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Evening star., 1944-01-11
McSpuden's Final sc Nets 278
Top Prize in Los Angeles Golf

Hines Of New York. Marvin Stahl,
Los Angeles, and George Fazio, Pine
Valley, N. j., tied at 286 to win
$237 so each.
Sammy Byrd, the former New
York Yankee outfielder who set the
pace for the first two rounds, crack
ed up badly and his final trip of IS
left him tied at 287 with Ellsworth
Vines, ex-tennis champion. Their
purse was $187.50 each. Art Bell,
San Francisco, was next with 288
and $3.50, and Harry Cooper, Mime
apolis, and Willie Goggin, New York,
tied at 289 and $1l7.50 each.
Two Holes Jinx Vines.
Vines had two jinx holes, the 9th
and 18th, and he three-putted both
on all four rounds. 1t was Vines
first big tournament and he played
mighty good golf otherwise.
Ralph Evans of suburban Ingle-
wood topped the amateur entrants
with 290. Tied for next place among
the Simon-pures with 291 were
Arthur King, La Jolla and Bruce
Mccormick, Pasadena. Johnny Daw-
son, Los Angeles, was next with 292.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Trio Of Grid Greats
To Be Honored al
touchdown Fefe'

Three Of the country's top foot
ball players will be honored tonight
as the Washington Touchdown Club
members and guests gather nearly
600 strong for the annual dinner
at the Statler Hotel.
A lengthy program Is planned for
this evening, with Secretary of the
Navy Frank Knox as the principal
speaker. His address, at 10:15, will
will be broadcast over the Mutual
network.
Master of ceremonies will be the
popular Jimmy Councilman, with
Bob Simmons, president Of the
Touchdown Club, sharing this as
signment.
The nationally famous football
players who will be on hand to re-
ceive awards are Angelo Berteln Of
Notre Dame, who will be presented
the Walter Camp Memorial Trophy
as the outstanding college player:
Casimer Myslinski, Army center, re-
ceiving the Knute Rockne Memorial
Trophy as the outstanding collegiate
hneman, and Dick Todd, Iowa Sea-
hawks, the Bob Smith Trophy as the
outstanding service team performer,
Sammy Baugh Of the Washington
Redskins, rated the country's best
professional player, was unable to
come here from Texas to receive the
Touchdown Club Trophy and Coach
Dutch Bergman of the Redskins will
accept 1t In his behalf.
Local high school, prep school and
intramural athletes also will bs hon.
ored with suitable awards.
Baseball, too, will come In for a
share Of the evenings honors. Clark
Griffith will be indorsed for base
balls Hall of Fame and Ossie Bluege,
Washington manager, will receive a
plaque for his part in raising the
Mats from seventh place In 1912 to
second place last summer.
The gathering, of course, will be
studded with uniforms of all
branches Of the services. Among the
high-ranking officials who will be
guests and who will make brief re-
marks are 1t. Gen. Brehon Somer-
veil of the Army; 1t. Gen. Alexander
Vandergrift, marines; Admiral Will
liam F. Halsey, jr., Navy; Vice Ad-
miral Russell r. Waesche, Coast
Guard, and Rear Admiral Emory
Land, Maritime Commission.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Heugy to Coach Terps
While ShipIey Is Out

