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Evening star., 1943-01-16

molly, San Francisco Chronicle:
Boxing, highly recommended by
the military in this day, is good
for the campus lads-more than
any other sport we can name, in
Guiding football. What this coun-
try needs is a few bloody noses.
A bloody nose either frightens a
man to death or makes him sore
as hell, depending upon the man"
Scrap colection-Pete Owens,
the Texas Speedster, was turned
down by the Army, so he's
working in a Dallas airplane
plant and still is available for
occasional track meets. When
California Jackie Wilson started
fighting as a pro, Chalky Wright
was his trainer. Wilson says
he learned most of what he
knows about fighting from
Chalky and Henry Armstrong,
but Wright insists: There wasn't
much I could teach that guy"
AS a big league hockey player,
Johnny Gottselig of the Black
hawks was billed as a Russian
from Odessa. After he retired,
some one revealed that Is was
Odessa, Saskatchewan. Prexy
Bill Veeck of the Milwaukee
Brewers has made few conces-
sions to the Wisconsin winters
Evening star., 1943-01-16
Heurichs Encounter
Star-Studded Five
In Crescents
Wolfe, KoItz, Gotthofer
Among Top-FIiehters
With PhiIIy Outfit

A studded Philadelphia Cres-
cent five will supply the opposition
tomorrow afternoon when Heurich
Brewers resume their court opera
tions at the Heurich gym at $50.
Morris (Red Wolfe, Red Koltz
and Joe (Shikey) Gotthofer are
among the topflight hoop artists
expected to play with the Crescents,
but the Brewers will have their share
of outstanding talent to meet the
invaders.
Pvt. Ben Kramer, with the Brew
ers three years before his induction
into the Army, will make his 1943
debut with his old teammates Kra-
mer, now stationed at Fort Meade,
will be surrounded by Coach Mack
Posnak, Whitley Wilson, Ben Gold
fadden, George Knepley, Red Auer-
bach, Bill Bornheimer and John
Blair.
Servicemen in uniform will be ad-
mitted free and all money collected
through 25-cent admission fees from
civilian fans will be turned over to
the USO.
An all-service preliminary game
between Fort Washington and Regi-
mental Headquarters of Baltimore
will open the program at 2:15.
Evening star., 1943-01-16
BY AUSTIN BEALMEAR,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Jan. 10 Don't
blame the New York Giants if they
make hole-in-one instead of a
home run, or the Cincinnati Reds
If they make an "a" in philosophy
instead of hit in the clutch.
Blame the transportation short
age which caused the major league
baseball teams to give up their sun
drenched training camps in favor
of quarters which will be somewhat
cooler but considerably closer to
home.
A checkup disclosed today that
IL of the 16 clubs have selected
spring training bases in the vicinity
of their own back yards since the
major leagues turned thumbs down
on trips to the sunshine belt 10 days
ago.
Variety Marks Training Sites.
The others expect to pick their
sites within the next few days and
the beginning of preseason work
outs in mid-March will find most of
them drilling amid comparatively
unfamiliar surroundings-inclu
several institutions of higher learn
ing, golf course and a ski run.
The latest to swap their sport
coats and fannels for ear muffs
and snowshoes and bid good-by to
Florida and California for the dura-
tion of the war are the Brooklyn
Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
After investigating numerous pos
sibilities, the Dodgers announced
yesterday that they would pitch
camp at Bear Mountain, Hudson
River resort, just As minutes from
Broadway. In nice weather they
will practice on a diamond laid out
on level spot which furnishes
the base for the ski run at the
bottom of the 1,500-foot mountain,
far cry from the tropical setting
of their 1912 camp at Havana.
When the weather is bad they
will run to West Point, 5 miles
away, and use the United States
Military Academy's field house, a
structure with enough space to
house a pretty fair ball game,
even with Pete Reiser batting
which he won't be.
The Pirates, who have been going
to San Bernardino, Calf, for many
years, also announced yesterday
that they would get no farther
Evening star., 1943-01-16
Some Good May Spring
From Evil Sources.

