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Evening star., 1943-04-13
Griff's ips on Baseball Needed
More by Mats Than President
Boss as Mild in Comment on White House
Visit as Club Is Wild in Loss to As

Giuliani and Red Barbary and five
outfelders in Bob johnson. Stan
Spence. George Case. Gene Moore
and Red Marion. Mickey Vernon.
Gerald Prlddy. Johnny Sullivan,
Ellis Clary and George Myatt are
infielders certain to be retained. with
Rookie Charles Roberts possibility.
That would leave room for First
Baseman Bill Prout, still myster-
iously missing
Bluege was impressed by the ini-
tial appearance of the slim Adkins
who won II games and lost Is for
Wilkes Barre last season, as the
Mats dropped So, 5-inning de-
cision to the Athletics yesterday
at Fort Meade. Adkins was of to
Shaky start. issuing two walks,
and tossing an error into the pro-
ceedlngs in a three-run first inning
but thereafter he permitted no hits
Errors Hurt Mats.
The Athletics. in fact. obtained
only two hits. They picked UP an
blHtT run OIL AuklllS III Ile IOuTIn
when Second Baseman Myatt con-
verted Bruce Konopka's grounder in
to two-base error. Konopka moved
to third on Pete Suder's infield out
and scored as Third Baseman Clary
whipped out Frank Skaff. The AS
produced their final run in the fifth
off Carrasquel, who also was the
victim of Myatt's throwing
Washington came up with its runs
off Frank Burrows in the third in
ming. Case opened with home run
and after Vernon and Priddy had
walked with two out. Sullivan
fetched Vernon home with a single
to left.
The Mats were to work out today
at College Park and will tangle with
Fort Belvoir tomorrow on the SOL
diers' field. Thursday Washington
will battle the Phillies at Trenton
and on Friday will meet Newark at
Newark before invading New York
for a two-game series with the
Giants.
Evening star., 1943-04-13

President Roosevelt was very
solicitous concerning baseball'S prob
lens and wanted to know If the
game could survive reports Presi-
dent Clark Griffith of the Mats. who
chatted with the Chief Executive
yesterday when he made his an
nual presenting trek to the
White House.
Griffith said the President eX-
pressed hope he could attend the
opening game of the season Tues
day at Griffith Stadium when the
Mats tangle with the Athletics but
refused to enlarge on his converSa-
ton with F D R, saying. L Wouldn t
dare Griffith gave the impression.
though. that he left more at the
White House than American League
passes for Mr. and Mrs Roosevelt.
In the short while he conferred
with the President it is possible
Griffith presented him his initial
first hand information on base
balls role in Nation at war The
result of the chat may have no i'm
mediate effect, or no effect at all.
on baseballS course, but the indus
trys moguls At least have the salts
faction of realizing Mr. Roosevelt
is aware of baseball's hopes and
fears.
No Trouble to Prune Squad.
Meanwhile, Manager Ossie Bluege
of the Mats isn't confronted with
much of a problem in shaving his
squad to the required 25 players,
chiefly because Washington hasnt
many more than Is players toiling
with the team.
Rookie pitchers Dewey Adkins,
Milo Candini. Mickey Haefner. Jim
Mertz. Ewald Pyle and Owen Scheet7
definitely will stick with such Speci-
mems as Dutch Leonard. Alex Car
rasquel. Early Wynn and Rae Scar
borough. with John Bunnell slated
for Chattanooga.
Ossie Is planning to carry three
catchers in Jake Early, Angelo
Evening star., 1943-04-13
Bobe Bunned Sob Stories

