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Evening star., 1943-07-21
major Leagues Use Breathing
Spell to Gird for Stretch Run

get into the battle for the American
League pennant.
The team is nine games behind
the first-place New York Yankees,
but only three and a half back of
the second-place Washington Sena-
tors. Manager Luke Sewell was
given a new two-year contract yes
terday and recently two of his star
players, Vernon Stephens and
George McQuinn, were turned down
by the Army, thus stabilizing the
whole picture for the Browns. Their
test will start today with the opening
of a series against the Yanks.
Altogether II games are on tap
today and tonight, with the Eastern
clubs of the National League head
ing into the West and the Western
clubs of the American League in
vading the East.
Sewell Bags 14th Victory.
The Phillies and Pirates beat their
rivals to the draw with a game at
Pittsburgh last night which the
Buccaneers captured 10 for Truett
Rip) Sewell's 14th victory against
two defeats. His five-hit hurting
was matched by Richard (Kewpie)
Barrett of the Phillies, but the Pi-
rates punched three of their singles
for the only run OF the game in the
second inning.
During the rally the Pirates got
involved in an argument with Um-
pire George Magerkurth and two OF
them, Bob Elliott and Max Butcher,
were banished. This forced Man
ager Frank Frisch to use Outfielder
Tommy O'Brien on third base be-
cause Of his desperate shortage OF
infielders.
Evening star., 1943-07-21

Denny says these mid summer
practice sessions and using part
time players who work at other
jobs label us as Humpty Dumpty
outfits. We don't want to play in
a town team manner while we're
still charging big league prices"
1t Amt So-A story circulating
in Army circles that Kid Choco-
late, one-time featherweight
champion (New York State va
riety), is back from Africa with
both feet missing has just one
thing wrong with it. Havana re-
ports the original Keed is right
there teaching amateur fighters
at the National Academy of Box
ing" of the Cuban National
Sports Department.
One-minute Sports Page.-Mel
OFT tells scribes travelling with
the Giants that Bobo Newsom
had been waived out of the Ma
tional League before that Brook
lyn rookus even started. Umpire
Evening star., 1943-07-21

ing sheets were included in q
batch OF magazines sent there.
So the boys conceived the idea Of
selecting one days sheet, study
ing the form charts and then Sc
lecting a horse apiece to back.
Then they'd extract the next
days paper from the pile and
learn whose nag had won the
race. A lot of soldiers never had
seen a horse race, but it didn't
take them long to learn all about
the racing form.
Service Dept.-Marine Corps
Correspondent Sergt. Donald
Hallman reports a recent foot
ball game somewhere In the
South Pacific between the Red
skins" headed by Capt. Louis
Shine, who used to play fullback
for Catholic u, and the BEARS"
led by 1t. Harry Wheeler, former
Manhattan tackle. The local
spectators decided the game was
"too slow and too rough.
Evening star., 1943-07-21
Tigers, Here for -Four
1i|ts, Out 10 Gain
Second Position

