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Evening star., 1948-01-05
Bing Crosby Tourney
To Draw Field Of $50
BY fhs Assseiassd Prsss

DEL MONTE, Calf, Jan. g.
There1l be . little horseplay-Bob
Hope will be there-but otherwise
the annual $4,000 Bing Crosby golf
tournament here January s-11 will
be strictly business. ...-
More than, $50, Leading amateurs
and professionals of the country are
slated to play over three different
courses on succeeding days.
Pebble Beach, scene of the .final,
is slated by experts A. one Of the
most rugged courses In the world
as well as one Of the most scenic.
Play will open at Cypress Point with
semifinals at Monterey Peninsula.
Crosby will team with Cam Puget,
professional Of the Monterey PEN
insula Country Club. The foursome
will include Jimmy Demarst, high
money winner Of 1947. and Dan
searle. also Of the Monterey Penin-
sula Club.
In addition 10 Hope, amateurs
who have accepted invitations In
clude National Champion Robert
(Skee) Riegel and former national
titalist Marvin BUD Ward; Frank
CMuscles) Stranahan OF Toledo,
Ohio; Del Webb, Phoenix; Lew Jen-
nings, Portland, Greg, and Johnny
Dawson Of Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1948-01-05
Colleges Shop AROUND
|For New Coaches al
New York Sessions
ly fhs k,soeiotsd Pres

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-New York
will become q bustling football
coaches market this week when
athletic chieftains from some 500
colleges and universities gather to
talk mainly about the sanity code
and grid rules changes.
Between 600 and TOO mentors are
due in town to attend meetings in
connection with the annual session
Of the National Collegiate Ath-
etic Association-andm many of them
are bound to be sounded out by in
stitutions seeking to fill coaching
vacancies.
West Virginia, looking for sue
cessor to Bill Kern, is reported
sending up a special committee OF
the Athletic Council to interview
about Is prospects for the Job.
Auburn Shopping Around.
Auburn Athletic Director Wilbur
Hutsell has announced he will use
the occasion to shop around for
some one to replace his departed
tutor, Carl Voyles. University Of
Washington Athletic Director Harve
Cassill has the same thing in mind
he says. He's looking for a replace
ment for Ralph (Pest) Walcil.
Other of the nearly a dozen
schools with cavities in their coach
ing stats probably will follow suit
The whirlwind series of meetings
gets under way tomorrow but the
main action is slated later in the
week.
The American Football Coaches
Associations Rules Committee will
convene Wednesday to discuss pro-
posed changes in the statutes.
The NCAA is scheduled to take
final action late in the week on the
sanity code"-or purity code," as
it was originally labeled.
Limit on Recruiting Tactics.
The code is group of constitu-
tional amendments hitting mainly
at the so-called professional taint
in college sports-unlimited scholar
ships and high-pressure recruiting
The amendments would permit no
preference for athletes in giving
financial aid and would limit re-
cruiting tactics.
DR.. Karl E. Lieb of the University
of Iowa, NCAA president, calls it
a move toward standard athletic
practices for the entire country-a
sort of national conference"
Couch Lou Little Of Columbia
chairman of the Coaches Rules
Committee, said some $500 mentors
had been polled on rules sugges-
tions. This cross-current of ideas
will be studied at the Wednesday
session.
Evening star., 1948-01-05
Fall of EorIy-Seoson Powers
Puzzles Nations Court Fans

