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Evening star., 1948-07-07
By the Associated Press

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, July T.
Stella Walsh, leather-tough track
veteran of more than a score OF
years talked retirement today after
outshining the cream of the Nations
Women's athletes in yesterday 8
National Women's AAU track meet
"IIl probably retire from track
this summer or fall" said the lean
and lanky star of the Polish Wom-
ans A. c. at Cleveland, after a
rousing triple-vlctory performance
that was good for firsts in the broad
Jump, the 1O0-meter and the 200
meter runs.
Miss Walsh, who is ineligible for
Olympic competition because she
competed for her native Poland
in the 1896 games, said she would
turn her attention to golf.
The crack Ohio performer gathered
30 points to edge Dorothy Dodson,
diminutive star of the Chicago Hur-
.ricanes, for individual honors. Miss
Dodson, who collected 26 points,
shared top honors in the 1946 AAU
meet with Alice Coachman OF
Albany State College, Albany, Ga,
when both had % points.
Behind Miss Walsh's brilliant
showing was enough track and field
talent, however, to give promise of
American strength in the Olympics
later this month.
Almost certain to make good show
ings at the olympic trials July IL
at Providence, r. l., on the basis
Evening star., 1948-07-07
Paige
Continued From Page A-20)

for the Monarchs and hasn't pitched
a complete game.
Paige long has nursed a hope to
pitch in the majors.
His best recent season with Kansas
City was in 1916 when the Monarchs
won the American Negro League
pennant. In league pitching that
summer he allowed only two runs
in 90 innings and ran string OF
scoreless innings to "a. Most of his
hurting, however, was limited tc
three, four and five inning stints
although he did pitch some complete
games.
Bought Plane for Him.
After pitching nine full innings
to clinch the pennant for the Mon
archs, he said:
Eighteen thousand in the stands
just wanted to let 'em know old
Satch still had it."
That year the Monarchs purchased
a plane for Paige to use in keeping
his playing dates.
Paige once said concerning his
long years in baseball:
Don't let 'em tell you I'm too old
to pitch baseball. Forty-even So
isn't old if your arms and legs are 20.
Tom Baird, owner of the Mon
archs, said today he felt sure Paige
would make the grade" with Cleve-
land.
His arm is good" he added.
Baird said Cleveland had made a
satisfactory settlement with the
Kansas City Club.
Evening star., 1948-07-07
Recreation Net Lists
Close Tomorrow

Entries close tomorrow for the
District Recreation women's tennis
tournament and for the novice
tennis tournament. They may be
filed at the Tennis Shop. 1926 Nine
teenth street, National 5165, or at
the Recreation Department, 3149
Sixteenth street, Adams 2050, until
6 pm.
The women's tourney, in which
singles, doubles and mixed doubles
will be played. is open to all women
players. The novice tourney Is open
only to those who have not reached
the semifinal round in the City of
Washington, Middle Atlantic and
District tournaments during the last
two years. The committee also re-
serves the right to reject any entry
whose ranking or ability is superior
to the best interests Of this event.
Mems singles and doubles and
mixed doubles will be played in the
novice test. Both Journeys will be
played at Rock Greek courts, Six
teenth and Kennedy streets NV,
starting Saturday.
Entrance fees in both Journeys
are $3.50 for singles, $3.50 for doubles
and mixed doubles.
Evening star., 1948-07-07
Matthias, u, Is Marvel Of U. S. Olympic Tenn
Victory Of SchooIboy Final Decothlon Tro Without Parallel

