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Evening star., 1943-12-23
Winn Seen as HEADING
Laurel, Empire City,
Jamaica Tracks
By the Associated Press.

BY Inc Associated Press.
Is Col. Matt Winn coming back
to the East?
The New York whisper that Mr.
Kentucky Derby finally had needed
the pleas of his Gotham friends to
take over at least one Eastern track
broke into the open yesterday, but
DR.. D. P. MacGuire, who represents
the Butler interests at Empire City,
says he doesn't know Winn's answer.
Dr. MacGuire said that Winn was
named a director of Empire City
shortly after the death Of George
Bull and that the Kentuckian had
been proffered the tracks presi-
dency. Winn, repeatedly visiting in
Chicago, has not replied.
The clubs annual meeting and
election is slated for next month.
The New York whispers not only
had Winn coming back to Empire,
which he helped the late James
Butler, sr, transform from harness
into a running track some four
decades ago, but to Jamaica and
Laurel as well
He already is a vice president of
the Laurel plant and many years
ago was a dominating figure at ia
maica through his friendship with
the late Eugene Wood.
Winn already is the president and
director of the Churchill Downs
course in Louisville, where the Ken
lucky Derby is run every spring, and
of Lincoln Fields in Chicago
Pressure has been applied to Winn
in recent years to return East. Usu-
ally he has countered with the re-
gret that his age made such move
impractical. He is 83,
Evening star., 1943-12-23
BY the Associated Press.

SARASOTA, Fla. Dec. 23.-A
warm sun beat Gown on the golden
orange grove, and Paul Derringer
flexed a husky right arm as he
tossed a rock into the gulf creek
which runs so feet from the front
door of his farm here.
Il know I sound like the chamber
OF commerce" he grinned, but 1
think living in Florida will add three
to five years to the active life of a
baseball player"
The 36-year-old Chicago Cubs
pitcher, who has spent 10 winters
here, explained that he stayed in the
open practically all winter hunting.
fishing and playing golf.
You keep in shape that way" he
said.
Lots of fellows spend the winter
IN the North. They sit around and
play cards or pool or something,
They pick up weight fast and get
soft"
Derringer, who admits that he
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Terps Battle Army Twice
In Six-Match Rinq Card

University of Maryland boxers
face a six-match schedule this sea-
son, three at home, opening against
Army which it meets twice on jan
uary Is, and three on the road.
Training for this program will be-
gin after the Christmas holidays,
with Coach Fausto Rubini's squad
made up of winners of the recent
All-University Tournament. Mary
is the only college in the State with
boxing team this year. The sched-
ule is:
January ID, Army; 20, North Carolina
at Chapel Hill
February s, Virginia. 12, Army at West
Point; 26, Wisconsin at Racine tenta-
March 4, Coast Guard Academy.
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Sues for Rocino '2reokuoe'

WILMINGTON, Del, Dec. % (Pl
-Basing his suit on a Delaware Su-
preme Court ruling which upheld
him in previous case, William
Arthur Wise, former Handicapped,
has filed a bill of COMPLAINT in chan
cery seeking the return to some
$4,000 bettors of approximately
100000 which he alleged the Della
ware Steeplechase and Race Asso-
citation has retained under an illegal
use of "breakaoe"
Evening star., 1943-12-23

he had decided the Is nonoperat-
ing clubs could vote-for him.
Biggest gate-The one Bucky
Harris got from Bill Cox.
Longest game-The one Lands
played with Cox.
Most confused-The pro grid
fans.
Hardest hit-The guys who bet
on the Cardinals to win the World
Series again.
Greatest shortage-Beef, after
Branch Hickey told Leo Durocher
to keep his trap shut.
Pleasantest trip-The one Bill
Dickey took around the bases
after breaking up the final World
Series game with a home run.
Shortest story - The Govern
ment on suggestions for a Joe
Louis Billy Conn bout-"No."
Heartiest cooperation - The
race tracks, making betting a
Evening star., 1943-12-23
New Orleans Spills Kill
z Horses, Hurt 4 Riders
Py the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
The two thoroughbred killed in
the two accidents at the Fair
Grounds yesterday had a total bank
account of $685..
White Bait, owned by Jack Gold
stein of Toronto, won $5,395 in 70
outings during a three-year career.
Goldstein purchased the 4-year- old
just 80 minutes before the accident
from Mrs H. P. Bonner.
Ellen's Chance, juvenile filly,
cleared $3,940 in her trio of victories.
two seconds and two thirds in IA
starts
Four jockeys were hurt in the two
collisions. One, Frank Early, suf-
fered back injury and will be out
of the saddle for some time. Aubrey
Snellings, Charles Fields and Don
Scurlock received lesser hurts.
Evening star., 1943-12-23
uguey Bowe Winning Bond Match Enm Sports
Chicago Invasion Recalls 1887
When Skins WuIIoped Bears

