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Evening star., 1944-08-12
Wealth Of Backiie|d
Talent Is Problem
As AII-Stars Drill
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
EVANSTON, ILL.,, Aug. 12.-Head
Coach Lynn Waldorf and his aides
today start pleasantly complicated
task Of preparing II stellar collegi-
ate gridders for their charity clash
with the Chicago Bears at Dyche
Stadium here the night of August 90
With Northwestern University's IA
cilities largely taken by Navy train
ees, the All-stars will be quartered
at Dyche Stadium itself as they
prime for the eleventh in the series
Of late-summer contests sponsored
by the Chicago Tribune.
The collegiate forces. who tri-
umphed over the Washington Red
skins, 27-7. last year, will be seek
ing their fourth victory over the pro-
fessionals. Two games resulted In
deadlocks and five were won by the
play -for-pay boys.
Typical of the problems facing
Waldorf and his helpers is how to
crowd into the same backfleld such
ball-carrying luninaries as Bill
Daley. formerly of Michigan and
Minnesota; Creighton Miller OF
Notre Dame, Glenn Dobbs of Tulsa
Bill Hillenbrand of Indiana, Gene
Fekete of Ohio State, Steven Var
Buren Of Louisiana, Charles Tripp
OF Georgia and Pete Layden and Roy
Mckay of Texas.
The college squad lost Center Will.
liam Baughman Of Iowa and Ala.
bama yesterday, when he was Or
dered to report for Army induction
on August %.
Evening star., 1944-08-12
Rice Upsets Curtiss
In D. T.. Title Tennis

After several days of form play
ing with favoriteS winning easily
Austin Rice has scrambled the pre-
tourney dope in the District tennis
championships at the EdgemoOl
Club to walk into the singles finale
tomorrow at 3 when he battles
Davey johnson for the local crown
Rice pulled a surprise yesterday
when he upset 1t. John Curtlss,
seeded second, in a 3-6, 60, 6-4
semiflnal that gave the gallery a
spectacular brand of tennis. 1t was
triumph of strategy as Rice
switched from the speed shots that
cost him the first set to more
deliberate cross-court style of angle
t-making with which Curtiss
couldn't cope.
johnson gained the final with a
ll-9, 60 win over Hickey Willis,
scoring through superior endurance
after Willis staged roaring battle
in the first session.
Doubles final tomorrow stacks up
as one of the best of the season
with the favorites. DaVey Johnser
and Hugh Lynch. battling the SEN
sational newcomers, John McDiar-
mid and Bob Flournoy at 5. Neither
duo has experienced any difficulty
marching through early round anc
semifnal brackets, and tomorrow
tilt will settle hot argument
among fans as to the respective
merits of each team, as they have
never met before.
johnson and Lynch had no trouble
defeating Austin Rice and Phillip
Neff, 60, 6-1, while McDiarmid-
Flournoy triumphed over Curtiss
and Dick Murphy, 60, IS.
Evening star., 1944-08-12
Michigan, With Five
Crack 1ankers, Out
For AAU Crown
BY the Associated Press.


GREAT LAKES, ILL.,, Aug. IL
The University of Michigan, rum
nerup indoors last April. may stage
an off-season triumph in the Ma
tional AAU outdoor swimming
championships here August 24-27.
Wolverine mentor Matt Mann has
entered five high-powered perform
ers from his Big Ten title squad of
1914 in the outdoor event which
finds the host Great Lakes squad
only a faint facsimile of the Blue
jacket juggernaut which splashed
of with the indoor crown at Ann
Arbor, Mich. Navy transfers wiped
clean the Bluejackets' indoor roster.
The Michigan quintet includes
Chuck Fries, Merit Church, Bill Ko-
gen and Gordon Pulford, all free
stylers, and Heinie Kessler, breast
stroke star.
The genial Mann also will bring
nine youngsters from his summer
camp at Chikopi, Ontario, including
his son, Matt Mann, III: Jerry Cor
man, Tom Coates, Bob Bingrich
Neville Adams, Bill Upthegreve
Jack Bailey, Steve Pollak and Dave
Meyer.
Jerry Kerschner. who ranked next
to the brilliant Bill Smith at Great
Lakes last winter, will swim against
the Bluejackets outdoors, represent.
ing the Bunker Hill Und) NavaI
Air Station. Another recent entry
is Norman L. Speer, jr., diver from
Beverly Hills, Calf.
Evening star., 1944-08-12

