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Evening star., 1947-02-12
Navy-W. Va. Court Tiff
lis Free, but Coaches
Are Not With Tips
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. 12.-Ad-
mission was free, but predictions
were not today in the seasons big
gest basket ball bargain-the battle
between unbeaten West Virginia and
once-vanquished Navy for the East's
number one spot.
BY tradition, midweek sports
events at the Naval Academy-re-
gardless of the teams involved-re-
quire no tickets. So the first 5000
fans to Saunter into Dahlgren Hall
about 5 O'Clock will witness the en-
counter, billed as the ultimate test
Of the good-big-team versus good
lttle-team controversy.
Also true to tradition, neither
coach was talking.
Said the Navy mentor, low-moan-
ing Ben Carnevale: 1.-THE Noun
taineers are the best team in the
country-except possibly Kentucky"
Said the Mountaineers' pilot,
blues-singing Lee Patton: Navy is
probably the toughest opponent We'll
meet this year."
After that, silence.
With an eye askance at Navy's
fan-shaped backboards, Patton led
his 12-man squad onto the Dahlgren
Hall hardwood yesterday afternoon
for a limberup. The West Vir-
ginians, with IL straight victories
under their belt, weren't aiming to
be stopped by familiarity only. with
the standards square type.
Carnevale's men, adveragir1g 4
inches shorter than the 6-foot-3
Mountaineers, also took to the court
yesterday. Defeated only by George
Washington in 12 starts, they're
aiming for repeat of last years
performance, when they were one of
two teams in the country to stop
West Virginia.
The Mountaineers have Fred
Schaus, lanky freshman forward
who averaged It's points for the
first IL games. The Tars have
minute-sized Kenny Shugart. all
East last year and boasting 1862
points this season.
But, as opponents OF both teams
have discovered, it isn't safe to bottle
up the star of either outfit and ex-
pect to coast to victory.
Evening star., 1947-02-12
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Basket Ball.

washington CapltolS at New
York Knickerbockers (pro).
Georgetown at La Sale, Phil
adelphia.
Montgomery Junior College at
Central, $3.50.
Mount Rainier at Blair, Silver
Spring, $3.50.
Woodward at Fairfax. 2.
Gonzaga at Charlotte Hall,
3:45.
Episcopal at st. Adams, $3.50.
Alumni at Tech, 8.
Douglas VS.. Armstrong, Ban
neker gym, 7::30.
Wrestling.
Weekly program at Turner's
Arena, 8:45..
TOMORROW.
Basket Ball.
Georgetown VS.. George Wash
ington, Uline Arena, $3.50.
Charlotte Hall at Priory, 3:45.
Chamberlain at st. Anthony,s,
$3.50.
Friends at Georgetown Prep,
$3.50.
Gonzaga at National Training
School, $3.50.
Redskins VS.. Steelers, Turner's
Arena, $3.50.
Evening star., 1947-02-12
Young 5 Frustration
Is Capped as AAU
.5uspends Him
By The Asseeiossd Press

