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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Accusing Government bureau
Gratis" of attacking our free press"
Representative Shafer, Republican.
of Michigan demanded today their
investigation and punishment by
Congress.
In statement inserted in the
Congressional Record, Representa-
tive Shafer, a former newspaper
man, criticized the Justice Depart
ment's antitrust suit against the
Associated Press He describeo the
press association as IAN institution
essential to our national livelihood,
an institution recognized by our
Government officials, at least in
words, as being so beneficient that
it must be given-by force-to the
whole world"
The suit, he declared, "is an at
tempt against the life of our entire
body polite"
THE great misdeed of attacking
our free press not only this once, and
not only with this weapon, but many
times and with whole arsenal. cries
aloud to this Congress and our
people for investigation and punish
ment," he added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
Old State Department Cannon
To Be So|voged as Scrap

At least a portion of the historic
cannon which have decorated the
front lawn of the old State Depart
ment Building for many years will
60 for scrap, it was learned this
afternoon.
Most Of the guns were used in the
Revolutionary War, and some, a
Government spokesman said, prob
ably will be saved as museum pieces.
Od1cials Of the Public Buildings
Administration of the Federal
Works Agency have been in confer
ence with the War Department over
the old cannon. and no details have
been worked out. It was said, how
ever, that the War Department
which owns the guns, has decreed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
British Army |mposter
Is Fined $500 Here

Judge Arnold Scott imposed a
$500 fine or 90-day Jail sentence on
Joseph H. johnson. 80. a native of
International Falls, Mimi, today in
Municipal Court for illegally wear
ing British Army uniform, john
son had been found guilty of the
charge last week. but the court had
deferred sentence pending a report
Of the probation officer.
In pronouncing sentence, Judge
Scott said that the probation off,
GERS report did not warrant the
placing of johnson on probation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 14-Leo Du-
rocher. manager of the Brooklyn
Dodgers, has been ordered by his
draft board, No. Is, in Brooklyn,
to report for his physical examina-
ton, President Branch Hickey of
the club said today.
Durocher, signed as player-mana-
ger for 1943 when Hickey became
head of the club last fall, at present
is at the Mayo Clinic for a routine
checkup.
Durocher, who'll be SO years old
next July, now has a ga classical
ton. His wife is employed in st.
Louis.
Hickey said he talked with Du-
rocher by telephone this morning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
Baltimore Church Burns

BALTIMORE, Jan. IA tP.-Three
firemen were injured today when
q three alarm fire destroyed the
veStibule of st. Luke's Evangelical
Lutheran Church. Two were hurt
when the flooring gave way with
them and third man stepped on a
nail, None was seriously injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
lie Clerc Reports Capture
Of 700 in Fezzun Drive

Earlier Story on Page ALL
BY the Associated Press.
q LONDON, Jan. 14-Brig. Gen
Jacques LIE Clerc has announced
that his forces captured more than
700 prisoners and considerable stores
OF arms and equipment during the
advance through the Fezzan area
of the Libyan desert, the Fighting
French said today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
Large American Force
Arrives at British Port

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 14.-Large num-
bers of American forces, together
with q big contingent of New Zea-
land, Australian and Canadian air
personnel have arrived at British
port, 1t was disclosed today.
w. j. Jordan, New Zealand high
commissioner, welcomed the troops
and gave special word to the
Americans, acknowledging kindness
shown by the people Of the United
States to New Zealanders.
Authorities said the conveys trip
was uneventful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14

Continued on Page 2-X, Column %
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Weather Report

onow ana not SO cold tonight, with fresh winds.
temperatures today-Highest, 40, at s:45 pm:
lowest 81, at am. Full report on page Ala.
rG of s gil consumption should be 80 per cent
Va aho'ment for period ending FEBRUARY :.
Evening star., 1943-01-27
BY RAY BLOSSER,

