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Evening star., 1944-04-12

body's going to be surprised" indi-
eating he thinks Reds will win PEN
pant.
Pittsburgh Pirates-"Oh, If Wally
Hebert were back with us again"
said Manager frankie Frisch. Our
pitchers don't look too bad but we
could use one or two more"
Philadelphia Phillies-Righthand-
er Dick Barrett or Southpaw Al Ger
heauser will start opening game
against Brooklyn at Shibe Park
Tuesday.
Detroit Tigers-Joe Orrell, who
worked 20 innings for Tigers last
year after purchase from Portland,
is expected to make first 1914 start
in exhibition against Louisville to-
day.
Cleveland Indians-Mickey Rocco
has recovered from foot injury. Out
field Recruit Cliff Mapes due for
preinduction exam tomorrow.
Brooklyn Dodgers-Rookie Catch
er Mike Ulisney was optioned to
New Orleans while Infielder Frank
Drews was returned to st. Paul.
Philadelphia A's-Arkansas Joe
Berry held Toronto Maple Leafs to
one hit in four-inning game: now in
line for post as top relief pitcher.
New York Giants-Pitcher Harry
Feldman left for Fort Smith, Ark,
where his wife suffered a heart at
tack. He said he did not expect to
rejoin club.
Chicago Cubs-Paul Derringer
and Bill Fleming are down with flu
while Paul Erickson is far behind in
training as a result of being struck
on cheek by pitched ball.
st. Louis Browns-Mark Christ
man hopes for more hits like the
three-run triple he hit off Mort
Cooper of Cards yesterday. Pitcher
Newman Shirley again rejected in
Army physical exam.
Chicago White SoX-Johnny Hum
phries and Orval Grove named to
hurl against Cubs on Friday.
st. Louis Cardinals-Outfeld
Johnny Hopp's homer wasted as
Cards lost to Browns.
Boston Braves-Outfielde Chet
Ross announced at Buffalo he would
rejoin club after being laid off by
war plant. He expects to play a
couple of months before the Army
calls me"
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Louis Getting Better All Time,
Spurmute Nicholson Asserts

ing tour of United States service
camps in the British Isles.
In prewar days, Nicholson was
regular sparmate in the champions
training camps and has fought
thousands of rounds with Louis. In
addition, he has just finished tour
of 118 Army camps in the United
States where he and Joe entertained
troops with exhibitions.
Right now Joe is moving better
than ever" insisted Nicholson, who
also is sergeant. Joe Is getting
cute now and can move an opponent
around and spin him. I guess he is
thinking of Command he is not
going to let Billy outstep him the
next time they meet"
Next time" with the Pittsburgh
pretty boy who came within seven
minutes of taking Louis crown away
from him in l941 is the first item
Of business on Louis calendar after
the war
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Farm system Is Blamed for Slump in Minor League Ball

good players in the middle of a
hot pennant race. The strength
lies in providing efficient man.
agement and absorbing the in
evltable losses.
AS one farm advocate puts it:
Baseball is specialized busi-
ness and you can't expect a small
town baker or hardware man to
know how to run q ball club. If
those fellows have a few bad sea-
sons, they just quit, and no
other club can start up in that
territory until all obligations are
paid off"
And, as Murphy says, the fans
support events in the larger cities
Tor did when they had gasoline),
sometimes at the expense of their
home town teams.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Nagurski Named Coach
OF U. {. |. A. Backs

By TIE Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, April 12.-Bronko
Nagurski, former Minnesota all
America football star and more re-
Gently of the Chicago Bears pro
club, has accepted appointment as
backheld eoach for the University
of CaliforrE. at Los Angeles.
Coach Edwin (Babe) Horrell OF
the Bruins announced that Nagurski
telegrapheG that he has been def
nitely classified At by his draft
board at International Falls, MINI,
because of { knee injury received in
football any a back injury suffered
in wrestlirsl Horren said Nagurski
would arriys here about the middle
of June.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Kentucky Horse Show
Revival to Be Urged
BY the Associated Press.

