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Evening star., 1947-01-16
Terp, Colonial Quint!
Face Rugged Tests
On Southern Trip

Maryland and George Washing
ton were off to Dixie today for
Southern Conference court engage
ments that will help determine their
chances for the 1947 championship.
Maryland, with three games on
the slate, was dealt stunning blow
by the sudden loss of Tommy Mont,
who sprained an ankle yesterday
and Johnny Shumate, who dislo-
Gated a shoulder in the G. w. game
last week. Without them the Terps
will have to play over their heads
to bag two out of three games from
Washington and Lee tonight. Vir-
ginia Tech tomorrow and Virginia
Military Institute Saturday.
| Maryland's only conference win In
three games was its upset of G. w.
but Coach Burt Shipley is hopefu.
Of adding to that record.
George Washington, taking on a
new lease after its defeat of George
town. meets fast, slick Duke team
that rates among the conference
leaders. Paced by Ed Koffenberge,
and John Seward, the Blue Devil
defeated Temple by three point
and lost to New York U, by a SINH
lar margin.
Off their performance against
Georgetown, the Colonials rate at
least an even chance tonight The
return of Bill Cantwell, leading
scorer of the squad, plus Art Cerra's s
late but gratifying discovery, should
give Coach Otis Zahn's machh a
scoring punch that may floors cir
| hosts.
Evening star., 1947-01-16
Touqhened Army Boxing Team
CHALLENGES Terps Saturday

lighter weights, as Dan Smith, reg
ujar 135-pounder is battling a trou-
hlesome cold. This may force Andy
ouattrocchi, the highly regarded
l30-pounder, who is making his
debut after nursing an injured
hand, to replace Smith. If this is
necessary, Miller has only Dan Nc
Laughlin and Davey Lewis for the
1875 and 100 pound classes. They
had been fighting it out for the 125-
pound job.
otherwise the Maryland choices
are: 145-Tom Maloney; 155-Ed
Rieder; 165-Bob Gregson; 175-
Ken Malone; heavy-Arnold Gibbs.
Joe Bunsa, former Catholic U.
boxer ana an old-time foe of the
Terps, will be the referee, and an
unusual angle is added in that both
of the judges will be from the Naval
Academy. One will be 1t. Comdr.
A. F. Bethel and the other either
1t. Comdr. M o. Slater or 1t,
Comdr. r. J. Knox.
As usual, there will be 900 floor
chairs available to the public, but
these and the 1000 seats in the
stands are expected to be filled.
Tickets now are available at the
university athletic Office and the
coliseum booths will open at 7
o'clock Saturday night.
Evening star., 1947-01-16
Five Cub Teammates Picked
For 7 mixers AII-Stur Outfit
By Hugh Fullerton, Jr.
Associated Press Sports Writer


