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Evening star., 1945-02-20
BIozis, Former 9. u. Athletic
Greet, Is Missing in Action

1t. AL Blozis, New York Giant
tackle and one OF Georgetown's
greatest sports figures, has been re-
ported missing in action In France,
his father told the Associated Press
today At his home in North Ber-
gen, N. ].
Holder OF the world indoor shot
put mark OF 56 feet ~ inches, and
American collegiate champion OUT
doors with 4 heave Of S. feet "
inch, Blozis wrote sports history
In thick, black bannerlines at the
Hilltop. Ironically he was only be-
ginning to make a mark for himself
in professional football when called
to the colors.
A graduate chemist, the 6-foot,
6-inch Lithuanian previously had
been rejected for military service
because Of his size before finally
indicted and sent to Fort Benning,
Ga, where he was commissioned q
second lieutenant last November.
Sent overseas in December he was
reported missing February 2.
Blozis came to Georgetown from
North Bergen IN. j. High School,
highly recommended as an all
around athlete. Unknown to most
District fans, he was pretty good
basket ball player, as well as top
notch tackle and trackman. but
gave up the sport to devote the time
to study. Football and track
claimed virtually all OF his free
time.
In his first % meets for the Blu.
and Gray he broke Is shotput rec.
ords, capturing every mark but thu
world outdoor title, held by Jacl
Torrance with a put of 81 feet
inch. Blozis' best effort outdoor
was 6h inches short of that figure
Indoors, big AL tossed the 8-pount
shot-the "bee bee" he called 1T,
feet, hurled the 12-pound ball s!
feet and the leather-covered indoor
l6-pound shot Sc feet ~ inches
He bettered the latter figure by {
couple of inches in q throw rulet
out by the AAU because he used al
outdoor ball.
Blozis did not reach full bloom al
a football player until he joined tn,
Giants, although Line Coach "Mush'
Dubofsky, as well as Head Coacf
Jack Hagerty, predicted q brillian1
gridiron future for him once HI
found himself. In college Blozs
lack of coordination hurt his foot.
Evening star., 1945-02-20

Coolidge Highs galloping Colts,
studying strategy this morning for
the clash with Tech in the first
round of the interhigh basket ball
championships. had time for vote
of thanks to the player who made
them what they are today-a threat
to the title hopes of Tech and East
ern, the favored quints in the l945
title hoopshooting.
Big Joe Laing was out of the
Coolidge lineup during most of the
interhigh series. He returned in the
nick of time, with the air of the
United States cavalry coming over
the horizon in the last reel of a
horse opera. His first appearance
was in the game with Eastern last
Thursday. Coolidge needed win
to stay in the running for the play
off games, and the Colts, thanks to
Big Joe, won in overtime, 40 to 38,
handing the Fasteners their first
defeat in Is starts.
Joe was in the saddle again yes
terday in the Tech gym. scoring %
points to jockey the Colts to a At
to-42 victory over Central The win
broke a tie between Coolidge and
Central for the No. spot in the
playoffs, threw the Vikings out of
the championships, and pushed
Coolidge into first-round tilt with
Tech today in the Eastern gym.
Eastern Ready for Wilson.
Meanwhile, Eastern, last years
champ. got set for battle with
Wilson on Tech hardwood in the
other opening round game. Win
ners of the pair of games tangle
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock in
Techs gym for the 1945 title.
Coolidge, like Tech, has a quintet
of young giants, but the Colts run
more to Doundage than the lanky
Trainers. Laing is a king-size husky
ana Buck Henry, his foot run
ming mate, scales close to 200
pounds, but the two hoys are sur
prisingly nimble, and with the speed
of Billy Lake added to the combina-
ton, the Colts are tough, as Central
discovered.
Evening star., 1945-02-20

