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Evening star., 1944-01-03
BY ROD THOMAS.

Except "a fleet Of warplanes," no
definite goal was set when Metro
politan Washington's bowlers a
month ago began their War Bond
campaign with The Stars annual
tournament the medium, but, with a
week to go, one was established to-
day. At meeting of the bowling
operators association, at the Ham
ilton Hotel, the figure was placed at
S., 100000. The tournament will
end next Sunday. The task is to
raise by then the difference be-
tween five million and $3,637 ,250
the total reported Saturday by
campaign leaders in the District,
Arlington County in Virginia and
Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties in Maryland
Hugh w. Arbaugh, the operators
president, declared: The turn of
the year opens up a field of new
bond money. Many people who
bought their limits in 1943 can af-
ford to start now on 1914 invest
ments. Some of them need a push
Those that you know, let 'em
have it,"
Pin Leaders Disappointed.
Arbaugh and other bowling lead
ers at the meeting, including Ar
vile Ebersole, chairman of the Ma
tional Bowling Council, who heads
a campaign to raise $3.50, ,000, ,00o
among the Nations maple shooters,
admitted the job here was not easy
but expressed confidence in success
Results so far, they agreed, had
been on the disappointing side
Some of the operators. they de-
clared, had shown practically nc
hustle, though being generous in
donating their facilities to the
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Underdog Trojons' Fine Line
Smothers Charging Huskies

ana Gordon Gray, a space -devourlrg
end, helped make the throws good.
The Washington attack, fashioned
around the pile driving Sam Robin
son and the speedy and elusive AL
Atkins, wasn't able to function be-
cause the inspired Trojan line, espe-
cially Guard Norm Very. Tackle
John Ferraro and Center Bill Gray
were through or waiting for the
runner all afternoon.
Big Season for L. S. c.
Southern California had the edge
|sverywhere-ground gaining. passing.
kicking, interference running, tao
king and generalship. Washington,
it was known In advance, wasn't q
good passing team.
Everything considered. Southern
California had good season. and to
top of things. won the Pacific Coast
Conference title by beating Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1944-01-03

okey on night baseball, the
Dodgers figure they can sell $780,
900 worth of group tickets in
almost no time.
Service department-The tables
turned when Sergt. Joe Louis
visited Keesler Field, Miss, re-
Gently. Joe discovered Sergt.
Thurston Mckinney, former De-
troit middleweight, and told the
assembled G.. rs that Mckinney
was the fellow who discovered"
Joe Louis. 1t. William N. Case of
Vancouver, Wash, marine avi-
ator in the South Pacific, is
former member of the Oregon
State swimming team. He prob
ably will be declared a pro for
teaching Jap flyers to swim by
the cor else" method. Chief
specialist Dynamite Gus Sonnen-
berg, the old rassler, is back in
the hospital again. After being
discharged from the Naval Hos
pital at cambridge, Md, Gus
went on leave and word has been
received at Bainbridge that he
had to enter q Chicago hospital.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
100000 Cotton Bowl
Ito Make Dallas Grid
Center Is Planned
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Jan. 3.-Mayor j. Wood.
all Rodgers Of Dallas envisions q
Cotton Bowl Stadium seating 1OO,-
600, making this city the Nation s
football center.
I'VE have the population. The
other major bowls are all on the rim
We're in the center, more easily ac-
cessible to greater number OF peo-
pie. Everything is in our favor"
Rodgers spoke after the eighth
annual Cotton Bowl game had ended
in a TT tie between Texas and Ran
dolph Field, played in a steady rain,
but drawing $4,000 fans. More than
10000 tickets were sold.
Rodgers was speaking the senti-
ment OF the Cotton Bowl Athletic
Association which plans to enlarge
its stadium and schedule other ath-
letic attractions. The rental con-
tract with the State Fair Of Texas
Is up this year-eight years OF pay
ing Is per cent of the gate.
AS for the Cotton Bowl game II
was a case of Glenn Dobbs, foot
balls one-man gang, almost carry
ing Randolph Field to victory over
Texas. Dobbs had quite a day de-
spite the cold rain and mud.
In what D. x. Bible, Texas coach,
declared were the worst conditions
for a football game he ever had seen
in 80 years of coaching, Dobbs ran
his season record to:
Total passes attempted, 205;
passes completed, 108; completion
average, .526; yards passing, 1883;
total offense. 1909.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Dartmouth Held Best
On Eastern Courts,
Kansas in Big Six
By the Associated Press.