LOUISVILLE, KY, April ia
resolution urging that one Of Amer
ica's leading horse show classics,
the Kentucky State Fair Horse
Show, be resumed this year has
been adopted by the American Sad
die Horse Breeders Association.
There were 2,764-registrations last
year for saddle horses, compared
with 1876 during 1912 and the in
dustry is enjoying one of its most
successful periods.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Peterson Offers to Do Tricky
Cue Stuff on 7 orowo Tables

tables, worm out cushions. torn cloth
cracked states and outside billiard
tables of all descriptions. In one
station "Pete" entertained the boys
on a table that had been made in
1888, with cushions stuffed with
horsehair. At another spot he
played an exhibition on bare slate,
because the GIs had forgotten where
they put the cloth.
A glance at the equipment Peter
son carries gives an idea of what
he's up against. He has an electric
iron to dry out the tables in camps
on the foggy Pacific Coast, where
the mist soaks into the cloth. A
yard of green cloth is packed away
in his kit, to use in places where
there's nothing but bare slate for
him to operate on.
Peterson's son is serving in the
Southwest Pacific.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Cannon Of D. T.. Rated
Best AAU Ringman;
Ohio Team Tops
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
BOSTON, April l2.-Ohio's three
champions carry National AAU
boxing honors to the Midwest, but
for the second straight year a
Washington ID. c. representative
has the backing of the Boston Gar
dens crowd as the outstanding
fighter in the tourney.
The show Stealer in last nights
final rounds was Welterweight Joe
Cannon Of the Capital City. Similar
honors in last years finals went to
Charley Cooper, another Washing
ton welter. Easily the outstanding
boxer in the two-day tourney here,
Cannon time after time brought the
crowd of 1000 to its feet with his
masterful boxing and smooth foot
work as he scored an easy verdict
over Ed McDaniels of Cincinnati.
His semifinal victim was Tony Ce-
lentano of Davisville, r. I.
Frank Sweeney, Gannon's rugged
and willing teammate, helped the
washington group to second place
behind Ohio in the team competi-
ton by annexing the 160-pound title
in Suggest with Pancho Nance of
Philadelphia. Earlier in the day he
won over Curtis Filler of St. Louis.
Ohio's three champions are joey
D'Amato, 135-pounder; Ray Standi-
fer. ITS, and Eddie Simms, heavy
weight. Simms won on first-round
knockout over Reno Workman of
Washington, who had advanced to
the finals with an afternoon deci-
sion over Bert Farmer of Davisville,
r. I.
Another Washington Cd. c. boy,
Light Heavyweight Richard Mutt,
was the victim of first-round
technical knockout in the semifinals,
with the referee halting the bout
when Mutt received a cut eye.
New champions and their boxing
plans for the future are:
112-Cecil Schoonmaker, New York, II.
previously won National Golden Gloves
and East-West Journeys Hopes to turn
pro after war. Thinks he was lucky.
11s-Nick Saunders. st. Louis. 10. 4-F
war worker, thinks he'll remain amateur.
126-Major Jones, Kansas City, 16,
schoolboy, wants to be as good as Ray
Robinson and is well on the way.
135-Joey D'Amsto, Warren. Ohio. 16,
sorry had to win at expense of teammate
and roommate Frank Muche. May turn
pro next year.
14T--Joe Cannon. Washington. D. c..
II, fighting since 6 his explanation of his
hne showing. Plans joining Navy on re-
turn to Washington. led. note to fleet
Mach
16O-Frank Sweeney. WASHINGTON. D.
C., II, green but willing, only has boxed
5 months
175-Ray Standifer. Cleveland, %, war
worker. turning pro Immediately.
Heavyweight-Sergt. Eddie Simms, q.
s.. A., "a, in Army more than two years.
Plans to turn pro. Ambition-world
heavyweight championship
Evening star., 1944-04-12