AL Heagy, University of Maryland
lacrosse coach and assistant football
mentor, will handle the basket ball
team during the absence of Burt
Shipley, Old Line mentor for 81
years, who is out with two broken
legs.
Heagy played basket ball at Mary
land under Shipley and at one time
coached the freshman cagers. Ship
was injured Sunday in an accident
while testing his daughters pony
cart
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Eight Service Quintets
In Tourney at RALEIGH
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
RALEIGH, N. c., Jan. 11.-"Eight
OF the best service teams along the
Southeastern seaboard' are to be Sc
lected for a basket bal tournament
here February 1878. under the
sponsorship of the Raleigh Exchange
Club.
This was disclosed last night by
Wisner Chamblee, tourney chair
man, who said the best teams from
Maryland to Florida, inclusive"
would be invited to try for the meet
All service teams in the area will be
invited to submit their records for
consideration by a committee which
will select the teams, Chamblee said.
Profits will 60 to charity, he added.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Player, Minor League
Adjustments Chief
Postwar Topics
Ey the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Jan. II. - Postwa,
baseball problems, affecting major
and minor leagues alike, will be dis
cussed at a special meeting in New
York February S, Kenesaw Mountain,
Lands, commissioner of baseball
has announced.
The principal subjects confront
ing the planning committees will be
Cd Procedure of the return of the
game for players now in the armed
services, and ca reorganization o1
the minor leagues to make more
compact circuits.
Invites All Committees.
Lands invited committees from
both the National and American
Leagues, and also from the minor
leagues, to be present. The major
leaguers appointed their committee!
at their December meetings in New
York.
Most important will be consid.
Grafton Of a workable plan whereof,
players, now in the armed service
or previously engaged in minol
leagues that discontinued for tn,
duration, can be funneled bacl
into organized baseball without
undue confusion.
Many players in minor league.
that disbanded were taken over BY
the major league clubs to protect
to some extent their property rights
in farm teams. They were re.
served by the major leaguers on the
theory that with the end Of the wal
they would be turned back to the
clubs employing them.
May Be Made Free Agents"
Lands may decide to declare al
such players and even others free
agents." but some members of the
committee take the view that the
players, if under reserve to some
club, will find it easier to relocate
in baseball than if they were forced
to shift for themselves because o1
the free-agency status.
The minor leagues, which nov
comprise nine operating circuits
and 16 inactive ones, will be vastly
expanded after the war and the
major league committee will discuss
with the minor leaguers the ad-
visibility of territorial changes te
make more compact circuits, thus
building up natural rivalries among
neighboring cities and towns.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Ace of Water Polo
Finds Flying Safer
BY the Associated Press.


BAINBRIDGE. Ga, Jan. IL
Aviation Cadet Judd Kaye, New
York champion swimmer and
water polo star. says water polo
and combat flying have a lot in
common, including three-dimen-
sional engagement.
But II it's a matter of choice, he
adds, he'll take flying. At least
you don't find tank full Of op-
ponents holding your head under
water.
Kaye captained the New York
YMCA water polo team in 1899
and was chosen for the United
States Olympic team inactivated
by the war.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Auburn Is PLANNING
To Renew Football
By the Associated Press.


BIRMINGHAM, Jan. 1.-THE
Auburn Tiger may be out clawing
for gridiron glory this fall.
DR.. l.. N. Duncan, president Of
Auburn, which officially is called the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute, de-
clared in addressing State farm ex-
tention employees that I'VE are giving
serious, diligent and careful con-
sideration to the possibility of re-
newing football (this year,"
Several problems, he added, re-
main to be solved before we are in
a position to make a definite state
ment OF policy on the matter" He
did not list the problems.
Auburn dropped football at the
close of the 1912 season,
Evening star., 1944-01-11
NV the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOClhteo Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE un-
wanted 1943 major league base
ball championships-the dubious
honor of striking out the most
times-went to Chet Laabs of the
St. Louis Browns and Vince Di
Maggie of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Di Maggie, the innocent figure
in the July rebellion of the
Brooklyn Dodgers, famed 1875
times, while Laabs whitfield los
times. The records do not show
how many times they went down
swinging or took a called third
strike. .- $40. ..
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Mocks Make Resolution
To Get Out of Cellar
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 11.-Stock-
holders and directors of the Ath-
letics held their annual meeting yes
terday and decided, Vice President
Roy Mack disclosed, that the club
should make determined effort to
quit the American League cellar
this year"
If and when we can obtain ball
players to help our club" said the
son Of Connie Mack, I'VE are going
out and get them
Connie Mack, president and treas
urer since 1896, was renamed as
usual.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Coach Runs Sports
At Two COLLEGES
By the Associated Press.


ADA, Ohio, Jan. 11.-Wartime
manpower conditions added q
new wrinkle to the sports map
today-putting one coach at the
head of two college athletic de-
partments.
A. c. Burcky. veteran athletic
chief at Bluf1ton College. will
continue at that post and also
take over direction OF Ohio
Northern University teams here
for the remainder of the year to
flll IN for Millard Lefty Murphy,
who reports for Army service.
Bluffton and Ohio Northern
are located in adjoining counties.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
EIberfeld Is Seriously
I'LL of Pneumonia
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Jan. Ii
Norman kid" Elberfeld, 68, former
big league and Southern Association
baseball player and manager, was
reported critically ill at Erlanger
Hospital today of lobar pneumonia
The Kid" who played with and
managed the old New York High
landers and who later played for
Washington, was a fiery, aggressive
|shortstop throughout his long career
He also managed Chattanooga and
Little Rock, where he won pennant
in 1920.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Virginia Duck Season
Ends Without Reqret
! the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 11.-Vir-
ginia ended its duck hunting season
yesterday and its passing went un-
noticed and unregretted by every
body except possibly the ducks.
1t was the opinion of all concerned
that the season was one of the most
disappointing in the history Of the
State In recent years, due to adverse
weather.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Fights Last Night
BY the Associated Press,


