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Evening star., 1943-10-06

ence. Mr. Dubrovsky sang the ia
miliar melody of Moussorgsky's with
the laughing effects made doubly
cynical by the chorus joining in.
A new Russian folk song, "Katusha, "
by M. Blanter. Russian patriotic
gypsy and comic song, and Co.'S
sack war song completed the pro-
gram.
Mr. Kostrukoff is skilled in ma
nipulating the fine voices under his
direction. He has choice material
of excellent individual training and
he takes care that the quality is
preserved even when the greatest
volume is called for. The pianissimo
effects are not forced but techni-
cally controlled and he Overlooks no
opportunity to display the resources
and the quality of his singers. More
over, there is variety both in inter-
pretation and style ranging from
restrained singing to the fiery free
dom of soldiers on the march.
The program was rounded out by
CoSsack dances by S. Tavasieff with
the chorus accompaniment. Mr..
Tavasieff appeared twice, but it was
not enough. His dancing is superb
and should be incorporated more
often in the program. The famous
Russian ballets have not a male
performer so exquiSitely light and
graceful or so full of fire and bril-
Evening star., 1943-10-06

he didn't have to wait long for an
offer. Harry Arnold, fellow actor
in Destination Toxic" who evil
IDENTIFY has good business sense,
made a bid low enough to take care
of any major repairs that might be
required. With a fine disregard of
monetary loss, Garfield said, She
yours!"
Harry got the car for $500 less
than Garfield had paid for it only
few weeks before. When Arnold
took possession of his new treasure
he found that the only mechanical
repair required was the adjustment
of loOsened wire.
Evening star., 1943-10-06
Storm and Fury
Didn't Benefit
! MIR. Garfield
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
That impression of grimly con-
trolled but smoldering anger so well
portrayed by John Garfield in his
screen characterizations has a
foundation in the actors true tenn
perament.
Late in arriving on the set OF
Destination Toxic" recently be-
cause his car, a small Fiat, had
broken down for the fourth time, he
remarked bitterly, I'll take any rea-
sonable offer for it, right where il
stands"
With the present shortage of cars
Evening star., 1943-10-06
Return of Bruce

After an absence of more than a
year, Virginia Bruce, beautiful blond
film star, will return to the screen
in the feminine lead in RKO Radio S
international Zone" Maurice
Geraghty production in which
George Sanders is starred.
Miss Bruce retired temporarily
from motion pictures early in 1912
following the death of her director
husband, J. Walter Ruben. Her
three last films prior to her retire
ment were "Careful-Soft Shoulder"
for goth Century Fox, Pardon
My Sarong" and Butch Minds the
Baby" for Universal.
Evening star., 1943-10-06

David Q. Selznick- United Arsi4s4
film. Since You Went Away" Shir-
ley Temple this week took over dt-
rection OF a Red Cross playjet,
Ninety eight Six" authored by
Mary Mccall, jr. Shirley is direct
ing a group Of teen-age girls as
part of the Nurses Aid program.
Evening star., 1943-10-06
BY ALICE EVERSMAN

The growing popularity of tie
series of concerts sponsored by c. c.
Cappel was attested by the nearly
capacity audience that greeted the
Gen. Platoff Don Cossack Chorus,
Evening star., 1943-10-06

liancy as Mr.. Tavasieff. His two
appearances electrified the audience
even more than did the finely pre-
sented program by the singers.
Evening star., 1943-10-06
ADJUSTMENTS.
1ODAY'S NElGHBORHOOD MOVIES

All Time Schedules Given in Warner
Bros. Ads Indicate Time Feature Is
Presented.
Evening star., 1943-02-22
More Woe for Mild Lions
Looms in Home TussIes