Hitler is a rat, and the other
guy is a rats grandmother" said
Mr.. Willie Chauncey, prominent
three-horse parlay student, in an
= exclusive interview the other day,
as he rested his glass of beer on the
late scratch list from Fairgrounds to
keep it from blowing off the
mahogany, "but 1t looks as though
they might wind up doing some good
for the profession. Take guy like
me. If I have to walk q mile or so
from the subway station to the track
and then a mile back after the races,
it will build up the old cams. Right
now I can't go more than a couple
of blocks without hanging in the
stretch. Who knows, after couple
of tough seasons of this stuff I may
be able to walk miles in good time
and come in breezing"
The interviewer mentioned the old
theory that a horse-player's legs
abnormally are strong anyway, be-
cause he uses them so much at the
track.
Nav" said Mr.. Chauncey, blasting
this superstition. You don't get the
right muscles into play. You acquire
pretty good grade of callous on
your dogs, but otherwise, no dice.
If horse-player had such good legs,
why would he take hack every
where he goes, even down to the
corner for a cup of coffee? Horse
players today strictly are sprinters
Thanks to the Government, friend,
we now will begin to breed real
route going orse-player."
Evening star., 1943-01-16
Lions Given Last Opportunity
To riumph Over New Haven
Eagles, With Clean Slate Against D. c.
Club, to PIoy Only Two More Games

The New Haven Eagles, one of
the two teams in the American
Hockey League that the Washington
Lions have been unable to defeat
this season, will present the local
puck chasers their final opportunity
for triumph over them tonight
when they clash at Uline Arena at
$50 o'clock
New Haven, which will toss in
the towel following a match with
Providence tomorrow night at New
Haven, may shove Washington into
the cellar before disbanding. That,
though, would represent no major
calamity to the Lions, who will in
herit the basement anyway when
Evening star., 1943-01-16
Widespread Improvement
OF Breed May Result.

If extreme gas rationing spreads
to Kentucky, California, the Mid
west and other racing areas, the
improvement of the breed will be-
come Nationwide. There are many
interesting walks in those neighbor-
hoods. I note that Churchill Downs
officials in Louisville have mentioned
the possibility of customers walking
to the track from downtown in case
of an emergency. That is a good,
testing stroll and will do the horse
player more good than four straight
winners.
Mr.. Willie Chauncey, the last l
saw of him, had rolled his pants
above his knees and was matching
calf measurements with Mr.. One
Buck Benny, fellow-turfman.
Eight to five can give you 20
yards and beat you around the
block, Ben" said Mr.. Chauncey.
"You ought to be ashamed OF having
gams like that. Just skin and
bones"
Mr.. One-Buck Benny muttered
something about covering the bet a
week hence. Obviously, he plans to
start walking home from the Turk
ish bath every night as a tune-up
The improvement of the breed OF
horse player already has set IN.
Evening star., 1943-01-16

the Eagles discontinue operations.
Functioning with borrowed play
ers most Of the season, the Eagles
were hit hard by the ban on
pleasure driving and decided to drop
out. When they leave the league
will operate with seven teams, elm
mating Eastern and Western divi-
sions, with six teams to qualify for
the playoffs.
Because Washington is the most
feeble team in the league it will
have its choice of four New Haven
players, with other Eagles to
be distributed among remaining
squads. One of the players likely
to become Lion is Orville Waldriff,
talented defense man.
Frank Ceryance, who previously
has played with Washington and
Hershey this season, will be New
Haven's goalie tonight. Recently,
while playing with the Eagles, he
beat Washington, 30, on successive
nights. In two other games with
the Eagles this season the Lions
have registered ties.
Washington will be playing its
final game here until February 4,
with the Ice-Capades moving into
Uline Arena on Tuesday for q
lengthy engagement.
In other games tonight the
Buffalo Bisons will invade Hershey,
the Indianapolis Capitals will face
the Hornets at Pittsburgh and the
Providence Reds will tapgle with
the Barons at Cleveland.
Evening star., 1943-01-16
BY GEORGE HUBER.

