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Evening star., 1945-01-18
Baseball Negectin9 Centennial Of First Organized Club
Pro sport Gets Jitters Again
F rom Work-or-Fight Threat
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

Professional sports leaders to-
day took a more sober view of
President Roosevelt's qualified in
dorsement of their activities and in
the wake of his plea for quick en-
actment of work or fight" legisla-
ton by Congress it was not reas-
suring.
That the military intends to curry
the list of 4-F athletes with fine
tooth comb and induct as many
into service as possible was patent
today as Buff Donelli, Cleveland
Rams football coach, prepared to
enter the Navy within two weeks
Donelli follows Featherweight Cham
pion Willie Pep, who has been re-
accepted for general service by the
Army, which may mean combat duty
after getting a medical discharge
from the Navy last February.
The only consolation sports had
was that in his statement last Tues
day the President did not call for
a complete blackout on athletics at
this time. But it is obvious now that
the Government will not go out of
its way to help sports, but, on the
contrary, will leave only the mini
mum of manpower for their con-
tinuation.
Little Left for Sports.
Baseball and football spokesmen
have indicated they will try to con-
tinue if they have no more than
starting line-ups to place on the
field and the tone of the Govern
ment's official voice, backed up by
action. is regarded as evidence they
may not have much more than that
Donelli and Pep are the first big
name sports figures taken for mill
tary service since War Mobilization
Director Jimmy Byrnes launched
his crusade to curtail pro games
and put borderline 4-F cases into
uniform.
Selective Service Director Gen.
Lewis B. Hershey last month issued
a memorandum to local draft boards
specifically covering professional
athletes, calling on the boards to
review the classifications of regis
trants who are deferred as physical
ly or mentally disqualified for mill
tary service or who have been dis
charged from the armed forces for
physical or mental disability, and
who, despite their apparent physical
Evening star., 1945-01-18
Three Quints 5truqqIe
For Top Spot Among
Private Schools

Race for the position of top
private school basket ball team
locally Is settling into a battle
among Bulls, Gonzaga and George
town Prep, all riding high with
winning streaks.
Bulls copped fifth straight yes
terday by walloping Mount Rainier,
IS to "a, on the Mounties' hardwood.
Gonzaga rang up win No. 8 by
swamping Mount Vernon, SO to 20,
on the Purple court. Georgetown
Prep gained a fourth consecutive
win by beating Landon, IS to IL, in
the Little Hoya gym.
Bulls has a new star in Bill
O'Flaherty, a rangy center who
works well with Billy Earl and Jim
Kneale. O'Flaherty hit the cords
for six field goals and three fouls
to take scoring honors against
Mount Rainier.
Earl and Kneale tailed seven
points apiece.
Evening star., 1945-01-18
7erps Quintet Has 7orrid Foe:
Ring Team Changed for Trip

Maryland will be the underdog
again when it meets the potent
Marine Corps Institute quint at 8
o'clock tonight at Ritchie Coliseum.
1t will be the first of two games
this week for Coach Burt Shipley's
charges, who crashed the win COL
umn the first time last Saturday
night in turning back v. M. T. Sat-
urday the Terps will be hosts to
North Carolina State.
One more collegiate court game is
on the bill this week, Gallaudet
meeting Bridgewater tomorrow night
in a return game at Coolidge High.
The NBisons are thfrsting for re-
venge and win would improve their
standing in the Mason Dixon Con-
ference.
Meanwhile, Coach Paddy Kane
has announced couple of changes
in Maryland,s ring lineup for Sat-
Evening star., 1945-01-18
A. u, Routing LoyoIa,
Proves Title CaIiber
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 18.-If there
was any question about the outcome
of the Mason-DiXon Conference
court race it had been removed to-
day by American University's fashy
Eagles, who last night swamped
Loyola, 76 to 35.
Paced by Ray Love, who rang the
bell for "a points, the Eagles rolled
up a 36-12 margin in the first half
and continued their heavy barrage
in the second. Love had COM
panion sharpshooter in 6-foot 4-inch
Boo Lindeman, who hit the hoop
for 10 points, and when they went
into action it was apparent that
Loyola had no chance.
Dick PoSton, American guard, was
forced out of play in the second
nalf with a shoulder injury, but
Hank Pizza, who replaced him, was
equally effective. Piazza was the
only sub on the bench.
Americans victory was its fourth
straight in the league and clearly
stamped it the favorite for the
crown. Previously Coach Artie
Boyd's boys knocked off Gallaudet,
Washington and Bridgewater.
Evening star., 1945-01-18
Bermun's 499 Puts Him Third
In Stars Duckpin Carnival

