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Evening star., 1944-04-10
By the Associated Press.

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NEW YORK. Aprilel0.-The. rae
ing gentry, still a bit awed by the
fact 45,796 Of EN- wagered $2,6O1 1886
on Jamaica's opening seven-race
program Saturday, had something
new to chatter about today.
Bobby Permane is coming to town.
The blond kid from Camden, N.
j., ex-vaudeville performer and radio
crooner, rode so winners in 80 days
at Florida's Tropical Park, bringing
in five winners each of the last three
days for a record.
To Get Four Mounts a Day.
Permane is booked for four mounts
today at Jamaica, and the chances
are they'll bet him off the boards
for he's the hottest thing in turfdom
at the moment. The youngster will
be up on Miss Puritan in the first,
Head Smart in the fourth, Leaving
in the sixth, and Blockader in the
seventh. He gets his apprentice
weight allowance in each.
There's a chance the Jamaica
program may be curtailed some
what, unless the grooms and owners
get together on financial question
The grooms want $5 for leading a
horse to the paddock, and the own
ers don't want to pay it. The Met
ropolitan Jockey Club paid the re-
quested fee Saturday, getting the
program under way some 80 minutes
Evening star., 1944-04-10

Pitching assignments still are un-
decided for tomorroW's two high
school baseball series opening games
with Buck Henry of Coolidge the
only definite starter.
Coach Bob Dwyer, directing the
Colts for the first time this season,
is sending his big blond ace against
Western, one of the favorite mines,
in the game at Western. Other
coaches are taking last opportu-
nifty today to look over their stats
before making assignments
Coach Cliff Moore of Western
probably will choose between Randy
Fones and Gene Gould, both hold
overs from last year. The other
game tomorrow has Anacostia at
Wilson. Both start at o'clock and
will be over the seven-inning route.
Tommy Nolan, Anacostia coach, has
one experienced hurler on his squad
Harry Swisher, but there's a possi-
bility that Jack Fergerson, left
handed newcomer, may get the call.
Other schools in this years cham
pionship race don't make their bow
in series competition until Friday
but two of them, Central and Tech,
Evening star., 1944-04-10
Permone; Hot Jockey. |nvodes
Jomuicu, Hot Turf Center I

late, but track officials said the ar
gument was now up to the grooms
and owners.
Ticket purchasers were advised to
retain their stubs for refund il,
event . program is cancelled due to
the contrpversy. ~
The previous attendance record
for Jamaica was 1924, but Satur-
days outpouring broke it by a
country mile. The pari mutuel total
|of $2,601 1886 wasn't too far away
from the world record of $2,852,414
for seven-race card, set last Nov.
13 at Jamaica.
Oddly, the crowd was partly to
blame for new mutuel record not
going into the books. So crowded
were the spaces in front of the win
dows that scores of betters couldn t
get their wagers down in time.
Average Was s. Per Race.
AS it was, however, the betting
averaged $57 per spectator for the
fday, or So per race for everyone in
the park. Heaviest wagering of the
day was on the feature attraction,
the $500 added Paumonok Handi-
cap, in which $449, ,066-just short of
a half-million-was poured through
the mutuels.
Mrs. Payne Whitney's Devil Diver,
$3.50, won the feature, beating Will
liam Woodward's favored Apache by
length and a half with a great
| stretch drive.
Evening star., 1944-04-10
Graziano Is Big Game
For Brown Tonight
In Turner Bout

