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Evening star., 1946-12-19
jeonnie BoIuc of Clarendon
Sets Record in Pin Debut

Third-place Hi-Skor whipped Pet
worth, 81, losing the final by one
pin. Lorraine CULTS 1877 was the
big poke for Hi-Skor while Esther
Burton's 100 gave Petworth the
edge in the last tilt.
Mount Rainier with Lucille Young
bowling top scores of 145 and 382
gave fourth-place King Pin 80
setback. Ice Palace with Mae Diehl
rolling 131 and 345 took two from
Rosslyn.
Evening star., 1946-12-19

To Ossie Bluege. whose fielding
skill bordered on perfection when
he was sparkling at third base for
the Mats in younger days, Wash
ington's 1916 fielding figures will
come as no gruesome surprise. The
Mats were the worst fielding club in
the American League, with no con-
tender for the unenviable distinc-
ton, and official statistics released
today merely confirm what suffering
was inflicted on the Mats graying
manager last season.
The figures display convincingly
that Bluege still could spur his
creaky legs into action, wrap a
frayed dish towel around his hand
and outfield most Of his Mats. They
inserted some 211 errors into the
proceedings during 1916 and I'm
ished with an embarrassing 1866
average.
Boston's Red Sox made u fewer
errors than the Mats to finish on
TOP with a .97f average. Even Chi
cago, next to the Mats in commit
ting miscues, had SO less than
Washington.
81 Errors by Catchers.
While Warren Rosar of the Ath-
letics was playing through stretch
of 1T games without an error 10
break a major league record for
catchers. the Mats catchers weren't
conducting themselves in his class.
AL Evans, Jake Early and Mike
Guerra had 81 errors and 81 passed
halls. the latter due chiefly TO the
Mats knuckle- -balling pitching stan
Evans led the catchers in errors
(13) and passed balls d8), whiie
Early was second worst in both de-
partments with IL errors ana 10
passed balls.
Washington's infield resemhled a
battered sieve. Second Baseman
Jerry Priddy, the Mats most pol
ished infielder, couldn't prove 1t by
the averages. He committed 50 er-
rors, but by the same token handled
more chances than anyone IN the
league except Boston's Bobby Doerr,
finished second to Doerr in double
play production and was second IN
total putouts and assists.
Mickey Vernon, who tied major
league record by participating IN
two urassisted double-playS on
May 20, finished third among regu-
lar first baseman with 800 aver
age. Chuck Stevens of st. Louis
was top man with a 1896 average.
one point ahead of Rudy York OF
Boston.
Doerr, Kell, Boudreau at Top.
Doerr paced second basemen'
While George Kell, who shifted. from
the Athletics to the Tigers in mid
season, led third basemen, and Lou
Boudreau of Cleveland topped the
shortstops. Walter Judnich OF the
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Lions, Striving to End Slump,
Take on Royers Tomorrow

fired the winning shot as the Rov-
ers beat the Lions in New York
previously by a one-goal margin and
the potent New Yorker now per-
sonally Is responsible for two OF the
three decisions credited the Rover
Boys over the Lions.
Coach Jack Riley ordered spe-
cial workout for Uline Arena this
afternoon in an effort to correct
fiawes obvious in Washington's re-
cent matches and emphasized that
no one would be excused.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Cleveland Is Favored
To Defeat Yankees
In A.-A. Title Clash
BY the Associated Press