ing at the hands of strong AAU out
fits, California was counted on to
be strong contender for Pacific
Coast Conference honors. The other
defeat, by Minnesota, was atoned
for in a return engagement. The
latest victory was a 60-55 win over
Oregon State. Then followed three
successive nosedives, one against
Oregon State and two against
Washington. After winning, 54-51,
on Friday, Washington sent the
Bears reeling with q 59-42 setback
Saturday.
Kansas State on Top.
On the brighter side, Kansas
State registered a 5944 win over
St. Josephs in Philadelphia Satur-
day on top of Thursdays victory
over Canisius in Buffalo to give
the Wildcats a record of 10 vic
tories without a defeat, the best in
the Nation.
All-conquering quintets with nine
victories include Louisville and
George Washington. New York
University, La Sale, Hofstra and
Western Reserve have won eight
straight. St. Louis Billikins, Du-
quesne, Carbondale, Georgia and
North Carolina have won seven.
Iowa, Columbia, Providence, Clark
son and Regis of Denver own 60
records and West Virginia has won
| five.
Four-game winners include Ford
ham and Colgate. while Rhode
Island State and Waynesburg, Pa,
have won three without defeat.
Navy and Cortland State Teachers,
which recently got under way, have
triumphed in each of their two
starts.
Those who dropped out of the
unbeaten ranks last week include
Bradley 14-D, Texas G0-D, To-
ledo 90, Seton Hall GID, Ham
line go, Western Kentucky (8-D ,
Alabama (6-2), Illinois CID, Wash
burn GID, Colorado State (5-D
and Ball State GID. Bradley had
won IL straight when upset by South
Dakota, 54-51 last Tuesday. Since
then the Braves have won three
more games. Texas 10-game streak
was broken when it was beaten
by l point by the Oklshoma Aggies.
1t marked the Steers third defeat
in their last SO games, all by point.
Seton Hall bowed to Xavier last
night, 41-34.
Evening star., 1948-01-05
Star Games to Draw Major Spot in 49 Schedule
Track Meet Video
Is Hit With Fans

Television OF The Evening
Star District AAU games at the
National Guard Armory last Sat-
urday night by Station WAdAL-
TV was great" in the opinion Of
q group OF Georgetown alumni
who were guests at the home Of
George McGurn and saw the big
meet from start to finish on the
screen.
I'VE had a closeup view of the
start and an excellent view of
the finish," said McGurn. I'VE
weren't disturbed by people
jumping up in front of us when
ever anything exciting occurred
and the high jump and hurdle
races were particularly good.
In some respects it actually
was better than being there"
McGurn's remarks were typi-
cal Of those of a dozen owners of
television sets who were inter-
viewed.
Evening star., 1948-01-05
BowIers in Star Meet
Fire for 1000 Prizes
On All Drives
By Ben McAIwee

Given q hearty send-oft yestsf.
day by scattering Of Sunday
league bowlers eager to take their
first fling, the big firing in The
Stars 10th annual championships
starts tonight over every maple lane
in the Capitals metropolitan bowl.
ing area, from Laurel, Md, to Alex.
andria, Va.
Dedicated for the fourth year 10
the Bowlers' Victory Legion, the
giant handicap tournament runs
until January 81. The four-week
period will give every man and
woman bowler at least four chances
to compete.
Top prizes will be 1900 for men
and 500 for women. Last year, with
q combined entry Of 12,503 contest.
ants, more than 800 cash awards
were made. This time 1000 prizes
Is the goal.
Here are the conditions for par.-
ticipation: fsH
Entry fee is 81, to be paid be.
fore starting league competition.
Full handicaps. with 128 scratch
for men and 118 for women.
Open to all league bowlers with.
in the jurisdiction Of the Washing.
ton City Duckpin Association.
A contestants handicap will bs
based on the average in the league
from which he enters on the night
he bowls. ~
Andes Wins ut Bethesda.
Some idea Of how q bowler may
gain an unexpected prize in The
Stars tournament happened last
night when Guy Andes, an Ana.
costa Spillway luminary, won the
fourth annual Bethesda Bowling
Center handicap with 746 gross
score after putting together q bril-
liant 7l3 scratch set and 80 frankeA
pins.
For bowling games of lat, Ii, :
las, 152 and 40 Andes was en-.
riched 800.
Finishing second in q near-rscord
field of 50 was Ray Watson, tbs
Arcade Pontiac team star, with
1914. Charley Carver, Rich.
mond (va0 pinmen was third with
48-702. - b..
Other prize winners ware Jack
Talbert, 28-697; Ed Wendehack,
54-695; James Lawrence, 60-6e2; jos
Harrison, 1859; r. L. Willis,
36-67S; Charley Evans, A-s76;
Kelly Beach, 60-s72; Bill Dunigan,
39-667; Karl Gochenour, s-666;
Irwin Lang, H-660; Oscar Sykes,
24-660; r. Wagner, 1850. High
scratch set out Of money, Leon
GAL. High cancellation
game, Tony santini. ia.
Evening star., 1948-01-05
Fast St. Stephens YMC
Wins in Guard Leuque

