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The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-25
AWvs TO MEET

The American Women's Volun- tary Services will hold its monthly meeting Wednesday at 8 pm. at the Governors house.
 The knitting project for Mount Edgecumbe school will be continued,
 Wednesday afternoon at o'clock the nursery mothers of the AWVS will meet at the Governors Resi- dence.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-25
RED RAIDERS KILL
 B, SURPRISE MOVE

SINGAPORE, Feb. 25-lR-Ma- layan security forces said today Red raiders killed 23 persons in a surprise assault yesterday on the Muar police station in Johore State 75 miles north of Singapore. The victims were 19 police, three police mems wives and a child.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-25
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Denali from Seattle due Tuesday.
 Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver Saturday.
 Baranof scheduled to arrive Sum- day afternoon at 2 o'clock and sails south two hours later at 4 o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-25
Irving BaeheIIer,
 Novelist, passes On

WHITE PLAINS, NY, Feb. 25- RLIrving Bacheller, one of Amer ica's most popular novelists at the turn of the century and after, died last night at the age of 90.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-25
Marathon Prayer
 Session Continues
(By Associated Press)

There still is no indication when the marathon prayer session will end at Asbury college at Wilmore, Kentucky. Since Thursday services have been held continuously and early this morning about 300 per- sons were in the Hughes Memorial Auditorium taking part in the re- vival despite pleas by college authorities that they go home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-25

Peter Martin of Tenakee is stay- ing at the Gastineau Hotel for a few days before making short trip to Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-25
SATELLITES HERE

Among Seattlelites registered at the Baranof Hotel are Glenn B. Walker and Max McFayden, both representing the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-25
sITKANs HERE

Among Sitka residents stopping at the Baranof Hotel are Dr. H. J. Hodgins, MT. and Mrs. A. P. Franklin, Irene Didrickson and son; Elizabeth James, Johnny Ta- vino, Bert Hanson and Karl Leask. Susanna N. Keough and Grace Ush- Ter of Mt. Edgecumbe also are re- gistered there.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-25
FROM COLLEGE

Ivar Skarland of College, the University of Alaska community near Fairbanks. is at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-25
WEATHER REPORT
Tn Juneau-Maximu

WEATHER REPORT In Juneau-Maximum 42; minimum 34.
 F O K E C A s T
 (Juneau and vieiatts) Continued cold with occas- sional mixed rain and snow tonight and Sunday. Lowest temperature tonight about 32, high Sunday about 38. F R E c IPl T A IT Q N ] Past 24 hours ending 7;3o m todd, City of Juneau-.24 inches; since Feb. 1-306 inches; since July 1-58.17 inches. At Airport-.10 inches; since Feb. 1-2,01 inches; since July 1-38.44 inches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-25
AT BARANoF HOTEL

Harry J. Pedersen of Seattle is a guest at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-25
Sentence of War
 Criminal Changed
(By Associated Press)

The British army has reduced the sentence of former German Field Marshal Erich Von Manstein, who was imprisoned on war crimes charges. Manstein's sentence was cut from 18 to 12 years. He was sentenced for alleged atrocities by his troops in Poland and Russia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-25
FROM FAIRBANKS

FROM FAIRBANKS A. c. Lubcke of Fairbanks is re- gistered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-25
FROM KETCHIKAN

M. J. Klepser of the Nordby Supply Company, Ketchikan, is a guest at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-25

Continued on Page Fouro
Evening star., 1950-02-27
Blair and Eastern Open Star Tourney Tonight
ST. John S 10 Meet
WI. in Second Tilt
Al Richie Coliseum
By George Huber

