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Evening star., 1944-03-23
Champ Fairfax Nine
|Aqain 10 Be Stronq

Fairfax High, winner of the North
ern Virginia baseball championship
last spring, appears in good shape
to defend its honors this year. A
number of last years good players
are missing, but enough replace
ments have turned out in early
practice sessions to combine with
the experienced boys for what prom
ises another good nine. The Rebels
don't figure to have the "boypower
shortage" facing some schools.
Three of last years moundsmen
are back for a starter, Sterlon
Hutchins, Bob Payne and Charles
Taylor. Fairfax also has last years
infield intact with Moeller at first.
Dove at second, Miller at short and
Payne at the hot corner, and three
catching candidates are showing
promise. Alley Cummings probably
Is the best of these, and in addition
to his receiving ability is a handy
man with the bat.
A particularly large squad OF out
fielders has turned out with Hutch
ms, Powell Savia and De Busk the
leaders here.
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Fists Fly as Pro ives
Battle Into Semis
Before $4,000
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Mar. 23.-Four teams
remained in the running for the
sixth annual professional basket
ball tourney championship today
after a hectic quarter-flnal round
which ended in a wild melee OF
flying fists.
Quarter-fnal victors rested today,
and tomorrow nights program pit
ted the Harlem Globetrotters
against the Brooklyn Eagles and the
Fort Wayne zollners against the
New York Rens.
Last nights 10000 fans whooped
and hollered at the Globetrotters'
and the Oshkosh All-Stars' judo
tactics and catch-as-catch-can
holds with three minutes remaining.
Police and officials restored order,
but the trouble broke out anew
and Oshkosh Coach Lon Darling
decided to call his boys from the
floor. The Trotters were leading.
Al to 81.
Zollners and Rens had easy con-
tests last night. Fort Wayne, Ma
tional League champions, ousted the
Dayton Aviators, 50 to "a, and the
Rens whipped Cleveland Chase
Brass, 81 to SO, behind Dolly Kings
18 points. Mel Riebe, Cleveland ace.
who scored 81 points for tourney
record Tuesday, netted %.
Brooklyn rallied to whip Sheboy-
gan Redskins, 40 to 43.
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Pair May Pilot Giants
If Draft Calls OFT
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LAKEWOOD, N. j., Mar. %
Abbott and Costello unwittingly
wrote the script for this spring
training season years ago. Who"
still is on first base, what" Is on
second and Il don't know" on third
They might have added which" is
manager.
The big question in this New York
Giants camp is who will succeed
Mel OFT if he goes? And there have
been as many answers as questions.
ranging all the way from Doll
Luque and Clarence Jonnard as CO.
pilots to Billy Jurges. Gabby Hart
nett, Carl Hubbell and Gus
Mancuso.
Co-managers seem as good a
guess as any because President
Horace Stoneham has stipulated
that the job belongs to Master
Melvin after its all over, over there.
OFT will name his own successor if
the draft board puts the okay on
him next week
Evening star., 1944-03-23

Mike Sandlock, ex-catcher turnec
infielder, is worrying 4-F Whitley
Wietelman about shortstop job with
classy fielding.
st. Louis Cairo, Ill).-Big Mort
Cooper expected to give Billy South
worth chance to make him salary.
happy in day or so. Danny Lit
whiler, outfielder, has received notice
from his Ringtown (Pa.) draft board
to report for preinduction physica
examination Saturday.
Pittsburgh (Muncie, Ind.) HAD
first outdoor work in week yesterday
Added May % game at Samson
IN. " Naval Station, and May 2:
tilt with Albany.
Brooklyn (Bear Mountain, N. Y).-
Southpaw Fred Ostermueller (won 0
lost 2 for Browns in '43) arrives.
New York Lakewood, N. J.).-Ace
T. Adams, who won II and lost I
last year, and one of few serious
holdouts, wired he'd be on hand to.
morrow, but he hasn't accepted
terms.
Philadelphia wilmington, Dell -
The Jays still are blue. with Out.
f1elders Coaker Triplett and Ror
Northey and Infielders Jim Wasdel
and Charley Letchas still turning
down all contracts.
Evening star., 1944-03-23
BY FRITZ HOWELL,
Associat ted Press Sports Writer,

