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Evening star., 1944-04-18
Pro Grid Loop Hopeful
But Layden Says IFS
Up 10 Government
BY the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA, April 49,
Whether professional football con-
tinues is up to the Government, /"
Commissioner Elmer Layden said
today as club owners of the National
Football League opened their four
day meeting.
"The leagues objective is getting
the war over with as quickly as
possible" he said. Therefore, it is
up to the Government. Whenever
they want us to quit we are ready"
But" he continued, II feel we
are making a definite contribution
to the wartime athletic program by
Keeping the league in operation.
The game is an incentive to our
American kids, who gain a fighting
spirit that serves them well in war
or peace"
The 40-year-old commissioner,
one OF Notre Danes Four Horsemen
in 1924, went on record against the
replenishing of war-shrunken club
rosters with boys of subdraft age.
I think boys of Is or II should
definitely be in college first" he
said. I'VE must consider the boy
himself and his development"
Layden pointed out that football.
being a contact sport, makes it
necessary to be extremely careful
In choosing youngsters. However,
1t may be necessary to use some of
the younger players due to the man.
power shortage" he said. 1--WE are
exploiting many sources for ma
terial."
Evening star., 1944-04-18
Riders Hot, but KeppeI Warns
Against Overrutinq Selves

one Of the two series games resched-
uled for them, they having been
shifted from this afternoon to per-
NIT the players to be ushers at to-
days American League opener. Gen.
trail lost 17-7 engagement to Tech
last week.
Riders Seize Opportunities.
Keppel's reasoning is that eight
runs on four hits the Riders got that
day is bit unusual, which 1t is. It's
just that the Riders were awake and
smart enough to make it count every
time they got on base.
Reid Maier again will be pitching
for Roosevelt tomorrow, there being
no one else on the staff who. isn't in
jured or sick or ineligible. He
stopped Eastern with six-hitter.
There will be at least two changes in
the Roosevelt lineup as Keppel
tries to add some hitting power.
Elliott Bushlow will take over at first
base and Lou Liber goes at second.
Timber has been out with an in
fected finger.
Eastern, with the cockiness
knocked out Of it by that Roosevelt
game, steps out in a comeback at
tempt tomorrow at Western. This is
la tough assignment for Woody
Smitherman's crew as Western was
one Of the preseason favorites and
lost none of its prestige in a 81
triumph over Coolidge. Important
in that victory was Gene Gould's
pitching, and he again may get the
assignment tomorrow. He limited
Coolidge to three hits, and Coolidge
until meeting Western had been
doing some fair hitting.
Pays Tribute to Gould.
Bob Dwyer, Coolidge coach, COM
mented after the game that Western
would be hard to handle any time
Gould is on the mound, and Coach
Cliff Moore of the Red Raiders
probably will save him for interhigh
lseries assignments. He also has had
Randy Fones who can do a good
pitching job, however, and If Gould
happens to falter Fones. can take
over with good results.
Western also has a tight infleld,
so Eastern has its work cut out
for tomorrow, especially as its, hit
ting to date hasn't approached that
of last years slugging champions.
Evening star., 1944-04-18
FIashy Fort BeIvoir
Nine includes T.. j.
In Became LIST

Fortified with three good pitchers
and with a lineup containing four
sluggers who hit 1896 or better last
year, Fort Belvoir's baseball team
has expectations this season of bet
tering last years record of q VIC
tories in a starts. So far the
Fighting Engineers have scheduled
80 games against nearby service and
collegiate opposition and have hopes
of arranging several against major
league clubs.
Fort Meade will visit the Engi-
neers to start the season tomorrow.
Loyola comes in on Saturday, and
the Engineers visit Catholic UnKer-
sity next Monday.
Brunt of the pitching assignments
will be handled by Pvt. Otto Seidel
and Sergts. Ed Grobelney and Bill
Keane. Seidel had a tryout with the
Mats before being inducted, while
Grobelney has been promised a
chance with Washington after the
war. He tossed So victory for the
Engineers against the Mats last
summer. Keane was in the Cleve-
land farm system before donning
Khaki.
The list of heavy hitters includes
Staff Sergt. John Dube, formerly
with Montreal of the International
League; Master Sergt. John Nolan,
Corpl. Jake Shirk and Corpl. Ray
Woleen. Nolan, an outfielder, is
playing-manager. All members of
the team have semipro or profess
sional baseball experience.
Evening star., 1944-04-18
Alex Of Georgia Tech
Ready for 18th Year
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, April 1s.-W. A. Alex
ander starts his 26th year as coach
of Georgia Tech next Monday when
he opens spring football practice at
the flats.
Coach Alex doesn't know what
kind OF material he will have or
how long he will have lot of the
boys who do report. But he plans
to continue football at Tech as long
as material is available.
Several members of last years
team are expected to be on hand,
including Frank Broyles and Mickey
Logan. backs, and Phil Tinsley and
Jim Borough, ends.
Eddie Prokop, star of last years
team and one of the outstanding
backs in the Nation, probably will
be transferred to the NAVY in June.
Evening star., 1944-04-18
Harris Among Trio
Called for Exon

