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Evening star., 1943-03-30
Optimistic Wakefield, Bridges
Have Tigers Manager Happy
Spirit Bock-Potting Outfie|der, Hur|er
Show Smocks of Big Year for Club

batting mark for you and maybe
more"
Big Steve O'Neil the Tigers new
manager, was within earshot. 1t set
him to clucking contentedly and
rolling out a smoke screen from his
cigar.
Now what do you think of that?"
he asked. They're scratching each
others back-and that's what I
like. Shows a fine spirit, and they
could both be right, too."
He blew ring and continued: :
"Bridges-he has a winning per-
centage over every club but New
York, you know-has looked good in
practice and I see him for IS, 18
or maybe 20 games. He himself
says some pitcher will win 80 this
year, but he thinks it will be Tex
Hughson of Boston. That Wake
field, well, he hit 345 for me at
Beaumont and he has all the con-
fldence in the world he can do better
than 300 against major league stuff.
Last year was the first time I can
remember that Detroit didn't have
800 hitter.
Ill say Wakefield is a cinch to
be among the top 10 hitters. 1 think
he's got lot more rhythm than Ted
Williams at the plate.
And I'll add that we're heading
straight for the first division after
winding up fifth last year We even
might go high IN the first division" "
Little Frank Overmyer, a south
paw who now returns from Beau
mont, where his exceptional control
won IA while losing only II, with
an earned run average of 269, helps
make up a nine-man staff which
includes some of the leagues best in
Bridges, Hal NeWhouser (8-14; Paul
Dizzy Trout 02-18); Virgil (Fire)
Trucks CAB, and Hal White
Q2-12).
OF the nine starters in the 1910
World Series, the Tigers have only
First Baseman Rudy York and Third
Baseman Pinky Higgins left But
the infield is closely-knitted around
them, with Jim BloodWorth at sec
ond, Joe Hoover, a 1923 batter for
Hollywood, at short, and Don Ross,
an ideal utility man.
The outfield is just as solid: Roger
Cramer, collector of 2.103 hits in
the last IA years and one of three
active players beyond the 1000 mark,
stationed at center field: Ned Harris
(27D in right, and Wakefield in
left.
Evening star., 1943-03-30
Rates Case His Best Find

Hes my outstanding discovery"
says Cambria, blushing violently,
'but there have been numerous
others. I discovered Mickey Ver-
non, Carrasquel, Walter Masterson,
Johnny Welaj, Estalella and Ortiz,
but Case is the best I've ever come
up with. He didn't cost me any
thing and neither did Vernon.
There's two pretty fair ball players
for Washington at very little cost
to Mr.. Griffith"
Cambria isn't particular where he
signs his future Mats. Carrasquel
was signed on a park bench in
Cuba. Case was sitting in Shibe
Park, his baseball spikes wrapped
IN newspaper when Cambria per-
suaded him his opportunity was
with the Mats.
Joe gets around-Grifhth kept
track Of his mileage one year and
1t was nearly 10000 miles-and he
isn't particular about the mode of
travel. To sign Ortiz he rode a
mule for three hours. En- route to
take a peek at Joe Jacobs, rookie
inflelder now with the Mats at Col
lege Park, Joe stopped at a small
town Kansas hotel. 1T was a 49,
room hotel and I was the only
guest" explains Cambria. The
reason was a cyclone, and the rea.
son I was the only guest was
because I didn't know what a
cyclone was
Il got Estalella by reading a
Cuban paper" confesses Joe. II
zee in this paper that guy named
Estalella is hitting I'll with the
Hershey sugar plantation team. So
figure that any guy that can hit
I'll, even if it's in a ping pong
league, should be worth looking at.
Evening star., 1943-03-30
Open-CIoss Scraps Top
Junior Golden Gloves