Washington lack luStre Lions
limped home again today to await
more trouble with the Pittsburgh
Hornets tomorrow night and the In
dianapolis Capitals Wednesday on
the Ullne rink. Last nights 5-3 set
back al Providence didn't enhance
the toothlcSS tabbies' prestige and
the immediate future seemed blacker
than an ink stain.
Pittsburgh, picking up five points
on the SeCond-place Buffalo BiSons
in the past week, is making a stretch
run that may match last seasons
l0game winning streak and land it
right back of Hershey, conceded
penant winner. The Hornets have
lost only one Of their last six games.
escaping another defeat last night
when Peanuts OFiahcrty and Nor
mic Mann Sparked a rally to get
3-3 tie with Cleveland.
In indianapolis the Lions viii
catch another hot club, one which is
in the thick of the fight for second
place, after having trounced the
pace-makIng Hershey Bears over
the week end, 6-2, in match that
saw Walt Kllrea, Hershey forward.
come within point of tying the
league scoring record.
Evening star., 1943-02-22
Wills Faces Able Fighter
In Rosa, Sub for Norman

A couple of late cancellations due
to injuries has forced Promoter Joe
Turner to shuttle tonight's ring card
at his arena with Manuel Rosa,
instead of Phil Norman, battling
frankie Wills in the featured g.
round bout and Charley Petro re-
placing Oscar Wright in another g.
rounder with Taffy Cummings.
Rosa is rough and tumble
club fighter who figures to give
Wills a stomachful of trouble, lit
orally, despite that he was kayoed
by the same BUNNY Davis that
Wills outpointed last month.
Frankie's mystifying triumph over
the rugged Davis has catapulted the
youngster to the fore in local fistic
circles.
Stoney Lewis and Dick Kirsh Will
manufacture the 6-round main pre-
liminary, while Leon Kennedy and,
Lee Rosan will mingle in six. A
4-rounder will open the show.
Evening star., 1943-02-22
Then There Was Luisetti

A character identified as BroomS
AbramoviC. who plays for Salem.
probably is the games most con-
siStent point producer. In four
years Mr.. AbramOvic has averaged
nearly % points a game. Against
Rio Grande on one occasion he
couldn't miss. running up SO points.
Stanford's Hank Luisetti gathered
points in wholesale style seemingly
without trying, so say those who
saw him play. One night Hank S
teammates ganged up on him. de-
cided they wouldn't be around when
LuiSett attempted to pass to them
under the basket Luisetti was
forced to shoot and he was accurate
about it. getting so points.
Stanford followers say Luisetti
could Nave set scoring records that
never would be approached had he
elected to shoot more and pass less.
AS it was. he was a spectacular
scorer without being greedy about it.
New York SportWriterS say Boy
koff Is the same type, that his shots
are legitimate effortS--no circus
stuff. Mahnken also has confined
his shooting within easy range of
the basket. They are two of the
best collegiate centers in the Nation
and they'll probably prove it under
pressure tonight.
Evening star., 1943-02-22
Court Scoring Record
Menaced by zuras
A, U. Ace Shy 3 Points;
G. W. VS.. Duke Today

Collecting IS points against Bridge
water and "a points against Swarth l
more in. games last week, AmericaN
Univcrsity's George zuras moved
within points of tying the COLI
legiate season scoring record for
this vicinity established by Mary,
lands Ernie Travis last season,
Travis compiled 327 points in 23i
games last season. In l6 game3
this season the amazing Zuras has
rolled up 324 points and is aver-i
aging better than 20 points a game !
although his opposition admittedly
is considerably weaker than that
Travis faced IN making his mark
Second in the scoring coMmnl
among local tives is American Uni,
verSity'S Bart Fugler, who reeledl
of 35 points against Bridgewateri
and 26 against Swarthmore. Hell
has scored 284 points this seasonl
for an average of nearly l8 a game |
Like Zuras, who played at Roose
welt, Fugler is a local scholastic,
product. having performed at Wood \
row Wilson.
John Mahnken, GeorgetoWn's tow-l
ering center, is third among the,
scorers with 265 points in II games!
George Washington was to pur-
sue its 18th victory in its last 13
games against Duke today at Tech
High gym at 3.45 and if successful
the Colonials were to snatch the
Southern Conference lead from the
Blue Devils, who had won nine of
10 conference games. G. w had
won seven of eight conference
starts
Evening star., 1943-02-22
Five Capital Bowlers
Share Eastern Coin
Geib, Third, Leeds D, c.
Stars: Genovesi Wins
Special Dispatch to The Star.


