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Evening star., 1947-02-20
Hawaii U. Five Opens
|S-Game Tour Of u. ).
In Garden Tonight
By the Assoeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-Hoping for
the best but eager to make a good
showing above all, small University
of Hawaii basket ball team opens an
eight-game tour tonight against st.
Johns of Brooklyn in Madison
Square Garden.
The Hawaiians won all Of their
q games against amateur clubs and
United States service outfts-they
don't have any other colleges to play
against-but they admit that in st.
Johns they will be facing their
toughest opposition. The Redmen
Of Brooklyn have run hot and cold
this season and right now they are
on four-game winning streak and
have an 11-6 record.
Height will be the visitors main
problem. Their tallest man is Harry
Kahuanui, Ga, a good defensive
player, and they average 5-101z.
They are fast and good ballhandlers.
They showed well in a scrimmage in
the Garden Tuesday against the pro
New York Knickerbockers.
Their biggest task will be trying
to stop Big Harry Boykoff. Outside
of big boy, who is 6-9 and can move
pretty fast for a fellow his size, the
st. Johns starting five averages
around sill. But Boykof is very
hard to guard.
At the Tuesday night Garden twin
bill, Coach Bert Chan Wa said the
style Of play Of the competitors was
similar to the type of game his five
plays. His squad of 10 is mixture
Of Hawaiians, Chinese, japanese and
Portuguese.
The visitors other games will be
against st. Joseph's of Philadelphia,
Muhlenberg, Canisius, Western Ken
lucky, Marshall, Utah State and
Nevada,
Evening star., 1947-02-20
Sports Program
ForLocuI Fans
TO-DAY.

TO-DAY.
Basket Ball.
Washington Capitols at Provi-
dence Steamrollers (pro).
Virginia Tech at Maryland,
$3.50.
Boxing.
Smuggy Hursey VS.. Billy Ar
mold, Uline Arena, $3.50.
TOMORROW.
Basket Ball.
Western Maryland at Ameri-
can u, 8::45 (prelim 7:15).
Virginia Poly VS.. George Wash
ington, Roosevelt gym, $3.50.
Georgetown at Kings Point
Merchant Marine.
Villanova at Catholic u, $3.50.
Duke at Maryland, $50.
Gallaudet at Bridgewater.
Anacostia VS.. Central, Roose-
velt VS.. Tech (high school series),
Tech gym, 7:30.
Fairfax at Bethesda, 7.
Washington Lee at George
Washington High, Alexandra, 8.
Bladensburg at Greenbelt, 1880.
Mount Rainer at Hyattsville,
$3.50.
Charlotte Hall at Maryland
Park, 7:30.
Woodward at Chamberlain,
$3.50.
Priory at Sherwood, 8.
st. Johns at Catholic U. Fresh
men, 7:30.
Staunton at Episcopal, $3.50.
Landon at Georgetown Prep,
$3.50.
Phelps VS.. Armstrong, Turner's
Arena, 8.
Hockey.
Baltimore Clippers VS.. Wash
ington Lions, Uline Arena, $3.50.
Boxing.
Catholic U. at Kings Point
Merchant Marine.
American U. at Bucknen.
Georgetown at Quantico Ma.
rines.
Evening star., 1947-02-20
Lions Get Opportunity
To Tie for I'd Place

Coach Jack Riley's Washington
Lions can move into a tie with
the Boston Olympics for second
place in the Eastern Hockey
League tomorrow night if they de-
feat Baltimore's Clippers at Uline
Arena.
The Lions last night shut out
the Clippers most Of the way be-
fore being deadlocked, IL. with
less than IL minutes Of play re-
naming at Carlin's Park, Balti-
more.
The Lions outplayed the Clippers
most of the way as Leroy Colds
worthy, a big Baltimore favorite
two seasons ago, replaced Hank Roy
as coach Of the host team. How
ever, Frank Macintosh made the
tie possible when he converted on
a pass from Pete Taillefer near
the Washington net.
Nick Phillips. Washington's fleet
center, had earned the Lions 10
command at 1::30 of the first period
when he beat Goalie Larry FIRE.
chette to the net on transfers from
Walter Babey and Chirp Brench-
ley.
The invaders missed a golden
opportunity to clinch 1t late in the
game when Brenchley soloed into
the net, only to have his shot
blocked by Frechette. Big Guy
Roach grabbed the rebound and
barely had his scoring bid blocked
by Frechette,
Evening star., 1947-02-20

