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Evening star., 1949-02-28
| BiIIikens' Coach
| BIomes Pros for
| |MocouIey's Flop
BY the Associated Press

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 28.-Ed
Macauley, the st. Louis Billi-
kens' cage star. was the center
of a controversy today between
his coach and the National
Basket Ball League.
The controversy developed
after Easy Eds relatively poor
showing against the Oklahoma
Aggies Saturday night. The
Billiken center scored only sew
en- points, three on free throws.
and fouled out just before the
game ended. The Aggies won.
40-37.
st. Louis Coach Ed Hickey
attributed Macauley's perform
ance to recent efforts Of the
National Basket Ball League to
sign him as q professional.
But Doxie Moore, the NBL
commissioner, countered:
There wasn't anything I
told Macauley that should have
thrown him off his game"
Moore said in st. Louis early
lastCyeek his league would pay
Macauley the best wages in pro
basket ball to get him on an
NBL team when he finishes his
college career.
Hickey heatedly declared that
such an approach before a cru
cial game was "a crime" and
distracted MaCauley in his
preparations for the contest.
He added that the profess
sional loop would get Mac over
nv dead body"
Evening star., 1949-02-28
Temple Bosketers
Win by q Shirt
by the Asseeictsd Press

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 90.
Basket ball rooters here were
saying facetiously today that
Temple University's basket
ball team beat st. Joseph's Col
lege philadelphia by .
shirt" Saturday night.
Actually Temple won the
bitterly fought intra city game
81 to 56. The shirt" story re-
suited from one Of the most
unusual technical fouls of the
court season here and possibly
anywhere.
The technical was called be-
cause Coach Bill Ferguson of
st. Joseph's had reported the
wrong shirt number Of one Of
his players to the scorer.
Under the regulations that
constituted a violation and was
penalized by a free throw for
the opposition. which resulted
in a vital point.
When last seen Coach Fer
guson was talking to. himself
about that singular foul which
he claims cost his team the
game.
Evening star., 1949-02-28
Sherbuhn Pin Tourney Victor
Now Aims to Put I cam on op

in Baltimore yesterday with a 98C
score. Chick Schenken. Balti-
more newcomer. finished second
with GIT. Missing three one-pin
breaks in the final four boxes OF
the final game proved costly to the
Oriole lad. 1t was Stott's second
major tournament victory. He
won the Santini here.
Six other Capital pinment fin
ished in the money. Leon Fleisher
with the tournaments high game
of 1876 and 956, tied for fourth
place with Tom Fries, Baltimore
Ralph Bates was ninth. 929; Eo
Blakeney, 18th, 921; Howard Par
sons, 14th, 919; Paul Perkins, 18th
918, and Walter Megaw, jr., con.
ISOLATION game, 1853.
Washington's star woman duck
pinners didn't fare quite so vel
in the Franklin Women's Open a
Baltimore which saw Marie An
derson, a hometowner. mark VI
her second straight victory with
record tournament score of 1893.
Lorraine GULL was best for thu
Capital rollers with a seventh
place tbs count, while Lucy Rose
was eighth, TIA, and Boots Petit
10th, 712. Lillian Young of Bal.
timore was second, 780; Ethel Die
third, 744: Alva Brown, fourth
739; Boots Barger, fifth, 725. anc
Marilyn Mann, sixth, TIC.
Evening star., 1949-02-28
Open Golf Sponsors Want Help
OF PGA to Curb Money Losses

His idea was that il q tourna.
ment is rained out. the sponsors
pay money winnings on the basi.
Of what is played-one round
two rounds or three. or one.
fourth, one-half or three-fourths
Of the amounts designated for the
winners.
If rain causes a round to be
carried over. thus prolonging the
tournament. Anson suggested that
the prize money be scaled down
and enough money provided tt
pay expenses Of the players that
do not finish in the money fol
staying over.
The discussion of possible dis.
satisfaction of sponsors with the
PGA way Of operation was precipi.
tated by a column written by Dick
PEBBLES, sports editor Of the Sar
Antonio Express. in which he SCI
forth several matters Of friction.
PEBBLES said Dick Metz. a vet.
eran professional golfer. had giver
him the information on which
he based the column.
Anson said yesterday that Metz
who left here after the secone
round Of the Rio Grande Valley
Open, called him from Arkansas
City. Kans.. and denied he hae
given PEBBLES the information
carried in the column. Feeble!
replied. that two others golfers
had heard Metz tell him most
of It.
Evening star., 1949-02-28
Harris Wins Baseball
Players Golf Title
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

