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Evening star., 1943-07-20
Wismer Greeted
BySPorts Figures

Harry Wismer of Detroit, who
will broadcast the Redskin foot
ball games over WMAL this year,
was introduced to newspapermen
and sports figures in the Capital
at luncheon today at the Statler
Hotel.
Wismer introduced several
Washington sports celebrities in
two broadcasts over WMAL last
night. He devoted much of his
coast-to-coast sports resume to
the Redskins and their prospects
this year. Later he was intro
duced by Ray Michael and. in
turn, introduced George P. Mar
shall and Arthur j. Dutch)
Bergman, president and coach of
the Redskins, and Pete Caw-
thorn, coach of the Brooklyn
Dodgers.
Evening star., 1943-07-20
Eight More Players
Signed By Redskins

Eight additional players signed
during the past few days by the
Redskins bring the men aligned ia
26. Others will be lined I'D by
Assistant Coach Turk Edwards. who
is at the training camp at San
Diego. Latest to join the fold were
Willie Wilkin, Dick Farman, Steve
Shvinski, Bob McChesney, veteran
end; Ray Hare. Roy Zimmerman
Don Nolander, obtained in the April
player draft. and Dave Bernard
formerly with Cleveland and Pitts
burgh.
Five players. with President Mar
shall, Coach Bergman and news
papermen, will leave Union Station
tomorrow, starting the long haul to
the Skin training camp at San
Diego.
Evening star., 1943-07-20
Weight Gives frankie
Hope Of Upset Win
Over 135 Champ

Another local product will attempt
to wedge his way into elite fistic
society tonight at Grimth Stadium
when frankie Wills, District welter-
weight champion, clashes with Bob
Montgomery, world lightweight
champion, in the scheduled 10
round feature bout of a 36-round
boxing show.
Montgomery will climb through
the ropes installed a ) to l favorite
in an attraction expected to entice
a $12, 900 gate. but Wills is expected
to own weight advantage of seven
pounds and on that edge his back
ers are basing hopes of an upset.
Since launching his professional
ring career five years ago Wills
seldom has lost to a good fighter,
but by the same token, he fire.
quently has failed to impress against
mediocre ones.
Davis Fight Wills Best.
Baltimore ringworms recall the
night he came on the floor to
thump out q decisive verdict over
Deacon Johnny Brown. They re-
call, too, the night Wills made a
fine stand against Slugger White
one of the worlds better light
weights, only to lose a booed split
decision.
When Wills fought BUNNY Davis
here several months ago an effort
was made to block the bout on the
grounds that the local boy wasn't
a suitable opponent for veteran
who was undefeated in his come
back, but Wills registered the most
notable achievement of his cloutins
career that night. capturing an
unanimous decision.
Montgomery, a trim 23-year-old
Negro, defeated Beau Jack for the
title in Madison Square Garden re-
Gently and on July knocked out
rugged AL Reasoner in New Orleans.
Since turning professional in 1898 he
has scored 20 knockouts, won % de-
cisions, fought draws and lost s
decisions.
WILLS Will carry no Such fancy
record into the ring. but he report
edly is in the best shape OF his career
after toiling 10 days in Baltimore
under the direction of Heinie Blau-
stein. regarded as one of the coun-
trys leading trainers.
Promising Supporting Card.
Promoter Goldie Ahearn is proud
of his supporting card, which fea-
lures brace of eight-round bouts.
In them Herbert Marshall, colored
heavyweight. will stack up against
Johnny Natletono and Billy Banks,
local colored featherweight, will mix
with Jose Domingo Rozo, a Puerto
Rican.
For the sake OF variety Ahearn has
booked a pair of five-round bouts
instead Of the customary four
FOUNDERS. The first of these will get
under way at S:45 o'clock, and will
flnd Jimmy Jeannette, District BAN
tamweight. battling Harry Torpey of
Philadelphia. In the other. Joe
Woodley will meet Jackie FLOYD.
Philadelphia lightweight.
Evening star., 1943-07-20
Askmenow Now TOPS
For $4,000 Race
3y the Associated Press