Montgomery Blair of Silver
Spring meets Eastern to open The
Evening Stars 18th annual
Metropolitan interscholastic bas-
ketball tournament at 7::30 o'clock
tonight at University of Mary
lands Ritchie Coliseum. Wash
ington-Lee of Arlington will op-
pose st. Johns in tonight's second
game.
Blair, champion of Montgomery
County and sporting an 1873 sea-
son record. is favored over the
Ramblers in the opener, but there
is no choice In tonight's windup
tilt.
Two more first-round games
will be played tomorrow night
with Gonzaga against Tech and
George Washington ainst
HyattSville. Semif1nals are Thurs
day night and the consolation and
final Friday night.
Much Depends on O'Donnell.
Eastern's Ramblers are by no
means a soft touch for the Blazers
tonight, however. When the
Ramblers are at their best they
can give any team an argument,
and indications are that Coach
Frank Kley has his boys "up" for
this important game. High-scor-
ing Jim ODonnell. who had an
off day last Saturday when East
ern was beaten by Tech for the
District public high title. should
return to form by tonight, and
Evening star., 1950-02-27
By the Associoted Press

BOSTON, Feb. 27.-The Red
Sox denied today charges by
Pitcher Jack Kramer that he was
"railroaded out of the American
League" because of differences
with Manager Joe Mccarthy.
The outright sale of the 81
year-old right-hander to the New
York Giants for a reported S25 900
was announced yesterday by Joe
Cronin. Red Sox general manager.
Reached by telephone at his
home at New Orleans, Kramer
heatedly declared, "the whole
thing Is horrible"
'The whole deal is a personal
thing" he said. II was railroaded
out because I told off Joe Nc
Carthy a couple Of times last
season."
He added that he "feuded with
Mccarthy" last year and there
was dissension on our team, too"
Informed of Kramer's charges,
Cronln denied the fiery hurler
was rei'roaded out of the league.
'Not only did every club in our
league pass him by on waivers,
but we tried to make deal with
several clubs in our league and
they weren't interested" Cronin
said.
THE Giants wanted him some
time ago. But they didn't want
any salary trouble with him. So
when he agreed to terms, his sale
to the Giants for a sum above the
waiver price was routine"
At the Sarasota (Fla.) spring
training site of the Red Sox, Nc
Carthy chuckled and said there's s
nothing to" Kramer's charges.
Joe confirmed Cronin's statement
that the pitcher was put up for
waivers but no club claimed him.
Handsome Jack, who drew an
estimated salary of $27,500 while
compiling a poor 6-8 record in
1949. said he had agreed to take
a Is per cent pay cut in a con-
Evening star., 1950-02-27
Red Sox DenyKromer|s Charges
Of 'RdiIroading' and Feudinq

tract without bonus clauses "just
to show that I could help the Red
Sox win the pennant."
Kramer said the sore arm
which handicapped him last sea-
son Is now all right and that he
will report to the Giants training
camp at Phoenix, Ariz., this week.
Il feel sure I can help the
Giants but I am plenty sort at
the deal I got in Boston," he de-
clared. II can do a lot better
than I did last year now that
my arm is okay."
The Red Sox obtained Kramer
and Vern Stephens. slugging
shortstop. from the st. Louis
Browns in 1947 for seven players
and a large sum in cash.
Kramer's best year with Boston
was in 1948 when he won 18 games
and lost only five. However, he
had high earned-run average
and was described as lucky" by
many opposing players and ever
some members of the Red Sox.
The official Red Sox family is
scheduled to leave this morning
for Sarasota with only two players
still unsigned - Stephens and
George Wilson, rookie.
Stephens is reported to be de-
manding $4,000. Cronin said he
had not heard from him "in some
time but I expect he will report
on schedule at the training camp. +"
Evening star., 1950-02-27