LEVELAND, Dec. 19.-The
Cleveland Browns were favored to-
day to cop the first All-America
Conference football championship
in their title clash with the dam
gerous New York Yankees, Eastern
Division winners, at Lakefront Sta
dium Sunday.
The explosive manner in which
the Western Division champs rolled
for - victories in IA starts and
conference record Of 423 points,
an average of more than 80 a
game, established Paul Browns
gridders as favorites for the play
off.
The Browns, who grabbed two
decisions over the Yankees dur
ing the regular season, also led the
circuit by limiting IA opponents to
total of 1872 points, less than 10
per contest The New Workers
point-making offensive averaged
about 10 per game, with their OPP
ponents averaging approximately IA
Groza Probably Won't Play.
Chet Adams, huge tackle who
starred for the ex-Cleveland Rams,
was being groomed this week to re-
place Lou Golden Toe) Groza, the
Browns ace placekicker who topped
the conference In scoring with "a
points. Groza has been sidelined
with an ankle injury and Is not eX-
pected to see action Sunday.
Bolstered by a pair of powerful
lines which outplayed Cleveland's
forwards in two losing appearances
this year, the Yankees will receive
additional help Sunday In the re-
turn action of Clarence (Ace)
Parker.
Parker, handicapped by injuries,
was sidelinde during both of the
regular season Cleveland-New York
contests, but spanked the Yankees
aerial offensive IN recent games.
Spec Sanders, league leading ground
gamer. and Eddie Prokop. both ham
pered by injuries in the first meet
ing of the, clubs, also win be IN top
form Sunday.
All-Time Pro Records.
Both Parker and Otto Graham Of
the Browns established new all-time
pro records for precision passing
this season. Only three tosses were
intercepted in Parker's lis attempts,
a new standard for more than 100
aerials, while Graham hurled l74
with only five interceptions, an all
time mark for more than $50 at
temps.
Browns officials reported some
Is, 900 tickets worth more than
s100 900 already have been sold for
the title playof and estimated that
fair weather would bring out 50,0O0
fans for the first championship tilt
of the new conference.
The Yankees were scheduled to
hold morning workouts at League
Park today, with the Browns slated
for an afternoon training session
there.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
st. Johns Trounces
Mount Ruinier Quintet

Jack George, who starred in st
Johns 1916 football backfeld, Is con-
tinuing his winning ways on the bas-
ket ball court.
George dropped in II points yes
terday to lead the Cadets to lop-
sided 64-13 win over Mount Rainier
High on the st. Johns court.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Woodcock Tukes Bride

DONCASTER, England, Dec. 1s
[(P). Bruce Woodcock, British
heavyweight boxing champion who
aspires to battle Joe Louis for the
world crown today married his
home town sweetheart, Nora
Speight, whom he courted on long
| training walks over the Yorkshire
! MoorS.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Hibbs Puces Roosevelt
In Beating BIudensburg

Billy Hibbs, sharp-shooting
Roosevelt High School basket ball
star, led his team to their 1925 win
over Bladensburg High on the losers
court yesterday. Hibbs accounted
for half the Rough Riders points.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Pro Basket Boil
BY the Associated Press
aSSncVA 0E AMERICA

bY lIfe NSsVcf0feu TIVE
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA.
Washington. 6s: sst LOUIS, A.
Cleveland dNAHTioNsf HGi NsT HqrkG HEfkkG4a. g.
Detroit, so: Chicago. Sd.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
jersey City. "a; Paterson. 63 toVer-
Pacific COAST LEAGUE.
Portland. As: Spokane, 30.
Vancouver, 65; Yakima. 53.
Exhibitions.
Evansville Ind3 Rockets. %: IN
dianapolis National Leasue), %.
Dow (Mich) Chemicals 81; Osh.
kosh National Leaguel. 90:
Evening star., 1946-12-19
navy Air Truiners Win

The Naval Air Training Unit
basket ball team defeated the Naval
Mine Warfare Test Station. 60-45,
last night at Anacostia.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Western Quint Breaks
Into Winning Column

Westerns Red Raiders broke into
the win column after dropping three
straight games by defeating Wood
ward, 1888, yesterday at Western.
Evening star., 1946-12-19

Fort Myers South Post edged
Phi Sigma Kappa of George Wash
ington University. 36-35, in an over
time basket ball game yesterday.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
ganle and q hall.

Totals % "A 68 Totals - 10 8 A
Score at half time-Washington. 80; st.
Louis. "a. Omcials-Messrs. Anderson
and Zatta.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Fort Myer Five Victor

Totals 90 8e4 Totals
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noerr. KEN Boudreau at Top.

