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Evening star., 1947-09-16

which the catch was made, has a
wet test of only lit pounds. This is
tribute to Mrs. Crcwninshield's skill
as well as to the strength Of the
line, which was q SOS lea linen
cuttyhunk.
Few anglers who when buying a
salt water linen line see the marking
of "5e's lea linen twisted cuttyhunk"
and know what it means. The lea"
is a standard of measurement OF the
threads used for. cuttyhunks and
twisted linen. A lea" is the number
of 30O-yard lengths of line which
weigh a pound Thus, a SOS lea line
would run $1,000 yards to the pound.
Linen is made of fax soaked in
water until it separates into a null
titude of small individual fibers or
strands. 1T is then combed apart,
graded as to diameter and length,
and spun. The best linen comes
from the Courtrai district Of Bel
Evening star., 1947-09-16
Bill Leeteh

gium, hence its scarcity during the
war. Even now, good linen line is
difficult to obtain in the larger sizes
such as were used in landing this
record tuna.
: The exacting requirements OF
heavy game fishing in salt water
call for a line that is perfectly and
evenly twisted, free from any SEM
blance of imperfections that might
weaken it at any point. Not only do
big game fishermen use this type OF
line, but it Is a favorite with COM
mercial salt water fishermen and
anglers who go for smaller species,
Good linen line is expensive and
deserves better treatment than it
gets at the hands of most salt water
anglers. 1t will stand lot of abuse,
and properly cared for will last a
long time.
After each trip, the line should be
removed from the reel onto cline
drier," which may be purchased at
most sports stores or made at home
with a little ingenuity. It then
should be dunked in fresh water to
remove the salt water, all bits of sea-
weed or grass carefully removed
and then dried in a shady place
After 1t has dried thoroughly it
may be re-spooled on the reel, the
casting end examined for any frayed
spots.
Most linen lines are designated as
to strength by the number of threads
they contain. Each thread has a
wet strength of approximately 3
pounds. Therefore a 6-thread line
will test 1s pounds when wet, a g.
thread q pounds, etc. Nine and 12-
thread line is amply large for most
purposes, including surf casting. al
though many anglers like to play it
safe and use the heavier grades.
Evening star., 1947-09-16
Beat BrowneII,' Golfers Cry
As District Amateur Starts

amateurs. They are constant play
ing partners, help each other line
up puts, tell the other what club
to use, that is, except when they
are opponents.
Woodmont is playing host to the
tournament with its new nine holes
and its old course. which includes
two new holes. Although the new
course has come a long way, 1t has
been in play only four and half
months and anybody that matches
par of SO can be pretty sure of the
medal. Thirty-two players will
qualify for match play and 70 should
make the grade in today's medal
round.
With 11-time Host Club Cham
pion Howard Nordlinger the only
player In the field who appreciably
will be aided by his knowledge of
the course, Brownell, Bogart & Co.
will not have the advantage Of
playing on home grounds. It's the
setting for upsets.
The low scorer today will hold the
competitive course record, but Billy
Shea, the 1887 champion, already
holds the record for the first hole.
In q practice round yesterday Shea
knocked an eight-iron shot into the
cup for an eagle 2. He'd like to have
saved it, M. w.
Evening star., 1947-09-16
By Lewis F. Atehison
Sior Staff respondent

CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-The Red
skin-Bear game tomorrow night
is another round in what has
developed into a one-sided scrap
between National Football League
members and club owners of the
more recent All-America Con-
ference. The scrap is rather
juvenile, although it hasn't
reached the name-calling stage
yet.
Some say that these pre-
season games are meaningless,
that they line club Golfers with
cut adding a penny to players
salaries and that charity is kissed
off with a mere pittance. In
Los Angeles and here in Chicago
certain writers critical Of the
National League because of its
refusal to meet the conference
champion in a football World
Series either ridicule the games
or ignore them entirely. Neither
tactic has been damaging.
From talking to club members,
we gather that the NFL would
listen to any sound financial
proposition, but that they do not
regard an alliance with the con-
ference as sound or profitable at
this stage of the game. The talk
is that Brooklyn and TIE Chicago
Rockets can't possibly operate
after this season and that the
league will have trouble finding
new locations for these teams.
Evening star., 1947-09-16
Lorraine Gu|Ii Tops
ID. T.. Bow|ers 18Th
Time in 70 Years
By Ben McAIwee

