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Evening star., 1943-02-11

next to last local appearance here
and local fans will be offered a final
glimpse Of high-scoring Andy KOS
tecka, who will enter the service
before the Hoyas' second tiff with
George Washington on March /.
d. G. Youth With Rams.
Fordham, which snatched an "a
Is triumph over Rhode Island State
in one Of the seasons most hectic
games, features local boy in Bob
Mulvihill, product of Gonzaga,
who was adjudged the most valuable
player in The Stars metropolitan
scholastic tournament here two
years ago.
Mulvihill's talent is more Of a de-
fensive nature with the Rams, whose
scoring guns are Tony Karpowicz
and Bob Mullens. Karpowicz has
averaged 13 points game and
guarding him probably will be Dam
ny Kraus, backbone of the George
town quint with his polished pass
ing and fine defensive labor.
The Hoyas again will rely on g.
foot 8-inch John Mahnken. who has
produced 240 points in IS games,
and Kostecka, who has manufac-
tured 222 points over the same span,
to provide their scoring punch.
Catholic University's five will
journey to Quantico. Va. for tussle
with the Marines tonight. The
Marines have lost four regulars who
competed against George Wash
ington and Georgetown but never
theless will be favored over the
Cards.
Maryland, G. w. in Loop Games.
Maryland and George Washington
both face important Southern Con-
ference games tomorrow night, with
the Old Liners meeting Dukes LOOP
leaders at College Park and the
Colonials tangling with Washington
and Lee at Eastern High.
Duke. which disposed of Duquesne
55-4l, last night. has improved ire.
menduously since losing its only
conference decision to G.. w. &
month ago but the Old Liners have
hopes Of registering an upset il
Ernie Travis is In top form. Ill last
week, the high-scoring Travis ha.
been working out with the Old Lin
ers for two days and will play at
least part Of the Duke game.
Evening star., 1943-02-11
Leaders
PhiIs' Sale Delayed, Rival Clubs
To Aid With Playing Material

sN ne Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1l.-Tf and
when the Phlllies get a new owner
and with all the fancy fumbling
Just now 1t seems more like IF" than
when - virtually all N ationa
League clubs have promised to pitch
IN and help the loops bottom out
fit with playing material for l943
II was learned today that, in max
ing the promise at the Tuesday
meeting at which the league bought
the Phils for resale. all but one OF
the club owners agreed to lend a
hand, even if the league is stuck
with the Phils all season. in which
case Bill Terry viii be named to
run the outfit.
This picture Of other club owners
voluntarily giving up valuable play
ing talent TO boost a doWntrOdden
brother adds up like one and one
makes three. But since the Phils
roster shows only about dozen
players with any past experience in
fast company of double-A caliber
or better. it's easy to see that ball
players will have to come from
somewhere.
What's more. the picture isn't any
funnier than the situation that finds
the Phils still sitting in the
leagues lap today. with the sale of
the senior circuits chronic head
ache to private enterprise appar-
emily no nearer The signed and
sealed stage" than when the loop
Evening star., 1943-02-11
Silver Gloves Double
Is Scored by Binns
Beuts Fletcher, Herndon;
Eastern Boxers Troll