Doerr, Kell, Boudreau at Top.
Doerr paced second basemen'
While George Kell, who shifted from
the Athletics to the Tigers in mid
season. led third basemen, and Lou
Boudreau of Cleveland topped the
shortstops. Walter Judnich of the
Evening star., 1946-04-03
Roller Skating Show Is Keen,
But Opener Is Not SeIIout

PerSonette were magnets for the
feminine eye, while what went in
them seemed highly satisfactory to
the male contingent.
/ While Gloria Nord is billed as the
shows star and probably is its top
skater, she had to share the spot
light last night with several others.
OF course, Count Leroy, the Negro
tap dancer whose jigging on rollers
is something to see. had the audi
ence on the edge of its seats during
his stint, while Shorty Renna, with
his toy auto and poodle gave the
crowd some good, fashioned
belly laughs.
| Bobby Mays juggling, the closest
thing to sports number on the
entire program-our excuse for put
ting this on the sports page-was
! up to his usual standard. and that's
A-plus. The Chopin Mood" num-
ber, with its 17foot-tall costumes.
and the Swiss honeymoon scene,
complete with bellringers, were well
received.
Anybody who enjoys clowning in
ebriates will get a bang out of Ben
Dova's stint, and those who like
music will be surprised pleasantly to
near the tuneful warbling of Bonne
Angelo. Miss Angelo, by the way.
merely rolls her C's. not her feet.
doing her singing from the band
stand
Evening star., 1946-04-03
|Kurowski Weakening
AS Cardinal Baker;
.Chisox Vets Star
BY the Assoeioied Press

READING, Pa, April 3.-One Of
baseball's last major holdout cam
paigns may end Friday or Saturday
when Third Baseman George
(Whitey) KuroWski keeps an ap-
polntment with General Manager
Sam Breadon of the Cardinals.
KuroWski announced at his home
here that he plans to leave for st.
Louis tomorrow or Friday to discuss
contract terms.
DEL RIO, Tex, April P).-
Manager Charlie Grimm took time
out today to praise Henry Hank"
Wyse, who went nine innings yester-
day as the Cubs beat the Browns.
IA. He was the first Chicago hurler
to go the distance this spring.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, April 3 lP,.
"A couple of White Sox oldsters
were taking pats on the back as the
Sox met the Pirates in another
game. They were Bill Dietrich, who
pitched hitless ball for six innings
as the Sox beat the Bucs. 81, yes
terday and Outfielder Wally Moses,
who batted in one run and scored
two on homer and double.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, April 3
'PI.-Jackle Robinson, much pub
hclzed Negro inflelder for Montreal,
is looking better every day. He seems
to have shed his early spring ner-
Vousness and yesterday he punched
out two singles, stole a base and
handled five chances at second base
perfectly as the Royals whipped the
parent Brooklyn Dodgers. 6-1.
Evening star., 1946-04-03
Little Hoyos Conquer Wilson,
Test Coolidge and Western

Georgetown Prep, winner over
Wilson in one of yesterdays two
games that opened the schoolboy
baseball season here, will test two
other District public high mines be-
fore the week is out, playing
Coolidge at Garrett Park tomorrow
and invading Western on Friday.
The Little Hoyas nipped the tt
gers, 4-3, yesterday, while Western
opened with a 1875 triumph over
Dewitt.
Particular interest will be centered
on Coolidge's game against Prep
tomorrow and on it's engagement
with Gonzaga on Friday. The Colts
were runnersup to Eastern last year
for the championship and if they
can get past these two strong mines
will collect a following for the title
series, which opens a week from
Friday.
Coolidge, incidentally, will have
new coach beginning next week
Bobby Hart, former Eastern player,
who has been physical education in
structor at Jefferson Junior High,
goes to Coolidge on Monday to take
over the diamond coaching reins
from Julian Colangelo and Gil
Conn. Hart was at Coolidge yes
terday to look over the team and
declared himself satisfied.
Many of the Colt players are
green, but they have been doing
we'll in practice and of course there
is Stan King in the catching post.
Stan was one of the city's leading
players last year. He's a heavy
hitter, good backstop and possessor
OF an excellent throwing arm. The
pitching staff, headed by Bill Witzel
and Tex Jones, also should be okay.
Evening star., 1946-04-03

