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Evening star., 1948-05-01
By Burton Hawkins

Gil Coan, who comprised so pei
cent of the Mats attack last night
as they dropped a 81 decision tc
the Philadelphia Athletics, can be q
real good" hitter in the estimation
of Al Simmons. One of the all-time
great hitters, the chesty AS coach
is enthralled by Coan'S smooth bat
ting stroke.
Il like his style" said Simmons
"He has all the mechanics to be
great hitter, but how fan he goes
depends strictly on Coan. He has
to believe in himself to be real good
1t might take him a couple of years
to develoD-he could do it this year
but he'll never be a great hitter
unless he believes he can.
"Coan will have to have it up
here" continued Simmons, tapping
his craving head Il don't know
ANYTHING about his mental makeup
so I'd hesitate to predict he'll be
outstanding He has all the equip
ment otherwise.
When I was in my prime
thought l was the worlds best hit
ter. Ted Williams believes he is
now. Babe Ruth. Ty Cobb-all the
great hitters-had great confidence
Ability, plus confidence, makes great
hitters."
Griffs' Hitting Is of.
Speaking Of hitting, the Mats
haven't been accomplishing much of
it lately Phil MarchildOn limited
them to four hits-tWo each by Coan
and Al Kozar-last night and in
four of their last five games the
Mats have been rationed to six hits
or less.
Coan currently is batting 279 but
half Of his dozen hits have been for
extra bases. He has thumped three
doubles, two triples and home run.
Kozar, playing despite TWO badly
banged, taped fingers on his right
hand, has spurted to an enco,uag-
ing 1888. Like Coan. he has smashed
II hits and also has a 500 sluggtug
average with four doubles and two
triples
1t is when the Mats get past Clean
up Hitter Mickey Vernon that their
attack Crumbles. Washington dis
plays what amounts to no power in
the lower portion of its lineup.
what with Sherry Robertson hit,lug
.l72 and Mark Christman struggling
along at ,l67. Lee CulberSon was
dropped from the lineup due to his
.208 batting and fancy fielding Earl
Wooten, who replaced him, is no
fence-denter.
Locked in triple tie for taird
place with st. Louis and Philadel-
phla as the result of last night S
defeat, the Mats hoped to avenee a
siX-hit shutOut dealt them by Carl
Evening star., 1948-05-01
Garden Boxing Faces
Scant Fare as Pilots
Declare Boycott
Nv fhs Axser;ot.d prsxs

NEW YORK, May 1.-Out -of-town
fighters apparently are going to
have the ring all to themselves for
while in Madison Square Garden.
The Twentieth Century Sporting
Club, which promotes weekly boxing
shows in the big arena, broke of
negotiations yesterday with the New
York Boxing Managers Guild.
The guild, which Is asking, but
not getting, a share Of television
proceeds, promptly called an off,
cial boycott against Twentieth Gen.
tury.
AS long as the ban holds, the
club virtually will be unable to sign
any New York boxer.
Unofficially the boycott started
four weeks ago. 1t hasn't met a
serious test, however, because the
Garden has been occupied by the
circus.
The guild has succeeded in closing
the smaller St. Nicholas arena
where Goth Century also promotes.
The club tried signing out-of-town
fighters, but most of them turned
up with some New York connection.
For one reason or another four
straight cards were Cancelled.
The first big test will come with
the return Of boxing to the Garden
on May IA.
At present Goth Century and Mad
ison Square Garden Corp, which
are partners in boxing promotions,
are understood to split television re-
ceipts $3.50.
The managers guild says tele-
vision interests paid $115,000 for
rights to the fights for the year end
ing June l, and May pay more fol
the coming year. 1t contends the
| fighters are entitled to share in this
plum. ---.-,z- q.
Twentieth Century maintains the
added money enables 1t to pay fight
ers bigger percentages than any
Evening star., 1948-05-01
Forever Is Until Next Year

