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Evening star., 1944-05-12
Borowy HurIs Yonks Into Lead;
Cubs End Losing Streak at 13

stretching his two season win streak
to ii and upping his 1914 record
to 40.
Hal Trosky. the comeback kid,
stole home in the 18th inning on
Russ Christopher of the AS as Chi
cago grabbed AZ verdict. Mike
fresh then doubled home Ralph
Hodgin with a superfuous score.
Cleveland's chunky sophomore
outfielder, Pat Seerey, was the big
factor in the Indians 7-6 triumph
over Boston. Pat continued his
headlong squirt with two doubles, a
single and homer, batting In three
runs.
Cubs End Losing Streak.
Charley Grimm finally shook the
Chicago Cubs out of their 13-game
losing streak as Ed Hanyzewski
hurled a seven-hit, 5-3 win over the
Philadelphia Phillies. Bill Nichol-
son, who hit % homers to lead the
National in 1943, collected his first
of the season and Catcher Billy
Holm broke into the hit column
after going 20 for 25."
Bill Hart's relay of Paul Waner's
throw caught Pepper Martin at the
plate with the tying run to save
Brooklyn's 81 edge over the Cardi-
mails. The Dodger rookie shortstop
scored one run and drove in the
other.
Steve Mesner's eight-inning >dou-
bic broke 2-all tie. giving Gin
clnnati a 4-3 shade over the New
York Giants, and Boston broke out
with 18 hits behind Jim Tobin for
a To slaughter of Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1944-05-12
Eastern Victory Over
CIV. Sees DeI|inger
Leave for Service

Sam Dellinger, Eastern High
center fielder, left for the Navy to-
day, after telling Ed Glover, regular
Rambler catcher hospitalized for an
appendectomy, about the action the
pair missed when Eastern licked
George Washington High yesterday,
4 to 0. in ball game on the Eastern
diamond.
Bob Lamon took Glover's place
behind the plate and Speed Howell
filled Dellingers shoes in the out
field. Bill Reinhart, star Eastern
left fielder, smacked a homer in the
fourth inning off Dienelt, southpaw
President hurler, pitching his first
high school game, who managed to
hold the Rambler sluggers to four
hits.
Standout player for the lost cause
was Joe Hensley, ace George Wash
ington first baseman, going into the
Army next month, who accepted II
fielding chances without error.
Evening star., 1944-05-12

second and tying talley. This time
Kramer elected to pitch to Spence,
but Myatt, at second, continued his
bothersome business of taking big
leads and plainly unsettled the
Browns pitcher.
SewelI's Warning Overlooked.
Spence finally forced out Ortiz
with roller to the first baseman
and Myatt moved to third. Mana
ger Luke Sewell, in conference
with the st. Louis battery and the
pair around second base, apparently
cautioned them not to bother should
Spence attempt to steal, but play
for Joe Kuhel, who had been un-
able to solve Kramer's stuff sue
cessfully.
Everybody seemed to get this, in
cluding the Washington club, ex-
cepting Kramer. With two strikes
against Kuhel, Spence set sail for
second. Joe Schultz, the Browns
catcher, lobbed the ball toward the
pitcher, but Kramer, evidently
thinking the throw was meant to
head off Spence, made no effort
to grab the sphere.
Neither Vernon Stephens, the
shortstop. nor Don Gutteridge, Sec
ond baseman, moved to make a
play and when the ball rolled to-
ward center field Myatt dashed
home with the tie -shattering run.
Spence continued to third and as
the return from Gutteridge, who
finally had retrieved the ball, went
wildly past the catcher Spence raced
on to the plate.
Evening star., 1944-05-12
JUST Half Of Derby
Victors Have Won
PimIico Classic
BY DONALD SANDERS,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

