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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31

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11S-pound class-Joe Smith Naval Tor.
Mount Rainier, Leonard Tozzola IVA @Ns'
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126-pound ,class-Bobby Duvall wash.
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over James, Madison National Trainins)
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Kennedy washington B. c..
-, 135-pound elass--Billy Waugh (Nationa
ington B. CO. Bernie. Barry (Nationa
Training) ,decisioned Robert Rayburn (Na
tional Training.
tieo Marines, Knocked out Jimmy Jimmy ' foesf,
round: Cliff Hart Petes A, St KNOCKED n ou
James Balderson National Training,
160-pound class-Benny Aauilino (Apolls
A. c. scored technical Knockout over Henr!
Paulucci tMerrick). third round.
Marines) scored technical Knockout ovei
Richard Bohn National Training), i min
ute 46 seconds. second round; ~.
c., three rounds,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
Rangers Put 2-6ame
Streak on Line in
Battling Leafs
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The strangest sight of l943-a
New York Ranger win streak-goes
on the block tonight as the Toronto
Maple Leafs invade Madison Square
Garden in the dying hours of the
year for the only game scheduled
in the National Hockey League.
Lester Patrick's New Workers, who
played IS games before they won
one, now have won four of their
last five, boast a two-game streak
and hope to make it three.
Toronto has been up and down
the ladder in the National from
second to fifth and now is hanging
in fourth spot. In five games with
the Rangers the Leafs have won
four.
Montreal boosted its hold on first
place to nine points over runner
up Boston by trimming Detroit last
night, 8-3. The Canucks haven't
been beaten at home and have lost
only 2 in 10 starts.
Canadiens' Goalie Bill Durham
had to take short rest during the
second period of the battle with
the Wings but was able to resume.
The 29-year-old rookie from the
Quebec Royals has the only shut
out scored in the league this season.
That was 20 job against De-
troit on the Wings ice November IA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
Gonzaga Quint Take,
Boys Club Basket
Tournament Title

I Street Eagles. team OF young
GonZaga High School boys, hold
the 150-pound championship after
blasting Friendship in last nights
final and feature game of the Boys
Club of Washington Christmas bas-
ket ball tournament.
The 1886 margin registered by
the Eagles was the largest In five
title games yesterday. with Scott
Cranston and Bill Kellinger each
getting is points to share scoring
honors. The team was coached by
Joe KoZik, Gonzaga's basket ball
mentor, who was so pleased with the
youngsters showing that several OF
the players are being given tryouts
or Gonzaga's big team.
Central Branch took two Of the
other championships, downing East
ern Branch, 1928, in the l35-pound
section and topping Sacred Heart,
1925, at los pounds. In other final
games, Sacred Heart won over Gen.
trail Branch, 29-18, in the pound
division, and Georgetown topped
Eastern Branch, 1928, in the 90
pound division. The scores:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
Suour Bowl Due to Outdruw
Grid Classic at Pasadena
Ey the Associated Press.


NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 31.-A new
forward-passing record of some sort
is in prospect for the Sugar Bow
tomorrow when Georgia Techs Ed
die Prokop and Claude Leforce Of
Tulsa turn on their aerial wizardrJ
at 2:30 pm. &C. w. To before an ex-
pected throng of $4,000.
Given break in the weather
Leforce and Prokop will be shooting
at the record of nine successive
competitions registered by Glenn
Dobbs against Tennessee in the
Sugar Bowl last January l.
Coach Henry Frnka is high or
Leforce's forward-passing ability
and makes no secret of it. In seven
games during 1943 Leforce COM
pleted 43 of 80 passes for 557 yards
and threw for eight touchdowns
The slim 165-pounder completed
eight in a row against Oklahoma,
Big Six champions, and was sue
cessful on 18 Of SO thrown in the
game.
Cagy Bill Alexander doesn't be-
Iieve in statistics-says they don't
mean anything" and are something
for the waste basket"-and figures
aren't available on Prokop's passing
You can hide the fact, however, that
strong-armed Eddie pitched his
team to one-sided wins over Louisi-
ana State, Tulane, Clemson and
Georgia, and had good averages
against Notre Dame, Navy and Duke
The Weather Bureau promised
partly cloudy and warmer conditions
for the game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
BY the Associated Press.