"Two billiard tables have been
installed on Tarawa," Billiards
Wizard Charles C. Peterson told
The Star today, land if Uncle Sam
wants me to go there to entertain
the boys, I'm ready to leave any
time"
The st. Louis trick shot expert,
who Is putting on exhibitions this
week for service men and women in
this area. estimates that he has
walked more than 1000 miles
around billiards tables since Pearl
Harbor, putting on 1874 shows at
SOB military stations.
A contemporary of Willie Hoppe
and the memorable Shaeffers, the
65-year-old cue marvel has over
come about every kind of trans
portation difficulty a traveller can
meet these days, and besides that
has licked many a problem of old
Evening star., 1944-04-12

Leo Bondy of the "antifarm
Giants has one solution that he
thinks will take care of the prob
lem-that is, to establish work.
ing agreements whereby the ma
lor league clubs. in return for
options on a certain number of
players, guarantees the minor
league club against losses for the
season, provided that it stays
within a prearranged budget.
Such agreements are responsible
for the revival of the Ohio State
League this season. And, come
to think of it, there were 10
minor leagues operating in 1920,
before the farm problem became
serious, and A in 1910, just be-
fore the war began to cut them
down.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Kelly Will Be Honored
At A. A. AII-Stor Tilt

ST. LOUIS, April 12.-The Ameri-
can Association has voted TO make
its all-star game on July 5 tribute
to M. j. mike Kelly's so years in
baseball
Kelly, SO, president Of the Min
neapolis club of the association, was
present at a meeting Of club rep
resentatives to make final prepara-
tons for the opening of the 44th
season Wednesday, April l9.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Sports Mirror
BY the Ass4iated Press.

Todaysa year ago-Philadelphia
Athletics topped spring exhibi-
ton baseball standings with five
wins in six games.
Three years ago-Boston Bruins
won Staaley Cup hockey title by
beating Detroit, 81, for fourth
straight time.
Five years ago-Col. E. r.
BradleN's horse, Benefactor, has
withdrawn from Kentucky Derby
because OF tendon injury.
Evening star., 1944-04-12

eood-by baseball to most smaller
cities. 1t is true that in most of
these cities baseball did not pay
it's own way and that financing
teams was a tough proposition.
But the businessmen usually do
mated to and helped secure the
money necessary to move fran
Chise, and in most cases it was
only a year or two until the fans
demanded the return Of a league
team"
Jimmie touches on various other
angles, notably the unfairness to
ball players, who are held down
on farm clubs, but in a few words
he has hit both the strength and
weakness of the farm system. The
weakness is that fans don't like
absentee ownership, especially
If the owner clubs grab off a few
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Coolidge Golfers Earn
Shutout Over Central

Coolidge has a good start in the
high school golf championship series
after defeating Central, 80, in yes
terday's opening match at Column
bia.
Two other matches, Roosevelt VS..
Tech and Wilson VS.. Western, were
postponed.
Everett defeated McKenay, 2 and 2:
Cush defeated Overheim, l UP. Best ball
Coolidge, . and /.
Mcdowell defeated o'Connell, 3 and .;
Weisbcrg defeated Athey, 3 and . Best
|ball-Coolidge, and 3
SturgesS defeated Mack. 3 and .; Stahl
won by default. Best ball-Coolidge, 3
and ..
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Scholastic Mines
Try Again Friday

OmcSal opening games in the
District high school baseball
championship series won't come
until Friday. with yesterdays two
tits being halted in early in
nings by rain. Wilson had a 10
edge over Anacostia at the end
of two sessions, while Western
and Coolidge were tied, "a, at
the END of three.
Western and Coolidge will try
again Friday on the formers dia-
mond. sfhile date for the Wilson,
Coolidge setto hasn't been reset.
Other scheduled series games
Friday are Eastern at Roosevelt
and Tech at Central.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Pitches No-Hitter
In Farewell Tilt
By the Associated Press.


