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Evening star., 1945-03-22
Sweeney Seeks Polish
For Manfredo Fiqht

The back-slappers who hang
around winning boxers camp are
giving Frank Sweeney, the young
Jack Dempsey of Southeast Wash
ington, plenty of advice these days
as he trains for his bout with the
crafty Nick Manfredo of Baltimore
on the all-star bill at Turner's Arena
Monday night.
Theme of the railbird instruction
is: Forget about the boxing, kid.
just go out there and punch. -
Sweeney, however, who has brains
as well as the best right hand in
town, is taking his coaching from
Lou Jameson, who has steered the
youngster to 10 straight KO wins
as pro.
Sweeney already has the sock and
now he's developing the skill to &c
with it. Joe Cannon, his boxing
master buddy, who appears on the
Monday night card against Jerome
Pratt, is supplying daily instruction
Frankie Wills, scheduled to tangle
with Tommy Mollis in one of the
four eight-rounders on the bill, was
forced to withdraw because of ar
ankle injury Matchmaker Gabe
Menendez last night signed Sammy
Daniels of Baltimore to take his
| place.
Evening star., 1945-03-22
05S,,Kavakos 1ossers
Staging Odd Benefit.

Something new in the way of
benefits will be staged tonight in the
Eastern Branch Boys Club gym at
$3.50 when Office of Strategic Serv-
ices and Kavakos Grill clash in the
high light of basket. ball double
header. Purpose of the benefit is to
raise funds to purchase a portable
ice cream freezer as gift from
Washington to servicemen overseas.
The OSS all-star squad includes
Johnny Wood, member of the 1887
Pittsburgh Rose Bowl grid team !;
Joe Crisafulli, ex-Maryland cage
star; Johnny Jett, a former pro
gridder with the Detroit Lions; Bill
Duryee, Western court star; Tom
Rollo and Lyle Havens
On the Kavakos team will be Bob
Lamon and Bob SpicknaI, the East
ern High aces; Earl May, Hank Piz-
zat Bob Berry, Bob Custer and Dick
Poston
A preliminary game pairs the 90
pound teams of Eastern Branch and
Deal
Evening star., 1945-03-22
BY BEN McALWEE.

A clicking Brookland Recreation
team today held first place in the
hectic Ladies' District League pen
nant scrap by game margin over
King Pin after bowling sweep
over Hi-Skor. Sharing the lime
light was Evelyn Nickel of King
Pin. who boasted a season record
game of IT'S, two pins shy of the
league mark of 1T rolled by Rena
Levy in 1888.
Sandwiching her brilliant effort
between counts of Ill and 108 last
night at King Pin, Mrs Nickel paved
the way for King Pin to swamp the
fourth-place Rosslyn outfit with
scores of SGT and 1,725. The sweep,
aided by Madge Lewis 1854 set, moved
King Pin into second place as Hi
Skor dropped to third place after
being routed in its important match
with Brookland. Brookland, led by
Jessie Sacreys 1876 and Georgia
Hays 585, hit 1,74s, against 1887 for
Hi-Skor.
Hits Seven Marks in Row.
One of the mainstays in King
Pins gallant bid for the league
championship Mrs. Nickel reeled off
seven straight marks in her spec
tacular game. With two spares and
a ple-header strike, her count for
the first five boxes was Ill pins. A
9-pin count on a siXth-boX spare
gave her 100. She cut through for
only pins on a seventh-box spare
A box gave her 148 in the eighth
frame. She came back with ninth
box spare and counted 7 on it, with
q fat 10 for the final box.
Evening star., 1945-03-22
U-Lions Play Royers
In Final Game Here

The New York Rovers, 3-to-2 VIM
ners over the Baltimore Blades in
Baltimore last night, will provide
the opposition tomorrow night when
Washington's Lions close their home
hockey schedule on Uline ice at
$3.50.
The Rovers' victory was the sec
ond over the powerful Blades in
United States Amateur Hockey As
sociation competition and sounded
the death kneH for Baltimore's
chances of tying the Boston Olym-
pics for playof honors.
Al Percival, the Lions high-scor-
ing forward, who was missing
against Baltimore because of injury
/ last Tuesday, will be back on the
ice tomorrow night, but the locals.
who have dropped their last eight
starts. are conceded only slim
chance to win.
Evening star., 1945-03-22
AAU Champs, Other Topnotch
Talent Fill VFW Rinq Show