Luman Harris, Philadelphia
pitcher, who was to hurl today
against the Mats at Griffith Sta
dium, has been ordered to take
his preinduction physical ex-
animation on Thursday. He's 20
and father of two children. Also
facing an early examination is
35-year-old Mel OFT, manager of
the Giants, who goes up next
Monday.
Outfielder Danny Litwhiler of
the Cardinals may miss the
opener against the Pirates at st.
Louis, being scheduled for his
examination today. If not back
in time for the game it means
that Pepper Martin will play left
field.
Evening star., 1944-04-18
By HUGH FULLERTON, Jr.,

Associated HISsS Sports "TlltT.
NEW YORK, April 18-Now that
northern baseball training is all
over but the groaning, it can be
reported that they had spring train
ing in the south of Russia this year.
A Moscow dispatch states: "Promi-
nent Soviet masters of sport re-
newed an old tradition by gather
ing in the Black Sea coast to train
before the beginning of the summer
sports season. This time the U. S.
S. r. champions gathered in Suk-
hurni, where the weather Is sunny
and warm and roses already are in
full bloom
The dispatch goes on to say that
participants in track and field
meet, April IL, included several Red
Army officers and the Georgian girl
discus thrower, Nina Dumbadze.
who has trained hundreds of SOL
diers in precision grenade throwing
Two of the strongest Russian soccer
football teams also have been train
ing at Sukhumi Florida papers
please note.
One-Minute Sports Page-The
Cubs have awarded a paid scholar
Evening star., 1944-04-18
Sports Training Already On in South Russia

ship at any Colorado State college
or university, with no strings at
tached, to the kid selected as the
outstanding player in Denvers ia
nous "Old Timers baseball league.
Don Scalzo, Petey's nephew, is fight
ing in park department bouts in
New York and is said to be pretty
good for a 15-year-old. Bob Geasey,
Temple U. publicitor, has just earned
the title of apprentice seaman,
u. s. N" Ollie Haugsrud, who once
was associated with the Chicago
Cardinals and Duluth Eskimos, has
been delegated by Capt. Ernie Nevers
to negotiate with the. National Foot
ball League for San Francisco
franchise
Service Dept.-The Camp Davis,
N. c., football team, which had
trouble scheduling games last fall,
already has heard from II outstand-
ing service teams. Lifting the Is
mile travel restriction may have had
something to do with it. Basic
training groups at Keesler Field,
Evening star., 1944-04-18
After Quick
K. 0. Of Della, Looks
To Montgomery
By the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA, April 18.-Ike
Williams today was pounding on
Bob Montgomerys door-ready,
willing and qualified for shot at
the PAIN. YIN. j. version of the
lightweight title held by the Bobcat.
Ike qualified for a return bout
by blasting Mike Delia's aspirations
at the arena last night in / minute
and 54 seconds of the first round
of a scheduled 10-rounder.
An SRO crowd of 9,447 paid
$26, ,777.89 gross to watch Williams
climb through the ropes with a
scowl on his face, fuss over the laces
on his gloves and at the bell pro-
ceed to belt the former Californian
into oblivion.
Pours It On From Start.
Della never got started. The
Trenton IN. j. boy smothered him
with volley of left jabs, which sue
ceeded in lifting Delia's head in the
air, then caught him flush on the
jaw with wicked left hook and
f1oored him with a. right cross.
Della, sprawled on the canvas
with his head on his arms, couldn't
get up. He went through the mo-
tions but he didn't have the strength
to rise. His mouth puckered and
his eyes crinkled. He looked as
though he wanted to cry.
The dark-skinned Williams took
it all in his stride. The referee had
barely finished counting 10 before
Ike had his gloves off and his robe
around his shoulders. If he was
happy he hid it under a scowl.
Montgomery at Ringside.
Promoter Herman Taylor had vir-
tually promised the winner of last
nights battle a fight with Mont
gomery before the latter, who was
accepted by the Army last Wednes-
day, goes into service The Bobcat
was at the ringside but showed no
emotion over the blitzing of Della.
If Taylor signs the Bobcat and
Williams to bout it presumably
would take place before Montgom-
cry fights in Chicago on April 26.
The Bobcat knocked Williams out
IN a bout at the arena last jan
uary Is.
1t was Williams fifth straight win
since he met the Bobcat. He
weighed in at 1851.
Previously Della had won 81 of 40
bouts by knockouts. He weighed
1874,
Evening star., 1944-04-18