HOMESTEAD, Fla, April IL
1t was grand finale for Denny
Hambleton, Miami Beach High
School pitcher, who wanted to
win his last ball game before
joining the armed forces.
Hambleton pitched a no-hit,
no-walk game yesterday to shut
out the Homestead nine. SO 1t
was his second game in two days,
not a man reached first and he
struck out II.
Thursday Hambleton is sched-
uled to report to Camp McPher-
son, Ga, to enter aviation cadet
training.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
'Deadline for Entries
In City Pin Tourney
Falls Saturday

A week from tonight the 34th an
nual Washington City Duckpin As
sociation tournament opens at Sill
yer Spring and Capital pinmen.
notorious for spending in late en-
tries, are warned by Secretary Harry
Dixon that the deadline is Saturday
midnight.
Team captains and individuals
desiring 10 enter can find applica-
ton blanks at all alleys.
So far 16 establishments hayA
kicked in with $500 in War Bonds
to sWeeten the prize kitty and this
sum is expected to be given a sub
stantial boost by other alleys which
were not contacted at the last
Metropolitan Washington Bowling
Alley Operators Association meeting.
Entrance fee is 81 per person for
each event plus the cost Of games.
Secretary Dixon also reminds that
the tournament is open to mixed
teams composed of two women and
three men.
N. C. Press Wins Flag.
National Capital Press was the
flag winner in the Graphic Arts
League, finishing the season at King
Pin three games ahead of last years
pennant-wlnning Judd & Detweiler.
Graphic Arts Press was third. Bill
Beatty of j. S1 D. was top bowler
with 113 average.
Matches in the Ladies' District
League starting at 730 tonight will
find the pacesetting Hi-Skors, seven
games in front of Columbia. at
Bethesda Bowling Center, Red Cir
Gle at Rosslyn, Columbia at Arcadia,
Takoma at Rendezvous, Chevy
Chase Ice Palace at Lafayette and
King Pin at Spillway.
Mullins Gains Lead.
Sweeping Jock All-Stars at King
Pin, Mullins Cafe spurted to first
place in the hectic race OF the
Rhode Island Avenue Business
Mems League, which witnessed the
erstwhile leading Julius Lansburgh
dropping to fourth place by losing
three games to Plaza Rockets, who
moved up into the runnerup spot.
Led by ClsI enee Purdy's 154 and 3e8
and Dick Lees las and 399, Schall's
ESQ took over third place. Bob
Miciotto, who led McGohick Plumb
ers to 30 victory over Jernigan
Cleaners, iis tops with a 124-I1
average for "A games and leads with
279 spares: silly Towles is the strike
leader Wits SO.
A meeting to form Lucky Strike
summer tsnpin league win be held
at Lucky Strike next Tuesday night
at 8. All bfSw ers interested are asked
to attend Manager Hokie Smith
also annosrces that teams desiring
to enter GUNNER duckpin loops
should cof,t.ct him at the alleys.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Jacobs 10 Join Richmond
As a Part-Time Pitcher

RICHMOND, Va, April II (P,.-
Pitcher Newton (Bucky) Jacobs has
been optioned to Richmond by Chat
tanooga. He, however, will appear
with the Colts only on a part time
basis for home games, continuing to
work as a storekeeper at the Rich
mond Armed Service Forces Depot
Jacobs. who signed with Washing
ton in 1887. recently passed his phys
ical examination and was accepted
for limited service He has no idea
when he will be called.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
BY the Associated.Press

- LONDON, April 12.-Has Army
life cost Sergt. Joe Louis Barrow,
in private life Heavyweight Cham
pion Joe Louis, any of his fistic
ability?
George Nicholson, who probably
has survived more of the Brown
Bomber's explosives than any other
person, doesn't think so and is of
the definite opinion that Louis is
getting better and better.
Nicholson is part of the six-man
troupe that reached London with
Louis yesterday for morale build
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Cunningham Enters Navy

DES MONIES. April u tPD.-
Glenn Cunningham. former outdoor
mile champion who has been
physical education director at Cor
nell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa
has been inducted into the Navy
here
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Gurvins Sturt Practice

First practice session for Garyin's
Grill softball team is scheduled for
1890 Sunday at Edgewood Play
ground, Third and Evarts streets
NE. Manager Okum may be reached
at Michigan 1886 between 2 and 3
pm.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Mats Ready for Race, Despite Uncertainty at Third Base

RIGHT TO THE BUTTON-Frank Sweeney (rght
160-pounder from Washington, connects with
right to the jaw of Pancho Nance of Philadelphia
while winning the middeweight title in the finals
of the National AAU championships last night at
Boston "A. P Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Hawks Fight to Avert
Sweep by Conodiens
BY the Associated Press.

