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Evening star., 1946-01-04
|WaterfieId Is Chosen
Pro Leagues S Most
Valuable Player

CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-Rookie Bob
Waterfeld, brilliant quarterback of
the championship Cleveland Rams,
today was named the most valuable
player in the National Football
League last season.
Waterfield, triple threat star from
U. c. L. A., received IS of possible
S5 points in a ballot of II sports
writers to become the seventh re-
cipient of the leagues Joe F. Carr
Award. Five points were awarded
for first place and two for second.
Second with q points was Half
back Steve Van Buren of Phila-
delphia, the leagues ground-gaining
champion. Four other players re-
ceived votes. Veteran End Don
Hutson of Green Bay, only two
time winner of the award, was third
with IA points, followed by Quarter
back Sammy Baugh of Washington
with nine. and Halfback Steve Ba-
garus, also of Washington, and Guard
Riley Matheson of Cleveland, each
with two points.
Waterfleld, who polled II first
place and five second-place votes,
was the second rookie to win the
Carr Award. Halfback Parker Hall,
also Cleveland star. was the first
freshman winner 1880.
Other previous winners: Halfback
Frank Sinkwich, Detroit Lions, 1914 !;
Quarterback Sid Luckman, Chicago
Bears, 1913; Hutson, 1912 and 1941; !;
Halfback Ace Parker, Brooklyn
Dodgers, 1910. and Center Mel Helm,
New York Giants, 1888.
Evening star., 1946-01-04
Arcadia Host Sunday
To Tenpin Bow|ers

,Tenpin bowlers will have a big
inning Sunday when Manager jim
my Best stages the first annual
Arcadia Tenpin Handicap. First
prize in the three-game event will
be $75 with other prizes according
to the number of entries.
Entrance fee is SO, including cost
of games. Contestants will receive
a three-fourths handicap based on
scratch of 100 with a limit of IS
pins per game.
All participants must have aver
age sheets of leagues in which they
roll to compete. Entrants may
bowl as many times as they desire,
but can win only one prize.
Evening star., 1946-01-04
Australia May Rule Net World for Years. Survey Indicates
'Greenberg on First as Tigers
Give York for Lake of Bosox
By the Associated Press.

by tHe ASoOCldLeu TTeSS.
DETROIT, Jan. 4.-Hank Green
berg, Detroit's story-book slugger, is
due to be back at his old first-base
stand in 1916.
Rudy York, 32-year- -old first base
man whose fielding flaws forced
Greenberg to move into the outfield
in 1910 to give York a position he
could play, was sent to the Red Sox
yesterday in a swap for Shortstop
Eddie Lake.
Thus York ends a colorful nine
year Tiger career in which ne spent
three seasons learning he couldn't
catch, play third base or the out
field before finally going to first.
Greenberg volunteered to shift
from first base to the outfield in
1910 to give York chance at first.
On his return from the Army last
summer Greenberg went back to the
outfield, where he helped the Tigers
to the American League pennant and
a world championship over the Cubs.
Lake, % year -old right hand
pitcher who dubbed out II home
runs and compiled 279 average
with the Red Sox last year, gives
the Tigers added infield strength.
York batted 264 last summer and
hit 18 homers.
Lake, who hit only .206 in 1914,
found the range last season to belt
out 1872 hits, 80 of them for extra
bases. He was expected to see little
service in 1916 for the Red Sox, who
will have Inflelders Bobby Doerr
and Johnny Pesky back from mil
itary service.
York, who slugged out 18 home
Evening star., 1946-01-04
Mixed Doubles Bowling
LOOP Resumes TONIGHT

