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Evening star., 1946-03-02
By Burton Hawkins
Stor StoH Correxnondent

ORLANDO, Fla, Mar. 2.-Among
nine outfielders laboring here with
the Mats is a modest youngster who
says Il don't hit well" despite .3o7
and .3l6 averages compiled with
Chattanooga in two seasons of Or
ganized baseball Refreshingly frank
is Earl Wooten, 21-year-old rookie,
who doesn't like his own hitting, but
who comes to the Mats rated as q
24-karat fielder in the outfield or at
first base.
Billy Evans, former major league
umpire, who now is president of the
Southern Association, unblushingly
reports to Manager Ossie Bluege
that Wooten could be placed In
Washington's center field and field
more sparkingly than Stan Spence
Wooten replacing Spence isn't likely
to materialize this season, but Earl is
tabled for future consideration.
Could Use More Weight.
Wooten could use more weight to
advantage. At 154 pounds he doesn't
get much power behind his blows
and admits it. He hasn't hit home
run yet, but among his 1876 hits
last season with the Lookouts were
IS doubles and eight triples. He
never has seen a major league game
and may not get around to it this
year, for Gil Coan," George Binks
and Bruce Campbell are calculated
to have an edge on him in grabbing
reserve outfield berths and since the
Mats are three deep in first base
men Wooten appears headed for the
Chattanooga choo o-choo once more.
The only outfielder on the Mats
roster who bats righthanded and
throws with his left hand, Wooter
covers ground like a tarpaulin anc
Evening star., 1946-03-02
Capacity Crowd Seen
For Finals Tonight
In Star Tourney
by GEORGE Huber

Outstanding high school basket
ball game of the year is presented
tonight with Coolidge and Wood
row Wilson meeting in the final of
The Evening Stars 14th annual
Metropolitan interscholastic invita-
ton tournament at the University
of Maryland's Ritchie Coliseum.
Also on tap is the girls final be-
tween Washington-Lee, defending
champion, and Bethesda. This
starts at 7 o'clock, with the boys
beginning at approximately 8:15.
The spacious capacity Of the big
coliseum may be taxed tonight as
the two schoolboy quints, which
have proved themselves the best in
or around Washington. meet in a
rubber engagement. Wilson, won
the first game between the two dur
ing the regular District public high
school series, while the Colts came
through to even matters last Satur-
day night in the District champion
ship game. Now they are out to add
the Metropolitan title to their COL
lection, while the Tigers just as
strongly will be out to snare this
big crown and an invitation to the
Duke-Durham Southern States
championship tournament that goes
to the winner.
Wilson Slight Choice.
Wilson, despite its loss to Coolidge
a week ago, finds itself a slim favor
ite tonight, although usually in these
big payoff games in The Star tour
ney there is no choice. The Tigers
have shown themselves at the peak
Of form this week, especially in
licking George Washington, the
Northern Virginia champion, on
Thursday night, while Coolidge has
had two narrow squeaks. In addi-
ton the Colt squad has several
players sporting minor injuries. Bill
Cannon, the Colts big forward, has
bad ankles.
In any event, tonight's game
promises to match some Of the best
Of the hot finals Of previous Star
Journeys. In the last eight years,
only twice has the final been de-
cided by more than three points.
Coolidge's starting lineup will in
clude ALL l-High Bill Cannon and Dick
Taylor as forwards, Bob Klein
knecht, center. and Bob Rohr and
Stan King, guards. Wilson will
counter with Gene Taylor, an ALL
High player. and Bob Hartshorn,
forwards, Dick Pogue, center, and
Art Scribner and Maynard Fones,
guards.
Mary Hook and Eloise Simmons
are the big guns on the Bethesda
girls team, while Washington-Lee
is banking a lot on the Louise
Garber-Alice Bruin duo.
Judges Have Tough Task.
Also having its hands full tonight
is the committee deciding on the
outstanding player, who will receive
the Charles Hart Trophy, named in
honor of the former principal of
Eastern High School who before his
retirement last year did much to ad-
vance the cause of competitive
schoolboy athletics and who has
been big help in an advisory ca
paccity in the development of The
Star tournament.
This selection committee consists
og Charles (Pop) Wannan of
Friends School, AL Vogt of Bethesda
and Referee Tony Latona. The out
standing girls player is to be selected,
by the two referees and Miss Maude
Parker Of the District Recreation
Department. Another important
Evening star., 1946-03-02
Evans Hitting Heavily
In Bid for Regular
Nat Catching Job
By Denmon Thompson
Stor Sports Editor

