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Evening star., 1943-08-17
By Staff Correspondent OF The Star.

ny otaII correspondent OF Inc star.
CHICAGO, Aug. TIA timely,
welcome addition to the Mats
mound staff is Rookie Wilfred Le-
febvre, who unleashed a heartenine
brand of pitching yesterday to de-
feat Cleveland, 6-3, and present the
Mats record of six victories against
five defeats on their current trip.
Starting tomorrow, when the Mats
collide with the White Sox here in
opening five game series, Wash
| ington will bite into the tough por-
ton of its jaunt and Lefebvre's dis
play has boosted the Mats chances
of clinging to second place.
Within the next nine days the
Mats will be playing 13 games, all
of which is expected to be extremely
annoying to Manager Ossie Bluege's
eightman pitching staff With sue
cessive well-pitched games from
Mickey Haefner and Lefebvre, how
ever, the Mats are anticipating the
immediate future with more assur-
ance.
Chicago Tough So Far.
Enjoying an off day today before
plunging into an arduous schedule
that calls for three double headers
in five days at st. Louis, the Mats
displayed record of four triumphs
and three defeats on the Western
part of their trip, marked i'm
provement over the last Western
trip, which saw them drop 8 of
Is games.
st. Louis has represented soft
touch to the Mats this year. WASH
ington recently dealt the Browns
six successive trimmings but the
White Sox have been irritating
characters this season. Chicago has
captured of 13 games with the
Mats, but Bluege hopes to halt such
indignities tomorrow by dispatching
Milo Candini and Early Wynn to
the mound.
Meanwhile, Lefebvre is resem-
bling reliable sort of starting
pitcher. Trusted with his first
pitching task since joining the club
10 days ago. the neatly constructed
southpaw proceeded to limit Cleve-
land to two earned runs and nine
hits.
He was off to a shaky start. but
the former Holy Gross pitcher
pulled out Of it ricely. Hammered
for six hits and all the Indians
runs in the first four innings. Le-
febvre braced to blank Cleveland
on three hits in the final five
frames.
Vernon H0mers.
The Indians grasped a 10 lead
in the first inning when Russ Peters
reached base on Third Baseman
Alex Kampouris' tumble. moved to
second as Oris Hockett walked and
scored on Roy Cullenbine's single to
left.
With two out in the fourth inning,
Johnny Sullivan pumped a double
off the right-field wall, scoring Jake
Early and Kampouris to present
Evening star., 1943-08-17
Four Bowling Leagues
Plan Reorganization

Rhode Island Avenue Business
Mems Duckpin League will hold a
reorganization meeting at 8 tonight
at King Pin. Secretary Sam Shreve
expects all of last seasons team
captains and other bowlers inter-
ested to attend
Oscar Hiser, the Hyattsville Rec
reation operator, announces several
meetings for organizing his women's
leagues. Tomorrow night at the
Prince Georges County Ladies
League will hold a session. Thurs
day night at the Hyattsville
Ladies will get together and next
Monday the Hyattsville Independ-
ent will reorganize. Any teams de-
string franchises have been asked
to have representatives present.
Evening star., 1943-08-17
BY the Associated Press.


NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 17.-Fight-
ing Phil Terranova, new NBA
featherweightA champion of the
world, plans to defend his title
against all comers.
Both he and his manager, Bobby
Gleason, made this plain last night
after Terranova knocked out De-
Tending Champion Jackie Callura of
Ontario, Canada. in the eighth
round of a scheduled l5-round bout,
before $500 spectators.
Callura forced the fighting in the
early rounds and had a slight edge.
but Terranova appeared to grow
stronger as the fight progressed
while his opponent tired fast after
the fifth round.
Ends In Eighth Round.
A series of hard rights and lefts
TO the body and head softened
Callura In the seventh and sent him
10 the canvas for count of nine
early In the eighth. Although the
champion jumped TO his feet at the
count. he was no match for the
hard-punching challenger from the
Bronx, and vent down for good
from n crushing right uppercut to
The jsw In tho frat minute "A the
Evening star., 1943-08-17
Six Pros in Service
Seen as Favorites
In Victory Golf
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Aug. 17-Six service
men, members of select group of
40 outstanding pros and amateurs
in the victory national golf cham
pionship starting Friday, should be
tabled the favorites.
1t will be quite an honor to win
the 72-hole medal tournament, for
the field is the finest assembled this
year, containing 81 players who
among them have won every ma jor
title in America and Great Britain.
Post to Get Winnings.
But the six men in uniform have
an extra incentive. IT one of them
becomes champion he will take a
fifth of the tournaments net pro-
ceeds for use at his post or station.
That should figure about $4,000 to
$4,000, or more.
The six service stars, and any one
of whom could finish in front in
the final 36 holes Sunday, are Spe-
cialist Jimmy Thomson of the
Coast Guard, stationed near San
Diego, Calf: Sergt. Vic Ghezzi of
Fort Monmouth. N. j.; Sergt. Jim
Turnesa of Staten Island, N. Y;
Lit. u. g. Lawson Little of the
Navy personnel detail at Hutchin-
son, Kans.; Pvt. Melvin Chick
Harbert of Camp Grant, ILL.,, and
Frank Stranahan of the Nashville
(Tenn) Army Air Center.
Have Great RacnrdS
Thomson is a former runnerup
for the United States Open and
PGA titles. Turnesa in 1912 ousted
Ben Hogan and Byron Wilson en-
route to the PGA final in which
he bowed to Sam Snead. Ghezzi,
a former Los Angeles Open cham
pion and member of the Ryder Cup
team, defeated Nelson for the 1941
PGA crown.
Little is the only man to win the
British and American amateurs in
successive years. Harbert played
the best golf for the challengers in
the recent Ryder Cup series in De-
troit. Stranahan is former trans
Mississippi titlist and one of the
top amateurs in the country.
Preceding the tournament will
be pro-amateur 36-hole best-ball
matches Thursday.
Evening star., 1943-08-17
Life Guards Events
On 7itIe Swim Card

The annual District AAU outdoor
swimming championship meet will
go on tonight and tomorrow night
events beginning at o'clock at
Takoma pool, after the start was
postponed last night because of the
rain.
The same events as originally
programmed for last night will be
held tonight, with special events for
life guards features of the slate.
Among the $50 swimmers entered
are such well-knoWn ones as Calva
Kephart, Matty Flanagan, Pat Van
Zile, John Burgess, Myrna Rees,
Leola Thomas, Jean Ort, Helen
Poyner, Ernie Boggs, Betty Essex,
Joan Treanor and Paul Smith.
Evening star., 1943-08-17
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PALO ALTO, Calf, Aug. IT.
Stanford's football Indians bit the
dust today--war victims.
Stanford will not field a team this
year-or probably for the duration
of the war for that matter-because
there just aren't enough interested,
able bodied non-Army men on the
campus to make up squad.
The official announcement last
night said that stanford University
cannot play its conference schedule
because of lack of manpower on
the campus. All games are can
celed."
Coach Marchie Schwartz and his
staff will devote their energies to
the Army's physical program
at Stanford
One lone civilian, young third
string quarterback, showed up for
spring practice, but Schwartz fig
ured he could build up a team from
the many Army boys in training on
the campus. The Army killed that
idea, however, with it's rule prohibit
Evening star., 1943-08-17
Stanford Smeurs Half of Loop
List by Suspendinq Football

ing trainees from participating in
intercollegiate athletics.
Stanford's decision threw the
southern half of the Pacific Coast
Conference into a tumble and
meant the suspension of the bitter,
50-yearold pigskin feud with the
University of California-the big
game" in these parts.
The Indians, one of the country s
top-ranking football powers for dec
AIDES, had games billed with Cali
fornia, Santa Clara. the University
of San Francisco and the st. Mary's
and Del Monte prefight service
teams, as we'll as home and home
games with Southern California and
the University of California at Los
Angeles.
Evening star., 1943-08-17
Combined Meet Offers
$272,5OO in Stakes
BY the Associated Press.

