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Evening star., 1947-11-23
Touchdown by Kansas
In Last Minute TOPS
Missouri, 2O-14
By the Associoted Press

LAWRENCE, Kans., Nov. o.
Rif1ing Ray Evans climaXed a bril-
liant Big Six football career today
by passing and running the Uni
versity of Kansas JavhaWks to q
20-14 victory over the Missouri
Tigers and half interest in The
conference title
Oklahoma. Kansas partner in the
Big Six crown last wear, again won
half the banner with 14-13 victory
over Nebraska at Lincoln
The largest crowd ever to see a
Big Six conference game. 40.043
persons, sat in on the wild pro-
ceedings here on cold, clear day.
Fullback Forrest Griffith scored
the winning touchdown one minute
before the games end on des-
perate 2-yard, fourth down leap over
center.
The ancient rivals battled on al
most even terms through the first
three quarters, with Missouri leading
14-13 as they squared off for the
final period Then, repeating the
one-man show he had staged to
win the JayhaWk- Tiger final last
year. Evans spearheaded a 94-yard
drive that won for the Kansans in
the waning minutes.
Evans passed for the first Kan
sas touchdown, scored the second
and set up the third.
The JayhaWks victory, which
marked their first undefeated sea-
son in Big Six play, came after
Kansas had stopped two Missouri
threats in the fourth quarter, the
second only yards from touch
down.
Evans handled the ball five times
In the 94-yard winning drive. His
28-yard pass to End Otto Schnell-
bacher on the Missouri set the
stage for the four cracks at center
by Griffith that netted touchdown.
Defensively, Evans play was
superb. Three times the 190-pound
fullback nailed Missouri runners
en- route to the Jayhawk goal.
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Jones Fights 0sario
Tomorrow in Bid 10
Regain Old Stride

Will Herbie (Biff) Jones, the
Southeast southpaw fight his wa,
back to a leading position among
the Nations top featherweights OF
is the Biffer burned out? Loca
fight fans may get the answer tc
that question tomorrow night wher
Jones takes on Filberto Osario OF
Puerto Rico in a 10-round tussle at
Turner's Arena.
Jones, a leading contender in the
featherweight class a year ago, be-
gan taking on bigger and more
experienced opponents and just
couldn't handle them. He gave
Johnny Honeyboy) Bratton, out
standing Chicago lightweight. a
good battle before being fioored in
the seventh round last summer and
lost a one-sided match to Johnny
(Honeyboy) Williams several weeks
ago.
Jones manager, Harry Groves
thinks the Biffer will get back into
his winning stride so long as he
stays in his own class of 1875 to 13O
pounds. Groves claims the 20-year-
old former Eastern High School
student won't reach his fighting
peak until next year.
Osario has beaten Charlie Riley
Ham Willoughby and Jimmy Nc
Allister and fought some rousing
battles with Sandy Saddler and
Spider Armstrong.
Three five FOUNDERS pit Kid Alex
ander against Jimmy Brown, Jimmy
Jones against Johnny Hanbury and
Jimmy Briscoe against Walton
Rowan. Sam Jefferson takes on
Charlie Duker and Miles Jones
fights Lucky Stevens in fours.
Evening star., 1947-11-23
georgetown Near Title
90-Pound BOYS Loop

