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Evening star., 1950-01-29
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Just Between
Ourselves =.
BY Philip II. Love:

This column today comes gall
Looping, clippity-clop, to the rescue
of two Silver Spring boys who, for
the last two weeks, have been in
grave danger of falling out of their
chairs. .
Their precarious plight was
made known in a note prompted
by the Just Between Ourselves
columns of January and Is. The
earlier column was about Pogo"
the daily comic which today be-
comes Sunday comic, too; the
other was about various games
and sports. Wireball was among
the games mentioned, but because
OF lack Of space did not tell how
it is played. I promised to do so in
later column. however, if any
one was interested.
The note came from David
Stegman, 8. and his 7-year-old
brother Jack. sons of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. F. Stegman, 9518 Bruce
drive. 1t said:
1--WE enjoy your column. We
particularly enjoy Pogo and your
column on same. This last weeks
column has us on the edge of our
seats, waiting for that wireball
explanation. How about letting us
in on how you play? We are al
ways looking for a new game. We
are looking forward now to the
Sunday Pogo-and also looking
forward to your future columns"
Gee, thanks, fellas. You'll find
Pogo in today's color comics sec
ton. and I bet you'll like it even
better than the daily strip. AS for
wireball-
Find a spot where there is a
telephone or electric wire over
head and at least 20 feet of open
space on each side. Where a wire
crosses a yard or vacant lot,
for instance, is an ideal place.
Two persons can play against
each other, or you can have two
on each side. Each player or side
takes a position a few feet back
from the wire. one player or side
facing the other. A tennis ball Is
used.
Suppose you. David, are playing
Jack. You throw the ball almost
straight up, trying to hit the wire.
You miss; Jack catches the ball
and it is his turn to aim at the
wire. The throwing and catching
continue until one of you hits
the wire or fails to catch the ball.
Whenever your oppoent fails to
catch the ball. you score a point.
When you hit the wire (Which
won't be very often), you get two
points if he misses the catch and
one if he makes it. The player or
side first scoring II points wins.
OF course, you must not play
wireball in the street. For one
thing. playing in the street In
against the law in many COM
munities; and for another, it's un-
safe.
| But you needn't worry about
damaging the wire. I've never
known a wire to be harmed by q
tennis ball, which, as you know.
is very light and can't be thrown
almost straight up with any great
force, anyhow. And, of course,
there's nothing to stop you from
using a length of clothesline.
instead-simply stretching it, at
the desired height, from one tree
to another.
All right. David and Jack: You
can move back from the edge Of
those chairs now, and relax. And
after you've played a game or two
of wireball, let me know how you
like it. -
Evening star., 1950-01-29
Honey's Gal Is Third,
Beaten First Time
After ; Victories
BY fhs Assoelotsd Press

MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 2S.-Cain Hoy
Stables Siama swept to an easy
three-and-a-half- length victory
today In the $7,500-added Jasmine
Stakes for three-year-old fillies at
Hialeah race course.
j. G. Hauer Arts Mona was sec
ond, three quarters Of a length In
front Of the favored Honey's Gal,
owned by F. E. Dixon, jr.
Siama. under the comparatively
light weight of 1o9 pounds, picked
up $6,685-added money in the six
furlong feature event and re-
turned $3.50, $3.50 and $40
across the board for a 50 wager.
The winning rider was L. c. Cook
Competing against a field of 10
sophomore fillies-most of which
are nominated for Hialeah's $15,-
600 Black Helen Handicap-Siama
trailed Arts Mona until the
stretch. then drew away for an
easy victory.
It was Siama's second win in as
many starts. In an overnight
sprint event the daughter of
Tiger China Face won in the good
time of I'LL fiat. Today's time
was slightly better, 1:102s over a
fast track.
Honey's Gal, under 113 pounds,
tasted defeat for the first time in
her racing career. In her three
previous starts she won each time.
Growing Up, winner of the
Betsy Ross Stakes at Suffolk
Downs last year. was fourth.
Owned by the Dickey Stables,
Growing Up had been top
weighted at 118 pounds.
Outja, Devotional. Jeanette,
Twilight, Queens Ace and Wiley
Fox finished in that order.
Evening star., 1950-01-29
banovina Driving Winner
In New Orleans Feature
BY the Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 28.-
Banovina won the $4,000 Pontalba
Purse today at the Fair Grounds
with a stretch drive that earned
a neck victory over Lilly Valenti
Banovina and Jimmy Gosh fin
ished one-three as the w. H
Bishop entry. Banovina, ridden
by Hal Keene, returned $3.50, So
and $3.50. The winners time for
the six furlongs was 1:133s.
About $500 fans ran the pari-
mutuel play to $290,900.
Evening star., 1950-01-29
Champ Says String Winding
Is Sure Cure for War Nerves
By Elliott Choze
Associoted Press Writer