yankees?" Ron Northey, the Phil
lies outfielder, is working in the
sporting goods department of
big Philadelphia store during the
off season. Maybe he figures
that will take care of those days
when you can't buy hit. Lamar
Davis, who played for the Miami
Seahawks last fall, tells the home
folks in Georgia that he'll lug
the ball for the transformation
Baltimore Seahawks or the Philly
Eagles next season. That "or"
may be important.
The Height of Something
Bruce Drake, Oklahoma U. coach
who wants to legislate altitude
out of basket ball, is taking bows
as a prophet since he read about
Max Palmer, the 7-foot-7-inch
Vance, (Miss.,) schoolboy who
Just stands near the basket and
dunks 'em in. Bruce recently
wrote an article for a magazine
about an imaginary eight-footer
who die everything that Palmer
actually does. brakes descrip-
ton of his imaginary "gangle-
shank" scoring two points: He
moved the ball directly over the
goal and released it neatly, like
a barkeep placing an olive in q
Martini glass"
Evening star., 1947-01-16
Georgia Ace Is Left
free 10 Make Own
Deal in Baseball
By Joe ReichIer
Associeted Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Charley
Trippi, Georgia University's all
America halfback, announced today
that he would sign with the Chicago
Cardinals and that he had def
nitely rejected" an offer of more
than 100000 to play football and
baseball for the New York Yankees.
1.-THE Chisago Cardinals have Of
fered me close to 100000 for foot
ball alone for four years." Trippi
told the Associated Press. THAT
left me free to deal with others in
baseball"
The much sought after young ath-
lete came to New York with his
agent, Don Palmer, to consider an
array of contracts from both foot
ball and baseball organizations.
Declares Yanks Fair.
1.-THE Yankees treated me very,
very fairly" said Trippi after con-
ference with Larry MacPhail, who
Monday announced the corporate
joining of the New York Yankees
of the American Baseball League
and the Yankees of the All-America
Conference, rival organization OF the
National Football League, one OF
the teams of which is the Chicago
Cardinals.
st had to turn the Yankee offer
down because the Cardinal offer was
better for me in the long run"
Trippi declared.
Previously Trippi described the
Cardinal contract was "the highest
offer ever given player in pro foot
ball."
Considers Baron Offer.
The slender, dark halfback said he
was seriously considering" base
ball proposition from the Birming-
| ham Barons of the Southern Asso-
citation. He described this as a $l0.-
900 bonus, salary of $400 monthly
during the baseball season, and 5o
per cent of the purchase price in
event he is sold to a major league
club.
Trippi declared that the Cardinals
would waive the league rule for
bidding a football player to partlcl-
pate in professional baseball.
Trippi said that previous to the
proposal made by Birmingham, the
Atlanta, Ga, team offered him
bonus of $1,000, $40O per month, and
30 per cent of the purchase price in
event of his sale.
The Washington Redskins prob
ably will play the Chicago Card
inals in league game next season.
Publicity Director Dick McCann
said today, but whether the game
will be played here or in Chicago
will not be determined until the Ma
tional Football schedule is drawn up
at the winter meeting at Chicago
later this month.
Mccain said the Redskins tenta-
lively have booked an exhibition
game with the Cardinals at Denver
next fall.
Evening star., 1947-01-16
College Quints
n. A. A~.~iI R...s

Local.
St. Louis, 50: Georgetown, ~.
East and New England.
St. Joseph's (Phila) So; Penn. SO.
Navy, II: Gettysburg, 80.
Colgate; 50: Rochester 45.
seton eGaiS Hail, q: 1 Providenee. s1aeasc; = a.
Cornell. 80: canisius, 80.
Fordham, IL; viiianova, SO, 80
Franklin Marshall. 50; Juniata, As.
G Gsrnesi: aed T. resb, ss MaSkiesgn Us esse p r.
sasGs sippers Roek. aek a. M eeneya ae5an pa so s5
Rhode Rhode island S N state. z6 se; Brown: 71
ebrsh eH5rshd g. g. E EeSanon no Vaes 4e a.
Westminster PsJ, 81; Waynesburs,
g. 5snes st.fe ea a. 4s St yEss ynssn a.
Rutgerss,, s.; Lehigh, r. r,,~o IA
Colby, So; Maine, As.
Vermont, "a; Norwich, 40
Trinity Conn, 60 Amherst 46;
West IVES Virginia '' VS.. W. Va. wesleyan.
cancelled.
Wagner, ~: Newark Rutgers, SO lover
Rutgers Pharmacy, 81; Drew Seminary,
Hofstra, II: Hunter. SO
Fort Dix, 81; Camp Kilmer: 81
Yale Jayvees. 40: Columbia Jayvees. ii.
Army Pleebes. 40; Teaneck IN. Jo
Midwest.
cincinnai' fni aG ss; tSiai Miami eHe Sohioj, 26
Mount Union. 46; Kent, Al.
Ohio wesleyan. 70; Wittenberg, 81.
Chicago. SO; Illinois Tech: 30.
aantlnstont ao1sdnsts tNepa pd CO. Adrian hans g.
Alma, 46: Percy Jones. Hospital, SO.
Illinois Normal 40; Illinois Wesleyan
jamestown IN. Dak1. So; Glendale. 81.
Ottawa (Kans.). 81; Baker, A.
St. Benedict's tKansJ, 45; Rockhurst,
Southern (Kans). 40; Bethel. "a.
Kansas Wesleyan So; Bethany 'kans','
XsEeurs e. So ny.4 Wisconsin fsss 7 Teeh' 49,
Akron, 81 John Carroll, Al
Akron b" 50; Hiram. As.
South and Southeast.
Duke e5 Wake Forest. 81
South Carolina, 81: The Citadel, 35.
North Carolina state, 80; Clemson, 81.
Georgia Tech, So: Auburn, AZ.
Mississippi State, SO; Mississippi. 81.
Johns HOPKINS, SO; Washington CMd.,,
Hampden-si Sidney, 47; Randolph-Macon.
As.
Eastern Kentucky, "A; Morehead (Ky).
81.
western Kentucky. So: Havana, So.
Berea, As; Transylvania, 43.
abraham A, galdin; adj a; ia University Of
Field. 80
Union vs.. Delta Ky) Teachers. can
Southwest
Texas. So; Southern Methodist, SO.
Arkansas. SO; Texas Christian. SO.
Baylor. So: Texas Aggies. 81.
New Mexico. 6s; TEXAS Mines. So.
St Marys (Tex1- 81; Texas A. g. M.
so.
Far West
Washington. so: Idaho. 40.
College of Idaho, "A: Boise j. c., 80.
Santa Barbara. A.; Los Angeles Loyola,
43
Evening star., 1947-01-16
Game {. U. Five Bows
To Green Terrors