A challenge to Washington's sec
ond-place status will be issued by
the Detroit Tigers tonight when
they move into Griffith Stadium
for the opener of a four-game series,
with the Mats seeking to tie their
longest winning streak of the sea-
son.
Washington will be pursuing
fourth straight victory, and in an
effort to keep his Mats geared at
top speed Manager Ossie Bluege
will dispatch Milo Candini after his
eighth triumph, goal that has
eluded the trim Italian in five sue
cessive starts.
Harold Newhouser, who permitted
The Mats only five hits and one run
the last time he faced them, also
will be shooting for his eighth win
The slim southpay was beaten bv
the Mats in his only other start
against them.
johnson Back in Garden.
Candini twice has trimmed the
Tigers, but the last time he opposed
them Milo Travelled eight innings,
permitting only five hits, only to be
lifted for pinch hitter in a game
ultimately won by Detroit in Is
innings.
Outfielder Bob Johnson. absent
from Sundays two victories over
the Red Sox, will return to left field,
Bob suffered a sprained left hand
attempting diving catch Saturday
night but now is ready for action.
Ready for duty, too, is Third Base
man Ellis Clary, who sprained an
ankle three weeks ago at Chicago.
Clary's return to the lineup will be
delayed, though, pending a more ex-
haustive examination of Sherry
Robertson, who played third base
acceptably as the Mats took three
straight from Boston.
Griffs Bow to Belvoir.
Detroit is bringing the leagues
third leading hitter in Outhelder
Dick Wakefield. batting 1923 and
representing some of the power with
which the Tigers hope to grasp sec
ond place before leaving town.
Washington now owns a 1k-game
lead over Detroit.
Washington got some bad baseball
out of its system yesterday as it
dropped To decision to Fort Bel
voir at the nearby Army post.
Dewey Adkins and Ewald Pyle were
thumped for IS hits by the Soldiers,
while George Myatt and Red Marion
accounted for the Mats scoring with
home runs. They were two of the
five hits Washington obtained off
Ed Grovelney.
Evening star., 1943-07-21
Nash Meets Watson
In Duckpin Special;
Lucy Rose Victor

Turning on the heat against an
old rival, Lucy Rose, the Nation S
new duckpin queen, last night at
Silver Spring handily defeated Lor-
raine GULL by score of 645 to 551
and before calling it quits posted
top scratch of 800 for women in the
giant War bond tournament which
continues tonight with Ed Nash and
Ray Watson, District stars, shooting
it out in five-game special attrac-
ton at o'clock.
Two youngsters and their mother
also played conspicuous parts in
the third day of War bond tourna-
ment which runs until July 81, when
Mrs. Evelyn Puryear, secretary of
the Women's Country Club League,
marked up high game of 1875 before
6 o'clock and her 14-year-old daugh-
ter Sally tied with Rachel Culp for
the lead in the women's section with
a gross Ala, rolling 285 from scratch,
while 11-year-old Dick Puryear
gained sixth place in the mems di-
vision with 1926. His games were 81,
~ anu o1 1IollL OIL dtlll.
Rolling for the second time Sam
uel Fine of Silver Spring moved
from fourth place into third place
tie with Billy Mischou with 430.
Others to move among the leaders
in the tournament in which the
winners will receive more than So
300 in prizes were r. E. Holt, Build
ing Supply League. 102-427; Ben
Cady, Methodist Church League,
1928, and John Shorty Moye,
Southern Railway, 66-422. Sue
Paula Stokes, Silver Spring, with
1896, and Nina Wyant, Ladies'
Federal League, with 1886, tied
for third place in the womens class.
Katherine Jones Of Brookland La
dies League gained fifth place with
1885 and Mildred Hewitt moved
to sixth with 1895.
Arville Ebersole, the bond selling
National Duckpin Bowling Congress
executive, reported total sales of
$2,125 for the day.
Tonight's special match between
Nash and Watson promises another
real bowling battle. Both veterans,
Nash is at the peak Of his game
and during last season won the Red
Crown Open at Lynchburg and the
Virginia State Open, besides being
one Of the few pinmen to post 200
score. Watson, with an average Of
127-58, missed the District League
championship by only nine pins.
Evening star., 1943-07-21
Cards Look 10 Braz|e
As Slab Troubles
Come in Bunch
BY the Associated Press,


ST. LOUIS. July 21.-The world
champion st. Louis Cardinals,
smack at the midway mark in their
National League pennant quest,
open the hard half of the campaign
today by starting a 21-game home
Standard the pitching troubles
that have piled up make Manager
Billy Southworth feel like a mother
less child
He's beckoned in a rookie, Alpha
CAD BraZle, from the Cards Sacra-
mento farm, and Brazle probably
will start the nightcap of today's
double-header with the New York
Giants.
The Cards pace the pack by 81
games-a margin which could fade
quicker than last weeks haircut,
with another session or two like
that closing road visit in Pittsburgh
last week. The Redbirds dropped
four of five decisions there and word
has gotten around that they aren't
what they used to be.
Evening star., 1943-07-21
BY HUGH FULLERTON, Jr.,
Associated Press Stan Writer.

