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Evening star., 1944-06-15
Latsios Experienced
Enough for Henry,
Handler Insists

Mailman Massey, handler of Nick
Latsios, says it's a mistake to think
of Nick as too inexperienced to
stand up against Henry Armstrong
In their scheduled 10-rounder next
Wednesday night at Grif1th Sta
dium.
Massey, longtime boxing coach
of the st. Mary's Boys Club of Alex
andria, disclosed that Latsios started
boxing as an 80-pounder 10 years
ago and has had over rs amateur
and IS professional bouts.
"At the age of %, Nick is we'll
conditioned and approaching his
peak as a fighter" Massey said. His
record Of 80 victories and "a knock
outs in IS pro bouts should prove
that.
"He has had 20 fights around
Washington, winning 18 Of them.
He also has won all Of is bouts in
Atlantic City and has beaten
in return bouts both Charley Ben
nett and Ray Rovelli, the only pro
fighters ever to defeat him."
Massey considers Latsios' one
round KO Of Bee Bee Wright few.
months ago his greatest victory.
Latsios started his fistic life as an
amateur in 1884 when he was tops
as a junior and gradually moved up
into novice and then senior ranks.
He gained the final and the semi
finals in New York Golden Gloves
competition during his last two
years as a simonpure.
Tickets for the fight are available
at the Liberty A. c., 419 Ninth street
NV,
Evening star., 1944-06-15
Crack Duckpin Teams
Face in Bond Event

Two all-star duckpin teams, one
with Perce Wolfe, Washington's No.
/ bowler, ct the helm and the other
led by Bob Miciotto, captain OF the
District League champion King Pin
quint, will embellish the Takoma
Recreation War Bond tournament
Sunday when the big event, In which
men and women will compete for q
total az $1,000 in bond prizes, gets
under way.
Besi8es himself, Wolfe will have
|Bub 0uethler and Tony santini,
CO.. District League individual cham
pions; Ed Blakeney, Hi-Skor ace,
and former District League cham
pion, Hokie Smith, while Miciotti
has picked Paul Jarman and Al
wright; two OF his King Pin team
mates; Eddie Keith and Joe Frcschi,
the super -pinspillers of the Ana
costa Spillway outfit.
The match will start at 3 o'clock
and at intervals during the three
games Arville Ebersole, chairman of
the National Bowling Council and
executive secretary of the National
Bowling Congress, will auction auto
graphed pins.
The tournament, which runs
through the following Sunday, will
start at in the afternoon. En-
trance fee. including cost Of games,
will be 50. Contestants will be
given full handicaps, with the mems
scratch average 128 and women's
lib. First prize for both sexes will
be $50 In War Bonds.
Evening star., 1944-06-15

letics, GA and SO. Francis (Red)
Barrett won the opener in relief for
his first major league victory and
Pinky Woods hurled q six-hit shut
out in the nightcap. The double win
moved them one game behind the
league-leading st. Louis Browns.
The New York Yankees ended q
seven-game losing streak by whip
ping Washington, 6-2.
The Detroit Tigers took both ends
of a twin bill from the Cleveland IN
dians, 30 and 11-3. Rufe Gentry,
who broke into the majors last year
with a 10 victory over the Indians,
duplicated the shutout in the opener,
scattering six hits. Hal Newhouser
won his ninth game in the nightcap,
more than any other hurler.
The league leading Browns over.
whelmed the Jimmy Dykesless Chi
cago White Sox, 1898. Nelson Potter
hung up his seventh victory Of the
season, aided by AL Brazilla, who
banged out four hits, including q
double and triple.
The National League leaders, the
st. Louis Cardinals, had to come
from behind twice to defeat the tall
end Chicago Cubs, 1913. Mort Cooper
started, but was kayoed in the sec
ond inning and Fred Schmidt won
his first major league victory In re-
lief.
Brooklyn at New York and Boston
at Philadelphia in the National
League were postponed, due to rain.
Evening star., 1944-06-15
Lame Shoulder Puts
.Betz in Tough Spot
In Tennis Semis
ss the Associated Press.

