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Evening star., 1947-04-25
N 'PhaiI Summoned
10 Explain Durocher
popoff 10 Chandler
BY the A.seeioted Press

NEW YORK, April 25.-The New
York World Telegram in a copy.
rigfted story said today that Base.
ball Commissioner A. B. lHappy)
Chandler had summoned President
Larry MacPhail of the New York
Yankees to appear before him In
Cincinnati on Tuesday.
The story said that MacPhail had
been asked to answer charges Of
insubordination and an effort to stir
up strife in the major leagues.
Chandler is in New York, but could
not be reached at his hotel. Mac
Phail commented only that 1t Is
interesting If true
The paper said that the MacPhail
summons was the direct result of
press conference MacPhail held the
day after Manager Leo Durocher of
the Brooklyn Dodgers was banished
for 1947 by Commissioner Chandler
on charges Of defamation brought
by MacPhail against various officials
of the Brooklyn club.
Chandler ordered all the principals
in the controversy not to speak about
the case after handing down his
decision. MacPhail held the press
conference and on April 18 told
Harry Nash Of the Newark Evening
News that Chandler didn't have
stlfflcient grounds on which to
hang a five-minute suspension on
Durocher."
At the time of the Durocher
suspension the Yankees and the
Dodgers each were fined $4,000:
Secretary Harold Parrot Of the
Dodgers was fined $500 and Coach
Charles Dresser Of the Yankees was
suspended for 80 days.
Since the original decisions, Mac
Phail has announced that he had
written letter to President Will
Harridge Of the American League
asking that Durocher's sentence be
-ightened. Branch Hickey, president
of the Dodgers, also appealed the
decision and was turned down.
Evening star., 1947-04-25
SinoIe Pin Puts Lorraine GuIIi
Atop u. S. AII-Events Bowling

A single pin may not sound im-
portant, but 1t was Lorraine Gulli's
margin over Connecticut's Flo Rey-
nolds today in women's' all-events
competition in the National Duckpin
Bowling tournament at Bethesda
Bowling Center. Keeling of two
spares and a strike in her last two
boxes, the Nations No. / pinspiller
marked up a 800 team score, which
added to her 358 doubles and 1863
singles counts moved her ahead Of
the field with a grand total of Lit.
Miss CULTS scintillating bowling
also helped Hi-Skor take fifth place
in team standings with 1,716 score,
two pins above King Pin. Brook
land landed seventh with 1859,
Mount Rainier 10th with 1,677 and
Ice Palace 18th with 1852.
Dundalk Center Girls of Balti-
more assumed the womens team
lead with games of 536, 604 and
600-1 TAO. Aristocrat Dairy of the
same city rolled into second place
with a 1,734 total. All States Life
Insurance Girls bid for their third
consecutive championship failed
when all five bowlers missed spare
Evening star., 1947-04-25

the ball weighed two ounces a
missed shot would drill a hole
right through your appetite. It's
no game for a person with shaky
refiexes, for although the ball
bounces like a lost atom it's
strictly spin game. One player
puts forward spin on the ball and
his opponent chops it off. All of
'em still stand way back from
the table and take good, healthy
swipes at the pill.
Shea didn't come right out and
say so, but limited broadly that
If the city championships attract
sufficient patronage the Eastern
championships may be brought
back to Washington next season.
We wouldn't mind seeing them
ourself if they attract Lazlo Bel
lax, the Hungarian, who blows
the ball across the net. That's
a gag, OF course, and a good one.
Tomorrow's matches begin at 8
pm, and Sunday there will be
a matinee session at 2 pm. fol-
lowed by the title round at s
O'Clock. Okay, it's your serve
and put that golf ball back in
your pocket.
Evening star., 1947-04-25
Good Year B Behind Bal
Seen for Evans With
hatknuckIeTs Gone
By Burton Howkins
Sirr sf1ff cerrsspcndenf

