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Evening star., 1944-03-17
Charlotte Golf Crown
Is Eyed by Hamilton,
North-South Victor
BY the Associated Press.

CHARLOTTE, N. c., Mar. IT.
Bob Hamilton, young unknown from
Evansville, Ind, set out after COLTS
newest prize, the $4,000 Charlotte
Inaugural, today after pocketing
first money in the oldest open tour
nament now in operation, the
North and South at Pinehurst.
The 28-year-old Hoosier, who
never had won an event outside his
home State, put a seven-stroke
beating on a limited field by firing
two subpar rounds of 10 and II
yesterday for a 72-hole total of 286
in the 43d renewal of the Pinehurst
event.
Today he goes up against much
sterner competition, including the
cream of the GAS touring caravan,
jug McSpaden, leading money win
ner this winter; Byron Nelson, Sam
Byrd and Johnny Revolta, the other
winter tour winners-all of whom
passed up the North-South.
Revolta teamed with 1t. Lynn
Creason Of Oregon. a paratrooper on
his way home from the Army, to tie
for the first honors in the Charlotte
pro-amateur yesterday with a 67
Craig Wood, the duration United
States Open champion, and John
Bayne, Charlotte amateur, also had
a 81.
Wee Bobby Cruickshank of Rich
mond, Va, defending the cham
pionship he won in 1943, finished
second at Pinehurst with 293, one
shot ahead of big Clayton Heafner
Army sergeant from Camp Croft
S. c., leader at the halfway mark.
Leonard Dodson of Kansas City
was fourth with 295, Horton Smith
fifth with 298 and the veteran Gene
Sarazen and Joe Zarhardt of Nor
ristown, Pa, were tied for sixth
at 299.
Evening star., 1944-03-17
Police Boys Tossers
Offer An-Sfar Card

Three games are scheduled to.
morrow night at George Washington
University gymnasium among cham.
|pionship teams in the Metropolitan
Police Boys Club Basket Ball League
and all-star quints selected from
other clubs in the loop. First game
begins at 7::30.
Winning teams, all with records oi
nine victories in 10 games, were No
II in the midget division, No. II
among the juniors and No. IL among
the seniors.
Leading scorers in each division
for the season were Hartman of No
10, 80 points among the midgets;
Ryan of No. 10 with 81 among the
juniors. and Gichrist OF Mount
Rainier with 116 among the seniors
Evening star., 1944-03-17
BY the Associated Press.

