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Evening star., 1943-09-17
Duke, Richmond Face
Hot Service Eleven
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 17.-Duke
and Richmond, opening the wartime
Southern Conference football show
tomorrow. will face heavy, eXper-
fenced service elevens which might
give the Viz manned collegians
considerably more than Warmup re-
sistance.
Dukes Blue Devils, already tagged
loop favorites, will entertain the
Camp lie Jeune marines at Durham
tomorrow afternoon while Coach Mac
Pitts Richmond Spiders will get un-
der way against the Richmond Air
Base here in night affair.
Camp LIE Jeune, coached by 1t.
Marvin Bell. former Marquette play
er and mentor, is bulky, averaging
just shade under 200 pounds and
includes a number of men who have
played major college and profes-
SIGNAL football.
Among the former pros are 1t
Charles DruliS, 2l5. guard, Chicago
Bears: 1t. Charles Behsn. 200, end
and 1t. George Speth, 215; Detroit
Lions, and 1t James Cotton, 200
back. Pitt Steelers. Colleges repre-
sented on the Marines imposing
roster include Duquesne. Iowa, Notre
Dame, Georgetown Ohio State
Fordham. Colgate. Duke, North Car
olina State, Auburn, Mississippi
Creighton and Colorado State.
Richmond Air Base also has its
share of former college stars. Among
these are Capt. F. H. Tate, ITO
former West Point back. and George
Murphy. 1875 Boston u. end. Its
line will average 200 pounds.
Evening star., 1943-09-17
McNutt Urges Nation
To Keep Up Sports

Federal Security Administrator
Paul V. McNutt's National Commit
tee on Physical Fitness has recon-
mended that colleges, high schools
and all athletic organizations con-
tinue their sports programs ''as a
mark of patriotism
1T is the wish Of the committee
that those which have abandoned
athletic activities because of mo-
mentary complications resume their
program at the earliest possible
date" a resolution adopted by the
committee said.
The committee. in meeting here,
adopted the resolution after hear
ing reports on the value of COM
petitive sports to men in the armed
forces and decided an overall ply
sical fitness program should in
+ rclude competitive sports despite
shortages of personnel and facili-
ties.
Evening star., 1943-09-17
North African Juunt for Ruth
To Entertain Troops Looms
BY the Associated Press

BY lne ASSOCIATED HreSS.
Babe Ruth, the Sultan of Swat"
may go to North Africa to give our
soldiers in camp there closeup OF
baseball's glamour boy in the golden
192Os.
This disclosure came today from a
usually reliable source on the heels
of a suggestion by Representative
Weiss of Pennsylvania that the pres
ence of the Bambino would give SOL
diers overseas the biggest thrill
they've had since they left home"
Ruth, whose 60 homers in 1927 still
stands as a major league record, was
not available for comment, but it is
understood that the War Depart
nlent already has approached him
regarding a tour of North African
camps and hospitals.
The War Department. in conjunc-
ton with baseball's high commits
sioner, KenesaW M Lands, an
nounced recently that two all-star
major league teams will be sent
abroad in the Pacific theater to play
a series for the benefit of American
troops.
The addition of Babe Ruth's
name would be ten-strike," Weiss
wrote in letter to Maj. Gen. Alex
ander D. Surles, public relations di-
rector for the War Department. His
presence would be great tonic to
the men in the armed forces on bat
flo fronts everyurhera
! Referring to Gen. Dwight ElSen-
Evening star., 1943-09-17
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Tex. Sept. 1.-THE
Southwest Conference touchdown
parade will be led by a gang of high
school boys taking postgraduate
course in football-and the folks
hereabouts are as excited over it as
if Rose Bowl representatives al
ready were visiting the campuseS.
The Southwest is making no ad-
vance claims for national glory; it's
Just a good, knock-doWn, drag-out
family affair the coaches are work.
ing up for the fans. But they don't
expect it to be the worst football in
the country either.
Looks for Thrilling Action.
Typical comment is that of Coach
Homer Norton whose Texas Aggies
have just finished framing their
high school diplomas:
Il look for type of football that
will surprise the skeptics. The very
lack of experience In the players is
going to cause them to do things on
the playing field that older boys
would not even attempt to do.
Some miscues will be made, but
every play will be thriller. These
Evening star., 1943-09-17
6eo,rgefownAdds
Physical Ed Aides

