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be more successful than any one else
in show business.
If he is not, it won't be for lack of
concrete program.
X 4 X X
Spencer Tracy is committed until
next June to his starring role in
Robert L. Sherwood's 1.-The Rugged
Path" out Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
will put him to work at once upon
his return to Hollywood. The role
will be the title one in "Cass Tim
berlane," Sinclair Lewis most recent
novel.
Speaking of Hollywood assign
ments, Tyrone Power has a pair
which should keep him buster upon
his return to the movies than even
the United States Marine Corps has
kept him the last two years.
Twentieth Century-Fox, Powers
boss, is delaying the production of
Somerset Maugham's THE Razor's
Edge" until Tyrone can get back to
play the role of Larry, the quietly,
desperately guessing young man in
the novel.
Another picture scheduled for his
services is Captain From Castillo"
from the leading role of which Cor
mel Wilde was reported to have been
bounced when Powers discharge
seemed likely.
X X X X
Saturday signoffs: Profits of 1.-THE
House I Live In" RKO short subject
centering around Frank Sinatra's
life, will be donated to combat juve-
nile delinquency :. Tickets will go
on sale at the Nationals box Office
on Monday for Mary Ellen Chase's
THE Next Half Hour" The play
first since the author submitted
Harvey" to its triumphant place
on Broadway, will open here Octo-
Der Is for weeks engagement. /
George S. kaufman is staging the
production under the auspices of
Max Gordon.
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look like so many arthritic drones
1t is the more remarkable when il
is remembered that Mike is but one
man while the Shuberts and THE
guild are virtual colonies of various.
ly talented people.
Mr.. Todd, who came roaring out
of the West (the Chicago west) 6
few seasons ago on the flowing
robes of THE Hot Mikado," has
filled the intervening years with in
tlmations that his ambition was
born unbridled. A few downs have
dotted his career since then, but
he has had mostly ups, which have
done impressive things for his bank
account.
He now intends to show even the
most Indifferent spectators that he
is worth their undivided attention
that as compared with him Billy
Rose is sort of one-man medicine
show.
If you would like to be aWed
have a look at Mr.. Todd'S program
A production of Hamlet, starring
Maurice Evans.
THE Would-Be Gentleman" using
the services of Bobby Clark.
A revival of Al Jolson in a mu-
steal tentatively entitled "Oh, Su-
Sanna."
A Cole Porter Orson Welles mu-
steal based upon the writings of
Jules Verne and called Eighty
Days"
A musical starring Bert Lahr
titled. Mr.. Wrinkle of Flatbush.'
A production involving heretofore
unpublished music by Victor Her.
bert"
A magnificent something new in
the drama combining music. drama
and the dance written by John La
Touche and Jerome MoroSs.
AS if that were not enough to
keep Mr.. Todd busy, he has just
made a deal whereby he will ally
himself with Universal studio in
Hollywood to become a motion pic
ture producer. His first work under
that arrangement will be screen
play based upon Edna Ferber's most
recent novel, Great Son."
X X x
In addition to his production
plans, Mr.. Todd has just acquired
the ownership of a new New York
theater, the International, up on
Columbus Circle. When the Thea
ter Guild opened Walter Kerr's mu-
steal, Sing Out, Sweet Land" there
last year, one of the doleful assump-
tons was that it was unhappily
placed because the theater is too
far uptown.
Mr.. Todd has no truck with such
notions.
His up in Central Park" which
played just around the corner to the
tune of something like s38 900 week
ly, gave him good feeling that the
alters in that neighborhood could be
successful
That's Mikes favorite dream, to
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East, 1t grew out in its natural
platinum glory and proved to be too
light for the cameras. Xavier
Cugat, ON his forthcoming tour OF
South America, plans to select a
new vocalist for his band. Lima Ro-
may, formerly with the rumba
group, was signed to contract by
MGM and put to acting with Clark
Gable. IN q situation like that
the bandman asked, what chance
has Cugat?"
Workmen at the Brentwood home
OF Judy Garland and Vincente Min
nelli are building wing on the es-
tactic be completed before April,
the month Judy,s baby Is scheduled
to arrive. Designed expressly for
the infant, there will be plenty of
room to pace the floor in the small
hours. The new addition consists
OF a nursery, sitting room, nurses
room and small kitchen and bath.
Judy explained that she's steering
away from the cute" furnishings.
Instead of painted dogs and kittens
on pale pink or blue wood, the
rooms will be done in sturdy early
American maple.
Il haven't decided on any definite
color scheme" she said, but some
thing in yellow tone might be just
the thing. That would be appro-
PIRATE for either girl or boy"
X y "
Neighborhood gossip: Some time
ago Agnes Moorehead, sharp-fea-
tured character actress of "Since
You Went Away" and Mrs. Park
ington," bought house in Cheyiot
Hills It's family section and the
kids out there are up to plenty of
pranks. Some one has been calling
the police repeatedly and the kids
have pinned it on Miss Moorehead.
Their retaliation: Whenever the
actress gives swimming party in
her back yard they hang over the
fence and drone. agnes Moorehead
thinks she-e-es an ack-tress!"
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which will be the featured number
at the night performance tomorrow
Other dancers with the Ballet
Russo Highlights" troupe are Yurek
Lazowski, Anna Istemina, Rosetta
Hightower. Bettina Rosay, Helen
Komarova, Jean Guelis and Ivan
Dimidoff. The orchestra will be
conducted by Emil Kahn.
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Michael Todd dominates Self
AS Stages Most Ambitious Man
BY JAY CARMoDY.