be this time because Citation
Calumet Farms and except
backing My Request the Derby virtually is
hoped family duel between
betting angles
itself, making books the two Calumet colts.
long, tension building all the time
the before the big The buge
the track and it's Kentucky
horses look important they
parade their plays Old
Kentucky Home"
worth all the time and money and
showing maung crush begins
plane
off the Derby
until
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Bill Griffln's one-over-par u
paced George Washington us golf
ers to To win over Virginia Mill
tary Institute at Kenwood. The
Colonials are playing at William and
Mary today.
Georgetown is taking another
crack at Penn State up at State
College today after the Lions won
yesterdays opener, 6-3.
Anacostia turned in its first
schoolboy league win yesterday as
it defeated Roosevelt. 30. In nom
league matches, Western edged
Dewitt, Sd; Coolidge topped George
town Prep, 7-2 and Wilson won
over st. Johns, 6-3.
Mrs. J. w. Godfrey's 8s-9-79 won
class A honorS in yesterdays ladies
day golf tournament at Congress
sional. Mrs. G. M. Jani had low
Evening star., 1948-05-01
Dons Confirm Purchase
Of O'Rourke by Colts
BY the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE. May l.-There's no
doubt about it now - Charley
ORourke is quarterbacking. for the
Baltimore Colts.
Twice the All-America Football
Conference club from this city an
nounced it had signed the former
Boston College star, and twice the
announcement was denied by the
Los Angeles Dons, for when he
played last year. Last night the
Dons confirmed the transfer.
O'Rourke has been in Baltimore
three days and yesterday disclosed
he planned to move his family here
June /. The Dons then scknowl-
edged they had sold the passing ex-
Isrt to Baltimore.
Evening star., 1948-05-01
Golf Tourney Facts

Facts on the s12,500 National
Capital Open at the Prince
Georges Club in Landover, Md:
Directions from downtown
Take New York avenue to Bla-
densburg road. Turn left and
follow Bladensburg road to
Peace Cross where signs will
direct you to the club.
Special-rate cabs will run
from Mount Rainier streetcar
terminal.
Prices are $3.50 today or to-
morrow. Weekend ticket is 81.
The clinic by the top profess
sionals will be held today at 5
pm. and Joe KirkWood's trick
shot exhibition tomorrow at 5.
Evening star., 1948-05-01
Dope on DERBY

LOUISVILLE, KY, May l.
Facts and figures on today's 74th
running of the Kentucky Derby:
Weather: partly cloudy, warm
er. Possible scattered showers.
Place: Churchill Downs.
Post time: $50 pm. Washing
ton time.
Number of starters: six.
Favorite: Citation and Coal
town, Calumet Farm entry at l
to 10.
Purse, 100000 added money.
Value to winner: s83, 400.
Crowd: more than 10000.
Broadcast: CHS (4:l5 pm.
Central Standard time).
Evening star., 1948-05-01
Louisville Crossroad
|0f Nation as Derby
Jams Community
BY The Assoeiotsd Prsss

