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Evening star., 1947-10-21
National Football League
Attendance 89b Over as
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 81. At
tendance In the National Football
League is up 8 per cent over 1916
figures, according to Commissioner
Bert Bell.
The record 100000 fans which saw
league games Sunday boosted paid
attendance for the first 81 games
to 674,439, as compared with 5e4 1896
for the same number of games last
year, the commissioner disclosed
last night.
Prior to start of the season. Bell
predicted more than 100000 Gus
toners would see NFL games this
year.
The 69.631 fans attracted at Los
Angeles Sunday for the Los Angeles
Rams Chicago Cards game set a
new all-time single game record.
New records also have been set
in home games of the Washington
Redskins (36.565) and the Chicago
Cardinals (48.888)
Evening star., 1947-10-21
Yale Deprived Of Score
On Wisconsin, Yale Saws
BY the Associated Press

NEW LONDON, Conn, Oct. 21.-
Head Coach Howard Odell of Yale,
commenting on his teams 90 defeat
at the hands Of Wisconsin last Sat-
urday, expressed the opinion in an
address at meeting of the Touch
down Club here last night that Yale
was deprived of a touchdown in the
early part of the game.
Odell was giving running COM
mentary while showing motion pic
lures of the game He asserted that
a Wisconsin defender actually inter-
cepted Yale forward pass on the
Wisconsin 5-yard line and then
kfumbled the ball while starting a
runback. The pictures showed a
Yale player recovering the ball be-
hind the Wisconsin goal line. This,
said Odell, should have been ruled
touchdown.
The officials ruled that it was an
lncompleted forward pass and
brought the ball back.
Evening star., 1947-10-21
Horton Smith Biddinu
For PGA Presidency
By the Associoted Press

DETROIT, Oct. 21.-Horton
Smith, tall and blond golf veteran
sounded a potential bid today fo,
the presidency of the Professional
Golfers Association.
Discussing the fact that his name
has been mentioned in various PGA
sections, the Detroit professional
said in an interview:
IT there is any genuine, wide
spread desire on the part of the
membership to consider me for the
presidency, and I should be for
tunate to be elected. I will accept
and do my very best"
Smiths name has come up prom
inently as candidate for the lob
which has been held by Ed Dud-
ley of Augusta, Ga, for the last
five years. The PGA will name its
president at the annual meeting
next month in Chicago.
mo one, in my opinion" Smith
said, Should serve more than three
consecutive years in any post in our
association that is honorary and
In saying that, I have no criti-
cism to make of any PGA officer,
whether it be Ed Dudley or any
other. I have counted Dudley as
a friend for all Of my years in pro
golf"
Evening star., 1947-10-21
Duke, En- Route Back
To Grid Glory, Faces
Deacons Saturday
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND. Va, Oct. 21.-Sat,,r.
day will be D-day for Wallace Wade
Dukes "old master" of football who
Is in his thirteenth season as coach
Of the Blue Devils.
For on Saturday afternoon. Wade
who last year lost more football
games than any other season since
he began his coaching career back
IN 1919, sends the Dukes against
the Demon Deacons at Wake Forest
IN the Southern Conference feature
of the Week-perhaps, the year,
Anxious to get his Blue Devils
back to the gridiron prosperity thev
enjoyed in the prewar years, Wade
who ground out six Southern Con-
ference champions in his IL previous
campaigns as football boss at Duke
will be cunning for victory No. o.
since he took over at Durham. His
Duke teams have lost "a and tied 4
So far. the 1947 Dukes. regarded
IN the preseason predicting as one
of the two Conference dark-horses
along with Wake Forest, have taken
care of North Carolina State. TO.
Tennessee, 1877, and Maryland, 1877.
and have tied Navy, 14-14.
Coach D. G. Peahead) Walkers
Deacons are unbeaten and united
They just managed to squeeze by
Georgetown. 60, in their opener and
barely edged Clemson, 1914. Then
the Deacons staged one of the sea-
sons major upsets in disposing of
a North Carolina team that was
smarting from battering by Texas.
Wa6e Forest moving down the Tar
Heels. 1877. Last week the Deacons
rolled past George Washington, 3e7
Three of the Dukes prides, in
Guiding Tackles Al Derogatis and
John karmaXin and End and Cap-
tain Ben Cittadino, still are out of
the lineup, but Center Fletcher Wall
who didn't play against MARYLAND
last Saturday, and Tackle Louis
Allen, who got in on only one play
against the Terps, will be ready for
the Deacons.
Wade may have given an indica-
ton he expects Wake Forest to do a
lot OF passing when he put the
Dukes through a long workout on
aerial defense yesterday.
Evening star., 1947-10-21
By Ben McAIwee

