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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-26
Mahnken S Ban
10 Check
6. U.
Underdog Gets Eost's
Grown, Plays Vests
Champion Tuesday
BY GEORGE HUBER,
Star Staff CORRESPONDENT

NEW YORK, March 26.-George-
town University's dream of a superb
basket ball team has become re-
atty Coach Elmer Ripley's combi-
nation of Long John Mahnken,
Danny Kraus and company-and
that company" is Impeachment
only can be rated as the best quint
ever assembled at the Hilltop, but it
must be placed away up among the
Nations leaders today.
The Hoyas proved all this last
night as they treated a roaring crowd
of 14,O85 at Madison Square Garden
to an exhibition of outstanding bas-
ket ball play seldom seen even on the
floor where the elite of basket ball
teams play so often that spectators
have jaded appetites for anything
less than perfection.
That crowd had gathered to see
the Hilltoppers beaten by De Paul
team from Chicago somehow made
big favorites overnight by New York
sports Writers-and gamblers, too
who apparently miss the finer points
of the floor and defensive game and
use comparative scores as basis Of
making favorites.
The New York writer's today have
indigestion from eating their words
of yesterday because Georgetown
showed their stories and predictions
right down their Threats by defeat
ing De Paul, 534a
Best Win bv HOyaS.
1t gave the Hovas the Eastern
NCAA basket ball championship.
but that is incidental to what was
one of the best triumphs any
Georgetown team has turned in in
any sport.
The score doesn't begin to tell the
story. Both teams were more than
good, but the Hoyas were smarter,
they were more polished and they
had more courage. They came from
behind twice to win and they played
the last 10 minutes without Mahn-
ken. And they gave hardly an inch
with that big defensive man and
outstanding scorer absent.
Mahnken was put out after 10
minutes of the second half on four
personal fouls, the last two of which
were questionable But before he
left, Mahnken with his fadeaway
flip had accounted for II points.
The game was supposed to be a
contest between Mahnken and De
Pauls John Mikan. Both are 6-foot
8-inch lads. But Mikan was per-
mitted only three field goals last
night. and the Hoyas helped them
selves by feinting him away from
the basket, then shooting high lay
ups.
Kraus shared stardom with Mahn-
ken. His floor play, defensive abil-
ity and change of-pace dribbling
gave De Paul fits. These weren't
the only exceptional PLAYERS how
ever, Every Hoya played a grand
game
De Paul Gets Early Lead.
De Paul got off to an early 90
lead, but Georgetown found the
range and scored 10 straight points.
tieing at 80 on Mahnken's flip
See GEORGETOWN, Page A-17D
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Star Studded Squad Of 80 Out
For Baseball at Great Lakes
Four HurIers, Two Cotchers Among Former
Big leoguers Under Pilot Cochrone

Lucadello and frankie Pytlak, along
with others on the 1912 roster forces
Cochrane to make complete over
haul These veterans of last season
have left Great Lakes, except Rigney
and Lucadello. who are waiting
transfer to another base and did not
report for baseball
Reporting today were q pitchers,
including Vern Olsen and Johnny
Schmitz of the Chicago Cubs, Tom
Ferrick of the Cleveland Indians.
Bob Harris of the Philadelphia AS
and Frank Biscan of the St. Louis
Browns.
Among the nine catching candi-
dates are George Dickey of the
Chicago White Sox and Mary Eel
derman, Chicago Cubs.
Infeld candidates include First
Baseman Vern Freiburger and
Third Baseman Carl Fiore. Cleve-
land farmhands: Second Baseman
Johnny Lipon, Detroit Tigers. and
Shortstop Eddie Pellagrini of the
Louisville Colonies.
Among outfeld prospects are Paul
Zubok of Toledo. George Lerchen,
Detroit farmland. and Earl Boil
ward and Joe Grace. members OF the
Great Lakes 1912 SQUAD.
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Pauline Betz Retains
Indoor Net Crowns
Looks to Outdoor Title
After Longwood Wins

