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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-22

@. How tall is Gov. T. E. Dewey
of New York? Is his height below
average?-M. D. L.
A. Gov. Dewey is slightly over
5 feet inches and, therefore, is
of average height.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-22

e. Rankin that his notorious I'm
American Committee is launching
at once an investigation" into the
CLIO Political Action Committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-22

THE MODE Impor+ont Mems Corner
Evening star., 1946-12-14
Caps Seek Twelfth in Row
AGAINST Cleveland Toniqht

A twelfth successive victory and
a tie with the idle New York
Knickerbockers for first place in the
Eastern Division of the Basket Ball
Association of America will be the
double objective of the Washington
Capitols tonight when they tangle
with the Cleveland Rebels at Uline
Arena at $3.50 o'clock
The Rebels dealt the Caps their
only lop-sided defeat of the season
several weeks ago when they rolled
to a 92-68 decision, but the local
outfit since has hit its stride and
will be decided favorite tonight.
Cleveland is the third ranking
club in the Western Division.
In an effort to bolster attendance,
ladies with or without escort viii be
admitted for so cents.
Evening star., 1946-12-14
Santini Open Attract,
Top BowIers Tonight

Otis Shepherd of Baltimore, No.
duckpin bowler of the country, will
be the defending champion in the
fifth annual Tony Santini open al
Chevy Chase Ice Palace tonight. The
six-game event is named for one OF
the Capitals all-time great pin
spillers.
It will be the fourth straight time
an ace bowler from the Maryland
metropolis will defend his title
Previous winners were Nick Paye
Winfield Guerke and Dick Mattheisz
With Washington pinmen seeking
their first victory, one of the biggest
fields Of Maryland, Virginia and
District top-f1ighters ever to roll in
a major tournament here is expected
to compete for top prize of $3.50.
Edie Peterson, substituting fol
Madge Lewis. and AL Wright last
night at Lafayette won two games
from Lois Gladding and Kari
Gochenour to maintain one-game
lead in the Metropolitan mixed dou-
bles. Second-place Bing Moen and
Lindsey Stott were 2-1 victors over
Pauline Saur and Ken Ingram
Caroline Hiser and Johnny Ault
whitewashed Kay Luckett and Lou
Pantos to gain tie for the runner
up spot. Ruth King and Nick Rim
aldi swept Lorraine GULL and Irwin
Cook to move up among the pen
nant contenders. Stimmy Hart and
Auggie Widmer routed Ruth and
Joe Di Misa as Widmer fired top
scores of 154 and 408.
Evening star., 1946-12-14
Southern Conference
Bars Curb on GIs
By the kssoeioted Press

CHARLESTON, S. c., Dec. IA
The Southern Conference rejected
a proposal made last night by Wake
Forest to restrict an athlete in mill
tary service from playing more than
four years at the same college.
AS the rules now stand, an athlete
can participate in sports for two
years at one school, be taken into
military service and assigned to
unit at the same school and play
for two additional years, and then
return to school after discharge and
compete for two years more.
After turning down the Wake
Forest suggestion, the conference
voted that any student assigned to
member school by the armed forces
must comply with the conferences
and scholastic rules.
Conference officials today centered
their attention on balloting for OFF,
GERS for the ensuing year, proposal
to move the basket ball tournament
from Raleigh to Durham, N. c., and
the setting of dates for spring and
summer championships.
Evening star., 1946-12-14
Frosh Rule Extended
In Sc. Conference
BY the Assoeiofed Press

TUSCALOOSA, Ala, Dec. IA
Look for a rush of Southeastern
Conference schools to enroll fresh
men before next July l.
The conference, at its annual
meeting yesterday, voted to allow
first-year students enrolled prior to
that date to play four years OF
varsity competition or one freshman
wear and three varsity years.
To qualify for four years OF varsity
competition. the student must play
varsity ball the first year, which
would prevent him from declining
to play one season and playing with
the first-stringers for the next four
While the rule covers ANY stu
dent. it was specifically pointed out
that it was intended to cover only
freshmen, and not junior college
graduates, transfers, or migrant
students who are covered by other
rules.
The conference voted last year
to permit freshmen to play on var
sity teams through July l, l947, with
the expressed intention OF barring
students who normally would reg
ister next September.
Evening star., 1946-12-14
EurIy-Seuson Scholastic Tits
Marked by Top-Heovy Scores