| gotten. 1t was no team OF gamblers
that rode over New York's Giants
last Sunday, and II the players
themselves still give the matter any
thought they'll be out to lay the last
rumor with another inspired per-
formance this Sunday.
The Redskins are an inspired
bunch at times. They can rise to
new heights with the proper in
spiration, as shown by last Sundays
injury-riddled squad. It was in
spiration that was the intangible
something that pulled them together
and, facing the Bears on the day
after Christmas, they again should
be inspired.
Statistics Favor Bears.
Comparative statistics prepared by
the National Football Leagues sta
tistical section may help make the
Bears favorites. They show the
Bears as better in major depart
ments. They've gained more yards
rushing and passing, they've scored
more points and they've won more
games.
Harry Clark, the Bears leading
ground gamer, has picked up 556
yards for an average of 4.6 yards
per crack, while Andy Farkas Of
Washington is the Redskins best
with 327 yards total and 2.9 a try.
Dante Magnini, Chicago's No. man,
has $40 yards and a 81 average,
while Washington's Bob Seymour
has 232 yards, but only 3.4 per trial.
These figures don't show Farkas
Of last Sunday, however, and Handy
Andy was different man then.
When he's popped up he'll go
through the smallest available hole
for considerable yardage. Andy was
popped up last Sunday and should
be next Sunday as well.
As to Baugh VS.. Luckman.
The Luckman-Baugh passing fig
ures have been printed too often to
need repeating here. But the cold
statistics seem to show Luckman
as the best because his total yard
age Is better. But the Baugh of last
Sunday, or of any Sunday for that
matter, mixing his passes and run
ming plays and generally directing
the team on offense and sparkling it
on defense. is by far the better man.
The Bears have had a long rest
while Washington has jumped from
one important game to another.
Some of the D. C. players still are
banged up bit. But it doesn't
matter. If they need Inspiration,
that 1887 team can help here 1t,
too. was banged up far worse than
this years team. so banged up that
guards played in tackle positions.
They old it in 81 when they had
much simmer chance than they
have now. and the players figure
they can and will win this time.
Evening star., 1943-12-23
It'll Be Bears Attack
US. Redskin Defense
In Title Tilt Sunday
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
CHICAGO, Dec. N.-The mighty
Chicago Bears are magnaninous
fellows on the football field. They'll
gladly give the opposition one touch
down, supremely confident of their
ability to come back with two-or
more.
That's the way they seem to have
operated this year and that's why
their National Professional League
title game here Sunday against the
Washington Redskins may develop
into q high-scoring battle.
Line Is Key to Redskins.
With the Redskins line function
ing as it did last week against the
New York Giants, opening holes for
Andy Farkas and af1ording protec-
ton for the aerials of Sammy Baugh,
Washington would be virtually
cinch to roll up a respectable COL
lection Of points.
The Bears, despite their offensive
prowess, are no great shakes on de-
fense, being topped by Washington
in most phases of defensive tactics.
But the Chicagoans evidently
proceed on the theory that it doesn't
make much difference how many
points the opposition makes, pro-
viding they make more.
The Bears concentration On Of
fense, besides bringing them the
Western division championship, has
produced a league-leading figure Of
303 points per game In contrast,
the Redskins rated third in the cir
cult, registering an average of 22.7
points. The Bears also dominated
league rivals in most offensive de-
partments.
Passing Aplenty Likely.
Factors pointing to a scoring free
for-all include Sid Luckmans pass
ing accuracy, which has produced
2,l94 yards and % touchdowns this
year, and Baugh"s league leading
aerial proficiency, together with his
knack of !ntercepting passes. He
nabbed II in 10 games, to lead the
league
Evening star., 1943-12-23
By the Associated Press,