Johnny Binns. aggressive George
town 100-pounder, pulled an iron
man stunt to advance in the Silver
Gloves boxing tournament when he
outpointed two opponents last night.
Binns first tackled Dick Fletcher of
Central Branch, then turned his
heavy guns loose on Eddie Herndon
OF Eastern and came off with flying
colors In both engagements.
Eastern suffered heavily with five
delegates biting the dust, while
Merrick advanced three youngsters
to enhance its chances of gaining
the team trophy.
Summaries:
60 pounds--John Richardson (Merrick)
defeated Pat Murphy ALEXANDRIA,
rs pounds-Billy Draper tAlexandria)
defeated Francis Calder (Eastern).
SIS pounds-Arthur Rodill (Georgetown)
defeated Bob Blunt tAlexandria).
100 pounds-John Binns tGeorgetown)
defeated Dick Fletcher (CentraD, Binns
defeated Eddie Herndon (Eastern), Joe
GuiElimini (Merrick). defeated Joe Boar
(Alexandria).
105 pounds-Blackie SeIwyn (centraD
defeated Jim Lazari EASTERN
120 pounds. Townsend tCentraD de-
feated Ray Kennedy (Eastern).
125 pounds--Dave Staple tMerrick) de-
feated Walter Kirk Eastern.
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place deadlock with Lucky Strike
Joe Freschis 379 was best as Brook
land grabbed the last two games.
Hyattsville, despite its 81 loss to
the invading Alexandria Recrea-
tions: posted the nights top game
of 678 as Wally Burton shone with
l6l. Charley Grimes( 4O7 capped
Alexandria's 1875 score. Hi-Skor,
led by Bob Miciotto's 399, defeated
Arlington, 81.
Megaw Leads Hallmen.
Red Megaw's $50 and 37l we're
high as Convention Hall tripped
King Pin. 2-l. Rosslyn and Ar
cadia postponed.
With 36l, Leon Fleisher, Conven-
ton Halls diminutive star, failed in
his attempt to set league mark of
five consecutive 400 sets.
Ray Watson of Brookland shrank
his top average to 1901 for so
games with 358 tally.
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bought almost the whole outfit from
Gerry Nugent and other stockhold-
ers 48 hours ago.
Although there were enough bids
coming in to fill bridge tour
nament, the six-man New York
Philadelphia syndicate originally
mentioned still was out In front
But there was some cement in the
motor apparently, for one of the six,
Capt. G. Herbert Walker, jr., Phila-
delphla-New York broker now sta
toned at the Dayton (Ohio) Army
Air Field. said the deal by which
each OF the six was to put up $25. 900
apiece to buy the clubs stock and
pay its immediate debtS-eXcuding
the $l30 900 the ?hils owe the league
was out Of the question lust now q"
Most of the other 3l5 shares are
owned by William H. Harman, Phila-
delphia industrialist, and he and a
group that includes John B. Kelly,
the Philadelphia contractor and
muscle man. are bidding against
the six-man syndicate.
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Clubs Turnover Terrific

Griffith Stadium's clubhouse re-
Gently has seen as much traffic as
Fourteenth and F streets In the
last few months the turnover among
Griflth'S employees has been terrific
due chiefly to the draft, but even
before the war Washington had
been stamped a whistle stop on the
ior league circuit.
Since 1887 the Mats turnover of
active players has been complete.
OSsie Bluege, who was playing then.
has tipped aside his glove to man
age the Mats. Washington's veterans
are George Case and Dutch Leonard.
the only performers who have
played five successive seasons here.
Catcher Angelo Giuliani. who was
drafted by the Mats from Mime
apolis last fall, served a hitch with
Case, Leonard and Bluege on the
1888 team, but the others are spread
over considerable geography. Cecil
Travis and Buddy Lewis are in the
service. So are Taft Wright, Sammy
West. Zeke Bonura, Pete Appleton
and Joe Krakauskas. Buddy Myer
has retired. Ken Chase and Al
Simmons have drifted to the Red
Sox and Rick Ferrell is with the
Browns,
Evening star., 1943-02-11
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Feb. ll.-George
Strickler, National Football
League tub-thumper. has started
a series OF V-mail letters to for
mer pro footballers in the armed
forces overseas, giving them the
sports news from home. Oregon
States Don Durdan is out of
basket ball for the season be-
cause of an eye infection. He
just recovered from chicken pox.
Mike Brady. veteran golf pro.
picked the 4-to-midnight shift
for his job in Detroit war plant
so he'll have some time on the
links next summer.
Service dept. - Sergt. Hugh
Mulcahey, who used to pitch for
the Phils. writes a sports column
for the Fort Bragg, N. c., camp
Evening star., 1943-02-11
Gale Only Ordered Coke