ORLANDO, Fla, Mar. 2.-The
most consistent distance thumpel
among the Mats for two weeks hasn'i
been JEFF Heath. Stan Spence, Buddy
Lewis, Cecil Travis or Mickey Yer
non, but Al Evans, who isn't sup
posed to be doing that SORT Of thing
AL has been one of Washington'i
weaker batters in recent seasons
but 1t hasn't been evident in drills
here.
Evans, who is calculated to be the
Mats catcher when the opposition
tosses q left-hander at Washington
hasn't viewed many curves yet and
that may be the reason for his soar
ing, lengthy socks, but he's injecting
hope into Manager Ossie Bluege,
who may be able to use some right
handed hitting in an overbalanced
left-handed batting order.
Curves Cut Down AIS Average.
Twenty -eight-year-old Al gave
promise of being a hard hitter when
he came to the Mats in 1889, batting
1888 in seven games, and he didn't
disturb that notion in 1910 when he
compiled 1863 average in 13 games
But the leagues pitchers soon
learned to curve him, and AIS
average tobogganed to .269 in So
games during 1941.
Evans saw more action in 1912
participating in IA games when
Jake Early suffered with Bells palsy
plus an eye affiiction, and the more
he saw of those curves the less he
liked them. They sliced his batting
mark to .224 that season, but in 81
games last year he climbed to .260
Since the Mats are destined tt
see more southpaw pitching thi:
season, due to lineup which FIRE.
quently will present seven left-hand-
ed swingers, Evans may be required
to catch more frequently than in
the past, AL, in fact, may see al
much service as Early and so his
robust hitting Is heartening tt
Bluege.
AL Due Regular Duty.
Plagued by a sinus infection which
prompted his release from the Navy
in which he was a chief specialist
AL has been understudy to Early
or Rick Ferrell since joining the
Mats. This season he'll be striving
to obtain more regular duty and il
he continues hitting Bluege will
be inclined to agree with him.
Lige Early, Evans Is hardened tc
knuckle ball pitching, a fact thai
makes him extremely valuable or
a team with such butterfly bal
pitchers as Dutch Leonard, Roger
Wolff, Mickey Haeffner and Johnny
Niggeling.
Coach Ferrell, who could be re.
stored to active duty in event of &C
cident to Early or Evans, actually
gives the Mats a three-deep catch
ing staff-Al veterans and all ex-
pert knuckle-ball catchers who aren'
reluctant to call for the flutter pitch
Evening star., 1946-03-02
First IC4A Trophy Win
In Is Years Aim Of
Manhattan, n. Y.U.
BY the Associotsd press

