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Ta6-Team Match Set
For ThalianS Show

Popular Johnny Long asked for
his partner, Milo Stienborn, and
readily got him. They will
be wrestling against Bill Middle
kauff and Chief Little Beaver.
Jack Dillon will meet a new.
conner when he goes against Jerry
Valerno of Indianapolis.
Promoter Bert Causey vouches
that his card is a killer diller from
start to finish.
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TODAY'S GAMES

NEW YORK, Sept. 10 - R -
Probable pitchers for tomorrow's
Major League games. (won and
lost records in parentheses).
American League
New York at Philadelphia (night)
-Bevens (2-O) VS. Newsom (12-l3
or Christopher (11-13)
Only game scheduled.
National League
Philadelphia at New York o.
Schanz Q2-13) and Lee (9-9 vs.
Moiselle Q9-15) and Allen (4-5)
Boston at Brooklyn (O-Jav-
cry (18) and Barrett 0-l5) VS.
Herring (2-3) and Davis (9-l0( or
Melton GID
Cincinnati at Chicago (O--Heus.
ser Q2-N and Carter CD VS.
Erickson $50 and oerringer. Is
12).
Only games scheduled.
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final R0USINC
RACE EXPECTED
Review Of 1922 Pennant
Rare Similar To Pres
ent Conflict
Nv JACK HAND

NEW YORK, Sept. 10 tR -
,,onoories of New York's one
M an,e remnant victory over St.
gan;s in 1922 were revised. today
Lv' tne current Yankee surge
ny ,4 tbe picture was only blurred
IMAGE I'M Of the original.
7wentv-two years ago, as Mill
u,,o9ins and Lee Foil led their
sa.n1s down the stretct, fne race
.as strictly two-cluh affair.
n nsr third under Manager Ty
c was IS lengths back. Now
sl,r clubs are involved.
Tho Yankees of 1922 almost
,,inched the flag by knocking off
{. louis in a rousing final west
o ~. tour. but almost "ble-v'' it by
' .,a three of four to Boston as
. Nov came home to finist, the
,c ,St It took oay-before-the-
md victory over Boston to clinca
w. hunting. This year the eastern
a .lgbs wind up in the west, and
tsore are no more New York-Bos-
ton games. ::
1922 with batting average OF .3l3,
,nd first baseman George Sisters
s9o was the individual 'tops."
mo current Brownies are seventh
u team hitting, with an anemlc
.255. -.
Huggins' Yankees were criticiz-
ID for "commercializing' the sport
through Col. Jake Ruppert's star
hnving program that brought
"1umping Joe" Dugan down from
BOSTON in July when Frank (Home
RIM Baker started to slow down.
Sad Sam" Jones, Joe Bush and
Everett Scott mad been acquired
from the Red Sox, and Whitley
witt from Philadelphia, during
tde winter. By contrast, the cur
rent Yanks are collection of
loose parts from the farm sys-
tenn with few of the 1943
camps.
Detroit. despite the hitting of
Cobb, Harry Heilmann and fats
Fothergill. never was factor
in 1922 because of weak pitching.
mo hurting was called ''unre-
liable" in contrast to the brilliant
two man staff of Hal Newhouser
and Dizzy Trout this season.
Boston trailed giving up most
Of its good players to the Yanks
in periodic talent sales. The Red
Sox were last in hitting that year
at 1853, but the 1914 averages show
them setting the leagues pace at
IA, and boasting the loops three
top batsmen in Pete Fox, Bobby
Doerr and Bob Johnson.
Where were the present flag
seeking shippers in 1922? Joe Nc
Carthy of the Yanks was finish
ing another season at Louisville,
Joe Cronin of the Red Sox was a
15-year-old San Francisco school
boy, and Steve O'Neill of Detroit
was Cleveland's first string catch
er, with an able assistant named
Luke Sewell, now head of the
Browns.
V
In August, 1914, Americas
- ttool, ~ ,,o,,, . 80 LI II
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Something new and some
thing different in wrestling, a tag
team match, will be initiated at
ITALIAN Hall, Friday night at $3.50
O. clock.
This match will consist of tive
against two, but only one wrestling.
promoter Bert Causey can
think of some of the darn
dest things" one wrestling fan re-
marked.
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Erector. And Engineers
Meet In Series Play-Off

In the shipyard second-half
championship play-off the Erec-
tors of the north side will play
the Steam Engineers of the south
side a two out of three series. The
first game of the series will be
played this afternoon at Legion
field, weather permitting.
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BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
FALSE TEETH
That Loosen
Need Not EmbarasS

