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Evening star., 1946-03-24
Police Boys 10 Start
Spring Tests April |

Spring activities for Police Boys
Clubs begin April /, according to
an announcement from Maj. Harvey
G. Callahan, superintendent of
police, and Sergt. Forrest L. Bin
swanger, director of the clubs.
Several shows and tournaments
have been included in the spring
program as well as baseball, soft
ball, track and swimming tests.
Among the events already scheduled
are:
Volley ball for juniors and seniors
beginning the first week of April;
midget and junior kit contest on
April 20 at Langley; baseball and
softball beginning the first week in
May; mutt dog show on June 26;
sailboat contest on June 8: track
meet June Is; midget marble con-
test May Is.
Evening star., 1946-03-24
Local Boxing Talent
Featured on UIine
An-Star Program

An all-star card presenting mostly
local talent will be the Liberty A. C.'s
fight offering tomorrow night at
Uline Arena. The main event is a
nine-rounder between two District
heavyweights, Jimmy Bell and
Jackie Crawford, with an eight-heat
featherweight go between Herbie
Jones and Petey Virgin as the semi
feature.
Bell has a weight and experience
edge on Crawford, and likely will be
a slight favorite, although the latter
has plenty of backing because of his
strength and punch. Crawford has
won eight bouts in row, including
two at Madison Square Garden.
Those were against AL Blake, who
outweighed him 81 pounds, and
Oscar Goode, the latter technical
knockout in the fourth round. Gran
ford is due for more New York
bookings If successful against Bell.
Bell is spoiler, however, with
sharp. clean punching to 60 with
good boxing ability He scored one
of the big upsets of the season last
year when he decisioned highly
regarded Joe Baksi. He recently lost
to Lee Oma in Baltimore, and was
edged by Cleo Everett in Madison
Square Garden his last time out.
Jimmy figures to weigh around 1872,
which will give him about 10 pounds
over Crawford.
The featherweight duel between
Jones and Virgin is natural be-
tween two local youngsters. They've
spared together, but this is the
first time they've met in a money
bout. Both are busy crowd pleasers,
with Virgin particularly a free
swinger. Jones has the punch,
though, as shown by his first t-round
Knockout over George Wright of
New York earlier this month. Al
hard right to the heart was the
stopper.
A six-rounder brings back Major
Jones, Kansas City welterweight, to
meet Don Lemos, a Pacific Coast
product and brother of former
Feather Champ Richie Lemos. Jones
won over Billy Terry here recently.
A f1ve-heater sends Harry Preston
against Artie Brown, while prin-
cipals in the opening four-rounder
have yet to be announced.
Evening star., 1946-03-24
Club Honors Poston
As Outstanding Boy

Charles Poston of the George
town Branch Boys Club was named
"the outstanding boy of 1945-46"
when the Big Brothers Club held
its third annual banquet at the
Hotel Sheraton.
At the guest table with Poston
were Jimmy Binns, outstanding
boy of 1944-45";; Leo May of the
Boys Club, Tom Eagan, Boys Club
president; Charles M. Fyfe, execu-
tive director Of the organization
and Jack Hagerty, director of ath-
letics at Georgetown University.
Oficers of the Big Brothers Club.
whose principal aim is to erect a
modern Boys Club building to re-
place the present Georgetown
branch, disclosed that membership
In the group is increasing so rap
idly that applicants soon may be
limited.
Officers for the coming year are:
Claude Bradford, president; Robert
Mcclellan, vice president: Francis
Seymour, secretary; william Duni-
gan, treasurer, and John Gavin,
sergeant at arms.
Hagerty, as guest speaker. told
OF the plans being formulated for
the comeback" of athletics at
Georgetown.
Evening star., 1946-03-24
Perruso, Clifton BahIinq
In N. A. Gaze Meet Final