The Metropolitan Scholastic Coli
League, made up of prep schools
and suburban high schools, Will be
resumed this year with at least
five teams entered, Frank Emmet
announced today.
Emmet, who has contributed his
time, money and efforts to boosting
schoolboy golf since he was an ofh-
cial at Georgetown Prep School a
number of years ago, also said the
District high schools would support
only four teams for the Dawes Cup
play this year.
Emmett will attend the District
Golf Association meeting Monday at
Woodmont Country Club and ask
for full support of the junior golt
program which will include the
interscholastic matches, a playon
between the two leagues, the Metro
politan Schoolboy championship
tournament and program OF junior
field days on Tuesday mornings
throughout the summer. -.
Members of the schoolboy golt
teams, faculty advisers and Al
Houehton and other local golf pro-
fessionals will be asked to attend
a meeting at Central High School
March 6 at $3.50 pm. to make plans
for the season.
In order to present a schedule 10
the District Golf Association, Emmet
wants all schools that plan to enter
teams in either the Metropolitan or
D. C. high school sections OF tne
league to have the manager con-
tact him at Wisconsin 3847 before
Saturday.
To date Bethesda, Blair, Gonzaga,
Dewitt and Georgetown Prep nave
entered the Met League and Cen
tral, Coolidge, Western and wilson
the competition for the Dawes Cup.
The other four public high schools
will not be represented, with the
withdrawal of former champion
Roosevelt surprise.
In order to strengthen the teams
Evening star., 1947-02-20
MARYLAND Bosketers Favored
ToToke Measure of Y. P.I.

Back on its home court where it
has won six out of seven games,
the University of Maryland basket
ball team figures to defeat v. P. I.
tonight as the Gobblers open two
game stand in the District area.
After the 8 o'clock game tonight
at College Park, v. P. I. meets
George Washington tomorrow night
at Roosevelt High School.
Virginia Poly, 57-49 victim OF
the Terps in a previous meeting,
has won 13 and lost 8 for the
season, but its Southern Conference
record is three victories against six
defeats and barring miracle. the
Gobblers will not qualify for#the
conference tournament.
Maryland has played only two
games in the last 16 days and lost
both, which means Coach Burt
Evening star., 1947-02-20
|Kosfecka Is Hoya Ace
IAs Scranton Bows;
Terrors Nip Cards

For basketer who has been side
lined three times, twice due to in
juries and another time because of
his fathers death, Andy Kostecka
Is enjoying quite season with the
Georgetown University five.
Kostecka, who has been a marked
man in each Georgetown game, has
compiled a lit point average with
800 markers in IS games, % of them
last night as the Hoyas defeated
Scranton, $3.50, In the G. U. gym.
In the other half Of the double
header, luckless Catholic U. played
one Of It's best home games OF the
season, but was beaten, 1913, by
Western Maryland in q Mason
Dixon Conference tussle.
Greatly Improved Player.
Kostecka, a 6-foot-3, 190-pounder
from Bloomfield, N. j., is a greatly
improved player over his prewar
form. He has conceded from 2 to
10 inches in height to opponents In
almost every game, but has run up
a fancy average with an unstoppable
hook shot and some great work
under the basket. In addition, he
has a good eye from the foul line
and gets to use it because Andy is
marked man and takes a beating
from the men assigned to guard him.
Georgetown wished it had two
Kostecka's in the last few minutes
last night as the Scranton team
that bowed by a 30-point margin
in the first meeting and trailed by
27 at one time last night suddenly
turned on the heat. Led by Mike
Denoia, the visitors went on a torrid
scoring spree. No matter what they
threw or where from, the ball went
in. Ahead by 9 points, Georgetown
was mighty glad to hear the final
gun.
C. u. Bows In Last Minute.
Catholic q. used the combination
Of fast break on offense and a
zone defense to come within point
Of upsetting the Terrors in a game
the Cards deserved to win. Tom
O,Hara, a tall, lanky, inexperienced
center was scoreless for the Cards,
but his work under the backboards
in getting the ball and whipping It
down court to aid the fast break was
a great help to the Cards offense.
The Cardinals could not stop
Walter Sibiski, third leading scorer
in the Mason-Dixon Conference who
hung up II points, but it was last
minute side-court shot by Johnny
Adamovich that erased G. us last
lead and won the game.
Evening star., 1947-02-20
Hot Action Promised
By Hursey, Arnold
AT UIine's S Tonight

