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Evening star., 1944-10-17
Ey the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-Catchers,
especially the Brooklyn ones, may
get a chuckle over the fact that the
Washington Senators once stole 13
bases on Catcher Branch Hickey,
now president of the Dodgers.
Ernest Lanigan's Baseball Cyclo-
pedia puts it this way: "One game
in which Rickey's work was not
phenomenal was that of June %,
1907, against Washington. Then the
Senators stole 13 bases on him .
Maybe Hickey will talk about it
when he addresses the New York
Chamber of Commerce on Novem-
ber 2. 1t is the first time in its 176-
year history that the c. of c. has
turned to the field of sports for a
speaker
In anticipation of playing host at
the World Series, the Detroit Tigers
arranged for buttons and pencils to
be given baseball writer's with the
compliments of Walter Briggs. The
Tigers lost on the last day of the
campaign. Now General Manager
Jack Zeller has mailed the buttons
and pencils to the writers "as a re-
membrance of one of the interesting
pennant races in the history of the
American League"
Babe Culnan. American repre-
sentative for Freddie Mills, British
heavyweight boxer, is all het up
over what he terms Joe Louis left
hand slaps at one of Great Britain S
most formidable fighters Culnan
asks: "Is Louis a tool for Mike
.JacobS?"
Evening star., 1944-10-17
Throng Will See Brown Oppose
His Ex-Bucs With Great Lakes
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 17.-Lt
Paul E. Brown, who in three years
as Ohio State University's head foot
ball coach never was inside the
visitors dressing room at the Buck
Stadium, will see 1t for the first
time Saturday.
And 1t looks as if one Of the big
gest crowds of the season-upWard
of 600O0-will be on hand when
Brown leads his Great Lakes Naval
Training Station team from that
dressing room to do battle with
Ohio States unbeaten Bucks.
It's game which really has
caught the fancy Of the fans and
there are plenty of reasons.
Neither has lost a game. although
Great Lakes was tied by Illinois.
Brown in three years became one OF
the most popular coaches in Ohio
State history and he produced a Big
Ten and unofficial national cham
pion here in his second season.
At least half dozen of the prob
able Buck starters played directly
under Brown before he left here
last spring to join the Navy, Most
of the freshmen personally were
secuted by Brown.
The opposing coaches-Brown and
Carroll Widdoes-have a Damon
and Pythias friendship that goes
back to their days at Massillon
(Ohio) High School. Widdoes was
Browns assistant there and also at
Ohio State.
And if that isn't enough, it prob
ably will be brother against brother
in the game. Jim Keane of Bellaire,
Ohio plays end for Great Lakes and
his brother Tom is Ohio States
freshman quarterback.
Brown said in a telegram sent
here today: You'll see a different
looking team than I have ever
f1elded before Don't judge them
too harshly. We didn't have time
to raise them in a fundamental
system. Also, their football is an
incidental thing in their present
type of life"
Evening star., 1944-10-17
Gg a Sports Mats Attendance Goes 794
Fiery Martins Plans Unstuted
AS He ReIinquished Card Job

