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Evening star., 1946-02-25
By the Associated Pres.


MIAMI, Fa., Feb. 25. Johnny
Rucker, playing the entire game in
center field because Babe Young still
was nursing an injured thumb, had
a perfect day at bat with a single,
double and two walks yesterday as
the New York Giants defeated the
Boston Braves, Al.
SARASOTA. Fla. - All but Ted
Williams and Rudy York have been
heard from at the Boston Red Sox
camp.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-Capt.
Terry Moore, outielcer with the ST.
Louis Cardinals, who at SO is train
ing once more after three years in
the Army, says he thinks he has a
good deal of speed left and can judge
fly balls as well as ever.
ANAHEIM, Calif-A long confer
ence between Vern Stephens and
Luke Sewell, manager of the st.
Louis Browns, yesterday ended with
the star shortstop still holdout
CLEARWATER, Fla.-The Cleve-
land Indians have five unsigned
Evening star., 1946-02-25
Rucker PAGES Giants Victory
With His Perfect Day at Bat

players-Outfielders Stan Benjamin
and Pat Seerey. Pitcher Ambrose
Palica, First Baseman Mickey
Rocco and Catcher Frank Hayes.
SAN BERNARDINO, Calf. -
Pitcher Fritz Ostermueller and
Catcher Bill Salkeld signed their
Pittsburgh Pirates contracts over
the week end, leaving Frank Gus
tine, Max Butcher and Pete Co.'S
carart as the lone holdouts.
WEST PALM BEACH.-Catcher
Buddy Rosar of the Philadelphia
Athletics works infield practice with
full equipment. That's the way you
throw in games and you gotta get
used to it, he said.
BALBOA, C. Z.-President Larry
MacPhail, before departing for
Miami, said he was well satisfied
with the spirit and progress of the
ex-servicemen of the New York
Yankees.
Evening star., 1946-02-25
Emmett Directs SchooIboy Golf;
Congressional No. 6 q Durb

sionsl is only in the conversation
stage Golf Chairman John Ken
nedy is proposing change of mines,
making the present 10th hole the
first hole, with the old 9th the fin
ishing hole for the course. TT isn't
easy" says Kennedy, because of
that pond below the present 10th
tee. You see players aren't warmed
up on the first tee and if they top
ped a lot of shots into the pond it
would slow UP play and burn up the
golfers So, if we make the change,
We'll play from lower and forward
tee, reserving the upper tee for
tournaments"
More Revisions Planned.
Other changes on the Cox agenda
include a new third green, already
started, consolidation of the old
third and fourth holes into one hole
to be the fourth of the new course
and a new 18th hole The new
first green, expected to be in use by
midyear, already has been built
and the second hole when the new
first is ready, will be played to the
old first green until new second
green can be built. All in all the
changes at Congressional will di-
versify the course, make it a mite
easier and shorten the walks be-
tween tee and green.
The Office of Strategic Services
is moving out of the property now
and the club may be turned back to
the membership around March IS.
Evening star., 1946-02-25
Southern Conference Draw
BoomsG. WIS Title Hopes

an eyelash in their return game.
If the Terps had Edwards and Bill
Brown available, their chances OF
picking up all the marbles would be
as good as any teams. Burt Ship
ley had a smooth working combina-
ton at the tail end of the season.
one that could hold its own in any
company.
Maryland might surprise this
week. The Terps hit the road for
games with Army and Kings Point
Merchant Marine before heading
toward Raleigh and it is possible
that Shipley might come up with
trick or two to make up for the loss
of two key men. Maryland deserved
a better fate than a 2-point defeat
by West Virginia last Saturday. but
it missed the shots that would have
made the difference in the deciding
second half.
1IlC pOll1l llOl W Uc UN6IIOOk6U,
however, is that with such as Don
Gleasner, Bill Polling, Vic Turyn,
Jack Flynn and Pete Pinocci on
deck, Maryland has the power to
whip anything in the conference on
a good, hot night. This week,
though, they'll need at least two such
nights-the first to beat North Caro-
lima and the second in the final.
George Washingtons addition Of
Johnny Moffatt, Barry Kreisberg
and Ollie Kennedy at the start of
the semester worked wonders for
Zahn's club. Big Kreisberg is the
key man and as he goes so will go
the ColonialS and G. w. Supporters
have feeling everything will be all
right. G. w. copped the conference
crown in 1912, its first year in the
circuit, and an encore would be
bright plume for Zahn's coaching
Evening star., 1946-02-25
By Lewis F. Atchison

