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Evening star., 1944-11-07
CisseI- Saxon Post Will Share
Pin Tourney Coin With BVL

practically every cent Of the con-
testants' 50 entrance fee will go to
the two splendid causes and the
prize fund.
The f1ve-game event is open to all
men and women. Full handicaps
based on a scratch of 1913 for men
and 118 for women will be allowed
league bowlers while scratch par
ticipants without league averages
will be ITO for men and 80 for
women. The winner will receive 40
per cent of the total prize money.
Other cash awards will be made ac-
cording to the number Of entries.
Expecting even bigger turnout
than last season when more than
$50 competed, Arbaugh will open his
suburban plant several hours earlier
than usual at noon with action con-
tinuous until closing time.
Evening star., 1944-11-07
Boinbridge Ready for Any Foe
After Gaining Gnd's Top 10

incidentally, cambridge offered
Randolph Field place on its sched-
ule way back in July"
When it comes to calling Ran
dolph Field talent "the greatest COL
lection ever assembled" Maniaci
wants to know what's wrong with
guys like you Rymkus (Notre Dame
and Washington Redskins, Len
Akin baylor and Chicago Bears
Gerard Ramsey (all-America guard
at William and Nary and Lou Sos
samon (South Carolina) on the line.
and Don Durdan Oregon State
Rose Bowl ace in defeat of Duke)
Jackie Field (Texas), Harry Hopp
(Nebraska), Dewey Proctor Fur-
man. Hilliard Cheatham (Auburn)
Joe Michaels PENN, and the ex-
high school senation Charley Justice
in the backfield.
Bainbridge's win over Preflight
was its sixth straight this year and
already has given rise to bowl talk"
with a suitable opponent-perhaps
Randolph Field-for War Bonds or
other worthy causes.
Evening star., 1944-11-07
By the Associated Press.

CAMBRIDGE, Md, Nov. T.
Those crescendoing rumbles from
the heart of Maryland's military
district-audible all the way to Ran
dolph Field, Tex.-herald the en-
trance of new football pachyderm
into the service championship arena
1t took two years of play and 13
straight victories over any and all
comers to rate the call Front and
CENTER but Sundays convincing
49-to-20 crushing of North Carolina
Preflight finally landed the Com
modores in the Nations top 10 for
the first time and placed them sec
ond in the ratings to Randolph Field
among service squads.
After the Chapel Hill IN. c. de-
bacle, Pref1ight Coach 1t. Comdr
Glenn Killinger said fatty Balm
bridge was easily the best team we
have met this year." adding, Our
game with them shouldn't even have
been scheduled"
Preflight had boasted previous
victories over Navy, Duke, Jackson
vile Flyers and couple of others,
besides being tied by Virginia.
1t. Joe Maniaci, former Fordham
and Chicago Bears fullback star
who now tutors the Commodores
picked up the ball by commenting:
Il see that the teams in the
Southwestern Conference want nine
linemen and six hacks when tbev,re
playing Randolph. Well, we'll play
them with IL men and give them
battle, too.
Evening star., 1944-11-07

There will be a hot time in the
old town tonight, but electing a
President may be mild compared to
one of the biggest bowling jambo-
rees of the season planned for
next Sunday when Hugh w. Ar
baugh turns over his Silver Spring
drives for the seventh annual Amer
ican Legion Handicap.
Arbaugh's purpose this time is
twofold. Besides giving the veter-
ans of the Cissel-Saxon Post No. Al
of Montgomery County another lift,
the president of the Metropolitan
Washington Alley Operators Asso-
citation is going to turn over half the
proceeds of the tournament to the
Bowlers Victory Legion which Is
making a Nation wide drive to
raise million bucks to purchase
sport and recreational equipment
for the United States armed forces
overseas.
With Arbaugh donating the alleys,
Evening star., 1944-11-07
Hockey Lions Seeking
New Talent for Use
In Start al Home