MIAMI, Fla. Feb. 28.-Pete
Harris, "twice-a-month" golfer,
who'd rather go fishing. held the
baseball players golf champion
ship today.
Harris. who played minor
league baseball with Nashville,
Columbus, Grand Rapids and
London, Ontario, won the 10th
annual national baseball players
tournament yesterday with a &C.
hole total of l42. two under par
for the 6,326-yard Miami Country
Club course.
Harris. now with the city of
Miami Parks Division. finished
nine strokes in front Of big Paul
Derringer. former Cincinnati Reds
mounds ace. Derringer skidded to
a 10 on his final round to finish
with ISL. Harris had a 70 Sat-
urday and 70 yesterday.
Paul Ryder. former Tallahassee
Fla. player. was third at 1853. He
was one stroke in front Of Joe
(Ducky Medwick. former St
Louis Cards outfielder; Heinie
Manush. former Washinton out
fielder, and Jack Russell. former
Washington pitcher, at 154.
Commissioner A. B. (Happy)
Chandler posted ITS,
Evening star., 1949-02-28
By Ben McAIwee

"Now if I can help my team
back into first place in the Car
endon Major League tonight III
have a lot to crow about" said
Jimmy Jenkins today, after cap
turing the 18th annual Dutch
Sherbahn Handicap at Takoms
with a 961 gross count.
Jenkins, who last week watched
the red-hot A. l.. Kelley OUTFIT
knock his jenkins Sheet Metal
ouint out of the lead, was the
pacesetter in the Sherbahn from
the start of the two-day week
end event, while putting together
q 9l0 scratch set and 81 free pins
Charley Townsend OF the
1eague-leading Ice Palace team
in the Minor District circuit came
the closest of the other SO con
testants to overtake jenkins with
q 60-957 score.
Other prize winners were:
Joe Strizak, 88-940; Leonard
Mickelson, 46-93s; Walter Gun.
ningham, 51-934; Harold Jaseph
1882: Jack Moulton, 26-931;
Julius Freeman, 116-931; Richard
Foote, 107-929; Johnny Parke
46-928; Raymond Booth, 70-925;
Stewart Burger, 65-922; Horace
Atwell, 1o2-915. High scratch set
Julie Singer, 903; high consola-
ton game, Herbie Harrison, 1874
Lindsay Stott, Caruso Grocery
District League team ace, won thu
18th annual South Atlantic single!
Evening star., 1949-02-28
~ the Assoeioied Press

HARLINGEN, Tex. Feb. 2s.-
Sponsors Of open golf tournaments
and the PGA are due to work out
plan to insure both those putting
up the money and those who play
| for it against loss.
This is expected to be the up
shot Of recommendations made to
the PGA by sponsors of the $10.-
900 Rio Grande Valley Open con-
cluded yesterday.
The recommendations. made by
Austin Anson. manager Of the
Texas Citrus and Vegetable Grow
ers and Shippers. which put on
the Rio Grande Valley Open. came
after two days Of discussions Of
whether there has been friction
between tournament sponsors and
the PGA.
George Schneiter. manager Of
the PGA Tournament Bureau, said
he heartily approved working out
such a plan and that he would
call tournament sponsors for a
meeting during the Masters tour
nament st Augusta. Ga. April
ITO.
Schnelter. however, was nom
commital on the plan of procedure
advanced by Anson. The latter.
stating that there had been no
dissatisfaction whatever between
tournament and sponsors here,
said he was making his recon-
mendations to prevent it happen
ing.
Evening star., 1949-02-28
By Lewis r. Atchison

