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Evening star., 1945-03-07
Nggehng Ready to Sign as Slim Nat Squad Opens Training
|Devore Is Third Irish
Head Grid Coach
In Three Years
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Mar. Am
other alumnus has been added to
the roster of former "fightin' Irish"
who for decades have been directing
the football fortunes beneath Notre
Danes golden dome.
He is John Hugh Devore, Irish
line coach for the last two years
and Notre Danes third head foot
ball coach and athletic director in
as many seasons.
Devore, football co-captain at
Notre Dame in 1888, and an Irish
end three years, yesterday was ap-
pointed acting athletic director to
succeed Ed McKeever, who resigned
last week to become head coach at
Cornell.
Effective Until Leahy's Return.
Devore's appointment, announced
| by the Rev. j. Hugh O,Donnell,
G. S. c., Notre Dame president, is
effective only until the return of 1t
Frank Leahy, former athletic direc-
tor who resigned year ago to enter
the Navy.
McKeever, backfield coach under
Leahy. took over the job a year ago
when the latter left. Devore, one
of Leahy's assistants, will have both
Adam Walsh and Glen Grove, with
whom he worked last fall, as is
sistants this year, along with third
coach to be appointed.
The 34-year-old former coach al
Providence College, Fordham anc
Holy Cross is the fifth Irish grio
player since the late Knute Rockne
took over at Notre Dame to direct
the Ramblers' football fortunes
Others, in addition to Rockne, were
Heartily (Hunk) Anderson, who sue.
ceeded Rockne, Elmer Layden ano
Leahy. McKeever, while not a
graduate, was a former Notre Dame
student.
| Devore Father of Four.
Devore, married and father of foul
children, was born in Newark, N. j.
and was a star athlete at ST. Bene.
diets High School in that city. H,
entered Notre Dame in 1880 Anc
played football and basket ball ir
his freshman year He won an enc
berth on the Notre Dame varsity il
1881 and he played for three years
being co-captain with Tom Gormar
in his senior year.
After graduation in 1894, he re-
mained as freshman coach at Notr,
Dame a year, and then went II
F'ordham University as assistant t,
Jim Crowley. In 1888 he becam,
head coach at Providence, and il
1912 went to Holy Cross as assistan
to Ank Seaman. He returned t,
Notre Dame as line coach in 1943.
Evening star., 1945-03-07
Vernon, Ex-Not, Sporkes in War Zone Baseball

Mickey Vernon former Nat
ing with service team exb eaguers that touring the Pacific
war zone But he's outfeder
combat correspondent
he Vernon outpost
not only made sparkling catches.
left Rice
now belonging Brooknt
the Hoyas 1912 when Coach Joe Judge had
Another District
George Abrams former middleweigh
stirring with Steve Mamakos Griffith
Fresh from the the Al Schacht
publication of baseball facts figures
pitcher and COACH clown the diamond
lot of his
league pitching
alton the
to whet the interest pastme
baseball throughout the Nation Mamaux speaks
N
between 300 % it.
Dick Weleroth pitcher picked up
MaryS High School OF WiiamSpor
the club until late in June His parents will not permit him
school baseball Welteroth
has written Nat headquarters he
feetta
Evening star., 1945-03-07
American j. Is Facinq
Keen BeIvoir Five in
Twin Bill Tonight