Four well-known local sports fig
ares. two OF them members of the
Redskins football team, have been
added to the physical education staff
at Georgetown.
1ney are Tackle Willie Wilkin and,
Center George Smith of the Red
skins, Gus Welch, coach of all sports
at Georgetown Prep and former Car
Isle Indian star and coach at Ameri-
can University, and Bill Hutzel, for
mer member of the athletic depart
ments at Maryland and George
Washington.
Their duties will be to assist in the
physical conditioning of the 1850
Army students. Welch and Hutzel
take up their posts Immediately.
while the two Redskin players will
not begin until after the football
season
Evening star., 1943-09-17
By CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

CHICAGO, Sept. II. - Purdue
played nine football games last year
and suffered eight defeats, the worst
being 42-0 pasting by Great Lakes.
So it's only proper to assume that
the 1943 Boilermakers, riveted into
Western Conference title con-
tender by a lush supply of service
men, are anxious to flex their newly
found strength for a sweet bit OF
revenge against the Blue Jackets
Saturday.
1t will be the seasons opener for
Purdue and, although the Sailors
won, 27-0, in 1918 and 42-0 last fall,
Saturdays game at the Naval Train
ing Station should be a tossup.
Michigan at Camp Grant-The
Wolverine backfield of Elroy Hirsch
wisconsin,, Bill Daley minnesota
Bob Wiese and Capt. Paul White
michigan holdovers) had COM
bined average of almost 5 yards
gained by rushing on each attempt
last fall. The soldiers, buoyed with
a $50 victory over Illinois, are ready
to meet this threat after being
groomed against Wolverine plays by
Charley Bachman, the Michigan
State coach, who knows Fritz Girls
ler's setup through (bitteD expert
ence.
Wisconsin at Marquette-Harry
Stuhldreher, the Badgers little gen.
eral,' is worried about requirements
and indicates his starters may be
required to play 60 minutes. Forty
three of Marquette's 55 gridders are
VS. air cadets or Viz students.
Their coach, Tom Stidham, says the
game will be hard fought"
Iowa SeahaWks at Illinois-Four
ineligible freshmen take eXamina-
Evening star., 1943-09-17
Young Southwest Grid Squads
Are Expected to Thrill Fans

Youngsters are determined to play
their hearts out. and from the
grandstand it will be a spectacular
season"
Coach Jimmie Stewart of South
ern Methodist thinks the conference
will return to its pass-crazy ways.
While the Southwest never has quit
throwing the ball around, it has let
up in recent years.
They'll all be passing and pass
ing" said Stewart. It's better to
throw the ball, with inexperienced
material, than run with it."
Five Depend on Youngsters.
Five of the six teams will depend
mostly on boys without college ex-
perience to spark their offensives.
At Texas it's Bobby Coy Lee, at
Rice it's Bucky Sheffield. at Texas A.
and M. it's Marion Flanagan, at
Texas Christian it's Jim Lucas, and
Arkansas is grooming Buddy Davis,
who was a freshman in 1912
Southern Methodist is building its
offensive around Letterman Abel
Gonzales but has two fellows lust
up from schoolboy ranks in the
baCkfield.
Evening star., 1943-09-17

hower's recent utterance that "you
have to go for homers in this league"
Weiss asserted it wouldn't be right
for the man who hit more homers
than any other player in the his
tory Of baseball to be missing in
those games before the soldiers. He
wouldn't actually have to play. All
he'd have to do is put on a batting
exhibition"
The Babes latest public appear
ance was at the Polo Grounds in
New York during g War bond rally.
In batting exhibition he socked
one Of his old-time circuit drives
into the stands against Walter John
son, famed pitcher for the Mats until
his retirement in 1927.
Evening star., 1943-09-17
Skins Fail in Effort
To Obtain Steele
From Steag|es