PASADENA, Calf, Dec. 81
Shorn of its customary drawing
power by travel restrictions, volun-
tary gasoline quota limitations and
several days Of rainy weather, to-
morrows Rose Bowl football game
between Washington and Southern
California may not attract more
than $1,000 spectators.
Rain or shine, there will be nc
crowd approaching the $4,000, new
high, that set a record for receipts
last January /, when Fireball
Frankie Sinkwich led Georgia to
victory over U. c. L. A.
This time the contest has been
Invested of its intersectional color.
The stake is the Pacific Coast Con-
ference championship There is a
striking absence of big names in the
line-ups.
But it could and should be an in
teresting football game. Washington
seemingly is powerhouse club,
capable Of thoroughly testingsSouth-
ern CALIFORNIA; rugged line The
Trojans are 21a-to-1 underdog
erratic, given to fumbling, but dan
gerous in the air.
Both teams have lost valuable
players to the armed forces. The
Trojans are at a psychological ad-
vantage because of the odds and
they are anxious to preserve their
record of never losing Rose Bowl
game IN six tries. Washington never
has won here in Pasadena.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
Pills Give Dah|gren
For Phelps Of BUGS

oy Tic AsSCCiaUSO f1eS6.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 31.-Babe
Dahlgren, 31-year-old Phillies first
baseman, will do his playing for the
Pittsburgh Pirates next year and
the voluntarily retired Babe Phelps
Pirate Gather, will don a Phillies
uniform.
A trade Of the two Babes" was
announced yesterday by the Phillies
new president, youthful Bob Car.
penter, jr., who said the Pirates also
sent a check along with Phelps. The
sum was not disclosed.
Dahlgren, who hit .288 for the
Phiuies club last year, has a AZ
draft classification because of sinus
trouble, and was sought by the Pi-
rates to replace Elbie Fletcher. now
in the Navy.
Babe Phelps, who Is So years old
and ga in the draft, has been on
the voluntary retired list several
times since June 4, 1941, when he
quit the Brooklyn Dodgers in the
middle of the season, passing UP his
salary and World Series share OF
nearly $1,000. He was later traded
to the Pirates, with whom he played
IS games in 1912. Phelps has hit
over 300 during several seasons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
Humphreys 10 Take Over
As Navy Athletic Director
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Dec. 81
Capt. Charles o. Humphreys will
relieve Capt. John E. (Billick)
Whelchel today as the director oil
athletics at the Naval Academy
Rear Admiral j. r. Beardall, super
intendent, has announced.
Capt Whelchel, who has been
head football coach as we'll as d.
rector of athletics for the last II
months, has been assigned to sea
duty.
Academy officials have not named
a football coach to succeed Capt
Whelchel.
Capt. Humphreys was graduated
from the Academy in 1922. He
won his IN" star in baseball and
captained the team in 1922.
From 1929 to 1881 he served as
athletic officer of the submarine
base at New London, Conn. While
attached to the academy in 1895
and 1886, Capt. Humphreys was
head coach of the baseball team.
Capt. Humphreys has seen service
on cruisers and aircraft carriers, and
more recently commanded a squad
ron of submarines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
Barons and Caps All Even
As They Battle Tonight
BY the Associated Press.

l.
Cleveland and Indianapolis have
it all to themselves to ring out the
old year in the American Hockey
League and, according to past rec
ords, they are capable of putting on
a battle that will start the bell
ringers an hour early.
In five previous meetings, each
club has won two and there has been
one tie, their first clash of the year
Cleveland won the next pair and the
Caps came back to cop the last two
games. The last time they collided,
on Christmas night, Indianapolis
ruined Clevelands perfect record
on home ice by handing the Barons
a Ga setback.
Indianapolis has been pressing
Cleveland in the Western division OF
the league, cutting down the Barons'
margin to six points by a spectacu-
lar December surge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
Five Teams in Seven
Ti|ts 10 Give Their
Money 10 Charity
BY HAROLD CLAASSEN,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-A football
season that saw waterboy actually
score points ends tomorrow In a
lineup of bowl games in which a
team that hasn't played for nine
weeks is the 3-to-1 favorite in the
Rose Bowl.
That's only one oddity in pro-
gram that is expected to lure some
340,0 900 spectators out into the fresh
air New Year Day and has two pairs
of elevens meeting for a second time
this season, the Oil Bowl making its
debut at Houston, Tex, and FIVE
teams giving all their receipts to
charity.
Huskies Idle Since October 30.
Washington, orphaned member Of
the Northwest Pacific Coast setup,
registered the fourth win of its war
bobbed schedule on october 80 and
then went into nine-week hiberna-
ton. The Trojans of Southern Cali
fornia, six times Rose Bowl winner,
offer the opposition.
| Some $4,000 fans have tickets and
$45 900 will be skinned from the
gross receipts for war charities.
All the monies above expenses at
the East-West game in San Fran
cisco and the Sun Bowl contest at
Ell Paso, Tex, involving New Mexico
and Southwestern of Texas, also will
be spent the same way.
In addition, Randolph Fields
Flyers will contribute their cut of
the Cotton Bowl purse to the Army
Air Forces Aid Society.
The Flyers, by statistics the best
passing team in the country because
Of Quarterback Glenn Dobbs' pres
ence, will oppose the Longhorns OF
Texas University. who have the best
pass defensive outfit. That clash
will have a turnout of $4,000.
L. s. U. Is Seeking Revenge.
Coach Bernie Moore of Louisiana
State and bald Homer Norton of
Texas A. and M. are interrupting
their mutual admiration society long
enough to replay their October 8
clash in Miamis Orange Bowl. In
the first struggle the Texas Kaydets
triumphed, % to 10.
Tulsa's unbeaten AIS are betting
underdogs in the Sugar Bowl classic
with thrice-beaten Georgia Tech
all because it Is believed that the
Engineers Eddie Prokop can dc
more things better than the entire
bevy of Oklahoma ball carriers.
While the Oil Bowl is newcomer
mtroductions won't be needed for
the players. Arkansas A. and M
and Southwestern Louisiana Insti-
tute blocked and tackled to a 1920
deadlock in midseason.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
Dope on All Bowl Games
By the Associated Press.