-
BALTIMORE, Aug. 17.-Twenty-
nine stake races, worth $500 in
cluding most of the features usually
run during Maryland's fall racing
season, are scheduled for the 30-day
combined meeting to be held at
Pimlico between October 8 and No
vember 13, according to the pro-
gram announced by the State Racing
Commission. This will be a joint
meeting. with Laurel, Havre de
Grace and Bowie combining with
Pimlico.
Value of 20 of the stakes has been
increased and the minimum purse
has been raised 5000 to $1,000, a
move that is expected to lure many
of the best horses in the country
Biggest jump was in the Pimlico
Special, raised from $4,000 to s25,-
600, with the provision that in case
Of a walkover the value will be
10000.
The commission postponed until
today decision on applications OF
three half-mile tracks, Cumberland
Marlboro and Bel Air, for fall racing
dates.
Evening star., 1943-08-17
Pitching.
Paige Sees Negroes
In Majors Shortly
BY the Associated P-ess.

BY the Associated P-ess. ~
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. IT,
Satchel Paige, ID Negro base-5
ball pitcher. predicts that Negro
athletes will be breaking into the
major leagues in two or three years.
It's the only sport we haventl
cracked" the big. loose-jointed star,
of the Kansas City Monarchs said
last night between innings. 81 think
some of our boys will get major try
outs next spring; in a couple of
years I believe thav1l be in the
hne-ups" ~
The 37year-old SaGchel said he
would like to see the breaking
gradual. n
Il wish we could start out with al
club of our own-all colored boys
he asserted. Later, when they got
used to us playing, they could MIX
the teams up."
Evening star., 1943-08-17
Louis Is Tuning at Meade
For GIobaI Ring Jaunt
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md,
Aug. 17.-Sergt. Joe Louis, who was
to have started global boxing tour
under the management of Uncle
Sans War Department tomorrow,
has been given a tWo-Week period to
get ready for the grind which now
will get under way August 80
Maj. Lester D. Friend Meade
special service officer, announced
last night that Louis would remain
at the post here for the training and
that the heavyweight champion
would appear tonight at the post S
athletic show.
Louis will spend 100 days visiting
Army posts in continental United
States before embarking for the
various war fronts.
Evening star., 1943-08-17
Vets Go as Dodgers
GET Hur|ers, 1S, II
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
Brooklyn, highly pleased by the
ability of Luis Olmo, again has dip
ped into the ranks of the Montreal
Royals of the International League
for playing talent to revive it's sput-
tering Dodger machine.
This time Branch Hickey, presi-
dent of the Dodgers, has called UP
pair Of young hurlers. 21-year old
Harold Gregg and 18-year- -old Rex
Barney. In exchange. Hickey said
Pitcher Max Macon and Shortstop
John tRed) Barkley would join the
International League club.
Olmo, who battered down Inter-
national League fences early in the
season, was recalled by the Dodgers
recently when Joe Medwick was
shunted to the New York Giants.
The lanky outfielder immediately
found National League pitching to
his liking and has pounded out a
.35l batting average in 19 games.
Evening star., 1943-08-17
Marines Seeking Second
Straight Over MiIIers

Headquarters Marines baseball
team has the edge over Miller Fur
niture in the playoff for the De-
partmental League championship
after taking a 20 victory in yes
terday's start of the three-game
series.
Another game is slated for this
afternoon on the Ellipse. The
Marines, winners of the first half
title, scored both their. runs in the
third inning.
Evening star., 1943-08-17
AII-Stars 10 Use Irish
System Against Pros
BY the Associated Press.

