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Evening star., 1943-11-16
Mild and Merry Murder
Ornaments National Stage
BY JAY CARMODY.

AT least the paywshts have been Of the last
challenge the right of the meek inherit
barons and other strong irenec have done play
wgn had the kindness to lay off, They did that is until
them, fellow Thomas
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Evening star., 1943-08-22
BY FRITZ HOWELL,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

VANDALIA, Ohio, Aug. 21.-This
quiet Miami Valley village of 300
dressed up today to greet thou
sands of visitors Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday as the Amateur
Trapshooting Association presents
its 44th annual Grand American
classic.
The clay-disc carnival took on
a distinct American and serv-
ice tinge, presaging plenty of color
in the abbreviated program which
has been slashed from eight to three
days, and from 1900 to 500 targets.
Ray oring, manager of the Alta,
declined to predict how high the
entry list might soar, although last
years war-troubled tourney drew
more than 1900.
Havana is sending a team of
Cubans, the usual contingent of
Canadians will be on hand, and a
temporary reservation has been
made for a group from the Canal
Zone.
A new championship race, for
servicemen only, has been added to
the program and will be decided
over the 100-target route Wednes-
day. Any serviceman, of any rank
or branch, is eligible to compete in
the 16-yard title scrap-the first
Evening star., 1943-08-22
Dodger Fans Herd Back as Kid
I TuIent Proves Spectacular

turning out in bigger numbers than
before.
OFF to Snappy Starts.
The players who are responsible
for this about-face are Luis Rodri-
guez, Puerto Rican outfielder
brought up from the Dodgers
Montreal farm club; Eugene Her
manski, another outfielder, who
came up from Durham In the Pied
mont League, and Howard Schultz,
first baseman purchased from st.
Paul.
Although 1t was announced only
week ago, the deal for Schultz
already was on the fire when the
Dodgers traded Camilli. The rookie
first sacker, who is feet 6la inches
tall, made double and a single and
handled Is fielding chances flaw
lessly when he joined the club last
Monday.
Word of the great new first base
man the Dodgers had obtained
spread like wildfire through Brook
lyn that night and the next day
more than $4,000 paying customers
were IN the stands. They still are
talking about him. Although his
hitting seems likely to be light, his
fielding already has quieted all the
moaning about Camilli
Hermanski, % years old, has about
month to spend in baseball during
the process of transferring from the
Coast Guard to the Navy's VS. train
ing program. When Hickey signed
him for the Dodgers it was thought
he would be used as pinch hitter.
Instead he has become a regular
and his slugging has been a feature
Of virtually every game in which he
has played. Yesterday he hit a
triple to drive in two runs and then
stole home as the Dodgers beat the
Chicago Cubs.
Olmo Leading League.
And Olmo, who was the first of
the trio to be brought to Brooklyn,
simply is leading the National
League in batting during his short
stay. Since joining the club he has
played in % games, and failed to hit
safely in only two of them, getting
two homers, two triples and double,
and batting in Is runs. His average
is 1857.
The youth movement among the
Dodgers is no joke any more. Now
the fans are saying that when Hickey
again wins pennant he'll never
give 1t back.
Evening star., 1943-08-22
$4,000 Gate Looms
As Marshall, Bivins
Stir Fan Interest