Facts and figures tomorrow football games giving
OF bowl se OF opposing with their wonostted
expected attendance and kickoff
Rose Bowl at Pasadena, Calif-Souhern
University Of Washington (4-o-0) s60O0 pm. (EWT)
Oleans-Tulsa t6-O-D vs. GEORGIA Tech
C-3-o), 10000 345 pm. (EWT)
game at San Attendance kickoff
(EWT)
Orange Bowl at Miami-Louisana
M C7-1-1), $4,000, ITO pm (EWT).
$500 2 pm. (EWT).
OIL Bowl at Houston A.
western Louisiana 4-0-D 10000, 2:3O pm. (EWT).
Bowl at Ell
Mexico (3-1-0), 10000 m. (EWT).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
Bennett Could Reach
Fistic Top Here by
Whipping Wills

Charley Bennett, District colored
scrapper who goes against frankie
Wills, local welterweight champion,
IN the 10-round headliner on the
Turner's Arena program next Mon
day night, needs only to win to COM
plete one of the most spectacular
rises ever registered in District rings.
In facing Wills, Bennett has taken
on tough assignment. He's the
underdog but conceded fair chance
OF upsetting Frankie. It's no secret
that until late last summer he lust
was another colored boy fighting
preliminary engagements for cakes
and coffee around Washington and
Baltimore. Then he filled in as a
last-minute substitute against Eddie
Kane. A lilo underdog, he spilled
the dope all over Griffith Stadium bv
winning.
So unexpected was this that a re-
match was made and Kane still was
a substantial favorite. But Bennett
made his first victory stick by slug
ging out another triumph. Then as
underdog again he was sent against
Nick Latsios. Another upset re-
suited and Bennett moved into fast
company by taking on the Wills
match.
Once more Bennett finds himself
on the slim side of the odds, which
is only natural with frankie ranked
No. Is in the welterweight ratings
in Ring Magazine.
The card has been completed by
Matchmaker Gabe Menendez with
the signing of Don Leon of Howard
University for a six-rounder against
Gene Brown and a four rounder be-
tween Billy Downs and George
Farrell.
Other SKIES are between Walter
Hafer and Nose Thomas and Jesse
Moraney and Bobby Brown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
Navy Puts Gonzogo Five
Ahead on West Coast
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SPOKANE, Wash, Dec. 31.-The
Navy, which helped cultivate power
full football teams where previously
there were only puny ones, is at II
again, this time in basket ball.
Probably the most powerful team
on the West Coast this year is
Gonzaga, usually showed around
plenty in basket ball, but now the
owner of nine straight victories
thanks to Navy transfers from other
Western schools.
Its most notable triumph: A 76-
80 walloping of Washington, the
worst licking the Huskies have taken
in 20 years and Gonzaga's first VIC
tory over them since 1926.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
West Loses Two Men
Buoying East's Hopes
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31.-The
East teams chances in tomorrow's
football battle against the West
looked brighter today after West
coaches reported the loss Of two
men.
Floyd Rhea, 216-pound left guard
from the University Of Oregon, was
withdrawn from the West roster
yesterday after it was learned he
had played two games OF profess
sional football with the Chicago
Cardinals last season.
George Bettridge, University of
Utah fullback, has been lost be-
cause of illness.
But the East had Its bad news,
too. Bill Baughman, 195-pound
center from the University of Iowa,
probably will be unable to play be-
cause Of recurrence Of a knee
injury.
The West remains a I'll favorite,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
Ags Lose Flanagan;
Odds Shift 10 |. ). u.
By the Associated Press.