American University, kingpin of
the Mason-Dixon Conference, was
merely another name to Fort Bel
voirs hard-driving quint as the
Engineers prepared to throw a road
block in front of the Eagles In the
feature, of tonight's twin-bill at
Uline Arena.
Sponsored by the Junior Board of
Commerce, the program gets under
way at o'clock with a preliminary
between Gallaudet and Long Island
University and has all the earmarks
OF bang-up finale for the towns
incollegiate campaign.
Fort Belvoir ended preparations
for the game last night when it
trounced powerful Curtis Bay
Coast Guard five, 53-49, for its
twenty-second victory against four
defeats. Rolling Kuebler, former
Iowa State ace, paced the scoring
again, with 10 points, but had COM
pany in "Bertie" Bertram, who rung
up IT, and Anton Lowry, who tossed
in II. A. U. will have to keep a sharp
watch for these men tonight, and if
it does succeed in bottling them up,
highly unlikely as that is, lightning
may break out in another spot.
Coach Artie Boyd is satified that
American will give a good account
of itself. The Eagles apparently
have regained the form that swept
them through all opposition at a
tornado pace early in the campaign
but was lost in the waning stages
of the campaign. Absence Of key
men at different intervals had
something to do with the letdown
but the Eagles will be out in full
strength tonight, With Bob Linde-
man, Ray Love. Johnny Poston and
Walter Smith expected to show the
soldiers how they dominated con-
ference competition.
Gallaudet and Long Island will
match faSt-breaking attacks that
should be good for a wholesale
quantity of thrills in the prelimi-
nary. The Blackbirds are expected
to mold their offense around Carl
Meinhold, center, and Les Rothman,
forward, who are listed among the
top scorers in New York's metro
politan area.
Gallaudet will bank on Roy Hol-
comb, Ed Witzcak and Tommy Gus
caden for the bulk of it's scoring
and if this trio is in the groove
Long Island will have to travel in
high gear all the way to make a
match of it.
Evening star., 1945-03-07
Fort Wayne in Front
In Pro Cage Series
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Mar. Fort Wayne's
defending champion Zollners had a
one-game jump on Cleveland in the
eastern division playoffs of the
National Basket Ball League today,
and Sheboygan, Wis, and the Chi
cago Gears were tied with a game
each in the western division after
last nights firing.
The Zollners won the first game
of their playoff series at Fort Wayne,
78 to SO. Sheybogan evened the
series with Chicago by winning last
nights game, 49 to 36. Chicago had
won the opener at Sheboygan Mon
day night, so to 40.
Chicago and Sheboygan will de-
eide the western division title at
Sheboygan Thursday night. Fort
Wayne and Cleveland play their
second game at Cleveland tonight.
Winners of the divisional playoffs
meet next week for the title.
Evening star., 1945-03-07
Totals II 81
Washington Included
In SoftboII League

Groundwork for an inter city soft
ball league which would include
Washington was laid at an organi-
zationn meeting at Hagerstown, the
Associated Press reported today.
Baltimore, Frederick and Hagers-
town were represented at the meet
ing and Martinsburg, w. Va, and
Chambergsburg, Pa, have been in
vited to join.
Andy Miller, of Baltimore and one
of the loops sponsors, said plans
called for three galHes weekly, two
at night and one on Sunday. The
league schedule would be SO ar
ranged teams still could participate
in the national tournament.
Evening star., 1945-03-07
Brackets Of College
Basket Journeys
Nearly Filled
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Mar. THE brack-
cts OF the two outstanding post
season collegiate basket ball tour
neys-the National Invitation at
Madison Square Garden and the
NCAA at New York and Kansas
.City-virtually were filled today
with IL of the 16 teams named. The
remaining four quintets were ex-
pected to be selected within the rext
two days.
This is how the Journeys shape up:
National Invitation (six of eight
teams picked Johns of Brook
llyn 18-2), Muhlenberg (23-3), Ten
nessee 18-4, Rhode Island State
l8-3, De Paul 18-2) and Bowling
Green (22-2. New York University
Cpd, c. c. N. Y. 12-3), r. P. I
02-O and West Virginia 12-5) are
being considered for the remaining
two berths.
Eastern NCAA at Madison Square
Garden 1.-TWO of four teams picked
kentucky (2l-3 and Ohio State
d4-4. Brown $50, Temple 16-D
Pitt go, r. P. I. Westminster
and N. Y. U. in line for other two
spots. Yale 14-4 declared itsel
out last night when a Spokesman +
pointed out the Eli season endee
three weeks ago and the team ha.
not practiced since.
Western NCAA at Kansas City
Gall four teams picked hons
Aggies (21-4), Arkansas 16-sy
Utah 16-2) and the winner of the
Washington State-Oregon playofl
for the Pacific Coast Conference
Northern Division titles
Play in the National Invitation
opens March II with the final Cn
March 26. The Western NCAA will
be held on March 1894 With the
Eastern on March % and "a. The
Eastern and Western NCAA winners
clash for the title in New York or
March 81. The Garden Invitation
winner and the NCAA winner ther
clash on March % for the mythical
national title won last year by Utah
Evening star., 1945-03-07
Marie Geib, Sam Miller Bowl
Top Scores in WWDC Event

lonia. Village and Spillway at Hy-
attsville.
The Streaks, captained by Mar
garet (Pete) Tomlin, tonight will
aim to boost their one-game lead
in the o. S. w. Army mixed loop
in a match with the Flying Ducks
at Colonial Village. Mrs. Tomlin
sports high average of 97-47 for the
fair rollers. Three Army captains
Noel Ruddell, Jack Adams and
Dallas Halvestadt and Francis
Bailey are the other members OF
the pacesetters who were among the
tailenders in the first two series
which was won by the Spare Us
quint. Bombardiers and Rangers
tied for second place and one game
out of the lead, are down for re-
spective battles with U. S. Wizards
and Ceiling ZeroS.
Evening star., 1945-03-07
g. W. Downs Lewis,
Plays I. J. for Title

