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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-02
Boston Nears Record
For Wins by Topping
Hockey U-Lions
BY BOB MCLEAN.

The defending champion Boston
Olympics, So winners over the
Washington Lions before a near
record crowd Of 5,279 last night in
Uline Arena, appear well on their
way to a third straight Eastern
Hockey League title.
Now four full games and eight
points ahead of the second-place
New York Rovers, the Olympics'
chances of equaling the old Hershey
Bears record of consecutive title
snatching could be spoiled only by
New York revolt in the stretch
drive. The Rovers knocked off Bal
timore, GA, on the Clippers ice last
night and take their threat right
into Boston tonight in one OF the
games on the league schedule, but
the Beantowners will rule as IA
vorites.
Lions to Invade PhiHy.
Washington. now leading the
league only in number Of games
tied 90 and loser In as many
matches as Boston has won (25),
journeys to Philadelphia for another
brawl with the Peck's Bad Boys of
hockey in the other tilt carded.
Boston's championship class came
to the front on Mike Uline's pond
last night. Only champs could have
licked a wild, fighting Lion crew
that makes up in competitive fire
what 1t lacks in skill and teamwork,
One Lion, Nick Phillips, played the
entire match with a broken nose.
Another, Hugh Currie, is suffering
q rupture and took the ice against
doctors advice. The Lions were de-
termined to humble the champions.
And for two periods they almost
did it. Washington jumped into a
frst-period lead on a goal by Norm
Calladine of the sticks of Hal
Hursley and Joe Fennell. while
Goalie Moe Roberts was holding the
Pics scoreless with IL saves. some Of
them on the miraculous side.
Olympics Get Going.
The Olympics began to click In the
middle Stanza. when Gerry Hickey
knotted the count with an assist by
veteran defenseman Ty Andersen,
but the Lions roared into the lead
again on nifty by Paul Bedard.
With four minutes to go in the
frame, Boston again deadlocked the
game when Pat Desbiens drew Rob-
erts out of position for a goal.
Then the champs took over to fire
three goals in the final period, while
the spent Lions were held scoreless.
Dutch Delmonte. Hickey and Bob
Schnurr poured them into the nets
in cool display of teamplay and
hockey skill.
Oddly Of the match: Boston's
Delmonte spent 10 minutes in the
penalty box in the second period for
the first misconduct" penalty called
here this season. Asked the reason.
Referee Len Burrage said: He used
language unbecoming . hockey
player"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-02
BY CARL BELL,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

AkSOCldIeQ 12cSS SpokIS HAA-cAs
HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Feb. O.
Handsome, cocksure Billy Conn,
claiming youth and boxing technique
on his side, predicts he will outpoint
Joe Louis in their 15-rounder for
the worlds heavyweight title at
New York June 10.
"Sure, I'll whip him." the Pitts
brrgh challenger and prospective oil
man declared as he sweated through
a session of preliminary training.
Conn explained that he came to
Hot Springs to get rid Of his Army
legs" lose about 10 pounds and build
up his wind. He won't begin serious
training until about April l, when
he will work at Greenwood Lake,
N. J.
I'm just % and JOEL be 80 by
the time we fight" says Billy. THAT
five years will make plenty of diff
ference, and I think I'll outlast him
eff I outlast him, I've got him. He
has to knock me out to beat me, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-02
Bosox, Mats Stort
Season April Is

Blythe Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-The 1946
big league pennant races will get
under way Tuesday, April is.
The National and American
Leagues made the announcement
at their meetings here yesterday.
Here are the opening day
contests:
American League-Boston at
Washington, st. Louis at Detroit,
Cleveland at Chicago, New York
at Philadelphia.
National League-Philadelphia
at New York, Brooklyn at Boston,
Pittsburgh at st. Louis, Chicago
at Cincinnati.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-02
BY BEN McALWEE.