NEW YORK, Mar. 23.-Maybe 1t
isn't a true forecast of what war
riddled baseball will be like in 1914
but the Detroit Tiger regulars made
nine errors in booting away their
first intrasquad game yesterday to
the yannigans, to 3.
Alleviating Skipper Steve O'Neill's
worries to some extent, however, was
the discovery of a bit of unexpected
|pitching talent as 24-year- old Wan
del Mosser, a southpaw from Point
Pleasant, Va, yielded a lone hit,
famed six and allowed no runs in
three innings.
Elsewhere on the pitching front, it
appears the St. Louis Browns might
be going after some kind of record.
Manager Luke Sewell has seven
count 'em) left-handers on his list,
but the only old-timer is AL Hol-
lingsworth, who won and lost l3
last year.
And from Cincinnati comes the
news that the reason Ray Starr
doesn't want to pitch for the Reds
is that they won't let him hurl every
other day to keep his rubber arm in
trim. Last year he was on the hill
2l7 innings in winning II and losing
10. There's rumor the Reds might
try to swap Ray to the Chicago Cubs
for Lou Novikoff who would come in
handy in the Cincinnati garden.
Here's the lowdown on the high
lights:
st. Louis (Cape Girardeau, Mo- -
Sam Zoldak, 81, and one of seven
southpaw pitchers, is getting plenty
Of attention. He won 20 and lost 10
Evening star., 1944-03-23
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DENVER, Mar. 23-Drill-hard-
ened Army teams are giving veteran
civilian clubs some rough skirmishes
In the National AAU basket ball
tournament.
Colorado Springs Army All-Stars,
sergeants and corporals on duty at
three Colorado military posts, prac-
ticed four times, played one game,
then came to the tourney and
knocked off Dow Chemical of Mid
land, Mich, one of the favorites
Monday.
Lowry Field of Denver gave the
Phillips "66" of Bartlesville, Okla
a bad first half last night before
they were rolled back by the cham
pions. 56-40.
Fort Warren of Cheyenne, Wyo.
demonstrated the art of the fast
break in outpointing Buckley OF
Denver, 45-40
1t. Merel Isham, Al-Stars' coach
and a player on the Idaho Southern
branch team that staged an upset
in the tourney three years ago, gives
the Army physical training program
the applause for the rugged phySica,
Evening star., 1944-03-23
N1S Nine Is PLANNING
To Play 90 Games
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, Mar. 23.-One OF
the busiest baseball aggregations
hereabout will be the Naval Train
ing Station team which up to date
has more than go games on It's
schedule.
When its contemporary, Naval Air
Station, begins booking games, NTS
expects to add 30 more contests.
Early season games will be con-
centrated on Norfolk and Ports
mouth teams in the Piedmont
League.
Series also are arranged with
Bainbridge Naval Training Station
Curtis Bay Coast Guard and Camp
Lee.
Evening star., 1944-03-23
BY the Associated Press,

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LAFAYETTE, Ind, Mar. 23.-
Conversation in the Cleveland
Indians spring training quarters
today turned from IA and At
draft classifications to the 1914
rocket ball"
The new Vitamin injected
baseball was tested yesterday as
the team went outdoors for the
first time for a siX-inning intra-
squad game between the flame
throWers and the secret weap-
ons."
No one was giving much
thought about the new sphere
until l55-pound Jimmy Grant
slammed a 400-foot home run.
Later he hit a long two-bagger
Then Pat Seerey, '222 batter in
26 games with the Tribe last
year, got the urge and smacked
q homer.
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Errors Mar Tigers First |ntrosquod Tuss|e;
Browns Have Seven Lefties on Slab Staff

at Elmira last year. Shortstor
Vernon Stephens finally has signed
Chicago French Lick, IndD.-
Manager Jimmy Dykes says I'VE
should finish in first division
(Fourth last year, Relief Pitcher
Joe Haynes only holdout.
Cleveland Lafayette, Ind.) Me.
Harder and Oris Hockett, long miss
ing vets, took part in first drill.
Boston (Medford, Mass) Squad
jumps to seven as Pitcher Yank
Terry and Outfielder Johnny Lazol
report. All but Lazor overweight
with Pitcher Pinky Woods, who re-
ported at 280 last year, determined
to get down to 220.
Philadelphia (Frederick, MIDI
Luke Hamlin (won 81, lost 8 fol
Toronto last year, arrived with "soft
potato pitch"-a new change of pace
New York (Atlantic City, N. J).-
Catcher Joe Glenn leaves today fol
Navy, but Outfielder Roy Weatherly
is coming in Tuesday for an unde.
termined stay. He's passed his in.
duction test.
Detroit Evansville, Ind .-Elor
(ChieD Hogsett, veteran southpaw
who hurled for the Tigers decade
ago, is back from the minors to try
his hand at relief roles.
Chicago (French Lick Manager
Jimmy Wilson says he's definitely
set on Harry (Peanuts Lowery fol
third base when he arrives nexi
week. Rookie Mickey" Kreitnel
will do plenty of catching with
Mickey Livingston gone to war anc
Clyde Mccullough in hospital with
"strep" throat.
Boston (Wallinqford Conn
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Melton, Due for Army,
Delays Dodger Pact
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GASTONIA, N. c., Mar. 23.-Reu-
ben Franklin Melton. pitcher for the
Brooklyn Dodgers, said today he had
been classified IA by his draft
board and that 1914 contract nego-
tiations with Branch Hickey had
been suspended pending the out
come.
The 27-year-old freballer, trou-
bled by a sore arm considerably IN
the past. commented: I'm in the
best shape I've ever been in. I don't
think the Army will turn me down.
Melton said he would work out here
regularly until he hears from the
Army, maybe soon or maybe in the
next month or two
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Uphill Victories Put
De Paul, 81. Johns
lin Court Final
BY the Associated Press.

