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Evening star., 1948-11-02

II am easy to get along with,
said Coach Bo Rowland of George
Washington us football team. II
don't ask for much. Just give me
about 10 boys like Pete Cordelli and
We will be ready for anybody. They
don't have to weigh any more than
he does. either"
The Cordelli boy is a junior who
weighs no more than 165 pounds.
That's a bit light for playing tackle,
but that is where Pete found HIM
self in last; weeks game against
Lafayette because injuries had
exhausted G. W.'s supply of regular
tackles. Until then he had been
playing in the backfield. mostly on
defense. He was there also last
week, doing double duty, and he
turned in very good game.
That was the first time he had
played in the line and he admitted
that there Is quite a difference. "A
fellow is liable to get hurt up there,
he said smilingly. Seriously,
though" he added, "you see an
awful lot of football in the line.
The lines the most important part
Evening star., 1948-11-02
Yankees Angle for Young,
Once Giants First Sacker
ey the Assoeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-Norman
(Babe) Young, former New York
Giants first sacker, may do his first
basing for the Yankees in 1949.
The 33-year-old native New Yorker
has taken home an offer from the
American League Club, q Yankee
spokesman said. He is expected
to give his answer within q day or
two. It was not disclosed what
the offer was.
Young recently drew his uncon-
ditional release from the st. Louis
Cardinals, with whom he finished
the 1948 season. The Cards had ac-
quired him from the Cincinnati
Reds in midseason for the waiver
price of $4,000. He hit only .241
In SO games.
Evening star., 1948-11-02
Fresh Money 10 Keep
Rockets on Pro Grid
BY the Assoeioted Press

CHICAGO, Nov. 2.-The ALL
America Conference will operate
again next year, Commissioner Jo-
mas Ingram told football luncheon
group here yesterday, but he slight
ly altered the theme he expressed
in New York last week.
Admitting that the Chicago Rock
cts were the weak spot in his league,
Ingram said at New York that cit
may be that Chicago has too many
clubs" referring to the Rockets and
the powerful Bears and Cardinals
Of the National League.
Yesterday he speculated that Chi
cago probably can maintain three
teams and said he was assured by
AN awfully good authority" that
the Rockets would make a fourth
season try with the strongest pos
sible ownership"
THE All-America will operate
next year." Ingram declared. six
clubs have tremendous financial
strength. If there are two major
football leagues, each must be rep
resented in Chicago, which Is the
center Of American football"
Evening star., 1948-11-02
Coaches Warn HoYas
New York u. Can Be
Tough Friday Night

Georgetown has Griffith Stadium
to itself again this week for college
football with New York U. coming
in Friday night to furnish the
opposition The Hoyas will be favored
again, as they were last Friday night
when Denver marked up a surprise
1910 tie here.
George Murtagh and Mike Palm
of the Georgetown coaching staff
have been scouting the Violets and
both report N. Y. U. as stronger
than its record would indicate. The
Violets have beaten Brooklyn College
and Lehigh and have lost to Cornell,
Springfield and Boston University.
ANY team that did what. it did
last week can be tough for anybody"
reports Murtagh. ut was behind,
200, against Lehigh, and then in the
second half started clicking and ven,
2l-20. That kind of ball club can
beat U.s."
Coach Hook Mylin's violets use
the, T formation with the backs
operating behind q solid, rangy line
says Murtagh. Jerry Eisenmal, guar.
terbacks the T and is an effective
passer.' Jack Fogerty and Joe, Quinn
are fine running backs and Quinn
also does plenty Of good passing.
One of the team stars is William
Payne, a colored sophomore back
who is good runner. Payne is
shifty with lots of speed and good
leg drive. He goes particularly well
in the open field.
Georgetown and NJ. Y. U. have
met l3 times in football, starting In
1923. The Violets haven't won since
1896. although there was a tie in
1887. The Hoyas have won the last
five times and took last years game,
$50.
Evening star., 1948-11-02
LeiboId Is Named Pilot
IOf Toledo Mud Hens
BY the Associofed Press

