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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-26
Rongy, Unbeoten Gonzogo Five
To Face Johnnies in Hot Tiff

One of the hottest schoolboy
rivalries in this area will be unfolded
tomorrow night at Maryland Uni
versity with st. Johns facing I'M
beaten GonZaga in Catholic
League basket ball game at 8 o'clock.
The Johnnies are hoping to take
a page from Bethesda Highs success
book. The Barons had an unbeaten
record until meeting Blair last week,
but rebounded nicely to nip Wash
ington-Lee last night, 34-33. The
Johnnies. whose only previous loss
had been to Calvert Hall of Balti-
more. also bowed to Blair. losing In
the final seconds last night, 42-40
So Coach joey Gallaghers crew
Is hoping that the loss to Blair in
dicates a victory in the next game
A win over Gonzaga would be sweet
tonic for the Eagles walloped the
Johnnies in football last season to
earn the spot in the city-wide cham
pionship game.
The Eagles will be flooring their
tallest team in years. They have
Mike Nolan at Ga; Paul MCGOWAN,
6-3: Dave Gardiner, So; Maurice
Murphy, 81. and Tippy Larkin, 6
even. In addition the Eagles have
q well-rounded, 15-man squad, The
entire squad has seen action in all
except three games and in these
only one or two men were left out
Blair had to come from behind
24-15 half-time deficit to nip the
Johnnies last night at st. Johns
John Linton scored a last-second
layup for the margin. 1t was Blair's
ninth win in II starts.
Fred Genau sank a foul shot with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-26
Golden Gloves Finals
On Tap Tonight With
Is Scraps Listed

The cream Of the amateur fistic
crop will toss leather at the Ma
tional Guard Armory tonight in
the final round of the Times HERALD
Golden Gloves tournament. First
bout is at $50.
Sixteen three-round bouts are on
the card-eight in the novice and
eight in the senior divisions. For
the seniors a trip to New York
to take part in the Eastern finals
hangs in the balance. Victory in
New York qualities the winner for
the national championships in Chi
cago.
The complete card:
Novice Division.
IL? Pounds, Paul Nichoi (Merrick Club)
vs.. Alfonso Williams police Club No -
y Us pounds; David Grier Naval Quarter,
l@6 pounds, Emmett swayne 5Nationa
Guard VS.. Billy Mccartney 'Quantice
Marines; l35 pounds, Kent Curry 1Apollo
rines) vs.: Eddie Cover touarters X; isO
pounds pounds Jimmy MIn Finiey Apollo a. c. rs
LIS pounds, Joshua Brooks (TWelfth Street
y vs.. John Shield Police Club No. p;
heavyweight, Leonard Bendall louantico)
VS.. Maurice Abbott ANDREWS Field.
Senior Division.
112 Pounds. Alex Ssntoy (Quantico) vs.,
Gene Smith Liberty A.. c.: lis pounds
Jimmy CalawsH oOlympic Club VS. Bunky
Frazier (Merrick Club; 126 pounds, Pat
Thomas t(Msrrick. Club vs.. Sammy KEEL
sey Giberty Club; 135 pounds, Harry
Rogers (Quantico Marines, VS. Pete Cilin-
ski (St Mary's Club; 147 pounds, Con-
ME wilkins Police Club No. y vs.. Leon
Daughtry Liberty Club: 100 pounds,
Roland Randall (Mel A. c. VS.. Walter
die Marshall Police Club No. - VS.. Eliot
Powers tFort Belvoir): heavyweight. Keith
King tQuantico) VS.. Eddie Grant (Apollo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-26
Newark Signs Pitcher
With n Wins in Row

NEWARK. N. j., Jan. 20. Al
Tefft. 20-year-old right-handed
pitcher with an unbroken string of
% victories, signed a contract to-
day to play with the Newark Bears
of the International Baseball
League.
Tefft, whose home is in Pawtlicket,
r. l., started last season with Lynch
burg, Va, in the Piedmont League
as third baseman. After his re-
lease he joined Blackstone of the
Virginia State League as a hurler.
He lost his first game in a relief
role, then followed with 20 straight
victories. He pitched two more
triumphs in the league playoffs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-26
BAA Prexy Says Jets,
zolIners Won't Quit
BY the Asseci ed Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-Maurice
Podoloff, president of the Basket
ball Association of America. has
squashed reports that Fort Wayne
zollners and Indianapolis Jets were
ready to desert the BAA and return
to the National League. 49,
Give heard such rtimors, but you
can say for me that they are un-
founded and definitely untrue" Po-
doloff saids as..As a matter of fact, l
talked with Fort Wayne Manager
Carl Bennett a short time ago and
he assured me he was happy to be a
member of the BAA. He said he was
sure his club wouldn't have done as
we'll financially in the other league
in the position they are in"
Fort Wayne now is in fifth place
in the Western Division of the BAA
with Indianapolis in the cellar. The
two clubs with Rochester and Min
neapolis left the National League
for the BAA at the beginning OF
the season. Rochester and Mime
apoiis have Jared better and are
battling with Chicago for first place
in the Western Division,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-26
'Fe|er Due to Sign Tribe Pay-Cut Contract Today
Caps and. Bullets
ToCIosh Before
SeUoutCrowd

