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Evening star., 1944-02-17

AS a warning to newly elected
golf club presidents, John Beer
OF the Newark. N. j., Call reports
that Carl Waltz was. seven
handicap player. when he was
named prexy of the Crestmont
club. but his game went to pieces
under the impact of constant
reminders of what improvements
the course needed. Jerry Wat
tiers. an s0-shooter when he. took
office at Forest Hill, had trouble
breaking 80 after a two-year
term and Joseph G. Young shot
q fair game when he was elected
president of Shackamaxon. After
one year he took up fishing.
Ensign AL Horwitz, former
Oklahoma U. wrestler, reports
that a wealthy friend in India,
where he Is stationed. recently
invited him to go on a tiger hunt
with all expenses paid--funeral
included. AL declined.
Marriage of Soldier Jim Will
liams and WAC Amanda Anclin
at Fort Sheridan led right to
court. Within a few days after
the wedding Williams inter-
rupted the honeymoon to play
forward on Fort Sheridan Bakers
and Cooks basket ball team while
Mrs. Williams played for the
WAC cagers.
Evening star., 1944-02-17
|PaschaI's Gains Here
Get Him Loop Title

Bill Paschal, New York Giants
rookie fullback, is certified az the
National Football Leagues leading
ground gamer for the ls43 season in
final figures released by the loop.
He won the championship by
scant yard over Jack Hinkle, Phil
pitt halfback.
Paschal gained half his season to-
tai of 572 yards in lat attempts in
the last two games against WASH
Iington. His total in the final game
was 90 yards. He missed one game
because Of injuries, and was in only
one play in the November 7 tilt
against Detroit. He gained 2 yards
on that, just enough to put him
ahead of Hinkle in the final tabula-
ton.
Hinkle posted 571 yards in 116 tries
to get an average OF 40 yards to
Paschal's 80. Harry Clark of the
Chicago Bears was third with 556
yards. Paschal has another season
league record, with 118 yards in "A
attempts in one game. the first New
York Washington meeting, including
54-yard touchdown run that de-
cided the game. Philpitt unseated
the Bears as ground-gaining champs,
lpiling up 1,73O to 1851. The Bears
average Of 80 was best In the league.
Evening star., 1944-02-17

letter, but says it never was sent, to
New York authorities regarding his
control of Aaron's affairs shortly
before the recent Perry-Addeo fight
in New York.
AS to Perry's age, records at Police
Boys Club No. and at the Garnet
Patterson School show his birthday
as March 81, 1926, which would
make him II at present. On q
physical examination card dated
June IA, 1910, at the Twelfth Street
YMCA, Aaron's age is given as 13
and an entry blank for the AAU
boxing tourney last February listed
his age as Is. District Boxing Com
mission records give his age as Ia
since last June.
Harris appearance before the
District Boxing Commission with
his power Of attorney apparently
brought before that body the age
question. The commission wrote
the county clerk at Monroe, N. c..
Aaron's birthplace, for records, but
none was available. So pending
Qualification Of the situation the
commission, according to member
Thomas Morgan, had to suspend
Perry.
Perry told Star reporter last
night that he still is II and tina,
he never has registered for selectivt
service as he would have done were
he 18
Evening star., 1944-02-17
BY HUGH FULLERTON, Jr.

