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Evening star., 1944-12-09
Lions, Defeated by OIympics,
Keep Hockey Fans Favor

The fighting Washington hockey
Lions may be stuck in third place
seven points behind the Eastern
League-leading Boston Olynpics
but the youngsters are collecting a
following. A crowd of 2,753, largest
of the season, turned out at Uline
Arena last night to see the Lions alb
sorb 6-to-3 beating from the
Olympics in a rough-and-tu tumble
contest.
Al Smith, Lion wingman who re-
Gently rejoined the squad after being
rejected by his Canadian draft
board, put most of the sparkle in a
Lion attack hampered by the alb
sence of injured Jimmy Wilson and
Sammy Kelly. Smith racked UP two
goals and gave the Beanies trouble
all evening. Pete Long accounted
Tor the other Washington tally.
Story Of the match is told best by
the fact that the Lions goalie, Emile
Francis. stopped Il goal shots while
Evening star., 1944-12-09
Eastern Title, Records at Stoke
As Redskins Bottle Giants

ston, ensational rookie who has
nine pass interceptions to his credit.
Wilbur Moore and Ernie Steele, the
latter Of Philadelphia, have Ave
each and possibly can overtake the
fleet New York youngster. but it
seems unlikely they'll get their hooks
on four errant aerials.
Finally. but not least on the list,
is the punting duel between Len
Younce, Giant guard, and Sammy
Baugh. Younce has slight edge
on the Texan, but Sam missed
couple of early games and really
hasn't been booting the ball in ac-
customed style. On the home lot
and with so much at stake it is al
most foregone conclusion that
tomorrow will see him at his best
The Redskins shifted from the
ball park to Banneker Recreation
Center field yesterday for their
workout because of the rain. Grif-
fifth Stadium's gridiron is covered
with tarpaulin as protection against
| the weather and it won't come of
until the threat of more rain finally
is dispelled
Coach Dud De Groot hasn't be-
cided on his starting lineup. but
probably will send Baugh In at
quarterback at the start, instead of
Filchock, and may use Frank Akins
at halfback instead of Seymour.
Neither Filchock nor Seymour will be
i idle however for last ueek's cI,per
strategy, which went awry when the
field proved unsuitable for trick run
ming stuff, is on tap again tomorrow.
Evening star., 1944-12-09
City Association Election Opens
Week End of Bowling Activity

Weekend bowling activities will
open tonight with the annual elec-
tion meeting of the Washington City
Duckpin Association The session
win be held, starting at 7:45, in the
Victory Room of the Ambassador
Hotel.
All mems leagues in this area are
asked by President George F. Harbin
10 send representatives.
Tomorrow three varied tourna-
ments will provide keen competition
for pin spillers of all classes, with the
sixth Bulletin Bowlers' Victory Le-
gion Handicap scheduled at Alexan-
dria Recreation. the 17th Meyer
Davis women's tournament at Lucky
Strike and the third Bethesda Open
ut Bethesda Bowling Center.
The strong twosome of Lois Glad
ding and Karl Gochenour last night
at King Pin defeated Kitty Kendrick
and Ed Nash, 2-1, to maintain a one
game lead in the al-star King Pin
Mixed Doubles loop. Nash was high
with 154 and 408.
Evening star., 1944-12-09
Basket Results
By the Associated Press.


