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Evening star., 1948-01-28
College Basket Ball
BY The Assoeiofsd Press

BY the Associofsd Press
LOCAL.
Wilson Teachers, 81; aallaudst, 81
ss;ssIss ;.a:s a:s y y " Hs'' a: S'"s " Va. ~s'
Eitchburg. a; Keene N. h. 4s.
MIDWEST.
Kansas Wesleyan. 70; Bethany
ruskssee, sksns D. es: g. 1anssten soklao, s5.
wichita. "a; Tulsa, 4s.
Emporia,. So; Mcpherson. so.
Wayne, SO; Western Union. SO.
BssttnE' Bsmid resehers ss keaFnsy ~ psRl4 PsP 4
poane. ii; Nebraska Wesleyan. a6.
gunRinstoh BusRh Vtsss 81 s. coneoraa %eo.eass ST.
St. Thomas. .s5 AUGSBURG, 4s;,
Chicago Teachers. go: Aurora GIL Al.
DUBUQUE, p; Wisconsin Tech a.
Lswrece law Tech. 81 81 Tri-stste 1nd.j. As.
wilmington, 65: Bliss. 40;
S sSagTtlsi artsaIr =; PrtneiD1s n: R,ndIav A. 81.
cineinnati. chlc natl"s5 II: Butler. 81.
Northeastern (okla.) Aggies, 20; Okla
homa Military, "a.
SOUTH.
wake Forest. u; Furman. 5b.
Guilfor6. SO; Elon. So.
Appalachian, 55; Atlantic Christian, 46.
Birmingham Southern, 43: Howard, 3s.
SOUTHWEST.
Arkansas State. Conway. Sc; Little
Rock j. c., A.
FAR WEST.
Portland. 81; Pacific Univ. 40.
Pacific Lutheran. 81; Central Wash, 40
Linfisld. SO: Whitman, 48.
Vanport Center. 12; Greg. Educa., 43.
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6. U. and 6. W. Slate
Twin Bill al Armory

An experimental basket ball
double header at the Armory has
been booked by Georgetown and
George Washington Universities for
February II. Seven such twin at
fractions originally were on the Ar
mory card this season, but plans for
them were abandoned when fire
regulations limiting admissions to
less than 5000 were announced.
The double e-header on February II
will have Penn State playing
Georgetown and Maryland playing
George Washington, both good at
fractions. The attendance will be
used as a guide by athletic officials
of the two schools when making up
next seasons program. They expect
an increase in seating capacity next
year and will go back to their origi-
nal double program If at
tendance warrants.
To carry out the experimental
nature of the two games, the same
admission prices will be charged as
for single games, $50 and So.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 28.-Peter
Clifford, one of 50 English chill
5 dren who came to this country to
escape the terrors Of the London
blitz in 1941, is "booting 'em
home" on the Florida race circuit
and today ranks as one of the
Nations top young apprentice
jockeys.
Clifford, now 18 years old, is the
only one Of the group to remain
in this country ano has become
thoroughly Amerlcanized. even to
the point of losing his British
accent.
Gertrude Lawrence, the &C
tress, sponsored our trip to Amer
ica," Peter said. After I got here
liked what I saw so much that
I determined, # possible, to spend
the rest of my life in America.
my younger brother has since
returned home to Brighton, Eng
land, where my mother lives, and
hope some day to have them
with me-"
1t was by chance that Peter
became a jockey. The New York
family with which he stayed
after arrival in this country were
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23Operotions Once Saved Leg
OfRookie HurIer Signed by As

Is no mere accident or chance.
That's the way the boys father,
who died in 1916, wanted 1t. The
parent turned down offers from
the New York Yankees, st. Louis
Browns, Detroit Tigers, Boston
Red Sox and Brooklyn Dodgers
when his offspring was but 16.
"Wait until you hear what
Connie Mack has to say" he told
young Lou.
Mack sent the boy to Presby-
terian College, where he played
under Chick Galloway, an old
Athletics infielder. Last year
Brissie pitched for the AS Sa-
vannah farm club in the South
Atlantic League.
He compiled a regular-season
mark of % victories and five de-
feats, leading the League in most
complete games, 25: Nearned-run
average, 1.91; shutouts, two, and
strikeouts, 278. He famed II
men in one game-a record
equaling performance-and es-
tablished a new strikeout high
for the circuit.
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British Refugee One Of Best
Apprentice Jockeys in u. S.