Fifteen bouts, five of them in the
open class, are scheduled for tonight
at Eastern Branch Boys Club in the
junior Golden Gloves boxing tour
nament. First match is at 7:30
o'clock.
The pairings:
Novice Glass.
Branch) VS. Ed Kdwell tPoice B c. No -,
b5-pound class-Larry Pitler central
Branchl VS.. Tony Magnetic CPolice B. c.
7o-pound class-Milton McNey Eastern
Branch VS.. Howard Whelen Central
SO-nound class-Teddy Morgal eastern
Branch) VS.. Earl Swickhart CPolice B, c..
s5-pound class-John Hunt Police B. C.
No. ~ VS.. Tom wilkins (Police B. C.
NO aolpo;uDd lpo; c,ass-1obn watson ,po,ics p
C. NO III vs.. John Ellis Central Branch.
10O-pound class-Harry Adams (Police
B. c No. A. VS.. Eccles Negri (Georgetown
1I0.pound class-Ralph Karnes Police
gab No. FrsncS: a. VS. JasG pdi,ce rr9zer MerricS
l2n-pound class-Richard Wyne EAST
ern Branch) vs.. Charles Elan tPolice B.
Open Class.
2o-bound elass-John Richardson tMer-
TICK b. CO VS.. Kent Burgess (Avondale
s5-pound class-Max Pheasant Eastern
Sranca) VS.. Roland Gray Police B. c.
9o-pound class--Joe stockstin tPolice B.
s; NO; 81 VS.. Arthur Rodill tGeorgetown
95-pound class-Jim Pettitt fGeorge-
town Branch, VS.. Elrico Vita tMerrick
l02-pound class-Blackie Selwyn (Cen-
tral Branch) VS.. Dave Coakley tGeorge-
town Branch.
Evening star., 1943-03-30
F|ashy |nfie|der
In Camp Tuss|e
Close 10 Draft
Will Join Chambers,
Also Fine Prospect,
In Armed Forces

Shortstop Joe Jacobs isn't likely
to be around long-he recently re-
ceived his Selective Service ques-
tionnaire shortly after reaching the
ripe old age of 18-but when the
international squabble has ceased
President Clark Griffith of the Mats
thinks the slender infieIder will
make Washington quite a ball
player.
Hes one of the best looking
young ball players we've ever had"
says Griffith. HE hasn't a very
good wiggle up at that plate, but
he does everything right in the
field. He's a young fellow who will
be heard from.
you've never heard of the best
young prospect we ever had" con-
tinued Griffith. His name is Frank
Chambers and he's in the Army
now, but when he gets out after
the war he's going to set these
Washington fans on fire.
chambers played only a week
for our Charlotte farm team, but
he showed he has everything. He
played seven games at the end of
the 1941 season and he won five
of those games by himself. He's
fine outflelder and he can hit like
sin. He's the best youngster the
Washington club ever owned"
Cuts Down Johnson's Drives.
Bouncing back to Jacobs, who has
been covering the University of
Maryland's infield like a tarpaulin,
Griffith relished the smooth-fielding
youngsters style yesterday as Wash
ingtons regulars spanked the YAM
nigans, 7-3, in a flve-inning game.
Jacobs was performing for the
Yannigans but he prevented more
lop-sided score. Three times he re-
tired hard-hitting Bob johnson and
on the first occasion everybody
blinked unbelievingly when Joe
streaked far to his right to stab
Bob's sizzling grounder and whip
him out.
Plucked from Wichita (Kans.)
sandlots by Scout Joe Cambria,
Jacobs has no previous professional
experience, but he oozes class. De-
spite his weak hitting he figured to
give Johnnie Sullivan a tussle for
the regular shortstop job this sea-
son, but any day now he'll be get
ting an invitation to drop around
for physical examination.
Bluege may have presented
peek at his 1943 infield as we'll as
his regular outfield yesterday. Per-
forming for the regulars were
Mickey Vernon at first base, Gerald
Priddy at second, Sullivan at short
stop and Ellis Clary at third, with
johnson, Stan Spence and George
Case, reading from left to right, in
the outfeld.
Vernon Cracks Homer.
Rockies John Bunnell and Russ
Herrick, the latter a jerky right
handler who is a former George
Washington High of Alexandria ath-
lete, pitched for the regulars. Both
made acceptable appearances, but
less fattering was the toll ofsAleX
Carrasquel and Rookie Warren Reid.
Vernon lifted home run over
Right Fielder Don Barbary's head,
with the aid of Barbary's slight mis-
judgment, to spark the winning at
tack, but Red Marion and Ellis Clary
both continued their hitting with
two singles each.
Manager Ossie Bluege plans to
continue staging five-inning games
today and tomorrow before the Mats
board a boat for Norfolk where
they'll play three games with Nor
folk Naval Training Station and two
with Norfolk Naval Air Base starting
Thursday.
Evening star., 1943-03-30
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 30. You
wouldn't know meat was being
rationed in Chicago today to look
at Chief Boatswain's Mate Herb
Kroeten boiling away pounds of
his personal beef in order to
drop from the 175-pound class to
$50 for tomorrow's intercity
golden gloves championships.
A member of the New York
squad whose 16 best fighters-two
in each weight diviSion-will op-
pose Chicago's finest boxers in
the Chicago Stadium ring, Kroe-
ten began sweating away surplus
flesh when the New Workers reg
ular l60-pounder. Dale Heersche,
Evening star., 1943-03-30
is Mats Regard Jacobs 18Year-Od Find, as Postwar Star
Sports Program
For LocuI Fans

