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Evening star., 1946-09-05
Bears Oppose Yanks
In Exhibition Tonight
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

BOSTON, Sept. 5.-First postwar
football kickoff in New England will
be booted tonight when the Boston
Yanks and Chicago Bears tangle in
an exhibition game at Braves Field
For New England fans 1t will be
their first squint at revivifled pro-
fessional football (National League
Variety as well as the first game of
the season hereabouts. Advance
sales indicate 10000 will attend.
Four homebreds will play for the
Bears, once again under the tutelage
of Owner Coach George Halas, back
from Navy service. They are Bill
and Joe Osmanski, brothers who
starred at Holy Cross; Boston Col
lege's Monk Maznicki and Ramblin
Ray MCLEAN, perhaps the greatest
player ever produced at st. Anselns.
The Yanks have such top additions
as Paul Governali, recent Columbia
ace quarterback and forward passer,
and Boley Dancewicz, 1945 Notre
Dame quarterback and pass pitcher,
to match against the Bears ace
passer, Sid Luckman, also former
Columbia great.
The Bears, especially when the
250-pound Bulldog Turner Is playing
center. will outweigh the Yanks In
the forward wall. But the Yanks
have come up with two pro expert
enced and rugged guards in Joe zeno
and Rocco Canale, who once were
rivals at Holy Gross and Boston
College.
Evening star., 1946-09-05
CIV. to Slash Squad This Week;
TerDs Divided Into Two GROUPS
By George Huber

George Washington University is
cutting its football squad from over
100 down to a workable size of be-
tween IS and go this week, and the
big squad at University of Maryland
has been divided into A and 3
groups with the actual cutting proc
ess awaiting arrival of Head Coach
Clark Shaughnessy next week.
Turnout of lettermen was COM
pleted at both Maryland at George
town yesterday. LaRoy Morter, end
on from the 1945 team, arrived at
College Park, and Johnny Siano
hefty 1912 tackle, joined the Hilltop
squad. That gives Maryland total
of 10 monogram winners from the
1945 outfit, plus quite number from
1912, while Georgetown now boasts
a total of 10 such vets back from
1912, the last Hoya team.
Divided Into Groups.
Al Heagy, who is running the Terp
gridders while Shaughnessy is away
divided them into two groups yes
terday, putting all 1945 and 1s42
veterans in the A group along with
the more promising of the newcom-
ers.
Jim Kurz, the former Central
High backfield ace who played with
the 1912 freshman outfit at Mary
land, Is being given a crack at the
Evening star., 1946-09-05
.Squawks0ver 16S-TiI'
Plan Upset Owners;
"a
Bosox Near Flag
By Burton Hawkins

Major league club owners who re.
Gently approved a 16s-game base.
ball schedule for 1947, extending
the season IA games, now are re.
considering that action and prob.
ably will veto their own legislation
it was learned today. One clut
owner said he was willing to bel
his life savings the 16s-game sched.
ule will be rejected when results oi
the poll are announced.
Stirred by unanimous violent press
and player reaction to the increased
playing schedule, several owners
requested the issue be reconsidereo
and another vote now is being taken
on the subject. The order to re-
consider came from the office OF
Happy Chandler, baseball commits
sioner.
"The 168-game schedule is 10 to !
to be defeated" declared an owner
who preferred to remain anonymous
The fattened schedule, announced
last week simultaneously with a list
of contract concessions to players
met immediate disapproval in the
Nations sports pages and has been
the subject of much muttering
among players, most of whom feel
they should receive IAN automatic
salary increase
Long Season Seen Harmful.
One of the objections to the 168-
game schedule was that every rec
ord in the book would be meaning
Evening star., 1946-09-05
Swim, Canoe, Rowing Champions
Open President s Gun REGATTA