LOUISVILLE, KY, May Thou
sands OF race horse fans poured into
Derbytown last night and early
today by plane, train and automo.
bile, swelling this already packed
community for the 74th running
of the Kentucky Derby.
Included were glamour girls, mil.
lionaires, politicians and plain peo-
pie wearing sports shirts. They
jammed the downtown district and
overflowed into outlying areas.
Hotels squeezed guests into all
available space and turned away
hundreds willing to pay the freight
$40 q night for at least three
nights.
Many visitors rented rooms in
private homes. The local news
papers classified advertising section
has carried ads offering homes for
the week end for as much as $500.
Some went for as low as $l25.
Many visitors slept in automobiles
and railroad cars.
Ann Sheridan Early Bird.
Among the early arrivals was Ann
Sheridan Of the movies. She was
at Churchill Downs yesterday to
watch the running of the Kentucky
Oaks-that's horse race, too.
Asked If she was enjoying South
ern hospitality. she replied, "You
bet your life"
Miss Sheridan attended her first
Derby last year.
Cane-twirling. shaggy haired Ed
Crump Of Memphis, Tenn, was
there, too. flashing his famous half
moon smile. Asked who his choice
for the Democratic nomination for
President, he said: ANY good DEM
ocrat. Byrd's Senator Byrd Of Vir-
ginia a coed man."
Gov. ELECT Earl Long of Louisiana.
the late Huey Longs brother, re.
ceived the key to Louisville from
Alan Schneider, city hall public
relations man.
Stuffed Shirts Gather.
Other local, State and national
politicians will be in the grand
stand at the Downs today. Secre-
tary of Agriculture Clinton Ander-
son, his wife and daughter, and
Gov. Millard r. Caldwell of Florida
are to be guests Of Kentucky's Gov.
Earle Clements. They'll share his
box.
Thomas J. Hargrave, Rochester.
N. Y, president of Eastman Kodak
Co., placed a few bets at the Downs
yesterday. How you betting on the
third race?" he was asked.
Miss Seductive"
"Why2"
1.-THE name. Oh, I see its Miss
Deductive.' Well, I'll bet on her
anyway" (She ran fourth.)
Fifty special planes and IS special
trains are converged on Louisville
for the Derby. Scores Of extra
coaches have been added to other
regular trains. Airline traffic into
the. city doubled yesterday.
Evening star., 1948-05-01
Two Terropin Crews
Seek Dinqhy Honors

Two boats represented the Uni
versity Of Maryland today in the
Middle Atlantic dinghy eliminations
at Kings Point. N. Y, in the schools
second venture in intercollegiate
sailing. The Old Line crews con-
sisted of Bob Dunnegan and Bill
Seger and Roger Goskin and Dan
Mullane
Last week Maryland won in its
first try at the sport, defeating
Georgetown, Hobart and Webb In
stitute in quadrangular meet at
Annapolis.
Evening star., 1948-05-01
The Run for the Hundiest Window

Every minutes another big plane lands Louisville
another load people The railroad ammed with
people live when they the
private homes filled capacity the
hosptabe welcoming itchy palms
the the and wonder what
these animals that spend millions Of
They're horses,
critters horses
thoroughbreds only
three muchCtation Coaltown and My
Request.
when the the yardarm that Kentuckys nsel
park built accommodate
10000 and helbent-for
dressed coors with eyebals to match
throng from the betting windows
pushing maung laughing snaring Of
thrill When the lines the 50 and IS windows
windows where
he's no Derby only
n
Evening star., 1948-05-01
Runnerup Shoots Six
Birds IN Nine Holes,
Then Practices
Main Story on National Capital
Open on Page ALL
By MerreII WhittIesey

Bobby Locke had made his way
through a few hundred new-founc
friends and departed, the green.
keeper was placing the pins for to.
days third round of the National
Capital Open and the caddies were
homeward bound when a big guy ir
knickers walked off the practice tee
at the Prince Georges club. '
1t was Stewart (Skip) Alexander
28-year-old, 220-pound North Caro-
llnlan who occupied second place
chasing Locke with 69-66-135 tc
Locke's 65-66-131 as the field en-
tered today's third round of the
$3.50 tournament.
The reason for the practice was
that Alexander was dissatisfied with
his shotmaking after his 6-under.
par 66. Il made every putt in sight,
the former Duke University gol1
captain said, "but I didn't hit some
OF those>shots just right. I've got te
Improve If I'm going to catch thai
Locke"
Alexander had just made 81,
olrdles in the last nine holes anc
added two pars and bogey for 6
5-under-par 81. But after all thai
subpar shotmaking he still was only
second, and furthermore he broke
his favorite club, 7-iron. on the
ninth hole and was worried ovel
how to replace 1t for the last two
rounds Of the tournament.
| Picks Up Too Much Weight.
Last year Skip plugged along with
a pair of 69s while Sam Snead anc
several others took the course apart
with mid-60 rounds. Alexander
slipped in with 68 on the third
round and was in contention but
strangely enough was given little
attention. Finally on the last round
he pounded out a. 66 and tied Ec
Oliver for second, behind Lloyc
Mangrum.
He has followed somewhat tht
same pattern this year. His SO or
Evening star., 1948-05-01
Buzfuz, Beuuquy Duel

