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Evening star., 1944-02-21
Star Staff Photo.
Twenty Stake Races
Set for Combined
Maryland Meet
BY the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, Feb. 21.-Twenty
stake races, headed by the $4,000
added Preakness and the 100000
added Dixie Handicap, will be run
at the combined Maryland meeting
at Pimlico April 21-May 13, Harry
A. Parr, Sd, president of the Mary
land Jockey Club, announced today
Average daily purses for the 28-
day meeting will approximate $22,-
900, Parr said, making a grand total
of more than half million dollars
in disbursements.
Pimlico, located in Baltimore
again will play host to Laurel
Havre de Grace and Bowie, the
three other major Maryland courses
whose locations are away from met
ropolitan centers and difficult to
reach because of wartime gas ra-
tioning and bans against special
trains and buses.
Other major attractions listed in
clude the Chesapeake Stakes, a
recognized rby-Preakness trial
SIS 900; the Philadelphia Handicap
and Pimlico Oaks, each $4,000
Others scale down to $4,000 and
s5 900.
Minimum purses will be $1,000.
Nominations for stakes will close
March IS, with the exception of the
Preakness, which has a supple
mentary. closing on April Is.
Evening star., 1944-02-21
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-Notre
Dame has gained partial revenge
for its stunning 1914 football set
back by Great Lakes last fall by
shattering the Sailors 2l-game
basket ball winning streak.
The Irish cagers, with a $3.50
record, turned the trick Saturday
night. Their 54-51 triumph was as
much surprise to court dopesters
as Great Lakes grid triumph was to
football forecasters, especially since
the Sailors had walloped Notre
Dame, 84-48, only a couple of weeks
ago.
Sharing interest with the Irish
triumph were Missouri's 47-41 VIC
tory over Olathe Naval, ending
Olathe's 20-game streak; Washing
tons 53-40 upset of Gonzaga; Buck
nells 39-37 surprise victory over
Muhlenberg, and the selection of
Dartmouth, Kentucky, Oklahoma
Aggies and Utah to participate in
postseason Journeys.
Others Checked for Bids.
Dartmouth, Eastern Intercol-
legiate League champ, will compete
in the NCAA tourney, while Ken
lucky, the Aggies and Utah ac-
cepted bids to the Madison Square
Garden invitational affair Still
undergoing scrutiny for bids are
such teams as De Paul, Western
Michigan, Denison, Bowling Green,
Canisius, Muhlenberg, Iowa State,
Oklahoma, Army, Rice, Arkansas,
Navy, Ohio State, Temple, VAL
paraiso, Colgate and Rochester.
Sectionally, this Is the picture:
East-Army bowled over Pennsyl-
vania and Villanova to continue un-
beaten in II games. Muhlenberg
bounced back from the Bucknell
upset to wallop Franklin-Marshall
Penn closed season with 1914 record
by ending Navy's eight-game win
streak, 68-56. Temple upset st.
Johns, 47-44, and followed through
Evening star., 1944-02-21
Bob Gary, Ex-W. & |. Ace
Dies in Plane Crash
BY the Associated Press.


LEXINGTON, Va, Feb. 21-Offi-
cials at Washington and Lee Uni
versity announced word has been re-
ceived of the death of Cadet Robert
w. Gary, jr., of Beaumont, Tex, in
an aviation accident at Briggs Field,
Tex, February 5.
Gary was a former member of the
Washington and Lee football squad
and captain of the varsity basket
ball and baseball teams and was
described by Richard A. Smith, di-
rector of athletics at the school, as
one of the best athletes produced
here in many years.
After he was graduated in 1941,
he taught at Fishburne Military
School at Waynesboro for a year
and then signed UP with the Wash
ington American League club, which
farmed him out.
Gary, a three-letter man at WASH
ington and Lee, earned monograms
in baseball, basket ball and football
He played tailback for the General
gridders and alternated between
third base and shortstop on the
baseball team.
Evening star., 1944-02-21
Hanbury Faces Collins
In Baltimore Scrap