With action centering around
three of the Capitals biggest bowl
ing leagues-the B. Y. P. U. at
Lucky Strike, the Mount Vernon
Methodist Church loop at Column
bia and the Building Trades circuit
at Bethesda Bowling Center-The
Stars 18th annual city-wide tour
nament ends tonight.
Sharing the spotlight as the cur
tain falls on the month-long event
will be the 18th annual Red Megaw
Open at Clarendon, in which dozens
of Washington and Baltimore top
rankers will pay honor to one of
the country's all-time great duck
pin bowlers. Bob Fisher of Balti-
more is the defending champion
Tomorrow weekend competition
switches to Penn Recreation, where
Manager Lou Kreamer will stage
the second Of the city's big Mile
o. Dimes Handicaps. The winner will
receive $100. Entrance fee will be
81. Two-thirds handicaps will be
based on 12S scratch for men and
lib for women.
Frank Riley, with 45-462 in the
Thousand Dollar loop at Bethesda
Bowling Center, and Nell HUFF, with
48-415 in the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing Ladies' League at
Lafayette, were last nights top
shooters, as hundreds of contestants
took advantage Of their final chance
to gain spot in the big prize list
of The Star tourney.
Johnny Burger, the Takoma
speedballer, posted 33-452 at Be-
thesda Bowling Center, and Johnny
Eckstine, who gets another crack
at the prize dough in the Mount
Vernon Church loop tonight, posted
39-447 over the same drives.
Joseph A. Zenewitz of the ST.
Francis Xavier loop, after several
tries, finally spurted high among the
leaders in the mems section with 7s
Asa at Greenway.
Louise Carlson, rolling in the
lSpillway Commercial Ladies League
counted 69-410 to move high among
the woman leaders.
Best scores reported last night.
Bethesda Bowling Center--Frank Riley
AS-462; Johnny surger. a3-462: johr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-02
Packed Garden 10 See
Hansenne's Debut
In Wanamaker
BY HAROLD CLAASSEN.
Associated Press Sports Writer.


NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-Fifteen
thousand persons are expected to
jam Madison Square Garden tonight
for a foot race in which Marcel
Hansenne, a Frenchman who has
run an English mile but once before,
completes against Leslie MacMitchell,
ex-holder of the world indoor record
for the distance.
There'n be the usual complement
of other events, including 10 relay
races, in which 81 colleges will COM
pete, but 1t Is the Wanamaker Mile,
annually the glamour piece of the
Millrose Games, that will lure the
spectators.
Others in the field who will make
the 11-lap journey over the Garden
boards with the feature pair are
Tommy Quinn, national AAU cross
country champion; Bill Mcguire OF
the 6sth Regiment Athletic Associa-
ton, New York, and Bill Leonard OF
Notre Dame.
Boards New to Hansenne.
Not only Is Hansenne, who pro-
nounces his name as thought 1t
were spelled Hansen, a newcomer at
the distance, but until a week ago
the 29-year-old Paris journalist had
never seen a board track.
He says he is not afraid of the
distance, at which he defeated Swe-
denis Gunder Haegg last summer in
a:08.2, nor the banked curves of the
track but Is fearful of what the
hot, smoky air of the Garden will
do to his lungs.
Hansenne thinks he will need Ala
out that MacMitchell will break the
APE seconds sooner. MacMitchell,
who joined the Navy soon after win
hing the 1912 Wanamaker in Alb,
returned to mile running a week ago
1t Philadelphia and won with ease
n 4:14.1. Hansenne did not run in
hat event.
Herbert Again in 800.
Jimmy Herbert, an insurance ad-
ulster, who spends his spare time
or studying law, will make
MS 10th consecutive start in the
Mel Sheppard 900 against such aces
as Elmore Harris of the Shore A. c.,
Nays Bill Kash, NCAA 440-yard
champ: Herb McKenley of Illinois,
national 400-meter king, and Stan
ton Calender of New York Univer-
sity. Herbert has won the event
Ave times. one Of his victories COM
ing in 1945.
Barney Ewell. one time Penn State
great, heads the sprint field and
Ed Digger, formerly Of Tufts, is
back to defend his laurels in the
Seward hi1h hurdles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-02
Maryland Plans Super Swimming Pool

The last of The Stars staff
Office yesterday when the Navy released Burt Hawkins who'll return
to covering the Mats Elmer Ripley of Nore
feated basket ball expected
of the mentors favorng return Jump
after each basket He a
The University of Maryland planning build the finest
indoor swimming pools solarium this section archi
ecal drawings already mention the necessary
Sample of LousConn predictions Tommy
greatest boxers in the games history picks Conn Gene Tunney
one OF the greatest boxers in the games history picks Louis
According Gene Sarazn who has played watched
all of the great than century,
Nelson the greatest SHOEMAKER that golf Hes
eamlned modern Harry Vadon Saazen via the APPS Whit
Martin "Vardon machine Walter competitor,
and Bob Jones brilliant. Nelson has the shots"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-02
MichoIowsky Cage Star