George Washington High hoop
sters are getting set for their big
game of the year Saturday night
when they will play host to Thomas
Jefferson Of Richmond, with the Vir-
|gtnia State class A high school
title atsstgke.
The Preddents moved into the
final yesterday by beating Andrew
E1exis, ,Wsh of Salem. western divi-
don champion, IS to 80, on Alex
Eandria hardwood.
Dave Rice, with II points, and
Eddie Sims, with 10, paced the
George Washington attack to roll up
a l2-to-5 lead in the first period, a
16-to-11 advantage at half time, and
a 27-to-l6 edge at the three quarter
pole.
Individual star of the game, how
ever, was Joe Miller, 6-foot-4 center
of Salem, who copped scoring honors
with Is roints
Evening star., 1945-03-07
Maryland. Park S Foster
Leads County Scorers

Windup of the regular scholastic
basket ball season in Prince Georges
County finds Bob Foster of Mary
land Park the top individual scorer
with 28S points, an average of more
than 13 game.
Playing his last game for Mary
land Park prior to graduation this
June, Foster racked up Is points
yesterday to lead the Marylanders
to their 18th win in 81 games as An
napolis was beaten, so to %, on the
CrabtoWn court
Evening star., 1945-03-07
Prince Georges Basket
Tourney in SemifinaIs

Play in the Prince Georges County
annual high school basket ball tour
nament will go into the semifinals
tomorrow night at Ritchie COLISEUM
College Park. The schedule pits
Maryland Park against Greenbelt at
Is pm. girls; Maryland Park
against Greenbelt, lboys); Mount
Rainier against Surrattsville,
(girls). and Mount Rainier against
Bladensburg, 9 (boys)
Last night both Mount Rainier
teams won their opening-round
games, the boys by defeating Hyatts-
vile, 43-31, and the girls by winning
over Bladensburg, 37-19. In the
other two games, Surratsville edged
Hyattsyille's girls, 17-15, and the
Bladensburg boys beat Surrattsvine
37.2Q
Evening star., 1945-03-07
By BEN McALWEE.

Marie Geib, 94-average bowler of
the Fort Davis Commercial Ladies
League, and Sam Miller, who raps
the NAPLES at a 106-pace in the
Rhode Island Avenue Business
Mems League today shared the
spotlight in the big WWDC Metro
politan Handicap.
Sealing the thunder of her cele-
brated husband, Ellsworth Geib,
former District League champion,
Mrs. GeiD sports two first places
for women in the radio station S
city-Wide event with scratch score
of 1865 and gross of 443, which in
cluded 78-pin handicap.
One of the heaviest wallopers last
night at King Pin as United Market
trimmed .Schalls ESQ Service, 81
to gain a first-place tie with Optical
Shop in the R. /. Avenue loops keen
pennant scrap, Miller posted 174 for
high game for men in the WWDC
tournament and with 66-469 took
over the runnerup spot. Millers
poke was six pins shy of Dick Town.
sends season record league game
His 174 was two pins higher than
the score rolled last week by Lou
Rose in the Lafayette Major.
Win Greenway Entry Fees.
Two other pinmen of the Rhode
Island avenue loop, Hugh Townsend
and Bob MacCord, won their $7.50
entrance fees in the $500 Greenway
Open to be staged at Greenway
March 18 with respective gross
scores of 436 and AL. Hugh with
400 from scratch was the big gun
as Plaza Rockets nicked Optical
Shop, 81, which cost the losers un-
disputed possession of first place
Ineligible for the WWDC tourna-
ment, Bob Miciotto, King Pin man.
ager, fired AS, six pins under his
season league mark as McGolrick
Plumbers moved back into the thick
of the flag chase by sweeping United
States Coast Guard. Despite Fred
Murphy's IA and Alb, the Kron-
helms dropped the odd game to Jock
All-Stars, another pennant-con-
tender in the Rhode Island avenue
loop in which only four games sep
arate the first and 10th place teams
James E. Roche, United States
Maritime roller with 57-479 tailed
at Lafayette, still holds first place
among the many who have fred in
the WWDC affair. Lucille Meyer
Penn Mixed Doubles, is second in
the women's section with 102-44C
and Lulu Trundle of Silver Spring
is third with 78-433.
Seek to Break Tie.
Tonights matches in the torrid
Ladies District League pennant race
will see Brookland Recreation and
the champion Hi-Skor quint, wedged
in first place, striving to break the
tie in respective clashes with Silver
Spring at Brookland and Bethesda
Bowling Center at Bethesda.
Third-place King Pin engages the
strong Lafayette team at King Pin
Ice Palace visits Spillway, Rosslyr
invades Takoma, and Red Circle
takes on Colonial Village at Lucky
Strike,
The Mems District League sched-
ule brings the pace-setting Northeast
Temple and Greenway together al
Temple, Bethesda at, Hi-Skor
Brookland at Clarendon King Pin
at Lafayette, Lucky Strike at Co
=
Evening star., 1945-03-07
Win, Lose or Draw
Mats Promise BIueee Many Headaches This Year
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