=
NEW YORK, Mar. 23.-De Paul o1
Chicago and st. Johns of Brooklyn
each with the ability to battle
from behind and win-meet Sun
day night in Madison Square Gar
den for the national invitation bas-
ket ball title.
Each spotted the foe the lead last
night. before 1883 fans, larges
basket ball crowd of the season, ane
then triumphed in the semifinals
De Paul, behind Is to 2 at the
end of 10 minutes, won over Okla
homa's Aggies by Al to 80, while st
Johns, after trailing practically al
the way, spurted in the last two min.
utes to snatch a 48-45 victory ovel
Kentucky.
Early in the second session, st
Johns was eight points back.
The Aggies, with two players on
the sidelines because Of personal
fouls, two ineligible to return unde,
the substitution limit, and another
injured, played the last minute and
a half against De Paul with four
players
Oklahoma's 7-foot center, Bob
Kurland. scored IA points to tie
De Pauls Jack Dean for the high
point honors.
st. Johns defending champions
and Kentucky hit the halfway mark
tied at 24-24, but the Blue Grass
boys spurted to an 8-point lead ir
the first three minutes OF the second
session.
Wilbur Schu of the losers and Bill
Kotsores of st. Johns split the scor-
ing heights with Is each.
Kentucky and the Aggies will
meet in Sundays preliminary fol
third place.
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Majors New Rocket Ball Is Socked by indians

Immediate reaction was that
all was not normal. Manager Lou
Boudreau was quick to credit the
uprising to the ball rather than
to any outcropping of latent
power in Grant and Seerey.
If the cover was any tighter
it would be a golf ball" Bou-
dreau said. 1T actually has
ping when it's hit"
Joe HeVing, the ma jor leagues
only grandpappy thinks the
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Coach, II, Is Big Winner With Meoqer Talent

tically nothing and won his
league championship with a rec
ord of IA victories in IS starts.
Last year Floyd was an all
State forward on the Slidell
team. This year the regular
coach went to The armed services
and Floyd offered to take over,
free of charge" He had just
one letterman, but. he added,
There were a lot of kids around
who liked to run and chuck on
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Condition Of Army Bosketers
Tells in AAU Tourney Games

condition of soldier teams outrun-
ming the civilians.
Two service squads are partici-
pants in the quarter finals tonight.
Army All-Stars play the Wichita
Boeing Bombers and Fort Warren
meets Goth Century-Fox.
Milwaukees Allen -Bradleys are
paired with the Denver Ambrose
Legions and the champion Phillips
team with Bellingham (Wash.) Fir
crest Dairy.
Other results last night:
Hollywood goth Century-Fox, 5s: Port.
land tOregD Albina Hellships, 2s
Wichita Boeing Bombers, "a Okla.
homa City Indians, 80 q overtime pc.
riods)
Milwaukee Allen-Bradley, 81; WIGHT,
Cessna Bobcats. 46.
Colorado Springs Army AIl-Stars, So
Logan tUtah) Collegians, "A
Fircrest Dairy, Bellingham, Wash, SO
Seattle Alpine Dairy, 3S.
Evening star., 1944-03-23

hardwood, so we figured to have
some fun"
Slidell lost Its first game.
Coach Fogg issued a statement:
I'VE are going to improve con-
siderable from here on out" The
team lost no more.
The kids know I don't con-
slider myself any great shakes as
a COACH" Floyd grinned. so
they do better than their best
for me to sort Of even things up"
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Cop Who Visits Cubs
May Hur| for Them
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Mar. 23.-It looks as if
John Law will be in the Chicago
Cubs lineup this season.
Johnny MikloS, Chicago police
man who also has done some base
ball pitching, went TO the Cubs
French Lick GndD training camp
for a little exercise. Now it appears
he will wind up as a member of the
teams pitching staff.
MikloS, southpaw, is willing to
pitch for the Cubs on a part-time
basis, retaining his job as a patrol
man.
Evening star., 1944-03-23

