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Evening star., 1945-12-15
Smith Insists He Never
Doped Horse in His
Racing Career
BY JACK HAND,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-The s,ls-
pension appeal Of Tom Smith went
into second day today, with the
70-year-old trainer Of Elizabeth
Graham's Maine Chance Stables
protesting his innocence in the
alleged stimulation Of the race horse
Magnific Duel last November / at
Jamaica
Insisting he never had doped an
animal in his life, Smith told the
New York State Racing Commission
and Jockey Club members at a hear
ing yesterday that he often had
sprayed Magnific Duel and other
horses with a 26 per cent solution
of ephedrine Ito relieve congestion"
He claimed he did not believe it was
a stimulant and said he never had
used 1t on a horse within a few
hours of race.
Smiths testimony climaxed a 12-
hour session that was adjourned
until $50 am. (EST) today with
instructions that the case must be
completed by noon. No announce
ment was made whether decision
could be expected Immediately.
Ernest Pevler, assistant foreman
Of the Maine Chance Farm, told of
spraying Magnific Duers nostrils
just before the horse ran and won
on November i, but testified he be-
lieved the solution was only salt
and vinegar. He said Smith had
not told him to spray the horse.
The balance of the opening day
was spent hearing statements by
experts on the stimulating effect Of
ephedrine.
DR.. Harry Gold, an assistant pro-
fessor at Cornell University, said he
had made tests on Magniflc Duel
December l and insisted the amount
that might have been administered
to the horse on November l could
have had mo effect at all" on its
speed.
DR.. Dave D. Eastburn, veterinarian
for the District of Columbia, testi-
fled that per cent solution would
effect horse mot at all, unless it
was an enormous amount"
so far as I know" he stated, you
might as well pour water on horses
tail"
DR.. James E. Catlett, veterinarian,
testified that ephedrine is a stimu-
liant that could make a horse
breathe deeper and give him more
power"
Smith had been suspended for one
year by the Jockey Club at a closed
session November and appealed
the case November %.
Evening star., 1945-12-15
6. W. baskefers Shine
lin Return 10 Court

George Washington University
has basket ball team on the boards
after two years of wartime inactivity
and the quintet is beginning to re-
semble the Colonial team that won
the 1943 Southern Conference title
The Colonials opened up last
night by knocking off good Fort
Meade five, 1895, on George Wash
ington hardwood to hand the Sol
diers their second setback in II
starts.
George Washington held the lead
all the way, taking 26-15 advan-
tage at halftime. but Fort Meade
rally In the second half nearly
closed The gAp.
Evening star., 1945-12-15
BY BEN McALWEE.

Leading men duckpinners of Mary
land, Virginia and the District will
shoot it out in the King Pin Christ
mas open tonight at King Pin for
heavy coin with the winners share
$3.50. The siX-game event is ex-
pected to lure approximately 100.
Tomorrow afternoon and night
Lucky Strike will be the battle scene
of the top-ranking women rollers
who will compete for top prize
of 500 in the Meyer Davis women S
open.
Ned Warner, Del Ray alley man
ager, tonight will feature a team
match between George Papageorges
Restaurant outfit and picked
combination from the Columbia
: drives piloted by Doc Gartrell.
fp their last engagement the Del
Ray team, with Bumpsey Dicker-
sons 154 and $50 high, whipped
Oscar Hiser's young ex-servicemen's
quint at Hyattsville by a score OF
1924 to 1,778.
Evening star., 1945-12-15
By the Associates Press.