Lands scorchlng words had a
SOLDERING effect on the rollicking
Yankees of that era. 1t was a great
club, though, despite the accent on
wine, women, song and rough Ian
guage.
Ruth is depicted calling on very
i'll youngSter named Johnny Svl-
vester, who worShipped him, and
perhaps saving his life by chatting
with him an hour. Later, when
Ruth had made numerous other
trips to numerous hospitals. always
by request. he was accused of doing
it merely for publicity. He contin-
ued to go to hospitals. to sit and
talk with youngsters. but only after
newspapermen had promised him
they wouldn't print anything about
those visits.
There too. is the crack of famed
Lefty Gomez when Charley Keller.
hairy, powerful outfelder. who
formerly played for the University
of MARYLAND, reported to the YAM
KEGS. keller cracked the nimble-
WlIIed SOulnpdW pllcner, is tne nrSt
baseball player brought back by
Frank Buck"
There is Gehrig Appreciation Day,
one of the more dramatic episodes
in baseball history. There is Gerald
Priddy now with Washington.
Wrenching an ankle shortly before
he was to play his first game as
the Yankees second baseman, of
Joe Gordon subsequently, moving
from first base back TO his old stand
at second and Priddv never obtain
ing A real stab at the Job he per-
folmed so we'll in the minors
1t is, in brief, the story of the
games greatest and most colorful
club and if YOU like baseball, you'll
love the book.
Evening star., 1943-04-13
Baking Novikoff May
Find Cub Job Taken
By Da||essandro
Little Fellow Batting
Hard, Playing OutfieId
In Approved Foshion
BY the Associated Press.

FRENCH LICK. Ind, April l3-
The longer Lou Novikoff holds out
the less he is being missed by the
Chicago Cubs-Dominic Dallessan-
dro. little chunk OF man, Is seeing
to that.
In the absence Of the Mad Rus
sian, Daily is making his bid for
Stardom, which he has not quite
reached since breaking into the
majors with the Cubs in 1910.
He came up with eight years of
minor league experience, attracting
attention when he hit 1868 with San
Diego in 1899. He fashioned a COM
paratively weak 268 with the Cubs
his first season. 272 in 1941 and last
years mark was 26l in 96 games,
while Novikoff. the rookie flop of
l94l, was wringing 300 from his bat
as the, in-and-out left fielder.
"Dallessandro has handled left
field nicely this spring said MAN
ager Jim Wilson. ''Novikoff is far
from being a star and it would be
stretching the truth to say we miss
him"
Daily" only 5 feet 6 inches tall,
one of the shortest players in the
big time, has made 10 hits in 25
times at the plate while stalking his
claim to regular job Two of the
blows have been homers, one a
triple and one double. He has
batted in eight runs and scored seven
OF the 81 the Cubs have tailed in
seven exhibition games.
I'm down to ITO pounds-le less
than I carried last year." he grinned.
Its given me a looser swing and
more confidence in my hitting. I've
got my chance and I'm grabbing it,"
Evening star., 1943-04-13
Members Stake Ends
Loudoun Field Trials
Pointer Setter Share
Opening Day LoureIs
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROUND HILL, Va, April 13.-
Running of the members shooting
dog stake, an all-day event, today
closes the two-day spring trial of
the Loudoun Gun-Dog Club here. A
good field, including many of the
best dogs in Maryland and Virginia
started this morning.
Jack Doone, pointer dog owned
and handled by DR.. Dean Hundley
of Wallace, N. c., won the open
all-age, feature of yesterdays two
events. Second was Wares Lou,
setter bitch owned by A. H. Ware
of Richmond. while third was
Beau's Peter Pan, setter owned by
Tom Hunt of Caponsville, Md.
Running of the puppy stakes
opened the trials yesterday, with
first place taken by Rodneys Peer
less Pride, setter, owned by R. O.
Carpenter, Harrisburg, Pa. Sec
ond was Don's Superlette, setter
owned by Virgil P. Hawse of Staun-
ton. Va, and third was Angolas
Streamliner, pointer, owned by DR.
Hundley.
Evening star., 1943-04-13
Federal Ringerites
Open Season Maya
Boom for Game Is Seen
By National Leader