ern Open two years ago, was seek
ing her first major golf crown. Both
are powerful hitters. Miss Otto hav-
ing won the driving contest Of this
tournament by averaging $50 yards
on three tee shots.
Although the two lassies have
practiced together for several years.
they have met only once before in
tournament play. In the 1943 West
ern Open. Miss Germain eliminated
her friend, and 3. in the second
round. This week they became the
first players ever to tie for the
Marion Miley Memorial Trophy
awarded for the low combined
qualifying score in both the West
ern Open and Amateur. Each had a
36-hole aggregate of 160. Although
a playon for outright possession OF
the cup would be permissible, the
gals decided to take turns keeping
it, each for six months.
In working their way into the
final, Miss Germain and Miss Otto
did equally well on the par 38-
37-75 Onwentsia course Each re-
quired only Sc holes Of match play
against a possible u or more
to win her four matches. Miss
German was only seven strokes
over par in that distance; Miss
Otto was eight over.
Equals Par Despite Wind.
Despite a strong, tricky wind, Miss
Otto stayed even with par for IL
holes yesterday to defeat Georgia
Tainter, the able youngster from
Fargo, N. OAK, 7 and 6. Miss Ger
main, only l up at the llth hole
coolly won three of the next four
with pars to beat Mrs. H. M. Sim:
of Evanston, ILL.,. the 194l Mime
sofa State champion, 4 and 3.
Evening star., 1944-08-12
Ice Palace Will Hold
Bulletin Pin Event

Chevy Chase Ice Palace will be
the mecca for week end tournament
duckpin rollers tomorrow, when Dick
Hobart stages the Bulletin mixed
handicap starting at 2 o'clock. The
popular summertime event drew a
record field of 108 last Sunday at
Penn Recreation.
As an added attraction, Manager
Ralph Goldberg has carded a mixed
doubles match at O'Clock, with Bine
Moen and Fred Murphy meeting
Frances Wilson and AL Wright for
a second time. The Moen-M Murphy
twosome won in the first engage
ment.
Tuesday night at 7:30 the Rhode
Island Avenue Business Mems
League will hold a meeting at King
Pin. Manager Bob Miciotto has
openings for four teams with aver
ages of 465. First prize will be $500
Evening star., 1944-08-12
BengaIs Gain on 5ox
With 9Th in a Row.;
Yanks Stop Browns
BY JACK HAND.
ssociated press Sports Writer


Detroit's hot and cold Tigers
emerged as the latest threat" to
the st. Louis Browns today with an
s-game win streak giving them re-
newed hopes Of catching the lead
erS.
Although the Tigers held third
place by only a half game over the
Yankees, they trailed Boston by
only IL games and were coming on
fast. II the Brownies show any
signs of faltering. Detroit. eight
lengths back, could challenge dur
ing the final weeks when all West
ern clubs will be home.
Overmire Now an Ace.
Detroit's two-man pitching staff
of Hal Newhouser and Dizzy Trout.
each with 18 wins, found a new
partner last night in Stubby Over
mire, who yielded II hits. but
chimed in with three blows on his
own behalf in trimming Washing
ton, 11-4. In the 8-game streak,
Newhouser and Trout each started
and won three and Overmire picked
up two.
Critics Of Manager Steve O'Neill
predicted that Trout and Newhouser
would be ali pitched out by August,
but steady work agreed with both.
Trout started 26, hurled 81 COM
plete games and worked In 80 while
Newhouser went all the way IA times
In q starts and relieved 10 times.
New York finally stopped the
Brownies streak after 10 straight
when their old jinx, Alley Donald,
turned the pace-setters back with
eight hits, 6-1. Donald's 18th win
of 1914 was his 18th over st. Louis
in IS times since he hit the majors.
Rollie Hemsley and Russ Derby
homered as Sig Jakucki suffered his
seventh loss.
Boston missed a chance to stride
forward by losing to Chicago. 81,
when Clem Hausmann and Plnky
Woods walked in runs to break tie
in the ninth. Hausmann was
charged with his seventh loss ana
Buck Ross, who relieved Johnny
Humphries. picked up his second
victory and the White SoxS flrst de-
cision OF the year in Fenway Park.
Mackmen Top Indians.
Russ Christopher scattered nine
blows while the Philadelphia AS
poked l3 hits of three Cleveland
tossers for a 6-3 night edge. The
AS scored five in the second to doom
Mel Harder.
Teddy Wilks failed to last in his
first start since last Sundays injury,
but Fred Schmidt came in to stop
the Phillies and take credit for the
Cardinals ga win over the Phils'
Charley Scnanz.
Evening star., 1944-08-12
Vomorie Heads Large Fleet
In Annapolis Oxford Race

