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Evening star., 1944-12-20
Bowl Teams Putting Pressure
On Practice as TiIts Near

thinks it's time for a change In its
Sun Bowl game against South
western (Tex).
Despite its long string of sue
cesses locally, Mexico U. has had
rough going with heavier, more ex-
perienced United States elevens. In
the Is years that football has been
played here, not once has Mexico
won a game from team north Of
the border.
PASADENA, Calf, Dec. 20 LP.-
Tennessees undefeated, once-tied
Volunteers are scheduled to arrive
today and breeze through an after
noon unlimbering drill, marking the
start OF all-out preparations for their
New Year Day Rose Bowl clash with
U. S. C.'s Trojans.
The Southerners will be out to
avenge 14-0 setback at the hands
of the Trojans New Year Day. 1910,
their only previous Rose Bowl ap-
pearance.
Coach John Barnhill's squad con-
sists of % linesmen and Is backs, in
cluding Frenchman Halfback Buster
Stephens, who has averaged nearly
100 yards a game in his -toting
efforts this season.
The Tennessee line, which Coach
jeff Cravath of U. S. C. predicts will
be the toughest collegiate forward
wall the Trojans have faced this sea-
son, includes such formidables as
skyscraping Rus Morrow, 6-foot 7h-
inch center, and Bob Dobelstein and
E. j. Asbury, rock 'em, sock 'em
pair of guards.
The Trojans worked on defense
yesterday, with the U. S. C. Junior
varsity running plays from Tennes-
sees strong single wing formation,
based on movies of the 1910 Rose
Bowl game. Neither team has scout
ed the other this year.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 20 (P).-
Gov. Prentice Cooper will be the
State of Tennessee's Official repre-
sentative at the Rose Bowl when
the University of Tennessee plays
Southern California on January /.
He was invited to make the trip by
President j. D. Hoskins of the uni
versity.
Evening star., 1944-12-20
Mack, Nearly 81, Declares His
as Athletics May Surprise

fairly fly after q man reaches So"
His health?
Its been pretty good all my life
and I am happy to tell you that nov
1t u real good"
He and his wife, Katherine, are
wintering in Southern California.
His memory remains undinlmed
and thoughts Of baseball thrills Of
long years ago continue as bright
as yesterday. His biggest thrills
came in the World Series of 1929
which the Athletics won.
The whole baseball world was
surprised when I started Howard
Ehmke in the first game. Previously
he had pitched only SIS innings.
Method in His Madness.
Some folks thought had lost my
mind with such great pitchers on my
staff as Bob Grove, Rube Walberg,
George Ernshaw and Ed Rommel.
But Ehmke. whom I secretly had
instructed two weeks before, secuted
the Chicago Cubs 50 well during our
last Western swing that he struck
out 13 batters, setting q new World
Series record, and won, 3 to l, beat
ing Charley Root"
Except for a national broadcast
saluting his lengthy service to base
ball, Mr.. and Mrs. Mack will spend
his 82d birthday anniversary quietly
at their hotel here
Evening star., 1944-12-20
Naval Barracks basketers
Continue Play Thursday

Naval Barracks Basket Bal
League will have it's first Thursday
night games at Central High tomor-
row after its opening last night with
three games at Western.
Bureau of Ships will meet Hydro.
graphic at $50 pm. in tomorrow's
first tilt. Immediately following will
ce the Bureau of Naval Personnel
Bureau of Aeronautics match, with
Censor hip and Foreign Disbursine
clashing in the nightcap.
Last night, the Bomb Dispose.
School drubbed the Bureau of Medi-
cine and Surgery, $500, as Hatcher
of the victors led with 20 points tt
be the outstanding performer OF
the night. Communications regis.
tered 1926 victory over Bureau ol
Supplies and Accounts. In the fina
match Operations trimmed Ord
nance, 3o-21.
Evening star., 1944-12-20
Other 1914 FIops Fail
To Keep Mats From
| Taking 'Honors'