Bobby Brown, District Negro
slugger who has risen from pre-
liminary roles to main events here
in recent months, has a chance tc
earn recognition outside the local
precincts when he steps against
Rocky Graziano from New York in
tonight's eight-round feature bout
at Turner's Arena.
Graziano Is popular around the
New York fight clubs and is being
grooned for some Madison Square
Garden shots. His record of "a wins
IA by knockouts, in his last Is starts
probably will make him favorite
over Brown tonight, but victory is
not beyond the reach of the District
boy. Graziano is reported to be a
slam bang fighter who provides the
customers with plenty of action. He
carries punch in either fist.
Brown Is much the same type
After being discharged from the
Army he lost twice to Tommy Mol
lis, but SO has about every one else
and he since has done okay with
five successive victories. Three were
by knockouts, best being when he
chilled Tony Cortez in three rounds
Like Graziano, he's no highly skilled
boxer, but he does have ability tc
take and give a punch.
Tee Hubert and Stoney Lewis
both local boys, tangle in the six
round semifeature. Other support
ing skies are George Williams
against AL Franklin, Junior Murray
against AL Colon and Paul Butler
against Charley Millen.
Evening star., 1944-04-10
Broken Digit Stops Durocher;
Adams Now Giants Starter

NEW YORK, April 10 R.-1t
looks as If Ace Adams has seen the
last Of bullpen.
The star Of the 1943 Giant relief
pitching staff, who appeared in a
record number of 10 games last
year, has been promised starting
role by Manager Mel OFT.
To this end the Giants purchased
over the weekend veteran 40-year-
old Lou nolli from their Jersey City
International League farm. Polli
is expected to replace Adams as
the ace of the bullpen.
Won II, Lost I Last Year.
Adams, who won II and lost I
games last summer, worked 81
games in relief before OFT let him
start On Sept. IL, he started and
went the route against the Boston
Braves, winning. 7-2. Before the
season ended he started two more
games against Brooklyn and the
Chicago Cubs.
Adams watched from the bench
yesterday as the Giants plastered
an 8 to 3 defeat on the Yankees at
Atlantic City, N. j. Phil Weintraub
first sacker Of the Giants. starred
with q single, double and triple.
Another noteworthy feature of
the weekend happened at Brooklyn
where Manager Leo Durocher of
the Dodgers broke his right thumb
in two places. He was trying to
spear q wild throw bare-handed.
Thus ended Branch Rickey's hopes
that his manager would start the
season at second base.
The accident happened in an ex-
hibition game against the Boston
Red Sox. The Dodgers won out
In the, 18th inning when Clancy
Smyers walked. moved up on an
Evening star., 1944-04-10
Clean Sweep 10 Title
Near for Canadiens
Over Hockey Hawks
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, April 10.-The power
full Montreal Canadiens, defeated
only six times in So games, today
were on the verge of a clean sweep
Of four straight over the Chicago
Blackhawks and possession Of hook
eys greatest prize, the Stanley Cup.
which the last won in 1881 by defeat
ing the Hawks.
Whipping across two goals less
than a minute apart early in the
final period last night, the Cana
diens came from behind to win,
t3 to 2, at Chicago Stadium in the
third game. They won the opener
at Montreal, ST., and the second
contest here, 81.
Last nights encounter, witnessed
lby 1884, was ChicAgo's finale and
the team move to Montreal to finish
the best of seven series. II the
heavily favored Canadiens are up
set by the Hawks III the fourth
game Thursday, the teams win bAt-
tie again Saturday. The sixth and
seventh games. If necessary, will be
played the following Tuesday and
Thursday.
Center Phil Watson slammed In
the winning marker last night at
|6:42 Of the third chapter 10 break
la "a deadlock after Mike Mcmahon,
rugged defense man, had tied the
count with an unassisted goal
at SAT.
George Allen had put the Hawks
in front, 10, early in the first period
and the Chicagoans held the edge
until Toe Blake on Montreal swished
one through at 2:02 Of the second.
The Hawks again grabbed the
lead at 416 of the third on a long
drive by 18-year-old Johnny Harms,
rookie right wing.
Getting an assist on Blake's
marker, Maurice Richard, sensa-
tional Canadien right wing, estab-
lished new record of Is points for
Stanley Cup play-10 goals and five
assists. The old mark of IA was held
by Syl Apps of Toronto and Don
Crosse Of Detroit.
Evening star., 1944-04-10
Eight From District
lin Field as Beers
Seek AAU Titles
BY the Associated Press.

