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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09

10 years of racing, travelling from
track to track. and living in box
stalls, the veteran finally was
turned out in pasture at Law
renee Sheppard's Hanover farm.
1T first he didn't know what to
do, then he started around the
paddock trottlng faster and
faster, until he was going at
speed he never attained on the
track. firing of that, he found
mud WallOW and rolled in it,
staining his glossy bay coat with
mud and grass. AT nightfall he
refused to give up his neWfound
freedom, but late that night
groom made another attempt to
coax the horse into the barn and
Peter Manning rubbed his nose
against the mans shoulder, put
his head in position for the halter
and docilelv walked to his stall
Peter Manning is dead, and
horse lovers will regret his pass
ing. But, after all, he must have
had pretty good life for a horse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09
Lancaster May Quit
Interstate League
Loop to Open With Six
Clubs May II, However

By The Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, March 9.-The
Glass B Interstate Baseball League
will be a six-club circuit again this
year, but there's still a possibility
that Lancaster, Pa, may hand over
its franchise to Reading, Pa, or
York, Pa.
After league officials adopted a
140-game. siX-team schedule be-
ginning May II and closing Septem-
Der IA, league sources said yeSter-
day that the Lancaster Red Roses
had been unable to make a salts
factory deal for the rental of
Stumpf Park, the teams home dia-
mond for several years. If an agree
ment isn't reached, it was said, a
transfer of the franchise again will
be considered
President Arthur H. Ehlers of
Baltimore had announced earlier
that a plan to add both Reading
and York to the circuit, making an
eight-team league, had been aban-
doned.
officials divided the league into a
Western section, comprising Lam
caster, Harrisburg, Pa. and Hagers-
town, Md, and An Eastern section,
comprising Allentown, Pa; Will
mington, Del. and Trenton, N. j.,
and announced that selected teams
from the two divisions will play an
all-star game August 9 at Whining
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09
Fe||ed by Hutchinson,
Shapiro Earns Draw
81 Shot Makes Strong
Finish in Phi|Iy Bout

B7 'he Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, March g.
Make Shapiro, a Stool underdog
from New York, got up from a g.
count knockdown and put on
whirlwind finish that earned him
l0-rOund draw against Phila-
delphia's Johnny Hutchinson at the
arena last night,
Shapiro's finish was so strong
that many in the crowd of $500
thought he had won.
It was the second straight draw
between the two. AS in their first
bout Hutchinson had one round
the siXth-taken away from him be-
cause Of low punches. Referee Bel
off previously had warned Hutchin-
son about low blows in the second
The knOCkdoWn came unexpect-
edlv in the fifth Hutchinson threw
a right that landed on Shapiro's left
eye. The New Yorker went down
on one knee He stayed there. rub
bing his eye, until Belof called
nine. Shapiro appeared hurt be-
cause Of Hutchinson low blows in
the sixth, but rallied to oDen a cut
over the Negroes right eve in the
eighth From there on it was all
shapiro
The gross gate was announced as
sl5949 Hutchinson weighed 1927,
Shapiro 1897.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09
Jones Apt to Race Ocean Wave
In Arkansas at Hot Springs

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, March g.
There's better than a fair chance
that Warren Wrights Ocean Wave,
which lost a heart-breaking nose de-
cision to Amber Light in Saturdays
Louisiana Derby. will seek consola-
ton in the ,0OO-added Arkansas
Derby March q.
Trainer Ben Jones already has
nominated the crack Calumet g.
year-old for the Hot Springs mile
and furlong special However, a
final decision will not be made until
Jones and Owner Wright, who is in
Miami, confer.
Ocean Wave would carry 1913
pounds in the Arkansas Derby, ac-
cording to the conditions, and we
might decide to go there for the
race" said Big Ben. Il don't know
what horses we'd meet if we start.
Ocean Wave came out of Saturdays
event in good shape; I think, with
out that bad luck. he could have won
even with more than l26 pounds on
his back. In fact. he shouldn't have
lost a race this winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09