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 21.-A pair Of
promising young hghtweights head
tonight's boxing card at the Coli
scum. The main event sends Lew
Hanbury of Washington against
Jimmy Collins, popular local scrap
per.
Both lads have had approxi-
mately the same amount of expert
ence, Collins having gone against
such fighters as Harry Jeffra, Jimmy
Hatcher and Al Guido, while Han
bury has been learning the trade
against Jackie Wilson, frankie Ru-
bino, Jackie Callura and Henry
Armstrong.
Two other Washington fighters
are in the preliminaries. Jimmy
Bell faces Bob Jacobs of Phila-
delphia in an eight and Bob Brown
goes against AL Cortez of Baltimore
in a six.
Evening star., 1944-02-21
0Idtime Players Can't Help
Baseball , Simmons Holds

BY the Associated Press.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Feb. 21.-
Al Simmons, the veteran outfielder
whose big bat helped the Phila-
delphia Athletics to three American
League pennants back in 1929-31,
says he agrees with his former boss,
Connie Mack, that it's foolish for
oldtimers to try to help out in the
games current manpower shortage
II tried 1t last year and couldnt t
make the grade" said Simmons,
a visitor here during the winter
season.
mo man worked harder or was
in better physical condition for a
comeback"
He added that he had the extra
incentive of trying for his 3,000th hit
in an effort to become the seventh
man in baseball to attain that
record
The 40-year- -old outfielder quit the
sport last season after playing in
only 40 games with the Boston Red
Sox and hitting little better than
ON
Evening star., 1944-02-21
Capital Mason-Dixon
Basketers Poinfinq
For Loop Meet

The three local entries in the
Mason-DiXon Conference, Catholic
u, American U. and Gallaudet, end
their loop seasons this week and
will go to Baltimore next week for
the annual tournament, scheduled
for March 2, 3 and a. All will COM
pete in the championship tourney,
although Catholic u, winner of II
straight conference games this sea-
son, will be a heavy favorite to
snatch the title won last season by
Gallaudet.
Gallaudet is playing at American
U. in tonight's game, with the out
come regarded as a tossup. The
Blues beat A. u, 36-31, two weeks
ago.
Final loop games come on Friday
night, with Delaware playing Gal
laudet at Roosevelt and Catholic U.
finishing against American on the
latter's court.
University of Maryland cagers
don't play until Saturday, but they
have a tough one then, going against
Navy at Annapolis.
Evening star., 1944-02-21
Wilhelm, Ex-Buc, Boyhood
Pal Of Gen. Marshall, Dies

By the Associated Press.
UNIONTOWN, Pa, Feb. 21.-
Harry L. Wilhelm, SO, boyhood
friend of Gen. George c. Marshall
and pitcher for the Pittsburgh
Pirates in the days of Honus Wag-
ner, died yesterday at his home in
nearby Republic.
Wilhelm had been in business here
since his retirement from baseball
in 1905. He and Wagner were men,
bers of the Louisville team which
moved to Pittsburgh in 1899 to be-
come the Pirates.
AS a boy Wilhelm played ball In
Uniontown with the man who be-
came Gen. Marshall. When home
coming was held here for the gen.
eral in September, 1889, Wilhelm
was the first person to greet the
visitor as he stepped from his
bomber.
Evening star., 1944-02-21
Basket Tourney
Judqes Named

Four of Washington's leading
basket ball authorities today ac-
cepted appointment to the COM
mittee of judges to determine the
outstanding player in The Stars
metropolitan schoolboy tourna-
ment opening tonight at Tech
gym
They are Dallas Shirley, head
of the Department of Health and
Physical Education of the Dis
trict public schools, chairman;
Fred Rice, former star player and
coach at Catholic u; Burt Ship
ley, Maryland coach, and OTIS
zahn, former G. w. ace and
coach.
The committee also will de-
termine the player to receive a
$25 War Bond from Russ Hodges
and Art Brown, the Station VOL
team, for outstanding sportsman
ship.
Evening star., 1944-02-21

to find his pants, for in his Ella
ton he had forgotten his locker
number.
Mann and his companions be-
gan preparations today for new
conquests-the national collegi-
meet at Yale March % and "a
and the National AAU in Mich
igan's own tank a week later.
The wolverines made grand
slam Saturday night by compil-
ing u points for an overwhelming
triumph in swimming and by
beating out Purdue by one point,
1927, for their first Big Ten
wrestling title since 1898.
It was a complete walk-away
for the Wolverines-their nearest
competition coming from North
western, which took second with
Evening star., 1944-02-21
W.-L. Sends Strong Team
To Defend Track Title

