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Evening star., 1952-12-29
BY Roy Henry
Associated Press Newsfeafure Writer


At 8:4l the sergeant began the
roll call. To him it was just an
other morning at the induction
center. But to the 1877 men stand
ing around him it was a personal
D-day.
During the next four and a.
half hours they were to be eX-t
amined to see whether they would
be acceptable for military duty
What happened to them would
have a good deal to do with how
they spent the next two years of
their lives.
With the Defense Departments
approval, I stood among them tol
be examined, too. No one at the
center but Maj. Valentine Lentz,
the commanding officer, knew
that I wasn't really a draftee.
Alexandria Center.
The place happened to be the
induction center at Alexandria.
Va, 1t could have been any one
OF 73 other centers around the
country. About the only things
different would have been how
the examination rooms were laid
out and the number of men going
through the centers.
The examination would be about
the same. And it wouldn't be
much different from that given to
a million draftees last year nor
the one scheduled for about mil
lion men next year.
AS a group, the men to be exam
ined at Alexandria were like those
going through other centers that
morning. Ten were married. They
averaged between 81 and % years
old.
Seventy three would be rejected. |
Twenty-siX would fail mental test, |
38 the physical test. Four would
be turned down because they were
pSychologically unfit. Five had
police records that would disqual-
ify them. Some of the rejects
would eventually end up in the
service after further examination.
All Sorts of Jobs.
The men worked at all sorts of
Jobs. Six drove trucks. Two
washed windows for living. One
was carpenter. another a sur
veyor. Twelve didn't have jobs.
Thirty-Six were college students.
Some of them wanted to 60 into
service and some didn't.
One fellow told me he planned
to attempt to get deferred as a
college student until he was 26
when he would be too old to be
drafted. He didn't know that if
he got a deferment before he was
26 he could be drafted until he was
36 if the reason for his deferment
ended.
A couple of the men said it didn't
make much difference to them
whether they went. but that they
were going to wait until they had
to go.
l watched another fellow plead
with the center's psychologist to-
let him go in. He'd funked his
mental test once before and was
being re-examined.
Another man told me was Just
waiting around to see whether he
could pass his tests. Then he was
going to Canada to enlist. He said
he didn't think much Of our armed
forces. He didn't say why.
Sent by Draft Boards.
No matter how they felt about
service, they were there because
their draft boards had sent them.
Their draft boards were following
the Universal Military Training
and Service Act. That's what we
were told in an orientation lecture
We were also told:
while you're here, you'll be
processed to see whether you're
qualified for military service.
You'll be examined mentally,
physically and morally.
In from seven to 10 days after
you leave this afternoon. you'll get
letter from your draft board tell
ing you whether you passed or
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Ivy League
Continued From Page A-12O

other institution in the group at
least once every five years.
S. Study ways and means of re-
ducing the number of games
scheduled.
6. Reaflrm the principle of the
control of athletics by the aca-
demic authorities, to include
scheduling, eligibility. the award
of scholarships and student aid.
7. Amend the eligibility rule in
the present agreement to include:
Beginning in 1854 no student
shall be eligible whose secondary
school education was subsidized or
whose post-college education is
promised by an individual or group
of individuals not closely related
to the family as a consideration
for his attending the college which
he now attends"
8. Amend the rule on post
season football contests to read:
THE subscribing institutions shall
not engage in post-season football
contests or any contests designed
to settle sectional or other cham
pionship, and no player represent
ing these institutions shall par
ticipate in such contests. and no
coach shall undertake to coach
teams entered for such contests"
Evening star., 1952-02-19
w. w. Waters Began Turf Career With $42
And His Horses Have Paid Own Way Since

Waters attractive wife, whom
he met while at Narragansett
Park. now has a trainers license
and helps out with the horses
even walking "hots," or cooling
out hol ses after workout. They
own Sassy Chick. Kingfish, -Four
Chances, Bango Baby and Fail
Triad. Sassy Chick has a nanny
goat for a stablemate and every
where the horse goes the goat
goes too.
Watch 'er," w. w. said
nodding at the goat. who was
trailing Sassy Chick during a cool
ing out walk. "Soon's the horse
rounds the corner of the barn the
goat will run after her-neve1
wants her out of sight?"
Sure enough, the goat broke
into a gallop when the horse made
the turn.
w. w. has no Derby candidate
this year, but he's mighty sweet
on a little f1lly, Carolyn R., owned
by S. A. Wideman and E. c
Meyer, for next year. Waters
feels that Carolyn r. will make
'em alb sit up and take notice
even though Regret is the only
Ifilly ever to win the classic.
Waters has signed Carson Kirk
the Silver Spring jockey. for the
Maryland spring season and if he
doesn't miss his calculations Kirt
will bring the Canary and Black
colors down in front more than &
few times before the spring meet.
:ngS are over.
Evening star., 1952-02-19
By Lewis r. Atchison