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 15.-A re-
vised system of selecting teams to
compete in the Southern Confer
ence's annual basket ball tourna
ment at Raleigh, N. c., taking into
consideration not only their final
percentage standings, but their
schedule and recommendations of
conference coaches, will be insti-
tuted this winter.
The innovation in the method of
picking the eight tournament teams
was announced by Eddie Cameron
of Duke University, chairman of the
Basket Ball Committee. during the
conferences annual meeting here
yesterday.
Selection of Charleston, S. c., as
the site of next years meeting and
decision to establish a separate
Southern Conference football Off
cials booking Office, effective Janu-
ary l, concluded the single days
meeting last night.
Special Rule for Vets.
The conference, by vote of 1916
also decided to permit ex-servicemen
who entered the armed forces prior
to August IA, 1945 and who are
eligible for educational benefits un-
der the CT Bill of Rights, to transfer
to new school and participate in
intercollegiate athletics.
Another major bylaws amend
ment extended the wartime use of
freshmen in varsity competition to
July l, 1948.
Prof. H. A. Fisher, faculty chair
Evening star., 1945-12-15
Bowling Stars to Shoot Tonight
In King Pin Christmas 'Cop

Last night in a King Pin mixed
doub bles preliminary, Paul Perkins,
Bob Heinbaugh and Bob Miciotto
won their $3.50 in today's Christ
mas Open, while Lois Gladding
gained her paid-up $3.50 fee in the
Meyer Davis with a bang-up 1896.
With Miciotto firing All and Lor-
raine GULL, 351, this great bowling
combination swept Jessie Sacrey
and Jack Mooney to gain the loops
top run on total pins. Only one pin
shy of Mary Browns season mark,
with her lusty 1896, Miss Gladding
and Pete Metrakos won the odd
game from Ruth DeChastain and
Perkins to tie for first place with
the losers, making a triple dead
lock for the top spot.
Ruth King and Francis Robert
son with 81 win from Doris
Ward and Heinbaugh held fourth
place. The Moen-Day duo white
washed Brown and Meade to take
over fifth place. Miss Moen bowled
148 and 382
Evening star., 1945-12-15

Washington area schoolboy basket
ball teams are going through tune
up period and if the results are an
indication of what's to come, op-
ponents had better beware of Blair,
Bethesda, Bulls, Washington-Lee,
Hyattsville and Roosevelt.
Blair has racked two surprise vic
tories in a week, the second over
st. Johns yesterday by 1926 count
while on Wednesday it overwhelmed
supposedly superior Western quint.
Jimmy Estes provided the punch for
the victors with Is points.
Hyattsville rolled to its fifth
straight win as Neil Emrick, with IA
points, paced his team to a 32-17
victory over Gaithersburg, and
Bethesda's Barons hit for triumph
No. 2 with 57-16 pasting of Ma
tional Training School. Kenny
Poerstel again was high scorer for
Bethesda with 10 points
Bulls, in its opening game, was
amazed at the power George Wash
ington's five offered and had to
come from behind with an all-out
attack to annex a 1926 win. The
winners march was engineered by
Arnold Ferrin and Stu Brown, who
connected for II and 10 points, re-
Evening star., 1945-12-15
Cage Tourney Code Is Revised
By Southern College Group

man Of athletics at North Carolina
State College, was elected confer
ence president, succeeding DR.. Lee
w: Milford of Clemson, with Col
William Couper of V. M. l., veteran
secretary, as the new vice president
and Col. D. S. McAlister of The
Citadel as incoming secretary.
Cameron explained that the new
basket ball tourney selection method
would work this way. Each coach
will submit to the basket ball COM
mittee his complete schedule two
weeks prior to the opening of the
tournament. In addition, each
coach will pick the eight teams
he thinks are the conference S
strongest. Then the basket ball
committee will make it's selections,
taking into consideration the final
percentage standings, the evalua-
ton OF the schedules and the
coaches recommendations
Eligibility Is Defined.
A team, to be eligible for the
tournament, must have played eight
conference games, and Cameron
proposed that this number be in
creased to 10 next season and IL
thereafter.
The invitational indoor and out
door track meets will be held again
at North Carolina, but the regular
conference meets, suspended dur
ing the war, will not be resumed
this session. Prospects for boxing,
wrestling, golf and tennis tourna-
ments continued uncertain with lit
tie indication they would be re-
sumed before 1947.
Evening star., 1945-12-15
A. U. Five Host 10 Loyo|a,
GEORGETOWN at Scranton