Kansas, who was our fourth best
qualif1er and whose total Of 1882
points exceeded by more than 100
points the best European per-
formance of Erwin Huber of Ger
many.
Looking at the results for COM
parison, we find that Matthias at
II years in his second attempt at
the decathlon. compares favorably
with Glenn Morris, world record
holder in Ave events. In the 100
meter, he was only 110 of q
second slower: the broad jump,
less than 8 inches back; the high
jump, ! inch lower ats feet: high
hurdles, 2/10 of a second slower;
discus, about 6 inches behind. In
the pole vault. he bettered the
champion by n inch and this
was one of the events held on the
miserable last day at Bloomfield.
In the shot, Morris was less
than 4 feet better, and in the
400-meter, about a second and a
half faster. In these two events,
the experience and age factor
play a definite part and 1t gen.
orally takes a couple Of years at
least for much improvement.
The West Coast sensation
dropped $50 points on Morris
record In the 1,500 meters when
he finished in 4 minutes 55.7 Sec
onds, splashing down the
straightaway with good kick.
The record holders 1892 is out
standing. and although Matthias
ran on a heavy water-covered
track knowing he was 'in," it is
hardly likely he will approach
Morris again this year.
It Is entirely possible that the
tension of Olympic competition
may break the nerves of this as
tonishing youngster of II and he
may fall behind his national
championship feats. But the fact
remains he triunphed over much
more experienced men in the
trials and we hope he can be in
spired to the heights in, London
this summer and further confuse
those he already has astounded.
There Is no doubt that Bob
Matthias Is the greatest schoolboy
athlete of all time and will ex-
ceed even the great McKenleys
and the La Beachs and Pattons
in general interest when he
cavorts down the runways and
over the jumps in London at the
Olympic Games.
Evening star., 1948-07-07
Virginia Breeding Show Brings
VARIETY to Saddle Activities

champion will be the best individual
of any age or sex, the first and Sec
ond prize winner IN each class eligi-
BILE to compete for the champion
ship challenge trophy.
The racing division will have in
addition to classes for foal, yearlings
and 2-year-olds the featured Black
Mat Challenge Trophy to be award
ed to the best foal bred by the ex-
hibitor, whose sire or dam also were
bred by the exhibitor. The heavy
draft division will follow the same
pattern.
The walking horses, which are an
innovation in this section, will be
Ia unique and interesting division,
individuals in this division will be
shown in classes similar to those for
hunters and racing.
The pony division will feature
ponies suitable to become children's
riding ponies and includes pony
mares with foals at foot and pony
yearlings and 2-year-olds.
Melville Church, I'd. is chairman
of the show and Nick Saegmuler is
manager.
Evening star., 1948-07-07

: With Bob Matthias as a nucleus
for team any track coach should
have a winning season in any
league.
It is easy to believe that by
1852 Matthias will surpass the
world record performances OF
Morris in the 1896 games.
When 1t is considered that the
last three events on the second
day-the javelin, pole vault and
1,5O0-meter run-were held under
most adverse conditions of muddy
runways and q soggy. water
covered track, the result is even
more amazing. In fact, both
Mondschein and Floyd Simmons.
our other two qualifiers for the
decathlon, would much improve
their total of points, given good
day on which to perform. Both
Matthias and Mondschein scored
totals in excess of the first three
foreign competitors In 1886. Al
though 1t is known that there
are much improved decathlon
men abroad this year than IN
1896, it indicates our 1948 repre-
sentatives will give them a ter
rife battle for top honors.
Our 1896 team was so great
that we left behind a man, Clyde
Coffman of the University OF
Evening star., 1948-07-07
Stella Walsh, AAU Meet Queen,
Will Pass Up Track for Golf

of events here are Mrs. Frances
Kaszubski of North Olmsted-West-
lake A. c., Cleveland, a double
winner; Miss Coachman, Miss Dod-
son, Mabel Walker of Tuskegee
Institute, Bernice Robinson OF
Washington Park, Chicago, and
Juanita Watson of Tuskegee.
Mrs. Kaszubski easily bested Miss
Dodson's discus throw of ia feet
u inch with heave of 124 feet 3as
inches and she again downed the
tiny Chicago competitor in the shot
put with a heave of 40 feet 5B
inches. Miss Dodson's best was 80
feet Ga inches, good for second.
Miss Coachman took the high
lump with a leap Of 5 feet even, a
scant inch better than the jumps
of Emma Reed of Tennessee State
College and Miss Robinson, who
tied for second.
In the 50-meter run, Miss Walker
turned in a ST. to edge Miss Coach
man by step.
Miss Dodson's lone first place
came in the javelin throw, where
she got off a heave of 125 feet 1925
inches, almost 10 feet better than
her nearest rival, Theresa Manuel
Of Tuskegee.
Tuskegee's other individual win
ner was Miss Watson, who threw a
baseball 2l8 feet 6 inches.
With that for a nucleus. along
with a victory in the 40O-metel
hurdles, the Tuskegee lasses piled
UP TN points to walk away with
team honors.
Evening star., 1948-07-07
Golfers Briefed
lon 7 tournaments
OF Near Future