Early season skirmishing among
scholastic basket ball teams is pro-
viding little excitement due to top
heavy scores and that pattern was
followed yesterday in furry OF
local and nearby games.
In the closest game Of the day,
Bethesda Chevy Chase walloped
Gaithersburg, 41-33. Frederick High
thumped Western, 23-14, and in all
other games there was at least a
14-point margin as Roosevelt Alum
nj defeated Roosevelt, 44-30; George
Washington High spanked Dewitt,
44-27; Washington-Lee smothered
Montgomery Blair, Alt; Tech
trimmed Mount Rainier, 30-10, and
Georgetown Prep mauled st. Paul
40-14.
Western trailed, lilo, at half
time, but sagged badly in the sec
ond half to drop its second straight
game as Bobby Marendt produced
10 points for Frederick at Frederick
Evening star., 1946-12-14
McAIIisfer Beats Jones;
Remdtch Appears Likely
By the Associofed Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. IA third
match in Washington appeared like
ly today between Jimmy McAllister
Baltimore featherweight, and Herbie
tBiff) Jones of Washington, follow
ing McAllister eight-round de-
cision victory here last night.
McAllister, who lost a disputed
decision to Jones several weeks ago
in Washington, dropped Jones for
a count Of eight in the fifth round
in bitter battle before only 1,209
fans.
In a brace of six-rounders, Leon
Ford, Baltimore heavyweight, out
pointed Wilbur Mason of Washing
ton and Ken Stribling, Washington
middleweight, won a decision from
Joe Evans of Baltimore.
Evening star., 1946-12-14

Catholic University, which Will be
host to the Mason Dixon Conference
basket ball tournament next March
and naturally wants to compete, Is
back in the Conference race today
after a 42-38 overtime victory over
Randolph Macon, its first OF the
season.
The Cards had lost four in q
row, two in the Conference, and
things looked bad for the tourna-
ment hosts until they hit the win
column last night. Coach Ben 20
las men will attempt to make 1t
two in a row against Washington
College tonight in Chestertown. The
top 8 teams in the 14-team loop will
compete in the tournament.
Two overtime period baskets by
high-scorer Gene Szklarz and one by
Fred Connors helped the Cards to
victory, after Don Robertson OF the
yellow Jackets tied the score with
only 20 seconds to play when ne
dropped set shot from midcourt.
George Nelson, playing at center in
place Of the injured George Lauer-
bacher, was G. us all-court star.
It was a big night for breaking
Evening star., 1946-12-14
College Football Worth
Topic on Broadcast

Whether college football should
continue as a big-time sport will
be one of the subjects discussed In
a football forum broadcast at 8
o'clock tomorrow over Station
WARL. The panel of experts on
the program will be JACK Hagerty
Georgetown U. coach; Johnny
Williams, trainer, and George
Becker. director of physical educa-
ton at the Hilltop.
Also taking part will be Bus Wer-
der, Len Bonforte, Lou Robustelli
and Larry Koncelik, all Georgetown
players. They will discuss the ad-
visibility Of college player going
into pro football.
Evening star., 1946-12-14
Washingtoniian Plan!
To Bid for Miami 5
Pro Grid Franchise

Bob Rodenberg, who with Maury
Nee and Karl Corby, other local
businessmen, made application fol-
a franchise in the All-America Con-
ference more than a year ago, will
bid for the Miami Seahawks fran
chise at the meeting in Cleveland
on Friday, he said today.
Rodenberg said he has group
with the necessary money and will
present a solid case to the AAC
officials. Baltimore is his first
choice, but If unable to obtain the
Municipal Stadium or the support
of the city, Rodenberg mentioned
Philadelphia, Newark, Pittsburgh
Atlanta or. even Miami again as pos
sible sites, the last named provided
the city would give better dates and
more cooperation.
Corby no longer is interested and
Nee said he was at one time but is
no longer, "at least not in the i'm
mediate future"
Rodenberg has several conferences
planned in Baltimore today, will
meet with Seahawk and former
Redskins General Manager Jack
Espey on Monday and together they
will attend the annual meeting. II
successful, Rodenberg will appoint
Espey general manager Of his team
Miami closed its season at home
last night by defeating the Brook
lyn Dodgers, 31-20, before 2,340 fans
in a steady rain. The victory was
the Hawks third in IA games Com
missioner James Crowley disclosed
that he had written checks totaling
more than 100000 to pay two
months salary to the Miami play
ers. Harvey Hester quit as presi-
dent OF the club. The Miami man.
agement had been notified of a vio-
lation of the conferences indebted
ness clause.
Crowley said interests in Balti-
more and Philadelphia were the
most likely contenders for the
franchise.
Evening star., 1946-12-14
American U. Five Off
On 3-Gume Road Trip