friends Of Trainer Preston M.
Burch, and when Peter showed
an interest in horses Burch took
him in charge.
For the next few years !
learned everything there was to
learn about riding-all I could
learn from the ground" Peter
said.
When he heard about Harry
Trotsek's jockey school at De-
troit, Peter obtained his release
fron, Burch and went to Detroit.
The young hopeful was sent to
the Douglas Davis Farm in Ken
lucky, where he rode yearlings
last winter.
In the early spring, Peter was
back In Detroit, one of about a
dozen hopefuls reporting to Trot-
sek's school.
On July 81 he scored his first
victory aboard San Yet. From
Detroit he went to Hawthorne,
where he was top apprentices
Jockey of the meeting.
After Hawthorne came Gulf
stream Park, and from there
Peter went to Hialeah, where he
gets his share of mounts each
day. Since July he has ridden
more than so winners. r
Evening star., 1948-01-28
By Ben McAIwee

"1 was lucky one time in get
ting out of glider crack-up,
and maybe one of these days I'll
be lucky enough to win Pops
tournament"
Speaking was former Flight
oficer Walter E. Megaw, jr., who
for the third time will attempt
to win the Ped Megaw Open
Saturday at Clarendon Bowling
Center. It will be the 14th re-
newal of the six-game event
named for his dad.
Young Megaw, now %, was re-
ferring to the time during glider
training in Texas when he had
to be cut from his pilots seat
after two ships had crashed in
the air with one landing on top
Of the one he was in.
Eighteen at the time, Megaw
saw three years service as a
glider pilot. More than ID
months were spent on the Euro
pean front during which time he
made three missions over Ger
man lines. He holds Presiden-
tial Unit Citation.
IT never expect to be the duck
pin star Pop has been, but if I
could only win his tournament
I would at least be achieving
something he's been trying to do
since the event started at the old
Georgetown Recreation in 1886"
young Walter said.
"I could rib him until the cows
come home. You know Pop can't
take much Kidding. I can see
Evening star., 1948-01-28
Pasque| Blast losses
Mexican Loop Back
Into Confusion
BY the Assoeiassd Press

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 28.-orge
Pasquel, former league president,
has tossed the Mexican Baseball
League back into organizational
confusion and threatening deficit
with his announcement In New
York Sunday that he still runs the
show.
Pasquel's blast from abroad
promptly forced the resignation
here of Alexandra Aguilar Reyes,
Mexican baseball commissioner
elected last fall by club presidents
to reorganize the league, cut ex-
penses, encourage development of
less expensive native players, and
in general put the circuit back on
the profitable business basis OF 1912.
Renewed friendship with United
States organized baseball also was
on the agenda, and Aguilar Reyes
had just completed cordial CONVEX
sations here with Walter Mulbry.
assistant to Commissioner A. B.
Chandler. Pasquel neatly negated
the negotiations with his statement
that Mexican baseball does not
see eye to eye with the American
League"
The Mexican semiprofessional
league, which was to be the cactus
circuits farm for new talent, fol-
lowed the commissioner lead and
severed relations with the big Mex
ican League.
Owners of the six remaining
league teams we're astonisheu by
the chain of developments, and de-
clined comment. They apparently
are awaiting further explanations
from the PasQuel headquarters. At
present, "All we know is what we
read in the newspapers"
Under Jorge Pasquel's presidency
the Mexican organization in 1916
raided United States diamonds and
lured top-notch players away from
their contracts. United States clubs
retaliated by suspending for five
years players who jumped south
of the border.
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the back Of his neck, right now,
getting red enough to fry an egg.
Come to think of it, Pop might
win his own tournament. Lately
he's been bowling pretty good. In
the last two tournaments he's got
his entrance fees back with high
games of 172 and 162.
"I'll be pulling for him Satur-
day night to put some of ,nese
big scores together"
Bowling has served to make
great companions of the Megaws.
They are teammates on the Hes
sick Coal quint in the Pop Craw-
ley Memorial League at Mount
Rainier.
Walter E., ST., himself veteran
of the First World War, came
here from Brooklyn in 1919 and
virtually overnight became one,
of the city's leading bowlers.
Most of his early rolling was at
the old Rathskeller at Eighth and
E streets. When Meyer Davis
opened King Pin (now Colum-
bia) he was one of General Man
ager Bill Woods first assistants.
He was a member of the King
Pin team which marked up the
first three consecutive 600 games
in the District League at Conven-
ton Hall in 1925. Two years later
he helped Convention Hall win
the District League pennant.
He won the Howard Campbell
classic in 1928 but he gained his
greatest duckpin fame as a dou-
bles partner with Ollie Pacini
during the early '30s. For a
number of years this combina-
ton was almost unbeatable.
Megaw, with Johnny Waters of
Hartford, Conn, won the ma
tional doubles title here at Ar
cadia In 1884.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
Levin-Morgan Bout Tops
Toniqht's RassIinq Card

