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Evening star., 1946-11-05
Boxing Crowds Slump.
Despite Fair Shows;
Roach TK0s Bethea

Matchmaker Gabe Menendez
wonders just what he has to do to
attract boxing customers into Tur'
ner's Arena. At q time when other
sporting events here and boxing
elsewhere are doing better than
okay at the gate, Gabe and Promoter
Joe Turner are watching their
crowds steadily dwindle.
Six successive shows since the in
door season opened have attracted
a total of 6,232 customers and all
were headed by either heavyweights
or middleweights, supposedly the
most popular divisions. No champs
or near r-champs have shown, but
none of these main events has been
even close to poor. The boys have
stood up and fought anyway to give
the fans run for their money.
Bethea Down Five Times.
Last night the crowd fell off to.
4 new low. 865 paid, to 60 under the
previous weeks figure of 970, less
than half the capacity of this club
fight plant. Menendez thinks maybe
it's competition from the football.
season, but anyway he Is trying an
other division next week and will
feature y featherweight fight.
Herbie tBifD Jones. District south
paw, will be one of the principals.
In the main 60 last night, Lavern
Roach, 154. former Marine from
Plainview, Tex, stopped game Art
Bethea, ISL, of Washington, in 2:50
of the third frame. The two milled
rapidly and evenly through the first
two rounds, but Roach caught
Bethea with q solid right to the
jaw early In the third. Bethea was
down for nine and got up and down
again rapidly and took three more
nine counts. When he went down
for the fifth time, Referee Charley
Reynolds, stopped the bout and
awarded Roach a TKO.
Seminal Bout Torrid.
The eight-round semifinal between
Charles Bennett, al, and Art
Brown, 143, both local boys, was best
of the card. Both slugged freely
with Bennett coming along strongly
at the finish for a split decision.
There were no knockdowns, but at
times both were wobbly.
There was one kayo on the pre-
Iminary schedule, with Lou Ford,
1876, Baltimore, chilling Tony Novak,
ITO, Kansas City. in ALA of the Sec
ond with left hook. Other bouts:
Bobby Gillian, 1891, Pittsburgh, de-
cisioned Bobby Suma. l42, Washing
ton, and Henry Young. 1881, WASH
ington, decisioned John Corbin,
127h, also Washington. both In
fours.
Evening star., 1946-11-05
n. F. |. Reaffirms Ban
On Post-5eason TiIts
BY me Assoeiossd Prsss

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 5.-The Ma
tional Football League has re-
afiirmed It's stand against post-sea-
son games.
The club owners. who met here
yesterday, previously rejected a
post-season play bid from the ALL
America Conference and the clubs
latest action automatically rejected
additional bids from the Pacific
Coast League to play in Honolulu
and from the Old Timers Baseball
Association for q game in Denver,
Colo.
In another resolution submitted
by Fred Mandei. owner Of the De-
troit Lions and adopted by the
league, club owners agreed not to
sign any player until each club has
had a chance to claim him IN the
league draft.
No date has been set yet for the
leagues draft meeting.
Evening star., 1946-11-05
Penn Apologies to Princeton,
'Reqrets' Postgome Rioting

police after the goal posts had been
torn down necessarily rested with
the police themselves"
the University of Pennsylvania
realizes that the police acted In
good faith in an endeavor to prevent
what they feared might be serious
trouble" the statement added. "It
was q hard-fought game between
friendly institutions which resulted
in a well-earned victory for Prince
ton. Pennsylvania Is deeply sorry
for the aftermath"
Evening star., 1946-11-05
Hogan Rules Favorite
As Golfers Launch
PLAY al Pinehurst
" The Asseeiaiss Prsss