Most urtve fellows 64yeaod
pei, of Denver Colo.
They're afraid admit they enjoy simple business of wind
string into balls he They think
fly netIl get
Not Kmpel who in three winding
Evening star., 1950-01-29
Ny Friend
Prize Contribution
By Louis Groner, II

ny LOUIS SIoher, X
Fr1nk Knox School
That little star that shines ur
there
Is looking straight at me,
And every now and then he winks
Watch him! Look! There! See?
I don't really think he's playing
Though at first 1t seemed that
way.
Sometimes, Of course, he's cheer
full, .,.-
But sometimes he isn't gay.
When things aren't as they should
-. be,
And I don't know what to do,
The little star still winks at me,
But he seems unhappy. too.
Sometimes I look to him for help:
He seems 50 awful nice;
But though he winks encourage
ment.
He doesn't give advice.
I guess well always be good
friends
How can we help but be?
He's 80 friendly and so silent
That we'll never disagree.
Evening star., 1950-01-29
Episcopal Mutmen Win

Episcopal High Schools wres-
Ting team defeated st. Albans
junior team, 1856. yesterday at
Episcopal.
Evening star., 1950-01-29

The orchards, groves, and vine
yards Of California produce about
half of the commercial fruit of the
country; its truck farms produce
about one-fourth of the CONNER
cial vegetables.
VegetarianiSm came into use
about 1847.
Evening star., 1950-01-29
OUTDOORS

Capital area anglers certainly
are giving good account of them
selves in entering their catches
In the Miami Fishing Tournament,
Evening star., 1950-01-29
. With Bill Leetch

back of the park authorities re-
quest. We hope they get together.
The more fish. the more fun for
more people.
Evening star., 1950-01-29
Hiuleuh Entries
FOR MONDAY.
BY fhs Asseeiatsd Press
C1aar ard East

First Post, 2 Pm. (EST).
-. FIRST RACE-Purse, $4,000; maidens;
z-year-olds, hllies; furlongs (straight-
Evening star., 1950-01-29

: Monday. IL am. st. Peters Parochisi,
Tuesday; am, and II am. Ketchan.
WEDNESDAY; an. Randle Highlands.
Thursday. am, Orr: IL am, Patterson,
Friday, 8 am, Tyler; IL am, Beers.
Evening star., 1950-11-15
By Bill Fuchs