BY Ine ASsOEldJeu FTeSS.
MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 31-Coaches
and players are agreed that the
Orange Bowl football game tomor-
row will be spectacle of high scor-
ing and action, but favored Texas
A. and M. slipped and Louisiana
State gained in the betting odds.
The differing response of two in
jured stars caused the shift.
The Aegies' Marion Flanagan
keyman in the Texas backfield
twisted his ailing knee yesterday and
Coach Homer Norton said he would
not be able to play.
Mighty Steve Van Buren,, L. S. U. s
line-cracking back, who watched the
last two games of the regular season
from the bench, romped in practice
as If his ankle had never been hurt.
Both teams prepared for a final
workout today as the weatherman
played no favorites. 1t never has
rained for an Orange Bowl game and
the prediction was more of the same
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
Moroons Hope to End
Losses at Free Game
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-There will be
no admission charge for a college
basket ball game at the midway
f1eldhouse at the University of Chi
cago today.
The Maroons made a last-minute
addition to their schedule, booking
Chicago Technical College for a New
Year eve contest. Tech, playing
its first year of basket ball, has
won one game, lost one.
The Maroons hope they can finish
1943 with victory, breaking a
losing streak of As consecutive games
dating back to December 6, 1941.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
Randolph Field Coach
Is Unawed by Texas
BY the Associated Press.


DALLAS, Dec. Silt. Frank Tri-
tico, coah OF the Randolph Field
Ramblers, isn't at all upset because
the Texas Longhorns have been
picked to down his team in the Cot
ton Bowl tomorrow.
Il think we have a darn good
chance to win," he said today. And
we're not. undertaking the Long
horns. They have a team as tricky
as any I ever saw"
He ought to know. He saw Texas
play twice and had them secuted
twice more.
Nor is he worried that the young
and agile Longhorns will wear out
his team, sometimes known as the
"Air Corps Graybeards.
+ Some of our fellows had been
out Of football for q while prior to
this season." he admitted. But We
now have 10 games behind us and
everybody Is in excellent condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
Fine Quintets in Every
Sector Despite Lack
.0f Tested Talent
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Dec. 31-College
basket ball may not have the fnesse
of other years with freshmen pro-
viding much of the nanpower, but
there still are some mighty good
quintets around the country.
Eight coaches from the South,
Southwest, Midwest and East, all In
New York for the holiday series OF
double headers at Madison Square
Garden, were unanimous in that
statement as they discussed the OUT
standing fves in their sections.
Adolph Rupp, whose Kentucky
five stands out in the Southeastern
Conference, decried the fact that
some colleges had thrown in the
sponge.
Wouldn't Let Kentucky Quit.
IF the game is worth playing Al
all, it is worth playing now" said
| the veteran cage mentor. "As late
as September "a it was decided to
drop basket ball at Kentucky, but Z
insisted that we were going to have
team even if I had to play girls
Four days later I had Is boys on
hand. They must have heard they
had a chance to play on girls
team"
Rupp, whose team beat Indiana
and Ohio State, but lost to Illinois,
said the Hoosiers definitely were not
up to standard this season, but that
Ohio State was good and Illinois had
come up with another great ball
club.
His praise of Illinois was echoed
by Ray Meyer of De Paul, who also
singled out western Michigan and
Northwestern as court powerhouses
and Notre Dame as a conner.
Meyer, whose George Mikan stands
6 feet 8 inches, added that he be-
.ieved big men definitely hurt the
game-to which Dr. H c. Carlson Of
Pittsburgh subscribed IN declaring
that the next change in the rules
must be legislation against the
defense.
Coaches Compliment Teams.
Here is what the other coaches
had to say:
Eugene Lambert, Arkansas-"We
expect a normal season in the
Southwest Conference, with Rice
the team to beat. just as last year."
Ed Dibble, Western Kentucky
Il like Temple best of the teams I've
seen in the East. Josh Cody has q
great shooter in Able Ingerman.'
1 Josh Cody, Temple-"Ingerman Is
only 5 feet inches, but a great shot,
for which 7 am happy. But look
out for st. Joseph's"
Alvin Julian, Neutrality-suspicious.
State will be one of the best in the
East before the season is over"
Don White. Connecticut-"Cor-
nell probably has the greatest coll
lection of material in its history,
while Colgate is fast and clever,
with plenty of reserves"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
Mucricostus vs.. Evans
Mat Remutch Looms