Indications today were that the
Washington ice hockey Lions may
be strengthened by a draft of four
new players when they open their
1944-5 season in the Eastern League
against the New York Rovers to-
morrow night at $3.50 in Uline Arena
Friday night the locals are up
against Coach Redvers Mackenzie s
Philadelphia Falcons.
Coach Charley Good today was at
tempting to close out for the i'm
mediate services of brand-new
scoring line and another defense
man to put punch in tomorrow
nights opening. Meanwhile, a re-
vision of the teams No. forward
wall has been found necessary due
to departure Of Bruce Strongman,
a center, for Canada, where he is
to await papers that definitely will
clear him across the border. In
Strongman's absence George Kelly
is to take over the pivot, while
Sammy Kelly and Alan Percival will
remain on the wings.
Only certain starting player to-
morrow night will be Emile Francis,
tough little 18-year- -old goalie. The
agile kid net minder turned In a
beautiful performance against the
Blades Sunday night and was the
hit of the show in the Tip-Top clash
Friday night, stopping rubber fired
from all angles.
Evening star., 1944-11-07
BY BOB MCLEAN.

The District Boxing Commission
today was investigating the case of
Billy Fox. 18-year -old Philadelphia
middleweight, who failed to show
up for scheduled six-round bout
with Leroy Fleming last night at
Turner's Arena. Fox is under in
definite suspension until all the
facts can be assembled.
AS Jimmy Lake announced 1t
from the ring, Fox injured a hand
in training Saturday and was in no
condition to fight, and, ,Commis-
sioner Tom Morgan, at ringside, i'm
mediately slapped the suspension on
the absent battler.
Matchmaker Gabe Menendez told
this reporter that Promoter Joe
Turner was not informed of Fox s
inability to appear until the last
moment yesterday, although the
mitt in question was said to have
been injured Saturday. Turner and
Menendez were just as anxious to
display Fox as the fans were to see
him and the fight firm Is highly in
censed over the standup.
If Fox were just an ordinary pre-
liminary fighter, we'd let this slide
as another one of those things ir
boxing But the youngster is one
of the up-and-coming stars of the
midleweight division, with a string
of 20 KOS in 20 fights, and his ap-
pearance here has been heralded fol
a week.
Fans Want Some Proof.
The fans who journeyed out In
freezing temperature last night tc
see the highly rated Fox want to
see X-rays of that hand or at least
a doctors certificate as to the ex-
tent of the injury. Fox and his
manager, "Blinky" Palermo, may
discover that this is no town to get
fresh with an enthusiastic boxing
public and the promoters who work
hard to give them the best fights
possible.
Chalky Wright, who crossed up
Evening star., 1944-11-07
No. 4 Has Close Call
As Boys Grid PAGER

No. still holds the lead in the
Police Boys Club 150-pound football
league, but had narrow escape. An
underdog team from No. 10 had a
6-point lead until Cornweu ran 60
yards for a touchdown to tie the
score. The conversion was good and
gave No. 4 a 7-6 edge. No. los touch
down was made by Keith, and the
teams attack was sparked by Roy
Birdsong.
This weeks schedule pits No. 4
against No. and No. II against
No. II in the 90-pound league; No.
4 VS.. No. IL, No. S VS.. Mount Rainier
and No. 10 VS.. No. II in the los and
125 pound leagues, and in the 150-
pound class, No. takes on Merrick
and No. 10 meets No. IL. All games,
as usual, will be played at Anacostia
the 80 and los Founders Saturday,
and the other two Sunday.
Other results last week end: 90
pound-No. defeated No. IL, 26-0;
No. II defeated No. S, so. 105-
pound-No. S defeated No. II, 60;
No. IL defeated Mount Rainier, 1870.
125-pound-No. defeated No. 10,
2l-0: No. 5 defeated No. IL, 1877;
No. IL defeated Mount Rainier, 1910.
Evening star., 1944-11-07
Horvath, Dimancheff
Set Pace in Big Ten
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Nov. 7.-Idleness and
a couple of fast-moving lads-Boris
(Babe) Dimancheff of Purdue and
Les Horvath of Ohio State-have
showed feet Buddy Young of Illi-
nois out of the Western Conferences
statistical limelight.
In blazing fashion, dashing Di-
mancheff took over the Big Ten
scoring lead last week end with 48
points. while 170-pound Horvath
zoomed into the rushing leadership
with net gain Of 456 yards.
Dimancheff's four touchdown per-
formance against Wisconsin showed
him six points ahead of Bob Wiese
of Michigan. The Wolverine FULL
back, a Navy trainee, played his last
game two weeks ago.
Young now is third in scoring
with 80 points and fifth in rushing
with 285 wards.
Evening star., 1944-11-07
Gators Count on Luck
To Defeat Bulldogs
By Che Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press. a#
ATLANTA, Nov, 7.--Fiofida seeks
its f1rst Southeastern Cnpfersnce
win of the season and its nth VIC
tory over Georgia IN 40 years Of
competition when the Gators and
Bulldogs clash at Jacksonville Sat-
urday.
Coach Tom Lieb is not optimistic,
however, over Florida's prospects
and predicted it would take a "lot
of good breaks and good luck" to
beat a team he said was superior
in every position.
Georgia Coach Wally Butts, on
the other hand, said he expected
the Gators to be pointing" for him
like they always do" and added.
lit should be very good game"
Evening star., 1944-11-07
Gallaudet Harriers Racing
Against Virginia FRIDAY

