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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-28
BY GEORGE HUBER.

Tech basket ball team, high school
crown winner, added the Metropoli-
tan Washington championship to it's
collection last night, defeating East
ern, 1928, in the final game of The
Evening Stars 18th annual invita-
ton tournament on the Tech court
It was a honey of a game all the way
With seldom more than few points
separating the two teams until
Techs last period drive locked up
the title.
In addition, Keith Harder, Techs
big center, was awarded the Naval
Aviation Cadet Trophy as the tour
nament's outstanding player. The
decision was a popular one, the ova-'
ton that greeted the announcement
indicated.
It was a colorful evening through
out, climaxed when Admiral Ross T.
McIntire, surgeon general of the
Navy and personal physician to the
President, presented the awards. In
addition to Harder's trophy others
went to the winning and runner
up teams, to the winning coach,
Dutch Usilaner of Tech, and to in
uividual members of the champion
ship quint.
A surprise award also received an
ovation from the crowd when Mount
Rainier School, eliminated by Tech
in the first round, was presented a
trophy for exceptionally meritorious
performance. Knowing before it
started it didn't have chance, the
Mount Rainier team entered the
tourney and put up game battle
before bowling to the eventual cham
pion.
Air Cadets Stage Show.
Preceding the basket ball game
| was a big show put on by naval
cadets from the Anacostia Air Base.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-28
I Hassett have been better than any
body playing for the Colonials.
Get Tourney Stage Fright

The Hoyas and Colonials have de-
veloped a habit of collapsing when
New York tournament officials
glance in their direction. Two years
ago a second-rate Fordham thumped
Georgetown out of bid. G. w.
then all but clinched an invitation
by smothering St. Johns before
tournament officials at Riverside
Stadium All the Colonials needed
to make the tournament was vic
tory over Georgetown, whom they
previously had beaten, but the
Hoyas upset EN- and G. w. wasn't
invited
In 1878 tournament men were
cycling G. W., too, but about that
time the Colonials went West and
lost successive games to Loyola of
Chicago and Toledo when their
leading scorer. Tommy O'Brien,
sprained an ankle.
Now the Colonials have another
chance. 1t hinges on disposing of
Georgetown, then taking the South
ern Conference title. If that invita-
ton arrives it will rank as the sur
prise of the season.
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Ga||audet Drops Hot
Game 10 RIM. Quint
Loses Lead Near Finish
In Come Ending $3.50

Gallaudet emerged on the short
end of $3.50 count in its court
duel with Randolph Macon last
night, a game that will go down in
the annals as one of the toughest
and fastest ever committed to
record at Kendall Green.
Randolph-Macon grabbed an
early lead and held it at the in
Permission despite game Gallaudet
rally that brought the Blues within
two points of their guests, 24-26.
The Virginians. however. fell be-
hind in the second half as Baldridge
spanked a counter attack that sent
Gallaudet ahead
The yellow Jackets came back
once more, forged ahead on shots
by Mason. who paced the scorers
with 20 points, and Roe, then froze
the ball to protect their slim lead.
Holcomb, Baldridge and Padden
were high guns for the losers.
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NY. u. Freshman Beats Dodds,
Stepping Distance in 4:O9.6
Gil Fades After Setting Dizzy EorIy Pace;
Thompson Ties coward Sprint Record