hssOSiotCa kSSS SNeaA
NEW YORK, July 21.-The
Philadelphia Pittsburgh Eagles
Steelers are starting bit of pre-
season football practice tonight,
which brings a resounding razz-
berry from pro football folk in
this town. Spherical Steve Owen
reports that the Giants have good
prospects of lining up a full
squad to begin drills in mid-Au-
gust-his club already has about
Is players signed. And the
Dodgers Denny Shea, blasting in
two directions at once, claims
there won't be any trouble oper-
ating as usual. Judging by Coach
Pete Cawthon's scouting reports
from the South and Southwest.
Shea figures well be assured of
more than our quota of players"
Evening star., 1943-07-21
Byron Nelson May PIoy
Here in September

Byron Nelson, 1899 national open
golf champion and twice winner of
the Tam O'Shanter Open, now be-
ing played in Chicago, may come
here in September to play an exhi-
bition benefit links match, accord
ing to word received from him by
Pro Cliff Spencer.
Nelson generally Is rated the top
playing pro of the Nation not in
the armed services. He has been
deferred by his draft board.
Evening star., 1943-07-21
All Top Ring Champs
In Service Uniforms
BY the Associated Press.

Neatest trick of the week: Find
a boxing champion who isn't wear
ing q uniform.
The National Boxing Association
in its quarterly ratings released last
night listed as the champions of the
gate-attracting divisions:
Heavyweight-Joe Louis, United
States Army.
Light heavyweight-Gus Lesne-
vich, United States Coast Guard.
Middleweight-Tony zale, United
States Navy.
Welterweight-Freddie Cochrane,
United States Navy.
Logical contenders for Louis
crown, the NBA said, were Billy
Conn, also in the Army; Melio Bet
tina and Jimmy Bivins. Cochran's
closest rivals were posted as Ray
Robinson, also of the Army, and the
perennial Henry Armstrong. There
wasn't much to choose In the light
heavy and middle classes.
Other champions listed were
Jackie Callura Of Canada, feather
weight; Manuel Ortiz, California,
bantam, and Little Dado Of the
Philippines, fiyweight.
Evening star., 1943-07-21
Little oIks Again
As Gridmen Drill
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, July Alt may
be the middle of summer and the
height of the baseball season, but
on the campus Of Columbia Uni
versity football talk has started.
Talk is used advisedly.
Lou Little, the Lions famous
football mentor, returned yester-
day from Cape Cod, where he
had been recuperating from a
throat operation, and In shirt
sleeves directed the workout OF
a squad Of SO gridiron candidates.
After weeks Of writing notes in
order to rest his. ailing vocal
chords, Little has regained the
use OF his voice, and brother.
that means conversation.
Evening star., 1943-07-21
Villain Singh 10 Take Nal
With Steinborn Tonight

Nanjo Singh, favorite villain
with local mat fans. will struggle
with Milo Steinborn tonight at
Turner's Arena in one of pair of
feature attractions on the weekly
rassle card. Chief Thunderbird and
Babe Sharkey will squirm in the
other headline twisting match.
Singh established local record
four years ago when Promoter Joe
Turner employed him in II sue
cessive shows. His pet hold is some-
thing identified as cobra clutch.
Other matches will find Tony
Martinelli graphing with John
Vansky, the Mask meeting Abe
Ysurist and Angelo Savoldi facing
Sailor Corby. The first of the pre-
liminaries will start at 8:45.
Evening star., 1943-07-21
Minor Leagues
BY the Associated Press,

by tNe ASSOCldCed PfeSS.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Buffalo, .5-5; Rochester, IL.
Only games scheduled.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE,
San Francisco, 4; San Diego, o,
Only game scheduled,
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Albany. 3: Hartford, /.
Wilkes Barre, q: Elmira, 3,
Scranton, 10; Binghamton, &.
Utica at Springfield, postponed.
Evening star., 1943-07-21
Pomeruntz Is FIeetest
In CircIinq Bases