by tue kSsOclAteu FtcS4.
DETROIT, June i5.--Defending
Champion Pauline Betz seems on
unsteady ground today as three
Californians and . Floridan battle
for final berths in the national clay
court tennis championships.
Miss Betz, bothered by a lame
shoulder, faces third-seeded Doro-
thy May Bundy in the semidnals,
the winner to tackle the survivor
of match between second ranking
Doris Hart and fourth-seeded Mary
Arnold.
All came through In straight sets
yesterday except Miss Betz, who was
compelled to rally magnificently to
eliminate 16-year-old Shirley Fry,
fifth-seeded in the tournament and
eleventh-ranking nationally, 4-6,
81, 60.
Meanwhile, in the mems division
top-seeded Francisco (Pancho)
Seg,ira and second-ranking Billy
Talbert Of Indianapolis continued
to make a show Of the field. Sc
gura, winning two matches with
the loss of six games, meets un-
seeded Jack McManis of Los An
geles in the quarter finals today.
Talbert is paired with sixth-seeded
Hubert Manire Of Detroit.
Other mems pairings are third
seeded Pfc. Rex. Norris VS.. Sam
Rotberg and Alph Dilley Of Cleve-
land VS.. Wendell Chaplin.
Evening star., 1944-06-15
Walters, First to Win 10 Tits,
Completes ii of II for Reds
BY JOE REICHER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Bucky Walters of Cincinnati be-
came the first major league pitcher
to win 10 games this season when
he hurled the Reds to a 80 triumph
over Pittsburgh in II innings.
Including last nights game the
Reds brilliant right-hander has
started II games and completed IL.
Only Jim Tobin of the Braves has
pitched more complete games. II.
Walters has hurled ia innings
in which he has allowed AZ runs
and "a hits, an average OF less than
6 hits and 1855 runs per game.
In all three games chalked up
against him as losses he pitched "a
innings in which the Reds failed
to score q run for him. Every time
they did manage to score for him
he captured the game. Besides just
missing perfect game against Bos-
ton, Walters has pitched three shut
outs.
The Reds had to come from be-
hind to win yesterday. After the
Pirates had gone ahead with q
single tally in the 18th, Steve
Mesner tripled, Eddie Miller fol-
lowed with double to score Mesner
and Woody Williams singled in
Miller with the winning run.
The Boston Red Sox won their
seventh and eighth straight by cap
turing both games of a double
header from the Philadelphia Ath-
Evening star., 1944-06-15
Bluege's Vote on AN-Stor Team
Places Gniffs in Background

Bobo NeWsom OF the Philadelphia
Athletics.
To catch this group the wash
ington pilot names besides Ferrell
the Yankees veteran, Rollie HENS
ley, and Paul Richards Of the
Tigers.
First basemen liked by Bluege
are George McQuinn OF the st.
Louis Browns and Rudy York Of
the Tigers. Both gave the Mats.
plenty of trouble on the recent
WexteTnstrip, as did Lou Boudrenu'
of Cleveland's Indians and vernon
Stephens Of the Browns, shortstops
selected. Ken Keltner Of the In
dians and Pinky Higgins Of the
Tigers are the third-base choices.
The only second baseman on the
list IS Bobby Doerr Of the Red Sox.
With Spence in the outfield ag-
gregation Bluege placed Bob john
son, former Nat now with the Red
Sox; Johnny LindeI of the Yanks,
the White Sox,s hard-hitting Thur
man Tucker and Wally Moses and
JEFF Heath of the Indians.
It's q squad any manager would
be more than happy to handle.
Il b. K
Evening star., 1944-06-15
Bears and AII-Stars
To Meet August 80
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 15.--August 80
has been set as the date for the 11th
annual all-star football game be-
tween selected group of college
players and the Chicago Bears, Ma
tional Professional League champs.
It will be staged at Northwestern
Stadium.
Profits, which last year exceeded
$66, 900 when the Washington Red
skins appeared. will be divided be-
tween the Army Air Force Aid So
ciety and the Chicago Servicemen's
Centers.
The Bears again will train at st.
Johns Military Academy, Delafield,
Wis. The collegians will prepare at
Northwestern, their base since the
series started in 1894. A staff of five
picked coaches will handle the
collegians.
Evening star., 1944-06-15