Perruso's Safe and Clifton Ii
quors, hot basket rivals, will con-
tinue their feud today when they
clash in the final of the Middle
Atlantic tournament on the Ia
koma Fire Department court at
4 pm.
The Cafemen won the Heurich
League championship at the ex-
pense of Clifton's recently, but the
latter quint will be holding the
upper hand today. Perrusos
already has lost one game in the
double e-knockout tourney and would
be eliminated by a loss today.
Two girls games will round out
the program. Fort Belvoir's civilian
sextet will engage O'Donnells Grill
in the 2:15 opener while at 8
o'clock FBI lassies will oppose Kav-
akos in a Heurich League playofI
contest.
Evening star., 1946-03-24
Groom Of Man O. War
~.
Is Blinded by Stroke
By the Associoted Press

LEXINGTON, KY, Mar. 23.-Man
o War, world-famous thoroughbred
sire stabbed at Faraway Farm near
here, will have to celebrate his 29th
birthday next Friday without Will
Harbut, 60-year-old Negro groom
who has cared for big Red" for
18 years.
Harbut, who has become widely
known in the reflected glory of his
equine charge, suffered a stroke this
week and is confined tc his home
not far from the quarters of Man
O. War. Physicians say the stroke
paralyzed his right side and deprived
him OF his eyesight. Tney say he is
unable to stand and definitely will
not be with Big Red" next Friday.
The physicians indicated that
Harbut might eventually regain his
eyesight.
Evening star., 1946-03-24
By Ben McAIwee

With the National Capital Open
carded at Brookland Recreation this
afternoon and tonight bringing lead
ing Washington and Baltimore pin
men together for the seasons final
major stake event here, Capital
sharpshooters will make one last big
attempt to stop the invading Orioles,
who have won IS of 10 tournaments
since competition got under way in
October.
Hokie Smith, who gave the Dis
trict stars flying start last fall by
winning the Pop Wolfe Memorial at
Hyattsville, is the only Capital pin
spiller to boast a victory over metro
polttan drives. Washington's other
three triumphs were scored over
Oriole mapleways with Howard Par
sons capturing the Recreation In
augural, Bob Guethler the Brooklyn
Open and Bill King the Franklin
Open.
The 10-game affair to be rolled in
two 5-game blocks starts at 2. The
winner will receive 5000.
Given permission by number of
alley proprietors who are all for a
big entry in the 36th annual Wash
ington City Duckpin Association
Tournament which opens April II at
Lucky Strike, Secretary Harry Dixon
is striving to sell leagues the idea
of transferring their regular sched-
uled matches to a date in the tour
nament.
So far several loops, including the
12-team Fort Davis Commercial.
16-team Agriculture Interbureau at
Lafayette and the Beltsville Re
search with 16 teams at College
Park, have adopted the new plan.
The l6-club Mems District League
has entered in body, but will roll
a week after their final matches.
Dixon expects this week to hear
from some 20 leagues which are
holding special meetings to con-
slider tournament entry. Entries
close April 6 and Dixon points out
that only teams or bowlers from
sanctioned leagues will be eligible
to compete. The sanction fee is
81 so per team.
Due to the extra big turnout for
Evening star., 1946-03-24
Two Finish Mat Scraps
On Turner's Arena Bill

Two finish matches have been
booked as co-features Of the rassline
show on Wednesday night at Tur-
ner's Arena.
Bobby Bruins, who returned to the
District after long absence to beat
Babe Sharkey last week, takes on
kola Kwariani in one of the top
engagements, while the other pits
Ali Baba against Lou Laird. Baba
whipped George Macricostas his last
time here.
Evening star., 1946-03-24
Cocker Spaniel Handling
Glass on 1ap Today

The school for instruction. in han
ding cocker spaniels in the show
ring, scheduled for last Sunday,
was postponed until today because
Of the weather. 1t will be held at
2 o'clock on the west side of the
washington Monument grounds,
near the Sixteenth street parking
area.
All owners Of cocker spaniels are
invited. whether or not they intend
to show their dogs In the April 7
speciality show of the Capital City
Cocker Club. This show will be
held at Labor Hall, 525 New Jersey
avenue NV, and entry blanks will
be available at today's schooling.
Capt. L. H. c. Johnson, president
of the club, will be chief instuctor
Evening star., 1946-03-24
BY the Asseeioted Press