The running and passing o.
L'ommy Turco and Darrell Herman
paced the Georgetown 9O-pounder,
to a 60 victory over Eastern in s
Boys Club of Washington Football
Conference tilt on the Ellipse. Her.
man scored the winning touchdown
on two-yard plunge in the seconc
period. The victory kept George
town undefeated and it needs only
one more win to take the 90-pouno
championship and the right to meet
the Police Boys Club champion
for the City-Wide title.
Georgetown took over the 30.
pound leadership as Jim Susha rar
so and so yards for two touchdowns
to spark 24-0 victory over Trinidad
Other results:
1 so-ppound class--Merrick, o; Alexan-
so-Dound class-Trnidad. 45; Merrick
1o5-pound class-Eastern. -; George.
toynn;o Q: Merriek. s. ALEXANDRA. 1.'fSe q.
Eastern 1D09nd Mefrisk rasS % GssGrsst9wn IA
I4o-pound class-Eastern, 25 George
town. 0; Merrick. 8; Alexandria. o.
Three local records were set as
the Washington YMCA defeated the
Camden, N. j., Y, 2,707iz to 1910,
IN an lnter-Y weight-lifting contest
yesterday at the Central Branch.
Tommy Cardinale, 144, set two rec
ords for the local team, lifting 100
pounds in the two-handed snatch
and 252l2 pounds in the clean and
Jerk. Sayer Williams. 1917, set the
other local record by lifting 27o
pounds in the clean and jerk.
Henry StruezeWski set a Camden
record IN the clean and jerk event
at 300 pounds. Struezewski weighs
1888.
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Sunday &a Sports Sinks Navy Pebes Episcopal Wins Alb
Pontos Looms as Bright Star
For CentruIin TiItWith Tech

He's great athlete and he's
smart as whip" That's the way
Central High School Coach Jan
Jankowski describes his stellar
pupil, Jimmy Pantos, and Jan ought
to know, for the bond of friendship
between the master and the stu
dent was born nine years ago. at
the old Central Branch of the Boys
Club of Washington. Pantos figures
to be an outstanding performer
when Central plays Tech Friday
night at Griffith Stadium for the
public high football title.
Jimmy played baseball, basket
ball and football for me and Ollie
Dryer tnoW athletic director at
the Southeast Boys Club at the
old Central Branch" Jan said. He
started in 1888 in the >85-pound
class and even then he was clever
ball handler"
Pantos worked his way up each
year until he reached the l20-pound
class where he stayed until he fol-
lowed Jan to Central. He weighs
only 100 now Jan said, but he's
only 16 and he looks as if he's
going to be a big boy
In spite of his size Pantos is
"a terrific runner and passer and,
according to Jan, is developing into
quite kicker
JankOwski His Idol.
Playing his first year at Gen.
tral. Pantos is enthusiastic about
working under Jankowski. There's
no better COACH" he maintained.
AS matter of fact, I didn't know
anything about the polished points
of football until 1 met him."
AS for the Tech game, Pantos
says, Il think We'll beat them be-
cause Central always seems to play
its best game against Tech
This will be the 47th meeting be-
tween the two schools and, although
Tech might be given a slight edge
on its seasonal record, past per-
Evening star., 1947-11-23
California Comeback
Beats Stanford, 21-18
By the Associated Press

PALO ALTO, Calf, Nov. o.
CALIFORNIA; s Bears. scoring on an 80
yard pass play with less than three
minutes to go, came from behind to-
day to defeat Stanford, 81 to 18, tn
their 50th annual football classic
played before $4,000 wildly cheer
ing fans.
Beaten eight times before going
into action today, the Indians cleo
trified the huge throng by taking an
1914 lead over the powerful Bears
when the clock showed four minutes
and 45 seconds left to play.
The Bears opened a desperate
passing attack and with three min
utes to play, fullback Jack Jensen
connected. Left Half Paul Keckley
snagged the ball on the run at his
35-yard marker and raced down the
sidelines to score. Jim Cullom
kicked for his third conversion
from placement, his three points
providing the winning margin.
1t was California's ninth victory
against one defeat.
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Longden Rides 10 Six
Bay Meadows Wins
By the A.ssociaisd Press

SAN MATEO, Calf, Nov. 22.-
Mrs. John Payson Adams Burning
Dream today won the $4,000 added
San Francisco County Handicap at
Bay Meadows and the winning
jockey, Johnny Longden, equaled a
9-year-old California record by
booting home winners in six races
After riding Burning Dream to
victory in the mile and one-six-
teenth feature, Longden came back
in the last race to win aboard
Eugene. That gave him six firsts
and a third on seven mounts and
tied the California track record
first set by Johnny Adams at Bay
Meadows April 7, 1898, and equaled
by Basil James the following May
at Tanforan.
The last jockey to win six races
in one day, according to the racing
manual, was Edward Plesa. He
had six winners in seven mounts
at Spokane's Playfair track on
October 3, 1946.
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Bark|ey Passes Bring
0ne-Sided Victory
Over Woodberry