Westinghouse High of Ballston
will send a squad of 25 thinclads to
Charlottesville Saturday to defend
honors won last year in the Uni
versity of Virginia's indoor track
games. The Generals scored 80
points in winning the 1943 title.
Among the Washington Lee
trackmen will be Art Brown, winner
of the 50-yard dash last time. The
Generals showed considerable
strength in winning a dual meet
against Episcopal last week.
Episcopal and Staunton Military
Academy, tied for second last year,
and Woodberry Forest, fourth, also
will have sizeable entry lists. The
meet will be solely for high and
prep schools.
Evening star., 1944-02-21
Just Wanted 10 Box Again,
ILLEGAL Title Winner Saws
BY the Associated Press.


NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 21.-An
official investigation of the amateur
standing of Joe "Pancho" CastillouX,
Canadian welterweight walloper who
Wednesday night was crowned
Southern Golden Gloves champion,
has brought an admission from the
Nashville Army All Center boxer
that he had boxed professionally
prior to entering the Army.
Following Castilloux's admission
Wallace Red" Smalley of Chat
tanooga, over whom Castilloux won
a split decision, was elevated to the
championship and qualified to fight
for the Southern championship in
the tournament of champions in
Chicago which begins February %.
II just wanted to fight again and
this was my only opportunity, Cas-
tilloux said. I'm sorry I did it now,
but it really was great putting on
gloves again in actual competition. "
Evening star., 1944-02-21
Roe Hornsby Takes Over
Boil Club in Mexico
Py the Associated Press

Py the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 21.-Rogers
Hornsby arrived yesterday to become
manager of the Vera Cruz Blues of
the six-team Mexican Baseball
League and said he will start train
ing his team Immediately.
1--WE plan to work hard and be
ready when the season opens on
March 81" said the former major
league batting star. Later I'll start
baseball school. which should help
the game in Mexico"
Nuevo Laredo, across the Rio
Grande from Texas, has several
manager prospects, one of whom,
Marty McManus, former Boston Red
Sox pilot, was due there for a con-
ference today.
Evening star., 1944-02-21
Court Fans Keyed High as Stars schooIboy Tourney Open,
Success al HiaIeah
indicates Big Year
For Ben Jones
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 21.-Canny Ben
Jones wore a smile of satisfaction
today and the explanation around
Hialeah Park was that the stables
of Calumet Farm are loaded again
for big year.
Without calling on his brilliant
2 and 3-year- -olds, the Calumet
trainer has annexed four stake races
during the Hialeah program and is
busy with plans to ship his 3O-odd
charges to Louisville early next
month, as if his prospects were not
excellent for the two biggest events
of the Florida season Immediately
ahead.
The 5-year-old Sun Again turned
In his second straight win Saturday
in the $500 McLennan and became
the horse to beat in the $25,000
Widener March 4.
Rates Markell Top Mare.
+ The veteran picked up where the
speedy mare Markell left of with
victories in the Evening Handicap
and the Winter Playground.
Jones says San Again is near the
peak he showed two years ago, be-
fore an ailment eliminated him from
the Kentucky Derby picture, and he
Is good for more wins.
As for Markell, Jones asserts she
is the fastest mare in competition
today. He is willing to match her,
weight for weight, with anything in
the female division.
This would seem cause enough for
satisfaction, but there is more.
Still untried as 3-year-olds are the
fillies, Twilight Tear and Miss
Keeneland, both rated high in the
Kentucky Derby winter books, as
well as the clever Pensive, which
may be the Calumet color bearer in
the $4,000 Flamingo next Saturday.
The b-mile event for 3-year-olds
| is a Derby pointer.
Pensive Displays Speed.
Pensive, son of Hyperion and
Penicuik I'd, has been breezing in
morning gallops. Some time ago
Jones cautiously whispered the
chestnut colt would bear watching.
Jones has had only one disap-
pointment so far. Two-year-o
Whirlette, full sister of mighty
IWhirlaway, won her first outing
handily, but was beaten badly on
her second try. She has been
shipped to the Calumet Farm for
breeding.
Still left among the Calumet ju-
veniles, however, are Coast-a-Bit
and Teddy Haste, colts, and four
promising f1llies, Two, Fitting,
Sheer Luck and Sunredgra.
Evening star., 1944-02-21
BY the Associated Press.


