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Evening star., 1943-08-11
Indians JOLT Brewers
And Again Threaten
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Indians of Indianapolis are on
the warpath again in the American
Association pennant struggle.
After a terrific slump in which
they lost 10 straight games, the
Indians now have bounced back TO
win five of their last six encounters
Numbers four and five came last
night in double-header triumph
over eague-leading Milwaukee. Big
George Diehl shut out the Brewers
on three hits in the opener to win,
80, while Glen Fletcher allowed six
hits to take the afterpiece, Al.
The twin victory coupled with Co
lumbuS' 1912 loss TO ST. Paul brought
the Indians within half game of
the second place Redbirds and with
in four and half games of the
Brewers.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
HeIis Gives $66, 1000 for Colt
By B|enheim II, Whir|y's Dad

This spring Helis paid S55,000 for
Attention, 5-year-old colt sired by
Equipoise, and little later he be-
came owner of Tropea for SIS 900
and Salto for $4,000.
The sportsman. who plans to build
a great racing stable, consistently
has been the high bidder during two
days of sales Monday night he was
outbid by Leslie Combs, agent, who
paid $1,000 for a chestnut filly, half
sister to Thingamabob, which also
was sired by Blenheim II.
His Bidding Boosts Prices.
Last night, however, he was de-
termined to have the Blenheim colt
and he went the limit for the
youngster out of Risk. the dam of
Danger Point, Sky Larking, Little
Risk and other successful thorough
bredS.
Hehs' bidding was responsible
for sharp upsurge in the general
price average OF sales. which rose to
81 $50 for ll3 yearlings sold yester-
day for $5l7600. Sales for two days
totaled $74l 300. The sales will close
today.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
BY WALTER McCALLUM,
Star staff Correspondent.


SAN DIEGO. Calf. Aug. IL,
Their final scrimmage before the
first real test of the year was Sched-
uled for the Redskins today, as they
leVeled down on the last few days
before they move to Chicago and
the All-Star game. Today's scrlm-
mage with full pads marks the end
of hard workouts for the pro football
boys in San Diego. Tomorrow they'll
start schedule of only one drill a
day. abandoning the afternoon
workout but lengthening the morn
ing session
Sammy Baugh, nursing an ailing
back, and Ted Key, hurt in last
Sundays scrimmage. sr1ll were out
of uniform, but Baugh may be back
tomorrow. His injured back is re-
spending slowly. but he will play
in Sundays Shrine game, first 1943
test for the Redskins. The team will
leave for Chicago next Monday, ar
irving there Thursday.
Coach Bergman. speeding up prac-
tice in advance of today's scrimmage,
put the squad through a two-hour
drill on pass defense yesterday be-
fore more than 30 wounded and in
jured men from the nearby naval
hospital Indian Jack Jacobs, a
member of the Cleveland team last
year, was very impressive as a pass
tosser. He throws a hard ball with
Baugh-like accuracy. wish we
could keep him." said Prexy Mar
shall But Jacobs. three e-fourths In
dian and a teammate of Redskin
Fullback Bob Seymour at Oklahoma,
is on Uncle Sans payroll. He may,
however. accompany the team to
Chicago. Marshall and the coaches
fervently hope So "A few men like
him and l don't care what Stuhldre-
her does" said Bergman, referring
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Socked on Last Two
Trips; Gordon Hurt
AS Browns Win
BY JUDSON BAILEY.
Assoc,atn6 press Cportx Nr,te

