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Evening star., 1947-04-19
Georgetown and A. U. Defeat Tennis Rivals

Georgetown University's tennis
team now claims q season record Of
two wins in four matches, while
American University has won one
IN three outings. Both teams were
victorious yesterday.
The Hoyas, paced by Joe Tewes,
who downed Walt Stenger, In the
No. l match, trimmed Penn State,
81, at Georgetown.
SINGLES.
Iewes 3G3 defeated 6tenrer. 6-3, 6-l:
pwyer oG.) defeated Beckhard, 6-3, 81;
Palms fGl defeated Greenawalt, 36,
70. 6-3; Wilson fG.l defeated Tut
Tie, Is, SIS, 64a4: Boyer &c defeated
Clarkson, 81, 30 S-4: Ersn "a
defeated Passalano. 81, 6
Deabfes.
clarsson. 81. s Observation-Disclosures sishssa psssnEsI
Penn State) defeated Aldertor- wilson.
SIS, 6-3: Ryan-Easan lG.) defeated
F1nk-Mfller, So, 6-
The Eagles won their first match
OF the season at the expense Of
Johns Hopkins, Ia, at Kenwood.
stnsles-Bcb Miller fA) defeated Wood
dsfsatsd bud Tarser q. Ii 60. 90 rs;
Evening star., 1947-04-19
Western Shows 5iqns
OF Causing trouble
To Champion Colts
By GEORGE Huber

Tech Is out OF the way, leaving
Western next In line among the
teams trying to dispose Of Defending
Champion Coolidge IN the District
high school series. The Red Raiders
have plenty Of power and may be
troublesome to the Colts next week
as they showed yesterday while
blasting out II hits In their 1871
victory over Central. Coolidge dis
posed Of Tech, Ia, and Wilson
topped Roosevelt, 7-3, in the other
games that completed opening day
play in the loop.
Houston (Tex) Jones allowed the
Maroons only three hits as he
pitched Coolidge to victory as usual,
His mates collected only four of
Techs Bob Jones and Lefty Bur-
lingame, but the latter were hurt
by fielding flaws behind them. Both
Colt runs in the opening frame re-
suited from miscues and two more
helped toward q five-run total in
the fifth. A triple by Hank Nito-
witz with two on also helped con-
siderably.
Biggest hit of the game, though,
was a homer by Techs George
Bageant In the fifth.
Central used four pitchers and
Western three In the 2-hour, As
minute game at Central yesterday.
Erik Negri, who came In from CEN
terheld to hurl the last az frames
for the Red Raiders, was best of the
lot and got credit for the win. Neeri
also got two hits In four trips, one
a fifth-inning double with the bases
loaded that helped toward a 7-run
total in that frame. 1t was followed
by Don Strains triple.
Negri turned In the days fielding
gem, a shoestring catch that started
double play at a time when the
bases were loaded and only one out.
The Wilson, Roosevelt game also
was q low-hit affair, the TIGERS col.
lecting 3 OF Marty vogel and the
Rough Riders getting 1 of Tom
Evans. None went for extra bases,
TWO errors and a base on balls con-
trlbuted to the Tigers 5 runs in the
NTH inning. Singles by Mole Jani-
gan and Marty Weigand each drove
IN two runs. Roosevelt got three OF
Its four hits while scoring 8 runs ia
the sixth, two passes helping Ia the
total.
Evening star., 1947-04-19
Mount Vernon Is Host
To Gonzoeo High Nine

In one of the outstanding school
boy diamond attractions Of the year
Mount Vernon and Gonzaga High
Schools clashed today at Mount ver-
non.
The virginians collected their fifth
straight win yesterday, while Con-
zaga chalked up victory No. 3.
Mount Vernon downed Culpeper
High. 1877, while the Eagles were
capitalizing on their opponents er-
rors to defeat st. Adams, 3-1.
Westinghouse chalked up its
fourth straight win of the season by
blasting Fairfax, 1872, as Monk
Carney pitched two-hitter and
famed l6.
Evening star., 1947-04-19
lzale, Graziano Booked
For Summer Title
Fight ii Chicago
By The As.esie,sd prs...