final bend and forged in front to win
by two yards. Dodds was clicked in
4:099.
Stretched out far behind, burned
out by the fierce first half pace, were
Don Durham Of Dartmouth,
Mitchell and Pvt. Bobbie CHM of
Stlnson Field, San Antonio, Tex.
Ensign Walter Mehl of the Iowa
Pre-Flight School dropped out.
How far Dixon was off the early
pace is shown by his times in COM
parison with those of Dodds. The
NYU runner was clicked in 61.2 for
the first quarter, 2:O3e for the half
and 3:O7.4 for the three-quarters.
He was caught in 622 for the last
quarter.
Thompson Ties Sprint Mark.
With world record equalling per-
tormance, Herbert Thompson of the
Jersey City Department of Recrea-
t1on won the sprint crown for the
third time in five years.
The fast-starting Negro got a
Jump on the gun and sped down the
6O-yard straightaWay in 81 seconds
to take the title he first won in 1899
and again in 1941 The time
matched the record he holds jointly
with several others. Pvt. Barney
EWell, former Penn State ace COM
peting for Camp Lee, Va, nosed out
Harold Stickel of Pittsburgh for
second place.
Before losing out In defense Of
his sprint crown, Ewell won the
broad jump. He won with % feet
8 inches, 25s inches farther than
Russell Thomas of Jeanette, Pa.
The first upset came when Charles
Had Of Chicago. eX-Michigan Nor
NAL ace. was beaten by Ohio States
Bob Wright in the 60-yard high
hurdles. Wright just managed to
escape elimination in the heats but
came back to win the final by inches
in IA seconds. Ed Digger, former
Tufts hurdler, was third.
Rise Is Easy Victor.
Greg Rice, the chesty little Notre
Dame alumnus, spread eagled his
field as he racked up his Goth
straight victory with his fourth sue
cessive triumph in the Smile title
run. Taking the lead after four trips
around the 160-yard track. the run
ming fool from Missoula, Mont,
finished nearly quarter of mile
in front Of his nearest rival-Bill
Mari Of New York University-as
he was clOcked in 1885.
The time, While nearly eight Sec
onds slower than his own world
standard, was remarkable consider
ing that he had no opposition. He
covered the mile in 4:347, as he
Tapped the field for the first time
and hit the 2-mile marker in 9:186.
Lewis Smith. newcomer to ma
tional competition from Prairie
View College of Hampstead. Tex,
whipped favored Jim Herbert and
(See DIXON. Page CO
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Marriage, at 81, Is First Home
In SIS, 900 New Orleans Cop
Ties Fair Grounds Record in Outrocing
FOUNDERS, Moscow II Over 1-l6 Miles

command at the stretch and was
never headed as he finished under
a clever ride by Arthur Craig.
Valdina orphan, backed down to
even money with Founders, made
his bid at the three quarters, taking
the lead but his top impost of 1876
pounds was too much for him. The
best the Louisiana Farms Riverland,
second choice in the mutuels, could
do was seventh, and Requested, an
other early choice for a winning
position, wound up tenth.
Whir!y Gives Fans Treat.
The Calumet flash, WhirlaWay
who with Alsdb was about the only
big name missing from the lineup,
paraded for the crowd between
races. Trainer Ben Jones did not
nominate him for the stake after
the money champ failed to respond
to training.
The victory was good for s18,575
for Marriage.
The DiXiana Farms Amber Light
turned in a impressive performance
by beating cut Seven Hearts in a
6-furlong race for 3-year-olds who
| so to the post next Saturday in the
SIS, Added Louisiana Derby.
Amber Light, posting his second
win in as many weeks, established
himself as challenger for Jones
Ocean Wave in the Derby.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-28
Griffmen Buy Sheetz,
Rur|er
Send PofuhI to MiI!ers
On 24-Hour Option

