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Evening star., 1944-12-19
.U-Lions Aim for Upset
In Game With Blades

With a home ice record of six vic
tories against three defeats and one
tie, the Washington Lions will make
a strong bid for an upset tonight
when they entertain Baltimore's
second-place Blades in an Eastern
Hockey League match in Uline
Arena at $50.
A special holiday touch will be
provided between the first and Sec
ond periods when Pvt. Les Hamilton
of the United States Medical Corps,
formerly big-name comedian with
THE Ice Follies," and Sergt. Alex
Hurd, American and Canadian
speed-skating and barrel Jumping
champion, pair off in novelty num-
Der.
The Lions have lost once to Balti-
more and twice to the Boston Olym-
pics locally. Otherwise they have
defeated the Philadelphia Falcons
three times and have scored once
each over the Blades, New York
Rovers and Olympics here, while
also playing a tie with the Rovers.
Coach Charley Good returns from
scouting tour of Toronto and other
Canadian points to resume direction
of the Lions tonight. and is conf
dent that the green and gold skaters
will make a strong showing.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Girls Returning Tomorrow
For Benefit Mat Show

Most interesting array of wres-
tling talent of the year will be on
display at Joe Turner's w street
creamery tomorrow night when Babe
Sharkey defends his heavyweight
title claims against Michele Leone
on a benefit show for the Veterans
Of Foreign Wars.
Semiwindup has the current GAL
lery god of the arena, Dutch Rohde,
meeting Eddie Hannigan, Irish ia
vorite from New York, and the other
mems match has Ace Freeman,
victor over Duke Keomuka last
week, tangling with Billy Darnell,
the Dutchman's kid brother.
Feature of the evening, however
may be the return of the girl
wrestlerS, with Elvira Snodgrass,
the rough hillbilly lass, opposing
Anne Laverne, and Nell Stewart
meeting Violet (Violent) Valentine
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Worlds Richest Race
Gets 96 Nominations

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1s.-The Los
Angeles Turf Club today announced
that 96 thoroughbreds had been
nominated for the 100000 Santa
Anita Handicap, to be run March 3
as the worlds richest race 1t hasn't
been run for three years.
Winners Of So established stakes
are among those nominated, along
with 20 promising 3-year-olds. A. G.
Vanderbilt's Good Thing. Whirl-
about from Louis B. Mayors barns
and the speedy Happy Issue are
among the seven fillies entered. The
leading subscriber was Charles (Sea-
biscuit) Howard, who entered eight,
five Of them Seabiscuit colts, in
addition to the sensational Lou
Bre, Porter's Cap and . colt by
The Porter.
The 55-day Santa Anita meeting
opens December 30.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Cadet Gridmen Break
basebaII's 12-Year
Grip on Crown
BY TED MEIER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

/
Army's explosive unbeaten ano
united football team that rolled
up 504 points in gaining the myth
ical national championship today
was picked the 1914 team of the
year in the annual Associated Press
year-end poll.
Breaking a 12-year monopoly by
major league baseball teams, the
T-minded West Point Cadets polled
a total of 209 points to finish fal
ahead of the 104 garnered by the
second-place world champion st
Louis Cardinals.
The unbeaten and united foot
ball teams of Randolph Field and
Ohio State were third and fourth
respectively, with % and % points
Completing the first five was the
st. Louis Browns, whose feat of
winning their first American League
pennant earned them 81 points.
Cards Get 19 Top Votes.
Army, whose claim to the highest
ranking was disputed until the
Cadets easily swept aside power
laden Navy at Baltimore, received
81 flrst-place votes, II seconds and
four thirds, thus appearing on 7S
of the 86 ballots The baseball Car
dinalS got 10 first-place mods, the
Browns four. Randolph Field three
and the Big Ten championship
Buckeyes only one.
Spanked by hula-hipped Glenn
Davis, national high scorer with 12O
points, and pile-driving fullback
in Felix DOC" Blanchard, the
Cadets showed under North Caro-
lima, Brown, Pitt, Coast Guard
Academy, Duke, Villanova, Notre
Evening star., 1944-12-19
BeIvoir Shows Power
In Service Cage Bow