Tech definitely is established as
the team to beat not only for the
public high school basket ball
championship, but also for all other
top honors to be passed out In
scholastic cage circles around here
this season. Eastern and Central
might give the Maroons a run for
their money, but it appears they
have a tough Job on their hands.
Coach Dutch Usilaner's boys
exuded class from every pore last
night as they romped over Ana
costa, 52-25, in the schoolboy double
header that otherwise had Central
downing Wilson, 32-19. This was q
reverse of last years title playoff
game in which Wilson won the
championship.
The series continues tonight with
another twin bill beginning at 7:30.
Roosevelt meets Coolidge and West
ern tackles Eastern, with Roose-
velt and Eastern the favorites.
Thompson Sparks Tech.
Shooting with either hand and
from all angles, Give Thompson was
the big noise for Tech last night.
He registered 20 points, six of them
in seven attempts from the foul line.
1t was no task right from the start
with the Maroons rushing to an
1875 lead in the first period and
continuing in the same style almost
the entire game. Only in the third
period, when Techs second team
was on the floor, did the Indians
manage to match points with the
snappy Maroon quint.
Evening star., 1943-01-16
By HUGH FULLERTON, Jr.,


NEW YORK, Jan. l6. The
Dodgers are going North for
spring training at Bear Noun
tain. and we can't wait TO see II
anv one will uphold the Brooklyn
tradition by trying the ski jump
with or without snow. AT that,
Branch Hickey seems TO have
pulled one out of the hat by get
ting the use of the West Point
field house for bad weather train
ing. All the local clubs had their
eyes on it but figured there
wasn't a chance Of getting onto
military reservation.
Every n nation al motorcycle
speed champion either is in the
armed forces or serving as an
instructor at Army camps and
more than & quarter of the riding
members of the American Motor
cycle Association are in uniform.
Eddie Gordon, the old Iowa and
Olympic broad jumper, starts his
18th season Of competition today
carrying the colors of the Grand
Street Boys Association. Must
be about time for him to switch
TO the Grand Old Boys
Todays guest star-Wll Con-
Evening star., 1943-01-16

Cumpuses, Golf Course, Ski Run
Among Major Training Sites
Eleven of Is Clubs Drill Close to Home;
Dodgers Pitch Camp at Beor Mountain

away this spring than Muncie, Ind.
The Bucs, fifth major league club
Fto pick site in the Hoosier State.
will have the run of municipal
park, the Ball State Teachers Col
lege field and Muncie High Schools
field house.
Other teams going to Indiana are
the two Chicago clubs, the Detroit
Tigers and the Cincinnati Reds.
The Cubs, who formerly trained
at Avalon, Calf, on Catalina Island,
and the White Sox, who went to
Pasadena, Calf, last year, will be
together at French Lick, Ind. The
Tigers, who gave up their Lake
land, Fla, trip, will be quartered at
Evansville, Ind, while the Reds
erstwhile spring residents of Tampa,
Fla, will invade the campus of the
University of Indiana at Blooming
ton.
The New York Yankees, regular
visitors to st. Petersburg, Fla, are
going no farther than Asbury Park
New Jersey resort, and the New
York Giants will be at Lakewood,
N. j. After trekking to Miami,
Fla, for years, the Giants are 60
ing to live in the mansion formerly
owned by the late John D. Rookie
feller and practice on diamond to
be built on the first fairway of his
private golf course.
Griffs Going Nowhere.
Boston's Red Sox will supplant
their usual swing to Sarasota, Fla,
with a short hop to Tufts University
at suburban Medford, Mass. The
Philadelphia Athletics, unable to re-
turn to Anaheim, Calf, will go to
Wilmington, Del. The Washington
Senators, who were at Orlando, Fla,
last year, aren't going anywhere
even before the season starts. They
have decided to train at home.
The st. Louis Cardinals and st.
Louis Browns still are looking for
suitable site In Missouri, but away
from st. Louis. The Cleveland In
dians are thinking about going to
Indianapolis, the Philadelphia Phils
are flirting with Swarthmore Col
lege, right at home, and the Boston
Braves are looking for a college
field house in their own vicinity.
Last years training trips took the
Cardinals to st. Petersburg, the
Browns to Deland, Fla; the Indians
to Clearwater, Fla; the Braves to
Sanford, Fla, and the Phils to
Miami Beach.
Evening star., 1943-01-16
No Chance 10 ESCAPE
Cellar Is Seen for
Shaky Rangers
New York Hockey Team,
Facing Boston, Hit by
Injuries From Stort
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Leaving trail of salve and lini-
ment odors in their wake, the New
York Rangers are en- route to Boston
today for their National Hockey
League encounter tonight with the
leading Bruins.
Although it was no harder hit
than its rivals by the wars man.
power demands, the 1943 New York
club-1942 champions-is lolling in
the cellar and there Is very little
prospect that the Rangers will avoid
being the league doormat when the
season ends.
81 still don't think we are that
bad" said Coach Frank Boucher
before starting toward Boston, "I
would say, rather, that the other
clubs are better.
Injuries Check Rangers.
I'VE started the season playing
streamlined hockey and got mur-
dered trying it. So we switched to
defensive hockey and didn't do much
better.
Last Thursday night against De-
troit in our Red Gross benefit we
tried to combine the best features of
both styles-and got beat, 4 to l."
The Rangers haven't played a
game this season without at least
one regular on the hospital list
and they limp out on the Boston
ice tonight with Goalie Jimmy
Franks battered and bruised from
the Detroit melee.
Boston, however, also has its
casualties and Dit Clapper. the
Bruins veteran defenseman. will
not be at his best for tonight s
game and for the return encounter
with the Rangers In New York
on Sunday evening.
Same Foes Clash Tomorrow.
All six teams in the league play
home and home engagements over
the week end, with Montreal at
Toronto and Chicago at Detroit
tonight. Those teams, like the
Bruins and the Rangers, exchange
sites but not opponents for to-
morrow nights program.
Before the week ends double
barreled program gets under way
the Bruins hold 3-point lead over
Detroit, which in turn is a single
point ahead of the slipping Toronto
Leafs. Chicago and the revived
Canadiens are fighting for fourth
place with the Hawks 3 points to
the good now, but the Montreal
club takes three-game winning
streak onto the rink tonight.
Evening star., 1943-01-16
Own Record Of 33 Big Ten
Basket Defeats in Row
Menaced by CHICAGO
BY the Associated Press,