NEW YORK. May tP,.-Mose
Rauzin's Buzfuz. at l24 pounds. and
the Maine Chance Farms Beaugay
at 121. were expected to battle it out
in the stretch today in the 10000
added 1nterborough Handicap at
Jsmica racetrack.
Evening star., 1948-05-01
Howard Nosed Out

A homer by Tom Aston helped
North Carolina A. g. T. defeat
Howard University's baseball team,
1919. yesterday on the Ellipse. 1t
was the second Aggie win over the
Bisons this season.
Evening star., 1948-05-01
Zeb English Track Stur

A triple triumph by zeb English
featured yesterdays triangular col
ored high school track meet al
Brooks Stadium, won by Phelps Vo-
cational over Dunbar and Arm
strong. English, representing Phelps
captured the 100 and 200 yard
dashes and the high jump.
Evening star., 1948-05-01


disease or an emotion.
There are other 100000 races in this land
and era of plenty, most OF them being truer tests
but there's only one Derby. There are plenty
of thrills to a World Series and a heavyweight
championship fight and big golf match. But
the Derby has more thrills
The Derby has more natural charm and more
artiiciaIty more laughs and more tears, more
legends and more lies more quality folks and more
thieves. The Derby has everything for s5 or
S50000, depending upon the mood and the manner.
To do the Derby right is to spend r.
hour day at Churchill Downs starting in the
early morning when the sun comes up and the
Evening star., 1948-05-01
london Netmen Streak

Landon School tennis team boasts
a siX-metch winning string after
adding Staunton Military to its list
Yesterday. 10. In other school net
matches. Friends beat Bethesda, II
and Roosevelt topped Blair. 40.
Evening star., 1948-05-01
Montgomery Junior Wins

! Three-hit pitching by Don Benson
helped Montgomery Junior College
baseball team defeat Manassas State
I College, 1915. at Bethesda yesterday.
Evening star., 1948-05-01
Armstrong Luces Lincoln

Armstrong High pounded three
pitchers for lS hits to turn in an
upset win over Lincoln High base
ball team of Rockville, 20-8, yes
/ terday.
Evening star., 1948-05-01

stable dreamy
bluegrass leading the their
a sounding board of the soft strip.
That's of the when a tourist feels close
lucky, whether he's damyankee legitimate hardboot When
the stable lighted
stalls
a.
Evening star., 1948-05-01

Games Today. Games Tomorrow.
phida. at Wash. '3). Phila. at Wash. (2).
n. 7. at Boston. N. Y at Bost.
Det. at Clev. Det. at Clev.
st. L. at Chi. st. L at Chicago (2).
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.
Boston, :; New York, .
Pittsburgh, 10: CHICAGO. T.
St, Louis, -: Cincinnati. T.
Brooklyn, IL Philadelphia. .
Evening star., 1948-05-01
Win, Lose, or Draw
There's Only One Kentucky Derby
By FRANCIS STANk
Stor Stoff Corre.pondsnt

LOUISVILLE, KY, May If a nickel for every
dollar Kentucky Derby he could buy
dozen Citations and Coaowns and have enough
find brdensome the pocket Louisville
Evening star., 1948-05-01
Arthur Nelson Stars
With Pin Set Of 4O9

Arthur Nelson starred with 157
and 400 as the w. A. Hit Construc-
tion outfit of the Colonial Village
Commercial Bowling League shot to
fourth place in the Glass B team
event of the Washington City Duck
pin Association tournament with
a score Of 1910.
Also moving among the leaders at
Colonial Village last night were
Harry Bryant, National Lodge pin
man Of the Masonic League with a
fourth-place A singles count of AIS,
Kendall Mickey O'Dwyer of the
Thrifty Beverage League with a
fifth-place A count of 4l3, and r.
Sheridan of the Fort Davis Naval
Gun Factory loop who gained the
runnerup spot in C singles with $50.
Evening star., 1948-05-01
Field for Turf Classic Todov
by the Associated Press