I'm ready" So said Coach
Bones Mckinney Of the Caps be-
fore leaving for Providence, r. T..
and tonight's National Basketball
Association game with Red Auer-
bach's Boston Celtics.
Mckinney, whose Caps dropped
| a 92-87 game to the New York
Knickerbockers at Uline Arena
last night before 1850 patrons
will enter the lineup tonight to
help offset the loss of Earl Lloyd.
Lloyd played his final game last
night before reporting to Fort
Meade tomorrow for induction
into the Army.
I'm not in the best Of shape
yet" admits Bones, one of the
greatest jump-shot artists in bas-
ketball history. "but I'm in good
enough shape. Anyway. it's a lot
worse sitting on the bench and
watching it,"
If Bones is anything like his
old self he'll give the Caps some
thing they've been needing all
season-some control under the
backboards. The lanky North
Carolinian was like a kangaroo
with his gigantic leaps after the
ball.
Dual Role Drew Criticism.
Bones thus becomes the second
player-coach for the Caps, a COM
bination which received some crit
icism last season when Bob Fee
rick assumed the role. Some OBJ
servers pointed out that Feerick,
now coach at Santa Clara Uni
versity, should have given all his
attention to one job or the other.
However, the player-coach for
mula has worked out with several
clubs, notably Indianapolis and
Syracuse, and formerly Baltimore.
Coach Joe Lapchick Of the
Knicks praised Bones and the
Caps last night.
Bones has done a great job
with this club" Lapchick said
They're going to pay the price
for greenness, but they'll learn by
trial and error. The Caps and
Indianapolis are the two most
improved teams I've seen.
THAT was a dead club Wash
ington had last year. They just
went through the motions. But
Bones has this team hustling
They run all the time.
"This was our best game of the
season" Lapchick continued, "anc
it had to happen to Bones. No.
body likes to lose. but if have
to lose game. I'd rather lose il
to guy like Bones"
Actually. New York probably
could have beaten any team las
night. The Knicks made more
than half of their field goal tries
81 for II. Washington also made
81 field goals, but took 83 shots
Both teams missed eight fou
shots, but the Knicks had fivt
more tries.
| Analysing the game, you coule
say the Caps lost in the first
minutes 20 seconds. 1t took then
that long to score point OF
Evening star., 1950-11-15
Luque 10 Pilot Havana,
Ex-Manager Shocked
BY the Assoeio,ed Pres.

HAVANA, Nov. 14.-Adolfo
Luque, one-time champion pitcher
of the National League, will man
age the Class B Havana Cubans
baseball club next year.
The aging but strong handed
Luque. who played for the Cincin-
natl Reds, the Brooklyn Dodgers
and the New York Giants, re-
places Oscar Rodriguez, who led
the team to five straight pennants
in the eight-club Florida Interna-
tional League. The club is owned
by Washington and operated for
the Mats by Joe Cambria, a scout.
Rodriguez, who is one of the
coaches of the Cienfuegos Club In
the Cuban Winter League, said, IT
just can't get over it, I'm still
shocked. I never thought Joe
would have done this to me-"
Evening star., 1950-11-15

up several years ago. They are
the same type teams we play
every year, but when we lose no.
body says anything"
Some of the North Carolina re-
porters in particular have taken
Washington and Lee to task for
beating Furman, West Virginia,
The Citadel, Davidson and VPI
and stalking their claim to the
crown in the Richmond game.
Paradoxically. Washington and
Lee would rather talk about its
losses than victories. The Gen.
erals lost to Virginia, 1921, and
to Tennessee, 27-20, and both the
Cavaliers and the Vols have lost
only one game each.
Washington and Lee led Virginia
21-20 with less than two minutes
to go and had possession of the
ball. But the Generals tried a
pass, anxious to make a clinching
first down, and Virginia inter-
cepted and won the ball game.
Against Tennessee, now the Ma
tion's ninth-ranked team, Wash
ington and Lee gained 251 yards
rushing to I'll and rs passing to a
fat zero for the Vols, who tried
only one pass which was inter-
Evening star., 1950-11-15
What's in q Schedule?
By MerreII WhittIesey

Washington and Lee. one of the
fine old schools of the Southern
Conference, is about to win it's
first football title in Is years, but
those gracious folks in Lexington,
Va, are mad enough to dust off
their muskets over the reception
they are getting from the alleged
gentlemen of the press.
Year after year. the Generals
play in their own league and make
no claims to football greatness.
They win one, lose one, against
only a slight turnover in oppo-
sition, and lead a peaceful exist
ence. unaware of the cynical writ
ings of the national football ex-
perts.
But this year George Barclay
has turned out a fine football
team in his second year with the
Generals, unbeaten against five
conference opponents. And with
such teams as Duke, Maryland,
Carolina Clemson. ETC., beating
and tying each other, Washington
and Lee can win the title by de-
feating Richmond on Thanksgiv-
ing Day.
But instead of applause, the
Generals are getting snide re-
marks about who have you beat
en?" So the usually mild-maA-
nered Lea Booth, the Generals
sports publicist. and the WASH
ington and Lee rooters are hop
ping mad.
I'm the preseason stories we
were ranked among the second
flight teams in the conference, not
because of our schedule, but be-
cause nobody apparently thought
we had a good football team"
Booth said. Nov that we have
a chance to win the title, the
sports writer's are pointing to our
schedule and not our team"
For the record, the six South
ern Conference teams that Wash
ington and Lee plays occupy six
of the last seven places in this
weeks conference standings. 1--WE
didn't plan it that way" Booth
said. 'The schedule was made
Evening star., 1950-11-15
Caps, Beaten by Knicks, to Use
Mckinney as Player Tonight

