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Evening star., 1947-12-04
Louis Is al Peak
For Title Fight,
'H|isAidesSay
Champion Roted 10-l
Over WuIcott for Go
In Gorden Tomorrow
By the Assoeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, Dec. Aloe Louis
and Jersey Joe Walcott, both 33,
which is aged as prize fighters go,
took well-earned rest today to get
in top mental and physical shape
for tomorrow's world heavyweight
championship fight.
Odds ran as high as 10 to !
Louis will retain the title he has
held 10 years. There was compare
lively little betting.
Last word from the champion's
camp was the unanimous verdict of
his sparring partners that he is
better than ever.
The challenger's associates made
no such claim for their man, but
instead limited they would rather
see some other referee than Arthur
Donovan in the Madison Square
Garden ring for the 15-round fight.
Louis said he didn't care.
Louis at 212 pounds will hold an
18-pound advantage over Walcott;
his reach is 76 inches, 2 more than
Walcott's, and at 6 feet 2 he is 2
inches taller.
In punching, speed and ring
craftsmanship the margin in favor
of Louis is much greater.
Louis Keen, Sparmates Claim.
This is what Louis sparring part
ners say:
Jimmy Bell: "He is better than
when he fought Billy Conn"
Bob Garner: "He has more will
power when it comes to training
than any fighter I ever knew
George Fitch: "Walcott is a
shifty fellow and may fool him for
couple of rounds, but Joe will
catch him.
Louis did four fast rounds yester-
day and today listed only light road
work and calesthenticS. Friday
morning he will motor to New York
for the weighting-in.
What Walcott did only his camp
mates know, for the secrecy was
complete. Both men have trained
conscientiously.
Out of the challengers camp,
however, came the voice of Manager
Joe Webster saying:
st am not questioning Donovan's
ability, neither am I questioning his
honesty. But he has handled most
of the champions fights and I think
the fans, as we'll as myself and Wal
colt, would welcome change
To this Joe said: Tell Walcott S
manager he can referee the fight
himself if he wants to"
Procedure is for the New York
Boxing Commission chairman, Eddie
Eagan, to select the referee just be-
fore the main bout, which is set for
10 pm.
Donovan has been in the ring or
II of the % occasions Louis has
defended his title.
Joe Meets Swedish Champ.
Yesterday Louis met the man
who may face him in an outdoor
fight next summer, Ole Tandberg
champion of Sweden.
Asked about reports that Tand-
berg actually did not want to get
in the ring with Louis. his man.
ager, Leo Holstedt, replied: "Some
day they might get together. Swed-
ish people don't like big talk"
This apparently ruff1ed the cham.
pion, for he said to a companion
Tell him the American people
don't want big talk either" ano
with that he walked away.
Evening star., 1947-12-04
By the Assoeiofsd Press

GRENLOCH, N. j., Dec. 4.-Jer-
sey Joe Walcott broke his silence
on the 15-round heavyweight cham
pionship fight with Joe Louis briefly
enough today to say, I'm going
to hit him and I think I can win"
The 33-year-old Negro challenger
from Camden, N. j., made that
comment as he prepared to en-
train for New York and his date
tomorrow night with the Brown
Bomber.
Beyond that he was strictly dead
pan. His handlers did plenty of
talking, however.
His manager-restaurant owner,
Joe Webster-and Trainers Danny
Florie and Joey Allen, were certain
that Louis has slowed down enough
for Walcott to slip over the punch
to win.
"Sure, Louis has slowed down
and Joe can hit him and Is going
to hit him." snapped Florie. "Joe's
trained hard for this fight and he's
in high spirits"
And Florie quickly put In that
Walcott wasn't going to freeze up
Evening star., 1947-12-04
| New Texas Rule
To- Bar frankie
And Other Girls
BY the Associated Press

AUSTIN, Tex, Dec. A.
frankie Groves football career
that is, as a member of boys
team-was very brief. 1t lasted
nine minutes, to be exact.
Frankie is the 16-year-old girl
who captured the Nations head
lines by playing tackle for Stin-
nett High School against Groom
November IA.
But the Texas Interscholastic
League stepped in yesterday.
It announced that "a prohibi-
ton against girls playing in any
of these rougher sports" will be
incorporated in the rules before
the next football season.
1t also found that frankie was
ineligible to play in the first
place since she didn't fill out an
eligibility blank.
Roy Bedichek, director of the
league, indicated the State Exec
utive Committee believed frankie
was the victim of a publicity
stunt.
This was denied by Coach Tru-
man johnson of Stinnett High,
who said: FRANKIE Groves
football playing was not a pub
licity stunt; it was serious busi-
ness. The interscholastic league
is mistaken"
Evening star., 1947-12-04
By the kssociofed Press