Quarterback Rufus Barkley's fine
throwing arm accounted for 23a
yards and four touchdowns as Epis-
copal High School rolled over its
traditional rival, Woodberry Forest
Alb, yesterday at Episcopal: The
victory brought down the curtain
on Episcopal's first undefeated, un-
tied season since 1896.
Barkley tossed aerials of "a and
26 yards to Tommy Birge and IS
and 38 yards to Jack Dilweg for
scores in the first, second and third
periods. He set up another score
in the third period on a 45-yard
pass from midfield to Chris Hol-
land. Birge scoring from the 5. The
last Maroon tally came in the final
quarter when Phil Duckett carried
over from the 16 in two tries after
Episcopal had recovered a Wood
berry tumble.
Fields was outstanding for the
losers. He scored a touchdown in
the opening minutes, going over
from the Episcopal II to climax a
67-yard drive. In the final he re-
turned kickoff 90 yards for Wood
berry's other tally.
Episcopal chalked up an amazing
record during the season, accumu-
lating 352 points while holding nine
opponents to 80. The rivalry, which
dates back to 1902, finds Woodberry
ahead, 1921, while three games
have ended in ties
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Specht Survives Tough Breaks
To Remain Ace of Ice-Cupudes

tude was tested again last winter
in Montreal when he fractured an
ankle, but he bounced back higher
than ever after six weeks of mac
tivity, and has shown no bad effects
from this injury.
Bobby attributes perfect condi-
ton and his love of skating for his
ability to carry on, and again Is
teaming with Donna Atwood, queen
of the silver blades, while headlin-
ing the eighth annual addition of
the show.
Donna herself has had her share
Of spills, and bad breaks. but has
proven herself grand trouper
since joining Ice-Capades in her
teens, and never was better than
now. She recently had her valu-
able, and shapely legs insured for
100000 by the Lloyds of London.
Other big name entertainers ap-
pearing with Ice-Capades include:
Mar-Yan Red" Mccarthy, Alan
Konrad, Phil Taylor. Trixie. Mar
hus and Thomas. Lyman and Jack
son, Chuckie Stein, Benoit Sisters,
Eric Waite. Patti Phillippi, Hugh
Forgie and Stig Larsen and Robert
Dench and Rosemarie Stewart, to
mention a few.
Evening star., 1947-11-23

formances are of little value In
doping this tussle.
Most observers look forward to a
battle of lines and on paper Tech
seems to have the edge in that de-
partment, for the Maroons have
been unscored on in local competi-
ton. But here again the records
prove nothing for Jankowski main
tains his line is as good at Techs.
Central could have gone through
the season with a virtually un-
blemished record.
Eastern scored on us on the last
play of the game and Wilson scored
twice on the last play of the half
and the last play of the game" jan
kowski points out. And on all three
occasions we had our second and
third-stringers in the game.
Western. only other public school
foe to cross Central's end zone,
scored its lone touchdown "legiti-
mately," Jan admits.
Rich in Backfield Talent.
Solomon has an array of back
field talent in Bob Bugs Thomp-
son. Cecil Gray, Bill Werber, Milt
Weinstein. Mel Kogod and Dick
Fleal Fletcher. He plans to use
Thompson Gray and Werber alter
nately at left half, while Kogod and
Fletcher will be used mostly as
blocking backs. Weinstein and
Thompson will carry the passing as
slgnments
Techs much-heralded line con-
sists of Jim McCauley and Glenn
Smith at ends, Julius Poms and
Phil Bernstein at tackles. Vernon
Moorer and Ed Cleary at guards and
Bob Bell at center.
Giving Pantos a helping hand in
Central's backfield will be such
stellar performers as Halfback Ross
Keith, Jim johnson, quarterback
and captain; Halfback Jim Panor
and Fullbacks Dale Leathery and
Bog Sasko.
They all probably will see action
Friday night
Evening star., 1947-11-23