Every indication points to a horse
shoe pitching boom this spring and
summer, it was said today by Harry
Woodfleld, president of the National
Horseshoe Pitchers Association and
guiding spirit of local ringer affairs
The formal season here will get
under way May on the public park
courts opposite the Commerce Build
ing with the qualification round of
the Federal Horseshoe Pitchers As
sociation. and soon after the Metro
politan Singles League will open.
All competition will lead up to
The Stars annual championships.
Women, given handicaps. may
compete with the men in the Federal
circuit. Flippers desiring to join
the league should communicate with
Secretary Irwin Carlberg at 2216
Randolph street NE. The entrance
fee is bits.
Evening star., 1943-04-13
Al SABBATH Recovering
From Heart Attack
AIsub's Owner Has Been
Kept Under Oxygen Tent
r. the Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla April l3-Al SABBATH.
Chicago attorney whose horse AlSah
Is one Of the tOp-nOtCherS pounding
tJe turf. is on the way to recovery
from heart attack which has kept
him under an oxygen tent for the
past three weeks.
His daughter Diane. today re-
ported the turfman has ralhed and
has been permitted 10 see a few
friends.
Physicians laS' year prevented
SABBATH from watching IN horse
bring IN some Of the biggest purses.
because OF the attorneys heart
silment
SABBATH plans 10 enter Asab IN
soms NJ the biggest stake races I'm,
rason and hopes 10 return in time
t0 vAtrh him run once mo Chicago
trar1 start
Judge ln,spN Eaba'h forncr Con
Vrsssman from Illinois it a. hi, ,op q
ksdsids
Evening star., 1943-04-13

for the assignment. Art Fletcher
present third base coach of the
Yankees, next was offered the post,
but he previously had encountered
too many heartaches as manager
of the Phillies and turned it down.
When he told his wife, I've Just
turned down the best job in base
ball, she understood and said, I'm
glad
There is the story, too, of man
who became attached to the Yam
KEGS, threw beer and liquor parties
for them, tipped them on sure
thing horses. placed their bets for
them and collected for them. One
night at a particularly raucous
party photographer snapped a
group picture of the players with
their host, who wanted it auto
graphed, for sentimental reasons. ="
That picture, with evidence of
who had made what bets on what
horses, who drank scotch and soda
or who preferred bourbon and plain
water, with dates, later confronted
the Yankees in clubhouse meet
ing, with Judge Kenesaw Mountain
Lands doing the talking. The New
York front Office had been paying
the bills of the host and when
the detective had evidence the Yam
KEGS bosses turned it over to Lands,
Evening star., 1943-04-13
HurIer Lees Failure
To Round Into Trim
Worries Chisox
Weather Curbs Training
OF indians Pitchers;
Tigers Tackle Cubs
BY The Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
FRENCH LICK, Ind. April l3.-
Jimmy Dykes. cigar smoking mana
ger of the Chicago White Sox, Is
disturbed over the sloWness Thorn
ton Lee, 22-game winner in 194l.
has shown in getting into condition
for the coming season. Lee an
nexed only two decisions last year.
Lee signed provisional dollar-a-
year contract earlier this spring,
which will be revised upward when
and if he proves he is healthy
enough for major league COMPETE
ton.
ST LOUIS.-Luke Sewell. mana
ger of the ST. Louis Browns. must
find replacement for Outfielder
Glenn McQuillen, who likely will be
inducted today McQuillen said he
would pick the Navy. If accepted.
and ask to be sent to the Great
Lakes Training Station. The Browns
were TO face the Cards in the third
game of their city series.
EVANSVILLE. Ind.-Steve O'Neill
Of the Detroit Tigers, named Pitcher
Hal NeWhouser to start todays eX-
hibition with the Chicago Cubs at
Vincennes, Ind. The teams have
split in two meetings Proceeds OF
the game will swell the recreation
fund of nearby George Field, an
Army air base
NEW YORK-New York Yankee
rookie catchers will get their
chances the remainder of the spring
training season in view of the doc
tors orders that Veteran Bill Dickey
rest balky knee.
Although yesterdays game with
the Boston Braves was called off.
the Yankees got in a long hitting
/ drill Charles Wenslor and Jim
Turner were slated to hurl today's
pappo suoirct
Evening star., 1943-04-13
Cooper, Capital We|ter, Earns
Spot in Sparkling AAU Semis
Six Other D. c. Boxers Defeated in Early
Rounds Of Stor-Studded National Meet