8y the Associated Press.
The $4,000 question of the Ar
Nngton Classic won't be asked until
Saturday, but Hal Price Headley
thinks he has the answer in Askme-
now
This 3-year- old flly closed fast
yesterday to win the $1,000 Chal-
lenger Pune at Washington Park by
half length from John Marsch's
Occupation. and the manner in
which she captured the test for the
rich Classic convinced her hackers
that she is ready.
Occupation, a 4-to-5 favorite yes
terday, was in the forefront up until
the home stretch was reached in the
mile -and-a-f -furlong affair. Then
Askmenow caught up in the last Is
yards and slowly drew ahead. Since
the distance for the Classic is an
additional furlong, the stamina ex-
hibited by the Ally proved pleasing
for the more important assignment
coming up,
Askmenow, recent winner of the
Arlington Matron Handicap was
timed in 1885 over dull track and
paid $3.50 for 50.
Evening star., 1943-07-20
Jack Would Add Test
By Angott Before He
Fights Montgomery
BY the Associated Press.


PHILADELPHIA, July 20-Beau
the Jumping Jack has lot of his
old bounce back, as indicated by his
six-round job of hattening Johnny
Hutchinson, but now he wants to
make sure it's the real thing, not
synthetic
So. after he put trial horse"
Hutchinson away last night in Shibe
Park, after chopping up Johnny's
face, Jack didn't start any immedi-
ate howl for return rassle with
Bob Montgomery and the light
weight title Bob took away from
him two months ago.
Instead, and just to prove that
he's as good as new-as we'll as to
pick up an odd buck or two-Beau
announced he'd like to tangle with
Sammy Angott, who used to be the
135-pound boss.
Situation Could Be Scrambled.
OF course. it may be that he's
sure of his September 10 shot with
Montgomery, although Philadelphia
L AollAOVC1 l1C1 A1ld1l dy lOl dllO 4NC~
York Impresario Mike Jacobs still
are debating whether to hold it here
or in Pa Knickerbocker's village.
But Beau's idea offers some bewil-
dering possibilities. especially since
Bob Is slated for fuss with fearless
Fritzie Zivic here August 23-pro-
vided promoter Taylor can iron out
a few wrinkles.
If Jack should get his go with
Angott-and he's asking Jacobs to
make 1t for New York August Q
and if Sammy should scramble his
eggs, then it's going to be "every
man for theirself" in the chase
after Montgomery. Swarthy Sammy
still is quite a chunk of landscape
in the lightweight scenery, and is
aiming at the jackpot. too.
Yet, the Beau insists he can take
care of Sammy. However, the 16,978
customers who paid $50,057.60 last
night weren't so sure that his show
of brute strength and not much else
against the veteran Hutchinson was
any indication that Jack could play
the same polka to dispose of either
Sammy or Bob, even though Bob
learned his fighting from Hutch
inson.
Misses With SUNDAY Shots"
Making his second start since
Montgomery took his crown. Jack
turned loose his same old woodpecker
left to cash globe -trotter Johnny's
eyes and bloody his face. but his
right was amazingly inaccurate. He
missed about nine out Of every ten
of his Sunday Shots" leaving him.
self wide open. but Johnny didn't
have the stuff to take advantage of
this error. The Beau would discover
In new world record time that max
ing the same mistake against either
Sammy or Bob would be "a horse
from a different garage"
Evening star., 1943-07-20
Spunord Seeks American Aid to Popuorze Basket Ball

basket ball. Or Phog Allen sound
ing of on the same subject from
Kansas.
Stark madness-It wasn't in
Brooklyn but in Charleston, S. c.,
where a 14-year-old batboy set
record of some sort recently by
getting himself bounced from the
ball park a la Leo Durocher.
Prexy Molly Sans of the Charles
ton Municipal League reports
that Batboy Nellie" Strong of
the Stark Hospital team became
so peeved at a decision that he
rushed the ump, pounded his
chest protector with his fists and
then backed OF and challenged
the arbiter to come on and fight.
The ump prudently beckoned a
cop to take the kid out of the
park still shouting ''robber," and
Nellie" spent the rest of the
game chasing foul balls that
came over the fence.
One-minute sports page-The
once-extensive Eastern tennis
circuit apparently has been whit
tied down to the Southampton
invitation tournament next week
Evening star., 1943-07-20
Mats Take on BeIvoir Nine
While Awaiting Tiqers

