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Evening star., 1943-10-06
Mcleod, 81, Exceeds
Golf Round a Day

Fred Mcleod, Columbia Country
Club golf pro, doesn't expect to reach
his record year of 1898, when the
former National Open champ played
553 rounds of golf. but the 62-year-
old mentor is doing all right this
year.
Freddie has had only two DAYS
without playing at least one round
of golf since May l and has played
277 rounds in the six months. Be
cause of bad weather, he missed
three DAYS in April. and he expects
to do 375 rounds this year. He av-
erages around IS strokes each
round-not too bad for one of the
oldsters in American golf.
Bob Barnett, Chevy Chase pro-
fessional, has invited several out
standing stars to compete in the
Senlor-pro tourney held each fall at
Chevy Chase. The event is Sched-
uled October IA Among out-of
town pros invited are Craig Wood
holdover National Open champ;
Sammy Byrd, winner of the Chicago
All-Amerlcan Tourney; Leo Diegel
and Joe Kirkwood.
All local pros have been invited
Tournament receipts will go to the
Red Cross. Ben Hogan won the pro
end Of the 1912 tourney and. with
Representative Richard Kleberg
won the senior-pro.
Evening star., 1943-10-06
Maryland Squad Hit
AS Services Gain

Coach Doc Spears has been Jug
CLING his University of Maryland
football team this week in an effort
to fill some of the holes left by Jake
Jacobson, tackle; Ralph Fico, end
and Pat Mccarthy, also an end, who
have gone into the services.
Some OF the shifts already made
include Dick Terry from center to
end. Mike Zetts from tackle to
guard. Les Daily from guard to end
Wilbur Rock from tackle to end, and
Ed Hurson from end to center.
This still doesn't solve all the prob
lens, however, and Spears still
counts himself particularly weak at
the end positions. The shifts still
are in the experimental stage and
Spears may have others to make
before the Old Liners face Rich
mond Air Base at College Park Sat-
urday.
The end positions particularly are
hard to fill because in the two games
played. Fico, Mccarthy and Hurson
were the only players used there.
Evening star., 1943-10-06
Grays Subdue Barons;
Regain World Title

BY he Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct g.
The Homestead Grays rule the Ne
gro baseball world today after de-
feating the Birmingham Black
Barons, champions of the Negro
American League, S-4, last night in
the seventh and deciding game of
the world series.
The Grays previously won the Ne
gro National League title for the
seventh consecutive time. In last
years world series, however, they
lost out to the Kansas City Mon
archs.
Josh Gibson led the Grays' 12-hit
assault last night with double and
two singles in five trips. The win
ners came from behind Al Birm-
lngham lead with four runs in the
eighth inning and got two more as
clinchers in the ninth. The teams
will continue their series with eX-
hibition games in Birmingham to-
morrow and in New Orleans on Sun
daV
Evening star., 1943-10-06
Chiefs Halt Mudhens;
One Down as Clubs
Go 10 Columbus
By the Associated Press.


SYRACUSE, N. Y. Oct. 6.-The
Syracuse Chiefs hoping Horace
Greeley was right. go West TODAY.
down a game to the Columbus Red
Birds but still strong contenders for
the 1943 Little World Series title.
The International Leaguers shat
tered the Birds long dominance last
night when they trounced the
American Association club. 81.
Columbus, firing for its third con-
secutive junior series flag, had won
six straight from the Chiefs, four in
last years classic.
A siX-hit salvo good for four
runs in the first inning kept Mana
ger Jewel Ems boys in the running
for the final card Of contests which
open at Columbus Thursday night,
with the Birds leading two games to
one. Lefty Arnold Garter held Co.
lumbus TO five hits.
SyracuSe's Millard Dixie Howell.
who pitched a five-hitter in the
opener only to lose 20. is due to
tangle again. in the Ohio opener.
with Ted Wilks, who straitjacketed
the Chiefs with six blows.
Should there be something to that
go-West- st-and-prosper advice, and
the Chiefs win that fourth game,
their position would be good for a
triumphant finish
The first three games drew 1851
fans and created a player pool of
so655l7
Evening star., 1943-10-06
Praises Cards Morale
Petro, Hanbury Signed
For U!ine Main Bout