~ the Associated Press.
BROOKLINE. Mass. March %
Attractive Pauline Betz of Rollins
College turned her attention today
toward the women's outdoor tennis
title after a successful defense OF
both her indoor singles and doubles
crowns in the women's indoor cham
pionship at LongWoods covered
courts.
Her slashing game gave her 60,
Al verdict over SecOnd-seeded
Katherine Winthrop Of Hamilton in
the singles final. Miss winthrop
forced the issue in the first set and
at one stage boasted a. lead.
She wilted rapidly, however, and
Miss Betz took six straight games IN
the second set after dropping the
opener.
In the doubles final she teamed
This wear with the veteran Mrs.
Hazel v. Wightman of Chestnut Hill
10 take a rs. 81 decision from the
tandem OF Judy Atterbury, Great
Neck, Long Island. and Lillian
Iopaus. City Island, N Y.
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HordelI Boosts Case

There have been occasions, of
course. when Case whisked into
second in cloud Of dust and was
called safe because he made the
grade on sheer speed. Hap Hardell,
Georgetown track coach. says that
had Case been trained as Splinter
he would have been one of the
greatest, if not the greatest OF all
time
Hardell has clicked few run
ners in his time but he received the
shock of his coaching career three
years ago when Case was training
to race against Ben Champman In
a sprint that never materialized.
In baseball pants and baseball
spikes, over 100 yards of slightly
uphill Griffith Stadium turf, Case
streaked from here to there in 10
seconds. Hap parcels his praise in
atomic proportions but since that
day Hardell hasn't hesitated to
plunge overheard at the mention of
Cases speed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-26
Rv CHARLES DUNKLEY,
Associated Press Sports Writnr

GREAT LAKES, Ill. March 26.-
The most envied manager in base
ball should be 1t. Gordon Mickey"
Cochrane. one-time scrappy pilot of
the Detroit Tigers.
While other managers are worry
ing about placing nine reasonably
agile men on the playing field-and
keeping them through the 1943 sea-
son-Cochrane, with smiles of salts
faction, today surveyed a squad of
30 reporting for positions on the
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
team.
They're young and in condition.
too. not holdout on the roster, all
in the prime of life. many of them
former major league stars and not
one the least concerned over his
draft number or terms of his con-
tract.
How do YOU like that setup, Messrs.
Deacon Will McKechnie. Jimmy
Dykes. Marse Joe Mccarthy. ct al?
1t. Cochrane has less than a
month to rebuild his team before
the opening game. Loss of ex-
Big Leaguers John Rigney. Don
Padeett. Benny Mccoy, Johnny
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Mats Will Stress
in
Exhibitions
Victory Incidental Aim,
Outcomes of Games
May Be Misleading

The Mats exhibition schedule,
which for the last two seasons has
presented faulty barometer for
Washington fans. this spring NAV
be equally misleading, for Manager
Ossie Bluege is likely to experiment
a lot rather than go all out for
victory.
That would be all right with
Washington's followers, too, for in
194l and last season they we're built
up to terrific let-downs. In 194l
the Mats captured 18 of Is exhibition
games and improved on that record
in 1912, but on both occasions they
wilted when they started playing
for keeps, tying for sixth in l94l and
finishing seventh last year.
Bluege wants some answers 10
questions and the only way he'll
learn them is through the medium
of exhibition games. He knows thu
ability of Bob johnson, Stan Spence
and George Case, his regular out
flelders, for instance, but he'd like
to learn more about Gene Moore
and Red Marion. outfield reserves.
hence they may see considerable &C
ton in exhibitions.
Infield Still Undecided.
Washingtons inf1eld isn't estab-
lished, either, but by the time the
Mats start play for pay Bluege will
have settled that problem. He Is
undecided whether Gerald Priddv
will be playing third base or second.
whether Ellis Clary will be on
second, third or anywhere, whether
George Wyatt will be playing second.
third or shortstop and whether
Johnny Sullivan will be his short
stop or a bench wa rmer.
I'm convinced Priddy is a better
player than he shown" says Bluege.
He may be our third baseman, but
II he prefers playing second and
looks better there that's where hen
be. Clary didn't look too good al
second base last year because he
wasn't accustomed to the position.
He had been playing shortStop and
third base and he may be better at
either of those spots. His arm is
strong enough for either position
The Mats infield tentatively is set
with Priddv at third, Sullivan at
short and Wyatt at second against
right-handed pitching and Clary
there against southpaws. with
Mickey Vernon. of course, on first.
That arrangement is subject to
change without notice, though. de-
pending on what Bluege learns in
exhibitions.
Should Sullivan display no mora
batting punch than he showed last
year, Wyatt probably will be as
signed to shortstop. Bluege then
(See MATS, Page A-17D
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Yonks Keep Etten;
Will AID Pills
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
ASBURY PARK, N. j., March
26.-The happiest fellow in the
training camp Of the Yankees
here today was First Baseman
Nick Etten, who has been assured
he will remain with the Yankees
following a conference between
officials of New York and Phila-
delphia Phillies teams.
Ed Barrow. Yankees president.
and Bill Cox, the Phillies' new
boss, reached an agreement that
Etten would remain with the
Yankees. who agreed to assist
the Phillies in few days. Etten
was the most prominent figure in
a deal that became involved when
two players sent the Phillies by
the Yankees failed to report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-26
BY JUDSON BAILEY.