High-grade competitor Is promised
in the swimming, canoeing and
rowing events of the Presidents
Cup Regatta this week end.
The swimming which officially
opens the classic Saturday night
at East Potomac Park pool, start
ing at 7:30 o'clock, will find Joe
Verdeur, National senior AAU in
door and outdoor breaststroke
champion, among the participants.
In the canoeing, Ernie Reidel,
Olympic and American champion
and Adolph Springle, his tandem
teammate, are coming down with
the power-packed Pendelton Club
OF New York, recent winners of the
international championships in
Canada.
The Neried Boat Club, Belleville
N. j., a championship outfit, will
participate in the rowing.
In addition to Verdeur's entry
Swimming Chairman Joe Bertolini
has received those of Jack Lumsden,
Evening star., 1946-09-05
1852 0Iympics Sought
By Three U. 5. Cities;
Garland Honored
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Sept. 5.
Bids from Detroit, Minneapolis
and Los Angeles to play host to
the Olympic games in 1862 were on
file today with the International
Olympic Committee which reached
a compromise with the International
Ski Federation on an issue that had
threatened the 1948 winter games.
In addition to the American cities,
Stockholm, Helsinki and Lausanne
issued invitations to hold the 1852
meet, the site Of which will not be
selected until the committee holds
its next meeting In May, 1947.
The committee, which had sought
to bar ski instructors from the 19A8
winter competition at st. Moritz on
the ground that they are profess
sionals, agreed to permit them to
participate If they do not accept pay
for their services after October /
OF this year.
The international Ski Federation
held that teachers of the sport
should be regarded as amateurs and
allowed to compete.
The compromise followed several
days Of negotiations between the
two groups, during which the ski
federation threatened to hold its
own world championships If instruc-
tors were kept out of the Olympics
and Switzerland announced 1t would
not stage the winter games If the
teachers were barred.
j. Sigfried Edstrom of Stockholm
was named chairman of the Olympic
Committee and Avery Brundage of
Chicago, who heads the American
Olympic Committee and the Pan
American Sports Federation, was
reelected vice chairman.
William May Garland Of Los An
geles was awarded the Olympic Cup
for his activities in connection with
the 1882 Olympics at Los Angeles.
1t was only the second time in mod
ern Olympic history that the cup
was awarded to an individual,
rather than to committee, mu4
nicipality or country.
Evening star., 1946-09-05

Don De Forrest, Jim Shand, Jim
Jones and Frank Harter, all of
the Philadelphia Turner's who will
enter two medly relay teams.
Verdeur won the junior national
title in 1912 at the Naval Receiving
Station here.
From Yale will come the free
stylist Ed Hueber to compete in
the 100-meter event, while Plain
field, N. j., is sending a team COM
posed Of Henry Lentszh, Otto
Krienke and Joe Kurtzman.
OF paramount interest will be
the breaststroke and individual
medly races involving three Penn
Hall Johannesburg, Pa.) school.
mates-Leola Thomas of the
Riviera Club, Indianapolis, loca
product; Betty Roland of Takoms
Park pool, D. c., and Ruby Hudson
of Tarboro, N. C.
The canoeing and rowing race.
will be alternated over the Ke,
Bridge course.
Evening star., 1946-09-05
Top Neimen Get Down
Ito Serious Business
In National Singles
BY the Assoeioted Press