night, giving league rollers of all
classes only three more nights to
compete.
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Lockman. sI24l5 GFBD. DiA'H0N''' Joseph
- HYlATrsvILLE-Men: At J, Io Charles Berman
Earl Earl Foeel, 1s-,422: Jerry Cowden, 42-
AZ; B, Hohgood. 72-4ls; Clinton Bucco
KING PIN-Michael Paterno, 1ao-
33e: Lyle Kissinger,, 75-406; MATTHEW
Patchen. s1-4o3 tAdjutant General once
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Men: Chester A. Fitch, s1-404; Charles
Barnard, 4S-4OO.
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23-359; Ada Cirillo, 7s-36a. Men: Roy
Hoover. 24-395; Elvin Shank, 21-3S7
CONVENTION HALL-Men: Herbert
Rideway,, 75-422 tPBAl; Tommy John.
son. l02-419: Frank S. Stewart, 45-
AIS; L. C. Ferber, 75-415 (PepcoJ.
Evening star., 1945-01-18
Lions Aim for Upset
In Battling Blades

The Eastern Hockey League treat
of the season awaits fans on Uline
ice tomorrow night at $3.50 when the
Baltimore Blades, battling toward
the pennant, take on the Washing
ton Lions in a renewal of an old
feud.
Until upset, to 8, by the Phila-
delphia Falcons last night in Balti-
more, the Blades had won eight
matches in row. They have taken
six of their eight starts against the
Lions and will be favored tomorrow
night.
The Lions, fresh from their spec
tacular 2-to-1 defeat of the New
York Rovers, see great chance for
an upset.
Evening star., 1945-01-18
F|ashy BeIvoir Cagers
On Bainbridge' S Trail

Fort Belvoir. eying new basket
ball worlds to conquer after licking
everything in sight, today had feelers
out for game with Bainbridge, only
service quintet in this area that
might be able to beat them.
The Engineers now have an un-
defeated record of eight straight
wins with a quint studded with ALL
Americas and former college greats.
The eighth victim is Fort Story,
beaten 81 to 26, last night at Fort
Belvoir.
Belvoir took 81 to Is lead at the
half as the game developed into a
duel between Johnny Bertram, En-
gineer guard. and Joe Balsevich,
Fort Storey forward. Bertram and
Balsevich tied for scoring honors
with IL points each.
Evening star., 1945-01-18
Teachers Five Suffers
First Leuque Defeat