WILMINGTON, Del, March 90
White-haired Connie Mack, gazing
benignly at his Philadelphia Ath-
letics in training here, says the
biggest problem he has this year is
pitching.
The total hurting staff listed on
the clubs roster is seven men, so
even if they were all good men and
true this shortage of throwers would
menace the teams chances
We only have three pitchers left
from last year, 80year- old Connie
explained. Phil Marchildon, who
won II games for us, is in the Ca
madam Army, and Fowler and Besse
also are gone.
It's too early to tell vet how the
staff will shape up this season. I
Just can't say what we are going
to do"
Three Leftover Hurlers.
The three pitchers who have re-
turned from last years squad are
Roger Wolff, Russ Christopher and
Luman Harris, who jointly account
ed for q victories in 1912. How
ever, Wolff is childless married
man who may be called for the
draft at any time, so that the A S
future looks even more desperate
Except for Jesse Flores, a 14-game
winner at Los Angeles, the rest of
the AS staff is made up of re-
cruits from class B leagues
Pitching is, indeed. the main prob
lem, but it is not the entire Phila-
delphia story.
Connie is confronted by porous
infleld. Dick Siebert on first base
is a standby of course, and Pete
Suder at second base at least is
experienced. But right now. Irwin
Hall. rookie from Williamsport
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Rock Allie Reynolds
|mpresses Indians
Pilot on Mound
Johnny LindeI| Of Yonks
To Pitch, Play Garden;
Bosox Toll Overtime

LAFAYETTE, Ind, March 90
After watching all his pitchers ex-
cept big Mike Naymick throw to
the htters in Yesterdays batting
drill, Manager Lou Boudreau of the
Cleveland Indians said he was i'm
pressed by the work of Rookie Allie
Reynolds.
ASBURY PARK. N. with the
status of Nick Etten cleared up in
his favor, Manager Joe Mccarthy
of the New York Yankees plans to
use Johnny Lindell both in the out
field and as a pitcher. He also will
continue to work out at first base.
FRENCH LICK, Ind-Manage
Jimmy Dykes of the Chicago White
Sox plans to send rookie pitching
staff against Detroit in the opening
exhibition game Saturday. He will
use Gordon Maltzberger and Floyd
Speer of Shreveport and Don
Hanski. southpaw free agent. Thorn
ton Lee, a victim last year of flu.
which supposedly accounted for his
inability to do much pitching. again
is in bed with the same illness.
MEDFORD, Mass.-Manager Joe
Cronin of the Boston Red Sox has
called for Sunday practice sessions
to rush the conditioning of his team
for the opening exhibition week
from tomorrow.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo.-The
St. Louis Browns prepared for their
first intrasquad ball game today,
although they have only four in
fielders in camp. Veteran Catcher
Rick Terrell, Mike Chartak and
Mike Kreevich and several young
pitchers have been lined up for in
field duty.
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Mize in Navy, Giants
Hunt First Busemun

LAKEWOOD. N. j.. March 90
Manager Nell OFT of the New York
Giants today was searching dill
gently for somebody to replace First
Baseman Johnny Mize, indicted
into the Navy yesterday, but indica-
tons are the Giants new first base
man won't come from the crop in
training here.
Joe Orengo, utility inhelder, will
play first base until OFT locates
somebody else. Mize passed his
physical examination at St. Louis
and probably will take his Navy
training at Great Lakes after a
seven day furlough to wind up his
affairs.
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Nv the Associated Press.