AUGUSTA, Ga, Mar. 23.-Four
days: of practice rounds, starting
next Sunday. precede the 10th re-
newal of the Augusta Masters
tournament with a select field of
81 of sthe Nations top golfers en-
tered. The meet concludes the pros
winter. tour.
Byron Nelson heads the list as
the defending champion with the
purse increased from the 5000 of
the last tournament in 1912, to
$4,000. However, Nelson will miss
the first practice round, being
booked with Ben Hogan for an ex-
hibition that day in Atlanta.
Hogan, the little long-nocking
pro and the current years leading
money winner, is among the favor
ties, having lost a playoff with Mel
son In 1912 by one stroke after they
had finished the u holes in a 280
deadlock. Nelson shot a 3-under
par SO to edge Hogan and become
the second double winner in the
history of the event. Horton Smith
lldo previously WOll liClC GWlCC, Ill
1884 and 1886. Nelson first won in
1887.
Seven in All Journeys.
Seven of the 81 invited have
played in all nine of the previous
meets, with Paul Runyan having the
best record of the group, being 80
strokes over par for the So COM
bined rounds of four each year.
Seven others have played in eight
tournaments, with Nelson the only
player having a sub-par record. He
is 9 under for the 80 rounds and be-
sides winning twice, was second to
Craig Wood in 1941. :.
Wood had finished second to
Smith in 1884 and then lost a play
off to Gene Sarazen the next year
after they had tied at the finish with
282. Sarazen won the 36-hole play
of by five strokes with a IA, even
par. Nelson and Hogan played only
18 extra holes in 1912.
Nelson had rounds of 68-67-72 and
73 that year, giving him an all
Evening star., 1946-03-24
War Air Hero 10 Address
touchdown Lunch Guests

A flying colonel recently named
American Military Attache to the
British Union of South Africa will
be main speaker at the Touch
down Clubs luncheon Tuesday
when Col. Chesley Peterson, Is, ad-
dresses the gathering.
He will be introduced by F..
Joseph Donohue, local attorney
who rendered valuable service as
a lieutenant-colonel overseas.
Col. Peterson was one Of the
original American aces who volun-
teered for the battle over Britain.
When the United States entered
the war, he transferred to the
American Army Air Force where
he commanded the famed 4th
Fighter Group.
He won all of the decorations
the American and British Govern
ments could bestow and emerged
one of the outstanding heroes of
World War II.
Evening star., 1946-03-24
Bulldog Show Entries to Close
Today With BIokeIy Concern

Today is the deadline for filing
entries for the Washington Bulldog
Clubs speciality show, scheduled for
next Sunday at the Hyattsville
Armory. Entries must reach Blakely
Dog Shows, Inc, 2014 SAMSON street.
Philadelphia, by tomorrow.
Nearly 100 sourmugs are expected
to compete for cash and silver
trophies. The program opens at
] o'clock and there will be classes
for all ages, a parade of champions
and an exhibition of obedience
work. The obedience show will be
by Severns' Husky Girl, owned by
Simon E. Severns of Riverdale, Md,
and believed to be the only bulldog
In the Washington area trained for
such work.
Leading the parade OF champions
will be Washington's two title hold
ers. Oh. Dewhurst Timoshenko and
Oh. Lonarch Babbie. Several other
Evening star., 1946-03-24
Nine Round Bout Is Slated
Between McGriff, Russell