When the c. J. Club doubles
BOWLING league starts its second sea-
son tonight at Temple with more
than 16 teams. it will mark another
milestone for the former Northeast
Boys Club which was formed 81
years ago.
1t was in 1926 when Coleman
Jennings, one of Washington's fore
most civic leaders and a friend of
all boys, founded the C. j. Club for
these groWnups who as lads used to
roam Rosedale playground near Fif-
teenth and H sts. NE.
Four of the original members,
Ray Henderson. Tommy Farrau,
Louis and Mike Sasulli, will be
among the pinspillers. Others will
be John and Bernie Panetta, Sam
Mimi, George zevoglis, Buddy and
Jimmy Kent, Lou Gehering and
Savvy Giongulis, president of the
club the last two years. E
Two Excel as Boxers.
Over the years the youngsters
were able to enjoy all sports with
the aid of Jennings. Two OF them
excelied in boxing. They were Pat
and Gas" Cecchini, former Golden
Gloves champions. whose three
brothers, Johnny, Leo and Danny
Evening star., 1947-10-21
Practice Abo,
BY the Assoeioted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Oct. Iii
Practice place kicks aboard a roll
Ing aircraft carrier have paid of
for Midshipman Jimmy Wills
and the Navy football team.
Wills has achieved an ambition
to make the varsity squad, and
Navy has place kicker de luxe.
The blond, 165-pound middle
from La Plata, Md, was a foot
ball unknown until Coach Tom
Hamilton brought him up from
The scrub team two weeks ago.
Since then he has put over
seven out of seven place kicks
after touchdown and one field
goal.
Two of the extra points were
made against Duke at Baltimore
IN his first varsity game-and en-
aoled Navy to gain a 14-14 tie.
He added five more against Cor
nell at ithaca last Saturday, and
kicked a field goal in the closing
seconds of the first half for good
measure.
Jimmie said he realized his size
(he's $50 presented an obstacle
to his getting on the varsity
squad, so he concentrated on
place kicking.
1T was long hope" he said.
You've got to play the angles.
II you can't get on the team
Evening star., 1947-10-21
Three Baseball Leagues
To Meet in Alabama
By the Associoied Pres.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct. 21.-
The Class B Southeastern, Glass D
Alabama State and the Georgia
Alabama Baseball Leagues will have
their annual meetings simultaneous
ly here Sunday.
Minor league teams complained
OF high salaries and operating ex-
penses, and one solution to be offered
is the addition of more rockies to
lessen expenses.
Evening star., 1947-10-21
Nays Wills Tuned Kicking on Atlantic Cruise
Practice Aboard Rolling Carrier Pays of Wec Proteoe

on their cruise last summer
Wills booted his way" across
the Atlantic.
A cargo net with a banner to
represent the upright served as a
practice target.
You'd be surprised how big
those things are he said.
Nowadays. while the other
Middies bruise and get bruised on
the practice field, Wills boots
about IS goals as a daily stint.
He also bones up on the halfback
plays.
Jimmie says the technique was
developed by his high school
coach, Gus WEIGH of Georgetown
Prep, Washington. WEIGH used
to play with the Carlisle Indians.
That technique, the Middle
specialist says, consists chiefly
in keeping your eye on the ball.
You don't pay attention to the
guys coming in on you. You're
not supposed to look up until the
ball has passed between the up
rights-after that it doesn't
matter.
Were very glad to have him."
said Hamilton.
Perhaps the Navy coach was
thinking of last years Army
Navy game, in which the Tars
missed three tries for extra points
and Army won, 21-18.
Evening star., 1947-10-21