DALLAS. March 26.-The little
giant of the fairWays-laconlc
Ben Hogan. who followed golf
doms golden trail for earnings
of almost 100000 in six years-is
in the Army at salary of $50
month.
But Ben commented with a
grin that so bucks month was
a lot more than ne had been
making since his last tourna-
ment-the Rochester, N. Y, open
last August.
Il played a lot of golf. but 1t
was for war relief and ended
up losing money" Hogan said.
He was quick to add. however.
that II was glad to do 1t If I
could help my country"
The 30-year-old Hogan was
indicted into the Army yester-
day.
Ben went to Tulsa, Okla, sew
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-26
Hockey A||-Stars Wind Up
In RCAF Tilt Tomorrow

Sergt. Buddy Adair, stationed at
Boiling Field with the Army Air
Corps, will be closing his fifth con-
secutive season with the undefeated
Chef Adair Hockey All-Stars tomor-
row night when they tangle with
the Royal Canadian Air Force team
at Uline Arena at 8l5.
Young Adair. former Western
High and Southeastern University
student, is a 218-pound defenseman
who has figured prominently in the
All-Stars' two previous victories
over the Canadians and triumph
over Penn State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-26
Wills Net Play Feored Ended
Bones Removed From Hand Of Ex-Court
Queen, nured Holting Dog Fight

Wimbledon champion, Is sta
toned.
Attending physicians said she
never may regain complete use
of the hand. Maj Kilikian. Chi
cago surgeon now at Fort Riley,
performed the operation.
Mrs. Roark's hand was Sc
verely injured January IA in
Junction City, Kans., when she
attempted to stop a fight be-
tween her German shepherd and
another dog.
Bone infection necessitated the
recent operation.
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$50 Month in Army Means Raise for Hogan
Benefit Golf Was Costing Him Money but Ben Didn't Mind

and was the Nations top money
Garner two years in a row, climax
ing his career last year by taking
the Hale America at Chicago.
Ben estimated that since he hit
the bigtime in 1887 he had earned
$4,000 from golf. He partici-
pated in 107 tournaments and f1n-
ished in the money in 100 of them
once going Sc in a row.
Hogan said he would be back
IN golf "ss soon As we finish up
this business of winning the war"
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eral months ago to take air pilot
training and with l25 hours in
the air had only a month and a
half more to work before quail
flying as an instructor when his
draft board ordered him to re-
port for Army induction.
Ben wasn't sure if he would
play any more golf for the dura-
ton. Uncle Sam tells me what
to do now" said the man who for
three years won the Vardon
Trophy-high accolade of golf
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BY The Associated Press.
MANHATTAN, Kans., March
26.-The racket welding right
hand that Mrs. Helen Wills
Roark used to smash tennis OPP
ponents was in bandages today
and the famous court star never
may play again.
Several bones were removed
from the hand in an operation
a week ago at Fort Riley. Kans.,
where 1t. Adrian Roark. hus-
band of the former national and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-26

Washington fans have seen Case
on those familiar take-offs from
first base but they haven't seen him
at his top sprinting form. That
would be in the final so yards of a
100-yard dash, when he really picks
'em up and lays 'em down. Umpire
Bill MCGOWAN says Case is the fast
est man ever to run from first to
third, or at least the fastest of those
he's seen, which would indicate
George shifts into high in the
stretch.
Refused Pro Grid Offer
Like Case. who played good
enough brand of basket ball at Ped
die to attract q collegiate offers,
Stirnweiss is no speciality athlete.
Stirnweiss was the only athlete in
the history of the University of
North Carolina to captain baseball.
basket ball and football teams He
made one all-America football
team, was an all-Southern quarter
back and snubbed a $500 offer
from the pro Chicago Cardinals.
Stirnweiss was colorful charac-
ter in the minors. He chewed a
wad of tobacco large enough to
choke a concrete mixer and he
smoked cigars until a diet neces-
STATED by stomach ulcers dictated
more moderate conduct.
Joe Cambria, the Mats scout,
doesn't even pause at the mention
of StirnWeiss, who merely shat
tered all international League steal
ing records last season. The sec
ond fastest man in the league this
year also belongs to Washington
and his name is George Myatt,"
says Joe.
Wyatt led the American Associa-
ton in stolen bases last season His
second base rival, Ellis Clary, was
Southern Associa ton leader but was
pashful about stealing after being
graduated to the Mats last year. And
the major leagues second best
Stealer last season. Incidentally, was
the Mats Mickey Vernon.
Yes, the Mats will have speed this
season and Case may have more
competition. But until further no.
tice Case is the champ and he'll
take a lot of licking.
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Varied Sports
Lacrosse.
Maryland, II, Drexel Tech. o