NEW YORK. Dec. 23.-For the
years fanciest job of getting mile
age out of manpower with a mil
Hon-dollar touch, take a look at
Uncle Mike Jacobs, the fight pro-
moter.
Using just 81 headline beak-
busters and one championship alto
gether in % fight shows, Uncle Mike
has come through the hottest finan-
cial year Madison Square Garden
boxing ever has enjoyed. Without
the benefit of any titleholder over
the lightweight class, he is about to
close his books on a year that saw
the largest average gates and crowds
in the history of the local larruping
Topping Even 1912 Par.
Topping even the 1912 par, when
two heavyweight title tussles featur.
ing Joe Louis swelled the pot, the
nose-mashing industry averaged a
crowd of 1857 and a gate of $751;
646 each time Mike threw open the
doors of the big Eighth avenue
sports soupbowl during 1943. This
compared with a par" of 1925
customers and s40,333 in the till fol
the 20 shows in AZ, when the two
Louis gates alone we're sl89, 900 and
$139, 900.
So far, the grand totals for this
year are $l,l36,228 in gross gates and
1921 ,02l in cash customers. Although
there's little possibility that the at
tendance total will reach last years
1888, ,621 for 20 productions, there's
better than an outside chance that
Uncle Mike, with one fight still to
go, might skyrocket right past 1925
all-time high gross receipts of ST.
1851.
He needs only $33,443 on the De-
cember % card to do it. And while
the attraction-Jake Lamotta and
George Kochan-is hardly one to
make the Marquis of Queensbury
turn over in his grave, Mike himself
Evening star., 1943-12-23
By WHITNEY MARTIN,

Associated Press Sports Writer.
Getting the most and the best
out of the fading year:
Most courteous-The Washing
ton Redskins. They Baughed
their way into the National Pro
Football League title playoff.
Best comeback-Bobo NewSom.
He came back to St. Louis and
Washington, didn't he?
Fastest putout-Bill Cox, by K.
NJ Lands, unassisted.
Greatest uplift movement-The
o. D. T. 1t put millions back on
their feet.
Toughest break-Casey STEM
gels leg.
Best brew-"T."
Best quick-opening play-The
mouths of the gents trying to oust
Minor League Commissioner w.
g. Bramham when he announced
Evening star., 1943-12-23
BY GEORGE HUBER,
Star Staff CORRESPONDENT.

EN- ROUTE TO CHICAGO, Dec
23.-The Redskins are of on that
last long jaunt of the season, anc
the most important, as they heac
for Chicago and the playon game
against the Chicago Bears for the
1943 National Football League
championship. They're returning te
the scene of one of their greatest
Ftriumphs, Wrigley Field, where
Sundays game will be played and
where in 1887 they won their first
world title in that 1921 victory over
the Bears, victory they hope very
much to repeat this time.
They aren't going directly to
Chicago, but are stopping of for
several days Of workout at Purdue
University at Lafayette, Ind. They
were due there around midday today
and will make the last 100 miles or
so to Chicago late Saturday to give
them a night of rest there before
the game.
Harking Back to 1887.
There's something nostalgia even
for the usually blase play for play
gridders in this return to Chicago.
True, hardly any Of the present crop
Of Indians were in that 1887 game,
but the Redskins have more of a
tradition and spirit than many pro-
fessional sports outfits and those
now on the team count themselves
In the same group as won in 1887.
There Is much the same between
these two years-1937 and 1943-too.
In 1887 the Redskins were under
dogs. They barely got into the
championship game until they
blasted New York in the last reg
ular game of the season, and this
year they also needed a last game
victory against New York, which
they took in inspired fashion as did
the 1887 boys.
And this year the team may be
underdogs. In Washington they are
considered slight favorites and they
should rate no worse than even
money, but the Chicago sports
writer's, with their praise of Luckman
and company, possibly will have the
Bears as favorites by game time.
Still Another Similarity.
There is one other similarity be-
tween 1887 and 1943. In 81 there
were rumors of dissension on the
club. The players were supposed to
be mad at each other and not pull
ing together. Those rumors were
scotched by the manner in which
the Redskins went through the tail
end Of their season and won the
championship.
And this year the rumors that
hurt the team concerned gambling
They caused a one-day sensation
and already have been all but for
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Harder Of Virginia Five
TOPS Stute Scorers

Keith Harder, Virginia forward
and former player at Tech High.
Washington, has an early lead
among the State collegiate basket
ball scorers.
He has 64 points in five games off
q field goals and 10 foul tosses. He
is in the Navy Viz program at Vir-
ginia. Second is Bill Pickett, also
of Virginia. with 40 points.
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Teeth Big Item as Group
Aids Boxers, Mutmen
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. %
Funds disbursed by the California
Boxers and Wrestlers Welfare As
sociation, its annual statement
shows, embraced medical expenses
Of California professionals amount
ing to s2,673.51 for boxers and
S3644l for wrestlers.
Surprisingly, the dental bill of
the fund was for teeth lost by five
wrestlers. Only four boxers lost
teeth.
For boxers. the association paid
for six fractured ncsc". five rib frac-
lures, three broken ipws and the
funeral of one who collapsed in the
ring.
Evening star., 1943-12-23
GaIIoudet Is Underdog
In Visiting Marines

