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Evening star., 1946-07-04
Priddy's Stick Squirt
Sustaining Griffs;
Hudson Nails As
By Burton Hawkins

Gerry Priddy, whose fielding
finesse at times has kept the Mats
infield from splitting at the seams,
suddenly is developing as a feared
fellow with a bat in his hands, a
welcome surprise which has helped
Washington prevent skid into the
second division.
Priddy at the moment is the Mats
hottest hitter. He has belted a soar
ing .467 in his last seven genes.
lifting his batting average from
266 to its current 290 and at the
same time moving into contention
with Stan Spence and Mickey Ver-
non for the runs batted in leader
ship among the Mats.
Spence now is pacing the Mats.
having whacked 45 runs across the
plate, but Vernon, with Al, and
Priddy, with 81, are showing signs
of applying the pressure. In four
games Priddy has thumped across
seven runs and has inserted a home
run, two triples and a double amcng
his hits.
FrlodyS power SOCKS are coming
at a proper time for the Mats, who
today were to plunge into a three
game series with the Yankees,
playing a double-header at Griffith
Stadium. The Mats were hoping to
slash the gap between them and
the second-place Yankees en- route
to atoning for a disastrous road
trip on which Washington won six
games and lost 10.
Always potentially dangerous
hitter, Priddy in 1943 developed a
habit of watching third strikes.
This season he has been operating
more on the theory that if those
Evening star., 1946-07-04
Dozen Crack Racers
In Stars and Stripes
By the Asxoriofed otsss

CHICAGO, July 4.-Twelve of the
Nations fastest thoroughbreds we're
slated to battle it out over a 11s-mile
course today in the 18th running
OF the ,000-added Stars and
Stripes Handicap at Arlington Park.
The holiday program was expected
to attract $4,000 fans.
Armed, the Calumet Farms han
dicap champion, was missing from
the field due to leg injury, but
Fighting Step. generally regarded as
last years best 3-year-old, and His
torian, winner of the La Sale and
Lincoln Handicaps at Hawthorne
this spring, were expected to find
favor.
The field includes eight horses
which competed in the Equipoise
Mile, including Witch Sir, the Chi
eago 52-to-1-shot winner, and Old
Kentuck, which landed in second
place, just head in front of Armed.
Also included is Equifox. which fin
ished second in the 1941 and 1914
Stars and Stripes and third in 1912.
Other entries are David Straus'
Daily Trouble, Mrs. Ada L. Rice's
Richmond JAG, Brolite Farms Chal-
lenge Me, T. D. Buhl's Air Sailor.
Frank Frankel's Petrol Point, Take
Wing and Star Cress.
Fighting Step will carry top
weight of 122 pounds, s more than
Equifox has been assigned
If all II nominees appear for the
post parade, the stake will gross
s58,700. with the winning owner
drawing down $40. 500.
Evening star., 1946-07-04

bombing of Hiroshima without
damage. A naval officer found
them in the ruins of the Bank
of Hiroshima, down among the
wrecked vaults What the
heck, golf clubs have to be made
to Withstand even the wrath of
a duffer who takes four strokes
getting out of a ditch.
Fireworks for 4th-Ted Will
liams has acquired Stranger
Lewis stretching device to
strengthen his arm muscles.
Is it too obvious to say Ted wants
to take strangle hold on the
batting title? Johnny Cook,
Georgia's 160-pound, 17-year-old
tailback of 1943 who was all
Southeastern before he joined
the Air Corps, will be back in
school next fall, bidding for the
quarterback job against Johnny
Rausch, who was picked by Wally
Butts as prospective all-Amer-
ican last year. Spalding's has
purchased a 400-acre forest in
New Hampshire, containing large
Evening star., 1946-07-04
Allen Heads Virginia
Dog Fanciers' Club