Miss. have cooked up a game that
combines basket ball, soccer and
football. They call it, Significantly
Murder" Ensign Charlie O'Rourke
former Chicago Bears quarterback
has turned up in Ireland, where he
says he was surprised to find some
other O'Rourkes. He'd been looking
at Notre Dame and Holy Cross line
ups so long he thought the Irish
We're all Rymkuses. osmanskis and
KrauSes.
Evening star., 1944-04-18
Injury Keeps Novikoff
Out Of Cubs Opener
: the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 18.-Lou Novi-
koff, clustering Chicago Cubs out
fielder, was bit on the detected
side today. His teammates were in
Cincinnati for their league opener
with the Reds, but the Mad Rus
sian" was in Chicago receiving treat
ment for pulled leg muscle suf-
fered Sunday in his first Cub work.
out of the season.
He missed spring training due to
his wife's illness, staying in Cali
fornia. Last year he was holdout
until several weeks of the National
League season had elapsed.
Evening star., 1944-04-18
lerps Aiming 10 Play
Eight Grid Contests

Maryland is arranging tentative
eight-game schedule for its 1914
football team, Coach Clarence Doc)
Spears has announced.
Plans so far call for the opener
with Hampden-Sydney early in
october. with West Virginia, v. M. I
and Virginia providing other home
games.
Road trips will take the Terps
to Wake Forest and the University
of Florida.
Spears said definite plans await
the certainty of having sufficient
players to carry on. Spring prac-
tice will consist of action in an
intramural league.
Evening star., 1944-04-18
Bank on Close Races
To Put Attendance
Above Last Year
BY TED MEIER,
Associated Press Sports Writer,

Associated Press Sports Writer,
For better or for worse the major
baseball leagues open their third
wartime season today-a campaign
that has been forecast as one of the
most keenly contested in years de-
spite, or rather because of, draft un-
lcertainties.
If the weather man is kind, some
125, 900 persons are expected to wit
mess the eight scheduled games in
the American and National loops,
each complete with band music and
other traditional first-day cere-
monies.
This is far short of prewar open
ing day crowds, but the boys in the
front Offices are convinced that be-
cause of the anticipated close COM
petition the season total attendance
for both circuits will exceed the
7,714,636 Of a year ago and perhaps
the 8,874,755 of 1912.
Yankees Open in Boston.
The world champion New York
Yankees open on the road against
the Boston Red Sox, while the St.
Louis Cardinals, National League
champs, entertain the Pittsburgh
Pirates at home, but the Washington
Mats, as usual, will put on the
most glamorous inaugural spectacle.
With President Roosevelt away
from the White House on a brief
vacation, Vice President Wallace as
sumed the rule of chief thrower-
outer OF the first ball, scene that
was duplicated by other dignitaries
at New York. Philadelphia, Cincin-
natl, st. Louis, Boston, Detroit and
Chicago.
Sharing the limelight with Vice
President Wallace at Griffith Sta
dium will be s1-year-old Connie
Mack, the grand old gentleman" of
the national game. who is starting
his 61st season in the sport as man
ager of the Philadelphia Athletics.
He thinks his AS, tailenders last
year, have chance this season.
Reds Expect Largest Crowd.
The Cincinnati Reds, picked by
sportswriters as the team likely to
end st. Louis bid for a third
straight National League flag, ex-
|pected the largest turnout of the
day, some $1,000, to get glimpses of
the Reds. and Chicago Cubs. Bucky
Walters Of the Reds has been NOM
mated to oppose Hank Wyse on the
mound in a battle that may dupH-
cate last years 1-to-0 Cincinnati
triumph.
Paul Dizzy Trout Of Detroit Is
the only 20-game winning pitcher
Of 1943 nominated to work this
opening day. Some $4,000 are ex-
pected at Briggs Stadium in De-
troit to watch him toll against the
st. Louis Browns.
Hank Borowy, instead of Spud
Chandler, is listed to pitch for the
Yanks against the Red Sox while
Southpaw Max Lanier, instead of
big Mort Cooper, will toe the slab for
the Cardinals against Pittsburgh.
Rip Sewell, who won 81 games for
the Pirates with his tantalizing
slow ball last year, has been sup
planted by rookie. Elwin Roe.
In other games the Brooklyn
Dodgers play the Philies at Phila-
delphia, the Boston Braves at New
York, Giants, and the Cleveland In
dians at Chicago, White Sox.
Orval Grove, the pitcher who
came nearest no-hitter in 1943, is
expected to oppose AL Smith of the
Indians
Evening star., 1944-04-18
Misses Row, Gunther
Top Ms. With Us
BY the Associated Press