Gallaudet College will journey to
Charlottesville Friday to compete in
a crcss-country race with Virginia S
team after, finishing in an 1918
deadlock with the Stonewall Ath-
letic Club of Baltimore yesterday in
the teams initial meet of the season.
The meet was held on the Gallaudet
course.
Bill gWismer, Stonewall star, led
the field as he covered the 4-mile
distance in 21:24, and Gallaudet,s
Rudolph Hines came in second. The
Baltimore barriers took first, third,
sixth and eighth places, while Gal
laudet registered second, fourth,
fifth and seventh.
The Gallaudet team would like
to book other meets with nearby
colleges.
Evening star., 1944-11-07
Lands Will Quit Hospital
To Vote, if Doctor Saws So
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Nov. 7.-Only by the
consent OF his physician was Base
ball Commissioner K. M. Lands to
be permitted to leave st. Luke,s
Hospital today to vote in the presi-
dental election.
Lands, who this year missed his
flrst World Series since he was
named commissioner in 1922, has
been hospitalized for more than a
month with severe cold and for
rest.
Lands, who is IT, has voted in
every election since he reached his
ma ajority.
Evening star., 1944-11-07
Collegiate Football
Now in 18th Year

American intercollegiate football
went into its 18th year today.
Seventy-five years ago yesterday
on November 6, 1869, Princeton and
Rutgers players, Is on each team,
assembled at New Brunswick, N. j.,
took off hats, coats and vests and
went to it.
The ball used in that first game is
said to have been made of rubber
and subject to frequent repairs.
Carrying it was forbidden. Instead
the game consisted of kicking and
batting the comparatively tiny object.
A score was made when the ball was
sent between goal posts on which
there was no cross bar. 1t was
marked up as a goal"
First objection from educators
came in 1873 from President White
of Cornell, who banned proposed
game with Michigan at Cleveland
with the statement: II will not per-
init 80. men to. travel 400 miles
merely to agitate bag of wind
Evening star., 1944-11-07
locoI Boy to Box Louis
In Exhibition Here

Joe Louis opponent in the three
round exhibition carded for Uine
Arena next Monday night will be
announced tomorrow, Promoter
Goldie Ahern indicated today.
The champ, following his battle
with Coast Guardsman Charley
Crump last night in Baltimore
where 5000 were turned away, wired
the local promoter for permission
to meet one of his sparring partners
in the local bout. Ahern, however,
refused, and is selecting a local boy
for the exhibition.
Evening star., 1944-11-07
Skins Look Fit 10 Top
Tigers, but Mentor
Foresees trouble
BY LEWIS r. ATCHIsON.

