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Evening star., 1950-12-24
By Lewis F. Atchison

The best big league pitching
prospect around town is a tall
willowy left-hander by the name
of Harry Brightman. his "olo
catcher" was telling us the other
day. Harry is a junior at Prince
ton and a lead-pipe cinch to make
good IN the big time, the "old
catcher" said.
The ancient backstopper is
17-year-olG Johnny Brightinan
who will be 18 New Years Eve
and who speaks with authority
about his older brothers pitching
Three years ago when Harry was
finishing and Johnny just begin
ming at Randolph-Macon. Johnny
was the only catcher who could
handle Harry's speed. He's been
first-string ever since.
Harry went to Princeton. and
Johnny hopes to follow. Their
careers have followed a pepper
mint stick pattern. Harry was
editor of the Randolph Macon
paper. THE Sabre" and Johnny
holds that position this year.
Harry was a captain in the cadets
his senior year and Johnny is a
lieutenant. Both were good stu
dents, although Johnny may have
the edge in the scholastic depart
ment. -,
Johnny led his class for Decem-
ber with an average of 98.25. But
he modestly points out that he
usually stands second to Tommy
Jordan of Hopewell, Va, who hits
$3.50 consistently. And the RIM
curriculum is no push-over, as
any alumnus will tell you.
Johnny also plays football, a
sport Harry gave up on the advice
of big league scouts who have
followed him the last couple of
years. Johnny likes football al
most as well as baseball, but the
diamond is his first love and he'd
like to get chance in the big
time himself.
Johnny started the 1850 season
Evening star., 1950-12-24
Second Dixie Classic
Pits Middies Against
Tar Heels Thursday
BY the Associated Press

RALEIGH, N. c., Dec. 23.-The
second annual Dixie Classical
ready established as one of the
Nations big basketball tourna-
ments-opens here Thursday with
once-beaten North Carolina State
installed as favorite.
The sharp-shooting NJ. C. State
team. winner of last years first
Dixie Classic. is expecting tough
opposition from at least two other
entries - highly rated Duke and
Tulane.
The field for the 1850 tourna-
ment lists eight teams, four of
which are from North Carolina.
The others are Tulane, Navy,
Rhode Island State and Colgate.
In addition to N. C. State and
Duke, other North Carolina teams
are Wake Forest and the Univer-
sity of North Carolina.
The three-day tournament starts
Thursday afternoon with two
first-round games-Wake Forest
against Rhode Island State and
N. C. State versus Tulane. The
opening night games find North
Carolina meeting Navy and Duke
facing Colgate.
The N. C.. State Tulane game,
whcih shapes up as one of the best
opening day matches. will see
Wolfpack Coach Everett Case and
Tulane Coach Cliff Wells renew a
20-year r-old basketball rivalry.
They opposed each other for 20
years as high school coaches in
Indiana. Case was at Frankfort
and Wells at Logansport.
Wake Forest has a score to
settle with Rhode Island State in
their opening game. The Rhode
Islanders nosed out the Deacons,
61-59. in an overtime period to
win the consolation title last year.
N. c. State, powered by Sammy
Ranzlno, all America forward,
had hung up seven consecutive
victories before Villanova knocked
it from the unbeaten ranks
Wednesday night, 68-61. Also re-
garded as the team to beat for
this seasons Southern Confer
ence title. the Wolfpack has won
four conference crowns in the last
four years under Coach Case.
Last years Dixie Classic drew
a turnout of approximately $4,000.
and advance ticket sales indicate
a big attendance for the second
tournament.
Four games will be run off each
of the three days, with double
headers on tap in the afternoon
and night. Each entry will play
three games, and trophies will go
to the winner. runner-up and con-
ISOLATION titliSt. -s.... -e
Evening star., 1950-12-24
Recreation Cage Meet
Will Sturt Tuesday

One hundred fifty-four teams
are entered in the Recreation De-
partment's annual Christmas bas-
ketball tournament starting Tues
day.
There are eight different weight
and age classes for boys, men and
girls. Games will be played at
Coolidge High, Taft Junior High
and Jefferson Junior High courts.
with the finals December % at
Coolidge.
Evening star., 1950-12-24
Galaxy of Stars Will Appear
In BowIers Victory Legion Show
By Ben McAIwee

