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Evening star., 1947-08-05
Stee|ers' Coach Sees
Improvement Over
His 1916 Eleven
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, Pa.
Aug. 5.-Dr. J. B. (Jock Suther-
land, footballs taciturn tactician,
abandoned his usual reticence long
enough today to express relief that
his 1947 Pittsburgh Steelers would
be "a little better" than the lean
and hungry eleven which proved q
National League surprise in 1946.
Sutherland expressed this cautious
optimism as he gathered 81 pro pig
skin huskies at Alliance College
here to begin a seven-week train
ing grind.
His squad includes 20 newcomers
and II seasoned hands from the
1916 club, which won five, lost five
and tied one. That record was q
surprise because Sutherland, guild
ing the Steelers for the first time
in their 15-year National League
career, had only castoffs and un-
sung players with one exception.
That exception was Bullet Bill
Dudley, former University OF Vir-
ginia halfback, who proved the
sparkplug of the Steelers and led
the league in ground gaining.
Dudley, recently married, was
freed by the Steelers to assume q
coaching job at Virginia. He Is ex-
pected to join the Detroit Lions this
year.
We'll miss Dudley" Jock said
candidly, you can't dismiss that
boys football ability. But despite
that loss think We'll have a bet
ter squad. At least we'll be heavier"
Last year the Steelers were SO
Small as pro teams 60 that fans in
some of the cities wanted to know
when the first team was due to
arrive when they saw the lads
lolling around a hotel lobby before
a game.
Despite this watch charm motif
the Steelers played on even terms
with every club, using speed and
condition to overcome weight de-
ficiencies.
Frank Wydo, 215-pound former
Cornell tackle; Johnny Mastrangelo.
talky Notre Dame alumnus, and
Bronco Kosanovich, former Penn
Slater, are newcomers expected to
add weight to the forward wall.
Johnny Clement, Dudley's under
study last year, is to be groomed to
take over the Bullets offensive as
signments. A highly touted new
conner is Larry Brun, 210-pounder,
who starred at Geneva College.
Evening star., 1947-08-05
Louis 10 Retire in 'A8
After ; More Fights
By the Assoeiofsd Press

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 5.-Mighty
Joe Louis, world heavyweight cham
pion since 1887, says he'll participate
in "just three more fights, and then
I quit in 1948."
The man who has held the title
longer than any other fighter in
modern ring history revealed:
He will fight Jersey Joe Walcott
in a 10-round title bout in New
York November IA.
He will meet in March the winner
of the Ezzard Charles-Olle Tand-
berg bout slated for New York in
December. That also will be a To-
round non-title event.
The opponent to make the best
showing against him will be given a
crack at the title in a 15-round
championship bout in New York
next summer.
Then, if he still is undefeated, Joe
will retire from the ring.
Joe says he has no plans to re-
main in the boxing game after he
retires. He owns a farm in Michi-
gan and Is interested in several busi-
ness ventures.
At the moment, the champion is
more interested in golf than boxing.
Joe is entered in the three-day
tournament of the Eastern Golf AS
sociation opening at the South Park
course here today. ..
Evening star., 1947-08-05
Pilot McMunus Sticks
Despite Denver's Skid

DENVER, Aug. S (P.-Marty Nc
Manus plans to finish out the West
ern League season as manager of the
Denver bears, skidding along one
notch out of the cellar, despite what
anybody says.
Eddie Nicholson, club president
said yesterday that reports from
Omaha had McManus leaving the
club at once. Nicholson said he later
phoned McManus in Sioux City and
had been assured by his manager
that he would not leave until the end
of the season, If then.
Evening star., 1947-08-05
Florida Exhibitions Seen
Cause of INVESTIGATION

