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Evening star., 1947-02-28
DisgracefuI Uniforms
Supplied 10 Guard byI
Army, Reckord Says

Maj. Gen. M. A. Reckord, Ad-
jutant General of Maryland, yes
terday told War Department rep
resentative appearing before
meeting Of the Adjutants General
Association here that uniforms re-
ceived from the Army for distribu-
tfon to National Guard troops In his
State were in many cases so bad
II won't put them on a single man."
Gen. Reckord's charge was made
at the close Of a discussion Of supply
problems presented to the adjutants
general Of the 48 States, the terri
tories and the District by Brig. Gen.
T. M. Osborne OF the War Depart
ment general staf.
Problem Recognized.
"You have presented an excellent
paper, but 1t doesn't solve our prob
lems," Gen. Rsckord said. eve
shouldn't put clothing which might
be considered q disgrace on men
whom we are trying to encourage
to join the National Guard with the
aid of 100000 publicity pro-
gram"
Gen. Osborne said he recognized
this problem and other supply def
ciencies under which National
Guard units throughout the United
States are operating, but added
everything possible is being done to
alleviate the situation in the light
OF present appropriations available
The exchange came on the heels
OF similar charges made by Maj.
Gen. E. A. Walsh, president of the
association, in report read to the
adjutants general Wednesday,. IN
his report. Gen. Walsh charged that
National Guard units have been gen.
orally unable to obtain surplus
Army property, "even although mil
lions and millions of dollars worth
are rotting."
Manpower Studies Urged.
The association also heard yester-
day plea by Maj. Gen. Lewis B.
Hershey, National Director of Selec-
tive Service, for continued studies
by all the States of manpower prob
lens because we will perish II we
don't handle personnel procurement
problems efficiently in our next |
emergency"
I'VE would be stupid to think that |
In every war we will have big
enough surplus Of manpower to be |
extravagant," he pointed out.
The association was to hear an
address today by Gen. Eisenhower.
The four-day conference will close
tomorrow with an inspection trip
to the Aberdeen (Md.) Proving
Ground.
Evening star., 1947-02-28
Stokowski Asked to Tou,
u. S. Zone of Germany

Leopold Stokowski has been in
vited to make a two-month tour as
guest conductor of German SYM
phony orchestras in the American
zone OF occupation, the War Depart
ment announced yesterday.
The tour will begin in June.
Evening star., 1947-10-22
'48 Game Rumors
Spiked by Hoyos

Rome Schwagel, Georgetown's
director OF athletics, is apprecia-
tive of the outside help he is re-
ceiving In making Georgetown's
football schedule for next year.
but he just can't seem to sand
wich those extra games on the
card.
In the most recent issue of
Sport, there's a story that
Georgetown and Notre Dame will
meet, which Schwagel said he is
sorry Is not true. In a sports
column from Charlotte, N. c.. an
Item had the Hoyas playing Duke
at Griffith Stadium and Wake
Forest alumni clamoring for the
Georgetown-Wake Forest game
in Charlotte. 1t seems George
town does not play Wake Forest.
Evening star., 1947-10-22
BY The Associated Press

LEXINGTON, KY, Oct. 22.-Ken-
tucky's feat of knocking off top
ten" opponents on two straight
Saturdays boosted the Wildcats to-
day to position among the national
football powers that they were not
scheduled to reach before 1949
A 33-year-old coach who timed the
ascension by a cockeyed calendar,
dozen or so break-away backs who
operate by stopwatches. and a great
center who is always on time share
much of the credit for the premature
arrival.
Coach Paul (Bear) Bryant started
rebuilding Kentucky grid stock from
scratch year ago and barely missed
scoring some prime upsets in his
first effort. Even after winning 7
of 10 games in 1916, he figured he
was two years away from real prom
inence in the national football pic
ture.
A strong hint that the Wildcat
train was on the mainline was
dropped two weeks ago when
Georgia, then the Nations ninth
Evening star., 1947-10-22

walk over New York UP" re-
peated Jack Hagerty in surprised
tone. "I doubt it. We never have
had things too easy against them,
except in 1910 when we won by
four touchdowns, and I'm not look
ing for any soft touch this time.
You know how feel about these
things-let's win them and never
mind the score
Any mention of Violet-Hoya
game automatically recalls the late
Jim MONEYS great punting in the
mud in the first game of the series
at Yankee Stadium in 1928. That
was the start of one Of George
towns hardest and most colorful
football rivalries and no fan who
saw that game ever will forget
MONEYS prodigious punting.
Sut, getting back to Friday nights
game at Griffith Stadium, Hagerty
GEES only trouble ahead, although
the Hoyas should be "up" for the
game.
That win over Tulsa was a good
one for US" the coach said. TT was
(he shot in the arm We needed and
I'm looking for the same kind of
football this week. We may need 1t,
because these teams that seen. TO
Evening star., 1947-10-22