by tHe AsSOClateC PrcSS.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. Mar. IT.
Notre Danes 1914 football team
began taking shape as IA outstand-
ing high school players-six from
New York City, seven from Chicago
and one from Gary. Ind.-com-
pleted freshman registration.
Assistant Coach Ed McKeever,
who will be in charge of drills while
Head Coach Frank Leahy goes on a
three month USO overseas tour,
said he had asked permission of
Notre Danes Navy commandant to
open practices next week
New Workers will provide some
much needed line talent. From AL
Hallows High School came three
190-pound tackles-Joe Fitzsim-
mons. Ed Musco and Joe Gerrity-
and from Mount st. Michaels came
two ends-Bill O'Connor and Dor
Evening star., 1944-03-17
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated SresS.
NEW YORK, Mar. 17.-Like every
baseball player, Fireman Joe Beggs,
Cincinnati Red hurler, likes his
base hits.
Last year Joe's output was five
singles in 35 trips, for not too
robust .143. Maybe that's why, out
at the Reds Bloomington, Ind,
training camp yesterday, the fire.
man moaned because it rained.
This is the one week all year
that the pitchers get a chance to
hit" Joe complained as he ducked
indoors, land it's got to rain"
Pitchers always look good with a
bat-during spring training.
At Evansville, Ind, the Detroit
Tigers came up with their first
training casualty as Infielder Joe
q. PD Wood complained of a sore
arm.
Joe, who hit rousing 1923 last
year, said his arm hasn't been
right since l fell asleep with my
arm hanging out the window Of a
train" in 1912 while in the Texas
League. Outflelder Charlie Metro
was the Goth Tiger to sign.
Red Sox Well Coached.
If man-to-man teaching can dc
the trick, Boston's Red Sox may
escape from seventh place this sea-
son, for they'll be the best-coached
squad in the land the first week of
the training season. Only four SoX
are scheduled to report at Medford
Mass, today, and four of Skipper
Joe Cronins aides will be there to
handle 'em
The playing quartet is made up OF
Infielders Jim Tabor and Tony Lu-
pien and Pitchers Joe Wood, jr.
and Pinky Woods. Handing out
advice will be Tom DAILY, Frank
Shellenback, Larry Woodall and
Bill Burwell.
Elsewhere on the baseball battle
lines. the news was:
Chicago Cubs: Lon Warneke
veteran pitcher, advised Vice Presi-
dent Jim Gallagher from his Hot
Springs (Ark.) home that he hac
been ordered to report for induc.
ton March %.
Boston Braves: Manager Bot
Coleman has % reporting at Wal.
lingford, Conn, today, but half o1
'em aren't on the official roster anC
are having their first big league
fling.
Philadelphia Jays: Forty three
year-old Merv Shea checked in Will
plenty of praise for Ford Mullen
Charley Schanz and Ken Raffens
berger, the first an infielder ant
the latter two hurlers, coming W
from the coast loop. Shea, Portland
tOregl skipper last year. expects II
see plenty of service behind thu
plate.
White Sox Sign Difna.
Chicago White Sox: Manage,
Jimmy Dykes and IA players rompet
ever French Lick 1nd) countryside
Evening star., 1944-03-17
Sports Honors Follow
Gruhum to CoIqute
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Mar. lotto Gra-
ham, who in three years at North
western won many awards for his
athletic achievements and who now
is a transfer student at Colgate
once again has been honored.
The former versatile Wildcat ath-
lete yesterday was named winner
of the Don McCarnes Memorial
Medal for service to the 1943-44
basket ball team of which he was
captain
He is the third player to win the
award, which commentaries Don
McCarnes, former Wildcat cage stal
and the first Northwestern athlete
to die in the war.
Evening star., 1944-03-17
7 all Cugers' Value Is Uncertain
After De Paul, St. Johns Win

only 4 points. Often, however, due
to his height, was responsible for
four enemy field goals, one of which
he tipped in and three which were
allowed when he touched the rim or
reached above the basket to defect
the ball.
Often, however, was bulwark on
defense, and without him the high
flying Falcons probably would have
|fared worse.
Remaining first-round games are
slated Monday, when Kentucky tam
giles with Utah and Canisius meets
the Oklahoma Aggies.
In the March % semifnals St.
Johns meets the Kentucky Utah
winner and De Paul runs into the
Canisius- -Aggies victor.
Evening star., 1944-03-17
Form Toll Moy Deprive
Brooklyn of Vuuqhun
BY the Assoc;at.d pre..

By the Associated Press.
BEAR MOUNTAIN, N. Y, Mar
17.-Inf1elder Arky Vaughan re-
mains on the Brooklyn doubtful list
due to complications Of farm help
and health, and Mickey Owen will
split his time between farming and
catching.
Owen has been given permission
to take frequent leaves to supervise
his Brookline (Mo0 farm.
Shortstop Pat Ankenman was the
18th Dodger to sign.
Evening star., 1944-03-17
By the Associated Press,

bS Jtle ASSoCldteQ FIeSS.
NEW YORK, Mar. 17.-Value oi
a skyscraping center was still moot
basket ball question today.
At least, the 1897 fans who
crowded Madison Square Garden
last night for the opening round of
the national invitation tourney had
fuel for each side of the argument
De PauPs highly rated quintet,
with 6-foot 9-inch George Mikan
going on a 27-point spree, elm
mated the marine-manned Muhlen-
burg team, 68 to Is. Mikan was the
difference.
In the other contest st. Johns,
defending champions, ousted Bowl
ing Green, a. to 40, with 6-foot H.
inch Don Often of the losers getting
Evening star., 1944-03-17
45 Teams From II States
In AAU Court Tourney