Although dethroned as the coun-
try's No. l woman duckpinner by
Elizabeth Barger of Baltimore, Lor-
raine GULL still is queen of the Cap
ital mapleways, a release of the
Washington Women's Duckpin Asso-
citation yearly rankings revealed to-
day.
Bowling for an average of 116-208
in 29l league games and SO strings
in sanctioned tournaments, Miss
GULL won top local honors for the
10th time in the last 20 years.
Lucy Rose of Rosslyn, the only
other roller in this area to gain the
local No. ! title. snapped Lorraine's
remarkable 15-year reign in 1943, but
Washington's foremost feminine
bowler was back on top again in
1914 and since has turned back
every challenger.
Madge Lewis Second.
Miss GULL was third in the 1867
national ratings after winning the
title three successive years and nine
times in 20 years.
Inc NO. spot IN the WWDC
rankings went to Madge Lewis, who
bowled 1886 in 375 games. De-
spite one of her best seasons. the
King Pin team star announced her
retirement last June when she was
married to Kenneth Keir of Suit
land, Md.
Mary Brown, new Ladies' District
League individual champion, gained
third place with a 114-98 average in
500 games. Frances Wilson. her
College Park teammate, placed
fourth with 114-114 in 444 games.
Jessie Sacrey Fifth.
Jessie Sacrey, Brookland Recrea-
ton team captain, issfifth with 49,
II for 800. Caroline Hiser with 49,
129 for 1874 games bagged sixth place
to give last years pennant-winning
College Park three bowlers in the
ranked 10. Lois Gladding, Brook
land Star. is seventh with 112-349
for 1868 games,
Ingomar (Bing) Moen bowled for
eighth place while the two final
places went to Evelyn Nickel. new
King Pin team captain with 111-194
for 376 games, and Evelyn Saunders,
Silver Springs leading pinette with
1920 for IA games.
Evening star., 1947-09-16
Bell Looms as Choice
In Hursey Bout Here

Tommy Bell, the hard hitting
youngstown (Ohio) middleweight
probably will be the favorite over
Washington's Smuggy Hursey in
their 10-round boxing match at
Griffith Stadium next Monday night.
Bell is credited with 26 knockouts
and II decisions against II losses
in 40 starts between 1912 and 1946.
He's won over such fighters as
Fritzie Hudson and has knocked out
Bee Bee Wright, Make Berger,
Johnny Carter, Bill Mcdowell, Ellis
Stewart, Billy Furrone and Chuck
Hunter (twice).
Hursey has gone undefeated since
losing split decision to Bee Bee
Washington here a year ago. His
more recent starts have resulted in
convincing victories over Billy
Arnold, Aaron Perry and Washing
ton and a 42-second knockout over
and draw with Danny Kapilow.
Bell has finished training in New
York and moved into the Liberty
A. c. gymnasium for a series of pub
lie workouts today. Hursey follows
him into action here later in the
week.
Evening star., 1947-09-16
Coolidge Grid Hopes
Revived by Return
OLA Absences

