said would go all the
way.
But came North Africa and now
the youngest Sutter boy, the former
national intercollegiate and South
ern champion, is in Kennedy Army
Hospital here recuperating from
wounds which he says will prevent
him from ever taking the competi-
tive court again.
Il was in anti-aircraft," said the
stocky young lieutenant. II was
knocking up a few lobs at the Ger
man Stukas during the last stages
OF the North African campaign. A
shell went clean through my right
arm and another hit me in the
head, knocking my steel helmet 80
feet.
THE doctors say they should be
able to make my right arm 100 per
cent new again, but it would take me
a couple or three years to get
strength back in it. I'll never play
tournament tennis again"
AS a member of the Tulane Uni
versity team, Ernie won the national
intercollegiate title twice-in 1886
and 1887. He captured the Southern
title in 1895. He still was climbing
when he wrapped a continental grip
around an anti-aircraft gun in Jan
uary. 1941.
Evening star., 1943-08-31
Only II Tits Here
Remain for Mats

Seventeen home games remain
on the Mats schedule, including
three games with the league
leading New York Yankees, who
will be faced at Griffith Stadium
in a night game on September II
and a double-header on Septem-
Der 19.
Other games here are with
Boston on September IA. IS. st.
Louis, September %, %, "a: Chi
cago, September 26 two), 27
(two); Cleveland, September %
two. 30; Detroit, October 2, 3.
The September 27 double header
with the White Sox will be tWi-
light-night affair. All single
weekday games will be played at
night.
Evening star., 1943-08-31
Brewer, CAAA Mines Clash
For Berth in City Final

The city sandlot baseball cham
pionship series is approaching the
end, with the winner of today's
game between CAAA of the Potomac
River Naval Command League and
Heurich Brewers of the Industrial
League taking on Headquarters Ma
rines, representing the Depart
mental League, tomorrow for the
title
The series is deadlocked, with each
club owning a -won-and- two
lost record following CAAA's 5-4
victory yesterday over the Marines.
CAAA broke % tie with a three
run rally in the seventh, enough to
withstand the Marines tworun
outburst in the eighth.
Evening star., 1943-08-31
AppIing Bags BAT Lead
After Torrid TussIe
With Wakefield
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-After sew
eral weeks of battling Dick Wake
field of Detroit for the American
League batting lead, Luke Appling
of the Chicago White Sox has taken
control with a comfortable margin
again.
The Tiger rookie was on top a
week ago with a $3.50 average, but
since then has dropped five points
while the veteran shortstop OF the
White Sox has spurted upward from
1923 to .337.
This pair apparently has the hit
ting race in the junior circuit
strictly between themselves because
not another regular in the entire
league is above 300 level.
Stan Musial of the St Louis Car
dinals continued to set an unap-
proachable pace in the National
League with 1853 average.
The 10 leaders in each league:
Evening star., 1943-08-31
Champion Linens Enter
Softly Series TONIGHT

The District softball champion
ship playoff series continues to-
night at Washington Stadium with
Mount Rainier Recreation playing
kavakos Grill and Standard Linen,
the defending champion, meeting
Briggs CHARTERS.
Briggs last night defeated Engi-
neering and Research, 5-4, while
Garvin'S Grill trimmed Westmin-
ster, 1870, behind the no-hit pitch
ing of Les Bluhm.
Evening star., 1943-08-31

and is busy pushing plane through
the SKIES somewhere for Uncle Sam.
Two newcomers, AL McCorkle and
Eo Murphy, are ticketed for the
guard positions and the flankers will
come from Lester Salzer, John Hem
messy and Ed Rafalko. Hennessv IL
converted back, but has been
shifted up front to utilize his 6-foot-
1-inch size.
Blaik, now in his third wear at
the Point, hasn't had a chance to
see the plebes. He knows the class
Is the largest ever assembled, but
doesn't expect more than a dozen
players out of the 1900 freshman
would-be generals.
And If six out of that dozen can
Keep up their studies and play foot
oali, too, we will be happy" he
added.
Glenn Dodds' Brother Present,
He knows the plebe roster con-
talns such definite talent as Robert
l.. Dodds, brother of TuIsa,s ALL
america Glenn; John M. Minor.
formerly of the University of Texas
and Dick Walterhouse, whose ap-
pointment brought tears at the Uni
versity of Michigan. All three are
backs.
But what the heck?" asks Blaik.
This year, more than ever, football
should be a relaxation for both play
ers and spectators. No one should
worry about being Mr.. Big just to be
Mr.. Big, Football has other virtues
and values in addition to victories /"
Ihe Cadets open 10-game sched-
ule on September 25 and continue
until November 27 without an open
date. The rivals are: Villanova, Col
gate, Temple, Columbia. Yale, Penn
sylvania. Notre Dame, United States
Naval Training Station of Sampson
N Y. Rrouy, apd NLA,,,,
Evening star., 1943-08-31