NEW YORK. Feb. II (P.-Dan
Ferris predicts the 1000 yards
will be the big event of the AAU
indoor track meet here February
rs with Johnny Fulton, Joe
Nowicki, Rudy Sirnms, Les Eisen-
hart and Jim Rafferty, in the
field as opposed to the old Dodds-
Hulse-B Durham act in the mile.
You'd hardly convince jug
McSpaden and Byron Nelson that
golf amt what it used to be.
For Is tournament rounds so far
this winter, not counting the
Phoenix playoff, McSpaden has
averaged 68.75 strokes and Nell
son eo.06.
Today's guest star-Don Dona-
ghey. Philadelphia Evening Bull
letin: Suppose baseball monts
de bench we're to be restyled in
the dog show manner. We might
then have Oh. Donora Stan
Musial of Red Bird, Oh. Spud
Top -Em-Ah Chandler of Nc
Carthy, Oh. Loudspeaker Du-
rocher of At Leo, Ch. McGilli-
cuddy Bide-a-wee Try Again and
Gadabout Newsom of Bobo.
The National Football League
is thinking about overhauling its
statistical system to include yard
age, touchdown passes, percentage
Of interceptions and q few other
odds and ends in deciding the
passing champions next fall.
The grid Dodgers have just
signed j. D. Langley, a tall, 215-
pound tackle from Chattanooga
University. Langley looks like q
wrestler, teaches art, writes
poetry and has had one Of his
songs published. Now II he can
Evening star., 1944-02-17
1000 Yard Race Seen as AAU Meet TopIner

just play football" adds Coach
Pete Cawthon, I'VE will have a
colorful player"
Billy Gibbons, old Mike Glib
bons' son and a pretty good mid
dleweight himself, recently re-
turned after a year as a ship
worker in Alaska and promptly
joined the marines. He is Mikes
fifth son to become a marine and
Nat (Ring Magazine) Fleischer
says that puts st. Paul, Mimi,
in the No. l spot for having
brother-boxers in the armed
forces. Besides the five Glib
bonses st. Paul has four OHara
brothers. one of whom was in the
battle of Tarawa.
Parson Gil Dodds, the miller,
has named his new son John
Lloyd after Gil's two coaches,
Jack Ryder and Lloyd Hahn.
Rex Whitworth, star English
hurdler from Cambridge Uni
versity. will get his first taste of
American track competition this
winter as a member of the Iowa
U. team. He's studying medicine
there. Charles Mitsos, recently
signed to pitch for the Newark
Bears, was born in Albania and
went to college at Alabama be-
cause the name reminded him of
his native land.
Evening star., 1944-02-17
Grudge Hockey Is Due
AS Beaten Cutters
Play Bears Again

They have a good ice hockey feud
going now between the Curtis Bay
Coast Guard Cutters and the Her
shey Bears. It was good on the
Uline Arena ice last night when the
Bears took 20 verdict to end the
Cutters five-game winning streak
here. 1t was good again In the
dressing room when some Of the
boys INDUCED in fisticuffs after the
game and it promises to be good
again tomorrow night when the two
clubs tangle in a hastily arranged
return match at Uline's.
Four thousand customers were on
hand last night to watch the Bears.
Eastern division leaders in the
American League, skate to victory
over the Cutters and q majority
Of them likely will be back to-
morrow night. Both scores In the
hotly contested scrimmage came in
the second period. The first was
coated heavily with luck, but the
second was legitimate enough.
Bud Jarvis got the first goal when
wild shot bounced of the stick Of
Art Coulter, Coast Guard defense
man, into the net only So seconds
after the start of the second period
The other score was timed at 1855
of the same frame when Frank
DAILY fred a rebound past Frankie
Brtmsek, Cutter Roalie.
Nick Damore, Hershey goalie, was
plenty busy Tending of Coast Guard
shots in earning the shutout.
Evening star., 1944-02-17
WI. Track Team Starts
By Beating Episcopal

Westinghouse High thinclads
opened the high school track season
by taking a 1927 win at Episcopal
yesterday. The Generals were first
in all except 2 of the 10 events.
This was the first dual meet lost
by the Maroons in several years.
5o-yard dash-Won by Brown (W L);
second, Bait tE.) third-place tie between
Launi and Dick tW. L.. Time. 0:05S.
440-yard run-Won by Broyles tE);
second. Hayes Nv. L.; third, Dowling (W.
L.. Time, 0:566.
sso-yard ,run-Won by ,Branic, tw. -;
second :, Her Horte (W. Lo third, Wilson (E).
Mile run~won bv Dudley wv. L.: sec:
w W1W. L.b. Time, me- 5:os.s. D'' ''''1' eA' "''D
E) second, Sparks Nv. L.: third. Nc
Carthy w L.. Time. O:O67
cs5Sy 5SyaFd " hsp m ssGsns jSnss ~ Ms
Mile reIay-Won by W, L. Dowlins,
Brisbane. Broyles Dick. Time 3;5Os.
Shot -puts-Won by Gerber Nv. L.; sec
LD. Distance, 45 feet 9l5 inches.
ond southon tE);. third, Branic (W. L..
Distance, :. feet 6 inches.
ond. stu1l Nv. Ib " third. "s Lee Nv. T.. f..
Height ~ feet 3 inches.
Evening star., 1944-02-17
Six Quints 10 Contest
|For Southeast Title
In Event March "a
BY the Associated Press.