District of Columbia Teachers suf-
fered their first defeat in the Dis
trict Recreation Departments Negro
Basket Ball League when Petroleum
Administration bested them, 1892,
after two overtime periods. Puck
Minor was top scorer for the Oilers
with 16 points.
In another league contest Army
War College nosed out GPO, 1923,
as Pvt. E. G. Stone set the pace with
l3 points.
Freedmen's Nurses still are in the
lead in the women's section after
taking, 35-8 and 24-8, decisions over
Veterans Administration and NUM-
tions. In other games Navy De-
partment defeated Civil Service,
25-15, and GAO, 26-16.
Evening star., 1945-01-18
knickerbockers' Nine,
Started in 1845, Ran
Pastime for Years
BY JOE REICHLER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Jan. l8.-In the
midst of wartime uncertainty over
baseball, the national pastime's
leaders have overlooked an histori-
cal sports event that should receive
some formal recognition-the Tooth
anniversary of baseball's first organ
lied team.
Baseball generally is accepted as
having been devised by Abner Dou-
bleday in 1899, but it was not until
l845 that the Knickerbocker Club
the first organized team, appeared
1t was on September %, l845, that
Alexander j. Cartwright, an en-
thusiastic devotee of baseball, gath
cred together some young, wealthy
New York bankers and lawyers and
formed the Knickerbocker D. w
Curry was chosen president, w. r.
Wheaton, vice president, and W. H
Tucker, secretary-treasurer.
Well Beaten in Debut.
After some practice contests among
themselves, the Knickerbockers on
June 10, 1846. met a newly formed
outfit, called "the New York Nine"
on the Elysian Fields, Hoboken, N. j.
Despite their natty uniforms of blue
trousers, white shirts, silk stockings
and straw hats which created a
sensation, the Knickerbockers alb
sorbed a 23-1 lacing.
For the next five years they re-
sorted to practice games among
themselves and it was not until 1850
that they met another team, VIM
ming from the Washington club.
BY 1857 there were 25 teams in
the New York and New Jersey vi
cinity, including the Excelsiors and
Atlantics of Brooklyn, the Gothams,
Metropolitans and Mutuals of Man
haitian; the Unions of Morrisania
and the Eagles of New Jersey.
Became Ruler of Game.
Despite its ignominious defeat in
its first competitive game, the
Knickerbocker club became the
most powerful body in baseball, set
ting up the rules for all clubs. Some
of the original regulations still are
in existence.
On March 10, 1858, the Knicker-
bockers called a convention of rep
resentatives from Is clubs, who or
ganized the National Association of
Baseball Players.
Strictly an amateur organization,
the Knickerbockers lasted 80 years,
until 1876, the year in which the
present National League of profess
sional baseball clubs was formed
Evening star., 1945-01-18
Light Gloves Promise
Increase in Kayos

Boxing men are predicting that
6-ounce gloves. to be used for the
first time here in the Jackie Wilson,
Pedro Hernandez fued in Uline
Arena Monday night, will produce
more toe-to-toe punching and more
knockouts of the spectacular variety.
The light gloves were legalized IN
the boxing bill recently drawn up
for the District and will replace the
heavier 8-ounce mittens used here
since 1886.
Both Hernandez and Wilson are
sharp punchers, and Mondays fea-
ture may provide some OF the best
slugging witnessed here this season.
Wilson proved his punching ability
when he scored KOS over both
Danny Petro and Lew Hanbury
here, and Hernandez showed his
artillery when he had Jackie on
the canvas in their last meeting
Evening star., 1945-01-18
NCAA Not With AAU
In Ban on HamIine
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
EVANSTON, Ill, Jan. 18.-The
National College Athletic Associa-
ton will not ban member schools
from NCAA competition if their
basketball teams play Hamline U.
of st. Paul, says K. L. (Tug) Wilson,
association secretary treasurer and
Northwestern University athletic di-
rector.
The National Amateur Athletic
Union recently said any school that
played Hamline is professionalism"
because two of its players, HOWE
Schultz and Rollie Seltz, are pro-
fessional baseball players.
Wilson said Hamline was not a
member of the NCAA, and was in
eligible to play in its Journeys. But
any school that plays Hamline," he
said, docs not impair its standings
with us in any way"
Evening star., 1945-01-18

defects, are engaged in the principal
occupation of professional ath-
letics."
Steve Van Buren,, Philadelphia
Eagles back, was called within two
days after the order was issued and
again classified 4-F after re-exam-
ination. Other teams of the Ma
tional Football League have report
ed similar incidents and baseball
players are being re-examined at
a rapid rate.
Acceptance of Donelli and Pep
is the "old story of somebody with
a name going into service" a War
Department source told the Asso-
ciated Press. THE same thing
might have happened to hundreds
of Joe Doakes without anybody
paying any attention to it,"
The action is justified, military
officials contend, because a physical
ailment that caused mans re-
lection may have improved or dis
appeared completely.
Evening star., 1945-01-18
1t. Sullivan to Become
Bruves' Publicity Man