NEWARK, N. j., Aug. S P.-The
Newark Evening News said today
that Gardnar Mulloy, fifth ranking
American tennis amateur, had been
summoned to explain allowances re-
ceived by high ranking American
players on Florida winter tour.
The News said the investigation
had been underway quietly for sew
eral months. It added that Mulloy
arranged the Florida exhibition
matches. The News story said the
investigation may involve some of
the country's top ranking stars.
1t said that the inquiry was be-
lieved prompted by the complaint
of a Florida tennis promoter that
the amateur exhibitions were COM
peting with professional tour he
was promoting.
The News commented that reports
are common in tennis circles that
players have received sums running
into four digits for a single tourna-
ment. 1t quoted the USLTA Rule 7
which allows amateurs to receive
proper, reasonable and moderate"
expense allowances, not to exceed
SO a day.
Evening star., 1947-08-05
By Burton Hawkins

Every fifth day or so bald, slim,
40-year-old Rick Ferrell drapes his
trim frame with chest protector, shin
guards and mask and performs job
for the Mats. It's part-time employ
ment with wonderful hours and good
pay, but Rick hasn't blushed yet
when picking up his check from the
boss.
A holdover from an era of capable
catchers, such as Mickey Cochrane,
Gabby Hartnett, Luke Sewell and
Bill Dickey. Ferrell qualities as the
leagues best catcher despite emerg-
ing from years layoff at an age
when most men are content to obtain
their exercise jogging to catch
streetcar.
Rick's receiving hasn't been his
only contribution to the Mats. He's
hitting 318, and the creaky old boy,
who is called Pops" by his roomie,
Coach Sam West, probably will wind
up as Washington's leading batter.
Knuckiers Gone, Job Easier.
Ferrells calm, unruff1ed behavior
behind the plate in his occasional
catching assignments and his highly
'treditable batting average haven't
gone unnoticed by the customers,
who love him. Rick's every appear
ance these days touches off nice
outburst of applause.
1t was Coach Ferrell who reported
to the Mats training base at Orlando,
Fla, last spring, but Rick wasn't
there "a hours before he had re-
vealed his designs to return to the
active list. II think I can help
some," said Rick, particularly with
some of the younger pitchers
What prompted Rick to request
reinstatement was the fact that over
the winter Washington had disposed
of Dutch Leonard and that deal
was brewing which would dispatch
Roger Wolff to Cleveland. Those
knuckle-ballers are the fellows who
murder catchers," said Rick.
"Shucks, these other pitchers are so
easy to handle it's like sitting in a
rocking chair"
The mild-mannered veteran, now
the lone active player who partici-
pated in the 1888 all-star game, is
sent behind the bat only every fifth
or sixth game by Manager Ossie
Bluege. If Rick's body could take
the beating he would be in there
Evening star., 1947-08-05
A-A Yanks Impressed
S Passes;
Chicards Open Camp
BY the Asseeiaisd Press

CHESHIRE, Conn, Aug. 5.-New
York Yankee Coach Ray Flaherty
believes he has another Sammy
Baugh in 22-year- old Ben Raimondi,
Indiana University football star last
season.
Fright now. Raimondi looks bet
ter breaking into pro football than
Sammy Baugh did," said Flaherty,
who was Baugh's coach .when
Slingin' Sam made his pro debut
with the Washington Redskins.
Raimondi's passing show thrilled
some 1000 fans who turned out yes
terday to watch the All-America
conferences 1946 Eastern division
champions open their drills on the
Cheshire Academy field.
HAMILTON, Ontario-The Buf-
falo Bills of the All-America Con-
ference were observed in their work.
outs yesterday by o. o. (Scrappy)
Kessing, deputy commissioner of the
conference. Lou Zontini, former
Notre Dame kicking artist, Joined
the club as the Bills went through
light drills in preparation for their
second intra-squad game Friday at
Fredonia.
DANVERS, Mass.-Fritz Barzil-
auskas, Yale's standout tackle last
year, is passing up chance to play
with the College All-Stars at Chi
cago August % in order to get an
early start with the Boston Yanks.
Barzilauskas reported yesterday as
the National Leaguers opened their
practice sessions here at st. Johns
Prep.
WAUKESHA, Wis.-The Chicago
Cardinals were due to start training
at Carroll College here today in
preparation for their opening con-
test in the National Football League
a month hence. Forty-two players
were en- route. Coach Jimmy
Councilman and his staff have been
here since Friday making training
preparations.
SUPERIOR, Wis.-Frank Reagan,
prewar Penn all-America, who re-
turned to the New York Giants last
fall after five years in the Marines,
looms prominently as the likely sue
cessor to the banished Frank FIJI
chock this fall.
In the first double workout of
the training season here yesterday,
Reagan operated as quarterback
with what could be roughly desig-
mated as the first team. Although
he is not the passer that the
banished Filchock was, Reagan at
his best could make up in some
measure for the loss of the former
Giant ace.
GREEN BAY, Wis.-Curly Lam
beau, ready to open his 18th consecu-
tive season at the helm of the Pack
ers, sees great possibilities" for his
club "if we just have some luck. "
The veteran National League mentor
took AZ candidates to lockwood
Lodge, the clubs year-round train
ing camp several miles north OF
here, to begin intensive drills.
Evening star., 1947-08-05
BY George Huber