Bridgewster. 4s; aallaudet. 81.
Normal. "a: Franklin, 20.
Baldwin Wallace, 81; Denison, 40
Oklahoma. Al; Southern Methodist, 4O
Hamlins, go, Carleton, 90.
Qeoreetown,. 20: Morehead State. 81.
Duluth Teachers, 20: Bemidji Teachers, 3s
Ottumwa Naval Air Sta, 62: simpson, 40
Buckley Field, b5: Colorado 4. and NJ, Fl
oiathe Naval Air. 81: Pratt whitney, Is.
WashinEton COLLEGE, II; Fort Miles, 80.
columbi.. a; Union, 42.
Michigan, 50: Romulus Army Air Base, -
Concordia (Ind), AZ: Gifnn, II,
Monmouth (ul). As; st. Ambrose, Is.
villanova Collexe, 81: Phila. Navy Yard, SO
sanaoss rssss 81 s. Ps19at f,asuas e. g.
Lincoln Memorial 40: HiNassee. "a.
Tennessee, a: Tennessee Folly. %.
Southern III. Normal, -: indiana state. A
concordia !st. PauD. ss: concordia Rivel
Cage airsTdeau Teacher. 50: Arkansas
Warrensburg Teach, IS; Westminster. %
Msyville Teachers. A.: concordia tMoor'
Capital. 6s WilminGton. 4s.
Gore Field. Al: Carroll College, Al.
WILDLY Island Naval Air, 81; o. Of wash
Eastern washinxton. ss: Idaho. ss.
Fort Wright. 43: Montana. 3s.
GeiGer Field. So; washington state, 81.
Montans Mines. 81; Montana state. 30.
Waeo amy Ar iii Teasa csrissisn aiGa e
Texas, 81: southwestern, "a.
Winter General Hospital, 4s; Topeka Arn,
ees.n \. IA, AR 50: g We. w..de,sE Az. e. !,
AAF. "A
Evening star., 1944-12-09
Bettino, Parks Wind Up
Work for Monday Bout

Melio Bettina, high-rankinr
heavyweight contender, and Georaie
Parks, local colored slugger, were
scheduled for final workouts today
at the Liberty Athletic gym prior to
awaiting their scheduled 1o-round
boxing feature at Uline Arena Mon
day night at $50.
Bettina impressed onlookers in his
workout at Liberty A. c. YESTERDAY
as he boxed four rounds and
polished of with exercises. How
ever, 1t was Parks who made the
hashiest impression, punching we'll
with both hands, moving around
with quickened step and giving
ringworms the notion that he viii
be at the top of his form for Mon
day's test.
Evening star., 1944-12-09
Nelson, McSpoden Share Lead
In Oakland Golf Tourney

Trailing the co-leaders by stroke
were United States Open Champion
Craig Wood and Mark Fry, Oak
land, Calf. at 139.
In four-way deadlock with 140
were Fred j. Wood. Vancouver, Brit
ish Columbia; Sam Byrd, Detroit;
Mill Wansa, Yonkers, N. Y, and
Harry Bassler, Culver City, Calf.
Sergt. Jim Ferrier, Camp Roberts.
Calf, soldier, whose back nine 81
yesterday was the lowest of the tour
nament. was grouped with four
others at l4l. Ferrier finished sec
ond, stroke behind Nelson, in the
San Francisco Open.
Also in the l41 bracket were Denny
Shute, Akron. Ohio; Leonard Dod-
son, Kansas City, Mo; KY Laffoon,
Chicago, and w. A. Stackhouse,
Seguin, Tex.
Snead Six Shots Behind.
Six shots behind the leaders was
winner of the recent Portland Open,
Sam Snead, with 144, a station he
shared with five others.
Veteran Mike Turnesa of New
York foundered through a disap-
pointing second round and withdrew
without turning in a score. PGA
Champion Bob Hamilton of Evans
vile. Ind, failed to tee off yesterday,
explaining his putting was so inac-
curate that he planned a layoff.
Evening star., 1944-12-09
BY LEWIS r. ATCHIsON.

Not only the Eastern Division title
but an assortment of National Pro
Football League records will be at
stake tomorrow when the Redskins
square OF against the New York
Giants at Grif1ith Stadium
Bill Paschal, the Giants ace pig
skin packer, already has clinched
ground gaining honors for the Sec
ond consecutive year, but several
other items are unsettled and hinge
on the outcome OF tomorrow's game.
There is the field goal title, for ex-
ample. Ken Strong, veteran New
Yorker who returned to the grid
iron after several years of retire
ment to lend his former mates a
helping foot, tops the list with six.
But the Redskins Joe Aguirre has
four and ditto for Philadelphia 8
Roy Zimmerman. There. may be
some activity in this department to-
morrow.
Paschal. too, will cop touchdown
honors for the campaign II he sue
ceeds in breaking down the Tribe s
defense, for he is tied with Green
Bays Don Hutson at nine, but Hut
son has completed his schedule
Paschal last year nosed out Jack
Hinkle for ground-gaining laurels
by q single yard and has been the
big gun In the Giants attack this
year, but the Skins believe they have
an effective defense for his potent
on tackle thrusts.
Still another Giant figuring on q
share of the laurels is Howie Living
Evening star., 1944-12-09
Texas Ags Give Miami
Worst Beating Ever
Hy the Associated Press.


MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 9.-With a
dazzling exhibition Of formation
play, Texas A. and M. last night
routed the University of Miami, 10
to IA, before 10,100 Orange Bowl
Stadium fans in the most crushing
defeat ever inflicted upon q Hurr-
cane team
The Aggies, scoring in every pc
riod. staged a touchdown parade,
with Joe Scott contributing four
touchdowns, Jim Farmer three and
Bob Butchofsky and Gene Spires
two each.
Walt Higgins pushed the Aggies'
final score to 10 by place-kicking 4
points after touchdown.
The best the Hurricanes could do
was q 6-pointer in the second and
another in the ANAL period. Gus
Dielens passed the bali % yards to
AL Hudson for the first Miami
counter and Walter Watt contrib
uted spectacular 85-yard punt re-
turn in the final minutes of the
game for the only other Miami score
Glenn Darlington and Watt plunged
over for the extra points.
Evening star., 1944-12-09
BY the Assoc iat ted Press.

OAKLAND, Calf, Dec. PRO
fessional golf's one-two scoring COM
bination of 1914, Byron Nelson OF
Toledo, Ohio, and Harold McSpaden,
Philadelphia, were back on familiar
ground today rs co-leaders in their
latest tournament competition, the
72-hole Oakland Open.
They were deadlocked at 136 as
they teed OF in the third round of
the $500 War Bonds event at Sc
quoyah, q par TO test.
Nelson led the first round with a
66, McSpaden carding 68- The
former faltered on his second nine
yesterday. missing puts on four
green's to come up with a r. Nc
Spaden, back in form after a long
slump, cracked out a second round
10 to draw up on even terms with
his friendly rival.
A Two-Man Contest.
In today's round and tomorrow S
final round the two were expected to
battle it out for top prize as they
have done in most Of the big 1914
tournaments. Nelson opened as the
popular choice, after bagging the
San Francisco Open last Monday
McSpaden wasn't given much con-
sideration due to poor showings at
both San Farncisco and the preced-
ing Portland Open.
Evening star., 1944-12-09

Lucille Young and Rex Stewart
gained the runnerup spot by win
ming the odd game from Bing Moen
and Tony Santini, while Lorraine
GULL and Bob Miciotto took over
undisputed possession OF third place
by sweeping Ruth King and Al
Terry. Miciotto fired 400.
Pinch hitting for Stimmie Hart
Madge Lewis combined q lusty 376
with Harry Aiken's 401 to sweep
Jessie Sacrey and Paul Jarman.
Charley and Alma Mehler were 2-1
winners from Boots Workman, while
the Frances Wilson-Al Wright COM
bination swamped the erstwhile Sec
ond-place Hiser-Remsburg duo, as
AL hit for 406.
The Keiths Tailed top set of 783
to whitewash the Bichells, with Jes-
sic posting 1863 and Eddie 414.
Jarman fired 391, squirting to the
front over Gochenour with an aver
age of 127-21 for So games. Miss
GULL leads the women with 117-pl1s
Evening star., 1944-12-09
PETE Cooper Pacing
Miami Links Event
with 1-Shot Edqe
BY the Associated Press.