James A. Allen of Mclean, Va.
is the new president of the Old
Dominion Kennel Club. succeeding
Al Gardiner, who resigned.
Other officers named at the an
nual meeting are A. S. Gardiner,
jr., Of Bethesda, first vice president;
Mrs. Jouett Shouse of Vienna, sec
ond vice president: Gabrielle E.
Forbush of Washington, secretary;
Ruth Wolford of Washington, treas
urer; Raymond M. Wilmotte of
TarrytoWn, N. Y, American Kennel
Club delegate, and W. B. kim
kiewicz of Alexandria, bench show
chairman
Jack Hawley was appointed chair
man of the fall or winter sanction
match, and Hawley. Eileen Mason
and Mrs. j. K. Porter were
appointed to the membership
committee
Evening star., 1946-07-04
Senior Circuit PITCHING Looks Fuzzy
New Bunnockburn Boss Opens
Activities With 2-Mun Event
By MerreIl WhittIesey

will be allowed to compete in the
Virginia amateur in Richmond, al
though his Hampton County Club
is not member of the Virginia
State GA and IA of Spencer's fellow
club members were ruled ineligible.
w. F. Souder of Charlottesville
ruled Spencer could play under spe-
cial consideration as he is an ex-
champ if he wants to under the
circumstances" The Belle Haven
team is no longer the highest handi-
capped in the D. c. Women's Golf
Association team match series. The
Alexandrians have cut their handi-
caps below the total of Washington
Golf and County Club, they'll have
you know. The Woman's Golfer
a publication of the newly organized
Women's Professional Golfers Asso-
cation, Inc, made its debut this
week. The magazine is edited by
North Cardinals Hope Seignious.
The Columbia club pro duo of Fred
Mcleod and Reds Banagan say the
golfers will be in for treat in
the Maryland Open July IS. Reds,
who watched Columbia constructed
says Greenkeeper o. P. Fits has the
course in the greatest shape in its
history and Fred mods assent.
Evening star., 1946-07-04
AII-America Junior
Diamond Tourney
Is Awarded D. T..

The All-American Amateur Base
ball Association annual Junior di-
vision tournament-the World Series
of teen-age baseball-will be held in
Washington this season, according
to an announcement from Glenn l..
Martin, Baltimore airplane manu-
facturer, who is chairman of the
AAABA Board.
The tourney will begin August 10
under sponsorship of the George S.
Patton, Jr., Tank Corps Post No. 19
of the American Legion, of which
Harry F. Young, jr., is commander.
Washington was selected as site of
the big event over six other cities
because of the excellent diamonds
available on the Ellipse.
The AAABA unlimited tourna-
ment will be played beginning Sep
tember at Harrisburg, Pa, accord
ing to Martins announcement.
Vic Guazza of Washington is
president of the AAABA and also
tournament chairman, and will have
much to do with staging the junior
event.
The tourney is for players who
have not reached their 10Th BIRTH
day, and 16 cities which now operate
such Junior leagues expect to send
representatives. Locally seven teams
playing in the National City Junior
League are contending for the honor
of representing Washington.
Last years tournament was held
at JohnstoWn, Pa. and was heavily
attended by major league scouts.
Roger Bowman, pitcher for the VIM
ming Amsterdam IN. " team, prob
ably was the best player discovered
in that affair and was signed to
Giants farm contract.
Evening star., 1946-07-04
Jockey Robertson,
Death Cheater, on
Way 10 Stardom
By Fronk Kennesson