ball. He didn't really discover how
to handle his 245 pounds until the
l943 season. But in college he was
good enough to win a berth on
Grantland Rice's all-Eastern eleven
of 1910 and was given honorable
mention on several all-American
squads.
Blozis didn't care much for foot
ball at first, but his love of the game
increased as he conquered his clum-
siness and last season, after winning
his officers bars, he returned to the
Giants for three games, including
the unsuccessful championship
struggle with the Green Bay Pack
ers. He was standout against the
Redskins at New York but duty at
camp prevented him from coming
here the following week when the
Giants clinched Eastern honors with
landslide win over the Tribe.
Blozis, despite his wide publicity,
never lost the touch that endeared
him to his classmates and cronies.
Slow OF the athletic field, easy-going
and quiet-spoken, he remained one
of the bows.
Evening star., 1945-02-20
Pep Finds 1erranova
Easy Target 10 Keep
Title by Decision
By tt, Associated Press.

By TIT Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-Willie Pep
had too much pep for Phil Ter
ranova at Madison Square Garden
last night. As a result the Hartford
lad retained his featherweight title
by decisively outpointing the New
York challenger over the 15-round
route.
In hanging up his seth triumph
in 81 fights and his oath in q row
since losing to Sammy Angott two
years ago, Pep demonstrated to the
crowd of 10.247 (gross gate, 50, ,70D
that ne was too good for the game,
but outclassed Terranova.
A 1-to-6 favorite, Pep jabbed
away almost at will, cutting Ter
ranova's nose and raising a lump
over his left eye. When he wasn't
mussing up sPhil's face with his
tantalizing jabs. Wee Willie shot
counter punches to Terranova' S
stomach and overland rights to the
head.
Ia tlIC NAAd4lAAAAOuS llON
from Referee Arthur Donovan and
Judges Tom Guilfoyle and Marty
Monroe, Pep showed best in the 10th
round when he had Terranova on
the verge of a knockout. He belted
the challenger from all angles. Ter.
ranova was reeling at the bell.
At disadvantage with a shorter
reach, Terranova kept trying to ge
in close to land a knockout punch
He usually failed, as Pep counter
punched with vigor. inflicting tw'
blows to one.
i In the fourth Terranoya did LIANT
q solid left to Pep's stomach tina
slowed up the Hartford lad tenn
porarily. Again in the 18th Ter
ranova got In right that opened ,
cut over Pep's left eye.
Pep weighed 124A pounds; Ter
ranova, las.
Evening star., 1945-02-20
Maryland, Virginia Girl Coeers
Eager to Pluy in Stars S Meet

Perry. who really has been hitting
the cords all season; Lois Oswald
Louise Suit, Ruth Kincaid, Margaret
Herbert and Dorothy Ehlers.
Fairfax, which Is comparatively
new, has had a consistently good
team since its second season. It has
participated in The Star tournament
four out Of five seasons and won
lit the last two years. Maxine
Profntt, top scorer of last years
team, set a tourney record against
tfN Greenbelt six when she dropped
in N8 points. Before the tourna-
ment last year, Fairfax had played
only four games.
This year the team, coached by
Mrs. Agnes Patterson, has but two
returning players-Jean Wolfe and
Betty Lou Everheart. They've been
going great guns in Fairfax County
circles so Tar and appear certain of
a tournament bid.
Mount Vernon Handicapped.
Lack of gym at its own school
has hampered greatly the Mount
Vernon teams progress, but the girls
have shown great interest in build
ing a winning combination. They
have to make a 7-mile trip to the
old Lee-Jackson High School to
lpractice.
Coach Reba Woodbridge says
Charlotte Perdue, guard, and
Rosena Howell and Virginia Speaks,
forwards, spark her team. Miss
Woodbridge thinks it would be
pretty nice If Mount Vernon made
the tournament In its first year.
Washington-Lee has had . slim
schedule this year, but has been
good enough to win It's seven games.
It's toughest opponents were Bethes-
da and Fairfax.
Miss Elsie Shaw, tackling the
coaching job for the second consecu-
tive year, has six players from last
year and eight on her team that can
fill in well at any time Ruth Miller,
Kay Clees, Louise CARRIER and Alyce
Bruin, forwards; Dorothy Reymer
Marjorie Wallace, Gertrude Hellman
and Betty Ann Phillips, guards.
Evening star., 1945-02-20
Be|yoir, Fort Myer Fives
Score in Loop Games

