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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-25

fitness program planned at the
December AAU convention is
that the paper work takes a lot
of time and the standards of per-
Torrance haven't been complied
for all sports. Although he's had
more than $50 fights. joey Peralta
claims the only time he ever was
knocked down was when he was
kicked by horse on his uncle S
Arizona ranch. He got up and
kicked right back. Mel Helm, who
climaxed his retirement by urg-
ing the National Pro Football
League to quit for the duration,
has filed an application with
Elmer Laydcn for officiating
assignments next fall.
Signed and delivered-Before
Capt. Billy SouthWorth. son of
the Cards manager, took off for
the war zone, the crew of his
Flying Fortress asked Billy senior
to scratch his autograph on the
ships tail. And in case that
didn't bring enough luck. they
named the Fortress Bad Check
because bad check always
comes back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-25
Ben Kramer, Ex-Brewer,
Brings Them Their First
Basket Loss of Season

Pvt. Ben Kramer, d soldier at Fort
Meade and formerly a member of
the Washington Brewers pro basket
ball team, is responsible for the
Brewers first defeat this season.
The Brewers three-game string
was broken yesterday when Kramer's
last-minute shot gave Fort Meade a
46-44 victory. Shortly before, with
the score 44-43 in Fort Meade S
favor, Kramer committed his fourth
personal foul and was waved from
the fray. Coach Posnack of the
Brewers permitted him to stay, how
ever, and Kramer showed Posnack
his error by dribbling down the floor
and sinking snowbird that nullified
the foul toss converted by Bud
Mariaschin of the Brewers shortly
before the final gun.
The game was close throughout,
with Tom German, formerly of the
New York Jewels, taking individual
honors with Is points. The Brewers
led, 1911, In the first period. but
the score was tied at 27-all at inter-
mission,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-25
Sparkling Basket Ball Records
Rivoling Those Majors Make
Rolled u p by Little Colleges
Ohio's Bowling Green, Toledo Elves Among
Minors Building Glowing Regulations

! action again in the coming six days
However. both Illinois and Indiana
battered Iowa to remain deadlocked
at the top of the Big Ten standings
while Southern California continued
its romp in the Southern half of the
Pacific Coast Conference with the
41st straight victory over the Uni
versity of California at Los Angeles.
Kansas, winner of Il straight be-
fore bowling to Camp Crowder, holds
its Big Six edge after Iowa State
took surprising wallop from Oft
beaten Missouri. Pennsylvania. with
seven wins in eight starts. heads the
Ivy League with two consecutive
triumphs.
ColoniaIs Are Pace Settlers.
George Washington hasn't met its
equal in the Southern Conference
although both Duke and North
Carolina State have moved into a
three-Way tie with idle Virginia
Military for second. The Blue Devils
and the State five meet at Durham
Saturday night.
Kentucky has things its own way
in the Southeastern loop and enter
tains Vanderbilt tonight before visit
ing Alabama Saturday. Creighton,
its win streak halted by the Great
Lakes outfit, tops the Missouri Valley
Conference and is looking forward
to its game with Oklahoma A. 81 M.
at Saltwater on February 5.
Texas continues its surprising
reign on top of the rival Southwest
clubs, with Arkansas right behind,
while Washington and Wyoming ap-
pear to be the best in the Northern
half of the Coast Conference and
in the Rocky Mountains Big Seven.
In the unorganized East, New York
University's unbeaten Violets re-
main idle until February 3, but
Rhode Island States point getters
are at Providence Tuesday, while
West Texas States Skyscrapers op-
pose Long Island in Madison Square
Garden Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-25
Hockey Lions Seeking
Season Record Run
In Cleveland Tilt
After Third Win in Row
Following 81 Success
Over indianapolis
Special Dispatch to The Star.

CLEVELAND, Jan. 25. The
Washington Lions, who had cap
tured only one American Hockey
League decision on the road in IS
games before being bolstered by
four players obtained from the de-
funct New Haven Eagles, arrived
here today with two successive
road victories.
Tomorrow night the Lions, who
had won only seven games all season
until spanking Pittsburgh, So, on
Saturday night and Indianapolis,
80, last night at Indianapolis, will
seek a season record with third
straight triumph here against the
Cleveland Barons.
Wifi Hook, one Of the four players
obtained from New Haven, remained
in Pittsburgh with a possible in
jured spine. X-rays were to de-
termine the extent of back injury
received in a collision with big
Chuck Corrigan, Pittsburgh de-
fenSeman, and if he is unable to
return shortly Coach George Mantha
probably will replace him on de-
tense.
Washington's CASTOR Gauthier
and the Caps Adam Brown matched
goals in the first period last night
at indianapolis, but Washington
graSped 81 lead late in the second
period on Lou Trudels score. Hec
Kilrea locked the score at % early
in the third period, but Ossie As
mundsen showed the winning goal
past Goalie Lloyd Perras with less
, than four minutes remaining.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-25
Hazi Still Rules in Table
Tennis as CORN Loses;
Carolyn Wilson Wins