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elected himself the ambitious
u would indicate that he trying
with enough
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Evening star., 1945-12-30

BY the Associated Press.
PASADENA. Calf, Dec. 29.-They
look like a pair of successful busi-
nessmen-the short. portly gentle
man from the south and the taller,
brisk talking Californian.
And in the football coaching busi-
ness, there are few more proficient
practitioners than Frank Thomas of
Alabama and Newell Jeff Cravath
of Southern California, whose teams
meet in the Rose Bowl January /.
To hear them talk, you'd think
they were leading high school teams
into the parade.
I'VE haven't stopped passes all
season and they've got Harry Gill
mer, the best there is," says Cra-
vath. Il hope Tommy will stop
when he gets to 81 points"
Odds Silly, Says Thomas.
Nonsense retorts the genial
Thomas with a smile These odds
Evening star., 1945-12-30
By ROD THOMAS.

The 18th edition of The Stars
annual bowling tournament will
unfold a week from tomorrow
night at all the maple plants in
the Washington area sanctioned
by the National Duckpin Bowl
ing Congress.
For second year the tourna-
ment will be dedicated to the
Bowlers' Victory Legion. COM
mended by Gen. Eisenhower for
its enterprise in reaching over
seas Yanks in dreary spots with
sports and recreational goods and
now engaged as busily in reliev-
ing the monotony of lads in the
Nations 1856 service hospitals.
BY the time this is read each
of the 80 regulation bowling es-
tablishments in the area will
have posted the conditions of
the tournament, in this wise:
Opens January 7, closes Feb
ruary 2.
Entry fee, 81.
Full handicaps, with mems
scratch 1913, women's 118.
Open to all league bowlers
within the jurisdiction of the
Washington City and Washing
ton Women's Duckpin Associa-
tions, with the exception of alley
employees.
Only league scores will be
counted and bowler may enter
as many times as he rolls in
league match, each time turning
Evening star., 1945-12-30
Chance Of KosIoWski
Playing Brightens
Holy Cross Team

Rs the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 29.-Holy Cross
hopes for victory in the Orange
Bowl here New Year Day over Miami
frightened today when Tailback
Stan Koslowski-wobbly but willing
left his sick bed for a light work
out with the squad.
He'll play if the doctor says So
and only on that condition." said
Coach John Da GroSa.
There were other bad tidings for
the Crusader coach. Left End
James Dieckelman was removed to a
hospital suffering from cold and
fever.
We're right on edge said Miami
Coach Jack Harding in announcing
the end of rough work I'VE have
our fingers crossed now for fear
we'll lose that edge before the
game"
Harding said his brilliant fullback
Harry Chase, was better than he
was during the regular season."
The Hurricane Mentor asserted
the Crusaders would depend on a
passing attack. IT'S the easiest way
to score in this warm weather"
Miami still reigns the favorite by
as much as seven points-principally
because the squad is accustomed tc
the climate.
Evening star., 1945-12-30
Stars 18th Annual Pin Event
Opens Week From 7 Tomorrow