NEW YORK, April 25,-As 4 hit
ter. al Evans long has been recog-
nized as one Of the Mats powers
who bloom in the spring. Evans
always has achieved his most bouu-
tiful batting when the buds are
bursting into bloom. so his current
.389 average comes as no surprise,
but Veteran Rick Ferrell says this
may be q year In which Evans won't
wilt when the weather gets warmer.
AIS hitting has fetched him no
fame. Usually he is OF with rush,
but his pattern of the past shows
him fading horribly when the sun
begins beating down. Evans batting
average comes tumbling down, levels
of anywhere from -229 to att and
deposits him among the leagues
less respected hitters.
Ferrell has a theory the blue
print will be altered this season, not
because Al Is an improved batter,
but due to the fact that Evens won't
be required to take the physical
beating he has absorbed in previous
years with the Mats.
II think AL is in for fine year
the best he's ever had" says Rick,
who has been catching since the
Evening star., 1947-04-25
Loss 10 RIM. Darkens
Hopes Of Blues Nine

Gallaudet's baseball future looked
bleaker than ever today following q
1872 shellacking by Randolph
Macon at Kendall Green. Erratic
fielding, weak hitting and impotent
pitching contributed to the Blues
downfall. : Third Baseman Stanley's
round-trip clout was the only ray of
sunshine in the Gallaudet camp.
Randolph Macon pounced on
Christian for Is bingles and IL GAL
laudet errors in piling up its margin.
Golubic hit for the circuit. Schriv-
ener and Reutson, meanwhile, held
the host nine to three scattered
blows.
r. H. T.
RIM. ---- 040 120 0O3-10 Is 2
Gallaudet ----- 900 200 600 2 3 IL
Evening star., 1947-04-25
REYNOLDS Of Yunks Is Top Pitcher

Notwithstanding Bob Feler and Hal Gregg
the Reynolds top pitcher date closely followed by
the Reds big winner for Cleveland Reyn-
straight shutous against the two best hitting
teams of l946-Boston and Washington
REYNOLDS Yankees threat In the American
League If he present With Allie and Rookie
Don johnson winning will have pair to with Floyd
Beyens Chandler giving him quartet that
with starting foursome OF Ferr1s
Huehson, Harris and Dobson.
The big pitchers been getting their bumps
already been beaten So have Mort
Cooper Poue Munger pair Of American League
castos Sooboy have delivered so far
for the Phllies.
Both Leonard their initial starts Leonard
dropped far from dsgaced Brooklyn beat
him, to o. the day Gregg pitched his hitter
Harris Muy Have Hit Rookie Jackpot
The surprise isn't likely to hit 24o
now With five the Wlamses and
he'll hit many he played 154 game campaign
hit only two homers
OF course Judgment the rockies
apparently hit the
jackpot catcher Yogi Berra keeping such out
helders Johnny Lnde the bench and
Johnson pitcher whom Bucky high in the South
10nning victory Phil Marchidon too Finally
third baeman Bobby Brown who isn't let
ting Billy Johnson get chance to play.
spectacular first 10 days Sooner
will descend the Cardinals will up VIII
liams will the fasarng Miller and the
likes Newhouser, Poe Munger Hughon and Ferris will
victories At least they will they follow the
them by the so-called experts.
Evening star., 1947-04-25
jarvis, 20, Boosts
Pirates Chances
By ths A.,oeio.sd Press

PITTSBURGH, April 25.-An
apple-cheeked kid so naive his
teammates effectionately call him
Sweet Milk" has proved as help
full as moo Juice In building the
Pittsburgh Pirates baseball BIZ
ceps.
He's Leroy Jarvis, an Oklaho-
ma City boy who won't reach vot-
ing age until June Z, but def
nitely reached baseball maturity
this spring.
The kid caught seven of the
first eight games and the Bucs
won six Of the seven. Among
those wins were shutouts by Tru-
EFT CRip) Sewell and Nick Strin-
cevich.
Jarvis also has hit well and
timely. One Of his blows was a
home run. Another, a single,
drove In two runs when talhes
were needed.
Evening star., 1947-04-25

