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Evening star., 1948-01-07
Wrong Kind of Bird Irks Pigeon Fonciers
Sgnor Buruto Protests Coumnss Slu Sport Booming Here

dollar with a limit of 10 entries
In each class.
"You put all your birds in
the dime class" said the Barber
of E street, "Just to be sure to
get something If one wins. Then
you try to grade them IN the
more expensive pools, putting
your best bird in the dollar class.
tell you it's real thrill when
one wins and sometimes a bird
gets home first and you only
have him in the dime pool.
That's what hurts"
Like horse racing, pigeon rae
ing features distance and sprint
events, plus a futurity, no less.
All an owner must do is pay q
dime for each futurity band,
plus a dime per bird each month
for five months while the squab
is growing its feathers, then he's
got to choose his 10 best for
the big race. Don't let any
novice tell you 1t can't be ex-
citing.
Signor Burruto was destined to
wind up in pigeon raising. He
started on the sandlots as pitch
~er-manager of the old T. r.
Keane nine, which included such
stars as Joe Freschi, Eddie Ci-
motif, Ed Colliflower, Pepco
Barry, Buck Kilroy, Irish Long
and Frank Di Nenna-almost all
of whom played minor league
ball later on. Later he piloted
Ciro's italian Village, Blue Flame
Valet, with which he won the
city Sunday pennant, and Wood
men of the World.
"As manager I got the bird
from the fans more than once," j"
he said. "but now I'VE got my
own, private birds and It's more
fun"
Evening star., 1948-01-07

Of birds and fanciers. ! got 1t
right here in this book my wife
gave me for Christmas.
And with that all tonsorial op-
erations temporarily were aban-
doned. Signor Burruto has been
active in this pigeon racing only
a year now, but, as In everything
else he attempts. he has thrown
himself Fundamentally into the
sport and will snip you bald for
any slurring remarks about the
game.
"I haven't won a race yet" he
acknowledged, but I would have
If my wife hadn't come out into
the yard to talk to me one Sum-
day when I was waiting for a
bird to come home. The bird
landed while we were talking but
I didn't notice him for several
minutes and doggone If I didn't
lose first prize by four seconds"
Luring the feathered speedsters
into the coop and getting the
all-imrortant racing band into
the sealed timing device is an art
and science in itself, Burruto
informed us.
Zone fellows bird came home
SO early he should have won the
race by Is minutes" he told us.
but he lighted In q tree and
wouldn't come down. It wasn't
the first time and this fellow was
pretty mad about 1t, so he got his
shot gun and killed him. He
removed the band, put 1t In the
clock, and still lost the race by
30 seconds"
Somebody once called pigeon
flying poor mans racing, but
that, no doubt, was before the
price of feed scared as high as a
prize flock of birds. The signor
has about 125 racers in his loft
and figures it costs about $400 a
year to maintain them, although
he wouldn't swear by it The
actual cost of. operations, like
most everything. depends on how
wet q man wants to get his feet.
Racing is an interesting hobby
even the birds seem to enjoy.
Club members have their various
pools ranging from . dime to .
Evening star., 1948-01-07
Terp Fighters Hoping
To Halt Gamecocks

Marylands boxing team will be no
better than a toss-up against South
Cardinals potent array Of leather
pushers Friday night at College
Park, but Coach Heinie Miller is
hoping for a surprise or two to
swing the match the Terrapins' way
The Gamecocks sent Coach Jess
Alderman all the way to New
Orleans to scout Maryland IN Its
AZ z-to-311 victory over Michigan
State last week and are expected
to be thoroughly familiar with
Maryland's style OF fighting when
they step into the ring.
South Carolina's squad will arrive
here early tomorrow and will have
a light workout in the afternoon at
College Park. The teams probable
lineup Is as follows: 125-pounds,
Pete Campassi; 100, Fletcher Dean;
135, Elerson Fowler; 145, Ray Avant;
1855, Frank Threat; 165, Jim Brigg-
man; ITS, Roy Skinner; heavy
weight. Bob Dockery.
Evening star., 1948-01-07
Costello Thinks Louis
|Wi|| Fight on Coast
In Spite Of DeniaIs
BY the Asseeioisd Press