Jimmy Bivins of Cleveland VS..
Herbert Marshall of New York is
the 10-round heavyweight head
liner on Tuesday nights fight card
at Griffith Stadium, which Pro-
moter Goldie Ahearn confidently
expects to attract $4,000 or better
crowd.
Goldie's hopes we'll may be real
lied if interest shown in workouts
yesterday at the Liberty A. C. gym
on Ninth street is any indication
An SRO crowd of several hun0red
Cat 25 cents a head, too turned out
to watch the two principals go
through their training PAGES.
Marshall worked three fast rounds
against Tee Herbert, while Bivins
did six heats, sparring three against
Teddy Wint and three against Art
Tate.
Jeffra Doing a Comeback.
Backing up this main attraction
is an eight-round semiflnal between
Baltimore's Harry Jeffra. a popular
fighter here, and Billy Banks, COL
ored featherWeight. Jeffra. former
world bantam and feather champ, Is
staging a comeback after a years
layoff. He started this recently by
drawing against Sammy Rubino at
Fort Hamilton, and now accounts
himself in shape to give Banks a
real battle.
Bivins, rated as the country's out
standing heavyweight outside the
services, is the big favorite. Al
though not fast he bores in con-
tinually and is hard puncher,
especially with his right. He makes
every blow count, does alright on
the inf1ghting and owns a left jab
that keeps opponents off balance.
Marshall's chances rest on his
speed and knockout ability. He
twice demonstrated the latter art
here, chilling Tony Campanella at
Uline Arena and then stopping
Johnny Napo.inino in one round on
the recent frankie Wills-Bob Mont
gomery card at Grifith Stadium.
Nearly Matched in Weights.
He lost here, however, to Johnny
Kapovich. In other fights in the
last year he beat Wally Cross, drew
against Larry Lane, knocked out
Danny Cox, won and lost against
Lou Brooks and beat Gus Dorazio,
this latter business taking place in
Philadelphia, Dorazio's home town.
On Bivins recent string are wins
over Bob Pastor, Tami Mauriello and
Lee Savold, all well-known heavy
weights. After yesterdays workouts,
Bivins weighed 1870 pounds and
Marshall lit. pretty close to the
poundage they will carry into the
ring on Tuesday night.
Evening star., 1943-08-22
BY MALCOLM LAMBORNE, Jr.

Yachtsmen, don't hold your breath
in the interim, but if the Office of
Price Administration lifts the pleas
ure driving ban next month, it's a
safe bet that the summer long ban
on pleasure boating will be rescinded
at the same time.
An OPA spokesman told The Star
yesterday that 'it would be fairly
safe to say that when the pleasure
driving ban is lifted the ban on
pleasure boating would be lifted
Should Government authorities
agree on the feasibility of the move,
1t would come too late for the major
ity of boat owners here to take any
lengthy cruises. However, with
cruisers still with many gallons of
gas remaining in tanks from last
season, it should afford pleasant fall
cruising down the Potomac or on
Chesapeake Bay.
Revokes General Licenses.
Meantime, the captain of the port
here has notified boatmen that his
Office would have to revoke general
licenses permitting power vessels to
operate within one-quarter mile of
their moorings for the purpose of
motor maintenance.
The decision was reached, accord
ing to the port captain, in the light
of recent Interpretation of OPA
regulations from the Office of w.
Robert Koerner, chief counsel of the
gasoline rationing section.
Mr.. Koerner informed The Star,
however, that the OPA never had
permitted motor driven pleasure
yachts to move even the one-quarter
mile from their moorings. The OPA
is pretty firm about the matter and
lists among ''nonpermissible uses" of
motorboats the operation of your
motor to prevent injury or damage
to engine or hull where boat is not
otherwise required for essential pur-
poses.
I'm such instances" says the
OPA, "engine should be dismantled
and boat placed In dry storage"
They are rather final about it,
wouldn't you say?
The skipper of a sailboat with
auxiliary motor gets a break, how
ever. The OPA says that "use of
Evening star., 1943-08-22
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i
tenn he is not scheduled to carry
the ball, he isn't ready to do any
part of the ball-carrying chore. The
Redskin coach realizes Sam is a
major part of the offense, but also
he is not willing to risk further in
Jury to his star.
Little Pruning in Order.
The list of Redskins who will go
to Washington is complete, with
the addition of Ollie Ola and War
ren Plunkett, and little additional
pruning will be necessary to get
down to the league limit of rs
players. Walter Ziemba. big center
from Notre Dame, obtained In the
April player draft, will play with
the All-Stars next week and will
Join the Skins after the game. Ray
Ruett's status won't be known until
he returns from visit to his draft
board. Six other players who will
be on the Skin squad for the ALL
Star game will not go to Wash
ington. They are Steve Bagarus,
star running pack, ana Dol MeIld,
both of the San Diego Bombers,
who will leave for San Diego after
the All-Star game: Walter Halou-
pek, crack end, scheduled to enter
the Navy VT program at Annapolis
around September L; Roman Bentz
tackle, scheduled to report for Army
induction before September /, and
Don Nolander. Minnesota center
also scheduled to join the Navy
within week after the game.
New men to be paraded before
Washington fans when the team
returns home are Frank Atkins, Bot
Masters, Jack Jenkins. Warren
Plunkett and Frank Seno, backs;
AL Fiorentino and Tony Leon
guards; Ola and Joe PasQua
tackles, and Ziemba, center.
Evening star., 1943-08-22