4:15i4 that had stood for Is
years and. trotung only against
time, lowered it to 4,1Ol4 That
mark also fell TO Greyhound
years later.
Although William Wright had
the satisfaction only that comes
from breeding a champion, it was
Peter Manning who caused him
to establish one of the greatest
horse breeding Establishments,
Calumet Farm. After stocking
the farm with the best stations
and mares available and making
1t one Of KentuCky'S show places,
Wright bought GlendOra q. Peter
Mannlng'S dam. and gave her
home there as long as she lived.
Calumet has turned to running
horses now, but 1t still is one of
Kentucky's greatest homes of
fast horses.
There S one more story, one OF
many, about Peter Manning, that
sticks in the mind. In 1929, after
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09
Death of Once Trotting King Almost Unnoticed

waukec. Peter Manning was
timed IN 2.1O then and when he
went to Lexington. Ky, the next
spring he was regarded as a
favOrito for the Kentucky Futur-
lty. Peter didn't race at Lexing-
ton but Tommy Murphy, the
famous reInsman, sent him
through trial in 2.06l4 and
as a result, Irving Gleason of
WllllamspOrt, Pa, bought the
horse and put him under Mur-
phys care From then until he
retired Peter Manning virtually
was unbeatable He whipped
the great PAGER, Single G in a
match race at Hartford, Conn,
in 1921, passing him with a
binding burst of speed. The
next year Peter lowered the
world mile record from 1.58,
made by INLAND. TO 1863 q re-
cord that stood until Greyhound
reached 156 in 1887. In 1925
Peter Manning went after the
Harvesters emile record of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09

steady race from the gun to the bell
lap. Hayden later returned to run
the third leg for the Rams vic
tOrious mile relay team in a duel
with Villanova and Penn.
Schoolboys Sparkle.
Schoolboys contributed their share
Of thrills and outstanding was the
high jumping duel between Wilson's
Bob BreWton and Centrals Eddie
Crandall. both Of whom cleared the
bar at feet 10 inches. BreWton
also hit the tape a winner in the
50-yard dash, beating a good field
in the excellent time of So seconds.
One of the evenings best per-
fOrmanceS, however, was Dan
Hahn's triumph in the mile run. 1t
was an eXcellently judged perform
anCe, with the Westinghouse boy
SurTendering the pace-setters role
TO Arthur Bergman Of Franklin
Park philadelphia High School,
then jumping out in front again two
laps from home to kill off all COM
petition, His time Of 4.49.8 COM
pared faVorably with that of more
experienced C0llegians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09
Armstrong Like Old
Self in Quick Kayo
Shaded in First Round,
Stops Lorkin in Next

By he Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, March g.
Game little Henry Armstrong is
over another tough hurdle on a de-
termined campaign to regain his
manifold ring glories. and the way
he polished off Tippy Larkin in less
than two rounds last night brought
to mind his knock 'em out days of
old.
Armstrong set the stage for his
April 2 bout with the sensational
Beau Jack in New York by knocking
out Larkin in one minute and nine
seconds of the second round in their
scheduled 10-round scrap before
some 5000 fans in the civic audi
tOrium
Larkin. Garfield, N. j., boy with
an amazing string of victories, took
the first round by shade, using his
obvious height advantage to put
across number of long left jabs
and an occasional right
But in the second round he dropped
his guard for a brief instant, and
Armstrong flashed in a right that
spun the new Jersey boy around. A
swift left hooked him and he
sprawled on the canvas for the full
| count. His handlers had to drag him
to his corner.
Thus Armstrong regained some
measure of prestige to atone for
his defeat by decision by Willie Joyce
Of Chicago at Los Angeles last week
| his second loss in Is bouts. Arm
strong's handlers said that one
shouldn't have counted, anyway, be-
cause their boy had not fully re-
covered from a tonsil operation. AS
it was, he broke Joyce's jaw.
Armstrong, who once held the
featherweight. lightweight and well
terweight titles simultaneously
weighed 139 pounds to Larkin's
1401a. and gave away several inches
in height.
Larkin has the distinction now of
being beaten by both Armstrong and
Beau Jack, the up-and-coming
Georgia fighter. Jack kayoed him in
the third round, Armstrong in the
| second.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09
Own Coach Keeps Todd
From Hurdle Record