by the hSSOCthtSu FTeSS.
BOSTON, April l0.-A wide-open
battle for eight undefended titles
starts today as so talented amateur
boxers. including many representa-
tives Of the armed forces, start the
two-day National AAU boxing
championships at Boston Garden.
Representing Washington will be
the following eight: Puggy King, liz
pounds; Frank Sweeny, l18; Dave
STAPLES, 1856; Harry Ismer, 1856; Joe
Cannon, lat; Frank Sweeny, 100;
Richard Mutt, ITS, and Heavy
weight Reno Workman.
Not single 1913 champion Is re-
turning to Boston this year to de-
fend his crown against the 1914 field
so that plenty Of action is promised
IN the battle for eight titles ranging
from the 112-pound to the heavy
weight class.
Most Of the competition Is ex-
pected in the lighter classes but en-
tries are reasonable well divided ex-
cept for the 160-pound class where
13 will contest for the top spot.
Army, Navy. Marine and Coast
Guard representatives are well spot
ted through the list of contestants.
New England's team, for example,
boasts of six service Representatives
among its eight contenders.
Nearest approach to a returning
champion in the field is Dusky Tom
Stenhouse of Buffalo, defeated A.
nalist in the 12s-pound class last
year, who will take another shot at
that title in the present tourney.
The list also includes three Golden
Glove champions, Major Jones, 126,
Of Kansas City: Cecil Schoonmaker,
New York's 112-pound hope, and
Ray Standifer, 175-pounder on
Clevelands well balanced team.
Evening star., 1944-04-10
Prott Of Maple Leafs
Voted Hart Trophy
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated freSS.
MONTREAL, April TO- Walter
Babe" Pratt, 28-year-old defense
man of the Toronto Maple Leafs In
the National Hockey League, was
named winner of the Hart Trophy
today as the most valuable man tc
his team. He polled 81 of possible
120 points in vote of hockey
writer's.
Bill Cowley of Boston, winner q
year ago, was second with "a points
Doug Bentley of Chicago, third with
55; Earl Seibert of Chicago, fourth
with So: Lorne Carr of Toronto. fifth
with As, and Elmer Lach of Mon
treal, sixth with AZ. Rounding out
the first 10 were Carl Liscombe OF
Detroit; Bill Durnan of Montreal
Herbie Cain of Boston and Bryan
Hextall of New York.
Evening star., 1944-04-10
Marquette Host June 1C
To NCAA Track Meet
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MILWAUKEE,, April l0.-The
twenty-third annual National Col
legiate Athletic Association track
and field championships will be
held at Marquette Stadium Satur-
day, June 10, according to Conrad
M. Jennings, Marquette director of
athletics.
The meet will be a one-day pro-
gram arranged for the convenience
of teams whose personnel includes
naval trainees limited to the usual
48-hour travel permits, Jennings
said. Trial events will be held in
The afternoon and all finals at
night.
Evening star., 1944-04-10
BY HUGH FULLERTON, JR
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Akoclateo PreSS Sports writer.
NEW YORK, April l0.-That
guy with the white coat and the
loud voice won't be kidding this
year when he hollers: You can't
tell the players without a score
card" In fact, the printer will
have to work fast some days so
that you can tell 'em with a score
card. So, just to help baseball
fans become better acquainted
with the numerous newcomers,
this Dept. will introduce them
briefly from day to day. Here
goes:
Grey Clarke, White Sox third
baseman-Led American Associ-
alton batters with .346 at Mil
waukee last year; good team
player and a steady player on
the hot corner. Called NOISY"
by the Brewers because he isn't.
Chews a big cud Of "eatin' tobac-
60" and his uniform usually ap-
bears like Pepper Martins used
Evening star., 1944-04-10
Henry of Coolidge Only Definite
Slab Starter for Openers