Two of the strongest duckpin
teams ever assembled in Wash
ington will shoot it out Wednes-
day night at Colonial Village.
The big bowling show, to in
clude a mixed doubles clash be-
tween top stars, is dedicated to
the Bowlers Victory Legion. 1t is
sponsored by Valley Forge, Ma
tional team champion and current
major District League pacesetter,
and the Posin'S Bakery All-Stars.
The Colonial Village bowling plant
is donating the drives.
It will be a forerunner of the
month-long tournament to be
conducted in January by the Met
ropolitan Washington Duckpin
Operators Association and a SINH
lar one under the auspices of the
mems and women's city tenpin
associations with Matt Bennie as
director.
A flood of new patients into
Veterans Administration hospitals
has stepped up BVL activity
throughout the country. Twenty
five cents of every 81 entry fee
in the tournaments here will go
to the BVL. During the World
War the BVL made a great record
in a variety of patriotic endeavors
and since has been occupied with
Frightening the lives of hospital
lied veterans.
Money from the Colonial Vii
lage affair will go toward the rur-
chase of two televiSion sets for
patients at Walter Reed Hospital
and Bethesda Naval Medical Cen
ter.
Julie Singer, Greenway Bowl
manager and handspring in
promoting the Colonial Village
matches. will head the picked
Posin's Bakery aggregation. His
teammates will be Sonny Weldon,
the Major District League cham
pion. who this season leads the
Minor District circuit with a 129
average; Billy Stalcup, fifth in the
Major District with 1876; Cletus
Pannell with 124 and Frank (Bub)
Guethler with 124. Singer with a
124 average gives this collection of
stars 627 team average. Stalcup
and Pannell share the National
doubles title, having defeated
Hokie Smith and Gene Hargett
in roll-off here last spring.
In the mixed doubles Lorraine
Gulli, Washington's No. l woman
bowler. will pair with Russ Spill
nan of Clarendon who is No. /
among the Capitals pinman,
against Toni Rowe. the Capitol
Ladies Major League champion,
and Weldon.
An auction of duckpin balls,
shoes, bags. shirts and bowling
pin lamps will be held during the
matches. Admission charge will be
SO cents. Tickets are on sale at
Greenway Bowl. Penn Recreation,
Spillway, Hi-Skor and
Colonial Village.
Evening star., 1950-12-24
West Death Brings Order for Use Of Headgear All Bouts Here
Harry Brightmon Is Best Pitching Prospect
In D. C., at Least to Bockstop, Brother Johnny

directing the offense. The youth
full Yellow Jackets lost to Episco-
pal and st. Christopher of Rich
mond. They outgained both op-
ponents by wide margins but
fumbled too frequently.
One of Johnny's best after
moons was spent running through
Charlotte Hall territory. He
scored a touchdown on 10-yard
bootleg play, and set up another
with a 70-yard gain on a pass
from Oakley.
In baseball Johnny has caught
for the Takoma Merchants, GPO
American Legion and Georgetown
Boys Club teams. He has a repu-
tation as a consistent but not
a long ball hitter, a trait that
fits in with Coach McFall's ideas
about hitting at RIM. Peculiarly.
Johnny never has hit a home run.
He didn't see too much action
with the Georgetown B. C. nine
last year because the club roster
also included Arnie Tranen and
Pat McDougal, all-high catchers
from Coolidge and Eastern, re-
spectively. Johnny's sandlot activ-
tiles have given him good
chance to survey the field and
after brother Harry. he likes
Billy Smith of Roosevelt, south
paw, and Lou Snouffer of West
ern for speedball pitching. He
rates Jack Pope and Marvin Shoe
maker, both righthanders, as two
of the best curveballers in District
amateur ranks.
Harry, if you've forgotten,
helped pitch Princeton to the Ivy
League title last spring, and on
summer vacation won Is games
and lost two for Kentville in the
Halifax District League of Nova
Scotia. Harry also won three of
four games in the championship
play-off. 1t isn't hard to see why
Johnny thinks he'll be a big
Lacquer.
The Brightmans, home for the
holidays, live with their parents
at 1885 Sixteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1950-12-24
Commission PLANNING
Bout January4t 10 Aid
Fighters S Family
By Georoe Huber

AS a direct result of the death
of Sonny Boy West, Washington
lightweight. in New York Thurs
day after his knockout the night
before. the District Boxing Com
mission voted yesterday to re-
quire that all boxers here wear
protective headgear.
This will apply to professional
as well as amateur fighters, and
will be the same type of head
harness now required for collegiate
bouts.
At the same meeting of the
Boxing Commission yesterday,
plans were made for a benefit
bout for Vests family. The ben
Evening star., 1950-12-24
Todorovich Now Coueh
OF Tri-Cities Cuqers
BY the Associated Press

