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Evening star., 1946-03-29
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7 ech and Anocostio Mines Rated Dark Horses
In Title Series; Trainers Have Four as Regulars
By George Huber

Here are the dark horses of Dis
trict public high baseball teams
Anacostia and Tech. They were
second division finishers last year
but both have fair sprinkling Of
experienced players and are showing
improvement In preseason drills. II
they can continue that pace anc
clear up few other ifs either Oh
both could make it tough for the
favored mines.
The Indians, for example, have
such as Max Pheasant, a secone
base.nan who hits a long ball fol
a small boy He's a good fielder ane
may be a strong contender for ths
All-High team. Bob Higgins Is an
other good little performer. He's &
catcher with a steady brand of play.
ing, a strong arm and a good bat
ting average, Other boys on whom
Coach Tommy Nolan can depene
for improvement over last spring
are Willis Umholtz at third, Dor
Dinkins in right field and KY Ken
at first.
Has Two-Man Slab staff.
Nolan has tWo-man pitching
staff that shows promise In South.
paw Jim Smithson and Right.
handler Nick PAMELA. Smitnson i,
bigger and faster than he was last
year and has gained better contro
OF his curve. PAMELA also is show.
ing improved control and is develop
ing knuckler.
AS for the Ifs" on the Indiar
nine, there's Tom Adams in LEFT
field. If he can continue to hit ir
inter-high games as he's doing ir
practice, it will add just the needee
punch. Scotty Silvers, center field
rounds out a balanced garden trio
All field we'll and have good arms.
Tech had heart breaking season
last spring, losing three one-rur
games, two of which went overtime
And Coach Bob Walker may have
just the team this time to win the
close ones. 1t was inexperience al
much as anything that cost hin
games last year, and this tim,
there's enough experience to stead,
his few green hands.
Starts With Four Regulars.
He can start with four regulars
Pitcher Bob Jones, Buddy Timmon.
on third, Ed Saxty at short ane
George Geiser in the eutfield. Clar
ence Wilkerson, at second base, ha.
sandlot experience, and Walker i
trying a newcomer, Bob Murray. a
first. The inf1elders have shown il
practice that they are pretty fai
defensively, and the outfeld is pre-
senting the only problem. Three O
last years subs. Paul Pometto, Tri
Trittipoe and Ed Clark. are leadin
candidates behind Geiser. The play
ers who hit best will get the Jobs.
To aid Jones in the pitching de
partment, Walker is counting Oh
Lefty Keller, a sub last year, to con
troll his wildness and turn into
starter. Bill Burlingame, a new
conner, also shows promise. Charlie
Neidecker, another sub last spring
IS getting most of the catching as
slgnments, with Al Murray. a new
conner. pushing for attention
Evening star., 1946-03-29
Field Of IS TO Splash
For DC. AAU Titles

Most of the Districts top swim
mers will compete in the field OF
IS entered in Is events of the 18th
annual District of Columbia AAU
senior indoor championships tomor-
row night at 8 o'clock in the Shore
ham Hotel pool.
Competing under the Shoreham
Club banner will be Don Boyer, so
yard freestyle champ, and Ernie
Boggs, l5o-yard backstroke title
holder, while competition in the
girls events includes such record
breakers as Jean Ort of Takoma and
Leola Thomas of the Ambassador
Club Miss Ort will swim in the
SO, 100 and 220-yard freestyle and
Miss Thomas, l00-yard backstroke
titleholder, will defend her cham
pionship at that distance and also
splash in the 50-yard freestyle, l50-
yard medley and 150-yard medley
relay.
Teams from the Boys Club OF
Washington and the YMCA will
compete with Shoreham, Ambas-
.sadoF and Takoma for trophies.
Evening star., 1946-03-29
Russell Bout Off;
Bell Suspended