If anybody gave Art Zahn quick
frisk today they probably would find
such concealed weapons as rabbits
feet, four-leaf clovers. horseshoes
and a stray turkey wishbone, be-
cause the Southern Conference tour
nament draw yesterday practically
put his boys in the flnal.
The Colonials drew Virginia Tech
for the tournament curtain-raiser
Thursday at 2 pm. and Tech is the
team they defeated last week to get
an invite to the bounce-ball party.
Zahn figures they can do 1t again
with the league crown on the line.
G. w. also had the good fortune to
fall into a bracket with North Caro-
lima State and Duke, teams it at
least has an even chance against.
Not SO lucky was Maryland, whose
tournament hopes tobogganed fol-
lowing Johnny Edwards injury last
Saturday night The TerpS not only
had the misfortune to be tossed into
the same bracket with North Caro-
lima but also drew the Tar Heels for
their opening-round playmates.
North Carolina is the pre-tourney
favorite. William and Mary and
Wake Forest are in the same group
In selecting the eight-team line
up the Tournament Committee dis
counted Furman's won-lost per-
centage of an even 800 on the
ground that it played only two
teams outside of South Carolina,
four of its games being with David
son. 1t also seeded only two teams,
North Carolina and Duke, because
of the comparatively small margi-
nal differences in won and lost
records.
Had they carried it bit further
no team would have been seeded
for Maryland as an example. broke
even in two games with Duke and
missed heating North Carolina by
Evening star., 1946-02-25
Oklahoma Ags, NYU
Lead Cagers in Line
For Big Meet Bids
BY the Assoeioted Press

Interest in college basket ball
turned to the annual post-season
tournaments today as Oklahoma A.
& NJ, NCAA champions, and New
York University, semifinalists in last
years tournament, continued to
dominate the Western and Eastern
sections respectively.
Although no official announce
ment has been made as to which
teams will represent the various dis
tricts in the NCAA, or which quin-
tets will appear in the National In
vitation Tournament at Madison
Square Garden, it was considered
almost certainty that the Okla
homa Aggies will receive the NCAA
bid to represent District mis-
souri, Valley, and the Violets will
be the New York host in the Invi-
tation.
Meets Open in Mid d-March.
The NCAA gets under way at the
New York Garden March IA and
the Invitation follows four days
later.
The Aggies have a record of 21-2
In their latest victories they romped
over Washington U. of st. Louis,
71-26, and st. Louis u, 86-33. 1t
was, in the latter game that 7-foot
Bob Kurland piled up So points
for one of the highest individual to-
tails in college basket ball history.
N. Y. U. made it II straight by
two wins last week, which left it
one of the four once-beaten teams
in the country with a 16-1 record
The other three are Kansas, 17-1;
Harvard, ISL, and Yale, AL.
Quints Now in Running.
The following are the teams be-
lieved under consideration in the
various NCAA districts. Those which
fail to receive a bid can still re-
ceive one to the N. I. T. won and
lost in parenthesis)
coRnsatavt DsFSt IildRd HniR GTos. state
Tufts ns wa was SELECTED te! las last year ,,
BERG '22Siiel. wsst yiTsinta ia72i syTa-
Gofe ioSns Sta3 Wsesttminster 45-4l s.
District 3-Kentucky co.,. louisiana
Stale iI5-y)' Navy tl2-2). North Carolina
I21-@, Duke I1-6I and Marshall t24-Sb
Kentucky represented last year
:, District 4~Indiana al diana 4I-31 and iowa
ing Green 25-41, Akron u?-4). North
western and Notre Dame leach 15-4) and
ohio State 14-I. Ohio State was Sc
District 5-oklahoma Aggies C21-a> a
vitation to the N. /. T. The AEgies got
the NCAA bid last year and went on to
win the national tourney.
District 6-Baylor t24-2). by winning
the Southwestern Conference. earned the
Did. Arkansas was picked last year
District The Big Seven winner will get
the place. Wyoming 194 and Colorado
l94 currently are tied for hrst with
Brigham Young ,u1-9 right behind.
Utah got the invite a year ago.
District S-The nomination will go to
the Pacific Coast Conference champions
California l21.3D already has copped the
Southern Division, while Idaho (22-S) and
Oregon State q3-9) are battling for the
Northern Division. California will meet
the winner for the right to represent the
Far West. Oregon was chosen last year
Evening star., 1946-02-25
Lupien Will Fight PhiIs
Claims GI Rights Hit
BY the Associated Pres.