DETROIT. Nov. 2-Appointment
OF Harry (Nemo) Leibold as mana
ger of the Toledo Mud Hens in the
American Association has been an
nounced by the parent Detroit IT.
gers.
Leibold, who succeeds George De-
tore at Toledo, piloted Louisville in
the league last season, when the
Colonels finished in last place!
Leibold is SIS years old and makes
his home in the off-season at De-
troit. He is former Washington
outflelder.
Detroit bought the Toledo club a
year ago but will be operating it
,fer the first time in the 1949 season
Evening star., 1948-11-02
Princeton S Defense
Checked for Harvard
BY the Associated Press

PRINCETON, N. j., Nov. a.
Princeton's varsity football team
held the bare minimum of a workout
yesterday and then left the field
clear for q long scrimmage between
the third and fourth stringers and
Tiger Junior varsity.
Coach Charley Caldwell showed
his regulars movies OF the Virginia
game. pointing out individual errors
In preparation for Princeton's first
defense of its Big Three title Sat-
urday against Harvard.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Nov. 2 (R.-
Doug Bradlee, Harvard's heavy
duty tackle. also will miss this weeks
Princeton game. Injured against
Dartmouth, he sat out Saturdays
win over Holy Cross.
Coach Art Valpey will spell Brad
lee with two players. Will Davis on
offense. and Dick Guidera on de-
fenSe.
Evening star., 1948-11-02

again this week end. playing South
Carolina at Columbia on Saturday
afternoon. It was against the Game
cocks that the Terrapins started
their very successful season last
year, opening with surprising l9-
l3 victory. That more or less helped
spoil South Carolina's season, and it
is no secret that it has been pointing
for the Terrapins. 1t will be home
coming for the Gamecocks and a
sellout crowd Of 10000 is expected.
Yesterday at College Park the
Terrapins started preparations for
the game by hearing Coach Jim
Tatum tell them that South Caro-
lima may be the sleeper" team of
the South. "Just because they have
lost three games is no reason to
think they will be easy" said
Tatum. They lost at least two of
their games because the breaks went
against them," he added.
At Columbia, Coach Rex Enright
Of the Gamecocks said he hoped his
two star line hackers, Fullback Red
Harrison and Center, Len Ekimof
would recover from injuries in time
to- play against Maryland. They did
not play last week when the Came
cocks lost to West Virginia, 35-12.
Evening star., 1948-11-02
10000 See 66-1 Shot Win
Australian Turf Feature
BY the Asseeiaasd Press

MELBOURNE, Australia, Nov. 2.
An outsider, Rimfire, won the
Melbourne Cup. Australia's leading
horse race, today In photo finish
at the Remington race course be-
fore 10000 spectators. The victor
was a 66-1 shot.
Dark Marne was second, q half
head behind, and three lengths in
front Of Saxony.
The heavily favored New Zealand
runner, Howe, didn't place after be-
ing pocketed with a mile to 60 In
the 2-mile gallop. The winning
time was 3:2l, q record for the
event.
Last-minute scratches reduced the
field to 80 starters.
Evening star., 1948-11-02
Line Job Is OK, Says CordeIIi,
Shifted765-PoundG w. Back

of the team-and there isn't a back.
field man who will tell you other
wise. Every back knows he has te
have q good line ahead of him."
How does q 165-pounder 60 about
playing in the line when most
coaches try to get all the 200 pound
ers they can up front? Well" said
Pete, you've got to know the funda-
mentals of blocking, or they will
rock you right of the field. But If
you get the Jump on the other fell
low and know something about
blocking, you can dump him even II
he is heavier.
Weight does help, though" he
added. If some 20o-pounder is op-
posite you and he knows what he's
doing. he will be the one doing the
dumping"
And now that Pete has played in
both backfield and line, which does
he like more. Doesn't make any
difference to me-" he said, "just so
I get in the football game and stay
there. don't care whether the
coach says to 60 in and play tackle
or to 90 in and play halfback, just
so he says to 60 in"
Evening star., 1948-11-02
Little Hoyos Honored
By Touchdown Club