Mats Will be conspicuous mostly
through their absence when all
star clubs of the American and Ma
tional Leagues clash in their annual
game at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh
on July IL, or SO 1t appears in the
selections for the American League
forwarded to headquarters by Man
ager Os Bluege.
Just four members of the WASH
ington club are among the .25
named by their skipper. They are
Dutch Leonard. veteran knuckle-
bali pitcher; George Myatt, nom-
mated as one Of the second base
men: Catcher Rick Ferrell and Out
fielder Stan Spence.
Those chosen from other clubs
by Bluege are players who have
been particularly effective against
his Mats this season.
In the pitching group along with
Leonard are Paul DizzD Trout and
Hal Newhonser of Detroit's Tigers,
Hank Borowy and Joe Page OF New
York's Yankees, Gordon Maltz-
berger, sparkling relief hurler Of
Chicago's White Sox; Cecil Hugh
son of the Boston Red Sox and
Evening star., 1944-06-15
Boys Club Is All Out
For Swimming Drive

Boys Club of Washington will
stage an about Learn to Swim
campaign for its $500 members dur
ing the national Swim for Health"
drive the week of June rs through
July l. It's purpose will be to teach
every approaching draft age how to
swim before he is called into the
armed forces. Also to be stressed
will be swimming classes for young
war workers.
Boys wishing to learn swimming
may call George Du Book, SWIM
ming director at the Eastern Branch
Boys Club, Atlantic 0949.
The American Red Cross method
will be used and certificates will be
issued to all boys passing the course.
Evening star., 1944-06-15
Wykogy| Tournament Makes USGA'sFoce Red

Highland Park High School to
the Metropolitan Detroit League
title, accounted for II of his
teams IL victories and allowed
just two earned runs in 70
innings for an e. r. a. of OBS.
Try to beat that. In Richmond,
Va, Bill Hawkins of st. Chris
topher's School famed ITO
batters in 95 innings and Robert
Chakales of Benedictine High
whitfield 90 in SO innings despite
a sore arm.
Eddie Watkins, former Cubs
first sacker now in New Guinea,
Is worried about his old clubs
standing. Every time we get
a box score out here I have to
sneak around corners" Eddie
writes.
George Titus, last years Holy
Cross grid captain, doesn't plan
to play football at Chapel Hill
Navy Preflight School next fall
because 1t might interfere with
Evening star., 1944-06-15
Victory Earns Angel
Chance al Sharkey

A bout between Babe Sharkey
and Maurice Tillet, the French An
gel, for what rassling enthusiasts
like to call the heavyweight title,
may be in store for local ring.
The grotesque Frenchman has
earned the shat at Babe by his VIC
tory over George Macricostas in
81 minutes last night at Turner's.
Both the Frenchie and the Greek
have been hollering for q bout
with Sharkey, and the Angels bear
hug win over Ell Greco establishes
him as the logical contender.
The team of Maurice La Chap
pelle and Herman tDutch) Rohde
took two of three falls from the An
gelo Savoldi-John Vansky duo
which licked Maurice and Johnny
Long last week.
Don Evans beat Billy DarneIl
with a body slam in "a minutes
and Michele Leone and Johnny
Long grappled to 30-ninute
draw.
Evening star., 1944-06-15
Peacock Will Contest
In State Title Golf

Roger Peacock of Indian Spring,
Maryland State amateur golf king
for two straight years-1933 and 1884
and four other Washington links
men are set to tee-off tomorrow in
the field Of 50 competing for the 1914
crown at the Baltimore Country
Club Roland Park course.
Harry Griesmer, George Thornton
and Eddie Ault, Indian Spring COM
rades Of Peacock, and Joe Barse Of
Columbia also are scheduled to COM
pete in the 36-hole fixture, a medal
play event this year for the first
year In its history.
Peacock tees of at 10, Griesmer at
9:48, Thornton at 1854, Ault at 10:42
and Barse at 1890.
Post entries are acceptable, and
other District golfers may turn out.
Evening star., 1944-06-15
Colored Women Stort
Golf PIoy Tomorrow

Qualifying rounds in the District
OF Columbia Recreation Department
golf tourney for colored women will
be played tomorrow and Saturday
on the Langston Course. Qualifiers
may play nine holes each day or all
Is in one day.
First-round matches will start
Sunday, with the remaining rounds
played next week. Semiinals get
under way June "a and final
matches will begin June rs at 2
o'clock.
Entries will be accepted through
Joseph Cole, 3149 Sixteenth street
NV, or at the Langston Course
tomorrow at noon.
Evening star., 1944-06-15
BY the Associated Press.