What promises be his
began today for Os Bege head the wasn't
worked this only slim battemen
the initial training the University Maryland
nearby College Park But before the championship
fall Manager Bluege will mil
There will be plenty managers
gets through dckering with
Beg there likely will be extra amount With
good at the outset the Washington pilot will
experimenting between April
Yorks Yankees the experiment.
ing probably will continue right through the
For whatever Congress does about the situation ecve
will harder
the Washington clubs personnel will be frequent.
For Bluege making ball club the little will
difficult enough But maintaining ball club will maddenng
task What with players being overnight and the talent that
picked quality there
the way
frs-cass in the already
Mats will
year-waing wondering
tion here Most of these Cuban
fore they anywhere fit for service
training is costly is they concerned.
certainly
hand
Evening star., 1945-03-07
St. Anthony's Conquers
Dewitt in FinuI Come

st. Anthony's High, reviewing an
initial season of formal basket ball
competition today, could boast an
impressive record that includes the
championship Of the Catholic CO.
education school circuit and eight
victories.
The Saints llotched No. 8 in their
final game yesterday by shading
Dewitt Prep, "a to a, at Catholic
I University
Evening star., 1945-03-07
Win in Naval Leuoue

In U. S. Naval Barracks Basket
Ball League tilts at Western last
night, Bomb Disposal deeisioned
Ordnance Export, 3l-18, and Com
municatfonS nicked Busarda. 47-45
Evening star., 1945-03-07
Basket Ball Results

Notre Dame, 81; Detroit, 43.
Oklahoma Ags, 73: Norman
Navy, ~.
Colorado, SO; Denver, 40.
Harlem Globes, 50; Bushnell
Hospital, 20.
Reno Army Air, A; Nevada
u, 81.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-06-30
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paper!
She told him quickly of her trip
to Bartolme's house and of the or
ganizer she had overhead.
He was excited. He almost echoed
her w reactions. If she had only
seen the man! But then she might
have endangered both herself and
the poems by going in.
I'd know his voice anywhere il
heard it again." she said. "A Pc
culiar harsh, clipped way he spoke"
He was relieved, too, that 1t
seemed now definitely an outside
organization, not one %springing
from his workers.
Al last he snapped MS clSaret IN
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-06-30
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the smoothnass of the wooden door,
the cold, iron latch. The door
creaked protestingly on its rusty
hinges as she slowly pulled it open.
inside it was dark as a pocket. She
felt her way cautiously up the
winding stone steps. On the landing
she reached for the latch of the
tower room door when she hest
tated-inStinCtively aware of a
presence near her. Whirling, she
COULD see nothing at first, then
against the further wall she caught
the glow of a cigaret! AS she wait
ed breathlessly. a mans form
moved forward along the rail of the
circular balcony. silhOuetted
against the sky.
Terry, is that you?"
1t was Brooks r~eassuring voice.
Terry let out a sigh of relief.
Yes" she gasped softly. You
frightened me-"
I'm sorry. I saw you coming
across the path down below. It
looked like you. yet I couldn't
imagine why you'd be coming here
this time of night"
Terry thought while the darkness
ND a guilty grin, You'd have
imagined all right if I'd gotten here
first and had gone to work. What
a narrow escapel" But aloud she
murmured casually, Il was taking
a walk, and it's such a beautiful
night, I thought the view from here
might be interesting"
He lit her a cigaret and made a
place for her at the rail.
Il didn't know anyone else ever
came here since father died" he
said in a low voice. He loved this
old place so. Maybe that's part of
the attraction it has for me. When
ever l have things to think through
| always come here"
That's strange" Terry said inn
pulsively. This place affects me
the same way"
you come here often?"
She hcSitated a moment. "Not
often. But I have been down here a
few times" She laughed a little
jerkily. 1t always made her nervous
to lie. Then she added sincerely
"There's something about it. Maybe
it's just the immensely of the uni
verse from here that makes ou1
own little troubles seem inflnitcsi-
NAL
Brooks moved d little closer
Close enough so that she could fee
the brush of his arm against hers
In the stiffness she wondered if he
could hear the pounding % he1
heart. She a glad for the dark
ness. She knew that her face must
be crimson with excitement. Des.
perately she was trying to builG
up that barrier in her heart--tC
crowd him out of her lind, bu,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-06-30
CHAPTER