Three players who helped George
town Prep retain its unbeaten status
with a 1881 triumph over Loyola
of Baltimore last week were hon
ored by the Touchdown Club at its
weekly luncheon yesterday, along
with a member of the Western
team. The Little Hoyas were Bill
Bidwell, Tom Crowley and Jude
ODonnell. Dale Summerbell rep
resented Western.
Betty Rothgeb, vice president of
Ulire Arena, was the principal
speaker.
Evening star., 1948-11-02
Boxer, Once Tiger Pilot,
To Manage Sacramento
by the Assoeiotsd Prsss

SACRAMENTO. Calf, Nov. o.
Del Baker, who once managed the
Detroit Tigers, is pulling up stakes
In his San Antonio, Tex, home to
move here as manager Of the Sac
ramento Solons Of the Pacific Coast
BASEBALL League.
The veteran Of IL years in the
Tiger organization will arrive here
by air tomorrow, said Business Man
ager Vic Devincenzi. He said Baker
has agreed to a two-year contract
Evening star., 1948-11-02
Semipro Gridder Dies
Of Broin Hemorrhoqe
BY me Associated Press

SYRACUSE. N. Y, Nov. a.
Leonard Tucci. who was injured in
a semiprofessional football game
here Sunday. died last night in q
Syracuse hospital. He was 20.
The hospital said death was
caused by q brain hemorrhage.
Tucci was injured in a ptleup of
players during city league game
between the Cavaliers and the
Happy Hearts.
After the play, Tucci. a Cavalier
backfield star, walked of the field
and collapsed on the sidelines.
He was q World War II veteran,
Evening star., 1948-11-02
Rose Bowl Still Hopes.
It Will Land Michigan,
Despite Agreement
BY the Asseciotsd Press

PASADENA, Calf, Nov. IA lot
of folks in these parts, including
some Tournament of Roses Associa.
ton officials, would like to see tbs
top Big Nine team in, the Rose Bowl
January /. But it's probably too
late to arrange it.
Michigan looks cinch to be the
Big Nine champion. But the VOL
verines were in the Rose Bowl last
New Year Day ian understatement,
indeed; score, Michigan. 40; U. s.
c., o. and under the Big Nine-Pa-
cific Coast Conference agreement
can't come again so soon. There
must be a Inree-year interval be.
fore a repeat appearance.
So it'll be Northwestern, or Min.
nesota, or? against the PCC cham.
pion, California or Oregon, unless
something is done, quick.
Lathrop K. Leishman, chairman
of the Rose Tournament Football
Committee, says he'll start moving
through channels as soon as his
associations Executive COMMITTEES
formally notifies him that that Ia
their wish. The association presi-
dent and Executive Committee
chairman, Harold G. Schaffer, is out
Of the city and action awaits his
return.
Leishman said he'd put the mat
ter up to the PEG president, Dean
Stanley Freeborn of California, and
the Pee Rose Bowl COMMITTEES
Bill Hunter of U. S. C.
1T isn't just Michigan, but per.
sonally I'feel, and I know others do.
that we should have the best in the
Big Nine here each year for the
Rose Bowl, not the No. 2 or No. 3
team" Leishman said.
Whether the Coast conference
faculty representatives, athletic di-
rectors and graduate managers
could act in time, even If inclined,
is something else again.
AS for the Big Nine:
Kenneth tTug) Wilson, Big Nine
commissioner, said bluntly In Chi
cago: Il don't see a chance of
changing the agreement this year"
He added, however, that he has
nothing TO do with any decisions
the Rose Bowl-they must
come from the Big Nine faculty
committee and athletic directors.
Evening star., 1948-11-02