Some of the boys who figured they
should have done better in the
recent District AAU ring tourna-
ment will try to bolster their
prestige tonight on an all-star anna
teur card sponsored by the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars at Turner'S
Arena. The first bell will tinkle
at $3.50.
It's a 14-karat program Match
maker Billy Blake has put together,
including four champions who will
be called on to prove. their right
to the titles against tough and
ambitious rivals. Anybody who has
seen previous amateur swing ses-
sions knows the youngsters play
for keeps.
The list of champs includes Lloyd
Habron, 126-pound kingpin, who
battles Jack Wadsworth; George
Fuller, 118-pound novice titleholder
who meets Bob Daley; Billy Moran,
126-pound novice ruler, whose op-
Tponent will be Bob Connolly, and
Jim Balderson, 147-pound novice
champion, who is down for go
with Dave Frady.
One of the better fights is ex-
pected in the 118-pound squabble
between Lew Furr and Eliseo Vito
Evening star., 1945-03-22
Coach UsiIaner Gets Gift
From Tech Court Champs

Coach Dutch Usilaner of Tech
High School owns a shiny new brief
case today, gift presented by men,
bers of Techs champion basket ball
squad at a banquet last night at the
Touchdown Club.
The champs, winners Of The Eve
ming Stars Metropolitan tournament
and 1945 kingpins of the interhigh
circuit. were highly praised for their
performance of winning IA and los
ing only ! game.
Charles Hart. principal of East
ern, only school to score a win over
Tech this season, was on hand, along
with Tony Kupka. public school
physical education director; AL Do
ran. coach Of George Washington
High, winner of the Virginia State
title; Dan Snyder, Tech football
coach; Bob Walker, baseball mentor
at Tech, and Frank C. Daniel. Tech
principal, who presented certificates
to the champio4s.
Evening star., 1945-03-22
Six Favorites Among
Eight Fives 10 Gain
AAU QuarferfinaIs
By the Associated Press.