BALTIMORE, May 12.-If tradi-
ton means anything, Warren
Wrights Pensive has $3.50 chance
to win tomorrow's 54th running of
the Preakness Stakes.
Sixteen Kentucky Derby winners
have started in Marylands premier
race and eight of them have won it.
Six of the eight have been good
enough to take the Belmont as well,
completing the triple crown.
Pensive, on the basis of his
stretch charging victory at Church.
i'll Downs, shaped up today as just
about two-to-one public choice to
win a second Preakness for his
Chicago owner and trainer, Ben
Jones.
A field of seven was expected to
start in the 13-16-mile contest for
a $4,000 purse.
Ideal Weather in Prospect.
Hirsch Jacobs claimed the honor
of formally entering the first horse
yesterday when he telephoned from
New York the entry of his wife's
Stymie, one of the two geldings
expected to parade postward while
the band plays Maryland, My
Maryland"
Stymie was the last of the seven
to arrive, not being shipped from
New York until this morning.
Indications were that the weather
would be ideal, and officials antici-
pated a crowd of $4,000 or more. A
new wagering record was almost in
evitable, as the $1,238,502 mark set
last year when Count Fleet romped
away from three other colts has
been exceeded by smaller crowds
twice since then.
The handle topped $1,000,000 on
Wednesday for the first time on a
weekday in Pimlico's history.
Seven starters would give the big
race value to the winner of ap-
proximately 1,000 surprising the
previous high of $60,000 won by Vic
torian in 1928.
Alsab's Record Appears Safe.
One record likely to survive the
day is the time standard for the
stake set in 1912 by Alsab when he
covered the distance in 1857. The
racing strip has been resurfaced
since then and has not regained its
full speed.
In addition, there is no early
speed horse in the field to set a fast
pase as Diavolaw and Comenow did
in the Derby. Pensive, r. Bruce
LIVES Gay Bit and Platter, the
George D. Widener colt and prob
ably second choice, particularly are
known as stretch runners.
There was some speculation
around the barns, however, that one
OF the longshots-probably Cramps
Image-might go out in front in an
attempt to steal the race from the
favorites. Or the pace might be
assumed by Stir Up, the beaten
Derby favorite, which has plenty of
early speed, although he is not pri-
marily a front runner.
Evening star., 1944-05-12
Miss Prentiss Aqain
Wins Swimming Cup

Catharine Prentiss is being rated
among the leading girl swimmers
of the District following her feat
of winning the George Washington
University womens swimming cup
for the second successive year.
In retaining the trophy, awarded
to the top scorer in the annual meet.
Miss Prentiss overshadowed her op-
position, taking all three events in
which she contested in the YWCA
pool.
She won the 40-yard freestyle
final in OBS, but did 24.1 in a heat:
took the 40-yard backstroke in o:30
and scored in the 80-yard freestyle
in 1:01.
Mary Miller was the runnerup
with 10 points, winning the diving
honors, gaining secondsi in the 30
yard freestyle and third in the 40
yard freestyle.
Marianne Rothschild was next.
taking the 40-yard breast stroke
and third in the 40-yard hackstroke
Miss Prentiss is the daughter of
Col. l.. w. Prentiss, U. S. A.,
and Mrs. Prentlss of $500 Kanawha
street
Evening star., 1944-05-12
Bernard Of Friends
Shining as Netman

Billy Bernard of Friends, school
boy tennis ace who smashed his
way from the darkhorSe hstings to
runner-up honors in the recent in
terscholastic matches, is proving
that performance was no accident.
Yesterday, Bernard was a double
winner when Friends defeated a
Landon tennis team, 6-3 and 60,
and then teamed up with Bill Smith
In q doubles match to lick Bogley
and Yates, Ga and 6-4.
sinsles-Bernard Friendsl defeated
Yates ,Osndonl, "a, 90; Hill
tFriends) defeated Simpson Gandon)
B-4, 6-4; Bogley 0andon) defeated
Em!th (Friends), 60, 60; Dean
lFriends) defeated Gardner Gandon).
S-3, 6-2; Fleischmann (Friendsl de-
feated Manfuso Iandon), 6-4, 6-2;
walker (Friends) defeated Rushton Uan-
6on), 81, Go.
poubles-Bernard and Smith (Friends)
"a. 6-4 Simpson and Gardner Ian-
Eriends5, iws. eW6, 81: Ruston and
Manfuso 1andon) defeated Cummings and
walker SFriendsl. 60, Ct
Evening star., 1944-05-12
Waters, Grid Official,
Dies Suddenly at S.
Ey the Associated Press,