one Of those Hopalong Cassidy
movie specials.
K. P. peelings-Jimmy Murphy,
Canton GllD Ledger sports ed,
reports that Sergt. Vince Gar
rity, the ex-Chicago Cubs batboy,
is managing the Camp Ellis base
ball team, and, so far as is known,
is the only Army sergeant with
two lieutenants as assistants
Robert Farmer and James Yerkes,
the teams coaches. "They take
orders, too," Jimmy hears. 1t.
Jack Chevigny, the ex-Notre
Dame and Texas coach, is going
into aircraft administration when
he completes his ndoctrination
course. The Santa Ana (Calif.)
Air Base baseball team, powered
by Joe Di Maggie, won't have a
thing on the bases grid outfit
what with Indian Jack Jacobs,
the Oklahoma block buster, and
Merle Hapes Of the or Miss
"H-twins" bouncing around the
backfield.
Evening star., 1943-08-22

Pleosure-Boot Owners Likely Will Share Joy
Of Autoists if Gas Ban Is Lifted This Fall

midshipmen a crack at long-dis-
tance racing and afforded them ex-
cellent training for the bigger job
ahead. The Naval Academy was
represented by 10 entries.
Potomac River Sailing Associa-
ton closes its summer series this
afternoon off Hains Point. Officials
will meet tomorrow to draw up plans
for their fall racing, which will be-
gin about the middle of next month
West River Sailing Club Is making
plans in limited way for its an
nual Labor Day regatta off Gales
vile, and officers are hoping for a
big fleet should that lifting of the
ban come in time. They are not
counting too heavily on it, but de-
pending on the West River sailors
to make 1t a show.
Evening star., 1943-08-22
Lord BurghIey Sees
Greatest 0Iympics
Following War

