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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08
Maryland Misses Chance
To Play in Flower Bowl

Maryland had a bowl bid after all,
it was disclosed today, but South
Cardinals alacrity in accepting a
similar "feeler" from the Jackson
vile (Fla) Flower Bowl Committee,
left the Terps out in the cold.
Maryland informed the committee
the matter would have to be taken
up by its athletic board and by
Southern Conference officials, but
Admiral Normal M. Brown, South
Carolina prexy, accepted the bid
Immediately.
So, the Gamecocks will play Wake
Forest at Jacksonville on New Years
Day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08
BY JIMMY JORDAN,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

CHICAGO, Dec. 8.-The Western
Conference, which many times has
come up with deadlocks for cham
pionships in both football and
basket ball, is adopting a new sys-
tenn to determine titlistS.
The fact is, there never has been
an official champion, insofar as the
Office of the commissioner of the
conference is concerned. Cham
pions always have been appointed,
or nominated, by the press on a
percentage basis.
From now on champions will be
designated officially by Commits
sioner Kenneth l.. (Tug) Wilson,
and in football he'll use a new
formula to determine which is
which. Deadlocked games will be
recorded as half victory and half
loss for both competing teams.
viii Settle Many Arguments.
That system, of course, will have
nothing to do with basket ball, in
which overtime periods will desig-
nate the wirner-or loser. But it
will settle q lot OF football argyll
ments in the future-argrments
which have cropped up time and
again in the conferences 50-year
history.
The decision was reached yester-
day at meeting of conference ath-
letic directors and faculty repre-
sentatives. They also decided to
return to q peacetime schedule of
championship events, but they took
no action on cancellation of war
relaxed eligibility rules.
The group approved dates and
sites for six championship meets,
and the athletic directors set sched-
ules for competition this winter and
next spring.
| The schedule Of title meets:
Swimming, University of Minnesota.
March 80; wrestling, University Of
Illinois, March 80; indoor track,
University Of Chicago, March 8-9;
tennis, Northwestern University,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08
Boxer Who Defeated
Polio Steals Show

Lester Allison, who proved he as
fighter when, at the tender age of
S, he beat a case of infantile paraly-
sis, proved it again last night to the
unrestrained satisfaction of large
crowd when he kayoed Conception
Riviera in the first round of their
112-pound bout at Turner's Arena.
The scrap featured the opening card
of the annual Golden Gloves tour
nament.
Paul Cannon, younger brother of
Joe Cannon, former District of Co.
lumbia featherweight champ, scored
over Mike Perna in their 126-pound
bout. Action was at a fast and flu
rious tempo all the way. The re-
suits:
Novice results:
112-pound class--Lester Allison wash
ington B., c. knocked out Conception Ri
yeria National Training SCHOOL,. l minute
tho 0ff n r. s.. three roSnds VITO san
11S-pound class-Joe Sonar Liberty A.
c. outpointed Salvador Palaez IN. T. s. J.,
three. rounds Donald Hart (Pete's A. CO.
Yon Knockout over Henry Wharton IN. T.
So. minute 80 seconds. third round.
126-pound class-Paul Cannon CMer-
rick club outpointed Mike Perna IN. T.
s., three rounds: Bill Kustafson IN. T. s.
outpointed Buddy Mercilliott tMerrick
Club, three rounds.
135-pound class-Wesley Howard (St
Mary's B. c. outpointed Kenneth Small
wood Georgetown B. c., three rounds:
Arthur Rodill Georgetown B. CO out
pointed Lewis FUR (Pete's A. CO, three
rounds.
160-pound class-Bobby Bibb est. Mary S
won technical knockout over James Nokes
Georgetown B. c.. minute 20 seconds,
third round.
Ralph Meador Pete's A. c. outpointed
C. M. Spires (Quantico Marines. three
rounds; Buddy Milstead (unattacheG out
pointed Joe Edelen Liberty A. CO, three
rounds.
126-pound class-Charles Sellner LIB
erty A c. knocked out Jack BruehliAg IN.
T. s., 1 minute 20 seconds. third round.
147-pound class-Walter Downs wash
ington B, CO knocked out Clayton Reeves
IN. 7. 81, 30 seconds, second round.
(ouantico MarinesS won technical knock
out over Robert Mcclure tPatuxent River
Naval Airl. So seconds. third round.
Heayyweight class = William CLANCY
DoZier iPatuxent Riyer1, three rounds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

