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Evening star., 1943-06-06
Winners Mems City Bowling Tournament Will Split $40 Thursday
Payoff al Columbia
Will Include $675
In War Bonds
Harry Dixon Credited
With Big Success Of
Annual Pin Party

Prize winners in the Washington
City Duckpin Association Tourna-
ment, recently ended at the Colum-
bia, will split $1,67025 in the payoff
next Thursday night at o'clock at
the Columbia, where Harry Dixon
will be on hand to pass out the
spinach.
The total includes $675 in War
savings contributed by bowling pro-
prietors and newspapers. The bond
value of that sum is roughly $675. A
representative from the national War
savings organization will be present
to issue bonds, the winners of which
cannot be paid until they appear in
person. Other prizes will be paid by
check and in War stamps.
Due to the enterprise of Secretary
Dixon, the tournament was far
greater success than looked for. He
was responsible. incidentally, for OBJ
tanning 27 s25 bond contributions.
The new management of the Co.
lumbia will serve refreshments 'on
the house" The winners, their
scores and prizes:
Evening star., 1943-12-19
Oumont Would Let Hitters
Run to First or Third Base

ner on first, figures his ground
ball will result in a double play,
he can 60 to third. Thus the run
ner on first would not be forced
to advance.
With the possibility that run
ners from third and first might
attempt a steal to second from
opposite directions, there would
be double action for the fans.
with the two runners, coming
from opposite directions, sliding
into the same base on the same
play.
'.Infielders would have to be
on their toes all the time. In
the case of a sacrifice, they would
have to outfigure the batter. who
could racA either to first or
third"
Evening star., 1943-12-19
Bu||u Shoots Sensational IS
To Go Second After 81 Holes
One OFF Course Mark as He Trails Strokes
Byrd Gets SO to Tie Zurhordt for Third

ment record held jointly by Sammy
Snead, Bill Mehlhorn and Willie
Klein, but those three scored in
other years under warm sun.
Vargas first nine was subpar
On the second, he ran into trouble
with his chips. Most were short.
Wood SLIPS With 76.
AS Wood faltered with a 37-39-7G
for 2l9, TO slip INTO an 18th place
tie, Sammy Byrd of Detroit. pre-
tournament favorite, made the sec
ond best showing Of the day. a sub
par 34-35-69, for PA 1t gave him
tie for third with Joe Zarhardt.
No-riStoWn pa defense worker. a
dark horse who went into second
place yesterday. Joe carded $685.
70 today
Tony Penna. Dayton pro. gained
with 36-35-7l, giving him 215 and
a hold on fourth place.
Ensign Willie Turnesa took undis-
puted command of the amateurs.
He shot 36-35-71, for 2l5. Earl
Christensen. the Miami policeman
who had been matching him stroke
for stroke, fell behind with 36-38-
IA for 2l8
Evening star., 1943-12-19

/ MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec. ID
High school talent, footballs answer
to the manpower shortage, will be
the attraction here Christmas Day
in the annual Blue-Gray game.
| Substituting for the usual college
all-star elevens, Boys High Of At
lanta and Meridian, Miss, High,
champions of Georgia and Missis-
sippl respectively, will be featured
in the Yuletide clash.
Undefeated Meridian, scoring an
average of more than 43 points a
game, looms as the probable ia
vorite. Boys High, averaging under
30, after a perfect season, lost a
postseason tilt to Miami High.
The Wildcats are threatening with
Shorty McWilliams, II, 165-pound
back, who has led his team to its
second successive championship in
Mississippi's Big Eight Conference
McWilhams was named the out
standing player in the conference
of ID teams. He has made 80 touch
Evening star., 1943-12-19
By HAROLD CLAASSEN,

