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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20
La Motta Nabs $4,000
By K.0. Of Reeves
RoIlies to Down Negro
Who Beet Him Twice
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, March 20.-If one
Knockout equals two decisions In
fistic arithmetic, jolting Jacob La
Motta Of New York had squared
accounts with Jimmy Reeves, Cleve-
land middleweight.
La Motta, the one-man riot from
the Bronx, came from behind last
night at Olympia Stadium before
9,491 customers to gain a sixth
round knockout of the Cleveland
Negro, his two-time conqueror In
194l. Reeves weighed 1894, quar-
ter pound more than La Motta.
For his triumph, La Motta pocket
ed $4,000 Of the $4,000 gate, rolling
his share into a bankrou that has
reached $4,000 for five Detroit
fights since New Year Day.
Reeves. one-time National AAU
lightweight champion, picked up
what is known to the industry as
short dough, or a fiat $1,750. Jacob
had worked on fat percentage.
The victory was La Motta's fourth
at Detroit against lone defeat in
his last previous start to Ray
(SugaD Robinson, whose long win
ming streak Jake had broken in an
earlier bout.
In another scheduled hereunder
l. =
substituted for Lulu Costantino Of
New York, knocked out Joe Bag
nato Of Toronto in l minute Of the
first round. Pirrone weighed 1873;
Bagnato 134h.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20
Keen Hockey Duel Due
As Bears, Bisons Mix
Buffalo Needs Victory
To Deadlock Series
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Hershey, highest scoring club
known to the American Hockey
League, and Buffalo, boasting the
loops stringiest goalie, collide again
tonight in the playof series with the
Bisons needing triumph to pull
even with the Bears.
The two met for the first time ir
the post-season contests Wednes-
day with Hershey finally getting
the goal that broke a scoreless dead
lock In the seventh minute OF sud-
den-death period which followed
three goalless sessions and an over.
time chapter of 10 minutes.
That was the same evening that
Indianapolis defeated Pittsburgh
to 4, in the class B quarter finals
The Cap-Hornet rivalry Is for the
best two out of three and will be
resumed Monday night at Pitts
burgh. The winner will meet Cleve-
land, already the class G winner
with two straight triumphs over
Providence.
Another triumph tonight would
put the pennant-winning Bears halt
way through their task of winning
four out of seven, but the Hershey
club, although 1t dominated all
other outfits in the circuits, always
had trouble with the Bisons, who
finally finished second to them In
the standings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20
HubbeI| Eager 10 Hur|
Often, but May Be
Sunday Worker
Once d Week Sturt Seen
Limit for 40-Yeor-OId
Veteran With Giants
BY the Associated Press

by the Associated Press.
LAKEWOOD, N. j., March 90
Carl Hubbell figures this Is no year
to think about slowing up his pitch
ing schedule with the New York
Giants.
The lean left-hander will be 40
years old June % and there has
been considerable speculation that
he would settle down to a once-a-
week program-a staid and success
full Sunday specialist like Ted Lyons
became for the Chicago White Sox
But this isn't the way Hub" wants
it.
I may not be able to go every
fourth day, but I do want to work
just as often as can," he declared
today.
Maybe this will be every fifth
day, maybe it will be the sixth. I
don't. think now that I need six
days rest between starts and I don't
think the extra time would help me
any. Besides this isn't the time to
think about spreading work. With
players getting scarce, necessity may
make me work more often instead
of less often"
Hubbell always has wanted to
carry more than one mans share Of
the pitching burden. In one stretch
Of five consecutive years he ap-
peared in 40 or more games a season
and in four of these years he was in
more than 300 innings.
These were the years that earned
him recognition as Bill Terry's
meal ticket" and the excessive work
has been blamed by some observers
for his fading so suddenly in 1898.
The screwball, pitch Hubbell made
famous, is gruelling to throw.
Anyway Hubbell dropped from a
1913 record in 1887 to a 1910 per-
Torrance in 1888 and in the last
four seasons since has won exactly
II games each year. Last season he
got into "a games for 157 innings
and his earned run average, which
once was an inflnitesimal 166 ex-
banded to 1896.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20
Wit. BILL 4cxs.p4p