FOREST HILLS, N. Y, Sept. S.
This is the day in the national
tennis championships when the hot
shots have to get down to serious
business II they expect to continue
travelling first-class and eating at
the first table.
Up to this point. the top players
have had to do little more than toss
their rackets on the court once a
day and watch their opponents
swoon. But with the coming of the
quarterflnals they begin encounter
ing hungry young hopefuls who are
not easily impressed and who would
like to be on the Davis Cup team
themselves.
Take Billy Talbert, who has been
runnerup for the title the last two
years and appears certain to take
nice trip to Australia this winter II
nothing happens to him that the
Davis Cup Committee does not like.
His opponent today will be Bob
Falkenburg, skinny kid from
Southern California who hits, with
remarkably little effort, a service
that is difficult to see, much less
return.
In the other quarterfinal second
seeded Jack Kramer, who has swept
through three matches without COM
ing anywhere near dropping a set,
meets a classy campaigner in Don
McNeill, who won the national
championships back in 1910 and still
can play lot of tennis.
The mems other two quarter finals
will be put of until tomorrow.
The girls also will play a couple
Of quarter finals today, Pauline Betz
meeting Gertrude Moran of Santa
Monica, Calf, and Louise Brough
playing a fellow Californian, Mrs.
Patricia Canning Todd.
Doris Hart Of Miami, who provided
the main thrill of yesterdays pro-
gram by out-swatting Margaret
Osborne of San Francisco, the
second-seeded woman player, ga.
ST, rs. was not scheduled to play
today. She will meet Mrs. Mary
Arnold Prentiss of Los Angeles in
semiflnal tomorrow.
Evening star., 1946-09-05

center spot, about the most wide
open position there. Both of last
years snapperbackers, John Schre-
cengost and Malcolm Rosenthal, are
on hand plus several new aspirants
but that still is the weakest spot in
Maryland's lineup compared to the
excess of talent at other positions
Two other prominent contenders are
Jim Brasher, a 190-pounder from
Ell Paso, Tex, who played on the
7th Army All-Stars in Europe, and
Don Kolodne, 205-pounder from
Western High.
George Washington held its Sec
ond stiff scrimmage yesterday and
another is on the books for this
afternoon with Coach Skip Stanley
giving all players a chance to show
their stuff before cutting is COM
pleted. Skip admits that much OF
the work in these sessions is far
from brilliant, but he expected lot
of ragged and tense playing this
early In the game and is not down.
hearted.
All Back Next Year.
We're going to be a pretty good
team before we're through this year
and these boys all will be back next
season, so stick with us until then
and We'll be okay," he said. They're
fumbling now, they haven't had
time to learn the plays and they
don't look like the best college team
I've ever seen, but the stuff is there
and before long they'll be ready"
Ray Truck, speedy ball toter
Frank Cavello, another speed de-
mon; Paul Spangler and Joe Buell.
are among the backs whose playing
pleases Stanley. Buell., the former
Tech High standout, may turn Out
to be the best left halfback on the
Colonial squad, and another loca
lad, John Schullenbarger from Cool.
idge, also will rate high with hi,
passing and kicking, although right
now he's not consistent and need!
more work under fire. All these
backs, though, are not running hare
enough for college players in Skip.
estimation.
Among the ends, he has his eye or
Dick Koester. the Roosevelt Higl
product, and Buddy Teal, biggest
wingman on the squad and a gooe
pass receiver. Pass receiving, Incl.
dentally, is one department in which
the Colonials have shown a lot O
improvement over their earlier form
Evening star., 1946-09-05
Ai|ing NiggeIing Gets
Release From Braves
BY the Axxoeiafad prasx

BOSTON, Sept. 5.-Johnny Mig
ceiling, veteran knuckleball pitcher
was released by the Braves today at
Johnny's regretful request.
Explaining to John Quinn, Boston
general manager, that he hadn't
been able to sleep for three nights
because of rumbles from stomach
ulcer, Niggeling asked the Braves
to let him 60 and added that he
hoped he could come back next
season.
working under Billy Southworth
has been the most pleasant expert
ence Of my baseball career" said
Niggeling, whose last outing was q
AZ triumph over the Phils in Phila-
delphia Sunday.
I've enjoyed my stay with the
Braves 50 much that hate to walk
out, but have been so sick the past
few days that I simply wouldn't be
of any service any longer and rather
than sit on the bench I've asked to
be released.
II hope that I'll be we'll enough to
return in the spring."
Niggeling formerly pitched for
the Washington Nationals.
Evening star., 1946-09-05
Shoulder Hurt, ReiseI
May Become Lefty
BY the Assoeioted Press