CHICAGO, Feb. 12.-Buddy
Young, who decided to quit Illinois
to play in sports for pay and then
changed his mind to play for fun
and fame with the hopes Of entering
the 1948 Olympics, now may not
play at all.
If there ever was an athlete who
was stumped it is this little 5-foot
5-inch Negro, fast as lightning On
the gridiron and even faster on the
cinders.
Several weeks ago the fireplug
with legs missed his final exams ut
Illinois and thus automatically be-
came ineligible for intercollegiate
athletics. He went to Los Angeles to
play in an all-star football game
which was Cancelled the day after,
he arrived.
Faced Big Nine Disbarment.
II the game had been played and
Young had been in it he never again
would have been eligible for COM
petition in the Big Nine under Q
ruling prohibiting such enterprise.
AL Young finally received were his
expenses for the trip. Rumors were
that after the game there would bs
a formal announcement that he ofi-
cially had signed to play pro bali
either with the Los Angeles Dons or
the New York Yankees of the ALL
America Football Conference.
The pro bids did not materialize.
Thus, Young probably thought the
next best thing was to get back into
q college aand devote full time re-
hearsing for the 1948 Olympics,
which he originally planned to fore
go to get cash on the barrel head
from the pros to help lessen the load
of being a family man trying to
support a wife and child.
Draws Automatic Suspension.
Yesterday, his status Of an anna
teur was cleared up. Dan Ferris.
executive secretary of the AAU, an
nounced in New York that Young
was automatically ineligible for am
ateur competition since he fully in
tended to play in the all-star foot
ball game on the coast and receive
money for doing it. Young can be
reinstated in a year, under the AAU
regulation, If he abstains from TAX
ing money.
That put Young in spot. If he
really wants to enroll in Chicago
college to further his education he
is at liberty to do so. But If he
wants to enter college primarily to
get track competition and reach
goal of entering the Olympics, that
is out.
( Suspension for year will leave
Buddy without competition which Is
vital for keeping him in trim for the
Olympics," said Bob Anderson,
Young's adviser. Buddy and I viii
just have to get together soon to
discuss his future before we can say
what he's going to do for sure"
Young is rapidly becoming an ath-
lete without a sport.
Evening star., 1947-02-12
Undefeated Duquesne
'Quint Nof His Best,
Veteran Pilot Says
BY the Asseeiated Prsss

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 12.-The
Golden Dukes of Duquesne Univer-
sity, unbeaten in Is basket BALI
games this season, may provide
Chick Davies with his first all-vic-
torious quintet in 20 years of
college coaching-but the bald
headed mentor doesn't rate the
team his best.
The so-called Iron Dukes are
Davies personal choice for the
honor. The Iron Dukes, playing
game after game without sub
stitution, went through three reg
ular seasons (1938-9, 1939-40, 1940-
4D with only seven defeats in SIS
games.
They lost out in the finals of both
the NCAA Eastern Division COM
petition and the New York invita-
tional tournament after losing only
to Indiana University in '39-'40. The
following season the Iron Dukes
won II and lost 2 (De Paul and
Ohio State), but found Colorado a
stumbling block in the first round
of the New York tourney.
Davies, who at the age Of 80
returned I'd high school in 1890 and
then went on to earn a masters
degree from Duquesne, comedies
that his current team "could be as
good as the Iron Dukes"
"But so far they haven't shown
the court savvy to go with their
height and shooting ability" he
said, even though the quintet is
one of two undefeated teams in
the Nation today. West Virginia
Is the other.
The tallest man on the Iron
Dukes was 6-foot-2-inch Lou Kas-
perik. The key man on the 1867
squad is Joe Camic, 6-foot-4 giant.
Three other players range up to
6 feet S. @
The Golden Dukes have six more
games to play before they can
start looking for a post-season tour
nament bid. The toughest opposi-
tion promises to be Valparaiso next
Monday, and Georgetown Univer-
sity twice-February 28 here and
March 4 at Washington.
Evening star., 1947-02-12