CLEVELAND, Jan. 27-Manager
Lou Boudreau declares his Indians
ARE going to be the team to beat"
in the American League this war
year-Which the Cleveland clubs
president, Alva Bradley, feels will
see his home attendance hold even
with last season.
These twin expressions, unusually
optimistic for their progenitorS,
popped up last night at baseball
writer's dinner honoring Third Base
man Ken .Keltner as the Tribe S
most valuable player of 1942, a
business which brought him sleek
movie camera and a flock of praise
words.
Il won't say we will the pennant
but we will be the team to bent in
1943," volunteered Boudreau, whose
Indians barely lived up to his
modest FIRST division" goal by fin
ishing an undistinguished fourth in
the last pennant chase.
Rates Rosar Top Catcher.
He said Catcher Buddy Rosar
would fill big gap in the Tribe
lineup, less harassed by war than
those of many other clubs, and pre-
dicted the recent New York Yankee
will be the top-ranking catcher" in
the loop. Don't forget the St.
Louis Browns-they're also going to
be in the running with the Yanks
and r0l1nlp 0f ot her cI,IhS pou
dreau cautioned, but added, IF
nothing unforeseen happens we're
going places"
Evening star., 1943-01-27
Tech, Swapping Losing Streak,
Picked Over Eastern Friday
Whips Bulls os RombIers Bow to Bethesda;
Roosevelt, Anocostu ond Central Score

with Its three-game losing streak
snapped, Techs basket ball team
PROBABLY will rate slight favorite
over Eastern, leader in the high
school series race. when they meet
IN Friday afternoons feature game.
The RamblerS. after winning six
straight, were defeated by Bethesda
Chevy Chase yesterday, 22-18, while
the Maroons showed a return to
power by downing Bulls. one of the
cltyS tough schoolboy court COM
blnationS, 44-33.
Public high school teams have a
slight margin to show for yester-
days heavy game schedule. Seven
OF them were in action and four
victories were recorded. Roosevelt,
AnaCostia and Central were the
other winners, while the losers, in
addition to Eastern, were Wilson
and Western, topped by St. Johns
and Gonzaga, respectively.
Roosevelt sWamped Friends. 1923,
AnacoStia topped Landon 27-l3. and
Central nosed out Washington-Lee
$500.
Brewer and Thompson Revive.
Bob Brewer and Give Thompson.
Techs two big guns who have been
Silenced in recent games, showed a
return to form. and with their re-
vival came restoration of Techs
winning ways. Bulls stepped in
Evening star., 1943-01-27
Gomez, Sold by Yanks
To Braves, Visions
Great Comeback
Recalls MocFoyden Case
As New York Lets Him
Go After II Seasons
BY the Associated Press.


LEXINGTON, Mass, Jan. 27.-
Now that he has recovered from
the shock of being cast adrift by
the fabulous New York Yankees,
Vernon Lefty Gomez has high
hopes that he, like many another
aging pitcher before him, will find
the Fountain Of Youth" that Is
supposed to be located within the
spacious boundaries of Braves field.
Gomez, now 80, became involved
in major league deal for the first
time in his 12-yesr career yesterday
when the Yankees sold him to the
Boston Braves after all of the other
American League clubs had waived
on him.
Gomez recalls that Danny Mac
Fayden, after the Yankees cut him
adrift at the age of 30 back in 1898,
although winning only four games
during his last year as a Yankee
highlander, turned in II victories
during his first season as a Brave
and then collected IA more in each
of the next two seasons.
Among the other recent pitchers
to drink from this Fountain OF
Youth" were the then 30-year-
oldsters, Milkman Jim Turner and
Lou Fette, who, during their fresh
man seasons, were 20-game winners
, for the Braves. Bob Smith, the re.
converted inflelder, also was re-
garded as hopeless when, at the age
of 36, he came to the Braves from
the Cincinnati Reds but he man
aged TO stay with them until he
was almost 40. pitching effectively
most of the time.
Evening star., 1943-01-27
Flag Team Must Beut indians,
Manager Boudreou Asserts
Figures on Catcher Rosor to Fill Big Cop
Bradley Sees Attendance Matching 1912