NEW YORK, Dec. 18. - Gunder
Haegg, Swedish runner with the
violinist's hair cut, is 1943's athlete
of the year
Haegg, whose eight straight tri-
umphs on United States tracks last
summer netted approximately $780,
900 for the Army Air Forces Relief
Society, received 100 points in the
Associated Press poll to determine
successor to frankie Sinkwich
Georgia footballer.
! TWenty-seven Of the SO sports
writer's who cast ballots listed the
SWede in first place. Twelve others
ranked him second and four listed
him third. Points were awarded on
a basis of three for each first place
vote, two for second and one for
! third
! Spurgeon Chandler, whose 20 VIC
tories for the New York Yankees
won him the American Leagues
most valuable award, was a distant
. second to Haegg with eight first
place votes and an aggregate of SO
points.
He finished only two points ahead
of Angelo Bertelh, former de luxe
passer of the Notre Dame football
team, who collected u firsts.
Haegg First Foreign Winner.
Ensign Cornelius Warmerdam.
who pole vaulted Is feet, 81 inches
at the Chicago Relays, was fourth
with e points and three first places
to his credit
In winning, Haegg becomes the
first foreigner ever to walk off with
the banner in the l3 years of the
poll. He also is the first track. man
to be honored since Jesse Owens.
the Ohio State bullet. triumphed in
1896 following his four Olympic
Games victories.
Haegg, however, does continue the
virtual monopoly which the anna
teur athletes have had over the vot-
ing since Joe Louis annexed the
laurels in 1885
Only Joe Di Maggie Of the
Yankees, whose consecutive hitting
streak Of 56 games won for him in
194l, has been able to crash through
from the ranks of the play-for- pay
boys since then.
During his United States stay,
Haegg, who is 81 and says he is too
old to do much more running, low
cred the American standard for the
2-mile to 8:51.3 and dropped the
countryS S mark to 4 :05 3 for the mile.
Details of Poll.
While Haegg was in this country
his fellow Swede, Arne Anderson,
wiped out a pair of his world marks
shaving the mile record to 4:02 6
and the time for the 500 meters to
3:45. Andersson's efforts got him
three thirds in the poll.
Leading athletes of 1943 with the
! sports in which they starred first
place in parentheses)
Gunder Haegg, track (27, 1O9; ;
Spud Chandler, baseball 80, So
Angelo Bertelli. football 02, 81;
Cornelius Warmerdam, track (3),
%; Stan Musial, baseball %, 15
Mort Cooper, baseball 90, II: Don
Hutson. football 90, II; Bill Smith,
swimming C2}, IL; Otto Graham,
football (3), H. Sammy Baugh, foot
ball 90, II.
Also rans-Sid Luckman, football
/ (2), 9; Andy Phillip, basket ball, g.;
Byron Nelson, golf, 7; Tommy Har-
Evening star., 1943-12-19
PEA Title Event
In 1914 Likely
By the Associated Press

>.
CHICAGO, Dec. l8.-Revival of
the National PGA Golf Tourna-
nient in the fall of 1914 is being
given serious consideration, Ed
Dudley of Colorado Springs. Colo.
president of the Professional
Golfers Association of America,
said today.
I'VE have two or three bids
from cities TO hold the PGA next
fall Dudley said. 1t last was
held in the spring Of 1912, Sammy
Snead, winning it, but it was sus-
pended this year because of the
war"
Dudley said a newly appointed
tournament committee would go
ahead with plans to increase
competitive golf on a war-fund
basis over anything which has
been scheduled the last two years.
Dudley ra-appointed Jimmy
Hines OF Amsterdam, N. Y, as
PGA tournament chairman for
1914 and named Craig Wood of
Mamaroneck, N. Y, co-chairman.
Evening star., 1943-12-19
Georgia Techs Star
Fulback Is Injured
Ey the Associated Pres

Ey the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Dec. 18.-Plunging Ed
ScharfSchWerdt, Georgia Techs
flrSt-string fullback, plunged right
into the hospital today with a bro
ken nose and other lesser injuries
after a player pileup at Grant Field.
The accident occurred while
Techs varcity scrimmaged in prep
aration for its meeting with Tulsa
in the Sugar Bowl New Years Day.
Attending physicians at Ponce de
Leon inf1rmary said Scharf-
schWerdt's injuries were painful but
not serious and indicated he would
be able to play against Tulsa.
Evening star., 1943-12-19
Odds of S-5 on Gionts Appear LoqicuI

The unofficial gentlemen games
Giants VlctorS the Redskins choices Probably
those odds about right couldn't
skins. To they believe going
could that which
the league playof
don't play football entirely of the game
for the nspraonal speeches Of coaches thrill
their epdernS rubbed
to be impressed with the
by other factor Under they
regular today. If the Redskins
but there's gift. They'll
they
Commissioner seriously as he
should This is of Importance
the league said pro football
The officials instructed prompt penalizng
rule lnraction Arguing will be tolerated
territory
his physical
playing
Evening star., 1943-12-19
Air Heroes Spice
Convention Hall
Bowling Show
Hodges to Interview
Comdr. Thomas and
Copt. Kelly Tonight
BY ROD THOMAS.