Featherweight Danny Petro and
Lightweight Lew Hanbury. jr., rivals
for public attention since their anna
teur boxing days here. have been
signed by Promoter Goldie Ahearn
to feature next Wednesdays boxing
program At Uline Arena. This local
natural takes the place of the Gus
Dorazlo-Jlmmy Bivins bout. post =
poned because of Dorazios illness.
Both have excellent professional
records with the exception that both
were knocked out by Jackie Wilson
this summer. Petro since then has
chilled Johnny Cockfield. while
Hanbury won over Frankie Rubino
on the Beau Jack Bobby Ruffin card
at Madison Square Garden card this
week
Hanburv is a strong. game club
fighter who wades in to take and
give punishment. while Petro also
displays more punch than science
qualities that make for plenty of
action.
Both will train for the bout at
Goldie'S gym at 4l9 Ninth street
NV. Petro will drill at 2 o'clock to-
morrow and Hanbury at s. The
workouts are open to the public.
Evening star., 1943-10-06
Johnson, Expecting
Service Call, Quits
As Skin Trainer

Allan Red Johnson. Redskin
trainer since early July, resigned to-
daV, the Redskin office announced
johnson. affiliated with athletic or
carnations for many years and for
Is years with Lafayette College. an
tlclpateS an early call for military
duty and resigned before the OPEN
ing OF the pro football season to give
his successor time TO familiariZe
himself with the duties of trainer.
Redskin officials were reported to
be III touch with Doc" Wilbur
Boehm, former athletic trainer at
Washington State.
Johnson came to the Redskins at
the request of Head Coach Berg
man, succeeding Doc A. A. Mauro.
who left the pro grid champs dur
ing the winter to enter the Navy
The retiring trainer had wide ath-
letlc experience in the important
task Of keeping athletes in top con-
dltlon and is rated one of the best
men IN his profession.
The Skins, working out daily at
Griffith Stadium, were to wind up
hard drills today in preparation for
the opening game against Brooklyn
Sunday at 2 pm. They will start
tapering off tomorrow, and work.
outs Friday and Saturday will be
little more than signal drill ball
passing and cahsthenics. Bergman
says the entire squad, with the ex-
ceptlon of Tackle Bill Wilkin, is in
good shape.
The opener Sunday will mark the
first peek at the l943 edition of the
Skins for most WASHINGTON fans.
Although they have PLAYED two
games in Baltimore. the bulk Of the
customers have not seen the cur
rent edition Of the George P. Mar
shall A. c. 1t is a good club. lack
ing the power on the ground of some
previous Redskin outfits. but one
that probably will win the Eastern
championship again.
The game looms as sellout.
Evening star., 1943-10-06

"Lanier shouldn't have had to
cover first on that play. 1t should
have been an easy out, Klein to
Sanders. but, instead, Lanier has to
60 over and cover first. Crosetti
bumps him on a close play, and
when Max drops the ball he's safe.
Then johnson bunts down the first
base line and Sanders messes that
up, too.
"Lanier pitched a whale of a
game enthused Hornsby, one of
baseball's all-time greats, but he
wasn't getting much help. He
pitched good enough to win and,
with any help, he would have won.
Both teams resembled semipros."
Johnny Orlando, Boston Red Sox
clubhouse boy, hanging around
American League headquarters and
saying, Ted Williams is the best
.tipper I've ever seen. He always
was giving me $40 or $40 for running
errands for him and at the end of
every season he handed me $3.50.
"A couple Of years ago we fin
Lshed second and at the end of the
season the fellows on the club threw
500 bills at me in the clubhouse
When 1 picked EN- all up I had
kl,600-more than any player got
as a second-place cut"
Jack Malaney, Boston sports
writer, Ginning in with, Williams
made a good pitcher out of Joe
Dobson. Joe Cronin asked Dobson
to pitch batting practice to Williams
In the mornings when Ted was in
slump and Dobson was burned up
about it,
He was so burned up that he
tried to strike out Williams on
every pitch. He pitched to Ted
every morning for a long time and
when it was over Williams came
out of a slump and batted 400
Evening star., 1943-10-06
Sizing Things In.