Notre Danes midseason sag, the
Browns dismal World Series per-
formance and Pensive's seven
straight defeats after coping the
Kentucky Derby and Preakness were
among the outstanding disappoint-
ments of 1914, but the biggest was
the eighth-place finish of the pen
nant-picked Washington baseball
team according to an Associated
Press poll of sports writer's.
OF the rs sports editors participat-
ing 26 cast first-place ballots for the
Mats. who accumulated "a points to
outdistance all opposition in the
tailspin circuit, the AP reported.
Notre Dame ranked second with 80
points, Navy third and Detroit
fourth.
Army, rated the team Of the year
in previous poll over the st. Louis
Cardinals, who, ironically enough,
were the "busts" of l943 after blow
ing the World Series to the Yankees.
had hand In putting the Irish and
Navy high up on the list.
One writer said his biggest disap-
pointment was the failure of un-
beaten Randolph Field and Balm
bridge Naval Training Station to
meet In football, while another
merely indicted college football as
whole.
Top-ranking fiops tfirst-place
votes in parenthesis) with points
awarded on a basis of three for each
first-place vote, two for second and
one for third, follow. Only those
with 10 points or more are listed;
Evening star., 1944-12-20
Browns Pennant Victory Voted Years Top Sports Surprise
Army's Football Rout of Irish
Is Second in Poll of Writers

Irade against the Isish earned "a
first place ballots and numerous
second and third place votes for 90
points.
Far behind In third place with
II points was Bob Hamilton's feat
of winning the PGA golf champion-
ship. Hamilton. an unknown" from
Evansville, Ind, beat the famous
Byron Nelson, / up, in the final
that shocked the pro golf world.
The improved play of the Phila-
delphia Professional Football Eagles,
Nays upset defeats by North Caro-
lima Pref1ight and Georgia Tech.
lOhio States unbeaten grid team,
iUtah's national basketball quintet,
Lou Boudreau winning the Ameri-
can League batting championship
and Indiana's 900 grid victory over
Michigan rounded the first ten eye
lifters.
| Altogether a total of 40 surprises
were listed, but only 20 received
tf1rst-place ballots.
The biggest surprises Of 1914 (irst-
place votes in parenthesis, with
points awarded on basis of three
for each first-place vote. two for
second and one for third:
Evening star., 1944-12-20
Eager 10 Quit, Hutso|
TO Stick Till Packers
Get Needed Talent

BY the Associated Press.
GREEN BAY, Wis, Dec. 20.-Don
Hutson wants to quit playing foot
ball. He hopes to end his active
playing days after the all-star game
in Chicago next summer. But Hut
son says so with reservations.
i've tried to retire for the last
three years. I intend to retire after
the an-star game" he told the
Associated Press. But If the Pack
|ers need me to defend their title
next year. I'll probably be in there
playing again"
Hutson, who holds more individ-
ual records in the National Foot
ball League than any other player,
said his retirement depends upon
new material the club expects be-
fore the 1945 season starts.
II intend to sign a new contract
as backfield coach of the Packers" ,"
he said. But any reports of my
definite retirement before the sea-
son starts are premature.
Thinks 10 Years Enough.
II want to quit playing. Ten
years in this league is enough. But
don't intend to until we find out
definitely whether we will have new
material we expect both from Army
and Navy discharges, and from COL
leges."
Hutson had a contract as back
field coach for the champion Pack
ers this season, but played his reg
ular game at end and added to the
records he had compiled since he
left Alabama University in 1894. He
assisted Coach Curly Lambeau as
oackfield coach all season anc
played in all the Packers league
games. Although he'd scored 81
points In previous games, he didn't
get any touchdowns last Sunday
when the Packers beat the New
York Giants in the East-West play.
Of for the title.
They used me for a decoy." he
said. The Giants were SO much
afraid I'd catch a touchdown pas.
they covered me too well to stoI
the rest of the backfleld."
Tops in Two Departments.
There are older men in point Of
service in the league than Hutson
None, however, can approach thu
sticky fingered former Pine Bluff
(Ark.) resident in either scoring o.
pass snatching. He's no sloucf
when 1t comes to kicking point
after touchdowns, either.
This year he scored nine touch
downs on passes and added 81 point.
after touchdowns. He caught 81
passes for a total gain of 1856 yards
That brought his 10-year leagu
record to the following: Most passe,
caught, Az; most touchdown passei
caught, %; most yards gained catch
ing passes. 7,176; most points scored
726, and most touchdowns scored, 95
These records are exclusive o
East-West league playof1 games
and include only regularly sched
uled season contests.
Evening star., 1944-12-20
Joe Lieb, Capitalize,
On Marine Quintet
spscial pisp,tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MARINE CORPS AIR DEPOT
MIRAMAR, Calf, Dec. 20.-Marine
Staff Sergt. Joseph B. Lieb, 81, son
OF Bernard S. Lieb of Washington
D. c., Is playing his second year as
a basket ball guard at this depot
He also was a member of last year,
team which won the 18th Naval
District title.
Staff Sergt. Lieb is former East
ern High player who won all-Metro-
politan honors in 1939-40.
He is an athletic instructor at the
Miramar gymnasium, and conducts
combat conditioning courses for
Marine Aviation personnel.
Enlisting in May, 1912, he under
went recruit training at San Diego,
Calf.
Evening star., 1944-12-20