DENVER, Mar. 17-Forty-five
teams from II States have declared
their bids for the National AAU
basket ball title to be decided in the
week-long tourney starting in Den
yer Sunday.
| Dow Chemical of Midland, Mich,
and Phillips "66" of Bartlesville,
Okla, are regarded as potentials to
annex the cage title of titles.
Phillips "66" is defending champ.
Evening star., 1944-03-17
Chicago Heavy Champ 0ul
Of InfercifY Ring Series
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Mar. 17.-Orlan OFT
winner Of the Chicago Golden Gloves
heavyweight title, will be unable tx
compete in the annual intercity
matches March 27 against New York
OFT, a naval aviation cadet al
Corpus Christi, Tex, was among
those missing when the champions
opened drill. He fought as a repre-.
sentative of the Fort Worth (Tex.)
team, but will be unable to leave his
station.
Coaches said that Ragon Kinney
Los Angeles (Calif) champion, who
lost to OFT in the final, probably
will be moved to the No. position
Evening star., 1944-03-17
Son Of A. L. Prexy
Just Medium Fan
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ABILENE, Tex. Mar. 17.--Be-
ing the son of the President of
the American League hasn't.
made baseball zealot of Capt.
William H. Harridge, jr.. sta
toned at Camp Barkeley in the
18th Armored Division.
Capt. Harridge, who commands
Company D of the 714th Tank
Battalion, said: 81 think base
ball is a great game but 1 always
have been more interested in
other sports. 1t has discomfitted
my father no little"
Evening star., 1944-03-17
Teachers Run Basket
Wins to Nine in Row

D. G. Teachers continued their
perfect record in the Recreation
Department Colored Basket Ball
League by defeating City Post Office,
(3430.
This gave the Teachers a record
| of nine straight wins
Evening star., 1944-03-17
Coach, Tired of Victory,
Quits School Quint
BY the Associated Press

BY the AsS0clated Press.
CHICAGO, Mar. 17-Here's a
basket ball coach who is quitting
his duties because, he says, he needs
a rest after five years Of plotting
winning teams.
Lou Weintraub coached junior
basket ball teams at Marshall High
School. which scored SO consecutive
victories before a recent defeat.
Weintraub said he wanted to step
aside to let somebody else take
charge. He will retain his duties as
gymnasium instructor.
Evening star., 1944-03-17

an active career with Washington that
covered 16 seasons climaxed by manager
ship in o. Field leadership at New
Haven, Memphis, Birmingham and Chat
tanooga, interspersed with scouting and
coaching for the Nationals followed until
he returned for what now is his seventh
consecutive season as coach.
1t would appear Zeb is admirably
equipped to teach all branches of base
running and outfielding with the possible
exception of fielding ground balls. His
methods in that respect never passed
muster as quite orthodox.
As for Uhle he comes here with ex-
perience gained with the Indians and
Cubs following a career on the mound at
Evening star., 1944-03-17
By HUGH FULLERTON, Jr.,
Associated Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, Mar. 1.-THE
Army sometimes does things to a
guy-things that are good for
fellow in peculiar business
like boxing. Take Sergt. Lou
Woods, for example, or Al Davis.
Woods, Just matched for a Chi
cago fight with Jake Lamotta,
leading civilian middleWeight,
used to be one of those carefree
kids who found fighting enjoy
able as well as profitable and
who didn't have to work hard
at his trade.
Then the Army took him and
Evening star., 1944-03-17
Trosky Rejected by Draft

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Mar. II
P).-Hal Trosky, former first base
man for Cleveland and now of the
White SoX, has been rejected for
military service and will report next
week at training camp.
Evening star., 1944-03-17

