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Evening star., 1949-11-07
Fulks' Scoring Spree
No Help 10 Warriors
~ Inc A,,oe;c,,,ed Press

Dynamic JOS Fulks still is pro-
fessionaI basket balls No. for
ward. The 27-year-old Philadel-
phia SHOEMAKER just scores and
scores. whether his Warrior mates
win or lose.
Last night, the Warriors did
lose-an 82-72 decision to Syra-
cuse-but the blond Murray State.
KY. product blasted the hoops for
26 points.
F'ulks, q three-time BAA all-star
choice, mesiaed nine field goals
and eight fouls - but 1t wasn't
enough. The Nationals. led by
Dolph Schayes and Alex Hannum,
displayed versatile attack to win
by 10 points. Schayes Tailed II
points while Hannurn, the Sou
thern California rookie, neeted Is.
The victory was Syracuse's third
straight and moved 1t to the head
OF the National Basket Ball Asso-
cations Eastern Division. The
Warriors, m anwhile, have
dropped three Of four starts.
Other league action saw the
Sheboygan Redskins shade the
New York Knickerbockers, 99-93;
the Waterloo Hawkstrim the Bos-
ton Celtics, 80-66, and the Fort
Wayne zollners whip the Chicago
Stays, 8T-70.
Evening star., 1949-11-07
Ball WiIIHdye Free Hand
As Coach, Says Marshall

advising the bench coaches Of
strong points and weaknesses of
the teams that he sees. Turk Ed
wards. former Redskin head
coach, probably will do as much
road scouting as he can fit in
with his schedule. but the rest
will be done by free-lance scouts.
Pleasant Relationship.
Ball said his relationship with
Admiral Whelchel had been most
pleasant and Whelchel seemed to
rely on Balls judgment when try
ing to solve a difficult problem.
Ball and Backfield Coach Wilbur
Moore also 'have worked well to-
gether and seem to agree on most
points in regard to football
strategy.
Ball is 80 years old and was line
coach at Maryland when he began
scouting part-time for the Red
skins. He became q full-time
member Of the staff In 1914 and
was named chief scout in 1916. He
was made line coach, succeeding
Edwards In September Of this
year.
In college he was q guard on the
1888 Davis -Elkins team that led
the Nation in scoring. After gradu-
alton he coached for six years at
Allegany High School in Cumber-
land, Md, where he developed
Tommy Mont, currently with the
Redskins, and Jim Gaffney, an
other former member of the club
Evening star., 1949-11-07

season each.
nice which Wheche retired from
the Navy last June? Cancelled by mutual was NC
cams succinct explanation
the open admrahuntng be said to be
at its peak These lean days for the Navy.
On the Spot From the Stort
whelches of the Redskins
surprise doughty admiral had been spot from the be-
ginning coached Tormation team, Whechel
felt obliged Spring Dame and watch Frank
sitting at the right hand OF the
sufficient qualify the admiral ful-fedged
T
That least forhringht observation of Mr. Leo De
Orey president Redskins who for the last several
weeks has demanding Whechel custer II
quoted saying Whelche looked for support from Pres
dent Marshall, only precious little amount.
Whpsawed between De Orseys attacks and Mar
shas vote of confidence Wheche had
little Probably he figured the
he lost by doing wasn't worth it, =
"A Bod Press MorshoIl Thinks ..E
There nkng yesterday in the dressing after
game Whechel finished The players said little
Whechel speaking softly to Backheld
Coach Wilbur Marshall spoke freely and he made
mention of coaching change.
The sounded properly enthused his teams
ast-ha victory singled individual players for praise
Finally newspapman hosting Whelchel
Redskins shoulders.
Have you before footba?" he asked
Marshall.
oh sure replied THE Eagles carried Greasy
Neale of when they the title These
boys spirited emotional Football emotional game
WELL the Redskins made Whechel look pretty good today
said the newspaperman.
Hes had tough time, commented Marshall "A bad press
put him under fire."
Whoops
Evening star., 1949-11-07
Title Defeat by Lakefs
In '% Spurs Caps in
Clash Tomorrow