oS tue AsSOClatsQ presS.
LEXINGTON, KY, Feb. 17.-Six
teams will play In the annual South
eastern Conference basket ball
tourney at Louisville March "a, B
S. Shively, conference chairman,
has announced.
The Kentucky athletic director
said the following had notified him
they would send teams: Tulane,
Louisiana State, Georgia, Georgia
Tech and Vanderbilt. Kentucky
will complete the bracket.
All the games will be played at
night, with two games March 2,
two the next night and the finals
March 4. The tournament COM
mittee will meet here February n
to make the pairings.
The victor in last years tourney,
Tennessee, dropped basket ball as
an intercollegiate sport this season
because OF manpower shortage.
Little inside dope on comparative
strength of the teams will be avail
able preceding the opening Of the
tourney because most Of the teams
have played curtailed schedules.
Kentucky has played only IA games,
with one more scheduled, but none
of its games was with a conference
team.
The tourney dates were changed
from the last week of this month
to accommodate Georgia Tech and
Tulane whose Navy student-players
could not obtain campus leave for
the earlier dates.
Evening star., 1944-02-17
Purdue Court Lead Endangered
By Drastic Navy Travel Rule

lead with seven wins and one loss,
pondered transportation problems
today. He was hopeful arrange
ments could be made to have the
normal travelling squad available for
both important games, which will
have direct bearing on the title
race. If precise connections can be
made on the roundabout schedule
from Lafayette to Chicago to Iowa
City, then from Iowa City to Chicago
to Madison, Wis.-Lambert will not
have to use reserves for the most
part in one game and regulars tn
another.
1owa's hopes of sharing the con-
ference crown rest on the outcome
OF tomorrow nights engagement
with Purdue. The Hawkeyes, geared
by the conferences two leading
scorers, Dave Danner with 157 points
and Dick Ives with 1856, have won
seven games and lost two-taking
both defeats at Ohio State last week.
Both Iowa and Wisconsin, also
with To record, can point exclu-
sively for Purdue, since the games
are the only ones on their schedule
this week end.
Ohio State, with an 80 record,
will close its Big Ten season tomor-
row and Saturday at Illinois.
Minnesota is host to Indiana In a
two-game series also.
Northwestern, operating without
Otto Graham, will try to strengthen
its contending record of 6-1 against
Michigan at Evanston Saturday. 1t
Is the only game for both schools
this week end.
Evening star., 1944-02-17
Basket Teams Rushing
Into D. {. Tourney

The first day after the announce
ment Of the District of Columbia
amateur basket ball championships
which begin March for both men
and women. II teams called in their
entries and before the February
20 deadline it is expected that the
number will exceed last years total
of 80.
Many of the local high school
tossers are expected to enter under
different boys club names. The
best local teams will be placed in
class A, while the high school quints
will be class B.
Service and civilian teams inter-
ested in participating should call
Republic 1900 Name of team ad-
dress and telephone number OF
manager should be given.
Evening star., 1944-02-17
Coast Guard, FBI Nab L. U. Tossers Get 9h
Y Centennial Games In Row in League