A sellout crowd will be ON hand
at the Coliseum in Baltimore tonight
to watch the Caps and Bullets
tangle for the fifth time this season.
The Caps, who are running away
with Eastern Division honors in the
Basket Ball Association of America,
have only a 500 mark with the
Bullets. each team taking two deci-
sions.
Baltimore is the only club in the
Eastern Division to own a victory
over the Caps. The Caps boast q
1872 mark against foes in their own
division and an Ills edge against
Western Division opposition.
Joe Fulks sank IS points last night
to lead the Philadelphia Warriors
to an 86-77 upset over the Chicago
Stays. while Providence handed
Boston its 10th straight defeat,
1854, and indianapolis upset st.
Louis, 65-53.
BAA STANDINGS
~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-26
Boudreau Boosted,
Bob UnruffIed by
Prospect Of Slash
BY the Associated Press

CLEVELAND, Jan. 26.-The one
two punch of the Cleveland Indians
on President Bill Weeks pocket
book was expected to be completed
here today with Bob Feller talking
terms. with his energetic boss.
Veeck, who signed Shortstop-
Manager Lou Boudreau to a two
year contract yesterday at estimates
ranging from $65,0O0 to $4,000 a
year for substantial increase, was
expected to slice at least $4,000 of
the $4,000 Feller earned last sea-
son.
Feller's base pay last year was
$4,000, but the fireballing right
handler pitcher more than doubled
that figure on a bonus arrangement
based on attendance. Bob was off
to slow start last season, but
braced in the stretch and finished
with 10 victories, leading the league
In cttrikeouts. He lost IS games.
Teller U-ruffled by Cut.
Curtailment of Feller's outside
activities was likely to be a part of
his contract. Bob abandoned some
OF his eXtra-curricula interests last
year while pitching inaffectively and
his hurting later improved.
Veeck frequently has said on the
banquet circuit that he would well
come Feller's pay cut as an annual
salary, but no trouble was antici-
pated in reaching an agreement.
That's one of Bills stock Jokes"
declared Teller. Sure. I'll take a
cut, but 1t won't be an amputation.
The publicity minded Veeck is
due another visit from another of
his high-salaried performers later
in the week. Pitcher Gene Bearden,
who has expressed dissatisfaction
with his contract, already is here
and will see his boss before long.
Other Clubs Sign Players.
Meanwhile, other major league
clubs announced the following:
Chicago Cubs - Signed Pitcher
Johnny schmitz, who won 18 games
last year
New York Yankees-Dick Kry-
hoski, rookie first baseman up from
Kansas City, became the ninth YAM
kee to sign.
New York Giants-Signed Rookie
First Baseman Joe Lafata. leaving
only six players outside the fold,
Pittsburgh Pirates-Signed Third
Baseman Eddie Bockman and
Pitcher Elmer Riddle.
Boston Red Sox-Signed Pitcher
Mickey Harris. Center Fielder Dom
Di Maggie, after visiting General
Manager Joe Cronin. left for San
Francisco unsigned to think it over"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-26
Redskins Boast Fine Record
In Basket Ball Game, Win
By Lewis r. Atchison