OF Sports pfomOtiUES.
Rudy Dusek. the durable old caulifower ear
from Des Moines set up shop last night at Uline
Arena, selling rassling in competition with sMrs
Florence Turner. Soon as he licks the wounds he
sustained when the customers cut his Beau jack
Eric Boon ight,, Promoter Goldie Ahearn will
try again at Ulne, scrambEng with Gabe Menendez
for the boxing dollars.
Tomorrow the basket ball Captos open
their annual bid for patronage. On Thursday,
eureka, fellow named Tom Lane will introduce
indoor auto racing at Uline Arena, probably using
squirrels as drivers. The track can't be much
bigger than large pie tin.
Evening star., 1948-11-02
Huskers Lose Defense Stor

LINCOLN, Nebr., Nov. 2 (R.-
George Bostwick. who has bolstered
the University of Nebraska defense
as both end and back this year, ap-
parently is lost to the Huskers for
The rest of the season. Bostwick
broke a small bone. in his foot Sat-
urday against U. C. L. A.
Evening star., 1948-11-02
Sibby Sisti Leaves HospitoI

BOSTON, Nov. 2 lP.-Sibby Sisti,
Boston Braves second baseman who
submitted to a post-World Series
appendectomy, has been released
from the hospital and will head for
his Buffalo home today.
Evening star., 1948-11-02


somebody please going
survive? Where's the dough coming from?
Athletes Like the Cops Come High
and hockey players the caibre of
pretty that's The toll
the 192Os they worked for In
cleaned up but the rass
optimistic think the headed depression
and rassling thrives depressions
different These tall, girafelke gentlemen
showing under their fancy
the Mats Redskins their payroll is the highest
there fewer than hrelngs of Messrs
Grifhth and Marshall
It seems reasonably say Caps following
Philadelphia The wonder
leather bah and the Caps while never cham
pons always they've
r. lost only 81.
heavy financial burden he
by sponsoring this be his pick
Mkan, foot 10 inch scoring
specialist appear Mikan debus Saturday with the Minneapolis
Iakers the National League last year.
You Blink ond You'll Miss Race
whom Joseph Holman, the impartial pubicist
promoter hit George Preston
Marshall has the racing for 26 Before
he have The Rise And Fall OF The Roman
Empire pins
himself big enough for
track.
a people including this pillar doubt got to
Holman the strip l0 of mile and that six
would advisable to refrain
blinking during the running of else miss it, because
qualifying 10 laps the consolation only 20
and the main event 80, or three miles
Come think of It, week the Capades will be
arriving make their annual pitch
Evening star., 1948-11-02
! unforun Meeting Opens

SAN BRUNO, Calf, Nov. 2 (R.-
Tanforan, modernized by new man
agement, today opens 41-day rae
ing meeting which will attract some
/ 200 horses, including most Of the
Vests top racers. ....-
Evening star., 1948-11-02
Oxon Hill Booters Ahead

Oxon Hill is back in first place in
the Prince George County High
School Soccer League after defeat
ing Marlboro, 80, yesterday.
Evening star., 1948-11-02
Win, Lose, or Draw
The Roce for the Sports Dollars
By FRANCIS STANN

At time when local boxing gates have fallen to lows when
the colleges counting themselves lucky off
visiting when even the Redskins fill Gh Stadium
the many what along fresh batch
Evening star., 1948-11-02
Football Results
by fhs Asseeiatsd Press )

Arkansas A., NJ. and l., 81 Bishop, g.
pflaSare Jayvees, l9---Lehgh Jayvees, d
Evening star., 1948-11-02

Ef~1'e's Ss~"H' II goes OH anu OH. 7
ct Uline's any longer. On Friday the ice no
will somebody please tell me how all those
survive? Where's the dough coming FROM?
Evening star., 1948-11-02

The Old Liners will be away
The Nome nugget., 1948-06-07
CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET FOR OPENING BIDS

There will be a special meeting of the Common Council this after noon at five o'clock to open bids for the hauling of garbage for Cleanup Week.
The Nome nugget., 1948-06-07
FUNERAL FOR ED SURBER
 SET FOR TUESDAY. 2 PM.

