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Evening star., 1945-12-05
Redskins Figure to Pin Hopes
On Boueh to Conquer Gionts

garuS may do can be as effective as
an actual run.
The same is true of Baugh. A
couple Of times this season he hasn't
thrown enough passes to earn his
pay, but the Skins won because the
had to be prepared for
any emergency. If Sammy handles
the ofense well, he can drive the
Giants crazy with Frank Atkins,
Merlyn Condit, Bob De Fruiter. ct al,
carrying the mail and catching
passes.
The coaching staff hasn't asked us
yet, but we think the Tribe will have
to play conservative game. New
York is adept at snatching fat
passes, those aimed at somebody like
BagaruS on the flank. But 1t also
is pretty good at hauling in down.
field throws and Steve Owen has
seen Baugh and Filchock in action
enough to set up a pretty good pass
defense for both. Last year New
York intercepted six passes, three OF
them of the fiat variety. Charley
Avedisian returned one 48 yards for
touchdown.
Baugh also has an account to set
tie with the Giants for his miserable
performance here in last years
finale. He miscued twice early in
the game and the Giants recovered
both fumbles and converted them
into touchdowns. Baugh was any
thing but hall of fame" stuff that
day, and we mention this only to
remind the faithful that anybody,
even the best, have their off days.
Washington has so much more
material than New York the Giants
shouldn't be mentioned in the same
breath. If the Tribe could bring its
full power to bear in this game it
should win by not one or two touch
down but six, but making best use
Of its bountitui supply of backs is
a major problem. The board Of
strategy has wrestled with it all sea-
son without getting the right answer.
Maybe Sunday will bring a solution,
but part of the answer certainly lies
in Baugh's wing.
Evening star., 1945-12-05
Action Not Surprising;
New Club Will Play
lin Yankee Stadium
BY LEWIS F. ATCHIsON.

The Brooklyn Tigers professional
football club today gave up its fran
chise In the National Football
League to jump to the rival ALL
America Conference, which will be-
gin operations next season. The
switch was announced by Owner
Dan Topping at noon today at New
York.
The move came as no surprise, for
the National League had been
jockeying its schedule over year in
an effort to satisfy Brooklyn's de-
mands. The club officially will be
known as New York in the new
league. 1t pulled out of Brooklyn
this season when Branch Hickey,
president of the Brooklyn National
League baseball club, announced it
could not rent the park for its home
games beyond the 1945 season.
1t was intimated at that time that
hickey wanted to buy an interest in
the team, but Topping refused.
The new club, of course, will use
Yankee Stadium, as Topping is part
owner Of the Yankee ball team.
Marshall Regrets Topping's Loss.
Commenting on the action, George
Marshall, president of the Washing
ton Redskins and a close friend of
Topping's, said: I am sorry to see
Dan leave our league, though I am
sure we will benefit financially
by it. Topping has been in the
National Football League many
years and has lost hundreds of thou
sands of dollars. Maybe his new
connection will prove financially
better for him.
His action makes 1t possible for
us to continue. the rivalries and
schedules we have had in the past.
If Topping and the new league are
successful it will help professional
football and If they are a failure
it won't hurt anybody but them"
The All-America's new lineup
gives it two franchises in the New
York metropolitan area as william
Cox already has announced that he
will back the Brooklyn entry. 1t
leaves the National League field in
that province to the New York
Giants, whose rivalry with the Red
skins, as well as other topnotch pro
teams, has been one of the biggest
Obtained Franchise in 1884.
Topping obtained the Brooklyn
franchise in 1884 from Chris eagle,
one-time West Point star, and John
(Shipwreck) Kelly, former Kentucky
ace and one of pro footballs earliest
stars. The club has lost money con-
sistently. This year it was merged
with the Boston Yankees, who were
in dire need of players.
Topping's team will be coached by
Ray Flaherty, former Redskins
coach, who led the Washington team
to two worlds championships.
This development leaves the Ma
tional League with 10 teams and
apparently completes the lineup of
the All-America Conference, which
has granted franchises in Baltimore,
Buffalo, Cleveland, Chicago, Los An
geles, Miami and San Francisco.
Evening star., 1945-12-05
By LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

