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Evening star., 1947-02-14
Anacostia, Wilson Eye
High P|ayoff Spots
In Ti|ts Tonight

There are only two weeh ends o1
play left in the District high school,
round robin basket ball series, but
the schoolboys still are a long way
from deciding who gets in the title
playoffs. The top four teams make
it, and so far only Coolidge and
Eastern are reasonably sure OF
places.
It takes at least four wins in seven
games to make it and even that
always doesn't give lock. on two
recent occasions-1943 and 1916
preliminary playoffs were necessary
between teams with four won and
three lost records.
Tech has lost its last two series
games, but figures to win over Gen.
tral and Roosevelt in it's next two
games, which would put it in. Ana
costa has yet to 60 against Coolidge
and Central and figures to beat Cen
trail, anyway. Roosevelt has Eastern
and Tech remaining and may fine
it hard to get even one victory
Wilson, which lost it's first three
but which now is coming strong
meets Western and Eastern in re-
naming games. Wilson should beat
Western and could beat Eastern.
So the way the form book has 1t
it looks like Coolidge, Eastern anc
Tech may get in with little trouble
with battle between Anacostia ano
Wilson for the other place, maybe
even a preliminary playoff.
Anacostia's chances will get big
boost if it can beat Coolidge in the
feature of tonight's double-heade1
at Tech gym. Western and Wilson
tangle in the 7:30 o'clock opener
The Indians are going great now
with six wins in row. John
Schuerger, who became eligible last
week, proved a big help in his first
game, and Gene Schroeder at center
is another dangerous scorer. Cool
idge's big gun is Center Bob Klien-
knecht, who leads the loop with an
average of 13 points a game.
Wilson is favored in the opener
over Western. The Tigers have two
men among the loops three top
scorers. Pat O'Neill and Al Monaco
both are averaging a shade better
than IL points a game.
Evening star., 1947-02-14
Hot College Park Bouts Loom
As Terp, Mariner Boxers Mix
By Lewis F. Atchison

With the Terps' Ed Rieder pitted
against the Mariners slim Stan
Wheatley in the feature 155-pound
bout, Marylands bachelors of beak-
busting tie into Kings Point to-
night at College Park in their final
home appearance of the season. The
first bout is scheduled promptly at
8:15.
On paper Maryland has the edge,
for Coach Heinie Miller's pupils have
won their last five matches after
losing a questionable decision to Vir-
ginia in the curtain-raiser. A win
would give Maryland an edge in its
brief series with the Mariners, who
gained an even break in last years
home-andho matches.
First Bout Promises Action.
While the Rieder- -Wheatley affair
shapes up as the high light Of the
program, the opening l25-pound en-
gagement between Maryland'S Al
Salkowski and Ed Coletta has all
the earmarks of another slambang
battle. Salkowski, dogged by minor
hurts, is just beginning to hit his
stride while Coletta is unbeaten
Just in case either fails to measure
up to expectations, the customers
can expect plenty of high-voltage
action all along the line, but the
Rieder- -Wheatley affair should be
super.
Both boys can hit, although
Wheatley seems to have the edge
in this department. Both are willing
mixers and standup fighters. There
you have all the ingredients for a
Pier 6 braWl and both teams are
confident of taking the point.
Maryland will have one newcomer
In the lineup, Walter Lindquist
and welcomes back Welterweight
Tom Maloney, who has been Out
with an ailing nose. Lindquist, 6
Washington lad, replaces Light
Evening star., 1947-02-14
Fpn @ Sports Capital Cage Title C|ouded as Hoyas Beat W.

BOUNCING Ed Brembs (on hoor) who
passed twice in the half of the G. W. last night
crashing the floor star In the second
half but still found attraction for the boards Here Brbs
falls again after scoring spectacular layup No 10 is Don
cNary and to his left Danny (22) of George
The other players watching Cleft to rgh Andy Kos
tecka the Hoyas Bill Georgetown won,
61 After the Brembs said he felt shaky but otherwise
had Ill effects from his spill early in the game. The
Fordha forward will undergo examination at the hospital
today however Brebs scored u points despite
lively short time in the game.
Star Staff Photo by Bob
Evening star., 1947-02-14

its 10th year, has been termed the
title event among the small col
lege fives, but each year the event
draws a better field. Nevada, which
played Georgetown here this year
reached the semifnals last year
The final game drew 28,708 in the
Kansas City Auditorium with
Southern Illinois Normal the win
ner.
Cassell and his committee aides
Gardner Mallonee and Bill Murray
athletic director at Johns Hopkins
and the U. of Delaware, respectively
will make advance plane and hotel
reservations for the MD. cham
pion as the local entry will play
there on Monday after completing
the tournament here Saturday.
Evening star., 1947-02-14
Buffalo Hunters Meet
Criticism With Rule
Ito Aid Quick Kill
By the Assoeiofsd Press