Ey the Associated Press.
BRISTOL, Conn, May 12.-Clyde
Waters, SIS, who ended his 23d sea-
son as a football official by working
the Army Navy game at West Point
last November, yesterday died of q
heart attack at his home here.
Waters was one of the most re-
nowned athletes ever to attend Will
liaps College, where he was gradu-
ated in 1908. He won letters in
baseball, hockey, basket ball and
football for four consecutive years.
After graduating, he signed con-
tract with the New York Yankees,
but never played in the majors. He
was catcher for two years with
Montreal and for six years with New
Haven.
He officiated in many of the East's
major grioi1on contests during the
last 90 years.
Waters, native of Kingsville.
Ohio, leaves his widow and two
daughters, Mrs. Charles Engels of
Terryville and Majorie Waters of
Washington.
Evening star., 1944-05-12
BY WHITNEY MARTIN,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


NEW YORK, May 12.-You can't
help but admire the originally of
the Brooklyn pro football club in
changing its package label from
Dodgers to Tigers There can't be
more than 500 or so athletic teams
in the country using that alias.
The club officials thought it up
out of their own heads, too, without
any free-will offerings such as were
requested by the Philadelphia
Phillies when 1t was decided that
the Phillies by any other name
wouldn't smell as bad. The substi-
tute finally agreed upon, to wit, the
Blue Jays, wasn't adhesive, and it's
still the Phillies, even to the club
officials.
Letterhead Proclaims New Name.
The re-christening of the Dodgers
was announced as coyly as an en-
gagement or an increase in the pop
ulation. Across new letterhead
hearing the name "The Tigers" and
picturing a toothy cat was printed
Formerly the Football Dodgers. "
That was all, but it gave the idea.
Why athletic teams almost in
variably choose names of animals
or birds as nicknames is some
thing of a puzzle. There are ex-
ceptions, of course, such as the
Oklahoma Sooners, or the Nebraska
CornhuskerS, or the Duke Blue
Devils or the Dartmouth Indians
but for one such name there are
dozen tigers, or panthers, or bears
or lions
The idea, it is imagined, is to
leave the impression a team is i'm
bued with the ferocity or speed OF
stout heartedness Of the animal fol
which it was name, although we've
found it doesn't always work out
that way, particularly if a coach
Evening star., 1944-05-12
Brooklyn Grid Dodgers Ribbed
For Changing Name to Tigers

is working with a team of sopho-
mores or the athletic scholarships
have been cut and the fund for
hiring fresh amateurs is low.
The sports writer's should not
condemn this practice of naming
teams after beasts of the jungle,
however, as it gives them ample
opportunity to endow a story with
color in the first paragraph by in
forming the eager public that "the
subnormal Eagles twisted the tail
of the moron Tigers today, a to o."
although the authors sonnet etimes be-
come somewhat involved and have
the whole story in knots all the
way through in trying to keep up
the comparisons.
Sometimes they actually have you
believing bunch of tigers and lions
had been battling out there, with
the officials a bunch of Clyde
Beattys
Dog Names Eschewed.
For some reason or other, dogs,
except for bulldogs, are carefully
circled when it comes to choosing
name for team, as dog for some
reason has become the symbol of
something low and degrading,
although dogs are more faithful,
intelligent and courageous than any
animal you might name. 1t is
admitted, however. that it would
seem little odd to call them the
Brooklyn Doberman pinschers.
Anyway, it does seem as though
the Dodger officials passed up the
most obvious name Imaginable.
That Is "the Buns" the semiofflcial
name of the Brooklyn ball club.
The name naturally has a deroga-
tory implication, but even the most
ardent Dodger fans refer reverently
to Dem Buns" The name has
taken on something of a halo in
Brooklyn, and. inasmuch as the
baseball club declines to recognize
the descriptive handle officially,
from a purely publicity standpoint,
the football team could cash in on
it Handsomely
Evening star., 1944-05-12
Precedent Gives Pensve Choice Even Chance in eaness
Gnffs, Playing Heads UP Ball After Sluggish
Start, Hot After Lead; Again Defeat Browns