Hal Keller, guards. The last named
is a younger brother of Charley
Keller, one-time Maryland ace. who
went up with the New York Yankees.
Next in line for first-string berths
appear to be Bob Heatley, Warren
Hoffecker and Soup" Campbell and
the game will give them an oppor-
tunity of furthering their bids.
In two scrimmages with service
teams Maryland was not impressive,
but Shipley, who again has built his
offense around a fast break, is con-
fident the squad will improve with
experience.
Gallaudet, tall and speedier than
usual, chalked up a 1896 victory
over Johns Hopkins in its last start
for its third victory of the campaign.
Evening star., 1944-12-20
| NeIson-Snead Classic
I0n Links Planned
TO Sell Bonds
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2o.-The
greatest golf match Of the year Is
in the making, War Bond promo
ton featuring Byron Nelson, 1s44's
No. l golfer, and Slammin' Sam
Snead, the hottest man In the game
at present.
Nelson richly deserves all honors
tossed his way. He's won majority
of the big tournaments, something
like $45 900 in War Bonds, has
scoring average of less than 10 per
round for 1914 and he has just been
named athlete of the year" by the
country's sports editors in the an
nual Associated Press poll.
The big match probably will be
played in Los Angeles because these
two rivals are there now, preparing
for the Los Angeles Open, January
5 to 8.
It's perfect setup. Nelson is the
Mr. Big of golf for the year and
Snead, recently released after more
than two years in the Navy, is the
Mr.. Big Of the current winter open
tournament swing along the coast.
He's won the Portland Open and the
Richmond Open, two out of four, for
a 500 batting average. Nelson, in
cidentslly, won the San Francisco
Open for the second time In row. .
Before he left for the South,
after winning the Richmond event
few days ago, Slammin' Sam
sowed the seed for this two-man
links duel when he drawled:
Il hear they're going to pick Nell
son as the top golfer of the year.
He deserves it. Just the same, I'd
like to play him I'll meet him on
any course he wants to pick and
I'll play him 36 or u holes. I'm still
Ia little rusty around the greens but
I'm getting into shape I'm not dis
counting Byron one bit. He's
great golfer, but I'd like to take
him on"
This made Fred Corcoran, tourna-
ment manager of the PGA, beam
from ear to ear.
"A natural" Corcoran said. I'VE
can sell a huge amount of War
Bonds. This will be strictly a PGA
enterprise, not a private promotion
by some individual or organization.
Final arrangements should be
completed soon.
Evening star., 1944-12-20
Basket Ball Scores
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
East.
Marshall, 81: Brooklyn, Al.
Westminster tPa.), 70; Arkansas, 81
st. Johns, SO; West Point Artillery, 45.
Colgate "a; Hobart Al.
La Sale, So; Scranton, 4S
Bates 65 Sanford Air Base, Ss.
South.
Virginia, 55; Richmond Army Air, As,
North Carolina, 81; Morris Field, %.
Camp Shelton, 80; Camp Peary, Al.
Middle West.
Notre Dame, OIL; Loras, A.,
DePauw, 40: Purdue. 4S
Kansas, a: Rockhurst, 2S
Iowa. go; Denver. Al
Qlathe Navy Clippers, 43; Park, "a.
Pepperdine, 40; Washburn. 80.
valparaiso, 40; Illinois Normal 81
Moorhead Tchrs.. SO: Mayville Tchrs, as
Hastings Naval, 40; Kearney Army Air, 80
Mankato Teachers, 81: Bemidji Tchrs., Al
Capital 81; Muskingum, So.
Southwest.
s. M. u. "a; Dallas Naval Air As.
North American Aviation, 43; T. C. u a.
Texas, 10; Southwestern, 66.
West.
North Dakota State, As: North Dakota. a.
pueblo Army Air,i Al: 2nd Air Force, 81.
WASH state, 81; Western Washington. As
Eastern Washington, 53 Idaho, so.
hesa ntsh ssat. d g; I:,e ,collsss ss Of nsec, 4
Evening star., 1944-12-20
By BEN McALWEE.