The funeral services for Edw. Surber, who died last Thursday, has been set for Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Federated Church, with Chaplain Albert Darling performing the ceremony.
 Pall-bearers will be William Brown, Ron Brousseau, Elmer Straub, Don Lyle, Karl Dewey and William Cameron.
 Permission for burial was given by Victor Surber, of Chicago, brother of the deceased, who tel ephoned the U. s. Commissioner, Ted Duffield yesterday.
 MT. Surber is survived by his brother in Chicago, and two sis ters, Bertha Maree anr Martha Marqui, both of Elgin, Ill.
 MT. Surber served in the Can adian and United States Armies during World War I. re-enlisting in the US. Army twice. He was an honorary member of the N.C.O. Club of Nome.
Evening star., 1948-11-02
Bandit Robs Doctor Of 500
AS He Leaves Hospital

DR.. Raymond Apgar, SO, 352 East
ern avenue NE, was held up and
robbed of his wallet and 500 In cash
last night as he prepared to leave q
parking lot in the rear of Sibley Hos
pital, he reported to police.
The physician, police said. had
visited patient in the hospital and
was sitting In his automobile when
the bandit approached with blue
steel revolver.
DR.. Apgar said the man told him
to put his hands on the steering
wheel "or I'll kill you in the car. "
The bandit then removed his wallet
and fed. He was described as q
white man. slim with bushy hair and
no hat. He was wearing q brownish
top coat.
i In q second robbery reported TO
ppliee. Adam Knuth, "A, Of Cairo,
Egypt, who registered at the Fairfax
Hotel last night, said two men at
tackled and robbed him of $40 in an
alley in the rear of the 1900 block of
Sixteenth street NV.
He told police he had met the men
"a short time before at Eighteenth
street and Connecticut avenue NV.
They were going to take him to q
night club, he said.
Evening star., 1948-11-02
Rk0 Antitrust Proposal
Gets Federal Approval
Oy the ksseeioisd Press

The Justice Department yester-
day announced it has accepted the
Radio Keith Orpheum Corps plan
for meeting terms Of an antitrust
judgment against 1t.
The plan Is designed to divorce
RKO's local motion picture exhibi-
ton business from its production
and distribution businesses within
one year.
II arose from the antitrust action
against eight Of the Nations lead
ing motion picture concerns having
interests in the production, diStribu-
ton and exhibition fields.
The Supreme Court last summer
upheld the Governments claim Of
nonopolistic practices.
RKOs plan provides that depend
ing On stockholders' approval. with
In 90 days RKO will be dissolved
into two new companies, one to
operate theaters, and the other to
hold its production and distribution
assets. These win be the new pic
ttre company and the new theatel
company. both owned BY existing
stockholders.
Howard Hughes. now . controlling
stockholder In RKO win sell hi
interest In one of the new com:
panies, and RKo win sell its inter.
est in theaters jointly held with
independents.
Evening star., 1948-11-02
Mrs. Smith Asks Women
For Straight 6. o. Vote
~ he kssesiossd ersss

Senator Elect Margaret Chase
Smith, Republican, of Maine, ap-
pealed to women yesterday to vote
for Republican Senatorial candi-
dates and make the team in WASH
ington complete in every way"
In a radio address, she said the
Republicans are "out front in the
Presidential race" but are in great
danger of losing control of the Sen
ate" Her broadcast was sponsored
by the Republican National Com
mittee on q National Broadcastine
Co. network.
Saying the Senate and the Pres.
ident together make foreign policy
Mrs. Smith declared: In this time
Of world crisis, We cannot afford &
split personality In our foreign
policy"
| Addressing herself to women, she
said:
80 before any of you split YOU
ballot and vote fS q Democratic
Senator after you have voted fo1
Gov. Dewey-Please think"
Evening star., 1948-11-02
Joon Leslie Renews
Supreme Court Pleu
BY the Assoeia.sd Press