"'' u. blIlSlldIIl,
National Chairman of the Foot
ball Rules Committee, that foot
ball officials help stamp out this
menace by calling clipping pen
alties more often.
In the past the penalty for
clipping was Is yards. Because
it was so severe officials were re-
luctant to put the penalty into
effect except under drastic cir
cumstances. Some players seem
to follow the theory that, like pill
fering watermelons, clipping is
harmless, If you don't get caught.
Clipping is a serious and dan
gerous offense. No football vic
tory is worth injury to youth.
Furthermore, if a serious offense
like clipping is permitted to get
out of hand, then the whole
structure Of fair play faces COL
lapse. Football is a game to be
played hard and for keeps-but
also fairly. Otherwise. 1t be-
comes the spawning ground for
unfair tactics that might lead to
mobilize violence on the grid
iron.
There is no place in American
life for such tactics. never has
been and never will be If this
country is to remain the great
nation 1t is today.
An intrinsic decency, born of
fair athletic competition and
good training at home, made our
GIs stand out as inspiring SYM
bols of fairness during the war.
Trained as vicious killers and
killers to the end when in battle.
they became fair captors once
the enemy was disarmed and
helpless.
That's what we were fighting
fora fair break for the help
less of the world. And that's
the way football should be
played if it is to remain the
great game it is today.
Even more alarming to us was
the inexcusable outbursts of
fist fighting in the stands and
bottle throwing during the
Texas Oklahoma game. Was
this game being played in Nazi
Germany or Russia, where it be-
Evening star., 1947-10-22
Di Maggie Only Yank
On Al AN-Star Team;
Dodgers Left Out
By Joe ReichIer
Associoted Press SPORTS Writer

NEW YORK, Oct. 22-Only one
member of the World Champion
New York Yankees and not one
Of the National League pennant-
winning Brooklyn Dodgers made the
l947 major league All-Star team of
the Associated Press picked by 233
baseball writer's throughout the Ma
ton.
The New York Giants, Cleveland
Indians and Boston Braves, none of
whom finished higher than third,
each placed two men on the team
which showed National League
complexion, with six representatives
from the senior circuit as compared
to four from the American. The
st. Louis Cardinals and the De-
troit Tigers, runners-up in their re-
spective leagues, failed to place a
man.
The Giants were represented by
Johnny Mize at first base and
Walker Cooper behind the plate.
The Indians donated their fine key
stone combination of Shortstop Lou
Boudreau and Second-baseman Joe
Gordon. The Braves placed Third
basenlan Bob Elliott and Left-hand-
ed Pitcher Warren SPAIN.
Joe Di Maggie of the Yankees,
Ted Williams of the Boston Red
Sox and Ralph Kiner of the Pitts
burgh Pirates made up the outfield,
while Ewell Blackwell of the Gin
cinnati Reds won top honors among
the right-handed pitchers.
No player was unanimous choice
Williams, who led the American
League in about every noteworthy
batting department. drew the most
support from the scribes. polling 209
out of possible 233 votes. Di Mag
gio was close behind with 107 votes.
Mize was third with 1879. followed by
Boudreau. 1T; Blackwell 15S;
Cooper, 141; Kiner, 1877; SPAIN, 115;
Gordon, 113: and Elliott, SO.
The selections:
Outfeld-Ted Williams, Red Sox
Joe Di Maggie, Yankees; Ralph
Kiner, Pirates.
First base-Johnny Mize, Giants.
Second base-Joe Gordon. Indians.
Third base-Bob Elliott, Braves.
Shortstop-Lou Boudreau, Indi-
ans.
Catcher-Walker Cooper, Giants.
Pitchers-Blackwell, Reds (right-
hander) and Warren SPAIN Qeft-
hander) Braves.
There were at least seven players
named for each position with the
closest race at third base where
Elliott beat out George Kell of the
Tigers by % votes.
Among the pitchers. Righthander
Bob Feller of the Indians and Joe
Page of the Yankees finished behind
Blackwell and SPAIN. Hal New
houser of the Tigers. who with Eel
Ter comprised the pitching staff of
the '46 team, finished a poor fifth
with only 21 votes.
Evening star., 1947-10-22
Michigan Out 10 Beat
Army A||-Time Mark
For Ground GAINING
By the Associated Pres.