Bob Micioto of the Bill Wood
Stars, who will meet another super
pinspilling Capital combination the
latter part of next week at Con-
vention Hall in a special Bowlers
Victory Legion match, a prelude to
The Evening Star city-wide tourna-
ment, bids fair to establish some
sort of high game and set records.
Tonight when the ace King Pin
ner leads his District League cham
pions into battle at Clarendon, ne
will be shooting for his fourth game
of ITS or better and his third 400
league set in the last fortnight
With Is sets of 400 or better in three
leagues already this season he is
we'll ahead of Al Wright's mark OF
3s bowled in five loops last season
and Astor Clarke's 80 for three cir
cults
Still on fire last night at King Pin
Bob flashed 178 for a season record
III lllC EAfCAAuS A1NoA
ness Mems loop and with 437, missed
cracking his season high set in the
league by only four pins. After he
reeled off nine consecutive marks
a head-pin split spoiled his chances
of rolling another game with IL
straight marks.
In Sundays King Pin Christmas
Handicap, he fired 1872 with 10 marks
in row for the highest game ever
bowled over Capital drives without
a double-header strike. With It's
and 449 last week he boosted his top
District League average to only three
pins short of the l31 mark.
However, Miciotto will not be the
only King Pin star to bear watching
tonight. Fred Murphy, who last
week set an all-time District League
record with five consecutive 400-sets
will be after his sixth in a row.
Sharing the limelight last nigh,
with Miciotto was John Mcmahon
teammate who tied the former
season high game mark Of 176 held
by George Simons, ST., coupled with
Miciotto's 178 it gave the McGolrick
Plumbers q season record team
Evening star., 1944-12-20
Miciotto, on Way to Slew of Pin
Marks, in Spotlight Tonight 4.

game of 679 to cap a sweep ovel
National Beer. McMahon's set wa.
430.
Billy Towlee, also in the hmelighl
these days, raped out 399 as the
leading champion Mullins Cafe
whitewashed Plaza Rockets.
Besides the King Clarendon
scrap other matches in the District
League tonight starting at 7:30 viii
see the pacesetting Northeast Tenn
pie outfit host TO Lucky Strike
Spillway at Hi-Skor, Greenway al
Colonial Village, Bethesda Bowling
Center at Hyattsville, and Brook
land at Lafayette.
Out in front in the hectic Ladies
District League flag chase the cham.
pion Hi-Skors will invade Anacostis
Spillway tonight bent on enjoyins
the top perch over the two-week
holiday lay-of. Colonial Village
visits Takoma. while Ice Palace viii
be at Bethesda Bowling Center. La.
fayette at Brookland, Silver Spring
at King Pin and Rosslyn at Lucky
Strike against Red Circle.
Evening star., 1944-12-20
BY TED MEIER,
Associated Press Sports Writer