ST. LOUIS, Oct. II P.-The
Wild Horse of the Usage, John
Leonard Pepper" Martin, is head
ing back to pasture after one-year
return to the big leagues where he
excited fans with his daring antics
for 1872 seasons.
The 40-year-old Pepper-he says
he's really only 10 because his birth
day is February 29-yesterday re-
ceived his unconditional release
from the st. Louis Cardinals.
He had requested it, telling Presi-
dent Sam Breadon he figured he
had served his time as an active
major Lacquer.
Likely to Be Pilot Again.
| Martin came back to the Cardi-
mails at the start of the 1914 sea-
son after managing Sacramento and
Rochester since 1941. He never has
said what he plans for 1945 and to-
day was on his ranch near Meal
ester, Okla, and could not be
reached for statement. It was
believed here he would again seek
job as manager somewhere in
double A baseball.
Coming to the Redbirds first in
1928 as an outflelder, Pepper stuck
around for his first World Series,
then went back to the minors until
1881. That was his first year as a
Cardinal regular, and probably his
biggest year in baseball
1t was in 1881 that the Wild Horse
became an all-time World Series
idol. He batted 500 (tying two New
York Giant players for the record)
made II hits (eoualing a record)
and literally stole the classic from
the Philadelphia Athletics with his
base running. Give stolen bases in
the seven games)
Pepper played almost 1900 games
for st. Louis, led the National
League base stealers in 1888, 1884
and 1886, and introduced a style of
play all his own while filling in at
third base-"stop it with your chest,
then throw 'em out"
Proves Winning Manager.
AS a minor league pilot, Martin
has an excellent record He guided
Sacramento to second place in 194l.
his first year. and won the Solons
first title in 38 years in his second
At Rochester he turned last-place
club Of the year before into fifth
place flnisher.
He played 40 games during 1914,
made "a hits in 86 attempts and
sold the Cardinal rockies on his
undying spirit. He was especially
interested in Pitcher Sylvester
(Blix) Donnelly.
When he signed the release pa
pers, Breadon said, I'VE hate to
let him go, but he wants it that
way. He deserves a good place in
baseball and We are all pulling for
him"
Evening star., 1944-10-17

Although the flag winning st.
Louis Browns finished fifth in home
attendance with 508,644, their in
crease over 1943 was almost as great
as Detroit's-a jump Of approximate
ly $4,000 from last years attendance
Of 214 1892. 1t was the largest season
attendance for the Browns since
1924.
Giants Set N. L. Pace.
National League figures showed
New York drew 733,59S fans this
year. and other clubs: Pittsburgh
653,912; Chicago, 64o,110; Brooklyn
6l8.193; st. Louis, 486,851; Cincin-
natl, 43l,297; Philadelphia, 36s ,5s6
and Boston, 245,197.
Harridge said that "in many re-
spects I consider the 1914 season the
greatest in American League his
tory. Not only did we have an at
tendance which approached our 1916
high, but We enjoyed great race
from the start OF the season with the
pennant up for grabs until the clos
ing day"
Harridge said the attendance in
crease was remarkable in view OF
the fact that millions of potential
fans" had departed for overseas
service since last year.
And when you consider that up
wards of 100000 men in all have
been lost as potential fans since the
war began" Harridge declared, "it
seems incredible that the 1914 at
tendance should be only around
100000 less than the record year oi
| l940'
Evening star., 1944-10-17