Metropolitan Washington bowlers,
with feet of warplanes their goal
in The Stars War bond tournament,
are we'll on the way it was re-
vealed last night with the state
ment that s1,824,050 had been raised
by the end of the second week of
a campaign TO end January g.
Hugh Lynch, executive manager
of the Dict~io- We -ina--c
mittee of which John A. Reilly,
president of the Second National
Bank. is CHI i-man. is~5'o
lowing statement: District Of
Columbia sales in The Evening Star
War bond bowling tournament at
the end of the second week had
reached a total of slightly over
Sl,610.000, according to figures sub
mitted by the District agencies CO.
operating in the drive"
Arlington County, where Eddie
Goldberg, Clarendon alley operator,
is campaign leader, announced
sl12700; Silver Spring. famed for
its million dollar tournament last
summer, S59.100; Hyattsville. which
raised Sl43 900 to buy the "Hyatts-
vile Fighter" s30,450, and Bethesda,
S21, 800.
Shoot For Own Planes.
Arlington, Prince Georges County
with Hyattsville setting the pace;
Silver Spring and Bethesda aim to
produce enough coin TO buy plane
each. Special contests are planned
to accelerate their sales.
Tonight Convention Hall, noted
as the largest bowling plant in the
world without pillar or post, its
arched ceiling little awe-inspiring
to first-time visitors, takes over the
tournament spotlight with the big
gest duckpin show in the cfsy's
history.
Peculiarly apropos. pair of crack
flyers, decorated for bravery in
combat with the Japs, will make
up the Centerpiece of a program in
which all the teams of the all-star
mems and women's District Lea
CUES will participate. Comdr James
A, Thomas of the Navy who COM
manded a bomber squadron on the
illustrious carrier U. S. S. Enter
prise and Capt. Wayne P Kelly OF
the Marines, veteran OF four ma
jor battles on and over Guadal-
canal, will be interviewed over an
amplifer by Russ Hodges, star
! sportscaSter Of Station VOL.
The WomenS teams will ccupy the
See BOWLING, Page B-2D
Evening star., 1943-12-19

Bulla's brilliant round was made
in a dismal downpour. He was ac-
curate with his chips and puts. par
ticularly on the first nine. On the
seventh he sank a 25-footer for a
birdie three. On the tenth. when
his drive left HIM in a trap. he ex-
ploded his second shct within 10
feet of the pin, then saw his putt
stall on the soggy green.
Jubilant after his Is of yesterday
when he was slamming his clubs to
the ground in evaporation, Bulla
said his showing was pure luck to-
day. 1t had to be luck in this rain
Bulla's IS was one over the tourna-
Evening star., 1943-12-19
BY the Associated Press.

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 13 - Johnny
Bulla of Atlanta turned in sizzling
3l-34-65, five under par and one
over the course record, in the third
round Of the 5000 Miami Open
golf tournament today, but it was
not good enough to overtake Flying
Steve Warga, jr.. the swing shift
leader. Warga. who is working at
night so he can play golf. sto'e the
lead from National Open Champion
Craig Wood yesterday, and he
turned in 33-38-7l today for a 54-
hole 2l0 to stay three strokes ahead
of Bulla.
Evening star., 1943-12-19
Great Runner First Foreigner
To Lead in U. S. Bo||oting
Gunder Is Far Ahead of Yankees Chandler:
Ber:eIIi Third and Wormerdum Next

mon, football %, S: Bill Daley
football %, 5; Robert Odell, foot
ball, 4; Bob Montgomery, boxing %,
g. Arne Anderson, track, 3; Nick
Etten, baseball %, 3.
Two points each-Dick Wakefield
baseball: Hal Davis, track; Bill
Dlckey, baseball; A. A. Stagg, foot :
ball coaching; Creighton Miller
football.
One point each-Francisco Sc
gura, tennis; Beau Jack, boxing
Paul Mitchell, track: Luke Appling
baseball, Manuel Ortiz, boxing: Gil
Dodds, track: Doug Bentley, hockey
Joe Gordon. baseball
Evening star., 1943-12-19
Winning Athletes
Of Other Years