RAWLINS, Wyo., Feb. l4.-Cries
of brutality" aimed at Wyoming's
first one-shot buffalo hunt resulted
today in a last-minute rule change
which the assembled archers declared
would guarantee clean kills" Of the
three bulls slated for bow -ard-arrow
deaths.
Under the original rules, the
archers, armed with 60-pound bows
and standard broad-head arrows,
would have lined up at rs yards dis
tance and fred one shot each until
the bulls were brought down.
At a mass meeting last night,
called in response to newspaper
charges that the hunt would be
nothing short of murder" the
archers voted to stalk the bulls and
fire at point-blank range If possible
to assure quick executions.
"Peppering these animals with
arrows would cause spectacle re-
pulsive to the public" Hoff said.
"Our idea Is to stalk the wild buffalo
in his natural habitat. we want to
give the bull his chance and the
archer the opportunity to make a
clean kill"
Ed M. Hunter of Denver, we'll
known Colorado sportsman, told the
archers: "I don't know If the killing
of these buffaloes Is 'sportsmanship
to the soft-hearted sisters Of the
sports pages who have been yelling
about it. think it's just as humane
as watching couple fof prize fighters
beat each others brains in the ring"
Hunter and other sportsmen de-
clared the 60-pound bow would kill
9 buffalo as neatly as o high
powered rife.
Under the new rules, the archers
will be divided into three groups.
Each group will stalk single bull
and on signal from the group leader
the bowmen will fire at split-second
intervals in an effort to kill the
animals as quickly as possible.
Evening star., 1947-02-14

The Mats came up with LULU
Of trade today. They get Pitchers
Luther Knerr and Luman Harris
from the Philadelphia Athletics in
exchange for Outfelder George
Binks in a deal that positively will
not rock the baseball world.
President Clark Griffith, in an
nouncing the swap at his Orlando,
Fla, headquarters, thus boosted to
Is the number of pitchers of assort-
ed caliber who will report to spring
training next week. Knerr and
Harris, both right-handers, were no
astonishing articles last season, for
the blubbery Knerr won three games
and lost 16, while Harris won three
and lost IA.
In parting with Binks, Griffith
isn't boosting Connie Mack's pen
nant hopes. Binks batted .194 last
season and is remembered princi-
pally by Philadelphia fans for the
fly ball he lost in the sun there in
the waning days of the 1945 season,
an incident which cost the Mats a
game and possibly the pennant.
Knerr Has Fair Fast One.
The last two seasons with the
Athletics have seen Knerr win eight
games and lose 27, but he may not
be as hapless as the record would
indicate. He has a steamy fast ball
and when last seen by the Mats it
was effective. Washington beat
him, 81, but Knerr limited the Mats
to seven hits in pitching a credit
able game.
Harris likewise has had his mo-
ments, but with the Athletics most
of them have seemed long. The
Mats belted him around literally
last year-as did other clubs-but
on one occasion Harris held them to
five hits in losing a 81 decision to
Mickey Haefner.
Evening star., 1947-02-14
Arnold Due Here TO Train
For Fight With Hursey

Billy Arnold, Philadelphia's hard
hitting, young middleweight, checks
in here late today to conclude prep
aration for his scheduled 10-round
boxing feature with Smuggy Hursey
at Uline Arena next Thursday
night.
Arnold and his stablemate, Speed
Duvall, will inaugurate series of
public workouts at Liberty A. c.
tomorrow at 2:30 o'clock and will
remain active here through next
Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Hursey, who is drill
ing at Stillmans in New York over
the week end, will open final public
drills at Liberty Monday.
Evening star., 1947-02-14
College Quints
BY the Assoeioied Press