American University left on a
four-day, three-game trip into vir-
ginia today which will find the
Eagles meeting William and Mary in
Williamsburg tonight, Randolph Ma
con in Ashland on Monday and Vir-
ginia in Charlottesville on Tuesday.
The Eagles have won four of
seven to date, but will rule as under
dogs to unbeaten William and Mary
in the first stop.
Evening star., 1946-12-14
Three Trophies Are Added
For Boys Boxing Tourney

Announcement today that three
additional trophies will be at stake
gives added incentive to the city
wide invitation unlimited boxing
tournament which will start Friday
night at Turner's Arena under the
sponsorship of the Boys Club OF
Washington.
The Touchdown Club will pre-
sent a trophy to the outstanding
novice fighter. Charles Rosenthal,
local sportsman, will give tro-
ply to the outstanding senior run
nerup and another to the outstand-
ing novice runnerup.
Entries, which will close Wednes-
day night at weighing-in ceremonies
at the Boxing Commission offices,
are available at the Boys Club
of Washington, 261 Seventeenth
street Sc.
Evening star., 1946-12-14
Ruth and Jacobs Both
Reported Improved
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-Reporting
continued improvement in the sinus
condition of Babe Ruth, physicians
at French Hospital said last night
it was expected he would be able to
go home Sunday.
Promoter Mike Jacobs today was
reported to have responded to treat
ment after suffering a slight re-
lapse following a cerebral hemor-
rhage suffered Dec. 3.
Evening star., 1946-12-14
Walter Johnson Laid to Rest
In a Setting He Loved Best
Sv Hermon r. Schoden

IT remember about 1918 or ~
Chicago was here and breaking in
a brand new rookie - one Of the
cocky kind, I guess.
Sometime while johnson was
warming up, one of the Washing
ton players got this kid aside and
pointer at Walter"
"See That Big Rube?"
"'See that big rube over there?'
he told the rookie. Tt kind Of looks
like you're in for a soft day, doesn't
it?'
"The youngster agreed then. But
before the game was over Walter
had struck him out four times.
And he hunted up the pal who
had given him the pregame tip.
Why. you think he was fast
today?' the needier prodded. Say,
you amt seen nothing yeti!
"Well, when the Chicago man.
ager reached the clubhouse, the
rookie presented him his uniform
and asked for. q ticket home"
. But Walter johnson was not one
to take advantage Of rookie or any
body else. Muddy Ruel, who caught
him several years, chimed in with
this appraisal:
HE had only two pitches-a fast
one and a faster one, and the
batter always knew what was
coming" Ruel said. He simply
threw 1t past them"
Peckinpaugh remembered when
he batted against johnson in 191(
before joining the Nationals.
THE first time up struck out
The second time I hit long out
field foul. I remember praying thai
the outhelder would catch it so ths
papers would say went out on 6
long fly"
Simplicity Remembered.
The simplicity and modesty ol
johnson was remembered by all
He always took the blame for q
defeat. If IAN outf1elder juggled
ball, he'd often blame himself fol
letting that batter hit SO hard
"He wasn't one for publicity,
said Peck1npaugh. He was Ike 9
bashful kid in crowds. He would
rather spend his nights sitting on q
log by the light Of the moon listen
ing to his dogs howl"
But Barney" was not man to
be pushed around. Milan classed
him as a flrst-rate debater, who
would argue long over point just
for the sake Of an argument.
All that was In Johnson's private
life. On the field he had but one
aim-to win the game with as little
fuss as possible.
Eloquent testimony to his sports
manship were the names of two
honorary pallbearers-former Um-
pires Bill MCGOWAN and Dick Nallin
Evening star., 1946-12-14