Johnny CHoneyboy) Bratton's s
reputation as an always-dangerous
boxer, puncher and cutie is well
deserved. The boy can take pretty
good beating with little apparent
effect and he certainly knows his
way around a ring. He doesn't panic
easily when the going gets tough
and when he gets chance to dc
something, he knows what to dc
and how to do it.
The ranking Chicago lightweight
was only three rounds away from a
bad beating last night at Griffith
Stadium at the hands of unknown
outside of Washington - Herbie
(Biff) Jones when he suddenly re-
versed everything and put out the
lights for Jones. The sudden ano
surprising end came at Al seconds
of the eighth round at time when
Herbie had enough of a lead te
coast home. He wasn't coasting
though, and in the seventh Brattor
turned the tide with two short
rights that foored Herbie for eight
counts. Another right early in the
eighth put the ambitious local boy
away for keeps.
Good Brawl All Way.
Bratton and his manager, Howard
Frazier, were full of praise for Jones
afterward. Nursing a split right
eyelid and a flattened nose, Bratton
called Jones "just about the tough
est boy I've ever fought. He's got
a heck of whallop and it took me
plenty long-almost too long-to
figure him out. That boy will &c
places"
The crowd of 4,180 customers paid
a gross gate of $1O,325.97 and was
treated to a good brawl all the way
It was all Jones in the beginning,
Bratton was fast as a fight dollar
but Herbie kept working in under
his jabs and pounding away at head
and body. He hit Honeyboy with
every punch in his book, punches
that had flattened a majority of his
previous opponents, but the tough
Chicago boy took everything. He
slowed only a little midway through
the fight and seemed to be pacing
himself well, despite a cut eye and
bloody nose received in the fifth.
The tide began to turn in the
sixth when Bratton called on some
cute tricks. He thumbed Jones in
the eyes several times coming out of
clinches-Herbie displayed the kind
of bruises afterward between his
nose and eyes THAT don't come from
being hit. Bratton also got in two
low blows and was warned by
Referee Eddie LaFond.
Low Blow Hurt Jsnes.
One low bloV in particular doubled
up Jones and he never was the same
afterward. Midway through the
Evening star., 1947-08-05

no connection with last winters trip
with the American Davis Cup squad
to Australia.
Mulloy, who won a singles match
in the Americans SO sweep of the
challenge round against the Aus
tralians at Melbourne, is a strong
candidate for a doubles berth on
the team which will defend the
cup at Forest Hills at the end of
August.
Won Bernuth, who is head of the
Rules Committee which will ques-
ton Mulloy, was out of the city
today and was not available for
comment.
Mulloy, tennis coach at the Uni
versity Of Miami, and seeded No.
2 behind another Davis Cup hope
full, Ted Schroeder of Glendale,
Calf, got into action for the first
time yesterday in the Eastern Grass
Courts Championships and although
he won two matches-he had a bye
in the first round-he had a workout.
Evening star., 1947-08-05
leahy Has A||-Stars
Humping for Pro Tilt
By the Associated Press