Action will be renewed tonight in
the fast King Pin Mixed Doubles
with three couples aiming to gain
undisputed possession of first place.
Lorraine GULL and Bob Miciotto,
who incidentally, are pounding the
naples for respective top averages
of 1879 and 127-43 for AZ games
are out in front on total sticks with
a 399-pin advantage over the Lois
Gladding and Pete Metrakos who
are 112 pins ahead of the dead
locked Ruth De Chastian and Paul
Perkins duo.
Mary Brown with 397 and Perkins
with 498, the latter an all-time city
record, boast high sets while Bing
Moen and Perkins sports high games
of 161 and 1873. Miss GULL leads with
38 strikes while Miss Gladding is
the best spare maker with 109. Ed
Nash tops the men with SO strikes
and Miciotto is high with LAG spares
Evening star., 1946-01-04
AII-Americas Meeting
To Pick Tenth City,
Arrange Schedule
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Jan. Club owners
and officials of the new all-America
Football Conference planned a
meeting today in Chicago, head
quarters of the 2o-year-old National
Football League which has not for
mally recognized the organization
as a major league grid rival.
Chief business before the confer
ence during 3-day meeting in
cluded selection of a 10th member
and adoption of playing sched-
ule for the leagues opening next
fall.
James H. (Jimmy) Crowley, ALI
America commissioner, said the 10th
members geographical location is
likely to figure in the setup of the
playing dates. He named Kansas
City Dallas, New Orleans ano
Philadelphia among the leading bid
ders for the 10th franchise. Present
members include New York, Brook
lyn, Chicago, Buffalo, Cleveland
Los Angeles, Baltimore, San Fran
cisco and Miami, Fla.
In drafting an inaugural sched-
ule it is expected that play will
swing to the South and the West
Coast for late-season games and
New Orleans and Dallas were rated
favorites over other applicants.
Earlier, the All-America proposed
a working agreement with the Ma
tional League on player selection
system, similar to that between the
major baseball leagues. Any accept
ance of peace overtures from the
new league, however, was denied
yesterday at the National League
office.
Evening star., 1946-01-04
School Coaches Moan
AS Basketers Start
Series for Title
BY GEORGE HUBER.