The curley- haired gent with the
bounce Enthusiastically was Steve
Bagarys, Bounding Buggy of
Redskin fame. The last time we
laid eye on him was clutching a
pass from Sammy Baugh and
running like a thief from a pack
of New York Giants. But now
he was pogoing into the sports
department at normal speed,
apparently without a care in the
world.
I'm publicity man for the Red
skins" he announced.
All, this was sudden news. Then
Dick Mccain, who took that
chore under his little, fat wing,
had departed?
mo, I mean the Redskins
basket ball team" corrected
Steve. We've got a game Sunday
night with Kavakos Grill at the
Armory and I'd like to get some
publicity about it."
He was very businesslike, but
unburdened by the trappings
publicity men usually carry with
them, such as cid photos of the
stars, canned copy about their
careers, statistics, ETC., etc. But
Buggy had a store of knowledge
tucked away In the back of his
skull, along with old pass play
signals and bright remarks left
over from last football season.
Were indicated, he began.
In how many games?
We'll, we only played one, but
We won it, 52-46. We beat the
National Guard All-Stars, but
they almost ran the shoes off us.
They were fast, but we were more
durable. We've got some pretty
durable men in Adams, Demao
and you know the rest of them"
We didn't know, so Steve duti-
fully listed a roster, including
John Adams, AL Demao, John
Koniszewski, Joe Tereshinski,
Jim Youel, Tom Mont, Hugh
Taylor and Bagarus himself. 1t
is a formidable, not to say ter
rifying lineup, and Buggy says
Tereshinski is rougher on bas-
ket ball court than on the foot
ball field, which is hard to i'm
agine.
Taylor is the old smoothie of
the Skins bounce-ball brigade.
Bagarus says he handles the ball
as easily as a shell game oper-
ator and has a scoring eye that
is positively uncanny. Adams is
the second story man who slips
in two pointers standing on tip
toe. Koniszewski, of course,
played on George Washington
University's Southern Conference
championship team several years
ago and earned Conference
honors. That's enough to earn
him a journeyman's card. Youel
is no Johnny-come Lately, while
Mont won his spurs at Maryland.
Demao Is enthusiastic, to say the
least, and Bagarus knows how to
handle himself. With a little
practice it should be a fairly
good team.
I'VE don't practice, though"
said Bagarus. Adams doesn't
think it would help any"
Adams coaching basket ball
Whoever gets the game Is
coach for that one particular
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-26
Two Players Are Huh
As Gym Balcony Falls
BY the Associotsd Press

REDWOOD, w. Va, Jan. 90
Part of a crowded gymnasium bal
cony crunched loose during basket
ball game last night and dropped
about IS feet on other fans and
players below.
Two high school players were in
jured seriously. Glen Drennen Of
the Summersville squad was hos
pitalized with a fractured vertebrate,
and Jim Chapman of the Redwood
team suffered chest and back in
juries.
Richard Nicholson Of Redwood
remained at the hospital for obser-
walton. Six others we're treated and
released.
School officials estimated about 50
spectators were on the section Of
balcony which collapsed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-26
Poor Record Against
6. ". Inspires Terps
In Game Tonight
picture on Neat Page

The University of Maryland, which
has won 2 and lost 10 basket ball
games this year and has won and
lost 10 in its all-time series against
George Washington, hopes to break
up that unhappy combination of
figures when, the Terps meet the
Colonials tonight at College Park.
Game time is $3.50 pm, following
a freshman preliminary, and tickets
will be sold to the public for the
first time this year inasmuch as
many Maryland students are home
because of midterm examinations.
With Southern Conference teams
in the second half of their sched-
ules, every game from here in be-
comes increasingly important to
each teams chances of gaining the
championship tournament March
3-4-5 in Durham. Particularly arc
they important to teams just q half
game from the 500 mark, such as
G. w. with a 4-3 record and Mary
land with %. 1t usually takes
500 to make the grade.
Look to Big Twin Bill.
Tonights game is the last local
contest before Saturdays big dou-
ole-header at the National Guard
Armory. George Washington is
host to its chief tormenter of the
last two years, North Carolina
State, in the second half of the
twin bill, with Georgetown and Vii
lanova meeting in the first game
at 8 o'clock.
Two bands. plus college wrestling
and midget basket ball as half
time entertainment, have been
booked for Saturday night in an
attempt to induce Washington
biggest basket ball turnout in years
Maryland will take a five-game
losing streak into tonight's game
but in four of the five games Mary
land was either ahead, tied or with
in a point Of its opponent at half
time. The Terps have been losing
most OF their games in the last five
minutes. Bob Murray. a Washing
tonlan. is the Terps' leading scorer
with 104 points.
May Be Without McNiff.
George Washington has not
played since January IL, when 1t
lost to Georgetown, and to add to
Coach George CARRIERS worries, G..
w. may be without its top scorer,
Phil McNiff. The latter suffered a
broken nose in practice last week
and it had to be reset Monday
CARRIER will learn late today whether
McNiff will be available.
Maryland has won only two games
in this series, in 1923 and 1916.
N. c. State, which meets Rich
mond there Friday before playing
G. w. here on Saturday, thumped
the Quantico Marines, 64-40, last
night in Raleigh. Paul Horvath
scored "a points for the Wolfpack
and Dick Dickey 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-26
BAA Standings.
ASTERN@ DIVISION,
Sunshine Park Opens
With Court Backing
Rival Dog Program
BY the Associated Press