AS Sammy Baugh goes Sunday,
so will go the Redskins. We may as
we'll recognize the fact that the
Tribe, with all its high-powered
ground offense, still depends on the
singer for his atomic power. and
Baugh's passing probably will de-
eide whether the team goes to Phil
adelphia or Cleveland week hence.
Buggsy Bagarus will be marked
man. You don't need crystal ball
to foresee that the Giants will have
two men on him every time he goes
wide. Philadelphia stopped him
like White House guard by SINH
lar tactics, and the Redskins weren't
smart enough to take advantage OF
the hole left in the Eagles defense.
If Baugh, or whoever is calling the
plays, handles the Rubberman care
fully the Skins can pick up yards
and yards of territory without Ba-
garus ever touching the ball.
Turk Edwards best summed up
Bagarus' advantage a couple of
weeks ago when he pointed out
"they can't cheat on him" when he
lines up on the outside. It's too
ID ngerous. A quick throw from
Baugh and Bagarus is on his bound
ing way, and more often than not
one man can't bring him down un-
less hes got speed to burn. Buggsy
isn't particularly fast, but neither
are fleas. The threat of what Ba-
Evening star., 1945-12-05
.W Grid Gate Exceeds
100000 First Time
BY the Associated Press.

DALLAS, Tex, Dec. 5.-The
Southwest Conference for the first
time in its 81 years went over the
half-million mark in football at
tendance. Every school except Texas
showed an increase for home games.
Texas Christian, Southern Meth
odist and Arkansas were the only
schools having the same number of
home games each season and all
reported big increases. Arkansas
almost doubled its attendance.
The total for 81 home games by
six conference teams in 1914 was
344,059. This year there were 81
games by seven schools which drew
512,105.
These figures do not include the
Texas Oklahoma game at Dallas
which drew over 45,000-largest in
its history.
Evening star., 1945-12-05
By BEN McALWEE.

With all bowling establishments
aiding in the collection OF funds for
the Sister Kenny Foundation cam
paign and Manager Gus Places OF
Anacostia Spillway already sending
out a call for more containers in
which the bowlers are dropping
their change, it appears the Cap
itaps pin fraternity again will help
a great cause in big way.
To help boost the polio fund Pro-
prietor Oscar Hiser of Hyattsville
Recreation is staging special
handicap tournament Sunday. From
a So entrance fee contestants will
donate 25 cents, and the amount
raised will be matched by the alley
Participants will receive full handi-
caps, with a limit of 80 pins, based
on a scratch of 1913 for men and
118 for women.
The strong Bethesda No. team
will get its chance to enhance Its
flag-contending position in the Dis
trict League tonight in a match
with the pace-setting Hi-Skor
Other important clashes will see
the second-place Lucky Strikes in
vadir.g Bethesda Bowling Center
with George Huguely's No. 2 entry
the opposition, while King Pin
Hyattsville and Brookland, jammed
In third place, are down for re-
Evening star., 1945-12-05
Four Of Tribe Seeking
individual Crowns
In Game Sunday

Individual championships as well
as the Eastern title will be at stake
Sunday when the Redskins meet
the Giants here and Boston invades
Philadelphia to wind up. the 1945
season. They are the only games
listed.
Sammy Baugh, embroiled In a
duel with Chicago's Sid Luckman
for top passing honors, needs either
206 yards or four touchdowns to tie
the Bear ace, according to the
leagues official way of deciding the
champ. But Baugh, with lit COM
pletions in 1853 attempts for a TIT
average, already is the king bee in
the minds Of most Washington fans.
Luckman, who Is through for the
year, completed 1T passes in 217
throws, but has IA touchdowns to
his credit to Sans 10.
Frank Atkins, running second to
Philadelphia's Steve Van Buren, in
yardage gained, needs IS yards to tie
the feet Philly, but Van Buren, will
be operating against one of the
leagues weak sisters Boston-and
figures to increase his advantage
over the Redskin. Atkins, with CAT
yards, an average Of So, can take a
bow for his performance, however, as
Van Buren is being hailed as one of
the circuits all-time great ball
carriers.
Van Barren also has chance to
lift scoring honors from the veteran
Don Hutson, who has completed his
season and has mere 7-point lead
on Steve. Hutson scored 10 touch
downs, 81 extra points and two field
goals for a total of 81.
Joe Aguirre, whose six field goals
give him equal status with New
York's Ken Strong, has a chance to
grab that title in a head to head
duel with his rival, although the
Tribe hopes any field goals Sunday
will be ornamental, not necessary.
Aguirre missed only three of his
nine tries this year while Strong
missed seven.
Steve Bagarus needs IA passes to
tie Hutson in the pass-reception de-
partment, but Steve already has
clinched the laurels for returning
kickoffs. Frank Seno, former
Iribesman now with the Cards, fin
ished fourth.
Evening star., 1945-12-05
SayoIdi GrappIes Lee
In 1945 Debut Here