The wind was whipping through
the pines of Rockville Union Gene
terry like Walter Johnson's fast one
when they laid him to rest last eve
ming.
1t was sharp, biting wind that
stirred the five-foot cross of lilies
the Fox Hunters Association OF
Maryland contributed to the mag
nificent floral display.
With the trees and the wind and
the Maryland hills, it was almost
the kind of setting johnson loved
best when he called his dogs together
and set out for the hunt.
Family and Friends at Grave.
Around the grave were grouped
the family and friends of the man
most critics call baseball's greatest
pitcher. They we're some Of the
$500 who had filled Washington
Cathedrals great choir earlier in the
afternoon for the simple last rites
Among them were a dozen oi
"Barney's" old teammates when hi
was burning 'em over for two dec
AIDES in the livery of the Washington
Nationals.
There had been no eulogy for Wal
ter johnson in the Cathedral serv-
ices, for as somebody said, how
could there be starting or finish
ing point for such man?
Maybe the gray-headed policeman
who stood guard at the transep'
where Johnson's body entered anc
departed the Cathedral had the besi
eulogy, when he gazed at the beauti-
full building and said:
Nothing could be too good for ole
| Walter"
Services Were Simple.
The services were as simple ar1c
! heart warming as the man fol
| whom they were said. There wa.
soft organ music. prayers by ths
Very Rev. John w. Suter and song.
by the congregation. No, there wa:
no eulogy said at the Cathedral
But the eulogies were said by the
people, and more especially by those
dozen baseball players who knew
the Big Train" when the terrific
speed of his arm and the strength
of his heart was carrying him tc
the pinnacle.
Around the desk OF Clark Grifhth's
ball park Office, where often each
had sat before, the men who knew
Walter johnson best talked of his
prowess and character.
There was the entire infield o;
the 1924 world championship club
First Baseman Joe Judge, Second
Baseman Bucky Harris, Shortstop
Roger Peckinpaugh, and Third
Baseman Ossie Bluege, in addition
to Johnson's catcher Of that time
Muddy Ruel.
And there were Pitchers Jim
Shaw, Jack Bentley and Tom
Zachary and Outf1elders Sam Rice
and Clyde Milan and Coach Nick
Altock and Trainer Mike Martin.
Knew Him 40 Years Ago.
Some of them, like Clyde Milan
knew johnson from the day he
shufied into Washington nearly 4o
years ago, an overgrown Kansas
farm boy with an awesome fastball
"He was the only ball player ]
ever knew who didn't have an
enemy" unused Clark Griffith.
"And he and Muddy Ruel were
the only battery / ever knew that
never used a cuss word" said
Peckinpaugh.
Mr. Griffith recalled story about
Walter the others had not heard
Evening star., 1946-12-14

Shufout by Clippers
Drops Lions Out Of
|HockeyLoop Lead
BY George Huber

ID Larry Frechette, the Balti-
more goalie.
co Jimmy Wilson, Washington
center, sick with a cold.
CD No practice for Washington
for 10 days.
"a Out-of- of-position Washington
defensemen frequently caught nap
ping.
Mix up the above four reasons
and it comes out SO shutout VIC
tory for the Baltimore Clippers over
Washington Lions in last nights
hockey game at Uline Arena. 1t
ended, for the time being, anyway,
Washington's brief exclusion into
first place in the Eastern League,
leaving the Clippers there alone and
with 2-point lead.
Best Crowd of Season.
It all happened before 1000
turnout, too, best hockey crowd Of
the season at Uline Arena as the
Clippers scored goal in each OF the
first two periods and ronped home
with three more in the wild finale.
1t ended a six-game undefeated
streak for the Lions.
Larry Frechette, the Baltimore
goalie, played himself one whale Of
game. He stopped Washington
drives all night long while putting
on just about the best net tending
job here this season, which takes
nothing away from Davie Kemp,
Washington's goalie, who all along,
including last night, has been as
good as any in this league.
Lineup Shifted Continually.
Jimmy Wilson, Lion center, was
out with a cold, and it forced Coach
Jack Riley continually to revamp
his lineup last night. He had Chirp
Brenchley and Kenny PARTS doing
duty-and-a-half, shifting back and
forth among the three forward lines.
And that necessary move didn't
make for exceptionally smooth
playing in the various combinations.
Once Riley even tried Defenseman
Bud Foley at center.
No practice for 10 days. So many
basket ball games at Uline in be-
tween hockey games that the ice
hasn't been available for practice.
Only time the Lions have seen each
other on ice has been while playing
their last three games. Generally
when the rink here isn't available
they practice in Baltimore, but that
too, has been impossible this week,
Arena management says the Lions
will get the ice more frequently for
practice hereafter.
Evening star., 1946-12-14
AII-Sturs Wind Up
School Grid Play