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 9-Pete Cooper
29-year-old Gainesville. Fla, golfer
with three small tournaments under
his wing this year, went after his
first major one today with a one
stroke lead in the $4,000 Miami
open.
Cooper used a rusty 13-yesr-old
putter to advantage in firing a q
under-par So yesterday for 1888
total. A stroke behind was another
unknown, Maurie O'Connor of Belle
vile, N. J.
The big names were much In evil
dence with Johnny Revolta of
Evanston, ILL.,, and Sergt. Dutch
Harrison of Dayton, Ohio, tied with
O'Connor at 139.
Revolta's putting form returned
as he fired 81 to add to his "a
Of the previous day.
Harrison. heavier since joining the
Army but packing the same WALTON
that featured his play in other
tournaments, turned in the days
lowest score OF 66 to place among
the leaders.
Fourteen players were grouped
within four strokes OF Cooper and
20 were under the l45 mark
Bunched at 140 were Tony Penna OF
Dayton, Herman Barrow of White
Plains, N. Y, and Bill Heinlein
of Noblesville, Ind. Five. includ-
ing Henry Picard of Harrisburg
Pa, were deadlocked ut 141.
Morton Bright of Atlanta con-
tinued to pace the amateurs at
145
Tournament oficials cut the field
OF II professionals and Is amateurs
today as So holes remained to be
played.
Evening star., 1944-12-09
Gnke Bowls Way 10 Lead
In $1,000 Tenpin Tourney
By the Associated Press.

bs tne Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. s.-Joe Sinke
Chicago mailman, was perched ator
the fourth annual all-star match
game tenpin bowling tournament
today as it passed the halfway mark
in the four-day round robin finals
Sinke, who was pace setter in the
preliminaries, swept into the front
last night as he boosted his pin total
to 6,570 and his Petersen point total
reached 1920. He had won 2l
games and lost IL at the halfway
mark in the match-game competi-
ton from which will emerge a new
national titlist who will collect 9
$4,000 cash prize from the pool OF
$1,000 set aside when 100 bowlers
from 20 States started firing last
Saturday.
While the five seeded players
dropped behind the leaders among
the 16 hnalists, Sinke WAS closely
pressed by two other Chicagoans-
Pvt. Joe Wilman, now stationed al
Fort Lewis, Wash, but home or
furlough, and Adam Plunge, who
had Petersen point totals Of 14s.4I
each.
Evening star., 1944-12-09
Bio Ten Rules Out AII-Stur Play;
Grid Heads Would Bon Clock

the Standardization of football
rules" (The conference coaches as
serted they regretted" the tendency
of different sections of the country
TO play under different rulesD
That passing be permitted any,
where behind the line, instead of 5
yards back as required in college
play.
That the use of the forearm" in
offensive blocking be eliminated.
This entails bringing folded arms
to bear on an opponents chest)
The rule banning undergraduates
from participating in all-star con-
tests will become effective January
2, 1945, and hence will not interfere
with Big Ten gridders who have
been invited to play in the East
West Shrine game at San Francisco
and the North-South game at Bir-
Oningham, Ala, during the holidays.
DIR. Lorenz New Chairman.
Waived two years ago as a war
measure, the rule makes any ath-
lete who competes for any organiza-
tion other than his school ineligible
in Big Ten competition. In the last
two seasons numerous players COM
peted in all-star football and basket
ball games and returned to their
own campuses for further college
competition.
The committee took this action
because it felt athletes were getting
to the point they thought they could
get away with anything involving
all-star games" said Prof. Frank
Richart of Illinois, committee sec
retary.
The faculty group also elected DR..
w. F. Lorenz of Wisconsin as new
chairman, with Richart renamed as
secretary. Prof. Ralph Aigler of
Michigan was designated as the
Faculty Committees delegate to the
NCAA meeting in Columbus.
The Big Ten championship meets
in tennis and golf were assigned to
Northwestern University, to be held
on Nav 26.
Evening star., 1944-12-09
'Army's Line Superior
To NaV's, Miller Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. o.
Rival Army and Navy line coaches
have agreed that the Cadet eleven
had real line in the season just
closed.
Speaking before the Birmingham
Quarterback Club last night, Army,s
Herman Hickman and Navy's 1t.
Comdr. E. E. rip Miller both
praised the Army line.
"At Army we thought we had a
good line before the Navy game, and
after the game We still thought 50, -
Hickman declared.
Our line was lost sight of because
our backs were staying in the lime
light, but they lived fully up to our
expectations against the Navy"
1t. Comdr. E. E. (Rip) Miller
agreed the Army line was very good
in the Cadets 23-7 triumph over
Navy.
I'VE had very good line at Navy"
he said, but after our game in Bal
timore We knew Army had q better
one"
Evening star., 1944-12-09
0ma Routs Maurieno
Atoning for Beating
Taken in Summer
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Dec. s.-Lanky
loose -jointed Lee Oma, Detroit
heavyweight who has been knocked
out l3 times since he started fight
ing in 1899, is the fistic toast of the
town
Last night, before a $63, ,266 crowd
of 1928, including Champion Joe
Louis, Oma danced. walked, jabbed
and punched his way to a one sided
unanimous nod over Tami Maurielo
of the Bronx. who last September
knocked out the Detroiter in eight
rounds. Oma weighed 1885,, Mau-
riello, l94s4.
Oma in Splendid Trim.
In the September tracas Oma was
sadly out of shape after taking the
bout as q substitute on 48-hour
notice. But last night, glimpsing
heavy money if he got by Tami In
the return scrap. he was as trim as
a thoroughbred
1t was his unorthodox fighting
methods which baffied Mauriello,
Oma, hands at his sides and utterly
relaxed, fought as if he were stroll
ing through park. His eyes were
seldom on his foe as he kept cir
cling to the right. pausing now and
then to flick stiff left to Mauriello's s
face and then follow with a right to
the head.
Near the end Of the second round
Tami caught Oma with left to the
face-the first punch he landed
and Oma lifted his hands in a ges-
ture as If to say, We'll, he can't
miss me all night"
Tami Feinted All Way.
The Detroiter added insult to in
jury by laughing at Mauriello all
through the bout, sticking his chin
out to invite punches and then
beating Tami to the blow. In the
tenth, when Mauriello swarmed In
with furry of rights and lefts, Oma
stepped back, crossed a right to the
face, and Tami lost his mouthpiece
and q tooth.
The referee gave Oma all 10
rounds, one judge gave him and
the other s as the Detroiter assured
himself another lucrative Garden
bout, this time with Joe Baksi of
Kulpmont, Pa, No. l among the
duration heavies.
Evening star., 1944-12-09
Physical Fitness Plan
Made Leading Issue
|0f AAU Meeting
BY the Associated Press.