Bobby Specht, former MidWestern
and national skating champion
will be featured at all perform
ances of Ice-Capades of 1948 which
open an engagement at Uline Arena
week from tomorrow night.
The show continues through Sun
day night, December IA. and will
feature evening performances daily
at $50 pm and Sunday matinees
only at 230.
Specht the golden boy of Ice
CapadeS, remains the daredevil and
perpetual motion man of old despite
two stunning reversals Of recent
years. either Of which might easily
have ended his career.
Rapid Robert joined the Army
Air Forces during World War II,
but his career was cut short by a
rheumatic heart which threatened
to end not only his skating career,
but his active career as well.
Bobby was bedridden for six
months by this ailment and found
it necessary to weather some tough
going. but eventually rejoined the
show after receiving his medical
discharge, and made a remarkable
recovery.
However, Specht's intestinal forti
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Rice Grabs 7. {. U. tumble,
Smashes 10 20 Victory
By the Associated Press

FORT WORTH. Tex, Nov: o.
Rice used a first period Texas
Christian tumble as springboard
to TO victory here today.
Five thousand persons braved cold
rainy weather to watch Rice score
with less than four minutes remain
ing in the first period. then cling
desperately to the advantage to take
over third place in the Southwest
Conference standings.
Pete Stout fumbled when hit by
S. j. Roberts on the Horned Frogs
27. Five plays later. Huey Keeney
cut inside his own left tackle and
romped IA yards for the touchdown.
James Williams kicked the extra
point.
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Long Run Helps Oregon
Top Oregon Stute, 14-6
By the Associoted Press

EUGENE. Ore, Nov. %. Favored
Oregon, outplaying its rival in all
but one quarter, overcame Oregon
State, 14-6, in its last Pacific Coast
Conference game today.
Some 10000 fans at the 51st an
nual classic saw Oregon's right half
back George Bell intercept an
oregon State pass on his 2 and
then, on the next play, run 78 yards
to a touchdown.
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Match Play Opens Todoj
In VFW's Golf Tourney

Match play in the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars John S. Macaboy Coli
Tournament was scheduled to get
under way today at the East Poto-
mac golf course at am. The tour
nament will wind up next week end
Today's pairing:
Championship fiignt-Joe Micker VS.. L
Shorb, c. Wells VS.. P. Buscher, C. Muck, jr
vs.. L. johnson. N. Logan VS.. W Davis. BOZ
Clark VS.. H. Gersherson, G. Williams VS.
J. Holiday, jr., l. w. Wetzel VS.. j. l.
VANDERBILT, M. Smith VS.. Joe Loeller
Second fisht-Ira Skofield VS. J. j
Bachmann, G. Wilhelm VS. A. Kilbregh
vs. c. Holmes
Evening star., 1947-11-23

34-yard plebe touchdown drive in
the second period.
Powers plunged through the right
side of the Bulls line, then weaved
and cut his way II yards for the
score. Rodger Drew booted the extra
point.
Bulls Passes to Tie.
Then Mike Casoli and Mike Sor-
rentine took turns passing Bulls
81 yards to a score. Tosses from
Casoli to Howie Hansen and Dick
Goelzer moved the ball to the
plebes' 35 A Sorrentino pass to
Goelzer was ruled complete on the
20 on interference. Casoli carried
to the 7, then took fiat pass from
Sorrentino for the score. Sorren-
tino plunged across for the extra
point.
In the fourth quarter Bulls held
the plebes at fourth down on the
Bulls 4. Drew, who was a leading
placekicker for two years with 4he
University of Illinois, came in to
boot a goal giving the plebes a
1917 lead.
Sorrentino's Tally Tells.
Bulls again took to the air, this
time travelling SO yards for the WIN
ming touchdown. Casoli passed 27
to Sorrentino, Sorrentino passed 18
to Hansen and another Casoli-to-
Sorrentino aerial put the ball on
the g. Bill Steele plunged to the
2 and Sorrentino scored on a
quarterback sneak. Sorrentino
kicked the extra point.
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Annapolis Sports Aides
Named by Academy
BY the Assoeioted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Nov. 22.-Rear
Admiral James L. Holloway, jr.
Naval Academy superintendent, ap-
pointed eight officers today to assist
Capt. E. B. Taylor, head of the De-
partment of Physical Training with
spring and winter sports.
Appointed we're: Comdr. J. Edward
Pace, baseball; Capt. Rollo N. Nor
gard. crew; Comdr. Thomas D. Guns
ningham, golf; Comdr. Stephen S.
Mann. jr. Lacrosse; Maj. Bernard
w. Giebler. pistol; 1t. Comdr
Robert N Miller, tennis; Comdr.
Reid P. Fiala, track, and Comdr
Richard C. Latham, sailing.
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Tourist List Again Wins
Montpelier Hunt Race
BY the Associated Press