The New York Yankees, when
they were better known as the Bronx
Bombers and Murderers' Row. used
to sweep through the parks of their
opponents as though they we're at
home.
But this year The American League
leaoers are having a lot of difficulty
trying to keep from getting lost every
time they stray away from the sub
way circuit.
On their first Western trip they
dropped six out of seven games. On
their next time around they lost four
of their first five games and might
have come home in disgrace except
for the feat of capturing two dou-
ble-headers in two days at Chicago
at the end of the trip.
Borowy Shelled From Mound.
The Yanks started their last swing
Of the Western circuit yesterday
again on the wrong foot--collapsing,
1912, before the St Louis Browns
and giving some of their rivals a
faint new hope of gaining ground
while the McCarthymen are away
from Yankee Stadium. where they
have won 36 out of 50 games this
season.
Hank Borowy started on the
mound against the Browns. gave up
pair of two-run homers to George
McQuinn and Chet Laabs in the
first four innings and finally was
shelled to the showers by a four-ru
rally in the fifth.
Altogether the Browns made 13
hits. including three by Mark
Christman, who was at shortstop
because Vernon Stephens presently
has lame ankle and weak bat.
Gordon Forced to Retire.
The Yanks not only lost the ball
game, but also Joe Gordon tenn
porarily The star second -sacker
strained his back making a force
play in the first inning, and in the
fifth retired from the game.
In yesterdays only other maj jor
league game the Chicago White Sox
beat the Boston Red Sox. AZ, at
night to break their third place tie
with Detroit. Lefty Edgar Smith
pitched six-hit ball and both runs
off him were unearned
ule today. giving baseball a contin-
uous program from morning until
late at night.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Conn Forgotten as Army Plans Louis Big Tour

the St. Paul first -sacker. the
double-O. He hits and he fields.
And he's 6-foot-6. so the Army
isn't interested. Wild Bull Luis
Firpo is sending his Argentine
heavy, Abel CeStac, TO the United
States August 25 and will follow
him in September. The kid
weighs 225 and mas won 56
straight. Some of Bill Hulse
running improvement is due to
the fact he decided to copy the
croSs-country training of Gunder
Haegg and Les MacMitchell.
Unrationed beef dept.-Trick
Shot Joe kilh wood is burned be-
cause after he'd been invited to
play in the Ryder Cup matches
at Detroit. all they wanted him
to do was give an exhibition. He
passed up an $500 offer 10 make
the trip-and had $4,000 worth
OF golf trophies swiped from him.
to boot. Leo Diegel is peeved
over some OF the Ryder team Sc
lections And Tommy Armour
has a beef because he wasn't
named to the although
Evening star., 1943-08-11
~ the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE corn
tassel derby comes to town today for
the first time in its l8-year history
and the chances are one of Volo-
mites ancy-stepping sons will wind
up as the city slicker of this war
ime-transplanted Hambletonian.
In fact, it looks like Volomite
family reunion for this edition of
the trotting horse world series, which
the wars transportation troubles
forced out of the Orange County
hills upstate and dropped onto EN-
pire City's racing strip.
Not only are the three peoples
cherces" in the field of l2-Volo
Song, Worthy Boy and Phonograph-
all sons of the sturdy 1929 stopper
who has become one of the sport S
great sires. but four others of the
dozen 3-year-old glamour boys and
gals also call him Papa"
The buggy-whip wizards in the
crowd of 10000 expected to sit in on
the Hambletonian gave all except
the top three fast brush-off And
Of the trio. Volo Song. 2-year-old
champ OF 1912. unbeaten this year
and probable 30 betting choice,
was Mr. Big.
Bought for $5 900. he is figured to
make it two straight for Owner Bill
Strang. the Brooklyn warehouseman,
and to become the fourth winner TO
year-old Ben White would drive
Strang and White hit the jackpot
with the Ambassador a year ago
and before that Ben did the steer
ing for Rosalind in '36 ana Mary
Reynolds in '33.
Volo has dropped a heat apiece
this summer TO Worthy Boy. from
the barn of Mrs. James B. johnson,
ir., of Rochester. Mich, and Phono-
graph, $4,000 yearling buy owned
by Joe Burke of Plainfield. N j. Be
cause OF this, as well as the fact that
Photograph has a 20224 mile to
his credit and Worthy Boy has
tossed off a 2:03 effort. these two
are rated the leading candidates to
beat Volo to the $23 ,26392 pile OF
cabbage waiting for the one who
can come home first in two of the
three mile heats. These get under
way at 3:l5 pm. tEWTl Phono-
graph will be handled by Tom Berry,
who won in 1890 and Sep Palm,
who piloted the great Greyhound in
1885. will be IN the cradle" behind
Worthy Boy.
Volo Song heads three horse
entry which includes the standa rd
bearers for w. N. Reynolds of Wins
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Vernon S Late Hihinq
Drive Buoys Mats as
Tiger Series Opens
By s Staff Correspondent of tn. Star