Dewey Adkins, youthful Washing
ton right-hander, was slated to face
Fort Belvoir today as the Mats
journeyed to the nearby Army base
to battle the Engineers in an exhi-
bition game.
Milo Candini, thwarted five sue
cessive times in an effort to register
his eighth victory, will try again
tomorrow night when the Mats take
three-game winning streak against
the Detroit Tigers in launching a
four-game series.
Bob johnson, reliable outfielder
and the Mats leading hitter who
injured his hand attempting diving
catch on Saturday night, is ex-
pected to be available to Manager
OSsie Bluege.
Evening star., 1943-07-20
Monthu Is Out as Coach

i've always liked Red" confesses
Uline, but I don't know if he's the
man for the job. He never played
hockey, you know, and don't know
that seasoned professional players
would like to take orders from a
fellow whose only experience has
been in handling youngsters. I'm
not convinced he could make the
shift successfully"
That is evidence, anyway, that
George Mantha, who coached Uline's
rather tame Lions last season, won't
be coaching them this winter.
Mantha, q ikeable, frank French
Canadian, succeeded Ching johnson
and was no great success. His team
finished last, so George is getting
the gate.
There has been some chatter that
Cleveland and Buffalo will desert
the American League and move. over
to the National League, ice hockey's
only major loop. To that Uline says,
~Phoof," or words to that effect.
Just put yourself in their posi-
ton requests Mr. Uline. Both
Cleveland and Buffalo have had
capacity crowds in our league. They
get full attendance consistently.
Their expenses are much lower than
they would be in the National
League and they couldn't increase
their prices by going into the Ma
tional League. The customers
wouldn't stand for it.
Besides" continued Uline. "it
would cost them SIPS, 900 to get a
team to play in that company. They
have no guarantee, in these times,
that they can get team that's good
enough. After all, they weren't good
enough to win in our league last
season. Buffalo was second and
Evening star., 1943-07-20
Louis Punch Weak in Tam Golf
Led by Por-Hittinq McCreary

OF crOWQ OF 3OU that tralled MN,
getting seven on the par-four first
hole and five on the par-three
third, This upset him. but he man
aged to finish playing no worse than
many of the touted amateurs, in
cluding favored Wilford Wehrle of
Racine, Wis, who had trouble find
ing the courses par level.
Only one in the 262-man field
managed to play par golf. He was
Richard McCreary, jr., of Indi-
annapolis. 26-year-old sales execu-
tive. Indianapolis district titlehold-
er and the Hoosier State champion
in 1887. The margin of McCreary' S
advantage was as small as possible
for only one stroke behind him, tied
at 73. were three youthful chal-
lengers, all from the same nearby
Waukegan, Ill, Golf Club, and an
other from ST. Louis, Bob Cochran
st. Louis district open champion
and one of the ablest amateur
swingers in the country.
The others just a stroke off the
par pace were Frank Perpich, for
mer member of the golf team at
Northwestern University: Frank
Kovach, 30-year- electric COM
pany worker who went to the semi
finals of the Chicago national anna
teur championship year ago, and
William Chambers, storekeeper
from the Great Lakes Naval Train
ing Station.
Field to Drop to "a Today.
Back of the leaders came John
Lenzini, Highwood, ILL.,, who shot a
38-36-74 while enjoying a brief
vacation from bricklaying. Then
followed Dale Morey of Martinsville
Ind, the Hoosier champion, with a
IS. Art Doering of Chicago and Earl
christensen. Miami. Fla, police
man, both shot 76s while such other
favorite contenders as Wehrle. last
years runnerup; Steve Kovach OF
Pittsburgh, and Jimmy Frisina OF
Taylorsville, Ill. each went for TBS.
Today's 18 holes will pare the field
down to 64 qualifyers who will begin
match play tomorrow-the day the
$4,000 open competition starts.
Byron Nelson of Toledo, Ohio
winner of the l941 and 1912 Tan
Opens. believes the scores in the
1943 tournament will be consider
ably higher principally because o1
the lack of tournament competition
Nelson has engaged in only one
tourney since last summer, the
small Kentucky Open which he wor
recently.
Nelson, considered an authority
on Tam O'Shanter Open events, has
won $4,901 in taking the two previ.
GUS tournaments and has no idea oi
missing the $4,000 top this time
There will be father-and-sor
combination in the open tournament
with Joe Kirkwood and Joe, jr
competing, the latter while on ar
Army furlough.
True to its tradition of providing
everything imaginable in this golf
ing extravaganza, the Tam came ur
with 120 round. The producer was
Arthur Snow of Chicago, who rar
into trouble on the second hole tt
wind up with a IT. Louis started
opening day off right by purchasing
$50 War bond before teeing off.
Evening star., 1943-07-20
BY HUGH FULLERTON. JR.,
Associated Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, July 20.-Senor
Don Forrest CoX-better known
as Frosty Cox, Colorado U. bas-
ket ball coach-recently received
this letter, written with some
Interpolation" by Jaime Muruci,
a recreational director in BARGE
Iona, Spain: Il should be very
happy If you could find time to
send me any magazine, periodi-
cal, or rule book which. in your
esteemed judgment. might help
me in my work of attempting to
popularize basket ball, of which
! am an ardent admirer; thus
should be able to develop my
technical ability as a recreational
director and to increase the num-
Der of volumes dealing with my
favorite sport which I possess
in my private library" This
proves only that Don Jaime's
ideas Of sport are better than
his command Of English. but if
he'd listen when the wind is
right. he'd likely hear some
aoughboys in Sicily arguing about
Evening star., 1943-07-20
Cooper to Test Miller
In Parks Net TussIe

