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Evening star., 1945-08-24
Grays' Hur|er Winner
Without MAKING Pitch

Roy Welmaker, ace of the Wash
ington Homestead Grays mound
staff, today boasts the unusual dis
tinction of winning a ball game
without tossing a single pitch toward
the plate.
Welmaker, fourth Grays' hurler to
work against Honus Wagner's Pitts
burgh All-Stars last night in Griffith
Stadium, gets the credit for his
mines 81 victory, but Teammate
Roy CASTOR shares some of the glory.
1t was CASTOR who slammed a
pinch single to center in the ninth
inning with two out and the Grays
trailing by one run, bringing Josh
Gibson and Ray Brown home with
the decisive runs.
After the All-Stars had come to
bat in their half of the frame, We'll
maker relieved r. T. Walker with
runners at first and second and one
out. Meider, the runner at second,
tried to steal third, but Welmaker
stepped off the slab and threw him
out. Before the noise had died
down, Welmaker picked off Ripple
cleanly at first, retiring the side.
Carrier boys from local newspapers
were among the crowd of 5000 that
saw the unusual feat.
Evening star., 1945-08-24
1rapshooters Hustle
To Settle ; Titles
By the Associated Press.


VANDALIA, Ohio, Aug. 24.-There
was some unfinished business to-
daysto vie with the fabulous grand
American handicap for interest as
the waterlogged grand American
trapshoot drew to its close.
The unfinished business was the
preliminary handicap and the fact
there still was a lot of shooting to
be done in that event left open
the possibility that the shoot might
even run into its fourth day.
Approximately $50 marksmen
slowed by steady rain still were
waiting to start today in the pre-
liminary but the leaders-well out
in front-were A. F. Jones of Thief
River Falls, Mimi, among the men
and Mrs. Isaac Andrews of Spar
tanburg, S. c., among the women.
Jones shooting most of the way
in the rain, broke 99x100. Mrs.
Andrews had 95x100 which was
nine targets better than the 86xl00
turned in by Charlotte (Skippery
Winski of Wellsburg, w. Va, when
she won the event last year.
Defending champion today in the
grand American was Leslie G. Jep-
son of Dwight, ILL.,, who hasn't fired
a shot yet in competition in this
meet.
Evening star., 1945-08-24
Pot O Luck Has Star
Rivals in Rich Race

CHICAGO, Aug. 24.-Chicagoan
Warren Wright's Pot O. Luck, will
be back at his favorite route IA
miles. in tcmorrow's $85, 900 Ameri-
can Derby at Washington Park. The
race stacks up as one of the Nations S
foremost tests for 3-year-olds.
When there was a ban on shipping
1t appeared as if Pot O. Luck might
have an easy time of it. but with
the entry of william Helis' Adonis,
victorious in the Travers stakes in
New York, and George D. Widener's
Sir Francis, second to Adonis in the
event, the Arlington classic winner
will have lots of competition. y
The Derby field will have five
other top-notchers ready to battle
it out with Pot o. Luck for the rich
purse. They are Air Sailor, War
Jeep, Sea Swallow, Fighting Step
and Icangetit.
Evening star., 1945-08-24
Brilliant IS by Rippy Warns
Rivals for D. C.. Golf Crown

j. G. Herbert Bryant Of Alexandria,
did it. playing with j. E. Martin.
Bryant wound up and let fly so fine
a shot that the ball ended just
seven feet from the pin.
Today's Glass B Star Cup tour
ney at Army Navy is the last event
of crowded month for the links
women who play In the tournament
of the Women's District Golf Asso-
citation. AS usual, The Star will
present War Bonds to the low net
and low gross winners. Fifty-eight
women entered the event.
Next affair on the feminine sched-
.ule is the buffers Cup tourney, to
be played at Indian Spring Septem-
ber 4. This is Glass B event, of
course. It will be followed by the
,Corby Cup tourney. a Glass A af-
fair, at Columbia September 81.
Entries are coming in slowly for
the District public links champion
ship, due to start at East Potomac
Park September 10. Favorite in a
field which undoubtedly will reveal
some new talent, will be Earl Mar
cey, present holder OF the crown.
The. tall Virginian will be no soft
touch to dethrone. He won 1t in
194l against field which included
Leroy Smith, not q bad golfer him
self.
Evening star., 1945-08-24
|BengaIs Full Game Up
|As Tobin HurIs 4-3
Victory Over As
BY JACK HAND,
Pres. snnrtx Writer