LEXINGTON, Mass, Feb. 25.-
The first test-case of national
prominence concerning a veterans
right to his former job may involve
First Baseman Ulysses (Tony) Lu-
pien, 1888 Harvard baseball captain
and Navy veteran, and the Phila-
delphia Phillies of the National
League.
Lupien, who was sold to the
Hollywood Stars of the Pacific
Coast League on February 13 by the
Phils, disclosed that he has invoked
the CT Bill of Rights in CORE
spondence with Commissioner Al
bert B. Happy) Chandler to sup.
port his claim that he has a right
to years employment with the
Phillies. Chandler avoided direct
ruling.
Evening star., 1946-02-25

A youthful puncher against an
experienced boxer is the setup for
tonight's 10-round main event on
the Liberty A. C. boxing card at
Uline Arena that sends Washing
tons Aaron Perry against Fritzie
Zivic, former welterweight cham
pion.
Marty Servo, current welter title
holder, is expected to be on hand
and will accept a challenge from
the winner for a nontitle bout here
this summer.
Perry, the puncher, probably will
be a rs favorite against the slam
bang Zivic tonight. Aaron, recently
turned 20. is on the upgrade and
since leaving the Army has kayoed
Jack Larrimore and Vince LaSalva,
drawn against and decisioned Tony
Evening star., 1946-02-25
By Burton Hawkins
Stor Sto1 CORRESPONDENT

ORLANDO, Fla, Feb 25.-Into
the No. notch in the Mats batting
order has stepped Outielder jeff
Heath, an arrangement which will
display six successive lefthanded
hitters swinging for Washington
Manager Ossie Bluege realizes these
batting plans probably will prompt
the opposition to pour a stream of
southpaw pitchers against the Mats,
but he isn't fretting.
Naturally, my plans are subject
to change" says Ossie, "but right
now I'm figuring on using Heath in
the No. 3 spot. Our lead-off man
will be either George Myatt or
Sherry Robertson, depending on
who plays third base, and batting
second will be Buddy Lewis"
Mickey Vernon will be entrusted
with the vital No 4 job, with Stan
Spence and Cecil Travis following
him in that order. Then Gerald
Priddy will be the first righthand
sWinger on days when one of Wash
ngton's southpaws is pitching and
Jake Early catching, Priddy will
represent the only orthodox swinger
in the lineup.
Heath reported to the Mats. weigh
2l0 pounds, Is overweight-yester-
day, and his threatened holdout COL
lapsed following a l0-minute con-
ference with President Clark Grif-
fifth, who gave jeff substantial in
crease over the S11 900 contract he
held at Cleveland.
Glad to Be Away From Tribe.
Happy over leaving the Indians,
Heath is eager to make fresh start
with Washington. Still ranking in
his. huge chest, though, is violent
distaste for Cleveland's General
Manager Roger Peckingpaugh and
Manager Lou Boudreau.
Heath didn't relish the treatment
Boudreau gave him last season when
jeff had chance to lead the league
in batting. Il heard him tell several
New York writer's he was going to
move up in the batting order SO I'd
have a chance to get to the plate
400 times, which is necessary to win
the championship" said Heath,
whose .305 betting last season in 375
times at bat merely was .004 off the
Evening star., 1946-02-25
+. i. Bids for Last
Berth in Tourney