Cleveland and Detroit that than years
Few there who hop directly from the sandos to major
league ball. but that the achieved by Uhe his native
Cleveland quarter of when lad of 20 he
turned 10 his first Later attained drawer
ranking with that need o. 26 27 victories
Now genial giant with 200 pounds well distributed his
6oot currently showing 17year-od
promise becoming pitcher his Which
will be good enough
say coaching situation anything
Evening star., 1944-03-17
Sports Mirror
By the Associated Press

Today a year ago-Ted Will
liams, Boston Red Sox home
hitter, operated upon for hernia.
Three years ago-Hank Green
berg, Detroit first baseman,
placed In IA by draft board but
his case to be referred to medical
board for possible deferment be-
cause of fiat feet.
Five years ago-John Henry
Lewis fight with Dave Clark at
Detroit called off after examina-
ton reveals Lewis nearly blind in
left eye.
Evening star., 1944-03-17

Opinions still come from Wills
training headquarters in Baltimore
that frankie is in position to score
an upset on Monday night. Trainer
Heinie Blaustein has Wills ready,
he claims. Hes greatly improved
fighter" say Blaustein, land is ready
for the toughest fight of his career"
Evening star., 1944-03-17

the boxes alon gside first and third bases,
realize only dimly it even exists.
For the average spectator a coach is
some has-been who merits attention only
when player has been nipped off sack
or doubled up at the plate. The customers
then become momentarily conscious of
the shadowy sideliner to the extent of
denouncing him as culpable character
when the chances are 10 to l he was in
no way responsible. This because, with
very few exceptions, baserunner always
is in position to see what's going on as
clearly as any one and uses his own
Judgment after sizing up situations for
himself,
For all the public's lack of apprecia-
Evening star., 1944-03-17
Jockeys Injuries Severe

MIAMI, Fla, Mar. II (P).-Ex-
animation Of Jockey Carl Horvath,
injured Tuesday during running of
the first race at Tropical Park,
showed he was suffering with a
broken pelvis and two broken bones
in his knee.
Evening star., 1944-03-17
Army Gets Giunt HurIer

MEDFORD, Greg, Mar. II (P.-
Paul Gehrman, 20-game winner for
Los Angeles last year and bought by
the New York Giants, has turned up
at Camp White as an Army private
Evening star., 1944-03-17
Giulioni to Quit Baseball

ST. PAUL, Mar. II RJ.-Angelo
Giuliani. catcher for the ST Louis
Browns. said here that he would
retire from baseball this year. He
recently was traded to the Browns
by Washington for Rick Ferrell.
Evening star., 1944-03-17
BIueee Really Doubling as Pilot and Mentor

teams coaches make break it, according to their
inherent talents the employ them for they not only
must know their stuff but be able to nculcate it.
Proceeding this the Nationals of 1914 to be
rivals allowance
the difficulties the Spansspeakng handicap
a squad.
Although Buege will continue to devote fair
teaching the points Unfolding
Considering his versatility in being rated
the ame greats defensvy at Short well at
and third, he qualities tops in tutoring.
with Nick Atrock available work with souhpaw singers
with Clyde Milan teach the
flies coaching second to unctionng right
the Nationals rounding out the first of
their five weeks of preliminary training.
Milan incidentally quite character Sporting Zeb
might appropriately Baron consider
only could and with the
the outfder his heday but distinguished for having
Cobb only real rivalry the
although at Linden Tenn, 81
after he displayed speed of foot from the
with the Senators under Canton in O7 the
Evening star., 1944-03-17
Win, Lose or Draw
BY DENMAN THOMPSON,

Star Sports Editor.

With the playing personnel of all big
Washngtons likely poblemaica
due to know what there certainty
department of the local
great majority the
pretty much for granted Many figures
Evening star., 1944-03-17
zeb's Tutoring Talents Well Matched by UhIe's

conquerng tendency oversde Milan went to
the thieving title from Cobb with SO in
repeated league champ following with a.
Evening star., 1944-03-17

uo however coaches do than merely whoop things to start
rallies and suffer unustfed blame they STALL nnoculous
WELD sticks fielding play warming
activities
Evening star., 1944-03-17