The Yankees yesterday looked to
be much better than the Cardinals
did a year ago along the purling
Mississippi. After their first splash
last year, the New Yorkers folded
completely.
But the Cardinals then had
Johnnie Beazley and Ernie White
primed to carry OH. after Mort
Cooper had blown the first barragc
Now Beazley is missing and White
is mystery. 1t begins to look as
if Mort Cooper will be needed
badly.
The big play Of the day came
from Harry Walker, younger broth
er OF Brooklyns Divie, Harry
robbed Chandler Of a triple or a
home run in the seventh inning.
Turning into a combination gazelle
and acrobat, he made a running
blackhanded catch that Terry
Moore and Joe Di Maggie would
have envied. You saw it and you
still didn't believe it.
But at the end of the first game
Spud Chandler and Joe Gordon
moved into the two top inches.
North American Newspaper AlIiance)
Evening star., 1943-10-06
BY HUGH FULLERTON, Jr.


NEW YORK, Oct. 6.-Walker
Cooper likely will be elected to
the exclusive Schnozzle Society
remember Lombardi'S Swoon at
the plate in the 80 World
Serles?) as q result of losing sight
of that wild pitch yesterday. but
In our book Nick Etten committed
lot worse error when he pro-
tested a close decision by tossing
the ball away with a runner on
first. Even though the Yanks
escaped the consequences, it's a
good bet that this winter they'll
look for another first baseman.
AS for Cooper's looking the wrong
way when the ball disappeared
over his shoulder, Manager Billy
SouthWorth has as good an eX-
rianation as any: When they go
that high you don't see en-"
Evening star., 1943-10-06
Red Megow Announces
Special Pin Match

Red MegaW. who takes over the
management of Queen Pin somor-
row, will stage a special match Sun
day night at $50 between the
Queen Pin Specials and the Brat
burd Pigettes
The Southeast lineup will include
Mary Magnetic, Gladys Lynn, Boots
Workman, Mae Diehl and Thea
Shupe while the Bratburds will be
composed of Alma Mehler, Georgia
Hays, Frances Wilson, Mary Heine
and Mary Lou TAYLOR.
Evening star., 1943-10-06
VINO Official Studies
Case Of 5Chibears

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Oct 6.-The Regional
War ManpoWer Commission. which
has been investigating to determine
whether five Chicago Bears football
players violated VINO regulations,
has taken the matter under advise
ment.
Data pertaining to the players
past employment was presented to
VINO Regional Director William H.
Spencer yesterday by Elmer Layden,
commissioner of the National Foot
ball League.
Spencer said the question was
whether the Bear players left war
plant jobs to play professional ball
without obtaining certificates of
availability or otherwise failing to
abide by VINO regulations.
Evening star., 1943-10-06
Ry WHITNEY MARTIN,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Oct. 6.-An Army
bomber roared over Yankee Stadium
so low Stats Marion could have
flelded it ard somebody said: There
comes Terry Moore"
1t wasn't, of course, because Pvt.
Terry Moore was sitting there
among $1,000 or so fans watching
the Cardinals outfumble the Yam
KEGS to lose the first game of the
World Series. 42. and he must have
been experiencing jumbled sensa =
tlonS as he looked out over the same
field on which year ago he was one
Of the brightest stars.
He covered center field like the
grass in the 1912 classic. and when
Harry Walker made a sensational
back-handed stab of a long drive
Terry must have pinched himself
and taken a quick gander at the
khaki uniform he was wearing to be
sure he wasn't twins, as 1t was
strictly a Moore catch.
Praises Cards Morale.
Later he sat on trunk in the
Cardinal locker room talking with
his former teammates, who sat
around morosely with the tired
droop Of an old clothes line. He
looked fit and sturdy.
No. he hadn't followed the Car
dlnal games so closely this year. He
! did when he could. but out where
he was il was "pretty r,lcoe6 opG
news was slow in reaching there.
Its a fine bunch he said. re-
ferrlng to the Cardinals. Its the
Evening star., 1943-10-06
1urfman Rates Count Fleet
Greatest He's Known