Washington's scholastic foot,
ball season was to be brought to
fiourishing finish today at
Griffith Stadium at 2 o'clock
when stars plucked from high
school ranks faced a picked team
of prep school aces in a fourth
annual All-Star game.
Three previous games produced
] bitter battles but no winner.
Twice the teams fought to SIS
ties and on the other occasion
the game resulted In = scoreless
deadlock.
Evening star., 1946-12-14
HaIas Puts His Team
| Through Last Drill
Before Title Clash
By Sid FEEDER
Associated Pres. Sport. Writer

SsSSS.S'se ''sss SFS''e '''''S'
NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-The papa
bear, jumpy George Halas, brought
all his Bear Cubs to town from Chi
cago today to tangle with the Giants
tomorrow for the National Football
League championship, and the way
the neighborhood betting boys figure
| it, the Cubs should win easier than
falling down.
The Bears climbed of a morning
train just about the time the better
betting shoppes were opening up for
the day. And when they did, it was
discovered the gambling gentlemen
had overhauled their odds overnight
and now have the Bears 10-point
| favorites over the Giants to win
their fifth title since the play for
pay pigskinners first decided In 1888
to bring East and West together in a
postseason championship scramble.
Hard to Figure Out.
Inasmuch as the Giants raised
Jumps on the not-so-monstrouS
monsters of the midway the one
time they got together this season,
| it was difficult to figure out the way
this betting price was reached.
| There Is no doubt the papa bear
had a different idea about it than
the odds-makerS, because no sooner
had he gotten his grizzlies of the
train and checked into their hotel
than he rounded them all up, put on
their leashes, and led them up to
the Polo Grounds battle pit for q
workout.
He put them through their final
PAGES, without, OF course, taking any
chances on raising any bumps and
bruises on his meal tickets before
tomorrow's game. But from what
went on, you got the idea he has in
mind sending his cubs through all
their aerial tricks with Sid Luckman,
the pitching Bear, who grew in
Brooklyn, doing most Of the sailing.
George learned during the day,
too, that $4,000 crowd and rec
ord $185 900 gate still looms for to-
morrow. Now, George thought this
was very nice, although he doesn't
concentrate too much on sordid f.
nance, for, as Jimmy Councilman,
coach of the Chicago Cardinals and
one of Halas' staunchest pals, puts
it. George is the incest rich man
know"
Third Battle for Title.
This will be the third time the
Bears and Giants have rassled it out
for the championship. with the
Bears taking two-in '33 and Al
ard the New Workers coming home
in "a.
One of the fellows who was in
that 1921 jamboree 10 years ago is
still risking life and limb out there.
He is Ken Strong, who holds the all
time playof point-making record,
having started it in that "33 tussle
with two touchdowns, pair Of extra
points and field goal.
Strong kept it up through the "a,
'35 and "A playo1 games-the latter
two with Detroit and Green Bay, re-
spectively-until he piled up "a
points. And if the Giants score even
once, or get within fleld-goal terri
tory tomorrow the one-time New
York University Violet no doubt will
add some more, because he can just
zbout dot an II" with q place-kick
at anything under 80 yards.
Evening star., 1946-12-14
MuhIenberg, Bonnies
In Bowl Clash Today
By the Associated Prsss

LEXINGTON, KY, Dec. IA
Muhlenberg and st. Bonaventure,
each defeated only once during the
regular football season, met in the
inaugural Tobacco Bowl here today
with the oddsmakers giving the
Mules razor thin half-point adj
vantage.
About 10000 spectators were ex-
pected to witness the event under
clear, warm skies.
. A large delegation of down-State
New Yorkers accompanied the Bon.
nies who, Coach Hugh Devore said,
would be glad to settle for 1-point
triumph.
Floyd Schwartzwalder, the mule
coach, also forecast a rugged game
for Allentown (Pa.) team and came
up with this gloomy pretilt bit of
pessimism: We'll be lucky If we
give them decent game"
Evening star., 1946-12-14
GuIIuudet's Swimmers
Bow to Ambassadors

Gallaudet. which recently added
swimming to its athletic program
was credited with a fine showing
in its first meet against the power
full Ambassador Hotel team which
the latter won yesterday, 41-16, ir
the Ambassador Pool.
Gallaudet produced two winners
T. Denis. who topped w. johnson
and F. Reilly of the hosts in the
diving, and the 200-yard free-style
relay quartet. Tom Walsh, Alar
Grant. Jack Dreoscher, Ed Jadwir
and the 150-yard relay team were
among the Ambassador winners.