WILLIMANTIC Conn, Feb, %
Three Metropolitan Washington
bowlers finished among the 10
major prize winners in the Eastern
Open as Joe Genovesi of Rockville
Conn, carried off top money of
$500 in New England's 18th annual
big duckpin event with a 15-game
score of 2051.
Trailing Sydlo Johnson of Bridge
port, Conn, who copped second
place money of $3.50 with 1894, was
Ell Geib, who led the Washington
contingent with third-place count
of 989 to win $3.50. Billy Stalcup
of RosSlyn. Va, was sixth with
1865. and Bill King of Bethesda,
Md, was eighth with 1859. Stalcup
won $50 and King $50.
Others in the payoff were: Joe
Gacek, Hartford, Conn, fourth,
1878 t$125); Ben Kosky, Bridge
port. Conn. fifth, 1876 (S100); Bill
Tato, Willimantic, Conn, seventh,
/ 1854 $3.50; Lou Catelli, Providence,
R. l., ninth, 1858 (S40(; Harry
Peters, Willimantic, Conn, 10th,
1852 $3.50.
Among the Capital bowlers to win
SIS consolation block prizes were
Harry Hilliard with TOT set and
Karl Gochenour with a 173 game.
The event drew Y of the East's
leading duckpinners, second largest
field in its history.
The Bethesda Stars from Wash
ington trimmed the Hartford Stars
at Hartford in a benefit match
which raised more than $500 for a
crippled children's home. The score
was | $40 to 1877.
Evening star., 1943-02-22

OF basket Cdl, 1here are more tai
ented performers among the Ma
tion's dribblerS and even taller play
erS. such as the Oklahoma Aggies
7-foot Bob Kurland, but among
those who combine height with abil-
ity Mahnken and Boykof probably
are tops.
They are among the few giants III
the game who can move at terrific
speed, collect bundle of points and
display such versatility that GUS
toners peeking at their efforts are
likely to forget their towering pro-
portions Their bodies are unusual
of course, but unlike the numbering
hulk that was Boxer Primo Camera
they're not freaks.
Camera had size l8 shoes. a Kar-
loft countenance, disposition that
leaned toward the sunny side. He
didn't want to harm anybody and
probably couldn't have dented a
cream puff with his Sunday punch,
but he was maneuvered to prom
inence through the medium of pre-
viously persuaded foes crumpling to
the canvas at whatever moment
Cameras board of handlers deemed
eXpedient.
Evening star., 1943-02-22
Big Three May Not Return to Varsity Sports
Billy Conn Now FuIFedeed Heavyweight but Appears Fat

their championship class and
house" teams.
Billy Conn, up from Camp Lee,
Va. last week, reported he could
stand losing a few of those
pounds.
Monday matinee-Ollie Hunters
SecondplaCe two miles in Coll
at the Garden Saturday was
faster than Greg Rice ever ran
as an undergraduate, but when
Greg turned on his sprint Ollie
looked as if he was running at
war speed, Bill Cox. new head of
the PhllS, was a catcher and q
cross country runner as an N. Y.
u. freshman, but he couldn't play
at Yale because of the Big Three
rule barring all transfer students
from competition.
Help Wanted-Applying for
Job with the Minneapolis Ball
Club, a New Jersey kid wrote:
Il am a pitcher, catcher and out
fielder, I also have majored In
Journalism, SO could report your
Evening star., 1943-02-22
Table Net Promotion Seen
For Hazi in Eastern Win

Thor Hazi of Washington, fourth
ranking table tennis player in the
country, may be due for a big BOOST
up the ladder after winning the
Eastern championship yesterday att
Columbia Courts.
His victim, in four sets, was Loul
Pagliaro of New York, ranked No.;
l nationally and defending cham-I
pion in the tourney. Hazi reachedI
the final by knocking off Sol Schiff,
of New York, while Pagliaro came,
along by topping Dick Miles of Newt
York
Mae Clouthier repeated as wom-I
ems singles champion by defeating.
Peggy Mclean. The mixed odublesl
was taken by Ruth Wilson and Ham
Canning, Philadelphia, while the
mems doubles title went to Pagliaro
and Miles.
Evening star., 1943-02-22
Point-u-Minute Pace Bettered
By Four Major Basket Teams
Rhode Island State Is Heaviest Scorer,
Detroit Is Finest Defensive Outfit