MOLINE, H.. Dec. 23.-Marko
Todorovich of st. Louis has sue
ceeded Johnny Logan as coach of
the Tri-Cities BlackhaWks of the
National Basketball Association.
Logan, Army Reserve officer, has
been called into service.
Todorovich, 6-foot 5-inch eager,
was third high scorer with the
Hawks last season with 1872
average. Todorovich, formerly
with the Sheboygan, Wis, and st.
Louis professional clubs, will be
a player-coach.
Evening star., 1950-12-24

river are those straying from this
good feeding and resting ground.
Our best opportunities came
when we had cased our guns and
were busy taking up decoys. Hav-
ing to stop shooting an hour be-
fore sunset most surely saves a
lot of ducks. We managed to get
enough for a duck dinner, how
ever. and hope for better ducking
weather this week.
Almost the same sort of jinx
has attended our duck hunting
this fall as rode our back in fish
ing last spring. AS an example.
we had finished setting our stool
of decoys and were all set when
some duck hunters who had the
Evening star., 1950-12-24
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it was tough. More than so golf
ers finished before one turned in
a card.
Walter Romans, the Baltimore
Country Club pro. Joined the tour
at long Beach, Calf. last winter,
and after qualifying for the tour
nament proper he was assigned a
7:06 am. starting time.
Romans and his partners were
there at 7:06 and the starter told
them to tee off. They objected,
because at that early morning a
heavy fog blanketed the course
and the visibility was zero. But
there are no open dates on the
tour and the field had to play. So
Romans and his partners and
those who followed them for the
next hour played blind, guessing
as to distance and direction.
At that Walter turned in a par
round, and inasmuch as he was
Handicapped by playing in the
fog the first day, he was sure he
would get a later starting time on
the second. He did-six minutes
later-7:12. He squaWked, threat
ened to quit the PGA and then ap-
pealed to the committee. But his
name was Romans, he wasn't a
star. and he played at 7:06 one
day and 7:12 the second.
That was the tournament where
an amateur was fog-bound on the
ninth hole and he walked from
where his drive rested to the
green, stepping off the distance.
He took 33 steps, and when he re-
turned to play his shot, multiplied
33 by three and figured he had SO
yards remaining. He mistakenly
had counted each step as foot,
and not yard.
With SO yards to go according
to his rapid calculations, he Sc
lected a iron, hit the shot
flush and knocked the ball over
the clubhouse.
\ X \
A Virginia pro was walking
across the course at one of the
Arizona tournaments last year
practice balls in hand, when an
official asked him where he was
going. ITO practice" was his OBJ
vious answer. The official told him
the practice area was a mile down
the road, and practice on the
course was forbidden.
But that fellow over there is
practicing,' the littIe-known pre-
said. That" the pompus official
said, sis different. That happens
to be Ben Hogan"
So if your home club pro takes
a Whirl at the tour and his scores
are Sunday-afternoonish, don't
take the poor guy to task. He
probably played at dawn or dusk
in freezing weather or sandwicheo
between unruly galleries. who are
kind only to the players they fol-
low. His handicap is >. i. no claim
to fame.
Evening star., 1950-12-24
Sunto Clara Is Added
To Arkansas Schedule
BY the Assoeioied Press

FAYETTEVILLE. Ark, Dec. %
The 1851 football schedule for
the University of Arkansas Razor
backs was announced today by
Athletic Director John Barnhill
Changes next year will include q
game with Arizona State (Tempe)
at Fayetteville September 20 and
Santa Clara at Little Rock Octo-
ber 81.
October 6-TCU at Little Rock: 49,
VILE; 21-Santa Clara at Little Rock.
November 3-Texas Aggies (homecom.
lng) az Eayetteville; 10--Rice at Houston:
Rock "o@ az Littie
Evening star., 1950-12-24
with Bill Leetch