Big Boss Bradley. who can count
the house with his eyes closed. COM
pared the war years Of 1917 and
l942, finding the Indians showed to
about 100000 customers each tune
This dropped to 100000 in the short
season of 1918, when our entire
payroll was $72,824. and that in
cluded such players as iris Speaker,
Jack Graney and Steve ONeill"
The Detroit Tigers new manager
laughingly joined Bradley in an
nounCing that Steves stipend that
campaign was exactly $3,994 The
Indians chief then pocketed his
figures and declared:
Says Players Must Toll.
I'm going to predict that we
are going to have as good year
as last year If the boys go out and
put on show that is good A lot
Of good players are in service. and
the ones that are left are gong to
have to go out and work People
are not going to pay ST. to see the
same kind of show as in the minor
leagues"
The honored Keltner said, Il sure
appreciate this. You sure made me
pretty happy about this. l want
to warn you I'm not much on
speaking"
Generally recognized as the
leagues top third sacker, he says it
on the baseball field instead. Kelt-
ner's .287 batting average in 1912
was his second best, and he booted
only 30 Of his $40 chances to lead
regular custodians of the hot cor
ner with fielding mark of GAS.
Evening star., 1943-01-27
Lions Can't Pass Ceryance
Once Mate, as They Bow
AT Cleveland, 9 10 I

The Washington Lions have reg
istered only one shutout in So Amer
1can Hockey League games this
season. and in the net for the
Capital club on that occasion was
Frank Ceryance, who has walloped
the Lions five times this season
while performing for three other
teams.
Ceryance, who previously beat
Washington while protecting Her
shey and New Haven nets, last
night was guarding Cleveland's goal
as the Barons checked the Lions
two-game winning streak, go, at
Cleveland.
Washington trailed only "a enter
ing the final period as the result OF
goals by Lou Turdel and Sammy
McManus. but the Barons located
the Lions net five times in that
period. Tony LesWick and Les Gun
ningham scored three goals each
for the Barons.
Evening star., 1943-01-27
Win, Lose
or orDraw
Hot Referee Cool as Coach
BY GEORGE HUBER.

Dallas Shirley, the whistle -tootin'
gesticulating basket ball referee
whose showmanship added a lot to
basket ball spectacles here, is a
changed man since he took up
coaching He still sticks horn in
his mouth, waves his arms around
and stomps his feet as referee for
college games and some high school
tiltS here, but now his main business
is coaching Eastern Highs basket
ball team.
And on the Eastern bench he's an
entirely different character. The
man who received many an un-
complimentary remark from coaches
in the heat of battle when his
refereeing didn't suit them and who
in turn could throw a technical foul
at bench jockeys with the best of
them, sits calmly and cody as his
players romp up and down the court
receiving good and bad decisions
from the other referees.
At EaStern's first few games this
year, Shirley was watched more than
his players as spectators waited for
the time when some referee would
displease him with some decision.
The critics so far have been dis
appointed. They expected Dallas
to jump up and holler as do many
of the other coaches. At the very
least he was expected to exchange
q word or two with the fancy shirts
as they passed his perch on the
edge of Eastern's bench.
Evening star., 1943-01-27
Basket Ball Dropped
By Only 5 Per Cent
OF High Schools
Allowing Use Of B Cos
Cards Saves Situation,
Says Federation Head
BY the Associated Press