CHICAGO, Jan. 16.-The Univer-
sity of Chicago basket ball team,
which hasn't won game since De-
cember 6, 1941, and has dropped 80
consecutive Big Ten Conference en-
counters has chance to tie league.
record tonight in its game with
Indiana University.
The Maroons, with n consecutive
defeats against all competition, won
its last conference game on Febru-
ary 16, 1910, beating Minnesota, IS
to 80.
If they lose tonight, however, they
will tie the losing streak Of ga
conference game record-also held
by University of Chicago quintets.
The 20 game record of losses was
established when Maroon teams lost
the final two games in 1885, all of
It's encounters in 1886 and 1887, and
the first two in 1888. One of the
members of the Maroons In the first
IA games Of the streak was Bill Haar-
low, one OF the conferences out
standing players and leading scorers.
Evening star., 1943-01-16
Basket Scores

LOCAL.
%asninst91 nsnticn n. and Lee 90; Maryland 40
fssh ffsshs.al b. 81 Anssos9I., Wilsan High 81 10.
s.; s.tS:as. SSssa's s5 S1ss srssSSsIss IsSssR t.
sSrssss sSerSsosd. 81: fsiiaGoni siai.' a. as'
Eockville. 90: Georgetown Prep. 10.
Caroozo' "; Armstrong, 80.
EAST.
scranton 40: Bradley Tech. 40.
Buffalo, 40; Western Reserve, 81.
ffeaonla State Normal 81; Buffalo Teach
Rensselaer, Poly. 81; Albany Teachers, a.
HAMPTON institute. Asnt; ~ n; Virginia State. a.
Massasa1Ietts nssidD. T. State So American inter.
s. s. ssrI;1,anss L;p1,wTsnsss: 81; osweso Normal. SO.
Rider Rsmri'Ga; hd. p; ,ison Rome Ar Depot IS.
John Carroll, ss; Akron. lS' 81 40
Miami lohiol, 81: Ohio wesleyan. SO.
SOUTH.
Vanderbilt. 50; Georgia, 35.
Tulane Al; Alabama, 80
SSIsh S csSoiRs, g; Z Z f' feqiifGEs T.. IS. 3d.
Fort Bragg, 6l; N. C. State. SO.
Valparaiso, SO; Huntington, 80.
Mary GMaryvllle 81 Warrensburg, 25.
Sape Sre Glraroesu' 30; Missouri Mines, 26.
Baker, Bake sssa; sa; Bethel fKans5. as. o.
Mssas: sss ss hisslssai hhi1issflssfi Normal. sd a.
Miehigan, 49, Wisconsin 81.
Ns4sR NMSTPf5sss psESt.s sS M MsSssS st b&sSss IL
kkesqsssna kesqney 81: g. peans pak h a6l OMAHA a.
Upper y sE,S Iowa SO; st. Ambrose. So.
F,,anka FTankhn, 80; De Pauw, 81.
eaSn@HHth' eSnsofdiaa 4s:; Ss; Is IEiDoRl 1S,s,. q.
Ssyy PisT 12; " wlse1nsinn w5ll,an YsyeI IS.
Central dowa). Al; Penn. 40 fo'
SOUTHWEST.
Arkansas. 81; Rice, 35. 'i
WEST.
wyoming, SO; Utah, 3s.
Ionzaga, 50; Whitman. 40.
Alameda sa.ss Nav Naval Air Base, ss: San jose
western inssan WXssshins.on. 81; Central wash
Moniass 4,nss State. 4e; Idaho. Southern
Tempe, AEis, Teachers, Al; Arizona. 80.
G9iSrado fJ9sn 90 state 4; Colorado College. S.
Greeley 's State ba asTshaR coIorsdoY Ys1Rs Mns, SIS
sossSnrr4 sS5esSn, 49; G.,sashi ,Wsashiington State 36