prNEHURsT, N. c.. Nov. S.-The
A. 500 North and South Open golf
tournament opened here today with
Ben Hogan in his usual role as fav-
orite. but the little slugger may en-
counter some tough competition
from q couple OF local boys-Johnny
Palmer and Badin and Skip Alex
ander of Lexington.
On paper 1t looks IS If Hogan
could win almost without swinging
a club He holds the course record
a 17-under-par 271. He shot g.
under-par 66 in an exhibition here
Sunday over the 6,879-yard No. =
course. And he's on top OF the
heap for the year in money WIN
nings.
Alexander and Palmer and about
150 others, however. aren't ready to
concede a stroke. Both of the North
Carolina golfers have been IN the
money in several tournaments.
Snead Among Entries.
There are plenty of golf's big
manners on hand, too, and any one
of them could get hot enough to WIN
the title.
sammy snead, the British Open
king who blows hot and cold, wouio
be a good bet. Denny Shute Is back
after being runnerup in 1919.
Herman Barron, Ellsworth vines,
Joe Kirkwood, jr.; KY Laffoon, Tony
Monero rdck Metz. Harry Todd and
Art Doering are entered.
Then there are two British golf
ers-Dai Rees and Charles Ward
who are playing their first tourna-
ment In America.
A handful of veterans are here,
with Gene Sarazen, Tommy Armour
and Bobby Cruickshank all eager to
score another victory. Cruickshank
has won this title three times.
Stranahan Top Amateur.
Heading the amateur contingent
is Frank Stranahan, who has bested
the pros a couple of times this year.
Cary Middlecoff of Memphis, the
1945 champion and first amateur to
win the North and South, Cancelled
his entry because Of illness in his
family.
The Washington delegation was
increased by the arrival of Harry
Griesmer, the Maryland Open cham
pion; George Nealis. an unattached
pro and member of Prince Georges,
and Amateur Dewey Peake. The
Worsham brothers. Lew and Buck:
Roger Peacock, AL Jamison, George
Diffenbaugh and DR.. Joseph Ken
drick already were on hand.
Two former Washingtonians, Boyd
Jaeger. now of Rocky Mount, and
Fred Bolton, present Fayetteville
pro, are entered. in addition to a
number Of the Middle Atlantic PGA
members, including Johnny Bass,
Andy Gibson, Hugh Mcclellan, Ivan
Gantz, Eddie Semmler and Jimmy
Duke of Baltimore and Jack Isaacs,
Bobby Cruickshank and Johnny
Kelley Of Virginia.
Evening star., 1946-11-05
Unbeuten EIevens Clash
In SundIot Loop TONIGHT

The only unbeaten and united
teams In the Sandlot Football
League, Mercury A. G. and Rock
Greek Forest. meet at New York
Avenue Stadium at S:l5 o'clock to-
night.
Mercury, paced by Lloyd Nor
folk and John Sanford, has won
three games, while Rock Greek, with
Frank Geraci and Floyd De Vries
as leaders, has won two.
Evening star., 1946-11-05
Bough, Other Ai|ing
Backs Play Sunday

Crippled backfield players won't
provide any alibis for the Red
skins when they tackle the Bos-
ton Yankees in Sundays pro
football game here. Sammy
Baugh. now enroute to his Texas
home with q new car for his wife,
will be back and ready to play
although nursing a slight all
ment. Jack jenkins also will be
available and 50 will Bob De-
Fruiter, who has been out OF
action some time.
Lone uncertainty among the
backs is Sal Rosato, who has been
troubled by continued loss Of
weight.
Evening star., 1946-11-05
Edwards Denies Interference;
Hasn't Given Up on Redskins
By Lewis r. Atchison

Of the race Where they finish Is
entirely up to them. But it goes
without saying that they must get
the lead out of their heels If they
hope to pick up any payon pocket
money.
II Edwards thinks dash of sin
glowing sprinkled in with the T
will help then he should put 1t in.
Certainly no Redskin coach has
been more popular in the front office
than Turk, and his judgment is re-
spected and accepted. He'll con-
tinue to get suggestions-not orders,
but from here in he'll probably de-
wise his own game strategy and stick
to 1t.
Ki Aldrich's expulsion from the
Pittsburgh game for questioning
Referee Carl Rebele's decision
makes 1t seem that the officials are
getting-or have, tender hides KRIS
sin was using a cuss word in asking
Rebele for q ruling, according to XII
Evening star., 1946-11-05