DENVER, Mar. 22.-The fellows
who sat down and figured out be-
forehand which eight teams were the
Titians of AAU basket ball batted
.750, the returns show
The tournament heads into the
quarterfinals tonight with a pair of
service teams and the old reliables
ready to give the customers a thrill
Only the San Diego Dons and
Fort Warren failed to justify the
judgment of the men who put them
among the eight seeded aggrega-
tions.
Fort Lewis. with Gale Bishop
raining in baskets, and Camp Rob
inson officers have been impressive
Bishops Warriors were short of
manpower after officials declared
Forward Glenn Suesens ineligible
because, they said, he had played
pro basketball at Sheboygan. Wis.
But even SO, many fans who have
watched the Washington wonder are
ready to back Bishop against the
field. His 81 points against Hoxie
Kans., Tuesday night set a new
tournament record.
Allen Bradley of Milwaukee wa.
impressive yesterday and many still
rate them the most probable dark.
horse winner.
Phillips "66" of Bartlesville, Okla.
Goth Century-Fox and Denver Am.
brose made it across the line las
night The last two had to huff ane
puff to get there.
Todays schedule:
pm-Phillips 66 oilers Bartles
vile, Okla. VS.. San Francisco Athletic
p.m.---Denver Ambrose VS.. CamI
Robinson, (Ark1 Oficers
$50 pm.-MiIwaukee Allen Bradley vs.
Twentieth century-Fox, HOLLYWOOD.
BOBCATS VS.. Fort Lewis lWash) War.
riors.
Yesterdays results:
Denver Ambrose, 81: Modesto tcalif )
TTsnfisth SsntqEy.rox Hollywood
tone overtime period
Music Makers. Portland: Ores, 45;
warren Wyo.. 20. N' '
Philips sixty six, Bartlesyille. Okla.
4 rort Ho' LsRs AnEeles wssh Glt'9ns warriors aa
Peoria Glil caterpillars, 56.
Camp Robinson tArkD Oficers. So: For
Collins tcolo.) Poudre Valley Cream
wichita CKans.) Cessna Bobcats. so
Fort Wayne Ind) Moose Lodge. ~.
Evening star., 1945-03-22
BY JOE REICHLER.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Big league baseball club secre-
taries were busy today fixing ur
spare rooms at spring training
headquarters to accommodate a.
least so players expected to leave
their essential off-season jobs.
The War Manpower Commission
in Washington ruled yesterday that
baseball players could leave theil
war jobs and return to their teams
without the formality of obtaining
a statement of availability.
The Cleveland Indians announced
they expect Infielders Bias Mo-
naco, Joe Desiderato and Russ
Peters, Outfielders Stan Benjamin
and Roy Cullenbine, Pitchers Me-
Harder and Ray Poat and Catchers
Jim Devlin and Buddy Rosar to re-
port as a result of the VINO de-
cision. Vice President Roger Peck
inpaugh also announced the pur-
chase of Bob Rother, third base
man, of Batavia, N. Y, who led the
Pony League in hitting last year.
Others Apt to Report.
Other players expected to leave
their war jobs and return to the
diamond are Nick Etten, Ernie Bon
ham, Frank Crosetti, Mike Milo
sevich and Russ Derry of the Yam
KEGS; Eddie Basinski, AL Zachary
Mike Sandlock, John Dantonio
Whit Wyatt, Tom Seats of the
Dodgers; Les Scarsella, Ken. Raj
fensberger, AL Spindel and Antor
Karl of the Phillies; Bucky Walters
Ed Heusser, Frank Mccormick
Frank Dasso of the Reds; Pete
Coscarart, Lee Handley, AL Rubel.
ing Hank Camelli, Wally Hebert ol
the Pirates; Denny Galehouse
Chet Laabs and George Caster oi
the Browns; Mike fresh, Grey
Clarke, Joe Orengo of the White
Sox; Bny Holm of the Red Sox
and John Toncoff and Ace Adam.
of the Giants.
Evening star., 1945-03-22
Mikan Sets Six Marks
As De Paul, Bowling
Green Gain Final
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Mar. 22-George
Mikan, De Paul's 6-foot, 9-inch
center lowered today as one of the
giants of basket ball after an amaz-
ing scoring exhibition in leading his
team into the final of the national
invitation tournament at Madison
Square Garden.
A crowd of 1928 saw Mikan pour
in SO points last night to set an all
time Garden record as De Paul
trounced Rhode Island State, 81
to SO.
Bowling Green, led by deceptive
Wyndol Gray and Don Often, foot,
II inches, took a 57-44 decision over
St. Johns of Brooklyn and will meet
De Paul Monday. st. Johns won the
tournament the last two years.
In setting new Garden team
scoring record, De Paul broke eight
marks, with six being credited to
Mikan who hung up the following
standards:
Most points in a game, So; most
points in two games, 86: most field
goals in one game, 81, and two
games, 34 most points in one half,
80, and most foul goals in one
game, H. The teams 80 field goals
topped Toledo's 1912 tournament
mark of SO.
The al-time individual scoring
record was set by Anderson of
Bucknell who tailed 80 points in
one game in 1908 against Phila-
delphia Pharmacy. Ekezian of Reed
ley J. C. scored 70 points in 1914
while Robertson of North Carolina
College sank So points in 1943, the
only college players to top Mikan's
total.
Mikan will face Often when
Bowling Green and De Paul meet
for the national invitation crown,
the winner to oppose the NCAA
tournament victor.
| The NCAA gets under way to-
night with Ohio State, Big Ten
runnerup, meeting Kentucky, South
eastern Conference champs, and
New York U. tackling Tufts.
Western group games in Kansas
City tomorrow night call for Oregon
to play Arkansas and Utah to play
/ the Oklahoma Aggies.
Evening star., 1945-03-22
BIuege Gets Extra Jot
With Shrine Circus
Tub Thumpers