Catholic University's basket nj
team is fighting team, If not
winner. Even in defeat, the Cards
manage to give a good account of
themselves.
If 1t hadn't been for an annoying
guard by the name of Thompson,
G. U. may have turned the tables on
the Western Maryland quint at
West Minister last night.
But Thompson bucketed II points,
most of those in the dying moments
to give the Western Marylanders
48-37 victory.
c. US Cranston tied Thompson
for high scoring honors, while for
ward aggression of Dudley and
Szklarz dropped in eight each.
Evening star., 1947-01-16

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Joe
Tinker, the famous Chicago Cubs
shortstop who is seriously i'll in
Orlando, Fla, and no doubt sad
dened by the death of his former
teammate, Jimmy Sheckard, re-
Gently picked an all-star team Of
men he had played with or
against for the benefit of Base
ball Historian Ernie Lanigan.
thinkers squad didn't include
himself nor Sheckard, who was a
light hitter though an extremely
brilliant fielder, but it did in
clude five Cubs of the 1906-1908
champions, Mordecai Brown,
Frank Chance, Harry Steinfeldt.
Johnny King and Artie Holman.
Here's how Joe picked them:
Pitchers-Grover C. Alexander,
Brown, Christy Mathewson "a
guy Tinker always could hit) and
Ed Walsh; catchers-Kling and
Roger Bresnahan; first base
Chance: second base-Eddie Col
Inns: third base - Steinfeldt;
shortstop-Honus Wagner; out
fielders-Fred Clarke, Ty Cobb
and Sam Crawford; utility-Hof-
man. You'd have to go a long
way to find better club.
One-minute Sports Page-Red
Drew, new Alabama football
coach, is a native Of Patton,
Maine. Wonder if they'll change
'Bama's nickname from the
Crimson Tide" to DAM
Evening star., 1947-01-16
Ex-Ce|tic Halls Caps as Best
In History-for One Period
By Merrell Whittlesey
stor StofT Correspondent

Warriors, but 1t would not lessen
his scoring power, Lapchick said:
Joe said that In two years the
Basket Ball Association of America
should be terrific. With wealth OF
material to draw from, both IN pro
and college bali, it should be the
greatest basket ball ever. He was
amazed when he was told that
the Caps were drawing starvation
crowds in Washington, with one or
two exceptions.
Ned Irish, the Madison Square
Garden promoter and a behlnd-tne-
scenes man in pro basket ball, SAID
he was satisfied with the progress
of the league to date. The crowd
was 4,317 here last night In a 5,40o
capacity house, but the big armory
is not conveniently located and was
not made for basket ball.
"The Caps would pack the Gar
den.' Irish said, land so will Fulks,
personally. We're already sold out
for Fulks' next appearance here. -
1t could be gathered from this that
the Caps great team play is not Us
drawing card of a big fellow who
tosses in anywhere from Is to Al
points game.
Irish said the pro league was get
ting the publicity that college basket
ball and pro football got about 10
wears ago. 1t has been satisfactory,
in New York, but to date the papers
have been treating the sport with a
decided lack of enthusiasm. The
Knickerbockers have played two
games in the Garden and drew
1900 and $4,000. They have three
more Garden dates.
Knicks May Face Shakeup.
The Knickerbockers may be in for
shakeup, Incidentally. They have
lost eight of their last II games and
Irish said there was too much talent
around to put up with losing team.
After last nights defeat, the Knicks
| fell only two games ahead of the
Warriors and six and one-half games
behind the Caps.
The Caps play in Boston tonight
and return home Saturday to meet
the Chicago Stays.
Evening star., 1947-01-16