Seeking their third victory IN
as many games this season. the
Washington Caps will take on the
team that beat 'em last-the
Minneapolis Lakers-in a Ma
tional Basket Ball Association test
tomorrow night at Uline Arena.
Led by gigantic George Mikan,
the Lakers beat the Caps. four
games to two. in the champion
ships playoff last spring.
The 6-foot 10-inch, 240-pound
Mikan treated himself to more
points than any one else in the
league, totaling 1893 in the 60
game season for an average Of
1913 points per game. Mikan is
up to old tricks this year. He
threw in II at Philadelphia last
Wednesday and % at Baltimore
Saturday to, help his team rack
up two straight victories.
The Caps don't have any player
to match Mikan in height, but
they have a couple of fair-sized
boys in Jack Nichols (6-D and
Chuck Halbert (6-9). Nichols
and Halbert probably will alter
nate in trying to keep George
from dumping too many points
Chuck Gilmur f6-D and John
Mandic (6-A also may get into
the "Stop-Mikan" act.
= Stopping Mikan isn't the only
job for Player : Coach Bob Feerick'
crew. The Lakers are bringing ir
some other highly capable players
in Jim Pollard, 6-foot 6-inct
guard; Herman Schaefer. Dor
Carlson, Araie Feerin and Tony
Jaros-all veterans from last
years championship team. Verr
Mikkelson, Bob Harrison, Slater
Martin. Gene Stump, Herb Wilkin-
son and Paul Walther are new
comers.
Feerick tested his recently all
ing knee Saturday night and
scored IL points against st. Louis
while Halburt demonstrated his
ability to get the rebounds.
Evening star., 1949-11-07
Chet Wieeins Gets Ace
On 18th at Bethesda

Chet Virgins scored a hole in
one on the 106-yard 18th hole
at Bethesda Country Club yester-
day. using q four-iron for the per-
feet shot. =.
In Bethesda's four-ball cham
pionship Joe La Sale and Ben
Whiting defeated j. E. williams
and Fran Donaldson, l up. and
Tom Manning and Tom Baldwin
won over Jerry Hart and Wayne
MCGEE. 1Sup.
Evening star., 1949-11-07
Eagles Really Great,
Even 10 Coach NeaIe,
After Rout Of Rams
By MerreII WhittIesey

Greasy Neale, 59-year r-old coach
Of the Philadelphia Eagles, finally
admitted yesterday that he had
a great" football team. The Ma
tional Football League champions
forced him into it.
Clark Shaughnessy of the Los
Angeles Rams agreed with Neale
after his previously unbeaten
Western Division leaders had been
put to rout, 1914, but Shaugh-
messy added that his Rams had an
of day.
Zone of those days you do
everything wrong and the other
team does everything right. :"
Shaughnessy said. I'VE beat the
Chicago Bears twice and they beat
the Eagles, so how can you figure
today's game?"
Shaughnessy said he wasn't
worried about meeting the Eagles
again in their probable playoff
game in Los Angeles in late De-
cember. but Shibe Parks record
football crowd Of 38, ,230 has rea-
son to believe that it's wishful
thinking on Shaughnessy's part.
On yesterdays performance. the
Eagles have too much football
team for the Rams.
The Eagles ganged up on Bob
Waterf1eld's receivers, made the
Rams passing ineffective after an
early touchdown and Los Angeles
had no comeback. The Rams
tried only 10 running plays,
gained 81 yards on the ground.
But suppose the Rams had
stopped Tommy Thompson? The
Eagles still had their fast. power
backs in Steve Van Buren. Bosh
Pritchard, Jack Myers and Frank
ziegler, who combined to roll up
264 yards rushing, just short OF
10 yards to the Rams one.
Turk Edwards, scouting for the
Redskins, called the turn on the
game. Waterfield was magnificent
as he completed seven Of eight
passes, one to Tom Fears for a
touchdown, in the Rams first
drive. But then the Eagles started
putting two men on both of Water
fields favorite pass receivers and
the Rams were helpless.
Everything worked for the
Eagles and the touchdown that
put them ahead. 24-7, in the third
period was the one that made the
Rams look most ridiculous.
The Rams had stopped the
Eagles on the 5 and Waterfield
passed to Eroy Hirsch on the 90.
(See NEAIE. Page A.19.)
Evening star., 1949-11-07

