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Evening star., 1948-01-19
Star Alabama Passer.
Accepts 'Muchles
Than Dodgers Offer
By Lewis T. Atchison

The Washington Redskins have
signed Harry Gilmer, University Of
Alabama triple-threat star. to
two-year contract, club officials
announced today. The price paid
the player chosen above all others
as the Tribes bonus pick was not
disclosed, but Gilmer said he ac-
cepted "a lot less money" than he
was offered by the Brooklyn Dodg-
ers Of the rival All-America Con-
ference.
Gilmer's signing silenced reports
he had demanded as much as $780,
600 for 5-year contract, reports he
laughed OF. He did not sign with
Washington before, Gilmer added,
because he had promised to listen
to the Brooklyn offer before making
any decision.
Wants to Play With T-Team.
The g. foot ITO pound triple
threater said he chose the Redskins
because he wanted to play with
T-formation team, believing 1t would
add to the length of his professional
career. Gilmer said he was not
discouraged at the prospect Of play
ing second fiddle to Sammy Baugh
and that he knew Baugh would see
lot OF action next autumn. Baugh
has said he expects to retire after
another year. -
Il think Baugh can help me"
Gilmer said, land maybe when he's
ready to step down I'll be ready to
take over"
Gilmer's signing also paved the
way for trade involving Jimmy
Youel. Baugh's understudy for the
last two years. Youel, who followed
Roy Zimmerman and Frank Fill
chock in the familiar role Of wait
ing for Sammy to retire, has
expressed the hope that he will be
traded to a team that will use
him regularly. In Gilmer's case the
prospect of taking over Baugh's
role is much brighter because of
Gilmer's age. The Alabama star
will not be % until April, while
Baugh will be "a before another
football season rolls around.
Praised by Rice.
Gilmer, whom the veteran sports /
columnist Grantland Rice once called
the best college player in the coun- |
try, missed the war because of his
youth. He played four years at
Alabama and performed in four
postseason games.
1t was Gilmer's stellar perform
ance in his first Sugar Bowl game,
January l, 1945, that had sports
writer's thinking up new superlatives. |
Duke nosed out Alabama in that
game, 20 to 26. The following year
Evening star., 1948-01-19
.5Iow-Stafing Caps
Beginning 10 Bear Out
Lapchick S Forecast

Joe Lapchick, former st. Johns
College OF Brooklyn coach, who now
pilots the New York Knickerbock-
ers, told group Of sportswriters
at the opening of the Basket Ball
Association season in New York
that the Washington Caps would
be the team to beat, but it would
take them little while to get
started.
Lapchick made the prediction
after his Knicks had soundly
thumped the invading Washington
club, 80-65.
my team is in better shape right
now," he said. "but the Caps will
improve so much that I think the
championship will be between them
and the Chicago Stays. They're
going to be the two teams to beat"
True to Lapchick's prediction,
the Caps took time to get started.
They dropped six of their next nine
encounters before catching fire.
Now they boast a record of 10 vic
tories in their last IA games, claim
respectable average Of $50 and
are in third place in the Western
Division standings, only two games
away from the front-running Stays
and one game away from second
place ct. Louis.
Max zaslofsky scored 20 points
last night to lead the Stays to an
Evening star., 1948-01-19