The feat of the st. Louis Browns
in winning their first American
League pennant was proclaimed to-
day the biggest sports surprise of
1914 in the annual year end poll by
the Associated Press.
After leading most of the season
the Browns stumbled in September
and lost first place to the Detroit
Tigers. A Detroit pennant seemed
assured, but the Tigers split their
last four games of the season with
Washington, while the revived
Browns swept four straight from the
New York Yankees to take the flag
on the last day.
All Mention Browns.
Virtually all OF the SO sports writ
ers participating in the poll men,
toned the Browns achievement with
40 ranking it first. Although thu
Browns received 141 points, 48 more
than Army's $40 football rout o!
Notre Dame at the Polo Ground!
last month.
This at-the-time almost unbe
lievable West Point touchdown pa
st. Louis Browns winning American
Army's $50 football route of Notre I
Bob Hamilton beating Byron Nelso
Philadelphia pro football Eagles {
N. c. Preflight football win over Ma
Ohio State unbeaten football team
Utah winning mythical national ba.
Georgia Techs 17-15 grid victory o,
Lou Boudreau winning American Le
Indiana's 900 grid win over Michil
Others Who Pulled Surprises.
Other first-place votes were cas-
for the following: Carroll Widdoes
Ohio State football coach; San
Snead's victory in Portland gol
tourney; Michigan's football team
Glenn Dodds' record 1904 indoo
mile; Arne Andersson's 4:0l.6 worl'
Evening star., 1944-12-20
Tech Given a Scrap,

Tech. on the other hand, ran into
a hot fight on Bethesda hardwood,
winning by one point in a thriller
that wasn't decided until the final
10 seconds. 1t was the Barons first
tumble after racking up two straight.
Bethesda was leading, II to is. in
the final seconds when Bob Moffett,
f1ashy Maroon forward, sank a
basket to give Tech a winning cur
tain-raiser for the 1944-45 season.
The lead shifted several times in
the first half, but at the close of the
second quarter. Tech held a 9-to-7
advantage. Herby Benson and
Charley Hughes led a Baron attack
in the third to give Bethesda a
l4-to-l3 lead, and the final quarter
was q seeSaW.
Evening star., 1944-12-20
Win, Lose or Draw
Boxing Monopoly Still Drows Heine Miller. Fire
By JOHN 3. KELLER

Col Harvey l. Miller u NJ c. is as dead set against
nopoy In professional boxing Heine Merheye
the secretary ring
and later head Of the National Boxing Association
1t oughtnt contends emphatcaly a
at the mob that trying to control the racket and doing pretty well
at Ii. too Comes from Heine
that the thing boxing
absolute domination close all classes
tight little thinks boxing
sport
The can't fight when where fgh-which
they of their fighting Yor-Hene
and makes him downright mad The fans like true champ he
points with claim title, State title
the is handled is allowed to get real title.
Monopoly doesn't 1t kills. writes Heine and he
eventually kills monopot fishing and
the jerk finally is on the wrong end Of the line"
Heine nothing boxing rmedied
by matching good fighters a State champ against Kid Easter
Rabbit" Good will pack in here well anywhere else
the good colonel believes.
Ring fans here would appreciate of Heins last idea-f
relief endure long
Evening star., 1944-12-20
Shirley Fry to Forfeit
Her Indoor Net Crown

AKRON. Ohio, Dec. 20.-Shirle,
Fry. national girls singles tenni.
champion, will not defend her in.
door title at the national tourna.
ment In Boston next week, accord.
ing to her father, Lester Fry.
Miss Fry, II, senior at Centra
High School, won the national girls
title at Philadelphia and the indoor
crown ut Boston last year.
Evening star., 1944-12-20
Totals s---7 AIS Totals s 5I7
Central Shows Strength.