st. Stephens Young Mems Club
basket ball team served notice on
the opposition in the National Guard
League last night by taking an easy
victory in the opener after coping
the District Recreation Department
Christmas tourney while playing as
Gallinger in the afternoon game.
1t went on to trounce Keppel's Real
tors, 57-18, at the Armory.
In other contests, Clifton's Liquors
defeated National Guard, 60-40, and
Cavalier downed Kavako, 5l-46.
Evening star., 1948-01-05
CY0 Basket League Opens
PLAY in Three Divisions

Three divisions opened play in the
Catholic Youth Organization Bas-
ket Ball League yesterday. Our
Lady of Lourdes downed st. AIMS,
1920; st. Gabriel's defeated st.
Michaels, 1915, and Nativity edged
Blessed Sacrament, 20-19, in Di-
vision / games at Nativity.
In Division 8 contests at Gonzaga,
st. Dominic,s beat st. Francis
Xavier, 29-9; Holy Name nipped st.
Teresa's, 22-20; st. Joseph's trounced
st. Aloysius, 1919, and st. Peters
defeated Holy Comforter, 1918.
In Division games at Priory, st.
Jerome's whipped St. James, 1927;
Sacred Heart won over st. An
thongs, 39-17, and st. Martins
smashed st. Francis de Sales, 44-10.
Evening star., 1948-01-05
Jones and West Fight
Toniqht at Baltimore
SoecioI pisposch TO The Ssor

BALTIMORE, Jan. 5.-Two Of
Washington's top lightweights-
Herbie (Biff) Jones and Sonny Boy
West-will clash tonight in the
feature 1O-rounders here in the
Coliseum.
West is very popular with Balti-
more fans, particularly after his
upset victory over Canadian Light
weight Champion Danny Webb, his
21st straight win. But tonight West
is expected to meet his toughest op-
position in Jones, a speedy southpaw
and average in-f1ghter.
Another Washingtonian, Jackie
Ford White, will face Ed Thomas in
a six-rounder.
Evening star., 1948-01-05
By the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 5-While such
cage teams as Kansas State, st.
Louis, La Sale, Duquesne and North
Carolina were riding the clouds,
puzzled patrons of college basket
ball were asking today, What hap
pened to Utah, Georgetown, Temple
and California last week." These
early season stalwarts had been ex-
pected to challenge for national
honors.
Utah, Rocky Mountain champion
and winner of the invitation tour
nament at Madison Square Garden
last March was rated at least as
good as last year in view OF the
return of Vern Gardner and Arnold
Ferrin, two of the bright stars of
1947. The outlook was rosy when
the Utes won four of their first five
games, dropping only one-point
decision to San Francisco
Victory No. appeared in the
offing with ST. Johns of Brooklyn,
beaten five straight times, as the
sacrificial lamb. But the Redmen
upset Utah, 49-46, in Madison
Square Garden thriller. Two days
later La Sale pasted 52-46 defeat
on the Utes After warmup VIC
tory over Westminster Of Pennsyl-
vania, Vadal Peterson's dazed crew
was soundly thrashed by thrice
beaten Cincinnati, 56-49, Saturday
night.
Georgetown on Skids.
Elmer Ripley's veteran George
town quintet Jared even worse than
Utah. The Hoyas had won six
straight games, numbering among
their victims such strong outfits as
Loyola of Chicago and Denver On
December % they we're upset by an
invading Santa Clara five and they
haven't gotten over the shock. Since
then they've dropped five more
games-to Loyola of New Orleans,
st. Louis, Louisville, Western Ken
lucky and Loyola of Chicago.
Temple won national fame as
the team that upset mighty Ken
lucky two weeks ago. 1t is the
only blacK marx against the Wllu-
cats record in II starts this year.
That was the Owls fourth win in
five starts, only a defeat by power
full Oklahoma A. and M. marring
an otherwise perfect slate. The
Owls followed it up with smash
ing 19-point triumph over Dart
mouth for win No. S. But here the
winning habit stopped. New York
University set them back with a
64-41 defeat last Tuesday. Then in
rapid succession, Santa Clara and
oft-beaten Colorado knocked them
off, Colorado's 50-45 win coming
Saturday night.
After winning 10 of its first IS
starts, with two OF the defeats conn
Evening star., 1948-01-05
Berwyn's Grid Champs
To Be Feted Thursday