There never was any throw to the
plate by Schultz, for he couldn't
recover the sphere that ricocheted
off the grandstand wall.
Kuhel Given the Air.
When Kramer finally made his
next pitch kuhel was called out on
strikes. Joe argued so vigorously
that Umpire Steward told him he
could get an early shower, but in the
excitement following the scoring Of
the two tallies through the Mats
quickness in taking advantage Of
the big break the first baseman's
banishment went practically unno-
ticed by the more than 1000 fans
present until Eddie Butka was sent
in to play the sack in the ninth.
Kramer in losing his first game
after five wins allowed the Mats Just
five hits, but he couldn't Withstand
three Of the four errors the Browns
made back of him. One led to a
Nat run in the third when Johnny
Sullivan, after singing to right, got
all the way to third as Milt Byrnes
let the ball go through so Powell's
liner to Joe Demaree in left enabled
Sully to score.
Haefner's game was not one Of
his best, although he gave up only
seven hits. In the fourth, q double
by Stephens, an infield erasure and
Mark Christman's single pulled the
Browns up to a tie and in the sixth
Mike Kreevicff's single, George Nc
Quinn's sacrifice and Stephens one
baser got them ahead.
Mats Pull Up to Tie.
The Mats made it all even again
in the sixth, with singles by Myatt
and Ortiz, Spence's intentional pass
and Kuhel's slam into a force play.
Then they put on the finishing
touches in the hectic eighth.
Top fielding plays were turned In
by the rival shortstops. In the
fourth Sullivan went back of sec
ond for Demaree's drive and barely
managed to get his man. In the
sixth, Stephens fell as he cut down
Powell's smash, but threw from a
kneeling position to flag his man.
Whether Kuhel will draw a sus-
pension for his run-in with Umpire
Stewart isn't likely to be known
until shortly before tonights game.
Joe claims he wasn't offensive in
his language to the ump.
Saturday night will be Ladies'
Night at Griffith Stadium, the club
has announced. The Chicago White
Sox then will be guests of the Mats.
George Case not only is nursing
a shoulder that was dislocated, but
also is suffering from sinusitis. He
was at his home in Trenton, N. j.,
yesterday, but was expected to re-
join the Mats today, although not
scheduled to return to the lineup.
Mats and Browns wind up their
series tonight, with the st. Louis
club sending Bob Muncrief, a right
handler, to the hill. Early Wynn Is
slated to pitch for the home side.
Evening star., 1944-05-12

Wednesday. when Sid came back
from the Anzio beachhead and
filed cable to Ted HuSing, Obs
sports announcer at Churchill
Downs. In simple horse Ian
guage, Sid said:
"Pensive in cakeWalk for
money, marbles or lira. Regards
Bill Matt Buck George Ben"
Now any one who plays the
ponies can tell you FEEDER merely
was remarking that Pensive was
a "shoo-in." Also he was asking
that the word be spread to few
old sports pals who might have
a bob or two with which to play
namely Bill Corum of the New
York Journal-American; Matt
Winn, the head of Churchill
Downs; Buck Weaver of the
Louisville Times; George Kreh-
hiel OF the Detroit News, and
Plain Ben Jones, himself.
Evening star., 1944-05-12
BY JACK HAND,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Joe Mccarthy today had his 1914
New York Yankees leading the
American League for the first time,
but it took a weird night fielding
display by the st. Louis Browns and
peculiar quirk of the percentage
tables to do the trick.
Although the Brownies, who set
the pace since opening day, hold a
half game edge in games won and
lost, the payoff column in the
standings shows the, New Workers
with .667 and st. Louis with $50.
Last year the champs took over
first place on May 4. but slipped
behind Washington and Cleveland
into a third-place tie with Detroit
before taking charge Of the race
Memorial Day.
Borowy Wins Fourth Straight.
Hank Borowy pitched the Yanks
into the lead, although he didn't
know it until he read the morning
paper accounts of Washington's AZ
decision over the Browns.
When Borowy turned back De-
troit with seven hits in the after
noon for a So decision, he was
Evening star., 1944-05-12
Sports Program
For LocuI Fans
TODAY.
Baseball.