at least another touchdown against
the Mountaineers.
Michigan State, however. is among
the few unbeaten teams in the Ma
ton, having won all its three games
in returning to the gridiron after a
years lapse.
The Spartans have not played a
really topnotch eleven, its victories
having been scored over Scranton
u, 40-12; Kentucky, 20, on a safety,
and Kansas State. 45-6. All three of
their victims are below par this sea-
son, but the fact that the Spartans
have piled up 81 points shows that
they have a really dangerous attack
And it's certainty they'll be bigger
and better than the little Noun
taineer outfit.
The game will be Maryland's last
Of the season in Byrd Stadium, as il
Is now definite that the clash with
Virginia on Saturday, November 4
will be played at night in Griffith
Stadium.
Doc Spears, Maryland coach. who
has spent many of his years in the
Midwest, knows what he's up against
in Michigan State. and instead OF
giving the Old Liners light work
yesterday. he included some scrim-
maging in a lengthy drill.
Evening star., 1944-10-17
Grange Keeps Vigil for Missing
Major Who Made Him Grid Ace
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Oct. 17.-Harold Red)
Grange, who scintillated on high
school, university and professional
gridirons for almost two decades
sat at telephone all last night
waiting for word of lost Army
major who really made a football
player out of me-"
The Army major was Frank E
Rokusek, AZ, of Oak Park, ILL.,, cap
tain and end on a great University
of Illinois team in 1924-the year
Grange, as a junior and as the
great TT" of the Illini, first ran
wild on college gridiron.
Maj. Rokusek yesterday was re-
ported missing, along with four
other Army officers, on an Army
transport plane that left Athens
Ga, for Tampa, Fla, Sunday eve
ming.
Cleared Path for Red.
at was Rock who really made q
football player of me-" said Grange
the once-famed "Galloping Ghost
of Illinois. "He could block. He
was the fellow who shook me loose
for those long runs. He was one
of the greatest blockers I ever saw
and when I had to run his end, ]
knew he would get at least one, and
more often two, Of the secondary
out of my way. I got the publicity
for the long runs made, but with
out Rock clearing the way
wouldn't have gotten loose for a 10,
of them.
you didn't hear much about him
but he was a great football player.
/ Rokusek, like Grange, went intt
the insurance business. He held 6
Reserve officers commission anc
went into the armed services early
in the war. He was attached to the
Sd Air Force headquarters as a spe.
cial service officer when he boarded
the transport plane at Athens Sun
day for the trip to Tampa.
Helped Him to Fame.
Grange, his football days fadine
memory, gives credit to Rokusek fol-
the greatest minutes of his gridiror
career. That was back in 1924
when the "Galloping Ghost" scored
four touchdowns in IL minutes a.
the Illini. with Rokusek as captain
dedicated Memorial Stadium before
IS 900 fans with Michigan the vic.
| tim.
II ran the opening kickoff bacl
for touchdown. But Rokusek wa.
there to clear the way" Grange
said. with guys like that to knock
down the defense, almost anybody
can run with football. He was &
great PLAYER.
Evening star., 1944-10-17
Dewitt S Stock Soars;
Defeats ST. AIbans

Dewitt is shaping up as the team
to beat on the prep school circuit,
with a sizzling new passing and
running combination in Fullback
Laddie Latham and Halfback
George Van Wagner. They sparked
the Prepmen to a 23-to-16 win over
St. Albans on the Saints grid yes
terday.
Trailing to 16 in the middle of
the fourth quarter. Latham and
Van Wagner turned on the power
to reel off two touchdowns with a
singing and galloping offensive.
First marker in the hectic fourth
came after Dewitt reached the End
zone after a push from the so. Van
Wagner tipped l0-yard pass to
Latham, who on the next play tossed
one to Van Wagner on the enemy
2 and then bucked over.
Final Prepman score was chalked
up with a minute left to play after
Van Wagner tossed the pigskin from
the 40 to Bill Worthington for a
20-yard gain, took a rifle shot from
Latham on the 10 on the next play
and snaked across.
Saints scores were on passes from
Bob Smith to Skippy Sterling and
Smith to Shooey Schoenfeld.
Evening star., 1944-10-17
Old Liners Improved, but Still
Underdogs to Michigan State

Maryland's football team, despite
that it showed marked all-around
improvement In outplaying West
Virginia in a scrappy 6-6 struggle in
Byrd Stadium last Saturday night
still will be the underdog when it
meets Michigan State under the
lights at College Park Friday night.
The Old Liners brightest advance
was made on of1ense and with any
kind of luck they would have had
Evening star., 1944-10-17
Irish Continue 10 Top
Grid Rankings, With
Army Easy Second
BY the Associated Press.