Berwyn Boys Club football team,
champion of the Boys Club League
of Prince Georges County, and its
coaches-George Seigel and Dick
Stewart-will be guests of honor at
q dinner Thursday night at Prince
Georges Country Club at GAS pm
Coach Jim Tatum of the Univer-
Isity of Maryland will be guest
speaker and will present gold foot.
balls to each player and trophy tt
be held permanently by the team
Evening star., 1948-01-05
Meet Likely 10 Get
March Date After
Initial Success

The Evening Star games will draw
"a more prominent place on the in
door track schedule next year and
probably will be assigned the Satur-
day date after the Knights Of Co
lumbus games in Madison Square
Garden, which this year are being
held March 6, according to premeet
promises by the AAU.
Track coaches were a bit dubious
of predicting success for last Sat-
urday's meeting that drew q capa-
city crowd OF 1925 to the Armory
because of the early date. Before
the meet they pointed out 1t was
too early for most of the star run
ners to turn in good times on the
boards, and probably too early to
persuade them to turn out.
But the name dash and distance
men were on hand, spurred on by
the fact that it was an Olympic
year and every meet will help earn
a bid to the summer tryouts, from
which the Olympic team will be
selected.
Capacity May Be Doubled.
Next year, instead of drawing an
early-season date which was the
only one available when the meet
was conceived, The Star meet prob
ably will climax the Eastern season
and be in competition only with
a Midwestern meet in Cleveland or
Chicago which does not draw its
stars from the same section.
The seating capacity of the Ma
tional Guard Armory may be dou-
bled before time for another meet.
An acid solution in the paint pre-
vented slipping and drew praise
from virtually every contestant.
Browning Ross, the Villanova run
ner who won the mile in 4:13.7, in
upset fashion, said he preferred the
track the way it was to the posi-
bilities of a banked track.
= Meet Director Dorsey Grifith
pointed out that when Gil Dodds
ran the mile at Riverside Stadium
in 4:15, he was slipping Throughout
the race.
The track coaches and officials
all remarked that not a single spill
marred the meet, which Is unusual
on the boards.
Early for McKenley.
Herb McKenley, who was pressed
by Royce Crimmin of Brown in the
Invitation 500, said it was a bit
early in the season for his best ef-
fort. He appeared to be running
well within himself but almost took
it too easy.
Coach Jim Elliott of Villanova
was the least surprised person in
the armory when Ross edged Jack
Milne Of North Carolina and the
favored Bill Hulse of the New York
A. C. in the mile run.
Ross is a better runner indoors
than Hulse," Elliott said Hes only
a sophomore and you're going to
hear lot of him from now on.
Hulse said later that one week
was too little time to switch from
the cinders of the Sugar Bowl meet
to the boards. However, Ross also
ran on cinders at New Orleans.
|..., Too Much Handicap. >tP
James Bruce sof Howard, who re-
ceived a 40-yard handicap in the
two-mile run and never was headed,
told friend before the race that
he had far too much handicap.
Dorsey Griffith said there were
bound to be a few errors in the
handicap events due to a lack of
information on the contestants. "I1l
give Bruce credit for admitting 1t"
Griffith said, "but there was nothing
we could do about 1t after the ham
dicaps had been assigned"
Evening star., 1948-01-05
Hogan Takes 3-5troke
Lead Info |. A. Open
Golf Final Round
BY the Assoeioied Press