EVANSTON, Ill, Feb. 21.-It
was a wild night for Matt Mann.
He yelled himself hoarse. He
was thrown into the Northwest
ern University swimming pool.
He lost his pants in the locker
room.
He was happy. Bubbling over,
In fact. For the 14th time since
he became swimming coach at
Michigan his team had won the
Big Ten Conference champion
ship. The boys picked him up
like life preserver and heaved
him into the pool after winning
Saturday night-a sacred tradi-
ton.
He bobbed up trying to find his
breath. It was easier than trying
Evening star., 1944-02-21
Boiling Field DribbIers
Trim Air Forces Team

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Feb. 21.-
Led by Staff Sergts. Martin ripple
and Ed Stevens, the Boiling Field
All Stars won over the local Army
Air Forces Redistribution Station
No. l, 61-44, in a basket ball game
played on the Convention Hall arena
court here.
ripple and Stevens tailed 20
points each, while Sergt. Adrian
Hall led the Air Force team with 16.
Evening star., 1944-02-21
Bears Blanket CoughIin,
Trounce Newark Quint

Washington Bears played true to
form yesterday, downing Newark
Bears, 48-34, in basket ball at Tur-
ner's Arena.
Puggy Bell and Dolly King kept
the Washington pro champs well
ahead, tallying IL and II points, re-
spectively. Jim Coughlin, former
st. Joseph star, who was expected
to cause lot of trouble for the To-
Gals, was we'll covered and got only
points. Washington led at the
half, 20-7.
The Bears will clash with Wee
Willie Smith and his Buckeyes next
week.
Evening star., 1944-02-21
Sacred Heart, Nativity
Gain PurochiuI Final

Sacred Heart clinched the cham
pionship of the Gonzaga division Of
the Parochial School Basket Ball
League yesterday with a 23-10 win
over st. GabriePs. Tomorrow night
Sacred Heart will meet Nativity,
winner in the st. Johns division, for
league laurels. The game will be
played on st. Johns court, starting
at 8:15.
st. Martins, second in the Con-
zaga group, downed st. Joseph's,
PHO. In other games Holy Name
swamped Trinity, 62-4, and st.
James edged out st. Aloysius, lilo,
Evening star., 1944-02-21
Irish Cap Week Of Cage Upsets
In Ending Great Lakes Streak

with 56-41 trouncing of Washington
jefferson. Canisius went two extra
periods to beat st. Johns, 48-43.
Ohio State Tops Big Ten.
Midwest-Ohio State took over
Leadership in Big Ten race by edging
Illinois, 54-53, while Purdue lost to
Iowa and Northwestern to Michigan.
Great Lakes still tops among inde-
pendent ranks, with record of 23-3,
despite loss to Notre Dame. De
Paul, 17-3, close behind.
South-North Carolina and Duke
seeded first and second in Southern
Conference tourney that opens
Thursday at Raleigh. Maryland,
South Carolina, Virginia Poly, N. C.
State, Davidson and Richmond also
will compete in tourney. Elsewhere
in area the Norfolk Naval Air team
upset the Greensboro BIC No. 10
club.
Southwest-Rice closed league
season with record of Ill to assure
itself of at least tie for title. Ar
kansas must beat Texas Aggies
twice this week to climb into dead
lock.
Southeast-Teams are looking
ahead to annual tourney at Lexing-
ton, KY, early in March. Kentucky
tops with 1871 record. Tulane has
l4-3 mark, Georgia Tech 1913.
Iowa State Still in Lead.
Blk Six-Iowa State still on top
|of conference, unbeaten in seven
league games. Oklahoma, second
with I'll, lost independent game to
Oklahoma Aggies, 14-11.
Rocky Mountains Utah recog-
nized as unofficial champion, al
though defeated by Fort Warren
(Wyo), which has won 13 in row.
Pacific Coast-Washington lost to
Gonzaga on Friday, but bounced
back on Saturday to upset the team
recognized as best i'll Northwest. In
Southern division of conference
U. C. L. A. beat Southern California
twica in Y,nov,vr
Evening star., 1944-02-21
British Service Scores
Over CIO Soccer Team