CHICAGO, April I9.-what prom
ises to be the biggest fight Of the
year, return l5-rcund engage
ment between Champion Tony zale
and Challenger Rocky Graziano Tor
the middleweight championship
viii be held in Chicago between
June IS and July is.
l Boxing observers predicted q rate
of at least $500, 900 which easily
would overshadow the gross OF
$342, 900 when Zale retained his
crown by fiattening Graziano Ia
the sixth round Of q thriller in New
Yorks Yankee Stadium last Sep
tember as.
Chicago bid for the rernatch when
Graziano's application for renewal
OF his revoked boxing license was
denied last week by the New York
Athletic Commission, which barred
him for failure to report q $l0o, 900
bribe offer.
The return bout was approved
yesterday by the Illinois Athletic
Commission, q member OF the Na-
tional Boxing Association which
does not recognize Graziano's ban
by the New York body. The LAC
required the managers Of both box
ers-Irving Cohen for Graziano and
Sam Plan for zale-to post a $i0,.
900 appearance bond for the fight
within 80 days.
The scrap will be In either Wris-
ley Field or Comiskey Park, with
admission at popular prices under
joint promotion Of Arthur M. wirtz,
president of the Chicago Stadium
Corp, and Promoter Irving Sheen
wald Of Chicago. Schoenwald said
the fighters would split 90 per cent
OF the receipts. This would be the
same percentage they received In
their last meeting when Zale re-
covered from second round knock
down to knock sout the challenger.
The last time q title fight was
held In Chicago was In 1s41 when
zale successfully defended his crown
against Al Hostak in Chicago Sta
dium. He had previously won the
title from Hostak in Seattle,
Evening star., 1947-04-19
By Burton Hawkins

They're loafing-listleSs-dull-no
life" Such was the chatter in the
clubhouse of the New York Yankees
yesterday after they embarrassed
Washington, TO, and If the Mats
ears are burning they are correct in
assuming the Yankees were referring
to them. The Yankees have no fear
of the Mats and, In fact, have no
respect for them.
Not in recent years have the Mats
made such dismal debut. Their
pitching was pathetic. Their hit
ting was infrequent and inconse-
quential. Their fielding was shoddy
but the biggest blow to 2S,579 Gus
toners and President Truman, who
bravely suffered through it all, was
the seemingly morose, mechanical
attitude adopted by the Mats.
AS of the moment the winless
Mats have quartet of 300 hitters
or better in Buddy Lewis, Mickey
Vernon, Cecil Travis and AL Evans,
but the Mats also have a string of
three losses and at least one of the
Yankees feels Washington isn't 60
ing anywhere, although it has sew
eral batters who figure to compile
respectable averages.
Imitation of Corpse.
Certainly, fellows like Joe Grace,
Lewis, Stan Spence, Vernon and
Travis. will hit" said Yankee who
preferred to- remain anonymous,
but any time they run up against
good pitching their hits won't hurt
much: They'll peck out some hits,
but not the kind that damage you.
Besides that, the entire club is CIV
ing good imitation of corpse"
That's cryptic comment about
the Mats, but until they display
more enthusiasm in their chores
they're likely to discover Griff1tn
Stadium fans hostile, booing, criti-
cal crowd. If yesterdays produc-
ton was a sample of what to ex-
pect this season, Washington's
chances of repeating its Million
plus attendance of 1916 suddenly
will become extinct
The Mats are too content to take
their beatings, or at least a lot of
people got that impression when
they saw Cecil Travis meekly walk
away from the plate in the eighth
inning, called out by Plate Umpire
Cal Hubbard, despite the fact that
Travis had been hit on the leg by a
foul off his bat while standing in
the batter's box.
Travis is a gentle sort of fell
low, but when a player Is right
and knows he's right and refuses
to squawk, the customers may be
forgiven for losing interest. Hub
bard was wrong and Travis and
hundreds Of fans realized it, but
the Mats took that decision almost
complacently.
They didn't relish Spence's ho-
Evening star., 1947-04-19
By Joe Reichler
Asseeiuted Press SPORTS Writer