NEW YORK, Mar. "A team
trophy that has gone unclaimed
throughout the 25-year history Of
the meet, because no squad ever
has won the five titles necessary to
retire 1t, may find a permanent
home tonight in the IC4A track and
field championships at Madison
Square Garden.
New York University and Man.
haitian College have four legs on tho
coveted cup and either Of them
could wrap it up for keeps by de-
throning the defending champions
from the United States Military
Academy In the indoor carnival.
Army Champs Are Sturdy.
But that looms as chore of con-
siderable proportions, since the Ca
diets, who scored an unprecedented
1914 points year ago, will be shoot
ing for their third straight team
title with squad still largely intact
Navy, the IC4A outdoor champion
and runnerup in this affair the past
two years, also figures as threat in
the scramble for team honors, de-
spite its poor showing in the Ma
tional AAU meet one week ago.
Manhattan, which didn't even
have an organized track squad a
month ago, may furnish the surprise
Of the night. Returning to IC4A
competition after a three-year alb
sence, the Jaspers will send Fred
Sickinger, unbeaten half-miler, after
the 600-yard title in surprise move
by Coach George Eastment.
Other Jasper Stars.
They also will have Tom Conner
ford in the 1000, Ed Walsh In the
mile, Eddie O'Toole in the two-mile
and relay team good enough to
win the national title at two miles.
Army will pin its hopes on Max
Minor, sprint and broad Jump favor
lite; Dick Newell in the dash, Lee
Christensen and Andy Lamar in
the hurdles, Bernie Conor In the
900, Allen Brown in the 900, John
Fischer and Fred Knauss in the
two-mile. Bill Webb in the weight
throw and the terrific THO of de-
Tending champion Doc Blanchard
Tex Coulter and Ralph Davis In the
shot put.
Evening star., 1946-03-02
Future Worth as OutfieIder
Seen in Mats Fast Wooten


Mobile last year, he won a throw fol-
distance contest and in a 75-yarc
sprint finished in second place three
yards behind Coan.
Wooten didn't play high schoo,
baseball simply because there was nc
high school team at Pelzer, S. C
He put in four years of American
Legion baseball, however, ther
played for a Pelzer semipro outfit
where he attracted the attention o1
Scout Zinn Beck.
In Navy Less Than Month.
The Navy summoned Wooten tc
service before Beck signed him to q
Chattanooga contract, but in less
than month Earl was out of serv.
ice, unwanted because of a pune.
tured eardrum. He promptly hooked
on with the Lookouts. Blond, slen.
der Earl performed admirably n
two seasons with Chattanooga anc
on the strength OF those years l.
being given a glimpse by the Mats
bosses. He is one of the few un-
married members Of the Mats squad
'Lookit that infield," beamed
President Clark Griffith yesterday
watching Mickey Vernon, Gerald
Priddy, Cecil Travis and Sherry
Robertson bob up with fancy field.
ing of sizzling grounders smashed
by Coach Clyde Milan. II love
strong-arm boys and every one ot
those fellows really can throw that
ball." continued Griff.
Coach Milan says Third Basemar
Robertson apparently has cured
himself of an evil habit Of lookine
up a split second before fielding
grounders. Hes keeping his heac
down now, anyway" says Milan
If he can continue to do 1t ir
games he'll be all right"
Evening star., 1946-03-02
Armstrong Nips Carver;
Looks to Title Come

Armstrong High School cagers,
District colored champions and
leaders in the South Atlantic
League, added another victory to
their string fast night by topping
Carver Vocational, 1888, at Ban
neker.
Armstrong and Parker Gray will
meet for the South Atlantic title on
Thursday. March IA, at Turner's
Arena.
Evening star., 1946-03-02
Bethesda Quint Earns
Suburban Loop Title
FINAL STANDINGS

The Suburban League basket ball
series. first championship event held
by this new loop, Is ended with
Bethesda on top.
The Barons clinched the title last
night with 1884 victory over Wash
ington-Lee to reverse a 40-38 over.
time decision gained by the Gen.
erals in an earlier game that was the
only blot on Bethesda's loop record
Harvey Mcclure and Ken Poerste
were scoring leaders for the winners
earning IS and 10 points, respec.
lively.
Evening star., 1946-03-02
Sports Program
For LocuI Fans
TO-DAY.
Basket Ball.