See NEAE, Page AID
Evening star., 1949-11-07

Herman Ball will have q free
hand directing the Redskin foot
ball team, President George Mar
shall told The Star today in a
telephone conversation from Phil
adelphia, where he Is attending a
National Football League meeting.
Marshall added that Ball was well
qualified" to take the post and
that he has great confidence in
him.
1--WE don't want to forget that
Ball is taking this job under ter
rife pressure. said the Redskin
boss, "and he shouldn't be judged
too harshly on what he does in
the'next two games He's meeting
the best pro football team in the
country this week in the Philadel-
phia Eagles, and q consistently
good team the following week in
the Chicago Bears"
Silent on Whelchel's Action.
Marshall declined to comment
on Billick Whelchel's action in
giving up the, Redskins head
coaching berth yesterday, but said
he did try to persuade Whelchel to
defer action until the end Of the
season.
The Tribes chief owner said
Ball definitely" will have free
rein running the team and that
Ball and Moore would make a
good coaching team.
Asked If he had any coach in
mind for the top job next year
Marshall said he. was mot so sure
Herman Ball wouldn't make a fine
coach" He indicated that the
teams performance in the last
five games would have q definite
bearing on the clubs 1949 plans.
The league meeting was late
startings Marshall said, but he
expected to return to Washing
ton tomorrow at latest.
Keen Sense Of Humor.
The new Redskin coach is q man
with q keen sense of humor as well
as sound football knowledge.
Were over the hump now" )"
said Ball, when somebody men,
toned he has only to meet the
Chicago Bears. New York Giants,
Green Bay Packers and Los An
geles. Rams, in that order, after
the Eagles. TT will be a breeze
from here in"
Ball said there would be no
drastic change in Redskin STRAIT
|egy, which he helped> plan. He
said his biggest task would be to
get the most out Of the players
In the last five games. Ball also
agreed that some razzle- -dazzle
was in order, pointing to Harry
Gilmer's work yesterday as evi-
dence that the Tribe can make 1t
click.
Balls elevation means the Red
skins, must rearrange their scout
Ing plans. al Heagy, one-time
Maryland star who has been do
ing the roadwork for the team,
will work on the grandstand tele-
phone at future Redskin games,
Evening star., 1949-11-07
Fone Of the Irish
Hits q New Hiqh, :
BY The Assoeiafsd Press

ORONO. Me-, Nov. Victor
Hugo never played football for
Frank Leahy but apparently
some people think he did.
DR.. Wilmarth H. Starr, head
of the University of Names
romance languages department,
ordered 20 copies of Hugo's
"Notre Dame de Paris" for q
French literature class.
The order came through re-
Gently. Neatly boxed were 30
volumes of "Notre Dame: The T
Formation"
Evening star., 1949-11-07