American University plays its
first and only basket ball game be-
fore the holidays when it meets 10y
ola of Baltimore tonight at $3.50 in
Mason Dixon Conference tilt here,
and Georgetown will be playing its
final game until January when it
opposes Scranton University at
Scranton, Pa.
Artie Boyd, coach of the A. U.
five, will be counting on his veteran
team of Ray Love, Walter Smith,
Richie Postom, Ned Brown and Bob
Lindeman to defend the Conference
title. The Hoyas take a % record
to Scranton.
Evening star., 1945-12-15
Beau Back as Boxinq
Magnet After Close
Win Over Joyce
BY TED MEIER,
Associated Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, Dec. 15-Beau Jack,
the Million Dollar Kid" is back
fighting again and seems destined to
resume his pre-Army service role of
being one of boxing's greatest at
fractions.
The former lightweight champion
from Augusta, Ga, returned to
action at Madison Square Garden
last night by gaining an unanimous
10-round decision over Willie Joyce
of Gary, Ind, the years most active
boxer.
Announcement of the decision,
however, was greeted by noisy
demonstration of disapproval. Many
in the crowd of 1921 tgross gate
s7o,07D apparently thought Joyce,
a 2-to-1 underdog, had won.
Ringsiders, too, were divided
Some agreed with Referee Benny
Leonard and Judges Frank Forbes
and Jim Hagen, but others thought
Joyce's ability at nullifying the
effects of Jacks punches by taking
them on his gloves and elbows
gained him an edge. The Associated
Press had Joyce on top, five rounds
to four with one even. A rematch in
February seems virtually certain.
Weighing IA. the heaviest of his
career. the Beau started off like a
whirlwind. He swarmed over Joyce
with furry of blows. Twice he stag
gered Willie with lefts to the head.
Joyce's boxing skill soon asserted
itself, however, and while the Beau
continued to lead, Willie's ducking
and feinting made him miss a lot
in the ensuing rounds.
In the late rounds Joyce, 1879,
shifted from jabs and counter rights
to body attack. He made Jack give
ground several times during furry
of exchanges. The Beau, too, seemed
to tire while Willie got stronger. At
the end Jack had a cut over his
right eye. Joyce was unmarked.
Evening star., 1945-12-15
Injured Baugh 10 Lead
|T-Affack as Skins
Battle in Snow
BY LEWIS r. ATCHISON,
Star Staff Correspondsnt.

CLEVELAND, Dec. 15.-All those
rumors about Cleveland being
showed under are true. The huge
Cleveland Stadium resembles huge
frosted birthday cake that fell when
somebody opened the>pven door and
| it is bruited about that Santa Claus
will referee the title football game
tomorrow between the Rams and
your Redskins.
The Tribe took one look at the
white stuff that is piled high around
here and decided they were Southern
genlmen, sub, with q deep, abiding
fondness for corn pone, hominy
grits and the balmy breezes of 81
degree weather. It's colder than
East Lynn here and the thermom-
eters finally got so low some quit
in disgust.
Tribe Drills In Armory.
Dud De Groot hustled his charges
over a spacious armory floor for
a workout soon after the squads
arrival here this morning. They
made the trip by dog sled. Every
body is in good shape, including in
jured Sammy Baugh, who VOWS he'll
be in there pitching tomorrow and
the lake front experts aren't quite
so certain the Rams are going to
hit the jackpot. But the Rams still
are slight favorites, although game
time probably will find the two
clubs on equal footing.
Peculiarly, both teams will use the
same basic offense In the National
Football Leagues grand finale. BOZ
Snyder. who came here to assist
Chill Walsh in his first year at the
Rams helm, installed tho T. Judg.
ing by the record he's done ar
excellent Job. But Snyder formerly
assisted Clark Shaughnessy, the
gent who mapped the Redskins
formation, and both acquired 1t al
Chicago where George Halas anc
his Bears lifted footballs oldest
formation from obscurity to fame.
G-men to Be Watched.
A lot Of the experts think the
Tribe will be able to run against
the Rams line, but that Washington
will not be able to stop Bob Water.
fields passing. They say the clever
Californian is a backfield in him.
self, far superior to Baugh at tht
pivot position, and the kind of 6
guy you hand ball to and turr
him loose
The Redskins are from the home
of the G-men, but the G-men they'll
meet tomorrow are of a Slightly
different type. In Jim Gillette, FREQ
Gehrke and Don Greenwood they'll
face the finest trio of backs they've
met on one team all season anc
Waterfeld, of course, is the G-whiz.
gent who completes the combination
Evening star., 1945-12-15
zarhardt, Harrison
Fort Worth PAGERS
By the Associated Fress.

