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Evening star., 1943-01-06
Game |sn't Hurt
By War Moves,
Say Owners
CheerfuIIyAcceptP|on
For Home Training;
Open Season Late
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Jan. 6.-Eyen baseball
will stay at home this spring to aid
the war effort.
Complying with a recent request
by Joseph Eastman, director of the
Office of Defense Transportation, to
reduce train travel to a minimum.
major league clubs decided yester-
DAY to train in their own back
yards or within an area north of
the Potomac and Ohio rivers and
east of the Mississippi. The two
st. Louis clubs were given the option
of Missouri site.
This action. which Eastman said
was most gratifying and an "eX-
ample which I hope and
believe there will be many who will
follow was the result of an emer-
gency meeting of club owners called
by Commissioner K. M Lands fol-
lowing his talk last week with the
ODT director.
Open Season April 21.
The club owners yesterday also
decided to:
Open the season April 81 instead
OF April 13 and to close it October
3 instead of September 26.
Retain their 154-game schedule.
Further cooperate with the Gov
ernment and railroads by selecting
the least congested mode of travel
during the regular season."
The question of reduced personnel
on road trips will be left to the
individual clubs, said Lands, who
personally announced results of the
tWo-hour meeting.
The move to restrict conditioning
camps to certain area sent all but
3 Of the Is clubs scurrying for
new training sites today. However,
the owners generally were a happy
lot at finally getting the issue settled
and their reaction ran like this:
1T won't hurt us bit. After all.
we aren't the only folks who have
had to rearrange our scheme of
things"
Saving Amazes Lands.
Lands remarked that the number
of miles saved by condensing spring
training trips within a specific ra-
dius left him utterly astounded,"
but Gid not disclose how many man
miles would be cut off.
The three clubs which already
had definite training sites in mind
within the accepted bounds are Bos-
tons Red Sox and Chicago's. two
entries. Boston will drill at Tufts
College in Medford, Mass, while
the Cubs and White Sox have de-
cided on French Lick Springs, Ind.
Opening the season eight days
later than planned was regarded as
a compromise between American
League owners. who were under
stood to be in favor of an April q
start, and the National League.
which favored the original April
l3 date
Evening star., 1943-01-06

