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Evening star., 1944-11-21
CULTS Set of 399 Gives Boost
Goal of Record AVERAGE

Still Streaking toward a record
average for the Washington Ladies
League, Lorraine GULL, last night at
Lafayette by tying the week-old sea-
son high set of 399 held by Team
mate Jessie Sacrey, skyrocketed her
figures to 1917 for 33 games. Her
champion First Grill quint won two
games from S. & H. Parking losing
the middle tilt when Madge Lewis
rolled 143
Doris Pugh lifted her average
above the lis mark as she fired $50
and 383 to give the pace-setting Club
Kavakos a 2-1 win from Howard
Cleaners. Rich's Barber Shop re-
manned a game behind the leaders
as Lois Gladding's 1862 aided a 81
victory over Ballston Stadium.
Florence Sabean banged out 1856
and 354 as third-place Hessick Coal
nicked Edmonds Optical for the odd
game.
Burt Becker's team No. 7 gained
the lead in the King Pin Ladies
loop with a 81 win from the erst-
while tied Carolina Florists. Staples
Restaurant. with Margaret Carle-
tons 128-326 and Helen Downey's
316 the big wallops, swept Noun,
Rainier Florists to gain second
place tie with Carolina Florists.
AL Lebert's 148 poke gave Dis
tribution the odd game from Station
B in the Pepco loop. Bill Downey
led Station Al to sweep over Sales
and first place 353. Centuries $50
sparked Shops 3-4 win from Meter
Testers
Statistics whitewashed Finance to
maintain first place in the National
Capital Ladies loop, while the Sec
ond-place champion Commerce with
Boo Armstrong posting lis and 312
lost ground in 2-1 win from War
Navy. Third-place Standards aided
by Petty McIntyre's 1l6 and 314
routed Foreign Trade
Echoes from the Dixie Open-Al
Terry made a gallant bid to land
Evening star., 1944-11-21
COLLEGES to Press Grid Pros
After War, Riley Smith Says

He also sees an expanded pro-
gram among the professional teams
and adds that I'VE should look for
the organization of more clubs and
more leagues in the pro field, We
might have, for example South
ern and a West Coast League in
addition to the present leagues"
After the 1886 Rose Bowl game,
in which Smith directed the Grim
son Tide to a 1918 victory over
Stanford. he turned to professional
play with the Redskins, going to
Washington and Lee as head foot
ball coach after three seasons.
He gave up the latter POSITION to
enter the Navy in June, 1912. and
until recently served at various
Florida naval bases.
His home is in Greenwood, Miss.
Evening star., 1944-11-21
PIC a, II CIinch Crowns
In Several Grid LOOPS

Police Boys Clubs Nos. 4 and IL
have made a good record for them
selves in football. No. IL went
through its season in the 105-pound
class undefeated. No. 4 has clinched
titles in the 80 and 15o-pound
groups, and its 125-pounders now
hold half game edge over No. S
and No. II with a week of play re-
naming.
Last weeks results:
90-pcund-No defeated No II. 20:
No. IL defeated No. 5, forfeit. 1852 pound
No, 4 and No; u tied, 90: No. IL de-
fsstsd feated Nc No, 33,e; Monnt Rainier de-
defeated No: ~ 1875; No. 5 and No: II
25-6. 150-pound-No. 4 defeated No. IL,
l4-4: No 70 defeated MerIick. 20.
This weeks schedule: 9O-pound-No.
VS.. No. 70; No. 5 VS.. No. II. ,105 and 125
oound-No. VS.. Mount Rainier: No. s VS.
No. 10; No. II VS.. No. 12. l5O-pound-
No. VS.. Merrick; No. 10 vs. No. 12.
Evening star., 1944-11-21
Mack Sees Good Season
For Athletics in 1945
3y the Associated Press.