| By the Associated Press.
P, NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-With foot
ball having written its own seasonal
obituary in the January / bowl
games, college basket ball hops to
the task of dominating the winter
sports pages.
While the business of determining
the various conference champions is
slated for the coming weeks, enough
has transpired in preliminary games
to indicate that Illinois again will be
strong In the Big Ten, Kansas In the
Big Six, Arkansas and Rice in the
Southwest, Southern California in
the Far West, Dartmouth in the East
and Duke and Kentucky In the
South.
Illinois, with five triumphs In six
starts, tangles with Wisconsin to-
night at Madison and the 1914 edi-
ton of the Whiz Kids apparently is
well enough equipped to carry on
the Illini pace Of the past few years.
Doug Mills outfit was the first to
down Great Lakes. 64 to 81, after
the Sailors previously had won, So
to A.
De Paul Held Midwest's Best.
Northwestern, Purdue and Ohio
State are regarded as the next
strongest, with Iowa, the leagues
only unbeaten member, not rated too
highly because of its weak early op-
position.
Kansas, winner Of Kansas City
double-header, and Oklah ON a,
champion of the annual Oklahoma
City tourney that listed the Okla
homa Aggies among the entrants,
are top rated in the Big Six, but
Iowa State, now that Price Brook
field of recent West Texas State
fame is a member. also Is strong.
Probably the best team in the
sprawling Middle West is De Paul,
owner of an 11-game winning streak
that was climaxed Saturday with
59-to-30 massacre of Arkansas
highly regarded Southwest circuit
member.
The Razorbacks entertain Texas
Christian Friday and Saturday
nights, but the title chase gets under
way Wednesday when Rice and
Baylor meet at Waco.
Dartmouth already has conquered
one OF the major threats to its
seventh straight Eastern collegiate
flag by dropping Pennsylvania. 81
to 48, and now regards Cornell, a
41-to-39 winner over Princeton, as
its next big title obstacle. The New
Hampshire five is the host to Co.
lumbias spotty quintet Saturday.
Trojans Lead on Coast.
Duke and Kentucky, No. / teams
in the Southern and Southeastern
Conferences, respectively, made
holiday excursions to pick up ex-
perience for the flag races.
The Wildcats knocked off ST.
Johns, national invitational king of
1943, by 44-to-38 score in Madison
Square Garden, while Duke, al
though beaten in an overtime by
Long Island University, So to ST.,
saw its Gordon Carver hike the sea-
sons individual scoring mark at the
Garden to 27 points.
On the West Coast Southern Cali
fornia's Trojans are regarded as
tops in the coast circuit until proven
otherwise and Gonzaga's independ-
ent quintet also is powerful. The
Spokane Bulldogs punished Wash
ington, 76 to 80, for the Huskies'
worst court defeat in 20 years.
Saturday they trimmed Washington
State, ST to 38.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Jan. 3-Whether it
was Corpl. Jack "Shoeless" McKenna
of Long Beach, Calf, scooting across
the North African sand or Alvin
Dark Of Southwestern Louisiana In
stitute plowing through the mud of
Houston, Tex, the baby new year
has been welcomed with the tradi-
tional football bowl games.
Added starters to the usual coast
to-coast holiday schedule were the
festivities involving G. I. talent
known as the Arab, Potato and Lily
Bowls in Oran, Algiers; Belfast, Ire
land, and Hamilton, Bermuda.
Navy won the Bermuda battle
1870; Army triumphed in Africa,
1917, and the two services played a
scoreless tie in Ireland.
More than 100000 watched the
games in this country, where the
form players took a beating as two
underdogs won, two others tied and
only three favorites came through
in seven starts.
Trojans Cross Dopesters.
Southern California made the
dopesters look bad with a decisive
29-0 decision over previously un-
beaten, united Washington at Pasa-
dena. Kim Hardy's feat Of throwins
three touchdown passes stole ths
show and tied Russ Saunders 1891
Rose Bowl record against Pittsburgh
A crowd Of $1,000 was on hand.
/ Steve Van Buren ran for tw,
touchdowns and passed for anothe
as Louisiana State upset Texas Ag
gies, 1914. in the Orange Bowl be
fore 27,000 and Cancelled an early.
season loss to the same Texans.
The favored Western All-Star.
could get no better than a 1913 tie
with the underdog Fasteners In
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Widespread Bowl Tits Cross
Dopesters as Fuvorites Flop