8l.3 points in each of its Is games
The StaterS have crossed the 100
mark three times this season and
have won l3 of their starts.
Providence. also a New England
school, is next best with 621 points
a game. Wyoming and Western
Kentucky State are tied at GIG.
Hoyas Among Leaders.
No Eastern quintet, however, is
listed among the good defensive or
CARNATIONS, which are topped by
Detroit's stingy total of Pts points
for each of its IS opponents. That
Includes 38 by the fabulous Whiz
Kids of Illinois and 81 by the Great
Lakes Sailors. Those two games
are the only ones lost by the Titans
this season.
Western Kentucky State. only
school to earn berth in both clas-
sifications, is third with 3l9. Penn
State slaring second with 3l.2.
Fourth place goes to Kansas with
324.
Evening star., 1943-02-22
Hoyos' Freshmen Hits Mark

Carnera had height, but virtually
no ability. Mahnken and Boykoff
have the happy combination Of
height plus ability, so their meeting
at Madison Square Garden comes
under the heading of natural"
Followers of Georgetown pol
ished team have gushed over the
point production of Mahnken, a
freshman who will enter the Army
March 8, has averaged nearly Is
points game for the HoyaS' II
games.
Long John registered Is points
against Scranton. Penn State and
George Washington. Against West
ern Maryland and Army he COL
lected 10 points. He connected for
25 points against Syracuse. 26
against Loyola Of Baltimore and en-
barrassed American U. by rolling
up % points.
Evening star., 1943-02-22
Fine GoIfing Weather
Fills Capital sinks
Rock Creek Has Largest
Crowd Out With 400

You can take a golfers car away
and make him walk to the club:
you can make him ride the bus or
streetcar, but you cannot keep him
from playing golf.
One of the finest Sundays Of the
winter found several hundred links
men enjoying the sunshine yes
terday, Strengthening the kinks from
SnoWbound muscles and getting
ready for what the pros predict
will be good links season, gasoline
or no gasoline.
AS usual, Rock Creek Park, only
public course open, had the biggest
turnout, with around 400 using the
hllly layout, according to Manager
Harry Graham. Meanwhile, many
wondered when East Potomac Park,
biggest local public course. is to be
opened. 1t has been closed since
last October,
Columbia saw more than 200 golf
er5 leaving the first tee. Washing
ton had more than $50, while Ken
wood, by actual count, had 161
HSH'i 81 D. 41'JpLO d ttDLtIl Dld NtN
Burning Tree, reaching the club by
walking from the Bradley road bus,
while Indian Spring had 100 start
ers and Chevy Chase. closest Of the
clubs TO downtown Washington, had
Sc golfers.
Lew WOrsham, young Burning
Tree pro who is working nowadays
at the National Airport and getting
to the club on week ends, had a
level par To over the slow course.
At Washington Les Whitten scored
a 73, while in the "a group were
Lefty Harrell, Claude Rippy and Joe
Kirchner, Earle Marcy, public
links champ, scored a brace of 75s
at the Virginia course.
Bobby Bowers, Chevy Chase as
sistant, received his Army call and
will report TO the colors next Friday.
I'VE have lot of new members
here, said Mel Shorey at Indian
Spring. Some have come from
Manor and Congressional. Our
course is coming along fine and will
be in good shape this year"
Evening star., 1943-02-22