B9 IIe hSSOCIattu PfesS,
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 21.-Con-
ME Mack, California-boun for a
three-month vacation, paused last
night to predict a strong 1945 season
for his Philadelphia Athletics and to
scof at reports that he intends to
swap Pitcher Don Black and Catch
er Frank Hayes to Cleveland for
Pitcher Jim Bagby and Out1elder
jeff Heath. -
But I can assure you," he said,
that Hayes isn't going to catch as
often as he did this year. Jim Pru-
EFT, our new catcher, will help him. :"
Evening star., 1944-11-21
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GAINESVILLE, Ga, Nov. Iii
College football after the war will
be comparable to professional play
in caliber and ability with the re-
turn to competition of servicemen,
says 1t. Riley Smith. Alabama's
All-America quarterback in 1885,
former Washington and Lee coach
and Washington Redskin star.
Smith, now assigned to the Naval
Air Technical Training Center here
as security and recreation officer, in
predicting the postwar boom in col
legiate play, points out that. "The
men coming back to college teams
will be from one to three years
older than is customary in college
elevenS."
Evening star., 1944-11-21
Michigan Line Great;
Buckeye Backs Shine
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Nov. 21.-You can take
1t from Doug Mills, athletic director
at Illinois, the Western Conference
football championship will be de-
cided on good line VS.. good back
field basis when Michigan and Ohio
State meet at Columbus Saturday.
Mills should know. Both Ohio
State and Michigan defeated his
Mercury winged Illini-and each by
IA points.
In my opinion" the athletic di-
rector said. Michigan has a better
line. man for man, than Ohio State
But Ohio State, with Les Horvath
back there, has a better backfield
1t is question whether Michigan's
line or Ohio States backfield can
outguess and outplay each other"
Evening star., 1944-11-21
Londis, Wife Will Spend
Holiday in Hospital

CHICAGO, Nov. 21. - Baseball
Commissioner Kenesaw NJ. Lands
and Mrs. Lands probably will have
their Thanksgiving dinner in st.
Luke's Hospital, where both have
been confined for the past several
weeks.
Condition of Lands, who yester-
day observed his 18th birthday ami
versary in the hospital, was reported
highly satisfactory, but he protested
mildly because his immediate re-
lease isn't in sight. Mrs. Lands is
convalescing after suffering a frac-
tured wrist.
Evening star., 1944-11-21

Shooting for an even break on
the season st. Johns rookie-dom
mated eleven will pull out all the
tricks in its bag in gambling for a
win over Gonzaga in their tradi-
tional turkey day duel at Griffith
Stadium.
1t will be colorful spectacle, with
the regiment of Cadets scheduled to
parade on the field approximately a
half hour before the pm kickoff.
If the game follows the pattern of
past years it'll be another neck and
Evening star., 1944-11-21
Hoppe SO Points Ahead
OF Cochran In Cue Tilt

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Nov. 21.-Willis Hoppe
held a 98-point lead over Welker
Cochran today after the opening
Chicago blocks of their 1,500-point
challenge match for the world three
cushion billiards title.
Champion Hoppe beat the San
Francisco veteran in two matches
yesterday, so to Al and so to 46, to
lead, 100 to 1902.
Evening star., 1944-11-21
PVT. Wyrostek Takes
A. A. Batting Crown
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Nov. 21.-Outfielder
Johnny Wyrostek, who left Colum-
bus in mid-August to join the Army
was the 1914 batting champion OF
the American Association with an
average of 1858 in 110 games.
Wyrostek, who bats left-handed
collected 149 hits in 416 trips to the
plate. Outfielder Catcher Boris
Martin of Toledo was next with $50
Wyrostek also set the pace in two
base hits with so. He now is a pri-
vate at Fort Knox, KY, taking me-
chanical training
Rounding out the top 10 hitters
were:
Heinz Becker, Milwaukee infielder, .346
Harold Peck. Milwaukee outfieder, anC
John Marion. st. Paul outfielder, .345
each; Colo Cotelle, Indianspolis-Louis
outfielder. .34a; Alton .Biggs,, Kansas CITY.
Milwaukee in1elder, .341; Wayne Black.
burn. Inoianap polls outhelder 1896; Steve
Barath. Louisville infielder .329. and Free
Reinhart. Toledo outfielder, .327
Evening star., 1944-11-21