New US. Golf Code
Liked in Britain
BY ths A.soeiofsd Press

LONDON. April Is. The United
States Golf Associations revised
rules, tried in Britain several
times this season experimentally,
won favorable comment today
from noted Coll Writer Geoffrey
Cousins of the London Star.
American golfers" he wrote,
have made a good job OF the
revised code"
His comment was a new slant
on the golf rules question. Many
Britons have criticized the USGA
for inaugurating the new code
March ! before the Royal and
Ancient Club of st. Andrews.
considered by several nations as
the ruling house OF golf, had con-
CURED.
Cousins complimented the Amer
cans for boiling golf rules down
to 81, whereas the r. and A. has
So rules.
Evening star., 1947-04-25
AII-Stor Cast Ready for Table Tennis Tourney
Poy Marks Revival Of Sports Here Postwar Plans Booming

Stauffer is a former champ.
Caroline Wilson, last women's
District champion, now lives in
Chicago and of course will not
play here.
The last tournament at Heu-
rich packed in both contestants
and customers and Shea, presi-
dent of the local organization,
thinks this week end will provide
an accurate gauge of current
table tennis interest here. Since
the Columbia courts were leased
for commercial purposes the local
association has had no real head
quarters and paddle enthusiasts
have been making pilgrimages to
Chevy Chase Ice Palace for their
workouts. Intermingled with
transient trade it's difficult to
sort the dyed-in-wool players so
necessary to support a going cr-
ganization.
AS in everything else, the city
seems to lag in its development
of this sport. Miss Ryan. visi-
tor to the national tournament at
Chicago, reported seeing a young
ster scarcely tall enough to peep
over the edge of the table wflack-
ing the pill with masterful
strokes. His excellent form was
the result Of regular and palms.
takingly coaching by older players
who made it their business to do
Missionary work among boys
clubs and grade schools. In
Washington table tennis seems
to be on a take-it-or-leave-it
basis with no real guiding force
behind 1t.
We had the mistaken notion
the game was a grown-up YER
sion of patty-cake until we saw
Shea and Miss Ryan slam a few
practice shots over the net. If
Evening star., 1947-04-25
Many Horses Entered
In Ravensworfh Show

The Ravensworth Hunt horse show
to be held Sunday afternoon at Ra-
vensworth Farm. near Annandale,
Va, has attracted a large entry Of
hunters and jumpers from the Dis
trict and nearby areas, according to
w. T. Carrico, manager Of the show.
Ten classes are on the card, which
gets under way at / pm. The show
is a member of the Virginia Horse
Show Association, and tri-color
awards won at each show will count
toward the seasons championship.
Adding to the hunter exhibitors
interest in Sundays show is the new
outside course, which Is claimed to
be one Of the best In the Old Do
minion.
Evening star., 1947-04-25

breaks in the sixth box of their final
game, finishing with a team score OF
1,720. Capt. Audrey Atkinson went
into third place in all-events with
1,O9s.
In the mems booster team divi-
sion, Andy Kramer, anchor man Of
the Transit Mix quint, exploded a
double-header strike in his final
box to hoist his teams score to
1873 and move it into first place.
Beth Tfllo Blues of Baltimore took
over fourth hole with 1,788 tally.
Contestants will get a rest tonight
while the congress convenes for
its annual election of officers and
other business. Dave Burrows of
Washington is expected to succeed
George Manning of Asheboro, N. c.,
as president.
Tomorrow competition goes into
its final week end with all 40 Be-
thesda alleys booked solidly from
10 am. until midnight by pinspillers
from all over the East.
Evening star., 1947-04-25
Three in One Contest
Made Fifth Time, but
Club Hits Bottom
By jack Hond
Associated Press Sports Writer