-Four singles matches and one
doubles battle were scheduled TODAY
IN the Public Parks tennis tour
nament at East Potomac Park courts,
with Eddie Miller. defending cham
plon. slated to meet Howard Cooper
IN the outstanding singles match.
LII. Comdr. Lars Lundgoot and
Ensign c. w. Smalley disposed of
George Shoemaker and Douglas
Love, 6-3. 6-3, yesterday, while the
only other matcn saw Robert Miller
defeat Merrill K. Holdings, jr, So
6-,
Evening star., 1943-07-20
Outright Bats 10 Top
Again in A. L.;Musial
.CIings 10 Nj. Lead
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 20.-The merry
go-round for the batting leadership
in the American League hasn't
broken down.
Guy Outright, the rookie out
fielder of the Chicago White Sox
who grabbed the brass ring away
from Vern Stephens OF the st. Louis
Browns few weeks ago and then
gave it back to him last week, has
regained the league lead with 1913
mark. Stephens average slipped
nine points and dropped him back
to second place.
In the National League Stan
Musial of the st. Louis Cardinals
succeeded in stabilizing the batting
problem by increasing his pace seven
points to 1888.
Evening star., 1943-07-20
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO. July 20-Sergt. Joe
Louis of the United States Army
does not pack the dynamite at golf
that he does in the prize ring. but
he's the world champion at drawing
the galleries
Louis, playing his first major golf
in the opening round of the Tam
OShanter All-American Amateur
Tournament yesterday. carried all
OF the spectators with him when he
teed of in a threesome. The cham
pion was attired in a pair of khaki
pants, white undershirt and a
dilapidated straw hat, the brim of
which Topped with every step Louis
took.
Whether It was the crowd or just
an OF day. Louis carded 49,
81. The Brown Bomber ran into
immediate trouble to the surprise
Evening star., 1943-07-20

eight wonders of the Iowa Pre-
flight School is the daily sight of
1t. Comdr. Harvey Harman, the
Seahawks new grid coach, wedg-
ing his 220 pounds into one of
those pint-sized cars. Staff Sergt.
Tommy Gomez. the Tampa, Fla,
heavyweight, has knocked out 80
of 81 opponents during his pro
career and 20 of the K. O.'s have
been in three rounds or Lessor
about as long as the AEF needs to
K. o. Sicily. When Shortstop
Eddie Mart of the 10th Infantry
team at Fort Sill, Okla, tried to
twist out of the way of a fast
pitch the other night, the ball
struck his hip pocket. "Ouch,"
shouted Eddie, they bit me-"
And sure enough, it was his own
crockery molars, parked there for
safety's sake, that put the bite on
him.
Evening star., 1943-07-20
Fights Last Niqht
By the Associated Press.