Gallaudet's basket ball team, ap-
pearing in the last collegiate affair
for local teams this week, is slated to
visit Quantico tonight to play the
powerful and unbeaten Marine
quint.
The Blues, who have won three
of five games, will be distinct under
dogs. The Leathernecks routed
Maryland in a recent game.
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Huvunu Busketers Sad
As N. Y. Is SnowIess
Su The tcd PreSS

BY The Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec 23.-The Uni
versity of Havana basket ball play
ers, here for trio of games that
starts with an encounter against
Long Island U. Saturday, say the
New York skyline is every bit as
spectacular as they had been led to
believe, but they are disappointed.
There's no snow.
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Texas Ags Get Respite
Before Miumi Contest

BY the Associated Press.
COLLEGE STATION. Tex. Dec.
23.-The Orange Bowl-bound Texas
Aggics scheduled their final practice
session today before leaving De-
cember q for Miami, Fla, and their
New Year Day game with Louisiana
State.
The players-33 will make the
Miami trip-planned brief Christ
mas visit at home following today's
workout. returning to school in time
to board the train which is sched-
uled to reach Miami on December %
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Vernon at Boinbridge
For Further Training

BY The ASSoclated Press.
BAINBRIDGE, Md. Dec. %
Mickey Vernon, first haseman for
the Washington Senators. will be
sent through the physical instruc-
tors school at the Bainbridge naval
training station, Bainbridge officers
have announced.
Vernon, a specialist (A> third
class, reported to Bainrridge this
week for further training.
Evening star., 1943-12-23
.Chomp Teachers Stort
With Loop Victory

District Teachers, defending
champions in the Colored Govern
ment Basket Ball League, opened
their season with a 1913 triumph
over ONCE of Fiscal Director.
Also a winner in its opening
game was Government Printing Of
flee, 1923, over General Accounting.
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Fiqht Films in Lost Day

Films of the great fights of the
last 20 years, championship and
others, will have their final show
ings at Turner's Arena today, with
shows starting at l:30, $50, 7:30
and $50
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Likely to Bring Higher Poy for Players

The whole thing potent for football the
Cinderella of Is and for higher salaries for the
players including Sammy Baugh who is the of signing
Redskn understood Of
ball deserves he does for he hap
the biggest drawing card in the
breakdown attendance Redskin
Diego August l5 100000
A-Stars. Chicago, Packers
September Chicago Baltimore Septem
80 o Chicago Cardinals Buffalo, September 26 2070
Total 148,7O7.
gamesOcober TO- "a November IA 81 and 28 and De-
selouts. a
Der IT, Milwaukee, Brooklyn,
Philadelphia 3254l; December New York 1908;
New York eastern division playof 42SOO
Total l63I2O.
happens be football
pro loop ferocious
should
did turnste clicking qualities of the
Perhaps Perhaps lot people home
games between halves add
But the droves and
thoroughly themselves,
licked.
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Win>Lose orDraw
By WALTER McCALLUM
Skins Set Record for Attendance in Pro LOOP

No matter what the against
at Chicago Sunday they will pull
the National Football League this And pro
football will be close Redskn George Marshall
sisted pro football was going to have of its 194
and kept other for continuance game
when they ttery
spring, emerges prophet with honor his every
other league hamlet Where the Redskins
few than 100000 this championship
has played before than 525 900 customers.
In II league including the championship
off last Sunday the Skins before
few than 376000 Toss the $4,000 them play
the Bears Sunday preseason
exhibition and the total paying
Uncle Sam and Griff Get Slice Of Coin
Uncle Samuel, things gets
Griffith whose rental of Griffith Stadium Redskn home
plus concessions probably will close 100000 Uncle
Sam in again slice of the travelling taking
the usual 10 railroad tickets myriad
of distance phone calls by Marshall The Redskins also have
given lot of people than soupcon of thrills
All Redskin home sellous and there times
when Marshall wanted echer enlarge the seating
capacity for eliminate that blind of
the right-fed foul line Griffith Stadium crowd
vembe when $3.50 the Indians scalp If
there available would
Top away
Yorks Grounds while 49,
Skins lose to the college An-Stars.
The messenger., 1943-12-01
ARMISTICE DAY ASSEMBLY FEATURES NEW ORCHESTRA