Associated Press Sports Writer.
Bobby Feller returns to the base
ball wars tonight after a four-year
hitch in Uncle Sans Navy and the
odds are all in favor of his picking
up where he left of in 194l.
Rapid Robert may not be as razor
sharp against the leading
Tigers under the Cleveland arcs as
he was when he won Is for the
Tribe in his last full season, but he
has been managing and throwing
for a top fight Great Lakes Navy
team this season.
AL Benton, Red Ruff1ng, Hank
Greenberg, Buddy Lewis, Dave
Ferriss and Charley Keller are prov
ing every day that returning serv-
iceman ball player needs little more
than shave and haircut to step
right back into his big league berth.
Ferriss Outstanding Example.
Ferriss is the outstanding example
of a successful EXCL with his bril-
liant 1876 win record for the Boston
Red Sox, although he was just a
minor league performer before Pearl
Harbor. Rufflng has copped four of
five for the Yankees and Benton's
liza performance is a big reason for
the Tigers success.
Lewis is hitting .342, including 13
extra base blows, for a Washington
club that has become a definite flag
threat since his return from the
Army Air Force. Greenberg, after
a faltering start, has leveled of at
1874, with Is doubles and homers
to top the Detroit hitters.
Lesser lights such as Harry Low
rey, Paul Gillespie and Mickey Lv-
ingston of the Chicago Cubs and
Rockies Red Schoendienst of the
Cardinals and Ken Gables of Pitts
burgh haven't found the going too
rough.
Jim Tobin assured Feller of a frst-
place target to shoot at when he
hurled the Bengals to 4-3 verdict
over Philadelphia yesterday, upping
their margin over idle Washington
to one full game.
Tigers Win IA of FL.
Although the AS banged Tobin's
''nothin' BALI for eight hits includ-
ing two doubles. 10 blows of Don
Black enabled Detroit to close 81
game home stand with its 14th de-
cision over the Eastern invaders.
Washington opens a vital four
game set in the Yankee Stadium
tomorrow. while the Tigers again
joust with the Indians.
Brooklyn STAYED off New York's
threat to the Dodgers third-place
berth on four-hit, Al night game
triumph by Rookie Ralph Branco
Pittsburgh handed Cincinnati its
sixth straight setback and its 18th
in the last 81 starts, with Walter
Beck scattering nine safeties for a
6-2 edge.
All other National League teams
were unscheduled.
Evening star., 1945-08-24
Two Horse Shows
Draw Fine Fields

Two horse shows are scheduled
Sunday, the Suitland Horse and
Pony Show, which will open at
10 am. at ]. B. Bland's farm at
Suitland, Md, and the Herndon
Horse Show, which gets under
way at 1890 pm. at the Fairfax,
Va, Fair Grounds.
The management Of the Suit
land show, sponsored jointly by
the Young Democratic Club and
the Caravan Club Of Southern
Maryland, reports q large entry
of top hunters and jumpers from
this area.
The Herndon Show Committee
also reports large entries since
the lifting Of ODT restrictions,
Evening star., 1945-08-24
Nelson, in Best Form,
Finds Hogan, Penna,
Haas Hot Rivals
y the Associated Press.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. "a
The man who has dominated play
during the last two years recognized
today new trend in bigtime golf
It's no longer a one-man show.
Byron Nelson fred a 5-under-par
Ct to take the first-round lead yes
terday in the $13,333 Knoxville
Open. Yet when he reached the
scoreboard he found two old' pro-
fessional rivals and young anna
teur breathing hot on his neck.
Just a stroke behind with 68s
were 1t. Ben Hogan of Hershey,
Pa, who is making comeback aft
er Army service; little Toney Penna
of Dayton, Ohio, and the new ANA
ture threat, Freddie Haas, jr., of
New Orleans.
One Of Nelson's Best Rounds.
TT was one of the best rounds
of golf I ever had" commented Mel
son. But I have only a one-stroke
lead. This thing is getting tougher. !"
The Toledo mashie. master I'm
ished spectacularly. Coming to the
long, par 18th green. needing a
birdie to take the lead, Nelson poked
his second shot into a deep rough
on the left.
Then, thrilling the gallery. he laid
an iron dead to the pin and putted
out easily for the birdie 4 that put
him in front.
The umbrella executive split every
fairway and hit every green except
one. Except for an erratic putter
which failed him five times on COM
paratively easy assignments, he
would have broken the record 63 of
the 7000-yard, well-trapped course.
Hogan Plays Steady Game.
Hogan missed few tee shots. but
otherwise played steadily. Il be-
lieve I may be ready" he said.
Haas continued his sizzling work
with the putter. He used only "a
strokes on the green's. sinking puts
of 40, 80 and Is feet and once
Clipped in from of the green.
A thundershower caught late fin
ishers and. as result, only five
others cracked par.
Harold (Jug) McSpaden Of San
ford, Me-, and KY Laffoon of Chi
cago, had 70s. Bracketed with lis
were Bob KEEPER of Columbus, Ohio;
Jimmy Hines of Chicago and Nathan
Smith of Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Evening star., 1945-08-24
.Bluege 10 Keep Layne,
KimbIe in Lineup;
Torres 10 Pitch
BY JOHN b. KELLER,
Star Staff Correspondent.

NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-Rained out
here today and forced into another
of those testing doubleheaders to-
morrow with the Yankees, the
Nationals will focus attention on
the Indian-Tiger clash tonight in
Cleveland, which is. to mark the re-
turn of Bob Feller to the big league
pitching mound. Naturally, they'll
be pulling hard for Bob to win.
With his club about to swing into
the stretch of the American League
free-for-all, Os Bluege is planning
to retain in the regular lineup a
couple of extras who were handy
Mats during the successful swing
through the West.
Hills Layne virtually will become
regular at third base, instead of
taking over from Harlond Gift that
post only when lefthander pitches
for the opposition. Dick Klmble will
continue at shortstop, while Gil
Torres, former occupant of the post,
gets himself in trim to help out with
the Washington pitching in the
string of double-headers ahead.
The Washington manager said
these two would be in action in
the four-game series against the
Yankees.
Again full game back of the
leading Detroit Tigers as result of
idling yesterday, while the Western
club won a game, the Mats must bear
down In the New York tussling and
their manager looks to Layne and
Kimble to provide some extra punch
as well as keep the inner defense
in order.
Kimble a Real Bargain.
After gracing the Mats bench
most of the campaign. Layne
jumped into the game in the West
to replace slumping Cliff and
made good right off the reel. At
first, Bluege intended to use the
left-handed swinger only against
right-handed pitching, but Cliffs
efforts were so puny when he got
back to the batting order for a
time that the Mats pilot figured the
club might be better off with the
younger third-sacker in their regu-
larly.
Layne swung strongly in the lat
ter part Of the Western tour when
given chance to prove his worth
at bat as well as afield and in
creased his batting mark for the
season from Insignificant figures to
a .275 rating. To do so. he clouted
at better than 300 clip.
Kimble, bought from the Toledo
club mainly because Manager Bluege
liked the way the averages for the
youngsters play in the American
Association read, has more than
lived up to those statistics. AS a
Evening star., 1945-08-24

shortstop, he covers a deal of ter
ritory, handles difficult plays we'll
and throws keenly. At the plate
he hits sharply and does not 60
after bad pitches. 1t looks as though
the Mats got real bargain in Kim
BILE without going to the trouble
of scouting him.
Torres Back in Trim.
Both Layne and Kimble were In
jured in the Celevanld series, Layne
by pitched ball in a game and
Kimble by a batted ball during
practice, but both have recovered
from these minor ailments and are
fit to go. Bluege says they will be
in action and when they are the
Mats will send up to the plate just
about their best batting aggregation
in years.
Torres has recovered from the
injury to his side he suffered in the
series against the Indians and could
be used in the infield today. But
with so many twin bills just ahead
Bluege wants pitching and he is
not forgetting that Torres was a
right fair pitcher in the Southern
League two seasons ago.
Torres has a strong arm and 1t
is plenty loose at present. Accord
ing to Bluege, the Cuban ought tc
be able to regain pitching form
within a week. Torres is rather
eager to take a chance at it. Not
only does he want to help the Mats
in pinch, for he Is an intensely
loyal team player, but pride also
has something to do with it. Gil
regarded himself as a hot bit ol
pitching stuff in the minors anc
always has had a hankering to show
he is big Lacquer on the hill.
Evening star., 1945-08-24
RosedaIe Nine Is Out
OF Title Tournament
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa, Aug. 24.-Play
in the All-American Amateur Base
ball Association teen-age tourna-
ment was scheduled to get under
way again today with the Rosedale
Playground nine of Washington, D.
c., out of the running due to its de-
feat in second-round action yester-
day. ....
Before rain forced a halt to the
round. Washington was eliminated,
SIS, by Baltimore, despite valiant
eighth and ninth inning rallies that
netted all five of the losers runs
The District team suffered its first
defeat Wednesday at the hands of
Townson. Md. 6-3. and the double
knockout automatically erases the
nine.
In the only other game permitted
by the weather yesterday, Towson
defeated Harrisburg, Pa, 5-3, and
Butler, Pa, forfeited its second
round game to Schenectady, N. Y
Meanwhile. the Executive Board
OF the All-American Association to-
day declared Connie Mack's All.
Stars of Philadelphia ineligible fol
further play, charging that the team
had failed to play in regularly
scheduled series and that team
members had failed to bring birth
certificates to the tournament.
Evening star., 1945-08-24
Mats Rained Out in New York. Hope Fener Can Beat Tigers
Chomp Germoin, Weary Bobe
Fucing in Western SemifinuI