and Frank Greenman his cutter
Alsumar from Annapolis Yacht
Club. Schroeder lives in College
Park. Md, and Greenman in Alex
andria
The Navy, in addition to Vamarie,
has entered the famed cutter High
land Light, the sloop Spindrift and
II of its one-design yawls. The
first three race in class A, while
the yawls are pitted against the
civilian cutters in class B. Also en-
tered in this division is johnson
Grymes' cutter Folly, winner of the
Poke Bowl last year in an annual
race from Gibson Island to Oxford.
The club that normally sponsors
this event decided not to hold it
and TAYC took up the ball.
Today's race also will see one Of
the biggest fleets of 30-square me-
ters-A. c. Wickman's Valiant, 1t.
Dick Miller's Sail Fish II and Jim
Crabbe's Genial from Annapolis.
They race in a separate class from
the A, B and c division yachts.
Evening star., 1944-08-12
Eligibility Row Mars
Junior Legion Series
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
COLUMBIA. S. c.. Aug. 12.-Un-
certainty clouded today a four
State American Legion junior base
ball regional series scheduled to
open here Monday after Columbia
South Carolina champion, with
drew from the area tournament in
protest against disqualification of
a Columbia player.
The six-game double elimination
series to determine a regional win
ner from State champions from
Birmingham, Ala; West Palm
Beach, Fla; Thomaston, Ga, and
Columbia already has been ar
ranged when the capitals quit last
night.
State Legion Athletic Ofncer j. C..
Todd said the regional series. was
now strictly up to III. L. Chail-
laux," National Americanism Com
mission director, whose ruling that
a Columbia player was ineligible led
to withdrawal of that team. The
boys eligibility previously had been
upheld by Todd and the State
Americanism Committee.
Evening star., 1944-08-12
Stors Yesterday
BY the Associated Press.

Stubby Overmire, Tieers-Contribute
double. triple and single to ease own
task of pitching Detroit to 11-4 vic
tory. over Washington for eighth
Frank Mccormick. Reds-clouted
three-run homer and three singles,
driving in four runs as Cincinnati out
Slusged Boston, 1915.
Louis Olmo, Dodgers-Sinsled home
Barney Koch with two out in 1lth
frame for Brooklyn's third straight
over Chicago, 10.
Rollie Hemsley. Yankees-Collected
three for four. including two-run homer
in New York's 6-1 win, swapping St.
Louis 10-game streak.
Wally Moses. White Sox-Led Chi
cago's 10-hit attack with three SMILES
as sox won nrst game of year in Bos-
ton Park, 81.
Frank Colman,. Pirates-Continued
fast run pace with third in two days,
q three-run clout In fourth inning of
Pittsburgh's 1878 drubbing of New
York.
Johnny Hopp, -Cardinals-Hit home
run during st. Louis six-run inning
and drove in three runs as Cards
whipped Phils, 9-4.
Russ Christopher, Athletics-scat-
tered nine Cleveland hits, pitching self
out Of Jams with seven strikeouts to
give Philadelphia Ga decision.
Evening star., 1944-08-12
Husband, Wife Enter D. {
AAU SWIMMING Meet