The Stars Metropolitan tour
nament (finals), Bethesda VS..
Washington-Lee (girls), Cool
idge VS.. Wilson (boys). Ritchie
Coliseum, University of Mary
land, 7.
Mason-Dixon Conference tour
nament at Loyola of Baltimore.
Southern Conference tourna-
ment at Raleigh, N. C. (finaD.
Woodberry at Episcopal, 7::30.
Boxing.
Maryland at Catholic Univer-
sity, $3.50.
Evening star., 1946-03-02

parsonage tonight will be Master o,
Ceremonies Jack O'Connell at the
microphone.
Trophies galore will be presented
after the last game by DR.. H. C.
Byrd, president of the University OF
Maryland. Trophies 60 to winning
and runner-up teams and to the
winning coaches. Individual mem.
bers of winning team get gold basket
balls, while runner-up players re.
ceive silver balls Also there will be
surprise award.
Evening star., 1946-03-02

over until closing time tomorrow
night.
Proprietor Vernon Graves is in
augurating a one-ball handicap at
Petworth tomorrow afternoon and
night for bowlers with averages
under 100 and Gait Davis is ex-
pecting another 100 or so contestants
in the sixth weekly one-ball affair
at Rosslyn. Entrance fee in each
is 81.
Evening star., 1946-03-02
Fights Lost Night
BY the Assoeiofed Press

NEW YORK.-Willie Pep, 12eh.
Hartford, Conn. knocked out Jimmy
iM!1e;Alllister; i!1;l 12s. Baitimore g; non
outpointed Rudy Campo. ia, Los An
geles.
CHICAGO. Bout between Arturo
Cooley, 2Q4, Chile: and Lee savold.
contest" in tie S eighth r round. 1sS'sfea no
PHILADELPHIA. - Leon (Bobo)
Hare. . 1874; Philsdelphia. stopped Jeff
HUGusTA.' T'i M.!Mxl Nx MIC Mich,.Gnd, h,Gd IA,
Lisbon. Ne. stopped Leo Mayo. 146.
,.PRoyIDENcE, r, I-Drnie Giusti,
Irish Jimmy Pierce, -14Ih, Vancouver,
British Columbia t10),
Evening star., 1946-03-02
Fort Meade Five Ahead

Fort Meade topped Mcclure Cen
eral Hospital, 1922, in the closest of
three games last night at Fort Meade
in the Third Service Command
basket ball tournament. In other
games, Camp Pickett defeated In
diantown Gap, 1888, and Aberdeen
eliminated Fort Story, 60-44.
Evening star., 1946-03-02
ST. A|bans Cagers ToppIe
Friends in Final Game

st. Adams basketers, who reached
the peak of an excellent season
when they upset Dewitt School, put
the topper on their campaign yes
terday when they invaded Friends
School to get a 1929 win.
Bob Smith, st. Adams ace, led
the scoring parade with II markers
Evening star., 1946-03-02
MARYLAND Park Girls Win

Maryland Park girls basket ball
team remains atop the Prince
Georges County League after regis
tering their 18th victory last night.
With Myra Limerick getting II
points, the Park team topped Green
belt, 1922.
Evening star., 1946-03-02
st. Anthony's Gets Title
In Downino St. PouI's

St Anthony's holds the Catholic
Co-educational School basket ball
championship for the second year
after defeating st. Paul's, 34-23, on
st. Johns court in the final game
of the season for both schools.
Evening star., 1946-03-02
Chamberlain in Front
All WAY Aquinst NTS

Chamberlain Vocational School
cagers were in front all the way in
beating National Training School
44-34 yesterday Bill Starlmaker
and Bill Slater tailed 16 and Is
points, respectively, for the winners
Evening star., 1946-03-02

It's the right size and the right location and
old-tmers around town will recall that before
bowling alleys were built upstairs there was an
indoor track and nlmortals like Paavo Nurmi and
Joe Ray ran before sell-out crowds.
Long George Kelly, key figure in the World
Series of 1924 between the Mats and Giants, is
back with the Cincinnati Reds after an absence
of more than eight years . He's a scout and
will comb the Pacific Coast In the "a series
Long George and Bill Terry were the Giants first
baSemen :. . Bucky Harris feared Terry, left
handed hitter, and maneuvered his pitchers so as
to induce John McGraw to play Kelly who was no
trouble for Washington pitchers.
The Navy Athletic Association is throwing
press party next Wednesday in honor of Capt Tom
Evening star., 1946-03-02
Roosevelt Juniors Shine