Washington Redskin officials have
failed in a desperate effort to OBJ
tain Halfback Ernie Steele from the
Eagles-Steelers in exchange for Bob
Seymour, it was announced today by
George Marshall, Redskin president.
Sorely in need of a broken field
runner, Marshall and Coach Dutch
Bergman attempted to swing the
deal last night in Philadelphia.
where they saw the Chicago Bears
trim the Steagles.
Bergman was impressed with the
all-around play of Steele as against
the Bears, particularly with a So
yard run on which the fleet back
would have continued across the
goal with one more block.
The hitch in the deal was not
explained. but Steele is holding a
war job in Philadelphia and may
have declined to leave it.
The Redskins will move October
2 from the fraternity house at the
University of Maryland in which
they have been living since return
ing from their Western training
camp. They will be scattered
throughout crowded Washington
wherever we can get room," said
Bergman.
Leroy Zimmerman, traded earlier
by the Redskins for Ken HAYDEN
and Jack Smith, played most of last
nights game for the Steagles. Ted
Laux, former Redskin, also got in
the game.
The Tribe will have day of Sun
day. and will swing into more hard
work tomorrow, in preparation for
the exhibition against the Cardinals
at Buffalo September rs. They'll
leaye Washington Thursday, Sep
tember %.
Charley Murray, Buffalo promoter,
who wants pro franchise for that
city, is staging the game.
Evening star., 1943-09-17
Newsom Is 10 Tackle
Chandler, Slab Ace,
In Clash Tonight

WaShington's 6-game winning
streak will be introduced to the
| more fashionable nine successive
victories of the New York Yankees
tonight at Griffith Stadium, with
large and loquacious Buck Newsom
| making his 1943 local debut as a
Nat pitcher.
Newsom requested the assignment
against the league leaders and he
wasn't selecting a soft spot, for
opposing him on the mound will be
Spud Chandler, the leagues leading
hurler. who will be pursuing his
Goth triumph.
Undefeated in their last IL Griffith
Stadium appearances, the Mats will
be seeking to solidify their second
place status in the 3-game series
with the Yankees. The clubs will be
idle tomorroW-one of the few occa-
sions in the history of the Mats that
they haven't been scheduled for a
Saturday struggle-but will collide
i'll double-header on Sunday.
Newsom Has New Pitch.
Newsom has permitted only two
runs III two games as Nat. He
whipped the Yankees, 2-1, recently
at New York, but was forced to re-
tire at the end of five innings due
to stomach trouble. Last Saturday
he spanked the Athletics, 9-1.
Should Washington sweep the
three-game set the Mats would gain
an even break for the season against
the Yankees. Thus far the Mats
have won eight games and lost IL
against New York.
Newsoms sense of shoWmanship
also will be on display tonight, for
he will be unveiling uniform bear
ing the figures "OO'. Buck also has
come up with soaring pitch that
scrapes the light towers and prob
ably will risk its effectiveness
against the Yankees.
The Mats George Case also will be
trying to improve his base stealing
league lead over Wally Moses. Case
has stolen 48 bases to Moses At, but
the Chicago outfelder has played
three less games than Case and for
the first time in five years Wash
ingtons speedster is threatened
with losing his laurels.
Mats Stand Pat on Lineup.
Even should Moses edge Case IN
that denart1nent it. is likely George
will produce his best base stealing
season. With Is games remaining
on the Mats schedule he requires
only three more stolen bases to
equal his previous high of 81 in 1899.
Manager Ossie Bluege will stick
to the lineup that has been sue
cessful lately, employing Bob john
son as his third baseman and Jake
Powell as his left fielder.
Evening star., 1943-09-17