BOSTON, Sept. 5.-Pistol Pete
Reiser, fleet Dodger outfielder- in.
fielder, who has stolen more bases
than the entire Pittsburgh ball club
was practicing around first base and
wearing a glove on his right hand
How Gomez" he was asked.
well. My shoulder hurts when
1 throw or stretch quick and there's
a separation there which I'm going
to have operated on after the sea
son.
THE doctors warned me it might
prevent me from ever throwing as
well as I do normally, so I'm prac-
ticing up with my left hand throw
ing"
Evening star., 1946-09-05
Munger Back in Form,
May Prove Spark for
Cards in Stretch
By Joe ReichIer
Assoeioted Press Sports Writer


George CRed Munger, who only
six weeks ago was wondering Wheth-
er he would leave Germany in time
to join the st. Louis Cardinals this
season, may prove the deciding fac
tor in the Redbirds' battle with the
Brooklyn Dodgers for the National
League pennant.
Munger last night celebrated his
second week with the Cards since
his discharge from the Army by
pitching the Redbirds to an 81 VIC
tory over the Chicago Cubs for his
first triumph of the year..
The victory enabled the Cards to
preserve their two-game lead over
the second-place Dodgers, who de-
feated the Braves in Boston, 81.
Performance Is Surprise.
Munger's six hit performance
comes as surprise to most OBJ
servers since he failed to retire a
man in a relief role against the
Dodgers August 25, and had to be
removed after firing badly in his
initial starting assignment last Sum-
day.
In battle between lefthanders,
Brooklyn's Joe Hatten had the bet
ter of Boston's Warren SPAIN, al
though the Braves outhit the
Dodgers eight to six. Three bases on
balls proved Spahn's undoing as all
figured in Brooklyn's scoring.
The Athletics shaded the New
York Yankees, 4-3, in Philadelphia,
sending the. Yankees 16h games be-
hind the league-leading Red Sox.
Phil Marchildon gained his 18th
victory for the AS as Pete Suder
drove in the breaking run in the
seventh with single. Joe Di Mag
gio's 23d home run went to waste
for the Yankees. So
Chet Laabs drove in all ST. Louis
runs with two home runs and sin
gle as the Browns took the measure
Of the White Sox in Chicago, 81.
Reds Defeat Pirates.
Bucky Walters and Joe Beggs CO.
operated to pitch the Cincinnati
Reds to SO victory over the Pitts
burgh Pirates In Cincinnati.
Although they collected only six
hits, the Philadelphia Phils made
five count for extra bases, including
two home runs by Andy Seminick
and one by Del Ennis, to down the
New York Giants, SIS, at the Polo
Grounds.
In the days only daylight game,
Hal Newhouser hung up his oath
victory as the Detroit Tigers whipped
the Cleveland Indians, Al, in the
opener Of 16-game home stand.
Newhouser, who has lost only six
games, struck out nine to boost his
total to 227, 48 in his last five starts.
The Tiger lefty is now tied with the
Red Sox's Dave Ferris as the biggest
winner in the majors. The run of
him was unearned.
Evening star., 1946-09-05
Police Bowling League
Opens Season Tonioht

The Metropolitan Police Bowling
League will open its season tonight
at the Lucky Strike alleys. Maj
Harvey G. Callahan, superintendent
will roll the first ball.
Sixteen teams are entered from
various precincts, from the Detec.
tive Bureau, the Accident Investi-
cation Unit, the Traffic Depart
ment, the Alexandria Police De.
partment, the park police and tn
White House police.
Evening star., 1946-09-05
FeI1er's Fast One, Newhouser's
Hook Not Jokes to Williams
By Ted WiIIioms