A boxing show scheduled for
next Tuesday night in Turner's
Arena has been Cancelled be-
cause OF a hand injury suffered
by Domingo Russell, who was
listed to meet Jimmy McGriff in
the nine-round main event.
The District Boxing Commits
sion today suspended Jimmy Bell
for six months, charging that the
local heavyweight had quit"
during his bout with Jackie Gran
ford last Monday night in Uline
Arena. The suspension applies in
all National Boxing Association
member States, as well as in
Maryland, Massachusetts, and
New York, whose ring boards
have working agreements with
the local body.
The suspension was meted out
following an investigation in the
commissions Offices today after
DR.. CLARK Halstead had testified
that he had examined Bell after
the fight and had found mo seri-
GUS injury"
Counted out on his stool when
he refused to continue the bout
in the seventh round, BELL had
complained Of sharp pain in
his left side. Testifying at to-
days hearing, however, Seconds
Norman Saunders and Jack Frye
said that they had considered
Bell "in shape to continue and
had urged him to do 50.
Referee Charley Reynolds gave
as his opinion: y think he quit"
Harry Volkman, who had been the
official in preliminary bouts and
had witnessed the main event,
confirmed Reynolds views and
added that he had witnessed bet
ting odds shifting at fight time
to favor Crawford, the prebattle
underdog.
Evening star., 1946-03-29
Fourth Spot for Nat,
Seen, With Red Sox,
Tigers at 7 and ;
By Gayle ToIbot
Associated Press sports Write,


TAMPA, Fla, Mar 29.-If ever a
ball CLUB looked ready to run away
with pennant race, it is the New
York Yankees as they break camp
at st, Petersburg today and strike
out Oh the exhibition tour that will
take them through seven States, in
cluding Texas, on their way North
Once again Joe Mccarthy has q
great club, strong from stem to stern.
This observers best guess is that the
Boston Red Sox will finish second,
the Detroit Tigers third and WASH
ington fourth. ahead of Cleveland.
1t would be impossible not to pick
the Yanks No insight into the COM
plexities of baseball is required to
predict that a club with such hit
ters as Joe Di Maggie, Charley
Keller, Tommy Heinrich, Nick Etten,
George StirnWeiss and Joe Gordon
in its lineup will be hard to head off !.
Hurting Should Be Adequate.
1nfpitching the club does not ap-
pear TO stack up with several others,
including Boston, Detroit, Washing
Ton and Cleveland; yet with the kind
OF batting it Is certain to get, its
hurting should prove adequate.
Joe Cronin's Boston club is
similarly natural choice to chase
the Yankees to the wire again, Just
as it did in AZ and '43 before both
teams lost their stars to the serv-
ices, Conceiyably the Red Sox
might even finish in front If every
thing went exactly right, for they
are a powerful team
Detroit's case probably is unique
In paseball-champions one year
and relegated to third place before
the next race opens. Not only that,
but the Tigers will be vastly
stronger outfit than that which beat
the Cubs in the last World Series.
The answer is, of course, that the
Yankees and Red Sox got back even
more and better stars from the
service
Added Punch Aid to Mats.
Choosing Washington to finish
ahead of Cleveland might easily
prove big mistake. The Indians,
with fine four pitching staff
headed by Bobby Feller, could make
great deal of trouble to all con-
cerned If one or two of their rockies
should prove capable of hitting
around 300
The Mats, however. deserve the
spot on form. They battled De-
troit right down to closing day last
year. and they are coming back with
a lot of pitching and considerably
more punch in their outfield
The st. Louis Browns. still af-
fiicted with a serious holdout in
Shortstop Vern Stephens. do not
look strong enough to break into
the leagues Big Five"
Evening star., 1946-03-29
|KuheI, Campbell Foce Release
AS Mats Look to YOUNG TuIent
BY Burton Hawkins
Sfnr SinA