NEW HAVEN, Conn.-Julic Hogan,
1874, New Haven. outpointed Harry Hit
lian, 1874, Worcester. 10. Herman
Badger, 40, New Haven, stopped Wad-
dell Washington, 1877, Worcester, 4.
NEWARK, N. Joe Curcio, 147A,
Newark, outpointed Tony Riccio, 145a,
Bayonne, 8. George Brown, 147A,
New York. outpointed Artie Tedesco,
IA, Jersey City. 8.
CHICAGO.-Robert Simmons, 147,
indianapolis, outpointed Tommy James,
1471a. Chicago, ~. Willie Moone, l3O,
Chicago, stopped Matt Powell, 164A,
Detroit, !.
BALTMoRE-curtis Sheppard, 1873,
washington, % Is. chsrley HOWE. Ral,
timore, outpointed Pete Kelly. Phila-
deiphia' saM sS;p.nc,sco-c..u 9; u,s,,n
147, San Joe, outpoAted Van McNutt,
152, Baltimore, 10. Buddy Millard,
175, Houston, Tex, scored q technical
Knockout over Jimmy O'Brien, 1855,
Evening star., 1944-01-11
College Quints
By the Associated Press.

oy LAC AocOCidIGu IIcSS.
Georgia, "A; Clemson, 40.
Franklin and Marshall, "a: Ursinus, ~.
f'Gsa Francis HS asrootiyn), oi 'E 81. '"' 81 o''
Bainbridse Navy, so: Loyola College, 81.
Hayerford (PaJ. "a; West Chester
Teachers, A
okishoma Il:5 .. Asgies. p; Enid Arm,
olaths sSaval Air. -: Topeka Army
Dow Chemical. SO; Fort Sheridan nl).
AZ.
william Jewell Naval Prefisht, 81:
Lambert Field Naval Air. SO; Washing.
ton u. 80.
Central College, so: Penn College, SO.
Iowa Prefight. SO; Simpson College, 25.
Salt Lake Army Air, 81; Bushnell Army
Hospital, "a.
Provo Steelers, 40; Fort Douglas, 45.
Gonzaga, go: Eastern Washington, 43.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Fire Me- Says Lozzeri,
Asked to Quit as Pilot

by lhe ASsoclated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 11.-Tony
Lazzeri, whose resignation as man
ager OF the Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) base
ball team has been requested, de-
clares. II won't resign. Let them
fire me-"
why, a year ago they practically
begger me to take the job. They
represented it as having a future be-
cause OF the major league tie-up."
The former New York Yankee is
expected to have little trouble land
ing another spot. as there is a need
for experienced baseball leaders.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Nogurski Flying Tackle
Wins in Mat Comeback
BY the Associated Press.

by tne Associated Press.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 11.-Bronko
Nagurski, all-America football play
er and former heavyweight wrestling
champion, successfully opened his
comeback campaign here last night
by defeating Ken Fenelon Of Du-
buque. Iowa, after 10 minutes of
wrestling before 1000 fans.
The end came when the Bronx
knocked his opponent out of the
ring with a flying tackle. Nagurski
weighed 234 pounds and Fenelon 2l0.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Hot Shoppe Bosketers
Nose Out Comp SPRINGS

Heurich Leagues Hot Shoppe
edged out Camp Springs Army Ave,
47-40. in Heurich gym last night.
Blandford was top man for the
winners with II points.
Hot Shoppe will clash with Per-
ruso's Cafe, the first-round leaders,
in a league game tomorrow night.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
WI. Nips Little Hoyos
In Tense Court TussIe

Using all their strength to hold
the one point margin they had at
half time, Washington-Lee High
School basketers yesterday beat
Georgetown Prep, 26-25, at Balls
ton.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Harness Dutes to Be Set

NEW YORK, Jan. II R.-Dates
for the 1914 grand circuit season will
be set at meeting of the stewards
here January %, Association Presi-
dent Charles w. Phellis has an
nounced.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
: Tops Bond Section Five

Central YMCA easily took its
third successive basket ball game,
defeating the Marines Bond Sec
ton, 41-23. Teams wishing games
with YMCA may phone Coach
Woodrow Bousman at National $3.50
tomorrow at Z p.m.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
lorkin, Junnozzo Matched