Feature honors on tonight's wres-
Ting at Turner's Arena will go to
Dave Levin, the former champion,
and Ben Morgan, his 290-pound.
6-foot 7-inch opponent.
Levin is returning to the arena for
the second straight week. He Is
after another match with Champion
Frank Sexton. Levin will spot Nor
gan rs pounds and 10 inches in
height.
Bert Hellion will oppose Don Lee
of Texas, Sander Kovacs will meet
Ace Freeman, Steve Cob will engage
Francois Miquette and Gus Rapp
will open the show at 8:45 against
Butch" Slater.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
11-Doy Grow Meet
To Start on July 6
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. 28.-Open-
ing dates of two Maryland tracks
were changed yesterday by the
State Racing Commission.
To avoid conflict with New
Jerseys Garden State Park,
which operates from April Is to
May 81, Havre de Grace was
authorized to begin it's 11-day
meet July 6 instead of in May.
Another rescheduling calls for
Bowie's spring session to get un-
der way March 20 instead OF
March 81. The meeting will end
April 10.
Both new dates establish prece-
dents. They will mark the first
time that a major Maryland
track has operated in July and
the earliest opening date for a
Free State oval.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
|G.. W. Basketers Face
10
". P. |. in BIacksburg

George Washington plays its 11th
Southern Conference game and IT'S
eighth loop opponent tonight. when
it meets v. P. I. In Blacksburg.
Coach Art Zahn's club is not IN
the best of condition, with Dave
Shapiro nursing Charley Horse and
Maynard Haithcock and Howard
Hoffman favoring slight injuries re-
ceived in the Navy game last Sat.
urday.
v. p. I. returned yesterday from Q
two-game trip IN North. Carolina,
where the Red Laird-coached Cob
blers lost, 52-45, to Duke and 1888
to North Carolina for a 1-3 standing
in the conference, compared to eight
victories and three defeats for the
| Colonials,
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n. Y. US 12-0 Recor.
:.
Makes Coach Cam
Poor Forecasfer
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 28.-His un-
beaten basket ball team Is showing
up Howard (Jake) Cam as a poor
prophet, but the New York Univer-
sity coach loves it.
Before the current court campaign
got under way, the husky, gray
haired mentor told metropolitan
basket ball writer's the Violets would
lose at least eight games this season.
But so far, the Violets, with a
1910 record, are one of the three
remaining major collegiate fives with
perfect states. The other two are
from New York City, too, Columbia
and Fordham, each Ito.
Lucky, Says Cam.
What does he think of his teams
performance SO far?
We've been lucky" he said with
big grin. "Just stumbling along
I'm not making any further predic-
tions. Well, it's difficult to single
out any one individual as respon-
sible for N. Y. us success. The club
is virtually the same as that flelded
last season when the Violets wound
up with 1873 record"
The only regular missing is Sid
Tanenbaum, first basketeer in N. Y.
U. history to score over 1000 points.
Cam is high on Adolph Schayes,
the CT center and the only real tall
man on the fast, smooth team. The
other four starters are Don Forman,
a scrappy, 5-10 set shot artist; Tom
Kelly, 6-1, an aggressive player from
buzzer to buzzer; Ray Lump, 6-1. a
deadly left handed shooter, and Joe
Dolhon, 6-1, the quarterback OF the
squad. All are metropolitan prod
ucts.
Some Of the top teams In the
country are among N. Y. us VIC
Tins. n
Tulane's only defeat to date was
a 41-37 licking from N. Y. U. in
Madison Square Garden. Others
bagged include Arkansas, Connec-
ticut, Cornell, Missouri, Temple,
Colorado, Duke, North Carolina and
Colgate.
Trouble Looms ON Road.
But the Violets have travelled for
only one game. and they almost got
knocked over in that tilt, downing
Cornell, 1888.
Most of the big-time fives have
suffered their reverses on the road,
and trouble looms ahead for the
New Workers.
They play Brooklyn College here
January 30, breaking To-day lay
of. After that they meet Boston U.
at Boston, February S; Temple In
Philadelphia, February 7, and
Georgetown in Washington, Febru-
ary IA. l"..
The Temple game is the big one.
The Owls are murder in their home
town and have built up giant
killing reputation. Kentucky, Muh-
lenberg and La Sale are IN the
beaten class only because of Temple.
