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Evening star., 1947-12-14
American u. Is Nipped
By Fast Muh|enberq
In 56-54 TussIe
Desperate Shot by Lomon
In Bid for Eagles Tie
Misses as Gun Sounds

Bob Lannon's desperation set shot
from midcourt hit the rim and
bounced teasingly. but harmlessly
to the floor as the gun sounded at
American University last night and
left the Eagles with a two-point
defeat, 56-54, at the hands of a
snappy Muhlenberg College five.
Leroy Ishman, the freshman from
Bradford, Pa, counted on an under
the basket shot a few seconds be-
fore to bring the Eagles within two
points. The Mules attempted. te
freeze the ball, but the Eagles in.
tercepted pass and just had time
for the shot that missed.
American U. lost its third game
to major opposition despite an ex-
cellent performance by Pete Negley
OF Oaklandon, Ind, an all-America
honorable mention with N. C. State
last year, and Reggie Crockett of
Baltimore, former All Virginia
choice.
Muhlenberg Speed Tells.
Lannon's set shot from mid court
was the only A. U. floor goal in
the second half not scored by
Negley or Crockett until Donnie
Hillock counted on a set shot to
bring the score to 50-55. The big
fellows were working around the
pivot and under the basket to
perfection.
Muhlenberg won because of it's
superior speed, an eye from the
foul line that accounted for 18 out
OF 81 foul shots and because, among
others, it had Harry Donovan, who
played with the Eastern All-Stars
In Madison Square Garden.
The tousle headed Donovan
shared more rebounds than any
player on the floor, although he was
far from the tallest man and he
was the key man in the defense.
American U. started it's first club
and at the end of 101a minutes the
Mules led, 14-11. Here Coach Staff
Cassell of the Eagles inserted his
zone defense combination and that
club held the slightly baffled Mules
even and A. U. trailed, 1926, at the
half. Fred Fling was the star of the
one club.
Mules Had Faster Break.
The smartly coached Mules, rated
as one Of the East's top teams, con-
tinually worked the ball in under
the basket for their shots with Dan
Mackin, Dick MCGEE, AL Saemmer
or one of the Donovan brothers on
the receiving end. The Mules had
the faster break and their speedy
tactics were a great help.
The highly rated GEORGETOWN
freshman pulled out Of a seven
point deficit to beat the A. U. Jay
wees 44.4C
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GrjdPr in Hawaii Fined $675|
For Betting on Game They Won

Los Angeles Bulldogs, 7-6. They
lost their bets because they gave up
to 18-point odds.
The Los Angeles team was not in
volved in any way, authorities
agreed.
rs there any one here who pleads
not guilty?" the judge asked. The
players, without counsel, were silent.
The other II were fined $25 each
Reviewing the gambling coup that
backfired, Judge Wight said the
players had instructed their agents
to bet half of their $6.700 on the
Warriors to lead by seven points at
halftime and the remainder to win
by IA points, but the agent said he
had to give greater odds to place
most Of the money.
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Michigan Eleven
Tops Nation in
Total 0ffense
Runnerup Notre Dame
Only 81 Yards Behind;
Detroit Rush PAGER
BY Gail Fowler
Associated Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-One more
king sized burst-either afoot or up
stairs-and Notre Dame, the Ma
tion's No. football team, would
have defended successfully its Ma
tional total offense crown.
But the Irish didn't get it and fell
81 yards short, so the l947 total Of
Tense champion is Rose Bowl-bound
Michigan, which finished with 3,714
yards for a APT yard per game
average in its nine winning con-
tests.
Notre Dame, also undefeated in
the same number of games, got 3,677
yards rushing and passing for a
4O8.6 average per game 1t was the
fifth straight year the Irish landed
among the Nations top IS.
The State of Michigan dominated
the top spots in the National COL
legiate Athletic Bureaus three Of
fense classifications. Michigan also
won the forward passing crown after
leading from post to wire all season
and the University of Detroit cap
tured the rushing title, which also
was held by Notre Dame last year.
Irish Lag in Figures.
Michigans Wolverines averaged
1888 yards per game in the air, and
Detroit ground out a 319.7-yard
average on the turf. Notre Dame
finished fourth in rushing and
ninth In forward passing.
The bureau tabled Michigan as a
most consistent offensive power, be-
Ing held to fewer than 400 yards
only twice-by Minnesota (246) and
Illinois (305). BY contrast, Note
Dame was limited to fewer than
400 yards four times-by Purdue,
Nebraska, Iowa and Army-but fin
ished with $50 and 469 yard out
bursts against Tulane and Southern
California.
The one offense element in which
Notre Dame paced the nation dur
Ing the past season was in first
downs. manufacturing 1854, or 1872
per game. Michigan averaged III
first downs 154 in games; Mis-
souri, 15.9 159 in 100; Detroit 15.5
155 In 10) and Georgia 1874 (l69
in ID.
Ole Miss "Passingesp Team
Mississippi was the "passingest"
team with 256 throws. Best per-
centage of craftsmanship among
the major teams was Alabamas 58.7 Z
per cent In completing 81 of 1o4 for
645 yards. The figures:
Evening star., 1947-12-14
By the Assoeiatsd Press