EVANSTON, ILL.,, Aug. 1.-THE
Washington Redskins will be lucky
to win the All-Star football game
August rs in the opinion of Carl
Gloomy" Erickson, trainer for the
All-Star squad.
q These boys are in much better
physical condition and more intent
on their work than any previous
All-Star squads said the rundown
artist. Many of them came direct
from Army and Marine training
bases and are as hard as nails
Rather than depend on indi-
vidual substitution, Head Coach
Harry Stuhldreher is planning to
follow the Notre Dame custom in
Rockne's days of substituting back
field units. He has been working
with three such combinations of
equal speed and power.
Evening star., 1943-08-17
Louis to Be on Program
Of This Is the Army'

World Heavyweight Champion
Joe Louis will attend the official
Negro premiere of This Is the
Army movie Thursday night at the
Lincoln Theater, 1900 block of u
street NV, at o'clock.
Louis will have part in the cere-
monies opening the show and which
also will include Maj. Gen. Irving
j, Phillipson, executive director of
Army Emergency Relief; Brig, Gen
b. o. Davis and 1t. Campbell
johnson.
A color guard from Fort Myer and
the Fort Belyolr Engineers Band
also will take part. 4
Evening star., 1943-08-17
Mats Facing Is Games in 9 Days
Now Rely on Lefebvre for Aid

Washington a 81 lead. A single
by Lou Boudreau,. Gene Desautels'
triple and Jim Bagbys single sent
the Indians ahead in their half of
the fourth, though, at to 2.
Mickey Vernon inserted his sixth
home rune of the season over the
right-field screen with two out in
the seventh to lock the score and in
the ninth the Mats chased Bagby
with successive singles by Bob john
son, Gerald Priddy, Early and Kam-
pouris, which, coupled with Sui
livan's long fly, fetched three runs.
Lefebvre was wild after his long
layoff, walking six. but he struck
out seven. Every Nat except George
Case obtained a hit, with Early
leading the 11-hit attack with three
Safeties.
Evening star., 1943-08-17
Mocricostos, Mask Mix
In Turner Mat Match

The complete card for tomorrow
nights rassling match at Turner'S S
Arena announced by Promoter Joe
Turner has George Macricostas
against The Mask in the semifeature
match in support of the main at
traction involving Ivan Talun and
Babe Sharkey.
Another side dish is a tag team
match or relay in which Maurice
LaChappelle and Johnny Long will
oppose John Vansky and Dick Lever
Completing the card Is an opener
between Big Ben Morgan and Chief
Thunderbird.
Evening star., 1943-08-17
Hughitt, Berry to Work
AII-Stur Redskin Tilt

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Aug. 17.--E. F. (Tom-
my Hughitt Of the University Of
Michigan and Charles Berry OF
Lafayette College have been Sc
lected by Elmer Layden, commits
sioner of the National Football
League, and Coach Dutch Bergman
Of the Washington Redskins, to
officiate in the. 10th annual all-star
football game August Is.
Berry will be head linesman, job
he filled in the 1912 game. and
Hughitt, who refereed the 1888 con-
test. again will act in that capacity
Head Coach Harry Stuhldreher
of the All-Star squad will choose
the umpire and field judge.
Evening star., 1943-08-17
Brook Rookie Schultz
Helps Rout Champs;
Yanks Lash chisox
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports writer.