Even if they get by the road OBJ
stacles, the Violets won't have
things easy. After Georgetown they
wind up against Manhattan, st.
Johns, Rutgers, Notre Dame, Ford
ham and City College of New York.
Any one of the six has the strength
to pluck the VioletS.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
|MAAA Meeting Tonight
To PIun Yeur's Events

A meeting of the Metropolitan
Amateur Athletic Association will
be held at 8 o'clock tonight at 54l
Florida avenue NV.
Plans for athletic events during
the year will be discussed, with
principal business concerning the
next boxing show which the MAAA
plans to test the AAU rule over
amateur boxing here.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
Committee Rejects
Yanks, but Swiss
May Defy Ediet
BY the Assoeiofed Press

ST. NORTH, Switzerland, Jan.
28.-The Executive Committee OF
the International Olympic Commit
tee. meeting as Jury Of honor" :"
today ordered the Swiss to bar the
feudirg United States hockey teams
as contestants in the winter Olympic
games.
The Swiss Organizing Committee,
which is in charge of conducting the
fifth winter Olympic games, opening
here Friday, has been called into
session and there was strong but
unconfirmed report that the Swiss
would refuse to abide by the deci-
sion of the Executive Committee.
The Swiss have accepted the entry
Of the Amateur Hockey Association
team, to which the United States
Olympic Committee is strongly op-
posed. The Olympic committee has
presented its own team for the
hockey competition.
Threatens to Disrupt Games.
The dispute over hockey has
threatened to disrupt the games.
Avery Brundage of Chicago, presi-
dent of the United States Olympic
Committee, had notified officials that
his group would withdraw all Amer
lean teams if the AHA squad was
allowed to compete.
On the other hand, the Interna-
tional Hockey Federation may pull
out all the hockey teams If the AHA
team is banned.
DR.. Otto Mayer, chancellor Of the
International Olympic Committee,
read this announcement:
"The Executive Committee Of the
International Olympic Committee
has had today special meeting at
st. Moritz as a jury OF honor in
view of taking a position on the
matter of ice hockey. The commit
tee has taken the following decision:
after hearing the arguments of
the representatives of the United
States Olympic Committee and the
Swiss Organizing Committee, the
jury of honor resolved. owing to
Irregularities on both sides, not to
allow either team of 'the United
States to compete in the winter
games"
If the Swiss abide by the decision,
all other American teams will COM
pete, and Brundage today said such
solution would be satisfactory to
him.
While the executive group was
hearing argumnets from both sides,
the International Ice Hockey FEEDER
alton announced the pairings for
hockey competition, recognizing only
the AHA team, which it named to
meet Switzerland in the opening
game at II am. Friday.
Teams Play Each Other Once.
Each team plays all the others
once Two points will be awarded
for victory and one for tie, with
/, the winner to be decided on total
points. In the event of total point
tie, the team which has the best
goal average-for and against-will
be declared champion.
The AHA team arrived in mid
afternoon from Zurich, along with
the Canadian Olympic hockey team.
Both had been transforming
throughout Europe. playing practice
games.
Meanwhile, Palestine withdrew
from the games, reducing the num-
her of nations to 28-the same mum.
Der that competed at Garmisch-
Partenkirchen, Germany, in 1886.
An all-night blizzard, bringing
the heaviest snow since prewar days
to st. Moritz's picture postcard
mountains, ended at dawn, leaving
foot OF fresh snow on an earlier
blanket already feet thick as
crowds rolled into town for the
start of the games.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
McNeish Quits at Navy
AS Assistant Grid Coach
BY the Assoeiefed Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 28.-Rob-
ert c. McNeish has resigned as as
sistant football coach at the Naval
Academy, Capt. E. B. Taylor, ath-
letic director, announced today.
The resignation will be effective
when his contract expires this
spring.
McNeish, backfield coach for the
last two years, declined to comment
on his future plans,
Evening star., 1948-01-28
ViIIonovo Books Hoyus
For Grid Come Nov. Is
By the Associotsd Press