Husband and wife will represent
the Shoreham Swimming Club
when the organization completes in
the annual District Amateur Ath-
letic Union swimming and diving
championships set for Takoma Park
pool Monday night at 8.
1t was announced today that Sally
Horack will swim in the women's
l00-yard free-style event, while her
husband, Roger Horack, will COM
pete in the mems 100 and 200 yard
free style and 300-yard medley.
The Shoreham Club will have ~
entries In the meet, while the AM
bassador will produce at least 20.
Other Shoreham entries include
Jean Ort, Betty Roland, Margaret
Stone, Doris Dalton, Kay Tilling-
hast, Betty O'Shea. Ernie Boggs,
Bill Sharpless, Morton Price, Cor
don Downing and Ken Hanel.
Evening star., 1944-08-12
Trio Of De Groot's Pupils Quit;
Weldon Promising as Pusser

ISLANDERS. Well known locally as a
baseball player and a former men,
Der of the San Diego Padre Coast
League nine, Weldon dazzled in the
pitching department and, off
the drill, almost is certain 70 see .
lot of action in the Shrine fracas.
Currently Weldon has the unen-
viable job of playing second fiddle
to the great Sammy Baugh, but in
addition he is being groomed in the
fullback assignment and will not be
wanting for action.
Wildon boasts a varied football
background. A former Presbyterian
College star. Larry lettered three
years at his small Southern alma
mater and later was playing coach
of the Portsmouth VA entry in the
Dixie Professional Football League.
After yesterdays workouts, De
Groot announced that he had can
celed scrimmage sessions for the
rest of the week. The move, De
Groot said. was made necessary
when host of players turned up
with minor ailments following a
hard workout Thursday.
Evening star., 1944-08-12
Pavot's Appearance
Draws Spotlight
From Iravers
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Aug. 12-This Is
Travers day at Saratoga-at-Bel-
mont, but the appearance Of the
unbeaten Pavot in the Saratoga
Special overshadows to some ex-
tent the 18th running Of Americas
Oldest stake race.
Five 3-year-olds are slated to 60
to post in the $30,675 l14-mile Trav-
ers, with Alfred Parkers BY JIM
miny regarded as the likely favorite,
but the possibility that Pavot may
suffer his first defeat has focused
the 6-furlong juvenile race.
Pavot. owned by Walter M. JET
fords who last week turned down
an offer of 500 900 for the colt, has
been hailed by turfmen as the
worlds outstanding 2-year-old. He
has won $52,475 in romping to four
straight victories, including the
Christiana Stakes at Delaware, the
Mayflower at Suffolk Downs and
the United States Hotel Stakes at
Belmont a week ago.
The son of Case Ace-Coquelicot !!
expected to be an odds-on l..
choice to register his fifth in Z
row, but after the surprising de.
feat Of Twilight Tear, / to 20. b!
Vienna, to !. in the Alabama
Stakes on Tuesday, anything car
happen. His greatest opposition i.
anticipated from 1t. Col. c. v
Whitney's Jep and George Widen
er's Plebiscite. Great Power. Pari.
cutin and Colleto complete the field
AL have been assigned 122 pounds
Only five have been named fol
the Travers. In addition to BY jim
miny, which will carry 125 pounds
there is Col. Whitney's Hoodoo
Mrs. B. K. Douglas Captains Aide
L. B. Mayors Free Lance and VIII
liam ziegler, jr.'s Bounding Home
The latter is reported to have re-
gained the form that brought hin
victory over Pensive in the Ia
mile Belmont Stakes on June 3.
Evening star., 1944-08-12
Low PAGES First Round
In Pixies Peak Golf Event
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo,
Aug. l2-Willie Low of the Broad
moor Club and winter professional
at the Phoenix (Ariz) Country Club
set the fastest pace in the $500
Pixies Peak Open golf tourney yes
terday with a 4-under-par 68 for the
first 18 holes of the 54-hole compe-
tition.
Warrant Officer o. H. Hofmeister
Of st. Louis and I'd Air Force head
quarters, who won the Broadmoor
invitation tourney last week, led
amateurs with 2-under-par 10.
Worth Stimits, jr., Colorado
Springs. nosed out Dick Knight, IA
year-old Omaha lad. up. in semi
finals of the handicap flight.
Evening star., 1944-08-12