In District Recreation Service
League basket ball games at Tech
last night Fort Belvoir Engineers
swamped Headquarters War De-
tachment 51-29, and South Post
Fort Myer edged Army Medical
Center, 1874.
The Engineers had only 2-point
lead when the period ended, but
during the second frame they pulled
away and had 1916 advantage
at the half. Anton Lawry and
Steve Traino paced the winners
18th victory with II and II points,
respectively.
Fort Myers high scorer was
Schrumps, who was far ahead with
10 points. Next in line were Glib
son and Talbert of the Medics with
8 q piece.
Evening star., 1945-02-20
Droft CorroIs Gumbert.
major League HurIer
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOUSTON, Tex, Feb. 20.-Harry
Gumbert, 81, veteran National
League right-hander. has been ac-
Icepted for service In the Army and
is awaiting call.
Gumbert, Houston resident. last
year hurled for ST. Louis and Gin
cinnati of the National League and
had good season, winning Is games
for the light-hitting Reds.
Evening star., 1945-02-20
Jefer' ) Surprising k0
Steals Show From
Winning Clancy
By Bob MCLEAN.

They laughed when Art Jeter
came out to fight.
Announcer Jimmy Lake intro
duced him In the Turner Arena ring
last night as our dear old friend,
Art Jeter,r and the jeers and cat
calls lifted the roof. Jeter is heavy
weight who fights in four -round
curtain-raisers and he has been
knocked out so often no one could
remember when he ever had won
a bout. Last night he was up
against Ernie Pope, . tough and ex-
perienced local battler.
Today, however, no one is laugh
ing at Jeter. The colored boy
stepped out from his corner, traded
a few punches, then hauled Oh and
landed beautiful right hand on
Pope's jaw and Pope vent down as
though he had been f.it with q base
ball bat.
1t was clean, neat knockout with
the type OF punch that momentarily
twists the neck vertebra so that q
mental blackout is produced. Pope
was several minutes in byebye land
despite the application Of restora-
tives and the solicitous attentions
of Jeter himself, who appeared
awed by the sudden discovery of his
prowess. The time was los OF the
first of scheduled four rounds.
No Fun. for Gamblers, Either.
Absence Of hilarity over Jeter,.
ring activity today also was notice
able among the gambling fraternity
that had installed Pope as a A.
to-1 favorite.
So next time you boo some boxer
you regard as preliminary punk
remember that he may be another
Art Jeter. Jeter works six days q
week at the Bureau Of Engraving
and Printing, trains whenever he
can, and has soaked up all those
beatings in the last several month.
because he thinks he Is q fighter
No one else ever thought he was
until last night, but that never
bothered Art.
Jeter, q native Washingtoniar
with a years service in the Army
Engineers, weighed 178 while Pope
tipped the beam at 174h.
Jeter stole the show from the fea.
ture of the evening in which Colon
Chaney, 1856, Indianapolis, TKOd
Jackie Saunders, 179. Philadelphia
at 1:l6 of the second round.
CLANCY, q clever boxer with /,
mules kick in each mitten, foores
Saunders with q right cross in tn,
first round and Saunders took ,
nine count. CLANCY blasted him t,
the canvas for two more nine count
in the following round then smashet
him through the ropes with a bar
rage of rights and lefts before Ref
cree Charley Reynolds stopped il
The schedule called for 10 rounds
Gaddis Decisions Thompson.
In the seminal windup. Norve
Gaddis, 143. q rapidly developing
local lightweight, decisioned Samm,
Thompson, l43, also local. Samin.
couldn't solve Gaddis' style ane
Gaddis had the best Of it most ol
the way to the six-round decision
In the slugfest six Of the nigh
Nick Manfredo, 1855, Baltimore, beat
out decision over Leroy Fleming
ITO, Washington, with both boy.
staggering on the verge of q KC
| several times. In another punch
party that almost ended with a kO
Sparky Reynolds, isl, indianapolis
won a six-round duke over Flatto]
Cummings, 149. Washington.
A slim crowd of 600 paid q gros
Of 1883 06. Net was 81 ,001 10.
Evening star., 1945-02-20
Pin Teums Bottle for Leud