By Staff Correspondent OF The Star.
DETROIT, Aug. ll.-One of the
Mats more confusing characters
would be First Baseman Mickey
Vernon, who is unraveling another
OF his late batting spurts after
struggling along most of the season
mired among the .220 hitters.
As Washington awaited a twilight
tussle with the Tigers here today in
launching four-game series,
Mickey owned a 1852 batting aver
age over the span of the Mats last
IL games. The slender, almost frail
f1rst baseman is beginning to dupli-
cate his hot-weather hitting of 1912
The only Nat not to miss a contest
IN the last two years, Vernon is q
physical specimen who figures to
hit we'll in the spring, then wilt
when the thermometer leaps. But
Mickey apparently thrives on work,
II his last two summers as a Nat
may be employed as gauge.
Last year Mickey settled into a
slump in spring training and didn't
emerge from 1t until August, but he
came with a rush. He lifted pa
thetic average to .271 and blasted
home 86 runs to rank ninth in the
league in that department.
Now Mickey also is attending to
lifting his average and in the pro-
cess he's batted in 81 runs. He had
batted everywhere from third to
eighth in Washington's batting
order as Manager Ossie Bluege
sought to locate a slot for him, but
when the Mats launched their recent
elgnt-game winning streak Vernon
was there to whack with EN-.
Vernon's recovery is a hopeful
sign to Bluege, whose concern at the
moment consists of keeping the Mats
in second place ahead of Detroit
Chicago and Cleveland, none more
than 21z games removed from Wash
ington
Ossie hopes to squelch Detroit
bid at least temporarily in the OPEN
ing twilight engagement by using
Dutch Leonard as his pitcher. He
plans TO follow with Mickey Haef-
ner. Early Wynn and Milo Candini
IN remaining games here.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Brown Is Troining Here
For Fiqht With Hart

Big Boy Brown. the huge Balti-
more Negro who fights Al Hart in
next Monday nights feature boxing
match at Grifflth Stadium, has set
up training headquarters here at
Turner's Arena and will work out
daily.
Brown spared several rounds yes
terday against George Parks, local
Negro heavyweight who also will ap-
pear on the card and also went
through several sessions of shadow
boxing and work against the heavy
bag. Jack Laken of Pittsburgh.
Browns manager who also handled
Angel Aviles against Chalky Wright
last Monday, remained in town to
keep an eye on Big Boy.
Brown and Parks had a real stiff
session yesterday. with Parks earn
ing Browns and Lakens respect
with his fast right.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
BY PAT O'BRIEN,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Football is important training for
men preparing to go into battle
which is the only reason the Navy
has made 100000 collegiate traiiees
eligible for varsity gridiron compe-
tition this fall.
The Navy has ruled that about
1900 cadets in its "V-12' program
may play football for any of the
2l2 colleges or universities where
they are stationed. The Army has
forbidden varsity sports for its
trainees, contending they don t
have enough time.
The Navy pref1ight division in
tends also to have strong teams
from each of its five schools for
prospective aviators.
Football Like Real Battle.
1t. Comdr. Frank H. Wickhorst
shead of the prehight athletic pro-
gram, summarized the Navy view
this way today:
Many of the same elements OF
competition apply to both football
and battle combat. Participants in
both require bodily strength, mental
altertness. expert training and COM
petent leadership"
Naval officers made it clear that
in permitting ilor-trainees to play
collegiate football they were not at
tempting to provide spectator
sports. In the Navy setup athletics
are taught as regular courses in
the schooling of fighting men.
Rear Admiral A. w. Radford, for
mer director of training in the Bu-
reau of Aeronautics, had this COM
ment in Navy booklet just pub
hshed:
Sports are used as training de-
vice in the physical training pro-
gram Just as mathematics and
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Hopes to Book Maryland