HONOLULU, Dec. 13.- Fifteen
Hawaii professional football players,
who bet on themselves and lost,
were fined a total of s675 today by
q magistrate who disclosed that
they recovered half their $6,700 pot
by threatening to beat up the
bookies.
The fines, on charges of betting
on an athletic contest, were assessed
by District Judge Griffith Wight,
who said he took the defendants
silence as pleas of guilty.
Fourteen are members and one is
D former member of the Hawaiian
Warriors, who won the Pacific
Coast Professional Football League
title last Sunday by beating the
Evening star., 1947-12-14
by the Assotjotsd Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-Substitute
Joseph Culhane scored five points
in an extra period to enable George
town University to gain a 61-5S
overtime victory over st. Johns
University of Brooklyn tonight in
the opener of a college basket ball
double e-header before approximately
$4,000 fans at Madison Square
Garden.
With Georgetown in front 54-53,
Ray Corley Of the Hoyas fouled Dan
Buckley of st. Johns with only 10
seconds of regulation time remain
Ing and Buckley found the rim to
tie the score at 54-54 and force the
game into overtime.
A fast-breaking Bowling Green
team had too much speed and
height for City College and handed
the Beavers their first defeat of the
season, 1858, in the second game.
Culhane Seals Victory.
The unbeaten Hoyas, cunning for
their third win, went into the lead
in the extra five-minute period when
Culhane sank long set shot. st.
Johns quickly tied the score when
Jerry Calabrese dropped in a lay
up. Georgetown again went ahead
on a pivot by Ken Brown. but once
more the redmen drew abreast when
Larry Jacobson trimmed long des-
perate heave from about 40 feet
out.
Culhane then threw in a pretty
pivot and followed with free throw
to give Georgetown a three point
lead which the Hoyas protected in
the last minute and a half.
st. Johns, still seeking its first
Garden victory of the season fol-
lowing two successive defeats, was
heavy underdog in the pre-game
rating, but surprised the Hoyas by
staying with them from the opening
Evening star., 1947-12-14
TotaB Fl II Totals Is 8 ~
Omcials-Arnold Heft and Curly White.
Blair Tossers Turn Back !.
HyaHsviIIe by 44-36 Count