Nov don't tell me we ought to
beat Brooklyn by five or six touch
downs Sunday" began Coach Dud
De Groot as we walked into his
office for a bull session about the
Redskins. Don't tell me Brooklyn
should be a pushover because it has
lost six in q row and we are un-
beaten. I don't want to hear any,
thing like that because it isn't
true"
We nodded and slumped into an
easy chair. If De Groot followed
the script he'd tell us this next
game was one of the toughest on
the schedule, the one game Brook
lyn wanted to win more than any
thing else, even If 1t lost all the rest.
Cunning for Redskins.
"Well, don't you think I'm right?"
he asked. Look, they still think
they were robbed in that game here.
They're saying Pug Manders' touch
down should have counted because
Bob Masterson wasn't ofside on the
play and team in that mood al
ways is dangerous. And don't for
get, those boys who used to be with
us would like nothing better than
to spoil our chances of getting into
the play-of.
They are in the cellar with no
hope of winning the title, no chance
Of cutting into the play-of1 money,
al
about being traded. II they weren't
traded they would be playing for
a slice Of that melon. Now, do you
mean to sit there and say they
won't try a little harder this game
than in any other?"
But we can't see the Skins losing
This isn't a great Redskin team, but
1t has just enough punch to beat
most of them in this Eastern Divi-
sion.
Farkas Nearing Peak.
Andy Farkas looked better last
Sunday against the Rams than at
any time this season. The little
guy is warming up to the job and
should reach the boiling point
against Philadelphia. Meanwhile,
Frank Seno is pushing him harder
than ever.
Jim North, who, with Ed Merkle
and Tiger Walton, played a stand
out game against the Rams, is
hobbling around on bad gam and
may miss Sundays fray.
The Skins have signed a new
center in Larry Johnson, who played
with the New York Giants. Ray
Monaco was released to make room
for him. johnson joined the club
yesterday.
Evening star., 1944-11-07
Fox Draws Capital Boxing Ban
For Failure to Face FIemino

Uncle Joe Turner by running out on
fight with Jackie Wilson, will tes-
tify that the Boxing Commission
here is growing teeth. Because of
the local ring boards effort, today
there Is no major city in the coun-
try where Wright may ply his trade.
The commission and its doctors
had busy night of it, with DR.. Will
liam Woolridge stopping two of the
bouts when it was apparent there
was no sense in allowing them to
continue. Tommy Sloan. a game
140-pound District lad, was forced
to quit at the end of the fifth round
of his battle with Dorsey Lay, 1876,
Philadelphia, because of a right
hand injured in the second heat
when he caught Lay with a beaut
that almost laid him away. 1t goes
in the record book as a six-round
TKO for Lay. The busy medico also
stopped the brawl between John
Henry johnson, 100, Philadelphia,
and Fleming, 1853, in the sixth round
when Fleming's left eye began to
stream claret to give Johnson a six
round TKO.
Phillips Decisions Firpo.
Jimmy Phillips, 1874, Cumberland,
and Pedro Firpo, 1872, Camden,
tangled in the third showing of their
duel, with Phillips getting the duke
after eight rounds of thumbing.
slapping, low blows and the use Of
the laces. Firpo is a potentially
good fighter with a clever, crowd
pleasing style and the fans are anx-
ious to see him with battler of his
own caliber.
In . brace of four-rounders, Gary
Rice, $50, Alexandria, q Mailman
Massey student, earned a TKO over
Carl Borakis, $50, another local boy.
and Charley Bernard, 100, Washing
ton. tapped out decision over Ernie
Pope, l76, another local. Bee Bee
Washington, 164, the Districts
promising middleweight, took an
eight-round decision over Tiger Lou
Jones, 165, Philadelphia, in a wild
show of leather throwing.
Gross gate was $2639.47. net
$1,s44.50, paid by 1,069 customers.
Evening star., 1944-11-07
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TOMORROW.
Wrestling.
Weekly wrestling program,
Turner'S Arena, $50.
= w. " Hockey. y
Washington Lions VS.. New York
Rovers, Uline Arena, $50.
FRIDAY.
Football.
Interhigh series, games at 3:45.
Coolidge at Anacostia.
Wilson at Western.
Hockey.
Washington Lions VS.. Philadel-
phia Falcons, Uline Arena, $3.50.
SATURDAY.
Football.
Tech at Central (interhigh
Series), 2.
Maryland at Michigan State, 2.
Tuskegee (AlaD Air Force War;
hawks VS.. Morgan State College,
Griffith Stadium, $50.
Evening star., 1944-11-07
Kavakos Retains Lead
As Doris Pugh Rolls
Big Loop Scores