The transformation Of the Brook ~
lyn Dodgers from an old mens' club 1
to a youths society is going on from
day to day and In spite Of the ridi-
cule that has been heaped uponx
Branch Hickey for his trading, thtS
changes are showing results. ~
How different the Dodgers look,
from the good old days can be exemS
pfified In one sentence: They had(
Outf1elder Frenchy Bordagaray play
ing third base last night.
But In beating the World Cham
pion st. Louis Cardinals, 7-3. theH~
also had new first baseman, young
Howard Schultz. s feet 6ls inch
bean pole, who handled Is fielding
chances successfully and contributed
double and single to Brooklynxt
attack on Mort Cooper and two other
hurlers.
After being held scoreless for fo,fS'
frames the Dodgers hammereds
Cooper for four runs in the NTH and
drove him of the mound with two
more in the sixth, just to prove thAA
even though they are out of th&
National League pennant race they
still are undaunted by the world.
champions.
Dodgers Get More Youngsters. "a
Afterward Hickey announced the
acquisition Of three more youths, a.
year-old Harold Gregg and 1s-year-
old Rex Barney, pitchers from Mon
treal, in exchange for Max Macon
and John Barkley. and 17-year- -old
Catcher Joe Soskovic, fresh from q
Brooklyn tryout camp.
Whitlow Wyatt officiated at yes
terday's triumph over the Cardinals,
holding them to eight hits and him.
self getting two doubles and single.
The Cincinnati Reds captured
their fifth triumph In three days
by overriding the New York GiantS.
So. behind Johnny Wander Meers
eight-hit hurting and maintained
their hold on second place. A doul
BILE by Steve Mesner with the bases
loaded in the first inning provided
the winning margin
In the other National League
games, Johnny Gee pitched the
PITTSBURGH Pirates to 5-1 de-
cision over the Boston Braves, al
lowing only seven hits, and the
Philadelphia Phillies nosed out the
Chicago Cubs, As, in a night game
with Schoolboy Rowe allowing only
five safeties in gaining his 1lth
victory.
! Yankees Blast White Sox.
The New York Yankees, leading
the American League, walked over
the Chicago White Sox. TO- with
Hank Borowy pitching four-hit ball
and his teammates shelling txd
Chicago chuckers for IA blows. --,,
| Boston's Red Sox rode roughahod
over the st. Louis Browns, 90, to
give Louis (Bobo) Newsom an,
other defeat, his seventh unsuc,
cessful start since coming into thu
American League after the rebellion
among the Dodgers.
Bobby Doerr and Rookie George
Metkovich hit home runs and Mike
Ryba, best known as a relief hurler.
pitched four-hit ball as the Red
Sox won handily.
Evening star., 1943-08-17
Tuffy's, PIoy Was Tops

Tuffy's, PIoy Was Tops
Memories are tricky, or maybe
few old-timers were questioned ir
the poll. Anyway, of the outstand-
ing plays listed only one dates as
far back as 1921, none before then,
which would indicate the over
whelming majority of outstanding
plays have occurred in the last
generation, which probably isn't
true Eight of the ten outstanding
plays listed happened siuce 1885.
OF what football we've seen, we'd
rate the greatest play defensive
one contributed by Tuffy Leemans
when he was performing for George
washington University in 1884
Tuffy represented the Colonials' Of
fense In those days, but against
L. s. u. he uncorked defensive
dandy that will live with those who
saw 1t.
An L. 8. u. back tore through
@. w. us line, picked up two-man
interference and romped for the
goal line. Forty yards away, play
ing safety and presenting the only
barrier between those three gentle
men and the goal line, was Lee
mans
Tuffy was a virtual certainty to be
nailed as the ball carrier sprinted
along behind his destroyer escort,
but he wasn't. When that two-man
interference approached, Tuffy dis
posed Of them without touching
either. He feinted quickly to the
then dived to his left to smear the
ball carrier as both would-be block
ers plunged into the turf.
Maybe those l.. s. U. blockers were
crude and the ball carrier was a
bum, maybe we haven't been around
to the right places on enough Sat-
urdays, but we were there that Sat-
urday and we haven't seen anything
since to match that individual bril-
lance. Tuffy was out there strictly
on his own against terrific odds, but
he made the tackle.
Great ball carriers usually are
great because their blockers are
superb. Moving 'ein down for
Grange was Britton and out in front
clearing path for Tommy Harmon
was Forest Evashevski. From what
we've heard and read, Thorpe re-
quired what amounted to no block
ing. He was the original one-man
gang, and we could locate a few
folk who. would defend his great
ness against Oranges. &
Bernie Bierman, the noted coach.
calls Andy Uram's 70-yard runback
on a lateral after a punt in the final
minutes to win the Minnesota Ne
braska game of 1886, TO, the most
perfectly executed spur-of -the-mo-
ment play ever to come to his atten-
ton.
"It was" says Bierman, "the only
play I've seen which arose spon-
taneously and reflected perfection
In every detail Every man used
Evening star., 1943-08-17
Son Born, Leohy's Mind
Cleared for Football

BY the Associated Press.
SOUTH BEND. Ind. Aug. IT.
Coach Frank Leahy of Notre Dame
now can face the football season
with only worries of winning games
on his mind. Mrs. Leahy gave birth
To boy yesterday.
The baby weighed & pounds SIS
ounces and "a their FORTH child.
Evening star., 1943-08-17
Texas Tossers Obtained
BY Dodgers and Giants
BY the Associated Press.