Ohio. in the second round of the
quarter final.
Two other Washingtonians were
eliminated in the quarter finals
Corpl. David Tate. SMYRNA. Tenn
126 pounds, defeated Dick Mullens
after Dick had won his opening
bout over Alphonse Wilkinson, also
CT Washington. Pvt Alfred La
Brecque, Indiantown Gap, Pa. It's
pounds. defeated Weston Kirkley
who advanced on a bye through the
first round
Washington'S other representa-
tives, four of them, lost opening en-
gagements. Melvin Pullen. Spring
field, Ohio, 1l8 pounds, knocked out
Dominic Ortiz in the third round
Nicky Wargo, Pittsburgh, 135 pounds
defeated Eddie Celinski; Eddie Get
tvs, New orleans, lat pounds
knocked out George Espina in the
first round, and Pfc. Art Saulsgiver
Smyrna, Tenn. 147 pounds, defeat
ed Aaron Perry.
Welter Class Outstanding.
Among the 80 survivors were three
of last years winners, two of whom
are title defenders, Samson Powell
Of Cleveland in the 160-pound di-
vision, and Bob Foxworth of St
Louis in the 175-pound class. A year
ago Leroy Jackson. also of Cleve-
land, topped tine ll2-pounders, but
tonight he will be striving for the
ll8-pound crown.
Every division had At least one
outstanding entry. but the 147-
pound class appeared choked with
talent. The successful welterweights
were Pvt. Tony Vero, marine sta
toned at Albany, N. Y; Pvt. Billy
Tiger, full -blooded Indian from
Fort Sill, Okla: Eddie Gettys of New
Orleans and Cooper of Washington
East of them indicated by their tria,
performances that they can box ano
slug equally we'll
Two of last years semifinalists
Charley Hunter of Cleveland ano
Aubrey Holderfeld of Little Rock
Ark, dominated the l35-pound bat
ting and Corpl. Bliss Croft, sta
toned at the air base at Smyrna
Tenn, STAMPED himself the best oi
a fine flock of avyweight title con-
tenders.
Evening star., 1943-04-13
Kopovich and Marshall
Fill UIine Ring Card

Promoter Goldie Ahearn has
completed his main attractions for
Friday nights boxing show at Uline
Arena by signing Sergt. Johnny
Kapovich of Baltimore as opponent
of Heavyweight Herbert Marshall.
This will be the semifinal in sup
port of the main featherweight en-
gagement between Carroll Kid
Alexander and Pedro Hernandez.
Alexander last week was winner
over Joey Archibald, former feather
king.
Preliminary engagements will be
announced later.
Evening star., 1943-04-13
81 Of II Voters
Name St. Louis
For Top Place
Dodgers Are Favored
Only by II; Few Like
Reds, Cubs Chances
BY WHITNEY MARTIN,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, April 13.-The un-
certainties of baseball this year
failed to bring any uncertainty to
the minds of the baseball experts as
to which team will win the National
League pennant.
Figuring it always is best to string
along with champion when in
doubt, the 70 scribes taking part in
the annual Associated Press poll
selected the St. Louis Cardinals as
their No. team by an overWhelm-
ing majority.
Fifty-four of the voters picked the
world champions for first place, with
no ballot placing them lower than
third. The Brooklyn Dodgers, run
ners-up last year, ranked second,
drawing II first-place votes and no
vote lower than fourth.
Reds, Cubs Have Flag Backers.
The only other teams to be con-
sidered for first place are the Gin
cinnati Reds. with four hackers for
the top position. and the Chicago
Cubs, who have three voters picking
them for the pennant. The Reds
ranked third, right behind the
Dodgers, figuring on the point basis
of points for first, for second, s
for third, etc.
Behind the Reds in order, came
the Cubs. the New York Giants, the
Pittsburgh Pirates. the Boston
Braves, and, as usual, the Philadel-
phia Phils. The point totals ranged
from the 554 assembled by the Cards
to the Phils' ST, The Phils have one
hacker who thinks they will wind
up in fifth place. and one optimist
also has the Braves tabled for that
slot.
The Cards and the Dodgers are the
only two teams not to be pushed
back into the second division by one
voter, at least The Reds were
ticketed for every place from first to
sixth, and the Cubs from first to
seventh. The Giants were picked 10
finish anywhere from second to
seventh.
Great Guessing Contest.
The voters. although they gave
the champions such an overWhelm-
ing vote of confidence, are acutely
aware that this year the predicting
is more of guessing contest than
ever, with the draft and other factors
associated with the war. making even
the day-today strength of the clubs
problematical.
In fact, some of the scribes made
note of the fact that their selec-
tlons were based purely on the pros
poets of the various teams as of that
particular dav, and were not con-
cerned with possibilities that might
hinge on the manpower situation.
The voting:
Evening star., 1943-04-13
Grand Circuit Racing Meet
To Open in Maine July 19
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated FreSS
PORTLAND. Me, April IA
Grand Circuit race meet. featuring a
$4,000 Maine pacing derby. a 5000
New England trotting derby and a
special event for Hambletonian
Stake candidates has been slated Al
the Old Orchard Beach mile kite
track from July 10 to August 7.
A tentative program includes five
$4,000 stakes for PAGERS and trotters
one each for 2-year-old trotters
and PAGERS, one for 3-year -old trot-
ters and one each for 2 20 class trot-
ters and 220 PAGERS.
A 3-year-old trot confined to
eligible candidates for the Hamble-
tonian Stakes at Goshen, N Y. will
be staged q week In advance Of the
classic.
Evening star., 1943-04-13
BerIy, in 8 Loops During
20 Years, Quits Baseball
BY the Assoclated Press