Bethesda loop with Capt. Shantz's
quint as the latter dropped two to
Hillyard Sales. George Toth's 403
paved the way for Clarke Sanding
Machine to trim Fred Lazzari's Deli
catessen team, 2-1.
Spanked by Red Megaw's 147-361
and Jim Turnburke's 357, Atlas
Novelty, In spite of Carl Shank's Isl
and 408 counts, whitewashed Hay
den's Restaurant to gain first place
in the Southeast loop. Paced by Joe
Digulimio's 396, Chats Liquor Store
swept Ship Cafe with top team marks
of SIS and 1,74l. Everett Ballard's
1888 were the big pokes As
Skaters Flower Shop nosed out
Phillips Restaurant, I'll.
Brown Shoots 377.
Harry Brown, league scorer, fired
377 to account for Service Sales lone
win from Capitol Restaurant. Duke
Persutti and Willie Wolfe teamed
up with respective sets Of 3s1 and
367 to give Clothes Mart the odd
one 1rOm e&uccu TN.
Agnes Garner fired high game of
1874 in the Women's Arcadia Tenpin
League while Paula Larsen garnered
sets honors with 5l4. The Ding
How,s with is wins and 5 losses lead
by one game over the Rockets.
NE. Variety Store gained q one
game lead in the Northeast Busi-
nessmen's loop by al win from
Superior Lock & Electric as Burt
& Easter OUTFIT dropped to second
by losing two tilts to American
Linen. Bowling the seasons high
league set OF 3Ss, Joe Moore led
the way as Gilmer's Service nicked
Red Bar, I'll.
Lou Jenkins of Ida's Department
Store boosted his average to 124-
plus in the Petworth League with
422. Continental Life blanked Bo-
vello Plumbers rs Lou Rose, league
president, led with 382.
The War Department pennant
race frightened when ODs shut out
Central Accounts to gain q tie for
first place with the Rangers, who
we're given a surprising three-game
setback by the Frankies as George
Raymond led the sweep with 374
Dudley of the losers topped the
match with 384. Peters 400 set fea-
tured as Finance blasted Engineers,
dropping the losers into third place.
Ross 371 led as the Generals took
two from AAF Bombers.
Evening star., 1946-11-05
With Dill Leetch

during lie course Oh u ScASOIl, par
ticularly with respect to wild water
fowl. One that has just come to
our attention is the chasing of wild
geese by q couple of twerps in Piper
Cub planes over Belmont Bay down
the Potomac. The story Is that
after indulging in this so-called
sport for nearly an hour, one of the
planes finally ran down and killed
a goose, and in doing 80, broke the
prope on his plane and made a
forced landing in the bay, from
which he was rescued by fishermen.
If happenings of this sort in Vir-
ginia are reported at once to Earnest
r. Atkinson, Federal game manager,
Box 173, Tappahannock, Va, or in
Maryland to Alan w. Souder, Box
II, Cambridge, Md, investigation
and action will be much quicker.
Also details become garbled some
times in the retelling, and 1t Is well
for the observer to make these re-
ports direct, supplying all available
information.
On the evening of November 13,
the Washington Chapter Of the
Izaak Walton League will hold
big show in the Department of Com
merce Auditorium, dedicated to the
hunters in this area. All sportsmen
are invited to full evenings enter
tainment of movies and live shoot
ing. Bill Cox, of the Remington
Arms Co.'s staff Of exhibition shoot
ers will give a remarkable demon
stration of ability with firearms and
highlight the events Of the evening.
Fred Orsinger will hold open
house in his aquarium both before
and after the show. It promises to
be most enjoyable affair, and is
most timely in that the general
hunting season in Maryland opens
two days later. We urge all sports
men to attend. And bring the
missus, lads and lassies with you.
Evening star., 1946-11-05

port, M d., / S
clearing out, but
still is somewhat
C ! o u d y. T h e
Shenandoah was
clear as this was
" ri t t e n, a n d
8 O m e n l c G
catches are be-
ing made in
both the north
and south forks
a We From t
Royal, Va.
The Potomac
continues some
Evening star., 1946-11-05
BosebuII Meeting Shifted