The newly organized Bloomfield High School orchestra under the direction of Music Supervisor Marjorie c. Wolf made it's first public appearance at the Arm istics Day Assembly. The mem- bers of the orchestra who partic- ipated in this program included: Piano, Adele Wadhams; drums, Randolph Smith; violin, Marion Slauenwhite and Rose Bauer: flute, Burr Powers; clarinet, Bar hara Farrell; saxophone, William Wadhams; trumpets, Janice Mer- Till and Fred Prosiatkowski. It is expected that the orchestra will be enlarged for future concerts.
 The speakers at the assembly were the Rev. Harold F. Daily of the Sacred Heart Church and the Rev. Thomas Foxall of the Bloomfield Federated Church.
 A flag salute was led by Sher- man Carpenter, president of the Student Council, who also read Governor Baldwin's Armistice Day proclamation. The program con- cluded with community singing of the popular songs of World War I.
The messenger., 1943-12-01
WINDSOR AND BLOOMFIELD COPS ATTEND SCHOOL

A police cooperative school of instruction and mutual assistance, one of the first of it's kind m the state, has been inaugurated with Windsor and Bloommield partlc- ipating.
 Classes are held smi-monthly. on Thursday nights, in the Wind sor town courtroom, with Chief hustle of Windsor and Bloomfield Police Chief Thomas H. Bowen as instructors.
 Being neighboring towns, Wind sor and Bloomfield frequently have problems of concern of both com munities," said Chief Rustic. "lt just seemed natural for the police of the two towns to get together and make their enforcement. meas ures uniform. The general idea is to instruct members of both de partments in all phases of police work, and to share the knowledge of each other"
 Advanced instruction in finger print identification will be brought to the class. A highway blockade problem will be worked out with Windsor.
The messenger., 1943-12-01
25,OOO OFFICERS DUE FOR
 RELEASE FROM ARMY DUTY

An estimated 25,OOO officers whose services the Army no long CT needs soon will be returned to civilian life, while another 25,OOO will be shifted from administrative positions to operations jobs accord ing to Washington dispatch. ..
 The figures came out of meet ing held behind closed doors of the House Military Committee with Brigadier General Miller c. White, Assistant Chief of Staff in charge of personnel. The reduction in of- ficer strength from approximately 65O,OOO to 625,0O0 was made pos sible, committee sources said, by a cutback in the planned enlisted strength of the Army from 8,20O, 900 men to 7,6O0,OOO by the end of 1922 and a shifting of emphasis from training to operatlonal act tivities.
 The officers to be discharged will be men over draft age, who were commissioned as specialists, and officers called from retirement early in the war when there was a shortage of men with Army ad- ministrative ability. None of those returned to civilian life will be men who otherwise might be drafted.
 Surplus officers of draft age will be retained for other duties for which replacements may be necessary in the future.
The messenger., 1943-12-01
SPILLANE BOYS LIKE DAD ELECT NAVAL SERVICE

Richard J. Spillane, son of Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Spillane, 251 Simsbury Road, was graduated from Washington University Med ical School, St. Louis, Mo. this week with the rating of Lieutenant (j.g.) in the US. Naval Reserves.
 A month ago, after undergoing an operation to make certain of qualifying, the Lieutenant's young CT brother, Robert, enlisted in the Navy and is now at Sampson, New York for his boot training.
 Effective January 1, It. Spil- lane is being assigned to the Hart ford Hospital for a nine months internship. Robert reported for service November IS.
 Doctor Spillane, father of the boys and a World I Naval veteran, was in St. Louis to witness the graduation and commissioning o1 Richard.
The messenger., 1943-12-01
BLOOMFIELD POLICE DOG NOW IN ACTIVE SERVICE

Sage" the German police dog turned over to the Army in May by Charles Politis, for training, for foreign military service, is be- lieved to be on active duty. MT. Politis had word from Army authorities more than a month ago that Sage" had completed his training and would be shipped to one of the war fronts immediately. At that time MT. Politis received a diploma attesting to "Sage's" graduation from the K-9 training center.
 Sage" is a descendant of the great movie dog, "Rin Tin Tin,' was bred at the Hapgood Kennels on Duncaster Road, and will be four years old in January. He has been the property of Mir. Politis since he was 10 months old.
The messenger., 1943-12-01
REQUIREMENTS CHANGED FOR NAVAL AIR CADETS

Candidates for Naval aviation training who have passed thelr 18th birthday are now being ac- cepted. It is also possible for IT, vear-olds to qualify even though they do not expect to be graduated from high school until next June.
 These changes in Naval aviation cadet regulations were announc- ed on November 27 with the lntor- nation that the Navy recently ouintupled it's quotas for accept ance of Naval aviation candidates: Seventeen year-olds are enlisted for the V-5 program. Those who have passed their 18th birthday are accepted in the SV-5 program