oreson State 5s Vaneoryysr aIys fsshs' RsmbIe1s' s
EaiseIn intbsrau WASHINGTON ~ College. ~; Pacific
San Franeisco State. As; Chico State, 20.
San SH.I I,.ss p,sgo State, 40; Peppsrdine. IS,
Alameda Coast Guard, 81: Fresno State.
Neg lS.ic MS.aice Mines. So; New Mexico
Evening star., 1943-01-16
Mother Swings Bat
To Christen Ship
Lou Gehrig'
Champagne Attached,
Specially Made Stick
Used in Ceremony
BY the Associated Press.

SOUTH PORTLAND, Me, Jan. 16.
"A Gehrig will swing a bat once
more when the name of baseball's
Iron Horse" synonymous with
durability and strength, will be
given tomorrow to another husky
battler-the Liberty ship Lou Geh-
rig.
Mrs. Christine Gehrig, mother of
the New York Yankees late first
baseman who played 2,130 success
sive major league baseball games,
will swing the specially constructed
bat, with champagne bottle at
tached, against the bow of the mer-
chant vessel.
Children Chose Name.
The name for the ship, which will
be launched at the South Portland
Shipbuilding Corp, was chosen by
the school children of the State of
New York in the recent salvage
campaign. Three Of them will be
on hand to help sponsor the craft.
Gehrig went steadily on his way
for Is years while other major
league players came and went.
For ID years he played in every
Yankees game. He participated in
"a World Series contests. Twice he
was chosen the American Leagues s
most valuable player. He hit home
runs with the bases full on % oc-
casions.
Sets Batting Record.
He was the leagues batting cham
pion in 1884 with 1853. In 1881 he
set league record by batting in 1874
! runs.
Greater than all those records to
the youth of the Nation were the
clean habits, stoutness of heart and
affable disposition which made
Gehrig one of baseball's most be-
loved players.
In May, 1899, Gehrig withdrew
from the Yankees lineup because
of a disease which affected his
spinal cord. After a long, uncom-
planning battle against a malady
which every one except himself con-
sidered incurable, he oied in June
l941.
Evening star., 1943-01-16
Hickey Magician in Getting Use of Army Field House
Motorcycle Brood Jumper Gordon

heavy boots, sheepskin-lined
overshoes, a muffler and even a
Woolly cap--but he sticks to sport
shirts and claims the cap is
"just to wear on the farm"
Kelly's sub-Gene Pinter of
the New Brunswick On. j. Home
News passes along this story of
Jim Moore and Jack Kelly, who
used to be basket ball team
mates at St. Peters High School.
Moore was the sub whose task
Evening star., 1943-01-16
Tech Seen Likely Title Winner
After Romp Over Anocostio
Central Crushes Wilson; Western Plays
Eastern, Riders Meet Colts Tonight