EVANSTON, Ill, Aug. 5.-Coach
Frank Leahy's college all-stars
don't mind the heat they don't
even have time to notice it.
The Notre Dame mentor has
cooked up routine that keeps the
colegians on the go from early
morning until late afternoon in
preparation for their football battle
with the Chicago Bears at Soldier
Field in Chicago August %.
Besides twice-daily workouts, the
all-stars also are occupied with a
two-hour lecture on plays to be
used against the Bears.
Despite 100-degree temperature
the 40 odd players who reported at
Dyche Stadium for yesterdays first
practice had a hectic day of calls
themes and signal drill.
Evening star., 1947-08-05
Williams Is Absolute
Lightweight Ruler by
K0 Of Montgomery
BY the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 5.--For the
first time in five years the light
weight boxing division has an un-
disputed king-Ike Williams, the
Trenton, N. j., Negro with dynamite
in his right fist.
Williams, heretofore ruler only in
the domain of the National Box
ing Association, took complete con-
troll of the 1876 Founders in Phila-
delphia's Municipal Stadium last
night with a six-round knockout of
Bob Montgomery, champion by
edict of the New York and Penn
sylvania Athletic Commissions.
The end to the double rule came
so suddenly that the crowd of 30,-
500 hardly realized what had hap
pened. For five rounds the two
transplanted Southerners had bat
tied furiously with Williams holding
the edge.
Two minutes of the sixth round
had passed when the Bobcat
Strengthened up from his usual
crouch style of fighting. That was
a mistake. For Williams cut loose
with a right cross that caught Bob
flush on the chin. Down went Mont
gomery for the count of nine.
It was more by instinct than any,
thing else that Montgomery got to
his feet. But he was an easy mark
standing in Ike's. corner and TAX
ing a two-lsted pasting until he fell
to the canvas for the full count.
The time was two minutes and 81
seconds.
"I just beat him to the punch, !"
Ike said in his dressing room. Il
saw he was getting ready to throw
his right so I let mine go first"
Montgomery, marked with cut
under his right eye, explained it
thusly:
IT Strengthened up and walked
into It,"
The threat of rain held the crowd
to lower numbers than expected.
The gate of $178,301 also fell before
pre-fight estimates. The Philadel-
phia Inquirer charities were ex-
pected to receive in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000 after Montgomery
takes approximately $4,000 and
Williams $31 500.
Evening star., 1947-08-05
Fans Beut Referee
For Bout Decision
BY the Associated Press

WEST HAVEN, Conn, Aug. S.
Angry spectators among the
4,500 crowd kicked and scratched
Referee Lou Bogash tonight as
he left the ring at Exhibition
Field after awarding Julie
Kogon, 1862, New Haven, a 10
round decision over Aldo Minelli,
1874, of Milan, claimant to the
lightweight championship Of
Italy.
Bogash, kicked in the abdomen
and roughed up before police
pushed back the crowd, was
treated by a physician in his
dressing room. Minelli seemed
to have a lead over the New Ha-
vener at the end of the seventh
round and, though Kogon came
back strongly in the eighth and
ninth, it appeared Minelli forged
ahead again in the 10th.
Evening star., 1947-08-05
Huwuiiun Nine Scores

FLINT, Mich, Aug. (R.-South-
paw Ernie Cabral of the touring
Hawaiian all-star baseball team
scored a 9 to S victory last night
over the Flint All-Stars to give his
team its second win in five Michi-
gan starts,
Evening star., 1947-08-05