twenty-five years of serving the
District Golf Association is enough
for DR.. William G. Barr, who has
held the post of secretary of the
DCGA for quarter century. So
before DR.. Barr left Washington
yesterday for a winter in Florida
he told DR.. A. T. Utz, president of
the local links body, he will resign,
effective with the annual meeting
In February DR.. Barr has held the
the secretaryship of the District
links association longer than any
official in a similar capacity in this
territory.
He long has been an advocate of
Junior golf and aided in organizing
the District Junior championships.
DR.. Barr is a member of the Indian
Spring Country Club, and formerly
played at Washington and Column
bia.
Warner Gray, former aide in the
Congressional golf shop, under Ro-
land Mackenzie and Witty Cox, has
been released after 46 months in
Navy blue, during which he was
on a torpedoed ship and took part
in two invasions. Warner is helping
Cox with the rehabilitation of the
Congressional golf course, which
started yesterday.
Warner was in the invasion of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08
Lions, With Boss Irate
Over Beatings, Put
Bee on Clippers

The Washington Lions finally
have discovered the inspiration that
may take them places in the Eastern
Hockey League. The inspiration
comes from Owner Mike Uline, re-
Gently returned from Florida va
cation, who has served notice on
the skaters to play hockey or go
home"
With that in mind and Uncle
Mike on hand in Uline Arena last
night, the Lions knocked off the
Baltimore Clippers, 81, and showed
4,123 fans the makings of a real
hockey team.
Merit Prophet, who has been more
or less a sieve at goal most of the
season, was a brick wall against the
Clippers. Hockey Hursley lived up
to his advance notices by skating
through the entire Baltimore team
to score goal unassisted. Frank
Mailley was never out of position.
Vern Kaiser introduced a crowd
pleasing novelty in the way of
new penalty. He insulted Referee
Charley Good and spent 10 minutes
in the box thinking 1t over.
After Hursley had given Washing
ton a first period lead on his unas-
sisted lamplighter, Baltimore came
back to tie it up in the second period
on shot by Frank Macintosh. The
Lions won the match in the final
period when Vic Chad fired the
puck into the nets on an assist by
Dave Livingston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08
Chand|erC Check, Boost
OF Coast League Left
To Majors byMinors
BY HAROLD HARRISON,


COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. S.-Ma-
jor league baseball magnates were
Chicago bound today, faced with
the job of deciding whether to join
the minor loops in clipping the pow
ers of Baseball Commissioner A. B.
(Happy) Chandler.
The minors, who ended their big
gest convention in history here yes
terday, took three separate cracks
at Chambers powers, but all must
be approved by the majors at their
convention in Chicago next week
before they can be written into
baseball law
The minors first voted to take the
postwar baseball promotional Or
ganization out of the commissioners
office, and approved a proposal to
take away from the commissioner
the right to construe any major
minor league rule as being "detri-
mental" to baseball. They finished
off the job yesterday by refusing to
amend their own bonus regulations,
which Chandler had called illegal
and unfair" and then voted to pro-
hibit both the majors and minors
from paying any bonuses for the
signing of contracts.
With that done the minors fin
ished off their three-day official ses-
sions by turning over to the major
leagues their approval of placirg
the Pacific Coast League in major
loop classification.
Then the 1,17S registered dele
gates, guests and assorted badge
wearers stampeded back to their
home cities or to Chicago.
The decision to approve major
league status for the Pacific Coast
League was by a unanimous vote
after the matter had been held over
for one day The resolution gives
the Coast League permission to
withdraw from the minor league or
ganization if it obtains the author
ization of Commissioner Chandler
and the American and National
Leagues to become a major loop.
What will be done on the matter
in Chicago next week was very
much in doubt, of course, but the
Far Westerners had one of the big
gest Hobbies" of the convention here
attempting to sell their idea to the
major league magnates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08
Bethesda Quint Downs
Goithersburq, 1921