It takes a healthy bankroll to
get started in racing nowadays,
but back in 1884 when w. w.
Waters took the plunge he bought
his first two horses for the hand
some sum of $42.
Bought EN- from the Govern
ment at the Beltsville Expert
mental Station" the tall, gray
eyed trainer told us at Laurel,
where he is getting ready for the
spring meeting. II paid SIG for
G Sharp, but had to go to $26 for
Natures Dream. Pretty nice
horses for the price. They used
'em in the first experiments with
artificial dissemination"
w. W., as he is known around
the track. got into racing when
the roof fell in on his building
business in the 80 crash. He
hung on for a while, then decided
he might as well have some fun
if he was going to be broke, so
he began with the horses. He was
no stranger around a barn, having
been raised on a farm. and he's
proud of his judgement about
horsehesh.
Natures Dream won the Sec
ond time she started for me,
Waters said, land I won plenty
with G Sharp"
Charles Town was one oil
Waters stopping points in those
days and purses at the little Wes1
Evening star., 1952-02-19

Virginia track were small, but
thankfully accepted. w. w.
dreamed of the day when he'd
collect $3.50 for the winners share,
instead of 5000, and, of course.
that dream has come true many
times over.
One of w. WIS rules in operat-
ing a successful racing establish
ment is that it costs him nothing
out of his own pocket. He claims
he hasn't spent a dime of his own
money, but has made the horses
pay their own feed bills. His Four
Chances won approximately $14,-
900 last year and $4,000 the year
before, w. w. says, and he thinks
every horse in his string of II
has enough ability to earn its way
One of Waters top horses, from
a money-winning viewpoint. was
Late Time. horse whose owner
had given another trainer half
interest in to get it ready. Late
Time couldn't win and the owner
was ready to give up on him when
he put the horse in Waters hands
TT won $1,000 in short order
for me-" w. w. recalled. Funny
thing. he won at Charles Town
and paid $1,000 and we ran him
right back at Bowie and he won
again and paid a little over $780,
Late Time was one of the VIC
Tins of the swamp fever epidemic
that swept Narragansett Park
several years ago. killing score
| of horses,
Evening star., 1952-02-19
Victories Oyer Service Teams
Add Prestige to AUS Streak

Coach Staff Cassell has been
taking American University's 12-
game winning streak in the Mas
on-DiXon Conference with a shrug,
saying there's plenty of trouble
ahead in the conference tourna-
ment, but after last nights 71-62
triumph over the Quantico Ma
rines he obviously was pleased.
Within the space of four nights
the Eagles had beaten Fort Meade
at Fort Meade-and then dealt
Quantico it's second defeat in II
college games. They are notable
achievements.
American U. now takes a sea-
sons record of 1874, including its
perfect record in the conference
into tomorrow nights game with
Catholic University in the Cards
gym. Coach Abe Rosenfield of the
Cards watched AUS triumph over
the Marines, and after the first
quarter he was watching an AU
team that was not far from its
seasons peak.
QuanticO Rich in Experience.
Quantico is so deep in expe-
rienced former college regulars
that Frank Alagia, ex-Georgetown
captain didn't get into the game;
DeMathas Frank Fuqua likewise
remained on the bench, and Herb
Sondericker, one of Catholic US
top players of recent seasons,
played only the last three minutes
when Quantico was trying to steal
the ball.
But the AU zone bothered the
Marines after the first quarter
as Quantico insisted on working
the ball under the basket and did
not use the usual offense against
a zone-pot shots from outside.
Thus the Eagles were able to drop
back and work a tighter defense
under the basket.
Bud DAILY was the key man for
AU with his floor play and his
important scoring. He sparked
the rally that overcame 9-point
Quantico lead. However, Big Ed
Moffatt had another good night
with 81 points, despite five misses
Evening star., 1952-02-19
Coaches Are Cool
To Idea of Three
Basket Officials