~ F'5FVN
When Tom Todd, Virginia's great
murder, unofficially broke the
worlds 70yard low-hurdle record
at Chapel Hill, N. c., recently, two
timers clicked him at 7.6 and q
third at 78.
Clocking the slower time was
Todd's own coach, Archie Hahn,
himself former world record hold
er as an Olympic sprint champion.
SO Hahn won't ask to have the req
ord recognized.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09
Former Figure Skating Queen
Tutors YOUNGSTERS TO Titles
Gretchen Merrill, Holt Score for Mrs. Owens,
Ruler Decade Ago as Married. Vinson

in the free skating because of the
spill
That pleased La Vinson, first
American in the 1882 and 1896
Olympic competitions but it is likely
that she got her biggest thrill out Of
Hollis victory.
Imagine! He never had on a
skate - literally that - until two
years ago last November. For a
time he skated with groups and had
not individual instruction. He's the
kind Of boy-and a real boy, too
who doesn't need to be told twice"
she said in describing the 16-year-
old minister's son.
The fact that he is maioring in
orchestral music has been beneficial
in the development of rhythm. Hes
a senior in Berkeley and really a
good prospect"
For the past two years Miss Mer-
rlu was runnerup to Mrs. Jane
Vaughn Sullivan of PHILADELPHIA,
who did not compete this year.
However, her brother, Arthur
Vaughn, jr., saw to it that title
remained in the family by easily
taking the mems senior singles.
Doris Schubach and Walter
Noffke, both of Boston and coached
by the formers father, retained
their senior pairs championship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09
Help for Minors
In War Ldyoff,
Morris Holds
Baseball Sick, Needs
Rest Cure, Veteran
In Game Declares
By HAROLD V. RATLIFF,


DALLAS, March 81. Walter
Morris, who has been in baseball as
player, manager, club owner. league
president and scout for AZ years,
thinks the minors will profit from
their layoff during the war
In fact, he believes it came at Just
the right time. that professional
baseball has been sick and needs a
rest cure and that during the
breathing spell 1t will get its feet
on the ground.
This from fellow whose lob
scout for the Detroit Tigers-was
swept away by the suspension of so
many leagues this year.
Players viii Be Developed.
There will be a lot OF baseball
because OF the service camps and
defense plants where former pro-
feSsional players will coach the
youngsters, meanwhile picking up
little extra money playing at night
and on week ends" Morris observed,
There also will be more amateur
leagues and ballplayerS will be de-
VeIOpeQ ana interest in the game
revived"
Morris pointed out that the Texas
League closed shop in July. 1918, but
when it resumed in 1919 it had its
most prosperous year up to that
time and that from 1919 to 1927 at
tendance increased annually.
In 1927 the St. Louis Cardinals
entered the league and soon after
ward the st. Louis Browns and De-
trolt came in, Morris said, adding
that since then the league had gone
steadily downward.
Home Ownership Is Help.
Therefore. he thinks if baseball IL
to return after the war something
muSt be done to re-estabnsh home
ownership.
And he says this can be done II
rule Of the ma minor league
agreement providing that no major
league club shall own or control
more than 40 players at one time)
is enforced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09
Game Protectors
Fete to Fool EN-

BY he Associated Press.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex,
March 9.-The fact the Albu-
querque Game Protective AsSo-
cations annual banquet is sched-
uled for April FOOLS day is more
than coincidence.
First, said association officials,
they'll fool the OPA-they won't
use a single ration point.
They'll fool the sportsmen, too,
with menu that's being kept a
well guarded secret.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09
Rites for Earle Weeks,
AAU Leader, Tomorrow

Funeral services for A Earle
Weeks, president of the District of
Columbia AAU who died Sunday.
will be held tomorrow at 2 pm. at
Georgetown Presbyterian Church
with interment following at Cedar
Hill Cemetery.
Although active In sports, Weeks
was closely identified with church
affairs, serving as deacon at George
town. He was chief engineer in the
photographic ONCE of the Navy
Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09
Reds Minus Three Stors
For Clash With Lions

The Providence Reds will be op-
Grating without the services of three
stars tomorrow night when they
clash with the Washington Lions in
an American Hockey League game
at Uline Arena, having sold Alb
De Marco, Oscar Aubuchon and
Norm Calladine to the Boston
Bruins of the National League.
Providence received a bundle OF
cash and the loan of Winger Jock
Schmidt, who may play with the
Reds against the Lions. Washing
ton, cellar team of the league, will
be seeking its third successive home
victory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09