Every time DR.. Pete Moran
comes in here he charges us
SIS for looking at that tongue"
quipped Dick McCann, nodding
at one of the more fearsome
figures on the totem pole in his
Redskin office. These new
lights kill insects and get rid
of the cigarette smoke" he
continued. glancing upward.
We've got a first-class office
here now. Had to get it to
match the first-class football
team we're gonna have next
season"
We will pass by everything
but the lights. They were i'm
triguing, new-fangled affairs
with ultraviolet attachments
that were supposed to cleanse
the atmosphere like magic
nonunion janitors.
They do, too" added the
Tribes general manager. THE
day we introduced Admiral
Whelchel to the press and ra-
dio the air in this place was
like a spring morning in the
Rockies. It's marvellous stuff.
John Shields put 'em in here"
All, that name explained lots
of things. Shields is the bright.
burly young man who couple
of years ago thought up the
idea of pumping up George
town football players with OK
ygen to revive them after siren
uous plays. Honest John was
sort of a nonplaying publicity
man for the Hoyas then. receiv-
ing no salary for his services,
and the oxygen tank stunt went
over with a bang-except that
the players didn't use his oxy-
fgep,
WI found out later" Shields
told us (this is a quick-change
piece, that Trainer Johnny
Williams was kidded so much
about the thing he wouldn't
allow it on the field. But it
was a sound idea, apart from
it's publicity value. We de-
termined that in tests. Took
Evening star., 1949-02-28
DeodIine for Gym Meet
|WiII Fall Tomorrow

Athletes desiring to compete in
the first annual District AAU
gymnastics championships must
file entries not later than tomor-
row night with Chairman Dave
Field. He may be reached in
care of the Physical Education
Department. University of Mary
land. or by dialing WA. $500, ex-
tension 252.
The meet, for teams and indi-
viduals, will be held Saturday at
the Central YWCA at 8 pm.
Championships will be decided in
the following: Rope climb, tram
poline, tumbling, rings, parallel
bars. horizontal bars and side
horse.
Evening star., 1949-02-28
|MiddIecoff Convinced
Golf Beats Dentistry
By Rio Grande Win
By the Assoeiated Press

HARLINGEN, Tex, Feb. 28.-
Handsome Cary Middlecoff. who
left a career in dentistry for golf's
tournament trail, nears the end OF
his trial period pretty well con-
vinced that he won't have to re-
turn to the business of extracting
teeth.
In March of 1947. when the
Memphis (Tenn) links star turned
professional, he said he'd make
the tournament circuit two years
and if at the end Of that time he
was convinced he could not be one
Of the top three players in the
country he would return to the
dental profession.
Yesterday the tall. black haired
28-year-old won the $4,000 Rio
Grande Valley Open with a IT.
under-par 267 for u holes, finish
ing ahead by two strokes in a
dramatic finish. 1t boosted Mid
dlecoff to fourth place among the
money winners of golf.
Breaks Par in Mud.
And so, as Middlecof reaches
the end Of the two-year period,
he says he thinks he has an excel
lent chance of making good in
golf and that he's going to con-
tinue along the tournament trail.
His final round was a 70 on
the muddy, par 35-36-71, $685.
yard Harlingen municipal course.
1t went with rounds Of 6S. Sc
and 63.
Closing out in second place was
big Bob Hamilton of Prince
Georges Country Club. Landover,
Md, who shot a SO on his final
round and had a 72-hole total
of 269. E. j. Harrison Of Little
Rock wound up third with 270
on the strength Of a 81 on his
final 18 holes.
The Rio Grande Valley Open
lost money for the sponsors this
year because of miserable weather
the last two days. The deficit is
due to run around $4,000.
1850 Sponsorship Uncertain.
The tournament was sponsored
by the Texas Citrus and Vege-
table Growers and Shippers AS
sociation. But it is not known
whether this organization will do
1t again next year.
Austin Anson. manager Of the
association. said a decision would
be made at the next meeting of
the directors.
The leaders:
Evening star., 1949-02-28
Taft, Raymond Boys Capture
Recreation Bowling Honors