By Staff Correspondent OF The sta.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Aug. 12.-Close
to 80 cruising and racing yachts,
from the big transatlantic racer
Vamarie of the United States Naval
Academy to the little delta class
sloop Blue Water, were scheduled to
leave here today for 32-mile race
ending at Oxford, Md, some time
tonight.
The fleet promises to be one of the
largest in many years, and includes
total of is Navy entries.
Today's long distance race and
races tomorrow for penguins, Chesa-
peake 20s and scrappy cats all are
sponsored by Tired Avon Yacht Club
as part of its 14th annual regatta.
Washington area shippers are
represented in both the 32-mile race
and Sundays events for penguins
and 20s. Commodore Jack Stone OF
Capital Yacht Club has entered his
cutter Sonata, w. c. Schroeder his
cutter Gallivant from West River
Evening star., 1944-08-12
n. Q. Marines Again
Put Bee on Naval Air

Marine Headquarters, 1914 champs
OF the Naval Barracks League, have
proved that the 5-to-4 win over
Naval Air Station Wednesday that
gave them the top berth in the loop
was no fluke.
The Leathernecks licked them
again, to 2, yesterday on the
Ellipse, with Marine Pitcher Ray
zarnow holding the Sailors score
less until the eighth, when they
managed to push across two runs.
larnow backed up his twirling with
a two-for-four performance at bat.
sharing hitting honors with Team
mate Jack Estes, who collected a
homer and a single in two trims.
Evening star., 1944-08-12
Leading Orioles Win Two
Twin Bills 10 End Slump
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Baltimore Orioles are rolling
again. The International League
pace-setters won their second
straight twin bill from the Buffalo
Bisons last night, 81 and 9-5, for
their fifth successive win to increase
their league lead to three full games
over the runner-up Newark Bears.
Prior to their latest winning
streak, the Orioles had dropped six
Of seven games and four straight to
see their lead shrink to q mere half
game.
The Rochester Red Wings evened
the series with the Jersey City
Giants by pounding out 9-3 victory
AL Jarlett of Toronto joined
Embree as the leagues only 15-game
winners when he blanked the Syra-
cuse Chiefs. 80, with seven hits.
Evening star., 1944-08-12
Mrs. Meck|ey Too Late
With Hot Golf Round
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, Md, Aug 12.-Talk
of the Maryland State women's golf
championship at Elkridge was the
sizzling 81 carved out by Mrs Betty
Meckley of Kenwood Country Club
to lead the field in yesterdays final
round and challenge the eventual
winner, Mrs. Maurice Click OF
Woodholme.
The challenge proved futile, as
Mrs. Click, with six-stroke lead
played safe brand of golf to coast
home with a gross score of 248 for
81 holes. Mrs. Jerome Sloman of
Suburban was second with a gross
253. Mrs. c. E. Richards of Hillen-
dale, who was third in the gross
scoring with a 255, took low net
honors with 228.
Consolation for Mrs. Meckley's
last-day fight came In third place
prize in the low net for her $40
card.
Other Washington gross scores:
Mrs. Lucille Pray, Manor, 276; Mrs.
Frank Mirth, Indian Spring, 3O4;
Mrs. Ed Widmayer. Kenwood. 300;
Mrs. Rex Howard, Columbia, 3l0.
Evening star., 1944-08-12
Mathis Is Star Entrunt
In Meet at Bunneker

Five teams were to compete today
IN the Police Boys Club No. 2 track
meet, starting at 4:30 on Bannekel
Field, with Bill Mathis, national in
terscholastic indoor 60-yard cham
pion, the outstanding entrant
A special race between Mathis
and Bill Smith will feature the days
proceedings. In similar race on
July 4, Smith beat Mathis.
Other contestants will come from
the Northwest, Southwest and
Southeast Settlement Houses and
Logan Playground.
Evening star., 1944-08-12
Aces Relish Course
In Tune-up for PGA
By the Associated Press.