Touchdown Club 2>a-mle AAU invita-
ton run-Won by Greg Rice IN Y. A. c.:
second, Williams tGeorgetown); third Nc
Cluskey Omitted States Navy. Time,
1928 new world record Old record.
II ;32 g, set by Greg Rice, 1912, at River
side Stadium
One-mile AAU run-Won by Regain CVil-
1anoVa); second, Wright tStonewall Demo
cratic Club. Baltimore, third. Wisner
1,StoneWall Democratic Club, BALTIMORE.
45-yard intercollegiate high hurdle
Won bv Vaughan PENN: second. Todd
N!relnia!: third, Rooney tViilanova).
Time. u:G.3
50-yagd dash CAAU handicap,-Won by
TruXton West Chester Teachers, second,
Morris PENN; third, McCullln ". P. l..
Time, O Is.
300-yard DcAAU championship run
30 second fat new recordJ Old record,
0.33 q, set by Miller of University Of Mary
land. 1912,
intercollegiate mile run (Ma Dixonl
lAmerican u; second, Dave Tibet &C.
u: third, Ball GoyolaD. Time, 4:47.7.
l,2S0-yard service relay-Won by Fort
Meade fBilka, Kempf, Ferrugheli, Lind
sley). second, Radio Material School.
Bellevue, D. c.; third, Marine Detachment,
Naval Research Laboratory. Time. 2:40.2.
OnemIle class intercollegiate relay
Won by LoyOla tBathon, Chase, Moser,
RathelD: second, Catholic University, third,
American University. Time. 3,419
ReCtOrS l,n0U-yard intercollegiate In
vitauon run--Won by Karver Penn State,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09
BY HUGH FULLERTON. Jr.,

Associated Press SPOTS NT-r-
NEW YORK. March 9.-Msybe
YOU didn't notice little item in
the papers the other day saving
that Peter Manning had died at
Hanover. Pa. He was q, a ripe
old age for 4 trOtung horse. Per
haps you don't even remember
Peter Manning, but two decades
ago he held the same place IN
the hearts Of harness racing fans
that Greyhound holds today-a
champion Of champions. a hold
or Of records. A big, Weu-pro-
pOrtiOned horse with A shining
Light bay coat, he was a symbol
Of the attraction that harness
racing holds for men. even CITY
folks who couldn't hitch up a
horse on 2 bet.
II was back in 1919 that Will
liam M Wright Of Chicago gave
9 2-Near~old gelding. bred on his
Ifbertyrllle III farm. his first
trial over mile track In Nil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09
Golfer Has All Duy

Il still don't see how he can wait
so long and yet crowd in so much
power when he get what he wants.
After all, t-breaking curve
isn't any too easy to judge as it
cuts a corner or just misses cor
ner."
There are no other Walter john
sons around. But a fairly fast
pitcher can get the ball from his
hand to the plate in less than a
second, The golfer has all day to
make his swing. The ball isn't going
to move until the clubhead arrives.
Yet the golfer has just as much
trouble at waiting or timing as the
ball player faces against a fast
travelling missile.
North American Newspaper Alliance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09
Arkansas Athletic Glory
Ignored by Legislators
ey the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
LITTLE ROCK, March 9.-The
Arkansas House apparently doesn't
see eye to eye with the Senate on
the proposal to spend $4,000 a year
to lift Arkansas name to the
heights of athletic glory
BY voice vote, the lower chamber
voted yesterday to postpone action
indefinitely on Senate resolution
suggesting that University of Arkan-
sas trustees employ name coach at
an annual salary of $4,000.
Since the Legislature adjourns at
noon Thursday, the procedure prob
ably killed the resolution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09
Y. P. |. Hos Only Z Vets
Left, From Title Nine
BY he Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press
Only two veterans from Virginia
Techs 1912 State championship
baseball team are returning, and
the season promises to be the most
abbreviated since World War I. They
are Pitchers Joe Moody and Gene
LOngWOrth.
Stars of that title winning team.
who would have been eligible for
another campaign but left school
for the Army. include Julius Rubin,
shortstop: Ed Vassar, brilliant
pitcher, and John Kozelski, standout
catcher.
Tech has booked y games but
is not certain that all will be PLAYED.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09
Scouting Jount Wasted,
But He Enjoyed 1t
By the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
LARAMIE, Wyo., March g.
Coach Ev Shelton's hurried scouting
trip to Omaha to see Creighton de-
feat Kansas wasn't total bust.
He enjoyed the game, he said.
He'd thought, though, that one OF
the two teams might meet his Wyo-
ming Cowboys, mountain five cham
plons, In the NCAA Western tourna-
ment at Kansas City March 1921.
But Creighton decided not to en-
/ ter, and Kansas team was disband-
ed by Army inductions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09
Loss to Irish Five
Turs' Third in 81
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
GREAT LAKES, Ill, March 9.
Great Lakes basket ball team
is improving with age. Last year,
in the World War II rebirth of
athletic activity at the naval
training station, the sailor cagers
won 81 out of IS games. This
year they took "a out of 81. The
only hitch was-they lost their
final game last night and missed
chance to wind up with 25
straight victories.
Notre Dame stopped the Sailors
In the finale, 44-42, in an over
time. The only other teams to
beat Great Lakes this season
were Illinois and Northwestern.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09
Examine Basket Ball
Officials on March IS