Many wearers Of false teeth have sui.
fered real embarrassment because their
plate dropped, slipped or wabbled at
Just the wrong time Do not live in
fear of this happening to. you. Just
sprinkle 4 little FASTEETH, the aka.
line (non-acid) powtss. on your plates.
Holds false teeth more firmly. so they
fess4 more comfortable. Does not sour.
Checks plate odor" (denture BREATH.
Get FASTEETH At any drug store.
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LIONS TO MEET

The Lions club will. hold
100 per cen attendance meet
ing at the Friendly cafeteria
at 1:1O o'clock this afternoon.
Jesse Jones, district governor,
will be the guest speaker.
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National League

Do not include night games0
X-Postponed, Rain
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PIRATES DEFEAT
.REDBIRDS, 7 TO 3


ST. LOUIS, Sept. 13- R The
Pittsburgh Pirates tonight won
their third game in two days from
the league-leading St. Louis Cardi-
nails, defeating the Redbirds to
3 in the first game Of twilight
night doubleheader. Inc loss cut
the Cards first place margin to
II IL games.
FIRST GAME
r H E
Pittsburgh go. 100 1870 Opt II 2
St. Louis -. 003 600 00O-3 7 l
Batteries: Sewell, Lopez; Don
nally, Schmidt, Brecheen and
O'Dea. -.....-
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In August, 1914, Americas
stock of new cars on hand had
dwindled to about 24.000-less
than two and one-half days
peacetime supply.
Evening star., 1944-02-02
AII-America Tosser Added
To Team 10 Play Bears

Coach Clair Bee already has five
outstanding basket ball players
lined up as the nucleus of the all
star squad he is bringing here
next Tuesday night for the benefit
game against Washington Bears
at Uline Arena. Latest to join
Bees team is 81 Lobello, former
all-America at Long Island U.
Lobello gained his all-America
recognition while playing with
Bees 1941 Blackbirds quint. He's
s feet inches tall and weighs 200
pounds. Previously promising to
come here for the game were Sid
Luckman, Marius Russo, Ossie
Schechtman and Irv Torgoff. All
except Lucknan played under Bee
at Long Island U. Sid comes from
Columbia. The players are paying
their own expenses here, so that
all proceeds of the game will go
into the infantile paralysis fund.
Evening star., 1944-02-02
Wounded Vets 10 See
Armstrong Toll for
Go With HanburY

Henry Armstrong, who meets
Washington's Lew Hanbury next
Monday night at Uline Arena, is
dividing todays training sessions
between the Liberty A. c. gym and
Walter Reed Hospital.
He was to box two rounds each
against Charley Bennett and jim
my McGriff at the gym and then
visit the hospital to go through
additional toll, such as bag punch
ing. shadow boxing and rope skip
ping before the wounded veterans.
Last barrier to the fight was
removed yesterday when Armstrong
and Hanbury passed the District
Boxing Commission physical ex-
aminations. The exams usually
are held the afternoon Of the fight,
but were given earlier because of
talk that Armstrong; eyes might
be poor. They were given an okay,
however, by DR.. William Greaney.
II had cuts over my eyes sew
eral years ago." Armstrong said,
"but I quit boxing for awhile and
had an operation to fix them.
Since then I've had 20 fights and
haven't had cut opened"
Meanwhile, Matchmaker Gabe
Menendez announces that he has
signed Nick Latsios, Alexandria S
Golden Greek, to headline the next
show at Turner's on February IA.
Latsios and his manager are chal-
longing Aaron Perry.
Perry has match scheduled for
New York's Madison Square Gar
den on February 8. his first fight
outside the District. He will 90
against Al Manfro in a six-rounder.
Evening star., 1944-02-02
Allies Ring Finals in AIqiers
May Put Real War to Shame

for the greater glory of the mob on
Algiers' "caulif1ower row."
The winners receive a weeks
tuning up at a special three-rine
rest camp near Algiers.
Two Negro Boxers Picked.
In CT circles the names of two
American Negro fighters, graduates
OF Golden Gloves competition, fire.
quently are, mentioned as probable
winners in their amateur classes.
One is Pfc. Sylvester Smith, 190-
pound slugger, who easily won both
his preliminary bouts by knockouts
The other Is Pvt. Simon Williams
145-pounder, who is master boxer.
Both Smith and Williams are prod
ucts OF Lincoln University of Mis-
souri, and have yet to lose bout.
Among professionals expected to
compete In the finals are Marcel
Cerdan, known to American fight
fans as the welterweight champion
OF Europe; Garcia Lluch, Spanish
middleweight king, and Omar Kou-
dri, top-flight African welterweieht
fighting under French colors.
Evening star., 1944-02-02
Wings GET 5th in Row
To Press Runnersup
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Taking over where the Detroit
Red Wings left off, the Chicago
Blackhawks are busy compiling
nice winning streak in the National
Hockey League.
They made 1t five straight last
night by whitewashing the Boston
Bruins, 2 to 0, before $500 at the
Boston, garden. The victory put
them in the thick of a three-way
scramble for second place with De-
troit and Toronto. The latter two
clubs are tied for the rmnerup
spot with IS points while Chicago
has 33.
The first-place Montreal Ca
nadienS are way out in front with
So points and Manager Jack Adams
of Detroit comedies that the Ca
nadiens are in. The play-offs are
different, though" he asserted.
Anything can happen in short
series. From here on in, it IS going to
be hot race"
Evening star., 1944-02-02
Juniata Five Sweeps
Two Games Here by
Trimming Cards

