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Evening star., 1945-09-18
Redskins Far Off Championship
Form for Tough Packer Game

the center, but he has ways of get
ting around it. At this writing he
is the only punter entrusted with
that responsibility and if anything
happened to him the Tribe would
be sorely put to find an acceptable
successor Bob Seymour could han
ole it, but he's rusty from lack OF
practice, and Frank Atkins might
do it. but seems too slow getting the
ball away and doesn't get Sammy's
distance
The Skins have a fuilback in Sal
Rosato who fills the bill. He still
has to be trieo On offense, but he's
fast and rugged enough to get that
Yard when they need it Larry Full
Ter is putting himself in more solid
with the board OF strategy with each
passing performance, but the Tribe
has come up with no other rookie of
note. They have another good one
coming back in 1t. Al Couppee. but
his future is too uncertain to count
on him.
The Redskins first line has been
something to see in action. but it
needs support. Maybe the memory
Of the AZ combination, when Ray
Flaherty could replace one set Of
forwards with another just as good,
still is too fresh, but the line re-
placements don't begin to match the
f1rst-stringers. Help is needed par
ticularly at center and tackle. where
rockies dominate the scene. Wayne
Millner's return to end gives the
squad protection here as good as any
other club can boast Doug Turley s
play against the Cards was out
standing, ditto for Les Dye, and Joe
Aguirre was his old self-except on
field goals.
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Bee Zee, Third of Washington
Clan in Rinq, to Make Debut

There is no end to the Washing
tons. Georgetown family that has
turned out good boxers for the last
30 years. First there was William
Washington, sr.. battler of few
decades ago who adopted the name
of Bee Bee for reasons known only
to himself
Then came William. jr., who also
took on the name of Bee Bee. He's
the Washington who has risen to the
position of eighth ranking middle
weight tlis summer and who tangles
with Indian Gomez over scheduled
l0-round route Thursday night in
Turner's Arena.
And now comes Bee Bees younger
brother. His name is Bee Zee. end
what it means is known only in the
Washington family. Bee Zee, a
WelteIWeight, makes his debut on
Thursday nights card in a four
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why man, if there weren't some
spots in that ocean that are over
my head, I'd start walking right
now"
Soldiers in the 18th Air Force
Fighter Command-better known
as the jungle Air Force-are
talking about organizing a base
ball team to challenge a Jap nine
in Tokyo, if they can get War
Department okay.
Word from Camp Lee, Va, is
that Billy Conn, due back there
Thursday, likely will be dis
charged within 10 days after his
return.
Middleweight George Abrams,
weighing 160 pounds after serv-
ing in the Navy at Pearl Harbor,
Midway, and Guam, where he
helped train the Pacific Ocean
ring champions, is headed back
to- the United States and hopes
to break into the title picture
again before long.
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A. |. Stick Race Wide
Open, N. Is Down
To Two Players
b. tho Associated Press.

by INC Associated ETeSS.
NEW YORK, Sept. la.-With less
than two weeks to go. the American
League batting race remains
wide-open affair involving at least
five players, but the National has
narrowed to a duel between Phil
Cavarretta Of Chicago and Tommy
Holmes of Boston.
Cavarretta today sported s.
point edge, according to averages.
including Sundays games. with his
1853. compared to Holmes 1853. Each
has II games to play.
Jeff Heath of Cleveland and
Tony Cuccinello of Chicago were
tied at .305 for the American title.
but the competition didn't stop
there. Only one point back cams
Johnny Dickshot of Chicago, fol-
lowed closely by teammate Wally
Moses with 301 Eddie Mayo Of
Detroit was in the running at 299.
but so were all the first 10, whose
marks run from 295 to .305
Heath may not be eligible as the
champ must be at bat at least 400
times
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Three Battles Here
Planned by Bivins

Jimmy BivinS, Cleveland's highly
ranked heavyweight contender, who
tangles with Yancy Henry in the
featured 10-rounder at Griffith
Stadium Monday night, intends to
make as many as three indoor
fights for Promoter Goldie Ahearn
during the fall and winter season
ahead.
Bivins has KOd Herbert Marshall,
George Parks and Buddy Scott in
convincing fashion here, but con-
cedes that he is facing a more
dangerous puncher in Henry The
Cleveland slugger presently is seek
ing shot with Billy Conn, with
the understanding that the winner
meet Joe Louis for the heavyweight
title, and plans to make this the
busiest winter of his career.
Promoter Ahearn, assured that
Bivins will fight here whenever pos
sible, already is securing the lists
of available heavyweights and hopes
to make Washington key city of
boxing in the coming scramble for
the heavy title.
Evening star., 1945-09-18
Rain May Again Halt
Grays and Buckeyes