ORLANDO, Fla, Mar. 29-First
Baseman Joe Kuhel and Outfielder
Bruce Campbell will be handed un-
conditional releases shortly, it was
learned today, Washington's bosses
are placing the accent on youth, and
to create space for more fuzzy
checked specimens, the bosses will
unload the 39-year-old Kuhel and
37-year-old Campbell.
The decision to clip Campbell from
the Mats squad means the six out
fielders who will be retained are
jeff Heath, Stan Spenee, Buddy
Lewis, Ray Goolsby, Gil Coan and
George Binks. Since Binks also is
regarded highly as a first baseman,
1t is likely that Jack Sanford, Mickey
Vernon's first base understudy, will
be shipped to the Mats Chattanooga
farm club.
Manager Ossie Bluege is eager to
cling to Sanford because he Is
rlght-hand hitter, q rarity among
the Mats, but pleading tor his serv-
ices is Joe Engel, president of the
Chattanooga club. Sanford, though,
has threatened to quit the game If
shunted to the Lookouts this season.
Returning to baseball after s.
months in the Army, the 27-year-
old Sanford feels he must advance
this year or desert baseball ana
devote his time toward getting
established in business.
Kuhel Broke in With Mats.
Kuhel, who represents an original
investment of $65 900 to the Wash
ington club, broke into major league
baseball with the Mats and was an
inf1eld cog on their 1888 pennant-
winning team. He long has been
recognized as one of the finest first
basemen in the industry and still Is
spry enough despite 16 major league
seasons with the Mats and Chicago
White Sox, who obtained him in
1888 in exchange for zeke Bonura.
Campbell, who returned to the
Mats after four years in the Army,
has been hitting well in spring train
ing, but Washington is overloaded
with outfielders, and Rruces age is
against him. Kunel and Campbell
may seek employment with the st.
Louis Browns or Philadelphia Ath-
letics. Campbell, thrice victim of
spinal meningitis, also is a World
Series veteran, having been a key
figure in Detroit's 1910 pennant drive,
Baking at being returned to Chat
tanooga Is Pitcher Larry Brunke,
who won Is games and lost ! with
the Lookouts last season. The
chunky southpaw, who has been
able to hurl little In spring training
Evening star., 1946-03-29
Gfaziano, Servo Bout
Draws Record GATE
ey the Anoeiofed Press

NEW YORK. Mar. 2s,-Rocky
Graziano, the rings newest killer
who just loves to knock out welter-
weight champions, gets his chance
at Marty Servo, new 147-pound boss,
in a 10-round now-title affair at
Madison Square Garden tonight.
A sellout crowd of close to 10000
will sit in on this expected-to-be
torrid affair.
The gross of $4,000 is a record
for other than heavyweight scrap.
at the Garden.
Rocky, q middleweight who
jumped into the fistic limelight last
year with sensational stretchings OF
Billy Arnold, Harold Green, Bunny
Davis and the then welterWeight
champion Freddie Red" Cochrane
is a 5-to-6 choice.
Evening star., 1946-03-29
Hyottsvi|Ie, Tokomo Pin Plants
To Hold Sunday Tournaments

Providence. r. l.. Executive Secre.
tary Arville L. Ebersole announced
before leaving for the scene of the
big event, where he will complete
the schedule for a record entry OF
some 700-odd teams, which start
airing April 5.
The bulk of the Washington teams
will roll April 1914, with II teams
from the Mems District and 10 from
the Ladies District leagues heading
the biggest delegation of Capital
bowlers over to journey to a national
event.
A comparatively small bowling
town, Woonsocket, r. l., bids fair to
carry oil top honors for the most
teams entered. With only three
bowling plants, 1t has 68 teams in
the tournament.
Lorraine GULL and Bob Miciotto,
leaders in the King Pin mixed
doubles who tonight fire against the
Saur Heinbaugh team, sport COM
bined average OF 245, an all-time
city record. Lorraine has 1889 for
rs games and Bob, 12755, individual
season high marks in the league
competition. Three games behind,
and runnerup outfit OF Ruth King
and Frances Robertson oppose Lois
Gladdlng and Pete Metrakos.
Evening star., 1946-03-29
As Ready for Start;
Tribe Order Revised
BY the Associated Press

