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Evening star., 1943-01-15
BY JUDSON BAILEY.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-Confronted
by the imminent entry of Manager
Leo Durocher into military service
and with Pete Reiser and other
stars already in uniform, President
Branch Hickey OF the Brooklyn
Dodgers says "Baseball's manpower
question no longer is In the distance
its here"
Durocher has been notified to re-
port to draft board for a physical
examination, Hickey revealed yes
terday, and If he passes this screen
test" presumably will be reclassified
Immediately from 3A to IA and
placed in line for an early call to
colors.
The explosive leader of the Dod-
gers for the last four seasons will
be 80 years old next July % and is
married, but has no children. He
now is at Mayo clinic undergoing
an annual check-up and told Hickey
by telephone that he would take the
draft examination upon his return
to his home at st. Louis.
Roster Shrinking Daily.
This development caused Hickey
to comment that "We're liable to 20
into spring training with only three
infielders Bill Herman. Arky
Vaughan and Alex Kampouris.
When things get to this stage the
manpower question no longer is in
the distance-its here. It's ar
rived"
hickey said that right now the
Dodgers have only 81 players on
their reserve list and that this
number was shrinking daily. Il
don't think any club except the
Evening star., 1943-01-15
Old Line Cagers
.SeekLoopLead
In W. 81. TiIt
PIoy V.M.I. Tomorrow;
Other Capital Fives
In Weekend Games

Maryland's basket ball team will
have an opportunity to vault into
undisputed possession of first place
in the Southern Conference tonight
when it stacks up against Washing
ton and Lee at Lexington, Va, in
launching tWo-day invasion of
that village.
The Old Liners, currently locked
in first place with George WASH
ington with two victories and no
defeats, will face v. M. I. tomorrow
night.
In battling the Generals, Mary
land will be meeting a team which
has walloped Roanoke but lost by
a point each to William and Mary
and Virginia. V. M. I. has defeated
William and Mary and v. P. I. and
lost 2-point decision to Duke.
Other Colleges Busy.
Wilson Teachers College is ex-
pected to become another victim of
the crack Quantico Marines tonight
at Quantico, Va, but four of the
Marines regulars are leaving to-
morrow and may be too busy to play
against the Owls five.
Meanwhile, Gallaudet will be tam
Cling with Bridgewater tonight and
Randolph Macon tomorrow night,
both On foreign floors.
George Washington's quint, with
a three-game winning streak COM
piled at the expense of Duke, North
Carolina and North Carolina Navy
Pre-Fllght, will clash with Virginia
tomorrow night at Eastern High and
GeorgetoWn's basketers will pursue
their ninth victory in 10 starts In
game with Catholic University at
G. U. gym tomorrow night.
Battle for Scoring Lead.
At stake in the Georgetown U.
engagement will be the see saving
District individual scoring lead. The
Hoyas' Andy Kostecka requires nine
points to tie American University's
George Zuras. now pacing the pack,
and John Mahnken could catch
zuras with a 16-point outburst.
Maryland's undefeated boxing
team, with triumphs over Coast
Guard Academy and Western Mary
land, will face its stiffest test to-
morrow night at West Point when
the Old Liners meet Army.
The Old Liners will use the same
eight men who scored over United
States Coast Guard Academy and
Western Maryland.
Evening star., 1943-01-15
Heinie Miller Parallels Boxing and Boyonet Fighting
Sports Man Mountain Weight

Service dept.-It's good news
for linotypers that Ray Polczyn-
ski has left Marquette U. to join
the Navy, Ray is the kid who
teamed with Johnny Strzykalski
in high school football and was
slated to do it again. When
1t. Cy Kaselman, former Phila-
delphia Sphas pro basket baller,
drew Today furlough from
Camp Luna, NJ Mex, he flew
East to Fort Monmouth, N. j., for
a visit with 1t. David Zinkoff,
who was announcer for the Sphas
until he and Kaselman joined up
together. To make it a real re-
union, they watched the Fort
Monmouth-C Columbia court game
with two more old pals perform
ing, Pfc. Moe Dubilier of the
original Celtics and Columbias s
Bob Martens. What's become of
that tradition that a soldier new
er got a task for which civilian
experience fitted him? Steve
Wozniak, former national dis
tance swimming champion, has
just been transferred from an
anti-tank outfit to the amphib-
ian command.
Evening star., 1943-01-15