In addition to being manager OF
the Nationals, Ossie Bluege today
found himself in the publicity ticket
selling business. Moreover, he seemed
to be doing all right for himself.
Bluege yesterday was drafted as
vice chairman of the Publicity Com
mittee for the fourth annual Shrine
Circus, opening at Uline Arena a
week from Monday, by Howard P
Foley, chairman of the General
Committee in Charge of Circus Ar
rangements.
Bluege Immediately proved he
knows the publicity ropes by getting
his picture, complete with fez, ir
the paper, drafting Nick Altrock
and Arch Mcdonald to help sell
tickets, and lining up 1t. Bert
Shepard. wounded war vet to plug
the show. Six thousand tickets
will be distributed free to service
men and women.
Proceeds from the circus will be
used for work among under
privileged children, for War Recrea-
ton Service and Almas Temple
activities.
Evening star., 1945-03-22
Reds Transfer Camp
To Gain Cub Games
By the Associated Press.

oS lHe ASSOEldieu FItSS.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Mar. o.
The Cincinnati Reds, in training
here. will break camp on April
and establish headquarters at near
by French Lick, the spring base of
the Chicago Cubs.
The clubs are scheduled to play an
exhibition at Fort Knox, KY, on
April and games at Louisville on
April 7 and while en- route back to
their home base. Army .transporta-
tion will be provided for this swing.
The Reds and Cubs previously had
been booked to play eight spring
contests before baseball agreed to
drop exhibitions requiring extensive
travel.
BY moving to French Lick, the
Reds will be heading in the general
direction of home and will be able to
tune up in a series with the Cubs
without violating the spring travel
nact
Evening star., 1945-03-22
Stage Is Set for Game
|As 0f-Season ToiIers
Get Right 10 Play
BY BUS HAM,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

l
War Manpower Commissioner Paul
v. McNutt figuratively donned an
umpire's cap, watched the play
closely, and called baseball "safe"
for the 1945 season.
In a decision that cleared one of
the games principal manpower
hurdles, McNutt yesterday ruled
that players may return to the dia-
mond from off-season employment,
such as winter war plant jobs.
These players, coaches and man
ayers do not need a certificate of
availability or referral card under
MPC's job program since baseball is
their principal business and, McNutt
held in effect, they have a right to
work at it.
His decision, following closely
President Roosevelt's recent pat on
the back for the sport, virtually set
the stage for the start of the fourth
wartime season.
The only thing, apparently, that
could clog the works at this late
date is enactment of work or jail
Legislation, now before Congress,
and an Interpretation that diamond
players were directly affected. Such
action is considered unlikely.
Baseball Leaders Jubilant.
Most baseball leaders were jubi-
liant at the decision. Said Will Har-
ridge, president of the American
League: "Mr. McNutt's statement is
very gratifying" And Ford Frick,
the National League boss, chimed
in: Its great thing for baseball"
Clark Griffith, president of the
Mats, said it appears IAN advantage
for baseball. 1t clears up muddled
situation and is just about the best
news the game has had to date"
The decision comes as a great re-
lief to many of the players. AS one
expressed it, "it's a load off the
minds of the men to know that the
VINO feels they're doing the right
thing in returning to their regular
professions"
McNutt said he had satisfied him.
self that there is a widespread de-
mand for the game, particularly
among servicemen, and that it has
home-front morale value. He added
there is real justification for this
action" and the games continuance.
Under WINGS ruling. players who
were in baseball last year and have
contractural relationships with any
club, including an option for the
current season, now may be re
called to their principal employ
ment" without going through the
United States Employment Service.
Won't Be Job Jumpers.
The danger of such players being
referred to their draft boards as job
jumpers apparently was removed by
the decision. VINO explained, how
ever, that the players still have a
legal draft obligation and they
leave off-season employment at
their own discretion and RESPONSE
bility.
With teams already in spring
training, the effect of WINGS ruling
may be felt shortly. Many players
have been slow reporting to their
clubs, presumably awaiting some
such decision.
The agency made specific excep-
ton to its rule, saying that first
year players, groundskeepers, ushers
and similar workers must 60 through
the employment service.
VINO noted that its policy on
baseball players also is in effect for
school teachers. They, too, may
leave off-season employment to re-
turn to classrooms without being
subject to the referral program.
Evening star., 1945-03-22
|C. u. Resuming Track
After 2-Year LayoH