Calvin Griffith says. "but he won't
get away"
Some indication Of Weik's pos
sibilities were revealed last season.
He finished the year with 26 con-
secutive scoreless innings. In a
span Of four days he beat st.
Louis, TO. on three hits and Phila-
delphia, 40, on two hits.
That spectacular finish helped
to atone for a terrible start. On
May 18, for instance, he walked
four Detroit batters successfully.
A month later against the same
club he walked four and yielded
two hits in one inning.
On July against Philadelphia
he walked the first three batters
he faced. then saw Sam Chapman
park a homer in the stands. II
got so I'd aim the ball just to get
one over" admits Dick, "and when
I did they belted me-"
Against the Athletics on August
8 he walked 10 in four innings.
Those were rough days for Dick,
but somehow his anatomy re-
manned intact. The Mats weren't
going anywhere and, to Kuhel's
credit. Weik was pitched regularly
He could improve only through
experience and Kuhel saw that he
got it.
This may, not be the year that
Weik will arrive. He still has
plenty to learn and realizes it, but
he may have travelled the roughest
portion Of his career. He ranks
as the untouchable Nat. In o.
year-old Weik, 80-year-old Griffith
visions greatness. He's Washing
toms finest pitching prospect since
johnson and il he doesn't develop
accordingly, Grimth will be the
most shocked man Of the century.
Evening star., 1950-02-27
By Burton Hawkins
Stor Sfoff Correspondent

ORLANDO. Fla, Feb. 27.-In
four years of minor and major
league pitching he has won only
IA games and lost 26, but if he
were tossed on the market now
22-year-old Dick Weik might
bring as much as 100000. The
estimate is Clark Griffith's, and
it's his opinion that his gangling
righthander will develop into the
most effective Washington pitcher
since Walter johnson.
"He can be great-really great" "
the Mats boss said today in dis
cussing the towering youngster
who won only three games and
lost IL last season with high $40
earned-run average.
No greener rookie ever reported
to a major league club than when
Weik Joined the Mats in 1945 to
pitch an exhibition game against
a submarine base team at New
London, Conn He failed to sur
vive an inning. His pitches sailed
yards over Catcher AL Evans head
or hit the ground in front of the
plata sorry start for nervous
17-year-old fresh from high
school.
The Mats didn't see him again
for three years. for Dick went into
the Navy for a short spell, then
was shipped to Charlotte, where
he won a game in the final two
weeks Of the 1916 campaign. In
1947 he owned a 81 record with
Chattanooga, then won Z and lost
II with the Lookouts in 1948 be-
fore rejoining the Mats to win a
game and lose two.
When he was promoted to the
Mats he still didn't know how to
Evening star., 1950-02-27

could get over the plate. My fast
ball. no matter how fast it was,
didn't figure to do me any good
if I couldn't control it. Well,
when Eddie Yost was recuperat-
ing from his sprained ankle last
season, he wanted batting prac-
tice. I pitched to him nearly
every day for an hour and came
up with a curve I could drop over
the plate.
Nov I'm confident I can get
that curve across anytime I want.
Once ! get ahead Of the batter I
lale on my fast ball"
Dicks curve has enabled him to
develop more rapidly, but that
sizzling fast ball is what makes
him valuable. Nearly every club
in the league has tried to get
Weik@from u.s., Vice President
Evening star., 1950-02-27

from 1943-45. captaining the 1945
national service champions. He
made his pro debut with the Osh-
kosh kll-Cttars in 1945-46 and
was voted place on the National
Basketball Leagues all rookie
team.
On AlI-League Teams.
Feerick made the all-league
team his first season with the
Caps when he scored 926 points
in SIS games. for an average Of
1853 per contest.
He repeated on the all-league
first team the following season
when he again led the Caps scor-
ing with IT'S points in 48 starts.
an average of 16.1. Last season
(See FEERICK, Page A-16.)
Evening star., 1950-02-27
6. W. Faces Deacon,
In Opening Round
of Loop Tourney
BY the Assoeioted Press