(See REDSKINS, Page A-180
Evening star., 1949-11-07

Greasy Neale off their snow-swept
gridiron after beating the Chicago
Cardinals. TO. for the league
championship.
"IU Be Around" He Says.
Admiral Whelchel refused to
make any statement regarding his
action or future plans.
IT have no comment to make, y
he said when reached on the tele-
phone. 81 am not free to discuss
the matter now. I don't want to
be mysterious or difficult but III
be around. Monday is an Off day
for the squad. We don't do a
thing. but I have some personal
business to attend to and expect
to be busy with it. I have my
wife, two children and my mother
here. I live here and I'll be avail
able later on"
At the Redskins Office it wa:
emphatically stated that Admira
whelchel was not fired" but wa.
leaving Of his own volition.
The admiral was high in his
praise of the squad after the game
yesterday. He said it was tough
on q team to be set up as giant
killers. as the Redskins had been,
and not really be giant-killers.
They're a great bunch Of Red
skins-you could see it this after
noon," he said. land they are
going places in this league. ]
can't put my finger on the date
It may take a year, or two years
but one of these days they will
explode and you'll see something
Fighting Uphill Battle.
"This team should have the
support Of the fans because there
isn't 'beefer' or 'bellyacher' on
the squad. You sports writers
should support it because you are
going to be proud of it one OF
these days. Anybody can sit
around and poke criticism at the
players, but it would be better to
get behind them and build them
up, because they deserve it.
"All this town has to have is q
little patience" he added. "The
Redskins are fighting an uphill
fight. It will take time. but they
will win it"
Whelchel's resignation culmin-
ates a campaign by Leo DeOrsey
prominent tax attorney, minority
stockholder and vice president o1
the Redskins, for a change in
command. Mr.. DeOrsey publicly
stated a change was needed i'm
mediately after the team was
routed by the Philadelphia Eagles
49-14. Mr.. DeOrsey said he was
dissatisfied not only with Admiral
Whelchel but the entire Redskir
coaching set-up and that hi
wanted the fans to know that club
officials intended to do something
about it. He said a change was
imminent.
Mr.. Marshall, however, denied
any immediate change was con-
templated, although he said he
was not satisfied with the job done
by the admiral. He said the coach
would hold the post until the end
Of the season at least.
Admiral Whelchel was reported
to have signed an iron clad, 5-yeal
contract last February 5th when
the announcement of his appoint
ment was made with much fan
fare by the Redskins. Terms OF
the contract never were disclosed
Evening star., 1949-11-07
WheIcheI
Continued From First Page.)

although 1t was reported to call
for an annual salary Of between
$12,500 and $4,000.
The average fan was nonplussed
by the appointment, for Admiral
Whelchel's name had not been
.associa ted with football since
1943 when he ended his last tour
of duty as coach Of the Naval
Academy team. He accepted the
.Redskin berth with the proviso
that his application for retire
ment from the Navy would be
accepted. He was officially placed
on the inactive duty list July 80,
and took over the Redskins at
Occidental College, Los Angeles.
The admiral, fourth coach to
head the team since Ray Fla
herty's departure aftc-: L.-----lins
the 1912 world championship,
was no exponent of the T-forma-
ton when he took over the job.
He spent some leave at Notre
Dame with his friend. Frank
Leahy, boning on the T. Mar
shall repeatedly said he did not
expect the head coach to be too
familiar with the intricacies Of
the system in his first year but
thought the holdover members of
the coaching staff could I'LL the
gap.
Although Redskin officials and
sports writer's covering the teams
training camp said the 1949
player material looked better than
any since the "a championship
squad, Admiral Whelchel repeat
edly insisted it was not good
enough to beat more experienced
clubs with material definitely
rated superior to the Redskins.
He thought the rockies would i'm
prove in time, but not within the
space Of a few games or year.
The admiral was quarterback
on the Navy teams Of 1916-17-18
and was a part Of the football
scene at Annapolis for more than
80 years. In 1912 and 1943 he
was head coach of Navy, leading
it to victory over Army both years.
His 1943 eleven lost only one,
game, that to Notre Dame.
Coached Many Teams.
Admiral Whelchel served nine
years at the Naval Academy as
assistant coach under Bill Ingram,
Gil Dobie, Bob Folwell and Swede
Larsen. Even while away from
the Academy he not only kept in
close touch with affairs at An
napolis but coached battleship,
cruiser and Navy Yard teams.
The coach was the first Wash
ingtonian to head the Redskin
coaching staff. Born at Hogans-
vile, Ga, on April l, 1898. he
was brought to Washington by his
parents at the turn Of the cen
tury and has called this city his
home since. He attended grade
school here and graduated from
Western High School In 1915.
At Western he was q star quarter
back under the late Coach Bryan
Morse.
The admiral was graduated
from the Academy In June, 1919,
under an accelerated scholastic
program. During World War II
he commanded the o. s. S.. San
Francisco during the assault on
Two Jima and Okinawa and won
the Legion of Merit, a Gold Star
In lieu of a second Legion OF Merit
and a Bronze Star.
Evening star., 1949-11-07