1t. William H. Sullivan, jr.. U. S
N. R., of Lowell, Mass, now on duty
here in the Office of the chief OF
naval operations, will become direc-
tor of publicity for the Boston
Braves after the war. according to
President Bob Quinn.
Sullivan, former director of pub
licity at Boston College, has been
stationed here two years and has
handled much of the work in con-
nection with the last two Army
Navy football programs.
Evening star., 1945-01-18
Bakers Are Pace Settlers
In Budminton Events

Semiflnals in the District Recrea-
ton Department badminton tour
nament are on tap tonight, with
Joe Baker, city champion. expected
to retain his crown in mems sin
giles.
Baker and his wife, who won two
matches last night, also are favor
ties in the mixed doubles, while
Patsy Donovan Starrett is the
choice in women's singles.
Evening star., 1945-01-18

urday's match with the Coast Guard
Academy at New London. George
Murphy will relieve Jose Fossas in
the i20-pound engagement, while
Bill Greer will make his debut in
the 145-pound class.
Bill Filbert will drop down from
las to 135. supplanting Harold Do
uifrio. Filbert was impressive last
week even though he dropped a
hairline verdict to Steve Connor of
West Point.
The rest of the lineup will remain
unchanged, with Bill Coakley in the
127-pound role, Tom Maloney, 1856;
Alex Bobenko. 1865: Frank Doory
IT'S, and Ken Malone, heavyweight.
Evening star., 1945-01-18

Dopesters are picking Montgom-
cry Blair as the redhot five of the
week among suburban schools. Blair
trounced Hyattsville, 27 to 8, yes
terday at Hyattsville, while Bladens-
burg visited National Training School
to absorb a 37-to-25 lacing.
Bill Klippstein, all-round Blair
athlete. led his team to the win over
Hyattsville by notching nine points.
Evening star., 1945-01-18
Bunneker's Swim Team
Is Winner of Meet

Bannek eker Recreation Center's
swimmers won the initial winter
meet sponsored by the Recreation
Department with As points. Francis
Recreation was second with 40
points and Dunbar third with 10.
Top swimmer for Banneker was
Charley Rigely, who won three
firsts in the 12-14-year group. Harry
Tyler of Francis led in the adult
class with two firsts and a second. :
Evening star., 1945-01-18

The champion King Pins dropped
to fifth place by losing two games
to Lucky Strike as Tony Santini
led the victors with 178 and 432.
The Luckies counted 694 and 1915.
Greenway was 2-1 winner from
Spillway, winning the odd game on
a rolloff. Ed Wolf, with 1893, and
Ed Nash, back after a months ILL
ness, with IA and 382, gave Green
way its edge.
Lafayette bumped Clarendon, 2-1.
as Nick Chaconas starred with 1856
and .386.
Evening star., 1945-01-18

special mile race in New York in
1943. Dodds was second.
Hulse was working as a chemist
and entitled to a deferment when
the war broke out but he preferred
to join the service.
Il could have been in shape and
running now, but l wouldn't trade
the Navy for anything" he said. ut
comes first with me, but the winter
games certainly are beckoning with
Dodds out of the picture"
Haegg and Hurdler Hakon Lid
man, it is reproted by the Asso-
ciated Press from Stockholm, have
completed plans for the trip to the
United States. hoping to reach New
York by February 2. Neither ever
has competed indoors
Evening star., 1945-01-18
Finds Ice-Copodes
Sale Is Thrivinu