bS liic hsoOClhleO TIeSS.
NEW YORK, Oct. Tits Notre
Dame again. For the 18th straight
week, including 10 weeks from last
year, the Irish have been voted
the Nations No. / college football
team.
The unbeaten and united South
Benders, who last week showed Dart
mouth under a $40 score, polled
a total of 973 points from LOT
sports writer's in yesterdays Asso-
ciated Press weekly poll. the second
of the season. The Irish were
ranked first on 591s of the lot bal
lots.
Army and Randolph Field, both
undefeated and united, moved up a
notch to second and third place, re-
spectively. as 1913 deadlock with
Virginia tumbled the North Caro-
lima Preflighters from second to
tenth.
Army polled a total of 862 points,
Including 111s first places, to Ran
dolph Fields 68l.5, including 81 7/12
f1rst-place votes.
Ohio State took over fourth place
with 631 points, while the Iowa
Seahawks, making their first ap-
pearance in the top 10, made nth
with 1895 points.
Great Lakes, Pennsylvania, Geor-
gia Tech, Navy and North Carolina
Preflight completed the first 10.
The leaders, with 10 points given
for each f1rst-place vote, nine for
second, etc. first place votes in
parentheses).
Evening star., 1944-10-17
Coaches Highest Award Given
7oOkeson PosthumousIy

Okeson in recognition of his out
standing service in the advancement
of the best interests of football"
Lehigh trustees attending in.
cluded Andrew E. Buchanan, jr.
Bridgeport, Conn: James H. Pierce
Scranton, Pa; william c. Dickerson
New York: Nevin E. Funk, Philadel.
phia; Stewart J. Cort, Sparows Point
Md; Robert C. Watson, Washing
ton; Frank B. Bell, Pittsburgh, anc
Earl F. johnson, Detroit.
Evening star., 1944-10-17
BY the Associated Press.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Oct.
17.-It has been eight years since
Missouri has had deer season,
so the State Conservation Com
mission decided it would be
{ peachy to give hunters a list of
helpful hints on how to behave
during the open dates Novem-
ber 3-4.
In the first place. explains the
commission, it is we'll to be able
to distinguish a deer from. say,
your mother-in-law. Examine
the creature closely, the COM
mission urges in its instructions
issued to all hunters. If it is
dressed in red jacket, hold your
fire. No deer wearing "a con-
spicuous red garment" should be
shot at until the hunter can
clearly count the points of the
horns"
Okay, there's the deer. It
isn't attired in red and it has a
neat assortment of horns. Shall
we fire7 Mercy. no! sQuawks the
Evening star., 1944-10-17
Tops n. |. by 619,414
As 4,79S,158 Pay;
Detroit Leads
BY CHARLES DUNKLEY,


The American League, Offering
one of the most spectacular pennant
battle in major league history, drew
1914 paid attendance of 4,798 ,l58-
approaching the circuit record and
topping last years total by more
than a million fans.
President William Harridge, an
nonncing attendance figures today,
emphasized that the official total did
not include 197,075 fans who at
tended war relief games which made
an actual paid attendance Of 1885,
233. The league record is 5,433, ,791
for the 1910 season.
Beats 1943 by 1,101,589.
Last years official attendance was
1896 ,569, or 1,101,58 fewer than
whirled the turnstiles in the recent
ly closed campaign which produced
a four-club race down to the final
week. The 1S43 attendance, includ-
AAAe VoA ACAACA SuAlCc, was C.OfU,ZOO.
Harridge pointed out that 1914 at
tendance also included SOB, ,49l serv-
icemen admitted free as guests of
the clubs.
The Detroit Tigers, who were
edged out of the championship by
the st. Louis Browns on the final
day Of the season, finished with an
amazing home attendance of 923,-
176 to set the pace in the banner
season and surpass their 1943 fol-
lowing by approximately SOC, 1000
fans.
Two Top N. L. Leader.
Attendance at American League
parks topped National League fig
ures by 6l9,414, figures released by
President Ford Frick of the senior
loop disclosed. Both Detroit's IT.
gers and New York's Yankees topped
the New York Giants, the National
League leader, in the number Of
fans paying to see the majors play.
Comparative attendance figures,
exclusive Of war-relief games:
Evening star., 1944-10-17
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
BETHLEHEM, Pa, Oct. 1.-THE
A. A. Stagg Award, highest honor
of the American Coaches Associa-
ton, was conferred posthumously
last night upon Walter Okeson, vice
president of Lehigh University and
for so years player, coach, Official
and administrator of football.
The presentation was made by
Ray Morrison, Temple coach. Mrs
Anne Okeson Butchart, only daugh-
ter of the Lehigh official, received
the award and in turn presented 1t
to DR.. Eugene G. Grace, president
of Lehigh University. Okeson died
November 4, 1943.
The transcription on the scroll read !:
ITO perpetuate the example and in
f1uence of Amos Alonzo Stagg in
American life and sport, this award
is made to the family of Walter
Evening star., 1944-10-17
SeNout 10 See Skins,
Choices Over Tigers,
In Home Inaugural
BY LEWIS F. ATCHIsON.