Blair High Schools basket ball
team put on the heat in the second
half to turn back Hyattsville, 1896,
last night in the Blair gym.
Ray Luckett scored seven field
goals and four free tosses to lead
the attack with Is points, while
Mitch Parsons registered u.
Hyattsville, paced by Lytle. who
garnered 13 points, kept the battle
close for almost three periods. Blair
led, 1915. at intermissioy,
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Basket Ball Association.
washington. SS; Providence, 70
',s,nn.dstional Mational Basket Bali League,
Eoehsstep, EhahnsaeGis; u.s. 81; snsSa1sooslh' 3Ssnsosh'
syracuse. "a; Flint, X
u.-.h american Hockey Leaxus,
neTsney. 2; Cleveland, 3.
ph3, prnhd3,ianapolis, 2; Pittsburgh, 4.
rrniiadeiphia, Z; Buffalo, 3.
WASHINGTON. 4; SPRINGFIELD, q.
n.,,.,. NstSnal Hsckey Lsasus.
New York. {; Tcronto. 1.
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Rally by HockeyL Lions
Downs Springfield
Special Dispotch "a Tn. s,z,

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Dec. 49,
Ihree goals inside of one min,,t.
and f1Ve seconds late in the third
period enabled the Washington
Lions to defeat the Springfield IN
dlans, 4-3, in an American Hockey
League game at the Coliseum to.
night with $500 fans looking on II
marked the fourth straight win ~
the season for the Washington club
over the Indians and also boosted
the Lions out of the cellar and sent
the Indians back into that spot
washington scored first on a shot
by George Henchuk at 30 seconds
OF the second period 1t was not until
10 seconds after the start of the
tnlro period that Springfield tied it
up on shot by Eldy Kobussen. Ken
Hayden's first goal of the night gave
Springfield a 2-to-1 advantage, but
then the roof fell in on the loceis
Evening star., 1947-12-14
Totals 15 10 40 Totals 23 13 s!
Catholic u. Is Routed
By Loyo|a Basketers
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 13. - Coach
Lefty Reitz used his Loyola College
regulars sparingly tonight as they
coasted to their second straight
Mason Dixon Basketball Conference
victory. 62-46, over Catholic Uni
versity.
In both halves the Loyola first
team stayed in long enough to pile
up big margins. They had 39-17
edge at the intermission, and after
the rest the regulars were pulled
out with 1929 advantage and II
minutes remaining. o..
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you Jersey Joe Walcott picked MIN over Joe
Louis at the dinner of the Metropolitan Police
Boys Club before the fight.
Last spring when the NBA tabled Walcott
No. l challenger got our usual ribbng in
spades, technicolor and wired for sound" con-
tinued Miller. Personally, know what that's
like. I once had stock of abusive mail because
I seemed to be the only guy in the world who had
Tunney over Dempsey at Philadelphia . :. later
one of the local papers printed my prediction that
Jimmy Braddock would outlook Max Baer"
In regard to Louis wartime statement-"We
can't lose because we're on Gods side'-Miller
sends along quote from Abraham Lncoln-"The
great Napoleon is reputed to have observed that
Evening star., 1947-12-14

... Wasnngton spares: Wilson, Slater Mo,,-
AIehimb.mn h nb.man' Eaney 2. Portkous, walton.
Springfield spares: Hoskins' co,r,..u
HFeTniii Frosf ~ Tottle. Unser, Thorpe. Gooden.
Penalties, Tottle (chareinS1. Hnnch,sf ,fSfffhis. IN.
f,sLencel; III. r. Porteous (trippine). Tottis
playing with broken stick, Wilson dtpine 1dHs,e
Second period: /. Washington. Hunchp.
'eSHI,.z' Tair.J' Mar); 80: Penalties. none.
frohn.ta n.a period: 2, Springfield, Bussen
Courtreau, Allen), 7.55; 4. WashinStnnn
sSscenuitz sse tCiuman, Carr-Harris), TAR:
WWasnIngton, Ciuman Schultz. carr.
" ~. Porteous. Mousseau. 1453; I, Sprinss
.so' neio' .haynen tCourtreau), 1870. Penai-
nes; scnuitz Tripping, Courtreau (board.
Stops: Bell. 80: Perras, "a
Evening star., 1947-12-14
Win, Lose, or Draw
Steum From the BubbIinq CuuIdron
By BURTON HAWKINS

Some Washington sports columns
opinions of various people the outcome of events writes
Henie Miller executive Of the National Boxing
quaint old still given
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KuheI to Retuin Nat Coaches