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Big Joe
Lapchick, the center of the original
Celtics and an all-time court great,
said the Washington Capitols were
as great a basket ball team as ne
has ever seen. But wait a minute
he qualified the statement by say
ing he meant for the first period
only. g-
Lapchick, coach of the St. johns S
College five, watched the Caps hang
on to edge the New York Knicker-
bockers, 65-63, here last night IN
the 6eth Regiment Armory and at
the end of the first period he IN
cluded the Celtics and all the rest IN
saying he had never seen better
basket ball club.
But Lapchlck and several otner
New York coaches and sports writ
ers also said the Caps tired quicker
than any team they had seen. "Ine
orlv way you can beat that team
is to run them ragged" Lapchlck
said, but if their play tonlght is
true to form that wouldn't be too
hard to do Obviously. condition Is
the Caps worst enemy.
Early Lead Wiped Out
In the first quarter the Caps were
terrific. They made II OF 10 shots
and held a commanding 28-16 lead.
The crowd was an all New York one
but in. appreciation of a great pail
player they gave number OF oVa-
tions to Fred Scolari. The Caps
first team worked its fakes, its one
hand shots, it's cuts. Big John
Mahnken completely bottled foot
Bob Cluggish and in addition de-
lighted the crowd with his palmlne
antics.
Lapchick's only criticism OF the
CAPS other than lack OF condltlon
was that they are only six deep
After Irv Torgoff, the St. John
mentor. said he couldn't see mucn
in the way of reserves, and he has
seen Washington play before.
Lapchick was asked how Joe
Fulks, Philadelphia scoring ma
chine, would fare with the Capltols
and Lapchick said "all this, and
heaven, too" In Lapchick's opinion
Fulks, who has scored almost zoe
points with, the season less than
half over, would score just as many
with the Caps. He would be sur
rounded by all-star talent, while ne
is with a mediocre cast with the
Evening star., 1947-01-16
Retiring NCAA Head
Favors Open Aid 10
College Athletes
BY the Associated Press

LARAMIE, Wyo., Jan. 16.-One
dissenter to the National Collegiate
Athletic Associations new purity"
code is its outgoing president, DR..
Wilbur Smith of the University OF
wyoming. He wants to give the
working college athlete his
just award.
DR.. Smith, who came to wyoming
as student health director by way
of Tulane State, made public today
a statement pleading for frankness
in dealing with aid to athletes.
He said he read the statement
before closed session of the NCAA
purity" meeting last week in New
York, but was quietly ignored as
the association adopted its code
restricting such aid and approving
schedule boycotts against noncon-
forming schools.
Conferences Well Organized.
DR.. Smiths statement said the
various athletic conferences "are
now quite we'll organized in the
matter of giving aid to athletes" and
suggested they could handle their
own problems better than the NCAA.
"The grants in aid and the rates
of pay for work done vary some
what in the different conferences
and sections, it is true" he con-
tinued, "but each group has set up
regulations which it believes meets
it's particular problems best"
DR.. Smith belittled "the concern
of our educational administrators,
athletic directors and others in the
possible pitfalls and dangers which
confront intercollegiate athletics In
the near future"
Cites Evils Of Old.
Recent articles" he said, would
lead us to believe that athletic con-
ditions in the colleges are worse
now than they were so years ago.
This Is not true. Many of us can
still recall the tramp athlete who
migrated from year to year from
one institution to another, the
training table without regulation,
recruiting without conscience and
sub-rosa pay to athletes"
DR.. Smith declared that develop
ment of the body must be empha-
sized as much as development OF
the mind.
From the standpoint of charac-
ter, is 1t best to have some anony-
nous alumnus give a 'hand-out' to
star athlete who knows that such
action is wrong and against the
rules? Or, is it best to grant this
young man aid, the same as Is done
for many other students?"
DR.. Smith declined to elaborate
on the statement in an interview
except to say that the conferences
that give the greatest amount OF aid
to athletes were "the most honest"
Evening star., 1947-01-16
Priddy Of Mats Playing
In Coast Golf Tourney
BY the Associated Press