The Turner's Arena fight week
from Tuesday night between Jimmy
McGriff and Domingo Russell will
be over the nine-round distance.
Matchmaker Gabe Menendez ar
rived at this odd length by dividing
the difference between the distance
he travelled when taking a close de-
cision over Russell when they
tangled here in February, while
Russell wanted 10 rounds, figuring
that his stamina would tell over the
extra route,
Evening star., 1946-03-24

again Will be in the starring role.
Sharing the applause with Gloria
will be Ann Manion, twice a ma
tional figure skating titlist; Lew
Testa, former speed champion;
Melva Moreno, newcomer who held
two national championships and the
waltz team Of Dolly Durkin and
Frank Foster.
Other topliners will include Shir-
ley Heart, champion roller skating
drum majorette; Bobby May, the in
ternationally famous juggier; Count
Leroy, the tap dancing wizard, and
the Cycling Shyrettos. Sixty attrac-
tive "Vanity-Fairs" make up the
shows line.
Evening star., 1946-03-24
Roller Acts Unmatched on Ice
To Be Presented by Vonities

Skating Vanities Of 1916, the roller
skating musical comedy featuring
speed and figure champions and
noted entertainers, swings into a
limited six-day engagement in Uline
Arena on Tuesday night, April 2.
A cast Of 125 artists will be spot
lighted in Is acts and production
numbers. Skating roUtines that
never could be duplicated OF ice will
be presented on a specially con-
structed Masonite floor that dulls
the sound of the rollers.
Gloria Nord, the Norwegian-Amer-
ican beauty who is being acclaimed
as the Sonia Henie of the rollers,
Evening star., 1946-03-24

good examples of the breed from
out of town are expected to march
with them.
Aid in filling entry blanks today
may be had by calling. James A.
Allen, president of the club, at
Falls Church 1167-M, or A. r. For
bush, chairman of the event, at En-
erson 1886. Half-price tickets for
next Sundays show may be obtained
this week from club members and
at various pet shops and veter-
inarians.
Evening star., 1946-03-24
ST. Michael Five PLAYS
New York Game Today
Special Dispoteh TO The Stor

NEW YORK. Mar. %. - st.
Michael's Parochials School basket
ball team of Silver Spring, Md, will
meet Jack Lavelle's Catholic Youth
Organization intermediate champ
ions tomorrow at pm. in a post
season game at Cardinal Gibbons
High School gym.
The st. Michael's squad, COM
prised Of Dave Connolly, Warner
Whalen, FRANKIE Duane, Billy Bea-
vers, Tom Buckley, Tommy Clark,
Tommy Manning, Shorty O'Donnell
and Tim hartman, spent yesterday
sightseeing.
The boys were led by Lou FRANKIE
and Jim Hagner of the Touchdown
Club and Father Francis K. Lannon.
Evening star., 1946-03-24
Baseball Confub Called
By Recreation loop

An organization meeting of the
District Recreation Baseball League
will be held tomorrow night at 8
o'clock in the Recreation Depart
ment's office.
Indications are that as many as
Is teams may operate in the loop
and additional interested players
are invited to attend the meeting
Evening star., 1946-03-24
SuvoIdi to Stick to Nat

CHICAGO, Mar. % (P.-Jumpin'
Joe Savoldi, fromer Notre Dame full
back, has tossed in the sponge as
q wrestling promoter and will de-
vote all his time to wrestling for
an erstwhile promotional rival, Mid
west Sports, Inc, of Chicago.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-03-06
my Of the Best
Van Johnson Likes IT.
When Bobby-soxers Yell