Bethesda's basket ball team Is
celebrating two things today-its
1921 triumph over Gaithersburg in
its season opener yesterday and the
return of Coach Al Vogt, who has
been in the Navy. Kenny Poerstel
was high scorer for the winners with
IL points.
In a Junior game between the two
schools, Harvey McClure's % points
paced the Little Barons to a 1873
victory over the visitors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08
BY BEN McALWEE.

While bevy of leading Capital
feminine pinspillers tonight are
seeking victory in the seventh Old
Dominion Women's Open at Rich
mond, Va, a host of the city's men
sharpshooters will warm up in spe-
cial matches at Bethesda Bowling
Center and Hyattsville Recreation
for tomorrow'S two big events-the
third annual Bethesda Open and the
Sister Kenny Foundation Benefit
Handicap, which these two suburban
drives will feature.
According to Manager Ralph
Goldberg, Bethesda manager, Nick
Tronsky and Joe Gacek, two Con-
aecticut bowling greats, have prom
ised to be on deck tonight for some
special matches with Capital how
itzers, while George Papageorges
Del Ray Restaurant team will in
wade Hyattsyille to clash with Oscar
Hiser's Wildcats.
As an added attraction to the
Sister Kenny event, Proprietor Hiser
has planned an eX-SerVlcemenS
team match with a team of Hyatts-
vile topnotchers, including Gordon
Remsburg, Jimmy OFT, Bud Frey
haywood Winslow and Myles Quail
jr., against such well-known stars
as Al Cissell. Billy Towles, Joe Di
Misa, Billy Stalcup, Bill King, Lind
say Stott and Lou jenkins.
Despite the handicap of cast on
his broken left arm. Bob Wallach OF
Washington Cab fired 1877 in the
Bethesda Thousand Dollar League
last night. He reeled off eight
straight marks including double
header strike before missing two
single-pin breaks in his final two
boxes. His whopper was fourth
high for the season. AL Wright
sports the loops record game of 1913
II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08
Bio Ten Makes Grid Ties Count
In 'OfficiuI' Title Award Plan

May 30-3l, June /; outdoor track,
University of Illinois, May 81, June
l, and golf, University of Minnesota
course, May 81, June l.
Eligibility Changes Delayed.
Frank E. Richart, secretary of the
faculty representatives, indicated
the conference would take more
time before returning to prewar eli
gibility standards of one-year resi-
dence and three years varsity COM
r etition. The conference wants to
await congressional action on selec-
tive service legislation.
Faculty representatives also voted
20 allow six-man golf squads, in
stead of five-man squads, in confer
Ience competition. They will close
their three-day meeting today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08
BY BOB MCLEAN.