Associated Press Sports Writer
DETROIT, July A regular SER
mon in perseverance is slender 25-
year-old Jack Robertson, 106 pounds
OF confidence from Lomita Park,
Calf, who has overcome two near
tragic accidents to continue a prom
ising turf career that he's certain
someday will land him in the ranks
OF the Nations leading jockeys.
Back in silks at the Detroit fair
grounds for the first time in 3ls
years, Robertson isn't setting the
world on fire in his latest comeback
-yet-but he's been astride six WIN
ners in the last three weeks.
That's not bad for a fellow who
wasn't expected to live after suffer-
ing punctured lung in a spill at
Bay Meadows in 1898, but came
bouncing back for more only to
have his hopes smothered a second
time when a 50-caliber machinegun
cartridge exploded at Drew Field,
Fla, in the fall of 1943 to leave him
with semiparalysis of both hands.
Several doctors said they didn't
expect me to pull through after
that California SPILL" the modest
little rider recalled today. But
guess I was just too healthy to die
and after two months in hospital
I was back out there to ride 80 win
ners in, g. 30-day spring meeting at
Bay Meadows. That helped make
me the leading bug (apprentice)
rider of the season on the coast
Robertson entered the Army Air
Forces in December, 1912, and his
career seemed doomed again when
the machinegun accident left him
with only partial use Of his hands.
Good hands are one of a riders
greatest assets Jack said, "and
you can imagine how I felt when
it took just about all my strength
to handle a fork we'll enough TO
eat my meals.
Physical therapy treatments
gradually strengthened my hands
but it was a slow process and I
couldn't afford to let the prospect
of no more riding get on my nerves.
Then my hands grew strong
enough to convince me I could COME
back again. What a grand feeling
that Was!"
Discharged last March l at For.
Devens, Mass, Jack made a bee
line for California and went to
work galloping horses in the morn
ings at Bay Meadows to get the
feel" of the saddle again.
Evening star., 1946-07-04
Ann laverne Is loo Tough
For Vi Viann in Mat Go

It's two victories in a row here
for Ann Laverne, newest woman
rassler to show in Washington. She
added Violet Viann to her list last
night in one of the co-feature
matches at Turner's Arena. using a
body press to down her opponent.
The other main event was won by
Angelo Savoldi over Chick Garibaldi
after % minutes of milling with
body slam and press. George Bruck-
man and Jesse James worked to a
Commute draw, while in the other
events, Jal Blears won over Pat
WEIGH and Bert Hellion defeated
George MacricoStas.
Evening star., 1946-07-04

J. w. Stobart, new lessee of the
Bannockburn Golf Club, will make
his debut in the tournament promo
ton field with a two-man team, al
ternate-shot event for District anna
teurs at the Glen Echo club Sunday,
July Il. The low gross team will
receive a $50 Savings Bond, while
five prizes in Victory Stamps will be
awarded other gross winners and
low scorers in a blind bogey, in ad-
dition to a driving and putting con-
test. DR.. R. A. Keilty, this Sec
tion's representative of the USGA,
expects the national amateur quail
flying rounds to go to Baltimore
course The Federal Golf Asso-
cations Saturday sweepstakes win
be resumed this week at Anacostia.
:. Columbias Seth Collinge Won
ders what a fellow has to do to pick
up little change Seth fired a SO
at Ray Swearingen, but lost, as
Swearingen had a 10, with a on
the par-4 sixth. A. Herman
Stump, Maryland State GA vice
president, asks the Washington and
Baltimore golf writers to submit
their selections for the intercity
team match August II at Columbia
Burning Tree Pro Max Elbin is
anxious to join the PGA. Wood
mont Pro Gene Larkin hopes to de-
vote some time to his own golf game
now that Bill Brownrigg has joined
the Woodmont pro staff. Brownrigg
turned pro the day after he finished
eighth in the national intercol-
legiates and shot a 81 his first turn
around the Woodmont course.
Brownrigg will not defend his Dis
trict public links title, now that he
Is pro.
The day after L. L. Nicolson of
Chevy Chase won the amateur
sweepstakes at Baltimore's Clifton
Park course with 77-14-63, his han
dicap was cut from IA 8. Baltimore
public links players, incidentally, did
not place winner in the five low
net scorers in the Clifton Park event
after their handicap system had
been criticized. The winners were
members of private clubs. Entire
for the District Junior close July 10
and the Maryland Junior Open
July II at the respective host Indian
Spring and Roland Park, Baltimore,
clubs. . Apologies to Frank Dodge
of Kenwood for sighting his handi-
cap system, which is brought up to
date each Monday.
Former champion, Wynsol Spencer
Evening star., 1946-07-04
Allen Alone Unbeaten
In Ringer Tourney
BY the Associoted Press