Under BuSick, G. VS. athletics
hit the road to recovery. Baker
performed no miracles with the
poor, War-riddled material at his
command last fall, but Zahn came
up with Southern Conference
basket ball championship team.
After the war G. w. will concen-
trate on constructing better foot
ball teams, but this time with an
eye to eligibility as we'll as ability.
Busick has some unfinished busi-
ness to take up when he gets back.
He wants G. w and Maryland and
G. w. and Virginia to get together
in football, and he wants a spiffy
field house for the Colonials. But
first he wants TO be in on a more
important piece of business and so
Monday George Washington and
Washington will say 80 long" to
another of the fellows who have
made its sports machinery tick.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
MKinIey Swimmers
Capture City Title

Girl swimmers will decide plav-
ground championships in their title
meet tomorrow morning at McKin-
ley Pool following the boys who yes
terday participated in their final
meet.
Mckinley boys won the team
championship yesterday. totaling So
points to the 30 registered by East
Potomac in second place. Other team
scores were: Georgetown and Ana
costa, Is; Takoma, 13, and Rose
dale, IL.
M. Tuel of Mckinley in the un-
limited class was the only double
winner, finishing first in the 50-yard
free style and the 50-yard breast
stroke. Summaries:
s0-Pound Class
25-yard free style-Won by T Beach,
third: Colhris. Mckinley Time OFF,
ena Potomse tSird. N Mekinsy kGsfes's Time nss
S5-Pound Class
25-yard free stvle-Won by T winkins
Kinley; third, B. rael. aekinlsy' Time, me
c5-yard side stroke--won by J Boras,
Anacostla; second, C. Precise. T. Potomac;
third B. Hetherinston, Mckinley. Time,
l00-yard relay-Won by Georsetown:
second, Rosedale. third, Anacostia. Time.
l:0S.
I00-Pound Class
?5-yard free style-Won by G volonas
'hFs sysie F'5Fs 5Fssst Rossaa ssfaf:wen wms o
Louder. Mckinley second. ". Young, E.
Potomac: third, D. ONeal, f. Potomac.
l0o-yard relay-Won by Takoma; sec
ond, E Potomac: Time, l:l4.
It5-Pouna Class
2o-yard free styie-1Won by J Kelley.
MfKney shrd f Joresn Mekner es'Gq Time RGsGa
5O-yaro breas st stroke-Won by G. Hart
nett. Z. Potomac; second. J Wolf. Ia
koms; third, II. Wolf, Anacostis. Time,
loo-ymd rsisy-Won by Mckinley
I35-Pound Class
so-vsrd free style-Won hv J. Buckina-
ham, Mckinley: second, Phillips. Anacos
OILS
5o-vsrd breast stroke-Won BY Sta
tomac third, J. Burch, E. POTOMAC. Time,
O:4"5
iO0-y.rd reIay-won by Mckinley; sec
ond, f. Potomac. Time, 0:59.6.
Unlimited Class
Klnley: second. j. Throckmorton, Mckinley.
su-yard breast stroke-Won by NJ. Tuel,
Mckinley; second. }. Murray, Mckinley.
lOO-ysrd relsy-Won by Mckinley.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
DefIution Followed Expose

There was Mig McCarver. hand
some, blackhaired back who ran
with the ball in one hand extended
at arms length. 1t wasn't proper
procedure of course, but it was
colorful. Mig never wore helmet,
either, and when he streaked down
the sidelines his wavy black hair
was caressed by the breeze and a
fair number of fair fans ohed and
ehed.
G.. w. commanded attention in
those days Leemans received a
brioe letter and although it was
suspected to be merely publicity
hoax, it made the papers and
created the proper furry of excite
ment. The explosion finally came
when, on the day of the Tennessee
game. McCaIver, Johnny Baker and
Hardy Pearce were exposed by Ten
nessee as having played considerable
collegiate football before going to
G. w.
George Washington lured tremen-
dous crowds week after week in
those days. but also it guaranteed
invading football teams tremendous
sums, G. w. got lot of publicity
but some Of it began to backfire and
then came an era Of retrenchment.
At that point the Redskins came
to town with terrific team and
Espey went with them. Shortly
thereafter Pixlee stepped out at
G. w. and Bill Reinhart and Max
harrington moved into control, with
Johnny Busick succeeding Espey as
sports publicity director.
1t wasn't an enviable spot for
harrington or Reinhart and less
appealing to Busick, who was sup
planting man with many ideas,
most of them good. That trio de-
cided to dispense with the hoopla
and give G. w. sane sports pro-
gram. ethically and financially. They
decided to house clean.
The new G. W. regime wanted to
get into the Southern Conference,
to renew relations with Georgetown
and Maryland The Colonials washed
their hands Of previous dubious tac-
tics, convinced everybody they were
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Leone and Thunderbird
Head Mat Proorom