power, too, on the Central team,
with all players on the starting
team having hand in last nights
scoring.
Two baskets by Johnny Walsh
put Central ahead, 9-6, in the open
ing period, and 1t had no trouble
increasing its edge as the game
progressed. Walsh got two more
buckets in the second stanza and
one each in the third and fourth
for high-scoring honors and IS
points. Wilson almost was silenced,
with only two free shots in the sec
ond period, and Central's 1873 lead
at the half never was threatened.
In fact, the Viking defense was so
tight that Wilson was able to count
only five goals from the floor all
night, with Bill Tanney getting two,
all scored in the second half.
Evening star., 1943-01-16
Moore Retained as Coach
OF Football Team al [SlJ
AT $4,000 a Year
BY the Associated Press.

Dy the hSS1ClapeC efeSs.
BATON ROUGE, La, Jan. 16.-
Louisiana State University has a
football coach for next year whether
the players are in the armed serv-
ices by then or not.
The schools Board of Supervisors
yesterday renewed Coach Bernie
Moore's $4,000 contract for another
year. His 1912 team won seven
games and lost three.
intercollegiate athletics were abol-
ished for the duration at six State
colleges earlier in the week, but the
L. s. U. board took the position it
would continue along with other
members Of the Southeastern Con-
ference.
l.. S. U. had dropped boxing from
its list of sports.
Evening star., 1943-01-16
Auker hrouqh,
He Writes Griff

Pitcher Eden Auker, recently
traded to the Mats by the st.
Louis Browns in exchange for
Pitcher Paul Dean and cash, to-
day wrote President Clark Grif-
fifth of the Washington baseball
club that he definitely is through
with baseball and will remain in
his defense job at Detroit.
Auker previously announced
his decision to retire from base
bali but said he would reconsider
when contacted by Griffith, who
said the deal now is Cancelled.
Griffith intimated Dean will be
sold later.
Evening star., 1943-01-16
Smith, Buschmeyer Star
In Friends Tiqht Win

Bobby Smith and Fred Busch
meyer combined to give Friends
School a thrilling 1918 basket ball
victory over Boys Latin of Balti-
more in game played there yester-
day.
Buschmeyer's II points provided
over half the Friends total, while
Smiths pivot shot at the closing
whistle gave Friends It's final margin.
Boys Latin led lilo at the half and
the two teams never were more than
three points apart during the game.
Evening star., 1943-01-16
When They're Hot
They Fairly Burn
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Ell DORADO, Kans., Jan. 10
When the Kansas Junior College
Conference turns out good teams
they're really good.
The Coffeyville Juniors COM
pleted the football season with
a 3-year record Of 26 straight
victories.
Ell Dorado whipped Friends
University last night, 46 to 26, for
its 32d consecutive basket ball
triumph.
Evening star., 1943-01-16
Sports Mirror

BY the Associated Press.
Today a year ago-President
Roosevelt. labelling himself
fan, urged continuance of base
ball during war and suggested
more night games.
Evening star., 1943-01-16
Win, Lose
or Draw
Uncle Sam Will Improve
Breed of Horse-Player.
BY JOHN LARDNER.
Special Correspondent of The Star.


NEW YORK, Jan. 16 (NANA .--
The shutdown on automobile travel
in the East not only will save gas
oil and rubber, but will produce a
harder breed of horse-player, and
that, friends, as I think you will
agree, is noble and praiseworthy
end in itself.
The breed of horse has been "im-
proved" for a great many years
now. 1t is good to see the Govern
ment take up the work of improving
the breed of horse-player.
No doubt the Government regards
this campaign as a sideline, subor-
dinate to the war effort, but in
progressive racing circles 1 find a
tendency to look upon the improve
ment of the breed of horse player as
one of the significant results of the
Hitler-Tojo double play.
Evening star., 1943-01-16

Five years ago-Sam Snead re-
tanned the championship of the
Bing Crosby open at Delmar,
Calf.