by LAe ASsOClAbeu FTohS- la
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.. Dec. O.
A Nation wide physical fitness pro-
gram will be scrutinized at today's
session of the seth Annual AAU
Convention and President Louis Di
Benedetto Of New Orleans warned
the delegates I'VE will not leave until
We have committed ourselves, one
way or the other"
The delegates ut the opening ses-
sions were reminded twice Of such
programs need.
1t. Comdr. Carl Olson, former
Pittsburgh University track coach
now stationed at Boston, said in one
speech that I'VE cannot afford an
other physical fitness. depression"
and urged that a commissioner be
named so that our most important
national asset will not be put on the
block again"
Comdr. Frank H. Wickhorst, head
OF the Nays preflight athletic pro-
gram. later asserted that 46 per cent
OF the men aboard one battleship
were unable to swim and that is q
disgrace"
Avery Brundage, former AAU
president, and ]. Lyman Bingham
executive assistant to the president
are chairmen OF committees ap-
pointed to bring program before
the delegates in todays session.
The convention also is expected tt
determine the status OF Claude
Buddy Young's triumph in the
l00-meter dash at New York City in
the national championships last
summer
All six finalists in that race were
disqualified by Starter Jack LayelIe
after a series Of false starts. They
were reinstated, however, and
Young won. Todays meeting will
decide If Young. a University OF
Illinois athlete, triumphed in an ex-
hibition or whether his name shall
be inscribed In the books as q
championship winner. :.
Ward Haylett, Kansas State coach
and chairman Of the Track and
Field Committee. said his group
would turn the problem over TO the
general meeting without comment.
| A total Of Al United States rec
ords also are up for approval
Eighteen are by Ann Curtis of San
Francisco, at swimming distances
from 200 to 1900 yards. Five are by
Alan Ford. Yale's one-man navy
who splashed the 100-yard free style
distance in O:49.7.
Gil Dodds, Boston divinity stu
dent, also is seeking an okay for his
4:06.4 indoor mile, made at Chicago
last March 18.
Evening star., 1944-12-09
South Gets Ace in Title
For BIue-Gray Contest
~ the Associated Press.