ST. NORTH, Dec. 4.-Switzer-
land would prefer not to be host
to the Winter Olympic Games If
the United States does not COM
pete" Carl Mater, general commits
sioner of the Swiss Olympic Or
ganizing Committee, said today.
Mater, who also is mayor of St.
Moritz, said he was calling a meet
ing of his committee tomorrow night
ito tell them just that and we will
see what happens"
In Chicago, spok esman for the
American Olympic Committee said
that American teams would sail as
scheduled and would all arrive in
Switzerland by January 9. He said,
however, that all would be withheld
from competition if the American
Olympic Committees ice hockey
entry is refused.
He said the committee had noti-
fled the Swiss Organizing Committee
that it was entering an ice hockey
team and that no rejection of that
entry had been received. He re-
iterated the committee stand that it
had been set up to organize Amer
ican participation in the games and
that if independent groups, not ap-
proved The committee, were per-
mitted to enter teams, then we may
as well shut up shop"
GENEVA, Dec. {P.-Americar
participation in the Winter Olym-
pic games at St. Moritz became
doubtful today when Marcel Hen.
ninger, president of the Organizing
Committee of the games, declared
there would be no change in recog.
milton of a hockey team as de.
Evening star., 1947-12-04
Double DribbIes
By MerreII WhittIesey

The starting five that finished fast
last year and helped Georgetown to
eighth place in the Eastern college
basket ball rankings and 26th in the
Nation is Coach Elmer Ripley's
choice to open against Denver Mon
day night in the new Armory.
The Hoyas were headed for $3.50
season last year, with Is victories
against 7 defeats and tough games
ahead against Penn State, Boston
College, Duquesne - unbeaten at
the time-and Villanova. That's
when Ken Brown was added to the
starting lineup and suddenly the
Hoyas were a new club.
They won their last four, knocking
Duquesne from the unbeaten list,
and leaped near the top in sectional
and national rankings. Brown is a
big, rugged fellow who quit Indiana
when he thought he couldn't make
the team. He didn't make it at
Georgetown for a while, but now is
rated as the most valuable player.
Andy Kostecka, Ripley's high
scorer, and Ray Corley will start at
forwards and Ed Brembs and Danny
Kraus, still an All-America hopeful,
at guard. The Hoyas have looked
terrific in practice and for change
they have adequate reserve strength
for the toughest schedule in the
history of the school. The three top
subs will be Italo Ablondi, Joe Cul-
hane and John Brown (no relation
to Ken.
Denver opens its season tonight
in Madison Square Garden in the
double-hea that also pits C. C.
N. Y. against Brigham Young.
Denver finished third in the Rocky
Mountain loop last year and in
addition to retaining its entire first
team has been bolstered by Leonard
Alderman, a regular with the Den
yer Nuggets, prominent AAU team.
Coach Arthur Zahn at George
Washington is not too concerned
over tomorrow nights game against
Kings Point, after the Mariners
dropped a 70-42 game to Columbia
last night, but Wake Forest may
mean plenty of trouble in the home
opener at Tech on Saturday at $50.
The Deacons, like G. W., have most
of last years players back, plus a
few promising freshmen. While
N. C. State is conceded to have the
top team in the Southern Confer
ence again this year, the Carolina
fans have been touting the Deacons
as possibly the second best team in
North Carolina.
American University will have
completed one-fourth of its,schedule
Evening star., 1947-12-04
Swiss Prefer Not to Hold
Winter Games if u. S. IsOut

manded by the United States COM
mittee.
The organizing committee has
designated the American Hockey
Association, instead of the Anna
teur Athletic Union, as the group
entitled to select an ice hockey team.
Yesterday at Chicago the United
States Olympic Committee threat
ened to withdraw all United States
teams from the winter games, due
to start January 30, if the Swiss
committee stood firm in preferring
the American Hockey Association.
"If they don't want to come we
shall be obliged to hold the games
without the United States,"> said
Henninger in asserting that the
committee would not reverse its de-
ciSion,
Evening star., 1947-12-04
Believes He Can Beut
| Louis: Confident He'll Hit Him