He acknowledged that there Is
need for increased fisheries produc-
tlon, not only during 1913, but for
many years to come, but did not be-
lieve 1t could be met by anti-conser-
walton legislation.
THE need for an increased fish
production" continued Mr.. Ickes, ito
assist in the war food program can
be met, not by casting aside our
conservation gains Of the past. but
principally by making a more eff
hc1ent use OF our present productive
capacity, and by using species of
fish and shellfish that hitherto have
been only partially utilized or entire
ly neglected by the commercial fish,
cry enterprises. Those kinds Of ac-
ton, coupled with production at
normal levels, will go a long way
towards providing more food. There
Is no evidence, scientific or econom.
ic. to support anti-conservation leg
islation."
Because those advocating sus-
pension OF fishery regulations in
Maryland seek only an excuse for
easier and more lucrative fishing
methods, this statement will mean
little, but 1t should result In all
right-thinking Marylanders backing
Glenn Martin and that part of tho
new organization hourishing In your
community.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20

The newly fromed statewide
Sportsmen's Council in Maryland has
ahead Of it many a battle and ever
IN the midst OF getting organized i,
Is jumping into the fray with both
feet. Such council should prevent
any repetition of the flood of bills in
the Assembly this winter seeking
suspension of existing fishery regu-
lations. The organization might be
able to stop the passage of those now
before the House and Senate.
A letter written to Harold Ickes as
co-ordinator of fisheries by Glenn l..
Martin to learn flrsthand If there
was any need for any such suspen-
sion brought a fiat denial.
Mr., Ickes said IT have received a
great many letters from all parts of
the country urging that the Federal
Government undertake the task of
suspending all State fishery regula-
tons for the duration Of the war In
order to permit increased production
Of food supplies. Similar action tax
en- during the previous World War
was cited as precedent. I am OPP
posed to general suspension OF reg
ulations for the reason that 1t failed
during the previous war. The an
ticipated increases In food produc-
ton did not accrue and many OF
our valuable fishery resources were
depleted severely"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20
BIuege to Try Prout or Priddy
As Vernon's Replacement
Mickey Still Unsigned, Likely Would PIoy
Until Army Called; Early Touts Rookie

President Clark Griffith Is dis
playing little outward concern over
his failure to obtain the signature
of Mickey Vernon on a Washington
contract-he feels he'll sign in a
day or two-but the man who will
play first base for the Mats this
season remains mystery to Man.
ager OsSie Bluege.
Griffith and Bluege are prepar-
ing to go along without the lanky
Vernon, married but childless and
likely to have his ga selective
service status altered shortly.
Griffith has summoned Bill Prout,
a former Richmond (Va) first base
man who was sold to Chattanooga
after last season, to the Mats COL
lege Park training site.
BIuege to Test Prou1
Should Vernon sign and be able
to play month or two before the
Army beckons, Bluege undoubtedly
will string along with him at first
base, but, he's making other plans.
He'll test Prout's possibilities and
If Prout fails to impress Ossie prob
ably will shift his attention to Ger
aid Priddy, also still unsigned, in
his search for an acceptable first
baseman.
Priddy filled in at first base for the
Yankees In the World Series last
fall but had been regarded as the
Mats third baseman. If he shifts
to first little Ellis Clary, a second
baseman last season, will move over
to third and that creates another
problem.
Bluege is convinced Clary is bet
ter at shortstop or third base than
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20
Georgetown Boys Nab
Two AAU Cage Titles
CentruI's Americans Bow
First Time in z Years

Georgetown Branch Boys Club
teams hold two titles following final
games in the District AAU basket
ball tournament. The 105-pound
team defeated Sacred Heart, 1912,
and the 135-pound quint won over
st. Patrick's, 1921.
Central Branch Celtics captured
the 90-pound title with 1918 tri-
umph over Georgetown Blues, while
Gonzaga Jayvees turned in an upset
to take the 12o-pound crown away
from Central Branch Americans, 49,
ID. Sam Tancredi's last minute goal
was responsible for handing the
Americans the first defeat in two
years of competition.
No District AAU championship in
the unlimited class was decided this
year,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20

ney. Karl Gochenour and Johnny
Burger. Bill King, the Bethesda
Bowling Center sharpshooter, and
Dave Burrows, veteran George
towner, also are expected to be
among the District delegation.
Tomorrows local bowling card
features the fourth annual womens
handicap at the Lucky Strike, the
Red Cross benefit at Columbia, the
all-star mixed doubles at Rosslyn
with Lucy Rose and Billy Stalcup
engaging Lorraine GULL and Perez
Wolfe and team match at Temple
with picked Northeast outfit op-
posing Southeast Queen Pins best
Parks, Crawley High Scorers.
Johnny Parks 155 featured as the
second-place Barlowe's Lunch swept
White Horse Inn while Veteran
Hugh Crawley, still going strong,
fired 1913 as Plaza whitewashed
Southern Diaries with highs of 6l4
and 1,783 in the Mount Rainier
League. Mayor and Council busted
off Northeast Electric to maintain
its one-game league lead.
Ralph Goldberg, assistant man.
ager of Clarendon Bowling Center
starred with 406 as Millions Service
swamped Jewellers in Hebrew
League battle at Penn Recreation
Goodman's 149 and Sam Bortnick' S
1863 aided York Liquors sweep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20