LOUISVILLE Ky May 1.-The field todays running
the Kentucky Derby mile
ing post positions horses Jockeys trainers
Evening star., 1948-05-01
Major Leagues

SATURDAY. Mas /. 1913.
AMERICAN LEAGUE,
Results YESTERDAY.
Philadelphia, 3: Washington, /.
New York. @: Boston q.
Chicago. 8; Detroit, 4.
Cleveland at ST. Louis. rain.
Evening star., 1948-05-01

PIP. Horse. Jockey.
I. a Citation. Eddie Arcaro.
2. a Coaltown. N. L. Pierson.
8. Escadru. Arnold Kirkland.
4. Grandpere. John Gilbert.
5. Billings. Mel Patterson.
6. My Request. Doug Dodson.
Evening star., 1948-05-01

Twentieth Century maintains the
added money enables 1t to pay fight
ers bigger percentages than any
other club in the world.
Evening star., 1948-02-18

director come In, ana nnal1y tne
first preview.
The first audience to see the
newly assembled film plays a
vital part. The producer and his
staff are quick to sense excite
ment and pleasure of the audi
ence. Equally quick are they in
feeling the blind spots, the rest
lessness. The picture is cut and
edited accordingly. Finally, the
picture is tested, fool proof,
ready for the test of what it will
do at the box office.
In that confident spirit, Mr..
Goldwyn brought THE Bishops
Wife" to New York for its world
premiere at the Astor Theater.
It was successful in every way.
The critics and the public liked
it.
But as time went on, and as
the picture opened in Boston
and Los Angeles, it became ap-
parent that while people were
taking the producers advertis-
ing claims seriously, the claims
were combined with the pecu-
liar title became pretty over
powering. They gave young
people-the teen ayers who are
half of any motion picture audi
ence - the sense that "The
Bishops Wife" was a picture
with a message-that 1t was a
good for you" picture. Bobby
soxers came out of the theater
expressing surprise that they had
had so much fun.
Mr.. Goldwyn paused. Obvious
ly. here was something that no
one had anticipated. 1t created
a problem. How could the pic
ture be labeled as a comedy?
How could the heaviness or stuff
finess of the title be Corrected?
With an enormous investment
in a national advertising cam
paign. and with all of the great
national magazines having al
ready reviewed the picture en-
Enthusiastically under the title Of
1.-THE Bishops Wife," certainly
the picture couldn't be retitled in
any formal or arbitrary way.
Up from nowhere the sugges-
ton: Why not call it Dudley
and the Bishops Wife? 1t
would tighten the feeling of the
title. It would suggest comedy.
It would interest young people.
It would emphasize the impor-
tance of Cary Grants role. But
if that were so, and If that were
important, why not call it Cary
and the Bishops Wife," Gold
wyn argued.
Thus, q curious miracle took
place. The somber atmosphere
in which customers had ap-
preached the picture changed.
The audience practically got
younger under Mr.. Goldwyn's
astonished eyes. His only COM
ment was, "You never know"
X X X X
Hollywood has never before both
cred to explain its title changes
probably on the theory that wha
counts is getting. its name men
toned in the papers-even ironi
cally.
Mr.. Goldwyn, a pioneer in a 10
Of respects, may just have pioneered
the tndustry's jokers out of one O.
their oldest, best jokes.
Evening star., 1948-02-18
Tryouts Tonight

The Montgomery Players will have
tryouts tonight at $3.50 at the Nor
wood Drive Recreation Center
Evening star., 1948-02-18
Hollywood:
Maria Wants
Preston for
Joe Macbeth
By Sheiloh Grohom