like a lot OF other challengerS When
he steps into the ring.
"Joe's more confident than he's
been at any time in his career,
chimed in Webster. A bystander
quipped land SOS the other Joe
Nouis)."
Should the Jersey family man
spring the unbelievable and upset
lethal-hsted Louis it would be the
greatest Cinderella story of the ring
since Jimmy Braddock lifted the
crown from Make Baer.
Braddock was broke and the
father of three children when he
beat Baer. Walcott has been on
relief rolls at times-driving a
garbage truck on other occasions
and has six young Walcotts to feed
at home.
Walcott's wife will not watch
or listen to her husbands fight
But she's given permission for the
children to stay up late and see the
bout on a new television set which
friends installed in their home.
She says she'll wait for Joe to
call her with the news. But if It's
good, the kids likely will beat their
daddy to it.
Evening star., 1947-12-04
Dissension Mars
Coast Plans for
Major Status
Loops Big Four Aims
To Quit Loop, Minor
Association Hears
BY the Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 4.-One Of the
biggest battles in the history OF
baseball appeared to be shaping up
today as rumors of dissension among
Pacific Coast League owners leaked
out here to dwarf all other activity
at the minor leagues 46th annual
convention.
Despite League President Clar-
ence Rowland's insistence that all
was serene among the Coasts mo-
guls, it was learned that Paul I.
Fagan. vice president of the San
Francisco Seals, and generally re-
ferred to as the strong man OF the
league, had confded to friends that
he was determined to bring major
league baseball to San Francisco.
Fagan added he did not care
whether the Seals entered the big
leagues as part OF the eight-club
Pacific Coast circuit or as a four
team group composed of themselves,
Los Angeles, Oakland and Holly
wood. That was in reference to the
report that the Executive Council
was contemplating adding the big
four Coast teams to the major
leagues in two or three years.
"All I care about" Fagan was
quoted by Bob Stevens of the San
francisco Chronicle, sis that San
Francisco gets the best available.
Secret Meeting Reported.
It also was learned that the Big
Four coast teams, with the excep-
ton of the Chicago Cubs-oWned
Los Angeles club, had held secret
meeting several weeks ago to con-
slider what steps would be neces-
sary if the big leagues refuse the
coasts request for major league
status.
It appears almost certainty that
the American and National Leagues
will not grant such request. 1t IS
almost equally certain that the
minors here will bypass this mat
ter. pending action by the majors
next week
An informant told the Associated
Press that the three clubs. pending
an invasion by the majors, had
placed a value on the property held
by the Little Four of Sacramento.
San Diego, Portland and Seattle at
S2,5O0 900 and agreed among them
selves to compensate those clubs
that amount.
Each of the clubs going into the
majors agreed to pay $50o,O00 to the
others, with half million dollars
coming out of the league treasury.
the informant added.
Loop Omitted" Rowland Says.
Disturbed by reports that the
league was split into two factions.
Rowland called for a special session
among the Coasts officials and came
out with a united front" stand
reiterating their previous expression
of faith.
The report of the meeting by the
Big Four was vehemently denied by
the Little -Four with Rowland in
sisting that all the money in the
world could not effect the shift.
President Bill Starr of San Diego
said he had heard of no such meet
ing.
Emil G. Sick, president of the
Seattle club and ,Yubi G. Separovich,
general manager of Sacramento,
who recently sold his interest in the
Solons to Oscar Salenger, were lined
up solidly against the Big Four.
Evening star., 1947-12-04
Bauer, Lo|Iar,
Drews, Starr
Are e|nvoIved
Griffith and Aides
Going to New York
For Big Meetings
By Burton Hawkins

Pitcher Early Wynn of the Mats
will be traded to the New York
Yankees for two pitchers, catcher
and Hank Bauer. right-handed
hitting outflelder who hit .313 with
Kansas City last season, source
close to the Washington baseball
club insisted today.
Bauer, regarded as one Of the
brighter stars in the Yankees vast
farm system, would be accompanied
to the Mats by Pitchers Karl Drews
and Dick Starr, who saw little serv-
ice with the Yankees during the
1947 season, and Catcher Sherman
Lollar, also a right-handed hitter.
Drews and Starr, both right
handlers, were big winners in the
minors. Starr, a 6-foot-3-inch 19O-
FOUNDER who will be q years old in
March, won 19 games and lost 10
with Augusta, Ga, in 1916 and pre-
viously pitched for Binghamton
N. Y, and Butler, Pa, in the
Yankees chain before entering the
service. He originally was short
stop.
Drews Won IA in 1916.
Drews, a 6-foot-4-inch 198-
pounder who will be % in February
won IA games and lost with Kansas
CITY in 1916. He had 1919 record
with Newark in 1945. A native OF
Staten Island, DreWs otherwise has
played for Butler, Norfolk, Va;
Amsterdam, N. Y; Evansville, Ind;
remaining out of baseball in l943 to
work in a war plant.
Lollar, a resident OF Fayetteville
Ark, went to the Yankees from
Cleveland, where he batted .242 in
% games in 1916. He was gradu-
ated to the Indians from Baltimore
where he hit .234 in ST games the
same year.
Bauer, repeatedly held in high es-
TEEN by the Yankees front office
belted 16 home runs and batted
across 70 runs in 131 games with
Kansas City, the Yankees Amerl-
can Association farm.
Wynn, 17-game winner with the
seventh place Mats last season, will
be % years old next month. A
husky right-hander, Wynn lives al
College Park, Md.
Prefers Norfolk Catcher.
Clark Griffith, the Mats boss, re-
portedly has expressed preference
for Charles Little, Norfolk catcher
but the Yankees have been reluc-
tant to toss him into the deal.
Headed for the major league
meeting at New York next week
admittedly in pursuit of a secone
baseman, an outfielder and catch
er, Griffith has denied he will dis
pose cf Walter Masterson, right
handed pitcher.
That the Mats expect to transact
considerable business at the meet
ing starting Monday is evident by
the large contingent which will &C
company Griffith. Vice president
Calvin Griffith. Manager Joe Kuhel
Farm Director Ossie Bluege ane
Secretary E. B. Eynon also will rep
resent the Mats at New York.
Evening star., 1947-12-04
Skating Clinic Is Slated
By Ice-Cupudes Sturs