The crowd was smaller than ex-
pected, with 6,466 customers paying
a gross of s11,535.18.
In the semifeature, Nick Latsios
used pretty left hook to chill Maxie
starr in the eighth round. JIMMY
McGr1n and Tiger Nelson worked to
q draw, while in other matches Nate
Palmer decisioned Masters O'Brien
ana Tee Hubert won over Jimmy Hill
Evening star., 1943-08-31
BY HAROLD CLAASSEN,
Associated Press SPORTS Writer


WEST POINT, N. Y, Aug. 81
Army, Its 1942 football squad hit by
two graduation ceremonies, will take
the field this fall as an exponent of
the T-formation.
we tried 1t in our spring prac-
tices. The players liked 1t and as
we won't have many veterans back,
the coaches thought we might as
well introduce new system with
our new team" 1t. Col. Earl Blaik.
the Cadets professor of gridiron
science and tactics, explained today.
Tom Lombardo, substitute fullback
who shone brightly against Prince
ton and Virginia Tech last fall, will
have the vital spot behind the CEN
Ter with Carl Anderson, George
Maxon and Doug Kenna rounding
out the backield.
Kenna Is Express Train.
All saw some service last fall.
kenna is the speed merchant. Side
lined at the start of last season with
q broken arm, he has recovered to
the extent that the photographer
asked him to slow down his hipper-
clipper stuff on picture day.
The line will be a reconstruction
Job with Frank Merritt and Casimir
Myslinsh the bulwarks at tackle and
center, respectively. They are the
only returning regulars.
Joe Stanowitz, a plebe fullback a
year ago, looms as the other tackle
on the eve of the drill sessions that
are to get under way tomorrow
Robin Olds, who played opposite
Merritt last fall and was elected
captain for the coming campaign,
was lost in the academic speed I'M
Evening star., 1943-08-31
Yankee Series Set Back,
Nuts Foce Soldier Nine

The Mats will have an additional
day of rest before beginning their
important four-game series with the
Yankees in New York. Originally
set to begin on Thursday, the series
now will start on Friday with
Thursdays game moved back to
make a double header Sunday.
Washington was to play an exlsi-
bition today at Fort Washington
against the soldier team.
Evening star., 1943-08-31
Underdogs Month Ago. Ysnks Loom World Series Choices
Stars Yesterday
BY the Assoeiated Press.

Charley Wensloff and Roy
Weatherly. Yankees - former
pitched four-hit ball and latter
hit two-run homer to beat Red
SoX.
Bob Elliott, Pirates, and Stan
Musial, Cardinals-Elliott singled
in 10th inning to climax winning
rally in first game and Musial
made five hits in double header,
leading winning attack in second
game.
Evening star., 1943-08-31
Fans Are 10 Honor Gibson
Before Grays, Stars Tilt

Josh Gibson, catching and hit
Ting star for the Washington Home
stead Grays, will be given a testi-
monlal by fans Thursday night at
Grlffith Stadium prior to the $50
O'CLOCK game against the Philadel-
phia Stars.
Gibson is in the midst of his best
season. Not only does he lead the
Grays in home runs and runs batted
IN, but he also has been hitting bet
ter than 500 all season.
On Sunday the Grays will meet
the Kansas City Monarchs in a
double header.
Evening star., 1943-08-31
Gionts, As Officially
Out of Fluq Races

NEW YORK, Aug. 81 tP.-The
New York Giants and the Phila-
delphia Athletics now can concen-
trate on the 1914 campaigns.
The Giants have been mathe-
matically eliminated from the Ma
tional League race by the st. Louis
Cardinals and the New York Yam
KEGS have applied the crusher to
the Athletics in the American.
Evening star., 1943-08-31
1erronovo SHES From Wilson,
Clear Victor Over Costuntino