Eastern Highs rapid Ramblers,
rated as one of the greatest football
teams in District high school his
tory, today not only held the 1945
interhigh championship for a sec
ond straight year, but were run
nersup for another title.
In defeating Wilson, 1876. In the
championship game in Central Sta
dunn yesterday Eastern added No.
10 to a string of victories that dates
back to 1943 Only Tech, which
ran up "a in a row between 1927
and 1888, can better that record.
Wilson, an underdog challenger
that came from sixth to second
place to enter the title game, found
some consolation today in the fact
that the Tigers had been tanned by
true champions. The all-high East
ern backfield of Sonny Settle, Bobby
Lyles, Jack Bobb and Jerry Osborne,
plus brilliant line play spanked by
Phil Cocimano. simply were too
much for Wilson to handle.
Statistics Are Convincing.
Statistics of the game show that
Wilson was thoroughly outplayed
and there are no disputes as to
Eastern's overwhelming superiority
Eastern gained II first downs to
Wilson's 7, outrushed the Tigers, 1876
to 101, gained SO yards to Al on
passes and completed 4 of 8 aerials,
while Wilson, attempting % passes,
completed but g.
Only thing that Wilson could sal
wage of the wreck of its title hopes
was the recollection of Bob Leonard
brilliant 81-yard touchdown run in
the final quarter that accounted for
the Tigers only tally. Leonard
bucked through the Eastern line on
his own 10, crossed up the Eastern
secondary and galloped into nav
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08
Collins MauIed by M Seen Ready to Jump to AN-Amedca
Postwar Sports Boom
Is Seen in 1858
Grid Attendance

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 8-College
football, the first sport to complete
an entire season under postwar con-
ditions, touched off the anticipated
box office boom with total attend
ance of 1925 ,623, an increase of AZ
per cent over 1914, in a survey of 10
representative major schools.
Based purely on home turnstile
totals, Pennsylvania continued to
show the way with a Franklin Field
gate of 477,000 for eight contests.
In overall home-and-away figures,
Ohio States 544,4e9 for nine con-
tests was the best in the Nation.
Ohio State was second to Pennsyl-
vania in home totals with BIT 1927
fans for six tits at Columbus.
Army Has Third Place Gate.
Army's home games, including the
Navy clash in Philadelphia and New
York City appearances against Duke,
Notre Dame and Michigan, at
tracted a third-place gate of 319,-
887 Michigan was fourth, with
California, u C. L. A, Southern
California, Tulane, Minnesota and
Northwestern following in order to
round out the top 10.
From coast to coast the average
attendance at college game was
20,589 with the Far Vests increase
of 8,445 per game representing the
biggest gain. Almost third of the
entire turnStile count came from
the Middle West with the East not
far behind.
Last years grand total was 5,575,-
769, for an average of 1896 per tilt.
The end of gasoline rationing and
a general increase in sports interest
following the end of the war gener-
ally was credited with the amazing
upswing Notre Danes visit to New
Orleans to play Tulane set a new
Southern regular season mark of
$1,000.
l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08
Blues Bow 10 Loyo|a
In Conference Tilt

Loyola gave Coach Dutch Reitz,
recently returned from military serv-
ice, royal welcome last night at
Gallaudet Colleges expense, pre-
senting him with 61-41 victory over
the Blues at Roosevelt gym. 1t was
Gallaudet's first loss of the year and
gave it 500 rating in the Mason
Dixon Conference.
Ed Barthelme paced the winners
with 81 points, while the remaining
points were well distributed among
his teammates. Roy Holcomb tai
lied II for the losers, while Schu-
macher and Massey tossed in and
9, respectively. Loyola had a 1920
lead at the half
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08
Suburban Pin Matches Tuning
DC. Stars for Sunday Meets

kins won two games from Mary
Brown and Moe Meade to retain a
one-game lead in the King Pin
Mixed Doubles as the Gladding-
Metrakos team moved to second
place with sweep over Sacrey and
Mooney Miss Gladding posted 1888.
GULL and Miciotto with a 81 win
over Moen and Day held third place
while Ruth King and Francis Rob-
ertson spurted to fourth place with
a sweep over Lewis and Nash. Mrs.
King rolled 371.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08
Eustern's Students
PuyStur Visit
Congratulations, Eastern

Congratulations, Eastern!
The Stars sports cartoonist
and a sports writer regret that
they were not on hand to re-
ceive the delegation of several
hundred Eastern High School
students who visited the news
papers Office yesterday afternoon
after Wilson's gridmen were
vanquished, 25-6.
The gentleman cornered in the
city room by the jubilant young
citizens, incidentally, had moth
ing to do with the sports depart
ment's prediction (oh, Obj that
Wilson might beat Eastern.
That was the aviation editor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08
Basket Ball Scores
Ey the Associated Press.