This is one year wnen the defend
ing champion in the high school
football series isn't the favorite.
When the Coolidge candidates
turned out two weeks ago to start
preparations for defense of their
crown a number of expected players
were missing.
Halfback Bobby Rohr was drop
ping football in favor of a rest after
a hard baseball season. Center Krys
Valanos had bum ankle, Halfback
Tex Jones was transferring to Wood
ward School, Tackle Chuck Acker-
man was dropping football because
he had lost too much weight. I'm
mediately everybody started looking
around for a good successor to the
Colts.
Let 1t be reported, however. that
the Colts are not going down without
a fight. And all four of those boys
are going to be on the team, too.
Rohr has reconsidered, Valanos'
ankle is okay, Jones is at Coolidge
and not Woodward, and Ackerman
has an okay from his physician to
play. They have returned to
practice.
Coach Gil Conn admits his team
doesn't shape up as we'll as last
years powerful squad. That would
be too much to expect. There are
a lot of green men on the team
and a lot of substituting will be
done. Conn sums it up this way:
Wen put II men on the field
the same as everybody else. Well
take some defeats this year-no
doubt about it-but the other fel-
lows will have to work to beat us.
We're not as good as last year, but
we're no pushover."
The Coolidge squad still numbers
about 70 boys, and in that group
there are some good players. Ralph
Shaffer, 170-pound guard, is back
from last year, and showing lots of
speed. Buddy Strong is tall, fast
end. In fact, the whole team is
fast, and the Colts will rely on speed.
Lack Of real weight in the back
field is handicap. Rohr, Jones,
Buddy Nurowitz, Benny Duval and
Jess Houston appear to be Conn's
best right now, and all are the type
who depend more on speed than
drive
Evening star., 1947-09-16
D. 6. EIevens' Rivals Drill Hard
For Openers Two Weeks Awuy

Hurt by summer flu attack which
hit a dozen men on the squad last
week. Punting has been stressed,
with Jack Hutchinson, Vince Ragu-
mas and Joe CAN'T doing the boot
ing.
V.P.I. (Here against G. w. oc-
tober 3D.: Original squad OF ITO
now down to So on A squad. A few
minor injuries have sidelined some
varsity players. Spent much time
last week on pass work and dummy
scrimmages.
South Carolina maryland opens
there September 30: Spectacular
broken field running from Freshman
Bishop Strickland. Bo Hogan, fresh
standout last year, appears recov-
cred from injuries and is doing good
quarterbacking
Delaware (Here against Maryland
October 81: Billy Cole and Doc
Doherty again look good for high
ground gaining averages. Joe Coady
kicking even better than last year.
Duke maryland there october
1s): End Benny Cittadino has been
elected team captain. His play
backs up his mates choice as his
scrappy work and spirit got him on
the ALL Conference eleven last year.
Virginia Tech maryland there
October 25): Bobby Smiths punt
ing going great. Figures to be big
help to squad II he can stay away
from the injuries that hit him last
year.
Duquesne maryland there No
vember 81: In good physical shape
at end of two weeks Of practice.
Inexperience Of sophomores is chief
worry. Sure starters are Joe Fay,
200-pound guard: Walt Platukis;
speedy halfback and Joe Gootleib,
talented fullback who runs, kicks
and passes with the best.
North Carolina (Here' against
Maryland November 15): Billy
Hayes from Arlington, Va, is stick
ing with the varsity group. Despite
his small size, compared to some
other Tar Heel backs, Hayes is show
ing himself as q speedy and smart
runner. His passing also is good.
Evening star., 1947-09-16
Turk Edwards Is Named
To AII-Time Eleven
BY the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16.-Here's
an all-time Pacific Coast Confer
ence team to fill any coach's dream:
Ends, Brick Muller, California,
and Ted Shipkey, Stanford; tackles,
Ernie Smith, Southern California,
and Turk Edwards, Washington
State; guards, Bill Corbus, STAN
ford, and Aaron Rosenberg, South
ern California; center, Mel Helm,
Washington State; backs, George
Wilson, Washington; Ernie Nevers,
Stanford; Morley Drury, U. S. c.,
and Kenny Washington, U. c. L. A.
It was selected by coast metro
politan sports editors at the request
Of PEG Commissioner Vic Schmidt.
Muller was only one vote shy Of
unanimous choice, with Wilson and
Neyers next,
Evening star., 1947-09-16
Yunks
Continued From Page Ala