LOS ANGELES, Jan. IA heavy
weight title fight in Los Angeles
next April Is the promotional dream
OF Comedian Lou Costello, and 80
far that's all 1t is-a dream.
The Los Angeles Coliseum Com
mission yesterday granted Costello
the use Of the mammoth bowl on
Saturday, April ., after he said
Champion Joe Louis had agreed to
meet either Joe Walcott or Turkey
Thompson here for charity.
But then In New York Louis
manager, Marshall Miles, said there
was absolutely nothing" to tt
well be in London for exhibitions
from February 10 to April T."
Informed Of this, Costello said:
well, We can put of our fight Q
week or 10 days II We have to. The
main thing Is We know that the
Coliseum Is agreeable to the fight."
Asked what he thought about
the New York Twentieth Century
Clubs announcement that 0 Louis
Walcott June rematch was "practi-
cally closed" the comedian de-
clared:
"An know b that Louis u com.
Ing out here In about 10 days. We're
going to talk 1t over and make ar
rangements then. think I've got
him"
This new facet on the heavy
weight title situation came after
Costello told the Coliseum Commits
sion Louis would fight here for so
per cent Of the net gate receipts
and donate half Of his purse to the
West Side Hospital and to the Lou
Costello Junior Foundation.
Evening star., 1948-01-07
Jacobs Outfit Says
Louis Will Defend
Title Next June
By the Assoeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 7.-Although It
hasn't yet signed either Heavy
weight Champion Joe Louis or Chal-
lenger Jersey Joe Walcott, 1t ap-
peared today that the goth Century
Sporting Club had the fight Of the
year" virtually sewed up for this
town next June.
The goth S. c., or the Mike Jacob.
S. c., if you choose, announced last
night that it has practically closed
with the champion for June title
bout in one of the ball parks here.
No opponent was named, but Sol
Strauss, acting director of the fight
club in the absence Of the ailing
Mike Jacobs, limited from here to
Camden, N. j., that it would be
Walcott, who almost lifted the
Brown Bomber's crown in Madison
Square Garden December 5.
In almost triumphant vein, the
10th issued the following statement
Subject to further discussion on
some details, it can be- said posi-
lively that Louis will defend his
title for the Goth Century Sporting
Club In June, preferably In one OF
the New York ball parks"
The details hinged around ra-
dio, television and movie proceeds
and little difficulty was expected
there since the club said 1t was pre-
pared to give the contestants the
same cut for those considerable ex-
tras as they would receive from the
regular gate.
Louis agreed to take 10 per cent
of the net as against the IS he col.
lected for the first fight.
Evening star., 1948-01-07
By Ben McAIwee

Pete Places, one of the city's lead
ing young bowlers, is one of the first
casualties-if not the f1rst-in The
Star tournament.
With a 422 set fired in the Fort
Davis Commercial League, Places
could well be pointing to several
prizes in The Stars Goth annual
championships now in progress at
all maple plants in this area.
But much to his dismay, Pete
forgot one important item. He
failed to enter the tournament be-
fore he chalked up his lusty count.
One of the tournaments cardinal
rules is that a bowler must register
before he rolls his league set. His
81 entrance fee also must accom-
pany the application blank.
However, Pete will get another
chance tonight along with many
other stars who will be renewing
the District major and minor cir
cults penrant races after a two
week holiday recess. Almost to the
man they are expected to take a
shot in The Star event, which has
proved the toughest event IN the
game for the top rankers.
Fascinating Tournament.
1--WE don't stand much chance to
win the 5000 top prize for men, but
there's something fascinating about
irving to achieve the almost i'm
possible" remarked Howard Par
sons, the Winn's Motors team ace,
who last year fred high scratch set
of 444 only to finish SD with q
gross 1852.
THE high-average bowler may
have the edge in winning the nu-
merous high scratch set and high
game prizes, but that's where our
advantage ends over the tourna-
msnt's duffer," Parsons added.
Parsons contention was borne out
In last years tournament. when only
eight stars finished among the men S
list Of 542 winners.
Tonieht's action In the Mems
Major District League brings to-
sether the leading Mann's Potato
Chips and Winn's Motors at Mount
Rainier. Trailing one game out OF
first, second-place Burr Heishman
Tires meets Senate Beer at Brook
land. Third place Winchester Pack
ard meets Arcade Pontiac at Clar-
endon and fourth place Galliher d
Hueuely clash with Mapledge Pins
at Colonial Village.
Singer Makes Strong Bid.
Julie Singer, last years champion,
with the circuits top average OF
127-12 for As games, is making q
strong bid to retain his laurels.
trailing are Jack Barkley with
1868. Mike Avon with 126-2S, Lou
Jenkins with 1863. Sam Simon with
1854, Hokie Smith with 1850,
Cletus Pannell with 1888, Paul
Evening star., 1948-01-07
Places Forgetfu|ness Robs Him
OfChunce for Star Pin Prize