second blind below ours started
out, only to find their motor had
frozen.
And there they fioated within
a hundred yards. busy as beavers
working on the motor and ham,
mering away at something else
gone wrong for a half an hour.
during which period of time every
duck going upriver passed us
widely by and decoyed to the
blind above us. or the one below.
So we missed the better part of
the early morning shooting.
But that's duck hunting and
this account may provide some
cold comfort for those who have
Jared likewise.
Ducks Unlimited has sent out
it's questionnaire to local sports
men again. asking for a report on
their cunning activities and par
ticularly their report on ducks
and geese present in the areas in
which they have hunted.
If you got one, don't forget to
report it. On our first trip. we
saw more ducks and geese than
for years. However, on this latest
trip we saw a meager number.
But adding all our trips, we'd say
the duck population is about the
same as that of last season with
more geese and swans than for
some years past.
Ted Williams, leftfielder for the
Red Sox and baseball's highest
salaried player. has signed up with
the Horton Manufacturing Co. of
Bristol, Conn. as a consultant in
the design of the fishing tackle
they manufacture. Williams is ex-
tremely proficient in the art of
angling to the point where he has
been billed as feature attraction
at the Boston and New York
Sports Shows. The Horton Bristol
Co. plans to bring out equipment
made to his specifications and
carrying his name as designer.
Evening star., 1950-12-24

The winter
tour is something in the blood OF
almost every hacker who ever
broke 80, particularly those who
have forsaken their amateur
standing. Any time a golf re-
porter asks a youngster who just
won a few dollars in a pro tour
nament what he's going to do with
the money, the fellow will say,
with a far-away look, Il think
I'll try the tour"
The home club pros who have
a speaking acquaintance with par
around their home towns risk
their golfing regulations. In Los
Angeles, Tuscon, Houston, New
Orleans, Greensboro. ETC., they're
usually shooting 78s and 79s,
whereas all summer they're been
impressing their members with
par golf.
But it's not fair to look down
the list and compare a 66 shot
by Sam Snead with a rs posted
by your home club pro. They may
have played the same course, on
the same day, but the comparable
conditions stop right there
X X X X
Fer the guys named Joe, the
winter tour is a succession of in
conveniences that never happen
to the panpered stars. And il
the guys named Joe didn't like it
they can go home.
The star players have the pre-
ferred starting times; gallery
marshals; the best caddies; prac-
tice conditions not available tC
the club pros; select living accom-
modationS, automatic qualifying
rules and other items in theii
favor. ~
Kenwood Clubs Charlie Price
a fair amateur golfer, has played
part of the tour two years. anc
although he was on an expense.
paid junket for Golf World, his
playing partners were the un.
unheralded pros that are ever
present.
Charlie was telling about one
particular round he played ir7
the $4,000 Harlingen TEX
Open. Il was playing with two
pros and had 7:30 starting time,
Charley recalled.
When I got up at 6 o'clock the
temperature was 20 degrees.
kept my pajamas on for warmth
and with them wore two pair o1
socks, two sweaters. a wool shirt
windbreaker, slacks. golf gloves
and regular gloves, and a top
coat. 1t was too cold to practice
so I took my topcoat off for q
minute and hit a drive about 10(
yards"
Price followed that with full
brassie (on hole that usually
plays with drive and six-iron)
and then dumped a full two-iror
shot in the lake in front of the
green. With that he walked back
to the clubhouse, and two holes
later his partners followed.
1t was an unreasonable day o1
course, and by noon it was much
warmer. By the time Snead
Jimmy Demaret and the othel
stars were scheduled to start tht
temperature was respectfully So
ish and they took the course
a2ert. But for the fellows whit
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Evening star., 1950-12-24

gave uS q ICE,
the sun beamed
a II day. TIL e
waterfowl flew
high but for
us, too wide.
The canvas
backs are in
the lower Po-
tomac in good
numbers. T h e
Wicomico is full
of them and we
strongly Su s.
pect that those
a afording shots
6 y, \ l. ,,,0
Evening star., 1950-12-24
EIkins Brothers to Fight
SutterfieId January 1o
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.--Two as
piring heavyweights, Elkins Broth
ers of New Castle. Pa, and Bob
Satterfield of Chicago, will meet
in the main 10-rour1d event at
st. Nicholas Arena January 10.
The International Boxing Club,
making the announcement today,
said the February 2 show at st,
Nlck's would feature Harold Green
OF Brooklyn and Ernie Durando
OF Bayonne, N. j., niddleweights,
in a Hereunder
Evening star., 1950-12-24