Taft playground with q Isis
score won the senior title while
the lads from Raymond captured
juniors honors with 1881 in the
18th annual D. c. Recreation De-
partment's boys bowling champ
ionships which taxed Lucky
Strike almost to capacity with q
record 53-team entry. The young
sters were guests of j. w. (Bill
Wood, Lucky Strike superintend-
ent.
Robert Schlauch led by Taft to
victory with the tournament IS
highest set of 332. His best single
was 119.
High game laurels went to Alva
Griffin with a 14l wallop that
helped Raymond gain second
place in the senior class with 1.494
Griffin's set Of 327 was second
high. Edgewood playground was
third with 1,415.
Gilbert Leader. with high
junior set Of 300 and Richard
Addison, runnerup with 303, were
the stars as Raymond won the
junior team title. Turkey Thicket,
aided by Bobby Sanders $50, was
second with 1851.
With Howard Stewart bowling
high game Of 120 for the juniors,
Takoma. last years champion.
finished third with 1923.
The girls championships were
Evening star., 1949-02-28
Gumbert Definite Ho|dout
As Reds Move Into Camp
Nv the Asxeeie.sJ Press

py InO AS16Gt01eC FT8SS
TAMPA, Fla, Feb. 28.-The
Cincinnati Reds appear to have
a definite holdout on their hands
in the person Of Harry Gumbert,
39-year-old relief pitcher.
With some 20 of the 80 players
on the Redleg roster already here
for tomorrow's opening Of spring
training, Gumbert was one Of the
three Rhinelanders whose con-
tracts remained unsigned. How
ever, Gumbert. who had q 1913
record last year, was considered
the only holdout.
Warren C. Giles. Cincinnati
president, said: 1--WE offered Gum
bert every nickel I intend to. The
contract I've mailed him several
times calls for more money than
most of the pitchers in our league
will receive this season. The next
move is up to Gumbert."
Gumbert was reported still at
his home in Houston, Tex.
Evening star., 1949-02-28
Ultraviolet Rays Help Keep Redskins Cheerful
Shields Lights Liked Pros More Than His Oxygen Was by Hoyo

as agilely as his fists. Stories
about Wee Willie are legion and
usually have a twist about his
huge appetite. but Shields told
us the big, good-natured ruf-
fan also was a devotee OF class
ical music.
HE sat up all one night play
ing classical records" John
testified. About all the other
things he's supposed to have
done, we'll. don't know"
Shields met Wilkin. Joe
Aguirre and sundry other grid
men at Georgetown during the
war years when he was pressed
into service in the Army Stu
dent training Program. One
of his chores was teaching box
ing-a far cry from the Ro-
nance languages he taught at
the university.
Shields was a budding ath-
lete himself at the Hilltop
when a broken shoulder inter-
rupted his athletic career. At
Georgetown Prep he had sue
ceeded at center Jack Robinson,
later an all-American at Notre
Dame, and played on the same
team with Dick Heekin, who
went on to win All-America
honors at Ohio State. joey
Gardner coached the Little
Hoyas. who always had power
full football teams.
Shields picked up his idea
of using oxygen for relieving
fatigue while with the Gath
Bombing Group overseas. Bill
Shea, onetime Georgetown
court star and with Shields a
co-owner of the Long Island
Indian football club. got him
interested in the lights.
Nov. If they'll only do some
thing to improve my golf"
says John, III be satisfied"
Meanwhile, the Redskins re-
port that nary a player or exec
cutive has disintegrated be-
meath the lights healthful rays.
Its so nice here John
Thompson. Don Williams and
the rest of our staff don't want
to take their vacations" said
McCann.
Evening star., 1949-02-28
Arlington Couple Wins
Rubberbund Pin Title
spselal pispoteh 10 The Stei

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 2s. Arr
lington, Va, and Cumberland, Nd.
bowlers took the spotlight in the
women's division of the fourth
annual tournament Of the Amer
lean Rubberband Duckpin Associ-
alton concluded here last night.
Marion Hamilton and Boots
Petit of Arlington rolled 1,036 q
week ago and it stood up for first
doubles prize of $40. while Miss
Hamilton's 1853 took all-events
prize Of SIS. Elsie Mckee Of Cum
berland bowled 1885 for SO and
second place in all events and
took IS and q trophy for her sin
giles score Of 268. highest ever
bowled by 4 woman in the tour
ney. The Kelso team Of Cumber-
land won the team title with 2,265,
good for $50 and q trophy.
Evening star., 1949-02-28
Caps Hoping 10 C|ineh
BAA's Eastern Title
In Stag Tilt Tonight