Harry Pomerantz circled the
bases in 1T seconds to win the
135-pound class base running con-
test conducted by the Boys Club Of
Washington yesterday at Hoover
Playground Second was Arthur
Smith and third was Roland Bald
erson.
George Charuhas won the 105-
pound class competition, while Allen
Stadler took the 90-pound class run,
with John Stevens finishing second
and Lee Peed third.
Evening star., 1943-07-21
Three A. A. Slubbists
Riskinq Win Streuks
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
Three Of the classiest pitching
records Of the American Association
season may 60 on the block tonight
as the league resumes activity after
two-day layon.
Among the probable pitching
choices for tonight's games are Lefty
Jim Trexler Of indianapolis, winner
Of II straight; Elvin preacher" Roe
Of Columbus, with seven in row,
and Charley Schupp Of Louisville
with I'VE straight.
Evening star., 1943-07-21
longston Center Takes
Reqion Track Meet

Langston Recreation Center's
track team compiled 70 points to
capture Region I honors yesterday
in colored playground meet at
Brown Junior High School. Lovejoy
was second with 68 points, while
Logan was third with 40.
James Bailey of Logan won the
50-yard dash and broadjump in the
75-pOund class.
Evening star., 1943-07-21
Mar Outpoints FIoritu

LOS ANGELES, July 81 tP.-
Tony Mar. 1856, OF Sonora. Mexico,
last night won a decision over
Jimmy Fqorita, 1877. Stockton, Calf :,
at the end of a 10-round bout In
which Mar knocked his opponent
through the ropes once and twice
had him down for a count of nine.
Evening star., 1943-07-21
Louis Overswings
In Golf Tourney
BY the Associated Press,

oJ t1fc <1SSOCIdUcU 1ISDS.
CHICAGO, July 21.-Missing
from the list of GA qualiflers
for the All-American Amateur
championship in Tam O'Shan-
ter's mammoth golf show today
was Sergt. Joe Louis of the
United States Army.
Louis, the heavyweight boxing
champion, took 86 swings at the
little white ball yesterday for a
36-hole total of 173 and failed to
get into the select list. However,
he will continue to play exhibi-
tion golf daily until the tourna-
ment winds up next Sunday.
Evening star., 1943-07-21
Dogs in Benefit Show

DETROIT, July 81 (P.-The De-
troit Kennel Club announced today
the national obedience classic will
be held at University of Detroit Sta
dium September rs with all profits
going to Dogs for Defense, Inc, the
organization which supplies the
armed forces with dogs for the home
and fighting fronts.
Evening star., 1943-07-21
Hill Wins MunY Net Tilt

Only one match was played yes
terday in the Public Parks tennis
tournament at East Potomac Park
courts and in that Ensign r. L. Hill
defeated Lee Wood. "a, 60. Two
singles matches and three doubles
battles were to be played today.
Evening star., 1943-07-21
Fights Last Night
,e Associatad Press.

BY tHe ASS0ClAV30 PfeSs.
NEW YORK-Ernest Robinson,
147h, New York, outpointed Joe
Agosta. 1894, New York (S).
NEW BEDFORD. Mass.-Jimmy Nc
Francis Leonard. i35, Taunton. Mass.
III.
Los ANGELEs.--Tony Mar. 1875,
Mexico, outpointed Jimmy Florita, 1877,
Stockton, Calf. (10).
Evening star., 1943-07-21
Wismer Is Appreciotiye

We'll, that sort of explains the
Redskins for the coming season,
don't know what kind of team we'll
have-too many things can happen.
I hope, though, that we won't disap-
point YOU
General Manager Sid Carroll re-
vealed elusive-hipped Andy Farkas
may not be available to the Red
Evening star., 1943-07-21
Dutch Hasn't Answer Now

