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Evening star., 1943-06-12
Vio|ets in Spot
10 End Trojan
Track Reign
Figure to Garner East
Its First NCAA Title
In Finals Today
BY the Associated Press.

EVANSTON, H., June 12.-The
East, as represented by the Violets
OF New York University. is on the
verge of winning its first national
collegiate track and field crown in
history, with only faint threat Of
Tered by the Pacific Coast. long,
time holder Of the NCAA laurels.
Warming up for todays finals over
the Northwestern University Dvche
Stadium layout, N Y. U. had seven
performers qualified in six events.
plus mighty potent ace in the hole.
Runner Ray Zoellner.
The team the Violets hone to heat
today is Southern California which
has held a monopolistic deadlock on
this competition for eight STRAIGHT
years. The Trojans nominated six
men In yesterdays preliminaries but
have no hidden threat such as N.
Y. US Zoellner.
Washington Third Best.
washington, No. 3 in the qualify
ing parade with five men, was in the
same boat as Southern California,
and in fact the closest any one may
come to the Violets is California,
which marked four times in the pre-
inns and may have showing today
IN three other events in which no
trials were held yesterday
The standout lads for N. Y. U.
yesterday were Edward Conwell,
second in one heat of the 100 dash
trials and fourth in one 220 dash
test: Warren Halliburton, first in
his bracket of the low hurdle pre-
Inns; Frank Cotter and Charles
Grohsberger. both second in their
respective heats Of the 440: Bernard
Mayer. second in the shot put. and
Leonard Bates, sixth in the discus
trials.
Southern CALIFORNIA; men we're
Jack Trout in the two sprints. de
Tending Quarter-mile Champion
Cliff Bourland in the 44O and 220:
Douglas Miller in the iavelin and
Edsel Curry in the broad jump.
Meet Lacks Brilliance.
California was tied with the
United States Naval Academy and
Ohio State with four qualifiers each
behind Washington's five. Mime
sofa, Rice and Nebraska each
landed three men in the finals.
Other defending individual title
holders in yesterdays action were
CALIFORNIA; Hal Davis easy winner
in both sprints, and Dallas Dupre
Of Ohio State, third in the broad
jump prelims. The fourth cham
pion. Jack De Field of Minnesota,
gets his first pole vault action to-
day
All of yesterdays results were a
bit on the lackadaisical side despite
good conditions. The best effort
was Elmer Aussiekers 52-foot-3@,-
inch toss in the shot put for Mis-
souri,, which, however, fell shy OF
Georgetown Al Blozls' 56-foot-12-
inch record throw in the 1910 meet.
Evening star., 1943-06-12
BY HUGH FULLERTON, Jr.,


It's easy to wear out your welcome
in baseball, as many a slumping star
or slump-ridden manager can tes-
tify.
Let an aging hero strike one Of
those streaks when he can't buy a
hit with all the gold at Fort Knox
or let highly-touted rookie fail to
live up to expectations and soon
there's talk of change of scenery"
And it's seldom that the subject of
such talk is welcome in the old
home park again unless he manages
to stick with the club and bury the
trade talk in brilliant performances.
For those traded-of1 players have a
habit of saving their best feats to
show off before the fans who didn't
want them any more.
Take, for example, the cases of
Steve Mesner and Nick Etten, whose
welcome wore out last spring and
who have been making the fans
regret it since then.
Gets Back at Cubs.
Mesner earned his third major
league tryout with fine season at
Sacramento last year. He had been
up before with the Cubs and Car
dinals and then the Reds took him.
But they soon decided he was just
surplus infielder after they ac-
quired Eddie Miller from the Braves.
Cincinnati tried to trade Steve to
the Dodgers, who needed-and still
need-a good shortstop. but Com
missioner Kenesaw Mountain Lam
dis frowned on the deal because
Mesner hadn't been given a real
trial.
AS result Mesner still was around
when Manager Bill McKechnie de-
cided to bench the light-hitting Bert
Haas. Steve was given the job and
it looks as If he has it for keeps,
what with a .342 batting average,
highest on the club, and good field
ing to boot.
Evening star., 1943-06-12
Years Top Golf Field
OF 81 Women After
Stars B Trophy
Tourney at Chevy Chase
Tuesday; Mrs. Proy Sets
Hinshow Meet Pace
Nv WALTER McCALLUM.