Thor Hazi's position as the COM
munity's No. / table tennis player
was more secure today as result
Of his victory over Lou CORN in the
final round of the National Capital
open tournament at the Columbia
courts.
Ruling with the nationally promi-
nent star is Carolyn Wilson, who
turned back Rae Goldstein in the
women's finals. Scores of this match
were 21-12, Pill and 21-5.
Hazi gave the fans an exhibition
Of expert paddle manipulating in
stopping CORN, dropping the first
two games by the identical scores
Of 1871, then rallying to win three
in row, 21-13, 21-16 and 21--17.
The champion turned back Joe
Baeth of Baltimore to gain the final
while CORN strobe over another
Baltimorean, Gordon Barry, en-
route to the title round.
CORN and Jimmy Shea defeated
Hazi and Sol Perlman, 10-2l, 21-17
21-l8 and 21--14 in mems dou-
bles while Morris Bassford teamed
with Denny Lambert to whip A
De Chant and Harry Wilson, 2l-15,
24-22, l8-2l, 2l-12 In the vet
Grams doubles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-25
Win, Lose
or Draw
Bowlees VS.. Knock-Knees
BY GRANTLAND RICE,
Special Correspondent Of The Star.

NEW YORK CN.A.NA.).-In the
midst of the turmoil of nations and
the crash of planets the argument
has arisen as to which is the more
proficient type in competitive sport
the fellow who is knock-kneed or the
one who is bowlegged?
This query comes in from one OF
the Army camps, where it seems
that quite a debate followed without
arrival at any proper exit.
AS starter, I put the matter up
to P. Hal Sims, golfer, bridge player
and close follower of all sports
where he might pick up worthy
vager-and on the right side. Mr.
Sims promptly went for the knock
Eneed entry.
II know in golf" he said, that ii
provides a more comfortable stance,
and it also allows you TO pivot much
more freely"
To carry. out his point Mr.. Sims
picked up a random brassie and
proved that a bowlegged golfer had
to turn with great effort, whereas
the knock-kneed party had no trou-
bic at all in this respect.
with the two knees bearing in"
Mr.. Sims continued. you are bal
snced at the start. You are all set. "
To prove his point further, artisti-
eally and financially, MI. Sims then
played the first nine holes at Garden
City IN RS. one under par.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-25

Of his Chicago gym have joined
the armed forces. Capt. Ernie
Nevers, who used to play with the
Chicago Cardinals, hardly had
time to say hello to pals around
the Loop after dropping his duf1e
bag at Navy Pier before the
marines ordered him back to
Quantico.
Today's guest star - John
Mooney, Salt Lake Telegram:
Berlin radio reports gigantic
Primo Camera is planning
career in Germany as heavy
weight wrestler, which probably
makes Adolf only the No. 2 phony
in Ehineland.'
Monday matinee-Promoters of
the new Mexico City race track
have sent representative to New
orleans to see if they can't get
Zen Jones to enter WhirlaWay in
the 100000 pesos handicap May
30. With snow drifted halfway
up the fence of the Milwaukee
ball park, the Brewers recently
hung out r sign reading: Next
game May S." The reason you
haven't heard more about the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-25
Piqeon-Toes Boost Speed

But 1t must be admitted that the
normal stance is the straight-legged
fellow-Joe Louis, Ty Cobb, Bobby
Jones, Walter Hagen, Byron Nelson,
Jack Dempsey, Bill Tilden, Babe
Ruth.
I don't think there is any question
that a pigeon-toed take-off provides
more leverage and quicker start
than one that is slue-footed. I
should say the pigeon-toed stance
would come more naturally from
q mock-kneed player than from one
on the bowlegged side.
Stance IS largely a matter of bal
ance and leverage. There is GER
tainly more power to be gotten
from the inside OF the feet than
from the outside. You can get in
side grip, whereas there is no out
side grip.
This may not clear up the camp
argument completely, but it is some
thing for a starter. There is no
handicap in being either knock
kneed or bowlegged, provided one
understands the law Of balance and
leverage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-25
By HUGH FULLERTON, Jr.,
Associated Press SPORTS Writer