DURHAM, N. c., Feb. 27.-The
battle lines were drawn today for
the Southern Conference basket
ball tournament opening here
Thursday afternoon with each of
North Cardinals big -Four"
matched against an outside foe.
Topping the second list for the
fourth straight year was North
Carolina States Wolfpack, shoot
ing for its fourth straight tourna-
ment sweep.
The Conference Basketball
Committee met here yesterday
and came up with the following
first-day schedule, conference
records in parentheses:
2:15-South Carolina (12-5) VS..
Duke OLD.
4:00-George Washington (12-
- VS.. Wake Forest 11-8). e
7:30-N. c. State 12-2) VS.. Vir-
ginia Tech f9-5).
p 9:00-William and Mary d2-4)
VS.. North Carolina 1856.
William and Mary drew the Sec
ond place in the seedlings. al
though tied with George Wash
ington. The Colonials took third
position and South Carolina,
fourth.
Friday nights semifinals will
match the second and third
Thursday game winners, probably
G. w. and N. c. State and the
survivors of the first and fourth
contests, with South Carolina and
William and Mary seeded. The
championship battle will be played
at 8. o'clock Saturday night in
Dukes 9,000-seat indoor stadium.
On the basis Of its overall 21-5
record, North Carolina, State rates
the favorite. But a glance at the
conference standings indicates
that Coach Everett Cases team
may be in for a rough assignment.
The Raleigh Raiders did not
dominate the circuit as thoroughly
as in previous seasons.
Three other teams, William and
Mary. George Washington and
South Carolina, won as many
conference games. A fourth,
North Carolina. went one better
than State with 13 victories. The
State edge came in the loss
column.
Six Of the eight contestants
were in the tournament a year
ago. Only Davidson and Mary
land failed to repeat. v. P. I. and
Duke are the newcomers.
The four officials who worked
last years tournament were named
again. They are Arnold Heft and
Phil Fox of Washington, Harold
UouD Bello of Durham and Forest
Kendall of Greenville, S. C..
Evening star., 1950-02-27
Feek Resigns Caps Coach Accept Post at Santa Clara
Bob 10 Finish Out
Season Here, Take
New Job in April

Bob Feerick has resigned as
coach Of the Caps and will sign
a three-year contract as basket
ball coach at Santa Clara Uni
versity, his alma mater.
The 30-year-old Californian will
succeed Ray Pesco, coach of the
Broncos for the past five years.
Feerick will report for his new
assignment in April, after the
NBA season.
Feerick confirmed his appoint
ment from Fort Wayne. Ind.
where the Caps defeated the Pts
tons last night, 81-78. to break a
four-game losing streak. Feerick
scored the tying goal and followed
up with the goal that put the
Caps ahead.
Previously Mentioned for Job.
Feerick's name had been men,
toned in connection with the
Santa Clara post since Pesco sew
eral weeks ago announced his in
tention to resign. With the Caps
running a disappointing third in
the Eastern Division race, cur
rently 2012 games behind Syra-
cuse, there had been reports that
Feerick's one-year contract as
coach of the Caps would not be
renewed. Feerick succeeded Red
Auerbach. who first signed Bob
to a Caps contract in 1916.
Feerick was named coach last
year after the job had narrowed
down to him or Bones Mckinney.
The latter is a likely choice as
Feerick's successor, although the
Caps management had no COM
ment to make on his successor to-
day. John Norlander repeatedly
was offered the job several weeks
ago when it appeared Feerick
might quit in midseason to 60 to
Santa Clara.
Bob played on Norfolk Naval
Training Stations great teams
Evening star., 1950-02-27

stand on the mound and Griffith
snorted at the lack Of instruction
Weik had received in the minors.
It was Rick Ferrel, former
Washington catcher and coach,
who gave Dick a tip which helped.
HE eliminated a lot of lost mo-
ton in my windup," explains
Weik, land it steadied me a Bit"
Joe Kuhel. 1948-49 manager,
helped. too, Weik says. ''He came
to me one night while I was
warming up and said, You know,
Dick, there was another young
fellow who had trouble controll-
ing his fast bali when he broke in.
His name was Hal Newhouser and
he overcame his difficulty by de-
veloping curve
Il saw what he meant" Dick
added. u had TO have Q pitch !
Evening star., 1950-02-27