British Combined Service soccer
team of Washington safely is past
the first round of the Rowland Cup
tournament after trouncing Balti-
more CIO, Al, yesterday on the
Ellipse.
All British scores came before the
Baltimore club could get the ball
into the net. Scoring in the first
half for the Brtishers were Donald
Jack and Frank Davis, while Sec
ond-half tallies were Leslie Martin
and Geoff Baldron. Eric Tishner
got CLOS only goal.
Evening star., 1944-02-21
Southern Loop Meet
Battle Of Civilian,
Trainee Quints
Ry the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
RALEIGH, N. c., Feb. 21.-Four
Civilian" and four Navy Viz boil
stored Southern Conference basket
ball teams have been selected for
participation in the annual loop
championship tournament here
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
At a meeting yesterday the Con-
ference Committee, headed by Eddie
Cameron of Duke, selected the Uni
versity of North Carolina. Duks,
Richmond and South Carolina,
Navy Viz schools, and Davidson,
IN. G. State, v. P. I. and Maryland,
schools which depend entirely upon
civilian players, to play in the tour
ney.
North Carolina's White Phan-
toms, winners of nine of ten loop
tilts, were seeded first, and Duke,
which lost two games to the Tar
Heels in regular season play, was
seeded second
No other seedlings were announced
Ny oiAC 4lOWCfGl,
mond and South Carolina, both of
which have been alternately hot
and cold during the season, gen.
erally were conceded to rank third
and fourth, respectively, in pre-
tourney speculation.
Davidson and v. P. I. were paired
in the opening-round game, set for
g pm. Thursday and N. C. State
and Maryland tangle at $50 the
same night. The second first-round
flight. involving the Navy schools,
will begin Friday afternoon, when
North Carolina meets Richmond at
2:30. Duke plays South Carolina
at 4.
The semiflnal round will be held
Friday night, beginning at 8, and
the championship battle will be
staged Saturday night at s.
Paul Mention, Baltimore (Md0
newspaperman; M. P. Footsy)
Knight of the Durham YMCA, and
Jimmy Proctor of v. P. T., long
time officials of the event, 'ere
selected to serve as floor officials
again this wear,
Evening star., 1944-02-21
BeozIey, Ex-Cord, Proud
Pupu of 7-Pound Son
BY the Associates Press

BY the Associated Press.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 21.-Lt
Johnny Beazley, former star pitcher
for the st. Louis Cardinals, is wear
ing a bigger smile than he did in
October, 1912, after he had beaten
the New York Yankees for the Sec
ond time to give the Cardinals the
World Series.
The reason-arrival of a 7 pound
5 ounce son at st. Thomas Hospital
The baby has been named Terry
Morton Beazley for two of papa.
teammates, Terry Moore and Nor.
ton Cooper.
Evening star., 1944-02-21

AZ points. Minnesota was third
with 18.
Michigan's new individual
wrestling champions were Hugh
Wilson in the 155 and George
Curtis in the 145. Bob Wilson,
heavyweight, and undefeated
Jack Sheppard in the 165 were
Purdue's prize pair.
Evening star., 1944-02-21
College Quints

Late Saturday Scores.
BY the Associated Press.
Muhlenberg, SO; Franklin and Marshall, A.
Omaha University, 55; Wayne 80.
Kansas State, 3S; Rockhurst, 49,
Park College, 5S; William Jewell, 81.
Concordia Seminary, So; Wash. u, 81.
Fort Wayne, A; Sheboygan, "a (national
PROF.
Phillips, 63; Camp Gruber, 35.
q. G. L. A. 40; U. Sou. Calf, 80.
Oregon. AZ; Oregon State, SO.
Evening star., 1944-02-21
PhiIs Get First-Sucker
Out Of High School