PROTECTION FOR RINGMEN
Here's the headpiece pro
fighters will be required to
wear in matches here by order
of the District Boxing Com
mission. First introduced Ey
Coach Eddie LaFond of Cath
Olic University two years ago,
the headpiece is worn by Cal
Nilsson, former Gu welter-
weight, in the above photo.
Star Staff Photo.
eft will be held Thursday, jan
uary 4, at Uline Arena and will
be the first show here at which
the new headgear will be required.
Washington will be the first
jurisdiction in the United States
that requires protective headgearI
in professional bouts. Heinie
Miller, commission chairman, said
yesterday that informally he has
heard that several other commits |
sions plan shortly to make such
headgear a requirement.
Miller Heads Show Committee.
The benefit show for which
plans were started yesterday will
be a Joint undertaking of many
interests and organizations. Miller
was elected chairman of the bene-
fit committee, while other officials
selected were Jim Magner. presi-
dent of the Touchdown Club, as
, treasurer; -Goldie Ahearn as fight
matchmaker, and Announcer
Jimmy Lake and Isaac Cupid,
president of the Pigskin Club. as
promotional directors.
1t was thought very likely that
Percy Bassett, the man West was
fighting Wednesday night when
he received the injury that led
to his death, will be available for
the benefit show. Manager Glen
Drake and Billy Banks of Wash
ington, both of whom handle
number of good fighters here, said
that any of their men would be
available to fight without fee.
Cooperation was offered by
number of other groups in putting
the show across. Ed Vale, sales
manager of Heurich Brewery, Of
fered the use of his statesmen and
drivers in distributing posters,
advertisements and selling tickets.
Ticket prices for the benefit
show were set at $3.50, $3.50 and
$3.50, including taxes.
Headgear of College Type.
The protective headgear that
will go into use here with this
show is the type used in college
bouts and not the type used in
gymnasium sparring and work.
outs. 1t had a protective layer of
sponge rubber over the eyebrows
to reduce cuts and is padded at
the back to prevent injury from
Q boxers head striking the canvas
when knocked down. There also is
a doughnut-effect ring around the
ears built on the order of a
bunion pad.
Miller said that statistics from
the use of this headgear il
colleges show that it neither re-
duces the number of knockouts
nor retards action. 1t does pre-
vent eye cuts due to butting OF
thumbing and also eliminates the
possibility of cauliflower ears.
Chairman Miller said that he
expected some objection to the
headgear at first, but predicted
that soon the boxing public would
not notice it. DR.. Joe Trigg, a
member of the commission and a
former football player at Syra-
cuse, added that when footbail
helmets first were introduced they
were regarded as sissy" but that
today there would be violent OBJ
lection if a player appeared on
the field without one. TN football
it simply was a case of educating
the public and we hope the same
will be true in boxing" he added
Evening star., 1950-12-24
Corkido RING Winner

BROOKLYN. Dec. % B.-Joey
ECarkido. 1861, of Youngstown,
Ohio, scored a seven-round tech
nical knockout over Ruby Kessler,
145, of Brooklyn, in their sched-
uled eight-round featured bout at
the RidgeWood Grove tonight.
Evening star., 1950-12-24

Chr is t m a S
homes for a
four : m o n t h
W in ter tour.
The fact that
t h ey on t
stand to profit
from the ven-
ture will not
discourage the
great majority,
who will take
up their jobs
n e xt sprin g
sadder but no
wiser.
Evening star., 1950-12-24
Red Wings Tie Cunudiens

MONTREAL, Dec. 23.-(P).-
The Detroit Red Wings and Mon
treal Canadiens battled to a 4-all
tie tonight before a crowd of
1880 in a National Hockey
League game,
Evening star., 1950-12-24
Soccer League Windup

The Washington and Suburban
Soccer League completes its first
half schedule this afternoon with
the game between Midway Tavern
and Washington Soccer Club at
61O0 Walker Mill road, starting at
2 O'Clock,
Evening star., 1950-12-24
Bruins Tie Maple Leufs

TORONTO, Dec. 23.-(P.-The
Boston Bruins came from behind
twice tonight to earn a % Ma
tional Hockey League tie with the
Toronto Maple Leafs before H.
785 fans.
Evening star., 1950-12-24
Gophers Halt Sooners

MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 23.-(P).
Minnesota beat Oklahoma, 49,
AZ, tonight in a basketball game
highlighted by a Gopher scoring
splurge in the last half that broke
the Sooners defense wide open.
Evening star., 1950-12-24
OUTDOORS

Your columnist and Bill, jr.,
spent a very pleasant day in a
friends duck blind recently. We
saw plenty of ducks, the breeze
Evening star., 1950-12-24
oledo Five Just Lusts

TOLEDO. Ohio, Dec. 23.-P.
Once leading by 16 points, the
University of Toledo's basketball
team inst squeaked by Eastern
Kent '-a'r'-t. e3-cr. for it's
eightI "a
Evening star., 1950-12-24
By MerreII WhittIesey

The day after tomorrow, a
dozen golf pros who will make
money and couple hundred who
won't will leave their CHEEKY