BOSTON. Jan. II LP.-Tippy Lar
kin and Izzy Jannazzo have been
signed for 4 10-round main boxing
bout here January 81.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Tom Jones Is Dead,

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Jan. II tP.-
Tom E. Jones, So, former manager
Of jess Willard and other titlehold-
ing boxers, died yesterday Of pneu-
monia,
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Friends Soccers Score

Friends School soccer team came
through in the last quarter with
two goals to defeat Landon School,
81, yesterday at the Landon Field.
Evening star., 1944-01-11

Three years ago-Tuss Nc
Laughry and Paul Brown signed
as head football coach at Dart
mouth and Ohio State, respec-
lively.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Sports Mirror

Today a year ago-New York
Yankees pick Asbury Park, N. j.,
as site for spring training.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Win, Lose or Draw
We Have 1t on Gotham in One Respect
BY GEORGE HUBER.

we huve 1t on Gotham IN One Respect
Haw they almost had themselves big fight
between Beau Jack and Cosantno
Square Garden last week Had of the judges voted half
the other the Coantno
really happened that the Jack
yet got only split decision.
Chick Wergeles Beau Jacks had
the sqaw he made about the scoring that fight The fault lies
the New York by which the fellow
by no matter what margin wins the match
Werges big complaint of that the referee voted
hard understand when everybody else the house had Jack win
ming by various slim to fat margins The judges both
five rounds, Costanno with which than
any of the newspaper boys covering the fight had it.
New York Roted Poor Model for Capital
Critics sometimes complain of the scoring system used Wash
York has with much the
fight decisions rulings by the State Athletic Commission
for the Capital to take it model.
of Wergees pohgh outburss against the referee the
judges the commission few other personalities the commission
hauling by sullying
thing happen commissioners
would let ride the last for example both Promoters Gode
Ahearn and Turner rolled bit about certain commission acvi
nveighed threaten
the commissioners don't recall either
having been called before that more less august body explain
apologize things blow few days.
evbod happy and parties both the first and second
remain speaking terms.
The scoring system 40
sysemappears that in which the scoring
is done by rounds The winner OF round gets 10 points while tn
from to points In rounds
both TO- decision the higher point who usually
but not always, also has won the most rounds
Henie, the Miller, Sheds Some Light
hypothetical fight between Killer Smith and susger Jones'
Smith four rounds by big margins and loses six by slim margins
Smith the New York Jones is the
figure
District Boxing Commission
military depoeh subject follows THE seat Of
decisions lies in the fact that the public does not
whereas the officials have
all rounds of equal
Importance build field of hnishers who loaf through the
early through all that when he finished
a great factor
Something happened the customers
booed the given Charley Bennett Bennett
Wills pasn toward the end but the
important and in those Wills built up
margin.
kept their tally sheets thyd agree
with O. the official decisions.
Evening star., 1944-01-11

starred for Wardman with 139 and
$50. Russ Hopkins, besides being
season recordholder with a AS
set, also shares top-game honors
of ITO with Bill Oliff. Elmer Wesley
boasts high average of 122.
Despite losing two games to Navy
Blues, Commerce maintained its
four-game lead in the National Cap
ital Ladies when the runner-up Ac-
counting dropped the rubber tilt to
Ordnance. Margaret Miltner's high
of 1877 spanked Standards to a season
record of 544 and a 80 win from
Navy Yard. Marguerite Littwin of
Statistics was tops with 327.
Boots Workman's 131 and 339 fea-
tured as Spund's Market whipped
the pace-setting First Grill, 81, in
the Washington Ladies loop at La
fayette. Lorraine GULL fired 1863 for
the losers. Julia Young's high of
1856 gave Garvin's Grill the odd
game from Hessick Coal. Ruby
Parry's 354 led H. g. ]. Construc-
ton to the rubber game from Car
dinals.
Limo leads the GPO Night League
by five games over Keyboard after
sweeping the third-place Casters
with score of 1876 which included
games of GIG, 587 and 610. Maish's
388 and Carvajal's 378 were best
for the winners while Bookoff Of
the losers topped with 396.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Lorraine GULL 5th Win
In Dixie to Tie Victory Mark