The 1916 schoolboy basket ball
race opens tonight at Tech gym
amid the usual gloomy preseries
wailing from the coaches, but show
ing otherwise the promise of a
bright, closely fought schedule with
prewar brand of play before big
postwar crowds.
In expectation of capacity turn
outs all through the season, all the
bleacher seats at Tech gym, which
have been assembled for few games
during the last four years, will be
in place. Coolidge meets Western
in tonight's curtain raiser at 7:30,
followed by Central against Wilson.
The other four quints see action on
the same floor tomorrow night with
Tech playing Anacostia and Roose-
Velt going against Eastern.
Sing Blues in Chorus.
According to the coaches evalua-
ton of their own prospects, no.
body has chance of winning. Such
comments as these have been made:
Wilson, Coach Phil Fox: NO
material"
Eastern, Coach Woody Smither-
man: My boys too small for basket
ball"
Roosevelt, Coach Dave Keppel:
you can't build a team with only
one player"
Tech, Coach Dutch Usilaner:
These boys too green, need lots Of
practice"
Coolidge, Coach Julian Colangelo:
Inexperienced, liable to throw too
many away"
Central, Coach Jan Jankowsh:
mo comment"
Anacostia, Coach Tommy Nolan:
Who, me?"
Western, Coach Fred. Mulvey:
Wen show up, probably wish we
hadn't"
Tech, Eastern, Rate High.
Tech, defending champion, and
Eastern, last years runnerup, as
usual rate high, but Roosevelt and
Central are expected to be in there
pitching. Tech has Walter (Swede)
Olson and Andy Davis back from
last years title quint, while Eastern
has an atom-siZe quartet of good,
steady players to go on the floor
with the tall Al D'Ambrosio, who,
if he settles down, could be one Of
the seasons standouts. Roosevelt,
of course, has Bernie Wolf and a
team of conditioned players
whose fast-break race horse style
promises to wear down many oppo-
nents in the last half. Central has
several experienced boys and pros
poets are the brightest in five years.
Probably the tallest series quint
is Coolidge's, centering on the lanky
Bobby Kleinknecht, an exception
ally good shot, but the Colts face
no pushover tonight against West
ern's rugged outfit featuring high
scoring Jack Castro. The Wilson,
Central game also shapes as a tight
contest, with Wilson presenting a
team built around three lettermen
to face Steve Manos and company
Evening star., 1946-01-04
Spill Fatal 10 Wool,
One Of OUTSTANDING
Riders in Nation
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4.-Georgie
ice Man" Woolf, one of the coun-
try's standout jockeys, died in a
Pasadena hospital at 3:25 this
morning from a brain injury suf-
fered in fall at Santa Anita race
track yesterday.
The leading money winning rider
of 1914 died IL hours after he was
thrown from a horse at Santa
Anita Park.
While specialists considered an
operation to relieve pressure on his
brain, the 36-year-old favorite of
many fan succumbed at st. Luke's
Hospital. His wife, Genevieve, and
several of his jockey pals were at
his bedside.
Woolf never regained conscious
ness after Please Me, the 30 ia
vorite in an allowance race yes
terday afternoon, stumbled and
tossed him onto the dirt strip at
the first turn. The horse, owned
by w. w. Naylor, regained his
footing and went on to finish first
in the fourth race, breaking the
timing beam in 1885 for the mile.
Louis B. Mayors Moneybags, the
winner, was credited with a mark
of 1:39.
The Ice Man, so labeled for his
cool bravado in quickly seizing op-
portunities, capitalized on them to
capture nearly every major stake
event in the country except the
Kentucky Derby.
He rode Azucar, which won the
inaugural of the Nations richest
race, the 100000 Santa Anita
Handicap, in 1885. He piloted win
ners in both the Belmont Futurity
and Hollywood Gold Cup three
times. He was aboard Whirlaway
in the race which crowned him
champion money winner of all time.
A Canadian native, married but
childless, Woolf began racing at the
old Tijuana, Mexico, oval. He had
reined two winners in five starts
during the current Santa Anita
season.
Please Me was on the inside in
a small field of six horses going
into the clubhouse turn. There was
no jam.
"Woolf had a tight hold on Please
Me coming around the turn" said
Patrol Judge Herman Sharpe. THE
horse stumbled and jerked Woolf
over his head"
The jockey lay still after he hit
the track and was lifted, bleeding
into an ambulance None of the
horses struck him and track officials
said they believed the mishap un-
avoidable.
Woolf rode Charles S. Howard's
Seabiscuit to some of his most nota-
BILE triumphs, and even after Whirl-
away topped the Biscuits money
mark, the ice man declared: Sea
biscuit is the greatest horse I ever
rode"
His accident was the second of the
day. In the second race, Leo Fallon
was thrown by The Shah in the mid
die of a stretch run, but escaped
with only a severe shaking up.
Evening star., 1946-01-04
American u, CosseII Regoined,
Plans Expansion in Sports

Return of Staff Pop) Cassell as
director of athletics at American
University and the plan for an en-
iarged athletic and sports program
for the Eagles, as announced yester-
day by DR.. Paul F. Douglass, presi-
dent, gives another boost to the
Districts prospects for a postwar
sports boom.
The current basket ball season
will continue under Coach Artie
Boyd, but plans are afoot for a
lengthy card next season against
the best competition that can be
had. They'll play from late in No.
vember to early in March.
What will be done about the re-
sumption of football is yet to be an
nounced with some decision likely
at next Fridays meeting of the
Board of Trustees. There are the
usual several schools of thought
The Alumni Association, of which
Joe Carlo one Of the schools all
time all-sports stars, is president
wants a pretentious team and a
schedule.
Others want that idea toned down
TO where the Eagles could hold their
Evening star., 1946-01-04

own against the good smaller schools
There even is a chance that football
might not be revived except on ar
intramural basis.
But a big basket ball program
definitely is planned, along varsity
boxing and track. Baseball likely
will not be resumed Physical edu.
cation will be major subject, ane
A. U. will have a larger gym, a big
swimming pool and other assets
necessary to do the job in the right
way, DR.. Douglass said.
In taking over as A. us director
of athletics and professor of physical
education, Cassell returns to the
school where as an undergraduate ir
1885 he won all-District honors as
football quarterback and basket ball
forward. After graduation he Joined
the faculty, and took over as director
of athletics in 1889. in which post
he served until shifting to Morning
side College in 1912. He remained
there only short time before enter
ing the Navy. He is on termina,
leave as a lieutenant commander
and saw duty on several carriers
including the Suwannee.
Evening star., 1946-01-04
Boys Quints 10 Stage
Two Tourney Finals