TUESDAY.
Wrestling.
Yellow Mask VS.. Michele Leone
feature, Uline Arena, $3.50.
THURSDAY,
Baseball.
Washington at Norfolk Naval
Training Station (exhibition
Norfolk. Va.
Wilson at Episcopal High, Al
exandria, A.
Wrestling.
costas feature, Turner's Arena,
845.
Evening star., 1943-03-30
75-Pound Ringmon Quickly Shrnks to 161
Member Of New York Teom Opposing Chcoeo Replaces Casual

bouts, had a problem at 100
pounds, too, but apparently has
solved it by dropping slugging
Harry Joyce down a notch in the
welterWeight class. That leaves
Champion Sampson Powell and
William johnson or Hy Brown
stein in the running for the two
160-pound berths, and incident
ally strengthens the Chicagoans
in the welter class.
Evening star., 1943-03-30

was lost to the invading squad
because of rib injuries.
Kroeten. Coast Guardsman,
who halls from Minneapolis, has
fought in both weights, but was
counted on at ITS until physi-
clan waved out Heersche. Kroe-
ten at once went to the steam
room and quickly simmered
down to 16l pounds, the allow
able size for Wednesdays weigh
ing-in program.
Jerry D'Ambrosio, a Brooklyn
truck driver, thus assumed new
Importance to the Eastern squad
since he will have to fill the va
Gated 175-pound spot.
The Chicago squad, never
beaten 1t its home ring in the Is
year history Of the intercity
Evening star., 1943-03-30
Esty Uses Eskimo Talk

when Estalella arrived here I
tried to teach him something about
the customs of this country. We
were standing in Times Square, New
York, and 1 showed Bobby a mail
box and a trash can and explained
the difference, mostly in sign Ian
guage. Well, he gets enthusiastic
about the mail box. goes and writes
a letter, grabs me by the arm and
takes me back out to the mail box.
BY golly, with hundreds of people
walking by, he stands there and
flaps his arms for five minutes, jab-
bering and pointing to the mail box.
Evening star., 1943-03-30
Fights Last Night
BY the Associated Press

oy tHe associated Press.
DETROIT. - Willie Pep. 129sl.
Hartford, Conn, outpoined Bobby Nc
Intyre, 30, Detroit u0@
- BALT1MORE.-Lulu Costantino, 130,
New York. outpointed Frankie Carlo,
1aSia. Philadelphia Go).
CH1CAGO.-Tommy Bell. 147h, De-
trolt, outpointed Johnny Rozina, 149h,
Milwaukee 49,
PROVIDENCE.-Ton Costa. 131.
WoonSocket, r, l., outpointed Patsy
Brandino, 12734, Hamilton, Ontario
u0l.
HoLYQKE. Mass.-Tommy Jessup.
137. Springfield Mass, stopped Nor
man Rain. 145. Philadelphia (2).
Evening star., 1943-03-30
Win, Lose or Draw
Combrio's Optimism Now Embraces sinnott
By BURTON HAWKINS.