Gilmer spanked Alabama to 34-to-
IA triumph over Southern California
in the Rose Bowl. In December,
1916, he was member of the hand
picked South eleven that defeated
the North, 20 to 13, In their annual
game at Montgomery, Ala. Last
January l Gilmer had one of the
infrequent offdays Of his collegi-
ate career as Alabama was routed by
Texas in the Sugar Bowl, n to 7.
Gilmer said the knowledge that
the Redskins had picked him as
their first choice did not disturb him
and had no affect on his play in the
Sugar Bowl game. He called 1t an
"off day" and let 1t go at that.
May Be Used as Kicker.
Coach Turk Edwards said that
While Gilmer did not do the punting
for Alabama last season he was a
good kicker and might be used in
that role with Washington. He also
played safety on defense and against
Louisiana State University last au-
tumn returned a punt 96 yards for
a touchdown. Edwards said he
could make good use Of him in that
position.
Under Red Drew at Alabama Gil
mer played the Notre Dame shift
formation and was used both as q
blocker and tailback. He said he
thought he would prefer to play
the T and is confident he can take
care of the ball-handling chores.
A recent statement by Branch
Hickey, head of the Brooklyn base
ball and football clubs, that he
wasn't going after Gilmer because
he understood the player already
had been signed by the Redskins
touched off a wave of speculative
stories concerning Gilmers future.
Gilmer evidently is assured of not
only playing frequently in 1948 but
quite probably of taking over the
regular job in 40. It is hardly likely
that the Tribe would pay him a
top salary to warm the bench.
Gilmer is married and has a 2
month-old daughter. He will re-
turn to school after next season
to complete work for his degree.
Evening star., 1948-01-19
Beauty Queens Will Brighten
SondIot Baseball Journeys

Prediction-In spite of as
sorted rumors that have been
making the rounds, Curly Lam
beau will start his 30th season as
Green Bay Packers coach next
fall. Curly has been on the one
job longer than any prominent
coach in the football business,
pro or college. Max Winter,
who pays Jim Pollard $4,000
(plus a bonus and other induce
ments) for playing basket ball
for the Minneapolis Lakers,
claims that Jim docs everything
Hank Luisetti did, only twice as
good" Middleweight Charley
Burley, who insists he took that
job on a garbage truck because
hoisting those big cans is good
conditioning work, says he'd like
to take on Doc Williams for the
benefit of the polio fund or any
thing else.
Cleaning the cuff - Maurice
Bloch of Selma. Ala, one of the
smarter guys in minor league
baseball, is reported seriously i'll
in a Selma hospital. . One
member of Auburn's wrestling
team is Jack Frost, a 200-pound
freshman from Norfolk, Va. -. {.
The weather man says that does
not explain the heavy frost in
Alabama.
Evening star., 1948-01-19
Golf Pros Get Blank Checks
Money Later as Result of Suit

er crowd around the green and
on the slopes was estimated at
more than $500.
The six-footer- from the Ozarks
boosted himself into third place
among the money winners for
the first three tournaments of
the 1948 winter season, making
his total $2,566. In the preced-
ing Bing Crosby event, he col
lected only SIC and at Los An
geles, $3.50.
Lloyd Mangrum of Los An
geles, who won only $500 here,
leads the money men with $4,253.
Ben Hogan of Hershey, Pa, who
bypassed Richmond, Is second
with $4,000.
Harrison's finishing drive gave
him a two-stroke margin over
Jimmy Demaret Of Ojai, Calf,
but the transplanted Texan made
a great bid for top honors by
firing a six-under 86 In the last
round. Demaret ended up with
275.
Ed Furgol of Pontiac, Mich,
started the final 10 in second
place and finished in third posi-
tion behind Demaret. Furgol
shot par 72 and posted total
277.
A fine Ct finish gave Chandler
Harper, Portsmouth, Va, fourth
place with 278, worth $500. At
279 were grouped Sam Snead, Hot
Springs, Va: Jim Milward,
Northernaire, Wis; South Africa's
Bobby Locke, Skip Alexander,
Mid-Pines, N. c.. and the low
amateur, Doug Ford Of New
York. The pros pocketed $562.5o.
National Champion Lew Wor-
sham picked up on the last
round, the second straight tour
nament in which he failed to
turn in a card. Worsham en-
tered the last round with three
straight 73s for q 219 total.
Evening star., 1948-01-19