New York Yankee baseball star
wanted to know.
Anyhow, the Yankees won't mail
out the 1943 baseball contracts until
later this month" he said last night.
Di Maggie, however, Indignantly
denied statements credited to him
In a telephone interview with a San
Francisco newspaper yesterday
morning. This newspaper quoted
him that spring training won't
concern me this year" and sug-
gested he expects to retire.
II was asked such questions as,
wouldn't it be harder to get into
condition in New York than in
Florida?' I said that spring train
ing wouldn't bother me any-mean-
ing that I always kept myself in
good condition during the winter,
and it wouldn't be hard for me to
get into shape, no matter where we
trained.
Naturally, it's easier to get into
condition in Florida than it would
be closer to New York-that's why
ball clubs 60 to Florida"
Joe would not say he had been
visiting in Reno for the purpose Of
Q reconciliation. At the same time,
Evening star., 1943-01-06
Armstrong Will Halt
His Ring Comeback
To Lose Tonsi|s
Beots McDonieIs for l4th
Win in IS Bouts Before
Date With Surgeon
BY the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Jan. g. Henry
Armstrong, the little Negro with the
big shoulders, has disposed of Cali
fornia Jimmy McDaniels and i'm
mediately started preparations for
his next bout, which will be with
a surgeon at catchweights.
Armstrong decisioned McDaniels
in q savage 10-rounder at Olympic
Auditorium last night. He had in
tended to depart almost at once
for a Philadelphia scrap with AL
Tribuani and New York date
with Beau Jack. but decided to leave
his ailing tonsils behind him before
braving the frigid cline of the
Eastern seaboard. The time for the
operation hasn't been set, but
George Moore, Armstrong; man
ager, indicated it would be soon.
McDaniels Proves Tough.
Armstrong, in hammering Nc
Daniels into defeat but not submis-
sion last night, scored the 14th vic
tory in Is starts in his amazing
comeback attempt to regain one of
the three world titles he once held
simultaneously.
McDaniels, who weighed in at 147
to Armstrong; 140a., was an under
dog in the betting. but gave no init
nation he realized it as he stood toe
to toe and slugged it out with Henry
for 10 blistering rounds.
Try as he would. Armstrong
couldn't put the Irishman on the
floor. and at the finish, left eye
closed and face battered, McDaniels
still pressed in, failing away with
sweat-soddened gloves on the ends
of arms that had lost their potency
some rounds back.
The decision of the referee and
two judges was unanimous, and
ringsiders figured Armstrong won
eight rounds to two for Jimmy
Armstrong Well Marked.
Henry not only knew he had been
in f1ght-he looked it. At the final
bell his mouth and nose were bleed
ing and there were mouses above and
below his left eye. This damage to
the Armstrong countenance was
caused mainly by steaming upper
cuts. which McDaniels featured, and
which he tossed all evening on the
slightest provocation.
Henry's best rounds were the
seventh and ninth, and in the latter
1t looked for a moment as If Nc
Daniels were wiltipu
Before the bout, Manager Moore
said the date with the surgeon prob
ably would necessitate deferring the
Tribuani fight until about February
l. The New York mill with Beau
Jack. he indicated. will be deferred
until 10 days after the Philadelphia
scufie.
Evening star., 1943-01-06
A. A. Meets 10 Plan War
Course; "Trip Schedule,
Late Start Likely
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, JAN 6.-The American
Association will meet today to de-
liberate methods of travel curtail-
ment and other wartime plans for
1943.
I'VE probably will follow. pretty
much the pattern set by the major
leagues yesterday insofar as spring
training is concerned, said George
Trautman, president of the league.
Up for adoption, he said, was a
proposed 154-gan1e schedule opening
April 20 and closing September 10.
The start, he said, was about 10
days later than usual
ITO cut down travel he added,
I'VE probably will adopt a three
trip schedule instead of the four
as used in the past"
Minneapolis, the first club to de-
clare its training camp intentions,
announced last night 1t would drill
at Terre Haute, Ind.
Evening star., 1943-01-06
Navy Loses Three Events
As Several Of Sports
Lists Are Revamped
By the Associated Press.

by tne Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. Jan. 6.-Navy
athletic officials have announced
cancellation of seven winter sports
events and addition of four others.
Wrestling and fencing teams had
to cancel two bouts because of trans
portation and problems imposed on
opponents.
Wrestlers gave up a January 18
date with West Virginia and a Feb
ruary 20 match with Harvard.
Fencers lost tilts with Rutgers. jan
uary 30, and New York u, March 20.
/. The swimming teams scheduled
opener. next Monday, with Cornell
was Cancelled A tentative meet
with North Carolina. January 80,
was moved back until February 10.
The swimmers had another cancel
lation when Virginia called of a
dual meet. January %, but Temple
was substituted.
Additions to previously announced
schedules also included a decision
to send the gymnastic squad to the
National intercollegiate meet at
State College, Pa, March 13, and
scheduling of Penn States fencers
on February 6 and the Quantico
Marines pistol team, January 80.
Evening star., 1943-01-06
Cooperation Of Baseball Earns Prose Of Eastman

Lands revealed basebals then asked
opinion heartily approve basebals
Nation"
will live Lands enquishes his
likely remember that tough times
baseball adjusted itself.
public.
wouldn't baseball
booster perhaps
Baseball
likely complaint.
you've chugged anywhere recently don't
pulls Washington without several
standees Travelling is fun
conSvatvey has clipped $4,000 miles off baseball
the St Louis Browns will be permitted
Evening star., 1943-01-06
Fast-Traye|ing Hoyas
Favored Over CIV.
1ossers Tonight
Unbeuten Five, Looking
To National Honors,
Facing No Setup