Lou Boudreau, of all people, by the Indians.
The ONeil rumor isn't new and of the pair
of reports it is more plausible The story that Joe
Cronin some day will move up to the front Office at
Boston has been kicking around for a couple of
years and his rumored successor almost always is
Irish, thus narrowing the field. First there was a
report that Joe Mccarthy would return to manage
Boston. Now it's O'Neill. -
But the Boudreau runor, which is just little
fellow now, is not so fantastic as it might seem.
Our Cleveland operative darkly limited that when
Bill Veeck became president of the Indians he
looked obviously at Boudreau before deciding that
he liked him But TINT than
Evening star., 1947-08-05
DevuuIt Leuque Prexy

WYTHEVILLE, Va, Aug. S.
Chauncey Devault. Bristol sporting
goods dealer, has been named presi-
dent of the Appalachian League for
the remainder of the 1947 season.
Evening star., 1947-08-05
Griffith Thinks Boudreuu Is Tops

the better informed imaginative
already cooked deal involving only Boudreau but ONe
little whereby
ONe Boudreau transfers Detroit and
Detroit dispatches Shortstop Eddie
Everything fits beautifully, like welna gsaw puzzle All
1t lacks little authenticity Right all apparently based
on the stuff they smoking their this mill
II you in mood along with of this stuff which
must be called fiction until time otherwise isn't
likely to from Cleveland easily
II he placed the
Clark Griffith much interested Boudreau
great admlrer of Lous fact probably press agenand
If that isn't the being interested, it's close enough.
Veeck, Meanwhile, Is High for Spence
Although might not it, watching his Senators
action Griffith pereconist from watching
Boudreau for and closely than during this
possibly Louis best The old gentleman
in behalf Boudeaus shortstop
other week he said for the record:
"Boudreaus the best shortstop
including Hans Wagner That fellow a
To those who know Griffith we'll that praise highest
order Griffith who sold his hortstop
Iyn Larry knows Yawkey
when he paid this fabulous Washington
What the idea that Boudreau eventually play
Griffith from the ridiculous that pretty
Stan Spence the Griffith feels
charge of the Indians Spence reason
the cha better than against
He's inspired the Boudreau is when he's
Senators 1t could be that here is the nucleus
Evening star., 1947-08-05
Buckeye Tickets Scarce

COLUMBS, Ohio, Aug. S R.-
Season tickets are sold out and only
individual game seats remain avail
able to the general public for Ohio
State Universitys home football
games this fall.
Evening star., 1947-08-05

this there Cleveland
which might indicate the right offer the Indians
might be persuaded to struggle along without Boudreau
is fact that Boudreau has expressed disappointment his
Indians the riot them And established
that the of directors Qualification
of his future status
Evening star., 1947-08-05
PHS Softies Booking

Public Health Service softball
team wants games. Call Executive
$500, Branch 1914.
Evening star., 1947-08-05
VIM Lose, or Draw
Grist From the Rumor Mill
By FRANCIS E. STANN
Inevitably a runaway race In

Inevitably runaway the majors the
American League starts the wheels mill
comes surprise then with the Yankees all sight
pursers to hear talk of drastic changes like
Evening star., 1947-08-05

SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Savannah. IS; Augusta. 2.
Charleston, 10-1; Macon, Sc.
Columbus. 8; Columbia, 0.
Jacksonyille. 81: Greenytlle. 7-3.
Evening star., 1947-08-05
Major League Standings and Schedules
TUESDAY, AUGUST s 1e47
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.

Phila., 8: New York, S..
Only game.
Games Today.
Boston at Wash, $3.50.
New York at Phila. (n).
Cleveland at Detroit (t)
Chicago at st. Louis (n)
Games Tomorrow.
Boston at Wash.
Chicago at st. Louis (n)
Cleveland at Detroit (2)
New York at Phila.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.
st. Louis, 8; Chicago, /.
Brooklyn, 4; Boston, 2 Il
innings.
Cine, z; Pittsburgh, 4.
Only games.
Games Today.
Brooklyn at Boston (n).
Phfla. at New York (n)
Cine. at Pittsburgh.
st. Louis at Chicago.
Games Tomorrow.
Brooklyn at Boston tn).
Phila. at New York.
st. Louis at Cine.
Pittsburgh at Chicago.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26