After all these years Eddie La
Fond is getting superstitious. The
hard-working Catholic U. boxing
coach isn't one to worry about
jinxes, but this winter he couldn't
help Growing about the Cardinals
rosy prospects and that, he is con-
vinced, was mistake.
Heavyweights usually are hard to
find on the G. U. campus but this
season Eddie came up with two.
Light-teavies are as rare as orchids
in Iceland but Eddie came up with
q couple of good ones in Hermino
Poblette and Johnny Mcdonald.
From that point on down the line
the squad was populated thickly
with pretty good punchers and
LaFond figured If he had good sea-
sons when material was scarce he
should have championship team
with fighters to spare. And the
team looked real good until some
body walked under ladder.
Catholic dropped a 5-3 decision to
Miami when Poblette came down
with a cold and Mcdonald got a
bum decision in the 175-pound bout.
But they came back to whip Kings
Evening star., 1947-02-12
Garden Books Jersey Fighters,
Confusing the KO Situation
By Hugh Fullerton, Jr.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NsSSSt6tS1 Fte
NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-When a
New Jersey boxer fights a main
bout in Madison Square Garden
knockout is almost sure to take
place, reports Publicitor Harry
Markson. In that case, Fridays
clash between Tippy Larkin,
Garfield, N. j., and Charley Fu-
sari, 1rvington, N. j., should end
in a double kayo. Wanna bet?
-. Detroit and Boston, the only
American League baseball clubs
with urlIighted parks, finished
one-two last season in their
leagues night-game standings.
-. Daytona Beach, Fla, already
is more than a little excited
about the national championship
motorcycle races on the beach,
February 22-23. The towns
housing facilities will be
swamped and you can't sleep in
the back seat of a motorcycle.
Travel troubles-Clayt Seag-
ears, who has charge of the New
York Conservation Departments
exhibit at the Sportsman Show
here, is worried about transport
ing Noah John Rondeau, the her.
NIT of Cold River, from his
Adirondack hideout to Manhat-
tan in time for the opening Sat-
urday seems Noah's shack is
19 miles from his nearest neigh
Dor and the snow in the woods
is 5 feet deep. ."If we can't
get him there" means Seagears,
"I'm going to Itch plenty in a
beard" On the other hand,
Jim Corbett, Louisiana State u.
pubiicitor, is exulting because the
Tigers have scheduled a football
game in Boston next fall. Jim
explains: "It's the only way q
sports publicity man can 60 home
for free" ! ~
Evening star., 1947-02-12
Yachts Are 130 Miles
East of Miumi in Race
BY the Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 12.-The Coast
Guard reported today that the cut
ter Pandora, accompanying the
Miami-to-Nassau yacht race, was
1870 miles due east of Miami at 8
am, but did not give the position
of the leading contestant.
The last report, sent by Coast
Guard radio late last night, placed
Fred M. Temples Stormy Weather
in the lead of the 13 sleek sailing
craft competing in the l84-mile
event.
Hostess II, sailed by Kenneth
STAMFORD was reported as second
and Remigio Hernandorena's Ciclen,
flying the pennant of the Miranar
Yacht Club of Havana, Cuba, was
third.
Evening star., 1947-02-12
Douglas, Armstrong
Fiyes Fuce Toniqht

Douglass High of Baltimore plays
Armstrong High basket ball team
tonight at $3.50 at Banneker gym.
This is a return, Armstrong having
been forced into overtime before
beating the Ducks, 63-61, previously.
Armstrong is current leader in the
South Atlantic Conference with 8
wins in 10 starts, and leads In the
city colored high school series with
three straight wins.
Evening star., 1947-02-12
Levin and O'Brien Bout
Tops RussIe Program

Dave Levin, the New York
Butcher Boy" who has been CAM
paigning for years among tophight
wrestling ranks, returns to Turner's
Arena tonight to clash with Rough
House Jack O'Brien, bearded 265-
FOUNDER from Dallas, in the feature
attraction of the weekly mat bill.
In the semifinal, Erstwhile Cham
pion' Babe Sharkey will mix with
Red Ryan, Boston grappler, while in
"a special added team match, Jan
Blears and Johnny Bosch will pair
against Sander Kovacs and George
Bruckman.
Kola Kwariani and Erich Holm
bach meet in the opening encounter.
Evening star., 1947-02-12