Two strong middleweight colored
boys, both knockout artists, tangle
in tonight's main event fight at
Uine Arena. Ones q local boy,
smuggy Hrsey, and the other is
Billy Arnold from Philadelphia.
The fight is scheduled for 10 rounds,
but might not last that long.
Boxing fans are looking for some
thing hot when these two meet
under the Uline lights. Hursey is
just a youngster, but a very PROM
Using one, in the fight game. Arnold
is considered bit past his peak,
although he's only 20 years old,
but he still has tremendous edge
in experience.
Young as Hursey. is-he's 1s-he
has turned into something Of a
sensation here recently. He went
under the management Of Ham,
merin' Henry Armstrong last fall,
and returned for a showing before
the homefolk in January. He gave
Charley Hayes of Detroit a good
beating for 10 rounds, and there
were many in the slim crowd Of
1900 who thought they saw re-
semblance to the triple champ in
Hursey that night.
Chilled Brodt in Two.
Again he showed here just 10 days
ago, chilling Howie Brodt, no push
over, in two heats. The re-
semblance to Hammerin' Hank was
more marked then, and now the
boys are talking openly about "an-
other Armstrong"
Hursey does have a long way to
go before he's another Armstrong,
but there Is something Of Arm
strong in his style. He wades in
all the time, shoulders hunched and
both fists hammering out overland
blows. He scores a lot of knock
outs, and those he doesn't stop are
pretty battered.
Arnold figures as the toughest op-
position Hursey has faced. Billy
has a fancy record. Actual figures
are "a knockoutS, 6 decisions and
a draw in A pro fights. And they
haven't all been setups. He beat
Ralph Zanelli twice, decisioned and
stopped Red Doty and stopped Cat
Robinson, Mayon Pablo, Joe Ben
nett, and so forth. He's been
knocked out only once, that by
Rocky Graziano, which is no dis
grace.
Has Good Left Hook.
Like Hursey, Arnold Is a busy
fighter. He's particularly potent
with a left hook. His jab's good.
too, but there's power in that hook.
The preliminary card tonight Of
fers Joe Cannon and Joe O'Con-
nell, heavyweights, in the six-round
,semifinals. Other six-round bouts
pit Speedy Duvall against Al
Wright, Jerry Meklin against
Mickey Garcia and Joe Cheshul
against AL Spalding.
Evening star., 1947-02-20
Ring Car Urged by Dempsey

New York Commissions disbar.
ment of Rocky Graziano for fail
ure to report an attempted bribe
was rather harsh in comparison
to the punishment meted out to
Welterweight Champion Ray
(Sugar) Robinson.
Robinson was suspended for 80
days for failing to tell the New
York State Athletic Commission
about a $25, 900 bid not to make
the required weight for a welter-
weight title bout.
The National Boxing Commis-
sion yesterday gave Graziano and
Robinson permission to fight In
NBA territory.
Evening star., 1947-02-20

Shipley's club may be bit rusty
The Old Liners have won 10 and
lost 6 for the season and hold
Ga standing in the conference, good
for fifth place.
Tickets for the Southern Confer
ence boxing tourney to be held in
Ritchie Coliseum at College Park
Friday night, February %, and Sat
urday night, March 1, now are avail
able at the university athletic Office.
Warfield $500, Branch 1888.
With The Citadel, winner of the
last tourney in 1941; North Carolina,
South Carolina, Clemson and Mary
land having teams in the title event,
16 preliminary bouts will be staged
on February % and the finals on
March /. Floor chairs and grand
stand seats will provide for 5000.
Evening star., 1947-02-20
U. S. Beaten by Austria
In World Hockey Ploy
By the Assoeiafed Press