Georgetown Prep displayed few
fielding weaknesses yesterday. er-
rors contributing to all Wilson
runs, but took advantage of oppor-
tunltles to do some fancy base run
ming and score four runs in the final
inning. Prep has an excellent bat
terry in Pitcher Bob OConnor, who
gave up six scattered hits, and
Catcher Eddie Eckert who in addi-
ton to doing good job behind the
plate got two hits in three trips and
sparked the last-inning rally.
Trailing, 0-3, going into the last
OF the seventh, Prep drew two walks
OH Pitcher Sonny Shields, and the
strollers tailed on singles by Eckert
and Rod Miller. Dean Lewis at
tempted to bunt but popped to Gene
Taylor, Wilson first baseman
Eckert tagged up at second then
sprlnted for third, and when Tay-
lor overthrew the base he continued
on home, followed by Miller, and
that was the ball game.
Rufe Webb, starting on the Wilson
mound, did very we'll in the five
innings he worked. allowing only
two hits and one walk while tanning
eight, five of them in a row,
Evening star., 1946-04-03
Mort Could Throw Hardest When Arm Was Sorest

There another slant this may
interesting Nearly all
hg hard Some pitcher
had promising the-quarers overhead
sore but managed to stick
hand submarine delivery Before Washington pitcher
Ad Liska did the
Other pitchers not gifted in the developing
arreStng
ork balls or boop balls and hang
TO become the
harder after being
IT'S funny, admits Cooper, "but my went bad
throw anything well the
three innings and strike
throwing nothing but fast balWhch
since the latest operation hats the
can throw curves, change-ups
The other the
got MS brains Knocked out in the
hereae ne did Weland had
curve and whatever else
eeo is TO get over that complex
those is
Evening star., 1946-04-03
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.

TODAY.
Baseball.
st, Anthonys at Tech, 3:45.
Wrestling.
Weekly wrestling program, Tur-
ner's Arena, $50.
TOMORROW.
Baseball.
Wilson at st. Adams, 400.
Coolidge at Georgetown Prep,
400.
Baseball.
Roosevelt at Friends. $50.
Merchant Marine Academy at
Maryland, 400.
Georgetown Prep at Western,
3:45.
Gonzaga at Coolidge, 400.
Dewitt at Washington-Lee, $50.
Track.
Western and Wilson at Eastern,
3.45.
Coolidge VS.. Blair at College Park,
$50.
SATURDAY.
Baseball.
Anacostia at National Training
School. 2:30.
Wilson at Episcopal, $50.
Loyola at Catholic University,
2:30.
Merchant Marine Academy at
Maryland. 2::30.
Evening star., 1946-04-03
Brown After Net Revenge
In Bout With Kover|y

Washington's Matte Brown gets q
chance to avenge the only local set
back on his record tonight when he
meets George tKOD Koverly in the
main event on the Turner's Arena
rassle program Matte otherwise has
won six matches, while Koverly s
record is marred only by a defeat
from Champion Frank Sexton.
The semifinal brings back Manic
Singh, the Cobra Clutch" king
against Ed 'StranglerD White
Singh, big favorite here severa
years ago has been in the Army
until recently Other matches are
Johnny Muchiacciarro against Abe
Finklestein, Chick Garibaldi against
Eddie Michaels, and Dick Craddock
against ANDY FiloSa
Evening star., 1946-04-03
Wimbledon 10 Renew
In Shattered Plant
BY the Associoted Press