years that have passed since he
failed to regain his crown from
Tunney here in 1927, and evil
IDENTIFY no longer concerned with
the length of that count, he told
the Quarterback Club here:
Nobody is to blame for that
long count. The referee was not
responsible for it. Tunney was
not responsible for it, the timer
was not responsible for it. The
Evening star., 1944-11-21
Enen saf pots Army Easily Retains No Grid Spot Navy Goes Second
Grid Rankings Gain
International one
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-The
Associated Press football poll,
which already listed the Anchor
age (Alaska) Times among It's
voters, became definitely inter-
!. national today upon receipt of
ballot from Sergt. Andy Rooney,
sports editor of the Stars and
Stripes in London.
Rooney listed Army, Randolph
Field, Navy, Ohio State, Balm
bridge, Iowa Pref1ight, Michigan,
Southern California, Duke and
Tennessee in that order.
Evening star., 1944-11-21
BY the Associated Press.

by lHe ASSocldttG PTeSS.
CHICAGO, Nov. 21.-Comdr.
Jack Dempsey of the Coast
Guard, one time king of the
heavyweights, came back to the
scene of his bitterest ring disap-
pointment and blamed himself
for that long-argued long
count" loss to Gene Tunney II
years ago.
Apparently mellowed by the
Evening star., 1944-11-21
Detroit U. Will Renew
Football Next Season
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Nov. 21-Detroit U.
again will field football team in
1945 after two-year absence from
the gridiron, its president, the Rev.
William j. Millor, S. j., has an
nounced.
Evening star., 1944-11-21
St. Paul Open Golf Meet
To Be Resumed in 1945

BY the Associated Press.
ST. PAUL, Nov. 21-The st. Paul
Open, one of the most popular
events on the annual golf tourna-
ment calendar, will be resumed at
the Keller course in July with a
prize totaling $4,000 in War Bonds,
worth $500 in cash.
1t became q war CASUALTY in l943
Evening star., 1944-11-21
Turfmon Is Train Victim

PIMLICO, Md, Nov. ali. Kemp
Fowble, who had a small string
quartered here, died early this
morning from injuries sustained
when he was struck by a freight
train last night at Texas. Nd.
Evening star., 1944-11-21
Old Baseball Pals Add to Celebration

party held at the ball club offices mainly was fanny
baseball present among
with the Washington CLUB pesl
dent for trainer of the Mats can ook
upon of Nick Alock oeah OF
major league under Grhhs guidance the greater
parto ...- .., ,;,,
crifhth recalled Martins association with nun
when Mike old New York Hghanders now ne
them said Griffith but pretty Vau-
able bow always ready 10 Jump hto
headed Irishman spolng 1or nsnt i
tn have him room road to be ne De aroua e
hospital nursing cracked mead "el
calned down a 10 still likes to argue
Then Abbott who mas maleeo mn a. srs
country to the other 1or more a "
Abbott probably is baseball manager VINO ever neu ir
ocre payer from a poor minor league job INTO lua'''' ~
league position. 49,, -, ,,..or, rooo,s Ab
When managing Reading of the old Eastern League Az
Brooklyn BOY nao every
thing excent an arm You can't get along aoun
here Abbott told hue 80 get out ana get youlse
handle Here's reease-ano gooo
luck
after the with the washington cluo
become bsebals highest PAID
A Schacht
Evening star., 1944-11-21
Win,Lose or Draw
Griffith at IS Has High Hopes for Mats
By JOHN B. KELLER.

his 18th birthday Clark Griffith
thought the future his baseball club
letting all attention be absorbed by the jolly party his
adopted vice president the NasCavn Griffith
another possible
winning outfit Washington that Baseball had get oil his
mind.
I'm going to stick to this long get around
Griffith declared and when the is believe Washngon
will itself telling factor in the American League You
coming back from the v
the Washington ball club really
hitting the high spots
This sound far fetched view our nnlsh IN m
added I'm saying OF course
that the Improvement can't simply be-
cause rebuild rapidly But I'm conn
dent it won't be long holding heads up again
typical Griffith statement The only major league payer
lost tne Washing
ton club since in 1917 rams may
poke Mats but the rise or 1a ms ns
Grifthand don't mean soe
IN a financial manner.
and matter with him all the way.
Evening star., 1944-11-21
Mats Boss Gets Some Good News