Another small college basket ball
whirlwind has left ruined reputa-
tions in its wake after quick
sweep through Washington. Juni-
alta did it by trimming Catholic
University's cagers, 54-37, last
night, after having trampled Amer
lean u, 84-31, the previous eve
ming. Earlier in the season Mar
shall College made a similar foray
into this section, when it defeated
Maryland and American.
Last nights setback for Catholic
U. was its third in a row, but the
Cardinals have a chance of getting
back into the win column tomorrow
night, when Washington College,
a team they defeated earlier in the
year, comes here.
Despite the big margin at the
end, the tilt was close most of the
way, with Juniata holding a 24-23
edge at halftime. The lead shifted
four times in the next few minutes.
Thereafter, Dick Wareham and
Hank Eisenhart hit hot streak,
while the Cardinals folded. Ware
ham was high for the game. with
18 points, followed by Eisenhart,
with II. The latter also helped
Juniata's margin by snaring many
rebounds.
Evening star., 1944-02-02
Fights Last Night
BY the Associated Press.


s.SssTXE, ssX \ NyofkmA1is ou,adIst.ds dstsSls, s, 1asN,
lips, 134, Baltimore, &; DOUG carter.
MeM%oasSes; Moses;sTraass' Tras a..1sb,cS astsmioTs Cong 8:
FSley. isoh Worcesserk' Hsk' sfQnosd 3nont,tlet fst
tommy 6eamon, 169, Quincy, knocked
HARTFORD, Conn.-Joe Bennett,
l54, New York, knocked out FREDDY
Cabral, 153. Hartford, 4; Red Doty.
l4s. HARTFORD, stopped Ruddy Richard
son, l52x New York. g.
MINNEAPOLIS Graves, 1o5.
austin, austin, MINI, stopped Joe Law, .129,
WHITE PLAINS. NY. Willie
Shanks, 153s4, Montreal, knocked out
Ernest Barnell, 1889. New York, 4;
pointed Danny Alridee, 1855. Elizabeth,
kar, 150, Bayonne, outpointed Rudy
Giscombs. 14Qh. New York. 8: Tony
Ton Bel, l36, New York, 6.
vile, nj. and Mutt Schwartz, Column
sg s.'.; o;ussonEsssf Esfr Isssb, ri a,1i:5S
Evening star., 1944-02-02
Luckmun Voted Most Valuable
Pro Gridder; Buugh Is Third

most touchdown passes, one season
%; most touchdown passes, one
game, Z; most yards gained passing,
one game, 433.
Luckman joins a list of previous
most valuable winners which in
cludes Hutson, Ace Parker of Brook
lyn, Parker Hall of Cleveland and
Mel Helm of New York.
Recognized as one of the greatest
quarterbacks in history, Luckman
rode to fame on his expert manipu-
lation of the Ia job which he
originally thought was too big for
him.
Leads Bears to Three Titles.
When the Brooklyn boy joined
the college squad in 1889 for the
annual all-star game in Chicago,
he spent two weeks with Luke John
SOS, then assistant Bears coach, 60
ing over his new assignment in the
T setup. Luckman was not con-
vinced that he could operate in the
delicately timed alignment and it
was only after much grooming by
Johnsos that he finally accepted the
quarterback job with confidence.
Since then he led the Bears into
four national championship play
offs and won three of them. His
five touchdown passes December 26,
when the Bears drubbed Washing
ton, 4l-21, for the title, set a play
off record.
Luckman plans to play one or
two more years of pro ball with the
Bears after the war.
Evening star., 1944-02-02
Game Is Too Grand
To Be Made Farce
Bradley Holds
BY LARRY SMITH,
Associated Press Sports Writer