The Caps still are looking for
that one victory or cae New York
Knicks defeat needed to lock up
the title in the Eastern Division
of the Basket Ball Association of
America and the Chicago stays
could accommodate them either
way. The Caps meet the Stays
tonight in Chicago and the Chi
cago team will play in New York
Wednesday.
The Caps are virtual cinches to
take the title with room to spare,
but they'd rather have the good
news handed to them through a
Washington victory than Knick-
erbocker loss. Washington has
nine games remaining and New
York 10.
The Caps play four of their re-
manning contests this week. They
hope for revenge tonight against
the Stays. who whipped them
here Saturday, they play at
Rochester tonight, entertain st.
Louis Wednesday night and play
the Stays here again Saturday
night.
In the only game in the BAA
last night, the Minneapolis
Lakers, who edged the Bullets in
Baltimore, 115-114, in a record
breaking double-overtime game
Saturday. just didn't have any
thing left last night. They bowed
meekly at Fort Wayne. 1880.
George Mikan. Laker star who
scored So points Saturday. trickled
in only IA last night. including
only two field goals.
Saturday nights game in Bal
timore set a new record in total
score. The 229 points was 10
points better than the mark set by
Providence and Chicago on Janu-
ary 4. The Lakers sank 81 out
of SO free throws to top the
43-of-5l mark set by the Caps
against Rochester February 8.
The officials called 81 fouls. The
old mark was 81 called in the
Caps s-Rochester game February 9.
Seven Bullets were put out on
fouls to top the previous high OF
six banished from the Fort Wayne
team. That left the Bullets with
only four men. but under BAA
rules one of the fouled-out players
was allowed to come back in.
Baltimore had SIS personal fouls
to top the mark Of 46 called
against Rochester. also on Feb
ruary 8.
Mikans SO points made the
second-best output in league his
tory. Joe Fulks of Philadelphia
holds the record with 50. Mikan,
however. equaled his own scoring
record. registered in his collegiate
days with De Paul in a Madison
Square Garden game against
Rhode Island State in l945.
Evening star., 1949-02-28

it to Boston once, though, and
it began sizzling before the
game and everybody was afraid
to 60 near it. We thought it
might explode"
Gadgets for prolonging the
athletes careers and preserving
the health of spectators are
right down Shields alley. We
suspect he had an ulterior mo-
tive for installing his new
tangled lights in the Redskin
Office, figuring it might make
a difference in the personalities
of football players. Redskin
executives. sports writer's. radio
men. coaches or just casual
visitors.
That's not true" protested
John. I've been around pro
football players. sportswriters
and radiomen too long to say I
don't like them. I think they're
great company"
He spoke the truth. House
guests at the hospitable Shields
nanse have ranged from Wee
Willie Wilkin of Redskin fame
to Gene Tunney, a prizefighter
who handled the kings English
Evening star., 1949-02-28
Mccoy, Komoroff Added
To Turner RussIe.Royol

Bibber Mccoy. blubbery Bos-
tonian. and Joe Kamarof are get
ting into the big elimination
rassle-royal at Turner's Arena
Wednesday night.
The event, which will have 10
men graphing at the same time,
also includes Marvin Mercer, Ace
Freeman, Hans Steinke, Stanley
Novak, Chief Little Wolf and
handsome Dutch Schweigert. Two
more are to be booked for the
free-for-all.
Evening star., 1949-02-28
Edwards, Minis Scra|
|For Shot al Cerdan
In Fight Tonight

