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Evening star., 1947-05-17
Army Track Title on Line
In Nine-Cornered Meet
By ths As,ociofed Press

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, May IT,
with three Of the seven individual
defending champions within its
ranks, the Army's high-powered
track team appeared capable OF
defending its nonagonal (nine-cor-
nered) meet title from such we'll
balanced rivals as Navy, Pennsyl-
vania and Harvard in todays
15-event competition at the stadium.
The Cadets return to this ivy"
cinders classic with the makers OF
10 points at Princeton last year, the
shot-putting Felix (Doc) Blanchard,
the famed all-America fullback;
Broad Jumper Charlie Nash and
Fred Knauss, the 2-mile star.
Other 1916 victors back for an
other try are Pete Harwood OF EIar-
ward In the pole vault, Sherwood
Finlay of Yale in the high hurdles,
Floyd Cuff of Navy in the 1880" and
Bob Bredin of Pennsylvania in the
high Jump.
Evening star., 1947-05-17
Celebrities Stage
Golf Extravaganza

7 Golf was secondary to Star-s
gazing today and tomorrow IN
the aptly named National Celebri.
ties Tournament starting at I
O'Clock each day at Columbia
Country Club. The affair was
expected to net $40. 900 in gate re-
ceipts for recreation facilities for
youngsters In connection with
Attorney General Tom Clark's
program.
While Gen. Eisenhower. Ad-
miral Nimitz, Jack Dempsey, Bing
Crosby, Hildegarde, Gene Tmney,
Fred Waring. Happy Chandler
and 30-odd others were expected
to receive the most OF the at.
tention from hero worshippers,
most Of the golf figured to be
played by Bobby Jones, Walter
Hagen, Gene Sarazen, Chick
Evans or Babe Didrickson. They'll
all be there.
Evening star., 1947-05-17
81. Anthony's Pacing
d. T.. Catholic Mines

st. Anthony's surprising nine gave
Coach Father Edward O'Brien an
other reason to smile yesterday with
its 8-6 win over Gonzaga.
Father O'Brien, who earlier In the
season predicted his boys would
make their presence felt in the race
for the mythical Catholic baseball
crown, watched his team outslug
st. Johns, 1877, three weeks ago and
Yesterdays win over Gonzaga got
st. Anthony's the lead. Johnny
Colbert's double, knocking In two
runs, told.
Georgetown Prep bowed to st.
Johns, 81, while Mount Vernon
High won the Northern Virginia
class B and Fairfax County crowns
in drubbing Falls Church, 11-2.
Don Moreland and Jack Castro
smacked round -trippers to lead un-
defeated Woodward to 7-3 decision
over Chamberlain and Sherwood
High beat Poolesville, 10.
Evening star., 1947-05-17
Mize Clouiing HoI,ers
Al Faster Pace Than
Ruth in Record Run
By jack Hand
/ $1,000 p,,,ss S.,s,,s. vs,1te,