| if he hits in anything like his
usual style 1t can be a very close
game.
Ken Atchison is another con.
sistent scorer for the Rambler.
and little Franny Dyer always is
a threat not only from scoring
angle but because of his defensive
ability and all-around floor play
The Blazers think, however,
that this IS their year to make a
splash In The Star tourney They
had to bow out after a very close
game IN the first round last year
and are determined to reach the
final this time. If Ray Luckett is
back and recovered from a re-
cent ankle injury, Blair will be
very potent. Also on hand will be
Bill Tompkins with an almost un-
Stoppable hook shot and Charley
Deffinbaugh with his accurate set
shots. Center John Selby is a
6-foot-4 lad who controls the
backboards, and the starting five
is rounded out by Bill Schief,
whose deft passing and driven
tactics spark the Blazers floor
game.
Repeat of 1949 Meeting.
Tonight's windup between St.
Johns and Washington-Lee is a
repeat of a first-round game last
year that returned the Johnnies
as narrow winners. The Johnnies
are coached by Joe Gallagher, a
veteran of two Star tournaments
in the past and who was voted
the most valuable player in the
1889 tourney. He played on the
winning 1888 quint.
The Johnnies are tall and fast
and, with 81 victories and only 4
defeats this season sport the best
record Of any tourney team. Their
13-game winning string with
which they opened the season is
the longest by any schoolboy out
fit around here this season. But
the Johnnies. can be had, as was
shown last week when Gonzaga
beat them to end a six-game win
string.
Washington Lees Generals also
(See HIGH SCHOOL PAGE A-16 !
Evening star., 1950-02-27
Stor Tourney Tickets

Student tickets for The
Evening Stars 18th annual
Metropolitan Interscholastic
Invitation basketball tourna-
ment are on sale at all COM
peting schools and at all Dis
trict public high schools. The
student price is 80 cents each
night, including taxes. Schools
keep proceeds from the sales
for their athletic funds and
those planning to attend are
advised to buy in advance. No
student tickets will be sold
at the gate on game nights.
The adult and general ad-
mission price is 81, including
taxes. Tickets are sold at
the gate on game nights.
Evening star., 1950-02-27
Scarborough Signs
At 'Siiqht Increase
By q staff Correspondent Of The s.or

ORLANDO, Fla, Feb. 27.-
Pitcher Ray Scarborough of
the Mats climaxed weeks of
salary negotiations today by
signing his 1850 contract at
a slight increase" after a
brief conference with Clark
Griffith.
Scarborough, who had been
asked to take a $I,500 cut
after winning 13 games and
losing II last year. was be-
lieved to have signed for ST.
500-a boost of $500 over his
1949 contract.
The only unsigned Mats now
are Catcher AL Evans and
Outfielder Eddie Stewart.
Evening star., 1950-02-27

1t himself.
There was one afternoon when he came
out to Griffith Stadium wearing his Army
uniform with gold wings and the gold bars of
second lieutenant. He'd just been graduated
from flying school and he had new orders in
his pocket. For couple of innings the Mats
best ball player in years sat with Griffith in
the boss box near the Washington dugout
before he left to attend to some unfinished
business in a far corner of the world
Buddy went out to Boiling Field and
climbed into the pilots seat of big Army
Evening star., 1950-02-27
{. U. Battling Towson
In Desperate Bid for .
Tournament Berth