DIFFERENT Many ballplayers
have forsaken the diamond to
enter professions, but in this case
it's the reverse. Shown here Is
DR.. Richard AmeS, one-time New
York Yankee farmland pitcher.
who is giving up medicine for the
time being for another fling with
the Yankees. Betty Ehelich,
nurse at Christ Hospital in Gin
cinnati, where DR.. Ames has just
completed his internship, ad-
mires pitching arm.
-AP Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1947-02-12
FuIks Needs IS Point,
To Become First in
AA 10 Hit 1000.
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-Joe Fulks,
curley- haired Philadelphia court
star, needed only Is more points
today to become the first player in
the Basket Ball Association OF
America to net 1000 points.
The hashy former Eastern Ken
lucky College pivot ace pumped in
Is points last night to lead the
Warriors to a 1859 victory over the
Western Disseminating st. Louis
BomberS.
While the win left the Warriors
still eight games behind the first
place Washington Capitols in the
Eastern section, it increased their
margin over the idle third-place
New York Knickerbockers to three
full games. I
The Cleveland Rebels made the
coaching debut Of Roy Clifford a
success by defeating the Providence
Steam Rollers, 85-76. Clifford, who
replaced Dutch Rehnert after last
Sundays loss to Detroit, substituted
freely ana 1t pald OH. ~,
Fulks, league statistics released
today show, has almost twice as
many points as the leagues next
ranking scorer, Stan Miasek Of
Detroit. Miasek has $50, while
Martin ranks third with 551.
Fulks also leads in field goals with
346 and foul goals with 293. He pos
sesses the best average per game,
"a points, and holds the record for
most points scored in a single
game, Al.
Bob Feerick of Washington has
the second best per game average,
14.7.
Martin is runnerup to Fulks in
field goals with 233 in 80 games,
while Miasek holds second place in
fouls made with 156 in Al games.
Miasek tops the league in personal
fouls committed with 1873.
rr1x,o 1aa
Evening star., 1947-02-12
MacPhaiI Believed
He Could Get Lanier
To Remain in u. 5.
By Jock Hand
Assoeiotsd Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-sam
Breadon has been criticized for
selling spawned. screamed st.
Louis Cardinals for fancy prices,
but it has been learned he spurned|
a $15O,000 offer last summer for
three players he didn't even have
on his ball club.
Hours after Max Lanier, Fred
Martin and Lou Klein had been
granted travel permits to Jump
to Mexico, May 23, Larry MacPhail
of the New York Yankees offered
$150,0O0 cash to Breadon for the
three men.
There were no strings attached
to the offer and Larry was willing
to gamble on the players report
ing to him, although every paper
in the country carried the story
that Lanier and his mates were
headed south of the border.
Considered Bid Momentarily.
Breadon considered the bid mo-
mentarily and asked MacPhail how
the players could be sold to the
Yankees when they were National
League property.
When MacPhail assured him no
National League club would risk q
waiver claim on a player who already
was believed en- route to Mexico,
Salesman Sam" belied his nick
name with an emphatic "no."
The Cardinal owner made it clear
that Lanier, Martin and Klein must
play with st. Louis or not at all. It
turned out to be not at all for they
were playing in Mexico within a
week.
Gn st. Louis, Breadon con-
firmed this, saying MacPhaii
called me by long distance phone
about 8 or 10 o'clock one night
shortly after the players had left
the Cardinal club. In declining
the offer, told him that the
three men would play for the
Cardinals or they would not play
in the major leagues"
Yanks Needed Aid Badly.
What Sad didn't know when Mac
Phail made his offer was that the
Yankees had influenced the Mex
leans to cancel the travel permits
for the three players. Larry believed
he had a good chance of convincing
Lanier. at least, to stay in the
United States by using a liberal
quantity Of Yankee dollars.
The Yanks were floundering in
the American League race with
Boston making a runaway of it and
help was sorely needed. Joe Nc
Carthy was to resign as manager
within few days and MacPhail
was desperate for something to give
the club "Shot in the arm" He
was willing to gamble on Lanier,
the top pitcher in the National
League with a 60 record and a
much-needed southpaw ace for the
staff. Fl
Might Have Matched Offer.
If Lanier had known about all this
last May, he might never have left
organized ball. It is conceivable
that MacPhail might have matched
any Mexican salary offer in his hour
of desperate need.
With Lanier and his mates under
a f1ve-year ban by Commissioner A.
B. Chandler, any speculation about
the MacPhail-Breadon IDEAL" is
purely academic. But at the time it
promised to cast a bombshell into
the major league situation.
The Yankees went on to finish a
poor third to Boston and Detroit
and the Cardinals just made the
pennant grade on a late-season
comeback that included a victory
over Brooklyn in the games first
regular season tie-playof series.
Evening star., 1947-02-12