There was Stan Gale, a Stocky
blond who made the mistake of
walking into beer parlor one night
in Orlando, With newspapermen in
the same parlor was Manager Bucky
Harris. Gale didn't retreat. but
hesitated, then walked to the bar
and ordered a coke. He later was
expressed to Toledo.
That's merely scraping the sur
face OF the 60 or 70 athletes who
have passed through Washington
clubhouse in recent seasons. This
year will bring another new crop. if
baseball is played. and if you can
name handful who will be around
in 1914 you'll be the best forecaster
since Nostradamus.
Evening star., 1943-02-11
Contract Signing Delayed
By Supersfitious Spence

The general bowling Of baseball
players to superstition was evident
among the Mats today, with Out
fielder Stan Spence agreeing to
terms in letter to President Clark
Griffith, but requesting permission
to delay signing his contract until
he reports for spring training at
College Park, Md. next month.
Spence, who batted 1923 last year
after hitting only .232 with the Red
Sox in l941, wrote Griffith he had
delayed signing his 1912 contract
until he reported to the team and
that since he had his best major
league season last year he'd prefer
to do things that way again this
season.
Spence was the leagues leading
hit producer last season and was
given the Mats most stable salary
boost. His 1943 salary Is estimated
at 5000
Evening star., 1943-02-11
Derby May Hit 100000 Loss,
But Col. Winn Doesn't Mind

Winn said Churchill Downs would
not honor further requests for box
or reserved seats from any one not
a resident of the Louisville area.
The Nations No. l horse race
will become strictly a streetcar af-
fair. as Churchill Downs Is located
within. the city limits of louisville.
Col. Winn said the management
Of Churchill Downs has not and
will not make any request for spe-
cial transportation facilities.
Just how racing fans will con-
slider Col. Winn's appeal to remain
away from Louisville on Derby Day
remains to be seen. Heretofore
the race has attracted crowds of
10000 to 100000 or more, with spec
tators coming from all parts of the
country.
Evening star., 1943-02-11
Barons Gain 4th Place
By 1rouncing Lions
MoiIIey Gets Lone D. c,
Score at Cleveland
BY the Associated PresS.

BY the Associated Press.
The stock Of the Cleveland Bar
ons, which had dwindled, is two
points higher today as a result of a
81 victory over the Washington
Lions in the Ohio city last night.
The Barons jumped from sixth to
fourth, two points behind Pitts
burgh. which lost an exhibition
game to the Toronto Army Daggers,
1915.
Cleveland is one point ahead Of
Indianapolis and Providence, which
are tied for fifth.
Les Cunningham opened Cleve-
lands scoring in the first period.
After a scoreless middle session
Leswick soloed to give the Barons a
20 lead in the final round. Frank
Mailley then sent home Washing-
tons only marker, and Tommy Bur-
lington followed with Cleveland's
last score.
Tonight Cleveland plays at In
dianapolis, Pittsburgh at Buffalo
and the Hershey Bears at Provi-
dence.
Evening star., 1943-02-11
Monpower Confob
Up to Baseball
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Feb. 1l.-War Man.
power Commissioner Paul v. Nc
Mutt is a busy man, but he says
he'd gladly meet with representa-
tives of baseball leagues and other
professional sports to discuss
their manpower woes.
my schedule is FULL" McNutt
said last night at dinner meet
ing sponsored by the American
Management Association. 80 I
can't invite the gentlemen. But
I am willing to see them"
McNutt would consider the
morale value of professional
sports in determining whether
they were essential occupations,
he said in answer to a question.
Evening star., 1943-02-11
Hi-Skor Women Gain
5-Game Pin Margin
Pick Up on Lofoyettes;
Lucy Rose Shoots 376