A spring examination for pros
pectiVe members of the District
Approved Board Of Basket Ball OFF,
Gals will be held on Tuesday,
March IS,
Applications must be filed before
them with Dallas Shirley, secretary
of the board, at 90l Perry place NE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09

I'd say he's nice colt, and he's
sound. OF course, I don't think
there's a 3-year-old in the country
with much chance to beat Count
Fleet IN the Kentucky Derby if Mrs.
Hertzs star continues to train WE'LL
Nominations for the Arkansas
Derby close tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09

4IEUI-IdHU SWIIIEtIS.
But in baseball at the finish Of
the swing good part of the weight
still remains on the back foot
This Joe Di Maggie once said,
comes from using the hips in base
ball more than YOU do in golf, You
can get plenty of power from the
right-hip twist as you hit the ball"
Batting is hard to teach unless
the pupil is caught extremely Young.
was talking about this to Frank
Frisch, Take the case Of Sammy
Baugh, Frank said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09
Little Time TO Decide

The wonder is that hitters in base
ball can Judge a strike or ball so
accurately with less than a second
IN which to make the right decision.
Napoleon Lajoie, one of the great
est Of all the hitterS. once told me
that he often made up his mind in
advance to swing at the next pitch
whether it was good or bad.
"A matter of inches inside or
s inches outside isn't important"
Larry said. 1T is more important to
be all set to swing the bat without
waiting until the ball is on top of
you, where YOU haven't time enough
to take a good, healthy cut at the
pitching coming up"
Il never saw batter with an eye
like Ted Williams Bill Dickey
says. You can't make Ted swing
at ball if it is only 2 inches off
the plate. You can't get him to hit
of ol1y7 l,oS o,,o~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09
Rces New 2H:MHe Mark Tops Catholic u. Meet Thrills

SHINE IN c. T. GAMES Among performers in
Catholic University track Une night
Dan Hahn dover ef) Westinghouse High School, shown
winning the scholastic 1-ne and Greg Rice, N.
oWer rgh snapped he cracked the world record in the
emile A A u invitation Depicted clearing
simultaneously Eddie Crandal Of Qef Buddy
BeWton of Woodrow Wilson, tied in the scholastic high
iurrn al foot jrc1ec ofs r,,o+o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09
Read Their Own Write Up

LIT. Jimmy Jones, former Louisville
Courier-Journal sport scribe, is &C
cused Of linking Kentucky's court
men by his recent magazine article
about them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09
Berwyn Beots HyottsviIIe

Berwyn High basket ball team
defeated Hyattsville High na gers
31-21, Yesterday. with Cashman's
10 points being highest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09
Now Wired for Sound

Mat fans hear the grunts and
groans more plainly since a Mont
gomery tAlaD promoter installed
microphones in the ring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09
Win, Lose or Draw
Overstridine Roted One of Worst FouIts in Betting
By GRANTLAND RICE

Branch Hickey brought point
greatest OF all batting faults
is
at the
spelling
There
baseball golf
to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09
Carolyn Wilson Shares
Table Tennis Honors

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
TOLEDO, Ohio, March 9,-Caro-
Ign Wilson Of Washington. D. c.,
and Leah Thrall of Columbus, Ohio,
hold the Women's doubles cham
pionship of the Western open table
tennis tournament.
In the final yesterday they de-
feated Barbara and June Cannon
of Toledo, 23-21, 23-21, 1871,
2l-15, 2l-14 The Women's singles
title went to Sally Green of CO.
lumbus. and Bill Holzrichter of Chi
Cago won the mems singles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09

ball Walter Johnsson's speed for
example, was once timed at 127
feet a second. This means a half
second from the pitchers box to
the plate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09

Five years ago-Lou Gehrig,
offered $50 600 by Col Jacob Rup-
pert, refused and said he would
not sign for less than $4,000
Rupert said s25, 900 was top
offer to Outfielder Joe Di Maggie.