FF''FtN VVN NFtff '1HfHtHs
Chicago White Sox: Manager
Jimmy Dykes and IA players romped
ever French Lick 1nd) countryside
Evening star., 1944-02-29
Religion imperative
In Politics, Hays Tells
|Inier-Faiih Group

Religion must work hand in hand
with statesmanship, Representative
Hays, Democrat, OF Arkansas, told
approximately 50 members Of an
international interfaith youth group
representing 13 countries last night
at dinner meeting, sponsored by
the American University and the
National Conference of Christians
and Jews, at the Hotel Washington.
Supporting the legislative branch
there must be the spiritual qualities
OF faith. vision and goodwill" Rep
resentative Hays declared. "The
great faiths must supply a power
full force for organizing the world
along right lines" He commended
the youths Of the group for fortify-
ing political procedures with the
spiritual concept.
Miss Marian Bundy, president OF
the Student Christian Fellowship
at American University, read the
youths Preamble" to the Catholic,
Jewish and Protestant Declaration
on World Peace advocated by the
National Conference of Christians
and Jews. The preamble affirmed
the seven proposed principles as "a
foundation on which specific
working world program may be
built"
Principles Stated.
The principles in the declaration
stated that the moral law must
govern world order, the rights of
the individual must be assured, the
rights OF oppressed or colonial peo-
pie must be protected, the rights of
minorities must be secured, inter-
national institutions to maintain
Evening star., 1944-02-29
North Carolina Grand Jur,
Studies Wrestler 5 Death
~ the Associated Prsss.

~ the Associated prsss.
cHARLoTTT. N. c., Feb. 2s.-The
Mecklenburg grand jury is consid-
ering prssentments handed 1t yes
terday asking indictment OF DR.
H. G. Parker, Charlotte dentist, and
Lee Skies, co-owner OF 4 dental
laboratory, on q murder charge in
the death OF Jim Clinstock, Okla
homa Indian wrestler, here the night
of January -.
The grand jury spent most Of yes
terday taking testimony in the case
and recessed for the day without
returning 4 report.
Clinstock was removed unconscious
from the 8 d 8 Dental Laboratories
and died later in q hospital.
The grand jury also was handed
q presentment yesterday asking in
Evening star., 1944-02-29
American Cargo Ship
Sunk in Arabian Sea;
All Of Crew Saved
By the Associated Press.

Ss Inc AsSoclatec Press.
BOSTON. Feb. "a medium
sized United States merchantmen
was torpedoed and sunk early this
year in the Arabian Sea, but all
hands escaped, survivors reported on
arrival at Boston.
The Navy gun crew aboard the
vessel won praise from First Officer
Frank L. Sprague, ir., of Quincy,
Mass, 23-year-old graduate of the
Massachusetts, Nautical Training
School. He asserted that the gun
ners maintained steady fire from
every gun that could be brought to
bear on an enemy periscope until it
submerged, and that they continued
to lire on the area in which it dis
appeared until they were forced to
abandon ship.
Mr.. Sprague said that Antonio
Ferrundini of South Boston, a mem
Der of his crew, was in the crows
nest when a torpedo blasted the
ship. Ferrundini descended to the
deck, the first officer said, and vol
UNFAIRLY passed ammunition to
gun crew, being among the last to
leave the ship when it sank.
The first torpedo put the vessel
down by the head, Mr.. Sprague said,
and soon she was awash several
feet amidships. Soon after the ship
was abandoned, a second underwater
missile struck and blasted the YES
sci in two. Even then, Mr.. Sprague
continued, the bow twice bobbed
above the surface.
After the ship sank. he added,
a violent underwater explosion oc-
CURED which he could not ex-
plain.
All members of the crew, of whom
only a few were slightly injured,
were picked up from boats a short
time after the sinking by United
Nations tanker.
Before he left ship, Radio Opera
tor Jack Vitacco, 81. of Mount
Carmel, Pa, sent out six messages
announcing the torpedoing.
Evening star., 1944-02-29