Gaining undisputed possession Of
first place in the hot Rhode Island
Avenue Businessmen,s flag chase will
be the aim of six teams tonight at
King Pin. damned in the top spot
are washington Auto Supply, Fat
Boy Restaurant and Optical Shop,
while game behind are McGolrick,s IS
Plumbers and Schallss ESQ with
United Market two games back.
Evening star., 1945-02-20
|Gonzaga, Little HoYas Nah
Easy Basket Ball Wins

Gonzaga's Eagles are keeping In
trim for their game Saturday with
st. Johns. Yesterday they chalked
up their 18th victory in drubbing
Calvert Hall Of Baltimore, 60-19,
here, and at the same time, George
town Prep was gathering In victory
number u when 1t got 4 1886 de-
cision over Landon.
George Jelly led the Gonzaga ag-
gregation, that never was trailing,
with II points. The Eagles had q
28-14 advantage at the half.
Evening star., 1945-02-20
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Evening star., 1945-02-20
J. c. c. to Hold Tunk Meet

Jewish Community Center's third
annual swimming meet for men and
women will be held Saturday night
in the j. C. C. tank. Four events
40-yard free style. 100-yard free
style, 100-yard back stroke and 100
yard breast stroke-will be run for
each group.
Evening star., 1945-02-20
Cecil, Red Sox Pitcher,
Siqns as Mother Dies
! the Associafad Press.

by the AB30Ciat6d Fro68.
LONG BEACH, Calf, FEB. TO-
Rex Cecil, Boston Red Sox pitcher
could not celebrate the arrival OF
his l945 contract. It came ct thu
same time that his mother died.
Cecil said the terms OF the con-
tract were satisfactory and he would
leave for the Eastern training camp
after his mothers funeral.
Evening star., 1945-02-20
RyottsviIIe Tops LuureI

As jim Summerfelt led the way
with 18 points, Hyattsville Boys
Club basket ball team won over
Laurel Boys Club, 3o-18, last night
in Prince Georges County Boys
Club League tilt in the armory at
College Park.
Evening star., 1945-02-20
Rudieer Prize Angler

NORFOLK, Va, Feb. 20 {H1 John
10. Rudiger, jr., OF Norfolk, with q
catch OF 78-pound 2-ounce cham
mel bass last August on Cape
Charles, has been awarded the Tide
water Anglers Club Gold Trophy
for his feat.
Evening star., 1945-02-20
Bottle for PIoyoff Spot

Senate Beer and Naval Ordnance
basket ball teams will meet to-
night ut 8 O'Clock In the Heurich
gym to decide which team will enter
the Heurich League championship
playofs. In the opener, Head
quarters Marines take on TWA ct I.
Evening star., 1945-02-20
Basket Ball Results
~ the Associated Pres,

By the Associated Press.
3ridsewater. A.: Randolph Macon. SO.
Mo.ssn State. Is: Lincoln aPaJ Al.
MunlennerE. a; Phiia. Coast Guard, ~.
Princeton Nary. 30: Raritsn. %.
1uburn. ubnDrla.s a.; III riorida. H'ls Day o.
Norfolk Naval 63; Camp Lee, ~.
Dupont. IS: Elon. 81.
Tennessee. So: Aabama, ~.
Luther, 81 Central tIowal. ~.
Kentucky. 6l; Ohio, 36.
Iowa. "A; wisconsin, b3.
Illinois. 40; Ninnesota, 46.
Texae Tech, 81: Hardin 4tmm0na, 40.
ssm custcn' ~; East IsSss 70.
znsssss znsiss'ass'b b5 81. s1ss. nss.!:s 's'd' =
Evening star., 1945-02-20