Fort Belvoir's basket ball team
should have no trouble subduing
Marshall (W. Va College Friday
evening If last nights result is an
example of how its future games
will end. The two will clash at
o'clock on the Belvoir court.
Playing its first official game of
the Service League, the powerful
Engineers trounced the Arlington
Hall aggregation. 1925, at Tech
High last night. Led by two former
AllAmericas, Corpl. John Town
send, University of Michigan. and
1t. Herbert Bergman, Georgia Tech,
and by Corpl. Bill Bezubic. ex-
Trenton IN. j. American League
pro star. the Fighting Engineers
smeared a smaller Signal Corps unit
at will
Townsend paced the winners with
II markers, while Bezubic and
Bergman tailed IA and 6 respec-
lively. Pfc. Doyle Disbro topped
the Hallmen with 10.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Basket Ball Results
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
East.
Haverford, 55; Johns Hopkins. 81.
Mitchell Field, A: Fort Dix, %
Floyd Bennett Field, 80: Pan American
Airways, 20.
cambridge Navy, 46; Curtis Bay, "a.
Middle West.
Penn 1owa), rs: Parsons. 81.
Bowling Green, 65: Romulus Army Air, 30
Ohio State. "a: Utah, 80.
Bunker Hill Naval Air. AZ: Loras, 40.
Missouri, so; Westminster, IS.
De Paul. 66: Chicago U. Radio School, 2S:
Scott Field, 81: Washington fSt Louis). 81
Drake, SO; Carleton tMinn), 23.
Butler. 45: Ball State, Al.
Wilmington, so: Earlham, 30.
Kansas State. 6b; Rockhurst, 35.
George Pepperdine, So; Walker Arm!
Air, 81.
Grille Hospital Cleveland, So; Cam,
Perry, 40
Pittsburg tKans) Teachers, Al: Drury, IS
Northern Illinois Teachers, 65: Loyola, "a
Southwest.
Lubbock Army Air "a; w. Texas State, 90
West.
Wash. State, 80; WILDLY Nayalairs, 30.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
'Bomo Gridmen Mend, Injuries
Make Other Bowl Teams Wall

broke an ankle. in last weeks heavy
drills and will be lost for the New
Year Sugar Bowl game with Ala
bama. Eisenberg didn't work out
yesterday. The Monday practice
was devoted to offensive drills.
ATLANTA, Dec. 10 tP).-Aller
"Dinky' Bowen, Georgia Techs ace
tailback who was injured in the
Georgia game, took part in the
Jackets practice yesterday. but
Coach w. A. Alexander expressed
doubt he would be able to play in
the Orange Bowl game with Tulsa.
The squad was "rained in" yes
terday and went through light in
door drills. After Thursday the
Jackets will break up for Christmas
vacations and reassemble in Miami
December u for last few rounds OF
practice.
MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 10 (P).-The
referee for the Orange Bowl game
between Georgia Tech and Tulsa
here New Year Day will be K. c.
Gerard of Durham, N. c., an Iln-
nois graduate. Frank Moon NE
braska) of Dallas, Tex, will be UNI
pire; B. w. Hackney North Caro-
lina) of High Point, N. c.. lines
man, and A. L. Haskins (Oklahoma)
of Oklahoma City. field judge.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Evening Star Bowling Tourney
Seems to Be a Dream Affair