TERRY LEFT the poems cottage
Shortiy II came out into the
night. 1t seemed a sudden relief to
be away from the confines of the
four tight walls, to look up into the
boundless' dome of a blue-black
sky and breathe the sharp night air.
MyriadS of stars shone so brightly
they threw a sheer mantle of silver
over the earth, edging the build
ings, touching the shimmering
leaves of the poplars and cucalvp-
tus. She breathed deeply as she
walked, as if by physical effort she
could right the chaotic spinning of
her thoughts.
She had listened to one of the
organizers of the peon league! She
had acted instinctively. Now she
had time to stop for reaction. Why
under heaven, she thought, hadn't
she burst in and confronted him ?
What s~ubconsCious caution had
held her back? Perhaps it would
have done more harm than good
Anyway, she had heard his voice
and 1t was not a peon voice. OF
that she was sure. He wa a por-
teno from Buenos Aires. not a
criolle. Brooks would be happy tc
know this. His own workers wer,
not disloyal, then. They were being
frightened by threats-threats tC
their childrcn-intO paving this
tribute money.
The stupidity of the man, acpus-
ing Brooks Kimberly of mistreat-
Ing his workers. Jime's stories OF
Brooks came back to her mind with
singing sharpness and clarity. Her
concern years before about his soar
box. cOmmunistic speeches on the
commons at Oxford. The year has
rugby team even refused to wea,
their school letters because the,
said 1t made for class distinction
The nagging worry Of Brooks ia.
Their that his son would not forge
these radical notions when hi.
school days were over.
Before her suddenly doomed {
great, black mass of shadow tina
cut the horizon. The observatory
The sight of it stopped her hurry.
ing steps. Brooks was in his stud,
tonight working on his speech. He
had asked not to be disturbed
There would be no use breaking il
on him anyway, now that the or
eanizer had escaped. Why not stor
now and make some notes of tht
cen at the poems house while she
could still feel the emotional drama
u it?
She crossed the clearing insid,
The dense circle of trees that sur
rounded the building. F'umbling il
the darkness, she slid A hand ovel
the rough heWn stones until she fel
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-06-30
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By SHEPARD Barclay
BY Chic Young
BY PAUL ROBINSON
1.-THE Authority on Authorities"

cept to stall for time to think.
After NortA made his 6-Hearts
answer, South decided his trump
suit was none too safe, and any
way, the game was match-polnt
duplicate in which No Trumps
could beat heart scores, so he
shifted from 6-Fearts to the Ono
Trumps. Later he was glad he did.
West led away from his spade
A-unusual against a slam. His
6 was won by the Q. South saw
he was up against it. Even if the
club tinesse would work, there
were only II tricks in sight if he
scored his second spade trick, and
he would have to hope a squeeze
would work for the 18th. So he
led his spade J 70 the a. then won
the return of the spade 4 with
the X.
The club Q tinesse worked, the
heart X was scored and the club
J tinessed. Now came the diamond
X. A and @. When he led the dia-
mond J. he also held the heart AT
and the club Az. East had the
heart o. and club k-10. He was
squeezed. He threw off the heart
J, and South the club 2. The heart
A. heart and club a completed
the hand. If East had discarded
the club 10, South would have
tossed the heart : and would have
got the last three tricks with the
heart A, club A and club 2.
Your Weekend Lesson
Aside from the times when the
purpose is to prevent ruffing by
the dummy, on what other kind OF
occasion is a trump lead adris-
able against q suit contract"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-06-30
ONE RISK FOR ANOTHER

WHEN YOU decide to pick No
Trumps for your declaration in a
slam contract. you assume one
kind OF risk in place of another. 1t
is sometimes wise to do, however.
especially if you have doubts
about The solidity of the trump
suit between your hand and your
partners. In the suit contract, an
opponent with a trump trick is
bound to cash it, whereas in No
Trumps you may possibly squeeze
him ont of II
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-06-30

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-06-30

South already knew, before he
made his 5-No Trumps bid ask
ing about kings. that the side
lacked one ace. for the 5-Dia-
Y1onds call in response to the
i;laCkwood 4-No Trumps had
SHOWN North possessing only one
noe. So the 5-No Trumps served
- particularly useful purpose en-