vILLANOVA. Pa, Jan. 28.-Vil-
lanova, in scheduling 10 football
games for the 1948 season, will play
teams from just about every part
of the country. " 50 80
September II, Texas Aggies; 25. at
Army; October l. Duquesne; 8, at Miami;
6, at Kentucky: Is. Georgetown: 90, San
Francisco and 81, at North Carolina State.
Evening star., 1948-01-28

Detroit or Boston, I'd guess" answered the
manager of the World Champion Yankees. Il
hear lot of talk about Cleveland, but can't quite
see the Indians winning. They haven't been
helped too much by their trades so far"
WELL" said the reporter, Bill Veeck finally
got himself first baseman-Walt Judnich And
pitcher in Bob Muncrief."
"He got first oaseman," corrected Harris,
'but his name is Fletcher-Elbie Fletcher. don't
think Judnich will play first. He'll probably wind
up in the outfeld where he belongs Don't sell
Fletcher short He's nice fielder and he'll hit
that long ball until the American League pitchers
Evening star., 1948-01-28
Oxon Hill Girls Ahead

Winifred Charles threw in 10
points to lead the Oxon Hill High
School girls basket ball team to a
20-12 victory over Marlboro yester-
day at Oxon Hill.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
Bethesda Girls Win Ninth

With Jerry Welker tossing in II
points, the Bethesda-Chevy Chase
girls basket ball team hung up its
ninth straight victory, 34-23 win
over Hyattsville High yesterday at
HyattSyille.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
No. Is for Lundon

Landon Schools soccer team now
boasts a record of Is straight VIC
tories over a three-year period after
shutting out st. Adams, 40, in an
Interstate Athletic Conference tilt
Yesterday,
Evening star., 1948-01-28
Ruth's Trip Postponed

NEW YORK, Jan. 28 (P.-Babe
Ruth's departure for a Florida vaca-
ton trip was postponed today be-
cause he has developed a cold.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
Blair RifIers Romp

4 Blair Highs rife team defeated
Anaccstia, 1,2s6-1,142, yesterday at
Anacostia as Richard Waters led the
winners with 268.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
Win, Lose, or Draw
By FRANCIS {. STANN
HuddIinq. Around the Hot Stove