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Nov. 5 (F1.-
The Interstate Baseball Leagues
November Is meeting to elect ofncers
has been shifted from Wilmington.
Del, to Lancaster. Pa, League Pres
ident ]. v. Jamison announced
,odaY.
Evening star., 1946-11-05
Injured Pro Gridder Dies

POTTSVILLE, Pa, Nov. s lPy.-
Joseph Lakotsky, "A. guard on the
Shenandoah team who was injured
October 20 while playing football
against Panther Valley in the
Pennsylvania Professional Football
League, died yesterday In Locust
Mountain Hospital.
Evening star., 1946-11-05
De Groot Plays 'Dioqenes'
By The Assssioasd Press

y the Assesoie PFss
ANGELES 5-Diogenes, alias Coach Dud De Groot
Of the football is looking for honest boy.
held week and entertained several
and When 1t
all footballs jerseys and sweatsrs missing
But, Dud:
haired about 13 paid his into
last Sunday bring back the missing sweaters He
another seetcar and thought
we needed It,
give autographed football and
Evening star., 1946-11-05
OUTDOORS

The beginning of the last month
of black bass fishing in the upper
Potomac finds it's waters in rather
poor shape. The upper river, be-
Ior, yxyiJl;opne
Evening star., 1946-11-05

COLD WEATHER coMlNcl Thick, WEN
dirty summer oil cont protect your en-
cine and makes for hard siaFfins In
winter. Thats why you should lst ysvr
She'll osaIsr drain. Avsh end fhsn 'sAh
yovr erunkeass with the correct winner
sruds Of She'll x.loo Metss oil tsdsyi
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-28
EcOrse Boat Club
Chooses Board
Of Directors

The Ecorse Boat Club is prepar-
ing for another successful season.
Activities Of the club will be guided
this season, by a ten man board Of
directors recently appointed. by
Mike Tank, the clubs president.
In view Of the increased mem
bership and the large number Of
Servicemen returning to the club,
club officials decided that board
Of directors chosen from members
Of long standing would assist great
ly in deciding the functions Of the
club this year.
Nick Pappas, Joe Hughes. and
Bob Campbell were appointed for
two year term. and Ken Bolt
house, James Cameron, Bernard
Seneski, and Louis Tank will serve
on the board for a three year tenn.
Due to the increased number Of
crews representing the club this
season, James Cameron, Louis Tank
and William Tank we're elected to
assist Head Coach Jim Rice, in the
job Of shaping up winning crews
for the 1916 season.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-28
Jayeees Will Give Away Plymouth

Tickets were on sale today for
the Jaycees rattle of a 1916 Plym-
outh which will be given the lucky
ducat holder July 81.
Proceeds of the drawing are for
the benefit of the Wyandotte Boat
Club and the money will be used
tc buy new equipment to replace
Anticipated shells and oars, some Of
which are twenty years old.
Rattle chairmen are attempting
to raise $4,000 to $4,000 for the
club. reported as one Of the finest
in the nation. Every youth in wy
andotte. regardless OF race, creed,
or whether a member of the boat
club, will have access to shells and
equipment.
Wyandottc, one of the first CT
ties to have a boat club, has always
been actively interested in the
international sport Of rowing. City
oarSmen have taken the Henley
International at st. GATHERINGS
and national titles in Philadelphia
shell meets to put Wyandotte in
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-28
Bear Rifle Squad Represents
Down River Area I'm State Meet