fIhe Joa0totng story tDGS tDrft-
ten by Sergt. Hy HurDitz, 20
Babson street, Boston, Mass, a
/. Marine Corps combat corre-
spondent.)
SOMEWHERE IN THE Pa
CIFIC-A prediction that the
Olympic games would be bigger and
better than ever. and would help
bring about a better understanding
among peoples was made here by
Lord David Burghley, England's s
famed amateur athlete and winner
of the 400-meter hurdles race at the
1928 Olympic games.
Lord Burghley stopped here dur
ing tour Of the British Common
wealth of Nations in his official
capacity as controller OF supplies
and repairs in the British Ministry
of Aircraft Production.
During his stay Lord Burghley
took time out from his official duties
to attend collegiate rugby match
and gave out an interview. after
the war" he said, sport will be a
great factor in bringing people to-
gether again. Sports will continue
as before, for the principles behind
athletic competition remain the
same"
The Olympic games, according to
Lord Burghley, held the people of
the world together for a long spell
and they will be instrumental in
holding them together after the war
He intimated that the code of the
four freedoms was much the same
as those Of the Olympic games,
where men Of all creeds and colors
may compete on an equal basis.
Evening star., 1943-08-22
Hawkins
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in the sixth. Vernon launched the
inning with double to left. He
failed to advance as both pence ano
Moore flied to Outright, but Cliff
shot single to center. scoring Mic
key. Clitt was propelled to third by
Priddy's single to center, but both
were stranded as Cutler whipped ou;
Early.
The Mats missed an opportunity
to produce a more impressive leac
in the seventh. With one out. Le-
febvre singled to center and shifted
to third on Cases double to left
They we're left, however, as both
Vernon and Spence grounded tc
Cutler.
Lefebvre Skids in Eighth.
Lefebvre meanwhile was pitching
brilliantly. After yielding four hits
in the first two innings he braced tc
permit only two hits in the next
five. Cutler opened the fifth in
ming with 4 triple but failed to score
and Tony Cuccinelo started the Sox
seventh With double but failed to
score.
Rookie Lefebvre, making his Sec
ond appearance as Nat after beat
ing Cleveland in his debut, weak
ened in the eighth with two out. He
disposed of Pinch-hitter Julius Sol
ters on pop fly to Vernon and
struck out Moses, but Hodgin sin
gled to right, and Outright and
Appling walked to fill the bases
Cuccinello blaSted a single to left
scoring Hodgin and Outright be-
fore Kuhel flied to Case.
Case with three hits and Lefebvre
with two paced Washington's 10-hit
attack on Ross and Maltzberger,
while Moses, Hodgin, Cuccinello and
Cutler each obtained two of Chi
cago's nine safeties off Lefebvre and
Carasquel, who suffered his sixth
loss.
Evening star., 1943-08-22

motor is permissible during course
of sailing cruise when adverse con-
ditions are encountered" That
should include adverse tides and no
wind or even too much wind from
our experience with adverse con-
ditions."
Bay Yacht Club Commended.
Here is toast to the Chesapeake
Bay Yacht Club for it's courage in
going ahead with its annual Glib
son Island-Oxford race, held last
week end. 1t was the longest race
of the year and, with the excep-
ton of two small boat regattas, the
only major yachting event on the
bay.
While only four of the IA yachts
we're manned by civilians, the affair
proved a great success for all hands.
II nothing else, it gave several score
Evening star., 1943-08-22
BY CHIP ROYAL,

Associated PresS Features Sports Eoitor.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2l.-As the
baseball season turns the August
corner and rolls into the final
month, owners, managers, coaches
and players are breathing a lot easier
than they did earlier this year.
Business hasn't been too tough.
The war didn't take too many of
the games stars. The sport escaped
the non-deferrable draft jobs list,
and things are looking up for next
year.
1t wasn't so many moons ago that
pessimists were wailing like banshees
that baseball never would last until
Labor Day. They moaned that the
baseball fan wouldn't be interested
in the quality Of the game this year;
that he would be too busy in war
Evening star., 1943-08-22
Return to Dixie Training Looms
With Service Camps as Sites