Coach Staff Cassell of American
University will be no casual spec
tator tonight when Catholic Uni
yersity engages Towson Teachers
in its final game of the season
Cassell's title-aspiring Eagles may
get the Cardinals as a first-round
opponent in the Mason-Dixon
Conference tournament opening
Thursday at Baltimore.
For c. us ridden
five, tonight's contest with the
towering Teachers is a final and
almost wholly unexpected chance
to sneak in the backdoor of the
tournament party. The luckless
Cards long ago were considered
out of the running for a berth, but
now they come down to the final
game with an outside chance of
tying Baltimore University for the
coveted last place.
A victory for Coach Abe Rosen-
fields men tonight will throw
them into a tie with Baltimore at
seven victories in Is league games
necessitating a playof for the
final tournament position. Com
missioner Paul Mention. who an
nounced the championship pair
ings yesterday, also ruled that if a
tie results the game will be played
tomorrow night on a neutral
court and the winner will meet
American U. in the opening round
of the tournament.
Catholic U. won the toss of the
coin with Baltimore to decide
which would select the site of the
playoff and Rosenfield picked the
American U. court.
Cards Tough for A. u.
On the record. A. U. should pre-
fer to meet Baltimore, which it
defeated by almost 80 points dur
ing the regular campaign. But
Cassell undoubtedly personally
wants a third shot at the Cards,
whom his men edged by eight
points the first game and five the
second. American, oddly enough,
scored 81 points in each game.
Rosenfield tonight will depend
on Lefty Jim Losty and easy
moving Joe Della Rata to supply
the momentum for Catholics at
tack against the taller Towson
five. The Cardinals coach, how
ever, is placing even more stress
on the floor generalship of Bill
Sondericker, whom he rates as
one of the best play-makers at
c. U. in the last decade. At their
best the Brooklanders neverthe-
less are in for a rough evening
against the Teachers, who beat
'em by a 67-56 margin in their
first meeting.
Towson. already assured of a
tournament berth, will meet
Hampden-Sydney in the first
round. while Loyola. runnerup to
American U. in regular season
competition with II victories
against two losses. will play
Bridgewater, which won nine and
lost five. .-..
Sh0'men Draw Roanoke.
Washington College. fourth in
the league with a record Of lis,
will play the seventh place Roam
oke (5-5) squad, and American
u. with IL victories and one loss,
will meet the winner of the cur
rent mix-up.
The STANDINGS.
Evening star., 1950-02-27
Andrews Field Ahead

Sixteen points by Paul Murphy
helped Andrews Field basketball
team to a 44-34 victory yesterday
over the Richmond Air National
Guard team.
Evening star., 1950-02-27
Win, Lose, or Draw;
bY FkNTVIIS STANN
Something Thot Wos Left Behind

Buddy Lewis letter of resignation to Clark Grifft-wich
In effect resignation from the majors ball player
only made official To those who knew Buddy well he really
retired from baseball in the of 1892 although the good
Evening star., 1950-02-27
He's Even Younger Than Di Maggie

Roush baseball year only because Sid
Well who owned the Cincinnati Reds at that e promised
him $4,000 II told Sid he sucker to that much
because SO old and his team going finish last
anyway Rouh said, "bu he insisted and signed. But
Just didn't want to play ball longer heart wasn't in it.
Il see this Lewis is coming back, concluded the oldtimer
well it all depends whether he really wants play
five six younger than in 1884, and If he jaded
he's got chance"
Well Buddy back in 1949 but he didn't do too we'll
He experienced the worst of his career finishing with
PAS that cost him recognition the
Of lifetime 300 average His legs unused for long in
cockpit failed Buddy the field and this factor plus possible
disinterest in the game, inspired his retirement.
This Is for Keeps
The irony is that Buddy only SO old is calling 1t
quits time when many ball players their peaks
else drawing the best salaries of their Lewis
seven than Luke Appng for example, and Joe
D Maggio repeatedly 100000 employe nearly years
older than Buddy.
Joe Gordon is older by nearly full year upon
hopes of the Indians in 1850 supposedly
and Lewis only months apart in Lou Boudreau only
and Johnny Mze is three years the
Buddy.
But Lewis is finished. the telephone from Gastona
c. today he said This is for keeps He didn't mention
at the prime of 25 when he flew his dramatically
low Griffith Stadium, he kissing off career
Evening star., 1950-02-27

Fifteen years ago-Babe Ruth
revealed he had definite UNDER
standing with the Boston Braves
that he would manage the club
in 1885.