Catholic University will have a
track team this year, resuming after
a two-year interruption, but Coach
Dorsey Griffith isn't predicting how
good it will be. Lou Cardenal, is
the only man with any previous ex-
perience on the squad and Griffith
faces a big job molding winning
combination.
Because of the late starting date
a schedule of meets has not been
definitely arranged, but the Cardinal
coach expects to give his men
enough work to satisfy their craving
for track.
Candidates include Ed Habib, Al
frede Cofino, Tony Brandt, Lou
O'Naughton, Leon Jones, Joe Polk,
Chester Hackett, Joe Dunn, Don
Lindsay, Joe Vincent, George Grain,
Jimmy Peacock, Pete Donohue and
Jerry McKenna. A total of about
80 have begun training.
Evening star., 1945-03-22

but it's the sort of program that
is hard to choose from. j The anna
teurs have to get their licks in
quickly Ito make an impression in
three-round bouts and consequently
are wound up for a sprint from the
first bell. "a
Proceeds from the show will be
used to buy ring equipment for
amateur clubs and for furtherance
Of the veterans rehabilitation pro-
gram. :
Evening star., 1945-03-22
All-Stors Giving Beers
Chance for Revenqe

The All-Stars, only quintet to de-
feat the Lichtman Bears this season.
come back to Turner's Arena Sun
day afternoon at 4:30 for return
match, with the Bruins out to square
accounts for the 52-51 tumble in an
overtime thriller two weeks ago.
Over five-year span, the Bears
never have suffered defeat by the
same team twice in one season and
the locals will go into the clash
slightly favored.
Evening star., 1945-03-22
Perruso Stops Clifton
Quintet in Tourney

Clifton Liquors basket ball team
has taken its first tumble in the
Middle Atlantic tournament, absorb
ing 62-to-55 licking by Perruso's
Cafe last night in Heurich gym
after defeating the Cafemen last
week.
Glass B title in the tourney went
to Naval Air Station. 68-to-43 win
ner over Congress Heights in the
lcurtain-raiser last night.
Evening star., 1945-03-22
Official Admits Method Was Puzzle to Him

And Gordon later admitted to the that he didn't
the method satisfactory
panaon Betna Monroe according
whose knowledge only off,
Ca whose arithmetic right
But that's New York where the kids Tenth know
that capable referee decisions
usually greeted with boos and cacals We've better material
although New
whose integrity Judgment horse cannot be
toned.
Our officials however burdened with
Washington
Finazzo Turner's
a did
bench Sure thought Fnzzo Referee Charley
nolds the fight
Reynolds who voted for Bee Bee by slim points out that
directly involved
Reynolds feels that anchored
only misses much of the action
is unable the effect the blows landed well
third the ring
has
Evening star., 1945-03-22
Mats Well Off on Slab
AS Pieretti, Burger
Raise Squad 10 Z
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