Michele Leone. Boston grappler
who in about a year of steady work
locally has risen to the rank of one
of matdom's top-ranking villains,
will meet Chief Thunderbird, Brit
ish Columbia Indian, in the main
event OF tonight's rassle program at
Turner's Arena.
Top supporting number has Babe
Sharkey against John Winthrop of
Boston. In other matches, Ivan Ia
lun meets Dick Lever. Ben Morgan
takes on George Macricostas and the
Mask tackles Abe Stein.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
BY The Associated Press.


LEXINGTON. Ky. Aug l1.-Wil-
liam HeliS, New Orleans sportsman.
today was the proud owner of a
$66, 900 chestnut colt, sired by Blen-
helm II. daddy of WhirlaWay and
other great thorOughbredS.
He bid in the prize youngSter
during a spirited auction last night
at the annual yearling sales. trans
ferred from Saratoga Springs. N Y,
to Keeneland Park because of war
time transportation difficulties.
Highest i'm Is Years.
The price is the highest paid at
an American auction in Is years
and is eclipsed only by the $75 900
handed out for New Broom in 1928
and the $4,000 that Hustle On
brought in 1927
Helis, sponsor of Fairgrounds race
track in New Orleans, not only paid
the top price for the son of Blen-
helm II yesterday, but he also pur-
chased eight other yearlings. He
bid $4,000 for a chestnut f1lly and
sl4,500 for another chestnut colt,
both sired by Blenheim II.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
BY SID FEEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Associated Press Sports Writer.
NEW YORK, Aug. l1.-Don't
be surprised If Joe Louis touring
troupe on that world trip of serv-
ice bases includes Sugar Ray
Robinson, Young Kid Mccoy, the
Detroit welter, and California
Jackie Wilson. as well as George
Nicholson, Joe's steady preWar
sparmate. And how about Corpl.
Billy Conn. Mr.. Stimson? Can't
think of anything the boys would
rather see than Louis and Conn
in q ring together-unless it's
boatload of live pin-up gals.
Financial page-The Brooklyn
Dodgers attendance last Satur-
days, ,395-was the Buns small
est Saturday crowd of the year.
And Sundays 6.755 was one Of
the tiniest Sabbath turnouts any
where this season. Are va lisnin',
Mr.. Hickey?
Odds and ends-Big league
scouts are giving Howie Schultz.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Navy No. | Softly Ten
High in. Rec Leagues

Seven teams remain undefeated
halfway through the second-half
schedule of the 10 softball leagues
playing this season under the Dis
trict Recreation Department BAN
ner
Leading team Is Scheel in the
Navy Department League No l.
1t has 13 victories without a setback.
Other undefeated teams are Hogue
in the War Department III loop
with II wins; Industrial Service of
the Army Service Forces League and
Spracs of the Transportation Corps
League, six victories; War Supplies
in Recreation I, five wins, and E.
E. w. and Filipino Executive Coun-
Gil OF Recreation II with. four and
three victories. respectively.
In all. 86 teams are playing in
the 10 leagues.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Navy Sees Football as Battle
Preparation for Its Truinees
"A. P. Wirephoto