ny tue Asb0CIkIeu PreSS.
PHnADELPHIA.-Beau Jack. 135si.
Augusta. Ga. stopped Johnny Hutchin-
son. Philadelphia (6l; Jose Basora, I65.
Washington (2) 0'
CH1CAGO.--Roy Lewis 133. Muncie,
Ind. stopped Freddie Dawson, i36,
Chicago %.
NEWARK. N: J.-Vinnie Vines. 1917,
Schenectady N. Y, stopped Sanford
BALT1MoRE. 49, Howard Bennett,
164h. Baltimore. and Georse Kochan'
Akron, Ohio: drew 1O).
sALLENIOWN. Pa:-Jess McRaney.
-. Harrisburg. outpointed Johnny
Morris, 1877. Toledo UO).
WEST SPRINGFIELD. Mass.-Tommy
JeSsup, 142, Springheld, stopped
Johnny Dudley. 13S netroit fo(
Evening star., 1943-07-20
Service Tilt Sure
For Yunk Stadium
BY GRANTLAND RICE.


NEW YORK, June 20.-From a
reliable source quite close to the
War Department we get word
that the Army-Navy game not
only will be played this fall. but
that it will be played in New York
or Philadelphia, probably New
York.
Our informant says the Yankee
Stadium will be selected; for the
subway transportation can handle
the entire crowd without the use
of taxi or any private or public
motor conveyance.
The annual game not only
won't be called off," our infor-
mant added. but the odds are
strong that New York will get the
call, with Philadelphia running
second. This is no wild rumor.
1t is almost certain to work out
as have told you"
Evening star., 1943-07-20
Four Tracks Will Share
In PimIico Fall Racine
BY the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, July 20. There
will be 30 days of racing, from Oc-
tober to November 13, at Pimlico
this fall, with Havre de Grace,
Bowie and Laurel as well as Pimlco
to share in any proflts, 1t has been
announced by the Maryland Racing
Commission.
Frank Small, r., chairman of the
commission, said the minimum
average daily purse distribution for
the meeting would be $4,000, q
figure, he added, which would as
sure obtaining the best horses In
training.
Evening star., 1943-07-20

Cleveland sixth during the regular
season. No, they won't 60 in the
National League"
Won't Shift to Eastern
Reports have circulated that the
American League will collapse, that
Washington, Providence and New
Haven-the latter dropped out of
the American League last year in
midseason-will join the Eastern
League and that Buffalo and Cleve-
land will move up to the National
League.
Uline indicates, though, that he'll
have an American League team
here this season or none at all. He's
determined to keep the American
League operating if possible and if
that league can't make go of it he
reasons the Eastern league won't be
able to either.
During the 1912 season Uline
dropped $4,000 down the drain at
tempting to present Washington a
passable team. Last season he prob
ably lost more than that, but he's
coming back for more trouble if he
sees a chance of getting through the
season.
Uline has fired a few folk in the
process Of attempting to get win
ner. He disposed of Coach Ching
Johnson before the end of his first
season here. Last season it was
George Mantha who coached and
this season. if he operates, it will be
somebody else
Lee Perrin started as Uline's gen.
eral manager and has seen Raoul
LIE Mat and Jack Espey succeed him.
Uline has had three publicity direc-
tors during the short life of his
arena. too. To those who don't
succeed Uline gives instructions not
to slam the door on the way out.
Uline isn't tossing in the towel on
ice hockey, however. if he can pre-
vent it. He still believes that Wash
ington will support a winner and
that his only trouble thus far has
been that his teams haven't won.
Evening star., 1943-07-20
Lower Berths High
For Cub Pitchers
By the Associated Press.