Washington Homestead Grays
and the Cleveland Buckeyes. rained
out of the scheduled third game
of the Negro World Series last night
in Pittsburgh. face another post
ponement here tonight in the tilt
listed for Griffith Stadium.
A soggy field and little encourage
ment from the weatherman indi-
Gated possible switch to tomorrow
for the battle between the Negro
National and American League
champs. The Buckeyes. kingpins of
the American circuit. have won the
first two games. 81 and Al, in
Cleveland, and probably will rate as
favorites.
Willie Jefferson. right-handed
Buckeye ace and 2-l conqueror of
the Grays in Cleveland last Thurs
day night, probably will come back
against the Homesteaders while Roy
Welmaker, Washington's southpaw
star who matched Jeffersons six
hitter on that occasion. will oppose
him,
Evening star., 1945-09-18
La Motta Takes Many
Blows 10 Chin, but
Subdues Kochan
By the Associated Press.

BY me Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Sept. 18.-Jake La
Motta, awkward and wide open. may
not have much class, but with his
chin to absorb punishment the
Bronx battler could make it tough
even for Middleweight Champion
Tony Zale.
The burly La Motta, who polished
of George Kochan in As seconds of
the ninth heat of their lO-rounder
in Madison Square Garden last
night, gave his rock-ribbed jaw
good workout in preparation for his
September 26 joust with welter-
weight Sugar Ray Robinson in
Chicago.
kochan, whose chin isn't made of
porcelain either. landed plenty of
Sunday shots at La Mottas Jaw and
staggered Jake in the second and
fourth rounds. Big Jake just took
1t and kept coming in as the two
Whaled away at each other in the
widest slugging setto seen this year
in the big swat salon
Jake finally got Kochan going in
the eighth. He landed one heavy
hook after another and the Ohioan
went down just as the bell sounded.
La Motta came out pitching in the
ninth, sent over a smashing left to
his opponents face and Kochan
went down for the full count.
1t was the Bronx beak-buster' s
third triumph over Kochan and one
OF the smallest crowds in recent
Garden history-a 5,972 gathering
which paid s14,679-saw the bout.
La Motta weighed 1922, pound
less than Kochan.
La Motta and Zale. who can hit
as his record of 80 KOS in 70 fights
shows. are expected to get together
before long and 1t will be interest
ing to see if La Motta's chin can
hold ont apaipct Zala'S blo,re
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Capital Softly Teams
Fighting 10 Survive

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 19.-Kavakos
and Capital Maids of Washington,
D. c., swing into action again to-
day as the world softball champion
ships 60 into the fourth day here.
Kavakos faces Pittsburgh while the
Washington girls meet Salt Lake
City.
Both tens now have a defeat
apiece on their records and a tumble
today means elimination from the
double knockout tourney. Kavakos
suffered its first loss yesterday when
Fort Wayne pounded out a 30 de-
cision, but the Maids came through
with flying colors by blanking To-
peka, Kans., 40. The District girls
lost their first game last Saturday
to Dayton. Ohio
Other results yesterday:
Mems Division.
Phoenix. AriZ.. l: Mexico City. o.
Elizabeth, N. j., ! : Cranston. r /. q.
Houston. Tex, l Rochester, N. Y, O.
Women's Division.
GaStonia. N. c., 4; Dayton, Ohio, 3
salt Lake City. ,. Portland Oreg-. y
Chicago D; Dayton Ohio Dayton elm
Evening star., 1945-09-18
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