WIMBLEDON, England, April 3
international tennis will be re-
born this summer at Wimbledon
where the famous stadium still
bears the scars of bombing.
An all-England tennis club of
flclal said interest in the renewal
of the Wimbledon championships
after a seven-year wartime lapse
was simply terrific
A bomb wiped out 1900 of the
10000 seats surrounding the central
court at Wimbledon several years
ago. England is too busy rebuilding
bltzed homes to restore sports
plants so the damage will not be re-
paired for the 1916 championships
Instead, railing is being placed
around the wrecked portion
The plant as whole. nestled be-
tween the high hills in this pic
turesque London suburb. now pre-
sents the same crab. unpainted ap-
pearance as the rest of England's
War-neglected structures. but the
historic grass courts have been
maintained to their sleek preWar
standard.
Bobby Riggs won the mems sin
giles title the last time the cham
plnoships were held in 1899.
Evening star., 1946-04-03
Clarendon Will Aid Red Cross
With Pin tournament SUNDAY

games ahead of Hi-Skor, with the
latter one game ahead of King Pin
The keen pennant race in the
Rhode Island Avenue Business
Mems loop last night at King Pin
saw Merit Cleaners and Kronheim
Liquors maintaining a tie for first
place with respective sweeps over
Hoffman & CO. and Food Fair. Paul
Volz led the cleaners with ISL and
1872, while Bub Guethler was the
top shooters for Kronheim with
157 and 402
Bob Miciotto's 152-397 and Lew
Yates 1896 gave Mullins Cafe
a 81 win with the champion United
Market. The defeat cost the losers
tie for first place.
Evening star., 1946-04-03
Federal Links Group
To Meet Tomorrow

Election of the board of directors
adoption Of bylaws and discussion OF
plans for this summer are included
on the agenda of the Federal Golf
Association for its annual meeting
tomorrow at o'clock at the second
floor hearing room of the Engineers
Building, Eighteenth and K streets.
NV.
Men and women golfers working
in Federal or District agencies and
who are interested in the promotion
Of the game are invited to attend
Present officers are Edward L.
Hogan, president; Charles Alexan-
der. vice president. and R. S. Good
ridge. secretary treasurer.
Evening star., 1946-04-03
By Ben McAIwee

4 Sunday will be Red Cross day at
tClarendon Bowling Center, when
all men and women contestants
competing in the third annual Clar-
-endon Handicap will contribute 25
cents of their S375 entrance fee to
the benevolent fund.
Each donation will be matched
by Proprietor Eddie Goldberg, whose
efforts in the past have aided many
worthy causes.
Top prize in the five-game event
will be 500, other cash awards ac-
cording to the number of entries.
Participants will receive a three
fifths handicap, with a limit of 80
pins. Competition will be continu-
GUS from l pm. until closing time.
With Bub Guethler of Lucky
Strike and Bob Miciotto of King
Pin only 27 pins behind. Hokie
Smith of Hi-Skor may have to
knock down a lot of pins tonight
to maintain his top spot in the
battle for the District Leagues
championship. Smith leads with an
average of l27-43 for 81 games.
Guethler has 127-16 for 81 games,
while Miciotto is tied with the city's
No. l bowler with 127-16 for 78
games. Miciotto has three extra
games to bowl in postponed match
at Ice Palace.
All three sharpShooterS will fire
on their home drives tonight, with
Fort Davis invading Hi-Skor Silver
Spring visiting Lucky Strike and
Bethesda No. l rolling at King Pin
at 9.15 due to a conflict with a
Ladies' District League match which
starts at 7:30.
Other matches will see Bethesda
No. 2 at Hyattsville, Clarendon at
Brookland, Temple at Columbia,
Colonial Village at GreenWay and
Ice Palace at GPO.
Clashes in the Ladies District
League tonight will bring together
the leading LafayetteS and Bethesda
at Bethesda Bowling Center, sec
ond-place Hi-Skor and Red Circle
at Lucky Strike, third-place King
Pin and Brookland at King Pin.
Alexandria and Ice Palace at Chevy
Chase, fourth-place Silver Spring
and Clarendon at Silver Spring and
Rosslyn at Temple. Lafayette is four
Evening star., 1946-04-03