This reminds me of when I was
playing football under Rockne at
Notre Dame" said Bergman. "I
lacked credit or two so I signed
up for Rockne's chemistry class,
figuring the course would be a snap.
After all, he was the football coach
and I was one of his players, so the
setup seemed ideal.
well, shortly before Christmas
vacation Rockne gave me a written
examination and it was tough. The
last question on the exam was so
tough, in fact, that I scrawled across
the space left for an answer, Only
God can answer this
IT went home for Christmas and
I thought it might be good idea to
cement relations with Rock, so I
wrote him. inquiring casually about
the outcome of the examination and
wishing him Merry Christmas.
Several days later I received O.
letter from Rock. 1t read. God gets
an A. You get an F. Happy New
Year
Evening star., 1943-07-21

skins. but that he was hoping Andy
would be included in an advance
guard of Redskins deserting town
today en- route to training camp at
San Diego. Hes been working in
research laboratory" said Sid,
"and he may decide to stay there"
Wismer gratefully and gracefully
acknowledged the welcome to Wash
ington and Michael said unless there
were any questions Station WMAL
could proceed to pick up the check.
Just one question" said Redskin
McChesney. Where in the heck did
the new Redskin coach get that
thing he's smoking?"- Coach Berg
man proudly displayed an alleged
cigar with a permanent wave re-
sembling the chart of broken-fteld
run and confessed nickel would
fetch three across the counter. Nc
Chesney muttered something about
cigar manufacturers taking advan-
tage of people in wartime.
Has Tough Assignment
So the luncheon ended, puJ a
reporter cornered Bergman and
asked what kind of team he really
thought the Redskins would have.
Really, I can't tell" reiterated
Dutch. I'VE have one fellow on the
squad who was reserve with the
Cleveland club. He didn't see much
action with them so on the face OF 1t
he wouldn't appear to be much OF a
player, but we're giving him a
chance.
"I'll have to see fellows like that
perform before I can get line on
the team. I hope we can come up
with some good players from our
new crop, but. of course, can't tell
whether we will until we get pretty
we'll along in training
Dutch is confronted with no easy
assignment. Coming up for the Red
skins next month is the annual ALL
Star game at Evanston, Ill. The
All-Stars are calculated to be power
full physically and numerically, per-
haps too strong for the small Red
skin squad. Bergman will start
learning more about his chances
shortly after the Redskins choo-
choo pulls into San Diego.
Evening star., 1943-07-21
soUrHxnN AssocTArroN..

8OUTHk3N A1SOClA1ION.
Abany, 60: MONTGOMERY, o-6.
Knoxville, O.: Nashville, B.
Memphis ut Little Rock, postponed.
Birmingham at New Orleans. postponed.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
N0 nnanAa scheduled
Evening star., 1943-07-21
Win, Lose or Draw
By BURTON HAWKINS
Bergman Hopes Skins Can Match Wismes Broodcosting

Dutch Bergman whose task will be construct the Redskins
wartime
Michael after the had gobbed ticoored the Hotel
Saer. q
promise championship
Washington"
occasion introduction
Evening star., 1943-07-21

DrOadcaSIeTS tIlaI lncIuQeQ FeIe
Cawthon, new mentor of the Brook
lyn Dodgers; Doc Spears, Maryland's
athletic director; Bill Henry, former
sports editor of the Los Angeles
Times who now is CHS news chief;
Columnist Leo Mcdonnell of the
Detroit Times and Redskins Bob
Masterson, Bob McChesney and Joe
Zeno.
Arch Mcdonald, the baseball
broadcaster, had touted Arch Nc
Donald, the horse slated to make
his first start today at Garden State,
and Cartoonist Jim Bergman had
been besieged for some of his orig
inals when the brief speeches
started,
Evening star., 1943-07-21
League Statistics

WEDNESDAY, JULY Fl, 1943.
AMERICAN.
Results YESTERDAY.
No games scheduled.
Standing of Clubs.
Evening star., 1943-12-17
The Iron Major
Is a Routine But
Graphic Biography