Georgetown. 6I; G. w. "A.
Alliance tPa.), SO; Fredonia IN. Y. J, AZ.
Fairmont (W. Va Teachers, 65: Salem,
5S.
Bethany. II; Davis-Elkins, 81.
West Liberty wv. Va Teachers, "a;
California Pa.) Teachers, As
Shepherd Teachers, So; Elizabethtown,
81.
Holy Cross. So; st. Anselms IN. HI, A.
Bradley, II; Virginia, ,5S.
Ohio Wesleyan, 80; Wittenberg. SO.
Cincinnati Xavier, rs; Dayton, 55.
Wilberforce. So: Bluffton, 80.
Louisville. 40; Evansville, Al. n
W. and M, So: v. M. l., So.
Eastern Kentucky, So; Berea, 81
Transylvania, "A; Georgetown ky,
So.
Union (Ky.), 81; Centre. 4e,
Mount, St. Marys, So Western Mary
Maryville, A; Carson Newman, 2s.
High Point, So; Guilford, 40.
Appalachian State, 60; Atlantic Chris
West Virginia State, AS; Winston-s Salem
Teachers, 35.
BIuefeld, "a; Roanoke. so.
Millisan, 81; Emory and Henry. ~.
Evening star., 1947-02-14
Mats Get Hur|ers Knerr, Harris
From As in Trade for Binks

Knerr is a roly-poly who IS 25
years old and carries 220 pounds
on a 6-foot-1-i frame. Harris
a Navy veteran, is 80 years old, Is G
feet / inch and weighs 180. He
broke in with the Athletics in 194l
and enjoyed his best season In 1914
when he won 10 games and lost 8
after winning only Z and losing 81
in 1943.
Knerr was graduated to the Ath-
letics in 1945 after winning 13 and
losing II with Toronto of the Inter-
national League. He attended
Muhlenburg College and invaded
organized baseball in 1941 with
Petersburg, Va.
Binks Ignores Signals.
A popular figure here in 1945
when he came to the Mats as a
wartime flu-in and batted .278, the
colorful Binks is a polished fielder
He is rated by Griffith as one of the
finest ground ball outflelders of all
time, but long has been tabled for
a trade as the result of his feeble
batting last season.
Binks was source Of continual
annoyance to the Mats coaches
who admitted he established some
sort of record in 1945 by failing to
grasp single signal all season
Nevertheless, he played we'll enough
to receive a $1,000 bonus from Grit
fifth.
The two-for-one deal is believed
to be a follow-up on the waiver
maneuver which dispatched Catcher
Mike Guerra to the Athletics in
December. Griffith now has added
four different faces to the Mats
roster in Harris, Knerr, Pitcher Tom
Ferrick and Catcher Frank Man.
cuSo. B. H.
Evening star., 1947-02-14
Fusuri-Lurkin Tiff
Likely Garden Top
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-Some
$1,000 customers are expected to
chip in to 1947's first 100000
gate at Madison Square Garden
tonight when two New Jersey well
terweights, unbeaten Charley Fu-
sari and Fancy-Dan Tippy Lar
kin collide in a 10-round engage
ment.
Larkin Is 1-to-2 favorite to
stop Fusaris string of victories.
Evening star., 1947-02-14
Women's Pin Tourney
Slated at Tukomu

A doubles tournament for woman
bowlers limited to pairs with con-
bined average of 210 will be held
Sunday at the Takoma Recreation.
starting at 2 pm. The entry fee
of ST covers the cost of games,
Averages will be computed as OF
February g.
A first prize of S75 is guaranteed
Evening star., 1947-02-14
Turner Rallies After
Operation, Rests Well

Promoter Joe Turner was reported
as slightly improved at Doctors
Hospital this morning.
He has rallied we'll following all
operation two days ago, and spent
a comfortable night. Turner has
been i'll for several months with a
| liver ilment.
Evening star., 1947-02-14
Mt. Vernon Beuts HoIton

Virginia Crist, with 10 points, led
Mount Vernon Junior College girls
basket ball team to a 1924 win over
Holton Arms yesterday at Holton
Arms. Peggy Galland led the hosts
with six points.
Evening star., 1947-02-14

w
Southern Conference championship in 1943 Gussie
now is a struggling second-stringer who is averag
ing two points game.
Gustafson is sticking it out, though, and
therein lies a story. Seven years ago, as fresh
man at G. W., Ed became discouraged and home
sick He ana chum, Bill Bess, wanted distance
between them and the downtown schools postage
stamp campus. They said to heck with it, or
something similar, packed their bags and started
hitchhiking to their home town. Moline, Ill.
Bill Reinhart then coaching at G. W., learned
of their departure grabbed a clean shirt and a
toothbrush got tank Of gas and took off down
+bo Milo after them Miraculolsly he located
Evening star., 1947-02-14
La SuIIe to- PIuy Golf

PHILADELPHIA, Feb IA F.-Ls
Sale College Of Philadelphia is 60
ing to have a golf team in 1947
James j. Henry, Director Of Athlet-
les, says 40 candidates have reported
to Coach John Guishard.
Evening star., 1947-02-14
BeIvoir Stops Quuntico