With Doris Pugl1's IA game and
372 set as featured, pace-setting
Club Kavakos trimmed Bratburd
Pig Farms, 2-1, last night at Lafay-
ette to maintain its one-game lead
In the Washington Ladies League.
The Silver Spring roller boosted her
third-high league average to 1854
for ~ games.
Sparked by Lois Gladding's 14S
and 374, runnerup Rich's Barber
Shop nicked champion First Grill,
2-1. Quality Food Shop gained un-
disputed possession of third place
with a 2-1 win over Ballston Sta
dium as erstwhile tied Garvins Grill
and Hessick Coal dropped odd tits
to S. g. H. Parking ana Investment
Building, respectively. Led by Nef
Huff's l28 and 1893, last-place How
ard Cleaners swept Edmonos Op-
tical.
Kitty Kendrick of Edmonds fired
top game of 1853, two pins shy of
Julia Young's season mark, while
Jessie Keith of Hessick tailed high
SET OF $50 TO move among the first
SIX high-average rollers with Ill
plus.
A strike was worth $40 to Walter
Thomas last night at Lucky Strike,
when the Graphic Arts League roller
hit the jackpot on the Gunther
duckpin derby.
Marjorie Littwins lib was the
edge as front-running Statistics
tripped second-place Standards to
increase its lead to two games in
National Capital Ladies loop. Cham
plon Commerce. led by Agnes Thax-
tons highs Of 122 and 31s, trimmed
Navy Blues, 81, to gain a tie for
runnprlln Spot
Evening star., 1944-11-07
Order by King Spurs
Navy in Irish Clash
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. IA high
ranking naval officer poked his head
into the Middies' dressing room just
before the second half. kickoff OF
the Navy-Notre Dame game at Bal
timore on Saturday.
Look, let's win this one," he said
Hey, that's an order" said
Comdr. Oscar E. Hagberg, coach
after the officer left. The middies
won, 32-13.
The officer was Admiral Ernest j
King, commander in chief of the
United States Fleet and chief OF
naval operations, the Maxwell Foot
ball Club was told yesterday by Ray
Swartz, assistant Navy line coach.
Evening star., 1944-11-07
Sears Leg Sound Again,
EuoIes' Title Hopes Rise

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 7.-Cham-
pionship hopes Of the Philadel-
phia Eagles rose when they learned
that their star tackle, Vic Sears,
who has been sidelined with a
broken leg since the Detroit game
September II, would be able to
start practice next week.
DR.. Lloyd Stevens said Sears
may be able to see some service
against the Chicago Bears here
November 26.
Sears, who Joined the Eagles. in
1941 after winning all-conference
honors with Oregon State, has
twice been named on the national
football all-league team
Evening star., 1944-11-07
Dixie Boy Rockets
To Grid Scores
BY the Associated Press.

0s t2ac hSsUCTdtcW FItSS.
ANDERSON, S. c., Nov. Tn
five games, Co-Capt. Bobby Gage
Of the Boys High Yellowjackets
has scored touchdowns with:
A H-yard run, another OF 10
yards, two 65-yard sprints, two
Of go yards, one for 55 and an
other of 40.
In the opening game he ham
died the ball twice and scored
both times.
Evening star., 1944-11-07
Tech Coach Is S. Loser
By Victory Over Navy
BY the Associated Press.