CLEVELAND, Feb. 2.-President
Alva Bradley of the Cleveland In
dians declared today he would close
his park if he couldn't present high
class baseball this year.
Its too grand a game to be
turned into a farce and that's what
will happen II we insist on operat-
ing whether or not we've got bic
league ball players to operate with, -
the club owner explained. II for
one have too much respect for the
dignity Of baseball to stand for that
If I can't present baseball Of high
quality I'll close my park"
Will Have No Makeshift.
Celebrating on his stand, Bradley
said he is determined to prevent
the game from becoming a farce
and would not consent to a make
shift team such as a pitcher at sec
ond base and a catcher in the out
field.
Bradley believes the majors will
start the season, but he isn't GER
tain they'll finish. For two years
people have been offering to bet
me that the game wouldn't survive
the season, but this time I'm not
taking any bets of that kind"
The tribal prexy added a predic-
ton Of ''less and less optimism
among the club owners as the win
ter wears along. The manpower
pinch is just beginning to be felt"
Sees War Need for Game.
Although he emphasizes 'it's 60
ing to be damned tough to operate, !"
the gray-haired executive maintains
the game should continue If the
caliber Of play doesn't fall too low.
II think baseball has something
real to contribute in wartime and
won't consider quitting until
there's no other course open to me.
But common sense tells me that
time may come whether I like 1t or
not"
Evening star., 1944-02-02
Anocostio's Upset Of Gonzogo
Murks Public Highs Big Day

Aided by Anacostia's upset victory
over Gonzaga, District public high
basket ball teams boast record OF
three wins in four games against
outside competition yesterday, best
one-day percentage so far this sea-
son for the public schools.
Only win for an outside quint yes
terday was George Washington IS
50-45 margin over Roosevelt in an
overtime game. Coolidge topped st.
Johns, 27-14; Eastern trimmed Be-
thesda- Chevy Chase, 1917, an Ana
costa nosed out Gonzaga, 1884.
This latter game was a thriller
all the way with never more than
four points separating the two. The
Indians had an lilo lead at the
end OF the first period and a 2o-19
edge at the half. The score was tied
at 1928 going into the final frame.
With only 30 seconds remaining
Gonzaga was in front, 34-33, but
Bob Housman tossed in a goal to
give Anacostia the game.
Evening star., 1944-02-02
By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO Fob D

Ds tAc hSsoSldltu FEeSS.
CHICAGO, Feb. Sid Luckman
master mind of the Chicago Bears
famous T formation, today was
judged the National Football
Leagues most valuable player for
the 1943 season.
The award crowned the five-year
pro football career of the former
Columbia University college star
who now is stationed at Sheepshead
Bay, N. Y. as an ensign in the mer-
chant Marine
Six players were considered in the
balloting Of committee of 13 sports
writer's from various cities repre-
sented in the league. But only Don
Hutson of the Green Bay Packers
who won the award in 1941 and 1912
came near to beating out the 27-
year-old Bears field general.
Baugh Gets 13 votes.
On the basis of points for a first
place vote and 2 for a second, the
final tabulation showed: Luckman
36 points; Hutson, 80: Sammy
Baugh, Washington Redskins, 10;
Ward Cuff, New York Giants, S:
Charley Brock, Packers, and Bill
Paschal, Giants, 2 apiece.
The award is presented to the
player who is considered to be most
valuable to his team over the regular
league season. During the 1o-game
schedule last fall, Luckman set four
all-time league records: Most yards
gained passing, one season, 2,194:
Evening star., 1944-02-02
Phis Even Seen as |Stinkers'
|nNicknomesF Fans Suuoest

seas before the contest ends Febru-
ary a."
Phillies' Public Relations Director
Bill Phillips said the proposed nick
names range from daisies to stink
ers," and one fan even suggested
Connie Mack's Phillies." It's get
ting so bad, Phillips said, that every
time the mailman calls the Office
force ducks for cover.
Our well-wishers," Phillips de-
clared, write that we should adopt
anything from Benjamin Franklin s
kite to buttercups for an insignie."
"One writer" he said, thought
we ought to adopt the name 'Ivories'
because we have always been behind
the eight ball"
Evening star., 1944-02-02
GIoba| Semipro Ball
Planned This Year
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-Baseball went
on a global basis today as the Ma
tional Baseball Congress approved a
program granting charters to decide
1914 national championships in
eight nations and territories outside
the United States.
President Ray Dumont said char
tiers were given to Canada, Hawaii
Cuba, Virgin Islands, Mexico, Puerto
Rico, Newfoundland and Alaska and
outlined plans for deciding the world
Official semipro title.
The program. to be put into opera
ton year after the conclusion oi
the war. calls for seven-game play
offs between champions of each ma
ton or territory until elimination
brings forth a champion.
Wichita, Kans., was assigned the
1914 international series and Toronto
given the 1945 set. Canada and the
United States, the congress voted
will be zoned on a permanent basis
with the first international series be-
tween champions Of the two meet
ing in seven-game set starting
August 30, 1914,
Evening star., 1944-02-02
There Are Points in Honbury's Favor
King Pin, Clarendon Struggle
For District LEAGUE Lead