Jnnior and senior golfers, the
linkswomen, amateurs and profess
sionals, are reminded of entry clos
ing dates within the next few days
for the following events:
Tomorrow, June 8, entries for the
first United States Golf Association
Junior amateur championship close
with the USGA Offices at 73 East
Fifty-seventh street, New York. Ap-
plications must arrive by S pm. and
must be complete with entry fee
Sectional qualifying rounds will be
held July % at Columbia Country
Club for the tournament August
lila at Ann Arbor, Mich.
Friday is the entry deadline for:
The 28th Maryland Open cham
pionship, to be played next Tues
day, July 13, at Chevy Chase over
the 36-hole route. Entries close at
10 am. at the Maryland State Golf
Association Offices, 16 Mcclellan
place, odlIllllOlCy dCSoA1AR1AAASe w
$40 entry fees for pros and IS for
amateurs. The minimum prize list
will be $500 for pros.
And the Maryland State women's
championship which will be played
Monday through Friday of next
week at the Roland Park course of
the Baltimore Country Club. Mrs.
A. B. Bower, at 1892 Devonshire
place NV, is accepting the local
entries until Friday noon.
Entries close July 13 for the Mid
die Atlantic senior championship
for the Walter McCallum trophy, to
be played July Is at Burning Tree.
The age is S.. DR.. E. r. A. Keilty,
secretary. will accept entries at l150
Connecticut avenue, with the $40
entry fee to include lunch and din
ner. Play will be at 18 holes.
Evening star., 1948-07-07
Olympic Oar Trials
In Five Specia|ties
Gel Under Way
By the Associated Press

PRINCETON, N. j., July THE
Olympic rowing trials entered their
second phase today with opening
heats in an exhausting program
that will see 36 races contested IN
the next four days.
Now that the University of Cali
fornia has qualified as the eight-oar
representative in the London games,
color bearers must be determined IN
five other specialties.
Preliminary heats we're scheduled
in four of these today over the 1000
meter course on Carnegie Lake
four-oared shells with coxswain,
fours without coxswain, double
skulls and pairs without coxswain.
One of the most interesting of the
rowing events-the singles-wlll not
get started until tomorrow, when
the repechage, or second chance,
heats will be staged for today's
losers.
The second trial heats will quail
ify winners for Fridays semiflnals.
The national championships and
Olympic berths will be decided Sat-
urday.
The outstanding single figure OF
the regatta heads the singles entries.
He is Jack Kelly, jr., of Philadelphia,
whose father scored the last Amer
ican victory in the Olympic singles
sculls at Antwerp in 1920.
Kelly won the Diamond Sculls at
Henley last year, but didn't defend
in the English races recently.
Kelly will be challenged by four
other rowing stars, of whom Joe
Angyal of New York appears the
greatest threat. Angyal won his
14th national 145-pound singles
championship this week.
Evening star., 1948-07-07
Rx AnoeIina J. CorobelIi

A welcome respite from the crowd
cd Jumper and hunter horse show
schedule will be Saturdays third an
nual breeding program sponsored by
the Virginia Horsemen's Association
starting at IL am. tEDT), at War
renton, Va.
Since Walter P Chrysler, jr.'s an
nual North Wales Stud breeding
show no longer will be held, this
event will be one of the most i'm
portant of its kind in the East, and
the only breeding show scheduled
for this area.
Divisions are listed for hunting,
racing, ponv, heavy-draft and walk
ing horses. The hunter division will
be featured by parade Of stations
and there are classes for mares with
foals at toot, foals, yearling colts,
yearling fillies, half bred colts and
dllies, all suitable to become hunters,
and a class tor get of sire. Each en-
try in this class will consist of three
or more horses, any age or sex, sired
BY the same stallion. The hunter
Evening star., 1948-07-07
Rain, Windstorm, Mud
And Light Failure
Plague the Graw
Ry The Assoeioisd Press