Stanley piloted the Mats to two pennants anu ~oo
championship also guest One OF my ereaies' al ho
hall was the way Bucky the lew present "o
him
believed Mats picked up very
cauabe PLAYER Walter Chppe outeder from Mon
trea has lot of speed throws WELL is hkeN
Harris while man
aging Buffalo League last summer saw uoh oi
considerable hep 10 Washgton
Griffith received birthday present IN message rom
George Case and basesteang specla VINO ece
operation his Trick e1
wrote that operation was fully a
popping out OF the shoue
Joint and that condition to resume MS
as
more anniversaries
Evening star., 1944-02-23
81. Catherine 5 Rated
Tough Foe by Cutters

Ensign Alvin q. Lane, athletic
officer OF the Gusts Bay Coast Guard
Cutters Ice hockey team, is not ex-
pecting any soft game on Sunday
night when his Cutters go against
the st. GATHERINGS Club at Uline
Arena.
Lane secuted the st. GATHERINGS
while on recent trip to Canada
and describes 1t as an all-star COM
bination with remarkable team
work.
The team Is favored by many of
the Dominion's hockey experts to
take the forthcoming Allen Cup
series, said Lane.
It looms as q tough game with
the Cutters anxious to get back into
the winning groove they enjoyed
before last weeks two games against
the Hershey Bears.
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Brown, Greer Contest
Added 10 Turner LIST

A return match between Bobby
Brown, District Negro middleweight,
and Okie Greer, one Of the two
fighters who have defeated him, has
been added to Promoter Joe Turner's
card next Monday night.
Brown has streak of three sue
cessive knockout victories to his
credit, only last Monday having
chilled AL Cortez at Baltimore.
Greer, Baltimore club fighter, has a
victory over Washington's Stoney
Lewis, who also defeated him, as his
most notable triumph here.
Matchmaker Gabe Menendez still
Is seeking heavyweight match to
round out his program Of four eight
FOUNDERS. In addition to Greer
Brown, other bouts send Tommy
Mollis against Bee Bee Warrington
and Harry Diduck and Johnny
Cockf1eld.
Evening star., 1944-02-23
wills Top Candidate
For Armstrong Bout

frankie Wills, District welter-
weight champion. apparently Is re-
ceiving serious consideration In the
search for local fighter to oppose
Henry Armstrong when the latter
returns to fight at Uline's March g..
Others on Promoter Goldie
Ahearn's list Of prospects are Lew
Hanbury, who was chilled in two
rounds by Armstrong before SGT 900
house recently, and Billy Banks.
Hanbury is after the return 60 on
the strength OF his third-round
knockout over Jimmy Collins In
Baltimore three days 4go.
Wills, though, looms as the most
likely choice II the weight question
can be settled. Armstrong has scaled
around 140 in recent eghts while
Wills works around $50 and is not
anxious to take OF too much
poundaRe.
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Rancher Nova Whips
2S9-Pounder Easily
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23.-Lou
Nova OF Los Angeles. former heavy
weight threat who turned rancher,
stepped back into the ring last night
and completely outfought the giant
Ben Moroz of Philadelphia to win
a technical knockout in the seventh
round of a scheduled l0-rounder.
There were no knockdowns, but
Nova, who weighed 2o7. was In con-
troll all the time and continually
shot telling lefts to the midsection
OF Moroz, who weighed 289.
Nova, who twice knocked out Max
Baer during the height Of his career.
was hitting the Philadelphian Ut
will when the referee stopped the
fight.
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Fights Last Night
81 the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BuFFALo: B,Jr,a N YLJoey peralta, 1ss.
135, Buffalo (2); Stanley Ciesiik' I37'
Retroit, knocked out Ted Finley. 15a
Toronto %. o'
Il WHITE PLAINS. N. Y-Johnnv
Price, 1879, Montreal, outpointed Jerry
Parry III Va; New York (s), Freddie
cut Zach Taylor, LIS, New York l6l.
NEW w &YoRK;E,Larry s,;,zryy 4nzalone, l5e.
157A. Valley Stream. N. 7. is): Herbie
kats, h' la5h' New York. outpointed
& JERSEY CITY, N. Rudy Gis-
4ombe, 147,, New York, stopped serst.
Xoe Sniro; i4sA. Chicago 80; Jimmy
Miller. 14s. New York, drew (s).
Z LOS ANGELES.-Lou Nova, 2O7, Los
Hngeles, scored technical Knockout
4ver Ben Moroz, 2ss. Philadeiphia
4 SAN. JOSE, Calif--Billy Born, 1874,
Alameda, Calf;. scored . technical
Los Angeles (6).
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Evans and Sharkey Clash
In Feature Mat Match