By the AsSociated Press.
CHICAGO, June 15.--Marine 1t.
Patty Berg was trying to recapture
her golden swing in practice rounds
at the Park Ridge golf course to-
day before facing some Of the
strongest competition In her career
in defense Of her womens Western
Open title next week.
Out Of action since late In 1871
when she was injured severely In an
auto accident, freckled-faced Patty
reappeared on the golf scene last
year to win the Western Open as
well as the inaugural Tam O'Shanter
But since she joined the marines
last fall, her golf has been limited
to q few exhibition features and
now she has to make . comeback
all over If she Nishes to defend sue
cessfully her open championship
wartime's No. crown-from field
Of nearly prewar caliber.
Among her outstanding opponents
will be Babe Didriksen Zaharias,
Evening star., 1944-06-15
Long Loyoff Gives Potty Berg
Task in Defending Golf Title

Dot Germaine, Catherine Fox, Dot
Kirby. Polly Riley, Mrs. M. B. Kill
lian, Marjorie Row, Margaret Gum
ther and Phyllis Otto.
Some 100 women are expected to
tee on Monday In an 18-hole quail
tying round to determine 50 places
In the match play bracket.
Three Of Patty's most dangerous
foes appear to be Mrs. Zallarias,
winner Of the 1910 Western Open,
who now reports that she Is ut the
peak Of her game; Miss Gern1aine,
1943 Western amateur queen, and
Miss Kirby, who forced the rallytng
Patty to the 36th and last green
before being beaten h the hna1 Of
the open last year.
Evening star., 1944-06-15

his training. And George Con-
nor, big Crusader tackle, has the
same idea about the midship-
mems school at Notre Dame,
which he will enter in July.
Dick Tripton, the De Paul u.
basket baller, signed with the
Cubs Erwin, Tenn, farm as an
outf1elder right after his gradua-
ton.
Knute Rockne, jr.. is in the
Aleutians with the armed forces.
His younger brother Jackie has
just taken preliminary VOWS in
the Franciscan Order.
Ray Dumont. who hopes to
have $4,000 folks see his test
of reverse base running" at
Wichita, Kans., August II, is try
ing to get Wrong Way" Cor
rigan as one of the base umpires.
Evening star., 1944-06-15
Roin-Smitten Net
Event to Resume

Strife in The Stars City OF
washington tennis tournament,
on the courts at Sixteenth and
Kennedy streets NV, inter-
rupted last evening by rain. re-
sumes today at 5 o'clock. Yes
terday's schedule stands, with
two important matches added.
In these, Austin Rice meets
Stan Sergt. Buddy Adair and
Jerry Courtney opposes 1t. John
Curtiss, both quarter-finals.
Featured ct s pm. IS q quar-
ter-final battle between Defend
ing Champion Davey Jollnsen
and Phil Men, Georgetown u.
star.
Evening star., 1944-06-15
Gr With Deadine Falling Desperate in Search Of TsIen
Clubs Won't III and He Has No
Men to Trude;; Yankees Win