SPOKANE. Wash. Aug. Ia
Harold jug" McSpaden and Byron
Nelson. two OF professional golfing S
Big Four" expressed satisfaction
with the Manito Golf and Country
Club course today after testing the
route Of the $4,000 Professional
Golfers Association tournament
next week.
Both toured the Is holes in par
72s yesterday, but 1t was evident
they merely were practicing and
getting the feel Of the greens.
Craig Wood and Sam Byrd, two
other favorites in the tourney. are
scheduled for practice rounds today.
George Schneiter Of Salt Lake
City, Utah, turned in the lowest
practice round yesterday, scoring
68. Olin Dutra, Los Angeles, for
mer PGA and dUnited States Open
winner, was another who tested out
the course with a par u.
Pairings give the honor of start
ing qualifying play Monday morn
ing at 10 to Charles Miller of Ma
con, Ga. and Raymond Gafford Of
Fort Worth, Tex The big names in
golfing are scattered throughout the
field,
Evening star., 1944-08-12
Wolfe Elected Head
Of District LEAGUE

Perce Wolfe, Washington's No. !
bowler and for years a leader in
promoting the duckpin game, las,
night at Hi-Skor was elected presi-
dent of the District League. He
succeeded Dick Hobart, Bulletin
bowling scribe, who was chosen Sec
retary- treasurer and scorer.
Another popular choice as an Of
ficer in the city's fastest mems
bowling circuit was the naming OF
Hokie Smith, manager of Lucky
Strike, as vice president.
The league will open its season
September 13, the same date the
Ladies' District League starts
Twelve captains Of teams In the a.
club loop attended the annual
meeting.
Evening star., 1944-08-12
Special Dispatch to The Star.

oprliAi oispotSu 70 nc Stsl
SAN DIEGO. Calf, Aug. 12.-
Three of four players who followed
Coach Dud De Groot from the Uni
versity of Rochester to the Wash
ington Redskins turned in their suits
yesterday and headed to their re-
spective homes.
Ace Martino, 185-pound halfback
Pat Caranddo, l80-pound end, anc
Maurice Russo. 200-pound guard
told De Groot they felt they couldn't
make the grade in the play for pay
sport and were going to toss in the
towel Martino and Caranddo hao
been lined up with the West aggre-
cation in the coming Shrine charity
intrasquad tilt, while russo was
slated for reserve duty with the East
team.
Yesterdays morning session was
highlighted by the showing of a
sextet of players-Backs Frank Seno,
Mike Micka. Scott Gudmundson and
Larry Weldon and Linemen Jim
North, Jack keenan, and Ray
Monaco.
Weldon particularly impressed BY
Evening star., 1944-08-12
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

Desperate with the Mats on an
other losing run that has extended
to four games to make their de-
feats in their last "A engagements
number 21, Manager Os Bluege will
swing to his reserve tonight for q
hurler to tackle Detroits Tigers.
Al Carrasquel, whose record made
mostly in relief roles reads three
wins against four defeats, will face
the banging Bengals as they make
their last appearance Of the year
here. The Venezuelan has done
some pretty good relief work against
this tough opposition so Bluege
feels his Mats might avert a series
shutout.
Opposing the Washington outfit
will be Rufus Gentry, right -hander
who insists upon the double-F In
his front name. Rufus also spe-
cializes in relief work and did a
neat job the last time the Mats
were In Detroit by coming to the
rescue of Walter Boom boom Beck
to score a victory.
Romp for Tigers.
The Tigers had a rather easy time
OF it last night as they ran theil
triumphs over the Mats this year te
IA in II meetings. They helped
themselves to 16 hits-10 for foul
runs of Dutch Leonard in six in.
nings and the remainder of Roger
Wolff for the other tallies.
Wolff couldn't get anybody out ir
the ninth and after the Tigers hac
boosted their score by five in the
round Bill Lefebvre took over tt
stop the massacre.
In the meanwhile, the left-handee
Stubby Overmire got along pretty
we'll between the second and last
innings, despite the IL safeties the
Mats collected over the full route
He yielded five hits in the first two
frames for as many runs then
spread five singles until the home
sides last turn. In that, two more
singles. a pass and an error were
good for two more markers.
Outside the first inning the Nat.
got nothing more than one-bas,
blows. The only redeeming featur,
OF their attack was the batting don,
oy George Case. Restored to tn,
lineup after practically a five
game layoff, he hit a double an,
three singles to drive in one ru,
and carry two others across.
Case Steps Out at Bat.
Cases double came in the frs
round in which Stan Spence ais
doubled to give the Mats one run
In the second. Case made the las
Of three hits for run that got tn
Mats close to the Tigers, who ha,
cleaned three scores off Leonard a
the outset. Thereafter, it strictl
was a Tiger party.