ark's G. A. Falzer.
Seems a bowler there got
peeved when one pin failed to
tumble after he's rolled five
straight strikes. He grabbed an
other ball and sent it down the
alley while the pin still was rock
ing, missed it clearly and then,
just as the ball smacked into the
pit, the pin fell. How would you
score it?
Rationed invitation - Head
line: Washington and jefferson
upsets Creighton in basket BALD
Who would want to pay the
freight on
Bringing court team here
from Creighton?
The Blue Jays failed to get
the worm
So the Presidents run for q
second term.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20

he Is at second. "He never played
second base before last season"
says Ossie. His arm is good enough
for third base and that's where he
may play"
Should Clary fail to deliver at
third, though, it would necessitate
shifting Priddy back to that posi-
ton and perhaps installing Out
fielder Stan Spence at first base.
Spence has had little experience at
the Job and Bluege would be re-
luctant to break up his outfield
but Ossie admits some Juggling
might be necessary.
Prout Touted by Early.
Prout was one of the Piedmont
Leagues top hitters until last sea-
son, when he suffered a broken
thumb and batted only .27s. Catcher
Jake Early, who played against him
in the South Atlantic League sew
eral years ago, describes Prout as
a heavyset fellow. HE was a really
good ball player" he says.
Prout Is right-handed hitter
He Is married and the father OF
two children.
The Mats were forced to remain
in Richie Coliseum yesterday as
weather again stymied an outdoor
workout and there was little likeli-
hood they would see sunshine to-
day
Bluege has stamped Alex Car
rasquel, the big Venezuelan right
handler, as the most advanced OF
Washington's pitchers. Hes been
bowling all winter and his arm is
nice and loose" relates Ossie, "but
he has a rubber arm anyway. He'd
be ready to pitch anytime" B. H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20
Bitter Battle for Stanley Cup
Looms in Hockey PIoyoff

As was the case last year, Detroit
is the heavy favorite to regain the
cup.
Toronto, which clinched a playoff
berth by twice defeating the Wings
week ago in a home-and- home
series, set the pace early in the sea-
son, but suffered a severe sinking
spell when syl Apps suffered a
broken leg late in the campaign.
For the past six weeks the Mont
real Canadiens have been the hot
test club in the league, although
they did not qualify for post-season
consideration until Thursday night
the final night of the schedule.
Boston, with the great Billy Cow
ley as center of its first line, re-
Gently brought up a trio of young
sters from Providence in the Amer
lean for the Stanley Cup warfare.
Both Of the series will be the best
four out of seven, with the two win
ners meeting in another program of
similar length for the historic cup.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20
DC. Pin Aces Turn Out Strono
For RuppeI-Voeth Memorial
Geib, After U. S. No. Ranking, Spot|iehted;
Four Special Events on Here Tomorrow

Washington's array of topf1ight
bowlers who more than have held
their own this season in Baltimore
events will be out in full force
tomorrow when the eighth annual
Johnny Ruppel and Johnny Vaeth
Memorial tournament, to be staged
1t the Regent pin plant, brings
sanctioned National Duckpin Bowl
ing Congress events to an end for
The season over Oriole maple lanes.
/ Shooting for his third Baltimore
tictory and his fourth major tri-
amph of the season will be Ell Geib,
alexandria Recreation star, who is
one of the Capitals leading candi-
dates for the national No. rank
ing title.
Geib Strikes 1t Rich.
I Several months ago Geib won
khe Ray Won Dreele and Franklin
Open events on successive week
ends.
Z Among the Capital contingent will
De Ed Nash, Spillway flrecracker,
6eeking his third major victory;
Leon Fleisher, Red Megaw, Moe
Meade, three Convention Hall
Sharpshooters. Nick Rinaldi of
Brookland Recreation; Harry Hill
bard, Jimmy OFT, ir. Gordon Rens-
burg and Wally Burton of Hyatts-
VILE; Arlington's Frank Mischou
Ind former champions Ed Blake
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20
Commando Toll Brings Groons to Big League Players
it,