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. oct. 6-Webh
Everett who has served as racing
secretary for Santa Anita, Washing
ton and Arlington Parks. SAYS Count
Fleet is the greatest horse within
his memory.
Nobody knows how fast that
horse really can run" said Everett,
here on visit.
Everett said he regretted that
he was unable TO arrange what would
have been the three horse race Of
the year, Alsab. Whirlaway and
Count Fleet. The principals were
all set, but Alsab bowed a tendon.
Whlrlaway was retired permanently
and Count Fleet has been on the
shelf since the Belmont Stakes.
Evening star., 1943-10-06
Clarendon Holds Bond
Duckpin Handicap

Manager Eddie Goldberg will IN
augurate his weekly Clarendon pin
handicap tomorrow at $50. Top
prize is S25 War bond. Entrance
fee is Sl69.
A two-third handicap will be given
contestants of both sexes based on a
128-scratch.
Evening star., 1943-10-06
McSpaden, Byrd Matched
AT 36 Holes Medal PLAY
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Oct. 6-Harold Jug
McSpaden and Sam Byrd, winners
Of the only national golf events of
l943, will meet in 36-hole medal
match at Tam OShanter Country
Club this week end.
Eighteen holes are scheduled for
each Saturday and Sunday, to con-
tinue over extra holes until the win
ner is decided. The victor will collect
$1,000. with $500 to the loser.
McSpadcn won the all-American
open and Byrd took first place In the
victory national-both in Chicago.
The two Philadelphia professionals
will arrive for practice rounds to-
morrow,
Evening star., 1943-10-06

Quote. unQuote-Mort Cooper
(who'l surely pitch tomorrow if
he doesn't get the call today:
My arm never felt better. I
don't know where that sore arm
stuff got started; I never had
sore arm in my life. I lust had
little cold in the shoulder for
about three days
Dog-gone good catcher-Spud
Chandler says that If his pitch
ing has improved this season Bill
Dickey deserves the credit. Every
time he'd begin to tighten up
Bill would come out and talk
something like this: You're
working too fast-and that re-
minds me of bird dog I used to
have" By the time he'd heard
all about the dog Spud was ready
to pitch again,
First game fo1ies-Just after
Joe Gordon clouted his homer
Evening star., 1943-10-06
Nelson Will Lead Penn
In Dartmouth Clash

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA Oct. 6.-Coach
George Munger has selected a Con-
nectlcut Yankee, Herb Nelson of
Hartford, to lead the Pennsylvania
football team into battle against the
highly regarded Dartmouth eleven
Saturday.
The best shoulder blocker ever to
play for Penn says End Coach Paul
Rlblett of Nelson. Navy VS. trainee
who played end for three years until
graduation last June. A tackle this
season. Nelson kept in shape last
summer by working as a railroad
brakeman.
Evening star., 1943-10-06
Lion Gridder in Third
Job as Yale Is Faced

Ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 6-It used to be
Join the Navy and see the world. ~
Now it is "join the Columbia football
team and travel"
Ramsey Crawford. who started the
season for the Lions as a fullback
and then was switched to guard, will
be the starting right halfback Sat-
urday against Yale
Evening star., 1943-10-06
.Wo|tz Pigeon Is Leader
In WRPC 16O-MiIe Rcce

A pigeon from the loft Of Ralph E
Woltz won the young bird race from
Lynchburg Va, distance of 16O
miles, sponsored by the Washington
Racing Pigeon Club. The winning
bird averaged 1000 yards per minute
Other early finishers and their
average speed in yards per minute
were:
D. Roy Mathews. o36: D. Roy Mathews.
al9; WOLF Bros, 80: H. E. DeAtley, 900;
Alb. Scheuch, a0s; Rudy Worch S74; VIM.
Tammaaro, 500; Riley A. HUNT. So;
Robert Lyons. $50: Dismer Bros &,
McGann, 196: J. B KorStkamp. IA: B. F.
Miller. L -. Wm- EeierStein- t22
Evening star., 1943-10-06
Ettens Boner Shades W. Coopers Muff Morris Arm Keen

bunted and was safe when
Sanders dived for the ball and
tried to roll far enough to tag
Billy because there was no one
covering first; then Crosetti
scored on a double play. Sounds
like a typical Card rally, And
don't overlook the fact that
Rookie Bill johnson was the only
Yank to get two hits. Or that
Terry Moore" running catch
Harry Walker made off Chandler
in the seventh.
Evening star., 1943-10-06
McGoIricks Gain Tie
For Bowling Lead