Catholic us dribblers will be on
the spot tomorrow night when they
trek to Westminster to play Western
Maryland in the seasons wind-up.
The Cards must win to get bid to
the Mason-Dixon Conference tour
nament opening Thursday at Balti-
more, but Western Maryland now
is regarded as the dark horse of the
title round.
The Terrors bumped off Johns
Hopkins last Saturday, 40-36, while
C. U. was chalking up a surprise
1896 verdict over Gallaudet for its
third victory of the year. American
Evening star., 1946-02-25
Knockdown Gains Fan
Support for Entry
In Santa Anita
BY the Associated Press

ARCADIA, Calf, Feb. 25.-Race
horse fans renewed speculation to-
day whether Knockdown, Maine
Chance Farms star performer, will
be entered in the top race of the
season here-the Santa Anita $780,
600 handicap to be run March 9.
Knockdown's easy victory Satur-
day in winning the Santa Anita
100000 Derby put the 3-year -old
brown colt in the front rank of pos
sibles" for the big event, and hopes
were expressed in increasing tempo
that he would face the starting
gate.
But Mrs. Elizabeth Arden Graham,
owner of Maine Chance Farm, and
her trainer, Jimmy Smith, have
kept mum so far on their intentions,
although Smith openly admitted he
had great hopes for the horse.
There was not much comparison
to be made with probable and al
most certain starters in the big cap.
Knockdown had only four horses to
beat Saturday. He practically ran
away from his stablemate, Star Pi-
lot. Honeymoon. of Louis B. Mayors
stable, was third.
Some followers, skeptical as to
Knockdowns staying qualities
pointed to his time of 1:50 35 for
the mile and eighth derby distance
as against 1:49 25 in a supporting
feature Saturday made by Challenge
Me. Others were quick to point out
however, that Challenge Me, ar
older and more seasoned campaigner
carried only ll8 pounds, as against
the 122 impost of Knockdown. They
added that if KnockdoWn enters the
handicap, he will drop IA pounds
coming in at 108.
| Fourteen pounds is not to bt
sneszed at, especially where a horse
has the early footage that Knock
down showed Saturday. He went tc
the front quickly and STAYED there.
Evening star., 1946-02-25
Brown Sparks Pro Beers
As CAGE AII-Sturs Bow

y Washingtons basket ball Bears
boast another victory over the ALL
American All-Stars after toppling
the luminaries, 61-46, yesterday in
Turner's Arena.
Bill Brown, who racked 18 points,
sparked the Bears attack as they led
all the way, while Bob Nordlander
tossed In Is markers for the ALL
Stars in an effort to narrow the
rooroip
Evening star., 1946-02-25
Quarter-FinaIs Slated
In Heurich LEAGUE

Two games are scheduled in
Heurich Basket Ball League third
round play tonight at Turner's
Arena with girls exhibition tilt
serving as a curtain raiser.
Naiman Photos meets Clifton
Liquors at and Mullikin's, boil
stored by the addition of John Jett,
former Wake Forest star, clashes
with Kavakos at 9. The winners
will play later in the week for the
right to meet Perruso's, first and
second round champ, for the title.
The girls game pairs Federal
Bureau of Investigation with an all
star seXtet chosen from other teams
in the league.
Results yesterday:
Greenbelt, q; Northwest Recreation
ical Warfare. 80. Mulikins Travellers
kos Girls. 2R. FIJI Girls o6 (tje)
Evening star., 1946-02-25
Heath Signs, Happy Over Shift
To Mats From Cleveland Club