In the opening program of the
YMCA Centennial basket ball tour
nament last night FBI whipped Navy
c. O.'s, 1928. while Coast Guard
trounced DEMI., 5l-18.
At the end of the first half in the
feature FBI was leading only by
22-1S, but rallied in the last half as
Cooper paced its attack with IL
points. In the second game Cotton
was high for Coast Guard with 81
points
Leonard w. De Cast, general Sec
retary of the Metropolitan YMCA
area, opened the ceremonies with a
brief resume of the history of the
Y since its origin in London in 1874
Other speakers we're Lee Penning-
ton, inspector with the FBI; R. W.
Foster. physical director of the Y:
r. E. Myers. executive secretary o.
the Central Y and w. w. Bousman,
assistant physical director. An ex-
hibition of the game as played in
1892 was given by members of the
Y team,
Evening star., 1944-02-17
Hoeberg, Recently Sub Skipper,
Okuyed as Navy Grid Coach

The new mentor, member Of the
Navy varsity in 192S-29-30, was an
aide to Maj. Emory E. Larson at
Annapolis In 1899, and previously
coached the Sailor plebe and junior
varsity outfits.
Thus 1t was expected that he
would retain the Nays single-wing
system, with its occasional T forma-
ton variations, since a fairly siz-
able number Of Whelchel's 1943
squad will return next fall. In nine
games last year Navy lost only to
Notre Dame, for one of the best sea-
sons in the Midshipmen's football
history.
Hagberg will have plenty OF ma
terial, especially backs. His line
will require attention, for six reg
ulars have departed, leaving only
Guard Ben Chase, who was named
captain-elect of the 1874 squad.
The new coach, who has been with
the fleet several years, is a 6-foot
native Of Charleroi, Pa, where he
was born December 1S. 1908. He was
an all-around athlete at Bethany
(W. Va) College before entering the
academy. where he also played
basket ball and lacrosse.
Evening star., 1944-02-17

You guessed it! Catholic U. won
another basket ball game last night.
1t was six in a row for the Cardinals
as they trimmed Johns Hopkins
T-37, and nine straight in the
Mason-Dixon Conference.
There was nothing to it last night
on the Brookland court as the Red
birds trampled the Blue Jays for the
second time this season. Those IT
points were the best they've done
this year. although they had such
previous high scoring efforts as 65
and g..
Hopkins had slight early lead,
but nobody was fooled, and soon the
Cardinals went winging. Dick
Scanlan gunned through 20 points
and Fred Rice tailed 1s, and a
couple of other boys had better
than 10.
Evening star., 1944-02-17
By the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. 1.-THE
Naval Academy announced officially
today the appointment Of Comdr
Oscar Emil (Swede> Hagherg as
head football coach, thus confirming
reports which have been widely cir
culated for many weeks.
Hagberg, submarine skipper who
recently returned from active duty
in the Pacific, was versatile Navy
grid performer Is years ago and g
former assistant Middle football
coach.
In a statement from the superin-
tendents Office, the academy an.
nounced that the erstwhile fullback
end and tackle had been assigned to
the foreign languages department
with additional duty in the depart.
ment of physical training as heac
football coach. ="
Hagberg, who succeeds Capt. John
E. Whelchel. was visiting his homt
town of Follansbee, w. Va, when
the announcement came today, but
others on the coaching staff indi-
Gated he would disclose spring foot
ball training plans soon after hi.
return about February Is.
Evening star., 1944-02-17
Bucks Brown Seekino
Commission in NAVY
BY the Associates. Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. l7.-Foot-
ball Coach Paul E. Brown of Ohio
State said he had applied for a Navy
commission and had taken a pre-
liminary examination.
Brown was reclassified from ga
to IA by his Massillon draft board
President Howard Bevis Of Ohio
State later asked that Brown be
deferred, but this request was with
drawn at the coach's request.
Considered as candidates for
Browns coaching job are members
OF his staff, which now consists OF
Paul Bixler, Carroll Widdoes Fritz
Mackey and Ernie Godfrey. All ex-
cept Bixler are over the maximum
draft age.
Evening star., 1944-02-17
Tigers Hoover Passes
Army Exam.; 0'Dea
OF Cards Rejected
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. TIT
looks like I'm in," commented joe
Hoover, 27-year-old shortstop for
the Detroit Tigers, reporting he had
passed. his preinduction physical
examination for the Army.
Hoover, married and the father
of a 2-year-old daughter, is work.
ing In the refinery construction de-
partment Of an oil company.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Feb. II (P).-
Ken ODea, No. / catcher for tho
st. Louis Cardinals, has been re-
jected for military duty because Of.
a hernia. He is married and father
Of three children. He lives in Avon.
NEW YORK, Feb. II R.-Ewald
Pyle, southpaw pitcher obtained by
draft from the Minneapolis Ameri-
can Association club, had signed
his 1914 contract with the New York
Giants. He has 4-F classification
WYCKOFF, N. j., Feb. II P).-
Johnny Wander Nicer, Cincinnati
pitcher, said he had not yet been
instructed to report for induction
into the Navy, although his three-
week postinduction furlough expired
yesterday. He is married and has
a child IS months old. ,
BOSTON, Feb. II R.-Third
Baseman Jim Tabor, resident of
nearby Milton, Is the third Boston
Red Socker' to sign a 1914 contract.
Others signed are Pete Fox and
Tony Lupien.
GREENSBORO, N. c., Feb. II A,.
Relief Hurler Mace Brown has
signed his 1914 contract with the
Boston Red Sox.
BOSTON, Feb. II R.-signed
contract Of Ftrst-string Catcher
Clyde Kluttz Of Salisbury, N. c., has
been received at the Boston Braves
ONCE. Kluttz Is married and 4-F,
PITTSBURGH, Feb. II R.-
Pitcher Nick Strincevich and Out
fielder Jim Russell have returned
their signed contracts to the Pirates.
Evening star., 1944-02-17
Catholic League Till,
High Games PIayoffs
Promise Hot Going
BY GEORGE HUBER.