6y the ASSoclateC Press.
PINEHURST, N. c., April 1S.-
The opening round of the AID an
nual North and South women's golf
championship today sent Marjorie
Row of Admission, Ala, against Mrs.
w. G. Boggs of Thornburg, Pa, and
Margaret Gunther of Memphis,
Tenn, against Peggie Kirk of Cleve-
land, Ohio.
Miss Row and Miss Gunther tied
for medal honors yesterday with
76s. Mrs. Boggs and Miss Kirk
qualified with 86s.
Other pairings and qualifying
scores:
Mrs. Albert, Beekel, Ensleweod, n. J.
fs4( vs.. Laddie Irwin, Montclair, N. J.
$50; Jane crum, orangeburs; S; Cals2l
MIS- R NJ Bowles. Garden City, Long Is.
{(ssaa}; Mary Clay o'Gonnor; Durham, \; E:
Katherine Fox Glen Ridse, N. J. 800
VS.. Mrs. c. r. Harbaugh, Cleveland (S7D
Mrs. Estelle Lawson Page. Chapel Hill,
n. c.. t77) VS.. Annette Coar, Philadelphia,
Fifty women competed in the 18-
hole qualifying round.
Evening star., 1944-04-18
Hit Through Col. s
Window Gets Pass
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press. -.
FORT MCPHERSON, Ca, April
18.-Any member of Fort Nc
Pherson's baseball team can get a
three-day pass If he wallops a
ball through a window of the
commanding officers quarters
during a game Col. Frank K.
Ross, post commander, made the
offer.
The colonel's quarters are across
the street just behind the right
field fence of the baseball field.
1t takes a 340-foot drive from
home plate to reach his house.
Evening star., 1944-04-18
Trenton's Racing Bid
Again Turned Down
BY the Associated Press.

Bs the Associated Press.
TRENTON, N. j., April 1s.-The
New Jersey Racing Commission, for
the second straight year, has rejected
the application of the Trenton
Jocksy Club for a license to conduct
horse racing with pari-mutuel bet
ting at the Trenton Fair Grounds.
The Jockey Club, whose officers
are President g. Ray Bryson of
Kingsville, Md, owner of a track at
Bel Air, Md, and Secretary-treasurer
Ewing Laporte of Washington, D. c.,
sought license to hold 5O-day
meeting starting on September Is
at the Fair Grounds, situated on the
outskirts Of the capital city.
Evening star., 1944-04-18
Knox Named Assistant
Coach at w. and M.

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, April 49,
Glenn Knox, former William and
Mary football and basket ball star,
has been named assistant coach at
his alma mater.
Knox was selected on both the
Southern Conference basket ball
and football teams in 1912. He also
won all-State honors in both sports
He attended Tennessee Wesleyan
before coming here
Evening star., 1944-04-18
CIoveIoux Again Slab
Ace for St. Anthonys

Bernie Claveloux, pitcher on the
st. Anthony's baseball team which
recently started its first season Of
high school playing, already has
compiled an enviable record with 81
strikeouts while allowing Is hits in
Is innings.
He started and won all three
games his team has played, his latest
victory coming yesterday as the
Saints topped Charlotte Hall, 5-1.
John Chaney and Bill Purcell set
the hitting pace for St. Anthony's
with two bingleS each.
Evening star., 1944-04-18
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