A skating clinic conducted by
stars of the Ice-Capades at Uline
Arena today between 3:15 and 4:45
pm. was expected to draw many
youngsters.
Donna Atwood, Bobby Specht,
Alan Konrad, Denise and Franice
Benoit, Phil Taylor, Red Mccarthy,
Chuckie Stein and Patti Phillippi
are to assist the class in mastering
the fundamentals of ice skating.
Evening star., 1947-12-04

Russiu Joins IAAF,
Looks to OIympics
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Dec. 4.-Lord Burgh-
ley, president If the international
Amateur Attn tic Federation, an
nounced toda3 the Soviet Union
had joined thk IAAF, paving the
way for its n ticipation in the
major sports d the 1s4S Olympic
games. 4
Lord Burghley said he had sent
a cable to M. Morozov, chairman
of the light athletics section OF
the All-Union Committee OF
Physical Culture and Sport Of the
U. S. S. R., accepting the Rus
sian membership.
II extend to you a hearty and
sincere welcome to our activities
and shall look forward to many
pleasant meetings" Burghley
wrote.
Evening star., 1947-12-04
Hickey. Expected
To Reveal 1948
Pi|otNextWeek
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 4-Branch
Hickey, who has been playing the
role of baseball's Mr.. Hush" on
the Brooklyn Dodgers managerial
plans for 1948, admits that Com
missioner A. B. Chandler has given
him the green light as far as nam
ing Leo Durocher is concerned.
II have seen the commissioner,
Hickey was quoted by the New York
Times, land that milestone is no
longer around my neck. Now I can
move, as I have wanted to move
for some time, but there are lot
of things to be done, and am
doing them as rapidly as possible. "
This was taken by baseball men
to mean that any day now the an
nouncement would be Forthcoming
that Durocher had signed a con-
tract to pilot Brooklyn next season.
Hickey hastened to deny, however,
that Leo had already linked the doc
ument.
Situation Apparently Cleared.
Durocher's suspension for the 1e47
season for conduct detrimental to
baseball ended with the last out
of the World Series. Hickey went
to Cincinnati earlier this week to
get Chandler to clarity Durocher's
status.
Chandler, in a speech in Ken
lucky few weeks ago, was re-
ported to have said that Burt Shot
ton, interim manager, who led the
Dodgers to the National League
pennant in Leo's absence, was the
type of manager" baseball needs.
That speech evidently placed
some doubt in Rickey's mind as to
the commissioner views on Du-
rocher's return. The Cincinnati
conference apparently cleared the
situation.
Hickey emphasized to reporter!
after his arrival here yesterday from
his Chestertown, Md, farm that he
never had said definitely he would
name a manager by December 10
but that he was hopeful of making
known his choice by that date.
May Wait Until Next Week.
He appeared more certain after
his confab with Chandler, of coming
close to the December 10 deadline
and it was believed here that the
Dodger boss was waiting to spring
the announcement during the major
league meetings in New York next
week.
In denying reports that the con-
tract signing had taken place at
Chestertown yesterday, Hickey ad-
mitted that Durocher had paid him
visit at the Maryland farm. He
added, however, that there was no
discussion between Leo and me OF
any kind about a contract or about
his managing the Dodgers. !"
Evening star., 1947-12-04

