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Evening star., 1946-09-17
Runout Gridders Look
Like Draft Dodgers
SAYS Truman 'sAide
BY the Axsoeioied Press

Maj. Gen. Harry N. Vaughan said
today that President Truman agrees
with him that football stars who re-
sign from the service academies ut
Annapolis and West Point to play
at their home schools 'look like
draft dodgers
Vaughan, the Presidents military
aide, told a reporter for the AS
sociated Press he was speaking as a
private citizen when he expressed
his opinion, and that no attempt Is
being made to persuade draft boards
to induct the players.
These boys, If they are drafted,
should go whenever their number
comes up, and not minutes be-
fore" he said. Il certainly don't
think any draft board should act
in spirit of revenge"
Vaughan said he got into the
football discussion after II got a
lot of letters from some proud
mamas who wanted to know why
their Johnny was being drafted and
these football players were not.
My reply was-and the President
agreed with me-that they certainly
look like draft dodgers. Here they
have spent two or three years being
educated at Government expense at
the academies, where they are draft
exempt. Now, when the shooting
is over, they resign. Doesn't it look
as if the only reason they ever went
to Annapolis or West Point in the
first place was to avoid the draft?"
Vaughan said that copies of his
reply were sent to Maj. Gen. Lewis
B. Hershey, Selective Service direc-
tor. so that ''he would know we
aren't interested in making any ex-
ceptions for football players
The controversy started after such
such players as Thomas (Shorty)
McWilliams left West Point for Mis-
sissippi State and Bob Kelly and
Clyde Scott left Annapolis for Notre
Dame and Arkansas, respectively.
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Field Of 49 Crack Golfers
Starts District Amateur

The inevitable playoff that follows
the qualifying round Of a match play
tournament was expected to hit the
76 shooters about dusk today in the
first days play of the District
Amateur golf championship at
Columbia Country Club.
With one Of the fastest fields In
the 2s-year history of the event
entered, anything higher than over
par figured to be too high for the
championship. and only, flight
Match play starts tomorrow. Three
former champions, Ralph Bogart
Bobby Brownell and Harry G. Pitt
were included in the field of 40.
A hole in one by Eugene Wolfe on
the 185-yard fourth at Columbia
featured the final junior golfers field
day at Columbia yesterday as the
youngsters defeated the Metropolitan
Police team, 1873. Alan Weisberg
and Johnny Walker had TBS for the
juniors,
Evening star., 1946-09-17
with Bill Leetch

a nylon leader at least 2 feet long
in plug casting.
On the Susquehanna, the bass are
not hitting so. well, but this is at
tributed to water conditions brought
about by power production At Como
wingo Dam rather than scarcity of
fish.
Although there still is considerable
bloom in tidal estuaries Of the
lower Potomac and inland ponds,
the large mouth bass are becoming
more active. This columnist would
like to learn where boats may be
hired on Nanjemoy Creek
Down salt water way, the fishing
is improving almost daily. Trout
and spot continue plentiful, al
though the hardheads are just about
gone for this season. Chesapeake
Bay is full of pan rock, which are
being taken by trolling and bottom
fishing. The larger rockfish are
commencing to surface with fair
regularity in the Eastern Shore
area.
Along the beaches on the coast
the fall run Of blues, stripers, trout
and channel bass is getting under
way, providing excellent sport for
surf casters. The marlin season Is
over for this year, although occa-
sionally one is hooked.
Dove shooting continues very
spotty. Flight doves have not come
down in any numbers and local birds
have gone South. Sora shooting is
picking up and the birds are getting
fatter as the wild oats ripen
Pushers are hard to find, though
as most of these men now are
making good money cutting tobacco
This situation will ease up in an
other week or two and the shooting
also should improve by then.
The squirrel season has opened IL
Maryland and Virginia. The limit i
six per day and with the developinf
meat shortage we fear the little fel.
lows are due for q beating this year
Tender squirrel meat In q Bruins.
wick stew is just about as tasty 8
morsel as any one could want.
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Lions Tuning for Test
with Pro Grid EuqIes