Maryland, II, Drexel Tech, 0.
Basket Ball.
MEGA regional series ,at New
York;:
Georgetown. 81; De Paul, 40
(title game.
Dartmouth, 81: New York u,
40 lfor third place.
Women's AAU tourney TAT St.
Josephs, MO-:
Championship Bracket.
Davenport A. I. c., 40; Lenox,
Iowa, 10.
Des Moines A. I. B.. %; Little
Rock Motor Coaches, %.
Consolation.
Nashville Business College, %;
St. James CKansas City, 10.
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&nn& $f por oyas Play Finest Game Trip De Paul. Gain NCAA Final
Win, Lose or Draw
BY BURTON HAWKINS
Yankees Presenting Stirnweiss as Rival for Case

chances heard
and he's moving with the Yankees this
the champion would be the
Cases name brings speed and stolen bases mind
League mention
Slrnweiss' into
Sirnweiss is being tabled the
vear-ol nheder did all
department. in fact that
1t discreet.
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against better catchers and, in
dentally, better pitchers.
Both Steal on Pitchers

against better catchers and, Incl
dentally, better pitchers.
Both Steal on Pitchers
Stirnweiss is saying he's likely to
be better next season than this
year and Case will agree the real
test may require time, since both
steal on the pitchers, not the
catchers. Il just watch the pitch
ers closely" Stirnweiss was saying
recently. Every pitcher has some
little individual motion just be-
lore throwing to the batter.
watch him to learn what it is and
then when he makes that motion I
take Off.
1T takes time to observe the
pitchers and catalog their motions. -
continued Stirnweiss Il think I'll
show considerable improvement my
second year with the Yankees.
could run whenever I wanted at
Newark. There will be times when
won't be able to do that with
New York"
Case was saying Yesterday that he
feels the subject of speed has been
overemphasized greatly in discus
sions of base stealing. It's
science" says George. Speed is
necessary, of course. but more vital
is thorough study of pitchers
styles. BY studying a pitcher you
detect a mannerism that permits
you to get the jump and that's
everything"
Undisputed base stealing cham
pion of the majors for four straight
years, Case has indexed every vet
eran pitcher in the American
League He knows when the gam
BILE is good. There are some pitch
ers- in the league-and Case prefers
to keep his secret-Who give him
such an advantage that the catcher
hasn't a chance of whipping him
out. We've seen him take off for
second base against a New York
pitcher and arrive safely despite the
fact Bill Dickey called for pitch
out
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As With Only 7 on Slab Staff
Present Sorry-Looking Club
Porous |nfeId Also Providing Problem,
But Manager Mack Still Is Hopeful

in the Eastern League, is the short
stop, and another freshman, Eddie
Mayo, from Los Angeles, is the reg
ular third baseman.
All winter long Connie said Hall
would be his second baseman, but
yesterday for the clubs first infield
drill Hall ran out and took up
the shortstop's position. This did
not disturb Connie.
Hope to Get Pofahl.
Il thought he was a second base
man. but when he ran out to short
stop I knew that must be the posi-
ton he wanted to play So I'll
leave him there and Suder can play
second" explained Mack.
The AS also hope to have Jimmy
Pofahl available, despite the fact
he has indicated he intends to re-
tire. Roberto Estalella, who came
to the AS along with P.ofahl from
Washington in exchange for Bob
Johnson, is first in line for John
sons left field position, with Jo-Jo
White, the former Detroit outflelder,
Last years catching corps headed
by Hal Wagner is intact
All in all, the Athletics are a
sorry looking proposition. but Pres
ident and Manager Mack is upper
turbed and still hopeful.
The clubs at the top have been
hit hardest" he said. Look at
the great ball players the Yankees
and Red Sox have lost. Besides, the
loss of the world championship
will take some of the cocksureness
out of the Yankees This will make
a tighter race, and anything can
happen"
Pills Pearson at Quontico
Ike Pearson, former hurler with
the Philadelphia Phillies, is sta
toned at the Quantico Marine
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Pills Pearson at Quontico

Ike Pearson, former hurler with
the Philadelphia Phillies, is sta
toned at the Quantico Marine
Base.
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(See MATS, Page AID