lively pellet is especially adapted
to his sinker
Mel Harder, anxious to start
the season, as he looks forward
to reaching the select 200-game
winning circle-he needs only
three victories to do it-flgures
the ball will be something of a
lifesaver to the game.
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Perry Slim Favorite Over
Manfro in Garden Bout
Special Dispatch to The Star,

| Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, Mar. 23.-Aaron
Perry, young District lightweight
sensation, is slight favorite over
Joey Manfro of the Bronx for their
Isix-round bout tonight at Madison
Square Garden.
They meet in the semifinal to the
main event between Allie Stolz and
Tippy Larkin. Perry impressed in
his first Garden show not long ago
with a clear decision over Freddie
] Addeo.
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Bovine Goes to OukIown

Gy the Associated Press.
Jockey Victor Bovine Of New York,
leading Jockey at the Hipodromo de
las Americas in Mexico City. has
shifted to Oaklawn. In IS racing
days at the Mexican track he rode
II winners, 63 seconds and 55 thirds
Evening star., 1944-03-23
By the Associated Press.

SL1DELL, La, Mar. 23.-
Floyd Fogg, who may be the
country's only 17-year -old high
school coach and certainly one
OF its most successful, took his
boys to New Orleans to get their
pictures in the paper.
Slidell folk insisted that was
due young fellow who built
basket ball team out of prac-
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Proponents Will Snort in DISGUST at Objections

Others will veto the suggestion allegation regardless
of whether invites physical damage unwand aavc
attributes would
undesirable present
all Of these and turning thumbs down
Proponents boxing will disgust
all these objections and voceously that
than
that kids ultimately will find social level nunced by
whom they that hand-ohand
afording
type of exercise badly needed by the youth today
this last least the would have it,
There is asserted old enough to be nducted
woey unfit withstand the conditioning
taking regrettab percentage those
rejected in the first place physically under
Evening star., 1944-03-23
rs Mats Handicapped by Lack of neIders at Training Camp
UnfixubIe Barrier
Aid to SIuggers
Nv the Associated Press.

BY The AsSociated Press.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Mar.
23.-Left-handed sluggers will
get a break this season when
they play at Engel Stadium here.
Lookout President Joe Engei,
explaining the removal of the
9-foot top section of the right
field fence, said the section had
rotted so badly 1t had to be torn
down and there were no ma
terials available to replace 1t.
The fence, 800 feet from home.
remains about 20 feet high.
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Win, Lose or Draw
Scholastic Boxing Proposal Termed Highly Controversial
By DENMAN THOMPSON
Star Sports Editor.

To date dissenting have proposal
add boxing the list sports public
that affirmative ballots lacking both
be expected ultimately
AS to what if anything will be done the
heat light should highly controversial
opposition probably parents
football
the contrary will
Others will the contention buazng
condemn it character viciouness
that has place in the civilization world of
ow all be
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Central Bronch Bows
Win Two Court Titles

Central Branch Boys Club came
out on top In two classes of the
AAU basket ball tournament last
night by whipping Merrick Boys
Club, 29-18, in the 135-pound class
and upsetting Perruso's Cafe, 1894
in the 150-pound division.
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Bivins Passes Army Exum

FORT BENJAMIN HARRISON
Ind, Mar. % (P.-Jimmy Bivins
Cleveland heavyweight boxer called
for induction into the Army. has
passed his physical examination at
Fort Benjamin Harrison.
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Sports Mirror
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Today year ago-Bill Dickey,
New York Yankee catcher. agreed
to terms.
Three years ago-Byron Nelson
won the Greensboro Open golf
tournament in North Carolina
with a card of 276.
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Pitcher Hendrix, s., Dies

ALLENTOWN, Pa. Mar. % (P).-
Claude Ray Hendrix, SO, former
major league and Federal League
pitcher, died here yesterday. He
played with Pittsburgh and the
Chicago Cubs
Evening star., 1944-03-23
38- 8-Yeur-OId Finds He Can OutIust Youngsters

cooboration this former associate
back uough before shipped after boot
Grabbed the draft Is before attaining the
him ineligible oshed by friends
for his hair in holding him
replied that
outfit the around 18 and 20 who the first to
the rigors of the training they underwent
initiate the innovation
already
District Boxing Commission provide from the
the gloves other
essential equipment.
Chairman Claude Owen and his fellow members Thomas P
Clarence Tey unit in advocating the proposal
William Leahy head the District
that of Condr Tunney
world heavyweight champion who has done such
for the promoting physical fitness and
facilities although his duties
unqualified Endorsement by letter
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Tunney Rates Boxing as AII-Around Developer