Hi-Skor pinettes today held
commanding five-game lead in the
Ladies District League pennant race
after 81 win from Bethesda Bowl
Ing Center and 81 setback hand
ed the runner-up Lafayettes by the
fourth-place Chevy Chase Ice
Palace.
Catherine Quigley's 355 led the
Hl-Skor victory, with Alma Mehler
banging out 147 and 367 for Be-
thesda. Lucille Young's l4o and
Julia Young's 361 gave Ice Palace its
edge over Lafayette.
Lucy Roses top ISL and 376 wal
lops paced the third-place Rosslyns
to a sweep over Arcadia. In other
matches Christine Mores' l28-328
led King Pins 2-l win from Red
Circle, Takoma took the odd game
from Clarendon as Frances Wilson
hit for 343, while Rendezvous shut
out over Brookland was led by Mar
earet Lynn's 1886 and SpillWay
nicked Arlington, 81.
The league-leading Tigers domi-
mated the Buckingham loop at Ar
lington as Capt. Nicolette's lat and
352 high lighted team scores of SGT
and 1863.
Thelma SINNERS and Anna Helm
rich were high in the Maryland
District Ladies Doubles loop with
633, while individual honors went 10
Ruth Cole with 348.
Evening star., 1943-02-11
Marquette Eleven
Is Host to Hoyus
Special Dispatch to The Star

special Dispatch to The Star.
MILWAUKEE,, Feb. ll.-Mar-
quettes football team will tangle
with Georgetown here on October
9. it has been announced by Ath-
letic Director. Conrad NJ. Jen-
nings, who added the Golden
Avalanche will continue football
this fall If it is at all possible.
"Day-to-day planning of
varsity program is a tough propo-
sition at best" said Jennings, but
I still am hopeful that college
football will be carried on next
fall and that we will play full
schedule"
Opponents booked in addition
to Georgetown, Jennings said, are
Wisconsin, Michigan State, De-
troit and Denver.
Evening star., 1943-02-11
Pro Grid Loop Sending News to Boys Overseas
Pitcher Mucohy Writing Column for Poper at Fort Broee

newspaper. Still the losing
pitcher" Corpus Christie CTex0
Naval Air Station claims the un-
official basket ball championship
Of the Southwest Conference, be-
cause it has cleaned up its Sched-
ule of loop rivals without loss.
Howard Hickey, who chose the
Navy instead Of the Cleveland
Rams, was cited last week for
disarming belligerent citizen
who was conducting a one man
blitz at the gate OF the Great
Lakes Naval Station. Reports
that the would-bc Commando,
who was chasing marines with a
stiletto, will recover haven't been
confirmed. Capt. Phil Miller,
technical adviser at the Las We
gas On. Mex Aerial Gunnery
School, says that billiards and
Evening star., 1943-02-11
Fordhom Bringing Formidable
Quint to Face Georgetown
Rams Feature Mu|vihi|I, Gonzogo Product;
c. U. Is Underdog in Invading Quontico

Georgetown's pleasure drive along
basket balls glory road will be chal-
lenged by a formidable Fordham
team tonight at Tech High gym at
8:45 o'clock.
Against flashy Fordham team
that has captured II Of IA games
the Hoyas will risk their record Of
13 victories in Is engagements, with
the loser likely to be barred from
the goal of both outfits-a bid to
the national Invitation tournament
in New York next month.
Georgetown will be making It's
Evening star., 1943-02-11

golf help train Army gunners,
because they teach coordination
OF hand and eye. Piano playing.
he adds, does the same thing.
PointleSs story-At Union City,
Tenn. recently two Negro girls
high school basket ball teams
found the score tied at the end
OF the regular playing time. They
played through three overtime
periods without breaking the
deadlock and then decided to call
it quits. The finsl score was:
Dunbar of Union City, O.; May
field, KY, 0.
Today's guest star-Frank B.
Ward, Youngstown (Ohio) Vim
dicator: Big league baseball
will be about 40 per cent weaker.
but why holler? Coffee Is weaker,
too, but we're glad to pay for 1t"
Evening star., 1943-02-11