= ORANGE, Va, Nov. 22.-More
than 5000 persons thronged Mont
pelier, historic estate of Mrs. Marion
Dupont Scott, near here, today for
the fourteenth annual running of
the Montpelier Hunt Races and saw
Tourist List, 6-year-old bay gelding
from the stables of Lowry Watkins,
Lexington, KY. win the coveted Noel
Laing Steeplechase Handicap for the
second consecutive year.
Tourist List, favorite of the crowd,
led the field all the way and came in
three lengths ahead, making 2R
miles over brush in 5.53. Last years
time was 5.54 Tourist Hunt was
ridden by Frank Hutcherson of
Orange and received the trophysand
the $4,000 added purse.
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Philadelphia Warriors
Buy Sailors of Stuqs

By the Associoted Pres,

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 22.-The
Philadelphia Warriors today bought
Kenny Sailors from the Chicago
Stays for an undisclosed sum of
cash.
Sailors, former University of Wyo-
ming court star, scored SIT points
for the now defunct Cleveland team
in the Basketball Association of
America last season.
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Elizabeth Cooper Earns
AII-Stor Hockey Spot
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 22-After
going undefeated through the two
day tournament at Westhampton
College, Baltimore's entry placed
five players on the all-Southeast
hockey team chosen at the close OF
competition today.
The Virginia team. which held the
Baltimoreans to a IL deadlock in
the feature match today, placed
three on the all-star team. North
Jersey placed two and Washington
one. Elizabeth Cooper, left fullback.
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Little AdmiraIs Score
14-1O Triumph, End
Season Unbeaten
By Bill Fuchs
Stot Stoff Coyrespordent

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Nov. 22.-Bullis
School of Washington, D. c., came
from behind with an aerial assault
twice today to nip Navy plebes, 14-10
and record its first perfect football
season.
The game, played in Thompson
Stadium before 1000 fans, was an
air-versus-ground battle. Bulls re-
lied on passing to take its eighth
game of the campaign, while the
plebes kept in the game with fine
running attack.
After scoreless first quarter in
which the plebes out-first- -downed
the visitors, IL, Bill Powers paced
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Maryland
Continued From Page B.

Davidson completed a heave tc
Jimmy Allen in the end zone just
IL seconds ahead of the final horn
zack Clinard's placement was wide
At times the Maryland players
experienced difficulty hearing their
signals above the cheers of the par
tisan crowd and on three occasions
the Terrapin quarterback stood up
to motion for silence. The cheering
and shouting only became louder
and once the Terps drew penalty
for delaying the game while try
ing to quiet the fans. The crowd
cheered when Wingate and Krouse
of Maryland were knocked out and
had to be taken off the field.
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Shoe Bowl Invites
Unbeuten Bulls

Bulls Schools football team,
which closed an unbeaten, united
season yesterday with win over
Navy plebes, has accepted an
invitation to play in the Shoe
Bowl at Lynn, Mass, on Decem-
ber IA for the mythical national
prep school championship.
Opposing Bulls will be the un-
defeated, united Indianapolis
Academy of Thompson, Conn.
Indianapolis has been sending a
good many of it's graduates to
Notre Dame and Boston College.
Evening star., 1947-11-23