HAvRE DE GRACE. Md. July Z.
Neither rain. wind. mud. nor
gloom of q power-failrre deferred
w. j. Walden's Circus Clown from
the fairly swift completion Of the
Philadelphia handicap at Havre De
Grace yesterday.
The downpour and windstorm
that began In the preceding race
knocked out the power, leaving the
bettors to guess at the odds in
darkness. The lights went on Just
in time for q scant crowd OF about
5000 to see the son Of Tiger lead
q field Of 10 over the finish line.
With the inf1eld tote board out OF
order approximate odds and the
payoffs had to be announced by
loud speaker.
It was the 3-year-old's fifth vic
tory in six starts this year and paid
$500 to his owner. He accom-
plished the 6 furlongs in 1:124 and
paid $14.8o for 50.
The race was give and take until
the stretch, when Circus Clown
moved up from second place. Until
then he had been led most OF way
by Mrs. Walter M. Jeffords' Natchez,
making his first start of the year.
Natchez finished 31a lengths be-
hind the winner and III behind S.
Myron Newmeyer's Turbine.
It was the opening day OF the
Grawis first summer session In his
tory, and a light betting total
augured i'll for the management's
hopes OF making up last springs
losses. Only $390,436 was wagered
yesterday, although a daily average
of s850,o00 is hoped for.
Heaviest purses on today's card
are $500.
Evening star., 1948-07-07
Citation to Quit
Racing Against
Older Horses
Nv The A,socioted Press

CHICAGO, July 7.-Calumet
Farms remarkable Citation is
through stepping out of his age
bracket to race older horses.
Trainer Jimmy Jones says he
made q mistake sending the
Triple Crown winner out OF his
class in the rich Stars and
Stripes Handicap at Arlington
Park Monday.
II made a mistake letting him
rum" Jones says. Its just too
much to ask a 3-year-old to go
against older horses. Citation
was plenty tired after winning
the Star and Stripes. He cooled
off all right and ate his oats,
but 1t was a tough race. Don't
get me wrong, though, I still
think he is a great horse"
Citations next race will be
the $4,000 Dick Welles Stakes
over mile at Arlington July 81.
followed by the 100000 Arlington
Classic July 81.
Evening star., 1948-07-07
By Dorsey Griffith

pHecfoT, Evntn9 Siof SoWes
+. In the 1886 Olympic Games
at Berlin there were no more
spectacular nor brilliant perfor-
mances than those turned in by
Americas three all-around repre-
sentatives, Glenn Morris, Robert
Clark and Jack Parker, who
swept top honors in the decath-
lon. The records of this trio cer-
tainly did not receive the atten-
ton they merited. There is no
more gruelling event in the track
and field game than the two-day
test of skill and speed that the
1O-event decathlon provides, un-
less it be the Olympic marathon
race.
In 1886 we probably had the
greatest three-man team in his
tory. Yet one scant page covers
the account of their achievements
in the official Olympic Games
Report.
When the recent final try
outs were held at Bloomfield, N.
j., it was generally conceded that
Irving Mondschein of N. Y. u,
who had won the national cham
pionship in this event the past
three years, would be returned
the winner. However, the great
est surprise of the year was IN
store for track fans. Bob Matthias,
a 17-year- -old schoolboy from
Tulare High in California. tri-
umphed with a score OF 1924
points. Although he failed to
win a single event against ap-
proximately two dozen other
competitors he was well up in all
events. And this Olympic tryout
was only his second attempt at
the decathlon.
Previously this event has taken
men of three to four years more
age and experience even to make
the team, much less be declared
our No. l representative and ma
tional champion. If Matthias
can run ~up 1924 points at II
years, what will he do by 1852
with four more years of develop
ment and increased endurance?
Bob has expressed a desire to
enter the University of Pennsyl-
vania for his college work. If he
does Ken Doherty, recently ap-
pointed track coach at Penn, who
was very successful at Michigan,
certainly will get prize package.
Evening star., 1948-07-07
Camp Perry Matches Oft
Due to Lack of Funds