The Joe McGolrick Plumbers
snapped the 9-game winning streak
of the Rockets with a 81 victory
and moved into flrst-place tie in
the Rhode Island Avenue Business
Mems League with the losers. Bob
Tyler's 153 and Bob Miciotto's l5S
were the big blows for the winners,
who tailed a game of $40, Walter
Robinson of Kronheim Liquor fired
a season record of AL with l65 his
best single.
Evening star., 1943-10-06
Plane Over Stadium
Miffs La Guardia
BY the Associated Press.

BY he Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Oct. 6-Flrst Air
Force headquarters today was in
vestigating complaint by Mayor
F H. La Guardia that a four -engined
bomber had flown dangerously low"
over the Yankee Stadium during
yesterdays World Series opener.
The Mayor said BIZ Flying
Fortress flew right down over the
stands three times and added "It
anything had happened. a thousand
people would have been killed.
He said it is illegal to fly below
1000 feet over an open air assembly
and asked that the pilot be dis
cipllned.
The First Air Force said that In
vestlgatlon so far has indicated the
plane was not based in this area.
Evening star., 1943-10-06
Yonks Now I to 7
ToCupture Set
By the Associated Press.

oJ tHs ASSOCIATED Press.
NEW YORK. Oct. s.-As a re-
suit Of the New York Yankees
opening game win over the st.
Louis Cardinals yesterday. local
bookmakers boosted the odds on
the bombers today to / to 2 to
win the set. They were only 5
to Ga choices before yesterdays
tussle.
The bookies had two sets OF
prices for todays game, depend
ing on which pitcher starts for
the Cards against Tiny Bonham.
If its right-handed Mort Cooper
the thing is rated a toss up at IS
to 5 and pick EN-" If Rookie
Left-hander Alpha Brazle gets
the Cards call the Yanks are
favored at 6l2 to 5.
Evening star., 1943-10-06
Fights Last Night

BY The Associated Press.
NEW YoRK-Jule Koeon. 1851,
New Haven, Conn. stopped Aneelo CAL
lura. l35i2, Hamilton. Ontarlo ta)
JERSEY CITY, N mike Buick,
1'l, New York. knocked out Phil Nor
man. so. Detroit ~, =
HARTFORD. Conn n.--Willle Chea tum,
lt1, New York. and George tRedD Doty,
141. Hartford, Conn, drew tS)
NEW BEDFORD, Mass.--Bill Weir-
bers, 21n. Chelsea. Mass, knocked out
Jimmy Tucker 1855 Newark, N. J. tcI :,
AKRON, Ohio-Eddie Blunt. 21s.
New York, .outpointed Lee Savold, 1874
Paterson. N j. IOl
Evening star., 1943-10-06

the rolled-down canvas screen in
front of the center field bleacherS
began to shoulder. Appeared
like Cardinal fan burning up.
And what about that story that
the Cards would run the Yanks
ragged? Here's how the Yanks
got their first run: Crosetti
reached first by running over
Lanier when the Card pitcher
iuggled the throw: then he stole
second and Walker Cooper threw
a mile over the base, johnson
Evening star., 1943-10-06
VIM Lose Draw Yans Ago When Cards Started
Hornsby and Griff Agree the Opener Was shoddy
By BURTON HAWKINS.
Star Stan Correspondent.