NEW YORK. Jan. 25.--Eddie
Gordon, the old Olympic broad
jumper, finds strong similarity
between Gen. Douglas Macarthur
and Knute Rockne. He gets
closer to his men than most lead
ers-liks Rockne," says Gordon,
who was on the 1923 Olympic team
when Macarthur ran the show
And the general apparently
doesn't have any more use for
good loser" than Rock did.
Branch Hickey claims Larry Mac
phail may have called the Brook
Ign fans more names than he
does, but Larry never threw his
teeth at EN-. That's what Branch
did the other night He was
speechmaking at a Boy Scout
banquet when a loose tooth
slipped its moorings and sailed
right across the table. That's what
he gets for using those $40 words.
Handy Andy-When the East
Helena, Mont, seml-pro baseball
team needed q pitcher, inflelder
and outfelder last summer. 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-25
.5haughnessy Agrees
With Pitt on Mild
Football Policy
Must Get Professorship
If He Quits Maryland;
Decision Soon Due

Clark Shaughnessy, expected to
quit as athletic director and head
football coach at the University of
Maryland and become the new foot
ball coach at the University of
Pittsburgh shortly, declares he is in
perfect agreement with the Pan
Tiers accomplished policy and
will not guarantee to win any
game-or percentage of games'-if
he accepts the post.
Shaughnessy, who returned here
today to weigh Pittsburghs offer
after comforting with Athletic Di-
rector James Hagan of Pitt yester-
day at Pittsburgh, said that if he
goes with the Panthers it will be
with the understanding that he will
receive a full professorship and that
he will do the best he can with the
players available and under the con-
ditions the school presents.
The gray-haired wizard of the T
formation admitted he likes the
Pittsburgh proposition very much"
and added, whatever I decide to do
L tllLIih L SilOulQ 40 WITHOUT DELAY
Shaughnessy said he has no writ
ten contract binding him to Mary
land. Il never have had written
contract in my coaching career and
I won't take one at Pittsburgh" he
said. He denied as absurd"
report he was to receive a $4,000
salary at Pitt, aiding, mo football
coach is worth that much"
Students on the Pitt campus were
reported as overjoyed at the prob
ability of Shaughnessy taking COM
nland of the Panthers' football
fortunes and, despite Shaughnessy's
statements, felt they were about to
obtain coach who will restore Pitt
to football prominence.
Football fans In Pittsburgh cur
rently are confronted with the I'M
enviable situation of being without
a coach for any of the city's three
major schools. DR.. Eddie Baker,
coach at Carnegie Tech, disclosed
he would report February 10 as
Navy lieutenant while Aldo buff
Doneli, Duquesne head coach, said
he had applied for Navy commits
sion and did not expect to be with
his gridders in 1943. Charley Bow
ser. former Pitt head coach, resigned
Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-25
Gen. MocAhurs Success Formula Rated Similar Rocknes
Closer His Men Than Most Leaders and Doesn't Hove

reached out to the nearby town
Of Townsend and brought in Buzz
BTisbin who filed all three spots
one at a time of course. Bris-
bin went back to high school in
the fall. starred in six-man foot
ball and when the school lost its
basket ball coach to the Army,
Buzz took over that Job. too, be-
sides playing center. The team
won three games before being
stopped and Brisbin hung up SO
points.
Service Dept.-You can't tell
what Will happen to a major
league ball player after he signs
up with UncIe\sam Records of
the National 3emi-Pro Baseball
Congress show that Joe Ganten-
bein, a weak hitter with the Ath-
leticS, socked three consecutive
home runs for Fort Riley, Kans,
during the 1912 sandlot tourna-
ment, but Cecil Travis, eX-Wash-
ington clouter who played for
Camp Wheeler, Ga, was only 22d
in the hitting list. Johnny
Coulon, the old> bantamweight
champ, reports that 81 members
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-25
Barnes Trying to Persuade
Auker 10 Resume Baseball
And Pitch for Griffmen

Pitcher Eden Auker, who twice
has said he will remain at his De-
troit defense job and abandon base
ball, still hasn't convinced Presi-
dent Clark Grifith OF the Mats and
President Don Barnes of the ST.
Louis Browns that he doesn't mean
maybe" when he says no"
The Mats and Browns recently
completed deal that was to send
Pitcher Paul Dean and cash to st.
Louis for Auker, but the right
handed submarine ball specialist
inserted an insect in the ointment
when he declared he was through
with baseball.
Griffith attempted to persuade
Auker to return to the game but
the pitcher again said no" Barnes
now has requested Griffith to take
no action until he determines if
Auker means it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-25
Bulls Revealing
Worth in First
Court Season
Tackles Rugged Tech
Tomorrow; Big Tits
On SchooIboy Card
By GEORGE HUBER.