Ey the ssociated Press.
ALLENTOWN, Pa, Feb. 21.-Shel-
ton Keller, 6-foot first baseman OF
the Nazareth, Pa, High School base
ball team, has signed contract with
the Philadelphia Phillies.
Scout Cy Morgan said Keller would
report to the Wilmington, Del, farm
team of the Phillies after his gradu-
alton in June.
Evening star., 1944-02-21
Walker, Former Card, Ill
In Army, Shows No Gain
BY the Associated Press

z2SoOCIdt6U ETtSS,
FORT RILEY, Kans., Feb. 21.-
Pvt. Harry Walker, outfelder for
the 1943 National League champion
st. Louis Cardinals, still is seriously
III at the Station Hospital, post
official reported tonight.
The nature of the illness has not
been disclosed. Walker, 25, of Leeds.
Ala, has been in the Army since last
fall,
Evening star., 1944-02-21
Florence Schmitt Victor

NEW YORK, Feb. 81 (P).-Flor-
ence Schmitt of New York won the
National AAU junior 300-yard indi-
vidual medley swimming champion
ship at the London Terrace pool
yesterday. Her time was 4:13.2.
Evening star., 1944-02-21
Win, Lose or Draw
Dempsey-Firpo Fight Still Hos En- Buzzinq
By GRANTLAND RICE,


In the recent gathering
cross collections the matter Of the fight has been
Drought up more than the leading chapter all sporting
thrills Even this far
hng to see the number letters receive all
the world about this spectacular whirlpool
To help clear further arguments the
more important details:
Tex Rickard had series chils
Dempsey would stop Fpo in the first
gate Fpo to Rckard complete flop fighting machine
he begged Dempsey Fnpo
the big crowd. Dempsey refused to make
Frpos training the have only
the cheapest brand of parring partners He would
steaks mothered with lamb chops look
Just a
Evening star., 1944-02-21

Today year ago-New York
Rangers laced Montreal Canadi-
ems, 6-1, in hockey after 10
straight starts without victory.
Evening star., 1944-02-21
Elliott, Buc SIugqer, Signs

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 81 (R.-Bob
Elliott, Pittsburgh Pirate third base
man who batted .315 and drove in
101 runs last year, has signed his
1914 contract.
Evening star., 1944-02-21
Skin Cracked
Between Toes?

Get jar Of MERCIREx
(nercy-rer) today from your
druegist. Hundreds have discovered how
It's SIX active medical ingredients often
cracking which are usually sign of ath-
letes foot-help guard AGAINST local in
lection million Jars used. Must relieve
or money refunded. Economy Size jar 60c.
Evening star., 1944-02-21
Jack Was Deadly Serious About Scrop

Dempsey took the fight deadly way knowing
Fpo still could punch In visit Dempseys training with
Bob Edgen told Dempsey
Fpo throws rocks you
three feet hits with
happened in the first
Dempsey went out to winnot in the first rondbut with
first the fellow dangerous open
Dempsey told I'm the first left would
have ended the fight less than
just missed and then hit hardly
member what happened through the minutes"
Fpo weighed 220 pounds hardest
punch took in fight know wasn't fighting mil
lion dollars for the championship getting
killed Foul him? Maybe did just socked him time
him, before he could sock again."
Evening star., 1944-02-21
Firpo Passed Up Fine Knockout Chance

We keep getting letters about Dempsey falling top OF
typewriter This happened before the fight
moved over three seats to be next wire Jack Lawrence took the
had just vacated through
Of Lawrence There effort
the ring There only the protective effort makes with
his hands when 1872
The punch that drove Dempsey through nothing
like the that left dazed the half
lunge and half swing. caught Dempsey off balance
helpless for at least 10 had
solid fight would ended at that
kept weaving head and body only protection He would have
been target for fighter smarter and experienced than
Frpo.
But Dempsey another when the opened
Riekord Never Sought to Remotch Pair
I've forgotten just how times Jack
down in that first round But there times when the Wild
OF the Pampas bouncing around like
taken plenty before he catapued Dempsey through the
The strangest of this episode
matched them again. After what happened
S. 100000 100000 show ame Apparently
desire the Rickard Dempsey
bring about engagement might
a
AS the Stood the crushing game
Its greatest four minutes morama with million
heavyweight title worth millions spinning around the roulette
wheel of fate at a dizzy pace.
10000 probably just
happened