CHICAGO Jan. 26.-Only 5 per
cent Of the Nations high schools
have dropped basket ball, Henry V.
Porter, secretary of the National
High School Federation, reported
today. He said the figure was based
on surveys ins many States.
Illustrative. he said, is the case of
the Illinois prep cage tourney, which
begins late in February with $50
teams competing against 887 of a
year ago. Most other States are
finding the same widespread interest
in the continuation of the cage
sport, he reported, although there
have been some mileage saving mod
ificationS in the tournament pro-
gram.
Porter declared that the ruling
permitting coaches and athletic
directors to secure B gasoline rations
was big factor in allowing rela-
lively unimpaired basket ball pro-
gram. with players travelling in the
coaches and directors cars.
Reporting on the availability OF
equipment, Porter said the Gus
tomary durable nodded type OF
basket ball still was available ir
quantities sufficient to assure the
sport the rest of this season anc
possibly all Of next year. Only
limited supplies of fan-shaped back
boards are available, but many
schools are constructing their OVr
in manual training claSsrooms.
Porter said IA States reported they
would use fan-Shaped backboards ir
the State tournament finals and D
States reported such boards woulc
be used in preliminary tournaments
where individual managers were able
| to install them
Evening star., 1943-01-27
Coaches Soon Forget Woes

Fact is. none of the high school
coaches around here is a real jump
ing jack Andy Farkas at St Johns
shouts occasionally and Tony Kupka
at Wilson once in a while points out
fouls TO the referees. Maybe the
old days-the last couple of years
snyway-were better. Some of the
coaches were up and down all the
time Orrel Mitchell Of Gonzaea
invariably sputtered and fumed all
the way. Once after heated game
he pounded on the door to the ref
ereeS dressing room and dared them
To come out. It never lasted long,
however Five minutes after a
game all was sweetness and light.
Gene Augusterfer of St. Johns
was another man who continued to
be amazed al the blindlesS and gen.
eral incompetence of referees. but he
always had the same men back for
his next game. Bruce KeSSler of
Tech, Jack Ray Of Central and Cliff
Moore of Western were others who
occasionally found referees lust too
much for their peace of mind. But
they soon got over it.
Evening star., 1943-01-27
Gonzaga and Johnnies
Tune for Their Tilt
With Victories
Set for Clash Tomorrow
After Beoting Western
And Wilson Quintets

Gonzaga and st. Johns will carry
long winning streaks into tomor-
row nights game at Tech gym
first OF two meetings between these
two Catholic school rivals this year
Gonzaga's Eagles haven't been de-
feated by high school rival this
season and won their ninth game
yesterday by nosing out Western
27-25. The Johnnies also were win
nerS yesterday, turning in their fifth
straight and their tenth in IL starts
while defeating Wilson, 1927.
Frank (Spider) Cantrel was the
Gonzaga hero yesterday. Not only
did he take scoring honors with II
points, but it was his goal in the last
minute of play that broke a 1925
tie to give the Eagles their triumph.
The Eagles were in front most of
the way by a slim margin, their
half-time edge being 1914. Western
took the lead with less than two
minutes to go on Bob Frailey's long
goal, but Bud Cranston's foul shot
tied things at 1925 to set the stage
for CantrelS winning toss
Evening star., 1943-01-27
Ocean Wave Stealing
Show From WhirIy,
His StabIemate
By the Associated Press.

by tne Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 27.-In the
midst of all the speculation here
as to when Warren Wright's Whirl-
away would start and what handi-
cap horses might give the champ a
tuSsle, a younger member of the
Calumet corral has come along to
steal the show, at least temporarily.
Newest topic of hot stove league
racing gossip here is a we'll made.
3-year-old chestnut colt named
Ocean Wave which, like his older
stablemate, Whirly, is a son of the
celebrated English equine, Blenheim
I'd. Ocean Waves nanny is Colum-
biana, most renowned for winning
Widener handicap. At the Fair
Grounds yesterday, Ocean Wave
made his l943 debut in the 6-fur-
long Lockport purse, on a muddy
/ track, and won by three lengths,
eaSed up by Wendell Eads in the
late stages,
All around. YOU could hear:
There's your Louisiana Derby win
ner!"
The splendidly bred youngster
raced nine times in 1912, winning
on five occasions, with earnings OF
/ S8,8l5. He closed out the season
with a smart score in Pimhco' s
| Sagamore Stakes November 5.
Evening star., 1943-01-27
Cox, Ernie Dusek Renew
Mat Rivalry Tonioht