The experiment of using three
officials for tomorrow nights
American U. VS.. Catholic U.
basketball game was not received
with too much enthusiasm among
the college coaches here yesterday
One coach, who said he was not
interested in attending, asked,
What are they trying to prove,
that they need more ofhcials-or
fewer?"
Another said the expense would
be prohibitive for the smaller
schools.
The plan has been tested at
several places in the country and
a report will be made to the an
nual meeting of the officials. To-
morrow nights trio will find Dali
las Shirley in the role of referee
and he will roam mostly in mid
court. Ben Artiglani of Baltimore
will handle one court and Irving
Portnoy of the District the other
Evening star., 1952-02-19
Thiede's Mile Victory
Is Lone First for WI
Special Dispofeh 70 The Stor

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Feb.
Thiede, Westinghouse
High runner, won the mile run but
could get little help from his
teammates in the Virginia State
Group I indoor track champion
ships. yesterday.
Thiede, a transfer student from
Washington's Tech High, ran the
distance in 1865 on the University
of Virginia's 16-lap track to get
wills only first place. Other
Generals to score were Bill Hauss-
man, fourth in the 50-yard high
hurdles and Dick Hodgson, tied
for fourth in the high jump. W.
LIS point total was 7H5.
Thomas Jefferson of Richmond
beat defending champion Newport
News for the public high title,
PTS points to q 7/10. Woodberry
Forest walked away with the prep
school championship. tallying IT'S
points to 8 points for Episcopal
High of Alexandria.
Episcopal point-getters were
Jim Wetherall, third in the So
yard low hurdles: Vern Dixon,
fourth in the shotput and the mile
relay team which finished second
to Woodberry Forest.
Evening star., 1952-02-19
OIympics
Continued From Page A-12O

six racers, but was left far behind
by the Flying Norseman.
Other times turned in so far in
cluded Gothe Hedlund, Sweden,
1892; John Hearn, England,
17:41.5; Joseph Merenyi, Hun
gary. 10000, and Theo Medina,
Germany, 1924.
Andersen, who runs sporting
goods shop in his native Trond-
helm, plans to retire after this
year. He said he will compete in
his last big meet at Trondheim
early next month when the world
championships will be held. He al
ready has won three consecutive
European and Norwegian cham
pionships.
"Hjallis" did not compete in the
other skating race-the 500 won
by Ken Henry of Chicago-but he
captured the 5000 Sunday in 8:10.6
to break Ballangrud's Olympic
standard of 8:19.6 and he annexed
the $500 metric mile yesterday
in 2::20.4. ~
The gamest competitor of the
day was Japan's Yoshiyasi Gomi
He fell down twice during his heat
but got right up again and even
tually finished in 1888.
Applauded for His Grit.
It was excellent time under the
circumstances and when he crossed
the line the crowd gave him q
mighty round of applause for his
grit. In spite of his two tumbles
he finished we'll ahead of his
partner in the seventh heat
Franz Offenberger of Austria. The
latter was timed in 19:04.2.
Norway found real cause to
celebrate yesterday.
Halgeir Brenden, 23-year-old
country boy, brought the 18-kil-
ometer cross country title back
to Norway from Sweden for first
time since 1928 while Simon
Slattvik, another Norwegian, up
set defending champion Heikki
Hasu of Finland in the classic
combination-18 kilometer race
plus ski jumping.
And to top off the day came
Andersen's 1900 meters skating
victory.
Hjalmar wasn't suppose to win
this one. Vim Van De Coort of
Holland was the favorite.
Andersen raced in the first
heat. Then it began to snow.
This slowed down the times and
since speed skating is run in
pairs against time it provided an
extra handicap for the late start
ers.
Van De Coort did his best but
his best was two-tenths of a
second over Andersen's winning
2.204. ,.,-
Evening star., 1952-02-19
Tech Risking Streak
In Game With WI