By the Associated Press.
FORT WORTH, Tex, Dec. 15.-
Slender Joe zarhardt of NorristoWn,
Pa, not yet one of the tournament
winners with the PGA touring golf
ers, and tall E. J. CDutch) Harrison
of Little Rock, usually one of the top
finishers, led the way into the second
round of the Fort Worth $4,000
Open today.
Each fashioned a 2-under-par
SO yesterday as curtailed field OF
108 battled freezing weather and
snow in the first IS holes, which
saw favorites Byron Nelson and
Ben Hogan falter, with the former
finishing three strokes off the pace
and Hogan one back.
Glen Garden Country Clubs rug
ged par was walloped II times, while
7 entries equaled it.
Evening star., 1945-12-15
Mats Get Long Hitter in Heath,
Taken in Tribe Swap for Case
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

With Jen Heath q Nat after yes
terday's trade sent George Case to
the Cleveland Indians, the Wash
ington ball club presumably will
have seven lefthand swingers in its
batting order next season, but Man
ager Os Bluege Is happy over the
deal.
Heath brings to the Mats the man
who can hit long ball and he can
match Case any day as a fly hawk
and throw better than the speedy
outfelder, who in five of his seven
years with the club here led the
American League in base stealing.
Heath, the outflelder that every
body in the league except his Cleve-
land club wanted, was the one
player Bluege desired above all
others that the Washington club
endeavored to land in its angling
for new talent during the Chicago
meetings of the big leagues early
this week.
The deal would have been con-
summated at Chicago as early as
last Tuesday had Clark Griffith
president of the Mats, who has the
final say in all player transactions
of his outfit, not thought the In
dians were asking too high price
in calling for Case. He wanted to
give George Binks. the unpredict-
able, and a second-string pitcher
for the lefthand swinging slugger
but Roger Peckinpaugh, general
manager of the Tribe, would not
listen to such a proposition.
New Nat Is Homer Hitter.
Bluege, though, had his say soon
after he and his boss got together
following their return from Chi
cago and the trade was made over
the telephone.
On record there seems little to
choose between the two outfielders
Heath has hit around 300 in his
nine seasons in the league, while
Case has batted around 290 over a
similar span. Heath will be 80 years
old next April. Case became 30-years
old last month.
But in his career in bigtime
Heath has hit lis home runs. Case
has smacked just 20. That is the
difference between them that caught
Bluege's eye.
For years, the Washington club
has had no outstanding slugger other
than Stan Spence, and even Spence
who was away from the Mats last
year for term in the Navy, never
has been the consistent long bal
hitter Heath has been from the
start of his American League term.
Heath never was satisfied in his
berth with the Cleveland club and
built up a reputation as a trouble
maker. But Bluege insists that with
the Mats Heath will show an entirely
Evening star., 1945-12-15
Hutsor's q Specialist Who's Rarely Left OFF

Sooner or later OF course somebody going to hit the
head with sideine
off teams because he specialist
Hutson has made Of the chosen
National actually did
and Tnsley the
Don know, specialist too a
catcher for touchdoWns)
in that slot he's probably profess
sstenty than Baugh who can't doesn't the ball.
might refuge
cuding this held
These caught
92 for touchdown
named the most valuable player years
leading receiver If football
basebas at Coopeown N Y its cnch bet that
be among the
Slngn of
supporters Sambo HIMSELF pretty
Evening star., 1945-12-15
Servo-Sims Scrap
Goes Wednesday