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Feb.
20.-An underdog Austrian hockey
team has moved to within three
points of a highly favored Swedish
sextet in the battle for the world
amateur hockey championships.
The Austrian squad went into
second place yesterday by outfight-
ing United States team 6-5 while
Sweden trounced Romania, 1873, IN
game played in a snowstorm.
The American team trails the
Austrians by 2 points and is dead
locked with the Czech team for
third place.
Evening star., 1947-02-20
BY tht Associated Press

CLEVELAND, Feb. 20.-Former
Heavyweight Champion Jack
Dempsey says boxing should be
controlled on a Nation wide basis
and not be subject to the de-
cisions of State boxing commits
sions.
''I believe the answer to the
present-day scandals in the pro-
fession is Nationwide organ
ization of boxing promoters with
a commissioner to decide infrac-
tions of the rules" the 52-year-
old ex-champion told an inter-
viewer.
The Manassa Mauler Of old
came here to referee a wrestling
match tonight.
Dempsey said he felt that the
Evening star., 1947-02-20
Womon's Cage Tourney
Entries Being Received

Entries still are being accepted
for the Merrick Girls Club basket
ball tournament to be held February
26 through March 8. Contact the
club at Sixth street and Massa-
chusetts avenue NE. or call Frank
lin 8120.
This tourney for women promises
to be well-represented as many Dis
trict Recreation League teams al
ready have signed up.
Evening star., 1947-02-20
Hockey at q Glance
BY the Associated Press

BY the Asseeioted Press
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Washington, /; Baltimore, 1 (tte).
Shawinigan Fails, 8: New York, 3
wills Trophy series).
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
New York, 6; Boston, 0.
Chicago. S; Toronto. 3.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Buffalo, 5; Indianapolis, /.
Cleveland, 8; Hershey, /.
Pittsburgh, 6; Springfield, 9.
UNITED STATES LEAGUE.
Fort Worth. 8; Dallas, o.
st. Paul, 8; Minneapolis, /.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Los Angeles. 5; San Diego, 2.
Hollywood, s: New Westminster, !.
San Francisco, 6: Fresno, 4.
Portland, 2: Seattle, l.
WESTERN INTERNATIONAL.
Nelson, g.; Spokane, 3.
Evening star., 1947-02-20
Schools in Metropolitan Area
To Revive Golf Loop This Year

and reduce the defaults and for
feits, four instead Of six-man teams
will be used this year. Matches will
be played Tuesdays and Fridays.
The individual tournament, won
last year by Bethesda's Marvin Wor-
sham, will be played the week end
of May 23-24-25, the course to be
announced, Emmett said.
Evening star., 1947-02-20
Fights Last Night
By the Associated Press

BY the AsSocIdteu rTesS
PROVIDENCE, r. Ernie Giusti,
1874, west Warwick, outpotnted JACK
Loyatt,, I42A, Smith Hi I.n ss}. rony
Labua, 1917, New York, outpointsd
Texas Lee Harper, 132, New York (6l.
PORTLAND, Me.-Hermie Freeman
1877, Bangor. outpointed Pat Demers'
1862, Brockton, Mass. (Sl.
BINGHAMToN. N. Y.-Ted Murray,
1867. New York, outpointed Carmen
Sipello, 154h, Schenectady, (S). an
BANGOR, Me.-Clint Perry, 16Q,
Marston Mills. Mass, outpolnted !rlsn
Jimmy Mulligan, 100, Lowell Mass.
Evening star., 1947-02-20
Victory for Caps Over Huskies
Held Up by Rolfe's Protest

feat the Knickerbockers, 69-62, at
New York.
Accuracy at the free-throw line
helped Boston to a $751; victory
over the Falcons at Detroit
Evening star., 1947-02-20
t. Johns Takes Swim

st. Johns swimming team evened
scores with Central tankmen yes
terday, winning, 1926, in Central
pool,
Evening star., 1947-02-20
Gonzuau Juniors Score