Jumpin' Joe Sayoldi. former Notre
Dame all-America who is remem-
bered locally for an epic wrestling
match with Bronco Nagurski, will
make his 1945 debut at Turner's
Arena tonight.
Savoldi, away from District wres-
tling for several years, will meet
Don Lee, erstwhile Masked Atom
and present Pacific Coast champion.
In other matches Kola Kwariani,
the Russian titlist, meets Ed
(Strangler) White; Chick Garibaldi
takes on Tom Mahoney. Jesse James
opposes Pat WEIGH and Ben Rosan
meets Jim Kolonis.
Evening star., 1945-12-05
Leemans Picks Redskins
To Win by touchdown

Tuffy Leemans, onetime George
washington and New York Giant
star, thinks the Redskins will beat
his old pro playmates Sunday, but
only by touchdown. He told Touch
down Clubmen it will be a close
game and that the Redskins can't
afford to make mistakes. but that
on paper the Washington eleven
figures to win.
Brig. Gen. Charles F. Born of the
Army Air Forces, who shared the
spotlight at the clubs weekly lunch
con, commented on the similarity
between war and football and
praised American youth for It's
heroic work in the war just ended.
Gen. Born, an All-America three
years ago at West Point and later
end coach and instructor in law at
the Military Academy, said superior
American quarterbacking won the
war.
Evening star., 1945-12-05
Boiling Field, Fort BeIvoir
Hot in Basket LEAGUE

Boiling Fields Flyers apparently
are planning to duplicate their shin
ing record of last year in the Metro
Military Basket Ball League. They
have good start with three con-
secutive victories, but hot compe-
tition is going to be offered by Fort
Belvoir which has four straight
triumphs.
South Post was the victim last
night of the Airmen, bowling 59-31,
while at the same time the Engi-
neers were beating Naval Air Sta
ton, 57-49. In the two remaining
league games, Fort Myer stopped
Army War College, 51-40, and Army
Medical Center halted Marine Corps
Institute, 46-37.
Evening star., 1945-12-05
Alabama Places -Four
On An-Loop Eleven
By the Associated Press.


ATLANTA, Dec. 5.-Headed by
Halfback Harry Gilmer, Alabama S
unbeaten, united Rose Bowl nominee
dominated the Associated Press ALL
Southeastern Conference team with
four players.
Gilmer, 160-pound triple-threat
sophomore, was the only unanimous
selection of the IL conference
coaches and SO sports writer's who
submitted nominations. Teammate
Vaughn Mancha, 248-pound center,
received the second highest number
of votes, being first on 80 ballots and
second on 10 others.
Alabama also placed Tackle Tom
Whitley and End Rebel Steiner on
the first team. Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi State each two, with
Georgia, Georgia Tech and Ten
neSee each having one.
Evening star., 1945-12-05
Marion Off Block,
Even at S250, 900
By the Associated pres,

By the Associated Press. 49, = o. s
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 81
The s250,ooo price tag that was
dangling from Marty Marion
around World Series time has
been torn off. and "Mr. Short
stop" is definitely not for sale,
the st. Louis Cardinals told the
rest of the baseball world today.
What's more, the Cards are
planning no deals involving
name" players, even though the
collection of talent they'll have
back from the armed forces
is better than a lot of National
League clubs will field as a first
team in 1916, and already has
made st. Louis the standout
pennant favorite for next year.
Eddie Dyer, who came out of
the oil business to manage the
Cardinals, laid all this on the
counter.
Evening star., 1945-12-05
Army's Tackles OutcIossed Sovitsky Of Penn

exactly Of the Sporting News 12-man first team
action this still don't like this ALI America version
Take the Savk 252pond tackle of Penn for
instance
and certainly gigantic sort OF
a football Unbeaen Columbia played Penn
Savsky in the ointment Penn easily
People he pretty terrific tackle He got
the
the week after the Columbia And
superior it wasn't funny
straight at big Savtsky
Before the half he yanked he never
he
never league lighter
Blaik unable to separate to
class Savitsky Sporting AAmerica Nemez
second team!
The Sporting Allan isn't the only we'll
personally worth the 1t printed
the Sporting News though visualize scene
takes his
boy on youngster asks
Daddy, AnAmerca?"
says Herman, made the Sporting News team
back"
Daddy the fifth back do?"
The fifth justice 1t
In the Sporting sack time
don't Il. answers"
Evening star., 1945-12-05
Former World Net Aces
Seek Rich Pro Purse
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5.-Four
former world amateur champions
will be going after the 5000 purse
today as the professional hard-court
tennis open at the Los Angeles
Tennis Club.
Don Bulge, Bobby Riggs, Fred
Perry and Bill Tilden have won
both the national at Forest Hills
and the Wimbledon title In Eng
land.
Evening star., 1945-12-05
Five Backs Selected
For Ace Grid Outfit
BY the Associated Press.