Jack Wilson's eight points led the
way as Roosevelt junior basket ball
team topped Gonzaga juniors, 1926,
at Roosevelt,
Evening star., 1946-03-02
Star Busketers End Tourney Tonight

underpublzed Navy Prefigh basketball of
Ottumwa finally knocked off the other night after
straight did it, 4642 but this hardly
deacts the that Ottmwa formerly PrefghD
the best in the Nation, if not the best.
Nothing special tonight? Take gander, then, the
Brookland Shout
which reliable
which hasn't fought but which has been prng for the
Modesty fobds saying the finals The
Star basket ball tonight Rche Coliseum No
Wilson Coolidge
Washngtone meeting the girls
ball double-header
been played all WELL direct all complaints
Griffith Stadium left field 402 feet center
field 426 field 1913 yielded home during
clubs which failed White
the Yankees
Evening star., 1946-03-02
St. Johns RifIemen Bog
18th Struiqht Victory

st. Johns rifle team won its 18th
straight match by topping Episco-
pal High shooters, 1,316-1,171, in q
match fired on the latter's range.
Evening star., 1946-03-02
Easy for Eliot Busketers

Eliot Junior High basketball team
defeated Stuart, 22-13. yesterday be-
hind the 10-point scoring of Sid
Polykoff.
Evening star., 1946-03-02
Perruso Trips BeIvoir

Johnny Nordlander's II points
were tops as Perruso basket ball
team defeated Fort Belvoir, 5o-44,
last night at BelVoir.
Evening star., 1946-03-02
Howard Weiqhtmen Score

Howard University weight lifters
outscored Twelfth Street YMCA
musclemen, 2.295-2 OBS, in a compe-
tition last night at the Y.
Evening star., 1946-03-02

AcademyS head football
coaching staff the s64 question Will
nation for old favorite. the single wing?
What's all the fuss in connection with the Mexican
'radng of
National
Leagues Caraquels
material
Evening star., 1946-03-02
6. w. Gridders to Penn State Is Rumor

that Washington Universitys foot
ball will turn Penn State for the 1916 They
Don McMurray Ed Cza
Paul Weber and Ted Hapanowcz backs Jimmy Graham
fhck kicker will G. w. but friends that
he will be interested in playing football.
Bill remarked rs Brooklyn still in the eague?" and
the haunted him since Elmer Layden while Commits
of the National Football League said of the ALI America
Conference They haven't football and that cracks
him Now latest crack which
recalled of Larry MacPhal who, to
hodou Stweiss would look
with the White sox replied Anybody would look good with
fall the White take 20 OF u
games the Yankees won't the telephone operators at Bel Air
Md, have fine yoWl?
NJ writes Il wouldn't object to raise
prices Griffith Stadium but sitting in right
field without strike ball
missed the count there's to catch as YOU CAN'T
SCOREBOA2D other words, Lieut. Cameron would
a field, what's
complaint minor insists is the fact that with
February he requested andor reserved
enclosed his check two days ahead OF the first SALE only to
sold We feel
sympathetic did he get
a Redskn tcket2
Evening star., 1946-03-02
GreenbeIt Victor Over
MARYLAND Purkers

Ted Fox tossed in is points to
lead Greenbelt cagers to a 1927 vic
tory over Maryland Park In basket
ball game last night at Greenbeit.
Evening star., 1946-03-02
Enmg Sports Wilson Slim Choice Conquer Coolidge for Metro Crown
Win, Lose or Draw
The Weekly Hash and Rehush
By FRANCIS E. STANN