ldrives and equipment in the Wash
ington area are so standardized that
most bowlers hardly differentiate
between establishments. That's why
lit is practicable to hold a tourna
ment like this, in which scores count
alike no matter where rolled. Some
mapleites, however, have pet drives
and against some are prejudiced. In
The Star tournament a contestants
handicap will be computed from his
average on the lanes where he
shoots. For example, the mems
scratch being 1873, bowler with an
average Of ITO at one plant would
receive lS pins game. With an
average of lis at another alley, his
franked sticks would number l3 q
string.
The main angle-The Bowlers
Victory Legion is providing sports
and recreational equipment fol-
United States forces overseas. Any
military man will tell you that the
matter IS urgent now and will be-
come more so II the war is protract-
ed. But II this seems important con.
slider the Wings Of Mercy effort ot
the Womens International Bowlins
Congress. of which Mrs. jeanette
Knepprath of Milwaukee is president
and Mrs Violet j. McClatchev O,
1 New Orleans the war service direc.
tor. with Lorraine GULL as Wash
! ington's fireball in this cause.
| Miss Nightingale on the Wing.
Last season the Wings Of Nero,
bowlers presented the Army with {
fighter plane and an ambulanc,
plane. They named the latter shil
Miss Nightingale.
A Christmas card came today from
Mrs. Alberta Grove of Syracuse
| N. Y. who represents the WIBC or
the National Bowling Council. under
which the BVL operates. with head.
quarters in the Evans Building anc
Washington Arville Ebersole q.
chairman.
In corner Of Mrs. Groves card
Miss Nightingale's report: From
August to October l made % flight.
from England; los hours in the air
of which 20 were in combat. evacu.
ating wounded and doing glider pick.
ups; carried 1900 pounds of medi.
cal supplies. and was grounded foul
days because of battle damage"
Evening star., 1944-12-19
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Ed Huesser, Cincinnatis much
travelled 35-year-old right handed
hurler, who has pitched for Is teams
In 10 different leagues since entering
organized baseball in 1929, led Ma
tional League pitchers in earned-run
rating with 238. official 1914 aver
ages showed today.
The veteran 6 foot l inch. 180-
pound Redleg curveballer Of Bountl-
full, Utah. gave up 81 earned runs
in 1873 innings. while winning l3
games and losing II, to nose out
teammate Bucky Walters by 2 per-
certage points. Walters, first in
1889 and 1940 finished with 240,
pitching 285 innings and q complete
games.
Following HueSser and Walters
came Mort Cooper. 246; Ted Wilks,
264, and Max Lanier, 265, all Of the
championship st. Louis Cards.
Wilks had the best Won-and-lost
average, II victories against de-
feats, for a percentage of .8l0, to
become the first freshman to lead
the league in won-and-lost per-
centage. He also had the longest
winning streak, II straight, starting
July against Brooklyn and ending
September against Pittsburgh. The
streak established a league record
for a rookie pitcher.
Walters 23 Wins Best.
-Four hurlers won more than 20
games Walters topping the list with
%. Cooper was one behind and Bill
Voiselle of the New York Giants
and Truett Sewell of Pittsburgh
each won 81. Cooper hurled the
most shutouts seven, one more than
Walters.
Voiselle, the Giants sensational
rookie, was the iron man of the
league, hurting the most innings,
313; facing the most batsmen. 1927,
and starting the most games, Al.
He completed Is games, three less
than Boston's leading Jim Tobin.
Voiselle also led the loop in strike
outs, l61.
Hank Wyse of Chicago allowed
the most hits, 277, and Philadel-
plia's Ken Raffensberger lost the
most games. 20.
Harold Gregg of Brooklyn earned
The dubious distinction of hitting the
most batters, 9; allowing the most
bases on balls, 1877; making the most
wild pitches, 10; allowing the most
runs, 142, and the most earned runs,
100. Gregg also suffered the long
est losing streak, g.
Ace Adams, relief artist of the
Giants, who last year set new
major league record by appearing
Evening star., 1944-12-19
By ROD THOMAS.