BY outshooting opposing riflemen
in all eight events conducted by
the Michigan Rifle and Pistol Asso-
citation, Roosevelt Highs rifle team
captured the sectional matches.
Taking the lead in the first round
February 81, the Bears went through
the seven game schedule without
defeat to win the right to repre-
sent the Down River area In State
competition scheduled to begin
April 4 at Olympia.
Ninety six teams, from all sec
tons of the state have taken to
aiming at the bulls-eye, making
Junior Rifle shooting one of the
major sports Of Michigan prep
schools.
Wyandotte has again been select
ed as the site for the outdoor
matches June %. These matches
attract shooters under eighteen
years of age from clubs throughout
the state.
A record breaking crowd Is anti
cipated for this years meet now
that wartime restrictions have been
lifted.
Clayton Mcneil, instructor of
the Roosevelt High Club has
been named to handle the ar
rangements for the meet. He will
be assisted by Charles Barclay,
Ann Arbor instructor.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-28
Winter Program
Ends March 70

Wyandotte Recreations winter
program officially comes to an end
March 90 when school gymnasiums
which have been used for recrea-
ton basketball and dancing close
their doors.
The department reported that
attendance figures for the 1915
year old boys and girls exceeded
the $4,000 mark as school chill
dren all over the city flOcked to
the schools to participate in baS-
ketball contests and other group
games.
The activities were held at the
Mckinley. Washington. Garfield
and Labadie schools through the
cooperation Of the school board.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-28
Car Designed By WyandOtter
Will Race At indianapolis

When racers from all over the
nation start burning up the track
at the Indianapolis speedway
Memorial Day. Wyandotte will be
represented by a car made right in
the basement of Al Singer, 1906
Smith street.
The local mechanic has been
toying with racing machines for
over a decade and the one he will
enter in the Indianapolis classic is
Of his own design.
Singer will not drive the vehicle
but will leave May 1 for the
Speedway for preliminary trials
on the track. Charles van Auker
has consented to pilot the car
for the WyandOtter. Van Auker
halls from the West Coast where
he has driven racing vehicles for
over seven years.
Singer has built and designed
motors that have competed in
some Of the largest races IN the
country, including Syracuse, Mil
waukee and the indianapolis Fair
Grounds events. The motor that he
will enter at indianapolis was first
raced in 1941 when it finished sec
ond.
At present. he Is completely
overhauling the engine in his
basement-garage, installing COM
plete set of bearings and inserts
assurance that nothing will burn
up during the five-hundred mile
haul. The $50 horsepower plant
burns an alcohol compound at an
average of gallon every four
miles, which will necessitate re-
fueling the AZ gallon capacity tank
twelve times during the course Of
the race.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-28

grounds, swimming pools and COM
munity centers.
Unheard of twenty years ago,
city sponsored recreation programs
were introduced to the American
public in the early thirties. {. Z.
Not as an answer to what could
be done with unoccupied school
kids but as political foot
ball" kicked around much the
same way that the Chicken in
every pot" was showed down the
public's throat by over-zestful can
didates.
If Wyandotte follows Mr.. Hut
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-28
Golf League
Will Meef
Monday Night

Archie Van, West Shore pro, will
Be- present at the second organiza-
tional meeting of the Recreation
Departments newly formed golf
club next Monday.
He was invited by the clubs
hackers who are pushing a Wyan-
dotte league which will be open to
residents and factory workers in
the community.
Tentatively. the new club will
run q six-man team to compete
with other Down River and out
Of-state golfers. A three or four
flight will also be organized.
Interest continues to grow in the
new venture and large gathering
is expected for the meeting. Any
golfers interested are urged to at
tend the discussion. Time is 7:3O
IN the City Hall.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-28
Cage Awards Go
TO Twelve Bears