JOpS, or VlctOry garoenS. or That ne
would prefer to 60 out to see the
gee-gees gallop.
AS 1t turned out, 1t was a lot of idle
chatter. There was a slight decline
In attendance early In the season,
but that was due more to the
weather than anything else. Some
OF the teams will lose money, to be
sure, but try to name year when
one or more clubs didn't use red ink
In their books.
AS a matter Of fact, the baseball
fans have been coming back in such
droves--if they were really missing
earlier in the season-that attend-
ance records In several cities ara
even SURPRISING last years figures.
The Browns, Athletics and Phillies
have been drawing better than they
have Tor years.
May Train In South Again.
With their problems for this year
fairly well settled, outside of the
world series--and the Yankees and
Cardinals probably will take care of
that--baseball owners already are
making plans for next year. These
plans include return to Southern
training camps.
III you talked to a baseball team
owner few months ago about going
oack down South to train, he would
have slipped silently away with A
faint sh-h-h on his lips. They were
given to understand that It was
against the Governments wishes.
and they didn't want to do any,
thing that would roll Uncle Sam.
Along around time for the ALL
Star game, word got about that the
Government had never said that the
majors couldn't train In Florida last
spring. Then the magnates woke up
to the fact that 1t wasn't any ODT
order that had deprived the teams
OF trip South and loss Of revenue.
but a voluntary suggestion by Judge
Lands.
The Office OF Defense Transpor-
tation simply asked that baseball re-
duce its transportation and cut out
some OF the exhibition games. It
was then that the high commis-
sioner solemnly made his patriotic
gesture and said that there would be
no spring training south of the
Potomac or the Ohio In l943.
win Save Game, Says Mack.
Recently the suggestion was made
to Connie Mack that the big league
teams approach the Army and Navy
to see If arrangements could be
made to 90 back South and have
each team train at a service base.
Connie jumped into action i'm
mediately. "It's the best idea I've
heard in a long time" enthused the
venerable AS leader. tits the sal
vation for baseball next year I'm
going to take it up with the direc-
tors at their next meeting"
In the meantime, AL Lang, the st.
Petersburg tub thumper, began
sounding out opinion among baseball
men and Government figures. And
Lang has been given to understand
by Government official that If
baseball makes application to Wash
ington through proper channels It
will be given hearing on the mat
ter of training and the transporta-
ton problems involved.
Says Lang: 81 think that II base
ball presents its case In Washing
ton with emphasis on the recrea-
tional value that big league teams
training in Florida or other South
ern sections would have on the SOL
diers In military camps, its request
will be granted"
Yes, sir, things are looking up for
baseball next year. The next move
is up to Judge Lands.
Evening star., 1943-08-22
Disdained by Father
After ; Whiffs, Lad
Becomes Ace
BY JACK HARRIS,
Ledger-Dispatch Sports Writer.
(Writfen far Assneia ted Press

NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 21.-Papa
Wilmer Skeen travelled all the way
from Denver, Colo, to Stanford,
Fla, just to watch son Wilmer make
his professional debut in organized
baseball. Don't get excited, ration
ing board. This all happened five
years back)
Wilmer, jr., rewarded pop by
strolling to the plate three times
and whiting three times. This was
done by a left-handed chucker who
had more slant on his curves than
the eyes of Son of the Rising Sun.
Wilmer, being a left-handed swat
ter, couldn't appreciate it.
Pop Is Disdainful.
After watching his sons rather
disheartening debut, the elder
6keen turned to a nearby sports
scribe and snorted, "Humph, can't
see much future in pro ball for him.
He can't hit a lefty"
Today, after five years of struggle
In minor league ball, 24-year-
Wilmer, jr., has hit the jackpot with
his hit tune of mfr. Skeen goes to
town"
The Elias Baseball Bureau re-
ports that through Wednesday the
slugging left-hander was leading
the Piedmont League in hits 139)
stolen bases (3D, doubles (26),
triples 15), runs scored (69), and
was tied with Richmonds Gene
Petty for runs -batted-in honors with
56. He is the loops second best
hitter with a 1886 mark in 104
games.
Seen Headed for Majors.
Portsmouth Owner Frank Law
renee is high in his praise of Skeen.
"Skeen is having his greatest year
In the minors" gloats Stock. Hes
sure to be grabbed by some major
league club"
The Chicago Cubs, who have a
working agreement with Portsmouth
that entities them to pick of any
two players on the Bruin squad at
the conclusion of Piedmont play,
probably have Skeen already marked
on their list.
just by way of postscript. Son
Wilmer has sent Papa Skeen quite
q few clippings this year. It's fun
to be wrong sometimes, eh pop?
Evening star., 1943-08-22
Cuban, Canadian and Service
| cams Color VunduIiu Shoot