Tech puts it's 32-game winning
streak on the line against tough
opposition in the top high school
game on today's card.
Playing the opener of a double
header which sends Eastern
against Wilson in battle for the
interhigh's fourth place in the
second game. the Trainers face
Westinghouse of Arlington at
3:15 at Tech. The tall Generals
surprised by edging George Wash
ington, 50-49. in their last out
ing.
WI, with 6-foot-6 Ted Groom
leading the rebounders, has height
to spare but will need accurate
shooting to match Techs high
scoring five led by Snookie Ker-
nan and Bill Breen.
Other high school games today:
Sidewell-Friends, at Priory.. pm.
Montgomery Blair at Northwestern.
4 pm.
National Training School at DeMatha,
pm.
Georgetown Prep at Rockville, 800 pm
Suitland at St. Adams. 3:30 pm.
GEORGE Washington at Fairfax. pm.
Flkrdge at Laurel 2:15 pm.
Kendall at Sherwood, $3.50 pm
Landon at Bethesda-Chevy Chase. $50
Woodward at Mount Vernon. pm.
St. Pauls VS.. Surratsville at 6uitland.
8 pm
Gonza9a at Bladensburg, Z pm.
Evening star., 1952-02-19
Kentucky 0uint on Top
Fifth Straight Week
INA. P. National Poll
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK. Feb. 10. Ken
tucky's high geared basketball
team today ranked as the best
collegiate outfit in the Nation for
the fifth straight week.
Adolph Rupp's Southeastern
Conference powerhouse drew 36
flrst-place votes and 1856 points
in the weekly Associated Press poll
to remain ahead of Kansas State.
Kentucky. already crowned SEC
champions. is riding the crest Of
Ia 16-game winning streak and
boasts an overall record of 22-2.
The aces from the blue grass
country have only one tough game
remaining on their regular sea-
son schedule. date with DePaul
at the Chicago Stadium Febru-
airy %.
With the exception of positions,
the makeup of the top 10 was the
same as last week.
Top 10 (first-place votes in
Iparenthesis) with won-and- lost
records and noir1tS.
Evening star., 1952-02-19
Nielsen, Danish Star ,
Meets Lurie in U. 5.
Tennis Debut Today
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK. February 1s.-
American tennis fans should get a
close look at Kurt Nielsen of Den
mark, one of Europe's top players,
today when he takes on William
Lurie Of New York in a National
indoor singles match.
Nielsen, the Scandinavian
champion, last week beat Jaroslav
Drobny, former Czech Davis Cup
star. In the finals of the French
indoor championships. The Dan
ish star was to have played yester-
day. but his plane was grounded in
Paris and was not scheduled to
arrive here until early this morn
ing, His recent performances
have shown distinct improvement
over past play and Nielsen should
prove al title threat.
Dick 1 Sayitt. 1851 Wimbledon
champion. defeated Sidney Wood
who took the title 20 years earlier
in the only singles match played
yesterday. .Savitt. second-seedeo
in the tournament. won handily
at 6-3, 60.
Wood later teamed with Ha.
Burrows of Charlottesville. Va. tc
win first round doubles match
from George Ball and Lurie o1
New York, GO, Ga.
Bill Talbert and Bulge Patty
who is seeded No. 3 in the singles
won their doubles contest from
Jack Cook, Bayside Hills, N. Y.
and Richard Raskind, Forest Hills
N. Y, Go, Ga.
Jean Borotra, one-time French
Davis Cup star, arrived by plane
from France in time to team with
Grant Golden of Wilmette, Ill.
and win from Jordan Bentley anc
Andrew Stern. both of New York
6-3, 3-6, Ga.
Evening star., 1952-02-19
By Rod Thomos

Young Paul F. Moore, jr., son
of a hardware merchant. was
hailed last season as a new bowl
ing star. AS member of the
crack Winchester Packard team,
he was averaging 124 in his first
season as a District Major League
regular when suddenly he quit
the game.
Il had a job" Moore explained
today, that got me up at 4:30
in the morning. And it was a
rugged job, driving a laundry
truck. To bowl at night was too
much" paul stands S feet 1912
and weighs only 150-pounds).
Before the current season be-
gan, Moore changed jobs. Now
he's a hardware salesman.
And he's back on the maple
ways. cpnspicuously.
At this writing he heads the
District League with an average
of 130-35 for so games and looks
good to win the areas most covet-
ed league title.
Has Pair of Rivals.
His principal rivals are Russ
Spilman of the Pabst team, for
merly the citys No. l ranking
duckpinner, who is approximately
2 points below Moore in average,
and Perce Wolfe. also of Pabst,
who trails him by points.
Spilman damaged hand and
has missed part of the season, but
is expected back soon.
If he maintains his present pace,
Moore likely will sweep honors in
the all-star league. He holds the
seasons game record with 1872 and
the set mark with 474 Moreover,
he leads in strikes with n and
spares with 1877.
Johnny Parise, District League
scorer, says an average of one
strike a game usually is sufficient
to top the league in this respect.
Moore is II ahead of that pace.
With total of 274 marks, he
has averaged nearly a mark every
other box.
Moore's long arm whips siZz-
ling fast. straight ball, which
makes him a gallery favorite.
He'll be the chief attraction to-
night when Winchester Packard,
scrapping for first place, meets
the Parsons Restaurant team at
Bladensburg. Winchester is a
Evening star., 1952-02-19

from the foul line: Hal Sponsler
was excellent off the boards and
scored 13 points and Sandy Sned-
don hit a hot streak in the second
half for 13-point performance.
Weglicki Keeps Busy.
Quantico's John Weglicki, a
former Villanova star, spent con-
siderable time at the foul line
and made nine of IA foul shots
plus five field goals for 19 points.
The Marines top scorer. all
American honorable mention Jim
Phelan of Lafayette, scored II
points. although he was playing
with broken finger in a cast.
Tonight Catholic U. visits
Western Maryland in a Mason
Dixon Conference game before
entertaining the Eagles tomorrow
The Cards beat the Green Terrors
IL, o1,nrfir,oo I,o.o
Evening star., 1952-02-19
Ikernan Of Tech Tops
High School Scorers
Second Time in Row