citing that in English schools comparable to ours
compulsory 200 unney extoled
properly supervised engendeng qualities
leadership confidence and hailed unsurpassed for
equipping mentally and physically for combat
nkng the attitude of the educational authorities yet
the meeting attended by Dr. Frank
schools DR. Chester Holmes assistant
superintendent Dallas Shirley acting head of the department
health physical education.
of outright approvaor fat rejection
the ntramural basis at OF
the schools initial experimentation might be made
Principal Nelson has indicated interest
n obiectWes sought.
Evening star., 1944-10-02
| Admiral Reichmuth
To Head Navy Parade

Rear Admiral F. l.. Reichmuth.
commandant Of the Potomac River
Naval Command, will serve as grand
marshal OF the Navy Day parade
October 81, Capt. H. G. Whitehurst,
chairman Of the Parade Committee,
announced today.
The parade will include approx
mately 5000 marchers and will last
an hour. Admiral william D.
Leahy. chief of stan to the Presi-
dent, has been invited to review the
'marchers.
Units from the American Red
Cross, the Merchant Marine, Navy,
Marine Corps, Coast Guard, cadets
from high schools and representa-
tives from veterans organizations
will be included. Also expected are
cadets from the Naval Academy at
Annapolis and the bagpipe band of
the Marine Corps from Quantico,
Va.
The parade will start at l:30 pm.
at Fourth street and Constitution
avenue NV. and will proceed west
on Constitution avenue to Seven
teenth street and south on Seven
teenth street to the John Paul Jones
statue, where the Military Order of.
the World War will hold its annual
ceremony. @
Royce Powell is general chairman
OF the Navy Day program sponsored
by the Navy League.
Evening star., 1944-10-02
Moore Denies Gov. Dewey
Opposes Rail Rate Change
Ry the Associates Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
TULSA, Okla, Oct. 2.-Senator
Moore, Republican. of Oklahoma is
sued a detailed denial yesterday Of
assertions by Gov. Robert S. Kerr
that Gov. Thomas E. Dewey was
opposing equitable freight rates.
In prepared statement Senator
Moore declared Gov. Kerr's charge
was not based on fact and was an
other straw at which Gov. Kerr in
his panic is grabbing"
The Senator said he considered
it most unfortunate" that the Gov
ernor would attempt to make rate
matters a political football"
Il think the people Of Oklahoma
understand that this is not a po-
litical matter, but is one wholly
within the jurisdiction of the In
terstate Commerce Commission, to
which Congress has delegated the
exclusive authority concerning the
determination and fixing of rail
rates."
Gov Kerr, who is expected to
elaborate on his charge in a radio
address tonight. declared last week
Gov. Dewey was opposing Okla
homa in rate case now pending
before the corporation commission
Evening star., 1944-10-02
New York Places $50
Night Spots on Probation
BY the Associated Press.

os the Associated PreSS.
NEW YORK, Oct. Regular
cabaret licenses have been refused
to approximately $50 of New York's
bars, restaurants and night clubs
the Police Department said yester-
day, and temporary permits have
been issued instead.
At the same time uniformed DO
licemen and detectives we're ordered
to investigate the conduct of the
establishments, with particular ref
erence to their ownership.
"All these places now are on pro-
bation," department spokesman
said. IF they are all right they'll
have nothing to fear"
Yesterdays developments followed
an announcement that the Copaca-
bana Club, whose ownership had
been under investigation by police,
had consented to revocation of its
regular license and had been grant,
ed six-month permit.
The Police Department contend
ed during the hearing that Copaca-
banas true ownership had been
concealed in the clubs license ap-
plication and that undesirable per-
sons had an interest in the club.
Evening star., 1944-10-02
Coffee Rution Plans Dropped
As Brozil Pledges Big Supply

Inc once OF Price AdmtniStra ton
acknowledged that . resumption Of
rationing had been considered and
that tentative rationing plan had
been distributed to field ofnces.
Mr.. Byrnes said stocks of coffee
available to civilians on September
l amounted to $4,000, 900 pounds,
compared with 487 900 900 pounds il.
July, l943, when coffee came on the
ration list.
His ONCE said that Brazilian
Finance Minister Arthur de Souza
Costa had given assurance OF the
continued shipments.
American importers have ap-
pealed to the OPA to lift coffee from
price controls, but OPA sources
have said there Is little chance that
this will be done.