Kentucky, 81: Western ontario, AZ,
St, M Mays s. 'Minno' 40; Lacrosse Teach
g Dak ovsr IL G uSoSs
Carleton; 90 Luther Iowa)' 43. u.u
Fa aFta' "a. State Teachers 'l; MARI
Bowling Green. AZ: Toledo Naval Sep.
so Gfnssr oTs rs rss sa Hiiisdale Mich)
Tarkio. 81: Peru Teachers. 80,
Culver. Stockton. Sc; Carthage IND; SO.
x 6 ID + K ysGyef Ssl d. ss pomona IT,
Eoyoia 1Md: ), 81; GaIlaydet. 4.
N MsFsnd e 8seshs Ssr "a NeS So5s 49,
wa WIep;ta' a. Moo Teachers 81:
EsaSaS ssyss e. pubs sa.Sa I'll 49,
Manhattan Nan 7s; cathsdral q! d T.. " AZ.
Be% id 4 f Is 81 81: MOOrhead Mimi
so issSy' 81 - s: Mount Airy Sem
gsSa psssS a. sest a5 IS D9ape 81
MsTshah ~ Wv. s's Ts9, 80: GEORGETOWN
okiahoma, 81; southern Methodist, As.
Southeastern State {Okla). SO; Ash
burn GENERAL Hospital. 80.
Kansas, So; olathe (Kans) Naval
soS S;lt!s 81 K.ns.', IS; St. sens-
He Psssb. Navel y IS; East Texas State
Missouri, A; westminster (Mo.l, 80.
Texas Tech. 6s: Eastern New Mexico
Drake. e: So; Iowa state Teachers. IS.
Simpson, "a; Buena Vista, 20.
Akron, 81; Heidelberg, %.
Arkansas, 81; western Kentucky
Defance, 81; lawrence Tech, ~.
Miami (ohio), Al: Xavier tOhio). 81.
Drury, "A; Camp Crowder. "a.
q. G. L. A., ~: 9th Ferry Command,
San Diego state, Al; Alumni. 81.
KiT TiI !, Field. ~; Pratt Exams,
Alsmeda. ccalif. MAS 80; c.liiornia.
Rediands. II; chapman COLLEGE. SO.
Pepperdine College, 46; Corona. Calf.
Naval Hospital, 81.
Wyoming, 81; Montana, IS.
Brigham Young, 30: Montana State,
Western washington College, 80; Col
lege Of Puget Sound. 81.
University OF Washington, 60; Univer.
sity Il British Columbia, %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08
Eastern, With Title Win Over
Wilson, Runs Streak to 10

dirt. Counting lateral distance, the
feet halfback probably covered
about ITO yards in the sprint for the
longest run of the game.
The rest of the way 1t was Eas-
terms game with Jack Bobb, cur
rently mentioned as a candidate for
"all-time" all-high, the outstanding
star. Bobb figured in three of the
Ramblers' touchdoWns, and his de-
fensive play, except for the Leonard
break-through, was unusual for
scholastic football.
First Eastern touchdown came in
the second quarter after Phil Co.
cimano had intercepted a pass from
Gene Taylor and brought the ball
to the enemy 80. There Bobb slung
it to Phil Taylor, who went over
easily. Osborne converted with a
placement.
Cocimano Receivers tumble.
Cocimano again set up a touch
down in the third period when he
recovered Martin Weigand's tumble
on a kickoff return on the Wilson
IS. The Eastern powerhouse took
over in a series of running plays
that wound up with Bobb bucking it
over from the 1-yard stripe.
The aggressive Cocimano, fight
ing into practically every play, again
put the Ramblers into scoring posi-
ton in the fourth quarter when he
blocked Gene Taylor's punt deep in
Wilson territory and Bill Foley re-
covered it on the IL. A moment
later Bobb smashed through and
went across standing up.
Eastern's final touchdown came a
few minutes after Leonard's epic
run. The Ramblers' powerful little
Settle took off on a 55-yard scamper
that put the ball on the Wilson S.
In successive plays Settle took it to
the and then across the line
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08