For the second straight season,
Techs Snookis Herman is the In
terhigh scoring leader-this time
with a 20.6 average.
Kernan's only serious competi-
ton came from Westerns Jim
Wexler, a jayvee player last sea-
son. Wexler, who topped the cir
cult in free throws with A, tossed
in 148 points for an 1875 average.
Kernan's So field goals and 165
points led the league in these de-
partments. Both Wexler and Ker-
nan played the full schedule of
eight games. s7
Trailing Herman and Wexler
were Westerns Arnie Scribner,
who had lat average in six
games; Techs Bill Breen with
14.4, Roosevelt's Bill Smith with
1879 and Wilson's Lon Herzbrun
with. 1875.
Based on a minimum of 80 free
throws. Coolidge's Ardie Baker
topped the foul shooters with a
72.1 average while Bells George
Mulloy was second with a 69.8
average. Baker made 81 of 43
attempts and Mulloy sank 80 in
43 tries. Wilson's Charlie Chris
tiansen had a 1875 average and
Roosevelt's Bob Potts a 773 mark,
but Christensen went to the foul
line only IA times and Potts had
% chances.
In team statistics, Tech had
both the highest scoring average
.68.8 points per game-and sur
rendered the fewest points a
game, 80. Coolidge averaged SIS
points, but allowed 52.1 a game,
the highest average given up eX-
Icept for Bells 62.5 mark. Cool
.idge led in foul shooting with a
so per cent average, followed by
Roosevelt'S 58.2 mark.
Evening star., 1952-02-19
Jacobs, Mt. Vernon Ace,
Works Out With Pirates

Will Jacobs, star Mount Ver-
non pitcher last season, was
among the % rockies who went
through the first spring workout
in the Pittsburgh Pirates camp at
San Bernardino, Calf, yesterday.
The young left-hander from
Alexandria was called TO the Pi-
rate camp because of his outstand-
ing record in Class D baseball last
summer. After graduating from
Mount Vernon, Jacobs was as
signed by the Pirates to their
Brunswick (Ga.) team in the
Georgia-Florida League where he
hung up the lowest earned-run
average in the circuit.
Evening star., 1952-02-19
Jack George Top Scorer
In BeIvoir Gaze Win

Jack George, former LaSalle
College and st. Johns High star
tossed in % points to lead Fort
Belvoir to a 1856 basketball VIC
tory over the Little Creek Am
phibs at Belvoir yesterday.
In another service game, Jim
Paul Gagged Is points as his Naval
Receiving Station team beat Wal
ter Reed. 84-63.
Evening star., 1952-02-19
Snuq Hurbor Still Second

Snug Harbor still is in second
place in the Prince Georges Rec
reation Basketball League after
routing Colmar Manor, 61-26, last
night at the Hyattsville Armory.
In another league game. Uni
versity Grill upset Mount Rainier,
52-48,
Evening star., 1952-02-19
Bo McMiIIin in Hospital,
Condition Called Serious
Railroad Event A Big One
By the Assoeiated Press

BLOOMINGTON. Ind, Feb.
19.-Bo McMillin, 81, former In
diana University and Philadelphia
Eagles football coach, is in a
Bloomington hospital in serious
condition from stomach ailment
for which he has undergone two
operations.
Evening star., 1952-02-19
Rally Wins for Howard

Howard bounced back to defeat
Virginia State. 60-58. last night
in the Banneker gym as Bill Neal
and Sid Taylor led a late squirt by
the Bisons that supplied the win
ming points.
Evening star., 1952-02-19

Also rans-Western Kentucky (3). Okla
homa City. DePaul Southwest Texas t2),
Indiana, Duke: Texas Christian Minnesota,
ginia Tech, East Illinois State Southern
California. North Carolina State Villa
nova, Clemson Bradley and Miami of Ohio.
Evening star., 1952-02-19
Pro Basketball

NBA.
Boston, 106; Milwaukee 81.
Exhibition.
Wilkes-Barr (AL), 102; Syracuse
(NRA1 %