The finals are on tap tonight in
the Boys Club of Washington annual
Christmas basket ball tournament
at Eastern Branch gym, where Alex
andria meets Brookland for the 150-
pound title and Holy Name and
Hayes A. C. clash in the 135-pound
championship game.
The Alexandria 105-pounders are
the champions of their division after
knocking off Eastern Branch, 1924,
last night at Eastern as "Bingo"
Draper led the way with Is points.
In other action, Alexandria popped
into the 150-pound finale with a
4-24 win over Georgetown, and Holy
Name gained the 135-pound final
by defeating the Rum Dums, 46-35.
Evening star., 1946-01-04
.U-Lions Add De SeIets
For Tilt With Rovers

Coach Make Bennett announced
today that jeff De Selyets, capable
right winger of the New Haven club
in the American Hockey League
will play on loan with the Washing
ton Lions tonight when they meet
the New York Rovers on Ul:ne Ice
at $50.
De Selets is the latest of five re-
placements who are expected to see
action tonight. Other new faces:
Norm Calladine, formerly top CEN
ter In the American League; Frank
Long, Lion wingman of last sea-
son; Bill Whittet, a star with the
Providence Reds, and High Currie,
powerhouse defenseman of last
years Baltimore team.
The Rovers will be shooting for
their sixth win in a row and eighth
OF the season against the Lions,
while the local skaters will attempt
to snap a losing streak at 10 straight
Evening star., 1946-01-04

to or taken from the tournament
setup to improve it.
The 1912 event initiated q War
Bond campaign among the bowlers
and raised $6,376,737. The move
ment spread nationally and resulted
in Bond score for the pinshooters
of $325, 100000.
This time, as last year, the event
is dedicated to the Bowlers' Victory
Legion.
Evening star., 1946-01-04
-Four 1erp Lettermen
To Fight Cavaliers

Four lettermen are on the Mary
land boxing team selected to open
the season against Virginia tonor-
row night at Charlottesville.
Ken Malone, light heavyweight
from Paterson, N. j.; Tommy
Maloney, a 155-pounder from Chi
cago; Billy Greer, Bel Air, 145-pound
battler, and Bill Filbert, l35-pounder
whose home is in Baltimore, are the
veterans of the squad Coach Harvey
L. Miller will send into action.
In eliminations to round out the
lineup yesterday Greer decisioned
Johnny Cherigos, Filbert won on a
TKO over Hal Donofrio, and Phil
Rogers, a 127-pound freshman, de-
feated Ray Richards. The lineup:
Heavyweight, Dave Mills, Pleasant Val
Paterson, N; J.; 165 pounds. Lou Brown
Chicago; 145 pounds, Billy. Greer. Bel Air
Md; 135 pounds, Bill Filbert. Baltimore
127 pounds, Phil Rogers, Lanham, Md.
120 pounds, Jose Fossas, Puerto Rico
(Altenates, Jose CAIRO, Dave Lewis)
Evening star., 1946-01-04

runs in a single month during the
1887 season and walloped four grand
slam homers the following year
while the Tigers frantically hunted
for position that he. could field,
led the American League in both
home runs (34) and runs batted-in
118) in 1943 and had his best bat
ting average (.316) in 1910.
In the last five years, however,
York's batting average never has
exceeded .276.
Evening star., 1946-01-04
Riders Annex Thriller
From St. John S Five

Many more games such as yester-
days Roosevelt-St. Johns basket
ball tilt and no gym around town
will be able to hold the crowds.
1t was a heart-stopper all the
way, with the Rough Riders finally
winning, 1898, on Bernie VOLTS
desperate shot from near midcourt
in the last second or so. To add
to the general excitement the timers
gun failed to go off, leading to q
discussion about whether VOLTS
shot came before or after it was
over
Tom Gletner led the attack that
had st. Johns ahead, 24-21, at half
time, but Wolf and Jimmy Huston
helped pull the Riders even in the
third period, and from then on ex-
citement reigned.
Evening star., 1946-01-04
Heurich Basket League
.Offers Three Contests