Perkins with 125-19, Bob Miciotte
with 1878 and Lindsay Stott
with 1855.
Ray Watson leads with 46 strikes
having one more than Smith, while
Singer is the leading sparemakel
with 1853 and Avon second with 15s
Ralph Gordon of Clarendon has
forged to the front in the Mems
Minor District League with ar
average of 1894 for IS games; Pete
Places Of Spillway and Mike Cres-
cenzi OF, Ice Palace are deadlocked
for runnerup honors with 121-42
Willie zehring, Alexander ace. has
moved to fourth place with 121-39
while Dan Pessagno Of the leading
Greenway outfit has spurted into
fifth place with 1928.
Minor Loop Schedule.
Tonight's minor league schedule
will find Greenway at Queen Pin
Spillway at Lucky Strike, Claren-
don at Alexandria, Arcadia at Chevy
Chase Ice Palace, Petworth No.
at Temple and Colonial Village at
Petworth No. 2.
First place King Pin against
third-place College Park in a
Ladies' Major District League match
will be the attraction at King Pin
Second-place Rosslyn and fourth
place Ice Palace tangle at Rosslyn
Mount Rainier visits Lafayette and
Brookland Recreations invade HI
Skor.
Northeast Temple, walking away
with the Ladies Minor District
League championship, bowls at
Greenway. King Pin fires at Spill
way and Lucky Strike rolls at Fort
Davis.
Evening star., 1948-01-07
GiImer Won't Affirm
Or Deny Reports Of
Signing With Skins
BY the Assosiofsd Press

TUSCALOOSA, Ala, Jan. t.
Harry Gilmer, Alabama football
star, today declined to admit or
deny reports that he had signed
professional contract with the
Washington Redskins.
when I do any signing with
any ball club, the announcement Of
my action will come from the club, "
he said. IT don't think It's my
place to say whether I have signed
or not. As far as salary Is con-
cerned, 1t would be better If nothing
were said about it. However, If any
announcement regarding salary is
made, when I do sign, 1t will also
be made by the ball club"
Whether Gilmer has signed a
Redskin contract was a question
nobody at the Wigwan was prepared
to answer today, although yester-
days developments indicated the
Alabama passing star already was
in the fold.
Branch Hickey apparently con-
firmed rumors that Gilmer had
decided to cast his lot with the Skins
when, after announcing that he
would take over the Brooklyn ALL
America franchise, Hickey said he
understood Gilmer had signed a
Washington contract. He indicated
that Brooklyn, which holds the ALL
America draft rights to the star,
wouldn't try to sign him.
Redskin General Manager Dick
McCann said any information on
the matter would have to come from
President George Marshall or Head
Coach Turk, Edwards, who are on
the Pacific Coast, or Gilmer. One
thing certain, however, is that If
Gilmer has signed, the figure was
not the 100000 repeatedly sought
by him, or even 100000. The Tribe
has too many good players earning
less than that to toss away such a
large bundle in gambling on q
rookie.
With Gilmer repeatedly signed,
another run1or was heard that
Charley Conerly Of Mississippi
whom the Redskins got in the Ma
tional League player draft year
ago, had been traded to the New
York Giants for a lineman to be
named later. The Wigwam spokes-
man had no comment on that one,
either, but it is no secret that the
Giants and Skins have been talking
over a Conerly deal with everything
hinging on Gilmer's signing.
Evening star., 1948-01-07
Anacostia High Quint
.5parked by Warner,
Emphasizes Speed