Owen Sheetz, 6-foot Pinch, 1907
pound righthand pitcher, who won
IA games and lost Is with Mime
apolis of the American Association
last season, yesterday was purchased
by the Mats for an undisclosed sum,
it was announced by President Clark
Griffith.
Shortstop Jimmy Pofahl, who
never batted above 231 in three sea-
sons with the Mats, was sent to
Minneapolis on option. He is sub
ject to recall on 24-hour notice.
Grif1th's purchase of Sheetz
marked the second pitcher he OBJ
tanned from Minneapolis in a few
days. Earlier in the week Washing
tons boss purchased Clayton Haef-
ner, 5-foot, finch southpaW, from
the Millers.
The addition Of Sheetz boosts to
five the number of new pitchers on
Washington's roster. In addition to
Sheetz and Haefner, the Mats have
obtained since last season jim Mertz
of Atlanta, Ewald Pyle of Toledo
and Milo Candini, former New York
Yankee.
Pofahl's departure comes as no
surprise to local fans despite the fact
he cost Griffith $4,000 and three
players valued at $4,000 each in 1910.
He batted only .231 that year and
the following season when Griffith
sought to send him to Chattanooga
Pofahl quit the Mats and returned
to his Faribault, MINI, home.
He was out the remainder of the
season under suspension, but Crit
fifth invited him to spring training
camp at Orlando last spring. He
remained with the Mats throughout
1912, batting PIG.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-28
Done||i Of Duquesne
Signs for ; Years
Will Have 1943 Eleven
Of Some Kind, He Says
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 27.-Aldo T.
Buff Donelli, successful young
football coach at Duquesne the past
four years, has signed a contract to
coach the Dukes through 1915,
Graduate Manager of Athletics John
D. Hoiahan announced today.
Steve Sinko, assistant grid coach,
was signed to a similar contract.
The schools Athletic Committee,
headed by the Rev. Raymond v.
Kirk, president, issued statement
which said the contract renewals
were in accord with a recent reso-
luton giving athletic officials more
authority in planning an athletic
program in accordance with mill
tary needs, defense transportation
and the demands of the War Man
power Commission
Donelli said the Dukes would have
some kind Of team this fall per-
haps mostly from 17-year-olds."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-28
Hoyas Check Temple
Rally TO Win, 46-40
Forge Ahead After Foe
Ties Score at 37-AII
BY the Associated Press.

by the associated IreSS.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 81
GeorgetoWns Hoyas managed to
choke off fourth-quarter scoring
spree by Nelson Bobb tonight to de-
feat Temple, 1910, in the final game
Of basket ball triple-header at
Convention Hall
In the opening game st. Joseph's,
spanked by high-scoring George
Senesky, defeated Ursinus, 77-35.
and in the semi-windup La Sale of
Philadelphia turned back Long
Island University, 51-46
Most of the action in the George
town. Temple setto was packed into
the final S minutes when Bobb's
basket pulled the Owls even with
the Hoyas at 37-all Then George
town regained control to run up a
new point lead.
Bobb collected four of his eight
field goals and one free throw in the
late surge by the Owls.
Dan Kraus and John Mahnken led
the Hoya scoring with II points each
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Big Six 10 Continue;
Irainees 10 Be Used
Will Play Teams in Own
Glass, Service Outfits

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 27.-Big Six
Conference faculty representatives
and athletic directors decided today
to continue intercollegiate athletics,
with the provision that students as
signed for training in the armed
forces would be eligible to par
ticipate.
The conference left members free
to work out their respective
schedules.
Competition will be restricted to
teams from educational institutions
of college level and the armed
forces. Collegiate students, to be
eligible, must carry at least IL hours
OF work
The agreement will become effec-
tive March l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-28
Illinois Near Crown;
Sets Scoring Mark
Butters Wildcats, 86-44,
Before Record Thronq
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, FEB. 27.-Illinois shat
tered the Western Conference scor-
ing record for points in one game by
Wailoping Northwestern tonight, Sc
to AZ. before an ail-time high Chi
cago Stadium crowd of 19700.
The game virtually assured the
Illini of an undefeated season and
a second straight Big Ten cage title,
since they end their season Monday
against Chicago. which lost its 38th
consecutive Big Ten contest to
Michigan. 67-33, tonight.
Living up in every respect to their
nickname of Whiz Kids, the Iilini
wiped out the previous scoring high
of "a points made two weeks ago by
Wisconsin against Chicago, and rang
up their 18th straight.
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Gruzdis, ThomosviIIe, Hits .478
70 Be Nations Top Batter

gained baseball to reach the 400
mark.
Later on in the year, Gruzdis will
receive the trophy awarded annually
since 1884 to the top minor league
batSman.
A veteran infielder- outfielder,
Gruzdis has played minor league
baseball since 1888.
He is the second manager to take
the aWard-Jimmy Sanders of the
Martinsville tVa) club of the BIZ
state League having been the first
in 1884,
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Urges All Baseball Suspend for Duration
Texas League Pe Would Freeze Contracts Protect Clubs

on the farms than to stay On the
diamond. I'VE would have ia
ken up space in hotels, used
transportation facilities needed in
other lines and added to the food
rationing problem.
Many players won't quit war
jobs for baseball because they
don't think the difference in pay
worth the criticism of fans,
Gardner said, adding many peo-
pie who love baseball wouldn't
want us to play while their sons
were risking everything on for
eign fields"
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Alex, So, Expects
Recall to Game.
By the Associated Press.