A3soetd?eo tyeSS SpoffS wFifef
Association with Hank Greenberg
and Ralph Kiser. the major leagues
home run kings, apparently has
proved beneficial to the Pittsburgh
Pirates.
Some OF the champions four-ply
charm yesterday rubbed off on fbur
Of their teammates who availed
themselves of five home runs, enough
to give the National League leading
BUGS a 1911 victory over the Gin
cinnati Reds in a wild and woody
slugfest before record Pittsburgh
opening day. crowd of 38,216.
waldon (Wally) Westlake, a
rookie outfelder from Oakland OF
the Pacific Coast League, who owes
his place in the lineup to an injury
to First Baseman Elbie Fletcher
belted two round trippers. fetch
er's injury necessitated the switch
ing Of Greenberg to first, thus max
ing room for Westlake. Another
freshman, Catcher Leroy Jarvis
Shortstop Billy Cox and Left Fielder
Jimmy Russell, banged the others.
Mueller Also Homers.
Catcher Ray Mueller Of the Red.
got into the round-trip picture wher
he pasted q Ken Heintzelman pitch
into the "Greenberg Gardens" &
tailormade home run area in lef'
feld, with two on IN the eighth.
Led by Rookie Bobby Thomson
and Billy Rigney, the New Yori
Giants smashed out six circuit wal
lops to hand the Brooklyn Dodger'
their initial setback Of the season
1914. before 81, ,546 Polo Ground fans
Thomson enjoyed perfect da!
ut bat with four hits. His twt
round trippers put him out tn from
In the race with three. One o
HiSnsy's BLOWS was . srand-slan
Evening star., 1947-04-19

scoring rules say 1t Is neither
a wild pitch nor strikeout, but
an error for the pitcher when the
batter reaches first base in that
manner.
Stan Spence grabbed Presi-
dent Truman's right-handed
pitch and when the President
threw again, left-handed to
please the photographers, it was
Hudson who snatched the ball
:. both had 'em autographed
-. Newsom and Pitcher Allie
Reynolds of the Yankees were
introduced to President Truman,
with Newsom dominating the
conversation, of course.
George Case, the horse, won
yesterday at Havre de Grace, but
George Case. the Mats outfield-
er, hasn't gone to the post for
the Mats the Nats' most
dangerous hitters are left-hand-
ed, which Is supposed to repre-
sent trouble to right-handed
pitchers. but the Mats have
dropped three straight games to
right handed pitchers.-B. q.
Evening star., 1947-04-19
Naming Of Unknown Shotton
BewiIdering to Dodger Fans

vania League in 1908 and was ar
active performer In the majors from
1911 until 1923.
He played under Hickey on botf
st. Louis clubs and often subbed fol-
hickey as Sunday manager. Hickey
never attended baseball games or
Sunday.
Shotton managed the Phillies for
six years starting in 1928. He later
coached the Cincinnati Reds and
Cleveland Indians and managed va
rious minor league clubs in the St
Louis Cardinal organization for
Rickey,
Evening star., 1947-04-19
Mrs. Henderson Winner
IOf Congressional Golf

Compassionate first ladies day
golf competition of the summer at
tracted . field Of 47 yesterday. All
starters received free golf ball
from Pro Witty Cox.
Mrs. D. II. Henderson took the
Glass A low net with 94-8-86. with
low gross going to Mrs. r. r. Dobe,
%. Mrs. r. e. Burke made the
fewest number of puts, Il. In Glass
B, low net went to Mrs. G. J. Will
kinson, 112-22-90. followed by Mrs.
Dwight E. Avis, 119-2s-ei.
Evening star., 1947-04-19
Score Is Al to l
For Five Innings
BY He Assosie.sd prsss

LOUISVILLE, KY, April H.
Louisville Universityis baseball
team scored . 4i-to-1 victory
over Georgetown tKy.) College
yesterday as ffye pitchers held
the visitors TO one scratch hit
to IS for their teammates.
The game was . flve-innine af-
fair. Georgetown made nine er-
rufs, Louisville ONE.
Evening star., 1947-04-19
College Lead al Stake
In 6. VIC. U. Clash