OLDSMAR. Fla, Jan. 26.-Sun.
shine Park horse racing track opens
its 40-day meeting here today and
it figures to have competition from
dog racing at st. Petersburg in spite
of State Racing Commission ruiz
ing.
The st. Petersburg Kennel Club
last night obtained a temporary in.
junction against the commission's
order yesterday banning afternoon
dog racing in the State.
After Circuit Judge Victor o.
Wehrle granted the injunction in
st. Petersburg, the dog track on
Gals said they planned to run their
regular Wednesday matinee.
The commission ruling set pm.
to midnight hours only for dog
racing. An earlier order barred
horses from running after pm.
Yesterdays action was the second
effort by the racing commission to
eliminate competitor between after
noon dog racing and the horses.
The first had banned dog track
matinees within so miles of an OPP
Grating horse track. The State SUI
preme Court declared the ban il
legal.
Regardless Of the controversy.
Sunshine Park officials expect more
customers and bigger betting than
the first two years of its operations.
@ e Vega nresident said he In
confident the track will be a going
concern for the first time.
Vega feels certain I'VE have got.
ten over the hump in established
thoroughbred racing en- the West
Coast. We finished fast in 1947 and
Sunshine Park was the only horse
track in Florida to show an increase
in attendance and mutuals last
year"
Today's eight-race program Ii
headed by the $1,000 Sunshine Park
Handicap at furlongs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-26
Tito Rift With Reds
Hits His Athletes
BY the Associated Press

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Jan.
26.-Premier Marshal Tito's break
with the Cohinform sounded an
echo in the sports world today.
The Central Committee Of
Peoples Youth of Yugoslavia has
informed the International Stu
dents Union it will not take
part in winter games to be held
the end of this month in Gee
slovakia.
In a letter to the union sec.
retariat, published in the Yugo-
slav Communist newspaper Borba.
the youth group declared 1t had
tried to live up to cultural agree
ments in the past. But, it said,
on every occasion since the
Cominform split the athletes
were "insulted" in Czechoslo-
yakia,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-26
Cooper to Be Golf Pro
At Pacific Coast Club

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calf,
Jan. 26.-"Lighthorse" Harry Cooper
will become golf pro at Lakeside
Country Club May ! under a five
year contract, club Vice President
Stan Mitchell says.
Cooper. professional at Oahu
Country Club in Honolulu for the
past four years, has obtained his
release from the final year of his
contract there, Mitchell says he has
been informed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-26
6. W. May Receive
Forfeit Victory

George Washington will pick
up a victory in the Southern
Conference court race if Wake
Forest is ordered to forfeit all
games in which Willard Kaylor
participated. Kaylor was declared
ineligible yesterday when 1t was
discovered he played two years at
Appalachian State Teachers be-
fore entering Wake Forest.
The Deacons, with Kaylor scor-
ing Is points. defeated G. w.
early this month. 5o-38. South
ern Conference President Geary
Eppley of Maryland will make a
ruling after reviewing the case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-26
Wilson Second Team
IsStrong Bracer as
TIGERS Hold Lead

Wilson appears cinch to earn
place in the District public high
championship playoff series, start
ing a month hence. Five wins
should secure a spot in that series
and the Green Tigers already have
three. none against soft-touch OPP
position. To previous tfiumphs over
Tech and Coolidge the Tigers
added a 1927 win over Anacostia
yesterday during the triple-header
at the Armory.
Other games resulted in a 1886
victory for Coolidge over Roosevelt
and a 1924 win for Chamberlain
over Bell.
Second Team Is Pillar.
The Tigers have achieved their
high rating without an individual
star. In fact, not even the first
five players can claim credit for
these good results because Coach
Hank Bristor has a second team
he inserts at crucial moments or
when the starters weary. 1t worked
we'll last week, and again yesterday.
when the second-stringers came in
to rest the starters at time when
the Indians were threatening to roll.
The fresh newcomers STAYED off
the -Anacostia threat late In the
third period, added a few points
Of their own and gave the first
team a good edge to protect in
the games waning moments. AS
it was, Wilson was in front by a
fair to good margin all the way.
Individual scoring honors went to
a pair Of Indians. Ronnie Brooks,
who counted IL points, and Ronnie
Ryan, who netted 10.
Colts on Top Throughout.
Coolidge, too, led all the way in
beating Roosevelt, but the Colts
were given a scare when the Rough
Riders pulled to within two points
at 1886 with less than four minutes
left. A pair of foul shots by Big
Byron Anderson and a field goal by
Jimmy Hollowell widened the gap
again and the Colts were able to
coast home. Hollowell's three field
goals in the late going helped him
take individual honors with IA
points.
Ken Gutenberg. who had seven
points, was the spark of Coolidge's
early surge that had it ahead 1918
at halftime.
In yesterdays opening game,
Chamberlain exploded for 10 points
in the first period. The Volts
hardly could buy a basket the re-
mainder of the way but that hefty
edge provided enough cushion to
take up the shock of Bells come
back. Chamberlain was held to two
points in the second period and five
in the third as Bell ate into its early
margin. Late in the third frame
Bell pulled close at 20-18. but Joe
Kolley and Tom Rlount came
through with timely scores for the
Volts to turn back that threat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-26
Ruling Deprives Royals
OF Currun's Services
By the Associated Press