SIS, 900 mark, it was announced yes
terday.
Riggs has won eight of the
matches to date while Kramer has
won seven. The two rivals will meet
in Baltimore tonight, at Richmond
tomorrow and Chapel Hill, N. c.,
before coming to Washington
Thursday.
Dinny Pals, 1947 Australian
champion and Davis Cup star. ano
Pancho Segura, colorful South
American star, will open the eve
ming with a two out of three set
match.
j. Moscoe Garnett of Washing
ton, who has officiated at Forest
Hills during the championships, will
be umpire for Thursdays main
event. Capt. Edwin M. Becker, an
other well-known Washington ten
mis- official, will umpire the double
match to follow the singles. Dis
trict tennis stars. under the super
vision of Ghet Adair, will line the
matches.
Evening star., 1948-01-19
By Hugh Fullerton. Jr.
Assoeiated Press Sports Writer


NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-Ladies'
day has become an established
institution in baseball; Larry
MacPhail added another femi-
nine touch by staging pre-
game style show at Yankee Sta
dium. Who else but Ray
(non-professionaD Dumont could
top that? :. To arouse more in
Gerest in his sandlot program
especially feminine interest
Ray will experiment this year,
with having baseball queen"
selected at each of the "a district
tournaments in Kansas. The "a
queens will go to the State tourn-
ament, where State queen will
be selected. Dumont has made a
deal with Virgil Barnes, the old
New York Giant pitcher who has
become a portrait painter of
some note, to do the portrait OF
each district queen and present
it to the gal. If all works out
according to plan, Dumont says
he'll adopt it for every State
tournament in 1949 and gather
the State winners in Wichita,
Kans., for the National tourney.
And then Atlantic City had
better look out for its beauty
laurels.
Break of the Game-If base
ball, a runner and fielder all
reach first base at the same time
in a ball game, anything that
happens to anyone is the guys
own fault. That, roughly, Is
what was decided on in Powha-
tan Circuit Court in Virginia
the other day when one ball
player sued another for $4,000
for broken leg received in a
game between the Dorset and
Church Road teams of Richmond
last summer. The first base
man, who had covered the bag,
sued the base runner, who had
tried to beat out an infield hit,
contending the runner had spite
fully collided with him. The rur-
ner claimed the fielder had
blocked the base and the jury
agreed with him and refused to
award damages.
Evening star., 1948-01-19
Spill Kills Skier:
Five Others Hurt
BY fhe Associoted Press

CHICAGO, Jan. 19.-James
Henriksen. "a, of Eau Claire, Wis,
member of the 1886 United States
Olympic ski team, died early to-
day in Chicago hospital of in
juries suffered while competing
in the Norge Ski Clubs 42d an
nual jumping tournament yester-
day.
Henriksen fell in making his
second leap of 179 feet in the
class A division. He suffered a
cerebral hemorrhage and was
taken to the hospital uncon-
scious.
Five other contestants were in
jured. Earl Minken of Ironwood,
Mich, suffered internal injuries
in q fall after turning over in the
air during a leap and Peter Pc
tersen of Rockford, ILL.,, suffered
q broken arm in another mishap.
Both still were hospitalized today.
Evening star., 1948-01-19
Six Big Court Teams
'Unbeaten as Races
In Areas Tighten
BY Will 6rimsIey
Associated Press Sports Writer

The college basket ball spotlight
focused on sectional races today as
the campaign moved into the back
stretch. with the East boasting a
complete monopoly on the dwin-
ding list of unbeaten powers.
Six major teams have been able
to come through the first half's
skirmishing without mishap, but
odds are. heavy against any one of
them going the rest of the way un-
scathed.
The select group of unbeaten
includes Duquesne (12-0), New
York University d1-0, Columbia
Q1-O, La Sale of Philadelphia
d1-O, Rhode Island State 60,
and Fordham (9-0).
OF these, Rhode Island State and
La Sale face the most danger dur
ing the coming week.
Rhode Island takes on three foes
Holy Cross, Brown and the Coast
Guard. La Sale meets a Temple
team that has won seven and lost
four, in one of the weeks top en-
counters Saturday. -,-
N. Y. U. tackles Colgate in Mad
ison Square Garden Tuesday night,
while Fordham has couple of
games away from home-the New
York Maritime Academy Wednesday
and st. Peters Saturday.
AS heightened competition whit
ties away at the unblemished ranks,
the various conference races are
beginning to develop their own
peculiar dogdghts.
The Big Nine saw its title chase
thrown into a wide open scramble
Saturday when Michigan handed
Wisconsin its first league setback,
1899. Wisconsin still sets the pace
with four wins in five starts, but
Iowa, Michigan and Purdue. each
with only one defeat, are close
enough to move into the top spot
on a moments notice.
Columbia's record Of 11-0 lists
the team with the Nations basket
ball titans, but the Lions are Just
another outfit in the Eastern Inter-
collegiate, or Ivy League. The Lions
three wins are matched by Cornell
while Princeton 90 also is un-
beaten.
North Carolina and North Caro-
lima State are making an intra-
State squabble out of it in the
Southern Conference, setting the
pace with perfect league records.
North Carolina has won five and
State has taken three. Both have
dropped a couple of games to out
side foes.
Evening star., 1948-01-19
Basket Ball
Association