Leadership in the unoficial loca,
collegiate baseball circuit is at staks
IN this afternoons game between
George Washington and Georgetown
at the Hilltop. Both have beaten
American q. and the Hoyas also
have defeated Maryland.
American U. found another team
that could beat it yesterday. travel
ing to Quantico and bowing to the
Marines, 1876.
ausniiso E o,,.--- siSS SO 9sp99L-1s 1e :
h.re Mecns9snLn,s =. 1 Aamlin. FuEler and Linn
Loyola trimmed Gallaudet, 1919,
In a Mason-Dixon Conference game
mere yesterday. The Blues helped
Loyola with II errors.
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t1an, schumacher and Massey, Sharie
Evening star., 1947-04-19

out?
Yogi, as you must know by now is the Yankees
rookie outheder who played principal role In that
dramatic thrill-packed epic yesterday at Grifhth
Stadium which opened the is47 season Washing
ton was nosed out, to o. but In the very nrst
inning the Mats got a runner to third base
The Mats laughed when Yogi took his hitting
practice. He tomahawked pitches above his head
and golfed pitches thrown so low that sympathe-
tic Senator offered to loan him tee. He was at
once dismissed as threat to lead the league in
drawing bases on balls
But In the ball game Yogi did himself proud
Evening star., 1947-04-19
Home-Run Fever Is Contagious
As Bucs Hit Five in Sluqfest

homer. Johnny Mize and Willard
Marshall also homered.
Jackie Robinson, Dodger Negro
first baseman, slammed his first
home run of Winning Pitcher Dave
Koslo, and Clipped in with single
for his best hitting day in the
majors. The Dodgers were under
the direction of Burt Shotton. who
was signed as manager only hours
before the game.
Rookie Earl Torgeson enjoyed a
perfect day with a home run, double,
single and two walks as the Braves
outscored the Phillies In Boston,
1o-7.
Andy Pafko's four Dagger was the
only score made by the visiting
Chicago Cubs as the World Cham
pion st. Louis Cardinals, behind
the eight-hit pitching of Harry CThe
Cat> Brecheen, whipped the Bruins,
Al.
williams Hits Round Tripper.
Ted williams smacked his first
home run of the season, with two
aboard, to help the Boston Red Sox
defeat the Athletics at Shibe Park,
s-3. Bobby Doerr, who got three
for five, also homered to make 1t
easy for Dave (Boo) Ferris to notch
his first pitching triumph.
Home runs by Roy Cullenbine and
Pat Mullin gave Detroit a 40 VIC
tory over the Cleveland Indians q
Virgil Trucks bested Red Embree
In hurting duel A crowd of 46,111
watched the opener at Briggs Sta
dium.
| With Rookie Outfelder Dave
Philley betting a triple. double and
two singles In four trips to the
plate, and Johnny Rigney comhin-
ing with Frank Papish to pitch five
hit ball, the Chicago White sox
scored their second straight shutout
! victory, beating the Browns, 10, In
lChieago.
Evening star., 1947-04-19
Griffith 10 Personally
Investigate trouble
|Upsetfing Ball Club
BY Froneis E. stonn