Life is tough with the New York
Giants when Big "Jawn" Mize hits
three home runs of 20-game win
ner and the club hits rock bottom In
the National League cellar.
Manager Mel OFT has only one
consolation in his miseries. He has
distinguished company in the World
Champion st. Louis Cardinals, who
also have won only two of their nrst
seven starts In the bright new sea-
son.
Despite his slugging feat-that
got him a record as it was the fifth
time he had hit three homers In a
game, Mize never was able to get
the Giants in the ball game yester-
day at Boston. Johnny Sain was
coasting along with q big early lead
before Mize started to do his stun,
hitting round trippers on each Of
his last three trips to the plate.
Another homer by Walker Cooper
also failed to discourage Sain, who
got home with a 14-5 verdict.
The Braves used only one homer,
by Danny Litwhiler, in their 21-hit
salute to five New York pitchers,
starting with loser Monty Kennedy.
Cubs Nose Out Pirates.
The home run also had its place
in the Pittsburgh Chicago game, but
1t was Don Johnson's single in the
eighth that gave the Cubs 6-5 edge
over the Pirates, reducing their lead
over Brooklyn to a half game.
The Brooklyn Dodgers continued
to prove their mastery over the
Phillies. Dixie Walkers frst-inning
single with the bases loaded ac-
counted for both runs of Ralph
Branca's 20 shutout over Tommy
Hughes.
Joe Cronin's Boston Red Sox sal
vaged the last Of their three-game
set at the Yankee Stadium, shading
New York, 10, on Tex Hughson's
two-hitter.
Don Black, a reformed character,
pitched Cleveland to its fourth
Evening star., 1947-04-25
Golento Turning to Mat,
Will Face Levin Here

Tony Galento, who retired from
the ring after almost beating Cham
pion Joe Louis in 1899, is coming
back into the spotlight-this time
as a rassler. Galento makes his
debut at Turner's Arena on We'd
nesday with Dave Levin, former
titleholder, providing the opposition.
The "two-ton" beer baron, who
began his ring career in Newark 20
years ago, is now 81 and weighs 265
pounds.
Evening star., 1947-04-25
By Lewis F. Atchison

Our ping pong, er, table tennis
fraternity will have its big in
nings tomorrow and Sunday at
the Heurich gym where some
four-score paddle pushers will
have at one another in the first
annual District championships
since the war. This is a rather
important affair, almost a mile
stone in the local history of the
game, for it marks the beginning
Of a postwar revival local fans
hope will put Washington in the
forefront of table tennis ranks.
There1l be some outstanding
talent pounding the celluloid pill,
including Thor Hazi, the Hun
garian. a gent to be avoided as
carefully as smallpox in tourna-
ment play. He's one of the Ma
tion's best and undoubtedly will
be the pretourney favorite.
Stanley Fields, one-time city
champ; Eli Schuman, last D. C.
champion before war cast Its
whitening blight over the game;
Bill Pierce. Norman Dancy, Hal
Green and Jimmy Shea will be in
the all-star cast that promises to
make it exciting for the Gus
toners.
Leonard Sondheimer is entered,
too, and that smacks of the un-
usual because Len is a paralytic
who plays perched on a drafts
mans stool. He uses the pen
holder grip, that is, holds the
paddle downward, dangling from
his fingers. And they say he
uses 1t like an artists brush.
On the distaff side will be Kitty
Ryan, rated one of the top con-
tenders for women's singles
honors, Virginia Fields, who finds
time to fit table tennis in with
her chores as a mother and home
maker. Virginia Redmon, Toni
Colleti and Jane Stauffer. Miss
Evening star., 1947-04-25
Bonds Are Authorized
For Oronee Bowl Work