chin THE kids eliminate themselves" advised
Eddie, "and sometimes it doesn't take long"
Some youngsters, after being caressed with
few practice pokes, suddenly and understandably
eel diminishing interest in the prospect OF stand
ing in the brilliant glare of overhead lights some
Saturday night. their right arms extended skyward
by the referee in tokens of triumph The road to
victory frequently is slick with blood-their own
It's a rugged sport and Eddie is convinced
that when youngster steps through the ropes to
represent Catholic U. that the boys heart has
been tested. Mostly it's heart" says La Fond.
1--WE can teach 'em everything else, but the fellows
ILL. So. 1.... e.. 6nhtirr roor, eiror off the SQUAD
Evening star., 1947-12-04
Win, Lose, or Draw
La Fond Likes Hearts in His Cards
By BURTON HAWKINS

boxing squad said Eddie La Fond the
Canadian who teaches Catholic University
tasting leather part OF
peaurabe of crashing
Evening star., 1947-12-04

anybody who sticks boxing squad Tor season mas n
courage"
Eddie when he's in the ring lnsuctlng ms
those hectic days when ne
was knocking around lumber camps learned fight because
small, hard and tougn ano men
hllpi respect him
Evening star., 1947-12-04
Murderous Schedule Confronts Team

Murderous Schedule Contronts ieom
Collegiate boxing opponents respected him, too for in three
Catholic 1924 1925 and 1926 La Fond
lost twice the other loss Eddie
simply fellow named Ragsdae OF Navy
and he intercollegiate champion"
145pounder Eddie balconed pufer proportions
ptoe around ring highly
regarded referee picking extra to supply three little
Fonds with groceries
The Cardinals are confronted
hence they'll Virginia Maryland Army Coast Guard
Buckne Miami before possibly entering the
intercollegiate championships at Minnesota and competing
Olympic trials.
accustomed to it. "Its case OF
booking the in boxing not fighting at ALL says EDDIE
colleges have boxing teams Over span OF IL
big and Catholic u has
of its matches.
Sports Scribe Turns Fighter
optimism year,
reporter the school about
boxing He Eddie instrucing his handful of
rudments self defense Don't these
fellows know about boxing than ths?"
said Eddie. "They have to be taught"
if I the team?" asked the reporter
"Glad you" replied La Fond.
John Arnold He Catholic Univetys
lightweight last year and he's back this season.
problems aren't solved that happily This
sliced 300 to the construction
U. gym ht-heavyweght candidate
Pobette work only in the morning
due sustained jammed
football and be unable to box
compared with the
than turned Maryland but Eddie will up
with respectable Eddie produced
Bantamweigh Dave Bernstein
Bingo Stant 65-pounder in 1910.
polished material but he
belles such accomplishments They hear>for it,
that there isn't to teach
them boxing"
Evening star., 1947-12-04

American University will have
completed one-fourth of its-schedule
Evening star., 1947-01-04
New Sergeant at Arms
Auditing House Funds

Three auditors from the General
Accounting Office today were audit
ing the accounts of the Office of the
House sergeant at arms, which is in
charge of the disbursement of sala-
ries of members and other House
funds.
They were called in at the request
of william F. Russell Of Pennsyl-
vania shortly after he took his oath
of Office as sergeant at arms in the
new Congress. He told reporters the
audit was a matter of good busi-
ness practice" since he was to be-
come responsible for funds formerly
handled by others.
The checkup is to cover operations
for a period of years and may re-
q,iire nearly week to complete,
officials said.
House Democrats in the party
caucus Thursday failed to make a
nomination for the position of as
sistant sergeant at arms. Kenneth
Romney, sergeant at arms when
Democrats had control of the House,
was expected to be named to the
assistant post, but by agreement
action on this nomination was de-
layed.
Evening star., 1947-01-04
Man on 8th-FIoor Window Sill
Saved After Police Break Door

Miller of Scout Car II obtained a
pass key from the hotel desk, but
we're unable to open the mans door.
Later they discovered it was barred,
not only by chain, but by bed
that had been pushed across it.
Aroused by the efforts of police to
force an entrance, the occupant OF
the room began throwing objects
chair, lamp, a radio and small
table-out of the window.
Fearing the man might jump be-
fore they reached him, Pvts. Ralph
G. McGuffin and S. O. Belts of Scout
Car IL took their post at the window
of another eighth floor room oppo-
site Mr.. Woods window across gap
of only few feet, while the fire
rescue squad prepared to spread a
net on the street below. Armed with
chair, Pvt. McGuffin forcibly pre-
vented the man from jumping from
the ledge, while Pvts. Gaylor and
Miller. after four attempts, broke
through the door and seized him.