You've heard about dream" sport
ing events before, but the 18th an
nual Evening Star bowling tourna-
ment may be a topper.
Examine some of its features.
Low cost-The entry fee is only 81
Inasmuch as only league games will
be counted, the participant saves
the SO cents paid for three strings In
an ordinary tournament BY the
same token, he saves time Many a
bowler with yen for tournaments
.las no time for them these days.
Equal opportunity-Because of a
full handicap system, based on
league averages, the poorest bowler
is on a common footing with the
best.
Prizes - With thousands entered
and 1t appears the entry will be
huge, the prize fund likely will be
whopper. Seventy-five cents OF
very dollar will be tossed into the
kitty. The other two-bits will &c
to the Bowlers' Victory Legion and
the Wings of Mercy Army ambu-
lance plane fund of the Women s
International Bowling Congress.
A Fair Shake for All.
Further opportunity-T'he tourna-
ment will open January and con-
.inue for three weeks. During this
period a bowler may compete in the
tournament every time he rolls in g
league match, each time, however
posting a dollar. This applies tc
pinshooters who are members oi
more than one league
Fair handicapping-It used to be
in The Star tournament that a con-
testant's handicap was based on his
highest league average If he had
ITO at one plant and lis at another
the difference was five sticks a game
quite an item in this case. Bowling
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Reds Huesser, Walters Pace
n. /. in Slab Effectiveness

in 10 games, led the senior circuit
for the third straight time by pitch
ing in 65 games and finishing A
Adams has been in 234 games In four
years.
Three No-Hitters Hurled.
Three no-hitters were hurled, two
bing credited to Tobin. Big Jim
pitched a nine inning no-hitter
against Brooklyn April d, and a
fve-inning affair against the Phils
June 2. The other no-hitter was
spun by Clyde Shoun of the Reds
who blanked the Braves May Is.
Oddly, Tobin was his opponent and
was the only man to reach base via
a base on balls.
There were five one-hitters, Is
-hitters, and 80 three-hit games,
with Walters hurting a one, two
and a pair of three-hitters. The re-
formed infielder also blanked the
Cardinals four times, the first time
any hurler has blanked a pennant-
winning outfit that many times.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Washington Absorbs
Body Blows 10 Gain
Draw With Harris
BY BOB MCLEAN.

The cockeyed notion that Negro
boxers all are vulnerable in the
midrif has received another set
back here in the case of Bee Bee
Washington, who established him.
self as the Districts leading mid
dleweight by battling to a draw
with Ossie (Bulldog) Harris, vet
eran body-puncher, last night at
Turner's Arena.
Double Bee may not be much Of
a socker, and there is not a great
deal of the killer instinct In his
amiable makeup, but he keeps in
tiptop condition, boxes well, and
can take body-punching that would
sicken a lesser man. The Bulldog
banged up his hands for nine rounds
on the amply muscled Washington
torso. but Two Bees was in there
pounding away at the finish to take
the last two heats and win the
verdict Of Referee Marty Gallagher.
Judge Jimmy Sullivan voted for
Harris. o. U. Singer said it was
even.
| NheS AVVSS 6t
! 1t was Washington's first main
event, and the youngster played it
cautiously until the last two rounds,
allowing Harris to lead and counter
punching nicely. There were few
clinches, no holding, and unanimous
opinion of the press bench was that
the only possible decision was a
draw.
Harris, a Pittsburgh steel worker,
weighed l67, Washington, local
express handler, tipped the beam
at 160.
There was a Christmassy air in the
w street hall all evening, with Santa
Claus coming early for the betting
boys, who had installed Harris as a
IL to 5 favorite and had sweated
through those last two stanzas when
it appeared that Washington might
win. st. Nick also had a present
for Gary Rice, the Alexandria vel
terweight protege of Naiman Massey,
who got a four-round decision over
Norville Gladdis, 10 pounds lighter
and making his first professional
fight.
4 Rice Gets 2-to-1 Vote.
The fans, the press and Judge Sui
livan thought that Gladdis won it
all the way, with Rice winded and
bloodied at the windup, but the
other two officials thought otherwise
Gladdis is top young prospect and
should go well here in the future.
Billy Miller, 1873, Pittsburgh, de-
cisioned Harry Diduck, 1874, local, in
the eight-round semif1nal. Waddy
F'orcey, l6l, was awarded clean KO
over another District battler, Kid
Lacey, 1917, at 2:08 Of the third,
; after the medico had investigated
Lacey's claim that 1t was 3 foul
that laid him away. In the other
scheduled four -rounder, Eddie Pope,
l73, outpointed Jim Brown, 1872, both
local.
A skimpy holiday crowd paid a
gross Of s1,83652, a net of 81, ,361.55.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Southwestern, Mexico
To Clash in Sun Bowl