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-Michigan's
yard consuming Wolverines must
have their sights set on .Army's all
time national total offense record
of 1927 yards per game, compiled
back in 1945.
Figures released by the National
Collegiate Athletic Bureau today
showed the walloping Wolverines
are rolling along at a 4S45 yard
per game clip in football gains from
both rushing and passing, to lead
the Nation for the second straight
week.
Statistics the week before showed
Michigan averaging 479.3.
The Crisler machines chief gains
have been through the air, where
Michigan leads the country's COL
legians, with an average of 220 yards
per game. This average is down
from 248 Of the previous week as
the Wolverines stuck closer to the
ground in macerating Northwest
ern last Saturday-but there's no
other team within 81 yards of the
aerial pacemakers.
Michigan 11th In Rushing.
In rushing offense, Michigan
ranks 11th, with 264.5-yard aver
age.
Best rushing offense team of the
week Is Penn State, replacing Bos-
ton College, last weeks leader, which
slipped to eighth. The Nittanv
Lions have averaged 322 yards per
game on the ground.
If the yardsticks have anything to
say about it, this Saturdays Penn
State-West Virginia tilt should have
the officials taking wind-sprints ali
afternoon.
West Virginia ranks second. be-
hind Michigan, in total offense
after mauling four opponents by
averaging 428.3 yards per game
on the ground and in the air. The
West Virginians are 18th in rushing
with 257.3 yards, and fifth in passing
with III aerial yards. the latter in
cluding II touchdown passes.
Notre Dame Completes Most Passes.
Notre Dame, fourth ranking for
ward passing team. boasts the best
pass completion average, SO per
cent. with Georgia Tech, No. 7,
averaging So per cent bullseyes.
Portland University has thrown the
most passes-125-but also has the
most interceptions, 18.
The South, traditionally punt
ing stronghold, grabbed off the
first four places among team leaders
in punting averages, with two
schools currently ranking above the
all-time high of 43.3 yards per spiral
registered by Auburn in 1889.
North Carolina leads with 46.3,
down from 46.9 of the week before,
and Virginia is second at 1876. Ken
lucky, 42.6 and Miami (F1a.) 42.5
round out the dominating southern
punting quartet
University Of Maryland rates
among the leaders in two depart
ments this week. The Old Liners
are listed as 14th in total of1ense
with an average of 358 yards q
game. They've tried 221 plays and
gained a 1,432-yard total. Pass de-
fense Is excellent too, Maryland
rating as seventh best thereby lim-
iting opponents to an average of
1853 yards per game. Forty-f1ve
passes have been thrown at the Old
Einers and only 16 completed for a
percentage of 1856,
Evening star., 1947-10-22
Early Prominence for Kentucky
Gained by Two Top TO- Wins

ranking team, left Lexington on the
caboose end of a 26-0 score.
The stamp of approval on that
victory was applied last Saturday
when Kentucky pushed Vanderbilt,
the 10th ranking power in the
Nation. all over its home field and
came up with a 14-0 victory.
Developments have. made the
Wildcats TIA loss to Mississippi
five weeks ago look anything but
genuine, but big hunk of the sched-
ule remains. Michigan State, beaten
onlw by Michigan. No. team of the
Nation, is on tap at East Lansing
Saturday, and then come Alabama.
West Virginia and Tennessee, all in
volving strong elements of rivalry,
and Evansville.
Evening star., 1947-10-22
College Problem
Leohy Bemoons Increase in Clipping Injuries;
Urqes That Officials Call More Penalties

comes a disgrace to the state of
dictatorship to lose? Or was it
being played in America, where
it is no disgrace to lose provided
the game is played fairly and
squarely?
Getting to more pleasant
subjects, we agree with a story
In New York paper that
Georgia Techs Bobby Dodd may
prove to be the coach of the
year. Certainly Dodd has done
a superlative lob. His team was
considered rather weak sister
In power laden Dixieland when
the season started.
Now 1t ranks with the best,
Evening star., 1947-10-22
Giants Deal Opens Gotham Grid War Showdown
Hickey Will Play
In Robinson Film
BY the Associated Press

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 22.-The
cast for a movie starring Jackie
Robinson, first colored major
league ball player, now includes
Branch Hickey, boss of the Brook
lyn Dodgers, the producers say.
Robinson played a lot of first
base for the Dodgers, including
the World Series. The title of
Brooklyn, U. S. A." was selected
for the film, based largely on
Robinson's life story.
Evening star., 1947-10-22
Trade for GovernaIi
Latest Step 10 Meet
A-ACompetition
By Lewis F. Atchison