High school basket ball at its hot
test and best Is on tap for the next
10 days here. Finals of the Catho-
lie League race come up tonight
lPlayohs for the District public high
crown are tomorrow and Saturday
might and next week comes the big
Ifeature Of the schoolboy court year
The Evening Stars Metropolitan
championship tournament.
The season Is ending in a real
blaze OF basket ball and by next
Saturday night Tech gymnasium,
scene Of all this activity, likely will
be rocked loose from its founda-
tions. To accommodate the big
crowds due at these games the seats
along che side Of the Tech court are
being put up today and will remain
up throughout. next week.
st. Johns and Gonzaga meet to-
night at 8 o'clock in the last game
OF the Catholic League. Gonzaga
won the first between these two hot
rivals by a four-point margin and
will lock up the title If again a win
ner tonight. If the Cadets triumph.
the two will be tied as last night st,
johns eliminated Georgetown Prep
in 31-2l tussle.
Wilson Nips G. w. High,
Both st. Johns and Gonzaea al
ready have accepted invitations to
compete in next weeks Star tourney
Two more tourney quints see action
tomorrow night in semifinals of the
Rlgh school race. Wilson and East
ern, tied for first place at the end
OF the round robin series, meet Tech
and Coolidge, respectively. The win
ners OF these two games tangle for
the schoolboy title on SATURDAY.
night. If some team other than
Wilson or Eastern takes that cham
pionship, it also will be invited to
the Metropolitan tournament.
Wilson showed itself a very hot
article for tomorrow and Saturdays
decisive action by winning its ninth
straight game while ending George
Washington Highs 12-game winning
string, 1892, yesterday. G. w. Is
another team to play in The Star
meet. 1t nosed out the Tigers, 81
1S, earlier this season.
The two went neck and neck
through yesterdays game, with Will
son leading, 1914, at the half. With
only a minute to 60 the Presidents
were ahead, 32-31, but Tom McLar-
ney pulled Wilson from the fire by
sinking long set shot. Stu Brown.
as usual, paced Wilson's scoring with
13 points. while Joe Hensley ac-
counted for 16 of G. WIS points.
Evening star., 1944-02-17
Kentucky, Oklahoma Ags
GET Garden Basket Bids