IRONWOOD, Mich, Feb. 81
Grover Cleveland Alexander, Sc
years old yesterday, is expecting
a call to return to baseball.
Alexander, former National
League pitcher, declared he was
ready to return to the mound
and figured he'd be able to hold
his own.
When I was up there before
got by the final 10 years without
much on the ball simply because
I could put them where I wanted
to-" he said Il can still do that"
Alexander, who pitched for
Philadelphia, Chicago and St.
Louis, predicted major baseball
would continue through the war
but might be slowed down be-
cause they are calling back all
the old fellows"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-28
EstuIe|Iu of Mats
Feels Army Draft
By the Associated Press.

Roberto Estalella, the Mats
Cuban third baseman and out
fielder, has been summoned by
his local draft board for a phys
ical examination, it was learned
yesterday, and his anticipated
early induction into the Army
will leave Washington with only
one outfeld replacement.
Red Marion, former Utica,
N. Y, player, will be the only re-
serve outfielder with the Mats in
the event Estalella is drafted, with
Gene Moore, Stan Spence and
George Case regarded as regulars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-28
Y. M. |. Motmen Garner
Third Southern Title

WAYNESBORO, Va, Feb. ct
Virginia Military Institutes Wrcst-
lers Won their third Southern Con-
ference championship here tonight
nosing out North Carolina, defend
ing champion. 33 to 80,
North Carolina State was third
with II points, Virginia Tech fourth
with l3, Duke fifth with u and
Washington and Lee sixth with I.
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would have by operating at loss,
he opined, because fellows who
might have brought great fnan-
cial returns with development"
were peddled or released.
He added that only the Gov
eminent could have frozen con-
tracts and that was just what
the league had in mind when it
asked ManpoWer Commissioner
Paul McNutt for ruling on ball
players status in the WINGS
plans
Club owners believed it was
more important that the men
build planes and tanks and work
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Fy he Associated Press.
DURHAM, N. C., FEB 27.-Jimmy
GruzdIs, playing manager of the
ThOmaSVllle TOmmies of the North
Carolina State League, is the 1912
batting champion Of organized base
ball.
The National Association of Pro-
fessional Leagues, completing a tab
ulation of league batting leaders,
announced today that Gruzdis' Alb
was away out In front of all rivals.
He was the only batsman in or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-28
Maryland Out Of Tourney
As The Citadel Scores

Maryland lost a place in the
Southern Conference. basket ball
tourney when The Citadel defeated
South Carolina on it's home court
last night.
The Old Liners with a SIS record
finished ninth but would have got
the needed eighth position had
South Carolina won.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-28

BY INC ASSOClaleu Press.
DALLAS, Feb. 27.-Baseball
completes with the war effort and
should fold up for the duration,
Texas League President J. Al
vim Gardner said today, labelling
his loops suspension a patriotic
sacrifice
Not a league in the Nation
would operate, Gardner said, if
player contracts had been fro
zen. Protection of investments
was the principal reason for con-
tinuance."
The Texas League lost more
money by suspending than it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-28
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated pTeSS.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 27.-Mar-
riage, one Of racings Cinderella
horses which stepped up from a
selling platter to a stake runner, ran
a fast field Of nine other horses
into the ground today to win the
SIS, 0O0- added New Orleans Handi-
cap, the winter season s richest race
before 10000 spectators at the Fair
Grounds today.
The 7-year-old gelding, owned by
r. A. Coward and C. L. Dupuy, beat
the Valdina Farms Founders to the
wire by a length and a half to equal
the track record for a mile and
sixteenth. Marriage returned SIC
Tor 50 to WIN the mutuelS, and
traverscd the mile and sixteenth
in 1885,.
Naldino Orphan Is Fifth.
This equalled the mark set Feb
ruary II by Valdina Orphan, the
fayorite with Founders, which fin
ishcd fifth today Behind FOUNDERS
in third place came the He,mac
Stables Moscow II. c. S. Howard S
Midland was fourth.
Marriage, lghtweighted at 115,
trailed the field. while Signator and
Porters Cap cut out a fast early
pace, The winner moved up to
fourth at the three quarters, took
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Lost-Period Drive by Moroons
Fakes Hot 1923 Title Clash
TussIe One Of Best in Journeys History;
Winners Harder Gets Ace Player Award