Jackie Wilson'S victory over Lulu
Costantino last night at Grif1th
Stadium puts the former MIA
featherweight champion in line for
a shot at the crown now worn by
Phil Terranova, but the proposed
fight may be difficult to arrange.
Bobby Gleason, Terranova's man.
ager, was a spectator at the very
fancy 10-round battle that had
Wilson sharpshooting with every
weapon in the book to win an unan-
imous decision, but he quoted terms
to Promoter Joe Turner that may
be hard to meet.
Gleason said he wants $25, 900 to
lay the title on the line here against
Wilson. For an overweight match
the price is $4,000. Gleason sug-
gested first non-title fight against
Wilson and if won by Wilson, then
a return match with the crown at
stake.
Jack Laken, who does business
for Wilson, snorted at these prices.
For non-title fight we want the
big end Of the purse. After all,
Wilson is the big attraction here.
Naturally, If we get a shot at the
title Wen fight for free-practically, 4"
he said.
Unfair, Losers Pilot Says.
After the fight, Charly Johnson,
Costantino's manager, said he never
will bring another man here. THE
outsider gets no protection from the
referee" he claimed. Johnson was
referring to the butt which opened
a cash on CoStantinos left eyelid
in the fourth round, and to occas-
ional heeling which kept claret
flowing the rest of the way.
Reynolds (Charley Reynolds, the
referee) not only didn't warn Will
son, but he gave no indication he
even saw it," Johnson added. Laken
countered with a claim that Co.'S
tantino started the butting busi-
ness in the first round and also
indulged in low blows and constant
showing.
Aside from this backstage bicker-
ing, the fight was a honey all the
way. Lulu was the aggressor, but
had real trouble finding a target on
the fast-moving Wilson. Wilson on
the other hand constantly shot in
stinging lefts and rights that buzzed
around Costantino all night and
after the fourth round, when Lulu's
eye started to bleed, Jackie got the
edge and kept. it. Blood filled Lulu's
eye and made it difficult for him to
find the dancing Wilson.
Wilson Too Fast for Lulu.
Lulu tried to shove down wilson's
guard in an effort to get in a chilling
punch in the later rounds, but Will
son wouldn't stand still. A stiff right
hook had Jackie in trouble in the
fourth, and in the seventh Lulu
again slowed Jackie with a body at
tack, but otherwise the cute Wilson
peppered Costantino constantly,
Evening star., 1943-08-31
Case Must Flash Speed
To Cash in at Aqueduct
BY the Associated Prasx

BY the Associated Press.
Aqueduct, which opened its three
week fall meeting yesterday, has
selected Labor Day as its war relief
day. Sixty per cent of the profits
that day will go to National War
Fund Inc, with the remainder ear
marked for Long Island hospitals.
Max Marmonstein has purchased
the 2-year-old maiden. George
Case, from B. B. Jones at private
terms. The newcomer is named for
the Washington Nat outfielder, the
American Leagues champion base
stealer.
Evening star., 1943-08-31
Win, Lose or Draw
Bright Outlook Replaces Gloom of Lost Fall
By GRANTLAND RICE,

year ago as September 1912 rolled n sports future
blue as indigo, doubled and redoubled
talent would play before smaller
There little chance that carried
through.
Baseball facing its last World probably pennan
until the had
would
left would get no big financial play.
The boxing outlook packed the
good fighters uniform.
of melancholy prophecies
Evening star., 1943-08-31
By HUGH FULLERTON, JR
Associated Press Sports Writer.