what simmered down to flashy dis
play of youthful freshman talent
before $4,000 in San Francisco's
benefit Shrine game. Herm Wede-
meyer, Hawaii-born st. Mary's Col
lege ace, pitched for two scores for
the West.
Texas managed to avoid being
upset by holding Glenn Dobbs to
one touchdown pass and his Ran
dolph Field eleven to a TT tie at
Dallas. Although 10000 Cotton Bowl
tickets were sold, only $4,000 braved
what Coach Dana X Bible called
"the worst football weather I've ever
seen"
Pro Scouts See PrOkop Star.
Georgia Tech was winning IA
vorite before the days largest crowd,
SO, 900. in New Orleans, but it took
an inspired performance by Eddie
Prokop and his mates to pull it out
of the fire and beat Tulsa in the last
quarter, 20-18. With the pro scouts
in the stands, Prokop picked up 199
yards and averaged SO yards per try
in the Sugar Bowl.
Dark put on his show for South
western Louisiana and 10000 at
Houston. where his club defeated
Arkansas A. 81 NJ, 24-7, in the first
Oil Bowl game. Dark scored a touch
down. threw for one. kicked a field
goal and three extra points.
/ Southwestern of Texas had To
come up with a last-period pass to
beat underdog New Mexico, TO, tc
the astonishment of $4,000 in the
Sun Bowl at Ell Paso. Southwestern
had been expected to romp home.
Tuskegee Institute downed CLARK
College, 1877, in the Vulcan Bowl at
Birmingham, Ala, and Allen blanked
winston Salem teachers, $50, in the
| Flower Bowl at Jacksonville, Fla.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Wills Picked 10 Beat
Bennett in Weller
1uss|e Tonight

Charley Bennett, District Negro
who contributed three big upsets to
boxing late last year, hopes for an
other one tonight when the 1914
campaign opens with a 10-rounder
at Turner's Arena. sending him
against Frankie Wills, D. C. welter-
weight champ. Wills welter crown
will not be on the line.
Frankie rates as a Us choice and
probably would be even more of q
favorite were it not for BENEFITS re-
cent record which has earned him q
reputation as title "spoiler." Just
a preliminary fighter six months ago
Bennett upset the dope with sue
cessive victories over Eddie Kane
twice and one over Nick Latsios
Kane previously had won Is in a
row, while Latsios boasted 13
straight victories.
Not a fancy boxer, Bennett de-
pends on ability to take a lot of
punishment without whiting and a
good left hand for his victories. In
facing Wills he goes against the
only Washington fighter who is
ranked nationally. No. Is on the an
nual Ring Magazine ladder recently
announced, Wills in the last year
dropped a 10-round decision to Bob
Montgomery, while winning over Al
Davis, Cat Robinson and Joe Doty
His experience against these good
fighters figures to help him against
Bennett tonight.
Heading the supporting card is a
six-round heavyweight match be-
tween Walter Hafer and Billy Dun
can. Other skies are between
George Williams and Gene Brown
and between Tommy Mollis and Bob
by Brown. A four-rounder opens
the show at 8:45.
Evening star., 1944-01-03