Bulls School has been a welcome
addition to high and prep school
basket ball ranks here this season.
The Silver Spring school took up the
sport only this year and is playing
an entirely local schedule as a
beginning OF an athletic program
that hereafter will embrace both
basket ball and football competition
in the Washington area.
For the first time in several years
it had no football team last fall, but
hopes to resume this year. Instead
of playing all its games on the road
against tough military schools
throughout Pennsylvania and Vir-
ginia as in the past it will stick
strictly to Capital area competition.
Bulls started basket ball too late
to get a good schedule, but it does
meet few Of the tough schoolboy
quints around Washington. SO far
it has been topped only by George
Washington High Of Alexandria, but
another tough test comes up tomor-
row when it tangles with Tech.
Recently the Maroons have been in
a slump, dropping three straight
after a winning streak Of five games.
but they figure no worse than an
even choice with Bulls tomorrow.
Bulls Has Stalwart Trio.
Coach A. H. Grossman of Bulls
has several of the towns leading
players on his team, among them
Capt. Chuck Tourek. Newell Duncan
and Long John" Davis, the last
named newcomer who made his
start last Saturday by leading his
team to victory over Episcopal.
While college quints here mostly
are inactive this week because Of
midyear examinations, high schools
do not ease their pace. Several
of the seasons choice bits come up
this week. Eastern, rated as the
No. l team currently with a win
ming string of six games, during
which it avenged both its early
season defeats, tomorrow plays
Bethesda Chevy Chase, leader in
nearby Maryland competition.
Eastern is different from most
other teams. Although it has
several good players. they make
such a well-knit quint that none
stands out above the crowd. At
tracing lot of deserved attention,
though, is Fred Seaton, a small boy
as basket ball players go, but real
flash of speed up and down the
court. He particularly Is good on
fast breaks and his one-handed
layup shots have been the despair
of opposing coaches. He leaves his
feet to make his snowbirds, but
has such control of his body in the
air that he seldom misses.
Two Other Big Games.
Also important on this weeks
schedule are Thursdays game at
Tech between st. Johns and Con-
zaga and Fridays at Ballston be-
tween George Washington and
Westinghouse Some idea of the
caliber Of the two Catholic schools
may be cleaned from the records
that has st. Johns winner in nine
of II games and Gonzaga in eight
of 10.
George Washington has lost only
once in eight games and will be a
favorite over Washington-Lee in the
game which will go long way
toward deciding the championship
in the Northern Virginia Glass A
! Conference. The Generals were late
starters. however. and the talent is
there with chance Of showing
itself at any time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-25
Bears Extend String TO 81
Wins Only After Torrid
Tilt With Monmouth

The winning streak Of the Wash
ington Bears. colored pros, stands at
81 games today, after they demon
strdted their comeback powers
against Fort Monmouth yesterday
in one of the severest basket ball
tests they have received so far.
The Bears won. 44-32, but only In
the final period was their superiority
evident. Myron Sewitch proved
troublesome against the Bears and
led the Soldiers to 1910 edge in
the first period. Sonny Woods, Dolly
King and Johnny Isles pushed the
Bears ahead, but Fort Monmouth
pulled to 1919 tie in the second
period before the Bears again got
going to 1921 lead to carry into
the last period.
Woods, Isles and Johnny Isaacs
continued their hot hands there
after and the Bears won going away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-25
Defense Work Takes
Worsham From Job
Al Burning Tree
Makes Port Time Affair
Of His Golf Pro Post;
Cox After New Berth
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