Central Shows Strength.
Coach Jan Jankowski's Central
team, scheduled to open up inter-
high hostilities with Western on
January 6, appears to be real
contender in the title battles, with
two straight wins on the record
already, including a triumph over a
powerful WashiRgton-Lee five yes
terday on the Viking court.
The Centralites have a dazzler In
Steve Manos, a fast-scoring center
who sank IS points yesterday as
the Vikings led all the way, quelling
a General rebellion In the second
half led by Monk Carney and Benny
Benstead, who piled up 10 points
between them to threaten the Cen
|tral edge.
Evening star., 1944-12-20

record outdoor mile; Denny Gale
houses pitching prowess in World
Series for Browns; Pete Gray's (the
one-armed outfielder) great season
in Southern Association; Detroit
Tigers; Yale's undefeated football
team, and Al Bunny" Davis So
second knockout of lightweight
champion Bob Montgomery.
Evening star., 1944-12-20
Touch FootbuII Title to G. u

Catholic University's touch foot
ball team now holds the college
championship here after drubbing
George Washington, 1870, yester-
day at C. U. Passes to Donohue
Skyzlar and Quinn accounted for
the touchdowns, and Di Stasio
booted the extra point.
Evening star., 1944-12-20
Lions, Buoyed by Win
Over Blades, Also
Get New Talent

Only one point back of the
second-place Baltimore Blades and
tied with the Philadelphia Falcons
for third, the Washington Lions to-
day were preparing for a short
snooze before plunging into the
Eastern Hockey League wars.
The Lions, 8-to-6 conqueroros of
Baltimore in a bruising battle at
Uline Arena last night, will be in
active until Sunday when they in
wade Madison Square Garden to
take in the New York Rovers. Tues
day night they come back to Uline's
ice for another clash with the
Rovers.
Meanwhile, Coach Charley Good
Is back from a scouting trip to
Canada with the news that he has
signed three players recently given
medical discharges from the Ca
madam Army.
Rod Mcleod, a one-eyed winger
who skated for the Chicago Black
hawks, is expected to report here
late this week. along with Chirp
Brenchley, ex-Atlantic City player,
and Fraser Bowman, a big defense
man who once was with Baltimore.
Last nights match was a thriller
as the Lions grabbed q 3-to-1 first
period advantage. rolled up a 5-to-2
lead in the second period only to
have Baltimore fire three successive
goals within period of a seconds
late in the second stanza to make
1t sail.
In the third heat, however, the
Lions combination of Nick Phillips
Jimmy Wilson and Alan Percival
swung into action to outscore the
Blades 3 to /, and clinch the verdict
Percival sent home the final shot
with Is seconds remaining when he
fired the puck into an empty cage
after Baltimore had pulled Goalie
Johnny Pidsodny out of the net and
sent sixth man into the forward
line in desperate effort to tie the
score,
Evening star., 1944-12-20
Fighting Engineers Ready to Hit Basket

colleges Offering bgme basket ball this
winter will rely
their there's service that
sparkling Washington get
opposition its spacious enough to
Threatening places a big the
Fighting
They have hot squad working daily hot enough to give
unmerciu licking college the
did recently 1t Tom Gould their coach who hree-etter
tackle will welcome
challenges
Two former anAmerica basketers with the Fighting
gne They 1t Herb Bergman starred with Georgia Tech
In 1912 and Cop John F. Townsend
University of Michigan
Lowry, exUnversy played a losing
side In years
Maybe the Fighting Engineers should touch with Balm
bridge The Commodores
the gdron.
than so points and their opponents
the college game open College
Park tomorrow night against Gaaude This will comparison
the Old Liners with
licked Johns Hopkins College
Loyoa all of that in tight tussles.
Evening star., 1944-12-20
All This Happened in Sports Is Years Ago

Clark Griffith backed Philadelphia exporter,
ngton ball ball leftover unormsfor 100000
Connie Mack Phladephias Athletics he'll
trade sell another of his balplayers Gh returns
from the winter meetings without Harvard
begins practice for New football with
to named Pasadena Calf Walter astounds the
college clique his aAmerica
little College Quarterback Mcdn
and Center Red reres from the Yale
coaching staff Joe Mccarthy veteran second baseman with
Louisville of the American
Colones Word from Carpenter
heavyweight Dempsey. United
tion League threatens to levy 500 fine club
entice balplayer
Lynch training Christmas
legazed
Evening star., 1944-12-20
Suffolk Downs Seeks Dotes

BOSTON, Dec. 20 (P.-Operators
| of Suffolk Downs race track have
applied for a license to conduct
running horse meetings from May
IA, l945, to July 21-a total of go
racing days, the same number as
last YEAR