MONTREAL, April 12.-Facing
the seemingly impossible task of
beating the Montreal Canadiens
four straight times in order to win
the Stanley Cup hockey title, the
Chicago Blackhawks arrived today
ready for the fourth game of the
series tomorrow night Montreal
took the first three games and
hopes to make a fourth-game sweep.
We ought to be able to get one
game back tomorrow" said Coach
Paul Thompson of the Hawks. They
aren't good enough to take us four
:"
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Tough for Boinbridee
To Get Grid Dutes
By the AsSoeiated PreSs

By the Associated Press.
1t. Joe Maniaci coach of the
Bainbridge Navy footballers, is hav-
ing trouble in lining up schedule
for next fall, although the Commo-
dores are willing to take on any
service or college team from Mary
land TO Florida.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Ross Rejoinine Braves

BUFFALO, N, Y, April y lF,.--
Outfelder Chet Ross 81, has left
to reJoin the Boston Braves Of the
National League hoping to get in
a couple of months of baseball be-
fore the Army calls me"
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Damp Doinqs

Runs-Case, Myatt C2), Spence, Ortlz,
Kuhel, Witek. Gordon. Errorsa~Spence,
Ortiz. Runs batted in-Sauer; Ortiz C2l,
Kuhel t3l, Guerra. Two-base hitS-Sauer
Ortiz Stolen bases-Case c). Myatt.
Left on bases--Coast Guard =; washing
/: of Peterson, 4: off Niggeling, 4; off
Candini, /. Hits-Of Niggeling, 3 in
innings; of Candini. none in . innings: OF
4 innings. Struck out--By Nggellns. 3;
by Roaney. !: by Peterson. 3. winning
pitcher-Nieaeline. Losing pltcher-
Peterson Umpire-Mr. Weafer. Time
Evening star., 1944-04-12
D. G. SoftboIIers Elect

Officers will be elected when the
District Softball Association meets
at $50 tonight at the Southeast
Branch of the Washington Boys
Club, Seventeenth street and MaSsa-
chusetts avenue Sc.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Eleanor BeItz Is Mermaid

Eleanor K. Beltz, daughter of
Comdr. and Mrs. F. w. Beltz, 343O
Quebec street NV, sophomore at
Wilson College, Chambersburg. Pa,
Is a member of the swimming team.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
SteoI TubIe Tennis Show

Table tennis stars Graves and
Wilkinson of Club No. II in the
Metropolitan Police Boys matches,
stole the show when their club de-
feated the No team in a match
held at Club No. 10.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Forkus Wants Us to Garry the Boil for Him

old Andy Farka who when not gdoning with the
Redskins busy ecreaiona director of the Engineering
Research nearby Rvedale this department high
compliment and it the at and the same time
conre he points
workers participating organized athletics recreation
and aid in furtherng the plan.
Farkas the $500 ERGO
but countless thousands of
need be informed through this medium of how relax
their tired bodies relieve their better
health the home front and to curtail absenteeism
This happy ndoe everything Farka about
the factory participation athletic
competition aed that written
words will sell em the idea.
have hunch however that he ascrbs power
than bit timorou
ee prerogave maybe we'd better wait and applaud the
oomplishment those whose job it Andys instance.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Win, Lose or Draw
Nots' Loss Of Cubuns Can Be Taken in Stride
BY DENMAN THOMPSON,