st. Louis at Washington might
game, $50.
Anacostia at Roosevelt Gnter-
high series), 4.
Wilson at Western dnterhigh
serieS), 4.
G. w. at Fairfax, 2.
Tech at Bethesda, 4.
st. Adams at Landon, $3.50.
Mt. Vernon at Gonzaga.
Georgetown Prep at Episcopal.
Fairfax at Westinghouse.
Track.
Metropolitan Meet at Wilson, 4.
Preliminaries.)
Golf.
High school matches: Coolidge
VS.. Wilson at Washington, West
ern VS.. Tech at Kenwood (both at
A..
TOMORROW.
Baseball.
Chicago at Washington might
game, $50.
Track.
Metropolitan meet at Wilson,
2::3O.
Evening star., 1944-05-12
BY KENNETH L. DIXON,
Associated Press Writer

WITH THE AEF IN ITALY,
May 12.-This is the sad, sad
story of Sid FEEDER, racing expert.
Sid picked the winner of the
Kentucky Derby from a battle
front 5000 miles away from
Churchill Downs. but was robbed
of his reward by a censor who
thought his cablegram, in the
language of a pony player, was
some sort of secret code.
Now a war correspondent for
the Associated Press, FEEDER COW
cred so many Derbies and other
horse races as a sports scribe
that the bangtails whinnied when
Evening star., 1944-05-12
Mosons Elect, Give Out
Bowling Coin Tonight

The annual election of officers and
pay-off of the 30-team Masonic
Duckpin League will be held tonight
at the Lucky Strike. All team cap
tains are requested to be on hand at
3 o'clock to vote on the selection
of alleys for next season.
Sam Jacobs of New Jerusalem, the
retiring president. will be succeeded
by Wally Powell of Joseph H. Milans.
Evening star., 1944-05-12
Brewer-Cameo Clash
Opens League Play

The 14th consecutive season In
the Industrial Baseball League
opens tomorrow at Sis on the West
Ellipse diamond when the Heurich
Brewers take on the Cameo Furni-
ture Co.
Three service mines, Fort Myer
Camp Springs and Naval Receiving
Station, are in the league and
many of the games will be played on
military posts.
Dick Williams has taken on the
umpire assignment for all games.
Evening star., 1944-05-12
Meet Trial Heats
AtWiIson Todoy

Trial heats in the Districts big
new metropolitan track meet
were to get under way at 4
o'clock today in the Woodrow
Wilson stadium, with more than
200 Schoolboy cinder stars from
Washington and nearby Virginia
and Maryland entered in the
first running of the two-day
affair. Finals will start at 230
tomorrow
Evening star., 1944-05-12
Major Leaders

oS LHc ASSoClateQ PrcSS.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Batting-Etten. New York, APO.
Runs-Epps and Stephens, ST. Louis. IA
Runs batted in-Stephens, St Louis l6,
Hits--Myatt, Washington, 26
Doubles-Cullenbine, Cleveland, 8.
Triples-Gutteridge, St. Louis, g.
Home runs-Spence, Washington, g.
Stolen bases-Stirnweiss, New York;
Moses Chicago, and Kuhel, washing
ton, 3.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Batting-Walker. Brooklyn, 400.
Runs-Medwick, New York, and Adams
Philadelphia, Is.
Runs batted in-Schultz, Brooklyn, 21.
Hits-Holmes, Boston. 81
ton, and Adams, Philadelphia, 6.
Triples-Barrett, Pittsburgh, 5.
Home runs-Schultz. Brooklyn, 4.
Stolen bases-Lupien, Philadelphia, 4.
Pitching--Lanier, St Louis 90
Evening star., 1944-05-12
Big Scores Mark Police
BOYS Loop InuuouroI

Police Boys Club Baseball League
opened the season yesterday on
three fronts. In the closest contest
of the day, the No. II nine defeated
Mount Rainier, to S. Team No. IL
beat No. 10, Is to 5, and No. 4 won
a 17-to-7 slugfest from No. S.
Evening star., 1944-05-12
Two Ball Clubs BOOKING

A pair Of hot unlimited class ball
clubs want games this Sunday. Call
Jack Ellis at Shepherd 1868 for a
date with the Takoma Park softball-
ers, or Buck Meyer at Franklin 2249
for game with the Northwest A, C.
Evening star., 1944-05-12
Official Score
Et. Louis
WASHINGTON -