Coach Artie Boyd at Anacostia
High has an offensive minded bas-
ket ball team this year, a throw
'em-up club that plays the fiery
brand Of basket bali popularized
some years back by Rhode Island
The Indians are q little weak on
defense, but they figure to win q
lot Of games just by running the
opposition into the ground.
A sample Of what to expect from
them in the schoolboy title race
that starts Friday was given yester-
day when they poured through
with scores all afternoon to trim
Gonzaga, 66-49. Those 86 points
were the most rackedup by any
Of the major high school quints
so far this year, but Gonzaga S
losing score also was better than
that turned in by any winning
combination yesterday. That's about
the way things figure to be in Ana
costa games this year.
The Indians were q bit slow in
getting their speedy game organized
yesterday as Gonzaga hoped into
q 1873 first-period lead. The Eagles
still were ahead, 1924, at halftime,
but thereafter the Indians turned
on the heat and rolled up the points.
Wally Warner. Anacostias 6-foot,
3-inch center, tossed in 80 points,
two more than his previous record
against Patterson Park before the
holidays.
Several other District public high
schools put finishing touches on
their game before going into cham
pionship series play on Friday.
Central played its first game, de-
feating Chamberlain, 44-32, and has
another schedule tonight against
George Washington High; Wilson
made up for an earlier setback by
upsetting that G. w. team, 34-29; F.;
Coolidge, last years champ, bowed
to st. Johns, 4S-47, and Eastern
went down before University of
Maryland Freshmen, 1894.
AL Stringer, q tall newcomer to
Coach Gabe Ferazzi's Central quint,
set q 14-point pace for the Vikings
yesterday. Coach Feraz1 substituted
freely yesterday to test his various
combinations.
The Wilson-G. w. game was tight
all the way, with Wilson holding
2o-19 halftime margin. George
Pappafotis was high man for the
Tigers with 10 points, with G.. WIS
Billy Smith pressing him with 9.
The favored Johnnies had to stave
OF a late Coolidge rally yesterday.
After trailing for a few moments,
st. Johns went ahead to stay, and
had margins of lilo, 26-19 and 38-
30 at the end Of the first three pc
RODS. Tommy Boyle was high man
with % points as the Jolnnnies won
their third straight game.
Eastern's loss to Maryland Frosh
was its fourth In five games, but the
Ramblers have been playing a ter
rifle schedule designed not to win
games but to toughen them for the
coming title race. They were able to
make things tough for the Young
Terps during the first half yester-
day and had q 17-16 lead at inter-
mission.
In other schoolboy games yester-
day, Dewitt topped Fairfax, 40-39;
Greenbelt defeated Mount Rainier,
1926; Keldall School sunk Friends,
24-1, and st. Anthony's downed an
alumni uuint, 42-28.
Evening star., 1948-01-07