Fort Belvoirs basket ball team
scored a 57-51 overtime victory last
night at the expense Of the Quantico
Marines at Quantico.
Evening star., 1947-02-14
St. Albuns Five Winner

Stevie Thomas scored seven points
to lead the seventh grade quint of
st. Adams to a 17-14 win over
Friends seventh graders yesterday
at st. Adams.
Evening star., 1947-02-14
Passes Up On Opportunity at Illinois

rejected upon emerging the Navy after seeing
complete his education and football
eligibility might have played in the Rose Bowl last
month and publicity member of the Illinois
eleven but and the comparative OBJ
1t had something to do with finishing
what he staed-somehing fellow named Reinhart had
instiled him.
Guason returned the Coonials his in the
lineup moderately football comeback Gusss
bordered bance the Nations less
publczed teams. Recognition lacking.
getting basket ball recognition That's as it
should he hasn't merted He been unable regain
the form that made him standou the 1923 G. W. team
soaring Eds bid for fame
Merreu Whieseys story the Georgetown
Washington basket ball last night there's box
line of agate type you'll notice "Gusaon, 0o-o
nothing it? 1t be arithmetic, but it
a fellow who hasn't quit.
Evening star., 1947-02-14
Win, Lose, or Draw

By BURTON HAWKINS

Probably player the court last night
Washington Universts Edsel Gustafso
with the Colonials dates back
Evening star., 1947-02-14


Md pulled beside them and said grfy
They in.
Renhart kept driving didn't around Instead OF
heading Bill em home all the way to Moline
stopped econond conversation
Renhart say them from Cumberland to Moline
which must of record for silence
Bill Turns On Persuasive Line of CAB
When Reinhart talking persuasive He talked
he talked to the boys When he was nsnd
Cusses said Edse will return to
school you Bess admitted they had been nasty
so they automobile again and the return trip
to G. w. pleasant
that incident has developed elykni friendship
Reinhart admits Bill has exeed
influence his life He continues to exert that IN
fuence connections Gustason
for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the
All-Amerca Football Conference.
Character building generally topic for smrking
usually light the Reinhart
Gustafson instance happened Renha took maconten and
person He had much to do
with the development of Gusson polished gentleman Any
body has played with against Gussie will praise him.
Gustafson somewhat typical of GIs attempting to readst
ball.
ball hitch in the Navy
football trainee played four grid
games mentioned prominently In
Au-Easern selections
Evening star., 1947-02-14

Heavy Bob Hafer, who is nursing
an injured shoulder.
Evening star., 1947-02-14


Totals 231561 Totals 15l444
Evening star., 1947-10-05

fickle reader of romance and the
critics who would not stand for
anything less than sound research.
And he must have introduced thou
sands of people to Vincent Van
Gogh in "Lust for Life" who may
otherwise have died without know
ing there ever was such a man..
Irving Stone is still young, al
though his dark hair is graying nice
ly. Since the last three years OF
writing about Eugene Debs nearly
gave him a nervous breakdown, he
also remains slender. I was curious
about how he happened to write
book about Debs-what inspired 1t.
There were two reasons, he ex-
planned. One was the memory of
Debs when he appeared in Los
Angeles to speak shortly after being
released from prison. Stone was
then about Is, but he was enormous
ly impressed by the pale, flery-eyed
man whose mere presence brought
a lot of scuffling. rambling people
into an integrated oneness, and quiet,
simply by standing up before them.
Later when Stone was writing a
biography, "Clarence Darrow for
the Defense" he was reminded
again about the powerful person.
atty of Debs, for whose defense
Darrow gave up $12,000-a-year
job.
He Loved People.
Rarely is there man who loves
people more than he loves himself.
Stone believed that Debs was such
a man. that he emanated love
Evening star., 1947-10-05