only team both have played made
it an even-up affair. Wilson topped
Bethesda, 1920, while Central won,
27-18.
Tech appears just too talented for
Anacostia's inexperienced boys. Bob
Brewer. Hank Pizza, Keith Harder
and company at Tech still are IA
voriteS in the series after display
ing good brand of shooting while
downing a tough Roosevelt quint
in last weeks opener.
Lacks Techs Coordination.
These boys are tall, fast and accu-
rate, and while AnacoStia can coun-
ter with a few of the same caliber
they don't have the style and CO.
ordination of Tech. Pete Kitka,
Elliott Day and Jim Flaherty figure
to give the Maroons the most
trouble.
The series will continue tomor-
row night with more fast action
expected in another double bill that
sends Roosevelt against surpris-
ingly good Coolidge quint and
Western against Eastern.
Evening star., 1943-01-15

letters addressed to Mr.. Elaine
Kahn" by folks who apparently
think it more likely that a boy
would be named Elaine than that
a girl would be named sports ed
itor. Man Mountain Dean, the
rassler, is spending his time these
days on his Georgia farm and is
packing around only 277 pounds,
81 less than when he went into
the Army. Allentown, Pa, has
borrowed the "whiz kids" nick
name from the University of IL
linois for a boys club basket
ball team that has hit a To-
point average in IS games.
They're 14-16-year- -olds.
Unwilling philosopher - After
Texas A. and M. handed the
Texas Christian basket ball team
q 1926 licking, an Aggie fan
approached Hub McQuillan, the
T. c. U. coach, and congratulated
him for his ability to take such
q shellacking without batting an
eye. He took the congratula-
tions the same way. Actually"
he confessed later, Il wasn't
stole. I was stunned"
Evening star., 1943-01-15
Nika|son Will Fight
For Virginia Team
As 165-Pounder
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Jan
l5.-Three veterans, co-captains of
the team, two former varsity re-
serves, sophomore and two frosh
will defend Virginia's colors in the
opening boxing match of the season
against Virginia Tech here tomor-
row night.
Truman Southall, taking over the
ring duties in the absence of Al
York, now serving with the field ar
tillery, announced his tentative
lineup today and included the
name of Don Niklason of Arlington,
Va, who will box in the middle
weight class.
The team includes Maupin Mas
sic, 120 pounds; Jimmy Miragliotta,
1877; Tom Green, 1876; Willie Barnett,
las; Frank Null, 155; Niklason, Carl
Broaddus, ITS, and Milt Parlow,
heavyweight.
Barnett, Null and Parlow are the
co-captains and freshmen are Mi
ragliotta and Green
Virginia's junior varsity meets
Staunton Military Academy at $3.50
tomorrow to inaugurate the cam
paign.
Evening star., 1943-01-15
Two More Clubs Join
Indiana Grapefruit
Baseball League
Reds Fourth Major Outfit
To Lund Hoosier Comp:
Stote Moy Get Seven
BY the Associated Press.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Jan. Is
Indianas growing grapefruit cir
cult" without the grapefruit had
two more members today following
announcement that the Cincinnati
Reds of the National League and
the indianapolis Indians of the
American Association would con-
duct spring training at Indiana
University.
The Reds were the fourth major
league club to select an Indiana site
for spring workouts and there were
indications the number might grow
to as many as seven.
Cleveland was said to be nego-
tiating for Victory Field, home Of
the Indians in Indianapolis; Pitts
burgh was reported seeking to close
deal with Earlham College officials
for use of the fieldhouse and other
facilities at Richmond and repre-
sentatives of the St. Louis Browns
were said to be looking over facil-
tiles of Purdue at Lafayette.
The Chicago Cubs and White Sox
will train at French Lick and the
Detroit Tigers will be at Evansville
In addition, the Minneapolis Mill
ers of the American Association
have made plans to train at Terre
Haunte.
Another association club, Kansas
City, was reported seeking the use
Of the Muncie High School field
house, and the Toledo Mud Hens
of the A. A. were said to be seeking
a spot in the Indiana league"
Evening star., 1943-01-15
Pro Grid Attendance
Down Little Despite
Weather Jinx
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Jan. 15.-Although at
tendance at regularly scheduled
league games decreased 6 per cent
from 1941, National Football League
teams played before more fans last
season than in any previous year
since the professional sport was or
ganized, Commissioner Elmer Lay
den has announced.
Fourteen charity games, which
attracted 453.652 fans, and pre-
season exhibitions played before
156,958 helped swell the figures. The
6 per cent loss from the record
number of fans who saw the same
number of games the previous sea-
son was not serious in view of
adverse weather conditions which
were so bad on one occasion a game
was postponed. But for the weather
Layden believes the loop would have
hung up record.
The Chicago Bears figured in two
games, playing before the largest
crowd to see National League team
in action, 01,103, when it defeated
the college all-stars, and topping
regular league games by drawing
42,787 against Green Bay. Brooklyn
and Philadelphia had the dubious
distinction Of attracting the smallest
crowd, 1883.
Evening star., 1943-01-15
Dodgers |nfieId Woes Pi|ing Up
As Draft Beckons Durocher
Inner Gordon Lot May Be Cut to Three;
Monpower Question Here, Hickey Says