Dissension has reared It's ugly
head In the Nationals clubhouse less
than . week after the opening Of
the season and In grim effort to
wipe 1t out President Clark Grifith
scheduled q meeting Of the WASH
ington club today In which he "will
take this battle on myself and de-
mand that tile player or players re-
sponsible step forth"
Louis (Bobo) Newsom, the high
salaried, 38-year -old pitcher who
was charged with yesterdays defeat
by the New York Yankees in the
Capitals opening game. is q prin-
cipal figure In what Grifath ad-
mitted was "a form OF dissension. .
Newsom Is charging that teammates
are envious Of him and have proved
1t by sending him an anonymous
telegram.
Newsom Berates Mates.
When the Washington club was Ia
Boston earlier in the week Newsom
was sent home before the Anal OF
q scheduled three-game series to
prepare for the local opener. When
he reported at the ball park yester.
day he received q telegram, dated
from Boston, reading:
Dear Bobo: We hope you had q
good nights rest. The Staff"
Newsom angrily addressed the
team In the clubhouse before the
game, 1t was reported, and def1ed
the senders to identify themselves.
He did not regard the wire as q
prank, nor did Manager Ossie Bluege
nor Grifnth.
Grifnth, 77-year-old owner of the
Mats, is lined up solidly behind New
som and today's meeting will mark
one Of his few appearances in the
clubhouse in many years. Newso1n,
he indicated, probably will not be
present.
In qualifying the condition as "a
sort Of dissension," Grifith ex-
planned that 1t probably involved
only members of the pitching stan.
I'm going to take this battle on
myself and demand that the player
or players responsible step forth y
he said last night in an angry mood.
This Is too good q ball club to be
ruined by such thing"
Others May Be Involved.
A member of the team, who asked
to remain anonymous, indicated
there was a chance that other Mats
in addition to one or more pitchers
may have been party to the wire
sending act.
Newsom, who refused to be
quoted today. posted the telegram on
the clubhouse bulletin board after
writing on it, Thanks to my very
wonderful teammates that sent me
this" It remained on the board
throughout the game.
Friends OF Newsom, including
Griffith, insisted the incident upset
the big pitcher and affected his work
against the Yankees.
Griff Takes Responsibility.
Griffith explained that he alone
was responsible for the early return
LOT Newsom from Boston.
4 told Mr Eynon s(Secretary Ed
ward B. Eynon, jr) to send Newson1
home right after the first Boston
game" Grifith said. Il don't know
why I allowed him to go on the trip
in the first place. He wasn't going
to start nor relieve. Nobody on the
team had any right to feel that
Newsom was or Is being shown any
special favors.
Il would have sent Early Wynn
to Boston last Monday, skipping our
scheduled oficial opening game here.
so that he could rest up for the first
Red Sox game. The only reason I
didn't was because thought Wynn
might like to see the President and
a real, prewar Washington opener, 4"
ne concluded.
Evening star., 1947-04-19
Dissension Riddles Mats, With kewsom large


= b
LIKE ANY OTHER FAM
Here are some candid shots
taken as President Truman
watched the Mats lose the sea-
sons opener to the Yanks yes
terday. He shouts tleft) a.
Charley Keller hits . homer
for New York; munches pea
nuts (bottom left) and grimly
watches play tbottom right
az the home club falls behind.
-AP Photos.
Evening star., 1947-04-19
Bisons Score First Win,
Beating Military Nine

Howard University ended a fve-
game losing string by turning in its
first win of the season yesterday,
1916, over q Military District of
Washington nine at the Army War
College field.
Evening star., 1947-04-19
Mats q Loofine, Listless Club,
Yunks Conclude After Opener

hum attitude either, In pursuing
Charley Keller's eighth-inning 'dou.
Bile. The Mats in brief, aren',
hustling. For q payroll that ex.
ceeds 100000, Boss Clark Grit
fifth could be excused for desiring
more impressive exercise from hi,
hirelings. II he. doesn't get 1t he
still will be forced to pay them
but the Mats may discover the fan,
aren't forced to watch them.
Yesterdays situation is no nov
city to the Mats. The tipod came
in a series 81 exhibitions with the
Phillies as both clubs headed
home from spring training. The
Phillies-a hustlins, hollering, spir-
tied outf1t-inade the Mats appear
sluggish by comparison. I'VE dc
things said Manager Ben Chap
man OF the Phillies after dealing
the Mats another defeat. 1--WE don't
wait around for things to happen
Baseball is a gambling game, SC
we gamble and we'll win more games
that way"
Keller Gets Home Run.
As a club, the Mats made a hor-
ribie appearance yesterday and un-
til they demonstrate otherwise at
least 28,579 fans will string along
with those '1oafing, lstless' COM
ments by the Yankees.
New York picked UP run off
Bobo sNewsom In the first inning
Yogi Berra obtained the first OF
his four singles and scooted all
the way to third when Vernon
picked up Aaron Robinson's
grounder and threw wild past Mark
Christman at second. Berra scored
after George McQuinn flied tc
Spence.
Keller's home run poke over the
right field fence, delivered with
Bobby Brown and Tommy Heinrich
on base in the third inning, staked
the Yankees to q 40 lead. They
fashioned two more runs OF Luman
Harris in the three innings he
labored and notched another of
Milo Candini in the eighth when
Keller doubled and Berra singled.
The Mats were creating no trou-
BILE for Allie Reynolds, who scat
tered eight hits. They had Allie
fretting in the first inning when
they loaded the bases with two out,
but Jerry Priddy tapped to Reynolds
to end that threat.
Thereafter, Reynolds virtually
was undisturbed. Lewis, who COL
lected three Of the Mats hits, dou-
bled with one out In the fifth, but
the only Nat to reach second after
that was Evans, who doubled with
one out In the ninth. Neither ad-
vanced to third.
Berra's four singles and Keller's
home run and double spanked the
Yankees 14-hit assault on the Mats.
who have seen their pitching
pounded for 80 hits In three games,
Evening star., 1947-04-19