Five years ago Tony Penna
and Jimmy Demaret tie for West-
ern Open golf tourney With 2o3 1t
Houston.
Evening star., 1945-02-20
Win, Lose or Draw
Tiden's Showmonship Still Is Lurino Tennis Fons
By LEWIS r. ATcHIsoN

1t is tribute to the showmanshp Of Bill Tilden 2d) that
anybody will be
watch the old gaer ball another
other side of the faithful will there goody
and if Tilden he won't let them
Tden Ruth Jack Dempsey Walter Hagen and few others
mold that something
quality that made them stand in defeat They
spark and fire champions Watching you
seeing the
Tden broke the heart Of than opponent with
impossible
that only Tilden would have attempted them
One that Big Bill will
the the
Johnston had taken
Tden short lob smashed difficult
hand Big Bill had anticipated the and prtng at
speed reached the
down the line behind
and the good
Johnston
certain point against him fell prey Tilden
Evening star., 1945-02-20
Another Shot Thot Upset Little BiIr

1t another brilliant shot that turned the match in Tldens
favor again in 1922 and broke Johnston The latter held
81 advantage piled With
Tden Johnston exploded terrific
Tdens his backhand Big Bill wheeled bindy
for perfect lob Johnston head deuced the and
Tlden went from there to win the match
Bob Consdne the sports scribe who tennis
writing telling he playing
Tldn nudged soft shot the almost
parallel with it. He secretly himself the play
Tdn the miracuously his racket the
ball angle well beyond Condnes reach
appeal his prolonged bout
Association Bill
successful wool hair merchant and undoubtedly
old genlemans shrewd business ability
whether Bill within
pale sordd side of the
Evening star., 1945-02-20
Turned Down EorIy Bids to Become Pro

professional bid made by Hammerstein
producer after he
the 1920 Wimbledon champonshphe first American turn
before finally the
plunge and
stuffed shirts when he could
making a bale of hay for himself.
C. Pyle famed Bunion Derby" promoter tried to lure Bill
dangled $4,000 before
replied that would take at least
he had promised the u L. T. to
in
easily discouraged upped 40 grand Again Tden
to nibbe
Tilden think you're damned fool, Pyle told him
Pyle" Big Bill replied with quiet dignity I think You
probably right
pro whole hog signing with film
addition agreeing to
thought the contract gag as it was
April /, 1890
that Kar Kozeluh Big Bills first
opponent initial match Madison Square Garden in February
Richards golden
pro career America play him.
the take figured to be
Evening star., 1945-02-20

Totals FL SAT Totals IL sag
Score at half: 22-e0 fCoolidge). Referee
Mr.. White. Umpire-Mr Buscher.
Evening star., 1945-02-20
PIoyed to Win, Not to Boost Receipts

Jack Cue the wrestling hired booking agent
Washington
that curley worked for the troupe not
the Curley ad almost blew fuse when
whipped Kozeluh in straight sets at the Garden
It'll Tilden Big Bill, however.
straight Is OF their h
26 matches with margin of 633 The follow
challenge series of 10 matches
and them all.
public
Ellsworth though he lost his Wlmoe
failures 11den
Joined ranks 1888
with There lean until
1887 Perry turned His match with
crowd of l800 and
Tden the po that tennis
The game taking vacation but Tden thinks
will come Meanwhile doing his keep
be- but he must have some
handle tennis
racquet better youngsters 80 his junior
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-10-26
(Reprinted from October Issue
Harpers Magazine by Permission
of PubIishers)