Just in there ports-minded
and inspiration TO build Washington that
New Center Market stood until yesterday?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-16
ADVENTURE" HAS
 ACTON ApLENTY;
 BILL AT CAPITOL

There is plenty of two-fisted ac- ton at the Capitol. The feature is Adventure" and Clark Gable and Greer Carson make their first screen appearance together.
 Gable is seen in another of his virile, red-blooded characterizations IS the scrapping, romancing bosun f a freighter. Miss Carson switch S to sophisticated comedy and does l little punching on her own!
 It's a great picture with great ,ast!
 Joan Blondell is the "ther wo- man"
 ThCmas Mitchell is Gables hard drinking pal. There is also Tom Fully, John Qualen, Richard Haydn, md that fascinating Latin, Lima Romay, plays her first dramatic ~ole as the gal who tries to make Gable forget.
 On top of all, it was directed by Gone With the Wind" Victor Fleming, winner of two Academy Awards. It's an all-out, all-star hiti
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-16
By ARLENE WOLF AP NewSfeatureS Writer

NEW YORK-Beautifu girls in Broadway musicals are nothing new. Beautiful teen-agers, how ever, are another story-especially teen-agers making their New York debut en masse.
 There are g of these lovely youngsters in the singing and dancing choruses of Gypsy Lady" Their average age Is under 18, and all but one or two are mot allowed to go out with the boys yet" The oldest is ripe old 2l, and very grown up, if you please.
 Backstage at Gypsy Lady" looks and sounds more like a high school club meeting than the sophisticated Great White Way. There's talk of homework-Some of the girls are still enrolled in the Professional Children's School in Hollywood, and getting their lessons by mail
 The words stage door Johnny" provoke gale of shrieks-"we have to tell them our mothers won't let us go out" the girls giggle.
 Five mothers came right along with the troupe from California, where the show first was pro- duced, and where many of the girls live Most of them are mem bers of the Los Angeles and San Francisco Light Opera Association. The five mothers sort of keep an eye on the whole bunch but Mitzi's mother explains:
 "So far it's been very simple. They're kept so busy with music and dancing lessons and understudy rehearsals that the most they can do is go to a movie"
 Mitzi's mother delivers her to the theater at performance time, and calls for her at curtain time.
 How do these youngsters like New York? They love it-with a few reservations. Twenty-year-old Peggy Weaklend, who halls from Portland, Ore, shivered as she stepped into her sheer tulle cos tune and announced I'd like to he where there's little more sun shine" Dorothy Coulter-she's 18 wants to go to college and study music Mitzi wants to go to VasSar or Smith-she can't quite make up her mind.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-16
Shrine Dance We'll Attended
 Saturday Nighi

Notwithstanding the zero wealth CT and Taku gusts prevailing. over 200 attended the second of the win ter series of Shrine formal dances held in the Scottish Rite Temple last Saturday night.
 Dancing started at 10 o'clock to the strains of Matheny's six piece orchestra, and continued un- til the midnight hour when lunch of sandwiches and coffee, taste fully prepared by Mrs. George Rice, was served.
 Dancing was then resumed and continued until o'clock, the dan cers remaining to the last number, all we'll pleased with the evening $ affair.
 The next dancing party will be on February 23, formal and invita- ! tional.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-16
LIVELY COMEDY
 K NOW SHOWING
 Al 1OTH CENTURY

One of the liveliest of comedies. Hold That Blonde is at the 20th Century.
 Co-starring Eddie Braeken and Veronica Lake. happy combina- tion, fun is found in every situa- tion
 Bracken is seen as millionaire $ son who has the disconcerting to say the least, habit of steal ing things. It gets him into the most serious and riotous jams. not the least of which occurs when he competes with Veronica in the lift ing of fabulously valuable neck lace. How the necklace finally falls into the right hands, and how Veronica finally falls into Eddies arms makes Hold That Blonde '' very funny picture.