Don Evans will be out for another
victory tonight when he meets Babe
Sharkey in the feature rassling bout
at Turner's Arena.
The Yellow Mask, only grappler
ever to toss Evans, will tangle with
War Eagle, colorful little Indian.
The card shows other matches
between Dick Bishop and Carl
Vanskey, Maurice La Chappelle and
Mike Demetre and Johnny Long
and Leo Wallack.
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Frances Wilson Rolls
Game Of 1853 10 Set
Women's Record

Doggedly holding to q one-game
lead in the District Duckpin League
flag chase, the King Pins tonight
will engage Hyattsville at Hyatts-
vile in one of the important
matches carded at 7:3o in the all.
star circuit, while another feature
attraction is slated at Clarendon
with the flfth-place Hi-Skors, still
IN the pennant scrap, aiming to
scalp the runner-up Virginia ag-
gregation.
Two games out OF first place, La
fayette will be host to Red Megaw
and his Chevy Chase Ice Palace
cohorts at Lafayette, while still an
other battle Of major interest brings
the fourth-place Lucky Strikes
against Bethesda Bowling Center at
Lucky Strike.
Greenway, deadlocked in fifth
place with Hi-Skor, invades Brook
land, Temple tricks to Colonial Vii
lage and Anacostia Spillway visits
Arcadia.
Women Open Final Series.
The third and final series in the
Ladies' District League opens to-
night with the front-running Hi
Skor quint, six games in the lead,
visiting Rosslyn, while other matches
will see the second-place Columbians
and the fourth-place King Pins and
ArnoHio or,d tha j,.I r.
Romans in a double attraction at
Arcadia, Spillway at Bethesda,
Rendezvous at Lafayette and Ice
Palace at Lucky Strike against Red
Circle.
Among her many bowling achieve
ments this season, Frances Wilson,
the Women's United States Open
champion. today boasted a season
record game of 1853 in the Washing
ton Ladies' League Cracking Mary
Heine's mark of 1854, the Takoma
star also posted top set of 387 to
give the Bratburd Pigs 81 win
over Edmonds Optical.
Grill Teams Tie for Lead.
In the keen pennant scrap in
Washingtons oldest woman's duck
pin loop First Grill and Garvin s
Grill, rolling at Lafayette, moved
to first-place tie with respective
sweeps over S. g. H. Parking Center
and Spunds Market as the erstwhile
leading Hessick Coal dropped all
three to H. g. j. Construction. Bing
Moen, newly crowned Lorraine GULL
Stake champion, led First Grill with
354, while Lucille Young, runnerup
in last Sundays big tournament at
Lucky Strike, aided Garvin's with
348. Gladys Lynns 1874 and 343
helped H. & j. to sink Hessick.
Posting gross 416 sets in a Rhode
Island Avenue Businessmen's pre-
liminary, Bill Beatty and Clarence
Purdy became the first to win their
S. entrance fees in the 10th annual
Dutch Sherbahn Handicap to be
held Saturday and Sunday at Ia
koma Recreation.
Purdy, with 382 from scratch,
turned in the big blows as Schall's
ESQ whitewashed Mullins BARRIERS
while Beatty, with 388, prevented
Julius Lansburgh from scalping
Kronheim. The pace-setting Plaza
Rockets trimmed Jernigan Cleaners,
81, with Ruddell's top single Of 148
salvaging the losers lone game. Bob
Miciotto was tops with 391, but was
on the losing side as McGolrick
Plumbers dropped the odd game to
r. A. Higdon.
Evening star., 1944-02-23
King Pins Holding Slim Bowling Lead, Invade HysttsuIe
Sports Mirror
~ the Associated Prsss.