Already being hailed as one of
the best Georgetown teams in his
tory and regarded as a contender
for eastern, and possibly national
honors, Coach Elmer Ripleys Hill
top ouint takes the floor tonight as
favorite over George Washington in
the first of two games these city
rivals will play this season. Game
time is $50 at Tech gym, with a
preliminary at tbs.
The Colonials are far from being
pushovers. though, and can be
heartened by the fact that the
favorite in this series has lost the
last six games. Only in the opener
of the modern series in March, 1899,
has the team that was supposed to
win done so.
Tough Pair to Check.
The Hilltoppers have won five
games so far without apparent
effort. Loaded with stars, the team
presents as its aces John Mahnken,
6-foot, 7-inch center, and Andy
Kostecka, sharp-shooting forward.
G. WIS hopes of victory admittedly
rest on its ability to stop these two,
and they will be marked men to-
night. If they can be slowed or
kept under wraps for reasonable
part of the time, it should be any,
body's game.
Danny Kraus, an outstanding floor
player and ball handler, and Dan
Gabbianelli and Billy Hassett will be
the other Georgetown starters, and
Ripley could string along with this
quint right through the game and
the rest of the season without max
ing any mistake. It's young team,
but it knows it's business. Cab
bianelli is the only junior on the
team. the rest are freshmen or
sophomores.
Colonies Well Balanced.
George Washington's team lacks
individual standouts, although it
does have numerous capable per-
formers. This makes for close
knit organization. One advantage in
such balance is that the Hoyas can't
stop one or two men and count on
stopping the whole club. joey Gal
lagher and Jim Rausch lead with 80
points each in the four games, but
their edge over some of their team
mates is slim. Jim Myers. John
Koniszewski and Ed Gustafson are
good shots.
Gustafson and Koniszewski are
the two big boys Of the Colonial
squad, and while neither can match
Mahnken for height they are ex-
pected to give him and Kostecka a
good fight on the rebounds. G. w.
has Don McNary, a 6-foot-6-inch
lad in reserve.
Against Georgetown's clean slate,
George Washington has a two-and-
two record. It's two defeats were by
service teams packed with former
collegiate aces, while among its VIC
tories was that impressive 1894 de-
cision over Oklahoma Aggies.
Evening star., 1943-01-06
ziyic Sees 18th Year
As Pro Fighter as
Busiest and Best
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
PITTSBURGH. Jan. 6.-Fritzie
Zivic. that f1ghtin'e of the four
fightin' Zivic brothers, begins his
18th year in professional boxing next
Tuesday night, cracking another
Zivic record, and he confidently ex-
poets to have the most active, and
lucrative. year of them all.
The former WelterWeight champ
tackles Maylon Pablo, Philadelphia,
in the 164th bout of his career.
And why shouldn't have big
year?" demands the youngest Of
the Zivics. Tn fighting better than
I ever did anytime.
Il have several other bouts lined
up and I intend to keep cashing in
as many chips as I can While the
cashing is good"
Fritzie, who is nearly 90, has
three children and plenty Of use for
any and all ready cash.
The Pablo fight, getting him OF
on year No. IL, will be another hall
mark in the history of the amazing
Zivics. Fritzie's oldest brother Pete,
who now runs taproom here, hung
I'D his gloves after II years and Isl
bouts. Brother Jack quit after 10
years and l32 fights, and Eddie did
IS fights in nine years. A fifth
brother, Joe, never took to boxing
at all.
The Zivics, with 531 ring struggles,
hold the record for any boxing
FAM -
F.itzie's career was interrupted in
II II, when an attack of pneumonia
r lfnost took his life, but otherwise
ne has kept fighting fairly steadily.
The highlight of his career was his
defeat of Welterweight Champion
Henry Armstrong in 1889. He lost
his title year ago to Red Cochrane
and didn't get chance to regain it
because Cochrane went into the
Army.
Evening star., 1943-01-06
BY BURTON HAWKINS,
Star Staff Correspondent.

CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-Culminating
weeks Of incessant chatter and tele-
graphing Pitcher Elden Auker to-
day became the property of the Mats
as the result of a deal with the ST.
Louis Browns, who receive in ex-
change Pitcher Paul Dean and an
undisclosed sum of cash.
Manager Ossie Bluege and Scout
Joe Cambria Of the Mats sealed the
deal late last night following three
separate conferences during the day
with President Don Barnes, General
Manager Bill Dewitt and Manager
Luke Sewell of the Browns.
1t was over the admitted protests
Of Manager SeWell that the Browns
parted with Auker, a 14-game WIN
ner last season, for Dean, purchased
by the Mats from Houston for $l0,-
900. Dean won II games in the
Texas League last year, but is re-
garded as distinct major league
gamble.
Other Deals in Offing.
A siZable chunk of cash swung the
swap, which may be followed by
other deals involving the same clubs.
st. Louis is displaying interest in
Outfilder Bobby Estalella. who
would be expressed to the Browns
Toledo farm, and Washington still
is eager to obtain Third Baseman
Harlund Cliff.
A righthander, who adopted a
submarine" style of pitching when
he injured his arm tossing a javelin,
the 33-year- old Auker is a former
outstanding college athlete at Kan
sas who hasn't won less than IA
games a season for the Browns in
the last three years.
Last season the towering Auker
captured IA games and lost 13. In
l941, he won IA games and lost IS
while in 1910 he won 16 games and
lost 10. Now working for the Mid =
western Abrasive Co., in Detroit,
Auker lives in Norcatur, Kans.
Thus the Browns inherit, after a
fashion, the Dean for the Cardinals.
When Paul or Daffy is pitching,
Brother Dizzy will be perched high
In the radio booth at Sportsmans
Park describing it to his increasing
audience.
Lodigiani Wanted.
Auker Immediately was stamped
as one OF the Mats starting pitchers
by Bluege, who today was to huddle
with Manager Jimmy Dykes of the
Chicago White Sox in effort to OBJ
tain Third Baseman Dario Lodigiani
1t is the Browns Cliff, though,
upon whom the Mats will concen-
trate, and the Browns reportedly
are tempted to be relieved of the
high salary Cliff commands. The
Browns are equally as eager to
land the Mats Pitcher Dutch Leon
ard, but Washington's bosses aren't
listening.
Infielder Jimmy Pofahl of the
Mats probably will be disposed of
before the week is out, with a
National League club bidding fol
Evening star., 1943-01-06
Obtain Pitcher From Brownies
For Paul Dean, Cash Outlay
Still Eager to Buy Cliff From St. Louis,
Dicker With White Sox for Lodieioni