LOS ANGELES, Jan. lied by
the familiar name Of Ben Hogan,
with 208, more than so players OF a
we'll trimmed field of golfers swung
into the final round Of the $4,000
Los Angeles Open today.
Bantam Ben held a three-stroke
lead over the field, and aiming at
his third victory in the event and
his second in as many years, needed
over par u to equal his $50
which won the tournament at this
same site, Riviera Country Club, last
January.
Pressing, however, were such
formidable challengers as Knicker-
booker Bobby Locke Of South Africa,
ex-tennis champion Ellsworth Vines
Of Pasadena and Ed Furgol Of Pom
tiac, Mich. all in the 211 bracket.
One shot back of them after yes
terday's 18 holes were the two Man
grum brothers, Ray, whose 66 yes
terday was the lowest OF the tourn-
ament, and Lloyd, not to forget the
invader, Boberto De vi
cenZo.
Only Seven are Under Par. "a
Locke got back into the fray with
a 68, and Vines came to the front
ranks with a ST.
Thus far the long Riviera course,
scene Of the 1948 National Open,
has been a good test. Only seven
golfers-the above named pros-are
under par for the three rounds.
Hogan, with his third subpar
rounds in succession-68-70-O for
the par II layout-and the Man
grum boys, Locke, Vines, Dutch
Harrison, Chick Harbert, Tony
Penna, Smiley Quick, newly turned
pro Felice Torza with a go, anna
teur Bobby Gardner, Johnny Palmer
all these managed to better par
yesterday, however.
The weather was foggy, eliminat-
ing the sun as hazard and slowing
down the fast greens.
Crowds exceeded expectations.
Yesterdays turnout of more than
10000 brought the three-day total
to approximately 10000.
Worsham Lags With 224.
. Six strokes behind Hogan were
ex-PGA champions Bob Hamilton
and Vic Ghezzi and still farther
back were such erstwhile threats as
Jimmy Demaret, Sam Snead, Ma
tional Open Champion Lew Wor-
sham with II yesterday for 22D,
Penna, Harrison and the first-round
leader, Jack Harden of FL Paso.
Tied in the fight for amateur
honors were Frank Stranahan of
Toledo, Ohio, and Doug Ford of
Elmsford, N. Y, at 219. Two strokes
back was Johnny Dawson of Holly
wood.
Both Hogan and Locke had 18th
green miseries, incidentally. Ho-
gan missed 3-foot putt and Locke
a 4-footer, both by inches.
Today they hoped to sink the
short ones-as well as the long
ones. Hogan confided that he is
playing better at this stage of the
new tournament season than a year
ago, while Locke, who has been
breaking in an unfamiliar driver.
appeared back in form yesterday
after opening rounds of 70-73.
Evening star., 1948-01-05
Berurdino's S Face
Will Be Insured
BY fhs Assesiatsd Press