HuddIinq Around the Hot Stove
Bucky Harris oungng his old boss office at Grhth
Stadium the day. passing until 1t train
time to New York.
going to be toughest opponent this year? asked
Evening star., 1948-01-28


figures to help Cleveland.
worried about most of all Detroit and
Detroit terrific pitching with Trout Hutchinson New
houser Art Houeman and the Red sox have lot OF
power"
Tigers Have Pitching, Red Sox Power
Bucky accepted Chef Collins Woodward and
studied the swirlng outside for couple OF moments
"You know" smiled I'm not too smart in playing down
Cleveland Those liable to beat out our brains next season.
They started off 1947 as if they owned
I'VE lost than three games any
Of those losing streaksthe very frscame
Indians They beat three straight their first Eastern trip
then turned around and whipped them times the 10
That record against that club the big why
Yankees won the pennant by IL games
you figure you've got Detroit
Boston9" asked the "Or is it Boston and Detrot?"
Your guess mine replied Bucky 81 sort OF like
Detroit because OF the pitchers After ALL pitching is the big thing
In baseball team break all kinds sluggng but
doesn't pitching
the Giants of last for proof
going tough Ferriss Hughson
winning again scale The Red Sox have the
least in their own park Williams Dom d Maggie Pesky
Stephens Mele Spence Say, wonder
what they're going with Spence Boston9"
Bueky Wants Mosterson or Wynn
probably" suggested reporter play
really ouhelder
and what's with Mrre Jones first base? He really
time with his bat Personally rather hope Boston plays
Spence in right field instead of Sam M who's another who
trouble"
you theory that
wodvon outdt-four good teams
four poor teams?" asked the man talking to Bucky.
we Harris T feel that York Detroit Boston, Ceve
possibly Philadelphia better clubs than the others
much but hen they finished
the cellar last The White sox aren't impressive and
while Washington could strength
Were after Washington pitcher few weeks ago? qeried
the reporter
am. Bucky. Naturally I'd like to get
Wynn. the Philadelphia pitchers Those
clubs catching and have FRANKLY I'd
Gris hope his catching weakness
won't hurt him."
Clark Gr private office opened and
the old gentleman pered and said to the reporter Are
through with that I'd like to speak with hmprivaey
ended the hot-stove conclave Bucky
Old maybe they talked of trading
the
know He Grths Office and he neglected
to tap wires
Evening star., 1948-01-28

now 20 WIcn 10 Nauncle1 ue1HVe!
figures to help Cleveland.
worried about most Of all Detroit and
terrific pitching with Trout Hutchinson New
houser and young Houtteman, lot Of
power"
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-11-13
Santa Claus Here
Nov. l6-l7-l8

Santa Claus will be the honored
guest at the second annual Toy
Fair to be held at the municipal
auditorium November 16-17-18, and
according to those sponsoring this
affair, the 18th will be reserved for
.colored children.
The Toy Fair will be staged I'M
der the sponsorship of the Clarion
Ledger, assisted by twenty of the
city's leading retailers.
The Launderers' and Cleaners
club Of Jackson will have baskets
placed at various places in the
auditorium where those who attend
tn efair may leave old discarded or
outgrown toys which can be easily
washed and cleaned for distribution
to less fortunate children.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-11-13
Down To Earth
BY CECIL WALTON

Hello, Parish Street and Jackson,
O fcourse. Something new has been
added to your big old growing city.
Yes, me.
Who am 1? Okay, I'll tell you.
I'm just another COON drifting up
and down Parish Street, wondering
IT | can make it till dinner time
or not :. You know. Daddy, you're
in the flock, too! Hungry, beefing
about your racket.
While I'm slipping and sliding,
trying to pass an ace for fin, tell
ing the boys I'm wise, I'm gonna
bring to you the best in news and
feature stories that my ability al
lows me. Now, if yo udon't like
my stuff, or it stinks, latch a cloth
espin onto your nose and cram it
down your throat anyway.
I've gotta live, you know. Get
that, live!. You know where / am:
Cigarets for breakfast, cigarets
for lunch; get smooth around six
o'clock and have a steak, drop a
pluke into the platter-box and push
the singer a small share.