Fifty-seven competitors, the larg-
est group vet to start in a l943
feminine golf tourney. will play in
the class B event for The Evening
Star Trophy Tuesday at Chevy
Chase Club over carefully
groomed course. The class B
tourney is open only to women with
handicaps over l8 strokes and the
affair has drawn entries from all
the clubs around town.
To be played at course easily
reached by bus, the tourney may be
the high mark in entries in Womens
golf affairs this year. 1t will bring
forth new winner, since Mrs.
Charles B. Hartman, last years
victor, has so reduced her handicap
that she is in class A.
Following usual custom The Star
will present the winner with War
bond Other prizes will be given by
the Women's District Golf Associa-
ton.
Mrs. Pray Columbia Leader.
With one more round to play, Mrs.
Lloyd G.. Pray is so far ahead that
she looms as a sure winner of the
gross prize in the HinshaW Trophy
tourney at Columbia. The final round
will be played next Friday.
Mrs. Pray. winner earlier this year
Of the Keefer Trophy event at
Chevy Chase, has scored 85. SO and
90 for a gross total of 1855 Tied for
second gross are Club Champion
Mrs. Thomas o. Brandon, and Mrs.
J. Franklin Gross with identical
rounds of 81, 80 and SO. Mrs. Gross
leads in the chase for the net trophy
with 244, aided by handicap of II
strokes per round.
In second place in the net event is
Mrs. Hugh Mackenzie with 102-
105-104-21-248. Mrs. w. Marion
Falls has the best 36-hole net score
with 82-83-l65, aided by a 10
stroke handicap. Mrs. William E..
Halls 94-14-8O is the best l8-hole
score so far.
Go on Birdie Spree.
Seven brides in four holes.
Sounds like the Open championship,
but the birdie spree came from the
hot clubs of three amateurs and a
pro, Freddie Mcleod being the pro,
and Dana Belser, Martin R. West
and Roy Pickford the amateurs.
Belser and Mcleod bagged birdie
IS on the 14th hole at Columbia
Then Pickford and Mcleod both
scored IS on the 18th. West and
Belser holed birdie deuces on the
par 18th and Mcleod got his IA
vorite 3 the easy Mcleod way on
the 18th by flinging a pitch shot
close to the cup on the hilltop
green.
It's automatic at Columbia that
Freddie gets about so per cent
brides on that l7th. He knows the
second shot so we'll his putt is sell
dom more than feet long. Once.
few years back, he scored eight
brides in row on that hole. To
most people the second shot up the
high hill is tough. but to the little
Scotsman it's a cast-iron cinch.
Evening star., 1943-06-12
Haegg, "a, Past Peak
He Says, Fearing
He'll Disappoint
Records Show Gunder
Never at His Best in
Foreign Country
BY the Associated Press.

I'S INC hSSOtidltd fIcSS.
HANOVER, N. H., June l2.-If
American track followers are ex-
pecting Gunder Haegg, Sweden S
sensational runner, to take off on
another sensational world record
smashing splurge. they probably will
be disappointed, he implied today.
Haegg, now training at Dart
mouth for his American debut in
next weeks National AAU cham
pionships in New York, says he does
not expect to regain the form he
displayed last summer when he
broke seven records from 1900 to
5000 meters in about 10 weeks.
Although he is only "a. around
the age when American tracksters
begin really to find themselves,
Haegg regards himself as over his
peak.
Haegg Appears Uneasy.
Since he arrived here Tuesday, ac
companied by Sig SteinWall, former
Dartmouth ski coach. and Axel
Nordquist, the AAU's representative,
the Swedish star has appeared un-
easy about his lengthy American
campaign.
All of Haegg's best running has
been done in his homeland. partlcu-
larly in Gaevle. where he resides and
works as a fireman. His current
trip is the fourth he has mace out
side of Sweden.
According to the records kept by
Nordquist. Haegg never has been at
his best in foreign countries. After
his record-smashing orgy Of year
ago, Haegg competed in meets in
Hungary, Germany and Finland
and. while victorious in all of them
his times were comparatively slow.
Wins in Slow Time.
Haegg ran his favorite event, the
1900 meters, in Budapest and wor
in 3:5O.6. which was 4.6 second;
slower than his world record. HI
ran the 1000 meters in Berlin ir
1924, which was 1856 seconds slower
than the mark he set and later
equaled. One of the last of his 3;
races in 1912 was at 5000 meters ir
Helsinki and his Finnish admirers
were disappointed when he was
clocked 1874 seconds slower than his
world mark of 8:0l2.
Since his arrival in this country
Haegg has been complaining about
leg stiffness. probably the result OF
his 27-day voyage on an oil tanker
Otherwise. he told SteinWall. he is
in splendid shape for, since the last
Swedish winter was short and mild
he did much more cross country
running than usual this spring.
Evening star., 1943-06-12
BY ROD THOMAS.