1t. Joe Michalowsky turned in
one of the high-scoring feats of the
local basket ball season last night
when he Clipped in 80 points to
lead Boiling Field to an 81-66 win
over Mullikin's Travellers on the
Airmens' court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-02
Old Ebbit Grill Victor

Old Ebbit Grill Cardinals won the
first half title in the Stuart un-
limited class basket ball loop yes
terday when they defeated Hays
A. c., 1881, on the Stuart floor
Ralph O'Brien and Ding Kelly led
the winners with II points each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-02
D. c. Armstrong High Wins

Despite Johnny Williams IT.
point, high-scoring performance for
Richmond's Armstrong High, Arm
strong of Washington took a 1928
decision in overtime over their Vir-
ginia rivals yesterday at Banneker
gym.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-02
MARYLAND Park Girls Win

Myra Limerick paced Maryland
Park High School girls to their
eighth straight victory yesterday
scoring 9 points as Hyattsville was
defeated. 1912. Maryland Park won
the Prince Georges County cham
pionship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-02
Nell Ends Cesurio Streak

BOSTON, Feb. 2 P.-After piling
up 40 straight wins. Johnny Cesario,
1884,, of Boston, lost a unanimous
decision to Gus "Pell" Nell, 141A,
of Montreal, in the 10-round main
bout at Boston Garden tonight be-
fore a 6,018 crowd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-02

147-pound class-Ed Kenneth IN. h
topped Charles Gott IN H, 1907. hrst
round: Joe Stack IN. T. s. won by forfeit
from Jimmy Murphy tSt. Mary's).
160-pound claSs-William Moody est
Mary'sl, stopped Al Weiss IN. H. las.
hrst round.
Senior Class.
160-pound elass-Benny Aauilino (Apol-
10 A.. CO knocked out Ralph Meador IN.
H. 1852, third round.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-02

q. Hf713V "'oo V"O 0ool11S Uu1 1I1S PdIU VI CIe
exhibition campaign.
The champion night hitter of the American
League is Outfelder-First Baseman George Met
kovich OF the Red Sox, who hit .421 under the
lights but only $50 for the season ). Inasmuch
as the Boston park has no lights, George must
have cut a very unimpressive figure before the
Sox fans The next two hot-shot night hitters
were Griffmen -. Hills Layne hit 3S9 but only
.299 for the season, while Buddy Lewis showed
that it didn't make much difference to him
whether the sun shone or not . :. Buddy batted
1888 for the season and 1888 under the arcs
Anywhere from is to "a major league players
and managers will collect from $4,000 to $4,000
in salaries in 1946-and there hasn't been picket
in front Of ball park yet! ... AL Schacht is the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-02
Central Juniors Score

Central Highs junior basketers
equaled the feat of the senior team
in upsetting Tech earlier this sea-
son when they defeated the Trainer
juniors, 1922, yesterday on Viking
hardwood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-02
New Pinspotter
All ButHumun
BY the Associated Press.

~ WIG H1NoUVIuttO Z 1rcbs
NEW YORK, Feb. Am auto
matte pinspotter-a machine that
sets up the pins, returns the ball
to the bowler and sweeps the
alley Of toppled pins-will be
shown at the ABC in Buffalo,
starting March IA.
The 7-foot, 9-inch outfit is the
result of 10 years Of study by
Fred Schmidt of Pear River,
N V
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-02
|Oxon Hill Wins Two

oxon Hill High won both ends
of double bill at Surratsville High
as the boys triumphed, 37-25, and
the girls were victorious, 41-21.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-02
Dewitt Edges Woodward

Dave Reidy scored IA points to
lead Dewitt School basketers to a
1870 victory over Woodward Prep
yesterday at the YMCA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-02
Georgetown B. c. Victor

Georgetown Boys Club boxing
team defeated Industrial Home
School. So, in the Georgetown ring
last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-02
SidweII Routs Puoes

Sidwell Friends cagers defeated
Congressional Pages, 41-2s. yester-
day at Friends after taking a ASIA
lead at the half.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-02
Win, Lose or Draw

By FRANCIS {. STANk

Wilbur Moore of the Redskins is the latest sports
town to turn beer salesman He's taking the Judge
who leaves for the Mats Orlando training assist
Manager Osse Bluege Joe probably will co-plot when the
during tot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-02

speaker at the Touchdown Club Tuesday it's
place Will be sold out again The I'D Club about
it should
Evening star., 1946-12-11
(See U. NJ, Page A-4.)
Manhattan Project
Shift Set for Jan. |
BY the Associated Press