take It easy. Nobody gets hurt"
Van was away Saturday and
Sunday In. Newport, r. l., where
he went to visit his father. New,
port Is the place where Van grew
up and which he left 10 years ago
to try his luck on the New York
stage. Van Is staying at the Wal
dorf, but so far as the switchboard
and the desk clerks are concerned
he isn't registered,
Drinks Beer, Milk
i. That doesn't keep at least q few
kids from hanging around outside
the hotel most OF the day and even-
ing in hopes Of glimpsing him.
The star has been taking his en-
gazing grin around TO most OF the
famous night spots since he got
here last Wednesday. He drinks
beer and milk. The COW people es-
pec!ally ought to pay him a royal
ty.
Van has spent o lot Of his time
on the telephone in his hotel room,
calling up old cronies Of the Broad
way days when he was a chorus
hoofer. He's been to few shows
and II was like old home week
when he went baekstage after see
Ing Billion Dollar Baby" which
George Abbott directed. Van once
worked In an Abbott show and,
since the producer-d director likes 10
use the same stage crew for his
productions, practically all OF the
stagehands were old friends OF the
star.
The biggest evening Vans had SO
far was on Friday when he was
the guest star Of the Kate Smith
Radio show, which was broadcast
from former theater at Broadway
and SD Street. The house, which
seats some 1900 persons, was pack
, ed early and tickets had been at q
premium for weeks,
Treats the Audience
Those who heard the program
may have wondered what caused ali
of the shrieking and yelling while
Kate was singing Doctor, Lawyer
indian Chief" since there was nc
explanation made on the air. The
first outburst was the result OF Van
taking the baton from Jack Mil
Ter, the musical director, to lead
the orchestra throughout the num-
, Der. The recurrent audience blasts
were set off when Van turned
around TO his fans and engaged IN
q bit Of "peckin," This is a head
movement used IN some dances
which resembles a chicken pecking
at q grain OF corn, He escaped IN
his hired limousine after the broad
cast but II took the police, foo'
and mounted, a long time to cleai
the area.
Van has been playing indoor ten
mis- here with Frank Hunter, thu
former Davis Cupper; Bill Tai
bert the amateur star, and Sammy
Renick, the jockey, who Is Vans
pal. He's been dating Jacquelins
Dalya, movie starlet.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-03-06
1t Says Here
BY BOB HOPE
THE TELEPHONE

THE TELEPHONE
The telephone company is be-
ginning TO install phones In homes
again, and I'm glad. My stamping
machine is so run down that half
the slugs are detective.
But I applied for a telephone
several weeks ago and 1t still
hasn't been installed. don't get
1t Come TO think OF It. 8.
That's what they told me when I
applied.
Everything is in need OF repair.
You know those wires rur 80" .
the house2 They don't exac 49,.
but in a high wind the kits re
them to jump rope. Of the IN
stallation man for my district Is
reading this, I'm not Kidding
But, being the kind of guy I am,
the company was forced to POM
Use they'd install a phone with a
private line so nobody else could
listen in Yes sir, my neigh!
bors forced emil
But ! need a phone TO make a
lot of long distance calls. l live
in north Los Angeles and my
friends live in south Los Angeles
But I don't like to call my girl
friends on the phone. It's always
"A oneway conversation Every
thing they say can be taken only
one way.
used to have a phone but
had 1t taken out, When went on
my European tour, I thought I'd
live In Paris for a while. But It
didn't work out ! The French
aad listened to my radio program
too.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-03-06
JIMMIE FIDLER
In Hollywood

become a father, he was lined up
for a sequence in "Crack-up" In
which he was supposed to play a
depressed man. When Pat burst on
the set, beaming broadly Director
Irving Refs called for a quick
change In plans. Pat is q fine ac-
tor" said Refs, but there are
limits to his powers. Asking him to
look sad after what has happened
would be too much" After a story
appeared in Time, stating that
Spike Jones made his newest musi-
cal instrument, the poing-pang-
phone, out Of cigar box and a
ukelele string, cigar stores were
swamped with requests for the
boxes, so kids could make them
too. Elizabeth Taylor, now IA,
was just graduated from MGM's
grammar school. She seemed dis
appointed that there wasn't a cere-
mony to mark the occasion, so the
studio staged a party and presented
her with q specially designed Dip
Iona. Now Elizabeth goes to public
junior high, following In the foot
steps OF other MGM graduates,
Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney.
Looks as though a brunette has a
better chance to win the Academy
Award than q blonde or red-head.
In the past II years, seven brun-
cites, five blondes and three red
heads have walked off with the
priced Oscar -. Whenever Kathy
ODonnel, Sam Goldwyn's latest dis
covery, Is out Of town, she writes
her boss daily, in poetry Recently
friend entered Goldwyn's office
and found him porting over one OF
her misSives. whats the trouble1'
asked the friend, Don't you enjoy
the letters?" "Oh, sure" replied
Sam they're beautiful, but II!
have to get someone TO tell me what
they mean" You can never tel
what will happen on a movie set
A sound man recorded the purr Of
lion for a scene in "The Sin Of
Harold Diddlebock," and 1t sounded
like the flight of a B-24. Producer
Harold Lloyd had to substitute the
purr Of kitten.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-03-06
POLL