easy 72-48 victory over Boston,
which missed its chance to pass the
Knicks for the Eastern Division
lead.
In the only other encounter, the
st. Louis Bombers defeated the
lowly Providence Steamrollers, TO
81. The Caps play host to both
these teams this week, meeting the
Bombers Wednesday and Provi-
dence Saturday.
Evening star., 1948-01-19
Eastern Quint Seeking Revenge
In Baltimore; Schoolboys Busy

is the scene of another traditional
game on Friday night, the first of
two games this year between Blair
and Bethesda, Montgomery County
rivals who have come up with ex-
cellent teams.
st. Johns, winner of seven out Of
eight games so far, goes up against
Georgetown Prep tomorrow in its
last bit of preparation for Con-
zaga next Sunday. The Johnnies
added to their string yesterday by
tripping La Sale, 1894, at Cum
berland yesterday.
Evening star., 1948-01-19

Eastern Highs basket ball RAM
blers, now solid favorites in the Dis
trict public high race, chase over
to Baltimore tomorrow afternoon for
another. test between the best in
Washington and the best in Balti-
more. The Ramblers are playing
Patterson Park, a team that cut a
pretty wide swath through local
ranks last month.
Patterson beat Eastern, 57-34;
Anacostia, 1887, and Coolidge,
44-28, and now it's up to Eastern to
help even the score. Coach Bobby
Hart's Ramblers are better than they
were last month and should be able
to give Patterson more of an argu-
ment. They might even win.
Hart's team is big and fast and
has plenty of reserves. Such boys
as Sal De Giorgi and Francis Wes-
ley can make trouble for anybody
and even if it wins tomorrow, Pat
terson Park won't have as easy a
time as it did here.
Eastern's trip to Baltimore to-
morrow is only part of a heavy and
good schoolboy basket ball program
this week. Gonzaga particularly
will be busy. The Eagles are at
Roosevelt tomorrow afternoon, at
College Park Wednesday night
against Greenbelt and at Kensing-
ton against Dewitt on Friday before
taking on their traditional rival. st.
Johns, at the Armory next Sunday.
Central, too, is busy. 1t is host to
Dewitt tomorrow, goes to Woodberry
Forest on Wednesday and then runs
into some Eastern trouble in high
series game at the Armory Friday
night.
The Gonzaga Greenbelt tilt
Wednesday night is part of an inter-
esting double-header between Dis
trict and Maryland teams, the other
half Of which has Bladensburg
against Coolidge. College Park also
Evening star., 1948-01-19
Kramer Checks Riggs
Run, Trails by Match
by the Assoeiotsd Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. 19.-Pausing
before a serve to tell a capacity
crowd of 3,7o0 that "it isn't over
yet" Jack Kramer proceeded to
break a four game winning streak
by Bobby Riggs, and defeated the
latter, E9, 60, 81.
Kramer now has seven matches
to his credit, to Riggs eight in the
two professionals transforming
tour.
Although Riggs had Kramer 1910
ard match point when the tide
turned, he was unable to break
through, and encountered his first
loss in over week.
After the feature battle, Kramer
teamed with Pancho Segura to de-
feat Riggs and Dinny Pals. "a,
TO take 9-5 lead in the doubles
series.
Segura beat Pals, 81, 60, In
q preliminary singles.
Evening star., 1948-01-19
BY the Assoeiafed Press