Pitching stock is picking up at
College Park and before long the
Mats should have staff pretty
well manned. Marino Pieretti and
Larry Burger checked in late yes
terday to bring up to an even dozen
the hurlers around camp and Al
Carrasquel wandering up from
Venezuela, is apt to reach the Uni
versity of Maryland training site
next week.
All those at camp aren't actually
the property of the Mats. One
Luis Aloma-belongs to Chatta-
nooga while several others at pres
ent merely are batting practice
pitchers. But some of the boys not
signed, but displaying their slab
wares daily, are likely to be taken
on or given jobs with some club
closely connected to the Mats.
Pieretti, the Coast League draftee
is little as big-league pitchers 60
while Burger is tall and has plenty
of heft. Pieretti comes to the club
with keen record for his term at
Portland last season. Burger has
done little more than semipro
pitching. Pieretti has been training
with the Seals at San Francisco
this spring. Burger has done moth
ing other than work in factory.
Pieretti Rated Workhorse.
According to reports from the
coast the 5-foot, finch Pieretti is
brim full of confidence. They didn't
think Pieretti could win on the
coast because of his size. But after
one season of finding his way
around the league Marino became
just about the cockiest player in
the circuit. The half-pint stepped
out last year to win 26 games while
losing 13 and winning 26 games in
season in any league is some
record.
About that cockiness, Bluege need
have no worries, our Pacific Coast
League agent says. Marino's isn't
the cockiness of a college freshman
He's easy to teach and a very will
ing worker. When he wasn't pitch
ing last year, and he. had to pitch
plenty to win the games he did, he
wanted to play in the outheld OF
infleld. Anything to get into the
game.
Pieretti comes to the Mats marked
as workhorse and that's somethins
needed by them.
Both Pieretti and Burger i'm
pressed Manager Os Bluege no LITTLE
yesterday when despite their late
arrival they insisted on donnins
uniforms and getting into work.
out. Rain had kept the morning
practice of the Mats indoors and th'
club was through before noon. Thu
two newcomers, though, got outdoor
about / 80 and toiled for more thai
an hour.
Chipple Expected Today.
| Expected today at camp was Wal
ter Chipple, outfielder drafted from
Montreal. Harlond Cliff, infelde
on the way here from Washington
by auto, may drive in by Saturday
Where Gil Torres, third baseman
and Mike Guerra, catcher, are. Pres
ident Griffith didn't know thi
morning. But they were believed OF
T the way from Cuba
| The VINO edict clearing the wa,
for ballplayers to leave off -seasor
jobs and resume their professor
doesn't affect the Mats greatly. Al
it may do is hasten Jake POWELL
return to the club. While he ha.
been working out at College Park
Powell hasn't been certain th
Montgomery County police fore,
would permit him to resign. Nov
under the VINO ruling he may qui
! the GODS at any time.
Evening star., 1945-03-22
Fuvors Draw When There's Point Difference

some illuminating information 1T opinion Dr. Singer
that
fighters draw decision should be given.
However" adds,
of
point One point boxing match doesn't much and
that DR. Singer feels the about
Singer has the old timers attitude
heartily
the weighs
blows heavier than pattycake taps
I've mistakes" Dr. Singer all
to it."
O startling
If
they Personally string judgment
watching
days
sissppi.
that isn't What Judges and referees need
will work
will the District of boxing better
kicking around The
been developed 1t Col Eddie
Athletic Others
Taey
of the commission boxing
learn lew
Why try plans? 1t will involve risk but
lose?
Evening star., 1945-03-22
VINO Ruling Helps Baseball Clear Tall Manpower Barrier
Bevens Held Ready
To Help Yankees
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, Mar. 22.-It
took Floyd (Bill) Bevens eight
discouraging years in the Yankee
farm system to master the all
important art of control, but now
the New York club thinks he is
ready and the big pitcher is being
groomed to take a regular turn at
the stadium.
The Salem, Greg, right hand
er's wildness and first-inning
complex had threatened to end
his career before it started.
Evening star., 1945-03-22
Penn State Books Navy
For Annapolis Game

A game with Navy at Annapolis
on October l3 is on the eight-game
schedule announced by Penn State
-Four of the games are at home.
September 90. Muhlenberg
October 6. Colgate; l3, Navy at An
napolis; 20. Bucknell at Lewisburg; 27
open
November 3, Syracuse; 10. Temple: II
Michigan State at East Lansing: "a, Pitt
at Pittsburgh
Evening star., 1945-03-22
K IConodion Open Resuming
And Will Double Value

Ey the Associated Press.
TORONTO, Mar. 22-The Cana
dian Open, premier Dominion golf
tournament, suspended since 1912
due to the war, will be played this
year and its value doubled, the
annual meeting Of the Royal
Canadian Golf Association decided
yesterday.
The 1912 open was won by Craig
Wood. Site of this years even will
be announced later.