Chick Halbert's tap following
| 8 straight points by the Knicks.
The Caps did make it interest
ing. With minutes gone they
trailed. l4-3. and then started to
close in. With Halbert and Fred
Scolari doing all the scoring the
Caps moved up to a 1916 first
quarter deficit.
Lloyd, who was honored be-
tween halves, had the distinction
Of putting his team in the lead
for the first time with a one
handed push shot at 4::30 of the
second quarter. From there on
it was touch-and-go. The Caps
biggest margin was five points by
which they led twice in the third
quarter.
Knicks Finish With Spurt.
With 7 minutes remaining New
York had only a three-point lead.
With 8 minutes, Is seconds left.
the Knicks led by five points. but
Dick MCGUIRE got away from
Scolari and dropped in two points.
A minute later Mcclure clinched
it on sleeper play.
Vince Boryla was the Caps big
gest pest in the first half when he
scored IS of his 81 points. He
was high scorer for the night.
while Scolari had 16 and Frank
Kudelka Is to lead Washington
FREE THROWS - Lloyd re-
ceived an enlarged photograph of
(Sea CAPS page C-2)
Evening star., 1950-11-15
Warner Groy, Golf Aide
AT Congressional, Weds

Congres sional Country Club
members learned at the clubs an
nual Golfers Dinner" of the mar
Iriage of Warner Gray. assistant
professional, to Betty Malone Of
Bethesda.
Gray started in the Congress
sional shop under Roland Mac
KenZie and has worked with Pro
Witty Cox since 1888, except for
four years in the Navy.
The Grays will make their home
in Bethesda.
Evening star., 1950-11-15
Jerys Homecoming .9..
Iowa to See Native Son, Groom.
Heading Irish GHdiron Forces

hind this lad whose exploits have
made many headlines.
Each year at the conclusion OF
spring practice at Notre Dame it
has been our policy to stage what
we call an Old Timers game. In
1947 this game was held in mid
May with our graduating seniors
aided by few men from past
years, playing the team that was
to be our 1947 varsity.
Among the $4,000 spectators
was a Notre Dame alumnus from
Des Moines who was accompanied
by three high school lads from
that city. After the game he
brought the three to our dressing
room and introduced them to our
players and coaches. One of the
young visitors was a mighty
healthy looking specimen, but he
evidenced very little interest ir
Notre Dame. saying he just came
along for the ride.
We talked to the boy for a few
minutes, outlining the advantages
of a Notre Dame education, hop.
ing, of course. that he would agree
Immediately. However, his mother
definitely wanted him to attend
a college near home. Notre Dame
seemed far away and he wouldn't
even consider making a commit.
ment until his parents had in
spected our school and met the
coaches and priests.
1t became known that the boy
and his parents would be driving
through South Bend on their sum.
mer vacation and Jerry said he
would like to show them oul
(See LEAHY. Page C-2.)
Evening star., 1950-11-15
Rizzuto and Ruttermun
Tie for Hickok Award
BY the Assoeioied Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-Pflil Riz.
zuto of the baseball Yankees and
George Ratterman of the football
New York Yanks tied for October
honors in the Hickok professional
Athlete of the Year" competition
1t was the first tie in the monthly
contest.
Rizzuto, New York's prize Short
stop and most valuable player in
the American League, received Sc
first-place votes to 80 for Ratter-
man, passing wizard of the foot
ball YankS. Points for second
and third place boosted Ratter-
man into a tie with Phil. Each
had '204 points.
Evening star., 1950-11-15
Ohio State Is Rated
|6H-Point Choice
Over Illinois
BY the Associated Pres.

NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-odds-
makers have established Ohio
State. the Nations top-ranking
football team. 61k-point favorite
to whip Illinois Saturday and
clinch its second straight Western
Conference Championship.
Oklahoma, rated No. 2 in thi.
weeks Associated Press poll, j:
considered 20 points better than
Missouri. Third-ranked Army
which travels 5000 miles to Palo
Alto to meet Stanford, is a 19-
point choice to trim the Indians.
Here's how the rest of the top
ten stack up:
4. California 201a over San
Francisco.
S. Kentucky VS.. North Dakota
(no odds quoted.
6. Texas 1914 over Texas Chris
tian.
Z. Princeton IA over Yale.
8. Illinois.
8. Tennessee IA over Mississippi.
10. Michigan State 20 over
Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1950-11-15
Grid Stars Duel
For Top Honors
Now Shaping Up
Both Men Returning
To Top Form After
Early Injuries

Marion Motley. husky Cleveland
fullback and the most consistent
ground-gainer in the four years
Of the All-America Conference S
existence, has moved out in front
Of the National Football Leagues
ball-carrying brigade, according
to the weekly statistical roundup
But Steve Van Buren of Phila-
delphia. National League record
holder, is moving up. too, and the
long-awaited duel between them
for 1850 laurels appears to be
materializing.
Oddly enough, both Motley and
Van Buren have been handicapped
by injuries this season. Van
Buren's list of injuries. featured
by a broken toe, reads like a
medical volume. Until recently
neither has shown top form.
Geri Drops to Second.
Motley, 240 pound Negro
wrested the lead from 190-pound
Joe Geri of Pittsburgh by picking
up ia yards on 81 tries against
San Francisco for a season total
of 568 yards on 81 rushes. Geri
slipped into second place with
SOL yards on 1876 attempts.
Van Buren,, who saw little &C
ton in the Eagles first -four
games. drove 108 yards in %
attempts against the Redskins to
take over fifth place with 472
yards on 116 attempts. Zollie
10th Of the Yanks ranked third
with 493 Yards and Johnny
(Strike) Strzykalski of San Fran
cisco retained fourth place with
400 yards.
Van Buren has one more game
to play than Motley, but the
Philly Flyer admittedly faces
tougher competition. Two games
with the always-dangerous New
York Giants are among the four
remaining on Philadelphia's sched-
ule. The only head-on meeting
between the two will come on
December 8 when the Eagles visit
Cleveland for a return game. Van
Buren, missed the seasons opener
against the Browns because of
his broken toe.
George Ratterman of the Yanks
continued to rank second in the
forward passing race, although
he has completed more passes
(95), gained more yardage Q,689)
and tossed more touchdown passes
18l. His average gain of 8.66
puts him behind Norman Van
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lCnntinlled On Paoa H2 Col Q \
Evening star., 1950-11-15
". and l. Has First Big Football Winner
In Is Years, but Can't Win the Applause

cepted. Tennessee returned a
punt and a kickoff 100 and IS
yards, respectively, for touch
downs and went so yards with an
intercepted pass for another.
Other than that. they were in
w. and L. territory only twice.
And Bob Neyland, the Tennes-
see coach who is not given to un-
deserved f1attery. said after the
game that II claim we were lucky,
Washington and Lee deserved to
win"
Champions come 16 years apart
at Washington and Lee, partly
because the student body is only
LOO and partly because the
school is the only male institu-
ton in the South that requires a
national board examination for
college entrance. The only other
school that REQUIRES similar exam
in the South is Sweet Briar, and
there will be no cracks made here
about sweet Briar not appearing
on the w. & L. schedule.
Washington and Lee not only is
selling a conference champion,
but the Generals believe they have
three potential all-conference can
didateS in Gil Bocetti, the clever
split-T quarterback; Joe Nc
Cutcheon, smart center on offense
and blocker. and Fullback Walt
Michaels. Then there's Buck
Conard at guard.
They won't place three players
on any conference team, how
ever, because in playing in Lex
ington, Lynchburg, Charleston,
S. c.: Richmond, Charlotte, Will
mington and Louisville, Washing
ton and Lee is not seen by many
of the conference team selectors.
The Generals are peeved about
that. too.
However. if Barclay can get
his team past Louisville. the
tough little team that tied Miami.
and Richmond, the ex-Maryland
line coach may have the last
laugh by taking his Generals to
the Gator Bowl, while Justice
less North Carolina, Duke, Mary
land and the other bowl hopefuls
stay home.
Evening star., 1950-11-15
Women Share Top Billing
On Mat Gard tonight