UeTIt OldIk OJTIINCH naSn become
regimented, much as he probably
would prefer to be. Griffith doubt
less would relish the Mats being as
steady and reliable as naval OBJ
servatory clock, but in recent years
being with the Washington baseball
team has been a guarantee luggage
will receive extra wear and tear.
Grlfflth's players have come up
with an unspectacular brand of
baseball in recent seasons. of course,
but that is their only claim to con-
Slstency. In the matter of faces.
Griffith hasn't permitted most of
them to hang around long enough
to gulp q cup of coffee
Evening star., 1943-02-11
A. U. Goes Over 500 Mark
By Nippinq Wilson Five

American University's basket ball
team nudged above the 500 mark
today AS the result OF George Zuras'
brace of field goals in the final 2
minutes last night that presented the
Eagles a 54-51 triumph over Wilson
Teachers at A. U. gym.
Ray Battaglini locked the score
for Wilson at 4949 and Walsh sent
it ahead, but Zura. who scored "a
points, then connected on two sue
cessive field goals.
Bart Fugler contributed 81 points
to Americans attack, while Hal
1fshin sparked Wilson with %.
Evening star., 1943-02-11
Cronin Sees Army
Baseball
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. IL
Soldiers want baseball to con-
tinue, and they like to follow their
favorite major league teams even
though it's by transocean mail.
concludes Manager Joe Cronin of
the Boston Red Sox.
Cronin, returning from duty in
Hawaii as representative of the
Reo Cross athletic department,
SAID he was carrying to Wash
lngton thousands of soldiers re-
quests that the game be con-
tlnued as in normal times.
Evening star., 1943-02-11
Alibis Kept Chupmon Busy

Jimmy WaSdell has moved into
the National League and Goose
Goslin is toiling in defense plant
after a spell of managing Trenton.
Mickey Livingston is with the Phils
and Jimmy De Shong, Harry Kelley,
Monte Weaver, Rene Monteagudo
and Elon Hogsett have faded from
the major league scene.
The intervening years have seen
an interesting assortment of char
acters pack up and pull out of Grif-
fifth Stadium. There was Pitcher
Vernon Kennedy, glum individual
who didn't want to play with the
Mats and told it to Griffith.
There was Ben Chapman. who
was fading and who averaged an
alibi day for his failure to click.
Ben managed the Richmond Colts
last season, allegedly expectorated
In An umpife's face and .conse-
quently may be out of the 1943 pic
ture.
George Archie, too. was around.
He came to the Mats as the Pacific
Coast Leagues most valuable player,
but Washington fans couldn't be-
come excited over his nonchalant
manner and weak hitting. He's in
the Army now.
Evening star., 1943-02-11
Travis 16.1 Average Besl
In Maryland Cage Group
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 1l.-Ernie
Travis, Maryland guard, with 1923
points for eight games, is the real
leader among the State tossers with
an average OF 16.l per contest,
although Barney Goldberg and
Franny Book Of Loyola top him in
total points.
Goldberg has lat points and
Book l37, but both have played in
l3 games.
Leaders:
Evening star., 1943-02-11
Extra Toll by St. Johns
Downs Calvert HoII

Trailing, 8-l6. at the end OF the
half, st. Johns pulled on even terms
with Calvert Hall yesterday at Bal
timore at the end of regulation time
then grasped 37-35 basket ball de-
cision on Sleepy Thompson's hook
shot after one minute of a second
overtime period.
Evening star., 1943-02-11
Lundon Booters Victors

Buster Stephens goal in the sec
ond period gave Landon's soccer
team a 10 victory over St. Adams
yesterday in an Interstate Athletic
Ronference game at Landon field. 4
Evening star., 1943-02-11
loyden Is Sent to Bed

CHICAGO, Feb. ii (P.-Elmer
Layden, commissioner of the Ma
tional Football League, has been
ordered to bed for a week after ex-
animation revealed a slight conges-
ton Of the lungs.
Evening star., 1943-02-11
FIoherty's Shot Gives
Game to Anucostiu