Joe Cox and Ernie Dusek, who
have provided Turner's Arena with
some of It's more disturbing scenes,
will labor there again tonight when
they snarl in the feature match OF
the weekly rassle card.
Emil Dusek and Johnny Long will
toll in the semifinal, while other
matches list the Yellow Mask fac
ing Stanley Pinto and Dick Lever
meeting Tambu Habu In the opener
at s:45 o'clock.
Evening star., 1943-01-27
Homecoming for Shirley

Getting the Eastern Job this sea-
son was sort of homecoming for
Shirley. He was a player there
some IL years ago. later playing at
George Washington U. He knows
his playing and his refereeing and
1t would be excusable if in the
heat and excitement of a game he
jumped from the bench and let off
some steam. It probably would
help his blood pressure, too, which
undoubtedly builds up when things
go wrong.
Being both a coach and referee
apparently has quieting influence
Dutch Usilaner, the Tech coach,
also is a referee, and Dutch is noted
as one of the calmest men in town
while on a bench. Only time in two
years that he's jumped up to tear
his hair was when his players tossed
away a game. He's never COM
planned about the refereelng. Tony
Iatona, the former Western High
player who now referees and who
helps Pop Wannan coach up at
Friends, is another quiet chap.
For calmness and GOODNESS on 9
bench, however, they all have tc
hand the palm to Tommy Nolan
the young Anacostia coach. Tommy
was one of the best players evel
turned out around here. both a,
Eastern High and Georgetown. anc
It must be particularly CALLING t"
him the way his Anacostia players
murder the good old game Of basket
ball Never an eyelash does he bat
though. He doesn't even get no
lnWarnlN
Evening star., 1943-01-27
Red Wings Only One Point
Back Of Rangers After
Beating Jinx, 5 10 ;
BY The Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
Detroil'S Red Wings today staged
a twin ceiebration-One half of it
because Of their first victory since
December 7. 1897 over Boston on
Bruin ice, score to 3, and the other
portion because the space between
them and first place in the National
Hockey League was narrowed to a
single point.
Some explanation for Detroit s
lOpSided win over New York Sunday
became apparent when it was an
nounced that Ranger Goslie Jimmy
Franks suffered a broken hand in
the first period and had continued
in the fray.
He will be out for the remainder
Of the season and has been replaced
in the New York cage by Bill Bev-
eridge of the Cleveland BaronS.
Evening star., 1943-01-27
Sports Program
For LocuI Fans

TODAY.
Basket Ball.
Catholic u. at Johns Hopkins,
Baltimore.
Episcopal at St. Adams. 3 30.
Coolidge at Georgetown Prep,
34S.
Wrestling.
Weekly program at Turner's
Arena. s:45.
TOMORROW.
Basket Ball.
st. Johns VS.. Gonzaga. Tech
gym, 500.
FRIDAY.
Basket Ball.
Wilson VS. Coolidge, Tech vs..
Eastern (high school series dou-
ble-header), Roosevelt gym, 400.
Bethesda at Rockville, 2:30.
st. James at Landon, $50
George Washington High at
Westinghouse High, 800.
st. Adams at Baltimore
Friends, Baltimore.
SATURDAY.
Basket, Ball.
Maryland at Navy, Annapolis,
2::30.
Anacostia VS.. Roosevelt, West
ern VS.. Central (high school
series double header, Tech gym.
7:3O.
Maryland Frosh VS.. Navy
Plebes, Annapolis, 100.
Blair at Charlotte Hall M. A..
Charlotte Hall, Nd.
Boxing.
Maryland at Virginia, Char
lottesville.
Western Maryland at Catholic
u. 8:l5.
Hockey.
Washington Lions VS.. Hershey
Bears, Hershey. Pa.
Evening star., 1943-01-27
Reservists Call
May NOT Ruin
Basket Ball
College Men Will Go
As individuals, Not
In Wholesale Lots
BY HAROLD CLAASSEN,