ever held at the Roaring Grand
for members of the armed forces.
The Navy has entered officially
team from the Navy Pier In
Chicago.
The Wednesday opening program
calls for 200 targets at 16 yards,
with five titles being decided over
the full route and six others on
the final 100; Thursday brings up
the 100-target doubles race, and the
'1o0-target preliminary handicap,
and Friday offers the No. l event
of trapshooting-the l00-target
Grand American Handicap.
Evening star., 1943-08-22
By JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-When
Branch hickey started to turn the
Brooklyn Dodgers inside out about
month ago the fanatic Flatbush
fans were wounded to the quick. But
their. wounds have been quick to
heal through the spectacular play
of the youngsters who were brought
in during the housecleaning.
The customers who carried signs
ridiculing hickey and threatening to
boycott Ebbets Field after Bobo
Newsom, Joe Medwick, Dolph Ca
been shuttled off the scene now are
MILL and other familiar stars had
Evening star., 1943-08-22
Lopez S First Homer
Wins for Bucs, 4-3
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Aug. 21.-Catcher AL
Lopez socked his first homer of the
year today to give the Pittsburgh
Pirates a 4-to-3 victory over the
Giants.
The circuit clout came in the
ninth inning after Elbie Fletcher
had singled and nullif1ed Harry
Feldman's good pitching for the
Giants. Feldman had a three-hit
shutout until with two out in the
eighth Mickey Witek's error paved
the way for two unearned Pitts
burgh runs.
The Giants got two runs in the
second on Gus Mancuso's single and
scored again in the third on Sid
Gordon's fly In the wake of singles
by Joe Medwick and Mel OFT.
Evening star., 1943-08-22
Fleet Guard Turns
To Ball Carrying
BY the Associated Press.

by the ASSOCldteQ Press.
ATLANTA, Aug. 21.-Veteran
Bill Alexander OF Georgia Tech
is shifting his feet guard, Ed
Ryckeley, to wingback in pre-
season drills.
Ryckeley, a dumpy little guy
who churns the 100-yard dash in
9.8 seconds, seemed a natural to
become a ball-carrier when he
began playing for Tech-but
Alex was satisfied to let him be a
guard. Now, with linemen to
spare under the Navy training
program, the Yellowjackets' skip
per is going to give the plan a
Whirl.
Evening star., 1943-08-22
BY SID FEEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer,

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-Al
Schacht has landed in Africa
and the comedy situation is well
in hand. The Pagliacci of the
balls and bats is making hits with
his gags at USO shows for the
soldiers.
Army's thumbs-d on inter-
collegiate athletics for trainees
may make Stanford-and lot
of others-close up the football
shop this year. Light-heavy
Champ Gus Lesnevich is UP to
100 since tangling with the Coast
Guard grub.
New York pro football Giants
will do their preseason training
at Bear Mountain, N. Y. Wonder
if Steve Owen has noticed what's
happened to the Brooklyn Dodg-
ers. who trained there last
spring?
Tom Sheehan, the Notre Dame
catcher, has the big league scouts
Evening star., 1943-08-22
Cubs Collect 13 Hits,
Drub Dodgers, 1871
Ry the Associated Press,

Rs the Associated Press.
BROOKLYN, Aug. 21.-The Chi
cago Cubs made merry at the ex-
pense of the Dodgers today, scoring
an easy 13-to-1 victory on the
strength of eight singles, two
doubles, two triples, one homer, IA
bases on balls and two Brooklyn
errors.
Meantime the veteran Lon War
neke yielded only seven scattered
hits to win his second game of the
season, both against the Dodgers.
Brooklyn's one run came in the
first on Frenchy Bordagaray's triple
and an infield out.
1val Goodman led the Cubs 13-
hit attack with two three-baggers
and a single.
Evening star., 1943-08-22
BUGS Spurner in Semipro Job

the Pirates, still is ailing, he as
serted, and prevents him from
playing full game at short
stop.
The Pirate shortstop said he
hadn't heard anything further
from the Pittsburgh manage
ment since requesting he be per-
mitted to play with the Buffalo
Bisons of the international
League, and added semipro ball
wouldn't affect his standing In
organized play because I'm not
getting paid for it."