DES MONIES, July 4.-Ted Allen
Of Boulder, Colo, knocked off seven
foes during the day to extend his
victory string to 20 and remain the
only contestant in the world horse
shoe pitching championship tourna-
ment without defeat.
Charles Casey, Jones of Wauke-
sha, Wis, who dropped one match
early in the meet, also won all his
tits yesterday and now stands with
l9 victories against one setback.
Barring an upset, the two are ex-
pected to tangle this afternoon for
the title.
Sidney Harris of Minden. Neb
was third with Is victories to two
losses and John Sebek, Canton
Ohio, stood fourth with l6 and 4.
Evening star., 1946-07-04
Seek U. S. Chess Title

PITTSBURGH, July 4 (P.-Two
national champions and four mem
bers of the United States team which
played Russia by radio last fall are
among the go entrants in the United
States Chess Federation's national
open tournament to be held here
July 8-20. The national titlists are
Miguel Aleman of Cuba and Frank
Yerhoff of Canada.
Evening star., 1946-07-04
Mount Pleasant Nine Gains
Lead Tie in City LEAGUE

Mount Pleasant moves up into a
flrSt-place tie with Government
Printing Office Post team in the
National City Junior Baseball
League on the strength of its Ga
win over GPO yesterday.
Whitley Skrinski, Mount Vernon
High hurler, pitched a four-hitter
for the winners, defeating Tex Jones
Coolidge Highs ace finger, for the
first time this season. Pat ONeill
helped Mount Pleasant win with
three hits in three trips.
In another teen-age loop game
yesterday, Eastern Branch Mats
trimmed Petworth A. c., go, lin the
Western Division Midget League.
Evening star., 1946-07-04
Minor Leagues
BY the Associated Press
Yesterdays Scores.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Scores.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Newark, &; Syracuse, ..
Rochester, 3: Toronto, o.
Jersey City, 5; Baltimore, O.
Montreal. IL; Buffalo, 10 90 innings.)
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Serspto1' S. anton Il.2: Wilkes-Barre. 81.
RN'iikiianRpont Niiiamsppoonrtt, s s: Gi1eh; EImira, : q
TEXAS LEAGUE.
San Antonio. s; Beaumont. 3.
Tulsa, 9: Dallas, g.
Fort Worth. 4: Oklahoma City. /.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
n1adisRaPolis. noaiaRiis s. 4; colI%sds,, To1sde, 3.
Kansas City, 9; Minneapolis, 1.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Little Rock. s: Birmingham,S 5.
Mobile. s.. Nashville.
Atlanta, Il: Memphis, ).
SOUTH ATLANTA LEAGUE.
saSsnnaS. 5fssnniif' 8: coismba;s. AdSnsba; ]
Macon. Z: Jacksonville. 6 90 innines).
Charleston at Columbia. postponed.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Seattle, Z: Sacramento. s.
Los, Angeles. s.: San Francisco, 4.
Hollywood, s.: San. Diego, 8.
Oakland, 4; Portland, 13-inning
Evening star., 1946-07-04
By y.Hueh Fullerton, Jr.
Assoeieied Pres. Sports Writer

ASSoCi0Ied FfeSS SpoFtS WFtfeT
NEW YORK, July 4.-Lennart
Strand, the Swedish swiftie, says
that if he comes back here to
run he'd like to bring some of
his countrymen "It is not so
interesting to train alone. You
do less work so you cannot get
into the best condition" Lennart
explains He did pretty we'll
alone at Randalls Island the
other night-the fastest mile of
the year in America with no COM
petition and virtually no spec
tators After watching Strand
run, Greg Rice asked: why
didn't they give me little Swede
like that? I drew a great big
one" The American League
can play two Di Maggios in
center field in Tuesdays ALL
Star game. That's what some
clubs thought the Yankees were
doing all along.
They must be blasters-A Gin
cinnati manufacturer of golf
equipment proudly displays three
clubs which survived the atomic
Evening star., 1946-07-04
Control Excellent,
If Misdirected
BY HE Assoeioted Pres,

Southpaw Jack Och, pitching
for Butler, Pa, in the Middle At
lantic League, recently walked
the first three batsmen who faced
him and then picked each one of
first base.
The fans, amazed by such mis-
directed control, probably sere-
naded him with Show Me the
Way to Go Home"
Evening star., 1946-07-04
Yanks Jinx Curbs Williams as Bosox Drop Series
Price Lid Off, Mats
Boost Hot Docs