Three Heurich Amateur League
basket ball tits are carded tonight
at the Takoma Fire Department
gym. Opener at tbs sends Marine
Girls against Chemical Warfare, fol-
lowed by FBI Girls playing Trans
portation Corps and Perrusos Cafe
against Mullikin's Travellers.
Perruso's is leading the league,
but faces tough competition tonight
against a team featuring Frank
Atkins.
Evening star., 1946-01-04
MucPhoiI Is Fined $50
In Case at Bel Air
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BEL AIR, Md, Jan. 4.-Loqua-
cious Larry McPhail, president of
the New York Yankees, was convicted
yesterday of disorderly conduct
charge in Hartford County Circuit
Court and fined $50, but the dapper
baseball executive was acquitted of
two assault and battery counts.
The charges were the result of an
episode in the Bel Air Telephone
Exchange last Ocotber S, after Mr..
MacPhail was unable to place a
long distance call from his Glen
Angus estate during four-hour
telephone operators work stoppage.
Only emergency calls were accepted
during that period.
Evening star., 1946-01-04
Lewis Got $4,000 in LOSING to sonnenbero

A fellow named Coolidge
House and there the papers showing wearing
hat and standing behind
ants and turkeys which he aleged helped
looking as II hed stood line
only to see the in front of him
member that expression.
lhat was the year that Bucky
washington ball club and Walter Johnson
flegeS center
ootoa team recovered tumble in the Rose Bowl
georgia He
He 1foot
dragged him down. California play
Grgia blocked a to
remember listening to that play the
young raSSng
Lewis for the heavyweight title Lewis
hat night IN the Boston Garden Sonnenberg $4,000
promptly promised to ghtnger rassmg-champon
sink his Sonnenberg is dead
football in Boston. We remember that,
Johnny Dundee made
by Charley Phil Rosenberg young
heavyweight named Max Schmelng
Evening star., 1946-01-04
Shirley Calls Meeting
OF Basket Officials

An important meeting of the Dis
trict Board Of Approved Basket Ball
Officials has been called by Secre-
tary Dallas Shirley for Sunday at 4
o'clock in the Recreation Depart
ment Offices.
Evening star., 1946-01-04
Basket Ball Scores
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Loyola, 50; Army War College, "a.
Wyoming, 81; Long Island, AZ.
Brooklyn AAF, 70; Floyd Bennett
Field, 4S.
Duke, So; South Carolina, 80.
, Davis and Elkins, So: Salem, 81.
Kentucky Wesleyan. n; Berea, As.
Murray. SO; Marshall, 40.
Northwestern. 81; Brigham Young. Al.
Great Lakes, So; Bowling Green, 80,
Iowa Seahawks, 50; South Dakota
State, A.
Sheboygan, so; Anderson, 45.
Puerto Rico, 81 Valparaiso, 81.
Pittsburg Teachers, A.; southwestern,
"a.
Camp Grant. 36: st. Louis u, 50.
Harlem Globe Trotters, SO; Iowa Wes-
leyan, Al.
wichita, so; Alva State Teachers, 80.
Farragut Naval Center, 40; Occur
d'Alene Independents, 81.
Evening star., 1946-01-04

held, printer handed new copy boy about 40
pounds of lead type in tray and told him to take
it to the pressroom and exchange it for rubber
type
The man in the pressroom said to take it to
the engraver; he had the rubber stuff, if what
you're looking for is 24-point type. The engraver
said he was sorry, but the rubber type had been
sent to the managing editor
The managing editor said "You are too dumb
to be copy boy; I'm transferring you to the
Sports Department." And we've been there ever
since and that's why it occurs to us that The Star
tournament going into its eighteenth year, isn't
all that's putting on little age
fellow named Clarence W. Taft won the
mems title in the 1929 Star Tournament and no
Evening star., 1946-01-04
EIoise Simons Top Scorer

Eloise Simons racked IA points to
lead the Bethesda High School girls
basket ball team to a 29-15 win
over Blair yesterday on the losers
court in the seasons opener for both
teams.
Evening star., 1946-01-04
Star BowIers Have Tough Time Winning