Phils will have fewer players when
it goes to camp than we will have
and that's not very desirable COM
parison."
He told Of talking to Outhelder
Dixie Walker, who is serving as
recreation director at plant of the
Sperry Gyroscope Co. and who may
keep the job on a year-around basis.
when men of Walkers earning
power In baseball consider quitting
for some other job, which is not in
itself vital function to the war
effort but which he is thinking about
keeping for the security it offers
him in later years. then you have
a real problem" Hickey commented.
Can't Pick Up Players.
THE Double-A leagues have q
continuously threatened loss of play
ers and I don't see how many OF
the minor leagues can hope to oper-
ate. Leagues that had expected te
have an adequate number of players
are going to find that industry anc
the draft will leave them very little
with which to start.
only the farm organizations car
even have any hope of having
enough players.
Personally, I've been sitting
around like a vulture waiting fol-
some Of them to blow. But none has
yet blown" he said laughing. Every
time I talk to another club about
players I get out my handkerchief
but always find they have a bath
towel out before I get through"
Hickey said he did not know what
he would do about a manager, add
ing. Il don't intend to do anything
about 1t right now. but I reserve the
right to change my mind"
Evening star., 1943-01-15
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Basket Ball.

Maryland at Washington and
Lee, Lexington, Va.
Gallaudet at Bridgewater Col
lege, Bridgewater, Va.
Anacostia VS.. Tech, Coolidge vs..
Wilson Chigh school series dou-
ble-header, Tech gym, 7:30.
Bethesda Chevy Chase at Lam
don, $50.
Rockville at Georgetown Prep,
Garrett Park, $50.
ST. Johns at Greenbelt, $3.50.
st. Adams at Wilmington
TOMORROW.
Basket Ball.
Georgetown at Catholic u.
8:15.
Virginia VS.. George Washing
ton. at Eastern gym. $50.
Maryland at Virginia Military.
Lexington.
Gonzaga at Catholic U. Fresh
men, 7.
Roosevelt VS.. Coolidge. West
ern VS.. Eastern (high school Sc
ries double e-header, Tech gym,
7:30.
Bulls VS., Maryland Park High,
Eastern gym. T.
Tech at Navy Plenes. Annapolis.
st. Adams at St. Andrews, Mid
dleton, Del.
Boxing.
Maryland at Army, West Point,
N. Y.
Hockey.
New Haven Eagles VS.. Wash
ington Lions, Uline Arena, $50.
Friends, Wilmington, Del.
Evening star., 1943-01-15
Giants Are Seethinq
As City Rivals Mar
Exhibition Plans
Soy Yonk- Dodeer Series
At Time Of Not Comes
Is Violation of Pact
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15.--It's a long
time until the opening Of the l943
baseball season, but the New York
Giants already have gone to bat
against both the New York Yankees
and the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The firing started right in the
middle of the Giants downtown
Offices when President Horace
Stoneham looked over the spring
training dates OF his teams neigh
boring rivals, and he and his staff
cut loose with both barrels.
The Yankees and Dodgers an
nounced jointly the revision Of
their two weekend exhibition series
in April, augmenting the series
from five to six games According
to Branch Hickey of the Dodgers
and Edward G. Barrow OF the
Yanks, the two teams will play
three games at Ebbets Field, April
9. 10 and IL, and three more at
Yankee Stadium, April Is, II and
10.
Mats Games Are Affected.
As far as the Giants are con-
cerned, the first three games are all
right. But it was the second series
that set off the explosion.
The Giants charge heatedly that
this arrangement violates time
honored agreement with the YAM
KEGS whereby the two New York
clubs alternated each spring in hav-
ing the final week end Of the exhi-
bition season in New York, ex-
clusively.
The Giants claim it's their turn
this year to finish the exhibition
schedule at the Polo Grounds. With
that in mind. they scheduled a pair
of games with the Washington Mats
here April II and 18.
With the Yankees and Dodgers
souaring off in a counter-attraction
lust across the Harlem River on the
same days, the Giants are con-
cerned over the number of customers
they will be able to lure to the Polo
Grounds.
Giants Would Lodge Protest.
Stoneham said last night he would