Coming up to the fourth and prob
ably toughest of their five non-
championship games Sunday, with
Green Bay invading to help m
augurate the pro football season,
the Redskins are far from a cham
pionship team, but they'll be con-
tenders. Their jaunt through the
provinces focused attention on sew
eral glaring DEFICIENCIES the board
of strategy will have to work like
fury to correct.
One of their troubles is that the
Skins have more plays than they
know what to do with. Right away
you'll think of end runs. passes, line
bucks. etc. but under the T it's a
different play every time man rolls
his eyes. SWayS slightly or trips over
somebody's foot. Consequently,
every time a number is called the
boys begin wondering where they'll
fit into the thing instead of concen-
trating on bashing out some oppo-
nent's teeth, provided he has few
left.
Everybody and his grandfather in
the coaching business is smitten
with the T, which is all right when
it works. but one of these days a
smart cookie is going to come up
with some neW-fangled innovation
like single wing and all hades will
bust loose.
1t is a mistake to presume the
Redskins can't use the T or that
Sammy Baugh can't master it.
They can use it much better than
they have. and while Baugh's pass
ing efficiency hasn't been helped
any, he'll be better than ever once
the team clicks and may even shake
off the curse o. being a two-play
back. Sammy still doesn't run the
ball personally, but with the T the
opposition never knows when an
other back will take off with it. It's
like calling on pinch-runner to do
a chore Sammy never did, or max
ing triple-threater out of the
Texan.
Baugh can't quick kick I'D under
Evening star., 1945-09-18
Lions Sell Two Men,
ASK Waivers on Il
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Sept. 18.-The Detroit
Lions of the National Professional
Football League today announced
the sale of two players and asked
for waivers on II others.
Halfback Jack Lowther, former
University of Detroit player, was
sold to the Pittsburgh Steelers for
an undisclosed price while the Bos-
ton Yanks bought Halfback Ned
Mathews, former Lion, who was
recently released from the Army.
Players up for waiver included:
Joe D'Orazio, Ithaca; Stan Mohr-
bacher. Iowa; Ed Olszewski Niagara;
Tony Leone, West Virginia. Bill
Ford, Hardin-S Simmons, and Jack
Redding, Tennessee.
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Steelers> Minus Star, Banking
On College Spirit of Squad

Green Bay Packers tomorrow night
IN an exhibition game here Among
them are: Leon Pense of Arkansas.
who probably will start at center:
John Lucente of West Virginia, full
back; John Petchell of Duquesne.
quarterback, and John Popovich of
ST. Vincent. at one of the halfback
posts.
Pepper Petrella, former Penn
State star, rapidly is getting rid of
his air legs" after 70 missions over
CHINA, and is showing up good in
the backfeld, Bell said.
Garth Chamberlin. tackle from
Brigham Young University. and
Wayne Holt, a guard from Tulsa
both discharged from the Army,
have arrived at the camp.
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Ey The Associated Press,

GS ltle SSSOCld leO HTeSS.
HERSHEY, Pa, Sept. l8.-There's S
lot of the old college spirit in the
air at the Hershey training camp of
the Pittsburgh Steelers of the Ma
tional Professional Football League.
we haven't any star but every
man on our team wants to win and
every man wants to play" said Pres
ident Bert Bell who captained the
Pennsylvania eleven in 1919.
Bell said Head Coach Jim Leonard,
who starred for Notre Dame in the
days of Knute Rockne, and Assistant
Coach Lud Wray. center on Bells
1919 Penn team, are working to
instill the "old college spirit
Bell is counting on several new
men when the Steelers face the
Evening star., 1945-09-18
Contest Slated Today
Ends Home Season
For Washington

Any hope of a pennant the Mats
may have had remaining after drop
ping three of four games to the
leading Detroit Tigers over the week
end apparently was doused by rain
today. In the five games they are
yet to play, Os Bluege's charges will
be looking at siZable second-place
cut of the World Series melon.
A final engagement with the
Tigers was scheduled at this after
noon and later postponed one hour
in order to get the soggy field in
shape.
Have Fairly Good Record.
Through at home after today, the
l945 Mats show fairly good record
for play here. Although three of
their seven rivals outplayed them in
Griffith Stadium, only the Tigers
boast as much as a two-game mar
gin. OF their 10 games here, the
leagues pace-setters won six.
Cleveland's Indians and New York
Yankees barely got an edge in
Washington. Each took six of II
engagements on the local lot.
Philadelphia's Athletics took the
worst humping here. They man
aged to bag but one game while
dropping 10. st. Louis holdover
champion Browns, Boston's Red Sox
and Chicago's White Sox were
treated alike Each club was licked
seven times in II tilts
Due for REORGANIZATION.
| While the front Office has not said
Sc, it is we'll understood that quite
a number of the players now on the
Nat payroll will not be around next
wear. Several pitchers and some of
the military players are slated for
transfer to other clubs, either ma jor
and minor, and some will get un-
conditional releases.
Even though the Mats have their
stars, In entirety the Washington
club of l945 strictly is of wartime
grade. With talent coming back
from the services and some young
sters probably possessing big league
ability coming in. reorganiza ton
| is inevitable
But give the Mats their due. They
gave Washington a really interest
ing year. J.B.K.
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round clash with r. c. Turner. who
is no relation to Promoter Joe
Turner
Coming along in the Washington
line also are Bee Bees four children.
a brood he papas at the age of 81.
No one knows how many boxers are
among them, but there probably will
be four
The Thursday night supporting
card was rounded out yesterday with
The signing of Atomic Wright. eX-
Marine sergeant, to fight Jackie
SaVino of New York in A six. Wright
has scored two KOS since his release
from the service.
In the eight-round semiwindup.
Billy Banks, lightweight stablemate
OF Washington, goes in with Domingo
Russell, former New York Golden
Glover. and in the opening four,
Arthur Bethea and Artie Brown,
both of the District, come to grips.
Evening star., 1945-09-18
LosIie, Terp Line
Mentor, Reports