velopment In July he launched his major drive by
proposing $50 million dollar program for Western
steel-a program which involves the indignation of
his Fontana California, plant, the governments
gigantic Geneva Steel and the privatey-owned Colo
RADIO Fuel & Iron Co.
In making this announcement Mr. Kaiser showed
that he knew what absenteeism means to the West
On July 18th in Los Angeles he said (as quoted in
the press) There isn't any question but that there's
a terrific fight to stop the operation of Western
steel. Actions of big Eastern steel corporations
indicate they trying to prevent us from accom-
plshing objective.
81 told to stay out of this thing I'd really
get hurt" he declared.
Asked if there was any chance that he would
give up his plans and sell his present Western steel
interests to U. S. Steel, Kaiser answered mot as
long live"
If Mr.. Kaiser succeeds in setting up indie
pendant integrated steel industry in the West, he
will have moved long step forward toward the
elimination of absentee control of the Vests econ
omy
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-10-26

THESE then, three significant examples of the
il thinking of Western leadership: protection of
special interests opposition to the valley authority
idea and indifference to proposals for the removing
of barriers to industrial development. In conse
quence we are forced reluctantly to the conclusion
that business and political policy in the Mountain
States favors traditional restrictive practices and is
opposed to economic expansion.
In view of this situation it is pertinent to in
quire If hope for the West be found in the
realm Of intellectual leadership state or region
should look to its universities supply the founda-
ton for its attitudes and IDEAS Unfortunately the
universities of the Mountain States cannot be cred
tied with outstanding performance of this function
lnadequately stated and inadequaely financed they
have played secondary role. Whenever a promis-
ing intellectual leader does appear he is quickly
snatched away by more opulent institutions J. L.
Morrell made excellent record as president of
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-10-29
SYNOPSIS

In February II lone figure sat plotting
tdFe,uliN detailed project for murder.
tn, writer traced "A date in September.
then burned the paper to ashes. Fol
lowing are the circumstances that
brought certain pcople-inclCding that
lone hsure-td Guli's Point. home OF
elderly LADY Camilla Tres>ilian on that
iitriui date. Handsome NcNi:r Strange,
Gambia heir, and Hay. hi, pleasure
loving bride. were to have been
imllll', guests in June, but hay dis
liked giving up Nlctting party sched-
irt tor that ttmc-''Just to he >nubbed
hN Your prIm relatives Camilla, and
Mar Nldin, distant re- tive who
lnoRrd after the Invalid matriarch. felt
that Neville had treated his first wife,
tudrrNr most shamctullN, whrn. after
eight wears "i happiness, he had fallen
EuTtLt>~N IN love with the .iIm0ruus
kdN AUDREY. of whom they were very
fond had suffered a nervous breakdown
utfp4lu- the divorce. She is to be al
{ IHltIlA.N in september, and kaN is
.>tuuudti "hen Neville suggests they
pu>tHunr Their visit till then. adding.
Il would make me much happier if
Nnu iNu Codld be friends Ht. writes
I imllIt To TINS eject, but she decides
To- consult Audrey before Nield.ng to
hf> prrpoNtcrou> proposal.
NuCh to tAmilla's sGrprisc, Audrey
Approves the idea.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-10-29
OUTLOOK FOR FEED
SUPPLY is BRIGHT

RaIe:ah. Oct. 30. - Formers in
Eastern North Carolina were told
.daY by Theodore S. Johnson, OPA
district director, that they may eX-
2ect a favorable feed supply for this
}ear, lderably above that o,
1914.
johnson pointed out that the ma
ions total production Of all feed
crops, including the large hay crop
and a slzeable tonnage OF sorghum
forage, IS predicted to be the second
largest ever produced
Although farmers have had to pay
somewhat higher prices for mill
feeds during the war period, he eX-
planned. the rise is considerably
lower than for a corresponding pc
riod of World War I.
Citing a comparison of feed prices
in the year following the first Wodld
War with today's feed prices to
snow that present prices are much
lower, Johnson said that bran
prices were S6.25 per ton higher in
1920 than today; cottonseed meal
was $3.50 per ton higher; linseed
meal was S295O more than today's
price, and gluten feed Was S2l25
a ton more than at present.