Twelve members of ROOSEVELT
varsity basketball squad and five
members of the reserve team will
be awarded letters this afternoon
in a ceremony in the schools audi
forum.
Among the letter winners are
two Of the schools most outstand-
ing athletes, Joe Catarino and Bill
McGrath. Joe, a sophomore, has
played in almost every sport on the
school calendar. He accounted for
1O3 points during the last season
TO lead the teammates he cap
tanned after the departure of Nc
Grath. Bill graduated in January
and has since signed a contract
with the Detroit Tigers.
San Palmer. under contract
with, the National League Phila-
delphia Phillies, will also receive
his basketball letter tomorrow.
List Of the "W" winners: Joe
CatarinO, Captain second semester,
Earl Gates, John Jaciuk, Morris
Katz. Ernie Mayoras, Bill McGrath,
Harry Moore, Dick Moss, Sam Pal
mer, Gordon Tarrant, Penn Wicker,
Phil Katz, student manager.
The reserve winners are Bob Ba-
ker. Kenneth Gray, Eugene Pres
ton, Dick Torango, Bob White.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-28

Representatives of all three Wyan-
dotte high schools were present
Monday night for the Junior
Chamber of Commerce sportsman
banquet held in honor of the
achievements of city athletic teams
in baseball, basketball, track and
football competition.
Following a dinner at the Wa
beck Tea Room, the guests were
shown movies of the Detroit Tig-
er's championship winning play in
the 1945 World Series.
Principal speaker of the evening
was Chuck Baer, head football
coach at the University Of De-
trOit.
Coaches from st. Pats, Roose-
welt, and Mt. Carmel introduced
individual team captains.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-28
News-HeraId Will Back
Annual Golf School Again

If you're one Of the unfortunate
souls who is forever digging digots
from the tees and fairwayS, if YOU
spend most of your golfing day in
the rough trying to track down q
slice or hook-the NewS-Herald is
coming to your rescue.
Beginning in early April, Archie
Van, famed pro at West Shore
Country Club will instruct novices
and semi-skilled golfers in twice
weekly classes sponsored by the
Wyandotte News-Herald. The in
structions are open to both mer
and women free of charge and viii
be held at West Shore.
The school met with tremen-
dous success last year as golfers
from all over the city sought
Arches guidance in improving
their games. Instructions we're
given in stance. grip and swing
in seven different classes.
Prizes will again be awarded tc
the student who shows most i'm
provement under Arches tutorship
Complete details governing the
membership, time Of classes and
prizes will be announced at an
early date.
The West Shore Club is now open
for the early spring golfers. The
first nine holes are now available
for play and the entire eighteen
will be open about May l.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-28
Photo by Hal Root

one of the nations top positions
in rowing circles
Old shells and equipment has
hampered the city youths chances
for a win in several races. The Mt.
Carmel crew. rowing in the Detroit
meet last summer. were forced to
turn back when their ancient shell
gave out and went back into the
race with another shell which had
just finished a previous contest.
Proceeds from the Jaycee rattle
Will mean new boats, new equip
ment for the recently constructed
shell house.
The rattle will be held at the
Wyandotte regatta in Bishop Park
this July. There's a new car for
the winner and promises of a mod
ern, well-equipped racing shells for
Wyandotte youth.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-28

What good is the discovery that
your roof leaks If you refuse to
put out the money to have 1t
repaired?
The city's decision to bring sur
vey specialists to Wyandotte is a
good omen. 1t means that it
has loosened purSe-stringS for
something that could no longer be
ignored. d. It's reported that de-
mandS for increased recreational
facilities were first voiced by the
original Wyandotte Indians {.
at least the files Of this newspaper,
dusty and cracked with age, bear
articles stressing the need for play
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-28

chinS and Co.'s recommendations
as far as possible within the
bounds Of finance and available
sites this city stands an
excellent chance Of regaining
ground lost through negIecting a
function that ranks second only
to school programs.
If citizens and officials of Wyan-
dotte fail to follow Me associa-
tons outline teen-age attend
ance at poolrooms will not dec1eas
Juvenile delinquency will en-
tnue to rise.
Things will be tough sn over.