two-sport- man at Tech, secretary;
Byron Hayden, 35. ex-trackster.
treasurer, and Jack Walsh, Al, for
mer All-High selection in both bas-
ket ball and football, sergeant at
arms. Charles A. McAleer, '36, was
renamed as publicity director.
In other business, the Alumni
Circle T Club approved the selection
of special board of directors. to
include representatives Of every
five-year period of graduation, as
we'll as regular officers and the past
president.
The group heard a talk by Hous-
ton Elder of the University of Mary
land coaching staff, and saw three
films, The Battle of Two Jima," in
full color; Football High Lights of
1916" and the Army Navy Game of
1886"
Evening star., 1947-10-21
Missouri Title Hopes
In Big Six Hinge on
Iowa STATE Clash
By the Associoted Press

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 21-The
University of Missouri Tigers should
discover their potency as a threat
for the Big Six Conference grid
title when they take the field Satur-
day afternoon at Ames, Iowa. against
the Iowa State Cyclones.
AT this point, Coach Don Faurot's
/ Tigers rate as the most dangerous
block to the championship hopes of
powerful Oklahoma and the YER
satlle Kansas Jayhawks.
The tussle at Ames will mark
the first meeting of Faurot and
Iowa States Emmett (Abe) Stuber
as rival Big Six football coaches,
Faurot and Stuber were backfeld
teammates at Missouri in 1925 and
in later years squared off in the
Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic AS
sociation, Faurot coaching at Kinks
vile Teachers and Stuber at Cape
Girardeau.
On the form sheet, Missouri will
De favored by two or more touch
downs. The Tigers were impressive
in fine. but losing performances to
Ohio State and S. M. u, and they
looked good smothering st. Louis
University, Colorado and Kansas
State.
Iowa State, exceedingly short in
manpower, lost on the breaks to
Nebraska, AT, and gave Michigan
State a good scrap last week. The
Cyclones boast great passer in
Quarterback Ron Norman and have
a sharp runner in Webb Halbert.
Missouri won last year, 80 to 13.
A checkup on the physical condi-
ton of the Oklahoma Sooners fol-
lowing their 1913 tie with Kansas
last Saturday found all hands avail
able for rough work as Coach Bud
Wilkinson geared his charges for
Saturdays struggle with T. c. U. at
Norman.
At Lincoln, Nebr., Coach Bernie
Masterson announced that regular
Quarterback Dick Thompson had
reinjured a bum knee in the Notre
Dame game and probably would be
lost for the Kansas State game this
week
Evening star., 1947-10-21

A person who kills a wild turkey
in West Virginia is required to re-
port it in writing within 10 days,
setting forth the date, time and
place where killed, and sex of the
bird. The season is open only in the
following counties or sections Of
counties: Grant, Greenbrier. Hamp-
shire, Hardy, Mineral, Morgan,
Nicholas. Pocahontas, Randolph,
Tucker: Pendleton east of the South
Branch of the Potomac River; Web
ster. only at that area beginning at
the Nicholas County line east of
State route 80 at the junction with
the right fork of Holly River road,
thence south OF the road leading to
Pickens to the Randolph County
line.
In an intensified effort to Cooper
ate with the Federal Government in
It's program to conserve the dwindling
population of ducks and geese along
the Atlantic f1yway, the Penn Manor
Club of Morrisville, Pa, has advised
the Fish and Wildlife Service that
1t will be closed entirely to water
fowl shooting during the 1947 hunt
ing season. The Penn Manor Club
has more than 400 members and is
the largest club in Southeastern
Evening star., 1947-10-21
Scoring Lead Shared
By Four in Big Seven
By the Associoted Press

DENVER, Oct. 21.-Four players
were deadlocked in first place today
IN the race for individual football
scoring honors in the Big Seven
Conference.
Jay Van Noy and Keith Hughes
OF Utah State, Scotty Deeds of Brig
ham Young and Pat Green of Colo
RADIO A. and M. each have crossed
the goal five times for a total of
30 points,
Evening star., 1947-10-21
Southern Cal Offers
Big Test for Bears,
Waldorf Insists
BY the Assoeioted Press