While the No. l duckpinner of the
country for six consecutive years,
Clarke won the United States open
at Waterbury, Conn, in 1887 and
1888. His first victory was here in
1884.
Joe Bonigli, one of Massachusetts,
leading candlepin bowlers and a
crack duckpin shooter, will be a
member of the Connecticut Blue
Ribbon team which include Nick
Tronsky, Joe Gacek, Harry Peters
and Bill Tato. Other New England
ers entered are Joe Genovesi, win
ner of last years Eastern Open at
Willimantic, and who fired a 5-game
set of 745 In the recent Dixie at
Lucky Strike; Billy Weirdak, Jack
White. Mac Carboni, Ralph Russo
Bill Dente, Wilbur Carmody, Ben
Kosky, Chubby Marks and Joe Pa
gnini.
Washington's entry 50 far in
cludes besides Santini, Perce Wolfe
AL Wright, Bob Miciotto, Johnny
Ressa, Fred Murphy, Ed Blakeney
Ev Gardner. Karl Gochenour, Ray
Watson, d Nash, Jack Talbert
Harry Hilliard. Ollie Pacini, Frank
Mischou and Elvin Shank.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
BY the Associated Press.

PASADENA. Calf, Jan. 3.-The
only goofy thing about that Rose
Bowl game New Year Day was the
betting. what there was of it.
Imagine Southern California,
which never has lost a postseason
contest in Pasadena's big amphithe-
ater, being backed down to the short
end of 5-to-2 odds!
II there is one place where a Tro-
jan football team plays its very best
game it's right here on the Rose
Bowl sod. Seven victories in seven
starts is performance that leaves
no room for improvement.
The Trojan football team that
whipped the University Of Washing
ton % to Saturday was as good as
any the Trojans have turned out In
several years. 1t was as good as 1t
was during the first six weeks Of the
campaign just ended, when 1t won
its first six games without its goal
line being crossed.
Trojans Bow to Servicemen.
The 1943 Trojans lost two games,
to San Diego Naval Training Sta
ton, 10 to 7, and to March Field. IS
to 0. 1t could have won the San
Diego game but for an epidemic of
fumbles. Against Washington the
Trojans didn't make a single mis-
take. They weren't "suckered" on
any of Washington's fancy stuff
They tackled hard and sharply.
Southern CALIFORNIA; S passing game
was superb. Quarterback jim
Hardy's performance of firing three
touchdown passes eQualed the Rose
Bowl record made by Russ Saunders
of U. S. c. against Pittsburgh in 1880.
George Callahan, a really fast back,
Evening star., 1944-01-03
here's Always Something to Be Thankful For
Ci|inski-Hanbury Bou
Tops Golden Gloves
Final Program

Eight novice and seven senior
bouts wind up the 1914 Golden
Gloves boxing tournament Friday
night at Uline Arena. A cham
pionship bout is listed in every
weight class except the senior 49,
pound division.
| Action is expected all down the
line, with one of the most promising
matches that between Pete Cilinski
defending champion, and Ray Han
bury, young brother of Professional
Lew, In the senior 135-pound di-
vision. The experienced Cilinski is
expected to have his hands full
with the rough, strong Hanbury.
The other defending champion on
Friday nights program is Lew Pa
vone, who puts his 14o-pound title
on the line against Nick Mancini.
The card:
Novice Division.
liz pounds, Dave coakley !Pete's, A. G.
vs. CLAUDE Lagrence lss s,oNs Msrs d1s
SchooD VS. Joe Smith Naval Torpedo
Station; 12e pounds, Bob Duvall Wash:
Reys Boys g1 cup ys R1y as pounds
vs.. Vs. Bernie Barry National Training
SCHOOL,: LAT pounds, Blackie Annis
| (Quantico Marines) VS.. Cliff Hart Pete's
A. c.; $50 pounds, Benny Aauilino
(Apollo) vs.: Francis Sweeney tMerrick)
I175 pounds, Ted Szostak tQuanticc
Marnesl VS.. Chris Brown tMerrick,i
| heavyWeights. John Clark (MerricK) VS.
Eugene Wilson (St. Mary').
Senior Division.
112 pounds, Puggy King fWashingtor
Boys Club VS.. Billy Kerge fApollo); 12e
pounds, Jimmy Vakas washington BOYS
| Club VS.. Joe Annette (Quantico Marines>
135 pounds, Pete Cilinski (St. Mary's) VS.
Ray Hanbury CMerrick); 147 pounds. Joe
Cannon (Apollo) VS.. Frank McGregor tSt
Mary's); 100 pounds. Lewis Pavone (St
Mary's) VS.. Nick Mancini washington
Boys Club; l75 pounds, Dick Mutt (St
Mary's) VS.. Tom Poole washington Boys
Club; heavyweightS, Bernie Cody unat-
tached) VS.. Reno Workman (St Mary's).
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Long, La ChoppeIIe Get
Back as Mat Team