Biz Johnny Mi5e, 9 frisly pro at
heart despite his 81 summers, con-
tinues his home run spree for the
New York Giants at = pace designed
'to force comparisons with Babe
Ruths all-time record gait.
When the Babe ret his famous
record Of 60 IN 1927, he didn't clout
his 10th until May "a. Mi1e hit NO.
10 yesterday on Hank Wyse at Wrig-
Lev Field ii the Giants 22nd game
|uf the playing season. Arithmetical
deductions, which ignore such fac
tors as Johns sceptibility to broken
hands, sprained ankles and the hot
summer sun, insist his nnal total
should be an even 10.
With Mize setting the long dis
tance pace, the entire club has gone
hit crazy. The club batting average
lis q rosy $50. only one point below
the Boston Braves who top both
major leagues.
winning six OF their last seven
and four In q row from st. Louis
and Chicago the Giants have edged
into third place, only one game back
|of the leading Cubs, todays oppon-
|ent.
Monty Kennedy was the bene-
ficiary Of yesterdays assault on
Wyse and his successors. Mize set Q
new National League record by scor-
ing in his 10th consecutive game,
even before he hit his two-run
homer to soidify q SIS win over
Chicago.
Despite the loss, the Cubs re-
tanned undisputed possession OF first
place because st. Louis again stifled
Boston's ambitions, edging out the
Braves, 4-3, in night game. Brook
|lyn got to Kirby Higbe, an old mate
who now tolls for Pittsburgh, beat
ing the Pirates, 81, and the Phila-
delphia Phils backed Schoolboy
Rowe with 15-hit attack against
Cincinnati to give the Schoolboy
his sixth straight victory, 8-4. Rowe,
however, needed relief help in the
sixth. 4
Boston's Red Sox outscored the
list. Louis Browns, 1877, with Ted
Williams grand slam homer, his
eighth of the season, the most i'm
portant of 10 hits. When Williams
hit the ball into the right field
Seats. it made the score lilo, but
the Browns got to Harry Dorish for
seven runs in the last three innings.
Philade1phia's Athletics knocked
out Virgil Trucks in the first inning
when they scored seven runs to
assure themselves of an 11-5 romp
over Detroit. New York and Chicago
were not scheduled.
Evening star., 1947-05-17
FauIt|ess, JET Pilot
Clash in Withers
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, May 17.-Faultless,
the Preakness winner, and Jet Pilot,
home first In the Kentucky Derby,
match strides again today in an
unexpected film to the $25, ,000-
added Withers Mile at Belmont
Park.
The presence of Warren Wright's
consistent 3-year-old and Mrs. Eliza
beth Graham's colt was expected
to attract more than $4,000 turf
fans to the spacious Long Island
track.
Ten other 3-year-oIas were entered
in the stake, but Faultless one OF
the more consistent colts In the
Calumet Farms, ruled the early
favorite. The shorter distance was
expected to be more to Jet Pilots
liking, but Faultless' demonstrated
ability to run at any distance gen.
orally gave him the call.
Jet Pilot took the Derby by two
heads over Faultless. in third place,
but Faultless captured the Freak
ness with five lengths to spare
over Jet Pilot back in fourth.
OF the other 10 expected to 60 to
the post the Greentree Stable Blue
Border generally was rated third
choice.
Evening star., 1947-05-17
Surprising Mosterson Stops
Tribe With Superb Pitching

stand 1t. Bald, Wiry Ferrel is
deemed a steadying influence for
the Mats pitchers and 1t may be
significant that for the first time
in his major league career Master
son travelled nine innings without
issuing a walk.
No less astounding than Master
sons pretty pitching has been his
hitting. Against Philadelphia he
blasted a triple against the right
field fence to stir up the winning
run and last night he thumped q
vital single to center in the seventh
to score Mark Christman, who had
singled and moved to second on
Ferrell's sacrifice.
Christman also figured in the
Mats other run, also scored against
Don Black. With two out in the
fourth Christman punched q single
to center, scoring Jerry Priddy, who
had walked and stolen second.
Tribe Curbed In Ninth.
The Mats loaded the bases on Les
Willis in the eighth on singles by
Stan Spence and Mickey Vernon,
plus a walk to Priddy, but Cecil
Travis weak tap to Willis forced
George Case, running for Spence,
at the plate. Third Baseman Ken
Keltner then stabbed Christman's
vicious liner and stepped on third
for a double-play.
With two out in the ninth the
Indians still we're threat. Lou
Boudreau drilled a single to right
but Case hauled in Les Fleming IS
deep drive to- center. The Indians
advanced only one man to second
base, when Joe Gordon looped a
single to left inAthe fifth and stole
second.
NAT NOTES: Travis has gone
hitless IL straight times and Bluege
says he'll insert young Eddie Yost
at third base when the Mats en-
counter left-handed pitching. Bobe
Newsom was to seek his first victory
of the year today against Cleveland
with Red Embree nominated to start
for the Indians.
Mats Do Little Scoring.
The Mats have scored eight runs
in their last seven games. Last
nights engagement marked the 18th
time this season Washington has
been restricted to two runs or less.
Travis name was drawn from a hat
yesterday at a Reciprocity Clut
luncheon attended by the Mats ano
as a result he'll receive a lifesize
autographed portrait Of President
Truman, who agreed to afflx his
signature after the drawing.
Spence played last night, despite
a still swollen left ankle. /. He's still
limping, but Bluege asked him t
play anyway on the theory his hit
ting would help. Chicago invade:
for q double header tomorrow ane
Bluege plans to dispatch Mickey
Haefner and Chick Pieretti to thu
mound
Evening star., 1947-05-17
Minor Baseball
BY the Associated Press