go against outside teams tomorrow
Central plays host to Bethesda
Chevy Chase while Dewitt will be
Techs opposition at Tech. The
Bethesda-Central meeting is toss
up, Bethesda having shown itself a
Well-rounded nine while beating
Coolidge last Saturday. but Tech ex-
poets little trouble from Dewitt.
Evening star., 1944-04-10

infield out and scored on Luis
Olmo's single.
Other major league news:
Cleveland Indians-Manager Lou
Boudreau is well satisfied with con-
dition Of players, although club has
played only two games against
major league opposition. Red EN-
bree and Vern Kennedy listed tc
pitch against Pirates today.
Detroit Tigers-Club ready tc
break camp at Evansville, Ind, to.
morrow.
McKechnie Likes Pitchers.
Cincinnati Reds-Manager Bill
McKechnie commented: 1--WE got a.
good a pitching staff as any in the
National League. Bucky Walters
looks as good as he ever did; Elmer
Riddle is in great shape; Ray Starr
will be worth a lot to us and there,
no need to mention this fellow
(Tomas) de la Cruz
Chicago Cubs-Pitchers Paul Der.
ringer, Bill Fleming and John Milos
are on sick list.
st. Louis Cardinals Pitcher Tee
Wilks expected to report to clut
today. He was rejected for military
service.
Chicago White Sox-Team will
break camp Tuesday and plan to
work out at Comiskey Park in Chi
|cago Wednesday.
New York Yankees-George Weiss
Vice President. said there was moth
ing to reports that the Yankees are
seeking Ray Hayworth, Johnny
Cooney, Paul Waner or any other
Brooklyn players.
Pittsburgh Pirates-Rip Sewell
had his slow ball working okay
against Detroit. He limited Tigers
to three hits in pitching four score
less innings.
Evening star., 1944-04-10
lvic, Taken by Army,
Ito Turn Promoter
In Peacetime
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, April 10.-Fritzie
Zivic, the erstwhile Dead End Kid"
who won fame and fortune with his
fists and became the squire" Of
fashionable suburban Mount Leb-
anon, steps down from the ring and
into the uniform Of q buck private
in Uncle Sans Army Wednesday.
I'm getting busted already" the
irrepressible ex-king Of the welter-
weights chartered as he BUSTED
about town cleaning up odds and
ends Of his manifold businesses to.
day.
To-day they call me a ring gen.
eral. Wednesday I'll be a buck
private. Some coinedown, huh? I'll
be taking the orders then. But I
can take EN-"
He said he didn't know whether
he would be assigned as q physical
instructor after he's had his basic
training.
Probably End Of Career.
II haven't asked them. But they'll
tell me. I'm sure Of that" ZiviS
clipped in his rapid-fire delivery.
For the Fritzeroo, his induction
probably will mean the end of a
professional ring career in which he
fought 180 times.
"The ring was good to me. It was
time to quit, anyway. didn't want
to stay in there until I got punchy,"
he said.
He has a $4,000 home in Mount
Lebanon, with swimming pool for
his two sons and q well-stocked
clubroom in the basement, bought
with his ring earnings.
Il have almost everything I
dreamed of when I was a kid" he
said.
Fritzie Manages II Fighters.
A sharp businessman, Ziyic has q
finger in a number of enterprises,
most important of which probably
is Hickey Park, an outdoor arena
which he bought outright, along
with adjoining land, and which he
intends to develop into a 10000 seat
arena after the war.
I'm managing II fighters now"
he says, "and after the war I'm 60
ing into the promoting and man
aging business in big way"
Today he turned the MANAGERIAL
reins over to Lou Stokan, who will
handle the boys on telephoned and
airmailed orders from the ex-champ.
It'd like to be here to handle Juste
Fontaine (his featherweight protege
with II straight wins) all the time.
But I'm in this big fight now. When
that's over, then watch Fontaine
co." he predicted.
Evening star., 1944-04-10
Junior AAU Swimmers
In Big Meet Tonioht