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.-This
is how the Athletics expect to line up
on opening day, with the exception
of the pitcher: Ford Garrison, Vern
Benson and Sam Chapman in the
outeld; George McQuinn first base;
Irv Hall, second base; George Kell
third base; Jack Wallaesa, shortstop
and Buddy Rosar, catcher.
CLEARWATER. Fla.-With Ken
Keltner back. Manager Lou Bou-
dreau of the Indians has switched
Bob Lemon, 25-year- old rookie, from
third to center field.
MIAMI BEACH First-baseman
Frank Mccormick, purchased by the
Phillies from Cincinnati, doesn',
need an operation on his hack, doc
tors at Baltimore's John Hopkins
Hospital report.
Manager Ben Chapman said he
was told not to work Mccormick
too hard for several days"
Evening star., 1946-03-29
Farrell Will Direct
Sports

1t. Comdr. Albert Farrell, former
Gonzaga High and University Of
Maryland athlete, has been ap-
pointed athletic director and heao
coach of the ball team at Bainbridge
Naval Training Station, the AS
sociated Press reported this morn
ing.
Farrell has coached service teams
at the Anacostia, D. c., and Hutch
inson, kans., naval training stations
He also has seen duty on troopships
and transports.
Evening star., 1946-03-29
Smooth Roller Pair
Helps Spice Vanities

Two of the smoothest skating
champions in the roller world will
headline Skating Vanities of 1916
when Dolly Durkin and Frank Fos-
ter appear with all performances
of the musical show opening in Uline
Arena Tuesday night.
The Durkin- Foster team was
launched when both were youngsters
in Long Island some years back
They later skated as amateurs,
parted company when Miss Durkin
turned pro. but were reunited as a
team during the war, when they
emerged as stars of the $3.50 900
production.
The skating show, providing two
and one-half hours of continuous
action, will offer eight performances
including Saturday and Sunday
matinees and wind up Sunday night
April 7.
Evening star., 1946-03-29
Little, Ferrier 5hatteI
Par by Six Strokes
BY the Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N. c., Mar, a.
Lawson Little and Jim Ferrier were
the men to catch as the Charlotte
Open golf tournament swung into
It's second round today.
They cracked par by six strokes
with opening round 66s yesterday
to take a two-streke edge as the
$500, four day tourney got under
way over the rain -drenched 6,410-
yard Myers Park Club course.
Little shot a pair of 33s, while
Ferrier got home in 81 after going
out In 35.
Vic Ghezzi, going out in 81, hae
q 68, but shared third place with
Chick Harbert and Pete Cooper
Sam Snead and six others had 69s
Evening star., 1946-03-29
His Curve Ball Is Roted BoseboI's Best

using slider said good
fast ball will act like slider This just sort Of insurance
pitch consciously throw because takes Off Lots of
know fast ball won't do thing except straight
that
strictly speedbaI specialist.
it's that his best days his fast ball only
behind Walter Johnsons Bobs equally
standing It's easily the best in the business and he got slider
kckler that binding speed wicked he
mi better than if that's possible.
Fel pitch 1912 when he started for
AStars against the Major League ASrs and got
beted pretty He wasn't fast and he had control ceye
Chief Specialist Fee u S. NJ said I'm
conditions trained pitch
hsht to the otheand I'm
asking for orders to duty
We recalled the conversation and Bob said was one OF the best
But about that fast ba" asked
think you'll get it hack?"
got reply Il didn't have it when rejoned
I've got good days It's
from I'm going throw more curves and
longe
Evening star., 1946-03-29
GoldbIumes, Dr.. Swetts
Sextets Face in Einol

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, Mar. 2s.-
Nashville tTenn) Goldblumes will
try for their third consecutive
women's National AAU basket ball
title against big and active Des
Moines DR.. SWetts sextet.
The champions gained the final
by defeating Elkin IN. c. Chat
hams. 36-l0. DR.. Swetts swamped
the second-seeded DR.. Peppers of
Little Rock. Ark. 1923
Evening star., 1946-03-29
By Ben MeAIwee