would have been wasted If Miss Row.
duration Michigan State champion,
hadn't dubbed a 7-foot putt that
would. have given her the match on
the l7th hole.
Miss German breezed into the
semifinals with a 6 and S triumph
over Mrs. Frank Mayer, Chicago dis
trict champion. posting l-over-par
for the 13-hole distance.
Miss Suggs Favored.
Miss Suggs, whose medal 73 set
meet record, was favored over
Miss Otto on the basis of l.
under-par performance as she elm
mated Sally Sessions, Muskegon,
Mich, and 6. Poker-faced Louise,
21-year-old Albanian, had only IL
puts as she carded 81 for a six
hole lead at the turn.
Miss Otto gained the semifinals
with an unimpressive 1-up victory
over unheralded Eileen Stub, Angus
ia, Ca, In 18 holes. The Iowa
golfer posted an 81 and was dead
locked four times before she finally
squelched her Southern foe.
Evening star., 1945-08-24
Old Liners List Two
Night Grid TiIts in
Revamping Card

Maryland's football schedule for
the coming season has been consid-
erably revamped, with two night
games developing in the process.
Guilford College, which will be
met in the opener, will be played
Friday night, September %, while
United States Merchant Marine
Academy of Kingsport, N. Y, will
be engaged on like night on Octo-
ber II.
Virginia Tech also has been
granted a request for Maryland to
visit Blacksburg on october 20, in
stead of the Gobblers invading Col
lege Park on that date. Maryland,
though, still will have five home
games in all, with Virginia coming
to Griffith Stadium on Novem-
ber "a.
Two Saturday afternoon battles
to be staged at College Park are
with William and Mary and Vir-
ginia Military Institute, the latter
being the homecoming day feature
Three of the games-Virginia
Tech, William and Mary and v. M.
I.-are Southern Conference affairs.
Here is the complete list:
September % FRIDAY niaht)-Guilford
College at College Park.
October AT University Of Richmond;
October II Friday night)-United
States Merchant Marine Academy at Col
lege Park.
burg.
October 27-west Virginia at Morgan-
November 3--William and Mary at Col
lege Park.
November 1O-Virginia' Military Insti-
tute at College Park.
November 24-Virsinia at Grimth Sta
dunn. Washington.
December South Carolina at CO.
limbia.
Evening star., 1945-08-24
Graziano II 10 Again
Score Over Cochrane
Fy the Associated Press.

Fy the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-One of
boxing's most pleasing bouts of the
summer season is on tap at Madison
Square Garden tonight with Welter-
weight Champion Freddie Red
Cochrane and Rocky Graziano
tangling in a return nontitle 10
rounder. ...
The Broadway betting boys, as in
the first bout on June 20, have
made Rocky, winner last time, l.
to- favorite and quote even money
on Rocky's chances of gaining his
fourth straight Garden kayo.
Oddly, the Jersey redhead who
likely will be outweighed by 10
pounds, may be the sentimental
favorite of the crowd. Before meet
ing Rocky, Cochrane was regarded
in some quarters as cheese
champion. His gallant showing on
June 20, however, demonstrated he
was mo bum" His followers in
creased when he offered no alibi.
Evening star., 1945-08-24
PhiIs Sign Chapman
AS Pilot for 1916
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 24.-Ben
Chapman's success bandwagon keeps
right on a-rolling.
Chapman, who asks only that his
ball players put out" their all, was
signed yesterday to pilot the Phillies
in 1916. Salary terms were not dis
closed.
Chapman was named in surprise
move June 80 after Fred Fitzsim-
mons resigned.
And since then his Phillies have
played what is perhaps their finest
baseball in many years. Under
Chapman's management, the Phils
have won 18 games and lost 80 to
hike their percentage So points and
are currently sporting five-game
winning streak, their longest of the
season.
Evening star., 1945-08-24
OUTDOORS with Bill Leeteh

ests should be conserved at any cost
to our own feelings and opinions.
We believe that the Fish and
Wildlife Service will continue to
listen to reason as conditions war
rant. They are striving to do a
bigger and better job toward put
ting the country's migrations in
shape and managing them for the
greatest common good. When these
things have been accomplished, and
the effect OF increased shooting can
be measured, then. and then only,
should any relaxations be con-
Sidered
Evening star., 1945-08-24