pace of the Yankees Snuffy Stirn-
weiss, who captured the crown.
when he didn't move me up
continued Heath, Il asked him about
it. He said, You expect me to do
you a favor after what you did to
me earlier in the year?'"
Boudreau was referring to Heath's s
holdout last season, which lasted
until June and cost the then Cleve-
land slugger $500.
"Peckinpaugh told me to take
$500 or leave it. I had to take it,
which meant I was taking cut of
$500, but Peck promised me a
bonus of $1,000 if I did the Cleve-
land club some good. He wouldn't t
put it in writing-said I had his
word for it.
Likes to Bat in Mats Park.
well, I hit .3O5 and despite join
ing the club two months late I led
the team in runs batted in. l call
that doing club some good, but
Peckinpaugh never gave me that
bonus. I appealed to Commissioner
Happy Chandler, but didn't get any
satisfaction from him.
Heath relishes the thought of hit
ting in Griffith Stadium. I've al
ways hit well there" says jeff. I'm
not kidding myself that I'd get many
home runs in Griffith Stadium be-
cause I'm not a pull hitter, but I
should bounce a few off that right
center field fence
Heath participated in his initial
workout today. erasing the kinks
created by 3,900-mile drive from
Seattle which consumed II days
jeff brought his wife and three
children along.
Heath's arrival and signing high
lighted the influx of Washington
infielders and outflelders. Pitcher
Jack Early, Infelders Joe Kuhel
Jack Sanford, Elbie Flint, Charley
Roberts and Sam Cozzi, and Out
fielders Buddy Lewis, Bruce Camp
bell, Alex Kubuski and Earl Wooten
boosted the Mats squad to 38.
Important Mats still missing, but
expected momentarily, are Pitchers
Marino Pieretti and Rae Scarbor-
ough, Infielder Gerry Priddy and
Outfielders Stan Spence and Bingo
Binks. OF that crop, only Spence
and Binks are unsigned.
Evening star., 1946-02-25
Servo to See Perry-ZWic Bout
Tonight, Fight Victor

Riccio and lost only to Joe Curcio
conqueror of Zivic and Cecil Hud-
son recently.
Zivic is a 32-year- old veteran OF
IS years of ring warfare during
which he has fought more than zoe
pro bouts Zivic's recent record
shows more defeats than victories
an item that helps put Aaron in the
favored role for tonight.
The preliminary show offers g
trio of six FOUNDERS bringing to-
gether Major Jones VS.. Billy Terry
welterweights; Harry Preston VS.
Arthur Bathea, welterweights, anc
AL Spalding VS.. Tommy O'Connell
light heavyweights.
George Espina, local welterweight
faces Bobby Venack in the opening
four -rounder at 8:45.
Evening star., 1946-02-25

u, defending champion and winner
of II of 13 games, Loyola, Hopkins,
Gallaudet, Randolph Macon, West
ern Maryland and Washington Co.
lege already are qualified for the
tournament If Catholic U. loses
tomorrow night the eighth place will
go to BridgeWater.
Al Barthelme, Loyola forward, won
individual league scoring hono,s
with 1877 points when Ray Love OF
A. u, previous leader, missed his
teams final game.
Evening star., 1946-02-25
Sports Mirror
BY the Associated Pres,

Today year ago-Sam Snead
shot a 267, 81 under par, to win
the Pensacola Open golf tourna-
ment.
Three years ago-The Chicago
Cubs purchased Catcher AL Todd
from the Los Angeles Angels of
the Pacific Coast League.
Five years ago-The New York
Rangers ended Boston's unbeaten
streak of % games by blanking
the Bruins, 20, in a National
Hockey League game in Boston.
Ten years ago-Catcher Gus
Mancuso signed his 1886 contract
with the New York Giants.
Evening star., 1946-02-25
Travis in Poor Shape,
But Convinced He'll
Regain His Speed
By Denmon Thompson
Stor SPORTS Editor