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-Previ-
Gus winners of the athlete-of-
the-year designation in the
Associated Press annual poll:
1o3l-Pepper Martin, baseball.
l93c-Gene Sarazen, golf.
1933-Carl Hubbell, baseball.
1934-Dizzy Dean, baseball.
1935-Joe Louis, boxing.
1936-Jesse Owens, track.
1937-Don Bulge, tennis.
1938-Don Bulge. tennis.
1939-Nile Kinnick, football.
1940-Tommy Harmon, foot
ball.
1941-Joe Dimaggio, baseball.
1942-Frank SinkWich, football.
Evening star., 1943-12-19
5y the Associated Press


WICHITA, Kans., Dec. 18.-
Raymond (Hap) Dumont, presi-
dent Of the National Baseball
Congress. proposed today that
haSters be allowed to take off
for either third or first base
after hitting safely. He's going
to Try it at the 10th annual semi
pro tourney next August.
Here's his explanation:
"A batter would have the choice
of running to third or first, but
would have to continue his ad-
vancement around the bases in
the same direction.
IF the batter hits the ball to-
ward first, he can take out for
third. If the batter, with a run
Evening star., 1943-12-19
Coach Mundorff Called

ATLANTA, Dec. 18 LP,.-Lt.
Comdr. Roy Mundorff. L. S. N. R.
varsity basketball coach al Georgia
Tech for q years. has received
orders to report at Harvard for
service in connection with the naval
training program,
Evening star., 1943-12-19
'BIue-Groy Grid Game Matches
Two CLASSY SchooIboy Teams

downs. averaging 36 YARDS on each
scoring run, passed for eight more
and averaged about 40 yards on
punts.
To balance the scales. however,
Boys High boasts a tough line led
by Leonard Butcher Bethea, a
light backfield starring Tailback
Ralph Ewing and fine passing at
tack.
Evening star., 1943-12-19
Moore May Play
AS Tribe Seeks
Eastern Title
Team in High Spirit
For Final Crack at
Tough New Yorks
BY WALTER McCALLUM,

NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-Wilbur
Moore, ace running back of the Red
skins, may get into the Indian line
up at some stage of tomorrow's Red
s'1in-Giant clutch football game at
the Polo Grounds.
With the Eastern division cham
piOnshiD in the pro league depending
on this game Czech Dutch Bergman
would like to use Moore, but he must
have the go signal from DR.. R. E.
Moran. Redskin physician Badly
injured in the first Giant game De-
cember 5, Moore had a minor opera
ing out with the team here and
wants to start.
He could make a tremendous diff
ference in the game for his team
mates and rivals rate him a top
halfback and wonder why he wasn't
chosen on the all-league team.
TomorroWs clash on frozen turf
will be played before about $4,000
persons.
Pro League Commission Elmer
Layden has drawn up a set of rules
covering the unprecedented playoff
game. asking officials to be alert for
rules infractions ana specifying that
1t the teams are tied at the end of
60 minutes of play they will take a
3-minute intermission, then start
new game with the first team to
score the winner.
Skins Morale, Spirit High.
The Redskins come up to this
crucial clash with team morale and
spirit higher than at any time in
the past month, but New York
bookies are quoting to against
them, on the basis of Giant victories
in the last two games.
George Cafego will start at left
halfback in place Of Sammy Baugh,
and the Skins have been told to go
all out for early scores, hopeful of
getting a fast jump on the Giants
and putting them in a hole in the
flrSt quarter If possible. Frank Seno.
former George Washington Uni
VerSlty star, will start at right half
back in MOOre'S usual spot.
The Redskins wound up two DAYS
OF practice at chilly Westchester
Country Club today in good trim,
with the possible exception of Moore.
OF course, Guard Dick Farman def
lnitely is out because of a nerve
injury.
Today's is the eleventh league
game for the Redskins in their long
est playing season Of all time. They
played 10 league games, finishing
with three losses in a row. two of
them to the Giants, to wind up in
tie with the latter. The league
schedule followed four exhibition
contests against the college all
stars, Bears, Packers and Cardinals.
Ready for Peak Effort.
Now the Redskins come up to
their ackS-to-the-wall game need
lng an effort such as they put forth
against the Bears and Packers to
clncn the Eastern title they appar-
emily had won four weeks ago. Their
threa-game slump hasn't licked
their spirit. And they can use the
cash which goes to the team which
gets into the league play-off game.
If they miss tomorrow, it's all over
for the Redskins this year. That
Polo Grounds battle should be a do
o"-dia struggle as no previous Red
skin season game has been.
Probable linp-l1DS-
Evening star., 1943-12-19
Win,Loseor orDraw
By WALTER McCALLUM.
Star Staff CORRESPONDENT.
Come if 1t Goes Overtime Will Be Unique