~ sAe AssoSl&bSU Efese.
MONTGOMERY. Ala, Dec. o.
Coach Monk Simons. one of the
mentors for the Gray team In the
annual Blue and Gray game, was
all smiles today-he had shared the
services Of Jack Title, Louisiana
State passing star.
IF this boy Title tosses those
passes in the Blue Gray game as he
did against our team recently Q2
straight completions) said Simons.
Tulane coach, "the South can count
a win for its side"
Eddie Gingrich Of Dartmouth and
Jack Burns of Temple. both half
backs. have accepted invitations to
play on the Blue team in the De-
cen,ber 80, renewal of the game.
Evening star., 1944-12-09

rounds f-
Cherry Point) outpointed Herbie Johnsor,
sQuantico Marines), three rounds; JACK
Mcclure NAVAL Torpedo station), outpoirit-
three rounds; Bob Fabian fPatuxent Riyerj
stopped Robert Schlappal Naval Torpedo
Station). second round; Charley Oddenino
Cousins lunattached}, three rounds. @'i'n
147-pound class---Miit Sprotxer (Patux-
ent River oVtpointed Robert Jackson
SWAsnington =. CO, three rounds; Powell
knocxed out Endeli, 2S seconds. second
SENIOR DIVISION.
135.pound clasS--Blackie Annisi fQuan-
tico Martnes) knocked out Danny Clover
lAnacostia Naval Air stationl, ], minute "a
seconds, second round : N-fs
H7-Pcund class-Gii Napier (Fort BEL
voir), forfeited to Tavern Roach (Cherry
Point Marines)
Evening star., 1944-12-09
Fights Lost Night
By the Associated Press,

6S me Associated Press.
NEW YORK--Lee oms, 1864, De-
is4I. New York, 1873, Jamaica, n.
MILwAuKEE-Juste rontstn,
l33A. Milwaukee, outpotuted Gene
Spencer, 1882. Chicago, TO- Jimmy
Snerrer, 147, Milwaukee, knocked out
Billy Grier. $50, Detroit. /.
NEW ORLEANS.-Elmer Ray, la5.
Hastings, Fla, T,K,O. Jimmy williams,
2lS. Chicago, f.
PHILADELPHIA. - Jimmy Collins.
l32, Philadelphia, outpointed Bob Jen-
ninss. 1872, Philadelphia, s., Danny
psylin; Us. Allentown, Pa. TKO.
Billy E Warnsr. . l74h, Philadelphia. 5.
Philadelpbia, outpointed Jesse Moraney,
14eA. Harrisburg, g. Stoker Robin
son. 1921, Philadelphia, TK.o. Bill
Perry, 1872, Baltimore, ..
AUGUSTA, Me.-Raiph Walton, 136.
Montreal, outpointed Johnny Mara. f3f,
Boston, 10. Joe Murray, 13a, Lewis
ton, outrpinted Lefty NORM, 137. Au-
WoRcEsTER. Mass-Bobby Lsk,n.
iaS' New York T,K.o. Johnny Green,
las; Bunalo, 8. Frnakie Ross, l5I,
Boston; outpointe6 Ernie Kapps, i55,
LAWRENCE, Maa-Jimmy nu,,,s.n
10, Lowell, knocked out Abe Overland
$50. New York, 3 Tommy Moore
1874. Boston, knocked out Al sforza,
HOLLYWOOD. caiif.-Paul zep,,,
lss, Mexico City, awarded TK.o. over
Eddie Hudson, "a. Los Angeles 6.
Evening star., 1944-12-09
Vanderbilt Plans Return
To Southeast Football
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne AssOclated Press.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. g.
Vanderbilt's Commodores, once q
power in Southern football, may re-
turn to the gridiron next season.
While DR.. C. c. Carmichael
chancellor Of Vanderbilt, declined to
comment, representatives of several
Southeastern Conference members
In session here, said Vandy was
negotiating for 1s45 games.
Vandy f1elded informal football
teams In 1943 and again this year
and is the only SEC member that
has not returned to football compe-
tition, which was abandoned in
1912.