HOUSTON, Tex, April l3.-Pitch-
er John Berly, whose tricky curves
hoisted him from sandlot baseball
in 1923, has decided to quit the
game after 20 years in eight leagues.
Property of the Milwaukee club of
the American Association, Berry has
asked to be placed on the voluntary
retired list or TO be given his out
right release.
He pitched for the ST. Louis Car
dinalS In 1924 and 1923. the New
York Giants In 1891 and the Phila
delphih Nationals In ia32 and 1898
Only three seasons ago he set m
international League record hy
pitching AZ games for Toronto and
Rnehester 4
Evening star., 1943-04-13
Exhibition Baseball
BY he Associated Press.

BY he Associated Press
A. V.ncennes, Ind Chicago M VS..
DetIo!t tAl.
A. Richmond. Ind: Cincinnati tA)
vs. Cleveland a.
Al s.. Louis. ST. LOUIS M vs. St
LOUIS "A
A. Wllm.nston. Del: Philadelphia
A vs. Toronto tInt D.
At Boston. Boston IA) VS. Boston
College.
A. New York. New York "a vs.
Boston IN ;.
At Hagersfopn. Nd Phladelphis
IN ve Buffalo lint
At Camp Upton N. Y: New York
IN vs. BROOKLYN M
Results Yesterday
Philadelphia 5 Washington a.. Z
toslled end Of fftht.
All others Cancelled
Evening star., 1943-04-13
tnen a Sports Cards Bound Grab Flag Again. Experts Decide Poll
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
BaSeball,

TODAY.
Baseball.
Central at Anacostis, Tech A.
Roosevelt, Eastern at Coolidge
High school series opening
games, all at 400.
Dewitt at Western, 3 45.
Gonzaga at National Training
School, $50
Bethesda-Chevy Chase at
Georgetown Prep, $50.
Wrestling.
Rudy Dusek VS.. Joe Cox, fea-
ture. Uline Arena, $50.
Evening star., 1943-04-13
Win, Lose or Draw
By BURTON HAWKINS.
The Yorn Of the Yankees Is Unwound NeotIy

II the sight OF winning
dstant fence has thrilled chances
he latest
me New York Sun is titled simply The New
through Its tick the heartbeat of baseball
Is naturally the of the
Tor start to the
TOO are crammed the human
Of baseball Yankees
hut general designed
bood in their
Evening star., 1943-04-13
SoftboII Jumps to Meet