BERKELEY, Calf, Oct. 81 -
Coach Lynn (PappU Waldorf in.
sists the Saturdays meeting of hi.
unbeaten University of California
eleven with Southern California will
show whether he really has team
But a lot of folks hereabout-
already pleased by Pappy's perform
ance IN his first season at Berkeley
are wondering il it can mean the
once-blundering Bears are bounding
from the basement of the Pacific
Coast Conference into the Rose
Bowl.
Waldorf, who came out here from
Northwestern in the wake of one OF
California's sorriest seasons, says the
Bears have been getting the breaks
He doesn't seem too impressed by
the victories over Santa Clara, Navy
st. Mary's, Wisconsin and Washing
ton State.
Il don't know what California is
going to do when 1t meets a team
that won't oblige by fumbling a lot,
ePpy lIluoCO.
Grumbling about how his boys
looked in their 21-to-6 victory over
Washington State, Waldorf put
them through blocking drills yes
terday and then reviewed Saturdays
mistakes. He showed them movies
emphasizing the number of blocks
A heavier workout was slated for
today, but Waldorf didn't plan much
contact work for this week. He said
that if some of the bugs are ironed
out the Bears will be ready for the
Trojans.
An envoy from the Southern CAL
ifornia camp was far from downcast
over the Trojans' chances. IT think
we will win" said Publicity Man
Dick Nash, admitting that his is "a
very good team" U. S. c. defeated
Washington State CLIO, if compar-
ison means anything, Ohio State,
Oregon State and was tied by Rice.
Nash said u. S. C. has a good Of
fense and two good lines-a state
ment with which Waldorf readily
agreed.
Evening star., 1947-10-21
Green, Ex-ReIoy Star at G. H.,
Heads Techs Circle 7 Alumni

Leroy w. Green, former relay stal
Of Georgetown University track
teams of 1936-1939 and now special
agent for the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, is the new president
of the Alumni Circle T Club, Tech
High School graduate letterman
group.
He was elected last night at the
quarterly meeting of the organiza-
ton at the Touchdown Club. A foot
ball and track stalwart at Tech be-
fore his graduation in 1885, Green
succeeds Lee H. Nichols, '36, another
former gridironer.
Other new officers include George
(Dutch) Wohlfarth, 49, former foot
ball and track ace at Tech and at
St. Johns College, Annapolis, and
George Washington University, vice
president; Kirby Fones, 81, also a
Evening star., 1947-10-21
Skiff Named to Pilot
Newark Bears in 1948

1T me AssoeIofed PFess
NEW YORK, Oct. 21-Bill Skiff
veteran minor league manager, was
named today to pilot the Newark
Bears of the International League
during the 1948 season, a job he
held during the late stages of last
season.
Skiff has managed minor league
teams for IL years since he retired
as an active player. He formerly
was a catcher with the New York
Yankees.
Evening star., 1947-10-21
Start Of c. J. Bowling Series
MARKS Another Club Milestone

also were pretty good with their
fists.
Taking us under his wing has
been a great inspiration for all Of
U.s." Henderson, formerly seven
times president of the club. relates.
&C. J. taught us good fellowship
and his fine ideals in helping people
is the prime aim of the club today
he continued.
Son Named Coleman.
The Hendersons have a son named
Coleman. When he was born the
attending physician, inquisitive
ABOUT the name. was told the story
OF the c. J. Club. The doctor, in
turn, was proud to say he had
peen helped through medical school
10y this same philanthropist.
Before the war the clubs men,
bership was an even so and IS went
into service, Only one failed to
return. He was Eddie Farrell, Army
Air Forces, who was killed in Eu-
rope.
Through various channels of rails
ing funds the club sent six BOYS
to camp for three weeks last sum-
mer. Right now a building pro-
gram is under way for a new
clubhouse.
Twice a year the club holds dances
at Prince Georges Country Club,
A club birthday party is planned for
December 10.
Harry Blumenthal is setting
torrid pace in the Hebrew League
for nine games with an average
one pin shy of 1874. His 1873 helped
Schneiders Hardware to run it's VIM
ming streak to nine games by sweep
ing the Rebels.
Sheridan Theater is the Warner
CLUB loop pacesetter, winning five
straight games before being stopped
by Seco. Ernie Wells, Savoy cap
tain, is the individual leader with
a ITO average and tops with 10
spares in six games.
The Touchdown Club is going In
for bowling in big way. 1t expects
to get a l2-team league started at
S:15 tomorrow night at Chevy Chase
Ice Palace.
Moe Meade is tops in the Pop
Crawley Memorial loop after rap
ping the naples to the tune of 1913
for II games. Mel Tallant sports
high set with 422 and Clarence Ap-
pier, high game. l66, Caruso
Groceries with 81 win from Davis
Upholstery moved game ahead of
Fitzgerald's Lunch in the flag chase
as the latter dropped two to Bass
Grill, Don Cutsail, one of the citys
rising pinmen. who recently re-
turned from Puerto Rico. fired 3o1
as Johnny's Tavern swept Casa
nova Restaurant.
Evening star., 1947-10-21
Coach Plans Shakeup
II Lions Don't Click
Against New Haven