Paced by Glen Conlin, who reg
istered is points, Gonzaga's Junior
basket ball team had little trouble
in routing the Anacostia juniors,
51-20, yesterday at Anacostia.
Evening star., 1947-02-20
Anucostiu RifIemen Ahead

Anacostia's sharpshooters had lit
tie trouble outscoring Eastern, 1929
to. 988, yesterday in a rifle match.
Evening star., 1947-02-20

Bob Pooh scored IL points to lead
the st. Johns juniors to 47-32
win over Hine Junior High cagers
yesterday at Hine.
Evening star., 1947-02-20
St. Johns Five Victor

Totals 20 IL SO Totals
Evening star., 1947-02-20

Totals 21 64s arotals 17154s
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-16
DECONTR0L
WARNING ISSUED
Area Director Reminds Op-
orators OF Requirements
In New Order

Commenting on the Feb. IS de
control date for hotels and room.
ing houses, Maurice H. Moore,
area rent director, yesterday re
minded operators that the measure
is not effective until full require.
ments OF the amendment have
been met.
"To be eligible he said, "the
landlord must have received from
the rent control office a copy oil
his supplemental regi S t o n
statement bearing a classification
of hotel or motor court, and there
after the OPA must be supplied
with the designated form Of APP
vplicatioh f o L decontrol of certain
rooms or units"
Moore said the regulation
amendment does not apply to any
housing accommodation which has
not been classified by OPA as 9
hotel or motor court structure ex.
cept those indicated in the flee
forms as being eligible for de.
control.
Rental practices or rent ceilings
should not be altered, even ir
hotels Or motor courts. unit
property clears with OPA as out
lined, he said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-16
SCOUT AWARDED
HIGHEST HONOR
Fayetteville Youth Wins
Medal For Saving Soldier
Al Carolina Beach
BY Special Correspondent

FAYETTEVILLE, Feb. Is. The
Boy Scouts of America gold medal
of honor for ~life-saving, the high
est award in the gift of Scouting,
was presented Billy Wigs, 17-year
old son of MI. and Mrs. c. j.
Wigs of Fayetteville, this morn
ing at Fort Bragg by R. Gregg
Cherry, Governor of North Caro-
lima in an impressive ceremony
which was witnessed by large num-
bers of military and civilian per-
sonnet.
Wigs was awarded the medal
when he swan 300 yards through
a rought surf to rescue. a drowning
soldier August 10, 1915, at Caro-
lima Beach.
Among Scouting officials present
were C. W. Baker, of Wilmington,
Scout executive of the Cape Fear
council; J.. Oatley Lee, assistant
executive of the Fayetteville dis
trict; Gilbert Bush of Atlanta,
regional executive; and John
Groom of Fayetteville, scoutmaster
of Fayetteville Troop No. 6. OF
which Wigs is a member.
Also present was Mr.. and Mrs.
C. J. Wigs, parents of the honored
Scout, ard his sister, Janet.
The citation was read by Louie
E. Woodbury., Jr., Of Wilmington,
president of the Cape Fear Area
council of the Boy Scouts.
After the presentation, troops of
the 82nd division passed in re-
view for Governor Cherry.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-16
CHANG SEES FORCE
AS MEANS OF PEACE

NANKING. Feb. 15-(P-
Sources closet to Generals
simo Chang Kai-Shek said to-
day that he was convinced that
force was the only means of
settling the Chinese commu-
mist problem and that he blam-
ed the United States suspen-
sion of arms sales and credits
to his government for en-
boldening the communists to
continue fighting the govern
ment.
The Chinese presidents rea-
soning, these high sources said,
was that the problem would
have been settled quicker if
the United States had continued
to supply arms and provide
credits for his government to
take the military steps neces-
sary to destroy the COM
munists' "private army"
One source said that Chang
was bitter because this argu-
ment had failed to move Presi-
dent Truman and General Mar
shall, who insisted that the
civil war be halted and the
government reorganized before
they would extend further sup
pOrt
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-16