6,495 and 1870; George Morrison,
Chicago, 6,523 and 1923; Steve
Macy, Cleveland, 6,515 and 1890
George Vallos, Youngstown, Ohio,
6,513 and 1873; Fred Bujack, De-
troit, 6,373 and 1923; Buddy b.
mar, Chicago, 6,251 and 1926: Joe
Sinke, Chicago, 6,318 and 1918;
Paul Krumske, Chicago, 6,228 and
1923; Nelson Burton, st. Louis,
e,25S and 134.03.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08
St. Johns, RifIemen Win

st. Johns rifle team defeated
George Washington, 1,309-1 ,259, yes
terday in its first match Of the sea-
son. The Vctor's Soucy was top
scorer with 271 and G. WIS Gates
led the Alsxandrians with 268.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08
WI Bosketers ToppIe
Woodward in InuuquroI

Washington-Lee's Little Generals
came away with 1925 victory over
Woodward School in the teams
opening basket ball game yesterday
on the YMCA court.
Woodward was hampered by the
absence of three of its best players
but, at that, high scorer of the game
was the losers Frank Foster, with
Is points. Bob Chalfant paced
W.-L. with IA markers and every
player on his team, except one
tailed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08
HyuttsviIIe Wins Opener

Hyattsville High Schools cagers
got off to a good start with a 1880
trouncing of Poolesville yesterday at
Hyattsville. Joe Summerfelt took
scoring honors with 81 markers. In
junior game, Hyattsville edged the
Poolesville juniors, 20-19.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08
Winter Golf Meet Cord
Has IS Dates Added
sy the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 8.-Golf's win
ter tournament circuit was extended
many miles today with announce
ment Of dates for Is contests with
$3.50 900 in War Bonds In the cumu-
lative jackpot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08
Tiger Toners!

Touchdowns-Bobb, 2; Taylor. Settle,
Leonard. Points after touchdown-os-
borne (placement).
Substitutions: Eastern-Highsmith, De
George. yelling, Wilson, Koutsandros,
Goldstone, Traynor. Barak, Bresnahan,
Redmond, Smith, Ockershausen, Morgan.
Wolfe, Costanzo. HOLSTER, FURNACE Park
err, Carrico. Gilroy, Ballard, Sterling. Will
son-Fooshe, Harrison. Sherman, Hauser
Schaub. Poore, Ransom, King. Burton,
Snyder, Voigt, Taylor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08

Armstrong High defeated its old
rival, Dunbar. 1914, yesterday on
the Brooks Field gridiron. Arm
strong's Smith paced his teams at
tack with two touchdowns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08

Washington goals: Hursley, Chad.
Baltimore goals: Macintosh.
B. McC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08
Win,Lose or Draw
By LEWIS F. ATCHISON.
A Couple of Redskins Impress Shoughnessy

cold the Hilltop the chill wind racing
pateaue practice field moved white patches of clouds
blue like yard marshaling freight
Redskins their comic red flannel work suits running
the they
Griffith Stadium couple
from medical student breath
classes middleaged under SLOUGH hat
reporter the spectators The hat
Clark Shaughney Redn University
Pittsburgh
passing time
tented his left broke the
MY goodness said Shaughnesy Look
fast He's fast it's terrifying My think
like that"
fastened his Sammy
the thin faded back
Aguirre. Shaughnessy shook his again.
"A football player" great paser
the martest George Marshall made he installed
Information this That fellow
end of his the time
opposition instant
Instead of being through he's only beginning
he'll in