To the hills men. That pur-
veyor of innovations in sports,
Julian Rice is in town again,
this time with his four-strikes-
and-out proposition.
Your job quoth Mr.. Rice,
blandly ignoring the fact that
we already had one, lis to sell
Clark Griffith the idea"
1t seems that the new system
limits each batter to exactly
seven pitches. He either walks,
fans or hits the ball on that
fateful seventh pitch, to the in
tense satisfaction of all custom
ers, according to Mr.. Rice, who
wants them to write their COLI
gressmen today-inclosing three
cracked phonograph records,
urging the adoption of this idea.
1t seems unfair to Mr.. Rice
that batter who fouls off two
pitches then misses one cleanly
Evening star., 1946-04-03
By Lewis F. Atchison

Skating Vanities of 1916, con-
glomeration OF fun. burlesque and
rolling rhythm, is better show than
last year when this reporter thought
it matched anything on ice skates
displayed here. The general public,
however, must prefer the latter, for
last nights opening was not sellout.
Despite the usual opening night
trials of lighting, timing on a new
rink, etc, the performance moved
along swiftly. The costumes by Joan
Evening star., 1946-04-03
Pilot Is Bombarded
With Pleas 10 Give
Place 10 Myatt
By Burton Hawkins
Stor Stoff Correspondent

SANFORD, Fla. April 3-Sherry
Robertson, regarded as the least
of three evils, seemingly has
clinched Washington's third base
job. I'm sticking to our present
lineup" says Manager Ossie Bluege
because I'm convinced George
Myatt can't play third base"
There has been no indication yet
that Robertson can handle the job
satisfactorily, but Bluege is inclined
to string along with Sherry's more
accurate and stronger arm on the
supposition that if Robertson knocks
'em down he can throw them out.
"Myatt simply isn't third base
man," says Bluege. His spot is Sec*
ond base. but he can't compare with
Gerry Priddy. Well continue with
Robertson at third base because
believe he has the best chance of
making the grade"
Bluege is proving brave man.
ager. Already he has been bonn
barded with letters and kilograms,
one of the latter in the form OF a
petition signed by $50 fans, request
ing Myatts presence at third base.
Ossie is putting himself on the spot
by clinging to Robertson and paving
the way for considerable criticism
but in fairness to the pilot it must
be said that Sherry has proved to be
WaShington's most likely looking
third baseman.
May Join Mexican League.
With Gil Torres in Cuba and the
Mats having no assurance that he
will return, Bluege has been con-
fronted with an unpleasant assign
ment in choosing between Robertson
and Myatt, neither of whom is adept
at third base. Robertson OCCASION
ally belts long ball and he has dis
played some improvement in field
ing, but on a club gifted with hard
hitting veterans he represents the
Mats weak spot.
Slated to leave Orlando today for
Havana was Catcher Fermln Guerra,
who says he will return on Saturday
night with his wife Torres also left
Yesterday for Havana, but the feel
ing among the Mats is that one or
both may shift to the Mexican
League.
The departure of Torres and
Guerra from training camp Is
novel twist to spring conditioning
procedure, for its hasn't been per-
mitted previously, but both claim
they want their wives in the United
States and President Clark Griffith
has bowed to their desires.
Leonard His Old Self.
Dutch Leonard IS giving Bluege
some happy moments. The portly
knuckle- -baller yesterday was In his
old form in limiting Indianapolis to
two singles in seven innings as
Washington registered 81 VIC
tory at Orlando
Dutch walked only one and per-
mitted nobody to advance beyond
first base. Dutch also figured in the
Mats scoring, betting third-inning
SlllRlC W lSlI Wll4Sll PioPSiASo
Guerra, who had singled. to third
Robertsons infield out scored
Guerra.
Cecil Travis opened Washingtons
fourth with a lusty home run over
the rightfield fence and that proved
to be the winning margin. for the
Indians nicked Johnny Niggeling for
a run in the ninth on a walk and
two singles.
Washington was scheduled to
battle Brooklyn here today in cele-
bration marking the return of San
ford's war veterans. while the Mats
will tangle with Washington's Or
lando farm club tomorrow. Sid Hud-
son was slated to pitch two innings
today, with Roger Wolff attempt
ing to travel the remaining seven.