Feller might be called one Of the
greatest curve ball pitchers Of our
time. He can snap OF a hook so
sharp you think it's like ball falling
of table.
Newhouser's curve ball is not as
sharp as Bob's, but what possibly
makes him as effective q curve ball
chucker as Bob is his control. He
can control curve ball as well as
anybody in our league.
One thing about Feller I'll never
forget. 1t was before the war. He
walked Jimmy Foxx on purpose to
pitch to me. It's about the only time
I recall any pitcher ever doing that.
And Bob got me out on nice, high
fly ball.
Evening star., 1946-09-05
TiIden Upsets Founce
In Pittsburgh Tourney
BY the A.seeiotsd Pres,

PITTSBURGH, Sept. Second.
day action In the Professional Mas.
ters' Tennis Tournament here to.
day found Big Bill Tilden ready fol-
new laurels after scoring an upset
by defeating John Faunce, Los An.
geles, in straight sets, 11-9 anc
Ga, yesterday.
Playing on grass courts at the AL.
legheny Country Club, the 53-year.
old Tilden was not seeded. His op.
ponent was seeded eighth.
Evening star., 1946-09-05
Brown Beuts Suvoldi
In RossIinq Feature

Matte Brown pinned Angelo Sa-
voldi in % minutes last night in the
main rassling event at Turner'S
Arena. This was a return affair,
the two having lasted for a draw
the previous week.
Mike Haller and George Maori
costas provided the draw last night
In the other matches, Jack Hader
tossed Jan Blears out of the ring
and the latter never came back,
Ben Rosen slammed Bert Healion
and Ivan Komaroff got the nod over
Herbie Freeman when Herbie was
DISQUALIFIED.
Evening star., 1946-09-05

less, since pitchers would have four
more turns on the mound and bat
ters would have approximately so
more opportunities to hit. The 154-
game schedule has been standard
since 1904
The chief squawk, however, was
that club owners were employing an
increased number of games as a
means of offsetting the cost of yield
ing several points to players. Revised
player contracts call for a minimum
salary believed to be 5000, expense
money during spring training, ex-
tension of the Today release clause
and adoption of pension plan.
A 168-game schedule would neces-
state an average of game a day
which would pile up double-headers
late in the season unless fair weather
predominated. 1t also would mean
playing games every Monday, now
generally left open following Sunday
double headers.
Il think most of the owners now
realize it's an impossible situation to
extend the schedule" said one club
owner. I'VE already have too many
double headers and we'd harm base
ball by adding more. That sugges-
ton smacked more of showmanship
than horse sense in the first place
and now that club owners have had
time to think it over they'll change
their minds. Well be playing a
154-game schedule next season"
Red Sox Close in on Flag.
Meanwhile the Boston Red Sox
are rushing toward their first pen
nant since 1918, moving within five
games OF their goal last night at
Grifhth Stadium by beating the Mats
Al, before a crowd of 20,276. That
victory, coupled with Philadelphia s
win over New York, means the Red
Sox now will capture the pennant
by any combination Of five Boston
triumphs or five Yankee losses.
The Mats gave Tex Hughson q
stirring tussle before becoming his
l7th victim, placing the tying run
on base with one out in the ninth
Jake Early opened the Mats ninth
with a double off the right field
fence and Mike Guerra, running for
him, moved to third as George Binks
grounded out. Sherry Robertson
walked, but Buddy Lewis flied to
Wally Moses in short right field and
Joe Grace shot game-ending
grounder to Rudy York at first base
With two out in the fourth, the
Sox nicked Sid Hudson for a run
when Ted Williams walked and
came around on singles by York and
Bobby Doerr. The Mats shot into
a 81 lead in the fifth when Hughsou
yielded singles to Robertson, Lewis
Mickey Vernon and Stan Spence.
Mats Beaten in Seventh.
That situation existed briefly, fol
in the sixth Boston scored wher
Doerr's infield out fetched Johnn,
Pesky across from third base. Tht
Red Sox added their decisive runs ir
the seventh when Dom Di Maggie
singled to score Hughson and Pesky
both of whom had singled and ad.
vanced on a passed ball.
The Red Sox, with II triumph.
over Washington in IS games, will
send Joe Dobson or Jim Bagby tt
the mound tonight at Grifith Sta.
dium. Ray Scarborough, who ha!
lost in his last six efforts, will pitch
for the Mats.
Evening star., 1946-09-05