BEAR MOUNTAIN, N. Y, Aug.
3i.-If you you don't think its
appropriate that Bears should
be an important topic of conver-
sation up here where the Giants
and Dodgers are getting ready
for the pro football season, you
should have seen Steve Owen in
a cage with a couple of them
yesterday. Some one had the
idea that it would be natural
hookup for pictures--Bear Noun
tain and the Giants exhibition
against those big bad Chicago
Bears at Buffalo Sunday. Get
it2 Anyway, Steve and
Tuffy Leemans, who is spherical
Steve's only assistant this season,
consented to pose with a couple
Of roly-poly black bear cubs.
They're cute little fellas," Owen
admitted as he came out with his
Evening star., 1943-08-31

1t was all pretty gloomy. But
while we were sending some 10000
900 fighting men into the air, below
and along the seas, below and along
the earth around the world, sport
still had one of its greatest years.
And if sport in any way slowed
down the war effort we have been
getting some odd box scores from
all fronts.
Evening star., 1943-08-31
Fights Last Night
BY the Associated Press

by Ute HhsUCIaOtu FItsS.
WILMINGTON, Del-Tony Galento.
242. Orange N. j., knocked out Babe
Sharkey, 80. Texas 81
BALTIMORE.-Steve Belloise, 1882,
New York, stopped Howard Bennett,
1856, Baltimore (5l.
BUFFALO. Green, 145ia,
Lacsawanna, N. Y. outpointed Ruby
Garcia, 145, New York ts).
NEWARK. - Nate Bolden, l7la+,
Chicago. outpointed Larry Lane, 1904,
Trenton i10).
CHIcAGO-Freddy Dawson. 1875,
Chicago. outpointed Jimmy Joyce, 129,
Gary, Ind. G0).
Evening star., 1943-08-31
Minor Leagues
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Minneapolis, s. Milwaukee, 3.
(Only game scheduled.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Syracuse at jersey City. postponed
tOnly game sCheduledp
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Open date.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Nashville. 9; Little Rock, /.
tOnly game SCheduledD
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Utica, 23-S; Springfield, IA.
Hartford, r: Albany, O.
Elmira, 3; Scranton. !
wilkes Barre, T; Binghamton, I.
Evening star., 1943-08-31
St. Johns Issues Coll

Football candidates at st. Johns
high Schol are called out for a
meeting tomorrow at / o'clock at
the school. Practice viii begin the
next day. Angus Lamond Is the
new coach. succeeding Gene Au-
gusterfer, now in the Navy.
Evening star., 1943-08-31
Navy Gets Hermunski

BROOKLYN, Aug. 81 Rl.-Gene
Hermanski, young minor league out
fielder who won himself a berth
with the Brooklyn Dodgers while
awaiting a transfer from the Coast
Guard to the Navy Air Force, re-
ports for naval duty tomorrow. He
hit .288 in his 20-day stay.
Evening star., 1943-08-31
Finds Promising Heavy.
League Leaders
BY the Associated Press.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

by the associated Press.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Batting-Appling, CHICAGO, .337; Wake
held, Detroit, .325.
RunS-Vernon, Washington, SO; Case,
WASHINGTON, 80.
Runs batted in-York, Detroit, es;
Etten. New York, 90
HitS-Wakefield, Detroit, 1856: ApplinR,
Chicago, 1853.
Doubles-Wakefield. Detroit, 81; Etten.
New New YORK, and Keltner, Cleveland. 30.
Triples-Lindell. New York, 10: Moses,
Chicago, and York Detroit, S,
Home runs-York, Detroit, 80; Keller.
New York, "a,
stolen bases-Case, Washington, a.:
Moses. Chicago, 43.
Pitching-Chandler, New York, 1913;
Bridges, Detroit, 1873.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Batting-Musial, St Louis, .353; Her
man, Brooklyn, .334
Runs-Vaughan, Brooklyn, 90; Musial,
Runs batted in - Nicholson. Chicaso,
l02; Herman. Brooklyn, 50.
Hits-Musial, st. Louis, 17s, Herman,
Brooklyn, 157
DoublesaaMqsial, St. Louis. SO: Her.
man, Brooklyn, "a
Trlpies-Musial, st. Louis, II; Lowrey,
Chicago, L.
Home ,runs--Nicholson. Chicago, 21:
OFT, New York IL
stolen baseS-Vaughan, Brooklyn, Is;
Lowrey. Chicago, IL.
Pitching = Shoun, Cincinnati, 1913;
SeWell, Pittsburgh, 1876
Evening star., 1943-08-31
Fair Golfers Playing

Feminine golfers, elated by prob
able lifting of the ban on pleasure
driving, were today at Kenwood in
the Glass A tourney for the Times
Herald Trophy. The Glass B event
will be played later Thirty -four
women were to start in today's
tourney.