BETHLEHEM, Pa, Sept. IT,
The Detroit Lions polished of their
plays today at Taylor Stadium be-
fore tackling the Philadelphia Eagles
of the National Pro Football League
here Thursday in a preseason ex-
hibition game.
The Lions arrived last night from
Charlotte, N. c., where they got an
easy 28-to-3 victory over the Char
lotte Hornets of the Dixie League
SUNDAY
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Rec Horseshoe Pitching
Storts This Evening

District Recreation Department S
senior horseshoe pitching tour
nament will get under way under
lights on the Commerce courts with
qualifying rounds tonight.
Trial heats will extend through
Friday with tossers from near
by Maryland and Virginia eligible as
well as District residents. Harry T.
Woodfield, president of the National
Horseshoe Pitching Association, will
be at the courts to accept entries.
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Central Cancels Come
With Mexico City Hiqh

The football game between Mex
leo City High School and Central
High Of Washington, originally
scheduled at Grifith Stadium for
October 18, has been Cancelled.
The game was to have been spon-
sored by the Touchdown Club for
benefit Of athletic departments OF
high schools here.
Evening star., 1946-09-17

Model Basin No. 2-1 edge over
Shop No. !.
Veteran Ed Blakeney of Galliher
and Huguely flashed top single OF
164 in the Bethesda Bowling Center
81 600 League, while Zimmerman Of
Harrison Roofers posted All to
garner High set from Jimmy Burns
who turned in 404 with O'Neill Con-
struction. Fred Lazzari's DELEGATES.
sen swept Hare Bros. with 6l0 and
1,759.
A revised schedule for tomorrow
nights matches In the Mems District
Minor League sends Spillway to Pet
worth, Arcadia to Northeast Temple
Greenway to Fort Davis, Mount
Rainier to Bethesda Bowling Center
Alexandria to Arlington and Claren-
don to Silver Spring.
The Elks Club Bowling League o1
IL teams will open its season al
Almas Temple at 7 o'clock tonight
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Pufout Near Second Base
Made by Reds Catcher
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

BOSTON. Sept. 17.-Ever hear
Of q catcher making a putout in
the vicinity of second base? Ray
Mueller, Cincinnati Reds catcher,
did 1t.
In the eighth inning last night
Nanny Fernandez, Braves third
sacker, was on second after singing
and moving up on walk to Connie
Ryan.
Both runners had long leads in
anticipation of a bunt by Pitcher
Ed Wright.
Wright missed the pitch and
Mueller made a motion as If to
throw to second to trap Nanny and
the latter jockeyed as If to dare
Mueller to throw.
So Ray ran at Fernandez, all the
time motioning as If he would
throw. Eventually he trapped Fer
nandez near second and tagged
him out.
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Groys Face Philadelphia
In Hospital Benefit Tilt

In the first postseason game Of
the Negro National Legaue baseball
season, the Homestead drays will
meet the Philadelphia Stars Friday
night at Grifnth Stadium.
Gate receipts will 60 to Children's
Hospital and other charities. Club
Villa Bia, the games sponsor, an
nounces that the Lockbourne Army
Air Forces band, from Columbus,
Ohio, will supply music and radio
and stage stars will participate in
the program.
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Axe Dog Show Listed
By Potomac Boxer Club

Potomac Boxer Club has sched-
uled an AKC sanctioned match fol
October 6 at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clairborne B. Morton neaI
Tysons CROSSROADS. Advance en-
tries will be accepted until 1:3C
pm. the day Of the match.
Judge will be Mrs. Cecil G. Cross
of Louisville, KY. Trophies will be
awarded to winners in all classes
Evening star., 1946-09-17