THE IRON MAJOR" an RKO-Racio
picture with Pat OBrien and Ruth War
rick. produced by Robert Fellows, directed
BY Ray. EnriRht. screenplsy by Aben Kan
del and Warren Dun, based on the story
by Florence Cavanaugh. At Keith's.
Evening star., 1943-12-17

hearted and unnatural, insisted
Bette. And she kept on insisting,
over and over.
Finally compromise was reached
1t was decided that she would per-
NIT her husband, Rains, to kiss her
but she was to offer her lips re-
|luctantly.
AS for Rains, he didn't care much
either way. He'd been outside, sit
ting in the warm morning sun, wait
ing for things to be settled.
Dick Powell and Linda Darnel
are doing love scene up to theil
necks In water. This strange piece
of romantic business was writer
into Rene Clair's 1T Happened To-
morrow by Dudley Nichols. Anc
today Dick and Linda are out gun
ming for the author.
A huge tank has been set up ir
the center of the stage and from the
cameras eye it will look like river
Comes the big moment and Linda
gingerly tests the water with the to<
Of her left foot. Not too bad. Sht
gets a little braver and walks out tc
waist lever. Then, in a great burst
of courage, she grabs her nose, shut,
her eyes and dives in head first.
Not to be outdone by q girl, Dicl
splashes in bravely with no hesita.
tion. Soon the lights and camera!
are ready for the first take. The two
gurgle their love lines we'll enough
but something always happens tt
ruin the scene. Two hours pass. Tht
Evening star., 1943-12-17

voted bride -to-be over the garden
gate and in the picnic grove. At
behest Of family he studies law; but
finding his temper too short and his
sense Of justice too long for comfort
In the law courts, he soon finds him
self on the coaching bench again
Fight" ne exhorts his players at
Holy Cross and Dartmouth. They
do, and Cavanaugh's reputation for
making winners spreads (through a
series of breathlessly hasty photo
montages of football shots from
here and there).
War comes and despite the ever
increasing numbers of offspring
lovingly clustered around his feet he
decides to 60 to show he is capable
of practicing his locker room
preachments. He fights, but a shell
blast invalids him out of the Army
with the sobriquet of Iron Major
His subsequent victorious seasons
with Boston College and Fordham
are ended only when the weakened
body can no longer keep pace with
the iron spirit within.
A feeling of haste pervades Iron
Major" the Aim. 1t is as If the pro-
ducers knew that no one would be-
lieve 1t was any ones story except
Mr.. OBrien'S. To most movie
goers, Pat OBrien is the universal
Irish hero who pops up from time
to time in various guises, all bel
ligerantly, lovably Irish.
Ruth Warrick, as the wife, give:
the best support available in the
cast. In keeping with most of the
other features Of the film, the foot
ball and battle sequences are uncon-
vincing
Evening star., 1943-12-17

makes their eventual separation the
second of such heartbreaks, third
of which occurs when she must leave
an elderly couple who befriend and
restore her to health when she col
lapses in storm near the end OF
her triumphant fight.
For all its polgnance, Lassie S
story is a triumphant one. She does
get home (should the youngsters
need to be treasured at points where
the going is roughest as the picture
unfolds) and if ever intelligence and
courage deserved so rich a reward,
this is it.
''LaSsie Come Home" is a superb
blending of the elements which go
for sound story telling. Its inter-
walls of pathos and its rarer ones
of violence are cleverly interspersed
with passages of gentle humor and
revelations of human affection
which are dramatic and deeply
touching.
The acting burden of such a mar
rative necessarily is upon the collie
heroine who carries it with a per-
fection that actresses much more
experienced, and presumably of a
superior species. might we'll envy.
Her performance, however, is by
nc means the only one in "Lassie
Come Home" which catches the
spirit of affection in which Maj.
Knight wrote his book. 1t is a cap
tivating piece of acting that young
McDowall turns in as Lassie's heart
broken master, and the same applies
to Gwenn's philosophic tinker. to
Crisp's frustrated father, to Nigel
Bruce's stufflly comic nobleman.
Fred M. WilcoXs direction is
nicely calculated to maintain the
story's superior values in its trans
lation from a popular original to
something that will be much more
widely acclaimed.
Santa Claus has been very kind
to the Palaces customers.