Gene (Mr. America) Stanlee
will face Babe Zaharias in one
of the co-features on tonight's
wrestling program at Turner's
Arena, and Beverly Lehmer Of
Council Bluffs, Iowa and Lillian
Bitters, Newark, N. j., will grapple
in the other.
In supporting bouts Ace Free
man will meet Babes brother.
Chris Zaharias, Roland Meeker
will meet Harry Finkelstein and
Capt. Ruffy Silvers will face
Tiny Mills.
Evening star., 1950-11-15

home State as
g. apt a in of a
N tre Dame
football team.
Such an eXpe-
rience will be
Jerry Groom's
Saturday when
he lie a DIS the
Ia i S h against
i h e University
Of Iowa.
B orn a n d
reared in Des
: MoineS, Jerry
is playing his
GnoI cna SON for
Evening star., 1950-11-15
Rickey's Decision
On Fate of Meyer
Expected odoy
BY the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 15.-Today
may be the day Of decision for
Branch Hickey and Billy Meyer.
hickey, new executive vice presi-
dent of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
says the talks he is now having
with Meyer will determine whether
Billy continues as manager of the
Pittsburgh Pirates.
And a Hickey aide says the Bucs'
boss probably will make his de-
cision on Meyer-if he has not
already done so-before he leaves
for Cincinnati to attend the minor
league draft meeting tomorrow.
Evening star., 1950-11-15

Notre Dame. Although he was a
standout at center on the unde-
feated teams of 1948 and 1949
he has never shone more bril-
liantly than he has this fall. Ex-
perience has confirmed the belief
that the truly great leaders prove
their mettle in adversity. This is
tFue of Groom, who has been a
3sillar of strength for the 1850
team.
A frequent question asked OF
us is, What causes out-of-state
lads to matriculate at Notre
Dame?" Since Jerry Groom is a
strong candidate for All-American
honors, 1t is my belief our readers
would like to hear the story be-
Evening star., 1950-11-15

variation of the single wing.
The net result, was 81 points scored by
the heretofore punchless Giants against the
Chicago Cardinals 1t was the biggest point
total by Giant team in II years and it kept
their title chances alive.
True, most of the country's top teams
college and pro-still employ the 7. With its
balanced line and accompanying deceptive
ness. plus the accent on forward passing, the
T recommends itself But singly and in pairs,
coaches are beginning to swing back to the
single wing, which derives it's name from a
back who is close behind an end when the
Evening star., 1950-11-15
Battered Navy Moves
Bunnermun to Offense
BY the Assoeicted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md. Nov. 15.-
Coach Eddie Erdelatz of Navy
his forces badly battered, say.
Dave Bannerman may be restored
as ball carrier when the mid.
shipmen face Columbia in New
York Saturday.
Navy's leading ground gamer ir
1949. Bannerman was switched tc
the defensive platoon this fall.
Evening star., 1950-11-15

Today a Year Ago Notre
Dame, with 1892 votes, topped
the weekly AP football poll.
with Oklahoma second and
California third.
Evening star., 1950-11-15
1erry's Homecoming
By Fronk Leohy
Notre Donae Football Cooch

I may be a bit prejudiced, but in
my opinion no greater sports thrill
can come to young American
than to be able to return to his