girl friend to the gang, George.
1 don't think they've met her"
George performed the intro
auctions, and Happy RELAXED
that, of the group of four or
five accompanying Drusilla,
none seemed to be at ease. But
Drusilla perched on her chair
and dipped her fingers into
Georges plate. helping herself
to a fried shrimp.
isn't it silly of Hutchens not
to have a table for u.s." Dru-
silla chartered, scarcely giving
Happy time to acknowledge the
introductions. "The old bag
knows we almost always drop
in for brunch on Sundays"
When, a moment later, a har-
assed = looking waiter an
nounced that Miss Drusilla's ia
BILE was ready, she stood up
somewhat reluctantly.
"We're all playing tennis at
Rose : Hedge after lunch,
George Porgie; I'll expect
you" she drawled, a command
in her tone.
"Don't. Happy and I have
other plans" said George fatty.
"Oh, but I really think you'd
better, George, because, you
know, my plans aren't so fixed
but what I could trail you and
Miss What's-Her Name around
all afternoon and evening. I'm
not sure, after all, that that
might not be more fun than ten
mis-, now that l think it over"
draWled Drusilla sweetly.
For { moment her eyes and
Georges met and locked. And
then George made a weary lit
tie gesture of resignation.
"You win" he said desperate
ly. 81 happen to know that you
are quite capable of doing just
that"
"Of course I am, sweetie;
how nice that you realize it,"
she cooed and walked away,
her small retinue behind her,
without a backward glance or
a word for Happy.
"And that" stated George
grimly, els the girl practically
everybody on the island-includ-
ing herself-expects me to mar
ry!"
TO Be Continued
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26
XIX

N4
Though Happy was seethlne
with anger, she had to holo ne e
tongue for the time being Fol
thew had come out in . little
grassy clearing on a bluff above
the dark river and there before
them was a wide = spreading
pleasant looking white farm
house. Half a dozen cars were
parked in a grassy oval at one
side.
George helped lie: oat of the
a and they crossed the OYSTER
shell drive to the double doors
that stood open on this mllo
spring day.
A middle-aged woman, neat
and trim in a black frock.
greeted them cordially and
Showed them to a table on a
widescreened porch built cut
over the river. There were per-
haps a dozen other tables here
and most of them were occu-
pied by people who greeted
George and looked curiousiy at
Happy, as they were escorted
to their corner table.
here was no discussion over
a menu or ordering; obviously
George had made arrangements
in advance.
"Nice view" he said, answer
ing the greeting of two couples
who were just coming in.
Happy looked out over the
river, to the green banks be-
yond; she was still hot with
anger, but she sat quietly, mas
tering it. George pretended that
nothing had happened, although
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were spared the necessity oil
any further conversation.
Before they had finished the
first course, there were sounds
of gay voices and laughter anc
a group came on to the porch
drawing all eyes to them by
their arrogant assurance o.
their own Importance. To the
black : clad hostess apologize
assurance that there was nc
table available, they refused te
listen.
Among them, a girl in a mari
gold-yellow linen frock, hatless,
a huge white bag tucked under
her arm, glanced IDLY about the
room. When she saw George
and Happy, an ugly CLEAN
touched her eyes. The next mo-
ment she was leading her group
confidently to the secluded cor
ner table.
Hi, George Porgle! Hello:
Miss - Miss whatever your
name is" Drusilla was as inso-
lent, as arrogant as ever isn't
this a heavenly day? Mind j
we park until Hutchens can zig
UP a table for us?"
Georges expression frightened
a little, though he rose politely
and nodded to tfe other1
81 don't suppose it would mat
ter a bit if we did he suggest
ed. without enthusiasm
Drusilla had Communicated a
chair from another table.
"Not a bit," she answered
coolly, and with 4 little wave OF
her white-gloved hand, she a*d-
ed c~arelessly, present your