Undisputed possession of first
place in the fast District Duckpin
League tonight will be the goal Of
King Pin and last years pennant-
winning Clarendons. The hectic
flag scrap will see the King Pins fir
ing against the last-place Colonial
Village at King Pin, while Claren-
don, host to the third-place Lafay-
cites, has the tougher team to beat.
In the other matches Bethesda
Bowling Center visits Anacostia
Spillway, Arcadia invades Chevy
Chase Ice Palace, Hyattsvine rolls at
Brookland, Lucky Strike entertains
Greenway and Northeast Temple
fires at Hi-Skor. All matches start
at 7:30.
Fair Stars in Action.
Seven games in front in the
Ladies District League, the pace
setting and champion Hi-Skors who
appear winging to their second
straight pennant in the citys pre-
mier women's duckpin loop, meet
Columbia at Arcadia tonight, while
In other engagements Arcadia bowls
Anacostia Spillway at Greenway
Chevy Chase Ice Palace opposes
Rendezvous at Rendezvous, Takoma
is at Lafayette, King Pin at Lucky
Strike against Red Circle and Be-
thesda at Rosslyn.
Tonight when the Knights of Co.
lumbus League Bowlers see action at
Pappy Tad Howard's Rendezvous
the second-place De Soto quint will
be striving to overtake the pace
setting Ovanda outfit, which holds a
tWo-game lead in the city's oldest
fraternal loop.
Joe Pricci, who boasts Washing
tons all time three-game record
score of 497, rolled at Recreation in
1882, and a member of the third
place Trinidads, is the leading
pin-spiller, with 120-19 for 43
games. He's also tops with 14O
spares. P. T. Duffy of Pinta, with
third high average of 113, sports
Evening star., 1944-02-02
Promotion Of Football
By Baseball Mogu|s
lis Rated 'Screwy'
BY the Associated Press,

~ VAC AoeOSidtcu FIeeS.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 2.-Young BOZ
Carpenter may want to graft pre-
football onto major league baseball
but If you believe all you hear around
the front Office of the Cincinnati
Reds, he'll come down to earth in
about five years.
General Manager Warren C. Giles
no slouch on rev ideas himself
bounced the latest idea of the Phil,
lies boss right off his well-tailored
front and said, Excuse me, I got
something important to do"
A few minutes later he. was seen
striding determinedly to lunch.
Blu McCorry, new travelling secre-
tary who has been in and around
baseball for more years than he
cares to state, classed the suggestion
that major league magnates get full
use of their parks by buying football
franchises as slightly screwy."
1T goes with the idea some one
put out of giving the batter a choice
of going either to third or first base
on hit or walk" he said.
Five years from now he'll know
better and know that running a
major league ball club is full-time
job. Wait till the bills start com.
ing in"
Evening star., 1944-02-02
BY the Associated Press

~ eAAS ASSOClAted 6TeSS.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Al
giers, Feb. 2.-The greatest mass
exhibition Of cauliflower ears
skinned knuckles and bloodied noses
ever witnessed in Africa will take
place during the six days from Feb
ruary IA to February 10, inclusive.
During that time the finalists
from more than 1000 Allied leather
pushers, including TOO Americans,
climb through. the ropes to deter
mine the amateur and professional
boxing championships of the North
Africa theater of operations.
With the Americans will be $50
British and about so French title
aspirants, including a dozen Greek
and Arab boxers who are camou-
f1aged under French colors.
Sharkey, La Barba to Referee.
Jack sharkey, the Boston squire
who once held the heavyweight
championship, and Fidel La Barba
former flyweight king but now a
corporal in the United States Army
WILL referee the flnalS.
Thousands of jeering and cheer
ing GI's are expected to monopolize
every square inch of seating space in
an Algiers stadium, where the bouts
will be held under national inter-
collegiate boxing rules and under the
sponsorship of the special service
section of the North African thea
ter of operations.
Preliminaries have been going on
for two months as enlisted person.
mel of all ranks have been whaling
the daylights out of each other in
rings from Italy to Casablanca. The
competition has spread even to the
front lines, and winners OF prelimi-
naries In those sectors are being
Withdrawn 80 that they may battle