RICHMOND, GAIL, Jan. ~
Good natured E. J. Dutch) Har-
rison today had only a blank
check-wholly blank, that is-to
show for his smashing, 15-under-
par victory in the $4,000 Rich
mond Open golf tournament.
Similar blank checks also went
to ali of the other money win
ners"-but Harrison and the
others who qualified for prize
cash had the PGA's assurance of
the promised amount in green
backs soon-probably at Phoenix,
Ariz., this week end.
Harrison's share for his sensa-
tional 72-hole 273, including
course record 65-seven under
par-in the opening round, will
be $4,000 when the PGA cashes
those blank checks.
The unusual action was taken
because three Negro golfers, all
denied permission to compete,
sued the PGA and the Richmond
sponsors for $315, ,00O-including
potential prize money. The PGA
delayed payment in cash, it ex-
planned, to avoid the possibility
of the $4,000 prize total being
tied up in litigation.
Most of the golfers headed for
Phoenix and it's $4,000 Open
and the PGA limited very broadly
the prizes would be paid across
the EState line.
Harrison, who is from Little
Rock. maintained dazzling pace
that left his fellow pros and the
leading amateurs struggling be-
hind.
He overmatched the par 72
course, 6,488 yards long, through
out the divot derby, adding to
his initial IS rounds of ST, 10
and II. When he dropped two
footer for a birdie on the final
hole yesterday, the sunny wealth
Evening star., 1948-01-19
LoopRuIe CutsMiku
From W. & N. SQUAD
BY the Associated Press

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. Jan. 49,
Tom Mikula, 190-pound blocking
back on William and Marys South
ern Conference champion football
team, today was ruled ineligible to
compete further in intercollegiate
athletics in the Southern Confer
ence.
The announcement Of the South
ern Conference ruling was made by
r. N. (Rube) McCray, director Of
athletics and head football coach
at William and Mary.
Mikula, who has seen only three
seasons of activity in a. William and
Mary football uniform, will be un-
able to participate fourth year be-
cause of technicality in the con-
ference rule book.
The Johnstown, Pa, husky en-
rolled here in June, 1943, but his
first season of athletic competition
was the football season of 1914.
Elected captain of w. & M. for
the 1945 campaign. Mikula departed
for the armed forces before pigskin
time rolled around and, therefore,
did not play in 1945. He re-entered
school in December, 1945, and re-
turned to the grid game for the
1916 and 1947 seasons, gaining rec
ognition as one of the top men in
his position in the entire South.
However, the Southern Confer
ence ruling that participation in
intercollegiate athletics shall be
limited to one freshman and three
varsity years over period of five
consecutive years counting from the
date of first matriculation" Is the
regulation which caused Mikula to
be ruled ineligible. Although Mikula
failed to participate as a freshman,
he has played three seasons on the
varsity.
Evening star., 1948-01-19