veterans George McQuinn, Tommy
Heinrich and Billy Johnson, came on
from there. The pitching, led by
Frank Shea, a first year man, and
veteran Spud Chandler, became the
best in the league. Highlander
Allie Reynolds, obtained from Cleve-
land in a trade for Joe Gordon,
became regular winner and Joe
Page. flop for two years. developed
into great relief pitcher.
When Charley Keller, the clubs
leading home run hitter. suffered a
back injury which sidelined him for
the balance of the year, sub Johnny
Lindell, converted pitcher, stepped
into his left field post and played
the best ball of his career.
About the same time pitchers
Shea and Chandler, who had borne
the brunt of the mound work, came
up with sore arms and newcomers
Vic Raschi, an importation from
the Pacific Coast League, and vet
eran Bobo Newsom, received via the
waiver route from Washingtofy
stepped in and did yeoman work.
Each won seven important games
in limited space of time. Page
continued his great relief work,
winning il and saving IS other
games.
19-Game Winning Streak.
The Yankees wrested first place
from the Tigers on June Is. What
really broke the race wide apart
was an amazing 19-game winning
streak hung up by the Yankees from
June 20 to July II. They picked
up eight games on the rest of the
field and increased their first place
lead to 1112 games. Those 10 in a
row tied the American League con-
secutive win mark which had been
set by the 1906 White Sox. So far
out front did the long winning streak
PUT them that they were able to
coast in by wide margin, although
they played only bit over 500 dur
ing the last month.
Other pennants won by the
Yankees were in 1921, %, '23, '26, '27,
'2S, '32. 's6, 81, '3s, 80, Al, AZ and
'43. This is the first under the
ownership of MacPhail, Debb and
Dan Topping and the first since 1882
not managed by Joe Mccarthy.
After losing the first game yes
terday, the Red Sox came back to
trip the White Sox. rs, in the second
game of the double-header.
The Cards lost another half game
to the Dodgers when they were
beaten for the second straight time
by the New York Giants in st. Louis,
10-5.
Lefty Bob Chapman bested Johnny
Sain in hurting duel as the Chicago
Cubs nipped the Boston Braves, 80
With Hank Greenberg hitting his
25th home run, the Pittsburgh
raped the Philadelphia Phils, 1872,
to move out of the National League
cellar. The Phils moved in.
The Cleveland Indians scored an
thinning 81 victory over the Ath-
letics in a night game in Philadel-
phia.
Evening star., 1947-09-16

Some persons predict the Cleve-
land Browns, the healthiest
operation in the conference, will
try to get into the National
League next year, but that story
was bruited around a year ago.
Coach Turk Edwards of the
Redskins thinks preseason games
are a great boon to the football
fans. He points out there Is no
loafing because the rockies are
trying for jobs and the veterans
are trying to hold 'em off. The
vets violently dislike the games
because they frequently get racked
up by an over-anxious rookie.
They can count" Edwards
says, land they know we've got
to cut six men to get down to the
35-player limit Somebody's got
Evening star., 1947-09-16
Quantico Football Team
Facing Tough Schedule
Speciol Dispatch 70 The Stor

QUANTICO, Va. Sept. 16.-The
Quantico Marine football team will
face a tough schedule this season
with the most formidable opponents
in the top half of the program
Coach 1t. Col. M. G. Stewart an
nounced today.
Stewart, a former gridiron star
for L. S. o., has his team we'll into
its second week of training. Daily
workouts during the recent hot spell,
plus a regular training table mess,
has aided in peeling off excess
weight. With approximately Is OF
last years players back in uniform
Coach Stewart expects to cut the
personnel to four squads in time for
the first game. The schedule:
September 20, at Washington and Lee;
81, at Fort Belyoir; october 4. Fort Eustic
IL. at Davis and Elkins; Is, Camp Lee; 20,
Patuxent Naval Air Station Cat Baltimore)
November l. Fort Benning; 6. Bainbridge;
15, at Paris Island Marines: 22, Boiling
Field; 27, Cherry Point Marines.
Evening star., 1947-09-16
.Quuntico Host Sunday
To AII-Now Baseball
Special Dispatch 10 The Star


QUANTICO, Va, Sept. 6.-The
Quantico Marine diamond has been
selected as the site for the all-Navy
baseball championship games with
a three -out-of five series starting
Sunday.
This series will bring together
the Quantico Marines, East Coast
and Atlantic Ocean areas cham
pions, and the San Diego Naval
Training Center, West Coast and
Pacific Ocean areas winner.
After Sundays afternoon game
the remainder of the contests will
be played at night. To the winner
of this series goes the Secretary of
the Navy Baseball Championship
Trophy as well as the all-Navy title.
Evening star., 1947-09-16
Norfolk Pro Shoots
9Th Subpar Round
To Win Tourney
SpeeiaI Dispatch 10 The stor