The Atomic Energy Commission
announced today that presidential
order will provide for the commits
sion to take over the Army's Man.
haitian District. atomic bomb devel-
opment agency, about January l.
The announcement, made after a
conference of the commission with
President Truman, said Maj. Gen.
Leslie Groves, who has headed the
Manhattan District since its incep-
ton, has been asked to continue
with the commission as a consultant.
The commission said that .in or
der to avoid interruption of present
operations of the facilities and as
sociated contractors the Manhattan
District organization including both
personnel and property will be
taken over essentially intact"
The five-man Atomic Energy
Commission, created last summer, is
headed by David E. Lilienthal. The
transfer of the Manhattan District
will include personnel, funds, and
properties.
The commission said discussions
with the War Department are con-
tinuing on administrative and legal
details of the transfer. The ulti-
mate form of the organization and
the program of the commission, the
announcement said, "are now in
planning stages"
1t is expected thatthe transition
period will cover many months.
Today's announcement set at rest
rumors prevalent last GUNNER ttat
Gen, Groves would leavethe project
soon.
Evening star., 1946-12-11
Is School Children
Hurt in Bus Crash
BY the Associotsd Press

FLINT, Mich, Dec. 11.-An esti-
mated Is children were injured to-
day, some seriously, when loaded
school bus hurtled into tree and
was demolished after q tire blew out
on a highway 7 miles south Of here
There were no fatalities among
approximately 40 pupils in the
vehicle.
Farmers living near the scene used
hacksaws to free some Of the chill
dren trapped in the wreckage. The
bus did not catch fire.
-Four ambulances sped the more
seriously injured to Hurley Hospital
here, while others were treated at
doctors Offices in Fenton.
The children were fifth and sixth
grade pupils en- route to the Ken
Fnedy District School. Their age
ranged from about 10 to IL years.
Among the injured were the driver
OF the bus, Arlan Petry, and q
teacher at the school, Mrs. Loretta
Reinke of Loon Lake, Mich.
Sergt. Merl Peck of the State
police post at Flint said the right
front tire of the bus blew out about
mile and half from the school
The driver apparently lost control
Sergt. Peck said, and the vehicle left
the road and hurtled into the tree
pushing the engine back into the
cab of the vehicle and wedging the
driver and some Of the pupils in the
wreckage.
The accident occurred shortly be-
fore am. as the driver neared the
end Of his morning trip through the
Long Lake School District In South
ern Genesee County.
Evening star., 1946-12-11
Chest Urges Donation Pledges
To Be Paid After Christmas

Federation headquarters, 1101 M
street NV.
TO obtain a pledge card, con-
tributors may telephone the Chest
Federation headquarters at Metro
Ipolitan 1884.
Don't worry about your Christmas
buying being affected by your con-
tribution to the Chest" Gen. Cox
said. Just make sure you have
|signed pledge card on which you
have indicated you want to give
personally to the campaign on q
regular basis during 1947.
"You are not asked to pay any
cash when you make your pledge.
We know this Is tough time for
lots Of people who have set aside
limited amounts for Christmas gifts
for the family. A Chest pledge Is =
(See CHEST, Page A-S.)
Evening star., 1946-12-11
Rockefeller Offers 8I2 Millions
To N. to Buy Manhattan Site
Area Is Located Between First Avenue and
Roosevelt Drive, AID and 47th Streets

River frontage between Forty-sec-
ond and Forty y-eighth streets.
The gift, he added, must be de-
clared to be free Of all Federal and
State taxes.
Action must be taken within 80
days from December 10.
In a letter asking that the COM
munication be transmitted to the
Site Committee, Mr.. Rockefeller
stated that he had "venttfed to
locate territory on the East River
in the midtown area" both be-
cause he believed the peoples Of
New York City wanted the U. N.
among them and because New York
City afforded the best spot for the
U. N. to locate permanently.
Mr.. Austin next read q letter
from Mayor william ODwyer of
New York, stating that the condi-
tions of the Rockefeller offer
seemed "fair."
Mr.. Austin said a small subcom-
mittee should be appointed to study
the new proposal and report back
tomorrow.
Before the surprise Rockefeller
offer, there were indications the
U. N. would know by tonight
whether its permanent headQuar-
tiers would be selected this year or
next.
Evening star., 1946-12-11
World zionists Holding
Closed Debate on Strategy