BUCK NeWsom, however, lsnt one OF the nau
players who has faded out of sight. This Is Bobos
home town and it reminds of the February day 10
years ago that Newsom entertained a weary trav-
eler in his home and deputized him to carry a
message to President Clark Griffith in Orlando,
conditioning camp of the Nationals.
"Tell Griff" said Bobo, "that I'm not signing
and not coming to Orlando We're SO far apart on
salary that I'm thinking of quitting baseball and
taking job in Cincinnati as radio announcer"
A day and a half later, when tired jalopy
rolled into Orlando. Griffith was in the hotel lobby
spinning yarns.
you're just in time was his greeting. 1--WE
Evening star., 1947-02-12
Borrocks K Boxers Win

Navy Barracks K took five events
to win over the Marine Corps and
Navy Receiving Station last night
in triangular boxing meet at Bar
racks K. Receiving Station won
three, while the Marines failed to
produce winner.
Evening star., 1947-02-12
Sally Loop Sells Umpire

COLUMBIA, S. c., Feb. IL, P.--
The sale Of Umpire Frank w. Prince
of the South Atlantic Baseball
League to the Southern Association
was announced today by Earl Blue,
Sally League president.
Evening star., 1947-02-12
Ruth's Condition Good

NEW YORK, Feb. II P-French
Hospital reported early today that
the condition Of Babe Ruth, con-
valescing from an operation per-
formed on January 6, remained
good"
Evening star., 1947-02-12
Combrio's Cubuns Were Impressive Early

The most spring the last dozen years. as
club concerned was during the span
when bringing his Latin Americans to orlando
There were Esaa Monteagdo Ortiz among the Cubas and
Carrasquel, the grizzled Venezuelan
workings Cuban baseball not so well known ten as
now Griffith and Bucky managing the Mats at the
time did not Immediately Cambra wonders had been
playing shape and could throw as hard
and run as they'd ever be able to.
Estalea otsone Simmons Johnny Stone and
the other his prodgous drives February and Marc
onteagudo pitchers outelde-and Carasque
catche had difficulty holding thern
much Newspapermen climbed out on the o along
with Griffith played them and predicted great Things
And then as caught in training the limb
climbers began like Estaie couldn't hit curve na
Ortiz puzzle tters April H. Monteagudo less OF
Carrasque just another three-nnng cnucker u "
was while it lasted.
Evening star., 1947-02-12
Win, Lose, or Draw
Memories of Some Bysone Years
By FRANCIS E. STANN
Star Stan CORRESPONDENT.

HARTSvnLE, c. Feb 12Its stops such this that
flood de of spring training memories little things
with and ball players at least of ten
the hill slipped into comparative obscty
Evening star., 1947-02-12

Hine Junior High Scores
Hine Junior High School defeated
Eliot, 36-23, yesterday in a basket
ball game on the Eliot court.
Evening star., 1947-02-12

q
telephone he's terms He's on his way
here now n uniform tomorrow" -ss%
How many times since radio
bodys guess, including Bobos.
Griffith Brogeed How Hogan Could Run
Mats desperate for catcher tried
whip Shanty Shantys shape
aletc weighed This he scaling about
roean had been hitter for the
Giants before wasne grew He terrific pull
hitter and despair of third basemen Crit
fifth felt that he could budoze Shany passing meat and
potatoes plus assigned Trainer Mike Martin to slice
off so pounds feature of the daily grind the
sight putting around the big park and hen reporting
tongue hanging out, back to Martin
askmaer Hogan had to play voley
ball as we'll back allow Martin red
faced and perspring to pop his stomach
beside himself with joy for several weeks He told
time the opened Hogan would be
able to outrn any But time
passed he had discovered
a akhose that served bedtime T-bone snack
Mike Martin however pounds and opening day could
throw medicine ball harder in the league
Evening star., 1947-02-12