place the matter before Commits
missioner K. M. Lands. Vice Presi-
dent Leo Bondy favored asking
President Ford Frick of the National
League to prohibit the Dodgers from
appearing in New York in conflict
with Giant attraction. Said Sec
retary Eddie Brannick: They're not
going to get away with it,"
Although the Yankees and Dodgers
still are to be heard from, the season
can get under way officially here
any day now. The feud is on.
Evening star., 1943-01-15
Terry Warns Minors
Under A Class Not
10 Try 10 Open
Too Much Against Them
This Year, Says Former
Manager Of Giants
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Jan. l5-Bill Terry,
former star player. team manager
and farm system boss OF the New
York Giants. planned to leave today
for his home near Memphis after a
flying visit to this city for a purpose,
he insisted, not remotely connected
with baseball He came here to at
tend banquet last night.
Terry, now contented farmer,
said he naturally was much inter-
ested in the baseball outlook and was
as bewildered as everybody else as
to what the future holds. but as far
as his plans for returning to the
game In some capacity were con-
cerned, he had nothing for publi-
cation"
He painted a gloomy picture for
the minor leagues this year.
Il think the Al leagues should
be very cautious about their plans
to start the season." he said, land
that the leagues below that CLASH
f1cation should not try to open.
IF they try to open they are
liable to struggle along. run into
debt and finally be forced to close
with debt hanging over their heads
and with bad taste in the mouths
OF the fans, AS it is now, they can
suspend while free from debt and
prepare to reopen when better days
come.
Some OF the leagues, like the
Western Association and Piedmont
League, absolutely can't operate If
they have to make trips by train.
On top of that, there is the ques-
ton OF players. The small clubs
will be hard put to keep enough
players on the roster and will be
continually wiring and telephoning
all over the country trying to get
replacements and paying travelling
expenses OF players. 1t is items like
that which are big factor in the
success or failure financially of the
smaller clubs"
Evening star., 1943-01-15
High School Leaders Ask More
Athletics as Patriotic Duty
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 15.-High school
ofhcials strongly back q program
Of emphasizing, rather than de-
emphasizing, interscholastic athletics
this year and feel 1t Is their patriotic
duty to do so.
This was revealed today by II. v.
Porter, executive secretary Of the
National Federation of State High
School Athletic Associations, after .
survey Of schools in 40 States rep
resented in the organization.
Our survey showed that last
September many school officials were
on the fence, not knowing whether
to continue sports or not" Porter
said. "As result, about 5 per cent
of the schools dropped 11-man foot
ball. But now they almost are
unanimous in tne belief that 1t is
their patriotic duty to carry on"
Transportation win be the big
problem, he added. but 1t may be
solved partly by scheduling events
nearer home. The consensus Is that
the draft Of ls-year-olds win have
Evening star., 1943-01-15

little effect since the average age of
high school athletes is II.
Basket ball and track champion
ships are scheduled In SO of the 10
States" Porter said. only Nevada,
Maine, Montana and Michigan plan
to wind up cage competition in sec
tional tournaments because dis
tances Of travel are too great or
transportation too limited"
The survey disclosed that athletic
STATS have been reduced about Is
per cent since the war started.
Travel in 1912 was trimmed about
IS per cent and 6.2 per cent Of the
transportation was handled by pri-
vately owned automobiles.
Receipts of sports events fell of
Is per cent last year." he observed,
but the drop does not mean a pru-
portionate decrease in spectator in
terest.
Prep sports are contributing to
the American victory program and
ofncials feel obligated to continue
them. We must give these young
sters this chance to forestall
what's the use attitude as they
approach armed servics age"
Evening star., 1943-01-15
Detroit Discurds
Bonuses for '43
By the Associated Press.