By the As60ciated PrebS.
CHICAGO, July 20.-1t hap
pened when the Chicago Cubs
were piling aboard their train in
Cincinnati to head for home after
their recent road trip. Travelling
Secretary Bobby Lewis was shy
five lower berths and assigned
Pitcher Henry Wyse to an upper.
What-win a game and sleep
upstairs?" complained Wyse. who
had just shut out the Reds,
7 to 0.
You get q lower" Lewis SOL
emnly replied, when you win
two in one day"
Evening star., 1943-07-20
Sovoldi, Corby Nat Foes

Angelo Savoldf and Sailor Corby
will squirm in one of the scheduled
Commute preliminaries on tomor-
row nights rassling card at Turner'S
Arena, where Nanjo Singh will
tangle with Milo Steinborn and Chief
Thunderbird will exchange twists
with Babe Sharkey in co-featured
matches.
Evening star., 1943-07-20
OUTDOORS
With BILL ACKERMAN.

There are in Washington possibly
several dozen Tycoon rods, mostly
of the smaller sizes. Nowhere are
they to be found in appreciable
numbers, yet it is doubtful if there
is any country in the world tina;
boasts of big game fishing where
one will not find Tycoons. They
earned the merit "E" of sportSmen
everywhere, for even the toughest
and fastest big game fishing to be
found anywhere-then noted Cat Cay
tuna tournaments-failed to extend
them to their limits Of endurance.
Since early in 1910 Frank O'Brien.
the Miamian who conceived and
built these rods with purpose, has
been engaged in making airplane
parts for Uncle Samuel, who must
have found them on par with his
peacetime product, for the 'E" of
excellence flies now over the Tycoon
factory, now grown to surprising
proportions.
The catch of the past week was
llOt Ol lllc OOllS Liz lAoA oAAAiCddS, "aiASll
have been taking proffered bats in
unprecedented fashion, but of
stripers.
Because names aren't mentioned
these days 1t is only permissible to
say the catch topped the century
mark and ran in size from to II
pounds.
Most surprising was the manner
in which Bay country folk bought
up these fish at city prices. Almost
within minutes this lucky fisherman
had not only an ample supply for
home consumption. but nearly 200
bucks in his pocket as we'll. And.
every one was happy about the
whole thing.
For more than a week there has
been a test case on the use of gaso-
line for charter boat use before the
Annapolis ration authorities. Just
why there is no decision forthcoming
no one knows. In the meantime
fishing continues in as nearly nor
NAL a fashion as is possible, with
the week-enders filling every avail
able boat.
Evening star., 1943-07-20
Sligo HurIers Stinoy

Arturo Perez permitted only four
hits in the first game of a double
header and Stan Hoist allowed one
hit in the nightcap as Sligo A. C.
defeated Rambler A. c., l1-0 and
Ill. in baseball games at Hodges
field in Takoma Park.
Evening star., 1943-07-20
Brewers BIust Cubmen

Pepco Barry collected five hits and
Mack Posnak added four more as
Heurich Brewers blasted out % hits
in dealing Premier Cab q ISL de-
feat yesterday in Industrial League
competition.
Evening star., 1943-07-20
Win, Lose or Draw
UIine Hopes the Capital Will Have Ice Hockey
By BURTON HAWKINS

Mike Uline who for two
Ing exploring realm of hockey
with that stuff crawling of the
He hasn't his mind definitely wants understood
little black disc.
the League-was
in the other day. Ulne told
usual promised him I'd
meeting shortly should
definite then"
Une admits he considering coached the
Washington the
Evening star., 1943-07-20
Nuimun's Alexander Stors

Carol Alexander permitted only
five hits yesterday as Naiman toSsers
defeated Marine Headquarters, 4-3.
in Departmental League baseball
game.
Evening star., 1943-07-20

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Buffalo, 4: Rochester, 2.
Only game scheduled.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Hartford, l6; Spriugfield, Z,
Only gAmo scheduled.
Evening star., 1943-07-20

SOUTHERN AssocIATToN.
Atlanta. IL; Memphis, 3.
Only game scheduled.
Evening star., 1943-07-20

EnCTy, DuC Tie ISL Z SUIu eIlCITtIy OH
the slightly constructed gentleman
who piloted the young Eagles sue
cessfully in so-called amateur COM
petition.