by the ASSc6tufeo ffess
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Rochester, Ia: Buffalo, 81.
Baltimore, 5; Newark, g.
Montreal. o.; Toronto, O.
tOnly sames)
TEXAS LEAGUE.
Oklahoma City, 4-3; Beaumont, o.
Fort Worth. 7: San Antonio, 2.
tOther games postponed9
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
New Orleans, 4; Birmingham. l..
Chattanooga, 8: Little Rock. o.
Mobile. s: Atlanta. 2 III innings.
tOnly games+}
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Columbus, L; Milwaukee, 5.
Toledo, 4; Kansas City. 3.
Louisville, q; MINNEAPOLIS. B.
Indianapolis, 4; st. Paul 2.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Albany. 6: Williamsport, 8.
Elmira, 13: Hartford, z tl0 innlne :.
Scranton, 4; Binghamton, 3.
tOnly games.)
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Charleston. IL; Columbia, Z.
Macon. 9; Columbus, g..
Jacksonville. Is; Savannah, L.
Greenville, 13; Augusta, 2.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Portland, 2-s; San Diego, LII.
Oakland, 5: Los Angeles, /:
San Francisco, 8: HOLLYWOOD o.
Seattle, 5, Sacramento, 4.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Lincoln. Denver.
Des Motnes, 8; Pueblo. o.
Evening star., 1947-05-17
High Mines Ready for PIoyoff
After Colts, Tech Triumph !.

title series should both win next
Tuesday as expected. The RambIers
used a third-string pitcher, Eddie
Kline, yesterday as Coach ROLAND
Lund elected to save his ace, Bernie
Myles, for Tuesday. Kline gave the
Colts only four hits, but was a
victim of his own wildness. Hous-
ton (Tex) Jones, ace of the staff,
hurled for Coolidge and also allowed
only four hits.
The three runs off him came in
the second inning after Sal Di
Giorgi opened with a single, and an
error put Bucky Zatz on base. Jerry
Osborn connected with a long ball
to left which was misjudged by
Coolidge's Bill Moulden and went
for a homer.
Coolidge opened with a three-run
outburst in the first without a hit
Three walks, a fielder's choice that
misf1red, balk and a passed ball
did the damage. Single markers were
added in the third and fourth, fol-
lowed by three more in the sixth.
Three more passes by Kline, balk
and Bill Witzels double were respon-
sible.
All Tech Hits Count.
Tech got only four hits of Poochie
Negri, Western hurler making his
first start this year, but they came
in the right places. Every hit drove
in a run. The Rea ARiders connected
for seven safeties of Lefty Bill
Burlingame. Ed Clark was the big
batting noise for the MaroonS, driv-
ing in a run with a first-inning
single and homering with the bases
empty in the fourth. Burlingame
himself drove in run with single
in the fifth, and Pinch Hitter Lee
Derky did likewise in the sixth.
Westerns lone mark came in the
first when Negri singled to drive in
Don Strain, who was on via an error
Evening star., 1947-05-17
Robinson Is No Marvel
AsMiddIeweight, Win
Over Abrams Shows
By Sid FEEDER
Assoeioted Press Stoff Writer