Tho Liberty Athletic Clubs
boxing show headlining . 10
rounder between Marty Servo.
outstanding welterweight title
contender, and Stanley CBaby)
Sims has been postponed to
Wednesday night In Uline Arena.
Originally scheduled for Mon
day, the show was moved back
because of Servo's injured eye,
damaged while Marty was scor-
ing four-round KO over Freddy
Camuso in Providence, R. l., last
Monday night.
Servo admits a healthy respect
for Sims and does not care to
take any unnecessary risk that
might block the way to his welter
championship bout with Freddie
Red) Cochrane at Madison
Square Garden on February /.
Evening star., 1945-12-15

different disposition. He talked at
length with the player at Chicago
jeff had come to the meetings just
as eager to tie up with another ball
club as the Tribe front Office was
to get rid Of him. He is not un-
sociable and bears no Ill will for
Lou Boudreau, the young Cleveland
manager, but he made no secret OF
his dislike for Peckinpaugh and
Alva Bradley, millionaire owner OF
the Indians.
Heath Is Dangerous at Bat.
He told both Bluege and Griffith
he would be pleased to become a
Nat and his addition should make
the Washington club a potent factor
in next years pennant race. After
he joined the Indians the past sea-
son following a prolonged holdout
he always was a thorn in the side
of the Washington pitching staff
jeff is the kind of hitter a ball club
enjoys having on its own side.
Heath physically appears sounder
than Case. While George showed a
deal of speed at times this year
and for some months set the batting
pace for his club and was among
the leagues top hitters, he never
looked as good as he had up to the
1914 campaign. His legs were brittle
and he broke down frequently. Also
after an operation on his trick left
arm last winter George was inclined
to nurse the mended limb and that
handicapped him afield.
Fans here may miss Cases flashy
running on the base paths, but they
are likely to relish the hard hitting
Heath can be expected to do. Ano
Bluege believes the Mats have all
the better of the trade.
After all. it is his deal. And
! Bluege insists Heath can't miss.
Evening star., 1945-12-15

Record Crowd 10 See
Pro Gridmen Clash
In Season Finale
By SID FEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Associated PreSs Sports writer.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 15-Sports'
postwar champagne-and-caviar era
hit professional football-and vice
versa-today and made it as sure
as the income tax man and the
landlord that new gate and crowd
records would be chalked up in
tomorrow's gridiron world series"
between the Cleveland Rams and
Washington Redskins.
This morning the cash registers
reported that already $145, ,652 was
in the bank for the 18th annual Ma
tional Professional League cham
pionship and that 10000 tickets had
been sold.
New Gate Take Looms.
Since the all-time fanciest finan-
cial figure was the $146, 6,204.15 some
$4,000 customers dropped into the
till for last years Green Bay-New
York tussle, the top take" already
is within $500 of being eclipsed. And
Gus Fan and his missus were moving
in at such "a pace, in spite of the
snow hereabout, that the official
forecast was $4,000 of the boys and
girls would chip in S175,00O by the
time the Eastern and Western sec
tional champions go to the post in
Cleveland Stadium at 80 pm. to-
morrow.
BY way Of making sure there's .
game, the Redskins-Sammy Baugh's
battered rib and all-were due to
show up here this forenoon to ind
that the bookmakers were making
them pronounced underdogs. The
charitable betting boys, who will
gladly give away a piano II you'll
carry 1t out on your back, made you
put up So to IS, and lay points, II
you liked Cleveland. And II you
wanted the Redskins, you took 7 to 8
and 3k points. This Is known as the
bookmaker's "spread"-unless you
want to get personal.
Meantime, Pro Football Boss e.
mer Layden announced the officials
for tomorrows fuss, naming Ronald
Gibbs, onetime moleskinner from
st. Thomas of Minnesota, a peren-
NAL in the job of referee.
Tribe Has Weight Edge.
AS was expected, the probable
starting lineup will give the Red
skins the edge in weight, with 225-.
pound backfield bouncing along be-
hind 212-pound line. The varsity
battery" of Baugh and Notre Dame
Steve Bagarus is expected to be in
, at the opening gun, indicating
Washington will 60 for an airplane
, ride right from the start.
AS a matter of fact, the takeoff for
:, either side shouldn't be long in COM
ing, what with Arkansas Jim Ben
ton in there to catch for Bob Water
!, field in the opening Cleveland line
! up, thereby presenting the classiest
!, pass combinations in the league. ,
Evening star., 1945-12-15
Basket Ball Scores
BY the Associated Press.
EAST.