Bulls scoring Touchdown--Casoli, sor-
rentino Points after touchdown-Sor-
Eentino lplungel, Lennon lplacekhisk,l Is (, !
Plebe scoring ToHchdowns-PoWe[s Field
Drew tplacekick).
Substitutions: Bullis-Lennon, Goslin,
KukoWski MCGOWAN, Blackwood. Doxey:
Navy-Carlson, Hobson, Powers, Jones
Drew, Wilson. Bartuska, Livingston. Fitz-
patrick, Mckee. Weaver. Etchison, Little.
DAILY. Renemann, Rickett
Evening star., 1947-11-23
anderbil'
Maryland

Touchdowns: mbino (2).
Wineate tpass from Gambino). Points
after touchdown: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. t2t
tpiace>. Touchdown: Vanderbilt lt-Allen.
Substitutions: Vanderbilt llnemen.
Bucky Curtis. Ellington. Faulkinberry.
Hoover, Hutto. Maddux,< Poole, speir
Slower; backs. Alien, Calhoun. Clinard
Bud Curtis, Dav!dSD,.. Hicks, May Nalley,
Patterson Robinson. Thigpen, Wade. Sub
stitutiors: Ma:y'and---Backs. Turyn, Roth
Paroni. Gambino, Andrus; linemen. Evans
Everson. Molster. Rowden Brasher, NC
Hugh, Wingate, Davis, Gierula.
Evening star., 1947-09-22
Family's Banks
Stolen by Intruder

The thrift habits of the family OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Levy, 1929
Twenty eighth street NV, met a
setback today. The couple told
police of the theft of five coin banks
from their home.
A china piggy bank, another piggy
bank, . glass bank, cash register
type bank and chest-type bank
disappeared with a thief who jim
mied window during the night,
they reported to authorities.
Three of the banks belonged to a
daughter, Joan Levy, IA, and each
parent owned one. A total of $113.25
went with the banks, police said.
Another loss was reported to police
by Catherine Geary, 419 MasSachu-
sets avenue NV, who said she
awQke early this morning and saw
O colored man in her bedroom. He
ran. out an unlocked door with $56
from her pocketbook, which had
been on a chair, she said.
Myer Wertleib, co-owner of the
NJ and N Sales Co., 1896 Seventh
street NV, reported that a show
window Of the store was smashed
last night and two radios and q
radio-phopograph, valued. at $86
were taken. A colored man was
seen running from the scene, police
said.
Evening star., 1947-09-22
Arlington Couple Hurt
By Army Officers Car

An Arlington couple was struck
last night by an automobile on Lee
boulevard and the wife was criti-
cally injured, Arlington police re-
ported today.
The injured are Joseph w. Ellis,
SO, who suffered left leg fracture,
and his wife, Mrs. Margaret Ellis,
As, who suffered a fractured skull
and internal injuries, police said.
They live at 1914 South First street,
police reported.
At Arlington Hospital, where Mr..
and Mrs. Ellis were admitted at Has
pm, their conditions were described
as fair and critical, respectively, to-
day. Mrs. Ellis had not regained
consciousness today.
Police said the driver of the car
was Army Capt. Joe M. Gold, jr., 80,
Of the 5000 block of North Tenth
road, Arlington, who was released
pending outcome Of the couples in
juries. The police report indicated
the couple was in the middle of the
roadway when the accident occurred
in front Of 3424 Lee boulevard.
Evening star., 1947-09-22
Elder Michaux's Meeting
Draws $4,000 10 Stadium

A crowd estimated at $1,000 to
1900 attended the 18th annual re-
ligious meeting and mass baptism
conducted by Elder s. L. Michaux
Of the Church Of God, 203o Georgia
avenue NV, in Griffith Stadium
last night.
Elder Michaux and the Rev. Basil
A. Malof, president Of the National
Russian Bible Society, spoke. They
were preceded into the stadium by
l56-voice all-Negro choir which
sang Happy Am l."
Christ is the answer to COM
munism in America and Russia"
the speakers declared and Mr.. Malof
said that Russia, my native coun-
try, does not need the atomic bomb.
but the atomic Bible. I wish Stain,
Molotov and Vishinsky could be
baptized tonight"
During the service, los persons
were baptized,