told them between the halves he was stepping
out and mentioned that he'd like to bow out
as winner. :
The Redskins front Office didn't make the
announcement until this morning, and then it
was made by General Manager Dick McCann,
pinch hitting for President George Marshall,
who, it was explained, was in Philadelphia ION
league business"
Thus Line Coach Herman Ball, appointed
temporarily to succeed Whelchel, becomes the
Redskins sixth coach since Ray Flahertys last
season in 1912. Even if Ball is replaced at the
end of the season, however, he only will tie
Whelchel's record for brevity of terrn-half
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Evening star., 1949-06-12
St. Teresa's in Final
or CY0 Baseball PLAY

ct. Teresas advanced 20 the
finals o! the cYo Boys Junior
baseball playofss by trounc,ng 81
Miehaei's. 2o-s. yesterday a, Taft
Field. Three home runs featured
the Wild sluefest with Bobby Den
mis- hitting one with the bases
loaded and Tim 0ainer cioutlng
one with two on for the winners
Carton Kraft hit for the eircui,
with one man on for st, Miehsel's
Holy Comforter and St. Ann 3
will meet today at pm. on the
Sixteenth and Kennedy streets
NV. diamond for the right 10
meet 81. Teresas for the title on
Wednesday. Site Of the title game
has not yet been determined.
In the intermediate League
Sacred Heart outlasted St. Berna-
detts's. s-6: St. AIMS defeated 81
Gabriel's, 5-2. Blessed Sacrament
downed Our Lady OF Victory. ii-6,
and Holy Comforter trouneed ct
Jerome e-3.
Evening star., 1949-06-12
With Bin Leetch

giant measured more than 8 feet
long and s feet around and was
landed after a 50-minute battle
on l5-thread Gladding Donegal
line having wet test of only As
pounds. II confirmed by the
international Game Fish Associa-
ton, this feat will set a new world
record for l5-thread cuttyhunk
line.
When Arthur H. Carhart puts
his mind to a bit of writing. one
can expect something different
His new book. Fresh Water Fish,
ing" just Of the press Of A. s
Barnes g. Co.. Is an authentic
compendium Of fish and fishing
yet it reads with the ease Of q
good novel and Is far from the
prosaic book its title might imply
It is authentic and complete te
the last detail. and Is replete with
many pages Of kodachrome plates
and scores Of black and white
sketches.
All three winners Of the Ana.
costa Sport Mart's May fishing
contest for hardhead caught theil
prize e-winning fish at Benedict
Md. @. r. Clark won first place
with q 1s-incher. Lee Harrow
placed second with an l817-incf
fish and Giles Marbles is-inct
fish took third prize. How woulc
your biggest fish have compared
with these?
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Will Play in Stars Golf Meet,
New Open Champ Announces