The Cardinals found the Cubs
tough customers yesterday, however,
and it took a tWo-run homer by
George KuroWski in the seventh to
settle the game. Each team made
IA hits. Manager Billy Southworth
chose his No. pitcher, Mort Cooper,
to face the Bruins tonight.
Javery in Fine Fettle.
In the only other games yesterday
the Phillies and Boston Braves di-
vided double-header Two homers
by Coaker Triplett and one by Ron
Northey helped the Phils to go
conquest in the opener, but AL
Javery pitched one-hit 80 triumph
in the nightcap with Chet Ross coll
lecting three-run homer.
Javery's was the 18th one-hitter
of the year. The lone blow was an
infield single by Ray Hamrick, first
man up in the first inning.
Evening star., 1943-09-17

No. l in the college pro football
draft this year, will come to the
Capital November IA with the De-
trolt Lions. That game should be a
Sellout, even though the Lions fin
iShed away down in the pro loop
last year. A new star among the
pros always gathers em in, Just as
die Bill Dudley of Virginia and
Davie OBrien of Texas Christian.
Much as the Redskins want Dick
Plasman, they won't 60 for any such
deal as the suggested trade by the
Bears of Willie Wilkin for the wing
man. To take Wilkin away from
the Skins would be like stealing
George P. Marshalls enthusiasm
for football.
Evening star., 1943-09-17
Win, Lose or Draw
BY WALTER MccALlUM
Weiss Lute With Renewed Army Football Plea

Sammy Weiss the Football
League
try to get reluctant Army brass college
ue to permit Army student participation intercollegiate
Penana Repubca peard Of the drive to get Army college
students football will
be
Here it the middle
disconsoatey the plethora husky
campuses and barred from varsity
much work to DO have econcled themselves getting
they have: which in isn't
Evening star., 1943-09-17
Young Commando Team
Appears to Be Touch

SPOKANE, Wash, Sept. 17.-Most
OF the football hopefuls trying for
berths with the Spokane Air Services
Commados, successors to the un-
beaten I'd Air Force Bombers Of
1912, are boys you've never heard Of
yet. They're youngsters fresh out
of high school.
But Northwest College coaches,
who have the Commands scheduled,
are looking forward to the games
with less and less enthusiasm. The
line, the Commandos' coaches
grudgingly admit, might average 200
pounds.
Evening star., 1943-09-17
Ragurski With Bears
Again, Says He's Fit
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
CHICAGO, Sept. 17.-Bronko Ma
gurski, absent from football for five
seasons, again is with the Chicago
Bears.
The famous line-busting fullback
for the Bears in the early 193Os will
leave today for the squad for train
ing quarters at Waukesha, Wis, to
get ready for tackle position before
the team opens its league season at
Green Bay, September 26.
Although "a, he is confident he
will give a good account of himself
Il feel great-weigh 230 pounds.
only two more than when I played
my last game against the Washing
ton Redskins in 1887" Bronx said.
Evening star., 1943-09-17
Milwaukee Will Gain A. A. FIoq
With One Win or Indian Loss

by humbling Minneapolis, 1874. as
fans poured onto the field cheering
for their first pennant in seven
years.
The only way the Brewers can
lose the flag now is to drop their
last four games while second place
indianapolis sweeps its final five.
Although the association is noted
for its screwy finishes, a Wind-up
such as this appears out of the
question.
indianapolis gained nothing by
splitting double e-header with To-
ledo.
Evening star., 1943-09-17
Portsmouth Bounces
Back in Title Series

By the Associated Press.
PORTSMOUTH, Va, Sept. IL
Portsmouth. loop champs, got back
in the running for the Piedmont
League playoff honors by stopping
Norfolk last night, to l. Norfolk
leads, 2 to l. in the series.
George Comellas, Portsmouth
right-hander. handcuffed the Tars
on four hits, two of them being
bunts. Portsmouth knocked Bill
Sucky out of the box in the first
after four-run uprising. Fred
Pepper went the rest of the way.
1t was the Tars' first defeat in the
playoffs. They eliminated Richmond
in the semifinals in four straight
games.
Norfolk - 600 100 OOo-1 4 q
Portsmouth 400 010 10X-6 l
Sucky. Pepper and Berra; Comellas and
Owens.
Evening star., 1943-09-17
$4,000 Bonds Buy
Grid Box Seats