ORLANDO, Fla, Feb. 25.-After
one brief, brisk workout, Shortstop
Cecil Travis is convinced he'll be
able to erase the effects of more
than three years in the Army and
present the Mats with an acceptable
sort of infield play. Showed into &C
ton too soon after being mustered
out of the Army last season, Cecil
seemingly has benefited by the
baths at Hot Springs, Ark, although
he currently is eight pounds under
weight.
"Ah was jest daid last year." ad-
mits Cecil. "Ah couldn't move
around. Nothing hurt me, but af
jest didn't feel right" Now pinched
and pale, Travis isn't worrying
President Clark Griffith.
Those baths at Hot Springs al
ways make you feel weak immedi-
ately afterward," says Griff, but
in two weeks Travis will pick up
the weight he lost there and feel
stronger than ever. He's gonna be
all right"
Travis Is inclined to belittle the
two frozen toes he received in the
Battle of the Bulge. "Ah should
have pulled out sooner" says Travis,
but All didn't want to quit. Finally
the toes became infected and All was
sent to the hospital. Anyway, they
haven't bothered me and All don't
believe they will
Now balancing the beam at 1876,
Travis has been assigned the No. s
spot in the Mats batting order,
which will permit some of the swat
ting pressure to be placed on other
shoulders. Cecil will be confronted
with the tremendous task of re-
capturing his prewar form after
nine arduouS months overseas and
Manager Ossie Bluege will be in
clined to give him whatever breaks
are possible.
Travis wasn't impressive in his
first batting drill, but continuing to
pump theoretical homerS over the
rightfield fence are Sherry Robert
son and Gil Coan and joining them
yesterday were Mickey Vernon and
Bruce Campbell. Campbell, re-
turning to the Mats after a lengthy
hitch with the Army. particularly
was effective in his initial workout,
spraying deep drives to all sectors
of Tinker Field.
Bluege conducted the first meeting
of the year last night, summoning
the Mats together to split them into
two groups which will work out
morning and afternoon.
Commissioner Happy Chandler
and American League President
Will Harridge will accompany the
Mats to Cuba. Chandler will appeal
to Cuban officials to clean up base
ball on the island Griffith, still
somewhat wary of plane travel, will
split the Mats making the Cuban
trip into two groups-just in case.
! Directing the Mats in calisthentics
every day prior to practice is Pitcher
Sid Hudson. who learned to do the
job as Sergt. Hudson of the Army.
Evening star., 1946-02-25

town but 1t was printed here and it is to this de-
partment that j. Earle Moser, among others, di-
rects his protest.
Earle Moser was a large character who played
Tor Mr. Coggihs; indeed, he was his best center
This Moser was so good that no less critic than
George Preston Marshall, who dabbed in profess
sional basket ball in those mid and late '2Os be-
came interested in him, and it is fact that Moser
turned pro before degenerating into newspaper
man on permanent basis. Anyway here's the way
Moser views that all-time. all-high team, with
Pete Nee of Central featured as the No boy
Il doubt if one greatest player can be
picked with strict fairness writes Mr.. Moser.
There were too many fine the period,
none so outstanding that he would be head-and-
shoulders over the field
Evening star., 1946-02-25


player, top pack
think would be either of
Tech Ralph Bnne Eaand take choice which
a
could with the exception the topankng such
Holman, Sugarman or Dehnert.'
Nolan No TroubIe Moser Didn't PIoy Him
Mr. Moser me selections Che modestly bars himself although
different
Coggns. Here would be mine" quoth Moser:
First Team: Second Team
Mcdonald, Central.
Bennie,
Radice, Nee, Central
Councillor, Tech Faber Eastern
but
away my spectator appeal
but how tough these to play against You
with
Nolan, who along behind
obviously the times watched him.
Bennie and Radice knew what going
before while Councillor OF
shots the socaled
could substituted for those the first
without serious claim of misjudgment
Thompsons, Werber Hailed Among Stors
added the above
including Freeman Dun Thompsons of Western;
Hogarth of Eastern Charlie Walker of Business
Walker Werber and Croson
Burgess. and Childress of Central.
such
developed that scholastic stage concludes Mr.
modesty except for P S. in which he You
trihe inaccurate column We Centra under Coggns
Arcadia although the high school played
the Arcadia"
inaccracy which is:
Look somewhat older mem
short departed
personally thrown into the fourth of
Rusty of the Palace with by
your-leave YOU'D if it had happened Central there
wall that probably would be unrepared
the schools getting nothing much
budget In short think in better
position specific which, incidentally.
peculiarly proud
Evening star., 1946-02-25
Win, Lose or Draw
By FRANCIS E. STANN
Berger or Bennie Could Be One Greatest

1he long scraWny neck stuck
Ing an a-tme ahgh school basket
not unchopped really picked by Bert Cogens the
Evening star., 1946-02-25
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Basket Ball,

Basket Ball.
The Stars Metropolitan tourna-
ment George Washington High VS..
Blair, Coolidge VS. Bethesda) Ritchie
Coliseum, University of Maryland,
7:30.
Maryland at West Point.
Boxing.
F'ritzie Zivic VS. Aaron Perry, Uline
Arena, first bout 8:45.