resulting hemorrhage destroy
brain spinal cord do not heal
the body. The damage Is permanent
his explanation the basis for Louis
Wacott fight that openings he could
not get blows that he could not duck.
Jujitsu and Wrestling Better Defenses '
doesn't think much OF boxing
the pointing out that most Of the
developed boxer is the result Of
including diet rest road work. skip
ping and other bodybuilding programs
nothing do with the art of boxing and be
activities we Dr. Stein
psychologist doesn't believe boxing good
preferring jitsu and wrestling medium
whether Jungle fighting in tavern braws.
University Illinois, 10 highly skilled boxers
wesers under special set OF rules
usly agreed upon mime by
also had been excellent
wrestler depended wrestling technique as well.
The Swift Padding Of Eoeer Feet
Dr. stenhaus years
obvious to people who knew them previously
per of this directed the head Body
frequently suffered in other sports but there
The crowd and will cheer the
victim without loss of prestige.
boxing is go seconds and pandemonim turns
who did the Fear Of appearing to
ignore hide symptoms Of dizziness
and continue fighting in sedazed state when men
are likely suffer irreparable damage"
being picked UP and laid down In great
hurry probably Hene Miller racing for his typewriter to
answer Steinhaus
Evening star., 1948-01-07
Rockville Clubs Active

The Rockville unlimited mems and
women's basket ball teams will play
the Hagerstown Cabineers tonight
at the Rockville High gym, starting
at 8 o'clock. The Rockville teams
are after games with strong un-
limited clubs. Call Lee Hooker at
Rockville 1852.
Evening star., 1948-01-07
Fishinq Licenses on Sole

BALTIMORE, Jan. (R.-Licenses
are on sale today for the 1948 fresh
water fishing season opening Febru-
ary IS, the Game and Inland Fish
Commission announced. The State
sent out $500 licenses to State
agents, compared to 56,064 sold last
wear
Evening star., 1948-01-07

m q 6 l n e
h i'm saying
pigeon breed
ing is tn e
s . o r t o +
hunns2 We've
got q lot of
n ice people
raising pig
cons around
hin gton
Sam Rice.
I h e old
Wa shin gton
b all player,
Warren Van
Solver, tn e
fellow W h o
Evening star., 1948-01-07
Terp Mutmen Meet v. N. /

The University Of Maryland
wrestling team will attempt to an
mex its second straight win tomor-
row night when 1t plays host to
the Virginia Military Institute. The
Terps won their opener against
Gallaudet.
Evening star., 1948-01-07
Trojons Rate Irish
Above Wolverines
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7.-All
the returns weren't In yet but to
Southern California's battered
Trojans - who should know
Notre Dame rates the nod over
Michigan as the Nations top
college club.
Incomplete tabulation Of q
Trojan poll showed Notre Dame
nearly a 81 choice despite the
sports writers poll giving Mich
tgan q 81 bulge.
Evening star., 1948-01-07


haus, teacher Of biological science at George Will
lams College in Chicago and former president Of
the American Academy of Physical Education.
DR.. Steinhaus. telling his story through Arthur
j. Snider, Chicago Daily News Science Writer, says
that irreparable damage has been done to Louis
because of blows on the head. Not only to Louis
but all fighters ,who have been hit frequently
There is no way to increase resistance power to
head punches the physiologist insists
Here's why" quotes Writer snider Mans
3-pound brain is somewhat loosely nuid-packed in
the bony Uranium. Any sharp blow may cause 1t
to wobble bit in this packing. Such conclusion
taar hlood
Evening star., 1948-01-07
By Lewis F. Atehison

Imagine him saying things
like that7" demanded Signor
Tony Burruto, waving his barber
shears perilously close to our ear.
Evening star., 1948-01-07
&oM @ Sports Moffat Lead W. Against Virginia Tonight
Win, Lose, or Draw
A Scientific Report on J. Louis
BY FRANCIS {. sTANk

Joe Louis through great fighter It won't be
for the Iouisoe Walcot heht It, He has taken
too blows the head his reexe percepb slowed
because Louis is too old, 80, to
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-06-24