Boston got the better of the deal
that sent Paul Governan from the
Hub back to New York, his home
town, but the most important angle
to the biggest swap of the football
season is that the move apparently
heralds the beginning of what may
be showdown fight between the
National League and All-America
Conference. New York is che battle
ground because beginning November
the fans will have a game in either
circuit to choose between each Sun
day.
Boston got the better of 1t because
league statistics released today place
Boley Dancewicz, the passer the
Yanks now must rely on, in third
place behind Sammy Baugh and
Tommy Thompson, while Governah
is sixth, or last, in the Eastern Divi-
sion. Governali, however, has been
the workhorse of Clipper Smiths
squad and undoubtedly will give the
Giants the lift they need so much.
Gained Fine Ball Carrier.
Boston. moreover, gained an excel
lent ball carrier in Bill Paschal, a
fullback just beginning to reach his
football maturity, and the National
League draft rights to Tackle George
Connor of Notre Dame. Professional
football men call Connor one of the
best prospects they've seen in a
long time and In Irish Boston the
big boy would find warm welcome
Boston can use a back of Paschal's
ability and in Dancewicz they have
a thrower who was more popular
than Governah.
That it will be a long, bitter fight
between the leagues goes without
saying. The reaction of President
George Marshall of the Redskins to
Admiral Jonas Ingram's latest pro-
posal for a championship playoff
between the circuits is typical of the
National Leaguers' attitude.
The admiral has more bray than
brass" remarked the Redskin prexy.
An important factor, too, is the
long-smoldering feud between Own
er Tim Mara of the Giants and
President Dan Topping of the New
York Yankees. You can be certain
the Giants will have no truck with
the rival organization until it is an
absolute economic necessity.
Eventual Compromise Seen.
Impartial observers are agreed
that eventually the fight must end
in compromise, just as the baseball
var Of years ago. Certainly the
National Leaguers are too smart to
bite off their noses and spite their
faces and will agree on truce when
a continuation of the feud becomes
improbable. That's only good busi-
ness and when you look around at
Fred Mandel, Ted Collins, George
Halas, Marshall and other men
who have made a success of their
other business ventures you get the
idea they know what they're doing.
There are some personal disputes
to be ironed out, but more impor-
tant, the National Leaguers, having
put their own house in order, will do
no bargaining until satisfied the
other loop is rid of all undesirable
characters. Marshall summed up
this feeling year ago when he said
he hoped the Kll-America Confer
ence would do nothing to hurt the
pro game or lower the high stand
ards set by the older league.
One item puzzling the National
League is why its rival granted a
franchise to a man who was barred
(See PRO FOOTBALL, Page A-19D
Evening star., 1947-10-22

judged on the basis of speed,
brains or Drawn; with Dodd
supplying fair share Of the
gray matter.
However, in searching for the
coach of the year we are sure
the sports writer's will not over
look such men as Lynn Waldorf
of California, Red Sanders Of
Vanderbilt, Blair Cherry Of
Texas, Howie O'Dell of Yale.
Fritz Crisler Of Michigan, Red
Blaik Of Army, and other names
too numerous to mention.
May the better man win, as
Gene Tunney would say.
(McNaught syndicate.)
Evening star., 1947-10-22

nave q way
Of back firing
on Saturday
afternoons:
G o ! l e 6 Q
football faces
serious prob
lens. Some
thing must
be done--and
quickly 10
halt the rise
in clipping
iniI1ries We
h e a r t l | Y
agree with
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Evening star., 1947-10-22

pair OF unbeaten teams. In the Middle west It VIII
be Michigan versus Minnesota and in the East
there will be unbeaten Penn trying to stave off
improving Navy.
Duke-Wake Forest pits the old Southern Con-
ference champion against the upstart Deacons
who may have the best team in their history.
Duke Just returning to full strength, but possibly
not fast enough to beat down Wake Forest. At
any event, it's game that eventually also might
prove to have bearing on big bowl bid, possibly
the Sugar Bowl.
California and Southern California are lead
ing what virtually is three team race to be-
come the Pacific Coast Conferences representative
Evening star., 1947-10-22
London Eleven Winner