Mike Demetra and John Vansky
New York grapplers, will meet
Johnny Long, Baltimore shipyard
worker, and Maurice La Chappelle,
the Flying Frenchman, in a two
man team match at Turner's Arena
Wednesday night. La Chappelle
and Long last season were unbeaten
here as a team.
In the feature bout George Maori
costas, the Golden Greek, and Don
Evans, the Pacific Coast star, will
mix in return bout, one-faI-to-
a-f1nish. The Yellow Mask also is
to appear in a special Commute
match with an opponent to be
named later.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
|Fiqures Favor East
lin Tied Shrine Tilt
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3.-The
East team which went into the an
nual Shrine East-West charity game
here Saturday as the underdog can
draw upon the statistics for conso-
lation if it isn't satisfied with the
1913 tie score.
East, sparked by the offensive
play of Bean Sensanbaugher of Ohio
State and Bob Hoernschemyer OF
Indiana University, piled up 22s
yards on the ground against minus
IS for its opponent. The East made
Is first down to the Vests 5.
The Eastern team was on the Of
fense most of the game, the last
half of which was played in heavy
rain and on slippery turf.
Hoernschemeyer and Sensan-
baugher are 18-year-olds with only
one year of college football expert
ence.
Herman Wedemeyer, 1s-year-old
st. Mary's College freshman, was the
Vests standout. He tossed two
touchdown passes.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Stars Play Up to Regulations in Bowl Games

Ehramjian from Zeke Bonura's
Arab Bowl" game and Georgia
Techs Ed Scharfschwerdt to
team up with Hoernschemeyer
and Sensanbaugher. The foot
ball broadcasters aren't always
clear about the plays, but they
seldom miss a substitution.
Five of the boxers rated in Nat
Fleischer's recent first ten" of
the lightweight division, will ap-
pear in the Anext three Garden
fight shows: Beau Jack VS.. Lulu
Costantino, Bobby Ruffin VS..
Tippy Larkin and Jack VS.. Sammy
Angott. And only the last is
likely to draw more dough than
the Bob Montgomery-Ike Will
liams fuss in Philly on the oath.
The town of Winfield, Kans.,
finally caught up with St. Johns
U. in basket ball last week when
Bob Brannum helped Kentucky
beat the Redmen after Gerald
Tucker, Bobs predecessor as all
State center at Winfield. had
failed twice with Oklahoma U.
As soon as they get an oticial
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Central High Will Honor
Gen. Young, Ex-AthIete

Brig. Gen. Charles D. Young
deputy director of defense trans
portation, is among the Central
High graduates to be honored at
a special assembly of the school
Thursday afternoon.
A member of the class of 1898
Gen. Young was on the first Central
track team to compete in the Penn
sylvania relays. He also established
several sprint records here and at
Cornell.
Other former Centralites to be
honored with certificates of distinc-
ton are Brice Claggett, member
of the District Municipal Court;
William H. Collins, vice president
and general manager of the Beth
lehem bingham Shipyards, and
Comdr. William G. Butler, jr.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Week to Go, Bow|ers Set Goal
OF $5,OOO,OOOin Bond Drive