DETROIT, Jan. 15.-The De-
troit Tigers always are unusually
secretive about salary matters,
but word was out today that the
bonus plan had been discarded
for the 1943 season.
Last year the Tigers Topped of
a tremendous portion of their
194l pay roll, reputedly the high
est on record in major league
baseball, and to soothe the dis
tressed athletes the club inserted
bonus clauses designed to pay
extra dividends. Rudy York
missed the biggest plum of $4,000
by failing to bat in 100 runs.
For the most part. salary offers
contained in contracts now going
into the mails are believed to be
at 1912 levels.
Evening star., 1943-01-15

Wilson, defending champion in the
series, was being defeated by Eastern.
The Tigers, however, are capable of
playing much better than they did
against Eastern, as they indicated
in previous Tits against Bethesda
and st. Johns.
Inexperience Shows Up.
It's just that all the errors and
stage fright to which a green team
is subject cropped up against the
Ramblers. Too, Eastern is good
enough to make almost any oppo-
nent look bad and it did just that
for Wilson.
Central has the kind of team
capable of going places against a
zone defense. The Vikings haven't
being doing much under the basket
shooting except by Center Bob
Hill, tall, hefty player who is okay
on those pivot shots. Otherwise
Coach Jonny Williams boys are
doing most of their scoring on set
outside shots. Hank Lawler, par
ticularly, Is good at that, as is
Johnny Gibbons.
Comparative scores against the
Evening star., 1943-01-15

the ring that would mean the
difference between scoring a
knockdown or being knocked
down. With bayonet 1t would
mean life or death and. If done
correctly in sufficient numbers.
might mean a units victory or
defeat. All pro boxers who have
enlisted in the Marines have
spotted this at once and COM
mented on il"
Today's guest star-Lynn G.
Doyle, Philadelphia Evening Bull
letin: Every third person we
strike UP a chat with asks us
how badly we're going to miss
the trip South with the ball
clubs. It's hard to guess whether
they feel sorry for us or are
doing q little friendly gloating
over q fellowman's come-up-
pance."
Shorts and shells - Showing
what the sports-writing business
has come to, student papers at
the Universities of Arkansas and
Pittsburgh now have girl sports
editors. Elaine Kahn OF the Pitt
News finds it annoying to get
Evening star., 1943-01-15
By HUGH FULLERTON. Jr.
Ar.or;.ted press Sports Writer


NEW YORK. Jan. 15.-1t's a
natural assumption that the first
thing a fighting man ought to
learn is how to fight, and Col,
Heine Miller of the Marines
comes up with the idea that this
requirement should make boxing
the No. sport. OF course. Col.
Miller, a former NBA president,
has more than a passing interest
In boxing, and there might be
some good arguments in favor
of water polo for sailors, but
here's what he has to say:
with much of present-day
warfare, particularly against
Toto, hand-to-hand stun, box
ing is too important to monkey
with. More kids should box. The
old bayonet manual does not go
In for footwork to the left or the
right. Yet any boxer, If thrust at
with q bayonet, would instinc-
lively sidestep and with his in
side hand throw a counter
punch while going outside OF
e out and under the thrust. In
Evening star., 1943-01-15
Mats Will Not Transfer
Charlotte Franchise

By the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTE, N. c., Jan. 15.-The
Charlotte franchise in the Piedmont
League will not be moved. Calvin
Griffith, former Charlotte manager
here on a visit, quoted President
Clark Griffith OF the Washington
Nationals as saying the franchise
will remain here If 1t stays In the
league.
The Piedmont directors will con-
vene in Washington on January "a
to consider disposition of franchises
of the Detroit Tigers in Winston
Salem and the Boston Red Sox in
Greensboro. The Asheville fran
chise already has been shifted to
Lynchburg. Va.
Evening star., 1943-01-15
Whirlowoy Troin-Bound
For Fair Grounds
By the Associated presa

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Jan. l5.-The mighty
Whirlaway was riding an express
railway coach to New Orleans today,
a refugee from the ban on pleasure
driving which closed Florida horse
racing tracks.
Trainer Ben Jones said Warren
Wright's great horse will be entered
In two or three races at the Louisiana
track.
Whirly was stranded in California
last year when Santa Anita closed.
He and a carload Of stablemates
left Miami last night.
Evening star., 1943-01-15
May Be Vital Advice.

Scene: Tunney at Georgetown,
Tunney talking. II say abstain from
constant smoking when in the armed
forces because it cuts your wind
You may be forced to swim 200
yards in a hurry when and if your
ship goes down because those ships
sink rapidly and drag down every
thing with it within a radius of 200
yards. Your life may depend on
swimming 200 yards in hurry. Be
prepared"
Scene: Tunney VS.. Dempsey at
Chicago. Time: September %, 1927.
A glassy-eyed Tunney wearily
hoists himself off the canvas. where
Dempsey deposited him, and back
pedals desperately to permit his
head to clear. For weeks he had
prepared for the likelihood of that
moment, running backward for
miles while in training. When the
test came Tunneys legs were there
to carry him. He stalled for time
and retained the heavyweight cham
pionship because he was prepared
for the worst in the form of that
knockdown.