Mildred Burke the rassng she $25OOO for
year despite the fact that New York. Penn
vania California Illinois prohibit female mat feuding
major league baseball will train at Miami this spring
traded by the St. Browns Cleveland
President Bill Veeck the Indians boosted his salary $2500
Mre the Boston Red first who shot down
has enlisted in the Naval Air Reserve he
tepaed the first carierbased Navy raid Tokyo holds
the Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross Lou Boudeau
Cleveland will devote considerable time sliding and base
training the Indians termng his club the
base-running the American last
Sadiums Office will be enlarged provide private
Calvin Griffith Director Osse
Buege Walter Maseon, the Mats pitcher is managing
theater during the off Cecil Travis has written
thank everybody connected with promoting his night
a sGrifhth Stadium
Joe Kuhe of the Mats he won't alter
writer's Louis to butcher Waco
their mail reaching peak received
thing clipping marked pointedy Humph to hvepage
letter Scarborough Washington pitcher spending the
constructing a home at Mount Olive, N. c.
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artillery
scribe to the Nation successful Nation
make 1t it's business to be Gods side"
Donald Mensh Barnard school student picked 1947
Jewish America football with the aid of his dad
Pennsylvania and Esenberg Duke tackles schwarz Maryland
Fenberg Harvard guards Dwoky Michigan Sosburg
ple Kov Columbia Gerber Navy Cohen Princeton
AI-Americo Title Tilt Teevsed.
Dizzy Trout Detroit pitcher using profanity
addressing Hang Mch) sports which high school
seniors guests Bob Feller Mayo Clinic for
diagnosis of his right side there bright side
football misery it's 150pound has been undefeated
united
Danny of Georgetown Turyn Maryland
the than 100 college basket ball players pictures
appear in the of Sportfolo Bowl officials
repeatedly ready sign with the Conference
whereby of the teams to play in the New Orleans would
be selected from that loop when Alabama battles Texas the
Bowl will mark the 18th time IA that Southeastern
Conference team has been represented there.
Jackie Robinson the Dodgers recently
peted theater raing referee in California the
championship football between
Cleveland today New will
televised WTTG O'Clock WINK will broadcast at 1855
Lesnevcih opponent the
Wacott than the 80 he demanding
Harry Wismer has monopoly Sporting News awards to the
Nations football broadcae winning four straight
published Sporting News has made its first
annual award and the winner is Wismer.
Evening star., 1947-12-14

Totals 80 1851 Totals 23125s
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Pro Results

stops: Ban. aa: perra. aA
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caught hallway along the
chaIted route.
Picking pockets, once the
exclusive domain of males,
now has some female prac-
titioners. Sally B., we'll known
operator in Chicago, has
picked pockets for a living for
more than 10 years. She
talks knowingly and frankly
about her occupation, brag-
ging that they can't pin a
rap on me-" And even the
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weapons.
A sample of the female desperate is
Ellen H. Her career began when her husband
taught her to steal from doctors Offices while
the medico was giving him an examination
She progressed to shoplifting. When her
husband took it on the lam as a suspect in
kidnapping she was on her own. Soon she tied
up with a bank robber, became his mistress,
and az faithful moll, went out on jobs with
him.
She was captured and convicted after par
ticipating in series of spectacular bank rob-
berries. She broke Jail. Recaptured, she
broke out of prison twice. She is now in
federal penitentiary.
Ellen H. is good example of what happens
to family when criminality enters. Her
husband is wanted man, she is in prison for
shoplifting and bank robbery. Of her three
children, one has criminal record for theft;
one is a juvenile delinquent; the third, an
adolescent girl, ran off with sailor and
returned after having contracted two venereal
diseases
In addition to the crimes already mentioned,
women in 1916 were arrested for burglary, auto
theft, receiving stolen goods, arson, counter
Continued on page 20
Evening star., 1947-10-12