when they chalked UP both their
markers.
Dubiel Bafiies Mats.
Walter DubieI. 4 rangy right.
handler brought up from Newark Of
the international League by the
Yanks last winter. had the Mats
just about helpless before his curve
ball. George Case managed to get
two hits on Monk and with the
second Of thcse--a doubIe---he
knocked over both washington runs
after two passes and the Yank third
basenan's wild throw with none out
filled the bases.
George Myatt nicked the New
Yorker for q single iii the first in
ming, but twice later became q
strike-out victim. Jake Powell
singled with one gone In the fourth
and after the second out Joe Kuhel
doubled. But Gil Torres was easy
for Dubiel.
In the eighth ss,st when he ap-
peared ready to crack he suddenly
braced to become as strong Is ever,
Following Cases two-bagger. Duhdel
struck out Myatt for the second
time, got Powell with q soft grounder
to the second sacker and the rally
was over when George Spence
hoisted to short right.
Evidently inspired by the New
Workers night crowd slim becausc
OF rain that held up the start of the
game until nearly . o'clock-the
Yanks fell upon Early Wynn with
all they had In the second round.
Wynn Beaten In Second.
Then with five Of the IA nits and
one of the two passes they got dur
ing the evening they collected four
runs. Dubiel knocked over the first
run and Bud Metfeny the second,
but 1t. was q single by Johnny Linz
dell with the bases crowded and two
out that did the big damage. It &C.
counted for two more tallies. =.
Bob Hemsley's triple In the eighth
led to . score and q triple by Don
Savage In the ninth Knocked over
another. Wynn was well raped.
Win their Spiurge IN the second
the Yanks got as many runs as they
had amassed In their previous z6
innings OF play. Their win snapped
q losing streak Of seven games and
the defeat dropped the Mats to sey-
enth place.
Rain didn't dampen the enthu.
siasm Of Yankee rooters who had
turned out ct the call Of the New
York State Society. They had
plenty to cheer about In the game
that followed q brief address BY
Representative Walter Lynch, who
also read message from Senator
James Mead. The State Society
provided 4 robust tenor tc sing .T1ae
Star Spangled Banner to the ac-
compartment Of q fair accordionist.
Atley Donald, withheld from &C.
ton last night because Of the rain
preceding the game, Is apt to pitch
for the Yanks tonight IN the finale.
lof the series. Mickey HaefneE is
the Mats choice.
Evening star., 1944-06-15
Western Students
Griffith's S Guests

BY virtue of the triumph Of its
cadets In the annual high school
competitive drill. the entire stu
dent body OF Western High
School has been invited by Presi-
dent Clark Griffith Of the WASH
ington ball club to attend as
guests the game tonight between
the Nationals and New York
Yankees.
Prior to the game, the Western
cadets, to the strains of their own
band, will march to the pole In
center field for q flag-raising
ceremony. Game time is $50.
Evening star., 1944-06-15
BY HUGH FULLERTON, Jr.
Associated Press Sports Write,

NEW YORK, June 15.-Along
with one order for tickets for
the major league all-star game,
the Pirates recently received a
request to reserve a hotel room
for the buyer. This weeks Red
Cross golf show at Wykagyl, ar
ranged on rather short notice,
had more than $4,000 advance
ticket sales plus $4,000 worth of
program ads. Wonder how the
no-tournament USGA feels about
that? One reason for canceling
the Open and Amateur for the
duration was the long and ex-
pensive preparation required.
Slingin' Sammy Baugh turned
in times of 1873 and 1875 seconds
in the calf-roping contest at a
recent Abilene, Tex, rodeo.
Football folks will say he always
was handy at throwing that cow
hide.
Bill Pierce, who southpawed
Evening star., 1944-06-15
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

Telephone and telegraph charges
against the washington Ball Club
will be heavy this month, with
Clark Grifith, big boss Of the Mats,
burning the wires today in franz
tic search for talent.
He has until midnight. according
to baseball law, to make deals
within the American League In an.
effort to bolster an outfit that hasn't
looked any too good the last three
weeks. but he isn't entertaining
much hope Of success.
Everybody wants to trade. Grif
complains. "and there's nobody on
the club we can AFFORD to trade.
We are two players under the limit
OF Is we can carry after today. I'm
ready to buy from clubs that have
extra players. but nobody wants any
cash. It certainly looks as though
we'n have to get along with what
we have at hand"
Some Help Is Needed.
Getting along with the current
aggregation may prove q bit difii-
cult, although the Mats are no
poorer than several other clubs in
the league. However, the time Is
about due when some two or three
clubs are bound to square away and
do some consistent winning and it
doesn't seem the Mats as they now
are constituted could be one of
these clubs.
Grifith and Manager Os Bluege
are interested generally In outfield-
ers and particularly In Cleveland
outflelder. Presumably he is Pat
Seerey, . right-hand hitter with a
good record to date. but the Nat
heads won't admit this. The In
dians are known to be interested in
Bob Ortiz, the big Cuban, who
hasn't been so wonderful thus far,
but Grifilth declareS he won't trade
Ortiz. So prospects of deal with
Cleveland aren't any too bright.
The Mats certainly need some one
who can swing a bat effectively and
with some steadiness. The hitting
that comes from the present lot Is
getting them nowhere fast. Re-
stricted to five hits by a freshman
pitcher last night, they tumbled
before New York's Yankees in a
6-2 tilt and never even threatened
seriously until the eighth inning,
Evening star., 1944-06-15
Boudreou Picks Quartet
For AII-Stor Bottle
By the Associated Press,