ny me ASsoclateo Ffess.
NEW YORK. Aug. l7.-Both of
New York Citys professional foot
bah teams. the Dodgers and the
Giants, reached deep into the heart
Of Texas today for gridiron athletes.
The Giants announced the sign
Ing OF Emery Nix. outstanding
paSser with Texas Christian last
year, while the Dodgers came up
with Ken Heineman. former Texas
School OF Mines tosser.
Evening star., 1943-08-17
Win, Lose or Draw
Grange Greatest Grid Player, According to Poll
By BURTON HAWKINS,
Star staff Correspondent,

CHICAGO Aug lEuie the magazine for lovers clothes
with intriguing poll
football plays
Doesn't settle anything
according poll,
football the Soldier
the single listed the
opening kickoff for touchdown in the 1924
fan who peekS Saturday afternoon is missing
Thorpe
Evening star., 1943-08-17
All 80 Faces New
To Grid Mentor
BY the Associated Press.

MORAGA, Calf, Aug. IL
Coach Spike Nelson looked over
30 football candidates at the st.
Mary's Preflight School-and
didn't recognize a face.
TITS all right" he said. We'll
get acquainted in a few days"
1t. Nelson. Iowa star who
coached at Yale in 1941, planned
to halve the squad.
Evening star., 1943-08-17
Official Score

Runs-Vernon, Johnson. Priddy, Early
f2), Kanpouris. Peters. Boudreau, Desau-
tells. Errors-Kampouris, Rocco. Runs
batted n-Cullenbne. Sullivan CD. Ver-
non, Desautels, Bagby, Early. Kampouris.
Two-base hits-Lefebvre, Sullivan. Three
Stolen bases-Mack. Hockett Double plays
-Priddy to Sullivan to Vernon. Gull
lenbine to Rocco, Sullivan to Priddy to
Vernon, Vernon to Sullivan. Left on bases
Washington. z; Cleveland. 8. Bases on
balls--Of Bagby. 2: OF Lefebvre. ..
Struck out-By Bagby. !: by Lefebvre, q
by Salveson, |. Hits-Off Bagby. II in z
innings ipitched to four batters in etghth) .
off Salyeson. none in :, innings. Hit by
pitcher-By Bagby tSpence). Losing pitcher
- Bagby Umpires - Messrs. Stewart,
Weafer and Pipgras. Time-2:00. At
tendance. 900 testimated).
Evening star., 1943-08-17
rs in each league:
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Softly Series Continues

The Night Softball League cham
pionship series continues tonight at
Washington Stadium with Standard
Linen playing Garvin's Grill.
Evening star., 1943-08-17
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Evening star., 1943-08-17

the maximum of good judgment in
every one of the many maneuvers
involved in clearing the way for
Uram. who, himself, used perfect
judgment in setting his pace and
choosing his course"
Supporting Bierman are movies of
the game. At one stage of the play
every Nebraska player was fiat on
his back 1t was, to Biermans mind,
the perfect play, and it will live be-
cause it decided a tough game be-
tween outstanding teams.
Evening star., 1943-08-17
SLIGO Nine Tukes Pair

Sligo A. c. baseball team took
both ends of double header
against Cissel-Saxon Post Americans
Legion Junior nine, winning ga and
8-5. Arturo Perez and Stan Hoist
were the winning pitchers. -
Evening star., 1943-08-17

Games Tomorrow.
Chi. at Bkl. f2).
Cinci. at Bost. t29).
Pitts. at N. Y. C2D.
st. L. at Phil. ta.m.).
Evening star., 1943-08-17

Games Today.
Cinci. at N. York.
Pitts. at BoS, t2),
st. l.. at Bkiyn.
Chicago at Phila.
Evening star., 1943-08-17

must PICK Red as top man, out
those who saw neither and watched
Bronx Nagurski, all-America, at
tackle and fullback. would string
along with the latter.