Washington's most unusual base
ball season, but perhaps one of the
most successful, In its A years In the
American League was to get under
way today with Vice President
Henry A. Wallaces ceremonial toss
sending the Mats into action against
Philadelphia's Athletics.
Not since the circuit partly fos-
tered by Clark Griffith, now presi-
dent Of the Washington club, in
vaded the East and established it
self as major league has a CAM
paign begun with more uncertainties
than the current pennant pursuit.
With clubs carrying much untried
material and their ranks threatened
with depletion by wartime draft and
manpower problems baseball Is
making the greatest gamble in Its
history in launching the season and
not the least of the gambling outfits
is the Washington club directed by
Os Bluege, associated with 1t since
he broke In as an infielder In 1922
Mats Shaky Like Rivals.
After the pomp and fanfare that
always attend baseball openings in
the Nations Capital, the mysterious
Mats could go on to championship
or finish feeble last in the eight
club race without unduly surprising
any of their supporters here.
Touted at the outset as practically
a co-favorite with New York's world
champion Yankees, the Washington
club on what it showed In training
and on past records of its members
could be that. Yet, in many in
stances. so thin is the line between
mastery ability and mediocrity that
any slight upset might shatter the
Mats.
But that goes for all their rivals
in the American League, too. None
can expect to maintain its starting
strength any great length of time
None can foretell when the breakup
will come So the Mats, who were
to break from the barrier before vir-
tually capacity crowd at Grifi1th
Stadium this afternoon, could be
headed for baseball glory-or just
another baseball season.
The game this year Is just thai
uncertain.
Draft Could Wreck Club.
Only Is players are being carried
into the championship campaign BY
the Mats. Ordinarily they wouldn1
be reduced to that number before
May Is. Yet this year Presiden
Grifnth is pressed to muster thai
many supposedly capable men fol
his crew.
The roster lists 10 pitchers, per.
haps the largest staff with any clut
In the circuit: three catchers, eight
infielders In q department where
the club was expected to be un.
usually short and four outflelders
little enough for an outfit rated a.
pennant possibility.
OF the Is players with the Mats
Evening star., 1944-04-18
Keefer Cup Golf Entries
To Close Tomorrow

Entries for the Keefer Cup tour
nament, which opens the womens
golf season here, must be in by to-
morrow. They are to be filed with
Mrs. Dinneen Hale at 4725 Thirty
seventh street, North, Arlington.
The tourney, one of the Oldest in
this section of the country. will be
held next Tuesday and Wednesday
at the Chevy Chase Club.
Evening star., 1944-04-18

RQosevelt's baseball team is the
current hot shot in the high school
series after having upset Eastern's
defending champions in one Of last
weeks openers, but Coach Dave
Keppel is warning the boys not to
build any false hopes of taking the
title.
Dave figures the Rough Riders as
somewhat lucky in catching the
Ramblers on an off-day when they
also were cockily expecting a soft
touch, with the result that Roosevelt
turned in an 80 victory. Fact is,
Keppel is telling his team it will be
lucky to beat Central tomorrow in
Evening star., 1944-04-18
Major Leaders See Success Despite Simmer Opening Crowds
Mats Could Lead or Be Worst
In League in Uncertain Year

however, only nine are not subject
to selective service laws.
That's a serious plight for any ball
club with more than five months of
play stretching before it to the end
of the campaign.
Don't look for the race to settle
to real struggle before the middle
of summer. BY that time virtually
all In the league will have lost some
OF the talent participating in inau-
gural contests, clubs will have
reached about their true level and
the fight will be on.
With a fair break, 1t appears that
the Mats will be among the three
or four then remaining in the scrap
for the flag. They should retain q
good portion Of their present pitch
ing star and perhaps still have An
infield about as good as the one
fielded for the start Of the season.
But as to their outfield, that's
something else with all three Of its
present regulars subject to early
draft.
Grifiith Stadium was spick and
span for the opening tussle, so re-
furbished that Club Secretary Ed
ward B. Eynon, jr., who has charge
of the playing grounds, was almost
afraid to let the Mats practice on It
yesterday. They didn't change its
appearance, however. as they in
dulged in a long batting practice,
something they needed after q two
day layon because of rain and cold.
Johnny Niggeling, knuckleballer
slated to take over the hill for the
start, went through only a light
warmup yesterday. He hadn't actu-
ally pitched for nearly 10 days, but
Skipper Bluege was confident the
veteran was in prime trim for his
expected duel with Lum Harris.
Elanky hurler of the AS.
After this three-game series with
the AS the Mats won't be home
again until next Tuesday, when
Boston's Red Sox will be guests In
Grifhth Stadium. In the meantime,
Blueges charges will tackle the
world champs in New York.
Evening star., 1944-04-18
Late Marathon Entries
Make Boston List TT

BOSTON, April 18.-Receipt of
late entries brought the field in the
48th annual Boston A. A. Patriots
Day marathon from Hopkinton to
Boston tomorrow to II.
The include Norman Prescott,
Los Angeles, Calf, and Robert Nc
Cormick, Mahanoy City, Pa.
Evening star., 1944-04-18
Richmond U. Lists Six
Grid Games for 1914

RICHMOND, Va, April 18.-Uni-
versity of Richmond has arranged
six football games for next fall as
follows:
Septem mber 21 - H m n Sydney
might: 80, Duke at Durham; October +,
Y: M. l.; Novemfar IL, Virginia: IS, N. c.
state at Raleigh; 80. Thanksgiving, VIII