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Kentucky,
winner of 13 out of IA games, and
Oklahoma Ags, led by 7-foot Bob
Kurland, have been extended invi-
tations to compete in the national
invitation basket ball tournament
at Madison Square Garden, March
16. 20, % and 26.
Kentucky's only defeat was in
f1icted by Illinois. which was beaten
by the Wildcats in return game.
The Aggies' record shows 18 VIC
tories and three defeats.
Evening star., 1944-02-17
Newark Obtains CoughIin
To Play Against Bears

Jim Coughlin, former st. Joseph,s
College star, has been added to ths
Newark basket ball roster to play
against the Washington Bears Sun.
day at Turner's at 4:30.
Coughlin, who is feet 3, ran All
America George Senesky q close
second with his sharpshooting
while at st. Joseph's.
The Bears are after their third
straight, having defeated the Cleve.
land Chase Brass quint and the
West Point Army Post team In re.
cent tits.
Evening star., 1944-02-17
Age Dispute, Managerial Muss
Bar Perry From Banks Fiiqht

Because 1t appears he's only II
years old, Aaron Perry, sensational
District Negro welterweight, Is hav-
ing his boxing career halted at least
temporarily. Best available records
indicate Perry won't reach 18, age
required by District law for profess
sional fighting. until next March 81,
and until such time as the age ques-
ton is cleared he is suspended by
the District Boxing Commission.
That means the big fight sched-
uled next Monday night at Uline
Arena between Perry and Billy
Banks Is on. This though, is only
one angle Of the Perry ease that
crashed into District boxing ranks
last night and left every one in 4
dither.
AS has happened to many a good
fighter before him.. Perry found him.
self with too many managers and it
was the controversy over this that
brought to light the age question.
Perry's original contract for a man.
ager was signed by his mother, Mrs.
Flonnie Perry johnson, with Harry
Garsh, under whom Perry in the
last eight months has become a very
hot article with bids for his services
coming from numerous points. There
even was possibility he would meet
Henry Armstrong next month.
Harris Won't Give Up Paper.
On February /, however, Mrs.
johnson signed power Of attorney
giving Herbert Harris, colored, one
time manager Of few fighters here,
control over young Aaron's financial
and business affairs. Four days later
she revoked this power Of attorney.
Last night she told Star reporter
that she signed the power of attorney
thinking it was q paper regarding
another son, l3-year -old Harry
Perry. She didn't read it, she said,
because she in the past had signed
so many papers and cards for her
sons in connection with Police Boys
Club and YMCA activities, and
thought this just was another. She
further said that she was well salts
fed with Garsh and wanted him to
manage Aaron's affairs. Aaron also
wants Garsh as his manager.
Harris said last night, however,
that the power of attorney still is
valid in that 1t gives him control
of Perry's affairs until he reaches
81. He claimed he suddenly hadn t
become interested in Aaron because
of Aaron's financial successes, but
because he had seen too many fight
ers get the short end of deals with
managers and didn't want 1t to
happen to Aaron. 1t was his in
tention, he said. to have a bank
appointed guardian Of Aarons for
tunes and get an accounting Of his
financial affairs.
Garsh said that Aaron's financial
affairs are in good shape and that
all his earnings are In a bank under
Perry's name.
Despite Mrs. Johnson's expressed
views regarding Garsh. Harris would
not tear up his power Of attorney
because he feared legal complica-
tions and because he claimed
threats and intimidation" from
Garsh.
Harris admits having written q
Evening star., 1944-02-17
Western Quintet Drubs
Frederick High, 37-21

Western Highs basket ball team
turned in its second straight by
downing Frederick High, 1921, here
yesterday. Jack Castro tossed in 10
points to lead the Red Raider.
1t gave Western a perfect record
against teams outside the District
public high series.
Evening star., 1944-02-17
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Feb. 17.-Purdue may
be forced to split its basket ball
squad in order to play at Iowa to-
morrow and at Wisconsin Saturday
night and still adhere to the Navy
rule prohibiting absence of Viz
students from their base for more
than 48 hours.
Ward Lambert, who has coached
the Boilermakers into the Big Ten