Burmese women have been sent
abroad.
Ma Khin Myint-::t is all one
name; Burmese do not inherit their
parents last name-is typical of the
group, of which she is the sole men,
ber in Washington. After graduat-
ing from the University of Rangoon,
she worked as senior accounts as
sistant in the Burmese administra-
ton before coming to America to
prepare herself for a more respon-
sible job. She is the daughter of the
principal of a Baptist theological
seminary near Rangoon. Her native
costumes, long colorful skirts called
longyi. make her a distinctive figure
around the G. w. campus and Inter-
national House. where she lives.
The State Departments Division
of international Exchange of Per-
sons. does what it can to facilitate
the trek of foreign students to this
country, but so far has no funds to
help finance the projects except for
Latin America.
The Fullbright Act, authorizing
the State Department to use certain
foreign currencies and credits ac-
quired through the sale of surplus
property abroad for programs of
educational interchange, will give
great impetus to the program when
it comes into operation. A limited
number of scholarships under this
act are expected to be awarded for
the 1948-49 academic year.
Emphasis under the F'ullbright
Act will be on sending Americans
to study abroad, mainly because
the act limits expenditures. to those
that can be made in foreign cur
rencies. Thus expenses within the
United States for foreign students
could not be met with these funds.
But travel costs of foreign students
to and from this country may be
paid under the act, where they are
payable in foreign currencies.
The law provides that proceeds
from the sale of surplus property
can be devoted to educational ex-
changes up to limit of $4,000, 900
in any one country, to be used at
the'rate of not more than s1,00O,-
Evening star., 1947-10-05
Among the Authors
Irving Stone Tells How He Happened
To Write q Book About Euoene Debs

wherever he went and that this was
his power. Although Stone is not
a Socialist, he wanted to write about
him. He was fortunate in finding
Brother Theo still living in Terre
Haute, though Ill and 80. when he
got around to beginning Adversary
in the House." in 1945. After a few
weeks of taking down notes from the
brother, he was permitted to take
the Debs' papers and records home
to California where he became in
volved in the cross fire between
labor unions, socialism. the woes
of mankind in general. and the
electric emotional fabric of Debs'
life. Brother Theo loved him with
idolatry and his wife loved him as
a man while hating everything he
stood for.
I had mentioned that Lust for
Life" was one of the remembered
pleasures in many years Of read
ing. And this reminded Stone
that strangely. a brother Theo also
existed as an important part of
Van Gogh's life. as well as in
Debs'. -5E t1t.
1t Was 4 Great Day.
Irving Stone had written 10 years
without setting the world on fire,
when he married. In fact, Sep
tember Is, 1884. was a low moment.
His wife was working and he had
grave doubts about ever being
able to finance their dreams. Then
came next day. September 26-pub-
lication day for Lust for Life"
The book was an immediate sue
cess. 1t meant he could 60 on
writing entertaining life stories
that they could have a family and
a home in his native California.
1t meant Mrs. Stone need not con-
tinue working. 1t was a great day.
The Stones are so attached to that
turning point in their lives that
each book since has appeared on
the same date-September rs.
After few weeks in the East and
autographing the book across coun-
try, Stone will be back at his desk
again, writing a novel about an un-
recognized but great American
artist, about whom he has collected
material for IA years. His method
of working is to put 5000 sheets
of paper in front Of him and open
his typewriter. Knowing that he
overwrites about that much, when
they are filled he begins cutting,
trimming and rewriting until down
TO book which suits him.
Evening star., 1947-10-05

The first part Of the Scott Stand
ard Postage Stamp Catalogue for
1948 has Deen published and is on
sale locally. 1t contains up to date
listings of all postal issues of the
United States. Great Britain and
Colonies and the countries of Latin
America-860 pages of text and IL
lustrations.
Pan American World Airways and
Pan American-Grace tPanagra)
have devised a round-trip service
for covers carried on the Inter-
American Express from the United
States to Argentina. Collectors may
send two small airmail envelopes
each, one addressed to sender in
care Pan American-Grac Airways,
Buenos Aires and the other to the
person In the United States or
Canada to whom the sender de-
sires it delivered. under wrapper to
Pan American World Airways. at
tention Roger Violin, Suite 1900
Dupont Building, Miami. Florida,
the first Of these two envelopes to
bear a 10c United States airmail
stamp. Pan American and Panagra
will place cachets on both covers
and afIix Argentine airmail post
age on the cover for delivery In the
United States or Canada. The cover
addressed to Buenos Aires will come
back in the envelope addressed for
delivery In the United States or
Canada. Deadline, october 8.
Since the original announcement
September 10, the cities of Hunting
ton Park and South Gate have been
added to the helicopter airmail route
to be inaugurated in the Los Angeles
area on October 16. First-f1ight
covers may be sent to postmasters
for despatch.
According to an official release
"the story of the Federal duck
stamps and how the revenue received
from their sale to sportsmen, conser-
vationists and philatelists is used to
aid in the development of the ma
tional wildlife refuge system is told
in a new pamphlet issued by Che
Fish and Wildlife Service under the
title of Federal Duck Stamps and
Their Place in Waterfowl Conserva-
ton