Washington will be the betting
choice over Brooklyn Sunday when
1t finally comes home, after mean
dering all over the map, to make its
1914 debut, but the game shapes up
as another of those backroom
brawls.
It1l be sellout, too. Redskins
officials sold everything but perching
space on the goalposts yesterday
when block-long line of alumni
surrounded the box Office. Some
seats were left today but General
Manager Sid Carroll admitted they
weren't exactly on the 50-yard line.
The Skins first discovered the
Iruggedness of Brooklyns line at
Ogden, Utah, where they won the
game but lost little Bunky Morris,
a pipsqueak of halfback who was
practically sure-fire dynamite. A
freak leg injury laid him low for the
season. Judging by the records
Brooklyn's line hasn't softened up
any since then, but rather seems to
be getting more muscular.
Tigers Hold Giants in Check.
Last Sunday Pete Cawthorn's mule
team held the Giants to the unim-
pressive figure of 70 yards net, rush.
ing, and the grand total of four
first downs. New York isn't any
great shakes, but it figured to do
better against the Tigers.
Three big reasons for Brooklyns
great line play are Bob Masterson.
George Smith and Tony Leon, gents
who traded Redskin red for Tiger
blue after last season. None were
enthusiastic about severing rela-
tions with the local club and, quite
naturally, will be out to show the
folks what a tremendous mistake
the Tribe management made
The Redskins could use all three
this year, make no mistake about 1t,
but Dud De Groot is proud of the
way his rockies have measured up so
far and predicts that they'll be bet
ter and stronger as the season un-
folds. De Groot, of course, gives
Line Coach Turk Edwards a pat on
the back for the improvement UP
front.
Merkle Playing Fine Football.
One Of the brightest spots in the
line is dominated by Ed Merkle, the
lov-slung Oklahoman, who is all
fired up about big league football
and putting out more than demand
ed by the union to prove he belongs.
Merkle smeared George Cafego for a
6-yard loss at Boston last Sunday in
what may have been the decisive
play of the ball game. On numerous
occasions before that he was in the
Yanks' backfield so much they
thought he was an official He hits
hard, playing for keeps all the way
through. He's been slugged, ell
bowed, gouged and kicked. but he
comes up smiling, considering him.
self mighty lucky to be in fast COM
pany. De Groot, Edwards and his
teammates have tried to slow Ed
down bit, cautioning him to con-
serve his strength, save it for
crucial moment, but he simply can't
play that way. It's all, or nothing at
all, with him. Which helps to ex-
plain why the line has looked so
good in spots this season, and why
we think it'll be able to take care
| If itself SUNDAY.
Evening star., 1944-10-17
Georgia Tech Gloomy
Over Navy Contest
BY the Associated Press.