The Billy Stribling
that got knocked down in the first few seconds Then
he jumped the League: a
We didn't
Antonio Moreno Synthetic favor of
Clara Bow the Palace Enor
Ends Clara Bow remember
Well, that 1929 Life the
Stars tournament
handicap
nearly all the nonettee
hit the jackpot-the only they
the mems title and Lorraine Guili the
The tourney modified and the dubs gained each time No
year bought Bond
people
Almost Cinderella gal guy
which good We amt nothing against the
primarily
about 105 Bowling
Honest got
ii,
Evening star., 1946-01-04
|W-L Quintet Is Winner
Over Wuynesboro High

Washington Lee High cagers
added another victory yesterday,
with Buddy Binstead setting the
pace in 1929 triumph over
Waynesboro High on the Generals
court.
Evening star., 1946-01-04
War College Is Routed
By LoyoIu Five, 62-34

Loyola of Baltimore pulled away
after close first half last night to
down Army War College, 62-34, on
the local court,
Evening star., 1946-01-04
Win, Lose or Draw
lvy's Now Hanging on Stur's Pin Tourney
BY FRANCIS E. STANN.

Ihat green stun cmging to The Stars annual bowling
mt which opens next week with perhaps 5000
duckpnnes competing sep
stuff hanging be recalled
Evening star., 1946-01-04
Pro Hockey Results

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
New York, 3; Detroit, 3.
UNITED STATES LEAGUE.
Tulsa, 8; Kansas City, s.
Evening star., 1946-01-04
No. 2 Fighters Meet MeIs

Police Boys Club No. 2 boxers
open their season Tuesday night
against the Mighty Mels at o'clock
in the No. 2 clubhouse.
Evening star., 1946-01-04

Totals --15 939 Totals 1:
Score at half-St. Johns, 24-21.
Evening star., 1946-01-04

oodys neard much of him fellow
Presdentelect of the United sailing on goodwill
tour of South America aboard Nobody heard
much of him lately either -
Evening star., 1946-01-04

{. }. loSSerS win E0Sily
Immaculate Conception Schoo
basketers defeated Sacred Heart
56-12, on the winners floor yester'
day.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1946-03-22
January Disasters Bring
Quick Red Cross Action

In floods and hurricanes, local Red
Cross disaster units, through advance
weather bureau advisories, have
warned residents in time for safe
evacuation; in remote sections, they
have effected rescues. In all disas-
ters, tornadoes, fires. floods, hurri-
canes, train wrecks, they have quickly
sought out injured, given first aid,
and arranged hospital care. Hundreds
Of thousands Of homeless have been
sheltered, clothed, and fed.
In Paterson, New Jersey, . new
chapter disaster chairman successfully
tackled problems Of the worst flood h
that city's history. Two days after 4
Red Cross disaster conference In
Montgomery, Alabama, = tornado
ripped through the city. Outstanding
care given the injured wrote bright
page in the years disaster history.
In states where polio outbreaks oc-
CURED, Red Cross chapter volunteers
hurriedly improvised hospital articles
In Salt Lake City, Disaster Service
O0VVAAC0 A0SC 1n0Oho, SllAAuA Ch y lsA8At-
gowns, hospital shirts, surgical gowns
for nurses, blankets, and sheets. When
fannelette could not be found for hot
packs, Red Cross supplied 1000 dap
ers for the purpose.
But whether disaster or any Of
many other Red Cross services, all are
available to people in rural communi-
ties no less than in large cities. Home
nursing, farm accident prevention, as
sistance to families of men in uniform
and to veterans-these services con-
tinue year-in, year-out. During March
the Red Cross is appealing for $780,
100000. It needs every bit Of that
amount to meet obligations TO the
armed forces and civilian population.
eve all have = share in. the. AmsFi-
can Red Cross" said Basil. O'Connor,
Red Cross Chairman, when announc-
ing the appeal. Let's all maintain
that share by contributing generously
to the 1946 Fund Campaign and keep
ing our Red Cross society the strong
est In the world"