Mary Francis Ackerman, pub
licity director for the Ice
Capades of 1945, is in town on
behalf of the show, which opens
a To-day engagement at Uline
Arena on February IL.
This years production, for
which a huge advance sale has
been reported, boasts a cast of
152 skaters, 80 Ice-Capets and
features 80 acts.
Donna Atwood, Markhua and
Thomas, Phil Taylor, Eric Waite,
Jimmy Lawrence, Trixie, AL
Surette and Leo Loeb and Chuck
Stein are prominent among the
returning favorites.
Evening star., 1945-01-18
Sweeney's Only Asset Now Is Terrific Right

Sweeney dark youngster who neither
anything boxing He's fighter the the
his technique of bull Frank the National
AAU middeweigh title Boston the 18th fight of his after
title in his eighth SKILL
All he the finest
kid of million bucks
with what could want?
Baltimore didn't have chance
night when Sweeney laid him for his fifth KO win in five
Jimmy honestly knew what hit him and was
the
wildcat kid The fans already referring to
and he certainly has Jacks viewpoint
what constitutes fight
appear professionally the Turner Arena fight
bound
have wait while to find out they
has developing talent
product of Billy BlakeS Apollo Club where at pres
old coach tutoring youngsters Cannon
perfect his boxing skill he learns as
mistakes he
harpens technique Sweeney developed that punch
and also has benefited from the
Jameson and Mailman Massey OF the St. Mays Club
Evening star., 1945-01-18
OtdIS TO D 30 IOLdIS
GonZaea Sets Record,

IOtdIS 3 2 z
Gonzaga Sets Record.
Gonzaga has set season record
for schoolboy teams by running up
1877 points in two days of competi-
ton, routing Mount Vernon on top
of Tuesdays 64-to-28 win over
Greenbelt.
The undefeated I Streeters, cele-
brating their eighth straight today,
were trying to persuade their star
forward, Scotty Cranston, to ease up
bit. Cranston, who was top man
in the scoring yesterday with 10
points to keep his average at that
figure, plays on other teams.
Evening star., 1945-01-18
Another Table Tennis Test

District Table Tennis Association
stages its weekly handicap tourna-
ment at o'clock tomorrow night
at Columbia Courts, following last
nights Columbia event, in which
Corpl. Paul Nesenkar came out on
top with a 21-14, 21-13. 21-13 win
over Clay Coss in the final.
Evening star., 1945-01-18
Basket Points Well Divided

Scoring honors were rather evenly
divided last night as Welders rang
up 28-16 victory over Sheet Metal
in the ERGO Basket Ball League.
Doc Longnecker, Sam Townsend,
Shorty King and Alex Ivaski counted
six points each.
Evening star., 1945-01-18
Win,Lose or Draw
Service Soon Nay Get Ace Youno Seroppers
BY BOB MCLEAN

FIahk sweeney and Joe Cannon graduates laude
local oeak-oung university the
be hand this evening to see the latest
Of freshmen - -
sweeney who was 18 in December
veterans who have been
the novices the
The two boys direct oppose Both had
general background Southeast Washington
the advantages of existence
similarity ends there.
Cannon slim, good looking kid who began boxing
OF g. He's fight calls
with the foowork efthanded
he worked with experienced visiting professionals while still
amateur and them silly off his
by winning the National AAU weterweigh title last
steadily
Olto of town
Evening star., 1945-01-18
Nothing Fine About
Being Prisoner
BY the Associated Press.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. 18.-
Capt. Currie Williams, former
Memphis State athlete, sent the
following from German prison
camp to Wilson Murrah of the
Commercial Appeal sports de-
partment:
THE weather amt fine-not
having wonderful time-and
don't wish you were here"
Evening star., 1945-01-18
Thinks High School Boxing Could Be Handled

Boxing Commission when
legal in 1886 but resigned last year to devote
smonpure game has developed some ideas about
high schools Blake thinks It's
proposition unless properly handled
handle it, Blake says and mean
with enough backbone not to back down to any one High
should start from scratch No boy should be allowed
to compete previously had boxed amateur"
problem according to Blake, is proper supervisor
the best coaches in the country
points showing District teams made in national tour
outfits from big States proof OF the calbe OF
The problem supervision easily solved Blake
examination should be prerequisite
scholastic boxing but the
OF medical would be a tough problem.
thinks that the problems can oe
worked out college lions
boxing scholarships others do in football
Evening star., 1945-01-18
GreenbeIt Wants Come

Greenbelt High Schools boys
basket ball team would like home
game for Saturday night. Call Burt
at Greenbelt CAST.
Evening star., 1945-01-18
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Basket Ball.