CAII dIlCu IldlI uOLSII lCC PICKS, SlUt IlllCk-
bladed butcher knife, a reinforced wicked
looking nail file, three or four heavy-duty
kitchen knives and homemade dagger. He
laid them out in a neat row.
No. I Weapon
LIVERY one of these" he said, has been
used to commit a crime of violence - and
every one by woman"
He toyed with heavy gauge ice pick. The
ice pick is fast becoming the woman's number
one weapon" He smiled grimly and balanced
the point of the pick on his extended finger.
Its perfect: silent, effective. What's more,
if patrolman spots a woman with an ice
pick, be can't do thing about it. We have a
law against firearms but what kind of a
law can you have against ice picks?"
Mobsters' molls are common phenomena.
They comfort their men, carry the rods so
that cops frisk won reveal anything incrim-
mating on the suspect - the male. Texas
Mary was the moll in one of the most vicious
mobs in New York City in recent years. As
soon as a job was over, she would put the
guns in her handbag and saunter away. She
once arranged to pass on to criminal receiver
100000 worth of gems stolen by the mob.
Evening star., 1947-11-01

tain the civilian economy OF their
part of the merged British-Aner-
ican zones. Of that amount, $780,
600, 900 actually has been spent in
dollars and the rest, amounting to
s120, 900 900, has been spent In
pounds sterling.
To Buy More With Sterling.
During the negotiations here the
British are understood to have in
dicated that they would be able to
buy more of the supplies required
in Germany with pound sterling, the
total of the increase being about
$70,000,0 900. This, under the prospec-
tive new arrangement, would raise
the British expenditure in pounds
to about $50 100000 and fix the
new total cost to be assumed by the
United States for next year at
about $210,00O,00o.
In addition, the British asked for
relief from some remaining dollar
expenditures this year beginning in
early October, This repeatedly totals
about $4,000, 900.
Thus the grand total of prospective
additional American expenditures in
Germany from the present through
next year would be approximately
$3.50 00O, 900,
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interstate shipment in connection
with the hijacking attempt.
Hodges was to be taken before
United States Commissioner Need
ham c. Turnage today and ar
raigned on a charge of theft Of in
terstate shipment, according to the
FBI.
The attempt to hijack the whisky
was made when the truck, contain
ng a load en- route from Baltimore
to Fayetteville, N. c., stopped at a
gasoline station in the 1900 block
of New York avenue NE.
Evening star., 1947-11-01
Some Doubt Cast on Report
OF Fatal Crash in China
BY the Associated Press

PEIPING, Nov. 1.-Some doubt
was cast today on Chinese Com
munist relief agency report that
Harley Moore, Syracuse, N. Y, and
two crewmen were killed in the crash
of their China Air Transport Corp,
plane October II.
The CACT said it was possible
the relief agency might have been
reporting on another crash near
Shihkiachwang, Central China, per-
haps that of a Chinese air force
plane.
CATO noted that the relief agency
in its report from Communicated
territory near that city gave the
time of the crash as noon, October
II. But Mr.. Moore and his pane
did not leave Chinkiachwang until
2 pm. and it maintained radio con-
tact for 20 minutes.
The relief agency messaged that
the plane burst into flames after it
hit and the bodies were badly
burned. They were buried by Com
munist militia. Air searchers who
first spotted the downed plane said
it was intact, but that Communists
came back later and burned it.
Mr.. Moore's mother, Mrs. Hazel
Moore, who has lived at the Wash
ington Club, 1701 K street NV,
for six months, arrived in Shanghai
Tuesday to join her sons wife. She
left Washington a week ago yester-
day and made the 13,000-mile trip
by air.
Evening star., 1947-11-01
u. S.-British Accord
On Occupation Costs
Expected Next Week
By the Assoeioted Press