NEW YORK, Oct 6Th World Hornsby
Ing Nobody help
the d was walker Cooper doing running with
looking wild
the ground out he was searching for the ball in the air
1T wasn't baseball the
buned fourth
the ball.
I'D like the Cards Honsby
1t by playing baseball like that
Frankie Crosetts grounder that the
In fourth
Lou Klein got he had throw
Evening star., 1943-10-06
Pvt. Moore Sees Self EmuIuted
As Walker GIistens for Cards
P. Wirephoto

morale that makes this team click.
Every man working for the team.
That was a game of breaks today.
1t could have ended any way"
Moore has 30-day furlough. and
after that will head for the Panama
Canal Zone again. He went down
there after the series last year as an
athletic instructor. About six months
ago he enlisted in the Army, and
he's been around bit since.
He plans to play a little baseball
this time. The season starts early
IN December, he says, and there is a
Well-organized league down there
About Class B league he ex-
planned. If the war doesn't last too
long ne hopes TO return to the Car
dlnalS when it is over, as he thinks
he still has some baseball left in
him, although. he said, he might get
out of practice.
Baseball on His Mind.
He said he hadn't thought much
about baseball, or about the odd pic
ture OF him sitting watching a game
in which. but for the war. he would
be playing very important part.
Probably even those around him
didn't realize the quiet guy in the
soldiers uniform sitting back there
IN the shadows IN row NJ was a man
VINO Just year ago they had
watched and marveled at as he
roamed out there in center field
com lnlttinp GRAND lorCe,,y ~, cow,
Yankee hits.
Harry Walker got the cheers yes
terday. He was ball player.
Terry Moore was just another SOL
der in the stands.
Evening star., 1943-10-06
Buinbridqe Books Lee

BAINBRIDGE, Md, Oct. E (P,.--
cambridge Naval Training Station
football team has scheduled q Sun
day game against Camp Lee at
Camp Lee for October "a to fill out a
l0-game schedule.
Evening star., 1943-10-06
Gordon, Goat in 1912,
Provides Winning
Spark in Opener
BY GRANTLAND RICE,
Epecial Correspopdent ~ The 81

YANKEE STADIUM, NEW YORK.
Oct. Sometimes history repeats
and then again it doesn't. The
Yankees, out for revenge, took the
first game of the big series at the
Yankee Stadium in l943, just as they
did in 1912 at st. Louis. But the
spangled settings and the angles
were entirely different.
In yesterdays opener Spurgeon
(Spud) Chandler, the Gainesville
(GaD carbine. moved into the WIN
ming shoes worn by Red Ruffing,
the Granville Ill) grenade.
But the greatest shift came when
Joseph Lowell Gordon OF Eugene
Greg, the lion of l941, the goat of
1912, suddenly became the tiger of
1943 as the outstanding star of the
day. AS combination lion, goat,
tiger and whatnot this should make
Gordon a star entry in any Ma
tional ZOO.
Gordon Brings Yanks to Life.
1t was Smiling Joe's resurgence
that lifted the Yankees into winning
life. Before the game started l
asked Gordon what he was going
to be in this new series-the lion or
the goat.
Make it the tiger or the chicken, -"
he said. Il never seem to know
There was all tiger and certainly
no chicken in Gordon's opening day
play. 1t was his home run that sent
the Yankees ahead and it was his
brilliant defensive play that helped
Chandler win his first World Series
game after two heart-breaking de-
feats in other years.
Chandler always is a serious fell
low. But before this first game he
was even more serious than a politi-
clan trying to formulate postwar
peace terms.
I'm going to win this one" he
told me, and the next one l pitch
l ought to be due"
The Georgian was due-he came
through-and he'll be even better
at his next start.
~
1912 and 1943.
A year ago after the Yankees won
the first game I found them care
free and overconfdent. The Cardl-
nails were grim-and still confident
In this l943 opener, visiting both
benches before the game, I founc
most of the grimness on the Yankee
side. They were out for blood
especially Chandler and Gordon
The Cardinals seemed TO take tot
much for granted They were
banking too heavily on Max Lanier
their star lefthander.
On the play of this first gam.
the Yankees should have won, 3 tt
/. They were the better ball club
just as they were year ago in TIT
st. Louis opener. with Red RuffnI
facing Mort Cooper. Then every
thing changed with blue -lightnin.
SWiftneSS.
/ But the mental attitude of tn
Yankees today was a big lift from
last fall. when they seemed to thinl
they could sleep through the serie
and still win.