b5 tIIe AsSoCIaLEu FftSs,
CLEVELAND, June 15.-Manager
Lou Boudreau has named four In
dians on his 25-player roster
nominated as an All-Star American
League team to meet National
League galaxy at Pittsburgh July IL.
He picked Pitcher Mel Harder,
Third Baseman Ken Keltner and
Outflelders Oris Hockett and Roy
Cullenbine,
Evening star., 1944-06-15
Purdue Will PIoy Navy
On Baltimore Gridiron
BY the Associated Press,

DF Lilt NSSUCIHDSu Ffebt.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, June l4.-A
game with Iowa Prefiight here next
October IA has completed the most
ambitious schedule in Purdue foot
ball history.
Including game with Navy at
Baltimore November IS, the list is:
September %. at Great Lakes: 40.
Marquette. October z, at Illinois; IA,
Iowa Prefight: II, at Iowa; 2s. at Mich
Northwestern; Is. Navy at Baltimore;
Evening star., 1944-06-15
Official Score

Runs-Metheny, Rosenthsl Hemsley (2).
Grimes, Dubiel, Farrell, Sullivan. Runs
hstted in--Dubiel, Metheny, Lindell t2),
Grimes, Case (2l, Savage. Errors-Sav-
ase, Sullivan. Two-base hits-Metheny,
Kuhel. Three-baSe hits-Hemsley, Saw
age. Stolen bsse-Stirnweiss Double
plsys-Grimes, Stirnweiss. Etten; KuheI,
sullivan, Kuhel Left on bases--New
York. 8: Washington, 6. Base on balls
on Wynn, 3; of Dubiel. g. Strikeouts-
BY Wynn, 3: by Dubiel, T. Umpires-
Messrs. Rommel, Grieve. Weafer. Time
2:05. Attendance--4,15S.
Evening star., 1944-06-15
Minor Baseball
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
International League.
All games postponed.
American Association.
Indianapolis, 10; st. Paul, o..
Minneapolis. g.; Louisville. 4.
Toledo. 2; Kansas City, i.
Columbus. 6; Milwaukee, 5.
Eastern League.
Utica, g.; Elmira, 3.
Albany, II; Scranton, l.
Hartford 3; Wilkes-Barre, 9.
Willtamsport at Binghampton, postponed
Southers Association.
Atlanta. IA; New Orleans, 8.
Little Rock 81 Knoxville, 9
Memphis, s. Nashville 7 I6 innings
Birmingham. 60: Chattanooga, 81
Evening star., 1944-06-15
Rip seWeII Is Munderer

Rip sewell, Pirates blooper ball
exponent, has played with 10 differ
ent teams in organized ball. He
began with Nashville In the South
ern Association In 1881.
Evening star., 1944-06-15
Sports Program
For LocuI Fans

TODAY.
Baseball.
New York at washington
might, $50.
Tennis.
Evening Stars City OF WASH
ington tournament, Sixteenth
and Kennedy streets NV, public
courts, S.
TOMORROW.
Baseball.
Boston at Washington might,
$50.
Tennis.
Evening Stars City Of Wash
ington tournament, Sixteenth
and Kennedy streets NV, public
courts, 5.
SATURDAY.
Baseball.
Boston at Washington might,
$50.
Tennis.
Evening Stars City of Wash
ington tournament, Sixteenth
and Kennedy streets NV, public
courts, S.
Evening star., 1944-06-15
Standing Of Clubs.

Games Today. Games Tomorrow.
Bklyn. at N. Y. tn.) Cinci. at Chi
Bos. at Phila. IND Bklyn at Phil. (n.)
Pitts. at Cinci
IN