BY the AssOciatcd Press.
ATLANTA, Nov. Tt cost Geor-
gia Techs assistant coach, Bobby
Dodd, IS when the Jackets beat
Navy.
Dodd told the Atlanta Touchdown
Club he bet a friend that Tech
would lose, but the officials just ran
down the field and called interfer-
ence on Navy. giving Tech the ball
on the 1-yard line We scored and
won the game, but I lost my five
bucks"
Evening star., 1944-11-07
Navy Jumps 10 Third.
Back Of Ohio State
In National Poll
BY HARLOD CLAASSEN,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Nov. Army in
creased its standing as the country's
No. collegiate football team in to-
days Associated Press poll while
Notre Dame, the Cadet opponent for
Saturday, skidded all the way to
fifth following its 32-to-13 loss to
Navy
Ohio States beardless civilians
have taken up the task of pursuing
Army in the opinion of the 1O6
football. experts who voted. The
Cadets, who have collected 800
points in their six games, garnered
So first place votes and 974 tallies
In the balloting.
The Buckeyes, undisputed leaders
in the rugged Big Ten race. came
next with 18 selections as, the best
team and an aggregate of 812 points.
Notre Dame, erstwhile leader until
deposed by Army a week ago, was
without single first place vote, but
collected 430 points in the voting.
Navy Jumps to Third.
Navy shot from sixth week ago
to third this time, move that kept
Randolph Field in fourth place de-
spite its 68 to 0 conquest of North
Texas Aggies.
The lower half of the top 10
underwent a huge shakeup with
Bainbridge naval and the 4th Air
Force barging in at the expense of
Georgia Tech, spilled by Duke. and
North Carolina Preflight, Balm
bridges victim Sunday.
The Maryland sailors were sixth,
followed by Iowa Prefiight, Michi-
gan, the California Filters and
Illinois in that order. Georgia Tech
slumped to 18th and the Cloud
busters didn't stop their tumble
until hitting 10th.
Irish Menace Army Standing.
Army's two-week grasp on first
place will be at stake In Saturdays
fray at Yankee Stadium in the an
nual clash with Notre Dame. The
Irish never have lost to both service
schools in the same season. Army,
early favorite, has not scored on
the South Bend Ramblers since
1888
Michigan and Illinois also put
their elite listing in jeopardy in
their clash at Ann Arbor. Ohio
State shouldn't have too tough a
time against Pittsburgh and RAN
dolph Field collides with Maxwell
Field.
The leading teams determined on
a basis of 10 points for each first
place vote, nine for second, etc.
(First-place vote in parenthesis)
Evening star., 1944-11-07
Sports Mirror
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Today year ago Gerard Cote
won national AAU marathon at
New York in 2 hours 80 minutes
35.3 seconds.
Three wears ago-Bob Pastor
decisively outpointed Booker
Beckwith in 1G-round heavy
weight bout in Chicago.
Five years ago-Phil Wrigley,
owner of Chicago Cubs, an
nounced Gabby Hartnett would
be retained as 1910 manager.
Ten years ago - National
League club owners asked j. A..
Heydler to reconsider his resig-
nation as president Of league.
Evening star., 1944-11-07
Mrs. Roney Is Elected
Head of Club Golfers

At a meeting of Washington Golf
and Country Clup Women's Golf
Association yesterday, Mrs. George
Roney was elected chairman.
Other officers chosen were: Mrs
L. E. Hutchison. vice chairman; Mrs.
Charles Olmstead. secretary, and
Mrs. Elmer Jenkins, treasurer.
Evening star., 1944-11-07
Urges Sports to Aid Peoce

CHICAGO. Nov. 7 R.-Harry
Stuhldreher, Wisconsin football
coach and quarterback of Notre
Danes famed four horsemen, has
proposed that a full program of
American athletics be installed in
postwar Europe as a means to a
lasting peace.
Evening star., 1944-11-07
War Fund Coins $4,000
From Chicuqo W Golf

CHICAGO. Nov. THE Chicago
victory national golf tournament
provided contribution of $17,172 80
to the recreational fund for wound
ed veterans of World War II.
1t will be renewed at a club vet
to be named from June 27 through
July l next year.