With the price lid off, the Mats
are wasting no time boosting the
price of hot dogs, which today
were to cost the customers IS
cents instead of the customary
dime at Griffith Stadium.
A lift in the cost of cigarettes
to 20 cents also is contemplated,
but soft drinks will remain 10
cents.
Evening star., 1946-07-04
Hurls, Hits wv to Win

Grady Glover. pitcher for the Irish
War Veterans softball team, singled
in the last inning to send in the
winning run as his team defeated
Eastman Kodak in a game at Taft
Field.
Evening star., 1946-07-04
Groee's Plan Appears to Have Possibilities

AS saying has the
solution least ball
select the astar squad like sensible suggestion Grace
the possibility avoritm
prohibited from voting for members of their Let each
squads pleads
The fellows would
players but they couldn't their teammates The Wash
would voting with the other
and other would DO the couldn't help provide
the best Is players in each league"
Grace idea has merit and the bookkeeping involved isn't
method of selection because
of picking squad The Grace admittedly
work, but it would provide better cross-section
Managers in the American League all former
with exception of Connie Mack all have
rank within the of the generation
Their opinions expert
opinions of 200
Senior Circuit Pitching Looks Fuzzy
AS the squads stand difficult
entry extending the
Newhoser reinforced Williams
Bobby
The National Leagues hurers aren't
longer is and he always belted
Laguers Kirby Eigbe has 80
this
twilight OF their
It's an outstanding the American will
out could be and Graces idea might be the
Evening star., 1946-07-04

him: Come in and meet the
kids. You'll never recognize
Mike, he's grown so much" ;.
And wouldn't this be swell day
for Leo Durocher to ask: Are
the Giants still in the leaeue?"
Evening star., 1946-07-04
Saturday Come Sought

Morningside Laundry baseball
team is after a game for SATURDAY.
with a strong unlimited nine. Con-
tact William Herbert at Shepherd
1880.
Evening star., 1946-07-04
Lunqdons Seek Games

Langdon Lions Vets, with II
straight victories, seek more unlim
tied class diamond victims. Bucky
Glorious, Dupont 1852, is tine booker
Evening star., 1946-07-04

Any system of selection which neglects to
name the Browns second baseman who has been
sticking among the loops top five hitters and in
stalls instead slump -shackled Joe Gordon OBJ
viously is grinding gears.
In Chicago American League President Will
Harridge was saying, 'the 25-player squad purely
is the judgment of the eight managers, and some
body good is bound to be omitted" That's feeble
sort of excuse. = "a.
Ever since the inception of all-star games
there have been squawks concerning the players
picked. At the outset, the fans took over the job
but that became an ..Swieldy system and unfair
to players in smaller cities. New York players
dominated the teams simply because New York,
with its 100000 population boasted an over
Evening star., 1946-07-04
Major League Standings and Schedules
THURSDAY, JULY 4 1916.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.


Wash, 3; Phila., /.
New York, 3; Boston, 2.
Det., 2; Chicago, l (l0.
Cleve., 6; st. Louis, 0.
Games Today.
N. Y. at Wash. (2>, 1870
Boston at Phila. (2).
Cleveland at Detroit (2)
st. Louis at Chicago (2)
Games Tomorrow.
New York at Wash. (n).
ST. Louis at Chicago (n)
Cleveland at Detroit (t)
Boston at Phila. (n).
Evening star., 1946-07-04
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results.
Chicago, A; Pitts, 81
st. Louis, 16; Cinci., 0.
Boston, 7; Phila., l (n.
Only games scheduled.
Games Today.
Br'klyn at New York (2)
Phila. at Boston CO.
Pitts. at Cinci. (2).
Chicago at st. Louis ca
Games Tomorrow.
Er'klyn at New York (n)
Pitts. at Cinci. (n).
Chicago at st. Louis.
Only games scheduled.
Evening star., 1946-07-04