especially back
field
Now that but let tell they're
doing right broke into football with the
Bay paid 5000
quit day with guard who won't
relatives at the gate and he demanded $500
Buddy Was There Because Bert Wos, Too
Tell about that at Appalachian College whatever that
named suggests Bill Edge key Of the Baltimore
Touchdown Club.
"wen" says lineman told
pretty player We figured that anybody else
approach Appalachian offered him $40
for Do know wat' We lost the suy League
familiar figure but it takes few seconds to place
him Out Of uniform and in the midst of such towering gdon
characters Jim Tatm Chuck Bednark and JACK vee our onn
Buddy Washington Senators looks strangely thin
Austa outelder at the Touchdown Club banquet
why not7" gr1ns Buddy majored in football once
ed At Wake Forest He great half
back prospect the few ago.
The why the Touchdown Club festival
to pal Shepard remember Bert Shepard?
presented with all the that Luack Benark Councilman Iam
received In book he is the eptome OF the
sportsman
He Could Hit FeIIer and Sun
Bert is tagging along with Buddy this isn't the
spghy wearing wooden leg actually pitched
played base in the major leagues This Bert Shepard
of crutches
and phony enabled him to pitch cavo In the
nneld and little Is seconds, missing
THE docs little Bert, who lost his leg
nearly plane This
time got good DEAL think I'll throw these crtches pretty
and get myself another leg and I'll be winning ball games yet
Nobody-excep maybe Buddy Lew-himself Army pilot in
the knows how operations Bert Shepard has sustained
getting shorter the reception Bert laughing
talking about the hits he off Feler in during
1946 transforming how back the day to not
only pitch but to reach Feler and san Of the Braves for hits
stand there and yourself Hes in sports
When Feerick Hits the Peak
potage mongol beef chaseur and
along with the
oratoy Aubach the basket ball Caps
Knickebockers Une
now" remarks newpapeman brightly
whats the story?"
my guys tonight Auerbach. "The
that wonderful clutch guy IN
Sonny Hertzbeg Feerck hit the peak tonight
Auerbach vainly looking for
diners departed when Feeck
Ia q peak represents the at its best"
Evening star., 1948-01-19
Joe Josephs Captures
Charlotte Pin Tourney
speeiol Dispateh TO The Stos

CHARLOTTE, N. c., Jan. 1e.-Joe
Josephs of Charlotte, one of the
South's leading duckpin bowlers,
won the first annual Charlotte open
with a score of 767. Fred Best of
Columbia, S. c., was second with
760 and o. w. Fincher, Charlotte,
was third with 741.
Evening star., 1948-01-19

Gilmer to Appear
On Radio Tonioht.

Harry Gilmer, Alabama back
field star who has signed a two
year contract with the Wash
ington Redskins, will air his
views about pro football tonight
over Station WMAL at 6:15.
Gilmer will be the guest of
Sportscaster Jim Gibbons, who
helps describe the Redskin games
each season.
Evening star., 1948-01-19

The largest crowd ever to see
professional tennis match in Wash
ington is expected at the meeting
between Bobby Riggs, 1947 profess
sional champion, and Jack Kramer,
l947. amateur titlewinner, at $50
pm. Thursday in Uline Arena
The advance sale has passed the
Evening star., 1948-01-19
Vosmik to Pilot Duyton

CLEVELAND, Jan. 10 R.-Joe
Vosmik, who piloted the pennant
winning Tucson, Ariz., cowboys last
year. has been named manager of
the Dayton, Ohio, baseball team of
the new Glass A Central League.
Evening star., 1948-01-19

ing people.
Cecil Isbell, for instance, is standing in the
center of the room In which the predinner recep-
ton is being held and when you ask him what
progress he is making toward bolstering his Balti
more Colts for the 1s4S season he shakes his head
and wanly smiles.
IT'S getting tough" he says. "A couple of
years ago the National League didn't take our All,
America Conference too seriously and we made
off with lot of top college stars. We did the
same year ago, but the National League is getting
tough now.
We've got the draft rights in the Al-America
Conference to Bobby Layne. Whether we get him
Evening star., 1948-01-19
Fire Destroys Grondstond

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Jan. 10 tP.-A
fire at Fairview Field, home of the
Interstate League Allentown base
ball Cardinals, destroyed the TOO
seat grandstand today. The fire
broke out in a watchman's room
under the grandstand, firemen said
Evening star., 1948-01-19
Cubs Buy Right Honder

CHICAGO, Jan 10 tF.-Bob Rush,
22-year- -old, foot inch right
handed pitcher, has been purchased
by the Chicago Cubs from Nashville
Of the Southern Association.
Evening star., 1948-01-19
Win, Lose, or Draw
In the Woke of the Bio Feed
BY FRANCIS E. sTANN

production. Clubs annual dinner by
clearing foundation of the Touchdown
Club football hndg the Statler
football baseball basket bali