~ l Y n j IL B up.
Small plugs and
ny-rod lures are
the best pro-
ducers and long
casts must be
made. w e a r
dark or neutral
S h a ded clothes
and keep down
in your boat.
You'll h a v e
m u C h better
success If you
do, for the bass
are wary and
can see long dis
tances un d e I
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Record on Navy Links
Withstands Tourney
Attack by Is Pros
By MerreII Whittlesey

naval Academy OIlCeTS, VINO en-
tertained the Middle Atlantic golf
pros in Pro-Member tournament
yesterday at Annapolis, take great
pride in the fact that nobody ever
has broken 10 over the wooded Naval
Academy golf course. They are q
bit more boastful today after IS pros,
including Lew Worsham of Congress
sional, Andy Gibson Of Baltimore
and John O'Donnell of Norfolk tried
and failed.
Although of the beaten track of
tournament golf, the club has been
host to several exhibition matches
featuring Worsham, Jimmy Demaret
and Paul Runyan, also the Eastern
Intercollegiate and several minor
events. The course record is 10, held
by Bob Williams, the host pro, and
Charley Yates, ex-British amateur
champion.
The pros were not on the extreme
back tees yesterday, playing con-
dltions were perfect and the course
was hard due to lack of rain, but
the par Ills by Baltimore pros Andy
Gibson and Johnny Bass were the
best efforts. The front woods nine"
is one OF the most exacting mines in
this section. The back nine invites
birdie golf, but has same tough holes.
Deep Grass Curbs Worsham.
The officers were trif1e concerned
about the presence of Lew Worsham.
They knew he was on his stick after
pocketing $1,000 in the Delaware
Open Sunday. Lew had five brides,
but he finished over par with a
rs. Starting on the easier back
nine. Worsham had a par 35, de-
spite an 8 on a par S, but trio of
3-putt green's pulled him over par
on the woods nine. Lew took his
big 8 by getting tied up in some
deep, wiry grass on the edge of a
trap.
Worsham had excellent partner,
however, in 1t. Comdr. s. D. Wright
and they won the event with a best
ball So. AL Jamison of Quantico
and 1t. Ed Graefe. U. S. A., an An
napolis resident, tied for second
with George Diffenbaugh of Ken
Hooo dlIO LII. -. L. odIlUll, ~. .. NJ,
with 65s. Buck Worsham, who fin-
ished third in the pro sweeps with
a 40-34-74, came in fourth in the
handicap best ball event with Robert
L. Miller, an Academy professor
with &c. Gibson and 1t. Comdr.
D. L. Irgens had Ct to complete the
prize list.
Graefe, former partner of Levi
Yoder in MAPGA events, led the
club members with 8 over par IA
with 1t. Frank Dunham, u. S. NJ.
former Army Navy Club member,
second with II.
Bogley's Fine Shots No Help.
A over par finish on the last
three holes cost Walter Bogley, the
big hitter from Prince Georges, sec
ond money after he had played
what must have been the three
greatest shots of the day. Three
times on the woods nine he was
faced with seemingly impossible
shots and to the amazement of the
members of his foursome and those
nearby, each time played trick shots
with long irons to the green.
Pro Sweepstakes.
Evening star., 1946-09-17
MAAAU Reflects Leader

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. II (P.-
Common Pleas Judge Eugene C
Bonniwell, candidate for National
AAU vice president, was reelected
to his 10th term as president of the
Middle Atlantic States AAU last
night at the annual reorganization
meeting.
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Waldorf Soccers Resume

LA PLATA, Md, Sept. II tP.-
The Waldorf Soccer Club, which
formerly played most Of its games
with Washington teams, has been
eorganized with Milton M. Somers,
La Plata High School principal,
named president.
Evening star., 1946-09-17