The managers inherited the job and they haven't solved the
Beradino Athletics
outhelder who hitting of
Browns who the pitcher
OF the Red Sox isn't the leagues hs will the
hats without benefit of ketchup
Evening star., 1946-07-04

Cleaning the cuff - Ralph
Kennedy, New York's marathon
golfer, is off on a three-month
vacation to play in the seven
States he hasn't visited before.
He'll play his 2,500th course,
Pebble Beach, on August 10. -.
When Indiana's Bo McMillin re-
turned from one of his numerous
speaking tours, his wife greeted
Evening star., 1946-07-04
Win, Lose or Draw
Cure for AII-Stor Game AiIment Suggested
By BURTON HAWKINS

Joe Grace the Mats outfder
AStar game selections designed repetition
gang injustice just done the
the American
Evening star., 1946-07-04

Warrington ---------- OIL OO1 0OO-s
Philadelphia 900 100 OOO-I
Runs-Grace, Travis, Priddy. Majeski.
Errors-Harris. Runs batted in-Majeski
Spence. Hitchcock, Priddy. Two-base
hitS-Grace, Suder Home runs-Priddy,
Majeski. Sacrifice-Hall Double play
McQuinn tunassisted. Left on bases
Wa shington. 6: Phila delphia, T. Bases on
outs--By Hudson, l; by Savage. :; by
Harris, l. Hits-Of Harris s in I in
nlngs: of Savage. none in . innings Los
Jones. Berry and Summers Time-I:45.
1852 Qadies' day).
Evening star., 1946-07-04

quantities of northern ash, and
sawmill to cut the trees up into
tennis rackets. Next thing
the firm will be buying a cat
ranch. At least IL national
magazines will have articles on
the new All-America Football
Conference in the next few
months. Apparently the writer's
are the ones who'll make some
dough out of pro football this
year.
Evening star., 1946-07-04
Mats, B.; As, |

Totals 33 S27 7 Totals 80
'Batted for Harris in 7th.
Washington " OH OO1
phila n e1nf,io nnn Inn
Evening star., 1946-12-30
Peeper FIees After Taking
Weapons From Policeman

A "Peeping Tom" exchanged blows
with a policeman, using the police
mans own nightstick, and fired one
shot at the officer with the patrol
mans service revolver before making
his escape early yesterday.
Police Pvt. Joseph T. Roberts, %,
of the Twelfth Precinct, said he
spotted the pepper, a colored man,
looking into apartments near Four
teenth street and Rhode Island
avenue NE. He grabbed the man by
the belt to make the arrest, Pvt.
Roberts said.
Suddenly the prisoner whirled and
started to fight. The patrolman said
he clouted the man with the night
stick. The prisoner grabbed the
nightstick and struck Pvt. Robert,
police said. The officer then drew his
pistol.
The pepper said, Don't shoot,
mister. everything's gonna be all
right" according to Pvt. Roberts,
then grabbed the pistol. The man
fired one shot at close range, Pvt.
Roberts reported, and fled on foot.
The pistol was found a block away.
A city-wide search is underway
for the fugitive, described as sport
ing pencil-line mustache and
wearing an Army flight Jacket.
Evening star., 1946-12-30
John N. Gibbs, 10, Dies;
Former u. 5. EmpIoye

John Mellens Gibbs, 10, former
Government employe and recently
associated with the American Uni
versity statistical department, died
yesterday at his home, 3700 Massa-
chusettS avenue NV.
He was stricken Christmas eve
with coronary thrombosis.
Born in Norfolk, Mr.. Gibbs came
here 20 years ago as representa-
tive of the National Lumber Manu-
facturers' Association. Several years
later he transferred to the Govern
ment and served with the War De-
partment, the Civilian Conservation
Corps and the Office of Censorship.
He Joined American University last
September.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Lillian Rockefeller Gibbs; daugh-
ter, Miss Shirley Gibbs, New York
City, and a brother, Wallace E.
Gibbs, Norfolk.
Funeral services were to be held
at 3 pm. today at the Hines funeral
home, 2901 Fourteenth street NV.
Burial will be in Magnolia Gene
terry, Norfolk, tomorrow.