in the entry fee to a league Off
cial or alley attendant before
competing.
A contestants handicap will be
based upon his average in the
league in which he competes.
Note: No major prize ever has
been awarded in The Star tour
nament before the score was
checked for legitimacy in every
detail. If it is suggested to you
by any one to enter after your
set is begun, refuse. On four oc-
casions ignorance or defiance of
the rules has cost a potential
winner the first prize. In two
instances it was a $1,000 War
Bond.
The prize fund will be made up
from entry fees, with 25 cents of
each accruing to the Bowlers Vic
tory Legion. Prizes will be paid
in cash.
The mems and women's prize
lists will be separate.
In the last tournament $50
prizes were awarded. with the
mems winner receiving 5000 and
the women's $100. Approximately
5000 competed.
Full handicaps assure equal op-
portunity for all. The Bowlers
Victory Legion is doing a job
which has won the hearty COM
mendation of dozens of military
leaders and especially that of
Gen. Eisenhower.
SO LET'S GO!
Evening star., 1945-12-30
Gael, Aggie Gridders
All Set, Plan Only
Printing Drills
BY the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated PreSS.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 29.-Pleased
with their teams sharp edge, the
coaches of st. Mary's Galloping Gaels
and the Oklahoma Ags plan only
"honing'' exercises for Sunday and
Monday in final preparation for the
Sugar Bowl football game here jan
uary /.
Coach Jim Phelan of the Gaels put
his charges through their last rough
work today at Edgewater Park, Miss.
and said he was satisfied that "the
kids" were ready, physically and
mentally. "Stropping" will continue
until the, Gaels break camp Monday
Our flu victims are coming along
nicely and we should be at full
strength by game time" Phelan said
ives Busch, regular fullback. is up
and-at- -'em, and Tackle Harvey
Adair is okay."
The Aggies finished scrimmaging
yesterday at Biloxi, Miss. and coach
Jim Lookabaugh said he planned
only enough work to keep the play
ers in top shape and prevent dull
ness.
The Gulf Coast weather in the
past week has not been conducive
to heavy work and both teams have
been confined to their quarters a
good part of the time.
Both coaches expressed hope of q
fast field and clear weather for the
game, for which $1,000 tickets have
been sold.
Evening star., 1945-12-30
Tickets to Cotton Bowl Harder
To Get Than Bets on Missouri

about it all. But few items have
leaked out concerning the Tigers
hopes, the most tangible being that
Missouri will take to the air a lot
more than. usual. They already
figure they can pretty we'll match
Texas on the ground.
At Austin, Coach D. x. Bible has
expressed satisfaction with the at
titude and efforts of the Longhorns
Bible has had considerable post
season experience-his team has
played in two of the last three Cot
ton Bowl games.
The Longhorns will practice the
day they hit Dallas, loosening ur
tomorrow at Dal-Hi Stadium ther
winding up their workouts Monday
Coach Chauncey Simpson of Mis-
souri, said the Tigers would enc
practice tomorrow.
The game Tuesday is set to start
at lis.
Evening star., 1945-12-30
Facts About Is Grid Bowl Tilts
. BY the Associated Press.


O football games giving
sie
kickoff time estimated attendance
Rose at Calf Alabama 600 Southern
fornia G-3-0 pm. (EST) 10000
Orleans Oklahoma &
(CalifD CLIO, (EST), 72,000.
Orange Miami Holy Glib
(ESTD,
Cotton Bowl Dallas $3.50 ts-o 2:15
(EST0, 45,5O0.
Oil Bowl at Houston. Georgia Tulsa G2-O, pm
(EST) 27000.
Sun Bowl at Ell Paso Tex Denver 4D VS. New Mexico OLD
(EST), $4,000
Gator Bowl jacksonville South
Carolina (2-33) 230 (EST), 14O00
Raisn Calf
(EST), $1,000.
Vulcan Birmingham,
College (6-2-1), $3.50 fEST), $500
Flower Bowl at Jacksonville Fla Louisiana Normal $40 Lane
College (5-1-0), 2:30 (EST) 6000
College Florida
N g. (6-1-0), 2:30 pm. (EST), 1000
Miami, College
Albany (Ga9 State Teachers GA pm. (EST) 5000.
EastWest Game at San Francisco (EST), 60000
Evening star., 1945-12-30
New Mexico Sun Bowl
Choice Over Denver
pr .bs .sroo;ot.sp