Opening today at the LoeW.Poli
Theater Is the film titled abilene
Town 1t is set against the color
tul background of the city Of Alb
ilene, Kansas, as 1t was back in the
pioneer years just after the Civil
War, Co-StaTing Randolph Scott
and Ann Dvorak is depicts the yio-
lent feuds between the arrogant
cattle barons OF the period who
strove in high-handed fashion to
Keep the steadily arriving home
steaders from settling in the COM
munity.
Prominent in the cast Is Scott
portraying Dan Matthews, first
Marshall of Abilene, This character
is actually based on that of Tom
Smith, one-time New York COP who
migrated to Abilene and cleaned up
the town. Co-starring with him is
lovely Miss Dvorak, who served as
an ambulance driver in Britain dur
ing the past four years. he plays,
TO perfection, the role of Rita, an
alluring song and dance entertainer
at one Of the frontier towns most
popular taVerns.
Also in top spots are Rhonda
Fleming, red-haired starlet, who
was loaned for the important role
of Sherry Balder, daughter of the
towns leading merchant, and jovial
Edgar Buchanan, whose role as a
sheriff who'd rather play tan-tan
than catch outlaws is one that will
long be remembered.
The poplar song writing team Of
Kermit Goell and Fred Spielman
turned out three hit tunes sung by
Miss Dvorak that will soon be on
the lips of song-lovers all over the
country. They are II Like 1t Out
Here In The West" "All You Gotta
Do Is Snap Your Fingers" and
"Everytime Give My Heart Miss
Dvorak is assisted by a chorus of
dancers who beautifully represent
the "pin-up' gals of the period
The second attraction is the MUIR
der mystery, Woman Who Came
Back" starring John Loder and
Nancy Kelly. 1t is a shocking story
of woman condemned as a witch
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-03-06

When the Civic Theater pre-
sents its next production Tho
Man Who Came to Dinner, It
will present a number Of newcom
ers and established fayorites. The
cast includes Gene Stettbacker,
Aldona L. Stewart, Rita CLARK
Miller, Carlotta Sherwell, Eleanor
Dodd, ClariSsa Dening, Ann Stur-
CESS, Mabel Littlehales, Lyla o.
sen, Walden Trimble, Frank l.,
Coward. Richard o. Wood, Ar
thur Stein, Joseph Harrigan, VII
liam G. Marciaro, Rolf Meyer
hardt, Joe D'Atelle, Dick Fenton
Jack Lawlor, Don Edwards, ALDER
Shattuck, Robert Haddad, Arthur
D'Oliveria, and George Raymond
81 Rabinowitz is stage manage
and Mabel LittlehaleS assistan.
stage manager.
This comedy will be presented
April 4 and 5. Clay Franklin VIII
directed the recent show over
Twenty-One" will also stage this
production.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-03-06
Teen-Aeers Plan
Minstrel Show

Mrs, Albert Schiavone, chairman
Of the East End Youth Recreation
Committee has announced plans have
been made for the presentation OF
a Minstrel Show to be presented by
the Teen-agers on April 26. The
minstrel will be sponsored by the
Mothers Club at SIS. Peter and Paul
Church and in cooperation with
the Knights Of Columbus.
The first rehearsal will be held
under the direction of Mrs. Thomas
Thompson at $3.50 on Friday night
at the Anderson school gym,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-03-06

tide goes out. If your guest wants
good crow shooting he should go
down between Milford and Wood
mount and stand under the tracks
of the N Y. N. H. r. r. With the
help of blind he should have good
crow shooting after finding their fly
way"
Thanks, Tom. 1t sounds like the
right answer.