ST. LOUIS. Dec. 5.-Army's
touchdown twins, Felix Blanchard
and Glenn (Junior) Davis, dominat-
ed balloting on the Sporting News
1945 All-America eleven selected by
poll of 1853 sports writers and
sportscasters.
So evenly matched were three
candidates for the other two back
field positions that the Sporting
News named a five-man backfield.
Selections:
Robert Ravensberg, Indiana. left end;
George Savitsky, Pennsylvania, left tackle;
John Green, Army, left guard; Vaughn
Mancha, Alabama, center: Warren Amling,
Ohio State, right guard; Dewitt Coulter,
Army, right tackle; Richard Duden, Navy,
right end. and Backs Blanchard, Davis
Bob Fenimore of Oklahoma Ags., Harry
Gilmer of Alabama and Herman Wede-
meyer, st. Mary's.
Evening star., 1945-12-05
IS. N. U. Spurns Oil Bowl
In Buckinq Own LOOP
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Dec. 5.-Southern Meth
odist has declined an invitation to
appear in the Oil Bowl football
game at Houston, January / with
the statement that it docs not feel
proper to support game compet-
ing with that Of the conferences
championship team
Texas, Southwest Conference
champion, is host team In the Cot
ton Bowl at Dallas.
Evening star., 1945-12-05
Army Gets Six Places
On APP AII-Eastern
Nv the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-Led by Doc
Blanchard and Glenn Davis, Army
placed six gridmen on the first all
Eastern eleven, selected for the As
sociated Press by coaches and of
ficials.
Navy contributed End Richard
Duden and Center Richard Scott,
while Pennsylvania placed Guard
Joseph Dickerson and Halfback
Robert Evans. The remaining berth
went to Stan Koslowski, Holy Cross
brilliant backfield star.
Evening star., 1945-12-05
CordinoIs Take Fourth
Basket Come in Row

Cardinal A. G. basket ball team
boasts four consecutive victories SC
far this season, the last three in the
Stuart Recreation League, after de-
feating the Hayes "A. c., 40-34, last
night. Jack Hoffman and Johnny
Kilgalem led the victors with II
and 8 points, respectively.
Evening star., 1945-12-05
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
Wrestling.
Weekly wrestling program,
Turner's Arena, 8::45.
.. FRIDAY.
Football.
Wilson VS.. Eastern (interhigh
championship game, Central
Stadium, 3.
Hockey.
Washington VS.. Baltimore,
Uline Arena, $50.
Evening star., 1945-12-05
Big Ten Gridmen Honored

CHICAGO. Dec. tR.-Howard
Brown, right guard of Indiana's
Western Conference championship
team, and Ollie Cline, Ohio States
sophomore fi,llback, have been
elected most valuable players on
their respective squads.
Evening star., 1945-12-05
Redskins Postpone
Bond Rehearsal

Today's foul weather wiped out
an important rehearsal Of the
Redskin Band tonight, it was
announced by Director John
D'Andelet.
The rehearsal win be held at
Grif11th Stadium tomorrow night
at 8 o'clock, he said.
Evening star., 1945-12-05
College Press Agents Exert Certoin Influence

old batter AAmerca selections interested such
theory that neither the Sporting
News other organization or ever picked the absolutely
football this
that this AAmerica could good
eleven, backeld
without at least blocking back t>s
AAmerica selections often influenced by partisan
people and
they but times they resort to politics and black
butter.
America nominated chosen during the
will payerusualy the best
the squad but nonecessar the best uback and
will have to beat somebody like Doc Blanchard.
start beating the ontons early He'll bonn
sports particular
charge statistics that hndrance
either
Finally, willingness the of the ALL America
AlAmerica usually the
represented less equally It's
festival although this
fellow might reasonably that Armys first team THE ALL
hell with the this wouldn't be
Evening star., 1945-12-05
Connors Eleven Victor

Connors Grill continues its pace
In the New York Avenue Football
League, its latest victory being over
the Greenway A. c., 21-0.
Evening star., 1945-12-05
Lions Beaten in Effort to Gain
Victory Honor of Mentor

the local fans hopes on two occa-
sions.
With Washington trailing o. In
the second period, Kraiger battled
through the entire Philadelphia
team to connect for goal. Fred
Petsura added another a few
minutes later, but Philadelphia came
back with shot by Vic Lofvendahl
to take 80 lead going into the
final period.
Again it was Kraiger who broke
through for a goal to tie 1t at Sail,
but Philadelphia snapped back with
shots by Jimmy Wilson and Joe
Evening star., 1945-12-05
Werber Junior Also Fleet