The Camp Perry rifle matches.
in which the National champion
ship has been decided for many
years, won't be held this year.
A National Rife Association Of
fetal said the reason is that armed
forces units which have supplied
personnel to handle the matches in
recent years have no funds for the
purpose In 1913.
Evening star., 1948-07-07
By MerreII WhittIesey

Marvin (Bubby) Worsham, whose
last tournament appearance In the
District was the final of the Junior
Match Play Open last fall at
Georgetown Prep, where he won his
36th straight match against local
teen-age competition, took up where
he left off yesterday, but 1t hardly
was the same youngster.
The 18-year-old SHOEMAKER, who
walked off the 18th green at the
Garrett Park course yesterday with
a record 50 to his credit in the
National Junior Chamber Of Com
merce tournament qualifying, had
matured considerably in year at
Wake Forest
The kid brother of the 1947 Ma
tional Open Champion is 20 pounds
heavier, hits the golf ball a lot
farther and has gained lot OF
confidence. He talks smart golf,
has added lot of shots. is much
better player than his Bethesda
High Days.
Learned Tricks at Pinehurst.
II was just smashing the ball out
of that tall grass today" Bubby
said. but I can cut the ball out
of the fairway, too; learned 1t at
Pinehurst where you play in lot
of wind"
Somebody asked If he styled his
game after that of "The Chin, u
but Bubby said not. People say
I swing like Lew. but if do it's an
accident" he said. 1--WE only seen
him a few minutes in the last year,
and I've changed nay game lot
since then. He never helped me
much, we just didn't get together
The third eldest of the five Wor-
sham brothers won II of his IL
matches with the Wake Forest golf
team in his freshman year, losing
only to Charles Gibson Of North
Carolina State, and he shot a 70
the day he lost.
Frank Emmet and the local
Evening star., 1948-07-07
Food POISONING
Threatens Star
BY fhs Asseciotsd Press

DETROIT, July food poison
ing threatened to knock Alan Ford,
former Yale ace who holds the
world free style record for 100
meters, right out of the American
Olympic swimming trials today on
the eve of events that will qualify
United States tank stars for the trip
to London.
DR.. Wally Shipton, who examined
the free-style sprinter, said his
status in the final United States
trials won't be certain until late
today. Even If he competes in his
1O0-meter speciality, which opens the
four-day show tomorrow, he won't
be in top condition.
Evening star., 1948-07-07
Cavalier Grimes Invited
To PIuy in AII-Stur Tilt
By fhe Associoied Press

LYNCHBURG, Va, July T.
George Grimes, star back for the
University Of Virginia last year, who
subsequently signed with the pro-
fessional Los Angeles Rams, said
here he had received a telegram in
viting him to play against the Chi
cago Cardinals in the All-Star game.
The star back, who is from Taze-
well, Va. starred in the Blue Gray
tilt last December ~ in which the
South defeated the North. 80 to 6
Grimes spanked the winners with
two touchdowns and three extra
points.
Evening star., 1948-07-07
|KeIIer's Brother Sent
To Hoqerstown Club
Nv the Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N. c., July THE
Charlotte Hornets of the Tri-State
League yesterday announced the
transfer of Outfielder Hal Keller to
Hagerstown, Md, of the Interstate
League.
Both are Glass B circuits. Hal Is a
brother of Charley Keller Of the
Yankees. At Hagerstown he joins
former Hornets Cal Arme and Jack
Netcher.
Evening star., 1948-07-07
Shorkey and Freeman
In Wrestling Co-Feuture