The Washington Lions are back
IN town with orders from Coach
Jack Riley to show a better brand
OF hockey or else. They're playing
the New Haven Ramblers at Uline
Arena tonight at $50, and need a
win to pull them up to the 500 mark
for four games.
They showed we'll while winning
their opener here last week, but the
offense, which has scored only one
goal in the last two games, and
frightened the defense. He has told
the players that unless better results
are shown tonight some changes
will be made.
Gordon Bell is doing swell Job
In the nets" he said, but he needs
more support. both on attack and
defense. We showed we could score
when we got those five goals against
Philadelphia in the last period last
week, and I expect a lot better
game tonight than we showed on
the road"
Seven players of the Ramblers
team are we'll known to Washington
hockey fans, having skated with the
New York Rovers in the Eastern
League last year. They are Jack
Lancien, Harry Bell and Steve
Hyrmnak, defensemen; Jack Cor
don, center, and Ian Macintosh,
Chick Webster and Sherman White,
wingers. In the net will be Sugar
Jim Henry, who has worked for
both the Ramblers and their parent
club, the New York Rangers, in the
last two years. He turned in 20
shutout against Providence last
week.
President Maurice Podoloff has
announced that the Lions Hershey
game called off last week because of
fog at Uline Arena has been reset
for Tuesday night, November 4.
Evening star., 1947-10-21
FeIIer Sturs to PIuy
Mexico City Series
BY the Associated Press

VENTURA, Calf, Oct. 21.-Bob
Feiler and his transforming major
league All Stars are scheduled to
leave here in their chartered plane
tomorrow morning for Mexico City
and series of games with a group
OF Pacific Coast League All Stars.
Promoter Bill Feistner, who ham
dies games for the Feller aggrega-
tlon here, said the major leaguers
are slated to play the first of their
Mexican games Thursday night.
Players in the Feller group include
Ralph Kiner, Ferris Fain. Jim
Hogan, Andy Pafko, Eddie Miller,
jeff Heath, Bob Lemon, Gerry
Priddy and Bill McCahan.
Evening star., 1947-10-21
Penn Horse Show Opens

HARRISBURG, Pa, Oct. 81 (P):-
Outstanding show horses from al
parts of the East Midwest ane
Canada were ready today for the
opening of the Pennsylvania Ma.
tional Horse Show.
Ten years ago-Donie Bush,
manager of the Minneapolis
American Association Millers,
turned down an offer to manage
the Boston Bees of the National
League.
Evening star., 1947-10-21
Ex-1eammate Joins Fu|ks
As Warrior eager Tonight
BY the Asseeioted Pres.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Oct. 21.-
Herb Hurley and Sharpshooting Joe
Fulks-former co-captains at Muir
ray (Ky) State Teachers College,
will be in the lineup of the Phila-
delphia Warriors in an exhibition
basket ball game with the Baltimore
Bullets tonight at Convention Hall.
This is Hurleys first season with
the Basket Ball Association of Amer
lea champions. Fulks, in his first
season last year, set an time pro-
fesslonal scoring record for a season
by popping in 1911 points.
Hurley, who stands feet 2 inches
and weighs ITS pounds, is said to
be better all-around foorman than
Joe, but not quite the point-getter.
Evening star., 1947-10-21
Wedemeyer, Bruised,
May PIoy LoyoIo Tilt
BY The Associoted pre,x