One OF the top swimming events
OF the season is in prospect tonight
at the Jewish Community Center
where the District Junior AAU in
door swimming championship events
are scheduled for 8 pm.
Featured races for men and wom-
en- include: 50-yard freestyle, 100
yard backstroke, 10O-yard breast
stroke and 100-yard freestyle events.
A lS0-yard medley relay is set for
the men and the girls will compete
IN a 180-yard medley swim.
Evening star., 1944-04-10
Hockey Fans Stripped
OF Weird Missiles
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 10.-Chicago
Stadium hockey fans were on their
good behavior last night, but ap-
parently it wasn't intentional.
Ushers met balcony customers and
relieved them of coat hangers, steel
bolts, smoked fish, marbles, bags of
rice and -four, lemons, oranges
lines, boxes of soap fakes, toilet
paper, megaphones, candy, peanuts
pennies in 25-cent rolls, playing
cards, year-old magazines and two
folding chairs.
Last Thursday balcony fans show
cred the ice and delayed the second
playoff game nearly 20 minutes
Later Mervyn Dutton, hockey
league president, warned that a
repetition would result in forfeiture
of the game to the visitors.
Evening star., 1944-04-10
Griffs, Indians, Cards,
Reds Topping Spring
Exhibition Parade
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 10.-Tabbed
by some as the teams with the best
chances of winning the pennants,
the st. Louis Cardinals and Gin
cinnati Reds of the National League
and the Washington Senators and
Cleveland Indians of the American
League, to date have dominated the
red flannel or spring exhibition base
ball circuit.
With the opening of the regular
season only week off, the Ma
tional League champions and rum
nersup are deadlocked for the lead,
each having won three games with
out a reversal.
The Senators top the American
League teams with four wins and
one loss, with the Indians close be-
hind, having won two of three.
Yankees Prove Surprise.
Only one of the Cardinals three
victories was gained against major
league opposition, that one against
their city rivals, the Browns. Two
of the Cincinnati victories were
gained against the Indians and Chi
cago Cubs, while the Senators split
a pair with the Philadelphia Phil
lies, their only big league compe-
tition.
The chilly league has produced
one major surprise, however, with
the New York Yankees riddled by
wholesale service calls, the world
champions still show the best re-
cord of any American. League club
against major league opposition
despite a setback by their inter-
borough rival, the Giants. Joe Nc
Carthy's men have won four and
lost three.
Connie Mack's Philadelphia Ath--
letics set a torrid early pace by win
ming their first six games, but made
an about face and dropped their
next four.
Edge to National League.
The National League holds an II
to 8 edge over Its junior loop rivals,
The edge was manufactured prf-
marily by the Cardinals, Reds and
Giants.
The standings:
Evening star., 1944-04-10
Noisy Clarke of Chisox Noted for Silence

to. The Soxs laundry bill is sure
to go up.
Freedom of reach-Basket balls
tending rule must have been a
severe blow to long Jim McIn-
tyre, who scored 86 points in
three games to pace Patrick Hen
ry of Minneapolis to the Mime
sofa High School title. At is Jim
is feet 7ia inches tall and
weighs 225 pounds. With that
human tower in the lineup. we
assume Patrick Henry must have
changed that famous line to
read: Give him liberty or give
the other team two points"
Monday matinee-Frank Leahy,
Evening star., 1944-04-10

who was here awaiting orders to
go overseas for the USO, has
turned up on the Notre Dame
campus again. Challenge Me,
which became an important Ken
lucky Derby candidate by win
ming the Oaklawn Handicap and
Arkansas Derby, likely will be
Louisville's local pride this year.
He was bred by 1t. Warner Jones,
jr., Of Goshen, KY. who is sta
toned at Fort Knox. In the last
729 championship games between
National Football League teams,
only 25 have been won by the one
point after a touchdown.
Evening star., 1944-04-10
&nang Sports Mats Pennan Hopes Take tumble With Facnq Da
Jungle Gets Card
Gridderin Trim
Nv the Associated pres,