NORFOLK, Sept. is. - Harold
Oatman, the Norfolk golf pro who
is built something like Tony Ga
lento, came up with his eighth SUBJ
par round of 10 or better in Middle
Atlantic PGA tournaments to top q
field of 80 pros in an invitation pro-
amateur and $125 added pro sweeps
here yesterday.
Host Pro John ODonnell per-
suaded % of his MAPGA members
to compete - including Chandler
Harper-and then the Norfolk pros
made off with most of the money.
The pro-am found Johnny Kelley
of Norfolk and two amateur part
ners, Col. william Eley and j. L.
Norman, tied with John Bass of
Baltimore and w. G.. Partridge.
Kelley sank chip shot on the last
hole 10 gain the tie.
TIE low scorer from Washington
was Charles Bassler, the young as
sistant pro at Chevy Chase who In
his first full year as a pro golfer
may win the MAPGA prize for low
scoring honors for the season by
his consistent play. Bassler was
one over par with a 70.
One of the contestants was Otto
Greiner, the Baltimore pro, who
announced he had signed as as
sistant pro at the Woodholme Club
to Carroll MacMaster. Greiner and
Harvey White finished next in the
pro-am with 66.
Evening star., 1947-09-16

with only Two weeks to go before
opening games, here's how some
opponents for local and nearby COL
lege elevens are shaping up:
Wake Forest Georgetown opens
there September 2O: Looks air
minded this year, with some expert
pass receivers in Red O'Quinn, Ed
Bradley, Jim Duncan and Ed Hoey,
all ends. Kicking, too, is good with
Tom Fetzer, an able successor to
Nick Sacrinty, in this department.
Fordham here against George
town October 81: Shaping up with
mostly sophomores as starters. Will
not be as strong as the old Fordham
teams, but has lots of spirit and is
looking to 194S as better year. Will
not fool around with the T forma-
ton as 1t did last year, but will stick
to the Notre Dame style.
St. Louis U. (here against George
town October 1O: Another team
depending q lot on pass catching,
with Left End Carl Weisner stand
out. Plenty of fair backs, although
many are small Herb Hartman at
tackle is one of lines mainstays.
Boston College Georgetown there
November u: Again looks like a
high-scoring outfit and has more
heft in the backfield than last year
Fullback Ed Sengin and Halfback
AL Cannava have scoring punch,
and Quarterback Ed Clasby is q
triple-threater.
Villanova Georgetown there No.
vember 16): Several of last years
reserves are giving the regulars a
fight for backfield jobs. Even Joe
Rogers, No. ground gamer in the
East last year. isn't certain to start
because of good work in practice
from Al schmid. who was injured
last year. =.
Virginia q. w. opens there Sep
tember 30: Big Bruce Bailey shap-
ing up as offensive star. Over 6
feet and weighing 200 pounds, he's
kicking, passing and running in big
league style, Work in line improv-
ing, with Barney Jennings stand
out.
v. MI. e. w. there October ~ :
Evening star., 1947-09-16