Whatever chance either Lucy Rose
Of RosSlyn or Lorraine GULL of Hi
Skor have Of dethroning Ida Sim
mons as the queen of the maple
lanes, it was somewhat simmer to-
day after Norfolk's nationally ranked
No. l woman duckpinner pulled
further away from the two Capital
stars by winning the 10th annual
GULL open with a l0game score of
1,24l.
1t was Miss Simmons fourth vic
tory in the event named for the
famed Washington roller. Her five
game sets were Gil and $50.
For while Yesterday at the
Lucky Strike it appeared that both
Lucy and Lorraine were going to
make big gains on the seven-time
No. l woman bowler of the country
when Lucy led the opening block
with q score of 646 and Lorraine
held second place with 638.
Bing Moen Puts Up Scrap.
But in the final round it was
Bing Moen, Hi-Skor teammate of
Miss GULL, who gave Ida a great
battle for the s100 top prize in fin
ishing second with 1924.
At the end of the afternoon block
Miss Moen stood fourth with 610.
AS both Mrs. Rose and Miss GULL
started to skid in the night round
she took up the chase. With games
of 96, 1873 and 152 Ida forged TO
the front at the end of the third
night game with Bing only II pins
behind The Hi-Skor star cut this
lead to five at the end of the fourth
game but lost out by a 17-pin mar
gin when Miss SimonS fired 100
against her 118. Miss Moen's final
block was GA. With 571 for her
final round, Mrs. Rose finished third
with 1.2l7 and with $50 Miss GULL
was fourth with 1907 Katherine
Wick of Norfolk was just out of the
prize money with fifth-place score
of 1901.
Among the field of 28 was Mamie
Mcdonnell of Thomaston, Conn,
recent Winer of the United States
Women's Open in Baltimore.
Chaconas is the Name.
Mutual bowling admiration was
enjoyed today by Ted Chaconas and
his wife, Esther, as they shared the
leads in the seventh Red Cross mixed
benefit handicap rolled yesterday at
Bethesda Bowling Center The
Greenway Bowl couple posted re-
spective gross scores of 743 and 639
to top the mems and women's divi-
sion in the series of Red Cross events
sponsored by the Metropolitan
Evening star., 1943-02-22
By HUGH FULLERTON, Jr.
Associated Press Sports Wrltec.


NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-NoW
that we're getting the details of
what the Big Three college presi-
dents meant in last weeks state
ment about curtaillng athletics,
II seems it was just what athletic
directors have been saying all
alOng-"Wel keep athletics of
some sort going as long as we can
for the benefit of whatever boys
are left in college The difference
is that there weren't any tongues
III cheeks when the presidents
said it. This department wouldn't
be too surprised if the Big Three
continues informal competition
even after the war. Yale and
Harvard, especially, have been
building up their intra-mural pro-
grams for some time and if they
could find way to get along
without big football gates they
might settle for contests between
Evening star., 1943-02-22
Ida Simmons Triumph in GULL
Hits D. 6. Aces in u s.. Pin Race
No. Roller of Country Goins With ToI|y
Of ,241; Chuconus and Wife Hit Double 81

Washington Bowling Alley Oper-
ators' Association. - -..' ~
To a lusty 648 Chaconas added a
95-pin handicap to nose out Carl
Rosertreler of Northeast Temple,
who marked up TAO with a 135-pin
handicap. Harry Blumenthal of
Penn Recreation was third with
110-728 and w. j. DUNCAN, Build
ing Trades League, was fourth with
175-723
Fred Reel of Northeast Temple
won the seventh annual Charley
Olive Handicap at Queen Pin with
a gross GOT to register his second
important victory of the season. He
was the winner of the recent Hap
Burtner tournament at Convention
Hall. Bert Lynn, Alexandria Recre-
alton star. was second with a gross
of 962, while Ray Watson of Brook
land Recreation finished third with
953
Evening star., 1943-02-22

through the cords against a highly
regarded st. JosephS outfit Per-
forming against MI. BOykof was
George SencSky. who made some all
America quints last season. Senesky
had to be content with a mere q
points.
Mahnken and BoykofT absorb
physical beatings in every game.
Boykof has had as many as three
men assigned to guard him and in
most contests he is resigned to being
forced to outmaneuver two foes.
Still he scores, under the basket and
on set shots. He simply can't be
stopped on set shots by fellows OF
ordinary height because his set shot
is one Of those soft, overhead affairs.
The ceiling on basket ball scoring
has been raised since the center
Jump was eliminated and the game
thus Streamlined The game is
faster and scoring more prolific.
with the result that collecting 90
points or so in an evenings toll no
longer is considered remarkable.
Evening star., 1943-02-22
Whiz Kids, if Spared by Army,
Should Explode Next Year