BY the Associated Press.
Marine Capt. John B, Higgins,
jr., former Chicago Cardinals
guard, ought to be in good shape
for a return to football after the
war.
After slogging through about
$50 miles of swamp, jungles and
mountains in New Britain, Hig-
gins found his weight had
dropped from 240 pounds to 200.
Evening star., 1944-04-10

Five years ago Byron Nell
sons 130 for two consecutive
rounds at Phoenix Tourney
hailed as outstanding feat Of pro
winter golf campaign.
Evening star., 1944-04-10

Three years ago Boston
Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings,
4 to 2, for third straight Stanley
Cup hockey playof triumph.
Evening star., 1944-04-10

Today a year ago-Shortstop
Martin Marion of st. Louis Card
inals underwent an emergency
appendectomy.
Evening star., 1944-04-10
Win, Lose or Draw
BY GRANTlAND RICE
Professionalism in Colleges Again Under Fire

There two sides this competitive proposition among the
high schools the colleges writes California expert
competitive sport still is the other
side that deserves
For example the basic idea of sport sport for
colleges the high schools cut down
their those physically fit to win Those who
need sport most get little chance to build up
the colleges good students
really belong their institutions crowded
poseyted subsidized overpad outsiders brought in
the winning I'm referring largely the
prewar Football players especially brought thousand
miles section another section usually
bidder socaled
than the Chicago the Green
Bay Packers.
"You this and this Almost knows it. But
also know that college football largely professional
maady
crowded driven old and Others felt they had
So there limit money held looking
the six leading coaches the winning
side before the They also known the best gogee
This doesn't make college presidents
competition which
Evening star., 1944-04-10
Marrow Squeak

IUtdIn % IU - IOIdIS 30 n y
'Batted for Haefner in eighth inning
TBatted for Mussill in ninth inning.
shila delphia 0lO 600 OOO-I
Washington 900 900 20x-2
Runs-Case, Powell, Tariplet. Errors
Layne, Hamrick t2y, Gerheauser. Runs
batted in-Seminick. Myatt, Spence. Two
base hits-Triplett. Powell Stolen bases
Myatt. Case cb. Sacrifice---Leonard Left
IL Frst base on bsison
r.. Hits-Of Gerheauser, in 6 innings;
off Mussill. in . innings off Haefner, 3
Struck out-By Gerheauser, .: by Haef-
ner, 4 by Mussill J. by Leonard, >.
Winniro pitcher-Haefner. Losing pitch
er - Mussill UmpireS - Messrs. Weafer
and Dunn. Time :55.
Evening star., 1944-04-10
South Is Worst Offender, but an Honest One

Here Chip Roberts diagnosi-which compromise: No
college give scholarship who lives his
State contracting course
inducement"
In all this mixup, The South has been the
worst offender, Which
who they
spots has been almost openly professional But
Noted pundi have discussing will happen
program after the wouldn't that
there complete change college program
where grid coaches
the best they without roll possytng scouting
Otherwise they had better jobs
largely in the league And the graduate
the the situation.
hAmeric nNewsp Alliance
Evening star., 1944-04-10
Recruiting From Afor Called National Disgrace

We agree California correspondent 100 This
matter 1000 miles in at good football players
from all the make national
disgrace
Yet hundreds of colleges have been guilty For asked
two weknown coaches they didn't suggested
from the South and the Midwest.
Here their answerId rather play the the
They have lighter pay roll"
Football, mind of the greatest of all for the
purposes of condition. discipline and plus excitement
But still can't football should be scholar
ships paid at times rather important travel 800
$500 miles make winning
get such break.
Before the college football large professional
football when you figure the leading teams The
lem is-what be done about it?
had long talk with Chip Robert of Georgia Tech who has
been battling the problem for years