Watch that kid Senate
chunky fellow with the battered felt hat He might be
three
his names senatesn-n-o-tt His first
ever-optmic Cambria the fine Italian
hand the returned
the Mats scouting staff which thus
Washingons only fuime beater dipped
into Cuba for Bobby Eaea
Ortiz who invaded Mexico obtain
at second base for the
Evening star., 1943-03-30
HyottsyiIIe, Laurel Bid
For County Coqe FinuI

HyattSville and Laurel will clash
tonight at HyattSville gym at $50
o'clock in the semifinal round of the
Prince Georges County Police Boys
Club basket ball tournament, with
the winner to meet Mount Rainier
for the championship tomorrow
NIGHT at the same site.
Evening star., 1943-03-30
Pocer Winnipeg Dies at Il

ST. CHARLES, ILL.,, March 80 tAp).-
Col. E. ]. Bakers pacing gelding,
Winnipeg, one-time holder of the
world mile mark of 1:57s., died yes
terday at Red Gates Farm at the
age Of Il.
Evening star., 1943-03-30
Reds Have Bio Families

Observation-Disclosures Max
Marshall and Gerald Walker of the
Reds each is the father of four
children.
Evening star., 1943-03-30

Finally I got it. He wanted his
letter to 60 airmail.
"Ortiz's first meal in the United
States was at st. Augustine" con-
tinued Cambria. 1--WE were at a
boarding house there and when
they passed the hot dogs to Ortiz
there were II on the plate. He
swept all of them onto his plate,
cut them up in small slices and
polished 'em off"
Cambria's conneotion with base
ball dates back to 1911, when he was
playing center field for Berlin, re-
named Kitchener at the outbreak
of World War No. l, in the
Canadian League. Joe hit .265, or
says he did, and the following year
he was playing with Newport in
the Rhode Island State League. His
.318 hitting was checked by a
broken leg, and Joe was through
as a player.
Into the laundry business in
Boston went Joe, figuring thusly,
well, 1 said to myself. People wear
shirts every day and the shirts get
dirty whether it rains or shines and
somebody has to wash EN- So l
figured it was a good business and
got in it,"
Griff to the Rescue
Joe bought Baltimore laundry
later and except for sponsoring an
independent team he wasn't a base
ball figure. In 1880, though, he
bought the Hagerstown team of the
Blue Ridge League and promptly
lost $4,000. THE only man who
would help me then was Clark
Griffith" beams joe He bailed
me out. Please say that my success
in baseball is due to Mr.. Griffith"
Cambria has owned baseball
teams in every classification except
the major leagues. He had Salisbury
and HagerstoWn in Glass D; Youngs-
town, Ohio, in the Glass C Mid
Atlantic League, Greenville, S. c.,
in the Glass B Sally League; Tren-
ton, Harrisburg and Springfield,
Mass, in Glass A Leagues, and AL
bany when that team was in the AA
International League.
Joe's exclusive ideas of how to
maneuver players through the
minors has brought him before
scoWling Judge Kenesaw Mountain
Lands on numerous occasions, but
he's survived as a full-time scout
for tho Mats fo,. civ yaarc
He's brought in lot of trash with
his diamond gems, but he gave
the present Mats Case and Vernon,
so Griffith is inclined to think Joe
does all right. Griffith likes his
honesty, too. One of Cambria's ex-
pense accounts once read, Break
fast-13 cents"
Evening star., 1943-03-30
Turfmen Groggy
As Jitters Hit
=
Three Tracks
Boy Meadows, Hovonu
Shoky, Aeuo Coliente
Has New Owners
BY HAROLD CLAASSEN,