NEW YORK. Dec. 18.-TomoroWs Redskin- Giant football
game at the Polo Grounds situation precedent
the Eastern half of the league
longest grid contest record likely
but the clash could
Commissioner Elmer Layden.
The Setup this: If Redskins
the 60
period during which time player will leave the field
substitution Then they'll lock
death scramble The first that will
division champs and will Chicago
Chibears Wrigley Field.
Evening star., 1943-12-19
fo7Iing Of White Sox
c. Way to Join Army
he Associated Press.

7" he Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 13.-Luke Ap-
ping, the Chicego White Sox vet
can shortstop who won the 1943
American League batting cham
nionship, reported to his local draft
'ccrd today and will be sent to
! 1rt Sheridan, Ill
g arrived in Chicago last night
f'0'n his home in Atlanta, Ga.
Evening star., 1943-12-19
Position Of Redskins Offers Fantastic Story

The whole thing onorrows and the situation the Red
skins fantastic considering the they during
the of the three in starting
Phip clash November 28 they needed tie
championship they have their
the wall where they must lick the Giants who already
have whipped them twice in
shape than for time.
improved morale has lifted. But
There's nspTational quality
about ice than ANYTHING else
Evening star., 1943-12-19

The Giant backfeld is listed as olfen
Siye. If the Giants kick off and go OF
defense, Soar and Brown instead of Lee
mans and PaSChal VII start
Evening star., 1943-12-19

see BOWLING, Page B-2D
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-12
THE WEATHER

Detroit and vicinity. Partly cloudy and
slightly warmer sunday fresh tn strong
winds
sn ppers forecast. Protect shipments
during fhe nfN' - hours Ial Norm. Is
degrees. west p east %. south "a.
DETROIT DATA
Temperature al $50 q. m. today II
degrees
Tempsrat4rss Friday Il shest 40 de-
Erses lowest - mean. 81
Departure from normal temperature
Friday deEtee
Departure from normal temperature
since Jan Z. n degrees.
Temperature one year a8o today
Highest 90 degrees lowest -. mean 80
Temperature 'hs date ir past u years
Highest % degrees N 1881 lowest. i
lu 1870
Relative humidity FRIDAY 2.3o m
IS $50 a. m - 80 m soc.
s.al 3 81
Precipitation fu last 20 hours end.nI A.
: go b m TO-DAY Nou-
Departure from normal precipitation
since Jan g. 90 inches
The sun sets tocst a. 6-oi B. m ard
rises tomorrow AZ 81 r.
Tire moon uses today AZ p 3 n ana
sets tomorrow az ~ a. m.
DeEcer GAYS Tor FRIDAY Dec 10. "a
NORMAL f0r Dec 80 3i
Accumulated degree oaFs this month
z77
Normai'degree DAYS for DECEMBER il9
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-12
Union Head Faces
Assault Hearing
Denies Charges Made
by Women al Briggs