By The A.soeioied Press
MIAMI, Fla, April 25.-Double.
decking Of the Orange Bowl Stadium
moved step nearer reality today
after the City Commission author
lied issuance Of $1,600,o00 in bonds
to finance the work.
City Attorney John w. Watson, jr :,
estimated legal work required to
validate the bonds could be COM
pleted in IS days.
Evening star., 1947-04-25

horseless carriage created excite
ment." As a catcher, / know what
he's been up against in the past
and his main trouble has been elm
mated.
Il mean by that" continued Fer
rell, that we've unloaded all those
tough knuckleball pitchers. Those
guys kill catchers and when we got
rid Of Dutch Leonard, Roger Wolf,
and Johnny Niggeling it was big
favor for Evans.
"The catcher who says he doesn't
object to calling for knuckle- ball
Evening star., 1947-04-25

straight win, 10 shutout of Chi
cago with a neat four-hit job. Pat
Seerey's second-inning homer was
the difference between Black and
Johnny Rigney.
Browns Finally Hit Hard.
The st. Louis Browns, shut out In
three of their first five starts, nudged
Virgil Trucks, Hal White and Stub
by Overmire for 10 hits and a 6-1
edge over Detroit. Jack Kramer, the
only Brownie winner, gave it all he
had with a three hitter.
The National game between Gin
cinnati and ST. Louis was postponed
because of wet grounds.
Evening star., 1947-04-25
Louis Cancels June
Date as Elimination
Affair Is Planned
BY the Asseeioted Press

NEW YORK. April 25.-With no
logical contender In sight, there's
going to be an elimination contest
to pick a challenger for Joe Louis
heavyweight crown.
Insisting he didn't want anybody
"to have a right to holler," the
champion has called off his title
defense scheduled for Yankee Sta
dunn June 26 and offered to fight
in September providing suitable
opponent is turned up by that time.
Louis, accompanied by his CO.
managers, Marshall Miles and John
Roxborough, arrived from Los An
geles yesterday and conferred with
Sol Strauss, acting director of the
10th Century Sporting Club. Then
they called In the press and an
nounced abandonment of the June
bout and plans for the elimination
program.
Strauss said the southpaw Melio
Bettina will be matched against
Light-heavyweight Champion Gus
Lesnevieh in Madison Square Gar
den May %. Jersey Joe Walcott
will fight Joe Maxim in Hollywood
June 16. The winners will be paired
In. a New York fight and Strauss
said he hoped he could name Louis
opponent by July Is.
'.As I see it," mustachioed Louis
said from under blue-gray fedora,
there's only three men in the run
ming now. Lesnevich amt in it,
only Bettina, Walcott and Maxim.
II we picked any one of 'em now, the
other two would have a right to
holler. I want to fight the best one
and I want it so nobody will have
a right to hoIler."
No matter whether they found
him an opponent by September or
not, Louis said, he had no intention
OF retiring before defending his title
at least once more. Newsmen re-
called what he said in Los Angeles
last week about retirement.
Evening star., 1947-04-25
Maryland Hunt Riders
Won I Be Named Until
JUST Before Race
by the Assoeiofed Press

u
GLYNDoN, Md, April 25.-A veil
OF secrecy today surrounded the
names Of IA squires Who will ride
horses tomorrow in one of the
worlds most dangerous steeplechase
eyents--the Maryland Hunt Cup.
J. w. Y. Martin, acting race sec
retary, said official entry lists would
not be announced before the 51st
running of the point-to-point classic
in the Worthington Valley.
Hospital ambulances will stand by
for calls when the timber -toppers
race across plowed fields and green
meadows over a 4-mile ellipitical
course for the honor Of having their
names engraved on an old silver
mug.
Twenty-Five oak plank fences bar
the road to victory.
Spills have been frequent in the
Hunt Cup races that have been held
Ia otAiC4 yCd1oy chI1A dG lCdSt OIlc llOI st
is buried at the foot of the third
hurdle, known as "Union Memorial
Hospital Fence" s,s..;4 s4s
No count has been made Of the
number Of broken bones incurred by
the gentlemen jockeys In previous
attempts to negotiate the timber
course, which makes England's
hedge fenced Aintree look soft by
comparison.
Stuart s. Janney, jr., named to
succeed George p. Mahoney as
chairman Of the Maryland Racing
Commission July / and an ex-
Marine captain at Tarawa, is favored
to win the event for the third
straight time aboard his 13-year-old
gelding, Winton.
Twenty thousand spectators, in
Guiding the Duke and Duchess of
Windsor, are expected to witness the
classic from a hillside amphitheater
overlooking the course. q
Evening star., 1947-04-25