BASEL, Switzerland, Dec. II (P.-
The Jewish Agency Executive Com
mittee and various political parties
of the World Zionist Organization
held a closed session today to decide
on strategy in debate to be resumed
tonight on Zionist political prob
lens.
David Ben -Gurion, chairman of
the Jewish Agency executive, told
the congress last night that COM
promise with Britain over the Pales-
tine problem "does not exist at the
moment"
Sources close to Ben-Gurion said
today that "if the government at
the London conference would put
forward a reasonably adequate area
Evening star., 1946-12-11
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

WASSAIC, N. Y, Dec. 1.-THE
bodies of three children who dis
appeared in the wooded swamplands
near West Mountain late yesterday
were recovered from the waters Of
Ten Mile River shortly before noon
today.
Sheriff's deputies and State troop
ers, using ice hooks to drag the
river, found two of the bodies to-
gether and the third a short dis
tance away.
The children were almost within
sight of their farm home from
which they set out yesterday with
their collie puppy to meet their
stepfather, who had gone into the
woods to cut Christmas trees.
The bodies of David Murphy
Hitchcock, IL, his brother Clarence,
10. and his sister Mary, 9, were near
the spot in the river where searchers
a short time earlier had found the
body Of the puppy.
Evening star., 1946-12-11
Funeral of Walter johnson
Set for Fridoy,ot Cathedral
Mourners Headed by
Truman; Memorial at
Rockville Proposed
CAREER OF WALTER JOHNSOl
and illustrations on Pace C-1.

and illustrations on Pace C-1.
A baseball loving Nation
from it's President to its youngest
fan-today mourned the death of
Walter johnson as arrange
ments were made for funeral
services in the great choir Of
Washington Cathedral at 2::30
pm. Friday.
The great pitcher, whose feats
with the Washington club are
indelibily inscribed in the record
books, died at 11:40 O'Clock last
night in Georgetown Hospital at the
age of 50.
AS the Nation was saddened, SC
was President Truman-"greatly
grieved to hear of the death Of one
of his great athletic heroes"
Press Secretary Charles G. Ross
said Mr.. Truman admired the big
Train" both as ballplayer and as q
man, and that he knew his sorrow
was shared by hundreds Of thou
sands of others in the country.
"A monument to Mr.. johnson al
Rockville, Md national memo.
rial to this truly great man"-was
proposed In letter to Brooke Johns
lSec JCHNSCN. Page A-5.1
Evening star., 1946-12-11
3 Children Who Went to Help
Cut Yule Trees Found Drowned

{ After the dogs body was found
Sheriff G.. Fred Close, of Dutchess
County, had directed that the
search be centered in that vicinity
on the possibility that the children
might have drowned.
+ An Army plane from Stewart
Field, the Military Academy air.
field near Newburgh, and civilian
plane carrying a deputy sheriff from
Poughkeepsle had joined the search
early today. Capt. G. S. Brown,
quartermaster at Green Haven dis
ciplinary barracks, sent q detach-
ment Of soldiers.
The civilian searchers were joined
by Boy Scouts and pupils from
the school the missing children at
tended.
The children's mother, Mrs.
Charles Hitchcock. reported them
missing at o'clock last night. She
said they came home from school
about 4 pm, changed their clothes
and headed for the woods,
Evening star., 1946-12-11
BY the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS. N. Y. Dec. II
John D. Rockefeller, jr.. today
offered the United Nations a gift
of $8,500,O00 with which to pur-
chase a large tract Of land ir
midtown Manhattan for a per-
manent site.
In a letter and memorandum
read to the U. N. permanent Head.
quarters Committee by Warren r
Austin, chief American delegate. Mr.
Rockefeller stated he had obtained
a firm offer" for property located
between First avenue and Frank
lin D. Roosevelt drive and between
Forty-secend and Forty-seventh
streets. He said the cost Of the
property would be $500, 900.
Mr.. Rockefeller said he already
had received assurances that the
City Of New York was prepared to
give to the U. N. the balance of q
city block on which his gift pur-
chase included two small plots.
He added that he predicated his
gift for the land purchase on as
surances New York city would per-
NIT the U. N. to use the entire
area without restriction and would
also turn over to U. N. use all
bulkheads and piers on the East