KALAMAZOO, Mich, Sept. II.
"A seat on the 50-yard line for
Western Michigan Colleges home
football games runs into i'm
portant money-for the War
bond drive.
The College Athletic Board has
announced that $4,000 War bond
purchasers will have their choice
of boxes between the 30-yard
lines.
All other boxes will go at
e. nQA
Evening star., 1943-09-17
FIoshy Squad Is Pain to Long Grid-Poor Coach

afternoon, to be exact. The squad
represents four different systems
of football and he can't afford to
change any fellow much from the
style he has come to know for
fear of disrupting the whole team.
Finally, he will lose 10 of those
stars in midseaSon.
This year a marine unit was
located at Southwestern and in
the group were seven members OF
the Texas team, Southwest Con-
ference and Cotton Bowl cham
pions. Also, there were eight
players from Baylor, three from
Texas Christian and several from
Evening star., 1943-09-17
.Luckman HurIs Bears
To Victory; Butler
Is SteagIes' Ace
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 1.-THE
good right arm of Sid Luckman still
throws passes with uncanny accu-
racy for the Chicago Bears-but the
Philadelphia Eagles Pittsburgh
Steelers have little halfback named
Johnny Butler who is bidding for an
equal share of the pro football spot
light.
Two of the former Columbia toss
ers' long ones-68 and rs yards in
that order-set up the Bruins first
two touchdowns in their 20-7 ex-
hibition triumph at Shibe Park last
night, and his 13-yard lob in the
final period netted the third.
Butler, however, who received the
Robert j. French memorial trophy
memorializing the late executive
sports editor of the Philadelphia
Inquirer, carried the ball 80 yards
in Is tries-an average of 26 yards
better than the Bruins top ground
gamer, Bill Osmanski.
A crowd of 81 200 saw the contest,
sponsored by the Philadelphia In
quirer Charities, Inc, and bought
1854 $50 in War bonds at an auction
between the halves.
Evening star., 1943-09-17
Purdue Poised to Avenge 1912
Rout by Great Lakes Eleven

tions today to try to break into the
Illinois lineup. Eddie McGovern Of
Rose Poly. one Of the leading scorers
Of the country last year, is on the
sidelines with an injured jaw. 1t.
Don Faurot, Seahawks' skipper, will
surround himself with a squad of SO
players for his opener.
Miami at Indiana-While three of
the Hoosiers' regulars nurse minor
injuries Coach Bo McMillin shows
displeasure at practices in the slow
development of the squad. The
teams have met five times with
Indiana winning all games, but it is
their first get-together since 1888,
when Miami scared the Crimson
before losing by TO count.
Evening star., 1943-09-17
Straight Deal Choice
In Britain S ST. Leqer
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEWPORT England, Sept IL
Straight Deal, Hon. Dorothy Paget's
Derby winner. ruled to 2
favorite today on the eve of Satur-
days mile and one-half st. Leger
race at historic Newmarket.
The Aga Kahn'S Umidadd, beat
en- by head by Straight Deal in
the Derby, was second choice in the
betting at odds of 5 to !.
Mrs. Catherine Macdonald Blu
chanan's Tropical Sun, one of four
flles in the field Of IS, was re-
garded as next best at odds of Is
to 2.
All colts in the race will carry
126 pounds and flllies three pounds
less.
Evening star., 1943-09-17
Stimson Gives Lowdown