CLEVELAND, Jan. Presi-
dent Bill Veeck disclosed today
the Cleveland Baseball Club will
insure the photogenic face Of In
fielder Johnny Berardino for
100000.
The clause which was written
into his contract at the insistence
Of Polimer Productions, a studio
that holds his movie contract,
calls for the insurance of Berar-
dino's features against baseball
injury.
Berardino signed to play with
the Indians last week while
Veech was in Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1948-01-05
Frick Visions Nationa
League Hitting Peak
Within Three Years
By GoyIe Talbot
Associotsd Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-The Ma
tional Baseball League enters 1948
IN the finest financial condition of
its long career after having drawn
more than 10 million fans last year,
and with flag race coming up that
should curl the hair, says President
Ford Prick with undisguised pleas
ure.
For the first time in Is years We
haven't problem in the world,
financial or otherwise" he rhapso-
died as he surveyed the snow-clad
city from his Office window high in
Rockefeller Center. "All we have
now are rich clubs, eager to grab
the best Of the new talent and not
willing to sell anything. It's q great
feeling"
So rapt was Prick in his contem-
plation of a problemless future at
fat salary that it was necessary
to haul him by main strength out
Of his reverie and induce him to
discuss the second of his New Year
treasures, the race itself.
Minor Teams VIII Help.
"Ah, yes." he consented reluc-
family. 1T should be one OF the
greatest races ever. Ony one Of the
eight clubs eds note-That's all
the National League has) could win
it. It's mighty tough to figure
Some of the experts are talking
about q four club race-Brooklyn,
New York, st. Louis and Boston.
How can they overlook that Gin
cinnati club? or Pittsburgh? or Phil
adelphia? or Chicago?
IF they get little help In the
right places any one Of those last
four could be right up there. And
all Of them are spending money and
bringing up the best they can find
Our whole league, as q matter Of
fact, is getting the cream of the
young talent. I would be willing to
bet, say, an ice cream soda that
we beat the American League In six
Of the next 10 World Series. -
'1J"I don't want to be accused Of
waving the flag, but the facts are
there. Three of the four clubs in
the International League playoffs
were National League farms. Same
in the American Association. Both
teams in the Little World Series,
Syracuse and Milwaukee, are owned
by our clubs. Both teams In the
Dixie Series, Houston and Mobile,
belong to us.
Hits American League Deals.
with the best of the youngsters
from all those teams coming up. our
standard of play is sure to improve.
1t will improve even more in 1949,
and by 1850 think we will be back
to our prewar standard. Not just
two or three clubs will be back, but
all of them"
AS Frick sees it the essential Diff
ference between his league and the
American at this point In recon-
struction lies in the fact that all
National League clubs are striving
to build with all the resources at
their command, whereas q few rich
outfits in the rival circuit are
fattening on their poor relations.
Look at those deals where the
Boston Red Sox and Cleveland
grabbed of those st. Louis stars"
he commented. you couldn't make
even one player deal like that in
our league. They all want TO buy,
but nobody will sell. They're all
thinking in terms of winning 4
pennant. They're going out and
paying big money for minor leaguers
they think will help them, and
they're getting the cream Of the
crop. hope 1t continues that way"
Evening star., 1948-01-05
Hockey at a Glance
BY the Associated Press

BY the ASSoeiofed Press
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
New Haven, g; Washington. 3.
Providence, 4: Philadelphia, 2.
Buffalo, 4; Cleveland, 3.
St. Louis, 3: Indianapolis, /.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Detroit, 6: Montreal. =.
Chicago, 4: New York, /.
UNITED STATES LEAGUE.
Tulsa. 4; Fort Worth 2.
Dallas, 3; Houston, 2.
Minneapolis, 3; st. Louis (tied, over
time).
Kansas City. z: Omaha, 2.
EASTERN AMATEUR LEAGUE.
Baltimore, 4; Boston, 3.
Atlantic City, 6; New York, (tie).
QUEBEC SENIOR LEAGUE.
Ottawa, z; Montreal, 4.
valleyfeld, q; Shewnigan Falls, 8.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Seattle, 6: San Francisco, l.
Tacoma. Z; Portland. 2.
San Diego, IL; Oakland. /.
Evening star., 1948-01-05

First, It proved there IS uenfllte lnuereSC III
track in Washington. In pre-meet speculation
there was some doubt as to whether our town gave
hoot for the sport. This doubt has existed for
years. 1t doesn't any longer.
Because of its peculiar physical qualities, Gen.
Coxs District National Guard Armory had spec
tator limit slapped on it by the Fire Depart
ment-,800 customers, with allowances for per-
haps Is gate-crashers. Eventually this is going to
be remeded it is reported but it's of little moment
right now The point is that capacity was reached
last Saturday for track meet
In track-rusty town it helped to have big
name stars like Herb McKenley, Billy Mathis Bill
Hulse. Dave Albritton and dozen others on hand.
Evening star., 1948-01-05
Win, Lose, or Draw
It's q Big Boy Already
By FRANCIS E. sTANN

Evening meet old today meaning
games and all things considered
robust infant nothing else The Stars meet proved at least
three things
Evening star., 1948-01-05
Pro Basket Ball

BY the Associated Press
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA.
st. Louis, so; Philadelphia. SO.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Fort Wayne, 81; Sheboysan, 30.
Minneapolis, IS; Flint, so.
AMERlCAN LEAGUE.
Trenton, rs: Hartford. 65.