A meeting Of District softbal UNI
pires will be held on Thursday at
IS Al the Recreation Department
3i+a sixteenth street NV Those
Who know softhsll rules and Who
srs Interested IN ofYiciatins the
game are invited 10 sk'end,
Evening star., 1943-04-13
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Evening star., 1943-04-13
Conferences Are Restricted

Only the catcher and one inhelder
will be permitted to confer with a
faltering hurler and bench man
ayers will have the right to go to
the mound just once during an
inning.
Both teams are 10 run to and
from their positions with no visiting
by players on the way.
All of which means that Joe and
Mabel will get chance to take in
that double -header before the night
shift beplnS at the war plant
Evening star., 1943-04-13
Evans Speedup
.Edict for ). A.
Suits Enge|
Joe Labels II Rules
Of New President
Delay Destroyers'
BY PHIL CLARKE,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

ATLANTA. April 13. - Snowman
Joe Engel, head man of the Chatta-
nooga baseball club who runs his
team like three-ring circus,
thumbed idly through a brand-neW
manual from Southern Associa ton
headquarters and grinned
Yes, sir spoke Joe. This is the
stuff.
Why its just what we need to
pep up the old ball game I guess
you might call it the daily dozen
delay destroyers.
Engel referred to set of II war
time instructions for players and
umpires authored by Veteran Base
baller Billy Evans, serving his first
year as president of the Southern
Associa ton.
Wants Speed and Hustle.
Baseball, believes Evans. needs
speed and hustle The 59-year-old
former big league umpire who also
served several years as general man.
aeer Of the Cleveland Indians, thinks
its the jumps job to help keep things
rolling along, and he says so in his
manual.
Under the new rules. Southern
Association umpires will fire new
! balls directly to the pitcher. rather
than hand them to the catcher for
, round the infeld tossing.
There will be no long confer
ences at the home plate when UNI
plres go on the diamond to start
the game.
And even arguments will be
streamlined. When there is a dis
pute over the umpire's decision, say
the rules. no players other than
those involved shall take part in the
discussion. And when a pitcher is
the last man out, retiring his side
he's 10 go directly to the pitching
/ mound instead of returning TO the
bench.
Evening star., 1943-04-13
Aeuo Coliente Opens May Z

Aqua Calienr Mex race track
~fll reopen SUI rsv, Nav Q,
Evening star., 1943-04-13

Il am not stuck on the idea of
going to New York. My heart is in
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-01-21
Seumen Make Substantial Coins;
New Agreement Hdiled By Union

New York City ULNS)-Substantia
improvements in the wages and work
ing conditions of the Dutch merchant
seamen have been incorporated into
the new collective agreement signed in
London by representatives of the Meth
erlands Government in exile, ship
owners, the Dutch Central Transport
Workers Union and the Officers Or
ganization. it was announced jointly
by T. J. Vandenberge, secretary, and
j. J. Vaudeville, ships representative
of the New York branch of the Dutch
Central Transport Workers Union.
Over 1900 Covered
The union, an affiliate of the Inter
national Transport Workers Fedora
tion, has been operating in the United
States since the fall of 1910.
The new agreement, which went
into effect Jan. 1, covers more than
1900 seafarers abroad Dutch ships
engaged in the Allied cause. The basic
wage of the lower rating has been in.
creased by Is guilders (about $500
per month. thus bringing the basic pay
of an ABB. up to 1850 guilders or
about $63. In addition all officers and
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-01-21
Unionism Declared Big Contributor
To Civil Service Effectiveness

Those days have gone, and they
will not return. The merit system has
demonstrated its value to the complete
satisfaction of the American people,
and it would be difficult to find IA sub
ject less controversial at the present
time.
But the one point that may well be
brought out at this time, and point
of the greatest Importance, is that the
merit system did not function with
complete effectiveness until unlOniSm
had come into the government service
and had given the rank and file en-
plOyees an opportunity to make their
views known, for their own advance
ment and the improvement of the serv-
ice
1T is recognized everywhere in the
field of labor relations that employees
who feel that they are getting square
deal, and that reasonable oppOrtuni-
ties for promotion are open to them,
will do more work. and better work,
than those who have just grievances
and feel that their future is not at all
bright. That is why government em-
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