Jim Flaherty's field goal with less
than minute OF an overtime period
remaining presented Anacostia
Highs Indians a 25-23 victory over
Episcopal yesterday at Alexandria.
Evening star., 1943-02-11
Wilson's Defense Keen
In Win Over Lundon

Woodrow Wilson Highs baskec
ball team displayed its best defense
OF the season yesterday in dealing
Landon 25-l1 defeat on the losers
court
Evening star., 1943-02-11
FenneI| Rockvi|Ie's Ace
As Preps Drop 18th

With Fennell leading the winners
with l8 points, Richard Montgomery
High dealt Georgetown Prep its 18th
defeat in IA basket ball games yes
terday at Rockville, 34-15.
Evening star., 1943-02-11
Win, Lose or Draw
BY BURTON HAWKINS.
Nots Out Of Step With Reeimented CcpitoI

whose @ %nG pue beats more rapidly Government
Noe system
WORKERS to or departing from their whole existence
oepeoe on the
ball club strangely ' e' N
The Mats out surroundings simply because
Evening star., 1943-02-11
Great Lukes Wins Another

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Feb. II
P).-Great Lakes basket ball team
won its 9th victory in % starts by
swamping Calvin Coolidge, 10 to a.
Evening star., 1943-02-11
Ortiz Was Too Sensitive

Outfielder Roberto Ortiz was too
sensitive. When one of the Mats
coaches would take him aside and
attempt to teach him to pick up
ground ball, the neatly constructed
Cuban resented 1t. His heart broke
Evening star., 1943-02-11

Totals Is "a Totals 4 an,
Referee. Mr. Hurley
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-16

us the town You should have
been along just to watch Pat.
Say, you know what? That kid
has something! l mean, she has?
She had stage fright at first, but
later She"
Lorraine kept control. Naively,
Captain Carr praised the other
girl no more than was due, sure
ly, but with more enthusiasm
than was necessary at the mo-
ment, Have you checked in on
Pat, too? Told her you were
here, Loraine?"
"Jimmee, Miss Friday has re-
turned TO Elmira"
WHAT" He was astonished
again.
But of course, Jimmee,
When I found you had already
gone, and been forced to take
her with you. came at once.
She's gone back"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-16

Don't be ridiculousl This is
his passenger on the flight"
That, of course got Jimmy at
once. Lorraine recognized his
answer, and her own lovely
voice flowed TO him meltingly.
"Jim-mee darling" she cooed.
"Hey, that you, Lorraine? BY
George"
"Yes."
Are you all right? Say, this
is great, your calling. But where
in the devil were you this morn
ing at IL o'clock"
"Jimmee, l want to see you,
now"
Sure wish I could. Say, we
had a swell flight, Lorraine
Clear as crystal all the way, but
looked like we might have out
run a storm. Any sort of blow
or rain there tonight, hunh?"
"Jimmee, I am in this bptel
with you. Two floors down."
What? Hey!"
He hurried down to meet her
in the mezZanine lounge. He
was smiling broadly when he
approached, but when she kissed
him, he took her by the shout
ders and eased her away.
"Loraine!" he spoke softly
but in disappointment. This
liquor business thought we
agreed-look, people who fly,
and"
She stopped him by smuggling
close and laughing in easy, too
intimate manner, and petting
him and murmuring little coy
sounds.
Come and sit down." he said,
quietly now, land tell me how
in the Sam G. Hill you hap
pened to be here in Chicago.
You weren't anywhere around
at the takeoff, and Colonel Flu
redy was about to have spasm,
so L"
You didn't wait for poor
little mel" She started to pout.
Listen, Loraine That flight
was set for IL o'clock"
His tone, definitely ominous,
knocked the pout right out of
her. She resumed her softer
technique.
I'VE made a swell run to
Cleveland and a mob was there
to welcome u.s." he said. But
when we got here to Chicago
WOW, Lorraine, they all but gave