NEW YORK, May 17.-For some
time now, it has been generally
understood that Sugar Ray Robin
son, the king Of the welterweights,
Is figuring on moving up among the
middleweights before very long-he
thinks he's that good.
However, the best advice that can
be offered to the Sugar Man from
Harlem, off his squeaky, split de-
cision over the veteran George
Abrams in Madison Square Garden
last night, is to let well enough
alone and stay where he Is before
he gets hurt.
With the Harlem stringbean los
ing two of the 10 rounds on fouls
actually he tossed 10 pitches out OF
bounds altogether-Georgie won
everything but the decision this
time. And a large number Of the
,O64 customers, who chipped in to
a gross gate of $80,772, thought
he won that too, If you listened to
their noises afterward-which def
nitely weren't loud huzzahs for the
verdict. The Associated Press score
card gave it to Abrams, six rounds
to three, with one even.
Not in Middle Glass.
Abrams manager, Chris Dundee,
disagreed so completely, as a matter
of fact, that he's going to ask the
State Athletic Commission to re-
verse the verdict. This, of course,
Is just for the record. Of Its past
performances, the commission isn't
built that way.
And that was Abrams, the 28-
year-old veteran. of the middle
weight wars, mind you. If he abdi-
Gates his welterweight crown and
gives the middles a serious rassle
the uptown lean man will have
fellows like Marcel Cerdan and
Champion Tony Zale and larrupers
in that league to consider.
And If his stuff against Abrams
was the best he has, he has about
as much chance against those kind
as he'd have trying to stop a truck
in high gear with a right hand. He
had to give away 11A pounds
15O% to 162-last night, and he just
couldn't afford to do the same with
the fancier flailers among the 160-
FOUNDERS.
Rugged Fight Ahead.
Last nights clambake left Ray
with record of having lost only
one fight in the 80 he's had since
he traded in his amateur card tx
punch for pay. On Memorial Day
he takes on Jimmy Doyle in Cleve.
land with his title on the line, ane
the members Of the Doyle Cheering
and Chowder Society who saw las
nights festivities were already say.
ing their Tiger would take care o1
matters and Sugar Ray in neat
style.
Actually, both of Rays eyes were
cut during the proceedings. Hi
manager, George Gainford, sale
this would not interfere with thu
Cleveland clouting. They will NJ
doubt, however, offer inviting tar
gets for Doyle to take aim on.
Evening star., 1947-05-17
Harvard Out to Regain
Wright Rowing Trophy
BY the A.soeio,ed Pres,

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, May IT,
Harvard's undefeated 150-pound var
.sity crew, will strive to regain the
Wright Trophy over the mile and
dye-sixteenths Henley distance today
on the Charles River.
Six Of the other IL members OF
the Eastern Association Of Rowing
Colleges, Yale, Princeton, Pennsyl-
vania, Columbia, Cornell and Massa-
|chusetts Institute of Technology,
will match blades with the Crimson
lightweights in the feature event
Evening star., 1947-05-17
Helen DettweiIer in Tie
For Coast Golf Lead
By the Assoeioted Press

DEL MONTE, Calf, May IT,
With 54-hole totals Of 227 strokes,
three players deadlocked yesterday
for titlist honors in the Northern
California womens open golf tour
nament, a under women's par 70,
to go into deadlock with two pro-
fessionals, Patty Berg of Mime
apolis and Helen Dettweiler of Indio.
They each shot IA.
Evening star., 1947-05-17
ItoIy's T..ff Star
Is Flown to u. S.
By the Assoeiofed Press

NEW YORK, May 17,-Giadi-
olo, Italy's top-ranking 3-year-
old and money winning champion
of last year. is due at Newark
Airport today on a DC-4 air
freighter with the first race
horse cargo ever flown from italy,
Seaboard g. Western Airlines
announced.
Gladiolo, with four other
horses, is en- route from Milan to
the California stables of Rex G.
Ellsworth. West Coast breeder.
They will ,be flown to Los An
geles after a brief stopover at
Newark this afternoon.
Evening star., 1947-05-17
By Burton Hawkins