NEW YORK. Jan. 27.-Uncle Sam
has levied another manpower tax
on the colleges, but the athletic
teams will carry on with new stu
| dents and the odds and ends still
around, a survey by the Associated
Press today showed.
Few of the coaches or athletic
| directors were able to interpret the
order from Washington which stated
that enlisted Army Reserves would
be ordered up at the end of the first
college term after December 81, 1912
At Atlanta, Ga, however. Mai
Gen. William Dryden of the 4th
Service Command said the regula-
ton didn't mean "the ReServists
will finish the term one day and
step into a uniform the next. They
will become available at the COM
pletion of semester or term and
will be called later by name from
Washington"
Relieves Basket Ball Coaches.
That Interpretation was pleasant
one for Basket Ball Coaches Doug
Mills of Illinois. Phog Allen of
Kansas, Howard Cam of New York
University and Wilbur Johns of
University of California at Los
Angeles
The first three coaches have top
ranking teams and a blanket or i'm
mediate induction of ReServiSts
would take three starters from both
Illinois and N. Y U. and four from
Kansas. The U. C. L. A. quintet
isn't on a par with them, but loss
of five eager -ReservistS would wreck
its chances of winning its first game
in 42 meetings with Southern Cali
fornia this week end.
Other sports likewise were hit, but
it is expected that the ruling will
be felt most in basket ball. now at
the midway point in its season.
However. Columbia listed 13 track
men among its reservists and New
York University reported that Frank
Dixon, sensational freshman runner
who made the AAU all-America
track team recently, would be lost.
Will Change Football Picture.
Complexion of next falls football
outfits will be changed completely
five of Ohio States best gridders
being on the Army list in addition
to the usual graduation losses.
IF you know of any boys with bad
eyes" moaned Coach Paul Brown
send them to me. I've got to fill
the uniforms"
L always did want to visit those
South Pacific Islands" said Coach
Ellison Ketchum after a check
showed every one of Denver Univer-
sity's football and basket ball players
were in one reserve or another.
Although they expressed it in diff
ferent words ma iority of the COM
menting coaches indorsed the state
ment Of Wallace Butts, whose
Georgia eleven won the l943 Rose
Bowl game:
Right now I'm too busy figuring
out who is going and who isn't, but
the Army is one outfit we're not try
ing to compete with. Anytime they
want any Of our boys they can have
them"
The present call effects only Army
Reservists and also excuses those ir
advanced ROTC work and those
studying medicine, dentistry and
engineering. 1t does not apply tc
Army Air Corps Reserves.
Evening star., 1943-01-27
{. u. Would Down Hopkins
To Avenge LoyoIa Defeat

Catholic UniVersity's basket ball
team. which has lost four games in
seven starts, will attempt to hoist
its average TO 500 tonight when 1t
tangles with Johns Hopkins in a
Mason-DiXon Conference game at
Baltimore.
The Cards succumbed, 57-53. to a
rally by Loyola of Baltimore last
night at c. u. gym after leading all
the way Dick Scanlon, c. U. CEN
ter, captured scoring honors with
20 points, l more than registered
by LoyOla'S Book.
Evening star., 1943-01-27

front l0-4, in the first period. but
after that Brewer and Thompson
turned on the heat and the Maroons
drove into 25-l7 lead by halftime.
Techs margin increased steadily,
w'h Hank Pizza also aiding. Brewer
with Is points and Thompson with
IA were leading scorers for the
Maroons. while Capt. Chuck Tourek
topped Bulls. 1t was only the sec
ond defeat this season for Bulls.