Wisconsin will give the kids run
for their money,
Results: Illinois, so; Wisconsin,
26. Phillip, % points; Kotz, 0.
The incredible ease with which the
Illini paraded to their tenth straight
conference victory left little doubt
but that the defending Big Ten
champions will romp over North
western next Saturday and Chicago
Monday. March l, to repeat as title
holders.
Phillip now is in position to
equal Kotz's 15-game record of 242
points made last year, but he'd
have to average % points in his next
two games to do it.
Evening star., 1943-02-22
Bears Easily Mark Up
35th Straight Win

Nothing to it. the Bears won again
Washington S colored pro basket ball
team racked up its 35th consecutive
victory Yesterday, trOuncing Aber-
deem Proving Grounds, 53-37, at
Turner'S Arena
The Bears started in their usual
strong manner and continued the
same style throughout, leading 1873,
in the first period and 35-l7 at the
half Moe Becker. former Duquense
star, was the onN member of the
visiting team to trouble the Bears,
winning individual houors with ID
points This was one more than
registered by Pop Gates who led
the locals by dividing Is points with
Dolly King.
Evening star., 1943-02-22
CHM, Ex-CoI|ege Ace, Is Threat
To 7opnotchers in AAU Mile

against Gil DoddS. also a native Ne
braskan; Frank Dixon Of New York
University and Earl Mitchell OF
Indiana They are the three win
ners Of the big miles run this win
ter
The foursome Will sWIpe some Of
the llmellght away from Cornelius
Warme"dam in the pole vault ana
Greg Rice IN the 3-mIle run Rice
is the defending champion in the
young marathon and another VIC
tory VIII make 1t 60 in row for
the NOtrc Dame graduate.
New York A c won the AAU IN
door title last year by almost dou-
bling the score over SecOnd-p
Penn State. 20 to TO-.
Evening star., 1943-02-22
Pepperdine's Big Win Easily Accounted For
UnheroIded BIoers of Trojan Streak Pack Bounfu Talent

pcrdlne these baske: ball DaVids
and GuIllYerS who rose uncXpect-
cdly and smotc the mighty U. S.
c G0lathS?
Well Pete Foqo. who led IN tho
scoring against the Trojans with
25 points. comes from Gary Ind,
in the heart Of the Big Ten cage
belt.
Last year. when Pepperdine
played IN the National Basket
Ball Association tournament for
smaller colleges at Kansas City.
this 6-foot. 3-inch youngster set
a national scoring record with 80
points.
Fogo's companion forward is
LoUery Ruby from ColdwateT,
Miss. whose brother Morris is
Evening star., 1943-02-22
By ths Associated Press.


LOS ANGELES, Fcb. % That
rcsounding thud heard up and
down western basket ball seismo-
graphs Saturday night wasn't an
earthquake
y was lust the small but pow
rriJl Peppcrdlne quintet blasting
me mighty y S G, Sc to 81 halt
iDg TIE TIolana' sensational rec
ofc ~ IS couancutlve victories
scnetring 10 Pacific Conference
team has been able 70 do all sea-
Son.
Quite prossically the score, bit
brest pill Troy has had TO swal-
low this year, was entered in the
record books today but
Who are these lads from Pep
Evening star., 1943-02-22
Pot|atch in Front Twice
To Nab 'Frostbite' Sail

1t was frostbiting in name only
yesterday when II boats-all but
one Of them penguin dinghies-
sailed their regular series off Capital
Yacht Club.
Winner of three-race event was
Walter Lawson, Corinthian Yacht
Club sailor who also holds the ma
tional title. His two firsts in Pot
latch gave him the series handily.
Second place was taken by Roger
Carson Maryland Yacht Club off,
cial He sailed Ray Reckord S
Squeaky. Jack Reckord. in Side
Car, was third. These two sailors
and their crew came over from
Baltimore by train.
Evening star., 1943-02-22
Yep, It's Official Now,
Buuqh Is Ace Punter
Dispatch to The Star

SPECIAL Dibpdtch 70 The Star.
CHICAGO, Feb. 22.-RedSkin fans
belief that Sammy Baugh was pro
footballs best punter last season is
borne out by official records which
give him the title in this department
the third consecutive year.
Baugh, with three boots of "A,
IS and IS yards helping materially,
hung up an average of 46.6 on 81
kicks, besting Dean McAdams of
Brooklyn, the runnerup, by more
than 5 yards.