The passing OF Mike Rinaldi re-
calls one OF the Capitals most
memorable bowling matches.
It was Mike who sponsored the
Grand Centrals in Washington's
first match with the famous Con-
necticut Blue Ribbons back in 1929
when Jack White was in his prime
and Nick Tronsky was coming to
the fore. az .~'
The first end OF the home -and-
home series was bowled in Hartford.
Both teams Tailed tremendous
scores, but it was Paul Harrison's
sensational 716, at the time record
for New England drives, that gave
Washington victory by a scant i've
pin margin. Other members Of the
team were Howard Campbell, Make
Rosenberg, Jack Wolstenholme, Joe
Harrison and Ollie Pacini.
The return match here at the old
Coliseum, where now stands the
Archives Building, was almost
duplicate of the first spectacular
battle. The Grand Centrals were
trailing by some so pins when
George Friend, replacing Pacini,
almost single-handed, in one of the
greatest exhibitions of clutch bowl
ing ever witnessed here, turned the
tide in favor of the Grand Centrab.
A few years later Mike turned to
football when Tuffy Leemans, the
great gridder, became his son in law.
His last sports venture was spon-
soring the game between the Col
legiate An-Stars, featuring Leemans.
and the New York Giants, at Grit
fifth Stadium.
The 20-team Rosslyn Major League
opens tonight, rolling in two shifts
ct 7:30 and $50. Three members
OF last seasons pennant-w winning
Steele's Garage quint, Dan Nicholas,
captain, 66-year-old H. A. Wilson
and Fred Dieterich, will see action
with the new Great Eastern Finance
Co. team. Billy Stalcup, individual
champion, will head the Hutchin-
sons Furniture Co. entry.
The Painters won the Fort Davis
summer commercial loop title by q
one-game margin over the Hayden's
while Georges Jokes finished third
and Fort Davis Alleys, fourth. A
postseason tournament and award
ing Of prizes will end activities for
the 16-team loop Thursday night
Bethesda Bowling Center will be
jammed at 10 am. tomorrow when
the 16-club Women's Blessed Sacra-
ment Church League stages its
opener.
Ralph Pistol starred with highs Of
1856 and 407 in the Fort Davis Navy
Yard League opener, but his Design
No. team dropped two games to
Tool No. ! as Harold Cannella and
Charley Ward fired $685. to enable
the winners to post top team counts
OF GIL and 1,760. Johnny Dents 377
led West Shops 2-1 win from Shop
No. 8. Charley Browns 363 gave
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Hunt Club Resumes Meet

LAUGHLINTOWN, Pa, Sept. II
P,-After lapse of four years, Roll
ing Rock Hunt Racing Association
will resume its annual meetings near
here on October 2 and 5.
Evening star., 1946-09-17
OUTDOORS

Black bass addicts will find the
waters of the Potomac River and
Conococheague and Antietam Greeks
quite low and clear with the fishing
Evening star., 1946-09-17

international Leaxue Semi finals.
Syracuse, 4; Baltimore, 3. IL in
nings; tSyracuse wins series, 4-2b. Mon
treal, 2; Newark, /: Montreal leads
3-2).
Eastern LeAgue semi-fnAIs.
Hartford. IL; Albany, 4: Hartford
wins series, 4-2) Only game scheduled.
Evening star., 1946-09-17

tances u n der Bin Leeteh.
present conditions. We'd also
lengthen Our gut leader in fishing
with fly rod and strongly suggest
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Death of Mike Rinu|di Recalls
'20D. C.-Hurtford Pin Match
By Ben McAIwee

Model Basin No. l a 81 edge owe
Shop No, /.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-16

with "Bo" Bell, forms the batting
punch of Rocky Mount.
Bell could be called the backbone
of the Blackbird's hopes to beat
Wilmington. He is a big right
handed pitcher, who really un-
leased his fast one in Rocky Mount.
Therefore, as goes Bell, goes the
Blackbirds.
Coach Leon Brogden is keeping
his starting hurler a secret for
Wilmington. W. A. Brown, the
short lefty, held the Smokey City
lads in check there, but three
walks and occasional wildness az
counted for five Rocky Mount runs,
of which only one was earned.
Brown may start, or Brogden may
send Kenneth Rogers, who has had
a long rest, to the hill, and then
there is big Herman Wick ready to
take a turn.
Only two spots in the Wilmington
infield are prett, certain. They
are shortstop and third. j. c.
Price has been playing a grand
game at the shortfield position. but
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-16
EDWARD SACHS
Morning Watch
English Fighters