More than month ago Secretary
of War St!mson outlined all the rea-
sons why Army trainees at colleges
will not be available for varsity
football this year. His letter covered
nearly two pages, and seemed to
cover all points. He had before him
a petition signed by more than $50
members of Congress asking for re-
taxation of War Department. COL
lege training rules, SO he was not
badly informed on the thoughts of
at least part of the legislators.
If by some now unpredictable turn
the War Department should relax
its college training hours so as to
permit football by its men at school,
it still will be a little late 1t
couldn't be done until well into Oc-
tober
Ray Ruett, former V. M. I. star, is
g. disappointed fellow. Ruett, who
says Paul Shu. former Alexandria
boy, hit as hard as any pro. has
been made into an end by the Red
skins, but so far he has seen little
action. He wants it-and badly.
Jack jenkins, due to leave the Skins
the middle of next month to wear a
Marine uniform. says the pros don t
hit any harder than those Alabama
boys. Jack should know He played
three years for Vanderbilt against
'Bama.
Truth about Center Walter Ziem-
ba, as we get it, is that he won't
play any more football. although
the Skins want him badly. He has
been told not to risk permanent in
jury to bad knee SO George
Smith, outstanding at Baltimore
and Ken Hayden will do the center
job.
Sinkwieh q Big Cord
frankie Sinkwich, former Uni
versity of Georgia back, who was
Evening star., 1943-09-17
Bombers lake 9-Game
Streak Into Series;
Cards Near Flag
BY JUDSON BAILEY,


The pennants in both the National
and American Leagues may be
clinchad tomorrow and Sunday.
In the case of the St. Louis Cardi-
mails this possibility is hardly unex-
pected, but for the New York Yam
KEGS settling the title this week end
would be moving up the date almost
week ahead of what appeared
probable just few days ago.
The Yankees have upset the CAL
culations of the figure filberts bv
winning nine consecutive games,
their longest string of victories since
they put together IL in a row in
July, 1912, and now they have a
chance to tie down the American
League pennant mathematically in
a three-game series opening tonight
With the Mats here tonight.
Big Inning Humbles AS.
IT the Yanks can sweep the series
single encounter tonight and a
double e-header Sunday, they will be
in Shooting for this goal. Mana
ger Mccarthy named his ace, Spud
Chandler, winner of 10 games
against three defeats, to pitch to-
night.
Yesterday the Yanks polished off
the Philadelphia Athletics, 5-1. with
1our-run seventh-inning rally cli-
NAKED by Charley Keller's 28th
nome run and second in two davs
with q mate aboard. Lefty Marius
Russo pitched four-hit ball and
himself made two singles, scoring
twice and starting the winning rally
1t was the last meeting of the wear
for the two clubs and gave the
Yanks 16 out of % games with the
AS this season.
II New York fails to nail the pen
nant Sunday the clincher will be de-
layed at least until next Wednesday
because Monday and Tuesday are
open dates for all clubs.
Cards Find Cubs Tough.
The Cardinals, who clipped the
Chicago Cubs, Us, yesterday. might
eliminate the second place Brooklyn
Dodgers tonight, but will have to
walt at least until tomorrow before
freezing out the Cincinnati Reds.
This is because the Dodgers had a
game at Boston Cancelled Wednes-
day. Thus the Cardinal "combina-
ton against Brooklyn is two and
against Cincinnati is three.
Here are the standings in both
leagues:
Evening star., 1943-09-17

other Texas colleges. In addi-
ton, Southwestern already had
the nucleus for one of its better
teams.
The first game is tomorrow
night when Southwestern meets
another star-studded team
North Texas Agricultural College,
with its Viz unit.
Southwestern plays Texas Oc-
tober 2 and North Texas again
October Is, then October 26-be-
fore such games as Tulsa and
Rice-l0 Southwestern stars will
leave for boot camp with the ma
rines.
Evening star., 1943-09-17
Big Series to Go
To All Overseas
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE
British Broadcasting Co. has
announced that arrangements
have been completed to broad
cast to American soldiers, SAIL
ors and marines in every the
ater of war the high lights of
each World Series game just few
minutes after its completion
A summary of each game, high
lights and interviews with some
of the players are planned.
Announcement said the general
overseas network, the forces net
work in England, the Pacific
service network and the owl
network would be used.