Movie Actress Joan Leslie yester-
day asked the Supreme Court to
reconsider its refusal to review her
contract dispute with Warner Bros.
She contends her deal with the
company is of.
A six-year contract was signed In
1912 when Miss Leslie was IT, When
she became II, Miss Leslie said she
should no longer be bound by a
contract. Warner Bros.
sued and won in the California Su-
preme Court. The high tribunal
last month refused to interfere.
Counsel for Miss Leslie said In
the new petition yesterday that
Warner Bros. had allowed a renewal
option-and the contract-to expire
last February %. Thus the Califor-
mia court should have dismissed the
case, the petition said. The Supreme
Court will announce later whether
it will reconsider.
Evening star., 1948-11-02
1oo5hips, %,0O0Men
On Way 10 Arctic Test
by ths Assoeioied Press

BOSTON, Nov. 2.-One hundred
ships manned by 5000 men plowed
northward today toward the Arctic
and a mock battle to test the Navy's
postwar strength.
Meanwhile, II submarines moved
for position in the simulated war
fare and 543 aircraft were assigned
to take part.
The surface craft are directed by
Admiral H. P. Blandy, commander
in chief of the Atlantic Fleet.
The II submarines, commanded
by Rear Admiral James Fife, jr.,
will attempt to destroy" or waylay
the surface fleet. The planes will
assist operations Of the undersea
and surface craft.
Operational control Is scheduled
to pass to Vice Admiral Donald B.
Duncan Thursday for Q combined
attack against Argentia, Newfound-
land, ending in an amphibious Of
fensive November 8.
All phases Will be conducted un-
der wartime conditions, with black
outs, radio silence and submarine
and plane warnings.
The Second Task Fleet Is slated
to enter Davis Strait, dotted with
wolfpacks, and into waters OIL
Greenland before returning to its
base at Norfolk, Va. a.
Evening star., 1948-11-02
Clare Luce Is Robbed
OF $4,000 in Gems
Al WaIdorf-Astorja
BY the Assoeiotsd Press


NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-Clare Boothe
Luce has been robbed of gems
valued at $4,000 in the latest of q
series Of recent midtown jewelry
thefts from prominent women.
The jewels were stolen early yes-
terday while the former Connecticut
Congress member and her husband
Henry r. Luce, magazine publisher
were asleep in their Waldorf Astoria
Tower suite.
Mrs. Luce, author and playwright
told police that among the stolen
items was an 18-carat diamond ring
valued at $4,000, a woman's gold
wrist watch, set of earrings and q
gold vanity case containing rosary
beads and gold compact.
Authorities believe the robbery
took place between am. and sis
pm, when Mrs. Luce discovered the
jewelry missing.
A building watchman discovered
the door of the Luce apartment open
at 2 am, but there was no sign
of a forced entry, police said.
Mrs. Luce told police that before
she retired at about 11:15 pm. she
placed the ring, watch and earrings
in small box on bathroom wash
stand and left the vanity case on
a bedroom dresser.
She said she, her husband and a
maid, Mary Black, were the only
persons sleeping in the apartment
during the night. A search re-
vealed the loss during the day.
Other recent jewel-theft victims
have been Sari Gabor Hilton, Gene
Terney. Gertrude Niesen and Mrs
Sonia Loew-all now or previously
in show business.
Evening star., 1948-11-02
Report

D1Str1ct OF Columbia-Mo6tly
cloudy with high around 90 this aft
ernoon. Cloudy with occasional rain
late tonight and tomorroR. Lowest
tonight near so.
Virginia Occasional rain tonight
and tomorrow. Little change in
temperature.
Cloudy followed by oc-
cadonal rain late tonight and TO-
morrow. Little change in tempera-
ture.
Wind velocity. IT miles per hour; i;
direction, northeast.
Five-Day Weather Forecast
November Z Through November 6.
For Northern Virginia. Maryland
and the District-Temperature will
average near or slightly above nor
NAL for the period. Normal maxi
mum 50 and normal minimum 4c
for the Washington area. No de-
cided change In day-to-day temper
ature. Rain Wednesday and again
about Friday. Total amount near
n inch.
rrcm pnited States Enginesrsl
and OF Great Fails; Shenandoah clear ai
HafperS Ferry