Emil Macy. president OF Briggs
Local 212. CAW-CIO, Saturday
pleaded not guilty 10 assault and
battery charges arising from an
attempt of SIX non-union women
war workers 70 enter the plant
Thursday during union dues
drive campaign.
Recorders Court Judge John J.
Maher fixed bond AZ $500 and re-
leased Macy pending examination
Dec. 20.
The assault charge vas brought
rs Mrs. Elizabeth Rice, %, Of 9246
Van Dyke. who said that Macy
grabbed her coat when she tried
10 enter the plant with a police
escort.
The dues drive had further re-
pcrCuSSionS over The weekend
Briggs Manufacturing Co officials
said they would not voluntarily
renew a maintenance Of member.
ship clause with the union and
charged the drive violated present
contract agreements
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-12
Wearied Rambler Disdains
City T ribute, Sub Carries On

The Rangoon Rambler, battered
by japanese flax, strained by
Burmese mountain monsoons and
worn by multitude of bombing
missions. was too weary Saturday
10 accept the final tribute pre-
pared for IT,
Resting at Willow Run, the big
bomber let an unsecured. INFESTED
successor fly over Detroit TO be
greeted by workers from factories
that built them both
The greeting was carried over
a two-way radio broadcast from
the city hall steps to the soaring
bomber. The conversation was
brought 10 assembled Detroiters
and broadcast over WXYZ.
Spokesman for the soldiers Of
production were Glee Marie ONeil
and Harry Smith. Miss O'Neill, a
former model, became a war
worker when a friend was killed
IN the Solomon Islands.
From the air, in the new plane.
Capt. Raymond c. Rote introduced
the crew that had accompanied
hun on bombing missions over
Japanese lines, against japanese
shipping and across Asiatic noun.
taInS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-12
GoodfelloWs to Fix
Sales Details Tuesday

Final plans for the annual sale
Of Goodfellow papers on Dec. y
will be formulated az a meeting
at S p. m. Tuesday in the super
vsors' room Of the county build
ing.
Alex Schneider, president Of the
fund, committee chairmen and
members Of the police department
Will be on hand 10 give reports
and discuss the campaign.
with the Old NewsboyS an
nual sale week away. mem
hers must redouhle their efforts
10 make sure that no Detroit
child is without a Christmas"
Schneider said.
I'VE have purchased thou
sands Of pairs Of shoes. suits Of
underwear, stockings, toys. dolls
and games and are asking for
Detroit assistance in paying for
this merchandise which will
make so many childish hearts
happy at Christmas time"
This year. Schneider revealed,
Detroit teachers will sell Good
fellow papers in honor of 1t. Col.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-12
|, 100 Quit Jobs
AT Arms Plant

Eleven hundred employees Of tine
Russell street and fireman avenue
plants Of the American Blower
Corp. walked off their war Jobs
late Saturday after one Of the
men mad been ordered 10 leave
the plant
Fred r Dickinson. director Of
industrial relations for the com
pany. said the trouble started m
the fireman plant and spread 10
the Russell plant TWO hours later.
The company Is engaged 20 Der
cent IN the production of landing
craft for the navy
Navy and L. s. conciliatorS inn
mcdiately went INTO conference
With company officials
Robert Hoagland, president Of
Local 25i. UAW-CIO. denied the
men struck, saying they Just
went home, but they'll be back on
the job Monday morning
lie said no conferences had been
held with company or federal Of
ficlals. and that none was sched-
uied.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-12

Judge Carr never has made the
high bench because Of a political
disaster in 1926 He issued an
Injunction that year ordering the
COP state convention 20 seat a
Wayne County delegation pledged
70 Gov GrocSbeck instead Of a
uuTp Nention delegation
pledged 10 Fred W Green.
The supreme court upset the
injunction a half hour before the
convention was called 10 order
and Green said that Carr would
never 90 20 the supreme tribunal
as long as he could prevent d.
And so the years passed and
Carr never went up. although he
was regarded among lawyers IS
one of The most able iurfsts in
the state
Judge Carr hasn't resented this
twist OF fate He's been content
to run a court Of justice.
The grand Jury Judge has there
daughters and a son.