Billy Werber, jr., of College
Heights, 14-year-old son Of the old
American League base stealing
champ, finished second in the 300
yard run In the recent Mercersburg
Academy field day.
Evening star., 1945-12-05
All Top Hockey Scorers
Retain League Leads

MONTREAL, Dec. 5 R.-Two
members of Chicago's front line are
running one-two in the National
Hockey Leagues scoring race. They
are Max Bentley with 23 points and
Bill Mosenko with 20.
Evening star., 1945-12-05

eCicCIlo1lS tUudy, UHe sporting NEWS pTeSeuIS d
mythical team which, If it ever took the field,
couldn't possibly win a game because it's 12-
man team.
1t develops that Army's Blanchard and Davis
virtually were unanimous choices in poll OF 1853
sportswrters and sportscasters, but the balloting
for the other backfeld positions was so close that
Gimer of Alabama and Fenimore of Oklahoma
Ags beat out Wedemeyer of st. Marys by only
three votes. So the Sporting News, which until
recent years confined itself to baseball, but which
now is an oracle football, racing, hockey and
show business, resolutely changed rules of so years
standing and created 5-man backfield and a
12-man eleven.
In the prepared handout the explanation was
swift and breezy "Since all other backfjeld nomr
Evening star., 1945-12-05
Holland Eyes Davis Cup

THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Dec.
5 (P).-Holland's Royal Lawn Tennis
League is considering entering a
Dutch team in the 1916 Davis Cup
competition. !.
Evening star., 1945-12-05

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 5 5tP).-Butch
Mcdonald Of Kansas City with IL
goals and as many assists retained
the scoring lead In the United
States Hockey League.
Evening star., 1945-12-05
Fort Pierce Plays Huyunu

HAVANA, Dec. 5 (R.-Fort Pierce
tFla.) Amphibs will bring "a play
ers here for postseason football
game with Havana U. December Is.
Evening star., 1945-12-05

NEW HAVEN, Dec. 5 R.-Pete
Leswick of Indianapolis, putting on
a scoring burst, kept his American
League scoring leadership with SO
points.
Evening star., 1945-12-05

nations running start people
explain he Sporting placed backeld avoid
injustices."
Tennow this strikes goodin the next paragraph the
champions of justice explain that Ravensber Indiana
the left end by virtue beating Hank Fodberg by two
voe We have justice fly window before but
quite union all nemen,
when has Justice applied only backfed
Evening star., 1945-12-05

Second team: Ends-Leon Bramlett,
Navy, and George Carney Poole. Army.
Tackles.GeorEe savitsky. Pennsylvania,
and Richard Hollingshead, Yale. Guards
Groh. Colgate. Center-Neil zundew,
Princeton. Backs-Allan Dekdebrun, Cor
Navy, and Lou Kusserow, Columbia.
Evening star., 1945-12-05
Win, Lose or Draw
By FRANCIS E. sTANN,

IZ-Mon AII-Amerieu-Courtesy Of Sporting News
This business of choosing AnAmea football
passed from the sublime the ridiculous remains
Louis Sporting News find silly twist practice which
become intelligence insulting racket announcing its i945
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-31
Mckinley Students Give
Series of Little Playlets

The students of the Little Thea.
ter group at the Mckinley school,
under the direction of Miss Ger
trude Lindberg, are presenting a
series of plays for their parents and
friends.
They have already presented
Cyclone, Memorial Day" and
Twelve Dancing Princesses". There
are two more to be given.
Beauty and the Beast" The
beast in this play is as horrible as
Beauty is lovely. This old, favorite
fairy tale proves to people that they
should learn to see things as they
really are, and not think of them
only as they seem to be. Beauty has
quite a time deciding if she should
marry the ugly old beast. When
she finally makes up her mind, a
great surprise is in store for the
audience. This story will be played
by the 5-A two class on Friday.
June 1, at 2:30 pm.
Swinging On a Star" Is the
swing-out play for both GA classes.
This story is based on the popular
song Of the same name. There will
be singing and dancing, a demon
stration Of gym work, an art class
In full swing. a music lesson an
arithmetic session, and other means
by which the three boys who are
changed into dumb animals decide
they have been long way from any
swinging stars. This play will be
presented by the GA classes on
Friday, June at 2:3O pm.
Parents are always welcome at
Mckinley school, and are especially
invited to attend these remaining
performances.