The most fantastic tale Of the still
infant baseball season is the startling
development Of bronzed Walter Mas
terson, the towering Washington
pitcher who couldn't get anybody
out last year. Masterson never has
won more than five games year
with the Mats in a career that dates
back to 1889, but already he has won
three this season and resembles one
of the leagues better pitchers.
Masterson now has string OF Is
successive scoreless innings as a re-
suit Of spanking Cleveland, 20. on
four hits to the delight of 11,909
customers at Griffith Stadium last
night. He stopped a Washington
losing streak at four games and
Joined Sid Hudson and Early Wynn,
who also have won three games
each, as Washington's only winners.
Walters pitching last season was
futile and he particularly was pa
thetic over one stretch of 1923 in
nings when he gave up 20 hits, Is
runs and 16 walks. Against the
Boston Red Sox one day he walked
four straight batters, then was en-
.oloyed in relief role the next day
and was battered for eight hits and
seven runs in two innings.
Stingy With Earned Runs.
But Masterson, except for one
brief, feeble display against St
Louis, has been superb this season
That hectic afternoon against the
Browns, when they clipped him fol
eight runs in four innings, is. ex-
cusable in that treacherous turf
rain and q mighty wind that made
a rnockery Of the game.
Exclusive OF that debacle, Master
son has pitched SO innings, allowing
only is hits and two runs and his
earned run average over that spar
is an astonishing 0.54 Including
those eight runs at st. Louis, Walter
owns an earned run average OF 2.43
which constitutes a remarkable
comeback for a pitcher whose earned
run average scared to. sos last
season.
Prior to last nights tiff, Master
son had defeated Boston, 81, or
three hits, and beat Philadelphia
81, on seven hits. He walked none
struck out five and was paced nicely
by 40-year-old Rick Ferrell, who
returned to catching chores after
year of coaching.
Ferrell Now Top Catcher.
Ferrell thus is established as the
Mats first-string catcher and Man.
ager Ossie Bluege says he'll use Rick
as often as the ancient legs will
Evening star., 1947-05-17
Howard Edges Show Nine

Howard University's baseball team
is back in the win column after
edging Shaw University of Raleigh,
l1-10, yesterday. Ben Bats con-
nected for a single In the last in
ming to drive in the winning tally.
The game, a CIAA clash, was played
on Howard,s diamond.
Evening star., 1947-05-17
Young, Illinois Grid Ace,
Siqns With A-A Yunks
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, May lib u d d y
Young, stocky Negro speedster who
scored 13 touchdowns as freshman
at Illinois in 1914 to match Red
Oranges single season record, today
was under contract to play pro foot
ball.
Passing up all chances Of compel
ing on the 1948 u. S. Olympic team
as dash man, Young yesterday
officially signed with the New York
Yankees Of the All-America Grid
Conference.
Evening star., 1947-05-17
ALI Tech Hits Count.
West Wins Tenth in Row

BALTIMORE, May II (P.-Sonny
Boy West of Washington had 10
consecutive wins to his credit after
taking a unanimous 10-round nod
over joey Longo in their feather
weight bout last night.
Evening star., 1947-05-17
Fights Lost Night
ey the Associoted Press