1t was with regret that we noted a few weeks back
that the postwar world included professional fighters from
cause Tor four long years we were promised a Golden Era
OF sports with new Babe Ruths, Bobby Jones, and Red
Oranges dotting the country side.
Then one Freddie Mills signed to fight Gus Lesnevich
in London and Bruce Woodcock in sort of an inverted Lend
Lease transaction signed to meet Tamil Mauriello at Madison
Square garden. Outside of the fact that both Lesnevich
and Woodcock are far from the top in the boxing world,
though both have held titles or ranked as contenders dur
ing the war-period, the fact that both Woodcock and Mills
were English put a damper on the brawls.
1t was not too long ago that England use to export her
used boxers to the United States with great frequency.
bulldogs and press agents and the New York press and
powers of these lads from across the deep.
With only one exception-Tommy Farr-the British fighters left
Phil Scott whose fighting tactics never changed. He would advance
sides, roll on the canvas, an yell in chorus with his manager Joe
This was 2 great act and some critics said that on certain
Camille. While these critics undouSsay i knew from whence they
.a down. an. sspi insinuatsd that II M o1 Scott { wasn't va t really i y trying viss very "'
.xbS Shs New ". york s9f Of 1G 3s ;rs commission sjst4iss,s w sssrs yisT yin +5 Mr. IS se ssys
boxing, they should put an end to the exhibitions in boxing rings by
writing the no foul rule.
Mr.: Scott sss,n wasn't Mt the ,s only English IS subject sa4sa, who u, feale dup up
escapes u $ who was knocked down and out by every fighter he
C dc for e ending : his fights b while = resting sSis' on h canvas caS The two
worthless swung and when both ended up looking at the ceiling
without either landing a blow, even the Iowa farmers smeMed
something and it wasn't corn.
We; first thought that British iii!shtas talents might be improving
when Tommy Farr invaded the land of the free and the coal strike.
Farr was a pueky person who persisted in getting the Stutings
knocked out of him by one and all: With blood streaming from every
part of his body he would clutch the mike and tell the waiting world,
"... e was too good for me, but ! 'ope to get a return match"
Farr use to tell the public that he was going to beat Louie
and we always thought that he meant an Uncle Louie at home
in England. We were quite amazed to find he meant Joe Louis.
Louis or -Loeie, the Brown Bomber made hash meat out of
Farr: THAT Louie is a good boy. I 'ope 'en give me a return
bout"
However, the Lesnevich-Mins bout seems to be a little out of
character for the United Press reports both pugs were bleeding at
potential boodbath. Still we will wait just a bit longer before
paying to see a British fighter in action.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-16
By GENE
Star Sports Writer

A careful analysis OF the Will
mington Wildcats and the Rocky
Mount BlacAbirds finds two evenly
balanced clubs with exceptional
high school baseball talent ready
to display their skill t the Ameri-
can Legion Stadium on Saturday at
$3.50 o'clock.
Coach Joe Caruso of the Black
birds has slim, smooth infielders,
who looked plenty good on their
defensive work, but were not SO
impressive from the hitting stand
point.
Alton benson and Leslie Etchi-
son form one of the best keystone
combinations in the Eastern Con-
ference. Denson's brilliant pick
ups over second base featured the
first Cat-Rocky Mount ARRAY, and
Etchison played the lee handed
batters of Wilmington perfect at
second. Cockrell, the first sacker.
is a big left-hand, d slugger, and
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-16
INDIANS BLANK
ATHLETICS, so

CLEVELAND, May IS. - R =
Mel Harder held the Philadelphia
Athletics to six scattered hits Wed
nesday as the Cleveland Indians
took a 3 to 0 decision in the first
game of a double header. The In
dams touched Jack Knott, Luman
Harris and Herman Besse for six
blows.
In the tnlrd frame OF the night
cap, the Tribe uncorked a three
run rally with a single by Hank
Edwards. Keltner's double, and
singles by Dutch Meyer, Gormek
and Case. Edwards homer in the
eighth scored Woodling ahead of
him, to. give the Tribe a 5 to 0
win.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-16
Cats Can Clinch Eastern Title
With Win Over Birds Saturday