TODAY.
Basket Ball.
Marine Corps washington
Barracks at Maryland, 8.
Washington-Lee at Charlotte
Hall, 4.
st. Johns at Eastern, 4.
Fairfax at Sherwood, 3.
TOMORROW.
Basket Ball.
Interhigh series, Tech gym. -
Coolidge VS.. Western, 4.
Eastern at Roosevelt, 4.
Tech VS.. Central, 8.
Bridgewater at Gallaudet. 8.
ST. Anthony's at Gonzaga, $3.50.
George Washington VS.. Lane at
Charlottesville, 8.
Dewitt at Montgomery Blair. 4.
St. Albans at Baltimore
Friends, 4.
Rockville at Bethesda Chevy
Chase, 8.
Greenbelt at Maryland Park, 4.
Hyattsville at Mount Rainier, 8.
Charlotte Hall VS.. Parks School,
Baltimore, 4.
Friends at Boys Latin, $3.50.
Hockey.
Washington VS.. Baltimore,
Uline Arena, $50.
SATURDAY.
Basket Ball.
Interhigh series, Tech gym.
Wilson VS.. Anacostia, 3.
George Washington at Episco-
pal, 8.
Charlotte Hall at James Mon
roe, Fredericksburg, 4.
N. c. State at Maryland, 8.
Boxing.
Maryland at United States
Coast Guard Academy, New Lon
don, Conn.
Evening star., 1945-01-18
Court Comes One-Sided

Twelfth Street YMCA basket ball
competition last night gave Wood
ward a 32-to-18 win over Naylor
Gardens, while Pages beat Falls
Church, "a to 20, and Westminster
licked YMCA, 46 to 26.
Evening star., 1945-01-18
Recreation Tits Close

Knights of Columbus shaded
TWA, II to IA, and Mount Rainier
Recreation licked Thums Up, % to
20, in Recreation League play at
Roosevelt High last night.
Evening star., 1945-01-18
LittH Hoyas in Streak.

Georgetown Prep, facing little
tougher schedule than Ganzaga,
hasn't been able to run up monu-
mental scores, but already has taken
four in row with the spark pro-
vided by Center Jimmy O'Donnell.
O'Donnell ran up seven points in
the first period against Landon yes
terday to give the Little Hoyas a
safe lead and added a 2-pointer to
take scoring honors.
Evening star., 1945-01-18
Race Betting Sets Record

CUMBERLAND, Md, Jan. 18 up.
Total mutuels take" was $2,136,-
926, an all-time record for the local
half-mile oval, during the Today
race meeting at Fargo, the Cum
berland Fair Association has dis
closed.
Evening star., 1945-01-18
MARYLAND Park Is Beoten

Annapolis High hoopsters defeated
Maryland Park, % to 25, at An
napolis yesterday after taking 15-
to-14 lead at the half.
Evening star., 1945-01-18
Sherwood Juniors Ahead

Sherwood Junior basketers beat
Silver Spring Junior High, 27 to 26,
yesterday at Sherwood
Evening star., 1945-01-18
Totals 10 727 Totals

I0CaIS = IU n I0tHIS 3
National Training School, slow
starter this season, racked up its
first win by defeating Bladensburg
with the aid of Stoop Bars Is
points.
Evening star., 1945-01-18

Maryland at United States
Coast Guard Academy, New Lon
don, Conn.