Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-02

1eilLl. II, Tulsa I, IN sugar Bowl,
Texas IA, Georgia Tech 7, in Cotton
Bowl; Alabama 81, Boston College
81, in Orange Bowl; I'd Air Force 13,
Hardin Simmons 7, in Sun Bowl;
East 10, West II, as San Francisco
game nets nearly SOS, 900 for charity.
4ELuther (Slugger White defeats
Willie Joyce for Maryland recogni-
ton as lightweight champion.
Whirlaway to retire at end of 1913,
says Trainer Ben Jones. 5-Major
leagues agree to train in North;
season to open April 81 and close
October 3. 6-Paul McNutt, man.
power chief, says baseball is useful
but is no basis for deferment in
draft. Pitcher Larry French of
Dodgers gets commission as lieu
tenant in Naval Reserve. Ban on
pleasure driving causes Tropical
Park to shut down. 7-Jimy Bivins
outpoints Ezzard Charles. Bob
Montgomery beats Chester Rico in
seven rounds. Manpower Commits
sion rules baseball players can leave
war work to play ball. Gus Do
rails becomes coach of Detroit Lions.
USGA retains ban on title tourna-
ments for 1913. 10-Pancho Segura
halts Billy Talbert in pan-Ameri-
can tennis final. 11-Yanks pick
Asbury Park, N. j., for spring train
ing. 12-Giants select Lakewood,
N. j., as camp. 13-Pete Reiser,
Dodgers, passes Army physical. IS
Sergt. Jackie Wilson beats Jake La
Motta. Chalky Wright outpoints
joey Peralta. Dodgers to train at
Bear Mountain, N. Y, and Pirates
at Muncie, Ind. Gunder Haegg,s
4:04.6 approved as mile record. 10
Tuss McLaughry, Dartmought foot
ball coach, commissioned major in
marines. I'm. Y. baseball writer's
name Ted Williams player of year"
for 1912. 18-Jackie Callura out
points Jackie Wilson for MIA feath-
erweight crown. 19-Braves release
Paul Waner and Johnny Cooney. 81
Dodgers sign Waner and Cooney.
22-Yanks get Nick Etten from
Phils. 25-Clark Shaughnessy re-
signs at Maryland to become head
coach at Pitt. Joe Choynski, "a,
bare knuckle fighter, dies. 26-
Yanks sell Lefty Gomez to Braves.
Hank Gowdy, SO, made Army cap
tain. 27-Don Hutson, Green Bav
end, named pro footballs most valu-
able player in 1912 for second
straight year. Cubs buy Paul Der
ringer from Reds. 29-Willie Pep
wins seth straight bout, beating
Allie Stolz. 30-Peewee Reese,
Dodger shortstop, enlists in Navy.
Alan Ford, Yale freshman, breaks
Johnny Weissmuller's 1OO-yard free
style swim record with 50.7. Old
mark 81 seconds.
FEBRUARY 4-Bay Meadows can
GELS 50-day meeting. 5-Beau Jack
conquers Fritzie Civic. Jake La
Motta hands Ray Robinson his first
loss in Al pro bouts. 6-Hugh Short,
Georgetown, equals world record of
1902 for 600 yards. Judge Lam
dis says baseball will continue as
long as mine men can be put on
the field" 9-National League buys
4,685 shares of Phillies' baseball
stock. 15-Willie Pep outpoints Bill
Sperry for 61st victory. 16-Cardi-
nails drop Is teams from baseball
farm" 17-Joe Di Maggie passes
Army physical. 18-National League
announces sale of Phils to unnamed
buyer. 19-Ray Robinson outpoints
Sergt. Jackie Wilson. 20-Navy rules
specialists in college may compete
in intercollegiate athletics. Bill Cox
and 10 associates buy Phils for re-
ported $230,000. Greg Rice takes
seth straight, winning 2-mile race.
21-Big Ten makes freshment and
servicemen eligible for varsity teams.
Rangers beat Canadiens after going
10 games without success. %
Jimmy Bivins beats Anton Christ
foridis. 24-Bucky Harris named to
manage Phils. 26-Ray Robinson
outpoints Jake La Motta. Johnny
Greco defeats Cleo Shans. 81
Frank Dixon beats Gil Dodds for
AAU mile crown. Marriage, former
platter, wins $18,575 in New Orleans
race and pays $76 for 81. 28-Cor-
nelius Warmerdam, pole vaulter, re-
ceives Sullivan Memorial award.
MARCH Army rejects Leo Du-
rocher because of perforated ear
drum. 2-Willie Pep stops Lou
Transparent in sixth. 5-Beau Jack
defeats Fritzie Civic. Whitley Ku-
rowski, Cards 1912 World Series
hero, rejected by Army because of
arm injury. 8-Gfetchen Merrill,
Boston, and Arthur Vaughn, jr.,
Philadelphia, win national figure
skating titles. Greg Rice wins 61st
straight and lowers own world
mark for az miles to 1928. 10
Man o'War, 26, retires from stud.
Manual Ortiz, MIA bantamweight
champ, stops Lou Salica in 18th.
12-Jimmy Bevins outpoints Tami
Mauriello. 13-Gov. Dewey orders
Saratog. racing discontinued. A
duration" baseball made of non
critical materials gets approval. 18-
Jackie Callura beats Jackie Wilson
to regain featherweight title. Harry
Holiday, Michigan, ,swims 200
meter backstroke in 2::22.9, one
tenth second faster than Adolph
Kiefers world record. 19-Sammy
| Angott hands Willie Pen his first