LONG BEACH, Calf, Jan. 16.-
About so baseball players, present
and past, were scheduled to tee off
today in an informal golf tourna-
ment~ with Lin Storti, now a North
ern California links professional,
the favorite.
Fern Bell, ex-Pittsburgh. and
Jerry Priddy, Washington, were also
highly regarded.
Evening star., 1947-01-16
Ripley Is About Read,
To Give Up on Hoyas,
Beaten by ST. Louis
By Lewis F. Atchison

Coach. Elmer Ripley is about
ready to toss in the towel for the
Georgetown basket ball team for
which he claimed National recogni-
ton at the beginning of the season.
"I guess it's not my year." he re-
marked as his players quickly and
quietly donned their clothes last
night after blowing 52-42 duke to
st. Louis Uniyersitys resurgent Bill
likens at Uline Arena. 1--WE should
be better, but since that Christmas
layof nothing has gone right"
Injuries, too little height on the
squad, lack of a suitable practice
court and plain, simple tough luck
has bedeviled the Hoyas and their
coach. A game they had in the bag
last night slipped through their
fingers and one of the most i'm
portant factors In their downfall
was st. Louis height. Even the
waterboy had an edge on George
towns bucket attendant.
Makes No Excuses.
But Rip made no excuses for his
teams latest defeat. Georgetown
had lot of open shots under the
basket in the second and decisive
half and couldn't buy two points.
He called that a break of the game.
You make 'em and look great, miss
'em and look like bum. You shrug
it off and keep trying.
Biggest thorn in the Hoyas' side
last night was a 6-foot-8 Eddie Mac
auley, st. Louis CENTER who sparked
the second-half drive that won the
game.
"He almost beat my Notre Dame
club last season." Ripley said, "and
he is back haunting me again.
He's great player, but that whole
team is as good as any we'll meet
all season. They handled the ball
smartly, didn't get ratified when
they were behind and made their
shots count. Above all, though,
they were tall. That really counted"
For the first half, in which
Tommy O'Keefe played the starring
role, the Hoyas tossed the ball
around as expertly as a carnival
shell-game operator. 1t was here,
there and-plop. in the bucket for
two points. At one time the Hoyas
led by a 24-9 margin and at the
half they were out in front, 25-16.
Lose Magic Touch.
But in the second half they
lost their magic touch and Master
Macauley and his mates got on the
beam. A good, big team proceeded
to lick hustling but smaller team,
and in the middle of it all, stand
ing out like a beanpole in cab
bage patch, was Macauley. The
Billikens calmly, deliberately ano
expertly fed him the ball and he
passed it around like kind father
parceling out gifts among his brood
Now and then Macauley fetched
himself a couple of points ano
when the press box accountants
tailed the cards, he was top man
with 20 points. Ten of those were
charity shots. Macauley missed
only one free throw.
O'Keefe, who apparently has
graduated to first-string berth
paced Georgetown's scoring with 1s
points, racking up 10 in the first
half. Andy Kostecka, who scored
II, was held at five points in the
first half and the Billikens limited
their hosts to a half dozen field
goals in the second.
Evening star., 1947-01-16
Sneod and British Star
To PIoy in South Africa
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Jan. 16-Golfer Sam
Snead is heading for South Africa
next month to play Bobby Locke,
Britain's leading money winner of
the golf links, in series of matches.
L. B. Icely, president of the sport
ing goods firm that employs Snead,
made the announcement and esti-
mated the Virginian's cut from the
Good Hope Country contests ought
to bring him from $4,000 to 5000.
Evening star., 1947-01-16
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Basket Ball.