TOLEDO, Ohio, Jan. ga court
ruling has enjoined Star Basket
ball Francis Curran from playing
further with the Rochester Royals
of the Basket Ball Association of
America.
Curran, former Notre Dame for
ward, played with the Toledo Jeeps
until their National Basket Ball
League franchise was transferred to
Waterloo, Iowa, last year. Virgil
Gladieux, president of the Toledo
club, said Curran refused to report
and signed a contract with the
Royals.
Common Pleas Judge Thomos
|O'Connor ruled that Curran cease
playing with the Royals and join
Waterloo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-26
MucPhuiI's Son Named
To Post With Chicks
BY the Associated Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. 26-Bill
MacPhail has been named assistant
general manager and treasurer of
the Memphis Chicks, Vice President
Frank Longinotti said yesterday.
MacPhail has been assistant gen.
eral manager of the Kansas City
Blues, American Association club,
for the last two years. He is the
son of Larry MacPhail, former head
Of the New York Yankees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-26
Owners Of Grid Lions
Take Losses Calmly
BY the Associoted Pysss

DETROIT. Jan. 26.-Stockholders
of the Detroit Lions took it matter
of-factly last night when they heard
the club went $93,798 In the red
during 1948.
They went right ahead and re-
elected their entire nine-man board
of directors. And, judging from the
lack Of criticism, there seemed little
reason to doubt that all officers
would be reelected when the di-
rectors meet next Monday.
The Lions finished in the Ma
tional Football Leagues last place
last season, winning only from
Green Bay and Pittsburgh in IL
starts.
One of the big reasons for the
operating deficit, said President D.
Lyle Fife, was $4,000 in injured
player expenses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-26
Chisox Release Lupien
To Tigers on Waivers
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-The Chicago
White Sox announced today they
had released Tony Lupien, 32-year-
old first baseman who was central
figure In a waiver dispute, to the
Detroit Tigers.
Lupien goes to Detroit for the
waiver price of $4,000.
The Sox recently asked waivers
on Lupien, but Detroit claimed him.
The Sox brought Lupien UP last
year from Hollywood of the Pacific
Coast League. He had been in the
majors previously - with Philadel-
phia of the National League and
Boston of the American League.
Five years ago-Roy Wealth.
erly, outfielder for the New York
Yankees, was classified la in
the draft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-26
Two Irish to Miss Game

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Jan. 26 (P.-
Two of Notre Danes star perform
ers, Center John Brennan and
Guard Kelvin O'Shea, will be out of
action for Saturdays basket ball
game with the University of Ken
lucky, Coach Ed CMoose) Krause
was told yesterday by Trainer Hugh
Burns. They both are injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-26
Quarters | in PIuyoffs

Naval Quarters I will represent
the Gold Division in the Potomac
River Naval Command League bas-
ket ball playoffs against the Blue
Division winner February / at Quar-
tiers I. The hosts clinched division
honors with a 74-40 victory over
Marine Barracks last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-26

field just don't mix.
According to a dispatch from Hollywood, they
are going to shoot part of the Aim in California,
part in Cleveland and part at the Indians training
camp at Tucson. The Red Sox and Yankees hardly
could expect better break.
The rule which prevents ball clubs from
formally opening the training season before March
already works hardship without having makeup
men painting the faces of Bob Feller, Gene Bear
den and Lou Boudreau, and without having coaches
running to and fro and cameramen lousing up the
lot with wires and equipment. Starting as late as
March l, ball club must train steadily and be
ia wit SSto
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-26

The Washington Clippers have
booked game with the Baltimore
Colts basket ball team for Sunday
afternoon at Turner's Arena. The
Colts lineup will include Y. A. Title
and Lamar Davis.