EASTERN LEAGUE.
washington, A; New York, 1.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
Mary Sbreve Weds
William Bishop
MDHnn L0rinp

Miss Mary F. Shreve, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar A. Shreve
of Dunn Loring, Va, and Mr.. Will
liam w. Bishop, jr., son of DR.. VIII
liam w. Bishop Of Ann Arbor,
Mich, and the late Mrs. Bishop,
were married yesterday afternoon.
The wedding service was conducted
by 1t. Comdr. John Shilling in the
presence of the immediate families
at the home of the brides parents.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father. She wore gown OF
white marquisette and lace with a
Juliet cap and carried an old-fash-
Toned nosegay.
Mrs. Bishop, who was with the
Department of State before her
marriage, is graduate of the Col
lege of William and Mary at Will
liamsburg and of the George WASH
ington University Law School. Mr..
Bishop Is graduate Of the Univer-
sity of Michigan and Of the uni
versity law school, and also studied
at Columbia University and at Har-
ward. He recently resigned from
the legal advisers Office of the De-
partment of State to become pro-
fessor of international law at the
University of Pennsylvania Law
School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20

ter Of the late Mrs. McKinnon
attended George Washington Uni
versity. Her fiance, whose home
formerly was In Staunton, Va, now
is associated with international
Business Machines in New York
City. He attended Maryland and
George Washington Universities.
|Adams.McClmng
Mrs. Walter Eugene Adams OF
Foxhall Village announces the en-
gagement Of her daughter, Miss
Margaret Eugene Adams. to Mr.
George Leeman McClung Of Indi-
anopolis. The wedding will take
place in mid-December.
The bride-elect attended Western
High School and George Washing
ton University. Mr.. McClung, who
is the son of DR.. and Mrs. Marshall
L. McClung, formerly Of Washing
ton, was graduated from Western
and now is attending the University
of Pennsylvania. He served as a
first lieutenant in the Army and
was on duty in Japan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
Patricia Rosicki
and George West
To Be Married

OF much interest In Washington
is the announcement made today
by DR.. and Nine. Stefan Watta
Rosicki Of the engagement Of their
daughter, Miss Patricia Margaret
Watta Rosicki, to Mr.. George Ly-
brook West, jr., Of Washington,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. West of San
Francisco aid Burlingame, Calf.
The bride-elect is an alumna Of
Mount Vernon Seminary and Hol-
ton Arms Junior College and her
flance is well-known in the Capital
where he has been stationed more
than once as a Foreign Service Of
ficer on home duty. He has also
served in Canada, Greenland, Fin
land and Sweden and at the United
Nations Conference in San Fran
cisco in the spring of 1915. Since
1945 he has been a member of the
Southern European Division in the
State Department. He is a gradu-
ate of Tamalpais School for Boys
in San Rafael, Calf, and of Stan
ford University.
Miss Rosicki also attended Saint
Patrick's School in Miami Beach
and studied in Europe where she
has travelled extensively with her
parents. Her father was in the
Polish diplomatic service for 20
years during which time he was sta
toned In several European countries
and the United States.
The wedding will take place
sometime in the fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
Katherine Siba,
Wed Yesterday

The marriage. of Miss Katherine
Siha, daughter of Mrs. Helen Siha
Of Budapest, Hungary. and the late
Mr.. Siha, to Mr.. Hubert Grabner of
Chevy Chase, son of Mrs. Ferdinand
Grabner of Vienna, Austria, and the
late Mr.. Grabner, took place yester-
day in Our Lady Of Lourdes Church
in Bethesda. A reception followed
in the home of the bridegroom S
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ferdinand Grabner. in Chevy
Chase.
The bride was given in marriage
by Mr.. Joseph Herzig and attended
by Mrs. Grabner as matron of honor
and Miss Anna Maria Herzig as
maid of honor. Dorothy Herzig was
the flower girl.
Mr.. Grabner served as best man
for his brother and his son, Werner
c. Grabner, was the ring bearer.
Following a honeymoon at Reho-
both Beach, the couple will reside
in Bethesda,