Britt Schweitxer fA.) defeated c. 9. Rain.
vster g. Hl, 81. s-Si Jack Lescure
rs. IS, IS; Le Roy Doo,ittie "a
defeated Burke Inflow q. H, is, 81;
Philip WroVe q. H. defeated Bob wilder.
muthe fA), Ga, -I.
= Doubles--Mills ana Rubin (A) defeated
Herren and Stebens e. H. So, e2;
Schwetzer and coven tA) defeated Turner
wrowe and Rainwater fj. Il, defeate1
Holly and Doo1ittle tA1, 6-3. @6, So.
Evening star., 1947-04-19
Yonks, 7; Mats, 0
Totals 80 IA 81 8 Totals as e27 10
.Struck out for Newsom in fourth.

tWaIked Tor Harris In seventh.
Al, titled to left for Candini in ninth
Washington -. 900 0ffO OO0-0
|, Runs-Rixsuto, Brown, Heinrich, Kel-
Ter (2), Berra f2), Errors-vernon, Rey-
nolds. Runs batted in-McQuinn, Keller
t3), Heinrich, REYNOLDS. Berra Two-base
Ihits-Vernon. Lewis, Rixzuto. Keller, EV-
ans. Home run-KelIer. Sacrinces-Rfz-
quito. Brown, MeQuinn. Double play
stirnweiss, to Rizzuto to Mcouinn. Left
on bases--New Yorg, IL: Washington, TO-
Base on baIls-Of Newsom, /; OF Rey-
Newsom. ?: by Reynolds. 6; by Harris. q.
Hits-on Nevsom.. in A innings; Oh
Harris, In 3 innings; OF Candini, in
y inning. Losing pitcher-Newsom Um-
rres--Messrs. Hubbard, Berry and weafer
Attsndance-2S.57e Time-2:2O.
Evening star., 1947-04-19
Episcopal Trockmen Win

Episcopal High trackmen scored
SO points to win q triangular meet
over Tech and Western yesterday at
Episcopal. Tech registered 40 and
Western gathered "A.
Evening star., 1947-04-19
Win, Lose, or Draw
Yogi, He Did Himself ReuI Proud
By FRANCIS {. sTAkN

There nothing with the Senators that little Yogi
little Yogi Bera that s who incidentally prob
lem for the Washington ball presumably
American League pitchers guy going pitch to
Evening star., 1947-04-19
Except for Lewis the Mats Were FIops

Washington opener a any way it,
provided onlookr leaned the
the bunting the fair weather everything else there but it
nevertheless dull because the Yanks could
the Mats of with the exception Of Lewis tagged
the Allie Reynolds three hits generally behaved
world
cular.
wassch dismal day pont-in eighth inning
looked President umpires
the only people willing stick which o'clock
held nearly people holding
nAns were disappearing rapidly.
The Mats better than they showed their and
beated They'd better retain franchise
their reputation becoming
body who takes the Yankees
ponts-that is, runs 50 '"fltrr -. og
Evening star., 1947-04-19
League Statistics
Saturday, April 10, 1S47.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results.
New York. 7; wathinEton, o.
Chicaso, /; Et. Louis, O.
Detroit, 2; Cleveland, O,
Boston, g.: Philadelphia, 8.
Evening star., 1947-04-19
Games To-day.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results.
sess'a; Res 1orE' T.; ,el 5ailsGelRRhla seeaRian.
Pittsburgh, IL, Cincinnati, II.
st. Louis, 4; Chicago, /.