Sam Snead. chewed on his sun
visor. repeatedly asked for ice
water and inquired as to
Snead's progress. He said he
had heard that finishing first
in the Open with the lowest
score was best-but after wait
ing for Snead to finish he
wasn't sure.
When Walter Stewart of the
Memphis Commercial-Appeal
rushed into the press room and
announced that Snead had
missed his bid for a tie. Mid
dlecoff tossed his white sun
visor into the air and grabbed
his wife and kissed her. an act
they had refused to rehearse
for the photographers.
Middlecoff said that he
wasn't sure that playing with
Clayton Heafner and White.
his closest pursuers, was any.
advantage. He said he was
playing his own game.
Cary attended the University
of Mississippi for three years.
but received his pre-med degree
from Tennessee.
Middlecod was named to the
Walker Cup team In 1947, but
passed up the honor and turned
professional. In his first pro
tournament, he won $500 in the
Jacksonville Open and a few
weeks later won the Charlotte
Open. Middlecoh calls him.
self a "ser11ipro" and because
he has not served his appren-
ticeship was not eligible for the
PGA championship.
Middlecof and Jim Ferrier
Won the Miami Four-ball for
two straight years and in i've
tournaments on the winter tour
this year he was first or sec
ond. Including the Open to-
day. Middlecof is the fourth
leading money winner on the
PGA tour with $11,999.57.
-WHTTTT ECrv
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Holy Comforter Ties
Sect Pleasant Nine

Holy Comforter and Seat Pleas
ant 17-and-under baseball team.
played a neck-and-neck ball gam.
yesterday at Rosedale. finally call
ing it q day after nine inning.
and three hours with the score
tied 1910.
George Totten doubled with the
bases loaded in the fourth to til
the game for Seat Pleasant. Dave
Lineberger's home run In the flftf
gave the lead back to Holy Com.
forter, but Buck Millinax hit one
in the sixth for Seat Pleasant tt
tie it again.
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Stor Stoff Correspondent

CHICAGO. June 11.-Cary
Middlecoff, the new National
Open golf champion, slicked up
under full realization that the
day was not q dream, paid q
return visit to the press room
and announced he definitely
would participate in the SIS, 1000
Washington Star Open July IA
at Prince Georges.
Middlecof will play next week
in the Motor City Open in De-
troit, play exhibitions for the
following week and pass up the
Canadian Open, then head for
Washington and the richest golf
event ever to be played in the
Nations Capital.
Middlecof has played a num-
Der of rounds at Army-Navy
Club In the last two years with
his uncle and namesake, Col.
Cary B. Hutchinson of Arling-
ton, Va. He will stay with the
Hutchinsons while in Washing
ton.
Cary, who said he filled 1000
cavities as an Army dentist be-
fore he realized he wasn't the
only dentist in the Army, added
that he would stick to the pro
golf tour as long as he could
make more money than as a
tooth filler.
Although Buck White, Cary's
playing partner In the final
round, refused to take any share
of the credit for Middlecoff's
game, Cary said that Buck and
j. c. Foondren of Memphis
taught him all he knew about
the game.
White. who qualified for the
tourney at Chevy Chase and
led the Open as late as the
5Sth hole, also will compete in
the Star Open at Prince
Georges.
Middlecoff. who finished
more than an hour ahead of
Evening star., 1949-06-12

champion, was overlooked on
Thursday as he posted an indif-
ferent rs. But that night Cary
painted his mallet-head putter
black, to contrast with the white
ball, and he roared back with a
course-record tying 81 on Friday.
Trailing Brosch and tied with
White, Middlecoff was the favorite
going into today's pressure-packed
36-hole final.
Middlecoff's Lead Willis.
Before Snead and most Of the
others hit the course. Cary started
with three straight brides. He
pared the fourth, birdied the
fifth and he had what appeared to
be an insurmountable lead, but
Medinah is q course where the un-
expected happens and before he
knew it Cary lost all but one of
his strokes to par. He finished the
round in SO and led White by q
shot going into the final 18.
Cary still was well off going into
the seventh hole and In his words,
he thought he was home. But on
the long par he dumped simple
approach shot into a trap and
took 6. There he started to worry
and didn't have q free moment
until Snead's bid for q tie settled
short of the cup.
Skee Riegel won low amateur
honors with 294. Jack Isaacs Of
Langley Field. Va, missed the
prize list by two shots and Lew
Worsham. who played two shots
left-handed in a final round Of 80
was three shots out with II and
80 for 297.
Evening star., 1949-06-12
OUTDOORS

We have Just received news Of
the appointment of our good
friend, David r. Gascoyne, as di-
rector of Region 5 Of the Fish and