Mr.. and Mrs. James Helbig and
William Sharps will leave tomorrow
for Salisbury.
Frank Biser and family left with
a trailer in tow on Tuesday for Ocean
City, where he is a delegate from
Oakland Volunteer fire department
to the firemen's convention there
yesterday, today and tomorrow.
At the meeting of the Henry and
Luther Schmidt post, Veterans Of
Foreign Wars, on Monday, June 81
Joseph NJ. Gender was presented with
a past post-commander button in ap-
probation for his service and de-
votion to duty in the post.
Rev. and Mrs. David NJ. Funk and
daughter Miss Mary Funk, Musca-
tine, Iowa, are visiting for few days
at Thayerville, Deep Creek Lake,
where Mrs. Funk's mother, Mrs. j. O.
Thayer, is seriously i'll. Rev. Funk
was former pastor of st. Marks
Lutheran church here.
Jane Friend, Elinor Bittinger, Lois
Murray, Dolores Swartzentruber and
George and John Hanst, Oakland;
Floyd Fike and Emily Martin, of Mt
Lake Park. expect to leave Sunday for
COwen, w. Va, near Webster Springs,
where they will attend a Lutheran
youth camp for two weeks.
The Young Adult fellowship of st.
Paul's Methodist church is planning
party for Wednesday, June 80, at
the Oakland Country club. Members
will be contacted and asked to hold
that date open. Mr.. and Mrs. B. Bee
son Snyder are chairmen, with Dr.
and Mrs. Franklin d. Custer co-chair-
men.
Pvt Robert F. Hauser, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Homer Hauser, Oakland
! mas completed a course IN Army basic
training at the Fort Dix 9th Infantry
Division and will soon leave for new
assignment. Prior to his enlistment
on April 1, Private Hauser attended
Oakland High School. He was EN-
ployed by w. c. Roth
Charles Mann, of Randallstown
has arrived in Oakland and will as
sist Rev. Austin F. Schildwachter il
the work of the Episcopal parish il
Oakland, Deer Park, Altamont anc
Swanton. Mr.. Mann, a student at
Western Maryland college, was a lay
worker with the Episcopal churcl
last summer in Alaska.
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Mr. and Mrs Delbert Davis and
two children. Charlotte and Norman,
were weekend visitors of relatives
here and then continued to Cleveland,
Ohio, to attend the wedding Of Miss
Esther Lou Davis to Erwin Lang,
which is to take place there on Satur-
day.
William II. johnson, now district
forester at Bel Air, suffered broken
ankle while attending a forestry
training conference at st. Marys City,
during a baseball game, and is now
rccuperating at his home in Cumber-
land. He was former district forester
in this area and is the husband of the
former Miss Helen Offutt of Oakland.
Mrs. Hlair Robinctte and two chit
,ron, Mailyn and Blair Jr., left
Oakland Monday night for her
former home near Manila, Luzon,
Philippine Islands. They were taken
to Pittsburgh by Mrs. Robinette's
husband, s SGT. Robucttc, who is on
recruiting duty here, and from there
they went by air. They were sche'l-
ulej to arrive in Manila this after
noon. Mrs Robinette has been in this
country for three years.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Philby Schmp and
daughter Betsy, of Baltimore, were
guests Of Mr. aud Mrs. Robert
Ruckert over the weekend.
cn, Ia,.,l ph;,I: nc ,,o,.;.,o
..., ..,,,...'I =, ', C,..,,' I.;.... \,
-, on MONDAY, al ter having spent a
!! lteen-"ay IurIougo WIN ms parents
MI ana MIS- 'Ilii'id ''''i'P9'
Mrs Alice Tulpev Mrs. J. A.
Turnev and son PAM rurnov returned
home Nondav NIGHT from = visit If
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''''''
Mrs. /. Il. Rudy. while getting out
of her car ON a Cumberland strccs
on Tuesday afternoon. slipped and ri
falling broke her right hip. She is
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Kahl, Oakland; Mrs. Eva Bishoff,
Hoyes; Mrs. Lorena Smouse, Clarks-
burg; Mrs. Mary limbaugh, Canton,
Ohio; and twelve grandchildren.
Mr.. Falkenstein, while past the
85-mark in years, is daily engaged
in carpentry in Oakland homes and
business places or spends many
hours, beyond the usual eight, doing
fine cabinet work in his well equipped
shop at his residence. Mrs. Falken-
stein enjoys the best of health and is
busily engaged in her home. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Falkcnstein still are
active in church work, having been
members of St Marks Lutheran
! for many years.