NEW YoRK-Ray Sugar Robin
SON, 1904, New York. outpointed
George Abrams, 162, washington 1o.
CHICAGO Sammy Angott, ,143.
Washington, Pa, outpointed Johnny
Bratton. 13s, Chicago u0. .
Montreal. knocked out Danny Webb,
13Sia. Montreal (2).
BAITIMORE-Sonny Boy West, 12s,
washington, outpointed joey Longo'
1aS, Baltimore 10).
Evening star., 1947-05-17
Tennis Wins Scored

st. Adams and Bethesda tennis
teams came through with victories
yesterday. st. Adams downed st.
Andrews Of Middleton, Del, 6-3,
while Bethesda blanked Roosevelt,
TO.
Evening star., 1947-05-17
Brains Plus Brown Won First Match

the 10Th and victory she Recalled
"Gaico that time and his drive hit
the green short steep
climb to challenged Calico who sort Of well fat
Well when the was over Pa
collapsed-couldnt putt. We Won, 3 and o.
question: did first get wonderful coordna-
Ddkson had to make parents shudder
cordng mother when two and half years DID, she said
eve had big bull the corral
was I'd the bull and when he chased me la
climb safety That's how my athletic career
started"
the question, Babe had this 1--WE
Byron Nelson and lot other golfers
greatest golfer the world can't beat them
tournament. can't beat men, concluded wsy prob
ably thinking had showed could said hello
sat down. Haig incidentally, did appear.
Evening star., 1947-05-17
Tuft Juniors Run Ahead

Taft Junior High trackmen ran
up a total of 1852 points to win q
dual meet yesterday over Hine. Hine
registered 69h points.
Evening star., 1947-05-17
Brewers in Batting Mood

Heurich Brewers are setting a hot
pace in the Industrial League with
AZ hits in two games. Joe Valenu
led the hit parade yesterday with
four safeties as the Brewers jumped
on Duffy's Tavern, 17-8.
Evening star., 1947-05-17

Miss Ann Kenyon, the little lady who runs the
Touchdown Club for all those great big men. was
forewarned but still perplexed I've heard about
Mr. Hagen. she conhded, ''but last night he phoned
and wanted to know if he could bring friend
We said that would be fine.
swell said MIR. Hagen. He's nice guy
Names Sarazen.'"
"Just while ago." sighed Miss Kenyon help
lessly, "Mr. Hagen phoned again. He said ne had
four more guests and could they attend. We said
by all means, but don't even see Mr. Hagen.
That left the after luncheon speaking up to
the only other lady in the house. the first feminine
Evening star., 1947-05-17
Barons, Colts Garner
School Golf Crowns

Bethesda and Coolidge clinched
the championships Of their respec-
tive divisions in the scholastic golf
leagues with easy victories yester-
day, both, incidentally, making 1t
two straight.
Bethesda's 81 triumph over Blair
at Congressional disposed Of the
last team with a chance to pass
Bethesda in the Metropolitan Sec
tion, regardless Of the outcome OF
future matches. Marvin Worsham
was q 4-and-3 victor over Dave
Clark in the feature match. Blair's
Bohlen scored his teams only tri-
umph with a 6-and-5 victory over
Bolton.
Coolidge retained the Dawes Cup,
emblematic of the championship OF
the District high schools, by blank
ing Western, SO, at Indian Spring.
In other matches, Wilson defeated
Central, 60, at Washington and
Georgetown Prep blanked Gonzaga,
60, at Prep.
The combined Mason Dixon golf
championship and the Western
Maryland Invitation attracted golf
teams from American University
and the University OF Maryland,
along with 18 other schools, to
Westminster today. Play was over
the 36-hole route.
Evening star., 1947-05-17

Cleveland 900 600 O00-0
Washington - 900 100 10x-2 9
Runs-Priddy, christman;z Runs batted
Priddy. Stolen, bases-Priddy. GORDON
(unassisted). Left on bases----Cleveland,4 4:
WASHINGTON, 8. Bases on balls-Of Black,
4: on Willis. l., Strike outs@By Master:
in innings: of Willis. 2 in inning.
Losing pitcher-Black. Time-1:55, Um-
Grieve. Jones'. mcgowan
ard Mckinley. Attendance-11'9o9.s
Evening star., 1947-05-17
&c. c. Girls Score Shutout

Charlene Jamison allotted three
hits and famed Is as Bethesda
Chevy Chase girls softball team
blanked Bladensburg, 60.