Lie dltcf Cdtcu1llS W
away from the pack In the American League the
Red Sox abruptly were brought to bay.
The Cardinals have too many good ball
players to remain in the second division indef-
nitely but once more they are proving they have
difficulty breaking from the barrier. 1t may be
recalled that st. Louis was seven and one-half
games behind Brooklyn last July 4, when the
leader tradtionally is the winner but rarely has
been in recent years in the National League.
The surprise team to date has been Pittsburgh,
but there is suspicion the Pirates have been
playing over their heads. They are not that
good, even with Hank Greenberg breaking up
hall paues Less of a surprise but very impressive
Evening star., 1947-04-25
AVG Forming Chess Team

A chess team for local American
Veterans Committee members is be-
ing formed. Those interested may
phone Corbin Kidder at Michigan
9682. He Is also taking entries for
a chess tournament.
Evening star., 1947-04-25

Today's game between the
Yankees and Nationals sched-
uled in New York was post
poned because of unfavorable
weather.
Evening star., 1947-04-25

Five years ago-Oklahoma set
new American record of 1928 for
spring medley relay at Drake
relays, DeS Moines.
Evening star., 1947-04-25

have Bucky Yankees led by Allie Reynolds
position the concerned most OF the other
key teams position Both the Dodgers and
running expected in the National and the Red Sox
Tigers Mats improvement will where they figure
to belong
Evening star., 1947-04-25
Win, Lose, or Draw
Preliminary Report on the BoseboII Roces
By FRANCIS E. STANN

With 10 days OF the becomes obvious that
clippings are going to win major league With fine dis
regard Tor the world championship pennant which flies their
park National League rivals consistently been humping off
Evening star., 1947-04-25
League Statistics
Friday, April rs, 1947.
AMERICAN LEAGUE,

Yesterday's Results,
Boston, l: New York, o,
Cleveland. l: Chicago. o.
~. Louis. 6; Detroit, 1.
Others not scheduled.
Evening star., 1947-04-25

(See EVANS, Page A-20)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-07

This will he a busy weekend fol Stanford Athletic teams. Six ol them will see action, The In dian baseball nine entertains the San Jose Staters this afternoon while Sanford swimmers are meet ing Fullerton Junior College.
 Tonight, local wrestlers and box CTS will meet University of Cali fcrnia teams. Tomorrow after noon the Stanford baseballers play the University Of San Francisco, and California and Stanford rug by teams meet in their annual clash. Saturday night, California and Stanford gymnastic teams compete at Palo Alto gym.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-07
CONTAMINATION

To the Editor, Alaska Daily Empire:-In regards tc your re- cent editorials of Our Strikes Con- tinues,' also, "Pnferage Continues,
 you should be congratulated. Ev- erybody in Alaska, including nine cut of ten union men tthat is un- ions outside the longshoremen's s unicn) are behind you. We no tice the showdown of the long shoremen, which means extra cost to other union members and gen. eral public who are paying the till. Dc .tko longshoremen re- alize. that when a small boat comes into Juneau for a few sticks of lumber, or freight of any kind, that some union member, or old- timer out in the sticks. has to pay for more hours and more help than is raeded to do the job? l always thought this government guar
 anteed free speech, free assem- ply, freedom of worship and free dom to work where you please. Has out Legislature joined the longshora union? I don't hear a yap out of any of them in re- gards to the most vital conditions that exist today in Alaska. Can we expect to have industry invest in Alaska under these conditions? It's high time our people we elected to office were getting down to business. and be less taX-mind- ed. Signed J. E. MESSER.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-07

The so-called "Fire-Department- Five" of Denver has driven into the semi finals of the American basketball league tournament in the Colorado teams hometown. Denver whipped Hollywoods veter- an club 56 to 38 Tonight they