Two suburban maple plants will
be meccaS for swarms of week end
tournament rollers Sunday when
Oscar Hiser stages his fourth an
nual Hyattsyille Recreation open
handicap and Evelyn Gay holds the
third April fool women's doubles at
Takoma
Top prizes in the Hyattsville FIVE
game event will be 500 for men and
$40 for women. Entrance fees will
be S. for men and $3.50 for women
All contestants will receive a three
fifths handicap, with the mems
scratch 128 and the womens 118.
The winners at Takoma will re-
ceive SIS Entrance fee is Sc per
couple. The combined average limit
is 2l0 as of March a.
Washington will have more than
As teams in the National Duckpin
Bowling Congress tournament at
Evening star., 1946-03-29
Record Field 10 Compete
In Ocean Sailing Race
By the Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Mar; ~
AT least % yachts, one more than
the previous record, were considered
certain starters for tomorrows 18th
ST. Petersburg-t Havana sailing
race, the first ocean event OF its kino
since Nazi submarines became pes
tiferous in these waters.
An all-time record for the distance
was set in 1910 by the yawl GOOD
News, which reached MORO Castle
in 81 hours and Is minutes.
Again in 1941, in the last race be-
fore the war, sharp northwest winds
sent the Good News first past the
finish line, only 16 minues slower
than the previous year.
Evening star., 1946-03-29
Calvary. Kovokos Fives
In Title Come Tonight

Calvary Methodist and Kavakos
Grill quints clash tonight at 8
o'clock in the Roosevelt High School
gym for the District Recreation bas-
ket ball championship.
Calvary defeated Aero Board, 65-
43. and Kavakos knocked off FBI,
1924, in last nights action.
Evening star., 1946-03-29
All Races in New York
To Be Fully Filmed
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

NEW YORK Mar. 29.-The five
New York race tracks will use the
Telefllm Patrol this season.
The Telefilm Patrol is a method
by which every foot of each race is
filmed and the film is developed
dried and ready for inspection by
the stewards seven minutes after the
horses finish.
Evening star., 1946-03-29
Woodberry Gains Semis
In Eastern Cuqe Meet
By the Assoeiotsd Press

by The Assoeiotsd Pfess
GLENN FALLS, N. Y. Mar. "a
Woodberry Forest defeated Taft
School. 1890, to reach the semis of
the Eastern scholastic basket ball
tourney here.
La Sale of Cumberland was
eliminated.
Evening star., 1946-03-29
Posey, Negro Baseball
League Leader, Dies
By the Associoted PRES

PITTSBURGH, Mar. 2s-Cum-
berland w. Cum Posey, a national
ngure in Negro baseball and secre-
tary of the Negro National League
since its organization, died in Mercy
Hospital here after an illness of sew
eral months.
He was former part owner of the
Homestead Pa Grays.
Evening star., 1946-03-29
Junior Boxers Bottle
In Is Semis TONIGHT

Twenty-Five bouts are on the card
tonight at Merrick Boys Club where
the semifinal round of the ninth
annual Junier Golden Gloves anna
teur boxing tournament is scheduled
to get under way at 7 o'clock.
Evening star., 1946-03-29
FuIIis, Ex-Cordinol, Dies

ASHLAND, Pa, Mar. % (F.-
Charles T. Chick" Fullis, who
played in the outfield of the 1884
World Champion st. Louis Cardi-
nails, died of a complication OF dis
eases here at the age of IS. He also
was with other major clubs.
Evening star., 1946-03-29
Bob Admits Experimenting With Slider, KnuckIer

When encountered Feler in the clubhouse the
Feer we'd known before the which he went after winning
rs games in his last three He's harder and less boh
ing though with eaner face He's confident positive
but essentially he's the youngster
Louis Cardinals exhibition the " time pitched
Cleveland We remarked that he looked thinner.
I'm just about ready he admitted You down
here for long baseball
weeks before the major league teams practice Then
I've been here I've been working with
Feler, isn't
We asked him of that throwing slider
knuckler we'll He haven't the knucker
yet he said I've been fooing with only about
pitch 10 good Even doesn't dance like Dutch
ard a of
Evening star., 1946-03-29
BoIIpIoyer Seeks Berth