Landon's 1O0-pound football team
defeated the ST. Albans 100-pound-
ers, 300, yesterday at Landon. Dan
Slowe scored two touchdowns to
spark the victory.
Evening star., 1947-10-22
Statistics on Diamond AII-Sturs
GU. Coach, RecoIIingPost Tits,
Thinks N. Y. u. May Be Touqh
By the Associated Press

be the easiest pushovers are pointing
for an upset to redeem themselves
and If Hooks Mylin beats us it
will take a lot of the sting out of
their three losses"
Evening star., 1947-10-22
Serious College Grid Problem
BY Fronk Leohy

kohe Dame University Coach
Random thoughts of a coach
toying with blackboard and chalk
and trying to figure out why
. those sure-f1re plays In theory
Evening star., 1947-10-22

they've Golden
are
Michigan,
pact,
Minnesota Navy
Another vorite this will be Tahequah
Northastern Teachers College, oppo
ston the moment
Evening star., 1947-10-22
Giants Cuuqht With Pusser Absent

With much emphasis placed forward in modern
football, professional
running
land artist that Flback Bill
Govnali of the Boston Yanks The
Giants had nobody big league
without they probably the pro ball. '
place the blame nowhere except their
doorstep While most teams the Yank Redskins and
point carrying passers (Baugh
Yoe for the Redskins for example, Steve Owen apparently has
Thus,
Filchock
passer went.
may trading
for Pascha Not that Govena isn't good but
he's Baugh Waefeld Otto Graham Luckman Dobbs
pair capable striking through
Boy Dncevicz Howard Maey the other hand when
top physical shape dangerous
carriers the National League.
lot could Pascha including the
10 alternative.
lacking lands don't Right where the Giants
a the moment-in the cellar.
Evening star., 1947-10-22
Win, Lose, or Draw
Time to Look to the Bowl Bidders
By FRANCIS E. STANN

big of Saturday has been called the Cali
fona Southern California clash which determine the Rose
depends upon viewpoint. hamfat
country another
Evening star., 1947-10-22
Novy's Crack Kicker Lost to Know

the Navy football at the end of the
certain be little Jimmy Wills who
promoted the varsity
before the Duke
tied with points, the coming with
Of remaining Wills play minute in but
showed against Cornell the Midshpmen
that they check wouldb blockers they
get that point from the La Plata Md, youngser
up the varsity Wills who prac-
separately with only bahoder retriever
Of 81 placements The day he kicked rs in
which his daily practice outputs placements
He's probably placement college
the field points with his right where he
ball keeping his reigiouy
field
kick ntent does he keep his head down. but
it Is good They've all been
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In Mem0riam

In memory of Marjorie Ellen
Clark, who passed away three years
ago today.
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Lincoln's Birthplace Is National
Shrine Among kentucky's Rolling Hills

Lincoln's birthday anniversary,
Wednesday, draws attention to his
birthplace near Hodgensville, in
southwestern Kentucky, a national
shrine visited by thousands every
year and within a days driving dis
tance of Bluffton.
Site of the crude pioneer cabin
is now marked by an imposing stone
memorial building designed by one
of the nations foremost architects
and spacious grounds surrounding
the structure are artistically land
scaped and we'll maintained.
Within the memorial building is
housed a replica of the log cabin
which served as Lincoln's birthplace.
Some 20 miles distant another cabin
marks the site where Lincoln spent
several years of his boyhood before
the family moved to Illinois. The
entire region, extremely picturesque,
is among Kentucky's rolling, heavily
wooded hills west of the famous
bluegrass region.
Warren.
Thirty-one states observe Lincoln's
birthday anniversary together with
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In MemOriam

In loving memory of Mrs. Eva
Patterson, who passed away Febru-
airy II, 1946.
Loving and kind in all her ways,
Upright and just to the end of her
days;
Sincere and true in her heart and
mind,
A beautiful memory she left behind.
She had a nature you could not help
loving,
A heart that was more pure than
gold;
And to those who knew her and
loved her,
Her memory will never grow cold.
Dear mother, you are not forgotten
Though on earth you are no more; /;
Still in memory you are with us
AS you always were before.
Sadly missed by
Her Children.
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desire to substitute this holier rite
for a more pagan ceremony which
existed that day.
The clergy, however, failed in their
attempt to make the ceremonies pop
uIar among the youth of the day.
The young people were not satisfied
and instituted a secular version of the
religious practice.
In various times the churches step
ped in in an attempt TO sanctify the
rites of st. Valentines Day. Always
after a temporary relapse the custom
would spring up again with new
vigor. The custom finally became
firmly established on the continent.
In the days Of quill pens and high
postage rates the transmission of
valentines was an expensive luxury.
The amorous swains of the early per-
iod had to content themselves and
their idolized fair ones with thick
sheets of gilt edged paper.
The first page of each sheet was
adorned with a gilt cupid carefully
gummed on. AS postal rates were re-
duced, Valentines came into wide use
generally until today every city, town
and village follows the sentimental
tradition.