could 60 down in my business.
I have always wanted q farm
where I could raise white-face
cattle. Now I have it, I am
happy"
Now I want to realize a boy
hood dream" he added. i've got
500 pasture acres and 130 more
under cultivation"
Nelson said his swing Of tour
naments had been a "long grind
and that there were days when
II thought I would scream II I
had to go to the course"
1T was week in and week out
for years, but ! tried to give my
best to golf," he concluded.
Evening star., 1946-09-05
Tech High Student 7th
In Race for Rifle Title
Speeiol Dispatch 10 The Stor

CAMP PERRY, Ohio, Sept. Sat
the end of two days of shooting
against the best rifle shots in the
country at the national rife and
pistol championships being held
here, Arthur Cook of Washington's
Tech High School is in seventh
place in the race for the national
title with a score Of 1883 points
out of a possible 2,40o.
Evening star., 1946-09-05
Nelson Ends Tourney Tours,
Plans to Settle Down on Farm
BY the Associoted Press

DALLAS, Tex, Sept. 5.-Byron
Nelson, the man who started out
as a caddy and wound up as one
of the greatest Of all golfers,
says he isn't getting any younger
and that he's settling down on
his 630-acre Denton County
(Tex.) farm to raise white-faced
cattle.
A back ailment, complicated
by a touch OF neuritis, has led
Nelson to his decision to quit
his annual swing of tournaments
and to say, Il want to get away
from golf"
If his ailments permit, Nelson
said he would carry through an
agreement to play a Chicago ex-
hibition Saturday and Sunday
with Sam Snead, Lloyd Mangrum
and Herman Barron.
He said he would attend some
tournaments as a spectator and
viii retain affiliations with golf
manufacturing companies.
He indicated he would make
only two or three playing appear
ances annually.
II intend to make occasional
tournaments, such as the Masters
at Augusta, Ga, next spring, but
I'm through with the tournament
swing" he said.
At his farm, which is 80 miles
from Dallas. Nelson spiked re-
ports that he would build golf
course on the rolling acreage.
Build q golf course out here?
Listen, anybody who even men
tions golf around the farm for a
while could get shot," D.
He added that golf had been
good to him, but that he had be-
come sick and fed up."
I'm not getting younger" he
stated, "and know too well that
Evening star., 1946-09-05

incidents concerning Feller and
Newhouser.
How can you think of anything
funny about those guys" said Hal
Wagner, our f1rst-string catcher,
when they keep striking you out
most of the time" And there's
nothing amusing when a batter
strikes out land that includes me, too
I guess nobody will dispute the
fact that Feller is faster than New
houser.. But don't get the impress
sion that Newhouser isn't fast, he
can pour the ball by you before you
realize it.
Evening star., 1946-09-05
Griffith Says, He'll
Vote for 754 Gomes;;
Had Opposed Change
By the Assoeioted Press

BY the Assoeiofed Press
President Clark Griffith of
the Washington Nationals to-
day confirmed reports that the
major leagues are reconsider
ing their decision to have a
168-game season next year.
Griffith, foe of the longer
season, said:
"We have decided to recon-
slider the issue.
mo, / haven't had a chance
to vote, but, of course, I'll vote
for the 154-game season.
And I think that's about all
I can say at this time"
Evening star., 1946-09-05

and Hal New
houser of De-
troit. They arc
without d ou b t
two of the great
est pitchers in
the game today
and their records
over a period of
years place them
high among the
ll-time greats.
BEFORE opening
our three-night
stand against the
Mats we were
trying to recall
S ON e amusing