BY the Associated Press.
Ell PASO, Tex, Dec. 19-The Uni
versity of Mexico has agreed to meet
Southwestern University of George
town, Tex, in the New Year Day
Sun Bowl game here.
Fernando Castenada and Cristobal
Garcilizo of neighboring Juarez,
Mexico, informed DR.. R. B. Homan
chairman of the Sun Bowl Selection
Committee, that the Mexican school
officials have agreed to the game.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Amys Champion Eleven Easily Lands TeamofYear Honor
Underdog leu. See!
Fine Chance 10 JOLT
Oklahoma Aegies
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FORT WORTH, Tex, Dec. 49,
That eternal optimist, Leo Dutch)
Meyer, headman of Texas Christian
University's Fighting Frogs, SCOTS at
this 10-point talk they're putting
out regarding his teams chances in
the Cotton Bowl against Oklahoma
A. and NJ
''Inasmuch as we are tremendous
underdogs, there may be some sur
prises," grinned the chunky little
guy who took T. c. U. to the South
west Conference championship this
year, when the Frogs were rated last
in most everybody's book.
Admits Foe Should Be Choice.
"Sure, Oklahoma A. and M. should
be the favorite, but it's going to be
a ball game, and don't be too sur
prised if we win,'' said Meyer as he
returned to the practice field with
his squad of 30-odd youngsters.
Dutch also was little burned up
about all this talk of his team being
lucky to win the conference title.
Talking about luck" he said
pointedly, I'VE lost five regulars on
November /. The only way you
could call us lucky is that we didn't
have a single serious injury all sea-
SON."
And Meyer admits he did lot of
worrying over there on the bench
when his boys blocked and tackled,
fearing one of them wouldn't be
able to get up. You see, he only had
four substitutes he could use with
out appreciable loss of strength.
Finds Some New Talent.
But he feels much better now,
Dutch had his reserves out last week
anad says he uncovered three boys
who "are going to do us a lot Of
good in the Cotton Bowl"
So that makes a starting team
and seven subs.
Those subs, however, are not too
sure they'll get to play. During the
regular season T. c. U. had 26 in
stances where boy played the full
so minutes. In two games eight
went the route. Out of a possible
600 minutes in the l0-game sched-
ule, three fellows player more than
480 minutes. Merle Gibson, pass
catching end, went 492.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Gard Coach 10 Select
Area College 0uint

Job OF selecting a college basket
ball team to represent the Della
ware, Maryland and District of Co.
lumbia area in the annual tourna-
ment staged by the National Asso-
citation of intercollegiate Basket Ball
In Kansas City, Mo, now Is in
the hands of Johnny Long, coach
at Catholic University.
Long, who no longer has team
because Gu has dropped the cage
game for the duration. last night
accepted the position of chairman
of the 29th district OF the associa-
ton, one of 80 areas from which
contending quintets are drawn.
Long will appoint five-man
committee to aid him in keeping
records of the college sport and to
help select the team representing
the area in the national tourney.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Sutherland May Block FIohertys Way to Job