Ry the Associated Press.
Ell PASO, Tex, Dec. 29.-Sun
Bowl fans were rating New Mexico
touchdown favurate in its
Tuesday battle with Denver U.
Pregame workouts of the Colorado
eleven left local handicappers I'M
pressed by the capabilities of the
Denver backs, but they expressed
doubt Coach Clyde Hubbard's line
had the speed to cope with a tricky
New Mexico accordion spread.
In Albuquerque, however, Lobo
followers hopes suffered a setback
in the injury of Sergt, Lou Cullen,
stout reserve fullback Cullen pulled
a knee muscle in punting practice
and may not play.
Denver and New Mexico will
renew a rivalry extending over nine
years in the cactus country classic.
New Mexico has won three of their
five previous encounters, but Den
yer, nevertheless, leads the scoring.
78 to SO points.
Evening star., 1945-12-30
BY the Associated Press.

by tne Associated Press.
DALLAS, Dec. 29.-Getting a
ticket to the Cotton Bowl is as diff
cult as finding somebody venture
some enough to pick Missouri over
Texas in the Dallas gridiron ex-
travaganza next Tuesday. But COM
pared to movement at the Cotton
Bowl ticket Office, wagering is NOV
ing like a fire sale.
Some 45,507 persons will be I'M the
stands barring unfavorable weather
when the Longhorns tee off against
the Tigers. While few are brave
enough to predict that Missouri has
chance, it appears most everybody
thinks it will good ball game to
watch.
The Texas squad will arrive to-
morrow afternoon to complete the
picture. Missouri has been here for
a week doing a lot of secret practice,
with the coaches somewhat reticent
Evening star., 1945-12-30
Bomo, Oklahoma Ags 13-Point Choices in Rose,
Cotton Bottles; Shrine Scrap Mqy Prove Best

Wedemeyer, to make the 13-point
odds in favor of the Aggies look
silly.
The all-star Shrine charity bene-
fit contest in SaIT Francisco has
attracted another dream" lineup
of Eastern and Western athletes for
what often proves the most interest
ing of all the post-season tits.
Coach Andy Kerr's East team leans
heavily on the passing arm of Cor
nell's Al Dekdebrun, judged the
leading pitcher of the year.
Holy Cross ailing Crusaders who
suffered an attack of the sniffles
once they got out of bound
New England, are 7-point under
dogs against the University of Miami
IN the Orange Bowl at Miami.
Stan Koslowski, ace tailoack of
the Cross eleven, has been missing
practice sessions but both his coach.
OK Dagrosa, and Jack Harding of
the Miami eleven bubble over with
confidence. They will have a SELL
out throng of $4,000 in the stands.
Each team lost once and Miami also
was tied by South Carolina.
Injuries Play Missouri.
Dallas presents the Southwest
Conference king, Texas against
Missouri, Big Six champion, in the
Cotton Bowl where As 500 are ex-
pected. Coach Chauncey Simpson
OF the Tigers has been troubled with
injuries and has been singing the
blues about the heavily favored
Texans.
Georgia, beaten by L. S. U. and
Alabama, banks on scatback Charley
Trlppi and Reid Moseley, the best
pass catcher in the country off the
officlal figures, to beat Tulsa, in the
Oil Bowl at Houston which has
made plans to accommodate $1,000
persons. Coach Wally Butts Bull
dogs are one touchdown choice.
Ell Paso, Tex, has invited Denver.
winner of four, loser of four and
once tied, to wrestle with New
Mexico in the Sun Bowl. And Jack
Sonvllle has replay of the Wake
Forest-South Carolina 1913 tie for
its Gator Bowl feature. Drake and
Fresno State collide at Fresno
Calf, in the Raisin Bowl.
A Vulcan Bowl pairing at Bir-
mingham, Ala, pits Tennessee State
against Texas College and Louisiana
Normal plays Lane College in the
Flower Bowl at Jacksonville.
Miami also has a Coconut Bowl
tilt between Bethune- Cookman Col
lege and Albany (Ga.) State Teach
ers while an Azalea Bowl at Orlando,
Fla, will show Knoxville College and
Florida N. and I.
Among numerous overseas tilts
between service teams will be an
Atom Bowl game at Nagasaki in
which Angy Bertelli, the ex-Notre
Dame ace, will participate.
Evening star., 1945-12-30
BY JACK HAND,


NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Football
will get 1916 off to a flying start
toward the awaited golden sports
boom by attracting about 100000
New Year Day fans to 13 widely
scattered stadia from Pasadena to
Miami for an assortment of bowl
and all-star games.
Alabama and the Oklahoma
Aggies, the only members of the
elite unbeaten, united class to en-
gage in the January bowl classics
draw two of the most lucrative
assignments
Frank Thomas Crimson Tide
journeys to the Rose Bowl where
Southern California will be the host
team for the third successive sea-
Evening star., 1945-12-30

son. On the strength of Harry
Gilmer's magic passing arm, Bama
has been installed a l3-point ia
vorite to whip the Trojans who
were moved down three times in
the regular season. A crowd of
10000 is assured.
The Aggies appear in the Sugar
Bowl at New Orleans. where battle
OF All-Americas between Bob Feni-
more of the Oklahoma team and
Herman Wedemeyer of St. Mary's
is expected. The two backheld aces
may put on the best offensive show
of the day before 72.000 customers.
Coach Jim Phelan's Galloping
Gaels were upset by U. c. L. A. 1877
in their final game to spoil a per-
feet record but they have enough
class in their Hawaiian born star
Evening star., 1945-12-30
Johnson and ComiIIi
Released by Red Sox

BOSTON, Dec. 29.-The Boston
Red Sox today announced the un-
conditional release of Outfelder
Bob johnson and First Baseman
Dolph Camilli, two 10-year major
league veterans.
The 38-year-old johnson played
10 years with the Philadelphia Ath-
letics and one with Washington
before coming to the Red Sox two
years ago.
Evening star., 1945-12-30
Three Mayer Horses
Sweep Rich Race as
Santa Anita Opens
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press,
ARCADIA, Calf, Dec 29.-LouiS
B. Mayors Honeymoon today won
by two lengths the one mile $25,-
900 added for 2-year-olds, Cali
fornia Breeders Champion Stakes
before an opening day crowd of
$4,000 at Santa Anita Park.
Mayors three-Way entry swept the
race, the years biggest test for
home-bred juveniles, as Money
Bags finished second by two lengths
and Charivari third. H. N. Isen-
berg's Goirg With Me was a poor
fourth in the badly Strug-out field.
Honeymoon, ridden by Johnny
Longden, led all the way and was
threatened only briefly at the head
of the stretch by Money Bags, rid
den by Johnny Adams. The Win
ner's time, on a good track, was
1884.
The Mayer entry paid $3.50, $3.50
and S2.40
The race was run in heavy fog
which obscured the far side of the
track and added to the suspense of
the largest opening day crowd in
Santa Anitas nine seasons of rae
ing. The previous attendance high
on inaugural day was 1886.
Mayer, the Nations second rank
Ing money winner this year, took in
$29,l65 gross for his entrys efforts
Honeymcon's first money was S20,-
265, while Money Bags took S6,00O
and Charavari $4,000. Going With
Mes fourth money was S1,500
Earlier Jockey Alf Shelhamer was
seriously injured in a spectacular
f1ve-horse spill in the third race.
Shelhamer was aboard Bobber
one of the four horses which fell
over Airfiake, after that horse broke
an ankle and toppled near the half
mile pole. The jockey suffered a
fractured collar bone and was taken
to hospital
The other jockeys, including Otto
GrohS, aboard Airf1ake, were not
seriously hurt. Grohs was bringing
Airfake around from the outside
when the horses ankle snapped.
Evening star., 1945-12-30
Pirates Regain Seven
From Armed Forces

PITTSBURGH, Dec. % (P,.-
Seven more Pittsburgh Pirates, just
released from the armed forces, will
be available for the 1916 season
They are Pitchers George Brandt
Bob Klinger, Jack Hallett and Oadis
Swigart; Catcher Bill Presley, and
Inflelders Elbie Fletcher and Jimmy
Cullinane.
Evening star., 1945-12-30
Atkins Reports Approach
By New Football Loop

Another unsigned Redskin, was
reported approached by the new ALL
America Football Conference when
Frank Atkins, the National Leagues
second-best ground gamer, told an
Associated Press writer that he has
received a few feelers" from the
newly formed circuit.
Atkins also said that he feels en-
titled to quite a bit" more money
than he received in 1945 and has
not made up his mind about return
ing signed contract to the Red
skins.