Runs bstted in-Powell, Christmas, Ste
phens,. Kuhel: Two-base hit-Stephens.
Stolen bases-Stephens, Spence Sacrifice
% Kuhel Left on bases-St Louis, 6:
washington, 4. Base on balls-Of Haef-
per, 2: of Kramer. 8. Struck out-By
Kramer, g. by Haefner, g. Balk-Haefner
Tnpires-Nessrs. Stewart, MCGOWAN and
Pipsras Time-2:03
Evening star., 1944-05-12
Goithersburg Opens Sunday

Gaithersburg A. c. opens its base
ball season Sunday at 3 o'clock,
entertaining the Colesville Cardi-
mails, nearby Maryland semipro
champs.
Evening star., 1944-05-12
Win, Lose or. Draw
Dopesters Rote Derby Choice Third in Preokness
By DENMAN THOMPSON,

About all that said with regarding
the Peakness to be Pco that the field won't
be the unwieldy SIDE weeks Kentucky Derby
when is accepted the and that the practically
sured Of prize exceeding 100000.
1t could be ventred of continuance of the
saubrous weather prevailing hereabou around
10000 will be hand that regardless all considerations
stable fortune will be showed through the muuel windows
AS the outcome of the wide
divergence of opinion but with
Derby for the the entire
field than which generally
rated solid contenders Churchill
So far the experts they already made
treeho of it, with majority Penve Platter and
Stir Up in that order but that doesn't necessarily that this
trio will whack the payof them the OF
finish shuded that the outsiders currently
expected bucket breeze
to victory
will be recalled that wasn't until just few days before the
Derby beaedy took the action
make Pensve eligible it's extremely unlikely that
connected with the victorious Calumet Stable cahed in heav
Evening star., 1944-05-12
Grffmen Doing All Right, Despite Loss of Regulars

of performer the stature currently seved
by trick shoulder isn't calculated to help ouheders
In both quantity and quality the fmen goes
double when their catcher
a with split which
Ferrel.
cheru accepting the AZ decision
handed them by the Browns last Bueges baters
victory No the last nine played today themselves
only of first place held by the
Browns by virtue of the quiks of percentage.
absorbing his first defeat after Right
lackadaical
round much to blame those of his actually
charged with
At rate the Browns today find themselves
the first time
already being chaned those
that they playing far their heads
Whether the s further through imposition
of the customary hreeday
Umps Stewart hadn't been disclosed galopd
event however if Ed Buka delivers
Powell Mike will dmay on the
part of
Evening star., 1944-05-12
Dodgers to Test Stewart

Jack Stewart, 19-year- -old George
town right-hander, will get trial
with the Brooklyn Dodgers when
school shuts down next month,
Evening star., 1944-05-12
Herndon Is Easy Victor

Herndon High base eballers
trounced visiting Falls Church yes
terday, 81, with Hurler Gin Spratt
giving up only four hits.
Evening star., 1944-05-12
Stir Up Al, Trailing Pensye FL and Platter, Sd

eighth place that bakers lengths to the
which only short time thereto had
Chesapeake This the that
of the big tomorrow when
scheduled concaby could although
along Alorter generally being
signed to the also-rans
According the preliminary odds the which
Pensve has been installed favoe 2 choice
So D. Wdenes Platter horse that
this and then 6flong sprint but the talent isn't
getting that he the Pco Futuity Walden Stakes
the track last fall mighty impressive
also being taken into consideration
for Stir the SO standout which finished
third five lengths behind
better than Al shot and being reegated wind the
subject change notice
but they hold it will be noteworthy especially with
Stir Up for he again will have benefit the guidance celebrated
Eddie Arcaro can't lost his saddle wardy
of And Importantly the Preakness distance
mile and theesxteenhs than the
Derby route favor the Whitney
Evening star., 1944-05-12
Official Field for Preukness
BY the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE May l2The field for tomorow saith running of
the S50000-added
with owners, Jockeys positions probable
Evening star., 1944-05-12

Games Today. Games Tomorrow.
st. L. at Was. (p.m). Chi. at Was. (pm).
Chi. at Phla. (p.m) st. Louis at Phila.
Det. at N Y C1eve. at New York.
Cleve. at Boston. Detroit at Boston.