Johnny De Groot, just back after
duty as sergeant in the AAF, would
like to resume his baseball career
and seeks a berth ON an unlimited
nine. He has had experience In the
Prince Georges County and Indus
trial Leagues Call Atlantic 6037.
Evening star., 1946-03-29

PaVofAc ia UusepA1t, ulNtEUlhSu ldSEII ~ Ille-
ber OF q gun crew aboard the USS Alabama and
has returned in style to pick up the threads of a
war-interrupted career.
The highest-salaried pitcher in the game, Bob
Feller acts the part. When the Fellers, including
little l4-week-old Feller, hit the Florida trail it
literally was production. They breezed into
training camp In new pearl-gray convertible
Cadillac, with maid for little Robert and travel
ing secretary tan old shipmate) for big Robert A
7-foot cabin cruiser was sent down SO that Bob
wouldn't lose mis- sea legs and an amphibious air.
plane is on order for delivery in the near future
When we arrived here the other day it was
evident that some people in the Cleveland camp
we're looking upon Mr.. Feller with doubt The
Evening star., 1946-03-29
DODGERS Release Bosinki

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, Mar
10 (P.-Eddie Basinski, violin
playing shertstep of the Dodgers,
has been released on option to st.
Paul
Evening star., 1946-03-29
Exhibition Games
BY the Asseeiotsd Pfsss

philadelphia tN,, 8; New York IN !. 3.
louisville lA.A0, Il; Boston tN),
.'B,t 8.
srooslyn 'No, g. New York "o'
Boston fA.l, 4; New York tA). 4; tie,
called and Of sixth, rain.
chicaeo TA'), IS: Pittsbursh tN), 8.
Detroit tA.l B. s. Butfalo ID, 5.
Evening star., 1946-03-29

press conference Bob going hold that
conference This regarded most
although for Dizzy Dean Buck Newsom others
holding on informal basis what amounted
ences Some mention the that
and that he motors in
OF travelling on the bus with the team
Nobody however seemed to recall that Al Simmons
the other
for It's recognized
Evening star., 1946-03-29
Win, Lose or Draw
New FeIIer Still Has That Hioh, Hard One
BY FRANCIS {. STAkN
Star star Correspondent.

CLEARWATER Fla, Mar 2a-Hobert William Andrew Feler
van Meter Iowa has come long since he pns
IN the Cleveland ba park and dreaming wearing Indian uniform
little more than 10 years He has become the undputedy
Evening star., 1946-03-29

Rocky Graziano tests his "hear-the-
birdies-sing" right hand against the
new welterweight champ, Marty
Servo (above), in the main ten at
Madison Square Garden tonight.
Rocky has knocked out SIX of his
last seven opponents. Only middle
weight Sonny Horne managed to
last the distance with him. In two
fights with Cochrane, however, Graz
iano required ten rounds on each
occasion to dispose OF the New Jer-
sey Redhead-while Servo, in title
event, accomplished the same result
in four rounds and won the crown.
Outside the heavy division. Rocky
is considered the mightiest puncher
in boxing today. But Servo has never
been kayoed and claims never to
have been knocked off his feet!
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-12
Conspiracy TriuI Here
 Remembered

waterbury's conspiracy case was cited at a meeting of the National Municipal League in Philadelphia yesterday by Luther oulick of New York, director of the Institute of Public Administration, who said the Waterbury syndicate" was spelled sin,
 MT. 0tllick, speaking at the leagues 50th anniversary conven- ton, attacked city administrations In various parts of the country.
 Referring to the municipal seam dal" in Waterbury, he said that cer- tain city officials and private citi- zens worked together for seven years to defraud one little city Of about sl,0o0,00o."
 He said "the sourest note was struck by the contractors who didn't do the work for which they and others were paid"