Pointing with pride has viewing with alarm
hackers Of the Nationals following service edc calc
lated the club of its Cuban contingent but
can't see that either is justified to great extent
able
strength
of undenably formidable pitching staff
hurting potentially the league it
dependent the defensive sup
infed question mark
problem the needed to
ball can't be still is just tha-a
problem
only three OF the large dele
CATION figured substantially
there doubt about any OF the
trio holding regular job.
Roberto Ortiz right fed--on the
hit this although barely con-
international League last And
probnaca fair of this endeavor
would Deficiencies
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Suurez and Guerra Not indispensable, Either

tentatively assigned starting role at third
demonstrated his ability with those
capable whipping the ball the
conviction that he would be
Hills forged the front the best
bet leg" all
Mike Guerra is good neighbor
only in the event OF injury to
occasional breaher Presumably too,
rststrng knuckbaers wasn't
working handling those dipsy
shoots
Assuming measured to highest expectations,
until the
deadne for United States Army draft registration,
wouldn't they have given the Mats big lift by two months OF service
In a less than six months?
the three represented estab-
would prove hard bowf the Wash
ingon legitimate wouldn't merely dent its
edge tighter by equang
dopesters right about making the Nationals flag
thing where the demands of already
rddled all where still further depeons Of
strength the Cubanolas concerned
can't get very them, way the other
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23
Little Bit of Heaven"
To Sfor Gene Kelly

HOLLYWOOD - Special -
Versatile Gene Kelly, who is
rocketing to stardom at an un-
precendented speed, has been Sc.
lected to enact the lead role ir
"a Little Bit of Heaven" Z"
Gene will portray an Irish or
phan raised by Brooklyn neigh
bors. He starts out to be Coney
Island song-and-dance man but
turns to prize fighting. 1t will
be a romantic comedy with mu-
sic of the 1901 Broadway period
Marine Capt. John Cleveland,
when at Quantico, Virginia; Rob-
ert D, Andrews, who was in Hol-
lywood, and Air Corps Capt
Luther Davis, while in India,
wrote the story. The three writ
ers, long time friends, collabor-
ated by mail.
Kelly is setting a new record
in his climb to stardom with hit
portrayals in such pictures as
Cover Girl" Thousands
Cheer, and "The Cross of Lor-
raine."
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23
MCM Director Thorpe
Siqns New Contract

HOLLYWOOD - r h q
Thorpe, who has earned the title
of Hollywood's most versatile
director, has signed a new long
term contract with Metro-Gold-
wyn-Mayer, Thorpe, currently
directing William Powell and
Myrna 10y in "The Thin Man
Goes Home" has such other re-
cent hits to his credit as 1.-TWO
Girls and Sailor" Cry
Havoc" and "Above Suspi-
cion."
Thorpe's other directorial
achievements of the past in
clude Might Must FALL" with
Robert Montgomery and Rosa
lind Russell, ''The Crowd Roars, y
starring Robert Taylor, and
"The Voice of Bugle Ann"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23

That was the result of a chance
visit Mrs. O'BFien made to q
theatrical agent who represented
her sister He took one look at
Margaret and promptly got her
a small part in Metro Goldwyn-
Mayors Babes on Broadway"
Margaret played the title role
in Journey for Margaret" and
became a sensation. Next she
played nine characterizations in
a government short, You, John
Jones" Then the studio loaned
her to 10th Century-Fox for the
role with Orson Welles and Joan
Fontaine in "Jane Eyre" Then,
IN rapid succession came Lost
Angel, " THE Canterville Ghost"
her current film, meet Me in
st. Louis, starring Judy Gar
land, and now stardom.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23
Veteran Comedian
PLAYS 45Oth Role

HOLLYWOOD Especially -
Victor Moore celebrates his 51st
anniversary as an actor and his
450th comedy role with his wise
cracking skit in M-G-Ms "Zieg-
field Follies."
The rotund comedian started
his career as super in Boston
theaters in June 1893. Since
then, he's never been away from
greasepaint for more than a
week and has done as many as
40 shows in a single year!
At 68, he's as busy as ever,
supplementing his flourishing
screen career with Broadway
shows. AS soon as he completes
his comedy sketch with Edward
Arnold in the M-G-M musical,
he returns to New York for the
lead in the AL Lewis-Max Cor
don play, "SWeet Lavender"