Tech relays. Illini officials figure
that's equal to scoring 10 points
in ordinary competition. Sign
of the times: Bermuda papers are
asking for major league baseball
schedules so the Yanks there can
see them. Buck louisville
Times Weaver suggests that If
anything could be developed to
stop Count Fleet, it would have
to be an Ocean Wave. How about
a Bold Captain, Buck? He's in
the Derby, too.
Person alley ties-Pinky Whit
ney, former Phillies third base
man, is a big bowling alley opera
tor in San Antonio, Tex, but he
admits he's never tossed ball
down the alley and doesn't know
how to keep score. Pinky would
be just the one to settle the bowl
Ing problem presented by New
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20
Record Holders
Crowd Chicago
Meet Tonight
Wormerdom, Rice and
Thompson Among Aces
Seeking New LoureIs
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 2O.-A field of
154 track stars, including five world
record-holders and seven National
AAU champions, will compete in the
Chicago relays at Chicago Stadium
tonight. A crowd of 10000, largest
of the indoor season, was expected
to watch the events.
The outcome of only three events
appeared cut and dried In the
pole vault, Ensign Cornelius War
meridian Of the Chapel Hill, N. c..
Cloudbusters. will try to better IS
feet for the 31st time in a takeoff
down a 140-foot runway. He set a
relays record last year at Is feet
2 inches.
Rice After 63d 2-Mile Win.
Little Greg Rice will be after his
SD consecutive 2-mile triumph and
his fourth successive relays title
against Ollie Hunter of Notre Dame,
regarded heir apparent" to Greg s
crown. Hunter, second to Rice in
the Millrose Games and New York
A. c. meet, holds the Notre Dame
record of COLL, a mark superior to
Rice's best at the university. Rice's
world record of 8:51.1 was clicked
over the relays board oval two years
ago.
Herbert Thompson of Jersey City
National AAU sprint king, is regard
ed safe for his fourth successive win
In the sprint series Of the meet.
But from there on it's anybody
race.
Frank Dixon, the New York Uni
versity freshman, must shake loose
from Earl Mitchell of Indiana and
Gil Dodds of Boston if he wants to
hang up his fourth major title of the
season by capturing the bankers
mile. Chuck Fenske's relays record
OF 4:07.9 is almost a second off the
best mile clicked this season.
Tough Tests for AAU Champs.
Jim Rafferty, of New York, AAU
Il 900" champion, may find veteran
Gene Venzke tough customer and
Jimmy Herbert Of the New York
Grant street boys, must beat out
Charley Beetham of Iowa Pre-Flight
and Lewis Smith, AAU champion
from Prairie View College in Texas,
to get his third relays crown in
the 900.
One Of the best duels may come
In the hurdles series of 40, so and
60 yards when two world-record
men, Bob Wright OF Ohio State and
Aviation Cadet Charley Had, press
each other over the barriers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A battered old mug, worth only
$50 when it was new in 1890, is the
trophy for which four National
Hockey League teams will play dur
ing the next two weeks.
Detroit, Toronto, Boston and Mon
treal open the 1943 Stanley Cup
playoffs tomorrow, with the two for
mer clubs tangling on Redwing ice
and the latter two mixing on the
Bruin rink.
Oddly enough the Detroit series
features the two clubs which put on
the thriller series of the 1912 COM
petitions.
Detroit romped over Toronto in
the first three games OF the final
round year ago and needed to win
only one Of the four games scheduled
for the Maple Leaf arena to win the
battered, bent and furnished emblem
OF world professional hockey SUI
premacy. But Toronto swept to VIC
tory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20
Baltimore Nets Tackle
Brewer Five Tomorrow

The Baltimore Nets, q Negro pro-
fessional basket ball team. will in
wade Turner's Arena tomorrow
afternoon to battle the Heurich
Brewers at 4:30 o'clock. The Wash
ington Bombers will play Rho Delta
Rho in a preliminary at 3:15.
Maurice jackson, Howard Uni
versity captain three years ago;
Ezra Murdoch and Bill Cain are
former local players performing
with Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20
Deal Getting Marlin
From Mi|Iers Gives
Cubs Solid InfieId
Goodman, Eoves Traded
For Veteran Needed
At Second Base
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. March 20-The Chi
cago Cubs have grabbed up pipe
putting Stu Martin and now feel
somewhat satisfied they have con-
solidated their inf1eld before opening
spring training at French Lick Mon
day.
They should know one thing for
sure-that the veteran second base
man has lot of hits left in his bat,
simply because he never got them
out.
Stu was obtained from Mime
apolis of the American Association
where he was shipped late last sea-
son by the Pirates in a deal for
Shortstop Huck Geary. The Cubs
sent the Millers' 34-year-old Ival
Goodman, one time star Cincinnati
outfielder who was picked up for the
waiver price last fall, and Pitcher
Vallie Eaves, whose misconduct pen
alties worried the club no end.
Martin is just the guy we needed
for second base" expounded Gen.
eral Manager Jim Gallagher after
yesterdays transaction. "One oil
our biggest problems was replacing
Bob Sturgeon and Lou Stringer, who
are with Uncle Sam"
Silent Man" Martin, 20 and ga
in the draft, spent five years with
the Cardinals back in the rollickine
days of the Gas House Gang anc
notched a .298 in 1886, his first sea-
son, for his best big league batting
mark. He will help weld an infield
which includes Stan Hack at third
Eddie Stanky. Milwaukee rookie, al
short, and Phil Cavarretta, Heinz
Becker or Glen Russell at first.
Goodman's departure was not ex-
pected to be a blow to the outfield
where such established players as
Bill Nicholson, Charley Gilbert
Dominic Dallessandro and Lou Novi.
kof prevail
AS for Eaves-well, the roster
shows the Cubs have Is othel
pitchers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20
Bunneker Hawks Garner
CoIored Court LoureIs