big guns were away and they muffed
it. They don't keep in, shape and
they refuse to learn anything.
Il have trouble getting sparring
partners I can open up on" con-
tinued Wright, who put in, % months
as line sergeant in a special unit
of colored infantry. mot that I'm
any world beater, but some of these
other boys getting out of the sse1wice
are, And boy, what they'1li did to
these fellows will be something!
There are going to be some big
changes made in every DIVISION"
Wright said. "And some of these
boys who never were anything but
preliminary fighters anyway are 60
ing to find they will have to fight to
stay in the running. I don't think
they've got a chance"
Evening star., 1945-08-24
ry the Associated Press.

Ey the An6oCiaIe0 FreSe.
LAKE FOREST. ILL.,, Aug. "a
Defending champion Dorothy Ger
main today tackled her fairways
nemesis, weary Babe Didrikson
Zaharias, In an East-West feature
Of the seminal round of the wom-
ems Western amateur golf tourna-
ment.
In the opposite bracket. hard
hitting dark horse, Medalist Louise
Suggs of Atlanta, Ga, collided with
the 1874 runnerup, Phyllis Otto OF
Atlantic, Iowa.
Miss Germain, a ed-haired
lass from Philadelphia, was gam
bling q shot at her third straight
amateur crown as she squared OF
against the Los Angeles veteran who
trimmed her in the finals of the last
two women's Western open Journeys.
Babe Uses Borrowed Clubs.
Dotty's most recent humiliation at
the hands of the versatile Babe
was 4 and 2 defeat in the 1945
open at Indianapolis in June. Last
year, Mrs. Zaharias crushed Miss
German, 7 and S, in the title match
of the Western open at Park Ridge,
Ill.
Miss Germain, however, had the
advantage today of encountering
her jinx opponent after Mrs. Ia
harias staggered into the semifinal
chapter after two straight extra
hole battles.
Playing erratically with borrowed
clubs, Babe yesterday edged Mar
jorie Row of Admission, Ala, l up
on the Goth hole after trailing by
two holes at the 18th. The previous
day, Babe had gone the some dis
tance in conquering Peggy Kirk of
Findlay, Ohio.
Mrs. Zaharias, whose own clubs
were stolen at Denver several weeks
ago, showed the form. that has
swept her to 16 straight tournament
triumphs on only the last four holes
against Miss Row. She was six
strokes over par for the 20 holes
At that, Babes rousing finish
Evening star., 1945-08-24
Curtis-HeIser Battle
Tops Title Swimming
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24.-Chap-
ter six in the watery thriller
who's the speedier swimmer-Ann
Curtis or Brenda Helser?"-will be
splashed of tonight in the opening
100-meter feature Of the 3-day ma
tional AAU senior womens outdoor
swimming and diving champion
ships.
The score in their previous sprint
meetings stands 3 to 2 in favor of
Ann, and Brenda is burning for re-
venge.
Buxom Brenda won the 100-meter
outdoor crown in 1910, Al and '43,
losing her title last year as lanky,
boyish Ann swept the 100, 400, 800
and 1,500 meter events.
The intense rivalry may bring the
girls close to Helene Madison's
American record of 1:06.8.
Other first-night events are the
300-meter individual medley, with
Joan Fogle, Riviera, defending
champion, and the 1,500-meter free
style, with Betty Lachock OF the Ak
ron Firestones favored following
Miss Curtis withdrawal to compete
in the backstroke.
Evening star., 1945-08-24
CoIored Swimming Meet
Slated Tuesday Night

Entries for the swimming meet
for colored, scheduled Tuesday night
at Banneker Recreation Center, are
being received at the Banneker pool
by Joe Drew and at the D. c. Rec
reation ONCE, 3149 Sixteenth street
NV.
A 400-yard free-style and 800
yard medley relay will feature mems
events. Individual and team prizes
will be awarded.
Evening star., 1945-08-24
Duration Ringmen to Be Easy
For Service Vets Says Wriqht.

Oscar Wright, hard-hitting light
weight who has returned to District
fsticuf1ng after almost two years
In the Marines, thinks that boxers
coming out of the service will find
many a soft touch in the ranks of
the duration and 4-F battlers.
Wright, a quiet little Negro who
does most of his talking with his
mitts, interrupted training today for
his bout with Jimmy Murray Mon
day night in Griffith Stadium to
voice his ideas.
Look at these fellows" Wright
said pointing to boxers working out
in the gym. You can't blame them
for not being in the Army. That
wasn't their fault. But they had a
hot chance to make good when the