From here in the action promises
to be hot and the competition tight
in The Stars City of Washington
tennis tournament on the Rock
Creek Park courts.
Iodays program. starting at S
o'clock, is calculated to satisfy the
most avid tennis fan with several
matches in both mems and Wom-
ems divisions vying for the stage
center.
Of peculiar interest is a quar-
ter-flnal engagement between high
ranking Austin Rice and perhaps
the most distinguished figure in
the tournament, short and round
Elmer Griffin, at 5 o'clock.
He's Been Around Awhile.
Griffin began his tennis career
in 1907. 1t carried him to the
championships of oregon, Wash
ington, California. the Pacific
Coast, the West Side Club of Forest
Hills. and, in 1882, the No 9 ranking
OF the country. He played in IA
national championships. It's quite
record but lightly brushed aside
by Griffin in favor OF his distinction
as one Of the early tutors. If not
the most effective one, of Helen
Wills. In Helen's pigtail days they
were constant playmates.
Today, at A., with a generous
Walstllne, Griffin no longer can cover
the court with abandon. but as a
SHOEMAKER he is unexcelled in these
parts and a lot of other places.
With sheer cleverness yesterday he
disposed of young 1t. Francis P.
penny Gaines of the Army. former
University of Arizona star, 6-1,
GO, and, after a fashion, against
desire. At match point. Griffin
wanted to default, to permit more
tennis for guy in the Army. The
battle was finished at Gaines in
sistence.
Winner of the Rice-Griffin match
will play the defending champion.
formidable Davey johnson, in a
semifinal tomorrow. In the other
half of the draw, Sergt. Buddy
Adair of Boiling Field reached the
semifinals yesterday by downing
Bob Threadgill, Ga 6-3.
In Women's singles, Mrs. Mary
Cootes Belin eliminated tiny but
courageous Ena Dellinger, 60, 81.
and at 5 today meets the favored
Mrs. John Van Ryn in a semifinal.
Evening star., 1943-06-12
Grid, Golf Ranks Hit

AS a smashing, paralyzing foot
ball backfeld man in the early 20s,
he was without peer. The late
Walter Camp rated him the equal
of Thorpe on the day he saw him.
Goettge was a fighting man all the
way, in football or Marine uniform
Lately Lou Zamperini. crack Cali
fornia track star. who figuratively
tweaked Hitler's mustache during
the 1886 Olympics, was listed as
missing, and Nile Kinnick, Iowa u.
football battering ram, was reported
killed.
Earlier, in the great lottery of
war, 1t. Johnny Burke, an all-time
golf great at Georgetown University,
winner in 1888 of the national in
tercollegiate championship, lost his
life in action in Tunisia, leading his
men into battle On the same bloody
field Dick Harris, a golf teammate
of Burke when the Hoyas were VIM
ming the Eastern college title, was
breveted captain. Such are the
vagaries of war.
Much earlier, as far back as
last September, Lou FahrenWald, a
promising young golf professional,
lost his life on Guadalcanal. Lou
was fire breathing youngster filled
with hatred for the Japs and what
they did at Pearl Harbor AS as
sistant to George Diffenbaugh at
kenwood he was popular and faced
a bright future. He enlisted in the
Evening star., 1943-06-12
Baseball Custoffs Get Revenoe
As Reds, Yankees Take TiIts
Mesner's Hits Trip Cubs, His Former Club;
Timely Blows by Etten Help Sink As

Mesner poked out two of the Reds
"A hits to help rout the Cubs, 7 to 4.
In morning game yesterday. One
Of his hits came in the big sixth in
ming and figured in the four
rally that began when Frank Nc
Cormjck swung on bad pitch on a
hit-and-run play. caught Lenny Me-
rullo out. Of position with a looper
and Gerry Walker scored all the way
from first on the play.
Upsets Philadelphia Fans.
Etten,s story is a bit different,
though yesterdays installment was
much the same. Rated as nothing
more than fair first baseman, Nick
had bad season with the Phillies in
1912 when his batting average fell
off from .311 to .264. He got his big
chance because the Yankees needed
some one to cover first base-and he
almost lost it when Ed Levy and
Allan Gettel, who were traded for
him, refused to report to Philadel-
phia. The Yanks finally dug up
couple of other players to replace
them and Nick at once began to act
like Yankee.
Although he still is hitting we'll
below 300. Etten hits a long ball.
And last night he timed his hits
perfectly, too, driving out a home
run and a double to beat the Ath-
letics, to l, before 25,229 Philadel-
phia fans. The double clinched the
decision in a pitching duel between
Orrie Arntzen, who limited the
Yanks to four hits, and Charley
Wensloff, who gave the AS eight. 1t
came in the eighth inning and led to
the winning run as George Stirn-
weiss followed with single.
The defeat dropped the Athletics
into a fourth-place tie with the idle
Boston Red Sox and only q point
ahead of the Detroit Tigers, a sits
uation that likely will be altered
today when all the clubs in both
leagues are scheduled for action
for the first time since last Sunday.
Evening star., 1943-06-12
Groys Risk Fine Record
In Cuban Star Games