NEW YORK, March 30.-Con-
ferences, controversies, confusion
and chaos have contributed to a
hectic "a hours for racing that left
the average 50 bettor spinning as
dizzily as a revolving door in bar
gain basement.
But when the period was over the
turf fraternity had tentatively
scheduled Navy relief program for
the first three days of April at Bay
Meadows, mystery at Oriental
Park in Havana and new owners for
Aqua Caliente in Mexico.
Jerry Giesler, chairman of the
California Racing Board, said last
night that he had tentatively ar
ranged for the three day charity
meeting this week end at Bay
Meadows after first announcing that
the abbreviated session would not be
held.
Jeffers Shifts Responsibility.
Giesler made his two decisions at
Washington. where he had come for
a conference with Rubber Director
William M. Jefers. Jeffers. Giesle"
said dumped" the Bay Meadows
problem back into the laps of Giesler
and two fellow Califorians. A public
meeting will be held in San Fran
cisco Monday to determine if the
track is to operate further.
Oriental Park announced Sunday
it would offer six programs a week
to compensate for the blackout
among United States tracks. but
yesterday horsemen there were re-
ported not in accord with the tracks
plans and a decision is not expected
until almost post time today.
Until Bay Meadows tentatively
scheduled its three-day meeting, all
parks in continental United States
were to be idle from March 27 to
April 8.
Mexicans Gain Control.
John S. Alessio, manager of the
Banco Del Pacifico in I'll Juana,
Mexico, said the newly formed
Caliente Jockey Club. owned by
Mexican capital. had purchased the
Baja California Jockey Club, which
controls Aqua Caliente.
He indicated the group, of which
Edward Nealis of Los Angeles is
president, would conduct racing at
the plant, under the pari-mutue
betting system only. 1t has been
closed since October Is because of a
labor DISPUTE.
Evening star., 1943-03-30

NdIIIUI Id dISO IS EIle IIIdH WHO
signed George Case-signed him in
Philadelphia Shibe Park after
Case had worked out with the Ath-
letics as a pitcher-and if you're
within shouting distance Cambria
never let's it be forgotten.
Evening star., 1943-05-20
Arlington Rites Planned
For Col. A|onzo GRAY

Funeral services for Col. Alonzo
Gray, 81. who died Monday in Wal
ter Reed Hospital after an illness
of two weeks, will be held at 2 pm.
tomorrow at Fort Myer Chapel, fol-
lowed by burial in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery. He had lived at
1901 Connecticut avenue for the last
20 years.
Col. Gray is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Alice Woodruff, wife
of Maj. Gen. r. B. Woodruff of
Phoenix. Ariz., commanding officer
of the 77th Division, and Mrs. Olive
Odell, wife of Col. H. R. Odell of
Ames, Iowa.
A graduate of the 1887 class at
West Point, Col. Gray entered the
cavalry branch and saw service over
seas in France and before that had
tours of duty in the Philippines,
Puerto Rico, on the Mexican border
and at various Army posts through
out the United States. He was a
graduate of the General Staff Com
mand School at Fort LeavenWorth.
Col Gray during his 20 years resi-
dence in the Nations Capital took
an active part in affairs of the Ma
sonic fraternity and the George
Washington Post of the American
Legion, of which he was formerly
commander. He also held member
ship in the Society of Mayflower
Descendants and the Sons of the
American Legion. Although born
in Wisconsin, he claimed Iowa as
his native State.
Evening star., 1943-05-20
Rites for Msgr. Riordan
To Be Held Tomorrow

Funeral services for Msgr. Michael
j. Riordan, 81, pastor of st. Martin S
Catholic Church here, who died early
Tuesday after a long illness, will be
held tomorrow at 1890 am. at the
church.
The body will lie in state after Z
o'clock tonight at the church. A
solemn high mass honoring Msgr.
Riordan was held at am. today at
the church, and was attended by
priests of the archdioceses of Wash
ington and Baltimore.
Msgr. Charles O'Hara, pastor of
Holy Comforter Church, will be the
celebrant of the funeral mass. As
sisting him will be the Rev. Francis
]. Loughran, pastor of St. Mary S
Church, Upper Marlboro, Md. dea-
con, and the Rev. John j. Coady,
pastor Of st. Anthony's Church here,
subdeacon.
The Rev. Joseph v. Buckley, pas
tor of st. Francis Xavier Church,
will deliver the sermon. The Rev
Walter j. Schmitz, treasurer of the
theological college of Catholic Uni
versity, will serve as master of cere-
monies.
A choir composed of priests from
the archdioceses of Washington and
Baltimore will sing. Burial will fol-
low in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1943-05-20
lit Mrntnrta1tt