Brooklyn the Redskins would have three natural ano
highly between
the Philadelphia And Flahery needs
mendaon Brooklyn berth-which he doenMarsha will
that Sutherland
with about his postwar plans
whipping together
Al o the field. p
Another haven't before is
ex-Steeler Bert Bell
contract with the steeers Bill simply signed
out OF service
figures be filled in by Messrs Bell and Rooney
the matter settled quickly possible after
chauffeur at his command
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Majors Temporary Poet
Is Ratified by Cubs
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASS0clated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 19.-The tempo
rary major league agreement. adopt
ed by the two big baseball leagues
last week has been given official
approval by the Chicago Cubs board
Of directors. The board, at a special
meeting yesterday, ratified the pact,
which calls for continuation Of the
commissioner rule Of baseball with
league presidents and Leslie O'Con-
nor in charge until a commissioner
is named to succeed the late K. M
Lands. O'Connor served as Lands
secretary.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
NFL Readies 10 Fiqhi
New Loops by Citing
Ban on Jumpers
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Dec. l9.-The Ma
tional Football League has cleared
its decks for any possible action
against the newly organized pro-
fessional grid leagues that hope to
operate next year.
At the end of all-day postplayoff
meeting at the Hotel Commodore
yesterday Commissioner Elmer Lay
den declared that ANY player who
while under contract to or on the
reserve list of any National League
club, plays with any club In any
other league or with any inde-
pendent club, will be suspended
from playing in the NFL for five
years"
George Strickler. Layden's assist
ant, explained that enforcement OF
this rule was aimed primarily at the
All-America Conference.
I'VE understand Strickler said,
the All-America has given the i'm
preston to college players that they
have a tieup with us. This is not
the case. There never will be any
tieup between the NFL and any
other league until the new leagues
are ready to accept Layden as COM
missioner and until they demon
strate they can operate on a sound
basis"
Angelo Bertelli, star forward
passer for Notre Dame in 1943 and
Bill Daley, former Minnesota star
recently were signed by Los Angeles
and New York, respectively, of the
All-America, for postwar play.
Meantime, in Chicago, Arch Ward,
one of the organizers of the ALL
America Conference. declared 1--WE
are not looking for arguments with
any other league. Nobody in
I the All-America Conference, as far
as I know, has any desire to raid
the rosters of the National League
The next meeting of the NFL will
he held In Chicapo January IN
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Win, Lose or Draw
By LEWIS F. ATCHISON
Pro Grid Bosses CAB Plenty, Defer Business

AL work and nothing
ball League club owners conab following
championship payof There still
business to transact when the boiled voting
point the gentlemen couldn't the right time
problems
next with unbalanced circuit the the annual
player draft Commissioner
President Elmer Layden whose the presiding chair
to be attracting increasing amount of opposition.
They couldn't decide be-
dissolution of the Pittsburgh Chicago Cardinal bond plus
18th the little
schedule problem Thoughts and suggestions waited about
Chicago
all three according to Pubic
followed which
will be don't either.
Cardinals Pittsburgh will
to which coveted hrst
pick They right finishing in the cellar The Card-
nash be called that by
retaining privileges held in the merger with
the Steeler
Evening star., 1944-12-19
War College Starts Fast
In Army Court LEAGUE

Army War College five got off to
a good start in the District Recrea-
ton Army Basket Ball League title
race by defeating headquarters, War
Department, 44-31, last night at the
War College.
The War College basketers had
won three nontitle tits in a row.
War College led all the way, with
Tucker and Blair racking 16 and 13
points, respectively, for the winners.
Forward Cahal paced Headquarters
squad with 7 points.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Loyden Not Snowy Enough as Whperaek ker

left the table and pleo high VIII be
Chicago January
expected neWspaperman
retained however Vocmg
oneme Notre Dame star and coach had done
trying position The principal beef
he has given the colleges more pro-
doesn't sound plausible naSmuch
full for college men,
valuable of material must be kept open
that Layden grand guy per-
onay whip loud and often enough la Lands
to he really is
Capt Dan
Topping Brooklyn and of
Marshall of the Redskins The
announced simultaneously with news
Marshall definitely stated
Flahev would
accuracy
Flaherty has hadn of here.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Kelley Athlete Of Year
In New England AAU
BY the Associated Press

I BY tne ASSOCIaCeu PfeSS."
| BOSTON, Dec. 10. - Diminutive
distance runner Johnny Kelley is
the New England AAAU's choice for
this years outstanding athlete of
the year.
Selection of Kelley, winner of the
Berwick (Pa) marathon and second
Iplace man in the Boston A. A
grind, was announced by the regional
association president, Thomas Ka-
lnaly, last night.