tournament and contributing to the
prize fund.
The tournament is one of those
rarities in which every participant
has something to gain and nc
chance to lose. To enter, one pur-
chases or sells a bond. Due to q
full handicap system the competi-
ton presents equal opportunity for
all. One may bowl at the alley OF
his choosing, no matter where he
purchases or sells bond. The
receipt for the bond is his credential
Moreover. one may buy a bond and
designate anybody to bowl for him
This is being done a lot. For in
stance. 20 women bowled yesterday
for one. To Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
I. Warner. Miss Billie williams o1
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion League sold a $500 bond with
the understanding it would be
whacked up into 20 s25 bond entries
Mr.. and Mrs. Warner don't bowl
Miss Williams and 19 of her league
mates turned in the receipts at the
New Recreation and shot in behalf
of still another member of the league
Mrs. Edith Williamson, who is re.
cuperating from a dangerous illness
Some folk are buying bonds anc
turning over the receipts to bowlers
with the agreement that whatever
prizes they win 90 to relatives ol
friends in the armed services. Lad.
on the fighting fronts now are re.
ceiving clippings from The Stal
bearing tidings Of their ENTRY" ir
the tournament and how thei,
proxies made out. If you'd afford q
novel and morale-building kick fol
a serviceman put him in the tourna
ment. Send him a clipping an
nouncing his entry. Follow 1t with
one giving his score. Keep this col.
umn informed.
Nell McWhirter Stars.
incidentally, Nell McWhirter was
tops among the girls who rolled TO,
Mrs. Williamson with tally of 800
including 78-pin handicap. Othe,
high scorers were Jessie E. Smith
66-383; Pauline Smyrniotis, 90-37;
and Ruth Goodwin, 75-369.
In a rubber battle last night a.
the King Pin between George w
Huguely, jr.'s Bethesdans and Morris
Lustine's Bombers, each team
sponsor purchasing a $1,000 bond
the Bethesdans won hands down
1851 to 1869. 1t was largely scra,
between anchor men, with Jack Tai
bert of the Bethesdans and Boil
Miciotto of the Lustines each shoot
ing 4l9. Later, Miciotto twice de
feated Ell Geib, District League
champion, at singles and Karl Goch.
enour and Fred Murphy of tn,
Lustines trimmed Talbert and Tony
Santini Of the Bethesdans in doubles
The scores were mediocre.
Tonight at the King Pin, at ,
o'clock, the same teams will clash
with George Lane of Brentwood
purchasing two $1,000 bonds as tn,
sponsor of what promises to be ,
sparkling duckpin show.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Army 10 End App|ing' S
Ba||pIaying, He Feels
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CAMP LEE, Va, Jan. 3.-Luke
Appling, American League batting
champion, who arrived at thi!
quartermaster center for his basic
training a few days ago, said he
probably would not return to the
major leagues as an active player
after the war.
The Chicago White Sox shortstop
who hit 1923 last season, said he
was beginning to feel his age of 81
He said he already had had trouble
with his legs and felt they wouldn't
stand up under a major league sea-
son by the time he got out of the
Army.
He had been the hitting star OF
the Chicago infleld for 13 seasons
reaching a peak of 1888 during the
1886 campaign, and four times was
named on the league all-star team
When asked by another soldier
here what ball park suited him best
Appling replied: Il don't hit home
runs, so the walls don't bother me
Besides I can't even see the walls
let alone knock the ball over"
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Skins After Norfolk Farm
As Pro Grid Plans for IA
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-Instead OF
making high-sounding speeches
about postwar plans, pro football
leaders are busy planning for the
1914 season. war or no war. The
Boston club, which has nothing but
a franchise, has hired Tillie Manton
the old T. c. U. and Dodger back, to
scout for players; the Philly Eagles
who probably will split away from
Pittsburgh, recently signed Marvin
Blocker, eX-Southern California full
back, and Harry Thayer was looking
for more prospects at Saturday. S
East-West game.
And Presidents George Marshall
of the Redskins and Harry Howren
of the Norfolk Shamrocks have been
talking over a farm" deal If the
Dixie League operates. Howren, in
cidentally, reports that Atlanta and
Birmingham are anxious to join the
Dixie League.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Bears Up String to 10
In Beating BROOKLYN

The Washington Bears winning
streak on the basket ball court is
reaching healthy proportions. It's IL
in row now for the pro champions
after they trimmed Brooklyn Indians
OF the American League, 44-25, yes
terday at Turner's Arena.
The Bears never were in danger
taking a 2l-14 lead in the first OF
three periods. Johnny Isaacs and
Zach Clayton led the attack with
l6 and IL points, respectively.