Washington Gravs will test their
eight-game winning streak at Grif-
fifth Stadium tomorrow when they
meet the New York Cuban Stars in
a double header beginning at 2
O'Clock.
The visiting club currently is in
first place in the Negro National
League Pitching one Of tomorrow s
games for the Gravs will be Johnny
Wright, winner of four straight.
Evening star., 1943-06-12
By Staff Correspondent of The Star.

pf y . al SOlItSDOIiue1J VI lIlc Stdl.
BOSTON. June PA victory
achieved at the expense of the Bos-
ton Red SoX may be as important
as a triumph over the New York
Yankees in the won and los column
later in the season, but Manager
Ossie Bluege of the Mats currently
is determined to white New York
down to Washington size and get
by the Red SoX the best way he can.
On next Monday at Griffith Sta
dium, the Mats and the Yankees will
clash in the opener of four-game
series and in that series Bluege
will shoot the works. He'll employ
what he feels are the Mats top four
pitchers in an effort to slice the
gap between Washington and New
York.
New York's advantage has been
boosted as the result of brace of
successive losses the Mats have alb
sorbed from the Red Sox here, but
il is Blueges aim to tighten the
American League race and perhaps
lift Washington back to the top spot
1t recently was enjoying.
Uses Carrasguel Tomorrow.
Against the Red Sox here today.
Bluege was to dispatch Milo Candini
after his fifth successive victory.
Candlnl, A sore-armed specimen
with Newark last season. has vaulted
in Ossie's esteem as the result of
two impressive relief appearances
and two wins in his only starts.
Alex Carrasquel. who has seen
only reIief duty in the last two
weeks. will face the Red Sox here
tomorrow in one game of double
header. jim Mertz, loser of four
straight games and still searching
for his fist victory, will hurl for the
Mats in the other engagement.
Evening star., 1943-06-12
Nova Coming Back Again
Easily Downs Hartnek
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PORTLAND. Greg. June 12.-Lou
Nova is officially launched on his
latest attempt to hit the heavy
weight jackpot.
The Californian had an easy time
with Paul Hartnek last night. He
put the Omaha boy down for a
nine count in the third round and
then knocked him out cold when
Hartnek got up. They couldn't
rouse Hartnek for several minutes.
LOUIS next fight is set for June %
at Chicago against Lee Savold. After
that he will take on Jimmy Bivins at
Cleveland and then Tami Mauriello
in New York.
Evening star., 1943-06-12

Marine Corps in February, 1912, and
died in September.
Keith Birlem, major in the Air
Force and a former Redskin, was
killed in a plane accident this year
World War I ended 10 months
after we entered the conflict. We
have been in this one 18 months.
Such athletic stars as Johnny Poe
of Princeton football fame, Hobey
Baker of Tiger hockey fame and
Eddie Grant of the baseball Giants
met death in or soon after the first
world conflict. But that war, bad
as 1t was. was tea party COM
pared to this one in every respect.
British Lose Stors
The British, of course, have lost
many star athletes Bunny Austin,
the great tennis star; E. E. Storey,
fine golfer; John De Forrest, a for
Der British amateur golf champion,
all have vanished from the sports
scene. Undoubtedly, many German
athletes have died, although We do
not know all of these Christian
Boussos and Martin Legey. great
tennis stars of France, have gone.
War has taken a serious toll of the
great athletic figures of this gen.
Grafton and will take more as Amer
lcan forces begin to see more action
The athletes of this generation
will be in the forefront of the push,
military leaders predict, at an early
date in Europe. Plenty of them will
do as fine job as did Corpl. Barney
Ross on Guadalcanal. Remember
Barney and what he did? He only
killed nine Japs with his rifle and
toted wounded pal back to safety.
There will be many counterparts of
Barney around among the athletes
when the big push on Heinie gets
under full steam.
Evening star., 1943-06-12
Amodee, Once Lewis Aid,
Siqns to Train Jack
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June 12.-Larry
Amadee. who trained former light
heavyweight champion John Henry
Lewis and helped condition heavy
weight king Joe Louis, has been
signed as trainer for Beau Jack,
Georgia Negro. who recently lost the
lightweight crown.
Jack is slated for a return title
match with Bob Montgomery within
the next three months.
Evening star., 1943-06-12
Fights Lost Night
By the Associated Press.