physics are taught in the academic
courses and ordnance and gunnery
are employed in the military educa-
ton of cadets
In the preflight program, for in
stance, every cadet is required to
take an intensive two-week course
in football. He blocks, tackles, han
dies the ball and calls signals. His
teachers constantly stress the idea
that what he is doing is part of his
battle training
IN the Pacific war our boys were
driven back to the 10-yard line.
former Navy star Wickhorst said
Then we punted out and now ii
looks like we're running the bal
back"
Join With Civilian Students.
The "V-12" trainees will work or
the gridiron along with civilian un-
dergraduates. Navy preflight stu
dents. stationed at Chapel Hill, N
c.; Iowa City, Iowa; Athens, Ga;
Moraga. Calf, and Del Monte, Calf
will participate in specially arranged
contests with leading collegiate out
fits. The via" teams will repre-
sent the colleges where they are sta
toned. but the pref1ights will be
classified as Navy aggregations.
Navy Secretary Knox said Navy
teams (pref1ight and elevens from
naval bases must compete with
teams from within the same area, a.
outlined by the National Collegiate
Athletic Associations districting sys.
tenn. This rule. naval athletic Off.
GERS believe, will have little, if any
effect on schedules. since it doesn
involve "V-12" players The Secre.
tary's rule that Navy teams ar,
barred from bowl or similar con.
tests similarly applies only to pre-.
flight school and naval base team.
and not to the "V-12' colleges.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Major TiIts Today
Are at All Hours
BY the Associated Press.

BY tHe ASSOcIaItd PreSS.
Spose you noticed where to-
days big league schedule has
games starting at 80 am. and
1890, 1:30, 2:3O, $50, $50, 5:45,
$3.50 and $50 p IN, and what time
does the midnight train leave?
Next step probably is time table
with "X-runs Sundays and alter
nate blue Mondays" That'd be
for the Athletics, naturally.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
r Sports Yans Rout Opening Last Western Tour Heaens Rivals
WAC Being Sought
For Title Tennis
BY he Associated Press

by me AsSoClSteo PRESS.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1l.-Alice
Marble. former United States
women's tennis champion, and
Mary Hsrdwick Hare, English
star, are mixing in bit of tennis
recruiting with their current ex-
hibition tour of WAC camps.
Mrs. Hardwck disclosed today
that lin addition to providing
entertainment and instruction to
the WACS, We are looking for an
army entry in the nationals. I
know that the WACS will have
some one in the women's ma
tionals this year, and we're going
to find them
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Stors Stress Speed
For Redskin Come
By the Associated Press,


CHICAGO, Aug. 11.-Speed Is
being emphasized by coaches Of
the All-Star football squad which
will meet the Washington Red
skins in Northwestern's Dyche
Stadium August 25. so 1t was no
surprise when Head Coach Harry
Stuh1dreher of Wisconsin inti-.
mated he might call for the first
scrimmage today.
Arrival in camp yesterday Of
George Trippi. Georgia player,
gave coaches four topnotch half
backs with which to work. The
others are Paul Governali of
Columbia, Bob Steuber OF Mis-
souri, and Otto Grsnam of North
western.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Win, Lose or Draw
Star Staff Correspondent.
Busek Leaves GW.U.'s Sports Setup in Order
By BURTON HAWKINS.

DETROIT Aug 11Nery slender high-poVed
umultuou exploiting the Coonials ay arbed football
whom of
of the Redskins.
had
publicity Pxee Coonials suddenly
players from Missouri Oklahoma and points West
uniforms
touchdown obtaining such
Vanderbilt
Espey public He
justified paragraphs peckd
who seemingly
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Buree With Army Nine

Lester Burge, who was half OF a
s52,500 deal between the Atlanta
Crackers and the Brooklyn Dodgers
two years ago, is smuggling for the
Fort Oglethorpe team.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Davis Fond of Ciphers

Curt Davis of the Dodgers, hurI-
ing for San Francisco in 1882.
blanked all seven Pacific Coast
League teams at least once.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Bono Shy Of Grid Dotes

Alabama has scheduled only tWt
football games thus far for 1943.
Evening star., 1943-08-11

EIWdyS WAS OF IIIS hIIttS stdI IIIIIIs
for his teeth but always mixed up
in defensive plays, too. even if occa-
sionally it consisted of Hopping on a
pile of players after the tackle had
been made.