BRESNAHAN, MAURICE FRANCIS. In
MAURICE xsr F FRANG1s @ sREsNAHANi, ssfn ia'tr, "ho
died twenty-five years ago today. May
20, 1918.
We often sit and think of him
When we are all alone,
That grief can call its own.
Like ivy on the withered oak
When all other things decay.
Our love for him will still keep green
And never fade away.
HIS DEVOTED CHILDREN.
COLEMAN, PHILIP. In loving mem
ory of our dearly beloved father. PHILIP
COLEMAN, who six years ago today, May
20, 1887, passed from blessed sleep into
the gateway OF death that leads to life
HIS His Towing SON AND DAUGHTER IN
LAW. PHILIP AND HELEN COLEMAN. .
HATTON. MARY v. tribute of love
to the memory of our dear mother, MARY
v. HATTON, who died so suddenly thirty
four years ago today, May 90, 1909.
Somewhere back of the sunset,
Where loveliness never dies,
Mother lives in land of glory.
Mid the blue and gold of the skies. -
Resting where no shadows fall,
In perfect peace mother awaits us all
HER LOVING CHILDREN.
RUPERT, FANNIE L. In loving re-
membrance Of FANNIE L. RUPERT, who
departed this, life thirty years e{c today,
May 20. 1918. THE FAMILY.
Evening star., 1943-05-20
House Member Crashes
Gate 10 Food Farley

BY the Associated Press.
HOT SPRINGS, Va. May 20
Congress had an informal invita-
ton today to send observers to the
United Nations Food Conference
following a one-man invasion" by
Representative Bradley. Republican
of Michigan. Mr.. Bradley drove up
to the Homestead Hotel grounds
last night. determined, he said. to
find out about restrictions placed
on reporters covering the confer
ence and also to learn whether a
member of Congress could attend
the sessions.
Conference Chairman Marvin
Jones, head Of the United States
delegation. assured him that he
could and added that any other
member of Congress who wanted
to come here would be given Gre
dentials permitting them to attend
all meetings as observers.
The press, however, remained
barred from the hotel where the
sessions are being held.
Considerable criticism has been
voiced in Congress over the alb
sence of a formal invitation to send
delegation of lawmakers.
Evening star., 1943-05-20
Marine Candidates
In College Called
Into Active Service
Officer PotentiuIs
To Begin Military
Training on July !

The Navy announced today that
members of the Marine Officers
Candidate Group who now are in
college and have been on inactive
status will be called to active duty
July l. They will be directed to
proceed Immediately to the colleges
to which they are assigned for
training.
Travel orders will be delivered
about June Is to either the college
or home address indicated by the
candidates. These orders, it was
explained, will constitute the notice
to the recipients that they have
qualified under the program and
will 'designate the college to which
they have been assigned.
Screen Tests Given.
A screening test was given the
candidates April 20, and the results,
with the scholastic transcripts, gen.
eral record. including extra -curri-
cular activities and recommended
tions of the college authorities are
now being examined.
1t is planned to order all upper
classmen who were not required to
take the written screening test to
active duty for further college train
ing, provided their scholastic and
conduct records are satisfactory
There is an exception in the case of
students due to graduate by Sep
tember IS They will be allowed to
continue their classes until gradua-
ton.
AS students graduate between
June and September they will be
called as needed for the officers can
didate class. However, it may be
necessary, according to the Navy, to
call some Of this group before
graduation.
$4,000 Will Be Trained.
The Navy said nearly 10000 young
men between II and 20 will be as
signed to begin active study July
under the Navy college training
program.
The 10000 include approximately
$4,000 enlisted personnel of the Navy,
Marine Corps and Coast Guard and
also civilian youth who have not yet
actually entered college. All of the
remaining $4,000 are college men who
will be called from civilian life to
active duty with the Navy in order
to start the training program.
Evening star., 1943-05-20
Retail Grocers' Head Lays
Black Markets 10 0PA
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. May 20.-P. M.
Brinker, president of the National
Retail Grocers' Association, blamed
the Office of Price Administration
today for the black markets in po-
tatoes, meats and other foods.
Mr.. Brinker, here for a conference
with grocery officials on Government
regulations, said the black market on
potatoes could be ended by raising
and equalizing prices to give greater
play to the law of supply and de-
mand.
Until you put price control all the
way through" he said, you will
never have a stable market or be
able to control black market regula-
tions."
He said the majority of persons
were forced into black markets in
order to get fair return on their
Investments adding that if the OPA
would "use common sense" it could
eliminate the condition.