This, too, proved popular with the
crowd as the cadets gave mass dem
onstrations Of gymnastics, boxing,
judo, tumbling and close order drill
under arms.
The game itself will go on the
books as one of the best ever
played in the Metropolitan tourna-
ment. Eastern started with a slim
1913 advantage in the first period,
a pair of baskets each by Sam Del
linger and Don Essex doing most
of the damage. Tech was ahead at
two points in this opening frame,
Harder sinking two baskets to keep
the MarOons in there.
The second period was reversed in
favor of the Maroons. Bob Brewers
side set shot tied the score and
Harder made good a foul shot to
send them ahead. Brewer tailed
again and Hank Pizza came along TO-
make it 1910 for Tech before East
ern staged a comeback. Bill Deck
and Bob Lamon sank baskets for the
Ramblers, but Tech still had a mar
row ILLS margin at the half.
Lannon's snowbird tied the score
for Eastern to start the second half.
This was tight frame, with Lamon
getting another for Eastern, while
Jim rankings snoWbird and Hard
er's foul toss were all Tech was able
to amass. 1t still had a 2O-19 edge
to carry into the final period.
Tech Scores Heavily.
Here the Maroons scored down the
line on baskets by Brewer Harder,
Thompson and Krankig, while Fred
Seaton was the only Eastern player
to tally from the floor, although
Dellinger and Tom Wingo added
foul losses.
Harder richly deserved his award
as outstanding player, although the
tourney had numerous other excel
lent individual players. His defen-
slve work was tops and he was espe-
cially valuable getting and tapping
in rebounds from under the basket.
He was individual high man for the
game, with 9 points.
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St. Louis Series Dotted

ST. LOUIS, Feb, 27 RD.-The
Browns and the Cardinals decided
today on their dates for their Z
game spring series at Sportsmans
Park in ST. Louis-April 10, II. 10,
IA, IS, II and 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-28

6ence OF hlgh-scorlng Andy Kos
tecka. whose affairs now are being
handled by the Army, and the likely
absence, with an injured ankle, of
polished little Billy Hassett. The
Hoyas may spank G. w. and still be
left shivering in the cold in regard
to post-season BID.
The Foyas had the extreme mis-
fortune of coming up with their
most feeble showing of the season
against st. Johns at New York re-
Gently at time when they were be-
ing examined as a tournament pos
sibility. When the score reached
59-29 Coach Joe Lapchick Of St.
Johns rushed in his reserves to ease
6xoO1.Cn 0r1,ta e ON h sc1
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NABF Plans Full Action

FORT WAYNE, Ind, Feb. 27 lP).
At its annual midWinter meeting
the National Amateur Baseball Fed
Grafton planned today to go ahead
with l943 league program and post
season tournament.
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Totals 30 . 46 Totals is 4 40
Score at halftime-Georgetow 10;
Temple, 10
Free throws missed: GEORGETOWN o.
Potollcchio. HaSSett, 4 Temple S--Mc-
Laug MIN. B: Bobb B: Rulo ..
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Chisox Buy Is PLAYERS

CHICAGO, Feb. q (H1.-The Chi
cago White SoX have established
title to Is ball players of the Wa
terloo, Iowa. club in the defunct
Three Eye League
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Tech Five Beats Eastern for Metro Crown Dixon Takes Mile in NAC Meet
Win, Lose or Draw
By BURTON HAWKINS.
CoIonoIs Could Profit by Trimmino Hoyos

Another George Washington
tomorrow
ene on he outcome than the rufd feelings
lowers hanging IN the balance Coonial
invitation tourney New York providing they
on TO capture Southern
Georgetown will