Once queen of the duckpin maple
lanes for six consecutive years, Lor-
raine GULL, who this season bids fair
to win the No. l National womens
ranking title for the seventh time
and tie the record of Norfolk's Ida
Simmons, next Sunday is bent on
equaling another feat of the famed
Virginia roller by winning the 18th
annual Dixie for the fifth time.
The nine-game event in which
Vickie Croggon, Takoma star, last
season fired a national 4-game re-
cord of 555 is slated to start at the
Arcadia for the first four strings
with the final five at Lafayette.
First winner of the Dixie in 1882,
Miss GULL repeated in 1884, 1886 and
1910. Miss Simmons won in 1885,
1887, 1898, 1899 and 1941. Besides
the defending champion, Bing Moen
of Hi-Skor, only two other fair roll
ers have won the big event which
attracts leading women duckpinners
from New England, Maryland and
Virginia. They are Lotta Janowitz
of Baltimore and Katherine Wick of
Norfolk.
A triple tie for first place in the
Diamond Cab League was broken at
Lucky Strike when Wardman Park
with a 80 victory over Shoreham
Hotel gained the lead over Auto
Sales and Service as Mount Pleas
ant swept Auto Sales and Hotels
trimmed Service, 81. Maurastonio
Evening star., 1944-06-18

oone the Kokodo troll Twenty days Of tortuus climbing
descent thot moho oons sookne ond Sleeping
vet helped build the tho the DSC for Of
Compony E.
Now back his old Job Of public oon work with the Notiono
Knode picked he left off
profession that could have onded him behind Army nod
gun The gun his hoceeyen he left behind wife ond
smo daughters with whom he be home
583 NJ Mile Run Arlington Va His mother Helen
Knode, q 1909 Thirty first NV
in California hos lived in Wosh-
After attending school here he eoduod from Az
eusto Mto Academy Stounton Vo From the Army Reserve Corps
shortly otter the United
This of of porots Of decorated fighting by
Newmon Sudduth of The Stors ort off
Evening star., 1944-06-18

He might hod desk job but he preferred As 1t Knode
he the Ameroon fighting hove been
Before wounds ended the for him tho doy he
Company oocked the Jops Buno
through New Jungle with the l26h nfonys I'd
Bottolion.
1t Knode wouldn't let bullet shattered foot his second
before hod his potoon
he hod been fighting before tho with wound
eodne his with Conspicuous brove the ototon quietly
Copt Knode today the Distinguished Service Cross
You don't thot o q desk Job.
hod been mokne doys for the Of Compony
tho bottle December 1912 In terrible moh of 20
days the 10000 foot Owen Soney ountons from Port Moe
Amecon troops them Company peorheodme the
32d Divisions Buno
oo onke supply line of ops threatening Port Moresb
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-18
Macmillan Contributes
To Naturalization

Tech. Sgt. Henry J. Macmillan,
Of Wilmington, now stationed with
the armed forces in Europe. made
important contributions to the pub
LEGATION, German Organization of
Deliberate Defense in Depth
which was recently received by the
public library.
Paintings and maps by MacMil-
Ian, photographs of enemy defenses
and aerial pictures of the area con-
stitute an interesting study of a
section o. lge row country used
so clever. ~ the Germans near
st. 10.
Many German positions overrun
by the advancing Allies were ar
ranged to form strong linear de-
tense without depth. Mobile units
were used to halt break-throughs.
This fortification was an excep-
ton. It was firmly organized and
used to base patrol units, outposts
and small groups that worked out
ward and to the north. Its only
weakness was it's dependence on
flank protection. When its flanks
are turned, the garrison Withdrew
The purpose of this study is to
give an indication of Germany's
current methods of camouflage
and defense organization.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-18
Maj. Bergner, Mr.. Kermon
Address PIT. A. Meeting

The following resolutions were
presented by Robert NJ. Kermon
at the November meeting of the
Bradley's Creek P. T. A. h e
Thursday evening: Compulsorss At
tendance, salary adjustment, suN-
vision, school libraries, building
program, federal aid, lunchrooms,
disqualification and medical train
ing, state aid to libraries, recrea-
ton, rehabilitation, allotment OF
teachers and retirement.
Major Earl w. Bergner. base sur
geon at Bluethenthal Army Air
base, gave very interesting adj
dress on Selection and Care of Fly
ing Personnel in the Army A r
Corps. Four main points in selec-
ton Of applicants were to deter
mine Cd his intelligence, ca his
temperament, 60 his volition or his
will to do things, and "a to elimi-
nate the Distinctly psychotic indivi-
ual. I'm OF h er words" Major
Rergner said. 1.-The best help you
can give a flyer is to make sure
he. is entirely capable of being one
before he is allowed to be one 81
=. The social hour following the
meeting was enjoyed by about sew.
enty guests.