Carney G. Laslie, Maryland S
new line coach, reported at Col
lege Park this morning and
shared in tutoring the team with
Al Heagy and Hermine Ball in
the afternoon.
LaSlle didn't see Head Coach
Paul Bryant, his former team
mate at Alabama. as the latter
has been called away for two or
three days.
Laslie came to College Park
from the North Carolina Navy
Prefight School. but he was line
mentor at V. M. I. before going
into the service in 1912.
Evening star., 1945-09-18
Army Still Amassing
Sporting Materials
Ey the Associated Press.

Fy the Associated Press.
If your dealer can't sell you base
ball. golf, football or basket ball
equipment, don't blame the War
Production Board-the Army has
tied up big chunk of the supply.
WPB's Sporting and Athletic
Goods Industry Advisory Committee
thought the Army had enough
equipment on hand so it could can
Gel some contracts.
But the Army replied, WPB said,
that it would need all the balls, bats,
mittS, gloves, golf balls, foot balls
and basket balls it had contracted
to buy through September, 1916.
The Navy has Topped 35 per cent
off its sports procurement program
totaling $500 1000.
Evening star., 1945-09-18
Veterans to Hold
'O-Iimp-ic' Meet
~ the Associated PresI

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. 18.-An inter-
hospital field meet, named by the
competing IS disabled veterans
from two hospitals as the Army
Hospital "O-limp-ics," was ar
ranged today at the Vaughan
General Hospital in suburban
Hines. Most of the veterans will
be competing in braces or casts
and some in wheel chairs.
Events scheduled for the so
patients from Vaughan and the
33 from Mayo General Hospital
in Galesburg, Ill, included soft
ball game, l6-hole golf tourney,
archery, volley bail, badminton
and horseshoe pitching
Evening star., 1945-09-18
BY HUGH FULLERTON. Jr,

associated Press sports Writer.
Statistical stuff: If the Tigers
and Cubs meet in the World
Series-and their chances look
good now-it likely will be the
first meeting since 1888 between
two clubs that failed to win 100
games during the season. That
year the Cubs won the flag with
SO and the Yanks turned in SO
victories.
Detroit can't reach the 100
victory mark and may wind up as
the American Leagues lowest
average pennant winner. Chicago
can't afford to drop more than a
couple of its remaining games.
Digging deeper into the records,
the windup might be something
like the 1926 race. when both
clubs finished under the 800
mark. the Cards winning their
Evening star., 1945-09-18
Gloss B Loop Planned

ALBUQUERQUE. N. Mex, Sept
10 tP).-Adyocates of a Southwest.
ern Glass B league in 1946 an
nounced today they plan to take into
the proposed circuit Phoenix, Tucsor
and Bisbee. Ariz Ell Paso anc
JuareZ
Evening star., 1945-09-18
Legion Junior Baseball
Has Cote of $35,239

CHARLOTTE, N. c., Sept. 49,
Gross receipts of $35, 5,239.53 were
derived from the Little World Sc
ries here last month in which Shell
by, N. c., won the National Amer
lean Legion Junior Baseball Tour
nament.
Evening star., 1945-09-18
Fort Meade SoftboIIers
In Need of Opponents

Fort Meade'S Softball team would
like to arrange games with outside
teams. The games have to be played
at Fort Meade beginning between
$50 and pm.
Meade has won 20 of its last %
starts
Call Sergt Louis Miller, Fort
Meade 1000, extension 2433.
Evening star., 1945-09-18
Eagles Hope 10 Break
Ice Against Chibears
BY the Associated Dress

6y inc Associated oreSS.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. Sept 18.-In
professional football exhibition game
tonight the Philadelphia Eagles
meet the team they have never de-
feated-rhe Chicago Bears.
1t was the Bears 2S-7 victory over
the Philadelphians last season that
cost the Eagles the National Foot
ball Leagues Eastern division crown.
The Eagles will be out for their
third straight preseason win, having
previously defeated the Detroit
Lions, 37-5, and the Green Bay
Packers, 1921.
An estimated crowd of 1900 is
expected to see the game. to be
played in high school stadium
here. Probable lineups:
Evening star., 1945-09-18
Sampson Loses Stroder,
Put on Inactive List