~ the Associated Prsss.
To-day . year aso-Johnny
Mize, New York Giants first
baseman, called by his draft
board for physical examination.
Three years ago-Jug Nc
Spaden won the 54-hole Thomas-
vile Coli Open with . card Of
207.
Five years ago-Long Islands
backet ball team whipped .Balti-
more, 1874, for 10th straight
victory.
Evening star., 1944-02-23

Irish Attract 504, 900
Notre Danes 1943 football team
played before 504 900 fans.
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Service, Government Girls
Sports Guests Of 6. W.

Wednesday nights have been desig-
mated as Girls Sports Night at G.
w. U. The programs are sponsored
by the Women's Athletic Association
of the university and will be rre-
sented by the George Washington
Athletic Recreational Organized
Services.
All service and Government
women are welcomed. The program
starts at 8 pm. A variety of sports
will be featured. Tonight will be
given over principally to basket ball.
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Service Fives Open Tourney

MACON, Ca, Feb. 23 lR.-The
Camp Stewart Sky-Busters and the
Camp Wheeler Wolves open the
Southeastern servicemen's basket
ball championship tournament here
today In the first clash between IA
teams battling for the chance to
play In the National AAU tourney
In Denver in March,
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Hickey Paying Surprise
Call Upon Carpenter

BY the Associated Press.
WILMINGTON, Del, Feb. 23.-
Branch hickey, president Of the
Brooklyn Dodgers, arrived mere last
night for what he called "a little
business trip"
He declined to discuss the nature
ofsthe business, but said he prob
ably would run into Bob Carpenter"
touay. Carpenter, owner of the
Pnillies. said he hadn't known of
Rckey's arrival and had no sched-
uled business with him,
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Ring Referee FoIIs
Dead During Bout
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
JERSEY CITY, N. j., Feb. 23.
Michael Bozza Of Newark, who
fought 20 years ago as q light
weight under the name OF Mickey
Donley, died last night while ref
ereeing q bout at the Grotto
Auditorium.
Bozza, At, fell over backward
while offlciating IN the eighth
round Of bout between Welter-
weights Jimmy Murray and
Stanley Miller, both Of Brooklyn.
The fight was in it's last 80 sec
onds. Both fighters rushed to
him and DR.. Harry Cohen, police
surgeon. pronounced Bozza dead.
Chief Referee Paul Cavalier de-
clared the bout q draw.
Evening star., 1944-02-23
.Quints With Same
Coach May Clash
BY the Associated Press.

HEBRON, ILL.,, Feb. 23.-Heb-
ron and st. Mary's of Woodstock
are favorites to meet in the finals
Of the district high school basket
ball tournament tomorrow, but
Coach Melvin Stuessy probably
will be buster than the players.
Stuessy, coach at st. Mary's
for several years, took over the
added duties of tutoring Hebron
this season after school ofilcials
couldn't fill a vacancy on the
athletic staff.
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Frisch Has Miner Qperotion

PITTSBURGH, Feb. % R.-Man-
ager frankie Frisch of the Pitts
burgh Pirates was Ia Mercy Hos
pital today for minor surgical
operation. He expects to be in the
hospital two or three days.
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Unbeoten Army Loses
Captain for Week

BY the Associated Press,
WEST POINT, N. Y, Feb. 23-
Ed Christi, 6-foot-4-inch captain
and center of the unbeaten United
States Military Academy basket ball
team, suffered a broken right thumb
IN Saturdays game with Villanova
and will be lost to the team for
a week.
Bill Ekberg, 2 inches taller than
Christi and also from Minneapolis,
will start in the pivot post against
New York U. SATURDAY.