Robert Preston is the boy Maria
Montez is negotiating with for her
Joe Macbeth" movie. Maria in a
modern version of Shakespeare
should be something new!
Red Skeletons first independent
picture when he finishes his contract
with Metro, is "'Redso the Clown. u
It's circus story based on his own
early life and is now being written
by his former wife, Edna, to be di-
rected by Edna's current husband,
Frank Borzage.
With Ingrid Bergman and Bing
Crosby winning the Photoplay
Medal again for 1947, I'll make a
prediction that they will win again
for 1948. Both will have some of
their choicest movies released this
year-Bing's "Emperor's Waltz" and
Ingrid's Arch Of Triumph" and
Joan Of Arc"
There is talk that Lana Turner
will be teamed again with Clark
Gable in Angels Flight" If true,
Lana will scream, because the
movie starts in a few weeks and
Lana wants a long vacation.
Gene Tierney now wants her
studio to buy "A Woman with a
Hundred Faces" for her. 1t is
owned by Boris Morros. Next for
Gene is CLOAK of Innocence" with
she hopes, John Garfield.
| X X X X
Lilli Palmer explains how she
bought her exotic French perfume
II followed Babs> Hutton all over
Paris until I found her shop" Latest
Evening star., 1948-02-18

1o:o5 pm. Stage shows: 1880. 3::35
6:25 and 9:15 pm.
Columbia %The Road to Rio:
1885 am. 1:35, $3.50, $50, 7:30 and
$50 pm.
Hipp0drome-"I Know Where I'm
Going: ais, 4:05, 5:55, 7:45 and
$50 pm.
Keith's THE Bishops Wife,;
11:25 am, 1880, $3.50, 5:35, TAO and
$40 pm.
Little-"Shoe Shine; HOS am,
12:45, 2:30,, AIS, 6, 7::50 and $40 pm
Metropolitan - Albuquerque; II
am, los, $40, $40, 7::3o and Gas
pm.
Palace-"Captain From Castillo:
10:45 am, las, 4:05, Gas and 9:30
pm.
Pix "The Patient Vanishes";
2:25, sos, 7:45 and 1915 pm.
Trans-Lux - News and shorts;
continuous from 1915 am.
+ Warner-"The Voice of the Tur-
tle":: 1920 am, 1:25, $3.50. 5:35
TAO and 9:45 pm.
Evening star., 1948-02-18
Ballet Show Added

Next Saturdays matinee of Gin
derella' having been sold out COM
pletely, the Children's .Theater OF
Washington has scheduled an
additional performance Saturday
night at $3.50 at the Roosevelt High
School auditorium.
The ballet is danced by more than
100 students of the Washington
School of Ballet. It's choreography
was designed by Lisa Gardiner and
Mary Day.
Evening star., 1948-02-18

story as Lynn Farnol tells 1t, in.
telligently and in no spirit OF re-
proof. He writes:
II n
Dear Jay: Here are what might
be called background notes on
why Samuel Goldwyn prefaced
the title of his new comedy,
"The Bishops Wife," with the
words "Cary and ~. 1t is an
inferential rather than an actual
change. You might be interest
ed in the reasoning back of the
move.
No one ever can be sure of
what is going to happen in the
making of a motion picture.
Step No. / is the idea. The idea
is great, everyone agrees. First,
one writer steps in. He works
for months. The result is not
great. Another writer works at
1t, and then maybe third.
Finally a script is finished that
everyone agrees is a materpiece.
Sets are built and the produc-
ton planned. A director is en-
gagged and a cast assembled.
The picture gets under way.
Between the way the script was
written and the way it plays,
there is a wide gulf. A trained
writer can and frequently does
anticipate what will happen.
But. even the best of them can
make mistakes.
Parenthetically, it should be
noted that Mr.. Goldwyn did
make a mistake on "The Bis
hops Wife" He spent for
tune on it and found the story
wasn't what he wanted. He
scrapped the picture and his
personal investment. He started
again from scratch. You can
do that when you are your own
boss, and spending your own
money.
Anyway, to continue, after the
picture is shot, there is still an
other imponderable, still another
step in the dark. How will it
look as the daily rushes are as
sembled. Certainly one actor
or one thought may shine. An
other is gray, colorless. That's
where the editor and the musical