Billy Hardison has also taken over
third in grand style.
The second baseman for NHSS
may be either Fitzhugh Fennell,
Paul "Stumphole" Horton, or Luke
Collie. OF these Horton has shown
up best, batting over 300, and
looking good on defense.
Kenneth "Horsehead" Rogers,
Wick, or dunk Futrelle may
take first, with the candidates not
making the infield, going to the
meadow. Jim "Hoot" Gibson is
out of the lirel1r with 2 hurt ho"k
at present, but may be back by
SATURDAY.
If Wilmington takes the game,
Saturday, it will be the first time
in the past several years they
have finished in first place. The
champion of the Eastern Confer
ence will then take on the Western
Conference winner for the North
Carolina high school crown. Who
ever takes that contest will have
its picture put in the annual base
ball year book. 1
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-16
PALE HOSE BEAT
BOSTON RED S0X
Jones' Home Run Coupled
With Squeeze Blunt
Defeats Hughson

CHICAGO, May IS. -P- The
Chicago White Sox turned the tide
against the surging Red Sox Wed
nesday and beat them, 8 to 2, at
Comiskey Park on a home run with
one on by Murren Jones and a
three-hit performance by Johnny
Rigney, who won his first game OF
the season.
While Jones' second homer OF
the season was the highlight OF the
White Sox attack, it could be said
that Rigney won the game in the
seventh with his excellent squeeze
bunt. 1t was a roller which went
to York. There might have been
a play at home on Plat, but evid-
emily the sign was on and Plat
was half way home before York
even picked up the ball. York had
nothing else to do except make the
1-
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-16
Tar Heels Defeat
Wake Forest, IL

CHAPEL HILL, May Is. @(P-
North Cardinals Tar Heels broke
their Big Four losing streak OF
five straight Wednesday when they
pounded out IL hits to defeat Wake
Forest 7 to 2.
A four run third inning high
lighted by Harry Beason's triple
sent Mack Grandey, Wakes start
ing pitcher. to the showers. He
was relieved by Shielding, who
finished the game.
Hamp Coleman went the dist
ance for Carolina to win his first
league decision. He scattered eight
hits and famed seven.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-16
Keely Grice Upset ad
In Carolinas Open

WINSTON-SALEM, May 15.-(R
'Co-Medalist Keely Grice of Char
lotte was bumped out Of the Caro-
ilnas Amateur golf championship
IN the first round Wednesday but
the other co-medalist. Ray Taylor
OF Greensboro, marched into the
second round along with defending
champion Hub Covington of Or
augsburg, S. c.
Grice. 20-year-old Myers Park
star, was eliminated by Cliff Perry
OF Wlnston-Salem one up in one
OF the days upsets. Veteran Tully
Blair OF Winston-Salem, a former
state champion, also dropped out,
losing to Donald Dunkleberaer of
High Point 2 and 1.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-16
|POLLET PITCHES
CARDS TO LEAD
Red Birds Take Over First
In National League
With 10 Win

BROOKLYN, May 15-P-Lefty
HOWE Pollet ane young Dick Sis
Ter combined their talents to give
the St. Louis Cardinals a tingling
! to 0 victory over Brooklyn We'd
nesday and a sweep of their two
game series as the Red Birds again
took over the National League lead
by II percentage points.
Pollet limited the Dodgers to
five well-scattered hits in handing
them their first shutout Of the
year, while slsler hammered across
the only run Of the game with a
terrific 400 foot triple off the CEN
ter field wall after Whitley Kurow-
ski had doubled in the second in
ming
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-16
Pirates, Angler In Tobacco State Tilt
DUKE BLUE DEVILS
UPSET N. {. STATE
IN BIG FOUR TILT

DURHAM, May Is. -(P-
Dukes Lee Griffith held N.
C. State to a lone first inning
single Wednesday as the Blue
Devils turned back the Red
Terrors 20 before 1000 specta-
tors.
The Ace Duke southpaw was
in rare form as he matched the
one-hit performance of Team
mate Bob Houghton against
Carolina last Saturday. He is
sued no walks and struck out
ten State batters as the Blue
Devils moved to within one
and a half games of the league
leading Terrors.