By the Associated press.
I SAMPSON, N. Y, Sept. 18.-L5
! Comdr Norman P. (Red) Strader
U. S. NJ R., former st. Mary's foot
ball coach and athletic officer at
Sampson, has been detached from
the center and placed on inactive
duty.
He is being replaced at Sampson
by 1t. Chet Benefited, Tulsa ath-
letic coach.
Evening star., 1945-09-18

IT
campaign last April was picked by most critics to
finish last in the American League the season
here was unusual-and that is expressing it mildly
The Mats have not escaped depression, notably
IN their hnal series with the Tigers, who were to
bow out today after being the last guests of the
year, But the Mats have had their rich times too
Some high spots of the campaign in Washing
ton are reviewed. Should there be a game this
afternoon, just tack on to what follows whatever
statistics may apply.
Undoubtedly, this has been the heaviest
double-header year inflicted on the Washing
ton public. There have been 26 twin bills at the
pail park with IA put tWlg t-night atrocities
Most grueng of the twi-night tortures was
DerDetrate0 Ipha toe Mate 6rct
Evening star., 1945-09-18
Nesenkur Roted No. IS
In U. S. Table Tennis

Corpl. Paul Nesenkar, outstanding
District player. is No Is in the l945
rankings of the United States Table
Tennis Association released today.
Richard Miles of New York City,
national and Eastern open cham
piOn. was ranked No. /
Evening star., 1945-09-18
Rio 0ronde on Grid Aqoin

RIO GRANDE, Ohio, Sept. Is tF,.
Rio Grande. the little college that
made losing famous in football
some Is straight-is going back to
the gridiron wars this year. Coach
Mendell hopes to schedule seven
tiltS
Evening star., 1945-09-18
Paralysis Stops Football
ROCKFORD, III

ROCKFORD, ILL.,, Sept. 1S P,--
There will be no football for Rock
ford's two high school teams this
season as a result of an outbreak
of infantile paralysis.
Evening star., 1945-09-18
Play Only 30 Games Here in DuyIiqht

Inere l9 night
"hch LETT the Mats only 80 games daylight
only IA OF the double
scedu The others built 10 that
OUT engagements with two Sunday bills being sWamped
a to
muster IA hits
mace on their pitching here
When New Yorks Yankees rolled
But tne largest
OF august The Red Sox got IS the
they made only two hits The Mats
washington recorded
against ChlcagoS White the
ranging length innings didn't do
SO well They won three, lost tied
n Flyew
committed
Evening star., 1945-09-18
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Major Loop Flag
Races at Glance

American League.
Detroit-Against Washington.
! Cleveland, 4; St. Louis. 4.
Washington-Against Detroit.
I; New York, Q Philadelphia, 3.
National League.
Chicago-AgainSt St. Louis, S:
Pittsburgh. 4: Cincinnati. 2.
st. Louis-Against Chicago. S;
Cincinnati, S. Pittsburgh. /.
Evening star., 1945-09-18

cunoeo to boSton Red Sox 14nnng grind
inning u me punishment began at $50 Friday
102 Saturday ~ -
Many wives in Washington phone newspaper
~
Evening star., 1945-09-18
Have Two Winning Streuks of Seven Games

Now for The
winning
was under way the first week August the
WINS IN
current home stand Longest losing streak local
Mats three games
Os Blueges band has prolific scoring IT
Griffith Stadium opposition $50
mat is about 35 for the
1t shows little scoring has
record OF As wins 81 losses
lhe Mats have it on their rivals in n
washington They have shut the
shut only
AND 1t may surprise Of read that
cone right well taking
games by one run and lost just 10 by that margin.
Now for the largest baseball
1t Sunday
doube-header. There 30143 jammed n stands
And that brings O
Evening star., 1945-09-18
IS Cards Rate Better Chance Than Mats in Last Ditch Stands
Win,Lose or Draw
Griffs Winding Up Unusual Home Cumpuiqn
By JOHN B. KELLER

Groundkeeper Jimmy Rtchies hoped to dig pla
field out of the muck Griffith Stadium by afternoon but
Mats through with their 1945 home season what
Evening star., 1945-09-18
League Statistics
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1s, 1913.
AMERICAN.
Results Yesterday

Boston, So; Chicago, 4-4.
Detroit at Washington. rain.
It. Louis at New York. rain
Cleveland at Philadelphia (2), rain.