MORAGA, Calf, Oct. 21.-x-rays
of Herman Wedemeyer's chest
showed no broken bones and Coach
Jimmy Phelan said today the top
notch St. Marys halfback may be
ready to play against Loyola at Los
Angeles Friday night.
Wedemeyer, who played 81 minutes
of the Nevada-St. Mary's game Sun
DAY, was examined yesterday after
he complained of sore chest, but
only a bruise was disclosed.
Evening star., 1947-10-21
Sports Mirror

Today year ago-Herman
Keiser shot a 29l to win the
$4,000 Knoxville (Tenn) invi-
rational golf tournament.
Three years ago-Some Chance
won the S55,150 Gallant Fox
Handicap at Jamaica.
Five years ago-Ohio State re-
mained as the top team in the
Nation in the Associated Press
weekly football poll.
Evening star., 1947-10-21
Navy Negro HoIfbock
Is Signed by 49ers
By the Associoted Press

BY the Associated Pres.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21.-
Fletcher Perry, jr.. Flashy Negro
halfback of. the Alameda Naval Air
Station team, has been signed by
the San Francisco 49ers of the ALL
American Professional Football
League.
Perry, whose home is Los Angeles
and who attended Compton Junior
College for a year and a half, will
be released from the Navy on March
7, 1948, his 21st birthday.
Evening star., 1947-10-21
Dunbar, Cordozo Face
In Neqro Hioh Opener

The District Negro high school
football title series opens tomorrow
with Dunbar and Cardozo clashing
at Brooks Stadium, Howard Uni
Verslty, at o'clock. Dunbar has
won both its starts; against outside
competition this season.
The game will be broadcast over
Station WOOK with Harold Jackson
doing the play-by- play.
Evening star., 1947-10-21
Archers Face Quiz
For Killing Beor
BY the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21.-Archery
experts Jim Stevenson and H. A.
Mathlsen, who were hastily called
out in the middle of the night last
week to kill black bear that had
been raiding bee hives on a Van
Nuys ranch, have a date at the
city attorneys Office Friday.
Capt. Earl Macklin Of the State
Division of Fish and Game said
they were cited to appear because
State law requirees a permit to kill
a bear, even with bows and arrows.
Evening star., 1947-10-21
Virginia Finishes 1-2-3
In Greenskeepers Golf

Virginia representatives finished
1928 in the annual tournament
Of the Mid-Atlantic Greenskeepers'
Association yesterday at the Belle
Haven Club.
Ernest Stanley of Quantico won
the championship with an 8O-13-
ST, five strokes better than an 80-8-
70 by Tom Ryan of the host club
and an 05-13-72 by Bill Glover of
Fairfax
The next monthly event will be
held at Fairfax November 10.
Evening star., 1947-10-21

LIE RlOuSS sea-
son extends un-
til November 30,
but the turkey
sea son runs only
through Novem-
Der Is. Officials
of the States
on nv a ton
commission be-
lieve the turkey
crop this year
will compare fa-
vorably vi t h
that of last year
when the Of
fcially reported
kill totaled $50.
Evening star., 1947-10-21
Fights Lost.Night
By the Assoeiotsd Press

NEW YoRK.-charley zivic. 1871.
Pittspurgh and Winnie Rossano, 1851.
Brooklyn. drew UO)
MILWAUKEE. Alvin Jordan. 1881,
Milwaukee, outpointed Bobby Plant,
l3sAs szs;y Msajltyaukse qW.
15934, Buffalo, N. Y, outpointed Ralph
Burnley. 1929. Philadelphia (SJ.
.ASBURY PARK, N. Joe MARITIME.
Ia, Newark. n. J., outpointed Young
-. HOLYOKE, Mass.-Phii Burton. IA,
NV York, outpointed Jimmy Collins,
143, Baltimore 10).
Kansas City, outpointed Cyclone viii
liams, 1891, New York 1O).
CHICAGO-Al johnson, 1854. In
dianapolis and Dave Clark, 1917,
Cincinnati, drew fSD.
ST. LOUIS,-Charley Riley, 1914,
St Louis, outpointed Jimmy McAilister,
131. Baltimore U0),