Washington Capitols at Boston
Celtics (pro).
George Washington at Duke,
Durham, N. G.
Maryland at Washington and
Lee, Lexington, Va.
Maryland Park at Charlotte
Hall, s.
Blair VS.. Bethesda, Ritchie
Coliseum, College Park, 7.
Boxing.
Jimmy Bivins VS.. Johnny
Flynn, heavyweight feature,
Uhne Arena, first bout $50.
Evening star., 1947-01-16

from Rochester named Johnny Flynn. There are
those who, having seen Bivins on one OF his good
nights, say with assurance that he'd give LOUIS
trouble. There are others who have watched
Fivins when he was not so sharp and who say
he doesn't belong in the same ring with the
Brown Bomber
Those who watch the Bivins-Flynn bout to-
night probably will leave belonging TO one OF these
two schools of thought Either Bivins will be
slightly terrific, or you will make bold mental
note to forget him.
The buildup by Promoter Goldie ,Ahearn is
based primarily on previous fight between BlVlns
and EIvnn in Cleveland This was in 1945 and,
according to Ahearn, it was classic OF mild
sort in which Flynn dumped Bivins on the floor,
Evening star., 1947-01-16
Ruth Restless
Condition Fair
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Babe
Ruth, baseball's home run king
who underwent a delicate neck
operation at French Hospital on
January 3, had a restless night
and his condition today was re-
ported only fair.
Yesterday he had been reported
"greatly improved"
Evening star., 1947-01-16
GoIIoudet Swimmers Lose

BALTIMORE, Jan. 16 (Pl.-Gal-
laudet of Washington, D. c., was
Loyola Colleges third straight SWIM
ming victim as the BaltimoreanS
easily coasted to a 63-12 victory yes
terday, sweeping all nine events.
Evening star., 1947-01-16
Purker-Gruy Winner

John Burton. with 16 point led
Parker-Gray High to a -4 win
over Armstrong High yest(rds but
Armstrong; James WATSON took
scoring honors with 81 p0int; &
Evening star., 1947-01-16
Win, Lose, or Draw
ThereH Be No Home Town Decision Tonight
By FRANCIS E. STANN

Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis according to the National Box
Assoa latest rankings has logical contender but one
fighters might rated the NBA
had charitable, Jimmy Bivins.
cooed heavyweight out OF Cleveland VINO
Evening star., 1947-01-16

Cleveland, BVnS gets
Fynns been wanting announcer "nacA a i''
Return Of D. C's Common May Steel Show
Evidence his mete that night
horrible lacking Flynn
credited with possibility
would each and everybody accept HIS record
Gomez Pat ComSkey joey MAXIM
whoever they be- but you cant oe o
these days you happen to like boxing
OF more respects will be the return of
who the national AAU weterWelgh
the heavyweight championship OF the
and the Mediterranean crown
will his discharge from the Army
A. admittedly testing him against fair
fighter Luther Mcmillan the sixround semi
final.
Cannon pretty secretary left
here Wahingon newest heavyweight hope
Gallagher Henry the others who showed
promise, but who quite made the grade
Old-Timers Like the Way He Moves Around
When he had foowork
knowhoW, but he a without
notably friend Frank Sweeney
night Griffith Stadium had the national AAU
mddleWeght the the Weer title
In Army built himself to 178 pounds, but
hit much harder His Army record wouldn't to
Is decision bouts and boxed II
European and Mediterranean theaters
tits almost comparison be drawn between
Cannon Tunney AEF lighheavywght champion
had to develop punch and
put weight he % when he de-
throned Dempsey had been boxing professionally
1919. ,,.~ ~
sharper punch Joe will have to hit 1870 POUNDS
the better heaVyWelgh But
who will soemny swear s oee
long time kid around ring as Cannon ooee
Evening star., 1947-01-16

Totals o6 13 65 Totals 26 IL 63
score at Washington, ,36; New
York, 90. Referee-Eisenstein. Umpire
-MeSsenger
Evening star., 1947-01-16

cut him up and almost knocked him out flynn "in,
"bt the fights in Cleveland, see, and BiVns gets hol
sion Ever since Flynns been wanting announcer "iaoA
Return of D. C.'s Cannon May SteuI Show