It seems that something more
than their personal championship
will be at stake tonight when
Middleweights Garland Edwards
and Holly Minis tangle for the
fourth time in the main event
fight at Turner's Arena. Match
maker Gabe Menendez announces
that the winner will be matched
against either Ken Stribling or
Johnny Hansbury in another of
a series of fights he is staging to
find an opponent for Marcel Ger
dan in an outdoor scrap next
summer.
Gabe tentatively has Cerdan
booked in an overweight match
against the best local opposition
he can find, and off and on during
the winter he has put on middle
weight bouts to discover which of
the Washington boys is worthy of
the match.
The Edwards Minis series is all
even up to today. Edwards won
the first time out. they boxed to
a draw in the return and Minis
took the last decision. Tonight's
match is booked over the odd dis
tance of nine rounds. Seems that
Edwards wanted eight. but that
Minis, who appears to get better
as a fight progresses, wanted 10.
So they tossed a coin and the
coin landed on its edge. Nine
rounds it is.
Mike Koballo, middleWeight
from New York who has 20
straight wins on his record. makes
his first Washington showing in
the eight-round semifeature. He's
drawn Sonnyboy Bum, another
tough local middleweight who also
wants to be included in Menen-
dez's elimination series. Another
eight matches two former amateur
champs. Jerry Cartwright from
New York and Johnny Arduini of
Washington.
A five-rounder puts Puggy Lyons
against Jimmy Broscoe, while the
opening four at 8:45 sends Jesse
Hagan against Frank Ball.
Evening star., 1949-02-28
Sugar Soccerites Lose
First in Three Years

Sugar Radio. pace-setter in the
Washington and Suburban Soccer
League has finally tasted defeat.
After going three years unde-
feated the Radiomen bowed yes
terday. 81, to OS1A at Twenty
fourth street and Constitution
avenue NV.
In other league games Martins
Bakery edged Charles County,
10; Maryland Sports Club de-
feated Washington French. AZ.
and Columbia and Indianhead
forfeited their games to Pan
American and Marlboro. respec-
lively.
Evening star., 1949-02-28
st. Johns Easy Winner
.Over Cumberland Five

st. Johns High will carry q
ala record into The Stars Metro
politan Invitation Basket Ball
Tournament. after winning its
last game yesterday by a 56-17
score over La Sale High of Cum
berland at st. Johns.
Don Kokes, st. Johns big
scorer all season. paced the attack
with IL points on four field goal:
and four fouls.
Evening star., 1949-02-28
IF YOU CAN'T
GAIN WEIGHT
Read These Fuefs

OFF you are skinny, thin, underweisht,
due to no organic cause, here are facts you
should know.
To help you gain weight-nature usu.
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recognize these basic medical facts have
tried a great medicine-developed by a
doctor-often with amazing results.
It's DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery. Instantly you take it, it starts its
wonderful tonic action. First, makes you
really want to eat. Second, taken for a
time, it helps you get more good out o.
food helps turn it into pounds of
added flesh. So if you are underweighs
shis way. get Dr!Pieree's Golden Medical
Discovery At your drugstore today. Handy
sablets only sot, liquid $l.oo.
Evening star., 1949-02-28
Hoyu Icemen Win Sixth

Georgetown University's hockey
team is sure Of finishing the sea-
son with a better than even break
after winning its sixth win ir
eight starts yesterday. SO. over
the Baltimore Americans at Uline
Arena. The Hoya puckmen have
only two games remaining-both
on the road.
Evening star., 1949-02-28
Correction: St. AIbon S
Is Soccer Champion

st. Albans-not Landon-won
the Interstate Academic soccer
crown when Landon played a IL
tie with st. James Of Hagerstown
Saturday. st. Adams and St.
James previously were tied for
the title.
1t was enormously reported in
The Star Sunday that Landon
won the pennant.
Evening star., 1949-02-28
Gain Court Play Finale

Toms Auto and Grotto Grill
won yesterday to gain the final
round of the Montgomery County
Park Basket Ball League cham
pionships next Sunday at Kens-
ington. Toms whipped VFW, AZ
20. and Grotto defeated Takoma,
1888.
Evening star., 1949-02-28
Gym Tourney Listed

Teams and individuals wishing
to enter the District Of Columbia
AAU's first annual gymnastics
championships to be held at the
Central YMCA Saturday night,
should contact AAU Chairman
Dave Field at Warf1eld $500. ex-
tention 252. Tomorrow is the
deadline.