his services. Pofahl, who came to
the Mats from Minneapolis three
years ago for $4,000 and three play
ers, will be sold.
The Mats interest in Infielder
Bob Dillinger of Toledo has waned
pending physical examination by
his draft board. Dillinger was to
be examined today and II unac-
ceptable to the Army, he is likely
to figure in the next deal between
Washington and st. Louis.
Myatt is Fast.
Bluege revealed that George
Myatt, drafted from the AmericaU
Association. now is his choice for
the Mats lead-off spot. He has
selected Outfielder Gene Moore. with
Toronto last year, to bat in the No.
2 slot, followed by George Case,
Stan Spence and Mickey Vernon.
Myatt fastest man in the Amer
ican Association last season, will
be supplanting Case as Washington
lead-off batter. but Bluege feels
Case will be more valuable hitting
third. He has led the major leagues
in stolen bases for four straight
years but Bluege feels Cases i'm.
proved hitting will benefit the Mats
more with his batting behind the
fleet Myatt and Moore, who has
said he may remain in defense work
and abandon baseball.
Spence is being promoted to the
cleanup spot at Vernon's expense
in consideration of his 1923 mark
last season.
Informed by telephone that spring
training travel has been restricted
to territory bordered by north Of
Potomac and Ohio Rivers and East
of the Mississippi-except for tho
two st. Louis clubs, who will be per.
mitted to train in Missouri-Presi.
dent Clark Griffith of the Wash,
ington ball club said his training
plans now are indefinite.
Eliminates Orlando.
We'll go somewhere about March
IS and we won't come back hero
until April IS or so. Our field hero
isn't in shape to play on. We have
to grow some grass. So I guess
we'll have to find some other place.
I'll have to look around"
The Mats originally had planned
to train at Orlando, Fla; then made
tentative arrangements to train at
! Charlotte, NJ C. Both sites have
been erased, of course, by the new
restrictions.
Griffith was unable to, attend the
/ special meeting of club owners here
/ yesterday and Washington was the
only club unrepresented at the
confab, with Bluege and Cambria
/ ineligible to sit in. Griffith was
busy with meeting of Washington
stockholders at Griffith Stadium,
where the only change in officers
installed George Richardson as vice
president. He is a brother of the
late William Richardson, former
vice president and holder of consid-
cradle Washington Baseball Club
stock. Griffith was reelected pres
ldent and Edward B. Eynon, jr., was
! re-elect secretary treasurer.
Evening star., 1943-01-06

raising beef more essential than
playing ball" and that he intended
to stay on his California ranch this
summer.
Billy Jurges, New York Giant
shortstop, was displeased last night
with the results of the club owners
meeting in Chicago at which the
spring training problem was settled.
Puts Players on Spot"
He said he hoped the owners would
have obtained some ruling from
Washington as to whether baseball
was an essential or nonessential in
duStry.
This way it puts the players on
the spot" he added. I'VE wonder if
we should continue playing ball or
go into some direct branch of the
war effort"
Other major leaguers who are
spending the present off season in
some type of war work include Jim
Bagby. Cleveland pitcher, who is a
blueprint craftsman; Terry Moore
of the st. Louis Cardinals, athletic
instructor, and Vernon Lefty Co.
mex, Yankee pitcher, employed in a
war factory.
Evening star., 1943-01-06

with the New York Yankees this
spring, and by the intimation from
Dixie Walker that he probably would
remain as athletic director of a war
plant instead of patrolling right
field for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Di Mag Mum on Plans.
Di Maggio's hint did not include
mention of what he intended to do,
whether to join the fighters or to
seek employment in war industry.
Having contributed their share to
the Nations fighting forces, the
major leaguers now face further
losses of other players to war in
dustries.
Alf Anderson. Pittsburgh infielder,
recently was classified 3B and frozen
in his job as shipbuilder for the
duration, and Lou Finney, Boston
Red Sox handy man, was told by
his Alabama draft board to remain
on his farm or be inducted.
Oris Hockett, Cleveland outfield-
er, is reported as making as much
money and being far more happy
in his present job of toolmaker than
as a major Lacquer while Dolph
Camilli, Brooklyn's first baseman,
informed his bosses he thought
Evening star., 1943-01-06
1me Boeng Club for Altered Big League Campaign Purchase Au
Win, Lose or Draw
Baseball Sees the Light and Acts AccordinqIy
By BURTON HAWKINS.
Star Stan Correspondent.

Baseball Sees the Light and Acts Accordingly
CHICAGO Jan 6Thus far all league heartily
have concued in the suddenly restricted spring training
for they undoubtedly realize that again Judge KenesaV
Mountain Lands basebals onsted ruler sweeened the
sport to the publcs taste.
There hints Lands would
following Joseph Eastman
director of the Office Defense
will the decent thing Lands
"and that feel it's
part
Lands who weighs his words When
the
oDT had be than
orders the
followed the
tough.
Eastman made when he summoned
baseball his eneralized letter November
Lands established
aries Within which
Evening star., 1943-01-06
Londis "SimpIy Astounded" by Mileage to Be Saved