|peace with Justice must be organ-
lied. international economic, CO.
operation must be developed and 1
just social order within each state
must be achieved.
1t was announced that among
those signing the declaration were
the Right. Rev. Henry: st. George
Tucker, president OF the Federal
Council OF the Churches Of Christ
in America: Bishop g.. Bromley
Oman, secretary Of the Council OF
Bishops OF the Methodist Church !;
Rev Daniel A. Polling, president OF
the International Society OF Chris
tian Endeavor: DR.. Stephen 8. wise
president of the Jewish Institute OF
Religion; Rabbi Norman Gersten-
field Of Washington. Most Rev.
Samuel A. Stritch. Archbishop OF
Chicago: the Right Rev. Msgr. Ful-
ton j. Sheen OF Catholic University
and Francis E. Mcmahon, president
OF the Catholic Association for In
ternational Peace.
USO Activities Cited.
Miss Mabel r. Cook, national
representative of the USO in WASH
ington area, said "the USO is trying
to be an experience In brotherhood. !"
She pointed out how the six ma
tional agencies. representing differ
ent faiths, have combined to work
together for the benefit Of the serv-
icemen and women in this war.
A representative piece from each
faith was sung respectively by Miss
Kitty Kelly, hostess at the USO Club
run by the National Catholic Service
at 1914 N street NV; Miss Esther
Fngel. hostess of the USO Club
sponsored by the Jewish Welfare
Board at Sixteenth and @ street
NV, and Lee M. Belknap, musician
third class. stationed at the Navy
School of Music here.
Evening star., 1944-02-29

dictment Of Pvt. Charles Lewis Rey.
nolds OF Columbus, Ohio, on = mur-
der charge In the death Of Pvt. Lee
M. Riley Of Webster City, Iowa, who
was found strangled to death in a
hotel here February T.. It made no
report. however. Pvt. Reynolds Is
being held In jail here DR.. Parker
and Sikes are at liberty under 5000
bond each.
Evening star., 1944-02-29

aid of distressed Jews overseas, at
$50 pm. tomorrow at the Jewish
Community Center, Sixteenth and
@ streets NV.
The meeting will be held under
auspices of the United Jewish Ap-
peal and the Jewish Community
Center. The junior groups cooper
ating in the meeting are Junior
Evening star., 1944-02-29
Former Vienna Jurist
To Address RuIIy Here

DR.. Manfred Arie, noted jurist in
pre-Hitler Vienna and authority on
Jewish affairs, will address a meet
ing of the junior division of the
Joint Distribution Committee for the
Evening star., 1944-02-29

Uncle Sam needs your waste
bacon grease, drippings, vegetable
shortening. Take them to your
meat dealer.
Evening star., 1944-02-29

use charcoal instead OF gasoline. and
Is selling charcoal burning equip
ment at low prices.
Evening star., 1944-02-29

Hadassah. Junior Council, Junior
Jewish Consumptive Relief Society,
the Business and Professional Wom-
en- of Hadassah and the Junior
HoSteSses of the USO.
Evening star., 1944-02-29
Shoe Repairs Rutioned

Under q new decree, people In
Czechoslovakia needing shoe re-
pairs must register with a cobbler.
Evening star., 1944-02-29
ChorcouI Cos Pushed

Valdivia Province. Chile, is trying
to induce it's automobile owners to
The Nome nugget., 1944-10-02
2.7OO PLANES USED IN NEW OFFENSIVE

LONDON, Oct. 2.--(AP)-More than 2,700 allied warplanes struck to support the great new Ameri- can offensive against the Seig- fried Line in the Aachen sector in northwest Germany, 1t was re- ported today.
 More than a thousand medium fighters and bombers blazed the path to the Nazi wall.
 Immediately before General Hodges men, with about 900 fort resses and 300 Liberators poured bomb loads on Germany's great est freight yards at Hamm, which is 90 miles to the northeast of Aachen.
 General Eisenhower broadcast a warning to the Dutch residents on the islands of the Scheld Es- tuary, to evacuate before the bombers start work there on Col ogne, which is the fifth largest city in greater Germany.