BY the Associated Press.
EAST.
Marshsll tuaK1. 4GSol 4GSollese' So; Western Ken
A1s5dssa sslisse, 5s SGm'ers' 81; Washington
Aberdeen .Torpedoes. Al: Aberdeen
Massachusetts State. 20; Norwich, %.
Fort Williams, 45: Bowdoin, 80.
Colby, AZ: New Hampshire, SO.
Es Sslfs 50 g. Hsfs EsisasDhia Coast Guard
Rochester University. 81; st. Lawrence,
Kings Point 43: villanova. 3s.
Pratt Institute. "a: Queens College, As.
Niagara University, 81; Buffalo, %.
SOUTH.
Lynchburg, Al: Guilford. 80.
cambridge, Al: Fort Belvoir, 3s.
Florida, 70: Maine Maritime Academy,
Duke, so; Davidson, %.
North Carolina. 65; Catawba. 80;
Weiodrow Wilson Genesse. Hospital, 81;
Loyola, SO; Randolph Macon. 80.
MIDWEST.
St Louis University, 80; Southeast Mis-
cbieago Naval Armory. 81: Chicago
Missouri. 81; Nebraska, "a.
Indiana State Teachers, SO; Oregon. 4s.
Washbprn was pan.sid,u MUNICIPAL University, 5s;
Akron. 46: Muskingum. 30
University of Detroit. So: Western On
Pe5iy MIehissn, ssnss 45 Hospital SO; Central
Wayne, so; University of Toronto, 25.
Wartburg, so; Penn Gowa), Al.
Missouri School of Mines, SO; Drury,
Bemidji Teachers. 4a: Duluth Teach
Hutchinson (Kans). Navy, So; South
western College of Winfield, 36.,
Northern illinois Teachers, 4s: Loras.
coneordia tNebr). 43; York tNebr.).
Midland sIs q tNebro, II: Kearney Teach
Earlham dndl, 81: Manchester. 80.
CSreishton. 49: Omaha University, 1s;
(Minn) Concordia. A.
MilSaukee as Teachers Sc: River Falls.
Kansas. u; Kansas State, 40.
Kansas City (Kans.) Junior College.
EsTPSsis spsslson,T Tsns5 s. Teachers S6: NC
whsaton yss sIli5 COLLEGE. ss: Arkansas
oGdte, do.
SOUTHWEST.
lew Mexico, 3S; New Mexico A. and NJ. 81
reXas, 81; Southeastern Oklahoma Stat
Texas Christian, 40: Texas Tech, AZ.
William Field, a; Arizona, so.
FAR WEST.
Southern California, 3S; Santa Barbar
ian Diego. Naval Training Center. SO
. UCLA, 81.
Utah State. 81; Montana, 80 (Missoul
tournament).
California. 43; College of Pacific, 26.
Washington State, 68: Whitman, 20.
'outh Dakota, 81; Wayne tNebr.) Teach
erS, 40.
IDAHO, As; Montana State. "a tMissoul
Augustana Is. Dak). SO; oustayus ADO
phuS, 81.
A. and M. 81; Colorado Stat,
Lowry Field DENVER. So: Kearn Fiel
.os Aiamos Army. IS; colorsds COLES,
Evening star., 1945-12-15
Half Dozen SchooIboy Quints
Display EorIy-Seoson Glass

spectively. At the same time, Roose-
welt, Western and Westinghouse
were piling up easy victories over
Woodward, Mount Rainier and Char
lotte Hall Bernie Wolf led Roose-
velt to its 63-19 triumph with Is
points. Jack Castro's Is markers
helped give Western a 1919 victory,
and Terry Curran's IA points were
high in Washington-Lees 1891 ad-
vantage.