The United States and Britain
are expected to reach agreement,
probably early next week. on an ar
rangement by which this country
will assume around $3.50, ,000, 900 of
British costs IN the western zones Of
Germany.
The agreement is expected also to
provide that the United States will
assume greater authority in top
economic agencies of the Anglo
American zones. Officials are en-
phatic in declaring, however, that
this increased voice will not in any
way infringe on the basic economic
and political partnership which the
Western powers have developed
| there.
! American and British officials on
October 8 began discussing a Brit
ish request for the United States to
take over Britain dollar costs In
Germany. The talks were suspend
ed last week while several critical
questions were referred to the Brit
ish cabinet for decision.
Agreement Expected Soon.
That decision is understood to
have been, reached, at least in large
part, and one highly placed inform
ant predicted that the talks would
be resumed shortly and agreement
reached early next week.
The United States, it was learned,
already has agreed 'in principle" to
the British proposal, which was
made because the British are short
of dollars Major requirements in
the Western German zones are food
and other supplies, most of which
can be bought only with dollars.
Information from diplomatic and
official sources gave this picture of
the situation as it stands today:
The British have been spending
about $4O0, ,OO0,0 900 a year to main
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Second Suspect Held
In Hijaekinq Attempt

A second man, accused of being
involved in the attempt to hijack a
truck load of whisky valued at
$4,000 here last Wednesday, was ar
rested by Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation agents last night as he was
walking in the Northeast section of
Washington.
The FBI said the man, identified
as William Hodges, Is, of no fixed
address, has been living in an auto
mobile parked on I street N. E. His
pajamas were found in the car.
A truck operator, Howard White
hair, 80, of l22 Eleventh street N. E.,
was arrested earlier by the FBI in
New York and charged with theft of
Evening star., 1947-11-01
Pototo Digger Strips Man

JEROME. Idaho P).-A potato
digging machine stripped David
Detweiler Of all his clothing, except
shoes and sox, but he escaped with
minor bruises. Witnesses said Mr..
Detweiler was spun around like a
windmill" when he. became en-
tangled in the power take-off Of
the digger,
Evening star., 1947-11-19
Why Grow Old?

kinds of indignities In career and In
family life, lose self-respect and fail
in happiness, because they do not
know when enough is enough.
I believe in heavy and selfless
personal investment in life but I
do not believe in door mats. There
is something about a worm which
makes others want to step on it, and
lots OF self-styled self-sacrifice seems
to me to be lack of spirit and
courage. A door mat is not happy
and never makes any one else
happy.
1t would be pitiful indeed If We
measured out our love and UNDER
standing, our helpfulness and energy
in little potions, with our eyes al
ways on self-benefit and personal
rights. However, many of the frus-
trations in business and in tangled
human relationships would straight-
en- out if We would apply little
justified ZeSt to the situation. I
have never observed that being a
sucker for long drawn out imposi-
tions ever won friends, love or sue
cess. There is something in the
youthful self-respecting spirit which
makes this impossible after time.
AS long as we have youthful zest
we will throw off the yoke sooner or
later, even if we have a tolerant
nature. When we have lost this
freshness and self-belief we may
gain some comfort by dressing the
fact up with a noble name.
Evening star., 1947-11-19
By the Chef

'Tis said that waf1es first were
brought to this country when the
Dutch followers of Henry Hudson
took over New York. Waf1es
thrived in the local taverns until
the British came and took the
town away from the Hollanders.
Then the Dutch retired to Flat
bush, so the story goes, and went
on waiting in private every after
noon They didn't care about their
waistlines and in 1700 the posses
sion of a waffle iron was mark
of distinction. No tea was be-
lieved properly conducted unless it
included waff1es made from pound
of sugar, pound of butter. pound
of -four and 10 eggs! Fortunately
for us, both in shape and pocket
book, today's waff1es are much less
lavish.
The basic recipe for good waffle
consists of a couple of cups of
'sifted -four, teaspoons of baking
powder, u teaspoon of salt, IL
cups of milk, eggs and 4 table,
spoons of shortening. The dry in
gradients are mixed and sifted
The eggs are separated and the
yolks beaten well. The milk is
added to these beaten yolks and
then the dry ingredients are added
slowly and the mixture beaten
smooth. Then in goes the shorten
ing and the beaten whites are