George Macricostas, the Colder
Greek, who in his last rassling match
with Don Evans, Pacific Coast star
was disqualified for smuggling the
referee after Is minutes in the ring
wants another crack at Evans.
Promoter Joe Turner now is in the
process Of lining up Evans for the
return match.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
Famed Smith to Swim
On Great Lakes Team
BY the Associated Press,

BY the ASSociated Press.
GREAT LAKES, Ill, Dec. 81
Bill Smith, the famed Hawaiian
swimmer, will make his first splash
for points for the Navy today.
Smith, ranked as one of the coun-
try's outstanding all-around SWIM
mers, will lead Great Lakes SWIM
mers in meet against Northwest
ern University. One of the Wild
cat stars is Bob Tribble, Smiths
teammate at Honolulu. Both were
on the all-Hawaiian team which
competed against United States
teams two years ago: --
Smith was a freshman star at
Ohio State University last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
Stogg Louds Navy
For Grid Buckino
BY the Associated Press.

PASADENA, Calf, Dec. 81
Amos Alonzo Stagg, 81-year-old
coach of the College of the Pa
cif1c, believes I'VE who love foot
ball owe our gratitude to the
Navy"
Il wish I could say the same
for the Army" he added in a
talk yesterday at q pre-Rose
Bowl game luncheon.
He said he had written his old
friend, Henry L. Stimson, asking
him to include football in the
Army training program. The
Secretary of War replied that
the men in charge Of Army sports
had told him other plans had
been made.
"A great mistake" said Staeg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
Champs Ci|inski, Povone Reach
Golden Gloves Tourney Finals

Pete Cilinski and Lew Pavone
both representing the St. Marys
Club, only champions from last
years Golden Gloves boxing tourney
competing in this years events,
safely are into the finals.
Cilinsk, 135-pound titleholder
outpointed Dave Staple of Merrick
last night and next Friday takes on
Ray Hamburg in the final. Hamburg
was winner last night over Jimmy
Buhr of Boiling Field. Pavone
slugged his way to the 160-pound
final by chilling Duane Hostler of
Fort Meade in 1:55 of the third
round. His opponent next Friday
will be Nick Mancini of Washington
Boys Club, who earned a decision
over John L. Sullivan Of Merrick.
A near-capacity crowd was on
hand to witness the semifinals, most
OF which provided plenty of action
About the most spectacular and
action-filled match was the 1885,
pound struggle between Jimmy
Vakas of Washington Boys Club
and Henry Fleming of Apollo, with
the former a narrow winner.
Summaries:
Senior Results
126-pound ,class-James Vakas wash l.
ington B. CO. decisioned Henry Fleming
SApollo), Joe Annette (ouantico Marines)
fsspoan Harry ea ismeE AD0llG
Mary's) decisioned Dave Staple (Merrick1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
College CUNTS
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Kentucky, a.: st. Johns BROOKLYN IS.
De Paul, SO; Long Island u, 3s.
Fort Devens Reception Center. A Camp
Edwards, SO.
Kansas, "a: Missouri. 27.
Washburn, SO; Kansas State, rs.
OKLAHOMA A. and M, A; Texas Tech, "A
Hamline, SIS; Eau Claire Teachers, %.
Shio WESLEYAN, 81; Fort Hayes, ~.
Wichita Boeing Bombers, As; Valparaiso, 90.
VII ROGERS Field. AZ: Sheppard Field, 90.
Baylor, 45; Corsicana Field, 80.
Norfolk Naval. So; William and Mary. 35.
Washington, ,,43; Whitman, Al (overtime)
Southern California, Al; Cal Tech. So
Roosevelt Navy Base, 43; u C. l. A 40
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
Banks, Checker Ace,
Meets All Corners

A. j. Banks will play all corners at
a checker exhibition, sponsored by
the Central YMCA, at 6:15 O'Clock
tomorrow. 1t will be the third an
nual exhibition by Banks, author of
Pictorial Guide to Checkers" The
YMCA will present prize to the
first player to win a game from
Banks.