Former Champion Babe Sharkey
tussles with Herbie Freeman and
Gino Garibaldi faces George Maori
costas in cofeatured wrestling
bouts at Turner's Arena tonight al
BIAS.
Three other top bouts will find
Fred Corona meeting newcomer
Mike Carroll, Lew Lair facing Benito
Gardini and Francois Miquette
meeting George BolaS,
Evening star., 1948-07-07

tC0ntlnued from rage A-IU.'
Red Sox in the opener Of a two
game series here tonight, with Boo
Ferriss slated to work for Boston.
Wynn will toll against the Red Sox
tomorrow night.
First Baseman Mickey Vernon,
missing from the Mats lineup last
night for the first time since early
in the 1916 season, due to touch
of ptomaine poisoning. is expected
to return to his post tonight. Yer
non had seen action in 372 con-
secutive games.
Hudson, Mickey Haefner and
Masterson. who will face the YAM
KEGS in the opened of a three-game
series starting Friday night at
Washington, were permitted to re-
main in Washington to work out.
Evening star., 1948-07-07
|Bubby Worshom Comes of Age
AS Golfer, Record 50 Shows

Jaycee representatives wisely spotted
Bubby a place in the National tour
nament at Lincoln, Nebr., next
month, and left the others to play
for the remaining places as a fight
of 16 started match play today.
Bubby is too good, too far advanced
for the rest.
This is Worsham's last Junior
tournament, as this is the only one
not restricted to youngsters not yet
18. He's going to take a crack at
the Maryland Open at Chevy Chase
next week, however, the course
where he almost started to work as
an assistant pro before he decided
to go to college.
When Worsham posted his SO he
was the idol OF some of the young
sters taking part in the junior golf
program. HE had one stroke less
for l8 than I had for nine" piped
up good looking little Billy Greene.
Billy, IA years old and a student
at Leland Junior High, found other
sports too strenuous when he took
broken arm from cast three
weeks ago, so he took up golf. He
played once at Rock Greek, turned
out for the second time yesterday
and shot 1874 for 1S holes. Johnston
Mccall, II, who has been playing
three weeks, turned in a 1T and
there were two 12-year-olds, Terry
Hunter who had 1913 and Bradley
Burrows, jr., with 100. The young
sters all are trying.
Four Wolfes Make Title Flight.
The Wolfes, brothers and cousins,
were out en- masse and four of them
made the championship flight, led
by Eugene Wolfe with a IA. His
brother, the 14-year-old schoolboy
champion. Billy D. Wolfe, was dis
gusted with a 70. He played with
Worsham and Bubby said. II had
to let out If I wanted to outhit him,
he's really going to be golfer
The second best score of the day
was a 73 by Stanley Mouser, a
former teammate of Worsham at
Bethesda. The field will be reduced
to four today and they will play
through tomorrow with Worsham
and from three to six others to make
the tripfto Lincoln.
First-round pairings:
s stanEsS Hex MGqssr Wois a So vs. Peter s5ya Kyns
| (79(, Dennis Bolster ls1) VS.. Fred Price
! t81), Charles Faller (7S) VS.. Eddie Reagh
| (7S), Billy D. Wolfe (79) VS.. John Shill-
ing, (S2), Richard Wolfe (SD VS.. Don
DERRICK (S2), Bob Halcombe (SD VS.. Fedie
Bohlen SD, Jim Bogley tS2) vs. Eugene
Wolfe 60.
Evening star., 1948-07-07
Totals 321s24 Totals 341124 13
sRan for Evans in eighth.

+Struck out for Harrist in seventh.
tStruck out for Hudson in eighth,
Philadelphia --------- go 600 Old
Game called end Of eighth to allow
Washington to catch train
Runs--Joost. Coleman, vato. Franks,
Brissie Yost, Mcbride. Christman. Runs
batted in-Joost (2). Mateski, Mccosky,
Christman (2). snder. Evans Two,base
ft-Christman. Home ,run-Joost. Dou-
ble plays-Kozar. Christman and Wooten;
Joost. Suder and Fain.. Left on bases
Philadslphis;. 4 Washingt9n' E I3s.,s sases
z; of Harrist, /. Strikeouts-By Brissie,
o. by Masterson, 1: by Harrist, 9. Hits
OF Masterson, Z in rs; off .Harrist,. 8
nitcher III os. - Masterson' umpires - Messrs
Rommel, Boyer and Passarella. Time
on NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..