BY IHe hSSOclAled PreSS,
NEW YORK-Henry Armstrong.
1909. Los Angeles. outpointed Sammy
Angott, 1851, Washington, Pa. 1O).
NEW YORK.-Sergt. Adam Pianga
(Youne Kid Mccoy. 1855, Mitchell
Field, outpointed Johnnie Jones, 1872,
Pittsburgh tS).
WORCESTER. Mass.-Frankie Mel
1874. Denver t6)
PORTLAND, Oreg.-Lou Nova. 2O4.
California. knocked out Paul Hartnek.
100. Omaha 90.
Evening star., 1943-06-12
Charles Town Results
Track Good

Track Good
FIRST RACE-Purse. $500 claiming: g.
Celesti F tAcosta) so SO $40
Oomph tAustin) so 5 so
Odoree tkirk) I 40
Time, O:5l
Luna. Galop ELAN,
SECOND RACE-Purse S3oO: claiming;
3-year-olds and upward; tk furiongs.
oh Belfonds Boy tKirk) $40 46O $50
Oh Real Boy tMayer 400 400 go
Whipsnake (Garret) 3.6O
Time .22b.
Also ran--Dispurr. Alimony Kid, Clock
Time. Sally Lunn. Indian Sea.
oh Dead heat for first position.
Evening star., 1943-06-12
S. COAST GUARD.
Totals 30 :
.Batted for johnson in ninth.

WaShinCtON 1IW WII WlN--N
u S Coast Guard 600 100 nl0-4
Runs batted in-Spence c,}. Giuliani,
Patti, Case, Moore 90. Crehan, Marion
co. wo-base hit-Marion. Home run
Spence stolen baSes-Priddy, Sullivan,
Cas- Moore. Hesan, Giardi Robertson:
Double play-Utke to Patti to Utke. Left
Fl First t" base on ~ baliswof Cleary. 4; off
Carpenter 3; off Hanson, A.; Struck out
2 by Hanson, > Hits-Of Pyle. , in 3
Innings; off Carpenter. 7 in innings;
of Cleary, o in 5's innines; off Han
son, | in "a innings: off Johnson.
nj inning. Wild pitches--Carpenter, Han
son, johnson. Passed ball-HeEan. Win
pine pitcher-Pyle. Losing pitcher
Evening star., 1943-06-12

NO KNOCKDOWN, THIS-Sammy Angott QefD went down on
gloved slipped in the
seventh round of his fight Madison Square Garden night
with Henry Armstrong The veteran "hammerer" won by
unanimous decision the this battle of
former lightweight champions thereby spang an upset. as
he climbed into the 85 underdog against younger
opponent. A p Wrephoto
Evening star., 1943-06-12
Win, Lose or Draw
Wars Toll Of Sports Is Bound to Be Heavy
By WALTER McCALLUM.

Only and half after this country entered the
the casualty athletes
killed action only because of the thousands of football
baseball other headine uniform
the law Of is bring casualties.
Furthermore the athlete filled
that trouble
by retalang
considering the
Evening star., 1943-06-12
Bucs Lose 10th PLAYER

PITTSBURGH, June u P.-
Outfielder Ralph Kiner has been
called to San Luis Obispo. Calf. to
begin naval air cadet service. He is
the Goth player lost by the Bucs to
armed forces,
Evening star., 1943-06-12
Softies Score Shutouts

Two shutout victories were reg
lstered last night in the Night Soft
ball League. Garvin's Grill blanked
Linton's Pharmacy. TO. and Stand
ard Linen turned back FBI, 40.
Evening star., 1943-06-12
Mount Rainier BOOKING

Mount Rainier A. C. baseball team
is seeking games with teams whose
players range up to Is years old.
Call Chris at Warfield 1852.
Evening star., 1943-06-12
INTERNATIONAL LEAGl

PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Portsmouth, 10; Lynchburg. q.
Norfolk. 4-l; Richmond, Ia.
(Only gameS.)
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Montreal .: Jersey City. l..
Newark, 6: Toronto, 3,
Buffalo. s: Baltimore, =.
Syracuse, is: Rochester, el.