ATLANTA, Oct. 17.-Georgia Tech
unbeaten, united and unscored on
this season, risks its unhlemished
record against Navy here Saturday
in the South's outstanding grid
iron encounter.
Tied with the University OF
Georgia for second place in the
Southeastern Conference standings
after their 27-o victory over a fight
ing Auburn eleven, Coach Bill Alex
ander's Engineers gloomily expect
to take trimming from the Cadets
Our chances aren't very good,
Alexander said, about one out oi
10. Navy is superior in every
position They've had the advan-
tage of experience and lots of trans
fer students"
Tech is one of four Southeast loor
schools facing non-conference op.
ponents this week end Georgia
1912 victor over Kentucky in it,
league debut Saturday, takes or
Daniel Fields Flyers in Athens Fri.
day night; Mississippi, which had 6
week off, plays Tulsa in Memphis
and Kentucky will be host to v
M. I. in Lexington.
Tennessee, leading the conference
with three wins and no defeats
as result of Saturdays 400 wal
loping of Florida, plays Alabama
in Knoxville this week end; ALL
burn, which dropped a close fought
27-0 decision to Tech, meets Tulane
in New Orleans, and Mississippi
State journeys to Baton Rouge to
meet Louisiana State.
Alabama ran up $50 score against
Millsaps in Saturdays meeting
Mississippi State defeated Arkansas
A. & NJ, 1920; Tulane blankec
Rice, 27-0, and L. S. u lost a close
one to Texas A. 81 M, TO.
Florida has week off in which
to recover from the beating it took
| from Tennessee.
Evening star., 1944-10-17
Hornets, Barons Oppose
As Hockey Loop Opens
By the Associated Press.

BY Ine ASSOCIATED PTeSS.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE Amer
lean Hockey League, ranked second
only to the bigtime National League
circuit, opens it's season tonight with
the revamped Pittsburgh Hornets
visiting the Cleveland Barons. BY
Sunday night the other five teams
in the league-Buffalo, Indianapolis
Providence, st. Louis and Hershey
Pa.-will have swung into action.
With the addition of the st. Louis
Flyers the league expects to enjoy
its most prosperous year in history
Last season Cleveland, Western
division winner, lost by four games
to one to the Buffalo Bisons in the
final championship series.
Evening star., 1944-10-17
Lundis, Improved,
Going Home Soon
BY the Associate Press,

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Oct. 17.-Baseball
Commissioner Kenesaw M.
Lands. who entered st. Luke's
Hospital shortly before the World
Series for a physical check and
remained to undergo treatment,
proposes to return to his home
within a few days.
The condition of the 77-year-
old baseball executive was re-
ported as greatly improved yes
terday. He missed the all-St.
Louis World Series, the first fall
classic he has not attended since
he was named commissioner in
1890.
Evening star., 1944-10-17
Wm,Lose! or Draw
Old Man Griffith Doing Plenty of Worryinq
By JOHN B. KELLER.


Here items worry about baseball although
little early for the Hot
tention from the fans during the football
Old Grifth president Washington
does considerable worrying about
He's worrying whether his who the
back and help the Nationals out of the cellar.
After the asplace finish the Nationals suffered
under his leadership he wondering how he avoid similar
'deeat next year
Particularly help forward to from
world conflict.
ALL Griffith looks particularly his neld-an neld
his superb second
Gerald Priddy; his shoop Cecil Travis his third baseman
Sherrod Robertson.
addition to that his fine catcher, Jake Early.
Loss Of Three Pitchers Was Telling Blow
that enough he lost these pitchers Sid Hud
Early Wynn and Walter Maserson That would be- of course
terrific blow major league ball club
Optmsicaly Griffith of these pitchers at
may replaced acquisition Curtis recalled
Minneapolis Ortiz brought back from Chattanooga
favorable showing
IN the opsing games of the season
Aside this, Washington ball club has little to look
forward to,
1t had during the season only player
club, Spence driven
ouaelder American
that they these pitchers whom the club
Johnny Niggeng addition these the club
rely Milo Candini and that's all
KuheI Appears Able to Garry On at First
go inhed Kuhe first base despite his
through wartime apparently
still has the youth in the field Perhaps not the hitter
still defensive player The base job
still the better
third basemen of the league
the outhed requirements needed Spence,
In class by himself field the other oueld
Washington repacemens
and, of course, Jake Powell has passed his peak.
1t all amounts to the Washington ball getting
outfed positions fill
balance in every in its
After this attained the Nationals