with their worst crop of injuries.
Coleman pitched in and fixed up
one really bad knee. shin splint,
several pulled muscles and black
eye. "Just like the old professor, :"
was Sparky's comment when he re-
viewed Toms patching and could
find nothing wrong.
Mush Thin NAM Dubofsky,
Georgetown line coach, was roam
ing through the shower room re-
Gently and came upon poor beat
up sophomore who was falling
asleep under the shower "Whatsa
matter, boy!" whispered Mush in a
voice that shook all Ryan Gym.
I'm tired" replied the boy.
Forget 1t, forget it," said Mush,
giving the lad a healthy invigorat-
ing slap where it did the most good.
Think nothing Of it. lost 16
pounds in one practice. You gotta
feel tired to feel good. Look at me
I'm tired. too, but I never felt better
in my life"
Sorry to report that Orchestra
Leader Nat Brusiloff, one of George
towns most ardent alumni. is IL
and for the first time in years prob
ably will miss some Hoya games
He's confined to his New York
home with heart ailment.
His brother, Leon, leads the
George Washington Band, and dur
ing last years G. U.-G. w. game
here the Brusiloffs conducted oppos-
ing bands.
Nat also is composer of the new
Georgetown fighting song Hit EN-
Again." and is the donor Of the Nat
Brusilof Award, a $3.50 wrist watch
for G. us outstanding football
player. Bus Werder took down the
timepiece last year.
John Koniscewski, former George
Washington and Redskin player ano
now assistant coach at Scranton U.
is a candidate for the Republican
nomination for Sheriff Of Lacka-
wanna County up in Pennsy.
Things will be very rough for any
unruly element in Lackawanna II
Johnny gets the job. He's 6 feet 4
inches tall and plenty wide; weighs
225 pounds and was Marine lieu
tenant during the war. He's just
hard to get along with.
The track at Catholic University
is all grown up in weeds except
where it's full of holes. But, DOM
worry, they'll have very good rae.
ing strip for Dorsey Grifhth's al
ways good track team long befor'
spring gets here. ... =
The plan Is to dig the whole thing
up and make it over. Drainage tile
viii be placed in three lanes under
the. track and new cement curbins
will be built all around. It will bt
Evening star., 1947-09-16
Joseph Seeks Sd Sweep
OfMidqet Race Honors

A bid for his third clean sweep of
the 1947 season will be made by
Mike Joseph Friday night when he
returns to the seven-event midget
auto racing program at the West
Lanham Speedway in the Washing
ton-owned Giacofci Ofenhauser car.
Joseph not only won all three of
his starts at Lanham last week end,
but upset Ed Dutch" Schafer In the
second semifinal and both Schaefer
and George Fonder in the 25-lap
feature. He also swept the field in
three events there q few weeks ago.
Evening star., 1947-09-16
81 Tickets Boost
Pro Gate 39, 900
BY the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16.-How
to draw a big grid crowd: Give
the customer an even break.
When the Los Angeles Dons-
New York Yankee A. A. Confer-
ence game last Friday night at
attracted 82,675 fans, new pro
league record, about $4,000 of
them paid only 81 for their tickets
Dons General Manager Harry
Thayer reported yesterday.
The 81 price Is on for unre-
served seats throughout the Dons'
home season.
Evening star., 1947-09-16
Tigers, !; Nots,,2
Totals 3s 132712 Totals 35 927 20

TOTALS 3s IS 81 Y Totals 35 927 20
4Grounded out for Ferrick in ninth. -
Detroit .-------------- 9I0 0os 1877
Runs-Lake. cullenbine Wertz, Groth
Keil. Evers, webb. Yost, Mcbride Errors
Lake, Wertz, Vernon (2). Runs batted
lenbine, Evers, Wertz, Kell (2). Stolen
bases-webb, Swift. Sacrifices--Lewis.
Webb. Lake. Double -plays--Haefner to
ermire; Lake to Webb to Cullenbine Left
on bases-Detrolt: II; Washington, Z.
Haefner, 10 in 7 innings: of Ferrick. 3
Time-2:GG. Umpires-Messrs. Berry.
.c-,ts and Hubbard Attendance- 4.044.
Evening star., 1947-09-16
Pin Franchises Open

A number of franchises are open
in the Tuesday Night King Pin
Handicap League which bowls at
$50. Teams either mixed, all men
or all women with averages from
500 to 525 may call Manager Jim
Hall at Dupont 1918.
Evening star., 1947-09-16

AQaulS, GIlc 1Oot.
b all tie a m S
trainer and in
structor in that
course, thinks
m a y b. e IN
should have had
an "a"
The other day
Sparky had to
run over to An
napolis to get
S o m e m or e
equipment or
something, and
during his ab-
sence the foot
ha11erc raroe I'M
Evening star., 1947-09-16
Grid Leagues to Open

President Andy Farkas today an
nounced that both the 16o-pound
and unlimited nine-team Metropol-
itan Football Leagues of Washing
ton would open their 1947 seasons
with fourLgame schedules Sunday
at nm