Lands baseball will
during the regular That
will be utilized whenever possible will
another
valuable
either major league
Lands voluntarily placed baseball the favorable position Of
With he
which baseball possibly could be cized He's
basebas spirit
q model for the Nation which is lofty praise
volunteered
as-tounded calculated the mileage restricting
within the He speaking Of
Evening star., 1943-01-06
Griff to Take His Boil Club Somewhere Out of Town

Florida California
Alabama Arkansas Louisiana
Caonaa under consideration
Char
N
Arlington Village, Va.
Clark Griffith, president
couldn't attend the special held yesterday
of the stockholders of
behind
that he convinced the game.
Griffith
he's determined get them
Griffith Stadium April Is that
ustrous what
an judged
Northern
accustomed the soothing
forced cautious their
Evening star., 1943-01-06

he indicated there was little like !
hood he and his former night G 10
singer-wife would patch up II cir
differences, although she said .ast
night that ''its always BE- a a
womans prerogative to che ..ge her
mind"
Induction in one Of che fighting
services would near dizzy financial
descent for the -an once voted the
most valuah' = player in the Amer
ican Leag~t. Hhis reputed salary
has been $4,000 a year-somewhat
out of the class of $50 a month.
If Mrs. Di Maggio should obtain a
divorce after completing her six
week residence in Nevada in the next
week, the baseball star may receive
a draft reclassiflcation from 3-A to
la. The Di Maggios have an infant
child.
Evening star., 1943-01-06
Tremendous Mileage Cut Effected by Cubs and Sox


approx
of mar homeWard
trip saving
after breaking AS rough estimate the
Lands order 100000
be tougher balpayers this but somehow
spirit the when he
with passing
of time
Evening star., 1943-01-06
Lands Is Sorry
For Reporters
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO. Jan. 6.-Kenesaw
Mountain Lands, the 76-year-
old, finger-shaking commission
er of baseball, feels a bit sorry
for the baseball writer's assigned
to cover spring training camps
of the major league clubs this
spring.
Looking up from his notes.
after reading his statement to
newsmen on the important ac-
tion taken at yesterdays meet
ing. he said, with wry look.
Gentlemen, / wish you a
pleasant spring training-I have
a tear in my eye for YOU"
The listening reporters mostly
were baseball writer's.
Evening star., 1943-01-06
Cubs, Sox To Save
239,320 Miles
BY the Associated Press


CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-The Chi
cago Cubs and White Sox to-
gether will save approximately
239, ,320 man-miles as the result
OF yesterdays decision of the
major league clubs to train at
home or a nearby site.
1t was pointed out that the two
clubs travelled approximately s.
200 miles en- route home from Los
Angeles last year. This amounted
to 256, 200 man-miles, since about
30 persons made up the two
travelling groups.
This spring the total personnel
making the 278-mile trip home
from French Lick Springs, Ind,
is expected to be reduced to so.
So the 1943 homeward trip will
amount to 16,680 -miles-a
saving of 39,32O over last season.
Evening star., 1943-01-06
TroveI Delay Hits
Baseball Portey
BY a Star staff Correspondent.

BY a Star Stan CORRESPONDENCE.
CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-There was
assurance. when major league
baseball magnates convened here
yesterday to decide the sports
role in solving transportation
problems, that at least some of
them were acquainted with travel
difficulties.
The meeting was delayed two
hours-because trains from the
East bearing Philadelphia. Bos-
ton and New York representatives
were that much late.
Evening star., 1943-01-06
Army Rejects jockeys

Johnny Breen, recent graduate
from the apprentice ranks, and the
veteran Nick Jemas were rejected by
the Army at Camp Blanding and are
back at Tropical Park looking for
saddle assignments.
Evening star., 1943-01-06
Urges B. c. PIuy Syrup Hioh

Georgia grid fans. riding Sports
writer Bill Cunningham, have Of
fered to arrange game with Syrup
tGa) High for the Boston College
eleven.