Lewis E. WorSham youthful Burn
ing Tree Club golf professional, and
holder of the Middle Atlantic PEA
championship, tonight will take
over a defense job, latest In the
lengthy list of Capital golf pros to
take a job outside of golf
Lew will go on the night shift in
the plating plant of the National
Airport at Gravelly Point, and prob
ably will hold the job for some time.
He will be at Burning Tree on week
ends and whenever his services are
required during the day.
Worsham was informed several
days ago that his full-time services
at Burning Tree among the local
country clubs badly hit by the pleas
ure driving ban, will not be required.
He expects to go back on a full time
basis in the spring, if the driving
ban is lifted and if golfers again can
use their cars to get to the club.
Cox Considering Offers.
Meanwhile, Witty Cox. Congress
sionai Country Club veteran pro, is
considering a couple of offers from
Long Island clubs and may give one
of them an answer today. Witty has
had offers from the Hampstead
Country Club and the North Hemp
stead Club. located within a few
miles of each other near the Garden
City Golf Club, not far from WHY'S
old stamping ground at Dyker
Beach, Brooklyn. He visited Long
Island last week and talked with
officials of the Hampstead club.
Several weeks ago, before Con-
gressional decided to take the radical
steps toward closing of the club
house, announced by President
Frank r. Hines, Cox received an
offer from the Cherry Hills Club of
Denver. Colo. At that time he said
he would not accept it, and he still
feels that way. But If Congressional
decides not to continue 1t won't sur
prise WHY'S friends TO see him take
the Hampstead offer. Which will
be loss to golf in this sector, where
Cox long has been a leader.
Golfers Continue Play.
Golfers, reduced in number by the
gas ban, managed to get to their
country clubs over the mild week
end. Kenwood had the most play,
with ITO linksmen using the course
More than 140 played at Washing
ton, with similar number at CO.
lunbia, while nearly 100 played at
Indian Spring. But clubhouse park
ing lots were empty, save for cars Of
employees.
Rock Creek Park, only one of the
Washington public courses in play,
had hole in one. The lucky gent
was S. A. Beck, who made the ace
on the 159-yard seventeenth hole,
playing the shot with a spoon. Wit
nesseS were S. L. Biddle, G. M. Sher-
wood and E. Krausdorf. East Po-
tomac Park and Anacostia Park re-
manned closed, over the protests Of a
group from Anacostia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-25
Mats 10 Rely on Lone
Nooga Farm Should
Charlotte Quit
Action Asked at Loops
Meeting Here; Tigers
Also Drop One Club

Lone remaining link in the COM
paratively weak farm chain of the
Nationals today was Chattanooga
of the Southern Association, with
President Clark Griffith Of the
Washington baseball team deciding
to pull stakes at Charlotte, N. c.,
for the duration.
Washington won't be represented
by Charlotte in the Piedmont
League this season if Griffith's re-
quest that the franchise be sus-
pended for the duration Is granted
in a league meeting at New York
on February 7.
League directors. meeting here
yesterday at Griffith's Office. indi-
Gated Griffith's request would be
granted together with a request by
the winston Salem club, operated
by the Detroit Tigers, also to sus-
pend for the duration.
Lynchburg, owned by the Cardinals,
and Durham, owned by the Dodg-
ers, definitely will operate, 1t was
revealed. as will the independently
owned Portsmouth and Richmond
clubs.
The Boston Red Sox, who owned
the Greensboro, N. c., franchise
may maintain team at Roanoke
Newport News or Petersburg
League officials said whether the
circuit will function as a six Oh
eight-team league will be deter
mined at the New York meeting.
President Ralph H. Daughton o.
Norfolk, Va, said the Piedmon
League would launch play May I
and continue through September
on a 130-game schedule, with the
championship playoffs slated tt
start September 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-25
By HAROLD CLAASSEN,
Associated Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, Jan. 25-That a
large student body, a roony field
house, membership in a potent con-
ference or even a huge stadium
debt isn't needed to build a basket
ball reputation is evidenced by the
records established this season by
some of the smaller schools.
Playing in the shadows cast by
their bigger and more widely known
brethren. they are compiling tri-
umphs with all the speed of a Rus
sian Army.
Right now Bowling Green State
and Toledo University, a pair of
Ohio schools, have records of ISL
and l0-1, respectively-and their
teams probably are no better nor
any worse than those of Western
Michigan, Maryville (Mo) Teachers,
East Central Oklahoma State,
Southwestern (Kans), Texas Yves
leyan, Hamline of ST. Paul, Rhode
Island State, Chenille (W. Va
State, Western Kentucky, Duquesne,
East Washington of Cheney and
Whittier.
Hoosier Talent Spurs Toledo.
Toledo started the season with a
new coach, freshman squad and
very little hope.
The new mentor, Burl Friddle, is a
product of Indiana, and what the
Toledo partisans didn't know was
that virtually every member of the
bumper frosh crop was all-some-
thing or other in the Hoosier State
the previous year.
The all-freshman five knit into
unit in time to hand Dartmouth
its only defeat of the year and al
ready Davage Minor, 6-foot Pinch
Negro, is being rated superior to the
famed Bob Gerber of year ago.
Examinations occupied a majority
OF the Nations cagers the past week
and will keep most of them from