II ~ q 0SDc1 tlllOlIl DIR
nounced the grant. 1t also held out
hope of further economic aid soon
to what it referred to as Hun
gary's "freely elected" regime. It
has been involved in a struggle
by communist and other parties
to GUST the Stakeholder Party
majority in parliament.
The action came on the heels Of
yesterdays p~lain-spoken advice
by Sec, etary of State Marshall tc
Greece to put her house in order.
Further American help for Greece,
which likewise has non-commu-
mist government in an area where
nearly all others take their cue
from Moscow, is scheduled to
await recommendations by a sur
vey mission headed by former
OPA Administrator Paul Porter.
The latest credit to Hungary was
earmarked for purchase Of surplus
goods from the 81, 1000, 900, 900 store
of wartime material just put on
sale in the American occupied
zone of Germany.
With OF without RusSia's CO.
operation, the State Department
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-16
President Pays Visit
To His Stricken Mother

before taking off at 2 p. m. Cen
trail Standard Time 6 p. m. EST
tomorrow in his private plane "The
Scared Cow" for Washington.
Graham's announcement followed
a day of fast breaking develop
ments topped by the Presidents
unheralded flight from Washington
after he was informed Mrs. Tru-
man had fractured her right hip
in a fall at her home here Thursday
night.
Mr.. Truman departed from Nash
at 7:45 a. m. (EST) today
and landed at the Grandview air
port at 1859 p. m. (ESTl.
After talking with his mother
and ordering the consultation the
President visited a nearby lunch
/ room gave the 17-year-old waitress
an autographed dollar bill in pay
ment for his 70-cent blue plate
roast beef lunch, and returned to
his mothers home for the VI
ference.
AT it's completion, he moved
to The Muehlebach. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-16
Aircraft, so Passengers
Are Missing In Columbia


BOGOTA, Colombia, Feb. 15-U.H
"A four-motored passenger plane,
of the Colombian Avianca airline.
carrying so persons on a 300-m1le
flight over the jungles from Bar
ranquilla to Bogota, YVES reported
missing tonight and it was feared
it might have crashed.
The DC-4, which can accommo-
date SIS passengers and a crew OF
four. was last reported over Fal-
anouero on the Magdaiena river
and was many hours overdue al
the Techo airdrome here
If the plane crashed ard there
were no survivors, it would be the
worst commercial airline disaster
in history. The greatest death toll
to date was in the crash Of an
American airlines plane in New
eoundland in Octotcr of last year
when 90 persons we're E:;el.
Only three weeks ago another
Avi.nca plane with II persons
aboard crashed in the Magdalens
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-16
ROBERT PUSHED
FOR ENVOY POST
Engineering Head Boosted
By Many Friends As
Successor To Gardner

An announcement from Washing
ton has stated that the friends OF
Lawrence W. (Chip) Robert are
boosting him for the appointment
to the post of Ambassador to the
Court of Saint James.
Robert, head of an Atlanta firm
rated, the sixth largest construct
ion company in the nation, former
assistant secretary of the treasury
and former Secretary of the Dem
~ocratic National committee, is 40
stranger to North Carolina and to
Wilmington.
The engineering firm headed by
Robert is in charge OF the engi-
%neering survey made of the ports
of Wilmington and Morehead City
for the North Carolina State Port
Authority. The Atlanta firm is now
in the process of drawing plans
and specifications for the State
Terminals to be placed in Will
mington when a site is selected.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-16

GRANDVIEW, Mo-, Feb. Is. -
up - President Truman, worried
about his mothers hip fracture,
flew in from Washington today,
found her condition satisfa Glory and
decided to fly back to the White
House tomorrow afternoon.
The 94-year-old Mrs. Martha E.
Truman may be out of bed within
six weeks, because of her will
power, Brig. Gen. Wallace Graham,
the Presidents personal physician
announced after a three-doctor con-
sultation.
with all the willpower she
has. she just has to get we'll"
Graham told a conference of news
papermen after a consultation with
DR.. Gertrude Mckee. of Bolton,
Mo, and DR.. Joseph w. Greene,
of Independence. in which X-rays
Of Mrs. Truman's hip fracture
were examined.
The President drove into Kan
sas City after the consultation to
spend the night in his penthouse
at the hotel Muehlebacb.
He viii visit his. mother again