Banneker Hawks upset the Junior
Bears. 1914, last night to win the
city-wide colored invitation basket
ball championship tournament
sponsored by the Recreation De-
partment.
Thomas, Green and Harvey were
leading scorers for the winners,
while Jefferson paced the Bears
and was awarded the trophy for
the Journeys outstanding player.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20
BY HUGH FULLERTON, Jr.,


NEW YORK, March 20.--It
Isn't the Northern spring weather
that is bringing the means from
baseball players these days, but
the calisthenics. After the Phillies
had q session of Harold Arson
Bruce's commando exercises the
other day, 81 johnson gagged:
That guy is this country's secret
weapon" The first squad of Red
Sox found that only Tony Lupien,
a muscle -mauler himself, could
take it, and Mel OFT complained
that he had worked out for three
weeks, but got sore all over again
after a couple Of days of setting
up exercises. Mel argues that it
proves such exercises are no good
for ball players. 1t might also
prove that there'd be fewer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20
1hreeAAUSwiin
Titles Goal Of
leo|a Thomas
Nine Girls Qualify
For Finals Tonight
At Eastern B. 6.

Leola Thomas and Helen POWER
carry Ambassadors colors into to-
nights finals of the girls District
AAU swimming championships at
Eastern Branch Boys Club, against
six entries from Shoreman, with
Phoebe Hudson as the lone Wash
ington Golf and Country Club rep
resentative.
Miss Thomas is in all three events,
the 50-yard free style and the 100
yard free style and breast stroke,
while Miss Poyner goes in the two
free-style events. Miss Hudson's
time OF 30.2 seconds was best in the
qualifying heats for the 5O-yard last
night; Miss Thomas led in the 100
yard free style with lila, while the
best time in the breast stroke was
the 1928 turned in by Betty Roland
of the Shoreham
The junior District AAU titles for
boys also are being decided in five
events, first Of which goes at 8
O'Clock. Ambassador leads with nine
qualifiers, followed by Eastern
Branch Boys Club with seven. In
dlvldual leaders are Bob Benson of
the Boys Club and Gene Quincy of
Ambassador, each of whom qualified
for two events.
Qualifiers are:
Boys Events.
ho-yard free style Gunior champion
Branch: Gene Quincy (AmbaSsadorI. Leo
Jarboe Boys Club. Eastern Branch; VIII
nam a6 Spiker BOYS Club, Eastern Branch.
Benson ss'ie eBoys n' Club ehfEm aspteTn
Quick A%bas s%aea AaR eo1ss Soe
pid ao9IyaTd breast breast styok. dunior cham
M sast F1asnagan .AmbassadorJ;, John Bur.
Club. Eastern Branch. "'"''eh 'o0Ss
- loo-yard backstroke .Gunior champion
lace Fletcher lAmba ssadorj; Bob Cation
Boys Club, Eastern Branch. "'''A
mssss relay o euhney eh n5
Rmssasad "A" !splker; uWrstsen, Benson;
Quick; Boys Club. Eastern Branch ae AR'
tGratton, Dyer, Jarboe).
Girls Events
- 50-yard free style (senior champion
snip)-Phoebe Hudson tWashington Golf
sador): Lsofa Thomas (Ambassaaddtor) n Betty
fss i sas. fee. shanglen
ham: Leola Thomas (Ambassador) Helen
Poyner Ambassador; Betty OFT (shore-
n, loo,yard breast stroke (senior cham
Fses s homfs ps chsTo
ham).